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Evening star., 1934-12-23
THE Other Wise Man.

THE decennial presentations Of the
Yuletide drama, THE Other Wise
Man." will be given at Luther Place
Memorial Church on Thomas Circle
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights of this week at $3.50 o'clock.
Preceded by organ music on all
three nights. played by Marie n. Little.
on Wednesday; Mary Gastrock Belt,
on Thursday, and Cornelia Long Kin
sella, on Friday; the musical setting
for the drama itself will be harp music
arranged and played by Katherine
Riggs; and thee will be choral music,
and incidentsl solos by Mary Apple.
contralto; Christine Irish, soprano;
Jesse Veitch, tenor. The musical ac-
compartment as arranged by Miss
Riggs includes Hans "Reverie," Cho-
pins prelude in G Minor" and COM
positions by Grieg, Gounod, Borowski.
Schubert, Handel.
This season, the interlude Of the
Journey of the Three Wise Men" to
Bethlehem has been augmented by ad-
ditional singers and spoken lines, in
terpolated by Bess Davis Schreiner,
and will be offered as the second cpl
sode in the drama, with Jesse Veitch
as Caspar, Harry Schonrank as Mel
choir and Eugene Kressin as Bal
thasar. Twelve men will take part in
this new episode, singing the old carol,
I'VE Three Kings"
Evening star., 1934-12-23
AutOmOtive Briefs

Frank A. Callan, president Of CAL
Ian Motors, Inc, distributors for REQ
and Franklin in this territory, an
nounced last week the removal of his
organization to quarters at 1888
Fourteenth street northwest. Sales,
service, Offices and used cars will all
be located at the new address.
w. T. Agee, manager of the Wash
ington zone Office of the Olds Motor
Works, was host to 200 Oldsmobile
dealers and statesmen Wednesday at
the Mayf1ower Hotel. The purpose OF
this meeting was to show the new 1885
line of automobiles and to outline
Oldsmobile's advertising and mer-
chandising program for the coming
year. Agee presided and was principal
speaker.
More than $50 Chrysler distributors
and dealers of Washington and vicin-
ity attended a preshowing Of the new
Chrysler airf1ow and airstream auto
mobiles last Tuesday at the Shore
ham Hotel. S. w. Monroe, regional
sales manager of the Chrysler Corp,
was host and principal speaker. The
new cars were inspected and the plans
for 1885 were discussed in detail.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

The modern automobile has In
creased the hazards of daily life not
alone for the motorist, but doubly for
the pedestrian. Your authorities, the
motor vehicle departments, State and
local police, municipal governments
generally. have worked out certain
reasonable regulations for the guild
ance of pedestrians. These are not
the arbitrary or fanciful laws that
many suppose them to be, but are
the result Of long experience. One
of these regulations Is that pedes-
trians of cities and towns should cross
at crossings. The motorist is warned
to look out for them there, to regu-
late his speed accordingly. Many
cities and towns have installed lights
to govern the man afoot; still others
have an ofacer stationed to issue the
necessary directions; there are def
pite crossways marked out. However,
all that Is without avail II the pedes-
trians viii saunter across the thor
oughfaxe In the middle Of block.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

