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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
CHEMICAL SOCIETY URGES
BETTER CAR C0ATIHGS
A. c. s. Meeting in Buffalo to At
tract 1000 Scent
lists.

Better protective coatings for use in
automotive. marine, aircraft and rail-
way manufacture will be urged at the
eighty-second meeting Of the American
Chemical Society which will attract
1000 scientists to Buffalo, n. Y, during
the week beginning August 81.
The five major consuming industries
in America, according TO DR.. Robert j.
Moore. secretary Of the paint and var
nish division Of the society, viii be rep
resented as follows:
Automotive. H. G. Mougey, chief
chemist, and r. j. Wirshing, General
Motors Corporation, Detroit; aircraft,
] L. McCloud, research chemist and
inetallurgist, Ford Motor Co, Detroit;
railway, H. Z. Smith, engineer. New
York Central Lines, New York; A. M.
johnson, the Pullman Co., Chicago:
marine finishes, Capt. Hemy Williams,
T. s. N; Lieut. G. r. Gotten, naval air.
craft factory: general industrial coat
inRs, Arthur Schulz. research chemist,
Bell Telephone Laboratories, New York.
Together with chemists and indus
trialists working in allied fields, they
will participate In symposium on In
dustrial Coatings From the Consumers
viewpoirt'' on Wednesday morning,
September g. The need OF chemical re-
search viii be stressed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
Milady's Motoring
By FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

tily she stepped into the car and took
the wheel. Not so dainttly did she
jump out again and rush into her dads
ONCE with grease-smeared white gloves
to prove the carelessness Of one of his
mechanics
have been urging women TO watch
the wheel after the car has been in q
shop for service, but here Is q true story
that may be more effective caution.
It's such an easy matter to change
toggle grips, and these handy little ac-
cessories are so inexpensive you can
well AFFORD to consider discarding the
usual strap types that do not At the
hand. The cord type is much easier TO
grasp, and II the cord Is woven Of rub
Der elastic additional comfort Is AZ
forded.
A gentleman objects to my recon-
mendation that women drive with the
left arm on the window sill so that in
event Of need for quick signaling they
will have free movement Of hand and
arm. It seems that he doesn't believe
In signaling; that he often must drive
with the left window raised because Of
neuralgia, and that resting the arm on
the window wears the sleeve.
Co ahead with my idea, girlsl
Just as he registered the complaint q
sleeveless. suntanned slip Of girl
whizSed past in q supercharged foreign
roadster. Her arm was on the window
sill. And did she signal?
When she found that retarding the
spark on an upgrade served TO silence
the engines knocking, the woman at
the wheel naturally asked for some en-
lightenment on the subject. What was
timing, anyway? And how did 1t fune-
ton?
To understand this 1t is necessary
merely to picture the engine as a single
cylinder AFFAIR. A piston sucks in un-
burned gas vapor and on It's upward
stroke congresses it. At this point the
gas Il like powder packed IN q cannon.
A spark viii ignite IT, The natural
time for the spark Is when the piston
Is all the way up on this compression
stroke, since gas takes q measurable
amount Of time to burn, 1t is found that
better results are had by timing the
spark TO arrive Just before the top posi-
ton is reached We cali this advancing
the spark. The natural setting Is
known as the retarded spark.
In some cars the changes are entirely
manual: In others they are entirely au-
tomato Many engines, however, carry
seni-automatic control. This timing
has nothing to do with the intensity OF
the spark nor with its distribution TO
the various cylinders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
FIESTA YEAR INCREASES
CALIFORNIA TOURING
Motor Travel Up IS Per Cent, Ac,
cording to Automobile
Club.

Motorists touring in California are
obtaining vast enjoyment and fund Of
information from the numerous COM
munity events being staged in that
States Fiesta year. 1t is indicated in re-
ports reaching the Automobile Club Of
Southern California.
With these varied and attractive cele-
brations at their height. the Summer
months are presenting q varied pro-
gram for visitors and residents alike.
CALIFORNIA; Fiesta year program is
believed to be the principal reason for
the increase Of more than Is per cent
in motor tourists from other States for
the first half Of this year, compared to
the same period last year. Information
bureaus report a considerable gain in
the number Of inquiries for future
visitors, 50 that 1t Is believed probable
that the late Summer and Fail will
bring an unusually large influx Of tour
lists
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
Greatest Motoring Enemies.

