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Evening star., 1928-06-03
FEDERAL HIGHWAY
PLANTS CONTINUED
Approval of S75,OO0,0 900 Bill
for Road Building Assures
Carrying On of Program.

Approval by President Coolidge OF the
bill authorizing Federal-aid appropria-
tions of $75,00O0O0 for highway build
ing in each OF the fiscal years 1880 and
1881 assures continuation of this pro-
gram which has resulted in the build
ing of close to $4,000 miles of important
interstate highways and has provided
the needed impetus to road construc-
ton by the States.
This statement was issued by national
headquarters of the American Automo-
bile Association: which fostered the
Federal-aid program and since 1921 has
represented the car-owners of the Ma
ton in rerelling every attempt to halt
this important assistance by the Federal
Government In road building.
Aids Forest Trails.
In addition to the appropriation for
main highways, the measure signed by
the President also carries $7.500,00o for
each of the two fiscal years for building
of forest roads and trails.
The national motoring body pointed
Evening star., 1928-06-03
Sunday Driver With Chip on Shoulder
Will Soon Get It Knocked OF, Is View

With Thousands upon thousands Of
Washington motorists using the high
ways around the National Capital each
week end, creating a condition which at
least borders On congestion it should be-
hoove each individual car owner 10
adopt q policy Of meeting the other
driver half way.
By putting into practice such plan
Of real cooperation, says Oscar Cooli-
can, autonaotiHe trade association di-
rector. highway users viii have gone a
long way toward eliminating many Of
the evils and displeasures encountered
on the roads today.
1T Is well 70 remember" Cooiiean
says, that the other fellow has quite
as many rights and privileges as We
have. He is just as much entitled To-
his half Of the road as We are 10 our
half. In all probability he Is trying
quite Ss hard 70 have q pleasant time
on the highway In his automobile.
That's why We find him where We DO.
II that is the case, wouldn't IT be the
best thing in every possible way 10 CO.
oDerate with him rather than 10 quarrel
with him?
After ali. # really is just as easy
easier, in fact-~~to set up friendly, MT
tually helpful relationships With other
drivers On the aignSas5 fnan II 8 10
continue ones motoring In a constant
state Of n1enta! agitation With chip on
ones shoulder
1T cannot be denied that the car
owner who drives along our highways
I to-day with chip waiting 70 be knocked
oG won't have 10 watt very long 10
sc1lese that end. On the other hand.
the driver VINO Is determined TO make
TIE best of things, 10 meet the other
nao5oYlst half way on every problem that
Evening star., 1928-06-03

hour in limited number of seconds,
or claims for 1t the ability Of racing
along the roads at speed 40 or 50
miles faster than the law allows" Com
missioner Baugl1man declared.
These continued harpings on the
speed question lead drivers TO test their
cars on the State roads and TO break
all the existing laws. Owners OF new
cars try to find out IL their machines
live up TO their promised speediness
and owners Of older cars try TO keep
up with them.
THE effect Of these advertisements
tends to increase the already existing
danger hazards in driving TO such an
extent that the conference saw IL as a
duty 10 protest against it," ne said.
Whether or not the manufacturers
will heed the protest Mr.. Baughman
was unable to say. but nc did declare
that with the advertisements reading
as they now do fast driving viii so in
crease as to create menace to life
and property upon the highways.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
HIGHWAY BUILDING
SETBACK IS SEEN
Motorists Association Fears
Delay in Road Projects
Through Bills Failure.

