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The Washington times., 1929-04-12
PAY FOR POLICE
SPIES URGED

The East Central Civic Associa-
tion. meeting at the Dunbar High
School last night, went on record
as opposing the present method of
using police informers and sug-
gested that If such persons are to
be used by the Police Department,
they should be paid as other mem.
bers of that department.
Communications were directed to
the District Commissioners asking
that a comfort station be placed in
the neighborhood of Seventh and
Florida Avenue; that traffic lights
be placed on First Street from
Florida Avenue to Fl Street North
west, and that Pierce Street be
given more and better lights.
A letter from w. II. Harland,
director of traffic, was read. stating
that safety lines had been placed
on several of the streets in the
neighborhood OF New Jersey and
New York Avenues. This request
was made by the association as a
means to guide the school children
across the streets at dangerous in.
tersections during school hours.
Prof. Charles Thomas, of Arm
strong High School, will address,
the association at the next meeting.
the night Of May 9. Being the last
meeting of the group during the
year, the annual election of officers
will also take place. Miss Corrine
Martin. president Of the association,
presided.
The Washington times., 1929-04-12
Rockville Youth Brags;
Court Orders Him Held

ROCKVILLE, Md, April ia
colored youth arraigned before
Judge Robert b. Peter In the
Juvenile Court here testified that
he has a marvellous ability for
felicity.
The 16-year-old boy appeared in
court on a charged preferred by
Miss Irma Mohr, Montgomery
county probation officer.
How do you and your grand
father get along?" Judge Peter
asked him.
I'VE get along all right" replied
the youth. t'He's dead"
While the crowd in the court
laughed Judge Peter committed the
youth to the care of the Maryland
Children's Aid Society.
The Washington times., 1929-04-12
700 Red Cross Aides
Coming Here April %

Seven hundred delegates represent
ing chapters in every State and
insular possession will gather here
on April % for the four-day annual
convention of the American Red
Cross.
Questions of public health. services
to war veterans, disaster prepared.
ness. and relief work, and of first
aid and life saving will come before
the delegates in round table dis
cussions. Distinguished speakers
win be heard.
The Washington times., 1929-04-12
DAIRYMAN DEAD

sTAUNTON. Va. April 12.--Ever.,
ct q. Coiner, 55. well.known local
dairyman. died at his home near
here. Death was caused by heart
failure. He is survived by his
widow and one son.
The Washington times., 1929-04-12
CHANG READY TO RESIGN

LONDON, April ~. u.N.Sl--
Gen. Chang Kai Shek is preparing
to resign as president of the Ma
tionaIist (Nankingl government In
China, according to dispatch
from Shanghai yesterday.
The Washington times., 1929-04-12

Births, engagements. Marriages, Deaths
and La MemOFiam. appear daily ON the
last inside page. last two columns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
AUTOMATIC DRIVER
IS HELD DANGEROUS
Motorist Who Makes Bad
Habits on Daily Route :.
May Come to Grief.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, Md, OCTOBER lathe
purely automatic" driver Of motor We
hicles, who operates his car simply
this attitude toward driving, applies no
real thought to what he is doing, ID not
the best kind Of driver for others to
meet on the highways, in the opinion
Of e. Austin Baughman, motor vehicle
commissioner.
Says the commissioner in this con-
nection:
zone of the worst conditions which
the driver Of motor vehicle has Oft
times to contend Is one which is rarely
given a thought. This condition is the
tendency Of the average human being
to form habits when any set Of activ-
tiles are constantly repeated--to do
things without applying the real
thought to them. The driving Of a
motor vehicle is constant repetition of
certain actions and reactions. It there
fore does not take long to drop into
hard and fast driving habits.
Such habits may be, and indeed
sometimes are, good ones. On the other
hand, however, equally bad habits may
result from constant repetition Of care
less and slovenly operation. For in
stance, driver proceeds over the same
route every day in his business or pro-
fessional duties. He. may not encounter
any untoward circumstances or emer-
gencies. 1t becomes his habit not to
expect emergencies or untoward hap
penings along this particular route. His
regular route may cross many inter-
secting thoroughfares. But it may be-
come a fixed habit not to closely OBJ
serve some of these intersections. SIM
ply because little or no cross-traffic
N1ff NF a.
However, sooner or later. a speeding We
hicle does come rushing out of one of
these heretofore safe cross-streets. If
the mental habit under discussion has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
SEE GASOLINE TAX
USED AS FOOT BALL
Motor Owners, 100000
Strong, Protest Increase
in Assessments.

