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Evening star., 1924-02-10
Mild Winter Spurs Auto Sales;
Stocks for Spring Are Limited
Seasoned Car O,Uners Advised to Antici-
pate Rusf, by Placing Orders
No,c-Many Ne,v Buyers.

AS a result of the mild winter and
the increased need for transporta-
ton. stocks Of automobiles on hand
with local dealers are not increas-
ing as In former years and may
therefore be inadequate for the spring
rush of buying, according to a bulle-
tin just issued by the Washington
Automotive Trade Association.
Such a statement was considered
advisable at this time, it is said, be-
cause of the prevailing notion among
motorists that the automobile deal
ers are rapidly building up large re-
serves of cars for immediate delivery
when the annual peak of automobile
buying is reached in April and May.
1T has come to the attention of
the association that few of the car
owners in Washington who Gus
tomarily buy new cars in the spring
are aware Of the fact that there has
been no appreciable Iet-up in sales
this winter, and that as a result many
dealers have no moro cars than they
would customarily carry at seasons
of the year when stocks are being
reduced" the bulletin sets forth.
Absorption Is Large.
Automobile production at the fac
ever before anticipated, but absOrp-
ton has continued at a hitherto un-
seasonabIe rate. This means that
there are no large stocks of cars being
accumulated at distribution points
and consequently no assurance to the
motorist that when the spirit moves
him a few months hence he VIII be
able to have immediate delivery on
the exact make and model he wants.
Members Of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association have agreed
that il is important that every auto
mobile buyer should be able to select
the car that is best suited to his par
ticular needs, and it is because the
association does not favor the dis
satisfaction which frequently follows
the selection of car that is bought
in hurry that il warns the pros
pective purchaser to feel that the
coming spring is to parallel condi-
tions in the business q year ago.
experience and accordingly stocked
models. This they were able TO do,
but because severe winter had
minimized sales. Thus when the
spring buying rush came they were
we'll able to meet it
Motor T1aMc Heavy.
There has been SO much motor
travel thus far this winter that the
company which operates the trolley
service throughout Connecticut has
made public the fact that il il should
spend the equivalent of the cost of
Evening star., 1924-02-10

because the car is balanced. the tire
sections wide and the brakebands
uniformly operated there is no skid
ding. Even the man behind gets his
cue to stop automatically.
To the conscientious motorists OF
the country this trend offers a great
opportunity to make tangible progress
in accident prevention work. They
can go through the ordinary processes
of driving almost instinctively, leav-
ing the bulk of their conscious at
tention for the solution of newer
problems. If motorists still had to
worry over their motors when on the
streets it would not be safe to ride
today.
Just because the automobile is be-
ing made easy for the dub does not
mean that we are to have a sudden
epidemic of dub driving. The truth
of the matter is that, finding it un-
necessary TO master the details OF
operation, the dub will have more
time and inclination to master the
road rules and the newer complexi-
ties OF traffic. He should be much
more desirable than inexperienced
Evening star., 1924-02-10
Bl WILLIAM ULLNAN.

According to the latest view of the
human side of motoring the so-caIled
dub" Is less to be feared as a hazard
than the experienced driver who sud
denly turns reckless.
In fact, there seems TO be sufficient
evidence 70 prove that the latest edi-
tion of the automobile is as safe in
the hands OF the inexperienced as the
earlier cars We're in the hands of ex-
perts.
This, 1t is explained, does not nee
cessariIy apply TO every model, nor
10 every feature of the most typical
models. but nevertheless uncovers what
Is perhaps the most interesting trend
IN modern motoring.
Much effort has been expended by
psychologists and StatiSticianS to popu-
iariZe the theory that the operation
OF motor cars would be limited to
people of quick action and accurate
judgment, and many who have been
most enthusiastic and openminded over
the future of the automobile have
shared this view. But, true to its
nature, the automobile has again up
set precedent.
Less Skill Now Needed.
Everything in the way of control
OF motor cars is approaching the
point OF being automatic, process
which ninimizeS the degree of skill
needed 20 operate car properly and
safely. In addition, the highways
are being made safer, not merely for
increased motor travel, but for the
inexperienced driver as well: This
IS graphically illustrated in the case
of the highways in their relation to
skill in steering u car.
Time was when steering was not
only difficult because of mechanical
shortcomings in design. but also be-
It required the services of an expert
to pass another car without getting
ditched. The driver had to be skili-
full enough to overcome the disad-
Eantagcs OF crude steering appa-
TatuS and awkWardly controlled car
;iS well as the narrowness and treach-
crousneas of the average road.
Contrast this with conditions that
are becoming universal today. Even
the cheapest cars can be Steered ac-
and mental effort. The power plants
are so flexible, and the controls so
easy to operate, that the driver can
successfully eNtricate himself from
a tight place for the simple reason
that he has little but the matter of
steering to consider.
Modern Road Adds safety.
uT Lit tEiIiuIt, WHen ne passes
another car on u modern highway, or
overtakcs one, there could be an er-
ror of several feet in his steering
without in any way producing un-
desirable results. The possibility of
getting ditChed is virtually eliminated
on all trunk lines, while the bank
ing OF highways at curves and the
6aylighting of turns eliminate hazard
after hazard. 4 driver can get along
satisfactorily even though he is un-
Skillful.
1t has been stated that il 1,733,0O
people who had never driven cars
before, representing the number of
Evening star., 1924-02-10
Autos and Roads Far Safer
For inexperienced Driuers
Danger of Accidents Greatly Lessened
Because of Simplified Machines
and Better Highways.

