Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1933, Page 42

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. T IS NOT sufficient just to be able to drive without hiiting anything. One should also be able to drive so as not to be hit by anything. Car- ‘ rying out of these two propositions. would make for real safe driving. One of the chief causes of accidents $s the failure to give a signal when turning or stopping. This fault is par- ticularly true in cold weather when so mnany motorists drive with their windows tightly shut. Contest Week Old. The Washington Automotive Trade Association and The Star automobile show puzzle contest is now a week old. It was first believed that there would be 24 cars at the annual exhibition| which starts January 28. Now, accord- ing to reports three other dealers have signified their intent of being present. This will necessitate three additional puzzles, as there is to be a puzzle for ‘each car in the show. It would be easy for some poor sports- men to send all the correct answers in | without attempting to solve the puz-| zles by merely sending in a list of all the cars to be at the show. This, how- ever, won't do, for although the puzzles themselves do not have to be sent in, the numbers must be indicated. This can easily be done, as each puzzie bears & number, and through chance this A huge central crystal candelabra will shed its brilllance on the highly pol- ished cars and chasses. The walls of the main floor will be silver and green, the mezzanine in a rose-tinted motif, the third floor Naples blue, with the fourth floor in blue and tangerine. Making the draperies, furnishings and embellishments for the show has’ been keeping hundreds of artisans employed for several weeks. i New body designs are a feature of the exposition. It is evident that the body trend is swinging toward the so- called “tear-drop,” to decrease wind re- sistance and make for better stability. While the aerodynamic, or streamline, design was in evidence last year, there are new ideas to be seen on the 1933 chasses, and many are striking. The cutting down of wind resistance is not being confined to bodies alone, but can be seen in the shape of fenders, splash aprons, skirts, running boards, lamps, radiators and rear ends. Both the V- type and the sloping or flowing design will be seen. Skirted wheel shrouds |re1 coming in. Road Builder's Statement. Prior to attending the Road Builders' Show in Detroit next week, the follow- ing_ statement is released by Charles Upham, executive sercetary of the asso- ciation and resident of this city: year it corresponds with the day of the month. The puzzle today is No. 8 and the day of the month is 8 as well. | Don’t forget that a slogan, not to be more than 20 words, on “Why the automobile show should be held here | every year” must accompany the an-| swers. ~ By this means the judges will | have greater ease in determining the winners, for a lot of people are ex- pected to have the correct answers, New York's Show. New York's automobile show was scheduled to start last night. Nothing bas been withheld to picture the cars in | & most attractive manner at the Grand Central Palace. Many dealers and interested residents | ©f this city are expected to be on hand. | The W. A. T. A, headed by Fred Hal- | ler, leaves today. An appropriate setting has been ar- yanged for the debutante cars. This | geason a “salle mod " effect gives | the interior of the palace a different | eppearance from other years. Upon | entering, the visitor can note a foyer ceiling mural upon which is picturized the story of transportation through the | mges. Man's early struggle—the camel | caravan—the covered wagon—the early horseless carriage—and finally the car ©f 1933. The large marble columns in the palace have been covered with a silk fabric dycdi soft Babylonian green | tone, and the bases of these columns | are black oynx embellished with silver lacquer. Mirrored pillars will cause a reflection effect, which should be cheer- fully pleasing. The ornamental stairway from the | main promenade to the mezzanine will have at its first landing a large stained glass panel—“achievement.” A large female figure of heroic size symbolizes the strength and power of the auto- tive industry. Instead of & hand rail on the outside of the stairs, there are ter- | “Unless Congress takes immediate ac- tion on future Federal aid for roads, none of the States can make definite highway plans for road construction in 1633 and 1934. “The present authorization extends| only until July 1. 1933, so Congress is now confronted with the duty of au- thorizing Federal aid expenditures for the fiscal years of 1934 and 1935,” ex- plains Mr. Upham. “Forty-one State Leglslatures convene next month and in these sessions they must make plans for the coming year or, in some cases, two-year period of road building. They won’t know what to do unless Congress concludes the con- sideration of Federal aid interrupted last Summer. “Such a situation would be unfortu- nate, for 1,000,000 jobs are dependent on State highway building, which in turn is dependent in lrge measure on Federal assistance. Regular and emer- gency Federal aid appropriations have been of incalculable help in providing jobs.” Mr. Upham directs attention to the fact that of the five steps necessary for the Federal aid authorizations for the future, three have already heen accom- plished. He states: “The