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and Japan and wreaking vengeance
on Britain by arousing Chinese ele-
ments to carry on the boycott
against English goods in many of
the Chinese ports.
Prof C. H. Peake Of Columbia Uni
versity maintained that Chinese
shrewdness. rather than Russian
malice, was the basis of the boy
colt. The British, he said, have
placed too much blame on the Boil
sheviks.
when the British realize that the
boycott arises out of Chinese nation
alism, then they will be able to
understand the issues involved"
said Prof. Peake. I'm the boycott,
the Chinese have used the Bolshe-
viks because of the clever technique
they had devised to combat imperial
ism"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

burgh) sightseeing, allowing the boys
to see many of the interesting things
that Europe affords travellers. My
son arrives tomorrow evening by
motor from Geneva, after which I
win make my further plans.
II expect to stay in Rome. where /
am visiting for the first time. for sew
eral days, and then probably will
motor to the north of Italy, stopping
off for holiday at the Italian lakes.
probably will sail from Cherbourg,
and hope to get back to the United
States about September 15."
Mr.. Mellon said he was having an
enjoyable vacation despite the journal
istic bombardment to which he has
been subjected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Watch Snatched ON. Street.

Daniel Yates, colored, 40 years old,
735 S street, told police that three
colored men stopped him in an alley
between Seventh and Eighth streets,
@ street and Rhode Island avenue, last
night and snatched his watch. worth
$50. He says they asked him the
time, grabbed the watch and ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04

fixed. He made it clear that both were
purely courtesy visits. No audience
with the Pope has yet been arranged.
with political conditions in Europe
as they are" Mr.. Mellon said, ''it is
natural that rumors should come up,
but the fact is that / have not the
slightest intention of studying fnan-
cial conditions or discussing them
with foreign officials
His original plan was to go to
Spain and motor to France, but this
was abandoned because of reports of
excessive heat and bad roads.
Instead" the Secretary said. at
went through France with my son and
his COMPANION DANES Mckay of Pitts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
CHURCHILL is DEFENDED.

LONDON, August CP.-Foreign
Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain to,
day supported the very temperate
and very courteous explanation" re-
Gently made in the House of Commons
by Chancellor of the Exchequer
Churchill regarding 1.-THE circum.
stances in which and the purpose for
which the British government Dor
rowed money from the United States
Government after the entry of the
United States into the war"
The foreign secretary made his
reference to Mr.. Churchill's eXplana'
ton during the debate on the Anglo
American debt settlement.
The debate was initiated by Capt
William Wedgwood Bonn, Liberal
who declared he thought it "unfor
tunate that the chancellor of the ex
chequer, in defiance of propriety, was
drawn into controversy with Mr.. Mel
lon (the American Secretary of the
Treasury, and that afterward he
broadcast a. challenge to Senator
Borah."
Capt. Bonn thought the people OF
England did not want to go to Amer
lea and ask to be let off from their
debt. He asserted that in recent years
causes of misunderstanding between
America and England had been re
moved, notably by the Washington
agreement, the Irish settlement and
the liquor negotiations.
Hope for Amity VOICED.
The foreign secretary joined with
Capt. Benn in the hope that the friend
ship of the two great nations WOULD
not be impaired by IAN ill.tempered or
iniudicious public controversy.
At the outset Sir Austen said he
was glad to notice that Capt. Benn
had found nothing to which to take
exception in Mr. Churchills explana'
ton to the house regarding the cir
cumstances under which Great Britain
had borrowed from America.
"a statement" he continued, was
attributed, rightly or wrongly, to the
Secretary of the American Treasury
which wholly or largely misrepresent
ed the character of our borrowings
and the purposes to which they We're
applied. 80.
INV right honorable friend Mr
ChurchilD thought, and though
rightly, that it was not in the interes
of good relations that such an I'm
preston should arise, or should p'
given currency anu lTeeuoIh poS"oo'
no notice was taken, and he accord
ingly stated the facts correctly.
Denies Terms Protested.
"Mr. Churchill never compliance
and made it clear that he did no
complain of the terms of the settle
ment to which we agreed with th'
United States. Capt. Benn is I1gh'
in saving that we borrowed money
from the United States for the pur
poses of a war in which they ant
we were engaged, and that we gave
our promise to pay the United States
Government.
There is not man in this coun
try, I am confident, who, If he haC
to decide the question, Shall I honor
the promise of my country when
am called upon to do SOP would not
have replied as Premier Baldwin an6
his government of that day did. 'O1
course, Great Britain will honor its
word. We will settle the debt which
we incurred"
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After a honey bee stings you, 1t dies.
But it probably dies happy.
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MELLON DEPLORES
DEBT TALK REVIVAL
ON EUROPEAN TRIP

