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Evening star., 1932-05-01
WEST VIRGINIA AN ATTRACTIVE
LURE TO BICENTENNIAL GUESTS
General Washington's Tracks Now Ready
For Retracing by Many Motorists in
Neighboring State

south, and elsewhere were likewise ac-
quired by Washington, until at one time
washington had title to a dozen tracts
OF land within the present boundaries
Of West Virginia.
Again. in 1874. Washington, after a
visit with his brother near Charles
. Town. Jefferson County, went westward
TO the Cheat River region in Preston
and Mongolia Counties, having passed
| through the Eastern Panhandle hnc
South Branch regions en- route. He
was still thinking about his valuable
land holdings in Western Virginia be-
cause he had in mind establishing q
system OF canals and portages that
| would unite eastern and western
streams into an all-water route from
the Atlantic to the Ohio and Mississippi
Valleys.
Washington was convinced after this
trip that a suitable portage could be
effected from the Potomac branches to
| the Youghiougheny River, then to the
Cheat and by way of the Monogahela
River and its West Fork to the Little
KanaWha River. This portage would
terminate at the Indian village in
BraXton County which became known
as Bulltown. From that point there
was direct water transportation to the
Ohio, the Mississippi and the Gulf Of
Mexico.
Surveying Trips Made.
During his youth Washington made
several surveying trips into West Vir-
ginia, mostly in the Eastern Panhandle.
The years 1888, 1854 and l755 saw
Washington cross the eastern part of
the State en- route to Fort Duquesne, at
Pittsburgh. The first trip was as
British embassy, the second as COM
mander Of military expedition and
the third as an aide de camp to Gen.
Braddock.
In IT'S also Washington inspected
lands in Eastern West Virginia, includ-
ing the South Branch Valley During
the period from 1856 10 1853 he was
commander Of Virginia forces in oper-
ationS against the French and fire.
quently visited what is now West Vir-
gtnia. His brother maintained his home
IN Jefferson County and Washington
enjoyed visits to Berkeley Springs A
few other inspection trips brought
Washington within the present bounda-
ries of this State As President of the
United States he appeared once in this
State in 1894 to inspect troops during
the whisky rebellion" At that time
he visited Berkeley Springs again and
enjoyed the bathS. Taylor, Harrison
and other counties also claim to have
been honored by visits of Washington.
These points are readily accessible to
the traveller who makes a special visit
to the State or merely passes through.
Vacation Planning.
People within a 500-mile radius of
West Virginia are realizing the ease with
which they can enjoy a vacation in
West Virginia. If they are planning TO
visit Washington this season they can
readily arrange a schedule to spend
some time, going or coming, in West
Virginia. They will feel the throb of
romantic interest at hundreds of places
in the State. They will view with awe
marvellous panoramas of forest and field,
mountain and plain. They will find
variety of historic, scenic and industrial
interest that is unequaled anywhere In
America.
Evening star., 1932-05-01

the motorists tax would be equivalent
to 10 cents for each hours driving.
Speeding up to so, it would mean tax
of 25 cents. This for year. No other
class of citizens is asked to take on
such a load"
Senate Aid Sought.
The American Motorists Associa-
tons opposition to the proposed levies
was voiced before the Senate Finance
Committee at its recent hearing and
the discrimination proposed against
automobilists was made clear by oral
testimony and in brief filed with the
committee Automobile owners, the
committee was told, are not trying to
avoid their fair share of the new tax
burden, but they do object to being sin
gled out as class and made the OBJ
ject Of discriminatory levy. Any levy
made on all manufactured goods, it is
pointed out, lies in different cate
CORY. A general manufacturers sales
tax would not meet with the same OBJ
lection because such a tax would not
be discriminatory, but would apply to
all manufactured products, the A. M
A. statement concludes.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
A. N. A. DESCRIBES
TAXES PER HOUR
From 10 to rs Cents Levied
Every go Minutes, Says
Keefe.

