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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

Scientists Are Now Trying to Solve the
Problems Of Automobile Fatigue
Through Series of Trick Devices

vehicle riding qualities from these manifesta-
tons"
To begin with this Washington investigator
carried on laboratory experiments with the bicy-
Gle ergometer and the muscular fatigue pro-
duced in test subjects who exercised on that
device. All the riders were tested as to blood
pressure pulse, carbon dioxide combining power
of blood blood sugar, blood counts. metabolism,
respiration, strength of grip and as to electro
photographic responses after these scientific
bike" travels on a stationary machine. Those
students who displayed measurable differences
between normal and fatigue conditions were
subsequently given automobile riding tests of
from $50 to 400 miles, whereupon the medical
examinations were repeated The results dem
onstrated that the muscular fatigue produced
by motoring could be best measured by the
standard basal metabolism test-study Of the
subjects rate Of oxygen consumption-and by
the carbon dioxide combining power Of the
blood, which gauges the ability Of the blood to
absorb and carry to the lungs the waste prod
uctS of carbon dioxide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04
BY GENE DAY.

-N your motoring here and there through
the District and neighboring Maryland
~ and Virginia perchance you have met
an ambulance loaded to capacity with
passengers-but not invalids, the sick
or suffering-with q doctor in charge.
This party represents the elimination of Q
psychoIogical and physiological research prob
lem transpianted from the scientific laboratory
to the rolling road and the trafsac stream. It
is usually composed of students OF George
washington University who have volunteered
as test riders and drivers ON long automobile
journeys In order that DR.. r. A. Moss. chief
of the psychological research at that institu-
tion may solve the secrets Of gasoline travel
effects on mankinds muscular and nervous
system This invaluable experimentation is
being conducted in cooperation with the So
ciety Of Automotive Engineers and nan dozen
of the leading automotive manufacturers.
The majority of motorists and their families.
who have driven from 200 to $50 miles day
during cross-country trips have shaken hands IN
one form or another with auto intoxication."
1t manifests itself in headaches dizziness. mus
csilar stiffness and soreness. tired eyes, roaring
i'm the ears and similar symptoms. They are
indications Of either muscular or nerve fatigue
induced by motoring.
MoroR car manufacturers have endeavored
TO provide conveyances which are both
comfortable and pleaSurabfe Tor extensive tour.
ing and gasoline travel. They have sought to
improve riding qualities by equipping the horse
less vehicles with special springs. shock absorb
ers and luxurious cushions. Some Of these
devices have proved efficient. while many others
have proved practically valuless. Fortunes have
been spent i'm scientific efforts to improve the
reliability Of modern motor CARS There has
been no standard apparatus available for meas
uring the degree of riding comfort All the
experimenters have had to go by has been the
opinions of both amateur and professional driv-
ers. Results show that these opinions vary
from day to day, where the same cars are
operated under identical conditions. Briefly.
human Judgment has proved q poor gauge OF
automobile riding quality.
That is why DR.. Moss inauguated his i'm
portant research to determine what type of
fatigue is induced by motoring and how it may
be controlled if possible. Tests show that mo-
toring comfort decreases as fatigue increases.
In fact. comfort" as DR.. Moss reports, appears
TO be inversely proportional to fatigue"
1--WE now know that fatigue is a physiological
phenomenon" says DR.. Moss. "and hence if
the physiological changes which occur during
an automobile ride are SUFFICIENT for measure
ment, one can gain conclusive data as to motor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

A SCREAMING that automobile riding IA
tigue does not represent q very pronounced
muscular fatigue, DR.. Moss deduced that the
condition more nearly Appropriated nerve IA
tigue. Science has not admitted that such O
condition as nerve fatigue existed until recent
physiological experiments demonstrated that
nerves undergo measurable diminution Of tissue
substance In conducting impulses. When human
nerves are exposed to exercise reactions they
show chemical and cnergy changes quite SINH
lar to those develcped in q fatigued muscle
In number checking tests at George wash
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

