davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1923-12-06
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
HEARD BY CHICAGOANS
Effort TO Pick Up Speech Direct
on Loud Speaker Is Un-
successful.

CHICAGO, December 6.-Many per-
sons in Chicago reported today that
they heard President Coolidge's mes
sage as relayed by some of the pow
erful radio stations. An attempt to
receive the message through loud
speaker at the board of trade with
out relay was not successful, al
though a part Of the message was
heard. The inability to get the Presi-
dents voice was generally attributed
to the great nulns,er of telegraph.
telephone and other wires entering
or surrounding the board of trade
building.
Evening star., 1923-12-06
FIRST CITY MANAGER.
Cleveland Prepares for New Gov
ernment Plan.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, December g.
William Il. Hopkins. Cleveland attorney
and engineer, today was elected Cleve-
lands first city manager under the
new charter. Hopkins was chosen for
the position by a unanimous vote of
the newly elected city council
Cleveland will be the largest city in
the country operating under the city
manager plan OF government when
Hopkins takes office January /.
Nine women now sit In the Danish
parliament, three in the lower house
and six in the upper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

Here's the wonderful new Nash Six Sport Car
that has won such instant and hearty favor
throughout all parts Of the country.
Among cars Of its kind it stands above and
apart even from those exceeding it in price.
See it on our floor today. It's the most COM
pletely appointed style-car ever brought Out.
In appearance it strikes new note Of smart,
ness with its graceful, low>swung body,lines;
and the rich harmony of colors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

accomplished. thatxhe lives OF ninety
five persons will be saved according
TO Mr.. Stricken
Plans for the safety movement.
which is TO be permanent endeavor
Of the local council to lessen the
number Of accidents. will be carried
out. Mr.. Stricken said, along two
lines-accident prevention and educa
ton to prevent accidents
The first step Of the movement will
be taken early next week, when
IL 900 bulletins, each bearing a safety
message, will be distributed through
the council to numerous agencies, de-
partment stores, taNicab companies.
dairies. coal companies. public utili-
ties and grocers.
The lessons, which are arranged in
sets of twelve safety measures. in
struct the drivers in the care of the
various parts of their machines; how
TO test for defects to prevent acct
dents, and give hints for driving as
preventive measure against collisions
and accidents on the street and In the
garage. They deal separately with
the part that automobile brakes. the
steering mechanism the power plant.
the springs. the lights and tires may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
MARYLAND REPORTS
INCREASE IN AUTOS
80, 900 More Licenses So Far in
1923 Than in Same Period
Last Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SpecldI blspaIcn TO Inc star.
BALTIMORE. April speeding
will be more dangerous than ever in
Maryland this year. as there are near
" 10000 more cars licensed SO far in
1923 than in the first three months OF
last year. according to Automobile
Commissioner E. Austin Baughman
With the increase in the number OF
Maryland automobiles and the ex
pected large increase in touring IN
the state by tourists from other
states. speeding even on the rurat
highways will be at greater risk. az
there will be more vehicles on tie
roads. the commissioner pointed out.
is to cut down on speed and obey the
traffic laws" Commissioner Baugh
man declared. We have small
body of state police on the roads 70
see that traffic regulations are
obeyed. but the rules can never be
enforced unless we have the coop
GRAFTON of motorists
Last year there were $4,000 cases
in the Baltimore city traffic cour'
and nearly as many more in the
traffic laws are disobeyed. There
were many times $4,000 infractions of
laws that never came to the atten-
ton of the officers.'
So far this year approximately
105 900 licenses have been issued for
pleasure and business automobiles,
aside from trucks and taxis. During
the first quarter of 1922 only 1s,s7d
automobiles of this class were Ii
censed. Nearly 600 more trucks hay.
been licensed so far this year than
last. the total being s.100, as com
pared with 1857. Taxis and other
hiring cars have shown an increase
of 1eO. In the first quarter of 1922
1878 licenses were issued to this class
of vehicle. This year there have been
$50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
OPPOSE MOVEMENT TO RAISE
TAG FEE ON EXPENSIVE CARS
Safety, Economy and Progress, in Most
Gases, Are Reasons for Purchase
of High-Priced Autos.

