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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
S9)O,OOO,O()O ROAD
BUILDING PLANNED
Many States to Promote Ex-
tensive Highway Cam
paigns This Year.
BY JAMES w. BROOKS,
Director American Highway Educational
Bureau.

Highway departments in a. States
have completed their estimates OF ex-
penditures for road construction and
maintenance in 1880. In the four
States not yet reporting fully, est
mates have been based upon funds
available for 1928.
The total estimated amount to be
expended in all States during 1880
slightly exceeds $900.000.0 900. Even at
this rate, as Samuel Eckels, State high
way engineer of Pennsylvania and pres
ident of the American Association OF
State Highway Officials, pointed out at
recent hearings before the House COM
mittee on roads. road building is not
keeping pace with the increased use OF
the automobile.
Considering the fact that 1880 high
way construction and maintenance will
involve nearly one billion dollars. all OF
which will be spent under State super
vision. the speed with which the esti-
mates have been prepared and SUBJ
mitted before the House committee on
roads indicates that practically all
State highway departments are ready
for vigorous and efficient action, and in
hearty response to President Hoover's
call for full speed ahead in public
work.
To Be an Investment.
Viewed in the light Of results so far
assured in placing check upon ex-
cessive road repairs and motor vehicle
operating costs through the construc-
ton Of substantial highways, this vast
sum of nearly one billion dollars will
become an investment rather than an
expense. The degree Of returns, how
ever, that will accrue to the public In
this investment will be in direct ratio
to the degree of durability built into
the road.
Upon the passage Of the present
Federal-aid measure before Congress
States will be able to carry out enlarged
reconstruction programs as follows
Virginia Program Large.
Virginia has s11 to match every 81
of Federal funds. An increase in Federal
aid will aid greatly in the road-con-
struction program of that State, which
fixes its estimates for 1880 construction
and maintenance at $685. 60.
In Delaware road work for 1880 has
been estimated at $1,705,000.
West Virginia has $15,000,000 FOL
1880 and 1891 to cooperate with Fed.
eral funds, and the passage OF the
measure now before Congress VII
greatly enlarge the construction pro.
gram for that State. Estimates fol
| 1880 construction and repairs in West
| Virginia have been given at SIT, 29S 900
Maryland reconstructed 124 miles OF
road last year and received Federal as
sistance on but SO miles. An increase
| in Federal funds will provide for a
larger program. The Maryland esti'
mate for 1880 has been given al
| S8,418,561.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
BY II. CLIFFORD BRoKAW,
Automobile Technical Adviser.

When a person becomes owner Of o
new automobile, about the most I'M
portant thing to know is how to oper-
ate it. One Of the initial performances
in this direction is the starting. OF the
engine. To do this one usually pro-
ceeds as follows. The ignition being
locked it Is necessary to have the
the car and turn on the ignition. The
next procedure Is to open the throttle
slightly. then pull out the choker but
ton sufficiently to allow for quick
start Of the engine. The distance will
vary with the temperature and the
season Of the year, but the owner will
find from experience how to get the
best results in this connection.
The driver is now, ready to step on
the engine and the foot should be re-
leased from this pedal the instant the
engine has begun to fire. The next
matter of business is to readjust the
choker button, so that the engine pro-
ceeds to run smoothly. It Is not a good
idea to pump the choker button back
and forth. AS soon as the engine Is
warmed UP sufficiently to operate with
out the choker button being out, this
button should be pushed in. In warm
weather this can be done In Just few
The throttle should next be closed.
The engine should then be running in
proper condition for the operator to
proceed to where he wishes to go.
Stopping Engine Simple.
The process of stopping the engine is
simpler, but there are essential matters
to know about. When wishing to stop
the engine, be sure that the gear shift
lever Is in neutral position. The ignt-
ton switch should be turned of and
the KEY removed. unless the car Is to
be used again Immediately. The
emergency brake should be Set espe-
cially II the car Is on any kind OF a
grade.
The choker to which the choker con-
troll button is attached is in effect a
damper, which shuts of the supply of
air to the carburetor and permits the
engine to draw In a gas mixture, very
rich in gasoline. The choker is usually
the essential asset to quick starting
After the engine Is thoroughly warmed
up and the ignition switch Is turned
of so that the car Is stopped or by
chance the engine Is stalled, 1t Is not
necessary to use the choke again when
starting. Improper use of the choker
results in flooding the engine and &C
tually delays Its starting. More i'm
portant, 1t also contributes to crank
case dilution and rapid wear of piston
and cylinder walls, resulting In piston
slaps. Excessive choking causes the oil
to be washed down from the cylinder
walls. The result of this is greater fric-
ton and wear between pistons and cyl.
inder walls for a few minutes after
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

