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The Washington times., 1928-09-13
ShOrt-StOry
| Studio to Open

The Moneyway Studios of Short.
Story Writing. formerly located
at l745 K ST., will open for the
fifth season on October /, In Di.
rector Moneyway's new studios at
9l2 Nineteenth st. N. w.
Director Moneyway, who has
just returned from the annual
summer conferences on creative
writing held at Bread Loaf Inn,
Vermont, under the direction Of
Middlebury College. may be seen
every afternoon between the
hours of S and o'clock, in con-
notion with the work for the COM
ing season and the enrolment of
Students.
The growing needs OF magazine
editors for more and better short
stories is proving a tremendous
literary and commercial impetus
throughout the country, and tie
technique of short-story writing
is becoming of great interest to
writer's everywhere. The Money
way method will follow closely the
technique developed the past sea-
son at Bread Loaf. and particular
emphasis will be placed on the
writing of the "saleable" short
story.
Editors Of prominent magazines,
notable literary men from all over
Ihe country teachers, critics and
publishers attended the sessions,
which were held under the direc.
tion Of John Farrar, former editor
of the Bookman. at present asso-
ciate editor OF Doubleday. Doran
and Company. The conference
consisted largely of background
lectures on short-story writing,
novels. articles and poems, with
practical suggestions on the de-
VelOpment OF a definite prose
style and the preparation and
placing Of manuscripts.
The Washington times., 1928-09-13
NATIONAL EXTENDS
ITS LAW COURSES.

The Law Schoo. OF the Ma,
tional University will have new
courses this year year especially
in the graduate department in
comparative government and pub.
lie law. This school has two de.
partments. graduate and under.
graduate. the latter giving two
parallel courses.
A thrse-year course In English
and American common law Is or.
fered as a practical education In
the law for use in the business
and financial world. The sub.
jects include principal topics
whish are made the basis OF ex-
animation for admission to the
bar I'm she various States, and q
knowledge which is indispensable
to the praceicing attorney. This
course leads to the degrees OF
Ii. B and ]. d.
a three-year course in civil
and comparative law is offered.
leading to the degree OF b. G. III.
which combines thorough study
historical and analytical. OF
Roman and civil law in which
IS included a study Of the modern
civil law as it is found in the
basic codes OF France and Ger.
many and the leading European
countries, and a survey of the
legal progress lof the Latin
American countries. The law
actually in force in the leadine
countries OF continental Europe
and in Central and South Amer.
lea and in Japan and in the
rhlllppine Islands will be dis.
cuSsed,
The Washington times., 1928-09-13
GEORGE TOWN ].
R. 0. I. c. FILLS Up

Prospects for q record enroll
ment In the infantry and medical
units of the Reserve Officers
lTraining Corps at Georgetown
university appear particularly
bright this year.
Established during the world
war, the infantry unit at. the
Hilltop has grown in popularity
with the student body until now
ehe cadet battalion comprises five
companies. headquarters staff
and a baud. More than three
1ohrths of the students were en-.
Fotled in the unit last year.
A military staff OF four COM
haissioned officers of, the United
States Army and two noncom-
gnissioned officers are on duty
at the college and medical school.
Lit Col. Augustus F. Dan !.
miller. u. S. A.. is professor OF
military science and tactics
Ind Major John F. Corby. M. c..
1s the officer in charge of the
Nuedical unit.
Two new assistant professors
IN the infantry unit. recently
Appointed by the War Depart.
MIent, will assume their duti, 6
when the college opens Septem.
Der 20. They are Capt. Ray.
Mnond l.. Shoemaker. who comes
from the Thirty.fourth Infantry
ut Fort Eustis. Va. and First
Lieut.. Henry J. Hunt. jr., who
was ransferred from the Philip.
pines. They succeed Capt. VIII.
tiam 3. Lowery and Capt. Stew.
art d. Hervey. whose four-year
details at Georgetown expired
Last summer.
Enrolment in the r. o. T. C.
b optional for college students.
but in the medical school all
Are required to take the course.
: Athletic recognition is accord
ed the members of the varsity
1lfle team who are eligible for
the C" letter. An armory and
modern indoor range have been
snstalled in the new r. o. T. !.
quarters. There is also a target
range on the grounds for pre-.
,Nminary firing with the rifle
automatic pistol automatic rifle.
browning machine gun, 81 nm.
gun and Stokes mortars. Per-
mission is given the students to
use the National Guard rifle
range ON Congress Heights in
connection with instruction in
firing.
The Washington times., 1928-09-13
U. S. Army Officers
To GEORGETOWN IT

