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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04
OPERA SEEN As
CIVIC BOOST

There is real commercial value
for Washington in becoming the
nations musical center. according
TO Edouard Albion, founder and
general director of the Washington
National Opera.
Thousands of visitors and tourists
will be attracted to the Capital in
the future by good operate music,
Albion says. Already the city has
well-developed musical colony,
there being $4,000 persons here
either directly or indirectly de.
pendent upon professional talent
for a livelihood.
Among these are 1,100 members
of the musicians union, more than
100 business firms dealing wholly
or partly in music, and $50 music
teachers. Music in itself consti.
tutes a great industry in Washing.
ton.
When the tenth season of Wash.
ington opera opens in Polls on
December 5, it will show a mem.
bership of music lovers from go
states, and a scale of receipts and
expenditures which will Impress
all civic interests with its growing
Importance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04
MUSIC NOTES
BY Jessie MacBride.

; philharmonic orchestras, known here
for his dynamic power and rhythmic
| grace as guest conductor" Mr..
! Walter Is a card as guest con.
ductor in European opera festivals.
Pierre Monteux, Paris, who for
five years was conductor of the Bos-
ton Symphony and who conducts
this year with the Royal Phil.
harmonic of London, and also at
Monte Carlo.
Vladimir Shavitch, Russia, con-
ductor of the Syracuse Symphony,
and now conducting in Spain,
France and Great Britain.
Ossip Gabrilowitsch. conductor of
the Detroit Symphony.
Eugene Goossens, British Belgian,
born in London.
Modest Altschuler, Los Angeles,
former conductor of the New York
Russian Symphony.
Pietro Cimini, Italian, resident of
Los Angeles.
Adolph Tandler. conductor of Los
Angeles Little Symphony.
The Symphonies Under the
Stars" that grew into being under
that exceptional woman, Artie Mason
Carter, are given Tuesday, Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday of each
week,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04
EdmOnstOn, Md, Elects
japanese as MayOY

Edmonston, Md, will have a
Japanese mayor when Kiniiro Mat
sudaira. Americon born Nipponese.
tomorrow will be automatically
elected. He is the only candidate.
D. Hazen Mcleod. incumbent. has
declined to be a candidate to sue
coed himself
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04
In
THE NEWS
TODAY
Cuban Envoy Sailing
Soon; Patricia Prochnik
Goes Adventuring

The Ambassador of Cuba and
Nine. Ferrara are at the Ritz
Carlton Hotel. New York. prepara-
tory to sailing on Wednesday, for
Europe.
The Secretary of State and Mrs
Kellogg. who are at Hot Springs
for the holiday, are accompanied by
Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Kellogg and George Wads.
worth, of the State Department
Secretary Kellogg will return to
town tomorrow. Mrs. Kellogg prob
ably remaining longer at Hot
Springs,
The Minister Of Austria and Nine
Prochnik are spending the Fourth
of July holiday at Virginia Beach
Their stay was enlivened yesterday
by the disappearance of their small
daughter. Patricia. Gypsies were
mentioned and whispers OF kidnap.
ing were in the air until the child
was found exploring the beach
fully a mile from where she han
slipped away from her distracted
DarentS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04
LEASE RESIDENCE
FOR NEXT SEASON

Commander Alberto Lais. navaI
/ attache of the Italian embassy, and
Nine. Lais have leased for next
season Miss Anais Byrne's resi-
dence at 1916 Nineteenth ST.. oil
which they will take possession In
the early autumn.
Nine. Lais has gone to the
| Thousand Islands for the summer
and Commander Lais. who is tenn
porarily at Wardman Park Hotel
will join her there the middle OF
July.
Nine. Luciano Mascia has gone
to Canada to visit her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. J. w. Domville. Her
husband, the secretary of the
Italian embassy, will go north in
fortnight and will be with Nine.
Mascia in Canada for the rest of
the summer.
Major Gen. and Mrs. John A.
Lejeune will leave Washington to-
morrow for jamestown, r. l.. and
will be accompanied by their eldest
daughter, Mrs. James Glennon.
with her two children, and by the
Misses Laura and Eugenia Leieune.
Miss Eugenia Lejeune will return
to town about August l. the rest
Of the family remaining through
the season.
Mrs. William Dewitt Mitchell,
wife of the Solicitor General, will
leave Tuesday for st. Paul, Mimi.
where she will visit in her old
home until the first of August.
The Solicitor General will have
with him through this month his
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

