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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-20
MRS. BlN[)Y
THREAT TO
HELEN
BY Malcolm Roy

FOREST HILLS, N =,
Aug. 2O.The forty-first an
nual tournament for the
women ! national lawn tennis
championship will get under
way at the West Side Tennis
club here this afternoon with
the outcome virtually q fore
gone conclusion.
Nothing short Of 4 phenomenal
reversal OF form by Wills or mirac-
IIloua playing by some opponents
stands IN the way OF a successful
defense Of her title by the CALI
foTnia marvel.
Besides the California girl and
MRS Mallory there are two other
former holders Of the national title
listed to play. Mrs. May Sutton
Bnndy. also OF California, who 2
quarter 81 4 century ago won the
national and English champion
xhins and held a position In the
lawn tennis world Of 1904 and 1905
quite AZ conspicuous as that oc-
c.rnied bv Miss wills today. Is one
AZ this pair or ex-champions. The
other Is Mrs Hazel Hotchkiss
Wightman. who also dominated the
courts IN her day OF glory.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-20

Yesterdays Home Runs
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-20

But that retirement was from
the boxing ring only 1 have
no intention Of ending my LIES
work at the ageNOf thirty. Other
desires. other fields ! expect to
fulfill and explore. What they
shall be depends upon many
things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
HIGHWAY CROSSING
DEATH TOLL GAINS
e.
it |
1907 Fatalities in Six Months
Shows Increase of So
Over Last Year.

Highway grade crossing accidents in
the first six months this year resulted
in 1927 fatalities, an increase of So
compared with the corresponding period
in 1927. the American Railway ASsocia-
ton announced today.
For the six-month period 1884 acct
dents occurred at highway grade cross
ingS. an increase of 73 compared with
the corresponding period last year.
Persons injured in such accidents In
the first half of 1928 totaled 1894. or
an increase of 80, compared with the
first half of 1927.
In the month of June there were 2l0
Fatalities at highway grade crossings,
compared with 189 for the same month
last year. OF the total number OF
fatalities resulting from accidents at
highway grade crossing in the first six
months in 1928, reports show that 1913
fatalities resulted from accidents In
which motor vehicles were involved.
This was an increase of 40 over the
number of fatalities in the first six
months in 1927.
Illinois ranked first in the number
of fatalities resulting from automobile
accidents at highway grade crossings,
there having been 90 persons killed in
such accidents in the first half of this
year, compared with 70 in the same
period last year.
The number of fatalities for the first
six months this year, compared with
The first six months in 1927. and ar
ranged according to the principal States
involved, follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
CITES FEDERAL AID
IN BRIDGE BUILDING
A. A. A. Points to 222 Miles Of
Spans in Drive on Privately
Owned Trestles.

President Coolidge stated in a recent
address that more than 222 miles of
bridges have been erected on the Fed
eral-aid highway system within the
past 10 years, according to the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
The A. A. A. declared that the Presi-
dents word picture of the benefits of
highway construction gives hope that
the coming Congress will ignore any
attempt to continue to grant franchises
for unnecessary privately owned toll
bridges and at the same time will re-
fuse to heed efforts to foist a system
of toll highways on the country.
The national motoring body cites the
portion of the Presidents address deal
ing with highways. as follows:
Within the past 10 years one of our
most remarkable improvements has been
in highway construction, the expense of
which has been borne in part by the
States and local units of Government
and in part by the National Treasury
More than $4,000 miles of improved
highways have been constructed, with
more than 222 miles of bridges, at a
cost of over $1.439,000.00O, of which
the Federal Government has paid
/ $685., 100000.
ION rural highways, as whole
more than $1,0O0,000000 is being eX-
pended annually. This movement fol
good roads, with the general use OF
the automobile, has greatly decreased
the cost of the transporting Of oul
production and given a mobility to ouI
| people that has expanded the whole
horizon of life and brought beneficial
/ results so great that they cannot vel
! be enumerated"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
AUTO|STS' BACKING
GIVEN 0DD|E BILL
Motorists Association Gives
Support to Special High
way Fund Measure.
Support of the oddie BILL authorizing

