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Evening star., 1935-12-04

nently disabled in automobile accidents
in this country.
These figures" Mr.. McComhs said,
are all the more astounding when you
realize that only 50,3Io Americans
were killed and 10000 were
wounded in the World War. The
appalling number OF fatal accidents
in this city should challenge every
one Of US to enlist in The Evening
Stars drive to decrease automobile
and pedestrian accidents and make
our streets safe.
I'm line with its policy of getting
behind every progressive movement
for the improvement of conditions in
the Nations Capital, the District Of
Columbia Life Underwriters Associa-
ton pledges its 100 per cent support
to The Evening Star in its safety
driving campaign"
The Business and Professional
Women's Club, composed of women
representing a large croSs-section of
the business life of the city. has
Joined the Safety Council as an or
ganization. Under the leadership of
its president, Miss Mae r. Murray,
the club indorsed the campaign and
the individual members took the safe
driving pledge.
The Capital Society, Children of
the American Revolution, also has
Joined the campaign as an organiza-
tion. under the leadership of Mrs.
Henry Fenno Sawtelle, $500 Connecti-
cut avenue, Chevy Chase, Md.
Plea to Parents and Teachers.
A plea that parents and teachers in
Washington make a special effort to
teach primary street safety precautions
to children is made in e letter received
by The Star Safety Council from j.
c. Bowen.
Concerning your most COM
mendable safety campaign" Mr..
Bowen said, last week I was driving
slowly through Tenleytown when a
little girl ran from between parked
cars, evidently intent on entering a
car on the left-hand side. BY turning
my car sharply to the left avoided
hitting her, although risking cal-
lision on my left.
81 hope the woman in the parked
car awaiting the child was as badly
Evening star., 1935-12-04
should an appeal be considered a.
acting as @ stay on the order.

should an appeal be considered as
acting as stay on the order.
Revocation Strikes Deeply.
have become convinced from my
experience as an alternating member
of the Board Of Revelations and
Reservations of Operators Permits
that when you take away from q
motorist his permit to operate his
automobile, for even a short period OF
time. you strike deeply, and it brings
home more forcibly than any fine can
do the fact that the operation of an
automobile Is only a privilege and not
any "God-given right" and that the
public has an interest as to how a
person uses his permit, and If he
abuses the privileges granted he can
have those privileges denied him.
feel confident that in many cases a
suspension Of a permit for from 10
to 80 days would have more effect
than a fine of 500, especially In
cases where money appears to be no
object to some motorists. While !
do not offer this as a panecea for all
our motoring ills, do believe 1t is
well worth serious consideration.
Returning briefly to my former
references to the three Els Of traffic,
Engineering, Education, Enforce
ment," as I said, all have had their
try. In Washington we are exceed
ingly fortunate in that we have
progressive officials connected with
our local Government and large
utilities who endeavor to educate
their drivers and employees to obey
the fundamental rules of safety.
We have our own Department Of
Vehicles and TRAFFIC working on the
engineering program, and our system
of traffic control, while not all that
can be expected yet with a limited
fund available, is far ahead of many
other cities.
With q record Of 8,226 persons ar
rested for speeding last year, 724 for
reckless driving and grand total Of
SO, ,s46 trafflc arrests, no one can
seriously charge we are lax in en-
forcement. SO we get back to the
idea Of taking the careless, reckless
drivers of the streets. This can be
done when we suspend the permit
for a period of time. Even for a
short period, am sure will have its
telling effect. and I believe it Will
help save lives and protect the
property Of our citizens.
Evening star., 1935-12-04
YOU ARE ] PAYING FOR AN IRON FIREMAN
/. you might as we'll have one!

so that they can burn low-priced fuel on a
high efficiency basis under automatic control
with smoke elimination, labor saving, and
an actual improvement in the quality of
their heat and the performance of their
heating plants These 1900 people have
quit throsCine ascay something over $500, 600
a year in fuel costs alone. Besides stopping
this tremendous leak, they are actually MAX
ing money in many less direct ways such as
time and labor saving, increased comfort
and convenience, and better health.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

