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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
StinSOn Has MiShap.

UTICA. N. Y, September 6 (P).-
Jack B. Stinson of Detroit, an entrant
in the EaSt-West transcontinental
races, was practically eliminated from
the race when he was forced to make
an emergency landing near here yes
terday by a plugged air line. A wheel
was broken on the undercarriage and
Stinson does not expect to be able to
replace it in time to reach New York
for the start
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER
BURNED IN EXPLOSION
Near Death After Fumes From
Furniture Cleaner ISnites
in Home.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. September Ga mother
and her daughter were near death to-
Gay because the air in their apartment
became saturated with fumes of fur
niture cleaner.
The pilot light of the kitchen stove
set three rooms ablaze when it ignited
the gas created by benzine and naphtha
vapors Thinking she had a can Of
water, Rachel Wagner. aged 8, tossed
the contents of benzine container
into the flames.
AS the girls clothing blazed her
mother, Mrs. Fannie Wagner. attempt
ed to aid the girl and was herself en-
veloped in flames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06

Rain Postpoles Mats Contest in
New York.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 6.-Wash-
ingtons game with New York was called
off this afternoon on account of rain.
A double header is scheduled for to-
morrow.
Washington will play the Boston Red
Sox a double-header in Clark Griffith
Stadium Sunday, it was announced to-
day by Clark Griffith, president OF the
local base ball club. The first game
will start at o'clock.
A single game with the Red Sox will
be played here Monday, starting at $3.50
O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
Three to Resume Hop.

MIDDLETOWN, Pa, September 6
P).-Three of the four planes which
developed trouble by the time they had
reached here in the transcontinental
air derby will re-enter the competition
and take-off from the airport here to-
day. They are: w. B. Gerbracht,
Travelair biplane; S. P. Gilley, Curtiss-
Robin monoplane. and H. A. Speer, In
ternational. The fourth plane, that of
Douglas H. Davis. has been dismantled
here and is definitely out of the race.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
SLAYER of Nine Killed.

BUCHAREST. Rumania September 6
Opl. After killing nine persons While
hr was hiding In the woods and
forrorizing the whole COUNTRYSIDE
stephan Ralan notorious ban0it, was
hinaAeIl shot and killed yesterday,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
ROWLAND HOLDING
LEAD IN AIR RACE
Pushes on to Kansas City
From St. Louis-Five Quit
in Class B.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS. September 6.-Holding
his lead in the transcontinental air
race, Earl Rowland of Wichita, Kans.,
arrived at Lambert-St. Louis Air Field
here at 1921 am. today in his Cessna,
a monoplane from Columbus, Ohio.
Robert Dake of Pittsburgh came in
second at 1926 am. in his American
Moth plane.
w. F. Emery of Bradford, Pa, was
the third racer to arrive, landing at
10:49 am, as Rowland, who had rested
for 80 minutes, took off for Kansas
City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
ONE KILLED IN TWISTER.

Brazilian Storm Demolishes Thea
ter and Damages City.
PORTO ALEGRE. Brazil September
6 R.-One person was killed and sew
eral were injured when a crowded mo-
ton picture theater collapsed in a
tornado here yesterday
Many houses also were blown down
and great damage was done throughout
the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06
WEATHER.

10. . NPHIIItI bUItaU FUItCdHV.T
Showers tonight and possibly to-
morrow morning. followed by cloudy
weather, with slowly rising temperature
tomorrow. Temperature-High 63, at
Las pm yesterday: lowest, SIS. at 7.45
am today. Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-06

The Stars carrier system covers
every city block and the regular edi-
ton is delivered to Washington homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
The Washington times., 1928-12-28
Take 1t Or Leave ]

Take It Or Leave IG
A pessimist is a man who claims
that opportunity usually knocks
at tha wrong door.
The Washington times., 1928-12-28
DOWN

/. Grow to be.
2. Discharged.
3. Slender thread of ductile metal.
4. Beverage.
5. Concerning.
The Washington times., 1928-12-28

Solution TO Thursday Puzzle
The Washington times., 1928-12-28
Maybe I'm Wrong
By John p. Medbury

Feminine Fashions
A wife should always wear q
hunting costume when she shoots
her husband.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
'HANIlI Is AL tbs
On Ne " RI An