Support of the Oddie bill, authorizing
special highway funds for the construc-
ton of roads in the Is States having
large areas of non-taxable land, was
voted this week by the legislative COM
mittee of the American Motorists AS
ISOLATION. The bill, introduced by Sen
ator Tasker l.. Oddie of Nevada, was
passed by the last Congress, but was
vetoed by the President.
It provides for an annual appropria-
ton of $3,5OC 900 for three years, af.
fecting the States Of Washington, Ore
gon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah
Idaho. Montana, Wyoming, New Mex
leo, South Dakota, Oklahoma and New
Hampshire.
Under the bill, funds to be appro-
priated would be pro-rated among the
various States on the basis of the pro-
portion which the non-taXable area of
each State bears to. the total area of
land in the State, each of the above
named States having 5 per cent or more
land in their boundaries which is held
by the Federal Government as unap-
propriated public forest, Indian lands
and other reserves upon which no taxes
are levied.
AAC CAACC-yCdI dpPAOpiAdCAO Ii AL
addition to the regular SIS 100000 an
nual appropriation made by the Federal
Government for highway construction.
Support of the measure was voted by
the legislative committee of the asso-
citation because of the belief of the
fairness of the bill. it was announced
by Thomas J. Keefe. general manager
of the association.
without this special assistance from
the Federal Government, some of these
States will be unable to complete their
proportion of the Federal-aid system.
There is growing demand on the part
of millions of motorists who each year
tour the United States for unbroken
highways The special annual appro-
priation of $3,500,000 for three years
will enable these States to keep abreast
of the highway building program of the
country, and is no more than fair, con-
sidering that the non-taxable lands in
these States are owned by the Federal
Government, which pays no taxes to
the States where the lands are located"
Mr.. Keefe pointed out.
Senator Oddie has announced that
he would reintroduce his measure at
the next session Of Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Automobile Industry on Soundest Basis
In History. Federal Economist Says

times that number in service, and for
the past several years the annual IN
crease has been greater than the total
number of cars in use ten years ago.
and yet the so-called saturation point
seems more and more remote and less
evident.
While we can reasonably expect a
steady and gradual increase in the
number of cars in use in the United
States, it would appear that the per
cent of increase in foreign countries
will be even greater from now on than
in the United States.
THE markets abroad are expanding
enormously In spite of the handicaps In
50 many localities represented by import
duty, taxes and annual payments re-
CURED before cars are permitted TO
operate.
Renewals Increase.
I'm the United States We arrived at
the point some time ago when the cycle
of the use of cars was completed and
new cars must be provided to take the
place of those which drop out. Up to
ten years ago the annual renewal re-
0uirements were slight but since that
time they have increased enormously
each year, which automatically develops
without increasing the registration or
the number of cars in use.
THE cars required to replace the
drop-outs in 1929 will account for be-
tween 40 and SO per cent CT the total
production, and 1t Is probable that we
will soon require in this country alone
at least 100000 cars to replace the
automobiles which go out OF commission
during the year, and by 1885 the WORLD
annual requirements to replace cars
which drop out should exceed $500, 900
With the extension and development
OF roads in all parts Of the world the
opportunities for American automobile
manufacturers to export part of theil
production in 1929 will almost be dou-
bled. There are very bright prospects
for the motor industry with a great do
nestle and foreign market open to 9
sound industry" Smith says.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
oETTER EQUIPMENT
AIDS SNOW REMOVAL
ghway Work in So States by
Bureau of Public Roads
Is Facilitated.

i So States W.lc:e snowfall is heavy
I,64S miles of main highways were
cared during the Winter of 1928,
ccording to reports received by the
Sureau of Public Roads of the United
tates Department of Agriculture.
Ever since the practice of removing
now from highways began, in 1922,
here has been a steady improvement
4 machines and equipment availablc,
18th an increased amount Of equip
'nent every year. In the six years the
use Of truck plows has grown from 1874
0 SAP. the number of tractor plows
rom 261 to l.275. Since both types
multiplied more than elevenfold, and
@ince road mileage cleared increased
My about fourfold. indications point
> a greater completeness of snow re-
noval. The use during the past season
If less than half the number of graders
mployed IN the previous year indicates
hat the grader has been found less
Tective than the truck and tractor
lows.
In II of the States all snow removal
ork was done under the supervision
the State highway departments. In
States the work was done by both
etes and counties or other local gov
crlents. In only four States was the
TX done solely under local control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

