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matches and cigarettes Yet how often do you
hear of filling station fire? Not often. The
reason is that a high percentage of the pumps,
tanks and hose lines installed in filling stations
are checked and approved by Underwriters
Laboratories, and many city or state codes
require the use of approved equipment.
In one of my trips through that strange
. building on East Ohio Street. noticed
machine with nobody near it plugging away
hour after hour What do you suppose it was
doing? 1t was torturing and twisting lengths
of gasoline hose lines over big rollers. The
flexible nozzle is twisted 100000 times by
count, and the trip valve that lets the gaso-
line flow into your tank is likewise operated
10000 times, the purpose being to make
sure that leaks and defects will not develop.
A leak would mean dripping gasoline forming
a puddle into which lighted match might
fall
Every make and model of passenger car
manufactured in the United States today has
been checked and approved by Underwriters
Laboratories for fire hazard. Automobiles
could never have come into universal use
without the high standard of fire safety they
insist on. Everyone past forty can remember
when it was about an even bet whether the
owner of car would get two or three thou
sand miles of use out of it before spark got
loose in the wrong place and the whole car
burned up Automobiles considered fire
extinguisher an absolutely indispensable piece
of equipment.
Modem passenger cars rarely catch fire.
The low price you pay for fire insurance on
your car today tells that story in word of
one syllable - cash.
To make sure that cars will not burn.
Laboratories men spend long hours at the
automobile factories testing new models
before they 20 into production. They have to
be satisfied about the foolproofness of igni-
ton and exhaust system. of fuel tank and fuel
lines, of dashboard switches. ammeter, gen.
orator. air filter muff1er - of anything and
everything involving any fire hazard.
Just to make sure. for instance. that the
fuel line will not break. the joints loosen or
leak develop, it is given metal-fatigue test;
it is jiggled for 30 hours in a device that
vbrates violently 900 times per minute.
They use spark plug and an explosive
mixture to set off terrific explosion in the
muffler, to simulate the reat-grandfather of
all backfires. Not just one such explosion:
twenty-five of them! And the muff1er must
take them and like them. and still be safe for
use Otherwise. no 0. X.
Some of the most spectacular tests are
those made with actual fire. The building on
East Ohio Street is supposed to be one of the
(Continvsd on poos ~
Evening star., 1939-04-23

than IL could ever receive in TeoI lite
it, In her minds eye she saw it setting fire to
the dresser scarf. window curtains, the whole
house Nearly desperate. she tossed a note
from the car window as the train passed
through station. The station agent saw it,
picked it up, read it. wired the fire depart
ment in the woman's town: they went to her
house - and very kindly turned off the curl
ing iron. The extent of the damage was
dresser top slightly marred.
That was one fire that didn't burn. This
woman had never heard of Underwriters
Laboratories. and there are electric curling
irons on the market that could have caused
lust such fire as she feared; but she happened
to own one of a type approved by the Labora-
tories, which meant that ii could not get hot
euouph to cause fire. no matter how long the
current was on. even if it lay in relatively
combustible material.
Underwriters Laboratories is one of the
4 greatest property-saving institutions in the
world. 1t operates on special plan. 1t manu-
factures nothing sells nothing except serv-
ice) earns no profit. pays no dividends. Its
, purpose is to set safety standards and to test
articles manufactured by others; and it is
supported by those various manufacturers
who accept its Judgment on how apt the
articles are to cause fires or accidents. or how
we'll they may prevent fires or accidents -
also theft. If an article passes the tests. the
manufacturer may use a label that says
.Irnderwr;ters' Laboratories Inspected" In
nearly half a century this label has come to
mean 50 much that many articles cannot be
sold without it.
The first rule of the Laboratories experts
is based on the knowledge that carelessness is
probably the greatest single cause of fires, as
Evening star., 1939-01-02