From 10 to 25 cents an hour for
every hour of driving time throughout
the year-Such, says the American
Motorists Association, is what the pro-
posed Federal tax levy of Per cent
on new cars and l per cent on acces-
sorieS means. In addition, it is pro-
posed to put levy of 2 per cent on
trucks. the tax In each case being on
the manufacturers price.
Facing Discrimination.
Motorists thus are faced by a new
and unwelcome discrimination which
no other class is called on to bear" !"
says Thomas J. Keefe, general man.
ager of the A. M. A. THE effect is
just the same as if Federal tax COL
lector sat on the front seat beside the
driver of every new car bought and
demanded a toll for every hour Of
driving time.
Our figures show that the tax will
run to one-third to two-thirds of a
cent a mile-in addition to all other
costs-during the average years driv-
ing. Half a cent a mile probably is
the average In other words, If the
additional tax now proposed were dis
tributed over years driving it would
amount to about half a cent mile.
'Lazing along at 20 miles an hour,
Evening star., 1932-05-01
New Slogan Adopted.

"Buy in Washington and Buy
From a Fellow Member of the
Washington Automotive Trade
Association" is the new slogan
just adopted by the automobile
dealer group here. While a letter
carrying this thought has been
sent out for consumption among
the dealers themselves, it might
just as we'll apply to the public
in general.
The letter, in part, is as follows:
From time to time you have
read articles and heard talks rela-
tive to the first three words men
toned in the above subject, but
we do not believe that any one
has made any mention of the re-
naming portion of the subject
matter.
''The following are known facts:
Majority rules and the great
est good for the greatest num-
ber,' and as the Washington Au-
tomotive Trade Association con-
sists of 40 members selling motor
vehicles and % members selling
kindred lines it is only natural
that the first thought of the asso-
citation would be for the major
ity' or the greatest good for the
greatest number Even though
this situation Of membership in
members were reversed it would
not be possible to reverse in the
same ratio the services that the
association renders to the motor
xyn1inIn xVonrnhnpNf fnr
the simple reason that the service
that can be rendered to the kim
dred line merchant member is
limited.
Kindred line merchant mem
berS of our association realize this
and it Is believed that they ap-
preciate that the association is
doing just as much for them as it
is possible for any association to
do. They also realize that their
livelihood in a sense is dependent
upon the proper functioning and
status Of the motor vehicle mer-
chant and that trade asSocia-
tion materially helps in this and
consequently by kindred line
dealers becoming members of a
trade association they are direct
ly helping the business as a whole
and in SO doing are helping them
selves.
In view of the attitude of kin
dred line merchants who by be-
coming members of this associa-
ton support the motor vehicle
merchants efforts for better bust
ness methods, etc, it is believed
that the motor vehicle dealer, in
turn, should return the favor of
these kindred line merchant
members and one way to do it in
big way is for the w. A. T. A.
motor vehicle merchant to buy
wherever possible from the w. A.
T. A. kindred line merchants"
Evening star., 1932-05-01

George Washington, although born
two centuries ago, represents the tour
ist of today who seeks the things of
interest to be seen just round the cor
ner. He was always eager to explore
the wilderness of Western Virginia, now
West Virginia, and the tourist who is
a student of history is aStoniShed at
the number of places in West Virginia
which still bear the imprint of Wash
ington or other colorful characters of
Colonial and Revolutionary days. This
year thousands of tourists who are
planning to participate in some phase
of the George Washington Bicenten-
NAL Celebration expect to include in
West Virginia which were made noted
by association with the beloved First
Citizen.
Owned $4,000 Acres.
Washington is known to have owned
some 10000 acres of land in what is
now West Virginia, including choice
plots along the Ohio River, at Paw
Paw, Morgan County and on Bull Skin
Greek. near Charles Town, jefferson
County. He also had cottage at
Bath, or Warm Springs, which was
frequently occupied by the Washing
w
tage is already marked at Berkeley
Springs and the West Virginia Bicen-
tennial Commission is planning to erect
handsome markers on each plot of
ground in this State owned by Wash
ington. Perhaps it was because of his
land holdings in this State that wash
ington made his memorable journey to
the Ohio Valley in ITO and to Monon-
gala and Preston Counties in 1894.
In the Fall of ITO Washington set
out with party of friends from Mount
Vernon to Pittsburgh, from which a
canoe journey was started down the
Ohio River October 20. Two days after
the start from Pittsburgh, Washington
and his party were along the bound
aries of Brooke and Hancock Counties
in the northern panhandle Of West
Virginia. The site of Wheeling was
passed October "a Two days later
the party passed Tyler and Peasants
Counties. Next day the party reached
the mouth Of the Little Kanawha
River, where Parkersburg now stands.
Then on down, the Ohio to the mouth
of the Great Kanawha River, now the
site of Point Pleasant. The journey
was pursued southeast on the Kanawha
to point some IA miles from the Ohio,
now Putnam County. From that point
the return trip was started, stops being
made to lock over promising tracts of
land at various points and to hunt.
Became Enthusiastic.
Washington became so enthusiastic
over the rich bottom land that he saw
on this journey that he took out patents
on the tract south of Parkersburg now
known as Washingtons Bottom Other
tracts along the river. both north and
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Trends in Wheels.

