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Evening star., 1929-12-01
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, Mich, November 30
Speed and still more speed, as gasoline
vehicles continue to be improved, seems
to be the objective Of land, air and
water transportation.
In the land division, automobile
builders next year will replace the me-
dium-priced Six-cylinder cars with
eight-cylinder power plants, and they
promise twelves and sixteens later tC
hasten the multiple cylinder trend
The average rate of 10 miles an houl
that the good six-cylinder cars are Ca
pable of maintaining viii become 80, IS
and 80 miles as soon as the multiple
engines begin to be used on highways
Speed has found opposition from
those intrusted with the regulation OF
trafic, but speed tempered with safety
Is finding new proponents as the world
tations and its advantages.
One of those who has argued the
question Is Sir Henry Segrave, the
EngliShman who became the holder oi
the worlds automobile speed record by
making 231.36 miles an hour on the
sands of Florida in the mammoth
Golden Arrow" car.
Publish Book on Subject.
Sir Henry recently published a book
in England on this subject Indident-
ally he has since piloted boats which have
beaten Gar Woods Miss America VII
both in Florida and Italy, and he Is
coming to Detroit again this Fall to try
to take back to England trophies en-
blematic of the boat speed champion
ship of the world.
Should Sir Henry be successful, Great
Britain will then be the worlds speed
leader on the water as well as on the
land and In the air. The air leadership
was taken by the British seaplane that
went 35T.7 miles on hour In the
Schneider Cup race, the fastest rate at
which man has ever travelled.
In his book, the British knight, the
only man in the world ever to win an
accolade for speed, expresses the opinion
that in surface transport the time will
come soon when 100 miles an hour on
the road Is recognized as not abnormal.
There is little doubt" he says, that
when anyone wants to go faster he will
employ an airplane. It is not too much
to say that the modern challenger of
land speed records Is more OF an air
plane than a motor car. SO far as the
eff1cient utilization of power is con-
cerned, the motor car has no hope of
approaching the airplane.
Take the railways for instance. There
has been no really marked improvement
in the design of locomotives for 10 or
Is years. So think it will be with the
automobile. Owing to the near state Of
perfection which the automobile has
reached at present, the need for carry
ing out experiments has diminished,
therefore the need for constructing
specialized racing cars will automatically
diminish also.
Change In Racing Type.
Although there always will be mo-
tor racing, 1 think the type of car that
will be raced will gradually evolve itself
into a boosted or 'hotted up edition of
its touring brother. Hence, the land
speed record will not be taken to q
much higher figure than it is today.
ut is the narrow city street that gov
ernS transport development. On the
open road with not more than 20 We
hicles per mile going in one direction at
one time, there should be no great diff
Guilty in getting things speeded up, pro-
Evening star., 1929-12-01
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

in power, which most of the
models offer for 1880, there will be
a number of innovations in design
noted by show visitors, some to be
announced by makers a few days
before the show.
Couldn't Make go"
From New York City comes in
formation that motoriSt has OBJ
tanned a temporary Injunction
against an automobile dealer from
selling his car because of refusal
to pay additional notes on the
grounds that the machine will not
make between 80 and 100 miles an
hour, as advertised. The motorist
claims that with a saleman all he
could get out of the car was 81
miles.
The proceeding is of interest.
According to director Of the Bet
ter Business Bureau here, the auto
mobile dealer is safe from a charge
OF fraudulent advertising, as the
law is said to allow certain
putting" in advertising without it
being considered a violation. If
the car would not make over 4U
miles an hour, the case would be
very different. InaSmuch as any
concern is permitted to advertise
their product as "the best in the
world" the buyer in these cases
must beware.
An Important Ruling.
An important decision from the
United States Supreme Court up-
holds a Connecticut State law that
does not permit a person riding
free in car to collect damages
from the driver or owner in case
of accident. The law is far reach
ing and protects the motorist
from being sued when out of kind
ness he gives some one a lift along
the road.
The ruling of the high court was
in regard to case in Connecticut
where wife sued her husband for
injuries she received while driving |
with him.
Both the Superior Court of New |
Haven County and the Supreme |
Court of the State held that the |
Connecticut statute was valid and |
barred the appellant, a guest, |
from recovery for injuries caused
by ordinary negligence" The |
Supreme Court of Connecticut |
held that the statute did not deny |
to the appellant the equal protec-
ton of the laws guaranteed by the |
fourteenth amendment.
The United States Supreme /!
Court held that in this day of "al-
most universal highway tranSpor-
tation by motor car" it could not |
be said that legislation of this ma
ture was unjuStified.
The decision is looked upon as |
in connection with ac-
c1dent insurance. A number of |
cases have arisen in which persons
riding in machines as guests of the |
owner or driver have suffered in
] luries and have sought to collect |
from such owner or driver an the |
theory he would recover from the |
insurance company. This element |
was involved in the pending case.
Evening star., 1929-12-01

