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IS COMMON SENSE Failuqe to Solve Problems Sending Dozens to Death Daily. Whatt‘ progress has been made in the last year in combating the au- tomobile trafic menace through- out the country? What still needs 2o be ? The answers to these: and cther questions are contained in a spries of articles, of which this is the|second, written by an experi- enced newspaper man who visited a number of cities to make & com= prel ive survey. | BY BLAIR MOODY. ®pecial Dizpatch to The Star. DETROIT, January 5 (NANA)— Common sense, applied by men trained 1n the Intest scientific methods of traf- |. fic cun}rol. is saving many lives in & few enlightened American cities, But |elsewhere, men, women and children are walking or riding to their deaths,| dozens of them dalily, because public |indifference, official lethargy, politics, red tape—or perhaps just stubboin refusal to install a “new- fangled,” but immeasurably more ef- fective| way of doing things—has- let & bad problem drift to worse. The first rule of common sense in handling & city’s accident problem, trafic engineers say, is—get the facts! Another, as expressed by Sidney J. Williams, traffic director of the Na- tional Safety Council, is that an ac- cident [is a symptom that something | was wrong. It may be, and frequent- Iy is, the driver. Often it is the pedestrian. But [except in gross cases of care- lessne or drunkenness, - there are usually other factors. Drivers are not purposeful killers, either of them- selves or others. Pedestriaris certainly are not trying to be hit. In most ac- cidents, investigation reveals a com- bination of causes, perhaps including human negligence—but often con- tributing physical factors, which, if corrected, would prevent a recurrence. Job to Eliminate Hazards. Tt 15 the traffic engineer’s job to find oit what those contributing haz- ards are and to eliminate them. No general rules can be laid down. Each city, each intersection where a collision occurs, is an individual prob- lem. The traffic engineer’s job is to find the fundamentals of that prob- lem—get the facts—and then use his common sense. In New York City recently a star- tling series of accidents occurred at Forty+second street and Sixth avenue =just| one block from the “Crossroads of the World.” Crash after crash took place, far out of proportion even to the congested condition of the thoroughfare. Motorists seemed to be driving indiscriminately into pedes- trians| instead of stopping on the red light. A simple investigation revealed what was wrong. The light was so placed that 8 motorist driving behind a truck or bus could not see it and would drive | across the intersection before he should have stopped. The of the light was changed— ton, IIL, there was a sud- g epidemic of collisions at in intersection between 4 and afternoon. The traffic en- gineer just went out and watched. He found that when the sun sank near (the horizon it shone through the signal light so that a driver ap- proaching from the east could not tell whether red or green was show- ing. | He would drive through the red and—crash! In the same city, study of a high- accident record at another corner re- vealed that an untrimmed hedge cut off ti view of approaching motor- ists. | The hedge was trimmed and accidents halted. 20 Accidents at Intersection. At | the intersection of two main highways, 66 and 77, near Oklahoma City, more than 20 serious accidents occurred within three months. It ‘was investigated. Of 25 drivers stop- ped for questioning, 15 did not see the ‘slow” signs on each approach, while the 10 drivers who did see the did not know to what extent should reduce their rate. Large signs, “Dangerous intersec- tion—rslow to 25 miles,” have been erected far enough from the crossing to give drivere time to reduce their speed. There have been, at last re- port, no more accidents. ' The State of Illinois built a road across the south end of Sangamon Counly, creating five railroad grade crossings within 650 feet. The first accident occurred three weeks later. 8ix qthers followed—all at night and all from the same causes. Either & car ran into a “parked” train or swerjed into a ditch to avoid one. ‘The |railroad floodlighted all parked traing and—no more accidents. Now all this seems to the average sensible person & matter of A B C's. Yet In many cities death-traps simi- lar to those described continue to exist because no one bothers to get the facts. Street Crowding Not Anticipated. Traffic engineering, fundamentally, I8 nededed because more vehicles are crowding streets and highways than those who designed them anticipated. As R. L. Toms, division chief of the Bureau of Public Roads, points out, many highways over which cars now operate at high speeds were designed and built 15 or 20 years ago; city streets often 50 to 100 years