The greatest enemies TO the motorist.
according 10 q survey just completed, are
twilight. bad brakes and liquor. Inyes-
tigation was made In q great many &C
cidents and by far the greater proper
ton Of them we're found TO occur at
twilight because Of low visibility and
motorists Fastening home. Although
bad brakes were q considerable factor
at twilight as well as at other times,
liquor caused ncet Of the accidents be-
tween Q pm. and 6 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

No woman ever bought q car beyond
her yearning power.
That automobiles are remarkably
easy TO operate need not be q stock
argument In favor Of their use by woYI1-
en-. There are the actual incidents to
prove il. know Of two women who
are dividing their cars and who have
not as yet discharged their trained
nurses.
On the golf links q woman player
slipped, falling backward on q pile Of
rocks. She was badly shaken up and
right arm. Determined TO finish the
game, however, she made light Of the
incident and played on. Five holes be-
yond she was forced to quit, being hard
ly able TO walk back to the club house.
After first-aid treatment she got into
her own car and drove the party home
later going to bed for two weeks.
The next time q mechanic has the
hood raised akk him to check the gaso-
line filter bowl During the periodic
inspection at the service station this
bowl win be emptied out 70 remove
sediment, but 1t may loosen up between
times. An air leak at the bowl may
mean q tie-up on the road.
They have been poking fun ct a
woman who has made It a rule to take
particularly good care Of the family
car. Every one has told her that the
decreasing valuation Of q used car
makes it useless TO try to preserve ones
investment and that the money and
effort she is putting into polishes Is
simply throwing good money after bad.
But it's the old story about he, or
rather she, who laughs last laughing
hardest. The car today Is worth more
! in trade than 1t Was six months ago.
The reason is not 80 evident. People
have been hanging on TO their old cars,
but have not been keeping them sum-
GENTLY At. The demand for exception
ally good used cars has, therefore, been
growing and the available supply dimin-
ishing
Note for women who have the option
Of selecting a special hue for custom
Job: Try something in a light gray
with q strong tint Of green. / saw her
passing in a sea green-gray phaeton and
my heart stood still. A practical shade
and very. very ultra.
The daughter Of an automobile man
rushed into the service station TO get
her car which she had been told was
again ready for the road. She was IN
Summer white, with the additional
adornmentS befitting young girl out
for the afternoon motor parade. Dam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
Rule Of Reason.

A rule of reason" making excessively
slow driving illegal has been passed by
the West Virginia State Legislature. III
shall be unlawful" the law states, "foI
any person to unnecessarily drive al
such q slow speed as to block the nor
for safe operation or because upon 8
grade or when the vehicle is q truck
or truck and trailer necessarily or In
compliance with the law proceeding at a
slow speed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

sketch prepared by Seller engineer craftsman the
Of william better
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for
left
According
the k lane for fast Hsfhc except where turn contemplated Then
etnsnd lane for lehnd and rghthand rghtand
viii be made from rghthand
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
NO CONFUSION SEEN
Change in Left-Hand Turn win
Not Cause Trouble.

That washington's change in Sep
tember from the rotary left turn to the
inside turn win be made without din
Guilty or confusion. Is the confident be-
lief Of Oscar Cooilcan, local automobile
distributor Since II has been prac-
ticed consistently at uncontrolled inter
sections, the inside turn is one with
which every Washington driver Is ia
niliar, he says.
THE switch from the rotary TO the
inside turn" Mr.. Coolican declares,
really win mean no more than the
universal application of the method
nos used at uncontrolled intersections
The motorist simply viii pull to the
center lane and make his turn when ne
reaches the middle Of the Intersection
He will have 70 walt until cars coming
from the opposite direction clear his
path, but that Is no different than TIKI
situation now prevailing.
Since Warrington already is using
the inside turn 70 such large extent
expectations of confusion arising out Of
the change IN September seem far
fetched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
GAS TAX REVENUE UP
Nine Per Cent Increase Reported
for First Seven Months.

