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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
FAIR SEX HELD EQUAL
TO MALE MOTORISTS
Director Of Baltimore Safety Coun-
Gil Champions Woman
Drivers.
Special Dispatch to The star.


BALTIMORE, October l1-Wonnan
auto drivers. continually the butt of
Jokes concerning their behavior while
az the wheel, have q real champion In
John r. Rostmeyer, director OF the
Baltimore Safety Council.
Asked TO comment upon a newspaper
article which quoted p. Marshall
schroeder, deputy automobile COM
missioner of Maryland, as teruntne
women stupid" and charging them
with cluttering up trafic courts with
petty charges, Rostmeyer declared
there are no comparable statistics
available upon which one could base
such conclusion"
Perhaps in the remote future" he
said, after exhaustive tests have been
MADE OF woman and man drivers, under
exactly similar conditions, 1t will be
possible to estimate the reaction of both
sexes to emergencies and to definitely
determine which sex Is safest at the
wheel. Until this is done, It Is unfair
70 noict an entire sex for the mistakes
OF few of its members"
Not even science is prepared to pro-
nounce one sex more stupid than the
other at the wheel, he said.
only the other day." he declared.
I attended a meeting at Pittsburgh
and heard talks by scientists who had
made a study Of motor accidents. And
the sum and substance of their re-
marks was that, while their tnvestiga-
tons had not produced evidence show
ing women were safer drivers than men,
1t had not been shown they were the
reverse"
Rostmeyer said he believed the chief
reason women have been held I'D to
ridicule because Of their driving is that
they seldom get as much practice at
the wheel as men.
The average man drives his car
more than the average woman" he
pointed out. "He usually drives 30 work
and often uses his car to drive around
town. II there is no second car in the
family, the woman gets a chance to
drive only when the man Is through
using the family car"
He added that he believed much
of the tendency TO criticize woman
drivers so freely lay in the habit Of
the public to indict an entire class for
misdeeds Of a few individuals.
Take truck drivers, for instance"
he said. Most persons are convinced
these men are reckless and are con-
stantly figuring In accidents. However,
our interfleet truck contests, In which
1000 drivers are participating, have
proved this is not the case. In the past
month none of the drivers figured in
an accident, nor has there been a single
fatality"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
special plspateh 70 The star.

special Dtapetch 70 The star.
PONTIAC, Mich, October ll.-Lower
costs Of distribution, with the general
public definitely beneflting by major
economies In the movement Of mer-
chandise to them, are becoming daily
more apparent Is o result Of the series
Of Nationwide impartial studies Of the
truck costs, problems and methods Of
individual vacations.
Origin Of Data.
To these surveys thousands Of busi-
ness firms, operating trucks of all makes,
have been contributing facts and fig
ures from their cost records and valu-
able data from their experience IN the
operation and use of trucks
This was revealed in a statement by
President Paul w. Seller, prominently
identified In the automobile industry,
releasing q report covering his COM
pany's latest Nationwide analysis Of
the delivery methods and problems Of
still another of the great truck-lsing
vacations, retail grocery and meat
stores, a group operating more than
10000 delivery trucks. The report,
entitled Delivering Groceries and Meats
Prof1tably," Is illustrated with charts,
maps, diagrams and printed forms. 1t
makes available to such stores, without
charge or obligation, the complete re-
suits Of this fact-flnding study in handy
reference form. Thus it can be used
Immediately by the individual store for
improving delivery service to consumers
at reduced cost.
Prom business men throughout the
country, including owners of small
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

The Baltimore Pike is ready for con-
nection with such roadway now. The
Ellicott City Pike will shortly be In
that condition, for the shouldering work
now going on on that thoroughfare
Is making it a potential high-speed
roadway. Such roadway cut through
Franklintown and routed back Of Pim-
leo to TowSon and thence to either
roadway north to New York would solve
the difhculty, and would not require
much construction work.
OF course, the Mohawk Trail through
Central Pennsylvania is the perfect
answer to the question Of avoiding big
towns So Is the trail up through
Hackensack and across the Bear Noun
tain Bridge to New England points.
But wherein lies the saving along the
Eastern route unless trafic Is routed
around Philadelphia and Baltimore?
New Jersey has solved the problem by
the Newark Jersey City viaduct. Can
not other States do as well?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

