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Evening star., 1923-11-25
CITES THE EVIDENCE
OF DRIVERS FITNESS
Motorist Who Entertains Most
"Fears" Preferred to One Who
Boasts Experience"

An explanation has been offered as to
why the so-called experienced driver
is so often held up as a bad example to
drivers who want to pursue the straight
and tarrow path Of safety.
According to Capt. Harry N. Horton.
local Duesenberg dealer. the trouble
comes from judging experience by the
years a motorist has driven, whereas
the real test Of experience is in the
number Of fears he entertains.
''The so-called experienced. driver is
frequently a hopeless disappointment
because he foolishly graduates from the
state Of mind typifed by the beginner,
says Horton. "The beginner seldom has
q serious accident because he is think
Ing about the things that might hap
pen. The experienced driver ought TO
know Of a great many other things to
fear. and accordingly should be an even
safter driver.
1.-The tendency, however, is just the
reverse. The more the average motorist
drives the more he is inclined to look
back upon his years of uneventful driv-
ing and feel that he is pursuing the
right course when he elects to put GER
tain fears out Of his head. The first
thing he knows he is running through
the city at thirty miles an hour, pro-
ceeding in the almost childish belief
that nothing will or can happen.
THAT is because he imagines he is
equal to any emergency. And that is
where the trouble starts. because he is
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trai and west coast Florida points can
turn south.
Alternate Ways Available.
The dist zee to Jacksonville can be
shortened number Of different
ways. Z For example. between Peters
burg. Va, and Camden, S. c.. the mo-
torist can turn south at either South
HILL Va. over the bridge. or at Smiths
Ferry. continuing by Raleigh. South
ern Pines, N. c., and Cheraw, s. c.
There are more detours on this route,
one Of which is caused by a bridge
being out below Cheraw.
The distance between Macon and
Jacksonville can be materially short
ened by following tie Dixie Highway
via Perry, Fitzgerald and Waycross,
Ga, and Callahan, Fla. There Is one
detour between the Georgia Florida line
and Callahan. which. when eliminated,
will make this route advisable on ac-
count of the shorter distance than the
one via Valdosta- Reports are that
t! is will be done within thirty days.
One OF the main advantages of the
Valdosta way Is the concrete pave
ment between Lake City and Jackson
Vile.
Route Through Savannah.
For the motorist who will willing
ly take a few chances, particularly
when the weather Is unfavorable. and
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put up with some sections of poor
road. the distance to Florida between
Augusta and Jacksonville can be ma
terially shortened by going via
Waynesboro. Millen, Statesboro,
ReidsviIle, Lanes Bridge and Black
Savannah has many attractions for
the soulful bound tourist. 1t is posi-
BILE to get through to Jacksonville via
Savannah, Darien and Brunswick un-
der favorable weather conditions
There are. however. some bad
Motorists who go to Florida an
other year will mo- doubt be able to
take the most direct line south via
Raleigh. Southern Pines. Columbia.
Augusta to Savannah or SWaycross
and thence to Jacksonville. as i'm
provements along these routes are
being made. When this is done the
distance saved over the route now
having the most mileage Of good
roads will be considerable.
Many Detours.
The A. A. A. scouts did not recon-
mend the route south from Charlotte
to Macon via Spartanburg. Greenville,
NJ. c., and Athens, Ga, at this time
on account of construction south of
the Hartwell. Ca. bridge. 1t Is pos
sible that this grade will be surfaced
before the season is over, so that II
can be added to the list OF recon-
mended routes south
There are detours on any route
south owing to the large amount of
construction going on. The mini
mum is seven. Complete information
as to conditions and detours has been
made available to motorists through
the 464 touring bureaus affiliated with
the American Automobile Association.
Strip maps for the various routes will
also be available as soon as the cor
rections noted on the scouting trip
just completed can be made.
The accompanying map indicates
the various routes open to Florida,
with a notation Of the road conditions
encountered and the prin .ipal detours.
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''Longest Way around" Best
On Tour to Points IN Florida
n: A. 4. Map Car Finds Shortest Ways
Pass Orer Many Stretches of
Road Bel0w Par.