Probably the narrowest street In the
world Is to be seen in Quebec. which
thoroughfare is known as Sur lie Gap.
It is Just z feet wide from wall to wall
and has the picturesqueness Of the
Old World. It is not only narrow and
crooked, but quite steep. Quebec has
several such streets, but none quite SO
diminutive as Sur lie Gap. The resi-
French and know nothing Of English
and the children assail the tourist with
cries of penny, penny" which is the
only English word they know. The city
Is built on several levels and broad
winding flight of steps connects the
upper and lower cities. The wooden
handrails on either side are worn to a
slaine by the action Of the children, who
slide from the top to the bottom, q
distance Of several hundred feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
SIMPLICITY is DROPPED.
Oil Drillers Now Study Technical
ties.

DIES MONIES O).--Mellow sim
plicity has fed from the well-drilling
business.
In the good old days the well driller
had merely to sit and sing, or dream
away the days, the while his bit bored
into the earth's bowels in search Of
liquid to fill the crystal cup.
At a recent well drillers' convention
here the delegates were addressed upon
Relation to the Geological Survey to
the Driller," "Bacteriology and Chem
istry Of the Water Supply and "Un-
foreground Water and the Glacial Drift"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
AMERICANS PRAISE
EUROPEAN SIGNALS
Uniform System Offers Contrast to
Driving Conditions Here,
Official Says.

Motor travel on European highways
is being greatly facilitated as the re-
suit of the adoption of uniform road
signals instead of lettered signs, &C
cording to the foreign travel division
Of the American Automobile Associ-
alton.
A. A. A. motorists returning from
Europe have been particularly i'm
pressed with the advantages of the
uniform signals, which relieves them
of all linguistic troubles with lettered
signs as they pass from frontier to
frontier, the national motoring body
states.
Thomas p. Henry, president Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Front Tires Need Watching.

If it seems harder to steer the car
toward the end of long days run,
maybe the air pressure In the front
tires has gone down. Check it with the
gauge. And you might as well check
the rear tires while you are about 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Exact Pressure Important.

You will notice than any list of the
pressure prescribed for balloon tires
Of different sizes gives the figures il
odd pounds. That. shows how impor-
tant exact pressure Is.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Swift Driving Costs Oil.

Some people have to change the oil
In the crank case oftener than others
because they habitually drive faster.
At so or SIS miles an hour oil consunp-
ton Is more than twice as rapid a. at
30 miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Ignition System Needs Care.

The great majority Of breakdowns
on the road are due to ignition trouble.
Have your ignition system checked
regularly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12
Foreign Auto Use Growing.

Automobiles In use outside Of the
United States now equal the resistra-
ton in this county In l9las
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

chaotic condition which still prevails
In the United States in regard to road
signs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

erican Automobile Association,
points to this European development
as affording sharp contrast to the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

The second person to start out a-wheel
in the two-car family should be par
ticularly careful to guard against car
bon monoNde. In Winter the nrst one
out smokes I'D the garage and then
closes the doors. When the second car
is taken out a little while later there
is likely to be good deal Of poison
lurking about.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-12

Cars that change colors may seem TO
be the newest thing in fine finish, but
many a careless driver has succeeded
in changing flesh color to black ana
blue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
PHILLIPS GALLERY
GIVEN LARGE sum
Million and Half Is Bequeath-
ed Memorial by Mrs. Eliza
Irwin LaughIin Phillips.

