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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
STRETCH
No FAULT Of
HIGHWAY
Drivers inclination to "Step
on It" Usually to Blame
for Disasters

Too many paved highways have
what are described by one writer
as death stretches" strips OF road
which, under certain weather con.
ditions, spell disaster to drivers
unacquainted with or contemptuous
Of their hazards.
/ Such stretch is found on the
national pike through Madison
county near Summerford, Ohio
about twenty-five miles cut Of
Columbus. 1t Is more than q mile
in length. starting at the foot OF
the famous Markley Hill. Although
it 10 considered one Of the best
pieces Of road in the State, 1t is
the scene Of many fatal and near
fatal automobile accidents.
Several Drivers Killed.
Scores OF motorists have wrecked
their cars on this stretch OF high
way. Several drivers have been
killed when their machines turned
over on the stretch. At least two
men have been burned to death
when their autos caught fire after
crash. Several pedestrians have
met death while walking along the
pike when machines skidded out
Of control on the pavement made
slippery by rain. Numerous court
cases are now pending in Madison
county growing out Of fatal acct
dents on this road.
Madison county authorities re-
Gently placed a wooden guard rail
as a protection to skidding cars.
Shortly after 1t was installed, q
machine drove through the rail
and went over the embankment into
the ditch. Remains of cars which
burned following crashes are still
to be found along the pike, al.
though many have been removed.
One garage in London, nearby, has
morgue of cars, both large and
small, that have suffered from too
much speed and lack of chains
when the going was dangerous.
AS many as seventeen cars arc
known to have been wrecked along
this stretch during a twenty-four'
hour rainy spell.
Not Fault Of Highway.
These death stretches" ara sci
dom the fault of the highway it.
self. The use Of the new Hi-Way
Guard wire link fence at embank-
ments and for curve protection
has been found effective in keep
ing skidding cars on the road. The
wooden rail guard is itself a fire.
quent cause of accidents. particu
larly when the careening car breaks
through and pieces OF the railing
strike the occupants. An unusual
accident Of this type recently oc-
CURED on the State highway at
Carbonate, I'LL. when q speeding
car struck a wooden rail guard
and stopped only after two heavy
four by four wooden rails had
jammed through the car from
radiator to spare tire. Luckily, no
one was killed.
The death stretch" bugaboo
seems to be chiefly a problem CT
educating the motorist. Nearly 60
per cent Of the serious highway ac-
cidents occur on straight open
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
ATTENDTOYOUR
DRIVING, IS
ADVICE
A. T. A. Sermonette Points
Out That Patent Remedies
Will Not Cure Accidents
prepared by the Public Information
Committee Of the Washington
AutomotivO Trade AssociationJ

prepared by the Public Information
Committee Of the Washington
AutomotivO Trade Association)
Old rules are coming to the fore
again with slight variations in order
to fit new conditions.
It used to be TEND TO your own
Knitting" but now 1t 10 ""Tend to
your own driving"
Every now and again the city
breaks out into an epidemic Of view
points on problems that are to be
expected of any great feature of
daily life such as motor transp0rta-
ton.
Everybody has something to say
on the subject. The officials and
newspapers are literally swamped
with suggestions as to what ought
to be done. But I'm the meantime
everyone is missing an excellent OPP
portunity to do something.
Tend to your own driving" our
forefathers would unQuestioinabiy
suggest.
The quickest way to solve any
problem Is for everyone to do the
right thing. Automobile problems
are no exception.
There would be no accidents and
fatalities If each person would give
due consideration to his own respon.
sibiIities, rather than grope for some
patent remedy,
II anyone feels obliged to offer
suggestions let him tell Washington
motorists and pedestrians what he
IL doing personally ito help matters.
That would help.
But when he undertakes tor say
that something ought to be done he
merely clouds the issue and leads q
few more people to believe that the
remedy lies outside of their personal
Jurisdiction.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08

stretches where the urge to ''step
on it." seems irresistible. Warning
signs directing motorists to use
their chains during wet and slippery
weather on these death stretches
are coming into popularity. 40
cording to safety authorities. the
touring motorist should keep his
chains ready at hand where they
can be put on In moment when
the pavement becomes wet, icy or
otherwise hazardous. 1t is wiser to
be a turtle than a hare; the turtle
breaks no speed records, but he
usually gets there-right side up.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
TIKHoN. FORMER HEAD
OF RUSSIAN CHURCH, DIES

