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The Washington times., 1929-10-04

It soon has a sour stomach all serene
again, free from that unpleasant gas
and thoroughly alkalinized.
But this perfect anti-acid does as
important service for the bowels as
for the stomach. Phillips Milk Of
Magnesia has ideal Laxative properties.
Perhaps you did not know that.
Possibly you are taking something
needlessly strong to assist elimination.
Most of us live today in a manner
that makes the system lazy. 1t needs
occasional help. This gentler aid is
Just as effective as the things one hesi-
tates to take for the purpose.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04

w HEN this sensational $26 value in 2Trouser Suits
wv was introduced it abolished old ideas about how
FINE clothes could really be at low a price: We
bought fabrics such usually went into hgherpriced
clothes We brought such style associated
with such low price. We ordered the kind of
tailoring that surprises clothing men! And we are
KEEPING IT the delight and profit of thousands
of men who want the MOST clothing value for their
money!
The Washington times., 1929-10-04
FLOWER EXHIBIT
To OPEN At
SOMERSET

SOMERSET, Md, Oct. 4-Tonight
will mark the opening Of the first
exhibit of the Montgomery Subur-
ban Garden Club to he held at the
Somerset School. The exhibition
will continue throughout tomorrow
and will include the showing Of III
classes of flowers, fruits and vege-
tables.
According to Aubrey b. Carter,
president of the organization. the
club Is introducing certain features
not ordinarily found in such COM
petitions in that it has set up
friendly rivalary between the four
women's clubs of the Bethesda.
Chevy Chase area for the best col.
lective exhibit by these clubs. An
other class creating great interest
Is that providing for competitive
exhibits ny the six component units,
or communities comprising the
Montgomery Suburban Garden Club.
These communities are Friendship,
Somerset. Drummond, Chevy Chase
Gardens. Chevy Chase Terrace and
kenwood.
Children Exhibit
The school children of this sec
LiOIl Will tAHiDlL III d tidSS JTONlu-
ing for competition between the
six grades of Somerset School. the
awards to be for the best collec-
ton Of wild flowers, berries, fall
foliage-the arrangement of the
exhibit to be considered by the
judges.
Howard r. Watkins is managing
the exhibit and competent judges
from the United States Department
of Agriculture have been secured.
The exhibition will be open at
o'clock tonight and remain open
until 10 p. m. on Saturday.
Send Flowers To Sick
Following the close of the ex'
hibition. the flowers will be distri.
buted Sunday morning to the sick
lat the Montgomery County General
Hospital. A special committee will
be appointed for this purpose.
The classes provided for the
exhibit are: dahlias, 81 classes
roses, IL classes; gladiolus. s classes
ANIMALS and perennials. % classes
house plants, classes; vegetables
7 classes; fruits, s classes; collec,
tive community exhibits; womens
club exhibits and school children
class exhibits.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04

- Wv NohNluSIOIl ICdCIlcu Dy
Herbert Brucker, investigator for
The Review of Reviews, after a
study OF comparative transporta.
tion figures.
The only reasons the public con-
tlnues to regard air travel as extra
hazardous, Brucker reports in the
October issue of the magazine. is
that attention Is still focused on
the rapid development of flying and
the space and emphasis given air
accidents In the newspapers IL far
out of proportion to that given
other classes of accidents.
Although there were 3S4 persons
killed in airplane accidents last
year, he shows that only 13, or 3.3
per cent, were passengers on
authorized air lines. The vast
majority of those figuring in
The Washington times., 1929-10-04

accidents were stunt flyers,
amateurs who. had not learned to
handle their planes, army and navy
fliers engaged in experimentation,
and others following the more
hazardous branches of air work.
The 13 deaths, Brucker points
out, are to be contrasted with 52,934
passengers carried by the author
ized air lines. And this total, he
believes, will be reduced by more
careful handling and regulation Of
passenger planes in the future.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04
For TALlESI BUILDING

