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The Washington times., 1929-08-28

having plenty OF time. he told him
much about this interesting en-.
gineering development.
The air. cleaner" he explained,
is small device that attaches to
the carburetor. 1t removes dirt and
aust before 1t reaches the carburetor
ana does its work 50 thoroughly
tnat damage from this cause 10 neg.
iigible. However, IL the dirt and
Dust were permitted to enter the
engine, 1t would form on the cylin-
der walls and. becoming mixed with
the lubricating oil, serious wear
would result.
Two kinds of air cleaners are
used on automobiles. the centrifugal
type and the oil wetted.' In The
former, dirt and dust are separated
from the air by the well.known
cream separator. The latter type
Is a circular can filled with thin
copper wire mesh. which is wetted
with oil. The dust in the incom.
ing air adheres to the oily surface
and is thus prevented from enter.
ing the engine.
Recently engineers inspected an
automobile that had been run 10000
miles. No valves had been replaced
or ground. no new rings or pistons
had been put in, not an engine bear.
ing had been taken up. None of
these things was necessary: no bear
ing knocks; oil and gasoline mile
age satisfactory. In fact. the engine
was just nicely run In.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28

Gentlemen who make a business
of figuring how far all the wheat
cakes would reach II placed emo
to end. known as statisticians,
have computed that S71 in 1929 viii
buy 800 worth of automobile ana
tires on the cost basis Of 20 years
ago.
Today a man purchases an au'
tomobiIe equipped with self'starter
speedometer. dials, gauges-in fact
almost everything except a radio
and a buffet. Unlike the brave,
nioneers of motoring he doesn {
have to- worry about replacing
parts, having the machine over
hauled at frequent intervals, or
suddenly discovering when he Is
miles from home that the rear
axle has dropped off somewhere
along the road.
Although tires are built better
today than they ever were. they are
now the cause Of more trouble in
connection with motoring than any
other single factor. Statisticians
who keep their fingers on the pulse
of the industry say that automobile
owners waste millions of dollars
needlessly. each year because they
will not take adequate care OF
tires. Whereas car manufacturers
have been able to cope with the
wear and tear that the average
driver gives his machine by build
ing cars that require little more
than water, oil and gas to keep
them going, no one has yet been
able to build a tire that will stand
Indefinitely the abuse of the aver.
age car owner. Tires are better
than they ever were, but their base
Is still rubber and air. Rubber
will only stand so much. and the
air must be kept constantly
pumped up.
Men, otherwise intelligent, con-
tinue to kick their tires as test
for proper. initiation when common
sense tells them that a guage and
two minutes time will accurately
determine whether the pressure is
too low or too high. In either case
the improper initiation shortens the
tires life and takes dollars out of
the car owners pocket. Drivers who
won't start out unless the wind
shield Is clean will drive without
cap on tire valve, or will fail
occasionally to change the valve
core, allowing the old one to fill
with dust and dirt with a resultant
premature ending of the tires life.
Putting a pressure gauge to your
tires once a week is just like putting
money in the bank, as a matter Of
fact.
Yet, in spite Of this neglect, motor
ing IL considerably less expensive
today than it was score of years
ago. Back in the balmy days of
1908, when dressmakers didn't
realize that they could get twice as
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
AIR CLEANERS
SAVE ENGINE

Stirring up q whirl of dust as
he approached swiftly on a gravel
road, the motorist came to 4 stop
in front of a country store. His
car was covered with dust-thers
had been no rain for two weeks.
Enough dust to injure your en-.
gine," the venerable storekeeper,
who had come out. remarked
mo" the motorist replied as he
started away, "air cleaner takes
care of that"
"Air cleaner?" the storekeeper
pondered inquiringly. turning to
me.
"Yes," ne replied. aren't you
familiar with air cleaners? Car
builders for several years have been
using them to prolong the en-.
gine's life."
mo" the storekeeper admitted,
but do know from what I've
seen and heard that cars nowadays
go very much farther before 1t Is
necessary to overhaul the engine.
l can remember when overhauling
was almost n weekly routine"
So being on his vacation and
The Washington times., 1929-08-28

much money for one-half the skirt,
a trip in an automobile required
precautions that would cause Com.
mander Byrd to think the prepara'
tions he made for his South Pole
trip were downright careless.
Linen busters. caps, goggles. wells,
gauntlets, tow rope, an assortment
Of extra tires and tubes, can Of
gasoline in case the buggy should
go dry in a small town where gas
was not obtainable, and few other
odds and ends were vital to every
expedition beyond the second block
from home. 1t was all done In the
spirit of adventure. The brave
souls who persevered paved the way
for the $4,000 900 machines that dot
this nations highways today, pur.
ring testimony that the expensive
toy of 20 years ago is now every.
body's necessity.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
Potash to Fight Snake
Bites Melts Away
His Trousers

