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The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Christmas Buyers Hail
Cut in Income Taxes

Christmas shoppers can spend
with q freer hand this Christmas
secure In the knowledge that the
Government isn't going to take
so much Of their money In in
come taxes.
President Hoover's signature TO
the tax reduction resolution auto.
matically gives the income tax
paying public about s16O, ,0OO, ! 900,
which would have been due next
March.
The new tax law, which is only
Of one years duration, cuts IN.
come taxes to the little fellow
of below SIS, 900 net income almost
to the vanishing point.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18

DETROIT, Dec. 18.--Mulions
Of dollars could be saved annually
by the automobile-owning public
through q more strict observance
OF the factors that control the
gasoline mileage offered by the
average automobile, It was re-
vealed in q survey on fuel econ
only completed today by the Cl1ev-
rolet Motor Company.
A gain Of from two to five miles
on the gallon Of gas could be at
fected, on the average, 1t was
shown, IL the motorists paid strict
attention to the elements that
govern fuel consumption.
Just how this attention to fuel
economy brings its reward Is Illus
trated in records Of performances
coming In the company's offices.
which show that although the
Chevrolet Six Is expected to run
approximately 20 miles to the Gal.
lon, motorists In various sections
Of the country are getting %. "a
and IS miles through Just little
added attention to the matter.
Chief Factors
The majority Of items TO be
watched are rather obvious to the
average automobile owner, but
through an inadequate apprecia-
tion Of their importance. are com
monty overlooked.
The survey sets down specifi-
cally q number Of factors, which,
II observed, should increase your
mileage two to five miles to the
gallon.
They are:
When standing or waiting for
the light to change, don't race
your motor.
When you are TO make D stop
Of more than q minute, turn of
your motor.
Don't drive at excessive speeds
unless the occasion demands.
High-speed travelling burns more
gas.
Remember that the faster you
drive the more gas you consume.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
HIGHWAY Bull |
FOR SPEED IS
URGED

speed Is q fact in modern traf-
tic: there remains the necessity
Of making 1t safe" H. H. Frank
lin. president Of the Franklin Au-
tomobile Company told the Ma
tipnal Safety Council in urging
that 1t direct its efforts toward
providing roads that are safe for
automobile travel at high rates
of speed.
Franklin indorsed the declara-
ton to the council by Paul G.
Hoffman, vice president Of the
Studebaker Corporation, that re-
InovAl Of maximum speed limits
by States would save lives. Hoff.
man pointed out that the slow
driver who blocks the normal
flow Of traffic is the greatest
menace on the highway.
This also Is in line with the
statement Of G. r. Kettering, di-
rector Of the research laboratories
ct the General Motors Corpora
ton, that the solution Of the
traffic problems lies in making
sustained speeds Of 65 TO 10 miles
an hour possible over long dis
ta1acRs. 9ss
''Tne right kind OF roads will
make fast travel by automobile
safer than the slower travel Of
today and safety authorities must
concern themselves with this fea.
ture of the problem" Franklin
said. Mr. Hoffman's remarks
were timely and he chose the
proper place to make them,
namely, before the National
Safety Council. =
Cars of to-day are faster than
ever before and the next few
years win see machines capable
Of speeds In excess Of 100 miles
an hour with safety, Franklin
said. Modern highways will make
motoring at these high speeds
far safer than driving IS today.
Two-way roads, cross roads. rail-
road grade crossings, curves,
small villages and towns slow
up traffic and offer most Of the
hazards Of present day driving,
Mr.. franklin contends.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
OAKLAND PLANS
SALES WEEK

