Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1923, Page 5

. i \‘nto sulphates by the use of a liberal NEW R[NT BUARB | The World NEVBERS SHORK Five, Including Two Reap- pointed, Take Oath of Office. at Its Worst. YOU SELECT WHAT LOOKS LIKE A NICE SOPT CHOCOLATE CREAM AND . Chief Justice McCoy today adminis- fered the oath of office to the five mem- bers of the new Rent Commission of the District of Columbla. The cere- mony was conducted in the chambers of the chief justice, in the presence of & number of witnes: Mrs. Clara ars Taylor, the only woman member of the commission, and who has been reappointed, had the distinction of be- ing the first member of the new com- misslon to take the oath. Willlam F. tiude, the other member of the old commission, the next to be in- ducted into office. The oath was then AS IF YOU HADN'T taken by the three new members, QUITE GOT HER QUESTION Olver Metzerott, Richard S. Whaley ; and Thomas'E. Peeney f\ The commission sets forth that the term of office of the new commission- ers s from July 1, 1 to May 22, Q 1924. The new commission will meet for organization next Monday, when % chairman will be chosen. A. Leftwich Sinclair, the retiring chairman of the commission, was present at the ceremony, as was also Chapin Brown, attorney to the com- mission. The commissions of the new commissioners were brought to court by Maj. Waldo E. Chapman, seeretary | |AT WHICH POINT CAR- o the rent commission, who also Lrought along the entire personnel AMEL PLATLY REPUSES of the office force to witness the in- duction into office of their new “bosses.” Mr. Sinclair announced today he will Tesume the practice of law. YOU STALL BY LOOKING THEN PRETEND TO REFLECT CAREFUL- THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, 'D. C, ‘SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923, —By GLUYAS WILLIAMS. POP 1T IN IN AN EFFORT = CARAMELS DEPUTY CURRENCY * HEAD TAKES OFFICE Charles W. Collins of Chicago Sworn In as Additional Official. VERY hour of every day some American 1is drowned. This| startling fact, recognized by, sons, is based on authentle statistics. | Since the beginning of the world | war the total of persons drowned in lthe United States exceeds the number fof Americans killed in the greatest: conflict in history. | Entirely aside from the griet and: sorrow brought into thousands of | homes by this terrible annual harvest, | the loss to the nation of these young lives is irreparable. Economists estimate the value of | the average human life in excess o 1$4,000. Considered, then, only in the | cold light of statistics, the annual loss by drownings is more than $30,- | 000,000. Impressed by the necessity for an ! immediate and comprehensive cam- | palgn to help save these thousands of | lives, the American Red Cr , with the approach of the boating and swim- ming season, has been mobilizing its | great nationxl life-saving corps. In ! the schools and colleges Red Cross instructors are teaching thousands of . boys and girls how to prevent water | accidents and to rescue drowning | persons. i Already there are enrolled in the | iRed Cross Life-saving Corps 10,000 | | more than 6,000 women and | | fow even ~wellyintormed per:| | | slinoEnwosp CHARLES W. COLLINS, Charles W. Collins, Chicago, today was sworn in as deputy controller; of the currency, completing the or- ganization of at office foliowing the passage of the agricultural | men, credit a Mr. Collins comes from a position 4 & 1 of counsel to the bureau of the bud. | passed a rigid ‘actual life-saving test | get and succeeds Willis J. Fowler,|in the water before being awarded Who ovas bromoted Lo become senior ‘the Red Cross life-saving certificate. ne. The other deputy controlier,| MAany of the nation’s crack swim- who is in charge of ihe mational|mers have become so Interested in agricultural credit corporation, is!the country-wide movement to pre- Col. Joseph W. Melntosh. vent drownings that they have en- . = listed in the corps and now wear the Black Alkali {Red Cross shield. Included in the : 5 = | jumber are Johnny Welsmueller, (WESTIGATIONS Lnve been male; iy conmytion swiser Sotler of it complete . of the almost complete loss of fer- | P nay i G e O ; 2 i more tility of from 40,000 to 50,000 acres | ey o ado, | Kahanamoku, the famous Hawailan; | Sybil Bauer, Eth?!dal in the San Luls valley of Colorado, | Q14 this condition is attributed to the | Norman Ross, mo-called black alkali,” composed Bliebtray, Delna Carlstrom, Helen argely of sodium