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
SEES SMALL PROFIT
IN SALES OF AUTOS
Company Official Deprecates
Hard Bargains" Demanded by
Those Who "Trade In"

Motorists would not attempt to
strike such hard bargains when trad
ing In their old cars II they knew
the comparatively small margin of
profit in mercha ndising the modern
automobile, in the opinion of r. II.
Mulch. vice president OF the Flint
Motor Co. In explaining the situation
In the retail automobile field, Mr..
Mulch says:
when a dealer is asked to grant
more than the market price for a
car that is being traded in, he Is in
effect being asked to part with just
SO much of his legitimate profit on
the sale Of the new car. If the aver
age dealer is persuaded to accede to
such requests to any considerable eX-
tent, he will soon have to shut up
shop. His margin of profit would no
longer be sufficient to enable him to
stay in business.
THE values being offered today by
the automotive industry have been
made possible by the pairing of every
item going into Il cars final cost.
Factory profits and dealer commission
have come under the knife along with
everything else.
The result is that the dealer no
longer has the big tradinf margin
he enjoyed In days gone by. All pad
ding and imitation have been elimin-
ated from list prices Of automobiles.
Dealers in all makes are in the same
boat. They cannot afford to give
away part of their commissions with
each sale.
Used car values are fixed by the
memorable workings of the law Of
supply and demand. A persons old
car Is worth just the market price
and no more. The individual dealer
has no control over this figure.
He knows what n car of a certain
make and age will bring and he will
offer the owner an allowance of ap.
proNimately that amount. He cannot,
in justice 10 himself, do more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

Less than 25 years ago the first au
tomobilc successfully negotiated the
trip by highway from Detroit to New
y ork City" Mr.. Chaplin points out.
1T took a full week to get there. a
complete set of replacement parts had
10 be carried with the car, since Serv-
ice stations did not exist.
Difficulties of Trip.
Early in the trip" Mr. Chaplin
continues. 1.-The tires fell into the habit
OF Debating at from 10 to Is mile in
tervals Time and again the road
stretched away into seemingly bottom
less mud. Frequently extra horse
power was required to eXtricate the
vehicle from difficulty.
The direction of the road to New
York was unChartered. For that mat
Ter, the road 70 points but from 25 to
so miles distant was unknown to a
majority Of those questioned as to
directions.
To-day the same trip is made COM
fOrtably in tire days without a stop
for repairs. assistance out of mud
holes or delay in seeking directions
This year more than half a million
motor vehicles left the factory under
their own power for delivery by high
way TO all parts Of the United States.
Visitors to Parks.
more than ITO, 900 motor cars car
ried visitors into the national parks
from every State In 1925.
Ten thousand cars daily, from
every part OF the country. joined the
pilgrimage to the Nations Capital
during the Summer vacation season.
Thousands Of ears are every day
conversing toward ths sunny play
grounds of the South and West.
Uncle Sam is delivering mail each
lion miles Of these highways.
Recent surveys in Ohio indicated
that passenger cars from other States
varied from per cent Of the traffic
to 80 per cent on through routes. AT
one point 90 per cent Of these foreign
cars were from Pennsylvania, West
Virginia, Kentucky. Indiana, Michiga n
and New York. The remainder repre-.
sented other States from California
TO Maine, as we'll as the Dominion of
Canada.
Uniform Highway Policy.
"A uniform national highway policy
has been very largely responsible in
making possible an easy flowing in.
terChanSe of motor vehicles between
different sections Of the country
County lines have been erased
State lines do not exist foy the motor
vehicle. The improved highway speaks
language common 10 all.
In point of time we have only just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
INSPECT YOUR TIRES.
Sharp Stones and Glass Initial
Cause Of Damage.