the grief-stricken man told him.
Before I could straighten out we
were going of the bridge"
Evening star., 1939-01-02
Seven in Family Die
AsAuto P|unges
Into Creek
Only Driver Escapes
When Car Swerves
From Bridge
Ry the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
GREENVILLE, Ala. Jan. 2.-Au-
thorities today studied the cause OF
an accident which brought death
to seven members of the William
Sexton family when their automo-
bile plunged into Little Pigeon
Greek near here while they were
en- route to have New Year Day din
ner with relatives.
Only one of the occupants OF the
automobile escaped when it sWerved
off a narrow. unrailed bridge 8 miles
east of here yesterday and plum
meted 20 feet, end over end, into
% feet of water.
He was Kendrick Thomas, q, en-
ploye of Greenville lumber firm,
who was driving the family to Hon.
oraville for what was to have been
a happy reunion of three genera
tions of the Sexton family.
The dead:
William Sexton. 55.
Mrs. William Sexton, 54
Mrs. Kendrick Thomas, Is, their
daughter.
Emmett Ray Sexton, IS, a son.
Miss Gussie Sexton, %, a daugh-
ter
Sarah Dawson, l3, a granddaugh-
ter.
Bruce Crews, 4, a grandson.
Mr.. Thomas was quoted by State
Highway Patrol Sergt. Tom Car
Isle as saying he applied the brakes
as he approach the narrow plank
bridge, which spans the deep creek
at the foot of an incline.
Something went wrong with the
left wheel" Sergt. Carlisle said
Evening star., 1939-01-02
19 Of 70 Miners Saved
In Indiana Mine Fire,
Recovering in Homes
100 Rescuers Reach Men
After Ia Hours; Cos
Brings Death to One
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLINTON, Ind, Jan. 2.-Smoke
curled lazily skyward today from
the shaft of the Clinton Coal Co.
Crown Hill coal mine No. 6, near
here, a grim reminder Of q fire
which brought death to one miner
and forced 10 others to spend New
Year eve huddled together for IA
nerve-shattering- hours 1853 feet un-
derground.
The 10 survivors. ,gaunt but
thankful, were recuperating in
their homes from the effects Of
after damp. dreaded mine gas,
which entered their lungs as they
waited in a remote corner Of the
mine for more than 100 frantic res
cuers, working in relays, to bring
freedom.
Jesse Hayes, IS. father Of three
children, was believed to have wan
dered away from his fellow workers
and encountered a pocket Of gas
which caused his death.
Mine fire fighters began today to
battle the blaze which miners be-
lieve was started by a fallen electric
wire in a section of the tunnel be-
tween the men and the exit shaft.
Rescuers, early yesterday, waded
waist-deep through another tunnel,
abandoned for 20 years, broke down
a barrier and reached the men from
behind.
The rescued men were Frank
Stewart. SO, section boss; Lewis
Reed. so; Tom Rayce, Floris Simp-
son. 38; John Vearo, 81; Albert Co.
lombo. 80: Clarence Carly, 35;
Homer Hollingsworth, 30; Roy Ty-
Ter, SO; Howard Wright, Al; Harve
Newport. II; Natalie Mussarelli, IS
81 Mattiodo, 20; Lloyd Beard. 80;
Roy Hollingsworth, 80; George Mer-
ritt, 35; John H. Rivnak, 49,; jim
Graves. 42. and Steve Yeager. so.
Mr.. Stewart, the section boss, sale
some of the men tainted when theil
rescuers arrived. But 73-year-olc
Evening star., 1939-01-02
Cardinal O'ConneII Hits
Lustfur Dictotors