cars in operation in 19l4-just ten
years ago-were to have exclusive
right to the improved roads and
guarded streets of today there would
be fewer accidents than there were
in 1914.
lust one argument in favor of this
astounding belief is the fact that an
inexperienced driver Of today, il rat
tied, would, have to press on the foot
pedal to have his car come to
safe stop, whereas ten years ago
there was no assurance that brakes
would respond sufficiently to both
brake the car and stop the engine
from pulling the car If the driver
did not know enough to release the
clutch.
TOdny's Cars simpIihed.
A large proportion of the cars on
the market today can be operated ex-
clusively in high gear, even under
some of the most difficult circum-
stances. That the practice of this
sort of thing would run up repair
bills does not enter into the subject.
The point is that inexperience is be-
coming less and less of an obstacle
to the actual work of driving a car.
and therefore must Of necessity be
of less Importance in considerations
of safety.
Just because a motorist is r dub
with the gears n no reason to as
sumo that he is unsafe on the road,
for the facts show that he can get
along without knowing much about
gear shifting.
1t was once contended that even IL
driver did not need to know how to
shift gears successfully for ordinary
driving he was to be considered a
trying to shift into second gear when
descending steep hills. The situa-
tion, however. has been so radically
changed that with number OF makes
of oars braking power is SO excessive
that the services of the engine and
gears is not essential to insure safety.
Dangerous Grades Going.
Even the grades are being cut down
to a point where in touring over the
trunk lines there are comparatively
few grades which require any spe-
cial effort either to ascend or descend.
This is rapidly changing the whole
motor situation, for it opens the field
of car drivership to millions Of peo-
pie who could not previously consider
driving because they are lacking in
the skill and keen judgment so valu-
able in driving. but so much less
fundamental than in the earlier stages
of motoring. Moreover IL is enabling
experienced drivers to give more at
tention to the various complexities
that are arising in traffic and high
way travel. and to compensate for
the errors made by dubs.
1T is not many years ago when an
experienced driver would have diffl-
Guilty stopping his car if an inexpe-
rienced driver suddenly darted across
his path from a side street without
sounding horn warning.
That was because there was so
much effort required to stop car.
avoid skidding and warn the man
behind that the driver had little sur
plus attention to direct to details of
his problem. Now he has SO little to
do in the way of operating his car
that ne can have the dub driver vir-
tually endanger him and yet avoid
trouble with but slight effort.
His brakes take hold positively, and
Evening star., 1924-02-10

in the legislature by the Automobile
Club of Maryland. according to ].
Leroy Hopkins, counsel for the club.
These men. who, Mr.. Hopkins said,
have the authority TO make arrests
and the implied authority to drive at
any speed they desire with both i'm
punity and immunity, long have been
a thorn. in the flesh of Maryland mo-
torists.
Gov. Ritchie has not committed
himself one way or another regard
ing the deputies, but there is one
question about them which is in the
governors mind, and the solution of
Evening star., 1924-02-10
GIVE TOO MUCH SPACE.
Drivers Bear Too Far to Right
While Travelling at Night.