THE United States Navy Band Will
play the following schedule OF con-
certs at the Sail Loft, Navy Yard. dur
ing the week beginning December "a:
Monday and Wednesday mornings at
II o'clock; Thursday at 1880. There
will be no orchestra concerts at the
Sail Loft either Christmas or New
Year evenings.
Concert schedule Of the United
States Marine Band and Symphony
Orchestra for the coming week:
The Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra will present the following spe-
cial Christmas program on Wednes-
day night, at 8 pm:
"Halleujah Chorus" from "The Mes
siah" Handel
"Childrens Overture" Opus II
Quilter
Violin solo, with orchestral accom-
paniment:
Rhapsody "Tzigane" ....... Ravel
Soloist: Musician Albert F. Schoepper.
Dream Pantomime" from "Hansel
and GreteP' ........ .Humperdinck
Fantasia Christmas Bells. .Rapee
TOY Symphony. y".............H Haydn
vibraphone solos: Christmas carols:
(a) "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing"
Mendelssohn
(b) "Silent Night, Holy Night"
Soloist: Musician Wilbur D. Kieffer.
Noel from the suite "The Seasons"
Tschaikowsky
sTCnxo fror, c,,ifa oCooneS
PittoresqueS" ............M .Massenet
Band concerts will be given on Mon
day and Friday, at 800 pm, in the
band auditorium at the Marine Bar
racks. On Monday night at 4:30
o'clock the Marine Band will play dur
ing the National Community Christ
mas tree celebration, Lafayette Park.
Capt. Taylor Branson vii conduct
the concerts.
Concerts by the United States Sol
diers' Home Band Orchestra. STAN
ley Hall. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, assist
ant leader.
There will not be any concert on
Christmas day.
Thursday evening, beginning at $50
o'clock.
March, 1.-THE New Ebbitt" Zimmerman
Overture, "Tancredi". ....... Rossini
Suite Oriental From India. E. Poppy
/. "The Bayaderes."
2. "By the Ganges."
3. 1.-THE Almas."
4. 1.-THE Patrol"
Scenes from the opera La TraHata"
Verdi
Comic, 1.-THE Skipper of Toonerville"
Slater
valse lento, vision des Etoiles" owls
ion of the Stars") Won der Mehden
Finale, "Ni-Co-De-M Mus. Richardson
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Saturday evening, beginning at $50
O'Clock.
March, "The Naval Parade. Allen
Overture, "The Two Hussars" Doppler
Morceau, "A Spanish Rhapsody"
Ferroni
Excerpts from musical comedy,
Sweet Adeline". Kern
Characteristic, Sissy Giggles". Howe
Waltz song, when the Harvest Moon
Is Shining" ............Von Tilzer
Requested.)
Finale, Neutrality. y"......... Bernard
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
The schedule of the United States
Army Band, for the week beginning
December "a, includes the following
concerts to be given in the Band Au-
ditorium of the Army War College:
Monday-Concert at 6 pm.
Wednesday, Concert at 1850 am.
Friday--Concert at 1880 am.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Helpful Hints Cleaned
For Milady's Motoring
Time Has Come for Progressive Motorists to
Take Stock of Personal Situation
as Car Owner.
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.
NOV that the 1885 cars are here,
how about some new models in
drivers?
On the eve Of new year of new
standards of automobile values and
performance the progressive motorist
finds herself once more taking stock of
her personal situation as car owner
and trying to see into the future from
a higher, finer vantage point. 1t was
Phillips Brooks who said, Il must have
some notion in general Of what am
alive for, or I cannot live rightly from
hour to hour this evening and tomor-
row morning." 1t can be paraphrased
for perfect adaptation to the needs
of the average car owner at this very
moment of transition from one era Of
motoring to another.
For some this 1885 era of car own
ership will be merely one of selfish
transportation. There will be the
thrill, largely physical, of the new
cars performance. There will be the
problem of paying for it and later a
sort of resentment because the manu-
facturer is going to outmode 1t by
bringing out q 1886 model. Fleeting
will be the pleasure Of making tlx
neighbors jealous and all too futile
will be the business Of trying to see
how fast it will CO. Doubtless the new
car will be taken over the more crowd
ed thoroughfares, because that Is the
best way of showing friends IN distant
cities how prosperous we are. And,
finally, there will be the realization
that the car is getting old, that it re-
quires service and that, after all, it's
just another car.
But for others, what a difference!
I picture them buying new car be-
cause it represents progress, an oppor-
tunity to turn over new leaves in ones
motoring experience, as well as
means Of encouraging scientific devel-
opment. The new car will be used to
give comfort to those who could not
ride as often or as easily in older
models. It will figure in the enlarge
ment of ones business and social life.
~ WILL uldhC VAC W y"oyo chN eAAS SfSA
country nearer home, and will make
possible closer contacts with all that
intelligent travel provides.
We must have some notion in gen.
eral of what we motor for, or we can
not rightly motor from hour to hour
this evening and tomorrow morning.
There Is much to be said for the
plan of having more general knowl-
edge of automobiles, and this includes
chatting about other peoples cars
when bridge conversation lags. But
at the same time, remember that each
make of car is different and that no
one rule applies to all makes or all
models Of any one make. Don't make
the mistake of one woman who learned
that friend bought chassis lubrica-
ton every 1000 miles. She did not
Evening star., 1934-12-23