BOSTON, Jan. 2 OP).-William
Cardinal O'Connell, denouncing
"lustful' tyrants and dictators, yes
terday asserted the poisoned am
bition that is in the heads and
hearts of the rulers today is really
at the bottom of all the trouble in
the world"
Until the rulers of the world
begin to understand that their duty
is first of all toward others it is
futile to look for any solution" he
said.
The cardinal, dean of the Roman
Catholic hierarchy in America, ad-
dressed $500 members of the Holy
Name Society of Boston at the Holy
Cross Cathedral. He did not name
the rulers to whom he referred.
when rulers defy the law of
God, when they are filled with pride
and lust, power and ambition; when,
in a word. the humility which
Christ came to teach mankind is
forgotten, then there is nothing left
but futility. despair and brute
force" he said.
Evening star., 1939-01-02
Conquest of Longs Peak Hailed
As-Greutest of u. S. Climbs
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Jan. 2.-Muscle sore but
elated, 23-year-old Edwin Watson
said today he guessed he was a
little lucky" in being the first person
to scale in winter the sheer east face
Of 14255-foot Longs Peak-de-
scribed as "the most remarkable
feat of solo climbing in the coun-
try's history"
Mr.. Watson battled his way
cannily through deep snowdrifts
shrouding crevices and precipices,
crawled over glaciers and chung
desperately to infrequent rocky
fingers in his ascent yesterday to
the wind-whipped summit of the
peak in Rocky Mountain National
Park, approximately 80 miles north
west of Denver.
Charles E. Hewes, veteran Estes
Park innkeeper who has seen
spectacular climbs for the past 30
years, attributed Mr.. Watson's sue
cessful ascent to careful preparation
and familiarity with the peak.
1T was by far the most remarkable
ascent in the history of mountain
Evening star., 1939-01-02

climbing in North America" said
Mr.. Hewes.
"I'll admit don't feel so hot, but
I'm glad I made 1t" said Mr.. Watson
after he returned to his home here.
II did it because I had heard 30
often about parties of climbers at
tempting it in winter and never
reaching the top. So I Just thought
I'd give 1t try"
Mr.. Watson waited for weeks until
the weather was calm enough for
the ascent. He began the. climb
Saturday, encamped q little above
timberline that night, and resumed
the laborious trek early yesterday
morning. Along the route he left
red flags at three places to COM
memorate his feat.
The youth gave much credit for
his successful climb to the home
made grampons-spikes-he wore on
his shoes. Without them, he said,
he might have slipped to his death
in one Of the many crevices he
encountered.
And then" he said, II wouldn't t
have been a live hero-I'd have
been a dead fool"
Evening star., 1939-01-02

frain from forcefully condemning
both these excesses, cost what 1t
may; and no intelligent American
can conclude that, to obtain eco
nomic redEess, we must sacrifice our
democracy"
The priest declared that 1899 and
the years Immediately following will
witness the completion of the pres
ent cycle in which we are living
a cycle which will eliminate only
with victory for Communism, or
Naziism, or in the supremacy of
Christian democracy over BOTH"
Asks Stand on Liberty.
He said that the American Civil
War was fought Ito preserve the
unity of this Nation" and asked
How many Americans are there
this New Year Day who are will
ing to engage in a more important
civil conflict, II necessary, to pre-
serve the democratic liberties of
this country?"
The priest said 1899 will wit
ness a very definite and determined
effort on the part of a certain group
in America to pervert our democ-
racy into a dictatorship; said the
new year was "ushered into Amer
lea with a fanfare of miNtarism," !"
and continued:
"All this propaganda for military
preparedness and war expenditures
originates with those powerful in
ternationalists who are determined
to line us up with the Communists
in the impending European war"
Father Coughlin said Congress
soon will receive several measures
"for the purpose of centralizing all
power. all industry, all commerce
and all American activity in the
hands of small group Of unelected
men at Washington to SUPER
wise the so-called military prepared
ness"
Such bills, he commented, "are
prepared to- destroy democracy, to
hurl us into a hell Of war on the
side of Communism and to estab-
lish a dictatorial government to be
arrived at through the hysteria of q
war scare"
Evening star., 1939-01-02
6. u. Priest Predicts
Fall of Dictutorships

The Very Rev. Ignatius Smith,
OP. predicted yesterday that the
goddess Dictatorship" would fall like
the great but goddess nations which
once occupied Northern Africa,
much Of which is now desert land.
The Catholic University priest
spoke on the Catholic Radio Hour,
broadcast over Station VOL from
the Church of the Immaculate Con-
ception, Eighth and N streets NV.
The rights of God and His peo-
Pile. the real owners of nations" :"
Msgr. Smith said, cannot be ig-
nored."
Evening star., 1939-01-02