ORVILLE, Calf. Aug. 2S.--
Imagine Joe Kings embarrassment:
When Joe went fishing he took
along package Of potash IN case
of snake bites, and stuffed It
into his hip pocket.
Then he went wading deep into
Onion Creek in the mountains
near here to snare the wary
trout.
Soon he discovered his trousers
were coming apart. The water
had wet the potash and 1t was
eating away his clothing.
Joe didn't even have barrel
to come home in. He had to
wait until nightfall and sneak
along in the shadows.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28

fort that in the past has been
obtainable only in a custom body
built to suit the owners measure
ments. In fact, this all-around ad.
Instability Is even better than a
custom.built body because the posi-.
tions of seats. pedals, and steering
wheel are not permanently fixed,
but can be altered quickly to suit
the needs Of different drivers and
passengers who may use the car at
various times"
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
BODIES
ADJUSTABLE

Those motorists who keenly in.
spect the new creations in auto.
mobiles to discover Innovations that
may mark the beginning OF new
trends. found much to interest
them in the 1880 Graham-P Paige
models, just introduced.
Hailed as the first alI.adjustable
automobile, because the rear seats,
front seats. brake pedals. clutch
pedals, and steering columns may be
set in wide variety of positions to
fit the physical characteristics Of
the driver and passengers, the new
Graham. Paige may mark the begin
ming Of trend toward the acme
of riding comfort.
This universal adjustability,"
reports Roy Semmes of the Semmes
Motor Company. Graham.Paige repre-.
sentatives in, this city, evidently
has appealed widely to motor car
owners. for 1t has caused more inter-.
est and inquiries than any other
feature Of the new cars. The
adjustments permit every Graham.
Paige owner to attain all the COM
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
SALE s
DECLINE IN
LAST YEAR

The prevailing belief that a greater
percentage Of motorists are buying
their cars on the insta1lment plan
Is disproved by statistics furnished
by finance companies. according to
q survey Of the American Motorists
Association.
'Credit sales Of new cars last year
were 10 per cent smaller than in
1896" the Association declares. "In
1925, q total Of 6S.2 per cent of all
new cars sold were bought on time
payments, extending over periods of
from to IS months. Last year,
reports of finance companies show
only 58.1 per cent of all new cars
purchased were sold on the install.
ment PLAN"
There has been a smaller decrease
In the percentage of used cars pur.
chased on the installment' plan when
1928 figures are compared with those
of 1925. OF all used cars sold in
1925, 62.s per cent were bought on
time payments, Will last year sos
per ant were bought on the INSTALL
ment plan or a decrease, during the
four-year period. was only two per-
cent.
S,Z2O,OOO cars SOlO
There were 3,220.000 new cars
sold last year and of this number
1870, 900 were financed by different
companies engaged In that business.
or the 3,760.O00 used cars that
changed hands during the same
year, 2,25S,0OO were sold on the time
payment plan.
Reports show that of the total
number of new cars sold on time
payments, $500 were repossessed
for failure of purchasers to live
up to their agreements. The aver
age direct loss per repossessed car
the amount owing minus the amount
received from sale-was $56 for au.
tomobiles sold on IL or less equal
monthly payments of SIS on cars
sold on 13 to 1S equal monthly in
stallments. 1t is estimated that the
loses on represented cars last year
totaled about $3.343, 900.
The honesty of the American car
owner, who buys his car on install.
ments, is indicated in the reports,
showing that for each 1000 in.
stallment sales, an average of onlv
Al persons absconded or Skipped"
last year.
Trade Ins Decline
Another Interesting feature OF the
finance figures is the fact that the
percentage Of "trade-ins" in new car
sales decreased from 72 per cent in
1927 to 69.4 per cent last year. On
the other hand "trade.ins'' were in
volved in S9.4 per cent Of the total
number of used car transactions last
year as compared with 37.1 per cent
in 1927.
The reason underlying the re-
duced percentage of cars sold on the
installment plan is the more careful
investigation of credit risks, stricter
financial terms. and the lower prices
of automobiles"
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
EQUITY PENA[TE
FOR DEMPSEY

