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Evening star., 1928-10-07
BALTIMORE ACCIDENT
DEATHS DECREASE
Special Dispatch. to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, october 6.-A report
of the Accident Prevention Bureau of
the Police Department shows a decided
decrease in the number of persons killed
by vehicles in the city during the nine
months of this year in comparison with
the similar period of last year. There
have been Ill fatalities from January l
to october l. Last year there were l42
killed by vehicles.
This decrease in fatal vehicle acci-
dents this year is attributed by Com
missioner Gather to the great number
of automatic traffic signals erected at
various street intersections throughout
the city. These signals, the commits
sioner said, protect the pedestrian as
we'll as the motorist
IF it were not for the traffic signals,
pedestrians would have hard time
crossing busy street intersections with
out danger of being manned or killed
by some reckless automobile driver"
said Commissioned Gather. Then too,
the signals are instrumental in prevent
ing traffic jams which would surely
occur if there were no traffic policeman
or automatic devices to regulate the
flow of vehicles"
Evening star., 1928-10-07
TAX ON GASOLINE
! NETS BIG REVENUE
Thousands Paid by Motorists
Under LevieS Made
by the States. i.

Motorists of Florida last year paid an
average of $28 in taxes on gasoline pur-
chased, and lead all other States in
per capita revenue paid in the form
of gasoline taxes, according to survey
Just made by the American Motorists
Association, showing the amount and
the average gasoline tax paid by each
motoriSt in each State.
South Carolina motorists, paying a
gasoline tax of $25 each, ranked sec
ond; followed by Alabama, Georgia and
New Mexico motorists, each paying a
per capita gasoline tax of $24. The
tax in Florida. South Carolina and New
Mexico for 1927 was cents per gallon.
while the tax in the other two leading
States was 4 cents per gallon
The smallest tax was paid by motor.
lists of North Dakota and Minnesota,
each paying gasoline tax of So in
1927. Kansas, Missouri and Wisconsin
motorists each paid So in gasoline taxes
last year.
Analysis Reveals Average Tax.
An analysis of the taxes paid by the
motorists in the 48 States and the Dis
trict Of Columbia shows that the aver
81 KdllOIl.
During the year the tax was increased
in % States. while in two of the States,
namely, New Jersey and Illinois, for
the first time gasoline taxes were levied.
In Illinois the tax was discontinued on
February IS of this year, as it had been
declared unconstitutional by the Illinois
Supreme Court. But two States now
remain in the tax-free column, these
being Massachusetts, and New York,
18th the added exception thai Illinois
is at the present time tax free in SO
lar as its motorists gasoline bills are
concerned.
From revenue standpoint, the State
OF California ranks first, the motorists
OF that State paying an average gas
oline tax last year of $l3, and thev
paid into the State treasury $22, ,467, ,O8S.
second on the list of revenue producers
Is ONO, the motorists having paid an
average of $13. or an aggregate total
OF $l9,910,4 ,48l, followed by motorists of
pennsylvania, paying an average of $lI
eacn and an aggregate of $l7,2s6, 1893.
Revised Figures for 1927.
Following are the revised gasoline fo.
ures for last year, showing the amount
PAID oy the motorist In each State in
gasoline taxes and the average gasoline
tax per vehicle: -e
Evening star., 1928-10-07
Girls Race Across
u. S. on Motor Cycle
To Win $1,000 Bet

After making final preparations
and arrangements at the large mo-
tor cycle factory in Springfield,
Mass, Gertrude Peters, driver, and
year-old girl motor cyclists, left the
Bay State city to visit the 48 States.
AS the result of wager, $1,000
awaits the girls in Los Angeles If
they arrive there in four weeks time.
A side car attached to their ma
chine is loaded with camping equip
ment and suit cases, the latter con-
tanning plenty of dancing frocks and
refinement for use when not driving.
Miss Taibbi rides on the tandem
seat located at the rear of the motor
cycle. They plan to finish the trip
in September, 1929.
Evening star., 1928-10-07

service stations today are manned by
highly trained specialists-men who can
place their fingers on a trouble quickly
and accurately. And they have the
equipment to out their remedies into
splendid effect.
THE considerate owner-the owner
who is considerate of his car and Of his
own pocketbook--will not fail to avail
himself of this modern opportunity for
eliminating guesswork."
Evening star., 1928-10-07
New Detroit Cycles
Capable of Doing
100 Miles an Hour

In order to cope with increasing
traffic in and around the Auto city.
the Detroit (Mich.) Police Depart
ment has just purchased IS motor
cycles of the latest type.
The new four cylinder motor cycle
recently announced was chosen be-
cause of its ultra-modern design and
construction. Performance was a
huge factor in the purchase and a
speed hound" will have to travel
over 100 miles per hour to get away
from Detroit officer mounted on
one of the new outfits.
Evening star., 1928-10-07
OUTPUT OF TRUCKS
MAY SET RECORD
Present Production Rate
Would Put 1928 Above
1925, Official Asserts.