NEW YORK, Oct. 4 U.N.s).-
Plans are being prepared for the
erection of new building which
will be the city's tallest. A. e.
Lefcourt. builder, has acquired
huge plot for an office building
| .0hO feet in height.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04
EXECUTIVE is PILOT

OKLAHOMA CITY. Oct. U.P).-
In order to keep hand in" the
workings. Paul Braniff. executive
vice president of $3,0O0,000 con-
Germ. the Braniff Airlines. flies his
turn once a week to relieve one of
the 10 pilots.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04
HEIGHTS CITIZENS MEET

The Chillum Heights Citizens AS
eciation will hold it's first fall meet
ing tonight at o'clock in the
Joseph r. Keene School Building,
Riggs and Rock Creek Church
Roads Northwest An election of
efNcers will be held.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04
CONSCIENCE FUND GETS $40

In the Treasury Department.
mail yesterday was found $40 in
currency and a few lines indicat-
ing that the amount was intended
for the conscience fund" The
letter was postmorked Washington.
The Washington times., 1929-10-04
Airplane Rides Fatal
To I in 1000

NEW YORK, Oct 4The transport airplanes in today,
provided they serviced and handled with utmost
safe travel by automobile train ship The chance
of fatal accident passenger is in 1000 trips
The Washington times., 1929-10-04

NTAGNESIA is
1Vx marvellous for
the system that's too
acid. And Phillips
Milk of Magnesia is
magnesia in its best
form. It's easily the
foremost anti acid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
American Auto Sales Abroad Attest
Industry's Aggressiveness, Leader Says

Geneva, where the International Au-
tomobile Show was being held, with
many American cars represented by
outstanding displays. During the show
prominent signs had been erected adj
vising Swiss motorists against pur-
chasing American automobiles because
of the American tax on Swiss cheese.
In Italy there is natural strong senti-
ment in favor of homemade" mer-
chandise. Nevertheless, the Italian
people are broadening the scope Of
their activities and are buying more
and more cars, not only OF their own
make, but of American manufacture as
well.
Several countries abroad-Poland,
CzechoSlovakia and Austria, for exam
ple-permit only a specified number of
cars of each American manufacturer to
be sold each year, taking this method
of restricting their own market for
sales of American cars. Belgium and
Holland probably are the two countries
imposing the smallest tax on cars man
ufactured in the United States.
Obstacles Overcome.
"In spite of the various obstacles to
export sales of American automobiles,
however. more than half a million cars
manufactured complete in the United
States were exported in 1928. Motor
vehicles imported into the United States
last year aggregated but 556.
1.-The automobile industry Is making
every effort to increase even further
its export total, which reached some
$500, 900 900 last year. Cooperation
from the Government in gauging its
tariff rates on certain products from
foreign countries where the market for
United States automobiles is unusu-
ally fertile would be of unusually val
liable assistance in this respect"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

