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Evening star., 1926-02-17
Officers Are Assigned.

Student officers at the Army War
College. Washington Barracks. have
been assigned to other stations as
follows: Lieut.. Col. Lewis :. Morey,
finance department. To the Office of
the chief of finance. War Department.
Maj. Louis II. Bauer. Medical Corps
to Fort Benning,j Ga, and Mai
George {. Durham, Medical Corps. u
Carlisle Barracks. Pa.
Evening star., 1926-02-17

be disappointed. He said the members
would starve unless they carried their
own food-or could live on newspaper.
He related the experience OF DIR.
Nansen's party. which found a stray
polar bear in the Arctic.
They shot the bear to keep the
animal from dying of starvation or
Inconsistencies he said. The bear was
very lean and poor. What do YOU sup
pose they found in its stomach? a
newspaper blown from Nansen :
shin
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Today in Congress
Senate.

The first deficiency bill. which
includes about s1.70O.00O for the
District of Columbia for street
paving. traffic control and other
important work. is slated for CON
sideration on the floor today.
The banking and currency com
mittee continued hearings on the
national banking act.
C0nfereeS on the tax reduction
bin resumed deliberations today.
seeking to adjust their differences.
The foreign relations committee
held a regular executive meeting.
The Agricultural Department
appropriation bill was being put
into shape by a subcommittee of
the appropriations committee
The public lands committee CON
tinued hearings on the Stanfield
grazing bill.
The agriculture committee held
a hearing on bills still pending he
fore that committee on the dis
position of Muscle Shoals.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
DIRECT MAINS SOUGHT.
Arlington County Opposes ID. {. Civic
Councils Water Plan.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, February IL
Arlington County wants TO deal direct
with the Secretary of War for its
supply of water from the Da lecar rIia
Reservoir. and not with the District
Commissioners, as recommended by
the Citizens Advisory Council OF
Washington in its report TO the
House committee on the District of
Columbia, according to a statement
made today by Harry c. Saffell.
chairman of the Arlington County
Water Supply Commission.
IF the matter Of supplying Ar
lngtun County with water from The
Dalecarlia Reservoir is left To the
discretion of the District authorities" "
Mr.. Sanei stated. there is A posi-
bility that the county will not get
the supply until its present filtration
plant is remodeled, and this may take
wears
Evening star., 1926-02-17
MINING TO START
AGAIN TOMORROW
Fke-Year Agreement Given
Final Approval in An
thraCite Field.

BY the Associated Press.
SCRANTON. Pa. February IL
Anthracite production will he under
way tomorrow.
After months and II days of idle.
ness men and BOYS will weud their
way through snow-clad valleys to the
mines. After the breakers quit for
the day in many sections coal trains
will he on the way to the consumers.
At the miners convention final ap-
proval was given late yesterday to the
peace pact arranged in Philadelphia
last Friday by the repre- sentativeS of
the operators and miners. The agree
ment is expected to insure five years
Of peace and prosperity in the anthra-
cite fields.
The agreement will he signed by
operators and union leaders here late
TO-DAY
The convention discussed the pro
visions of the new contract for tour
hours
Not until the miners were fully as
Sured thar there is no compulsory
arbitration in the new agreement did
the men from the pits cease question
inc the mine leaders.
Strike at Shickshinny
NJ Shick shinny Pa. nearly 100
miners employed by the West End
Coal Co, who were preparing the
workings for the resumption of oper-
ations. Went on strike Yesterday.
They objected Ia the COmpany's de-
mand that they eat on their own time.
The company previously allowed half
an hour for lunch.
For the first time in months travel
ing statesmen are busy in the anthra-
cite region.
discontinued. but in some places relief
societies will provide food for needy
families till the first pay envelopes
are distributed.
Mules BalI> at Return.
The miners Will soon begin TO re-
CeiVe their pay envelopes, but the
mules balk at returning To their under
ground toll.
Thousands of mules are used in the
underground anthracite workings
The only time they have an opportu-
nifty to enjoy the sunlight is during
a strike. on the trucks of a special
car a cage is built. the ends serving
as runWayS. The width is just about
enough for a mule to squeeze through
y decOy mule is taken across the car
closely followed by a mine mule All
goes well until the car is reached
then comes the balk. In many in
stances the mule is encouraged with
sticks to make the ascent into the car
Evening star., 1926-02-17
MORE IMPLICATED
IN RUM RING PROBE
Further Arrests Expected in
Nationwide Conspiracy"
200 May Be Indicted.
By the Associated Press