~N your motoring here and there through
the District and neighboring Maryland
and Virginia perchance you have met
an ambulance loaded TO capacity with
passengers-but not invalids, the sick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04

Continued on Thtrteenth Page
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
DEATHS

Mamie F: Eulford. 80 Year,. 1886
Lemuel W Norris, So years. 1441 U
st. n. w.
Clara R. Watson, ia years. 2Ols
sarah aT o. Kane, "a years Emergency
Hospital
Frank L. Thompson. II years Masonic
Home.
Elizabeth D. Jones SO years. 1747
CorcOran ST. N. W.
Elizabeth Dolan, 81 years. St. Eliza
Emaline NJ. B. Lawson. Sc years 3O12
Twenty-fifth st. y. f
Philip II, WenzeI Sc years. 1920
Maryland Ave. n. f.
Alexander Brodie. s. years. George
town Hospital.
,nEl El!c1 ,n,% HsrHorG; !, 81 years 1850 Four
Walter r. Gravener. IS years. l15o
Connecticut Ave. \. w
Frederick II. Gore. 4s years 4223
Jenfer St ~ w
Jane Pomeroy. years. 159 Rhode
Beulah Smith, , months. Children's
Hospital
Infant of John and Audrey Ruck. 7
hours. Sibley Hospital
Emma Pye, SIS years. Casualty Hos
pitaL
Jennie .Tordon. 81 years 11O3 New
y A"dr:w r i !: s0rtss'. L" years. 1919
Josephine Kerlsen. 65 years. George
town Hospital.
Scofeld Banks. SO years s42 Fifty
sixth st n. f.
Robert Cole, 48 years. En- route to
James s Wood 45 years Providence
HOSPITAL
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
THOMAS HEBBARD

Funeral services for William
Thomas Hebbard, 66, who died
yesterday following a paralytic
stroke at his residence, 13l
Twelfth st. S. E., will be held
on Friday at the Metropolitan
Presbyterian Church, Fourth and
B Streets Southeast, with burial
in Congressional Cemetery.
A native of Lansing, Mich, Mr.
Hebbard came to Washington
about 80 years ago. He was re-
tired three years ago, after ne
had served as a quarterman in
the Navy Yard for several years.
He was a prominent Mason and
Shriner and a member Of the
knights Templar, Naval Lodge,
No. 4. .'..
Mr.. Hebbard is. survived by his
widow, Mrs. May L. Hebbard; a
son, Ralph L. Hebbard, and two
daughters, Mrs. Mary L. De More
land and Miss Myrtle F.. Hebbard,
all of this city.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
BIRTHS

