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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01
BEER REBATE DEFEATED

LONDON, May (P).-The Conserva-
tives lost a fight in the House of Com
mons yesterday for all-British beer
They had two amendments to the beer
tax resolutions of the budget. One would
have diminished thes increased beer
duties proposed under the budget. The
other would have given rebate on
beer made from homegrown malt hops,
but the chancellor of the exchequer
would accept neither, and a combined
Liberal-Labor vote showed them under
Sir William Wayland conservative
of Canterbury, who moved both
amendments, took the history of the
beer tax back to the reveling days of
Charles H. 1T was beer that built up
our nation" he argued.
There is more bad temper caused
in one month by women drinking tea
than there is in IL months by men
drinking beer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01
CANADA PENSIONERS
COSTING LARGE SUM
57,044 Disabled and 1882 De-
pendents Paid in Dominion
Every Month.
Dispatch to The Sta

Special. Dispatch to The Star.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May Canada
is still paying heavily for the part she
played in the World War, according to
statement tabled by Secretary of
State Fernand Rinfret in the House of
Commons disclosing that there are ST.
O44 disability pensioners receiving al
together $2,256, 221 and 1882 depend
ent pensioners getting $894,669 every
month.
Secretary Rinfret's statement. which
was submitted yesterday, also points out
that the total enlistments in the Cana
dian expeditionary force numbered 619,-
636. of whom 26,236 were officers and
1854 nursing sisters.
Disability pensioners of the rank of
captain and higher number 1923, re-
ceiging $76,873 monthly.
There are SIG dependent pensioners
receiving $39,258 every month.
Pensioners of all ranks lower than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01
FAVORS BEER DRINKING,
BUT WOULD BAR LIQUOR
Sir Edgar Saunders Would Pro-
hibit Those Under IS From
Drinking Spirits.

LONDON, May IL should like to
see the people, male and female, under
Is, prohibited from drinking spirits"
said Sir Edgar Saunders, former gen.
eral manager of the Carlisle district
and state management area, to the
licensing commission today. 1T would
largely stop the cocktail habit, which I
think is a disgrace among young
people,
The Carlisle state system of liquor
dealing was introduced as war meas
use in view of the incursion of munition
makers to Gretna Green. Sir Edgar
proclaimed himself strong prepayment
of beer drinking. Beer was not so
strong as before the war, he thought.
The heavy drinking habit had largely
been broken, Notwithstanding that the
test of drunkenness had become sitter
every year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01
CHURCH MERGER URGED

RALEIGH, N. c.. May (P).-The
Southern Christian Church Convention
and the advisory board of the Congre-
gational Church worked yesterday at
separate sessions here to bring plans
for a merger of the two denominations
to completion.
The new church to be formed by the
merger will be known as "the South
eastern Convention of Congregational
and Christian Churches, Unincorpo-
rated
The Congregational Church has al
ready approved the merger plan.
The Southern Christian Convention
was to act upon it today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01

drawn he reported the matter to the
Attorney General of the United States
for an investigation of the accusation.
Following adjournment of the eXecu-
tive committee meeting, the Howey Goa
lition group met and laid plans to carry
the fight into the June primary. in
which members of the central commit
tee will be elected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01

captain number 55,321, disabled pen
sioners getting $2,179,349 every month
and 1918 dependent pensioners receiv-
ing 1855, 410 during the same period.
Copyright. 1907
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-01

A magnificent Franz" dia-
mond blazes in the solid
white gold mounting, which
is set with additional dia-
monds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

is unusually compact and especially
suited to motor touring.
One of the trade magazines carried q
cover showing a woman of decided
tastes holding Fido up against the in
upholstery tones in properly with the
CANNES coat. A worried salesman
stood to one side thinking intensely
about some of the newer forms Of sales
resistance. An automobile man won O
prize for titling the scene "Pup-hol-
stored"
knowing the value Of saving trouble
by giving the car all the protection
available, women naturally show keen
interest in the process of waxing the
I'm n. Many Of them, judging from
letters received, are bit puzzled over
the variety Of charges made for this
sort of work
Some Of the leading garages are now
waxing on strictly time basis, which
seems to be the logical solution. One of
them will wax at the rate of 50 an hour,
with $40 worth of work as the minimum
Women who go to the service station
Tor check-up of the front wheels Of
the car will doubtless hear a lot about
three rather confusing termS-camber,
toe-in and caster. One of the easiest
ways Of understanding the matter is to
"act-out" the scene in the following
manner:
Hold up your hands about a foot
apart with palms facing and the thumbs
pointed toward your body. II front
wheels of an automobile ran in true
line with the frame they would be
in this position for straight ahead run
ming. But now watch your hands as
with directions:
First make the tips Of your fingers
point away little so as to produce
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