Franee." 81 Too, Was Born in
Arcade" and I'm Darkest Africa. "
Wednesdays Navy Band concert
will be given at 1880 at the Navy
Yard.
Thursday the Army Band plays
at 1880 at the Capitol steps. Friday
1t gives a $50 concert at the
Washington Barracks.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-04

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special messenger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

gressive assembly lines. much dis
cussed in connection with present day
automobile manufacturing. Machinery
of that period, however. was as crude.
compared with the equipment of a
modern automobile plant. as the auto
mobile of % years ago compared with
the best cars of today.
For a quarter century there has
been q never-ending race between the
machinery manufacturers and the au-
tomobile factories. Demands for more
automobiles. better automobiles and
automobiles at less cost. have kept the
motor car anufaCturers always 2
nose in the lead of the race. 1t is this
which has triped the productivity Of
the worker i'm the automobile i'll.
duStrT
"Greater Detroit grew from a town
IF 374, 900 in 1900 to a city with e.
population Of .JGt .437 in 1928. and
this growth largely waS due 10 tho
automobile industry. Had the 1914
rate of productivity for the automo-
bile plant worker prevailed in 1925. IL
would have taken approximately 800
GOO more men to produce the same
number of cars and ON this basis De
trOit in 1925 would have had a popu-
lation Of nearly 1000 600
ION the other hand the same mum
Der of automobiles would not have
been produced, because their cost
would have been vastly more. Made
up to the present standard the price
for which they would have had to he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
GERMAN AUTO TRADE
BECOMES OPTIMISTIC
Application of Standardization to
Industry Commences to Bear
Fruit.

The application Of Standardization in
the automotive industry Of Germany
is beginning TO bear fruit. with the re
suit that automobile manufacturers
in the southwestern part of the coun-
try, where the industry is centered,
are looking with confidence to the
future, according to authoritative re-
ports. This confidence also is due, in
part. to the loosening of the money
market and the ability TO secure capt
tai at a smaller rate of interest.
Several mergers among the larger
producers have taken place recently.
thus reducing active competition, and
with the elimination of the bad condi.
tons which prevailed on the home
market during part of 1925 and 1926,
production is expected to increase con
siderably during the present year.
The number Of concerns engaged in
the production of cars has decreased
from Sc in 1924 to 80 in 1926, and the
number of passenger car models has
dropped from 146 to AZ. The lessons
Of standardization also have been APP
piled in the manufacture Of tires, parts
and accessories, according to the re
port.
In order to increase the demand
for cars, dealers and manufacturers
have worked out a scheme of partial
payment, and special features and i'm
provements are constantly being added
to the machines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
NEW JERSEY MAY
CHANGE BUS SIZES
Two New Regulations Now Before
State Public Utility Commission
Relate to Motor Coach.

Regulations governing dimensions OF
busses used i'm urban and rural dis
tricts in New Jersey will he consider
ably changed. if the proposals of IL
committee now at work on revision OF
the laws are approved by the state
Board of Public Utility commissioners.
The proposed new regulations are IN
two parts one relating TO the city type
motor coach. the other to the de luxe
or pariOr car type.
Some of the more important changes
proposed are reduction of the height
of the chassis frame from 35 10 80
inches for the city type, the specify
ing Of minimum tread of II inches
and a. maximum height of frame of 30
inches for the parlor-car type, increase
OF the distance the body may extend
beyond the chassis frame from 10 to
is inches. decrease of the minimum
inside head clearance in the parlor-car
type from feet 4 inches to s feet 6
inches, omission of the requirement
for A guard rail and glass partition
around the operator in the parlor car
tyne and elimination Of the require
ment for grab handles for standees in
this class of coach.
Comments and recommendations
with regard TO the proposed regula-
tions have been offered by the motor
coach DIVISION OF the society on Auto
motive Engineers and by committee
organized by the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce to develop a
code of uniform motor-coach reeula,
tons for use as a basis for regulations
in all States. These comments and
recommendations are to be given
study by the New Jersey board in pre-.
pairing its final draft, and the $. A. +,
has been asked to continue it's 60,
operation with the committee of the
board in this matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

