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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
GAS TAX INCREASE
OPPOSED BY A. M. A.
Motorists Urged to Unite to
Check Tendencies of Leg.
isIatureS.

Declaring that gasoline taxes in many
States have already become an unwar-
ranted burden. the American Motor
lists Association today issued a warn
ing that the motorists themselves must
unite to check the tendencies of most
State Legislatures to kill the goose
that is laying the golden egg"
Street Parlance.
'In the pariance of the street, the
motorist, from the viewpoint of the
average State Legislature, has become
'duck-soup' when the question Of how
TO get additional revenue is raised
The very ease with which the Legisla-
ture can take 1t from the motorists
bids fair to kill the goose that is laying
the golden egg" the A. M. AS state
ment declares, pointing out that at the
present time motorists are paying more
than two-thirds OF the Nations high
way construction and maintenance cost.
The motoriSt has no objection to q
reasonable gasoline tax. but there must
be limit" declares Thomas J. Keefe,
general manager of the association
AT the present time there is q Scent
gasoline tax in five States. One State,
by very small margin has Just re-
jected an Scent tax, and there is now
pending in another State q proposed
7-cent gasoline tax which, If passed.
would mean a tax Of approximately SO
per cent of the price of gasoline, the
average service station price on April /
Of this year being Is cents per gallon,
minus tax.
Increases In Ten States.
"Ten Legislatures during the current
year have already increased their gaso-
line tax rates. They are Arizona, Ar
kansas. Maine, Massachusetts,, North
Carolina, North Dakota. Oklahoma,
Utah, Washington and wisconsin. The
average gasoline tax in these States
prior to the increase was 3.5 cents per
gallon. The average under the new
tax Is az cents per gallon.
During 1880 the gasoline tax yield
paid by the motorist was $500, 000, 900,
or approximately $1,4oo, 900 per day
The average gasoline tax last year was
3.8 cents per gallon. or an increase Of
14.6 per cent over the average gasoline
tax paid by the motorist during 1929"
the statement concludes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
Milady's Motoring
By FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

tendency to deposit sort Of rust over
the bumper at this point. Tar re-
mover seems to help clean it OF.
Sometimes the simplest things are
the ones that trip us up the most fire.
quently. In observing many women
drive 1t has always seemed to me that
the hand control of the throttle and
the accelerator are about the least I'M
derstood. They feed gas, 1t Is true; but
the subject goes far beyond that
How they feed gas, in itself, Is I'M
portant. You need not be concerned
with the linkage of rods and levers TO
provide this remote control. but it Is
necessary to picture the throttle itself.
This unit is located at the top of the
carburetor where the gas vapor enters
the manifold on the way to the cylin-
ders. It works just like o damper in a
stove and Is technically known as but
terfly valve, 1t is never entirely closed.
since there must be enough opening to
provide for gaE to idle the engine.
When you press down on the accel-
orator the throttle is opened. Some
times even If you press all the way
down you don't fully open the throttle.
Because they never discover this some
owners never get full results from their
cars. The accelerator ID equipped with
q LCtuku oRLAlS WIlCL NOu IC-
move your foot the throttle is automat-
ically closed. Occasionally q little rust
on its hinge will cause it to stick and
give trouble.
The hand control Of the throttle, al
ways has to be returned to the idling
position It is, therefore, less desirable
for ordinary driving. When you are
driving in some difficult situation
where the right foot must be ready for
the brake, however, it is the preferred
control.
When you have this picture Of the
gas control in mind you can appreciate
how important it is to have the hand
lever so adjusted that the engine does
not idle too fast or too slow. The adj
justm ent is made at the carburetor it
self and can be done by any mechanic
in short order You can always set the
throttle for little faster idling to meet
any special conditions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
|MUL TIPLE ENGINE TREND HELD
NEXT PHASE OF AUTO PROGRESS
Noted Pacific Coast Builder of Racing Cars
Hopes to Regain Speed Titles
for United States.
special Dispatch 70 The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May S0.-The
multiple engine Grend Is the next for
ward phase Of real progress In motor
car design. This Is the belief of Harry
Miller. noted Pacific Coast builder Of
engines for racing cars and developer
Of front drive for use on both track and
highway.
Here to direct final preparation of a
16-cylinder car bearing his own name
for the nineteenth annual speedway
race, Mr.. Miller talked during intervals
when he was not peering down into the
vitals Of the racers 300-horsepower en-.
CINE and checking thousandths- of AN
inch precision in the operation of
valves, timing gears and other recipro-
eating parts.
To Wrest Speed Crown.
Incidentally, he disclosed that plans
are being made to take the worlds
speed crown away from Capt. Malcolm
Campbell, the Britisher, in 1882 and
bring 1t back to America.
Attacks on both the Campbell record
of 245.79 miles an hour at Daytona
Beach. and On the Kaye Don power
boat record of 1o3.48 miles an hour on
the water, are In the formation stage.
1T Is time" Mr.. Miller said, that
kAlAtEAASaAo o44Oulu NdAS w dIlo 10
something to protect our prestige as
the worlds richest and most progress
sive Nation in the automotive field."
He intimated that the 3o0-horse-
power engine on which he was working
Is almost certain to figure in such
trial, possibly next March. For the
world speed record. however. not one
but two Of the new engines will be
utilized.
With one power plant mounted in
front and the other in the rear of the
superspeed car that will be built, it will
be a four-wheel drive job of 80 CYL
inders in all With the aid of super
chargers, 1t will step the driving force
up to 1000 horses" This hook-up
will be placed in q chassis much lighter
and more eficient than anything yet
produced on the same order.
To reduce wind resistance, the body
will be streamlined, following original
ideas.
Mr. Miller appeared confident that
such a high-powered unit can be cre-
ated. He is to start work on 1t within
q month
He gave reasons why 1t will be pos
SiblR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
ENGINEERS STRETCHING USE
OF RUBBER IN MODERN CAR
Twelve Specialized Types Employed for
$50 Applications in Models Carrying
60 Pounds Exclusive of Tires.

