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Evening star., 1926-05-30
CENTRAL CHASSIS
LUBRICATION GAINS
Nine Manufacturer Show Predilec.
tion for System That Was
Recently Developed.

Central.source chassis fabrication
has increased in popularity during the
last two years to the extent that be.
tween $4,000 and 10000 cars. built by
nine different manufacturers. are u.s.
ing the system, il was pointed out
by Fred Fl. Glea son of the Bowen
Products Co. before q recent meet
ing oe the Milwaukee section of the
Society Of Automotive Engineers.
The incorporation of a central lubri
eating system in the chassis relieves
the operator of the disagreeable and
often neglected job Of oiling the many
dirt-covered parts Of the chassis. With
out leaving his seat he is able at any
time to lubricate every bearing merely
by giving an oil-pump plunger several
strokes with his foot. Such a system,
by eliminating the dirty work and pro-
vid.ng efficient fabrication of the va.
rious chassis bearings. said Mr.. Glea.
son, results i'll longer chassis life, i'm.
proved riding and handling qualities,
and the elimination OF annoying
squeaks and rattles.
Satisfactory results have been OBJ
tanned with systematic operation and
no trouble has been experienced from
breakage OF the tubing or the flexible
connection. The best fabrication Is
attained by the use of the heavier en-
gine oils, which have great viscosity,
Evening star., 1926-05-30

stay in place in the bearings and pre-
vent the entrance Of either water or
dirt.
Briefly. the central !ubricating sys.
tenn Is comprised of an oil reservoir
carried on the dash under the hood,
all oil pump that draws oil from the
reservoir, a pump plunger operated
by pressure of the drivers foot. or in
some cases by hand, and tubing, fiex.
tble hose connections and channels in
steering knuckles, wheel spinoiles and
brake parts to carry the oil under
pressure TO all points on the chassis
that require lubricating.
A push of thirty pounds on the
plunser produces pressures on the oil
Of ranging from 800 to ] 900 pounds
per square inch in the primary oil
tubes. The quantity of oil delivered
to each bearing Is measured by con.
troll device at each point.
Evening star., 1926-05-30
America Plans to Push Ahead
In Regard to Pure Science Research

special board to collect adequate
funds TO support research men in
their work and to arrange with uni
versities To- give them the time neces-
sary for scientific achievement
Without Il constant output of new
fundamental scientific discoveries
applied science will dry up. To as
sure the further high development
of applied science there must be
assured the further development OF
so-called pure science. America
should give TO work and workers In
pure science the financial support
which o,,r population. education and
material resources indicate 10 be
possible.
iCopyr,ght 1926
Evening star., 1926-05-30
REMOVES AIR BUBBLES.
Motometer Should Be Tapped
Carefully on Snare Tire.

Sticking the motometer in boiling
water is not the proper way to collect
the indicating tube fluid, regardless Of
the general opinion to this effect. The
fluid is separated due to the fact that
the instrument was left lying on it's
side and air bubbles formed. 1t re.
mains separated when the instrument
is put in an upright position until 1t
Is restored to perfect working order.
This is accomplished by holding the
motometer in an upright position and
quickly tapping the bottom of the in
strument on the spare tire. Care
should be taken not to use undue
force. which might damage the instru.
ment
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to the severity of this service are
high sustained speeds and long
periods of operation with nearly full
throttle opening" said Mr.. kalb. IN
teIurban coaches are called upon 10
maintain higher average speed than
most passenger cars. and the load car
i'ied is greater in proportion to the
size OF the engine.
I'm addition to the intensity of
power output. the motor coach is op-
Grated many more miles per year than
any other type of vehicle, yet profit
able operation demands extremely
long life and a high degree of reli-
ability; tie-ups due 10 mechanical fail
ures cannot be tolerated, adjustments
and repairs must be few and easily
made, and, finally, the period between
major overhauls must he extended far
beyond that considered satisfactory in
other fields of automotive service"
Evening star., 1926-05-30
MIAMI LEADS WORLD.

Now ii is Miami, Fla, that leads
all the cities of the world in per capita
automobile ownership. The city
boasts of 10000 automobiles and
100000 residents. The ratio is a little
more than one car for each TWO and
a half persons.
Ten thousand tourist cars are esti-
mated to have visited the city in the
last month in addition to the cars
owned by permanent residents.
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SAYS BUS ENGINES
GET MOST STRAIN
Speaker Explains High Speeds and
Long Trips Cause Wear
on Motors.

