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Evening star., 1928-12-30
STATE GAS PRICE
RIGHT TO Be FIXED
Question of Regulation of
Rate Now Before U. S.
Supreme Court.

The right of State to regulate the
price of gasoline-a question of vital
interest to the motorist of the District
just argued before the United States
Supreme Court, will soon be decided
by that tribunal. according to the legal
of the American Motorists
Association.
The case was appealed from Ten
nessee, where by an act of the State
Legislature, the State was given au-
thority under its police power to fix
the price of gasoline, on the ground
that transportation is necessity for
the public and that gasoline Is essen
tial to the motorists of the country.
Oil Companies Attack Law.
Two oil companies attacked the State
law as being unconstitutional and an in
junction was obtained against its en-
forcement on the ground that it vio-
lated the due process of law clause in
the fourteenth amendment. The State
appealed.
1.-THE decision Of the United States
Supreme Court will be of vital interest
to the millions of motorists of the
country" Thomas j. Keefe, general
manager of the association. declared.
"The Tennessee case Is in the nature
of test case and should the United
States Supreme Court uphold the va
lidity Of the State statute, thus permit
ting a State to Ak gasoline prices, it
will enable other States to do like
WISE
Declared Vital to MOtOrist.
"The fixing of gasoline prices in
many instances will mean saving to
the motorist in his gasoline bill, while
in other instances 1t may mean that
the motorist must pay more for his
gasoline, inasmuch as the fixing of
price sometimes stiles competition and
competition often brings lower prices"
Mr.. Keefe points out. "The decision,
whether 1t sustains the States con-
tended right that 1t can regulate the
price or denies 1t, will be Of vital in
terest to the motorists Of the country.
who annually use more than ll,000,-
100000 gallons of gasoline"
Evening star., 1928-12-30
BY WILLIAM E. BERCHTOLD.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (4').-The
perfect sands of Daytona Beach, which
have served as speed course for the
worlds fastest racing cars, will be the
scene of the international speed trials
of Mai H. o. d. Segrave, who hopes
to set new record OF 240 miles an
hour in March.
William F.. Sturm. American man.
ager for Mai. Segrave. chose the Day.
tona Beach course as the site of the
British speed aces trials. after con-
sidering conditions at Ormond. jack
sonville and the Island of Sapelo, off
the coast of Georgia.
The old question of advisability of
permitting the public to witness the
speed trials came up for discussion
again, and decision was made in favor
of the racing enthusiast.
Safe Course Expensive.
eve enjoy having the public attend
speed trials of this kind. if we could
be assured that they would not in any
way be endangered during the fast
runs" Mr.. Sturm said. 1T is both diff
cult and expensive to set UP course
which will guard the public against
accident. High speed trials of this
nature are really laboratory experiments
and the best results can only be OBJ
tanned when we can provide perfect
conditions"
Every effort will be made to lay out
a course with full protection for the
public, officials in charge of the plans
say.
The Daytona Beach stra.g .ghtaway, one
of the most beautiful sand beaches In
the world. has been the scene of every
important world speed record since man
exceeded 125 miles an hour In motor
vehicle.
Break World Mark.
Barney Oldfleld set the world on fire
In 1910 by flashing down this beach at
the rate of 131 miles an hour. Since
that day, Burman, De Palma. Milton.
Segrave, Campbell and Ray Keech
have broken that world mark in rapid
succession.
Keech, young Philadelphia speed de-
mon, gave the world its latest mark u
shoot at when he made his dash down
the beach at 207552 miles an hour.
1t is this record which Mai. Segrave
hopes to break, so that the world
honors may be returned to Great
Britain.
Mai. Segrave was the first man to
Evening star., 1928-12-30
AUTO NOVELTIES
At BERLIN SHOW
Abundance and Diversity of
Features Exhibited at
Exposition.

