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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

Speaking of two in one, there are many people who find their paradise in a pair O dice.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

At any rate, Adam wasn't al- ways being nagged about some other woman.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

The honeymoon is over when he stops calling her darling and calls her "say."
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

We like that man who comes right out and says what he thinks when he agrees with us.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

He-"When you promised to obey at the altar you waived certain rights"
 She-"Yes, but it wasn't per manent waive"
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS

Changes in Display Advert sng for weekly issue must be presented not later than the Wednesday evening preceding the day of issue Saturday. insertion will be delayed until the following week.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

The ability in greatest de- mand is reliability.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

What is a roof garden?" That's where people SOW their wild oats"
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10
Just for Fun

There are people who never lose an opportunity to enjoy being miserable.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-09-10

Che thing worse than a quitter is a fellow who is afraid to be- gin.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
ELIMINATION OF TOLL BRIDGES
is OBJECTION OF AUTO GROUPS
Privately-Owned Spans Should Be Re-
placed, Is View by Many Agencies
and Individuals.

the end that eventually all tolls may
be eliminated
The platform of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce in this
important respect is of especial in
terest and significance. The chamber
emphasizes these points relative to its
stand in the matter:
IF possible, no tolls should be
charged.
IF special financing is needed, pub
lie bond issues are the best method.
IF tolls are needed to retire bonds.
they should be discontinued after the
retirement is accomplished.
Private financing is not desirable.
but If entered upon provision should
be made that the property shall re-
vert TO the State after the capital has
been amortized with a fair return on
the investment.
"All bridge construction and opera
ton should be under the control Of
State highway authorities"
Some Points Admitted.
Thus is the privately owned toll
bridge being attacked from important
quarters. In no instance in an in.
yestigation Of the attitude on the sub.
ject has there been found any at
tempt at disparagement OF the vital
part which private enterprise has
played and now is playing in aiding
the development of this phase of the
highway system. 1t is recognized
generally that without the assistance
of private interests many bridges still
would be unbuilt and the expansion
of the entire system materially him
dered
However. while recognizing this side
"a 10 ctr pcrIt al hot
the movement which now is definitely
under way and which looks toward
the ultimate elimination of the pri.
vately owned toll bridge-and in time
all toll bridges. including those pub
licly owned-is the one founded upon
the brOadast civic basis and is one
which should he carried through for
the benefit Of the great number.
Naturally. it will be many years
before such an ideal can become a
reality.
1t presupposes an awakened and an
enlivened public interest in matter
which is of the greatest public con-
cern. 1t means that. in order to carry
it out. the public must assume a
heavier initial burden. bearing in
mind, however. that the initial bur-
den will be the greatest and that
eventually these annoying and ex-
pensive Instructions will be removed,
thus bringing into being an ideal net.
work Of really free highways.
Not Part Of Ideal Highway.
When one speaks of an ideal high.
way system. it readily is seen that
the toll bridge should have no more
part in it than the toll road. And
because the United States. since the
beginning, has made every effort to
work toward that end. il is entirely
in keeping with this spirit of progress
that sentiment in regard to elinlina.
tion of the privately owned toll bridge
is cIystallizing.
1t is plain from present develop.
ments that the future holds forth a
greater measure of protection for the
public. and as a result of new and
vigorous public thought there Is some
actual and practical basis for the be-
lief that the time will come, not TODAY
or tomorrow. perhaps. but yet not so
distant as to be wholly visionary. when
the highways of the Nation will be
one unimpeded network.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
The Old Mechanic Saws:

One thing can't seem to get across
to the public is that no single rule, no
matter how simple, applies to all cars.
No one rule even applies to all cars of
the same make.
Cars certainly are individual. I've
learned that through years Of expert.
ence in repairin' 'em. They're just
as different from each other as you're
different from me. It's taught me q
lesson, all right. Before / apply any
rule to a car l first try to find out
whether it's the kind of a car on
which such rule would work.
Take simple thing like drainin'
off the water in the coolin' system.
In most cars you can get rusty water
any time you open the drain cock, but
I've seen cases where clear water
came out Of an engine that had been
run all Winter long on alcohol.
Recently I removed a thermostat
and found that its valve was so rusty
it had frozen. Fortunately, it was
stuck open and so didn't cause the
owner any trouble. Lookin' over this
device and seein' what condition it
was in, you'd think 1t would be q
logical rule to recommend removin'
Evening star., 1927-05-29
DRIVERS AFFECTED
. BY HEAVY TRAFFIC
Tests Show Little Time Is
Gained by Efforts to
Pass Other Cars.

