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The Washington times., 1930-12-19
Middies VIII Start
Vacation Tomorrow

ANNAPOLIS, Md. Dec. 10.
The 1000 members of the regi-
ment Of midshipmen at the Naval
Academy will start on their
Christmas leave at noon tomor-
row, returning in time for supper
formation New Years night. Ex-
cept those who live On the West
Coast and in the far Western
States, the Middies will 60 to
their homes for the holidays.
The regiment will be enter
tanned by Rear Admiral 8. s,
Robson, superintendent Of the
Naval Academy, at a Christmas
dinner in Bancroft Hall tonight.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
Legion Brings Suit
OUer False EmbLemS

NEW YORK, Dec. ia copy
right and patent infringement
suit against the General En-
broidery and Military Supply
Company, Inc, had been begun
by the American Legion.
The defendant firm Is charged
with manufacturing and selling
without authorization copies Of
Legion embleIhs and buttons.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
Brazilian to Tell
About Revolution

Nine. Oliviera de Lima, repre-
sentative from Brazil to the
Inter-American Commission Of
Women, will be the guest Of
honor at a tea to be given Sun
day afternoon by the National
Womens Party at IA B st. N. E.
She will speak on the part
played by women In the recent
revolution in Brazil.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
Income Tax Return
ShOLUS Bio Decline

Income taxes collected from
December l to December II to-
tailed $500, ,736, 900, a reduction of
about $4,000, 900 over those col
lected during the same period
last year, the Treasury Depart
ment announced today. Collec-
tons from July l to December
II amounted to 1901 .222, 400, a re-
duction Of $32,000,000.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
Falls Church Head
Wars on Collectors

FAIRFAX, Va, Dec. 19.-Offi-
cial action to prevent unauthor-
lied parties from soliciting food
and clothing from residents Of
Falls Church has been taken by
Mayor L. p. Daniel.
The action was the result Of
several collections made last week
by persons claiming to represent
needy families in other sections
Of the State.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
TIUO WEippers Hurt
In Fox Hunt Tumble

BERRYVILLE. Va. Dec. 19.
Irwin Beavers and Towney Craun,
whippers Of the Piedmont Fox
Hunt, of Upperville, were injured
when their horses collided while
racing down hill in chase
which began on Langalen, the
country estate Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hay Whitney, Of Philadel-
phia.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
bartlett TO TALK

Captain Bob Bartlett, Admiral
Peary'S chief officer on his North
Pole expeditions, will describe
'"The Land Of the Lost EskimoS"
for the members Of the National
Geographic Society in the Wash
ington Auditorium tonight.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
Volunteers to GiUe
Free Xmas Meals

The Volunteers Of America will
keep "open house" on Christmas
Day with free meals for all un-
employed who apply. The Vol
unteers are now located III head
quarters at 928 Pennsylvania
Ave-, turned over to them by the
Government,
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
RECEPTION POSTPONED

A reception by Disabled Ameri.
can World War Veterans, Chap.
ter 4, in homer Of Representative
Edith N. Rogers, will be given
January Z instead Of tonight, as
previously announced, according
to chapter officials. Plans will be
made at a business meeting to-
night.
The Washington times., 1930-12-19
6 SEEK TARIFF TRUCE

OSLO, Dec. 10 IN.S).-Six
European nations have opened a
conference here with q view to
arranging a tariff truce between
them. They include Denmark,
Norway. Sweden, Belgium. LuxeTn-
burg and Holland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
SANE REGULATIONS
HELD TRAFFIC AIDS
Specially Constructed High-Speed
Roads Are Regarded as Neces.
sary in America.

