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Evening star., 1931-12-13
HOME CONVENIENCES FOUND
EMBODIED IN 1892 MOTOR CAR
Engineers, Body Stylists and Designers
Try to Guido One Another in Inventive
Effort for Comfort.

Control apparently is going to be a
key word for 1882. 1t will apply not
only TO gear shifting and braking. but
also to the choke, engine heat regula-
tion and spark advance. Automatically,
it will push the choke out of operation
the minute the engine picks up beyond
certain rpm.
With this system working, fuel can
no longer flood the cylinders, dilute en-
CINE oil or throw out a black smoke
screen from the exhaust.
Modernist Trend.
Interest in the modernist trend of car
design is flaring up again. 1t was ap-
parent in the recent New York auto
mobile salon in which custom-built
body types and coach work were eX-
hibited. One $4,000 model following
the "tear-drop" motif of streamhning
and mounted on an imported Rolls
Royce chassis. found a buyer.
At the same time. it became known
that Sir Dennistoun Burney, British de-
Signer of aircraft and automobiles, is
coming to this country in January to
talk before the Society of Automotivc
Engineers. He is TO bring two cars with
him for exhibition. Both are to eX-
emplify the streamlining idea in tear
NACP IOil lA4s anu Wiz la VIC lllC tAAG AAlNa
mounted in the rear.
The Burney cars are also said to bf
constructed of aluminium alloy metals
which reduce weight in such manner
as to put motor car operation on new
plane of economy, a.tSssSfng radically tc
motive power and fuel consumption.
Light Metal Structure.
American interest in similar develop
ment is shown by the appearance IL
Philadelphia of Walter T. Fisleigh,
former Ford engineer, who repeated the
'tear-drop" contentious before an en-
gineering group in that city.
That the light metal structure for
cars of the future is no myth has been
demonstrated in the Detroit manufac-
turing area At Pontiac, the General
Motors Truck Co. has built motor
coaches of 40-paSsenger capacity and
upward and weighing 2 tons less
than steel construction of the same
type.
According to calculations, this brings
the weight down to that of a conven-
tional 29-passenger coach. The frames
and numerous parts have been built
of heat-treated aluminium alloys and
cast aluminium has been used for many
portions of the chassis, making what
is virtually all-aluminum structure
throughout.
The light metals without sacrifice OF
strength or durability, allow spring
ing" of all the weight excepting that
of wheels, brakes and tires The power
plants are in the rear of the vehicles
instead of the front, and the engines
can be slid out of the chassis on rails
for service accessibility.
(Copyright. 1881. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1931-12-13
CRANKCASE DRAWINGS
WORSE THAN USELESS
Use for Material so~ght by So
ciety of Automotive
Engineers.

Crankcase DRAWINGS are not only OF
no value but are worse than useless
II an attempt Is made to burn them
on city dump they make such a
dense black smoke that the neighbors
complain. If they are emptied In the
sewer they create danger Of explosion
on account Of the gasoline content of
Whlch there is no ready way Of getting
Tld. therefore" according to DR.
WinsloW H. Herschel, speaking before
the Pittsburgh section of the Society
OF Automotive Engineers, "if we can
md way to use the material it will
not only be conducive to the saving of
natural resources, preserving our sup
ply, but will remove the dif1cIltv of
olsposing OF this waste product.
The Sewer Department of the Citv
OF Washington Is much interested In
this matter from the latter point Of
view and has passed regulation re-
curing every one who has waste oil to
put 1t IN container and keen II untiI
1t is collected. The department nro-
poses to let a contract for emptyine
there containers. believing that in this
way the oil can be kept out of the
sewers much more effectively than bv a
negative regulation against dasposing of
the oil IN the sewers"
Evening star., 1931-12-13
TRAFFIC DEATHS
PUT At $4,000
Increased Estimate Given by
A. M. A. Despite Better
Conditions.

