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Evening star., 1932-01-31
TITLES REQUIRED
NOW IN a STATES
District of Columbia Also Has
Protection Against Thieves.
Says A. A. A.

Twenty-four States and the District
Of Columbia now require motorists to
have a certificate Of title for their
motor vehicles and the universal &C
ceptance Of these laws will do more
than anything else to end the stolen
car racket, according to the District
of Columbia Division OF the American
Automobile Association.
Estimating that 100000 motor We
hicleS fall into the hands of thieves
annually, 1t was declared that, while
approximately 80 per cent are even
tually recovered, the remaining $4,000
cars, representing an annual loss to
motorists of some S20,000,000, are never
returned to their owners.
Automobiles now attract thieves IN
many localities" the statement con-
tinued, because in many localities
they may be disposed OF easily and
with little risk. In some States they
may be transferred and the vehicles
be registered under the new owners, or
supposed owners, name, with prac-
tically no check on the actual owner
ship. Naturally, these States have be-
come the dumping ground for stolen
automobiles"
The states Whlch now require Ger
tificate Of title are listed as follows:
Arizona California, Colorado, Della
ware, Florida Idaho, Indiana, Mary
land, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma,
oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wis
consin and the District of Columbia.
Seven of the above States" the
statement continued, namely, Arizona,
Delaware, Idaho, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Pennsylvania and Virginia,
have enacted the uniform certificate OF
title law drafted by the National Con-
ference on Street and Highway Safety,
while the Oregon law closely conforms
to recommendations OF the conference"
Evening star., 1932-01-31
AUTOMATIC METER
FOR TAX|S MADE
Seating of Passenger Starts
Machinery on New
Invention.

For years the taxicab industry has
needed a taximeter that is automatic
and removes the variations that always
occur where device is manually op-
Grated, according to Morris Markin,
Checker Cab president.
The original taximeters, which have
been but little improved in the last 20
years, were a great improvement over
the old method OF zone rates, hour rates,
etc. But since the uninformed public
saw that the meter was controlled by
the driver, they have always felt that
there was opportunity of manipulation
to the passengers loss
Many Duties of Driver.
The driver has so many duties in the
operation of his cab, and so frequently
forgetS to operate the taXimeter, and so
many disputes occur about variation OF
fares for this reason, that this new In
Vention is hailed with satisfaction by
the operator, the driver and the passen-
ger alike, because it will make more
uniform fares and create more good
will in the industry.
The invention is a Joint development
Of the Checker Cab Manufacturing Co.
ana IHe HlItSDuTEn 1dAAIlSIcI w, dLO
is the result of years Of painStaking
experiments.
The cab is specially constructed for
the purpose, with electric controls care
fully built between the partitions of the
cab. and the taximeter is operated by
passengers as they are seated on either
the rear or auxiliary seats and the
meter is not put into operation before
the passengers are seated.
Invention Now Perfected.
The first model was completed over a
year ago, and Improvements in subse-
quent models have been made until the
invention is now perfected
The police officials were enthusiastic
in their Endorsement Of the invention,
because in their opinion much trouble
and many complaints will be eliminated.
Passengers will find their fares more
uniform. Drivers will not have to stop
their cabs suddenly to operate the meter
when they have forgotten to do so and
many accidents will be prevented.
Since the meter is fully automatic,
the driver is relieved of suspicion and
charges Of unfair practice by passengers
who are often unreasonable concerning
the amount of the fare
Operators see in this new invention a
great forward step in their relations
with the public.
Evening star., 1932-01-31
.AUT0MAKERS LED
. ON BY COMPETITION
Individual Manufacturers
Have Surpassed All For
mer Efforts.
BY A. ]. CHANTER,

