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where his drunken Or reckless driving

where his drunken Or reckless driving
is done.
because of this the States of the
Eastern conference Of; motor vehicles
administrators have entered into'a re-
ciprocal agreement to take care OF this
particular type of operator.
THE Maryland motor vehicle COM
missioner and the public Of Maryland
who use our own highways do not want
drunken driver from Delaware ca
reening all over our highways, running
into and probably manning or killing
Marylanders. To permit this, and then
let such drunken drivers from Della
ware, Pennsylvania, Virginia or any
other State get away with his actions,
with no penalty other than small fine.
would, in my Judgment, and In the
judgment of the administrators of other
States, be the height of folly.
Impresses Lesson on Drivers.
$50, when q Marylander goes into
another State and drives a car while
drunk, or Is guilty OF other serious vio-
lation, the State in which the offense
occurs advises him, and also advises
the Maryland commissioner, that this
particular persons right to operate a
car in the foreign State is refused.
Maryland then follows the lead of the
State where the violation took place
and takes away the driving permit
issued in this State.
Through this reciprocal arrange
ment, the driver Is impressed with the
fact that he is not only supposed to
observe the Maryland laws. but the
laws of airy State into which he may
go. The visitor to Maryland also Is
held to account In his home State for
any offense committed here.
"Of course, it is only for serious vio-
lations that the action being discussed
is taken. Certainly it is fully justified
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for machinery Of much greater speed
and efneiency.
Surfacing, production and quality Of
pavements have improved with the i'm
provemert in the design Of machinery,
the road association points out. Con-
crete mixers have capacities Of twice
those Of five years ago, and concrete is
better mixed.
Aids Spreading and Tamping.
New machines spread, lamp and
smooth the concrete after IL has been
poured, resulting In construction Of
higher quality and greater smoothness.
The old handwriting method Of lay
ing asphalt pavements has given way
to machines which spread and smooth
the material for rollers and produce
= better quality pavement than did
the older methods
Even grading and preparing the road
bed, formerly done largely by horse
drawn equipment, now is rushed with
power machines which SCOOP the earth,
load 1t on tructs and smooth the sur
face.
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are pointing out that the advertised
70-mile rate means more than IL used
to. Now 1t is taken to mean that car
can maintain 10 for long periods II
necessary against head winds and up
grades. whereas in the past q mere
speedometer reading at maximum was
considerede enough to justify the claim.
Square Type" Cylinder.
The added power in the seasonal
models has been gained by increasing
the bore rather than the stroke. favor
ing but not following altogether the
square type" Of cylinder dimension
from which the long strokes Of several
years ago have been taken out. In sew.
eral of the new engines increases as
slight as one-sixteenth Of an inch in
the bore have been sufhcient TO give
cars the additional getaway they
need: added to this increase are higher
compression and In some instances
higher gear ratios.
Larger and heavier crankshaftS are
common to new engine designs for 1880.
The effort to cancel vibration in this
manner and also through extra bear
ings, has been general. Regarding the
number Of bearings that should be used
there are two schools Of opinion.
One holds that vibration can be check
ed best by seven bearings for the six
cylinder engines and nine bearings for
the straight Fights. These engineers
believe extra gripping OF the shaft
gives smoothness and silence from low
to top speed.
The other school follows the theory
that three, four or five bearing shaft
is ample for the purpose. depending on
counterweighting and balancing for
smooth operation. The contention Of
the second school Is that the principle
of rhythm can be made to give equal
or better results than any greater num-
Der of bearings, costing less besides.
Carburetors Above.
An Improvement on some of the new
power plants have adopted is down
draft" carburetion, in which the carbu-
retcr Is placed above and not at the
side of the engine block. Research Is
said to have demonstrated that gravity
can be utilized to promote formation OF
the fuel mixture in a way that hitherto
has been overlooked.
The down draft" Is something engi-
neers have cleaned from airplanes. II
is even said that power gain Of II
to 20 per cent is possible through Its
use, because the flow of gasoline and
air Is downhill throughout its course
Down draft" fits in with fuel pumps
which are replacing vacuum tanks to q
greater extent than ever.
In body styling the general aim Of