It's big bounce from steel to rub
Der, but the automobile is revealing
surprising knack in being able to turn
the trick. Never before has rubber
been used so extensively in cars, nor
its increase in use so rapid.
Having utilized rubber in many "im-
possible" places, engineers are specu-
lating as to just how fer they can
stretch it. No limit appears in sight
fiexibility.
Debut by Tire Route.
Rubber made Its debus on the auto
mobile via the tire route and has kept
in the limelight to a degree where it
chassis design. A recent count on one
OF the popular makes OF cars showed
that $50 pieces Of rubber we're used in
its construction. Exclusive Of tires,
some of the popular cars are offering
as much as so pounds of rubber, as
against Is pounds just few years ago.
Rubber fittings not commonly known
are fabricated body Shins, sponge rub
Der for arm rests and ventilator seals,
boots for universal joint connections
and electrical units. Hard rubber has
become the big factor in steering
wheels, while some of the finest quail
ity floor material now has rubber
backing.
Not Only for Ease.
Contrary to popular belief. use of
rubber in the automobile has not been
entirely for the purpose OF providing
ease, as might be suspected by reason
CT its now widespread use ss
shackle material. Its resistance to
wear has been a big factor. Another
feature is rubber's simplicity. These
points are we'll illustrated in the case
of ShackIes, where the freedom from
service and elimination Of lubricating
outweigh the shock absorption feature.
Rubber steering wheels are no more
comfortable to handle than any other,
but.> combined with metal that will
bend without breaking, the driver is
afforded the special safety feature of
greater security in event of a collision.
Rubber parts in mechanical units OF
the car lessen the possibility Of wear
on other parts by cushioning shocks.
Rubber running board coverings are
used for their wearing qualities.
Two other Observation-Disclosures alb
sorption and insulation against heat and
cold-are not suspected by the motorist
who is shown this feature WHEN he goes
car shopping.
Having made such inroads on the au-
tomobile the question as to how much
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
PACIFIC HIGHWAY MAPPED

LOS ANGELES, Calif-Nearly 5000
miles of the proposed international
Pacific highway. from the northern
border of Mexico through Guatemala to
San Salvador, has been surveyed and
mapped, it is revealed in a preliminary
report of Chief Engineer E. E. East
of the Automobile Club OF Southern
California, who has just returned from
the third trail-blazing expedition to the
south.
The pioneers who came west in OK
teams had no more difficult a job of
trail blazing than the back-breaking
struggle through much of the Latin
American countries just completed by
the three cars and six men who started
from Los Angeles in January of this
wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

