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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
ANTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
IN FRANCE FORM GROUPS
New Society Organized to Further
Activities in Motor and
Aviation Fields.

An important step in the develop
ment of the automotive industry in
France was undertaken recently in
Paris when the preliminary organiza.
ton of a "Societe Franchise des In
genieurs de IAutomobile ct de fAvia-
tion," similar to the American Society
of Automotive Engineers, was formed.
The objects of the new society as at
present contemplated are: Assisting
the progress and development of the
automobile, aeronautical and allied in
dustries; grouping and centralizing for
study and discussion all documents
concerning these industries; establish
ing a technical relation among the
members of this association.
Until the present, French auto
motive engineers have worked entire.
ly independently. At the organization
meeting many prominent engineers
connected with the industry were
present and the vote to form an Or
ganization was unanimous.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

seen these drivers step into the car
and press out the clutch and have
the car Immediately start TO coast
proving that it was the gears alone
that held the machine and not the
brake.
use the brake first. by Itself BE
sure that it does hold the car. Then
add the trouble precaution of using
the gears
Natural Query Suggested.
At this point. it was natural thar
Smith should ask "a question that
bothers a good many drivers.
Does ii make any difference he
queried. whether l use reverse or
second?'
told him that il was better to
use reverse, although second usually
was adequate except on very steep
hills. when it might be even better
judgment to block the wheels with
a stone.
But il would seem to me that
one should use reverse when the ear
is headed down hill and second under
other conditions" he argued. In fact,
wouldn't 1t be positively wrong To
leave the car in reverse when IL is
headed down hill? If the car moves,
the engine will run backward. and
perhaps the situation then will he
such that there is not enough com
preston in the cylinders to hold it."
1t was something that had TO he
figured out then and there.
The purpose of leaving the car I'm
gear is to utilize the engines com
preston as a brake. Now, so long
as the car is headed down hill and
is i'm either low. second or high. the
engine will revolve in the usual di
rection if the car moves. But if the
car is placed in reverse, and is
headed down hill. the forward move
ment of the car will reverse the
engine. II the car is backing down.
hill and is in low. second or high the
engine is reversed. and reverse gear
will make the engine turn the usual
way.
Braking Effect Is Same.
Does it make any difference whether
the engine is reversed or allowed tC
rotate in the usual way IL 1t is being
used only for a compression brake?
The answer is No During one
upward movement of each piston both
intake and exhaust valves are closed
whether the engine turns one way
or the other. There is a difference in
engine action, but for the purpose Of
holding the car the braking effect is
as good one way as another.
Since reverse is the lowest gear.
it is the best one to use, regardless
of the way the car is headed. If com
preston leaks and the engine turns
over to a new position. the car will
move least if it is in reverse gear.
Copyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
SEEK PENNSYLVANIA
TRAFFIC LAW CODE
Bill introduced in Legislature
Would Provide Uniform Signal
Lights Throughout State.

Codifcation of all highway 1egisla-
ton passed In recent years by the
Pennsylvania State Legislature is pro-
vided for in bill recently introduced
in the Legislature at Harrisburg. This
bill also contains provisions for the
use of uniform traffic signal lights
throughout the State.
The bill was prepared at the direc-
ton of the State highway department
and embodies many of the provisions
of the Hoover traffic code. If passed
it is to become effective January /,
1929
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Automobiles Voice
Changed If Exhaust
Shape Is Altered

Altering the shape of the exhaust
pipe terminus viii work some re-
markabIe effects in the voice" of
the car The owner who likes to
tinker with his automobile may find
this process interesting. The larger
the opening of the exhaust, the
more of q roaring sound is pro
duced. Ii it Is made smaller, the
noise approXimates a whistle. An
important feature of the redesigned
product of a popular manufacturer
is a change in the exhaust that is
Immediately noticeable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL

John Smith a whom
SELFISH rather he willing
exploited of
the other 20,000000 members of the mote han
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
Washing Saves Finish.

