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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
WHITE ROAD LINES
ASKED IN MARYLAND
n
Bill Proposes six-Inch Stripes on
All Highways of State as
Safety Measure.
Special Dispatch to The star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, February IS. The
painting of white lines in the center of
every paved or improved main highway
OF the State to facilitate traffic condi-
tons is provided for by two bills dealing
with motor vehicles now pending in the
Legislature.
It is provided that the State roads
commission shall supervise the paint
ing OF the lines, which must be inches
wide. Operators Of vehicles would be
required to keep to the right of the
lines and only allowed to cross In pass
Ing other vehicles or in turning into
other streets and highways.
The commission is also directed to
place a sign on each side of a curve on
crest of hill on the State highways
where the view to the front or rear is
DISTRACTED for 200 feet in either d.
rection
Operators Of vehicles are forbidden
to park between the proposed signs or
to attempt to pass another vehicle.
Violations would be punished by a fine
Of from SIS to $50.
The other measure provides that all
containers of pumps in which lubricat-
ing oil or fuel for motor vehicles is
handled or stored must be marked with
the name of the oil or fuel in letters
legible at distance of 10 feet.
Only the type Of oil or fuel covered
by the name could be sold from the
container or pump concerned, adultera-
lions or violations being punished by a
fine of from 500 to $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
MODERATION effective
IN ADJUSTING BRAKES
Car Owner Apt to Overlook High
Spot Which skillful Mechanic
Recognizes.

In adjusting internal expanding
brakes Of a type that Is found on o
number Of popular cars moderation Is
the best rule any owner can follow.
If he goes on the theory that he must
do lot in order to obtain results he
viii wind up by making matters worse
than they were before.
This is due to the fact that the
adjustment nut works on an eccentric,
and has the peculiar faculty of having
two points at which minimum clear
ance can be had. Thus If the brakes
are dragging bit and the owner goes
at the work immoderately he Is apt
to go to the extreme of the adjustment
and make the shoes fit even closer
than before he tempered with them.
The skillful mechanic recognizes
what is known as the high spot Of an
adjustment. 1t Is especially pronounced
in adjusting steering gears, and is now
being nearly equalled in brake adjust
ments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
LUCK TRICKS CAR OWNER.
Battery Drained When Switch Is
Left On Second Time.

When it comes to caring for cars
good luck often turns out to be the
worst kind of bad luck, as the follow
ing story will illustrate:
Through haste in garaging the car
one evening a certain owner left the
ignition switch in the ION" position.
Returning to the car in the morning he
was surprised to find that apparently
no harm had been done to the car.
Speaking about it to friends he was
informed that this should have run
down his battery. But nothing so I'M
fortunate happened
The incident encouraged him in the
idea that it was nonsense to think
that leaving the switch on would have
any serious effects. Not so long after
he tried the trick again and. found
that his good luck on the previous
occasion had trapped him into a run
down battery.
This time it happened that the
breaker points were closed when the
switch was on. This closed the low
tension circuit and ran down the bat
terry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
CLUTCH NEVER IDLE.
Drivers Told of Action Under
Pedal Operation.

There is not as many drivers believe,
single position of the clutch pedal at
which the clutch is disengaged. If this
were so drivers would shift gears sue
cessfully on almost every trial.
The great variation in gear shifting
success can be traced to the fact that
drivers do not know that the clutch
pedal position for disengagement should
be varied according to conditions
When the pedal is pressed out just q
little, and If the plates do not drag,
| the clutch brake does not come into
play. This may be the right position
/ to use for shifting If the grease in the
transmission is cold and CONCEALED, the
grease itself acting as brake to slow
down the clutch gear.
Pressing the pedal out fully brings
the clutch brake into maximum play
Sometimes the brake is effective with
out pressing the clutch pedal all the
way out, and it always makes differ
ence what speed the car is going.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Laugh Lariater
Reads Paper to
Auto Engineers

