Evening Star Newspaper, October 13, 1935, Page 4

T A4 BRAKE DESIGNING Stop Power Falls Short of Speed Gains in Auto- mobiles. (The author of this article, Lieut, Comdr. George L. Smith, U. S. N., retired, has made a study of motor vehicle brakes during the past 10 years. Some of his findings, with their bearing on the question of safety on our streets and highways, are discussed below.) BY GEORGE L. SMITH. Every effect is the result of some cause. To control the effect, it is necessary to understand . its cause. This applies just as fully to automobile accidents as it does to the smooth running of the engine under the hood. What has caused the increase in accidents? Are drivers less experi- enced? Are the roads or the cars not | as safe as they were in previous years? Are the brakes less efficient than they were? To answer these questions it may be said that drivers, on the average, must be more efficient today then they were 10 years ago; otherwise we would have to admit that experience is not a good teacher. Roads are in general very much better. They are smoother and straighter, with a much better system of warning signals. Cars may be gafer in some respects, but are they safer as a completed assembly of power plant. steering control, stopping control, etc.? Some engineers say yes and some say no. Two Questions Proposed. If a layman may be permitted to mnalyze this subject, there appear to be two main points to be considered #s far as safety of the vehicle is con- cerned. First, is the average driver of today as competent to handle the car of today as the driver of 10 or 15| years ago was to handle the vehicle | of that time? And, second. has the improvement in safety features kept step with the improvement in speed of travel? To analyze the first item, the maximum speed of travel in uncon- gested areas has increased in the past 10 years as a result of better roads and more powerful engines from some figure around 50 miles an hour to something like 70 miles an hour. Ten years ago few cars could make over 70 miles an hour, while today 90 miles an hour is not impossible. Likewise, the speed of traffic in congested areas has increased probably in about the same proportion. At a speed of 70 miles per hour the energy stored up in the vehicle is al- most exactly twice as great as that for 50 miles per hour. If the destruc- tive effect of the vehicle is thus dou- bled by this increase in speed, then it is sensible to suppose that the driver of such a vehicle must be twice as careful and twice as expert. Here seems to be the first indication of a plausible cause for the greater number of accidents of the present day, as it + s foolish to suppose that any such increase in ability and efficiency- of the average driver has taken place in the past 10 years. That there has been a marked increase in his ability is evident, however, or the accident rate might easily be much higher. Car Safety Lags Somewhat. To consider the second query in . regard to improvement in safety fea- tures, it is possible that these fea- tures have lagged behind in respect to the prevention of sccidents, al- though the car of today with its| safety glass and all-steel bodies with | turret tops, is safer for those inside | when the accident does take place. | From a perusal of reports of motor vehicle accidents, the word collision stares me in the face—collision with pedestrians, collision with automobiles, collision with horse-drawn vehicles, collision with railroad trains, collision with street cars, collision with fixed objects, etc. Out of 11 itemized types of accidents on one report inspected, all are collisions except two, non-col- lision accident and miscellaneous. In view of such overwhelming evi- dence, it would appear that improve- ment in stopping power would avoid some, at least, of these collisions, and this brings up the question of brakes —how good are they—are they good * enough—can they be improved, and if so, how? It is the consensus that . brakes have been vastly improved . since the introduction of four-wheel brakes, and this is true, but I suspect ! that while the “stop” experts were devising better and more efficient brakes, the “go” experts have been equally diligent in devising speedier ‘ cars. If, as previously stated, the ‘ energy in the 70-mile-an-hour car . 