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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-27

OF this tremendous and necessary work
has been estimated at figure in excess
OF $4,000 000, 900. To ask our railroads
to shoulder the new and staggering
burden is entirely out of the question.
The people must pay for the elimina-
ton of grade crossings, whether they
do 1t in the form of increased freight
and passenger rates or whether they
do 1t through bond issues or taxes.
In New York the politicians and rail-
roads did everything they could to de-
feat Gov. Smiths proposed bond issue
Of $300,000,000 to eliminate all the
grade crossings in New York State.
There are over 1000 of them. But
Gov. Smith went directly to the people.
via the radio, the people voted for the
bond issue and it went through.
Death Traps Being Eliminated.
Today great progress is being made
in eliminating these motorists death
traps in New York, the expense being
divided between the railroads and the
State and the towns and cities in which
the crossings are located. There are
approximately 256,O00 railroad grade
crossings in the United States. Eventu-
ally they all must 60. In New Jersey
they are attacking the thing gradually
and eliminating grade crossings at the
rate of something like 10 or IL per
year. This is a step in the right di-
rection and, while 1t is dragging step,
it is away ahead of anything that is
being done in most other parts Of the
country. The grade crossing is relic
Of a more leisurely and less efficient
day. And, although we shall have to
pay finally for its elimination, we must
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do so because 1t is not in Keeping with
the rapid pace of our present day mo-
toriZed existence.
Automobiles themselves will be rem
dered much safer during the next 10
years. The increased safety of the all
steel full-vision body has been demon
strated to such an extent that it is now
being produced on many of our pop
ular GLASSES at the rate of hundreds Of
thousands year. This is a logical
motorized development of the same kind
that has caused the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and other important steam car
riers to eliminate the deadly wood
coaches in favor Of all-steel cars.
Sound Glass Safety Factor.
Non-shatterable glass is another safety
factor which is coming along at a great
rate and will presently be uniformly
adopted by the automobile world. Bet
ter brakes. better tires, better lighting
equipment and better roads for our
cars to travel upon may all be expected
within the next few years, 10 at most.
It is almost impossible for any mo-
torist to discuss the subject of traffic
lights without sudden and dangerous
rise in blood pressure. 1t is a matter
which Is being conducted in q most
haphazard and exasperating manner
And that is putting 1t gently. Most of
this Is due to a lack of uniformity in
light regulation. Much the same COM
ment can be made concerning the gem
eral regulation of traffic. Each town
throughout the length and breadth of
the land seems to have adopted its
own particular system with no refer
ence to what Is being done in other.
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. Prot. Einstein Wantedk

One Of the most interesting letters
received Of late was from a motorist
who apparently had some considerable
degree OF trouble in keeping up with
the trafic regulations of his home town.
He hazarded stiff bet that DR.. Elm
stein' the scientist who developed the
theory Of relatively" would be pinched
twice a day for failure to comprehend
the intricacies Of the traffic system.
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MORE EFFECTIVE
SERVICE IS URGED
Sloan Sees Big Year Ahead
for Auto and Discusses
Problems.

Commenting on the motor car outlook
for 1929, Alfred P. Sloan, jr., president,
General Motors Corporation, says THE
beginning OF each year appears to me
view the past year, and in that way OBJ
tain a better prospective of what our
hopes and ambitions should be for 1929.
The annual automobile shows, coming
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municipalities, even those a couple of
miles away. This year the National
Safety Council, at it's New York ,conven-
ticn, adopted a model traffic code for
uniform adoption throughout the United,
States. Great progress will be made
in this direction during the next 10i
years. 1t must, else we shall all burst,
with represSed evaporation
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as they do at this time of the year, af.
ford an excellent opportunity to do this
from the standpoint Of the automotive
industry.
ITO my mind in 1928 the industry
has carried still further forward the
principle which has contributed so much
to its marvellous achievements. 1t has
served the public better through the de-
veiopment OF more outstanding values
than ever before. All this has been
made possible through increased en-
cheering knowledge or better under
standing of the fundamentals, capital
lied by more effective manufacturing
and more intensive merchandising.
Added attractiveness in appearance or
a greater appreciation of the artistic
side has probably been the outstanding
development of the year from the
standpoint Of the industry as a whole.
With 1t, however, the technical or me-
chapical side has in no sense been over
looked. There has been very general
advance forward. particularly in the re-
lation Of power to weight or increased
performance and acceleration made de-
sirable by road congestion and higher
speeds. the latter particularly in the
lower price models.
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Values Declared Unbelievable.

