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The Washington times., 1930-10-21
ARE
NAMED

In addition to the Riggs. Bowie
Pimlico Cup and Walden landi
caps, already reviewed, the Mary
land Jockey Club offers for the
coming Pirnlico meeting a vari
ETY. Of handicaps likely to appeal
to owners Of this class of horses
The most important Of these
is the Baltimore, for all ages,
at a mile and 10 yards, to
which $500 Is added, and
which closed August IA with
SO nominations in 81 interests.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21

Dewitt Prep has finally be.
come Strengthened out in re-
CARDS to its game of Satur-
day. Mt. st. Mary'S Prep it
will be at Emmittsburg, Nd,
at 2:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21

JOgs rolling Of late has
caused quite q stir among the
pinspiIIers at ROsslyn. They've
come to fear him now when
he takes the big black ball In
his hand and lets 60 ut the
unsuspecting pins.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21

The idea of the baseball part
Of this story is this. It has been
Joe's pitching, is the thought.
that has helped him in his bowl
ing. A strong arm helps in. this
game as well as anything else.
You've got to have something to
run up all the scores Joe has
run up Of late. And Joe has an
arm on him.
Bowling just brings out an
other sport that Joe can play.
He certainly goes for everything
he undertakes. And he doesn't
stop trying something new until
he masters it. Thus, Joe Freschi,
the bowler.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21
TEAMS MEET
/ At CENTRAL
STADIUM
BY GARRETT WATERS

Central and Western are play
ing today in q high school series
football game at the Central
Stadium, starting at 3:45 o'clock.
The game marks the debut fol
both teams in the race.
Central defeated Western last
year by 7-to-O score. The two
teams are vastly improved over
1929, especially Central. which
goes into the fray today the
heavy favorite to cop.
The series opened last Friday
with Tech High defeating Busi-
ness by the one-sided score Of
80 to 0.
The teams put in their fin
iShing touches for the game
by practice yesterday. Re
ports from the two camps
indicate most every player is
I'm good shape with the pos
Sible exception Of Gene Co
leila, Of Central and Bob
Fletcher, Western.
Colella'S ankle, injured in the
st. Johns game, has been giving
him trouble for a week or so and
although he has nurSed 1t
enough to warrant him playing
today, it is likely he will keep
on the side lines for safety sake.
Whitley Cumberland will be in his
place in the quarterback position.
Fletcher'S case is also one where
an ankle injury has kept him
low. He has been working out
daily with the Red and White
squad, however, and is down to
take his place at end in the
lineup, which indicates he is
vastly improved.
Central, by the way, has had
an. unusually hard time in de-
feating Western the past two
years. In 1928 only a 7-to-6
victory was registered, While, as
mentioned above, TO was the
score last year. An interesting
time of it should be had this
afternoon.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21

Since then, Joe has fooled
around the sandlOtS and
once, with York Of the Penn
SyIVania League. He came to
the front again only the past
season he almost single
handed hurled the Tile Set
ter Nine Of the Industrial
League to q championship i'm
the city weekday league
baseball series.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21

The Murphy and Ames team
would not do without him. He is
the chief reason why the May
wood team is leading the Inde-
pendent race, while il it wasn't Tor
Zoe. Miss Costello wouldn't be on
the Mixed Doubles team in the
lead for that circuits pennant.
Joe has become a consistent
bowler. His games will prove this
Here are some of them: 40, LAG,
144. 144, 141 and another 141'
some of his sets are 361, 3S5, 379'
351 and $40.
Joe certainly has been doing
his bit to keep Little Italy" in
the fore In athletic events around
the city. Many already know OF
his work in baseball, while many
have heard or read Of his EXPLOITS
on the football field.
To review Just a bit, it stands
repeating again Of Joe'S pitching
work on the baseball diamond
which led to his acquisition by
the New York Yankees. then I'M
der the late Miller Higgins. Joe
was a mean pitcher in those
days, they go back to 1927, and
although he didn't make the
grade with the Yankees he was
sent to Scottsdale of the Middle
Atlantic League where he fin
iShed out the season.
The Washington times., 1930-10-21