Predicting the continuance during
the remaining months of 1928 of the
high motor truck production which
has marked the first eight months, A. j
Brosseau, chairman of the motor truck
committee, National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce, in a review of truck
prospects lust issued foreSees the pos
sibility of 1923 equaling If not sur
passing the record year of 1925.
"The National Automobile Chamber
of Commerce figure of 66,795 trucks
produced in the United States and Can
ada in August sets new high mark
for the production of trucks In any
month since the beginning of the in
dustry," Mr.. Brosseau points out, "the
previous high mark of 61,185 having
been set in September, 1925. This high
production continues the movement
which began in May and which char
acterized the early Summer months OF
this year.
Total Above Record.
"The accelerated production in mid
year has resulted in total of 1884
trucks produced to September l, as
compared with 358,234 during the same
period last year, and 346,528 produced
during the first eight months of 1925
the truck industry's record year. In
1925 a total of 531 ,628 trucks were pro-
duced, due chiefly to a well sustained
production toward the end of the year
Production was also continued at a
good level toward the end of 1926, when
a total of 1920 trucks were produced.
The rather marked reduction in the
output of trucks during the last quar-
ter of 1927 carried the total for that
year below the half million mark for
the first time since 1924.
1928 May Establish Record.
with the total of trucks produced so
far this year ahead of all other years at
this date, there is strong possibility
that new production record will be es-
tablished in 1923. A production during
the last four months of 1923 equal to
the last four months of 1925 or 1926
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06

lieve it would he worthwhile if a
few of the leading dairynen Of
each community could arrange to
attend the Yakima meetings. Res
olutions made at the Yakima meet
ing will undoubtedly have their
bearing upon the meetings held
in our own county, and resolutions
discussed at that time.
This meeting held at Yakima
will be practically the same kind
of meeting as that held in the
county, excepting that a much
wider field will be considered.
Those attending this meeting will
be in position to be of consider.
able help to their community when
it comes to the local meetings.
Keep the dates in mind for this
and if you can get away
to attend the meeting, get in touch
with the county agent
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
His Gift to the Street
BOYS Christmas Dinner

- - = 49,
ri tiisaTLEMAN was hnrrying
IA toward the big llotei ON the
corner. bending some to escape
the bitter blast. A man APP
preached, holding out a paper.
"Al. Mr.. Thurston." he said. I'm
begging
mo, nothing" emphatically.
"But this is very worthy. A
Christmas dinner for the street
boys-newsboys and all that. you
know"
"And | repeat no. shortly. "Im
asked to give something at every
corner of the street. No. no."
A few minutes later Mr. Thurs
ton was seated at table, ordering
q generous dinner A boy came
in selling papers, and the man no.
ticed the hungry look in the young
ster's eyes as he glanced at the
table.
"Sit down here with ME. boy
he said. Il want company. Here,
waiter" to he man behind, as the
boy sat down. "bring this boy tur
key with all the filings That's
what you'd like?" to the boy.
"Yes, sir Then as he began to
fill up. I'm to have another turkey
dinner tomorrow. A street boys
dinner gave ninety cents. all ]
had. give what | can" 81
When too full to eat any more
he rose. MIR. Thurston drew out
q twenty-dollar bill and gave 1t to
him. Sac
Give this as my contribution to-
ward the dinner" he said.-Frank
o. Sweet.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
Snow-Shovel Santa; His
Novel Christmas Gift