when one looks at the values that
are being offered at this time it hardly
seems believable, yet will venture to
predict that with the spirit of progress
that has prevailed from the beginning,
and still prevails In the industry, the
end has in no sense been reached.
Looking forward, to nv mind the
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1t is only $l195

Peerless invested over a million
dollars in developing this car to sell
at price SO low.
For it is big, powerful, roomy-
larger, faster ON its feet, more beau.
tiful than any automobile that ever
sold at price approaching this.
Get out your rule and check the
Six-6l specifications against those of
any car in its price class.
You'll find that this cars many adj
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Y. N. c. A. WILL GIVE
new YEAR PROGRAM
Social and Athletic Activities Will
Mark Celebration We'd
nesday.

An all-day entertainment program
featuring social and athletic activities
VIII mark the elaborate New Year cele-
bration of the Young Mems Christian
Association next Wednesday at central
headquarters, 1886 G street.
All departments of the association will
mold open house" and will stage spe-
c1al events for visitors. The general pub
lie, including women, is invited.
There will be nearly every conceiv-
able variety of indoor sport under way.
from swimming, gymnastic and wrest-
Ing exhibitions to dancing, singing and
refreshments. One Of the special at
fractions will be a demonstration of
simultaneous chess and checker play BY
w. b. Mundell. who will take on an
unlimited number Of opponents at one
time.
An informal reception will be held by
omcialS OF the association, from 2 to 6
O'Clock, during which refreshments will
be served under the direction of Mrs.
Leonard w. DeGast, wife of the gen.
eral secretary of the "Y," and chairman
Of a committee of hostesses. Huston
Thompson. president of the Y M. C. A.,
and Secretary DeGaSt will lead in re-
celv1ng the guests. The educationa: de-
partment also will hold a reception.
The boys department will hold cham
pionship tournaments in pocket bill
lizards. cue rogue, table golf, chess,
checkers, Chinese checker, ping pong,
tenpins, In addition to athletic con-
tests
There will be an exhibit of religious
work by the religious department.
Other departments will sponsor an or
chsstral concert in the afternoon.
~-o"ieG showing The Y. M. C. A. Yes
terday and Today" a tea dance for
dormitory men and their friends. sing
ing by the Christian Endeavor Carol
erE, q novel concert by the Charles
English family Of bell ringers, and a
Tony da Barber" monologue by Edwin
B. Callow.
The events will begin at o'clock in
the morning and close with the carol
and bell concerts, which will begin at
8 o'clock at night. There will be no
admission fees and the Y. NJ. c. A. in
vites all to join In the celebration.
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Body Unburied Since 1928.

NEW YORK. December % (P).-The
body Of Nora Bayes, actress, who died
insolvent March 10. 1928, is in a re-
csiving vault at Woodlawn Cemetery
awaiting burial. Fees for the vault have
been paid monthly by Benjamin Fried
land, her husband. No explanation has
seen forthcoming from him. Theatrical
friends of the comedienne in London
Rave started raising funds for burial, but
Permission Of the family is necessary.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
COACHES WORK ID
 DEVELOP ELEVENS
Real Progress Is Seen as First Football Weather Comes Along

