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Evening star., 1926-06-06
Road Cleaning Magnets.

X EEPING the road clean with an
electromagnetic is the new idea
along the Yellowstone Trail. Nails.
bolts. wire and scrap metal cause
punctures. and they are all attracted
by magnet. Therefore. reasoned
the road keepers, why not scour the
auto road for them by means OF a
huge magnet?
Following out this idea, they out
fitted a motor truck with large cir
cular electro-magnet hung from the
rear, coming to about 4 inches above
the surface of the road. From 5
miles of road, according to the Edison
Monthly, more than $50 pounds OF
nails, wire, and other bits of metal
were caught up by the magnet. most
Of which had been covered by dust and
invisible until dragged out by the
force of the magnetic field.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Congregationalists Held Services
AtCapit0l in Early Experience Here
sinRe
NO rand sionofC Church.

as follows: And then came up the
question of Il site. The Methodists off
cred us the corner of Four-a nd .a-half
and T. streets, now occupied by the
Metropolitan NJ. E. Church, for $25, 900.
But we wanted a more central location
for the only church of our order. For
70 years the Van Ness family, the orr
einal owners of the western half of
Washington. had been selling at city
prices the pieces of their old tobacco
plantation. All had been sold but one
lot, and that lay at the corner of Tenth
ana q streets. 1t was promptly bought
by the Congregational Church, but it
was months before we could get the
deed, because it had to be sent to
Rome, Italy, for signature. so that
the last piece of land belonging to the
original planter family that lived by
slave labor was the first piece to be
! bought by an anti-slavery Congrega-
! tlonal church after slavery had been
abol1Shed throughout the land"
Ihe Rambler remembers that he
looked up the history of the lots owned
by the Congregational Church and
gave you that matter in considerable
detail in one of the two rambles on
DR.. Bischoff. the blind organist. long
the master of the organ of that church
IT is emphasized in the history of
the congregational Church of the
North, the West and the District Of
Columbia that it was an anti-slavery
church. | think that every Congrega-
/ tlonalist in Washington. from the
meeting of The small group in 1S47
: down to the Civil War, was an abo-
litionist. and the men conspicuous in
the church history of Washington
were outspeaking abolitionists. From
my knowledge of abolitionists, 1 have
no doubt they said pretty rough things
about people who owned slaves. Most
Of the abolitionists / have read of ad-
dressed the colored man as brother"
and crossed their heart that though
God had given a man a black skin he
should be given as good treatment as
a man with a lily complexion and
fiaxen hair. But when, in 1867. three
colored Washingtonians applied for
membership in the Congregational
Church it almost broke up the church
l do not make out from Mr.. Gifts
Evening star., 1926-06-06

and since the news leaked out various
Photographic companies are said to
have maneuvered for chance to offer
it commercially.
Mapping a wild region such as q
large part of the thousands of little
and big islands that form the Alex
ander Archipelago, which was named
in honor of Russian Car, will be
something like carpeting a room, as
the aviators must determine the dis
tances between the walls" of the
area they are to map, and will base
their surveys on the present charts
that We're made by the Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, which has covered the
greater part of the coast line of
Alaska This will give them what is
known as ground CONTROL" though it
is not yet known on what scale the
map will be based.
To those in whose conception of
Alaska there instantly flashes a pic
ture of a deSolate waste of perennial
Ice and snow it may come as sur.
prise to hear that the mean tempera.
ture of Sitka, for example, Is said by
the United States Weather Bureau to
be degree warmer in January than
it is in the city of St. Louis, while
the Summer months of July and
August are comparable to the same
weather to be had in Denver, Chicago
and Boston.
Thunderstorms are rare, though by
no means unknown, but they are
usually of the mild variety unlike the
''line' squalls frequent in the Central
States. In Alaska snow has been
known to fall heavily during thun.
derstorm, and two instances of this
phenomenon have been noted at
Juneau within six years.
Southeastern Alaska is region
noted for it's scenic features, which
possess beauty and grandeur, and in.
clude tidal waterways, foaming noun.
tain, torrents, mountains whose sum.
mits are crowned with eternal SHOWS
and whose lower slopes are covered
Evening star., 1926-06-06

