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New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

They miss the usual warning ,ibra-
tons coming up from the throat.
For women there are soprano
arynses. In fact, larynx is made
so that by pressing rod the
speaker can change his voice at will
from masculine to feminine.
DIR. Harvey Fletcher member OF
the technical staff OF the lahora-
tories, in Whose department this
work is done. says that person
may learn in a few minutes sutfi-
GENTLY to make himself under
stood. and may acquire versatility
rapidly with practice.
The objective of Mr. Riesze's
work Is development OF technique
to aid in supplying means ftalk-
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

a mechanism about the SIZE OF 4
large whistle. 4 tube from he
IarynX transmits the sound into the
mouth.
Mr.. Riesze, when giving a DEM
onst ration. holds the bellows in one
hand, and inserts the rubber tube
in his lips. He usually puts the
tube in at one side, much as a
cigar would be held. His hand
squeczes the bellows his lips move.
and Il monotone voice issues from
his mouth, saying. Hello, how are
YOU"
Then follows recitation of
'Mary's Little Lamb" The words
all are understandable. All the
sound comes from the artificial
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

lungs or his vocal cords has been
acquired by r. r. Riesze OF the Bell
Telephone laboratories.
His accomplishment is a Develop
ment of the uses of the artificial
larynx. or mechanical voice. which
has been used successfully for talk
ing by persons who have lost their
vocal cords. Heretofore it was
necessary for the lungs to supply
wind to operate the mechanical
vocal cords
Eiesze has substituted for lung
power a bellows. which may be
carried in the hand, or under one
arm. To the blowing end of the
bellows is attached a rubber tube
which carries the artificial larynX,
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
youth ONLY SEEKS
some knowledge
Not in Revolt Doctor IN Mime
apolS Says
~ DIR. II. r. CHAMBERLAIN
fpirector Child Guidance Clinic

(Director Child Guidance Cllnlc,
Minneapolis Public Schools)
Minneapolis, Dec. 7.-1P-Youth
10 not In revolt when 1t seeks 10
know how and why life actually
should be lived.
The youth Of today has been
stimulated by modern invention and
science to live by trial and error
rather than by the authority OF some
ancient custom or creed. The pres
tise OF tradition and precedent
waivers.
A child OF five can enter the
kindergarten today. having seen
from the automobile. having heard
over the radio. having observed on
the screen, and having overheard
from the press more events and in
formation Of life than did his grand
parents ever learn in their entire life
span.
1t is natural. then. that In recent
years educators universally have
come to stress not SO much the &C
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07

ing to persons who have lost the
use of their vocal cords.
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
Christmas
Suggestions
mail Orders by Nunber)
For theLivin2 Room

No. l34-Telephone Stand, with Bench .449
No. 322-Ferneries .................... sc.
No. l90-Occasional Tables .............Sl .0O
No. l132-Card Tables .............s1 90
No. 6l4-TabIe Lamps with Shades 1890. 1885
No. l-Student Lamps (Gooseneck) $3.50. S100
No. Lamp Shades, Parchment Finisl, =. ACC.
n" Framed Pictures. 1sx30 in. .......sl95
No 'l2-Aquarium with Stand ...... 1895
Nc '538.l-Windsor Chairs ...........sl95
NJ 27-Ship Models, with Sails ........ $685.
No Fancy Pillows. Assorted .........S l.o0
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
MAN CAN SPEAK
WITHOUT lungs
Mechanical Voice Used in
Place Of Cords

(By Howard w. Rlakeslee)
ASSOCIATED Press Science Editor)
New York, Dec. Z R-The ability
to talk without using either his
New Britain herald., 1928-12-07
For the Bedroom

No. 4-sewing Trays .:................s2.s5
No. bed Lights ...................s1 .00
No. 920-Costumers .sl.0O
No. 15O0-Part Wool Blankets, Pair 800. H95
No. A40-Cedar Chests Moth Proof s1295
No. 60H-Spacious Dresser, with Mirror S1295
No. S0-5.Drawer Chest ...........s5 95
No. 425-Metal Bed with Spring .......S $3.50
No. 100-5.Pc. Bedspread Sets .........$2.95
F0rtheDininQR0on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22
JAPAN BLOCKS.
NECEIVG BY
LAW