Vice President and General Manager, Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company.
Necessity is usually spoken of as a
hard master, but the motor car shows
of 1882 will demonstrate that today, at
least, necessity has singled out the car
buyer as beneficiary of engineering
and manufacturing thonght and action.
In other words, competitive conditions
have spurred on the individual manu-
facturers to excel and SurpaSS the finest
things they have achieved in times past.
Mightier Dollar.
Any thoughtful survey Of the new Of
ferings as displayed at the automobile
show brings the observer to the con-
clusion that the motor car dollar of
this year is mightier dollar in buying
power than at any previous period 1t
would not do for the industry to take
to itself undue credit for what it has
accomplished during the last few years
and the climactic effect now revealed.
But in all seemlineSs it can claim credit
for laboring ceaseleSsly to build better
quality and better value into its
products.
All of these efforts have their begin
ming in engineering, Of course. Every
principle of internal combustion engines,
and of all the other factors which the
motor car embraces, is open to all en-
gineers and all manufacturers. But
1t does not follow that one engineering
group develops the same set OF prin-
ciples in the same way, or secures
identical results from the same princi-
Piles. The quality Of engineering brains
and ingenuity is the first limiting and
defining factor.
Powerful Influence.
The second follows hard on It's heels
in the form of manufacturing policy.
Volume production exertS a powerful
influence The matter of building to q
price does likewise, and there are other
governing elements which step in before
the final engineering work is approved
for release to the manufacturing de-
partment.
So far as manufacturing is concerned,
one man or group can duplicate the
plant facilities and methods of any
other man or group, provided, certainly,
that the necessary funds are available
Essentially, then, the great deciding
difference between this car and that
car of a given type is the kind and
quality of engineering thinking applied
TO the conception and working out of
the mechanical design.
The ideal cOndition-and one that
never obtains because it is Ideals one
wherein the engineering department can
proceed without let or hindrance from
any direction.
From the practical manufacturing
standpoint, such procedure is mani
festly impossible and the policies al
ready alluded to impose their own iron
bound limitations.
But these limitations grow wider as
the price ranges Of cars approach the
upper levels. Here there is wider lat
itude for what might be termed engi-
neering and manufacturing elaboration.
The buyers of such cars are as eager
for the last word as those buying in the
lower price claSsifiCations, to be sure,
and while it can never be truthfully
said Of any manufacturing enterprise,
like the motor car, that costs are no
object. 1t is nevertheless true that they
do become less Of an object.
Evening star., 1932-01-31
DRIVE WITH ONE FOOT

DETROIT, Mich.-The era Of one
foot driving has arrived. So simplifled
are the newer schemes Of driving con-
troll that even the man with one leg
need experience no special difficulty
operating a car.
The simplest of the new schemes can
be arranged by any experienced me-
chanic. 1t is merely matter OF at
taching a small steel bar to the brake
pedal by means Of U-bolt. When the
brake is used in the conventional man
ner the clutch pedal is unaffected, but
when the clutch pedal is pushed to
the floor the brake pedal goes with It.
A set screw in the bar under the clutch
pedal regulates the timing of interac-
tion with the brake pedal.
Clutch control is more recent de-
velopment in one-foot operation, and
a still more advanced process Is the
complete control of the cars movement
through the aCCelerator.
Evening star., 1932-01-31

10 years. added to the extensive use TO
which these vehicles have been put in
a 24-month period Of handto-mouth
buying has carried highway transpor-
tation beyond the horizon Of expert
mentation and has established the We
hicles as indispensable units in our
distribution system. Adopted more as
supplements to other forms of trans
port, and rendering an independent
service which cannot be duplicated by
other distribution facilities, commercial
vehicles will be used more extensively,
and sales will increase as business re-
turns to normal.
Evening star., 1932-01-31
RIDE-CONTROL

A trip just completed through the
automobile factories of the Middle
West indicates that engineers have
given particular attention this year to
improved riding qualities. The So-called
ride-Control by means of which shock
absorber action is under the control
Of the driver, is proving popular, and
will probably be seen on several makes
of cars at the show.
Another Improvement which will be
noted is in the upholstery springing,
where a real effort has been made to
obtain the proper relationship between
the upholstery springs and the main
leaf springs, in order that there may
be a dampening action to reduce the
vertical throw of the passengers.
Gasoline tax collections exceeded
$500, 100000 in 1881. according to the
District of Columbia division of the
American Automobile Association.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
PICKS LATIN AMERICA
FOR MIDDIES' CRUISE
Navy Department Making Ar
rangements for Annual Trip
This Summer.

