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Of Capitol Heights, Md. son Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Barrett, will be married
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
hcne of the brides parents at 600
Rittenhouse street.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Louise
Gideon, niece of DR.. and Mrs Richard
N. Sutton of Lyon Hurst. Va, TO
Ensign Roy Owen Gilbert, jr.. will take
place this evening at Z o'clock at Sutton
Hall, the home of the bride.
ENLARGEMENT Of Miss French
To Mr.. Reed Announced.
Mrs. French, widow Of Lieut.. Col.
John T. French Of Washington, an
nounces the engagement of her daugh-
ter JacQueline to Mr.. william P.
Reed of New York City. The wedding
will take place in the Church Of the
Ascension Saturday, June 20.
Mrs. leila smoot Nibley returned yes
terday from a trip to New York by air
plane. Mrs. Nibley. who is daughter
Of Senator Reed Smoot, is prominent
in the Young Republican League and
early in the Summer will leave for a
political jaunt to Utah. The entire trip
will be made by airplane, and a tour
Of Iowa, Utah and Wyoming will be
made for the purpose Of organizing new
Republican clubs.
Mrs. Thomas Sterling has returned to
her home, 2700 Thirty-siXth street, after
an absence from the city Of several
weeks on a motor trip to Illinois, on
which she was accompanied by the
solicitor of the Department Of Labor
and Mrs. Risley. Mrs. Sterling visited
Chicago and Champaign and st. Louis.
She is now planning to spend several
months in California visiting in Los
Angeles.
Mrs. Fred Lind OF Alexandria enter
tanned at luncheon at the Carleton
Hotel today in honor of Miss Katherine
e. Peaper, whose marriage to Mr.. Paul
e. Sours, will take place Monday eve
ming at 8 O'Clock. Mrs. Lind's guests
were Miss Edna F. Roche, Miss Mabel
H. Hesse and Mrs. Timothy B. Regain,
all Of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon c. Bibber enter
tanned IN their home last evening in
honor of Mrs Bibber's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William E. Holden of Portland,
Me-, who are their house guests. Others
in the company were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick E. Barbour. Miss Eunice
Wartman, Mr.. and Mrs. George F.
KortZenborn and their guest. the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. Carolyn Hanlil Of Chi
cago; Mrs. Bertha Grifnths, Miss Bertha
Grifhths, Miss Margaret Shedd and Mr..
Frank Neal.
Judge Marion De vries had guests
lunching with him yesterday in the
garden restaurant Of the Carlton.
Mrs Donald Fenton Mccall has re-
turned to her home in New York City
after a visit CT several days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Percival s. Rids-
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs Ridsdale have gone to
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into the club. while Mrs. Ella Lorraine
Dorsey was named an honorary member.
The new members are Mrs. Albert N.
Bages, Mrs. Adela Brand, Mrs. May
Helm, Or. Ellen r. Fales, Mrs. John p.
Little, Mrs. Albert M. Walker, Mrs.
George A. Martin, Mrs. Allison D.
Morehouse, Mrs. Lee r. Pennington,
Mrs. Henry st. George Tucker, Mrs.
Wilbur ". Leeeh, Mrs. Gertrude J. Nc
Pherson, Miss Helen Stout and Miss
Ada c. M. Payne.
Among the prominent members pres
ent were the club founders, Mrs. How
ard L. Hodgkins and Mrs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey; Miss Helen Hartman, State re-
gent, and the following club officers:
Mrs. Edwin J. Ryan, first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Harry H. Thompson, second
vice president; Mrs. Frank s. Ray,
chaplain; Mrs. Tonnis j. Holzberg, re-
cording secretary: Mrs. Joseph H.
Wheat, corresponding secretary, and
Mrs. Richard D. Claughton, treasurer.
Members Of the Board of Directors in
cluded Mrs. Harry 8. Ridgley, Mrs. Al
fred Ball Garges, Mrs. Edmund K. Fox,
Miss Harriet Chase and Mrs. G. NJ
Brumhaugh.
Mrs. Emily r. Kneubuhl Of New
York Cay is passing brief time at the
Dodge Hotel. Miss Kneubuhl is the
executive secretary Of the National Fed
Grafton of Business and Professional
Women's Clubs.
A. ~ rr-I.LI-- al r,,.
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luncheon there yesterday. her guests
numbering about 10. The company
remained TO play bridge during the
afternoon.
Mrs. and Mrs. Remon have as their
guests in their apartment Miss Ruth
Brown and Miss Sally Brown of Rich
mond, who will remain for a short stay.
Or. and Mrs. Ray r. Guynn were
hosts at luncheon yesterday at the
Carlton, the company numbering eight.
Mr.. George Wheat Of New York City
entertained q party Of seven at dinner
last evening at the Carlton, where
he Is stopping while IN Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Paul McCulloch Of
New York City have taken an apart
nent at Wardman Park Hotel, where
they will make their home in the
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
Kappa Tau Sigma Sorority
To Give Dinner Dance T0night.

