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Evening star., 1926-03-27
Dog Good Samaritan.

NEW YORK, March 27 P.-Gun-
tha is the good shepherd dog Of Cen
trail Parks sheep. Finding that a
eve had not been given medicine for
the flu, Guntha ran to the keepers
home and tugged at his leg till the
master followed him to the eve.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
NEW YORK GANGS
DECLARED IN PANIC
Arrests and Convictions Have
Frightened Criminals, Pros
ecutor Asserts.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 27.--New York
criminals are in a panic, in the
opinion of District Attorney Banton.
The roundup of several might
club" gangs, including the White
more band, implicated in robberies
totaling S1,o00,000, and the rapid dis
position of cases in the courts since
the first of the year have frightened
the criminal element, he believes.
THE percentage of convictions
since January l has been higher than
at any time in the history of the
Criminal Courts Building" he said.
"Juries have awakened to the specious
excuses of the criminal and the re-
suit is that pleas of guilty are pre-
dominant"
362 Indictments Pending.
Only 362 indictments are pending,
against 699 a year ago. OF 1858
cases tried since January l, $50 re-
suited in convictions.
Two new arrests have been made
in the Whittemore case, one in New
York and another in Baltimore. Jo-
seph Trop, ex-convict, was arrested
as one of the fences" through whom
the gang disposed of loot. Jewelry
valued at $4,000 was found in his
rooms and in a safety deposit box in
a bank. Trop denied the charges.
Mrs. Elda Condor Unkelbach, wife
of William Unkelbach, one of the
gang, was arrested at the home of
her parents in Woodbine, Nd, near
Baltimore. She had been sought by
New York police since the arrest of
her husband last Tuesday. She ad-
mitted that she was present at con-
ference in Cleveland between White
more and his lieutenant, 'Shuffies"
Goldberg.
Whittemore Meets Wife.
For the first time since their arrest,
Richard Reese Whittemore and his
young wife saw each other. They
met in the Office of the district at
torney, where they were taken to
discuss Whittemore's offer to spill
the whole works" In a confession that
would startle New York if his wife
We're freed.
At the end Of the conference Dis
trict Attorney Banton announced that
Whittemore would dictate another
statement later and intimated that
unless it should be found that Mrs.
Whittemore had a criminal record
she would be freed of the charge of
robbery in connection with a5fhold-up
upon which she is held. Whittemore
is wanted in Baltimore and Buffalo for
murders.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Man, SO, Held as Horse Thief

ASBURY PARK, N. j., March 27
P).-Dr. Edwin P. Osbaldeston, SO
years old. physician, was held today
on a warrant served by a 91-year-old
deputy sheriff, charging him with
stealing g. horse and wagon in Bing-
hampton, N. Y, az rears ago.
Evening star., 1926-03-27
Light Socket Falls
Into Bath; Woman
90 Is ElectrOcuted

By the AasOclated Press.
PALO ALTO, Calf, March 27.-
Mrs. M. Wallace. so, a missionary
from the Presbyterian Mission at
Chilpamciamgo, State of Guerrero,
Mexico, accidentally was electro
cuted here today when a light
socket fell into her bathtub. Mrs.
Wallace was here on a furlough
with her husband, William Wal
lace.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular ed-
tion is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1926-03-27

Partly cloudy and slightly colder to-
night, minimum temperature about 20
degrees; tomorrow, fair. Highest. A.,
at II am. today; lowest, 81, at 6:15
am. Full report on page 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
PlTTSBURGHERS WAR
ON BIG BILLBOARDS
Law Requires Large Letters and
Many Words on Stop Signs
for Boulevards.

