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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

trict, nearby Maryland and Viz
ginia monthly has been prepared
by the sponsors of the Schoolboy
Patrol, each of which will teach a
new lesson in safety, and seek to
drive home by that particular ap-
peal that the ubiquitous poster
has, the tremendous value OF care
in crossing streets or roadWayS.
The posters are all designed with
child figures, attractively done, for
making the greatest impression
possible on the children'S minds.
The association also has secured
lesson sheets in pedestrian safety,
prepared along the best lines OF
child-inStruction, for free diStribu-
ton in the schools Of the city and
nearby counties. They have been
graded from the kindergarten
classes to the ninth grade, and so
prepared as to add safety to the
old-established curriculum of
"readin', 'ritin' an 'rithmetic."
In this safety course the kinder
garten children are first taught to
play the game of crossing the
street safely" They are not al
lowed to use the streets for this
practical game, however, using
chalk marks on the classroom
floors, or the Railways of the
schoolhouse. Then they get les
sons in colorS, to make them con-
SciouS of the meaning of each of
the three colors used in traffic
lights.
Safety Clubs Planned.
Safety clubs" which bind their
members with the resolves, II will
not play in the Streets" or II will
not hop trolleyS or trucks" or Il
will not touch electric wires," ETC.,
are the plans for the intermediate
grades.
Continuation of the safety club
idea in the higher grades is pro-
posed, with the addition of assign
ment of English composition topics
on motor traffic safety, pedestrian
safety, and traffic Improvement.
Washington police have about
given up the idea of regulating the
present generation of pedestrian
traffic. Numerous attempts to get
the walking public to regard the
signals of the police officers or
lights at controlled crossings have
been of little avail. They would
have to arrest half the population
of the city If they went about the
enforcement of the law that is on
the books of the District in earn
est. The printed signs on the
pavement at Dupont Circle have
their effect, but it is as much the
steady streams of traffic that go
around that parkway when the
light is green, as the signs on the
sidewalk that deter the would-be
pedestrian from crossing out Of
turn.
The children of these same sig
nal-oblivious persons, however,
are on a fair way toward earning
the rewards of safety instruction.
OF how much use this will be when
they, in turn, are having children
who will travel about the super
highways of the Nation in super
speedsterS, or be air and ground
looping all over the place, 1t Is
hard to tell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

tating long detours. BY noon, Arfaja,
an oasis 40 miles from Jowf was
reached. Here the radiator and gas
tank were replenished.
For the succeeding few miles the
going improved, but not for long. At
frequent intervals, strips of closely
growing sage brush were encountered
which played havoc with the tires. The
great dunes of sand continued and i'm
peded progress and nightfall found the
expedition" still 20 miles from its des-
tination. Again the dangers of desert
camp had to be faced, with members of
the party keeping sharp lookout
throughout the night against a surprise
raid.
The third day found the travellers
among weird, rocky hills, relief from
the monotonous sand, but far more diff
ficult to negotiate. After hours of
climbing Jowf finally appeared on the
horizon and soon the car rolled into
the winding streets of the oasis.
In recognition of his daring exploits
into the Arabian hinterland, pr. Turn
bull has been made fellow of the
Royal Geographic Society of London.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
DESERT TRAVEL SHOWS AUTO
MAY REPLACE USE OF CAMEL
Perilous Journey Across Arabian Sands
From Ammon to IJowf Made by
American Missionary.