Norman and Tllie Trager. girl.
Richard d. and Catherine B Fitz-
gerald. girl.
John H and Lucy p. Seavers. girl.
Daniel and Catherine CuIlinane. girl
Vernon and Ella Redmond. girl
Nathaniel T. and Priscilla Hys6n,
girl.
Edgar NJ. and Hazel II. Townsen, girl
Iadore and Celia Malakoff, EIrl
John II. and Mary O Donnoghue. girl
William y. and Alice V. Brown, boy.
Richard II. and Elsie II. Wilson, boy
Harold C. and Clara NJ. Davis, boy.
Harold ]. and Florence NJ. Weiss,
boy.
Domenico and Elena Cristando. boy
Norris c. and Maude Beal, boy.
Samuel Il. and Mary j, Martin boy.
George B and Edna NJ keene, boy.
Charles and Katherine COmert. boy.
Paul \. and Helen V Anderson. boy
Clinton f. and Alice Simms, boy
Earl A. and SchOla |. Todd, girl
John \. and PATHS p. McWelch, girl
Oliver and Louise Allen, boy and
girl twins).
Thomas and Ruth West. girl.
David and EstelIe Gray. girl.
Porter and Dorothy Greene, girl.
William and Nettie Wells. boy
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Harry Gills "a. and Dorothy Buehler,
%. The Rev. J. F, Denges.
21. Judge r. F. Mattingly.
DR.. Sanford Rosenthal 33 and Lii
liam LieherfeId Baltimore. Md. The
Rev. $. II. Metz
Harold Rocker. es and Doris Martin.
%. The Rev. II. T. snyder.
Thomas NJ E"rkl"y 3S, ana Mary
Pearson. 90. The Rev. r A. Farley.
Theodore Scott, %, and Lucinda
Spencer. IS. The The Rev A Lewis ,,n.
Wright. 3S. The Rev. r. ]. Brown.
David Wise % and Irene Noble. 20.
The Rev. II. Gaskins
Henry burke. %. and nessie Jackson,
%. The Rev. w ID Battle.
James Price. 1s and Margaret Lyles.
II. The Rev D. T. Coles.
wlliam\ o. wise. 49, and Roberta
Mason. 81 The Rev w, D. BATTLE.
William Jones. % and Lucille Young,
%. The Rev Preston Fautry.
william Donahy, 2S, and Ellen Kane,
"a The Rev James c. Murphy.
Leonard Jacobs, %. and selma Loven-
James A. Lame, % and Ruth James.
%. The Rev f. c. smith.
Henry Il. Ross, -, and Dorothy Gen
tela. ~. The Rev. w II. Brooks.
Marcus kiIStTICR Nv. ihildhtIpilidr
Pa. and Ella Eil 30. Philadelphia,
Pa. Judge K f. Mattingly.
George Graves, -. Bowie, Md. and
Mary Chittims. 43. The Rev ]. NJ
King.
Leonard Brown. 81, and Emma Snow
den. 19 The Rev. A. j. Tyler.
Bernard Mcfarland "a. Uniontown
Pa. and Mary Limerick, 25. Morgan
town. w. Va. The Rev. J. +. Connell
Baron solomon. %. and Rosa Backen-
heimer. 2@ The Rev A, simon.
william Gillespie. 40. and Mary
Breneman. 33 The Rev. c. II. Butler.
John William Martin. 35, and Thelma
Henley, 25 The Rev W. A. shelton
Charles Armstrong %, and Elsie
Wathen, IS. The Rev. T, A Cunning
ham.
Alec Meyers. "a. Richmond. Va. and
sara Straus 81. Richmond. Va. The
Rev. ]. r. Loeb
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
MRS. RUTH r. DICKENS

Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth
B. Dickens, %, who died suddenly
yesterday at her residence. 703
Dahlia ST., Takoma Park, D. c.,
will be held at II a. m. tomorrow
from her home.
Mrs. Dickens, who was a native
of Washington, was educated at
Central High School and George
Washington University. Three
years ago she married Waverly j..
Dickens. She is survived by ner
husband and her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Funkhouser.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
Looted Store OUner
Offers RelUard of $500

A $500 reward was today Of
fered by Joseph Rosendorf, fur.
rier. for the capture of the rob
bers and the return of merchan-
disc they stole from his store,
BIT Eleventh st. N. w, Sunday.
More than $500 in furS was
taken. Entrance was gained
through a tranSom.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
MRS. ALICE. A. KIRBY

Funeral services for Mrs. Alice
A. Kirby, SO, who died on Mon
day following a lingering illness
at her home, SGT Twelfth st.
S. E., will be held tomorrow at
$3.50 a. m. from her residence.
Requiem mass will be said at
9 a. m. at st. Peters Church,
Second and C Streets Southeast,
with burial in Cedar Hill Gene
terry.
Mrs. Kirby, for IS years resi-
dent of Washington, came here
from Maryland in 1905. During
her entire residence here she
had been active in Catholic
church and charitable work.
She is survived by her hus-
band, Tomas J. Kirby, and two
daughters, Mrs. Nellie K. Lynch
and Mrs. Mary Hutchinson, both
of Washington.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
SKYWAYS

