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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
"T0P FLOOR" OF BRIDGE
SOON TO Be COMPLETED
Structure Crossing Susquenhanna
River at Havre de Grace Noted
as Double-D Decker.

Construction of the top floor" of
the bridge across the Susquehanna
River" at Havre de Grace will be COM
pleted about December j, it is an
nounced. The structure then will be-
come the only double-decked span in
the country.
Completion of the work now only
awaits the approach from the Perry
vile side of the river. according to
John n. Mackall. chairman of the
State Road Commission. Construction
has been underway since November,
but it has not interfered with vehicu.
lar traffic over the bridge.
When the work is finished, Mr..
Mackall states, traffic moving east will
use the top deck and that moving west
the lower. The method of constructing
the approaches. assures that morton
lists will use the proper deck by keep
ing to the right
The span, long known as the Gold
Mine bridge" was purchased by the
State from private interests for 1855.
900. For years tolls have been collected
OH 1t, and these are to be continued by
the State until the cost of buying the
bridge and reconstructing it is de-
frayed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
GOOD DRIVER QUICK
TO0BSERVE RULES
Veteran D. c. Car Driver
Gives Requisites for Proper
Use of Automobiles.

What constitutes a good driver
What rules must be obeyed If the
motorist is to be entitled to consider
himself a car owner who has the
fullest regard for the safety of him
self and of other highway users?
These questions. upon which much
discussion has centered since the
time automobiles first became ma
tionally popular, are rather fully an
swered by Rudolph Jose, veteran
Washington car owner, who has
given the matter deep consideration
over a long period of years. In his
opinion, the following are essential
requisites of the car owner fully
aware of his responsibilities:
Do not be a road hog.
Observe all warning signs.
Do not race on the highway.
Keep brakes in good repair at all
times.
Garry pair of good wheel chains
for emergency use.
Frequently examine the tail light
and see that 1t is operating.
Avoid a sudden stop. and do not
park on the pavement or travelled
way
Make REPAIRS on side roads, or
entirely clear of the pavement or the
tFaVoled way.
Always be on the lookout for loose
gravel, mud. ETC., when making an
abrupt turn.
Keep eyes on the pavement or
travelled way ahead, and avoid driv-
ing off the surface.
When turning corners, stopping.
ETC.. give proper signals with hand
in sufficient time.
Keep the car under control at all
times, and be prepared to stop With
in one-half of the sight distance
ahead.
Always signal the driver ahead
when attempting to pass from the
rear, and then be sure to pass on
the left side.
When turning corners or driving
around sharp curves keep to the
right side of the highway and use
the horn freely.
Drive carefully when the pave
ment or roadway is wet or slippery.
Spots covered with mud, snow or ice
may cause trouble.
Keep we'll to the right side of the
road when driving. and do not pass
vehicles going the same direction on
curves or on the summit of hills.
Do not drive from a side road or
private driveway into a boulevard or
arterial highway without stopping
and looking both ways.
See that headlights are focused
upon the road ahead and not up in
the air. Do not use excessively
bright lights
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
FORECASTS FUTURE
TRAFFIC M|X-UPS
Harvard Bureau Head Sees
Difficulties for Surprising
Present Problems.

Although the present traffic problem
of many of our large cities is one of
gigantic magnitude, it is nothing as
compared to what it will be 20 years
hence. This prediction is made by
Miller McClintock. director of the AL
bert Russell Erskine Bureau for Street
Traffic Research of Harvard Univers-
ity This bureau recently has been
making series Of surveys in many of
the principal cities of the United
States, and the results indicate that a
100 per cent increase in motor ve-
hicle density is a conservative esti-
mate.
Cites San Francisco.
In San Francisco, where the Err
skine Bureau has just completed an in
tensive survey covering every phase
of the city's traffic problem, it was
found that the present ratio of motor
vehicles to population is five persons
per car. The ratio is expected to fall
to two and half persons per car by
1850. at which time it will be neces-
sary to move two motor vehicles
where one is now moving.
In Chicago, where the bureau car
ried on another thorough survey, the
present ratio Is SO persons per car.
In Is years the survey estimated the
ratio would drop to one car for every
So persons and by 1850 to only five
persons per car.
No Relief Ahead, He Says.
''In looking ahead for the next dec
ade one can see no relief for the
traffic problem through reduction of
traffic demand and little hope for re-
lief from its pressure" says Mr.. Nc
Clintock. Ten more years readily
may show doubling of the commun-
ity demand for street space. Those
cities which can foresee this increase
and begin laying their plans. as many
of them are doing so we'll, will be
fortunate, for it has been demonstrate
ed conclusively that thorough knowl-
edge of traffic conditions and up-to-
date, simplified traffic control can
greatly reduce congestion, confusion
and delay"
The need for better methods of traf-
fic control to secure more efficient use
of overcrowded streets and highways
is emphasized by Mr.. McClintock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
New Troubles for Old.