You may get behind in your motor
ing just trying to keep up front.
Every now and again pick up a
handy pointer from one Of the observ-
ing women who now pilot their own
cars. Recently I was riding with q
woman who stopped at an intersection
and waited for a car Just to the left OF
her to make q right hand turn.
How did you know that car was
going to turn right?" I asked. There
was everything to indicate its driver
would make a left turn"
Everything except the size of the
car and ~ sparkle on its hood" re-
torted milady. Most owners Of new
and longer cars seem TO think they
have to swing q wide arc on q right
turn"
asked New York matron why she
kept her old foreign car when she could
get something low and much more
swanky. Day after day she drives
along, looking like diamond-studded
daughter Of the nobility sitting In an
upper box at the opera
Take a ride with me some after
noon," she offered, land I'll show you
the unique advantage I enjoy in being
able to see over the other cars when
James is caught in a traffic jam. All
you get Is worms eye view"
Do good turn for the family by
not letting the men folk attempt to
Soap never should be applied directly
to the body or top Of the car and it is
obvious that the rule cannot be fol-
lowed with soap in Clipped form.
The tone Of the transmission gears
usually Is more pleasing in second gear
If you will bear a couple of fingers on
the shift lever.
II you haven't already picked up a
few safety lessons this week here's one
to file away: Don't try to pass an
other car going downhill while a third
car approaches. The increasing mo-
mentum of the car ahead-and yours
may upset your calculations.
Another driving instructor has gone
mad. When he commanded his pupil
to stop she asked "Why?" When he
ordered the car brought to a standstill
by the next telegraph pole she Queried
Which pole?" When he announced
that he was trying to find out how
quickly she could react she demanded
What for?" Things like that.
One Of the curious facts about motor
dom is the dearth of driving in
structors. More than 100000 600 peo-
pie have learned to drive and three
times this number have still to learn.
Yet instructors are so few in number
1t Is necessary to fine comb any city to
locate the topnotchers. Maybe that
accounts for the popularity Of the NOR
tician business.
Remind the man who cleans your
car to keep the rear bumper as bright
as possible where the exhaust gases
strike its chromium finish. Chemicals
and steam from the exhaust have o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
LOUISIANA GETS DOWN
TO SERIOUS ROAD WORK
Boa sting Only 60 Miles a Few
Years Ago, State Plans
5000.

Four years ago Louisiana didn't have
much 10 OFFER in the way OF lural
roads--niileage and little else. AT the
close of 1927 that State had but 90
miles of hard-surfaced pavements. But
that was the start OF one OF the most
amczing hiehway-building programs OF
all history, amazing In ITSELF and amaz-
ing In consideration OF the size OF the
t2sk as compared with the States re-
sources and population.
In a handful of years Louisiana has
evolved q plan that will bring that
State a total OF 5000 miles Of hard
surfaced roads--the job is one-fourth
done and the way Is clear for finish
ing 1t in short order.
Louisiana has let 1907 miles OF con-
crets pavement to contract and half
OF this has been completed. Already
this year contracts have been awarded
for the construction of $50 miles and
awards are pending on an additional
$50 mileA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
new ROADS DESIGNED
FOR GREATER SAFETY
Character and Volume of Antici.
pated Traffic Must Be
Determined.

New roads are designed to At mod
ern trafhc and located SO that they
are Tree from sharp curves and wide
enough to make the passing of We
hicles easy" asserted r. Getty Brown
ing. chairman OF the Road-Location
Committee of the American Road
Builders Association and locating en-
gineer for the North Carolina Highway
Commission.
The public should not Judge all
roads by the same standard: some
reads are not modern. In planning
modern roads the character and volume
OF anticipated traf11c must be de-
termined by traffic surveys and predic-
ton OF the future Importance of the
highway.
Many old roads were built to meet
the requirements of horse and wagon
traf1ic. They are often crooked, mar
row and dangerous for motor traffic"
Mr.. Browning declared. The reloca-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
NEW BRUNSWICK ROADS
OPEN EARLY THIS YEAR
Damage to Surface of Highways
by Frost Was Less Great
During Last Winter.

