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Evening star., 1927-10-23
MARYLAND AUTO TAGS
TO BE READY NOV. 28
Tax Payments to Be Required Be-
fore Plates Will Be Issued
Under New Law.

Maryland automobile tags for 1928
will be ready for distribution on No.
vember 2S, 1t Is announced.
Only those who have paid their taxes
and have received receipts from the
tax department will be eligible to se.
cure the tags, under the Maryland
ruling now in effect.
Three hundred thousand application
blanks have been mailed to tax of.
ficials in the State by the office of
the commissioner of motor vehicles.
Tax officials in the various counties,
under law enacted by the last legis.
lature. must examine the tax roll and
certify whether each automobile own.
er has paid taxes due on the vehicle.
The system has been in effect in Bal.
timore for several years, and the mo.
tor commissioner has refused to issue
license tags there unless the city
certifies on the blanks that taxes
were paid.
The tags for next year will be
white figures on a light blue back.
ground.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
KNOW OPERATION OF EACH UNIT
IN YOUR CAR TO ESCAPE BILLS
Devices Like Starter and Carburetor
Should Be Understood By the
Constant Motorist.
8 ALTIM Q & Z
CITY

Although there are 22,000,0 motor
cars registered in the United States,
and while it Is a fact that they have
received a large measure of attention
on every hand, 1t remains true that
an amazing proportion of owners is
unacquainted with some of the sim
plest facts in connection with work.
ings of piece of automotive equip.
ment.
In the great onrush of the automo.
bile to popularity some basic consid-
erations seem to have been overlook
ed. AS the automobile has widened
it's market it has created thousa nds of
purchasers to whom the mechanism of
an automobile is a closed book. They
operate the controls, but do not under.
stand what they are operating and
how the coordination Is brought
about.
Novice May Profit.
To the veteran, then, this article
may seem a trifie elemental, yet it
probably is true that many who con.
slider their knowledge of automotive
fundamentals complete may find 1t
very well worth while to go over their
multiplication table once more. To
the novice the information contained
herein should prove of value in clear.
ing away some of the mystery which
seems to enshroud mechanism of the
modern automobile.
Under the hood there is a unique
power plant. 1t will not start of its
own accord. In modern cars an elec.
trio motor starts the engine shaft re-
volving. Pressing the starter button
automatically brings into engagement
the gears that enable the starter
motor to transfer its energy to the
f1ywheel of the engine shaft. 1t is
Evening star., 1927-10-23
WOMAN APPLICANTS
PASS COLOR TESTS
No One Fails to Distinguish Red
Yellow and Green in Mary
land Examinations.

Out Of more than 10000 Maryland
woman motorists who have had their
eyesight tested before being given a
license. not one has been found color.
blind, and in the two years in which
the eve test prescribed for automo.
bile license applicants has been in
effect every woman applicant has cor
rectly named the colors used in the
test.
Not that the eyesight OF the women
is better than that of the men, the ex-
aminers assert. for 1t Is not. Woman
applicants fail more frequently than
men because of defective eyesight
other than color.blindness. 1T was said
Approximately per cent of the men
who apply for the licenses are de
ceived by the colors they are request.
ed to name. II was estimated.
No trick Is employed in the colors
shown to the applicant. Usually. If
the colors red, green and yellow are
named as rapidly as they are focused.
the applicant Is passed without diff
Guilty.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
MOTORIST IS URGED
TO PLAN FOR WINTER
Advance Preparation for Hardest
Season on Car Held Vital by
A. A. A. Expert.

Motorists who begin now to con.
slider the effects Of Winters rigorous
conditions on their cars will have
taken the longest step toward the
prevention of these effects, according
TO Denton Peterson, in charge Of the
emergency road service of the Dis.
trict of Columbia Division, American
Automobile Association, who points
out that many calls for service that
come to the club have their start in
the put-it.off attitude Of the car
owner.
"If the motorist begins to realize
right now that he will need a battery
that is in the best condition, that
Winter makes its demand for special
grades of oil and grease. that a
and that an anti-freeZe Is necessary
and gives real study to the special
requirements. he will not have trouble
this Winter" says Mr.. Peterson
Winter troubles come from slovenli
ness in car care. 1t Is dimly In the
car owners consciousness that GER
tain things should be done, but they
do not come into the forefront OF
ones mind until the first bitter cold
day has got in it's disastrous effects
Now In the time to consider what
anti-freeZe one will use, to learn from
the proper source just what grade OF
oil and grease In best for the tenn
peratures in the area in which one
lives, to find out whether the gen
orator In set to supply the greater
current that the battery needs. and
generally to learn the condition OF
the car. Analysis of the emergency
service records Of this club reveals
that thousands of motorists do not
seek this information until they have
found themselves stalled, possibly
with serious damage to the car.
cit IL too early, of course, to act
in all these matters, but 1t is not too
early to get ready to act correctly
| when the time comes"
Evening star., 1927-10-23
BILLBOARDS DOOMED
ALONG KANSAS ROADS
Highway Commission Bans All
Signs Except Markers for
Routes.

