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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

Emmanuel Ricardo of Paris was
struck by the lack of traffic confusion.
Your traffic is so perfectly controlled
in New York compared to Paris" he
declared, but believe there are fewer
traffic delays there. In Paris there is
more confusion, but traffic moves more
speedily"
Holger Dau, who represents an auto
mobile company at Copenhagen, ex-
presses great surprise that Americans
do not take better care of their cars
In the short time he has been here,
he says, he has never seen so many I'M
kempt automobiles In his life. To him
he says, 1t seems as though the owner
driver must lack personal pride in his
possession or he would take care to see
that his car was polished and in ship
shape order.
Commenting upon industrial condi-
tons in his country, Mr.. Dau said that,
oddly enough, the recent unemploy-
ment situation had benefited rather
than hurt the automobile business. In
America, the purchase tof automobiles
is the barometer of our prosperity.
Nowadays in Denmark when times are
bad and d man loses his job-such Is
the thrift of the Dane that he always
has something put by"-he taps his
savings, buys a car, which he keeps
shining and polished, and goes into
business for himself as a taxi man.
Throughout the European territory
American cars are appearing on the
highways in steadily increasing num-
bers, according to members of the party,
despite such forms of sale resistance as
prohibitive gasoline prices-ranging up
to 63 cents gallon-import duty bar
r1erS and taxation.
One of the chief obstacles in the
path OF the motor car salesman in Eu-
rope, in the opinion of Johannes Stahl-
berg, who during the World War was
attached to the Kaiser's staff and now
is connected with motor company at
Berlin, is the fact that Europe has not
yet adopted the motor car as an eco
nomic necessity It is still considered
an absolute luxury in many places, al
though this condition is being rapidly
changed. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
BY BECK

being privately owned, and that 191
additional bridges are either under
construction or authorized under re-
cent acts of Congress. The mushroom
growth Of the toll bridge business is
evidenced by the fact that during the
last session of Congress 201 toll bridge
bills were introduced, of which 80 were
approved by Congress, and of those ap-
proved 81 were privately owned.
Toll bridges may be necessary in a
few isolated instances, but in the main
they are foisted upon the public to eat
upon the pocketbooks of the motorist, -
Thomas j. Keefe, general manager of
the association, declared. Our organiza-
ton will aggressively oppose the con-
tinued policy of Congress to permit this
legitimized graft against the motorist
of the country.
1.-The motorist does not object to pay
ment of toll, If in the end the title
to the bridge becomes vested in the
State or Federal Government" he de-
clared. mo toll bridge should be built
in the future or authorized by Con-
greSS which does not contemplate a
plan whereby part of the tolls can be
set aside in sinking fund to ultimately
retire the cost of construction, SO that
eventually the bridge shall revert to the
public"
The committee voted unanimously to
support the resolution of Representa-
tive John j. Cochran of Missouri, which
will be introduced in December, and
which will provide for the ultimate
elimination of the toll bridge evil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Foreigners Essay
To Direct Traffic
At Times Square

Traffic at the Crossroads of the
world"-Times Square, New York
was directed by an international
traffic squad for 80 minutes recently
when members of the European au-
tomotive commission representing 26
countries of Europe and the Near
East took turns at the controls in
the tower at Forty-sixth street and
Broadway under direction of Capt.
Cornelius O'Leary of the New York
Traffic Department.
During the inspection of the tower
traffic was under control at various
times of an Englishman, Swede,
German, Frenchman, a Spaniard
and Dane, all of whom are men,
bers of a commission spending six
weeks in America surveying various
phases of the automotive industry
as guests of motors export COM
pany.
The Times Square tower is one of
the last traffic towers in Manhattan
operated by man power, and it soon
will become automatic with the in
auguration of the central control
system.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
COURTESY ON ROAD
ASKED OF DRIVERS
Motor Official Points Out How
Consideration of Others
Aids Traffic.