That heavy traffic has definite
psychological effect upon many driv-
ers, making them think they are trav.
cling at an excessively slow rate of
speed, when in reality they are NOV.
ing fairly rapidly. and causing them
to risk life and limb in an attempt to
gain only few yards over other cars
in the traffic stream is the theory of
J. B. Hulett, member of the traffic
committee of the Broadway Associa.
ton, New York City.
Discussing the theory and its test,
Mr.. Hulett said: 81 long have believed
that traffic density has as definite an
effect psychologically upon motorists
in crowded districts as that force
which causes panic when hundreds
Of people try to reach an exit in
crowded hall or theater.
Gains Little Time.
"An unbroken line of cars will be
winding slowly in or out of the city
on one of the popular thoroughfares
during rush hour when all Of sud.
den driver will shoot his car out of
line, risking life and limb not only of
himself but of those with him and of
passengers in other cars. Then he
darts into the line again, perhaps only
two or three car lengths ahead Of
where he was before Practically no
time has been gained by the maneu-
yer, and the same amount of space
could have been gained by the closing
up of the whole line to fill in the gap.
1t Is just a squirt as a result of over
tensed nerves. The driver feels that
when in line of cars he isn't getting
anywhere, when in reality he may be
going only a little slower than the
rate called for in the traffic regula.
tions."
In support of this theory, an exten.
siye series of tests was conducted bv
the traffic committee on the Queens
boro Bridge, one of the stretches most
complained Of by motorists driving to
and from Long Island. Each day for
many weeks trips were made both
ways, westbound between and $50
in the morning and eastward between
and $50 pm, regardless of the
weather.
Results of Tests.
1.-THE longest time taken for ca ST
bound trips was eight minutes, the de-
lay being caused by bus accident"
Mr.. Hulett said, while the longest
recorded for a westbound trip eight
minutes and five seconds, due to a
wet pavement and wreck. The
quickest trip happened to be made
crossing TO Queens; it took only three
and one.fourth minutes"
1t was pointed out by Mr.. Hulett
that these figures might not continue
to hold good, because the East River
bridges are approaching the time of
year when the strain is heaviest. The
department of plant and structures
estimates that 10000 vehicles will
struggle daily by the middle of July
to cross the Greensboro Bridge en-
route to and from roads on Long
Island. If this heavy traffic were dis.
tributed evenly over the six traffic
lines on the bridge for the "a hours
of each day the 10000 vehicles would
not present a serious problem. but
when people start to or from Long
Island most of them try to make the
trip at the same time.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
INTELLIGIBLE SIGNS
PLANNED FOR STREETS
American Engineering Council
Discusses Safety in Highway
Travel for Motorists.

Discussion of the standardization Of
street, sign and signal markings oc.
cupied much Of the time at the an
nual convention of the American En-
gineering Council, held recently. The
committee on street and highway
safety Of this council is working on
a system Of markings which the coun.
Gil will attempt to introduce through
out the country.
This work is in line with recon-
mendations OF the Department Of Com
merce's safety conference and is ex-
pected to be an important step in
the campaign to reduce the dangers
Of highway travel. 1t is hoped to
devise a system that will make all
street and highway markings intelli-
giblo to motorists from every part Of
the country, at the same time elm.
mating many Of the superfluous mark
ings which now are to be found along
the roads.
Evening star., 1927-05-29

these motor devices at least once a.
year on all cars. However, I sort of
suspected the rule, and when / came
to inspect the thermostats on the en-
gines Of three other cars 1 found they
were all in good shape.
You see, it isn't so much the car
itself as the way it's used and the con-
ditions under which it operates. This
applies particularly to things like car
bon removal. / think it's dead wrong
to set any arbitrary mileage limit for
carbon removal or valve grindin', be-
cause no two cars pick up carbon at
exactly the same rate.
The best policy is to keep in mind
certain general rules and then watch
the behavior of the particular car,
applyin those rules If the car seems
to be susceptible to them. Otherwise,
make your own rule for the occasion
and stick to it.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
NORTH CAROLINA LEADS
AUTO REGISTRATION GAIN
Increase of $50 Pet Cent Since
1920 Reported-Number of
Farms Is Greater.