or pitch. 1t can be better utilized
than gasoline-~that is to say, it under
goes total combustion. Under these
conditions, Carbonitc should he prac.
tically the equivalent Of an equal
weight Of gasoline.
THE conclusion of the test run
seems to be that the use of a gas
generator must DO entirely reserved
for commercial vehicles. For pleasure
cars, the solution involving either
liquid acetylenc or compressed mo
thane or ketol seems preferable.
concerning ketol. cost details still
are lacking. and consequently it is
not possible to form an opinion upon
it. Methanol used properly as h.
carburant is also being studied, but
naturally the consumption of alcohol
is much greater than the c0nsump-
ton OF EasOline-in fact, nearly double.
Among others, the COmpagnie des
Mines de Rethune which manufac-
lures methanol by the Audlbert proc
ess, Is continuing it's researches. The
ministry of marine also is actively
carrying out tests on the Carburant
mekhonine, which utilities coal tar OF
petroleum tar or even vegetable oils.
and which seems to be a process OF
utilization Of these starting materials
by means of an appropriate burner.
Results Encouraging.
THE refusal of NJ. Mekhonine. to
submit TO the control of the Socicte
des Ingenieurs Civils caused in France
n legitimate skepticism of the value
of his process. but the first enCourag-
ing results obtained by the Service
de Ia Marine are leading TO revision
of opinion.
THE newspaper which has used the
Mekhonine system for two years for
it's trucks has obtained excellent re
suits, and considers the process as
being able to compete very advan-
tageously with gasoline"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
NUMBERS ON CARS
SHOULD Be KNOWN
Owners Urged to Learn All
Identification Marks on
Their Autos.

DO YOU know all the numbers or
marks on Your car by which it might
be most easily identified in case of
theft?
The question is asked by Charles
+. Clark, manager of the District Of
Columbia division of the American
Automobile Association, who Sug-
gests that the present time is the
ideal one for all motorists to make
certain they have this very impor-
tant information concerning their
machines.
when one is attaching or has
just attached new license tags TO
ones car" says Mr.. Clark, 'one
should make it a point TO learn not
only the serial or engine numbers
but all other numbers that might be
useful in tracing the car should it be
stolen.
There are any number of such
numerical groups and in some re-
spects knowing them is of more i'm
portanCe than knowing the engine
or serial numbers. In these days
the two numbers that every thief
knows are on record are the two he
will change first If he cannot quickly
dispose of stolen car. Why motor
lists do not go beyond these two
conventional sets Of figures in know
ing their cars is quite battling at
times.
There arc marks on the car. put
there by varying degrees of usage.
that are better than the numerals,
but cry few motorists ever make
sufficiently careful note of these
marks to be able to describe them to
the police or insurance company de-
tectives after car has been stolen.
When looking over the machine in
this period of relicensing, why not
make note of a few Of these?
'In addition. there are thousands OF
machines licensed yearly under wrong
serial and engine numbers. Typo
graphical and other errors viii creep
into registration cards. It never is
too late to check the information the
card bears against the bill of sale for
YOUR car and it may mean the proven
ton of a great deal of confusion at a
later date.
"All motorists might do we'll to
know everything they can about their
cars if thefts are to be reduced in
1927"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
CARBURANTS FROM SAWDUST
FOUND SUCCESSFUL IN TEST
Experiments in France Demonstrate Po-
tential Possibilities In Case Ordinary
Fuel Supply Is Cut Off,

