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Evening star., 1928-06-03
ANCIENT SEIZURE LAWS CAUSE
BIG LOSSES TO AUTO OWNERS
Industry Is Seeking Method of Protecting
Itself and Public Against Rum
Seizure Results.

the first three months of this year alone
under Section 345o in excess Of $65,000.
Turning to the problems of the
smaller operators, the subcommittee was
told by Charles @. Lee, representing
the North Carolina Automobile Deal
ers' Association of Asheville, that every
effort was made by the 20 dealer men,
bers to prevent cars falling into the
possession of undesirables, but that I'VE
are in a section that has a great many
stills and a great many cars in that
part of the country fall into the hands
of bootleggers and are used for that
purpose"
Another interesting commentary was
furnished by Lee, who. explaining why
some installment buyers who now are
undesirables. were able to get cars, said
that a real-estate furry" in his coun-
try a year ago had died out, and that
many individuals who year ago were
engaged in reputable lines of business
have been confronted with the neces-
sity of making living some .other way,
and they, being morally weak, have
become bootleggers" When these cars
are seized the dealer loses.
In Drive for Relief.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton National Automobile Chamber of
Commerce, National Automobile Deal
ers' Association and other organiza-
tions also have entered the drive for
relief, and the Bachmann bill, which
has its duplicate in the Senate, spon-
sored by Senator Goff. Republican, of
West Virginia, win likely come in for
some definite action when Congress
again gets together
Ut Is made clear by all interested
parties that their efforts can in no way
be construed as an effort to hamstring
prohibition, but to get relief from a
statute that came into effect before
prohibition was thought of, or at least
thought much of-in 1867
Evening star., 1928-06-03

ranks next to the Omitted States as the
worlds largest automobile narXet
Registration figures for the past fce.
years show approximately 100000 ncu
passenger cars put INTO service each
year The number Of trucks and other
commercial vehicles has also greatly in =
creased although the rate has beeti
considerably lower than that OF pa
senger cars. In 1927, the total r99iG~
trations in Great Britain Of motor vc-
hicles we're:
Seven hundred seventy-eight thou
sand passenger cars. 237. 600 trucks and
10000 taxicabs, buses and. other public
hire vehicles.
The motor cycle, the bulletin states, is
more popular In Great Britain than III
any other country, there being 6z9. 900
Of these in use at the present time.
In this connection. 1t is pointed out,
that among the British the motor cycle
occupies to a large extent the place
neld by the low-priced car In the
United States. Most Of them are owned
by people who up to now could not
afford an automobile but who will be
potential customers for cars whenever
these reach price within their means.
American Cars Popular.
lHe popularity VI xaihSfSISAA prhSoC4A5C+
cars has been steadily growing In the
British market, despite the tendency
to favor the home product whenever
possible. In the field Of higI1-powcred
cars of fine appearance and perform
ance, but selling at a relatively low
price, the American car stands alone.
Notwithstanding reduction made by
British manufacturers Of late years,
they are still unable to compete IN
price with American six and eight
cylinder cars and give the same value
for the money.
In the horsepower categories from Is
to 40 American n-made cars account for
large proportion of all makes III
Great Britain. At the present tine
there are 80 different American makes
In the British market. The sales tota,s
Of a few Of the most popular Of these
reach from 1000 70 5000 cars annually
in the Iow-priced range and from 200
to 300 in the more expensive makes.
The attitude of the British public in
general toward American cars, it is
Stated. is favorable, and the desire
which Is a national characteristic 10
obtain the greatest vaiue for the money
expended has created and maintained
a good market for American vehicles
There seems little doubt, the bulletin
states, that American manufacturers
could also obtain a fair share Of the
British ultra-light car market should
they ultimately decide to engage IN
| that type Of manufacture.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
ADDS TO HAZARDS
Children Playing in Streets Create
Need for Extra Care
by Drivers.

