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The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22

Miss Alice Davis, whose marriage
to Nelson Marks will take place
June 30, was the honor guest at a
miscellaneous shower and bridge
party given Wednesday night at the
home of Mrs. Morris M. Conn, 48
South Arlington avenue.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22
Backs Are Deem Ont

Following closely the vogue for
lowcut backs, there are some new
dance sets consisting of vest and
step-in made of chiffon glove silk
in semi-f1tted styles. The backs are
cut in deep u" shapes or the "V"
line, and in some the backs are en-
tirely omitted down to the normal
Waistline.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22
Smart Hnndkerchiefs

The little handkerchief with dark
center and light outer portion
printed or monogramned in the
color OF the center is new and
smart.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22
SORORITY PARLEY DELEGATE

Mrs. MGurice
B. Sellers
lCtU be
delegate from
the Indjandpo-
lis chapter,
Delta Gamma
sorority,
at the
ttCenty- -StIth
UHfblLfIG
convention to
be held IN
Indianapolis,
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday
and Thursday.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22

Miss Elizabeth Schade, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. Conrad Schade,
2340 North Alabama street, will be-
come the bride of Lowell E. Cant,
The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22

TN Paris has appeared an entirely
Il new sort of raincoat, made of
material woven from the waste prod
ucts of silk manufacturers, which
does credit to the salvaging genius
of a Henry Ford. The material
in dull white, has a rough corded
surface like coarse and heavy pom
gee, and is Highly decorative. 1t is
rubberized INSIDE by a special
water -proofing process. With this
particular type of raincoat goes
a tiny hat and a medium sized
pocketbook of the same water
proof material.
Fashion French
Daim dam - doeskin, buck
skin.
Dammas (dah-mala) - damask.
De day - thimble.
VEY, the Lovely Lady in the illus
l. tration is wearing the Dah-ray
bloomer! Remember, you can send
for the directions for making it.
Au Revoir.
The Indianapolis times., 1929-06-22
SAILS. FOR SUMMER IN EUROPE

MISS Mary
Esther
Hughes,
daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs.
". F. Hughes,
4O25 North
Meridian
street,
sailed Friday
from
Montreal
on the Antonio
to spend
the summer IN
Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
PROPER CAR CARE
URGED ON OWNERS
Coolican Sees Major Portion Of
Motor Troubles Due to Lack
of Preventive Measures.

Systematic car care as the key to
successful automobile ownership is en-
phasized by Oscar Coolican, w. A. T.
A. director, who says that a major por-
ton of all motor troubles may be trac-
ed back to a lack of preventive mea-
Sures taken by the owner.
According to Mr.. Coolican'S view,
systematic car care is an economy not
only in the troubles caught at their
inception, and In the generally inn
proved operating qualities of the ma
chine as q whole, but also in the larg-
err potential troubles which are in
definitely postponed by the attention
the well equipped maintenance depart
ment gives to the car.
"Only through systematic treatment
can the car owner hope to realize these
three important results" Mr.. Coolican
says. "It is obvious, Of course, that the
pleasure of motoring is enhanced when
the car is given periodic fabrication
Tightening, and the like. It also is
the service station at regular intervals
those little troubles that crop up from
time to time can be renledied quickly
and inexpenSively.
MANY motorists overlook the less OBJ
viouS fact, however, that such treat
ment is an effectual barrier against
the development Of the major illnesses
to which less well maintained cars are
inevitably subject. Consistent care will
make unnecessary the costly overhaul
ing jobs, for example, with which
motordom in former years was so uni
versally plagued.
I'm every respect, systematic atten-
ton recommends itself to the owner
who wants to keep his car running well
for as long q period as possible and
at the least possible expense. To dc
otherwise is to store up trouble which
In this day of improved automobiles, Is
so uncalled for and so out-of-place."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
WASHINGTON AUTO
DEATH RATE GAINS
increase Of 3 Per Cent Per
100000 During Year
Shown in Survey.