Fifteen local flights and two
tests and five cross country
flights constituted the days
work at Boiling Field-Lieu-
tenant Stranathan made a trip
to Langley and back with a
Ford-Lieutenant Archer used
a pursuit making a round trip
to Dahlgren-Captain JACOBS
took a BIT to Langley, coming
back after noon Captain
House used a pursuit making
the same trip-Captain Hunter
took off for Savannah, Ga. in
a P-l2.
Last night marked the open
ing of a new method of long
distance newspaper selling
a New York paper has char.
tered a plane of the Luding-
ton line to bring its papers
from New York every night
at IL o'clock to be in Wash
ington in time for the $3.50
trains to the South-Pat Taft
of the Ludington line and his
wife are spending Thanksgiv-
ing in New York, Pat combin-
ing business with pleasure
four extra sections are sched.
uled for today on this line, the
holiday traffic to New York
being extra heavy-the opera
tions office of the line thinks
that this will be the heaviest
day of its history.
The Naval Air Station crew
has a nice, Festful day with
only a few CroSS-country flights
and four localS-C. A. P. Nc
AlliSter made a round trip to
Philadelphia with a fighter
Lieutenant Commander Ginder-
to an O-2,U to Hampton Roads
and back Lieutenant-Com-
mander OStrander brought in
a fighter from Valley Stream
and Lieutenant Dillon flew to
Philadelphia in q fighter
The E. A. T. pulled a new
Condor on the New York Rich
mond run yesterday and it is
rumored that these planes will
replace all the ships now in
use by this line-all the lines
left and arrived at Washing
ton-Hoover Airport on schedule
and each one with a fair load
John Hay Whitney's Sikor-
sky amphibian put in at this
field early yesterday morning
and headed back for New York
about Stuart Chadwick
dropped down from Whining
ton in his Bellanca and took
off for his home port after a
short Stay-according to re-
ports from the operations office
of this field. this family-week
stunt which they are sponsor
ing to interest more people in
flying. is certainly getting great
resultS-every day. the reduced
prices are bringing out crowds
that we're not surpassed even
in the Summer-and every one
that flies is just one more per-
son who will favor aviation as
a means of transportation
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
FLORISTS
APPROPRIATE Funera. Tokens
Guide Bros Co.. 1912 F st N w

was not Marcy, who returned
to his home from Baltimore some
time after the burial, the body
was exhumed and lay in the
morgue for a month. Finally to
save it from Pottersfield, the un-
dertaker, w. w. Chambers had
the body buried in Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Mrs. S. M. MaloWski,
sister of Kurcharski, finally in
vestigated and identified the
body.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
WASHINGTON TIMES

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WASHINGTON AND ALEXANDRIA
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The Washington times., 1930-11-26
DEATHS

DICKENS. RUTH B.-Passed away on
dence, 703 Dahla street, Takoma Park.
loved wife Of Mr. Waverly }. Dickens. ir.
Besides her husband she is survived by her
parents. Perry aud Mamie =. Fnnkho9Sor.
Thursday morning. November -, 1880, at
| 1 o'clock.
HEnRARD, WILLIAM THOMAS--.On Tues
day, November 20. 1890 at his TEST
WILLIAM THOMAS HEBBARD. the lie.
loved husband of Mrs. May l.. Hebbard.
Funeral services will lc conducted from
the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church,
Fourth and d Streets Southeast, 0n FRI
day afternoon. November ?S; 1880, at I"
o'clock. lnterment will follow at Con
EressiOnal Cemetery.
her -. 1890. ALICE A. KIRBY. loving
wife of Thomas j. Kirby.
Funeral from her late resi- icnce. 527
Twelfth So! s F. ~ Thursday, Nonem
at . n. m, at 81. Peters Church. Second
aud C Sts $. T.. Relatives and friends in
vited to attend. lnter'nem Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
QUINN. JOHN D.-Passpd away on Mo1-
day November "a. 1870. nj The wash.
ingtOn Sanitarium. JOHN H. QUINN. Of
Indian Head Md. the beloved husband Of
the late Jane Lloyd Quinn.
conducted on Wednesday morning HOvem-
ber &c 1880. nj 10 o'clock, at lndian
Head, Md.
WINTER. BLANCHE HELENN-Pasaed
away on Tuesday. November 20, 1880,
at her residence. Number 4 Mackey Street
Cherrydale. Va, Mrs BLANCHE HELENA
WINTER the beloved widow of Br. +.
e. C. Winter aud the devoted mother OF
Miss Mildred Alfalfa Winter and Mr.. John
Thomas Winter.
Funeral services will he conducted on
Friday afternoon November 2S l0:U at
o'clock from her late residence,
NJ ackey Street. Chcrrydale. Va. Relatives
and friends are invited Ia attend. Inter
ment will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
CAPT. PERCY c. HAMILTON
EDMUND r.. TALBERT