Motor coach engines are called
upon to meet more strain than any
other type Of automobile power plant,
in the opinion Of l.. p. Kalb of the
Continental Corporation, who dis.
cussed the subject at a meeting of
the metropolitan section of the So.
ciety of Automotive Engineers.
The principal factors contributing
Evening star., 1926-05-30
Ajax Car Name Dropped

Ajax" has disappeared as an Amer
lean automobile name. The car hence
forth will be known as the Nash Iighi
six. The former company, subsid
AIRY of the latter, has been entirely
absorbed
Evening star., 1926-06-14
CLASSIC HIT IN EYE
IN SESSION, HE SAYS
Called CuIbertson Liar and
Was Struck With Pouch,
He Tells Probers.
BY the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press.
The clashes within the Tariff Com
mission were not always verbal only
II was shown in testimony TODAY by
Commissioner Classic. appearing be
fore the Senate tariff investigating
committee.
On one oeca sion. he said. Commits
sioner Culbertson. now Minister TO Ru.
mania. referred to a motion by Classic
as smokescreen. whereupon Classic
called Culbertson a liar, and Culbert-
son hit Classic in the eye with to-
bacco pouch flung across the table.
Then Classic removed his eyeglasses
and started around the table after
Culbertson. but other members sep
arated them
The Tariff Commission was whipped
and spurred into making the wheat in
vestisation in 1928. Commissioner
Classic declared.
The inquiry was made rapidly and
without proper consideration. under
pressure from Commissioner Culbert-
son. he said. After application for an
Investigation had been fled by Sidney
Anderson, president of the Wheat
Council of the United States. he as
serted, the commission was urged
from various sources to hurry the
work.
fCulbertson did everything in his
power" he added THE impression
was given that the President wished
the investigation to be hurried
through. and the commission soon
reflected the agitation outside. l felt
that if the investigation should be
conducted it should be done in order
ly fashion. There was no reason for
the commission to run with its
tongue hanging out in making the
inquiry"
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SENATE COM MlTTEE
TO REPORT DRY BILLS
Will Recommend Indefinite Post
ponement of All Proposed
Notifications,

The several propositions that have
been pending before the Senate
judiciary committee to modify prohibi-
tion will be reported to the Senate
with the recommendation that they
be Indefinitely postponed.
This decision was reached by the
full committee today after considering
the report Of the subcommittee. which
also advocated postponement. BY re-
porting the bills to the Senate with
the recommendation for indefinite
postponement the way is left open
for vote on any of these measures
if move should be made to take
them up from the calendar.
The list of bills includes the resolu-
tion of Senator Bruce seeking to
amend the eighteenth amendment
with view to making possible the
adoption here of the Canadian plan
of government supervision over LIQUOR
and the proposal of Senator Edge of
New Jersey to amend the Volstead
law to permit beverages non-intoxicat-
ing in fact as a substitute for the
present limitation of one half of 1
per cent alcoholic content.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
) KILLED, b HURT
IN COKE OVEN BLAST
TWo.Story Building Wrecked
by Explosion of Gas
at Gary, Ind.
By the Associated Press.

GARY, Ind, June 14.-F'ive men
were killed, four of them instantly. by
an explosion. believed due TO gas in
a coke oven of the by-products plant
of the Illinois steel Co. early today.
Seventy.tive others were injured. a
dozen of them seriously, when the
two-story brick building was wrecked.
About a hundred men were EN-
ployed at the plant. The force OF
the explosion hurled them against the
walls. breaking arms and legs. Ees-
cue was difficult. because the build.
ing was shattered. burying the vic.
tins in the debris.
Two hours after. the blast resc uers
still were searching the vreckage for
other victims.
The injured were taken to the steel
company's hospital here and to- the
city hospital Many Of those injured
suffered only minor cuts and bruises.
Emergency calls were sent out to
adjoining suburbs for physicians and
nurses.
Roof Hurled High in Air.
1t was about am when, with
a roar that was heard two miles
away. I16 bidSL u tIlc -lOoi VI tllC
plant high in the air and heaved out
the walls in a shower of bricks.
Workmen nearby were unable to
explain what they had seen. They
said the blast was like thunderbolt
out of a clear sky.
The explosion was on what Is known
as the saturation floor Of the by
products plant. While no authorita
tive statement could be obtained. It
was generally attributed to gas. Fire
depa rtmentS were summoned. but
there was little in the debris that was
inf1a mmable and nearby buildings
were not endangered.
The wrecked building was about
half a. block long. with "a sheet metal
roof.
Five Of the seriously injured men
were not expected to recover. The
dead were Leslie r. Richardson.
foreman, and tour negroes.
Steel company officials expressed
as puzzled by the eXplo-
sion, and an investigation was begun
at once. '-.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
REPLACEMENT OF FOUR BRIDGES
PROPOSED IN $l3,2S6, 800 ESTIMATES
Engineering Heads Suggest Rebuilding Chain
Bridge, Resurfacing Highway and Making Old
Aqueduct Structure Recreation Pier.