authorization bill has gone through the Senate and House Committess on Roads and has passed the Senate and now only needs House action and the President’s signa- ture. Because of this progress, very little time will be required to place an act oa the books which will spell hundreds of thousands of jobs. “In view of the fact that the States must_make sizable loan repayments to the Federal Government from future Federal aid allotments and the need for continued road jobs, Congress, it is hoped, will continue assistance on the present basis of $125,000,000 a year, says races set with flower boxes and hedges. Mr. Upham. Milady’s Motoring BY FREDERICK C. Life begins at 40, according to the author of a current book, but many a driver has found that it ended when the speedometer hit 50. A reader suggests that I mention the growing custom of far-sighted drivers $of having the ignition key attached to ®a special case that carries the car reg- fistration card. The advantage, as she points out, is the fact that when the car is locked the information as to its b tion is in her pocketbook. Where the card is left in the car, there is con- fusion should the latter be stolen. The -possibility of leaving the key and card Jholder in the car when parking is too ‘exceptional to be considered as a serious objection to the plan. ‘Two women were riding on the front #eat of a car that wes rammed in the rear by another machine with defective brakes. The driver of the offending ‘car was only 16 years of age, but ex- lained that he did not own the car. It ked like a good case for suing his father, the owner of the car, especially "&s one of the women suffered severe in- Juries to her foot. But_there are tricks in all human procedure. The father claimed that the boy owned the car, apparently hav- ing given it to him after the need for this switch developed. The boy had no insurance and no money with which to meet a judgment. While driving examinations are re- quired, women often fail because they make some simple blunder even before ‘they set the car into motion. . Con- ‘wersely, many get by with little or no “fuss, because they indicate by their pre- liminary handling of the car that they “are proficient. Here are a few little Zthings to be sure to watch when you start to demonstrate what a fine teacher friend husband was: Switch on the ignition before you start cranking. Don't pull out the choke if the engine is warm. See that .the gears are in neutral before crank- ing. Don't race the motor. Before you ‘start off, poke your head out the win- jdows and look to see if any one is com- ing along from behind. Engage the clutch gently and feed gas smoothly. With a perfect start youw'll invariably find that the inspector will have his mind half made up about your ability before the car has moved 10 feet. It is always eesy to go back over an sccident to say what you would have done in a similar fix, but it does seem | to me that the girl at the wheel of the car that recently struck a child should | Thave been on her guard when the motor- man of a street car running abreast of | her started clanking his bell frantically. | He saw the child dart across the street | and was trying to warn the driver of the car to keep back. ‘When you have the car in the shop for a general tightening don't allow the mechanic to apply too much elbow grease to the spring shackles, otherwise | the car will not ride et y. Many re- pair men are obsessed with the idea of | tightening shackles until there isn't a chance for the springs to operate prop- | erly. A reader of this column asks what Wwould cause-a cer to be a glutton for MOTOR DON'TS HAND SIGNALS SHOULD NQT BE CARELESSLY GIVEN - THE DRIVER BEHIND YOU DEPENDS ON YOUR WARNING BEING ACCURATE AND TIMELY - PROPER SIGNALING PROMOTES SAFETY AND SPEEDS | 16 years of age. RUSSELL. line when it has not turned more han 3,000 miles. It looks like just one of those questions, but I think it goes a little deeper. Quite a number of cars use fuel excessively during their early life, and there's a good reason for this. They are equelly wasteful of oil. That also is easily explained. Usually a new car is delivered with the carburetor mixture a bit rich. This makes starting easler and prevents stalling. Motor and chassis parts are stiff and require more fuel to drive them. Later this is corrected by means of a carburetor adjustment. With regard to ofl consumption the explanation is that until a motor has been operated for the equivalent of sev- eral thousand miles of car travel the piston rings do not seal properly. Once this seal is built up oil consumption improves. This is the season of year to watch out for that drowsy feeling when at the Wwheel. It often means that you are being slowly gassed with carbon mo- noxide. This may leak into the car through a defective hot-air heater, a loose unjon between the exhaust mani- fold and pipe or through the ofl filler Ppipe which has not been capped. Because she does not care to drive on cold days or when there is snow on the ground a reader of these weekly talks is wonderlng whether she should lay up the car for the Winter or keep it in running condition. Last year when she took the car out of dead storage she had to buy a new needle valve to re- place the rusted one in the carburetor, By all means keep the car in run- ning order. Until we have a market for antique automobiles there will never be any economy in keeping a car without using it. Idleness hes worn out many a good car. A woman ahead did not start her car when the signals flashed green. Smoke from the exhaust showed that the mo- tor had not stalled. I saw that she ob- sa‘\ed the signal. Yet she did not start Should T have tooted my horn and tried to hurry her? I think not. My Buess was that she was having trouble getting into low because of a dragging clutch. She should have held the clutch n(‘dall t'(:) t?;]e floor :};fle waiting for the signal to change, n . ge, shifting to low in that FEWER AUTO FATALITIES REPORTED IN BALTIMORE Decrease of 18 Shown by Coroner in 1932 Over Preceding Year. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, nuary 7. in Baltimore in 1932 than were recorded for 1931, according to statistics fur- bile coroner. The records compiled by Frederick Creutzer, secretary to the coroner, show 206 automobile fatalities since January 1, as compared with 224 the preceding year. There have been eight fatal hit- and-run accidents, in six of which the drivers have not yet been apprehended. . According to the statistics, the great- est number of fatalities has occurred among persons between the ages of 60 and 75 Of a total of 55 aged persons killed by automobiles, Dr. Pokorny said, the majority have been pedestrians who bave walked heedlessly into the paths of oncoming machines. There have been 28 fatalities among children under In this class likewise, the coroner said, the victims have been for the most part pedestrians. Classified according to ages, the records show that there have been 42 automobile victims between the ages of 16 and 30, 38 between the ages of 30 and 45 and 42 between the ages of 45 and 60. Of the automobile drivers detained 19 involved in fatal accidents have |been held by the coroner for the action of the grand jury, while 31 other drivers have been referred to the traffic court after being cleared of homicide charges. In all the other cases heard by the coroner the drivers have been exonerated. . UP TRAFFIC ‘The increased number of Diesel mo- tors was a feature of the recent nautical salon. Fewer | fatal automobile accidents have occurred | nished by Dr. Joesph Pokorny, automo- | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY A.A.A. RACE HONORS GIVEN B0B CAREY | Newcomer Awarded Cham- pionship for 1932 hy Contest Board. As a climax to a year marked by a | wholesale shattering of land speed rec- ords, Bob Carey, & comparative new- comer to official racing, has been award- ed the coveted A. A. A. championship for 1932, according to an announcement macde today by the Contest Board of the Ame 1 Automobile Association. Th: governing body of racing said that Carey, who hails from Andersgn, Ind., piled up 815 championship points and displaced Fred Frame, who ranked second, by a spectacular win in the final race of the year at Oakland, Callf. Frame, winner of the Indianap- - classic, finished the year with 710 points. Howdy Wilcox, the youngest of the three leading drivers, won 610 points. He was trailed by Russel Snow- berger with 440 points and William Cummings, who garnered 430. Simultaneous with the announcement of the 1932 racing champion, the A. A. A. Contest Board also announced the suspensions of the veteran Ralph De Palna for participation in unsanctioned record attempts and B. Ward Beam of Chicago and Toledo and Joseph B. Smith of Cleveland, racing promoters. Beam and Smith, the latter & former Contest Board official, were suspended for handling unsanctioned events and failing to adhere to A. A. A. standards. Summarizing the events in the world of speed during the year just closed, the board said that, in addition to the close race for the championship, the 12 mon s were featured by many devel- opments that served to give racing a new_foothold. “Outstanding among these was, of course, the new world land speed rec- ord established at Daytona Beach, Fla., by Sir Malcolm Campbell, who attained a speed of 253.968 miles an hour, an increase of 7.878 miles over his mark of 1931. This event seemed to set the pace for the year, and before the cur- tain wes finally drawn there were ‘es- tablished a new track record at In- dianapolis, new dirt track records from 1 to 100 miles, a new record for the ter~ rific climb up Pike’s Peak and a new world record for four-cylinder cars. “In addition, the year also witnessed the entry of streamline designs for the first time into the regular racing fleld, & more intensive challenge from cars of stock derivation to the purely speed creations and a new standard of edon- omy for car operation under the strain of competition. “All this means that there is ample precedent for the belief that 1933 will be an even bigger year, not only in the field of official racing, but also in stock car trials and tests and new attempts for world speed records.” Organized Reserves Eightieth Division headquarters an- nounced last week the 1933 Summer ac- tive duty training of units of this divi- sion, of which two District of Columbia Reserve regiments, the 320th Infantry and the 313th Field Artillery, are a part. In preparing the Reserve ‘officers of the District belonging to these regi- ments for active duty training next Summer, group schools have been or- ganized. These schools offer training in subjects common to more than one arm or service to all Reserve officers residing in this vicinity, regardless of their assignment. The period of train- ing for the 320th Infantry will