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Evening star., 1932-02-23
HOOVER OPPOSITION
TO BOYCOTT SEEN
President Declared Unrecep.
tive to Idea of Interfer-
enCe In Far East.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Close advisers of President Hoover
say he will not enlist in the movement
for an economic boycott against Japan.
Senate leaders are definitely against
taking such step to bring pressure for
peace in China. Joining himself to
previous statements by others, Senator
Watson Of Indiana, the Republican
leader, last night expressed himself
forcefully on the subject
'I want to keep out of the Far East
ern dispute and above all I want US to
keep our boys at home"
But even apart from Senate Sent1-
ment, Mr.. Hoover is described as un-
receptive to the idea, advanced in a pc
tition initiated by such men as Pres1-
dent Lowell of Harvard and Newton d.
Baker.
Senate ratification would be required
for the President to commit this Gov
ernment in a move with the League OF
Nations to boycott. The Senate de-
feated ratification of American ad-
herence to the League.
This is reason to believe that Mr..
Hoover mas consulted with Senate lead
ers on the boycott question. There is
a CONVICTION on CaplCOl hill I1aC Une
administration will keep clear of the
League on the boycott issue and also
refrain from its initiation by the United
States alone.
Senator Watson declared vigorous op-
position tonight to the boycott proposals
as new petitions signed by 157 college
professors, economists and specialists
in international relations were sent to
the White House.
"I am vigorously opposed" said Wat
son, ito entering into an economic boy
colt against japan, either alone or with
the League of Nations. The treaty OF
Versailles, including the League cove
nant, provides for an economic boy
colt against aggresSor nations. If the
members of the League want to invoke
that it is their business. want us to
keep out of Far East dispute and above
all want us to keep our boys at home"
The American Committee on the Far
East Crisis In announcing the new petit
tions for a boycott stated that At col
1eges and universities in IT States are
represented in the list of signatures
sent to the President.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Silent Guides of Mountains.

with the exception Of the more In
accessible parts of the Tatra Noun
tains in Czechoslovakia, there is no
need in Summer to employ guides when
on climbing expeditions. This does not
mean that it Is easy to ascend the giant
mountains, but that everywhere where
tourists are likely to go, there are ever
present silent and sure guides always
at hand to direct the hiker to the sum-
init or lake that he seeks. You make
acquaintance with them Immediately
outside the railway station-two or
three horizontal strokes OF paint on a
tree. post or stone, with various con-
ventional signs for various routes
quickly learned, with a map to make
the route more clear, attached.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
BY Motor Across Canada

Big Bend Of the Columbia River, be-
tween Golden and RevelStoke, British
Columbia, q total distance of 1872 miles,
means much to motor travel in Canada.
The new highway, on which construc-
tion has been well advanced, will, when
completed, supply the last link in the
Western half of the proposed Trans
Canada Highway, establishing a direct
artery of communication between the
prairies and the coast and opening q
through road from Winnipeg to Van
cover. For the greater part of the way
the road will skirt the Columbia River,
affording magnificent views of the
snow-capped heights Of the Selkirk
Range.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
PUBLIC THRONGS
ALL STATES BALL
Feature of United Societies
at Shoreham Is Most
Heavily Attended.

Placards bearing the sign Standing
Room Only" and very little of that,
might have been hung out at the All
States ball at the Shoreham last night
two hours before the opening feature,
George Washington's Diary" depicted
in tableaux, was presented to the pub
lie.
From point Of general popularity the
All States put 1t over all the other
balls in number. Dance music of the
best attracted thousands to the hotel,
and in the vast throng of Colonial-at-
tired women and men were others in
afternoon dress or even in hats and
coats.
No receiving line was attempted. but
Evening star., 1932-02-23

the site, even to. the museums. The
excavations of the three large forums
bordering the Pizza Venezia will be
completed during the current year and
Immediately opened to the public. one
OF the most interesting discoveries in
1raJan's Forum Is column worthy OF
the denomination of the first cinema, .
and represents the scenes of one OF
IraJan's conquests, including $500 fig
ures OF soldiers, slaves and prisoners,
70 say nothing of animals, war machines
and trophies
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-02-23
VANDALS NOT SOLE
WRECKERS OF ROME
Excavations Bear Evidences
of Earthquakes and Other
Destroyers.
By Radio to The Star,