for First Seven Months.
Special Dispatch TO The Star
BALTIMORE, August 90. - Income
from the 4-eent-a-galion gasoline tax
in the first seven months Of 1881 has
increased $323.o0o, or els per cent,
rs compared with the income for the
same period Of last year, according to
William O. Codd, auditor of the state
Roads Commission. That Is the total
figure for the tax, including all the
sums paid TO the counties, the total
for the State.
The income which the city has de-
rived from the tax in the same period
has increased $65. 900, or 9.23 per cent,
according to Mr. Colds figures, and
the increase to the counties has
amounted to $256.000, or Ola per cent.
Mr.. Codd bases his calculations on
the following figures: Income for both
counties and city for the first seven
months Of 1880, $3,s40, 2s6, Of which
the city received $707,s7 and the
counties $2,832,3il combined income
of both counties and city for the first
seven months of 1881, &3.e64,6l8, OF
which the city received SITS, 32B and
the counties $3,0el ,2eo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
s. a. E. Transport Meeting

The annual transport meeting Of the
Society Of AutomotAve EngineeFt u to
be held IN washington. -. c., october
az 10 20, inclusive, instead Of IA Mo-
venber as originally announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
WESTERN TRAVEL UP

crease Over Last Year.
Vacation travel to the Western States
is showing q decided increase during
the present touring season Is COM
pared to last year, according TO the
District Of Columbia Division Of the
American Automobile Association.
The statement is based on inquiries
received by A. A. A. Travel Bureaus
at key points throughout the country,
particularly in the large centers Of
population In the East. The associs-
ton declared they present . most
cheering outlook from the standpoint
OF those catering to vacation motor
travel IN the West and some clubs re-
port as much as . 50 per cent increase
IN the number Of inquiries,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

the average cost Of operating en- au-
TO the .. g. division OF the a. A. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
Army Use Of Autos.

The United sssfss Army uses 1880
motor vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

The United States has TIA per cent
Of world passenger ears and 81 per cent
81 the telephones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
Some Strange Tangles.

Queer angles develop in the crook
edness of Manhattan administrative
and business iniquity as developed by
investigations. Take the case of the
collapse Of a big bank, eight officers
and directors of which have Just been
indicted. One of these men is an at
torney who has for some time past
been engaged as special tnquisitor in
an inquiry by the appellate division
of the State courts into the conduct
of business in the magistrates courts
of New York City. He had demon
strated an unusual ability in ferreting
out wTongdoing on the part Of magis-
trates and policemen and had estab-
lished himself as a terror of the graft
ers. Just at the height Of his service
in that capacity came the bank crash,
and it was disclosed that he was closely
identified with its management. He
continued to serve as special inyesti-
gator and counsel in the magistracy
inquiry while another inquiry was go
ing on into the affairs Of the bank.
Some days he would sit as counsel
for the pecnle in one investigation and
60 from such a session to another
where he sat on the grill Of an In
quisitor as shrewd and penetrative as
he had shown himself to be in his own
field. And that inquisitor. examining
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
Repeal of s'Recapture.' >:
I'm the New York Evening Pos

from the New YORK Evening Post.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has been long time in reaching the
conclusion that the ''recapture" of ex-
cess railroad earnings is impracticable
and in recommending repeal of the
provision by Congress. But its recent
more sympathetic attitude toward the
railroads makes this suggestion con-
sistent, as we'll as the accompanying
recommendation for modification of
the rate-making powers of the COM
mission so as to enable the roads to
earn more than the present limit of SIX
per cent on the value of their properties.
Expert opinion not related to the
Transportation industry has already
condemned the principle of "recapture"
of earnings above supposed "fair re-
turn" for the benefit of railroads whose
earnings do not reach that standard.
There is, of course, no guarantee OF the
"fair return" although the law directs
the commission to fix rates that will
Weld such income. To date the COM
mission has recaptured about $12,600,-
600, but the process has been like
pulling teeth" 1t has been estimated
that 161 railroads owe the Government
on this score $150,000,000. In recon-
mending that it be relieved of this
almost impossible task the commission
mentions the enormous expense and
the consumption of time and effort in
trying to enforce the recapture clause.
It says it experiences great difficulty
in utilizing the excess funds in ways
that will be beneficial to public in
tereStS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11