chance, nor have the automobile indus
tries. contributed. more. heavily. than
other industries. The Detroit region
has done what other communities can
do with a proper usage Of available
money.
Shortly highway officials Of New York
and Pennsylvania are to inspect traffic
relief facilities in the Detroit area. In
the last few years roadbuilderS from all
over the world have visited these high
ways. The news of Detroit's accom-
pliShment Is spreading and doubtless
soon other communities will come to
the realization that grade separations,
pavement width and hard surfaces,
rather than trafio ordinances, consti-
ttte the only method Of relief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
Where to Motor and Dine
National Trail Inn

a Mile West Of Frederick
81 90 Chicken, Suuab or Steak Dinner served
every day, also afternoon tea, sandwiches,
etc. Ample parking space. Phone Frederick
Nd, 59l-W. Theodore E. Hryan. Propr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
Pipe Line Dimensions.

OIL pipe lines ere generally from 4 10
IL inches In diameter. Natural gas
lines ere from 10 inches IN diameter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
Maryland Accidents Increase.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, october 11.-Autono.
bile accidents In Maryland have grown
y frcm OF par 100 900 persons in 1910
49, Oh in 100. -~ccr,ij'-s; 70 q report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12

The United States Bureau Of Public
Roads has developed an instrument for
measuring the degree Of unevenness In
highway surfaces The device is known
as q roughometer. The State Of Cali
fornia Is using the roughometer with
excellent results, having reduced the
roughness Of its asphaltic concrete
highways from 22.1 inches per mile in
1927 to los inches per mile in 1929.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
EASTERN SHORE ROAD
CONTRACTS ALLOWED
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, October 11.-Contracts
amounting to $50, 363.20 and calling for
construction work on two bridges and
two sections of highway in three coun-
ties on the Eastern Shore were awarded
by the State Roads Commission last
week
Proposals for building four sections
Of highways in Prince Georges County
will be received by the commission on
September %. The sections to be con-
structed are as follows:
Concreting lit miles Of State road
from Silver Hill to Suitland.
Restricting IL miles along the
Cheverly road, from Landover road to
Tuxedo
Resurfacing 09 mile Of State high
way, from River road to Tuxedo.
Laying concrete shoulders along
Main street, Laurel, from Baltimore
Washington Boulevard toward Scaggs-
vile.
We have $500 900 farmers: $500 600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-12
Two Connections.

Arlington County is to make two con-
nections TO the new Mount Vernon
Highway. Both connections will prob
ably be made In the lower end OF the
county, with the possibility Of other
connections in the upper part of the
cof'ntv IN the near hitIIre
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01

points along Glacier Highway, dur ing school year 1930-1s3l, ending June l, 1881.
 Actual number of students un- known, but during past school year there were as many as 42 students.
 Sealed bids will be received at office of R. E. Robertson, President, Juneau School Board, until $ o'clock D. m. July 20, 1880. M
 Contractors must transport stu dents to Juneau Public Schools by 9 o'clock a. m. of each school daJ, and must transport students home each day without delay. leaving Juneau Public Schools at 3:2o su clock p. m.
 Contractor must furnish safe and comfortable automobile ttansporta-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01

tion, and supply cautious and ex- |perienced drivers.
 Contractor must enter into con- tract with Territory, and trans portation is subject to rules and regulations and supervision of Ter ritdrial Commissioner of Education and of Juneau School Board. i Right reserved to reject any and all bids. and to cancel contract even though awarded, upon 30 days notice, and to specify type of car or cars used.
 z JUNEAU PUBLIC SCHOOL,
 BOARD First publication, July l. 1880. Last publication. July ls, 1880.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01

A Napa, Cal, dairy is expert menting it's milk to San Francisco by airplane. It saves time and the cooler atmosphere benefits the milk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01

along Glacier Highway, to and from Juneau Public Schools from and to Aux Lake Bridge and intermediate
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01

CALL FOR BIDS FOR SCHOOL
 TRANSFORMATIONS Transporting students, residing
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01
HOLIDAY DANCE

At the ELKS HALL JULY 3rd. Dancing after smoker. Serenaders Music. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1930-07-01
MEN !!

