Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1931, Page 35

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. Van Duzer assumed his position as director of the department of vehicles and trafic. Mr. Van Duzer comes here highly recommended. His past connections with the American Road Builders and the Pennsyl- vania State Highway Department should be of vast assistance to him in working out the various problems confronting the National Capital. Up to the time of taking office Mr. Van Duzer has said little out- side of generalities. In this ac- tion he has been wise. It was not the time to discourse at length on matters pertaining to the city’s trafic. It was a time for study, and this is believed to have been done by the new director in earnest. Many Traffic Problems. Washington has many traffic problems, many unlike those in any other city. The thoroughfares are wider, there are more circles, and in some instances the street cars are given peculiar privileges. One problem Mr. Van Duzer has to face is seeming truth that Washington is a city of self- appointed traffic experts. Count- less citizens have set themselves up as authorities on every subject ertaining to traffic, and most of heir theories are selfish ones. There are some, fortunately, who bave made a serious study of conditions here, and are animated solely by the purpose of obtaining what is best for the majority. Mr. Van Duzer will do well at times to confer with citizens of this type. This type is easily distinguishable from the selfish motive group. Keep trafic moving safely is Btated to be the new director's plan. It might well be made a motto. It is hoped that he will receive the fullest co-operation in the carrying out of his new duties. A leader cannot accomplish much unless the rank and file lend helping hands. Arterial Stop Signs. In analyzing tbis year’s traffic deaths in San Franecisco, 59 per cent of which were found to have occurred on streets protected by arterial stop signs, some interest- ing observations were made, which easily could be applied to every city and town. The coronor stated that the motorists placed too much confi- dence in the signs protecting themselves and did not respect the rights of motorists entering the street after the stop had been made. A municipal judge was of the opinion that it was apparent that the facilities to speed up traffic seemed to lessen” the re- l AST Wednesday Willlam sponsibility of those enjoying the benefits. A California newspaper in edi- torializing upon the subject views the arterial highway system in cities as being possibly a bad plan and declares that the discourteous attitude of a very large number of drivers on arterial highways seems to throw the scale toward the abandonment of the system. “Cocks of the Walk.” The editorial characterizes this iclass of drivers as “cocks of the walk.” “Put a motorist on an arterjal street,” comments the Pacific Coast paper, “and he seems to Jose all sense of courtesy and the rights of others. Each driver ap- pears to feel that he alone has any rights and he is going to have them at all costs. Most of them Eo far beyond their rights in the elief that motorist entering arte- rial highways must wait u their pleasure to get in. 'ew know that the second the entering car gets its nose into the inter- section after making the required stop i% has the right of way and that the arterial traffic must stop. “This raises a pertinent question that has interested many com- munities. Is the arterial stop a|ls .good thing? Undoubtedly it Bpeeds up traffic on one street, but it also slows up traffic on all cross streets and there is little question that it creates danger- ous traffic hazards because of the ridiculous attitude of the drivers on arterial streets that they are cocks of the walk. Some cities have abandoned their arterial Btop systems, and apparently with A.|profit, as as they have kept the change in effect.” e the regulation in the Dis- trict of Columbia differs to a slight degree regarding the crossing of arterial highways, the question remains the same. Here a vehicle must come to a stop and not enter the intersection until the way is cleared. But unquestionably there are a plenty of the so-called “cocks of the walk” on Connecticut and Wisconsin avenues and countless streets. Discourtesy breeds accidents. Fatality Figures. Baltimore continues to lead the large cities in low traffic fatality figures, according to the latest re- port of the Department of Com- merce. For the 52 weeks ending June 13, on a rate per 100,000, $he Monumental City has the per- centage of 15.2. Boston and San Francisco are tied with 15.3. New York is 183 and Washington 18.5. Detroit is 18.8, Philadelphia 19.0, 8t. Louis 19.1 and Chicago 26. Nationally for the first time in a long Eflod. a drop is indicated. The partment of Commerce announces that during the four weeks ending June 13, 1931, 82 large cities in the United States reported 629 deaths from automo- bile accidents. This number (629) compares with 669 deaths during the