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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-01

Mrs. Orville Graham OF Donna
Mrs. Albert Graham Of Alamo. and
Mrs. Alderman Of San Juan honored
MRS. Oscar Graham with a sur
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
PAY
TRIBUTE TO
GILLETTE

Next Monday night at the
New Amsterdam Theater in
New York a most interesting
ceremony will take place. upon
the conclusion of the first per-
Torrance of William Gillette in
Sherlock Holmes" Hundreds
of letters of felicitation nave
been received by the eminent
actor since the announcement
was made of his farewell tour,
which began so auspiciouSly a
week ago in Springfield. These
letters from distinguished PEG
pie in the arts, sciences and
professions. have been bound in
an album which will be pre-
sented on the stage of the New
Amsterdam Theater to Mr.. Gil.
lette by Prof. william Lyon
Phelps, of Yale University, pres
ident of the National Institute
of Arts and Letters. Mr.. Gil
lette will make a brief speech.
Included in the album are
letters from the following emf
nent people: Winthrop Ames.
Margaret Anglin. George Pierce
Baker. David Belasco. Poultney
Bigelow, Hiram Bingham, Gam
aliel Bradford. Donald Brian.
Robert Bridges. Richard Bur
ton, Nicholas Murray Butler,
DR.. S. Parkes Cadman, Ada
Comstock. Calvin Coolidge. Will
bur l.. Cross. F. M. CotteneL,
John w. Davis, Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle, the Rev. Francis
P. Duffy. John ErSkine, Mrs.
Minnie Madden Fiske, Daniel
Chester French. Daniel Froh-
man. Hamlin Garland. Charles
Dana Gibson. Robert Grant.
Arthur Twining Hadley. Walter
Hampden, ChryStal Herne. DR..
John Grier Hibben. Brian
Hooker, Arthur Hopkins. HeW-
lit Hanson Rowland. Robert
Underwood Johnson. Percy
Mackaye, DR.. William r. Man
ming, Mrs. Richard Mansfield,
Mrs, Ruth Hannah Mccormick,
Carl Melchers, Gilbert Miller.
= william Allan Nelson. Ellen F.
Pendleton, DR.. William Lyon
Phelps, Arthur Hobson Quinn,
Agnes Reppelier. Mrs. Corinne
Roosevelt Robinson. Edwin Ar.
lington Robinson. Edwin Milton
Royle, Otis Skinner. DR.. Joseph
Silverman, Winchell Smith,
John Philip Sousa, dorado Taft.
Augustus Thomas, Henry Van
Dyke, j. Howard Weber, Will
liam Allen White, Francis Will
son, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise.
and Mary E. Woolley.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
GLEANlNGs 4 SCREENINGS
BY ANDREW r. KELLEY

imposing cathedral of Mr.. Fox.
F Street and vicinity give
amusement seekers more for
the money than any city in
this broad u. s. A. ] don't
think it will require a Con-
gressional investigation to prove
1t.
Col. Frank P. Morse. first
night connoisseur of the drama,
has become a John j. Raskoh
politician in the interests of
the Baxter candidacy for presi-
dent of the National Press Club.
The colonel beseeches &C.
cept appointment as precinct
captain or maybe 1t is ward
chairman, In behalf of his
choice. / am happy to accept
the nomination.
The cosy little theater in the
Wardman Park Hotel Is the
latest to decide talking pictures
are the thing. At the moment
mechanics are at work there in
stalling the necessary wiring
and apparatus for the projec-
ton of sound movies. Maxim
P. Lowe has taken over the
management and If the con
tractors live up to their prom
Use the theater will be reopeued
with a Thanksgiving matinee.
Thereafter night performances
with Saturday. Sunday and holi-
day matinees. y Cock Eyed
World" will be among the first
attractions.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
When the Feature
Is Shown On
the Screen