that bridge. the construction OF a
bridge to replace the NJ street bridge
across Rock Creek and the erection
of viaduct and span to carry Mich
igan avenue over the tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tracks.
The water department principal
are for the installa-
ton OF Finch main In Alabama ave-
nue. southeast from Branch avenue to
the District line and the erection OF
an additional water tower Of 10000
gallon capacity at the Reno reservoir.
The plumbing inspector recommend
ed the construction OF new public
convenience station at or near Wis
consin avenue and NJ street, while
the Highway Department urged ex'
.ensive street repair and resurfacins
york, paving and grading and the ex-
tension and widening Of streets.
appropriations for 1927 and the
needs recommended for 1928. accord
ing to the various divisions of the
Engineering Department, follow:
sewer Division L. Appropriations
granted for 1927 for sewers total
81 ,61s,413. and the needs recomme nd
ed by the sanitary engineer for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1928, ag'
gregate S3.l20,0l3. They are: For
cleaning and repairing sewers and tor
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Estimates of the needs Of the varl-
Gus divisions of the engineer depart
ment of the District government for
the fiscal year 1927-192S, involving a
total cost of s13.2s6.s06, an increase
of nearly A. per cent over the appro
priations granted for the next fiscal
year beginning July 1. have been sub
mitted to the Commissioners by the
department heads.
In making public the recommends
tions. the Commissioners today estab-
lishcd a precedent by tearing asunder
the veil of secrecy which has guarded
the estimated needs Of the District in
past years. The new policy, accord
ing to Engineer Commissioner J.
Fra nklin Bell. has the approval of the
Bureau Of the Budget. The final Dis
trict budget as framed for the Budget
Bureau. however, will not be revealed
Numerous public improvements are
recommended In engineering activ-
tiles. chief among them items for re-
placing the present Chain Bridge. the
Military road bridge over Rock Creek
and the kingle road bridge Recon-.
mendations also are made for resur-
facing the roadway floor of the High
way Bridge and the construction of
a recreation pier on the north abut-
ment of the old Aqueduct Bridge and
the removal of the canal span over
Evening star., 1926-06-14
MRS. MCPHERSON SOUGHT
IN CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
Police Hunt for. Woman Resem-
bling Evangelist at Room
ing House.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. June IA
Police today began search for a
woman said to resemble Aimee Semple
Mcpherson. missing Los Angeles
evangelist, who registered at lodging
house in this city Saturday night.
She left yesterday after informing the
houSekeeper that she had found a
brot her and would go to visit him. The
proprietor of the lodging house told
police that the woman, who gave her
name as Mason. resembled published
photographs of Mrs. Mcpherson, and
admitted that she was an evangelist.
She said she had been at Mrs. Nc
Pherson's Los Angeles Temple on
May IS when the announcement was
made that the evangelist had been
drowned.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
WINSTON BACK AT DESK.
Undersecretary of Treasury to Re-
port to Mellon on Trip Abroad.

Gerard B. Winston. Undersecretary
of the Treasury, returned to his desk
TODAY after a five-week trip abroad,
during which he visited most of the
European capitals.
He described the trip as for pleasure
only and declined to be drawn into
discussion Of Europe's fiscal
troubles. He made many first-hand OBJ
seryations on that subject, however,
and is expected to report them to
president Coolidge and Secretary Mel
lon,
Evening star., 1926-06-14
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTE, n. c., June IA
Rain, following in several instances
mass prayer meetings, today had
given hope to many citizens Of South
Carolina and North Carolina, who
had despaired few days ago in the
face of the long drought that gripped
the two States.
Gastonia. \. c., late yesterday was
visited by the first rain in many days.
after prayer services had been held
in churches there during the morn.
Ing for showers. Similar services
were planned for this week.
Z Citizens of Chester. s. c.. closed
heir places Of business today at II
a m. and gathered for ar hour OF
PRAYER. the situation being declared
so serious that crops xEdp pld be ruined
Evening star., 1926-06-14
Rain Follows Prayer; Town Fasts All
Morning in Petition for Divine Aid