Japan looks ID America FOR her
automobiles but not for laws req
ulating their safe operation. Nip
ponese legislators prefer to make
their own traffic rules,
one Of the most peculiar Of these
regulations, according to Joseph Nc.
Reynolds, studebaker distributor, u
what il known as the "antfnecking
lamp law. This law requires that
ali cars BE- equipped with dome
lamps, which must be lighted w11en
the car Is driven AZ night.
Americans would look askance ~
atouring car driven down the street
ii the evening with dome hgns
shining-bait Il Is no novelty ~
srnIrvo: while the "antineclting
lannnD law Is aimed to safeguard
ua asanrere since III ID said to have
been passed because an alteration
l,afvveeY, two passengers I'm an nn-
lighted hire car resulted IN the death
~ one. II no doubt performs what
IL nickname suggests.
Another novel motor law In Japan
Il that ali cars must be equipped
pglfh apIashers IN wet weather. The
graat number of dirt roads
narroyv--rnakes this precaution
necessary II pedestrians are 20 avoid
being spattered with mud.
saThe buIbhorn. long extinct I'm
washington, still holds sway IN "a.
ban because Ii II required by law.
a car owner may have as many
electric horns as lie wants but he
must also have bulb horn on his
car. IN ease something should hap
pen 70 the electrical horn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

Fleetwood transformable town cabri-
oIet which retain the original 125.
inch wheeIbase. All Cadillac chassis
have wheelbase OF 14O inches.
In the new transmission. for both
cars, Cadillac engineers have again
scored by adding to their long list
Of pioneering achievements this de-
yelopment of an entirely new
mechanism 1t Is called the 'syncrO-
mesh transmission and the name
refers to the act of making the
gears run at the same rate Of speed
Just prior to actual shifting. The
transmission Is shifted in the usual
way.
The new brakes are composed Of
two separate and independent brai.
ing systems, more efficient. more
easily operated and providing for
quick and simple adjustment. The
brakes are entirely enclosed and
fully protected from water and mud.
Chief changes in engines and
chassis have been in the nature Of
refinements. Engines in both cars
are more powerful, and high com
preston heads giving q compress.
sion ratio Of SD to 4 are standard
on both cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22
SPE: { D s.
now DEPEND !.
ON ROADS

New York is engaged in its great
est single highway project. This
IL a 4O-f6ot wide pavement running
through IL towns on Long Island
for a distance Of "a miles. The
Conduit Boulevard, as IT lis called,
constitutes the newest offering to
speed with safety-the demand of
the motorist.
Highway builders have long de-
termined that when the volume of
traffic is around 500 cars per- day,
II is then economical to pave. To
deterrnine just when an 1S.foot road
should be made q four-lane high
wav Is no more difficult. This
should be done where travel be-
comes slow and accidents frequent.
1859 Cars Per Hour
Technically, on a basis wherein
All conditions are ideal, one traffic
lane in each direction will carry
g6g cars per hour in safety. ae-
cording to the Pennsylvania Depart
n1ent OF Highways. lie the cars are
driven at exactly % miles per hour
land IL there are no cross roads
or turn OUTS
But 10 eXpecL Is5oS lllUtOIlSA& W
be satisfied with a speed Of ~ miles
an hour IL folly. Most motorists de-
sire to 20 faster and q. goodly mum,
Dor feel happier at q slower pace.
Further accidents occur on twO.lane
highways. even at times when only
3 rev cars are on the road. Where
traffic Il at all heavy 1t Is danger
Gus to pass cars proceeding In the
same direction, for two-iale pave
nlent was built as a tWo-lane pave
ment and 1T cannot be stretched.
Edward N. Hines, of the Wayne
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

Cars that distinctly reveal their
sponsors amending quest for some
thing better, one may look forward
to seeing motor cars that are new
and different when he drops in at
the showroom to view the latest
word in luxurious automobiles. Diff
ferent in appearance, different in
mechanical desig1--this Is the adj
vance report that one can make
with positive assurance. of its cor
roboration when the public checks
forecast against fact.
The three outstanding mechanical
Improvement in the new cars are
q new transmission. which. without
changing the standard positions Of
the gear-shift lever, provides for
easy, immediate, quick and silent
gear shifting without the usual hest.
tation in neutral position: two new
and independent .braking systems
of the internal shoe type, and
''security-plate glass In ali windows
and windshields.
Improved. double-action hydraulic
shock abserbers are introduced in
the Cadillac.
LaSalle cars have whee1base
OF 134 inches with the exception
OF the F'isher-built phaeton. sport
phaeton and roadster. and the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22
SAVE.
HALF BILLION
ON OIL