four weeks ending June 4, 1930. Most of these deaths were the result of accidents which oc- curred within the corporate lim- its of the city, although some ac- cidents occurred outside of the city limits. For comparison, the number of deaths due to automobile acci- dents within city limits is desir- able. Such figures are available for the four-week period ending June 13, 1931, and for the corre- sponding four-week period of 1930 for all of the 82 cities, the four- week figure in 1931 being 490, as contrasted with 528 for the corre- sponding four weeks in 1930. For the 52-week periods ending June 13, 1931, and June 14, 1930, the totals for the 82 cities were, respectively, 9,057 and 8,214, which indicate a recent rate of 25.9 per 100,000 population, as against an earlier rate of 26, or a decrease of 4-10 of 1 per cent in the rate dur- ing the year. Five cities reported no deaths from automobile accidents for the last four weeks, and the same number of cities reported no deaths from automobile accidents for the corresponding period of 1930. For the last four-week period reports as to whether deaths oc- curred from automobile accidents within city limits or outside were recelved from all of the 82 cities reporting. In these cities in this four-week period, the total num- ber of deaths from automobile ac- cidents was 629, but only 490 of these were due to accidents within city limits. Automobile sales in May fell off a bit from the figures for April. May factory sales of automobiles in the United States, as reported to the Bureau of the Census, con- sisted of 315,115 vehicles, of which 269,080 were passenger cars, 45,695 trucks and 340 taxicabs, as com- pared with 335708 vehicles in April, 1931; 420,027 in May, 1930, and 604,691 in May, 1929. The total for the first five months of this year was 1,319,016, as against 1,9!3604,074 for the same period in 1930. Elements of Safety. . Highway safety consists of three elements, like a three-legged stool, on each of which rests a part of n | the burden, and without one of them the whole topples over, de- clared Charles Upham, engineer director of the American Road Builders’ Association, in a recent statement. Any program will fail, he believes, that does not consider all three of the elements. His formula for highway safety “Safe drivers plus safe vehicles plus safe roads equals safety.” “Carelessness at high speeds is undoubtedly one of the underly- ing causes of accidents,” he stated, tion on which to build a concerted effort to reduce carelessness. Carelessness can be overcome by courtesy and caution.” There is no argument there. INDORSES VAN DUZER Automobile Distributer Approves Recent Declaration of Director. Unqualified approval of Traffic Di. rector William A. Van Duzer's declar: National Capital's splendid tem is voiced by Oscar Coolican, local mutomobile distributor. “Mr. Willlam A. Van Duzer, the new @irector of the Department of Vehicles and Traffic in Washington, started his official life with an important declara- tion when he observed our failure as motorists to make the fullest use of our fine streets,” says Mr. Coolican. “His suggestion of a program of education toward this end is essentially practical and one worthy of the support of every ‘Washington motorist. “A solution of a considerable part of our traffic problem, I believe, lies in the education of every driver to get in his proper lane and remain there. It is the first step in giving orderliness and smoothness to trafic movement.” MOTOR DON'TS ||z DoN'T GeT CAUGHT By THE TREE SPRAYING ! \ MOTORISTS ARE WARNED By PLACARDS, THAT TREES IN EACH VICINITY ARE TO BE SPRAYED.WHILE. THE SOLUTION USED 1S NOT REALLY INJURIOUS To THE PAINT IT MAKES YOUR CAR UNSIGHTLY UNTIL A GOOD WASH AND POLISH JOB REMOVES iT1) | Knowledge, Permi LIABILITY OF CAR OWNER CLARIFIED Direction Must Be ‘Proven, A M. A States. ‘The so-called “family car” doctrine rule, which imputes liability to the own- er of an automobile for injuries in- flicted by members of his family, has recently beén clarified, as the result of according to "the icgal Seperhment ot accor e it of the American Momfle:v-“ Association. “The courts have almost uniformly held that where the owner of a car permits members of his family to ne‘- ligently use same and an injury fol- lows, that the owner can be held liable. ‘This is on the well founded theory that ummMormrmuyumw! American M " 3 “The decision in question, of lmror- tance to every. motorist who has a fam- ily, however, refuses to extend this doc- EEZS.SE L] Sagps H £ “but a safe roadway is the founda-| on, Consent or| bui THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D., C. JULY 5 1931—PART FOUR. DOWN THE ROAD—Recollections. WAIT 'TIL THAT CAR GETS Cc HILDREN BY .o« THE WONT HEAR THE FIRECRACKER ! o4 HUMAN BODY HELD MEASURNG STCK) New Methods Used to Deter- mine Fitness for Autos. Special Dispateh to The Star. DETROIT, Mich., July 4—A modern idea in planning and building an auto- mobile for quantity production is to use the human body &s a measuring stick. The