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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
TECHNIQUE OF PURCHASING
NEW AUTOMOBILE EXPLAINED
Months Usually Spent in Studying Budget
As to Cost and Five Minutes in Buy
ing Car, Expert Says.

then be prepared to subject himself TO
the influences Of representatives OF
these makes CO cars. Visits to the sales
rooms of these concerns will probably
bring out further points Of interest
and supplement information already
received Having made this further
study involved in the actual visit to
the salesrooms, one should then be In
position to make a satisfactory choice
of the automobile which will best serve
his or her purposes.
Consider as Investment.
There is one thing which can be
given some consideration in case the
prospective buyer is already an owner
OF an automobile and wishes TO trade
in the used car toward the cost of
new one. 1t is at this point that the
buyers sometimes go aStray. They are
inclined to purchase an automobile
from the salesman who will give the
largest amount for the used car toward
trade-in. While it is desirable to
secure all you possibly can for the old
car, it is not always economy to accept
the highest price. The principal con-
Germ should always be to secure value
in the new car which will give the Serv-
ices desired by the new buyer.
The essential thing In an automobile
Is its mechanical makeup, its ability
to carry one from one point to another.
The matter of comfort In riding Is an
other important consideration. The
matter of beauty of lines may appeal
to ones esthetic nature and should not
be entirely ignored. However, beauty
of design is not major consideration,
although many buyers are tempted to
consider it so. They feel that they
must have distinctive lines so that the
vehicle will make a good impression
upon their neighbors and friends. AS
matter of fact, most automobiles are
now attractive in looks, so that the
matter of beauty should be thoroughly
subofdinated to the quality Of the en-
cheering and the materials which go
to make up the machine. When 1t
comes to real quality, 1t must be rec
ognized that such automobiles must
be priced at higher range than the
average.
In purchasing an automobile the
buyer should consider this as an In
vestment extending over a period OF
years. He can, consequently, plan to
spread his year after year automobile
expense over a long period ahead, in
stead of as a large expense during any
particular year when q new car may
be secured. The technique Of buying
an automobile Is not complicated, but
it does require the use Of ordinary good
Judgment.
(Copyright. 1922
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
CHANGE OF ADDRESS LAW
is SOUGHT IN MARYLAND
Baughman Says 10000 License
Applications Were Returned
When Car Owners Moved
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 5.-A law re-
curing automobile license holders to
notify the Maryland motor vehicle Of
fee Of any change in address will be
sponsored before the next Legislature,
according to E. Austin Baughman, mo-
tor vehicle commissioner.
The necessity for the law is being
made clear, Mr.. Baughrnan said, during
the present license application season
More than $4,000 application blanks
mailed to license holders in the State
have been returned to the commissions
Office because the addresses have moved
during the past year
Because of this and the general fail
ure of the public to procure licenses on
time, it was estimated by Mr.. Baugh-
man that approximately $4,000 Mary
land motorists were unable to drive
their cars January because of the lack
of 1929 license plates
A law requiring automobile owners
to record their changes of address with
the commission probably would have
resulted in $4,000 more licenses having
been issued a week before the Christ
mas holidays. Mr.. Baughman declared
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SYNTHETIC MOTOR
FUELS MAKE GAINS
Germany Has Coal By-Product
Which Completes With Petro-.
leum Gasoline.

World advances in motor fuels were
made during 1928, says a summary of
the years achievements by the Ameri-
can Chemical Society.
1.-THE year saw the commercial reali-
cation in Germany of the project of
producing motor fuels by the direct
INCORPORATION of coal, using the Ber-
gius process" according to the sum-
mary.
production at the Leuna works was
at the rate of 10000 metric tons per
year during 1928, and this is to be
trebled during 1929. The research upon
which this commercial development
rests goes back at least to the begin
i ming of the century.
"The motor fuel resembles gasoline
from petroleum SO closely as to be en-
tireiy acceptable for the purpose, and
is said to be produced at modest profit
while competing in the German market
with imported motor fuel"
Another development in motor fuels,
1t was pointed out, conferred about the
Investigation of tetraethyl lead, prin-
cipal constituent Of ethyl gasoline, in
Great Britain, where, after an exhaus-
tive investigation by the House of
Lords, permission was given to use this
product of General Motors research
throughout the British isles. This de-
| cision marked an important triumph
of American industry abroad and &C
cords with similar action by the United
| States Public Health Service.
/ Synthetic rubber. it was reported, has
been pushed somewhat nearer to COM
pletion. but is still far from COM
mercial success.
ITO find plenty of raw materials
sufficiently low in price to compete
with the abundance of latex offers a
real difficulty," it was explained. "The
producers of natural rubber are alive
to the situation and look to increasing
production through bud grating, the
application of fertilizers. seed selection
and other scientific methods"
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Federal Road Cash Apportioned.