Trends in wheel designs continue to
change from time to time, except that
the metal wheel in one form or another
appears to be here to stay Wire wheels
had very long vogue, and are still
popular. The disc wheel returned in a
new and more stylish form. And the
steel artillery type wheel, too, has made
strides. Steel wheels have certain ad-
vantages IN ruggedness and strength,
and In addition possess the necessary
qualities Of residence.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Death of S. A. Miles.

The automotive industry re-
grets the passing of Samuel A.
Miles, SO, veteran manager of the
National Automobile Shows in
New York and Chicago, who died
last Monday in England.
Mr.. Miles was a nationally
known figure in the Industry
with which he had been identi-
ned from its inception. Many
acqualntanceS among the dealers
were in this city.
Since 1900, when he sponsored
the first automobile exhibit in
Chicago, and since 1905, when he
TOOK over the managership of the
New York Motor Show. Mr.
Miles supervised every national
snow Of the American car manu-
facturerS.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
A Safety Plea.

No doubt this year will see a number
OF automotive accidents. The human
element in driving can't be controlled
as We would like it to be. But manu-
facturers have done their part to make
cars safer than ever. Drivers should
help by being alert. careful and avoid
ing recklessneSs. Modern an-steel bodies
four-wheel brakes, well trussed frames
low centerS Of gravity and safety glass
are just a few of the features which
make the 1882 cars safer. To take the
best advantage of these safety factors
let every driver take a safety pledge
this year.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
INCREASED ACTIVITY SEEN
WITH POLICE GROWTH
Record Traffic Totals Noted in
Maryland as Force Is
Enlarged.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 3O.-With the
Maryland State Police force operating
for the first time at the new strength
Of rs men as compared to so last year,
new record totals in the number Of
automobile driving license suspensions,
reVocationS, refusals and reprimands
were piled up in the first quarter of
1882, according to E. Austin Baughman,
commissioner Of motor vehicles.
In the first three months of this
year the licenses of 484 drivers were
suspended for varying periods. as
compared to 237 the first quarter of
last year. Revelations were 296, as
compared to 228; refusals, SGT, COM
pared to 404, while reprimands leaped
from 1900 to 18,O31.
At the same time there was a drop
in fatal accidents from 1O3 to SO.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.
T N many sections Legislatures
are at work to make the high

II are at work to make the high
ways more safe. 1t seems
that measures of that nature
might we'll be given consideration
in the District of Columbia.
Chief among pending measures
at this time is the safety-re-
Sponsibility bill. Unquestionably
the passage of such legislation
will go a long way in safeguard
ing the streets of the National
Capital against the reckless
driver. The recently enforced leg
islation in Maryland is said al
ready to have proven great aid.
- this section of motordom it
seems that Virginia might do well
to adopt examinations for oper-
atorS of motor vehicles.
Up in Massachusetts, Gov. Ely
has signed the bill recently in
troduced by Representative w. H.
Doyle and passed by the LegiSla-
ture, requiring all new motor We
hicles to be equipped with shat
terproof safety plate glass wind
shields after January l, 1884.
This bill supplements the present
Massachusetts law requiring
safety glass in the. windShieldS of
all buSSeS, taXicabS and vehicles
for hire.
Other Legislature Acts.
Even more advanced than the
Massachusetts, bill is the law re-
Gently passed by the Michigan
Legislature requiring all new We
hicleS for hire operated in that
State after July l, 1882, to be fit
ted throughout with safety glass
and further requiring that every
motor vehicle manufactured after
July /, 1884, operating on Michi-
gan'S highways, be equipped with
safety glass in the windows and
doors, as we'll as the windshield
The new law in California re-
uuires that this glass be installed
in all school buSseS by July l OF
this wear. The cities of New York
and Minneapolis also require
safety glass in taxicabs and We
hicles for hire.
The most comprehensive of all
such legislation is the law now in
effect in Great Britain. This law
requires the use of safety glass in
all new automobiles and after
January /, 1887, no automobile
will be permitted to operate on
the Kings highway without
safety glass.
Not before very long all needed
laws and regulations in the inter-
ests of safety will have been
passed throughout the country. 1t
will then be up to the individual
driver even more than now. Hun
dredS of laws can never relieve
him of his responsibility Care
fulness must really begin in the
heart of the driver at the wheel.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
VACATION CASH FLOWS
Approximately $2,75o, 900, 900 Was
Spent Last Year, Says A. A. A.

