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The Washington times., 1930-06-16
Accused Nurse Sues
For S5O.OOO DAMAGE

NEW YORK, June 16. Fifty
thousand dollars is what Mrs.
Amy Siebert wants from Mrs.
Samuel Rubel, wife OF Brook
lyn's coal baron. She wants 1t be.
cause, she alleges in her suit be-
gun before Supreme Court Justice
Mullan, she did not endanger
Rubel'S affection. -
Mrs. Seibert was employed as
a nurse prior TO 1928 in the Rubel
home. And not once did she step
out of that character. she sets
forth. And yet. she charges, Mrs.
Rubel accused her of endangering
the affections Of her husband.
The Washington times., 1930-06-16
Sought Jail Term
To EScnDe LiQIGOT

PITTSBURGH, June 16 Q.N.SO.
The best way to keep away from
liquor, according to Edward Har-
per, SO, is to keep away from
liquor. And the best place TO
keep away is in Jail.
That was Harper's plea before
Magistrate j. j. O'Connor after
Harper walked into a police sta
ton and asked to be arrested.
How long do you want to stay
in jail?" asked the magistrate.
Ten days." replied Harper.
''Five days or S." ruled the
magistrate.
"I'll take the five days." said
Harper.
He was accommodated.
The Washington times., 1930-06-16
PHARMACIST CERTIFIED

LEESBURG, Va, June 16.-The
Virginia State board of pharmacy
has granted a certificate to
Thomas H. Spates, of Leesburg.
The Washington times., 1930-06-16
REPORTS WATCH THEFT

!. ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 13.-
police are investigating the re-
sport of Ella Lomax, zoos North
washington St.. that some one
had entered the rear part of the
house and taken bureau drawer
with a watch and $28 in cash and
jumped out of the window, break
ing the sash.
The Washington times., 1930-06-16
TOBACCONIST DIES

RICHMOND. Va, June 16
Samuel Robertson. Danville, Va.
tobacconiSt, fell dead from heart
attack at Banner warehouse. He
had for many years operated this
warehouse jointly with Blair
Motley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
DEMAND FOR STEEL
SHOWS IMPROvEM EMF
But Upward Trend Has Lost Force,
Says Trade Journal
Review.
Dispatch to The Star,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, october 2. As
for several weeks, demand for steel
shows Improvement, but the upward
trend has lost some impetus, says
Steel, formerly Iron Trade Review,
Cleveland. The rise which made Sep
TENDER an encouragingly better month
than August appears TO have spent it
self. and at the turn of the quarter
producers are chiefly bent on holding
their recent gain.
In fact, sppraising the fourth quarter,
producers indicate they will account it
an accomplishment to maintain their
present operating average of So TO so
per cent and consolidate the strength
they have been imparting to prices.
There is no dminution of confidence
that the low point-excepting perhaps
the year end holiday--has been passed,
but it is realized that other industrie
have not shared the gains in steel, and
that normally the fourth quarter is not
period Of heavy consumption or out
put.
Unfavorable developments outside the
industry and unexpected weakness in
the automotive situation have proved a
dampener in the past week. There are,
however, high lights which producers
bs.icTe viii brighten the quarter ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02

preserve a moderately good though
spotty market. Bookings of course will
shortly be stimulated by orders for rail-
road track material, but these are for
rolling in 1881.
The transition from the third to the
fourth quarter is being accomplished
with little regard to contracts or price
In isolated instances prices higher than
a month ago are obtained, but the
strengthening process has been largely
negative one, consisting of the elimi-
nation of concessions and, hence, sta
bility at third-quarter contract levels
is the immediate goal
Structural shapes continue to present
the most active market. Actual awards
this week were the lightest in many
weeks, being only 1887 tons, but in
quiry is heavy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Virginia Building Contracts.

Contracts let in Virginia during Au-
gust for new construction of all types
fotaled SO, 989 200 as against $11 ,613,-
ZOO in the previous month and $3432, :
500 in August, 1929. The August, 1880,
contract figures showed $3,092 200 for
building; $685. for
residential building. and $4,000 for
public works and utilities. For the first
eight months this year. contracts let
in Virginia totaled S5S.537 800. com
rared with s43.o62, 900 in the core
sn:nding period Of 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
FORMS s SUBSIDIARIES.