measurement is applied to per- formance, with riding comfort as the main objective. In this connection the engineers are discovering new testing methods and putting them to work. ‘The new ways of determining the fit- ness of a chassis and body for passen- ger car service deal with factors hitherto considered of only secondary importance in the general performance ensemble. Modern requirements, however, are 80 exacting that they force research to weigh them for the good or bad effect they may have on the finished car and the service it is built to give. Recently, when the Society of Auto- motive Engineers assembled for its semi-annual meeting, it heard a report on tests made with the “wabblemeter,” nct of cars, but of persons who had ridden in them over varying distances. Passenger fatigue is the factor that the instrument is intended to deter- mine. An improved model, the second one to be constructed, was demon- strated by Prof. F. A. Moss of George Washington University. In appearance it is something like a weigh scale plat- form, only it is divided into two parts, one for each of the subject’s feet. Standing on it, the car passenger is called upon to see how steady he can hold himself in an upright position. As the machine is built to oscillate back and forth should the weight on either foot vary in the slightest, the test virtually is one of the equilibrium that the passenger is able to preserve following, say, 100 miles of driving: automatic recording registers variations and thereby fatigue is calculated in engineering terms. This branch of re- search is one which the Society of Auto- motive has ?omred. It has the backing of engineering de- ents representing the mr pro- ducers. The wirvey is not complete yet and additions to it are to be made at a later date. Undergone Wide Changes. During the course of the Soclety of Engineers’ deliberations, it tely 21 t, brake pressure 19 per cent and displacement, or the space in mp:mhmmud,hubmn- ‘While per cent. the builders have been called speeds, acceleration, formance, the b, fort. Tepresen s roomier bodies, more .flnlmble seat- bution, finer upholstery, safer glass and better all-round co-ordination. ‘The minute angles in which research is seeking to check out causes of dis- She Conting syatem. Fan noises are now ool . Fan noises are now dn-me‘:lw as whine, roar, flutter, whir and beat. To such extremes does engi- neering go in tracing the causes, that records mwmth of taemthlnd M“;de according e no ey may ulvde:l to in ths musical scale. t has been found that a two-blade fan, to cite one instance, at a speed of 3,600 revolutions, emits the tone “B" in the base cleff, and that it resuits from 120 vibrations per second. Oil consumption, likewise has been subjected to clinical survey. At a ses- ity of ofl used in the average gm“urhubwtzomm.md ,000,000 cars in the United e !Eg’sgie . by the n spaber Alliance, Ine.) Average Registration Tax. - |and should be Ufise t¥l@iay R AT T fs 7 Y e 3 A 13, sty TRABUNE INE - GENERAL HIGHWAY CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT VIRGINIA GOOD oad Widening and Oiling Work Being Done, but Good Traveling Condition In Entire State Reported. By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va., July 4 —The Btate Department of Highways today re] general road conditicns over the entire State as 3 The Richmond-Danville highway was good from Richmond to Amelia, except a short section near Appomattox, where lrpfollmlwly half mile was being ofled. This was to be finished within the next few days. Between Amelia and Burkeville resurfacing was under way, and the section was dusty and mn Burkeville and Keysville the new construction and old road intersect in several places, and these sections were dusty but otherwise good. From Keys- ville through Wylllesburg and Halifax gflmnvflle the road was in good con- on ‘Widening Construction. U. 8. Route 1 between Washington and Richmond was in good condition all the way. Widening construction was going on at Predericksburg and just south of Ashlan the regular road without trouble. Be- tween Richmond and Petersburg widen- ing was under way and traffic was cau- tioned to drive carefully beside the construction. From Petersburg to the North Carolina line was clear of con- struction. On U. 8. Route 11, through the Shenandoah Valley, widening construc- tion was going on in several places be- tween Winchester and Staunton. These sections were rough for about a half mile in each, but there was no trouble. From Staunton to Lexington and Nat- ural Bridge was in good condition, ex- cept olling. Between Natural Bridge and Roanoke there was a section of re- construction where the road was torn up and rough in places for about 2 miles, but open to all light traffic in dry weather. In wet weather it was neces- sary to close the construction and send all cars by chburg. Olling between Staunton and Lexington was scheduled to be completed about the middle of next week. Between Roanoke and Bris- tol there were several short rough places at bridge