approximately $2,75O, 900 900 were
expended for vacation motor travel
within the United States during 1881,
according to the District of Columbia
Division OF the American Automobile
Association
This statement is based on a report
from A. A. A. National Headquarters,
dealing with motor vacation travel in
the United States, Canada, Mexico
and abroad
While expenditures declined about
Is per cent last year as compared to
1880" the statement continued this
decrease was not near so great as the
drop in business generally In fact,
the large sum spent for recreation,
which was distributed in every section
Of the country. did much to offset the
business decline"
Evening star., 1932-05-01
AutOmOtive Briefs

I. A. Peake. vice president in charge
OF sales at the Cherner Motor Co.
1871 Florida avenue northwest, local
Ford dealers, announces the appoint
ment Of A. NJ. CAD Fonda and P. s
(PhiD Mitchell to his sales force Both
Fonda and Mitchell have been con-
nected with the automobile business in
Washington for a number oGyears.
Evening star., 1932-05-01

The automotive industry employs 9.5
per cent of all the "gainful workers" in
the United States, according to the
District of Columbia Division Of the
American Automobile Association.
Evening star., 1932-05-01
Poisonous Publicity.

An interesting editorial in last
weeks issue of the Automotive
Daily News, trade journal, is en-
titled Poisonous Publicity" It is
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-29
Bad Luck Eliminates
Gordon Ship From Races

CLEVELAND, Aug. 29 G.N.SO.
Ill luck that has camped on the
trail of the high speed planes
entered in the 1882 national air
races visited the hangers again
today to jeopardize the participa-
ton of two more highly-touted
crafts.
Blown motor heads temporarily
eliminated from the races 81
year-old Israel Gordon's mysteri-
GUS Red Head ship, which is
backed by st. Louis capital, and
the smaller of the two silvery all
metal Keith Rider MenascoS from
San Francisco.
Previous visits by old lady Bad
Luck have almost definitely elini-
mated one of the beSt-known
pilots and one of the fastest Of
the speed planes.
Russell Boardman, co-holder Of
the long-distance flight record,
still is recuperating from in
juries in a crack-up at Spring
field, Mass. Major James H.
(Jimmie) Doolittle, whose own
rebuilt land biplane washed out"
in a test flight in Kansas, prob
ably will fly the Gee Bee racer
Boardman was to have piloted.
Frantic efforts were being made
today to obtain parts for the two
disabled ships at the airport so
that they could be put into COM
mission in time for some of the
Today competitive program.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-29
Claire Vance Forced
Down by LEAKING Gas

NITED AIRPORT, BUR
BANK, Calf, Aug. 20 1.N.SO.-
After a dramatic three-hour fight
with death high in the air over
the mountains of eastern Califor-
mia, Claire Vance, of Oakland, re-
turned to the airport at 5:12 a. m.
today GAIA a. m. Washington
time), reducing the number of
participants to four in the coast
tocOast speed flight, in an at
tempt to lower the 11-hour-and-
15-minute record of Major James
Doolittle.
The cockpit of Vance's huge
red monoplane was flooded with
gasoline. Vance explained the
accident was caused by an eccen-
trio siphonic action in the air
vent which leads to the gasoline
tank in the nose of the ship.
Sitting on Dynamite
The airplane motor was spit
ting fire not more than two
inches from the leaking gasoline
and Vance's clothes we're
drenched when he landed. He
said:
ut was like sitting on a load
of dynamite for three hours. i
kept on as long as / could, but
the 400 gallons kept OOzing
into the cockpit, and to have
kept on would have been fool
iSh. It's too bad"
The five who started were
Claire Vance, Oakland, Calf;
Col. Roscoe Turner, personal pilot
to Governor Rolph, of California;
James Wedell New Orleans;
James Haizlip, st. Louis, and Lee
Colbach, Detroit.
Vance Leaves First
Vance, with the slowest plane,
was the first to rear eastward
into the dawn, at 2:08 a. m.
Up. S. t., his red monoplane
carried 400 gallons of gasoline,
the largest capacity of any Of
the five contestants, and he
hoped to attain Cleveland. and
possibly New York, with lou t
landing.
Major Doolittle wa5 prevented
from defending his crown in to-
days race by an accident to his
plane last week at wichita Kan.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-29
R.F,C, T|GHTENS
LOAN LIMITS