Closing of schools and the advent of
good weather is stimulating the play
instincts OF millions OF children and
places O responsibility upon parents TO
keep them out of highway and traffic
lanes, rut also adds to the duty OF mo-
t0rists to watch out for these youngsters.
says the safety department of the Amer
ican Automobile Association.
Because the children have no place
to play. millions of youngsters take
their bats. balls, tops, marbles and skip
ping ropes into the streets, Creating
tremendous traffic hazard.
1T is the duty of parents says the
statement. ito provide place for these
youngsters to play It also behooves
the car owner at the time Of q year
when school zone regulations are not
enforced and children are less cautious
10 take every precaution 10 avoid run
ming over those who wander into the
streeta"
The warning continues: "One OF the
hrst lessons to be taught the child upon
the closing OF school Is that he must
stay out OF the streets The wise par
efit viii 20 even farther and find q
suitable place for the children to de-
veiop a natural instinct In background
os safety.
Organized pleas on the part Of
neigfbcrhoods to owners OF vacant lots
viii often result In these otherwise use
less spots being turned into ideal play
grounds. Careful study Of cities and
towns viii also disclose NUMEROUS play
grounds that might offer an attractive
play spot. In many instances unknown
TO parents
After playground has been found
the parents Of the very small child. at
least. should see 10 1t that the young
steT ia conducted safely TO the place and
accompanied home by 4 resDonsibIe
person, for the Journey both ways II
lis1ally made at q time when traffic Is
at it's height"
Evening star., 1928-06-03

Drive the new Old...Joile once
and you will know why it's bril-
liant performance has become a
matter of common knowledge --
why it is being proclaimed all over
America the Fine Car of Low Price
and why thousands of buyers
today are choosing Oidsmobile.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

today by President r. Keith Compton,
will be held in Cleveland. Ohio, jan
uary 14-18. 1920.
There will be $50 carloads of road
building and maintenance machinery
on exhibition, including every type Of
equipment used in the construction and
maintenance of all types of streets and
highways Over 10000 road builders
viii be in attendance, including large
countries
Special sessions will be held by the
various divisions Of the association and
special days will be dedicated to the
county highway officials division, the
city officials division, the highway con-
tractors division and the pam American
division
Evening star., 1928-06-03

plished by the utilization Of the recently
developed road building and nlainte-
nance equipment and the latest ifnprov-
ed construction and maintenance
methods.
An increase of 10000 miles of hard
surface roads, or approximately 1000
miles OF low-cost improved roads, can
be obtained If this saving is applied to
the construction of additional miles of
roads to the highway system in the
United States.
The newly invented and developed
road equipment for the construction
and maintenance of all types Of high
ways will be on exhibition and the latest
approved road building and mainte-
nance methods will be described at the
next exposition and convention Of the
association. which, 1t was announced
Evening star., 1928-06-03

duced d cylinder head of special
General Motors Research design
that permits high compression with
ordinary fuels. They ribbed the
crankcase and cylinder block both
horizontally and vertically to pre-
vent distortion and maintain accu~
rate, permanent bearing alignment.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

They added those features of advanced engi-
neering In a combination which automotive
critics and engineers have pronounced fully
two years ahead-such features as crankcase
ventilation, controlled cooling, pressure lubri>
cation, filter, air cleaner fuclpump, fullauto-
matte spark and thermostatic charging control.
Then, to provide hne~car performance to an
even more marked degree, they devised new
method of rubber mounting for the engine
new methods of silencing 'Ae chassis and
the interiors of the smart neN her bodies.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
$34O,O 900, 900 SAVING
SEEN IN 1929 ROADS
Improved Methods Of Construction
Would Build 10000 Miles,
Is Estimate.

There will be an economic saving of
s34o 100000 In the road program Of
1929 it was estimated by the American
Road Builders Association at Its recent
annual meeting. This NAV be accom-
Evening star., 1928-06-03
4
Mrs. z
chooses a
new car
: -
EZ
lRf

My husband is buying me
aear," said Mrs. r. and he
has left the choice to me-"
She looked over the new
Oldsmobile on the salesroom
floor, examining the uphol-
stery, the fittings, the finish
and then stood of a little
way from the car.
Frankly" she said. IT
had almost decided on one
Of three higher-prioed cars.
/ had no idea that a car of
this price could even compare
with them. But you have
exactly the same appoint
ments and equipment; the
upholstery and finish are
every Bit as good, and |
really think your lines are
better"
Evening star., 1928-06-03
SSH
SO