The Phillips Memorial Gallery, 1903
TWenty-f1rSt street, is given 81 500 900
by the terms of Mrs. Eliza Irwin
Laughltn Phillips, who died December
ID. The will, filed for probate yester-
day by Attorney Henry Ravenel. dis
poses OF an estate valued in excess of
$3,5OO,OOO by the petition for its pro-
pate requested by the executors, Dun
can Phillips, Minnie H. Byers and
Dwight Clark.
Mrs. Phillips owned real estate in
Washington assessed at $150,767 and
property in Pennsylvania valued at
$4,000. She had securities. cash and
other personal property estimated ct
1926, 157.77.
Her son, Duncan Phillips, is given
the personal and household effects, to-
gether with real estate in Evensburg,
Pa; premises 1900 Twenty-first street
and other property in square Sc.
The Society of the Home for Friend
less at Pittsburgh Is left $4,000 and
the Washington Home for Incurables
$4,000. Other cash requests include
100000 to Miss Caroline Mcclure.
Youngstown, Ohio; 5000 to Dwight
Clark; $4,000 to John H. B. Phillips;
$4,000 to Jessie B. Hart; $4,000 each
to Abbie B. McCammon and Edith N.
McCammoAr. together with the income
of separate trust funds of $4,000.
other trust funds include $4,000 for
benefit of Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips of
Huntingdon. Pa; $4,000 for benefit of
sister-in-law. Jane o. P. Turner, and
$4,000 for benefit of Edward Minor OF
Mount Pleasant, Md. Each of the fol-
lowing employees are to receive the in
come from separate trust funds of
$4,000 each; John r. Simuro. Gizak
Kobayashi, j. Thomas Pryde, Lena
7 -
One-ninth Of the remaining estate Ia
to go to the grandson, Clifford Phillips,
and the rest to the son, Duncan Phil
lips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
ORDER OF CARABAO
HONORS WAR HEADS
Pershing and Mayo. to Be
Guests of Officers Who
Served in Philippines.

The general of the Armies of the
United States, the wartime commander
of the United States feet and six corps
areas commanders in the Army will be
among the distinguished military lead
ers attending the thirtieth annual din
ner of the Military Order of the Cara
bao, to be held at the Willard Hotel on
the evening of February 8.
Gen. John j. Pershing and Admiral
Henry t. Mayo, who commanded the
feet during the war, will be the honor
guests. Corps commanders who will at
tend the dinner, which is the high spot
of the year for officers of the military
services who served in the Philippines
during the days of the empire. are
the following: Maj. Gen. William M.
Wright. commanding the LIST Corps;
Maj Gen. Robert L. Billiard, 3rd Corps;
Maj. Gen. Charles H. Muir. 4th Corps:
Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy and Maj. Gen.
Charles T. Menoher. 6th Corps: Mai.
Gen Henry T. Allen. 9th Corps, and
Maj. Gen. william Weigel, 9th Corps.
Newly elected officers of the order
who will marshal the Cardiac herd dur
ing 1880 are: Grand paramount Cara
bao, Brig. Gen. Ben H Fuller, u. 8. M.
c.; grand patriarch of the herd first
vice commander), Capt David NJ. Addi-
son, U. S. N; grand bell Carabao (sec-
ond vice commander), Mai. Gen. Charles
NICK. Saltzman, u. S. A.; grand coun-
cilor of the herd (third vice command
err, Brig. Gen. Harry F. RetherS, u. S.
A.; grand jefe de los banus Fourth vice
commander), Col. Harold C. Reisinger
U. S. M. c.; grand jefe de los cargadores
(1fth vice commander). Rear Admiral
Luke McNamee, U. S. NJ; grand lead
and wheel Carabao (secretary-treaSurer)
Col Joseph M. Heller, M. r. c., u. s. A;
main guard, Brig Gen. Chase w. Ken
needy. u. S. A.: Winder of the horn, Rear
Admiral Ridley Mclean, u. S. N; car
retonero. Capt. Edgar B. Larimer, U. S.
N. gambling Cardiac, Col Reynolds
j. Burt, U. S. A.. veterinario, Brig. Gen.
Frank r. Keefer. u. S. A.
Capt. Chester Wells, U. s. N, is
chairman of the dinner committee and
Mai. Gen. Charles NICK. SaltZn1an, u.
S. A., is chairman of the entertainment
committee, assisted by the following
committee members: Rear Admiral
Robert z. Coontz, Maj. Gen. Merritt
w. Ireland, Maj. Gen. Charles NICK.
Saltzman, Mai Gen. James e. Fechet,
Mai. Gen. Charles H. Bridges, Brig.
Gen. Frank r. Keefer, Brig. Gen. Harry
F. Rethers, Rear Admiral Yates
Stirling, jr.; Brig. Gen. John T. Myers,
H. Sheen, Col Reynolds J. Burt, Col.
Harold c. Reisinger, Capt. Frederick G..
Pyne, Capt. Ray Spear, Col. Hugh Mat
| thews, Col. Lorenzo D. GasSer. Col
! Stanley H. Ford, Capt. Charles M.
| Oman, Capt. Edward r. Wilson, Col
| Ellis B. Miller, Col. Archibald r. Com
| miskey. Col Joseph M. Heller, Lieut.
Col. Leartus J. owen and Maj. Richard
: d. La Garde.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