att is estimated that $4,000, 900 600
have been invested in the highways of
America" says Martin L. Pulcher,
president of motor truck company of
Detroit, Mich. Having been paid for
by taxes from the people, these thor
oughfares' belong to the masses, and
each individual should realize that he
has no special privilege on any mile
of it,
Courtesy and consideration for ones
fellow man IS more than mark of
civilization. It is a necessity in this
busy and crowded world. Rounding
curves more slowly, waiting until the
hill Is climbed before passing a slower
moving vehicle, signaling 1.-The other
fellow" your intended maneuverS and
being ever on the alert for highway
eccentricities will reduce the hazards
of highway travel and the shameful
loss OF life and property.
Truck Drivers Improve.
The truck driver who OF old was
recognized as the stubborn dictator of
the road, ruling supreme in his safely
housed steel cab, with his massive ma
chine, which could not be seriously in
jured by a passenger car, respects the
law and the courtesy of the road today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Jay Walkers of America Win Praise
Of European, but Notes Auto Faults

: America has the most agile jay
walkers in the world. Traffic moves
tediously slow in American cities as
compared to Paris and London. The
average Americans automobile is I'M
kempt The number of women who
drive automobiles in America is amaz-
ing. These are a few observations of
members of the European automotive
commission who are in America to
make six weeks study of the various
phases of the automotive industry.
The commission is composed of men
bf eight nationalities representing 26
countries of Europe and the Near East.
Their itinerary includes New York,
washington, Detroit, Flint, Pontiac and
Lansing, Mich.
i have never seen so many nimble-
Footed people as 1 observed here" de-
clared A. L. Westbrook of Alexandria.
Egypt. We have jay walkers in
Egypt, too, but your American Jay
walker is astonishingly expert and dar-
ing In the art of darling between moy-
ing vehicles"
Mr.. Westbrook is attached to the
etaH OF an automotive company at
alexandria. In his territory are II
countries where more than twenty lam
guageS are used. These countries in
cluded Egypt Iraq, Palestine, Syria.
Albania, Bulgaria. Italy, Persia, Turk
estan, Jugoslavia, Lybya, Sudan,
Arabia, Turkey, Roumania and
Greece. The use of American-made
automobiles is rapidly increasing in
those countries, according to Mr.. West
brook, despite age-old traditions that
sometimes take the form of trade bar
riers and sales resistance. Even in the
desert the motor car is replacing the
camel and modern highways are being
projected everywhere.
In many countries of Europe and the
Near East women have been slow to
take up automobile driving. Conse-
nuently, members of the overseas party
were impressed by the large number OF
women they observed driving cars in
America.
"Your American women drive so eX-
hertly." remarked Harry Forman Of
London. II really believe they are
Tnors careful at the wheel than men
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
MOTORISTS FIGHT
TOLL BRIDGE PLAN
Opposition to Policy of Con-
gress DeveIops-Figures
Are Cited.

Aggressive opposition to the whole
sale toll bridge policy of Congress was
voted here this week at the annual
meeting of the legislative committee
of the American Motorists Association.
The toll bridges of the country are
annually collecting $118.000,000 from
the motorists sum almost equivalent
to twice the total amount of Federal
aid-and of this sum $4,000 900 is paid
to privately owned toll bridges, or a
sum equivalent to 1879 per cent an
nually on the cost of construction, ac-
cording to figures furnished the COM
mittee by the United States Bureau
of Public Roads.
Figures submitted showed that there
are 233 toll bridges in operation at
the present time, So per cent Of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
TOURISTS HEADING
TOWARD FLORIDA
First Invasion of Winter Re-
ported at Tampa and
Other Cities.

TAMPA, Fla, October 13-Now that
cold breezes are beginning to blow
from the North, hundreds of tourists
are heading their autos toward the
delightful sunshine of Florida. Auto
bile clubs in Jacksonville, Lake City
and other "gatewayS" report that in
coming traffic has more than trebled
itself in the past few weeks, and
several hundred visitors have already
entered Tampa to enjoy the Winter
sports here.
Last years figures show that more
than $50 of the persons visiting in
the State came by automobile, and the
average IS expected to substantially
increase this season. This increase in
automobile travel is direct result OF
the added mileage of good roads both
throughout the North and Middle West
and in the State itself. In Florida
alone there are more than 5000 miles
of roads that can be travelled over
an hour, and more roads are being re-
paired and improved daily.
OF the 10000 foreign automobiles
entering the State last year at least
100000 passed through Tampa. Only
219 miles across the State from Jack
sonville, Tampa is located in the heart
of network of paved roads leading
to all points of interest. Over the
Tamiami trail, 286 miles away, is
Miami, and within short drive of the
city are Lakeland, Tarpon Springs,
Petersburg, Clearwater, Espiritu Santo
Springs, New Port Richey, Bradenton,
Sarasota, Winter Haven and hundreds
of other attractive cities.
Sports of all kinds are being enjoyed
by visitors. Bathing, boating, fishing,
dancing, boat races, golf tournament,
tennis meets and hundreds of other
sports are lending a zest to early
Winter activities.
More than ever before visitors to the
State are making Tampa their Winter
headquarters and interspersing the de-
lights of this ultra-modern cosmopoli-
tan city with short trips over the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14