Deaths from automobile accidents in
The United States during 1881 will reach
the appalling total of $4,000, breaking
all previous records, according to pre-
llmlnary estimates made by the Safety
Committee of the American Motorists
Association.
Nine Months Average.
These figures, based upon compare
tive reports from the various States, for
the first nine months of this year, COM
pared with the same period of 1890,
show an increase in the automobile
ceath toll in practically every State in
the Union, the A NJ. AS survey shows.
Figures for the current year are, of
course, estimates" it is pointed out by
Thomas j. Keefe, general manager of
the association, but may be regarded
with a fair degree of accuracy as in
dicative of what the appalling total will
be by the end of the year.
one OF the diScouraging features of
the ever increasing annual toll of au-
tomobile fatalities is that the figures
reflect that the better the highway the
larger the increase in fatalities. Cali
fornia, as an illustration, shows an in
crease of IA per cent in automobile
deaths Tor the hrSt SIX months Of this
year compared with last, a total of
! PIG persons being killed and 22,6l4
injured
Analysis of Causes.
"An analysis of causes of these ac-
cidents shows conclusively that exces-
sive speed is the main contributing fac
tor in more than half of most tataIi-
ties Conditions and causes, of course,
change rapidly, so that no single factor
may be blamed for the awful holo-
caust of automobile deaths, yet it may
safely be said that the car travelling too
fast for the conditions involved is re-
sponsible for the biggest share of the
accidents. The Nation is paying the in
evitable penalty of recklessness. Until
the motorists wake up and reform their
driving habits, there can be little hope
of reduction" Mr.. Keefe declares.
Fatalities in 1880, the associations
figures show, totaled 1880 compared
with 29,890 in 1929 and 24,937 in 1928,
Evening star., 1931-12-13
BUILDING OF HIGHWAY
AIDED BY LOW COSTS
Construction Prices Are One Fifth
Less, Says State
Official.

With highway engineering forces
and contractors more efficient and with
construction prices lower by about one
nth, Federal assistance in road building
assumes a new Importance in meeting
growing transportation needs" Fred
erick E. Everett, president of the Amer
ican Association of State Highway Off
cials, recently pointed out.
The usage of motor cars is still in ad-
vance Of the supply of modernized high
ways" said Mr.. Everett, who further
declared: THE vagabonds, the CONNER
cial car users, the tourists and the week
enders pile up in excess of one hum
dred billions Of miles yearly. The bulk
OF this travel, half at the very mini
mum, uses the Federal system.
Federal aid roads, which are COM
priSed of per cent of the roads in
each State, have total length of 1877 =
900 miles. OF this mileage 80 per cent
was paved with high type surfaces bv
July /, 1881, and 40 per cent was i'm
proved with low or medium quality of
surfacing on July /, 1881.
In view Of the fact that much of the
low type of Surfacing causes high main
tenance costs and it is economy to con-
struct surfacing that will meet the
traffic needs, it is clearly evident that
now is the time to build more roads of a
higher type. The prevailing low con-
struction costs will of course mean that
greater mileage can be built. Todav's
construction dollar will buy more than
any dollar since that Of June. 1922, The
purchasing power of the dollar in NO
vember was approximately one-fifth
more than the average purchasing pow
er OF the dollar in 1929 This means
that miles of road can be built now
for the cost OF miles back in 1929.
Considering these low costs and the
efficiency of engineers and contractors
1882 will unquestionably bring a big
advance in the battle against. poor
roads, thousands of miles of which are
costing as much or more in their pres
ent state than they would If PROPERLY
improved" concluded Mr.. Everett.
Evening star., 1931-12-13