The great international auto show
in Berlin, which attracted more than
half million visitors, exhibited an
abundance and diversity of features
quite bewildering. But one definite i'm
preston that remained was that the
German automobile industry has again
caught up with the foreign industry in
both technical and economic respects.
1t is especially worthy of note that
the sensational novelties exhibited were
all shown by the German industry
Three of these attracted particular
notice. These were the semi-automatic
gear-shift Of the NAG: the "Rohr" car,
with its small eight-cylinder motor and
the small DKW car of the Zschoppauer
Motor Works, which have so perfected
their two-cycle motor that their four
cylinder automobile is equipped with it,
Interesting Novelty.
BY far the most interesting novelty
was the semi-automatic gear-shift
which the NAG will employ for all its
passenger cars. It makes 1t possible
to apply the brakes without throwing
the motor out of gear and to start in
high. The high gear can be thrown
in at the start and need not be touched
no matter how often one must stop at
street crossings or slow down to a
walking pace.
The 8-cylinder auto of the Rohr Auto
Co. Is the first which this firm has put
on the market With an 8-cylnder
motor giving so horsepower, consump-
ton Of gasoline amounts to only one
gallon for 20 miles. The body of the
car lies low, and the axle construction
is utterly new. The forward axle is
replaced by two parallel springs, and
each wheel has vertical play, thus
minimizing bumps. With q price OF
1850 marks for the two-seater and
8250 marks for the four-seater cabrio-
let, this was the cheapest 8-cylinder
car shown at the exposition.
d. X. w. Is inexpensive.
The 4-cylinder D. X. w. car of the
Zschoppauer Works is larger brother
of the 2-cylinder 2-cycle-engined small
car brought out last Spring. At 1000
marks 1t Is also one of the cheap autos.
The 2-cycle motor, hitherto used only
on motorcycles, is most simple and eff
cient and gives high speed and d
quick pickup.
The number Of small cars has again
been increased. In addition to the we'll
known Opel, Brennabor, Dixi, Aga,
Hanomag and DKW autos, there were
shown, besides the DKW mentioned al
ready, a small two-seater Hanomag
cabriolet with 4-cyhnder motor of l6
horsepower, and the new Adler "Favorit"
4-cylinder car which the Frankfort
firm has brought out alongside its
Standard g."
Evening star., 1928-12-30
COMPULSORY MOTOR
INSURANCE OPPOSED
Recommendation Will Be Made to
Governor of Maryland by
Special Committee.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpaICH 10 Inc Quar-.
BALTIMORE, December 9.-Recom-
mendation that the State of Maryland
avoid enacting any legislation making
automobile insurance compulsory will be
made to Gov. Ritchie by the committee
appointed by the governor to study the
question.
The committee was appointed after
the discussion of compulsory automobile
insurance at the last session of the
Legislature, and was asked to report
before the next meeting of that body,
which takes place next January.
Carville d. Benson, State Insurance
committee, said that the committee
would recommend that no new legisla-
tion be enacted at the coming session of
the Legislature. but that the present
laws be enforced in an intelligent man
ner to make automobile drivers show a
proper regard for the rights of others.
Joseph c. France, one member OF the
committee, favored the enactment by
Maryland of an act modelled on the
Connecticut law, said Mr.. Benson. He
explained that the law in that State
provides that when judgment Is OBJ
tained for damages against the driver of
an automobile and that Judgment Is not
satisfied the drivers license Is taken
from him. He is not allowed, Mr.
Benson said, to obtain a license until
the judgment Is satisfied.
"The motor vehicle commissioner Of
Maryland has very wide powers" Mr..
Benson said I'VE felt that if those
powers were used intelligently as much
could be done to control the irresponsible
driver as could be done with the aid of
any new legislation which might be
enacted at this time, considering the
experience which is available for study.
No; we did not feel that every man
accused of reckless driving should lose
his license. We felt that the law could
be intelligently administered to protect
the careful driver and the pedestrian
and the general public"
Evening star., 1928-12-30
POLICE TAUGHT AUTOING.

PARIS Uo).--Ability to drive an au-
tomobile Is now requirement for all
new Paris policemen
The rule is simply that candidates
who can drive get the preference in
appointment. but the effect has been
to make men get driving licenses before
applying.
Since there are only million cars
in France, there are few men in the
ranks who can drive. but the number
has been increased by the requirement
that all trallc officers must learn to
handle cars.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Fatalities Break Records.

Despite the combined efforts of Fed
eral. state and city governments to re-
duCe automobile accidents, fatalities
during the four-week period ending De-
cember / broke all previous records,
according to data compiled by the Cen
sus Bureau and reported by the Amer
lean Motorists Association. During that
period 1877 deaths resulted from auto
mobile accidents in the n largest cities
of the United States, compared with
618 deaths the same period of 1927. For
the year ending December /, 1928, there
we're 7,348 automobile deaths an in
crease of per cent over the previous
Year,
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Segrave Expects 24O-Mile-an-Hour Speed,
New Record, at Daytona Beach in March

exceed 200 miles an hour in racing
creation. setting a new world record
in March of last year at 203 miles an
hour His new machine. the Golden
Arrow. is now under construction IN
Great Britain. II will be completed
next month and brought to America
early in February.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
USED CARS ARE TARGETS.
Elimination of "Wrecks" From
Connecticut Roads Sought.