begin on July 23 and conclude August 5 at Fort George G. Meade, Md. Members of the 313th Fleld Artillery will undergo their active duty training this year at Fort Hoyle, Md., beginning August 20 and terminating September 2. Cavalry Reserve officers of the Dist- trict will meet this morning at 9:30 o'clock at the Fort Myer riding hall for instruction in equitation under the di- rection of Maj. H. C. Dagley, Cavalry. Maj. Gen. Harry L. Gilchrist, chief of chemical warfare service, will be the principal speaker at the quartermaster conference to be held tomorrow evening at local Reserve headquarters in the Walker-Johnson Building, 1734 New York avenue. The program calls for an 1llustrated lecture and movies: “Defense Against Chemical Attack.” Air Corps Reserve officers of Wash- ington will hold their instructional conference at headquarters Tuesday evening under the direction of Capt. T. J. Koenig, A. C, who will discuss de- fense against chemical warfare and its use generally in connection with avia- tion. Brig. Gen. Andrew Moses, on duty with the general staff at the War De- partment, will be the speaker at the Coast Artillery conference to be held at headquarters next Tuesday evening. He will discuss the personnel section of the general staff. Maj. E. Witsell, G. 8. C., will conduct the military intelligence conference at headquarters Wednesday night, at which will be taken up the military, economic and politioal situation in the Far East. Thursday evening, ordnance Reserve officers of the District will hold their conference at headquarters under direc- tion of Capt. J. W. Walters, O. D., who will discuss the caliber .30 rifle and the automatic pistol. Maj. C. Witcher, a finance Reserve officer of the District, will conduct the finance conference at headquarters Fri- day evening. He will discuss military law and courts-martial. Auto Show Puzzle Contest DOWN THE ROAD—Exasperating People. 1933—PART FOUR. —By FRANK BECK INSTALLMENT XXVIIL LTHOUGH it was a full 48 hours before the great race would be run, Monte Carlo was in a fev- erish state of preparation. From the windows of her suite at the Hotel de Paris, Alacia could see, far down the sweep of the Condamine which encircled the harbor, an army of workers busy with the completion of grandstands, on which bright bunting was being draped and from which hun- dreds of little pennants already flut- tered. Great banks of sandbags padded the dangerous turns and lined the curbs, giving the street something of a warlike appearance, as though a comic-oera revolution was preparing. ‘The novel feature of the Grand Prix de Monaco lay in the fact that it was run through the main thoroughfares of what was ordinarily a traffic-crowded city, and for this reason stout picket fences strung on wire were being erect- ed as temporary barriers at all the cross streets. The track on which the cars would run a hundred tours lay through the very heart of the hilly town, now mounting a steep grade over slippery asphalt, now taking a hairpin turn down a sharp declivity, ducking under a railroad trestlg and out along the flat boulevard on the edge of the sea, only to double back again through | narrow streets full of treacherous curves. Probably there is no other automobile race in the world so dra- | matic in its setting, so varied in its risks, nor which makes as large a de- mand upon a driver’s nerve and skill as | does the Monte Carlo Grand Prix. It is a man's race, driven by skilled professionals; the prize is a large one and the distinction of winning is eager- ly coveted by every racing driver in Europe. Alacia Sayers had never seen one of these particular contests before, but she had already secured a place in the Jjudges’ tribunal and was looking for- ward to the event with almost unbear- able excitement. The floods of sun- light, the exotic houses climbing from the blue sea, their garden walls cascad- ing roses and gerantums, provided an incredible setting, and as she looked out over it, watching the busy army of antlike workers far below, it occur- red to her that the only thing which made the excitement endurable was one’s slight lack of conviction about the entire picture; it was too dramatic to be quite true. But presently the prosaic ringing of a telephone brought her back to reality and a few minutes later, Alacla, trim and businesslike in a newly acquired white tailored cos- tume, was receiving press representa- tives from the Eclaireur de Nice and the Continental Daily Mail, an audi- ence which had been unavoidable from the moment of Her registering in the hotel. Her connection with the Europa was well known, and almost before she knew it, she was functioning in her old capacity of publicity agent. Then, just as the interview ended with Ala- cia’s declaration that she had nothing to do with the Prince d‘Orsant’s entry, the door of the salon flew open to ad- mit the Grand Duke Valdimir Perwjos- ki, completely surrounded by bell boys with hand baggage. “Valdy!” exclaimed Alacia, springing to her feet. “How did you get here?” “On a rapide from Paris last night!” he explained, reasonably. “But, by some mistake, my ticket was only as far as Nice and I have had the devil's own time getting over here with all your bags. It took two taxis” he added mournfully, “and I have no money left to pay them.” Hastily excusing herself to the gen- tlemen of the press, Alacia herded the Russian into the room and demanded an explanation. Why had