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Evening star., 1922-03-12
AUT0LAW CHANGES
AIM IN MARYLAND
Delegate Sponsors Bill to
Soften Drastic Features
of the Regulations.
epecial Dispa tch to The Star,

BALTIMORE. March 1.-THE bill
sponsored by Delegate Joseph of Bal
tmore city, amending the automobile
laws to soften some of their drastic
features, was passed through its sec
ond reading in the assembly this
week when the favorable report Of
the judiciary committee was adopted.
5ndications are that the bill will now
pass without any more changes being
made.
Some Of the things the bill would do
Hre as follows:
Wipe out all minimum fines SO the
traffic court justices could parole a
fine that would be less than the mini
mum fines now provided.
Provide that the commissioner OF
motor vehicles shall not suspend IL
censes in cases of appeal until the
appeal is decided.
Of gross recklessness be increased to
enable the imposition of a Jail SEN
tence. the present maximum penalty
Reduce the cost of registering mo-
& Tor cycles.
Wipe out the office and functions Of
the unpaid special deputies. q number
of whom have been appointed.
Delegate Joseph, who formerly was
associate justice of the Baltimore
traffic court. explained his measure in
detail. He said under the present
no option in cases of conviction on
minor onenses except imposition of
ahe fixed fines.
He pointed out that poor men could
be sent to Jail for seven days for
failure to have a light burning if the
prisoner did not have the amount of
the IS fine and costs.
With no minimums. he said. the JUS
tice could parole first offender, or
impose a very small penalty.
He further said that the present
commissioner of vehicles sometimes
suspended license even though the
court had acquitted the prisoner. Un-
der the proposed amendment the ac-
cused would hold the license until his
appeal was decided
Evening star., 1922-03-12
ILLUMINATION WILL FEATURE
IDEAL SECTION OF LINCOLN WAY
Necessity for Lighting Main Highways
Has Impressed Engineers Elaborate
Plans for Summer Construction.

the horizontal and vertical positions,
permitting the illumination of hill
sides and curves in the road.
One of these units will be installed
every 250 feet along the edge of the
paving ON the ideal section, alternate
sides Of the road. All power wires
for lighting will be underground and
the lights controlled by an entirely
automatic oil time switch. which can
be adjusted to turn them on and on
at any determined hour in the even
ing and the morning.
That the installation developed is
exceedingly economical Is indicated
by the carefully figured cost Of opera
ton presented by the General Electric
year is figured at s6250 and as there
are twenty lighting standards with
their units. per mile. 1t will be seen
that the cost of lighting the mile of
roadway during the necessary hours
each day for year would be but
$3.50. this including maintenance and
current.
1t figures out on a basis of e5 cents
per foot of roadway per year. which
is cheap considering the great bene-
fits derived from the illumination.
among which are: A A:cident preven-
relieving day congestion: decreased
running time and increased road ca
pacity: additional comfort and pleas
ure provided those driving at night
through relief of eye strain and the
elimination of the necessity Of switch
ing on and off DINNERS when passing
other vehicles.
Increase Real Estate Values.
The subsidiary benefits Of rural
highway lighting must be also con-
sidered. Power lines required for
rural illumination bring electricity to
the farm. increase real estate values.
tend to the extension of city building
out along the roadways and dis
courage automobile hold-ups.
The installation perfected for the
ideal section has already been tested
out successfully on the Albany road
outside of Schenectady. where the in
stallation has met with the unani-
nous approval of those using the
road.
The General Electric Company is
contributing its services and the nee
essary equipment for the illumination
of the ideal section. appreciating the
great educational value of the prof,
ect. made possible through the United
States Rubber Company's substantial
contribution to the Lincoln Highway
Association.
Evening star., 1922-03-12

advanced of these negotiations is with
Frostburg. Mr.. Mackall is considering
the leasing of tract near that city.
which is near a swimming pool and a
dancing pavilion. and which the busi-
ness men there will equip with electric
lights, drainage facilities and water.
The Frederick camp covers three and
half acres. and is to be equipped with
lighting. water and sewers.
On the Belair road site has been OBJ
tanned at Gunpowdcr Falls. No progress
has been made on the eastern shore.
i but as this section is traversed little by
tourists, there is no necessity for haste.
The establishment Of these camp
sites will be continued until there is at
least one in each county in the state,
according to Mr. Mackall.
Evening star., 1922-03-12
WILL REPRESENT TIRE FIRM.