"7 UNIT MARY, isn't there
~ anything you've heard Mrs.
Harcouri say she wants?"
asked Morton vane. "There doesn't
seem to be a thi g for poor man
10 give rich old lady for Christ
mas. but she's been so good about
my college expenses. because she
was a friend of yours and moth.
er'S-"
No." interrupted his aunt "She
has everything she wants." Then,
with chuckle, 81 did hear her say
II was impossible to get anyone to
Shovel snow properly. nowadays"
There's an ideal" said Morton.
Christmas eve brought a heavy
snow. and the next morning, when
Mrs. HarcOurt looked out Of her
window, she was puzzled by seeing
a relocated, white-whiskered man
clearing the snow from fhe walk
leading to her front steps. When
the porch. too. was finally cleared,
there came ring al the dDprl,all,
and. fnll of curiosity. Mrs. Har-
court answered IT herself. There
stood the aged shoveler bowling
gravely as he handed her a holly
fecked card Then. tane'lir. h.
erinIne-trimaed cap, lie ,lenariei
with rather brisk walk for an
MD man
The card read: Santa Claus will
shoveI your walks every snowy
morning until next Christmas
Per M. V."-MyriIe Koon Cherry.
man.
&c 1928 Western Newspaper Union,
SLIyE[k Sa .fSeeSoS ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
MCGEE STATES
HARRISON HAS
PENAL RECORD
One Of Men Who Entered
Central Grocery Warehouse
Has Served IL Years and A
Months.

Jack Harrison, who was caught
by local police recently, after the
Central Grocery had been entered
and who pleaded guilty at the time
or arraignment and who is now
serving a sentence of from one to
Is years at the state penitentiary,
has record of IL. years and four
months of serving time in state in
stitutions, according to word re-
ceived here by G. L. MCGEE, deputy
sheriff. He is only 35 years old.
His aliases were r. HI. Gibson,
Herman Bolder, j. H. Harrison, r.
II. Griffin, Robert Harrison, Frank
Manning and Frank Thomas.
In 1909, he was sent from Bell
ingham to the state training school
at Monroe for IL months for burg
larry. In 1911, he was confined in
the county jail in tBellingham for
county Jail in Everett. In 1912, he
served 80 days for vagrancy in the
county jail in Everett. In 1912, he
was sent from Whatcom county to
the Washington state reformatory
for first degree forgery to serve
from six months to 20 years. He
was discharged in january 1915.
In February 1915 he was sent again
to Monroe for one year. He served
ten days and escaped. In 1917, he
was sent from. Whatcom county to
the Washington state reformatory
for first degree forgery to serve
from 8 to 20 years. He was paroled
April 30, 1920. In 1921, he was sent
to the reformatory from Grays
Harbor county. for grand larceny
to serve not less than Is months.
He was transferred to the state
penitentiary at Walla Walla and
released from there in 1924. On
November l6 of this year, he was.
sent from Benton county to the
state penitentiary for burglary for
/ to Is years.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
Christmas Brings Much
for Both Old and Young

~ HRISTMAS is q time Of JOY
vi for the old as well as for the
young. II it Is given only to
youth to enjoy many Of the pleas
ures that Christmas brings, age
finds it's compensation In the wealth
of the memories that the day awak-
ems. AT no other time does such
hallowed and lovely remembrances
of days that are past stir the heart.
Again. we live In the land Of child
hood; we revel In its happy, care
free hours; we stand before cam
delft Christmas trees that thrilled
us In the long ago. With swift
steps we travel across the bridge
of time and space and clasp hands
with those of other years. Again
we live happy hours of comrade-
ship and understanding that were
ours.
Through the years we may have
forgotten how rich we were; we
may have failed to recall the many
lovely joys that have come to us
through the years. su. vt Christ
mas it is different Absent friends
and joys, as well as those that are
near. bring us joy and cheer Even
those who have passed into tie land
beyond seem 10 be with " Today;
the power of love and in"1ory
seems to have pierced the welt hat
hid them from our view Dear md
ha1f-forgotten memories OF hours
we spent with them bring t;irm very
close.
Yes, Christmas holds inn':h Ga
the old. And its greatest gifts ~
for those who have Iai,T Up II treas
ure of lovely memories day by day
EdeIman.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
ENGLISH SPARROW CONTROL

