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The Lambertville record., 1926-10-07
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VETERANS COLUMN
MANIAC MURDERER
SLAIN BY VETERAN

MANiAo W OiSDiIiebiN
SLAIN BY VETERAN
Chicago, Aug. 27.-Two men are
dead, two dying and another SER
iously wounded today, as the result
Of a maniac's charge through the
Illinois Central Station here last
night.
Joe Mazza, Sicilian, was the de-
mented man who ran amuck. He
was shot to death by Charles Dan
loft, World War veteran, after he
had killed Louis Kigazas, waiter
in a park row restaurant, and had
wounded three men, two probably
mortally.
Mazza was standing in the crowd
ed station. He carried a single-bar-
relied shot gun and had bag of
shells strung around his neck.
Without warning he flung the gun
to his shoulder, meanwhile mutter
ing incoherencies and started firing.
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CONNECTICUT DEMOCRATS DEMAND
PROHIBITION AMENDMENT REPEAL
Declare Personal Liberty Violated Pledge Candidates
to Fight; Law Enforcement Is Favored

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 16--The Connecticut
Democratic Convention which last night applauded the
mention of Governor Alfred F. Smiths adjourned
this afternoon after accepting platform which con-
tanned stong anti-prohibton plank This plank reads
"The Eighteenth Amendment, while legally in
eorporated in the Federal Constitution, has place
in the framework of government. 1t is an indie
fenshe curaTment of personal liberty. We believe il
should be repealed and pledge ourselves and our
candidates for public office increasingly labor to
this end In taking this unequivocal stand we do not
non-enforeehent While prohibition is the
law it is the duty of government to enforce it.
Respect for law is liberty We oppose the return of
the saloon"
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is PROHIBITION A FAILURE?
Continued from preceding cOlumn)

return. The crying disgrace of the time, the paramount
evil now is the trade carried ON by the so-called
booegger the dealer in Illicit Intoxicating liquor and
the consequent and inevitably consequent bribery and
corruption of a multitude of officers of the nation
states and towns. The booegger is the parasite of pro-
hibition
"A license law under government control admin
istered in Quebec and Sweden be enforced but nc
obsolete prohibition law such have can be. We
might wen command the tide to turn back Even
the dissent of substantial minority will make any law
futile. law held in contempt and universally viola
ted breeds contempt for and the violation of other laws
believe that modification of the Volstead act is
imperative"
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telephone. She tainted when he told
her who he was. Later a reunion
of brother and sister with their 85-
year-old mother was held.
Hoffman, wounded and gassed
while with the Twenty-eighth Divi-
sion said he went to Australia after
the armstice and later returned to
America, locating in Chicago. Let
ters he wrote home were returned
with the notation that the addressee
could not be located.
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EDITORIALS
/ CAN'T SEEM TO FORGET

CAN'T SEEM TO FORGET
/ can't seem to forget you quite,
AS others have known,
Who came and went loves spent
In wanton ecstacies.
Your curving lips held no more lure
Than others | have kissed;
Your mlk-white arms held charms
OF blissful witcheries.
And yet the thought of you still stirs
Remembered yesterdays;
just as you willed my heart and thrilled
Those days with rhapsodies.
! do not dare to think of you,
Yet you beguile my thoughts
With subtle dreams and wanton schemes
That lure me shamelessy
Perhaps | could forget you if
One picture left my eyes
A dimpe, bare, with beauty rare
That haunts endlessly
Gee Sec
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ASSERTS FATE OF PRESIDENT is NOT INVOLVE
IN STATE ELECTION IN NOVEMBER


BOSTON, Sept. 16--Wiam A. CASTOR Demo
cratic candidate for Governoruor, tonight definitely
placed himself a wet platform. He makes this the
dominant issue of his campaign.
Colonel Castor in his statement says that prohib
tion is the great question Of national Importance OF
the day The tariff the conditions of textile indus
try. the revival of business Massachusetts the viola
tions of primary system will be little discussed by
the and will be of comparatively little Importance
to him
"How best can we solve the immediate crying evil
socially and economically of Importance than all
other problems put together?
"A change in the liquor laws does not mean the
return of the barroom saloon. Those evils have gone
forever. They will return None will demand their
Continued in next column)
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INK FROM OTHER
PRESSES
Humorous and Serious Topics
From Leading Editors
ef the Country
NO MONEY IN HER PANTIEs

