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The Washington times., 1928-08-08
BYRD To GARRY
VEEDOL OIL
ON TRIP

When Byrd's expedition leaves
New York to explore the ice plateau
of the Antarctic it will be equipped
as thoroughly as modern army
taking the field for strenuous
campaign. For expeditions like
wars" says the conqaeror Of the
North Pole and the Atlantic. ARE
won by preparation.
And SO no ordinary schooner, like
the windjamnlers of the earlier ex-
piorers, viii carry the Byrd party
To the Antarctic wastes. "A spe.
cially built ice-proof steamship has
been provided. Not just one plane
will he depended on, for there will
BE- three tuned and tested ones,
chosen from thousands. A crew OF
SIS viii man the expedition. INSTEAD
uf the usual 10 or IL. And the
party is carrying food for three
years, though they expect to be
gone at the most only two.
So the industrial world looks with
keen interest on the commander .
choice OF supplies and equipment.
TO make the Byrd expedition Is
equivalent TO q IllcNcAl Oh sHOIlOH 1oI
distinguished merit.
1T Is gala day for an airplane
manufacturer to have one Of his
models chosen for the polar flights.
And the oil industry and automobile
world are today discussinq the.
latest announcements the choice OF
the new Veedol motor oil for the
planes that will explore the end of
the world
For this viii be one of the great
est tests ever made Of a motor
lubricant When men are fighting
100 mile gales. $4,000 feet above
the jagged ice peaks in cold that
drives the mercury down to 20 de-
grees below freeEin there must
be no failure. And motor llIbri-
cants must do their part.
The new Veedol will guard the
motors Of the two smaller planes
when they plant caches of food and
fuel in remote spots Of the polar
plateau.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
Clancy Was Wrong

twenty-five years ago--back IN
f9Os--twc bright young students ct
Lehigh University ccllaborated IN
writing a pessimistic thesis which
scornfully criticized the automobile
as "a pch mans toy. useless In
vention with no future
Their treatise was based upon
personal experience with several pop
ular cars OF the day including the
long.forgotten Knox, which reared
4 lone and sizzling cylinder right
up through the floor-boards. The
students also experimental with
some OF the first four-cylinder cars
But one cylinder or four, the
young essayists condemned the en-.
tire horseless carriage idea as I'm
sound, impractical and doomed to
certain failure
Today, quarter Of century
later, both students are acllVely rs'
futing their collegiate conclusions
one of them. Wasllingtonian. has
lust placed in operation $4,000 900
addition to 4 s25,oOO,OOO group q
automobile factories. He Is a. r.
CLANCY, president and general man.
ager Of Oakland Motor Car Com.
panv. The other is Paul Gerhard.
president Of Paul Gerhard Motors,
Of Omaha, Neb.. who sells the Oak
land and Pontiac skies which his
former college chum manufactures
Upper A. r. Clancy, Lover right:
Gerhard, and left. Al r. CLANCY
when they wrote the thesis.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
CHE VROLE HAS.
NEW TRUCK

Chevrolet announces the addition
OF new utility truck to It's line Of
commercial vehicles. It offers sew
eral unusual features. a four.speed
forward transmission. four.wheel
brakes. and channel steeR bumper.
The four-speed forward transmits
sion insures more efficient appii.
cation Of power Extra low speed
gear provides maximum pulling
power when required and normal
driving requirements are cared FOR
by a second, third and fourth
speeds.
Al welcomed feature IS the mower
take-off port, to which various
power appliances can be attached.
making the truck available for
mower purposes when ii IL not trav.
cling on the Toad.
The new truck was tested by
thousands Of miles Of service at
the proving grounds before ii was
approved for production.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
SAFETY HELD AS
AUTO GUIDE