Worldwide interest has been aroused
IN Americas progress toward a solution
Of the trafac problem problem that
has been attacked jointly by local, State
and national officials according to j.
w. Frazer, general sales manager In the
automotive industry. It Is encouraging
regulation are becoming more sys-
tematic, reasonable and uniform, with
provision for sensible enforcement.
It is an error to blame congestion
entirely on the automobile, for the
term "traff1c" applies to pedestrians and
horse-drawn vehicles as well as motor
vehicles.
In the field Of individual transporta-
ton the motor car has played the lead
ing role in breaking down the barriers
Of time and distance.
Sensible regulations and enforcement
will help make motor roads safer for
mate America must built network Of
specially constructed high-speed road
ways. For several years those projects
have been considered, and now the pro-
posed $2,000.0O0,000 transcontinental
Federal superhighway Is an evidence of
the development along these lines.
State and local officials are carrying
cut widening projects and adding pave
ment on protected highways where
speed, can be maintained safely and
congestion Is practically unknown.
Chicago. by developing the lake front
and the river property, has established
system of drives that connect the
north, south and west sides without
entering the loop.
New York, with Riverside Drive and
proposed thoroughfares around Man
haitian Island is attempting to elimi-
nate some of the congestion on other
main arteries Of travel. Practically
every large city in the country is alert
to the situation with plans for high
ways that will provide for the ever
mounting total Of motor cars.
The financing of these programs is
not to be regarded so much as an ex-
pense, but as an investment or an in
surance against the more costly trafic
delays that annually take hundreds of
millions Of dollars from the American
public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
PLANS COMPLETE FOR ANNUAL
ROAD SAFETY ESSAY CONTEST
Sc. 500 In Cash Prizes and Medals Offered
to Teachers and School Children
of Nation.

territories. the essays and the les
sons are entered in competition for the
National prizes. These papers are
passed upon by q committee Of three
judges generally representing the field
Of education, literature and business.
First prize winner in the National con-
test for pupils in addition to being
brought to Washington as the guest OF
the board. is presented with gold
watch while in the National Capital.
Second and third prize winners In the
essay contest receive gold watches.
Illustration Required.
The date on which essays and les
sons must be handed to the school prin-
cipal is May 9. Essays must be NOT
more than 500 words in length and each
contestant is required to submit an IL
lustration, either original or clipped
from q magazine or newspaper, that IL
pertinent to the question of safety edu-
cation. A selection from these illus
trations will be used by the board In
preparing a safety poster for the con-
test in 1881. Safety lessons must be
between 1000 ant 5000 words and may
take the form which the teacher thinks
best presents the subject, such as q
lecture, recitation, game or drama.
These contests have been conducted
Oy J11C highway G0uSdVAOh 1SOoA0 0bA
ing the past nine years and each year
has seen an increase In the number OF
participants. Last year the number
taking part totaled almost 100000 pu-
pills and 100000 teachers, and this
year an even greater number Is ex-
pected to enter.
The best papers for each State are
selected by State chairman, as q rule,
named by the State superintendent Of
public instruction. After the selection
Of the prize-winning essays from each
State or Territory, these papers. with
inRton, where those entered in the Ma
tional contests are typed and numbered
and submitted to the National judges
without any indication as to author
ship.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Stressing the need on the part of
school children to set a good example
in safety on the Nations highways,
Thomas H. Macdonald, chairman of
the highway education board and chief
of the United States Bureau of Public
Roads. today announced completion of
the plans for the ninth annual street
and highway safety campaign for ele-
mentary school children and teachers
throughout the United States. This
campaign, consisting Of two contests,
one for children, the other for teachers,
is conducted by the board in co-opera-
ton with State, county and municipal
educational authorities.
The one contest, open to all elemen-
tary school pupils of the fifth, sixth.
seventh and eighth grades. "A years of
| age and under, is for the best essays
on the subject: What Am Doing to
Set a Good Example in Safety on the
Highways" while the other, open to
all elementary school teachers, is for
the best lessons on the subject: Teach
ing the Essentials of Street and High
way Safety" The two contests are
conducted simultaneously in the schools
Of the country.
Both State and National prizes will
be awarded, and one pupil and one
teacher, first National winners in their
respective contests, will be brought to
Washington as guests of the Highway
Education Board for a week. While in
Washington they also will be presented
with their national prizes.
$500 I'm Prixes and Medals.
A total Of $500 in cash prizes and
medals is offered to winning contestants
the prizes being donated by the National
| Automobile Chamber of Commerce. In
the contest for pupils, 442 medals and
the same number Of cash prizes are
awarded, in addition to three national
| prizes. In the contest for teachers
there are no State prizes. but three
National prizes are given. The teacher
writing the best lesson on street and
highway safety receives a cash prize
Of $500 and a trip to Washington with
the second best lesson receives a check
for $500, while the third best lesson is
awarded a prize of 5000.
Gold, silver and bronze medals are
awarded to first, second and third prize
winners of each State in the contest
for school children, in addition tC
checks for SIS, $40 and IS, respectively
Each State has one first and one Sec
ond prize winner, while the number oi
third prizes depends upon the number
of elementary school children enrolled
Thus, Nevada and several other States
where the number Of elementary schoo
children, Is comparatively small, are
awarded but one third prize, while
Pennsylvania is allotted % and New
York IS.
Following the selection Of the beS
papers from each Of the 81 States ant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
AUTOS TO HOLD
TO UPWARD TREND
Manufacturers Restricted to
Some Extent, but Will
Maintain Schedules.