report by Theodore Tiger. American
trade commissioner, who says:
THE surveyor rode on an OK cart
He had calculated the circumference
of the wheels, and tied a ribbon to a
particular spoke and counted the revo.
lutions. as he drove all day, using his
compass to set his corner posts at the
intervals required by the revolutions
of the cart wheels. The next Gdy he
drove back on the next line miles
north. This was a much faster and
simpler method than the usual more
accurate technique and served all pre-.
liminary purposes.
Nowadays, great accuracy may be
obtained with even greater speed and
far less difficulty with the use of air.
plane mapping. Terrestrial stereo-
photograph surveys originated with
Prof. d. Pulfrich in 1901. but since
1909 the method used Is simplified by
inventions of V. Orel. which put the
system on a commercial ba sis.
The view of a landscape from an
airplane gives much the same impress
sion as map. and aerial observation
has therefore been employed for war
purposes since the beginning of air.
craft, but It is only since the World
War that it has been developed for
lttilu surveying puI pOSSS
Surveys which took years to make
can now be completed in a few days OF
hours, at fraction of the cost"
This is. of course. one reason for the
interest taken by rival nations in the
latest improvements made in this di-
rection by our Army and Navy avia-
tors, who are constantly on the look
out for new designs for airplane cam
eras, that will shorten the actual la
Dor of photographing in the air.
X *
CHIEF AVIATION PILOT A. X.
~ PETERSON, who was severely in
jured by a fall in one of the Looming
amphibians en- route to the base of the
Alaska survey on May 26. has recently
invented a hand-held camera that was
built by the Navy Department work
men under his supervision. and which
has aroused great interest.
| 1t has a lens of the Bausch and
Lomb type, and will be used to take
| what are known as fleet pictures. -
Evening star., 1926-06-06
BY THE RAMBLER.

By THE RAMBLER.
~HE Congregationalists of Wash
ington made several efforts,
between 1847 and 1865. to or
ganize a church, and that pc
riod of Congregational history
was gone over in last SUNDAY
Ramble. The denomination grew In
Washington during the Civil War ana
held services in various halls ana
rooms. For while-the Rambler
does not know how long-the Congre'
gationalists held services in the Uni
tartan Church building at the north
east corner of Sixth and ID streets.
That building came to be more widely
known Us the Police Court than II
had been as church, and the present
Police Court building occupies the
site.
In 1852 Trinity Episcopal Church
moved from it's church bulldlns OH
Fifth street, which it had long occu-
pied, to it's new building at Third ana
indiana avenue. A group Of Congre-
gationalists made a part payment on
the older structure. held services there
and got on prosperously for a time.
Congregationalism, with its insistance
on abolition of slavery, made little
progress in the District and the con-
gregation, becoming small, gave up
the Fifth street building. A later
owner fitted 1t as livery stable. Co
lumbian College bought the stable
building and rrnotieleti it for college
use. | think it Was in the Summer OF
1866 that the CongrcSationalists rented
the lecture room in that building and
held Sabbath service there.
The congregational minister was
the Rev. DR.. Charles e. Boynton. A
congregational historian says of him;
"our new pastor, Rev. DIR. Boynton,
preached a very acceptable sermon.
have sat under deeper and more
thoughtful pastors. but I never sat
under one whose crisp sentences more
happily filed the public ear, unless
it was Lyman Beecher. father of all
the Reechers. He soon filled the hall. !"
When Congress met in December,
1866, a committee Of Congregational
lists asked Speaker Schuyler Colfax to
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Speed. Burning Plants.

A N amazing plant that grows sew
eral feet in a few weeks has been
discovered in the mountains Of Thibet.
1t Is yellow sorrel, growing only at
high attitudes around $4,000 feet, and
a patch of the flowers can be seen a
mile away, like candle flames, against
the dark moors. The sorrel is buried
under the snow until June, when 1t
suddenly pushes it's way through and
reaches a height of feet in a few
weeks.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Two-Century Ship.

In the Baltic Sea there is a ship
known as the Constance. which is
202 years old and still in sailing serv-,
ice. Sweden has a vessel, the Eman-
uel, built In 1749 and still engaged i'm
carrying lumber. The Good Intent, a
vessel built in 1890, was sold at Car
diff In 1919, at the time doing regular
service. and brought the respectable
sum of 81 ,009.
Evening star., 1926-06-06

1866, to install the new pastor. Rev.
Charles B. Boynton. into the pastorate.
Rev. J. c.. Holbrook was moderator and
the sermon was preached by Rev. Sam
uel Walcott, and the right hand Of fel-
lowship given by DR.. Sunderland, who
could now welcome well known anti
slavery minister into Washington
pulpit"
Mr.. Clsft teea cS the choice Of site
Evening star., 1926-06-06
Another Tire Record.