A new method of handling motor
car distribution. as far as factory
branches are concerned. has been
instituted BY Peerless.
The Peerless Motor Company.
subsidiary Of the Peerless Motor
Car Corporation operates all
branches. r. N. Mosher, who has
been active In the automobiIe indus
try for % years. has been called
from the Pacific coast to take the
position 81 general manager.
With MOshers appointment, each
Peerless branch becomes unit that
operates independently Of the fac
tory. and each branch manager
works on his own Initiative with all
the freedom OF q distributor or
dealer to determine his local
policies
As general manager OF the Peer
less Motor Company. Mosher viii
act as contact man between Peer
less branches and the factory being
their direct representative at the
offices Of the parent concert In
Cleveland.
Mosher started with the olds
Motor Works In 1905. serving con.
secutiveIy as bookkeeper. office
manager. comptroller and Detroit
branch manager. In 1917 he beca me
general manager Of the Michigan
Odds Company. His Peerless ex.
perience dates from 1928. in which
year be became manager Of the
Detroit Peerless branch. Prior to
his present appointment he was
travelling representative for Peerless
on the Pacific coast
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
All IT'D GA50L INE
SOLD ONLY
on N|ERIT

Gasoline will be sold upon it,
merits as motor fuel even more
than motor cars will be sold upon
their merits as motor cars. George
Granger Brown, professor of chem
ical engineering in the University
OF Michigan. declares IN 4 forecast
OF "The Gasoline OF Tomorrow, ("
made public by the American Chem
ical Society.
Motor cars, he says, must pos
sess style to satisfy the increasing
number OF women buyers, while
fuel In usually placed in the tank
and consumed without being seen.
Professor Brown gives the re-
suits OF d careful study Of present
tendencies In the petroleum and the
automobile Industries, pointing out
the influence Of motor car design
upon the qualities OF motor fuel.
Marks New Turns
The attitude of refiners. he as
serts, Is Changing, and they are no
longer shifting the problem to man.
ufacturers, the introduction Of
tetraethyI lead marking q turning
point.
.'The relation between these two
Industries may be divided into three
periods, Prof. Brown states. The
first period, from about 1900 to
1916, covers the rapid development
Of motor cars during the first years
of which the fuel, gasoline, was
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
CHIMES Sc 4 R NJ !
BUYS DO[lGES

Generals III Chinese armies com
mute from home to work At the
front iii motor cars. and men IN the
ranks use trucks Tor the same pur-
pose, according to George g. Maya
tagan, secretary treasurer Of the
Frazer. Federal, INC, Dodge Brothers
dealers iii Tientsin. Magatagan re.
Gently visited the factory IN Detroit
after six years In China.
Truck sales in China are exceed.
Ing passenger car business, accord
ing Is Magatagan, hut prospect for
b truce Iii hostilities within few
months will reverse the situation.
The absence Of roads appears to
make little difference In getting
about the war zones or interfering
with scheduled battles. the dealer OBJ
served.
General Chang Hsieh Liaing, OF
the Nationalist forces. IS an owner
and driver Of a DodCe Senior Six"
said Magatagan. In his armies
there are many Graham Brothers
trucks serving as ambulances, ann
munition trucks and as transports
for supplies and troops.
The Chinese are quick TO adjust
themselves to new conditions, and
when peace n blished there viii
be many opportunities for private en-
terprise. At present there are about
rs bus lines operating in China over
routes from rs to $50 miles in length.
They seldom compete with railroads,
and will increase rapidly when the
revolution II ended. Pavement IL
unknown except in cities, but road
building will start when the men are
discharged from the armies. Practi-
cally all taxes 90 for military pur-
pose now.
Magatagan reported that IS per
cent OF his sales were on a cash
basis. the payment plan being inn.
practical at present. Mr.. Magatagan
returned to America by the trans
siberian railway. spending 10 days on
the train through Siberia and Soviet
Russia. From Moscow he toured Ell
rope. and sailed from Queenstown
for New York.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
HIT 5
. \. !. CHILDREN