1s double that of the 50-mile-an-hour car, then the “stop” expert had ta keep busy in order to avoid losing ground. Some States Gauge Stops. . If they have made brakes as safe and powerful as it is mechanically possible to make them, then they have done their part. But in jooking " up the requirements laid down by . the various States, we find that many of them specify a stopping distance , of 25 to 30 feet at 20 miles an hour * on a good hard road surface, whereas the best possible distance at this speed as given by tables computed by brake experts is 17 feet. Also I note in remarks on the tables that a stop , In 25 feet “is considered an ordi- narily good practical stopping distance. Less than that would probably be un- comfortable for the passengers.” This would indicate that the brake ex- ' perts prefer to risk a collision rather * than a shake-up and possibly a few * bruises for the passengers. It is plain to any one that maximum * stopping power means power to lock all four wheels of the car at any speed, but this has always been considered But what should cause side skidding? But what shoul cause side skidding? * If the retarding forces exerted by the right and left wheels on the road sur- .. face are balanced, why should there be any skidding? I find, however, . that they are not balanced. Only the . pressure of the brakes on their drums + is balanced. In studying the question of brake power I find that the conventional * method of brake application is by the ! so-called 50-50 method, which means + that half the braking pressure goes to { front brakes and one-half to the rear brakes. Engineers inform me, how- ever, that a part of the weight of the car shifts from the rear axle to the front as the brakes are applied, caus- . ing the front end of the car to squat . and the rear end rise up on the - springs. One-third of Weight Lost. This action can be seen by watch- ing any car with four- brakes make a sudden stop. The greater the weight on the wheels, the greater the braking power which can be obtained from such weight, but with a 50-50 method of distribution of braking ef- fort the average dnvr thinks he has ] THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., OCTOBER 13, 1935—PART ONE. Transit Company Joins Drive obtained all the brake power possible when he locks the rear wheels. If I am correctly informed that the ratio of weight between front and rear for sudden stops may be as high as two to one, then the rear wheels lock when they carry one-third the car weight and at this time the front wheels will be doing the same braking as the rear. This being the case, the total braking power developed amounts to that cor- responding to two-thirds the car weight, so that ome-third of the avail- able weight is not utilized to produce braking power. Can this extra power be obtained with safety? [Engineers advise mg that it can be done, and has been done, by the use of an inertia weight acting to distribute the brake-apply- ing force in the desired proportion between front and rear axles. This actiog is automatic and once installed requires no special attention. In considering the question of the average condition of brakes, the most important consideration is that of ad- justment. Lack of proper lubrication of parts may at times decrease the brake power an appreciable amount, but lack of proper adjustment may not only decrease this power, but at times may reduce it to practically zero. Ad- justment is therefore the important thing to be considered. In following the trend of improvement in automo- | bile designs one finds so many in- stances wherein the car is automati- cally cared for—automatic lubrication, for instance—that it is surprising that brakes still have to be adjusted by hand (and sometimes by a hand not |any too skillful). Automatic Adjustment Needed. find the answer to be no, that it has been done. Brakes have been con- structed and operated successfully for many thousands of miles in which hand adjustment was impossible. Why do not the manufacturers adopt such a mechanism? Probably for two rea- sons; one, it would mean a little more expense, and, two, it would seriously affect the business of brake adjusting stations. The saving of lives result- ing from fewer accidents caused by improperly adjusted brakes does not appear to offset the above reasons. To summarize the above, we find that: 1. Drivers are not yet competent to handle the high speeds which cars | now easily attain. 