The automobile death rate in Wash
ington increased more than 3 per cent
per 100000 of population during the
year ended March %, while the rate
for the entire country was increasing
approximately 5 per cent, and the rate
in Washington increased about so per
cent during the four-week period ended
March % as compared with the same
four weeks last year, according to an
automobile death rate survey for 70
large cities of the country, on which a
report has just been made by the
United States Department OF Com
nerce.
This report shows that during the
four weeks ended March %, 1929, 70
large cities in the United States re-
ported 525 deaths from automobile
accidents. This number compares with
421 during the four weeks ending March
"a, 1928. Most of these were the result
of accidents which occurred within the
corporate limits of the city, although
some accidents occurred outside Of the
city limits.
For comparison, the number Of deaths
due to automobile accidents within city
limits is desirable. Such figures are
available for the four week period end
ing March %, 1929, and for the CORE
spending four-week period Of 1928 for
all of the 70 cities, the four week figure
in 1929 being 452 as contrasted with
361 for the corresponding four weeks
in 1928.
Considering by four-week periods since
May, 1925, total deaths from automobile
accidents for rs cities, regardless of
place of accident, the lowest total (346)
appears for the four-week period ending
March 27, 1926, and the highest (77D
for the four-week period ending Decem-
Der 20, 1928.
Washington had 9 deaths from auto
mobile accidents during the four-week
period ended March %, of which
occurred as a result of accidents in
the city. These figures are compared
with deaths from automobile acct
dents during the same four-week period
last year.
During the 52-week period ended
March % last there were 125 deaths in
Washington from automobile accidents,
70 Of which were due to accidents In
this city, as compared with 106 deaths
during the previous 52-week period. of
which 80 were from accidents within
the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
MILLIONS WASTED
IN ABUSE OF TIRES
Mileage Variations as High
as 40 Per Cent Are
Shown in Tests.

Last year tire manufacturers in the
United States made nearly $4,000, 00C
castings. valued wholesale at more thar
SOTO ,000,0 900, or at retail more than q
billion dollars. Since tests show varia-
tons in tire mileage as high as 40 pei
cent, the needless waste can be con-
servatively estimated in the hundreds
of millions. Observance by all drivers
Of few simple rules Of tire care would
reduce the waste to minimum.
Periodically, the more the automo-
bile is improved the harder 1t seems to
be on tires. Four wheel brakes now
stop a car at twice the speed in halt
the time required few years ago. IN
fortunately, If habitually slapped on at
high speed these brakes will wear out
tires far faster than four times as soon
Poor brakes, conversely, burn up tires
Unevenly adjusted brakes scuff out cas-
ings as lame boy scuffs out shoes
The experts say 9 out of 10 cars are
habitually run with brakes unevenly
adjusted.
Increased speed tears down tires, too
but as the number Of cars in use in
creases traffic must be speeded up.
Slowing down and stopping remain
about constant, which is fortunate, for
tests have shown that car driven at
35 miles an hour and stopped every
quarter mile will wear away the tread
design on a casing in about 100 miles
where one-quarter as many stops will
not have the same effect in less than
30 times the distance, or 5000 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
POINTS TO DANGERS
IN ROUNDING CURVE
Maryland Official Cites Disobedi'
ence of Law by Motorists
on Uphill Grades.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 6.-While prac-
tically every motoriSt knows that it is
q violation of the law to pass a'vehicle
while approaching the crest OF hill or
entering curve, it Is remarkable how
few realize the type of danger such
violation entails, according to E. Aus
tin Baughman, commissioner OF motor
vehicles.
Many drivers get themselves and
others into accidents because they DO
not study or try to analyze the reasons
for don't" and "mustS" in the auto
mobile laws, he said.
Passing car one is overtaking, while
approaching the top OF hill, or enter
ing a curve, constitute two of the most
dangerous traffic hazards conceivable"
Commissioner Baughman declared this
week, land yet it Is remarkable how
few persons seem to realize this fact.
This is strikingly illustrated IN the
examination which drivers must take
before being given a license. Prac-
tically all of them will answer correct
ly when asked the question, Can you
pass a car you are overtaking, while
approaching the crest of a hill or on
a curve?' but comparatively few can
answer when asked why and frankly
admit that they do not know why this
is more dangerous than passing a car
on straight, level road when the view
ahead is unobstructed.
1T is remarkable how few of the
persons being examined as well as
drivers already licensed seem to en-
vision the fearful danger of meeting
another car, perhaps a speeding one,
dashing toward them from the oppo-
site direction, Just as they reach the
crest of a hill or center of a blind
curve while on the wrong side Of the
road, while passing another car from
the rear.
"Of course, when such passing from
the rear is done on curve or ap-
preaching the top of hill, the driver
who has thus gotten his car over on the
wrong side of the road cannot see what
is ahead Of him until it is too late to
avoid an accident
1.-THE best advice that can be given
in this connection is that you never
overtake and pass another vehicle at
the points indicated by the white lines,
which are at all hills and curves.
Approaching the crest Of hill
your view ahead Is INSTRUCTED by the
ridge at the crest and your far vision
along the highway is blocked by the
surface Of the road itself.
Because the situation may be re-
versed, and some one coming from the
opposite direction may be doing the
same prohibited thing, in passing at
one of these danger points, it is best
to always drive with your car under
complete control approaching such
points. The limited length of vision
along the highway on curves and hills
leaves driver in such a situation that
he should be prepared fully to meet
any emergency"
The car owner is the engineer, Tram.
manager and president Of . transport
tatinn Line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Caravan Travel Shortened.