MIAMI, Fla. GP).-The ever increas
ing number of automobile tourists who
do not let season nor weather deter
them from roaming are pointing their
cars now toward temperate chimes. The
new Overseas Highway from Miami to
Key West is expected to get heavy
baptism as a result.
The Overseas Highway rides over the
Gulf of Mexico. the southernmost link
of Americas Atlantic coastal highway
system 1t was completed last January
after years of dreaming and civic
scheming and its real test of popularity
is expected to come this Winter.
For 100 miles it straddles the Florida
Keys, cutting through forests Of Ma
deira mahogany the giant red and curly
gumbo limbo, buttonwood and black
mangrove over the beauty of changing
tinted water and along the reaches OF
sparkling sand.
Ferry to Havana.
It wends its smooth way clear to
Key West. and there the motorist can
ferry across to Havana. 4
The first proponents of motor high
way spanning the Florida Keys to Key
West were called visionary dreamers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Miami-Key West Overseas Highway
Expects Influx of Motor Parties

But in 1916 a 100000 bond issue made
possible start of the work. There was
a second bond issue of 100000 in Oc-
tober 1928. Within a year the scofferS
were sold on the idea and $2,650000
bond issue was voted which financed
the work to completion. The actual
construction of the road was begun in
August, 1924. so it was completed in
little more than three years.
Only Road Of Kind.
1t is the only road of its kind in
America, a tropical sea-going highway,
and the motorist who steps on it" over
its well-oiled surface undoubtedly will
never stop to think of the Stupendous
engineering problems that were sur
mounted in its 7construction-road bed
fills in some places went to l2-foot
depth.
President Machado of Cuba in Sep
TENDER. the American Automobile AS
ISOLATION points out, abolished customs
duty on automobiles from the United
States so Americans may take their
cars to Cuba for 80 days now with the
minimum of details and without extra
expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Kashmir Gets Up-to- Date.

Kashmir is being rapidly modernized
after resisting inpovations from with
out for centuries. Increasing trade
made better transport imperative, and,
lacking railroads. the country found 1t
necessary to build permanent highways
and introduce automobiles and tractors.
growing rapidly in number and impor-
lance and recently a central bank
was established to get rid of horde
Of usurious money lenders. One Of the
largest organizations is the Timber
Floating Union, which deals directly
with the forest department and private
contractors and has eliminated middle
men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
ES CHECK-UP NEEDED
OF REPAIRS TO AUTOS
.iolph Jose Says Work at Serv-
.-e Stations Should be Closely
Inspected by Experts.

y automobile servicing Job is fully
sr by some one whose duty it Is to
mpare the work done with the direc-
0nS of the motcrist when he left his
r to be serviced.
Maintenance establishments are de-
airing this as their policy and impress
Il its importance on their employees.
S wisdom is affirmed by Rudolph
)Se, director of the local automotive
'2de association.
THE old saying that two heads are
alter than one is exempli1ed in auto
mobile maintenance work as it is in
llny other lines of endcavor," asserts
Tr. Jose. 1T often is found helpful to
Ut two men on the same job SO that
hat one may be puzzled over the other
may solve easily.
No matter how many men are on
ne job their number alone Is no guar
nice that it will be completed. The
My sure way to determine that is to
ave some one go over the same ground
nd check item by item the work which
ilaS been done with the directions the
car owner has given. Then, there is
every reason to believe that little will
be overlooked
III mas Doen IOunu necessary 10 III
~ist upon a system of double checking
not because mechanics are careless OF
don't try to do their work we'll, but be-
"ause no man can successfully do his
lob and check back on it Immediately
nfterward. It is a human failing to
miss what we are too close too.
After a repair job is completed the
mechanic who has done it, of course
.hould look it over to see if he has
missed anything. But then comes tbs
checkers work He may find that the
v.orkman in the installation, let us say
If an electrical accessory, has failed tc
make his insulation sufficient. A great
deal of trouble can be avoided by finding
This out before usage has caused short
circuit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

