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Evening star., 1923-09-16
Cites Improved License Plate
As Urgent Need of Motor Car
Better Tags Necessary to Replace Pres
ent Cheap, Hlegible Markers Which
Defeat Purpose of Auto Lascs.

! ing to be standard equipment. with
the inevitable result that the license
plate brackets will not be placed
where bumpers can obscure the tags,
Motorists have been forced to jugg1e
the license tags around in order to
accommodate other accessories, If
the front tag is designed to be car
ried on bar extending between the
finds that in such position 1t Is an
obstacle to the attaching of radiator
winter protecting device. Automati-
cally. and quite upintentionally. he
| transfers the tag to the pan below the
| radiator. where it is obscured by the
front bumper and placed so low as to
be easily splasheQ with mud.
Rear Plate Difficulties.
The same sort of difficulties are en-
countered with the rear tag when
some accessory is to be added. If
| the tag is carried on a bar between
| the sides of the spare tire carrier
| the addition of another spare obscures
| the plate when viewed from the side
of the road The motorist himself
has to walk directly around to the
| rear of the car to make sure that
his tail light is working.
With the license tag and the tail
light partially obscured. therefore, the
chances of rear-end collision at
night when the car is parked are
greatly increased. Rear bumpers nat
uTdIly duu 10 IH6 unless Ln6
motorist exercises care in seeing that
he installs the right kind for his
car. which is seldom the case.
Obviously it is up to the manufac-
| turers to cover these points. The
motorist himself is not likely to worry
his head about the fact that his plates
are obscured, but If pressure is
brought to bear upon him by the
motor vehicle authorities he will au-
| tomatically demand that the manu-
Dr0hlam.
But that will be but one step in
the Improvement process.
Cheap Plates Defeat Purpose.
The motor vehicle departments of
the several states owe it to the public
to supply better and more readable
plates. it is not so much that the
plates look cheap-which in itself is
sufficient reason for little improve
ment--but that they are cheap. and
as such quickly wear out and defeat
the purpose for whicn they were de-
signed.
The only legitimate need for IL
cense tags of the present size and
prominence is to enable police Off
| GERS and the general public to report
violations on the part of motorists.
1t is only making a mockery of
safety-frst work and motor vehicle
regulation to offer license tags that
are not leglble throughout the entire
year and which will not stand the
abuse to be expected in an article
used so constantly as the automobile.
New Idea I'm Tags.
There are too many other matters
of Importance regarding the improve
ment in license plates without linger-
ing over the fact that the car owners.
and perhaps the car designers, should
have a say in the matter Of using
proper color schemes. A development,
for instance, which may automatically
cover this point and offer new idea
in plates is the work now being done
with plates in which the numerals
are punched out. For this system 1t
s claimed that the figures are always
Evening star., 1923-09-16

main highway where speeds of thirty
miles an hour or more were not con-
sidered dangerous or unlawful. But
the township had a f1fteen-mile limit
and an empty treasury. Something
had to be done. AS usual the town
officials decided on the motorist as
the handiest goat.
The unsuspecting motorist CHANGED
upon the first sentry of the speed trap
at a speed of forty miles per- The
sentry thought he had some easy
money and phoned ahead to his part
ner to be ready to nab the speeder.
But member of the local automobile
club happened along at the same
time. He shouted to the speeding
driver to cut down and whispered
the significant words speed trap"
The motorist came to within seeing
distance of the second sentry. came
along TO a standstill, dropped into
low @nd snailed to the finish. His
average was about eight miles per.
The second sentry is still looking for
the speed artist he was told to catch.
Evening star., 1923-09-16

legible regardless of dust or mud,
whether in daylight or under the rays
of the tail light.
The state of Connecticut will use
letters of the alphabet in 1924 to
denote certain sections of the state,
thus minimizing numerals and render
ing the licenses easy to remember.
This plan is a distinct advance in
many ways over the long, bulky plate
which, as in the case of New York
state, runs into seven figures. One
must have a good memory to recall
such figures. and since memory is
uncertain in an emergency it is evil
dent that the multi-figure tag is a
plain source of trouble, or at least an
incentive to accidents because it SIM
plifies getting away with vilotions
License tags have gone along for
years in the same ord way, merely
becoming worse looking, more COM
plicated and f1fmsier. But times
change. Motordom has again entered
period of progress. and it is gen.
orally predicted that the Improvement
process will not overlook the matter
OF revolutionizing license tags.
Copyright. 1921
Evening star., 1923-09-16
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