Orastically rigid restrictions
governing self-liquidating loans
were put into effect today by the
Reconstruction Finance Corpora
ton board.
Public, semipublic and private
agencies seeking to borrow under
the $500, OO0, 900 fund for self
liquidating projects were directed
to fill out application blanks COW
ering As subjects in exhaustive de-
tail. The board declared:
Each application should be
accompanied by appropriate
maps, plans, specifications, and
all other data necessary to full
examination Of the project.
I'm view of the diverse types
Of projects eligible for loans, it
has not been deemed advisable
to prepare printed forms for
applications"
The Board laid down as one
requirement a full statement as
to efforts to finance all or a SUBJ
stantial part of the project
through sources other than the
r. F. c., together with full in
formation as to the time of such
negotiations, the parties thereto,
the terms offered and asked, and
other details"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-29
Britain Denies Seeking
American Credit

LONDON, Aug. 20 G.N.S0
Mystery surrounding the Ameri
can visit of Montagu Norman,
governor of the Bank of England,
was heightened today when the
British government stepped in
and disclaimed a press report
that he planned to negotiate for
renewal of the $200,0O0,000 Fed
eral Reserve Bank credit.
A --'itish press association gave
wide circulation to the report. A
short while later it cancelled the
message as entirely Inaccurate"
and expressed regret that it had
been given publicity.
Management of the press asso-
citation explained that the story
had been withdrawn after the gov
eminent had officially pointed
out that the report wa false. The
following obviously inspired state
ment was then distributed to all
London newspapers:
"In view of misleading re-
ports emanating from New York
concerning credits to the Brit.
ish treasury by the Federal Re-
serve Bank a year ago, it is de-
Sirable to point out that all
sums drawn against this credit
were finally repaid in April last.
"The suggestion that any pOr-
ton has not been repaid is en-.
tirely false. There is not and
has never been any intention to
seek renewal of the credits or
any portion thereof"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-29
Presidential Poll Shows
Suing From Hoover

Of his former support to his Demo
cratic opponent, If it maintains to
November, cannot help but prove
a difficult handicap for Hoover to
overcome If he is to be reelected.
A good share Of this detection,
the poll returns indicate, is in the
normally Democratic South. but
it is not confined to that section
by all means. Outsi1H of the South
it is most pronounced in Califor.
mia and other Pacific Coast States.
Next to tb- Pacific coast, the
detection is most noticeable in the
Middle West, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Sruth Dakota, Nebraska and
Missouri in particular.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1932-08-29
NORMAN TALKS
WITH n. !.
BANKERS
Federal Reserve Bank Credit
Of S200,000,000 Linked
With Visit and Denied

NEW YORK, Aug. %
(I.N.S.) .-Mysterious and un-
expected conferences which
Montagu G. Norman, governor
of the Bank of England, held
over the weekend with lead
ing financiers, were generally
linked today by Wall Street
observers with the current
maturing of the remaining
$50,OOO,00O Of the $200,0OO,00O
credit extended to Great
Britain a year ago by Ameri-
can banks.
Norman held conversations
with George L. Harrison, head of
the Federal Reserve Bank of New
York, and with other influential
bankers.
Reports from abroad that these
conferences we're concerned with
the question OF war debts and
reparationS were denied by
financial interests here.
Norman, who came to this
country recently hiding his
identity unde. the name of prof i.
Clarence Skinner" journeyed to
New York from Bar Harbor, Me-,
where he has been staying.
After his meetings with the
bankers, he left late Sunday
night, probably to return to Bar
Harbor.