The Secretary of Agriculture has ap-
portioned $73,125,000 to the States as
Federal aid in road construction for
the fiscal year which begins on July
next In general. the States pay halt
the cost of Federal aid construction
Federal aid funds are administered by
the Bureau of Public Roads and are
available only for routes on the Fed
eral aid system. which includes the main
highways of the Nation.
During the last fiscal year improve
ments were completed on 8,184 miles OF
Federal aid road which had not pre-
viouSly been improved with Federal
assistance and advanced stages of i'm
provement were completed on 2,0l4
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
BALTIMORE REPORTS
fewer AUTO DEATHS
15o Casualties in 1928 Is Decrease
of ~ From Total
for 1927.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, January 5.-Automo-
bile deaths in Baltimore last year were
less than in 1927, which broke all pre-
vious records.
The 1927 total was 1873, and for 1923
was 1859.
Figures quoted are for accidents in
side the city limits. Many persons in
jured outside the city die in city hos
pitfalls, but are not counted in the
Baltimore record
County automobile casualties are not
tabulated with the same care as in
the city. but cases handled In Balti-
more Hospitals indicate these are in
creasing.
Hit-and-run cases have greatly in
creased. So far there have been 759
this year, compared with Ala in 1927.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

In the United States there are more
Gaan $4,000 service stations and repair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
ENGINE EFFICIENCY
POINTERS ARE GIVEN
Information Released on How to
Keep Spark Plugs at Their
Maximum Performance.

Here are some pointers on methods
Of keeping spark plug performance at
its maximum efficiency. as given by O.,
G. Rhode, chief engineer Of spark
plug company, thus aiding in general
engine operation:
Don't drive with too rich a gas mix
ture; don't allow your engine to pump
oil; keep the entire spark plug clean:
see that the gap between the electrodes
is neither too great nor too small. About
OBS Of an inch between the points is
proper for most engines In normal SER
vice.
Make sure that the following condi-
tons do not exist in the engine, as they
may contribute to faulty ignition often
resulting in fouled spark plugs:
Loose pistons. faulty cables, low grade
Of oil, weak ignition coil. faulty rings,
over choking. poor gasoline, weak bat
terry, worn distributor points, sticking
valves and tappets and improper car
sastgeter aatQstnena ~. z &.
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Name European Representative.

Recognizing that highway transport
is international in scope. and in order
that the United States may be properly
represented at meetings held at fire.
quent intervals in Europe, particularly
those Of the International Association
of Automobile Manufacturers, Alvan
Macauley, president Of the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce, has
appointed a European representative
in the person of John v. Lawrence.
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d. C. Men Attend Show.

With the opening of the Washington
automobile show but a few weeks of
members of the show committee Of the
Washington Automotive Trade Asso-
citation will be close observers of the
National automobile show, which
opened In New York yesterday. for the
purpose of acquiring ideas and sug-
gestions which will be incorporated into
the local motor car exposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Milo D. Heron, general manager, an
nounces that the Graham Paige Co.
of Washington, D. c., has moved Its
Offices, showroons and service depart
ment from 1922 Fourteenth street north
west to larger and more convenient
quarters, at 1926 Fourteenth street
northwest.
Joseph B. Trew, president of the
Trew Motor Co, Inc, has moved his
organization back into its old home, at
15O9-lI Fourteenth street northwest,
which will again house the officeS,
saIesrooms, service department and
used-car department Of this company.
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es1he Secret of MOha,vk
 POnd''
Bv NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN

l was Sheriff Beach. Several other men stood in the background.
 'Is he really dead?" she asked Couldn't you revive him?"
 The sheriff shook his head.
 'Dr. Cabot-he's just gone" he interpolated, says he must have died within a few minutes. Why did you shoot him?"
 Why does anyone shoot a burg lar?" Peggy moistened her dry lips T saw him creeping through that door yonder," pointing with hel finger, and terrified, fired"
 Her gaze swept the little group two of the men were strangers, the other. Obadiah Evans, was regard ing her with curious intensity. A little to one side Jim stood.
 What time was this?" questioned the sheriff.
 "A little after two o'clock"
 And what were you doing up al that nOuI
 T couldn't sleep and came out or ithe gallery upstairs, again Peggy used her index finger to indicate her meaning, pointing upward. "l was returning to my bedroom wher I saw him"
 "Was the place lighted?"
 By moonlight"
 "Then you did not recognize th' intruder?"
 "Ch, mo-" quickly, I've nevel seen him before"
 "Oh, yes yo' has, Miss Peggy the interruption came from Julia ''I done knowed him"
 She stopped overwhelmed by th' Iconcentrated regard of all in th' room.
 When did you know him?" de manded Sheriff Beach.
 T didn't jes' 'zactly know him, Julia am en led her statemen through chattering teeth. He's d man what follered us yistiddy oi |hossback, Miss Peggy; but yo' didn pay no 'tention to him"
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SUMMONS
No. 3O15-A


 In the District Court for the Ter
 ritory of Alaska, First Division. Frank Afric, Plaintiff, vs. Admir-
 alty Island Coal Company, a cor
 poration, and Granville J. Hark-
 rader, Defendants.
 THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIT
 ED STATES OF AMERICA, TO THE ABOVE NAMED DE-
 PENDANT, GRANVILLE J.
 HARKRADER, GREETING.
 You are hereby requested to ap- pear in the District Court for the Territory of Alaska, First Division, within thirty days after the last publication of this summons, name ly within thirty days after the -24th day of December, 1929, in case this summons is published, or within forty days after the date of its service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you personally, and answer the com plaint of the above-named plain tiff on file in the said court in the above-entitled action.
 The said plaintiff in said action demands the following relief. sat- isfaction of six miners liens owned by him and totalling the sum of $320585, together with interest thereon, the costs of preparing and filing same, attorneys fees, and plaintiffs costs and disbursements in this action, out of your one-halt undivided interest in the land and mining ground embraced in the patent of the United States o1 America granted to George Hark- rader, Juneau Serial No. 0492 ano dated February 21st, 1913, filed fol record in Book 30 of Deeds, al pages 314-315, of the records o1
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 the Juneau Recording District, Ju- neau, Alaska.
 And in the event you fail to so appear and answer, the plaintiff will take judgment against you for want thereof, and will apply to the court for the relief demanded in his complaint and as herein above stated.
 WITNESS, the Honorable Justin Harding, Judge of said Court, ano the Seal of said Court hereuntc affixed, on this 26th day of Novem- Der, 1929. Ass ea (SeaD JOHN H. DUNN, Clerk. Date of order for service by pub lication: November 26, 1929. First publication, Nov. 26, 1929. Last publication, Dec. "A, 1929.
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touched the beaded Indian pouch hanging from the deer's antlers- the automatic pistol was in it.
 IA second more and she had it in her hand; her fingers crept along the short barrel, and pulling back the slide, she sat the hammer. Step by step she crept over to the railing of the gallery; from there she peered down into the liv- ing room.
 The far end of the room was faintly lighted by the moonlight coming through the fanlight over the door. Even as she looked the door opened-the crack widened and a figure crept through it, started to rise, then sank again and crawled forward on hands and knees. Reaching chair near the mid de of the room, Peggy saw a hand creep upward and, as the figure straightened up and faced her, she fired.
 faThe loud report of the automatic brought Julia screaming into the hall and she half fell, half ran dewn the stairs after Peggy. as Colliding with a bridge lamp her clAwing fingers pulled one of the cords and in the bright electric light she saw Peggy crouching over a man in riding clothes, lying sprawled on the floor.
 sstsTye Killed man, Julia!" Peggy looked up in agony, as she dropped the pnlSeless wrist. Hes dead snIn daze, Peggy staggered to the telephone and managed to ask the operator to send assistance to YeT Lodge.
 fsThen, she slipped unconscious from the stool as she hung up thf receiver.
 jiilia worked over her franticall. and was relieved when conscious ness returned. Expressing an i'm ralse to flee, Peggy continued he vigil by the dead form on the HOO until she heard an automobile ap proach.
 ,. Her nerves taxed to the breakinl point, she fled upstairs to her room in hysterical collapse.
 lnshe had no idea how much tim had elapsed when male voice pen erkated her consciousness.
 @sWhere is Miss Prescott?"
 A voice she recognized as Julia a11gwered. Upstairs dressin'-"
 Gathering courage she descended Her knees knocked and she clun tosthe railing.
 ss she came forward to face tn paan who knelt over the body. !
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Peggy stared down at the faces |so close to her. With eyes swimming in tears, she turned with a piteous cry to Obadiah Evans. Who is he? He looks gentle man."
 Edgar Stanton, a lieutenant in the naval reserve corps. Does his name convey anything to you?" No. Why should it?" The ques- tion leaped from her lips.
 Stanton was your uncle's inti- mate friend, in spite of the differ ences in their ages" he explained.
 T thought, Miss Prescott, you might have heard of him. There was talk of his being your uncle's heir"
 Peggy's pale cheeks flushed a rich Icrimson.
 T never heard of Lieutenant Stanton she declared. Why was lmy uncle's intimate friend seeking entrance to Yew Lodge in the dead of night like common thief? Can you explain that, MT. Evans?"
 Under his bushy eyebrows, Oba- ldiah's eyes glowed queerly. He was isaved reply by the sheriff rising to his feet.
 :, 'The lieutenant's dead he be- ,gan, with an abruptness character istic of Big Bill" Beach.
 "You admit you shot him." turn ling to Peggy and, as she nodded dumbly, taking him for a burglar
 50 far, so good Why Stanto1 came here as he did and when h. did, we'll look nito later. Youl have to go along with us, Mis
 Prescott, to Litchfield jail" The blood drained from Peggy cheeks leaving her deadly white.
 Copyright, D. Appleton and Go.
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Chapter g