is not the only feature. Safety must
be considered.
In buying cars today the motorist
gets about what he pays for-that is,
brakes. steering gear. axSes, horn,
headlight wiring and starter assem-
bly, in accordance with price. He can
not possibly expect as efficient brakes.
as prompt and unfailing a starter. as
strong axles and as trustworthy a
steering gear as he can buy with a
$4,000 car. These units In the cheap
lear may be satisfactory enough in
proportion to the weight and size
of the machine. but they neither have
surplus factor of safety nor as long
life as corresponding parts in a more
expensive car. No salesman for a
cheap car will deny these facts any
more than a jeweler will claim tina Il
silver plate wears as well as sterling.
Given reasonable care. and driven
with the understanding that Ii is not
as trustw orthy as its superior COM
panions on the roads. the cheap car is
reasonably safe. There are many in
stances where drivers expect too
much from these cars. a s is evidenced
by the large proportion of them which
break vital parts: but to offset this
we have to consider the accidents
which the same type of driver occa-
sions when he expects too much of
the high grade car by driving il at
excessive speed or abusing ii. Both
extremes should be eliminated. so
that in considering the cheap car and
the expensive car. and compa ring
them, the careful driver is assumed
to be at the wheel Of each.
What we see, then, Is that the
cheap car is reasonably safe and that
/ the high priced car. being superior
words. the superiority OF the better
car compensates for more of the
drivers shortcomings than the
cheaper car. All of which is just an
other way OF saying that the more
expensive cars are urgently needed.
and that penalizing the buyers of
such cars Is the equivalent Of putting
sand in the gear box of safer motor
ing.
The ideal condition in motoring.
motorist TO progress from lower to
higher priced cars. Ford starts the
average man on his motoring career
but he has Lincoln to offer when
the purchasing of such a product is
the logical step for the motorist. In
the meantime the car owner progress
es through the various price groups,
each time owning better. a safer
and a more truly economical car.
1t is progress. Why hamper it?
Much of the recent reverse of the
ideal condition IN motoring was un-
avotda bic. Unfortunate conditions in
the used car market served TO cut all
standard makes down to n common
level. but this condition will not exist
permanently. The public will learn
that the car built of better materia 9
and more carefully assembled is
worth more. even though it is offered
through the used car market.
Those high priced cars which were
not worth the money did not help
ma fterS any. but the past wear or two
served to weed out the unworthy
products. Values are truer and the
public is wiser. When a man puts
several thousand dollars into car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
BALLOON TIRES IN TESTS SHOW !;
CAPACITYTO ABSORB ALL JOLTS
Large, Thin Casing Can Be Used With
Twenty Pounds Pressure-Found
Advantage to Brakes.

Some experiment work with auto
mobile tires 50 large and thin that
they have been described as balloon
tires" is being done by the United
States Tire Company. The results Of
these experiments seem to indicate
important changes in the future de-
velopment of pneumatic tires
The first pneumatic tires used on
bicycles were called balloon tires"
They were 30 much larger than the
solid or cushion tires in vogue up to
that time that their appearance occa-
stoned considerable humorous COM
ment, but this was soon forgotten
when the great advantages of the
new tire came to be understood. The
experimental work now under way
may again make this appellation
popular.
Very Thin Carcasses.
In the experiments now being car
ried on by the United States Tire
Company, cord tires large in cross
section and having very thin carca asses
have been substituted for the present
providing greater cushioning for pas
senger cars
These large. thin tires. under equal
load conditions. can be operated with
much lower imitation pressures than
the smaller ones, and thereby increase
the ease of riding to degree hereto
fore believed impossible. For exam
Pile. 34x7 four-ply cord tires have
been tested on car normally equip
ped with 33x5 eight ply cords. At an
imitation pressure of twenty pounds
per square inch these balloon" tires
vvvn1 v<,l1 hS- 1Itr n
the road without any appreciabl Bile jolt.
and do 1T at low speeds. The 33x5
tires will. on the other hand. push
this obstruction along the road sur
face without rolling over 1t, unless
the car is travelling very fast. and
then severe jolt will be experienced
Road Clearance Unchanged.
The substitution of these super
tires for those of conventional sizes
is accomplished without effect on the
driving characteristics of the car or
on it's road clearance. Their in
creased sectional dimensions are OBJ
sanss by uil nos nst smaller or f ths
present popular % inch-so that the
outside diameter is about the same.
The 36x5. in this carcass type. re-
places the 31x4; the 32xS replaces
These tires should not be confused
with the new line OF pneumatic
truck tires in these same 20-inch
rim diameter sizes. They are COM
parable in outside diameter and sec
tional width. but the truck tires. 5
inches. inches and inches carry
from eight to twelve plies of cord
and operate at imitation pressures up
to 100 pounds per square inch. The
super tires for passeger cars are not
appreciably heavier than the present
size tires.
These experiments represent an ex-
tension of the pneumatic principle in
a logical direction and bring the tire
much nearer the engineers ideal-a
tire "as flexible as a soap bubble and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