associated with the United States
Tariff Commission as special expert.
since December l, 1920. resigned
March 4. Capt. Sheriff. now repre-
sents the United States Compression
Inner Tube Company of Tulsa. Okla.
and has the exclusive dealers sales
contract for the District of Columbia.
the state of Maryland, and for all
government departments. of their
compression inner tube.
He will have demonstration of
the compression tube during the
Washington Automobile Show, which
is to be held during the week Of
March 25-April ]. 1922.
Evening star., 1922-03-12

The necessity for lighting main
highways in the open country so i'm
pressed the technical committee of
highway engineers and other experts
which prepared the specifications OF
the ideal section for the Lincoln
Highway Association that the prob
lem Of ideal illumination was passed
on to the illuminating engineers of
the General Electric Company, head
ed by w. Darcy Ryan.
AS a result of the experiments con-
ducted in the laboratories of the Cen
eral Electric Company at Schenec-
tady, the most advanced type of high
way lighting unit that has yet made
3ts appearance will be installed when
The ideal section of the Lincoln high
way is constructed in Lake county
mined upon is expected to be of far
reaching Importance, as the next ten
Years will see general acceptance of
the necessity of lighting main high
ways for heavy night traffic.
Lighting Unit simple.
The lighting unit developed is ex-
tremely simple in design and eco
Gomical in regard to installation cost
and operation. as well as mainte-
nance. 1t embodies an entirely new
principle for collecting the light rays
and casting them only where needed.
There is no need for lighting the va
cant fields adjacent to a highway.
and engineers have spent years
studying methods of preventing such
a waste of power. In the ideal sec
lion lighting unit this is accom-
plished by nest of ref1ectors-a Sc
ries of three. one within the other.
These refiectors serve to collect the
light which would be reflected up
ward and outward over the adjoining
fields and cast it upon the surface Of
the road. while at the same time pre-
venting any possibility of glare. the
danger and annoyance of which is
appreciated by every mOtorist. The
new lighting unit is called "Eovalux''
by the engineers.
All Wires Under Ground.
The efficiency Of the nested reflec-
tors is best appreciated when it is
stated that 300 candlepower is OBJ
tained from each end of the reflector.
with only a 250-candlepower lamp in
the fixture. The bracket holding the
lamp and reflector is affixed to an
ornamental concrete pole thirty five
feet high and is adjustable in both
Evening star., 1922-03-12

House Leader MOndell has Joined
, forces with Col. Sheriff., Ofncer in
charge Of public buildings and
grounds. and others in urging ade-
quate facilities for auto tourists vis-
iting Washington. This shows the
character of camp at sheridan. WyO,
where tourists are persuaded to spend
nm entire vacation period in the large,
shady park. through which flows u
mountain stream and where all mod.
ern cOnveniences are provided. Sew
enty-five cars are often parked here
Mt one time, and the 15.OOO tourists
last year came from SJ6 towns In
forty states. Tourists at this camp
last year spent S55,OOO with the local
stores.
Evening star., 1922-03-12
MARYLAND CAMP SITES
READY FOR TOURISTS
State Roads Commission Complet-
ing Details for System Touch
ing Each County.

special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, March 1.-THE state
roads commission has already COM
tenn, which will be esta ablished at yari-
GUS points on the Maryland highways
before the regular tourist season be-
gins.
John N. Mackall. chairman Of the
commission. already has obtained an
admirable sit in the city of Frederick.
and is now negotiating with associations
Of Cumberland. Hagerstown, Frostburg
and Hancock for other sites. The most
Evening star., 1922-03-12

Colorado. with population of
I 900, 900, had half that many rail and
auto tourists in 1921. who remained
from one to three weeks and spent
$35, 900, 900.
Rocky Mountain National Park. in
Evening star., 1922-03-12