To Give Dinner Dance Tonight.
The Kappa Tau Sigma Sorority will
hold its farewell dinner party Of the
season at the Shoreham this evening.
when the husbands and escorts Of the
members will be guests. Following the
dinner the sorority will adjourn activi-
ties until Fall.
The State Ofhcers' Club Of the
D. A. r. held its June luncheon meet
ing today in the palm court Of the
Shoreham Hotel, with Mrs. Charles Cy-
rus Coombs, president Of the club. pre-
siding. Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart,
national president general: Mrs. Josiah
Van Orsdel, registrar general, and Mrs.
David D. Caldwell, vice president gen.
eral. were the guests Of honor. Miss
Janet Richards, who Is an active MEM
Der Of the club. was the speaker.
The luncheon was followed by O pc
Rod Of entertainment, with Mrs. Frank
J. Rice, soloist, and her accompanist,
Mrs. James Shera Montgomery, present.
ing several semi-classical numbers. A
group Of new members were welcomed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Mrs. G. Erlebacher and Miss Sylvia
Gordy sailed with q party Of New York
friends on the s. 8. Berengaria. last
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Mrs. Donald Fenton Mccall has re-
turned to her home in New York City
after a visit CT several days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Percival s. Rids-
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs Ridsdale have gone to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Judge Marion De Vries had guests
lunching with him yesterday in the
garden restaurant Of the Carlton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

The appearance of this adj
vertisement in these columns
is evidence that this newspaper
supports and co-operates with
the Better Business Bureau for
your protection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Miss Peggy Gibhins. daughter of Col.
end Mrs. Henry L. Gibbins of 1901
Thirty-eighth street northwest, has re-
Joined her parents after spending June
week at Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Ensign j. Weston Byng. U. S. N. who
was among the graduates at the Naval
Academy Thursday, and who distin-
guished himself by majoring in three
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Miss Sara Nordeet Dunlop, daughter
If Mr. and Mrs. James Freeland Dunlop,
and Mr.. Eldred Given Dickinson will be
married this afternoon at o'clock in
the home of the brides parents, at 1735
New Hampshire avenue.
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SOCIETY
President and Mrs. Hoover Have Large
House Party at Rapidan Camp
Over Sunday.
Over Sunday.

sports, is visiting his parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Byng, at 1920 Upshur
street, where he will remain until re-
porting on the West Coast, where he
has been assigned to the U. S. S. De-
troit.
Ensign John F. Castree, U. S. NJ. who
is in Washington for few days vaca-
ton from his ship, the U. S. s. Mary
land, is accompanied by Mrs. Castree
and they are staying at the Wardman
Park Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Miss Augusta Elizabeth Butler,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Franklin
Butler, and Mr.. James Dewey Barrett,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

Miss Clara Boiling. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Wilmer Boiling, will
entertain at dinner this evening at the
Chew Chase Club in honor OF Miss
Catharine Berry, whose marriage to
Lieut.. Frank Jerdone Coleman will take
place Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06

The marriage of Miss Louise Cooke,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Teller
Cooke, to Mr. Paul Vincent Nook Of
Saegerstown, Pa, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Nook, will take place this eve
ming at o'clock in All Saints Church,
of which the brides father is the rector
A small reception will follow the cere-
mony for out-of-town guests and rela-
tives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Twenty per cent Of all retail sales
are automotive products, according to
the D. G. division Of the A. A. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
ADOPTION MEASURES GIVEN
FOR MODEL TRAFFIC CODE
Closing of Years Legislative Sessions
Leaves Motoring improvements Up
to Cities and Towns.