FREDERICTON, New Brunswick
New Brunswick's main trunk highways
and motor roads are practically all
open fer traffic much earlier than
usual, as the damage done to the
surface of the roads by frost during
the past Winter has not been great.
The only section Of the main trunk
highways not open for traffic Is route
No. 8, Fredericton to Sussex. The sec
ton Of road across the Jemseg fats
is still covered with water.
The condition Of the highways Is very
good for early in the season and soft
spots due to frost action are being
repaired as rapidly as possible. Motor
lists are advised, however, to drive
carefully on all highways until this
maintenance work is completed and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
Sounded Like a Car.

A travelling salesman knocked at the
farmhouse door.
Nov, MIR. Appleknocker," said he,
''ycu really should have an atlas. Alb
solutely indispensable in home where
the children are going to school,"
Not by ourn sight" was the reply,
my grandfather walked to school: my
fsthcr walked to school end walked
to -chool. and by gum my kids can
walk to school, too."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31

ton Of many Of these roads Is a
safety measure as well as economy in
many cases. It is often possible to
shorten a road so much that there is
a marked saving In money. Also, the
saving to traffic in gasoline and time
Is pronounced"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
Western Devices Find
Their WAY Into Tibet

Until Colonel Younghusband's ex-
petition from India climbed and
fought it's way into Lhasa in 1904,
Tibet was most effectively closed to
the outside world. Its very physical
inaccessibility made it easy for its
hardy and truculent inhabitants to
maintain their cherished isolation,
while the currents of world progress
swept by the mountain gates of the
mysterious and forbidden land. How
ever, we hear now that many of the
devices of western civilization are
beginning to find their way into the
country. surreptitiously but surely.
Seltzer bottles that make water go
uphill and safety razors to take the
place of tweezers are among the in
novations. Also the women are re-
ported to be adopting the lipstick,
though soap has not yet been intro
duced. And since with the coming
of modernity time becomes factor
in life, wrist watches have been seen
in the lanes of Lhasa. Whatever
the obstacles, trade will find way
to satisfy widespread human desires.
and contraband satisfactions are be
ing "bootlegged" into Tibet much as
they are in other lands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
Choice of Accessories
Requires Consideration

Accessories make or break cos
tume-in the very beginning. II starts
with choosing them. Bag and shoes
match in color, for instance, and are
Of the same material. But bag and
shoes do strike a pert and expert con-
trast with the rest of the ensemble
for that all-important surface interest,
If for nothing else.
Yet the choice of accessories for
daytime wear is not complete with.
say. an oblong envelope and a smartly
new and graceful step-in pump. Those
tip-to-toe necessities for fashions fall
costume include pair of slightly
fiared vet simple pull-on gloves-up to
six-buttons length for general wear.
And hose, Of course, are sheer and
dull. with low, square heels that
scarcely peep above the shoe-always
on darkish tone to harmonic with
the costume colors of the season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13

THAT which fashions followers are
a going to wear this fall and winter
In the way of fur-trimmed velvet suits
Is enough to dazzle the eye of even the
most sophisticated. There are no adj
Jectives too extravagant to describe
the elegance and beauty of these lux
urious furred suits which are in prom
Ise for the coming months.
In planning the new wardrobe about
the most important subject to consider
In the way of street or afternoon en-
semble Is the two-piece suit, the jack.
ct OF which may be either short,
three-quarter or seven-eighth, and
some of the smartest models even
adopt the coat which is full length.
As to materials which fashion these
voguish suits, choice lies between the
new swanly woolens or velvet made Or.
nate with lavish fur-the more fur the
better. An argument among others In
favor of velvet for the suit is that it
makes smart costume for all day,
and with stunning dressy blouse of
lace or a sumptuous lame weave, 1t
carries over into evening for informal
dining and dancing.
Then, too, no woman needs to be re-
minded that there is nothing in the
way OF costume fabric so eminently
fattering as velvet Which is especial
" true of this seasons velvets In that
their rich dark greens. radiant browns.
gorgeous wine tones and puppies such
as enter into the scheme of things
this autumn are incomparably lovely.
It adds to the zest of the velvet
mode that fashion approves all sorts
of types, ranging from quality-kind
stiff Lyons velvet with outstanding
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13