Due to North Cardinals road build.
ing campaign, which has extended
over a period of five years, during
which more than 1,50O miles of con.
crete highways have been built. motor
registration has increased $50 per
cent since 1920. and the cost of the
roads has been paid for by the in.
creased revenues gained from automo-
bile registration and a gas tax OF 4
cents. according to a statement by
Frank Page. chairman OF the State
highway system.
Indirectly the roads have caused the
number Of farms in North Carolina to
Increase by 10000, while the total
number in the United States has been
on the decrease. The roads also are
used extensively by busses carrying
children to and from school.
The percentage of increase in motos
registration exceeds that of the rest
of the United States by 60 per cent,
according to Mr.. Page. the average
for the country since 1920 being 200
Der cent
Evening star., 1927-05-29
MARYLAND RAISES
AUTO SPEED LIMIT
Law Permitting 40 Miles an
Hour Goes Into Effect
on Wednesday.

Beginning Wednesday, the maxi.
mum speed limit for automobiles on
Maryland State roads will be raised
from IS to 40 miles an hour. and
e. Austin Baughman. motor vehicle
commissioner, announces that the law
against exceeding this rate will be
rigidly enforced. He has issued spe-
cial instructions to the State police
to arrest all violators.
"The Legislature having passed
the law increasing the speed limit
to 40 miles an hour" he said. "there
remains nothing for this department
to do but to accept this increase and
properly enforce it,
He called attention to the fact that,
in the past, 1t has not been the policy
OF the State police to arrest violators
OF the speed law who were proceed.
ing in excess Of IS miles an hour,
but under 40. He declared that un.
der the new law this would be
changed.
Sees Danger i'm Speed.
warnings were issued and re.
port was made to the commissioner in
such cases. but. with the maximum
now set at 40 miles an hour, l am
convinced that to allow further lee
way would soon result in drivers
gradually keeping up to an habitual
40 miles an hour speed. This is
too rapid a speed for safety under
the ever-growing congestion on the
State highways and will not be tol.
Grated"
Mr.. Baughman said that a close
check is to be kept upon the acci-
dents occurring on State highways
to establish whether or not the higher
speed produces more frequent and
more serious accidents. Upon the
result Of this check will depend what
recommendations the commissioner
may make to the next session Of the
General Assembly. In a number Of
other States where the speed maxi.
mum was raised in recent years the
Initial try-out has resulted in re-
turn to the old and lower limit, he
declared.
Must Stop Behind Buses.
Mr.. Baughman also called atten.
ton of motorists to new law
which goes into effect in Cecil County
on June /. Under this law all mo-
torists must treat school busses just
as street cars are considered-that
is, they must stop feet in the
rear of school busses while the latter
are discharging or taking on passen-
gers.
Mr.. Baughman also pointed out
that the law now authorizes an in
crease of inches in the maxi
mum width of all trucks and busses
and permits an increase from 10000
to 25 900 pounds in the gross weight
Of such vehicles.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