-
Many requests have come to the
office of E. c. Durdle, county ex-
tension agent, for control. of Eng
lish sparrows. We really believe
that more requests for control OF
sparrows come to the office than
requests for control of such rodents
as the pocket gopher and the
ground squirrel, which seems to
Indicate that there is considerable
/. interest in their control. This mat
ter was taken up with Leo K.
Couch, leader of rodent control
work for the state, who also has
charge of work on control of nox-
ious birds.
Mr.. Couch says that control of
the English sparrows is not diff
ficult matter il careful attention
to details of the program for their
control will be followed. Several
of these details are as follows: A
suitable bait must be used. A
little pre-baiting should first be
done so as to get the birds to feed
ing in one place for several days.
Bats to. be effective, should be
used during, the winter time when
the sparrows have punched. Only
a small amount of poison bait
should he used as it requires only
grain or two of wheat to kill
the sparrow. Poisoning in any one
community should be done on the
same day and approximately at
the same hour, if possible. Spar
rows are pretty wise and if few
are poisoned in. some place, they
will quickly leave and migrate to
sparrows coming in, would be very
careful about picking up these
sparrows coming in, would be very
careful about. picking up these
bats. 1t is for this reason that poi
soning should be done at the same
hour of the same day for the COM
munity. d. 81
Poison bait has been mixed up
by the county agent, and put into
containers, which will sell for a
small amount as only small a.
mount of bait will be needed. This
bait has been prepared according
to the direction of the Bureau of
Biological Survey, and we believe
it would he better if people of the
county wishing bait, would try to
follow a definite program in the
poisoning work and secure bait
through local people having charge
of the work. The matter has not
yet been taken up with the
Oranges, but we expect to do so in
immediate future and trust that it
will be possible for the Oranges
of the county to take charge of
the distribution of the poison in
their community and check the
time of poisoning. We believe that
in this way, much better results
will be secured. Further announce
ments along this line will be made
in the near future.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
YAKIMA VALLEY DAIRY
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE

"A dairy economic conference and
program meeting will be held at
Yakima, Monday and Tuesday,
December 10 and IL. Material for
this conference has been gathered
from all sections of the Yakima
Valley and the conference will fea-
ture not only the local material.
but state. national and worldwide
conditions. This meeting comes
Just before the three dairy meet
ings in our own county. We be-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1928-12-06
Santa, Saint Nicholas
and Christ's Birthday

074 Hoover says there Is no
vi Santa Claus Is mistaken.
Santa Claus. like Christ,
once walked this earth.
:. He was a man of great kindness
and generosity, with deep love
for children.
Such was his hold on the hearts
Of the people that after he died.
December 6, 1000 years ago, the
date was set aside as feast and
gift day. in commemoration OF his
life.
His name was Nicholas. After
his death folks called him Saint
Nicholas.
AS the feast and gift-giving day
OF st. Nicholas spread, the Dutch
took it up. The nearest they could
come to saying st. Nicholas was
Santa Claus.
AS time rolled on, December O.
the feast day of Santa Claus, giver
of gifts, and December %. the feast
day of Christ. giver of life, be
came confused in the minds of the
people, and eventually the two fes
tfvals were combined.
Thus the idea became established
that on the eve of tle birth of the
Christ Child there comes out of the
frozen North, with sleigh and rein
deer, genial Santa Claus. with
gifts.
When persons tell children Santa
'iaus brought you this" they are
speaking the truth. For the spirit
Of Santa Claus that still lives,
prompted the gift.-Wickes Wam-
bOldt.
&c 1928. Western Newspaper Union,
49, @Naa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
STOCKS IRREGULAR
IN BEAR ASSAULT
Wave of Selling in Final Hour
Forces Break Among
Leaders.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
latch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
WALL STREET, NEW YORK, Octo-
Der ga flood of selling descended
upon the stock market in the last hour
today and prices broke rapidly. The
liquidation was heaviest just before the
close. with all the speculative leaders
under pressure.
General Motors and United States
Steel, especially the former, were the
first to display weakness, but the SELL
ing spread later. Allied Chemical at
900 was down 10 points Chrysler. I'M
der 1913, was off between 4 and 5 points,
and Radio Cancelled all its early gain
and more.
For quarters of the session 8
per cent money, which was the rate for
new loans, and the heavy increase in
brokers' borrowings were ignored. Most
of the day the market was firm to
strong, but it changed its entire aspect
at the end
The oils and the coppers were the
leaders. The news from both of these
industries was favorable. In the oil
group there was one dividend resump-
ton and talk of others, besides in
creaseS in disbursements to stockhold-
ers already being paid. Quarterly re-
ward trend in earnings. AS for copper,
exporters had advanced the foreign price
to Is cents, and it was expected that
the domestic quotation would be ad-
vanced to the same figure
Copper Stocks.
Kennecott was the most active of the
copper stocks. running up to a record
high for all time above 100. American
Smelling & Refining improved and
Chile, Cerro de Pasco and Calumet &
Arizona were moderately higher. Greene
Cananea jumped from to points.
The Street was filled with reports of
mergers and of changes of control
Among the oils, Shell Union went to
new high for the year. The story
here was of a dividend increase. Mar
land was in urgent demand up 2
points Conspicuous among the spe-
cialties was National Dairy Products,
which gained nearly points, crossing
1l8. Montgomery Ward was higher in
the early part of the trading and Sears
Roebuck went along. Westinghouse
Electric responded to its highly favor
able earnings report.
The steel stocks marked time. Beth
lehem Steel sold off on offerings by
those who had bought in expectation
that the common would be put on a
dividend basis The stock was we'll
supported however. In the motor
group Jordan was the feature, at the
best of the year. New interests we're
said to be buying into the company.
Utility Stocks Quiet.
Money renewed at 7la per cent, go
ing to per cent at noon. The tone
was firm. The ticker fell behind the
market almost half an hour
Utility stocks did little, perhaps be-
cause of the uncertainty attaching to
the inquiry at Washington. Western
Union was an exception. This stock
was extraordinarily strong, selling at
the highest price in its history, Just
under 100, and up 7 points on the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
POTATO MARKET STEADY.