the engineers has been to provide more
room. In addition. for appearance. the
cars of 1880 have brought the chassis tc
new low point road clearance. using
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lie Roads estimates that Si,315,0o0,0 900
will be spent In road building this year,
a similar figure to the estimate for
1898, although actual expenditures last
year ran much higher.
In other words, the increase in auto
mobiles is not supported by an increased
road budget. OF the 1850. 08e autono-
the first half of this year o. per cent
soon will be put in use on American
roads, and about 10 per cent will be
exported.
Analysing the distribution Of these
vehicles might give some insight into
what portions Of the country would
have greatly augmented trafic, but q
more practical plan Is found In Q direct
study of traffic on o cumulative and
qualitative basis with q view TO deter
mining 90 nearly as possible It's fiow q
sufice It TO say that motor vehicles
are increasing 20 rapidly In numbers
that all road systems have need of O
program Of broadening, enlargement
and extension.
Need for Roads Plays Part.
Two factors that enter into every
plan for road building, the committee
finds, are the need for roads and the
method Of financing them. The for
mer is learned by study Of past. pres
ent and possible future trafiic require
mentS. the latter from o study OF the
economic condition of the State, city or
county in which the roads are to be
built.
At the beginning Of 1929 there were
77,792 miles Of absolutely unimproved
road on State systems comprising 300.-
929 miles. Twenty-four per cent Of the
total mileage, or 54.04S miles. are high
type hard-surfaced roads. and 1853. 092
miles are improved TO some extent or
surface treated.
Thus there remains much to be done
on state roads alone. There Is a gen.
eral demand for attention to the Sec
ondary systems and farm -to-market
roads. Both State and local road
agencies are clamoring for funds from
gas tax and motor vehicle registration.
Congress has been asked to appropriate
S22S 000, 900 yearly for Federal aid
roads, instead of the SIS. 000,00 annu-
ally which 1t now spends.
Highway bonding by counties has
been adopted by every State but North
Dakota. In many States. these funds
are spent under the direction Of the
State highway commissions.
1t is generally agreed that each road
constructed must earn its way. Della.
ware. with its State highway system
completed offers q shining example Of
increased prosperity, higher property
value and increased funds from motor
vehicle registration and gas taxes that
are largely paying for Its hard-surfaced
roads
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DOZEN NEW TYPES
OF CARS OFFERED
Industry Develops IL Models
in Five Months Since
April |.
epecial pispa tch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
DETROIT, Mich. August 24.-Since
April l, less than five months ago. IL
new model cars have been introduced.
seven have been six-cylinder models
and i've eight-cylinder cars, including
one v type and four straight Fights.
In the list are two companies which
have adopted the four speed transmits
sion, while two others have made
start In the front-drive division. Five
Of the cars are new to the industry ana
under new names.
Before the IL months are ended nu-
merous other new models will have been
brought out, but most OF them Will
represent yearly changes of design
rather than anything brand-new. 1t
is significant that price lists show a
tendency to remain firm. There have
been four substantial reductions, but
two Of the companies making them
have qualified the action with the in
formation that new models are In prep
aration on which the prices will be
raised.
Concentrate on One.
The new cars brought out since April
disclose a movement by large volume
producers to concentrate on one best
seller objective, the six-cylinder car
with extra value built into 1t, to be
marketed in the 81 900 price range.
That means that one or two OF the
body types are quoted below $1,000
while others, with closed body and de
luxe fittings and equipment, run above
$1,000. There are four new models IN
this class. All represent large quantity
production, and the competition among
them promises to be intense.
In performance and style the cars SO
far brought out show changes proclaim
ed as improvements over the cars of q
season ago. Engines again have under
gone refinement, with more displace.
nent In the cylinders for increased
power and acceleration.
AS now rated the smallest Of the new
skies develops 10 brake horsepower arc
gives 10 miles an hour. Some maker
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will prove an ever-present source of pleasure
and satisfaction. Come drive the Viking Go over
it point by point. Compare it critically with
other cars. Learn for yourself what remark
able value the new Viking introduces to the
medium-price field.
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USE OF OIL DOUBLES
WITH SPEED OF CAR