CLEVELAND. Ohio. February IL
Several additional secret warrants for
persons believed implicated in the Ma.
tlon-wide alcohol conspiracy" under
Federal grand jury investigation here,
were t" be issued today, according to
reports.
ofhcialS in charge of the investica-
ton refused to confirm or DENY this.
but admission was made that several
persons heretofore unsupported had
been implicated by testimony given he.
fore the grand jury Yesterday. The
warrants, it is believed. are to be is
sued for these persons, all of whom
live in cities outside of Ohio
G. A Golding. operative of the in
tellisence unit of the Treasury Depart
ment. iE charge of the preliminary in.
veStigation. said todays witnesses
would include persons from Philadel
phia. Chicago and several cities in
Minnesota.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Provision for Payments.

THE hill before Congress provides
that all moneys paid for water shall
be turned into the waite. fund, which
will 20 to the upkeep of the water
system.
"The District government does not
nav anything for water tn the Fed
eral Government The money col
Iected from the citizens Of
the District of Columbia is
deposited in the United States
Treasury. out of which the entire eN-
uense for maintenance is charged,
and any surplus is credited to tn"
water fund in the United States
Treasury. The bill before Congress
provides that a stipulated price h"
naid for water. to be delivered To the
pipe lines of the Arlington County
district at the Government plant and
all expense of maintenance, cunstruc-
ton cost. etc, shall be borne by the
Arlington County district. For that
reason the water furnished Arlington
| County will be more of source OF
revenue than that furnished the Dis
| trict of Columbia rs all waste and
| leakage will he at the expense of The
Arlington County district
Mr. Saffell stated that the Citizens
Advisory Council tells the House com
mittee in it's report that the first fe1-
| ture of the matter that seems 20 re
quire assurance is whether the cit:-
zens of the District of Columbia car
spare the water for Arlington Count.
Replying to this. he said that the new
Government filtration plant at Dale
carlia when completed in the Fall.
will he able to supply lS0 100000 gal
Ions of filtered water Il day. While the
general Government and the DistriC'
Of Columbia consumes only about a.
600 900 gallons per day.
Evening star., 1926-02-17
Directly Under Secretary.

Continuing. Mr.. Saffell said: The
water system supplying the Federal
Government and the District of Co
lumhia was first installed and Iaid
for out of the Federal Treasury, and
therefore the water system is directly
under the Secretary of War. The
District Commissioners only take jr-
risdiction over the distribution of
water after ii has entered their
mains within the District OF G".'-l-
bia. The Secretary of War has .3e
right TO discontinue the supply -
water TO the District of Columbia a.
any time the supply shall not be Suf-
ticient to supply the Government and
the District II is evident from the
literal Interpretation of the statutes
that the Secretary of War is within
his rights when he undertakes to con-
tract with the authorities of Airing
ton County. Va.
The claim is put up that Virginia
should be placed on the same footing
as the District of Columbia. The
Arlington County citizens are not
asking as much from Congress, as
they propose to pay for every cubic
foot of water taken from the Gov
ernment Dalecarlia filtration plant.
which will enter their own lines AT
the same pump tnat supplies the third
high service for the District.
1t j.; not reasonable to suppose
that the District authorities have con
frol of the water before ii enters their
mains. and they have no mains that
can deliver water To the apprna"1 q!
the Chain Bridge. ard naturally they
have no jurisdiction in this care
Evening star., 1926-02-17
40 SubpOenas Served.

Witness Subpoenas were served Ia
almost 40 people in Minneapolis and
st. Paul last night, it was reported
A. E. Bernstein. United States dis
trict attorney. stated that il would he
at least two weeks vet before indict.
ments would be returned
Fifteen distilleries in kentucky. In.
diana. Maryland. PENNSYLVANIA. New
Jersey and Ohio, owned or controlled
by a Philadelphia ring, which did an
annual wholesale grain alcohol bust
! ness approXimating $40. 900 900. are
! said to have been implicated in the
| conspiracy. This was revealed by per
! sons who were on the inside SO far
| reaching has the investigation grown
| that il is expected more than 200 per
sons will be indicted Thirtv-nine ar
rests already have been made.
The Philadelphia ring is said &c
have been composed Of 80 persons
of whom are reputed to be million
aires. They called themselves the
Wall Street of the rum ring" and set
| wholesale prices of bootleg alcohol
for branches" in most of the big
cities of the North.
Controlled Most Of Supply
! Seventy-five per cent of the alcohol
| manufactured or sold in the United
| States was said to have been handled
! by the ring. At one time it controlled
! over 95 per cent, according to the
| story.
| SO powerful did the branches be
come that each was able To establish
/ it's own war funds for protection
| within it's territory. In Chicago alone
| S25, 900. 900 worth of the liquor was
| handled yearly, it was said.
The distilleries shipped 225 cars. OF
an average of 100000 gallons of grain
alcohol weekly. Manufactured at A
! cost of so cents gallon, it was SOLD
| to wholesalers at 50 and by retailers
| at prices ranging from $40 Il gallor
upward.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