Mickey Cochrane. spectacular
backStop of the, world champion
Philadelphia Athletics, looks for
the AS to repeat in 1881.
Speaking at the Poor Richard
Club, Philadelphia, recently Mickey
said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
World Without international Borders
Now Reality, Is View of A. A. A. Agency

"The Garnet de passages en- douanes
(customs carneO is an international
customs pass for the temporary impor-
tation OF motor vehicle into Is of the
most important touring countries of
Europe. thus taking the place of Is dis
tinct triptyqueS. 1t has the advantage
of being very simple in use and is good
for period of one year from the date
Of issue
international travelling pass
american driving licenses are not
accepted in all the countries of Europe
as authority TO operate a motor vehicle,
therefore an international pass, which is
general license for the car and driver,
must be obtained. This document is
available in most European countries
for II months from the date of issue,
! and eliminates the necessity of re-regls-
tering the vehicle and obtaining driv-
ing license in each country, thus saving
| its holder great deal of time, trouble
and expense"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
MILADY'S MOTORING
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

At last woman has offered a salts
factory abb for taking off the garage
doors. The exceptional case concerns
one who opened up half the doors in
order to ventilate the garage while she
busted of the car. Stepping into the car
to back out she glanced into the rea"-
view mirror only to see a clear road
behind. Then came the crash.
The mirror simply did not reveal tho
closed half of the door. 1t was a double
lesson to milady, because 1t brought to
her attention the fact that without a
full vision mirror, or one that shows to
the side as well as the back. she is never
certain just what the actual situation
is behind.
Do you ever 60 to a party sitting on
your right foot in order to cover the
embarrassing Smudge, which you picke d
up from the brake pedal? Whether
or not you have suffered this expert
ence it is a good idea to ask the service
man to clean off the pedals when he is
finished working on the car. Most me-
chanicS think to wipe off the steering
wheel. but the out-Of-sight parts usu-
ally are out of mind.
1t may be comforting for the new
conner at the wheel to have an expert
enced driver by her side, but a great
deal more confidence can be had by
sitting beside an experienced driver
either before trying to take the wheel
or after making the plunge. Just OBJ
serving the way an experienced driver
shifts easily, because he does it in a
lazy manner, rather than nervouSly
suggests useful plan of action. AlmoS!
invariably when woman plans to learn
to drive she stays on the rear seat until
just before getting at the job. That's
where confidence is lost.
If the engine starts, but runs III
evenly, back out as quick as possible
The temptation is to stand still undl
the motor runs smoothly, but in miss
ing" the engine emitS an excessive
amount of deadly carbon monoxide.
Because thinning out is no worry tc
women 1t isn't any wonder that they
take signs of thinning out of the en-
gine'S oil a little too lightly for the
safety of the car. The pointer of the
oil gauge is a gentle warning, which
should be obeyed by trip to the fillinR
station or neighborhood garage. If thc
reading of the gauge shows less than
normal when the motor is warmed up
and the car Is running at road speed
the oil has leaned out and probably is
diluated with gasoline. Always take the
reading when conditions are normal
and the engine is warm, but not on a
hill.
If automobile muf1iers were called
"expanderS" women would find it much
easier to understand the action of this
important unit. While there Is the APP
pearance or effect of muffling the moss
of the exhaust, the actual action is that
of allowing the rapidly expanding gases
to spread out" as slowly as possible
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
THEFT ACT REPEAL .
MEETS OPPOSITION
American Motorists Asso-
citation FavorS Amendment
to Remedy Abuses.