Just because his car was new ana
modern. Smith imagined that it could
not develop many of the troubles
which he had run across in his for
mer motoring experience. Several
features about the car represented
the newest and best in engineering
design and practice. They looked
troubleproof and they probably would
be as compared with the cars of yes
terday. But modern cars are used in
newer and more strenuous ways, and
some of the most advanced engineer
ing principles occasionally fall short
of meeting the new demands.
Smith did not see the whole sub.
ject in quite such simple terms when
first coming i'm contact with 1t. In
fact, he felt that he had right to
expect troubleproof units in the car.
His viewpoint soon was to be
changed.
1t happened with his brakes. j.. For
some time before purchasing his car
he had listened to the arguments, pro
and con, regarding the best type of
four wheel brake: internal expanding
or external contracting. The argu-
ment against the external type was
the possibility. indeed the fact, of
their getting waterlogged and of be-
ing inefficient at a time when they
might be most needed on a rainy
day. The internal type offered no
such possibilities. They were dus..
proof. as well as waterproof. So he
bought that type, thinking it perfec.
ton.
Brakes Not FooIproof.
Then he happened to have had the
front wheels creased. If he had
taken the car to the Dealers service
station all would have been we'll, but
the inexperienced, helper who had no
knowledge whatsoever about four.
wheel brakes of any Kind forced some
extra lubricant into the wheel bear
ings-and then the trouble began. A
hot day served to thin the excess
grease that worked through the bear.
ings into the brake drums. The front
brakes became greasy and had TO be
cleaned out.
1t drove home to Smith the fact
that no piece of mechanism has been
developed that will Withstand the ig-
riorance and carelessness Of persons
who tamper with it, 1t was Just one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
u. S. SHOWS GAIN
IN EXPORTS OF TIRES
America May Surpass France in
Trading This Year, Fig

A factor of ever-increasing signifi-
canoe in the rubber manufacturing
industry in the United States is the
export of tire castings. Since 1929,
when the United States exported
1926 900 tires, thereby leading France
by about 100000 units, this country
has held second place, being surpassed
by France during the years 1923 to
1926 inclusive. This year, however,
bids fair to place the United States
back in the position Of being the lead
ing exporting country of the
world.
During the first seven months of
1927 there have been exported 1,773,.
900 automobile castings, according to
statistics of the Department Of Com.
merce. This figure compares favor
ably with the total exports from
France during 1926. when that coun.
try sent almost 100000 castings to
OF the first five months of the year,
the latest available statistics from
France show that the standing of the
two countries was: France. 1,051, 900
United States, 1,21S,000 castings.
Tire exports during the present year
in every month have been above the
100000 mark, a figure which was not
reached in any one month of 1926
The largest number exported during
any month of last year was 10000
which occurred both in the months OF
November and December, while the
lowest number exported during any OF
the first seven months of the current
year has been 214,000 units. The
greatest to date has been 295,00t
units.
France, during the last five years
has averaged an annual increase Of
about 100000 castings, and if this
average holds good for the year 1927
it will export about 2,050,000 castings
If exports of the United States con
tinue at their present rate, the enc
Of the year will see the number wei
above $500, 900, an increase Of nearl!
1000 900 over last year.
Canada, which ranks Immediately
after France in the export of tires, t.
date has exported roughly 100000
castings, which is slightly less thar
the number France has exported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
DUTY OF MOTORING
HOST IS EXPLAINED
Guests Safety, Not Their En-
tertainment, Is Objective,
Commissioner Declares.