including Hamtramck, Highland Park
and Wyandotte. it is shown that there
is slight shortage of skilled mechan-
les. particularly among automobile
factory workers. In Grand RAPIDS
general employment conditions con-
tinue good. Factories are operating
on practically normal schedules. with
automobile bumper and spring plants
running overtime.
In Flint a shortage of tools and die
designers, toolmakers and pattern
makers is reported. an we'll as drafts
men for xnutomobile work In Lam
sing a surplus of automobile factory
workers Is said to exist, while in
Muskegon some departments Of auto
mobile machine shops and foundries
are working overtime temporarily.
with the labor supply and demand
well balanced. The Government un-
derstands that in Racine, Wis, a large
automobile jack plant is operating
only part time, affecting 400 men.
Toledo, Ohio, an automobile center
of Importance, reports that the in
dustry has increased forces and op-
Grating time.
Statements from the Buffalo indus
trial district, including Tonawanda,
North Tonawanda, Depew and Ken
more, are to the effect that automobile
plants are running, with labor well
employed and the prospects in this
line for the next 80 days quite prom
ising.
This brief but comprehensive
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Roadless Auto for 1850.

Trackless street cars having be.
come a reality, attention now turns to
the development of the roadless au
tomobile. The Introduction of balloon
tires was hint of this. Cars now can
negotiate with comfort roads that
formerly were impossible. Traction is
greatly improved and power is ample.
New methods Of spring suspension
are being experimental with SO 1t may
be possible for the body Of a car to
remain virtually level while the four
wheels adjust themselves TO all man
ner of conditions. Some of the spring
control devices are so effective that
being thrown off the seat at high
speed on a very rough road now is a
rare experience. These devices often
operate in such a way as to enable
the wheels to skip certain holes in the
road.
The only obstacle to the new de-
velopment is the lessened road clear
ance. Some engineers. however, be-
lieve that way will be found TO
lower the center of gravity without
making it necessary for a car to have
paved road for it's course.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Are Prices Too Low?

The president of a large automobile
concern, writing in a trade pubilca.
ton on the why's and whereforeS OF
greater manufacturing profits ana
lower prices to the consumer as pro-
duction increases, admits that every
time there Is price cut the diStrlb-
utor and dealer must bear a part Oh
the reduction. IF the trade commls-
sion is 25 per cent on car ana tne
reduction is 5000, the retail end or the
business must absorb $50 OF the re.
duction, leaving $loO as the. actuai
factory reduction.
The theory Of price reductions is
that by stimulating sales, even though
individual car profits are less, profits
will be greater on the whole. What
is just coming to be appreciated, how
ever, is that these greater profits are
being reaped by the manufacturer.
not by the dealer.
This is because the manufacturer
can enjoy the benefit of decreased cost
of production through greater eff
cheney. Departments are reorganized,
economies are effected, work is &C
celerated and clever machines and
tools are adopted. In the retail field
That Is where the hitch comes in.
Efficiency experts do not seem to
have figured out way for car owners
to get rid of used cars at anything
approximating the figures asked, nor
has anything been done to safeguard
dealers against the temptation to
give excessive allowances. {. In fact.
the tendency is to press the dealer
both from the manufacturing .and the
customer ends.
The theory of high automotive pro
duction includes the assumption that
it is easier for dealer to sell four
low priced cars than one that offers
larger margin of profit. But when
the dealer goes out to do this he finds
all his competitors doing the same
thing. And they all cannot make a
living on volume alone.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BLOWN GASKET CAUSES
MOST PERPLEXING NOISE
Tiny Hole Will Cause Sharp
Whistle Similar to That of
Spark Knock.