The old saying that 1.-The best way
Is often the longest way around" Is
applicable to the best automobile
routing between Washington and vi
cinity and Florida points. A scouting
trip over a dozen combinations Of
motor routes between the east and
Florida, just completed by the "off1-
cial mapping car No. 81 of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. in charge
of A. G. Seller, manager Of the ma
tional touring and transportation bu-
reau. developed this fact. This rout-
ing can be travelled by motorists with
reasonable comfort under almost any
weather conditions.
The routing recommended to motor
lists who are seeking the maximum
mileage Of good roads without giving
much regard to the distance Travelled
Is via fredericksburg, Richmond,
Petersburg, South Hill and Clarks-
VILE. Va; Oxford. Durham. Green's
boro. Charlotte. N. c.: Camden and
Columbia, 8. c.; Augusta. Sparta
MilIedgeville. Macon. Cordelle. Tifton.
Valdosta, Ga; Jasper and Lake-City
Fla to Jacksonville. At Lake City
motorists whose destination is CEN
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CHAIN FROM GAS WAGON.

The chain which invariably drags
along on the ground from the frame
OF the automobile gasoline tank
wagon is a safety device and not an
oversight Of the drivers. Through
vibration and friction static electric
ity is generated in the tank wagon,
and unless this is carried off and
grounded a spark is likely to dis
charge across gap of gas vapor and
b oW the trnc1, TO nfaces
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The state Of Connecticut reports that
carelessness is becoming 50 popular
year $4,000 license planes-or markers
as they call them In Connecticut-were
lost In that state alone. Just how many
lost their temper could not be ac-
curately ascertained.
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caught entirely off his guard. Expe-
rtence In driving a car Is a matter Of
learning TO expect more and greater
hazards Ability to meet any contfn-
gency will thus be fortified by readiness
to apply that ability"
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FASTER DRIVING URGED.

Life seems filled with strange anom-
allies. While speeders in Detroit are
being sentenced. to attend funerals OF
motor>car victims, New York Is worry
ing about what to do with "slow pokes," :"
who always seem to be funeral-bound
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at times when traffic Is heavy and pass
ing around them Is dangerous
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MANY PLATES LOST.
Some people lose their heads when
they drive: others lose their bearings"
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at small extra price. Triplex springs
(Patented)-rides like big, heavy
car! Bigger new engine-loads OF
power! Wonderful economy. Famous
Overland reliability. Come and see
how truly this sensational car will
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opportunity.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Frances Needs and EuopcS Danger Frank Surveyed Eminent Statesman
Plans Condemned; True Claims Germany 0dnedDoeS France Want New
AEance7-BeSt for Constructive Settlement Creation
United States of Europe Europe Ready Such Stcp
ID by Eminent Statesman Rhinclan,

to pay twenty-eight thousand mil
lion gold marks a year.
These dogmatic statements did
not only result IN the aforesaid
loose optimism in fixing the value
Of destroyed property, bpt they
also Leland 1t cannot be denied
that England insisted that they
should lead-to Germany be-
ing charged, under conditions Of
peculiarly disputable legality, with
the burden of pensions to be paid
to the victims Of the war.
France was thus able to believe,
and she believed in good faith,
that she would be paid the >dam-
ages caused to persons as well as
the damage caused to goods. With
some imprudence 1 admit, but
basing herself after all on the
texts of the treaties, she has Dor.
rowed money, to pay her pensions.
These loans amount to about sixty
thousand million francs, and there
semain at least thirty-six millions
TO pay.
We thus get this total: 100 to
100 thousand millions for damages
to property, and ninety-six thou
sand millions for pensions to war
victims. making 200 thousand mill
lions of paper francs in rough
figures. That is the total of What
is called the recoverable expend-
iture.
In theory these 200 thousand
millions Of francs are payable by
Germany. But the Preparations
Commission has put on the brake.
Charged by the Versailles Treaty
with the duty of fixing the Ger
man indemnity, and scared by the
figures which showed themselves
on the horizon, the commission
has drastleally cut down the bills
which were presented by the diff
ferent powers.
CLAIM OF FRANCE.
I will not inflict upon my
readers all the details and compli-
Gated calculations. will only
say that France does not today
possess q claim upon Germany
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