A loving young couple went to
church When the collection was be-
ing taken up the young man explor-
ed his pockets and, finding nothing
whispered to his sweetheart
Il haven't a cent. l changed my
pants before | came out"
The girl, who had been searching
her bag in vain for small change
blushed rosy red as she replied;
"I'm in the same predicament."
-Follies
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
SAYS CHANGE OF VOLSTEAD ACT
is MOST VITAL NATIONAL QUESTION

Pleads for Temperance
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DEAD" WAR HERO
RETURNS TO HOME

Pittsburgh, Aug. 27-Listed as
killed in action prior to signing of
the armstice in 1918. Fred Hoffman,
~ has returned home.
Yesterday he arrived in Pitts
burgh and called his sister on the
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"Should evening dresses ever be
worn to bridge parties ?"
"No. In playing cards it is only
necessary to show your hand"
Exchange.
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"Fade me- a5xxer. cause Abs wakin shadder
an yo eot have goe& eyes ter met The light
of battle was in rke Browns eyes he ratified the
dice in rhvhasc elatter that suggested the beat of
bronx down danee.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
MARYLAND AUTO CLUB
INSURANCE PLAN HIT
Temporary Restraining Order For
bids Selling Policies to Mem
bers Pending Hearing.

BALTIMORE, March 20.--Seven
members Of the Automobile Club OF
Maryland have filed Il petition in the
Circuit Court for an injunction to per-
manently restrain the clubs board Of
governors from installing depart
ment which would sell automobile
insurance TO club members.
Judge Charles +. Stein signed a
temporary restraining order requiring
the officers of the club to show cause,
before March %. why q permanent
injunction should not be granted.
The petitioners declared that the
purposes Of the automobile club are
the promotion Of a social organiZa-
tion o. club composed OF persons own
ing automobiles for personal. business
or private use"
They said it would be an illegal act
for the club to institute an insurance
department. 1t is the intention Of
the board of governors. the petition
ers allege, to create an insurance de-
partment to insure all members and
offer all classes of automobile insur-
ance to members. The board Of gov
ernors intend to undertake to super
wise the operation and management of
an insurance exchange, it is further
The petitioners declared that the
first intimation they had of the pro-
posed plan was a postcard ballot they
received on February 20.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
CHEMISTS TO STUDY
WASTE OF GASOLINE
DR.. Norris of Technology Institute
Says Science Is Aid.
ing Industry.

Asserting that automobile carbu-
retors are Throwing gas away" at
the rate of millions Of dollars n
year, and declaring gasoline waste
to be national crime, DR.. James
f. Norris. president of the Amer
lean Chemical, announces national
symposium by the petroleum division
in connection with the soclety's
meeting at Tulsa. Okla. April ) to 8.
DIR. Norris, a professor OF chemis-
try at Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. points out that the
science is making vital contributions
to the automobile.
Research" he states. has started
to find out what happens in internal
combustion. The use OF ethyl fluid
was the beginning OF an important
discovery on timing eXplositionS at
the right speed and in producing
four or five times the present power.
The public, unfortunately, has con-
fused the hazard of manufacture Of
ethyl gasoline with the hazard OF use,
but a committee working under the
direction Of the United States Pub
lie Health Service has cleared away
apprehension.
Research is now being directed
toward synthetic rubber. The rub
ber tire industry is an achievement
Of chemists. by whom the production
of rubber from petroleum, under right
conditions. Is not impossible"
More than a score of experts will
present papers and deliver addresses
at the societyS conclave.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