A lot of women are wondering now
| if it's ever going to be possible to teach
men how to drive.
One thing about safety in which
women excel is the matter of overtak-
| ing other cars. Her more highstrung
nature here stands her in good stead
! because it leads her to make a quick,
| complete job of passing instead of hesi-
! tating or idlinS 1t has been estimated
! that at 40 miles an hour it requires
about five SeconoS to come up abreast
| of the car being cvertaken Five addi-
! tional seconds ate required to get far
| enough ahead to cut in safely. Count
! ing some extras" about II seconds
will be required to complete the opera
| tion. In that time the space for pass
! ing may vanish. Women appear to
| take fewer chances with this uncon-
sciously.
When she is keeping her mind on
the job, and not relying on her femi-
| nine inclinations, it would be we'll to
bear in mind that ordinarily no at
tempt should be made to overtake a
car unless the left hand side of the
road is clear for at least 1000 feet
ahead.
Charles Francis Coe the criminolo-
giSt, says that women are dumb in
business or wherever reason enters, be-
cause they are too emotional. 1t
sounds well, but even man may be
wrong in his estimate of the woman
driver I just recall case the other
evening where a woman had to ask
her escort if it wouldn't be good idea
if he went back to the car he had just
parked to switch off the engine.
The weeks safety thought for the
woman who drives her own car is to
avoid running over slippery streets and
roads with broken cross links in the
tire chains, The remaining links may
spread so far apart in a sudden stop
as to allow the tires to slide as if en-
tirely unprotected.
On the theory that we learn by criti-
cism, not by praise, let me add my
personal observation of the woman who
left her car abreast of mine in the
middle of a heavily travelled street.
There was a parking space ahead but
she preferred the convenience of in
conveniencing everyone else. The real
surprise, however, came when she re-
appeared at the doorway of a furniture
store after having confounded many
drivers for some five minutes.
For moment. as she emerged, you
would never have suspected she had any
connection with the car or the three
kiddies scrambling about inside. Her
furtiVe eyes glanced up and down the
street as she surveyed the situation
calmly. Then, noticing that she had not
actually caused a riot and that there
was no officer tagging the car. she made
a quick dash across the street, hoped
in and drove off.
Here are some of the questions
woman recently asked. See if you can
answer them. If not, glance at the bot
tom of this column:
l. Does an engine rotate clockwise?
2. What atomizes gasoline so as to
yaporize it in the carburetor?
3. Why does an engine seem to be
much more powerful when the car is in
reverse?
will you please explain why my en-
gine starts so much more easily this
year than it did last Winter?" asks a
wise woman. Seems funny to be ask
Evening star., 1931-12-13
AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS

The Kempton Cadillac Corporation
announces the appointment of w. D.
Osgooo as new car sales representative
III osgood was formerly with Stanley
ROY z. Hayes, former newspaper man,
has laf. the Campbell -Ewald Co. to be-
come the head OF the ]. Stirling Get
cheu, Inc, publicity division. Mr..
Hayes will direct the publicity interests
OF the De Soto Motor Corporation and
other national accountl served by the
Cetcheu organisation.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Aid in Snow Travel.

Inc State Highway Department of
iMtiiHheS~ta, acting to decrease automo-
DIe casualties during the Winter
ino-ltl!S' suggests that by letting down
t44e ar pressure in tires to Is or 20
pCunoS While driving ON slippery roads
and the car will prove more effectiye
In working itself out of loose snow.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Not Taking Chances.

A lady motorist was driving along a
country road when she spied couple
of repair men climbing telephone poles.
Fools" she exclaimed to her corn
panion, they Iaust think ] never drove
caT before
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Sort of Gummy.

The ace of cards is the man VIII.
throws chewing gum in the street Il
see baby cars get stuck.
Evening star., 1931-12-13
Uniform Code Aid.