SAltAlSeCA
 THE TRAGEDY AT THE LODGE Peggy Prescott turned restlessly on her pillows; no matter which way she twisted she could not gain a comfortable position. Through the first part of the night she had slept soundly. What had awaken ed her she did not know. Was it possible that nerves were getting the best of her?
 hPerhaps it would not be bad idea to carry out Philander Glasses suggestion that she engage a com panion to stay with her at Yew Lodge. Whom had MT. Chase suggested?
 Peggy sat up and swung her feet out of the bed. Two o'clock in the morningl Why lie still taxing her brain over what MT. Chase had said when she could refresh her memory by reading his letter! Skipping into her kimono, she went into the hall.
 Instead of going downstairs, how ever, she switched on one of the sidelights on the gallery and walk ed along until she came to the sec- tional bookcase. She found the let ter after long search. She jerked it out and walked towards her room z At her bedroom door once more she paused to turn off the light Her hand was almost on the electric switch, when the light went out. { Peggy's breath came more quick ly. Instinctively she stepped back against the wall and her heac
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SYNOPSIS: Peggy Prescott, pretty and resourceful daugh- ter of an army colonel, seeks to penetrate the mystery of strange nocturnal happenings at Few Lodge. Heiress to the fortune of an eccentric uncle, Herbert Prescott, she is spend ing a month at the lodge be- cause of a stipulation made by her uncle in his will. She sus- poets Shutdown, halfbreed In- dian ncighbor of efforts to ter roiize her and the oapsizing of her canoe but her suspicious are aliayed when she learns he suffers from night blindness. Lieut.. Edgar stanton, her un- cIe's intimate friend, comes to the district and furtively watch es Peggy's movements.
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Facing murder charges and jail with the probable loss of her uncle's fortune, Peggy learns the value of a friend in tomorrow's instaIlment.
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READY TO MAIL