J" I'VE O'CLOCK TEA at the
Hotel AdlOnl Most popu-
Tar drinks tea and coffee,
as it Is only IN prohibition coun.
tries that cocktails, highballs and
the like are drunk at the after.
noon tea hour. Everybody smok-
ing. Al thick haze goes up
from Russian, Turkish, Eng
lfsh and American cigarettes, the
latter OF the Lucky Strike" and
virginia" variety. 4 bedlam OF
every known idiom, from the
tIlroaty Russian to the nasal
American, the latter cutting It's
way through the tumult like two
edged sword. The only word dis
tinguishable above the babel Of
tongues is that Of the DOLLAR
always written and spoken in cap
ital letters.
KaIcido pic picture!
Here 81 group Of Russian e1ni.
gres. torn up BY the root and en-
gagged IN the painful process 81
transplantation Living from Jew
u to jewel, and dreaming alluring
dreams Of the restoration Of the
monarchy. Exchanging Informal
ton received by underground
channels from their own country.
E'uad Pasl1a, nephew Of the
sultan, stroiiing about with com
placent air as If Punishment from
Constantinople to Berlin was q
burden easily to be borne. Joined
by an American mother and two
daughters from Chicagoall three
conspicuously chic.
A neWspa per correspondent
passes on his way to the bar.
FILM STAR THERE.
A film star, Of the AMERICAN film
world. precipitatea herself down
the main stairway as the surest
way Of achieving an entrance, and
into the arms Of an effete speci-
men OF Gernany's new "gilded
youth and together they make ..
boisterons exit.
Into sight heaves 9 man who
might serge as the missing link,
had Darwin derived the human
race from a hog instead Of mon
key. Who was he-what Is he?
A white slave merchant in the
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
r Premfer and Minister Of Finance

whose present value in actual cap
ital is more than tWenty4six
thousand millions OF gold marks.
Putting it in another way, If
our late enemies paid us such q
sum tomorrow, they would be clear
Of their obligations toward us.
Now, tWenty-six thousand mil,
lions Of gold marks represen.
eighty thousand millions of paper
francs. Consequently, even under
the most favorable hypothesis.
the whole of the indemnity to be
paid in personal pensions to war
victims have to be found by the
French taxpayer, and he viii
have, further, to pay at least
fifth, and perhaps a quarter, of
the cost Of restoring the devas-
tated regions. This burden, which
he did not expect, will be terribly
heavy for him. He will have to
bear it, nevertheless, and he will
manage to bear it. However, he
would collapse under the load if,
on the one hand, his claim on
Germany was valueless, and if, on
the other hand, the sponge Were
not passed over the slate of the
inter-allied debts.
Let us speak clearly. The pos.
sibility of France returning to
healthy conditions of finance de.
ponds on two conditions: First.
the cancellation of the debts which
the allied or associated countries
incurred between one another
during the war; do not insist
upon this point, because I think
I am in agreement with the
greater part Of British opinion
and with most British statesmen
and, second, the furnishing to
the French republic of a sum
equivalent to at least eighty
thousand millions Of paper francs.
1t is around this matter that
the present discussion between
France and England is turning.
will try to state the two points
of view.
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
You are quite right in theory"
the English will say. but in prac-
tice what you ask seems Ito be
particularly difficult to realize,
No sensible man can ignore that
Germany is on the eve of a ca
tastrophe, that she is sliding
down the incline along which
Austria has rushed at full speed.
How can she possibly pay the tre-
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