BY the terms of this proposed
uniform vehicle code it is proposed
that all vehicles other than those
enumerated-and in this class fall
the horSe-drawn vehicles-shall
carry a white light visible from
the front and a red light visible
from the rear.
"A great many accidents have
occurred by reason of motor We
hicleS striking other objects on
the road when blinded by ap-
preaching headlights or when
wagons, delivery carts and buggieS
were obScured by rain or dark
ness.
In some of the larger cities the
operators OF bakery carts, milk
delivery wagons, truck garden
farmers and other have increased
the visibility of their vehicles by
the addition of rejecting devices
similar to those you see at curves
and other dangerous spots on the
road. The headlights of a vehicle
pick up the reflector oftentimeS
before the lamp is seen. as the
latter is frequently dirty or the
Earring OF the wagon puts out the
light. Several Philadelphia bak-
ing companies, for example. use a
type of reflector in addition to
their lights, and say that the cost
is more than Offset by the saving
IN accidents to their vehicles"
Evening star., 1931-12-13

will you please explain why my en-
gine starts so much more easily this
year than it did last Winter?" asks a
wise woman. Seems funny to be ask
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
SE-WH|PP|NG
CASE QUASHED

The case of Mrs. Hattie Scott,
of Colmar Manor, Md, who vas
charged with beating her step
daughter, Mary Scott. II, with a
rubber hose, was dismissed yester-
day in Hyattsville Police Court.
Testimony revealed that the
alleged beating october 81 was
done with a yard length of quar-
ter-inch rubber tube, lightly ap-
f ed across Mary's hips and legs.
Judge j. Chew Sheriff, in de-
livering his decision, said that
while the evidence did not war
rant a conviction, Mrs. Scott
would do much better to sit down
and reason with the Scott chill
dren than to attempt to correct
them by corporal punishment.
Judge Sheriff left it to Mary's
discretion whether she would
return to the home of her
father, William H. Scott, Bureau
of Engraving employe. Since she
swore out the warrant for assault
and battery against her step
mother October 81. Mary has
been at the home of Justice of
the Peace Rette D. Morris, of
Hyattsville.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
AID
FOR CHARITY

Newly elected officers of the
Associated Charities of Hyatts-
vile will carry on the unemployed
relief work started by the organi-
zation last summer, according to
Mrs. Retta D. Morris, president.
Mrs. Morris said they had pro-
cured the use of the old Rogers
homestead on Rhode Island
Avenue for a municipal wood
yard. The State roads commits
sion, after donating all wood
cut on State roads projects to
unemployed relief. offered the
Rogers property for storage pur-
poses, Mrs. Morris said.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
55 Pieces of Land
Bought at Tax Sale

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, Dec.
17.-Of 346 pieces of real estate
ordered sold by the county for
non-payment of taxes here, all
but SIS were purchased by the
State. A last-minute rush by per.
sons interested in the property
advertised, reduced the lists by
IS per cent. The total taxes due
on the 346 pieces amounted to
approximately $1,000 and the
original delinquent lists, which
contained 985 pieces, amounted
to approximately $4,000.
The sale was for the non-pay-
ment of taxes in 1929 and 1880.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
MUSCLE-;|N MAN
GETS SENTENCE
TOMORROW
Resort Inmates Testify Against
Kid Julian; Ex-0ffiCiaIs
Face Early Trials

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. II.
The first skirmish in the fight
against gangsters in Anne
Arundel county was won to-
day by the State in the con-
viction of Michael Julian, alias
Kid Julian, notorious Balti-
more underworld leader. He
was convicted of carrying con-
cealed weapons. Sentence will
be imposed tomorrow.
Julian was said to have at
tempted to muscle in" at Sleepy
Valley Inn, resort operated by
Mrs. Jean Cummings, former
undercover operative for prohibi
ton authorities. Mrs. Cummings
and other inmates of the house
testified against Julian, Another
witness against him. who also
lives at the house, was Robert
Malone, former employe of the
Government Printing Office in
Washington. ...
Immediately after Julian's trial,
the State called the case against
Frank Irving, alleged gangster,
who is charged with robbery. He
is said to have taken a fur coat
from Mrs. Cummings.
Also to be tried on fraud
charges are five county officers,
including two deputy sheriffS,
and several court bondsmen.
These cases are expected to come
up today or tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
st. Johns to Haze
Memorial Building