2. That the “stopping” power of the car has not kept pace with its “going” power. ‘The remedy lies in the hands of the authorities charged with the control of traffic. Manufacturers cannot lead in this respect. Their motto is to pro- duce what they think they can sell most easily. Therefore, they should not be given a free hand to produce anything they consider to be a good seller regardless of safety to the pub- lic in general. While the highway authorities do exercise the right of control at the present time, it is ap- parent that this right could be ex- tended while at the same time avoid- turer in this respect. Maximum Speed Suggested. At present they specify certain lim- its of speed on the highway, yet they specify no limit to the maximum speed of the vehicle itself. But isn't it just as foolish for a State to say to one of its citizens, “We will give you a license to drive your new 70- mile-an-hour car on our highways, but you must not go over 35 miles an hour,” as it is to give a stick of candy to a small boy and say “You must not eat more than half of it.” Moderate increases in maximum speed from time to time would not cause serious trouble. It is the sudden and uncontrolled increases that develop dangerous conditions and this sudden increase in maximum speed is just what has developed in the past few years. Highway authorities have also laid down in many States specifications for the various parts of the vehicle, such as headlights, brakes, etc., and this is good as far as it goes. To take the subject of brakes, we find the shortest stopping distance required by any State is 22 feet at 20 miles an hour, and as previously stated the shortest possible stop is about 17 feet. Some States emphasize the necessity of equalization, and caution the inspectors on this point, yet none of them indicate that automatic road equalization is the solution to this problem. None of them indicate that automatic brake adjustment is desir- able. Yet such adjustment would go far toward the elimination of colli- sions. In conclusion, why should the pub- lic be required to rely on Mr. Auto- mobile Mechanic to keep his brakes in proper order, when practically all of this adjusting and equalizing work can be done automatically by a me- chanical mechanic who rides on the wheels and is always on the job? —_— JESSE T. LAZEAR DIES Father of Naval Commander's ‘Wife Succumbs in Atlanta. Jesse T. Lazear, father of Mrs. James O. Gawne, wife of Comdr. Gawne, U. 8. N, of this city, died suddenly yesterday at his home in Atlanta, Ga. He was a retired Pitts- burgh attorney. Mr. Lazear, who was 69 and a na- tive of Pittsburgh, had made his home in Atlanta since his retirement 10 years ago. Besides his daughter he is survived by a son, John, and a sister, Mrs. Charies P. Orr, both of Pittsburgh. < Puneral services will be in Pitts- burgh tomorrow. r Here we may ask, “Is it impossible | | to automatically adjust brakes?” I| Photo shows bus and street car on which the Capital Transit Co. has placed Star Safety Stickers. left is C. F. Burgess, dispatcher, pointing to a sticker on a bus. bus operator. Inset shows John H. Hanna, president of the company. week. Left to right: Schustek, George B Vandegrift, general chairman, and [ | Star, I promise to: Never operate at 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 Drive on right of highway. Stop at all S-T-O-P signs. At the In front of the street car is H. E. Craver, ~—Star Stafl Photos. Andrew Schustek, one of 160 canvassers in the Y. M. C. A. mem- bership drive, signed up 59 persons in The Star safety campaign this He is shown receiving congratulations of Y. M. C. A. leaders. Kennedy, division leader; John L. M. O. Chance, “Y" board member. ~Star Staff Photo. reckless speed. 1" GAMPAIGNERS GET SAFETY VOWS 114 Pledges Are Turned in at Dinner Rally of 150 Workers. Seeking safety pledges as well as new members for the Young Men's Christian Association, the special membership campaigners of the Cen- tral Y. M. C. A. Lave enlisted 114 citizens in The Star’s drive for traffic safety. First returns in the intensive, city- wide canvass were tabulated at a dinner rally of the 150 campaigners Friday night at the Central Y. M. C. A. In addition to turning in 114 signed Star Safety Council pledge cards, the business and professional men engaged in the drive reported a total of 120 new Y. M. C. A. members. Schustek Wins Honors. Andrew Schustek, a member of J. O. Martin’s division, won individual | honors in the recruiting of safety pledge signers. He turned over to Chairman John L. Vandegrift 59 signed pledge cards. George E. Harris, leader of the “G-men” division in | the campaign, was first in total of | Y. M.T. A. members enrolled with 21. safe. We ought to be proud to show our safety colors—they are red, white and blue. Every good driver knows he needs the protection of these 12 safe habits. Every one of us have seen the selfish driver who ignores these little things that mean everything. Accidents don't happen—ignoring these practices are 12 gauses. “It's what we don't see and can- not foresee that make these 12 habits safeguards. By ignoring any one of these 12 safe habits we may mix up in a fatal