carbonate. This [Meaney, Thelma Darby and many | arbonate is carried in the waters of | others. ! the valley, including the rivers and| The psychology of water sports is | the artesian wells, and the practice | that the spirit of danger, of hazard of subirrigation has brought it to the | pervades them. It is this element surface by caplllarity and evapora- | which gives to aquatics that gingery tlon. Tt is suggested that the remedy | zest which so strongly appeals to tes In a conversion of the carbonates | youth, and which has caused the popularity of water sports to grow in recent years by leaps and bounus. In the water, the presence of danger \mount of gypsum—about mine sounds of gypsum to one pound of black alkali—and downward washing hy means of surface Irrigation with furrows or by flooding. Wire Span a Mile Long. N its course through Pennsylvania the Susquehanna river cuts direct- Wl How the Red Cross Campaigns Against Deaths by Drowning jof the life-saving corps of the Red ! which added one deputy. 10,000 juniors. 7 Each of these has! _ is but an added, thrill to the adven- | turous. Despite this fact, it ig the hope Cross practically to eliminate pre- | ventable drownings, and as most | drownings are in the preventable class, this means making the water safe for the people—through educa- | tion. To bulld up a real and effective nation-wide life-saving organization, | the Red Cross has divided the coun- | try into six zones. In each of these ! there is a director of life-saving, who regularly goes over his territory, carrying the latest life-saving methods and new enthusiasm to hun- dreds of instructors, both profeesional and volunteer, at indoor and out- door pools, bathing beaches and other swimming plac Just what results are achieved by this intensive work can best be fl- lustrated by citing one of a number of instances. Not long ago the St. Louis Chapter of the Red Cross called for the services of a national life- | ving expert to studvethe problem presented by numerous drownings in the Meramec river. Owing to sudden rises and an ever-shifting sand bot- tom this river was found to be very treacherous to the thousands of | canoeists and swimmers who frequent | a =5 of publlc meetings, saving demonstrations and a general safety campaign up and down the Meramee, drowings have - been practically eliminated In this great outdoor playground. Now the Red Cross maintains a patrol boat on the river, which makes weekly inepec- tions of life-buoys and first ald kits and has divided the river into zones, each in the charge of a cap- tain and crew of Red Cross life-sav- ing volunteers from the clubs and bungalows lining the banks. Such a plan, 8o effective and yet| so inexpensive, can be put into oper- ation anywhere in the country where the local community seeks the co- operation of the Red Cross. It ls necessary only to notify the Red Cross chapter, which exists in vir- tually every county of every state. Such notification will bring to the assistance of the community lmlnnd; experts in life-saving, who will or-i ganize and instruct all swimmers| in life-sawing and in the compara- tively easy resuscitation of appar-, ently drowned persons. I THE “BRIGAND EXPRESS.” FINDING WITH DISMAY AT S ONE OF THOSE HOSTESS ASKS WHAT YOU ALL-DAY CARAMELS THINK ABOUT THE WORLI GET YOU PINALLY MAN- YOUR MOUTH OPEN AND AGE TO ENUNCIA LY, WHILE CHEW= BACK TO NORMALCY ING FRANTICALLY " e Q g . (1 \ (! 7 0\ 'b YOU DECIDE MIME. HAS COME VOR. RIGHT OF TREE SPEECH DRASTIC MEASURES AND BY SUPERHUM- TINDING YOUR HOST AN EPFORT SWAL- LOW IT WHOL! OWNER-DRIVER'S - COLUMN. A Spring Tonic for the Tires. If you are a caretul, considerate car owner, you had the car on a jack to take the weight off the tires during the winter. You may even have re- moved some of the air pressure, which again is good treatment. But 1f you want to be really good to those tires, or if you want them to be good to you by glving you long mileage with no trouble, you must give them a little spring care. Before taking the car off the jacks, remove the tires from the rims: re- move the tubes, being careful not to rip them where they are stuck to the casing. Wipe out all grit, which will likely be found in the casing, and ex- amine the wall of the tire for breaks in the fabric. If there are any, the tire should be taken to a shop and a light boot vulcanized over this break. If these cracks are not attended to they will pinch and puncture the tube sooner or later. Now _turn your attention to the rims. If