Expressing the Individual motorist
with his personal responsibility In
safeguarding American lives is the
one direct and effective method Of
reducing traffic fatalities today.
And the Individual motorist can
not be expected to realize and az.
sumo this vital responsibility 50 long
az automobile manufacturers stress
high speeds as the feature Of their
products in the opinion Of Ed Wal
lace. president of Wallace Motor
Company, Nash distributors.
I'll In true that Improvement In
streets and highways and in the
mechanical operation OF the newest
cars themselves Is tending to IN
crease the margin OF safety, he
said today after studyipg the latest
traffic fatality reports; but 1t Is
also true that there is a general
tendency toward excessive speeds
both on the open road and traffic
arteries of our big cities.
Because or this tendancy toward
II, kIess driving, am hearty IN
accord with the appeal made BY Inc
National Automobile Chamber o.
Commerce against the stressing Of
high speeds in automobile advertis-
ing. 1t is only natural that, when
tic high speed Of his car is con-
stantIy brought to an owners A..
tention and when speed rivalry IL
made public point Of issue BY
various automobile makers, the
ordinary driver will enter into the
spirit OF the industry and use this
necessary but dangerous element on
every possible occasion.
Safety experts agree that speed
Ing and its consequent reckless driv-
ing and disregard for the rights OF
others is the major cause OF auto
mobile deaths. Obviously, so long
~ speed is encouraged and made
ian issue among manufacturers,
ti.ese deaths are going To mount.
We certainly will not encour1s.e
Nash owners to drive eighty miles
IN hour just because that speed is
7uiIt into his car"
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
i FRENCH PRICES
Still HIGH
- intermittent News service

BY international News service
PARIS, Aus. 81 The stahilization
Of the franc has not vet brought
lower prices IA France on tire con
trary. reports seem to show that
more things are going IN than com;
lng down
The index number fer the cost q
living for the second quarter Of 1928
is given at 544. against sri for the
preceding period, thus showing an
increase of nearly per cent. The
newest index figure shows ths cost
81 living il almost five and cne.half
times is much as during the fsuctu-
alton Of the franc.
Tourists arriving from the other
side are being extremely conserva.
tive III their purchases, saying that
they get much less value for their
dollars here than In America. a
large number 81 them doing nothing
more than window shopping
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
CENTURY SKIES
ANNOUNCED

The Hupp Motor Corporation an.
ncunces it, 1929 linz 81 Century
skies and nights. the new line
retains the same power plant -
ii last years models with Auto.
lite ignition substituted Tor the
previously used system.
The wheelbase also remains I'M
changed. The bore and stroke az tho
engines remain the same namely 3 i
Nv Az inches III the Century SKIES
Series and BY 4 tx inches on the
Century Eight. The wheelbasa also
remains unchanged with III inches
on the six and 120 inches for the
eight
The appearance Of the 1929 Hup-
mobile has been subjected 10 i
series Of refineYinentn. The design
81 both SIX and Eight models has
been handled 50 that none of the
mechanical parts are shown ana
an unbrolxen harmony has been
attained. New color combinations
are used throughout the line.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08

A sudden hating of
traffic the car in
front stops short. Your
brakes must work. Will
they? If they don't,
you will smash the
other fellows car, as
well as your own.
That means money out
of your pocket.
You can prevent all
this just be sure your
brakes are really doing
their job. Let us put
them in 1907 shape.
We can-because we
apply Johns-M anville
Asbestos Brake Lining.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08

Now Chevrolet presents the New Utility
Truck-a Iow-priced haulage unit embody.
ing those modern features ofadvanced engi-
neering developed through years Of expert.
ence in commercial car building, and
proved by exhaustive testing on the General
Motors proving ground!
Typical of the progressive design embodied
in this sensational new truck Is . fourspeed
transmission with an extra.low gear provid.
ing tremendous pulling power for heavy
roads, deep sand and steep hills and re.
ducing to the very minimum the starting
strain on motor, clutch and rear axle!
Powerful, non>locking 4,wheel brakes, with
rugged emergency brake that operates en-.
tirely independent Of the foot brake systenn,
give new measure of safety and, utility Of
vital importance in everyday operation!
And new ball bearing worm and gear
steering mechanism, which even includes
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
Auto License Plates
All of Standard Size

For the first time in the history
OF the automobile industry autonlo-
bile license plates for the 4s States
conform to standard size, accord
ing to the American Motorists AS
ISOLATION.
plates. # was announced has been
worked out by the Bureau OF Stand.
ards in conjunction with the Society
of Automotive Engineers and the
division Of simplified practice of
the Department Of Commerce,
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
Mail Planes to Use
Newark IN. j. Field