With United States Army of.
ficers detailed at Georgetown In
charge of the military denart.
mept, the r. o. T. C. enrolment
has increased so rapidly In re-.
cent years through popularity
that more than -three-fourths of
the student body are enrolled in
it annually. Enlistment is yolun.
tary. Lieut.. Col. Augustus r.
Dannemiller. U. S. A., is in com.
mand of the infantry unit. The
Georgetown School of Medicine
also has course in medical train.
ing for reserve officers.
Columbia UNI. School. 1924 HI st. N w
Prep: Lang, Math.. Sciences. Glass
individual. Army. Navy. ConsuIars
Diplomatic, Scientific Government
exams. Coed. Moderate. Day, night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
MOTORISTS ENJOINED
TO PROMOTE SAFETY
Those Favored With Special Mary
land Tags Expected 10 Set Ex-
ample In Careful Driving.

Fipe' lat Dispatch 10 TIE star.
BALTIMORE. Deeeini,er ~ .-~ Motor
lists who have been favored with spes
"iaiIY numbered iieenFe tags ate ~,
De"ted 10 sci an eYninpic Df "afefIl
driving "a other nutDiiin'tilisis in he
5eiate. according 10 H.. Austin E1neh
UiHt!, comm ssionEf 0f iuniot tehl'
tie%
Mi, EfuRhinhn SEEKS In correct he
jfnptesslDn ib1i The riJeGial ih1s were
ia any way designed IN grant their
owners immunity fJonf arrest 81
privileges hat would noi be eNt"nhed
10 n"i1i .sts who merely porsess o.
binary license MgS
The special tags. Nh "a ATE dis
usjbnied by Nj, EausbniAb ~ Htate
aud 'itY dI2nIibfies ana hi- friends.
ATE NUMBERED Ia "eyfu ihpliean ds -
~ hsv W. nibst distinctive numerals
Il expect motorists Mho are given
The eips"lal iag@ ~ measure up ~ ~
respects ~ tie Maryland motor ye-
hinis aas" Nj IsauHhlnaH said
one thing 1T espsciai impDfln ace II
ii1at thrs III al times Keep IA the
rl4ht itlHd side II lie u bite iiE"s
painted nt lie hiRbAaye ~ far as
RlE.He The hnidef II shrae ia8s any
tsfht 40 di~fegafd ihs l9a ~ 1a.
tupujiy frpH pto@srilii1n II caught
Violating a. there could be no n,pf"
eig Di"ntis iEnDfGf.s,ob "
-, It4uPhn4n aE1lD warned mn.
lni iria thit ihe an. IT 1872 ualL"t r
aIIeF I1Hnsry Nr,lid result IN iIf"i
ttt.ag t'ln "DttittiihstoDtt said
bad found il liiiilr 10 rhtrud The ION
iiiuit ntt nd itRs b"'ills" ia" in'i"f
isis simply waited uDtij the iDsi npin
lttf IA ItUIrtase new nAtA, Ait"l ~ !
tht iin,A ~se l,js hla' ~ t'te s.at ~
ilie end II JsniIers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
T. ], kEEFE NAMED
SOCIETY'S MANAGER
Succeeds Beck as Executive OF
American Motorists Asso-
citation Here.