For the first time within recent
memory. midshipmen at the Naval
Academy are going to South America
on their Summer cruise it was learned
Yesterday. when it developed the Navy
Department is making final arrange
ments with the State Department Tor
such a cruise. As plans now stand. the
future officers will visit Brazil, Uruguay
and Argentina.
The decision to send the midshipmen
to South America. rather than Europe
as heretofore. is believed due to con-
siderations of friendship for the other
nations in the Western Hemisphere.
and the administrations economy pro-
gram.
Another factor may be that as an
aftermath of last years cruise to Eu-
rope. four midshipmen were accused OF
having liquor in their possession and
charged with conduct unbecomhg
future officers. Later they were per-
mitted to resign, Other midshipmen.
charged with infractions Of the rules.
were given other disciplining OF a
comparatively minor nature.
The Navy Department is expected
this week to announce officially the
dates and ports for the South American
cruise. Probably 1t will extend from
June to August. Approximately 1000
midshipmen will make the cruise.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
$4,000 GIVEN HELP
BY TRAVELLERS AID
Secretary Details Activities in
Past Year; Fewer Alien
Cases Handled.

More than $4,000 persons were helped
by the Travellers Aid Society during
1891, Mrs. Margaret Ford, executive
secretary, reported yesterday.
The organizations work ranged from
returning runaways to witnessing mar
riageS in order to convince anxious
parents such ceremonies actually took
place. 1t also embraced helping the
aged, meeting children aiding puzzled
persons to obtain railroad tickets and
helping new arrivals to find rooms
During 1881 Travellers Aid workers
obtained medical treatment for 1873
persons, were granted charity railroad
rates for 482 persons, financed the trans
portation of 203 obtained other trans
portation funds for 297, loaned money
to 299. gave other relief to 946 from
Travellers Aid funds and relief from
other sources to 832.
Mrs. Ford said only 90 immigrants
were handled during 1881, as compared
with around 1000 annually heretofore.
She attributed this to the depression.
The Travellers Aid, affiliated with
the Community Chest, Is on duty "a
hours daily at the Union Station.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
WOMAN ASKS $4,000
PERSONAL DAMAGES
Edna Hoffman Seeks to Recover
sum From Macmillan Metzger
After Accident.

Edna B. Hoffman, 272O Thirty y-fourth
street. has filed suit in the District
Supreme Court to recover $25,000 dam
ages from Maximilian Metzger. 1880
Massachusetts, avenue, and Edward N.
Bradley, 222 E street southeast, for al
legged personal injuries. She says she
was struck by an automobile owned
by Metzger and driven by Bradley as
she was crossing at Twelfth and G
streets August 81. She is represented
by Attorneys Simon, Koenigberger,
Young & Brez.
suit for $25, 900 damages was filed
by the same lawyers on behalf of Err
nest B. Olsen, 2728 Thirtieth street,
against Arthur A. Pulliam, 1902 Four
teenth street. for alleged personal in
juries. He claims to have sustained
serious injury September % last, when
his automobile was in collision with
Pulliams car at New York avenue. and
Tenth street.
Damages of $4,000 are asked in a
suit by Geneva Deck, Hyattsville, Md,
against Otto Schaefer, delicatessen
owner at 1906 Twentieth street, for al
legged personal injuries. She says she
was q customer at the store of the
defendant February ~, 1929, when she
slipped on ice and snow allowed to re-
main on the pavement and sustained
serious injury. She is represented by
Attorneys James J. Slattery and Milton
Whitney, jr.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
URGE LEGISLATION
F0RPUBL|C DOMAIN
American Forestry Associa-
ton Directors Recommend
Conservation Laws.

Demanding constructive legislation
dealing with the administration and
conservation of the public domain OF
The United States, the American Forestry
Associations board Of directors, at
their session just concluded here,
adopted principles which they believe
should be included in laws dealing with
conservation.
Recommendations of the association
included "a clear statement of Federal
purpose to protect and advance the
public interests through the beneficial
use and conservation of the grazing
forest and other natural resources of
the public domain, the prevention Of
erosion and the maintenance of favor
able conditions of water flows"
Recommends Study.
The association recommended also
that the Secretary of the Interior or
some appropriate department author
lied to determine as rapidly as possible
"by study of local conditions and by
land classification the specific areas
which should be retained in public
ownership in the form of grazing re-
serves or districts, national forests, ma
tional parks. national monuments and
Federal game refugees"
Authorization that the President be
permitted to withdraw lands which
might be included by Congress in ma
tional forests, parks and Federal game
refugees was advocated by the forestry
group. They also recommended that
the President be authorized to create
by proclamation grazing districts from
public domain lands.
Legislation Proposal.
The association also recommended
that legislation dealing with the sub
ject of conservation should authorize
the Secretary of the Interior to in
auglrate as rapidly as feasible an ade-
quate administration Of public domain
lands, and to make rules nd regula-
tions for their occupancy and use in
conformity with the aforementioned
purposes. A plan for final disposal of
the lands not recommended for in
clusion in public reservations also
should be worked out, the association
felt.
An appropriation to initiate the ad-
ministration of the use Of the public
domain was recommended by the
board. .
Evening star., 1932-02-21
RED CROSS WORKERS
ACTIVE IN JANUARY
District Chapter Reports 500 Gar
ments Made and Other
Accomplishments.