Elimination of rambling wrecks" from
the highways in Connecticut through
State regulation of the sale of used au-
tomobiles is now being considered, ac-
cording to the American Automobile AS
sociation.
The American Automobile Association
says that those advocating the law con-
tend that the State might we'll estab-
lish a principle for Standardization of
the condition of motor vehicles on the
highways by setting time limit and
placing cars older than the time set
under State supervision.
The national motoring body points
out that this Is another sign of the
Nationwide interest in the elimination
of "rattle-trap' cars from the high
WayS
Evening star., 1928-12-30

1t has Deen only one generation from
horse shed to seven-story garage, says
the Boston Herald.
The Western Motor Clubs Association
has 100000 members in 16 Clubs In
Western States, Hawaii and Cana6a-
Evening star., 1928-12-30
REVIEWS RACING INTEREST
A. A. A. Launches Plan to Restore
Contests as Major Sport.

Automobile Association has launched
plans to renew Interest in automobile
racing and to restore it to its rightful
place as major national sport.
AS its first move the official guardian
of automobile racing announced the
A. A. A. technical committee for 1929
and plans for conference between
members of this committee and auto
motive manufacturers and their rep
resentatives, as well as prominent
racing drivers. to be held In Detroit
December 18.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Scientific fabrication
Get the Most Service
and Satisfaction from
Xo,,e rau

You'll have little or no troubls
with the transmission or rear axle
gears of your motor car or truck if
you use the correct lubricant in
the gear boxes.
And Automotive Engineers will
tell you that there is one best grade
that will guard against epreciation,
which lowers the resale value of
your car.
Dem and Ebonite-T for the
transmissions, because gears may be
shifted at ease in all r,akes of cars
in zero weather.
Demand Ebonite-R for rear axles.
II prevents noisy gears and repair
Evening star., 1928-12-30

Americas 23 900. 900 autos daily con-
sumo, it is said, 100000 gallons ot
gasoline.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16

Der of the family that nes teeth some of which are as big as a five gallon jug. They feed on the bot tom of the ocean. The Right has a funny shoot and the experienced Whaler can tell just what kind of whale he is after from the way he conducts himself on the surface. some of them chasing schools of shrimp along the surface and oth- CTS sounding and coming back to blow. The California Greys hang around Southern California and very rarely invade Northern waters.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16
WHALE SOON T0 BE VANISHING MYSTERY
 0F GREAT WATERS
SAILORS FROM PORT HOBRON TELL HOW CATCH FALLS
 OFF EACH YEAR

When the calf whale is harpoon-
 cd, the mother will "stick around"
 and herself falls victim to the dead-
 lv harpoon gun. but even in his
 dying struggles the calf will try to
 nuzzle up at his mothers neck to
 find out what all this terrible busi- ness is about. And furthermore the
 seas will soon be swept clean of whale if they go on harpooning
 them at the present rate, because the decrease in catch from year to | year is becoming so noticeable that whalermen are beginning to cast about for some other occupation. The Port Hebron fleet of three ves- Sels took in 255 whales during the Geason which added to the 165 talk len from the Akutan waters, brings the total up to APO whales taken this year by the North American Pacific Whaling Co.,, with it's fleet of seven boats.
 These facts were learned from sailors on the whaler Aberdeen, Capt. Alfred Peterson, which made "a brief stay in the Port of Seward Sunday at the Standard Oil dock for re-fueling. and which gave way for the Moran of the same fleet which also came in for oil and then departed SOuthWard. The Tang 9nek of the Hebron fleet vert out direct from the whaling grounds. The other four whaling scnooners from the Akutan station were in here about week ago.
 The Aberdeen took 99 whales, the Moran got 30 and the Tanganek caught 76.
 Nobody knows how long the life span of whale is, the sailors say, and unless calf is at least 50 feet long they don't like to shoot the narpoon into it. Of course, if the calf is still shckling, the mother IS right there and if they harpoon the mother the calf sticks around in beWilderment until they have to take him in too, because he would die anyway. Mother and calf still keep company even if the calf has been Weened and is foraging for himself
 Whales are sort of clannish and maintain the traditions of their various tribes, the sailors say. The Humps and the "Fin-backs" herd by themselves as do the "Sperms" and the Rights" and Blues. For the first time in the history of the North, they say, they got a couple >f California Grdys.
 Its not so bad being a gunner" on these WhalerS. For every Hump or Fin-back and Sperm the gunner gets bonus of $10 in addition to his regular wages and board. He gets $50 if he harpoons Blue and S15 if he fixes the line in a Right cecauSe a good, fat Right will rem der out 200 barrels of oil. The mem 5ers of the crew who draw down $65
 month and found get bonus of $2 for every Hump, Fin back or Sperm; $4 for Blue and $6 for Right. The Sperm is the only mem
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Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16