Failure of the House of Represen-
tatives, during the closing session OF
Congress, to pass the Oddie-Colton bill
over the Presidents veto was charac-
terized this week by the American
Motorists Association as severe set
back to the highway construction pro-
gram of the Federal Government. The
measure provided S3.500.000 a year for
each of the fiscal years of 1929, 1880
and 1891 as special highway fund for
Federal aid in the construction of the
gaps in the Federal-aid highway pro-
gram in II Western States.
The bill passed the Senate and House
two weeks before the adjournment, but
was vetoed by the President, who de-
clared that the necessary funds for the
construction of the gaps in the Fed
eral-aid highway system should be
raised by a higher gasoline tax in the
IL States. Following the veto, the
Senate passed the measure over the
Presidents objections by vote of 81
TO %. In the House, however, pro-
ponents of the measure failed TO secure
the necessary two-thtrds majority, the
vote being 1872 to l6l.
Failure of the measure will mean a
delay of from 10 TO 20 years In these
Western States in the completion of
the Federal-aid highway program"
Thomas j. Keefe, general manager of
the association declared. In those
States which would have benefited by
the special S10.5o0.000 fund. the Fed
eral Government owns much Of the
public lands. In the State of Nevada,
as an example, the Government owns
80 per cent of all the land, and gaso-
line taxes. even as high as they are,
would be wholly inadequate to construct
the gaps in the Federal-aid highway
system. The linking up of the 1876, 900
miles Of Federal improved highways is
most essential because of the large
amount OF interstate automobile traffic
The measure was wise piece of legis-
Iation and the highway program will
be materially slowed up as the result
Of the Presidents veto" Mr.. Keefe de-
clared.
Both Senator Tasker L. Oddie and
Representative Donald B. Cotton, CO.
authors Of the bill. have announced
their intention TO reintroduce the
measure at the next session Of Con-
gregS, and both have expressed belief
that the measure, which has been in
dorsed by the American Motorists AS
sociation and other motoring organiza-
tons, viii pass.
Evening star., 1928-06-03

section, so that no further traffic =
tours will be necessary
The first strip of pavement was Jpcn
to traffic exactly one month after the
old road. brick pavement, was closed
The original pavement was torn up, ex-
cavating was completed, and the con-
crete was placed in this period of time.
Laboratory tests of the concrete used
In this pavement indicate that 1t had a
compressive strength of from $500 to
1000 pounds per square inch at the end
of three days.
The successful opening of this pave
ment three days after the last concrete
was placed will probably result In the
use of similar construction methods on
other Cook County highways.
while the cement content is in
creased and the work Is slightly more
expensive than the standard mixtures,
the added expense is not great" says
Mai Quinlan. "Detour maintenance
costs are cut down because Of the time
saved in the use Of detours and In re-
pairs. so that, generally speaking, the
costs are equalized and the most desired
ends of traffic facility are attained"
Evening star., 1928-06-03
TIRE BUYERS WAIT
FOR CUT IN PRICES
'.3--.G.!liactureTs Face Heav
Loss If Forced to Reduce
to Stimulate Buying.

The pneumatic tire industry faces q
situation which appears TO be more
CT less seriously c0mpiicat ed for ths
moment, according to B. H. Cram,
president OF Grams Automot!ve Reports
Inc. industry authority.
Favorable motoring weather has failed
to dispcl the buying apathy of the mo-
toTing public. and the consumer buying
Of tires and tubes not only has failed
to even approach estimates made earlier
in the year. but continues on decidedly
Subncrmal basis at time when il
should be accele ~ating rapidly
The weakness ,f the replacement
market can be a,,ributed scdely to a
public demand for lower tire prices as
a result of the recent sharp drop III
crude rubber costs. Althou9 h manu-
facturers reiterste that the present in
vea;ory situation does not Justify any
rri1e reduction. ii is becoming increaS-
ingly apparent that only price adjust
,,leat viii stimulate renewal sales salts
iactorily.
Nsii-OFder House Cuts.
The probability of some general price
action within tl3e next 10 days has been
increased by action of leading mall
order houses in announcing immediate
= N1OSAdIllid1 ANAAS6iOAAo OAA b44C4
TIRE lines One mail-oreier house an
n4znced price cuts. effective May 20, on
all their tires. The price cuts average
10 pr cent.
In the event of price cut, rebates
will be extended to dealers, 1t is under
stood, On all pneumatic castings and
tubes or.'ered within 80 DAYS of the re-
c'uction. and on solid and ;cushion tires
ordered " thin IS days.
Obviously a price reduction before
present inventories can be houidated
Will completely erase all chance for
Profits in the tire industry this year
and will compel many companies TO
suffer heavy deficits.
Tire dealers ale believed in most cases
TO have liQuidaIted their heavy shelf
stocks. so as not to be caught with
heav$ stocks in event Of price cut.
Hence should q price cut develop and
should ii stimulate consumer buying,
dealers would be forced TO order quickly
and heavily, and the manufacturers
present inventory situation would be
speedily relieved.
Until inventories can be hquidated
manufacturers obviously will produce
cautiously and not beyond immediate
requirements. There has been an ap-
preciable slackening IN tire production
so far this month, and II Is not believed
that production schedules maintained
during the forepart Of the year viii be
restored for some time.
Evening star., 1928-06-03
OLD NORTH STATE
ROADSSUPER|OR
Writer Declares improved
Highways Admit of SGT.
Mile Trip in a Day.