More than 500 garments were made
by 1856 workers in January, it was dis
closed yesterday in the monthly report
of the District Chapter, American Red
Gross.
Y Twenty-seven workers gave 242 hours
Of service in completing l6.437 surgical
dressings for three civilian and two
Government hospitals. The canteen
unit served supper to 10 men from St.
Elizabeth's Hospital twice a month
The Clothing Committee distributed
287 garments to needy veterans and
their families.
The report revealed 29 drivers of the
Motor Corps gave 372 hours of service
in answering 81 motor calls for trans
portation. Nearly 500 persons were
driven some 800 miles. Many of these
were patients taken to and from clinics.
Some 245 veterans were aided by the
chapter through ITO Office interviews
and home visits. Numerous first aid
and life-saEing classes were conducted
Some 81 volumes were printed in Braille
for use by the blind
Evening star., 1932-02-21
PAY CUT DEMANDS
CALLED QU|BBL|NG
Reed Says Voters Can Gust
Congressman Who Fail to
Earn Their Salaries.

Agitation for reduction Of congress
sional salaries was branded yesterday
by Senator Reed Of Pennsylvania as
"quibbling' with small constructive
purpose.
The senior Pennsylvania Senator re-
minded an advocate of salary cutting
that voters have the privilege of re-
moving those members from Congress
VINO do mot earn their salaries at the
congressional elections.
If the publications and the people
who are fond of agitating this subject
Reed wrote c. A. Mcdowell Of Pitcairn
Pa, would give half as much time and
attention to fighting wasteful and stupid
appropriations for meaningless govern
mental activities, such as the hundreds
of millions we have spent for farm re-
lief that doesn't relieve, it would be
much more constructive than this quib-
ling over congressional salaries
Reply to Mcdowell.
Reeds letter was in reply to a COM
munication from Mcdowell. saying
the public is convinced that politi-
clans in Washington and elsewhere are
being paid salaries out of all proper
tion to their abilities or compared with
what they could make in any other
position"
His letter constituted the first ex-
preston Of Reed on the subject.
If congressman and Senators do
not earn their salaries" it continued,
''or If it is true that they are paid
more than they could earn in private
life. the fault rests with the voters and
not with those the voters elect. You
have a chance to change your Con-
gressrnen every two years and to
change your Senators every six years.
ITO reduce the salaries of Senators
and Congressman would make it almost
impossible for poor man to serve in
Congress. Don't forget that out of his
$4,000 year the average Congressman
has to finance his campaigns and spend
q considerable sum in travelling back
and forth between his district and
Washington, in addition to maintaining
q home of some kind in Washington
and not infrequently another in his
home district.
Pay Part Of Expenses.
Il may say further that know per-
sonally a considerable number of Sem
ators and Congressman who, because
at the size OF the work, have to bear
Fart Of the expense of running their
office personally. In other words, the
allowance for secretarial and clerk hire
is not sufficient for this purpose in
many instances This has been the
experience of all the Senators from
Pennsylvania for many years.
He pointed out also the legislative bill
OF the cost of running the Federal Gov
eminent amounts annually to about
Sll.500,000, or less than one-fourth OF
/ per cent OF the total Federal appro-
priations.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
TRAFFIC RELIEF SOUGHT

w. A. Van Duzer, director of traffic,
has requested Inspector Ernest W.
Brown of the Traffic Bureau to assign
an officer to duty at Peace Monument
to direct traffic during the morning and
evening rush hours. This is the first
step to improve conditions at the three
way intersection, against which consid-
erable complaint has been made.
Director Van DuZer has notified
Chairman Norton of the House District
Committee, that q careful study will
be made, and that traffic signal lights
probably will be installed as soon as
possible.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
PREPARE
TO HANDLE TRAFFIC
Schedule Mapped to Direct
Crowds and Escort Hoover
to Functions.