Much as the automobile has sup
planted the horse In civilized life, so
the modern motor car is now making q
bid for supremacy along the desert
trails Of distant Arabia, where since
time immemorial the camel has reigned
as the only means of transportation.
The latest Of these desert 5aunts by
automobile. which may eventually rele-
gate the grunting, growing camel to a
back seat, was made by DR.. John r..
Turnbull, an American missionary of
Nyack, N. Y. The journey, described by
DR.. Turnbull, traversed the hazardous
route between Amnon and Jowf across
the Arabian desert and supplied thrills
aplenty.
The natural danger Of desert travel
is not the only reason why this trip
has never been attempted by automo-
bile before, according to the missionary.
Rowing tribes of desert bandits whose
business is the blood-thirsty footing of
caravans make the route perilous, he
says.
Difficult Negotiations.
The car which carried the missionary
and his party was obtained only after
laborious negotiations. Its owner at
first fatty refused to consider the
proposition because of the danger of
the route, but finally was prevailed
upon to pilot the car.
Arrangements were made with ex-
treme caution so that the details of the
trip would not leak out, Cor 1t was
known that an indiscreet word-tlle
mention of a name or the date of de-
parture-might result in treacherous
plans by unfriendly Arabs. DR.. Turn
bulls driver secretly secured supplies
and couple of attendants and the trip
got under way.
The black gravel plains of trans
Jordania soon gave way to hot desert
sands. Near the edge of the desert, the
travellers came upon a sight which
served as q gruesome warning of the
perilS they were counting. In an old
dilapidated desert castle, the deserted
quarters of some Arab chieftain, the
party discovered the remains of way
farers who had been murdered by BAN
dts some time previous. Without de-
lay the nose Of the car was pointed
towards Jowf and all traces Of civili-
cation left behind.
What followed on the three-day trip
is story Of hardship fully understood
only by those who have actually expe-
rienced desert travel. Scorching heat
and dry sand; thirst; tantalizing mi
RACES: the constant fear of attack; the
powerful car eagerly pressing forward
but slowed down by the soft sandy
roadbed.
Precautions Taken.
The first nights camp was pitched
in valley surrounded by low hills
after heart-breaking journey of 100
miles. AS a precaution against attack,
camp fires were forbidden.
At dawn the journey was resumed.
The route became more dificult-high
sand dunes. one after another, necessi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
Bread Highways, Freed Of Sandy Clouds,
Now Available in California Deserts

down ON. the vast. arid stretches. But
what little rain there IL comes all ut
once, and storms are often Of such
exceptional intensity that the whole
country flows with water.
{ Pushing an improved highway through
the shifting sand hills was D project
conceived by =. q. Sullivan, district en-
gineer of the division of highways, and
the district he administers contains the
principal desert roads OF the State.
The old plank road which once pushed
for miles over undulating hills still
stands, a., reminder Of the days when
the continuous services Of q crew Of
men and Is head Of mules were needed
to keep it open. Even then, during
heavy windstorrms, it was closed ct
night and occasionally II, the day time.
Highway construction in desert re-
gions Is costly, although dependent ON
the locality and character Of the coln.
try. Sections paved Ia the Imperial
valley cost approximately $4,000 Q mile
"a erade. construct Gulyegtg ana sun
face with . 20-9oot payeneE !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
NUMBERS RETAINED
TO MARK HIGHWAYS
Maryland Commission Declines to
Order Designations for Honor
of Illustrious Citizens.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, September 14.-Num-
bers and not names will be used by the
State Roads Commission for many years
to come to designate the different high
wa routes Of the State. Many requests
after illustrious citizens, but this plan
is not practical and will not be adopted
here.
Those who would like to see Mary
land road maps bearing such names
as the "Tench Tilghman Trail" the
Francis Scott Key Highway" the
Edgar Allan Poe Pike" or the Roger
fancy Post Road" will have to wait.
According to Harry D. Willar. jr.. chief
engineer of the commission, the touring
public will have to forget that the Phila-
delpnia road is the Philadelphia road
and that 1t is officially route 40. The
same, he declared, is true with all the
State highways. Their names have all
been dropped for numbers.
This change, he declared, was caused
by q request from the Federal Govern
ment that the States would cooperate
in numbering their highways in such o
manner that they conform to the num-
berS assigned to national highways to
enable tourists to pass from one State to
another without becoming confused by
mixing numbers and names Of highways.
To refer properly to the various high
ways, he said, they must be called by
the route numbers, either State or Fed
eral. The Federal routes passing
through Maryland are route over the
Belair road and the Washington Boule-
ward; route II, which crosses the west
ern end Of the State. passing through
Hagerstown and running down into the
valley Of Virginia; route 10, which
passes the Eastern Shore.
To keep the highways tabulated prop
erly it should be remembered that the
Frederick road is route 40, York road is
route Ill, Reisterstown road Is route
lao, Defense Highway Is route 50 and
the Annapolis Boulevard route 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

