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Evening star., 1927-08-30
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-16

IN yesterday wAs )
LA QUIET SUNDAY
| A6OARO The VAC
lAeoND. PROFESSOR
6ASTRlc. Sill SUFFERING
FROM The SH0ek or
I0oEr4 6OQerYS DIS
APPEARANCE LAST
tDEEk Is con TINED /.
10 HIS ROOM WIrN
NERVOUS TWlTcHtNa1S 81
|lHERE WJAS NO
ms PlHAT tONAL 0HAI.
ALL our eDNeR SPENT
TIE 0A4 GUESSING
The DEPTH or The
OCEAN AND LoNGING
FoR HOME
Evening star., 1927-04-17
ONE or EVERY SEVEN
AUTOS HAD ACCIDENT
Connecticut Report Shows Marked
Increase in Mishaps During
Last Year.

One out of every seven passenger
cars registered in the State Of Con-
necticut figured In an accident last
year. while of the commercial cars
registered the proportion shows one
accident to about every six cars, ac.
cordiug to figures recently made avail
able. Although there were % fewer
fatal accidents, the number OF general
accidents was increased by 1883.
In 1925 the record was one accident
to every eighth passenger car and two
accidents to every nine commercial
cars.
Thus motor truck operators showed
marked Improvement while operators
of private cars lost ground during the
past year, for it has been brought out
that most accidents that occurred in
Connecticut are due to recklessness of
operators, and therefore ayOidable.
1t has been pointed out that the
average motor truck operator spends
more hours at his wheel each day than
the average private operator, and the
more a man drives, obviously the more
chance he has for an accident. Those
whose business it is to drive CONNER
cial cars become more and more prof
oient by the constant experience they
have in modern traffic. day in and day
out.
One cause Of accidents involving
motor truck operators is that of fall
ing asleep at the wheel, listed in motor
vehicle department records under the
general heading 'inattention. There
were 6240 accidents charged to that
reason in the year past. Some of the
drivers, it was found. had been at the
drivers wheel too many hours, be-
came exhausted and came to grief.
There are laws which limit the hours
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Engines Aren't Everything.

Since acquiring his new car Smith
has had an opportunity TO learn the
folly of pampering one part Of car
so excessively as to neglect the rest Of
If He started at once 10 give the new
engine a helping hand, but at the
same time he forgot to extend the
same vital consideration TO other parts
of the car. 1t is q common mistake.
The engine certainly is important
but It is not everything. To consider
ii the only vital feature of the car is
to invite host of troubles that will
render the most perfect power plant
more or less helpless.
Concentrating his attention on the
engine. Smith promptly got into a bit
of clutch trouble. He was so eager
to save the engine any shock in start.
ing that he began slipping the clutch.
Soon he was riding" the clutch pedal.
The result was that he burned the
clutch plates and had to have them
looked over.
Riding the clutch always has been
a costly habit, but this practice is even
more risky today, because clutch
springs have been designed to com
press under comparatively little pres
sure& The weight Of a foot poised ON
the pedal often will create partial
disengagement
Evening star., 1927-04-17
HU Pm OBILE SIX

Five Popular Body Styies &1325 to $13s3
Ea B. Ddrsis bi@s yssv~ss A@x
Free. Pssse1ger SeaGm: Four wide doors
open into spacious front and rear COM
partments. Seats and backs of advanced
design and uncommoniy well cushioned.
Exceptional vision front and rear. Price
$685..
RSm6is Sest CoSbe: AEEording ample Ca
pacity for, even three passengers inside
with a rumble seat for two more on
occasion. Powered by the smooth and
flexible Six engine. Price 1885.
TtOo-PASsewRer Roadster fRHmbIs SGStl:
Snap and dash for the youthful driver
sensible comfort for the conservative.
Room for two additional passengers in
wide rumble seat at rear. Price $I385.
FfOs-P.Assesgey Broagbam: Graceful, low
and compact, yet seating FIVE adults in
comfort, this Six Brougham has many dis
tinct advantages over other two-door
types. Price $685..
FiVe-P P.assesgsgT egriss: Easily maneuvered
in traffic and in parking; it quickly reaches
and maintains high speeds. Carries its
passengers in restful comfort. Price
S1325.
TIE 'tPiss" ~ Hgp~obfEe MSaEfsetsgs
HupmobiIe has raised the quality stand
ards of its Six further 10 per cent--in-
sisted on even finer quality materials
throughout, even more precise workman
ship and even more exacting tests and in
spections. But not one cent has been
added TO the purchase price. As result,
the Hupmobile Six is acknowledged to
be the ciosest-priced Six in the industry.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