Efforts looking toward ultimate
elimination of privately owned toll
bridges-those gaps in the Nations
highway system at which the motor
lists of America spend millions of
dollars and hours Of time--now are
being made in greater concert and
with more vigor than ever before,
while the problem of the toll bridge
as a whole is receiving broadly stimu-
lated attention.
The trend Of constructive thought
on the subject by many authoritative
agencies and individuals is that the
privately owned toll bridge is a unit
which should he relegated to the
limbo of happily forgotten things
such as the toll road-as soon as it is
possible with equity and justice to all
concerned.
There are two authoritative and out
standing groups who feel that such a
step is logical and greatly to be de-
sired. the Bureau of Public Roads Of
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture and the National AutOmo-
bile Chamber Of Commerce. Both
these agencies are looking forward to
the time when the American highway
system will be free from the private
tax gatherer stationed at either end
of toll bridge.
Sometimes OF Service.
In behalf of the privately owned toll
bridge it should be stated that in some
instances a very valuable service is
performed, as in cases, for instance.
where the community or county will
not or cannot provide span and
where private interests build a struc.
ture. fill the need. and take a mod
crate and reasonable return for their
eforts. But, on the other hand, it
also is true that often such private
interests have taken advantage Of the
motoring public by charging high fees
and giving in return a very poor
service-poor in the sense that the
structure itself is old. dilapidated. hard
on the cars utilizing it and perhaps
even dangerous.
The case against the privately
owned toll bridge is very strong, and
While the argument in behalf of some
individual toll structures similarly
may be strong. on the whole there
can be little question but that the
pia1ntih-the American public-comes
into court with by far the most power.
ful arguments In it's favor.
Here is a situation where the public
FUNDS are used to construct a high
way. Somewhere along this highway
there flows stream which must be
bridged IL the road is to be of full
value. In giving private enterprise
the right to build span at that place.
the State turns over to it a business
which cannot help but be successful.
ana at the same time the State ia
making no provision to protect it's
citizens, who have made the road
possible. from direct taxation in per.
petuity.
Duty Put Up to State.
The Bureau of Public Roads first
believes that the State should protect
itself against the latter contingency.
IL believes that. If a privately owned
Toll bridge seems essential under Ger.
tain circumstances. the State should
see to it that after a definite period.
the bridge must revert to the people.
and be operated toll free. 1t believes
that the States and communities
should build their own structures
wherever and whenever possible TO
Evening star., 1927-05-29
New Auto Devices to Bring Gasoline
From Main Rear Tank to Carburetor

Do not imagine for a moment that
four-wheel brakes, balloon tires, air
cleaners. straight-eight engines and
host OF other modern conveniences
for the motorist are the last word. 1t
was not so long ago that the vacuum
tank was hailed as one of the greatest
developments of the day. It was
adopted by almost all manufacturers
and has served million of car owners
faithfully.
But even the most radical of new
devices become old-fashioned i'm time.
AT least this is the thought one gets
In viewing the array Of new devices
to bring gasoline from the main tank
at the rear to the carburetor. Sew
eral of these devices are being offered
Evening star., 1927-05-29

by large manufacturers. the Who'll.
idea being to simplify the process :.s
much as possible.
Whether this is being accomplished.
however. remains to be seen. At least
the new devices look simple. Several
OF them are electric fuel pumps. One
Is mechanical pumping device which
operates from cam of the engine
camshaft. The electrical devices cam
be attached to any car. IL the expert.
mental motorist cares to try one.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS URGED
TO CONSERVE PARKING SPACE
Problem Will Be Less Acute If Mot oriists
Make Greater Effort, President
of A. A. A. Declares.

or 45-degree angle or parallel with
the curb. the motorist is offered an
opportunity to conserve space for, in
all three cases, abuses now exist, the
A. A. A. head declares.
Club surveys indicate that it is in
the two simplest forms of parking
that the chief waste is to be found,
Mr.. Henry says, adding:
Parking at an angle. either As or
go degrees, is a simple driving accom-
plishment. Every one who can drive
a car can put it into such a parking
space without difficulty. Angle-park-
ing represents a contribution of traffic
authorities toward the solution of the
general problem. for it permits a
greater number of cars along a given
curb line. This contributions effects
are nullified, however, if the ind-
vidual drivers leave an excessive
amount of space between their cars
and the ones next to them.
Sees Tremendous Waste.
Fourteen inches is more than an
adequate space between machines so
parked. Yet, one sees motorists TAX
ing feet, feet and even more. The
aggregate result is tremendous
waste of vitally needed space.
Parallel parking, the most difficult
variety. does not represent so great
a proportionate waste because, in spite
Of the fact that it is scarcely the
thing to do, the motorist who wants
to move another's car, so parked, usu-
ally can do so. When car Is parked
at an angle, II cannot be moved
The problem is one that distinctly
is UP to the individual. If every driver
makes it his own, from 10 to 20 per
cent more parking space will be Gre
ated in congested areas, Mr.. Henry
declares. This will not solve the
whole problem but it will go far to-
ward remedying its ill effects. he de-
clares.
Parking courteously is almost as
desirable as courteous driving. the
concludes
Evening star., 1927-05-29

