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ter, O. E. Weant and William T. Childs,
all Of Baltimore; William H. Temple,
Church Hill; c. E. Effiand. Cuinber-
land; Charles H. Corbett, Hancock. and
George e. Nolan, Sparrows Point, were
elected delegates to the National Camp,
which meets at Columbus, Ohio, the
fourth week in September. There were
contests only for master Of forms and
national representatives.
William ]. Heaps, Baltimore, State
secretary for "a years, and William j.
Carter. Baltimore, State treasurer for
% years, hold over as officers.
The. Maryland and District of Co
lumbia Camps have Endorsed James H.
Patten, Washington. the retiring State
president and now national master of
forms, for National Camp president.
The annual memorial service was
held at the City Hall, when c. L.
Nonemaker 70 Altoona. past State COM
mander and past commander general
of the Commandery General, the uni
formed rank of the order, made an
address.
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5-yEAR PROGRAM
ISSUES ASSIGNED
Arlington Chamber of Com.
merce to Work With Civic
Organizations.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, August 8.-The
five-year program committee OF the Ar
lington County Chamber of Commerce
at its luncheon meeting accomplished
the primary classification and assign
ment OF the many problems that 1t Is
planned to solve and Of the projects II
desires to accomplish within the next
flve-year period. They will work In
conjunction with the civic associations
and service clubs.
Twelve of the suggestions were as
signed jointly to the Chamber Of Com
merce and Civic Federation, it being
the opinion Of the committee that the
united efforts of the two bodies can &C
complish more Oh those projects than
the individual efforts Of each. They
were:
II Suggestions Assigned.
Street lighting, the Chamber Of Com
merce to handle the business streets
and the Civic Federation the residen-
tial; a survey and report on civic needs;
sewerage: reduction of electric and gas
rates: cleanup and paint-up campaign
the trade body to handle the business
sections and the civic body the resi-
Dental; signboards. the civic body to
handle the State legislation and the
trade body the county legislation; roads.
the Chamber of Commerce to handle
main arteries and the Give Federation
the laterals: simplification of the local
government system; water system de-
velopment and reduction In telephone
rates.
The following problems "'ill be ham
died by the Chamber Of Commerce
alone:
Industrial development, retail trade
development. publicity campaign and
business directory of county.
The naming and numbering of streets.
school problems and recreation center
will be taken up by the Civic Fedora
ton alone and the development of parks
and Fairgrounds and the establishment
of county library in conjunction with
the Rotary and Monarch Clubs. The
two latter organizations will take up
the task of providing one or more public
swimming pools and all of the organi-
cations will combine on the question
OF establishing a county hospital.
Many Minor Problems.
1t was felt that the Board of County
Supervisors is being called upon by an
unnecessarily large number of delega-
tons desiring to take up matters OF
minor importance, so the committee de-
cided to condense all matters requiring
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08
PLAN CONCERT TONIGHT,

Special Dispatch to The Star
CLARENDON, Va. August "a
musical aggregation. consisting of boys
and girls of the /. o. o. 2. Orphans
Home at Lynchburg. which is touring
Virginia in interest of the home under
the name of The Spanish Serenaders,"
will give concert in the Cherrvis >
School Auditorium tonight. under the
auspices OF Clarendon t.eb, kah Lodge.
No. %.
Proceeds of the affair will be donated
to the orphans home. Arrangements
have been made for special bus to
leave Clarendon for the concert hall at
7:45 o'clock tonight, returning after the
concert
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CONGREGATION INVITED
TO WAGNER WEDDING
Pastors Daughter to Become Bride
of Washington Man at
st. Johns Church.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARTINSBURG, W. Va, August g.
An invitation to all members of St.
Johns Lutheran congregation here to
attend the wedding Of Miss Frances
Wagner. his daughter, to Winfred F.
Warren Of Washington, in st. johns,
on Friday. September 6, at IL am, was
extended by DIR. F. r. Wagner. pastor.
and Mrs. Wagner in the monthly issue
of the church paper today.
Miss Wagner is the second daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. Wagner. No formal in
vitations will be issued. the announce
ment added. and an informal reception
in the Sunday school room will follow.
Miss Wagner has been teaching school
for several years.
About a year ago Prof. and Mrs.
Ralph Beebe, the latter formerly Miss
Elizabeth Wagner and sister Of the
bride to-be, had similar wedding to
which a general invitation was ex-
tended.
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CONTRACT FOR NEW GRAIN
HIGHWAY CONNECTION LET
Work Begins August Is on Route
From Central Avenue
to Main Road.
By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

By a Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August 8.
Contract for the construction OF
lateral road to connect Central avenue
with the Grain Highway has been let to
the Southern Maryland Construction
Co. of Baltimore for s24,s60, District
Engineer e. G. Duncan announced to-
day.
SThe rcw road, which is los miles In
length will be built of concrete and
work on it is to begin by August 10.
A contract to repair the bridge on the
Saggsville road. north of Laurel. has
been awarded the T. A. Ward Go. OF
Baltimore. Their bid was $8,O29.
Bids are now being received for all cf
the roads to be built in Prince Georges
County out of the lateral road fund eX-
cept River road. The state Roads Com
mission has announced, however. that
Il will advertise for bids on this road
within the next two weeks.
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Firemen's Group to Meet.