BY Radio to The Star.
ROME, February 23-An unantici-
pated by-product Of the wholesale
excavations undertaken in Rome by
order Of Mussolini has been to clear the
barbarian invaders of much Of the
stigma formerly attached to their
name. AS result of the discoveries in
the vicinity of Trajans Forum, Corado
Rlcco, director of excavations, has
formulated the conclusion that earth
quakes, internal strife, sheer careless
ness and indifference wrought far more
destruction in ancient Rome than did
the barbarians.
One of the latest discoveries is a
long colonnade of heavy pillars all
toppled, leaning against each other like
trees bent by strong wind. Their de-
struction was not due to human van
dals, but was traced to an earthquake
in 801, when the city was under the
papal rule Of Pope Leo III: AS the
excavations have revealed increasing
evidence that the barbarians were
maligned, the directors work has in
tensified their study of the old his
tor1cal records and they have been able
to demonstrate that many buildings
and temples supposedly destroyed in
the sack" of the city, were standing
long after the last barbarian departed.
Destruction Question.
Much Of the bad name of the bar
barianS may be due to the prejudiced
reporting by the early Christians who,
as was amply demonstrated in the re-
ports of prosecutions under the empire,
never let accuracy stand in the way
of giving their enemies a bad name
Even without support from the most
unprejudiced records to be found the
archeologists in charge of the present
work have become convinced by the
massive size Of the structures uncovered
that the destruction of buildings by
the invading armies was out of the
question.
According to Riccn. IL takes q week
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Metals in Powdered Form.

One of the recent developfnents Of
the metallurgical industry is the man
ufacturer of several metals in pulver-
lied form in which shape they are ap-
piled to other metal surfaces by the
spraying method. Nickel chromium,
silver, platinum and other metals have
been very successfully made use Of in
this shape, but the greatest demand is
for copper. There has been created a
demand for 100000 pounds of
powdered copper annually.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Early Birds Best,
Say Co-Eds, Arising G
AT 3 AM. to Study
Interference With Social
Engagements Only Trou-
BILE, Two Girls Find.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW LONDON, Conn, February %.
AT 3 o'clock every morning an alarm
clock awakens two seniors at Con-
necticut College for Women.
They rub their eyes, jump out OF bed
and open their mathematics and his
tory books for concentrated study
For flve weeks the girls have been
going to bed at pm. and arising eight
hours later, while their classmates are
still slumbering. And they said to-
day they like the practice so well they
are going to continue 1t.
The life of the early bird Is more
satisfactory than that OF the owls"
agreed the girls, who insisted their
identities be not disclosed.
I'VE get eight hours Of sleep, and at
am. we have no difficulty about
quiet hours In the donitory for study"
The girls have found only one dis
advantage to their reversed mode OF
living. Their social engagements are
suffering.
I'VE were out the other evening"
they said. "and had to ask the boys
we were with to take US back to our
dormitory at 0 o'clock. It was two
hoM after our bedtime, w9 had t
cTp." {
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Man Sleeps in Coffin.

Sleeping in coffin every night Is the
life for Thomas Thompson. He has
been doing so for some time and he
declares nothing could change his mode
of living. He IS rs years old, hermit,
and his cabin in the wood near Durham,
England, contains two chairs, a small
table and the coffin. Thomas has his
old-age pension, Boer war pension,
his dogs, cats, rabbits and birds. Food
he catches in the woods. Recently he
heard something about there being a
depression, but it has not bothered him.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Fish Shipped by Airplane.

Chicago and some American cities
still further East are being supplied
with fish from the far Northern lakes
of Canada Lac La Ronge, $50 miles
north Of Saskatoon, is rich with fish.
and they are taken early in the day and
shipped by airplane to Prince Albert
and thence by express to Eastern cities
Of the United States. Fish which had
been swimming in the lake at sun-up
are served for luncheon at department
store In Saskatoon.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Porcelain Making Shown.

Porcelain figures depicting how porce-
lain is made have been attracting great
interest in Berlin, Germany. The series
Of groups Is the work Of the master
craftsman william Leber Of Berlin, and
they are not only instructive in porce-
lain manufacturing operations, but Also
are works of art. Everything in the in
dustry, from mixing the material to the
final operation Of baking, are depicted
by the figures.
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Coupls Married 72 Years.