accident. Thirty-five thousand deaths and a million injuries & year in the United States ought to prove to us how much each one of us needs these 12 habits. Have you as a driver ever hurt or killed some one? You don't need any other urging to be careful. Right of way is not impor- tant when you get under the sod, but until then you want every other driver to heed these 12 points. Practice safety, show your colors, then you can preach safety. You have everything to gain, nothing to lose by signing up. Any one of these 12 safe habits may help you save a life. Close shaves may not be accidents, but they ought to teach us how these 12 habits protect us. Twelve promises are not hard for the careful driver to keep. Habits control at least 95 per cent of our driving—these 12 habits will add both m the pleasure and safety of our driv- g. “If not interested in your own safety—use these 12 tools to protect others—and save your own pocket boek. They give you something to think about. Forethought pays. It| Chairman Vandegrift commended | Will help you make friends among Schustek for his showing in the safety | Other drivers. You will find that drive and urged all the campaigners | courtesy pays, it wins you new friends. to continue to emphasize safety as|It's cheaper to keep your vehicle and well as health in their conversations | yourself safe —that stitch in time with prospective Y. M. C. A. members. | may save your life. The worst acci- He sald The Star drive is worthy of | dents happen when two fools meet— the support of every Y. M. C. A.|never be one of them. Keep a copy of member. the pledge before you till every one of Chinese Minister Guest. the 12 is a habit. The sooner you get Dr. Alfred S. K. Sze, Chinese Am- | these safe practices as habits to take bassador, and Gen. C. K. Chang, | ¢3¢ of routine, the more time and noted commander of the Chinese | thought and attention you can give to Northern Army, were guests of honor | ®Mergencies when they develop. at the dinner. They paid tribute to Safe Habits a Protection. the Y. M. C. A. and congratulated | “Nothing justifies taking chances the campaigners on their progress, | with people's lives—make safe driv- Gen. Chang speaking in Chinese. ing a habit. These safe habits will Dr. Sze is a member of the local | safeguard you most when you need | “Y” and Gen. Chang of the Chinese | them most—when you are in a hurry. | Y. M. C. A. David Penn and K. H.| No worries or distractions can hurt Law, secretaries to Gen. Chang, also | you if your safe habits protect you. were present. This is your contribution toward a Entertainment included a memory | safer city, and for you it may mean demonstration by Mark Wooding, solos | & longer life. The only time to prevent by William Horner and selections by | an accident is before it occurs.” the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Safety work is by no meens new to Co. Quartet. the transit company. Work of such . nature has been going on for 10 years before the mierger cf the two street Safety car companies. James H. Stephens, vice president in charge of transpor- tation, has been the dicector. Mr. Stephens since the merger has been assisted by H. V. Schreiver, safety en- | gineer. (Continued From First Page.) very valuable service to Washington | by its efforts to instill the principles | The company conducts quarterly a contest to determine which one of the | 10 divisions has made the greatest im- | provement in accident records. A | meeting will be held October 25 at | which time a silver plaque will be pre- | of safety into the thousands of men | and women who drive vehicles on | our streets. This company has been | preaching and teaching safe opera- | tion to the drivers of its many | | vehicles for years, and is very glad TRAFFIG ACCIDENT INCREASE CITED Insurance Executives Con- cerned Over Casualties Since Repeal. Leading casualty insurance execye tives are seriously concerned over re- ported increases in traffic accidents since the repeal of prohibition, the National W. C. T. U. claimed yester- day in a statement issued from its Evanston, Ill., headquarters. Although it is manifestly eariy for tabulation of comparative insurance records since the legalizing of liquor on December 5, 1933, the W. C. T. U. claimed that replies from insurance officials in response to inquiries re- flect significant testimony as to the increasing evidence of beverage alco- hol as a factor in accidents and cas- ualties. The research bureau of the W. C. T. U. made a survey of the casualty companies with a view to eliciting in- formation on the effects of repeal, quoting the replies of numerous exece utives. In