ANNAPOLIS, Dec. ia me-
mortal hall of records for the
State of Maryland will be erected
by the State on the campus of
st. Johns College here, it was
announced TODAY. The building
will commemorate the 300th an
niversary of the founding of the
State and will cost $200,000.
The building will house ancient
records now being stored in the
Court of Appeals Building. libra
ries, and State historical organi-
cations. Work is expected to be-
gin on the structure at an early
date,
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Arlington Seal Sale
Fairly Encouraging

Mrs. Norbert Melnick. chair
man of the Christmas Seal sale
committee of Arlington county,
today reported that results of
the sale were encouraging.
In order to overcome the def
cit that will result this year
from the great number of per-
sons who are out of work. Mrs.
Melnick urged all residents Of the
county to use as many Christmas
Seals as possible. The monthly
chest clinics and anti,tubercular
work of the health department
is entirely dependent upon this
source of income. she pointed out.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
HEARING TODAY
FOR TEA HOUSE
GANGSTER
Maryland Officials TO Oppose
Abbott's Attempts to
Escape Extradition

Efforts of Peter Abbott,
charged with the murder of
Grover Amick on November
% at the Colonial Tea House,
to fight extradition from
Pennsylvania will he met by
Baltimore d e t ect ives and
Prince Georges county Of
ficialS.
Gov. Clifford Pinchot yesterday
notified States Attorney Alan
Bowie that a hearing on the
eXtradition proceedings would be
held in Harrisburg, Pa, today.
Baltimore Detectives Cornelius
Roche and William Feehley left
early this morning to attend the
hearing. With, them was Deputy
Sheriff Thomas A, Garrison.
The inquest into the death of
Amick will be held tomorrow
night in the Bladensburg fire
house,
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
1ANGSTER CONVICTED ANNE ARUNDEL TO PRESS WARFARE
MRS. cULBERTsON IN SANTA CLAUS ROLE


East and West were vulnerable,
while North and South had a
part score of 80 points. North,
dealer.
Mr.. Lenz
A Asa
vA-7-4
= A.J.102
p jos
Mr.. Mrs.
Culbertson Culbertson
a XIII " " a AQ-8-5-3
W @Q-J-9
: K-8-64.3 . or
= K-Q-6-2 = A-10.7
Mr.. Jacoby
a 1892
K-10-8-6-5.3
IS
p 8-4.3
The Bidding
South West North East
INT. Pass
~ Pass 81 Pass
Pass Pass
Final contract-Three Hearts
Result-Set two.
The correct opening bid of One
Diamond on this hand would have
made highly improbable a final
contract of Three Hearts, which
was defeated two tricks The hand
contract of One Heart or One No
Trump.
A Third Citation
The third example occurred in
the second deal of Rubber No. 3 in
which Mr.. Jacoby, in accord with
the official system, opened with a
bid of One No Trump, rather than
One Diamond.
Mr.. Lenz
A A-J-4
W8-5-2
E K-J.6-4
&9-4-2
Mr.. Mrs.
Culbertson tson
a 9-6-5 a Q-1O-7-3
v Q-10-9-7-4 " e VK-6
y 8-5 ~7.3-2
= A,J-6 = K-1O-8-3
Mr.. Jacoby
A K-8-2
WA-J-8
= A-Q-10-9
&Q-7-5
The Bidding
South West North East
Pass 2N.T. Pass
3N.T. Pass Pass Pass
Final contract: Three No Trump
by Mr.. Jacoby.
Result: Set two.
Mr.. Lenz, holding two honor
tricks, raised to two No Trump
and MI Jacoby bid three No
Trump and was defeated. Had
an opening bid of one diamond
been made, it is probable Vest
would have made a heart over
call and thus the danger OF play
ing the hand with one suit, al.
though unbid. only stopped once,
The Washington times., 1931-12-17