One of the most perpleXing engine
noises is that resulting from a blown
cylinder head gasket. The leak from
cylinder. through the gasket to the
outside may be no larger than a pin
hole, yet the chances are that the
smaller the hole the more perplexing
the noise. A siZable leak will waste
water and splatter it all over the en-
gine. The noise will be more Of a hiss
ing. more similar to that produced by
d partly open petcock.
When the hole Is very small, how
ever. the force. behind it produces a
whistle sharp enough to sound exactly
like 81 spark knock. 1t will be particu-
larly had when accelerating. running
fast or climbing IL steep hill.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

They are called police courts bc.
cause the police never lost q case IN
them, says the cynical speeder.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Here's How Water Flows.

In which direction does water cir
culate through a water-cooled engine
Down through the engine block and
up through the radiator? Or up
through the engine block and down
through the radiator:
Here is the simple way to remem-
ber: When water heats, it rises 1t
heats first In the engine. and so rises
through the jackets into the cylinder
head and into the top of the radiator.
Since it goes into the top of the radia.
tor it must fall through its core and
start the circulation process again at
the bottom. This applies whether an
an engine Is cooled by thermo syphon
or by pump action.
(Copyright 19o60
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Steeplechase Driving.

Within view of the Office in which
this was written there is a bad hole
in the street where Winter weather
has wrecked the paving. 1t is one
that any one can see and there is
plenty of room to avoid. Strangely
enough. a large percentage Of drivers
elected to run into it.
1t was interesting to note what kind
Of cars took this unnecessary bump, as
we'll as what types Of drivers. This
led quickly to the discovery that the
cars that were driven into the hole
were the kind that could least afford
to be abused. In many instances their
drivers were busiIy engaged convers
ing with passengers.
Not one chauffeur.driven car took
that unnecessary bump. What a rever-
sal of accepted form that the owners
should prefer to wreck their cars
while the employees aim at economy.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
LABOR CONDITIONS
GOOD IN INDUSTRY
Slight Shortages of Workers
Reported in Some Branches.
All Factories Running.
BY HERBERT s. HOLLANDER.

Labor conditions may be taken as
an important index of the situation
within given industry, and the pres
ent rather happy state Of the coun-
try's leading automobile manufac-
tories is clearly reflected in reports
culled from the Industrial Employ
ment Information Bulletin of the De-
partment of Labor.
The Governments experts find, for
instance, that, taking the State of
Michigan as a whole. there is a strong
demand for highly skilled mechanics
in the automobile industry.
For the Detroit industrial district,
Evening star., 1926-06-06
DRIVE STRAIGHT BACK.

title scheme that makes it easier
to back out of a driveway is TO make
a little notch on the under side Of the
steering wheel nearest the driver
when the front wheels are in a
straight ahead position. If the driver
starts backing straight and keeps the
notch in the original position the car
ought not to run off it's course.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
SPEED MAY AID COMFORT.
Some Types of Roads Seem Smooth
er When Car Travels Fast.

Speed has much to do with comfort
in riding over rough roads. There
are some types of pavements that can
be made to seem smoother by driving
10 or IS miles an hour faster, while
others can be smoothed out only by
driving slower 1t depends upon the
nature of the road, the wheelbase of
the car. the number and weight of
Evening star., 1926-06-06

passengers carried, the air pressure in
the tires and the type of spring con
troll devices used.
So the driver must experiment with
each new stretch of road.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
What's the Answer?

l. What is a crankweb?
>. Do all the pistons of an engine
travel at the same speed simultane.
ously?
3. Will lack of water in the battery
lower or raise the voltage output?
4. If a car is left five hours with
its parking light on how long will 1t
have 10 run to make up the current
loss, assuming average battery and
charging conditions?
8. Is there any kind Of vibration
with which four-cylinder engine is
less troubled than a. six?
(Think these over during the week
Evening star., 1926-06-06

resume gives a birds-eye view Of the
employment situation at Americas
leading automobile centers, and may
be taken as a significant straw-in-
the wind relative to the position of
the industry at this time.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Peru to illuminate Road.