In order to facilitate the handling
of air mail. HadIey Field, n. u, will
be abandoned and a new airport at
Newark. ~. J., will be used. Post
master General New announced yes.
terday.
New also announced that the con-
tract for carrying air mail between
Chicago and Atlanta had been
awarded to the Interstate Airline.
incorporated, of Chicago. at fs cents
a pound.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
BL Asst RAEEllN

SCRANTON. Aug. S.--TFire depart
ment authorities OF Dunmore bor-
Ough have not as yet established
the cause of the explosion which
wrecked the home of Geno Simon
cite. A terrific blast was followed
By fire which swept through the
structure, causing d loss OF $4,000.
Members OF the family were spend.
ing the night at the home OF Mrs.
Sim0nette's mother nearby.
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
OIdsn1obiLe Shouting
EIDe NelU Models

Five new de luxe models the latest achievements of Ods
mobile being displayed for the
first time today Washington by the five Oldsmobils
dealers
The Washington times., 1928-08-08
1p0rary pOSS eS SlOn.

ball bearings It the front axle knuckles,
provides an order of handling ease never
before experienced in low-priced truck!
In addition, the new Utility Truck offers all
those basic features which have been 50
largely instrumental in chevrolets success
as the worlds largest builder Of trucks-
rugged rear axle with one.piece banjostype
housing four serni-elliptic truck type
sprinss,.s set parallel to the load =. air clean.
er, oil filter and positive action vanetype
oil pump thermostatic control Of water
circulation 8. low loading height and
generous road clearance.
No matter what your business may be-
come in and get demonstration of this re-
markable new truck. You'll find that il
offers every feature needed for dependable
low-cost transportation we can pro-
vide you with body type TO meet your
individual requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26

of the public as far as Is compatible
with safety. 1t would seem. therefore,
that the shoppers and merchants should
be given the sympathetic ear and that
steps might we'll be taken to eliminate
the masher, which. while they might
not accomplish as much freedom of
movement as would the parking ban.
would certainly serve to promote some
measure of reform, Eventually, parking
in the downtown section Of Washington
will come to an end, but in the mean
time every possible means should be
taken to preserve this section of the
city for those who do their shopping
from motor cars. The slow cruising
F street masher could easily be charged,
1t would seem, with obstructing traffic
and If few of his ilk were forced to
pay fines in court, however small, their
finances would be so depleted that the
buying of gasoline would be out of the
question. The solution to the problem
certainly appears to be war on the
Washers. not so much for their MASKING
activities. but for their traffic activities.
It is a certainty that with this breed
eliminated, F street will again be made
available ito the shoppers who use it for
legitimate purposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
This and That
By Charles E. TraceiUeu.

We held no brief for poor old Peter
| PaulS, sometimes called the Calico Cat,
because his white coat was Splotched
with brown.
We did admire him. however, for
those good qualities which he had. and
we did and do lament his untimely
end at the hands of so-called rescue
society.
Peter Pauls had big head. and two
mean eyes, and two big front paws.
armed with formidable claws Those
paws were raised against society
Even those who fed him had better
look out. He tolerated no petting He
would come to your back door in the
| evening. Just at dusk. and meow for
meat, but when he was given 1t. even
then he would stand for no petting.
II one made SO much as q move to
put hand down on his head, Peter
would leave go his dinner and begin
to raise that huge, wicked right fore
paw.
This was accompanied by leveling
of the ears, spotted with tan, and a
| narrowing of the green eyes. AS the
| hand came down. Peter Paul'S paw
came up; If the hand that fed him
SO much as dared touch him. it was
the recipient of a slashing.
Nearly always Peter landed his blows
The only way one could escape was
to refrain from petting him. or. If at
tempting it. TO leap away lightly after
the beStowal of the careSs
Peter would not stand for 1t.
This action was reprehenSible, of
course, but 1t was Peter Paul'S way of
doing business, and II you did not like
It, you had better leave him alone.
He did not ask your suffrage.
He had a home. anyway, where he
was welcome to so and sleep on the
back steps. His real home, however,
was the alley
He could be seen Sedately walking
along 1t almost any time of day or night,
He had an uncanny ability at appear
ing from behind hedges and garages
when least expected.
All the other eats were afraid Of him
as we'll they might Jack Spratt. he of
the tiger stripes and white shirt front.
Kissed tremendously every time he saw
Peter. Especially did Jack manifest
displeaSure when he saw Peter gnawing
away on piece of beefsteak.
The fame of Jacks good dinners soon
attracted Peter PaulS, and he usually
showed up every night just at dusk for
n handout 1t is conceivable that he
sang, III cat language. the song of the
hoboes for he was tramp II there ever
was one
''Hallelujah. I'm u bum,
Halleluiah bum again,
Hallemtah. give as handout
To refresh us again"
Peter liked To curl up in the corner of
Jacks porch and sleep away until the
moon was high In the heavens, when Ii
was time for him 10 SO about his bust
ness. We never knew exactly what
Peter Paul's business was, but 1t seemed
sufficient.
One day Peter amhled into a yard
where there was little girl. Now the
little girl liked cats and didn't know
about Peter. Peter liked nobody. not
even little girls, and asked but one
thing In this world~~to be let alone.
When the child started to pet reter the
big cat slaShed at her with his strong
right paw and bit her for good meas
ure. "'rhe indignity OF II" growled
Peter rauls, between his long white
whiskers, Ito be petted by a strange
child"
The little girls mother however,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
An Echo From the Grave.