wide enough TO be used comfortably
fixes the position of the rear wheel
I'VE are still in doubt in this coun-
try whether the demand is sufficient
to justify the attempt to market Il
large production of two-passenger cars
The capacity would have to be limited
to two passengers to bring the weight
much under 1000 pounds with the low
priced materials that are used in large
quantity production.
Weight affects the economy on the
road Other factors also affect running
cost Carbureter efficiency or gasoline
efficiency is matter of ton-nliles per
gallon, with a factor that modifies this
consumption in proportion TO the ac.
celeration speed of the car on high
gear or its ability to climb hills on high
gear. A fourspeed gear-boX gives
greatly improved gasoline economy by
enabling the car TO run on a higher
gear with less hill-climbing ability than
is afforded by a lower gear. For this
reason typical English light car and
a typical American light car cannot be
compared as to gasoline economy un-
less their acceleration ability is known
definiteiy''
Evening star., 1927-04-17

This experience with the clutch
brought Smith to the sudden realiza
ton that there are many things about
a new car in addition to the engine
that should be given consideration and
care. This was graphically illustrated
when he tested the tires aud found
two of them underinffated When a
tire has been run many thousands Of
miles underinfiation does not SO seri.
ously damage it. But when new, eX-
cessive fractional heat in the side walls
is apt to cause serious trouble.
How about the battery?" ! asked
smith when he began checking over
some Of the car features he had been
overlooking II notice that you have
been having trouble starting, because
you have not quite caught on to the
amount of choking required. And
you've been making number of short
runs around to show off the car to
your friends. Each time you've parked
the car at night you've left more
lights than are necessary for fear
some one would run into your new
property. You've used the horn
enough to take something out Of the
battery. l don't blame YOU; / like
the sound of it myself. But it is
hard on the battery"
Investigating with the aid OF n
hydrometer, we found that the bat
terry tested too low. The remedy for
that was steady drive of several
hours on the open road SO the gen.
orator could reverse the chemical ac-
ton in the battery and raise the spe-
cific gravity of the electrolyte
Wheels May Need Checking.
DO you think it is worth while
checking 10 see if there is enough
lubricant in the transmission and rear
axle?" Smith asked, now determined
TO leave no stone unturned in the
process of giving the new car every
chance.
Il think YOU will find enough lubri-
cant in both parts" l said, but there
is a possibility that it is not the right
kind 1t hardly is possible that any
great amount of lubricant could leak
out. I'm thinking more about what
was put into these parts in the first
place"
l cleared up this point by reminding
him that occasionally motorist will
take delivery in the Spring on car
that was made ready for the road in
the Winter. The dealer may have.
overlooked removing the thinner lubri-
cant for the gears and substituting
Evening star., 1927-04-17
HOLDS DIMENSIONS
AFFECT LIGHT CAR.
Expert Claims Weight Fixed
by Wheel Base and
Tread Sizes.

Production of q light car is greatly
influenced by the linear dimensions of
automobiles, according TO II. NJ. Crane,
technical assistant to the president of
the General Motors Corporation, who
discussed before the Society of Auto
motive Engineers possibilities here for
che. very small car
''The question of whether a car can
be made light in one way better than
in another iE matter Of engineering
compromise. Mr.. Crane declared
''The two dimensions which are OF
predominating Importance are the
tread and the wheel base.
THE tread in this country became
standardized at approximately 90
inches and still Is 56 inches largely be-
cause, while we have many thousands
of miles of road on which the
tread does not make any difference.
enough roughrutted highways still
exist to have a serious bearing on the
quantity production car. The tread is
not only regulated by ruts in the road;
At is related TO the public demand for
sower appearance and also to the seat
ing capacity.
Demand Fixes Tread.
THE demand for lower cars has
Brought the rear seat cushion down
until il is between the wheels, where
the width of the cushion is fixed alb
Aolutely by the tread of the car and
the tire diameter. On a small car,
with small tires and especially when
the car has little spring action, it is
sometimes possible to utilize 45 or 46
inches at this point for the seat. If
inches is subtracted from that, as
would be necessary with 4S-inch
tread, which is a good tread in other
respects for a short wheelbase car, it
obviously viii produce a 96-inch cush-
ion, which is comfortable for two pas
sengers and no more.
The wheel base is tied up equally
with carrying capacity, especially
when We are dealing with sedan bodies
that have four doors. The steering
column position fixes the location of
che back of the front seat the rear of
che front seat in normal body design
Axes the front of the rear door, and
NE operating Of rear door that is
Evening star., 1927-04-17
Urges Springs Be Kept Active,