Sharp stones and pieces of glass, tin
or the sharp edges Of a switch point
will cut into the toughest kind OF a
tire tread. The fieXing action of the
tire enlarges such cuts Road dirt
and moisture enter and eventually
cause separation OF tho rubber tread
from the fabric carcass of the tire.
Look your tires over at least once
a week. Clean such cuts and fill them
with plastic patching rubber. which
you may get from any tire dealer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31

the cities. The arterial highways
leading into large cities frequently
pass through neighboring satellite
centers. The traffic is more than
local, vet local control remains. There
| is q gap here which must be bridged
| by closer coordination between the
several groups. Arterial highways In
| these metropolitan areas must be
built. but this can only be done by
| united action.
County Highway Situation.
Hardly less important Is the situa
5000 county highway organizations
Half of all available funds are spent
by them on roads Of secondary and
local Importance. Diversity OF prac
tice in construction and maintenance
prevails. States have had the benefit
of Federal cooperation in working out
uniform standards, but cooperation of
this character has too 1nfrequently
existed between county and State.
Because of the vast sums involved
1t is essential that closer attention be
given to working cooperation between
county and State, to the end that the
funds may be conserved and the Sec
ondary roads be built with a view to
future requirements of the whole Ma
ton.
"Other questions OF scarcely lesser
moment remain.
Handling Traffic Flow.
MANY primary State highway sys-
TENS are largely surfaced. But we
are now facing the larger problem of
handling the traffic flow which these
roads have attracted.
Wider roads between the larger
centers Of population must now be I'M
dertaken. This is more particularly
true in the Eastern States. where pri-
mary roads systems have been largely
surfaced.
Strengthening Of roads and elimi-
nation Of curves, bad bridges and
grade crossings are essential to the
future efficiency Of this new trans
portation.
Secondary roads must be improved
and brought up to standard to take
the overflow and handle their own in
creasing traffic.
Greater utilization OF highway
transportation Is the chief solution of
distribution costs and difficulties.
cooperative marketing and in In
tensive development of farm areas
contiguous to urban markets finds it's
greatest asset in improved highways.
neSe o1er a real solution 10 farm
market problems.
RecreatiOnal Highway Use.
"Racreational use of the highway
Is growing amazingly. Municipal golf
links. State parks, national parks.
lakes and rivers for fishing and hunt
ing are made accessible to rich and
poor alike over the highway.
Our highway program Is well be-
gun. Genuine economy demands that
we complete the task we have under
taken. To do so means the creation
of new wealth. the opening of new
production areas and the greater en-
joyment of life made possible by the
higher standards of living to which
highways contribute SO largely"
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ReCreatiOnal Highway Use.
CAUSED BY STONE BRUISE
Break in Fabric of Tire Often Leads
to Scrapping.

Probably no one thing causes tires
to be scrapped before they have given
crack in the fabric body of the tire.
stone bruise is usually the result of
the fabric inside of the tire being
forced sharply down against the steel
rim. Most of such accidents can be
traced to your tires not being suffi-
GENTLY inflated or your striking some
projection III the road at high speed.
Striking the curb sharply when turn
ing a corner or turning around in the
street is also responsible for many
"stone bruises" Usually the tire can
be saved if such injuries are promptly
repaired by a good vulcaniZer.
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I emerged from the dark ages oil
| highway building in the United
| States
In point OF actual accomplishment
we are centuries removed.
100000 Miles of Highway.
we have today 100000 miles of
highways, ranging from mere trails
| to the highest type Of improved road.
HALF a million miles have some
type Of surfacing
"A central system Of highways has
been established-the Federal per
cent system Of approximately 100000
miles.
state highway systems are closely
>oordinated and largely coextensive
Herewith.
Both State and Federal Govern.
ments are putting every energy be-
hind the early completion of this sys-
| tenn. More than 30 per cent OF il Is
now improved to some extent.
Some 10000 miles on the Federal
Aid System have been selected in CO.
peration with the States for uni.
form danger and direction sign post
ing. Soon the motorist starting on
No. l highway at Portland Me, can
follow that number through Boston,
New York. Philadelphia and Wash
ington. southwark to Miami-almost
the entire distance on improved roads.
Federal Aid Act.
The enactment of the Federal Aid
Act of 1916 marked the re-entrance Of
Uncle Sam into highway building
When he started to help the States
in the construction of 4 national sys-
tenn of highways. he insisted that
they also maintain departments to
"entralize work on the main roads Of
the state.
Since then cooperative economic
surveys between the L. :. Bureau of
Public Roads and State Highway De
partmentS are saving road taxpayers
millions annually by pointing out
trends and requirements of traffic.
Research studies by the Federal
Bureau point the way to economies
in construction.
Uniform types Of construction and
methods Of maintenance have been
largely agreed upon and accepted.
Costs Billion a Year.
Our highway program seems to be
we'll stabilized at approximately a bill
lion dollars year
1t Is the largest public works job
the world has ever known-and the
freeSt from corruption.
There are, however. large prob
lens demanding attention.
congestion of traffic is not preva-
lent on the rural highways. Most fire.
quently it occurs at the gatewavs to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-31
PAST 25 YEARS HAVE SEEN
ROAD BUILDING MIRACLE
Motorists Today Hardly Realize How
Conditions Have Changed, But Great
Work Still Is Ahead.

