Evening Star Newspaper, May 9, 1923, Page 4

POLICE REPORT THAT 82 PER CENT OF AUTOS STOLEN IN WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN RESTORED TO OWNERS Not Many Professional Car Stealers Have Head- quarters Here. AMATEUR EXPOSED BY CHEAP SALES Average of Five Machines Duaily in List of the Missing. Bighty-two per cent Biles stolen in Washington covered by the polic Ninety per cent of the drivers of utomobiles Washington do their Dis tage. the time form often enablos ®ot away with the car. Patent theft locks help to prevent automobiles being stolen, but the ¢ best preventive to keep an auto- mobile from being stolen is a hidden ignition switch. located in a place known only to the owner. The professional automobile thief fs not very common in Washington, but there are a few thieves who make @ business of stealing cars. The am- ateur thief who steals and selis for # low price is by far the most com- mon_enemy of the automobile owrer in Washington, “How Ahont Tt Wr. Ownert Would vou, Mr. Automohile Owr leave a roll of b 0 $4.900 in valu nprotectea? T rou do f the automo- are re- not a in now rict license i the thief - curb of any city wit - 1 The detect to get vour is driven away 1. Mr. Owner. must vourself from the fes of the auto th f five automobil Washington. prevent v ¢ those today he ecar farious activ AN averigs day are s i Felp i nceded from being one morrow Of courwe, whose car surance, if ihere the is stolen wutomobile owner iay collect in- insured usually, be- HOROLOGISTS HOLD SESSION HERE TODAY Organization Under National Re- search Council Beeks Improved Watchmaking. al Instit ation reh Conne improvement of hroughout import of Amer- d by the of correct ual meeting t setts avenur, hes esearch council. Th n devoted to busin, tomorrow addresses and | P nt oy etary will be aft Ap- in speakers tomorrow Hix subject wili be “Some o Measurement been president of the “FHorological stitute. bu d il *Associat during Moor s bureau of edu- cation; Ci Mitman, Smithsonian | institution: Paul Sollenberger, United { States Naval Observatory, and C. 1—'.} | William T. l Kiinefelter. federal board for voca tional education. “GREAT GONDOLA” FREAK | TO FEATURE FUN FROLIC. Two Local Organizations Com- bine for Program of Entertain- ment, Opening May 14. “The Great Gondola,” a freak from ! the Green mountains, will be one of | the featured attractions at the fair and “fun frollc” to be staged from May 14 to 26, inclusive, on the vacant property the northeas: corner of et and Florida avenue norti- west by the National Masonic Fishing «'lub, Inc., and Sioux Tribe, No. 18, Independent Order of Red Mén. Other amusements will include a novel de- Vice “flopping the flappers.” vaude- | © shows, novelty games and dane- ing. Music' for the dancing will be furnighed by Kallipolis Grotto Orches- tra, which made a decided hit with dance patrons at the recent “fun fest” i the Veiled Prophet Arrangements for the fun frolic are heing made by & general committee amuel J. Gompers, jr. Serving with him on the committee A. Dagit, J. Levy, L. Nicholas, Harry Cole- man, Wilbur Coleman, Henry Gom- pers, K. H. Bergman. Frank Shipman, Aaron Coleman, William P. Jacobs. Jaque Heldenhelmer and Sylvan Pow. deraker. WOULD ANNUL MARRIAGE. Walter B. Boyd Sues Wife for Le-| gal Separation. Suit for annulment of has been fi by Walter against B . Royvd. who is said: 10 have fa to divorce a former husband before going through the ! vd. “The defendant | when the marriage with the defendant took place at Jersey City, N. 19 There are no children. Attor: mund Carrington appears husband, —_— REMAINS IN AUSTRALIA. MacKinnon to Be Trade Adviser But Not Coming to U. S. LONDON, May 9.—Donald MacKin- non, according to a dispatch to the ‘Times from Melbourne. said that he had not been appointed Australian trade commissioner to the United States, although he would advise the :ovarnmam on matters concerning trade, of the plaintiff for the A dispatch from Peerth, Australia, Monday night, said Premier Bruce had _announced the appointment of Mr. non, former attorney gen. eral, as Australian commissioner to the United States. obtained in getting the in- | fer tch a { you have had placed a hidden sw i picked the ignitior { job. e | i CONNORS. i { i i ! EUGENE Davis tween the time the car ie stolen and the time the money is collected and a new car purchased. The auto squad, headéd by tive Sergt. J. A ing Detective and Davis, is d in its power tu automobi it must have (he lrvullrru of these high-pr to do so. Thefts Show