he no money? Hadn't he been given expenses | when he left the office? “Well may you ask, Alacishka!” the 8 THEN SPELL A CAM. 106 free tickets as prizes. ington Automotive Trade Association, all. There will be 27. The Star files in the business MOVE CERTAIN STRIPS OF CARDS FURTHER TO RIGHT. A VERTICAL MOW OF LETTERS WILL The puzzle illustrated above involves the name of one make of automobile that will be exhibited at the annual show, to be held January 28 to February 5, inclusive, at the Washington Auditorium, under the auspices of the Washington Automotive Trade Association. This association, through the co-operation of The Star, is conducting a contest, for which the winners will receive $100 and To enter the contest simply solve each day, keep them until the last one is publishe , room 1002, 1427 I street northwest, with a slogan—not to exceed 20 words—on “Why the automobile show should be held here every year.” Remember, do not send the answers in until you have them It is not necessary to send in the puzzles themselves. Paris | Only the answers and the slogan ere necessary. The puzzles may be studied in that appears, daily and Sun- and then mail them to the Wash- Russian assented. “That Piron hustled me onto the train so fast I did not have a chance to go to the office! For the love of Allah, give these serfs some tips and let them go!” Alacla dismissed the grinning chas- seurs. What news had he from her mother? None in particular, it seemed, except that Mrs. Sayers was greatly occupied with M. le Col. Bradley, whom she was caring for after a slight accident. Mrs. Sayers had not even called up the office. Perhaps because she was aware that he, Valdy, was due to start for Monte Carlo, as previously arranged, though now, as Alacia had come, it hardly seemed necessary for him to have left Paris. “And,” he complained, “I hear that | you have entayed the other Europa. Why don't you keep me informed? How can I do my work? A boy gave me a program of the race, on the way m in the elevator. They are talking of nothing else and one understands that the betting 1is tremendous!” Alacia nodded. “Santini is the favorite,” she added “Aren't you pleased?” he grinned “The Sunray man is a long shot—a hundred to one!” “Very profitable in case they should win,” she said, frowning, “but remem- , we have a dark horse in Armand. Let me see that program, please.” The cars were listed under the drivers' names, with that of the car opposite and the starting number affixed to the left. Santini’s number was 5 and, run- ning her finger down the list, she dis- covered that Armand had drawn 7. “It's a lucky number,” said Armand’s voice suddenly, close at her elbow. He threw his hat and stick on the table and, in the presence of the grand duke, kissed her hand respectfully. “Forgive my coming in without knocking, but the door was open!” he added. “To tell the truth, I have some important news., I've just seen Santini and he'll be here at any moment.” Alacia gath- ered up a sheaf of notes from the table and handed them to the Russian. “You two must know each other,” she said, pleasantly, by way of intro- duction. “Mr. de Pas, the Grand Duke Perwjoski."” “Miss Sayers’ devoted office boy,” the latter said, bowing from the walst. “One, moreover, who is capable of taking a hint. I'll have a look at these papers and see you later.” He clicked his heels, bowed a second time, ot as far as the door and even went outside before popping his head in again. “Have you any money?” he asked, plaintively. “I'd like to take a look-in at the Casino!” “Oh, for the love of Mike, Valdy,” Alacia laughed, “get it from the desk And the head vanished. “Now, dearest,” she said, turning to Armand, “what has happened?” “Something rather odd,” he told her. “I ran into Santini on the street a few minutes ago and he bretended to be surprised and delighted to see me. There was absolutely nothing in his manner to show he knew I'd chased him across France. But he's got hold of a program and he didn't seem over- enjoyed about ‘my having entered the course! He was probably astounded at finding I was not in jail! That may be him, right now!” Armand added as the telephone rang. And, indeed, a few moments later Santini himself was in the doorway, immaculate, darkly smil- ing. He nodded to Armand and would have kissed Alacia’s hand but for her movement in preventing this by motion- ing him to be seated. ““‘Well, my dear young lady, you have given us a great surprise,” Santini be- gan. “I had no idea you intended to come down, when I last saw you.” “No?” said Alacia, dryly. “It was rather a sudden decision. “But this is an important race from a business point of view, as you must realize, and I like to look after the Europa’s interest my- self. Are you well taken care of?"” “I am stopping with some friends, thanks,” he said, his eyes narrowing. “And where is the car?” Alacia asked casually, “just in case I want to get in touch with you." There was the slightest fraction of a wait before he answered her. “At the garage Carassonne,” he said, “the big garage near the starting point. Practically all the racing cars are there.” “All right!” said Alacla, “Will you have her out on the Condamine at 10 tomorrow morning? some press photos.” “Certainly!” he said, glibly, “only too pleased! But the numbers are not painted on the cars yef “That does not matter,” said she, al- though it did. “We'll get some informal pictures first.” “Very