Motorists who thunder along train speed mod
hard roads probably busy with other thoughts
realize how mechanical genius has transmitted conditions that
the modern with
pleasures that he has taken S matter of
The quarter century ended however, has been crowded
with accomplishments which have resulted complete
OF the uncertain conditions surrounding The
tonlobe itself has undergone marked development Roads have
been built afford fuller of being built high
standards OF workmanship This highway development tells
interesting and meangu story of moordoms advances 1t is
related considerable detail by Roy D. Chaplin president
the National Automobile Chamber OF Commerce.
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Saves q Lot of Guessing"

One of those little radium compound
buttons attached to the oil indicator
caves a lot of guessing when wonder
ing how the oil supply is holding out
on cold Winter night
Evening star., 1926-06-11
DEBT PUTS CLOUDS
ON BRAND HORIZON
French Premier to Be Inter-
pelIated on Ratification of
Accord With u. S.
BY the Associated Press.

Ds tHt AsSoCldtcU FTcSs
PARIS, June 1.-THE political firm
ament again is becoming cloudy. On
the one hand the apostle of ministry
Of all talents. Henri Franklin Bouillon
who has been and still is trying to
convert the reluctant Premier BRAND
to his viewpoints in regard to ratifi-
cation Of the American debt agree.
ment, announces his intention to pre-
cipitate the question by interpellating
the government on it's general policy
at an early date, thereby provoking
lengthy debate.
On the other hand, many deputies,
principally members of the cartel. are
furious at the rejection of a salary
increase for deputies, for which they
blame the government.
Criticism of the government also is
coming from Andre Tardieu of the
foreign affairs committee, who is be-
ginning to form group in the cham
Der. NJ. Tardieu has started vigor-
Gus campaign in the Journal. He de-
clares that thus far the government
has done nothing but tinker with the
financial problem, instead of acting
boldly.
The motion made by the Socialists
in the Chamber yesterday against
pure and simple ratification of the
Washington debt settlement appears
to have attracted the attention of the
opposition which exists in the various
groups and which is almost as much
technical as political. The Socialists
desire the payments to the United
States made in francs, the money to
remain in France until there Is actual
stabilization of French currency.
Manv of the Socialists hold that
carrying out the agreement as it now
stands would subject the country Pc
riodically to a money crisis and only
serve to breed Quarrels.
M. Bereneger, the French Anbassa-
dor to the United States, is continuing
a quet but an active campaign for
ratification Of the debt agreement.
Evening star., 1926-06-11
BRITAIN PROTESTS
SHARPLY
OVERSTR|KEFUND
Sending of Government
Money Declared Unjustifi-
able Interference.
OFFICIAL MOSCOW PART
IN GIFT HELD PROVEN
London Convinced Cash Was In
tended to Bring About Revolu-
ton, Russia Is Told.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 1.-THE British
government has sent q sharp note to
Moscow protesting against the en-
deavors Of the Soviet to send money
to Great Britain during the recent
general strike. The note sets forth
the belief that this money was in
tended to foster q movement to bring
about a change of government in
Great Britain.
The note declares that definite proof
government that a share of the
money offered the Trades Union Con-
gress from Moscow during the gen
eral strike came from the Soviet gov
ernment itself. This action, the note
states, is regarded as unjustifiable in
reference in the internal affairs of
the country and a violation of the
Anglo Russian trade agreement.
a second note, dealing with the
money the Soviet is sending to the
British Miners Federation, is being
considered by the cabinet and will
probably be forwarded to Moscow
case also contends that part Of the
money Is contributed by the Soviet
government and not, as claimed, by
the Russian miners.
At the height of Great Britain s
nine day general strike. called in sup
port of the miners, a check for ,000,-
600 rubles, or about $4,000, 900. was
reported to have been received from
Moscow by the British Trades Union
Congress. The money purportedly
had been raised by Russian laborers
as a mark of their solidarity with the
British workers. The Trades Union
Congress declined to accept the money
Central Council of Trades Unions in
Moscow.
The money was then offered by the
Russians to the British miners. who
continued out after the general strike
was called off. and 1t was accepted
A. J. Cook. the miners secretary. in
referring to the contribution, was
quoted as exclaiming, Thank God
for Russia"
Lord Birkenhead, speaking in Lon.
don on Wednesday of this week, de
clared that the money was not con-
tributed by the Russian workers. but
by the Moscow government, which.
he charged. sought to foment revolu-
ton in Great Britain and to "filch as
much as possible of the British coal
trade in the interest of the Russian
coal trade"
Evening star., 1926-06-11
MEMBER Of HOUSE
F|NEDBY WOMAN
John J. German, Illinois, Ac-
cused of Contempt in
Trial at HyattsviIle.