CHICAGO, october IS up UNITED
States Department of Agriculture) -
Potatoes-Receipts. 18l cars: on track.
485 cars; total u S. shipments, 1913
cars; trading rather slow, market
slightly weaker on Russets, steady on
other stock Wisconsin, sacked round
whites, 60a80; few fancy, shade higher
Minnesota and North Dakota, sacked
round whites, 70a80: few, IS. Sacked
Red River Ohio's, 9Oa95. South Dakota,
sacked. early Ohios, 80a9O: Idaho,
sacked Russets l.55a1.S0; mostly 1.70a
7S
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
FLORIDA CITRUS REPORT.

TAMPA, Fla. october rs (P).-The
Florida Citrus Exchange current issue
of its publication, the SealdSweet Chron-
icle, estimates Florida's 1923 citrus crop
total at 1872 900 boxes, 100000 over
that of last year. Oranges will total o.
100000 boxes: tang crimes, 853,573 boxes,
and grapefruit, 71S6,l67 boxes, accord
aing to the exchange estimate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
am. 100000 IL noon .656 900
l Dm.. 2.37l 800 Bpm 3,0l8.60

Dividend rates as given in the above table
are the annual cash payments based on the
latest quarterly or half-yearly declarations
Unit OF tradrr ,ssS TIA: 100 shares
Partly extra Plus 4&S in stock i Plus
So in preferred stock. Plus lI25 in stock.
a, Paid this vear--no resular rate. Pay
able when earned PAYABLE in cash or
stock. Plus l0Gs IN stock. g Plus 6ot
in stock h Partly stock I Plus 90. In
stock Plus 1890 share quarterly in
stock. m Payable l/l0 share quarterly In
United Cigar Stores common stock. Plus
lk& In stock. T..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26

amounted to 1928,
691.09. C m pared
with S214,460.12 a
year ago, showing
a gain of $84,-
230.97.
Gross earnings
from operations
brought in $751;
957.98. compared
with $659,693.64 a
year ago. another
gain of S98. 264.34.
Operating expenses
totaled $328.463.10,
against $Sl2.5o3.73
a year ago. an in
creas Sc of SIS
1927. Gross in
come. less operat-
inc eXDenSeS and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
PEPCO EARNINGS UP
SA,23O IN MONTH.
W. R. & E. September Net
Falls Off, but Nine Months
Return Passes 1927.
by EDWARD C. STONE.

Net income of the Potomac Electric
Power Co. for the month of September,
according to the figures filed with the
Public Utilities Commission today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-26
NEW YORK BANK CLEARINGs

NEW YORK. October 26 Especially =
New York bank clearings, $1,413.O00,-
600; New York balances, $l33, 900. 900;
New York Federal Bank balances, $ll8,-
100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-16

that forms constantly on your teeth.
First it stains and discolors the
enamel. Then it destroys them.
Frequently i'll health results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-16

to curde film in gentle safety to enamel Then brushing
takes it off completely Old ways made necessary long
and harmful brushing. Now that is ended.
This way acts to firm the gums and restore color.
Pepsoden is the greatest step made in half centurys
study of tooth cleansing methods.
Give PepSodent ten days
teeth dull o color" that is film. If you prone
tooth and gum disorders that may be film also. Re-
this film for ten days and you will note great
improvement
Get large tube wherever dentrces sold Or write
for Today tube to The Pepsodent Co., 104 S Wabash
Ave-, Chicago. Do not delay another day.