the proposed bill would be a little over
$l8,000,000 with a prospective increase
in the year 1880 of not more than
$750,000.
Feel Plan Has Merit.
with these facts 1t can readily be
seen that it will be many years before
are being paid out will reach the
amount of the income from the contri-
buttons Of the employees of $2S, 900 600. -
The committee feels" says the re-
port, that this is meritorious legisla-
ton and will benefit not only the en-
ployes, but will be the means of greater
efficiency and better service to the
Government"
Another important feature of the
Dale-Lehlbach bill is explained by the
Dale report.
Whereas under the law all en-
ployeS, after Is years service" con-
tinues the Dale report fare eligible for
retirement at 10 years of age. under
the proposed bill all employees after 80
years of service are eligible for retire
ment at So years of age; and whereas
under the law city, rural and village
letter carriers, post ONCE clerks and
others in that group, after is years Of
service, are eligible for retirement at
SIS years Of age, under the proposed
bill those of the aforesaid group, after
80 years service, are eligible for re-
tirement at SO years OF age.
Whereas under the law railway
postal clerks, those engaged in hazard
GUS pursuits and others in that group,
after is years service, are eligible for
retirement at 50 years of age, under
the proposed bill those of the aforesaid
group, after 80 years OF service, are
FeffrAn0Anf ar of
age.
THAT is to say, all employees with a
service record of 80 years, under the
proposed bill, are eligible for retirement
in each respective group when two
years younger than others in the same
group whose service record is IS, but
less than 80 years.
Many Factors Involved.
"The average limits fixed by the pro-
posed bill are so high that 1t is prob
able that the few employees who will
avail themselves of the option will be
such as have become mentally or phys
ically impaired. Those whom the pro-
posed bill includes have by 80 years
service been given consideration for the
few months earlier voluntary retirement.
Hence the proposed bill, tending to
eliminate inefficiency and to remunerate
long service, is to the advantage of
both the Government and the employe."
These quotations from Senator Dale's
explanation of the pending bill have
been given in detail so that any one
who desires may figure the thing out
for himself in the light OF the facts at
hand and to be given later in this
series of articles.
1t is obvious that the Civil Service
retirement question is by no means a
simple one.
So many factors are involved, in fact,
that 1t is dif1cult for anybody but an
e1pert to understand 1t thoroughly, and
even the experts sometimes fall out as
TO the probable effects of certain pro-
posed changes. In the end 1t is likely
that experience must be relied upon
for the truth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
Sculptures Plans
Whitney Museum
Of American Art
Former Gertrude Wander
bilt Makes Initial Pres
entatiOn of 400 Paintings
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 4,-Plans for
the endowment of a museum to be
devoted exclusively to American art
were announced yesterday by Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney. sculptures.
The chief object of the museum, the
announcement said. would not be to
serve as "a repository Of what American
artists have done in the past" but to
carry on "a vigorous campaign of
acquisition in the effort to discover
from talents and to stimulate the
creative spirit Of the artist before it
has been deadened by old age"
The museum, to be known as the
Whitney Museum of American Art, will
open In November in temporary quar-
tiers. Mrs. Whitney made an initial
presentation Of 400 paintings to the
institution.
Mrs. Whitney, the former Gertrude
Vanderbilt, has received wide acclaim
for her sculptures. Her better known
works include an equestrian statue Of
Col. William r. Buffalo Bill Cody for
the State of Wyoming, which received
an award Of honor" from the French
government; q World War memorial
group, which stands on upper Broad
way; an Aztec fountain for Washing
ton and an FL Dorado fountain for San
Francisco.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
SECOND FATALITY
FROM ND. FIRES
Another Man Found Burned
to Death Apparently
While Asleep.
special Dispatch to The star.