Aroused by the action Of Legislatures
In IL States which have increased gaso-
line taxes this year and goaded further
by the fact that Legislatures in eight
other States have bills pending calling
for increases in 1880, motordom, 25, 000,-
900 strong, is rapidly awakening to the
fact that four-wheel brakes must be ap-
piled to the political tuggernaut that is
making foot ball of automobile gaso-
line taxes.
This cryptic warning was issued this
week to the half million members of the
American Motorists Association by T. j.
Keefe, general manager Of the national
motoring association.
Largely because the tax is easy to
collect, coupled with the fact that mo-
florists in the past have not opposed
reasonable taxes. politicians have had
their way In the matter of increasing,
year by year, the gasoline tax burden
Since the inception Of gasoline taxes in
1921, the increase UP to the present
time has been 3,400 per cent, or from
so cents gasoline tax per car to ap-
proximately SIT per car for 1929.
Three States now levy Scent tax,
three other States have Scent tax bills
pending. In the State of Georgia the
These exorbitant taxes can mean but
one thing-the killing of the goose lay
ing the golden egg, and which is now
beginning to squawk," Keefe declares,
Proof of the "squawk," the A. M. A.
head declares, "is evidenced by the fact
that suits contesting the legality or
constitutionality Of various phases of
State gasoline taxes have been brought
in numerous State and Federal courts,
the legality of the California tax now
being before the United States Supreme
Court.
Motorists of the country are not op-
posed to sane, fair and sensible tax.
A direct sales tax of Is to 40 per cent,
however, is not q fair or equitable tax
and is out Of economic proportion to the
cost Of gasoline"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

been firmly fixed, the automatic driver
is caught OF balance and disaster re-
suits.
Another habit easily formed is to
grow to think of the motor vehicle In
terms Of speed In the accomplishment
Of daily tasks. The car is thought OF
in connection with its speeding up OF
movement from one point to another.
This, in time. becomes a veritable
obsession. Speed becomes a habit
There Is q desire to keep going; a
dislike to sop, or even to slow down,
becomes evident.
Every operator should check up on
themselves to ascertain II they have
acquired any Of the dangerous auto
matte habits. The next time you use
your motor vehicle check I'D on the
manner In which you pass intersections,
pedestrians in the street, other We
hicles, and how you drive on curves
and over hills. Also make note OF
whether or not in wet weather you
make allowance for reduced tractive
force, by proceeding at q slower pace
than on safe and dry days.
"A conscientious check-up on driving
habits along the line indicated PROF.
ably will produce some surprising re-
suits"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
ID CITIES ADOPT
MODEL TRAFFIC CODE
Ordinance Worked Out by Streets
and Highways Safety Conference
Favored by Others.

BY the Associated Press.
A model municipal traffic ordinance,
worked out by the National Conference
on Street and Highway Safety, now is
in operation in IA cities in the United
States and in Canada.
Cities which have adopted the ordi-
nance are: Indianapolis, Grand Rapids,
Mich; Providence, r. l.; Roanoke, Va;
Port Huron, Mich; Alton, Ill; Flndlay,
Ohio; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Great Falls,
Mont; Louisville, Boston, Hinton, w.
Va; Savannah, Ga: Medford, Greg,
and Hamilton, Ontario.
Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chi
cago have passed ordinances similar
to it.
Portions Of the ordinance have been
incorporated In the traffic codes of nu-
rnerous other cities, and q law enacted
IN New Jersey containing most of the
provisions Of the model ordinance is
effective in all New Jersey cities and
towns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

than during the corresponding period
and the percentage of recoveries so far
this year shows an increase over the
percentage for 1928. Of zoos cars
stolen in 1928 1919 recoveries were
made.
Only a small percentage of the re-
covered stolen cars had been altered,
their engine and registration numbers
changed to be sold as secondhand au-
tomobiles.
A solution to combat the daily theft
Of machines, according to the police, is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
TWN-loNnoN SIX FEATURES