To facilitate night driving on the
recently completed eight-mile high
way connecting Lima and Callao.
Peru, a modern lighting system is To
be installed by an American engineer
ing company.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
YOUR CAR and MINE
A Weekly Department of Helpfulness, Information and
Entertainment for Motor Car Owners.
By WILLIAM ULLMAN.

| and look for the answers in this de-
partment next Sunday. You may be
wrongly
Evening star., 1926-12-05
DIAMOND MARKET
FLOODING SECUTED
London Syndicate Denies Dis.
patches Telling Of Unre.
stricted Output.
Rv the AsAnciated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 4.-Dis-
patches to the London Daily Express
reporting an unrestricted output Of
diamonds were denied yesterday in a
cable received from the London dia-
mond syndicate by the New York Dia-
mond Cutters Association. officials Of
the Diamond Cutters Manufacturers
Association Of America also denied re.
ports Of overproduction.
Solomon B. Joel of Barnato Broth
ers Of London was quoted in the Daily
Express as declaring in Capetown that
alluvial diggers were producing more
than the great producers and this
would result in collapse of the in
dustry The New York Diamond Cut
ters Association announced the re-.
ceipt Of a cable from Barnato Broth.
ers denying the possibility Of over
production.
Far from there being any overpro.
duction of rough diamonds" said an
official Of the American association,
"the situation in New York is that a
number Of the diamond cutting works
are idle. due to the fact that the Dia-
mond Syndicate has been unable to
supply a sufficient Quantity of rough
diamonds to meet their require
ments."
William Loeb. director of the Congo
and Angola mines, declared the sup
ply of diamonds received from the
South African fields is not sufficient
to create = surplus in the diamond
markets Of the world.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
13 CHILDREN ARE ILL.
Water From Well Causes Poisoning
at School.

at School.
WARSAW, Ind, December P).-
Poison IN water pumped from we'll
at Mount Tabor grade school north
. Of here yesterday caused 13 pupils
. to become violently Ill.
The school was converted into a
hospital and the pupils treated on
improvtsed cots by Mrs. Pearl APP
: pleEate, the teacher and two children
, who had not drunk any water.
The source of the poison has not
been determined.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
SHIP YIELDS 1858
BOTTLES OF LIQUOR
Hunt Locates Pockets Hidden Be.
meath Flooring, Concrete and
Steel Plates.

NEW YORK, December P).-
Customs officials began to think yes
terday that the liquor cargo OF the
schooner Consuelo II was as mex.
haustible as the widows cruise Of oil.
When the Consuelo II was seized
as rum runner Monday 923 bags,
containing six bottles each. were con-
fiscated After due search Wednes-
day the schooner was labeled in-
spected" and routed for the Army
base.
Customs Inspector Barwell was not
entirely satisfied, however, and put
on a little search of his own. Thurs
day he tore up planking of the deck,
chopped through a concrete flooring.
ripped away steel plates and dragged
out / 200 bottles. Total, 6.73s bottles,
Yesterday Barwell moved a galley
stove, went down through wood, con-
crete and steel again and came up
with an additional 2,13o bottles. To-
tai, 1858 bottles.
Excavation was continued.
Evening star., 1926-12-05
Y!!E|:!S'P|ER 4: 5 } HOUR BACK
:0RRAD|OPR0GRAM
Wes. s.Returns Feature With
Musical Numbers on
Schedule Tonight.

The vesper hour programs. which
station WCAp, have been brought
bark' TO the Sunday radio audience
el'stat ion- WRC.. This feature which
proved so popular in the past, Will
present a varied musical program by
a string quintet. with several hymns
by Artle rave Guilford. whose lyric
soprano voice is we'll known to the
audience Of the Park road station.
During the A;water Kent radio
hour tonight listeners will again have
the opportunity To hear the voice OF
Mabel Garrison. whose work on the
operate and concert stages has made
her we'll known in this country and
abroad. With Miss Garrison Will he
heard Ernst Won DOhnanyi. Hun
garian pianist, composer and conduc-
tor.
Isa Kremer, whose Interpretation
Of ballads and folk songs has made
her known all over the world, will be
the featured soloist on the concluding
program of the first series of ten
Maxwell House concerts. A Russian
by birth, Miss Kremer has selected
several songs composed by her coun-
trvmen which shes will include in her
program Atonight.
Another Of the programs broadcast
from the capitol Theater will be
relayed from WEAF. in order that
WRC's audience may hear The stage
and studio presentations under The
direction Of Maj. Bowes.
Services this morning will be
broadcast from the First Church of
Christ Scientist This afternoon At
o'clock services from Bethlehem
Chapel Of the Washington Cathe-
dral will he broadcast. Very Rev.
r s NJ Bennett, dean of Chester,
England will preach the sermon