The appointment OF Thomas j. keefe
as general manager of the American
Motorists Association. with headquar'
tiers In Washington. was announced
this past week by J. Borton Weeks.
president of the association.
MIR. keefe succeeds Raymond Beck.
for many years prominent in local
motoring circles and affiliated with va
rious motor orga niZations. Mr.. Beck
resigned 10 go with the Automobile
Club at America Of New York city.
Prior To his utilization with the ma.
tional organization. MIR. keef- was
identified for several years with the
keystone Automobile Club of i'ennsyl-
wanna With the batter organization he
campaigned for the amendment Ia the
PENNSYLVANIA State constitution, which
resulted in the authorization Of three
bend issues, totaiing Slan.u0o. 900 Tor
road construction and which places
Pennsylvania among the foremost
States In the matter of good roads.
HIS latest work with the keystone
Club was i'm connection with the cree
ton OF the Delaware River Bridge IA;
cost of S31 .0o0. o0n and the prosecu'
non III fftinhue fcutAS NufH uab
bong proved upon the motorist In
Pennsylvania.
Tine American Motorists Associa-
ton needs no justification for It's eN.
tsisuca when Il In considered that less
than ; per cent III the motor CIR own.
ers nf The country are members AT
motoring clubs" MIR. keefc pointed
out.
THE paramount thought back Of the
new rational organization IL not the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of the national body,
but The building up ri local motor
clubs throughout the United States.
Affiliated with the national body is
the Greater Washington Motor Club,
which, although but recently organic
ed. already has "a large membership.
1T IL generally conceded that Wash
ington gets more tourists from more
sections of the United states than any
either city ~ The country and IL IN with
the idea III adequately serving these
motorists that the Greater Washing
ton Motor Club was la,inchcd." Mr..
II esie stated.
This club IN one Of many affiliated
clubs nf the American Motorists AS
sociatinn Both the local and the ma
tinnai body viii maintain touring in
formation bureau IN keeping with the
cit.'s importance as "A m"toriug oh
i"ctive. II viii supply all tourists. ir
respective as Ia whether ar not they
nre members Of amy automobile rlnl
or H4soriaiio lon. with any touring tnfof
nation or rnah maps they may desire
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
BETTER LIGHTING URGED.


Holding that better lighting of high,
WAYS can increase The utility of roads
80 pet cent fpl. tihiAoy Duhwoods
presented fine Thought That improved
fhriiiiipa are the chief suini iuu 10 the
traffic Ertbntn IA Il ifrsiH address
l,rfHta the American Construct ion
Gnunrii IL ~ i.nitin,
'roo Inicii emphasis IIas hecn rInced
on rreniution" said toi. tWnMuadp,
nho retIi, scented thc National Antoine.
bile thDfuhef uf Commerce ~ Ibis
injecting. "and MOI enough thought has
I.tn Eifen "a iu"tbode Tor HTrn,Hina
dating streets Ia tnndrtn ittda
THE Htieup, ~ handle iralhe sole
~ by uehns NJ regulation resembles
. rhlids FIRST efforts with his 4 II &
blocks,
rnnstrueiipn engineers IN the neat
decade will see expended fnr il real
solution of this ptnilen totals IN NIL
lions which viii b. heynnd the con
tritlnu 1T many Hhn have worked un
traffic "a oi,ii nta Ia dlir."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
FIFTH OF TRUCKS
OWNED ON FARMS
IL Per Cent Of ALI Motor Vehicles
in United States Are Freight
Carriers.