unless showers were experienced with.
In a few hours. Fasting was the
order Of the morning in the town
service.
At Rock Hill. S. c.. a 15.minute
shower Saturday followed 65 dry
days. Prayer had been offered for
four days. imploring Divine aid In
saving crops in that section. Due
West, S. c.. and Charlotte are two
other centers where citizens have
held services.
A veritable downpour drenched this
city last night, the fall continuing for
more than three hours.
Western North Carolina Is also re-
ported facing Il serious water short.
age unless the drought In broken
soon.
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.Tecate Is Welcomed.
COIORFUL SCENE EXPECTED
Million Expected to Take Part IN
Eucharistic Congress.

ru1CAGO. June IA @.-Colorful
=. eaa ntry and stately splendor seldom
seen in the United States Will be
presented in the principal ceremonies
of the Twenty-Elghth lnternatloHal
~, which clerical and lay pilgrims
fro,o al nations will participate.
Thirteen cardinals, approximately
soo bishops. between 1900 and 5000
,,riests from the remotest corners of
The earth. and 10000 nuns will have
mart in the ceremonies, and congress
pffic;als anticipate that between 750,
900 and 900 900 laymen will bow be
fore the holy eucharist during the
five days program.
i Settings Of richness and beauty
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Evening star., 1926-06-14
FRENCH FRANC FALLS
TO new LOW RECORD
Reaches 36.57 to a Dollar-Gov-
ernment Faces Necessity of
Prompt Action.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. June 14-The French franc
todaE tumbled to a new low record
for all time, reaching 1857 to the
dollar and 1925 to the pound sterling.
Economists feel that the govern
ment will now be obliged to decide on
financial measures and to settle the
political crisis which is expected to
eventuate. The monetary situation
can pe solved, they insist. only by
radical measures that would cause a
temporary but serious economic de-
rangement. This arrangement can be
avoided. they say, only if 1t Is possible
for the government really to disre-
gard all partisan considerations and
proceed With the stringent measures
that the situation qequires.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
Sheriff to Retire
Because Job Has
"Made Him Soft
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYATTSVILLE, Nd, June IA
Sheriff John ]. Fink of Prince
Georges County announces he will
not be a candidate for reelection
this Fall. He says the long hours.
exposure TO all kinds of weather
and "too much riding in automo-
biies" has softened him physically
and he desires to return to his
business as contractor in an effort
TO regain his former health.
Fellow officers, however, aver
that persons presuming to take
liberties with the sheriff, would
find him anything but soft" ply
sically
Evening star., 1926-06-14
News of Duggan Lacking.

PARA, Brazil. June IA R).-News
was lacking this morning regarding
the whereabouts of Bernardo Duggan.
Argentine flyer, and his two COM
panions. who left Paramaribo for this
city yesterday morning. Their plane
was last seen passing over Cayenne.
French Guiana, at $40 am. yester-
dow
Evening star., 1926-06-14
Cochet Wins Tennis Crown.

PARIS, June IA R1.--Henri Cochet
today won the international hard
courts singles championship. defeating
Rene Lacoste in straight sets at S--2,
6--4, 6-3.
Evening star., 1926-06-14
Originally Backed Fisher.
Denies Working for Funds.

Mr.. Folwell said that Alba V. John
son, a retired capitalist of Phila.
delphia, had been elected chairman of
the meeting at which the Republican
citizens campaign committee was or
ganized and that he himself had been
chosen treasurer.
Were any arrangements made for
raising money at this meetins?" asked
Senator Reed.
mo"
Mr.. Folwell said that he himself had
had nothing to do with raising the
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Constitution Is Cited.

"Our Constitution wisely provided
that Senators and Representatives
shall not be questioned in any other
place for any speech or debate in
either House tArticle L. section g.,
paragraph H. But the trainers OF. the
constitution contemplated that each
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ri. s. Weather Bureau Forecast
Fair tonight; tomorrow thunder.
storms: cooler at night; moderate
southwest winds.
Highest. 50. at noon to-day: lowest,
6S. at am. today.
Full report on page 2.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-15
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
ATHLETES KNOCK
DOWN z RECORDS