Ing anu walking, The aSSUCldtiOIp'
through the National Life Under
writer's Association, Is seeking to in
spire q Nation wide drive, based upon
the principles of The Star campaign.
Chester o. Fisher of st. Louis, vice
president Of the national organization,
who was the guest speaker at the safety
luncheon yesterday, took copy Of
The Star safe-driving pledge with him
to New York, where he will submit 1t
to directors Of the national associa-
ton for their consideration at meet
ing today.
800 Associations Affiliated.
The District association is one of
800 similar associations affiliated with
the national association. which has an
af1liated membership Of approximate
ly $4,000. The District association has
a membership Of 219 and is headed
by j. E. Macombs, president. Other
officers are: Laurance H. Riggles and
Earle w. Sapp, vice presidents; Charles
w. ODonnell, treasurer, and Joseph
A. Barbeau, secretary.
Washington" President McCombs
said, "is often looked up to to set an
example for the rest Of the country,
and the Life Underwriters Of this
city have recognized their RESPONSE
bility in setting an example of the
highest standards and ethics.
Members of the association are not
only interested in furthering the ben
efits Of life insurance and elevating
the standards and ethics of the life
insurance business, but they are also
vitality interested in every move for
the improvement Of conditions gener-
ally in this city.
1T is only right that we should set
an example for the rest of the coun-
try. Washington is one of the finest
and cleanest cities in the world. It Is
famous for its healthful working and
living conditions. Among all of the
fine points that we strive to excel in, no
one point can be more important than
that of safety. Washington should also
be the safest city in the world"
$1,000 Killed in IS Months.
During the last 18 months, the as
'sociation pointed out, $1,000 people
have been killed. 1900, 900 have been
injured and 141 900 have been perma-
Evening star., 1935-12-04

funerals, bad driving weather and the
increase in number of automobiles.
Now, ask. what Is the cause? Is
there a cure?
Indifference may be the cause; in
difference is the same as carelessness.
Can we cure indifference? Indiffer-
ence as to the rights of others will
never reduce our accident toll.
Then we have the so-called expert
driver" who weaves In and out of
traffic, drives on the wrong side OF
the street or white line, to get the
Jump on other drivers who are stand
ing waiting at the traffic light, who,
although he may never be in an acci-
dent himself, yet causes the motorists
to stop or turn suddenly to avoid COL
liding with him and in so doing have
a collision with some one else. caus-
ing what is enormously termed an
unavoidable accident"
No Accidents Unavoidable"
There is no such thing as an sun
ayoidable accident; all accidents
don't Just happen. All are caused by
indifference to the rights of others,
indifference, even to ones own safety,
caused by greed. the greed of trying
to hog the road" Too much speed;
a hurry to get some place and after
we get there, a hurry to get back.
Some few years ago, motor car
builders laid great stress in their ad-
vertising on such items as "six tc
so miles in ten seconds" and the
like, which to my mind in itself Gre
ated a mania for speed. Fortunately
lately this sort Of advertising seems
to have been discontinued. Every
person interested in traffic safety
agrees that up to certain extent
there is entirely too much speed for
most of our present-day highways;
that Is especially true in our con-
gested communities.
Is there o cure to the things referred
to so far IN this article? will heavy
fines cure this condition? Have they
helped in the past? While 1t may
appear to some that heavy fines do
have effect in a great many cases, the
sting or hurt" Of the tine soon dis
appears and I sometimes feel that
some motorists look upon the pay
ment Of a fine as sort Of license to
go ahead and do the same thing over
again. Especially persons who are
wealthy enough to put out money
without any real dent" being made
Evening star., 1935-12-04
THIS FIRING SURVEY SERVICE Is
FREE. =. Just ask for it

just call us up and ask us to check your
heating plant. That's all you need to do.
We will take your actual present fuel costs,
size up your plant, determine whether or not
it is adaptable to an Iron Fireman installa-
ton, tell you what an Iron Fireman installa.
tion will cost, lay before you the easy pay.
ment plan on which it can be purchased, and
Evening star., 1935-12-04

MORAN and WISER
Their Hcts Are in the Ring"
COMEDY 5HgoIerS)
Evening star., 1935-12-04
VILLAGE TOLL 27 DEAD
Ecuador Reports II Hurt as Land
slide Buried Verde Cocha.