NEW YORK, Aug. % u.N.sl.-
Jack Dempsey was suspended b,
charged with being disIoyal durinr
the recent effort to unIonize legii
mate actors employed in talking Tpc
lures.
Although Ethel Barrymore was
held chiefly to blame for failure OF
the Equity effort in Hollywood. by
numerous members, no action re-
garding her was taken by the couif.
Gil Of the organization. which held
secret deliberations.
1t Is said the council is deIiberat.
Ing whether to suspend Miss Barry
more or issue a reproach.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
MlSUNDE

An American, motoring through
a small Scottish town, was pulled
up for excessive speed.
Didn't you see the notice Dead
Slow'?' asked the policeman.
"Of course / did," said the Amer.
lean, but ! thought 1t meant your
townr'-Boston Motorist.
The Washington times., 1929-08-28
Tires Are Weak Point
OF '.FooLproof" Auto

This bad for those who long for the good old days
Believe not the automobile and tire dollar OF today
will buy considerably more would 20 ago. when
''Skiddoo" was considered nifty back, and "Get
horse'' was shouted at stranded motorist
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
REGAT IA UP FOR
APPROVAL

Formal approval Of the racing pro.
gram Of the Presidents Cup Regatta,
to be held here September IL ana II,
Is expected to be given today by the
American Power Boat Association,
which has already sanctioned the
holding OF the regatta.
Officials OF the American Power
Boat Association are meeting in
Detroit, Mich, in anticipation OF the
regatta to be held there tomorrow.
Plans for the local racing program
are being placed before the American
Power Boat Association by w. A.
Rogers, chairman of the arrange
ments committee for the local re.
gatta.
The Presidents cup regatta Is to
be held under the auspices of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Power
Boat Association, but the American
Power Boat Association, as con
troller of all power boat events in
the east. retains supervisory con
troll of the program.
1t does this in order to assure
the drivers throughout the nation
when assembled for a specific
regatta will be racing under the
best possible conditions.
There is little doubt that the
American Associations officials will
give their approval to the racing
card to be submitted to them today
by Commodore Rogers.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
NJ D n / GOMERY
HIGHWAY BIDS
ASKED

SILVER SPRING, Nd, Aug. 80.
Construction Of two important sec
tions Of Montgomery county roads
y assured at an early date. with
the advertising Of bids today by the
Maryland State Roads Commission.
The commission Is seeking bids for
approximately three aud one.half
miles Of state highway, all on i'm.
portant highways.
The Brookeville.S Sunshine Road
will provide an improved highway
leading directly north out Of Wash.
lngton through Silver Spring, Nor
beck, Olney, Brookeville. across
Howard county to Westminster,
Gettysburg and central points OF
Pennsylvania. This route viii en-.
able one to take a much shorter
and more direct route south from
northern points to Washington and
the Lee Highway, avoiding the
more circuitous and heavily Travelled
route through Baltimore.
Other important projects are por-
tions Of state Highway from Dick.
erSon toward Sugar Loaf Noun
tain, and from DickerBon toward
Martinsburg.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30

Sports style hose in smart shades i.
grain, nude, rose, cheek, flesh and gum
metal -. perfect quality.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Midshipnen End Cruise
And Go on 3O-Day Leave

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, Aug. 30
1.N.s).-Approximately 100 mid
shipmen at the Naval Academy
here left on 80 days leave on spec
ial trains. having finished their an.
nual summer cruise yesterday.
For the first time in several
years the cruise extended to
European waters, including stops in
Spain, France, Italy and England.
The Middies also saw Gibraltar
The cruise was made on the bat.
tleships Arkansas (flagshipl Utah
and Florida. The squardon Is to-
day riding easily at anchor in
Chesapeake Bay where the Severn
flows In.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Musicians Wedding
VIII Be Put On
Radio