Tie item Of economical operation is
linked up with keeping the springs of
the car functioning well. Usually com.
fort is regarded as the only factor in
volved The springs that are stiff
from rust or other causes will not flex
properly and the engine must supply
additional power to make up for the
traction and motion. lost when the
wheels are taken off the ground in
passing over bump. The cost is not
great to the individual owner, but
amounts TO a respectable sum when
considered in the aggregate.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
HUPMOBILE EIGHT
Fourteen Distinguished Body Types
Priced from $1o45 to $5795

Fourteen Distinguished Body Types.
Priced from $194S to $5795
Esb. DsfrsH, Plus rsreHHs tax
Ffp<-Pasesger Sedzn: Roomy comfort for
FIVE without bulky, unwieldly appearance
characterize this smart closed car. Both
beauty and good taste are revealed in its
unusually complete equipment. Price
$234s.,
SeseB- PGssesger Sedan: Added body length
serves to accenruate the attractive lines of
this impressive sedan and TO provide
complete riding ease for two extra
passengers. Price $2495.
Fise- Passenger Broggbam: A refreshing
departure from ordinary body types,
combining the graceful lines of an extra :
passenger coupe with the generous
carrying capacity Oft sedan. Price $2245.
Cnstoss Victoria: Body by one of Americas
foremost custom builders. Seats FIVE with
the luxury of chair car Ample
luggage space in rear deck compartment
Price $2345.
Rumble Seat Coupe: 1.-the and low in
appearance, the coupe combines dashing
performance and good looks. Room for
two or three in front, two more on
wide rumble seat, in rear. Price $235.
Seven-Passenger Sedan Limousine $259S
Five-pasSenger Touring l945
Five-PaSSenger Sport Touring 2O4S
Seven-Passenger Touring 204S
Two-Pass. Roadster rumble seat 2O45
Four Closed Custom Bodies by Dietrich
priced from $S395 70 $5795.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

In 1925 balloon tires comprised 81
per cent of the tire output. High-pres.
sure cords took care of 50 per cent and
fabrics IA per cent. Balloons made an
enormous gain in 1926, while the other
two types fell off sharply The figures
We're: Balloons. AZ per cent; high pres
sure cords. AZ per cent; fabrics, per
cent.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

heavier grades for warmer weather
use.
"One OF the most important things
to watch is the front wheel align
ment," / told Smith Adjustment of
the wheels for perfect alignment is
rather tedious work, and occasionally
car will come through with the align
ment off just enough TO cause exces
sive wear on the tires. You can make
sure about alignment by watching the
front tires carefully for the first few
weeks. IL no unusual wear is noted
YOU can be sure the alignment is all
right.
Examine Braking System.
Speaking of tires reminds me that
it pays to watch the treads Of the
rear tires as we'll, II one Of them
is wearing too quickly, the chances
are that the brakes are not equally
adjusted This also may cause a front
wheel tire TO wear excessively. so don't
be too hasty to change front-wheel
alignment. 1t is better to have the
brakes tested first.
Because hydraulic braking systems
provide automatically equalized force
on each separate brake assembly,
many owners imagine that tire wear
could not come from uneven brake ac-
ton on cars equipped with such sys.
TENS. 1t is well to remember that the
brake bands of any braking system
whether hydraulic, electrical air or
mechanical, must be set for equalized
clearance to start with.
Sometimes tire wear is caused by a
wheel that isn't true. Often this con-
dition is due TO a bad rim. If you ex-
perience any tire wear during the
early life of the car, you can find the
cause if you go at the Job logically
and if YOU refrain from thinking that
the engine is the only unit to be
watched, .
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Of two siN.vqlt batteries lif df
one twelve voIl battery. where ,WelAe
volt installations are made.
Among the advantages Of using two
units are the greater ease OF handling,
the lesser weight per unit. better bal
ance oh,'lued ON the motor coach b.
placing "a unit ON either side, and
probably most important. the avail
ability OF ordinary six-volt passenger
car starting batteries almost anywhere
which could be substituted as an
emergency replacement
Evening star., 1927-04-17
ANUFACTURER OFFERS
AUTO BATTERY CHANGES
Plan Provides for Use Of Two Units
in Trucks and
Coaches.