Continued From First Page.)
mand ranging from 10 to 80 per cent
ahead of 1888. Some towns used the
word boom"
Richmond cheered a 20 per cent
increase, and leading stores said USE
full and medium priced goods went
best with the trend on higher priced
goods going up.
ID. C. Volume Greater.
washington's dollar volume was
estimated at Is per cent over 1888,
with the greatest increase in higher
quality goods. Some stores said more
clerks were employed than ever before.
Charlotte demanded more retail
credit than at any time in the last
five years, records revealed, and sales
were 10 to 80 per cent higher.
Atlanta had the best Christmas
trade since 1880, 1t was estimated.
The people wanted quality but stuck
to useful gifts.
Far West points submitted enthu-
siastic reports on trade.
San Francisco noted the highest
volume In three years.
Los Angeles showed business up 3
to 30 per cent In 10 department
stores, with an average Of 16 per cent.
San Diego was credited with gains
of 80 to IS per cent over last year.
with the best dollar volume since
1929.
Seattle was way ahead" Of last
year.
Portland, Greg, said business was
% per cent better. Sales were heavy
in ready-to-wear clothes, furniture
and radios. One store sold large
stock of household liquor bars.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

know that the friends car was equip
ped with a one-shot system that was
working continuously to protect the
spring shackles, clutch bearing and
steering connections. That is, she
didn't learn this until she found that
the 20O0- mile interval was not suited
to her own car.
Beginners awheel need have no fear
of going shopping in the rain. for
parking is easier, not harder, when the
streets are wet. A space one would
ordinarily pass up on clear day will
be easy enough to park in when the
tires can swivel around more freely.
To the woman whose car has been
presenting steering trouble want to
PASS along the suggestion that she con-
slider having new front tires installed
before having alignment altered. Tires
not only are q clue to miSalignment,
but when worn spotty are themselves
a direct cause of troublesome steering.
Bald tires, for instance, permit the
front wheels to pivot too easily. With
no anti-skid treads to contact the road
the tires will transmit to the steering
wheel feeling of insecurity. If the
tires are worn unevenly the wheels
will not turn smoothly and the effect
of this will be noticed by the driver.
New front tires will make for much
quieter operation.
Turning around two and one-half
times on a main highway without
striking another car or upsetting is a
feat that doesn't warrant cheering
A competent driver never makes more
than one complete turn in skid, no
matter how suddenly she has been
caught with treacherous brakes or
slippery paving. After one turn a
driver should be ready with the wheels
cut for Strengthening out the car and
her foot should be of the brake pedal
SO as to permit the car to roll instead
of slide. On the second half of its
complete revolution, especially on q
downgrade, the car will slow down
considerably, thus giving the operator
chance to recover her senses. Incl
dentally, having good treads on the
front tires will always help in using
steering to correct the rear ends
swing.
1t has become the custom for some
experienced drivers to boast Of their
many years behind the wheel without
an accident. These records are offered
as something to be especially proud of
They are held to be evidence of su-
perior wisdom on the part of their
holders. think any such record is
highly commendable, but most GER
tainly do not consider perfect score
as any reason for lamentation on the
part Of millions Of motorists who have
not been able to avoid accidents. Ex-
perience is great teacher. I should
feel lot more comfortable riding with
driver who once had a taste of trou-
BILE. I think she would be more re.
sourceful in an emergency. Some
where in her past she has had to do a
lot Of tall thinking, and the chance:
are that she turned over a few i'm
portant leaves. The driver with toe
perfect score either hasn't faced the
more difficult types Of driving or has
been just plain lucky. Neither condi.
ton makes for character.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
BY FRANK FINNEY

COMMISSIONS Of Motor Vehicles. indiana
President Region No. 8 Of American Asso-
oiation Of Motor Vehicle Administrator.
U~ROssMG between inter-
~ sections" In other words
"jaywalking," continues to
~ be one of the prolific
causes of death, injury
and accident in motor vehicle rec
oIds. According to figures supplied by
the National Bureau Of Casualty and
Surety Underwriters for 1888, 67,2o0
pedestrians were involved In accident
while jaywallking or crossing not at in
tersections: $3.50 persons were killed
and 63,970 injured out of total Of
13,440 pedestrians killed and 1884,
270 injured from all causes. We can
psH down those 3,320 persons killed
and 63,97o injured to the fact that
men, women or children sought to
save the fraction Of . minutes time
by taking . short cut across the
street. The regular crossing seemed
20 far away, perhaps 100 feet or more.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

which make everything thumbs, boots
and fur suit cannot prevent the cold
from being appreciated.
"While the climb to the top Il
most interesting, the required activi-
ties Of the pilot make 1t hardly COM
parable to a lazy mans idea Of
paradise"
K0enig Ordered Abroad.
Capt. Theodore ]. Koenig, Army Air
Corps, who has been on duty here IN
the school section of the office of the
chief Of the Army Air Corps as in
structor to the local Air Reserve, hes
received orders assigning him TO duty
at Berlin as assistant military attache
for air to Germany, the Netherlands,
Denmark and Sweden.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
MOTHERS GIVE PARTY