construction, and two sec- tions of about & mile each that were also rough. These places were sli] in wet weather, but passable wi it trouble. Resurfacing Work. Route 13, between Tappahannock and Richmond, was being resurfaced from St. Stephens to Manquin, and was dusty. This section was to be olled next week, finished by the Fourth of July. Between Richmond and Pow- hatan about s mile of No. 13 was olled, lnaklhwld be in good condition this week. U. 8. Route 15, between Point of Rocks, Md., and Lees was to have a detour of 4 fair d.l.rtmrmd. From 'l:elhlrg hfl% Orange was in good con . Bveen Orangs apd Gordonsville theré . | an . Last week sections | lina let contracts for ardsville and the top of the mountain. This section was under construction and somewhat rough and dusty, but in good condition in dry weather. From Har- risonburg through Churchville to Goshen was paved, except about nine miles just north of Goshen, which was I.u‘ruurfwoa, and was rough and dusty for a short distance. From ‘Warm Springs the road was in good Tidewater Trall. 17, the Tidewater between Saluda on this subject it was shown that condition. i H Bt i i 4 | g §z§§ ES il g | E b i L3 ki ky e 11 : i g i £ £ i all § H ! d, but traffic was using | U. 8. Route 60 was closed between Virginia Beach and Ocean View, and traffic was detoured over a good county road to the Virginia Beach boulevard. Between Newport News and Richmond there was no construction to interfere with traffic. Between Richmond and Amelia and Burkeville resurfacing was under way, and the road was dusty and rough in places for about six miles. From Burkeville to Farmville, Lynch- burg, Natural Bridge, Lexington, Clif- ton Forge and the West Virginia line near White Sulphur Springs Route 60 ‘was in good condition. ‘The only construction on U. 8. Route 211, from Washington to New Market through Warrenton, Sperryville' and Luray, was widening work at Falls Church, where a street detour of one mile was in use. On Route 415, between Bottoms Bridge and West Point, ofling and resurfacing work was going on, and was to be con- tinued for two or three weeks. The road by Central Garage and King Willlam | Court House was in good condition, ex- cept a short section near Manquin, that was to be fixed within the next week, and the route was recommended over the road through Bottoms Bridge and New Kent to West Point. Between West Point and Gloucester Court House the olling on the soil section of Route 29, from Shacklefords Fork to Adner, was to be finished within the next week. RURAL PAVING AHEAD OF MUNICIPAL WORK Large Country Program Through- out Nation Now Under Way. ‘With the exception of street improve- ments, things are being done this year for the motorist on a larger scale than ever before. Btates and counties, even those that have been comparatively inactive, are taking advantage of the prevailing low mml“cm and bullding material Lousiana, for instance, has already this year awarded contracts for the building of 900 miles of concrete pave- ments and the end is not yet in sight. Included in the Louisiana program are e Wi cont o e e ‘2;:00.000." h . ‘exas, the largest mileage of rural roads, nearly 188,000 miles, has already awarded contracts for the nearly nfiu& mfl: O‘Yp: R as New York's 1931 ' amn et o o ac- of about 1 road, Am!:hun: ll 00 miles of while o= gs J H § 8 gl | i g i o i | 3 5 5 —By FRANK BECK iluo P AN g Za THE FOURTH FOREIGN MOTORING RETAINS AVERAGE Shipment of American Cars Will Aimost Equal 1930. Although foreign travel is off about 25 per cent as compared to the first five months of 1930, the decline has not extended to the shipment of cars by Americans for touring under their own power and the total for 1931 will almost equal the 5,000 cars shi) abroad last year. ‘This statement was made recently by the foreign travel division of the American Automobile Association, which handles approximately 40 per cent of the cars sent to European countries for touring purposes. Moratorium Gives Impetus. Commenting on the trend of travel to the Old World, the Foreign Travel Agency said that the outlook for world stabilization through the proposed in- ternational debt moratorium is expect- g IA)] give a decided impetus to foreign avel. “On the other hand.” said the state- ment, “the heavy decline in the num- ber of Americans going abroad during the first five months of the current year—179,007 passports were issued, as compared with 113,561 during the same riod in 1930 and 104,177 in 1920— not without its favorable aspects for the hotel and resort industry in the United States and nearby Canada. Thousands of Americans who decided to forego trips to Europe during the period of heaviest travel will undoubt- edly spend their vacations at the many playplaces in this country and the Do- X Reasons for Popularity. With reference to the shipment of cars abroad in the face of the general decline in travel, the A. A. A. unit de- clarpd that many reasons may be as- signed for the popularity of motoring through foreign countries. “Among these may be