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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
RECORD FOR 1929 SET
BY NATURAL GASOLINE
Production Exceeds Two Billion
Gallons, According to Blu
reau of Mines.

The natural gasoline industry, noted
for its rapid growth. again established q
new record for output in 1929, when q
total Of 1888, $4,000 gallons was pro-
duced, according TO statistics compiled
by @. r. Hopkins Of the United States
Bureau Of Mines, Department OF Com
merce.
This output represents an increase Of
% per cent over 1928, as compared with
an increase of II per cent in 1928 over
1927 and an annual increase for the
past 10 years of 81 per cent. This rec
ord-breaking output of natural gasoline
in 1929 was closely related to the mate
rial increase in crude production. In
1929 crude oil production for the first
time exceeded 900 900 900 barrels. The
total of 1907 1923, 900 barrels of crude
produced represented an increase Of IL
per cent over 1928. While this increase
was considerably below the increase in
natural gasoline production given above,
1t should be noted that much Of the
flush crude production secured in 1929
came from deep sands in which the gas
oil ratio was high.
Furthermore, there was pronounced
tendency to erect larger plants, and
while the recovery per 1000 cubic feet
of gas treated was below the average.
the large quantity of gas put through
the plants had material effect on the
total output for the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
RURAL DISTRICTS
VIEWING ROADWORK
Highway Improvements Said
to Be Great Aid to
Farmers.

Since general business and farming
are 30 closely interlocked. both cities
and rural communities are Watching
with interest the trend toward improv-
ing local roads.
Rural communities that have devel-
oped comprehensive road systems have
virtually become new markets for man
ufactured products which they formerly
did without. This means q higher
standard Of living for the rural COM
munity.
Near to Markets.
On the other hand, the rural COM
munity is placed in year-around touch
with markets, and the best price for
farm produce Is obtained. A study
made recently by Cornell University re-
vealed that farmers in one community
suffered losses Of from 500 to 81 900
yearly through inability TO market prod
uce, because Of muddy roads, when
prices were best.
Chief among the steps that q rural
community may take Is that Of hard
surfacing highways. Where funds and
resources are somewhat limited, COM
munities are building 8 or 10 foot con-
crete pavementS. These narrow pave
mentS serve the purpose admirably, and
carry with them the same economies
that go with concrete In 18, 40 and 80
foot widths.
Delaware Active.
Delaware. one of many States that In
building considerable mileages of these
paved local roads, this year awarded
contracts for Is miles OF single-lane
pavements. With several score miles
Of these pevements in service, Delaware
has found that all upkeep costs per
mile OF pavement annually average
about 500 a mile, which includes up.
keep of surface, bitches, shoulders, and
so on. This Is much less than for
other types of surfacing.
At first thought many believe that
the narrow pavement is inadequate for
modern traff1c. But considering that
there is little through traffic on these
roads and that they are designed to
give year-around contact with arterial
highways and markets, the width In
considered highly satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
BENEFITS OF ROAD
CONGRESS RELATED
Better Construction, Unem-
pIoyment Aid and Travel
Stimulation Seen.

Representatives of the American
Automobile Association in attendance
at the sessions of the Sixth Inter-
national Road Congress saw four dis
tinct benefits accruing from the de-
alterations of the highway experts OF
go Nations. These benefits were sum-
married. as follows:
First, better road construction,
sounder financing and the co-ordina-
ton Of highways so that they will join
at frontiers.
Second, the immediate launching Of
road programs on the part of the va
rious Nations to relieve unemployment.
Stimulation Aids.
Third, stimulation of world travel
through highway construction, the SIM
plification of frontier regulations and
passports and the development of a
common language of the road by means
of standard warning and direction signs.
Fourth, avoidance by other countries
Of some of the mistakes committed by
the United States as the pioneer road
building Nation.
Two Of the keynotes of the Congress
were sounded by President Henry at
special luncheon rendered by the
A. A. A. to official delegates and spe-
cially invited guests.
in the tide of American travel abroad
in the immediate years ahead, but
warned that only those countries that
build proper highways and facilitate
travel win benefit from this tourist
army.
Foreign Travel Increasing.
Every year." he said, "sees great
increase In the number of Americans
going abroad. Every year sees an ex-
tension of trails into the far places
of the world. But great as Is the Amer
lean tourist army Of today, it is but the
advance guard Of the army of tomor-
row. It Is an ingrained habit of our
people that whenever possible they pre-
fer to travel under their own power.
The extent to which these couriers OF
commerce and peace will visit you de-
ponds in large measure on the roads
you provide and the ease with which
you make 1t possible for them to travel
from frontier to frontier"
At the conclusion of his address,
which was translated into four Ian
guages, the A. A. A. executive advised
the delegates to build roads with a
viewpoint to future traffic, to make
Identification q part of their road
programs and to protect the highways
against Characterization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