Citizens objections to making the
city look like a haven for b1llboards'
together with a joker in the Pennsyl-
vania law establishing arterial high
ways, are della wing the installation OF
a. system of through auto routes IN
Pittsburgh
The trouble all comes from dis
agreement as to how the stop signs
shall he worded The city traffic en-
gineer devised compact, attractive
octagonal sign similar TO those used
generally In the center. in bold let
tiers. is the word stop and under
this Through Traffic. The new
law. however, insists that much more
wordy legends be used on the signs.
1t requires the wording. Through
Traffic Highway Ahead, Stop Before
Crossing" Furthermore, the name of
the city must be on the sign.
To add to the complications which
face the traffic engineer. the law
states that the lettering of all words
must be rot less than eight inches IN
height, and that the name of the city
be not less than three inches.
If traffic authorities decide that
obeying the letter of the law is the
only way to establish the arterial
highway system, it will mean the
erection on each corner of signs 6
feet by Il feet.
Citizens, II seems from their pro-
tests. prefer to do without the through
highways than to take them with the
billboards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Style Element in Cars,

A motor car manufacturer has de-
clared that the automobile business
cannot be cornered by any powerful
interests or combine SO long as the
element of style figures. 1t Is inter
esting to note how this factor of style
is changing the destinieS of the larger
automobile concerns as we'll as of the
smaller ones.
One make of car that never has
been associated with anything APP
proXimating class at present is leap
ing into popularity because its manu-
facturer is featuring il as an "eXclu-
SiVe' car. AS matter of fact, ii is
one of the old reliables. but new lines,
a powerful modern motor and a
marketing plan that gives the car a
bit Of tone are serving to sell it to
the public as fine car. 1t is the
style element creating a vogue that
no amount of price cutting and cut
throat competition can Shackle.
Keeping a car stylish is getting to
be one of the biggest problems in the
business. The street is filled with ru-
morS of the declining popularity of a
car that recently was the biggest fad
in the whole history of motoring. It's
style is believed to have suffered from
the introduction of several chea per
models which brought into this cars
GLASS; LOO IIlduN oN1ltGS WHO lett lHdl
they We're in the inner circle" when
as matter of fact they had bought
nothing but the name.
Another extremely popular make of
car has made the same mistake-giv
ing its name 10 a cheap model. AS
soon as a car becomes too popular it
ceases TO be stylish, and if it has built
its reputation on the style basis the
end of its great popularity then is in
sight.
1t is interesting to note that sew
eral best sellers on automobile row
never have been stylish. They have
been sold on sound business principles
only. but it is generally conceded that
with the introduction of an element
of style any of them would leap into
unprecedented vogue.
Style appears to play more vital
role than design. One of the most
old-fa Shioned cars. mechanically, en-
joys a peculiar style popularity that
continues 70 be the wonder of the au-
tomObile business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
MORE STATESSTART
CLASSIFYING ROADS
New Hampshire and Vermont
Will Note Source. Size. Pur-
pose and Loads of Vehicles.

4 three month survey to determine
the proper classification % Il number
of State highways has been started
by experts of the Bureau Of Public
Roads of New Hampshire and Yer
mont In New Hampshire l43 sta
tions have been selected for the takiI
of traffic data and in Vermont agents
are busy at 1870 points along state
roads
In general the same methods VII.
be used as in the Connecticut. COOK
County. III. Pennsylvania and Ohio
surveys. For passenger vehicles The
data will show the number OF We
hiCleS passing the station during eacE
hour. the State in which they are
licensed the number Of passengers
they carry. whether the purpose OF
travel is business or plea sure. Wheth
err passengers are from city or farm
whether the travel is an extended
tour or a short trip. the origin. de>
tination, length of trip and the mum
Der of miles of travel within the State
For trucks the data will show the
number passing each hour, the State
of registration. capacity, origin and
destination, with information as 70
the character Of operation. the total
distance of travel and mileage within
the State, and the commodity trans
ported In addition there VIII be
recorded at special weight stations
the make OF truck. type of tires and
weights on front and rear aXles.
Analysis of this information will
make ii possible to prepare maps
showing the present volume and dis
tribution of passenger vehicle and
truck traffic on the highways OF each
of the States. from which the State
highways will be classified as indus
trial, high. medium or low type routes.
taking into account mOtor-trlCk ca
pacities and loads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Cutting Fender Costs.

