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Evening star., 1936-11-14

Fred Parsons. Bryn Mawr. Pa,
drove a high wheeled one-cylinder
Pierece Arrow. vintage 1902, which he
explained had two speeds-one for
ward and one reverse. Parsons sat in
the drivers seat behind two pretty
companions in linen busters" and the
extraordinary heargear of the period
in which the car was born.
Snappiest and speediest Of the II
old "gas-buggies" was a 1908 Mer-
cedes-Daimler that cost $1,000 when
imported This fiery red racer Is
capable of 81 miles per hour, accord
ing to Daniel Valentine, who drove it
down from Philadelphia. Further
more, it has all of four cylinders.
One Towed to Finish.
The only car that failed to arrive
at the exhibit hall under its own
power was a bright red 1902 model
This vehicle, JOY to behold in its
day, got started. all right, but had to
be towed after chugging a few blocks
wit han overheated radiator.
When the cars arrived at the show
they were lined up in the street for
judging for prizes offered by the
American Automobile Association and
the Washington Automotive Trade As
sociation. Principal judges we're
Frank Taylor of the Smithsonian In
Stitutjon, an authority on old cars, and
c. B. Bishop of the A. A. A.
Lewis 1902 model won the first
prize. a gold cup awarded by the Au-
tomotive Association, as well as a
radio. given by the A. A. A. for the
Oldest car In the procession.
A magnificent Columbia electric,
1906 model, with a canvas brougham
top, won second prize, also cup. This
vehicle, which must have caused many
a pang of envy when it sped along
the dirt highways of another era, was
an entry Of the Haley Body Co.
Parsons 1902 Pierce-Arrow, fresh
from victories at the Philadelphia old
car derby, took third prize.
A 1906 Ford, entered by the North
east Motor Co., took the A. A. A.
special prize for most amusing" par
ticipant, while another Ford, 1902
variety belonging to william Vehren-
camp, jr., Mount Jackson. Va, was
given honorable mention.
Barney Oldfield, veteran race driver,
arrived yesterday to attend the show.
He will broadcast over Station WMAL
at 4:30 pm. tomorrow.
More. than 20 manufacturers are
represented in the displays, exhibiting
IS models, including trailers. The
show will be open daily. through next
Saturday, from II am. to II pm. Sun
day hours are from 3 pm. to II pm.
Evening star., 1936-11-14
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band IN
Stanley Hall at $50 pm. today. John
8. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
PROGRAM.
March, "For Freedoms Flag Baron
Overture, FESTIVAL" Leutner
Three Country Sketches -Howgil
(a) "pastoralo,"
(b) 'tDarinee,"
(c) Little Villagers Dance"
Serenade Espagnole, "Ye to Anne"
s. Mueller
Waltz medley. MY Old Kentucky
Home" Hermann
Potpourri, "viennese Folk Songs"
Komzak
Finale, "The Gallant 26th"- Fulton.
i "The Star Spangled Banner"
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WaH Street La,uyer, No,c Friar,
Adn,itted by Supreme Court

A Wall Street lawyer little more
than q year ago, and now friar OF
the Franciscan Order, Brother Fideiis
of Holy Name College returned hap
PLY to his monastic duties today
after being admitted to practice before
the Supreme Court.
Until year ago, Brother Fidelis-
then Arthur ]. O'Rourke-was q real
estate and probate attorney in New
York. He had practiced law for four
years after receiving his degree from
Fordham University,
Then, dissatisfied with the life
around him In New York, he said, he
applied for admission to the Fran
ciscans. He d Arved q year in q novitiate
Evening star., 1936-11-14
OFFICERS ARE CHANGED
BY ADVERTISING CLUB
Kindley Named First Vice Presi-
dent, Burrus, Second-Ehrlich
Is Made Director.

George F. Kindley of the Edgar
Morris Sales Co. was elected first vice
president of the Advertising Club Of
Washington yesterday as the organ
ization made several changes in its
slate of officers.
B. G. Burrus, director of publicity
and advertising of Peoples Drug
Stores. was named second vice presi-
dent, and Alvin @. Ehrlich. affiliated
with Kal Advertising, Inc, was made
member of the board of directors.
It was voted to hold the clubs
"jamboree" again during the coming
year, and a committee, headed by
Ehrlich, who had charge Of the affair
this year, was named to make ar
rangements.
Plans also were made for other fea-
lures, exhibits and entertainments
during the FAN and Winter.
Evening star., 1936-11-14

at Paterson, N. j., before coming here.
Most Of his time now is taken up
with studies for the priesthood, but
yesterday Brother Fidelis left his
duties long enough to apply for adj
mission to practice before the su-
preme Court.
II will never be called on to use
this privilege unless. perhaps at some
distant date, the order should be in
volved in litigation which would
reach that court" he said.
Brother Fidelis studies important
court decisions and keeps in touch
with legal movements In the belief
he might be called upon to teach
Evening star., 1936-11-14
Kiwanians Select Cities.