Approximately u per cent of all
motor vehicles In the United States
are motor trucks. 90 per cent NJ which
are operated by their owners. Farmers
owned 20 per cent III the a..s4.es
trucks In use at the beginning Of the
past year.
These and many other facts about
the extent Of present day haulage of
commodities over the highways are
contained I'm booklet. Truck Facts.
just published by the National Auto
mobile Chamber Of Commerce.
That trucks compete with railroads
only for short haul traffic is shown by
the statement of the United States
Bureau Of Public Reads that In Vari.
Gus States 81 10 81 per cent Of all
mutor.Iruck trips are for distances of
less than 50 miles. Only ) tn ~ per
cent Of all trips are Tor distances NJ
more than so miles. The average trip
mileage III loaded trucks ranges from
- miles in ConnectiCu, to 81 miles in
California
Recognizing the economy OF operat-
ing trucks for short distance handling
Of commodities, 10 railroads are now
using them in terminal operations. Il
use them for store.door deliveries and
IL have replaced local freight trains
With trucks.
Government traffic surveys report
lha; the ma ior part III mnior,,rurk
tonnage is direct distribution of
commodities tn their final use. In Coax
County. Illinois, ~ per cen, uf the
tonnage carried hv trucks iS of IN :
type Products of manufacture ccn>ti-
tute the largest part of truck tonnage,
amounting In 60 per cent at the total
IN Connecticut and sa.a per cent in
OHIO. An overwhelmin4 majority vi
the trucks used are of the lighter
tNpeS, from Z. Ia 81 per cent nj all
trucks on the highways in Maine.
PENNSYLVANIA Connecticut and Cock
County. Illinois, having capacities of
"a toms or less
t'ommon carrier trucks haul only
from In pet cent of all tonnage
moved over the highways Interstate
tnmmerca curriers' handle but 10 :
per cent Of the total tonnage hauled,
In 81 States motor trucks at the
beginning Ut 1927 constituted II per
cent nf total meteor vehicle registra'
ton and paid nearly - per cent OF the
registration fees m even larger per
centage III the gasoline taxes Was paid
by trucks. due tn heavier per mile
ronstlmptiun
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
COLD WEATHER AUTO AID.
Generator Charging Rate Should
he Bet Up,

Among i,te most important items NJ
" ring the onr for al weather
.."ine is that nf having the generator
hanging rate rel ~ - compensate
for he much heavier strains Imposed
ul,oh The battery, Adjusting The thi,i
bi.ieh which r,tNcruA The Eenerntnt y
output. n u simple TASK for The home
ttoihitl No ~ al ia 'At,shsiVe pne fur
III tuisriat who, takes The ear Ia his
aeiA ire station. i'intiilng the starter
Win The rusfNS necessary 10 tntn over
ihe 90 iiir H. NhIrh The oil has con
genl ihin u solid ! - means ief,
riiis aifain uu lie hhtierF IN a,lii
thii. liehit Hir nt'rsird fut much nnE
~ uiioda. The iao conditions ~,
gurs that ihe batter, ln given as
mu, Il iisip as t,nasil,le II II N nnt ~
tai uitellt nnle, rs heavy burden,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

II one wili rcmrmher tina, carhure
Tor tr""''''a are rather slow IN he
keloping, It viii simrlit, the lash ot
trouble hunting when the ears per,
furnanoe Ii uff eoor OFTEN the car
buretor In blamed uniusllN ia such
snses. lf the car Was running prep
etly the last time IL Wan used, the
chances are the carhtiretor Ia not AZ
f,uit ~ any suddenly ,tsNelalWd
trouble Check oser the uthrr lsa
lures hret then the eathllretur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Top Needs Stretching,