a gathering effect at the bottom. Then
bring the far sides a little closer to-
gether than the thumbs. Next push the
wrists forward a little so that the
lower end Of the hands will be far
ther from your body than the finger
tips.
And there's your Gambler, toe-in and
caster in the order given Gambler
gives the wheels the bow-legged appear
ance, while toe-in makes them run
slightly pigeon-toed. Caster gives them
the familiar appearance Of the front
wheel Of bicycle.
Should your mechanic say that the
toe-in is satisfactory, and thus pro-
nounce front wheel alignment correct,
you will profit by asking him to check
the Gambler and see If the toe-in Is ad-
justed to match, since the two have a
counteracting effect. If he says this
doesn't matter, or Is a bit puzzled,
better go to an expert at the first
opportunity. Many wheels are out of
alignment even though toe-in meas
ures correctly"
Smoking around the gas tank is dan
gerous under any conditions, but espe-
cially so when removing the cap before
adding fuel. Somehow many motorists
overlook the fact that the partially
filled tank leaves more room for gas
vapor than the one completely filled
The most dangerous vapor rises from
thc nearly empty tank after the car
has been agitated and the tank heated
by the exhaust pipe.
(Copyrisht, 1880. BY the Russell service)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
AUTO DISTRIBUTOR WARNS
AGAINST UNCLEAN CAR
Oscar Coolican Says Machine Must
Be Kept Free From

"A clean car generally is an ef1cient.
satisfactory car"
This axiom Is propounded by Oscar
Coolican, automobile distributor, who
Is convinced that there are plenty Of
available facts to sustain 1t.
Trouble hides under dirt" Mr.. Cooli-
can says. Every mechanic and every
shop foreman knows that many q car
ailment, or potential ailment, Is buried
beneath a thick layer Of grease, mud,
or oil-caked dirt. This is true about
every part Of the car, but especially 90
with regard to the motor.
An engine that Is caked with grease
and dirt is splendid breading place
for mechanical troubles. Wires become
rotten, carburetor and oil lines become
choked with grit, spark plugs suffer
from poor contact, loose bolts fail to
catch the owners eye, and even a SLIGHT
crack ir the block Is not visible.
These are but few Of the things
the owner of a car whose engine is
dirt-encased should think about. The
same principle applies to every other
portion Of the automobile. Dirt Is
quite as harmful to an automobile as
it Is to any other high-class piece of
machinery. or to a human being. In
fact, every axiom extolling the virtues
Of cleanliness with regard 70 humans
will be found to have q meaningful
application to the motor vehicle.
mo more practical advice could be
given to the motorist of today than to
keep his automobile clean, inside and
out, and from front to back, II he wishes
to derive from 1t 100 per cent of service
and satisfaction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
MILADY'S MOTORING
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL
It may be more Of a confession than
boast when q newcomer at the wheel
says she can drive all over now.