One hundred and fifty Oak
land Pontiac dealers Of the wash
ington zone staged q meeting this
week at the Mayflower Hotel 20
discuss with factory officials sell
ing plans for 1890. The meeting
was called by Zone Manager 3.
L. Camp and was conducted by
w. b. Sawyer, assistant general
sales manager Of Oakland Motor
Car Company.
Beside the usual discussion Of
the company's two products, tbs
Oakland and the Pontiac car,
plans were made for Q series Of
special demonstrations.
Outlook Good
Sawyer was optimistic over the
business outlook for next year.
In addressing the dealers, he
said:
.In approaching our sales pro.
gram for next year, we have
every reason to believe that 1890
win be q good year for business.
Business authorities assure us
that general conditions are sound.
industry and agriculture are In .
healthy position and there Is no
reason to fear . depression.
= Not So Rash
I'VE are not making any rash
predictions regarding increases in
automobile sales next year, but
intend to build according to the
retail demand as reflected by our
dealers forecasts. There win be
no crowding or forcing Of cars on
our dealers except as they them.
selves order more cars than they
can actually use.
However, since We realize that
our sales win be limited only By
the retail sales, We ourselves e..
pect to given you more help than
we have ever given In the past IN
the actual soliciting and promo
tiOn Of retail sales"
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
AUSTIN BANTAM
DUE IN SPRING

DETROIT, Dec. IT.The ban.
tam Austin. 3 small car Of dis
tinctive .Ennalt1aeSS, unique In size.
weight afid performance win Join.
the fashion parade on American.
roads this spring. according to C.
A. BeSt, general sales manager OF
the American Austin Car Com
pany here. This announcement
follows the news that the bantam
Austin win go into production
in February at the Butler (Pa.l
plant Of the company.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Attention to Details
Cuts DouDn Fuel

so, when you find that you are
about out Of gas and are heading
for q gas-Station, take II slowly
and your chances for negotiating
the distance win be greater.
When starting watch the
choke. Don't drive with the
choke out Q moment more than
necessary.
Brakes Important
BE sure your brakes are not
dragging. This cuts down your
mileage. Get your brakes In
spected frequently.
Have your valves ground when
they need it.
See that the idling adjustment
on your carburetor is set ct the
proper point so that the mixture
is not too rich. II It Is not at
the proper point 1t gives you
inefficient idling performance
and wastes gas.
Don't fill your tank full TO the
cap, some win escape through
the vent In the cap.
Don't ride the clutch.
Watch gas line for leaks at
joints. Check il periodically to
see that fittings are tight.
BE sure that spark Is In fully
advanced position.
Avoid excessive use Of brakes
In traffic.
Observance Of these sugges-
tions, the survey points out, win
save .mouey for the naOtorist and
add considerable mileage to
your driving and reduce the mum
Der 0f necessary stops ct the
gasoline station.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
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The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Nash Models Increased
$40 to $40 January /

KENOSHA, wis. Dec. lS.-I1-
creased prices effective January
/ are announced by G. w. Nash.
president Of the Nash Motors
Company. Increases range from
$40 to $140 per model and cover
all three series, Single Six, Twin
Ignition Six and TWin-Ignition
Eight.
The Washington times., 1929-12-18
Spanish Cruiser Speeds
3g Miles in Trial Tril

FERROL, Spain, Dec. 10 (TN.S.). !.
The new Spanish cruiser, Miguel
Cervantes. developed . speed Of
36 miles an hour In trial here
yesterday.
II Is repOrted the vessel viii
shortly make q trip to the Argel1-
fine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Let There Be Safe Lights!