New York, Sept. 1o tP'-Thc cast ern football season still is several
 weeks away and at many of the leading colleges the practice pcrioi is barely under way. but the first touch of football weather yesterday
 brought some real progress in the matter of developing teams.
 still in it's first week of drill, Nal2 inauguratcd the scrimmago sessions of the Big Three" colleges by staging a seven minute session Of real football. Nal Stevens is sending the Ellis along at a great rate and already has chosen first squad of 2S men. Seventeen Of its members have won their letters in previous years.
 Princeton and Harvard are trai- ing behind their principal rival.
 still deVoting their time to the pre- liminaries and the bg job of sort ing out tho material.
 Most of the colleges which wcr. not held back by the Sept. 15 start ing of the old Big Three have been scrimmaging for some time and took advantage Of the cool weather to put in long sessions. Cornell . with an early opening game, spent q lot of time in actual play while 1 it's neighbOr. Syracuse. returning from its training camp, initiated its 1. new Hendricks field plant with scrimmaGc session.
 Pennsylvania went through it's . paCes under tho eyes of its former . coach, John Hoisman, who gave enthusiastic praise to the work Of . the Red and Blue ends, sydney Ger . win and Joe OlcHy.
 Both services schools had plenty 1 to do in preparing for their hard . schedules. Army, with several line positions to fill. went through long offensive drill which was cal Culatcd to bring the best the for, wards had 10 offer. Navy found some hard opposition in its powcy- ful plcbc eleven but got a tcuch- down by the passing route. Tho Midshipmon had their troubles ou the defense and the first year mnr were able to get through the line for long gains.
 New York University, the farthast advanced of the metropolitan col leGos, was pronounced fit by it's coach. Chick Mechan. The Niolcts had a day of rest after one scrim- mage this week but arc scheduled for two more. Mcchan said hS men were rapidly rounding into shape for their opening game. G. lumbia continued the intensive work of it's past few sessions with plenty of hard work which took in the en- tire squad. Coach Charles Crowley had among his other tasks the orc of selecting q regular quarterback from a pair of candidates wno have
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

makes the hardest kind of chances look easy. .... Has a big pair of hands and fairly smothcrs tho ball in making catch, .,. Haas is very happy the Cubs have no high class southpaw 10 offer. . The portsidcrs are rank poison for him. .... Was picked up in 1923 by Pittsburgh as free agent. ... Placed in the minors for two years on option. -. Failed to hit i'm prcSsivcly and was finally released 10 Atlanta. ... Most major league scouts passed him up after a big year in Atlarta in 1927 because of alleged weakness at the bat .,.. Connie Mack took a chance and has been well rewarded. ... Mule" has developed into a long distance hitter as Mackman with fifteen home runs to his credit, also seven triples anl 36 doubles.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

instead of the diamond. -. Alno~t classed as a fat man, Wilson is one Of the most agile players in the ma jors. ..., He is fleet of foot,
 mighty good fielder and packs dangerous punch at the bal.
 Has won many d game this year with a home run drive in the old
 pinch .... Looks bad at times at bat because Of the terrific swing he takes. DaZzy Vance Of Brooklyn
 struck hin out four times in q game this year without letting him make a healthy foul. .... E,arnshaw of tho Athletics is a pitcher like Vance and may make Wilson plenty of trouble. .... BoE2n his career with
 McGraw at Now York in 1923. .... After 3 years with the Giants. Me GraW quit on him and sent him 10 the minors .. spent rcar at To ledo. .... Chicago took him in the draft for 5000 and wouldn't take 10 times that amount for him now.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

calls the toughest pitcher in the league for him 10 bat against, hit him on the left arm last Friday which threw Lew off his stride. Hal Mckain of the White Sox, and Earle Whitehill of the Tigers have also hit him.
 Fonseca rates the five best pitch CTS and five best hitters in tha American league as follows:
 HittcrS
 1-Simmons.
 2-t'oNX.
 3-Lazerri
 4-Manush.
 5-AleXandcr.
 Pitchers
 1-Groyc.
 2-EarnshaW.
 3-Ferreu
 4-Thomas.
 5--Hudlin.
 Simmons always drives the ball hard whether he gets a hit or not" said Fonseca. There is little to choose between Grove and Earn shaw. l hate to bat against either one of them"
 Waived out of the National lea gue in 1925 by the Phi!lies, Forseca battcd ,3S1 for Newark in 1926 an1 was purchased by Cleveland for a reported sum of $5O,oO0.
 In 1927 and 1928 he divided his time between second and first base and was not d regular member ot tho Indians when tho team went south.
 I told them this spring that wanted chance to play one posi- llon,' he said. And if l couldn't make good why put me on the hench. They put nc on first and got set. l haven't been worried about ny job and consequently my playing improved"
 Although Fonseca is commonly called the only Portuguese ball play CT in tine major leagues. he does not speak a word of that language. He was born at Oakland, Cal.
 Fonseca has d rich baritone voice and studied for the concert stage un- tl he was @l. He has played five seasons Of vaudeville in off season and introduced Irving Berlin's tune, Granny, You're My Mammy's Mammy."
 Fonseca thinks ho has just found himself and is due for about five
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
FORCED ID PLAN
 A NEW DEFENSE
hcKenney Of Boston College
 Lost BaCkiieId Last Year