Every for hmsehat the choosing apparel comingy personality
 
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
PARENTS AGREE BABIES
WERE NOT EXCHANGED
IN HOSPITAL MIX-UP
Continued From First Page.)

lCOnLlnueQ from F1FSC Fake.D
bathed and that a nurse. in haste, had
put them back on the wrong infants.
The shape of the babies heads was
responsible for. the final agreement. The
BambergerS baby was their third. The
Watkins baby was first born. A
committee of physicians who met with
the parents last night agreed that q
temporarily oVal-Shaped head, such as
the Watkins baby has, Is natural in the
case of first born. The Bamberger
baby'S head is round. -
Conference Brings Agreement.
The agreement as to parentage was
reached at a conference held at the
Keystone Hospital participated in by
the parents and six physicians.
Following the action OF DIR. kegePs
commission yesterday, watkins an
nounced himself willing to agree and to
switch babies. Bamberger, however, re-
fused and with Mrs. Bamberger and the
baby disappeared. He also announced
that he would resist any attempt to
take the baby by force. This brought a
statement from Watkins to the effect
that he would seek the child by court
action.
1t was while DR.. Kegel was attempt
ing 10 IOCdJe bdHlUEIBcI ldSt IliEAlt tAoe
the parents met at the Keystone Hos
pital and finally accepted the decision
of the physicians that the babies they
each have are really their own.
John Loughnane, attorney for the
Watkins and the Bambergers,- an
nounced that If DR. Kegel took any
steps to force the parents to exchange
babies writ Of injunction would be
filed against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
BARRERE TO SEEK
RELEASE AS CLOTH
SAYS HE'LL STAY
Continued From First Pagel

Continued From First Page.)
outcome of second test. If the services
of Washington officer are not avail
able to take the weapon to Chicago, I
may go myself"
Dr. Souder is said to be temporarily
out of the city on leave. On his re-
turn, Cloth plans to ask him If he de-
sires to make another check on the
bullets and gun.
DR.. Souder is regarded by the De-
partment of Justice as one of the coun-
tryS leading authorities on ballistics,
and it was at the suggestion of depart
ment operatives that the Campbell gun
was sent to him for examination.
Lieut. Edward J. Kelly, head of the
homicide squad, who has been work.
ing on the Baker mystery necessarily,
did not appear at the county court
house today and was said to be taking
a rest.
Mrs. CampbeIrs Story Checked.
Cloth and Talley expected today to
visit a department store at Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue in
which Mrs. Herbert Campbell states
she purchased Boy Scout belt for her
son, Edwin Callahan, about $50 o'clock
on the evening of April IL, date of the
Baker crime. They also will endeavor
to check on Mrs. CampbelPS statement
that she boarded bus at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue at $40
or $40 o'clock that afternoon, EN- route
to her home in Virginia Highlands
These statements were made in Mrs.
Campbell's confederation of her hus-
bands accounting of his whereabouts
on the evening Miss Baker was being
driven to her death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
SAD SITTERS IN OTHER CITIES
SUFFER AS D. C.,S OWN STAYS UP
Frank Kilmartin Gnaws on Chicken and
Wells for Banjo-Other Endurers
Call for Help.

The perches of the United States en-
durance sitters. less sheltered than tnat
of Washington's own endurance sitter,
grew uncomfortable yesterday from f1ve
reasons-electrical storms, the apathetic
attitude of certain newspapers, pole
cat and the police. The police were
the last two reasons.
But while his rivals sat and suffered
Washington's own Frank Kflmartin sat
and gnawed fried chicken bones.
While the most promising tree sitter
in Lexington, KY, abdicated in favor OF
q pole cat. Frank. according to an AS
ISOLATED Press Dispatch, lolled in his
beach chair and hardened to Serenade
of feminine voices.
In addition, while real Kansas cleo
trical storm broke over the head of the
town of Hutchisons pride, and sent his
mother scrambling up with overshoes,
hot lemonade and an umbrella, Frank
slept blissfully in his perch 40 feet above
Fourteenth street, near Chaplin.
Tree Sitters of the best in other local.
tiles, like White Plains, N Y, say, have
to sit and answer the questions of men
in blue coats and brass buttons, who
are great fellows for asking questions
Yesterday in that town-and Frank
probably is glad he doesn't live there
the police quit asking questions and
began to saw limbs off trees, particu-
larly the limbs which the tree-sitters
considered most essential to their gen.
eral welfare, privacy and shelter.
Yet 17-year-old Frank, , no shall
have spent two days in tree IL he's
still up at 1925 tonight, shouldn't grow
agitated over all that. He's getting a
break-and 1t isn't limb, either.
While news photographers in other
cities never passed up an opportunity
to miss a tree-sitting assignment
Frank took a bow from all angles this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
PROTESTS OUTSIDE
WORK BY POLICE
Delegation Tells Crosby City
Employees Have Side Lines
During Off Hours.