(ceaanaed)
pistOns - TOrSiOnGI UibrdtiOn dGHspeP -
bearing ,holIosU-cTGnEpi eyGnkshGft-
GetuGted, self-energising, acknowledgement
ing, 1-sOEeeI brGkes-Bjur CentrGEi$ed
Chassis Observation-Disclosures easy 0cting, lOorm
0sd roller steering nsechGaisRs-SteeI spring
cOUers with lifetime se0Ied-in EubvicGtiogs-
LOUejOy, dOubte-octiOu, h,dressIic shock OBJ
sOr6ers-TsUie cosOl uentilGtOrs-7sin sOisa6-
shield sUipeEs.
WN-IGNTnON EIGHT FEATURES
Nes0SrGight Eight, Ttcin-IgnitiOn, highcons-
preston, UalUe-in-he0d motor - 9-berine,
holIOsO-cr0rhpiR, iEstegrolly cOunterbGtusced
crGnEshGft - Aluminium connecting rods
Aluminium alloy Qn0m Strzst) piseOns-TGr-
siOvsGI UibratiOn dGUspeT - CGbLe-GctHGted,
se!f-esseTgising, iatersGI-ezpGadiRg, 4-snhes1
brakes So Fuel feed Psrnp - 6-beGiag cam
shaft - Buift-in, automatic rGd5GeOr Shsre.
tersz-SteeI spring eOueEssOith lifetime, scaled.
in Observation-Disclosures lsOcAe elinstsGtOT-
Louejoy, dOubIe-GctiOu, hydraulic shock GA-
sorbers-DupLVte, nOn-shGtterGbIe, security
plate glass for oil ,UindOsrs, doors and sCind-
shields-AdjustabIed r;Uer seGts-Wider rear
seGts-FOIding, center rear seat arm rests tn
Ambassador and 7-PsssengeT usOdels-Twia
cOsCI pentiIGt0rs - Tasin sCindsEieId sUip@o-
MOderne Instrument panel and iBteriOTsOaye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

for motorists to lock their cars wherever
and whenever they park them. While
many thieves of the professional type
have keys that fit some locks, the anna
teur or joy-rider type, they said, rarely
carries skeleton keys. He tries car
after car until he finds one unlocked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13

When locking up the car after car
rying rear-seat passengers, be sure the
rear windows are raised. Passengers
often lower them, and no car is really
locked so long as thief can reach in
at this point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
BALTIMORE CAR THEFT
TOLL FALLS DURING 1929

Percentage of Recoveries Shows
Increase Over 1928,
Police Report.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October 12.-Fewer
automobiles have been stolen this year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
SINGLE SIX
PRICED FROM $o15 TO $I075
G0s hlaEfogV

w lou have been waiting TO see cars
like the new 1890 Mash 1905.
They are designed and built for leader
ship-for undisputed supremacy in their
field and on the highways Of the world.
JWhen you see them, you will realize
that new generation Of motor cars has
arrived surprising in their impressive
orroy Of structural and performance
odvoncements- more sNIefvI|y designed
more IuxvriousIy opporeIed-more
finished in the craftsmanship Of every
major and minor detail. ] Remind your
self today to see the 1890 Mash AGO."
-briIliont successors to greet success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
SINGLE SIX FEATURES

Larger motor, 2O% increase in POtOer-Alu-
n1inun1 alloy Qnu0r Strut) piston - Rifle
drilled connecting rods - Completely ma
chined, 7-bearing, hOELOsO-crGnkpin cvuIak-
shaft TorSiOnGI UibrGtiOn ddnPer -- Built
in, automatic radiator shutters - Larger
radiator - Fuel feed pump - Refined car
buretOr and Observation-Disclosures Chassis
LubricGtiOn $3.50 Self-energising, inteTnGl-ex-
pGnding, fully enclosed, 4-,OheeI brakes -
LOrejoy hydraulic shock disorders - Longer
sUI,eeEbGse - Stronger, dOmbIe-drOp frGnae-
Sinpifed, sIeeUeIess, eGsy-GctiOn cIIsech -
Rich nesO Salon bodies with Grched-in upper
structure and metal roof pGneIs-Ch Chromium
headIGnsps and cOsOE lGn'ps-DuGI cOaOE uen-
tilGtOrs - Starting control ora instrument
paneE-AdjustGbIe drivers seGt-SteeI dash
Insulating shield for dash and tIOOrbOGrd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-13
TWIN-IGNInON SIX FEATURES

Larger, more powerful, TsOin-IgnitiOn, high
compression, uGEUe-in-heGd nsOtOr-LOngeT
.UI,eeIbose - Wider rear seats - Adjustable
drivers seat - Rich nelU Salon bodies tOith
GrcIed-in upperstructure and hood
line - NesC n1oderne instrument panel and
interiOrsUGre-S Steel dash with moulded fibre
insulating shield for dash and fIOOrbOGrd 49,
Starting CONTROL lon instrument bOGrd-Built-
in, automatic radiator shutters-FueL feed
punsp-NesU aluminium alloy (InUGr STut)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
Marriage Licenses.