CHICAGO. November IA R.-San
Francisco will be the site of the 1888
convention of the Kiwanis Interna-
tion, the Board Of Trustees; in annual
council here, announced yesterday.
The 1887 convention will be held
In Indianapolis next June.
Evening star., 1936-11-14
BOAT BLAST BURNS TWO
Captain and Cook Critically Hurt

in Yacht Explosion.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, November IA
R.-An explosion on the research
yacht Scripps critically burned Capt
Murdock G. Ross, so, and Henry Ball,
go, cook, and sank the craft yester-
day.
The 6o-foot vessel was owned by
the Scripps Institution OF Ocean
ography. Grew members Of the Nova
del Mar, anchored nearby, carried
Capt. Ross and Ball to safety. Their
burns may be fatal.
Evening star., 1936-11-14
Best Time to Kill Hogs.

r. e. Nance, professor Of animal
husbandry at North Carolina State
College, says the best time to kill
hogs Is on q cool dry afternoon"
Evening star., 1936-11-14
GIRL MUSICIAN SUES
c. violinist Asks 800, 900

D. c. Violinist Asks 800, 900
From Bus Company.
Miss Marge Rivers of Washington,
2l-year-old bass violinist in the band
of Ina Ray Hutton, yesterday filed
suit in Detroit Federal Court for $780,
900 damages against the Eastern
Michigan Motor Bus System, accord
ing TO an Associated Press dispatch.
Miss Rivers alleged she was injured
when bus in which she was travelling
overturned near Flint, Mich, May "a.
Evening star., 1936-11-14
Magic Letter Received.

The magnetic" letter was sent by
Q woman in Hornell, N. Y. with the
warning. Don't handle this any
more than you can help" Mary
Margaret was advised to 'let your
mother lay this on your flesh, under
your clothes, and pin it so it win
stay open. This" the snote concluded.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

you are in Leesburg. Certainly
it is filled to overflowing with fine old
Colonial homes. There is a peace
and serenity here, strongly reminiscent
of the recent trip to Fredericksburg.
The city contains innumerable his
torical treasures. You park the car
and are privileged to look at Oak Hill,
President Monroe's old homestead,
now privately owned.
Now you head almost due west out
of the city on route 7. The idea is
to pass through Berryville. then
Charles Town, w. Va, and finally to
Harpers Ferry. You go this way be-
cause. as mentioned earlier, the bridge
is out between Harpers Ferry and
Point of Rocks, Md
Next town after LeeSburg is Purcell
vile. A few miles beyond you see
directly ahead the famed Blue Ridge
Mountains of Virginia. You feel the
freshness of the cool mountain air.
And pretty soon your ears start buz-
zing a bit. Not many homes here,
but most of them, surprisingly enough,
have croquet set on the grassy front
lawn.
A road sign says you're now on
Blue Ridge Mountain, elevation, 1850
feet. A few feet away is another
Virginia marker: Crook and Early.
Early, while passing this gap on his
Evening star., 1936-06-07

return from his Washington raid, was
attacked by Cooks Cavalry, July IS
1864. Early captured a cannon"
A few minutes more and you're up
on a slight plateau about miles
from Berryville. Looking down on
the city, you get a gorgeous view OF
many large stock farms. where fine
cattle and race horses are bred on a
large scale.
Passing through Berryville you read
a marker that explains:
'Berryville. Clarke County. The
town was laid out in 1898 on land OF
Benjamin Berry and was first known
as BattletoWn. Here at 'Audley' lived
Nellie Gusts, Washington's adopted
daughter. Here at Soldiers Rest lived
Gen. Daniel Morgan, who built Sara
toga.' Here Lees army camped on the
way to Gettysburg. Near here many
! engagements occurred during l862-64
Morgan was a frontiersman and In
dian fighter and a famous COM
mander Of riflemen in the Revolution
He won glory at Quebec and Sara
toga."
You note that Berryville has lot OF
old Colonial residences. Originally
they were owned by pioneer settlers
whose names are rich in the tradi-
tions of the Old Dominion: the Pages,
Carriers and Gilpins.
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Out of the city you take Route $40
and follow it until you reach your
destination. AS you leave Clarke
County, Va, and enter Jefferson
County, w. Va, the first town you pass
is Rippon. A few miles more and
you're in Charles Town, the county
seat. A sign explains that the city was
laid out by Charles Washington,
brother of George, who lived here, as
did several other members of his dis
tinguished family. John Brown was
tried and hanged here in 1859.
Eight miles more and you enter
Harpers Ferry. No wonder the town
is one of the best known in the Ma
ton. Spend two hours here and you
have grand fun climbing any number
of hills that offer magnificent views.
It's the easiest place in the world to
find your way around in. There seems
to be almost as many signs as houses
and they all claim to have historical
significance. This was the scene, you'll
recall. Of the first act in the Civil War.
The city is situated at the extreme
eastern point in the eastern panhandle
of the State, at the base of the Blue
Ridge Mountains, where are joined
the States of West Virginia. Maryland
and Virginia at the Gap, which is the
only true entrance to the rich and
Evening star., 1936-06-07
FERRY COST HITS TRAVELLERS TO EASTERN

