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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
TOLL CHARGES CUT
AT HAvRE De GRACE
Communication Rates Reduced One
Half, But Unchanged for
Single Trips.

Reductions up to 80 per cent in
communication toll rates over the Sus-
quehanna River Bridge at Havre de
Grace. Nd. became effective yester-
day. Monthly. quarterly and annual
toll ticket rates are affected. but no
change is made in the single.trip
basis.
Tho monthly Communication toll
tickets. good for 90 trips, arc reduced
ing to John N. Maclkall, chairman Of
the Maryland State Roads Commits
sion. The new monthly rate Is $50
for two-hor teams and 80 cents for
bicyclists. reductions Of SO per cent.
The present $3.50 rate on 10 trips
in one year for automobiles Is reduced
to $1.65.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
BASIC CHANGES FEWER
AS CAR NEARS PERFECTION
llme-Honored Customs in Design Defy
lnnovation-Many Features of
Early Car Present Today.

american car employs air cooling for
the engine, all but one adding water
cooling to complete the lob.
1t may be argued from the facts at
hand regarding present design and
customs that : their inconsistency
presages numerous radical changes IN
the near future. The motorist, how
ever, has something to say about this.
lie Is aware that many customs are
illogical from a purely engineering
standpoint, but this is not the sole
consideration. A number Of drivers.
When asked about the logical position
Tor the engine. said they preferred to
have it in front. In that position II
acted as an effective bumper in event
or serious mishap. or at least gave
them the impression that It would do
so.
Grace One Objective.
Others preferred the engine in the
front if only for the sake Of appear
ance, motorists today, as in the early
days, enjoying the grace of the long
hood.
Six wheels, or eight, may be better
from an engineering standpoint. but
history proves that motorists cling to
simplicity and that simplicity often
wins out despite engineering argr-
ment. After a flash into 12-cylinder
design. the automobile has swung
back to a point where eight cylinders
represent the multi-cylinder type of
power plant and where the ma jority
OF makers compromise with a six. SO
long as the motorist feels that four
wheels and four running tires are
enough to bother with, six wheels will
not be popular enough to represent a
radical change
Apparently there are fewer radical
changes as the automobile speeds to-
ward perfection, the complete
changes having taken place with
greater frequency in the pioneer days
of automobiledom. It was in the early
era OF motoring that the tiller gave
way to the steering wheel and the
rear door to the radical" method of
entering the car at the sides.
That is why the 1926 cars still show
high percentage Of customary fea-
lures. All of these are improved, and
having stood the test Of time are play
ing an important role in helping the
automobile reach perfection without
detouring through too much expert
mentation.
Copyright. 1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
EXTEND DRAIN PIPE.
Cost Nominal and Saving in Labor
Well Repays Outlay.

More attention would be given 10
cooling systems and radiators if there
were simpler and more convenient
ways of getting at the drain cock.
Usually, the motorist has to be a con
tortionfst in order to drain off the sys-
tenn. 1t is we'll to know that an extern
sion of several inches to the drain will
often solve this problem, and that
since the drain takes standard piping,
the necessary additions can be pur-
chased at any plumbers supply store.
The cost will be we'll under q dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
INTERNATIONAL AUTO
CODE RECOMMENDED
Canadian Police Official Holds 80
Per Cent Of Traffic Laws
Can Be Uniform.