NEW YORK, May 30.-An un.
usually large number of cases OF
measles. whooping cough. influenza
and infantile paralysis were reported
yesterday by DIR. Louis ]. Harris,
health commissioner. who said these
four diseases had resulted in 1,705
more deaths in the city since Janu-
airy ! than in the corresponding
period last year.
This Is a measles year." he de-
clared, for there is regular re-
currence of high waves of preya-
lence of measles every other year.
AT the present time some 400
to 500 new cases are reported to
the department of health each day.
In comparison with other years
however. the high prevalence has
continued later than usual. We
appear to be at the crest now.
I'VE hope with the coming warm
weather that the outbreak will
quickly subside.
ut is not without significance
that measles and influenza are two
diseases for which medical science
has not yet furnished health admin
istrators with specific measure OF
prevention.
Il would like to take this oppor-
tunity once more to urge parents
to see that their children are not
unnecessarily exposed to measles.
for in the case of young children
measles often leads to a fatal
broncho pneumonia.
Keep the children away from
those who are sick and from other
children who have coughs. or run
ming noses. for these signs are often
the beginning of an attack of
measles
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
Noted English Racer
Takes u. S. Car Agency

Capt. Malcolm Campbell. famous
English race driver, who set a
world record for speed by driving
his 12-cylinder Bluebird 206 1856 miles
an hour at Daytona Beach, Fla. is
now affiliated with Auburn, Nal.
COIN Campbell. Ltd. London. hav.
ing been named distributor for Au.
burn cars in England.
Campbell, the sensation of the
beach speedway, in his 900 horse.
power Napier Bluebird. in February
smashed the record made by Sc.
grave in 1927 of 20379 miles an
hour setting one-way speed of
214.79 mica an hour,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
AutOcar Company
Declares Dividend

ARDMORE, Pa. May 30.-The
directors Of the Autocar Company,
motor truck manufacturers. at their
regciar meeting. declared the usual
quarterly dividend OF per cent on
the company's preferred stock.
This dividend is payable June Is
TO stockholders of record June 5.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

fIoorboards To restore the, wood to
q more normal condition. The rule
now is to give cars their share OF
bathing while they are In use.
One reason why hard work on
cars Is going out OF style as g
motorist's activity, is because most
people have learned that cars bene-
fiji bv greater use. Tt is not un.
common for manufacturers to give
publicity to the high mileage rec.
or6s Of cars that are in constant
use and ii already seems Wei
established that the man on the
road obtains more use from his
automobile with proport ionately less
trouble than the naotorist who
drives limited number Of miles
Idleness Not Good
These facts serve to focus atten-
ton upon the point that idleness,
So tar as q car Is concerned, is not
benefit. Steady operation. rather
than crests and troughs Of use, has
the advantage Of keeping cars IN
more efficient condition.
The modern motorfst constantly
Is on the lookout for accessories
that viii spare him physical effort
IN the care ana s-OpSAsAtA0AA& ~ - AAs
ear. He was quick to adopt the
fuel filter, for that spared him the
annoyance OF frequent carburetor
cleaning. The air cleaner has saved
Rim 4 considerable amount Of piston
wear, while oil filters, better
Iubricating systems and better
Intoxicating oils have heightened the
period Of engine efficiency. Often
ne sells hts car before its engine
must Be radically overhauled.
1t Is getting to point where
the owner Is being saved much Of
the annoyance of adding oil to the
crankcase while on the road
some remarkable records OF oil
mileage are being chalI1ed up and
it no longer Is necessary to add
water to the radiator every time
the car goes out Much Of this,
3of course, Is due to better design
and constitution of cars them.
selves, but the changed attitude
sof the motorist n factor that
cannot be- overlooked. Motorists
are paying more attention tn pre-.
ventioM. to protective arrangements
and 10 warding or trouble rather
than to repairs. requirements and
regrets.
(Copvrielat 1881
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

buying proportions lifts the Essex SupS
far above c of competitive claims Its the public itself which
says the finest things for Essex
ouseng all other sections by than to
this the nations and the world
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

considered essentially by-product
or waste product Of the petroleum
industry.
'.The second period begins with
the World War, in which 1t became
necessary for the refiners to cut
deeper into the crude 81 In order
to supply the large demand Of the
fighting forces for aviation and
motor fuel, making gasoline at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

ing beauty of cowl, hood,
saddle-ype lamps, heavy,
arching tenders, to the
winged radiator figure
that expresses the spirit
and heetness under your
hand.
You have before you the
handsome grouping of
dials and meters upon the
beautiful ebony instru-
ment board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

least temporarily the major PEE
troleum product.
This sudden and marked change
in the quality OF gasoline. at beast
in its one outstanding property, voIa-
tflity, forced the motor car manu-
facturers to make certain impor
tant changes III the construction Of
their motors in order to utilize
satisfactorily this low volatile fuel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