DENVER, May 14.-Rocky Mountain
conference athletes priming for the
annual track and field meet at Boul
der next week, today battered down
two records. julius Wagner shattered
his own mark i'm the shot put for the
third time this year when he heaved
the iron ball "A feet 7-8 inches His
best mark was made only last Sat-
urday at "A feet, 2 inches. Davis, one
of Colorado Aggies' "unknowns," toss
ed the javelin III feet, 5 inches, there
by betterng the mark set up in 1925
by Wullstein of the University Of
Utah. These two record breaking
performances were features of the
triangular meet held in the Denver
tsadium.
The Aggies won the meet with 80
1-2 points. Colorado was second with
So points and Denver University trail
ed with "a 1-2 1t was the second de-
feat Colorado had suffered at the
hands Of the Colorado Aggies, who
are now ranked as favorites to win
the conference championship now held
by the Utah Agricultural college. To
days meet was held under ideal
weather conditions but the track was
somewhat slow from rains of the last
few days There were no approaches
to record time in the track events.
HAYNES of Denver university and Wag-
ner of the Aggies were high individ-
ual scorers with 10 points, represent
ING two first places each.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-15
nIEEICuLT TASK.

playing a sun field is one of the
most difficult jobs in baseball, for at
least two reasons.
First, it calls for unusual judgment
on every ball hit, also the ability to
again pick up the flight of the ball
after you have once lost it in the sun.
Second, it places severe strain on
the eyes and naturally handicaps a
PLAYER in his batting. I have heard
star players express the opinion that
playing a sun field lessons a players
batting average at least 30 points.
I doubt if l ever saw more fin
ished sun fielder than Harry Hooper,
who rounded out his big league ca
reer last season as a member of the
Chicago White Sox. e
For 12 years he played the diff
cult sun garden in Boston and fol-
lowed this up with sfiua seasons in the
trying sun field at Comisley park in
Chicago. 81"
Every time lose fly ball in the
sun, [ think of Harry Hooper and
what a marvel he was" remarked
Harry Heilmann, champion batsman
of the American league, to meI re-
Gently.
Like all of us I have seen Hoop
en- miss fly balls, but I never saw
him stagger around under one like
most of u.s.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-15
Second Inning.


Bisbee: Weiss skied to center. Refs
reached first on Lindsey's error. Ku-
cera hit one to Herbstreit1, Who fum-
bled and both runners were safe. A
quick double play cleaned the sacks,
two errors.
Douglas: Herbstreith flew out to
right Archuletta making a one hand
catch. Griffith beat out bunt PERI
handled Williams long fly. McCor-
mack popped to Refs. No runs, one
hit, no errors.
Third Inning.
Risbee Dorman tripled to center,
his second hit of the game Craig
struck out. Dorman scored when PERI
hit to short. Pittman lined out to
Lindsey. Archuletta popped to Herb
streith. One run, one hit, no errors.
Douglas: Lindsey popped to Carig.
Pereya walked. Weaver skied out to
PERI, who went past the foul line to
make the catch. Chase singled
through short, Pereya going to third.
Collins grounder took bad hop at
| third but Charity backed up the
play and Pereya was tagged at the
plate. No runs, one hit, no errors.
| Fourth Inning.
Bisbee: Weiss hit through the
pitcher. Refs forced Weiss, Herb
streith to Weaver. Kucera hit into a
double play, Herbstreith to Lindsey
to Chase No runs, one hit, no errors,
Douglas: Herbstreith skied out to
PERI. Griffith rolled out to Weiss.
Williams walked. Mccormack drop
ped a "Texas Lacquer" just out of
the reach of Charity. Lindsey sHied
out to PERI. No runs, one hit, no err
rors.
Fifth Inning.
Bisbee: Charity singled past sec
ond. Dorman flew out to Griffith
Craig sent high fly to Lindsey and
PERI sent roller to Weaver, forcing
Charity at second. No runs, one hit,
no errors. s.
Douglas: Pereya struck out. Weaver
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-15
FORM UPSETs.'

In spring training the two st. Louis
clubs looked great. When highly
touted club kets away to poor start,
the reaction of the fans is all the more
severe.
For that reason both the Browns
and the Cardinals have been subject
ed to considerable "razzing" from
those who originally came out to
cheer.
Despite, the poor beginning, both
Managers Hornsby and Sisler accept
their fate rather philosophically.
"Just glance at our batting aver
ages, then compare them with those
of last season and you will have the
answer for our failure to win consist
entity" explains Manager Sisler.
1--WE haven't been able to back good
pitching with like fielding and bat
ting and when we did the latter two
things, the pitching was missing" says
Hornsby.