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Evening star., 1930-12-07
BY II. CLIFFORD BROKAw,
Autnra of,ile Teehnieal Adviser


In the best Of automobile families
batteries are sometimes q source of no
little annoyance. Going into the garage
to get ones car to meet an important
engagement. catch a train, take ones
week end guest for a drive through the
open country. or what not, and finding
the battery dead-this is practically q
universal experience at some time or
other in the life of motorist.
Nor Is the battery usually to blame
in such a case. Most likely the blame
can be placed on the observation-disclosures
of the human factor, the owner. Most
likely he or someone who last used the
car forgot to turn the ignition key. IN
the meantime the battery'S power has
been gradually ebbing away until there
Is not enough vitality left to operate
the self-starter. This Is more likely to
Nothing Happened.
The other day friend Of mine went
to take his car out, sat down in the
drivers seat and put his foot on the
starter pedal expecting to get the
usual satisfactory results. But nothing
happened. Repeated pressure on the
self-starter pedal produced no action
He concluded that the ignition key had
been left on and the battery power
had been drained of. On inspecting
the matter, however, he found that 1t
was full of vitality. At the same time
he discovered that the battery cable,
which connected directly to the bat
terry. had been corroding until 1t had
finally extended its way through the
connection and destroyed It, This cor
rosion could have been prevented by
covering the end Of this cable con-
Meeting to the battery with vaseline.
He has had vaseline put on the new
connection and will probably have no
more trouble.
At this time Of the year It Is well
TO consider the relations of cold
weather to the automobile battery. In
the first place, the automobile battery
Is called upon during the Winter
months for much more work than
during the warmer weather The days
are shorter, the engine starter works
harder in cold weather, requiring more
Juice. Furthermore, batteries will
freeze In extreme cold temperature II
not fully charged. The thing to do Is
70 have the battery examined and be
sure that it is fully charged.
Safeguard Against CorrodinR.
Another matter to consider is the
battery terminals, referred TO above to
see II the corroding process is going on.
1t Is possible for the lights, the horn
and the ignition to be functioninr well
and the self-starter working not at all
The battery terminals are either COR
roded or poorly fitted in such cases
Evening star., 1930-12-07
1881 Seen As Auto Recovery Year
With Sales Totaling Four Million

and $4,000 dropped from % per cent to
Is per cent. Passing on to the 1000
to $4,000 class, slight gain was re-
corded, the percentage rising from Ia
to 2.7, while the top-price range beyond
5000 slid from 1.6 to 0.5 per cent Of
all the cars built.
Encouragement for 1881 Is rejected
in production figures current this week.
Chevrolet during November built A.
257 passenger and commercial cars,
compared with 46125 in the same
month last year, which was the best
previous November The December
schedule calls for 10000 cars.
"The November car shortage" the
Chevrolet statement reads, has result
ed in the December schedule being set
at about 10000 cars higher than any
previous December in the company's
history"
The company's 20 plants now have
20, 500 men at work. Future plans call
for q gradual monthly step-up. w. s,
Knudsen, president. asserts that by
Spring the plants win be operating at
Ford's Lincoln division, following last
weeks introduction of new models, has
been recalling employees. Eight hun
dred have returned to work within the
last month. The number is being in
creased at the rate Of 100 week. The
factory pay rolls now total 2,290 per-
sons, with the normal flve-day week in
effect.
A Hudson report said that production
has been increased to more than 2.000
cars week. the largest schedule since
June.
Among the 1880 advances that the
automobile builders have been making
the Society of Automotive Engineers
lists refinements In body construction.
This applies to both steel and alumni
mum fabrication. Electrical welding
has made possible the joining of Sec
tions into one complete whole and
doing away with rivets, bolts and other
forms of assembly.
The increasing use of large presses,
with accurate dies, has made the form
ing Of difficult contours easy and rapid.
New methods Of attachment and sus-
pension, the lowering of the center OF
gravity, made possible by the use OF
double drop frames, have brought long
horizontal lines, which viii add to car
beauty.
As the result of intensive study OF
noise elimination, there will be less
body drumming" noticeable and fewer
squeaks.
tcopyright. 1850. BY North American news.
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Evening star., 1930-12-07
BY THOMAS p. HENRY,

