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The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Vital Mechanical Changes
Made in Lincoln Zephyr
o windshield Wipers and

horns. two windshield wipers and
two sun visors.
Chair-height seats. fitted with in
dividually wrapped cushion
springs, are soft, restful and wide
enough to give three persons
plenty of room both front and
rear.
A roomy luggage compartment
which is automatically lighted
when opened, is reached through
the sloping rear deck. A light
which illuminates the license plate
is built into the new deck handle.
The compartment is dust and
waterproof and also encloSes the
spare tire carried on steel rack
which drops down to allow easy
loading and unloading of luggage.
Because of its high power-to-
weight ratio and the SmoothnesS
and flexibility of the 110-horSe-
power V-type 12-cylinder engine,
the new car has the same IA to 49,
mile-per-gGllon economy, rapid &C
celeration and hill-climbing ability
Of it's predecessors.
New engine cooling efficiency is
achieved by the new lower radia-
tor grille and new location Of the
fan. The new hydraulic brakes pro-
vide exceptional stopping ability.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

that is new to the industry thi!
year covers the optional Sun
shine Turret Top" on the Sixty
one sedan and Sixty Special. Ir
this construction, a sliding tor
panel makes possible an open OF
closed body.
Except for the Cadillac Sixteen
which retains the 1888 front. the
new Cadillacs carry a family re-
semhlance in hood styling. The
hood nose has been lowered to
aid forward vision. Curved lines
sweep back from the three-sec-
toned chrome grille to the pas,
sanger compartment. Tenders
are long and tapering.
Door hinges are concealed on
the Cadillac Sixty-one, consistent
with the clean design. Head
lamps have been elongated and
fit neatly against the side Of the
radiator. Trunk lines now begin
at the belt molding instead of the
top of the car.
BOQleS are TOOIIllcI Will LII
creased seat widths and leg room.
Front seats have been redesigned
to allow air circulation beneath
the spring cushions. Folding arm
rests are standard rear compart-
ment equipment.
SHIFT is RETAINED
The synchromatic shift, pio-
neered by Cadillac last year, has
been refined and is again offered
as standard equipment. With
this device the shift is mounted
on the steering column.
Brake pedals are of new design
with a positive floor seal to MAKE
the interior draught-free. The
mandrake lever has been moved
nearer the driver and has readily
operated thumb release Numer
GUS ,'ointS in the chassis have
been revised tc increase durability
and eliminate noise.
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policeman" on the instrument
panel. A lighted "eye" shows
green, amber and red to warn
drivers of their changing speed
ranges; green from 0 to 80 miles
an hour, amber from 80 to so,
and red over so.
The placing of all controls at
the drivers fingertips is another
aid to driving safety.
Horns are operated without tax
ing the drivers hands from the
steering wheel for an instant, the
new full horn ring Icing recessed
into the steering wheel. A pistol
grip mandrake is within easy
reach Of the driver; and brake and
clutch pedals are easier to operate
with much less pressure required.
NEW WIPERS
Greater visibility has been at
tained with higher and wider full
view windshleldS, making it pos
Sible to see overhead traffic lights
without neck-craning Electric
windshield wipers clear almost two
thirds of the big, Vtype windshield
to insure greater safety in bad
weather.
The new Wipers maintain a con-
slant speed regardless of engine
loads or speed. Larger defroSter
vents help to keep steam, snow and
ice from obscuring vision.
The development of Wide-range
safety headlamps, set flush in the
front tenders to clearly identify
the full width of the car to oncom-
ing drivers at night, is one of the
greatests steps forward in safety
engineering.
BUMPS AVOIDED
The safety-styling of interiors
has protected passengers from
minor injuries in humping against
knobs or projections. Door handles
are curved inward; the inStru-
ment panel has been cleared OF
projections with all controls re
ceSSed. and the back of the front
seat has been padded for safety.
Every De Soto ever built was
equipped with hydraulic brakes,
which nearly all companies have
finally adopted as standard for
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Butler Is Given
Studebaker Post