Mr.. Newport, . miner all his life,
called for q cigarette as he reached
the surface.
"The mules are gone. But I'm
not" Mr.. Newport shouted. I'm a
little rooster, and here I am" He
was talking of three mules, trapped
with the men, which were killed to
conserve oxygen.
Nearly $50 men were working in
the mine when the fire was dis
covered as a worker started for the
exit, but all escaped with the ex-
ception Of the 20.
Cheers from nearly 5000 persons
greeted the miners as, one by one,
they reached the surface, until it
was learned Mr.. Hayes had been
found dead.
Evening star., 1939-01-02
Cough|in Sees War
In Europe by 1910;
Keep AIoof
Democracy Need Not Be
Sacrificed for Security,
Radio Priest Says
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Jan. 2.-The Rev.
Charles E. Coughlin, predicting a
European war by 1910, urgeu in a
radio broadcast yesterday that the
United States stand aloof."
"On every hand nations are either
at war" the Royal Oak (Mich.)
priest asserted, "or are busy arming
against the inevitable day when
Communism and Naziism meet In
a combat unto death =.
"Spokesmen, both official and un-
official, in our own country are
intimating that we must prepare to
take sides in this impending strug-
gle =. Propagandists in other
neutral nations are bending every
effort to have their governments
commit themselves to one side or
the other =.
"Possibly-yes. probably-Europe
will be in war by 1910. The forces
of Naziism and Communism will
clash in mortal combat. America
must stand aloof!
War Not Solution in Z. 8.
"At home there are still 10000, 900
men out of work. We will not
liquidate them by teaching them
how to manufacture poison gas or
shrapnel or by dressing them up as
targets for enemy machine guns.
Rather, we will turn our minds to
a1,:z
tural problems which confront u.s.
Father Coughlin said that "un-
fortunately, many of our citizens
entertain the opinion that American
democracy must be sacrificed in
order to gain economic security >
and added:
mo true American can entertain
favor for either Communism or
Nazzi ism; no true American can re-
Evening star., 1939-01-02

the 800 and 400 foot levels of the
old South Comstock silver mine Mr..
Peterson was suffering only from
shock.
The cave-in caught Mr.. Peterson
in a stope and put about go feet
of earth between him and the only
available means Of escape. Rescu-
ers soon opened small hole
through which they were able to
communicate with him.
Evening star., 1939-01-02
a Boys Burn to Death

ROANOKE, Ala, Jan. 2 LP.-Four
high school youths were burned to
death near here last Saturday night
following a collision of q school
bus and an automobile.
The bus caught fire Immediately
after the impact and the boys were
unable to extricate themselves from
the wreckage. The victims we're
Millard Benefited, l8; Junior Swami,
16; James Caldwell, 16, and Britt
Caldwell, IA.
Evening star., 1939-01-02
$40 and $45 Clothing

EVERY garment with q points hond-toor-
L ing (even hond-pricked edges on nnony).
Luxury-type domestic and imported wooIens
(nony are exclusive designs). Good size and
style range. You save from So to $l3 and
get fine garment, experty tailored.
Evening star., 1939-01-02
Boy, 6, Is Killed
When Two Try
Raise Piano
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Jan. 1.-Two
Bronx boys playing in an alley
saw a discarded piano upside
down yesterday and decided to
play 1t.
They tugged and pushed, try
ing to right it. Two hours
later. passersby discovered the
crushed body of 6-year-old Jerry
Medelman. A doctor said he
had died instantly when the
piano fell on him.
Jerry's frightened companion
had fled.
Evening star., 1939-01-02

Nevada Miner Rescued.
VIRGINIA CITY, New. Jan. 2 R.
Fellow workers yesterday rescued
George Peterson, 35, after IL hours
OF digging through caved-in earth
which entombed the miner between
Evening star., 1939-01-02
Autos Sell at S.