once The top Has been lowered III"
ntotoiisi les tempted ~ IHaVe u low II
al lnnp aE iits weather remains 5000
The teiJId 4iloH is one 80 he ie%ihird.
I3Aports tttInIp that t!iu tuu hiuniil't
ha tAlsod M intervals IL ssirt'itst u thji II
into tot,iliiUtl Almost tni5 ifdinhs 81
h"W neatiy the ian Ia folded aHd "n,
faa.d in ~ boot Il wrinkles AMI
thes" are ihs beginning nf cop trouble
II uoi iislksd floui time IN time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Eighty-four giant Ventilatlnc fans
used in the Holland vehicular tunnel
under the Hudson River have sue
cecded not only in completely con
quering the menace Of carbon mo-
noxide gas In the tunnel. hut have
greatly reduced the deafeninE noises
or sound vibrations created by thou.
sa nds OF automobiles and trucks
which pour through the tunnel every
day. according To the Investigations
of veniilating engineers.
This and other interesting discov-
cries regarding the influence of air
motion on sound vibrations were
made following n trip through the
tunnel 10y group NJ newspaper men
and English engineers. who We're the
first To go through in "a motor-driven
vehicle from one end tn the other.
The ventilating fans were not in
operation and the newspapers com.
mented extensively on the fact tina.
the vibration Of the motor in the
truck which carried the party nf en-
cineers was so oppressive To the ear
drums ii appeared that IL this condi.
ton existed when there we're thOu-
~ nds OF motors running In the tun'
mel the result would almost he i'm
possible To conceive In it's damage to
human hearing.
Effect u Studied.
Since the tunnel has been I'm actual
operation and with the ventilatin:
fans completely changing the air 1.
times every hour, observers were
astanishei hy the extent tn which
these sound vibrations were reduced.
This discovery stimulated renewed
,-nS ts.h found huf .tt
movement I'm n garage. church.
school theater or auditorium. along
with the presence Of furniture hang.
ings and people. considerably de-
creases ~ intensity Of any noise in
the operation. This IL very tnpo, g.
tant. not only in tunnels and sub.
ways. but i'm buildings where the
acoustic arrangements are considered
very poor. II small noises can he
magnified to tremendous volume. II
was pointed out
According Ia r.. r. Freeman of Ros,
ton. nm expert who has made n spe.
cial stury Of the tunnel ventilation
there are Fundamentally two factors
In air rondftions--interfer with
and r"fraCiion OF sound Nihrat ions
which help control Inc volume of
noses In the Holland Tunnel
NihtHttonS tfaNtllnE through the
nif Or In other words. sound waves ~~
are considerably upset or impeded by
motion In the air due tn interference, "
said Mr Freeman III the motion of
the air In NOT constant I'm Its speed or
direction. II obviously makes very de.
cided Interference with sound waves
trying In get through II AMI tn" sound
waves themselves become distorted
and broken up In trying tn pass
through IA variable motion or turbu.
lence In The mir.
The action IL similar to ship
which might proceed very nicely on II
river where the motion was smooth
and constant but on reaching "A sec.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

ns wrong as thu either. 70 patarhra W.
an old truiism, Non rannot tell how Iar
u Tire viii run by iookins AT il"
Most motorists. this observer con.
tinues, considers the tire with the fab.
RE showing through the tread rs about
ready for the Junk pile,
They TAX. IL for granted" he SAYS,
that such tire IN In dangerous
condition. More experienced motorists.
howerer, know that such n tire could
not get into this condition IL IL had
not enIosed strong side wallis. II may
Ia far stfrf Ia tists AMI much farihc
from hioNotl than a seeminslv
strong tire with an undctectcd hrea.
Ia The aide wall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Cant Estimate How Far Worn Tire
Will Run by Looking at 1t. Expert Says

Experience seems to demonstrate
that not MANY ear owners are aCcu.
rate Judges of tire efficiency. In any
garage. saya n veteran maintenn nee
expert. one win hear all sorts az curl,
nus comment regarding the virtues
aud shortcomings of various makes of
tires
"Onr faction" lie SAYS. will praise
a ret of tires and anticipate many nd.
ditionai thousands al miles of service
from them, never realizing that The
walls nj these tires are weak. The
other group ub~crt"s certain marks 81
wear AMI nsrnines hat the danger
point has been reached. One may IL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
MARYLAND CHOOSES TAG
COLORS FOR TWO YEARS
Selection Made for ia2a-3O 20 Pre-
vent Confusion With Border
ing States,

snrV,ai Dispatch to The star
BALTIMORE. nrCcmhe. st Mary
land auto tags viii I've white with Niue
numerals tat ta2a arratdtns ~ Ant"
mohite tommi~sioner tatuShutah, IN
laaa they viii he greet With white
numerals,
IN advance decision Nas Made Fnhe
rctnlhS the taGH. accounting u Nh
i,auShman. t. ptvNeut either nes,, h..
mates from setrTius ~t''iktF 'NAihs,
as has happened Ia the past,
WARNING that MatNlthd has 81"
ic"ted the roturs il contained in Ms,
Raushmaa's New Neas st%FttnE I"
the commissioners II matW Vehicles
IN either Eastern States, m8tied I1tt\ ,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