Big Total. | An average of day —the present to Deteative total of 1.8 Washington du registration of Vingtor Datee d. lower tae number o 1 the capital, but on of the i vebicles five averase et would autos purl ring the utomnbiles in Wash- 160,000, Jett the ‘city. o jand those o fore. nearly 2 Washington thi according o the all of these cars v £tolen, found. their engin doubtle « pair body changed resemb! the same ¢ at the curb by the un a few week ¥alth in Ignition Lock. Private owners of plate great faith lock, a rding | to auto equad. As u ng theft. the sion locks are ways. The auto ur car. and it it. he adds. the ignition s in U memin thief, wil if between the battery or lock. the thief iwill time fooling with the car not start immediately after lock he will aban- don it. e has no time and would sooner go to another job than “monkey” with a car when the owner or u detective may appear immediately. If the car ix equipped ouly an _ignition lock, or with a whieh prevents the steering from being moved. it is a fgnition lock s witl lock wheel simple casily to waste | FRANKA ALLICOOD. 1 t i NEW SALARY BILL TERMS|, Henmy M JeTT l picked and a few judicious blows with a hammer or a punch will fix | the steering wheel so it can be used. A8 £oon as a cur is reported stolen word is flashed to every precinct, and when the patrolman calls in hour or half-hour he is told to the lovkout for the stolen car. tion ctive burean believes the ‘car has been taken out of the city. its description is broadeasted by wireless, by telephone and telegrapii and the other citles are Tle Washing- cé | know num- e must details hief may | Usually the s license her or his ecar number. be taken to fi t and _in t [be far a wve removed | the car shop for | al ion. | Effort to Sell to Dealer. i Sometimes the thief, particularly if | an amateur, tries to sell the to a dealer in second-hand There he is ofte: but if he gets the fiway the purch he bag” Beware ered ut a cheap price, auto thief is Al profit.” cars stolen in Wash- Police quick without the In these not alwa < “joy-riding r nty-four hours be laid down as a pro- job. Then the churge be- niore serious one of grand with an indictment by the ry and a probable long jail o follow apprehension” of L can us fescional comes the the thief. The detective burcau and the suad want ¥our co-operati They i must have it to reduce the number of cars stolen in Washington. T i fifteen minutes today and jot down | your license number, vour car andj engine number, but better than all get a hidden switch Jocated some- where albowt the car and use it 1t may prevent considerable embarrass- ment and possible financial loss auto FREE'! No. 2 Film Pack Hawk-Eye Because our offer of a phenomenal success we have We want everybod cameras, short time ago was such cured an additional lot of in this community to i realize how easy and inexpensive it is to make splendid pictures. and we have decided to make the following offer: Starting Promptly at 8 A.M. Friday We will give a No. 2 Film Pack Hawk-Eye camera FREE to every one who buys at our storc three or more 2'4x3% Kodak Film Packs for this camera at 50 cents each. There is absolutely no other condition attached to this offer, which will continue only as long as our supply lasts. Nor is this all. W i h every subscription to Kodakery camera is included a year's free the bright little monthly magazine for amateur photographers that regularly sells for 60 cents a vear. Only One Camera to a Customer Columbia Photo Supply Co. 1424 New York Ave. N FOR SALE BY AKRON AUTO SUPPLY 522 7th St. B.W. . BOYD TIRE SHOP 850 Pa. Ave. S.E. SIXTH EET TIRE §) O COLUMBIA AUTO SUPPLY 13th and K Bts. N.W. ENGLEBERG AUTO TOP CO. 1783 Fla. Ave, N.W. FRED M. 2008 B, 2 ave NE. HARPER MOTOR 00. 1128 Oonn, Ave. N, W. RALORAMA GARAGE 1640 Kalorama Road. H. B, LEARY, Jr. 1321 ieth St. H.W. LEETH BROS. 1887 Now York Ave, N.W., NAT'L ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO, 1328 Now York Ave, N W. O NORTH CAPITOL FEE 1218 N, Copidhl 81, 0F ONTARIO GARAGE 17th & Kalorama Road. ROSCHER & WALLACE 1324 14th Street N.W. TAKOMA AUTO SUPPLY 16 Codar St. N.W. THE TIRE SHOP 3035 14th 8t. N.W. UNITED TIRE STORES CO, 2001 Pa. Ave, N.W. JOHN A. WINEBERGER 3700 Ga. Ave. N.W. W. H, o E c0. WOMEN’S LECTURE TOUR IS HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL Mrs. Hendley and Mrs. Paul Speak in Parkersburg on D. C. Suf- frage and World Court. and Mrs. . Paul returned from their ontemplated lecture trip for the purpose of putting on the antertain- ment in