COLUMBIA-"The Tanning
Of the Shrew," at 10:45 a. m.
1890, 1880, 4:05, 5:5S, 7:S5 and
9:55 p. m.
RIALTO-"The Sophomore"
at 1850 a. m, 1850, $3.50, $50
and 0:5p. m.
FOXykSunny Side Up" at
IL a. m. 1901, 2:27. 4:53, 1919
and GAS p. m.
PALACE-"Sweetie," at 1880
a. m, 2:10. 1850, 7:25 and 9:55
p. m.
EARLE-"The Love Doctor"
with Richard Dix: At 1853 a.
M. 4:0l, $3.50, 1887, and l0:01
p. m.
R.K.O-KEITH'S-"Rio Rita"
at 10:45 a. m, 1850, 8, sos,
7:10 and 800 p. m.
METROPALITAN-"D israeli"
ct u:27 a. M, 1877, 1927, sat,
1927 and 0:2T d. m,
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
Paul NUM- Coming

The local Fox Theater has
had personal appearances Of
Victor McLaglen and Charles
Farrell. Both of these were so
successful that soon others Of
the Fox stars will be seen in
person on the Fox stage. Paul
NUM- will be among the first, to
come Washingtonward. He will
be remembered for his remark
able performance in THE
Valiant His newest picture,
Seven Faces" will soon be
shown at the Fox.
The Washington times., 1929-11-20

ALL DAY LONG, wherever you
are, you can breathe the de,
lightful Vapex vapor and feel
your head clear in an instant.
Swiftly and surely, Vapex
...FIRsT THING IN THE MORNING
The Washington times., 1929-11-20
Symphony Helps

Howard Jackson is the must.
cal director of the symphony
orchestra which accompanies
the music numbers in Sunny
Side Up" now at the Fox Thea
ter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
NEW MODEL CARS ARE ''METERED''
TO GIVE GREATER EFFICIENCY
Advances Shown in Improved Spark Plugs
Multiple Cylinder Trend, Shock
Absorbers and Steering Ease.

metering or separation process whereby
engine power is made to give fast get
away and quicker acceleration to pas
Senger cars.
Other Advances Noted.
Other advances which indicate meter
| ing of former standards to give greater
| efficiency In the cars of 1880 are seen
in the multiple-cylinder trend. More
straight IS are coming, as are IL and
16-cylinder engines. One builder has
brought out new straight 8, with a
double system of ignition, representing
an elaboration of accepted principles.
In transmitting the power from the
the engine to the wheels engineers now
provide four speeds instead Of three,
with accompanying advantages of higher
| road speed at lowered engine speed,
more rapid pickup and greater hill
climbing power.
! The same skill that can gauge the
| At of an engine bearing to 10,000ths
of an inch and less has worked out
other ways Of making the capability of
the average car cover wider range of
usefulness on basis of exactitude. Not
! only is acceleration in engines matter
of measured precision, but deceleration
in brakes Is measured in foot pounds of
energy distributed on your wheels, and
| can be shifted from one side of the car
| to the other when corner has to be
| turned.
A similar process has been applied to
the springing of cars by contriving
shock absorbers that coordinate with
| springs and balloon tires to cancel
| bumps encountered in the highways.
The force exerted by bump. as it acts
on a shock abSorber, can be measured
or weighed by scientific means and the
result recorded by perforations on
strip OF paper passing through a ma
chine.
It has become possible to extend re-
search in this field from the car to the
passenger and to measure the fatigue
riding produces. This is done by ap-
| plying the familiar medical test of nasal
metabolism before and after a long
drive.
Steering Ease Increased.
BY use of similar processes Of analysis
and fact-flnding steering ease is in
creased, vision and visibility through
| the windshield have been improved and
plating of exterior parts with chromium
has been substituted for the nickel that
used to tarniSh.
Riding comfort and the convenience
of short or tall passengers have taken
step ahead, because seats are now adj
| Unstable, forward or backward.
With these improvements built into
the modern car the engineers are still
hnding new ways OF making automo-
biles more serviceable and dependable.
Soon it may be that the driving public
will not consider a car completely
equipped unless it contains a radio set.
Many cars are now being delivered with
radio equipment, and the makers be-
lieve educational work under way will
bring general demand for it.
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Manufacturers Change Auto Style
So as to Lower Wind Resistance