cited the low cost, improved facilities on steamers for transporting the car uncrated at a reasonable rate, adequate highways connecting foreign capitals and impor- tant resorts and the readiness of for- eign governments to ald in simplifying the passage of visitors through customs. Currency and language long ago ceased to be a bar to foreign travel.” Simultaneously with its summary of travel conditions, the A. A, A. an- nounced that Jerry D. Ryan, manager of its forelgn travel division, sailed for Europe on June 27 for an extended in the interest of international travel. Mr. Ryan will make a swing of 32 cen- ters in the principal touring countries for conferences with government of- ficials and leading touring and travel of | clubs, with which the A. A. A. is af- fillated through the International Al- liance de Tourisme. PRODUCTION OF OILS DEPICTED IN U. S. FILM Two-Reeler Prepared by Bureau of Mines, Department of Commerce. ‘The production and numerous uses lubricating ofls are visualized in an teresting manner in a new educa- motion _picture film of g:! al 1 n; wo-ree] by the United States Bureau of Mines, Department of Commerce, in tion with an industrial organ- MONTREAW HELD GATEWAY OF ROMANCE AND HISTORY, Canadian City,Surrounded by Magnificent - Scenes Easily Accessible to Motoring Enthusiasts. MONTREAL, July 4.—Gateway not only to the wealth of historical and romantic interest to be found within its own boundaries but to the pictur- esque countryside and storles past of the ancient province of Quebec and to the mountain paradise of the Lauren- tian R.lnl.:., Montreal has finished its Spring cleaning and is waiting with hospitable heart and hands the advent of its Summer guests, who, numbered first in hundreds dnd then in thousands but a few years ago, now arrive in their tens of thousands by highway, rail, lake n‘nmer. ocean-liner, and, of late, by air. Store of Pleasure. In Montreal itself the visitor, whether for a day or a week, finds ample store of pleasurable experience, from historic spots and structures to the most varied, and modern of amusements. Pirst in interest come the architectural and other relics of its 300 years of history, and the sites, and sometimes the actual fabrics, associated with the famous ex- plorers, traders and missioparies who-set out in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to open to Christianity and civilization the whole midcontinent on both sides of the present international boundary. Traces of Pioneers. Here the American visitor comes upon traces of LaSalle, Marquette, Cadillac, Duluth, Hennepin and other dauntless ploneers who founded the cities which todey perpetuate their names or their mother speech in the Middle West of the United States. Buildings dating back to 1660; monuments to Cartier, who visited Indian Hochelaga, at the foot of Mount Royal, in 1536; to Cham- mln, who built a fort there early in seventeenth century; and to Mai- sonneuve, who founded Monfreal as Ville Marie in 1642; tablets 'showing where LaSalle lived before setting out to discover the Mississippi, and where Gen. Montgomery lodged before joining Bene- dict Arnold in their unsuccessful at- tempt to ture Quebec—these are some of the s| equally by the le of the United tates and Ca . ded to these unique features are the more conventional attractions pos- by Montreal in common with other large cities—palatial hotels, pic- ture theaters showing the newest of re- leases, department stores not surpassed ines of a history shared | la: by the facilities which mak tseeing votees thenau-mm of splendid , are villages linked with the joint the French regime and colonial and Revolutionary States. the cannon-scarred Church of 8t. Eus- tache and the Trappist Monastery at Oka, where the monks, vowed to per- petual silence, carry out their appointed tasks. Forty miles north of Montreal rise the foothills of the Laurentians, where, amid earth's oldest formations, lie thousands of square miles of forest, stream and valley, in which the hunter, the fisherman, the artist and the lover of the out-of-doors all find their heart’s desire. For those who can go farther afleld there are the two routes on either side of the mighty St. Lawrence to Quebec, the ancient capital, to beautiful Bay and on to the circular tour of the g:?e Peninsula, over 600 miles of lern highway, with the mountains rising on one side and the sea always in sight on the other. Or they ean westward to Ontario, eastward to &Z maritime provinces, or northward to Canadian resorts, and so to Ottawa, ‘“the Washington of the North.” '!:! whichever direction they go, they will find new revelations of the scenic beauty, diversified resources and never- “:11:‘1." charm of Canada as a vacation A request addressed to the Montreal Tourist and Convention Buresu, New Birks Building, Montreal, will bring copy of the richly illustrated brochure, “Cosmopolitin Montreal,” and other in- formation of intérest to tourists, con- vention officials and delegates other Pprospective visitors. d