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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08
SCHOOL SPORTS
CARD HEAVY

Scholastic athletic activities are
heavy on the local sports card to-
day and tomorrow. Eastern inter.
class meet and the Business-St.
Johns game are carded today. while
tomorrow several practice games.
tennis ana golf matches will furnish
interest for followers Of school
sports.
Business High. which opens its
season against st. Johns today at
$50 o'clock on the Monument Lot,
will play It's second game tomorrow
against Catholic University fresh
men at BroolxIand.
GonEaga has booked, for this
week end, Leonard Hall nine
and St. Adams will entertain the
Mcclure nine Of Richmond, Va.
Another diamond engagement
win bring together Western
High and Episcopal High, the
game to be played on the latter's
diamond.
The golf tit viii be played over
East Potomac Park between teams
OF Eastern and Central High School.
While Eastern will be devoting
It's time to the interclass meet to.
day, several Of the baseball te ms
VIII go through q light workout to
Iron out faults shown in the game
with the Keane nine, which won
from the Lincoln Parkers by the
score Of 5 to 0.
Eastern High got but two hits
off Freschi. who worked the mound
position for Keane Seniors. Barry,
Of Eastern, led his team with three
hits out Of four times up.
In the games scheduled be-
tween Business and Arcadians,
no score WIS kept, although an
argument arose over the count
IN the fifth inning, the Ar
cadians declaring their score
was 8 against 5 runs for Bust
ness. -.
Georgetown Props scored rather
easily over the Dewitt Props in their
scheduled game by the score of
= to !. Alright pitching on the
part OF the Blue and Gray outfit
was responsible for the lack Of
scoring on the part Of Dewitt.
levitt registered but four hits
curing the seven innings. while
GeorgetoWn go to Bilkovic and Bias
table, Dewitt pitchers, for five
plngles. Georgetown scored two
runs in the first frame, five in the
second and two in the seventh.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08

The catching ought 70 be
good. Bubbles" Hargraves ID
looking great after his opera.
ton, and when he's right be
doesn't have to take off his hat
to any catcher In the league.
And It's mighty sweet to have
some guy batting down there at
the tail end Of the order who
can sock that old ball like
Bubbles" can.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08

As ! said before, Jack Hendricks
figures the Reds are going to win
the pennant. So do the players
and when a club gets that notion,
they're just that much tougher to
beat. Personally / figure It's q
two-way race between the Reds and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-08

controversy between Lands ana
Johnson win develop ever the
latterss resumption 81 executive
duties. e pr0blematIcal.
II Ii believed, however. that both
principals. q .'baseballs ffterssf
1eud, win Be content - taIi the
incident closed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
The Old Mechanic SAYS:

What do you do when mechanics
can't seem to find out what's ailin'
the car? Just keep on lettin' one
after the other try it? Or do you sug,
gest some new way to go at the
trouble?
I'll tell you what I do when I'm up
a. tree about a job. ! just begin to
wonder whether the car Is put to-
gether the way it ought to be. In
other words, / suspect that other peo-
pie who have worked on the car made
mistakes.
I spent whole day tryin' to find
out why the engine of a certain new
car would run we'll for awhile and
then go dead. The owner, a man in
the automobile business himself, had
had FIVE men workin' on the job be-
fore he turned 1t over to me. And
vet. after a days hard work, l had
to ask him to leave it awhile longer.
Took the carburetor apart three
times, and just when thought every
thin was goin' right the blamed en-
CINE stalled again. So turned In for
the night and woke up with a. fresh
idea. In my bonnet. I started to look
around to see whether somebody be-
fore me had made a mistake.
BY goin' at the trouble that way
1T wasn't long before l got the dope
on it. Lookin' carefully through one
of the gasoline jets, / found a loose
ball of solder. This was causin' the
trouble by blockin' the gas occasion
ally. 1t was the mistake of q fellow
in the carburetor factory that caused
the trouble.
] make it a rule to look for mistakes
when people tell me they've been To
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
81 MAKES Of CARS
FOR CAPITAL SHOW
Auto and Accessory Dealers
to Take Part in Exhibit
Here January 20.