GUAYAQUIL. Ecuador, December
4 R.-The first official reports on a
landslide which buried the village Of
Verde Cocha in the Andes region said
today at least q persons were killed
and IA injured.
Some Of the bodies of residents
were found a mile or more from the
village as the government pressed its
relief work.
The fall Of a mass Of earth and
rocks, nearly miles wide. from the
mountainside onto the village yes
terday, was attributed by authorities
to subterranean infiltrationS.
Evening star., 1935-12-04

or highway and exercise common
sense in all you do-then leave the
rest Of your safety in the hands Of
whatever gods there are that rule the
destiny Of mankind"
Evening star., 1935-12-04

Declaring that the appalling number Of fatal accidents in this city
joined
meeting yesterday
addition
Evening star., 1935-12-04
Hopper or Bin-Feed Models for Boilers up
to 300 b.h.p. and for Homes

give you reliable estimate as to the amount
by which you can reduce your fuel bill.
When you get this survey report, you cam
do something about it or not, just as your
own judgment dictates. You are under no
obligation to us. Could anything be fairer
than that? Just telephone or drop us line
if you prefer. - {<
Evening star., 1935-12-04

TAKE big handful of bills and silver
l. all you can hold in your right hand. Go
to the window, open it, and throw this
money away.
Now, don't you feel fne-NOT!
Few people could drive themselves to
commit such an act of waton waste.
But here is a good one-iust listen:
If you are using hand-6red coal or Gas or
oil for fuel in your residence or anywhere
else, you are in fact, grabbing up handful
of currency and silver at least once week
and throwing it away.
Furthermore, we can tell you just how
often you are throwing this money away and
how much you are throwing each time you
throw it.
Wouldn't you like to know?
Already we have done this job for well
over thousand Washingtonians. AS
matter of fact 1900 of them have done
something about it. They have had us in
stall an Iron Fireman automatic coal burner
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-25
TIMES

TODAY
CIVIC AND SOCIAL

1900 Noon-Breakfast. Political
Study Club, Mayflower Hotel.
100 P.M.-Luncheon, Military
Order of the Loyal Legion, May
flower Hotel.
100 P.M.-Luncheon, State Of
ficers Club, D. A. R., Shoreham
Hotel.
100 PM.-Lunc con, Beta
Kappa Fraternity, University Club.
2:3O P.M.-Children Festival
presented by the Community
Center Department, called THE
Circus" at the stadium Of Cen
trail High School.
500 P.M.-Dinner, S. Kann
Sons Buyers Club. Mayflower
$50 -Buffet-supper-meet-
ing, Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity,
University Club.
$50 P.M.-Card and Bingo
Party Trinity Chapter, No. 80,
o. E. S., 2407 Minnesota Ave. S. E.
900 P.M.-Dance, PaymaSters
Department Association, Raleigh
Hotel.
TRADE BODIES
10 AM. and 2 P.M.-Meetins
Automotive Trade Association
ManagerS, Shoreham Hotel.
CONVENTION
Convention, American AsSocia
ton of Museums. Willard Hotel
Convention, College Art Assccia
ton, Willard Hotel.
TOMORROW
CIVIC & SOCIAL
1000 P.M.-Cuban Carnival
Theta Chapter, of the Phi Gamma
ri Sorority, at Club Habana.
TRADE BODIES
1870 P.M.-Meeting, Fidelity
Mutual Life Insurance Co., Am
baSSador Hotel.
CONVENTION
Convention-R Reciprocity Club OF
America, Mayflower Hotel. Break
fast-10:30 AM.-Meeting, Board
Of Directors, 200 PM. and buffet
supper and dance at Z PM.
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MIRA NINE WINS
HALF TITLE

NRA baseballers have won the
first half title in the United
States Government League. The
team turned the trick yesterday
when the Bureau of Investigation
nine was defeated, 2 to l.
This victory was the seventh
straight for the Blue Eagle lads
since the opening of circuit. The
team has five more games in the
first half, but the title is clinched
even though every one of these
five contests are lost.
Earl Mattingly bested Ray Da-
wilson, little southpaw, yesterday.
Runs in the third and fourth de-
cided for MIRA. Investigation
gathered it's lone marker in the
first.
Other weekday league results
found Metropolitan defeating
Ninth Street Christian, 2 to l,
in the Church League; Interstate
defeating Federal Communica-
tions, 10 to S, in the Federal
League; c. g. P. besting Acacia,
2 to 0, in the National Capital
League, >and PWA defeating
Treasury in the Colored Depart.
mental League.
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EAST POTOMAC
F CHANGED

The East Potomac Park "F"
golf course has been completely
remodeled, it has been announced
by AL FAR, assistant to S. G.. Leof-
fler, concessionaire at East Poto-
mac.
Four entirely new green's are
now played as No. /, 7, 8 and 9.
No. / is a new hole played from
the old No. tee. No. 2 becomes
the old No. 4 hole. No. 3 was
formerly No. 5 hole. No. 4 is the
old No. 6. No. is the old No. Z.
No. s combines the old No. and
No. 2 holes. No. remains one
shot hole, while Nos. 8 and 9 are
new holes, inducing pitch shots.
The course has also been length
ened to 3,017 yards.
These changes have brought the
elimination of the old No. 9 hole,
thus giving more space for the
driving range. The driving range
now has As tees, available day
and night.
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HARROD LEADS
COLORED MEET