Announcement of the appoint
ment of Lee D. Butler as sales
counsellor on Studebaker's dealer
advisory board was made this
week by George D. Keller, vice
president in charge of sales for
the Studebaker Corporation.
Mr.. Butler, in his new capacity,
will make frequent trips to South
Bend to consult other Studebaker
dealers and sales and engineering
executives upon the manufactur-
ing and marketing of Studebaker
cars.
Mr.. Butler is Studebaker dis
tributor for Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Silent Policeman Safety
Device on NeU De SOtOS

the industry. We feel that our
engineers made a great contribu-
ton when we pioneered safety
steel bodies; tops, sides and floors
are of steel for the utmost pro-
lection.
The improvement Of ride quail
ties, the soundproofing of interi-
ors against fatiguing noises, and
the development of Shock-proof
steering have all added to driving
safety by eliminating the chances
for fatigue.
Saftey is really a shared reSpon-
Sibility. The manufacturers are
doing their part. The driver
should do his part.
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lining effect by narrowing the run
ming boards.
The old-time slam has been
taken out of the doors by equip
ping them with new-style rotary.
self-tightening locks. When the
buttons are pushed down, the door
handles are locked, inside and
out. Only when the buttons are
lifted can the door handles be
opreated.
Dodge bodies are doubly insu-
late6-against heat and cold, by
the liberal use of Innings Of felt
and other materials-and against
road noises and operating vibtar
tionS.
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.ful passenger car, the SlXteen
Each of the four series has its
own Individual engineering and
design treatment, as follows:
Cadillac SiXty-one-Harmony in
eXterior and interior: bodies are
lower and longer than 1888; four
tvpeS-coupe. touring sedan, con-
vertiole coupe and convertible Sc
Can-are presented with or with
out running boards; visibility has
been augmented by larger window
and windshield areas; riding ease
end safety are benefited by a new
type of rear-Spring suspension that
eradicates much of the vibration
formerly transmitted to paSsen,
gers: chassis advances tend to-
ward better economy. durability
and smoother performance by the
V-8 engine of 1876 horsepower.
SIXTY SPECIAL
Cadillac Sixty specialization
improvements are apparent, Once
more the special is offered in only
one body type, the touring sedan
without running boards. A stream
lined hood blends neatly into the
design that was notable IN 1888
model.
Cadillac Fleetwood - Twelve
body types, refined in handling
ease and passenger aCcommoda-
ton. These custom-built bodies
have upholstery clshioning and
appointments are of fine mate
rails. Styling is conservative, yet
modern.
SLIDING. TOP PANEL
Cadillac Sixteen-Revolution-
ary departures of a year ago,
which were marked by the intro
duction of a 1875 degree W en-
glne of 1875 horsepower, are un'
changed in major respects. In
terror improvements include more
convenient controls and greater
passenger comfort. Trim and up
holstery are again matchless in
beauty.
An important body advance
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

A new Viz Lincoln-Zephyr for
1899, with refined styling, in
creased passenger comfort and i'm
portant m h an i C a improve
ments, including new hydraulic
brakes, created considerable COM
ment at the Washington Auto
Show today.
The new Lincoln Zephyr is avail
able in six body types, eight mod
ern colors and a variety of up
holstery options. The modern
vogue of streamline design is ad-
vanced still further.
The trim new front end, the
sweep of the heightened hood as
it blends into the low, roomy body
and the flowing rear deck line
unite to create an air of fleetneSS
and grace.
NEW DOOR DESIGN
The side view of the car has a
pleasing, unbroken SmoothneSS
created by the introduction of q
new treatment in door design.
Unusually smart styling and
careful selection of appointments
and equipment add to the charm
of the interiors and contribute to
the comfort of driver and pasSen-
gers. The big, narrow-rim steer
ing wheel and high-ratio steering
gear allow the car to be handled
easily, especially in parking.
The gear shift lever is removed
from the floor and operated under
the instrument panel. The handle
is at the drivers right hand, out
of the way of front seat paSSen-
gers. Other controls are within
easy reach, recessed in the panel
as an added safety feature.
SEATS IMPROVED
Other convenience features are
high beam light switch on the
floor and an indicating light in the
center of the speedometer dial; a
special light beam which illumi
mates the ignition switch and two
long defroster slots in the lower
windshield moulding. Additional
equipment includes snap-out type
cigar lighters and ash trays in the
front and rear compartments, twin
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
Cooling Systems
Changed in Detail