Colorado. had e73.737 visitors from
every state In the Union last year.
which was more than the combined
attendance OF Yellowstone. Yosemite,
Glacier. Grand Canyon and Lassen ma
tional parks
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
WILSON FUND TO FURTHER
PRACTICAL IDEALISM

some teeth into the law of nations.
The stand-patters held up their hands
in horror that anyone should take
such practical step to do away with
war
The world today stands in sore
need of men Of the type Of Lincoln
and Wilson, and like Washington
and Roosevelt, too. The need is for
men who can see through the sand
storm Of short-sighted opinion to the
oasis of achievement beyond.
We want to enlist in the ranks of
our statesmen the strongest men of
the country; men of vision who are
capable of having ideals and are
practical enough to carry them
through. In that way, and only in
that way, can we hope to advance
political endeavor and put it on a
higher plane.
1t rs peculiarly fitting that an or
ganization which has for its purpose
the advancement of ideals and the
stimulation of unselfsh effort in the
service of mankind should be named
after one of the most prominent ex7
ponents of practical idealism.
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation
aims to perpetuate the ideals of the
former president. 1t is now engaged
in raising fund of $1,000,000
throughout the country The. in
come from this sum will BIZ used to
provide awards which will be given
periodically for distinguished service
to democracy, public welfare, liberal
thought or peace through justice.
Thc foundation provides needed
stimulation to participation in mat
ters governmental and international.
1t should serve to attract to the
field of political endeaVor the best
men of the country and to provide
an incentive for effort of this kind.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
CITY FARMERS
REFUSEDLOANS
BY FARM BANK
Twelve Local Applications APP
proved And 10 Rejected
Charter Granted Here

Notice has been received by George
0. Marshall, sec-etary of the Sum-
ter County Farm Loan association,
that charter has been granted to
the Americus organization and loans
aggregating $44,700 approved. AL
though no definite promise is made
to this end, it is believed by Mr. Mar
shall that tia money will be forth
coming by the middle of February.
Abstracts have been ordered.
This will be the first money com
ing into Sumter county under the
Farm Loan act since it's re-establish-
ment. The loans approved will go
to IL applicants, all of whom live
on and operate their own farms. APP
plications of Is for loans were re-
jected without any specified reason,
but perusal Of the list showed that
all Of them live elsewhere than on
the land for which the loan was
sought, and most of them were "city
farmers" residents of Americus. Sew
eral applications formerly made were
withdrawn upon suggestion of the
Columbia, S. c., Loan Bank, by which
Sumter county is served. Two APP
praisers have made visits here, in
spectng the farms on which loans
were sought, estimating their values,
and securing answers to lengthy
qucstionnaires as required Rejec-
tions are made upon the ree5mmcn-
dations of the appraisers and by the
office staff upon the answers record
ed in the questionnaires.
The chief reason believed to have
governed the reflections Of the appli-
cations of the "city farmers" for
loans is the sEorage Of funds, the
Farm Loan banks not having nearly
enough to supply all the demand.
At the direction of the Columbia
bank, no more applications will be
received by Secretary Marshall un-
til further notice, the bank having
given notice that no more can be con-
sidcred until those in hand have been
passed upon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25

idealisw--and it must be sound, COM
nonsense, practical idealism.
1t is peculiar thing that, as long
as man confines himself to pleasant
plat.tudeS about progress and the
necessity for more idealistic stand
ards, he is appIauded.
But let him offer practical sug-
geStlon as to how the. world might
be improved and particularly let him
attempt to carry such a suggestion
INTO effect, the wrath Of those who
love talk but dread action will des-
send upon him.
Henry Clay STAYED off war for
20 years by continual compromises
Abraham Lincoln saw the practical
thing to do was to meet the inevita-
bic and get it over with, The for
mer died generally loved;s Lincoln
aed the best hated man in the coun-
try,
Similarly Woodrow Wilson strove
TO do the practical thing by putting
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
TO HONOR NEGRO
BISHOP HERE
Banquet For Flipper, Licensed
Here AZ Years Ago-Create
New Conference