Old rules do not always go out OF
date with changes in the design of
cars, and that's a pretty good rule for
any owner to remember If he wants to
spare his car the repair shop habit.
It's gettin' to be a common thing for
me to carve into the inwards of
new car just because the owner fig
ured some rule was too old TO be taken
seriously.
l can illustrate this with the matter
of usin' kerosene to flush out the
crankcase when changin' oil. In the
days when most engines were lubri-
Gated entirely by the splash system
the typical crankcase had a series Of
troughs into which the tips on the
ends of the connectin' rod bearings
dipped. The oil pump raised oil from
the bottom Of the case and distributed
1t to these troughs.
In order to keep the connectin' rod
bearings we'll supplied with lubricant
of course these troughs had to hold
quite a bit of oil, and that was why
the manufacturers started Warnin'
owners against usin' kerosene to flush
out the crankcaSe. An owner might
easily think he had drained off all
the kerosene when IL lot of it might
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Of Patiala Has $4,000 Car
Camouflaged for Big Game Hunting

A $4,000 sport car scarcely sounds
plausible, but the Maharatah of Patti
ala can produce one to confound all
skepticS on this point. The car was
built III England under the supervi.
sion of the potentate and is largely Of
his own design.
1t was constructed largely for big
game hunting and for purposes of
camoufIage has been enarneled all
over. even to wheel spokes, in khaki.
yellow. gray, green and blue colors.
The form of camoutiage is that ap-
piled to the first tanks that were sent
by Great Britain TO the Somme area.
a few details OF the equipment
which may further placate doubts as
to the machines value. are:
Pure white ivory used for the steer.
ing wheel. the carburetor and ignition
controls. the upper part of the steer
ing column, and the handles Of the
brakes and gear-change levers.
A bulbous back to carry two spare
Evening star., 1926-03-21

The Hoover conference will take UP
six reports, submitted by a like nun.
Der Of committees. These reports and
the chairmen Of the respective com.
mitteeS follow:
Uniformity Of laws and regulations
Gen. Nathan MacChesney. past pres!
dent. national conference OF commits
sioners on uniform State laws: eI,
forcement, William MCAdoo. chief cit
magistrate, New York City: causes os
accidents, Walter V. Bingham. dire.
tor, Personnel Research Federation.
New York City: Metropolitan traffil:
facilities, Frederick A. Delano, Anne .
lean Civic Association: statistics, ".
NJ. SteUart. director. Bureau OF Ger
sus; public relations, George NJ.
Graham, chairman. traffic planning
and safety committee. National Auto
mobile Chamber Of Commerce.
Discussion probably will center OF
the report Of the cOmmitte on UNI
forrnity of laws and regulations. This
committee has submitted u most com
prehensive report. giving a suggested
model for Il uniform vehicle code 80
consist Of the following:
]. \ uniform motor vehicle regis
tration and certificate OF title act.
.. 4 uniform motor vehicle opera
tors and chauffeurs' license act.
.. \ uniform act regulating the
operation of vehicles on highways.
4. A. A. Sessions.
Returning TO the A. A. A. confel.
ence. the program shows that Ernest
Smith, general manager, will preside
over the luncheon session to be held O
the Willard Hotel at / o'clock OF
March 25. All delegates will be pres
ent. New secretaries viii be Intro
duCed and announcements made.
Thomas r. Henry. president of the
organization. will address the after
secretary OF the Cleveland Automobile
Club. presiding. \ feature of Tho
meeting will be an address by W. r
Bachman of the Detroit Automobile
Club. on Membership Building" Fol.
lowing Mr.. Bachman's talk, the foo!
will be thrown open for discussion
Matt +. Morse. general manager o.
the Automobile Club of Missouri, viii
preside over the morning session o.
the 10Th. while on the following
morning Dai II. Lewis. secretary o.
the Automobile Club of Buffalo, VIII
hold the char. That afternoon. w. 6.
.Gilbreath. manager OF the Detroit Au-
tomobile Club, will preside.
An important feature OF the las.
afternoons session will he a talk ~
the Development of Uniform state
wide TraifiCe Ordinance" by Howard
d. Brown. general counsel OF the De
troit club.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
GOOD GASOLINE NEEDED.
Car Owners Advised Good Oil I:
Not ONLY Essential.