Billboard and other advertising
signs along the Kansas highways
must come down by the first of next
year. That order has been issued by
the Kansas State Highway Commits.
sion.
The commissions order grows out
Of an act adopted by the Kansas
legislature last Winter to the effect
that no signs Of any kind shall be
permitted along the highways except
officially authorized standard road
markers. Both convenience and
safety in travel as we'll as the ap.
pearance of the highways were fac.
tors In the legislation.
A special provision of the act was
a ban on biilboards within 1000 feet
OF highway intersection or rail.
road grade crossing.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

plain that if the driver keeps his foot
on the starter pedal after the engine
starts the starter motor and it's gears
may be damaged
Even when in motion a gasoline en-
gine requires speed for power. The
hardest job for the engine is to get
the car started from rest. Further
more, the engine can't be raced and
then joined to the shaft that conveys
the power to the rear wheels without
straining the clutch, which does the
Joining. The manufacturer. there
fore, provides a set of gears that gives
the engine a mechanical advantage
that Is. by going into low gear the en-.
gine can run fast, though the car
will move very slowly when the clutch
Is engaged. The engine is enabled to
move the stubborn car because it
moves it so slowly.
Starter Is Important.
Knowing this much about what's
under the hood. it isn't necessary to
ask mechanic why the engine stalls
when trying to start it In high gear.
and one Is not easily misled into
thinking there is nothing wrong if the
engine stalls when starting off In low.
IL 1t stalls In low. and clutching IL
done gently while the engine is given
a little gas, the indications are the
engine is not running properly. The
carburetor is probably adjusted for
so lean mixture that the engine Is
starving for fuel.
There is quite a story in the choker
button. which one pulls out when
starting the engine. This control
merely shuts off the air to the car.
buretor so that the engine sucks in
lContinued ON Seventh Pagel
Evening star., 1927-10-23
new ORLEANS BRIDGE
TO BE OPENED SOON
So, 100000 Structure Seen as At
traction for Tourists Dur
ing Winter.

Motorists from Washington and 9th
er Northern centers, planning South
ern tour during the Winter, will be
interested to learn that the opening
of the $780, 900 Pontchartrain Bridge
at New Orleans Is scheduled for not
later than February 1. According to
an announcement, efforts are being
made to throw open the structure
January s, anniversary of the Battle
of New Orleans
The total length of the bridge
which is vehicular toll causeway
is 14h miles. 1t spans Lake Pont.
chartrain. and is called by it's builders
the longest bridge in the world.
The Pontchartrain Bridge will be a
crossroads for two important trans
continental trunk routes. one east anl
west and other other north and south,
the former being the Old Spanish
Trail from Jacksonville to San Diego
and the latter the new Colonial high.
way to link New York and New
Orleans.
The logging" of the Colonial high.
way was started September II.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
The Old Mechanic Saws:

Now, I'm goin' to tell one on myself.
I've got a weakness that costs car
owners a pretty penny, and perhaps IL
] confessed it there would be less trou.
bic all round.
Like most other repairmen, I've
gone long time without realizin' my
failin'. It never came to me quite
clearly until the other day when 1 was
doin' some work On a Blank six and
happened to refer to 1t as an Eager
eight. 1t was an Eager eight that /
worked on just before tackling the
Blank.
All right for me to make a mistake
in the name. but 1t got me thinkin' of
the times I've made the error of think.
in OF present car In terms of the
one worked on befote. Call it ''serv.
ice hangover" il you like. 1 don't
know IL there's any technical name for
1t or not. but this sort OF thing exists
TO a large extent and everybody pays
for Il.
'R.ak @. csF s&asss ssas SO s, ZIP ~. ~ sss'
Evening star., 1927-10-23

tin the mechanics mind on the make
OF car being attended to. The owner
should repeat the name frequently in
talking about the trouble and should
aim to make the mechanic forgetful OF
all the other cars he has been han.
dim throughout the day.
Dinerent cars require different tim.
ing, different tappet clearances, DIFF.
ferent front.wheel alignment. I've
been so engrossed in q former job that
L thought there was something wrong
with the distributor OF the next car ]
tackled just because 1t didn't look the
same as the first one. With the
thoughts of the first car still in my
mind. I'm here to admit that I've nut
troubles into customers cars while
they were payin' me to help them.
A mechanic has got to be in the
mood for a car In order to give Il
proper attention. He can't be thinkin
OF the cars he repaired just before.
It's common sense for the car own
q e steer ies mschspic ssEs!ght .Av
Evening star., 1927-10-23
Hint to Motorists
Caught in Traffic
On a Busy Street