BALLSTON, Va, August 8 (Spe-
ciaD The convention and jubilee COM
ffittee Of the Arlington Fairfax Coun-
ties Firemen's Association will meet at
the Cherrydale firehouse tonight at y
O'Clock. General Chairman r. =. Ken
drick urges full attendance Of the
committee. 81
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support today and many Republican
leaders were predicting his nomination.
Aside from announcing that the par
ty Is in complete harmony in the coun-
ty, Democratic leaders seemed to have
united in their support of Hugh Reid,
who was nominated in Tuesdays pri-
mary, and are now marking time until
after tonight's convention. This will be
followed by a meeting tomorrow night
at the Courthouse of The county Dem
ocratic committee. The meeting was
called by William L. Bragg. chairman,
by direction of j. Murray Hooker, State
chairman.
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MRS. EMMA REkHER DIES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHARLES TOWN, w. Va, August g.
Mrs. Emma G. Renner. 81, wife OF G
l.. Renner, merchant here, died here
after a two-year illness. Before her
marriage she was Miss Evans Of Alex
andria, Va. but had resided In JEFF
ferson County. IS years. Her husband
is her only immediate survivor. Sery-
ices will be held this afternoon here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-08

The Jewish rite of Chaltiza, by which
strictly religious widow has to obtain
the permission Of her dead husbands
eldest brother before she may marry
any one else, was introduced in a court
case in Shoreditch, England, recently.
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Federal Recognition.

$50 serious has the Government con-
sidered this problem that Secretary of
Commerce Robert p. Lamont recently
appointed special commission to make
a study of the entire subject with a
view to devising the best means for
minimizing the danger. This commits
sion, including some of the country's
foremost men in the automotive indus
try, insurance business and highway
safety work, will attempt to gather all
the facts regarding accidents due to
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not exceed 500 vehicles a day. Even
then the character of the soil under
meath and the climatic conditions Of
each particular region must be taken
into account, also the availability OF
local materials.
High-COst Roads Total 80.
Taking the country as whole and
reducing the economic location of each
type to comparative percentages, it Is
not far from the mark to say that high
cost roads properly belong at the pres
ent time on about 80 per cent OF the
whole, leaving about 20 per cent as the
logical place for the low-coSt road. Its
zone lies in between hte soil-surfaced
back road and the hard-surfaced main
road, and while its location cafIl1ot be
defined in mileage with any degree OF
accuracy, 1t is enough to say that its
improvement demands urgent attention
as q 10 per cent part Of the entire high
way program.
As to the three main zones in road
building, Interstate. State and county
and township-the latter two to be
taken together, one might superAcially
assume that the high-type road belongs
in the interstate and State systems,
since these roads are as rule the most
heavily travelled, and that the low-cost
road belongs in the county and town.
ship group where traf1lc is less frequent.
If the problem of where to place high
way capital to insure its best use we're
as simple as that, the whole matter
would resolve itself into so many miles
of high-type construction on one sys-
tenn, and so many miles of low-type
construction on another. But trafflc
does not permit of so simple a method
of determining the economic place for
the various types of road To follow
this rule would mean overbuilding at
one point and underbuilding at another,
since tonnage and weight are the gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
BRAKE EQUALIZATION
URGED AS PROBATION
Alignment Of Wheels Also Neces.
sary for Safety
in Driving.

Proper attention to brake equaliza-
ton and front wheel alignment at this
season Of the year will go far toward
Increasing the safety Of motoring over
hazardous Winter paven1ents, points out
A. X. Dill, manager Of the technical
service division Of one OF the rubber
companies.
The noii-skid tread of tire can
function as its designer intended In
holding a car steady on an icy road
only when the driver takes the neces-
sAry pfecaution to make sure that his
car Is operating as its manufactures
recommends.
wheels out OF alignment and brakes
not equalized frequently send a car into
q needless skid which the safety tread
continuation Of the tire Is powerless
to control simply because the faulty
mechanism Of the car is working at
cross-purpoSes to the non-skid surface
Of the tire, the official warns
Particularly Is this true in the Autumn
and Winter, when roads frequently are
Uttered with soggy leaves or sheeted
With Ice or slush. Not only will atten-
ton to wheel alignment and brakes
greatly increase the safety Of driving,
but 1t also. will add. appreciahly to the
mileage ebtainsble from set OF tires,
Mr.. Dill stAte6,
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CARE OF SPARK PLUG
IN WINTER STRESSED
Engineer Declares Entire Ignition
System Should Be Checked
by Motorists.