President American Automobile Association.
NOTE.-The following is sent through
TIE Nattonsl g ConfeTenes nee. on Street and
for uniformity in State laws and munich
pal ordinances for. supervision and regu-
out losses 81 H'a and waste waste incident to Sivers
gencies in these provisions.
Business men and business interests
of the States, cities and towns are In q
position just now to make a unique con-
tribution to the economic well-being Of
this country. refer to the removal of
the existing diverg and differences
in the motor vehicle laws and ordi-
nances.
The uniform motor vehicle code and
the model municipal traffic ordinance,
which have ben developed by the
National Conference on Street and
Highway Safety at Washington for the
promotion of safe and efficient high
way transportation, have been before
the country now for some time. Inn
portant features of this code are in
operation in a number of States, but
there is still wide and wasteful diver
gence in the laws and regulations OF
different States by which motor vehicle
traff1c Is regulated and controlled.
Legislative Sessions Soon Due.
This Winter and next Spring the
Legislatures of A States will convene in
session, and each of them will have ac-
cess to the uniform code and model
ordinance as a pattern for uniform
legislation and control Of travel and
trafiic on the streets and highways. The
condition that exists now through con-
fusion in trafic laws and control Is a
challenge to the attention of these
Legislatures, and 1t should have the
consideration of the business men and
business interests of this Nation.
The estimated loss and waste arising
from congestion and from confusion in
cident to the diversity of motor vehicle
laws and regulations has been estimated
at $4,000, 900 900 year. Favorable ac-
ton by the Legislatures on the uniform
code as a whole will assist materially
In strengthening the economic structure,
and the national prosperity, by elm
mating much Of this waste.
This gigantic levy is not falling on the
automobile owner alone. It Is universal
in its application and cost. 1t represents
billions of wasted transportation hours
and millions of lost hours of labor. 1t
strikes the business man and the farmer
alike in the delivery of their goods and
the economic marketing of their prod
ucts. This cost, aside from the acute
Evening star., 1930-12-07

ing and braking just to get the feel Of
car. There Is no point In starting
out with the confusing features Of the
engine and gears, even though cold
logic may suggest the need Of proceed
ing in an orderly fashion.
Now that legalized types Of automatic
coasting devices are coming into use,
1t may he well to call attention to the
need for paying little closer attention
to the speedometer. This also applies
where engines are quieter, by reason Of
carburetor intake mufIlers. The uuieter
the car runs the more inclination there
Is to drive faster than you think you are
going.
The weeks safety thought, for women
especially, concerns the matter Of al
ways having the car in neutral when
waiting at cresswalk. Just holding the
clutch pedal down won't do. Your foot
might slip of
Evening star., 1930-12-07
BUS WIDTH PUzzLING

Maryland Agencies in Dilemma
Over Extra Three Inches.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, December 6.-Four
State agencies are in a dilemma over a
matter of inches extra width of buses
operating in Maryland
Moreover, the question does not offer
any practical solution without q viola
ton OF the law, and it is debatable
whether officials sworn to uphold the
statutes, created by the State Ieqisla-
ture, at least, should wink at open Of
lenses. That might not be ethical.
The situation, it seems, has added to
the complexities of life and disturbed
the peace of mind of the public service
commissioners, the attorney generals
office, the commissioner of motor We
hicleS and the State road commissioners.
Evening star., 1930-12-07
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

The Nolan Motor Co., authorized Ford
dealers, ll09 Eighte enth street north
west, announces that Joe Judge, cap
tain of the Washington base ball team,
has joined the sales force.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
With Stacked Cards

"Why-what do you mean?"
The wide amber eyes came UP
to rest on Mary's steady dark
gaze and there was a CLINT of
fear in the girls look.
Mary shrugged. Her voice was
kindly. You know what I mean.
I'm afraid those cards are
stacked, Ardeth. No! Don't ask
ME anything further; I've talked
too much as it is! Let's talk
about clothes. Dress warmly;
you'll need hiking things If
you're going to have any fun in
the snow"
Her last words were lost on
the girl. Ardeth was watching
Mary Eastwood with a wistful.
ness which hurt the other.
"You speak in enigmas, Lady
Sphinx. And I never was good
at guessing riddles ."
"Some day you'll have the
answer to that riddle. Ardeth.
When you do come to me. for
like you, child. If I'm wrong.
III help you rejoice. If I'm
The Washington times., 1930-04-04