William B. Cakes. IS. New York City. and
Cecilia o; Lynch. "a. Blueneld, W. Va; Rev.
James g. Grant. IS. and MarRaret NJ
BriEhtwell. 10. both of Richmond. Va; Rev.
.Millard w johnson. %, and Carrie Payne,
20; Rev Aquila Sayles.
j. Frank Rorson. so, Novum. Va. and
stanza M. Leathers. 81. Syria, va; Judge
William w. Allen: %. Johnstovn. Pa. and
Anna r. Grifnth. % ConemauEh, Pa; Rev
Daniel A. Hareett. 81. and Viola F. Burke
30: Rev. Allan =. Poore.
Andrew C. Harrison, 81, and Sara Bran.
son. 49, Rev. r. W. Thomas
Theodore r. Copeland. rs, and Alice T.
Crawford, 81: Rev. Henry D: Tiilman.
John D. Smithers. IS. Bowling Green. Va,
and Ida P. Tignor, 50, Ashland, Va; Rev. AL
Henry T. [. Simmons. ~. and Ruth v. b.
shaw. IL, both Of Richmond, Va; Rev. A. r.
Albert B. Carson, 80. and Wilma E. Knect-
tie. 81; Rev Jason N Pierce.
Henry Jackson, 43. and Frances Burnley,
AZ: Rev. James L. Pinn.
Stanley z. Harper. SO, and Mary Toliver
%; Rev. Augustus Lewis
James Z. Broadv. 80. this city, and Alverta
G. Adams, ~. Richmond, Va; Rev. Luther
Homer Ncblin. 81. Emporia. Va. and Eliza
beth RanEeley, -, Hopewell Va; Rev. L. I.
McDougle.
Toronto, Canada, is to have a million
dollar theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
sALvATIoNIsT, rs, DIES.

Commissioner Booth Tucker For
merly Commander in q. g..
LONDON, July II UP).-The Saliva
ton Army lost one of its best known
figures today with the death of Commis-
sioner Frederick st. George de Lautour
Booth Tucker. He was rs years old.
Commissioner Booth Tucker was born
in Bengal In 1853, and was in the
Punjab civil service from 1875 to 1881,
when he resigned to join the Salvation
Army. He inaugurated the Salvation
Army work in India, and was in charge
until 1891, when he became foreign sec
rotary at Salvation Army headquarters
in London. In 1895 he became COM
mander of the Salvation Army forces in
the United States, post he held until
1904,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
Deaths Reported.

The following deaths have been reported TO
the Health Department in the last "a hours:
Ida v Fowler. ~, 442s Conduit I'd.
Marie I; German, IS: ITS Lanier pl.
Annie e Rented. ST. Sibley Hospital.
Carrie C. Smith, S. GallinRer Hospital.
John G. Harlow, 40, St. Elizabeths Hos
pital
Edgar g. Baker, As, Galinser Hospital.
Stanley Wetta, 81, Walter Reed General
Richard A. Evans. ~. 1850 Conduit I'd.
Agnes Cullinan, a. Stanton Park Hospital
Erickson Eskel, 70. U. s. Naval Hospital
Betty L. Pearson. 2. Providence Hospital
Ruth A.. Robinson. 7a. 1885 T St
Eliza Cole. n. Home for Aged and Intirm.
John C. Childs, 40, 400 st. Sc.
James Houston. a. tuberculosis Hospital.
Vernette Dixon. 81 tuberculosis Hospital
Helen Digs, month, Childrens Hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia-Fair and
slightly warmer tonight; tomorrow part
ly cloudy and warmer, followed by 10
cal thundershowers tomorrow night or
Friday; light to gentle variable winds.
Maryland-Fair and slightly warmer
warmer, possibly local thundershowers
In the afternoon in extreme west por-
ton; light to gentle variable winds be-
coming southerly.
Virginia-Fair and slightly warmer
tonight; tomorrow partly cloudy and
warmer, possibly showers in the after
noon in west portion; gentle northwest
winds becoming Southerly.
West Virginia-Fair and warmer TO-
night; tomorrow increasing cloudiness
and warmer, possibly local thunder
showers in the afternoon.
Records for "a Hours.
Thermometers pm, 70; 8 pm, "a:
IL midnight, 81; 4 am, SO; 8 am, Sc;
noon, 49,
Barometer-4 pm, 30.11; pm.
1910; IL midnight, 1910: 4 am, 30.O7;
8 am, 5000; noon, 30o5.
Highest temperature, 80, occurred at
$3.50 pm. yesterday
Lowest temperature, Sc, occurred at
$50 am. today.
4tAPSl dbOAC oulIlC QdUE ldSJ YeHT-
Highest, 80; lowest, SO.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey.)
Today-Low tide, 1887 am. and
l1:43 pm; high tide, 4:47 am. and
5:13 pm.
Tomorrow low tide. 1927 am; high
tide, 5:34 am. and 500 pm.
The Sum and Moon.
. Today-Sun rose ass am; sun sets
1882 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 4:56 am; sun
sets 7:3l pm.
Moon rises 4:34 pm; sets 1:2l am.
Condition of the Water.
Great Falls, muddy: Harpers Ferry.
Potomac, muddy; Shenandoah, very
muddy.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
PERCEFULL BURIED
AT ARLINGTON TODAY
Miss Alvord Unable to Attend Rites
for Man She Was Prevented
From Marrying.

