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Cleaning License Tag.

Enamel polish. such as would be
used on the tenders. is best for clean.
Ing the license plates. Water should
be used sparingly, as any breaks In
the enamel will rust and start spread
ing. Don't use nickel polish or house
hold cleaners. The plates nowadays
stand little abuse.
Evening star., 1926-03-14

Manifold woes of the automobile
owner in these days are the direct re.
suit of his failure to organize earlier,
and this fact Is becoming manifest to
an increasingly large number.
This statement was made by Thomas
p. Henry. president Of the American
Automobile Association, commenting
upon the continuance Of the heavy
burdens laid on motorists and the tend
ency of legislators to increase the
load. The effectiveness with which the
organized motorists have countered
the attacks against the Federal aid
policy Of the Government was cited
by Mr.. Henry to show the value Of a
united front. His statement follows:
Influence OF the A. A. A.
ut was the organized notorist, op-
Grating through the A. A. A., that
sponsored the Federal aid plan at its
birth, and It Is the organized motorist
who Is putting up the real fight for its
continuance. The significant point
however. Is that the delay in Federal
aid and the efforts to spike 1t are
largely due to the motorists long pc
riod Of incomplete organization. If
the motorists in all sections Of the
country were organized, there would
be no talk Of abolishing Government
participation in road building. The
need for II would be universally taken
for granted.
Those who motor are now paying
the penalty for their tardiness in be-
coming properly organized. But it Is
never too late to mend. Progressive
motorists realize this. They are or
ganizing against the possibility of i'm
position Of increased burdens and in
the hope Of undoing much Of the evil
which they have allowed to creep into
motoring"
Progressive Citizens.
Mr.. Henry emphasized the impor.
tance of proving to the Nation at large
that the man who owns an automobile
Is a progressive citizen. who has in
vested in civic betterment and who
should not be confused with the easy
mark"
You have given legislators the i'm.
preston that you can shoulder any
burden they wish to impose" declares
Mr.. Henry, speaking direct to the car
owner.
you have allowed them to confuse
your willingness to invest in progress
with the possibility Of your being a
handy source of revenue. This is
clearly demonstrated by the delay in
tightening 1he burden of the Federal
excise tax. II the motorists who pay
this tax were as well organized as the
car manufacturers, for instance.
there is little doubt that all the au-
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INSURANCE TREND SEEN
ASHAZARD TO INDUSTRY
Volume Selling With No Selection OF
Risks Will Cost Motorists Money
in Hig her Rates.


Is about be harassed by a evil? great
many believe that the approximation of insurance sharply
increasing throughout the country holds this unang prospect
The has been brought vvdy into focus through the
idea pactced by automobile manufacturing companies
hat insurng buyers under various blanket FORMS
being led believe, is feared that insurance
entirely group matter instead of personal consideration
Many made where the situation will lead
Public liability and property damage insurance still is the
hands the but statistics show that very large
cenage do this form OF protection at ALL
Fire and popular because is the
cheapest and the simplest With the simpler forms of coveage
enp the hands, however felt
for the more complex which for consideration
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''Hootch, Hugging
And Haste" Cause
OF Most Crashes

A great many persons have un-
dertaken to discover just what are
the main reasons for automobile
accidents. Many official and un.
official surveys have been con-
Quoted. One Of these investiga.
tions is that conducted by the
public safety department Of tn"
Automobile Club Of Maryland.
One man. with O penchant 10
ALTERATION, in a letter to the de.
partment sums up the matter terse-
ly. He writes:
1.-THE three HIS cause Is per cent
Of the motor accidents-hooch,
hugging and haste"
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Roller Bearing Motors.
A motorist who had been figuring
out ways and means of eliminating
some Of the excessive friction which
claims so high q percentage of energy
from every gallon Of fuel once asked a
garage man why the engineers didnt
design q motor with roller bearings.
The garage man hadn't thought OF the
idea before, and II interested him to a
point where instead Of giving the mo-
torist sensible answer he, too, fell to
speculating. Together they pictured a
power plant so flexible that after II
had reached a certain speed the driver
could switch off the ignition and go
mile or so on the mere momentum of
the flywheel.
To the automotive engineer such a
suggestion is met with smile. But
the average car owner who dabbles
in occasional speculations of this
nature is certainly entitled to an ex-
PLANTATION. II it isn't being done he
would like to know why.
Consider the roller-bearing PROPOSE
ton. Visualize crankShaft which,
instead of being Graded in three or
four babbittlined bearings, is sup
ported by four strong sets of roller
bearings. The engine Is satrted. It
switched off. The observers sit down
to rest while the engine runs for an
hour or so, but are suYprised-if not
amazed-to find it stopping in very
much the usual way, for they have
overlooked the matter of compression.
In travelling upward on it's compress
sion stroke each piston has certain
job to perform whether the engine
is running under its own power or
Evening star., 1926-03-14

