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Evening star., 1925-08-05
Woman Automobile Drivers
Have Strong Male Champions

While il is conceded that the aver
age man will be slow to believe it,
the recent emi-official decision that
women are fully as competent as men
at the wheel of an automobile has the
hearty approval of many editorial
writer's. The decision, reached after
tests conducted by the Institute of
Government Research with George
Washington University students as
subjects, is indorsed by officials of
the American Automobile Association.
Perhaps" suggests the Jersey
Journal, the women in that particu
lar school are more dependable as
motorists, or the men less efficient"
The st. Louis Post Dispatch also is
inclined to go after cold facts aside
from the results of such a test, and
concludes that, "as matter of fact,
woman drivers on the whole are prob
ably less experienced than men. And
for some time to come we need not be
surprised to hear on the street cross
ing the waggiSh warning, Watch out,
it's a woman driver"
x x X
''It is high time, apparently" the
Columbus Dispatch nevertheless be-
lieves, that some of the man folks
changed their tune. The woman
driver is here to stay, and no amount
her off the streets. If anything, it is
likely to make her more determined
than ever to show her competence
The report of the American Automo-
bile Association may not be the last
word in the matter, but it constitutes
a distinct step in the recognition of
the woman driver" Lack of chivalry
is charged by the Brooklyn Eagle to
those who fail to accept the findings.
In any event, says the Eagle, there
are few men who would disagree
with the statement that all women,
with few glaring exceptions, are
cautious drivers; that is the chief com
plant against them on the road; they
simply will not hurry up and will
take no chances as they cling to the
middle"
The opposition to the women's side
of the case, according to the Balti-
more Sun. curiously enough, appears
to include an inordinate number of
traffic officers" and the opposition
says, in the words of recent novel,
that xhiss is mere piffie before the
wind. The Sun then asks: '"Who
will undertake to pronounce upon the
relative merits, of a beautiful woman
at the wheel and competent male
/ driver? The problem will remain un-
solvable, like many others, of its
class
X X X
AS a matter of fact" the Nashville
Banner remarks. all the discussion
Of the relative skill and trustworthi-
ness of masculine and feminine driv-
ers is vanity. There isn't any end to
the debate, and d<never will be until the
last horn Is blownson the last automo-
bile, and the human race takes to the
air in flivyer airplanes. When all is
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Predictions Of war between Japan
and America are uttered from time to
time. They are valuable as reminders
to both countries that there are re.
mote possibilities in that direction,
and that such an inexcusable incident
would be the last thing either coun-
try would seriously desire.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

1t was seriously suggested that
Henry Ford be a candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States. The per-
sonal presence of the motor king
might have assisted greatly in solv
ing the parking problems of the Ma
TONS Capital.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

The respectful attention given by a
coalconsuming public to the debates
between coal operators and miners is
an evidence that the American peo-
pie have imagination and are willing
to pay for well rehearsed comedy.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Trotsky is credited with the asser-
ton that there will be a revolution of
English-speaking people. AS a literary
figure Trotsky is rapidly yielding to
the current impulse to be absurd with
out being funny.
Evening star., 1925-08-05
A Cautious Thinker.

a CAUTIOUS IWnKer.
What do you think about evolu-
tion?'
I'm not saying" answered Senator
Sorghum.
"As an intelligent person isn't it
your duty to form an opinion?"
LAS an. intelligent person occupy
ing the position 1 do it's my duty to
which side of the controversy is liable
to control the most votes"
Evening star., 1925-08-05

In a moment the attitude Of the pub
lie was changed by the death of the
late w. j. Bryan toward the strange
proceedings at Dayton, Tenn. The
delicate line dividing comedy from
tragedy cannot be traced with ease
when a historic drama is being
evolved.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

1t is a disputatious era. A harmless
way Of gratifying the controversial
impulse Is to get up an argument with
the telephone operator as to how
many 'r's" there are in three"
Evening star., 1925-08-05

A great deal Of difficulty would
have been spared the present genera
ton If the antagonists of science had
been more alert to the possibilities of
lished his works.
Evening star., 1925-08-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHnANDER JOHNSON.
Outtalked.