With all the warnings that have been
given, some by example and many by
admonition, there should be no lighted
candles On the Christmas trees this
year. The fire chief has again issued
plea that this old-style method of
illumination. which is the most dan
gerous possible, be wholly abandoned.
A terribly costly record of fires started
by Christmas trees and lives lost in
them stretches back for long, long
period. The marvel is that there have
not, been more. Think Of. it! Naked
flames Pickering from tapers set by the
most insecure means upon the slender
tUigs of a highly inflammable resinous
tree! And the tree laden with packages
wrapped in tissue paper! And often
with Santa Claus" with cotton wool
beard and cottonwood trimmed costume
at work in the stripping of of the gifts
for distribution!
The swiftness with which a tree in
such a situation flares into flames is
appalling. 1t is a veritable explosion.
If cool heads prevail, disaster may be
averted. But the fire is as rule of such
instant development that panic seizes
those who are about, and the flames
spread quickly beyond the tree to the
dwelling itself. 1t is a merciful dispen-
sation when terrible burns are not In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Hereditary Peerage
Principle Dangerous
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
The late Lord Russell of Killowen.
Lord Chief Justice of England, was op-
posed to the hereditary principle and
on being raised to the peerage stipulated
its tenure during his lifetime only. His
example is not likely to be followed by
any Of Ramsay Macdonald's supporters.
who, in the New Year honors list, will
be slated for membership In the Upper
House of Parliament. The premier has
discovered the need for a larger repre-
sentation among the peers, not for the
purpose of obtaining a majority on di-
visions, but with the object of shifting
the necessary work to be ACCOMPLISHED
onto as many shoulders as possible.
1t might be imagined from the char
acter of Mr.. Macdonald's administration
that the creation of hereditary peeraoes
would be obnoxious to him and unsc-
ceptable to the Laborite party. For
time out of mind the oratory of that
lty has been directed against +he
lords who sit by virtue of primoeeniture
1t is reported that the subordinate mem
berS Of the Labor government will forepo
elevation to the peerage: it NAV be
taken for granted that the honors will
be given to. capitalistic gentlemen who
deserve well of their country. II is a
recognition of the rights and nrivileoeS
Of wealth which will Jar on the sersi-
bilities Of those who voted the Socialistic
ticket at the last election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
No Christmas Trees
For Soviet Children

From the Rochester Times-U
Many wild stories have come out of
Soviet Russia, but there is nothing ex-
travagant in the report that the Soviet
Union is determined to abolish religion
and all its works. The latest pro-
nunciamento wipes Christmas off the
calendar. No outward observance of
the festival is permitted. No toys are
displayed for sale. no Yuletide articles,
no decorated trees and no public con-
certS or festivals. Children are taken
TO anti-religious movies and atheistic
celebrations.
This is Of a part with the whole
communist program. Whether the
leaders detest religion as much as they
say, or whether las has been repcrted)
tnelr blow at religion is really a blow
at public assembly and discussion, we
cannot say. The facts are that or
gained atheism is strong in Russia
One marvels at the faith of the
Russian leaders in no faith! =
The Russian leaders have made few
pad guesses to date, and this appears
10 be another. Are they forgetting that
the church did not make religion. hut
vice versa? Are they successfully 10
challenge the axiom that has never
been disputed successfully hitherto
tnat man Is incurably religious?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Another Record Mail.

If the average citizen has a soft
spot in his heart for his fellow man
he will have experienced rather guilty
twinge during the last two days at
the sight of the faithful mail carriers,
struggling along slippery streets under
mountains of letters and packages and
sorting them out with blue and be-
numbed fingers. For the average citi-
zen. every time he dropped a card in
the box. helped to increase that load.
And, judging from the amount of mail
this Christmas. no average citizen was
delinquent in his duty when it came to
mailing Christmas card.
Another record breaking Christmas
mail has. been banded, and when the
clock struck noon today the city post
Office was current with its work. While
storms m the west have delayed some
of the mails frcrn that section. the en-
1arged force of clerks and carriers at
the post office has come through the
holiday grind with flying colors. An
unprecedented volume of Christmas
mail has been handled-and on time
Washington owes a vote of thanks to
Postmaster Mooney and his army OF
efficient workers. Despite the heavy
mail and the slippery streets they have
done big Job and done it well.
Statistics on the amount CT Christina:
mail are interesting. Whether or no
they are reliable barometers Of the stat,
of prosperity. they are barometers non,
the less. One may put ones own inter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Internal Strife and Feud Seen
Blocking Way to Moslem Unity