Crank Case Contents Circulated
Through Engines oiling System
100 to $50 Times Every Hour.
Do you know that oil consumption
while driving at so to SIS miles an hour
IL more than twice the amount con-
sumed at 80 miles an hour?
That an automobile running at aver.
age speed pumps from $50 to 200 gal
Ions of oil hourly?
That the oil in the crankcase is com
pletely circulated through the engines
oiling system from 100 to $50 times
every hour?
That the content Of crankcase Is
pumped through the oil filter 10 to Is
TINES an hour? These interesting OBJ
servations we're made by c. w. McKin-
ley, research engineer, in making oil
filter road tests.
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dropped frames and smaller wheels TO
produce a rakish style<
Other Improvements common to
nearly all models include slanting wind
shields by which non-glare vision Is
obtained, and adjustable seats to suit
the passengers height.
(Copyright. 1929. North American Newe-
paper Alliance)
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Windshield Wiper Needs Care.

Most motorists neglect their wind
shield wipers until they need them
and then, as many times as not. they
won't work. Test the wiper occasionally
and lubricate 1t once in while by put
ting drop of oil in the mechanism.
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II tires are over-infiated, their walls
are likely to puncture in striking sharp
stones or other obstacles. If their
pressure Is too low, they make steering
difficult-and wear out much sooner
han IL pressure Is right.
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V-Type Belt Adjustment.

It is not necessary to have q V-type
fan belt adjusted as tightly as the old
fiat belt. When it is too tight 1t Is
subjected to needless wear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
Wall Street ladies
In Phantom Stocks,
And Vague Rumors

NEW YORK, July 1.-(P-Class
A rumOrs and unconfirmed reports
have a definite market value in
Wall street.
The Over-the-counter market wit
messed annually active trading In
the prospective securities of a name
less, foTmleSS combination Of eastern
utility companies.
Trading was based on the slender
fact that j. P. Morgan and company
we're taking IN active part in nego-
tlatiOnS looking toward the consoli-
dalton Of the Mohawk Hudson
Power, the Buffalo Niagara and
Eastern Power and perhaps other
concerns.
The price fluctuated with the
strength of the runors at any time
Of day. Trading in this and similar
unorganized projects is conducted
on the basis Of ~canceling all trans
actions If the deal is dropped. Most
of the purchases are made without
any exchange Of money.
Few occasions are on record, how
ever. when rumors and forecasts
which resulted in actual trading
turned out to be wrong. Traders
who know enough to buy and sell
stock in a company having neither
name nor executives usually know
more than the newspaper reading
public about what Is going on.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
Expansion Plan by Iron Works
Land Foreclosures
Are Being Avoided
In Plains Country

LUBBOCK, Tex, July 1.-(P)-
Not a single foreclosure Of a land
mortgage has been recorded in the
12 years the federal land bank has
been operating in the south
plains area Of Texas.
Loans aggregating $185, 600, 900
have been made to farmers of this
tenth federal land bank district,
which is as large as Pennsylvania.
It Is believed no other section Of the
country has equalled this no-fore-
closure record.
Vast ranches have been subdi-
vided into FARMS to make this area
one of the nations most profitable
agricultural centers. Widespread
growth Of grain sorghums has re
suited IN encouragement to cattle,
livestock and poultry farmers.
Cotton and wheat are two other
principal crops. The plains alti-
tude of from 5000 to 1000 feet above
sea level has proved destructive to
the boil weevil and other cotton
ravagers.
Shortly before the Federal Land
bank was organized at Houston,
even Texans considered the south
plains useless for anything but cat
tie grazing. To the practice of di-
versified farming is attributed part
CT the banks ability to avoid fore
closures.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
South American Air
Line Being Watched
By Lumber Dealers