A battery manufacturer. in a let
ter to the standards division of the
Society Of Automotive Engineers. has
suggested a revision of the = A T.
specifications for motor truck and
motor coach storage batteries HE
points out that it might be worth.
while TO consider encouraging the use
Evening star., 1927-04-17

that q locomotive engineer may work
Safety agencies are stressing the
menace of truck drivers being over
worked, not only for their own good
but the public safety.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

One exhibitor OF American made
cars at the Geneva salon of 1925 sold
his entire years allotment during the
course of the exposition.
Evening star., 1927-04-17

mohair upholstery, beautiful
hardware, all instruments in
directly lighted under one glass,
tilting-beam headlights, mani
fold and thermoStatic heat con-
troll, dash gasoline gauge,
special vibration damper, four
wheel brakes and many other
items emphasize the truly mod
ern design of these cars.
HupmobiIe Eight, Offering new
distinction, quality and sur
passingly fine performance, has
made it increasingly clear that
comparable or higher price for
lesser types cannot return any
where near full value.
AS the closest-priced Six on the
market, the new Hupmobile
Six is sweeping ahead in the
forefront of public preference
among skies around its own
price and even up to $3.50.
We invite you to see and ride
in these refined and beautifed
Hupmobiles, with their gener-
Gus roominess, to realize for
yourself the beauty and luxury
now surrounding these out
standing values.
Evening star., 1927-04-17
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK {. RUSSELL

a should welcome. lie
motoring chap willing and glad
exploited his experiences for the benefit of
other membe o
Evening star., 1927-04-17

Here are smart sport roadsters
with dashing lines and SHIN
Observation-Disclosures
with the feet six and eight cyl
inder Hupmobile motors with
which they are powered. Rum
BILE seats, of course, steel disc
wheels, and durable upholstery
ofgenuine Spanish leather.
On up through the range of
desirable closed styles, appear
the Broughams and Sedans -
each far removed from the
stereotyped in appearance and
distinguished by their rich
interiors, low graceful lines and
clear-vision bodies.
And for those desiring the ut
most in motoring, there are
luxurious custom bodies by
Dietrich, created exclusivelyfor
the magnificent Hupmobile
Eight chassis.
In completeness and quality of
engineering and accessory fea-
lures, Hupmobile Eight and Six
stand without a rival at their
price.
Up to six cellar options, genuine
New Britain herald., 1927-07-15

GLIDING TO NEW YORK!-Adcian Remy, French inventor, is shown with model of a sea glider which he expects will skim the waves between, New York and Cherbourg in three days: He expects to have it ready. in August.
Evening star., 1927-05-17
WATER RATE RISE
SEEN BY WELLER
West End Citizens Told Gov
ernment Should Pay for
Supply Used.

Increased water rates in the Dis
trict Of Columbia are inevitable unless
the Government pays for water now
furnished free to Government depart
ments, Francis K. Weller. chairman
of the water supply committee of the
Board Of Trade, stated last night at
a meeting of the West End Citizens
Association at Corcoran Hall, George
Washington University.
Mr.. Weller pointed out that the
people of the District pay for the en-
tire upkeep of the Water Department
and that the rev enue will not keep
pace with necessary extensions unless
the Government pays for the water
it uses
Every time a clerk in a Government
department takes q drink of water,
the taxpayers Of the District are pay
ing for it. he said and stated that
the Government uses without charge
one-third of the water pumped TO this
city annually Mr. Weller urged the
association to advocate legislation
which will cause the Government to
pay for its share of the upkeep of the
local water system
A resolution was adopted request
ing the Federation of Citizens AsSo-
Citations to make an unbiased study
of hte Great Falls water power prof.
ect and report the result of it's in
vestigatiOns to the District Com.
missioners and to Congress- Frank
Van SAINT. president, presided. An
nounCement was made by ]. +. Johns
that the West End post office branch
will be moved soon from 1916 Penn.
sylvania avenue to 1882 IL street.
Evening star., 1927-05-17