Automobiles were sold at IS each
and sewing machines and type
writer's at IS cents in the streets of
Canton as result of looting fol-
lowing Occupation by the Japa-
nese.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
LINCOLN ZEPHYR

1885 Sedan GE0E
Black finish, spotlessly clean in poOO
side, custom slip covers The Wig mo-
tor will give you ~ to Is miles per gal
Ion. Brand-new tires, all wheels. Pri-
vately owned and carefully driven.
Small mileage. s595. Guaranteed.
STEUART MOTORS
Sth & N. Y. Ave. N. W. NAtl. 5000
Open Sunday and Evenings
Lincoln-Zephyr 1897 Sedan - @6QO
Once you set behind the wheel WV"
of-this handsome maroon Zephyr you,
too, will say that it's the buy of the
year at $3.50: equipped with radio and
heater: carries Uncle Joe's 3O-day guar
antee.
CHERNER MOTOR co.
iii Florida Ave. N. W. North s56S
Lincoln-Zephyr 1887 Six-Passen- @7IS
ger Sedan - Beautiful factory y 1C
finish, radio and heater. Phone Adams
5000 and let us demonstrate this car to
you and quote you q price on your
trade-in. Price, S745
WARFIELD MOTOR COMPANY
Ford. Mercury, Lincoln. Zephyr Dealers
2525 Sherman Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
NASH

Nash 1895 Lafayette Convertible 0100
Sport Coupe - Rumble seat. pAOV
leather upholstery: black finish. DOWN
McREYNOLDS MOTOR CO.
2e14 Connecticut Ave. N W. AID. 2400
Nash 1885 Sedan-Built-in trunk, COOK
original blue finish, interior VSOc
clean and bright, pleasing appearance
and faultless mechanical order. 5 fine
tires: ready to serve you long and we'll
at minimum cost
EMERSON AND ORME-BUICK
18th & NJ SITS N. W. District 500
NASH 1887 Ambassador Sedan-Built-
in trunk. plenty of power and room
efficient performance. clean appearing
and smooth running, excellent tires:
S619. Money-back guarantee. Nash
Motors of Washington. 416 Florida Ave.
N. E. Atlantic 9060.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Plymouth 1885 4-Door Sedan &IE
Original black finish, new tires, V3O
original owner perfect perform DOWN
ing 6-cylinder retuned and reconditioned
winter-ready motor. Easiest terms in
town; $45 down. balance easy at $21 q
month. Call today.
LEO ROCCA, INC.
(RranchO Y Y Ave & Fla Ave- N. E.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Dodge 1887 4-Door Touring Sc &E2E
dan-Remember this car in the VOOO
showroom of '37? Smart, sporty and
economical to own and operate; gun
metal finish, radio, heater; the price
10 secondary to the condition.
h B. EEARY, JR.. & BROS.
1891 14th st. N. w. Potomac 1900
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
cHRYSLER

lContInusdl sdl.
CHRYSEER 1885 Touring Sedan-Low
mileage. one owner: fine motor: very
clean. Thoroughly guaranteed. Reduced
TO S335. PACKARD. oath and N Sts.
II, ". RErublic O1A6.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Dodge 1888 De Luxe 2-Door Tour &66E
ing Sedan - Beautiful ireland 'POOc
green finish. Driven very little by one
owner: its mileage is so low that you'll
be amazed. This car Is really the
special at $685. Call for home demon
stration at no obligation. metropolitan
n662
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

1885 PLYMOUTH De Luxe 4-Dr. TT. Se-
dan-Plymouth cars are always excep-
tional values especially the 1885
model with it's unusual engine refine
ments ease of operation and smooth
driving. This one. finished in jet black.
has low mileage, good tires and is fully
guar Now only SAIL Trew Motor Co..
1925 14th St. n. W. and 14th and Pa.
Ave 6 T.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Plymouth 1898 2-Door Tour 600 An
ing Sedan-Beautiful finish, YA1o
hydraulic brakes floating MONTH
power motor. touch-steering. hand
tailored steel-cut Moravian ashes of
rose taupe uphclste de luxe equipped.
Your 80 car and only $2240 month.
Call for home demonstration. no obliga-
ton.
LEO ROCCA, INC.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

