Evening Star Newspaper, September 9, 1935, Page 4

_A—4 wx¥ AUTOS ARE SAFE IF DRIVERS ARE R. J. Murphy Says Car, Manufacturers Have Built Controllable Machines. BY R. J. MURPHY, Manager of_the Washington Automotive Trade Association, To my mind the development of the motor vehicle went through five eycles—power, speed, dependability, comfort, and, last but not least, safety. If the automotive in- dustry had fol- lowed the old axiom, “Safety| Frst,” 1 am sure| that motor ve- hicles would not be as far ad-| vanced as they | are at this time | and below I shall | attempt to sub-| stantiate the above statements. =7 Therefore, it is e safety (at) last. ‘The concern of the early automotive engineers was to make the then so- | called “horseless buggies” go and | keep on going: in other words, the first three cycles were their goal. In order to achieve them they were will- ing to sacrifice the comfort and | zafety. In fact the last named, if it had been considered by these ploneers | and steps taken to develop same, it | might have acted as a sales deterent | for the reason that the first pur-| ehasers of the “new contrapticn” were | Jooking for a thrill and consequently by not being safe in every detail added to their desire to own one. The first real development of the engineers alcug safety lines was & self-started, which eliminated broken arms caused by hand cranking, but I do not believe that the inception of this idea came from safety as much as it did from a standpoint of com- fort, namely, to eliminate the manual labor that was then required to start a motor vehicle. So you might then consider it as a comfort item, and if| 80, then the comfort score play by play looks like this—top—side cur- Murphy THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Traffic Director Indorses Star Campaign William A. Van Duzer receiving earliest pledges of The Evening Star Safety Council for flling in the Traffic Department one himself. Safety (Continued From First Page.) drives through education and co- operation, become careful drivers, the situation is immediately changed. “The campaign will not change all drivers, but I am of the opinion that it will change many, and as & result. a great improvement will be seen. I tains—windshield—self-starter—furni- | ture type upholstery—heaters—re-i en-‘ forced fabric top with glass window 1o be put on open cars in the Winter | and taken off in the Summer, and appreciate the prompt and enthusi- astic response by so many persons and organizations in the interest of | safety’ They are proving that they' | have the interests of the other fellow I Star, I promise tc Safe Driving Pledge N THE interest of accident prevention and safer conditions on the streets and highways and in co-operation with the Safety Council of The Evening Never operate at reckless speed. Drive on right of highway. Stop at all 8-T-O-P signs. Refrain from jumping traffic lights. These pledges constitute a roll of honor of District motorists. Van Duzer has just finished signing Presenting the pledges is G. Adams Howard, automobile editor of The Star. k3 —Star Staff Photo. D. C., CAPITAL STARTLED BY LONG SHOOTING Louisianian’s Precautions Against Attack Had Been Chided Here. By the Assoclated Prest. A National Capital, which often had scoffed at Senator Huey P, Long's assertion that his foes were out to shoot him was startled today to learn that it had been dope. Some in the Capital had been in- clined to laugh at the bodyguard that the Louisianian always had near him in Washington and at home, and called it “more demagoguery.” “Most unfortunate,” was the imme- diate reaction of Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah, who began his ca- reer in the Senate by presiding over an investigation into one of the many harges of political skulduggery, which had been laid at Long's door. Long's successful campaign for the election to the Senate of his close political ally, John Overton, brought | an investigation over which Thoma: presided two years ago. | “I had first-hand acquaintance with | the tense feeling and almost mob de- | sires expressed by partisans on both sides when I presided in the Overton | hearing two years ago,” 1homas said. | ‘While the Utah Senator, one of the few members of Congress remaiing | in Washington, attributed the ;hoo(-’ ing to the “act of an lrrupomlb)e and | thoughtless person,” he warned | against further difficulties. “Shooting always invites more ! shooting,” Thomas said. “It cannot | bring better conditions. The Amer- | ican system of recall is to use ballots | and not bullets” Not only did the Capital laugh but even Senator Long laughed when a | month ago, August 9, he read to the | Senate a lcng report of what he said | was a plot to shoot him ‘right in the Senate.” ‘The “plot,” the Louisianian told the | Senate, was discussed in a room of | the Hotel De Soto in New Orleans, July 22 and 24. Two of his friends heard the scheme through a sound recording device extended into an adjoining room, Long related. By their voices assertedly a dozen men were identifled as coming to the conference at various times but the voice making never recognized Long himself discredited the serious- the threats was | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, | went on to tell how he a hotel room at night when he read | ! only 1935. City Cab Joins Safety Drive EDWARD C. President of the City Cab Association, The Evening Star Council safety pledge. OSTROW, 2303 Fourteenth street, signing Ostrow has ordered 250 of these pledges for his drivers and will be the first taxi company in the city to be signed up. He believes the campaign for safe driving will greatly lessen dangers now existing on the District streets, —Star Staff Photo. ness of the plot by jokingly