Half q billion dollars year is
being saved in the petroleum in
dustry by improved refinery tech
nology, DR.. Benjamin T. Brooks OF
New York, declares in report TO
the Institute Of Chemistry OF the
American Chemical Society on Re
search in Petroleum Chemistry: Pre-
sent and Future.
THE petroleum industry, says
DR.. Brooks, has deveioped nlgmIy
special technology of its own. The
highly competitive nature of The
Industry has caused an acceleration
Of technical improvements, partic-
ularly in the last 10 years.
tThese improvements in refinery
technology, particularly in the art
81 cracking for increasing the yield
Of gasoline, and in the methods OF
6iistillation, and, to a lesser degree,
in all other refinery operations con-
servatively represent saving over
older practices OF at least half a
billion dollars annually.
Is Public Gain
'.Most OF this saving, or increase
IN value per Darrell OF crude, has
been passed on to the public by
virtue of the competitive character
of the industry and abundance of
crude, as Witnessed by the. low
prices obtained for all petroleum
products in the last few. years.
The industry must always pro-
duce the principal products, such
as motor fuel and lubricants. which
characterize 1t now. Research will
not change that. However. re.
search has informed us of the anti
knock value OF motor fuels and
has greatly improved the average
motor fuel in this respect: it has
allied with engineering, perfected
cracking processes; produced bet.
ter lubricants in better Yields ana
at lower cost: aided, in the finding
Of new pools: reduced refinery
losses: reduced loss by fire; saved
many millions of barrels OF crude
through the study OF emuIsions;
reduced labor costs throughout the
refinery.
Research has not done all of
this directly, and most of this re.
suit has been accomplished by the
engineering applications OF re-
search.
The petroleum industry may
fairly be regarded 80 being at A
peak of engineering development
and on highly efficient operat-
ing basis. Research in the industry
has heretofore been directed mainly
toward getting better engineering
data and improving the refinery
processes for the production of
the major products.
Research in the future may be
expected to result in a greater
diversity Of products through chem
zeal study of petroleum hydro
carbons. Heretofore this has hardly
been necessary, and improvements
Of the kind named above have
been more urgent.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

equal to the demand. Only one
course il open and that ID the pro-
vision OF highways that make fast
travel possible. Throughout tine
ages history shows that when con.
yehiences have been developed the
citizenry IL going to fake fun nd
vantage Of them. it Ii q bit i'm
practical to expect q public equipped
with cars capable Of travelling sixty
miles or more per hour to content
ITSELF with half that speed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22
POLISH FOR BODY

quality and contents of body polish
before applying it to the finish of
the car There are many classes Of
polish on the market and some Of
them contain enough acids to com
pleteiy ruin a beautiful finish. Use
q neutral polish that viii retain the
original color and not a preparation
that cuts away the enamel along
with the oil and dirt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

= more rapid pace. During rush
hours and On special occasions three
lanes OF traffic may proceed IN one
direction. Many communities have
found that even the temporary
tnree.Iane road has 8 decided ad.
vantage over q tWo.Iane, in that Op.
purtunlty exists to- pass the slow
driver.
The public Is going to have speed
whether Or not road facilities are
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22
y. g. 70 Wen Z dtest
II Cadillac Models

--latest gems Of the autootive designers art bearing the
universally known cress Of Cadillac and LaSalle will be
working in the handsome shoWrooms Of the Washington
Cadillac Company will prepare the stage upon which Rudolph
JOSE % years Cadac representative in the National
CAPITAL will set the new LaSalle and Cadillac models for their
nna1 dahuf &
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

county board OF road commissioner
at Detroit, declares that 2O-fOOt
roads are no longer In the scheme
Of things In the Detroit area
Forty-foot roads with two-lanes Of
cars travelling In each direction
constitute sensible thoroughfar
near cities, he asserts.
The 40.fOot highway, under
ordinary conditions, is capable Of
CARRYING at least twice as inu-n
traffic as 20-foot roadway. and at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

UPPER LEFT Miss Nina Eele Hurst, an Instructor
and writer of Sawtee Caf dressed in the style of the
early nineteen hundreds and standing by the replica Of
the 1902 Ods in which she rode to school when girl
Upper right Miss Hurst and the Odds she drove more
than 10000 miles in four years Lower, Miss Hurst and
the 1928 Oldsmobile she has just purchased. 4
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

constructed almost entirely within the past
two years. Oakland is constantly discarding
and replacing equipment, content TO use only
the very newest, most accurate designs. Oak.
land inspection standards are second TO none
in the industry; regardless of the price Of the
cars to which they are applied
Wouldn't you prefer car built In the worlds
most modern automobile plant with standards
of precision such as Oakland employs! Drive
an All.American. Six or a Pontiac Six and
you'll find the answer to your question In the
superior performance; stamina and reliability
Of these two great General Motors cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-22