regular routine visit to the filling sta
tion for gasoline and oil. It has been
estimated that nearly 80 per cent of
tire trouble Is caused by underinfation.
There are a few other points to look
out for in keeping the recommended
initiation pressures Tire valve insides
in all castings should be tight and in
good condition. This will help. Also,
the rim nut on the base of the valve
stem should be tight to prevent the
tube from creeping" The rusting of
the tube to the rim in cases where tires
are not removed for long periods of
time can be prevented by using flaps.
Flaps Recommended.
Flaps have also been recommended to
avoid the pinching of tubes between
the toe of the tire and the rim. Flaps
vary In width, and the correct size Is
necessary in order to get the best re-
suits.
Small cuts in the tires are also to
be looked out for. They can cause no
end of unexpected trouble and blow
outs when least expected because water
and mud and sand work their way into
these little cuts, rot the fabric, and
bring about deterioration of the tire.
Let the repairman give any such small
cuts immediate attention, or do 1t your
SELF
To the motorist who asks how he can
add to the life of his tires, might be
given the following admonitions: See
that the proper initiation pressure is in
the tires at all times. When applying
chains be sure that they are fastened
loosely enough to work their way
around the tire. Spares should be pro-
tected by cover castings. Avoid the
severe strains which result from skid
ding, letting the clutch in too suddenly,
or jamming the brakes too hard. Keep
the rims touched up with special rim
paint or shellac. Garry a portable
vulcanizer, blowout patch, chain tool,
tire sleeve, jack, valve cap, tire gauge,
| ETC., to take care of emergencies.
Proper wheel alignment is also impor-
tant and is worth consideration. Mis-
aligned wheels will wabble and run un-
evenly and cause rapid and uneven
wear on the tires. A 30-inch tire will
drag 174 feet every mile II the wheel is
but / inch out of alignment. The
greater the ground contact of a tire the
more intense will be the drag" And
so, it is wise to have the service man
check up on the wheel alignment, per-
! hapS once or twice q year,
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Pass Trucks Uphill.

While it is always dangerous to mass
another vehicle at the crest of a hilI,
the best time to go by heavy trucks
and busSes is on a long upgrade, where
you can see far enough ahead to make
sure that the passage is safe. Buses
and trucks can go as fast as a private
car down hill, and sometimes on the
level, but they have to slow up for the
grade&
Evening star., 1929-12-01
RACE SPEEDERS PROBLEM
Maryland Highway Patrolmon
Face Task Third of Year.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 30.-Speed.
ing motorists going to and returning
vehicle and traffic regulation forces.
according to e. Austin BauRhman,
commissioner of motor vehicles.
This problem exists during almost a
third of each year In Maryland.
while the State police receive hum
dreds and hundreds Of requests for
special details of officers to handle
traflc conditions on special occasions
the most serious. problem of this type
which they must face is that created
by the mass Of persons who follow the
races" the commissioner said.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Abandonment Of Rotary
Turn Urged Here.

Obviously the protection of children
at busy intersections should not be
overlooked. But equally obviously the
motortst who finds it almost impossible
to cut into a stream of traffic running
both ways should have some considera-
ton. Every once In while the police
department sends an officer down to
the corner of Pennsylvania avenue and
Twenty-eighth street to aid drivers go
Evening star., 1929-12-01
CONSTANT CARE IS REQUIRED
BY LOW-PRESSURE AUTO TIRES
UnderinAation Declared Cause of SO Per
Cent Of All Trouble-Reminders
Listed.
BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW,
Automobile Technical Adviser.

important matter to the
exist
practically equipped
tire which
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Evening star., 1929-12-01
Urges the Placement Of
More White Lines.