The following is an excerpt from
recent address of Will Rogers at
meeting Of the Society Of Automo-
tive Engineers:
ut wouldn't be hardly appropriate
for anybody to make speech before
an engineers meeting If they didn't
read a paper. From what I have
read and found out about your So
ciety, 1t practically thrives on papers
and prepared articles. The Society
of Automotive Engineers and a billy
goat are the only two things / know
OF that thrive on papers.
81 have been up to your automobile
show. You do have one distinguish
ing feature of your show this year,
and that is that you couldn't possibly
get that many cars that looked alike
together before. But certainly do
want to pay my respects to Sir Her.
bert Austin. You can certainly find
the one he brought over. 1 enjoyed
your car very much, Sir Herbert.
After the show and looking at all
the cars, hurried right back to the
theater, and was 10 minutes brush
ing them out of my hair"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
as operating in obedience to the

Wao OpCAdsii8 Az oICdAOhSS W tuC
proper signal.
1t is becoming increasingly important
to attempt to improve the various means
for determining the responsibility when
an automobile accident has occurred be-
cause of the increasing amount of them
that are taking place yearly.
There Is entirely too large a number
of old ramshackle cars, driven by people
who. having no tenders left to speak Of
on their cars, consequently they have
little or no regard for the other fell
lows tenders. If one of this type should
damage your car, he will vociferously
maintain in the 4irst place that he
was right, failing In this he will defy
your attempts to collect damages from
him because he has no property and his
car wasn't worth 1nsuring he will tell
you. 1t is usually hard, too, to institute
criminal action against this type unless
there was an officer at the corner or
traffic lights, as it is next to impossi-
accurately once the accident has oc-
CURED.
Recently was the officer in a case
of this very type. One Sunday not so
very long ago, I heard very bad colli-
sion behind me and turned Just in time
to miss seeing the actual accident.
However, there they were-two cars
both overturned. rushed back to
them Git occurred at Twentieth and K
streets northwest) as fast as I could
and helped to extricate the occupants.
There were two men in each car. Three
OF the men didn't seem to be hurt so
badly, but the fourth seemed to be in a
very pad way. 1t was subsequently de-
termined that he suffered from q frac-
tured skull and other minor cuts and
bruises. He was confined to bed for
some time and probably will always suf-
Ter from some of the effects. Well. !
measured the intersection, established
the relative positions of the cars. took
witnesses names, ETC., and when they
were all able to appear in the corpo-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
BY r. J. ALLEN,
Member Metropolitan Police Force.

One of the most important contribu-
lions to the motoring public OF the
District of Columbia has been the in
stalling of automatic lights at a large
number of intersections, in the down.
town section particularly.
There has been a great deal OF con-
troversy regarding their effectiveness,
general desirability, the result they
have on the speeding UP or retarding
of traffic, etc. Some people hail them
as the greatest aid to trafhc ever IN
vented; still others assafl them from
every angle.
Every great invention or discovery Of
science has been attended by Its quota
of Calamity howlers." When the steam
railway was first struggling Tor a FOOT
hold they had to contend with certain
persons who predicted dire disaster II
people persisted in using them. Some
claimed such speed as was claimed Tor
them would take the passengers breath
away. Others piously maintained such
rushing about was ungodly.
One could go on forever citing In
Vulnerable such instances OF where new
ideas were forced to conquer prejudice
and superstition. :.
Then, too. there were and always will
be the people who are affected by Such
innovations in a financial way. NO
doubt the sword makers OF long ago
fought bitterly the adoption OF muskets
by the army
While the large number Of automatic
traffic lights which have been installed
in Washington during the past year
are not exactly new invention, never
thelesS their widespread use amounts
to almost an innovation as far as the
great majority of District motorists are
concerned. 1t is true that we have had
few of them situated on certain streets
for some time past, but these few were
SO unrelated to the flow of traffic-by
their limited number-that they usually
hindered more than they helped.
Extensive Light Control.
At present the trafic is controlled
over fairly large area by these lights.
which affords us proportionately en-
HANGED opportunity of judging their
effectiveness.
OF course, as I mentioned before.
there will always be calamity hoWlers,
and people who persist IN regarding
anything new with extreme skepticism.
but I think the majority of motorists
will agree with me when I say that
these new lights tend to promote safety
-DOlIl 4OI tllC pCuCbbl AdAA nAA0 AAAOVOA NOV.
We can now pass a corner controlled
by one of these lights without being
afraid some one will ram us amidships.
We are relieved of the nerve-racking
job of peering anxiously up and down
the intersecting street and trying to
estimate the speed of possible approach
ing vehicles, and mayhap attempting
the hazardous task of trying to beat
them across the intersection.
The amount of traffic using the
streets of Washington has increased
with each passing year until it Is vitality
necessary that some means be adopted
to control intersections. Having po-
licemen do this work Is both inaccurate
and expensive. One of the greatest
advantages In having these lights is
the exact way in which they measure
time and assure each traffic stream
their proper allotment. They never
take time out to give you a good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
RULES FOR SAFETY
DESIGNED FOR ALL
Motorists and Pedestrians
Alike Should Obey Washing
ton Traffic Regulations.
BY HARVEY L. COBB,
General Counsel, American Motorists
Association.

