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New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
WOMAN PROPOSES
 BIG DEBT LOTTERY
Would Sell Tickets to Relieve
 Burden Of Taxes

New York, Oct. 30 (UP)-Mrs. M. H. Alexander donated an idea to the brotherhood of man today and if everything works out all right the war debts will be paid in a couple of years and the world will be just one vast lottery table.
 The war debts, it seems, have end. Finally she determined to do something about them. She did; she wrote pamphlet and sent a copy of it to former President Cool idge. To date, he has not replied. This document, bearing the caption "A World Relief Campaign" urges establishment of a world wide lot tery to wipe out the War debts and eventually ease what Mrs. AleXan- der calls "the burden of taxation But she foresccs that persons who have scruples against gambling grounds. So she argued thusly against them:
 Life itself is sometimes a gam ble. Considering the distressed coll dtions here and abroad objectors to lotteries ought to sacrifice to this prejudices."
 Mrs. Alexander, a prosperous. middle-aged woman, is willing to apply her time and money to fur thering the cause, but she is eager to enlist the aid of some world famous pcrsonages, and she wants help from the Red Cross.
 My idea" she said would be to establish a lottery along the lines of the Calcutta sweepstakes except that it would be much larger There would be annual or semi annual drawings with a. prize of $500.O00 The Red Cross and the Salvation Army would sell part or all of the tickets in all countries. Newspapers would advertise free. Who would not buy? The desire to help plus the chance to win a fortune would create a sinking fund of from $1,- 500, 1000, ,000 to s2 00O, ,0Oo,000 annual ly. Then apportion that out among tho nations for payment of their debts. When the debts are paid off use tho money to ease the burden or taXation."
 Hrs. Alexander was reminded that there arc laws in the United States against lotteries, but she brushed the suggestion aside.
 Pass an enabling act" she urged. pass it real quicllly-in time to al low us to pay off the war debts" Then she explained the psycho- logical advantage of a lottery to the individual She elaborated on the
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
Clarkville Minister
 Named Special Officer

Clarksville, Tenn. Oct. 30.-P)- The Rev. Wade H. House, Murfrees- boro evangelist, became a member of the Clarksville police force today.
 He received an unexpected ap- pointment from Mayor w. D. Hud- son after he told a revival audience that with the cooperation of the Clarksville mayor and police chief. 1 would clean up Clarksville."
 A six weeks commission and a policeman's billy awaited him when he returned to town yesterday from a trip.
 The minister said he would begin special duty at a dance tomorrow night.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30

in my fingers where one half is out O. line with the other, now that my eyes aren't able to deceive me-"
 Hallc had whitened but, after one startled, inquiring look at Lyt- ton, she had bent to the gropins, question of her lovers hand. :. It was the doctor, hardened to so many horrors, whose nerves tangled and who cried out--
 No, no. No!"
 Whats up?" grunted Grannock, his hand still on Hallie's *ace.
 Don't do it." jerked Lytton Don't do it, that's all.' Copyright, 1850, by Roy Vickersl
 Does Grannock suspect the truth about Hallie? Read tomorrow: chapter.
New Britain herald., 1930-10-30
SECURITIES MOVED

Hartford. Oct. 30.-Approyimatel S260, 100000 in securities were trans ferred from tho Aetna Life company vaults in the Main street office here to the vault in the company's new office building on Pennington ave nue Sunday. The securities were guarded by detail of heavily arm- cd police.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
SMALLEST OF SMALL
CARS TO VISIT CITY
Police to Protect Little Mystery
Auto With Motor Cycle
Escort Tomorrow.