Crossing the State of North Carolina
between dawn and dusk in a small
four wheeled vehicle is feat that
would have stirred the imaginative
mind of Jules Verne Yet, although
this 587-mile journey is not commonly
made in one day. il can be done in
comfort over the old North States i'm
proved roads, according to E. E. Duffy,
highway educational writer.
Contrast with this the travel time
required in bygone days. when be-
wl1iskered gentlemen and hoop-skirted
ladies could only stand the strain of
journeying a score Of miles daily in
awkward vehicles humping over cow
paths And those later days when a
50-nile trip from home to visit reia-
tives would bring the whole family out
for teary good-bys.
Ranks Eighth in Surfaced Roads.
The North Carolina OF today. with a
population of 1897 900, ranks eighth
in the mileage of hard-surfaced roads,
which includes 2,026 miles of concrete.
Largely through an intensive good
roads program that would do Justice
to larger State. North Carolina has
perhaps garnered more prosperity pro-
kiAd1l Oily IKE GDIfl@
munity. In the I2-year period from
1914 to 1925 the value Of this States
output increased 263 per cent. against
an average national growth Of i58 per
cent.
North Cardinals roads are self-sus-
tanning. Last year the gasoline tax and
automobile licenses brought in almost
double the amount needed TO pay the
interest and sinking fund OF the bonds.
Bonds outstanding in that State total
almost SiI5,0O0, 900. Consequently the
well planned highway development pro-
gram In North Carolina is not bur-
den on the taxpayers.
Other Developments Noted.
The value Of this stimulated motor
travel is difficult TO ascertain, yet evi-
dences Of greater progress In public
welfare are seen on every hand. For
instance, North Carolina has risen from
away down on the list 10 third In
school transportation. Ninety thousand
children are transported daily by
2,317 buses to and from consolidated
schools. which themselves we're made
possible by improved roads. Again,
diversified farming has come In. per-
haps for the first time swelling the
lean pocketbook Of the one-crop plant
eT Of old
Evening star., 1928-06-03

out that since 1921 total OF nearly a
billion and half dollars has been spent
on the nearly $4,000 miles of the
original Federal-aid program OF some
$4,000 miles of important interstate
routes and that 1t Is we'll over one-third
completed. OF this amount. the Fed
eral Government has contributed
$614,649,253 and there arc $40 mics
of highway under construction in this
network of important roads to which
the Government Will contribute $685.
436.015.
Provides Continuity.
The appropriations for 1880 and 1891
are in line with the existing policy of
making such authorizations two years
In advance In order to provide con-
tinuity of work on the Federal-aid sys-
tenn and allow Federal and State
agencies ample time to outline the con-
struction program.
Its Importance" says Thomas p.
Henry, president of the national motor
ing body, lis shown by the fact that 1t
is an incentive to building by the
States, as nearly two miles are con-
structed by the States for each mile
built with Federal cooperation
There have been numerous attempts
by private interests and by some gov
ernmental agencies to halt the Federal
aid program Each and all OF these
have been repelled, thanks to the ag-
gressivc stand Of organized motordom.
1t is also a tribute to the large vision
of Congress that 1t always has been
quick to ignore attacks on Federal-aid
and by overwhelming majorities SITS
tanned a national policy which is doing
so much to advance the transportation
needs, to promote the development OF
our resources, to further social we'll
being, to eliminate sectionaiism and en-
courage national solidarity"
Evening star., 1928-06-03

may arise, is the driver whose outing Is
going 10 be unmarried by wrangling, un-
pleasantness. trouble"
In Coolican's opinion, the correct
frame Of mind is one Of the most i'm
portant considerations In happy, enjoy
able motoring. The determination TO
give highway colleagues square deal,
he Is convinced, is a mood which, II as
siduousIy cultivated by an increasing
number Of drivers. would help as much
as any other single agency to relieve
the conditions which do exist To too
great an extent on the highways in and
about the National Capital
Cultivation OF a greater understand
ing Of another's problems and view
points would bring quite as salutary
results in the field Of motoring as It
does In every other sphere" Collicsn
concludes
Evening star., 1928-06-03
AUTO HIGH SPEED
BOAST CONDEMNED
Motor Vehicle Commissioners
0bject-See Danger in Meth
od of Advertising Cars.
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Special Dispatch TO The star.
BALTIMORE, Md, June 2.-Resolu-
tions condemning the practice of auto
mobile manufacturers In advertising
their cars as capable OF high speed on
the roads we're passed by the confer
ence Of Eastern motor vehicle commits
sioners at It's Cleveland session, <. Aus
tin Baughman, commissioner Of motor
vehicles, announced last week upon his
return from the conference.
Advertisements claiming automobiles
to be capable of high rates Of speed in
excess Of legal speed limits led 10 the
passage of the resolutions.
Practically every manufacturer de-
scribes his product as being able 10 in
crease It's speed from 6 To so miles ar
Evening star., 1928-06-03