Representative John J. German OF
Illinois and a party Of friends were
arrested at Hyattsville, Md, while
returning from Baltimore early this
morning, and when the short trial
had been concluded Mr.. Gormar
found himself fined $40 either fol
contempt Of court or disorderly con
duct, and his friend, Capt. Howard
Hutter, was 800 poorer to satisfy q
charge of driving his automobile while
drunk.
In the matter of the charge or
which Mr.. German was fined, the
Hyattsville authorities and the rep
resentative disagree as thoroughly as
they did earlier this morning before
Justice of the Peace Retta Morris, the
newly appointed woman magistrate
Mr.. German declares he was fined for
contempt of court because he pre-
sumed to testify for Capt. Hutter. The
Hyattsville authorities say the charge
was disorderly conduct.
According to Mr.. German, he, Capt
Hutter, Mrs. Hutter, a Miss Brown
and Mrs. Richard l.. Ryan, the latter
a niece of Mr. Germans wife, were
proceeding slowly through Hyatts
Vile about / o'clock this morning
when they were stopped by an officer
The policeman informed Capt. Hutter
who was driving, that he was arrest
ed for speeding and took the entire
party to Mrs. Morris court.
Acted as Witness.
Mr.. German said he requested Mrs
Norris to permit him to represent the
defendant friend as his attorney, but
that she refused to permit it. AS a
witness, however, the member from
Illinois declares he succeeded in prov
ing that the policeman could not
gauge Capt. Hutter's speed because
the officer was on foot. This charge
together with charge of reckless
driving, was dismissed.
Then, however" Mr.. German con
tinued, Mrs. Morris peremptorily
charged Capt. Hutter with driving
while drunk. I insisted that a physi
clan be called and DR.. w. b. Baker
whom none of us had ever seen before
was summoned. He made affidavit
that the prisoner was not drunk, but
Mrs. Morris insisted that he was anG
fined him 500 in the face of the
evidence.
Having done that, she declared
that 1 was in contempt of court an6
fined me $40. / Immediately flee
notice of appeal from both decisions
and 1 shall carry the two cases to 6
higher court, where feel confident
common justice will result in the two
decisions being reversed. The entire
affair was a wanton abuse Of power
and Justice, and 1 intend to go fal
to have this wrong corrected"
Capt. and Mrs. Hutter live in Wash
ington at the Argonne, and Mr.. Cor
man is stopping temporarily at thu
Annapolis.
Police Chiefs Story.
The story Of Chief of Police Robert
Gallagher of Hyattsville. who assist
ed Policeman Robert Foninter II
making the arrests, does not alto
gether square with Mr.. German.
Viewpoint. The police chief declared
he and Foninter had only intended
warming the motorists and letting
them continue their journey. but wher
Mr.. German called the officers "a
couple of hick cops" Gallagher as
serted, they decided to take them in.
Policeman Tcninter was stationed
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