fertile valley of the Shenandoah and
at the confluence of the Potomac and
Shenandoah Rivers.
Be sure to climb the Hilltop-easily
located by signs. where you can look
down on these States and rivers.
John Browns Fort is well worth vis-
iting. 1t is the old brick armory in
which Brown and his followers took
refuge and in which they were cap
tured. The building stands today on
the campus of Storer College, a school
for Negroes. And whatever you do.
climb up on Jefferson's rock near the
cemetery. 1t was SO named because
Thomas Jefferson sat upon it and
wrote Of the beauties of Harpers Ferry.
On y3ur trip nome, for variety's
sake, it is recommended that you take
route II out of the city. Follow this
until you reach Wildwood, a pleasant
hamlet just the other side Of the Shen-
andoah River. Then take route so all
he way back to Washington. You will
pass through the finest race horse
breeding section of the Southland, in
cluding Middleburg, Pleasant Valley
and Fairfax.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Condor Overrated
THE condor, one of the largest bir

THE condor, one of the largest birds
Of prey, formerly was a fearsome
creature in the minds Of people not
acquainted with its physical limita-
tions. The stories we're many con-
cerning the ability of the condor to
carry sheep and small children away
for its meals.
Once caught and measured, how
ever, II was found that the condor
really was not equipped to carry off
such large prey as sheep and babies.
In fact its claws are so short and
blunt that they are of little use for
grasping. They are not even we'll
adapted to roosting on branches,
which explains why the condor
spends most Of its resting time on
fiat rocks. where it is easily caught
with a moose when sleeping.
The young of the condor Matched
among the rocks, can not fly for a
year and after that time spend two
more years with the parent learning
to hunt and fend for itself.
The native habitat of the condor
is in South America, usually in the
high peaks of the Andes.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
U. S. Oil Fights
For Its Rights
In Our Asphalt
Diplomacy Also Finds
Place in Struggle
of Legislators.

CRUDE OIL, for months the leading
topic of discussion among diplo-
mats debating the consequences of
putting an embargo on shipments of
the mucky fluid to warning Italy, has
jumped back into the political and in
ternational news again.
This time the question concerns the
use of imported petroleum in making
asphalt to spread on American roads,
to aid the building Of which the United
States is making available $236, 500, 900.
THE use of asphalt, manufactured
from domestic crude oil only, will
greatly increase the cost Of asphaltic
materials. resulting in a greatly re-
duced bodybuilding program and the
consequent employment of fewer men"
according to the American Motorists
Association.
1T is not fair that the laborer en-
ployed in the oil industry should be
forced to remain idle while foreign
labor is employed to produce petroleum
products to enter into competition with
our domestic oils" was the reply of
Senator Capper, Republican, of Kan
sas, State which produces a great
seal Of United States oil.
The Senators debated the question
recently over eight pages of the Con-
gressional Record, which comes, at the
usual rate Of s45 page, to $3.50.
Consideration of the matter took
the Senators into the questions of the
relative virtues Of the great States of
California and Georgia and special
legislative favors granted the growers
of cotton.
The Senators with the Capper view
point wished to prevent lending Fed
eral road money to States using as
phalt made from the imported crude.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