His employer has impressed upon him
that careful and considerate driving is
good business. He has been made to
realize his moral obligation to his fellow
man and that the reputation of his
firm depends upon his driving behavior
as much as upon the goods the firm has
to sell.
Contrary to general belief, says Mr.
Pulcher, accidents on the highway are
caused not so much by trucks and truck
drivers as by careless motorists, who
possessing a car with quick accelera-
ton and more speed than they can
safely use, dangerously "cut" in on the
more slowly moving trucks. The high
way smash-up of today is involving
more than one car, as most accidents
Of approaching cars, which catch the
unwary motorist as he attempts to pass
the car Immediately ahead of him.
Cites Death Toll.
In the year of 1925 about $4,000
persons were killed by motor vehicles in
this country, approximately 100000
persons were injured, and property
loss of $7OOO,OOO,OOO was incurred.
America is unquestionably on wheels.
says Mr.. Pulcher Twenty-Five million
automobiles, including motor BUSES
and trucks as well as passenger cars,
jam the highways from the East to the
West. The increased responsibility to
the individual driver is increased &C
cordingly.
1t must be realized, says Mr.. Pulcher,
that courtesy goes a long way toward
preventing accidents and toward keep
ing highway traffic flowing along
smoothly. There is no room on the
road today for the stubborn driver or
the reckless driver who always Is willing
to take chance at the expense of other
motorists. Swallowing ones pride now
and then Is much better than spending
several months in the hospital Whether
you are motorist, bus or a truck
driver, Mr.. Pulcher concludes, be care
full, If for no other reason but for the
fact that it is good business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
AMBER TRAFFIC LIGHTS
DROPPED IN DETROIT
Direct Change From Red to Green
Expected to Reduce
Accidents.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT.-Tne customary amber
signal in traffic lights has been dropped
from two sides of the control lights in
a new system tried here, which, the
police say, will reduce. accidents. The
traffic bureau of the police department
perfected the system.
1t Is known as the "Split amber sig
nal system" The lights change from
green to red through amber, but go
directly to green in changing from red
Police say this prevents traffic wait
ing at an intersection from starting on
the amber light and gives the moving
traffic four-second warning of the
stop signal by the flash of the amber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Universal Credit Co. announces, CO.
encident with the opening of the WASH
6ngton branch of this authorized Ford
h. c. williams as branch manager. Mr..
Williams was formerly associated with
Dealers Motor Finance Co. here, where
BE was manager of the Washington Of
6ce.
Leeth Bros, for many years distrib-
htors of Dunlop tires in Washington,
have moved to new and larger home
BIT 1920 Thirteenth street northwest
from 1887 L street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Substitute for Gasoline

PARIS CP.-Autocars in the depart
ment of Loir-et-Cher and many motor
vehicles in Paris are being operated on
charcoal gas, a substitute costing about
half the price of gasoline. The govern
ment Is encouraging its use.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
Rebuke From Home State