Caravan travel between Beyrouth and
Bagdad, Syria, has been cut down from
80 days to "a hours by use Of the auto
mobile.
ITO the American car in large meas
ure in due the progress that is being
made in the Near East in various fields
of endeavor," says a recent communi-
cation to the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce from Najih
Chahrouri, who was delegate from
syria to international day at the time
of the automobile show this Winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
STATE AUTO TAXES
SHOW BIC GAINS
Increase Twice as Much as
Registrations, Annual
Survey Reveals.

State motor vehicle taxes increased
twice as much as motor vehicle regis
trations in 1928 and the average per
vehicle for tax for the country in
creased 6 per cent in 1928 over 1927
according to the annual survey of the
American Automobile Association.
The total increase of motor vehicle
registration for the United States In
1928 was SO per cent, while the in
crease in the total amount of special
car taxes exclusive of personal prop
erty taxes for the 48 States and the
District of Columbia was Is per cent.
THE facts disclosed by our annual
motor vehicle registration and taxation
map reveal to a greater extent than
ever before the heavy proportion OF
taxes that the motorists are bearing,
declared Thomas P. Henry. president
of the A. A. A. "Car owners of the
Nation have always been ready to
stand for taxation for road building
but there has been a deplorable ten
dency toward taxing the motorists for
various other public improvements and
in many instances there has been rank
discrimination"
officials of the motoring body pointed
out that retirement of the Federal
Government from the taxing field early
in 1928, through repeal of the war ex-
else tax, was an important step in the
campaign for fair taxation Of car
owners.
Following is a summary of other
facts brought out in the annual tax
review:
First. The average per vehicle tax
levy for the entire country was $25.24
in 1923. as compared with $23.78 in
1927, an increase of per cent in a
period Of IL months. The per vehicle
tax has increased 295 per cent since
1919, when it stood at 1855.
Second. Special taxes collected from
car owners by the States reached new
high peak last year, with total of
1924, 325,670, as compared with $552,-
629,828 in 1927, an increase Of ST.
695,S42.
Third. The States revenue from the
gasoline tax increased IS per cent in
1928, the total being $319,906,417, as
compared with $685., l09, 1852 the previous
year.
While seven States reported 1928
registrations of more than 100000
motor vehicles Commonwealth passed
the 100000 mark for the first time
when New York reported total regis
tration Of 2,051,469. The six other
States in the million class were: Cali
fornia, 1,812,807; Pennsylvania, 1861
813: Ohio, 1,649, 500; Illinois, 1898, 205;
Michigan, 1881 ,221, and Texas, 1907
AL. Massachusetts,, as in 1927, con-
tinued to maintain eighth place on the
list, with 885, 301 registrations.
Pennsylvania Leads in Tax.
In State fees, drivers license and
gasoline taxes the highest five were !:
Pennsylvania, 1882 sos; California,
$39, 141 ,663; Michigan, $37,011, AIT;
Ohio, $36,724,956, and Texas, $35, 1885,
267.
California led in the amounts col
lected from the gas tax, with $29, 909,-
TOO, while other leading States were:
Ohio, $24,884 ,698; Pennsylvania, $22,-
508,826; Michigan, $l8,334,840, and
Texas, $1S,285,187.
The five States with the highest per
vehicle tax were: Florida, $45.86; Ore
gon, $43.70; Arkansas, $43.60 Georgia,
$3.50, and Virginia, 1884. Illinois,
with $9.71, had the lowest per vehicle
tax levy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