Displays at the sixth annual Wash.
ington automobile show, which will
be opened January 20 at the Wash
ington Auditorium. will comprise
thirty.five makes of passenger cars,
exhibited by 80 dealers, according to
announcement by Rudolph Jose,
chairman of the dealers committee
supervising arrangements. y
Thirteen accessory houses are plan
ming to display the latest auxiliary
devices in the exhibition, which is
being planned by the Washington
Automotive Trade Association AS the
annual review of automobile prod
ucts. Additional entries of motor
car and accessory dealers are expected
before show time arrives.
Following is the list of motor car
exhibitors:
Adams Motor Company, Oakland
and Pontiac; BarryPate Motor Com
pany, Chevrolet; Bartram Motors
Company, Incorporated, Ford; Buick
Motor Company, Buick; Connecticut
Locomobile Company, Locomobile;
District Motor Company. Moon and
Diana: Donohoe Motor Company,
Gardner: Durant Motors, Durant:
Emerson & Orme. Buick; Foss.Hughes
Company. Pierce Arrow; Franklin
Motor Car Company, Franklin; Haw-
kins Nash Motor Company, Incorpor-
ated Nash; Hill & Tibbitts, Ford. Hol-
land Motor Company, Incorporated,
Marmon, Hudson and Essex; Stanley
II. Horner, Buick; Hough Motor Com
pany, Stutz; Lambert Hudson Motors
Company, Hudson and Essex: Fl. b.
Leary. jr.. & Bros, Chrysier; Luttrell
Company, Okland and Pontiac;
T0p ri dc VV7NnVnfr0 NJ
Studebaker: Dick Murphy, Incorpo.
rated, Buick; Neumeyer Motor Com
pany. Jordan, Hudson and Essex;
Olds Motor Works, Oldsmobile; Ouris~
man Chevrolet Motor Company,
Chevrolet; Packard Washington Mo-
tor Car Company, Packard; Peerless
Motor Company, Peerless; Semmes
Motor Company Dodge; Sterrett g.
Fleming, Hupmobile; r. l.. Taylor
Motor Company, Chevrolet: Trew
Motor Company, REQ; Wallace Motor
Company. Nash; Warfield Motor Com.
pany, Lincoln: Wardman Motors In
corporated, Willys-knight, Overland,
and Whippet: Warrington Motor Car
Company. Auburn and Wills Sainte
Claire; Washington Cadillac Company
Cadillac; Washington Velie Company
Velie Virginia Motors,
incorporated, Paige.
Accessory exhibitors are as follows:
American Automobile Association,
| Call Carl, Incorporated; Capitol Ga
rage Company. Gabriel Snubber Sales
& Service Company, Incorporated;
Great National Insurance Company
the Hecht Company, Ralph w. Lee
& Company National Electrical Sup.
ply Company, the Pennzoil Company
II. G. Richter, Simplex Piston Ring
Company: Standard Automotive
Supply Company, Watson Stahilator
Company of Washington, Incorpo-
| rated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Much Confusion Now Existing in Motor
Field Regarding Types of Body Finishes

Motordom In conscious that its au.
tonnobiles never were more wildly
finished, but much confusion seems to
exist regarding the various types Of
finish now in general use. Even paint
ers are mistaking paints for lacquers
and trade names frequently are used
as generic terms.
The difference between paint and
varnish generally is recognized. The
latter is known as Viscid liquid
made of a resinous substance in an
oil or a volatile liquid. When dry it
leaves hard, lustrous finish. Enamel,
too, generally is recognized, particu-
larry in the baked form in which auto
tenders, hoods and-although less fire.
Quently now--whole bodies come.
But when 1t comes to the new types
the motorist is more puzzled.
Lacquer is used on a great many
cars. The basis Of this finish is pyroxy-
lin. Lacquers are sold under wide and
growing variety Of trade names and
motorists should avoid using one OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Double-Locking Devices on Automobiles
of 1927 Offer Owner Better Protection

Greater security against the auto
mobile thief than ever before is offered
the motorist who buys one of the 1927
automobiles. 1t remains to be seen
whether he will take full advantage
of his opportunity. If he does. he will
be running counter to his tradition, &C
cording to police figures. which show
that majority of motorists fail to
utilize the devices created by the
manufacturer as protection against
the car thief.
Double and even triple locking ar
! rangements are provided in a majority
of the new models displayed last week
at the National Automobile Show in
New York.
This feature appeals strongly to
insurance companies, whose experience
indicates that the thief who has met
every previous challenge on the part
of the industry now faces much
more difficult task than ever before
has been presented to him. On this
point, Representative Frank r. Reid
of Illinois, president of the Great
National Insurance Company, with
headquarters here. declares:
Elm a measure, the new locking de-
vices on automobiles are a challenge
to the car owner as we'll as to the
thief. 1t has been the experience Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