Conservative production has charac-
the first month of 1880 and there Is
nothing to indicate that any deviation
from this policy will occur in February
according to B. H. Cram, president oil
Grams Automotive Reports, Inc.
The levels have been generally below
those Of the same month Of 1929, and
there is little likelihood Of them ex-
ceeding this point in the coming month
as compared with February, 1929. Thus
far the trend has followed prediction
closely, with manufacturers taking every
opportunity to lay q sound economic
foundation for the industry's opera
tons this year.
Demand Is High.
Demand for new cars has shown &C
tivity exceeding expectations, but nc
producers have revealed a tendency to
operate at levels greatly beyond this
market. The manufacturers evidently
recognize the fact that this Is one year
every precaution must be exercised ir
order not to thrust any undue burden
upon dealers, who experienced an ex.
ceedingly dificult time of 1t in 1929.
A considerable gain In total output
Is assured for February, but this III
crease will in no way be sensational
Manufacturers will continue to watch
sales closely and will regulate theil
schedule increases accordingly. The
greatest increase undoubtedly will &C.
cur In the low-priced field, since thi'
class enjoyed the most marked increases
in sales during January. Gains in the
medium and high priced classes will b
very moderate In comparison. Durins
the past month sales in these field;
have climbed slightly, with the medium.
priced class enjoying somewhat great
er demand than had been anticipated
Price Cuts Announced.
A few price cuts have been an.
nounced recently, but this is contrary
to the general trend of the industry
and automobile prices are expected Il
continue their upward direction. A
generally higher price level is conceded
to be necessary If dealers are to be al
forded satisfactory profit margins, anc
the latter are indiSputably essentia
this year.
Truck production also Is following ar
upward trend, but this Is considerably
less sharp than that shown by passen
ger car manufacturing.
Producers have reported their inten
ton to step up schedules in February
but hasten to add that the increase.
will be only moderate.
A current decline in sales was notice
this week, while output was steady with
the level OF the previous period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
U. S. PROSPERITY LINKED
WITH MOTOR INDUSTRY
Approximately 100000 Employ
ed, Directly or Indirectly, Last
Year in Auto Business.