Out in one of the Middle Vests in.
dustrial cities of $4,000 there's a
youngster, more clever than scrupu-
lous. who has mastered the problem
Of getting new tenders absolutely
without cost.
Whenever 1 need a new fender l
drive around on the boulevards until
see some one ignoring the stop
signs, and then If he is going slowly
enough to make 1t certain that both
our necks are safe, maneuver
around so there is a collision" the
youth explains.
You mean you deliberately hit
him." he was asked.
oh, no. 1 just make it impos-
sible for him to avoid hitting me- It
really isn't so criminal as it sounds
either. Drivers make a practice OF
Ignoring boulevard stop signs. and
having TO buy an occasional fender
teaches them that the practice isn't
a paying one.
1T works on one-way streets, too y
he shouted as he pulled into the bou-
ieVard after stopping to make certain
that no one collected the price of a
fender for admitting him
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Views on the News.

1t has been found by at least one
large Eastern traction company that
there are fewer accidents with one
man street cars than with the two
man type. The explanation seems to
be that when pilot has everything
to do he has less time to dream.
Have you ever noticed how few fatal
automobile accidents occur when the
motorist is alone in his car?
Taxing automobiles on a horsepower
basis, one Of the greatest fallacies,
probably soon will end, If the Euro
pean type cars become popular Their
ratings are SO low that owners will
be able to escape a lot of taxation.
and since drivers Of larger motors
scarcely will stand for an increase
legislatures almost will be forced to
consider a change in the taxation
basis.
With the abandonment of the in
surance arrangement that caused
such widespread discussion in auto
mobile as we'll as in insurance circles,
motorists again will be encouraged
to buy only the sort Of coverage they
feel they need Making insurance
standard equipment isn't far removed
from making a motorist sign up for
a certain brand Of gas when he buys
his car. The Summer season finds
the automobile business paying more
attention to it's own affairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
BY HERBERT S. HOLLANDER.

When the first gasoline internal
combustion engine stood completed be-
fore its far.visioned inventor even he,
visionary as he must have been. never
dreamed of the vast and in q sense
romantic economic effect that which
he had built would have in the years
to come.
The economic influence of the pow
err plant which utilizes gasoline as a
fuel is not confined to the realm en-
comprised by the automobile--tre-
mendous as that is--but now stretches
upward into the >air and is felt in a
thousand different ways on the farms,
in Observation-Disclosures stationary pow
err is needed.
OF all the uses TO which the gas
oline- powered internal combustion en-
CINE has been put, the automobile has,
until the present time. met with the
greatest public favor and has had the
most widespread economic reaction.
The automobile has carved for itself
place of impregnable strength in the
transportation system of this and
other countries. 1t has proved a
giant adjunct to already esta blished
lines of communication, has been a
material aid--if not the actual cause
in the upbuilding of numerous in
dustrial communities and has in other
ways made itself thoroughly a part
of the economic life of the places in
which it is found.
Needed i'm Aviation.
There are two other points which
must be spoken of in any discussion
of the influence Of the internal COM
bustiOn engine. One of them is the
growing Importance of commercial
aviation and the other is the wide
spread use of stationary engines of
the gasoline powered type.
The latter have been used, of course,
for quite a number of years. but 1t is
q fact that an increasing number of
them are to be found employed in the
many useful tasks Of industry
Proceeding from the keystone arch,
so to speak. of the internal combus-
ton engine and the automobile is the
airplane. now of growing importance
from a strictly economic point of
view.
Big Advantage to Business.
Although commercial aviation is far
better established in Europe than it
is in this country, nevertheless the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
GASOLINE BORROWERS
BECOME PEST IN OREGON
State Seeking Way to Eliminate
Those Motorists Who Travel by
Begging Supplies.