There is a noticeable tendency among
drivers to leave too much room between
cars when passing each other at night
The tendency to drive too close in day
night
Much of this is due TO the fact that Z.
driver unconsciously allows for a fult
car width in the belief that the other
car extends, much further out toward
the center of the road than is revealed
by its headlights. 4 driver also Is in
clined 70 get as far away from the
range of the other fellows headlights a.
possible. 1t explains why so many cars
land in the bitches at night
The trouble is, in accident preven
ton work, that so many of the people
who used to regard the automobile as
4 joke still do so.
Evening star., 1924-02-10

drivers of 1914. who never could get
beyond the point of struggling with
the details.
By making the automobile safe for
dubs the manufacturers and traffic
experts are making the automobile
safe for humanity.
Copyright 1924 by The C1iman Feature
SeFyice.l
Evening star., 1924-02-10

missioner Raughman
That question is this: Does public
policy require that the identity of
the deputies should be kept secret?
II SO, on what grounds? If not, will
the commissioner object to making
the list of names public?
There never will be genuinely busi-
nesslike motoring until there is a
full appreciation of depreciation.
If automobiles were sold section
ally, like bookcases. there would still
be volume production.
Evening star., 1924-02-10
WOULD ABOLISH BY LAW
"MYSTERIOUS" DEPUTIES
Maryland Auto Club Plans War in
Assembly on Plain-Clothes
Men.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February S.-Aboli-
tion Of the unpaid. plain clothes.
mysterious deputies" of the com
missioner Of motor vehicles will be
the object Of bill to be introduced
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
LACK Of MONEY
JE0PARD|zES
TRIALS
Salaries for Next Term Jury
Short $614-Appropri-
alton Asked.

Unless action is taken by Congress
within a short time. the constitu-
tional right of the accused in the
United States branch of Police Court
to be tried by a jury will be in
jeopardy.
The salaries of the juries for the
next three months amounts to
S1,23S. Of which only 1924 is avail
able at the present time. short
age Of 1914 for the ensuing term.
The daily cost of the jury is ap.
proxilnately $7S and the term of
service extends over a period of
three months.
The Commissioners are asking the
budget to give them an additional
$500 as deficiency to meet the
expenses of the Police Court and
until this Is acknowledge the ques-
ton has arisen as to whether or
not men can be forced to serve on
the jury when there are no funds
with which to pay the salaries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
SMITHSONIAN NEEDS
NEW BUILDING, CLAIM

Erection Of a suitable fireproof
building for the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition il one Of Washington's most
urgent needs, in the opinion Of Con
gresham Walter HI. Newton, Of
Minnesota, recently appointed a
regent Of the institution by Speaker
Gillett.
The building, he said, should be
specially designed to house the COL
lection Of the National Gallery Of
Art. The building should he com.
pleted as speedily as possible, he
stated. because two Of the finest
collections in the Smithsonian-tha
anthropological collection covering
the entire history Of man, and the
art treasures which are worth some
S. 900 ,000-are now crowdinS each
other into basement rooms and
dark corridors"
The National Gallery collection,
Congressman Newton feels, should
be made readily available to every
visitor to the National Capital,
especially to visiting students. The
collection is largely pictorial
history Of the nation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
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NOW MADE
EASIER
Bureau ObViates InVaIidation
Of Requests Due to Purely
Technical Errors.

Shortening the road aliens seek.
ing citizenship must travel in their
efforts to become American citizens
and saving both them and the
taxpayers hundreds of thousands
of dollars in expenses involved, is
the achievement of the Bureau of
Naturalization, acting under direc-
ton of Secretary of Labor Davis,
which will be made public here
within the next few days in q
statement to be issued by the De.
partment of Labor.
Among the outstanding features
involved in the new method OF
naturalization is the elimination of
at least one appearance in court
by the applicant and his WITNESSES
while a means is also provided by
which purely technical mistakes
made in applications can be cor.
rected without the applicant los,
ing time or the facts coming ur
for court consideration,
Approximately one-half of the
refusals to admit to citizenship rest
on technical reasons, it is learned
which under the new system will
be obviated in time to make a
presentation to court free from
such invalidating factors. The new
system, 1t is understood, 10 now In
general Use.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
'NECK|NG'
PARTIES ARE
Barred
Board of Education Will Be
Asked to Probe Alleged
"Coings On"