air stream by means of wires that are
attached to balancers for measuring
the stresses produced on the different
sections by the wind
The United States Bureau of STAN
ards has three wind tunnels, one of
which is ranked among the largest in
the world. In one, which has a diam
eter of three feet wind travelling $50
miles an hour may be developed. An
other, four and one-half feet in diam
eter. can develop a 75-mile-an- hour
gale. The largest, 10 feet in diameter,
develops a breeze of 10 miles an hour,
a windstorm which would, II real, cause
considerable property damage. Accurate
controls make II possible for the OPP
orator to increase or decrease these
synthetic gales at will.
So effective has been the wind tunnel
in aeronauticai research that the auto
mobile industry is adopting 1t to its
own particular needs. In the European
factories where the wind tunnel has
been used, models which would appear
queer in the United States where peo-
pie are accustomed TO conventional de-
sign. have been evolved, but they have
the advantage of cutting as high as
four horsepower from the force required
to drive certain makes of automobiles
at a speed of 80 miles per hour.
Makers of racing machines, especially.
are benefitinR by the lessons of the wind
tunnel, which accounts for the number
OF seemingly freakish cars seen on the
big race tracks Of this country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
IT, S. FAR AHEAD IN NUMBER
OF AUTOMOBILES IN USE
Solomon Islands Land of Fewest Cars and
Millions of People Never Heard
of Motor Cars.

as of January last, is placed at 3D.
929,952. BY this time this figure is
doubtless we'll over the $4,000, 900 mark.
1t Is interesting to note that the in
crease in the number of automobiles in
countries outside of the United States,
as a group. is larger than even IN this
country. The gain in other countries
amounted to 1913 per cent. as compared
to per cent for the United States.
However, the total number of cars.
motor trucks and buses in operation in
all foreign countries was less than
100000, but this was a million more
than in the previous year.
Next to the United States, New Zea-
land has the greatest number OF auto
tomobiles per capita, the figure being
one for each SO inhabitants. Canada,
another dominion of the British Empire,
is third, with one car to each nine per-
sons. While n per cent of the worlds
motor vehicles are in the United States.
this country has manufactured 83.5 per
cent of the worlds production of auto
mobiles. Last year European automo-
bile makers produced nearly 100000
cars and trucks, which was a small adj
vance over the previous year. These
figures do not take into account the
American automobiles which are as
sembled In subsidiary plants In Europe.
Contrasts Are Striking.
Some idea of the contrast between
the number of automobiles in the United
States and in other countries is found
in the fact that the City of Los Angeles
alone has over 100000 more registered
(Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW.
Automobile Technical Adviser.

People living in the United States
have dificulty visualizing conditions in
many other countries pertaining to au-
tomobile transportation. In this coun-
try they read reports to the effect that
there is one automobile to each 40 in
habitants. When these people go out
for a ride on a fair weather Sunday
they readily conclude that the number
of motor vehicles here is even larger.
It is hard to believe that such a large
and very thickly populated nation as
China, with about three times as many
human beings as are found in America,
had fewer than $4,000 automobiles.
The area of feweSt automobiles Is
said to be the Solomon Islands, in the
South Pacific, which have altogether
only two of these motor vehicles. There
are millions of people who have never
heard of an automobile, much less seen
one. There are only four countries in
the world that have as many as mil
lion automobiles, and only one country
that has more than 100000. This
country is the United States, with its
approximately 24,500,000 cars.
World Use Increased.
Automobiles in use throughout the
world increased 8.6 per cent last year.
These figures are from the annual world
motor census, made by the American
Automobile Association, and are prob
ably the most accurate statistics avail
able. The total number of passenger
cars, motor trucks and BUSES in oper-
alton in all the nations of the world,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

Aeronautical research will have a de-
cided effect on future automobile styles
in the United States. Already tests
made in Europe, where the high price of
gasoline is q decided factor, have point
ed the way to the elimination of some
of the air resistance encountered by
moving automobiles.
AS scientists know, fast moving OBJ
ject acting on still air makes it present
the characteristic Of solid, just as
q body moving at high speed makes
water react as a hard object. This can
be demonstrated by slapping the hand
on water. A machine travelling at the
high speed attainable by present-day
automobiles strikes against the air al
most as If 1t were hitting a solid object
Recognizing this, the manufacturers
have been trying to so streamline their
cars rs to reduce this resistance to the
MINIMUM.
Experiments conducted by engineers
in controlled ventilation gave aeronau-
tics the wind tunnel, which proved Of
unestimable assistance in developing
the present highly efficient type of air
planes. European automobile manufac-
turers faced by the problem of produce
ing models highly economical in fuel.
are turning to the wind tunnel to learn
how to cut down air resistance.
Wind tunnels in use in aeronautical
research today consist Of long tubes OF
large diameter through which the air
may be forced at airy desired speed by
means OF powerful fans The model
eirplane is suspended In position IN thf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