Funeral services for Lieut.. Col. Abra-
ham C. L. Perceful, 81 years old, for
mer medical approving officer of the
Veterans Bureau, were held in Airing
ton National Cemetery at 1880 O'Clock
this morning.
Miss Ellen Alvord Of 1928 Huntington
street, Chevy Chase, whom Col. Perez
full planned to marry on his deathbed,
despite the objections Of his sister, Mrs.
Richard Wathen of Elizabethtown, KY,
was not able to attend the services,
which were held jointly by the War De-
partment and the George Washington
Post, No. 1, American Legion, of which
the veteran was q member.
Col. Percefull died Sunday night at
Mount Alto Veterans Hospital after an
extended illness.
Col. Percefull served as a brigade sur
geon with the seth Field Artillery in
France. He was a native of Elizabeth
town, KY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
MRS. TUNNEY RECEIVERS.

VENICE, July II R.-Mrs. Gene
Tunney has recovered completely from
her recent abdominal operation and
now appears quite well.
She and her husband, the former
worlds heavyweight champion. were
recognized yesterday by American tour
lists while they sat in front of a cafe
on st. Marks Square
They finally retired before the stares
Of their countrymen ant Venetians who
were told who they we're. 1t was said
they expected to pass several days here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported TO
he Health Department in the last "A hours
Francis 3. and Ruby N: Earauhar. boy
Lyle z. and Iva v. Frazier, boy.
Gordon H. and Ethel v. Miller. boy.
Albert +: and Florence Klein. girl.
Charles Z. and Montana StanSbuTy, girl.
Edward r. and Daphne d. Witsell girl.
John I. and zena Huntington; girl.
william H. and Mary C. Layfield. boy
Henry r. and Agnes Magruder. boy.
Otis L. and Pearl Z. Brown, boy.
Rex B. and Myrtle Dillingham;, boy.
John A. and Lossle Wilson, girl.
Robert and Nellie Donaldson, boy.
Arthur and Charlotte Williams. boy
James N. and Harriet Z. Siaughter, boy.
Ulysses and Martha Parker. girl
Samuel and Roszelda PeTritt, boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
Man, 70, Swims Four Miles.

BRIGANTINE, N. j., July II CP.-
Capt. G. p. Crowley Is 20 years old, but
can swim four miles. His 35-foot
sloop began to sink. He took off his
shoes, dived overheard and swan three
hours to land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
COL. w. G. AUSTIN DIES.
Famous Texas Indian Fighter Won
Congressional Medal.

LOS ALTOS, Calf, July II Dr.
The death here Monday Of Col. William
Graston Austin, 81, former Army officer
and Indian fighter of Texas, became
known last night. He settled here few
years ago after his retirement from
the Army.
Col. Austin held the Congressional
Medal of Honor for his campaigns
against the Indians In the Southwest
In addition to his widow and two
daughters, a sister, Miss Susan Austin,
and q brother, Andrew Austin, both liv-
ing in Texas, survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
EDUCATOR EXPIRES.
Prof. Thomas W. Galloway Dies In
New York Sanitarium

New York Ban1tarium.
NEW YORK, July II RD.-Prof.
Thomas Walton Galloway, biologist and
educator, died yesterday in the Murray
Hill Sanitarium. He was So years old.
He attended Cumberland University
and was graduated from Harvard in
1890. He taught biology at Baird Col
lege, Clinton, Mo-, and at Missouri VAL
ley College, Marshall, Mo-, until 1902,
when he became professor Of biology at
James Milliken University, Decatur, Ill.
In 1915 he became professor Of zoology
at Beloit College, Wisconsin. Since 1919
he had been associated with the Amer
lean Social Hygiene Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
Heavy Trucks Barred.

BY Gable to The Star.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, July IT,
The municipal government has pro-
hibited the passage of trucks of more
than two tons capacity over the city
streets in an effort to avoid premature
deterioration of paving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-17
FOREIGN,
ARGENTINA DATA.

tFor the week ending July IS. 1927
-Temperature-Prectp
Cur. Depar. Cur. Depar.
Northern corn
and wheat zone 81 III o.3 +ol
Southern
wheat ZorC... 81 +Sh4 COL OIL