Most motorists today realize it is
necessary to give some attention to
their cars in preparing for the Winter
driving season. Practically all realize
the necessity of using lighter oil, Of ar
ranging for supply of alcohol or rec
ognized anti-freeze solution, of check
ing carburetor setting, opening the pas
sage for hot air to the carburetor, and
of making sure that the valves are in
reasonable condition.
Most motorists, according TO o. G.
Rohde. chief engineer in the automo-
tive industry, ignore a number of
equally important items in preparing
for Winter driving. According to Mr..
Rohde it is Just as essential that the
entire ignition system be checked. A
properly functioning ignition system is
essential for quick starting and rapid
acceleration, two of the most important
considerations in Winter car perform
ance. 1t is especially essential that the
breaker points be cleaned and adjusted,
the distributor contacts wiped out and
the cables checked for leaky insulation.
Another item Of the ignition system
which practically all motorists ignore,
in fact, many do not realize its pres
ence, is the condenser. which regulates
the volume of the spark and which has
a great deal to do with starting in cold
weather as well as with satisfactory
operation. The condenser capacity
should be checked and If not up to nor
NAL should be replaced with new
condenser which viii give proper serv-
ice
Practically all of the items mentioned
have to do with the functioning OF the
spark plugs which, without question
are the most important among all the
items having bearing on Winter driv-
ing.
Spark plugs should be removed from
the motor and gaps checked and prop
-erly set in accordance with instructions
of the car manufacturer, and If the
plugs have seen long service, 1t Is with
out question economy to install COM
plete new set, because even though the
old plugs may be firing, the efficiency
of the spark Is not what 1t should be
The action is not as instantaneous and
combustion is less complete.
Naturally the full volume of power II
not developed and gasoline is wasted
The motor becomes sluggish. accelera'
ton is slower and starting more diff
ficult The engine lacks pull on hills
rious trouble is apt to result. Condensa'
ton on the spark plug is often com
mon trouble in Winter. When this oc
ours, an electric leakage occurs, botn OF
the outside and inside of the sparl
plug. Further leakage on the inside
scaused by condensation aggravates th'
trouble with the old spark plugs, max
as. starting much more dificult.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
ONE OFFICE WILL
HANDLE CAR TAGS.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Gives Up Plan to Open
License Branches.
special Dispatch 10 me Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, November IA plan
for the opening of branch offices for
the distribution OF 1880 automobile Ii
cense tags in Frederick, Cumberland,
Rockville, Elkton, Annapolis, Chester
town and Salisbury has been dropped,
1t was announced this week by e. Aus
tin Baughman, commissioner Of motor
vehicles $50 ,s-e
Commissioner Baughrnan said that
the plan could not be carried out be-
cause of the additional number Of efti-
ployes it would require and the addi-
tional cost it would entail.
Delays Are Removed.
The possibility of delays in the hand
ling of tags has been removed, he said,
by permitting owners of automobiles to
place their tags on the, machines De-
ceriber Is. thus allowing l6 days Of
grace to the owner. In addition to
this, he said that suficient number
of clerks have been employed. TO main
tain 24-hour service on tags In the
ONCE. This would mean that every
tag would be placed in the mails "a
hours after the applications have been
received at the commission.
Should the subdepartments Be opened
they would require the presence Of et
least one regular ernploye Of the COM
mission to each ONCE to superintend
the handling OF the tags and the reffov-
al of this number from the central
office would cripple that organisation
seriously in carrying on the routine
work, he declared.
$4,000 License Plates.
The number Of license plates required
to place tags on all the automobiles IN
the State has risen this year to the
325 yO0O-mark. IN addition to this
number, surplus Of $1,000 licenses will
be required for emergency use, f1effdbers
Of the department say.
The application Blanks viii Be placed
In the mail November 80 and the nrst
markers will be sent out December q.
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Big Road Program for Georgia.
ATLANTA (P).-Geofgia will begin
n $4,000, 900 road-building program Ia
December.
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The highways speed limits vary from
20 to As miles an hour.
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erning factors In determining whether
the surface Of any given road should be
rigid or rlon-rigid, regardless OF the
legislative classification IN which 1t
may fall.
Engineers Use Caution.
Considering the fact that there are
many thousand miles of road that call
for low-cost construction, highway en-
gifleers-Federal, State and county
are doing their utmost to avoid building
In surface durability too far ahead of
trafic at one point, which may result
in building too far behind at another.
In other words, they are erldeavoring to
prevent highway capital from running
line, and to put greater mileage of
highways into progressive earning ca
pacity through the proven principle of
"stage" construction, or step by step,
spreading the benefits of scientific high
way improvement throughout the entire
country.
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faulty vehicle maintenance. It is ex-
pected that from these facts it will be
possible to prescribe technical require
ments for proper maintenance INCLUDE
ing such items as brakes, headlights,
horns, steering gear, tires, mirrors and
windshield wipers and at the same time
evolve methods for securing proper
maintenance.
"The problem of the junk car should
be met squarely by this commission. It
is hoped that the facts will justify plac-
ing technical requirements on basis
which will relegate the junk car to the
junk heap"
statistics show that drivers license
laws, In which standards are sufficiently
high, have reduced casualties, says the
associations statement. It undoubtedly
would help to further reduce fatalities
If such laws were uniform throughout
the United States.
Careless Driver Is Menace.
"It is highly important that the care
less and incompetent driver should be
kept away from the steering wheel, "
Thomas j. Keefe, general manager OF
the association, declared. mo one can
dispute the fact that rigid drivers IL
cense laws have reduced highway acci-
dents of all kinds. Education OF COM
petent drivers 1urtner VIII reduce tne
number of accidents But the most
careful and most intelligent driver can
not operate safely a car which is IN
herently dangerous by reason OF me
chanical faults resulting from improper
maintenance. 1t is therefore of the
greatest Importance that cars should
be maintained in setting UP proper
standards and the best mechanical
condition and this can be accomplished
only by legislation requiring periodic In
spections. Such legislation, to be OF the
most value, should be uniform through
out the. United States"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
SCIENCE DICTATES
ROADS LOCATION
Type of Material to Be Used
Has Much to Do
With Site.
BY JAMES w. BROOKS,
Director American Hishway Educational
. Bureau.