Carburauts derived from sawdust
recently were used in 12day test run
for motor trucks, held under the
auspices Of the Automobile club Of
France. according to n report to the
American Chemical Society. The re-
port was made by the correspondent
of Industrial and Engineering Chem
istrH. official journal of the society.
There were a number of different
types of fuel used. according to the
report varying with the model of
truck and engine entered in the test.
Several entrants used gas generators
supplying the motor. while others
used liquid Carburants which were
utilized by a carburetor.
The test Is said to have been eXCen~
tiOhally successful. as it demonstrated
the potential possibilities in case the
ordinary fuel supply We're to be cut
off
Called Step Forward.
Several Of the fuels used. because
Of their high oxygen content, are be
lieved to he a valuable step in ad-
Vanctng aeronautics. As these fuels
already contain portion of the Oxy-
gen necessary for the combustion. it
is unnecessary to introduce into the
motor 80 great q. volume of inert
gases, such as nitrogen. which forms
approximately four-fifths Of the air.
The utiliza ton of some of these fuels,
notably methanOl. for high altitude
flying, is believed to have great posi-
biities, as the oxygen content Of the
air at high attitudes Is very low.
The chief liquid carburants used in
the automobile test We're methanol
and ket0l. alcoholic mixtures contain
ing varying amounts of hydrogen,
oxygen and carbon. These fuels are
derived from the decomposition OF
aliphathic acids, which are produced
by fermentation of sawdust, the de
composition resulting from a mixture
Of these acids and certain calcium
salts, according to the report.
The gas generators were supplied
either with charcoal or with a new
product called Carbonite, or funCtioned
even on wood" the report states.
"Some other trucks used compressed
gases. such as methane or acetylene.
"Carbonite consists Of sawdust
gathered in the forests. which In ag.
glomerated either by means of resin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
MOST ACCIDENTS
At INTERSECTIONS
Carelessness of Drivers
Given as Cause--Road
Hogs a Factor,

That highway intersections arc the
most dangerous points for the motor
ist Is Indicated in a survey conducted
by the Automobile club Of southern
California, from April e to Decem-
Der /, 1926. This survey. which listed
more than Is 600 accidents and their
causes, found that 7ga9. or more than
half, took place AT such intersections.
Bridges ranked second IN. the list of
dangerous places with 4 total Of 4,9o9
accidents, Embarrassing accidents,
which are the most spectacular and
command the most publicity. totalfd
only 1903, or less than l per cent. ac-
cording TO the survey.
CarelessnesS Blamed.
Carelessness on the part of drivers
is accountable for the vast majority
of accidents, the survey shows. ard
the casualties that might he consid
cred unavoidable we're found TO be eN-
tremely limited. This shows that
safety on the highways is, in the final
analysis. up 10 the intelligence and
care of drivers. the report states.
Defective vehicles, poor roads and
darkness. all Of which are popularity
believed 10 he responsible for large
number of accidents. in reality con
tributed to but n small proportion.
Less than i0 per cent of the accidents
tabulated occurred on poor roads less
than onefourth occurred after dark,
and only 6 per cent happened in other
than clear weather.
A total Of 1917 accidents was tab
Mated. Road hogs, or those politely
classified as right-of violators,
We're responsible for the largest mum
Der of wrecks. with 1916. or more
than 20 per cent of the total. IncOm-
petent handling of motor vehicles, due
either 10 carelessness or ignorance,
was second on the list with 2,621 ac-
cidents. The driver who backs with
out looking ranks third with a total
of ] .4S0 accidents against his record.
Causes of Accidents.
or the more than $4,000 accidents
surveyed, only are cIassed as of
unknown origin. Among the 50
causes listed. stopping too abruptly
was responsible for 1881 accidents;
turning left without giving proper
warming caused 952 accidents; cutting
in ahead. 5l2; exceeding the speed
limit in limited zones, 1876; swerving
suddenly to avoid collisions caused
$50. and passing on the wrong side of
the road 500 accidents.
Personal responsibility for safe
driving must be assumed by drivers.
instead of dependence being placed in
laws. is the suggestion of the public
safety department Of the Automobile
Club OF Southern California as re-
suit of this seven months analysis of
the situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
EXPERTS ON REPAIRS
REPLACE GUESSERS
Differentials No Longer Torn Down
in Search for Noise in Front
Wheels

Have you missed the Guesser's in
f1uence on your automobile repair
bills?
If not. 1t may be that you have not
been very observing, for the guesser
has passed out of the high grade au
tomobile repair and maintenance es-
adjustment, just as the presence of
his prototype in the medical clinic
no longer is tolerated
The expert diagnostician has re-
placed the guesser entirely in scien-
tifically operated service and repair
shops, and his appearance has been
reflected in lower repair costs in no
uncertain manner.
The guesser's chief weakness, in
the opinion of Fred Jones, foreman of
the foreign" department of the
Washington Cadillac Co.'S mainte-
nance division, seems TO have been
tearing down differentials when a
front-wheel bearing was causing all
the noise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
AutOisfs Warned
Again Old Permits
Must Be Reneupd