A F'TER reading in the World Masa-
\ zine of May 9 of the 13 seconds
record set by J. A. Ken
nedy of Paris, France, J. Fl. Spear
man, a tire dealer of Plattsburg. N. Y,
had himself timed while changing, a
tire. He claims to have accomplished
the change-off the rim and on again
in 8 4-5 seconds.
Evening star., 1926-06-06
US. Navy Will Make Aerial Survey
Of Southeastern Part Of Alaska
% Provide
curateM and of fResouc

A HI NDRED and eighty-five
~ years after the first visit of
~ the two Russian officers, Bar-
4 i ing and Chirikov, to the vast
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-09-09
SU NJ MON s

The President of the United States of America to the above named dpfendanf. greeting
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-09-09
WANTED

HYDRAULIC GOLD PLACER PROPOSITION WANTED. Give de- tailed particulars as to location, yardage, values, water supply, length of ditches, nature of material steepness of slopes on which they are to be constructed. cost per pound of freight to property, estimated gross capital required, and percent age of clean-ups wanted Will deal with those holding leases or owners only. Address replies to Sentinel office.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-09-09
VIRGINIA CLARK
 PODMORE CALLED
 TO ETERNAL REST

Last month Dr. R. J. Diven, pas tor of the WrangeI Presbyterian church received a eablegram an- nouncing the death on August of Mrs. J. A. Podmore at Winter Park, Florida.
 Mrs Podmore, before her mar riage, was Miss Virginia Clark. The greater portion of her child hood was spent in Wrangell, and although she had been away from here for some years, the news of her untimely death was received with deep regret by all who knew her. She is remembered here as a sweet young woman of beautiful Christian character, and the sympa- thy of her many Alaskan friends is extended to the bereayed family.
 The Herald, published at Winter Park, Florida, contains the follow ing account Of Mrs. Podmore's death:
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-09-09
LEGAL NOTICES

In the District Court for the Terri tory of Alaska, Division Number One. Al Ketchikan. OLIVE B. MCLAUGHLIN,
 Y. Plaintiff WILLIAM W. MCLAUGHLIN.
 No. 954 IzA
 SUM MONS The President of the United States of America to the above named defendant. greeting
 You are hereby required to ap- pear in that District Court for the Territory of Alaska. First Division, at Ketchikan, Alaska, within thirty days after the 9th day of September, 1926, in ease. this summons is pub lished, or within forty days after the date of it's service upon you, in ease this summons is served upon you personally and answer the com plaint of the above named plaintiff on file in the said Court in the above entitled action.
 Said plaintiff in said action de- mands the following relief. a dis solution of the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing be- tween plaintiff and defendant. And in the event you fail to ap- pear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof and will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in her complaint and as herein above stated.
 WITNESS the Honorable Thos NJ. Reed. Judge of said Court. and the seal of said Court hereunto af- fixed on the 4th day of September 1926.
 JOHN H. DUNN. Tseall Clerk. By KATHERINE L. KEHOE,
 Deputy Clerk. Date of order for service of sum mons by publication, September 1. 1926.
 First publication September g. 1926 Last publication October I, 1926
The Wrangell sentinel., 1926-09-09
THE WRANGRLL SENTINEL
 J. W. PRITCHETT, Publisher

as seeond-elass matter at the Nrangell. Alaska. post office under
 Act of Congress Of March }. 1878
The Washington times., 1926-01-06

the advisabiIity of raising prices
with the opening of the new year.
Several upward readjustments
had been quietly made, or were In
the making before Dodge Brothers
blind announcement was broad
cast, and the general feeling was
that higher prices were on the
cards for 1926.
A strong influence leading that
way is the increased cost Of tires,
which are big item In the bill Of
materials entering into a finished
automobile.
with this and other considers.
lions pointing toward possible adj
vances, therefore, Dodge Brothers
latest move has created consider
able uncertainty and talk Of +he
last few days has turned toward
possibilities of price war;
Improved lighting and especially
better vision for the driver are note
worthy in the new offerings. Front
pillars have been cut down by tho
use of steel supports. in some
instances to not more than IA
inches. The aII-steel body, success.
fully used by Dodge Brothers Tor
manv years, has now been adopted
In the quality field by Jordan, and
is also used on several of the lower
priced cars.
Primarily this development Ii inn
portant because it makes for safety,
but 1t has many other advantages
as well, notably, manufacturing
economies which are being passed
on to the buyer, durability and free
dom from soueaks and rattles and
finally, ease of repair in case of
dings or dents outside. or worn or
torn upholstery within.
The four-wheel brake has come to
stav. a study of the situation by
Automobile Topics reveals. Last
year at this time, standard specifi-
cations showed A per cent Of the
skies then on the market. and SO
per cent of the Fights, to be equipped
with four-wheel brakes. With allow
ances for models yet to be disclosed.
this years specifications show well
over 60 per cent of skies and 80
per cent of Fights equipped with
brakes on all four wheels. Hydraulic
brakes have increased from "A per
cent of the specifications for all
models last year to so per cent for
1926.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
SIX MAKES
RECORD RUN