Clandestine ''necking." promiscu.
Gus drinking and CHAIN smoking
are among the charges lodged
against members Of a local high
school fraternity, which, it is said,
the Board Of Education will be
asked to probe.
Two high school principals,
Stephen Kramer, at Central, and
DR.. Elmer s. Newton. Of Western,
are said to have made an admission
that they knew there was drinking
Of stuff considerably stronger that
water at many of the dances at
tended by their pupils.
On top Of these admissions by
responsible school heads, the presi-
dents of the senior classes of Gen.
trail and Western confirmed to a
reporter their knowledge Of drinking
ct dances. These two were John
Nesbit, president Of the senior class
captain of Company H Of that
school, and Ford Sammis, president
Of the Central senior class, lieuten.
ant-colonel Of cadets, editor of the
Central Bulletin, President of the
Central Officers Club, editor Of the
Adjutant, president Of the Senior
Council, and track athlete.
Nesbit is said to have admitted
that at q certain fraternity dance
at O hotel last week" there was
much imbiding Of forbidden liquors,
and also not little "cooing."
SNnfAAis refused to talk for publica-
kA6n, though he did admit that
their was basis for the charges. IT
could not afford to make a hasty
comment upon It now, but may
be able to prepare a statement on
Il before the end of the week" he
eaid.
! Just what action school officials
could take to stamp out drinking
at outside dances Is questionable.
Dances given by any Of the recog.
nized high school organizations are
akWaYa chaperoned by teachers Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
CITIZENS ASK HEARING
ON GASOLINE TAX BILL

Conferees on the gasoline tax bill
which would establish automobile
reciprocity with Maryland will be
asked to grant the people Of the
District an opportunity to be heard
on the bill. Edward r. Colladay,
president Of the Board Of Trade
announced today.
Efforts Of Mr.. Collak1ay to get a
hearing were backed by r. p. An
drews, president Of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
Should the Congressional conferees
refuse to grant a hearing the fight
will be carried to the White House.
1t was indicated.
1.-THE people of Washington asked
for the bill as originally drawn by
the District Commissioners" Mr..
Colladay said. 1--WE would rather
go without reciprocity and pay the
Maryland tax than have the bill as
passed by the Senate"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
URGES ADOPTION OF
NEW STREET PROGRAM

Adoption Of a systematic program
Of street development for the Dis.
trict of Columbia by the District
committees of the Senate and
House was urged today by George
c. Shinn, chairman Of the commit.
tee on streets and avenues Of the
Washington Board of Trade, to the
House District Committee.
He advocated an immediate sur
vey by the committee Of the street
needs of Washington with a view
to obtaining adequate provisions for
future improvements.
1.-THE program of street improve.
ments does not keep pace with the
growth and development Of the
CITY," he stated. "a larger, more
comprehensive and more business.
like program of street improvements
stretching over a period Of years
should be inaugurated.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
WHERE WILL THEY BE?

Word comes mp from the Everglades
that Griff's boys are going some,
They arc rounding into perfect form
beneath the Southern sun.
They are doing wonders in Dixie Land,
and will start o pennant boom,
When tho lump" calls play ON the
opening day. but-wherc will they
b In JunOe
Harris 70 doing his level best - man
ayers always do,
To give his boys q running start and
the rockies are coming thru.
They will make Q glorious getaway
ON the beautiful afternoon
OF the opening day when the imp
calls play, but-wheFo will they
be In June?
The veterans have NO >"ChaRley HORSE
nor rheumatiCs at all.
They have NO shares I'm "TOa Pot
Dome" or they wouldn't be play
ing ball.
We hope the breaks will como their
way and the flag win follow soon,
When the Ump calls play on the
opening day; but--where will they
WILL T. WHELAN.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
FOR THE OLD BOYS.

The other day I met . friend
who was sick and so I took him
to "Old DIR. Harper" who ordered
him to Whiskey Springs. up in
the Green Spring Valley. on the
banks of the Green river.
The springs are beautiful. with
q gin rickey tree on one side and
an Anhauser.Busch on the other.
On our way we met Thomas
Moore" who told us that paul
Jones" had been up there for
twenty-five years, since go.
While climbing up "OakmOnt"
we found "Three feather" that
had dropped from an "Old Crow"
so we gave "Old Henry" our
Scotch servant, a bottle with a
"BIack Label" and told him to
20 down the ''TrimbIe" road
through "Clarlks" rye to see II
"OId Hardie" would lend us his
'Pabst pony" to 60 to "OverhOlt'S"
to get little Wilson, That's AL"
EDW. w. HOWARD.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
COMPLETE.
SURVEY
EVILS IS
ASKED
Wayne 3. Wheeler, Testifying
at House Hearing, Lays Out
Agenda to Follow.