as strong as steel" There is no in
crease in fuel consumption nor DE-
crease in ease of steering In ad-
dftion to their wonderful riding
quaiities these large tires give added
braking effects and much better non
skid and tractive qualities. In fact
those who have ridden on them ana
also in European cars equipped with
four-wheel brakes state that the sue
cessful commercial development Of
these big, thin tires will unquestion-
ably render the four-wheel brake
system obsolete. and prevent it's
ever being popular in America.
In It's statement the United States
Tire Company makes il clear that the
announcement is made only as a mat
ter of interest. sand that much wor,
has yet to be done before super tires
VIII be available to the public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Motorists of every class have good
reason to oppose movement now on
foot TO exact radically higher regis
tration fees from owners Of high
priced cars.
1t is enough to countenance the exist
ing regulations which place unfair
burdens upon the man who feels that it
is matter of economy. safety and
progress to invest in the best auto
mobile money can buy.
Perhaps you haven's thought of car
buying in this way. Likely you have
been under the impression that the
man who jumps from Tin Lizzie to
a Molybdenum Elizabeth is trying to
cut a wide swath on shoestring
Usually, the man who suddenly
jumps up the scale OF cars is sus-
pected by his acquaintance as only
aiming to advertise his upward turn
Of fortune. And there will be plenty
of folks to guess that he is buying
his new car on time.
1t is typical of the attitude which
the unthinking public has taken on
the buying OF better automobiles. The
man who builds better home is gem
orally regarded as a public benefac-
tor. He is credited with enhancing
buys a better automobile is promptly
regarded as trying to rub il in on his
neighbors.
And to make matters worse there
Tax him. The first conclusion is
that if he can afford to spend three or
four thousand dollars for a car he
can afford to be taxed to the hilt. In
Michigan il already has been advo
Gated that owners of higher priced
Hay 10 RI i.slt hay
registration fees than they have paid
before, the whole proposal being
based on the idea that the owner
of the cheap car is poor man and
ought to be treated gently as con-
sequence.
Putting A premium on initiative, in
other words. Those who. buy the
cheaper cars are not necessarily the
people of very limited means. any
more than the folks who are buying
the better cars are necessarily
wealthy: but, speaking generally
those who are buying the better cars
are those who are doing better in
business or who expect TO economize
n the long run by running more sat
iSfactory cars.
The folks who aspire to the owner
ship of better cars are looking ahead
looking up. getting there. Why dis
courage them with the picture of in
creasing taxation with every step in
the forward direction"
The federal income tax furnishes an
excellent parallel. Our present taxa
ZION system has gone far enough 10
nrove that it is killing initiative.
Energetic men hesitate to progress.
10 take chances. to build fortunes. be
cause If they succeed the government
steps in and takes up 10 % per cent
Of their profits.
But this tendency-this practice--of
nenalizing the man who aSpires to
own better car involves other i'm
portant points The matter of finances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

play in contributing toward accidents
which may mean the loss of life
These lessons and the program
which the council will carry out in
preventing accidents are based on
the benefit and experience of twenty
one cities that have Joined the ma
tional safety movement to prevent
from accidents" said Mr.
Stricken We have the Cooperation
Of many agencies and organiza tons
in Baltimore. and our plan Is COM
prehensive, movement that will carry
the education against accidents into
the home, into factories and schools
and into every place or community
where knowledge will tend TO de-
crease accidents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
this year he is pretty sure OF getting