Milady’s Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. It would help matters considerably if some drivers would start their cars as quickly as they can start an argu- ment, Because stalling the motor has been | S0P 510DS you, played up as such a faux pas in driving most of us get a little flustered if we happen to kill the engine while start- ing away in traffic or in some other equally embarrassing situation. There's really no excuse for such mental dis- turbance. Modern engines, especially when warmed up, are as easy to start as pressing out the clutch. Just touch the starter button and go your way. No need to set the hand orake, choke or fuss with the gas control. Five women were returning from a day’s outing in a high-powered car. It was early evening and, as a cutve in the road changed the view, a magnifi- cent sunset loomed upon the horizon. “Look!"” exclaimed one of the party, ‘)oinung to the spectacle. Every one looked, including the chauffeur, and the next minute the casualty list read: One dead, four seriously injured. The driver had been blinded by the sun. In our pleasure jaunts via automobile it is well to bear in mind that a sun- set can be a sundown if precautions are not taken. ‘The week's safety hint touches on the importance of setting the hand brake when stopping in traffic. It is surprising how many cars will roll for- ward after they have been stopped, and :mft‘.,“ the woman at the wheel notic- g In spite of the fact that the gasoline gauge was out of commission a woman Who used her wits was not at a loss to know if the car had run out of gas when the engine stalled and refused to start. The fact that there was no smell of gas around the rear of the car, after a perlod of cranking, indi- cated that the tank had gone dry. ‘What the well dressed woman would wear could she go motoring again as she did 25 years ago would surprise even those with a good memory. The paraphernalia would consist of long black cotton mfilm a picture hat held :;fc with a mile-long scarf and a para- Experience proved to be a trifle costly to the woman who failed to observe that filling stations and traffic lights do not always mix. When she had pur- A woman has written to ask how she can get rid of the smell of anti-| which comes from the radiator during She has had the cooling system flushed out, but is still troubled with the ‘nbno{i&u fumes. on of the particular make and model of car shows that the radiator overflow pipe is a little shorter than customary. Thus any Ium:“ from the rubber tubing to the end of the over- flow pipe, running this under the car. On & Summer picnic it is important to know where to place the luncheon so that it will keep cool. The usual meth- gdiltf lace the lunch basket on the loor of When & woman was cl speeding by a motor was frank enough to ask he started ;aurhermmdmmm&m&‘m ivers who appea: going just as fast. His reply, equally frank, proved illuminating. He explained that her car made certain noises which stood as evidence of speed. ‘There was, for one clue, the roar from the exhaust. Another clue was the squealing of the tires on a curve. Still another indication of speed was the driver's position at the wheel, a sort of holding on for dear life. Apparently some people can drive fast more gracefully, and obviously some cars reach the higher speed bracket with less publicity. If your car is not equipped with toggle ‘flis better spend a few dol- lars and have these installed for the comfort of the rear-seat drivers. You have the wheel to hold on to when going over rough roads, but ordinarily your Jllnnl!fl are left to bounce aronnd. she BALTIMORE SAFEST CITY Holds Lowest Traffic Fatality Rec- ord in Recent Period. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, July 4.—Deaths from automobile accidents in Baltimore dur- ing the 52 weeks that ended in June numbered 122, the Baltimore Safety Council reported this week. During the preceding 52-week period fatalities from the same cause total 125. On the basis of the 1930 census, the automobile death rate among Balti- moreans during the more recent 52-week period was 15.2 per 100,000. For 82 big cities, considered as a whole, it was 20.8. But for the same 82 cities during the previous year it was 21.3. A comptla of the automobile death-rate figures for 13 citles with populations_of 500,000 or more indi- cates that Baltimore leads the fleld in fewest fatalities. Its nearest compet- itors are Boston and San Frane 3 where the death rate for the last 52- ‘week period was 15.3. Ha Y AR T Color Scheme for Cops. ‘The traffic officer lives a precarious life at the hands of the wavy driver who is likely at any time to give him a side of by , should be more widely adopted, says the Albert Russel Erskine Bureau for Street Traffic Research of Harvard University. ‘White caps/“white .m.b:lhne belts, NEW PARKS PLANNED IN WEST VIRGINIA Acreage, Containing Wealth of In. terests, Accessible to Sum- mer Tourists. Battery and Ignition Service Delco Batteries CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14th St. NWi. .