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relief this medicine had given them
Yes, said Mrs. Elizer, / have told
a number of friends about this Won
derful medicine, but / have found it
to be such an exceptional remedy that
I feel as though should give pub
lie statement and tell every one that
it is one medicine they can take with
confidence, and I found that it gave
almost instant relief. For a number
of years / had suffered with stomach
trouble and of late it seemed as
though my food would sour as soon
as ate, gas would form, causing the
stomach to swell and bloat, and I
suffered almost continually with indi-
gestion pains--then, too, was always
badly constipated, and laxatives I
used helped very little; in fact, had
to use strong physic, and they always
| upset me so that felt worse after
taking them. was skeptical at first
about Miller's Herb Extract, formerly
called Herb Juice, but before I had
used the first bottle I realized l had
at last found a medicine that would
do all claimed for it. and it has.
can row cat and enjoy my meals as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
w. C.. T. u.

The Capitol Hill Union held its Feb
ruary meeting at Waugh M. E. Church.
The meeting opened with the song 1.-THE
March of Allegiance" after which Mrs.
Hoffman brought the Easter message
and Mrs. Hughes led in prayer.
A solo, Letters from Heaven" was
rendered by member, Mrs Reicks. A
new member, Mrs. Carter, was intro
duced by Mrs. Hughes
An offering was taken for contribu-
ton to a tablet which is to be placed in
the church in indianapolis where Fran,
ces E. Willard was elected national
president of the w. c. T. U.
Mrs. Ramsey and Mrs. Davis were APP
pointed to serve on the Christian citi-
zenship committee, and visit the courts
in March.
The District of Columbia president,
Mrs N. M. Pollock, was introduced and
gave an address, telling of her trip to
the National w. c. T. u. convention in
Boston, of the Cause and Cure for War
Congress. and work in the District.
A loving message was received from
Mrs. Marsh. who has been i'll for sew
eral weeks.
Delegates to the quarterly W. C. T. U.
convention were appointed, They are
| Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Hesse, Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Zepp Mrs. Power, Mrs. Fernsner,
Mrs Singleton, Mrs. Kaufman. Mrs. M,
Hugh Irish is delegate at large.
After the meeting adjourned, short
time was spent in social way, and all
enjoyed the delicious fudge provided by
the president, Mrs. Bixler; also the
Easter decorations.
Mrs. Barbara Bowen of New York
will come to Washington for week ends
to hold Bible classes at w. G. T. U.
headquarters. 522 Sixth street. She will
hold an afternoon class at 3 o'clock and
tomorrow another at PM. The public
is invited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

"Gas and sour stomach can now be
corrected without the use of burning,
irritating soda, or vicious, habit-forming
cathartics."
Calcium carbonate, in proper form, is
the ideal anti-acid: sure, swift and positive
in its soothing relief, yet utterly safe in
its use. 1t is the nlyremedy which does
notupset the acid equilibrium of the body
and is incapable of over-dosage.
Stuart Tablets are calcium carbonate
in its best and most convenient form
blended with other soothing substances.
That's why we urge their use as the
only kind for children, and best for men
and women.
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with dizzy spells. felt tired and worn
out. This condition has also been re-
lieved My daughter was also in a
general run down condition, always
complaining of constipation and nerv-
Gus indigestion. She, too, used the
medicine on my advice and says 1t has
done her more good than anything she
has ever used. I know from actual
experience that Miller's Herb Extract
will give relief where other medicines
fail, and feel as though can safely
recommend 1t to my friends and
Others here at home. 1t is the great
est medicine I have ever used Is what
I tell people when they ask me about
it. You don't need any pills with
this medicine; it is real medicine
within itself. A medicine you can
take three or four bottles without see
ing any results is not much medicine.
Miller's Herb Extract is guaranteed
to give results. See the special repre-
sentative, direct from the laboratories
at his headquarters, Peoples Drug
Store, sos 7th st. NV, and have
him explain the superior merits OF this
great tonic laxative.
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ADVERTISEMENT

Mrs. Mary E. Elizer, age SO years,
address 312 C st. NV, who has re-
sided in Washington for the past five
years, was among those who called IN
the past few days to tell the local
representative for Miller's Herb Ex-
tract how thankful they were for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17
Ferris Wheels for Tots.