RICHMOND, Va, April CP).-The
tendency of the automobile driver to
seek the smoothest. road, even though
the route be longer, Is well illustrated
by a check of the vehicle travel over
Virginia highways.
Engineering has been the main
problem in the mountains, comprising
a large part Of the cost of construction.
The grade and condition of the high
ways in the mountains has been a
points. Often the longest route has
proved the shortest from the stand
point of time.
Four important hard-surfaced Viz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Auto Is Employed
By Coach to Teach
Men to Buck Line

Rugged power. unusual strength
and stamina are essentials in both
foot ball players and good automo-
GILES. When Coach Tad Weinan Of
the University of Michigan wishes to
develop these qualities in his play
ers, he turns to the automobile for
features he desires.
With the opening of the Spring
foot ball training season at the UNI
versity of Michigan, Coach Weiman
devised a new and unique method of
eliminating the, Winter kinks from
his players. The players were met
at the field with coupe driven by
the coach. and attached to the front
bumper of which was 12-foot beam.
This device makes an ideal bucking
machine and serves admirably in
training the athletes IN the fine
points of line bucking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
New Detroit Bridge
To Canada Longest
Suspension Span

DETROIT R).-The new Ambas-
sador Bridge, linking the United
States and Canada across the De-
troit River, vii. be lighted by both
countries. The bridge when COM
pleted will be the longest single-span
suspension bridge in the world,
measuring 1850 feet from tower to
tower.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

In Virginia increased ass per cent In
the period from 1928 to 1928. In
addition, 1850 miles of soil, gravel and
sand-clay highway was oiled and i'm
proved. The States 1000 miles of
State highways show relatively small
percentage to be unimproved, even
through the mountainous sections in
the west. The State has hard sur
faced 2,448 miles Of the 7,o00-nile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

State highway system as a whole, in
GLIDING the on-hard-surfaced roads,
was between 10 and IS per cent.
The Richmond Washington highway,
one of the main south highways from
the National Capital, showed an In
crease in traffic amounting to 41.76 per
cent between Washington and Alex
andria and 2642 per cent between
Washington and Fredericksburg.
The amount of hard surfaced road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

The car owner is the engineer, tram~
manager and president Of . transport
Station Line.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

spins the speedometer to a wind.
swift pace. Exult in the ample power
still left for utmost effort. Appreci.
ate how quickly. cleverly De Soto
Six maneuvers through trafic-how
gallantly it sweeps you humming
along the open highway.
Here vivacious beauty is in fine
complement to brilliant perform. .
ance-to superb craftsmanship
and to that inherent stamina which
insures years of thoroughly de.
pendable transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07
Motorists in Virginia Pick Roads
That Are Smooth, Even if Longer

ginia highways, carefully checked for
a number of days, show that traffic
increased 36.5 per cent in 1928 over
1927. The average increase for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
COmmends Preservation
of Woodrow Wilson Home