Fatalities were reported from all
other States with the exception OF
Arizona, Nevada, New Hampshire and
Wyoming. The railroads and other or
carnations such as the National Safety
Council. the American Automobile As
sociation, for some years have been
conducting intensive campaigns to
bring about reduction of such acci-
tents.
The percentage of increase in the
number of highway grade crossing ac-
idents has been under the percentage
IF increase in the number of automo-
biles in use during the past few years,
which would indicate that some prog
ress has been made in calling to the
ottention of the public the necessity
for continued care in approaching and
1assing over highway grade crossings.
Railroad officials believe that with the
ontinued cooperation of the public
nd the rail carriers, still greater
1fety can be achieved. Increased care
approaching crossings lessons the
lances for such accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
BE- the Associated Press.

BE- the Associated Press
Notwithstanding the fact that COM
petition is keener In the United States
than ever before, the motor industry is
probably on the soundeSt basis In its
history and in the best position to COM
pete for the markets of the world" Fl.
o. Smith. chief of the auton1otive divi-
sion of the Department Of Commerce,
says.
There is every evidence that the use
and influence of the automobile through
out the world will continue to expand
in 1929" Mr.. Smith said. and that the
'saturation point mirage, which has
been worrying some forecasters, will
continue to vanish.
Conditions Five Years Ago.
Few if any major industries have
gone as far in eliminating wastes, use
less expenditures and in bringing the
selling price of the article nearer the
cost of the material Fifteen years age
the most optimistic forecasters placed
the point of saturation at about 5000,-
900 cars. We now have more than foul
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
GOOD ROADS BOOST
PROPERTY VALUES
Accessibility Now a Big Fac
tor in Determining Real
Estate Prices.

Every time a person takes a three
foot step on State street, Chicago. be-
tween Monroe and Washington streets,
5000 worth CT land Is passed by. The
same is true of portion of Wall street
and OF Broadway. New York City.
Twenty thousand dollars front foot
for portion of mother earth seems like
an outrageous figure. particularly to
ruralities who may purchase all the
land they want for a dollar or two
loot. according to Z. E. Duffy, highway
educational writer.
In smaller cities. thousand dollar
bill will usually buy front foot OF the
choicest business property, which still
appears high price in the eyes OF the
farmer VINO OftentimcS is willing to part
with a whole acre for q fifth of that
sum.
What makes the price of property
high? The explanation is simply that
OF supply and demand plus new mod
ern misunderstanding Cities and
towns are always built around a hub
referred to as the business center, the
business district or as merely down.
town" Naturally the supply of land
is limited in the downtown section and
hence the rise in land values, for such
property is desirable because of the
large number of people served.
But accessibility is playing a more
and more important part in determin-
ing land values. The farm situated on
/ well paved roads commands a greaseP
price than one served by roads o'1R
which travel is uncomfortable and "YS
pensive, marketing uncertain and tia
cost of road maintenance high.
The same is true of city property. A
survey reveals that the highest priced
property Is the most easily accessible
to the largest number of people Ac-
feasibility attracts homeseekers to resi-
Dental neighborhoods.
Nowadays the question Is frequently
asked, why are not city and town
streets as smoothly paved as most coun-
try roads leading to them?" That is
good question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
1000 ARE INVITED
TO MOTOR SHOW
Automobile Men in 1O7 Coun.
tries Get Bids to Attend
New York Exhibit.