An inexpensive yet effective traffic
safety device, which, lin my opinion, u
could well be used more extensively in
this vicinity, is the white lines often
placed in the center of highways on
turns.
Especially on narrow roads IS this
effective, for most persons observe the
line with the result that fewer accidents
occur where one exists. In the District
lines might well be placed at intersec-
tions controlled by traffic lights to
indicate the various lanes Of traffic and
prevent the congestion which always
results when cars fail to keep In line.
Such use of white lines has proven
successful in other cities.
In nearby Maryland it seems ironical
that there should be dividing line, in
this instance yellow one, on the
Baltimore Boulevard north Of Laurel,
where the highway Is 40 feet wide, and
no such safety precaution on the mar
row Defense Highway. w. VS..
Evening star., 1929-12-01
I'm MY OPINION"
Column in Which Readers May Express Their VewS
Motoring and Traffic Problems

ing south on Twenty-eighth street to
turn east into traffic on the Avenue.
But these efforts are spaSmodic and
most of the time those unfortunates
who use Twenty-eighth street have to
take a chance on getting across the in
terSection unharmed and unScraped. A
stop sign at the intersection aids the
situation, but the traffic stream from
Georgetown east in the morning comes
SO heavy that it is almost impossible
to cut into it. And some of the play
full lads in their big motors cut down
the car track at the left of the street
car safety zone, making a nice little
game of tag for the man who would
coast out of Twenty eighth street into
Pennsylvania avenue.
Some bright morning Mr.. Harland
might Saunter down to the intersection
Of Twenty-Second and Q streets and
watch eaSt-bound traffic pile up to the
@ Street Bridge while it waits for the
signal to turn. And he would get a
big laugh out of the attempts made to
turn north on that light at one of the
narroweSt intersections in the city.
Neither Twenty-second street nor @
street is wide enough to make the
fashionable rotary turn. If there Is one
spot in the city such turn might be
abandoned, it is here, where one car
pulled across the street waiting the
green to make the left turn piles up
traffic for a block and more.-W. r. M.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
SPACE TO BE DRAWN.
Annual Auto Show Floor to Be Di
vided.

The annual drawing for space at the
Washington Automotive Trade Associa-
ton Automobile Show will be held to-
morrow night o'clock at the City Club
The event will be held in the Audi
torium, January 25 to February /.
The election of officers of the trade
body will be held also tomorrow night
Evening star., 1929-12-01

Quality for quality, dollar for dollar,
cars are cheaper now than ever before
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

case of his release. And the fame of his band and orchestra will create a demand for his services as leader.
 Many Seek Release
 Thousands of members of the Musicians Union, Amelita Galli- Cur ci, John Philip Sousa, Director Philip Shapiro of the San Francesca Municipal Band, the late Paul Steindorf and hundreds of others have signed petitions seeking release from prison of this caged maker Of songs. Sousa declares Gallur is one of two conductors who can lead a band of more than 50 In symphonies without once referring to the score.
 But Gallur had a prior convic- ton on an embezzlement charge. This has mitigated against attempts to secure the musicians release on parole. And thus far, the board has not taken steps to definitely fix the time Gallur must serve under the tcn-to-life indcterminate sentence.
 A kindly man, 47, is the profess sor" beloved alike by convicts and by prison officials. His artistic tenn pcrament is given outlet through his hand, his orchestra and his writings and executives declare he is model prisoner. He was born and
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

New York, Aug. 23 UP)-Paul Larsen. 23, mortally wounded his former fiancee last night and then committed suicide as the climax of a five-hour quarrel with the girl over whether she should accept the attentions of another man.
 Edith Cum, IT. the girl, died an hour after she was shot
 Larsen, formerly a boarder at the Gum home, had become engaged 10 Edith and then went to Copenhagen 10 see his parents. While he was gone, Edith fell in love with youth known only as Tony. and wrote to Larsen, breaking their engagement. That letter was found in Larsen's pocket. It said: Dear Paul-Just a few lines to let you know that am o. K. Well, Paul, l am all through with you. I have a new boy friend, l am very sorry to tell you. I haven't seen you for so long l have lost my love for you. Well, I have no more to say, will close. Edith. P.S.-1 am sending back your
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23
kaA!N!NCTA5ENT $ l!44!.I !!,t @ ! \! E; N. r..
c lo2o By NEA Jeruce Inea