MOSCOW, April S.-Patriarch
Tikhon. former head of the Ortho-
dox Church OF All Russia and a
prisoner of the Soviet until June,
1928, on charges of counter revolu'
ton, died at a. m. today, after
a brief illness.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
Appointed Cadillac Manager

George T. Carroll. jr,, formerly
assistant to A. l.. Deane, vice presi-
dent of General Motors Acceptance
Corporation. in charge of field ac-
tivities and business development,
has been appointed District man.
ager of the Cadillac Motor Car Com
pany, of Detroit. in charge of the
New York territory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
CHEVROLET co. TURNS
OUT 1000 CARS DAILY

Chevrolet Motor Company, Of
Detroit, has set an April schedule
OF s., 900 cars. or approximately
2 1000 daily.
This represents an Increase OF
2 600 over the schedule for March
and is approximately capacity out
nut. Employment at all plants is
row at practically peak levels.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-04-08
RICHMOND CHAMBER
TO BE HOST TO EDITORS

Plans OF the Chamber OF Com
merce for the entertainment Of the
National Editors Association here
June Is have been placed in the
hands of a committee of five.
The association will begin its an
nual three-day meeting in Rich
mond, Va, June 2, and at its close
make a tour for two weeks.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-23
Furniture-Household Goods s

DIXIE FURNITURE Co, ii3 n. Flores
st. Exchange new furniture for old I;
buys and sells Oh cash or time payments
Or a94
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MISCELLANEOUS
For Sale. Miscellaneous

DIAMONDS have some beautiful blue
whites. from private parties. who are
forced to sell at sacrifice prices. 1t will
pay you to investigate. McMuilen. CIR.
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RENTALS
Houses Unfurnished

2l5 BAILEY
Five--Oom cottage. For further IN
formation ring CT. 29i2.
FOUR-ROOM bungalow. convenient to
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ANTIQUES

HIGGISBoTHAMs ANTIQUE sHoP
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FOR FATHER

FATHER-Paint the home this year. II
f. Holman Paint Co., will help you
Tr. 1914. 40 Broadway.
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FOR MOTHER, perfumes. toilet articles.
face powder. Five Points Drug Co., 1902
Fredericksburg road. Woodlawn s5i4.
Woodlawn 1916.
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FOR MOTHER

MAKE her happy by giving her one OF
,ng and Realty Co.. Cr 6Si. Mis-. $3.50.
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MISCELLANEOUS
For Sale Miscellaneous.

UNREDEEMED suits. overcoats. watches,
diamonds and Jewelry; leather suit cases.
IS up. Sunset Loan Co. $50 E. Com
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GIVE the wife a holiday Xmas. Eat
your dinner at Martins Cafe, ss3 Mair
Ave. Plenty OF turkey.
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WANTED-Rubber tires. inner tubes;
other grades OF junk. San Antonio Junk
Co. S02 Austin.
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THINK of Ford coupe, reconditioned
and guaranteed. with new paint, looks
Just the same as new. one with balloon
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Morgan Woodward Auto Co. CT. 500. 2cl
s. Flores
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National Cash Registers

FOR SALE-Registered Scotch male Col
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sonaOle; also new knitting mach ne
Ike offer Mission 1925.
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FOR HER

| LARGE selection OF gifts from IA for.
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teries. picture framlng.) Collins Arr
| Shop. ITO T.. Houston.
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LA MINORE CAFE, 1o7 BROADWAY.
our special lunches will save mother the
.gorry during the Xmas rush.
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WANTED-Phonograp VIII trade ra-
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We ~ I'd en- .-.-,.ti,i,,.- e. ---i,,r
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requests you TO see them for Christina
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MAKE your Christmas gift an Apex
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Business Property-Rent
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MISCELLANEOUS
Wanted Miscellaneous

CASH paid for diamonds. pearls. old
gold and silver. IT. 8s4. Capurro. Jew
eler. 5si J.. Houston 81. TT. 4S4.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
Battleship ahead of Plane,
Naval Board Tells COOLIDGE
Opposes Unified Air Service, Asks 5-5-d
Ratio Strictly Kept-Results Of attack
on U. S. S. Washington Giuen.