Believed to be Great Britain's oldest
married couple, Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick
ONeill Of Consett,. England, recently
celebrated the 72d anniversary Of
their wedding. Congratulatory letters
were received from the King and
Queen and Premier Macdonald. Mrs.
ONeill had her first automobile ride
during the celebration, when the couple
visited the church where they were
married In 1859. O'Neill is "a, and his
wife SO.
Evening star., 1932-02-23

Within recent years wood pulp has
been used for the production Of artifi-
cial silk (celanese), which is made into
stockings, underclothing and dress ma
tRrialc
Evening star., 1932-02-23
Birth of Triplets
Swells Family to
Thirteen Children
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BROCKTON, Mass, February
23.-The eleventh, twelfth and
thirteenth children were born
Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
j. Salami. The new arrivals, two
boys and a girl, weighed pounds
l ounce, 2 pounds 2 ounces and 3
pounds II ounces.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
FAIR Treatment
ASKED FOR AUTOISTS
A. M. A. Makes Appeal to Congress
Concerning Proposed Tax
Program.
COUNT ROchANBEAO

An appeal to Congress that the mo-
toristS Of the country be treated fairly
in the proposed taxation program was
voiced here this week by the American
Motorists Association.
The present program OF the Treas
ury Department for the raising of addi-
tional revenue needed by the Federal
mated to be $1,242 600, 900, contem-
plates that approximately s343. 900, 900
shall come out of the motorists pockets
This sum, the Treasury Department
estimates, can be extracted from mo-
torists by the imposition of a 1-cent
Federal gasoline tax, which will produce
$3.50 900, 900; a sales tax Of per cent
on passenger cars, which will produce
90,000,000; per cent sales tax on
trucks, which will produce 100000,
and 212 per cent sales tax on tires,
parts and accessories, estimated to pro-
duce $24,000,000.
In addition to these taxes there Is
now proposed to Congress an excise tax
which the Treasury Department esti-
mates will yield $85 100000. Of which
100000 would have to be paid by
the motorists of the country, consuming
approximately IS per cent of the entire
production.
Imposition Of all these taxes, now
being considered by Congress. would
mean the motorists of the country, as
class. would have to pay 27 per cent
of the entire increase in the Federal
tax budget" it is pointed out by Thomas
j. Keefe, general manager of the A. NJ
A. This increase would, of course, be
in addition to the other increases In
the general tax structure, imposed by
Congress on the people as whole such
as increased corporation taxes, amuse-
ment admissions and other forms of in
creased taxation proposed by Congress.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
to compromise with an average fixed


ratio.
With dual ratio there are two gear
ings at the rear, the driver having the
option of selecting one or the other
Thus he can effect a marked change in
the performance of the car any time
he desires. Somewhat the same effect
can be had where the transmission has
two high gears.
Gearing is only a collaboration Of the
engine in producing power to make the
car 60 ard to keep the family in fresh
air and scenery. When the motor Is
cold and only half awake you compen-
safe by using the lower gears. When
it develops more power of its own
accord you can get by better with the
higher gears. All Of which is the same
as cautioning you against starting in
second with a cold engine, even II
there are no passengers to weight down
the car.
II the man who volunteers to hand
crank your cars sluggish motor doesn't
take the precaution of retarding the
spark, better wait for some other Sir
Walter Raleigh to do the kind act. If
the motor should backfire and break
the gentlemans arm how are you 60
ing to be able to transport him to a
doctor.
1T the blade Of the windshield wiper
makes an annoying squeaking sound
Just put q little beeswax on It," sug-
gests a woman who applies household
hints to her motoring. 1t must have
been Junior, however, who discovered
that q well worked wad Of chewing
gum Is handy for stopping a fuel leak
at one of the connections along the
gas line.
Evening star., 1932-02-21