An automobile so small that police
protection is needed to prevent it from
being knocked around and injured by
pedestrians makes its appearance in
the National Capital tomorrow for the
first time. when it will leave the Cap
itol for tour Of the city at IL 80
O'Clock. Historic Pennsylvania avenue
will be the first thoroughfare here to
be Travelled.
The car, one-third the size Of the
smallest of the small cars Of today, Is
called the Little Mystery" automobile
Costing $4,000 to build, it was able to
wrest the speed record for cars under
1000 pounds from Great Britain, by
attaining 912 miles an hour on the
Indianapolis track. 1t Is believed by its
designer and builder. X. l.. Morehouse
Of Detroit, that it can make more than
100 miles on straightaway
1t was produced for speed purposes
and to demonstrate the power that a
small car can be capable Of 1t is not
manufactured for sale The car weighs
625 pounds, is "a inches high, "a inches
wide and has a wheel base of 54 inches
1t has four cylinders and can develop
273 horsepower. 1t has dual ignition
system, four-wheel brakes, an electric
starter, two carburetors and is furnished
with a super-charger.
Mr.. MorehouSe Is at present awaiting
patents on an airplane designed to take
1ff and land on city street. He gained
an audience with the traffic officials
here and was granted the honor Of
having motor cycle escort for its
initial run here tomorrow.
Don't kick that speck in the street,
1t may be the Little Mystery" carl
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Special Dispatch to The Star.

DETROIT, November 29.-Two more
additions to the new model lineup for
1891 have been disclosed this week
They comprise the Hudson Essex 1881
series in the medium priced division
and the new Lincoln.
Changes in the Lincoln have been a
subject of gossip for weeks, but until
now what they were to consist Of has
been cloaked with secrecy.
AS now revealed, they show the Ford
engineers responsible for the new de-
sign as sponsoring the free wheeling"
principle, combined with a four-speed
transmission. Both are new departures
for this maker and are regarded as the
Ford move to bring the Lincoln into
line with recent big-car development.
In the period of years since Ford
took over the Lincoln organization the
car has been subjected TO fewer changes
than any of its competitors IN the top
price division. The grow h OF the null
tiple- cylinder treno, however has
brought new conditions, pointing to a
demand for greater power and f,eXi-
bility. to which the present design is
the response.
AS explained by the Lincoln organi-
cation, their free-wheeling utilizes the
overrunning clutch principle, allowing
silent gear shifting between second and
high without declutching. together with
a quiet second and nolseless coasting
while the engine is decelerating.
Free-wheeling, first introduced in this
Evening star., 1930-11-30

into a brief description Of the automo-
bile's ignition coil without fear of talk
ing Greek
What every woman a-wheel ought to
know is that the current from the stor-
age battery or the generator is in itself
of too low voltage to throw spark from
the points of the spark plugs. Voltage
has to be stepped up to high voltage,
and here is where the coil figures
A coil is merely a device for trans
forming electrical characteristics. 1t
consists of a core and two separate
windings of insulated wire, one around
the other Current from the battery
or generator flows through the primary
winding Of wire and induces high ten
sion current in the secondary winding.
Each time the current is interrupted in
the primary high-tension current Is in
duced in the secondary. Thus we wire
the secondary current to the spark
plugs so as to take advantage OF the
spark to ignite the gas vapor.
The frequently mentioned "break"r
points" attend to this interruption,
while the rotor of the distributor car
ries the high-tension current TO the re-
spective wires TO the spark plugs.
Because a coil carries high voltage it
must be we'll made. If ever your engine
seems to skip and give trouble and you
find that this occurs when things are
well warmed up, be sure to mention
this to the service man. Heat often
causes a weak coil to become inefl-
cient.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
Consideration of Expert Motorists
Asked for Novices in Driving Autos