Then Mrs. R. drove the
new misunderstanding
down to = walking pace IN
high where the traffic was
thick, then swiftly taking
the lead when openings ap-
peared.
Either | have turned into
an exceptional driver over
night she exclaimed, "or
this is the easiest handling
car / have ever been in"
When we returned 60 the
showroom Mrs. R. asked
what gave Oldsmobile such
handling ease and such per-
formancc-and showed keen
interest when the new fea-
lures of Oldsmobile design
were explained.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

a spare fan belt should be carried in
eyEry csf.
Evening star., 1928-04-29
The Story of Civilization >
BY WILL DURANT, Phi. D.,
Author of
"The Story of Philosophy"

came soon after their completion. But
Cellini, who saw them In stu, said that
they surpassed the Sistine Chapel CELL
ing and that Michels picture OF the
"Pisan Soldiers" was superior to Leon
ardos painting of THE Battle Of
Anghiari."
Geniuses accord like gunpowder and
matches, or like Angelo and da Vinci.
Michel ragged whei. lie heard that
Leonardo rated painting above sculp-
ture: and though the gentle portrayer
of Mona Lisa tried hard to avoid a
quarrel the intenser man would not
step an inch out Of his way to keep
the peace Merejkowski describes the
fiery archangel Of the Renaissance
coming down upon Leonardo as the
latter talked with Raphael in the
streets.
This person walked heavily, sham
bling like a bear: he was bent and
bony, with large head, black hair.
and ill-shaped beard his clothes
we're poor and carelessly thrown on.
He had a broad brow, heavy face,
with projecting ears and broken
nose His small eyes dilated and
gloWed strangely under excitement;
and much night work had Redeemed
his eyelids Indeed. he was attached
to his forehead like a new Cyclops.
His bent head and bowed
shoulders. upon which seemed to
rest some superhuman burden.
1t was Michelangelo.
In the year 1903 one Of the most
powerful Of the many powerful person
alities that have filled the papal chair
| assembled the throne Of the fisherman
julius II was not content to be the
ablest statesman of his time; he was
resolved 10 mark his era as the peak
of Renaissance art in Rome. He gath
cred about him now the finest group OF
artists that had ever come together on
Italian soil. Botticelli, Perugino, Raphael
and Titan were to decorate the Vatican
and the Sistine Chapel: Bramante and
Raphael were to rebuild the old church
OF St. Peters into an edifice worthy OF
the capital of Christendom. These were
great painters and architects. But
where could he get a sculptor capable
OF carving out the massive tomb, with
| 38 figures. which Julius wished to pre-
pare for himself as one Of the art glories
OF his age and promise that he would
| long be held in the memory OF man.
| kind?
| He heard of Michelangelos fame In
Florence and sent for him at once
Angelo was delighted with the scale OF
the work proposed and the generosity
of his new patron When he estimated
that the tomb would cost a hundred
| thousand crowns Julius said, Let us say
two hundred thousand" The artist
went himself to the mines of Carrara To
superintend the cutting and shipment
of the marble. When the mass Of shin
ing stone was deposited before his studio
all Rome gaped. Never before had so
much marble been brought together for
one work of statuary. For a
brief spell the gloomy sculptor was
happy; this was work that he liked TO
do, and he never rested except to eat
his spare meals and try 10 sleep. The
! Pope had a secret passage made from
the Vatican 10 Michelangelos rooms. so
that he might visit the artist frequently
without exciting comment. And Angelo
had TO admit that the old prelate knew
bit about sculpture too.
The great task was never finished.
Continued on Fifth Page)
Evening star., 1928-04-29
AnthrOpolOgist Seeks to Save DYING
Language of Ancient Catawba Tribe

they spread over large AREA. Their
language and their blcod we're passed
on to the great Sioux and plains ma
tl0nS.
The CatawhaS spoke language
made up Of nlonoSyllahleS>" pr. Speek
says 1T Was much simpler Ian
guage than the indian Languages IN
other parts of the South
The passing Of great and prcni-
nent human language from the earth
must have happened many times IN
the history of races having no written
language, But science will ncs stand
by now and see this unhappy drama
enacted again without making some
effort 20 save some record oi 4 DYING
tongue"
The mighty CatawhaS have iwndled
last since the white mans COMING
A little over century ago they we're
credited With LEO warriors, which
would mean a population of about ave
times that number As present the
tribe has SO warriors. and alteSether
ITO peonle
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MICHELANGELO AND THE
RENAISSANCE OF SCULPTURE.
l. Growth.