A delegation from the Congress
Heights Citizens Association waited on
Commissioner Herbert B. Crosby today
and complained of the practice of
members of the Police and Fire Depart
ments taking on work during their off,
duty hours and, as they said, thereby
keeping other persons out of work.
Commissioner Crosby agreed to a
conference at which representatives of
union labor will be present to thresh
the matter out. 1t is expected that
John B. Colpoys, presidnet of the Gen.
trail Labor Union, will be invited to the
conference.
At the same time Chief Engineer
George S. Watson of the Fire Depart
ment had occasion to inquire into a
rumor as to whether one of the lieu
tenants of the department was operat-
ing an employment agency recruiting
firemen for work as pallbearerS at
various funerals. The report reach
ing Watson was to the effect that the
lieutenant charged 10 per cent COM
mission fee and that the flremen got
81 per funeral for either acting as
pallbearers or for driving automobiles
in the funeral. 1t Is understood that
the fireman denied that he opera led
such service saying in fact that the
service was operated by his wife. This
was not brought to Commissioner
CroSby's attention by the delegation,
but Mr.. Watson said later that he
would try to discourage the entire busi-
ness of flremen working on their off
hours and keeping other people out of
jobs.
In the old days" Chief Watson
said, when I did not consider that
our men were receiving adequate pay, I
steadfastly refused to have anything to
do with the question of whether they
were working during their off hours.
But now I consider that they are re-
ceiving adequate pay. / do not believe
it Is wise thing to allow f1remen to
keep other Woodworking people out of
jobs, especially at time like the pres
ent when unemployment is acute. I
shall do everything in my power to
prevent 1t.
1T may be that I have not the legal
power to order the firemen not to take
jobs while not on duty. Even If that
turns out to be the case I can still do
a great deal to discourage it. AsSum-
ing that the result of the conference
with Commissioner Crosby is favorable
TO such course, shall do everything
that can to prevent members of my
department from working when they
are off duty"
j. Lewis Goldman and E M Richard
son were the delegates from Congress
Heights who called on Commissioner
Crosby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
AMAZING MASTODON REMAINS
REPORTED FOUND BY ANDREWS
Animals With Six-Foot Jaws Found in
Monaghan Bog, Where Scientist
Hopes for Human Signs.