Bishop j. S. Flipper, of Atlanta,
head of the African Methodist Epis-
copal church in Georgia, and one of
the most highly respected negro min
isters in the South, arrived in Ameri-
Gus this afternoon for an important
two-day meeting with number of
presiding elders and others, the chief
business of which will be the creation
of the Americus conference, giving
Georgia eight conferences.
The meeting is being held at Camp
bell Chapel the churh in which
Bishop Flipper was admitted to the
ministry AZ years ago at a session Of
the church conference here. The
original church has been torn down
and rebuilt since but some of the
congregation remains unchanged and
the site is the same. Campbell Chapel
the Amerius district and the church
at large will celebrate the bishops
42nd ministerial anniversary by
rendering him a banquet in the base
lneDL OIL LIl6 CUuICu IHufouoy HlSAiI'
Many church leaders, both ministers
and laymen, will be present. Five
other negro bishops are expected to
arrive tomorrow for the celebration,
they being Bishops VIM. D. Johnson,
w. A. Fountain w. d. Chappelle,
John Hurst and A. J. Carey.
The Americus conference will be
formed by taking the Albany, Haw-
kinsvilIe and Dublin districts from
their present conference connections
and adding them to the Americus dis
trict which is now part of the Ma
con conference.
Another matter to be taken up at
the meeting here will be the launch
ing Of an educational drive for $5,-
900 600 for the schools of the A. M.
E. church.
The conference will last two days.
Tonights program will be largely To-
cal, with Mayor Sheppard billed to
deliver an address of welcome.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
NEGRO TELLS0F
ARMY SHOOTING
Says Major Shot Down Black
Soldier For Refusing 10
Help Cook

WASHINGTON, Jan, 25.-Resum-
inc inquiry into the alleged illegal
hanging of American soldiers IN
France, as charged by Senator Wat
son, of Georgia, the senate commit
tee was told today by Henry Cen
try, a negro, of Lawrence, Kans.'
that he saw Major Joseph Phillips, OF
Orange, N, j., shoot William Patter-
son, negro private, for refusing to
help cook and cut Bread.
Col. James Barney, of the army
war college, described hanging ne,
gro at Delleyille, France. He SAID
the court martial was composed ol
seven negro and five white officers,
with a negro as judge advocate.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
Fl FAS KEEP SHERIFF
OF DOUGHERTY BUSY

ALBANY, Jan. 25.-More Dough-
erty county citizens are delinquent in
the matter Of paying state ana county
taxes this year than ever before in
history, according to Sheriff o. F..
Tarver, to whom the fl fas have been
turned over for collection. More
than $4,000 is uncollected, on nearly
40 per cent of the total on the di-
gest. The sheriff has announced that
he will push collections vigorously.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
SEES PRESIDENT
And WALLACE IN
EFFORT TO HELP
Wannamaker Calls Affair Cut
And Dried, And Charges Plan
To Break Farmers Bloc

WASHINGTON, Jan. rs. Goyer-
nor Parker, of Louisiana, departed
from his prepared address before the
national agricultural conference to-
day to take notice of The discomfort
which is expressed ia some diarter3
over the manner in which the con-
ference delegates were elected. Ds
Iclaring he believed tie president and
Secretary Wallace really wanted 10
help agriculture in calling the con-
ference, Governor Parker said, "yet
you hear it whispered all around that
this is hand-picked, cut and dried and
pre- formed. | hope there is no four-
dation whatever in that rumor."
He reused the conference to great
applause when he called on the dele
gates TO put the welfare Of the ma
tion above every other consideration.
Tho first signs of differences in the
conference appeared after the defeat
yesterday Of a motion by J S, Wanna.
maker, Of South Carolina, for APP
pointment of committee on reso-
lutions. This motion was defeated
on the ground that the committees
already appointed were expected to
Iconsider resolutions.
Mr.. Wanamaker issued formal
statement later, attacking the con-
ference and declaring about all the
farmers and farm leaders have To
do in this conference is to shake
hands with the president, meet some
official dignitary and partake of o
little ice cream and cake and then
go home.
Selection of committees has been
made in such MANNER" Mr.. Wana-
maker said, "as to suggest that
those responsible for such service are
either totally ignorant of the quail
lfications of the delegations or have
lent themselves to a cut and dried
and well baked scheme to prcvent
the forward-looking farmer represen-
tatives from bringing any good what
ever from out of the conference. z
He was Confident he continued,
that it was ..the purpose Of those re-
sponsible for the conference to de-
lstroy the farm bloc"
"The presidents address in oIleiia
ling the conference" he co tinifcd.
Indicated very clearly thai such was
lthe purpose"
The agricultural conference,
though heartily in favor Of the agafS-
an bloc in congress and the offer of
Henry Ford fer the goyernnent's j
properties at Muscle Shoals. may not,
for reasons of expediency, eniorse
either. ]. W. Morton, Of Atlanta,
who was selected BY the secretary Of
agriculture to deliver the address set
ting out conditions in the South, said
that the conference was unanimonssifl
support in the bloc and 90 per cent
in favor of the Ford offer.
But, )" he added, St has not been
determined as yet, whether or not it
would be expedient to indorse either.
Our action would be prompt If we
thought our Endorsement would aid
the bloc or bring congressional sup
port to Ford" Muscle Shoals, though
in the heart Of the South, has strp4
Iport Of farmers IN every state. iwo
/ speakers today, one from Carolina,
and the other from Connecticut, In
! sisted that fires be built under con-
fgress, IN that congress might be
moved to aecept the Ford offer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
PILGRIMS FLOCK
TOSEE PONTIFR
Camp In Open Air Before. ST.
Peters AT Rome-Funeral
Thursday