What CHA Ne average citizen do
about the highway prc.;a-c9 He knows
that there is a problem, thai tere is
traffls congestion, a need for Wide
roads, for more pavements, for high
way safety devices; yet the highway
like golf under 70. is somewhat of q
mystery to John Per Capita according
to e. E. Duffy, highway educational
writer.
Communities have made mistakes in
and financing improvements,
and probably they will continue to do
so. John Per Capita may see that mis-
takes are being made, yet, feeling that
his voice II aroused in protest would DC
but small squeak, he does nothing
about 1t. The one great thing that the
citizen must learn In order to be a good
citizen, is that there may be many
others who agree with him that in the
interest of better government certain
procedures should be taken or elimi-
mated, as the case may be.
To illustrate: Recently In Chicago q
city oficial took 1t upon himself to in
stigate street resurfacing program in
one district where the pavemen's were
so bad that motorist couldn't keep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Special Dispatch to The Star.


DETROIT, Mich, November O.
Compared with the cars of past years.
the new models of 1880 are being en-
gineered to metered standards of per-
Torrance, dictated by scientific re-
search.
The term "metered" thus used does
not mean the metric system, although
the metric system may play its part III
the process. 1t means measured or
menSurated use Of precision standards
as applied to modern car design to
make engines operate with silence and
swiftness unapproached in the cars of
the past, to give greater comfort in
riding, less nervous strain in driving
and longer chassis life with greater
reliability.
Metered or measured performance is
apparent in the dozen new lines of
cars already introduced for next year.
Certain characteristics are common 10
the models of those makers who have
shown real progress in the last II
months. They crop out In various
ways, showing the general trend One
of the simplest, for purposes of Illus
tration, may be seen in the conven-
tional spark plug.
Spark Plug Practice Changed.
Formerly spark plug makers built
q limited number of designs to cover
the requirements of a large number of
engines of different makes. The man
ufacturer who had the particular de-
sign that suited low-priced car OF
large volume production was the one
who landed the orders for plugs In
million lots. Usually he made one
standard type of plug do for whole
line of cars and trucks called upon 10
transport loads of various weights I'M
der q variety of operating conditions.
With this year, however, that has
been changed. It has been found by
research that the larger engine hauling
the heavier load can use Different
type of spark plug.
The application of hot or cold plugs
in given engine depends upon both
the heat characteristics of the engine
and the service required" says one
spark plug builder. Accordingly, what
is known as the metric" plug has been
produced. 1t is so called because of its
metric dimensions, as compared with
former types. Engineers contend that
different types of plugs require different
lengths of insulators projecting into the
firing chamber. A long projection makes
a hot plug to be Used in engines which
develop comparatively little heat; a
short one produces a cold plug in
tended for use in hot high-compression
engines, where it is necessary to dissi-
pate the extra heat more rapidly.
The difference has been worked out
according to engineering formula and
the metered plug is the result. Through
their scientific laboratory study of ig-
milton engine designers have developed
cylinder heads in which special shaping
OF the combustion chamber is made to
give high compression operation and
increased power and speed.
High compression. itself represents a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Michigan Superhighway Grade Separation
Held to Be Forerunner of Thousands

Were it not for the highway accom-
plishments of some communities there
might be some fear that mere man will
never be able to cope successfully with
automobile traffic needs, according to
E E. Duffy, highway educational
writer.
Whenever the Wayne County (Mich.)
board of county road commissioners
issues its annual report there is always
mentioned some forward looking
achievement that should stir the heart
of him who would have highways wide.
safe and conveniently designed.
This time the report tells the world
about superhighway elevated grade
separation nearing completion. This
separation, at the intersection of two
important arteries, each consisting of
two strips of concrete each 40 feet wide,
portendS the elimination of ground
level crossings of busy highways.
Optimism on this point is indicated
by the report itself: I'VE believe it is
the forerunner of thousands of such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10