as result Of the momentum OF the
hywheel. This tends to stop it from
rotating. The extra smoothness given
to the bearings by means Of the rollers
doesn't help matters materially.
Might BE Detriment.
In practice, roller bearings in an
engine might be d positive detriment
1t is doubtful whether they would
endure the hammer-like blows of con-
Meeting rods under strain or accelera
ton. Wheel bearings are subjected
to heavy blows. but the tires and the
springs dissipate this force. In the
engine the bearings would have TO
absorb all the strain.
A car owner who wanted to run his
car as economically as possible once
asked why 1t was that so very few
cars had ever been equipped with a
means of adjusting the carburetor
from the instrument board. He con-
tended that with such an arrange
ment on his car 1t would be possible
to change the mixture to suit con
ditions and that by doing so he would
be able to run his car more efficiently.
1t was sane question and one which
many other motorists have asked or
will ask.
Had he been able to view the matter
from another angle, however, he
would have found the answer. The
truth of the matter is that manufac-
turers are wary of instrument board
adjustments because so many people
cannot be relied upon to do the right
thing at the right time. One manu-
facturer who occupied the position
of an exception to the rule for
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Don't Overlook Grease Lead.

Before screwing down a grease cup
that has been refllled be sure to flll the
grease lead with lubricant, since this
will save double refilling of the cup
itself The lead often holds as much
grease as the cup. and when 1t is not
packed the first turning down of the
cup merely fills the lead. second re-
filling being required to furnish
enough grease to force the first batch
through to the bearing.
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Choking Last Resort.

Whenever the engine stalls in traffic
never pull out the choker until the
starter has been tried. If the choker
is used too soon, the engine may flood,
and the driver will be unable to decide
whether the engine originally stalled
through choking or starving.
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Waiting Cures Slipping.

Whenever the clutch burns out"
through hard driving. as in snow, mud
or sand, the best immediate remedy is
to wait until II cools off. Heat causes
the slipping. and waiting removes the
cailSe
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Comes With the New Car.
Under "a number OF plans. the car
owner now pays for his insurance In
the original cost of the car. The proc
ess is offered to him as cOnven-
ience, though 1t is not denied that
.uch plans are a selling weapon and
one of the methods resorted TO in an
Effort to arrive at lower rates for time
payments. There Is a certain amount
Of convenience in having insurance
come with the car, very much as ac-
cesories come with it, but many are
wondering whether it is a good thing
for the motorist to have so little to do
with so important part or his motor
ing as his insurance.
Regardless of ones views on insur-
ance, it is generally conceded that the
experience Of the old line stock fnsur-
ance companies is of value in cOnSid-
aring present and future insurance
conditions. and the experience or these
insurers stresses the Importance of a
greater personal interest in insurance
as well as in insurance risks.
For several years these companies
have persistently emphasized the i'm
portance of car owner interest In pro-
lection. Rates are based entirely upon
experience, and the experience OF any
insurer obviously is the aggregate or
shat of it's patrons. The moral haZ-
ard has been a constant factor ia
Keeping insurance rates high. and
these premiums have been kept from
going higher only because OF the dlS-
elimination exercised by shreWd IN
surers in selecting their risks.
The idea of selling insurance with
every car and to every one who can
scrape up enough money to make the
irst payment on a car is based upon
the belief that every one Is worthy OF
being insured. This Is contrary TO eX-
perience. Group life insurance has
made great strides because 1t Is pos
sible to base rates upon simple NOR
tality tables. Selling insurance, pat
entity, to every car owner cannot De
reduced to such simple terms.
Applicants Turned Down.
Conservative insurance companies
constantly are turning down applica-
tions for automobile insurance. They
subscribe to credit services which
keep them posted on the reliability
of their risks. Their long experience
has taught them that the owner VINO
doesn't care is little better as a risk
than the man who sets out to de-
fraud.
Automobile clubs operating recipro-
cal insurance exchanges are especially
fortunate in that their risks are Sc
lected, the insured in each instance
being bona fide club member and
usually a person who has been In
dorsed for membership by reliable in
dividuals. But the motor clubs. Dy
making the car owner conscious or
his obligations to fellow motorists
when joining the organization, auto
matically stimulate a personal interest
In the insurance feature.
Any club member who carries in
surance with his organization feels a
personal obligation TO keep out of
trouble. He does not want to weaken
the club by putting an avoidable drain
upon its insurance department..
The motorist who goes out into the
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
TWO ARE REPORTED
MISSING BY RELATIVES
Miss Flora Heinz and Roscoe w.
Kirk Believed to Be Men
tally Depressed.