MONTREAL, July 1.-tP)-The
growth Of South American trade
possibilities since the introduction
Of air transport is the subject Of an
optimistic economic surrey pre-
pared by the Royal Bank Of Can
ada.
Signs have been plentiful in re-
cent months that Canadian finance
and industry are looking more and
more toward South America as an
export market, and also as an out
let for surplus inv tment funds.
The survey emphasizes recent i'm
provements in transportation ia
c~ilities, particularly by air, in Bra
I'll, Argentina, Peru, Colombia and
VenezL-l. IN Argentina, it is
stated, geographical conditions have
favored the development Of an eX-
tensive rail system surprising that
of any country south Of the United
States.
Colombia and Peru are cited as
examples Of swift progress in air
travel. This promises to tap rich
and extensive territories heretofore
retardeS by their mountainous
character. The survey forecasts i'm
portant economic advantages to
Brazil through the growth of air
travel, because of the long distances
separating points to be served.
Brazilian rail facilities, for eX-
ample, have tended to center
around Rio de Janeiro and the cof-
fee producing area Of Sac Paulo
Thus far coastal ships have carried
most of the traffic between these
two centerS.
The C.uickening Of outside inter-
est in South Americas prospects is
described as the chief result of avi-
alton development in that part Of
the world. The mail system has
been transformed" bank finds, land
inland districts Of Colombia and
Peru need no longer. wait weeks for
mail, and Rio de Janeiro and Bue-
nos Aires are only seven or eight
days distant from New York and
London"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
Mexico Teachers
Visit Edinburg
Schools System
Especial to The Herald

EDINBURG. July More than
so educators Of Mexico, il conven-
ton at Reynosa, were guests Of this
city Sunday for an inspection Of the
EdinbUrg school system.
Local citizens brought the teach
ers here about 10 a. m. and places
visited were the Edinburg Junior
College, the Junior high school and
primary schools in the morning and
the Stephen Austin school and Med
ical Arts Hospital in the afternoon.
The following people were instru-
mental in bringing the visitors here:
Mrs. F. w. Wright, Mrs. r. r. Ra-
mirez, A. E. Chavez, P. de Ia VIVA,
J. NJ. Vina, Jose 9. Guerra, Jose J.
Cara, Santos Corona, Roberto
Corona, Epigmenio Lopez, and Ven
tura Vasquez.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
CONCERN SHOWS
RAPID GROWTH
international Company Is
Doing Many Ornament
al Jobs Here

A program Of expansion calling
for the installation Of new lathes,
a planer and other machinery, is be-
ing planned by the International
Iron Works, Fronton and Tenth
streets, as the result Of rapid growth
Of its business during the past year
The business Of the concern has in
creased more than 500 per cent since
its inauguration Sept. n, 1927, Clyde
A. Thorpe, manager, states.
The firm SpecializeS in ornament
al and art iron work in addition to
doing a regular line Of general ma
chine and repair jobs. Many Of the
decorative iron work jobs on new
residences in the Valley were made
by the local company. Thorpe has
all the machinery necessary to do
brazing and welding work Of this
type. One Of the latest installations
is the gate to L. B. Brady'S home in
Los Ebanos. Thorpe keeps in close
touch with Valley architects and IS
getting much work Of this type.
Another speciality Of the concern
is repair Of flyWheel starter gears
on automobiles. "A large stock Of
the gears is kept, and Thorpe is in a
position to give quick service on
these jobs. During the last year the
company handled more than 800
cases Of this trouble.
All kinds Of gasoline motor blocks
automobile, tractor and truck-are
ord rorrO,,,,J in tho chCp
here. The work is done under the
personal supervision of Thorpe, a
graduate mechanical engineer from
the Marshall School Of Engineering.
He has two trained men under him
and the staff often reaches seven or
ten.
Thorpe has been connected with
mechanical engineering all his life.
Before coming here ne was chief
engineer for a brick and tile COM
pary at Des MOineS. He came to
the Valley on a special job Of this
kind and liked this section SO well
that he came back and established
the local business.
Jobs are now being drawn from
all parts of the Valley and Mata-
mOros. Thorpe states.
4 have made service my hobby"
he says. I'VE get the work out on
schedule and in good shape. If I
cannot get a job out as quickly as
it is wanted, I tell the customers
before I take the work. I find that
they appreciate this and usually
come back" the manager stated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
WALES MINES
NOW SHOWING PROFIT