To get across the boulevard dur.
ing the hour of heavy travel fire.
quently is a difficult driving feat.
Since traffic on the more important
thoroughfare has the right of way
at all times, considerable speed is
necessary il one is TO cross with.
out disrupting the main traffic
stream. 1t may be helpful In this
predicament to remember that the
average car will pick up faster in
second speed. Shift to high after
crossing.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
Oil Spray Shows Leak.

Car owners who suspect a compress.
sion leak at one of the spark plugs
can determine the accuracy of their
suspicious by squirting oil around the
plug joint. II bubbles appear, the
gasket Is leaking. The test is an old
one, but 1t remains the most effective
for this particular ailment.
Evening star., 1927-10-23
Check Advocated
On Spare Tire Air
To Insure Value

When testing the air pressure in
the tires many motorists are con-
tent to call the Job well done when
they have gone around the four
wheels. They apparently are sat
isfied that the spare has sufficient
pressure at all times.
Too often they are wrong. and
when they come to change tires
find that they have two fats in.
stead of one on their hands. The
spare may not be working. hut 1t
is well to keep a check on it's readi.
ness to work when the emergency
calls It Into service.
Evening star., 1927-10-23

United States population in 1900
wa S9.000,000, automobile registrat ton
5000; in 1926 population was 115 ,000,-
900. motor vehicle registration 22,0OO..
O00
Evening star., 1927-10-23

Continued on Seventh Page.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
Ambassador Hernck
Receives Dime Tip

PARIS, June 7. (P)--Myron T. Her
rick, American ambassador in Paris,
is treasuring a tip of ten cents received
from. a. youngster in Illinois.
This 14-year-old boy wrote to- Mr..
Herrick several weeks ago and asked
for his autograr and those of such
Frnech officials as he could send. The
ambassador, always kindly, wrote in re-
turn, enclosing five autographs, among
them those of Foch and Poincare
which are almost priceless.
In return, the ambassador has re
ceived a letter from the Illinois boy,
who thanked him for the autographs
and said the only others he wanted in
France were those of Doumergue and
BRAND, delicately suggesting the am
bassador furnish these. He ended his
letter with: "I am so happy you have
sent me these autographs that am en-
closing ten cents so you may buy your
self q good cigar"
The dime was carefully wrapped in
paper and attached to the letter Am
bassador Herrick is keeping it as a
souvenir
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
OLD SOL SETS 4
+. OFF FIREWORKS
IN DRUG STORE

Fireworks in the Tenth street show
window of the Douglas Drug COM
.pany's store started a premature
Fourth of July celebration late yes
terday evening when ifirecraekers
mysteriously ignited and started a
loud and exciting barrage.
Engines Nos i and and the hook
and ladder truck responded to the
alarm and considerable excitement
was caused in the business district.
The exploding fireworks were dragged
from the window and extihguished
with water.
: c.. B. Virgins, in charge of the
store during the absence of Russell
Meadows, said he believed the heat
Of the sun ignited faulty firecracker.
He estimated the total damage at
not more than $50, most Of which
is covered by insurance, he said.
This is the second fire the Douglas
Drug has had this year, a fire in
April destroying considerable stock in
the basement. q.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
Directors Elected To
Douglas Country Club

E. w. Graves, H. w. Williams and
Carl II. Cole we-e elected to the board
of directors of the Douglas Country
club at the annual stockholders meet,
ing last Monday night az the Grub
house. Graves and Williams were
elected to succeed themselves, their
terms having expired this year. Cole
was elected to the direcJorship va
Gated by DR.. F. T. Wright, who is
now visiting in Europe
The board OF directors will meet at
the club house Thursday night for
telection of officers, it was announced
last night
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
CAPT. WILKINS
ABANDONS HIS
ARCTIC FLIGHT