well, then, 10 o'clock,” he as- sented meekly enough. Then he looked from one to the other of them with a curious hesitation of manner. “Anything else on your miad?” asked Armand, his arms folded, watching the saturnine face closely. Santini looked up quickly. o “Yes!" he said, surprisingly, dislike showing in his dark eyes a sudden gleam. “You are!” Then he turned to Alacia. “Listen!” he said, “about this entry of his. Do you think it's fair to me?” “Why not?" plied. “Because it was understood that only one Europa was to be raced!” Santini was openly antagonistic now. “I am the favorite, and- the fact was giving great distinction to the car. And now comes a second entry. It looks like a weak- ness, a lack of faith, and I think it ought to be stopped.” “Why is it a sign of weakness?” Alacia demanded. “M. de Pas is a splendid driver, and,” she added, slowly, “if you fail to win, he may.” “If mademoiselle has any objections to my standing up for my rights,” he said, hotly, “she must explain them more fully.” “Oh, don't let's even discuss it any further!” cried Alacia. “I'm sorry if you're so sensitive, Santini, but there is TNothing to be done. 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By Gaston Voisin. 1930. RZ.V8T6. ‘The hostess on the search for some- thing different will be delighted with these recipes from the land famous for its cuisine—and for its thrift, MODERN COOK BOOK. By I B. Allen. 1924. RZ.Al 52. Reclpes recommended by the well known radio broadcaster. MRS. WILSON'S COOK BOOK. By Mrs. Mary A. Wilson. 1920, RZ.W694. The author of this book, which is written in an easy conversational style, was formerly “Queen Victoria's cuisiniere and instructor in domestic science, Uni- versity of Virginia Summer School.” OLD SOUTHERN RECEIPTS. By M. D. Pretlow. 1930. RZ.P9270. Old and interesting dishes “from the days when the plantation owners ate w, they wanted and wanted good THE QUALITY COOK BOOK. Dorothy Fitzgerald. Y IN 1932, B; cookery. 200 YEARS OF CHARLESTON COOK- ING. By Mrs. B. 8. Rhett. 1930. RZ.R343. Recipes were gathered from the plan- tation town houses of lower South Caro- lina for this book, which reflects a hos- pitality and dignity famous for its gaiety as well as for its bounty. 200 YEARS OF NEW ORLEANS COOKING. By Mrs. N. V. Scott. 1931. RZ.Scodt. Informal recipes gleaned in a city whose “Mandys” are famous for their use of herbs and who delight in cater- ing to a people who still consider good !?!uf_u “one of the legitimate joys of e insultingly. “Any more than I am. He got the car just as I did—through a woman!” In two s Armand had fore 1 strode to the door and ldltofin “Get out,” he said, briefly, throw you out!” Santini got to his feet in an “Unhwrried manner and picked up his soft gray hat. (To be caminued.). y 1932. RZF57. | A new and very complete guide to | Air Pilots’ Association. throughout the United States and It is the purpose of the amateur pilots, as & group, to promote private fiying and amateur aerial competition, rough the holding of meets and c.uises in various parts of the country, To this end they have created the United States Amateur Air Pilots Asso- | ciation, which berrs to amateur flying | the same relationship the United States Golf Association holds to amateur golf. The association has defined an ama- teur pilot as one who holds a license of the Department of Commerce and who is not paid directly or indirectly for piloting an aircraft. ‘The association rec- ognizes as an amateur an aviation ex- ecutive or employe whose duties do not directly include piloting an aircraft and does not recognize the making of oc- casional test flights by an airplane de- signer as a barrier to amateur standing. It does, however, bar from amateur ranks pilot-salesmen and others who regularly make demonstration or test flights. . Amateur pilots may forfeit their standing by entering any competition open only to professionals, accepting any pecuniary reward for using or per- mitting himself to be advertised as us- ing the goods of a manufacturer, agent or merchant, by accepting any pecuniary award in excess of actual personal ex- penses for appearing at any air meet or airport, by flying less than 10 hours annually, or being guilty of unsports- manlike conduct. The National Capital has several amateur pilots who have recognized am- ateur standing. Mrs. John T. Remey, daughter of Beale R. Howard, of this city, was one of the original starters in this year's cruise. She is recognized as one of the country’s leading amateur woman flyers and is former commander of the Betsy Ross Corps. Chester H. Warrington, local automobile dealer, is active as a sportsman pilot and is local | governor for the amateur association. He also s head of the Washington Air Derby Association, a permanent civic body organized to promote aviation in the National Capital. Crosby N. Boyd, who flies his own Stinson cabin mono- plane, and C. M. Henderson, 1601 Ar- gonne place, a local business man, are others who have recognized amateur standing here. Mr. Warrington and Mr. Boyd both filed applications to juin the cruise, but were unable to leave because of private business. Mr. Hen- derson joined the cruise at COilege Park. Alr-Rail ‘Rates Cut. Arrival of the new year was the signal for sharp redection of air-rail fares between the National Capital and other Atlantic seaboard cities and points in Central and South America and the West Incies, the reduction in' some