Just because the weather is bad and
cars are more likely to get dirty quick
1y; don't risk damaging the finish by
leaving your automobile unwashed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Plans are being made to separate
the exhibiting Of trucks from the
annual Paris Automobile Salon
Trucks are to be exhibited in the an
nual Paris fair held In Nav
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Regardless of what the jay-walker
thinks about it, the chances are
three to one that he will waste more
time cutting across the street in the
middle of the block than If he went
to the intersection and crossed le-
gally to the other side. Scientific
studies by the Albert Russell Erskins
Bureau for Street Traffic Research
reveal this interesting fact.
A study of the walking habits Of
more than 100000 people, which
forms part of the report of the Chi
cago street traffic survey made by
Miller McClintock, director of the
Erskine bureau, confirms the warn
ings of safety experts that the jay
walker seldom saves time by his in
fraction of traffic rules. Results of
various checks made at typical
street intersections showed more than
half of the pedestrians held up by
movement of cross traffic attempt to
break through the traffic stream
against the signal lights, but that
only approximately one third of
those who make the attempt are sue
cessful in reaching the opposite
curb.
Endangered by Traffic.
ing lines of traffic in the center Of
the roadway, endangering themselves
and materially reducing the speed
and volume of traffic flowing through
the intersection.
Other studies made in Chicago's
loop" business district developed
that the pedestrian tendency to jay
walk results in serious retardation
of the speed and volume of traffic
movement. intersections capable of
carrying two lines of traffic safely at
a speed of Is miles per hour are
often reduced to one lane moving at
a speed of 10 miles an hour.
The Importance of street interSec-
ton is obvious when it is realized
that the intersection is the key to
the problem of traffic congestion on
any busy street. 1.-THE streets can
carry no more traffic than can be
passed by intersections" says the
surveys report. THUS If the capac-
ity of the intersections is reduced so
per cent by pedestrian interference.
the streets can carry no more than
half their full capacity"
Reduction of traffic capacity is not
to be found only at the intersections,
where conflicts exist between pedes-
TRANS, but in rnidblock as WE'LL" the
report continues. Motor vehicles
cannot move safely when at any mo-
ment pedestrians are likely to appear
in their path.
Traffic Is Hindered.
1.-The amount of this type of mid
block interference is not generally
realized Counts at a number of To-
cations in the central loop" district
showed that during the noon hour
IL to ! pm. the number of pedes
TRANS crossing at places other than
at the intersections numbered more
than 1000 per block" Near State
and Madison streets, whose intersec-
ton makes the worlds busiest cor
nor naaEl dnuhle fhis number. left
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

(Copvright 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

There is another reason than that
it helps the appearance OF the car
why one should have fender dents
removed. Although it may be far
from accurate, the SCARED fender re-
fleets on the driving ability of the
cars owner. Although the evidence
is entirely circumstantial, in that the
fender may have lost its perfection
by being damned against the garage
door or by being struck while
parked, it has been known TO figure
in cases dealing with traffic mishaps.
Many Of the dents are allowed ia
remain because the car owner is not
familiar with the fact that a badly
damaged fender today can be re-
stored 10 its original shape in the
more progressive shops.
Another important reason why II
should be done is that the process i,
relatively inexpensive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27

Distributor interest in the local
traffic problems, wherever and what
ever they may be. is field of en-
deavor which we'll might be more
carefully and assiduously cultivated:
Of what use is an automobile II
one cannot find parking space: Of
what use is an automobile il abe
nlotorist is tied up in maze OF On
flicting and unintelligMe regula
tons!
Again the answer is very PLAN.
How many motorists are leaving
their cars at home because they can
not find places 10 leave them on the
streets of American cities How
many two and three year old cars
have but few thousand miles on
the speedometer because OF this sit
ration?
The reply is evident and not one
calculated to allow the energetic.
forceful and intelligently active dis
tributor groups TO rest on their oars.
X = x X
More intensive work with the va
sious traffic officials throughout the
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
DR. L. C. SPAULDING
GIVES HEALTH TALK