separations that will be ultimately con-
structed well over the 1-ation, for it
is built to fill a demand and not to
create one. 1t is in itself proof of
need"
The Michigan-Southfleld superhigh-
way grade separation Is but a part of
the master plan adopted some years ago
by Detroit and vicinity Aside from
the construction of lengthy mileages of
highways 40 feet and wider, the master
plan takes into consideration all fac
tors that have to do with ease Of traffic
flow.
Wayne County has % grade separa-
tons completed, of which rs are rail-
road and 2 highway. Nine railroad
separations are under construction and
plans are being made for the building
of IL more.
From this 1t may seem that the De-
troit area is recognizing that the auto
mobile is a factor in economic life that
must be served,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
"In
My
Opinion"

A column in which readers
may express their views on
motoring and traffic problems.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Highway Problems Declared In Need
Of Average Citizens Assistance

more than one wheel at a time out Of
the holes. The street surfaces were so
shattered that obviously they wouldn't
even serve as a practicable base. in
ssaauch as a flexible topping would soon
be ruined. ore property owner saw
the folly of this res,Irfacing project
and busted himself, throue.c his COM
munity business association, in ueScet-
ing the plan. An injunction against
resurfacing was granted and now in all
likelihood the streets will be repaved
solidly, saving the community consid-
cradle money over a period Of years.
There are many ways the citizen may
serve his community, and also his own
pocketbook, by directing his attention
to improvements wherever shoddy or
unstable construction is contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
ICE MINE PHENOM EN0N.
Rare Natural Condition Is Near
Coudersport Pike.

About miles from Coudersport, Pa,
on the famous Coudersport Pike which
connects with the Susquehanna Trail,
there is one of the rarest of natural
phenomena, an ice mine. Ice in con-
siderable quantities is to be found In
it at all seasons of the year and the
hotter the weather the greater the
bulk Of the icas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Trail Pierces Game Section.

1t is not an uncommon thing for
tourists to see deer and bear from the
road along the Susquehanna Trail in
North-central Pennsylvania. The for
est to the right and left of the highway
is one of the biggest big-game sections
east of the Rockies.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27

oxen. (Handling these oxen helped
develop the fighting instinct, his
friends say. lie eventually was
graduated from Coe college, in Cedar
Rapids. and then finished at Yale,
getting a law degree.
He never liked the east, and went
back 20 the wide-open spaces Of
South Dakota TO practice his calling.
During the Spsnish-American war he
won a majorship with Roosevelt's
Rough Riders. On his return he
was elected state senator in South
Dakota Later he went to work az
attorney for the Standard Oil Of In
diana. He advanced rapidly and soon
built up Inc organization that has
surrounded him as chairman or the
board since 1918. ut is from these
associates that he hopes To get his
strength 10 defeat Rockefeller.l
Rockefeller. Jr.. never had the
chance 70 buck life AS Stewart had
done-and for this ne always envied
him.
II believe It i a good thing for
any boy "a work his way III from the
bottom" he has said. "I have some
times regretted that 7 did not have
that sort Of chance, and covet il for
nv boys"
And each OF his five sons N busy
fighting his own way. learning the
value or personal responsibility.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-01-27

day or record for the voting rights
al the coming election.
As far as the know. there
is no secret issue At stake. Neither
group " lighting for control or a
key-unit for future mergers, or ex-
pansions (as was the case in many a
battle for control in the early days
Of the century. The whole thing IL
purely personal.
Old-times on the street say that
IL there had net been so much pub
LEFTY, adjustments might have been
made sub-rosa Gas they 80 often are
IN such c0ntroversicsl. But now
that the whole world is listening in,
there is nothing for the two to do
but fight N out.
But N is not expected that the
fight viii be taken into the open
market. Such maneuver would jump
the stock TO 400 or 500, say big time
operators; and would hc OF little
avail. For most az the large blocks
Of stock are so closely held il would
almost be impossible to entire them
into che market-no matter how high
the forced price.
IN the past, cech opponent has com
manded the fullest respect Of the
other.
Stewart IN a sclf-made man. Born
on an Iowa farm, hc had % drive five
miles to school behind ? pair Of