Funeral services for Edmund
r. Talbert, TO- who died Satur-
day following lingering illness
at his home, $40 E St. N. E.,
were held today from his resi-
dence. with burial in Congress
sional Cemetery.
Mr.. Talbert, who for many
years was employed at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, was an active
member of st. Joseph's Catholic
Church. He is survived by three
sons, Harry, Clarence and Her
bert Talbert, and two daughters,
Mrs. Anna Anderson and Mrs.
Mary I. Horton, all of this city.
FRANCIS KURCHARSKI
Final funeral services for
Francis Kurcharski, 35, a car
penter, who was killed in an au-
tomobile accident near Baltimore
late in September, will be held
at Deque, near Buffalo, N. Y, it
was announced yesterday.
,KurcharSki, whose body was
twice exhumed after having been
identified once as that of Robert
j. Marcy, a war veteran. of
Lyon: Va, buried in Arlington
National Cemetery, and again
after being buried in Cedar Hill
Cemetery as unknown.
When it was found that he
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
AVIATION

What more Wondprfui 49, 80 =
your boy for XMAS thz- - 81 - -
courses IN aviation uhtch - - -
to Offer
II will assure he future - --ss
fastest growing tnrusfrT
We are utiixinE - 90 ss=E-s -
space in our shop a16 ~'sss-~~-a r-~--
the superviapn ~ nIns ~u--@rs-~ -
tore. We csn prepare 80 49, a. 1853
IN the industry.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
Births, Deaths and Marriages
MRS. EDWARD s. SCHMID

A4MS. EDWARD y. SCnMAD
Mrs. Herbert S. Hoover and
Mrs. Calvin Coolidge yesterday
sent floral wreaths to honor the
memory of Mrs. Edward S.
Schmid, rs, well-known resident
Of Washington, for whom SER
vices were held yesterday after
noon at Wrignt's funeral home,
1887 Tenth st. N. w. with the
Rev. j. T. Huddle. Of st. Pauls
Lutheran Church. officiating.
Burial followed in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Mrs. Schmid, who, by her as
sociation with her husband in
the operation of their pet store
at 7l2 Twelfth St. N. W., had
made the acquaintance of many
notableS, had formed a warm
friendship with Mrs. Coolidge.
Mrs. Hoover, who had often visited
the shop, sent her flowers with
message of coincidence.
The grave was yesterday dec
Grated with various other floral
wreaths sent by, the Supreme
Council of the Grotto, an organ
ization of which Mr.. Schmid was
formerly grand monarch; the
Kallipolis Grotto Band here; the
Washington Lodge of Elks and
the United States Botanic
Gardens.
Mrs. Schmid. who died Satur-
day at Sibley Hospital following
q weeks illness, was an active
member of Ruth Chapter, No. l,
Eastern Star, and the Swiss So
ciety. She is survived by her
husband, two daughters, Mrs.
o. A. C. Oehmler and Mrs. Rus
sell Paylor, and three sons, Ed
ward F.. Clarence L. and Frank
B. Schmid.
CAPT. PERCY C. HAMILTON
Capt. Percy C. Hamilton, 40,
recently attached to the Twelfth
Coast Artillery at Fort Monroe,
Va. died yesterday at Walter
Reed Hospital following a brief
illness.
A native of DanVile, Va, he
was educa d at the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. Commits
stoned a second lieutenant in
the Coast Guard Artillery Corps
in 1917, he served as a major
during the World War. He is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Pearl
r. Hamilton.
The Washington times., 1930-11-26
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The Washington times., 1930-11-26