OF Mustapha Renal Pasha; so does
Persia. We are not dealing in this ar
tlcle with remote Moslem countries like
morocco and Afghanistan. This leaves
Heo)az, NeJd and the other principali-
ties which constitute Arabia-Egypt.
Iransjordania, Palestine, Irak and
Now it happens that in Arabia Ibn
Sauo Is King. It happens, too, that in
Iranslordanla. Abdullah is ruler, and in
Irak FeiSal IS on the throne. 1t also
happens that Abdullah and Feisal are
sons OF old King Hussein of the Hediaz,
VINO Is now In exile in Cyprus and that
IL was Ibn Saud who conquered HIS
sein, crushed another son, Ali, thor
oughly scared both Abdullah and
Felsal, and was, in short, the deus OK
machlna, who ended the rule of Hus-
SENS mouse, the Hashimites, in Mecca.
and all but drove them into the sea.
Oh The Arab world remaining peril
nent to this discussion, then. Something
over haH is a house very bitterly divided
against itself. HusSein, Abdullah, Feisal
nate 1bn Saud. He retaliates this
hatred: For a good many generations
blood feud went on between the Sauds
ana the HaShimiteS and it has reached
lts Climax. have hear the Emir Alb
CUBAN express himself on the subject of
800 A"uA, anu Tie WOTQS were cnC1Ce
10 near. So. for the day anyway, Irak.
Iransjordania and all of Arabia are
out, as far as unity is concerned.
Palestine and Syria, we have seen.
are also out being to all intents and
purposes British and French, respec-
lively. In Egypt, except through the
widespread and important propaganda
affecting all Arab-speaking countries
through the powerful newspapers
Abram and Mokottam, there is little
leadership in Arab unity. Neither Ahram
nor Mokottam is pronouncedly pam
Arab. Egypt, in general, its leaders, its
newspapers, its people, are having plenty
to do settling their own internal affairs
and saying, as politely as possible, an
anticipatory farewell to the British gar
rlson in Cairo; and problems of Arab
unity are remote from general Egyptian
policy.
Yet in Damascus, remembering Feisal,
going back few generations and re-
memperlng Mohammed, one can't help
put think Of Arab unity and what it
might mean.
or course, Damascus is one of the
pieasantest cities in the East, a good
place for meditation. And Damascus
itself, even If 1t is a hotbed, lets you
mediate without intrusion. Damascus
is the Oldest city in the world, and it
DOESN'T care much.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Reserve Bank Law
Stands INCOMPLETE
Prom the New Orleans Times.picarnne.

From the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
1t Is little short of astounding that
the legal and financial minds that CO.
operated in framing our Federal Re-
serve bank laws and regulations should
have failed to notice the "joker" that
has required the introduction of an
amendment to two sections, IS" and 80, >
OF the Reserve Bank act to prevent
curious displacement of certain of
the Federal banks dividends. Repre-
sentative McFadden of Pennsylvania
chairman of the House banking COM
mlttee, has fathered the proposed
changes in the law.
Inc freak that has come to light Is
due to failure of the original measure
to determine the fate of stock of the
Fedsral Reserve Bank held by member
banks when the latter voluntarily quit
1unctioning as banks but continue a
nominal corporate existence. In such
case, as the present law has been
interpreted, the Federal Reserve stock
remains the property of what amounts
to an outside unrelated corpus that
draws down the often magnificent divi-
denos on its possession though itself
keeping no funds in the central bank
and. in fact, performing none of the
duties or services that 1t was, of course,
intended that member banks should
render.
The present law authorizes the sur
render and cancellation of Federal Re-
serve Bank stock only under any of four
conditions; Cd If the member bank
goes into voluntary liquidation; CD
II it Is placed in the hands of a re-
ce1Ver; CD If it withdra@s voluntarily
from the Federal Reserve system; "a
II 1t Is expelled for violation of the law.
1t should have been plain that these
TOUR cases did not cover all possibilities.
There exists also that one suggested
above. namely, that, without Withdraw
ing from membership or being forced
out Tor cause, the member bank should
simply quit functioning and lie DOR
mant, pocketing regularly it's dividends
on its Federal Reserve Bank stock, on
equal terms with the most active of
member banks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Lauds Goods Statement
On Teaching Army Men