Grace Darling Seibold Chapter,
American Gold Star Mothers, held q
Christmas party last Tuesday at the
New Colonial Hotel. The. Tech High
School Glee Club gave a program.
Mrs. e. s. Bruce, president, welcomed
the guests.
Past Department Comdr. Fred
Frasier Of the American Legion and
Miss Edith Mcintosh, department
president, American Legion Auxiliary,
made addresses. Of1cers Of the Sec
ond Division Association and . dele
cation from the. Government Print
ing once paid tribute to departed
Mothers.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Library Offers Music.

THE Public Library extend sto music
= teachers the privilege of retain
ing books Of music and books about
music for four weeks without the
necessity Of renewal.
In making application for this
privilege a music teacher, whether a
new registrant or already holder
of a library card, must be identified
as a teacher of music either through
listing in the local city or telephone
directory as a teacher Of music,
through Identification by certificate
from his or her principal If public
school teacher, through q member
ship card of the Washington Music
Teachers Association, or identiflca-
ton from the director Of any college
or school of music.
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Road Condition
Changes Reported
In Capital Vicinity

Recent changes in the condi-
ton of roads in a 100-mile radius
of Washington, furnished each
week to The Star by the Wash
ington Office Of the American
Automobile Association, include:
United States 11-Construction
between Carlisle, Pa, and Har-
risburg Is completed.
Virginia 238-Construction west
of Leesburg is completed.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

Before leaving
e u r ope, Capt.
Koenig will be
assigned for tenn
porary duty for q
short time be-
ginning q ou t
January is to
the office of the
assistant chief Of
staff, Ga, the
Intelligence Dvi-
sion of the stah,
to prepare him
for his new as
signment. Capt.
Koenig's present
assignment to
Evening star., 1934-12-23

ment of existing law. We do not
favor sporadic campaigns in which
police take undue advantage of tech
nical or unintentional violations, but
we certainly do favor continuous,
reasonable enforcement, with sure
penalty for those who willfully violate
the law.
"The irresponsible, careless and
reckless motorist must be brought to
realization that when the State per-
mits him to drive motor car it is
comforting a privilege. Too many
motorists seem to assume that opera
ton is a right. Revocation of the
operating privilege should follow Its
abuse.
I'VE sound this warning because the
rising tide of public Indignation over
the highway slaughter has reached a
point where reprisals are threatened
against all motorists for the sins OF
the few"
Highway Future Bright.
The road-building program in the
United States, greatly retarded in the
last few years, is definitely on the up
grade, and a future brighter than any
in its history is predicted by Capt
H. C. Whitehurst, president of the
American Road Builders Association
and director of highways of the Dis
trict Of Columbia.
Capt. Whitehurst draws his con-
cluSionS from the results of the No
vember elections. In both Michigan
and Colorado, where highway legis-
lation was submitted to the voter as
a clear-cut issue, he pointed out. the
vote was favorable to the highway
program.
Although the Government Is spend
ing great sums of money on highway
building as temporary relief meas
ure in its P. w. A. project" Capt.
Whitehurst said, "the diversion of
gasoline and motor vehicle taxes for
non-highway construction in various
States has been, and still is, a serious
problem. Today there Is definite
trend to protect and conserve motor
vehicle license fees and gasoline taxes
for highways"
The diversion of taxes which should
go to road-building programs Is one
of the chief problems before the as
sociation and will be the outstanding
subject of discussion at its annual
convention in Washington, January
1925, inclusive.
Approximately 10000 Of the coun-
trys outstanding highway officials,
engineers, contractors and manu-
facturers are expected to attend. One
of the features will be an exhibit of
the latest developments in road build
ing materials and equipment.
Evening star., 1934-12-23