When is a host-or a hostess--not
host--or hostess?
This is the riddle propounded by
E. Austin Baughman, Maryland mo.
tor vehicle commissioner, who gives
the answer thus: when driving an
automobile"
Mr.. Baughman. although fond Of
entertaining his friends, declares that
there are times when one must ig-
more ones guests and let them shift
for themselves as completely as If
they were not present.
Ditch all accepted ideas of hos
pltality when you are driving a car
In which your guests are riding.
otherwise you may end by 'ditching'
the car and killing or manning all
occupants Of the car" is his advice.
Sees Radical Difference.
Entertaining guests in your home
and entertaining them in your car
constitute two separate, distinct and
entirely different relationships" the
commissioner says. He contends
that ones position as host. in the
interest of safety, must be absolutely
separated from that of driver of an
automobile.
Driving an automobile" SAYS Mr..
Baughman, lis a most serious BUSH
ness and, for the sake of safety, at
all times must be SO regarded. 1t
does not permit of divided atten-
ton. So, when one assumes the no.
sltIon of driver one should cease to
play as host or hostess until the trip
Is finished. 1t makes no difference
how expert an operator one may be,
driving safely and entertaining
guests at the same time cannot be
done.
Safe Driving Main Duty.
"The mind of every operator of
a motor vehicle at all times should
be on safe driving and not on con-
versation. Every detail of driving
requires the full attention of the
driver. Mirthful conversation. ex-
change of gossip or the telling or
listening to the latest witicism has
no place behind the steering wheel of
an automobile"
Automobile guests also face changed
requirements. in the opinion of Mr..
Baughman. There can be only one
driver" he points out, and adds:
hence, guests should not attempt to
signal nor wave their arms or hands
out of the car in sighal-like mo-
| tions."
Too Many Signals Confuse.
Too many signals. or Seeming sig
nails, are confusing and dangerous
to drivers following. Do not annoy
the driver with questions or CONVEX
sation addressed to him. thus taking
his attention from the important
task of operating the car"
To the driver-host Mr.. Baughman
says: "One's real politeness and
highest exposition of hospitality can
only be fully expressed in the care
for the safety, enjoyment, relation
and comfort of ones guests. Do not
violate their confidence"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04

instance that demonstrated the falli-
bility of even the best units OF car,
but it led to prompt discovery of
others.
Take. for instance, a gas filter.
Like all up-to-date motorists, Smith
has one of these on his car, His
first thought was that by using this
device there would be no more Tc ssi.
bility of water or dirt getting into
the carburetor, but he since has
changed his mind He is insured
against 30 per cent Of the sort OF
trouble motorists were accustomed to
before filters came into use, but there
still is certain amount of trouble
that must be taken into account. He
has learned that it's foolish to expect
any unit on car, or airy accessory.
to represent Utopia
1t developed that Smith did pick
UP some water through buying a gas
from a filling station with defective
equipment. The filter caught t but
soon filled with water itself, and that
stopped the flow of gasoline through
the chamois. Since the filter is at
tached between the gas line from the
rear tank and vacuum tank, the lat
ter went dry, and the cafblretor in
turn.
No Car Can BE Perfect.
II is possible to get water in the
carburetor even If the gas line is pro.
tected with filter. Smith may learn
that some day. too. II takes but Il
drop of water to clog enrburetor
let and cause trouble.
Zone thing that won't trouble me
is the clutch" Smith said, feeling that
we were singing out exceptional fea.
lures about the new cars.
How do you figure that" asked.
"I'll never be tempted to slip it,
he explained. There was a time
when all I had to do to give the en-.
CINE lift on steep hill was to press
out the clutch a little. / thought ii
was a smart trick the first few times
but learned otherwise when / got my
first repair bills for new clutch plates
and lining. Sometimes / slipped the
clutch when / wanted to get away
quickly in, traffic without botherins
to shift. I've got so much power in
this bus now there's no need of any
such mistreatment."
That's the attitude, and Til admit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
it looks modern. But there's joker

it looks modern. But there's a joker
in this too
Has it ever occurred to you that
the very extra power you speak of
is strain on the clutch. especially
when you accelerate too suddenly or
try for stunts on hills at low car
speed?" l queried. Don't you real
ize that there is q tendency toward
self-slppage of clutch if you apply
the full power of the engine while the
car is dragging?"
He decided that it doesn't pay to
consider the car perfect. Troubles
are avoided best by admitting their
possible development. It's an old rule,
but it works just as we'll today as it
ever did.
downright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
RADIATOR NOISE STOPPED.
Strips Cut From Inner Tube Break
Vibration in Car.