Ninety per cent Of all traffic laws
in the United States and Canada
could be made uniform with little
difficulty and the safety Of all
citizens increased, in the opinion
Of Robert Birrell. vice president of
the Chief Constables' Association of
Canada. To achieve this end he pro.
citation and the International Police
Chiefs Association to attack the prob
lem.
The enormous growth Of tourist
traffic between the two countries, with
the consequent problems arising out
of divergent traffic laws in Canadian
provinces and States OF the Union
caused Mr.. Birrell to study the Ques-
ton. -.
There is no good reason. he feels,
why campaigns could not concurrently
be conducted on both sides OF the
border, so that by 1927 there might
be uniformity in the laws and regu-
lations, from the Mexican boundary
to the Arctic Circle. If conditions are
allowed to drift, he predicts that the
total OF accidents will continue to
mount at an appalling rate and that
misunderstanding will continue to
mar the enjoyment Of tourists in both
countries.
"As soon as the laws become uni.
FORM" states Mr.. Birrell, the public
will quickly educate themselves to
that fact. They will soon understand
and appreciate that what Is correct in
one province or State is so In all
others. I am convinced that such a
condition would result in a keener in.
terest among the public to observe
laws rather than to take a chance in
breaking them occasionally. It would
Hn
officers all over the continent. Their
task Of controlling and regulating
traffic would be easier If they did not
have to explain to many Of the tour.
lists the varying regulations Of their
respective localities"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
TURNING WITH BALLOONS.
Tendency Of Tire Is to Straighten
Out the Wheel.

Owing to the tractive characters.
tics of balloon tires, car so equipped
has the happy faculty Of steering
straight with far less effort on the
part Of the driver. but many drivers
fail to note that this can be a disad-
vantage in turning.
One frequently hears the complaint
that with balloon tires the average
car cannot be turned in the radius
possible with cords. Motorists usually
attribute this to the width Of the bal
loon tire, but this is not the real rea-
son.
The balloon tire seeks to straixhten
out its wheel during the turn. 20 that
the wheels are not given their maxi.
mum cut unless the owner IL aware
OF the process and on the Job to hold
the steering wheel firmly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
CUT SPARK ON KNOCKS.
Lever Must Be Used With Semi
automatic Control.

Where semi.automatic advance is
provided for the spark It Is important
to remember that tho control at the
steering wheel should be retarded
more than for the conventional spark
control if the motor knocks. With
semi-automatic advance, the spark Is
advanced automatically most Of the
time, and to retard the spark it is
necessary to pull the control lever
back farther than with the conven.
tional design. Failing to do this has
caused many owners Of the newer cars
considerable annoyance and unnecea-
'SaEy trOuhaA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
L00SENING STOPS SQUEAK
Reverse Process Sometimes Awaits
in Fighting Rattles.

Throwing motoring customs over.
board is one way Of solving annoying
problems. The matter Of eliminating
squeaks and rattles illustrates this.
When Tightening will not solve the
difficulty, it is advisable often to re.
verse the process. This is particularly
true of windshields which clamp
when closed. To tighten the clamp
screws often makes matters worse.
The remedy may be found in loosen.
ing it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
ENGINE OFTEN IGNORED.
Motorist in Warm Car Forgets
Weather May Be Cold.

Personal comfort in motoring has
reached such a high point by reason
of the heated closed car the driver is
often tempted to forget that the engine
may be laboring under the disadvan-
tage of excessive cold. In the days
when the drivers hands were an ex-
cellent thermometer he was not so
likely to expect his engine to give
good mileage with the radiator un.
covered. Nor was he likely to Jump
out Of the car and spend the evening
in theater without being considerate
enough of the radiator to cover it up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
RADIATOR PROTECTION.
cardboard Inside Gives Cold
Chance to Do It's Worst.

The practice Of attaching cardboard
or leather over a section Of the radi-
ator core during cold weather has led
to the variation of attaching the pro-
tective covering to the inside so that
the appearance of the car is not
marred. But while this serves to keep
cold air from blowing over the engine,
just as it would II attached to the out
side, 1t greatly increases the chances
Of freezing the radiator. When the
covering is inside the core of the
radiator gets the full blast of freezing
ozone without even an occasional puff
of warm air from the engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
MOTOR CAR DEALERS MAKE
APPEAL TO IMPROVE MOTORING
Automotive Trade Association Would Make 1926 a
Banner Year-Some Thought of ''the Other Eel
low,' One Rule of the Road.