Outtalked.
The Katydid was singing
About six Weeks till Frost
The Locust Bug came winging
To put hot waves acrost.
The Locust sings the proudest.
The katydid retires.
The one that hollers loudest
Is the one the world adnires.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

California points with pride to the
fact that no earthquake has threat.
ened its most popular industry by
wrecking a single motion picture
studio.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

All suspicion that the ex-Kaiser had
aspirations toward a motion picture
career are at an end. He solemnly
declares that he is living happily with
his wife.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

AS result Of Arctic exploration the
gentle Eskimo may be expected to
advance in civilization to the point
of wanting a radio set Of his own.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Archeologists discover no evidences
of prohibition in ancient Egypt. The
wisdom of the ancients was great. yet
it affords little assistance in solving
modern perplexities.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Prohibition enforcement will be
easier if the traffic director can per-
suade all bootleggers to obey his stop
signs.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

said and done, criticism of the driving
skill of either sex by the other is
mighty closely associated with the
business of the pot ascribing a decid-
edly brunette complexion to the ket-
tie. The average man "is going to
refuse TO believe the research workers.
whether they are right or not the
Springfield, Mass, Union asserts. ''Ie
is going to keep on murmuring, con
| temptuouSly and with a world of
meaning in his tones, A woman driv-
err when he narrowly escapes getting
into difficulties with a car piloted by a
member of the fairer and, it seems.
more competent sex"
The Louisville Post finds it is mot
hard to believe that the woman reacts
slightly faster than the man. but
ventures the belief that a lot of male
drivers are going to remain uncon-
vinced."
MANY male drivers the Syracuse
Herald points out, will fall back on
the objection that the human ma
| teriar selected for that demonstration
was not necessarily typical of the
relative skill or self-reliance of the
sexes in automobile responsibilities or
emergencies" The Herald, however.
says "a seemingly excessive proper
ton of male autoists figure in acct
dents.'
| The "die-hard legend" that women
are too emotional or nervous. or too
stupid about machinery, "to drive as
well as men, is branded by the Viii
mington Star as one of similar fall
| lacies about femininity" which are
"fostered by the comic papers and
| it finds many such legends have been
shattered. Citing police reports of
accidents, the Watertown Times as
serts that, Despite the popular be
! lief that women are inferior drivers
there was little if any evidence to
bear it out, even before the scientific
| investigation was made
X x X
There was a time when superior
strength was a factor in favor of
men in driving, but this is no longer
true" says the Berkshire Eagle, while
| the Admission Star remarks that now
men can feel that the car, as well as
the occupants, is reasonably safe so
| long as wife or daughter is at the
Wheel
Mr. Automobile Driver is con-
Eceded the right to be skeptical on the
subject, but the Little Rock Arkan-
sas Democrat ayers that "as matter
of fact. there have been several sim
! liar tests and all have borne out the
conclusions arrived at by the American
Automobile Association" The Demo
crat adds: "The woman as an auto
mobile driver is just as quick think
| er in an emergency and is less emo
tional than the so-called sterner sex.
Take this or leave 1t; 1t is true wheth-
| er the husband wants to admit it
Tor not
Evening star., 1925-08-05
The Feminine Advantage

DO you drive your own carr"
Yes" replied Miss Cayenne. IT
have observed that chauffeur's at
tempt to placate traffic cop with
smile often serves only to irritate
him.
Evening star., 1925-08-05
The World Over.