Wednesday evening at the Cos
pei Tabernacle was given over to
DR.. L. G. Spaulding who addressed
a full tent on the subject "Check-
ing up on Our Health"
DIR. Spaulding belongs to the
speakers bureau of the Public
Health League Of Washington,
whose purpose it is to educate the
public on principles of health and
to expose medical ''quacking." This
bureau has speakers in nearly ev-
cry community in the state who
are available without charge to
clubs or organizations who wish
this service.
The keynote of the doctors lee
ture is found in the following
statement. cit is much better and
easier from every angle to prevent
disease than to cure it and this
can be done only by keeping con-
stant check on our bodily machines
as mechanic would an airplane.' y
So our motto should be SECT ex-
amined on your birthday"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
ASA VANCE

The many friends of Asa Vance
will be saddened by the news of
his death which occurred at the
home of his daughter in Omaha.
Mr.. Vance come to Kennewick in
1907 to make his home. He bot
a home on Mob Hill and peach
orchard just east of the city limits.
Though he advanced in years,
he took an active part in church
and civic affairs. He was a char
ter member of the Christian
church which was organized March
20, 1908 and served as elder for
this church from 1909 until the
time of his death.
He was man Of sterling Chris
tian principles and his life has been
a benediction to those who were
in close touch with him. Most of
his family reside in the east but
he had one daughter in Portland
who has visited him here.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
QUEEN GETS
CASH PRIZE
Winner in Fair Contest to
be Awarded $25 in
Real Money

To throw little more pep into
the queen contest for the fair it
was decided Tuesday to offer a
cash prize of $25 to the winner.
This, of course, in addition to the
honor of becoming the central fig
ure in the community's annual fall
festival. The Business Girls club
is arranging a fine pageant in
which the queen and her attend
ants will be the central figures and
the whole population will offer
homage to the lucky girl.
According to reports, some prin-
cess lost about five thousand votes
last Saturday evening at the dance
at the Highlands club. The trouble
seems to be that the general pub
lie does not know who the candi-
dates are and little more activi-
ty on the part of the princesses
would result in a general livening
up Of the campaign.
There will be another dance at
the club house on Saturday of this
week when all the princesses pres
ent will be introduced and given a
chance to collect some of the votes
that we missed last week. The
princesses that have been announc-
ed so far are as follows:
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
RICHLAND GETS s. S.
TRAINING INSTITUTE

Preparations are being made
for large representation at the
County Sunday School Institute
which will be held this fall at the
Richland Methodist church, Sat-
urday, Sept. 3rd. The sessions will
begin at $3.50 am. andswill be pre-
sided over by the state executive
secretary, Mr.. A. M. Locker of
Spokane, who will be assisted by
either Mrs. w. S. Mossley or Mrs.
w. A. Kemp, children's division
specialists.
The institute presents splendid
opportunity to all Sunday School
workers, to get in touch with the
very latest methods of teaching
and is a fine preparation for the
fall and winter work. To bring
the institute to the attention Of
the local schools an interchange of
speakers has been planned to pre-
sent the matter to the Kennewick
schools next Sunday.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
SCHOOL ASKS
5-MILL LEVY
Special Election Saturday
to Vote Additional
Fund 80 Saves $1,000

There will be special school
election held at the city hall next
Saturday afternoon for the pur-
pose of authorizing an additional
five-mill levy for general purposes
for the ensuing year. This amount
is but half that which has been
asked here and in other school
districts of this section for many
years past, as all districts are find
ing it impossible to maintain their
standards on the statute limita-
tion.
As the districts grow older, and
their building bonds are reduced
and the interest payments grow
smaller the necessity for this adj
ditional allowance decreases. Supt.
Hodge announced this week that
perhaps with one more year it will
become unnecessary for District
No. IL to come before the people
again for this additional money.
The district is rapidly approaching
the time when there will be no
warrant indebtedness, thus doing
away with the interest charges.
At the present time, he pointed
out, the interest charges on the
bonded Indebtedness of the district
and the outstanding warrants al
most equals the cost of an addi-
tional teacher.
The school board feels that re-
markable progress has been made
In the past few years in the mat
ter of financing the district. All
expenses except the absolute re-
quirements, have been cut out and
the operation of the school plant
has been cut to the very minimum.
The polls will be open Saturday
afternoon at the city hall from one
until eight.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
WEEK MORE
OF VACATION
Kennewick, Finley, Ben
ton Schools Open Aug.
20 Richland on 22nd