An exhaustive schedule of duty has
been mapped out for Metropolitan Police
who will direct holiday traffic tomorrow
and escort President Hoover and his
official party to and from functions in.
cident to George Washington's BIRTH
day anniversary and the opening of the
Bicentennial celebration
A general order to the department
yesterday called attention to the fact
the President will arrive at the Capitol
at IL O'Clock, via Pennsylvania avenue
and the House entrance Following
the ceremony on the east front of the
Capitol, the order sets out, the Presi-
dent will leave the Capitol by the SEN
ate entrance at 12:45, returning to the
White House by the same route.
Promptly at 2:l0 o'clock, the Presi-
dent and members of the Bicentennial
Commission will leave the White House
for Mount Vernon.
Responsibilities Outlined.
The attention Of the department was
directed to the necessity of handling
traffic at exercises at Washington Monu-
ment at o'clock, and at the colonial
ball in the MayhoWer Hotel at $50
O'Clock tomorrow night
The Metropolitan Police" the order
reads, will be responsible for handling
traffic and crowds, and other police
work in connection with these exer-
cises, except within the Capitol Build
ing. White House grounds and park
Brig. Gen. Glassford, superintendent
OF police, and an assistant will be at
Evening star., 1932-02-21
WILL PRESENT PLAY
Jewish Society to Offer "Welcom'
Stranger" Tuesday,

The Dramatic Society Of the Jewish
Community Center will present its
first major production Of the season,
Welcome, Stranger" Tuesday evening
at BIS o'clock, it was announced yes
terday.
The play is under the direction Of
Ronald Dawson. Members of the cast
include Meyers B. Jacobs, Samuel
Lightman, Maurice Weingarten, Louis
M. Dreeben, Harry Widom, Dave WAL
lace, Irwin Wollach, Sidney Gottlieb,
Milton 3. Sachs, Bella Shapiro, Yvonne
Kushner, Ethel Gottlieb and Lillian r.
Spector.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
Novelist's Daughter
Follows Dads Plots
In Wedding Chemist
Miss Marian Hummer
Brings Husband Home
to Meet Parents.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, February 20.-Like
the heroine in one of her fathers S
romances, Miss Marian Mclean Kum-
mer, daughter of Frederic Arnold Kum-
mer. novelist and dramatist, returned
to her home after being away a few
hours today and introduced DR.. Ernst
Wachsmuth Of Frankfort-on-M Main,
Germany, as her husband.
Miss hummer and DR.. Wachsmuth, a
chemist, were married short time be-
fore in Christ Lutheran Church here.
The couple left later for Atlantic City.
The brides parents said that they
were surprised although they knew
their daughter was engaged to Dr.
Wachsmuth.
Evening star., 1932-02-21

headquarters at all times to handle any
emergency which may arise.
Assistant Supt. E. w. Brown will be
in general supervision of police ar
rangements. with Inspector o. T. Davis
in charge of details at the Capitol and
Inspector T. r. Bean directing police
at the White House and in the first
district.
Brown to Direct Escorts.
Assistant Supt Brown was placed In
charge Of arrangements for motor cyu,.
escorts for the President and for parties
OF diplomats and other officials, TO-
gether with buses conveying bands
from the Capitol TO other exercises.
Special provision was made for traf-
fic officers at the Capitol, Monument,
and at points where they will be needed
to handle automobiles moving to and
from Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Officers will be stationed at impor-
tant intersections on New Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Maryland avenues,
Fourteenth street southwest, at High
way and Key Bridges, as well as along
all main arteries leading to the city.
Officers Ordered to Capitol.
Two captains. lieutenantS,
sergeants and s5 privates have been
ordered to report 10 Inspector Davis
at the Capitol at 9 am.
Twenty privates will be assigned to
duty under Lieut. B. R King to handle
traffic to and from Alexandria and
Mount Vernon over Highway Bridge,
and Is officers will direct the traffic
over Key Bridge and streets leading
to the bridge.
A detail of Is officers, under the
commandant of No. precinct, will
clear the way for the Presidential party
in the vicinity of the White House
and later take care Of traffic on streets
leading to the Monument.
The order was signed by Inspector
Lewis l. H. Edwards, executive officer
of the department.