law provisions not In harmony with
the national standards Il win be necee-
sary 10 amend the State law bringing
It into conformity with the Uniform
Vehicle Code as revised In 1889 before
cities and towns can put into eject
the Model Ordinance In Its entirely.
Even in these States, however early
adoption, by the cities and towns, Of
ent with the state law would be long
step toward uniformity.
Uniformity Important.
The Manual on Street Tranic signs.
Signals and Markings provides the
technical details rs TO shape, size, color,
location, etc, Of devices essential TO the
safe and orderly conduct Of frame In
cities and towns. Uniformity "a OBJ
viously important g. In the case Of
trafic laws and regulations which pre-
scribe the conduct Of motorists and
pedestrians with reference TO the signs,
signals and marking. These standards,
which are already IN effect In o large
number of cities, and towns, are de.
signed for adoption by the trafiic
authorities without the need for legisla-
ton. They are in accord with the provi-
sions Of the Uniform Code and Model
Ordinance and conform to the system
Of standard rural signs adopted by the
State Highway oflcials.
Taken together these standards pro-
vide the basis for Nationwide uniform
ity in motor laws. ordinances, and
traf1c control devices.
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among them are great many artists,
for all about, wherever one looks, are
views of charm and beauty.
Leaving Provincetown, 1t is necessary
to retrace TO Orleans, and then In order
to see as much Of the Cape as possible,
swing on into the north shore road,
which follows the shore Of Cape Cod
bay through Brewster, Dennis, the lead
Ing Summer resort Of this side OF the
Cape; Yarmouth. Barnstable, and Sand
wich to Sycamore and then across the
canal again to the mainland.
From here the notorist may run back
to Newport via New Bedford and Fall
River and thus use the same route
home again, or else from Fall River,
he can run to Providence and back to
New York via an inland route, through
Danielson, Willimantic, Marlboro, Port
land, Middletown, Meriden, waterbury,
Danhury, and Ridgefield.
Attractive Route
Another attractive way of reaching
the Cape is to leave New York City
by boat, placing the car on board, and
making an overnight sail TO Boston
The boat docks early in the morning
and the motorist can then head for
the Cape via the famous south shore
Oh 1C8JOtly EuuAlAlS ttuOAbA NSuAASy
Cohasset, Marshheld, and Kingston to
Plymouth, one of the most historic
spots in Massachusetts,, and then on
down over the canal into the north
shore road. It Is also possible to return
over this route. leaving from Boston
In the evening and arriving IN New
York the following morning. In tht
direction, the boat goes through the
Cape Cod Canal early in the evening
and this passage Is always Of interest
Motorists on Long Island wishing tc
reach the Cape will find the following
ferries offer q convenient method OF
reaching the Connecicut shore, the
Port washington to New Rochelle, Mon
tauk to New London. and also q boat
operates from Sag Harbor to New Lon
don, touching at Greenport and Orient
Point on the way. New Jersey motor
lists will find an attractive route, avoid
ing New York City, by using either the
Goethals or Outerbridge crossings tc
Staten Island, and then the ferry from
St. George to Sixty-ninth street,
Brooklyn, and then out onto Long Is
land by way Of Bay Ridge parkway
Fort Hamilton parkway. Prospect Park
Eastern parkway, and Liberty avenue
into the Sunrise Highway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

Signed inquiries regarding auto
mobiles and problems in their opera
ton viii be answered by Mr.. Russell.
Send stamped, return envelope and
address him care Of this paper.
One trouble with motoring Is that
too many people sit In the grumble
seat.
Hollywood may be three years ahead
in feminine fashions for the films, but
Detroit also has its future mindedneSs
with respect to feminine features. An
engineer whispers the Information that
the industry has never been more con-
scious of the need for revamping the
car to meet the special needs Of the
woman awheel He predicts We are
going to see clutch, brake and gear
shift controls vanish from the steering
compartment because they ARE bother
some, tiresome and in the way. Won
en- have already driven cars StmpAoec
In this way. They like 1t.
Detroit claims the only woman auto
mobile dealer IN the State Of Michigan
and one OF the few women who rln
automobile establishments from the
front seat,
Our congratulations 30 the woman
who, when asked by an attendant 81
o filling station II she wanted him Il
add water to the radiator, replied, Yes
provided you know how to do It. He
took II as an insult, but before he
finished the job she proved to him thai
he was putting in too much water. Al
the speeds modern car are driven TIA
water level should not be so high.
II you are one Of many women WHO
worry when the car stops on steeT
hill remember TO slip the gears into low
while you are fussing with the stalled
engine and reaching for the hanc
brake. When the car stands firmly
press the clutch pedal 70 the moor and
proceed to crank.
Here are three tricky questions In
cluded In a written test recently g1ver
to several hundred woman club mem
bers.
Does the water enter the radiator
at the bottom or the top?"
What is the name Of that part q
the engine which changes the battery
voltage for proper current at sparh
plngsg"
what is the name OF the part tina
makes the exhaust and intake yaivel
m the man folk with these. IN
NnGWnm 90 hea0Nh - 80. 49,
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CAPE COD HAS LURE OF IT'S OWN
FOR NORTHBOUrlD MOTORISTS
August Is Best Month of the Year, When
Outdoor Water Sports May Be
Fully Enjoyed.