Four records were broken and
one tied as nearly 100 athletes
representing five schools partici-
pated in the fifth annual track
and field meet of the. colored
South Atlantic High School Con-
ference at the James E. Walker
Stadium yesterday.
Armstrong High, of this city,
and Douglass High. of Baltimore,
piled up ST points each to go into
a tie for the lead. Dunbar High
with 81 points was third; Voca-
tional High, Baltimore, six points,
fourth, while Bates High. An
napolis, and Rockville High failed
to gain a point.
James Harrod, Armstrong High,
was the individual star of the
meet. He set a new record in the
220-yard run, which he won in
24.3 seconds; tied the 100-yard
dash with a sprint of 10.5 seconds
and won the running broad
jump with a leap of 20 feet and
three inches and the 12C-yard low
hurdle in is seconds flat.
Watts, of Tech, won the run
ming high jump with a new con-
ference record with leap of five
feet 9.8 inches, while Johnson, of
the same school, won the pole
vault and Kenner the discus.
Douglass, predicted to walk
away with the meet, captured the
mile relay and Lewis, of the same
school, set a new record for the
12-pound shot put with a distance
Of At feet nine inches.
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JUMP RECORD
IS MADE BY
MILLER
BY GARRETT WATERS

ny OANNNE I WILLIAMS
Two major events have been
decided in the high school realm
of sports. They are the track
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e" ""HS Lue ITdCk IlGAc
totaling So points in the thirty
eighth running of the annual
interhigh meet at Central. East
ern scored it's baseball triumph
when Roosevelt was defeated, 2
to 0, at Eastern.
It was a great baseball game at
Eastern. It figured to be just that
with Frank Baroni on the mound
for Roosevelt and Lefty Joe Sulli-
van in the box for Eastern.
The score pictures what an in.
tereSting clash it was. Sullivan
stamped himself even a greater
performer than rated when he
whacked out a long home run in
the second inning to help in his
own victory.
Crisaful Triplets
Eastern's other run came in the
first inning before Baroni, Of
Roosevelt, could settle down. Cor
don Bartoo, Eastern first sacker,
walked to start the trouble. He
scored a few moments later when
Joe Crisaful slugged a triple to
left field.
After Sullivan's homer the scor.
ing ended for the day. Baroni got
better as he went along, but Sui
Ivan was even stronger, as he
kept a Roosevelt run from cross
ing the plate despite seven hits.
Baroni granted four and struck
out 10. It was surely a tough con-
test for the barrel-shaped lad to
lose.
Tech captured the track meet
with ease, quite as the teams &c.
point total might indicate. The
Manual Trainers scored in the
shot put. the 1O0-yard dab. the
44O, the 220-yard low hurdles, the
220-yard dash, the pole vault, the
broad Jump and the one-mile re-
lay. The lads also crashed through
with several seconds and thirds in
the other events.
Miller Breaks Record
One record was broken during
the events. That came in the
high jump when Eddie Miller,
Eastern's prize jumper, registered
a 6 foot, 7-8 inch mark that beat
the old record of Calvin Milans,
of Central, made in 1928, by less
than a half inch.
Eastern finished second to Tech
at the end of the day with ST
points. The Lincoln Parkers
showed form in the one-mile run,
and the $50. Western was third
with 3712 points, Roosevelt
fourth with 9 and Central last
with AZ points.
The meet was run under a new
scoring arrangement which gave
the winning team five points for
first place, four for second, three
for third, two for fourth and
one for fifth. This was done to
keep Tech from. making too much
of a runaway. But the Manual
Trainers ran away with honors
anyway, much to Coach Hap
Hardell'S satisfaction.
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EASTERN TECH CAPTURE HIGH TITLES IN BA


THERE WAS only record broken in the inter- high
school track meet Central Stadium It in the high
jump Eddie Miller of Eastern accomplished the feat jump
ing feet 7S inches Eddie is making his recordbreak
ing jump above The old record made by Calvin Mans
of Central in 1928 The mark feet 10 inch Tech High
the with total of SO points Eastern second
with 81 points Western third with 3O points Times Staff
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Tech Rifle Team
Defeats Western