AhnoSSA0bAOAAs
Motorists and pedestrians alike are
required by law to exercise due care
while driving or walking on Washing
tons wide streets.
Rigid regulations are imposed upon
the motorist and his obedience or vio-
lation of these regulations not infre-
quently determines his criminal respon-
sibility or civil liability. In addition
to these manifold traffic rules, the mo-
torist is amenable to rules of the COM
mon law.
Pedestrians are not subjected to strict
regulation. Cross-walks are provided
at street intersections, but persons
travelling on foot may cross the street
at any point and at any angle without
mourning fine or imprisonment.
What, then, are the respective rights
OF motorist and pedestrian?
just as the motoriSt is required to
operate his automobile carefully and
with due regard for the safety of other
motorists, pedestrians and the public
generally, the pedestrian is also required
to exercise due care in crossing streets
and is bound to do all that is humanity
possible to avert danger to himself and
others.
Case Cited as Example.
In case which arose in the District
OF Columbia recently and which went
to the Court of Appeals of the District
OF Columbia for decision, a pedestrian
crossing G street near, but not on, a
regular crossing, looked to his right
when about five feet from the curb and
saw a motor truck coming not more
struck he jumped, but too late, and
was knocked down and injured. The
pedestrian brought suit against the own
er of the truck for damages, lost in
the lower court and the Court of APP
peals upheld the lower courts decision.
1T Is clear that If the plaintiff had
looked in the direction of the truck be-
fore stepping in front of it he could
not have failed to see 1t approaching
him." the upper court said. Nor does
the plaintiff offer any excuse for his
failure to see the truck before walking
in front of 1t. He testified that when
he first saw the truck coming toward
him, he jumped toward the curb: that
the truck barely grazed him, and that
the driver stopped the truck as quickly
as possible"
Rules Of Negligence Applied.
The court applied the ordinary rules
Of negligence in deciding the case.
1.-THE truck was moving at a lawful
and reasonable rate Of speed, and there
is no testimony to impeach the COM
potency of the trucks brakes" said the
court. Plaintiff testified that the
driver failed to sound the horn, but
under the admitted circumstances, that
fact alone does not tend to relieve the
plaintiff of the charge of contributory
negligence, nor to impute negligence to
the driver. For it does not appear from
the testimony that the driver In the
exercise of reasonable care should have
foreseen that plaintiff was about to step
in front of the truck In time to have
prevented the accident"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Old Tires Widely Used.

While approximately S per cent of
reclaimed rubber can be mixed with
crude, according to some authorities,
1t is not only in the production Of new
castings that salvaged tires are used.
Rubber roofing, rubber mats and other
materials that do not require the pct
ter quality of rubber also call upon
reclaimed automobile tires for some
of their substance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Tire Salvaging Industry,

Back in 1925 when rubber prices went
Sky-high the salvaging of used tires
became almost an organized search.
An army of junk men nosed through
the alleys of America, stuck their heads
into the rear doors of garages and
searched the hooks Of the land for
rubber. The tire manufacturers had
decided to combat the increased cost
of raw material by using more re-
claimed rubber. At one time the dis
carded tires brought the Junk men
as much as SIS a ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Tire Mileage Costs Cut.