Sy the Associates Press. -
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-The shifting
sands of the desert, which battled the
motorists transcontinental invasion OF
California, have been conquered. .
Broad highways, free Of the sandy
clouds which once swirled and drifted
over the roads or whipped below TO
undermine them, now enter the state
through desert regions over four routes
Engineers have solved the problem OF
"tying down the desert" Study re-
yealed that only dunes below 80 feet
In height moved with rapidity, and new
roads have been built up to the level
of the 30-foot moving drifts.
To keep the sand fills from whipping
out from under the new roads slopes
are well oiled. To prevent washing out
under conditions of concentrated rain
FAN channels were dug to carry on the
hoods and bridges built to span tine
There 10 little rainfali In the desert
and for months mercilsss sun peaSs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

so, bear in mind that your driving has
much to do with the frequency OF this
annoyance.
Avoid sudden stops, for one thing.
This will prevent the gas fumes from
overtaking the car. Whenever pulling
UP to a hotel or any other entrance
where passengers will get aboard or dis
embark switch off the engine and coast
to a standstilI, If possible.
Avoid backing up too. II it is
necessary to back any distance try to
coast as much as possible to lessen
the speed of the engine and the amount
If gas it will exhaust.
In the early days one of the famous
cars carried a special arrangement
whereby it was impossible to move the
gear shift lever without first pressing
out the clutch. It went into the dis
card, not so much because it was added
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15

mechanism, but also because there are
times when shifting Is facilitated by do
ing the job while the clutch Is being
pressed out.
If you are having trouble with your
shifting try moving the shift lever
while pressing the clutch pedal to the
floor, instead of making the shifting
process follow the clutch action so me-
chemically. Always in shifting to sec
ond on a upgrade you can do the job
better by following this suggestion.
(Copyrigilt, 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
CYCLIST JOINS PROS.
Madonna, Amateur Champion, Will
Seek Bigger Stakes.

PROVIDENCE, r. I. R.-Frank Ma
donna Of Providence, world 10-mile
amateur motor-paced bicycle record
holder, has turned professional and will
compete in a more lucrative field.
Madonna twice has lowered the rec
ord of IA minutes Sis seconds, estab-
lished by Sammy Sulkins of Boston in
the Providence Coliseum August %.
1908. On one occasion he Travelled the
distance in 1929 3-5 and on another in
1887 Us.
He is q nephew Of Vincent Madonna,
former American champion cycliSt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
SPARK PLUG TROUBLES.
Six Difficulties Shown as Result Of
Missing Units.

Six different kinds of trouble can be
attributed to missing spark plugs.
These are % sluggish engine, (2)
slow pickup, 60 loss Of power, %
hard starting, (51 engine loses power
on hard pulls and cuts out ct high
speeds, co. incomplete combustion, gas
gets into crankcase, dilutes the oil and
causes formation Of carbon, excessive
wear on pistons, cylinder walls and
bearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-15
Tire Leaks and Stops.

Many slow leaks are due to a loose
hexagon nut at the base of the valve
stem. BE sure to tighten this nut before
putting tube in O casing. And be sure
the valve cores have not worn out. It
paws to replace them occasionally.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Safety for Aviators
In New Light system

The dangerous possibilities of fog
at the airport landing place is report
ed to have been successfully overcome
by a new system of lighting recently
installed experimentally at the NUM-
cipal airport at Cleveland. Incorpo-
rated in the design of this multf-light
unit are several principles of lighting
each distinct aid TO night pilots 1t
provides a fan of light which, when
rotated, reaches the pilot at any angle
at which he may approach the field.
One-half of this fan of light is white
and the other half red. The rotation
produces alternate red and white
flashes which instantly attract the pi
lots attention and enable him to iden-
tify the airport from brightly lighted
parks. railroad yards and streets. The
high intensity beams are projected by
the lower, drum-shaped units, of which
there are four-two red and two clear
identical in design with those used
to mark airways. The upper units set
to project less intense beam of light
at higher angles, are standard. mar
row beam. fioodlight projectors.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Waste to Market
Poor Vegetables
If Not Good When They
Leave Ground Never Will
Be Any Better.