Times haven't changed SO much after
all. The crank now is usually on the
seat cushion instead Of under 1t.
While they are seldom heard from on
the subject, elderly and semi-lnvalld
women are the most enthusiastic motor
lists of their SEX Many of them drive
$4,000 to 10000 miles a year, yet are
unable to walk without assistance and
frequently are under constant medical
care. Physicians invariably advise the
daily ride, and while they caution
against driving in trafilc the frail motor
enthusiasts are usually in the thick OF
things.
One woman who is badly incapaci-
tated places her car first among her
assets. Some absorbing stories are told
of strenuous economies that have been
effected in some homes in order to
make a striking income fit the cost OF a
chauffeur.
If your car Is equipped with one Of
the new automatic starting devices
don't lapse into the habit Of holding
your right foot on the brake pedal
while the motor is cranking. It Is
easy to acquire this habit because you
do not have to use the right foot In
the cranking process. BY pressing the
brake pedal you cause the stop-hght
signal to operate, and that wastes cur
rent that might better 60 into the
starting job.
Yesterday while driving along saw
a woman step from her car and drop
a fine looking driving pillow to the
street as she did so. She did not stop
to look back and I could not stop in
the traffic procession to warn her A
good pillow probably was picked up by
some one who had no right to it.
1t was just one of the passing sights
OF a busy day at the wheel, but it re-
minded me to pass along the tip to
look back at the car whenever leaving
Evening star., 1932-02-21

Continued From Fourth Page)
eo4,o0o men are engaged in affiliated
industries grand total of 5,056,124
persons and their families are depend
ent on the highway industry. A blow
at the trucks is blow at the earning
power of these millions of citizens.
Trucks and busses. while represent
ing but 13 per cent Of the vehicles on
the highways. paid 27 per cent of the
total motor vehicle tax bill in 1890.
vehicles reduces the amount paid by
the individual motor car owners.
Dividends in the form of more con-
venient and economical service are
paid to the public by busses and trucks
travelling on the public highways. The
public must pay for the loss of this
service
THE taxes paid by motor busses
and trucks more than pay for the in
creased cost of construction to provide
for more heavily loaded vehicles as de-
termined by scientific investigation.
Also, 3-ton truck pays a tax over six
times as great as an automobile, there
by more than paying its way on the
roads," he concluded. "A penalty tax
on motor trucks is a tax on the gen.
erul pubic.
Congress is now considering several
measures to effect unemployment re-
lief through road building These bills
are nOn-partisan and, cccording to
congressional leaders 81 uld receive
the support of both part.cc.
THE importance of providing some
sort Of emergency appropriation with
which the States can match Federal
aid during the coming year cannot be
overeStimated," states w. r. Smith,
president of the American Road Build
ers' Association. without such emer-
gency aid many of the States will not
be able to utilize Federal aid without
seriously Gripping maintenance and
similar necessary highway activities
Every dollar spent for highway i'm
provement lessons the amount that
communities must raise for direct re-
lief
States. counties and cities will fol-
low the lead of the Federal Govern
ment in making road and street ap-
preparations. Any decrease will result
in additional unemployment In all Sec
tions of the country. Highway build
ing is a widely distributed and we'll
tested method of unemployment relief"
ha concluded.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

1t. One woman who did this the day
she parked in front of the public library
was just in time to catch sight of a
thief about to step into it. He figured
she wouldn't enter a library without
staying long enough for him to make
cff With the car. but he guessed wrong
when he assumed that all women have
the habit Of forgetting to look back.
Just why she did not catch the weak
ness In her logic I do not know, but
the woman whose car went into a bad
skid while pulling out of street car
tracks now realizes that there Is more
danger In this kind of driving on a
rainy day than In snow. Tracks. cspe-
ciauy II the car line isn't used, may
fill up and become reasonably level with
the rest Of the street when snow is on
worst.
Dual ratio sounds like q very mys-
terious proposition, but with automo-
bile statesmen talking about 1t, why not
give the men folk q surprise some eve
ming at bridge by suddenly coming out
with the facts?
Before understanding what Is meant
by dual ratio we have got to gather the
idea Of a simple ratio. In automobile
jargon this is loosely used to refer to
the rear axle gearing. When the car
is In so-called high gear, or direct
drive, the engine still is rotating more
times per minute than are the rear
wheels. This is due to the fixed gear
ing in the rear end. Usually the motor
turns over about five times as fast as
the wheels.
Now the faster the motor turns over
with respect to the wheels the more
rapid the acceleration and the more
power the motor develops for use in
hill climbing. Engineers are limited
here. however. because If they go too
far with this the car will be slow on
the level and the motor will always be
running too fast. The alternative Is
Evening star., 1932-02-21
TRUCK, BUS USERS
WELCOME PROBE