severa. cases, admitting the general increase in automobile ‘accidents during recent months, re- | plies stated that this fact is not re- | flected in the records of the particu- Laytonsville charges will co-operate | Jar company involved because stricter in welcoming the bishop to Mont- | rules are eliminating prospects and gomery County. Bishop Miller will | policyholders whose reckless driving be accompanied by Rev. Benjamin | is due to liquor or other causes. Wiltshire Meeks, district superin- Frank C. Morris, president of the tendent. Standard Surety & Casualty Co. of = New York, was quoted as replying Lights . that the “disastrous loss experienced under liability policies during the cal- (Continued From First Page) Loyalty Speaker BISHOP WILL ADDRESS MONTGOMERY CHURCHES. BISHOP GEORGE A. MILLER Of South America, who will speak in the Methodist Episco- pal Church October 17 as part of the church loyalty program ar- ranged by the pastor, Rev. Ray- mond Hunter Brown. Congrega- | tions from the Gaithersburg, Wash- ington Grove, Clarksburg and endar year 1934 represents “one of the most momentous problems” be- | fore the casualty insurance executives, | “An abnormal percentage” of the in safety. At the present time this| losses, he reported, were found ate chance is not given. tributable to overindulgence in alco- The pedestrian waits for the green holic beverages by automobile oper= light at the intersection. It comes on, ators, both young and old. and through traffic, to be sure, ceases. “I regard the greatest enemy to the But the automobiles making right safety of highway traffic to be the turns cn the near side and those mak- automobile driver who operates while ing left turns from the far side con- in the glow of cocktails and other tinue. The walker in many instances | strong drinks,” Morris replied. “Elim= is entirely blocked. If he is not blocked, | inate this atrocious custom and much he has to dart in and out of oncoming | for the safety of all will have been cars almost as much so as if through accomplished.” traffic continued. | —_— He simply has to be lucky to get over. Now, when one has to ufin CLUB LEADER CHOSEN to luck to keep from getting injused, the condition is not safe. What The Special Dispatch to The Star. Star is primarily interested in, is not| PURCELLVILLE, Va., October 12.— ‘zemng home a few minutes earlier, | At the annual meeting of the Home but getting home safely. Congestion Interest Club at the home of Mrs, of traffic is not to be desired, but it is| Walton W. Cope here, Mrs. Cope was far more desirable, if necessary, than | elected president of the organization the loss of life or limb. The campaign for 1935-6: Mrs. Henry Taylor, sec- is to reduce accidents. No other pur- | retary, and Mrs. W. E. Nichols, treas- pose, is involved. urer. A review of “Life Begins at Now, let us see if there is not a Forty” was given by Mrs. Florence B. remedy. The principal one that sug- | Nichols of Washington and an original gests itself is to have a time when the paper by Mrs. Howard M. Hoge on pedestrian can cross the street in “How to Grow Old Gracefully.” not only to heartily indorse The Star’s activity but to urge upon every one of its 3,000 employes, Whether they operate the street cars, | busses and trucks of the company or their own private vehicles, to sign sented to the Georgetown division, safety. This can be brought about by with headquarters at "Chirty-sixth and | regulating the trafic lights so that | M streets, as winner of the recent | the amber light would be on for a contest. The plaque will bear the in- | longer time—say 20 seconds. Twenty scription “Safety Courtesy Award” of | seconds would allow any one to cross the Capital Transit Co. These plaques | ANy street, provided that there was no — It may not be needed elsewhere. Traf- fic is lighter up town and there are few turns made at inteisections. The Star Safety Council has received are ke i the safety pledge and to make a habit | Qiecn’ onjomce, O the wininng moving vehicle traffic at the time. | countless numbers of letters suggest- Refrain from jumping traffic lights. Make turns from the proper lanes. Signal before turning or stopping. Give right of way in doubtful cases. ‘Heed pedestrians’ rights. Never pass on curve or top of hill. Slow down at intersections and schools. Keep my vehicle in safe condition. Be courteous and considerate of others. Name....... Address._ Embloyer--ccccooococaoa oy The Safety Council Of The Coening Star Washington, D. C. Safety Council, Room 600, Star Building Sign and send above coupon to The Evening Star of the 12 safe driving practices which you have listed.” Mr. Hanna has