vival Of activity in the mari may
cause some people with speculative
disposition to rush In regardless Of the
still evident weakness of the business
basis. There is danger, indeed, in
speculative trading at all times; danger
to those engaged in it and danger to
the general financial system, which, as
was the case in the prolonged bull mar
ket that broke in 1929, may be desper-
ately affected by protracted and un-
reasoning competitive speculation.
The proper test to be applied in stock
buying is that which should guide the
investment buyer-will the stock bought
pay proper dividend at the price at
which it is secured? Is the present price
attractive. or is it too high for the i'm
mediate and the early prospective earn
ings of the corporation? Stock buying
should be on the same basis as the
buying of commodities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
Search on Suspicion.
, Pittshurgh Post-ciaTette.

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
The Senate Is to be commended for
its abandonment of the Howell bill,
which would have gone to an obnoxious
ment of prohibition in the District of
Columbia. One of its main provisions
would have permitted homes to be
searched upon mere suspicion that the
Volsted law was being violated
The WickerSham Commission was
able to agree upon only few points,
but it should be noted that one of them
was definite and emphatic opposition
ito legislation allowing more latitude
in Federal searches and seizures"
A number of prominent "dryS," IN
GLIDING Senators Borah of Idaho and
Walsh of Montana, objected to this pro-
vision of the Howell bill and urged that
it be dropped. That the more moderate
viewpoint has prevailed is indicated by
the Senate action late Tuesday after
noon in dropping further consideration
of the measure in favor of the Army
bill. This is generally interpreted as
meaning that no effort will be made to
press it during this present session at
least.
1t is doubtful whether law Of this
character would stand the test Of
constitutionality. If the Bill of Rights
means anything at all, it certainly should
protect a homeowner from high-handed
invasion and search by agents, acting
without shred of evidence on "sus-
picion" only There is a school Of
thought which seems to hold that the
eighteenth amendment Is superior to
and supersedes all others, but It Is
rapidly dwindling in the light Of pro-
hibition facts. Even the "driest" mem.
bers of the Wickersham group cons
demned lawless methods Of snforcina
the laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11

"too heavy" Gust like men," retorted
one of the hoStesses briskly. Meyer sat
ished. AT our last dinner when the men
were present we heard afterward that
some complained that they did not get
enough to eat. We resolved that would
not happen again. We even decided
against ice cream as not being filling
enough, and instead had apple cobbler. ?
+ n *.*
There is no blinking the fact that the
sons of the wild jackass have not for
gotten nor forgiven and are still on the
warpath for the scalp of a well known
senatorial colleague, one George Higgins
Moses, peppery and sarcastic Repub-
llcan regular from New Hampshire.
Right now they are out to take away
the title and perquisites of the job of
President pro Tempore Of the Senate
which the redoubtable George now en-
joys. They have served notice that I'M
less Moses be dethroned either by abdi-
cation or by custer by the Republican
senatorial caucus, enough of their num-
Der viii desert the Senate organization
vote to insure the election of the Demo-
cratic nominee for this post, who proba-
bly, viii be Key Pittman of Nevada. In
the face OF this threat some of the Old
Guard are trying to prevail on Moses to
voluntarily sacrifice himself in the in
terests of harmony. If he does so, it will
be the first time he has yielded an inch
TO placate the insurgents.
4 X \ X
Without blare Of trumpets the Presi-
dent has undertaken an experiment,
noble in motive, with respect to the
Virgin Islands where the Navy Depart
ment has ruled since our acquisition
from Denmark of this tiny West Indies
outpost 10 years ago. BY executive
order he has shifted the administration
of the islands from the Navy Depart
ment to the Interior Department and
the naval governor is to be replaced.
Mr.. Hoover has named as the new gov
ernor DR.. Paul Martin Pearson, long a
professor at Swarthmore College in
Pennsylvania and more recently execu-
tive head of the Lyceum Managers As
ISOLATION of America. DR.. Pearson, too,
is member of the Society of Friends.
Capt. Waldo Evans, the naval governor,
and his staff are moving out bag and
baggage and the naval base at st.
Thomas is to be abandoned, too, leaving
the field clear to DR.. Pearson and such
civil appointeeS as may be later selected.
Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
Opposition to Bonus
Hit by Ex-Marine