NEW YORK, october 2 (P1.-Trans-
america Corporation has formed eight
subsidiary companies to carry out a
plan of simplification and rearrange-
ment of its corporate structure. Each
company is capitalized at $1,000. 900.
No shares will be issued to the public
and no financing is contemplated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02

HazlewOod, vice
president First Ma
tional Bank, Chi
cago, at the Ameri-
can Bankers ASso-
citation Convention
in Cleveland.
Whether we OPP
crate unit banks,
branches or groups, ["
said MIR. Lakewood,
who is a former
president of the as
ISOLATION, I'VE must
improve our man
.agement. We need
to fix interest rates
scientifically an d
this applies both to
rates charged and
10 80. .-s-r 49,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
NEW SECURITIES

NEW YORK, October 2 (P.-New
securities offered today include:
Superpower Co. of Illinois, $1,000 900
first mortgage Az per cent bonds, due
september /, 1870, and priced at SO, to
yleIo about 4.72 per cent, by Halsey
Stuart g. Co.
Minneapolis Gas Light Co., $4,000, 900
first mortgage 4l2 per cent bonds, due
In 1850, priced at IS, to yield more
than AS per cent, by a syndicate
headed by Bonbright & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
MANK MERGER RATIFIED.

! NEW YORK, october 2 (P1.-Direc-
tors of the Bank of Italy and the Bank
of America have ratified consolidation
OF the banks following notification from
Washington that the controller of the
currency had approved informally the
application for the merger
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
URGES BIG CHANGES
in BANKING FIELD
Lakewood, Former A. B. A.
Head, Stresses Vital Points
in Management.

Insistance upon sound bank manage
ment in all types of banks for the future
well being OF the banking industry was
stressed in an address by Craig 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Trust Companies.

Smart makeup in Paris this season
includes such colors as black. blue,
green, brown, silver and gold eye
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS

NEW YORK, October 2 (R.-Over-
the-counter market:
Rank StockS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Washington Stock Exchange
SALES.

SALES.
Washington Rwy. & Elec. 4s-$500 at
1914.
Federal-American National Bank-10
at 272l2.
Merchants Transfer g. Storage COM
10 at los.
AFTER CALL.
Peoples Drug Stores pfd.-10 at 10l, 40
at 101.
Washington Gas IS "A"-S500 at 103L.
Washington Gas 5s-S2, 900 at los.
UNLISTED DEPT.
Raleigh Hotel Colo at as, 10 at As, 10
at As, 10 at As.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02

rates paid. We
must eliminate excess loans granted in
violation OF the banking laws and OF
good common sense We must avoid
capital loans. We must increase our
knowledge of costs. We must make each
account pay its way instead of carving
seven out OF ten checking accounts and
40 to go per cent of our savings ac-
counts at loss. We must increase en-
ploye efficiency and base salaries on
studies of the volume of work per-
formed"
Mr.. Lakewood. speaking on the topic
Management-Preface to Conclusions"
said he was convinced that the import
ance OF scientific bank management
must be recognized in the operation of
every bank in America. He voiced a
defence of the unit bank and said it
did not follow because unit banks have
failed that unit banking is failure.
Sound Unit Banks Succeed. r
THE record of the American unit
banking system not only proves that a
poorly managed unit bank fails" he
added, "but it also proves-a fact we
have too frequently forgotten that q
soundly managed unit bank succeeds.
I challenge the statement that the unit
banking system has failed. 1t has not
failed. 1t is not the system, but the
management, that needs attention. We
may analyze group banking and weigh
carefully its possible advantages and
disadvantages and we shall find that
It can justify itself only as it provides
better management. Group. chain and
branch banking do not represent any
improvement over the unit banking
system, unless they provide, at the head
Office, management ability of higher
order than would be available in the
independent units" aef
Two obvious weaknesses in bank SUI
pervision not sufficiently stressed. said
Mr.. Hazlewood, were the establishment
of banks in communities obviously un-
able to support bank and entirely
inadequate bank examinations because
of inadequate salaries paid to exam
iners He said that the bank failure
record of these last 10 years is, in n
measure, a direct reflection upon the
conduct of bank examinations and upon
those who have the power to grant
bank charters.
Future Banking Trends.
In concluding his address. Mr.. Halle
wood said he believed that We shall
witness a continuance of many indie
pendent unit banks, with the develop
ment of larger sized units; that we may
| advocate the development of local
branch banking; that we shall benefit
by the proper extension of group bank
ing over wide areas, with authority
vested in the proper officials to exc
anime and supervise all holding COM
panies, security companies, or invest-
ment trusts in which either depositors'
or stockholders money may be IN
volved."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02

Portugual and Austria have just been
,cnncc.ed by telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
SILVER QUOTATIONS.