Tire saving has been accomplished
not only in increased mileage, but in
production and retail costs. On the
basis of costs and mileage it has been
estimated that the cost per tire mile
to the motorist today is about one
twelfth of what it was Is years ago.
Reasonably reliable estimates place the
1928 production of automobile tires at
around 100000 units.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Auto Business Increases.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (Cable)
"A marked increase in automotive
business took place during the past
year, with the United States supplying
approximately 1879 of the motor re-
quirements. Motor cycle sales fair, with
British firms controlling 500 Of the
demand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
NEARLY $4,000 SPENT
ON TIRES FOR SEGRAVE'S
GOLDEN ARROW

Continued From Fifth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-17
Manila Reports on Imports.

MANILA.-Automotiy imports for
December total 4s7 passenger cars. value
$4,000 pesos: 227 trucks, value 272, 600
pesos; z motor cycles, value 1000 pesos,
ana vehiels uRytss value 100000 vesess
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05
DECATUR HEIGHTS WOMEN
TO ENTERTAIN HUSBANDS
Housek eepers' Club Will Give
Party April 1-Committee -
Named for Affair. n
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. ..- -
DECATUR HEIGHTS, Nd, March S.
Members of the Decatur Heights
Housekeepers' Club will entertain their
husbands at party April at the home
OF Maj. and Mrs. ]. II. Kyner, it has
been decided. To arrange for the
function q committee has been appoint
ed comprising Mrs. Raymond Evans,
Mrs. j. H. Kyner, Mrs. Alfred r. Lee
and Miss Gertrude Bicknell. a
At the last raeeting of the club held
with Mrs. Earl j. Cannon Mrs. N. O.
Brigham reported a demonstration will
be held Friday at the public library in
HyattSville on Making Of Slip Covers
for Furniture" under direction of Miss
Ethel M. Regain. county home demon,
stration agent. Mrs. Brigham also re-
ported on the recent meeting of the
executive board of the Prince Georges
County Federation of Women's Clubs. :.
Mrs. George Harris gave a report Of
the meeting Of the department of pub
lie welfare of the County Federation Of
Women's Clubs held recently in Hyatts-
vile. under direction of Mrs. B. F..
Wade, head Of the department.
After the transaction of business q
program. on Famous Women" was
given. Mrs. J. H. Kyner and Mrs. Ray
mond Evans read special articles on the
subject.
The club will meet March IL with
Mrs. Fred G. Williams. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05
AUCTION SALES.
FUTURE DAYS.
THOS- J. OWEN & SON, AUCTIONEERS,
1A3i EYE ST NV

iFe sToRY AND BASEMENT BR1cK AND
STONE DWELLING, SITUATE AT COR
NER OF 18th STREET AND RIGGS
PLACE, KNOWN AS 1913 18th STREET
NORTHWEST. CONTAINING IL ROOMS
BY virtue OF q certain deed Of trust, dated
February Z, 1923. being instrument NO lSs.
recorded February 9Th, 1928, among the land
records of the District of Columbus, ana at
the request of the party secured thereby,
the undersigned trustees will sell at public
DAY. THE ELEVENTH DAY or MARCH,
AID. 1929. AT FOUR-THIRTY O'CLOCK
PM, the following described land and
premises. situate in the city OF Wsshins-
ton, District OF Columbia, and DESIGNATED as
and being lot numbered one hundred and
subdivision Of lots in square numbered one
hundred and fifty-three (i5Sl. as said sub
division is recorded in Liber 20, folio 100, OF
the records OF the once Of the surveyor OF
the District of Columbia.
Terms Of sale: One-third Of the purchase
equal installments, payable in one and two
years. with interest at 8 per centum per
annum, payable semi annually from day OF
sale, secured by deed Of trust upon the
property sold. or all cash at the option OF
the purchaser. deposit of $500 90 will be
recording. etc. at cost Of purchaser. Terms
OF sale to be Complied with within thirty
days from day OF sale, otherwise the trus-
tees reserve the right to resell the property
at the risk and cost OF defaultinS purchaser
after five days advertisement Of such resale
D. c..
JAMES j. BECKER,
WALTER A, BROWN,
fe27-d&ds. exSu&mh4 Trustees.
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THOS, J. OWEN & SON, AuCTIONEERS.
1881 Eye Street Northwest.
TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. TWO-STORY