FAIRBANKS, Alaska, June Z (R---
Defeated by circumstances and the
elements for the second successive
year in his attempted conquest Of
the arctic "blind spot" George Hubert
Wilkins, Australian aerial explorer,
was back in Fairbanks tonight with
the announcement he had abandoned
his expedition for the season.
The Arctic fog, which last year
abruptly terminated Captain Wilkins
first attempts to explore the area be-
ween Alaska and the North Pole,
again blocked the. explorer on May
81 of this year when he was forced
to turn back after flying 200 miles
from Point Barrow, Alaska, en- route
to Greenland. The fog became SO
Dense Captain Wilkins said, that he
and Alger Graham, his pilot, were
unable to discern the ice formations
below. u4
wilkins Graham, A. M. Smith,
newspaper man, and Howard Mason,
radio operator, returned to Fairbanks
in the Detroit No. 2, the plane which
WcIo uOCO III w ANcvSAA
Greenland. J80
One of wilkins planes, the Detroit
No. 1, was abandoned in the Arctic
ice pack by the Australian explorer
and Ben Eielson, his "sourdoughl
pilot, after an extended cruise in
search of land. The plane Alaska, a
larger machine which was rebuilt
after accidents last year, failed to
rise to the necessary elevation to
cross the Brooks range when Wilkins
attempted to fly it from here to
Barrow last month.
Failure of supply expedition and
several 1nishaps to the plane in one
of which Earl Rossman of Detroit,
newspaper man. was killed, robbed
the expedition of the desired results
last year. +
Wilkins did not indicate whether
he intended to attempt another
flight in the Arctic next year
He plans to sail for the states from
Seward June 12.. The Detroit No.
2 and the Alaskan are being Grated
for shipment.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
SPANISH WAR VETS TO
J. HOLD PICNIC SUNDAY

Members hiof John C. Creenway
Camp, United Spanish War Veterans,
and Rex Hall camp of Bisbee are
looking forward to next Sunday when
the two camps and their auxiliaries
will hold their annual picnic at
Cochise Stronghold. About 200 are
expected to attend, and a Flag Day
program will be provided by the
committee tin charge. a8.G Qe Il
Basket lunches will be carried by
those attending and the two camps
will provide lemonade and ice cream.
F. H. Elvey is chairman of the local
camp committee and any one who
desires to go and wishes transporta-
ton should notify him at once.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
NO MORE GAS
J. IN STOMACH y. !.
AND. BOWELS

If you wish to be permanently re-
lieved of gas in stomach and bowels,
take Baalmann's Gas Tablets, which
are prepared especially for stomach
gas and all the bad effects resulting
from gas pressure. r,-a5
J, That empty, gnawing feeling at the
pit of the stomach will disappear;
that anxious, nervous feeling with
heart palpitation will vanish, and you
will again be able to take a deep
breath without discomfort.
That drowSy, sleepy feeling after
dinner will be replaced by desire for
entertainment. Bloating will cease.
Your limbs, arms and fingers will no
longer feel cold and 'go to Sleep"
because Baalmann's Gas Tablets. pre-
vent gas from interfering with the
circulation. Get the genuine, in the
yellow package, at any good drug
store. Price $1.-Advt. H
Always on hand at Owl Drug Co.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
TOPETE STATES
OBRECON TO Be
NEXT PRESIDENT

LOS ANGELES, June R)-De-
velopment OF the Mexican state OF
Sonora now assured is bound to
benefit indirectly California business
and make for the industrial solidar-
ity of the Pacific coast of both, ma.
tons, General Fausto Topete, COVER
nor elect Of Sonora, said today upon
his arrival here. He comes with
Sonora Tnpete for rest after his
political campaign ending in his vic,
toryzin The elections in April He will
take Office in September ms chier
executive of the progressive border
state, which dlsregarding the fpenill-
sulai Of Lower California, is the exs.
.trerne northwestern state OF the Mex.
lean rniOn.tiosG kg3agS NJ 1sg,sM.s. I'M
Covernor Topete points out that the,
recent completion of the Southern
Pacific Of Mexico from the border at
NosalesaittO' Guadalaja connecting
the west coast with central industrial
Mexico, will result in important de-
velopment of the west coast of Mex
ico, and indirect benefits to the SOUTH
west Iof the, United States. He ex-
poets the 1irSt benefits in MS state to
be in the cattle industry. it now being
possible to ship Sonora stock to- the
popllous center of the republic.
The new Sonora governor succeeds
Alejo Bay. General Tppete always
has sbeen o military man and our
standing among those soldiers OF the
revolutionary army which We're con-.
tl.buted i'll such numbers from So
nora. lie is a strong political ioi-
lower CT General Alvaro Oregon,
and predicts that he will be the next
Mexican president.
Governor Obregon must be elect
ed he says, "85 per cent of the Mex
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
CAMP JONES is
COMMANDED BY,
CAPT. MULLINS