In many cars still in service the
radiator is mounted directly upon the
front frame cross member. In this
position it is subjected to the stresses
of road shock and IL likely to become
1oosened. This accounts for a great
deal OF the noise in many Of the older
cars. An effective remedy Is to cut
an old inner tube into strips to make
a cushion between the base of the
radiator and the frame. Care should
he taken to make the mooring bolts
absolutely tight in order to obtain the
advantages given by the rubber
cushion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
Oil Pressure Gauge
Now Needs Checks
To Avert Trouble

This Is the season when It is
most important to keep a check on
the oil pressure gauge. If the de-
vice fails to register when the en-.
CINE is running at car speed of Is
to 25 miles an hour. throw out the
clutch and slightly accelerate the
motor. If the gauge still fails to
act. it is a sign of trouble in the
oihng system. and a check.up
should be made at once. The
trouble is likely to be from clog.
ging in the strainer. Oil feed tubes,
pump or the pipe within the cylin.
der block. The check.up, of course,
should start with the strainer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
Cars Pivot Despite Brakes.

Don't think that four-wheel brakes
have made it impossible for car to
pivot" the engineers term for skid.
ding around. They have made pivot
somewhat slower than the two-wheel
brakes ever did, but it does not pay to
assume the latest brakes have stopped
the process altogether.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
Waiting on Lights
With Car i'm Gear
Harmful Practice

Slipping in disc clutches, nov
almost unanimously used, usually
is traceable to one of two causes
a weak clutch spring or too thin a
lubricant. The motorist can do.
a great deal to prevent the former
trouble by keeping his foot off the
clutch whenever possible. Do not
keep the car in gear and con.
stantly slip the clutch while wait
ing for or starting away on the
traffic light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
Sweden Likes Buses.

Sweden likes buses better than It
does ailroads. according to recent
figures which show total estimated
length of bus routes ~ 35 900 kilom-
eters against 10000 for the rallied
carriers. Every corner of Sweden is
served by one or more bus lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
French Auto Licenses High.

Average car licenses in France cost
about $50 each. according to an esti.
mate based upon the figures for gov
eminent taxes collected on French
motor vehicles. In 1926 these taxes
totaled more than 462 100000 francs.
or about s1S.4OO. 900. distributed among
10000 cars
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
VOLTAGE TEST NEEDED.
Method of Determining Strength OF
Batteries Is Given.

Testing the voltage of the battery is
a worthwhile gesture in car care.
Fully charged, a threecell battery
will show from 6.5 to rs volts. In
making such test 1t is well to re.
member that an open-circuit test is of
no use. for low battery will show a
high voltage under such circum-
stances. The voltmeter should be
connected in the circuit and read while
the battery is at work. such as start.
ing the engine. In this way an accu.
rate measurement of its voltage is
obtained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-04
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

SIN is a whom welcome
lie n a
benefit o mem the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05
SEVEN HURT HERE
IN JULy4F|GHTS
Injuries Treated in Several
HospitaIs-Ice Pick Used
as Weapon.