right, I'll try to comfort YOU.
No! Not another word. We un-
derstand each other. And-I
do not gossip. Ardeth CARROLL"
The warm, hearty voice held q
badgered note as though Mary
Eastwood were in a panic for
saying so much.
The memory of this was q
bitter secret in Ardeth's heart.
That night, lying in her small
dark room high above the city,
Ardeth's lips moved noisily in
the dark.
I'm afraid those cards are
stacked If I'm right, I'll
comfort you e"
All, she understood dear
Mary Eastwood! Perhaps--be-
fore her marriage, she, too, had
known this ache of uncertainty.
Perhaps she, too, had fought
phantom fears before she landed
her big brown Fred safe in the
net Of matrimony.
A wry little smile touched
Ardeth'S lips in the dark.
Women They spoke of
the new freedom. Called
them the fearless generation.
Yet underneath, 1t had always
been the same. Each intent
only on getting the man she
loved. " y" Ken laughed when
he heard of the proposed
party. willy old Toni" there
was laughing jealousy in his
voice. Going to get you up
there even If he has to put up
with me Doggone 1t! Wish /
could drive you UP. # T
hadn't promised Mary to take
her and the girls up Friday
I'd wait over a day"
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Tenn Tries a Ruse

Her astonished gaze met his
squarely. Mary? Mary East
wood? No. About what?
Tom scratched his head like
a bashful youngster. "Pshaw.
Put my foot in it again, didn't
I. Well, she will. You see,
Mary's going to chaperone a
bunch I've invited up to my
mountain cabin for a snow
party. You're included. Mary
said she was going to speak to
you"
When the girl opened her lips
to speak. Toms words flowed a
little faster.
Going to refuse, aren't you?
Got to be a habit, hasn't it,
turning me DOWN." He grinned
but there was something hurt
and wistful in his eyes. Save
your breath this time; he's COM
ing, too. Oh. don't try to look so
innocent and surprised. You
know I mean old Ken"
"Why-I-T didn't say
Toms grin was a trifle thin.
"Sure. invited him to get you
up there"
Ardeth felt her cheeks burn.
"Oh. of course! So popular I
ami" she tried to ieer. "Any-
way, in spite of your deep
Scheming. I can't go. jeanette
needs me. Someone has to be
here in the shop"
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
TRY THESE
RECIPES
BY Hannah Wing
Mammy's Fruit Roll

Sift two, cupfuls Of flour,
three.fourths teaspoonful Of salt,
four teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder. Rub in two table
spoonfuls Of shortening. Mix to
light dough with three-fourths
cupful of milk. Roll one-fourth
inch thick. Brush with one
tablespoonful of melted butter
and sprinkle with mixture of
two cupfuls of apples pared and
sliced fine, one-fourth cupful Of
sugar, one teaSpoonful of seed
ed raisins, one tablespoonful cin-
namon. Roll like jelly roll.
Moisten edges and pinch to-
gether. Place in creased baking
dish Gone slightly larger than
the roll is best) and cover with
mixture Of three-fourthS cupful
Of Gold Label molasses, one
cupful of water, two tablespoon
fuls of butter, one-fourth tea
spoonful of nutmeg. Bake in a
moderate oven $3.50 degrees
Fahrenheit) thirty-five to forty
minutes. Basic frequently. Serve
with cream.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

The last days of winter are
hard on the. fur coat; it begins
to look a little shaggy and
worn after it's service. Worst
Of all, it has got to last a few
weeks more-too chilly yet for
the new spring wrap. An excel
lent tonic for it's condition is
to stretch a sturdy line over
the bathtub on which the coat
may be securely hung. Then
fill the tub with steaming hot
water and close the doors and
windows. Let the coat remain
In the steam room for about
20 minutes and take it out into
the air. A sunShing day should
be selected for this treatment.
When 1t is dry a brush that is
not too stiff may be run over
the fur and 1t will take on a
perky, fresh appearance that
is thoroughly satisfying.
When ivory knife handles be-
come discolored they can be re-
stored to, their former white
ness by rubbing with turpentine.
Onion Juice will remove rust
from knives.
When wet weather dulls the
furniture 1t should be cleaned
by washing with a teaspoonful
of vinegar to a pint of hot
water. When dry. polish with
furniture cream.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04