Two appeals for police searches for
missing persons in depressed or nerV-
o,1s condition were made by relatives
yesterday.
Miss Flora 81. Heinz was reported
to have disappeared last Monday from
her room at 729 Sixth street, where
she was living with Mrs. Margaret
Tavlor. Mrs. Taylor had been pre-
paring to move when Miss Heinz dis
appeared, and now lives at 2125 Sixth
street northwest.
Miss Alice Heinz of the Grace Dodge
Hotel informed police that her sister
was mentally depressed. At the time
of her disappearance she was thought
TO have been wearing navy blue
suit. black hat, black stockings and
slippers. She is as years old. feet
3 inches tall and weighs about 116
mounds. She has dark brown hair
and gray eyes.
The second request was received
from relatives Of Roscoe w. Kirk. Al
years old, who left his home 1925 ~
r street northeast, to take trip to
Danville, Va, few days ago. He
failed to arrive and as he was reported
to be in a very nervous condition,
police were asked to institute search
for him, and to seek cooperation with
Virginia authorities. Kirk is feet
inches tall, 100 pounds in weight
and was wearing a blue serge suit. .
brown hat and black shoes when last
seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
SCIENTIST COMMENDS
FOOD VALUE OF FISH
Supplies Mineral Elements Needed
for Nutrition Lacking in
Most Diets.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 15.-Min-
eral elements necessary for human nu
triton lacking in most foods are sup
piled by fish. according to DR.. Donald
X. Tressler of the Mellon Institute of
Industrial Research, who SAYS people
should eat more sea food to supply
the calcium. phosphorus and iodine
constituents lacking in most ordinary
diets
Canned fish, he said, is particularly
desirable, because the bones as well as.
the flesh are eaten. The value of fish
bones lies in the fact that they consist
almost entirely of calcium phosphate,
necessary for growth and repair of
human bones and teeth
The generally recognized fact that
small quantities of iodine in the diet
will prevent or help goiter and other
disturbances of the thyroid gland is a
strong argument, declared DR.. TreSs-
Ter. for an increased consumption of
fish and the edible seaweeds Both
sea foods and plants are known to
contain more of this necessary ele-
ment than anything that grows on
land.
Scientists have found that the fats
and proteins of fish are as easily di-
geSted as those of meat. BY careful
analysis it has been found, according
TO DR.. TreSsler, that. upon digestion.
fish proteins furnish all of the amino
acids needed for the building up of the
complex protopia smic structure Oh we
call our body. All Of the amino acids
needed for the construction and repair
Of our bodies occur in ample proper
tions. Curiously. the composition of
fish proteinS resembles that of the pro
TENS of chicken muscles. This fact is
especially important when we con
slider the high nutritive value ordina-
lily assigned to chicken meat"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
.FETE IS PLANNED
At H|NE SCHOOL
Public Speaking Club of Com
munity Center to Present
Varied Program.

Under the Community Center De-
partment Of the public schools, the
Public Speaking Club of the South
east Center, directed by Mrs. Bess
Baker Pierce. will hold a May cele-
bration in the Hine Junior High
School auditorium tomorrow night at
s o'clock. Although the demOnstra-
ton of the work of the Public Speak
ing Club of the Southeast Center will
he the most important feature of the
celebration, other groups Will take
prominent parts.
The Fretted instrument Club Of
the center will be represented by the
Mandolin and Guitar Orchestra, under
the leadership of G. +. CostlOw. and
the children's work will be given by
members of the rhythm and dramatic
groups directed by Evelyn Davis.
Members of the Public Speaking
Club will debate the question. Re
solved. That the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia should be granted
suffrage" The affirmative Will be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
PUPILS COMPETE
AT MAY FESTIVAL
Children From ~ ParochiaI
Schools Stage Athletic
Field Day.