by OHtbcu PGGSS
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Jan. 90
Senator Joe T. Robinson, Arkansas,
minority leader in the Senate, has
been invited to speak here as a re-
suit Of his ofatorical battle in the
Senate with Senator Hef1in of Ala
bama.
I'VE are Inundated deeply that
the good name of Alabama should
be besmirched by the false lmpli-
cations of Senator Heflin, who so
unjustly brings disrepute on our
State and our people," said the in
vitation, sent by Mayor w. A.
Gunter Jr.
The Montgomery Advertiser TODAY
declared itself in favor of AL Smith
for president.
Captioned "For President. Alfred
E. Smith of New York" an edito-
rial described itself as IAN answer
on the part of Alabama Democrats
to the fanatical outburst of Senator
Thomas J. Heflin in the United
States Senate"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
BOOST reward
IN Girl SEARCH
$4,000 Offered for CIeW to
Students Fate.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Jan. 20.
An increase in the reward for
knowledge of the whereabout of Miss
Frances st. John Smith-Smith Col
lege student who disappeared Fri
day, Jan. 13-today spurred officers
to redoubled efforts to md the come
ly student.
st. John Smith, New York banker
and father of the girl, announced
that reward had been increased from
81 900 to $4,000.
But even this brought no infor-
nation as to the girl.
Rumors persisted that she had
been seen in many sections of the
East. Mrs. Warren E. Hollingsworth
of Leominster reported that Miss
Smith had spent twenty minutes
at her home yesterday morning. The
woman seemed positive that the girl
who was at her home was the mis-
sing student.
Other reports coming from New
York, Philadelphia, Boston and
Portland, Me-, failed to substantiate
the belief that Miss Smith had been
seen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
CITY TOHOLD
FOOD SHOW IN
TABERNACLE
Exposition, First Here for
Five Years, Will Open
on Feb. 27.
MOST OF SPACE SOLD
Elaborate Programs to Be
Arranged for Every
Day of Fair. |

Final plans are being made for
the indianapolis pure food and
household appliance show which
opens in Cadle Tabernacle Feb. %
and continues through March 3, ac-
cording to announcement today by
Edward V. Richardson, show man.
ager.
The exposition will be the first
OF its kind in this city in five years,
and more than $50 local and ma
tional organizations will have booth
displays. About 40 per cent of the
10000 square feet of floor space will
be used by national concerns.
The floor plan has been laid out,
and Edgerton & Co., decorators, are
constructing display spaces. About
fifty spaces were used in the 1923
show at Tomlinson Hall, according
70 James w. Fisher, Cadle Taber-
nacle manager.
Good Programs Planned
Although plans for each days
program have not been completed,
it is certain that vaudeville acts,
music and contests will be staged.
The pipe organ, a permanent fixture
Of the tabernacle, will be used for
concerts, both afternoon and eve
ming.
Thousands of samples will be dis
tributed during the week by man
ufacturers and sales companies, and
individual contests with prizes will
be held.
The campaign for nationally adj
vertised foods and household appli-
ances has been under way for sew
eral weeks, and practically all space
to be used by them has been sold.
The campaign for local patronage
opened today with a staff Of twelve
men in the field, according to Rich
ardSon.
Other Shows Scheduled
The Cincinnati food show opens
Jan. 80 and the Dayton show Feb.
20. Many exhibitors from both
shows will transfer their displays to
Indianapolis after close of the ex-
hibitions there.
"Cadle tabernacle never has been
used for any public purpose other
than that of a religious nature"
says Richardson. with the inaugu-
ration Of the food and household
appliance show, we hope to give IN
dianapolis a Madison Square Gar
den.'
"We will hold a pure food show
every year. Indianapolis needs it as
an additional civic enterprise.
I'm the Cadle tabernacle we have
a centrally located building, with all
exhibition space on the ground floor.
We have 1900 seats on the raised
stage for comfort of the public and
stage space for use by the exhibitors.
1--WE hope to stage the largest and
best food show ever held in Indian
apolis," said Richardson.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
200 ATTEND ANNUAL
REALTY BOARD PARTY
Banquet, Dance and Cards Included
in Program at MarOtt.

One hundred couples attended the
annual banquet, dance and card
party of the Indianapolis Real
Estate Board, Thursday night, at
the Marott Hotel
L. H. Lewis, retiring president,
was presented with a gold watch
and Robert MacGregor, retiring ex-
ecutive secretary, a leather travelling
bag. Emerson w. Chaille, the new
president, was introduced. G. B.
Durham was POSTMASTER and F. A.
Throop headed the arrangements
committee.
Music for dancing was provided
by Russ Holler'S orchestra. CALI
REM, and his sister, who are ap-
pearing at Keith'S theater, enter
tanned, and turned over to the
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for
Children checks given them for
their services.
Prizes in bridge were won as fol-
lows: First, Albert Wurster and
Mrs. A. H. M. Graves; second, Edison
T. Wood Jr. and Mrs. Irwin Morris:
third, Charles Binkley and Mrs. Boyd
Templeton, and fourth, G. A. Wood
and Mrs. ]. L. BuSkirk. Mrs. Ernest
Gibson and Leo H. McAllister won
first prizes in $780,"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
Three Craft of Late Type
Will Be Delivered to
18th Squadron.