The Northern Lights, resembling a green curtain hanging across the sky and dripping fire, was the extraordinary sight viewed locally last night.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16
WINTER IS THERE

Below freezing weather in Fair banks is what the Interiorites are up against now, according to lat 2 arrivals in Seward A week ago Sunday the Cinema slough froze up tight as a drum.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16

Assistant General Manager H. Horn, Alaska Railroad, arrived in the city last evening from the In- terior.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16

Kenneth c. Ackley, prominent young Anchorage man, formerly a resident of Seward, arrived from Fairbanks last night.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-10-16

ONE STAMP QUARTZ MILL FOR SALE at J. L. Graef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09

DR.. @. S Miller curator of mammals
at the National Museum. takes gentle
issue with alleged scientific facts" adj
duced by Rev. Ambrose j. Wilson in the
Princeton University Theological Re-
view to prove the possibility OF Jonah
having been swallowed by whale.
Mr.. wilson's argument, he says, lis an
interesting example of the psychoSeS
which often accompany strong convtc-
ton, and to biologists its perusal should
bring a wholesome realization OF the
Slight depth to which any clear under
standing of nature has penetrated the
popular mind"
the standpoint of the zoologist In the
latest issue of the American Journal of
Mammology, edited at the National Mu-
scum.
The most startling fact adduced by
Mr. Wilson was that there is an au-
thenticated instance of man being
swallowed by whale and surviving the
experience. This is quoted from the
memoirs of Sir Francis Fox and states
that lin 1891 a sailor. James BARLEY,
having been so swallowed, remained
alive though unconscious for about "a
hours. until found by his shipmates IN
cutting up the whale. He then passed
two weeks as raving lunatlc, put
eventually recovered his senses ana re-
sumed his duties. BARLEY aff1rms that
in the whales stomach he lost con-
seriousness from fear and not from lack
of air: he could easily breathe. but the
heat was terrible His skin where IT
was exposed to the gastric juice was
permanently blesched to a deadly
whiteness." an
Going back to the Fox book, DR.. Mil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
BATTERIES B AND c
SHOOT FOR TROPHY
D. c. Men at Fort Monroe
Compete in Anti-AIrcraft
Gunnery Match.
special nispatch o rhe star

Special Dispatch 90 The Star
FORT MONROE, Va. August g.
Batteries 3 and c of the 260th Coast
Artillery. District of Columbia National
Guard are today fighting for the gum
merry trophy at the training camp here.
Yesterday the batteries began firing
their record courses on kite targets,
Both are required TO fire 80 rounds of
S-inch anti-aircraft shells each.
Battery B, under Capt. j. d. EggleS-
ton, has held the eagle and gun crested
cup for two years, Should it win again
today ii viii gain permanent possess
sion Of the trophy. Both batteries are
aiming for a combination of accuracy
with high-Speed firing and are scoring
O good percentage Of hits.
Battery B gun crew. under the lead
erShip of Lieut.. j. L. Atkins and Sergt
Wallace Leek, fired a string of 9 shells
in 81 seconds on one course of FIRE.
This nigh speed was due to the energy
Of PvtS. Thomas Simms and John Null
len. the ammunition leaders of the
crew, and Pvt. Paul Frederick, the
breecn operator of the gun.
The accuracy of both batteries firing
has been aided by the instruction of
Lieut. Merritt of the 6lst Anti-Aircraft
Regiment, and the efforts of Sergt. Will
lard Allen of the same regiment, Al
len, after tests at Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, was declared one of the best
stereoScopic height finder operators III
the country CorplS. Jett and Nagle of
Battery B and Corpl. Ramsey. Pvt.
BcckhauSe and Pvt. Kay of c Battery
are receiving instructions from Sergt
Allen on this instrument.
Battery c. under Capt. Robert DAILY,
Tuesday fired Sc rounds of anti-air-
craft shells in practice fire and yeSter-
day fired approximately IS rounds on
record course. their gun crew obtain
ing fine accuracy due to the efforts Of
their gun pointer, Corpl. Lecompte.
Last night Battery A, commanded
hy Capt. L. n. GoSorn, worked a trial
shot problem with searchlights. assist
ed by the height-finding sections of
Batteries B and c. They first detected
an attacking airplane by means of
sound detectors. Sergt. Royston and
Corpl Geraci computed data from the
sound detectors and then located the
plane BY its application on the pilot
light The height-finding sections of
Batteries c and B piloted course of
predicted fire by aid of the Searchlights
On the plane. Just as they would do in
actual night battle.
The gun crews Of all batteries were
free from duty yesterday afternoon and |
last night they held wrestling and box /
Ing matches. Those with good voices |
or musical instruments got together |
md the camp was filed with music
Mai Walter w Burns, commanding
officer Of the 26oth Coast Artillery, an
1ounced Yesterday that Col Alfred T. |
Smith, in charge of National Guard |
Affairs Of the Sd Corps Area, will |
visit the 260th here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
SCIENTIST TAKES GENTLE ISSUE
WITH MINISTER ON JONAH STORY
Princeton Theoloeian's New Geological
Argument on Subject Brings Remark
on Depths of Nature Understanding.