Hundreds of children from "a pa
rochial schools In the Capital partici.
pated in the first annual May festival.
featured by an extensive athletic pro
gram, at the stadium of Catholic Uni.
versity yesterday.
The athletic events We're run off in
three classes-for older boys, older
girls, and small children, and all at
tracted large fields.
The boys of ST. AlOysius School cap.
tured the honors in the first division
and won possession for a year Of a
cup donated by Bishop Shahan, rector
of Catholic University, while the cup
for the girls, also given by Bishop
Shahan, was captured by the athletes
of ST. Joseph's School. The trophy
must be won three years for perma-
nent possession. The presentation
was made as the concluding feature
of the program by Rev. John Cooper
of the university.
The festival was launched at GAS
o'clock in the morning, when the chill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
ID. c. Sleuths Open
Purses When Negro
Tells WOeful Tale

PomerOy Johnson, colOred, came
to Washington fresh from Win
ston-Salem, n. c., four days ago,
and yesterday he tip-foed into po-
lice headquarters with tale of
woe.
Hungry, broke, but ambitious,
johnson met one Weller" Reed,
who promptly offered him SIS cents
an hour for breaking up concrete.
Though skeptical, Johnson took the
job and toiled $3.50 worth, only to
discover that the check with which
he had been paid was not worth
a mill.
In vain Johnson searched for
Weller" Reed, and finally he
turned to the police. pleading for
help in getting his money. On the
scant description furnished. the
police could have arrested almost
any one of 10000 negroes. But
there was one other thing they
could do without fear of making a
mistake.
After assuring themselves John
son was not working a con" game,
and failing to find his picture in
the rogues' gallery, Detectives
Scrivener, Kelley, Talley and
Sweeney, who happened to he in
headquarters at the time, raised
So among themselves and made the
overjOyed colored man Il present
of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
OLD KEYBOARD SLOW.
TYPIST SCIENCE SAYS
French Psychologists Fight Accept
ed Ideas of Speed Due to
Nearness of Letters.

Special DiSpatch TO The star.
HAMILTON, y. Y. May 15.-That
the flying fingers of the typist might
get more speed out of a machine with
less fatigue of nerves and muscles is
the conviction of French psychologists
who are Studying ways of improving
the typewriter keyboard. The present
UNIVERSAL arrangement OF letters on
the keyboard and the custom of using
all 10 fingers to pound the keys are
not approved by these French stu
dents of applied science.
How they are setting out for tyne
writer perfection will be reported by
j. NJ. Lahy. director of the psyche.
logical laboratory in the University OF
France, in forthcoming issue of In
dustrial Psychology.
Recorded on Paper.
In the present standard keyboard
letters are grouped so that the ones
most used are where they are sup
posed TO be easiest to reach. Prof.
Lahy says. But the psychologists EN-
ployed by French typewriter COM
pany have for the past year been
studying typewriters hooked up to
smoked drums, so that the speed of
the typist in hitting the keys and
the interval between nlltlnS oacn TWO
keys could be recorded permanently
on smoked paper.
Statistical tables resulting from this
work show that there is ordinarily a
much shorter time interval between
striking successive letters when they
are on opposite sides of the keyboard.
and consequently are hit with alter
nate hands. The two hands vary in
this respect, however. The French
investigators have found that the
fingers of the right hand are more
agile than those of the left in the
average operator. This means that
whenever possible a letter hit by the
left hand should alternate with one
hit by the right.
Individual Traits.
French methods of tipping are be-
ing developed as result of the re-
searches.
THE best methods are not to be OBJ
tanned by imposing the same method
on all typists," the French psy-
chologist declares. Each typist
adapts a method to his own needs. ac-
cording to his muscular peculiarities."
The usual method of tipping taught,
in which all 10 fingers are used. rests
upon an erroneous comparison of the
finger movements of the typist with
those of the pianist, he says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
GREEN CHARGES FORGERY.
Denies Writing Letter Supporting
Fisher as Quoted i'm Press.