these as generic for the whole field of
hard finishes.
Lacquers are sprayed on the car
and dry Immediately. They can be
given almost any degree of brilliancy
by using special polishes To date
they have not been developed so that
they may be applied with q brush.
One OF the most interesting of the
quick.drying finishes is oil paint. This
is a most unusual material for an au.
tomobile finish. Ii is applied with a
brush, and no effort Is made to hide
brush marks. 1t has a dull, rich ap-
pearance and frequently IL mistaken
for lacquer, especially after 1t has
been polished and the brush marks
have disappeared. Occasionally Ger.
tain portions are treated with lacquer
to preserve them.
Good lacquer jobs, like paint jobs,
largely are a matter of the number of
coats used.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
JUST ONE DRINK MAY GET AUTO
DRIVER ARRESTED UNDER CODE
City Law Avoids Word drunkenness,
But Holds Operator Liable if He
Shows Slightest Effect.

One drink of intoxicating liquor
may be enough to bring penalty
upon a motorist under the terms OF
the District of Columbia traffic code.
That one drink may be of varying
potency, but that phase of the ques'
ton, authorities indicate, gets little
consideration,
Visions of an automobile driver hav-
ing to be so badly affected that he
can scarcely grasp the wheel as his
car ZigZags through the street in
order to be liable to arrest and pun
ishment under the traffic act are
Immediately dispelled by a charge to
a jury recently given in the District
Police Court.
The view taken by the court on
that occasion Is cited by Traffic
ing the strict construction of the pro.
vision in the traffic act covering this
offense. He points out that there is
no mention of the word drunk" in
the law. The section of the act deal.
ing with this traffic menace does not
specify that the accused must be
drunk in the general conception of
the word, but merely under the
influence" of intoxicants.
This provision of the traffic act
reads as follows:
mo individual shall while under
the influence of any Intoxicating
liquor or narcotic drug operate any
motor vehicle in the District"
Drunkenness Not Necessary.
Trafic officials have placed a broad
construction upon the intent of this
paragraph in the act. branding as a
misconception the belief on the part
of many persons that apparent drunk.
enness is essential to the offense.
They. accordingly, look upon the jury
charge by Judge Isaac r. Hit as ex-
pressing the construction which must
be placed upon the law il 1t Is to be
effective in preventing intoxicants
from becoming a real traffic menace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
Now You Have 1t!
ANSWERS to Last Weeks Questions.

ANSWERS to Last Weeks QueStions.)
!. A spring occasionally should
compress enough to 'allow the frame
to strike the axle lightly. Excessive
humping indicates spring weakness
or oVerlubrication, but a spring that
never bumps may be too stiff
2. Brakes sometimes apply them
selves when going down a rough hill
because the variation in WheelbRse
caused by the bouncing of the rear
wheels affects the leverage so that
brakes automatically are applied.
3. Occasional firing on the outside
of a plug in Winter time is the re-
suit of shorting OF the high-tension
current because OF the outside of the
plug becoming wet with moisture
caused by condensation.
4. The Shorting is more pronounced
during idling because the current con-
sumption then is less, while the flow
to each plug is greater.
s. The outside of the fan belts OF
some cars will show wear because
they are a little too loose. AS the
fan whips away from the pulleys 1t
strikes one of the bolts of the timing
gear case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

The text of Judge Hits charge
follows:
1.-THE court instructs the jury that
this Is not a question as to whether
the defendant was intoxicated or
drunk while operating an automobile,
but simply that If he did drink any
intoxicating liquor was he under its
influence? One is under the influence
of intoxicating liquor when he is to
any extent affected by 1t.
I'm contemplation of law. the term
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor means that the person charged
must have drunk intoxicating liquor
so that the same disturbed inter
fered or affected the natural action
of his mental or physical faculties SO
that they were no longer in their
normal or natural state.
Many Permits Taken.
"If you believe from the evidence
beyond a reasonable doubt that the
defendant was operating a motor
vehicle while under the influence of
any intoxicating liquor. as the court
has defined that term, then your YER
dict should be guilty Unless you
so believe, your verdict should be
not guilty."
Driving while intoxicated has been
made one of the chief grounds for
revoking operators permits by TRAFFIC
Director Eldridge. Although the
driving privileges are recalled only
for the second offense of reckless
driving and the third offense of speed.
ing, they are withdrawn for the hrst
offense of intoxication and colliding.
Approximately 70 per cent, of the
revocations have been for driving
under the influence of liquor. accord
ing to records in the traffic office, The
offense Is viewed by traffic officials
as one which is a real menace to
public safety. They view the man
who will drive car while intoxi-
Gated as a dangerous individual. and
they can see no mitigation OF his
ctIlVa h{Iifu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