I leave the radio with groan.
l learn from realms of Arctic SHOWS
The syncopating saxophone
Is being played by Eskimos.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

DE man dat allus wants to argue"
said Uncle Eben. ''is generally a
poor checker player who is lookin'
for a new way to pass de times
Evening star., 1925-08-05
Poetry of Motion

l saw a girl upon the street
Go wiggling on her way.
She walked with Charlie Chaplin feet
And the rest was Gilda Gray.
Evening star., 1925-08-05
Convincing Literatur,

l don't believe one half 1 read.
But I grow credulous, indeed,
And ask no lessons from a cop
When on the pavement I read,
STOP"
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Jud Tunkins says there's nothing
some people enjoy reading so much
as something that makes them highly
indignant.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

@. Who said: "If God be for us, who
can be against us?"-L. Z. n.
A. The quotation is from the New
Testament, Hebrews, s chapter, 31st
verse. The authorship of this book
has not been satisfactorily estab-
lished.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Q. Where is the narrowest street in
the United States?-A. G.. n.
A. Treasury street in St Angus
tine, Fla, is said TO be the narrow
est. It is but feet l inch wide.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

The cornstarch, -four and sugar are
to be mixed. then the boiling water
added, stirring constantly. Cook the
mixture for two minutes, then stir
in the butter, beaten egg yolks, lemon
juice and rind. Let cool.
Have your wife put this in her
favorite pie crust, and you will have
real lemon pie.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

@. What does vegetable ivory come
from?-H T. B.
A Coquilla nuts, the seed of the
plassava or plassaba palm, one of the
coconut group, a native of Brazil, are
known as vegetable ivory.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Q. How did Villa get killed?-M. A.
A. Francisco Villa, the Mexican
bandit, was assassinated near Parral
in Mexico, July 26, 1928. The act
was attributed to the revenge of a
family, some of whose members he
had killed.
Evening star., 1925-08-05

tional and domestic; to protect copy
rightable material and to advise and
assist it's members in the disposal of
their work
Evening star., 1925-08-05

Q. Should flooring run the length
or width Of a room?-F. M
A. 1t gives an appearance of
greater length to have the flooring
run lengthwise. The subfioor should
be laid diagonally
Evening star., 1925-08-05

All Americans who visit Seattle for
the first time emulate President Hard
ing and make an excursion to Van
couver, British Columbia. This OBJ
server was no exception to that COM
msndahle rule. Victoria, the. island
Evening star., 1925-08-05

@. Where will the convehtion of
Kiwanis Clubs be held next Summer?
E. E. H.
A. Montreal has secured this
meeting
Evening star., 1925-08-05

@. Have other tornadoes proved as
destructive as the recent one in the
Middle West?-A. S. +.
A The Red Cross Courier says that
the great Midwestern tornado eX
ceeded in destruction any similar
storm recorded in American history.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26
H|ROPRACTORS
APPEAL FOR
RELEASE
a Seek Habeas Corpus Writ
to Secure Freedom From
Smallpox Hospital

Doctor Alonzo Bradley Chatfield.
Hattie. Catherine Chatfield, Doctor
Blanche De Wolfe, and Doctor
Harry III. Casper, who, on February
90, weer taken from the building
vrsity at 1349 L street northwest
to the detention hospital and were
arrested and detained by reason of
ar alleged smallpox case being in
the same building where petitioners
were students. today applied in the
District Supreme Court for a writ
of habeas corpus, releasing them
fl ON custody, claiming that their
imprisonment and detention is
illegal.
Petitioners declare that they are
in perfect bodily health and that
if they had been infected with the
disease symptoms would have de-
veloped. They relate the case 20
the court by stating that Mrs. Har-
riet Stackhouse, eighty-one years
old, was taken from her apartment
street northwest, on February Is
as an alleged smallpox patient. She
had been i'll for more than a month
and was confined to her bed. An
eruption had developed on her
face. neck and body which the pa
tient said was erysipelas, which
she had had many times before
Mrs. Stackhouse claimed that when
she was twenty eight years old she
was Vaccinated and that the erup-
ton on her face and body was due
to the poison left in her body at
time she was vaccinated.
Doctor M. A. English. who was
called in to attend Mrs. Stackhouse,
according to petitioners stated that
she was suffering from nervous ex-
haustion, and that the eruptions
consisted Of nothing but "macules,
papules and pustules some encrust-
ed and umblicated." Doctor Eng
lish said that the age and history
Of her case were decidedly against
smallpox" Petitioners assert that
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26