keep silence to cloak her wounds, she would write her confession Of failure, that all who would might read.
 Fired with sudden determina- ton, she began work with fervid enthusiasm. Until dawn, the keys of her little pink typewriter flew up and down beneath her fin gers.
 She would call her book "Ashes of Desire" And her heroine should be named Lalun. When Molly was quite a small girl, she had two favorite names. One was Lalun and the other was Jale. She in tended, in those days. to have twins and named them Lalun and Jale. Jale is a turkish name and means Dewdrop. Molly never knew what Lalun meant, but it didn't make any difference. It was a beautiful name. and since she was never 10 have twins now, she might as well use it somehow. It seemed more approiate for the heroine of a tragic novel than Jale, because tragic heroines seldom suggest deWdrops. Lalun had an intrigu- ing sound that might mean almost anything.
 She had a hard time getting the first chapter started. It was differ cnt than writing plays. All you had to think of for a play was ac- ton. Action and dialogue.
 But with a novel like Ashes of Desire" one must be whimsical. Tender. Profound. Molly went to her book shelves to see how other authors did. There was George Moore's Sister Teresa" which was also. the study of a woman's life.
 Molly turned to the opening page:
 "She was conscious of her in dolence: within and without her there was a strange lifeless calm, a strange inactivity in the air and in her mind. In the landscape and in her there seemed no before and no hereafter. But glance inwards revealed to her the ripple of some hidden anticipation moving under the sullen surface"
 Molly loved interpretive stuff Lalun must be interpretive. She wondered if it would be plagiarism if she should begin, "I.alun was conscious of her own futility: with in and without her there was emp tiness. ."
 She considered a moment, and then began, swiftly, to type, Before she stopped. Lalun had became a living. breathing woman. A crea- ture of fire and of promise. And because she was beautiful, she was beloved, of course.
 The man who loved her was six feet, one. He had dark hair, and eyes to match. Laughing eyes. And very strong determined chin. His hair had a little wave in it, and his chin mad dimple.
 Molly took the shset out of the typewriter, to read what she had written about the man who was La lun's lover.
 Good heaven" she thought, i've described Jack Wells" And so she had. It was like a DOT trait.
 Gro Be ContinucG)
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23
Armed Judge Warns Police
 To Close Speakeasy Or He VIII

Chicago, Aug. 23 LP-Henry NJ. Walker, former municipal judge, armed with a pistol entered the and told police that unless they closed a certain speakeasy on Broad way, he would> do it himself. \
 q spent S100,000 putting my 23- year-old son and namesake through school" he told Lieut.. Patrick O'Connor, "and I'm not going to let the speakeasies ruin him."
 He said he had inadvertently in tercepted a message from the blind
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23
Enraged Suitor, tilted By Girl,
 Shoots Her and Commits Suicide

picture and please send me mine"
 Larsen returned to the United States recently, but was not allow cd to see Edith. Yesterday after noon, however, he forced his way into the Brooklyn tenement where the Gums lived. Edith's mother said he was intoxicated, and that he quarreled all afternoon with the girl.
 At 7:30 last night Mrs, Cum went to the kitchen to get dinner. She heard shot and ran into the front room.
 i've killed Edith and l am going 10 xiii myself" Larsen said.
 Mrs Cum said she tried to knock the pistol out of the youths hand, but Larsen fired a bullet through his head before she could grapple with him.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

pig owner intended for his son. He got his gun. he said. and went to the place, but could not find the pro- prietor
 Walker told Lieut. O'Connor that he intended to reenter politics and seek reelection as municipal court judge if only for the purpose of fighting liquor. Walker was one of "A persons in dicted by federal grand jury in 1926 for conspiracy to violate the prohibition law, but the indictment was dismissed.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23
Hear Platinum
 Is Hidden in Currency