The Kennewick schools will op-
en- Monday, August 20 as was
originally planned, according to
Superintendent Warren G. Hodge
who states that his arrangements
are about complete for the occa-
sion. Mr.. Hodge is finding some
last minute changes in the per-
sonnel of the teaching staff nec-
essary and will not be able to give
the complete list of teachers and
their assignments until next week.
One or two of the teachers have
already arrived in Kennewick, how
ever, and are making their plans
for the seasons work.
While the Kennewick schools
open earlier than most of the other
districts Of the state, the Richland
school has this district beaten by
a week. Next Monday, August %,
will see the start of the years
work in the Richland schools. The
week or two start which the Ken
newick and Richland schools take,
is to permit an earlier closing in
the spring that the pupils may help
with the famous early crops of
this favored district.
The Prosser schools will open
September first. Thursday and Fri
day of that week will be used to
get the classes organized and un-
dor wov that fho xvo1.l- v,oov start
in earnest the first of the follow
ing week. Ordinarily the Whitstran
and Walnut Grove schools open
with those of Prosser, but they
will be delayed week this year.
Pupils in the higher grades from
these districts attend the Prosser
high school. Finley and Benton
City schools will open on the goth,
the same as the Kennewick dates,
but Hanford and White Bluffs will
not open until September 6.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
GRANGE PICNIC
ON SATURDAY
Fine Program Arranged
for Big Event-Noted
Speakers are Coming

The annual picnic of the Benton
county oranges will be held next
Saturday at the Richland park.
With it will be, Incorporated a
meeting of the Kennewick- Rich
land Dairy association which is
just being organized in this dis
trict. The picnic, to which every
body in the county is invited, has
always been one of the big events
of the year, and the program as
outlined for Saturday will make
this occasion an important one for
the farmers of the county.
A list of six or seven prominent
speakers will have places on the
program which will include music
by the Benton County Pomona
band, athletic events, a ball game
and other sports. Grange Master
A. S. Goss will be the principal
speaker of the. day. Included in the
speakers will be Byron D. Thomp-
son, director for the Washington
Federal Land Bank; G. E. Gig
noux, assistant director of agri-
culture for the u. p; <. f. Ben
son. western immigration agent of
the Mp. Stephen Chaffee of Sun
nyside; E. c. Durdle, Benton coun-
ty's new county agent; Miss Gage,
county club leader and Phil G.
Warnock. These men will talk up
on subjects relating to the prob
lens of the farmers and their
prospects for solving them.
Following the speaking program
and the basket lunch, Vale grange
ball team has issued a challenge
against the world. Finley and Val
ley Oranges have issued a chal-
lenge to the world in tug-ofwar.
Following these events the races
of various sorts will be pulled off,
with cash prizes to the winners
of each event. Everybody IS invit-
ed to take part in horse shoe
game for the grange championship
of the county.
Plans are laid for the entertain
ment of several hundred people.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
DEATH CASE
YET UNSOLVED
Murder Puzzles Prosecut-
or-May's Report Not
Yet Given Out