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Evening star., 1928-06-03
AUTO COMPANY HEAD HITS
COMPULSORY INSURANCE
II. II. Franklin Regards Require
ment as Primarily Wrong as
Remedy Against Accidents.

Compulsory insurance, or any So
called substitute for compulsory insur-
ance on automobiles, Is wrong, because
IL Is aimed primarily to reduce accidents
by a roundabout manner" said II. II.
Franklin, an automobile company pres
dcnt. last week. In reference TO the sew
eral compulsory insurance bills now be-
fore the Legislatures Of many States.
The only true remedy" continued
Mr.. Franklin, "is to make driving saf,
by such means as traffic control and
proper and adequate highways.
''Of itself, speed is not an objection.
but an advantage which should be pre-
served Fast travel Is here to stay. but
1t must be guarded, as the railroads
have learned to make go and 10 miles
an hour safe.
There are enough laws on the books
now to control traffic. What we really
need Is adequate patrol of roads TO keep
drivers constantly at attention in order
to insure safety. Accidents happen
when the driver has a momentary lapse
and finds himself in a tight place before
he knows 1t. or the driver may take a
chance which he would not take II he
were aware that he would be observed
Safe driving Is not to be promoted
by the spy system or speed traps. Traf-
fic officers in plain sight and uniform
are much more effective influence. -
Evening star., 1928-06-03
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Evening star., 1928-06-03

Faulty ignition causes jarring, and
jarring causes other bad conditions. The
ignition should be inspected frequently.
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
CALLS CHAPLIN
BOLSHEV|K

Charlie Chaplin was described as
a "parlor Bolshevik" at yesterdays
meeting of the Civitan Club by
James Mclean, of New York, in
ternational vice president, in an ad.
dress praising the Salvation Army
for the work of alleviating unrest
among the underprivileged men and
women of the nation.
Mr.. Mclean declared chat there
are from 10000 to 10000 meetings
a. week held by several hundred or
CARNATIONS who formerly called
themselves socialists, but now have
other and less odious names. Charley
Chaplin has criticized the Govern
ment OF the United States for froWn.
ing on these gatherings, Mr.. Nc
Lean said, and is, therefore nothing
but parlor Bolshevik.
The local club also entertained
the international president of Civil
tan, Sanford Hyams, of San Fran
cisco, who outlined the policies of
the present international administra.
ton.
Billy Parks, cornetist, and Rich
ard Won Gallo. accordion expert.
both OF the local salvation Army
Band. rendered a snappy duet.
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
AD CLUB HEARS
TWO FL|ERS

A letter sent by air mail to any
point in the United States costs Q
cents less, and gets to its destina.
ton much faster than a special de.
livery letter. the Advertising Club
was told yesterday, at its weekly
luncheon meeting in Harvey's Res
taurant, by Miss Mildred G. John.
son, who is lecturing throughout
the country in behalf of wider use
of the air mail
Miss Johnson said she flew more
than 10000 miles on the American
air mail routes. and her only mis-.
hap was an automobile accident in
Salt Lake City. The pilots of The
air planes used every precaution to
get their cargos to their destina.
tons in complete safety, without
loss of time.
Newspapers, magazines and ad-
vertisers are using the air mail
with increasingly better results, said
Miss Johnson. Matrices, engravings
and drawings are being sent by air
from coast to coast, with consider
ably less loss of time than formerly.
Lieut.. Walter Hinton, pilot of the
NC-4 in the first transatlanti flight,
and hero of the New York-Rio de
Janeiro air trip, spoke briefly on
the possibilities of the fuelless air
plane motor, recently developed. He
said the problem of weight was now
the only obstacle to the success
of the motor. Norman Kali pre-
sided,
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
HEADS
FACE QUIZ