The Indiana National Guard soon
will be ready to do it's bit in the
air in the next war-if the war
comes soon enough.
Three Of the latest Army two
passenger observation planes, de-
livery of which is to start to twelve
national guard observation squad
rons next week, are to come to
the 18th Observation Squadron,
Indiana National Guard, according
to United Press Washington dis
patch.
The three are the first of nine
latest type planes which the Indi-
ana flying unit will receive by July,
according to Adjutant General Will
liam H. Kershner.
The planes will be equipped with
four machine guns each when re-
ceived hero and the nine aircraft
would be capable of dealing a
death hail of $4,000 bullets a min
ute on enemies troops.
When the nine new planes are
1CCCANCNl, Vic AldJkOIldl RudIQ 1lylIlR
unit will be at it's normal strength,
and 1t will be possible to increase
the conditions training of the
Hoosiers tiiers, according to Kersh-
ner.
At present the local flying unit
has only two planes, old models
The new planes are being dis
tributed to guard units to replace
wartime Jennies scrapped in Sep
TENDER by War Department orders.
The Indiana unit destroyed six of
the old type machines.
The new machines, according to
Capt. T. Weir Cook, regular Army
officer assigned to the Indiana
guard as a flying instructor, and
Hoosier World War "ace," are vast
ly superior to the planes flown in
France.
Capt. Cook probably will go East
to fly the new planes here for de-
livery to the Indiana unit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20

things quietly around here, for the
town and for people,"
y Il
TT was a servant at the hotel
Il across from the home who, out
of many, best told the story of
John DIS" famous dimes.
What are they kicking about?"
he asked. do they want him to
give them a 500 bill? He wants
to give them something to re-
member him by, a memento. He
meets dozen or two of them
every time he goes out. He can't
carry pocket of bouquets every
where he goes.
He never gives dimes to serv-
ants unless he meets them as
ordinary people. when they go out
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20

down here. They all speak Of him
as Mr.. Rockefeller, and with af-
lection.
ID OCKEFELLER has not missed
~ church service on Sunday
morning in the last five years of
his visits here. On only one Sun
day was he absent from the little
Union Church across the river
from his home. Then the pastor
went to Seabridge to preach and
Rockefeller went along.
People generally agree that
"John D." has seemed To grow no
older during the last twelve years.
Hes even younger this year"
commented James Thompsons
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
CHURCH CONFERENCE
WILL OPEN TONIGHT
Young People to Hold Sessions al
IrvingtOn Methodist.

Ninth annual Marion County
Young Peoples conference will open
tonight at p. m. in Irvington
Methodist Episcopal Church, 80 Au-
dubon Pl., and continue Saturday
and Sunday.
1.-THE Quest for a Christian Com
munity" is the theme of the con-
ference, promoted by the Marion
County Council of Religious Edu-
cation.
An address on youths Chris
tan Quest" will be made tonight
by DR.. j. B. Rosemary, pastor of
the Irvington M. E. Church.
Group sessions will be held Sat-
urday morning by high school stu
dents; college and business young
people, and adult leaders and teach
ers. The Rev. j. w. McFall, pastor
of Broadway M. E. Church, will
speak on what Does My Conduct
Matter?"
District meetings, reports and
r'ection Of officers will feature The
Saturday afternoon session. E o.
Snethen, attorney, will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the banquet Sat-
urday at 6:15 p. m.
Officers will be installed Sunday
at 2:30 p. m. DR.. Orien w. Fifer,
Central Ave. M. E. Church, will
speak on Youth and the New
World Order"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-01-20
s 90 no PLACES PUBLIC NEVER Sis, FRIENDS REVEAL

Now most of his fortune is out of
his hands, though he still is
tremendously wealthy. At 88 he
is happy, and he eats heartily.
He used to give away millions
of dollars at a time-more than
$500,000,000 altogether-and his
donations were broadcast through
out the world by newspapers. He
cannot give so much now, and
most of his gifts are more per-
Sona1; but he still makes them.
Eyes, he'll be down here through
the winter" said one of his
friends in the village. "He usually
leaves around April /. He always
waits to attend the spring fair of
the village Improvement Associa-
ton in March. Z He does a lot Of