... Bureau
Highway progress In the United States
has about escaped from the evil effects
of well meant but none the less harmful
effects of i'll conceived public opinion
on where and how roads should be built.
This much be desired result has been
brought about by the steady and per-
sistent application of scientific rather
than guess word methods in road loca-
ton and surface construction. 1t is an
engineering triumph.
There is, however, no phase in mod
ern road construction so widely and
variably defined as the economic place
for the low-cost road. For purely selfish
reasons, one type OF material says 1t
Is here. another type says it is there
and the dispute goes on until tariff
count comes in TO chart the way toward
actual truth. Then 1t is discovered
that the economic place for the gravel
road, for example Is where traffic does
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Warning About Tires.

In an actual test q tire. was run
10000 miles at the proper pressure and
another of the same make and quality
was run 1900 in an linderinflated con-
ditiof1. The tread of the hrst, tire was
worn smooth. but its. side walls were
unbroken and 1t was still good for many
miles. The tread of the second tire was
scarcely worn at all. but its side walls
were SO cracked and broken that 1t was
useless Underinhation win ruin . tire
much quicker than normal wear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

Paul E. Gilbert, proprietor Of the
Gilbert Tire Co., 1880 Twentieth street,
announced last week his appointment
as distributor for Miller tires and tubes
for the District and surrounding terri
tory. This appointment ia no way af=
fects his resent lines.
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Engineers Use Caution.
Coastinp Backward.

If you have to back any considerable
distance, you may find 1t easier to ac-
celerate in reverse and then, throwing
the clutch out, coast freely, meanwhile
keping your foot ready for the brake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-03
Clutch Pedal Handling.

Even some experienced drivers keep
the foot on the clutch pedal when run
ming, especially in traffic. This Is I'M
necessary and causes needless wear on
the various parts of the affected mech
anism.
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FOUR OF L CARS
HELDDANGEROUS
Nearly Half of Vehicles on
Road Are Faulty, A. M. A.
Charges.

Four out Of every IL automobiles
travelling the highways today possess
mechanical faults which render them
exceedingly dangerous to life and prop
erty, the American Motorists Associa-
ton charges in a statement issued here
yesterday.
A system of uniform inspection is
advocated by the association as the best
means of minimizing the danger re-
sulting from improper maintenance Of
automobiles by their owners.
Last year 24,932 persons were killed
in highway accidents of all kinds"
says the associations statement. while
no strictly accurate figures are avail
able, it is conservatively estimated that
about IS per cent of these fatalities
can be attributed to faulty mechanism.
If this figure is correct approximately
6,l55 lives were lost last year because
Of improperly maintained automobiles.
or nearly three times more than were
lest through railroad grade crossing
accidents
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A Special Saturday Sale Of 1000
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