6. Thou shalt not kill.
7. Thou shalt not stop abruptly.
8. Thou shalt not steal-past q
street car, loading and unloading.
8. Thou shalt not fash big lights
against thy neighbor.
10. Thou shalt not shove it-thy
neighbor's car, nor his tenders, nor his
bumpers, nor his locks, nor his glass,
nor anything that Is thy neighbor's.
The safety council gives credit to an
Episcopal bishop for the above lines.
May production of passenger cars
and trucks in the United States and
Canada totals 477,837 units. it was
estimated by Automotive Daily News,
the trade newspaper. This Is some
$4,000 units under the April total Of
$4,000 units. June production, the
estimate continues, will be in the
neighborhood of 35o,O00 units if fac
tories follow the production schedules
on which they are now operating.
For the week ending June 6 the total
automotive output is placed at $4,000
units which when compared with the
total of l09,379 units for the week
previous, shows a shrinkage of 9,579
units.
AS the automobile industry swings
into June, says A. D. NJ, production is
dropping off to fall in line with de-
mand and closely following sales In
order to hold dealer stocks at mini
mum. April sales complete, except
for two States, have been revised to
an estimated 1880, because of an
unexpected upset in figures, due to
piling up Of registrations carried
over from March.
In line with May production, which
totaled 477,837. May sales will total
around 375,000. Canadian production,
trucks and export shipments, will ac-
count for the difference AS the in
dustry swings into the last month Of
the second quarter, the Summer ap-
pears to be one in which sales will
hold up well, with any substantial
drop to come later in the season.
That truck and commercial car
sales are approaching an all-time
high is seen from the truck registra-
tions to date in Al States, which total
63,075. This is a gain of 80 per cent
over the 1921 units registered in the
same States last year. A. D. MS pre-
vious estimate of $1,000 units did not
take into consideration the delayed
registrations mentioned above. On the
basis of these unexpected returns, the
estimate will naturally have to be re-
viSed upward to about $1,000 or sc, ,0OC
units, probably about $500. Last year
the Al State reports to date totaled
about 96 per cent of the months com.
plete registrations. On this basis, the
estimate of $500 units seems to stand
good chance Of fulfillment. No other
month in history has come within
thousands of this expected April fig
ure, the highest previous month being
July, 1929, with 57,943 units.
Truck registrations for April will be
approximately 40 per cent ahead OF
April last year and slightly more than
25 per cent over March, 1886.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Senger besides the drlVer. For r1de
under As minutes this does appear to
be very high.
There is an alternative, but one that
does not benefit the autoist from the
District of Columbia. Eastern Shore
is not an island, but a peninsular.
Thus, it is accessible without the nee
essity of ferrying. But, from Wash
ington, one must drive to Baltimore,
Elkton and Dover, adding an addi-
tional 100 miles. This, of course, does
not save either money or time.
So the ferries have a monopoly and
the owners seem willing to gouge the
motorist just as far as possible. They
have fought every attempt of the State
or Nation to get bridge over Chesa-
peake Bay and nobody wonders why.
Easern Shore with its attractive
Ocean City and Rehoboth beaches, be-
sides numerous other interesting places
for bathing and fishing, is unquestion-
ably damaged by the high entrance
fee. Some action should be taken by
the Maryland Legislature.
For those who can afford the high
costs the Summer ferry schedule, ef-
fective May 28, daily and Sunday, is
es follows:
Between ANNAPOLIS and Matapetake,
Evening star., 1936-06-07