An appeal TO make 1925 a banner
year Of motoring accompanied the
seasons good wishes of the Washing
ton Automotive Trade Association ex-
pressed in a statement addressed to
the motorists Of the National Capital.
Reviewing the progress of motor
dom during the last 12-month, the
steps which have been taken locally
to make motoring more enjoyable and
indicates how improvement may be
continued during 1926.
Because the beginning OF the new
year is an occasion for special &C.
count-taking for every one," the w.
A. T. A. statement declares, sit is not
amiss for the motoring public to de.
vote some thought to where 1t stands
in the scheme Of things. While we
follow the age-old custom Of resolving
to improve our conduct during the
coming year it should be Of some
value, certainly, to make some of
these resolutions as motorists as well
as individuals belonging to other
groups.
Considers "the Other Fellow"
Some thought Of the other fellow
should prompt US to endeavoE to be
better drivers, not merely in the
mechanical operation Of the car, which
should not need any great improve.
ment, but In showing a genuine con.
sideratton for and a spirit Of fellow
ship toward the other users Of the
highways. Such a resolution would
be directed toward the elimination Of
the smaller annoyances, which, after
all, lessen the joys Of motoring a
great deal when viewed in the bulk.
It would help us, for instance, to take
no more than our share Of the road
and not try to hog it as many do,
consciously or otherwise. Improve
ment in driving methods also would be
evidenced in trying to avoid mishaps,
which so often cause slight damage,
but no end of annoyance to our fell
low motor users.
Nor should fhA nAdestrdan ha ox,o,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Investigate "No Parking"

mo parking" signs are frequently
used to mark the boundaries of for
hidden ground. 1t may be quite all
right to leave your car foot from
such a sign If you are on the safe
side. Do not take a mo parking"
sign too literally until you learn what
It really 0eank,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
GRASP WHEEL FIRMLY.
Driver Should Guard Against DAN
ger Of Losing Control.

Not only is it necessary to keep
both hands on the wheel, but to- grasp
the wheel in such a way that it can't
slip should the front wheels strike
an obstruction or tire blow out.
A driver whose tires caught in the
car tracks recently lost his grip on the
steering wheel and suffered a bad skid
as a consequence. He thought he was
holding the wheel firmly. but found
that his hands slid along it just enough
to upset his plans with regard to keep
ing the car steady.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
SAVE THE BATTERY.
Many Little Tricks Helpful tt
Thoughtful Driver.

When using the self-starter at night
it saves the battery to switch off the
lights. Throw out the clutch to save
the starter the trouble of cranking
over the transmission gears, and pull
the choker out before touching the
starter button so as to make every
moment Of the starters work count.
The juice saved in the ordinary start
may be a thousand times more valua-
able should the engine stall when the
car is in a precarious position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Progress in Washington Cited.

Motoring in Washington has shown
definite progress during 1925 as 1t has
everywhere. There have been many
persons admitted to the motoring class.
This expansion has created new prob
lens, and an honest endeavor has
been made to meet them. The year
1926 holds further opportunities for
completing the solution Of these prob
lens.
During the last year Washington
has acquired a. traffic administration
and a new set of traffic laws. I'm
doubtedly. these regulations have their
shortcomings. If they had not. they
would constitute an eighth wonder Of
the world. and not man-made system
that must be adapted to ever-changing
conditions. But the new traffic regula-
tons are capable Of remedying a great
many abuses, and could be Of more
far-reaching effect, If that certain
number Of carping critics would see
the good in them and cooperate in
stead of pointing only to their defects
and Offering no helpful suggestions in
their place.
The motorist has 1t within his pow
er to improve the conditions which sur
round the use of the automobile,
whether it be for business or pleasure.
He cannot do it alone, but needs the
cooperation Of his fellow car owners
With the experience Of the past to
guide us, there is every reason in the
world to go forward to achieve even
greater progress during the coming
year."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03
Striking individuality Cited.