The prosperity Of the United States
and of the automotive industry are in
disSolubly linked together, according to
j. T. Collins. general sales manager in
the automotive industry. This condi-
ton is due to the pre-eminent position
of the industry in national life and the
vital part it plays in the welfare Of
millions.
During the past year the automo-
tive industry. directly and indirectly,
employed approximately 100000 per-
sons and thus contributed to the sup
port of four times that number, or a
group as large as the entire popula-
ton of SPAIN" Mr.. Collins said. "And
in addition to that, a substantial part
of the business and commerce Of the
country was conducted through the aid
of motor vehicles. Truly. this is a posi-
ton which bespeaks the permanency
and stability of the automobile.
Although the popular idea concen-
Detroit area, such is far from being
the truth The industry is widespread
throughout the country, and there is
hardly a city, town or crossroad juno
ton which does not receive some of the
revenue derived from the automobile
and its afflliated industries.
"As the automotive industry has
grown with stupendous force during re-
cent years, it has spread out in every
direction. At the present time there
are nearly 80 automobile factory and
assembly plants located in SO cities and
20 States in this country. They stretch
along the Atlantic Coast from Massa-
chusetts to Florida, touch the Gulf OF
Mexico, extend along the Pacific from
Los Angeles to Puget Sound, honey
comb the Great Lakes district and dot
the inland sections of the country
throught the South, Middle West and
Eastern portions. These direct factory
| plants employ approximately a half
million persons"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

spite huge drifts of snow at the
curbStoneS.
An idea for Winter days comes
from F. A. Birgfeld, chief clerk of
the Treasury Department. A
communication of his states:
Many motorists have been
confronted with a definite handi-
cap when driving in Sleeting and
freezing weather. Many accidents
have been caused by ice forming
on the windshield and obScuring
the vision. A simple method to
obviate this trouble is to raise the
left-hand side of the hood and
place a piece of wood or other
obstruction under the edge of the
hood cover nearest the car, then
faSten down the hood cover by
the front catch only. This will
leave an aperture through which
the heat from the engine will
play on the windshield and pre-
vent freezing, even in extreme
cold weather"
Aided by the efficient co-opera-
ton of the United States Bureau
of Standards, American tire man
ufacturers have succeeded in
Standardizing their product on
high level of quality and durabil-
ity. In laboratory tests, tires of
given size and grade often vary
less than 10 per cent in their re-
SiStance to wear, but put these
same tires on cars of different
makes, add the further compli-
eating factor of drivers who vary
from zero to 100 per cent in the
care which they give their rub
Der, their brakes and their wheel
alignment, and all possibility of
Standardization vaniSheS.
Tire Care Important.
Chief of these variables is the
all-important matter of proper
imitation. It is established that if
American motorists took an oath
to test their tires personally at
least once a week, and lived up to
it, they could add many millions
of miles to their tire mileage and
save on the average at least $50
apiece every year.
If there is not sufficient air in
the tire to carry the load, the
weight is transmitted to the fab
ric carcass, causing bending of
the side wall of the tire. This
condition results in a break which
pincheS the tube, causing a slow
leak or blowout. Keeping a tire
at too low a pressure is also the
reason for the separation Of the
tread rubber from the carcass or
between layers Of fabric or cord.
Spotty tread wear also is due to
underinfiation.
Keeping a tire at the pressure
specified by the manufacturer is
not difficult, provided valve cores
are renewed at regular intervals
and missing caps are promptly
replaced. The cap serves as a sec
ondary seal, and most of the "slow
leaks" which lead to underinfla-
ton and blowoutS are usually
traced to neglect Of these small,
inexpensive, but important, ac-
ceSSories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
BAL TIM0RE OLD AUTO TAX
HIGHER THAN CAPITALS
Lowest Graded Car Given Flat As
sessment of 800, Compared With
$50 in the District.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, February s.-Automo-
plies OF an ancient vintage, but still in
operation, are rated as taxable property
much higher in Baltimore than in
Washington.
Here a machine, after reaching q
point OF age the lowest rating in the
graded schedule, is given a fiat assess
ment Of 500 for the remainder of its
active life, compared with a nat assess
ment OF $50 for Washington. The tax
levied on such a vehicle there is about
81: Here it would be Sass this year.
1t was explained at the Appeal Tax
Court that the assessment schedule for
automobiles in Baltimore was adopted
after conferences with the Automobile
Trade Association and the Automobile
Club, representing the owners Of cars
When the plan to grade the assessment
according to the age of the car was first
adopted the so-called "blue books" is.
sued by the trade were used to fix the
revision based on depreciation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