a half dozen different repair1nen with
out success, and ] find some inter.
estin' things that way. One owner
came to me because his engine lacked
power, The mechanic before me had
found the trouble in the carburetor'
and had remedied 1T. but. because he
thought the tappets were too loose, he
frightened them. just to give the owner
a nice, quiet job, and thus he killed
the power he had provided by read
justin the carburetor. All I had to
do was to- undo his mistake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16

insurance companies and police de-
partments that the motorist has failed
to take advantage of the openings Of
fered him to foil the thief, who last
year made away with $3.50 ,0O0, 900 in
automobile property.
To-day the motor owner Is given a
chance to further safeguard his prop
erty. If he takes full advantage of
this situation. it is certain to be- re-
nected in greatly reduced losses, re-
CARELESS of how willy the thief becomes.
Locks may not absolutely foil the
thief. but they go far toward circum-
venting him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
THERM0STAT CAUTION.
Be Sure and Have Specified Side
Face Radiator.

When inserting a motor thermostat
in the upper water hose connection be-
tween cylinder head and radiator, be
sure to observe the caution regarding
the matter of having the specified side
face the radiator.
The purpose Is not so much to have
the butterfly valve in the right posi-.
ton so it will open freely, but rather
to permit the heating water from the
engine block to come into direct CON.
tact with the metals which, in expand,
ing, actuate the valve.
II the actuators are on the radiator
side the valve will not open and thu
engine will overhead quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
TOWN RESENTS CHARGE.
Not One Horse, Says Village of 100
With 116 Autos.

Any imputation that it Is a one
horse town draws an emphatic re-
Joinder from Addison, Ill, one of Chi
Cages suburbs. Addison's population
OF 100 boasts of 116 automobiles.
AS result the town now hobs up
to claim that it leads the world in
the per capita ownership Of cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
20 DIE AT CROSSINGS.

1ICdVy 1U1I IIBC MAJ Iduu
Accidents.
Twenty-Five persons were killed and
81 injured in As grade crossing acct
dents In Maryland during the past
year. according to II. Carl Wolf. chief
engineer of the public service com.
mission.
Twenty-Five of the accidents were
at crossings protected by bells, s at
crossings protected by signals only, S
where watchmen were stationed, S
protected by gates, by signals and
2 where no protection was offered.
Only one of the accidents was at a
private crossing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
AUTO CHOKE ABUSED.
Careful Handling. Saves Much
ANNOYANCE to Driver.

Celebrity in handling the choke will
save you a great deal of annoyance
this winter. A great deal Of skill
can be useful in handling this much
abused feature. of the automobile
Here, briefly. is the effective method
Of handling the choker.
Push it in instantly upon starting.
Pull it out the instant the engine
threatens to stall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-16
MOTORING
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

Nothing dpsiates automobile rapidly as search
,g inspection of newest at automobile show
New Britain herald., 1927-04-06

@. How should a letter to tho
governor OF tho territory OF Alasha
be addressed
A. Hon. George Alexander Parks.
Executive Mansion, Juneau. Alaska.
q. Why arc birds not clcctro-
cutod when they stand on bare cleo
trio power wires"
A. Because it is necessary for
the wire to be grounded through
them to receive an electric shock.
@. Who is the author of tho
aphorism: 1T is the common fate
OF the indolcnt to See their rights
become 4 prey to the active. TIE
conditions upon which God hath
given liberty to man is eternal Ni':'-
lance; which condition, if h" hr'"G,
seryitude is at once the consequence
OF his crime and the punishment Of
his guilt?
\. 1t appeared originally IN John
philpot Curran's speech upon tho
Right of Election. 1890"
Q. What is the address o. VII
liam Wrigley. Jr.".
4. 400 n. Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-06
C\\TONESE VICTORIES