Caucasus, whose traffic In human
wares proved 90 profitable busi-
ness that he is now the owner
OF chain Of Berlin theaters
]. Another man IL the same cor.
pulent type, seated at the tirieat Of
tables in the foreground Of the
picture. OF the species known
as .'Schieber,' who has ridden to
prosperity on the wave 81 post
war demand for automObiles. and
can now afford himself an after
noon out while his partner. =
Hungarian Jew, looks after. the.
business.
"A German Or Is she 4 Hungar
ian?once handsome, now slightly
frayed about the euges. deep III
conversation with prosperous
looking Americans banker type
to whom she Is promising to send
q stenographer, The one sent him
during his last visit to Berlin
proved rather expensive. BE-.
fore starting off to the Palais ae
Danse with her new employer.
she managed to give the tip to
one Of her pals, who relieved the
expensive Americas OF his money
and Jewels.
BOUND FOR THE BAR
A contrasting pictured Al distiri-
guished- looking woman passes by
on the edge Of the crowd, with
head held high and never i glance
to right or left Recognized, but
unrecognizable. as an her thoughts
are centered on selling her family
heirlooms for breud and meat To-
cOvetous foreigners
Another newspaper correspond
ent passes on his way to the bar.
Fluffy little girls whose next
meal depended upon their finesse
ink landing a Big fish. s.DoIlar
men," as they deftly put it. make
the strongest appeal to them.
but after the American season
wanes they viii angle for the
second bestrat the moment
South Americans and Japanese.
a fIutter Of excitement as F'rit-
ii Massary with her customary
detached air. passes through the
lounge. Damn it ALL an Ameria
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

it is that of an important Eng
fish politician, and because it
shows, il that is so, what anx-
iety is felt about the future of
he Franco British entente in GER
tain quarters.
/ cannot myself subscribe to 20
severe a pessimism. 1t il not
because I shut my eyes to reali-
ties, especially as, in my opinion.
a union between the two countries
is as essential to the mainte-
nance of civilization as it is to
the prosperity of France and of
England, and want that union
to exist only on the basis of
complete equality. 1t is rather
that am convinced that too
much Importance is attached to
transient disagreements.
Are these .disagreements not
to be taken seriously, them" /
shall be asked. Certainly they
are. But it must not be for
gotten that between twenty and
twenty-five years ago there was
as marked a tension between the
two nations as there is nov, and
that this tension was relieved
by the wisdom of the govern
ment of that day, which decided
to discuss and to negotiate. More
over, that was not the first time
in history that discussions and
explanations and agreements, car
ryfng with them mutual conces-
sions, were enough to destroy
MISUNDERSTANDING between Great
Britain and France which seemed
insurmountable to superficial oh.
servers. Could not what was
done then be done again? Is it
not the part of those who were
once the pioneers Of the entente
cordiale calmly to seek the causes
of these differences of opinion
and to examine-although they
may speak only for themselves
the possible solutions which pre-
sent themselves to the ina gina.
ton? 49,.
AS everyone knows, the main
discussion, for the moment, be-
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

in reality to forty thousand mil.
lions of gold francs at the most.
Further, I invite our British
friends to ask themselves this
question: II the scourge of war
had been laid upon Lancashire and
Yorkshire instead of upon our in
dustrial departments, would it not
have cost at least 1000 millions
sterling to set up the factories
again, to rebuild the houses, and
to clean the land?
There have no doubt been, here
and there, certain abuses, of
which the sole beneficiaries have
been one or. two industrial mag
mates and large landowners. The
Ministry Of Finance admitted re-
Gently, in the chamber, that there
had been these abuses. There
have, however, been fewer in ac-
tuality than those that have been
talked about. They have been
magnified, partly by making
separate scandals Of each of them,
and partly by quoting prewar sta
tistics without rejecting that the
value of statistics is like that of
notes of music. They mark diff
ferent tunes according to the man.
ner in which they are disposed.
GERMANY PAYS"
Moreover, these abuses can be
explained do not say they can
be justified-by the illusion that
was madly prevalent, Germany
will pay it ALL"
And now 1t Is my turn to put a
question.
Whose is the responsibility Of
this insensate axiom? Is it that
of the French alone" think
not.
Even before the Finance Minis
ter Of the Clemenceau government
had valued Germany's annual ca
pacity of payment at eighteen
thousand million marks, the Brit
ish representatives, with the gov.
ernor Of the Bank of England at
their head, had gravely stated
that Germany was in a position
The Washington times., 1923-01-21
Welfare of Children"