Automobile men from many lands are
expected to take part in activities of
international day, Monday, January T.,
of the twenty-ninth annual National
Automobile Show, to be held in Grand
Central Palace, New York, January 5-l2,
1929, In response to. invitations which
have been sent to over 1000 automo-
bile dealers in lot countries by PreSi-
dent Alvan Macauley and the board of
directors of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce.
Opportunity for discussion Of auto
mobile merchandising problems will be
afforded at a special meeting of visitors
,, from abroad and factory executives ar
ranged for Monday morning, January T.,
at 10 o'clock. Selling and servicing mo-
tor vehicles, as we'll as wholesale and
retail trade financing, will be discussed.
On Monday afternoon conducted
visit to the Automobile Show is being
arranged. Overseas visitors will be fur
nis:led guides and interpreters. Extern
sive displays of automotive products by
40 firms making motor vehicles and $50
manufacturers of automobile accessories
and service equipment will be viewed
there.
In addition to these activities ar
ranged for Monday guests from abroad
will attend the annual show banquet
at $50 o'clock Tuesday evening, Janu-
airy g. Every leading figure in the au-
tomobile industry attends this event,
which is looked forward to as an OPP
portunity to renew old acquaintance
and to make new ones Arrangements
will be made to permit guests from other
countries to meet with factory execu-
tiveS here.
Following this event. groups of over
seas visitors will inspect automobile
plants in Detroit Toledo, Cleveland and
other car manufacturing centerS.
The foreign trade committee of the
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce is cooperating with S. A. Miles,
manager of the show, in completing
these arrangements. This committee is
headed by John N. WHY'S and includes
B. C. Budd. Rufus S. Cole, j. S. Draper,
j. E. Fields, r. G. Hudson, j. D. Mooney,
Jay Rathbun Donald T. Stanton, How
ard S. WEIGH and George F. Bauer,
secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Racing Buses Cause Fears.

Speed competitions between omnibus
i..vers are causing officials OF Havana,
Cuba, much trouble. In one race re-
Gently one of the buses ran into a tree
md was overturned, causing injuries
md shocks to the 20 passengers. Later
drivers of two rival companies raced
fer a narrow bridge and one seeing that
he was the loser took his hands from
he steering wheel and with club beat
his rival in the other speeding car. The
rival then let his bus run wild while
retaliating with a wheel JACK. Screams
q. The passengers brought the men 70
their senses to avert disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
NEW SPARK PLUG URGED
FOR EVERY 10000 MILES
Failure in Efficiency of Car Is
Called Due to Lack of Proper
Servicing.

When an automobile is harder to
start, loses pep on hills and does not
perform as we'll as it used to the fault
is usually due to neglect of the motorist
in not having his car inspected until
after it has reached such condition
that it's loss of efficiency is conspicuous
by it's poor performance. An automo-
bile properly serviced, engineers agree,
should give as good performance after
$4,000 miles of driving as it did when
new.
The principal minor servicing items
that should be looked after regularly. as
recommended by AC Spark Plug Co. en-
cheering authorities, include the spark
plugs.
Old or WORKOUT spark plugs cause
poor starting and excessive drain on
the battery, poor running and loss of
power, especially on hills. often large
engine repair expense is saved by simply
installing q new set Of spark plugs.
This is recommended every 10000 miles.
The motorist will find that it pays to
look after the spark plugs from the
standpoint of low maintenance cost and
satisfactory performance.
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1t is said that 100000 cars are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
Standard Adopted
For License Plates
Ends Hole Drilling
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
1t is no longer necessary to drill
holes or slots in license plates to
make them fit the license-plate
All of the 48 States, District of
Columbia, Porto Rico, Alaska,
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands
have conformed with the standard
plate bracket slots developed by the
Society of Automotive Engineers and
recommended by the United States
Bureau of Standards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11
NATIONAL PARK PROJECT.
Battlefield Reservation Ceremonies
Featured by Coolidge.

Fredericksburg National Battlefield
Park, which includes four of the
great battlefields of the war between
the States, work on which was started
by the Federal Government october 10
with exercises including an address by
President Coolidge. The battlefields
included In the area are Fredericks-
burg. Charlottesville, Wilderness and
Spotsylvania Court House. A total of
$470.O00 has already been appropriated
to make this a battlefield park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

In the United States there are more
than $4,000 service stations and repair
shops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

1t is said that 100000 cars are
scrapped annually in the United States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-11-11

faction, $845;
Roadster EsPanol,
$845; Sedan COche,
$S45; Cupe Bust
ness, $845; Sedan,
$885;Cupe deLujO,
$685.; Sedan de
Lujo, 1855. All
prices at factory.