they were cleaned out well and shellaced a year ago, they may need no more than « cleaning and an- dther coat of shellac. If, however, they are rusted, then a vigorous scrubbing with coarse sandpaper must be given them, followed by a coat of shellac. When the shellac is dry and hard, a little talc should be wiped over it, when the tire may be put on, after the casing has been well coated with tale, and the shielding strip put in place, wherever it Is supposed to be used. This treatment Is due the four tires on the car as well a« the spare. Take an afterncon off, get Into a pair of overalls, and spend it on the tires; ICH MOMENT Yol <oul “iT SEEMS TO ME* it pays. How to Treat an Overhauled Engine. When the engine comes from the | shop it is often as stiff as any new engine and manufacturers are more and more stressing the instructions | that new cars must be run slowly | for the first thousand miles. Perhaps | | new pistors and rings have been put | n; if so, they may be a bit tight | and need nursing for a while or ESS HAS MOVED ON TO_MORE FERTILE FIELDS OF CONVER- SATION The bearings have likely been taken | |up. 1f they are fairly tight it may | (C) Wheeler Syn. Inc. Ve gust a bit hard for the oil to| get into the bearing just when it is most needed. A little speeding at | such a time means scored cylinder or two may result. | Magazine. heated parts, expansion of the metal and a seized bearing Which is usually & ruined bearing. ‘When an engine Is sUff it should net be run with an open throttle at any time. It should be started and allowed to run at about 400 revolu- tions per minute for an Four or two, and if this does not remove the stiff- ness this run should be prolonged. It is not safe to depend upon an engine until the stiffiness hus heen removed and it cannot be removed suddenly; it must be done slowly and carefully. It is not a good thing to use too Leavy a cylinder oll in & newly over- hauled engine. A light ofl will find its way Into tight places much more readlly than will 4 heavy oll. What a Wheel Inspection Should Con- sist Of. At this time of the year, when any cars which have been kept in for the winter are agaln set in motion, it is a good thing to glve the wheels a general once over. The rear wheels need entirely different treatment than do those on the front axle. The former are fastened solidly to the axle shafts and one of the dangers is that they sometimes become loose on their shafts. When this is the case it must immediately be attended to or a new axle shaft and hub will have to be bought before the season is over. The nuts on the end of the shafts should occasionally be tight- ened; this will prevent loosening of the wheels. If grease is coming out at the ends of the axle shafts there is too much in the differential hous- ing. Don't fill this any higher than the top of the filler plug. The front wheels should be jacked up fn turn and tested for locseness in the bearings. If there is perceptible play it should be removed by means of the large nut on the end of the spindle. Tightening this crowds the bearings in. Care must be taken, though, not to tighten these too much, The wheel should be turned up and the welght of the valve should turn the wheel. Front wheel hub caps are always filied with grease; rear caps, never. Tree Is & Bridge. From the St. Louls Sta The greatest wonder of the petrified forest 18 the agate bridge. This is a hunge tree trunk, 100 feet long, span- ning a 60-foot chasm, says Nature The entire tree is made up of agates, jaspers, chalcedony and other highly colored and handsome stones. In the canyon directly below the agate bridge s a pool of water, and around it grow the only trees in extra friction,the country. | heads, necks and shoulders, and‘ vestigator says that it was proved to Two Sections. pering in food or treatment. All at- Normandy’s Cows. [HE Cotentin cattle of Normandy, | which thelr owners believe to be | the best milkers in the world, are| long, anguiar, big-framed and unpre- s possessing in appearance, w'th heav white, crumpled horns. In color they | vary. Brown, roan and red are most numerous, but there. are many pie- | Polii : bald and brindled. An American in- Police Court Hear'ng Reveals him beyond doubt that these cows Polluted Condition in will produce forty pounds of butter a month during the greater part of the period of lactation, without any pam- The h a tempts to improve them by crossing A"afl_”“:“fih "‘17:",“ with other breeds have failed so far B as milk-producing