From the Raleigh News and Observer
In the report of the Secretary of War,
written by the late Secretary Good be-
fore his last illness, he wrote, 1.-THE
ability to instruct is second only to the
ability to command" and he called paT-
ticular attention to the detailed analysis
OF the Army's educational system. It
was needed, because in recent years
there has been letting down of the
educational system inaugurated first in
the Navy and later in the Army in the
Wilson administration. Secretary Good,
a civilian who wished every advantage
given to the enlisted men in the Army.
showed by his reference the interest
needed in restoring educational oppor-
tunitieS of men enlisted in the service
OF their country.
After the Navy had established school
on every ship and made attendance by
sailors compulsory and assigned officers
to the duty of teaching, the Secretary
or the Navy called the attention OF
Congress to a letter read in the Senate
by Charles Sumner on sending enlisted
men in the Army to school. It was a
letter written in 1866 by Gen. Lew
Wallace to Gen. John A. Bingham.
chairman of the military committee.
giving reasons why every soldier should
be given an education and officers de-
preparing
the private soldier for honorable serv-
ice, Gen. Wallace said there was mo
sound objection to law by which off,
GERS OF the Regular Army shall be
drawn from the ranks exclusively" He
argued this would stimulate ambition,
He said that by such schooling "you
Will not only get better military service,
but as an act of wiseSt craftsmanship
you offer in a constitutional way the
coveted opportunity for education to
every lad in the land"
Substantially what Gen. Lew Wallace
proposed and Charles Sumner approved
In 1866 received no serious considera-
ton. The old idea was dominant. II
was not until 1914 that such schools
were established in the Navy, and later,
after the World War, introduced in the
Army. Evidently Secretary Good was
looking to restoring such schools, and
1t Is to be hoped In both the Army and
the Navy the instruction will be univer-
sal and will lead to the promotion
which Gen. Wallace suggested. If it is
done, civilian leaders and officers with
the modern and democratic viewpoint
must lead the way. The old-time OFF,
GERS, trained in a school away from
genuine democracy, will be slow to cut
loose from the spirit of caste. Indeed
they objected to it when first intro
duced in the Navy. But 1t will come
The sooner the better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24

probation on what the figures prove
They show, for instance, that the num-
Der of cancellations on letters and cards
has increased four per cent over last
year. The increase during the last week
over normal week has been more than
one hundred per cent. There has been a
three per cent increase in the volume
OF outgoing mail and two per cent in
crease over last year in the number of
sacks OF incoming mail. The increase
In the number of sacks collected in the
city has been seven per cent, and the
increase In the number of parcels de-
hvered has been twenty per cent. The
increase in postal receipts at the CITY
post office for the last month over the
corresponding month last year has been
i've per cent. One interesting factor
Noted by the mail handlers has been
that the number of parcels has grown.
although the parcels themselves may
be smaller than last year.
Washingtonians have done their
Christmas mailing, as a whole, about
two days earlier this year than last and
according to the postal authorities they
have been more careful with their
wrapping of packages than ever before.
The benefits of steady and unceasing
propaganda are beginning to show
themselves.
While they will not be able to enjoy
the day in leisure tomorrow-for 1.-The
mails must move"-Washington wishes
Mr.. Mooney and his mailmen a happy
Christmas and the satisfaction that
comes in having done a good piece of
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-24
Revenge Is Held Apt
To Iniure Innocent

From the San Francisco Cronicle.
Here is one of those things. A liner
coming into New York Harbor In a fog
sank freight car ferry. The liner
later going out of New York in fine
clear weather and keeping strictly in
the channel, scraped her bottom on an
obstruction, had to put back and was
delayed on her journey.
Investigation showed that those
cantankerous freight cars had been
lying in ambush to get even with that
liner. Among the losses incurred by
the delay was one to shippers of Sc, 0OO,-
900 in gold to France. The gold ar
rived a day late and the interest at
6 per cent amounted to about $1,000.
Which shows that those who set out
to get revenge are very apt to hurt
the innocent bystander The episode
also is a striking instance of the we'll
known perversity Of inanimate objects,
the commonest example of which is the
collar button that always rolls under
the bureau just as the little woman
Is calling up stairs, "For goodness sake
hurry or you'll miss the first pictured"