CUMBERLAND, Md, January A.
The second death from burns received
by an open fire in three days was re-
corded here today, with the discovery
of the charred body of c. Vincent
Johnson, AZ. widower, near the Chesa-
peake & Ohio Canal towpath by Curtis
Crow.
Yesterday the body of Patrick Yantz,
SIS, who was burned to death by a bon
fire in the woods near HAGEN, this
county, was buried in the county ceme-
terry.
Indications are that Johnson's cloth
ing caught from q spark blown by the
wind as he lay sleeping on the ground
nearby. His clothing was burned from
his body waist up and flesh scared
The police learned he was a member
of a party drinking alcohol around
the fire at this point. known as 1.-The
jungles," hangout for derelictS.
Empty jars and bottles were laying
about the fire. johnson had worked in
the Western Maryland shops and he
had been q steel erector in local mills.
He is survived by one son and two
daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
II CHINESE ARRESTED
IN SMUGGLING PROBE
Federal Agents Told $1,000 Each
Paid for Entry Through Chile
and Houston, Tex.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS, La January A.
immigration officials believe they have
unearthed an international alien snug
Cling syndicate in the arrests here today
Of IL well-to-do Chinese.
Through an interpreter, the agents
were told that the aliens had paid
81 900 to gain entry into the United
States and that they had landed in
Houston from the steamship Taluma,
which they boarded at Tquiqui, Chile.
When arrested as they stepped off a
train here today, they were on their
way to a Mott street, New York, adj
dress.
The Government officials said the
syndicate apparently was operating in
San Francisco, New Orleans, Houston
and New York. with a base in South
America. Two of the Chinese, Harry
Wong and Chang See, were charged
by the officials as being the ringleaders
of the syndicate.
At first Wong talked readily in per-
feet English, saying the Chinese were
merchants who had come to New Or
leans to purchase goods. but when he
learned his questioners were immigra-
ton officials, who demanded their pa
pers, he. refused to talk further until
q Chinese interpreter was brought in.
They will be held here pending inves-
tigation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
RETIREMENT BILL
EXPECTED TO PASS
Survey Shows Every Indica-
ton Congress Will Approve
Higher Annuities.

This is the first of series of screen
articles on the status OF proposed
measures to lfberdIiEe the ciUii service
retiTement ldD in the interest OF
Government employees iDho are retired
or may hereafter retire. The merit article
UtU appear tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
DEPUTY DIES IN DUEL.
Hotel at Mazomanie, Wis, Scene of
Tragedy Over Family Trouble.

MADISON, Wis, January 4 (P.-
Deputy Sheriff Earl A. Van Dusen,
Madison, was killed in gun battle at
hotel at Mazomanie, near here early
today, by James E. Jones, 40, when
officers were called after Jones made
threats against his divorced wife.
Jones was wounded critically.
Late last night officers were called to
the hotel operated by Jones former
wife. Charles Jones, son of the es-
tranged pair. told Sheriff Harold
Smedal and his two deputies his father
had quieted down and asked them not
to attempt an arrest until today They
waited in the hotel lobby until Jones
left his wifes room.
deputy told jones he was under
arrest and ordered him to hold up his
hands. Jones answered with bullets.
Several shots were exchanged. Van
Dusen was fatally wounded in the side.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
DIESEL ENGINE IN AUTO
MAKES ECONOMY RUN
Driven From indianapolis to CO.
lumbus, Ohio, on Five Gallons
Of Fuel Oil.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, January 4.-Hav-
ing consumed only 5 gallons Of fuel,
an automobile powered by a Diesel,
four cylinder engine, arrived in Column
bus tonight from Indianapolis. The
l8S-nile trip was made in FIVE hours,
driving time.
The experiment marks the first time
an engine of this make has been placed
in an automobile chassis, and officials
of the CunninS Engineering Co. of
Columbus, Ind, sponsors of the project,
expressed themselves as well satisfied
with the results.
The engine Is operated by fuel Oil
which costs 8 cents gallon. 1t is ca
pable of moving the regular automobile
chassis at the rate of IS to go miles an
hour
The machine was operated by G. L.
Cummings, president Of the company.
He was accompanied by H. l.. Knudson,
engineer, and w. F. Sturm as passen-
ger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05

crossings in the District of Columbia"
The entire slate of officers Of the
federation was reelected at the No
vember meeting, as follows; President,
DR.. George G. Havenner of Anacostia !;
vice president B. A. Bowles of George
town; secretary. David Babp of West
End; treasurer A. II. Gregory of STAN
ton Park. Hugh M. Frampton was re-
appointed to the@post of recording Sec
rotary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-05
CAR CRASH KILLS TWO.
Three Others Injured When Auto
Hits Truck.

SEYMOUR, Ind, January 4 Dr.
Two persons were killed and three 9TH
ers seriously injured tonight when their
sedan crashed into the rear Of o truck
8 miles south of here and caught flre.
The dead are Edward Norton, 10, of
Franklin, Ind, and Mrs. Lillian Chan
dler, 81, of Taylorsville, Ind.