Car owners. educated to the import
ance of using good oil in their engines.
do not Us a rule appreciate that good
gasoline also is essential to freedom
from engine repairs. 4 large per,
centage of gasoline sold today is a
blend of naptha and casing head gaso-
line, a fuel distilled from natural gas.
The naptha content doesn't burn as
it should and SO leaps past the rings
to dilute the oil in the engine. The
owner of a car using such cheap gas
runs the same risks as he would If
he bought the lowest grade of lubri.
eating Oil.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS:

be trapped in the oil troughs. When
the engine was started, il might be
gettin' straight kerosene for lubricant
for a few minutes, At best. enough
Kerosene would stay in the system TO
dilute the oil. Owners who ignored
this rule might better have used the
old oil a while longer.
Well, now. the troughs have gone
out Of date for most cars and a lot of
oSners think the old rule against
using kerosene has gone it's way, too.
But this isn't true. Oilin' systems
that are up to date are full pressure,
which means that the Oil is pumped
through the crank and cam shafts and
through the vital parts of the engine.
If the oil in the system should be col
lected 1t would show any owner how
uSin' kerosene as a fushin' agent
would dilute the fresh oil because the
kerosene could not be drained out
without suckin' the entire system dry.
Evening star., 1926-03-21

tires and two gallon drinking water
tank.
Mahogany cabinets to carry four
days provisions and containing space
for wine bottles and complete Red
Cross outfits.
Searchlights for pursuing game at
night.
Below each door is light which
automatically switches on when the
door is opened and Eliminates the
step.
Gun rests on each side of the car.
SO constructed that the weapons can
lie brought into use in Il moment.
Devices by which the occupants can
fire with steadiness while travelling at
any speed.
A buffer bar TO force Il way through
dense bush or to fend off Stampeding
animals which may attack the car.
An exhaust whistle powerful
enough to scare off" any attack from
behind.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Middle of Road" Best.

II you will keep in the middle of the
road before trying to overtake the
car ahead the man behind you will
not be trying to pass you at the same
time, and also you will have an excel.
lent view of the road beyond so as not
to misjudge your opportunity to pass
in Safety
Evening star., 1926-03-21
SAFEGUARD YOUR SPARK.
Car Owners Often Screw Plugs in
Too Tightly.

In cold weather the car owner is
tempted to screw in the spark plug
too tightly after having cleaned
them. Because the metals are cold
and contracted the plugs may be set
in too tightly. causing them to stick
the next time the owner must re-
move them. which is usually when
the engine is in operation. This
point is particularly important for
the owner of an engine that is pump
ing oil. When it is necessary to
clean q plug to revive it he does not
want to be delayed further by reason
of the expansion and sticking Of the
plug.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Better Little Loose Than Tight.

1t is better for the battery to be a
little loose in its holder than too tight.
Remember that the box of the battery
is wood. and that being exposed to the
elements without and the acid within
1t is in no condition to stand strain.
If it is allowed to move little and
adjust itself to severe shocks it is not
SO liable to crack
Evening star., 1926-03-21
PSYCHOLOGIST OUTLINES
TESTS FOR MOTORISTS
Urges Thorough Examination to Find
Drivers Native Ability and
TrustWOrthiness.

Fitness Of person drive automobile should be left
experience has indicated lack
qualifications for the successful operation OF
car according conclusions OF DR. J. Mckeen Cae
the Psychological Corporation stated article written
for Science Service
Mental urged by Dr. Cattel afordng the only
Nay learning advance what will do under trying
circumstances He points that the best of competence
successful performance but dmsses wastefu method
and which is defective unless comprehensive.
Whatever selected should be made uniform for all
the States the opinion Of Dr. Catte who chairman of
subcommittee which has made recommendations that have been
approved by the of accidents of the national
and highway safety which will meet i'll Wash
Evening star., 1926-03-21
TWO AUTO CONFERENCES
TO MEET HERE THIS WEEK
National Safety Group and A. A. A.
Club Secretaries Will Discuss
Many Pressing Problems.