years there was O net increase Of 2,044
in the number of these grade crossings
over the country. In view of this in
crease and the manifest impossibility
of eliminating even a relatively small
part Of the 100000 grade crossings that
exist now in this country, it can be
readily seen that grade separation is
not a solution to the traffic problem at
these crossings as it applies either to
the railroads or to the public.
The matter resolves itself principally
Il was about to say entirely-into q
means of facilitating the movements
of traffic at points of traffic density.
All of these things have been done,
and others are being done, by the rail-
roads. Public officials have given the
problem as it relates to them the same
intelligent consideration. But with what
results?
At Same Level.
While grade-crossing fatalities have
remained at the same level, and their
ratio to total traffic fatalities shows a
downward trend, the total fatalities of
traffic are increasing at an alarming
rate. Last year the increase was 1913
per cent over 1923, and the increase
from 1920 to 1929 was lat per cent.
For each of the last three years the
relative increase in motor vehicle IA
talities over the Immediately preceding
year exceeded the relative increase in
the number Of automobiles that we're
registered.
To what is this tendency due? This
is a question which every person in this
country may well ask themselves. To me
it appears to be due to the more inten-
sive use of the automobile, to the
greater speed at which it is operated
and to a reckless disregard Of traffic
and safety rules.
In short, it seems to be attributable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26

to the fact that sense OF safety has
not been developed in the minds of
people who are driving automobiles.
Some few individuals may have devel-
oped this safety sense, but a great mass
Of the population appears to have given
it no consideration.
At least there is partial evidence that
it is upon the public that the greater
part of this responsibility rests. l. point
to the fact that on our own railroad,
the Louisville e. Nashville, 40 per cent
of the total gradercrossing accidents
are at crossings that are protected by
watchmen, visible and audible signals
or by gates.
Sixteen per cent of this 40 per cent
we're at crossings protected by watch
men-in every case where watchmen
were trying to prevent the motoriSt
from entering upon the crossing i'm
mediately in front of an approaching
train. In quite number of cases auto
mobiles have struck and killed our
watchmen, whose sole purpose at the
crossing was TO protect these motorists
who caused their deaths.
Evidence of Responsibility.
Further evidence that the indiffer-
ence and inattention Of motorists is re-
sponsible for the bad records that are
being made is seen in the fact that on
our road 40 per cent of the grade-cross-
ing accidents are cases where automo-
biles are driven into the sides of trains
after they have occupied the crossing.
Also, 81 per cent of our accidents at
crossings are in broad daylight, and
most of them involve persons who live
in the community where the accident
takes place-persons who are thorough
ly familiar with physical details of the
crossings and often familiar with the
schedules of the trains involved. Surely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
COOPERATION NEEDED FACTOR
IN REDUCING GRADE DANGERS
Railroad Head Outlines Survey of Crossing
Accidents and Urges Assistance Of
Motoring Public.

placed at practically all such crossings
by the railroads. In great many cases
these signs of the railroads are supple
mented by State law stop signs, and in
a number of instances by signs Of local
automobile clubs that call the attention
of the motorist to the fact that he Is
approaching a grade crossing.
Conference Recommendations.
Among the recommendations of the
National Conference is one for the
elimination of grade crossings either
by relocation of highways or rail lines
or by grade separation. Almost from
the time that the traffic problem was
first faced by the railroads they have
encouraged the relocation and build
ing of highways so as to eliminate or
altogether avoid grade crossings, and
they have met with success in great
many cases.
The large sum of $6o,Ooo,ooO was
expended each year by the railroads
and the public together during 1926,
1927 and 1928 to separate grade cross
ings, and this expenditure Is increasing
Yet, in spite of these efforts and these
expenditures, during this period Of three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED
$25, 1856 Road Improvements Seized
uled in Prince Georges County.