Thus. Tor example u il becoming
more common ~ use ntckfi aud
chromium IN 9 Under castings The
fact that such III alloy ls beng used
may reser be known 10 q car owner
though tests have shown conclusive
ik that casting oi tbe Lind are
l-rdeJ. Lake tlctt,r iipisi iitleF
aear and the aufiafes iaat bnpF
sian urinary caei 400 Abotlief
change Ia. 10 do Wi,h valve spfine
jtDf yrsrs single .HinK 1Gf each
salYe has been geOsraiIy accepted
But Az lhe >brcd vi engines ia. lu-
creased u ha. beem found that nfii
ftpif ,piIuRs AR necessary U Htdt
~ make the tai4e tappeis rife Al
ways ~ contact niii3 thc canjkhaii
~~in short, 10 provide pf"pcf shlAs
noaration sud eliminate no1ss. lisnst
IL Is common 20 fud two spring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Raced at 68 Miles,
Hogged the Roads,
But Had Experience

Experience is not everything In
safety on the highways. An oh
server recently was riding with a
,notorist who has been driving
since 1907 and who spent number
Of years ins,ructinc. This is what
ha found:
Sixtv-eight miles an hour is not
too much speed for him.
He never lets anything pass him
on the highways.
He always starts in second gear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01

As the New York Automobile
Show is near at hand and many resi-
dents of Washington will make the
pilgrimage there, ii is OF interest
what is being planned. There viii
be "a exhibitors. Forty-ihree
makes OF passenger cars will be DIS
played and 10 makes OF trucks will
be shown The balance of the ex-
position will comprise $50 displays
OF accessories and ~ exhibitors OF
service and shop equipment, and a
tsxicsb display
The show is under the auspices OF
the National Automobile Chamber OF
Commerce. Inc. with which the
Motor and Accessory Manufacturers
Association is cooperating. the en-
tire display being under the personal
management of =. A. Miles.
The hours of the exposition viii be
as follows:
Saturday. January 7. pm. 10
~ - pm; fcIosed Sunday: Mon
dSY. January 9. 10 am. 10 ~ 80 pm.
daily throughout the week. The
shop equipment section will be open
10 .he trade exclusively from 10 am.
a. 8 pm. daily. he public being adj
nsjtied only from 5 O'Clock until
closing time.
Special days for the week have
been designated as follows:
Saturday. January 7. opening day ;
Monday. January 9. dealers dsy
Tuesday, aviation day: "Wednesday.
society day; THURSDAY. Army and
Navy day and SOCIETY Of Au,omo-
tive Engineers day; Friday. iheairi-
raj DAY. and Saturday. c'Yic and clos
ing day.
A special entrance Oh Park avenue
snd Forty -sisih street MiiI he used.
~ addition 80 the regular entrance
10 Grand Central Palace on Losing
tor avenue
ASIDE from changes in body
eiyles, which. 81 course. are plainly
apparent, Jsninbef II other trench
dousiy impof'aH, changes haze been
mAde ip design and constitution oi
. the fars Some are diSccrnibIe IN
der critical examination and Others
arc Ingpos IDLE 81 detection excerpt
through the added service whb.h
;hey insure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-01
Warns of Severe
Tests of Brakes
In Driving Car

Driving in such n manner that
severe use OF the brakes is neces-
sary is costly in more ways than
mere lining wear. Think of the
energy generated by the engine 10
get up to such speed which be-
comes pure waste when the car
has TO he stopped suddenly.
The motorist who drives more
slowly and is able TO coast Ia an
approximate stop is the one who
gets the most gasoline mileage in
the course of n year.