From Portland to Bend and
back again, distance of $50 miles,
In II hours and 4S minutes. over
a road-bed VIGOROUSLY treacherous
because of loose gravel and hair
raising curves that invite disaster
at every turn, was the record
achievement of a strictly stock Ajax
Six touring car.
/ The route started with the beau
tiful Columbia river highway sus-
pended in the mountains, past Multi
nomah Falls, through The Dalles,
then up the Deschutes river-with
the snow.clad slopes of Mt. Hood
to the west--to Bend and back
again over the same route.
Because OF severe zero weather
and difficult road conditions, and
the fact that part of the thrilling
run was at night, the going was
never easy, yet even on the worst
curves a speed OF 80 miles was
maintained Average speed for the
entire trip was 40 miles per hour
about 90 miles faster than most
drivers would care to travel the
same road.
Tabulated reports show actual
running unlG LEOTu# ~ 0EeAMAAN w
Bend, distance or $40 miles, was
hours and So minutes, while the
return over the same road 5 hours,
SIS minutes-a total of 40 miles iTAs
IL hours and 48 minutes Of actual,
not elapsed, running tirne--a no.
table triumph for the pilots and
the Ajax Six.
During the entire $50 miles no
water was added. 40 tire changes
were made, nor was single me-
.chanical adjustment of any kind re-
CURED. Gasoline mileage was 10
miles per gallon unusually good
mileage considering the radiator
was unprotected from zero weather
and the drivers were therefore
operating q decidedly cool motor.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
CONVENTION TO
DRAW CROWD

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Jan. O.
The United States Good Road As
sociation, organized fourteen years
ago for the purpose of advocating
and leading the fight for Federal
aid and which has been an i'm
portant factor in the remarkable
development of highway construc
ton In the United States viii hold
Its fourteenth annual convention In
conjunction with the United States
good roads show and tenth an
nual convention of Bankhead Ma
tional Highway Association, II
santa Monica, Cal, June to IL
1926.
The convention win be held In
the Santa Monica municipal audi
torfira, and the show will occupy
the plaza in front of the auditorium
The permanent headquarters of the
associations are at Birmingham
Ala, but after February tenn
porary headquarters will be estab
Ished at the Miramar Hotel where
q competent corps Of assistants
under Director General J. A. Roun.
tree win have charge of arranging
the details and publicity until after
the convention.
Some of the most distinguished
men and women OF the country
have accepted invitations, and given
positive assurance that they will
be in attendance. Twelve governors
have given assurance that they will
deliver addresses. Over forty Cover.
nors have promised to appoint from
1 to 200 delegates from each of
their respective States.
Contractors, engineers, county and
road officials and others whose
work requires them to keep up with
the latest developments of highway
industry have for many years met
at the annual meeting Of the United
States Good Roads Association
where the latest road machinery
road models, and road materials
have been on exhibition, and their
number increases each year.
Gov. E. Lee Trinkle, president
OF the United States Good Roads
Association, Is one of the most dis.
tinguished good roads advocates in
the nation. He Is deeply interested
in the road building program
throughout the United States and is
successfully guiding the work of
the organization. In conjunction
with the executive committee, Gov
ernor TrinlxIe has planned pro-
gram for the convention which
promises to be most interesting.
The program has been divided into
sections. One section which viii
appeal to the people in general,
another to the State and county
officials and another to contractors
and builders and to the State and
county highway commissioners and
engineers, who actually plan and
direct the work.
Reduced railroad rates will be in
effect from May is to October 80,
from all parts Of the country.
Thousands from ali parts OF the
United States win have an oppor-
tunity to buy a summer rate ticket,
attend this convention and spend
their summer in the west.
Extensive advertising IS being
done ali over the United States,
calling attention to the convention,
the attracfiyeness Of California and
the west.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06