capacity is con- corned. water and sewer brought out large section of ed by inadequate service, it was today at a hearing fr {Police Court befors Judge Gus A = !Schuldt on cases against Arthur Literal Husband. { Chapman, 10 Sumner road, and James From the Philadelphia Retall Ledger. | B. Proctor, 299 Wade road, charged Wife—Where's the. chicken I told|{with maintaining polluted wells, you to bring home. } The health department is checking Husband—Nothing dolng. up wells between Nichols avenue and Wife—Why not? Bowling Field, as well as in the Gar- loztu:’a!b:tgg;i’:xau;lot}_ s t:n:tre!g l'r:k:: fleld neighborhood. These sectlons the first one they showed me—— ximate 2,000 people. Wife—Yes—— colored. In section be- Husband—Well, you told me to pick . ug ¥ chols ave- one for myself. 'And there wasn't one|lue the nearest c water main s there that hadn't already been picked half = mile away, and the same is thoroughly. | true r maine. 1 I field se the nearest Isn’t It the Truth? ¥rom the Honston Post. Every man who lives a succe 1 and useful life will find by the time |pend entirely upon the he reaches the age of threescorc|spector Davis told the court years and ten that he has managed |the cases of Chapman and to accumulate a nice little bunch of | the defendants had in an the water of thefr w ed the wells out thre th quantitive chemical 7 { Empty Words Again. | made Thereattor show th From the Kansas City Star, J e polated dhan Mr. Meane—I have nothing | Inspect departme e u luted w both that Proctor effort to s pure, 1e8 and analysis water efore the Four other similar cases in the praise for the new minister. same nelghborhoods were filed the Deacon—So I noticed when the plate | present week against John H. Lloyd, went round. nnie Willlams, W. C. Oden and Fran- A. Jones. 'All went over until {July 21. In the meantime an effort will be made to bring this conditiox of the water supply to the attention of the District Commissioners with i. view of bettering conditions by th: removal of the menace to the healti of the community, but Charitable. From the Boston Transcript. “Do you belleve that story Agnes?” “T'd believe anything about her un- less she told it to me herself.” about A Cool 4th at Home On the Open Road A DELICIOUS lunch may be served if you carry a motor restaurant along on your running board; one with service for six, three compartments for thermos bottles, two large food boxes, and two small jars, is $28; others, $9.50 to $40. Thermos Section, First floor. Ice Cream in 45 Minutes HAT'S the cool way of making ice cream, letting it freeze in the Auto Vacuum Ice Cream Freezer while you ride—and when you're ready for it, it's ready for you—smooth, delicious ice cream; three sizes, $5, $6, $10. Demonstra- tion daily. Houss Furnishings Section, A Collapsible Stove Fifth floor A Luscious Iced Drink OULD be all the more irresistible if served in this charming crackle iced drink set of crystal—the tall, tank- ard pitcher has a cov six tall glasses included. $6.50. Other Iced Drink Sets, $2.25 to $9.25. seware Sec Fifth floor. Breakfast on the Porch M just a Toaster, $9; Grill, $11.50. Furnishings Section, Fifth floor A Wicker Tea Wagon and there are AY be quickly, easily and coolly got ten, if you have an electric toaster, one that furns the bread without your touching it—and an cooks a perfect meal—in while. Tonse electric grill that a little rfi-ing food, either cold or hot, are $10 for Stirring Up a Breeze HEN there ‘isn’t a real one isn't so very hard to do if you have a good Electric Fan. This Northwind, as cool- ing as its name, is a dependable fan, 10- inch size, usable on either direct or alternating current. $1850. Others $10 to $30. Houss Furnishinge Even on the Hottest Day THERMOS BOTTLE will keep drinks cool for a long time. Quart size, $2.25 to $5.25. Thermalware Jars for car- Section, Fifth finor the gallon size; 14 gallon, $7.50. Thermos Section, First floor. Music Wherever You Go F you take a Portable Victrola with yo HAT brings to camp and cabin the ad- vantages of a kitchen range—it boils, bakes and fries and burns any fuel— charcoal, wood, leaves—and in addition to ing thoroughly practical, it folds up compactly, everything inside of it. $6, $8.50. House Furnishings Section, Nothing Like a Hammock ‘WUNG up under a couple of big, shady trees, on a hot symmer afternoon; these canvas hammocks, regular navy style, are easily folded away under the back seat of the car—and they're very specially priced, $250. Hammock Section, Fourth