Oregon has a different kind of an
automobile problem.
The State has q reputation for hos
pitality, but just at the moment a
great many residents are beginning to
wonder if they aren't being imposed
upon by the drivers of wheezey cars
who are known as gasoline buns"
The State seems to be fairly over
run with this species OF motorist who
transports his wife, family and house
hold equipment in a car that too often
is operated on only the gasoline that
he can borrow" from generous Ore
gonians. Thousands of gasoline
buns" are said to infest Oregon just
at this season. when itinerant labor is
invited into the State for the harvest
season. Many come who actually
want work and many others come be
cause they think they can avoid it
just as we'll in Oregon as elsewhere.
according to those who are giving CON
sideration to ways TO eliminate this
nest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
HISTORY Of EAST
ATTRACTS TOURISTS
Unusual Scenic Beauty of
Many Places Draws Thou
sands Yearly.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. August 1.-THE his.
tory which is intermingled with scenic
parts Of New England is found in
closer perspective in the States along
the eastern sea aboard. Here are me-
mentoes not only of the Revolution
but of the Civil War.
Washington represents the modern
tourists Mecca, but Gettysburg, 10
Gated nearby. annually attracts -
o00, 600 visitors to view the waters of
Plum Run, which were red with blood;
Little Round Top and Devils Den.
Situated at the crossing OF the Lin
coin highway from the West and
Black Bear trail, running north and
south, gettysburg attracts one of
every three automobile parties travel
ing these routes.
JOurneying north, the tourist visits
Philadelphia. for the Sesquicentennial
mas proved magnet. 1t is the home
of Betsy Ross and independence Hail.
Valley Forge is % miles mort Invest
Protected by a reservation of 400
acres, the camping site of Washing
tons army has been preserved as has
the house where he lived A me-
mortal chapel contains many other
relics.
New Jersey also has its battlefieldS
chief Of these being Princeton. Tren-
ton was the landing place of Wash
ington'S troops that crossed the Della
ware. and near TO Princeton is Mas
sau Hall, where the Continental Con
gress first met
Here also are clustered some of the
hest known Summer resorts. Alta ntic
City is the largest but Asburv Park
nd
among the leaders. The kittatinny
Mountains and the land adjoining are
dotted with small lakes
The northern section of New York
state contains the Finger Lake re-
Elon, with its long narrow lakes radi-
hting from palm" of land. Its
waters include Taughannock Falls,
the highest east of the Rocky Noun.
tanS.
In this neighhorhood are located
several universities. the largest of
them being Cornell, and there are
many relics of pre- prohibition days.
when the country's finest wines we're
stored in warehouses which still
stand. Prolific vineyards once were
cultivated in the fertile soil.
Another sta pie attraction of New
York il the State fish hatchery at
Caledonia. At the weCternmost tip
OF the State is Niagara Falls. In the
Northeast and Central East are the
Adironda cks and Catskill Mountains,
which abound in lakes and resort
ceNterS.
Many visitors annually take a steam
boat trip up the Hudson River. where
between New York and Albany the
palisades form rockribhed walls for
the river such as are not found else
where
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
ECONOMIC VALUE OF GASOLINE
ENGINE TO WORLD UNEQUALED
Motor Car, Trucks Buses, Planes and Boats Depend
Internal Combustion for
Motivation.

significance of winged transportation
for business purposes in the United
States is great and will be of more
Importance with the passage of time.
Ground transportation by gasoline
powered vehicles already is interlock-
ing with aerial transportation with
similar engines. The motor truck Is
a powerful ally of the railroad; the
commercial airplane will assist both.
Near sighted, indeed, is the observer
who does not see new and vitality
engrossing fields ahead for the auto
motive industry in all its phases.
That vast and UNEMPLOYED domains Of
endeaVor lie before the gasoline
powered internal combustion engine is
plain.
Now as never before is it possible
to gauge the far-reaching importance
of this invention. because for the first
time full advantage is being taken
of the tremendous potentialities it
offers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Pointers on Car Buying.

Grouping of instruments on the in
strument board makes for beauty
but not always for convenience. Most
instrument board clocks do not run
because repairing them is too much
of a job. Look them over.
Just because a car is lacquer fin
iShed is no reason why one should eX-
pect to obtain better service from the
finish than if it were painted The
lacquer-finishing plants around the
country use IL coats on good jobs
Some of the new cars have only two
coats, and a finish intended to bring
out extra luster actually is detri
mental to the lacquer
1t might nav to consult a bra Ike
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Makes a Handy Hammer.