influence Of parents, young people
became reckless, and thought
that, because they had a little
money in their pockets. they
might just as well marry. The
war also changed the relations
between our young people.
It is worth noting that, as a
rule, the upper classes do not
marry early, but aim at higher
standard Of life. In fact, the
majority marry rather late.
Laws USELESS.
do not think that legislation
will stamp out the evil Of boysand,
girl marriages, for I do not be.
lieve that legislation win ever
make people more sensible.
The better way would be to
educate people up to q higher.
standard Of life. II our young
people were! themselves convinced
Of the dangers which accompany
early marriages. am sure their.
inherent good sense would prevail.
At present they are inclined to
be thoughtless.
Prove to the young that prena-
ture matrimonial ventures must
inevitably lead to unhappinsss,
and they win be ready to listen
to advice on how to make their
ties better. Particularly would !
impress on them the need for
physical development and a
healthy life.
If girls were taught that early
marriages reflect on the children,
physically, and sometimes men
tally, they would hesitate and
draw back before It il too late.
Too little heed has been paid
lately to the advice Of parents,
and it would be unjust to blame
them for the disastrous marriages
Of their young people. Modern
boys and girls leave home so
early now. and ii Is difficult for
the parents to keep IN touch
with them.
Often they marry without the
consent or even knowledge of
their parents, who would certainly
have FORBIDDEN the marriage had
they known.
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

" WENTY-THREE to thirty
are, / think, the ideal mar
IL rying ages for men, and
women would be well advised to
wait until they are between
twenty-five and twenty-five years
of age.
Marriages after those ages gem
orally end in unhappiness, for the
contracting parties find that they
have few of the necessary things
in common; it is SO difficult for
them to draw together.
1t is almost impossible for them
to round off each others angles
and the woman especially must
feel that domestic ties are try
ing, SO accustomed has she been
to the freedom OF years.
On the other hand. am abso-
lutely opposed to early marriages.
Few Of these boy husbands who
rushed headlong and thought
lessly into matrimony were in
position to make an early mar.
rage economically possible. and
they soon found themselves una
BILE to support Q wife.
CHILDREN SUFFER.
In turn this is bound to reflect
on the children, who become
weakly and stunted. and do not
have a fair chance.
There Is so much about life
which girl wives do not learn
until too late. Even though they
may not be lacking in mother
love, they are ignorant OF many
essential facts about the bringing
up Of children, which hampers
them as much as the lack Of
funds.
A number OF them do not un-
derstand the running Of q home,
ignorance which very soon leads
TO dissension and the wrecking of
family life.
Most OF these early marriages
which are now having tragic, yet
ineyitable, sequeIs ii the police
courts sprang from the greater
freedom enjoyed BY the sexes dur
ing the war.
Removed from the restraining
The Washington times., 1923-01-21

had not touched. When we first
entered these chambers, from the
disorderly array of objects we
gathered the impression. that we
had discovered a cache of Kings
furniture brought from Tel al
Amarna, but now we feel that it
is evident that we have diseov-
cred a Kings tomb and that the
sealed dOorways, still intact, will
prove to be the opening into the
sepulchral chamber or chambers.
A WONDROUS SIGHT.
AS it was the custom in the
Eighteenth Dynasty not to deco
rate the antechambers Of the
Kings sepulchral hall, 1t il prob.
able that the inside chamber or
chambers win be decorated. It
win also be interesting to see how
far the project of the tomb OF
Ramases " given in Turin
papyrus viii be confirmed by the
sepulchral hall. Also it win be
unique sight to find the mum
my OF a King in the sepulchral
chambers.
One popularity in this sepulchre
is that. as compared with the
rest Of the royal tombs, It is
quite small and does not show
any resemblance to the Theban
plan. A Theban royal tomb of
the Eighteenth Dynasty COM
prises three sections. the en-
trance to a descending passage
and staircases which lead to q
protective wall on the further
side Of which is the vestibule,
sunken staircase, passage. and
ante-chamber, which lead in turn
to the sepulchral hall, crypt, and.
store-chambers. In this tomb
the first passage leads directly to
the chambers adjoining one an
other. and thus appears more the
Ell Amarna type than that of
Thebes. From this It is difficult
to know exactly. what yet Is to be
found, but there is little doubt
that this discovery will throw con-
siderable light on a somewhat OBJ
scure period about 1850 b. C.
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