telling the Senate that he “got a new lease on life” when others in the confer- ence room put aside any talk of as- sassination as unfeasible. “shivered” in the transcript of what he said was taken down by the sound-recording device. “I would draw in a lottery to go out and kill Long," the “voice” was quoted as saying. “It would take one man, one gun and one bullet.” Long laughed, and some of the Sen- ators laughed. Long made enemies in the Senate, Then he | but they battled him with words and not infrequently chided him for his precaution in traveling about the city always with a bodyguard of one or more men. Reputedly his guards often sat in the gallery to keep a watchful eye on him and one time a Long associate was searched in public by the sergeant at arms, Chesley Jurney. No weapon was found. By plane and by train Long shuttled back and forth between Louisiana and Washington during the past session. He was an attraction for visitors and any announcement that he planned to speak—and such an- nouncements were frequent—brought crowds. WEEK END TRAFFIC TAKES LIVES OF % lllinois Tell of 14 Is More Than Twice That in Any Other State. By the Associated Press. At least 56 lives were lost and many persons were injured as the Nation's highways crawled with heavy week end traffic. | In Illinois 14 were killed—more than twice the death toll reported by any other State. Nine of the fatal- ities were in the Chicago area where wet streets increased hazards to motorists, bringing the Cook County traffic deaths in 1935 to 642. Five Killed at Joliet. At Joliet, Il1, five persons including three children, died, and a sixth was critically injured when their automo- bile was demolished by a passenger train. In Ohio with a total of five fa- talities, three persons were killed in a head-on automobile crash near Cleveland. Near Philadelphia, Mrs. Elizabeth May, 60, of Elmer, N. J, was run down and kiilled while shopping in front of a roadside stand. Nebraskan Crushed to Death. An occupant of a car in Nebraska" was crushed to death when the car was impaled by a plank protruding | from the rear of a truck. Deaths by States: Illinois, 14; Ok- lahoma, 6; Ohio, 5 Minnesota, 5 Arizona, 4; Pennsylvania, 3: Mich- | igan, 3; Missouri, 3: Kansas, 3 | Georgia, 2. Colorado, 2; Wisconsin 1: California, 1; Washington, 1: Ne- braska, 1; New York, 1, and Mary- land, 1. JUNIOR CLUB FORMED Page County Women's Organiza tion Sponsors Group. 8pecial Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., September 98— Junior Woman's Club of Page Count sponsored by the Page County Wom- an’s Club, was organized here Satus- day. Officers of the club are Mrs. Bufo.d Mauck, Luray, president; Mrs. R. C. Harnsberger, vice president; Ms Katherine Booton. secretary, and Miss FElizabeth Harnsberger, treasurer. Make turns from the proper lanes, Signal before turning or stopping. Give right of way in doubtful cases. Bnally the closed car. Safety Next Step. The engineers were just about to | run out of new flelds to conquer | at heart. These pledges that are mounting up in my office constitute a monument to civic pride. It is a real roll of honor of which every one can 1 2 3. 4. 5. 6. 9. Pearson & Crain, Inc. when safety entered the limelight. The first development was the im- | provement of the horn for the safety of the pedestrian. The next was head- | 1ight lenses to eliminate the glare to | passing vehicles and just about the same time a device was put on the market consisting of two small boxes, one on the cowl just behind the hood and one on the rear. When | the proper button, located on the | neermg wheel was pushed, it lighted | a light in each of the boxes and an | arrow appeared in front of the light, denoting the direction in which the | driver was going to turn. By push- | ing another button it returned to a ! neutral position after thé turn had been completed. When the brake was applied the word “Stop” in white lights on a red background appeared | and this also occurred by pushing a button, but you only performed the | Jast-named operation when you were | stopping and parking the car. It was | 8 complicated piece of mechanism of | as many wires as there were colors in Joseph's coat. I had one of the| first ones, and about three days after | I had it on my vehicle I was caught in a heavy rain. I distinctly remember when I blew the horn the lights | went out. The action of the brake | blew the horn and when the llzhv.‘ switch was turned the signal started | to act like an intoxicated person. | This device was the beginning of our presem-dsy efficient stop light, one of which is on practically every motor wvehicle in America and has materially contributed to safety. Then windshield wipers—first manu- al and then mechanical—made their appearance, followed by four-wheel brakes, and, finally, shatter-proof glass. This looks to me as if the manufacturer of the present day has completed his part of the five cycles, 8s no one will question the power, speed, dependability, comfort and safety of present-day motor vehicles. Up to Drivers Now. The motor vehicle dealer, with his | up-to-date shop, with his superb equipment for the testing of lights, brakes and steering gears, has done his part toward safety. Further steps in this direction must come from the motorist in the form of careful and courteous operation of his motor ve- hicle. I further believe that one of the most forward steps taken in this respect is the plan of The Evening Star Safety Council, and if motorists will sign the safe driving pledge and then adhere to its 12 points, they will be making their contribution and the last cycle will be consummated. In addition to reducing the number of accidents, they will accomplish another purpose—reduce the expense of motoring