NEW YORK, October 2 tR).-Bar
silver, 35%,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Bid and Asked Prices.
BONDS.

PUBLIC UTILITY.
Bid. Asked
Amer. Tel Telga. 4 rs 80. 1914 .....
Amer. Tel & Telga. Alas '39. 1894 49,
Am. Tel. & Tel. ctl. TT. 5s.. 1854 -.
Anacostia 81 Pot. r. r. 5s.. 81 81
Ana. & Pot. guar. SIS, .......... 90 100
c. e. P. Tel of Va. 3d.. 1927 49,.
Capital Traction r. r. 5s 92L4 %
City g. Suburban SIS. ;.......... 8ol2 81A
GEORGETOWN Gas LIST S. ...... 104 -.
Potomac Elec. cons. Sc ..... 1924 103
Potomac Elec. IS 1e53...... 108 49,
wash, Alex. g. Mt. Yer. eff. 2 800
Wash, BALTIC. 81 Annap. ST.. as 50
Washington Gas 5s......,..... 104ss 1851
Wash. Gas IS, series A........ 1929 1903
Wash. Gas IS, series 3d.. 1854 100 "a
Wash. Rwy. Elec. As. 8912 90
MISCELLANEOUS.
Barber & Ross. Inc, Gas. 81 80
Chevy Chase Club 5lRs........ 100 = .....
d c. Paper Mfg. 6s........... so IS
w. M. Cold Storage 5s......... SO 80.
Wash. Cons. Title 6s......... 80 100
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Future Banking Trends.
INVESTMENT TRUSTS

NEW YORK, october 2 (P.-Over-
market:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02
Direct to The Star ONCE. =.