Ter finds that this incident is not so
authenticated as II is made to appear.
The author had no first-hand inforrna-
ton. but says: Two separate accounts
have been given of the event--one evil
IDENTIFY by the captain of the whater;
the other probably by one of the off,
GERS" These accounts are quoted from
"a manuscript left by the. late M de
Parville, the scientific editor Of the
Journal DIES Debats of Paris"
Mr.. Wilson contends that Jonah was
swallowed by a sperm whale, "a whale
so feet long, with mouth 90 feet in
length, also Is feet in height and 8
feet In width" DR.. Miller quotes this
Sardonically as a part of Mr.. wilson's
science above suspicion" the fact be-
ing that two kinds OF whales are con-
fused
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
T0DAY's ADJUSTMENTS.

National Piayers-"W hat Anne
Brought Home" comedy. at $40 pm
MetropoIitan-''The Foreign Legion"
At ll:4o am, I:35, $40, 5:35. TAO and
Gao pm.
PsIace-"Hot News" at 1o:45 am,
1910, 2:I5, AIS, 5:45, 7:50 and $50
pm.
Earle Home. James," continuous
1880 am. to II pm.
Fox-"Tiae Crimson City" continuous
Il noon to II pm.
Columbia -- Detectives" at I0:45
am, 1925. 2:20, 4:lo. 6, 7:55 and
e55 pm.
Little Theater-'Lady Windermere's
Fan continuous / TO II pm
TivoIi-"T Telling the World" continu-
Gus 70 II pm.
Ambassador ~ GLORIOUS Betsy" at
els, SOS and s.5s pm.
Central Happiness Ahead" 1880,
2. $50. S. ESQ. 8 and $40 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
E. A. RlCKERT CHARGES
ASSAULT IN RUM SQUAD
Claims Attack Made When He Was
Spectator Only During Raid
on Oyster House.

z. A. Rickert, 2il2 Eighteenth street,
today complained to United States At
torney Leo A. Rover of an alleged as
SAINT on him rY members of the rum
squad making a raid Friday night on
the Ambassador oyster House. 2lO6
Eighteenth street. Rickert was spec
tator and is said to have criticized the
methods used by the police and revenue
officers. He declared he was taken
to the third story of the building ana
was there assaulted.
United States Attorney Rover referred
Rickert to Assistant United States At
torney Harold w. circuit, in charge OF
prohibition enforcement. circuit VIII
hear the testimony of Rickert and of
number of bystanders at the time OF the
raid whose names were furnished by
Rickert and will make report to Rover
The raiding squad, which figured IN
the alleged assault, was led by Sergt. o.
J. Letterman and is said to have IN
Guided the -four horsemen'' who figured
in the recent attempt to dry up New
York night clubs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-09
MINIATURE AIR MEET
SCHEDULED TOMORROW
Dynamic-Powere Craft to Com
pete at Ellipse--Water
Tests Later.

One Of the important meets OF the
District of Columbia miniature air.
craft tournament will be held tomorrow
at Q o'clock at the Ellipse, when all
local entrants will launch their dyna-
mic-powered models and scale models
r. o. G.
Following the meet there Will be a
second contest at IL o'clock, either at
the Tidal Basin or the Lincoln Memo
rial mirror pool depending on the
windl, for r.. o. w. models.
Paul Edward CARRIER. chief Judge OF
all District Of Columbia contests, will
be assisted by two prominent aircraft
specialists for these events.
One more event yet remains before
the finals of September 4, and this will
he an indoor event. to be held at Mac
farland Community Center August II
at 7:3O o'clock