are cutting the wheels sharply to the
right or left, as when turning a cor
ner or parking, you will probably
find that the trouble is due to one
Of the spring leaves slipping a little.
Its ends tend to dig small pockets
in the leaf above. Move the end of a
spring leaf from its pocket, then let
it slip back into the depression and
it will make fairly loud noise. The
remedy is to install extra spring clips.
Happy is the motorist who doesn't
know that there is anything funda-
mentally wrong with her car-per-
haps. Where ignorance Is bliss, evi-
IDENTIFY it is folly to be wise, but the
question is whether those who are in
ignorance really are in any state of
genuine bliss. Automobile men Just
assume such owners are satisfied and
let 1t go at that. The motor men,
too, may be sacrificing more than they
realize. Any owner who is just merely
willing to accept what she has, seldom
is real booster for a car. Invariably
she buys some other make the next
time she changes.
It Is quite remarkable how many
thousands of people 60 along with
trouble without complaining about it.
They seem to accept it as inevitable.
Last year some of the big feet buyers
received immediate replacement of
faulty parts when they complained
about various troubles in the car they
selected. Many individual owners
also were promptly taken care Of by
the manufacturers. One motorist Of
my acquaintance received q brand
new car in place of the one he did
not think measured up to expecta-
tions. But most of the owners ap-
peared not to realize that changes
were in order. They just didn't notice
anything wrong, or perhaps took a IA
talistic attitude toward the matter.
That was unfortunate. Any car maker
benefits as much as the customer does
when troubles are brought out into
the open and remedied.
She thought I was stumped when
she inquired before group of friends
whether in all my experience in study.
ing automobiles I had been able to
discover an easy way to clean wire
wheels. But I fooled her. Only a
few days ago had learned the secret
of cleaning these most perplexing of
all wheel types.
Believe it or let 1t pass with the
scenery, a tooth brush is the neatest
tool possible for cleaning wire wheels.
I've tried many different kinds of
wheel brushes, but find that invariably
they splatter water and dirt over me,
especially If am trying to withdraw
the brush from some point of the
wheel where the spokes leave little
clearance. With tooth brush the
most inaccessible places seem to be
easy to reach and without splattering,
because the brush is small enough to
be moved about. allow q small
stream Of water from the garden hose
to play on the wheel while clean
ing it.
II the engine is hard to start in
damp wheather the chances are that
the ignition wiring is leaky and should
be replaced. It is not necessary for
the insulation to be cracked to cause
high tension leakage. Just porous
will be suficient. Good
insulation gets porous in time.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Between Annapolis and Claiborne
Leave Annapolis. Leave Claiborne.
$50 am. 7:30 am.
DAILY and Sunday)
5:30pm 3:3opm.
(Week days.
$50 pm 6:3Op.m.
Sunday only.)
From the National Safety Council
at Chicago comes the following
amended Ten Commandments, phras-
ed to cope with present-day traffic
conditions:
l. Thou shalt keep safety first
ever before thee.
2. Thou shalt not make of thyseli
a dangerous nuisance, nor the like
ness of any one that grabbeth the
road beside and the road ahead and
cutteth in and out of line. Thou
shalt beware of such and slow up fol-
him and look out for him.
3. Thou shalt not take the laws OF
the State in vain, for the cop and
judge will not hold him guiltless that
taketh the laws in vain.
4. Remember thy brakes and tires,
and take curves slowly.
S. Honor the red lights and the
green lights, that thy days may be
long in the land which the Lord thy
God giveth thee.
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stripe around the car to get trim
ming.
One way to get a line on how
other cars are performing with regard
to oil and gasoline consumption Is to
check up with your friends at the
filling station. They are lifting the
hoods of various makes all day long
and soon gain rough idea of which
cars are calling for the most oil and
fuel. I think, however, that such in
formation should be rechecked at the
official service station and in repair
shops. One Of my cars used to con-
sumo a surprisingly small amount of
oi-presumably. Filling station peo-
pie were surprised at the economy
and I might have been living in a
FOOLS paradise had not gone into
the matter more carefully. At the
service station one of the mechanics
began to suspect that what passed
for a high oil level might easily have
been excessive crankcase dilution. His
suspicion proved to be founded.
We found that the choke valve was
sticking so that it seldom fully opened.
The piston rings also were fitting too
loosely.
The aluminium head of the modern
engine is another Of the things that
has to be watched. Last Winter mo-
torists were advised to use a special
aluminium flushing agent to clean out
the cooling system, and again this
Spring they were cautioned against
using the usual soda cleansing solu-
tions. Now they are armed to avoid
a cracked head by being very careful
not to run without sufficient water.
It is advisable to switch of the engine
sad allow it to cool, If any marked
increase in knocking suggests increase
in heat due to lack Of water. It Is
also important that the head nuts of
the engine be kept tight at all times.
One of the things mechanics con-
etantly watch for when trying to
figure out what's wrong with a GUS
toners car Is to see If she is using
parts not originally intended for use
on her machine. It is common to
find poor quality breaker points, and
in an amazing number of cases they
find that the spark plugs are not at
all suited to the engine. Recently one
mechanic found several cars with
stranded steel battery cables. These
cables did not provide q sufficiently
easy path for the heavy amperage
required by the starter-motor. That
easily explained why these cars were
so hard to start.
If the front end of the car makes
peculiar knocking noise when you
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Virtues of Philosophy.

In the eighteenth century there was
still a widespread and innocent belief
in the virtues of philosophy, and Rous-
seau. the great social philosopher. re-
ceived two separate calls to prescribe
for the maladies of country.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Romans Thanked Loser.

When, more than 2.1o0 years ago
the great Hannibal nearly annihilated
the Roman army at the battle of
Cannae, the Roman Senate went out
to meet and thank the losing Roman
general, because he had not despaired
Of the republic