The embarrassment that Mr.. Cool
idge naturally feels in interfering In
a matter he considers so peculiarly
one for Congressional determination
has been heightened in the past few
days by an avalanche of mail that
has been pouring into the Executive
offices from 1.-The folks back home.
The great majority Of these com
munications urge the President to
veto the raises.
Veto in Line With Economy.
From the standpoint Of his
economy program, the President is
inclined to agree with his un-
official correspondents. The salaries
voted by Congress increase the Fed
eral budget by 81 .S40,0 a year
at a time when the White House
zeal for economy has moved 1t to
the length Of even abolishing paper
drinking cups around the executive
offices.
On the other hand the President
is said to keenly sympathize with
the plight of many members of
Congress who are not rich and who
find it extremely difficult to main
tain an official position in the Cap
tai on $500 a year.
Faced Same Issue Before.
This is not the first time Mr..
Coolidge has faced the same issue.
AS governor of Massachusetts he
was presented with bill increas-
ing the salaries of members of the
legislature from $1,000 to $1,000 a
year.
AS governor. he promptly vetoed
that salary bill, and in a message
explaining his action said:
"It is necessary to decide whether
the commonwealth can we'll afford
this additional tax, and whether any
public benefit will accrue from 1t.
These are times that require care
full scrutiny of public expenditures.
The burden of taxes resulting from
the war Is heavy. The additional
$142, 900 to the expense Of the COM
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26
PASTOR WASH 7
PLAYING, BUT
WINS AUTO
Rev. Albert Corkran's Ticket
to Firemen's Banquet En-
titles Him to Car

The lightnings from the thunder
storm aroused at Rockville, Nd, az
result of alleged wild" smokers
are striking in the most unexpected
places.
The Reverend Albert Corkran, of
Washington Grove, Methodist min
lister and president of the Mont.
gomery County Anti-Saloon League.
is the fortunate victim of the latest
tEunderbolt.
Not knowing that by his action
he was unconsciously participating
in a rattle, the Reverend Mr.. Cork
ran purchased a ticket to the fire
department smoker held in Rock
vile. Monday night. The ticket bore
a number which the minister did
not particularly notice until today.
He was notified that the number
corresponds to one drawn from a
hat the night Of the smoker as a
result of which he is the winner of
an automobile.
1t is not yet known what he In
tends to do about 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26
FROM
A|R(;RAF /,
CLAIM
Admiral Jones Tells House.
Probers BattIeships Still
Dominate Sea

Opponents Of unified air force,
as advocated by Brigadier General
William Mitchell, assistant chief
Of army air service, had their
inning today before the House Air
craft Committee.
Resuning open hearings which
closed abruptly last week, the COM
mittee heard witnesses assail
mitchell. who charged the Amer
lean coast defense and air services
are worthless.
Rear Admiral Hillary p. Jones,
chief Of the navy general board,
reviewed the boards recent report
on the relative value Of battle
ships and aircraft in which it was
held that the battleship was the
dominant sea power.
"This is the mature judgment
of the navy after three months of
intensive study" said Jones.
Danger Held Negligible.
Jones repeated that no airplanes OF
a potential enemy of the United
States could fly from their home
bases to attack the country.
1.-THE distance between the United
States and foreign countries is too
great to make the menace of an
enemy air attack upon us really
serious" declared Jones.
IF we could be assured that we
would have no trouble within the
next ten years, we would know how
to prepare for a possible next war,
Jones added. But under the present
circumstances, it is the opinion OF
the board that all units Of the navy,
aircraft included. should be improved
simultaneously; one not to the do
teriment of any other"
The immediate need of the navy
il the construction of air protective
ar1nor on American battleships, Jones
said.
Plane Carriers Needed.
The American navy in number
and tonnage of capital ships Is fully
I'D to the $3.50 ratio of the Wash
ington conference, Jones declared.
"But we are woefully weak In air
plane carriers. the only other craft
limited by the treaty" he said.
do you think a 2,000-pound
bomb dropped from the air would
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26
RAILROAD ATTORNEY
TO BE VIRGINIA JUDGE