Captain Charles L. Mullins, Jry re-
Gently attached to the air service in
Texas, has superseded Captain James
Wheeiin SIS cnmmandant at Camp
Harry j. Jones, it was announced at
the camp yesterday. Captain Wheelin
is to leave, some time in July Tor an
absence of four months. Il sa
Captain Mullins Was instructor got
tactics at West Point from 1925 to
1927. He was graduated with the class
CT 1927 ~
Major John W. Creed. who mas
been stationed at Fort Leayenworth,
Kans., is expected to arrive here In
the near future to take command OF
The camp.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
SEEK RELATIVES OF
VET WHO DIED HERE.

w. T. Fisher, aged ABOUT SO years,
passed away at a local hospitaF early
Tuesday morning. He was bfougn6
here from Toaabstofe seriously Ill.
Very little is known OF Ilim here
He is supposed to be Spanish
American war veteran, and to havs
served in Company c, second cavalry.
The local post of Spanish American
war veterans have taken the matter
VI: with Washington, D. c., for con.
,fir!natiols He is also supposed 10
have sister in Vallejo, Calf, bus
kilograms sent there have been u1l-
answered, probably due to insufficient
information as to her name and adj
dress. The body is at Porter and
AneS :nortuary.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08

ican people demand it, and even If
he does not want, to announce his
candidacy for the elections iIaa 1923
the public demand will require it.
This will, not conflict with the anti,
re-electon clause in the constitution,
Reelection in Spanish means. only
two consecutive terms"
Another Mexican official arrived
here today, Adalberto Tekeda, secle.
tary Of the interior in President
Gales cabinet. He has. been touring
the territory OF Lower California, and
stopped here on his way. back to
Mexico via the west coast. He is
travelling in private car over the
Southern Pacific.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
l266rdVOTES IN
/ 'COCHISE CO. ON
AMENDMENTS

A. canvass of the ballots in the
special election cn state constitu-
tional amendments May 81 made by
the board OF Supervisors in Tomb
stone Monday showed 1856 votes cast
in Cochise county 2t stt
For amendment 100, yes. $50 votes
were cast; for amendment 101. no,
561 votes were cast. For 102, yes.
$50 votes were cast; for 1O3, no, 59S
votes we're cast.
During the first 10 days OF this
months the board of supervisors IS
meeting as a board OF equalization.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
MRS. M. DONOHOE TO
BE BURIED TOMORROW

Funera.s services for Mrs. Margaret
Dononoe, who dieo 1T the family home
Sunday, will be held at the Christian
church at 430 p M. tomorrow, fol-,
lowed by interlnent in Calvary cemC-
terry.
Michael DonoEloe, husband of the
deceased, arrived from New Mexico
yesterday in response to a telegram.
A daughter, Mrs. Marie Cool, also ar,
rived from Los Angeles. Porter ana
Ames' have charge CT the funeral ar
rangelnentst os
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
PRESIDENT O. KS FLEEr

F, WASHINGTON. June P-~II9
review OF the United States tleet at
Hampton Roads, Va, last Saturday
impressed President Coolidge because
of the, fine appearance OF the f1ees
and, its general efficiency. Mr.. Cool
idge does not think anyone could
have. viewed the parade without real
izing that America has one OF the
most powerful navies in the world.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08

WASHINGTON, Jlne 6 R,-Tne
supreme court today refused to pass
upon the contention of the Hidalgo
county water improvement district No.
4 of Texas, that by false representa-
tions it Was induced TO buy certain
material from the Western Metal
Manufacturing company OF Arizona
and was entitled to damages.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
AGREEMENT REACHED

i OTTAWA, June 7 P-Basis of an
agreement between the Canadian
Pacific railway and 5000 employees,
including clerks, freight handlers and
station agents, has been reached, it
was announced today by Peter Heen-
an, minister of labor.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
Leave For Jerome

ed Verde Extension company and
James S. Douglas left Monday eve
,,iyo for tho fornoer'c l1cyoe in s.Ie
rome. Kingdom has been visitor Ill
Douglas during the past three OF four
DAYS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
WEDNEsDAY SPECIAL

New stock guaranteed 5-ply Electric
City red rubber hose, 1O1Ac foot Etched
tea or water sets, tall pitcher, 6 glasses
and tray, all for $1.69. See our windows.
Posten- Arthur Hardware Co.-Advt q
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-06-08
WEDNEsnAY sPECIAL

New stock guaranteed 5-ply Electric
City red rubber hose 1O11c foot Etched
tea or water sets, tall pitcher, 6, glasses
and tray, all for $1.69. See our windows
Posten-ArJuur Hardware Co-Advt.