by eliminating one of its big items, the high cost of reckless driving. I am not an engineer nor a cracker- Jack mathematician, but I do know that sudden starting, break-neck speeding. weaving in and out of traf- fic, which makes it necessary to jam on the brakes frequently, wears out the motor vehicle way ahead of the expectancy of the designer. It also causes the consumption of | more oil and gas, decreases the mile- age of tires and is daily increasing by leaps and bounds the cost of in- surance. WATERPROOF CEMCOAT A 'lterlrm and weather- 5§ 1t ot ‘only ‘protee 't Tmproves your property. CEMCOAT is also made for floors. “JIFFY” DELIVERY SERVICE Phone NAtional 1703—we will any order immediately by specisl messenger. HUGH RE Serving Washington Same Management. Pabm—oax 1334 NEW YORK AVE. | feel proud.” Est. 1888 One factor the Safety Council of The Star notes is the interest dis- played in traffic affairs in various let- | ters accompanying the safety pledges Double parking is much censored m several letters, Pedestrian Question Raised. The question of pedestrian control as a safety measure in Washington is raised again in a letter to the Safety Council of The Star from a writer | identified only by the “signature’ “A Believer in Fair Play and Justice for AIL” The letter is printed, even though sent anonymously, because it | voices sentiments repeatedly ex-| pressed in Washington. It follows: “I read the announcement of your safety campaign with much interest and would like to ask the fpllowing questions “No. 1. Why is your campaign di- rected solely against the wild motor- ist and does not include the wild pedestrian? “No. 3. Why are pedestrians al. lowed to dash across the middle of the street directly in the path of on- coming motorists, who are supposed | to be possessed of superhuman powers to bring their cars to a dead stop in each and every circumstance? “No. 3. Why do motorists receive tickets for going against a red light when pedestrians do not? Why are they permitted to cast defiant looks | at the motorist and walk directly in his path when the light is with him and against them? “No. 4. Why does a citizen lose all of his rights, why is courtesy and con- sideration denied him simply because he sits behind the steerling wheel of an automobile? Scores Angelic View. “I am fully aware that the motorist is considered a flend incarnate who can do no good and the pedestrian a combination -of martyr and aagel who can do no harm. Personally, I| think both views are slightly ex- aggerated. When and if you can answer in The Star the above ques- tions satisfactorily, I, for one, will be glad to join your campaign.” The problem of controlling pedes- trian traffic is one which for years has troubled District police and traffic | officials. On several occasions the | Metropolitan Police Department has attempted to enforce police regula- tions to compel pedestrians to observe traffic signals at street intersections and prohibiting “jaywalking” in gen- eral. Every such attempt has failed, however, because the courts will not uphold the legality of such regula- tions and, to date, Congress has not seen fit to enact a District pedestrian control law. Attempts also have been made in Washington to obtain the co-operation of pedestrians through the medium of educational movements but they have borne little fruit. ‘Without the weight of law, traffic officials believe, little can be accom- plished through educational work alone or through the medium of mere appeals to District residents, espe- cially in view of the fact that Wash- ington is the goal for hundreds of thousands of visitors who cannot be reached by any purely local cam- paign. The pedestrian problem is one l ® CONCRETE ® STUCCO ® BRICK »"'_..\. FAMOUS FOR fl YEARS ILLY CO Nearly 50 Years, Same Ownership. Glan-—llzrron PHONE NAT. 1703 8. Heed pedestrians’ 9. 10. 11. Keep my vehicle The Safety which unquestionably must be solved here eventually and one which can be solved when Congress leads the way, it is believed. Sign Up for Safety. The need for pedestrian co-opera- tion is apparent. Few walkers do not ride at times and therefore the need of “both sides” doing their part should be known to them. The safety pledge coupon appears elsewhere in this paper. not already done so, cut it out, sign it and send to The Safety Council, Room 600, Star Build- ing. The safety stickers for automobiles are not yet at hand. Notice will be given when they are available. A letter praising The Star Safety Council's efforts to lessen dangerous conditions on the streets of the Na- tional Capital was received today from Donald Woodward for Wood- | ward & Lothrop department store. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. 12. Be courteous and considerate of others. Address: o= Emp’oylf___. ________ zfedes The Chening Star Washington, D. C. Sign and send above coupon 10 The Evening Star Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building If you have | Evening Star | rights. in safe condition. Council Of Receipt of 500 pledge cards was an- | nounced, with the prediction that ad- ditional ones would be needed. “We are stating the firm's whole- | hearted support in our weekly bul- ! letin,” Mr. Woodward writes, which is being distributed today. | “My associates join me in wishing you success in this effort on your part to create more acute sense of respon- sibility iu our growing community.” Additional requests for pledge cards were received also from many other | organizations, while each mail brought a steady stream of signed cards. Many Government worker. lauded The Star's campaign. The names of several ministers were found on cou- pons received today. . Fuel From Water Gas. 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