individuality is pronounced in en-
zine design. The new Marmon. for
instance, has the only engine with two
spark plugs to the cylinder. There
are many straight Fights, but Pack
ards engine is distinctive for its nine
bearing crankshaft, not to mention its
oil rectifier. Rickenbacker has inter-
CIlangeable pistons, connecting rods,
etc, between its six and straight eight
models. In addition to mechanical four
wheel brakes which 4 claims Drova9e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-03

looked by the motorist. The men or
women who do not drive cars are so
often the victims of thoughtlessness
on the part of car owners. that it
would not be difficult for some motor
lists to make a great many resolves to
improve this phase Of their daily con-
duct a great deal. Remember. for ex-
ample, that the pedestrian has the
right Of way at certain times. and
give 1t to him, not only because the
traffic regulations prescribe it, but be-
cause 1t is a matter of Justice
The Washington times., 1926-04-01
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The Washington times., 1926-04-01
How to Reduce
VaricOse Veins

Many people have become de-
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Moone's Emerald Oil IS a
harmless. yet most powerful
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a very long time. Indeed, so
powerful is Emerald Oil that old
chronic cases of piles are often
entirely absorbed. and any one
who is disappointed with it's use
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We sell lots OF 1t.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
Deadens Rooms to Music
 Only for Players Ears

Irbana. H., Oct. 2l LP-Echoes Of his own playing is so pleasant to the player, but frequently not 10 the listener. To please both. the Uni versity of Illinois has devised an arrangement Of furniture in room so that all echoes go 10 the player and none 10 the listener.
 Professor r. II. Watson, an authority on acoustics. deadened a room by having q great deal of sound absorbing material placed in II. Musicians first found it hard to play there, but easier as successive portions of the deadcning materials were removed. As the reverberation increased, however the pleasure of the listeners grew less.
 Tn the trial which lea 10 discovery Of the ideal arrangement, sound -ab- sorbing material was scattered gen. orally over the room. To this the comment of the musicians was ad- verse. Some of the materials was then removed 10 the opposite end of the room. The transfer continued until all the sound were in the end of the room farthest from the players.
 Approximation of these conditions in home and concert hall will materially increase the enjoyment of music, he said.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
British Authors Also
 Kick at Film Versions

London, Oct. 22. P}-British writers do not like the film versions of their stories any better than many Americans do.
 Thomas Burke, the accredited author of "London.' which the British National Film Company is now showing. is chafing under the liberties taken with his original scenario.
 My scenario was called The Pill grirl's March and bore no resem- blance to what is being offered" he declared. This film is called romance of Mayfair and Limehouse. I never called the scenario that, be- cause it wasn't any romance at all. I never saw a foot of this film when it was being made and was amazed when I read there was a Limehouse death dance in it. I never heard of such a dance. There is no literary version of the story, so I suppose the public will always
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
RACHMANINOFF IN HIS JOYFUL MOOD
This Occurred on Occasion Of
 Chaliapin'S Wedding