Children of India are taking to minia-
ture Ferris wheels that are being in
stalled in public Fairgrounds. Four
right angles to each other and mounted
on uprights. The device is propelled by
man power, and as they are never
creased, their shrieks serve as bally-
hoo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

London's youngest councillor is Miss
Gladys Waldron. aged 81. who has just
been elected to Fulham Council.
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a person shouldn't more gas or in
digestion, stomach is in perfect order
and I find rest better than have
for years. AS a regulator for the
bowels this medicine has proven to be
without an equal and have not SUI
fered the least with constipation since
began using it. was also troubled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-17

"A handmade, pure layer felt
mattress, well filled, tightly tufted
and finished with heavy rolled
edge. All sizes, covered with art
or striped tickings.
Kann'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
Way to Put Auto in Shape for Summer
Season of Carefree Driving Is Outlined

be cared for now and not allowed to
grow worse es the motorist uses his
car to an increasing extent with the
coming of more alluring weather, he
urges.
Body Finish Is Important.
with the mechanical features of the
car brought up to previous levels of
safety and efficiency" Mr.. Coolican
continues, lit would be well for the
owner to give some attention to the
appearance of car If the tenders are
SCARED and dented, those spots which
detract so materially from the auto
mobiles pleasing contours may be
smoothed out and the fender made to
look like new. If a fender is beyond
repair-and 1t has to be pretty bad
for that these days~-it would pay the
owner to have it replaced.
Renovation of the body finish can
be accomplished without great difficulty
and at relatively little expense, and the
thought should commend itself to own
ers at this time. Another item worthy
of attention Is upholstery. 1t may need
recovering in the case of closed cars,
or the leather may need treatment In
open models.
"All the points touched upon here
can be attended to without great loss
of time or at too great a cost. Every
car deserves such attention. and, given
it, will repay its owner many times over
in enhanced efficiency, value and pleas
urable motoring"
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Continued on Seventh Page.
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LAWS REQUIRING
FLAGMEN VALID
Supreme Court Rules City
Has Right to Enforce Old
Crossing Ordinance.

A railroad company may not replace
human flagmen with electric signaling
devices at dangerous grade crossings
where city ordinance requires the for
mer method of safeguarding the travel
ing public, the Supreme Court of the
United States has just ruled in an i'm
portant decision of interest to all mo-
florists.
The decision upholds the power of
city to determine in what manner dam
gerous grade crossings within its limits
shall be protected according to the legal
department of the American Motorists
Association.
The ordinance involved in the de-
cision was passed by the city of Mem
phis. Tenn. 40 years ago and required
the presence of flagmen swinging flags
in daytime and lighted lanterns at
night at all railroad crossings With
out regard for the ordinance, one rail-
road company removed its crossing
watchmen and substituted in their
places modern mechanical signaling ap-
paratuS.
MOtOriSt Killed at Crossing.
A motorist was killed at one of the
crossings and the carriers violation OF
the ordinance was urged as the proX-
innate cause of the accident The rail-
road company argued that in the light
OF modern Improvements the ordinance
requiring human watchmen was an I'M
necessary burden upon interstate COM
merce and amounted to denial of due
process of law.
The Tennessee Supreme Court upheld
the validity of the ordinance and the
Judgment was affirmed by the Supreme
Court of the United States
The legislative arguments in favor of
the railway are manifest" said Justice
Holmes in the courts opinion. land We
may conjecture that it Is only a matter
of time before the old methods of guard
ing grade crossings will have disap-
peared unless the grade crossings pre-
cede them. But if the ordinance were
passed today and came up for a de-
ciSion upon its validity, 1t could not be
street or near it. and intent on stopping
traffic, might stop some travellers who
might not notice electric signs"
DECISIONS Scope Explained.
MANY modern improvements must
be expected to take their toll of life"
the opinion continued. When rail-
road is. built. experience teaches that it
is pretty certain to kill some people be-
fore it has lasted long But court can
not condemn a Legislature that refuses
to allow the toll to be taken, even If it
thinks that the gain by the change
would compensate for any such loss"
The decision of the court is of great
importance because many cities have
ordinances similar to the one upheld in
the Tennessee case" declared Thomas
j. Keefe, general manager of the Amer
lean Motorists Association. THE de-
cision rests upon the ground that the
railroads failure to comply with the city
ordinance, and not the negligence of
the driver in going on the tracks, was
the proximate cause of the accident"
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T 10 o'clock this mornir