Motordom will be thoroughly discussed Wash
ngon during the coming week important conferences
both Of which safety work will receive particular emphasis The
second National Conference Street and Highway Safety
commonly called the Hoover conference will from Marc
Is March 25 while automobile clubs will
here the latter date for rceday conference under the
pices OF the American Automobile Association.
1Ee Hoover conference named because of inception;
two ago by Secretary Commerce Herbert Hoover will
lay before the motoring public of facts supporting
its contention that nationwide system of traffic laws uniform
principle essential to safety and efficiency.
This conference will the fact that order reduce
the number Of traffic accidents necessary Washington
motort touring California know that the fundamental
regulations in effect that New Yorker motoring Penn
SYlvania rest reoa dno ias;cl la..
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Special Tests for , Groups.

"In addition to professional drivers
there are two groups who drive their
own cars from whom q careful psyche
logical examination should be required
before a license is granted. These are
those who have some disability, and
those who have caused accidents or
been convicted of violation of the mo-
tor laws. A man who is deaf or has
only one arm may otherwise be SO
competent that he should be granted
a license, but If he is also low in intel
igence and motor ability 1t Should be
denied him. Color blindness is a handi-
cap, but only OF moderate consequence,
for we can adjust the road signs to
meet in some measure the situation.
A history of epilepsy, or an asylum or
prison record are serious disabilities.
A minimum age is usually prescribed.
but this should be the psychological
rather than the calendar age. 1t may
be that if a boy is permitted to drive
while young, he will become more eX.
pert and have fewer accidents than
if he learns later. No attention has
been given to drivers becoming old.
because the use of the automobile is
so recent that they are few. But this
may become a serious problem.
Very many of the some 100000 ac-
| cidents involving personal injury and
the some % 900 deaths caused annual
iy by motor cars in the United States
are due to repeaters. The automobile
Is very complicated mechanism, but
probably more than three-fourths of
all accidents are due to the nut
that holds the steering wheel. If
man has been involved in an accident
for which he is responsible. or if he
has been convicted of a serious offense
| against the motor laws, his license
, should be withdrawn or only tempor-
arily renewed until a thorough psych-
ological and medical examination has
been made to determine whether or
! not he is fit to drive q car. The eN-
olusion from the road of those in.
competent or reckless would greatly
diminish the number of accidents and
the examinations would at the same
time give useful scientific knowledge
concerning the conditions needed for
safety
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Working Of Brakes q Factor.

Your friends will be more disposed
to ride with you if upon each occasion
you will start out by showing how
we'll the brakes work and by reassur.
ing them that you are primarily inter.
ested In their safety.
Evening star., 1926-03-21
Touring Safety Is Topic.

The work Of the American Automo-
bile Associations conference will
dovetail with that of the Hoover
gathering. The former will, how.
ever. also bring ont, in addition TO
general matters of safety, the prob
lem of touring safety. According 70
Ernest y. Smith. general manager Of
the American Automobile Associa.
ton, the matter is one of the most
important now facing the organiza-
ton, particularly so in view of the
greatest season of touring in the au-
tomobile's history.
The convention call has gone to the
secretaries Of us motor clubs affi-
lated with the A. A. A.. and it is be-
lieved certain that more than 800 Of
the best known automobile club
workers in the country will attend.
More than IS States will be repre-
sented, and a contingent from as far
as the Pacific Coast is expected.
In addition to safety work, the 4.
A. A. motor congress viii. take up the
question Of distributing the nation
wide map and tour book service of the
A. A. A.; how to deal with speed
traps and roadside courts: treatment
to be accorded foreign motorists. etc.
In the opinion Of Thomas p. Henry
president of the American Automobile
Association. the convention probably
will be the largest purely motoring
convention in the history of the coun-
try. The widespread results Of this
meeting can be guaged more accurate.
ly when 1t Is realized that the organi.
zation has a membership of about
100000.
Ernest Greenwood, secretary of the
National Conference on Street and
Highway Safety, states that Secretary
Hoover will preside over that body
for a greater part of the time and
will take an active personal part in the
conference as q whole.