ordered a copy of | this statement be placed on posters along with the safety pledge and | sticker under the inscription “Pledge | Yourself for Safety,” and placed in every office of the 10 divisions of the company. Bulletin Circulated. The following bulletin, entitled “Why sign the safe drivers pledge?” will be distributed among the | employes: “Everybody's doing it. It's the style. | Be up to date. Get in line. The | pedestrians need it. The children | need it. The aged and crippled need | it. Each one of us need the protec- | tion we get. Example is better than | precept. Do it yourself, then get your | family. It's just the thing we want other drivers to do. It makes you think of the important safe habits. | These safe habits will help save your life and your job. Nobody wants to side with drivers who don't heed‘ these 12 points. Every rider feels safer with a pledged driver. No good | driver can afford not to show his colors. | We have e traffic war on our nrze's‘ everyday—the red, white and blue| division. Considerable improvement in the number of accidents have been | reported in @11 divisions since the | merger. The company has been a member of the American Transit Association for a period of years. This associa- tion also conducts contests for merit | awards. This year the Pittsburgh | Railways Co. was the winner. I Affiliate of Safety Unit. ‘The transit company here is also an affiliate of the National Safety Council, Transit Section, in Chicago. Mr. Schreiver is general chairman, representing street railways and bus operating companies Interest evidenced in The Star’s campaign is not only found in letters to the Safety Council, but by many personal calls to the office. Daily in- terested motorists and pedestrians come in and give suggestions which they believe will prove he'pful. | A former resident of New York City, | Alexander B. Esenberg, believes that the amber light should be on lonl‘ enough to allow walkers to cross the | street. While the amber is on Mr. | Esenberg would have all vehicle traf- fic stopped. It is almost impossible to corss the streets in Washington, he stated. Vehicular Traffic Should Stop. All right then, let's have the amber | light on between the green and red signal for 20 seconds. Then, during that interval, let's have all vehicular | traffic stopped. With this plan, the | Ppedestrian surely could cross the street in safety. Well, that's what we were after, wasn't it? | Following this plan, pedestrian con- | trol could be put into effect. Few | would oppose the idea now that the Pedestrian is given safe crossing. While the light might be called the “pedes- trian light” it would be no different ihan the present one, except that it was no longer. No large expenditures would be entailed by this plan. Me- chanically it would only be a matter | of timing. Rigid police enforcement, of course, would be necessary. The only opposition to the above plan might be that greater traffic con- | gestion might be caused. So what? Pedestrians now darting iz and out of traffic cause plenty. If one of them | is struck there is more congestion. | After all, what is this idea of hurry- | ing so much? What necessitates it? | What does one do after he gets to where he is going? Very few emer- | gency cases daily exist. A few min- | ing such a scheme. It is worth a trial. People, for pedestrians are people, should be given a chance to cross the street safely. The Star’s campaign is for safety for motorists and- pedes- trians. There is no difference between the two—drivers and walkers—only time. Nearly all walkers ride, and surely all drivers walk. Let's have safety. DAILY SPECIALS MONDAY, OCT. UTH PURE CANDIES (Made without Glucess) Rum and Butter Taffy S0¢ Value—full pound 1T¢ Old Time Pure Candy 50¢ Value—full pound 28¢ Bishop Hall Assorted Chocolates m Famous Dundee Cake 50 Value 28¢ 60¢ Value—full pound SURVEYORS HAUNTED BY PHANTOM SHOALS —— Coast and Geodetic Survey Official Denies Existence of Mis- sissippi Reef. By the Associated Press. A phantom bed of shoals off the mouth of the Mississippi is haunting the Coast and Geodetic Survey. Capt. R. R. Lukens, assistant chief of the Division of Hydrography and Topography, says the Government is sure such a barrier to navigation does not exist in those waters, but reports of this reef keep bobbing up. Several searches have been made in the last 20 years for the strange reef which ships have reported, but always they have come tc naught. In a final effort to fathom the mystery the sur- vey ship Hydrographer will have an- other look around in the region of the “reef ghost” early in the Spring. “The phantom reef,” Lukens said, “is