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GIFTS FOR -
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The Washington times., 1930-11-26

week: daily only 10 cents Der week and
SUNDAY onIv 10 centa Der week
Orders can be sent by mail or telephone
District $500 Collection 10 made weekly
by carrier
RATES By NAIL
tPavahle In Advance
Herald Only Times OnlV
! month 90 | month 80
3 months 1.26 months 20
8 monthS $50 monthP $50
] wear 300 year 800
Herald or TimeS
Sunday Only and Sunday
] month so | month 30
8 months l.2b months 2.60
3 monthP 2.5O n1onthP 90
Hotels and Resorts
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GIFTS FOR THE KTDDRs

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The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-07-24
|. 0. 0. M. PICNIC
SUNDAY AUGUST 3

Lodge No. 1854, Loyal Order OF
Moose, will hold their annual pub
lie picnic in the Happy Brothers
camping grounds three and one
half miles south of Red Lodge, on
Sunday, August 3.
Starting at 1000 o'clock in the
morning the committee plans the
picnic to last until far into the
night. There is to be plenty OF
excitement all day. Plans have
been made for all kinds of sports,
games and amusements. Good
music will be furnished by an or
chestra that will be on the grounds
all day.
The picnic is public and the COM
mittee is looking for an exception
ally large crowd. Lunch will be
served on the grounds.
The committee who is in charge
of the picnic is composed of Dom
mic Rosetto, chairman; Fred Sch
neider, Richard Alberta, Steve
Glotch, E. P. Conwell, B. B. Down
ard, G.. Merchando, Frank Zebert
and Mike Dimich.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1930-07-24

Fifty years ago, last Tuesday,
july %, 1880, G. E. Thompson, now
county clerk and recorder of Car
bon county, accompanied by his
father, w. L. Thompson, stepped
off the steamer Rosebud" at Fort
Benton, Mont, after a three-weeks'
Journey up the winding Missouri
river from Gilman City, Missouri
Thompson was a young lad OF
only ten years and the trip was one
Of the most memorable to him.
Many a wierd tale has been relat-
ed in his home town about the
Montana country, the rugged
Rockies, the buffalo and Indians.
His father was seeking a new
country to benefit his health and
decided to come to Montana, where
his brother had lived for the past
twenty years, having located at
Virginia City in 1862, and was en-
gagged in mining. The prospector
crossed the plains from Iowa,
which required between three and
four months before he reached the
little mining town of Virginia
City. During the boom days the
mining man had at one time over
$4,000 in gold dust buried in milk
pans under his kitchen floor
"You can just imagine how the
trip up the river appealed to me-"
Thompson said. "The bbat was
loaded with supplies for the west,
and mining machinery for the
Black Hills and I saw the first
freighting team at Pierre, North
Dakota, where they met the boat
to take load of this machinery
overland to the mines.
eve stopped at all the Indian
agencies along the river and left
SUPPLIES for them. which consisted
mostly Of beans, rice and flour. At
one Of the forts near the mouth
of the Yellowstone river the boat
stopped and a troop of soldiers
came abroad with several Indians,
all having their war paints dobbed
on, who were under arrest and be-
ing taken to another agency fur
Their up the river. These Indians
surely gave me THRILL" the
county clerk added. Zone of the
many things I was looking for