The Gibson subcommittee Of the
House District committee has re.
vised It's plan to make the District
Commissioners explain why they
have failed to adopt the recon-
mendations Of the Bureau of Eff
ficiency, designed to save the Dis
trict money.
Representative Ernest w. Gibson,
Of Vermont, chairman of the sub.
committee, has announced that he
plans to call the Commissioners be-
fore the committee, as soon as the
present investigation of District
brick contracts is completed, and
seek from them their reasons for
ignoring the buFeau's recommends
tons.
He claims that they can save the
District hundreds of thousands of
dollars by accepting the suggestions
OF the efficiency experts. A review
by the committee Of this question
Is expected to bring to the surface
reported differences between the
Commissioners and Herbert D.
Brown, chief of the efficiency
bureau.
The Commissioners will resist any
effort on the part of the committee
to force them to accept recon-
mendations which they deem sun.
wise or unnecessary. They will, IL
is understood, insist that they are
discretionary officers, invested by
law with authority to. administer
the affairs of the District according
to their best judgment.
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
VICTORIA PLANS.
DIVORCE
BY international News Service

BERLIN, Feb. 29.-Princess Vic
toria Zu Schaumburg-Lipp 81
year-old sister of the former kaise!,
is planning to divorce her 27-year
old husband. Alexander Zoubkoff,
Russian emigre. according to a
report printed by the newspaper
Zeitung Am Mittag today.
According to the newspaper an
estrangement was brought about
by the young husbands extraVa-
gances and his conduct in recent
cafe and dance hall affrays.
The couple are reported to be in
financial difficulties. Both tried in
vain to raise 100000 marks TO
finance transatlantic flight. for
which Zoubkoff was understood 10
be designing a new style airplane.
Although Princess Victoria owns
considerable of private fortune in
jewelry and has an income of $4,000
marks monthly, relatives are said
to be contemplating action to place
her under guardianship.
Friends of the princess were not
surprised by the newspaper repo:t.
They said that the princess was.
both disappointed and embarrassed
by her husbands conduct.
Princess Victoria and Zoubkoff
were married last November, the
civil ceremony taking place Nov.
f9 at the city hall in Bonn and the
religious ceremony two days later.
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
COLD To
NAVY PLANS

Despite the Los Angeles record
smashing flight to Panama. official
indifference in the House today
threatened defeat to the Nays
plans for developing huge dirigibles
as a part of the national defense.
A preparedness bloc in Congress
will fight for an $4,000, 900 appro-
priation in the pending naval supply
bill for immediate construction of
two new Navy dirigibles, larger
than any now in use. The money
was authorized two years ago, but
work has not been started because
the House failed to appropriate the
necessary funds, even though the
Senate favored such action.
Two significant trends in aero.
nautics will feature the dirigible
battle. First. the move of military
strategists to transfer all control
over dirigible activities TO the Navy
Department, and second, the aban-
donment of semi-rigid "blimps,"
such as the Army now uses, in
favor of the great rigid dirigibles.
These developments were due to
the frequent successes of the Los
Angeles on military missions and
decision, among experts, that the
small ''blimps" had little or 20
military ValIIe
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
Mrs. MOrehOuse Sues for
Divorce in Rockville

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 29.-Pgad
B. Morehouse, Washington attorney,
is named as defendant in a suit
for an absolute divorce filed in the
circuit court here today by Mrs.
Marian E. Morenouse, of Chevy
Chase, this county, who Is repre-
sented by Attorney Albert M. Bouic,
of Rockville.
The petition charges infidelity and
names a correspondent and sets forth
that the couple were married in
Washington March 3. 1915, and have
no children. Mrs. Morehouse asks
the court to award her alimony and
counsel fees.
The Washington times., 1928-02-29
MYSTERY BLAST
ROCKS TOWN

PITTSBURGH. Feb. 90. DozcEs
of persons were hurled from their
beds at Elizabeth Pa, near here,
early today and one man was in.
jured when mysterious bomb
explosion rocked the borough.
The bomb wrecked a two-story
building and residence and darn
aged nine other buildings.
Witnesses told police they saw
two strange men running from the
DOORWAY a short time before the
bomb exploded. The force of the
explosion was so terrific as to hurl
Mrs. Mary Riley, rs, night tele.
phone operator, from her switch
board. 1t was felt for miles around
in nearby towns.
In the bombed building the negro
Elks have their lodge room and a.
negro barber shop also occupies a
room. These places are frequented
by negroes employed in the Warden
mine of the Pittsburgh Coal Com
pany.