n NATURE seldom makes great
N men singly, but rather in
groups Of two or three. The
4 gradual accumulation of ira
ditions in methods and tech
nioue. through a school OF art or
literature or science eliminates In a
shower Of genius and achievement. 80
IL was in Greek drama, in Florentine
art, IN Elizabethan literature and III
German music, and III some measure
the figures in each group are parallel:
AeSchylus. Michelangelo, Shakespeare
and Bach; Sophoclcs, Raphael. Edmund
Spenser and Mozart Euripides, Leo
nardo, Bacon and Beethoven; though
the comparison limps at the close. The
last four are marvellous and profound,
the second four are lovahle and perfect:
but the first four arc the supreme art
lists IN the history Of our race.
Mchelangelo Buonarotti was born in
Caprese in l475. His father was poll
tician who wanted his son to be a VIII
lain. too. and ragged when he heard that
Michels desire was to be merely the
greatest painter, sculptor and architect
of modern times. But at last he yield
cd and apprenticed his SON to Ghirlan-
daio. The usual stories come TO us OF
his precocity and skill and even of a
left him along with mis- youth he copied
ancient designs so we'll that by soiling
the paper with his fingers he was able
to pass OFF his copies as originals. Like
Leonardo he was left-handed. but did
his work with the right hand, unless
unusual strength was demanded.
Now Lorenzo de Medici had gathered
a great collection OF ancient StatuarY in
his rooms and gardens and conceived
the hope of training some of the young
er artists of Florence by tutelage 10
these old masterpieces. so that in their
maturity they might make Florence
rival the glory Of Athens. He asked
Ghirlandaio to send him the best two
among his pupils: the two who were
chosen were Grancci tof whom history
aged IA In the gardens Of Lorenzo the
boy browsed among the statues like an
epicure in a confectioner's paradise.
Better Quality Appears.
Soon he began carving things out for
himself Lorenzo was attracted by
bizarre head which the lad made. TO
represent the old age of faun; he sug-
gested. however, that so old and scraggy
a creature would not have such perfect
teeth whereupon Angelo knocked out
the teeth and so completed his work A
certain bitter quality appeared at this
early stage in the artists development;
the pagan influence Of the Medicean
circle struggled against the puritan in
fluence of Savonarola, whose eloquence
irrevocably affected the stern spirit OF
an artist who looked upon his chisel
and his brush as instruments of God.
These we're the happiest years OF An
eelo's life. They did not last long
enough to pamper him; for In 1892
Lorenzo died and his successor, Piero,
was n spendthrift who preferred dane
ing girls to artists and he could think
of no better use for Michelangelo than
Evening star., 1928-04-29

1873, when it was removed, for protec-
ton against the clements, to the Acca-
demia delle Belle Arti, where 1t is today.
while a brilliant replica Of 1t adorns
that Piazzetta Michelangelo at whose
feet all Florence lies.
Some of us do not like 1t overmuch.
the face is too regular and the right
hand seems absurdly long. But there
is always a slight possibility that We are
wrong at least when we differ from
Michelangelo on a matter of statuary.
Contemporaries criticized 1t. too, mostly
as too large Soderini. member OF the
signory. especially objected to the size
of the nose. Angelo appeaSed him by
agreeing to reduce it. He mounted a
scaffold with hammer and chisel and a
hand secretly full OF marble chips and
powder, and after much pretended CHS
cling came down and showed the pow
dered fragments to Soderini II am far
more pleased with 1t now" said the
learned councillor, you have given life
to the statue" The signory were fond
OF the David" because 1t stood In their
minds as a republican symbol, warn
ing to would-be despots that Florence
would fight bitterly for its independence.
Turns to the Brush.
And now, having topped his age in
sculpture, Michel turned to the brush
and produced Holy Family for his
friend Angelo Doni. Queer faces, hard
" as attractive as the splendid drapery
Buonarotti did not succeed we'll with
women, either as an artist or as man.
And where Leonardo. experimenting
with new ideas, would have painted a
background of landscape. Michelangelo
has filled in his spaces with naked
youths A similar prediction for the
nude marked the great picture which
he made for one wall Of the Sala del
Papa at Santa Maria Novella, in Flor
ence. in 1904, while Leonardo was paint
ing a like battle scene on another wall
OF the same palace. Both paintings
we're destroyed in the civil strife that
Evening star., 1928-04-29