Every experienced motorist would be
considerate of the new driver If he re-
membered the days when he was learn
ing to handle a car in traf1c, is the
opinion of oscar Coolican, local auto
mobile distributor
Every day brings numerous recruits
to the motoring ranks" Mr.. Coolican
says, land many of them are destined
to be as good or better drivers than We
are. But they cannot become accom-
plished within a few days or few
weeks. 1t requires considerable practice
and that entails the making of certain
number of mistakes. If the experienced
motoriSt will bear with the errors of
the new driver he will be making a
great contribution to safer motoring
Those early days of driving expert
ence are trying ones and they call for a
sympathetic and generous attitude on
the part of the drivers who have been
at the wheel for years. They should not
lose sight of the fact that the new driver
today must learn under more difficult
conditions, with traffic much denser and
many more devices for its control to
understand and observe.
"At best the apprenticeship that must
be served IS difficult. When a person
sits behind the wheel for the first few
weeks the whole thing is somewhat Of
a puzzle. Other cars appear to be COM
ing at him from all directions and he
must learn to think fast and make
quick decisions. Then he has his first
motor stall at busy intersection, his
first tire is punctured, or he runs out
Of gas for the first time. 1t is a period
that has its trials and it can be eased
considerably by those who have gone
through the same experience"
Mr.. Coolican calls attention to the fire.
Evening star., 1930-11-30

quent failure of some impatient motor.
lists to be considerate when the new
driver stalls his engine in traffic.
mot long ago I witnessed just such
an incident that brought home to me
the need for displaying a helpful atti-
tude to the man who is unaccustomed
to handling an automobile. This un-
fortunate new driver stalled his engine
at busy downtown intersection. Sew
eral drivers behind him began sounding
their horns and making a great racket
to let him know they were displeased
Being new at the game, this driver
did what thousands of others have done
that is, he found it so much more diff
cult to get started. If there had been
no horn blowing he probably would have
been able to get his wits together much
sooner. The result was that those who
had showed their impatience got of to a
later start and at the same time had
needleSsly caused great deal of en-
barrasSment and discomfort.
I'VE must not forget that the new
driver is going to be the veteran of to-
morrow. He may be a better driver
than we ourselves. But to achieve this
ability We must give him a chance.
That is all that any man asks, but no
one should forget that he has the right
to expect it"
Evening star., 1930-11-30
CAMPBELL DESTROYS
OF REGAINING HONORS
British Auto Speed Ace Will Try
to Beat Segrave's Record
at Daytona.

Capt. Malcolm Campbell, British
speed ace, who established a world
land record of 206.956 miles per hour
at Daytona Beach, Fla, in 1928, only TO
see it twice shattered, has advised the
Contest Board of the American Auto
mobile Association that he intends TO
return to this country early in 1881
for an attempt to regain his laurels.
In announcing that Capt. Campbell
has formally applied for an official
sanction for new assault on the exist
ing record of 231 1862 miles per hour,
established at Daytona Beach by the
late Sir H. o. d. Segrave in 1929, the
governing body of racing declared that
there is every indication that other
record attempts will be made.
"Daytona Beach is at present the
logical place for these runs" said the
contest board, land while plans for the
1881 speed carnival have not been ap-
proved, reports from Florida are to the
effect that elaborate preparations are
being made for the speed tests between
January l and February Is.
There also Is evidence of renewed
interest in tn Sc speed trials in other
sections of the country and investiga-
tionS are now being made to ascertain
the facilities of these places. However.
Daytona B .ach is the proven place for
present attempts to create new world
records, which would mean a speed Of
around 250 miles per hour"
Evening star., 1930-11-30
This Week Adds Two More Autos
To the New Model Lineup for 1881