The New Essex Super-Six is a delight
to the eye-in lines, in fine exterior
appointment and in careful finish
that invites and repays the closest
examination.
Within, this satisfaction to eye and
sense is apparent in every detail. The
qualityof the high-Dacked, form-htting
seats richly upholstered = impresses
youimmcdiatcly. Attheslender, grace.
full wheel, you look out over the shin
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

support Ii given to this theory
~ automotive engineers who point
out that many recent developments
- design and construction have
Oeen with view To making Il plly-
Nlcally easier to take care Of cars.
according To the new view of the
situation, the man who spends his
week-ends at the wheel OF his car
Instead of underneath it. III much
more advanced as motorist than
his contemporary who still follows
the old order 0f things Not all
motorists have progressed to the
same advanced point In their own
PERSONAL methods Of car care. OBJ.
NlousIy. not all attomobilists are
operating equally advanced types cf
motor cars.
Conditions Improved
Edward Everett Halls made the
statement that, The extent to
J which the world has changed the
lah0rer who uses his body to the
workman who uses his head. Is the
Index u cfyfliza tfcn. The thought
seems especially well adapted 60
todayss motoring
The sight Of car owners cleaning
spark plugs Is today rarity, but
q majority of engines run better
and more efficiently than IN the
days when cleaning plugs was as
important ) function Of operating
an automobile ais filling up with
gas. Better engines spare the
points o. the plugs fouIing from
! oil. while more reliable plugs assure
the motorists at least 10000 miles
the end of that period the
modern motnfist discards the old
Plugs and buys set 81 new ones.
HA believes this viii carry him
farther than the physical effort re-.
quined to adjust spark plug points
that are worn from high voltage
+ discharge
Mistakes Avoided
Through using his brain instead
0f his muscle many mCtorist has
learned to avoid mistakes which At,
one time passed for good practice.
It used to be his custom to flush out
the cfanIxcase with Kerosene oil
after draining off the old oil and
before adding HE new but with the
trend toward economy OF physical
effort he came 10 see that such q.
process ii not only unnecessary. hut
IS actually detrimental to an engine
with modern Iubricafing system.
He has been aided in this through
the development De better lubrica-
ting oils. better fitting pistona and.
NJ filtration
Repair a. you 20 Is 4 plan that
Is helping many 4 nlotorist spare
himself unnecessary physical ef-
fort He takes advantage OF q
number OF opportunities to drive
out sqneaIs. rattles. and other an
noying noises He -weathers" his
car when Its troubles ere mani
testify the result 81 too much of any
one temperature pr climatic diet.
Noises Disappear
Experience has demonstrated that
large number Of the noises to
which automobiles always have been
heir ale the result of insufficient
use In many sections Of the
country, cars that formerly stood
fl the garage all week long devel-
Oping body noises through damphess
now enjoy more outdoor exercise
where the sun can afford the
needed warmth.
In the days when rain was some
thing for the mOtorist to avoid.
cars often became so dry that the.
flo0rbOards squeaked and noises de.
yeIoped where they could not be
remedied readily Repairers used
70 recommend removing the floor
mats and pouring wafer on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

motor that turns waste
heat to power, giving bril-
liant sustained perform
ancc never befoDe known
in this field.
To see, to examine, to
ride in the New Essex
Super-Six can bring only
one conclusion - it is
the Worlds Greatest
Value-altogether or part
by part.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30
Modern Auto Gunner
ADoids Repairs
By ]. Leo sUGRUE
Times Automoblle Editor

That todays automobile not less careful OF his
cars than yesterdays but saving himself work By doing
the popular charge the modern moorist negectfu Of
his property
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-30

Starter and efectro-Iock are there to
your hand, too. Bendix four-wheel
brakes give smooth positive stopping
action and an added sense of greater
security. All doors are wcatherstrippcd.
The body is of silenccd construction,
adding to the notably quiet operation
of Essex.
And then you have the famous Essex
chassis, powered with the Super-Six
high-comprcssion, high efficiency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Every bottle of Citrate Of Mag
nesia sold in all our stores Is
absolutely guaranteed to be the
genuine u. S. p. Formula. We do
not sell suhstandard or special
formula Citrate of MagneSia. We
sell exclusively the TVERFRESH
brand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
MOTOR LIBRARY
|SREADY FOR USE
Books viii Be Carried to Ana
costa School by Trav-
cling Branch.