The wedding ceremonies Tues.
day night at Calvary Baptist
Church of Miss Hazel Vivian Vic.
roy, 21, of Clarendon, and Robert
Victor Howard. 27.year.oId music
director at Shady Side Academy,
Pittsburgh. Pa. will be heard by
thousands OF persons who win not
attend the ceremonies in the
church. The marriage win be put
on the air at 8 o'clock over radio
station VOL.
The Rev. Homer J. Councillor,
pastor Of the church, win off.
ciate. Mrs. y. L. Richards. Of
Clarendon. sister Of the bride.to.be.
win act as maid Of honor, and
Van r. Smith. also Of Clarendon.
as best man.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Public Library Will
Be Closed Labor Day

The central building of the public
library and all branches will be
closed Labor Day. it was announced
today by Acting Librarian Clara w
Herbert.
Beginning with Sunday, Sept. Is
the central building will be open on
Sundays from 2 to 6 O'Clock. The
branches are closed on Sunday al
the year around.
During September the centra
building will be open on Saturdays
from to o'clock. The branches
In Mt. Pleasant, Southeast and Ia
koma Park will be open from
o'clock till noon and then reopened
from to o'clock at night. The
sub.branches will be open only from
9 o'clock till noon.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Boy, IA, Knocks Out
Companion With Blow

HAGERsTowN. Nd. Aug. sO.--
Though small for his age. "Dickey"
Martz. m. packs an awful wallop. he
admitted before Justice Harry r.
Snyder in the Juvenile court when
the youth was arraigned for knock
ing out Linwood Cameron, II. in the
city park. Martz said he went to
the aid of "Bill" Hahn. his smaller
buddy. when Cameron tried to pick
a fight with him. Cameron was
taken home unconscious. The affair
was settled by Martz's parents
agreeing to pay the doctor bill.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Former Farm Editor i.
To Teach at II. of Md.

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, Aug. 80.
Upon approval of President r. A.
Pearson, DIR. T. N. Symons. director.
has announced the appointment of
A. H. Snyder, former editor OF "Suc.
cessful Farming" as specialist in
agricultural journalism for the Ex-
tension Service of the University of
Maryland.
Snyder will take the position for.
nerly held by M. d. Bowers, who
died very suddenly this past April.
Snyder will assume his new duties
September /.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
Driver Chases His
Chickens, Loses Tires

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. Aug.
30.-When q car driven by Robert
Timberlake. colored. of Washing.
ton, went off the road on the Rich
mond.Washington Highway at
Cranes Corner today. his first
thought was Of two chickens that
relatives had given him.
Catching one of the fowls, Tim.
berlake chased the other far into
the woods. When he returned he
found that ''road buzzards" had
removed all four tires from the
wrecked machine.
The thieves passed up a quantity
of potatoes, corn and other garden
produce In the car.
The Washington times., 1929-08-30
7 Hogs inadvertently
Go on a Little Spree

CHARLES TOWN, W. Va, Aug.
So. William H. Mason, residing
near here. on going to his hog
pens, found seven hogs in stu
por.
They were dragged out into the
sunshine and within a short time
began to revive and cut capers.
This behavior continued for an
hour or more
It was discovered that q guam
tity OF spoiled canned goods had
been emptied into the hog trough.
They soon became sober again.
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-05

Mrs. Louis Cain, of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with her moth
er, Mrs. Laura Wheatley.
Warren Riggin, of Philadelphia,
is spending some time with his
mother, Mrs. Olevia Riggin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arba T. Hudson and
son Arba T., of West Palm Beach,
Florida, are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Melbourne.
Mrs. Clara Phillips, of Middletown
is spending some time with Mrs.
Maggie Riggin.
Miss Irene Moore entertained
number of her friends on Monday
evening in honor of her twelfth
birthday, at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Moore.
Miss Floss Milbourne was a week
end guest with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Friedel, near Seaford.
Mrs. Bertha Eggers left Sunday to
spend some time with her husband,
Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1929-04-05
GAINESVILLE

The annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is
holding their sessions in the Har-
rison st. M. E. Church of Whining
ton. Bishop Mcdowell of the Wash
ington area is in charge of the con-
ference. Many changes will be
made according to current reports.
Many are concerned as to the Days
boro and st. Georges churches. We
trust that the conference may send
man to fill the need of one or both
of these churches. The time has
come when consideration might be
given to independent charges. Pos
s1bly either of the two churches
could support a good pastor. The
st. Georges congregation is large
and in position to do good work.
If the desired result could be
brought about. This could not be
done this year, but we can look
forward to next when consideration
might be given to this very import
ant step. Think it overt
Special services were held in the
st. Georges M. E. Church on last
Sunday. The Rev. Lindhorst preach
ed the morning sermon. The after
noon service began at 8 o'clock.
Rev. MacWilliams of the Salisbury
M. e. Church preached the SER
mon after which the laying of the
corner stone took place. The build
ing committee through their secre-
tary H. o. Derrickson, reported the
new annex fully paid for and a
balance of $4,000 in the treasury.
The new addition with donations to-
tailed over $4,000 dollars.
Answer to last weeks Bible ques-
ton, What were the last words Of
Jesus on the Cross PIT is FIN
ISHED!
In what town was the first mir
acle performed by Jesus?
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Derrickson en-
tertained number of weekend Wis
itors.
Dorothy Williams called on La
monte Harmon on Monday after
noon
John c. Harmon was a weekend
visitor at his home for Easter.
Gladys Murray entertained Edna
West Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Gray were call
ers on Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Chas. Hill, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at the home of ]. G.
Tracey.
Herman W. Helm and wife spent
the Easter season in Aldan, Pa,
their former home.
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Bethel

Mrs. Reuben Quillin is spending
some time in Middletown with Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Phillips.
George Moore is at his fathers
home, L. H. Moore, convalescing
from an operation for appendicitis.
John Garrett, of Wilmington, spent
the weekend at his home here.
Mrs. Herbert Phillips and daugh..
tiers, Margaret, Mary Ellen, of Mid
dletown, spent the Easter holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. H. Williams.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Whedbee were
dinner guests on Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward B. Shiles.
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas Phillips and
daughter Lizzetta, of Baltimore,
were guests at the home of Mrs.
Vida Spicer part of last week.
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,apt. Eggers. in PHILADELPHIA.

Capt. Eggers, in Philadelphia.
Master Leroy Phillips, of Della
ware City, spent the Easter holt
days with his grandmother, Mrs. Ida
Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Orwell, Mr..
and Mrs. Scott Miller and son, Scott
Jr., of Washington, D. c., were week
end guests with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Moore.
Mrs. Howard Furness and daugh-
ter Peggy returned home on Thurs
day from Clayton, where Peggy has
been recovering from a serious ILL
ness, after returning from the Della
ware Hospital at Wilmington.
Mrs. Laura Williams entertained
few of her friends at her home on
Saturday evening with three tables
of progressive five hundred. Those
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. Harley
Hastings, Mr.. and Mrs. Judd Phil
lips, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Furness,
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FELTON,

The Easter holidays passed very
quietly in our town.
There were Easter services deliv-
cred in our churches both morning
and night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Russell from
Philadelphia, spent Easter with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Drake and
children from Wilmington, were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. julius Car
son over the weekend.
H. Granville will open a tailor
shop at Greensboro, Nd, in the
near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wadsworth
and Nelson S. Hill were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carson on Sun
day.
Walter Moore is on the sick list.
He is confined to his home at this
writing.
The friends here of Mrs. Mary
Barcus are glad to receive the news
that she is slowly improving. She
is expected to return to Bowers this
week.
The members of the Avon Club
here held bake ON Saturday morn
ing at the club room.
The members and teachers of the
Junior League held very delight
full egg hunt on Saturday. Owing to
the bad weather the hunt had to be
held in the Sunday School room.
Delightful refreshments of ice
and 10 oil
and every child had a very nice time.
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Wadsworth en-
tertained her cousin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Archie Drake, and children, of VIII
on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence farrell, of
Wilmington, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney Delong on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thomas were
the guests of Greensboro friends on
The M. E. Sunday School held an
egg hunt on Monday afternoon,
which all the children enjoyed.
Mrs. Ida Dill and son Lester, of
Trenton, N. J., spent the Easter holt
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moore.
Alton Hurd from Washington, D.
c., spent the weekend with Mr.. and |
Mrs. Edward Hurd.
Miss Doris Hammond, of Will |
nington, was with her mother over |
The holidays.
Sidney Delong, who has been ill |
Tor the past two weeks, is not i'm
proved any at this writing.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. P. |
Church will hold a social meeting |
1t the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Bradley on Friday evening,
April 9Th. All are invited to come
md enjoyed a delightful evening.
Miss Doris and Miss Elnora Erie
lei spent the weekend with their
mother, Mrs. Martha Friedel.