L III O'Clock this morning
n one of the most notable ex-
~ periments in traffic control
ever attempted in this
country will be made when the
lights of the newly devised motor
pedestrian regulation system al
Dupont Circle go on with the
city's traffic experts and repre-
sentatives of the national motor
bodies on hand. While hardly
proving anything from a general
standpoint. the light system at
Dupont Circle, from its expert
mental nature, will be studied
with interest by traffic experts all
over the country.
The system will be worked in
complete cycle of 70 seconds. of
which the pedestrians will get 20
seconds and the motorists So
Traffic Director w. H. Harland
and his assistant, NJ o. Eldridgc.
who have been working on this
Dupont Circle problem for the
better part of a year, with the
situation becoming more and
more acute, believe that with but
few changes the plan as worked
out at present on paper will be
adaptable to practical use.
From a full green light, which
will allow vehicular traffic to move
for IS seconds, the light will
change to amber and green for
five seconds, which will be the
signal for all vehicular traffic to
prepare to halt and clear the in
tersection. Then the lights will
go to red and amber for Is sec
ends, which is the signal for all
vehicles to halt and for pedestri-
ans to make their way across at
intersections. At the end of this
pedestrian movement period the
amber light will go off and the
light will be red for five seconds,
which is the signal for pedestrians
to clear the streets preparatory
to the resumption of movement
by vehicular traffic. and from the
full red the light will 60 back
again to the full green.
While at first appearing COM
plicated, the system rapidly clari-
:leS when it is shown in the proper
way, and for this Qualification
detailed diagram of the operation
Of the lights is herewith shown.
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U.S. Winter" Gasoline Last Year Slightly
More Volatile, National Survey Shows

The motor gasoline marketed in the
United States this past Winter was
slightly more volatile than. that sold
during the previous Winter, the Depart
ment OF Commerce announces, as the
result of motor gasoline survey made
by the United States Bureau of Mines.
This characteristic is shown by slight
lowering of the distillation temperatures,
particularly at the average initial ana
20 per cent boiling points.
The motor gasoline survey just COM
pleted by the Bureau of Mines is the
nineteenth in a series of semi-annual
surveys of the gasoline marketed in diff
ferent parts of the country. The present
survey was conducted In Boston, New
York, Washington, Pittsburgh, Chicago,
New Orleans. st. Louis. Omaha, Denver
San Francisco, Laramie, Wyo., and Bar
tlesville Okla. The IL cities in which
samples have been collected were chosen
as representative of the more important
marketing territories as it was obvious
ly ilnpracticable to obtain sample of
every gasoline sold in the entire country
In the past, "a distinct difference usu-
ally existed between Winter" and
Summer" gasoline, as the gasoline
marketed during the Winter was more
volatile than that sold during the Sum-
mer. For several years this difference
has been very small and has been con-
fined to the lower end of the diStillation
range,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