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 26.-
Judge Joseph L. Kelly. of Bristol,
Va, now division counsel for the
Southern railway at Lynchburg,
Va, today announced his accept
ance OF reappointment as judge of
the Virginia supreme court of ap-
peals. from which he resigned a
little over a year ago for financial
reasons"
Judge Kelly will resume his jul
deal duties on March 10. He sue
ceeds the late Judge F. w. Sims,
of Louisa, Va, who committed sui
eide recently.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26
E:ULOGIZED
BY REED
N LAST
RITES
Served HE Country Despite
calunnny. Pennsylvania
Colleague Declares

Washington's highest ranks ct
officialdo1n, led By the President
and Mrs. Coolidge, todav with
bowed heads bads final adieu
to Senator MedilI Mccormick. who
died suddenly Of heart trouble
here yesterday.
The leading men and women OF
the Nations Capital, with whom
the popular Senator associated IN
life, filed into the home Of
Countess Gizycka, Is Dupont
Circle, for the services.
Senator James M. Reed of Mis-
souri,, who with Senator G: w.
Pepper of Pennsylvania, spoke at
the brief rites in the home, re-
ferred in his eulogy to Senator
Me- ormick's stand on the League
of Nations reference that
caused considerable comment later.
Cabinet Sits BY CasEet.
Following the arrival Of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Coolidge at 11:2O
o'clock, the entire assemblage gath
cred In the large hall, and the ad.
joining rooms above.
In one Of these rooms, darkened
against the sunlight, the President
and his Cabinet sat by the flower
banked casket.
Personal friends OF the McCor-
mick family occupied another room.
The Senator'S widow, who arrived
from Chicago early today, remained
near the coffin, heavily yelled.
The Reverend J. j.. Muir, chap
lain of the Senate, rose from his
chair in the hall, where the Sen
'ators sat, along the wall, and Of
fered a prayer. He then introduced
Senator Reed.
Endured Calumny Of Foes.
The speakers laudation of SEN
ator McCormick's opposition to the
league was approached cautiously.
and with repeated assertions that
the remarks were not to be e.
garded in a controversial light.
He referred to the courage Of
1.-THE soldier on the bloodless field
OF LnOuSnI, VINO OHQuTeS tue Ca1QIIAuy
Of enemies, the criticism Of friends
and the scorn of the multitudes.
that he may serve his country"
He pictured this soldier as
crushed by the grim thought that
his friends believe he has betrayed
the country that he loves"
81 know that this man, who now
lies here voiceless. had his mettle
tried" said Senator Reed, and he
told of the introduction Of the League
of Nations to the United States
of it's welcome by a people who did
not yet know its inner significance.
While the public, including many
of Senator McCormick's friends,
were still praising the league, he,
said Reed, stood against it.
Loss To the Country.
HE had the courage to stand
in the breach and assert that
mistake had been made" Senator
Reed continued.
For the country that has los.
his service" concluded the speak
er, I'VE may have q deep and pro-
found regret"
Senator Pepper. who followed, de-
livered an grafton which mostly
itself with the personal
attributes of Medill Mccormick.
intellectually and morally hon
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-02-26
Half Million Men In
u. S. Use Rouge
In Secret
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Which is
the vainer sex!

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Which is
the vainer sex?
Though, he does his best to
conceal It out Of respect for the
masculine tradition, man is
vainer than woman" answered
Neal r. Andrews, of New York,
in an address here. I'VE are
just now in the midst of a
startling recrudescence Of mas
culine vanity. Half a million
men In the country use cos
netics secretly. Within q few
years we may expect men TO
carry vanity bags and powders
their noses In street cars.
Men have not yet come to
the lipstick or rouge pot. But in
dolling themselves up they
spend almost as much time as
women. They must be mani
cured and massaged. They must
have their faces plastered reg
ularly with beauty mud and
their wrinkles ironed out with
unguents and cold cream"