this year he is pretty sure OF getting
his moneys worth.
But now that these unavoidable
market conditions have passed into
history, why should We countenance a
continuation OF registration require
ments and taxes which further dis
courage the buying of better cars? II
the progressive motorist is to be- pc
nalized for his initiative we will soon
see a rush toward the buying of
cheaper cars, as many predict will be
evidenced in the results of the 1929
season, and we shall have a fine ar
ray of new problems to contend with.
Why travel in reverse when there
are three speeds forward?
Copyright 1928 by the Gilman Feature Service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
WORKING TO REDUCE
MOTOR FATALITIES
Baltimoreans Told Decrease of 90
Per Cent From Last Years
Figures Is Possible.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. April = With the
cooperation of Baltimoreans in pre-
venting accidents. last years rec
ord of 476 persons who lost their
lives as the result of fatalities will
be reduced fully 30 per cent. is the
belief of Paul F.. Stricken, director
of the recently organized Baltimore
branch of the National Council OF
Public Safety.
In figures this will mean. IL il is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08

ca. h. Eacforv
New Sport Model
Six Cylinders
Features and Appoin4menes
Of the Sport Car

Features and Appom4menes
Of the Sport Car
Shspely maroon body. Bumpess
front and rear. Keas1view mirror. Six
disc wheefs-two spares with extra
cord tires and tire covers mounted
at front On either side. Trunk with
waterproof cover. Trunk rack.
Windshield wing, nickel. plated
Windshield poss. One-piece wind.
shieA. Windshield wiper. Spotiiaht.
Counhin2tion SOP and TIL lamp.
Nickel-plated radiator. Cowl
venkil1hof. Transniaion Ioek. Mo-
tomeeer, with r,diaaor cap hAnd3es,
nickelplated Lockins.type, mono
gram r.di2scc cap, nickelptsted.
Runnng boards with special cover.
ing and aluminium step plates with
metal6lled rubber pads. New err
bureeor automatic heating device.
New brake system providing greater
braking ssrface Per Pound Of weight
than On any oGaef American.built
SIX New.type bs2ke equali1era New
tubuiar-type frsane cross.meznbe1
construction. Upright nickeled
guard barn Il back Of BODY. Dark
gray Spanish leather upho1kexy.
Eeru six mohaif top.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
EFFECT OF RAIL CONGESTION

With more than a third of present car
deliveries being made by overland
driveways. due 10 railroad congestion
the prediction is being made at the
Odds Motor Works in Lansing, Mich.
that more than 80 per cent Of the auto
mobiles made in this country during the
early summer months will have to be
delivered under their own power.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-04-08
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES.

George A. kissel. president Of the
Kissel Motor Car Company, Hartford.
Wis. has just announced the appoint
ment of John Tainsh as vice president
of sales Mr.. Tainsh will assume his
new duties at once. making his head
quarters at the factory in Hartford.
Evening star., 1923-10-20

NEAR 18th AND l. SITS. IN SECOND COM
mercial zone-Desirable location, containing
6,364 square feet, reaching to SOFT. alley;
several small dwellings, now on property.
Can be sold at figure less than 50 per square
foot.
BIZ lhth ST n ". Main 2OOO.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
CABIN JOHN PARK.

".
A subdivision attractive in every way
200 lots 1O0x200 ft.-desirably located
About 20. 900 square feet in each lot.
Prices range from $500 TO $500 per lot.
Terms easy-10Co cash and PC monthly.
Lots 80 600 to 10000 so. it., at &c foot.
Hill sites 3 to 10 acres for large homes
All manner situations for country homes.
Level sloping, undulating and hilsides.
In open space and among beautiful trees.
High, dry, healthy and good neighborhOod.
Overlooking river, creeks and Va. hills.
On Conduit road and 100 TO 500 yds. back.
miles front on Conduit and state roads.
Canal, Potomac, hlls-picturesque scenery.
Suburban demonstrating, bathing, boating.
Many cold water springs and shade trees.
Fine soil for fruit and all garden crops.
Splendid section for raising chickens.
Good home sites--Splendid investment.
Have located over 100 families at G. J. p.
Post office, stores, schools and churches.
Famous C. j. bridge mi from White House.
Roads like city streets-electric light.
One 5-r bungalow, new; all conveniences.
Tract $50 acIes-ine for subdivision.
Location insures increase in values.
Joins this side Congressional Golf Club.
Maps and full information upon request.
Personal inspection trip by appointment.
1900 acres, sheep goat ranch-orchard. (Fa)
ASK
J. s. T0MLINS0N, 1874 VT. AVE, FRK. 301,
HAVING LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA. 1 AN
anxious to dispose of my holding in the east,
and offer As acres loca ted on improved high
wey about S miles northwest OF the White
House. Address GEO. s. REES. Beverly
Hills Caiif
Evening star., 1923-10-20
sALE-BUsINEss PROPERTY.