The success with which the Ameri-
can automobile industry has increased
its sales abroad speaks well not only
of the excellence of American motor
cars, but of the industry's aggressive
ness and ability to market its product
in the face of the most adverse condi-
tions.
This fact, in the opinion of G. NJ
Williams, president in the automobile
industry, is one of the outstanding fea-
lures of present-day American export
business. Mr.. Williams has just re-
turned from a trip to Europe, during
which he travelled through IA foreign
countries.
Despite tariff restrictions" Mr.. Will
liams said, "sales of American automo-
biles abroad have increased year by
year, and now there are approximately
as many American-made cars sold in
Europe as there are cars of European
manufacture. Automobiles, in fact,
rank first among United States exports
of manufactured products.
Tariff Advances Price.
when the average person reads of
record automobile shipments to Europe
he rarely takes into consideration that
these cars must be sold at far higher
prices than in, the United States. The
cost of shipment is, of course, response
BILE for a part of this increase, but a
greater factor is the duty levied by
practically all foreign countries, in line
with similarly heavy import tariffs
levied by the United States.
Retail prices of American automo-
biles in Europe range from one and one
half to two and one-half times the re-
tail prices in the United States. Yet
European motorists express a keen
preference for American cars, and buy
as many as they buy cars of their own
manufacture, which certainly is a COM
pliment to American automotive prod
ucts; likewise a credit to the entire in
dustry in entering field where, strange
to say, it has little control over the
final selling price.
With a due amount of considera-
ton, however, it must be said that Eu-
ropean governments, in fixing high
tariffs on American cars, are pursuing
the same course as does the United
States in establishing taxes on auto
mobiles and other goods imported tt
this country. And it might be SAID
that American tariff on quite diversi-
fled assortment of foreign products ha;
held back to greater or lesser extent
as the case may be, sales of American
automobiles abroad.
''I have in mind my recent visit II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
ANCIENT AUTOMOBILES
TEST SKILL OF DRIVERS
Commissioner Uses Old Cars to
Mark Limits of Park
ing Area.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, May 25.-In the inter-
ests of safety, not of historical research,
the commissioner of motor vehicles
is searching diligently for a Santa
Maria"
The Nina" and the "Pinta'' are
ancient automobiles, relics of a for
gotten era in automobile architecture
and are parked at the curb in front OF
the office of the commissioner to save
the building from the vagaries of those
being given a parking test for the right
to receive operators licenses. They
are placed about a cars leng n apart
in front of the building, and already
have proved their worth.
Recently one inexperienced driver at
tempting to back around came to grief
against the prov Of the Nina" The
driver failed in what appeared to be an
effort to climb up the steps. but the
Nina" was driven from her moorings,
over the curb and almost into the pit
surrounding the building.
He didn't get the license.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
OWNER LIABLE
FOR NEGLIGENCE
Motorist Is Responsible for
Guests, According to
Rules of Law.
BY HARVEY L. COBB,
General Counsel, American Motorists
Association.)


A motorist or owner of a motor We
hicle who invites another to ride with
him is liable for injuries to the in
vited guest when such injuries are
the result Of negligence, either Of the
owner or the operator, or the joint
negligence of the operator and q third
person, and to which injury the neg
ligence of the guest has not con-
tributed.
whether the transportation service
is given free or is paid for is i'm
material.
This is the almost universal rule of
law and is reflected IN many cases
which have been filed IN the local
sues the other for negligence in an
automobile accident Such suits arise
primarily in cases where an insurance
company has insured the operator. An
example of such cases is where nus
band who has his automobile insured
takes his wife for q ride and happens
to an accident. The husband Is there
upon named defendant in suit by
the wife, who alleges in a bill filed
in the court that her husband was
negligent and that as result OF his
negligence the plaintiff was seriously
injured.
One of the leading cases which es-
tablished q principle of q motorist be-
ing responsible for his guest in case
of an accident was New York case,
where four men went for a deer hunt.
The driver (the defendant) invited
the plaintiff to ride with him. En-
route to the forest an accident hap
pened, resulting In injury to the
plaintiff. The facts showed that the
plaintiff had not contributed in any
way toward the accident. At the time
of the crash the plaintiff was seated
in the rear seat.
The courts opinion was as follows:
eff one who is riding in an automo-
bile as a guest Is injured through the
negligence Of the driver in operating
the machine and II the occupant Is
not guilty Of contributory negligence,
a recovery can be had"
The courts have further held that
an owner, under such circumstances,
is equally liable, whether he Is operat-
ing the car himself or whether he Is
operating it through servant or
agent. The owners liability to the
guest is the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
Maryland Detour