An echo of one of the most tragic
mistakes of prohibition enforcement
reverberated Friday in the death of
Jacob D. Hanson of Niagara Falls, N.
Y. from injuries received three months
ago when coast gIlardsmen In civilian
CLOTHES shot him when he refused to
/ obey their order to stop on a lonely
/ highway. Agitation at the time of
tthis incident ran high. but as in all such
,matters the public forgetS quickly and
lately nothing has been heard as to the
i progress of the case. Hanson's death
lmay serve the useful purpose of bring
ling again to public attention the I'M
happy details of the affair Of causing
immediate reforms In. law enforcement
and of assuring punishment of the two
gumrdsmen, who should now be held
responsible for the death OF an innocent
man.
It is an indefensible policy that per-
mits uminiformed law enforcement Off,
GERS to patrol the highways of this
country by night or day. No sensible
motorist viii stop on the command of a
person thus attired, especially at night.
because he has learned from numerous
examples that robbery or murder Is the
possible result. Hanson in refusing to
bring his car to standstill on the lone
ly road near the hour of midnight did
as any other man would do, yet he was
shot and killed for his good Judgment.
The two guardsmen responsible for
Hansonss death should most assuredly
be punished. The Government code
permits them to use firearms to pre-
vent the commission of a felony or in
defense of their lives. In the Hanson
case neither reason prevailed. Agtta-
ton on the Hanson case should never
be allowed to die until enforcement on
GERS are placed In uniform and those
who commit grave offenses tn the name
of the law and make mockery OF
justice are adequately punished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
Committee Seeks Model
Mechanics Lien Law
ny HARDEN COLFAX,
BY HARDEN

After nearly four years OF study and
conferences, work on a model me-
chanics lien law. designed To eliminate
many millions OF dollars of waste from
the construction industry's annual bill
will reach a climax in October at Il H.
nal meeting of the committee In
charge
In this announcement, the home
builders OF the Nation should find cause
for three rousing cheers for a success
fui conclusion Of this research by the APP
pcarance on the statute books of all
the States OF uniform law on the sub
lect Of liens against construction prof.
Gets which would remove from their
shoulders burden OF cost and annoy
ance which has been increasing In
weight with the upward trend of prices
The week Just closing was witnessed
airing Of conflicting views as to the
final form OF certain sections of the
model law between organizations repre-
senting material supply dealers on the
one hand and contractors ON the other
These differences win be laid before the
committee on standard State mechanics
/ lien iaW~~representing not only the two
groups mentioned, but also engineers.
architects, lawyers. surety companies
labor and othersat the session sehed-
uled for October Whatever Is agreed
upon will be reported 10 the commits
sioners on uniform laws. composed al
official representatives Ot ell the States,
Territories and insular possessions
II Is most frequently the home builder
who suffers under the present complex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26