Is, II one wishes to send
present. one may and does,
and If one does not, one should
not. and does not.
I wish that were as easy as
it soundsI
Receiving an invitation or an
announcement to a wedding
does not mean buying a pres
ent. That Is. it doeS not neces-
sarily mean buying a present, as
for instance, receiving an invi-
tation to a party means &C
knowledging the invitation, 1t
would be very easy if it did!
Many people make a distinc-
ton between receiving an invi-
tation to q wedding and an an
nouncement to a wedding. That
is, they maintain that an invi
tation demands a present, and
an announcement does not. This
is based on reason, in a way, for
usually, If we know the bride or
groom very well, we receive an
invitation to the wedding, and
because of our friendship nat
urally would want to send a
present. On the other hand,
when we are sent an announce
ment of a wedding to which in
vitations also have been issued,
it indicates that we do not know
the bride or groom very well,
and therefore we would not he
so apt to send a present.
AS a matter of fact, if one is
fond of the bride, or if one is a
relation of the bride or groom,
it is probable that one would
wish to send a wedding present
to the bride. The gift that one
sends, large or small, depends
on ones means.
The spirit of q wedding pres
ent is the wish that the giver
has to be represented in some
way in the building of the new
home. This spirit should be
kept as high and fine as pos
sible, and each given should
help to preserve this spirit. The
bride Of good breeding and good
taste would hate gifts that are
made because guests who lc-
ceive invitations think that the
invitation calls for" o gift.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Mary Takes a Hand

'I've talked that all over with
Jeanette" returned Tom. "See
II have you in a corner. It's
just a week end party. Most Of
us are leaving Friday. But you
can come up with Fred East
wood on Saturday. How does
that suit you?"
Hire eyes were dancing and
he read her delight in the deep
ened rose Of her cheeks. Some
thing famed in the mans eyes
you're a dar1ing!" he said
fervent1y, then turned scarlet
and pretended to be examining
a chiffon scarf sewn with seed
pearls as a customer came in.
When Mary Eastwood came
into the shop later in the day
she came directly to the girl
behind the case.
tom told me he spoke to
you. He really has q jolly little
cabin and we're going to rough
1t. Get our own meals, you
know. No servants. Fred and I
will be chaperones, Phyllis
Hawkins and Mazda Duvant are
the other girls. Ken Gleason
and Bill Lane-and you and
Tom-that's ALL"
Then, in her own direct way,
Mary broke off to eye the girl
before her, curiouSly.
"You clever little devil-do
you know what you are doing?
Here, Ardeth. don't you pull
that baby stare on me! You've
got one of the most eligible
men in the city wild about
you. I've never seen old Tom
like this before about a girl"
"Oh-t hats Imagination
Ardeth began to stammer. She
refused to meet the others
eyes. :.
Don't be coy!" said Mary
Eastwood severly. And don't
fence with me! I know what it
is to work-and to be poor too.
I hope you're not going to be a
fool. Ardeth."
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
JOURNEYS IN
BRIEF

I EFT us hop on this Mediter.
ranean cruise of ours from
Italy to that enchanting spot.
the Near East, Not that Italy
is uninteresting or unworthy
Of our time, but the Near East
Is the more fascinating.
Before we proved let me Just
mention a few spots in Italy
which are well worth visiting.
Rome, OF course. There one
could spend months visiting the
ruins Of the ancient civilization.
the monuments to the glories of
Marcus Aurelius and a julius
Caesar. And there is Sicily,
with Mount Etna and the
Straits Of Messina, through
which Hannibal sailed to es-
cape the pursuing Romans.
These and more spots deserve
your time-if you can spare it.
Greece, as well, I'll skip.
Athens, with the ruins of the
Parthenon. the Acropolis, and
other temples where philoso-
pliers and teachers Of years ago
walked and taught, Is most
fascinating. But CONSTANT
nople-
AS we enter the Dardanelles
we can glimpse on either side
little towns. monuments and
the ruins Of old castles and
fordficationS. There Is, for ex-
ample. the excavations around
ancient Troy. and then further
on the Dardanelles Castles,
built In the year 1470 by Mo
hammed II. The town Of Gal
lpoli appears just before the
straits widen into the Sea of
Marrnora. Then shortly STAN
boul is seen. then the mosques
and minarets in the heart Of
teeming Constantinople.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
DEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