country by Studebaker during the cur
rent season, has been employed for sew
eral years in Europe. No less than 10
different forms of it are used abroad,
but Studebaker was first to work out an
application Of it suitable to American
car usage.
According to reports, one other De-
troit maker of an eight-cylinder car is
to add a free-wheeling device to one of
its models between now and the end of
the year.
With Lincoln's free wheeling, the
power of the engine has been Jumped
from 80 to 40 horse" and the wheel
base heightened to las inches. The
change is in line with the accepted
trend toward a larger measure of en-
gine performance in which greater
speeds are factor, but are secondary to
more rapid acceleration and fieXibility
combined with more body room.
In the same way, the Huison en-
gin ers have raised the HuGson straight
eight L-head engine from so horsepower
TO 81, while the Essex 6-cylinder rating
is increased from SO to so. In the Essex,
the change brings a noticeable improve
ment in fiexibility at the lower driving
speeds.
To compensate for the added strain
that the chassis is subjected TO- Hud-
son has reinforced both frames of its
new models for added strength. This
applies as well TO the bodies which now
are built of steel throughout. Interior
panel construction has been utilized to
prevent resonating noise.
Notwithstanding numerous manufac-
turing switches during the year, the
entry list for the National Automobile
Show, opening in New York January 3,
appears close to normal. The Grand
Central Palace as usual will be taxed
to the limit of its space TO accommodate
the exhibits.
Comparing the 1880 passenger car list
with that OF 1881 discloses three new
names-Austin, Mathis and Duesenberg
Model names current in the list of one
year ago and not shown now include
| Cunningham, Erskine, Elcar, Kissel
Moon, Marquette, Roosevelt Ruxton
Windsor, Mercedes Benz (German), and
Voisin (French).
The process Of readjusting the auto
mobile industry to normal conditions
has led the automobile makers TO give
up the practice of supplementing their
lines by the addition of models bearing
unfamiliar names. The magnates ap-
| pear to be convinced of the fact that
conservatism, under present conditions
| is an asset Therefore they are stick
ing as closely IS possible to the old line
designation with which the buying pub
lie, through the education Of years. has
learned TO associate performance anc
value.
Newspaper AllianceJ
Evening star., 1930-11-30
GRADE CROSSING
REMOVAL SOUGHT
A. M. A. viii Urge Adoption of
Legislative Program to
Abolish Evil.

Adoption of a legislative program
providing for the gradual elimination
of railroad grade crossings and the in
staliation of protective equipment at
crossings which cannot be abolished is
to be urged by the American Motorists
Association before the State Legisla-
lures 43 Of which meet this coming
January.
The authority for such State legis-
lation has recently been clarified by
the United States Supreme Court hold
ing that State mas compel railroad
not only to build overhead grade cross
ings, but may specify how such cross
ings are to be constructed with regard
to vehicular safety. Validity Of such
legislation has heretofore been chal-
lenged in many eases by the railroads
on the ground that such legislation is
an interference with interstate COM
merce," the A. M. A. statement points
out.
Grade Crossings Increase.
Notwithstanding the fact that there
has been a long and insistent demand
and need for the gradual elimination
Of grade crossings, the figures show
that instead of an elimination during
the past year there has been an in
crease of approximately $50 grade
crossings" declares Thomas J. Keefe,
general manager of the association.
Even the railroads themselves are
beginning to view with some alarm the
appalling tolls exacted yearly at grade
crossings, which in 1890 will amount to
approximately 1900 killed and over
1000 injured Evidence Of this is found
in the annual report reviewing the
problem just made by the National AS
sociatiCn Of Railroad and Utilities
Commissioners, which declares:
THE grade crossing problem is Ma
tion-wide, and the casualty record is
sufficiently grave to warrant greater
consideration throughout the country
and to justify the expenditure of in
creased amounts of public funds to
safeguard the traffic of our highways"
Joint Financing Necessary.
The A. M. A., through its afiliated
clubs, will urge before the State Legis-
latures the adoption of necessary legis-
latIon. with the end in view of gradu-
ally eliminating grade crossings, first
over the Federal aid highway system
and eventually on the States main
highway systems. Any successful pro-
gram for grade crossing eliminations,
It is declared, must be financed jointly
by the general public and the railroads.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
DISTRICT RESIDENTS
ACTIVE IN ROAD WORK
Capt. H. G. Whitehurst, M. o.
Eldridge and A. T. Goldbeck Are
Prominently Identified.