That further development of the
motor car must take into considera-
tion that time-honored annoyance. the
license plate, is the consensus of opin-
ion among students of the automo-
bile.
Radical changes have already be-
come history in the development of
brakes, super-tires are now being ex-
perimented with, and even an entirely
new type of engine--the Diesel-is
predicted for motoring. Hence it re-
quires no great stretch of the imag-
ination to forecast that the present
method of numerically designating
cars is due for complete overhaulinG.
This move will no doubt be hast
ened by the present agitation against
the "obscured marker" matter
which has already occasioned the
motor vehicle commissioners of some
states to recommend to car manufac-
turers new methods looking toward
better way of providing for tags.
Apparently license tags are neces-
Sary. No one seems to have queS-
toned their value or the right of the
states TO disfigure cars. But there
is much agitation against the cheap
ness of the tags supplied to car own
ers and 1t is upon this basis as well
that the need for decided Improvement
in license plates is founded.
Sole Tag Improvement.
About the only tag Improvement in
recent years is the hyphenating of
numerals where they run into the ten
thousands but even this step has not
been generally adopted, and one won
ders at the surprising backwardness
in this longtime accessory to the
motor car.
The fiimsy nature of the tags, the
insecurity of their attachment. the
disregard of the principles of light,
reflection and vision in the color
schemes, the laxity with regard to
the way tags are attached and cared
for, as well as the Inconsistency of
using all numerals when the letters
of the alphabet would simplify the
markings, leads to suspicion that
the states do not consider tags of
necessity beyond their conventional
use as evidence of registration.
If license tags are to be continued
as a unit of the automobile, common
sense demands that they be used to
full advantage.
This calls for some immediate
changes, with some rather radical
changes when the public accepts the
fact that. despite the. remarkable
strides made in automobile design. the
motor car Is still in it's infancy.
Ob&cured Plate Under Fire.
The agitation against the obscured
plate will unquestionably result in
better provisions for attaching tags.
The manufacturers are usually alive
to the demands of the times. and
though they may seem slow with ref
erence to this particular subject. it
must be kept in mind that the adop-
tfon of anything new in the way of
automobile design cannot be brought
about over night under a quantity
production basis.
More and more bumpers are COM
Evening star., 1923-09-16
BY THEODORE p. MOVES.

The Commissioners of the District
of Columbia are to be congratulated
on their stand on the one-way street
proposition for this city. Although
pressure has been brought to bear
on them to discard this type of street.
they have, after carefully consider
ing the matter, decided to retain one
way traffic on the streets now desig-
mated
From modern viewpoint it is diff
cult to see logical objections to one
way streets in any city the size Of
Washington. Five years ago they
were perhaps unnecessary, but with
the steady increase in traffic and
volume of automobiles, one-way
streets are as necessary as traffic Off
GERS to direct motors at busy inter-
sections.
Reasons for Opposition.
In order to discuss the matter from
all angles the following objections
may be set down as the principal rea-
sons given for adjustment by the
opponents of the plan.
The merchants object TO one-way
streets because they say that access
to their stores is blocked on account
of lack of parking space.
Certain automobile operators claim
that the one-way idea causes con-
fusion because drivers are not
familiar with the plan and drive the
wrong way on these streets.
Pedestrians claim that walking is
made all the more hazardous by cars
being operated on oneAway streets.
The merchants also claim that rush
hour traffic jams southbound streets
in the morning and northbound at
night. leaving the others practically
empty.
These. as far as is known, form
the principal ammunition of the op-
ponents of one-way streets. There
are probably other reasons why some
individual does not want them. but
they have not been given publicity.
Parking for Shopping.
Taking up the first objection, that
of the merchants regarding parking
for shopping:
Motorists are certainly in the same
position to park on one-way streets
as they are on the two-way thor
oughfares What difference is there
There is the same amount of space,
cars can park on each side of the
street, and besides that, can park
with the minimum of confusion to
other motorists, on account of traffic
moving only in one direction. This
parking situation. which has been
offered as one of strongest objections,
is, in the final analysis, one of the
| weakest.
Automobile operators who find one
way streets difficult to understand
and confusing shoulc never be al
! lowed at the wheel of a car. They
| are just as likely to be unable to
| understand a gear shift or the brake
| construction and in this way cause
many accidents.
Sympathy for Pedestrian.
| Every sympathy should be ex-
| tended the pedestrian who has to
cross intersections in the heavy
Evening star., 1923-09-16
One-Way Street Abolishnent
Held e-Yea Step Backward
Commissioners Congratulated on Deci-
sion to Retain Single Traffic, Despite
Pressure Brought to Bear on Them.