Solving the murder mystery of
Frank Suson. aged rancher Of the
Highlands found fatally wounded
at his home two weeks ago. is
proving a difficult task for George
o. Beardsley, prosecuting attorney
for Benton county. Despite the
help Of Luke S. May, famed Grim
inoligist Of Seattle, little progress
has been made toward definitely
fixing the guilt of the killing. Mr..
Suson's son-in-law, Frank Posick,
and his wife are being held and
have been questioned time and
again by the prosecutor but there
has been no satisfactory develop
ments.
Mr.. May, in the report he made
this week Of his examination in his
Seattle laboratory, Of several ar
ticles which he collected at the
Suson home immediately after the
murder, stated that the blood found
on the articles was human. Just
Of what positive value Mr.. Mavss
report may have is unknown the
prosecutor not wishing to give ont
the complete details as vet. How
ever, no new arrests have resulted
tho the suspects are still being
held.
1t is not thought probable that
Suson was actually kicked IN the
head by horse as his wife IS said
to have claimed. Neither is it thot
probable that anyone outside the
family could have had any motive
Tor killing him. Any adequate reas-
on for Mrs. Suson or Posick do
ing the deed has not been discover
ed, altho many Of their neiphbors
say they knew them to be con-
stantly quarrelling. Pros. Boards
ley, apparently, does not consider
it possible that he is on the wrong
track.
Beardsley plans to continue with
his cross-questioning Of the sus-
poets until he is satisfied Of their
guilt or innocence. However the
prosecutor intimated todav that he
would soon know something defin-
ite and no doubt in another weei,
ne viii either file a charge against
Posick and Mrs. Suson or set them
at liberty.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
FINE ORGAN
IN n EW SHOW
Noted Firm to Get Job
of Decorating = Have
Afternoon Shows

One of the most noted firms of
decorators in the state has just
last week been granted the con-
tract for the refurnishing and dec
Grating of the Liberty Theatre, ac-
cording to Frederick Mercy, Jr.,
who was in town last night. Mr..
Mercy also stated that he had sue
ceeded in diverting one of the
large Wurlitzer organs to Kenne-
wick. The organ had been shipped
to San Francisco, but owing to
delay there the diversion was
permitted.
The decorations will be in rose
and good following the popular
Egyptian style. The Kennewick
house will be very much like the
newly completed Capitol theatre
in Walla Walla, considered one of
the finest little show houses in the
country. This sfrm had the con-
tract for the decorations at the
new Fifth Ave. house in Seattle
and the Broadway Theatre in
Portland.
Mr.. Mercy stated that he had
spent most of the week previewing
pictures for his string of houses
and that the new stuff just being
released is of very much higher
quality than has been released for
some time. The Kennewick house
will choxxr fho 90 y,,r, ,-11r, f,f ,,sof,x,-ac
that are shown in the larger cities,
and at about the same time.
Mr.. Fine, who will be the local
manager, states that three shifts
will be put on the work of making
the alterations and he expects to
be able to open the house in time
for the crowds that are expected
for the fair. He plans also, to have
matinees on Saturdays and Sum
days as well as the regular night
shows.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-08-18
WRECK CAUSE
In DISPUTE
No One Injure d when
Cars Crash on River
side Avenue

Walter Hulet and Kenneth Ser
ier suffered only minor injuries
Wednesday afternoon when the de-
livery truck Mr.. Hulet was driv-
ing was hit by an automobile driv-
en- by Thelma Shoemaker. The ac-
cident occurred on Riverside Ave.
about one-eighth of mile above
the Hi-Way service station. There
were five persons in the Shoemak-
er machine, none Of whom were
hurt. Hulet's truck was overturned
by the impact; nothing but great
good luck, saving Walt and Ken
ney from being crushed beneath it.
The cause Of the collision is in
doubt. Hulet was crossing the hi
way at a right angle going south
and says that the rear wheels Of
his car lacked only 18 inches Of
being completely off the pavement
when they were hit. He thinks the
driver of the touring car became
confused and attempted to pass in
front of him by turning to the left.
This, he asserts, is borne out by
the tracks of both automobiles as
examined by eight different per-
sons.
On the other hand, Miss Shoe
maker, who was driving west on
the river road, said she was going
barely eighteen miles per hour
when suddenly the delivery truck,
which had been concealed by build
ings, flashed into view directly a.
head-that there was not time
enough to stop or dodge so an at
tempt was made to turn in the
same direction Hulet's car was go
ing IN order to avoid head-on
collision. She swerved to the left
and struck the rear wheel Of the
truck while it was near the middle
of the road.
Both automobiles received more
or less damage as result of the
mishap. The delivery car suffered
broken wheel, smashed tenders,
and considerable s'internal disturb
ances,D while the touring received
badly twisted bumper and a brok-
.en motor meter.