Boston, Mass. Sept. 19 tF - An | attack suitable for Boston colleges | 'pony' baclltield is being planned by Joe Mckenney probably the young
 est college football coach in the ! business.
 , This young man, who lost most Of his best backs on graduation day.
 has been forced to discard the of ! tense that carried his 1928 team through an undcfoatcd season and is now checking and checking the works of all of the football stylists. Any play that can be used Iy light baclltield will probably be given a place in the Boston college repertory.
 Mckenncy is a great admiror Of the football works Of old Glenn Warner and hIs chief assistant, John McManmon, the line coach, leans towarG the Knutc Rocknc style which was insGlled in him when he was one of the Notre Dame tackles
 Much of the Eagles attack last year, when there was a surplus of 'iNhNN phll-' tti " 1' W tiS ldStu Oll the early Warner system. This brand worked well enough to defeat such team as Navy, Villanova and Holy Cross, but McKenncy believes It would be fatal 10 retain it this season when Boston college must carry on with the smallest backfeld in many years.
 a. weeks ago and the change of tactics appeared justified yesterday when his potential first team scored four times on q seemingly equally strong second eleven.
 Another change takes the punt ing assignment away from Jack Dix on, an end. and places it in the hackfiCld. thereby expanding it's de- ceptivcncss. Johnny M&rr, who ap- pears 10 have one of the halfback posts chnched, can boot the pigs.iin almost as far as Dixon, besides be- ing d fairly accurate passer. Me kcnncy was willing to shorten the runts to make Marr triple-threat tack.
 NdplbIl duuN NItNb'I, bllt made-Cver quarterback, also has some kicking ability that is being developed by "Chuck" Darling, who was a consistent 60-yard puntor when he played for Boston college @bout six years ago. If Crceden i'm proves, McKenney will have two all round backs to harass the opposi- lion.
 Though McKenney has ample re- placements for the wide holes caus- cd by graduation. he has no great lopcs of duplicating thc remarkable record he made last year in his first fling as head coach. He believes that one or more Boston colleges ten rugged opponents W.ll find his light nacl;iield and it's change of tactics to their liking.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
BERG BEATS STECHER

Los Angeles, Sept. 19 (UP)-Gus SonncnherG defeated Joe Stecher by taking two out of three falls m their match here last night and re- t&inod his world heavyweight wrest- ling title. All three falls were talk on by flying tackles. Stechcr won the first in 2 minutes 17 seconds. Sonnonhcrg took the scconl in ? minutes II seconds and the third in minutes 2S seconds.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
PITTSBURGH
TEAMS HOLD SCR!lIMAGE

New Haven. Conn. Sept. 19 UP) Apparently Head Coach Nal Stev- ons intends to waste no time m whipping his Yale varsity football team together. First and second clcvenS clashod in an eight minute scrimmage-the first of the season -ycsterday and another scrimmagc W2s scheduled today. Aided ov Adam Walsh, former Notre Dame star Stevens concentrated on the line. Although the huddle is not being used, Stevens denied it had been abandoned.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

ol d $ | II D n o r II temperament h Il { rather because the young man has ovcrsized ears. . Haas is easily the most nonchalant outfClGcr in the majors. The
 indifferent looking Bob Mousel of the Yankees has noth- ing on the Mule" f or nonchalanco. Fast of foot
 a splendid judge o f distance. h p
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
SiI.ALt SQUAD OUT

Sjorrs, Conn. Sept. 19 UP)- Only 2S candidates are out for tn" Aggie football team but nucleus of veterans from last years sue cessful season gave hope today to Coach sumner Dole as he prepared or first scrimmaga Saturday.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

Tom McArdlo, Madison Square Garden matchmaker, made a match for the Polo Grounds and then the boxing commission informed him it was all wasted energy since he lacked d license for that stadium.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

shown almost equal ability so far. Phil Lifland"r and Charley Joyce.
 Brown had the days hardest scs- sion when, ater 9n minute struggle with the scrubs, the varsity came out ahead by q to score.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

ulllplft $, l q l k S back to the fans and fights the op- posing D a y c r $.
 Draws more razzberries fro m the fans on the road than all the rest of the players in the league.
 X olp and DonO huo, the C'incin
 nati players he "lugged during the past season, fec that he should have tried tho rim p
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
The Standing