William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, in a
formal statement here announced his
Endorsement of Gov. Pinchot for Sen
ator and Edward f. Beidleman for
Governor of Pennsylvania. He denied
reports published in Pennsylvania
newspapers that he had written to
Col Eric Fisher Wood. chairman OF
he Pepper Fisher campaign commit
tee in Pittsburgh, indorsing John 5
Fisher, the Mellon candidate, for gov
ernor. Mr.. Green called the alleged
letter to Col. Wood a forgery.
Mr.. Green's statement was contain
ed in a telegram to Philip Murray
vice president Of the United Mine
Workers. The Mine Workers Union
is supporting Pinchot for the sen
atorial nomination and Lieut.. Gov.
Beidleman for governor.
AstOnished at Letter.
The telegram sent by Mr. Green
to Mr.. Murray follows:
Was aStoniShed to learn this morn
ing that newspapers in Pittsburgh
are publishing an alleged letter from
me indorsinS candidacy of John >.
Fisher for Governor of Pennsylvania.
such an alleged letter is a forgery
and a lie No letter was ever written
by me to any person indorsing the
candidacy of John Fisher for Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. This resort
10 political trickery, to misrepresenta-
lion and falsehood deserves the con
domination Of every laborinG man ana
every friend Of labor in Pennsylvania.
7 am amazed that any person would
resort to such reprehensible methods
even in a political campaign.
Because organized labor in Penn
evlvania in a State convention has
jntorsed and is supporting Coy.
pinchot for nomination to United
states Senate and Mr.. Beidleman,
candidate for nomination for governor,
] am indorsing and supporting these
candidates"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16

dren formed in a procession on Hare
wood road and marched to the
campus, near the new Shrine OF the
Immaculate Conception. where mass
was said, with Archbishop Curley in
attendance. The celebrant was Rev.
John l. Barrett, archdiocesan superin-
tendent of schools. At solemn bene-
dictiOn, which followed, the celebrant
was Bishop Shahan, the deacon, Mgr.
George A. Dougherty and the sub
deacon Rev. Bernard A. Mckenna.
After lunch the young children took
part in mass games and then the boys
and girls staged their field meet.
Rev. Paul A. Furfey was in charge
of general arrangements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-05-16
SENATE FIGHT OVER
IN KEYSTONE STATE
Outcome of Tuesdays EIec-
ton Uncertain in G. O. P.
Contest for Nomination.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, May 15.-Penn-
sylvania' confused primary race came
virtually TO an end tonight with the
outcome as uncertain as at the be-
ginning of what has proved one of
the most vigorous campaigns in the
states political history.
With three contests foremoSt-thoSe
for Republican nomination for United
States Senator and for the Republican
and Democratic nominations for gov
ernor--isSues have been numerous.
with the wet-dry question outstanding
In the senatorial fight.
Many Other Candidates.
In addition to party candidates for
United States Senator and governor
the voters Tuesday will select their
nominees for lieutenant governor and
secretary of internal affairs, candi
dates for Congress in the 81 districts
of the State, and nominees for the
State Senate in &c districts and for
all of the 20S places in the state
House of Representatives.
The liquor issue was thrust 10 the
front in the senatorial contest by Rep
resentative William $. Ware, Phila-
delphia Republican leader, who enter
ed the fight on an out-and-out wet
platform, opposing Gov. Pinchot on
n ''bone-dry" platform and Senator
George Wharton Pepper, who also
took a position in support of prohi-
hition.
Four candidates for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination have placed
their claims before the voters. They
are Edward f. Beidelman of Harris
burg, former lieutenant governor;
John s. Fisher. former State bank
ing commissioner: John X. Tener.
former governor, and Thomas w.
Phillips, ir., Representative i'll Con
gress.
Ware Supports Beidelman.
Mr.. Beidelman has the support of
the Ware forces and State Chairman
Baker. while Mr.. Fisher is backed
by the same group supporting Senator
Pepper. Mr.. Tener and Mr.. Phillips
conducted independent campaigns.
In the Democratic ranks fewer
candidates are in the field. the main
contest being for the gubernatorial
nomination.
William B. Wilson, former Secre
tary of Labor, is unopposed for the
Democratic nomination for United
States Senator, but there are three
aspirants for the governorship, Judge
Eugene c. Bonniwell. Philadelphia;
Judge Samuel E. Shull. Stroudsburg,
and former Judge William +. Porter,
New Castle.