ROME, Jan. rs. (By Associated
Press. The funeral Of Pope Bene-
dict will be held at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, it was announced at
the vatican today
Pilgrims continued to arrive to-
day from all parts of Italy, camping
iii the open air before st. Peters
in the hope Of getting glimpse Of
the body.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
NoRDELE is SCENE OF
CARVING OVER WOMAN

JANUARY 25.-Roy Thompson,
I'd; dP;'oprletor of small grocery, IS
,a"l a 'p with deep gasn behind MS
al %' O., Ih1lcted by R. F. Quattlebaum
a. .. 'oe home Of the latters father
s+o o..cay night when the injured man
tipped to talk with Mrs. Dunn af-
ill., d social visit at the home. Quat-
r,o y,goaum was said to have been
r,. ,.ompted by jealousy and without
rea,. ~' HLng ing, struck Thompson from the
'eaf with his knife.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
LEADERS PLEDGE
ACTION NON TARIFF
"lll be Reported To and Passed
by Senate Before Close OF
Session

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-Assuf-
%0'e Jnat permanent tariff bill will
Nv y, reported to the senate early in
90, oa'y and passed before the close
a. 'Ie present session was given to
Wy S.e Republican leaders in the house
% Dy senate Republican leaders today
" d conference between the two.
'SFeement was reached at the con-
ba,ce g,g"ce that the proposed soldier
p boUoS bIll should originate in the
"oO'', , House leaders said the meas
'' should be drafted at once.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
COUPLE BARELY ESCAPE.
FROM BURNING HOME

coRDELE, Jan. IS. Aroused BY
falling timbers and roaring flames,
Dr.. and Mrs. A. H. Kendall escaped
from their home at o'clock Tues
day morning just in time to save
their own lives, fire having 50 nearly
destroyed the entire top of the strllc-
ture as to make complete collapse
possible at the moment the occupants
got out They escaped through 4
window III their bedroom.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
LOOK FOR REAL BEAUTY
ON SPORTS PAGE. ADVICE

SAVANNAH, Jan. 25.-To lind
real beauty of pose or motion, pass
up photogravure sections of the Sun
day papers and turn to the sporting
pages, Mrs. James j. Storrow, of
Boston, advised the National Girl
Scouts council here today, Mrs.
Storrow, who is first vice president of
the organization, spoke on Dancing
For Girl Scouts"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
A. BARTON HEPBURN,
HIT BY BUS, is DEAD

NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-A. Barton
Hepburn, fnancier, author and econ
omist, died here this morning as a
result of being struck by bus last
Friday, when he suffered a compound
frature of the right leg and other in
juries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
WAYCROSS GETS BUSY
FOR LOWER GAS RATES

WAYCROSS, Jan. 25.-The city
council Of Waycross has fixed the
ice dealers license $100 and the mon
ey lenders license at $3.50, the same
as last year. The council refused
to lower the pool room license of
5000, and at the same meeting in
structed the city attorney to take up
the question of lower gas Rates with
the gas company.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
STRIKING PACKERS TO
TAKE VOTE ON PEACE

OMAHA, Jan. 25.-Striking pack
ing house workers throughout the
country have been directed to vote
tomorrow on whether the packing
strike, in effect since December 5,
shall be called off.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-25
SHIPPING BOARD CUTS
WAGES ON VESSELS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-A re-
duction in the wage scales of officers
and men on Shipping Board vessels
amounting to over Is per. cent, Ell.
fective February s, was announced
today by the board.