cases amounting to 30 per cent. The new fares affect travel to seven Carib- bean countries. They were arranged by Pan-American Airways and the. Trunk Line Association and the South- | eastern Passenger Association, repre- | senting the participating railroads. The new rates are said to bring the combined air-rail travel down to the level of ordinary surface transporta- tion. Rail transportation down the At- lantic Coast to Miami is planned, all travel beyond Miami being by air. The rate cuts are expected to result in in- creased Winter tourist travel to the Caribbean countries, all of which have been brought within three days of New York and Washington. New Plane Nears Tests. The first of a fieet of 60 new type, low-wing twin-motored monoplanes now being built for transcontinental use, is to be ready for flight testing this month and 18 of them will be completed by theend of March. The last of the 60 will be ready by the end of the Sum- mer, according to officials of United Airlines, which placed the order for the 60 ships, one of the largest ever placed by an air transport organization. The new planes are heralded as the fastest multi-motored aircraft in the world. They are designed on the lines of the sensational new Army bombers and are expected to cruise at 155 miles per hour, with full fuel load, 10 pas- sengers and 400 pounds of cargo. Operation of these planes is going to make necessary a rewriting of air trans- port schedules over a large part of the United States, since not only will all main line schedules be stepped up, but all interconnecting runs will be affected. Coast-to-coast schedules will be reduced to little more than a day. Noise Problem Baffling. Prolonged research by engineers of the Army Air Corps into the silencing of military airplanes has just about convinced them that the only com- pletely silent airplane likely to be achieved, unless there is some drastic and now unforseen change in motive power, is the airplane on the ground with the motor shut off. ‘While nofses, in commercial air trans- port operation, are a source of nothing more than annoyance, they are in mili- tary operation a source of positive danger and materially reduce the ef- fectiveness of the airplane as used against ground targets by reducing or destroying the invaluable element of surprise. In a discussion of the results of the Army's investigation of sound reduc- tion, Maj. F. H. Coleman, Air Corps, said that considerable progress has been made, but that the results still are far short of the goal desired. It now is possible so to silence a single- motored airplane that it cannot be heard from the ground when flying at an altitude of about 8,000 feet under normal atmospheric conditions. ‘The principal sources of airplane noise, in the order of their importance, | Maj. Coleman said, are the propeller, the exhausts, engine clatter and whistling wires. The “noise energy” of any one of these sources is so great, he said, that even large reductions in that energy result in only what appear to be small reduction in the noise heard. The conventional automobile muffler is very eflective. One of the same type, to be made equally effective for a 500- horsepower airplane motor, however, would have to be about the size of a 25-gallon barrel, which obviously makes its ‘use prohibitive. Reduction of size has proved a tremendously difficult problem, especially in view of the fact that the reduction of sound must not be accompanied by a material increase in muffler “back pressure,” which greatly reduces engine power. Noise Loss Not Proportionate. It has been found that tremendous reductions in noise energy must be made to obtain relatively immaterial reduc- tions in heard noise, Maj. Coleman said. If, for example, 100 decibels (the standard unit of noise measure- ment) of noise energy were reduced by 99 per cent, the heard noise would still total 80 decibels. A reduction of 99.9 per cent in noise energy still would leave a heard noise of 70 decibels. As an {illustration the complexity oé | Hospital, AVIATION BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON. ROWTH of private fiying into the status of an amateur sport subject to the same -tandards of good sportsmanshlp as those which rule amateur golf, tennis and other competitive sports which are open to regulation was demonstrated by the cruise from New York to Miami of members of the United States Amateur The sportsmen pilots who engaged in the cruise and in the | subsequent competitions for amateur flyers at the All American Air Races, which came to a close yesterday at Miami, voluntarily submit themselves to the type of regulations which govern the conduct of amateurs in other recognized branches of sports. The movement to build up a body of amateur sportsmen pilots to engage ia forms of flying com- etition under the high standards of other recognized amateur sports as gained considerable impetus during the past two years. cruise which has just been completed stands as the greatest effort yet made by organized amateur aviators. The to the reductions in mnolse energy re- quired that results are not worth the effort. But it must be remembered that even though these small reduc- tions are not sufficient to decrease mae terially the discomfort of passengers of aircraft, they are of great value for military purposes, due to the fact that noise energy varies inversely as the square of the distance from noise source. That i3, if