Many details of cooling systems
IN 1889 cars have been changed,
among them being radiators which
generally are placed lower and
made broader to take advantage Of
of grille openings which are now
extended in many cases onto the
so-called "catWalkS" or aprons
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

through wide windows in
the sides and rear.
The front doors enhance the
smoothness, of the body structure
by having the upper hinges com.
pletely concealed. The lower edges
Of the doors are provided with a
flare. When the doors are closed,
this flare increases the stream
The Washington times., 1938-11-05

o n | y element
b e y on d t h e
re a c h of the
safety engineers
t o d a y is the
driver himself.
One of the
most ingenious
devices on the
1899 cars which
should aid driV-
ers to k e e p
within safe driv-
ing speeds is
the new safety
signal SDeedOn.
eter, which acts
lik q "Silent
The Washington times., 1938-11-05
BY ]. B. WAGSTAFF
General Sales Manager, De Soto
Division of ChrySler Corp.

Safety engineering has extended
its influence to every component
part of the 1899 cars, so that the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
3 FUgitiUes
Indicted

Three Philadelphia youths cap
tured last December after an 85-
mile-an hour running gun battle
with police, were indicted by the
Prince Georges County Grand
Jury yesterday on charges of as
sault with intent to kill and rob-
berry.
Those accused were Charles
Sheldon, 10; Fred Hartung, II,
and Lawrence Billerbeck, IT, all
Scions of well-to-do families. The
youths were captured after they
allegedly held up a gas station in
BeltSville. Policemen Henry Bris-
coe and Richard Pearson pursued
the youths into Washington be-
fore overtaking them.
Curtis j. Shawkey, Of 3106
Nineteenth st. N. w., arrested in
connection with the robbery of a
filling station in Mt. Rainier, Md,
last February, was indicted on
charges of robbery, assault,
larceny and receiving stolen
property. The jury returned q
total of 81 indictments.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
"What Price PriUacy?"

"Wh0t Price PriUacy?"
A FER all these aforementioned sweet thoughts
about old married couples old home week
and old mansions, am about to go suddenly
bitter. I'd like little private life for "The
Flower of Womanhood," as Uncle Sephus Daniels
and the Kentucky colonies call us ladies.
Honestly, compared with us, goldfish is as
secluded as Carmelite nun. Every ache and
pain of the spirit and the flesh every unpleasant
detail of every disability of every female form
divine is now exploited with pictures in the maya
zines. suppose men have no bodies. Possibly
they are always hale, hearty, fascinating and
fragrant
I particularly dislike that speciality of women's
over washtubs. Men have too much vanity for
this sort of exposure Esquire, devoted to the
biologically perfect male, shows gentlemen in
checkered suits or drinking mint juleps out of
frosted glasses.
Not until Life went medical and got itself
I know that childbirth was a subject for candid
camera shots. I just wonder what will be the next
theme of the pure minded. pure minded people
are those who do not blush at life in the raw
But I'll bet my hopes of pleasant summer that
in the next factsoflife effort the female of the
species, beg your pardon, the Flower Of Woman,
hood, Will again be the goat-or the goatee.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
BROKE, JOBLESS,
man KILLS SELF

Roscoe Dennis Dixon, "a, was
found dead in bed early today in
the basement room he occupied at
234 Sixth st. S. E., by Mrs.
Blanche CLANCY. the housekeeper,
who Investigated an odor of gas.
Dixon was huddled beneath the
covers and gas was flowing from
an unlighted heater.
According to Mrs. Marguerite
C. Dunnigan, of 5205 Colorado
Ave. N. W., owner Of the Sixth
Street rooming house, Dixon had
lived there about a year, paying
for his room by working as q
handyman around the neighbor-
hood. He has three children in
Rainelle, w. Va, she said, and is
separated from his wife.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
WEDNESDAY, APRIL13.
By Evalw Walsh Mclean

Mrs. Bradley and were standing near the band
when the race started. Suddenly, near the
finish, our colt started to pull away from the
others. started jumping up and down and
screaming Hold him back, hold him back" I
was so excited, and poor Mrs. Bradley got so
excited she fell through the drum and we had
a time getting her out.
Another funny thing shall always remember
When President Harding was staying with us
once in Palm Beach happened to pass Mrs.
Bradley in wheelchair and she stopped me and
said, "Evalyn. why don't you bring the PRES
out, want to meet him." It was the first time
I ever heard the President referred &c in this
manner. But that was dear Mrs. Bradley, she
would say anything that came into her head.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
Holds Derby Record