August Is the month of the year when
the seashore Is at It's best, as this Is the
time when outdoor water sports may be
enjoyed to their fullest extent. All along
the Atlantic seaboard, especially in the
northern section. are popular Summer
ing places, but among them that sec
ton Of Massachusetts, known as Cape
Cod stands out with lure all its own.
Any time during this month is ideal for
motor trip to this region. according to
the Automobile Club Of America, New
York City.
Not All Sand.
It was once a popular notion that the
Cape was all sand. This Is not so. 1t
is composed Of sand only from North
Trure to Provincetown, or just this tip
of it. The north side Of the Cape, that
bordering on Cape Code Bay, Is very diff
ferent from the south side, bordering
Nantucket Sound. The farms and VII
lagos on the Bay side lie ON narrow
shelf between o line Of wooded hills and
Cape Cod Bay; sometimes they are
located behind salt marshes and yellow
sandbars. They are lined with big shade
trees, and many Of the lovely, weather
stained houses date back to the eight
zenith century. The south shore settle
ments were offshoots Of the villages
along the nOIIn SflOIc ana lbCk Tie
shade of the elms and the large houses.
The country along here is nat, without
hills, and suggests the open sea. Along
this shore are the more famous Of the
Summer resort places on the Cape, and
there are tnnumerable beautiful private
homes. The interior region between the
two shores contains more than 200
fresh water ponds, affording excellent
fishing and boating below their forest
covered banks.
No. Highway takes the motorist into
New York from washington.
To reach the Cape by motor several
routes are possible from New York. The
one most generally used is the shore
road. Leave the city via the Hutchin-
son River parkway and follow this to its
end. Then turn right over to Port
Chester and follow Route /, running via
Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Bridge
port, New Haven, Saybrook. New Lon
don and westerly to Wakefield, r. I
Turn right here along Route B through
NaFraganSett Pier to Saunderstown
Here the ferrw over to jamestown. and
then another ferry to Newport should be
taken. BY taking this route and using
the ferries so miles Of road are saved
and the congestion Of several cities and
! towns. 1t Is pleasant sail across Mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
FREE RIDERS LOSE
LIABILITY CLAIMS
Maryland Law States Driver or
Owners Must Be Grossly
Negligent.
epeeial ptspateh . nae star.

Special Dispatch 70 The star.
BALTIMORE, August ga grntui-
toiis passenger cannot recover damages
for Injury from the driver or owner OF
. private automobile unless gross neg
hgence on the part OF the driver" Is
shown. under Q new Maryland law
which became effective on June !.
Tie law, which Is an amendment 70
the motor vehicles law, viii greatly re-
dlac& the number Of insurance claims,
according TO Ofacials Of casualty com.
panfes here, 81 Il must be clearly shown
the injury was the result Of gross neg
Mgence On the part Of the driver Of
the automobile In which the injured
party was riding.
The bill Yves passed ct the last ses-
sion Of the Legislature, but II Is not
generally known, many Of the iFlsur-
ance fraternity being unaware that
such Q bill was signed by the Governor.
The amendment to the motor vehicle
law reads:
aBe Il enacted By the General As
nembiy 81 Maryland that new Sec
Atiom Be. and 10 Ii hereby, added q
. Article IS q the Annotated CQ0e e
hlaz SlaaQ go enanfl. TO -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
A. A. A. LISTS AUTO
TAX COMPARISONS
1873 Per Cent of Values Paid by
Car Owners in
1880.