Road between Henderson's Corner
and Frederick under construction,
widening. 1t is advised that through
traffic to Frederick use Rockville
Beallsville- Dickerson road, route No
28 and No. IS; or Henderson's Corner
Ridgeville to Frederick, route No. 20 and
No. 40.
Prince Georges County-Chapel road
from Central avenue to the Washing
ton, Baltimore & Annapolis Electrlc
Railroad.
Hartford County-Level to Darlington.
Norris Corner to Van Bibber.
Cecil County-Rising Sun to Bay
View.
Kent County-Lynch to Butlertown.
Motorists will find this will avoid de-
Jay in travelling by using these detours.
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changes. The manufacturers of super
charges and other special racing devices
realize they have battle on for their
right to exist. Some have taken a
stand against the two-Seaters, as 1t
will jeopardiZe another life in case Of
serious accident.
On the other hand, the officials max
ing the new rules are just as firm in
declaring that they are made in the
interest of the public who pay to see
the racing, and in the interest of the
manufacturers who want the best for
their products. Both sides probably
realize they will have to make some
concessions before the week is over.
that satisfactory arrangement can be
reached.
This years motors, having a piston
displacement of 911a cubic inches, are
actually about 40 per cent smaller than
the smallest American-built pleasure car
motor on the market, whereas with 366
inches allowable there are only three
cars manufactured that would not be
eligible.
De Palma's Comment.
In discussing the changes, Ralph de
the two-Seaters are coming back next
year. I have seven more nephews that
wish to learn to drive racing cars, and
with the two-seaters can give them a
little help and show how it is DONE"
Most of the cars have been tuned to
do better than 100 miles per hour in
their eagerneSS to qualify Last year
Leon Duray in one of the trials turned
the trick in l minute 1857 seconds, or
slightly better than 1874 miles per hour
Continued on Sixth Page
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One to Two Cent Mile Savings Results
From Driving on Hard Surfaced Roads

compiled in making these studies. 1t is
believed that the results Of the observa-
tions indicate quite accurately the
greater cost of low type roads, for the
reports cover cars operated under all
sorts of conditions, through urban and
rural traffic, under diverse climatic con-
ditions and by drivers of varying de-
grees of skill and efficiency.
Considering all items of car operation
expense, such as gasoline, oil, deprecia-
ton and so on, the per mile cost of
light six-cylinder car is 1852 cents over
low-type roads, 1888 cents over inter-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

The motorist who drives light six
over first-class pavements rather than
over low-type roads does so at saving
of 2.37 cents a mile. Travel over inter-
mediate road types costs approximately
1.13 cents more mile than over good
pavement.
These are conclusions of Prof. T. r.
Agg and other research workers at
Iowa State College, just made public.
All items of expenses were considered
and properly balanced with the final
figures based on year round travel.
Reports from commercial car oper-
ators all over the United States were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
TOXIC POLICE CHIEF
STUDIES TRAFFIC HERE
Visits Larger American Cities With
View to Arriving at Workable
Plan for Japan.

With the object of studying at first
hand how America is handling motor
traffic in her larger cities, N. Fugioka,
head of the traffic division of the
metropolitan police board, Toxic, japan,
Is in New York.
The National Automobile Chamber Of
Commerce is assisting him in his study.
About a year ago Walton Schmidt, field
representative of the chamber, visited
Toxic and lectured before the traffic
police of that city, using motion pic
lures to illustrate American methods of
trc. &C control and accident prevention.
Mr.. Fugioka presided at the meeting,
and his present visit. which will include
most of the larger American cities, will
enable him to take back to Japan a
comprehensive plan for meeting traffic
congestion, which is already a serious
factor there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
ENGINEERS TO DINE.
Society to Meet Tues
day at City Club.

The Washington section of the So
ciety of Automotive Engineers will hold
a dinner Tuesday evening at $50
o'clock at the City Club. 1t will be the
last meeting of the season.
At 8 o'clock a business session will
be held, at which time officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. Addresses
on tires and brakes will be given by
j. W. Shields and F. w. Parks. re-
spectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
Asphalt Paving Farley Keynote.