Air Base, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
The Quantico Aviation Base, one
of the most active Marine Corps avia-
ton posts in the United States. has
been considerably enlarged and i'm
proved during the past few years. To
1t have been brought the aviation
units formerly engaged in combat
duties in Nicaragua and Haiti.
Altitude Flights Arduous.
The difficulties confronting the
Navy's airplane test pilots who carry
on the important test work for the
Navy Bureau of Aeronautics at the
Anacostia Naval Air Station are re-
vealed in q new description Of the
high altitude test routine made public
by the Navy Department.
Cloudless, quiet days are necessary
for the running of the altitude tests
and few perfect days pass without
such tests on one or more Of the
new or remodeled types Of Navy COM
bat airplanes.
In preparation for an altitude test,
two paragraphs are installed in the
test plane to constantly record air
pressure, q statoscope to establish
level flight condition, a thermometer
to indicate free-air temperatures,
necessary in accurately computing
attitudes. and oxygen equipment for
the pilot.
Carrying this special equipment, the
plane Is taken of and flown at low
altitude until the engine is properly
regulated and warmed up. The pilot
then descends close to the ground, at
tains the desired initial climbing
speed and then pushes the throttle
wide open and starts a stop watch.
The pilot must fly at an absolutely
steady speed, recording the readings
Of his instruments at fixed time inter-
vals until the airplane reaches its
service ceiling. On the way down the
pilot makes full power runs at fire.
quent intervals to determine the maxi
mum indicated speed at each of these
attitudes.
"a climb to the higher attitudes
such as is common for the small high
powered fighting planes, IS about as
complicated an operation as one car
imagine" it is said in an explanation
Of the test procedure in the news let.
ter of the Bureau Of Aeronautics.
'To start with, the pilot is bundled
up like an Arctic explorer, with heavy
fur suit and boots, a mask covering
his entire face and heavy gloves o.
leather and fur. With warm ground
temperature, the early part of ths
climb Is consequently far from being
comfortable. The air soon cools, how
ever, and the body feels normal, but
then a new complication enters-ths
air gets thin. The oxygen is turned
on for Just the normal flow wher
about $4,000 feet up, and the outlet
pipe stem, is held between the teeth
From then on the problem is o.
major proportions, for the pilot mus
accomplish the following operation
continuously: Watch and keep tn,
oxygen flow such as to insure enough
to sustain the body, operate the mix
ture controls Of the engine to main
tain the maximum engine power, a.
at exactly the prescribed speed for tn
indicated attitudes, constantly observ
all instruments and every two minute
absolutely on time-record the indi
cations of not less than seven tnstru
ments, and all this to be done in ,
temperture which is probably close +
40 degrees below zero, when fur gloves
Evening star., 1934-12-23

During his brief
stay at Boiling
Field, Col. Muh-
lenberg has taken
an active and
sympathetic in
terest in the af-
fairs Of the 409th
Attack Squadron,
Organized Re-
serve, composed
Of local Air Corps
reserve plloS, as
q result Of which
the squadron has
been reorganized
and put on a
cfnk,,c Of anorof-
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Selfshness Held Chief
Fatality Record Cause
Much of 1t Seen in Street Driving and Opposition
to Traffic improvements, Based on Fear
of Personal Inconvenience.
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

ELFISHNESS consideration for the rights Of others
fatality figures the National Capital this year.
- One stand almost any street corner and be
aware of the fact in very few minutes At times would
trans made to do everything but follow the
pedestrian sidewalk apparent effort to hit him.
pedestrians careless too but in many instances
from fright Appalling the
high death rate is wonder at times that it not much
Evening star., 1934-12-23
Permanent Air Board
Move by Congress Likely
Federal Body Similar to Interstate Commerce
Commission Would Concentrate Civil
Aeronautics Control.
BY JOSEPH s. EDGERTON.

ONGRESS undoubtedly will be asked next month to under
take the creation Of permanent Federal Aviation Com
mission, to have jurisdiction over all forms Of civil aero
- nautcs which subject to Federal control
Concentration civil aeronautics control in
which will be similar in respects to the Interstate
Commerce Commission has been recommended by majority OF
the aviation industry Is understood to be
points national policy being
considered by the present Federal Aviation Commission tenn
appointed the whole aviation matter
recommend national air policy It understood that the
President has approved in principle such commission
Joseph Eastman Federal coordnator OF
that ultimately Federal regulation of all inter-
transportation agencies including aviation be vested in the
Commerce Mr. Eastman however is said
be aviation industry still in too
Of uctuaton and growth to be brought within the
unified control and that Federal Aviation Commission
created supervise the industry until settles down.