Opposition to the proposed repeal of
the national motor vehicle theft act
was voiced last week by the American
Motorists Association.
Repeal of the act is proposed by its
author, Representative l.. G. Dyer OF
Missouri, who declares its stringent
penalties, designed to break up organ
lied automobile thievery, is being abused
by Federal judges in imposing sentences
on young men and boys for joy-riding.
when passed 10 years ago the law
was never intended to make the act OF
joy-riding a Federal crime, nor was it
intended to impose maximum sentences
of five years or $4,000 fines on young
boys for what was many times g
thoughtless act" Mr.. Dyer declared in
asking Congress to repeal his own legiS-
lation. Its primary purpose was to
reach gangs of automobile thieves and
to prevent their diSposing of loot
through interstate traffic. 1t was a
good law, but has been badly abused
and should be repealed"
Amendment Is Urged.
Amendment of the law rather than
its repeal is urged by the American Mo-
florists Association, which has asked to
be heard, along with other interested
organizations, in consideration of the
proposed repeal of the act. The AmerI-
can Motorists Association points out
that from it's passage in October, 1919
until June 80, 1928, the latest available
figures, there have been 11,O72 indict-
mentS under the act and a total of
$14.331 $40 worth of automobiles re-
covered.
Largely through the enforcement of
the act by the Department of Justice
there has been comparatively little or
ganized automobile gang thievery, dis
posing of their loot through interstate
traffic" declares Thomas j. Keefe, gen.
eral manager of the American Motor
lists Association. Repeal of the act
would result in millions of loss to mo-
florists throughout the United States.
See Easy Remedy for Abuse.
1.-THE abuse complained of can. be
easily remedied by Congress without
repeal of the act. This could be done
by the addition of special 'joy-riding'
penalty, yet leaving in the act the max
imum penalties for those engaged in
the business of stealing and selling aI-
tomobiles Billions of dollars are i'll
vested in automobiles standing daily or
our public streets. which If left to the
prey Of thieves will be endangered by
repeal of the act" the American Mo-
florists Association statement concludes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Difference IN GAS
READILY APPARENT
Decreased Mileage Is Not Only
Result of Inferior Motor
Fuel.

While the general public still seems
to assume the principal difference be-
tween different grades of gasoline is In
mileage, actually the differences in the
mileage o5tainable on the best and the
poorest commercial gasollneS OF today
are small compared with the diner
enceS In performance and possible IN
Jury to the engine and fuel-lnductlon
system.
Volatility is the most important sin
gle property of a motor fuel. Recent
research has demonstrated that the ~
per cent point on the A. S. T. M. dlstll-
lation curve is the best measure OF the
ease of starting in cold weather ana
of the danger of gas lock, while the W
per cent point is the best measure OF
the ease of uniform distribution ana
lack of crankcaSe dilutton In an engine
after it has warmed up. Other inter-
mediate points are OF some lmportanCe
in determining the ease of acceleratlon,
especially while the engine Is Delng
warmed up, but in general proper limits
on the 10 per cent point, so per cent
point and 90 per cent point OF 1uei
VIII insure good performance under an
conditions SO far as fuel Volatlilty Is
concerned.
Anti-knock quality is the next most
Important property OF gasoline from
--OeNPOAhb Vi PClAOA hinhSN'
engine tests under carefully controlled
conditions are as yet the only reliable
measure OF anti-knOck value.
sulphur content, gum content ana
freedom from corrosive substances are
each Of Importance in determining
whether gasoline can be used steadily
without cOrroding or clogging the fuel
induction system or the engine.
Other properties of gasoline have little
or no influence In affecting the per-
Iormance of a motor fuel, except that
variations in viscosity or gravity may
necesSitate the readjustment of the car
Duretor to give the best results.
High volatility and anti-knock prop
critics and low sulphur and gum content
al cost money to obtain and frequently
by proper design the automotive engi-
neer can decrease the need for too rigid
specifications On al these points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

as rapidly as possible, in order to serve
the greatest number of motorists first.
Among the important highways slated
for early improvement are the Old
Spanish Trail, the New Orleans-Shreve-
port highway, the Dixie Overland high
way and the New Orleans Hammond
highway.
Louisiana is taking cognizance of the
fact that municipalities are benefited
by Statewide road-improvement pro-
grams. New Orleans, for instance, be-
cause of its concentration of motorists,
Is paying about two-flfths of the cost
Of building all the roads on the State
system. However, New orleans realizes
that this is good business, for not only
will the standards of living in rural
Louisiana be bettered, but this better
ment will be reflected in increased trade
for New Orleans.
Louisianas progress is somewhat of
a surprise to the outside world, in that
until recently highway mud and dust
were as characteristic of Louisiana as
DelicanS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
Louisiana State Highway Program
Includes 5000 Miles Paved Roads by 1882