a sound that could be heard 10 miles away were reduced by six decibels, it would be heard only five miles away. For this reason an reduction whatever, even of a few de- cibels, is valuable from a military standpoint.” Maj. Coleman, in clasing his report, voiced the opinion that “the reduc- tion of useless, unwholesome noises is a subject that will receive ever in- creasing attention of engineers, not only in the field of aeronautics, but in every line of human endeavor.” New Pursuit Plane Tested. There now is undergoing the custo- mary tests at Wright Fleld, Dayton, Ohio, a new Army two-seater pursuit plane which is, in many respects, a de- parture from standard practice. The plane is an all-metal low-wing mono- plane, engineered by the now defunct Lockheed organization and built by the Consolidated Aircraft Corporation, Buf- falo, N. Y. Known technically as the Y1P-25, this airplane is powered with a fluid cooled Curtiss V-1570 engine, the radi- ator being of a tunnel type. The fusel- age is of monocoque or “skin type” con- struction, without internal cross-brac- ing, and the retractable gear folds flush into the wing. Cockpits are inclosed so that the entire plane is cleanly streamlined, adding to a speed which, admittedly very high, is safe- guarded as a military secret. The Y1P-25 is being put through full performance tests at the materiel division base, and, as a result of these tests, either will.oe accepted for further service testing in pursuit squadrons, modified to meet demands suggested by its performance tests, or far Army use. The two-seater idea is new in the his- | tory of the Army Air Corps. Since the World War, all Army pursuit planes have been single seaters up to a few months ago, when the first two-seater squadron was organized' at Sel Field, Mich. This squadron, the 94th, ils equipped with the Berliner-Joyce P-16, a biplane of high performance which <ather closely resembles in ap- senrmce the two-seater observation ypes. Spanish War Veterans MEETINGS FOR THIS WEEK. Camps, Tuesday, 8 p.m.—Cél. James S. Pettit, 921 Pennsylvania avee nue southeast. Friday, 8 p.m.—Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Pythian Temple. Friday, 7:30 p.m.—Admiral George Dewey Naval, Northeast Masonic Temple, Eighth and P streets. Avliaries. Monday, 8 p.m.—Col. James 8. Pettit, Naval Lodge Hall, Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue southeast. ! Tuesday, 8 p.m—Henry W. Lawton, Pythian Temple. Priday, 8 p.m.—Gen. Nelson A. Miles, Pythian Temple. Department. Department Comdr. Patrick J. Cal- lan announces the official visitations by | the department commander and staff will be as f8llows: To Gen. M. Emmet Urell Camp, No. 9, January 18, third Wednesday; Richard J. Harden Camp, No. 2, January 19, third Thursday; Col. James S. Pettit Camp, No. 3, Jan- uary 24, fourth Tuesday; Henry W. Lawton Camp, No. 4, February 6, first Monday; Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, February 24, fourth Friday; Col. John Jacob Astor Camp, No. 6, third Monday, and Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp, No. 7, March 10, second Friday. Officers and members of the stafl will report to chief of staff, John A. Gallagher, at 7:45 p.m. sharp at meeting place of camp, with exception of Astor Camp, when formation will be at 6:45 pm. Uniforms will be worn at all visitations. Urell Camp. At the December meeting of Gen. M. Emmet Urell Camp, No. 9, with Comdr. William I. Jenkins presiding, the fol- lowing were elected for the year of 1933: Commander, Anton Hohman; senior vice commander, Lester L. Frid- inger: junior vice commander, Gary E. Powell; trustee for three years, William I Jenkins; trustee for two years, Harry Patterson; officer of the day, Lawrence L. Dunning, and officer of the guard, Charles Bohrer. The camp voted s sum of money for relief of hungry children in Puerto Rico, this being the third of such donations; also a sum of money was given to the chairman of the Sick and Relief Committee to be expended at his discretion for the relief of needy comrades and for to cheer sick comrades in hospitals. An honorable discharge was granted to Lem Turner, a_charter member of the camp. The Sick Committee report showed Joseph Miller ill, at home; W. H. Northrop, in Ward C, Naval and Theodore C. Reece, in Ward 31, Walter Reed General Hos- pital. William H. Santlemann, formerly leader of the United States Marine Band and a_charter member of Urell Camp, died December 11. This meet- ing being visitation night for the camps in the District to Urell Camp, repre- sentatives from Miles, Harden and Pettit Camps were present, and remarks were made by Dej t Comdr. Pat- rick J. Callan, Senior Vice Department Comdr. Charles A. Strobel, Junior Vice Department Comdr. Tom Binckley, Past Comdr. Dennis F. Cooney of Miles Camp and Commander-elect O. Ohm of Harden Camp. Urell Camp wishes it to be understood that the charity ball to be held at one of the city hotels, for which tickets are being sold as under auspices of No. 9, Spanish War Veterans, is not sponsored by Urell Camp. Dewey Naval Camp. Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp, N}‘rofd 1, wflmnve'ne" in Tegular session lay evening at 7:30 o'cloc installation of officers. s Miles Camp and Auxiliary. Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, No. 1, and Auxiliary, No. 8, will hold a joint meeting in the auditorium of Pyd\l.ln ‘Temple iday " at 8 . Officers both will be &mpm e