uled in Prince Georges County.
Special Dispatch to The Star
BALTIMORE, october 25.-Contracts
for improving three highways in Prince
Georges County, at a total cost of
$25, 985, have been awarded by the State
Roads Commission.
The largest contract was resurfacing
with bitum;nous concrete the Cheverly
road from Landover to Tuxedo, a dis
lance of IL miles.
The second contract was a continual
ton of the road from Tuxedo to River
road, n1netenths of mile, resurfacing
with penetration macadam, while the
other contract calls for adding concrete
shoulders to Main street In Laurel from
the Washington Boulevard to Sixth
street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
Oil Well VS., Whale.

A years output from the average
American Oil well amounts to about
5000 barrels a year, approximately 500
times as much as the oil from single
whale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
Question of Financing.

The question Of financing roads and
highways will be one Of the most i'm.
portant to be discussed at the Sixth
International Road Congress, Washing
on. October 6-11
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-26
$3.50 Passenger Cars.

There were 50 500 passenger cars In
the United States before the first trucks
Esade thet s-re tEce in 1904.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
TWO WOMEN, SIX MEN
HELD IN DRY RAIDS
SS7 Half-Gallon Jars of Liquor
Seized by Police Over
Week End.

Two women and six men were ar
rested and SGT half-gallon lars of al
!eged liquor seized over the week end
by members Of the police vice squad.
VINO discovered most of the LIQUOR in
secret compartment under the floor of
dwelling in the 900 block of Golden
street southwest.
Ripping the flooring at the Golden
street home yesterday, Sergts. George
M. Little and Nelson Q. Holmes found
432 half-gallon jars of liquor. They
arrested Martha Johnson, 20, colored.
and Lewis Straughn, %, on charges of
possession.
Earlier in the day the SQUAD stouped
an automobile at Rhode Island avenue
ana Monroe street and confiscated 1852
na1-gallon jars Of liquor. The driver.
James Russell, %, colored, of the 22OO
block OF Champlain street, was ar
rested on charge of possession.
four men were arrested on charges
OF possession and two half-gallon lars
OF liquor seized in q raid in the first
Diock OF Dingman street. They were
Arthur Malgin, "a, colored, Of the Ding
man street address, William Drury. sc.
OF the TOO block of Seventh street: Al.
1red Summers, A, of the 500 block of
New Jersey avenue and Herman Fields,
27, OF the 1900 block Of Sixth street.
Ophelia Washington, &c.. colored, and
her son, Leroy Washington, l8. were
arrested on charges of possessing a
half-gallon jar of alleged liquor and
seven quarts of wine in q raid shortly
after noon on premises in the 1900
block OF Howison street southwest.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
NAVY TEST BASIN
DEFINED BY ADAMS
Improvement to Be Placed
Near Cabin John Bridge
off Conduit Road.