At the end of 1927 Louisiana had but
about so miles of first-claSs rural paw
ing. That State has every expectancy
OF possessing 5000 miles of paved high
ways by 1882, according to E. E. Duffy,
highway educational writer.
This illustrates in a striking way
what State may do toward providing
the motor car with facilities in keep
ing with its own fine mechanism.
louisiana has looked over her resources.
scanned and abandoned the former
wasteful methods of bodybuilding and
has adopted financing methods which
enable her to make the greatest use of
these resources.
The 2-cent gasoline tax of Louisiana
was raised to cents a gallon. The law
provides that the income from / cent
OF the Accent gasoline tax may be
bonded-and this is the money that is
putting Louisiana's highway paving
program on par with that of other
progressive States.
Louisiana also has a modern attitude
in the actual improvement of her high
ways. Through routes are being paved
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
EUen if You Drive a
FRESH-AIR
TAXI

You will be interested in
this story and it's moral.
Everybody wants to obtain
the maximum number of
trouble free" miles; no
matter what kind of a car
they drive. No matter
whether you crank it or
whistle into a ''televox," you
want to obtain the greatest
mileage in service, SatiSfac-
ton and smiles possible.
You'd be surprised If you
knew how many people
think that as long as their
differential and transmits
sion are filled with grease,
that this fabrication is
OK" regardless of how
long that grease has served
them.
You wouldn't knowingly
allow grease, filled with steel
filings, to be put in your car,
yet that is the kind most
likely to be found there. We
can easily prove this to you
by draining your old grease
into a pan, moving a mag
net through the grease.
washing off the magnet with
gasoline, and showing you
the steel filings hanging on
the magnet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16

A variety of methods are used, but in
each it is a matter of expansion rather
than muff1ing.
The exhaust cannot be mufled with
out producing back pressure and inter-
fering with the acton of the engine
While the plates of mutfier may seem
to be a restriction on the escape of the
gas they really provide a way for it to
exit calmly without the longer exit
provided by the muffler each release of
gas would have the sharp crack of the
racing car exhaust.
One Of the latest mufflers allows the
gas to pass straight through withouS
any diverting whatsoever, but the pipe
is perforated with holes through which
the gas can expand radially as it passes
through. This is the same principle
used in a popular gun silencer.
Why is it the custom for milady to
sit to the left when riding on the rear
seat? HumoristS have taken a crack
at this convention Of the times, but few
have guessed that it has to do with
safety. The gentleman must alight on
the right side in order to precede and
assist milady-and that is the safe side
as we'll.
Just because a mufiier is not intended
to muffle. however, is no reason to as
sumo that ii may not impede the escape
of the exhaust gas in actual practice
when the plates are clogged with cat
bon. That is why service managers
recommend having the muller cleaned
| out after few years of service, or bet
ter still, replace with a clean and bet
ter designed type.
II you are planning to trade in the
car, and do not care to go to this ex-
penSe, it will help the engine to have
| a mechanic tap the muffler with 9
wooden mallet so as to dislodge som,
of the carbon which will then blow out
the exhaust pipe.
She was on her way to party. AS
final safeguard she focused the rear
view mirror in order to take a look at
the tilt of her hat Everything passed
/ muster. She was on her way!
Turning into a side street, however.
another machine crashed from behind.
Where's your mirror" beloved its
disturbed driver.
The moral of which is that if the
mirror is to serve other purposes 1t
should not be left in such a way as
to invite an accident.
Copyright, by the Russell Service.)
4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
SAFETY FIRST SLOGAN NEEDED
BY PRESENT-DAY MOTORISTS
Danger of Publics Taking Traffic Acct
dents for Granted Declared to Call for
Frequent Campaigns.