It may be more Of a confession than
. boast when q newcomer at the wheel
says she can drive all over now.
A woman with q new car has asked
for some suggestions as to how to in
crease the gas mileage. She feels that
the results to date have not been salts
factory and Is inclined to believe the
car is never going to live up to mileage
expectations.
The fact Is, however, that during the
ture was used. gas mileage was neces-
Sarily lower than average. When the
carburetor was adjusted for a leaner
mixture the owner went on a long trip
AMI drove at comparatively high av-
erage Of speed. This, too, wasted gas.
With the normal mixture and normal
driving the mileage will doubtless i'm
prove Of its own accord.
Among the most emphatic "don'ts"
In handling car is the werning against
coasting by. slipping the gear shift
lever into the neutral position. The
danger isn't so much that the engine
Is then unable to assist in checking the
speed Of the car, but mainly the fact
that there Is no opportunity to use
the engines power to pull the car out
Of an emergency.
Women who travel extensively by
motor would profit by looking into some
of the new travel luggage, which Is Of
fered nowadays as the answer to how
to carry a maximum number of changes
OF clothing with minimum of luggage
space. Thousands of women are put
ting up with the annoyance of muSSed
raiment just because the commodious
car holdss the bulky grips of yesterday.
Two Of the newest inventions in hand
luggage provide a special rack on which
dresses are hung before being folded
Because this makes O special compart-
ment it is possible to remove shoes or
other articles from the case without
disturbing the dresses. A new case de-
signed for women who travel by plane
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
VARIOUS IMPROVEMENTS SEEN
IN NEW AUTOMOBILE MODELS
More Power, Added Flexibility, Faster
Acceleration and Reduction of Engine
Noises Are Noted. e

water in the radiator will be BROUGHT
into contact with all the oil by con.
tinuous now. BY this means 1t win
be possible to reduce engine tempera-
lures, with less wear on bearings and
less heat due to high crankshafr speeds
and high compression.
The general engineering attitude is
that because of the extra power ut
their command, owners Of Fights are
going to drive them faster than they
did the skies. Therefore, they are fore
stalling the need for improved cooling
to give the new engines maximum use
full life and freedom from excess serv-
icing with possible replacement Of parts
through destruction by heat
AS to fuel economy In the Fights,
the engineers say the mileage obtain
able from one gallon Of gasoline should
compare favorably with what the SKIES
show, II the extra power and capability
that the Fights are built to develop
is figured In
Copyright. 1880. By North American News.
paper Alltance.)
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tricts requires a period of years
and engineering guidance in or
der to observe the effect that the
execution Of plan has on the
distribution Of traffic, and the eff
ficiency with which it is served by
modern highway system.
Regulation alone will not solve
the traffic problem, in the view of
the conference, but long-range
planning Is necessary to relieve
existing conditions of congestion
and prevent future ones.
A sound city plan Is not a hap
hazard performance of designing
streets, parks and other necessi-
ties, but a co-ordinated design,
adjusted to the requirements of
future expansion. In most cities
new subdivisions are Springing up
and crowding closer together.
With the annual increase in the
number of automobiles in use, the
parking question is worrying the
cities and towns more and more
every year. But traffic regulations,
essential as they are, do not, it
is pointed out, produce more and
wider streets, and do not stop the
increase in the number of auto
mobiles.
OF 24,0O0,OO0 passenger automo-
bileS registered in 1929, about
Is, 100000 were centered in and
around cities. The conference
estimates that the blockade Of
congestion is costing in time and
business loss sum of $2,000,-
900, 900 a year.
Cooperation Needed.
Cooperation of State, county
and city authorities in making
thorough studies of traffic condi-
tions, and planning to prevent
fresh traffic troubles and congeS-
ton in the future, is pointed out
by the conference as a pressing
need.
Traffic commissions, acting UNI
der official direction, and COM
posed where necessary of repre-
sentatives of more than one po-
litical Jurisdiction, is one of the
practical means through which
the conference believes the prob
lem can be effectively approached
and handled.
Elimination of congestion will
go a long way toward eliminating
accidents. The work of the con-
ference is indeed meritorious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