The Eighth Annual Asphalt Paving
Conference, which will be held October
% to November /, next, at West Baden,
Ind, under the auspices Of The As
phalt Association, New York, will be of
transcendent Importance among road
meetings this year, according to officials
of The Asphalt Association, on account
of the fact that the improvement of
roads will be the key
note of the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

~ UT of the six traffic fatali-
ties recorded SO far this
month five were children.
This toll of little ones far
exceeds any previous month in
recent years. Only four met their
deaths in this manner in Janu-
airy, February, March and April
Of this year combined.
Officials of the Traffic Bureau
and the director of traffic'S office
are deploring this record. While
the drivers Of machines in each
case were eXonerated, the follow
ing admonition is given today by
M. o. Eldridge, assistant director
Of traffic.
Warning Given.
Motorists must be more careful
when driving in the presence OF
children. They must learn that
they are irresponsible at many
times, and often their pending
actions must be foreSeen by the
motorists as the children do not
know themselves what they are
going to do next. /,
Parents and teachers must be
more thorough in the training OF
the children. They cannot be TOO
often instructed in what to 90
and what not to do. If the chill
dren are not old enough to be in
structed, they should not be let
out without the company OF some
one older who is responsible"
Mr.. Eldridge'S warning is valu-
able. The subject of teaching the
children of Washington to protect
themselves is admirable for dis
cussion at future meetings OF
any of the Parent-Tcacher As
SocislionS.
A Sorrowful Record.
A record of the fatalities of
children incurred in this months
traffic reveals the following:
Child, 3 years old, run over by
automobile, while playing in the
street with q kiddie car. MotoriSt
not to blame.
Child, years old, hitching a
ride on the bumper of a machine.
Fell off and was run over by
trailer. Motorist not to blame.
Child years old, running
across street and into side of
a bus. Was run over by rear
wheel Motorist not to blame.
Child 8 years old, running
across street intersection. Ran
into side of automobile. MotoriSt
unaware and not to blame.
Child, IL years old, hanging on
behind ice wagon to get ice.
Slipped and fell under rear wheel
and was crushed. Driver not to
blame"
instruction to the pedestrians
at street intersections controlled
by traffic lights or crossing police
men, has as yet not accomplished
much, according to Inspector E.
w. Brown, under whose command
these instructions were given. Mr..
Brown states that it would appear
that pedestrians consider it
their inalienable right to cross
the street as they please. He
states that he believes in pedeS-
TRAN control, but that nothing
can be done about it until the
Commissioners and courts grant
the Police Department authority
to make arrests.
Concerning Pedestrians.
The Washington Chapter of the
American Business Mems AsSocia-
ton has urged the police to give
tags or tickets to offending pedeS-
trianS and cause them to go to
the precincts and post collateral
as in the case of the motorists.
MIR. Brown was in receipt of
letter the other day from an
amusing, although not helpful
citizen. The writer complained
about pedestrian interference and
asked that the police first arrest
the traffic violating motoriSt. The
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mediate types and 6.25 cents over first
class pavement.
Car operation costs, of course, vary
with the size of the car. For example,
the cost of operating a medium four
on low-type roads is rs cents per mile,
on intermediate types. 6.42 cents a
mile, and on high-type pavement, 5.44
cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
Italy Turns to U. s. Cars.

The growing imports of small Ameri-
can motor cars in Italy is diverting
buyers from the cheaper italian makes.
A. A. Osborne, acting commercial at
tache in Rome, reports to the Depart
ment of Commerce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26

The wholesale value of motor vehicles
and parts produced by the automotive
industry in 1928 totaled $4,740, 276. 904,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-26
Only Two CarburetOrs.
perchargers prohibited.

8. Superchargers prohibited.
g. No more than two carburetors.
10. Four-wheel service brakes and an
independent secondary braking system.
IL. Transmission shall contain a re-
verse as we'll as forward speeds, and
incorporate a declutching device.
Naturally enough, there are heavy
rumblings being heard from the diff
ferent camps regarding these proposed
changes for 1880. Practically all of
the present type of cars will have to be
discarded, as they are unsuited for any
other purpose-approxima a half
million dollars worth suddenly headed
for the junk pile or of little value. The
factories and special machinery for
building them will necessitate radical