opposition to united air force.
faith in the supremacy of the battle
ship over apparent threats against
1T, recognition OF airplanes as an es-
sential part OF the fleet, and recon-
mendations that the Navy be kept
right up within the limits OF the
naval treaty are the salient features
Of the lengthy report submitted to
President Coolidge by a special board
appointed to determine the result of
the development of aviation on the
development of the Navy, and made
public today. The report was signed
by Admiral E. w. Eberle. senior men,
ber; Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, COM
mandant of the Marine Corps; Rear
Admiral c. S. Williams, Rear Admiral
H. P. Jones, Rear Admiral Joseph
Strauss, Rear Admiral A. T. Long.
Rear Admiral w. w. Phelps, Rear
Admiral H. H. Hough and Commander r
w. W. Smyth, secretary.
The boards original report was
made January II, and contained GER
tain recommendations approxima ting
an expenditure of s80.000.000 annual
ly for three years, which the Presi-
dent felt was not warranted. A fur
ther report was requested. and from
this the President has forwarded to
Congress estimates for appropriations
which include: Modernization of
three of the six coal burning battle
ships, continuation of the construc-
tfon of the aircraft carriers. Lexing
Evening star., 1925-02-19

ton and Saratoga; 100000 for air.
planes for the carriers (Which amount
is in addition to the s1.00O,000 for this
purpose included in the budget for
1920. laying down and beginning
construction of two 1O.000-ton cruis-
ers, and construction of gunboats for
patrol service on the Yangtze River
determination Asked.
The board had recommended that
the six coal-burning battleships be
modernized and that seven other
dreadnaughts also be modernized;
that the eight 1O.000-ton cruisers al
ready authorized by Congress be
built without delay; that a progress
sive and adequate airplane buildin &
program be authorized to insure the
fleet complete outfit, with so per
cent replacements in reserve, as well
IS the necessary training planes. at a
total expenditure for the first year OF
s2O.00O,000; that the three remaining
fleet submarines already authorized
by Congress be laid down during the
fiscal year 1927 and that an aircraft
carrier of about $4,000 tons be au-
thorized and laid down without un-
necessary delay.
In arriving at its conclusion. the
board heard many witnesses, includ-
ing the chiefs and assistant chiefs
of the aeronautical services of the Army
and Navy and many civilian aero
nautical authorities and representa-
tives of the airtraft industry.
A summary of the hitherto un-
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column p
Evening star., 1925-02-19
VOTE ON LUMP SUM
RAISE DUE IN HOUSE
ConfereeS Get Instructions to
Bring Bill Back if Senate
Insists on Increase.

The District appropriation bill was
sent to conference by the House to-
day after an agreement that the lump
sum amount contributed by the Fed
eral Government must be brought
back to the House for separate vote.
1t was also provided that the House
conferees may concur in the Senate
amendment abolishing the white and
colored bathing beaches in the Tidal
Basin, but that If an agreement Is
not reached this subject shall be
brought back to the House for a
separate vote.
The confereess on the part of the
House are Representatives Charles r..
Davis, Minnesota: Frank H. Funk, n
linois, and William A. Ayres, Kansas.
When Representative Davis asked
the House to send the District bill to
conference, Representative Louis c..
Cramton of Michigan, author of the
lump sum appropriation plan, object
ed until he received assurances that
there would be no agreement to In
crease the amount (S9,00O,0OO) whit
ten into the measure in the House to
100000 by the Senate without
bringing this item back to the House
for separate vote.
CramtOn Is Reassured,
IF the Senate Is going to make a
practice of increasing the lump sum
above the House amount" said Rep
resentative Cramton, I'VE will have
to resort to the practice of lowering
that amount to four or FIVE million
dollars"
Representative Davis said that he
had the assurance of the other two
conferees that they were of the same
mind on this question
Action was delayed for a few min
utes until Representative Davis
the conferees on the Senate provi-
sions for abolishing the Tidal Basin
bathing beaches Representative
Byrns Of Tennessee, ranking Demo-
crat on the appropriations committee,
said he desired the House to concur
in this amendment, but il they did
not reach an agreement abolishing
the bathing beaches he would object
to the conference until he received
assurance that the House would be
given an opportunity to vote on this
item.
A few minutes later Representative
Davis announced that he was au-
thorized to make such a promise.
SENATE PASSES D. c. BILL.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
MOVE WINS SUPPORT.
British Cabinet Evinces Keen In.
terest in Farley.

BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
LONDON, February 19.-Ambas-
sador Kellogg's proposal for a new
conference on the reduction of arma =
ments has stirred unusual interest
among the British ministers Of the
cabinet. the majority of whom would
welcome any agreement between the
naval powers aimed at reducing ex-
pensive building programs.
At the moment there is a heated
controversy raging within the cab
met over the naval estimates and the
prospect of further proportional re-
ductions strengthens the hands of
those who, like Winston Churchill,
insist upon heavy cuts being made
in all building programs.
II there is any chance of President
Coolidge's calling a conference, it is
likely that British opinion would
favor some early step in that direc-
tion. The general trend of expert
opinion outside the Navy circles
upholds the policy of expanding the
air services and reducing the Navy.
Air Force Trebled.
Since the last conservative govern
ment was in power Great Britain's s
air force has been trebled il size
and plans now ready to be presented
10 Parliament contemplate the ad-
dition of seven new squadrons ana
large number of new planes, to-
gether with grants for a commercial
air service.
Opposing this new trent in the
national defense stand all those VINO
are stanch advocates Of sea power
and who for generations have seized
on every new move in International
politics as a reason for enlarsing
rather than reducing the naval
forces
Nothing short of. a new Washing
ton conference will induce them to
forego the building plans already
mapped out. Therefore, all news
from Washington regarding the
chances of calling another meeting
are read with avidity.
Ambassador Kellogg has been made
perfectly familiar with the situation
existing in the cabinet and will be
able to tell President Coolidge when
the time Is ripe for more definite &C
tion. In view Of the efforts made
by Winston Churchill to reduce n
val expenditures, it might strengthen
his hand to have definite plans for
a conference under way before max
ing a statement on the budget.
Copyright, 1925. by Chicago Daily News Co..
Evening star., 1925-02-19
ENFORCED PARENTHOOD
MEASURE WITHDRAWN
Bachelor Proposed Bill Providing
Annulment of Childless Marriages
After Three Years.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb., February 1a.-The
Pinto bill" introduced in the Ne
braska House by Representative
Robert +. Hines, and which would
provide annulment of all marriages
in cases where no children were born
within three years after marriage,
has been withdrawn by its author.
While DR.. A. S. Pinto, Omaha health
commissioner, who favored the plan,
did not frame the measure, it carried
all general provisions made by him
recently and which brought both con-
demnation and commentator.
Mr.. Hines, who said he was spon-
soring bill repeating the provision
for 10 days notice for marriage Ii
censes, declared that he had introduced
the annulment bill in an effort to
show what radical changes might be
made in the marriage law if serious
consideration were given fanatical
amendments already before the Ne
braska House"
Representative Hines is but % ard
single.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
SENATE PASSES d. c. BILL
Sends Measure to Conference Car
rying About $32 ,oOO, 900.

The District appropriation bill. car
rying nearly s32, 100000, and with the
contribution of the Federal Govern
ment toward the upkeep of the Ma
tional Capital increased to $11 1,o00, 900,
was passed by the Senate late yester-
day, and now goes to conference
The bill was before the Senate near
ly five hours yesterday, while Sena-
tors discussed the advisability of
eliminating the white bathing beach,
In operation for decade, and the COL
ored bathing beach now in process of
construction, both in the Tidal Basin.
The Senate voted to strike from the
bill the items for the maintenance and
operation of both beaches, and to cover
back into the Treasury that part
OF the appropriation which has not
yet been expended for the colored
bathing beach
IL the House agrees to the Senate
amendments, there will be no bathing
IN the Tidal Basin this season.
Beaches Called Eyesore,
The action of the Senate was predi-
Gated on the assumption that the bath
ing beaches were an eyesore, and
marred the beauty of the Tidal Basin
and Potomac Park, and that the bath
ing was insanitary in the Tidal Basin.
The first vote indicating the sentiment
of the Senate was on a COMMITTEES
amendment providing $4,000 for the
operation of the colored bathins
beach. The amendment was lost by
vote of SO to %. Then Senator
Walsh of Montana moved to strike
from the bill an item of $4,000 for
the operation of the white bathing
beach. and to cover into the Treas
ury the unexDended balance Of the ap-
preparation made for the construction
of the colored bathing beach. This
was carried without record vote
The move to do away with the
tidal bathing beach was strongly re-
sisted by Senator Norris of Nebraska
Continued on Page 2, Column s.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
RETIREMENT BILL
IN SENATE TONIGHT
Members Reach Agreement
Tending to Quick Disposal
of StanfieId Plan.