Taxes levied on motor vehicles IN
the United States in 1880 amounted to
1873 per cent Of their valuation, accord
ing to figures and charts compiled by
the National Taxation Committee Of
the American Automobile Association.
The study of the committee disclosed
that the 26.523,779 motor vehicles in
the United States had an approximate
valuation Of $500, 716, $40. on which
were levied 81 ,00o, 38e,2 70 in registration
fees, personal property and gasoline
taxes.
"This tax levy on motor vehicles"
said Col. Sidney D. Walden of Detroit,
chairman of the A. A. A. committee,
"is equivalent to 1873 per cent OF their
valuation and demonstrates clearly the
heavy burden imposed on this form Of
property" He continued:
Our valuation figure for all vehicles
registered In 1880 Is based on charts
compiled from appraisal and sale figures
for used cars throughout the United
States. These charts carried over O
period Of years show that the average
value Of the average vehicle through It's
average life of approximately seven
years is 25.46 per cent Of the purchase
According to the figures of the auto
mobile industry the motor vehicles pro-
duced In the United States and Canada
In 1880 had an average wholesale value
Of e606 each. This represented approx
mately seventy-five per cent Of the re-
tail price, from which 1t will be seen
that the average retail price per
vehicle was S80e.
THE average value Of Q vehicle pur-
chased for $806 through its average life
would be 25.4S per cent of its purchase
price or $205.8S BY multiplying the
1880 registration, namely 26,525,7 T9, by
S205 SO, it will be seen that the value
of all motor vehicles as Of that year
was SIS, 460, IT'S, $50. The tax bill of
81, 900. 388,270 was made up Of $685.
704, $50 in registration fees, $494 $685.
&10 in gas taxes and $50, 900, 900 in
personal property taxes.
"A tax of nearly 20 per cent per
annum on any form of property is al
most prohibitive. Adoption of the tax
principles approved at the recent an
nual convention Of the American Auto
mobile Association would go long way
toward the prevention of further
pyramiding Of motor taxes and the
safeguarding Of motor revenues for pres
ent and future road needs in rural and
urban areas"
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censes," subtitle Motor Vehicles" sub
heading General Provisions-Applica-
hility," said new section TO be known
a. section lT2-A, 70 follow immediately
after section ia Of said article. and TO
read Is follows:
"172-A. The driver Of q motor We
hicle or the principal or master Of such
a driver shall not be civ1lly liable for
injuries occurring without gross negn-
gence on the part OF the driver 70 any
person who Is q gratuitous passenger
Ia said motor vehicle"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
Parking Rules Important.

Although the automobile IL o vehicle
for motion, IL creates the most serious
element Of the modern traffic problem
when 1t is at rest, or parked. That
proper parking regulation Il one Of the
most important steps toward trafac bst-
torment Is the finding Of the Albert
Russell Erskine Bureau for Street
Trafic Research In Harvard University,
which states that parked cars Affects,
for better or worse, shopping and busi-
ness activities, real estate values, COM
munal commercial effIciency--to say
nothing Of human tempers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09

The answer 10 question No. 4
Top" although IN one system water
enters at the side and n0ws across.
Coli Is the answer 20 question No. 4.
"Camnhnft's answers Qu6Sy No 3
NAzT gnod. NdWinua
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-09
Milady's Motoring
BIZ FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

The finish on the back Of many o
family car is ruined during the SUM
mer by reason Of scorching hot sun
rays penetrating into the garage
through the glass Of the doors Avn
ing material hung on the inside Of the
doors was one woman's way of protect
ing the fine finish of the familys new
est possession.
Yielding still further to woman's In
fluence one of the leading car makers
has offered its newest model with sn1ok-
ing sets on both sides of the rear seat.
When the final story Of the automo-
bile Is written one Of the most contra
dictory chapters will be the effect Of
feminine influence" in abolishing
flower vases. vanities and other femi-
nine touches.
Now that 1t is possible to shift some
cars without pressing the clutch pedal
70 the foor any woman Is justified IN
wanting TO know why it was ever neces-
sary to indulge IN left foot exercise
when shifting. This can be explained
by considering two electric motors.
Let US say that one motor Is the
engine Of your car; the other the shaft
/ Va eAAC NtA ErO6CACA ny AAlE CGt y 41O~
mentum. If you Join these two motors
while they are running the gears used
for the coupling are apt to break be-
cause OF the difference In speed be-
| tween the two motors II we release
| the power Of one of them. as We do
when we insert q clutch and release It,
q coupling can be made without clash
and without risk OF breakage.
| You can't shift into low without
pressing the clutch pedal to the floor
because there would be too much shock
between the rotating part of the trans
mission and the stationary part. You
release the clutch, mesh the gears while
they are al at rest and then apply the
engines power through slowly engaging
| the clutch.
The clutch Is one OF those curious
parts that almost never fails while in
process Of doing Its greatest work. II
| Is when yea push the pedal down and
put il out Of engagement that II COM
mences to suffer. The less you disen-
gage It the less It troubles.
The answer TO question No. / 4
Top" although IN one system water
enters at the side and M0wB across.
Coli Is the answer 20 question No. =.
@CanshAfta answers qu6sY No
1 NaH GnnA N6MinuA y