COLONEL Bradley is the only living man that
~ I know of who has won the Kentucky Derby
four times running, and you may remember one
time his horses came in first and second. This
is the first year in 20 years that he has not had
an entry in the Derby. He is using his splendid
sense of fairness in not entering horse that
he feels will not win as, in my opinion. he knows
that on account of his other victories many
people would bet on his horse and lose their
money This is just another little thing which
shows Colonel Bradley's sense Of fair play and
high principles.
His real joy is his wonderful racing stable, and
that shows the fine traits of the man because, if
you can find anything cleaner or finer than a
race horse, have yet to see it. The dog is con-
Sidered mans best friend, but the horse is just
as intelligent and fine. If half the men in this
world had the gameness Of these thoroughbred
racers it would be a pleasanter world to live in.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
INCOME LEVY
PLAN REVIVED.
BY Sen. KING
Tax Would Apply to
Residents Only

An income tax applicable to all
residents of the District of Co
lumbia, but exempting all persons
maintaining legal residence else
where, was under consideration
by the Senate and House District
Committees today as the possible
compromise between the two
branches of Congress designed to
wipe out the prospective District
deficit.
Chairman William H. King, of
the Senate District Committee, de-
cided to put it up to Chairman
Jack Nichols and his associates
on the House District Fiscal At
fairs Committee following a brief
discussion with District officials
this morning.
AGREEMENT SOUGHT
Members Of the Senate and
House committees were to meet at
3 o'clock this afternoon in the
hope of reaching an agreement on
the proposed income tax or other
forms of revenue which would
bring the tax controversy to a
quick conclusion and lead to the
early enactment of the revenue
bill now before the Senate.
AS passed by the House, the bill
carries no income tax. The rec.
concentrations of Chairman Mich.
OILS and members of the Subcom.
mittee who studied the tax prob.
lem for weeks before submitting
their report to the House provided
for an income tax, but the House
stuck to its guns and threw it
Iout.
The Committee tax would have
exempted members of Congress
and their secretaries. The King
proposal, which he hoped Nichols
and his associates would be able
to persuade the House to accept,
would be restricted to persons
maintaining a permanent resi-.
dence in the District of Column
bia. Acceptance of this COM
promise by the House would solve
the tax problem both so far as
Congress and the District govern
ment are concerned
COMMISSIONERS PRESENT
It was agreed at the first brief
conference on the subject today
that if the House still refuses to
approve an income tax, even with
this modification, the only alter
native if the deficit is to be wiped
out, will be some form of sales tax
or a new business privilege tax.
Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
who came to the Capitol with
Auditor Daniel J. Donovan and
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal,
indicated that the commissioners
would go along on any one Of the
three proposals.
Senator Pat McCarran CD of
Nevada, a member of the Senate
District Committee, announced
himself as opposed to both an in
come and a sales tax.
Senator King, who has fought
consistently for an income tax,
suggested that if the House Com
mittee and the House itself were
willing to accept his latest pro-
poSal, the two bodies could agree
quickly on all other provisions OF
the tax bill.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13

pected with a gold team and
knew Albert Fall and Doheny,
and I don't think Ed Bradley
knows what fear means. I
have watched him for many
years around race tracks, and
things were not made any too
easy for him. His dignity and
reserve are astonishing to be-
hold. I have never seen him
do one cheap thing in all the
time I have known him.
His wife was a very lovable
woman. I shall never forget
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
Essentials to Real Recovery

THE oldfashioned way to recover from a major
business depression was through business fail
-ures and reorganizations Debts were settled.
Values were readjusted AS result the sound
est businesses survived and the most efficient
men took control.
Now, however, we are trying to "save" the
worst situations" The Government borrows
from the strong, gives the funds to the weak;
the funds are lost, and the strong are weakened.
So recovery never comes.
What we need now is g. chance for real bust
ness recovery. We have far more initiation than
is good for us. Our "free" bank deposits and
our excess reserves could easily support such
boom as we have never seen. The only thing
that will start employers to employing labor, and
put money in circulation, is knowledge on the
part of honest business men that they will be
allowed to earn money and keep what they earn.
This requires balanced budget standard
money and Government that plans how to
help business-not how to be its master.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
TRAFFIC DEATH
TOLL RISES TO Is