Vegetables that are not good when
they leave the field will never be
any better, according to Paul Work
of the New York State college of
Agriculture. Ii does not pay to put
poor vegetables on the market. For
the good of both the producer and
the consumer poor stuff should be
plowed under for fertilizer or fed TO
live stock and not dumped on the
vegetable market.
Grading Pays.
Careful grading of vegetables pays
When the produce merchant or the
customer sees poor specimens of veg
etables or fruit in carload or a
basket. he judges the whole lot tc be
poor in quality. The buyer assumes
that there is more of the worst than
he sees, and he therefore uses the
defective specimens to make tie
seller lower his price The cost of
marketing is so great that low grade
vegetables are seldom worth shipping
or taking to market.
Less Storage.
Storage of vegetables is less i'm
portant than formerly because ship
ping under refrigeration has i'm
proved. The movement of products
TO market over long distances and
during all seasons Of the year has
reduced the need for long time stor-
age. However, the fuctuation of
prices from day to day and the eager
ness of merchants as well as growers
TO catch the best prices has in
creased the use of storage plants for
short periods. Refrigerated storage
is use! more because it keeps the
vegetables in the best condition.
Burying vegetables in pits and other
forms of outdoor storage are rapidly
going out of use.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Schalk Has Seen Host
of No-Hit Ball Games

In respect TO no-hit games, Ray
Schalk probably holds record. Many
ball players put in years of playing
in the majors without seeing one OF
these classics. Ray has caught five
of them and seen two others FROM the
dugout.
He was behind the plate when nine
innings of hitless ball were pitched by
Reb Russell, Jim Scott, Joe Benz, Ed
die Cicotte and Charlie Robinson. He
saw Ted Lyons turn the Red Sox back
without a hit in 1926, and recently, as
acting manager of the Giants in the
absence of John McGraw, he saw Carl
Hubbell stand the Pirates off without
hit
Scott, Ray recalled, did not allow
hit for nine innings, but was beaten
/ to 0 in the tenth. while Robertson's
was a perfect game, in which no en-
envy hitter reached first base.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
John Evers Is Reminded
of Cubs-GiantS Fights

Johnny Evers was one of the he
roes of the days when the Cubs and
Giants were bitter rivals of the dia-
mond, and he sees another chapter in
the old fight this season in the Ma
tional league pennant race. Says
Johnny:
sit will be like old times to see
the Cubs and Giants battling each
other in the final stages of the race.
I'd like to see jam like the one we
went through in 1908. That was a
season I'll never forget. The game
was rougher then. The players were
tougher. The ball was dead. | often
wonder what some of the hard hit
tiers of those days would do to the
present ball"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Gently Sloping Hill Is
Best Orchard Location

Never plant fruit trees or small
fruits in low places with higher ground
surrounding them. Such places are al
together too frosty to be safe for
fruits. The best location is on a gen.
tly sloping hill where there is free
movement of air. This. in general,
should be on the eastern, or southeast
ern or southern side of the slope in or
der to take advantage of the protec-
ton against western and northwestern
winds.
A southern slope has little disad-
vantage in that it warns up a bit
earlier in the spring than a northern
slope and may make day or two
difference in blossoming time. This,
of course, increases slightly the haz-
ard from frost. but the benefits accru-
ing from the warm. sheltered side Of
the hill are much greater than the
danger.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
GorsNofes'