Lcningrad, Oct. 22. LP)-Feodor Chaliapin tells in his new autobi- ography how the great Rachmanin- off once became so undignified as to conduct "an early morning serenade consisting of cats music played on impossible instruments" The occa- sion was Chaliapins wedding in 1898 10 the ballet dancer Tornage.
 "The next morning." Chaliapin says, there came across from be- meath my window a deuce of noise-a group of my friends with the composer Rachmaninoff at their head had composed in my honor an carly morning serenade.
 \ "Cat" Screnade
 "They tapped on the window and whistled and shouted an impromptu concert" Thus, he remarks, T started on my married life"
 Chaliapin's marriage was an un- usual affair.
 There was nothing that one usually has at weddings" he says: No beautifully decorated tables, no speeches. On the carpets were punches of wild flowers and bottles of wine. We drank out of the bot tles,"
 The same year Chaliapin was given the part of Boris Godounov 10 study under Rachmaninoff's direc- tion.
 Source of His Noted Rule
 "Rachmaninoff had just left the Conservatoire," he says. He was a man who enjoyed life, dis tinguished musician and a pupil of Tschaikovski's The clements of music I learned from him and owe him my theoretical education.
 T was so delighted with Boris Godounov' that I wasn't content to study my own part only, but learned every other part in the opera by heart, both male and female roles, so that l could sing the whole opera from beginning to end. Later I learned that such a thorough mas tering of a whole opera is for a singer an enormous advantages; and so l always did the same afterwards with every opera l appeared in.
 After I studied the music of Boris Godounov to my satisfaction, I wanted to know all about the work from the historical side. I read Puschkin, karamassin and others, but failed to obtain from them correct picture of the epoch. Then I got to know the famous Russian
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22

even the head of the empress, still less 10 sit beside her. The two i'm perial ladies were placed side by side with a foreign lady on one side and the emperor on the other and all was well.
 The annual ball of the st. George society is one Of three great social events of the year among foreign CTS. The English society invited the emperor and he appeared not only with the empress but his number two consort, raising a question of precedence involving Manchu royal ". the British consul general and his wife and the president of the society and his wife. It was neatly solved by the ready wit of the British officials wife. The fact that the societys president was a tailor did not detract from the pictur- sequences and dignity Of the official procession.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
TWO WIVES, BOTH
 IN THE SAME HOME
Imperial Chinese Residence Not
 at All Disturbed

Tientsin, Oct. 22 OP - Two wives in the royal household Of China create problems, but appar- ently without disturbing the order Illness of the life Hsuan Tung, the youthful emperor without an en- pire. is spending here in exile.
 His household is said to be happy one despite, or perhaps be- cause of, the fact that he has two consorts. both among the most beautiful women 10 be found in the length and breadth Of this vast country.
 They Differ in Rank
 Hsuan Tung married Princess Kuo Chin-Si on December 1, 1922, who became the empress. On De- cember in the same year he took a secondary wife" who was de- scribed as his real love" and made her his "eastern consort."
 The empress is the most beauti- ful. She is conscious Of her exalted rank and of the tribute that al- ways has been paid to it in court ceremonial. She rules as first wives always have done in China, and her word is law.
 She has great taste in dress and is fairly wealthy woman, for her grandfather was viceroy of Man churia and her father was also high official. The father was created a duke at the time of the em- press marriage.
 Second More Charming
 The second wife is the more charming of the two. She came Of more lowly rank and has known life as many of those not too shel- tered know IL. She is clever and witty and a most delightful com panion.
 The Manchu ladies who attend any court ceremony such as is Oc- casionally held at the emperor's residence still follow the rule which requires that they shall all look alike in height and that their skirts shall be neither longer nor shorter than four feet two inches.
 Strict Etiquette Needed
 There are difficulties sometimes when the descendant of the illus trious Chien Lung accepts invita- tions to foreign social functions. A problem arose when the emperor and empress and the second con sort were invited to a farewell dinner to the emperor's foreign tu- tor. Men are not allowed to touch
New Britain herald., 1926-10-22
QUEEN HANDY WITH DUSTFR

London, P)-Queen Mary has proved literally that "the ColoneTs lady and Judy O'Grady'' have much in common when it comes to man. aging q household.
 For a time while King George was spending his shooting holiday in Scotland the Queen was busy at SandrinGham House with a house. maids dustcr getting it ready for his return.
 She cannot stand idly by while others work" Sandringham attache confided. Each day she is al work, duster in hand. dealing with the pictures and other orna- ments as they are taken from the walls"
 Queen Alexandria would allow nothing 10 be changed at Sandring- ham during her lifetime as she wished the house 10 remain just as it was when King Edward made 1t over for her in 1862, year before his marriage.