PLYMOUTH 1897 4-Door Trunk Sedan
Privately owned and carefully driven.
Appears new, performs perfectly excel
lent tires, spotless; S495. Money-back
guarantee Nash Motors of Washington
4l6 Florida Ave. n. E. AT. 9060.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Dodge 1888 4-Door De Luxe Tour COG
en1iysIent to new, Previous MONTH
owner prominent Government official
who trades every year. Easy terms.
Your 1885 car and only S2S month.
Call for home demonstration.
LEO ROCCA, INC.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Dodge 1893 4.Door Sedan SID ~
Perfect finish. all-steel artil-
weather tread tires, tandem wipers
dual tail lights, military trumpet horns,
Siberian close-woven. hand-tailored up
holstery spotless; your 81 car and only
214.77 mo. Payments start March Is.
LEO ROCCA, INC.
(Rranchl 1918 Pa. Ave. s. E. AT. $3.50
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

PLYMOUTH 1886 4-Door Trunk Sedan
Safety steel body, hydraulics. spotlessly
clean. tip-top mechanically, excellent
rubber: $500. Money-back guarantee.
Nash Motors of Washington, 416 Florida
Ave. N E. Atlantic 9060.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

PLYMOUTH 1889 De Luxe 4-Door Tour
ing Sedan-Dr!ven by a company official
less than 1000 miles. dual equipment.
heater, defroster. Silver Wing gray. Can
from the new car delivery price. Carries
q new-car guarantee.
H B. LEARY. JR., & BROS.
1912 You St. N W. Pot. 5000
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

oLDsMoBILE 1885 4-Dr. Trunk Sedan
Black finish. economical. perfect 6-cyl.
motor: excel. tires. low mileage: thor
oughly guaranteed. Reduced to .S395.
Packard. Gath & N SITS. N. W. RE. 0145.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Plymouth 1888 De Luxe Business 8E7E
Coupe-Lets get down to hard ePO'
facts and figures; this car will give
any businessman or couple the best in
transportation at the minimum in cost;
practically new. with thousands of care
free miles in store for the buyer.
H b. LEARY. JR., a BROS.
1921 14th st. n. W. Potomac 1900
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

FORD 1895 Coupe-Thoroughly recondi-
placed with practically new ones. Ready
for any test: S297: liberal terms. Hill
& Tibbitts, Inc. 1114 Vermont Ave.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

1887 4-Door Trunk Sedan
Knee action. hydraulics. no-draft ventila-
tion. efficient straight 8 motor; little
mileage and like a new car: $625. Money
back guarantee. Nash Motors of Wash
ington. 416 Fla. Ave. N. E. AT. 9060.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

oLDSMoBILE 1887 Door Sedan Heater
Attractive brown metallic finish. Very low
mileage. Your inspection will convince
you of the former owners fine care. S565
Pohanka Service. 1925 Goth St. N. W
Dist 9141
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

Sedan. Has had fine care by former
owner Original black finish: large built
in trunk: good tires: clean inside: runs
perfectly. S165. Pohanka Service, 1925
goth st. N W. Dist 9141.
The Washington times., 1939-01-31
LAFAYETTE

IA Sale 1887 Opera Coupe @705
Hardest model to find on the V'HS
market. beautiful car. driven care
dio and heater equipped. factory seat
covers. The cleanest sport car in town.
Practically new whitswan tires. An ex-
cellent buy.
iii 14th st. n. W. National 1851
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

FORD 1896 5-Pass. 4-Door Sedan-Black
paint. clean upholstery. all good tires and
a splendid motor. This is a clean car.
priced low for quick sale. $276. c. C..
c. guarantee. Capitol Cadillac Co.. 1929
22d St. N. W. MA. $500. Open eve
nings, closed Sunday
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

FORD 1896 Tudor Trunk-original finish
like new; equipped with factory radio:
stration: $500: trade and terms. Hill
Tibbitts. Inc. lila Vermont Ave. N. W..
The Washington times., 1939-01-31

FORD 1895 De Luxe Tudor Trunk-Re-
newed motor. perfect rubber. splendid
value for someone Ready for any test:
S24a: terms. Hill 4 Tihbitts inc. 1114
Vermont Ave N. w. MA. $3.50.