Uankow, Marking, ShanEhal--'li'"
now pekin is threatened. Nothing
seems able to stop the victorious
Cantonese troops in China-or the
Na,jonalists, or southern army" as
the military phalanx under Chang's
command is variously termed.
The opposing war lords seem t"
he entirely bereft Of ability to stop
the forward march Of tho Canton
csc. With Marshal Feng. the So
called christian general" practical
" Joining forces with the Cantonese
and threatening a thrust from the
northwcs. upon the ancient capital
city. its fate would not long be IN
doubt. Even without Feng's assist
ance there seems little doubt as to
the final result.
What helps the Cantonese greatly
is the effective anti-foreisn agli1-
tion that is accompanying their
thrusts. They have learned from the
white man that Propaganda mas lis
uses and that il is a strong ally OF
muskcts. 1t is said by observers that
the opposing armies are inclined to
wilt quickly after they have been
drugged with some of the propagan-
da so assiduously distributed. Tho
ouposing warlords have poor control
over their troops as a result, frc-
ouently finding them going over 10
the Cantonese at the earliest oppor-
tunity. This propaganda is prodicat-
cd upon the slogan. China for Tho
Chinese" and we suppose much L
made Of the claim that a Chinamar
cannot be u 100 percent pItrlo
without cnlisting in the ranks Of IN.
Nationalist.
The main concern Of the for
cIglers." j. @. the white races is t.
make it possible for their citizens t.
remain in safety no matter VIVA
happens. The various white nations
have very small forces in the treat.
ports compared with the myriads o
Chinese under arms, but they ar
enough to protect their people if tn
latter reach their protection sooi
enough.
New Britain herald., 1927-04-06
Observation
On The Weather

Washington, April G.-Fair to-
night and Thursday, not much
change in temperature. Fresh west
winds.
Forecast for Eastern New York:
Partly cloudy tonight: light ram
and colder in north portion; 1hurS-
aav partly cloudy, colder in north
norton; moderate to fresh west ana
northwest winds.
Conditions: The storm area OF
Yesterday has advanced eastward
with 4. center over the ocean Off the
Nantucket coast and another over
Ontario.
1t produced rains from tn" Gulf
coast northeastWard TO Nova Scotia.
and from the Ohio valley and lake
region eastward to the coast
Centers Of high pressure obtain
over Manitoba and over Kentucky
and Tennessee accompanied by ris-
| ing temperature over the interior
| districts.
A trough Of low pressure extends
from the north Pacific coast south
eastward TO the Mexican border,
Conditions favor for this vicinity
fair weather With cool nights ane
warm. sunny days.
Temperatures yesterday We're:
New Britain herald., 1927-04-06
tttD A\b \A\/IIll

II had been hoped by many rep
ulable observers Of Jurisprudence
in Massachusetts tina. the state su-
prema court woald have been NOV
I'd 20 order NOW trial in the case
OF Nicola Saceo and Bartholomeo
Nanzatti, the two radicals who We're
sentenced to death following con-
yic'ion Of numbering a paymastor
md his guard in 1920. Tho evidence
has been most coni3siu@t n comics
New Britain herald., 1927-04-06

Dear Belle: Wen. it must . adj
mitted that even a skinny girl has
her fine points. But here's linn
erick-
There was young lady named
Bender
Who was so exceedingly slender
That when she was struck
BY a big motor truck
She ran right straight through the
fender!
Dear NJ. T. j.: Bill Black Is so
tight tlat he takes candy 10 his
girl in Il sack. Maybe limerick
would loosen him up. I'm interested,
because IN the girl.
Grace Dodge
Dear Grace: Here's limerick
containing a hint for him and a lint
for you-
There was a young fellow named
Black
Who hated to part with his jack:
He took sweets tthe big churl)
In a bag-and the girl
Kept the candy, and gave him the
sack,
Copyright. 1927. Reproduction
Forbidden
New Britain herald., 1927-04-06
Is Years Ago Today

Thomas SAWS broke his leg yes
,crday and he was taken 10 the
Hartford hospital for treatment.
Rev. John r. Winters has arrived
in the city to assume the pastorate
Of St. Mary's church as successor 70
the late Rev. William A. Harry.
Charles c. Highly, well known
veteran of the civil war has heen
selected as janitor for the FIRST
Baptist church.
Manager Slopcr of the New Brit
ain Gas Co., has warned against a
fakir posing as Il state inspector OF
e-as meters who is begullng store
keepers into paying q charge 1o'
his inspecting services.
n. +. Mays special offerings Tor
today include: Mems caps, 10 cents
mems shoes, % cents; men
hosiery, both black and tan D ceh's
a pair.
Rcccipts from police court fines
In the past six months reached "
total of s3.e16 which is the great
est amount ever realized in a SIX
month period.