I traffic, but one of the hardest things
| for proponents of the plan to un-
derstand is why it is more difficult
for pedestrian to cross the street
when he only has to look one way
| for traffic instead or two.
Those who claim that rush hour
traffic shows up the deficiencies of
one-way streets might think back q
traffic involved before the change.
Is it logical to assume that more
| traffic could travel in a given direc-
ton single file, with frequent delays,
| than two, or perhaps three abreast,
with no delays? That is the. situa-
tion with one-way streets. They do
away with much of the former con-
gestion in morning and afternoon.
Old Plan Stalled Cars.
Even opponets of the plan can
easily remember when they were
stalled, single-file, a block behind the
| leading car Does this happen on
one-way streets? 1t does not. Traffie
| moves freely and 1t is safe to say
that two one-way streets, In opposite
directions. can handle almost double
the traffic that two two-way streets
can in given time.
However, aside from all these
| things one-way streets in big cities
have been found to be the solution
| of much traffic hysteria. There is no
| city comparable in size to Washing
| ton that does not route much of its
| traffic in this way.
Washingtons thoroughfares are
probably as wide or wider than most
| cities, but that fact does not lessen
| the necessity for one-way traffic. In
| two-way traffic cars try to crowd by
each other to the peril of on-coming
| drivers. With one-way streets this
| situation is done away with, there Is
| no danger in passing another car or
| having a head-on collision.
Modern Regulations.
! Washington must keep up with the
| times in traffic regulation. The Com
| missioners and the police have shown
| this disposition in putting into effect
the gratifying change from obsolete
| two-way streets to modern one-way
| streets.
dents and merchants should adjust
| themselves to the new order of
things with the littlest possible de-
| lay. One-way streets as partial So
luton of traffic problems have proved
| themselves in every city in the coun-
try. To abolish them would be a
tive-year step backward.
| Change Created Confusion.
That there has been confusion on
account of the re-routing OF 18th
and 18th streets is admitted. Motor
| lists will undoubtedly take a short
time to get used to it. But 1t seems
perfectly simple to realize that now
you should go south on 18th street
instead of north and north on 12th
! street instead of south.
Now that the change has been
adopted every effort should be made
to avoid this confusion. Police
| should be on the job to warn motor
lists who try to drive to the wrong
way, and motorists should see to 1t
that they do everything in their
power to contribute to the friction
less moving of traffic through the
city.
Evening star., 1923-09-16
ONE ARM FOR DRIVING.
License Issued Maryland Veteran
After Protest.

BALTIMORE, September 15.-Mau-
rice J. Davidson. one-armed veteran
of the battle of the Argonne, won
another long fight yesterday, when
he was granted an automobile driver 5
license by motor vehicle commits
sioners Office. The only condition
stipulated by the commissioner was
that Davidson wear an artificial arm
while driving.
The veteran was refused a license
last April, as he was considered in
capable Of driving a machine without
hSs right arm. His attorney, Charles
G.. Cooley, appeared before Judge
Stump and a jury with a writ of
mandamus. but the jury disagreed
and license again was refused.
Following the directions of a reso-
luton passed by the recent conven-
tion of the American Legion at Fred
erick, d. John Markey, commander,
Evening star., 1923-09-16
ELUDING SPEED TRAPS.
Clever Motorist Saved Self From
Fine,

Since motor vehicle authorities gen.
orally do not favor promiscuous filming
'of motorists by local sheriffs there
can be no harm in relating the story
of how a clever driver saved himself
shaking down.
There was speed trap along a
Evening star., 1923-09-16

and Warren S. Lloyd. adjutant, ap-
peared before Gov. Ritchie to protect
against the injustice being done to
the eS-soldier, who was deemed
capable of driving car. The
governor expressed an interest in the
case and promised to look into the
question, but in the meantime the
commissioner decided to issue the
license.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03