DEAR MES. BEEChMAN.
I suppose you have answered
this question in your column
before. Does a married woman,
when signing a letter. use her
own first name in all cases. or
is 1t permissible to sometimes use
her husbands initials or first
name? I would appreciate
your answer to this, as we had
an argument about it last even
ing.
NEW SUBSCRIBER.
Yes, 7 have answered this
question many times before in
my column, but, since it is o
social hobby of mine to wish
to urge married women to real
iZe the correct signature form
and to use it, I am delighted
to repeat this answer. There
is nothing that so quickly
stamps a married woman as
not knowing what's what as
using the Mrs. and her hus-
bands name after it. In other
words, she does not, in the di-
rect signature, use her formal
name, but her informal one.
For business letters, then,
and for all other letters in
which the reader must be in
formed of her formal name this
is the correct form of a mar
ried woman's signature:
Very truly yours,
Mary Smith Brown.
(MrS. John Graham Brown
Is she wishes to omit the last
name Of her maiden name, it
is correct for her to do this:
Mary Brown. And, Of course,
1t Is permissible for her to omit
the middle name of her nus
bands name. If she wishes.
Letters to friends who know
her formal name are signed
with either the Mary" or
Mary Smith Brown, depending
on the degree Of friendship.
DEAR MRS. BEEcKAAN:
Will you please tell whether
or not it is appropriate and
customary in all cases, upon
receipt Of a wedding announce.
ment, to send q wedding gift,
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
THE BEAUTY
BOX
BY Helen FoIlett-

Directions for a henna pack:
Take two tablespoonfuls Of
powdered Egyptian henna
(henna compounds are dyes
that come in various shades)
and mix with enough boiling
water to form a thin paste.
Apply to the hair before it is
washed. Let it remain on
seven minutes. Give q soapy
shampoo.
The housewife should keep a
cut lemon on the shelf above
the kitchen sink to use when
her hands have been discolored
by pairing vegetables. If the
nails are stained with CRIME,
she should plunge her finger
tips into the pulp; they will
come out bleached and white.
The old-fashioned hand lotion
made Of three ounces of rose
water and one ounce of glycer-
inc is one of the best to use
when hands are chapped.
Before pressing out black
heads or opening pustules the
facial surface should be thor
oughly scrubbed with hot water
and a bland soap. Following
the complexion overhaulfng hot
congresses should be applied,
then a gentle laving with witch
hazel is advisable. When the
skin is inflamed with pimples 1t
is necessary to drink fruit juices,
eat raw fruits and raw vege-
tables and to go slowly with
fats, Starches and sweets.
Three conditions cause oily
hair; spouting sebaceous glands,
haf-hearted shampoos, which
leave a Soapy deposit on the
hair, and atmospheric SCOT col
lected by the silky strands.
Sometimes q change of shampoo
soap will help. Brushes should
be kept clean and an alcohol
rub between shampoos Is rec
commended.
Cleanliness, neatness and order
in ones attire show respectful
regard for all that modern civil
iZation stands for. The world
has no use for a sloppy looking
woman.
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
$50

SWeet and ,EoU, street and Io1C,
Wind of the Western sea,
Lou, loa0, breathe and blow,
Wind of the e0estern sea!
Over the rolling 10Gter go,
Come from the dying moon and blow,
BlOaO him again to Me;
While my little one, while my pretty one
sleeps.
Sleep and rest, sleep and rest,
Father 1OiU come to thee soon:
Rest, rest on mothers breast,
Father WiU come to thee soon;
Father aOW come to his babe in the nest,
!Silver sails all out of the aCest,
Under the sIrer moon:
Sleep, my little one, sleep ney pretty one, sleep
"Silver sails all ont of the aCest" "Blow him
again to mel"
The Washington times., 1930-04-04
Jeanette Vents Her Spite

Ardeth never ceased to won.
der that jeanette permitted
her to stay away from the shop
on Saturday. It was not nat
ural for jeanette to be big.
hearted without cause.
The truth lay in Jeanette's
hidden spite for Cecile. Cecile
was not invited on this party.
It would irritate her to learn
that a mere nobody like Ar
deth Carroll was invited on a
house party which also in
cluded Ken Gleason. If a thing
caused Cecile irritation, that
were sufficient reasons for
jeanette carrying it through.
She was sweetly gracious to
Ardeth.
A joyful dream to be leaving
in the middle OF the morning!
Sitting beside good-natured,
rather silent Fred Eastwood.
snuggled under the warm lap
robe-for the day was chilly.
Her shiny new suitcase back
there in the tonneau, holding
new winter sport clothes-a
week of hectic noon hours had
gone to their selection.
A long ride-with Ken
awaiting her at the other end.
AS though-Ardeth's heart gave
a glad llnge within her-as
though they were already mar.
ried.
ITO BE Continued Tomorrow