Washington's traffic death toll
for the year stood at IS today with
the death yesterday of a 54-year.
old woman as the result of an acct,
dent April Z.
The twenty.fifth traffic victim
was Mrs. Anna Huck, 1921 Fair.
mont st. N. w. She was knocked
down by an automobile at Twelfth
and I Streets Northwest, and
taken to Emergency Hospital
where she died.
John o. Asher. "a, of 1914 Mas.
Sachusetts Ave., N. E., who, police
said, drove the car that struck
Mrs. Huck, was held in $500 bond
for a coroner's inquest.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
Haze You Found a Meteor?
One Fell DOWn Last NiQht

Officials at Georgetown Uni
versity Observatory were waiting
around today, hoping someone
would call to say that they found
a meteor in the back yard this
morning.
The heavenly fireworks gave
the town a disquieting moment or
two last night when a meteor
roared cracking across the north
east sky. It looked like a red ball
of fire, with q blush green tail.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13

Gador to Mexico and Mrs.
Josephus Daniels are about to
exemplify my theme. They are
going to prove that a man and
woman can live happily to-
gether for half a century in
that most temptations walk
Of life, the Diplomatic Service.
Mr.. Daniels, who was Wood
row Wilson's Secretary of the
Navy, and Mrs. Daniels will
come back to Raleigh on May
2. They will leave Mexico and
its international complica-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13
PRETT|EST GIRL
IS SOUGHT IN
u. S. BUREAUS
3 Nights in N. Y.
Sweeps Prize

Come on, you Washington girlsl
The Walter Winchell Sweep.
stakes is on!
The Washington Times is out
to prove that the statement made
to Walter Winchell by a Wash
ington newspaper executive that
Government girls are neither
pretty nor pert is just plain crazy!
INFORMANT WRONG
We want to show Winchell that
some times his expert inform.
ants" are as far wrong as an anti.
Nazi in Vienna! We know the
girls in the Government offices
are pretty. We know they are
pert. We know they don't spend
time sitting home o'nights crochet.
ing!
The boys who work in the Gov.
eminent offices are mad at Wal.
ter! They're mad because they
say-loudly, too-that the Govern.
ment departments could scare up
bevy of beauty that would out.
shine any floor-Show Winchell
ever saw!
WILL PROVE BEAUTY
The Washington Times is spon-
Soring, with Walter Winchell him.
self, the beauty sweepstakes that
will establish for all time that
WaShington'S Government girls
are not only pretty but swell com.
pany.
Winchell told the United States
that Washington's Government
workers were not pretty, that they
didn't know how to have a good
misunderstanding crack Of all
that they stayed home nights
to crochet"
Right away Winchell has a
small war on his hands.
FLOOD OF PROTESTS
kilograms poured into his office
like an aftermath of the anti-re-
Organization bill lobby. They were
not kiddiegrams! They called
Winchell so many unflattering
things that even he bluShed. Then
he issued a statement. Then the
Walter Winchell Sweepstakes was
on.
And what is the Walter Win.
chell Sweepstakes?
wholesome young lady who
lives in Washington and works for
the Government is going to win
it. The Washington Times will
print the rules in next Saturdays
editions.
3 NIGHTS IN NEW YORK
There will be prizes for all the
girls voted the most beautiful in
each of the Government depart
mentS. Each of the departments,
according to whispers and yellS by
the boys who work in them-has
THE most beautiful Government
worker! Well-the boys are going
to have a chance to prove it
and so are the girls! And the win.
ner of the final competition Is
going to spend three nights in the
Big Town which Walter Wincheu
Continued ON Page FL, Col. II
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Makes Plea to Boy
To Return-SanS SCOldi11Q

"John, come home! You
won't be scolded for leaving.
We just want you back"
Mrs. Ruby Green today ap
pealed to the newspapers to find
her son, age IS, who disappeared
from his home at 1713 South Cap
itol st., two months ago.
The boy, described as being five
feet five inches tall, with Zig h I
brown hair and blue eyes, left
the house at $50 p. m. one
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-13

Wednesday. He h as not been
seen since.
His mother and grandmother
are frantic with grief. They are
afraid the lad is staying away
because he doesn't want a scold-
ing. There won't be any scolding
just loving arms to welcome
him.
Police have broadcast a look
out for the boy. They even dragged
the river. Now it's up to John,
If he reads this story, to get in
touch with his mother.