sALE-BUsIEEss PROPERTY.
Continued.
FOR SALE AN
I4th St. Above You NV.
S27, 900.
Well constructed two-story building; large
store on i4th; rooms and bath on second
floor; cellar; h.w.h.; electricity.
I4th North Park Road.
$4,000
Desirable and modern one-story store;
cant; excellent location for hardware business.
I4th Street Corner.
$4,000.
Superbly situated for automobile business.
Corner. consists Of five desirable buildings,
opening on three sides. affording an abundance
of light. Contiguous property also for sale.
Near 18th and New York Ave.
49,. 600
Large two-story building with cellar; elec.
light; first floor can be converted into two
stores. 5000 will be considered as initial
payment. Immediate possession.
DAVID T
Evening star., 1923-10-20

CHEVY CHASE-BEAUTIFUL NEW SEMI
bungalow with rooms, located in pretty sec
ton; three blocks off Connecticut ave. ct
3517 Morrison ST.; open for inspection; four
blocks to school, stores. theater and car; S12,-
500: cash, $500; monthly payment, 500.
R. G. LOHR. BUILDER.
355 Cedar st. Col. 7372-w.
Evening star., 1923-10-20
sALE-sUBURBAN PROPERTY.

5-ROOM BUNGALOW, ELECTRICITY, BATH,
porches. apples, grapes, pears, half acre; near
cars; 5000; terms. II. NJ SMITH, Arlington,
va. Phone Clarendon 593-J-1. 26'
Evening star., 1923-10-20
sALE-BUsINEss PROPERTY.

SALE-BUSINESS PROPERTY.
Continued.
D EXCHANGE.
Near 18th and F St. NV.
100000
Four story brick, containing tive stores and
Two apartments; building in good condition; !;
deep lot to alley; no long leases; early posses
sion. For paraticulars see Mr. Greer
Bloomingdale-$o,75o
First commercial zone; desirable brick resi-
dence; cellar grade with pavement; very
easily converted into business without inter
fertng with upper floors Of six nice rooms,
tiled bath; h.-w.h.; cleo; two-car garage.
Terms.
18th St. Corner.
$4,000.
Three-story brick; basement almost level
with pavement; excellent location for any
business; eight rooms, two baths: h.-w.h !;
cleo; gas: also two-car brick garage facing
street used for business.
M ST., Georgetown.
Sc, $50
Three-stery brick; store and wareroom on
first floor: two apartments of three rooms on
second and four rooms-en third; building rent
ed ate $3.50.
BARRY,
Main 1901
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-07-14

GIAPTER IX.--Gale secures from Mrs
Bedding what he feels is reluctant per-
Ill1fs nI 70 aow MN 70 seek Meli tor
confident that he can win her.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-07-14

flush, Dadi Don't swear" inter-
rupted Nell. 81 only meant to tease
you"
"Nell, you may as wen tell HIM and
have 1t over" said Mrs. Bedding,
quietly.
"Well, if you weren't such a good
old blind dad you'd have seen long
ago the way Mr.. Radford Chase ran
round after me. At first 1t was only
annoying, and I did not want to add
to your worries. But these two weeks
you've been gone I've been more than
annoyed. After that time struck Mr.
Chase with my quirt he made all pos
sible efforts to meet me- He did meet
me wherever I went. He sent me let
tiers till got tired of sending them
back. He followed me until 1t was
less embarrassing for me to let him
walk with me and talk his head OFF.
He made love to me. He begged me
to marry him. l told him was al
ready in love and engaged to be mar
ried. He said that didn't make any
difference. Then l called him a fool
Next time he saw me he said he
must explain. He meant l was being
true to man who, everybody on the
border knew, had been lost in the
desert. That-that hurt. Maybe
maybe it's true. Sometimes 1t seems
terribly true Since then, of course,
/ have stayed in the house to avoid
being hurt again. l feel like a poor
little rabbit holed by hound. And
daren't peep out"
Somehow the thing struck Bedding
as funny, and he laughed. He had
not had laugh for so long that IT
made him feel good lie stopped only |
at sight of Nelrs surprise and pain.
Then he put his arms around her.
Never mind, dear. Pm an old bear.
Nell, it's only the old story. The fel.
ows fall in love with you It's your