Tech High School riflemen
had a gratifying victory under
their belts today. It was over
the crack Western High team,
1875 to 1855
Tech won the last time these
two teams met. That match
ended, 1919 to l,3x6.
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Western Riflemen
Score Over Tech

The crack Western High School
rifle team was defeated yesterday
by Tech by a score of 1876 to
1855. This was the second of the
two scheduled matches of the sea-
son. Tech defeated western in the
first match fired at Western.
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and b a S e ball
titles.
The trac k
.Iaurels are in
the possession
of the prize
T ech Hi 6 h
cam. The base
ball champion
ship is E a S t.
ern'S.
These tit les
" ere captured
Yesterday in an
unusually busy
iay for the ath-
Iletes. Tech took
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Holy Name Loop
SECTION b

High team game-Holy Name, 62S;
st. Joseph's, $50. High team set-Holy
Name, 1887; st. Francis Xavier's, 1,64S.
High individual game-Schilke, 175;
Overend, 1872; Breen, 162. High indi-
vidual set-Edinger, 4O3; Schilke. 39S;
Mischou, S95. High spares-Schilke, Els;
Overend, 1856; J. Marcellino. 1856. High
strikes-Schilke, "A; O'Neill, 49,; Over
end. 40. High. individual. averages
Mischou. 115-19: Schilke, 1851; Ed
niger. 111-47; Breen, 1901; O'Neill.
11O-3s
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A. & P. Teams Play
Outside Contests

The A. & P. League teams, who
drew bye in this weeks games,
are listed to play outside games
tomorrow. Bokar opposes the Vir.
GINA Cardinals at Ballston at 3
p. M, and Condor VS.. sherwood
A. c. at Ballston at 3 p. m.
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SET RECORD

Hans Lobert, coach and cap
tain of the Phillies, set a record
of Is As seconds for circling the
bases in 1910. It still stands to-
day.
The Washington times., 1935-02-12
'KELLAR
AGAINST CIVIL
SERVICE BILL
BIanketing Plan for Workers
Fought; Favors Competitive
Tests for New Agencies

The first outspoken utterance
against the Logan bill for expan-
sion of the Civil Service through
the New Deal agencies upon a
basis of noncompetitive examina'
tions came today from Senator
Kenneth McKellar D), of Ten
nessee
The Tenneeseean, a member OF
the Senate Civil Service commit
tee in charge Of the bill, an
nounced his definite opposition to
the proposal and asserted he will
make every effort to defeat it.
The bill, sponsored by Senator
M. M. Logan CD, of Kentucky,
calls for the blanketing into the
Civil Service of all non-Civil
Service employees now working in
the executive branch of the Gov
ernment upon passing a noncom'
petitive examination.
No Criticism Heard
Last week a subcommittee of
the Senate Civil Service commit
tee held hearings on the bill and
not a. word of criticism was
heard, despite the fact that op-
ponents were invited to appear.
Representatives of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission and other non
governmental organizations plead
ed for enactment of the proposal
on the grounds that it would re-
suit in increased Government en-
ploye service and that the people
of the country would be better
satisfied.
Senator McKellar, who is a
power in the Civil Service Com
mittee and who has taken con-
siderable interest in patronage
matters under the Roosevelt Ad-
ministration, said:
81 am opposed to this bill. 1
always have been an advocate
or the Civil Service system in
the Government, but l want a
real Civil Service, not one in
which the employees are blank
eted in. do not believe in this
blanketing-in plan."
He said he wants to see those
who get into Civil Service obtain
such a status only after taking a
competitive examination.
Asked how he would propose
that the transition be made so
that all the thousands of employees
in the emergency agencies could
be placed into the Civil Service in
line with his conception. he said
that first it would be necessary
to determine which of the new
agencies are to be made perma'
nent and then to give competitive
Civil Service examinations for
jobs in those agencies.
The Washington times., 1935-02-12
Ken MURRAY
Says:

Good news for our air forces.
The House has just appropriated
$11,OOO,OOO to establish an "air
base" in Hawaii Evidently
Congress no longer believes that
the ukuleIes alone, will drive out
invaders.
OF course, those native girls
may become a serious menace
to our aces Instead Of keeping
"air-minded," those fliers are
apt to become "brOad-minded."
With so many aviatOrs pres
ent, there is some question as
to whether there will be enough
"huIa" dancers to go around .
Well, if there isn't, the fliers will
just have to pull straws for
them.
so AVIATORS BEWARE:
A hula dancer is just a
shake" in the grass.