them. The lowest \paid Of the twenty
four young women received three dol
lars and fifty cents week for her
labors. while the highest took in twen-
weight dollars q week in radio shop.
II required. however. tine collective sal
aries of all to exc out "a bare living.
which did not include tts purchase OF
clothes or accessories.
These young ladies doubtless believe
THAT they have seen life from the other
side. and that they are capable of sup
porting themselves under any condi-
tions. II they really had no ability and
were forced to depend for a livelihood
,,f,on their unskilied labors. they would
soon have different story to relate.
Jobs for both men and women are
plentiful If the applicant does not care
what he does, but Jobs that bring in
sufficient revenue to support adequately
a man or a woman today are exceed
insly difficult to find. The girl. for in
stance. who worked for six weeks at
three -fifty a week could hardly call
herself a success. If she were forced
to depend OF this small amount to sus-
tain her she would probably have to
sleep In park and eat with the great
est frugality.
So. while these college girls may have
won their bet and, as one phrased 1t,
had a wonderful experience" 1t does
not mean anything Such experiments
do not get to the root of the matter and
are of no scientific value in determining
conditions In industrialisn Of the pres
ert daV
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
War on the Washers.

F street, Washington's busy business
thoroughfare has burst forth into the
news with great vehemence during the
past week. II all started when the
Washington Motor Club urged the
Police Department TO check the ac-.
tiyities Of the sheiks who infest that
street locking for feminine companion
ship, and was closely followed by Chief
Hesse's proposal that all parking on +
and @ streets be barred from four To
six IN the afternoon SO 1t is that with
stories about methods 10 discourage the
masher and protests from merchants In
regard to the proposed parking ban,
f street IL decidedly In the limelight.
II lis evident that the Police Depart
ment Is faced with pretty problem.
On the one hand Is the motor club
demanding that the masher be ex~
terminated and Chief Hesse's proposal
! that will most certainly put an end To
the parked automobile sheik at least.
and on the other Is the merchants and
/ the shoppers protest that because the
street and the curb are ciuttered up with
males Of various sizes and ages who
ogie the graceful bits Of femininity who
| In some cases parade on that thorough
fare E0lely To be ogied they should not
be deprived Of parking space. And
| looming In the background IL the &C
cepted trsffic theory throughout the
country that In congestsd sections there
cen be no parking II trsfric il 10 con-
| tii1tif 10 move.
The police and traffIc department.
ale naturally anxious 10 meet the wlAhef
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-26
EVERYDAY RELIGION
BY THE RIGHT REF. J4MES E. FREEMAN. d. d, LII. d..
Bishop Of Hashington

the noblest ideals and ends. Repeat
edly He did and said that which had
as It's one design and purpose the slim
ulation and inspiration of men to bet
ter living. He sought In all things to
be the eXemplar of that which is truest
and finest, and in so doing to stimuli
late them with stronger desire TO
attain that which was divinest within
them. For their sakes ! said IT." On
another occasion He declared, For
their sakes / sanctify myself" Every
spoken word, every act OF His lie hau
a self1ess aim and purpose. He moved
among men that He might invest them
with q fuller, richer view of lifes pur-
pose and aim. What He said and did
constitute in themselves the greatest
treasures we possess. Within the com
pass of four short books is contained
the record of life so utterly incompa-
rable that for nearly 20 centuries IL
has engaged the reverent attention and
Worship of men the world over. The
secret of its prevailing power Is to be
found in its self-effacement and It's
complete conservation to the large in
terests of mankind. Every word, every
act was considered in the light OF its
effect upon those who stood by.
What a different world this would
be IL we were CUilbIOllcu Wy Iiic odiiiC
motive that dominated the mind of
Jesus To consider every word and act
in the light of its influence upon those
about us would mean the reformation
of our speech and habits. A distin-
guished English bishop gave this testi-
mony concerning Gladstone's influence
when he was a student at Elton and
oxford: THE moral character of the
students In these two places of learn
ing during the forties was markedly
different because Gladstone had been
there In the thirtieS." Young Glad
stone had lived his life for those who
stood by. Henry Drummond tells the story
of a young American student at Edin
boro whose expression of his religious
conviction was so persuasive that he
exercised controlling and dominant
influence upon the student body as a
whole. To believe in an ideal Is one
thing: to give 1t definite expression is
quite another. The only religious faith
that is worth the having is the one
that articulates itself In such terms
that those who stand by understand its
worth and significance The great Mas
ter must have had this in mind when
He said, whatsoever will confess me
before men, him will also confess
before my Father which is in heaven"