Capt. H c. Whitehurst. chief engi-
neer of highways of the District of Co.
lumbia; M. o. Eldridge, assistant direc-
tor of traffic. and A. T. Goldbeck, di-
rector, Bureau of Engineering, National
Crushed Stone Association, are among
WaShingtonianS who have a prominent
part this year in the work of the
American Road Builders Association.
Each of these men will present the re-
port OF one of the Associations Re-
search Committees at the annual Con-
vention and Road Show in st. Louis,
Mo-. January 1915. 1881.
The inequitable distribution of taxes
and the many antiquated assessment
laws influenced the committee of the
City Officials Division, under Capt.
Whitehurst, to make a first-hand study
of assessment and financing. Capt.
Whitehurst is also past president of
this division.
Information from representative cities
throughout the United States shows that
the expenditures for paving vary from
$4,000 to $4,000 per 1000 population, or
from 81 to So per city resident. Ex-
penditures in both large and small
cities were studied over q period of
years.
The general plan of assessment by
the front foot was found to be an al
most universal practice, but varied in
details, such as the method of assessing
intersections, alleys, sidewalks and pro-
portion of roadway.
The practice of property owners
specifying the type of pavement seems
to be on the decline. In most cases the
city has discretionary power in the Sc
lection of types.
Based on the discussion of Capt.
Whitehurst's report at st. Louis, re-
vised recommendations for future as
sessment practice for cities will be
made
The Committee ON Subgrade and
Pavement Bases, under Chairman Gold
beck, has made q Nationwide survey
OF street and road paving conditions in
an endeavor to determine fundamentals
Of the best paving designs as related to
the earth's foundation beneath the
pavement. It has long been observed
that subgrade conditions determine the
surface and life of any street Or road
pavement, but adequate methods of
predetermining unfavorable conditions
and suitable methods of overcoming
these situations have not been devel-
oped. The effects of the subgrade ere
often more detrimental than heavy
trafic. r.
The committee includes outstanding
city, State and county engineers.
Evening star., 1930-11-30
BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW.
Automobile Technical Adviser.

Now that the foot ball season is prac-
tically over and folks will soon be doing
their Christmas shopping early, it is
time to do few things to the automo-
bile. That is. 1t is time to get the car
ready for Winter driving For most
automobile owners now use their ma
chimes all IL months of the year.
Care of the car in Winter differs from
that in Summer in various ways, per-
haps most significantly in that detail
Of the car which becomes so delicate
in Winter time, the water cooling sys-
tenn. 1t avenges neglect most thor
oughly, but 1t will repay the motorist
many times over If he gives 1t the
right kind Of attention.
Possible Solutions Listed.
In considering possible solutions to
use in the radiator which will prevent
the system from freezing, alcohol has
been found to be more or less popular
when added TO water. There is an
other substance that is very effective,
and that is glycerin, which is obtain
able nowadays In distilled and refined
form and reasonable in price
Many motorists use combination Of
both alcohol and glycerin. (The alco-
hol Is denatured. not woody Alcohol
evaporates quickly, especially If the en-
gine is given chance to reach the tenn
rsraturs at which it functions most ef-
ticient!y, and must be renewed with reg
ulat!ty. For this reason many motor
car owners add giycerin. which Gfter
the alcohol has evaporated still affords
some protection against freezing Even
small percentage of glycerin will
prevent a fluid which might become
frozen from expanding and consequent
~ cracking the radiator and water
jackets Of the engine.
Such motorists as will use alcohol
only might be interested in the follow
ing percentages, which will aid them in
making anti-freeze solutions. A 20 per
cent solution Of alcohol In water is
made by including little over three
fourths of quart of alcohol to each
gallon Of water and will withstand a
temperature of IS degrees above zero
Fahrenheit. One quart of alcohol in
each gallon solution, or 25 per cent.
will withstand a temperature of zero:
40 per cent solution, that is 334 pints
Of alcohol per gallon of mixture, will
give safety at "a degrees below. Usu-
ally a 25 pr cent solution is found
sufficient to meet the need in most
parts of the country. An easy way to
secure this mixture is to fill the radia-
tor from quart container, giving
quart OF alcohol for every 3 quarts of
water.
AS the alcohol in a solution will evap-
crate long before the water has been