well as vehicles, but the rules
regarding pedestrians might as
we'll be in the encyclopedia of
! ancient history, so little regard do
they get.
This is the greatest problem of
all" Mr.. Eldridge said yesterday.
I'VE do not know whether we can
get the pedestrians to get on to
this thing and follow it out. The
motorists we are pretty sure Of.
They have had enough experience
with lights about the city to be
thoroughly familiar with them.
For that matter so should the
pedestrians, but they ,have so
utterly disregarded the lights as
to make us little dubious as to
whether they will take on to this
Dupont Circle system"
AS matter of fact, the pedes-
TRANS are getting the first break
they have ever received around
Dupont Circle.
Heretofore it has been a man.
sized task for an agile person to
get across quickly when there is
a steady stream of traffic flowing
around the circle. The nurse
maids with their carriages or
slow-walking charges have found
it necessary to leave the park
before the rush hour starts or find
themselves virtually marooned on
Dupont Circle. The same is true,
OF course, of the more elderly
felix.
The writer has watched pedes-
trianS trying to get across the
street from the circle rim to the
outer edge at both entrances of
Connecticut avenue. and has seen
as much as Is minutes consumed
by elderly couples in vain at
tempts to find break in the traf-
nc stream long enough to enable
them to make their way across.
Whatever the lmperfections. if
any, of this new scheme at Du-
pcnt Circle, traffic control there
does not come too soon. How the
system as worked out on paper
will work out in practice remains,
not to be seen today, but prob
ably tomorrow afternoon between
4:30 and 6 o'clock, when traffic
will be at its peak.
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This Winter. as was the case year
ago, the average figures indicate gen.
eral trend toward the sale of a more
volatile Winter-grade gasoline; this
trend is especially evident in the SAM
Piles collected in Boston, New York,
Washington, Pittsburgh, Omaha and
San Francisco. A study of the indi-
vidual analyses however, shows a COM
mon tendency toward the marketing of
standardized product as individual
variations from the average, with the
exception of few blends, are small.
The tendency toward better fraction
alton in the manufacture of gasoline
which was noted in the previous sur
veys has been maintained, as the aver
age difference between the end points
and the 80 per cent points Is notably
less than in the earlier surveys
The gasoline marketed in each city
this Winter is, in general. much Ike
that marketed year ago in that 1t
shows a tendency toward greater vola-
tility. This is particularly true of the
gasoline samples collected in Laramie
Further details regarding the nine
tenth semi-annual motor gasoline sur
vey are given in Serial 2916 by E. T.
Lane, d. B. Talaferro, jr., and S. S.
Taylor, copies of which may be obtained
from the United States Bureau of
Mines. Department of Commerce, Wash
ington, D. G.
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HIGH COMPRESSION
TERM IS EXPLAINED
Principle Is Same as That Regard
ing Old Muzzle-Loading
Cannon.

In the days of muzzle-loading can
non the tighter the charge was packed
with the ramrod the greater the force
OF the shot,
Similarly in the high en-
CINE of today the gas charge is packed
into smaller space, with the resui:
that when the spark plugs fire the
compressed mixture there is greater
force of power exerted on the pistons.
This greater power impact with at
tendant increase in heat makes it nee
essary that the spark plug be of the
correct type In order to avoid pre-igni-
ton and rapid wearing out of the plug.
Another important pointer. according
to an engineering bulletin. is that the
plug gap should be set at 900 for high
compression engines because as COM
preston increases greater resistance
to the flow of electricity is set up and
narrower gap Is necessary to enable
the current to jump from one electrode
to the other. Spark plugs may not
deliver spark unless the points are
set at the proper gap. the bulletin
adds. and 1t Is advisable to check the
gap from time to time.
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"We may have to make some
changes in the working of the
lights, but I believe the general
idea Is sound one and will work."
Mr.. Eldridge declared yesterday.
Mr. Eldridge explained that it
may be. necessary to allow more
time for the vehicles, or it may
be necessary to increase the time
allowed for pedestrian movement.
The traffic experts believe that
the IS seconds allotted for motor
vehicle movement will be ample
for a car entering the circle, say.
at Massachusetts, avenue, on the
west side, with the green light
just starting, to get over to Mas
SachuSettS avenue, on the east
side, or even farther around the
circle, without having to stop at
any of the other entrances to the
circle.
They believe that with the
pedestrians controlled and this
element of caution removed, the
motorists will be able to make
much better time around the cir
Gle, and that in this way the
traffic situation there will be
greatly cleared up.
With 10 streets pouring their
steady stream into the circle,
nurses and their charges entering
and leaving the park, which is
favorite playground for the chill
dren for many blocks around, and
with the usual pedestrian flows
from 10 streets converging into
one comparatively small circular
space, the traffic situation there
has been one that has been a seri-
Gus facer for the Traffic Bureau.
Added to the other difficulties
has been the practice of flower.
peanut and other vendors parking
their puShcartS on the inner rim
of the circle. Motorists return
ing home in the afternoons, par
ticularly at the rush hour, stop
ping by these stands to make pur-
chaseS, have constituted a serious
menace to traffic.
Within the past week these
wagons have been cleared out of
the circle and have taken up
their STANDS at less conspicuous
y places which do not constitute
such danger to traffic movement,
but are almost as accessible to the
motorists. The very congestion of
the circle, which they have helped
create, naturally has been a great
boon to their trade, but it was
found that they were violating
the law by hampering and, in
some instances, actually blocking
traffic, and, especially with the
new lights coming, they had to be
moved out of the way.
The feature of the experiment
which is most interesting to the
traffic experts is the study that
will be made of pedestrian traffic
control with lights, 1t is in the
law of the District now that
pedestrians must regard the traf-
fic lights as applying to them az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-24