See the Ready-to- Mail Christmas gift line at Winter and Ponds
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though II the President had cofnrauai.
Gated with him and asked for o reply
he might have sent his answer to the
White House instead Of to the State
Department.
Something happened at the State De.
p~artYnent, 1t Is evident, to prevent the
communication Of this message 70 the
President. If this was intentional the
reason is one of the strangcst prob
lens in history. The Secretary Of state
was an ardent proponent of peace. He
had been engaged for more than a year
in the negotiation Of treaties supposedly
making for international peace. 1t is
inconceivable that he should have pre-
vented the delivery of this message.
Did 1t ever reach him?
Some day, somehow, perhaps the
truth will be made known. II this mes
sage was flched In transit by one whose
interest 1t was to prevent any express
sion of interest and admonition by the
President of the United states to avert
var in Europe. maybe the clue to
this fact will some time be found. Mean
while the matter affords ground fol
speculation as to what would have re-
suited had the message reached the
President and had the President re-
sponded with an urgent plea in keeping
with the Ambassadors suggestion.
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Washington, World Capital.

If there we're any lingering doubt as
to the Importance of washington as q
world capital, current events on the
Potomac are designed to dispel it. AT
this moment arrangements are in prog
ress for the entertainment here. on
more or less elaborate lines, of eminent
representatives Of three great foreign
countries. From Japan, from Germany
and from Great Britain, in the order
named, emiSSaries bent on varying mis-
sions of good will and statecraft-tht
terms are more synonymous than is
generally appreciated-are headed for
the District Of Columbia.
To us this week comes Vice Admiral
Nomura, commander of a japanese naval
training squadron about to drop anchor
in neiehboring Chesapeake Bay. On his
heels the chief burgomaster Of Berlin
DR.. BoeSs, is due. A week later Prime
Minister Macdonald of Great Britain
arrives on the visit fraught with SC
much Of magnitude for Anglo American
amity and the peace of the world.
The Japanese admiral and the Ger
man mayor placed Washington on their
schedules in order to pay their respects
to the President. The British premier's
whole historic journey is q tribute OF
respect to the American Chief Executive.
Underlying the prophecies and formali-
ties of these international g%enufiections
at Washington is first and foremost
their indication Of the high esteem in
which the Government and people of the
United States-tariff 'monstrosities" to
the contrary ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
to be held throughout the globe.
Something else accounts for these
pilgrimages Of regard to the Mecca
called Washington. 1t is to be found in
the personality Of the present occupant
of the White House. We have beer
blessed with many Presidents who
achieved world fame during their term.
Of Office. Herbert Hoover is the first Of
his line to take world fame into ONCE
with him. That is another reason why
all roads Of distinguished strangers
within the Yankee gate lead nowaday,
straightaway to No. 1900 Pennsylvania
avenue.
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| territory, Geneva, The Hague or Brus-
sells, for example. But why should these
nations hesitate to be the guests OF
Britain at this conference, designed to
bring about naval limitation? There Is
no good reason, provided all OF
those concerned 90 into the confer
ence with the earnest desire to reach
an agreement. If any Of them enters
the conference with the purpose OF
gaining an ascendancy in the matter OF
naval strength over its 1eighbors, which
is not warranted in all the circum-
stances, then the conference is likely to
prove a failure. It Is the spirit with
which the conference is undertaken and
held that will in large measure spell
success or defeat.
While there have been rumblings from
France and Italy, more particularly in
the press of those nations, the hope is
expressed here in high official quarters
that both these nations will accept the
British invitation. They remained out
side Of the naval conference in 1927, 1t Is
IIuCs oub VIC SCdAo AAoJ Ao'Sb
should have, brought a better under
standing. The fear has been expressed
hat France might declare that the ques-
ton Of land armament is so intricately
entwined with that of naval armament
that that nation would not participate in
the conference. 1t is still a possibility
that such a criticism Of the plan for the
naval conference may be advanced. But
the limitation of ornaments by inter-
national agreement is a comparatively
new affair IN a world that has been
making war for thousands of years. One
step at a time is a good rule under such
circumstances. If further agreements
can be reached with regard to naval
armament, similar agreements regarding
land and air forces may eventually
follow.