These first showings, together
with the promise Of sensational de-
velopments in the price situation,
are creating tremendous interest on
the part of motorists, says Auto
mobile topics, in an advance survey
of the New York show situation.
The several new cars. to be un.
yelled at the shows are destined to
create the most widespread discus.
sion among car users. Their adj
vent is awaited by the trade as
well, with gerat eagerness, because
for the most part the dealers have
been kept in ignorance OF their
characteristics.
Considerable mystery advertis-
ing has whetted the appetite for
these disclosures.
At least four of these cars viii
be from brand new designs. Sew
eral others will be entirely new
models developed from the past
practice of experienced nanufac-
turers. while half q dozen cars
bought out during the year. or re-
Gently announced, viii come into
the shows for the first time.
At Pontiac. General Motors has
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
1. L. PEARcE ELECTED
PEERLESS TREASURER

Election Of A. L. Pearce as treas
urer of the Peerless Motor Car Cor.
poration has been announced by
the Peerless board OF directors. Mr..
Pearce has been serving as acting
treasurer since the resignation OF
John r. Porter. October 81 of this
year. Before that he was assistant
treasurer. He joined the Peerless
organization March i, 1922, coming
from the Cadillac Motor Car Com.
pany, where he was supervisor of
general accounting.
Before Joining Cadillac he was
engaged in accounting work with
the Detroit Steel Products Company
and the United States Radiator
Corporation. both of Detroit. He
was born in England and came to
the United States about seventeen
years ago.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
FOUR MEN MISSING
IN RUSSIAN BAL Z ROOM

LENINGRAD. Jan. 6.--No word
has been received from an army
balloon carrying four men which
left here january 2, 1t was an
nounced today.
The balloon Is believed to have
been blown into the extreme north-
ern part Of Russia, possibly beyond
the Arctic Circle to the Pole. ~.
Kyriloff. CHIEF Of the Military Aero.
nautic school, was the balloons
pilot.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
400 ROAD BOOSTERS
OPEN 3-MoNTh TOUR

The largest caravan Of autorno.
biles ever gotten together for long
distance touring win leave Battle
Greek, Mich. on August 8, for q
three-months tour Of the west and
Pacific northwest, the National
Headquarters Of the American Au-
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
-Four NeADAuton1obiles
Are to Make Debut

Four automobiles, the Chryser Imperial 49," the
Stutz Vertical Eight unnamed light six developed by
General Motors and six being offered by Of the
largest producers will be disclosed for the first time the
public the National Automobile Show in New York, open
ing Saturday In addition these the DIANA Nash built
Ajax Jordan neeigh Peerless Sx-SO Star Six and New
Day Jewett will be newcomers the national exhibit
The Washington times., 1926-01-06

tomobile Association announced to-
day.
The trip calls for 80 days on the
road, so days Of which win be taken
up in actual travel, leaving 80 days
for leisurely visits to the beauty
spots OF America along the route.
Probably 100 cars, each carrying
four persons, will participate.
The membership will represent
many cities and communities. 1t
will boost good roads.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
BELGIUM GIVES AID
TO FLOOD SUFFERERS

BRUSSELS, Jan. 6.The govern
ment OF Belgium has donated
100000 francs to victims of the
recent Hoods. it was announced to-
day.
OF this sum, $4,000 francs were
contributed by members Of the cab
met uersonaliv.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
Ouch! Ny Back! Rub
LuInbagO Pain Away
Rub BacIGaeIle away with
small trial bottle Of
old ''st. Jacobs OIL"

when your back il sore and lame
or lunbago, sciatica or rheumatism
has you stiffened up, don't suffer:
Get a small trial bottle Of old, hon.
est "St. Jacobs Oil at any drug
store, pour a little in your haWd
and rub it right on your aching
back, and by the time you count
fifty, the soreness and Iameness Il
gone.
Don't stay crippled! This sooth-
ing, penetrating oil needs to be
used only once. It takes the pain
right out and ends the misery. 1t
is magical, yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, SCI
atica, backache or rheumatism SO
promptly. 1t never disappoints.
The Washington times., 1926-01-06
WooLvsoRTH ARCHITECT
70 DESIGN N. Y. BRIDGE

NEW YORK, Jan. s.Cass Gil
bert. the architect who designed the
Woolworth Building. has been re
tained BY the port authority Of
New York.
He win design the new bridge
over the Hudson River between
Washington Heights, Manhattan,
and Fort Lee, NJ. j.