Private toll bridges are mostly depend
ent for their income upon trafic fiow-
ing to them over highways built from
public funds.
There are outstanding examples. of
obstructioniSt tactics on the part Of
private toll-bridge interests to prevent
the building Of free bridges by the pub .
lie or the securing Of legislation to per-
Continued IN Seventh paoe1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-08

secration In the entry of Germany into
the League of Nations. His work was
rounded of.
Service Needed in Berlin.
The Berlin embassy. however, still
needed very practical diplomat, a man
, with the flrst-hand knowledge of the
American mind, of Russia (the pivot OF
postwar German diplomacy, of the
Southeastern European and AsiaStic
lands, and of finance. On the BoSphorus
resided the square peg to fit this square
hole. Lindsay was moved to Berlin.
But he did not stay longer than he
had become accustomed to staying any
where. Before two years were up Hin
denburg was giving him farewell BAN
! quet, Frau Stresemann (Gustav being
Ill at Buhlerhohe) a good lunch and
the German government a memento
piece of plate. And headed by its doyen,
the Papal Nuncio, the diplomatic corps
gathered on the station platform to wave
him of.
Back in London the permanent I'M
dersecretary for foreign affairs had
died and Lindsay, who had now piled
up more varied career than any one
else in the diplomatic service and who
had had practical experience of the
three chief diplomatic centers in the
postwar world plus sojourn of three
years in the underSecretarys depart
ment at the foreign Office, had been re-
called by Austen Chamberlain, now
foreign secretary, to run the foreign
Office.
His appointment ultimately to Wash
ington was not a forgone conclusion
There was a phase of doubt as to
whether the Ambassador would be
chosen from the ranks of the profess
sional diplomats at all. Lloyd George
had invariably preferred the brilliant
amateur to the steady professional. He
had sent a financier to Berlin, a law
yer-politician and then a professor to
Washington, a sporting peer to Paris
The diplomatic service was justly sore
at this distribution of the plums to out
side favoriteS and when Lloyd George
went it saw to it that the new Tory
regime did not continue the practice.
Labor Party Presents Problem.
But there were apprehensions as to
what the Labor government might do
In 1924 there was much intriguing and
backstairs work on the part of those
who wanted popular and trusted Labor
supporter, a good mixer, sent out to
succeed Auckland Geddes. But Premier
Macdonald had taken over the foreign
Office himself, absorbed the foreign
Office view and stopped all the talk by
appointing Sir Esme Howard, who had
earned promotion in the service.
This time propaganda in favor Of an
outside choice was even stronger. It
focused particularly upon Sir Oswald
Mosley. Rich. Beautiful wife, Amer
lean on her mothers side. Tremendous
socialist. Decorative. Foreign policy