Meanwhile poor Bynum was dreadful.
~ annoyed.
There was no way of suppressing
Martin, and he made Bynum's pas.
sionate denunciation a joke instead OF
a dramatic arraignment, as Bynum
intended it should be. Finally Bynum
warned the Speaker that inch by inch
the Democrats would fight for their
liberties, even if at the last the fight
had TO be carried on from the grave,
1t was good as that sort of thing
goes, but any effect it might have
created was spoiled by the irrepres-
sible Martin shouting to Reed: DO
you hear that? Wen fight and with
his sleeves rolled up looked as if
he was going to begin the war right
then and there,
IF Reed had shown the white
feather the comedy might have been
turned into tragedy. for the Demo-
Gratis were wild with rage and ready
for anything, and the smallest match
would have set off an explosion. But
Reed seemed to be enjoying the per-
formance as much as all the rest of
us. He gaZed benlgnly at Martin,
while the angry Texan glared at him.
Finally seeing there was no fight in
Evening star., 1927-05-17
PURELY COMMERCIAL
MARRIAGE ADMITTED
Prince Galatzine's Counsel. Dis
cussing Divorce, So Characterizes
Alliance With Aimee Crocker.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, May 17.-Aimee Crocker's S
marriage to Prince Mistisav Galatzine
was characterized in court by the
princes counsel today as purely COM
mercial one, animated by her desire TO
become a princess. The CounSel's s
statement was made during argument
in opposing the wife's divorce action.
charging the prince with adultery and
abandonment
For his part, the prince declared, he
married the former California heiress
for financial settlement and on con.
dition that the marriage be one in
name only.
Supporting this, his counsel read a
letter purporting to have been written
by the wife, which declared that she
hired the services" of Prince Gaiat.
zine as a purely commercial transac-
ton.
Il consent to pay you" the letter
continued, during both our exist.
ences, $3.50 a month. but if there is a
divorce l will pay YOU only SIPS
monthly during your lifetime" 2"
Evening star., 1927-05-17

is curious how men become famous.
Martin was known the country over
as the Congressman who blew out the
gas Now Buck kilgore, also of
Texas, won national reputation. 1t
came to him once when the Demo
Gratis tried to escape from the House
to avoid being counted by Reed and
he ordered the doors locked to prevent
their flight. kilg0re was Il huge man,
and when he attempted to leave by
the light swinging door opening into
the Speakers lobby and found it
locked, he gave it kick and the fran
feat of strength, any ordinary boy
could have done the same thing, but
the public got the idea that alone
and unaided he had battered down
one of the solid doors of the Capitol
and was marvel of physical PROV
ess. So Kilgore took his place among
the immortals
The Democrats made Reedism a
political issue, but when they got
control of the House we shamelessly
filibustercd against them with Reed
leading us. They found they couldn' t
do anything and had to adopt the
Reed rules. l suppose no man in our
political history ever had greater
triumph. The vindication of Reed had
come at the hands of his political
opponents. He made it possible for
the House to do business and it has
done business ever since"
(Copyright. 1927
Evening star., 1927-05-17
ONE KILLED IN FIGHT
OVER LIQUOR SPOILS
Police Believe Bootleggers' Dispute
Caused Fatal Shooting in
Broadway Office.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May IA dispute
over division of bootleg spoils today
was believed by police to have caused
a pistol battle between eight or nine
men in a Broadway office building, in
which one man was killed and an
other wounded.
The shooting threw occupants Of
the building into an uproar and
caused excitement among Broadway
crowds.
George komar. %. bookkeeper for
Leon Tarr, restaurant owner. in
whose office at Broadway and Thirty
first street the shooting occurred, was
arrested charged with homicide. Po-
lice said he told several conflicting
stories. The dead man was identified
by finger prints as Abraham Ruben
stein. 30, with a police record.
A traffic patrolman. attracted by
the screams of a stenographer in an
adjoining office, found the office locked
and vacant except for Rubenstein' S
body. He also discovered traces of
blood in an adjoining room.
Komar, police said, told them eight
or nine men entered the office in two
groups and started shooting after a
few heated words He said he then
ran from the building.