Declaring that the investigation
of law and order in the District
Of Columbia, begun as a result of
the shooting Of Senator Frank L.
Greene during a gun battle be-
tween prohibition agents and boot
leggers, might develop into the
most important inquiry now pend
ing before the House, Wayne B.
Wheeler, general secretary of the
Anti-Saloon League, today pro-
posed an agenda for the commit
tee to cover in its probe.
Suggests Points to Probe.
Wheeler appeared before the
special subcommittee in charge of
the Foster bill to limit the use of
firearms and deadly weapons in the
District.
He suggested that the committee
in its investigation might cover
the following points:
The reasons for failure Of law
enforcement agencies to apply the
law in prohibition and firearm
cases. -
The number Of arrests for viola.
ton Of these laws resulting in
actual trials and convictions.
The extent to which authorities
permit the forfeiture of collateral
instead Of pressing the cases to
trial.
The number Of cases delayed and
dismissed because of the absence of
police officers and prohibition
agents as complaining witnesses.
Amount Of Fines.
The average amount of fines i'm
posed in cases where convictions
are secured for violation of these
two laws.
Reason for the failure of police
officials to use the abatement sec.
tions to curb liquor nuisances."
CThis provision, Mr.. Wheeler
stated. is an important feature Of
law enforcement in the majority Of
the large cities. but is very seldom
used in Washington)
The reason why SO few prison
penalties are imposed for violation
of the prohibition act.
Wheeler also suggested that the
committee ascertain whether the
Shepard act is still in force in the
District Of Columbia.
He told the committee that this
act is in force in territories Of the
United States which are under the
jurisdiction Of Congress and insisted
that it is applicable to the District.
Shepard Act Provisions.
He told the committee that the
Shepard act provides penalties of
the prohibition act of $500 to $1,000
and thirty days to one year innpris-
onment for a first offense. The ma
iional prohibition act, he stated,
provides no minimum penalty ana
fixes the maximum at $1,000. The
act provides ''flne or Imprisonment"
in the discretion Of the court.
Mr.. Wheeler declared that the
automobile is one Of the most i'm
portant factors in crime today. He
stated that use Of the automobile
makes It practically impossible for
police officers to enforce the laws
AGAINST transportation Of liquors.
He advocated laws which would
give police and prohibition agents
greater liberty in searching suspi.
ciouS automobiles,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
OUR NAMES GALLERY.

Young people Of Muncie, Ind,
recently gave a "sled" party.
The Muncie Star notes that
among those present were Mr..
Robert A. Breeze and Miss Iva
Chill. There was no explana-
ton in the item as to whether
Mr.. Breeze's presence threw any
chill over the party, inasmuch
as Oriville Nicely was also on
hand.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
MARRIAGE TO ALLEGED
BIGAMIST Is ANNULLED

Mrs. Mary Scudder Winslow has
been awarded a decree of annul-
ment Of her marriage to Floyd T..
Winslow by Justice Bailey, Of the
District Supreme Court, on the
ground that Winslow had a wife
at the time he married plaintiff.
Winslow is awaiting trial on a
charge Of bigamy.
Mrs. Evelyn McAleer. who sued
Earl McAleer for limited divorce,
has been awarded $13 a week tenn
porary alimony by Justice Bailey,
Attorney Dora Palkin appearing
for her.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
THE BOOZE SKEPTIC.

I've evermOre been skeptical,
When given Q receptacle
Containing liquid stlmulRnt therein;
fear that 1 would never age,
II 1 should use % beverage.
A mess that has been Syntheslzed
as gin.
Don't think Of me as cynical,
But good lights In my pinnacle
Were given me the day that / was
born;
To weaken their capacity
Would show O mean audaclty,
And, son, 1 shun tho fiery liquid corn.
In attitude most Quizzlcal,
I scan the metaphysical
Connections that are offered me TO
drink:
And though my friends may disagree.
And say lack the corp d'eeprlt.
It's safer to be thirsty, don't you
Think. JACK HARLAN.