M, /
Dividend rates table are the .nrn.,
~~~-NeH-' VI
per cent IN Jess tnan 100 shares fPay Pius
when earned Payable Plus 10 p.s csSt
2
Der cnt per cent STOCK Plus cent Plus
preferred stock Subject ckhodeTS wv SS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
COST PER MILE FOR OPERATING
AUTOMOBILES is OUTLINED
Technical Adviser Says Actual Figures Are
Undetermined, but Amount Is Higher
Than Average Motorist Suspects.

forming a perfect contact with the
cylinder wall They have sufficient elas-
ITCHY to keep this contact, as the cylin-
der expands and contracts because of
the changes in temperature.
The power for operating the engine
is produced through the pressure OF the
expanding gas which forces the piston
straight out of the cylinder. Through
the resistance of the crankshaft, which
is connected to the piston by means of
the connecting rod, the piston is forced
with considerable pressure against the
side OF the cylinder, because during the
power stroke the crankpin is travelling
through an arc at one side of the CEN
ter OF the piston, instead of directly
under 1T. 1t is this side thrust on the
piston which tends to wear away one
side OF the cylinder wall. How quickly
this wear takes place depends upon sew
eral factors, probably the most i'm
portant being the perfection Of the
fabrication of the parts.
AS the wear takes place the cylinder
loses its original circular shape, becom-
ing oval, and the piston rings not being
flexible enough to fill in the worn space
naturally allow leakage of the com.
pressed gas. Due to this leaking, sew
eral kinds Of trouble follow. The gas
which is being compressed passes by the
piston, in this way reducing the power
generated by the engine, and as the
gas condenseS in the crankcase the oil
is diluted and its lubricating quality
somewhat impaired. On the suction
stroke too much oil may be drawn past
the piston into the combustion cham
Der, where 1t burns, causing smoke and
forming carbon, which causes knocking
OF the engine. This carbon gets under
the valves, resulting in loss of COM
preston, and short circuits the spark
plugs, which makes the engine miss
fire.
Plan to Effect Relief.
Restoring the cylinder to its original
form of perfect circle and fitting new
pistons and rings to it will relieve these
troubles, the best way to accomplish
this being by having the cylinder re-
ground This is done by the use of
emery or carborundum wheels on a
machine designed particularly for this
work, delicate operation requiring the
in this line.
One advantage in taking good care
OF car is that it will help one to be
able to own two cars, which IS becorn-
ing increasingly desirable. When a car
has given several years of service. II IL
is well taken care of, still has sew
eral more years of possible use BY this
time the owner is probably able to buy
new car, but by having the old
machine still In good shape so that
1t can be used when road conditions
are not so favorable he will not only
get additional service out of the old
car but also much longer and better
use OF his new automobile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

The Crash AbSorber.
Much interest is being displayed
over the recent demonstration of
the Schleiff crash abSorber. Auto
mobile engineers, insurance off,
Gals and safety experts witnessed
the experiments in New York a
short time ago. Inventions for
safety have the greatest impor-
this recent invention may aid in
cutting down the yearly toll of
death and accidents. A deScrip-
ton follows:
At 34.10 miles per hour Capt.
Franzcarl Scheiff, one-armed
former ace of the German air
service and originator Of the
Schleiff principle, drove Schleiff-
equipped touring car into the rear
Of a very slowly moving Schleiff-
equipped touring car; at 21.77
miles per hour he drove the same
ear into the concrete-sheathed
base of a steel pillar Of the River
side drive viaduct.
In a third event, not officially
timed by the A. A. A., Capt.
6chleiff drove a car head-on into
stationary sedan, equipped with
an ordinary steel bumper, at a
speed he said was between 80 and
81 miles an hour. AS Capt
Bchleiff's speedometer readings in
the two other events closely coin
C1ded with the official A. A. A.
Zines. his reading on the third
event was accepted as reasonably
accurate.
weighed before the demonstra-
ton by Paul Dumas, A. A. A. rep
fesentative in charge, the first car
with the driver, scaled 1890
pounds and the other 1920. Nc
kcport on the structural condition
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
BY III. CLIFFORD BROKAW,
Automobile Technical Adviser.

How much it costs a mile to operate
automobiles is an amount which has to
be figured for each kind of automobile.
In fact, each individual automobile
would have to be studied carefully in
order to get anything like an exact fig
ure. The amount, however, is probably
higher than the average motorist sus-
pects One person who has small six
cylinder coach type of car has figured
out a cost Of 11.73 cents a mile. OF
this amount he has estimated "a cents
for depreciation. He is a man who
takes rather good care of his car and
consequently his depreciation is doubt
less lower than most. Some car owners
are certainly experiencing deprecia-
ton of their machines of from 3 to 5
per cent.
There are certain items in operating
an automobile which one cannot well
eliminate. For instance, it is necessary
to buy certain amount of gasoline to
get over certain number of miles of
highway, and gasoline costs about so
a person can cut down the gasoline
expense by seeing to it that the engine
Is working so as to get the most num-
Der of miles out of every gallon Of
gasoline.
Depreciation a Factor.
In the item of depreciation, the auto
mobile owner has the greatest oppor-
tunity for eliminating useless expense
in his automobile experience. BY TAX
ing unusually good care of his car he
can get many additional years of serv-
ice and consequently greatly reduce the
depreciation item.
In new automobile engine the in
side of the cylinder is perfect circle,
but after a few years of service the
cylinder most likely will need to be
reground. When the automobile en-