Next to a rubber mallet, spare
tire is one Of the handiest tools for
use in and about the car. When the
motorist has no hammer with which
to strike the article he wishes to bend,
shake up or loosen, the next step is
to strike that article against some
object. For this the spare tire comes
In handy 1t yields just enough to
prevent breakage of the article. 1t
is not damaged by such service.
. This process is useful, for instance
in joining the column of red LIQUID
in the radiator heat indicator should
1t became separated. Hold the meter
upright and tap it against the tire
until the liquid joins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Relacquering Is Simpler.

Lacquer plants can do over the
hood and radiator to match the paint
or lacquer on the rest of the car.
Some splendid jobs have been done
for a little less than SIS, making cars
look almost as good as new. The
original colorS can he matched. de-
spite the fact that colors change after
they have been weathered for a year
or two.
mary TO remove it. but the radiator
does not have 10 come off. A new
paste has been developed which, when
smeared over portions adjacent to the
radiator. protects them from the spray
Of the lacquer nozzle This paste is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
What's the Answer?

l. What is an ejector type of eX-
haust manifold?
2. What is a clutch brake?
8. Can the firing order on six or
eight be changed?
4. What is door strike?
5. Does an engine develop more
power when eXhausting direct into
the air than when equipped with the
most scientific exhaust system?
and look for the answers in this de.
partment next Sunday. You may be
wrong.)
tCopvrght 1926
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
L. S. Has 8OPer Cent
OF Autos i'm World.
And Also Accidents

The United States owns so per
cent of the worlds automobiles
and, by the same token. it has so
per cent of the worlds automobile
accidents
There were 30.400 persons
killed in highway accidents last
year and S6S,000 were injured.
Other than the four tifths that
happened in the United States.
fatal accidents were distributed
largely as follows: United King
dom, $50, France, 1913, and Canada
-O2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

repairer and adjuster before deciding
on the new car There is as much
variation in brake efficiency as there
is in the appearance of cars. One re-
pairer who specializes in adjusting
brakes has never been able to obtain
q perfect adjustment Of the brakes
on one or two makes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
Don't Court New Disaster.

After running out of oil. the engine
with full pressure oiling system
should he cleaned out thoroughly. In
running dry there always is the like
lihood that the oil leads through the
crankshaft, camshaft or other vital
parts will become clogged
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

Vendors Of gas with pumps at the
curb of the average crowned street
or road do not sell as much gas per
car as those at other stations? Cars
that stop at such pumps are on an
angle, and less gas can be put into
their tanks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
YOUR CAR and MINE
Weekly Department of Helpfuness, Information and
Entertainment for Motor Car Owners.
By WILLIAM ULLMAN.
By WILLIAM ULLMAN.

washed off afterWard 1t is best, how
ever. to remove the headlights during
the process. They usually are in the
WAV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15

Some genius now should develop q
nO-kn0Ck gas for misguided auto sales
men and misinfOrmed car owners.
Evening star., 1926-04-30
SPEAKER DEPICTS
WOMAN IN POLITICS
Mrs. Kahn, Representative in Con-
gress, Talks to Columbian Women.
Other Speakers Heard.

THE woman in politics must keep
in mind five essential things" said
Mrs. Florence Sprag Kahn, Repre-
sentative from California, one of the
principal speakers at the annual din
ner Of the Columbian Women of
George Washington University given
at the Chevy Chase Club last night.
Her responsibility toward other
women should be a primary con-
sidera tion," continued Mrs. Kahn in
her brief address. punctuated with
that same sparkling wit which marked
her maiden speech before Congress,
delivered yesterday afternoon.
"One of the hardest lessons for the
woman politician to learn is the com
plete elimination of the personal equa-
ton. We are learning it, but not
without an effort
Obliteration of sex is the third es-
sential outlined by Mrs. Kahn.e Put.
hard work Is the fifth.
Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Representa-
tive from New Jersey. talked on the
value OF service, empha sizing the
tremendous opportunity for service
offered the women of America in the
right of franchise.
Service hrings its own reward,
said Mrs. Norton. sounding the key
note of her remarks. for we get out
of anything just what we put into
it-no more. no less
Mrs. Sallie y. V. Pickett. society
editor of The Star. was the third
speaker of the evening. She spoke