CARDIFF, Wales. July 1.-(P)-
For the first time in four years the
quarterly audit of the South Wales
coal industry has shown a profit.
AS against a loss Of II cents a ton
for the last quarter Of 1928 and a
loss Of 80 cents a ton for the first
quarter of 1928. the audit this time
shows a profit of 4 IL cents a ton,
or a total Of $495. 900.
The output Of coal for the first
three months Of 1929, the report
states, was 10,628, 408 tons, or almost
100000 tons more than during the
previous quarter. The total wages
paid increased from $21, 456,500 to
$23. 485, 900.
The chief factors contributing to
this improvement have been, &C
cording to mine officials. an in
crease Of 9 cents a ton in the aver
age realized pit-head price, an eX-
pansion in the volume of trade, and
a further reduction in the cost of
production Of 6 IL cents a ton.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
.BULLARD DOES
GOOD BUSINESS
Maintains Sheet Metal Ser
vice For Upper
Valley

A complete S 1T metal service is
maintained for the upper end Of the
alley by the Floyd E. Billiard shop
at E%dinburg. Billiard has a well
equipped shop and is preparde to
turn out quality work promptly, he
states.
The firms slogan is mo job too
small-none too large" I'VE mean
Just what the slogan says" Billiard
states. we are prepared to do
anything from a large roofing job
down to manufacturing a minnow
bucket"
Billiard has had much experience
with sheet metal works. He has q
staff Of good men under him and
all work is done under his personal
supervision.
The concern keeps a stock of
metal on hand and can take job on
short notice.
I'VE specialize on prompt service"
Billiard says. I'VE have been in
business for some time and a large
portion of our work has been built
up by promptness, 1 believe" the
sheet metal worker says.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
Craftsmanship Is
Urged In British
Banking Reports

LONDON. July 1.-The need for
greater banking craftsmanship
was emphasized in the first Of a Sc
rieS Of quarterly statistical surveys
sponsored by the Midland bank.
A marked financial activity in
England coupled with the general
trade depression of the last three
months is one of the striking fea-
lures Of the economic situation Of
the country, it was stated.
The reasons for this disparity
are somewhat obscure" continued
the survey. but the facts are clear
ly shown in the charts and supple
mented by common knowledge.
The figure Of foreign trade
show an unmistakable tendency to-
wards Improvement. The volume
Of British exports, which declined
heavily in the second quarter OF
last year, has increased materially
quarter by quarter since then. while
British exports Of manufactured
good in particular, after a heavier
fall. have shown a still more marked
recovery.
Meanwhile net imports, which
reached a low level in the second
half of last year. jumped to a much
higher figure in the first quarter OF
this year. The low level Of imports
in the latter half Of 1923, coupled
with the rising volume Of exports
suggests that British goods have
been cheapaning distinctly in rela-
ton to competitive articles from
other sources of supply"
The statement pointed out that il
seemed unlikely that the growing
credit requirements Of revivine
business could be met unless ar
expansion in bank cash takes place
very o
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-01
SHOWMANSHIP
HELPS CITY
Marland Kept Interested BY
Mayor, Former Cir
Gus Man

MARYLAND, Okla, Julys1.-(P)-
Will a. Brooks, whose life trail has
foI1Ned the road of adventure, finds
his greatest Job in organizing stunts
that will keep Marland's 1000 resi-
dents interested in their home town.
He quit managing Miller brothers
IO1 ranch a year ago to enter local
politics. Marland picked him for
MAYOR. and the eX-ranchman 1mme-
diatelv began to entertain as well
as direct the village.
Bows in Marland don't get into
mischief as the result of Brooks
first program. He planted 80 acres
of vacant lots Of cotton and tOma-
ties. The boys farm the land and
get the proceeds.
Next. he kept neighboring farm
ers from trading in larger COM
munities by starting Saturday af-
ternOon horseshoe tournaments. He
helped organize a negro choir that
is known throughout the southwest.
For the women, he has arranged
a rolling pin throwing contest, to
be held this summer.
Contestants will be judged sole
Nv on accuracv-and the target will
be a man. The mayors task now
is to find someone willing to be the
target.
For Brooks, his mayors job is
the elimination Of an adventurous
life. He helped make motion pic
lures in Los Angeles many years
before there was a HOLLYWOOD.
For years. he travelled with the
101 ranch road show, later manag-
ing the huge tract near here. Prior
to that. he had been a soldier,
ranched in Mexico and South Amer
lea and roamed the KlOndike for
two wears.