Secretary Adams explained the pro-
posed improvement Of the Nays ex-
perimental model basin at the Washing
ton Navy Yard In his annual report
made public today. The National Capt.
tai Park and Planning Commission has
recommended that the new model basin
be placed at a point near Cabin John
Bridge, off Conduit road, where borings
have shown that the subsoil is salts
factory for this work.
New vessels for the Navy as well as
for the merchant marine will be tested
as miniature craft in the proposed bAsins,
just as they are being tested at present
IN the limited facilities at the Washing
ton Navy Yard.
basins Secretary Adams said in his re-
port:
Lack Of space at the Navy Yard and
the absence of stable foundations for
new basins and apparatus make addi-
tlons to the present plant impracticable
ana 1t VIII be necessary to 60 outside
the Navy yards fora location. Final
selections Of a site should provide for
solid foundations for the basins and
the heavy precision apparatus and afford
sufficient area for three basins, a
hydraulic structural research laboratory
and for future expansion. The three
basins are proposed for the proper
handling of work falling in the follow
Ing categories: Deep-water work for
usual ship forms with large models re-
qulring moderate model speeds, medium
length Of basin and large transverse
section; aircraft work requiring high
speed small models, with great length
of basin and small krapSuorSo Saoti0n
shallow-water work recurring bulky
models, low-model speeds, with a short
basin Of large width. No new expert
mental model basin .plant should be
built except in this comprehensive man
ner, and such a project is necessary
II facilities are to be available COM
parable with those in existence or con-
templated abroad and which are essen
tial II the expected growth of our mer-
chant shipbuilding is to be assisted by
and based upon adequate research"
Evening star., 1930-12-08
i. S. ASKED TO BEAR.
COST OF CHANGING.
TRACKS AT CAPITOL.
Traction Interests Protest
Burden Necessary for En-.
Iarging Grounds. e
PRESENT LAW PLACES
EXPENSE ON COMPANIES
Absence of Commissioners DELAYS
Hearing on $seo,oOo Projected
Federal Improvement.

The two local street railway COM
panies today asked for legislation to
relieve them of the cost of relocating
car tracks between the Capitol and
Union Station, made necessary by the
project for the enlargement of the Cap
itol grounds. The work Is expected to
cost approximately $4,000
Law Puts Expense on Companies.
The law now directs the companies
at their own expense to remove existing
tracks from Delaware avenue between
Union Station and B street. and from b
street between Delaware avenue and
First street northeast. 1t further re-
qu1res the laying of new tracks on First
street northeast, from B street to Union
Station, and on G street, from First
street to Delaware avenue. The plans
also require the lowering of the present
tracks on G street between New Jersey
and Delaware avenues into a depression.
so that there will be an unobstructed
view between the Capitol and the sta
ton
The companies contended, at a meet
ing today Of the Commission on the
Enlargement of the Capitol Grounds,
eAANAs OAAS SAOhCAA1A Tile
costs They pointed out that at the last
session Congress passed law for the
remodeling of the south end of High
way Bridge to provide q connection be-
tween the bridge and the George WASH
ington Memorial Boulevard, and that
it was provided that none Of the cost
OF that work would be assessed against
the District or against any street car
company using the bridge.
Commission Not Complete.
The commission heard some of the
arguments of the companies today, but
did not finish the discussion, because all
members Of the commission could not
be present. The hearing today was at
tended by William F. Ham, president of
the Washington Railway & Electric Co; (;
John H. Hanna, president of the Capital
Traction Co., and Attorney Levi Cooke.
Members of the commission present
today were Vice President Curtis, chair
man, and Senator Robinson of Arkansas.
Representative Garner of Texas, Repre-
sentative Elliot Of Indiana, Representa-
tive Lanham of Texas and Architect Of
the Capitol Lynn.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
MINISTER ACCEPTS
CALL TO D. C. PULPIT
Rev: Russell ]. Clinchy to Take
Charge Of Mount Pleasant Con.
gregational Church.

Rev. Russell j. Clinchy, associate min
1ster of the Broadway Tabernacle
Church, New York City, has accepted a
call to the pastorate Of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, Co.
lumbta road near Fourteenth street, It
was announced yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Clinchy will succeed Rev.
Moses r. Lowell, pastor for the last four
years, who has resigned to accept the
pastorate of the Second Conversational
Church OF Waterbury, Conn.
Rev. Mr.. Clinchy, who is a native
New Yorker, was educated at Columbia
University, Drew Theological Seminary
and the Yale Divinity School He was
minister of the First Conversational
Church of Cornwall, Conn, and asso-
ciate minister Of the First Congrega-
tional Church, Detroit, before going to
the Broadway Tabernacle in 1927.
He will assume his duties at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
In January and will continue the work
of the Washington Life Adjustment Cen
ter, which Mr. Lowell founded. The
center Is an attempt of the church to
meet the personal problems of individ-
uals through the combined efforts Of
medicine. psychology and religion.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
FIVE LOSE JOBS AT PRINTERY
FOR MARRYING AGAINST RULES
Two of Them Fathers, Face
Christmas Philosophically, With Hope
of Reinstatement-Others May Go.