covered The young animals apparently
had come there with their mothers to
feed but were unable to extricate
themselves from the treacherouS quick
sands.
The andrews expedition now has a
whole age series OF shovel-toothed mas
todons (platybelodonD from the newly
born to the oldest. The explorers said
this made All unusual museum exhibit,
comparable only to the dinosaurs found
in 1928.
The expedition will work carefully
along the shore line OF the lake in the
hope OF finding some place where print
tive man. even older than the peipine
man. may have been trapped. Later
the expedition will move over to Cen
trail Cobb In an effort to bring out the
skeleton of a huge baluchaterium To-
Gated there in 1928.
We have enough already so that ii
we stopped work right now the expedi-
ton would still be huge success" Mr.
Andrews said. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
c. VOUGHT, PLANE
PIONEER, EXPIRES
Aircraft Designer and Manu-
faCturer Was One of Cur
tisS' School.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 25.-Chance
Vought, aircraft manufacturer and de-
signer, died today in the Southamp-
ton, Long Island, hospital after long
illness. He was AZ.
Vought was one of the early bir:c"
of aviation, contemporary of Glenn
Curtiss who died two days ago, of the
Wright brothers, Lieut.. Thomas Self
ridge and other pioneers who few the
old box kites" of 20 years ago.
Designed Fighting Craft.
He was the designer of many fighting
planes and developer of the first stand
ardized planes capable of withstanding
the stresses of shooting" from cata-
pults on floating aircraft carriers.
At the time of his death he was presi-
dent of the Lewis & Vought Corpora
ton, which he organized and which
became this year division of the
United Aircraft & Transportation Co.
His widow, the former Ena Lewis of
Pittsburgh and their two sons, Chance,
ir., and Peter, were Az the bedside when
he died. The funeral probably will be
held Monday. Death was due to septi-
Cem1a. He was taken to the Southamp-
ton Hospital two weeks ago.
Born in New York City, February g.
1888, Vought was educated at Pratt
Institute, New York University and the
University of Pennsylvania, and left
college in 1909 to become consulting
engineer to Harold F. Mccormick of
Chicago, later the first man in the
United States to employ an airplane fer,
committing to his work
Was Daring Flyer.
Vought became identified with the
Wrights in 1910 and attracted promi-
nence by his daring flights. He was
consulting engineer for the Aero Club
of Illinois in 1912 and left that post
to be aeronautical engineer and pilot on
the staff of the Lille Aviation School
In 1914 he became editor of one of the
earliest journals of aviation-Aero and
Hydro.
He joined the Mayo Works in the
next year and designed and built the
first of the fighting planes which now
bear his name. In 1916 he became
chief engineer for the Wright Co, and
in 1917 went to the same post in the
merged Wright-Martin Corporation of
New York, and for it he designed and
built many famous airplanes and fly
ing boats of that day. During the
World War he was consulting engineer
for the Bureau of Aircraft Production.
Vought scout seaplanes and observa-
ton planes now are standard equip
ment on the big naval aircraft carriers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25
.M|DD|ES' DISMISSAL
is URGED BY ADAMS
Secretary Recommends That
Hoover Expel Two Who
Struggled in Girls.

By the Associated Press.
The dismissal of two Annapolis mid
shipmen for taking two Washington
girls into the mess hall OF the Naval
Academy has been recommended TO
President Hoover by Secretary Adams.
The youths in question are Lawrence
L. Wyatt of Quincy. Mass, and Miller s
Burgin of San Antonio, Tex.
An appeal for less drastic action has
been presented by Senators Walsh of
Massachusetts,, Sheppard of Texas and
Fletcher of Florida.
They said their information was that
after the two girls had expressed
desire to dine In the mess hall the mid
shipmen accompanied them to the
dormitory and supplied them with
uniforms which were worn into the
dining hall.
Detection followed and Rear Admiral
S. S. Robson. superintendent of the
academy, recommended dismissal. His
recommendation was approved late yes
terday by Secretary Adams. The case
now awaits action by the President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25

morning while cameramen shot at him
from the ground, from adjoining trees
and from the roof of nearby apart
ment building.
Only yesterday, in Chicago, gent
telephoned a newspaper Office, saying
with pardonable pride:
I'm Sitting Buck. Get the name
spelled right-Sitting Buck. I'm tree
sitter-the worlds champion tree-Sitter.
I was up 247 hours. The cops made
me come down. They said If didn't
they'd turn the hose on me-"
The reporter asked Sitting Buck what
about it, and Sitting Buck replied that
he thought maybe the public ought to
know.
However, he kept 1t a secret. Or at
any rate he only filed it on the wire
to 48 States and Canada.
Over at Coney Island, N. Y, the city
fathers are somewhat exercised over a
popular fad called beach sitting People
came and brought their chairs and sat
and sat. The Sitting bull" squad was
organized but the policemen of the Sit
ting bull' squad learned that the Sit
tiers were standing firmly on their con-
stitutional rights.
The police thought they'd like to give
them wetting, but they couldn't move
the ocean and the sitters wouldn't move
either. Not even when the tide came
in. 1t wasn't very high tide, and the
sitters, by lifting their chins and hold
ing their noses, managed to weather
the waves.
The tree sitters, the base ball pitch
ing endurance boys, the bicycle racers
with month yet to go and the Scot
fish tight-rope walkers. with months
at their disposal, are trying the ingenu-
ity of custodians of the law everywhere.
Meanwhile, Frank Kilmartin yelled for
his banjo and continued to sit