Continued From Fourth Page.)
Evening star., 1932-02-21

q deserter as Of October 20, 1881, he
| having failed to report for duty on or
after that date and all efforts to To-
cate him having failed, according to
the orders.
Capt Charles E. smithson, resimental
adjutant of the 121st Engineers, has
been designated as athletic officer of
that command.
Second. Lieut.. Howard A. Burd, Com
pany E, 121st Engineers, has been Or
dered to conduct the regimental map
ping school, in addition to his other
duties.
Staff Sergt. Ord Bush has been Or
dered to proceed to Fort Humphreys,
Va, not later than March /, to report
to the commandant the Engineer School
there for the purpose Of pursuing the
refresher course. He will be there for
three months.
Pvt. (First Class Walter G. Wal
cavich has been ordered promoted to
the rank of sergeant in the Medical
Department Detachment, 26oth Coast
Artillery.
Corpl Robert A. Linton, Battery E,
260th Coast Artillery, has been ordered
reduced to the grade of private in that
command, at his cwn request.
Lieut.. E. K Gienty, attached to the
260th Coast Artillery for training, has
been ordered transferred from Battery
B to Battery E.
The Militia Bureau has announced
that it has taken definite steps during
the past year to improve the training
in musketry and combat firing by is
suing instructions covering the training
to be followed in preparation therefor.
There is still a lack Of proper facilities
for this class of fire in majority Of
camps, the bureau says and this is con-
sidered a serious handicap to effective
training 1t was pointed out that
number of the larger camps have ade-
| quate ranges for this training and ad
ditonal facilities will be provided as
rapidly as funds will permit. However,
it was said that the training Of the Ma
| tonal Guard in muSketry and combat
firing in general is satisfactory.
During the school year which ended
June 80 last, according to a report of
the Militia Bureau, 295 officers and 131
enlisted men of the National Guard
were authorized to attend regular and
opcCldl CouloCo dC A1lily ocl VIC oSiiOoAS'
This increase of % officers and en-
listed man over the number sent the
previous year, it was said, was made
possible by an increase Of s25,75 in
funds available for this. 1t was said
that these courses are becoming more
popular each year, and during the past
year the bureau said that it was possible
to authorize attendance Of only so per
cent of the personnel who made ap-
plicationS therefor.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
Aid to Unemployed.

At the peak Of the road-building sea-
son more than $4,000 men are en-
ployed in the Federal-aid projects. This
does not include the number of persons
in the Department Of Agriculture en-
gagged in administration work. Last sea-
son the regular authorization Of sl25.-
100000 was supplemental by an emer-
gency authorization amounting to $780,
900 600 The regular Federal-aid au-
thorization has been apportioned for
1893
Evening star., 1932-02-21
Footpaths Needed.

In the elaborate consideration which
has been given to the design Of modern
highways, too little attention has been
given to the safety and convenience Of
the pedestrian. according to DR.. Miller
McClintock, director Of the Albert Rus
sci Erskine Bureau for Street Traffic
Research in Harvard University. Thou
sands Of pedestrians are injured or
killed each year because the only place
they can walk is along the pavement.
All highways which are generally used
by pedestrians should be provided with
footpaths, according to the expert, and
this, it is pointed out, would add but
little to their cost.
Evening star., 1932-02-21
flexible flow Of power Of an electric
motor or a steam turbine Is the ideal

motor or steam turbine Is the ideal.
In discussion Of the subject Zeder
said: Internal combustion engines do
not give an even flow of power, or
torque, and are not as flexible as steam
engines or electric motors. Otherwise
they are far superior to steam or elec-
tricity as the motive power for auto
mobiles. To make up that deficiency
and supply the necessary smoothness Of
torque and fiexibility transmission gears
are provided.
However, for many years motor car
manufacturers have given the operator
OF car only three gears, two OF them
to handle the speed range of the car
from stop up to 10 or Is miles an
hour and then only one high gear to
take care of that wide range from IS
on up to so or more"
Evening star., 1932-02-21
TRANSMISSI0NS TAKE
SPOTLIGHT OVERNIGHT
Success Of Some Cars Is Held Due
to Flexible Flow Of Power
in Big Speed Range.

Transmissions have jumped into the
spotlight of public interest almost over
night. In fact, the success of some cars
apparently is largely credited to their
transmiSsions
F. M. Zeder, vice president in charge
OF engineering Of one of the automo-
bile companies, believes that the trans
mission which gives the car an appli-
cstion Of power nearest to the perfectly