maCl0n OF local CrafnC commits
SionS, composed of public officials
and citizens, acting with en-
cheering assistance, for the pur-
pose OF making studies of condi-
tionS and recommendations for
their improvement. These studies
and recommendations, the confer
ence indicates, should be based on
data gained through traffic sur
veys, and such surveys should be
kept up-to-date to meet changing
conditions.
Eight General Causes.
Traffic difficulties of the cities,
and also Of many Of the metro
politan areas, are found by the
conference in substance. to be due
primarily to eight general causes:
!. Lack OF common plan Of
highway improvement upon which
all agencies responsible for road
bettermentS can devote concerted
action.
2. Absence of centralized au-
thority and responsibility for road
Improvement, due largely to
division of authority. Under these
conditions the development of a
satisfactory highway system has
been found in most communities
to be difficult.
8. Reconstruction of the prin-
cipal arterial routes which were
originally built for light vehicular
traffic.
4. Existing arterial routes be-
tween the cities and other ex-
panding centers of population and
traffic in the counties do not pro-
vide sufficient number of main
thoroughfares for the proper dis
tribution of traffic.
5. Tendency of main-traveled
roads to converge and unite as
they approach the central Sec
tons Of cities, and creating serious
problems of congestion.
6. Narrow surfaces on various
sections of main arterial highways,
and other distractions to the free
movement of traffic, such as
grade-crossings, bridges and dou-
BILE parking.
z. Inadequately improved Sec
tions of main arterial highways,
and absence of improved connec-
lions on important routes, result
ing in partially disconnected sys-
TENS Of highways, and uneconom-
ic, indirect movements of traffic.
8. Physical distractions, such
as rivers, railroad yards and in
duStrial plants, which prevent d.
rect routes and connections.
Almost every city in the coun-
try, 1t is found, is faced with a
problem of dealing with, a traffic
condition within its own bounds
and of securing attention to the
question in the nearby suburban
areas, frequently in another po-
litical Jurisdiction. For this rea-
son it is pointed out that the gov
ernmental agencies in the cities
and their surrounding suburban
districts that have jurisdiction over
highways and highway traffic can,
with advantage, cooperate in the
establishment of a general high
way development plan, and in car
rying the plan into execution
when finished.
Long Study Needed.
In it's consideration Of the mat
ter the conference has found
that an adequate study of a mu-
niciDal area and it's suburban dis
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In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

THIS fiscal year recently en-
tered upon will see the
erection Of no great num-
= Der of traffic signal lights.
Few, If any, will be added to the
number now in operation. This
cessation, temporary at least, is
caused by the failure of CONGRESS
to provide funds in its appropria-
ton measures to carry on the
program agreed upon by the di-
rector of traffic, William H. Har-
land.
Many residents of the District
of Columbia will rejoice in this
news, for while the thinking mo-
torist has accepted the signals as
a necessity, the majority of them
are believed to be of the opinion
that even good thing can be car
ried too far.
Even a Christmas tree can be
overdresSed with lights, and al
ready a few bewildered drivers
have likened Washington to that
emblem of the Yuletide.
But the work of looking after
the management of the traffic af-
fairs of a large city is not an easy
one. Especially when the Office is
small and the salaries are like
wise.
Comparison of Interest.
An interesting comparison can
be made between Washington and
Philadelphia.
In the National Capital the Of
f1ce includes a director of traffic,
whose yearly salary is $4,000; an
assistant director, at $4,000, and
an office engineer, at $4,000. Three
important offices with a combined
salary of $13,700.
The Pennsylvania city's traffic
is controlled by a traffic engineer,
whose yearly salary is $500; an
assistant traffic engineer, at
$4,000; a traffic signal engineer
at $4,000; an accident analysis
engineer, at $500; a designing
traffic craftsman, at $4,000; a
field investigation chief, at $2,5OO
and traffic statistician, at $2,500
Seven important Offices with a
combined salary of $4,000.
In both cities there is added
clerical hire and the services of
cooperating police officers. De-
spite the differences in population
1t would seem that the local facili-
ties are hardly adequate.
Difficulties Similar.
Traffic difficulties of the cities
and urban districts generally of
the United States are similar, it is
found by the National Conference
on Street and Highway Safety,
and likewise the problems of the
suburban or metropolitan areas
are closely alike. These ills arise
largely from the fact that modern
vehicular traffic is being handled
on systems of streets or roads that
were designed for the require
mentS of 10, 20 or more years ago.
Uniformity of State traffic laws
and municipal ordinances, and
the most efficient possible use of
existing streets and roads, is
pointed out by the conference as
promising the most effective re-
suits in removing serious phases
of the traffic troubles. Perma-
nent relief, however, requires a
systematic study of traffic condi-
tons, and in many cases a re-
arrangement and readjuStment of
streets and roads.
The conference favors the for
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Bit of Glass Aids
New York Police
In Selling Autoist
Special Dispatch to The star.