CINE is built the piston cannot be fitted
to form an alright joint, since the
temperature of the engine varies in ac-
cordance with the amount of heat gen.
Grated in the engine, these temperature
variations in turn causing the piston
and the cylinder to expand and con-
tract, although not to the same degree.
In this way piston which at a certain
temperature fitted the cylinder per-
fectly would expand enough to stick
fast in the cylinder at another tenn
perature. 1t is possible that at yet
another degree it would ut the cylinder
loosely, causing a great deal of noise
and loss of gas through leakage past
the piston during the compression
period
To secure a gas-tight contact with the
cylinder wall, the piston has several
flexible rings which expand outward,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
MANY ACCIDENTS DUE
TO AUTO HEADLIGHTS
Counsel for District A. A. A..
Stresses Importance of Properly
Adjusted Lamps While Driving.

Who is at fault If an approaching
automobile with dazzling headlights
temporarily blinds a driver and causes
an accident?
This Is a much discussed question
and one on which there is considerable
conflict in legal opinions, according to
Charles G. Collins, counsel for the Dis
trlct OF Columbia Division of the Amer
lean Automobile Association.
Nevertheless he continued, at
serves to emphasize the Importance of
properly adjusted headlamps and bring
nome the fact that binding or badly
focused lights are in most instances the
result of carelessness.
THE large number Of testing stations
maintained by the A. A. A. motor clubs
the ease with which adjustment can be
made and the importance Of proper
headlights in the field of safety serve
lect."
Pointing to some Of the legal opin-
ions on the question, Collins said:
In the case of an accident where
the driver was blinded by street car
lights, the Supreme Court of Maine
held: 1T Is the duty Of driver of an
automobile to stop his car when for
any reason he cannot see where he Is
going
This language was likewise quoted
by an Ohio court.
I'm case in the State of Washing
ton the Supreme Court of that Com
monwealth held that to proceed at all.
in the face of those conditions, was at
his (drivers) peril
However, the general theory seems
to be that whether it is negligence to
proceed driving an automobile in the
face of binding lights depends upon
the circumstances, to be decided by a
jury and not by any specific rule of law
Because of the Importance of proper
lights. the District Of Columbia Divl-
sion of the American Automobile Asso-
citation maintains q free testing and
adjusting service for Its members as one
Of its contributions to safe driving here
in Washington"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

ing the horn at the same time. This
seems to catch their attention and she
reports that most of these who are off
the curb Immediately look down to see
the wheel.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

The woman driver soon finds that
many a modern car still carries a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

the gears in reverse, let us say, you are
using the clutch for braking purposes
when you coast forward a little and
then engage the clutch with the engine
accelerated. The clutch plates have to
absorb the shock of changing the direc-
ton Of the cars motion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

In turning corner in close traffic
the natural tendency is to pay too much
attention to the scene ahead and not
enough to what is transpiring at the
right rear of the car. Not a few
drivers have been accused of running
over pedestrians toes.
One woman follows a rule that seems
to solve this problem. When she has
nearly completed the turn she stops and
looks around at the pedestrians crowd
ing toward the right of her car, sound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02
About Starting the Car.

Start your car in second gear If you
want to, but remember that to do this
strains the motor more than starting
in first. And you can make quicker
getaway in first speed, too.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

gears are to be shifted, there may be a
clash. In moving rearward, however,
this driven member of the clutch press
es against collar which serves to slow
1t down. And that-to clear up the
n1ystery-is the clutch brake.
Speaking of clutch brakes reminds
me to add that the clutch itself can,
but should not, be used as brake to
check the speed of the car. If you are
parked on slight downgrade and have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

Fifteen per cent of the value of cop
per shares and bonds Is due to the
alIt0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-02

with its o-beorine, ineeroly eounterweshted. hollow
eronkpn cronkshot and oIvminvm connecting rods is
superorto that ohe other straight Fights and the Weights
you will know II nstony. q The oicUshioned Ghosts
Biiur centralized chassis ubricotion and permanently
Iubricoted springs improves riding mmeosurobN.
d See this cor, ride in it. fomiorize yourself with its
superior performance before you purchase your carl
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-08-30
DR.. Bunker's Handwriting Analysis
By DIR. M. N. BUNKER
Well-Known Grapho-Analyst.

they can be going places. Such peo-
pie are more satisfied in the publicity
field or in the advertising field, or in
selling than they are in any kind of
a clerical Office position.
This unsettled state of mind-this
desire for change and variety-is not
a fault; it is part Of their personal
nature, and the only thing to do is
to recognize it as such, and then work
with it rather than against it.
Study your own writing and the
writing of your friends. Look for
these long loops and long strokes, and
you will understand the restless per-
son very much better.
You may have personal report
made of your handwriting if you will
write page, using pen and ink. Sign
your name, send letter to DIR. M. N.
Bunker, in care of this newspaper,
with a stamped and self-addressed
envelope for reply Be sure to enclose
the stamped envelope, for letters
without this will be discarded.