Today you demand infinitely more in your
automobile than you did FIVE years ago. You
demand higher top speed. You insist on more
trustworthy performance. You want greater
snap and acceleration. And you expect longer
life, because you understand the importance
of long life to resale value.
In order to satisfy you, Oakland now builds
the AlIAmerican Six and the Pontiac Six with
greater care than ever before. Where toler.
ances Of one.thousandth Of an inch were once
permissible, now scores of operations are ac-
curate within one ten,thousandth Of an inch.
Oakland and Pontiac Skies are built in factories
Oakland AlLAmercan Six, $1o4s to 1925. Pontiac
Evening star., 1928-11-20
INDECENT HOSPITAL
FINANCES IS TOPIC
Treatment of Both Adults and
Children Discussed at Bureau
of Efficiency.

Proper financing of the hospitalisa-
ton of indigents In the District, both
adults and children. was the subject Of
a conference at the Bureau Of Efficiency
today, In which Herbert p, Brown, chief
of the bureau; Chairman Gibson of the
subcommittee of the House District
committee and Mrs. Frank B. Noyes par
ticipated.
Mrs. Noyes sought their assistance to
get adequate appropriations for care OF
indipents In the local hospitals.
she emphasized that such charity
cases as the District Government ID
supposed to pay for In these hospitals
are not now allowed sufficient appru-
priations.
Both chairman Gibson and Director
Brown assured Mrs. Noyes of their
sympathy for such cases and pledged
their earnest assistance to see that ade-
uuate appropriations are made. MRS.
Noyes viii supply them with data re.
garding the particular needs OF each
institution.
Evening star., 1928-11-20
SAFES ARE ROBBED
AT THREE SCHOOLS
Wilson Normal lob Blamed
on ProfessionaIs---Sl00
Loot Is Obtained.

A safe-efacking job at the Wilson
Normal School, Eleventh and Harvard
streets, reported to the police of the
tenth precinct early today, was believed
TO have been the work of professional
yeggmen who obtained about 500 in
cash and checks.
Robberies at two other public schools,
the Raymond School, Hunt and Spring
road, and the Mcfarland Junior High
School, Iowa avenue and Webster
street, also were reported. At each the
loss was only a few dollars. Entrance
to the three schools was gained during
the night by the smashing Of window
and door paf1es.
Az the Wilson Normal School, the
police found that the small safe In the
office Of the principal, Mrs. Anna d.
Halberg, had been broken into and its
contents rifled.
The knob had been blown off and a
heavy blanket, used to deaden the
sound of the explosion, was found cov-
ering the top Of the safe. The desk
in the clerks Office also had been ran.
sacked. Fingerprint experts were called
upon to investigates.
The rODDerleS at bne OInef SCHuOlS
were laid to amateurs" by the police.
The entire second floor of the Raymond
School had been ransacked and the
contents of a combination bank and
stamp machine taken. school officers
believe the loss will amount to only q
few dollare.
About S5 in stamps and small coins
were taken from The same kind of
slot machine at the Mcfarland Junior
High School.
Evening star., 1928-11-20
THREE ARE RESCUED
IN BURNING HOME
Woman and Two GrandchiI.
dren Saved by Firemen.
Dog Sounds Alarm.

Firemen last night rescued an B5-
ycar-old woman and her two small
grandchildren after they had been par
TALLY overcome by smoke In their home
at 1920 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
The former was treated at Casualty
Hospital, but the children remained at
the home of i1eighbor
Smoke had filled the house from a
fire that started among some clothing
in the basement. The woman, Mrs.
Belle Gravenstein, and the children,
Frank Wahl. years old, and Charles
Wahl, 2ih years old were asleep on the
second floor of the house and were still
in bed upon arrival of NO. 10 Engine
Company and No. Truck Company.
Parents Absent From Home.
Firefnen were told that the parents of
the children, Mr. and Mrs. George Wahl,
had put them to bed while they paid q
call in the reighborhood. When the
fire started the smoke quickly filled the
closed house, and Mrs. GrAvenstein, an
Invalid, was unable to act.
A. pAseerby saw the smoke and called
firen1ef1, The two companies responded
and quickly broke into the house, where,
after search they found Mrs. Grav-
enstein. Mrs Wahl's mother, and the
two children. Upon reaching the street,
the children recovered and were taken to
the home of neighbor. Mrs. Craven
stein, however, was sent to Casualty
Hospital. Her condition Ia not consid-
cred serious
Aroused by the excitement. oirley, the
pet dog of the family, ran up and down
the street barking until the parents of
the children, visiting In the next block.
heard her. They rushed home, arriving
just as the firemen were carrying out
the children. The fire was confined to
the basement.
Evening star., 1928-11-20
Man Held for Theft
Of Embalming Fluid
Put on Probation
Judge Given Imposes Sus'
pended Sentence on
Would.Be Undertaken.