conjunction with the Anna Maud Hallam Psychology Club, “Fhe King's High Way." held last Satur- day night in the Central High School They will be in the city but a short time Lefore leaving for the summer. Mrs. Paul gave three lectures in the high school auditorium in Park- ersburg, W. Va.. on “The Human Side Bib) eriental on the world Both ladies were the guests o Rotary Club at the weekly luncheon held at the Hotel Chancellor, wWhere they were stopping. Mrs. I'aul spoke to the club on the world court, and Mrs. Hendley interested the mem- bers in the ‘non-voting econdition of the people of the Distrigi of Columbia Dy u fervent plea for national repre- sentation. . She alxo presented the same ques- tion to the League of Women Voters, and both organizations promised their ‘co-operation, and gladly ac- cepted coples of the Jones resolution and other literature for studying the situation. The League of Women Voters aiso enthusiastically indorsed the proposition to observe the birth- day anniversary of Susan B. Anthony us one of the three great emanci- pators of our national history, TEACHERS WOULD STUDY Council Asks Board of Education to Give Ample Time for Considering. Proposed Legislations © Resolutions asking the board of edu- cation to give the teachers ample time to consider the new salary bill to be framed for introduction in Congress at the next session before it i3 put in print- cd form were adopted by the Teachers' Council at a meeting jast night in the Franklin School. ~Arrangements for the teachers' ‘institite session on May 18 also were completed. Tho resolutions were presented by Misx May P. Bradshaw on behalf of the high school tcachers. The reason the ill failed of paksage in Congress, she pointed out. was because the teach: ers were not behind It. “The only way to et the teachers behind It she said, “is to let them study it and see what is | in it Speakers at the general sessions of the institute meeting. it was an- {nounced, will be Dr. Helen J. Wooley, arsistant director of the Merrill Palmer School at Detroit. and Dr. Beveridge, superintendent of the pub- lic schools of Omaha, Neb. ARMY BOARD CHANGED. Brig. Gens. Mark L. Hersey. Albert I. Rowley. Harold B. Fiske, Hugh A. Drum. Malvern-Hill Barnum. and George LeR. Irwin have been detailed as members of the Army board ap- pointed to classify officers under the general defense will re- lleve Maj. Gen Muir and Edward Me and Brig. Gens. William Bandholtz, Willlam Harry A.'Smith ). i L\ Ao O a0 e e e O O S A W B U GOV i A r' > s h\-g/,‘l-! &y REG .U.S.PAT.OFF. Here, at Mayer’s Lifetime Furniture Store, you will find a good-looking display of Heywood-Wakefield’s best de- signs—and all so attractively priced, too. 923. D. C, MAY 9, 16TH STREET MAIL - EXTENSION ASKED Later Collections and Additional; »nd - R R Boxes Urged by Citizens’ Body. WEDNESDAY, iun d Holly streets northwes ! members were organization, us follow: Will English, B. ¥. Smith, J. W. D. F. Ballou, Jr: N. Lckhart, { Tha ston, . . Thompson, |Hall, T. B. Sims, M. . Roy. FI. M. Phillips, vice president of the associution, presided in the absence of | the president. st. iam ccted to the H J. Traviand, George L. Goodwin, H. C. Wilkinson WAITS RHINE DECISION. Later collection of mails than now prevail and additional mail boxes within its territory were asked by the | Sixteenth Street Citizens' Assockation at & meeting held at the home' of C. R. Seals, 1203 Geranium street north- west, last night i In resvonse to appeal fro the Shrine committee, thie assoctation pledged its support toward making the clty attractiv for the coming hriners. Requests were also made far the laying out of sidewalks on h and 13 rects between Geran- Costs Agreement. PARITS, rmy costs, of the British, French, Belgium .governments they will sign the arm an | Wadsworth Delays Signing Army May 9.—Eliot Wadsworth, speclal representative of the United tates in conncction with the Rhine is awaiting the decision | Ttalian and s to whether costs agree- ment without the clause brought in nt the last moment giving the allies the privilege of abrogating the ngement in certain cventualities. ar- TENOGRAPHERS If your old watch won’t run, trade it in for one that will! O matter how old your watch may be or how badly it needs fixing— we will allow you full value on it in exchange ior one of our beautiful up- to-date Watches. Full market value for v old watch — for : new (13- ke i like t = ‘This beautiful o ed” with < $45 i oW anteed Bulo movement. 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