The latest addition to the facilities of
the Washington Public Library is a
motorized ambulatory branch which has
been put in use to carry books to chill
dren in the outlying sections OF the city.
The library on wheels was first hit
upon as the means of supplying sum-
n1er reading to children of the Stanton
School, AnacoStia, after the PARENT
Teacher Association of the school asked
to have a branch library established
there for the Summer.
Equipped for So Cents.
Library funds would not permit the
establishment of the requested branch,
so Librarian George F. Bowerman and
Miss Blanche A. Smith, superintendent
of the extension division, decided upon
the automotive service.
Charles F. Prick. chief engineer of
the library. improviSed one Of the IL
brary'S small trucks 10 serve the pur-
pose by building shelves both inside and
outside. The sides of the truck were
put on hinges, and when opened to
permit access to the books they provide
protection against rain. Using material
about the library and buying only mate
rial which he could get in no other way,
Prick converted the truck into a travel
ing library at a total cost of g. cents.
400 Books Capacity.
The car has capacity of 400 books.
In addition to making trips TO the
Stanton School once week, the pere-
grinating library will travel TO other
schools If requested. During the school
term the library sends baskets of books
to the schools but this service is sus-
pended with the close of school, and the
car will take its place at the schools 1t
visits.
1t was suggested that the book wagon
make trips to the Fairgrounds, but
Librarian Bowerman vetoed this idea
on the ground that children at play
grounds were more in the mood for
throwing books than reading them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

prisoners. who called to the front Office.
Oficers found the youth dangling four
feet above the cell floor.
He was cut down and given emer-
gency treatment by the Fire Depart
ment rescue squad and later taken to
Emergency Hospital. While Watson did
not appear to be seriously injured, ply
sicians said, he was in such state of
intoxication that he had to be watched
closely.
He was arrested at Eleventh and G
streets by Policeman r. A. Chambliss.
He gave his occupation as salesman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
Army Transfers Ordered.

Col. Alvin K Baskette, QuartermaSter
Corps, Fort Omaha, Nebr.. has been or
dered to Baltimore for duty; Mai. VIII
liam NJ Conner, Judge Advocate Gen.
erals Department, from Fort Sam
Houston. Tex, to Boston: Maj. Welton
NJ. Modisette, i4th Cavalry. from Fort
Sheridan. Ill, TO the LIST Cavalry, at
Camp Maria, Tex. and Maj. David
Mel Crawford. Signal Corps, from West
Point TO this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
WOMAN Is SUED.
Contractors Ask $25, ZOO Each for
ALLEGED SANDER.

Roy E. Boroughs, AIS New Hamp-
shire avenue, and James D. Reed, 1926
Seventh street, have filed suits for S25.-
600 damages each against Maude Hop
kins, 1859 Columbia road. for alleged
SANDER and false arrest. The plaintiffs
are electrical contractors. and assert
that the defendant January 20 unjustly
caused their arrest on charge of
HOUSEKEEPING and larceny and on the
next day uttered statements rejecting
on their honesty and integrity in the
presence of other persons. The plain
tiffs are represented by Attorneys
O'Shea, Burnett s. GoldStein.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27
MAN HELD AS DRUNK
TRIES TO HANG SELF
Joseph I. Watson Attempts to End
Life With Shirt Sleeve
Tied to Cell.

Ten minutes after he was locked up
in cell in the first precinct yesterday
afternoon, after being arrested for in
toxication, Joseph I. Watson, 81, 1916
East Capitol street, attempted to hang
himself with the sleeve of his shirt.
His struggles were heard by other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-27

Marriage is like porous plaster. It's
easier to get next to 1t than it is to get
away from it.