they are the principal causes of auto
mobile accidents. In spite of the fact
that highways are becoming wider and
better and that manufacturers are
turning out automobiles that can be
operated at higher rates of speed for
hundreds of miles at a time, this does
not necessarily indicate that q higher
rate of speed is essential, or even neces-
Sary. It Is true that careful drivers can
proceed at reasonably rapid rate with
out much chance of an accident, but
driving at high speeds merely for the
sake. of exhilaration is poor business.
There are several points to be con-
Sidered by motorist who would avoid
accidents. At all times a driver should
be sure his machine is in firSt-class
condition. He can then well afford to
proceed at a moderate rate of speed and
Is better prepared in an emergency.
When you cannot see what is coming
from around the corner, be prepared 70
stop, sounding horn a short distance
before reaching intersection. Slow up
for all turns in the road.
Chains Should Be Used.
Chains should be used on wet or icy
pavements or whenever there is danger
of Skidding. In driving on bridges it Is
best to go slowly, as rut or a stone
In the road may throw the car against
the structure. Clean windshelds af-
ford clear view ahead, and every car
should have a windshield wiper, which
will prevent snow or rain from obStruct-
ing the drivers view. Always be care
full when backing. Mirrors are valuable
in this connection. Bumpers also make
for safety. Signal when driving toward
or away from the curb.
To pass another vehicle going in the
same direction, start turning out to the
left at least rs feet to the rear. Do not
get too close, as the view Of the road
ahead cannot be easily seen, which may
result in turning directly in front of a
car coming toward you. Do not cut
back into the road nor slow down too
soon after having passed a car. In
hurrying to get ahead of a train, street
car or other vehicle, very little time is
saved at the final destination.
At dusk a driver should be especially
careful, for then there is neither enough
daylight or artificial light to make the
road visible very far ahead. 1t Is no
dificult matter to conform to these
simple suggestions, and the full and UNI
divided attention of the driver makes
for safe driving
The number of motor accidents can
and should be reduced in number. CITY
ordinances that make for safety, apply-
ing to both motorists and pedestrians.
should be passed and strictly enforced,
and motorists can do much in promot-
ing an interest to back the enforcement
OF motor vehicle laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-16
BY III. CLIFFORD BROKAW,
Automobile Technical Adviser.


Safety First" is a slogan which has
come in for a lot of criticism III its
| general application to life, since there
are those who believe that progress Is
made not by always giving first con-
! sheraton to safety 1t seems there are
times when 1t is proper and desirable
to forego safety, to run risks and be-
come involved in dangers in accom-
plishing the desired results. However
| true this may be in some realms of
| life it is not true in the matter OF
operating an automobile.
No one need be ashamed to proceed
on the safety first principle in driving
| an automobile. In fact, 1t is criminal
| to have any other conception of a
motoring experience. In spite OF all
efforts, and there are many of them, to
encourage safe driving, there are alto
| gether too many accidents. There is
possibility that this accident situation
will, by the very fact that 1t continues
| from year to year come to be a taken
for-granted part of the automobile era
and people will neglect to fight this
evil or even to cooperate in putting 1t
down. There is need for numerous
campaigns to keep the issue alive
Every One Can Help.
| There is one thing that every auto
| mobile operator can do in the interest
of helping to reduce accidents which
cause great inconvenience and suffering,
| not to mention the destruction of valu-
able materials. Every one can apply the
safety first principle in operating an
automobile. If there Is general tend
| ency in this direction 1t has the best
possibility of answering the question
How can automotive disasters be re-
duced to a minimum"
There is also another answer to this
question and this has to do with that
part of the population that are not
| for the time being motorists. These
| people are usually termed pedestrians
1t is not fair to place all the response
bility for automotive accidents on motor
lists. There are no end of pedestrians
who Guido the most reckless drivers in
their lack of applying safety first prin-
ctpleS. They invite disaster by Their
needless, inconsistent attitude toward
! traffic rules.
One of the causes of the serious auto
mobile accident situation is intoxication
Although the United States may be In
an age of prohibition from the stand
point of liquor traffic 1t is evident that
some people are violating the law ahC
that some Of these violatorS are motor
lists. Statistics are available to show
that in number of places more than
half of the licenses revoked by motor
| vehicle bureaus were due to the drivers
OF cars being more or less under the
influence Of liquor Whatever one may
believe In regard to prohibition, GER
tainly there is no question that people
driving automobiles should be sober
Those who are subject to drunkenness
in any degree should see to it that some
one else drives their cars rather than
themselves.
Speed for Pleasure Dangerous.
Other causes of automobile accidents
include reckless driving. speeding, lack
of maturity of drivers and lack of abil-
tty to read signs. These are the main
reasons why licenses are revoked and