A municipal stadium in Terre
Haute, Ind, seats 10000 persons.
France will send an Olympic team
of athletes TO Los Angeles in 1882.
President Emilio POrtes Gil of Mex
leo is an enthusiastic admirer of all
forms Of clean sport.
England has LOO hockey clubs for
women and girls, as compared with
IS clubs in the United States.
The st. Andrews Golf club is the
oldest in the United States, just as
he st. Andrews course is in England
The Wightman cup which has been
in competition since 1923 is open only
to English and American women ten
mis- players.
Thirteen former crew men of the
University of Washington are now
coaching in different parts of the
United States.
Polo games OF one sort or another
have been played for over 1000
years. At least II variations of the
game are known.
Kinney Matsuyama, aged twenty
eight, sensational Japanese billiard
list. is only feet IL inches tall and
weighs 90 pounds.
Billy Spears. vanderbilt's great
quarterback of two seasons ago, is ex-
pected to return to Vanderbilt as an
assistant to Coach Dan McGugin next
fall.
On the stock farm of John E. Mad
den in Kentucky, none of the help
is ever permitted 70 raise his voice
at a thoroughbred horse, much less
his hand.
An indoor golf course has been
opened on the hfty-third floor of the
WoOlworth building by the Profes-
siOnal Golfers club. Use of every club
in the bag is permitted by an ingeni-
Gus device.
Con O'Kelly. Irish heavyweight, set
tied down near the car barns in New
York when he first came over. He
made friends with the mOtormen and
now he buys them block of seats
when he fights
Could John l.. Sullivan come back
today he would he amazed at the
purses his would-he successors are
getting for staging pillow fights.
james Burton Of the Los Angeles
(Caiif.) Athletic club is the champion
rope climber of the world. His record
for the 2:-foOf climb is seconds.
Gray Thoroughbred race horses. and
There are comparatively few in ths
world today. all trace their anrestr,
back ro two original sires. there baii..
only TWO equine families of this hue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
JOHNSON'S GREAT
PITCHING STUNT
Three Victories Over High
landers Stand Out.

His three Shutout victories on sue
cessive days against the New York
HighIanders in 1908 stand out as one
of the greatest pitching feats OF Wal
ter JOhnSon's 20 years on the mound
for Washington.
Johnson, whose twentieth anniver-
sary in the big leagues will be OBJ
served on August :, readily admits
that those 81 scoreless innings gave
him one of the biggest thrills in his
colorful career.
Just a rookie was Johnson then,
strong as an OK and possessed of
binding speed. and ne eagerly jumped
ar the chance to work so often against
New York when Manager Cantillon
asked him to do so. because of in
juries to a trio of Washington pitchers.
Johnson faced Chesbro in the first
game and triumphed. 80. He won
the next day by a Go score and. after
resting Sunday because no games
were played on Sunday then, he
worked in the first game of Mondays
doubIe-header and again registered a
shutOut win.
This feat might have been four
straight scOreIess victories had not
johnson been injured by pitched
ball. He was ready To start the fourth
successive game of the series, but
Manager Cantillon refused to let him
go in because of his injury.
THAT" says Johnson, sis the only
time in my career l was ever called
upon to pitch so many games during
one series, and | doubt very much If
I could do the same stunt again.
Father Time doesn't stand for such
tricks, you know"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Coach Attacks Golf

Tuss McLaughFy, football coach at
Brown. though a golf enthusiast him.
self, picks some flaws with the links
game. and says football develops a
man to better advantage. He says:
Golf doesn't cause the development
of character and the cooperation of
mind and body that football and other
competitive sports do. Football is the
only game In which bodily contacts
are allowed This direct physical com
petition develops pioral character and
strengthens the body"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Desert Place of Puncture.

Kalaharl desert in Bachuanaland,
Africa, is no place for autoists who
dislike punctures. So declares a re-
port of an exploring party that has
just returned from there Punctures
averaged 20 a day. says the report.
and this was due chiefly to stumps of
dead trees. which often lie just be-
meath the sand with points like sharp
ened pencils. Indications are that
plentiful supplies of good water exist.
the report adds, and if these could be
located by deep boring the desert could
be transformed into a fine ranching
country.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Brood Sows Should Be
Given Lots of Water

Brood sows should be given very
little grain for "a hours after farrow-
ing but should have all the water they
desire. The first feed given after far
rowing should be limited in amount
and fed as thin slop. The amount
fed is increased gradually as the pigs
need more milk, until in 10 or 10 days
the sow is being fed all she will eat.
The brood sow's ration during the
sucking period should be slightly lax
alive and provide for increased milk
production to meet the needs of the
pigs.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-06-28
Odd Hiding Place for Money

While cleaning old rubber tires be-
fore they went into regeneration at
a Hanover Germany factory. wom-
an employee discovered in one of the
tires small package. neatly tied, con-
tanning S265. Both the woman and
the factory owner claimed it. The
judge decided in favor of the finder,
unless the American who. to judge
from the wrappings of the package,
lost it, should turn up to claim it.