ESpcCIu1 LS2DPHVOAI 70 4Ito DBUks
NEW YORK, July 12.-Credit for
a piece Of astute sleuthing goes to
State troopers of New York, who
traced q small piece of glass from
the headlight of an automobile
which struck and killed man re-
Gently. The bit of glass, found in the
roadway after the accident, resulted
in the arrest Of q resident Of Island
Heights, N. j. Police combed garages
all over the city until they discovered
that on exact piece was missing from
the headlight Of the car. This is
one case, according to the troopers,
where shatterproof glass would have
been detriment In trailing hit-and-
run SlISpectS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

New oil coolers soon to be seen will
consist of a chamber mounted outside
the crankcase, through which all the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
MANY Buses in Use.

Local bus service is now provided In
1882 communities In the United States
having more than 10000 population,
according to the District of Columbia
division Of the American Automobile
Association.
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1880 School Buses.

There are now $4,000 buses operated
for students In $500 rural consolidated
schools, according to the District Of
Columbia division Of the American Au-
tomobile Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13

Automotive exports are the major
tonnage Of American steamships, &C
cording to George e. Keneipp, manager
OF the District of Columbia division of
the American Automobile Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
No Insurance for This.

From the Wheel
II hear that Bill is suffering from an
automobile accident"
Yes. He got an earache from his
wife's back-seat driving"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-13
How Not to Exhaust Battery,

The ammeter needle should indicate
charge" when you are driving at more
than 10 miles an hour with the lights
of. If it doesn't. have your electrical
system inspected. so that your battery
won't be worn out.
There are $4,000 private chauffeurs.
Two suits apiece equals $l04, 1000 900
prosperity for the tailors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-16
WE'D THREE WEEKS, STILL POLITE,
BRIDE PAYS MENCKEN TRIBUTE
Literary Bad Boy Really Is
Victorian, She Says
as Two Grin. =
"She Isn't Quite Perfect"
He Remarks, "but Defects
Will Remain"
special pispa Itch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September Is (NA
Ma They've been married three
weeks, and he's still as polite as he
said he'd be.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Mencken
grinned at each other across their liv-
ing room at the hotel here where they
ale spending a few days.
That confirmed bachelor, who mar
ried at so, beamed on his wife, on the
world and wondered where the devil
smiled, and apologized for the water
wave net on her hair.
Has to Think of POliteness.
"Of course, he is polite she laughed.
II really don't know just what to say.
I haven't the knack for clever sayings.
Ask Henry He knows how to do that"
She smiled. Henry" she called to
the writer of many vitriolic prejudices
as he hurried to answer the. phone,
what is politeness?"
Just a minute, I'll have to think"
While he was thinking and answer
ing the phone, she continued. Il sup
pose reserve is politeness, kind of Vic
torian courtesy
The editor Of the American Mercury
hustled back into the room, complain
ing of the heat. Sara Haardt Mencken
persisted politely that her husband,
who stated before his marriage that
politeness was the only requisite of the
perfect marriage. should define his
much-quoted term.
Absence Of Reformer Complex.
"Politeness," he said. "is the absence
Of the reformer complex; Of any desire
- 4.m~wa NT1a
alone They're doing the best they
can, poor fishes, wishing they were in
heaven and afraid to try to get there.
But then, of course, it's easy for her.
She's married to a perfect man"
His eyes twinkled with amusement
as she agreed Fundamentally with his
statement. Now She" he continued,
isn't quite perfect, but her defects are
SO small it would be pedsntic 10 improve
them. That, naturally, is as it should
be-"
AS children and thoroughly happy people
laugh.
Henry is victorian, though he won't
admit it," she drawled quietly. 80
am / I'll show you my ideal"
What" roared the critic Of Ameri-
can hokum, you with an ideal? What
do you mean, an ideal?"
Its something you haven't seen,
Henry. I Just got it."
She's Stin Gun Shy, He Says.
He started after her tall, graceful fig
ure wrapped in green-velvet neglige.
Don't mind her" he said with the
fatuous pride of the perfect bridegroom,
she's gun shy still. She doesn't know
what TO say to reporters yet" When
he learned that she had made every
excuse not to be interviewed until he
returned to the hotel, he was vastly
amused. She'll learn. She's had so
much Of it lately she's scared"
Mrs. Mencken, returned with tiny
book entitled 1.-The Young Ladys Toi-
let" published in 1871.
She handled the pages gently, 81