To the Editor Of The Star:
As one deeply interested in the out
come Of the pending soldiers bonus
bill, have read the many articles
concerning it published in your fine
newspaper. I served as a private In
the Marines for % months during the
war period and am, therefore, eligible
to receive the bonus. Though I am
unlike hundreds of thousands of other
veterans-not in dire distress, the Inn
mediate conversion into cash Of my
certificate would enable me to clear
up some debts of a domestic nature
and permit me to buy lot on which
I could erect small house for my small
family. readily concede that there
were many men in the service during
the war from well-to-do families, or
they themselves were well of. Those
men today probably are not enthusiast
tic about receiving cash at this time.
On the other hand, the rank and file
were recruited or drawn from the more
humble stations in life. In the main,
their return to civilian life was not
attended with great reward. As mat
ter of cold fact, the tense, vibrant,
worshiping, priceless on
return" spirit, that animated those who
sent them of had waned soon after
their return, and the record shows that
in place of great honors and deserved
Though not sought after gratuities
thousands Of the veterans found their
jobs held down by some one else, and
it is matter Of record that many of
them never did get them back
The thing that prompts this pooh
letter is the statement by Senator Bing-
ham and that by Secretary Mellon on
the bonus. They are the very persona
hcation OF big business" and I ask
If any group in our national life profit
ed to a greater extent on tae war than
did this group? While the soldiers
and sailors left jobs, small businesses,
etc, and their homes, and those dear
TO them, to endure all forms of hard
ship, misery, suffering and DEATH. these
groups, whom our eStimable Secretary
OF the Treasury so strongly protects
from added taxation, were supplying
our war needs - not for $50 per
month, but for profits that would
put to shame Shylock at his worst, all
the while safely protected from the
grim horrors of the war. Now I do not
wish to minimize the tremendous i'm
portance of the backbone" work
done during the war; Gen. Pershing,S
memoirs, IN your valuable paper, attest
to that. Andrew Mellon boldly states
that he is unalterably opposed to help
ing the veterans. The Treasury is I'M
able to stand it, and Undersecretary
Mills talks of the bonus affecting the
bond market adversely. That, indeed,
would be shame, especially for such
a trivial reason.
For my own selfish reward, for the
sake OF those in dire need of it and
as a direct slap in the face to those
selfish business tycoons SO ably repre-
sented in our Government, I earnestly
pray for the speedy passage and enact
ment into law of the soldiers bonus
bill. JOHN KENDALL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-11
Lower School Fares.

The Senate's passage Of the bill for
reduced fare for school children in all
probability assures the enactment of
this or a similar measure at this session
of Congress, and will place Washington
in the long list of cities that grant the
low fare privilege to children on the
way to or from school. The Senate bill
is better bill than the measure previ-
ously passed at this session by the
House. The House cut the school fare
to two cents. The Senate bill sets a
maximum school fare at half the fare
for adults, but leaves to the Public
Utilities Commission the task of de-
termining the exact rate.
Unless Congress chooses to take over
the onerous and technical duty of fixing
rates of fare in the District, it should
leave that task to the properly consti-
tuted regulatory body, which is the
Public Utilities Commission. The Pub
lie Utilities Commission has already
planned hearings on the school fare
proposal and as result of the infor-
nation so obtained will be in a position
to fix rates that are fair to the street
railway companies. The two-cent rate
may be fair, but that should be deter
mined. The Senate has gone the
desirable length in fixing the maximum,
but rates below this maximum should
be determined only after the proper
investigation of the resulting effect on
street railway revenues.
Both houses of Congress having acted
on the measure, there is every reason
to hope and believe that there will be
no difficulty in ironing out their differ
ences In conference.