PROVED REAL ESTATE. TWO-sToRY
BRICK DWELLING. BEING PREMISES
recorded in Liber No. 1862. folio 240 ct. seq,
of the land records of the District of Co
lumbia. and at the request of the party
secured thereby the 81 trustees ,e
premises. on TUESDAY. THE FIFTH DAY
OF MARCH. AID. 1929, AT FOUR O'CLOCK
PM. the following described land and
District OF Columbia. and designated as and
being part OF lot twenty five l25l in Kate Z.
Lauritzen and others subdivision OF lots
N SQUARE six hundred and L. tifteen telSl s as
OF the records OF the office of the sur.
veyor OF the District OF Columbia described
as follows: Beginnins for the same at q
Of the southwest corner of said lot and run
ming thence east along the line OF said street
Is feet 1917 inches, thence north 35 feet,
thence west AZ inches thence north % feet
said lot. thence west along the line OF said
alley Is feet inches and thence south one
hundred QOO) feet to the line of p street
Terms Of sale: third Of the purchase
money to be paid in cash, balance IN two
equal instsllments. payable in one and two
years. with interest at seven per centum
day OF sale. secured by deed Of trust upon
the property sold, or all cash. at the option
OF the purchaser deposit Of 5000 90 will
be required at time OF sale All conveJanc-
of purchaser. Terms OF sale to be, COM
piled with within thirty days from day OF
sale. otherwise the trustees reserve the
cost Of defaulting purchaser. after hve
days advertisement of such resale In some
newspaper published in Westminster, D. c.
SAMUEL A; pRuRY.
fe2i -d6sds exSukhol&Mh4 Trustees.
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fe25-d&ds,eXSu
THOS. j. OWEN & SON. AUCTIoNFERs,
143l EYE ST. NV
TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE I'M
PROVED REAL ESTATE. FRAME
DI3WyEELL1N N, BEING PREMISES 2265

TRUSTEES, SALE OF VALUABLE IN
P&sEEINa, Esiso s pkEh1sEs sSA ssss
BY virtue Of certain deed OF trust. duly
recorded in Liber No. $685. folio 337 ct seq,
OF the land records of the District Of Column
bla. and at the request OF the party secured
s MoNDAY The f RhEv e rs DrfalSea 81
oaE6G fn sss az
and premises, situate in the District of CO.
Of lot lettersd 'F' in John F. Kelleys sub
division of lots in Wright and Coxs subdivi-
plat OF said aforementioned subdivision re-
corded In Llber Levy Court No. ?. folio ~.
Of the records OF the Office of the surveyor OF
and bounds as follows Beginning at a point
on the east line OF Ninth street distant so
feet south from the south line of Barry
line Of Ninth, street IS feet inches: thence
east SO feet to an alley: thence north with
said alley Is feet inehes thence west So
feet to the place Of besinning. Now known
Terms Of sale. one-third OF the purchase
money to be paid In cash. balance in two
years, with interest at seven per centum per
annum. payable semi-annually. from day OF
sale. secured BY deed OF trust upon the prop
esy sS or epos q h soc Sp S Ss the
ouired at time OF sale All conveyancing.
recording. revenue stamps. etc, at cost Of
s Sn ssa g. GAYS SAFE O ss Day e 81 sa
resell the property. at the risk and cost Of
defaaltins purchaser. after i've days adyer-
published in Washington, D. G
.. JAMES b. NICHOLSON.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-05

KILLS
GAITHERSBURG BOY.
Thomas Edward Gartner, 6, Acct
dentally Run Down While -
Playing Near Home.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star. =
ROCKVILLE, Md. March 5-Struck
by an automobile while playing on the
Rockville pike near his Gaithersburg
home. Thomas Edward Gartner, years
old, Sunday sustained q fractured
skull and died while being rushed to
Sandy Spring Hospital. -,
The child was struck by an auto
mobile said to have been driven by
Boyd Rockwell of the 600 block Of x
street northeast. Following an examina-
ton Of several witnesses, State Attorney
Robert Peter jr., held the child's death
due to an unavoidable accident, and no
arrest was made. "a
The child was the son Of M. J. Cart
ner. Gaithersburg merchant. 80