floor Cool and Shady ON the porch equipped with Vudor Porch Shades—you'll enjoy your rch in a way you never have before— or it can be a living porch, a dining porch. or a sleeping porch—cool and ;;mfortahl:; 16 different sizes. $3.60 to 4. Porch Shade Section, ‘Fifth fioor. Comfort in an Armchair F it be a high-back chair of natural willow, with wide arm rest on one side and a deep magazine pocket on the other; the back quite high enough to be thor- oughly comfortable. $18.50, Comfortable Cretonne Cushions, $1.25. Willow and Reed Furaiture, Fifth ficor. AY be rolled out on the porch or into the garden for afternoon tea. This one, in a lovely soft brown finish. has two small carrying shelves, and the tray is easily semoved—thus solving the problem of serving. $15.75. Willow and Reed Furniture, Fifth floor The Joys of a Picnic ARE greatly added to when there are no bothersome dishes and silver to be carried along—a luncheon set of paper has 6 each of spoons, forks, plates, cups, dessert dishes, napkins and a Jarge cloth, 40c; smaller set, 10c. Tonse - Furnishings Section, Fifth floor A Basket Refrigerator S another novel idea in a picnic basker, for not only is it large enough to hold a regular old-fashioned picnic dinner, but there’s ‘a separate compartment of metal that holds ice, to keep everything cool and delicious. $650 and $10. Basket Section, Fifth floor. Croquet’s Good Sport FOR an afternoon at home—and young and old alike enjoy it—a good cro- quet set for four players, has mallets, balls, stakes and arches in a convenient box, $2. There are sgecillly made sets -for children, $1.50. Others up to $18. Sporting Goods Bection, Fourth fleor. ly through several mountains, form- . dance when you will, to the latest hits by famous dance orchestras. Play it under green trees, or drifting out on moonlit waters in a canoc. No. S0. Portable Victrola, $50. Tictrola Galleries, Fourth fior If Golfing’s Your Hobby OU’LL enjoy your game if you play with W. & L. Clubs. Good, depend- able, well balanced clubs—driver, mashie, brassie. mid-iron, Special, $250. Hornet Galf Balls, 50c; $5 dozen. R-34 Goli Balls, now 50c. Sporting Goods Section, Fourth foor If It's Tennis OUR first consideration will be a good racket. The Varsity is a splen- did one, well balanced, strings taut—$7. While at $8 is another fine racket, the Quaker. Wright & Ditson Champion- ship Tennis Balls, $6 dozen. Sporting Goods Section, Fourth ficor. After Lunch Is Over T'S great to spread out a great big, soft traveling rcbe and lie down under "the cool, shady trees. These imported Irish robes are in colorful plaids, soft, comfortable, and just as good for auto ;obes in the fall when yon need warmth. 18. Rianket Sectlon, \ng what are known as water gaps. | One of thc most marked of these is ound hetween Millersburg and ellan stations on the Northern Cen- ral railroad. The river at this polnt 's about one mile wide, and stretched aeross the river from one mountain t@ the other is what is prgbably the longest span of telephone wire in the Tnited States. The wires, four of them, form two lking circuits. They are three- ghth-inch twisted wire cables, 5,600 eet long and have a dip of 460 feet. The cables are held by insulated iron | ‘astenings, cemented into the rock of the mountain side. Fitth floor. Sources of Arsenic. ‘HE most important sources of the world's supply of arsenic are the silver mines of Saxony, the tin and 1yrite mines of England and the mispickel (arsenical pyrites) mines of Spain and the province of Ontario, anada. The Canadian mispickel contains gold. Germany, in normal times, produces the greatest quantity of metallic and white arsenic, Eng- 1and, which le@the world’s produc- tion in 1912, having fallen behind. It estimated that the United States sumes about half of the entire roduction of metallic, white, red and yellow arsenic. The yellow arsenic is nown us orpiment. In the arts arsenic s used in pyrotechny and in the manu- tgcture of shot, as well as for medi- cine and the making of fly-powders. —_— He Spoiled It. Tfom the Boston Transcript. “You used to say you thought hea- ven sent me to you,” said the young Wife, tearfully, during their first spat. And 1 say so still—" eally?” she exclaimed, delighted. Yes,” he added, coldly 3 Second fioor ’h_e_:!:llln d Ir;?r:'-f.: ‘These bandits and their mall hag siven ‘were tha fact that they made daily between bandits and the outside world. In center, -w".n-:-&he:l'v‘-.e Al—eix& Press, e Copyright by Underwood & Underweod.