Celebrating the Fourth by fighting,
seven persons, all colored, were taken
to hospitals yesterday.
Joseph A. Rice, % years old, 1905
N street, was cut over the left eye
during an argument at Twenty.ninth
street and Chesapeake and Ohio canal.
He was taken to Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital and William Carter, 38
years old. 1860 Thirtieth street. was
taken to the police station charged
with welding the knife.
Robert Coles, 81 years old, 1913
Columbia street, paid call on George
Johnson, 1925 Marion street, last night
and got into row with his host. He
was stabbed three times with an ice
pick and was treated at Freedmen's
Hospital.
A warm argument occurred at the
Iceland Theater, First and K streets
southwest, between Bessie Horton,
914 First street southwest, and a male
friend. Bessie received knife wounds
in her arm and shoulder and was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Reginald Busey, 10 years old, ga
Twenty-fourth street, got into an
argument in an alley near Twenty.
fifth and / streets with an unidenti.
fled man. His opponent stabbed him
in the arm. Emergency Hospital re-
ceived him.
Others who had to be treated at
hospitals for wounds received in
Fourth OF July fights were: Jesse e.
Howard, 35 years old, 1922 Sixteenth
street; Alberta Butler, 80 years ole.
422 Washington street, and Catherine
Norman, "a years old, 129 Madison
alley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05
544 ALLEY NUISANCES
ARE ORDERED ABATED
Other Defective Conditions Found
by Health Department in
City-Wide inspection.

Notices to abate nuisances have
been served on 544 alley jewellers since
the beginning Of it's inspection Of con-
ditions in public alleys June 10, 1t was
announced today by the District
Health Department. The survey
probably will be completed within the
next three weeks.
Besides the notices served on the
occupants of alley houses, the depart
ment's sanitary inspectors also have
found a number of other conditions,
such as defective plumbing and struc-
tural defects, which have been report
ed to the proper department of the
District government, with recomnen.
datiens that they be corHeeted. So ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05
American Coast Is Pictured as Haven
for Nuremberg Company Rum Carriers

The evidence given was very SINH.
lar within it's general lines. Rum
runners were chartered for month,
ranging from $4,000 to as much as
$4,000 a month. The charter, accord
ing to the evidence yesterday, was
generally arranged through broker.
With H. H. Davidge of New Glas-
Cow on the stand, r. l.. Calder, COM
mission counsel, sought to find out
about the alleged transactions in
liquor of a woman referred to first as
Mrs. Katherine Holland. . It developed
that Mrs. Holland Is now Mrs.
Davidge, wife Of the witness. Mr..
Davidge denied that Mrs. Davidge,
whom he married a few weeks ago,
had ever engaged in the liquor busi-
ness.
isn't is fact that she was known
as the queen of the bootleggers'?"S
asked Mr.. Calder.
The witness replied that this name
was the creation of persons who had
a spite against his wife, and few
misinformed newspapers. His wife
had received no subpoena to appear
before the commission, he claimed.
She is now in the United States, he
said
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05
SAILOR STAYS WOMAN,
WOUNDS COMPANION
Jealousy Blamed for Shooting of
Couple and Suicide After
Auto Ride.

By the Associated Press.
VALLEJO, Calf, July 5.-Jealousy
was blamed today for a love tragedy
here which cost the lives of Mrs. Vina
Smith, 20, and John Bingham. sailor,
attached to the Mare Island Navy
Yard, and may cause the death of Ed
ward Bentel, rigger, who was the
third member Of the triangle.
Mrs. Smith was shot to death and
Bentel was possibly fatally wounded
by Bingham, who killed himself after
attacking the other two in Mrs.
Smiths apartment last night.
Police said Bingham apparently had
become enraged because Bentel had
taken Mrs. Smith for an automobile
ride and had awaited with gun their
return to the woman's apartment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-05

By the Associated Press.
HALIFAX, Novia Scotia, July s.
Testimony presenting a picture Of
1.-The American coast" as the Mecca
for Nuremberg rum schooners was de.
veloped yesterday at the resumption
of the investigation into smuggling
which is being conducted by the Royal
Customs Commission.
With directors, shareholders and
officers Of a number Of Nuremberg
companies which own various vessels
on the stand, N. w. Rowell, in behalf
Of the commission, brought out that
fictitious trips by rum schooners to
Honduras and Cuba were arranged
for, with the destination for which
clearance papers were issued virtual
ly never reached.
One witness, Alfred T. O'Leary,
customs broker of Halifax, said that
the destination generally named In
the papers was the North Atlantic. J"
With Capt. Christian Iverson OF
Nuremberg on the stand, Mr.. Rowell
suggested that great deal of liquor
seemed to find it's way into Nova SEQ
tia. The captain, however, declared
that no vessel in which he was en-
ployed had ever operated on the Nova
Scotia coast.