Motorists again are reminded
by traffic authorities TO renew
their old driving permits. The
time for renewing the first
group numbered up to 1892,
inclusive, expired January 81.
The dates for renewing per-
mits outstanding follow:
Numbers $4,000 fu $4,000 be.
fore March |.
Numbers 95,00t to 40, 900 be-
fore April |.
Numbers i40.00i to 1870, 900 be-
fore May |.
Numbers l8l.00i and over he
fore June |. 1927.
All operators permits issued
before July 3. 1926, must be
renewed. since they are auto
naticaIly cancelled on the dates
specified above. Those whu fall
10 make application for renewal
before the expiration date are
subject to fine of not more
than $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
AUTO EXPORTS INCREASE,
Figures Show Total of $223, $50.
72e for 1926.

a total of 3v5, 256 passenger auto
mobiles, trucks and buses was ex-
ported by the United States in 1925.
according 70 report by the Depart
ment Of Commerce. The total value
OF the machines exported was $223,-
$50
Exports in 1925 totaled 02.93f.
units with an aggregate value of
1927. $50, 232.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13

sold would have been such that the
same number probably would not
have been bought.
workers I'm the automobile fac
tories, strange TO say. have welcomed
the steady march of labor-saving ma
chinery into the business. 1t has been
a circle benefiting the workers them
selves for. as machine methods
lowered the cost of ears. demands for
production increased and even more
men were needed to run the increas-
Ing number of man-replacing ma
chimes"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
DRIVING THROUGH SNOW.
Moving Slowly Gives Car Greater
Traction in Drifts.

When you are UP against the prob
lem OF getting your car away from a
snow locked curb or OUT Of a drive
way that is similarly blocked it will
pay to proceed slowly. The slower
one goes. the better the traction
There are few conditions under which
che can dash through drift. Re
membering this in u pinch will
simplify your problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
AUTO SHOW CROWDS
REVEAL KEEN INTEREST
IN NEW MOTOR CARS
Continued from Sixth page.l

the next few months vii! show an i'm
portant upward swing. eliminating in
n even greater volume Of activity
than Was experienced the correspond
ing period last year.
That this is splendid commentary
upon genera! economic conditions i'm
the District Of Columbia. and lInon
me prosperity of the individuals max.
ing up our community, cannot be
denied IT is interesting 10 note. IN
this connection, that the automobile
show, more and more is coming 10
be looked upon as a very definite
straW-in-the-Wind by observers every
where
II do not believe / oyerstate the
caseswhe / say that our satisfaction
with the 1927 show is complete. and
that upon the basis of the flooding
enth uslaSln there enaendoIed we are
looking forward 10 year of sus.
tanned progress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
Argentine Buses Increase.

Bus lines are increasing in Arger-
tina and a large and better appointed
equipment Is being used American
busses are the most popular, according
to figures of the United States Depart
ment of Commerce. Foreign bus
makers. however, are entering into
active competition for the business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
'LAbOR-SAv|NG PLAN
INCREASES OUTPUT
Packard Executive Traces
Rise of improved Machinery
Factor in Cheapness.

Workers in the great automobile
factories Of the country have had
their productivity SO increased that
the output per man hour is more than
three times as great as If was in 1914,
according TO the findings Of William
r. Foster, director Of The Pollak
Foundation for Economic Research,
and Waddil Catchiugs, who in Il re-
cent article declared that the auto
mobile forms the key To national pros
perity.
Commenting on this, =. +. Roberts,
vice president of manufacturing OF
the Packard Motor Car Co, says
Back Of this is one of the things
which has made it possible for 10000
600 or more persons in the United
states to own an practi-
cally a new science. and that possibly
which has made the United States to-
day the greatest industrial nation in
the world 1t is the development Of
machine-tool equipment which makes
IL possible for one man TO produce the
work that formerly was done by no
less than three men--and do 1t in
fiDitplv better