course luncheon was served from q tea
wagon. The table was. adorned with
pink and white rose buds. Pink and
white rose buds, also decorated the
home. Mrs. q. ID. Robbins gave an
interesting reading. Mrs NJ. n. Shaw
also entertained with a reading. About
80 guests were present at the charming
affair.
- :: ::
Mrs. Louis Schrciner entertained
with delightfully."- informal dinner
party complimcnting Mrs. Il. f..
Scobey at the ST. Anthony hotel Tues.
iay evening. The table was artistical-
ly adorned with mound of pink roses
buds and yellow narcissus Dainty
place cards marbsd covers for the j.
guests. Following the dinner n theatci
party was enjoyed at the Majestic.
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Miss katherine Davis entertained il
her home Wednesday with charming
luncheon complimcnting Miss Halle
Fincham. an attractive debutante Of
the season. The guest list included
Miss Fincham. the honor guest anC
Miss Madeline Russell Miss Margery
Mangham. Miss Julia sC0nroy. Mis-,
Virginia Katherine Kirkland. Miss Bes
sic Goodloe, Miss Eppa Hooper. Mis-
Mary lyman, and Miss Kathryn Ty
nan. \
~ 5: ~ +
The following has been received
Mrs Jessie Mcmillan announces the
marriage of her daughter. Iona, to Mr.
Walter Albin Seidel on Sunday. Decem
Der seventeenth, one thousand nine hun,
dred twenty two. San. Antonio. Texas
At home E,mwood Farm, San Antonio
Texas. f.-
- IS: ~
Miss Alice Weston honored mum.
Der of her college friends who are home
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-03
In Society

ans and also in New York, is tn emar-
riage of Percy John Ebbott.. vice presi-
dent of the Seaboard National Bank of
New York and Mrs. Elizabeth Camp.
The wedding took place at 80 Mon
day evening at rhe home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ike $. Kampmann, on Kings
Highway. with DIR. Felix Hill perform
ing the impressive ceremony.
The bride was lovely. in an orchid
chiffon frock with graceful simple lines.
and a corsage of orchids at her waist.
Mrs. Kampmann acted as matron OF
honor, while Ralph Ebbott, brother of
the groom acted as best man. Only the
immediate family was present at the
ceremony. A few intimate friends called
later in the evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebbott left later in the
evening for the City of Mexico. where
they will spend several weeks. They
will make their home ut Forrest Gar
dens. Long Island. The bride wore 4
smart. going away costume of dark blue
Poiret twill--a Milgrim suit, with hat
and acccssqries to match.
=: ~ ~
Mrs. q. l.. Naylor entertained with
a delightfully."- informal tea in her home
Tuesday afternoon. complimcnting a
few of her intimate friends. Mrs. Nay
Tor was assisted in receiving and serving
by her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Morton.
At o'clock Dutch luncheon was
served in the picturesque jpS nish patio
of the attractive home. The three
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for the holidays with a "Piggy," and
progressive bunco party, Saturday even
ing at her home on East Whittier
street. Prizes were awarded Miss Doro-
thy Cooper, Ross Maddox and Miss
Alene Cooper. A two-course luncheon
was served to about "a guests.
~ ~ ~
Mr.. and Mrs. W. +. Baerman were
hosts at a charmingly appointed dinner
party Thursday evening in their new
home on East Magnolia avenue, honor
ing their house guests, Mrs. II. S. Dix
on, and Miss Helen Miller Dixon Of
Laredo.
The dining room and table were bril-.
liant in the holiday colorS. the Yuletide
furnishing the suggestion for the pretty
centerpiece fashioned of crimson poin-
settias, and wax tapers of the same
shade.
The guests included DR.. and Mrs.
Beal, DIR. and Mrs. DashiellS. Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitledge. NJ. and Mrs Hess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming. Mr.. and Mrs
Hennessey, Mr. and Mrs. Pigott, Mr.
and Mrs. Craft of Detroit. Miss Lou
hCarter of San Francisco and Miss Mo-
line Miller.
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Meador honorcd
their sister, Miss Jewel Shepard of At.
lanta, with bunco party and dance
Wednesday evening at their home, 724
Palmetto avenue. The home was beau.
tifuliy decorated in Christmas colorS
vivid, poinsettias and ferns. 4 silver
loving cup filled with American Beauty
roses wnrked the. center the table in
the dining room.
After. bunco was played prizes were
awarded Miss Evelynne DeLane, Miss
Carmen Henderson and Ed Macdonald
and A. Il. Souter. Punch and cake
were served. Assisting the hostess in
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Der drew from the Christmas box ana
received lovely gift. A delicious
lunch was served TO the following mem.
bers: Mesdames !. II. Fuller, r X
Dickerson, o. Reiber. A. J. Monier. q
4. Bafaro. J. VI. Brown. J.. a. Gilmore,
G. w. Fielder, Anna Carolus, II. Keller
j. J.. Ryan, Albert Carolus and The
hostess. Mrs. Anna Carolus will be- the
next hostess to the club, January II.
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the parents Of Mrs. Mason. Mrs. Ma
son will be remembered as Miss Bessie
Madge Andrews. She will spend sew
Cral weeks IN this city.
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The Daisy Bunco Club met Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. A. W. Braun on
Culebra avenue. Prizes were awarded
Mrs. +. X. DickcrSon. Mrs. Anna Caro-
lus and Mrs. j. NJ. Brown. Each men,
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.
Wednesday Evening.