The Stanfield bill liberalizing the
civil service retirement act is slated
for passage at session of the Sem
ate tonight.
The Senate today agreed to hold a
night session beginning at s o'clock,
at which three bills should be con-
sidered in the following order:
First, the House bill to authorize
the more complete endowment of
agricultural experiment stations.
Second, the civil service retirement
bill.
Third, the MacFadden banking bill
Agree on Retirement Bill.
An agreement. it was said today,
has been reached on the civil service
retirement bill, which will make its
passage possible without delay. Under
this agreement the maximum an
nuity remains $1,000 as provided in
the Stanfield bill. The percentage
contribution by the employees of the
Government to the retirement fund
will be 312 per cent, in the Stan
field bill. Under existing law the
maximum annuity is s720 and the
contribution is 2i2 per cent.
The Senator's interested in the bill
have agreed on a fiat, horizontal, VOL
untary age of retirement at So years.
The involuntary age of retirement is
left at 20 years of age. An employe
may retire voluntarily at 63 after
80 years of employment. In the bill
as originally reported the voluntary
age of retirement for mechanics, la
borers, city and rural letter carriers,
post Office clerks and railway postal
clerks was placed at 5S years. In the
existing law certain classes of en-
ployes may retire at So.
Accede to Amendments.
Senator Stanfield, chairman of the
civil service committee; Senator
Smoot of Utah and others have agreed
to the amendments indicated and rep
resentatives of the employees organi-
zations said today they thought the
bill would pass with the proposed
amendments.
According to the Government ac-
tuary the cost of retirement will
amount TO per cent of the Govern
ment pay roll with the employees put
ting up 3l2 per cent and the Govern
ment AZ per cent until the deficit
existing when the law went into
operation in 1920, owing to the fact
that there had been no previous con-
>tributions by employees, is wiped out.
Then the cost will be s per cent of
the pay roll with the employees con-
tributing 81 per cent and the Gov
ernment 212 per cent.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
WAHLBERG CALLED
IN JURY OIL PROBE
Former Private Secretary of Sin.
clair to Be Questioned by Gov
ernment Counsel.

G. D. Wahlberg. who, as former
private secretary to Harry F. Sinclair,
figured in one of the dramatic chap
ters of the Teapot Dome investigation
was brought before a Federal grand
jury here today by the Governments
oil counsel in the new proceeding rel
atiye to oil leases
1t was Wahlberg who was named
by Archie Roosevelt as his authority
for the report about transfer of $685.
600 from Sinclair to Albert B. Fall,
but when called before the Senate
committee Wahlberg testified that he
had said six or eight cows" not
"sixty-eight thousand"
The Government counsel would not
reveal what line of investigation they
were pursuing.
Evening star., 1925-02-19
BRITAIN BACKING
ARMS PARLEY CALL
Kellogg Reported Bearing
Chamberlain Message to
President on Topic.
Ry the AssocisteN Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. February 19.-The Daily
Sketch says that Foreign Secretary
hamSerlain, II he wished, might
have added to his statement in the
House of Commons yesterday. :hat
American Ambassador Kellogg wa:
taking a message from Mr.. Chamber
lain to President Coolidge stating that
Great Britain would welcome Amer
lean initiative in calling new
armament conference.
This message, the paper adds. sug-
gets that the government recog-
nfxes that the Geneva protocol and
its corollary. the proposed armament
conferences under the auspices Of the
League of Nations, are to all intents
dead.
MOVE yvYNS SYYDpopr