Paris, Aug. 23 tP}-A story that French five sou pieces, worth about one cent, contained platinum got into newspapers here and caused an immediate shrinkage in the circula. ton of those coins.
 The story was that the government fearing that French stocks of plat mum would fall into German hands in the early days of the war, hid the precious metal by mixing it with the nickel in the five sou pieces.
 The government said there was as much truth in the report as in the story that Lincoln pennies in America had great value if certain initials were on them. But many FrcnchmCn gre playing safe and boarding all the five sou coins they can garner.
 Discovery of ancient Corinthian baths with most modern sanitary
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

The butterflies zig-zag path through the air makes them more difficult to catch by birds while on the wing.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

educated in Spain, has been solo, ist for several famous bands; iS master of many instruments, and a splendid conductor.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

Flies will disappear from a room if 20 drops of carbolic acid are evaporated from a hot shovel every day.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23
FAMOUS COMPOSER
 l. SERVES LONG TERM
Convicted California Murderer
 Writes Noted Band Music

San Quentin. Calf, Aug. 23- He's "The Professor to the 4,2oo convicts in San Quentin prison
 To John Philip sousa, Louis E. Mayer and many others, he's a crca- tive musical genius of outstanding ability
 His marches are played all over the world
 But to the board of prison direc- tors, he's Damascus Garcia Gallur, a 'two-time loser" not given con- sideration for parole.
 Gallur, long known as q musician, has served 14 years in San Quentin. It's a 'tcn-to-life" sentence for sec ond degree murder, growing out of shooting of a money lender during a quarrel. During that time, he has taken charge of the San Quentin Military Band, also the prison or chestra, and has made them two of the vests finest musical organiza- tions.
 Has S93,O00 in Bank
 But while this organizations mn- sic has been confined within Quen- tins gray walls, Gallur's music has been heard around the world. through the marches and overtures he has composed; numbers used regularly in band concerts and by army, navy and marine bands. From these, he has $93,OOO to his credit in a bank-the largest amount of money earned by any convict. Add to this the amount he has spent in charities and in humanitarian work, and his earnings while a prisoner are said to total S14S.0OO.
 A waltz. May Day" dedicated 10 the daughter of he prisons cap tain of the guard brought $7OCO in royalties. He won the National Association of Music Clubs first prize for the best march of the year with a number he composed for the National War Mothers. The prize was s5,00O. Gallur turned thls over to the War Mothers for their work.
 Wrcte "GoId Stripe' March
 His Gold Stripe" March has been made the official march of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in sev- eral states. It has been played be- fore President Coolidge and Hoover and is widely used by military and fraternal bands.
 For nearly two years, though, GalluT has not been marketing any of his compositions. A ruling by the prison board banned any sale of writings by ConviCts But he has kept composing, as inspiration came and has over GOO compositions awaiting the time they can be re- leased to eager music publishers.
 Gallur has an offer from the Metro Goldwyn- Mayer studios to compose for the talkies at $150O week and royalties Vaudeville cir cults have offered contracts, too, in
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

Discovery of ancient Corinthian arrangements has been reported.
New Britain herald., 1929-08-23

(On request. sent with stamped. ad dressed envelope. Mir. Ripley will furnist proof of anything depicted by him).
Seward daily gateway., 1929-03-14
M||VOR BILLS AHE PASSED BY SENATE
 OTHERS HELD UP
STEEL'S SCHOOL REFUND MEAS URF HELD OVER FOR A
 A WEEK
Especial
JUNEAU, March 14, =

JUNEAU, March 14, Especial
 ito ...le Gatewav)-The senate
 rl>assct three minor bills of it's owl. land ore house bill the latter being |rne first measure to pass both mouse at this session. It removes the restriction against usil: :,
 smaller than eight point type in cffic'al Territorial printing.
 Ster?'s measure increa ring the
 Territorial school refunds to 35 percent and removing the presen
 s30,0cD limit was held up in the senate for one week by unanimoy consent. Indications are that it iwDl !5e amended to conform noco jneariv to Commissioner Hendes
 >ln's recommendation 5o diviie jscilosi2 into two cla ses and maks, !, le,tunds on the basis of 75 and 8 percent according to enrolment t>.!ttiile.tl any maximum limitation tn tho house Representative Winil inLlodnced a measure reenactli4e tthr workr,en's compensation ac' tcf 1?cl. The attorney general
 cpor55 said the validity of th1 .nea;He was doubtful as :, ,.,. delivered 10 and signed by u | governor after the legislature had jadioLlned.