pile to the daintiest Of transparent
weaves while many leading designers
are featuring the very new corded vel
vets in their collections.
It is handsome corded velvet such as
Is being highlighted on the seasons
fabric program in a beguiling bottle
green. which gives distinction to the
patrician jacket-suit on the left OF the
trio illustrated.
These hip-length jackettes are the
rage, especially when they fasten di.
agonally as does this one. Its silver
fox trimming speaks for itself in tones
of extreme elegance. The hat of
matching velvet Is an up-to-the-mo-
ment creation preferring to "say it"
via trimming Of satin ribbon rather
than the usual little Feather. The
tiny nose veil is an important item in
the picture. The bag is of velvet. with
shoes and gloves of suede.
The striking street ensemble shown
to the right is of black transparent
velvet. Note the newly exploited
length of its coat. The unique posi-
tioning of the de luxe silver fox trim
ming bespeaks the tendency this sea.
son toward novel and highly Ornamen-
tai treatments. The call of the pres
ent-day mode for "the velvet hat with
the velvet costume" is answered most
happily in this instance.
In the afternoon suit in the center,
color is feature. in that the brown
velvet of which it is made is compile
mented Will fox fur dyed the new
peach-beige tint. The grace and art
istry of the scarf aeckline is obvious
at glance.
t@. 1881. Western Newspaper Union.S
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
Dog Found Way Home

Travelling 400 miles across coun
try from Lesser Slave lake to Bas-
sano, says the Canadian Press, "Cur-
w." a dog owned by Ben S. Plumer,
Of Bassano. has created something
Of a canine record for long-distance
journeying without guide. Jack Re
gan, who worked on the Plumer farm
at Bassano for some time, left for
Lesser Slave lake by covered wag.
on" driving across country. Before
leaving, Plumer gave the dog to him.
The journey having been completed
Regain wrote Plumer stating the dog
seemed to be enjoying himself in his
new environment. Then he disap.
peared. Several weeks later Curly"
was back home on the Plumer farm
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
FELTS SUPREME in
MILLINERY FIELD

Felts are again in the supremacy
with a number of hats in velvet and
some in fabrics and in antelope.
Tailored felts have brims with roll
which is inclined to go up on the leff
and down on the right. Their trim.
ming is tailored and fat, or of stiff
little feathers, to give touch of color
contrast. or Of grosgrain ribbon in the
same shade. Most felts have notice
able brims and are variations of the
sailor or bowler types.
It is important to note that the new
est shapes are down in back as well
as down in front. They do not perch
on top and land somewhere in mid
head in the back. They come down
and hug the back of the neck closely.
so as not to interfere with large i'm
portant collars of fur.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-11-13
Astrologer's Game as
Old al Science Itself

Signs of the zodiac have always
impressed the general public more
than new developments in the field
Of relatively. which, according to
DR.. Dirk Brouwer, of Yale univer-
sity, is one Of the reasons why early
astronomers were forced to deal in
hocus pocus in order to gain enough
money for honest scientific investi-
cations.
.Astrologers battening on the public
casting horoscopes supposedly based
on scientific astronomical data, he
said, are as old as science itself.
"Then, as now, the public was will
ing to give money to some one to
peer into the future, but was less In
clined to contribute to an earnest.
scholarly study" he continued. ''Kep-
Ter, one of the famous astronomers
Of the Seventeenth century, was also
known as an astrologer, but we have
strong reason to believe he had no
patience with the role he was forced
to play in order to obtain funds for
astronomy"
Astronomers of today know that
for the most part, the so-called as
trological tables are entirely mac
curate, Doctor Brouwer declared.
And even if they were correct there
never had been any evidence to show
a connection between phenomena in
the heavens and the lives of men.
"What has happened" he said, sis
this: Astrologers take some specific
instance or several instances of
events which have occurred when
the stars were in a certain position.
They then generalize on this basis.
1t would be just as inaccurate to try
to reach conclusion based on sta
tistics by using only part Of the
figures provided, except that the fig
ures used would at least have some
foundation in fact"