A man charged with the larceny of
seven pints of embalming fluid, taken,
police say, because he thought it was
liquor, was the first person placed on
probation by Judge Ralph Given, newly
appointed police judge.
According 10 police, the man, Edward
j. Funk, 1900 block of sixth street,
while intoxicated, took bag belonging
to Norval K. Tabler, undertaken, under
the impression that 1t contained several
bottles of liquor. He went into a res
taurant to drink 1t.
Sensing that the fluid In the bottles
was not digestible and realizing the pur-
pose of a set of efflbalmi1g if1stfu-
fhents In the bag. Funk is said to have
spread them on table In the restau-
rant and teiephpned friend to sug-
gest they find somebody to enbaln1.
The restaurant proprietor called Po-
iiceman w. @. qroon1s Of the ninth pre-
cinct, who halted the mans proposed
undertaking.
Funk pleaded guilty to iftoxicatiofl,
disorderiy conduct and larceny In Po-
lice Court today His personal bond
was taken by Judge Isaac r. Hit for
the fifst two offei1ses, while suspended
sentence of $50 or 80 days and pfobaa
ton for year was ordered by Judge
Given,
Evening star., 1928-11-20
KING WOULD WIDEN
D. c. HEADS POWER
Senator Favors vesting
Commission With Broader
Discretionary Scope.

The street railway merger, q careful
ly considered District appropriation bill
and revival of his plan to increase
the power of the Board Of District
Commissioners to cover some OF the
minor municipal problems that now 80
to Congress, were mentioned today by
Senator King, ranking minority member
of the Senate District committee, as
important local questions for the conn
ing session of Congress.
Senator King, who also Is on the sub.
committee appointed to inquire INTO
the street car merger, did not go INTO
a detailed discussion of the merger slt-
uatiun, but pointed out that he has
favored consolidation of the lines ever
since he began his congressional service
in the House a number of years ago,
He said he presumed the subcommittee
would meet soon after Chairman Cap
per returns to Washington Saturday.
Senator King said the preliminary
report given to members OF the SUB"
committee several months ago BY Or:
Milo r. Maltble, the expert engaged
as d corsultant, was largely historical
In nature and contained nothing OF
Importance.
br. Maltbie. who has made frequent
visits to washington during the recess
of Congress In studying the merger,
was back In the city today, but diu
not discuss final reports on which ne
is working, beyond stating that 1t would
be ready for the subcommittee on time
Senator King said 1t may develop
that the Senate committee, when II
resumes consideration OF the merger
may want to hold further hearings, or
may conclude that 1t will have sum-
cient information from the reports. be-
ing compiled by Dr.. Maltbie ana py
the Bureau Of Eff1cieney.
Referring to the District approprla-
| ton BILL Senator King. who also Is
member of the subcommittee on appro-
priation said he favored q liberal ana
progressive measure with adequate
provision for the needs of the school
| system and for street and highway
| improvements.
For several years have advocated
giving broader powers to the Dlstrlct
| Commissioners to permit them to ham
| die as many as possible of the smaller
municipal questions which frequently
require the time of Congress-" Senator
King continued. II intend to take up
| this question again nuJ Will pIOohOiy
consult with the local officials before
| introducing a BILL"
The Benaor said that when this pro-
| posal was broached several years ago II
was referred to local organizations for
suggestion, but that they did not seem
able to agree az to the details that
should go into the BILL
AS to the establishments of 4 new
Farmers Market Senator King said
that If the bill had come to vote at
the last session he would have sided
with Senators Bruce and TydingS OF
MARYLAND. who were opposing the South
west site and advocating one north OF
Pennsylvania avenue. The Senator added,
however, that he was OF an open mind
as to what should be done on this ques-
ton, the bill for which is still on the
Senate calendar awaiting further de-
bate.