Wednesday Evening.
Col. and Mrs. William Noble
will entertain with an informal
dinner in their quarters, We'd
nesday evening complimenting
Maj. and Mrs. Ii. w. Sumner,
who will leave soon for their
new station in Panama.
The officers and ladies of
the First Squadron, Fourth
Cavalry will entertain with
farewell dinner honoring Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. w. r. Smith,
Wednesday evening at the Gun
ter.
Thursday.
Mrs. Hayden +. Smith will
compliment Miss Halle Fin
cham with a buffet supper at
her home. Thursday evening.
The officers and women of
headquarters of the Eighth
Corps Area and Fort Sam HOus-
ton will honor Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. William Smith with n re-
ception Mt . o'clock Thurs
day evening.
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serving were Miss. Bertha DeLane and
Mrs. ]. A. Meador. The guest list in
cluded Misses Jewel Shepard, the honor
guest, ,Evelynne DeLane, Carmen Hem
derson, Clara Corning, Bessie Dever,
Florence Lamar. Bertha DeLane. Leila
Mae Seaief and Ed Macdonald. Joe
Smith, A. II. SOuter. Edwin Eikman,
Herman Klar, Julius Grosenbacher,
Hayes Berton, Valerie Cunningham,
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Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Beador and Mr.,
and Mrs. j. T. Meador.
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Mrs. X. S. Dixon and daughter
Helen Miller of laredo, are spending
the holidays with the Misses Miller and
Mrs. w. f. Bacrman.
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Mr.. and Mrs J. ID. Mason arc visit.
ing Mr., and Mrs. Benjamin Andrews,
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One Of the interesting social events
: the week, to San Antonians, TO Tex
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Announcing the Arrival of
NEW SPRING FASHIONS
FOR PLEASURE SEEKERS ON SOUTHERN SANDS
PALM BEACH = CORPUS CHRISTI - GALVESTON



N Laps
out the tailored travel tafa the evenings
boue
thing
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-30
ALABAMA PEANUT WIZARD GETS
DISTINCTION.


Montgomery Ala, June 27.-Dr
George Washington Carver of Tuske.
gee Institute, who developed 165 by.
products OF the peanut and lis of the
sweet potato has been awarded the
Sringarn Medal, which is given ann
ually for the most distinguished
achievement by an American of ART
can decent. The medal was awarde1
to DR.. Carver in consideration of his
services in agricultural chemistry.
his recent recognition by a British
royal Society and for lectures on agri
culture during the last year before
write and Negro audiences. particu
'Irly in the sou,r. where his clear
thought and straightforward attitude
have greatly increased inter.racia,
Knowledge and respect.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-30

Railroad employees. The Cleveland
aggregation got off to a good star,
ard an early lead. scoring three runs
In the first inning on four hits and a
walk, but the Rochester combine cam,
from the rear, tying the score In the
fourth. Gantz's single to left in The
seventh brought in the winning run
Score:
TATE STARS
3 % 1 o 90 o 41O4
ROCHESTER, REDS
0 0 2 1 0 2 o x 81.
Batteries: Tates. Hemp, Mcclure AND
Booker; Rochester, Lowers and Car
roll.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-06-30
HOLD BIG FUNERAL FOR AGED
SEXTON.
preston News Seryice)

Moultrie, Ga. June 2S.-From the
First Presbyterian church of which
he was sexton for many years. the
funeral of Moses Harrington was held
Monday afternoon. The service was
ii charge of the pastor of the church
and It's members attended. 1t is said
mat Tor more than thirty years Har
rington had been familiar figure in
tins city and he commanded the digni.
lied respect of all the white people of
the town as well as that of the mem.
bers of his own race.