Your rental VIZ rries room house
or apartment 5, oe solved to-
ddy tn,"dg, The RenlaI Columns Of the
Classified Section.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Newport NeWs Cleric
To Honor ReU. DreU

DR.. C. P. Dixon, of Newport
News, Va, will deliver the twenty
seventh anniversary sermon COM
memorating the services of the
Rev. Simon P. Drew as pastor OF
the Cosmopolitan Baptist Church
on Sunday night at the Masonic
Temple auditorium, Tenth and U
Streets Northwest. The anniver-
sary program is being sponsored
by the United Federation of
Ministers and Laymen.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
PROBE REOPENS
IN K|ZER DEATH

Despite a verdict of suicide re-
turned by a coroner's jury last
week. a new inquiry will be held
today into the death of Harry D.
Kizer, So, who was found dead
from carbon monoxide gas poison
ing in his garage, STOP Colorado
\ Ave. N w.
Relatives of the dead man re-
quested that the case be reorene1,
promising to give new evidence to
show Mr.. Kizer died accidentally.
The inquiry is scheduled to be
held at noon and it will be con-
Quoted by DR.. A. Magruder Nc.
Donald. deputy coroner.
An inquest also will be held
into the death of John T. King,
SO, draw tender on Highway
Bridge, who was killed yesterday
when struck by an automobile on
the stand.
Millard A. LaFontaine, 81, driver
of the automobile, will appear at
the inquest. He was released by
police yesterday in custody Of his
attorney.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Says No Trump Bids as
Opening Show Sys-
TENS Weakness

if at all, would have been accen-
tuated.
Final Example
The last example occurred In
the first hand of Rubber No. 40.
Mr.. Lenz
AQ-10-9-8-3
VJ-9.7
A2
&K.J-6-2
Mr.. Mrs.
Culbertson Culbertson
a K-6-5-2 AJ.4
K-10-86 NQ-42
y A-8 = J.9-7.5-4.
= Q-8-5 5
- %A-9
Mr.. Jacoby
A AT
y A-5-3
K-Q-10-6
= 10-74-3
The Bidding
South West North East
l N. T. Pass "a Pass
Final Contract, Two Spades by
Mr.. LenZ.
Result. set two.
Here again, the correct opening
bid of One Diamond would have
resulted in the play of the hand
at winning, rather than losing
contract.
P. 81 thank the anonymous
sender Of a lucky dime. which
She sent to me.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
Does YuIe Shopping,
Then Shows Up"
Lenz Bidding
Continued from Page -

approach-forcing system is net
only a more accurate, but a much
more fascinating way of solving
this mystery that I was willing
to be a party to this match,
which to me is not a bridge
game between Mr.. Lenz and Mr..
Jacoby on the one side and Ely
and me on the other, but a
test of the merits of the two
systems.
I think the play of the last
two nights demonstrated clearly
the weakness of the, official syS.
tenn, particularly as regards the
use of opening no-trump bids.
On the last two nights of play,
four opening bids of one no
trump were made by our op-
ponents, and all of them, strangely
enough, resulted in minus
score for them.
I believe that had our expert
adversaries been using the ap-
proach-forcing system on most
of these hands in which they
held a majority of the honor
strength. it would have given
them not minus but plus values.
Take, for instance, the third
hand OF rubber No. IS.
The Washington times., 1931-12-17
8 LIQUOR FINES
. TOTAL S375

Three liquor cases netted Prince
Georges county $375 in Hyatts-
vile Police Court yesterday.
Bryant A. Norris, SO Seaton Pl.
N. w, paid 1925 for transporta-
tion, possession and speeding.
George Duvall, arrested in a
raid at Colmar Manor October 81
by county police, paid in 500 for
possession.
Grafton Keys, colored, 1407
South Capitol ST., arrested on a
street car November Is, was fined
$50 for possession.