lied for surveys looking 10 construction
of reservoirs on tributaries OF the Mis-
sissippi.
10 The Federal Government to pro-
vide lands for control works which II
decides to build except that the States
shall secure TO the Federal Govern
ment. free of cost TO the latter, levee
rights on the Mississippi proper.
t3) The Federal Government to pur-
chase fiowage rights against the con-
tingency of damage by way OF the spill
ways.
"a The President is directed TO as
certain through the Secretary OF Agrl-
culture what forestry measures should
be of marked ancillary value toward
flood control.
$50 The plan pursuant TO which the
intentions OF the measure are TO be
given effect must have the approval
OF a planning board 10 include the
chief of engineers of the Army and the
head of the Mississippi River Commits
sion, and the sequent approval OF the
President.
/ have not been able to ascertain
precisely how this bill differs from the
Senate bill. but I am told that the out
standing difference Is In the provision
for purchase of fiowage rights instead
OF lhIiu, dbaiiiht INV Sohthtk1A'Sf va -, -
struction from use of spillways. The
provision of the Senate bill for pur-
chase OF land has been criticized as
threatening monstrous expenditure
through the capacity of those whose
property should be acquired by the
Government for such purpose.
Critics OF the House measure assert
that, even as modified away from the
Senate bill TO meet the Presidents
objections, 1t threatens total expend-
! iture beyond a billion dollars, The
| President is said TO have acquiesced
in the principle that fapart from levee
rights the populations to be immedi-
ately benefited shall not be specially
| assessed toward the costs Of the con-
! templated undertakings. Presumably q
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To have him make snow man, Michel,
proud as an archangel. left the palace
and worked his way to Rome.
But Rome was Uttered with artists
Bramante. Raphael, Perugino. Pinturic-
chic. Botticelli. Signorelli and thou
sand more. The church was at the
height of its curve and was spreading
itself out lavishly in the glorification
of its ancient home. For a time Buon-
arotti had to work for rich individuals
like Gallo: for him he made Drunken
Bacchus." with eyes realistically wan
dering in a jolly, aimless way, as is the
custom with alcoholic eyes; in the right
hand is a cup of forbidden wine ready
10 quench the memory of loves despair.
Gallo was pleased, secured for Michel
a commission from the French abbot
OF st. Denys to carve "Pieta," group
showing the dead Christ in his mothers
arms
1t Is probably the greatest work OF
sculpture ever done by lad OF %. The
figure of the fallen rebel Is an immense
achievement; every inch Of marble
speaks of emaciation. exhaustion and
death.
Greeted in Florence.
In 1901 he returned to Florence: his
father had begged him to come back.
The city greeted him as already the
greatest of living sculptors. The Church
Of Santa Maria del Fiori had a piece
Of marble Is feet high but very mar
row: no artist had dared make anything
OF IT, Angelo looked at II, studied 1t
carefully, took 1t to his studio. worked
on IL for two years and created one of
the most famous statues in modern art,
the David" The signory called a
council of the greatest artists In Flor
ence to decide where to place the statue.
Botticelli. Ghirlandaio, Leonardo and
the father of Benvenuto Cellini took
part. In the end they voted to leave
the matter to Michelangelo himself. He
chose the steps Of the palazzo Vecchio,
and there the 1.-THE figure stood till
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ReScuing a diving language Is a task
which Or F. q. Speck. anthropolcgiSt
OF the University OF PENNSYLVANIA, has
set himself. Dr. Speek recently re-
turned from a hurried expedition 10 the
Catawha Indian reservation In South
Carolina, where he collected legends,
medicine practices and formulas. many
OF them In the Catawba tongue.
Languages OF some Indian tribes are
spoken by thousands Of living Indians,
but the remarkable Catawba language
has faded irom use until IL is now
spoken by only two Indian women,
Mrs. Samson Owl and sally Brown
DIR, Speck was appointed by the Com
mittee Of Research In American Indian
Languages 20 make records OF what
these old people remember about their
language and their unique customs,
This Southern tribe Is descended from
the famous Ohio mound builders. Dr.
Sneck explains In early times the
Catawhas inhabited the Appalachian
Mountains from Virginia southwark
They were numerous and powerful. and