Games Today Jersey City at Reading. Baltimore at Newark. Toronto at Rochester. Buffalo at Montreal.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
CANpOIO POSTS FORFEIT

New York. Sept. 19 UP)-Vie- torio Campolo. Argentine heavy weight has posted q S5,0o0 forfeit with tho New York state athletic commission guaranteeing his ap- pcarance against Phil Scott of Eng land at F.bbets Field Monday night.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
HACK WILSON

LACK WILSON of the Cubs is l easily the most colorful player
 in the series. ..,. Has more color than paint shop. Argues with the
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
MULE" HAAS

(EORGE WILLIAM HAAS of the N Philadelphia Athletics is bur dcned with the rather uncouth name Of 'Mulo.' .. This is not because
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
NEW RECORD

Twenty years ago Oscar Mathic- son of Norway was invincible as a speed skating champion. Recently he set record of 43 seconds for 500 meters.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
Games Tomorrow

Chicago at New York. st. Louis at Washington. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Boston.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
Spe a kin g of Sports

Frank Arata of this city on q recent trip to Atlantic City, entered the railroad station on the way home, loaded down with bags. He called for porter. a red cap and then busicd himself scanning a time table.
 A "Yes. Sir" caused him 10 look around and there before him stool Sanders, center on the Renaissance Basketball team, colored champions of the world. Sanders has appeared In this city on many occasions dur Ing the past few seasons.
 Sanders stated that Atlantic City was his home town and he goes ou. from there to play basketball during the basketball season. He hopes to rome to New Britain again this com ing year.
 McElWan, star forward on sever al basketball teams last year, is be ing sought again by Fort Wayne ir the American Basketball League. According to excellent information received within the past few days, l Mac has received an offer to go in 10 league basketball. Whether he will accept or not is not yet known. .
 The sudden chill winds which are blowing today take ones thought far away from baseball and send them scurrying to the gridron. Football will come in with a rush. 1 the fall king taking the place Of the reigning sport of the summer months.
 Local teams are planning for the 1 opening of the season. The Nutmegs, | under the leadership of Pigeon" | Conley, have had workouts in pre- paration for the first game of the | year. The New Britain Blues are | practicing faithfully for a busy cam ! paign this year while the PaWness ! and others are all getting ready for the coming season.
 There is still letter in the Her 'oii '7pOIt tS department 1Or tho man. | ager or the PaWnces Football team. One letter has evidently been SC. cured. Another awaits the manager. call.
 The Mcridcn American Legion baseball team will be in this city next Saturday afternoon for re- Dl m urit post nine. The locals won the first game played in Mcriden last Sat urday but the Silver City crew is anxious to turn the tables this week. end.
 Among the stars who will be seen m action with the visiting crew s Bernard (Shiek) Murphy, outfielder and one of the reading hitters or the team. He is being counted on to give the local hurlers plenty Of trouble.
 Reports at Bridgett's Smoke shop Lave it that the tickets for the Battalino-Routis fight in Hertford Monday night are moving fast. These same reports come from all over the state and impresses observers with the fact that d record crowd will
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
The Standing
Games TCday

Games Tcday Chicago at New York. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Boston. St. Louis at. Washington.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday

VEIl1tS fCStCTNhy Reading 1916. Jersey City 4-s. (2nd game. s innings. darkness) Baltimore 4-6, Newark 3-4. (lst game. 10 innings). tOther clubs not schcdulcdD.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

Reports at Bridgett's Smoke shop Lave it that the tickets for the Battalino-Routis fight in Hartford Monday night are moving fast. These same reports come from all over the state and impresses observers with the fact that a record crowd will see the fight
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19

more successful major league sea. sons unless the old injury jinx lay. him low.
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
Baseball Standing
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Games NeStcrIaY

St. Louis 6-3, Philadelphia 2-4. New York 9-12, Cleveland 7-2. Washington 2-1. Detroit O-O.
 (Other clubs not schedulcd).
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
The Standing

Games Today New York at Chicago. Boston at Pittsburgh. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. tOther clubs not scheduled)
New Britain herald., 1929-09-19
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Games NCStcrlay

Games Yesterday New York !. Chicago 8. Boston 5-2. Pittsburgh 4-5. Cincinnati 9. Philadelphia ,. (Othor clubs not schcdulcd).