an oddity we can't explain exactly. It was heard about most persistently between 1915 and 1920. Vessels en- tering and leaving the passes of the Mississippi time and again sent in reports of shoal so .ndings. Moving through fog, these ships were sound- ing every foot of their way and we could not doubt the accuracy of their reports. The theory has been ad- vanced that they might have struck mud lumps, quantities of silt matted together, but none of our vessels ever ran into such obstructions.” GALLINGER HOSPITAL OVERCROWDING SEEN Supt. Bocock Sounds Winter Warning, Citing 872 Pa- tients in One Day. A prediction that Gallinger Hospital | would be crowded far beyond effi- | ter was made yesterday by Supt. Edgar A. Bocock in a report to the Board of Public Welfare. At one time during the past month, he reported, the greatest number of patients ever handled in one day at Gallinger was under treatment. The number was 872. ‘The average daily population at the hospital during September was 835, the second heaviest average daily cen- sus noted during the present year, he said. This figure was 130 greater than the number for September of last year. “With this unusually high occu- pancy rate for an early Fall month, it | tal may become crowded far beyond | capacity during the coming Winter months,” he said. B — Club to Give Party. SEAT PLEASANT, Md, October 12 (Special) —A luncheon and card party will be given Thursday in the Masonic Hall here under auspices of the Mothers’ Club for the benefit of the Jobs' Daughters. ESTABLISHED 1315 VERSARY | cient capacity during the coming Win- | can only be predicted that the hospi- | ANNOUNCING: FOR HALF A CENTURY, THE CHOICE OF THOSE WHO PREFER THE FINEST IN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S FOOTWEAR A SIX-DAY SALE OF THE WORLD'S FAMOUS JOHNSTON & MURPHY'S SHOES FOR MEN—SOLD BY US SINCE 1885—MOST STYLES. ¢ 07’ (Plenty of Sizes) 1 C " A wide selection of women's foot for m.!nu‘mb.tflfll;m SNYDER® priced $(.85 T LE EVYE LI sticker shows which side you are on. | Mr. Esenberg also suggests that the “Your children and mine will be | traffic lights be made moure progres- safer if we all sign up. It don't cost sive, so that vehicles would be able to you a cent, it may save you hundreds | keep going. | of dollars—it may save your life. If Another idea in wnich he believes | you sign—your sticker will help.you | is that the city should have more one- | to remember. Twelve little things way streets. pledged become the vital things on| Two hundred members of the Sis- the street. You make a promise and terhood of the Washington Hebrew | you are your own inspector—is your Congregation are expected to join the | word worth anything to you? Every | safety campaign at a meeting tomor- | one of the 12 pledges has saved some- | ToW at 2:30 p.m. in the Eighth Street | body’s life at one time or another.| Temple. The Star Safety Council has | In the split seconds that separate been asked to prov}de safe driving | fety and di pledge cards and windshield stickers et EAICE theso 17 Blecges for the use of members. The safety work will be handled by Mrs. Fred Pelzman, president of the Sisterhood. | | loom up as powerful safeguards. Courtesy and Safety Twins. “No pleasures, no hurry, no ex- pense can justify neglect of any of 4 N these simple pledges. These pledges| Howard University Program. are ordinary safe driving practices—| Dr. Conrad H. Moehlman, professor habits that save you and others trou- | of the history of Christianity at Col- ble. Any man who drives carefully | gate-Rochester Seminary, Rochester, anyway need not fear these pledges.|N. Y. will be the guest speaker today Common courtesy and safety are twins | at 11 o'clock in Andrew Rankin Me- —on the highway. Careful drivers morial Chapel at Howard University. don’t need pledges, but they sign up|The university choir will present a because they want to show they ere | musical program. " The Place to Find Your Piano ‘Bar gain Easiest and Safest lent Terms Available in Washington - WWKIMBAILCO WORLD'S LARGEST PIANO AND ORGAN MANUFACTURERS KIMBALL HALL, 721 ELEVENTH ST. N.W. utes of delay certainly seems far bet- ter than hours, days and years of re- | Saving Life Important Thing. | It is said that the plan has been tried out in other cities and later abandoned. Well, other plans have been tossed aside before, and later brought back and found effective. We are trying to save life. That's rather important, isn't it? Increased congestion, if any. might be alleviated by faster speeds between & intersections, and more right turns on the red traffic light. 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