From the Columbia Record.
The saving of the Woodrow Wilson
home and It's conversion into a Wood
row Wilson memorial museum, in which
will be stored World War relics, and by
the building Of fireproof additions and
memorial buildings on the near acre
lot will be source of amending in
spiration to the people OF this State
especially and Of the Nation. To the
children Of South Carolina 1t will al
most be q fairyland, in which they
will be lifted to the highest ideals. For
say what We may and differ with
Woodrow Wilson in some of his policies
and acts, 1t cannot be denied that he
lifted us and the world into realms OF
higher idealism than any other man OF
his time
Who can tell the results of this ideal
ism upon the minds of youthp How It
will cause them to long for and attempt
the highest things in life? How it will
tempt them to strive for great things?
Determine as they may, school teachers
subjected to the daily drain of energy
cannot always lift their pupils to the
mountain tops Of vision and effort.
But here at, the home of woodrow
Wilson they will find q refreshing oasis
that will rest their souls and point their
pupils to the heights to which any
American boy may hope to attain. II
the son OF a parson, poor In this world S
goods, moving from place to place, can
become q world figure, to whom the
oppressed people everywhere pay tribute,
each boy-or girl-who sees this home
and learns the stories connected with 1t
must be stirred as nothing else will stir
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
Device Is Expected
To Predict Ouakes
BY y. =. FREE. PH. N,


That 1t may be possible to predict an
earthquake shock some hours In ad-
vance by the behavior Of @ magnetic
instrument which is merely a refine
ment on the familiar pocket compass
of the Boy Scouts Is the expectation
Of the distinguished French electrical
engineer, NJ. Albert Nodon, expressed
recently before the Academy of Sci
ences in Paris. Some years ago M.
Nodon invented this delicate instru-
ment, type Of magnetometer, capable
Of measuring the intensity Of the
earth's magnetic forces as well as their
direction. One Of these instruments
has been in daily use. he told the
academy, by Senior Boustos Navarrete
Of Santiago, Chile, q locality which
suffers from frequent earthquakes.
Senior Navarrete has found, M. Nodon
reports, that an earthquake shock is
invariably preceded by peculiar dance
netometer. The premonitory oscilla-
tons of this needle increase progress
sively in intensity until finally their
greatest violence comedies with an earth
shock, recorded on the seismographs of
the same observatory. Although Nodon
did not discuss before the academy the
theoretical basis Of these magnetic
effects, 1t Is already well known to
physicists that the magnetic properties
Of many materials change with pressure.
Probably the stresses In the earth's
crust which are preparing an earth
quake also set up magnetic effects
which M. Nodon's instrument detects.
BY watching these magnetic effects
from hour to hour and noting the time
when the peculiar earthquake oscilla-
tons begin, it may prove possible, M.
Nodon and Senior Navarrete believe, to
Issue useful warnings of coming shocks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-11
drinking Dry" Frank
On Prohibition Vote

From the New York Times
Since CongresSmen came into the
news in connection with alleged pro-
hibition law violations the topic OF
drinking drys" has been widely dis
cussed. It Is q charge which most
members of Congress resent and re-
pudiate. Not so the always unusual
Senator Blease sof South Carolina. In
an interview he not only admitted-he
asserted---his right to- the designation,
and then proceeded to justify his course
with complete frankness. AS the corre-
spondent remarked, no charge of hypo-
critic can be laid against Senator Blease.
South Carolina believes In strict pro-
hibition, says the Senator. South Caro-
lima knows that he personally does not.
He votes consistently dry as a repre-
sentative Of his constituency. He OBJ
serves the laws carefully, not transport
ing, importing or purchasing liquor.
but II b friend Of mine tonight should
ask me up to his home for a drink -
said Mr.. Blease, I'D be delighted" He
explained that this was no violation Of
the law.
One doubts the entire adherence Of
South Carolina to prohibition when
reading the Senator's statement that he
had lust come up from home, where
they make good corn" but did not bring
any back. II they make good corn"
down there, they must drink it, and 1t
Is Illegal, even for personal use, TO make
good corn. But, as has often been OBJ
served, the sternest prohibitionists in
one State are chiefly concerned about
enforcing the laws IN another.