old garage Mr.. McDermott will keep
a new machine.
Senator Arthur Capper, a friend of
McDermott, agreed to lay the corner
stone Of the new garage and make a
speech fitting the cause. The corner
stone will contain reminders of the
occasion-a few newspapers, coins,
signatures and a monkey wrench out
of the old cars tool kit.
THAT car was good friend to
me-" says Mr.. McDermott, explaining
the indignation that resulted in his
plan to build s4O0 garage for his
1919 automobile. II could do no less
for a friend"
Evening star., 1927-05-29
&OO Garage Will House Old $319 Car
in Token of Long Service to Lawyer

Automobiles that serve their owners
faithfully for four years are deserving
OF a better fate than to be traded in
on a new car for a paltry allowance
like 1919. At least, this was the re.
action of George T. McDermott, To
peka, kans., lawyer, whose pride ir
the old car was so outraged by the
dealers offer that he took the ma
chine home and commissioned two of
the city's leading architects to build
mausoleum for it. The garage which
will house the faithful machine in its
declining years will cost $40O. In the
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Two Parking Pointers

In parallel parking. the start is the
thing. If the driver pulls up properly
alongside the car ahead of the park
ing space. his task is infinitely easier
than 1t otherwise would be. II one
remembers to pull up in such a way
that the running board is not more
than a foot away from that of the
other car, the rest of the task is fairly
simple.
Jockeying back and forth to get out
OF a parallel parking space is made
less tiring if the wheels are cut while
the car Is moving.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Grease Universal Joints.

Extra heavy grease, regularly and
conscientiously applied. is one remedy
for the Worn universal joints that the
car owner does not want to have re.
placed. The amount of wear. of course
governs the effectiveness OF the rem
edy. Some such treatment is particu.
larlv necessary in warmer weather
with lubricant inclined 30 disappear
much more rapidly.
Evening star., 1927-05-29
Help for Spark Plugs.

A new ceramic material which can
be heated to between 600 and 700 de-
Srees centigrade and then immersed
in cold water without showing signs
OF cracking is said recently to have
been invented in Germany. 1t is said
to be especially adaptable to the man.
ufacture of spark plugs and other por-
cclain materials
Evening star., 1927-05-29

Motor car owners can do a, great
deal to render the problem of park
ing less acute IL each individual driver
will take it upon himself to conserve
to the utmost the space that Is avail
able on the streets. This. Of course,
will not completely solve the problem.
but haphaZard parking practices are
resulting in an enormous waste Of
parking space.
These facts are pointed out in a
statement from national headquarters
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton, in which Thomas p. Henry. presi-
dent of the motoring organization, ap-
peals to car owners ito get together
for at least partial solution of one
of the most acute problems confront
ing motordom today"
1T may be that the parking problem
never will be solved to the satisfac-
tion of the many interests that are
vitality concerned with it," says Mr..
Henry. 'but this should not deter
motorists from doing their share
Motor clubs, affiliated with the A.
A. A. have noted in periodic surveys
that careless parking practices on the
part Of individual drivers are impor.
tant contributing factors to the con-
SeStioH OF winch SO mucn complaint
is made.
"And, when organized motordom
makes complaint against prevailing
conditions. this gives public officials an
opportunity to retort that motorists
fail to take advantage of the space
that is offered them for parking pur.
poses. This is an answer the motor
clubs frequently have heard in such
instances"
Greater Effort Justified.
It may require a slightly greater
effort on the part of the Individual
driver to place his car in the line i'm
such a way that it will take up a
minimum Of space, but such an ex-
pense of energy is more than justified
Mr.. Henry points out. Regardless of
Mlether the narki ing is a n Qa.dcarao