a car start to slide they may move
faster than the front ones roll. When
machines were equipped with two-wheel
brakes the increased speed of the rear
end was not checked by the front wheels,
because the latter were free to roll as
fast as the rear ones. Four-wheel
brakes have made a difference that
some times traps even the most ex-
perienced operator.
When the brakes are applied with
the latest cars the speed of the front
wheels is checked. Thus. in the rear
wheels lock and slide there may be
an unexpected tendency for the car
to skid, since the rear wheels are try
ing to overtake the front ones. It
simply illustrates the point that it is
risky to assume that four-wheel brakes
mean complete freedom from skidding.
tCopyright, 1902
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

A good ruA. to remember in driving is
that the car ,Nhead may be another Of
those things tat do not turn out as
they should.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

Women who Ia e difficulty getting
onto the knack of 81. fitting gears should
try the plan of havitg an experienced
driver shift with them This can be
done by the instructor placing the left
hand on top of the driver'e right as the
latter grasps the knob of the shift lever.
In this way the instructor 9ften can
tell whether the driver is inclined to
shift too quickly or too tardily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Anent Winter Driving.

Washington has had its share
of bad Winter driving. But praise
goes to the city for getting the
snow removed, although lacking
in funds. Praise also goes to the
drivers for careful driving during
the recent periods. These words,
however, are lacking for some po-
. licemen. who got even more par
ticular in regard to parking de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

M. o. Eldridge, assistant direc-
tor of traffic, not to be outdone
by the appeal to Harrington, de-
clared that he had gotten a letter
recently asking that a permit be
mot provoked"
The 1880 automobile show is a
thing of the past for the District
of Columbia. With the added two
days, the show easily surpassed
the previous total in regard to at
tendance figures. Last year there
were 10000 visitors, and this year
the total number nearly reached
10000. Viewed from all angles,
the show was a success. Rudolph
Jose, director of the show, reports
that there were more orders taken
for new cars than ever before.
Due to the show being held over
TO Monday night, the regular
meeting Of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association was
postponed until tomorrow night
at the Racquet Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
Try It Out on Rabbits.

It is sad but true that proper tire
imitation means about as much to most
car owners as Sunday does to a
rabbit. It is estimated that underinfia-
ton is responsible for IS per cent of all
premature tire failures. The answer,
Of course, Is to get tire gauge and use
II regularly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09

A good way to encourage the car to
skid in slippery weather Is to take q
corner so sharply as to cause the rear
right wheel to bump the curb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
0NE-T0-THREE RATIO.
A. A. A. Complies Number of Sur
faced Miles.

The automobile industry produced !
mile of new cars in 1929 for every 3
miles of highway surfaced, and with
40 cars already registered to every mile,
1t shows how bodybuilding agencies are
being pushed to keep abreast with the
needs, according to the American Auto
mobile Association.
The A. A. A. statement Is based on
the fact that the industry produced As
miles of cars per day in 1929, or 16,425
miles for the year, while approximately
5000 miles Of roads were surfaced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-09
MILADY'S MOTORING


Of demonstrating that we moderns are
not quite so far removed from the
traditions of our grandparents. Con-
slider, for instance, the case of the
bobbed-haired bridge expert, who, when
asked by the motor vehicle inspector
what she would do in event of accident
replied simply that she would telephone
to her husband!
Many thousands of drivers do not
realize that when the rear wheels OF
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Tampa.
A. NJ. Anderson, recibidor del
Primer Banco Nacional de st.
Petersburg, contra la Primera
Iglesia de Ciencia Cristiana; ell
mismo contra Oscar w. Gilbart.
Corte del Circuito: c. c. Viii
taker contra Thomas w. Nc
Rae; Edward c. Martz contra
Anna B. Martz; Berta Mae
Moore contra David Thomas
Moore; A. B. Moore contra
John A. Newsome; Williams
Ashwood contra Berry Simmon.
La gaceta., 1930-11-11

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