charged, when summoned before Carter
last Saturday. Reid had been on the
sick list couple of days and did not
know he had been let out of his job
until 1t was reported this morning. His
resignation was then accepted.
Two Married This Year.
Reid and Gaff1eld were married last
September and April, respectively, and
the others were married about two years
ago. They were all dependent upon
their meager pay as apprentices In the
Government Printing Office for their
support.
It was explained that their first in
timation that Public Printer Carter in
tended 10 enforce the rigid rule against
marriage was On November 26 last, when
cards were given to all the apprentice
boys in the shop and they were asked to
record whether they were married and
with whom they were living. Nothing
further was said about the matter until
Saturday, when the four, who had ad-
mitted their marriage, were summoned
to the office of the public printer
Reid was sick in bed and his resigna-
ton papers, 1t was said, were prepared
for him when he next came to report
for work.
One Of the young married couples said
that hope of reinstatement had been
held out to them.
Apprenticeship Near End.
Both Traynor and Taylor were mar
ried O few months after entering the
shop. They had only about q year
more to serve before completing. their
period of apprenticeship.
While all regretted the ban on mar
riage, they accepted their fate philo-
Sophically today. Traynor previously
had been a page In the House of Repre-
sentatives. The ban against marriage
was made effective in August, 1923.
Reid and Taylor, it is understood. be-
came apprentices before Carter adopted
the resolution, but were married after
ward.
During the past year the public
printer has surroundeds his young ap-
prentices, of whom there are about 100,
with other restrictions, which extend to
printers and other employees. Drinking,
gambling and other acts frowned upon
by the public printer are punishable
with dismissal.
Evening star., 1930-12-08
REPORTED
FROM MANY HOMES
Visitor Is Robbed at Point of
PistoI-Woman Surprises
Intruder, Who Escapes.

Robbers netted $1,145 in loot over the
week end, police reported.
The heaviest toll was taken at the
home Of Miss Ruth Ford, l418 Ninth
street, who reported the loss Of two
rings with a total value of $3.50.
Holding him at pistol point robbers
yesterday robbed August Yates, New
ark, N. j., of SIT in cash while he sat
in his automobile at Seventeenth and
N streets. They forced him from his
car and escaped in it.
Robbed by Pickpocket.
Alfred G. Halliday, 29l2 Seventeenth
street northeast, was the victim of a
pickpocket yesterday afternoon while
alighting from q street car at Fifteenth
and G streets, losing $50.
Theft Of q suit case containing wear
ing apparel valued at $173 was reported
by Harry Perry of New York City. The
suit case was stolen from his automo-
bile.
John Garrison, 81 Adams street, told
police of the loss of wrist watch with
gold chain attached valued at SIS.
Lieut.. Col. Henry S. Merrick, u, s. A..
4432 @ street, and Mrs Ada B. Whipple,
apartment 4, 1000 H street, frustrated
attempts to rob their homes yesterday.
When Mrs. Whipple returned home
about 7:30 o'clock in the evening she
found a young white man in her apart
ment. The intruder had gained en-
trance by removing bath room screen.
Mrs. Whipple stated. He left without
taking anything.
$l00 Stolen From Room.
Neal v. Johnson, 627 New Jersey
avenue, asked police to make an effort
to recover $100 stolen from his room
last night while he was asleep.
A cash register was taken from the
place Of business of Samuel Degrazia,
800 D street, to a nearby alley, whexe
an unsuccessful attempt was made to
break it open.
Burglars entered the apartment of
Sidney Atlas at 1920 Sixteenth street
last night by jimmying a window and
took jewelry valued at S248
Among other victims of week end
thieves were Walter Brooks, 1917 Elev-
enth street; Fora A. Krynitzka, 1I19
Sixteenth street; DR.. Charles l.. Bliss.
6l20 Broad Branch road; Jacob Nem-
rofsky, 621 p street; John Garrison.
~ Adams street; William Feely, 703
Sixth street northeast, and Mrs. Emily
Ashton, 8 Second street northeast.