ago. Dr, Miller McClintock, director of the Bureau for Street Traf- fic Research, has worked out a system of “limited ways,” which have sep- arated grades and raised strips of con- erete or grass spaces between north and |south flowing traffic and other forms of automatic protection. High-speed drives on Chicago’s ke front illustrate the limited-way principle; so0 do the river front drives now| completed or under . construc- tion &1‘ New York and the tunnel un- 20,000,000 miles of high-speed e for each year since it has ,000,000 miles in all—with one |fatal accident in 1933, one in 1934 and none in 1935. . the cost of building “limited wa! on' & national scale would be prohiibitive. Toms estimates that im ment of only 5 per cent of the State highway mileage along “limited-' way lines would cost $4,000,000,000. ) the task of a traffic engineer is one |of sizsing up the general situa- d a thousand specific situa- putting into effect such methods as the police have beer| unable to install. Almost every- ‘Wwhere some start toward “traffic en- " has been'made, by enforce- '::endu. but in few has it been THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Companion on Romp Returns, but No Trace Is Found of “Boy.” and got lost while on a romp through unaccustomed streets, was being sought by its anxious mistress today after an ab- sence of more than a week. Boy has been the constant com- OY, & country dog that came to visit its pal in the city, Surman’s home, near Frederick. The two dogs had a great vacation ex- ploring the fields and woods of the countryside. The first morning the dogs were turned into the city yard they dashed off on another exploring trip. Noth- ing was heard from either for two days. Miss Young and Mrs. Surman put ads in the newspapers and reported the matter to police. Then they drove to Frederick in the hope that Boy had guided his city friend to Mrs. Surman’s home there. This was not the case, however, and Mrs. Surman returned to Washington, after leaving word with neighbors and telephone operators, in case the - dogs turned up. panion of Mrs. Florence Surman of Frederick County, Md. since the death of her husband, John M. Sur- man, a shell-shocked veteran of the World War. Surman acquired Boy as a puppy some siX years ago. The miniature police dog came to Washington with its mistress before Christmas. Mrs. Surman came to visit Miss J. C. Young of 3445 Ordway street, an old friend. Boy had a chance to renew acquaintance with Pete, & mongrel Miss Young had found on the street and taken into her home. Last Summer, while Miss Young was in Europe, Pete was sent to Mrs. On their return to Washington the women found that Pete had come home without Boy. They renewed the search for the small police dogs and Mrs. Surman offered a reward. Boy, his mistress said, looks more like a police dog puppy than a full- grown animal. In addition, he is friendly, even with strangers, likes to romp and especially to play ball. Boy’s mistress said that in the Fall he collects apples from under the trees and carries them to anybody who will play with him. He has a white star on his breast and a bit of white on his forepaws. ‘When last seen Boy was wearing a Frederick County tag. Persons with information of him have been asked to communicate with the Ordway street address. Violin and Cello Artists Present_ Morning Musicale BY ALICE EVERSMAN. artists giving the program at the second of Mrs. Lawrence Town- send’s Monday morning musicales yesterday at the Mayflower Hotel. GEORGBS ENESCO, violinist, and Felix Salmond, cellist, were the Mr. Enesco appeared in two other roles in which he has won re- nown, that of composer, when the first movement of his “Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 26” for cello and piano was given its world premiere yesterday and that of pianist in support of Mr. Sal-& mond in the sonata which was dedi- cated to the cellist. The program moreover, featured as major num- bers, the andante from Brahms’ “Double Concerto, Op. 102" for violin and cello and the Handel-Halvorsen “Passacaglia” for the two instruments | ‘unaccompanied. \ From hearing Mr. Enesco’s solo numbers on the violin later in the pro- | because of the very lyric interpreta- tion rather than the value of the num- bers themselves. In the solo groups, Mr. Enesco was accompanied by Sanford Schlussel and Mr. Salmond by Ralph Angell. ldio Joe and His Budget Bunch.” gram one could look back at the | sonata excerpt from the standpoint of certain characteristics revealed in his playing, with greater understand- ing. Mr. Enesco is evidently a seeker after the most delicate poetic utter- ance in music and this movement of | his sonata is written in impressionistic style. Under the spur of the vivid imagination of a Debussy the tangible takes form and the shadows a subtle play of color. Mr. Enesco has not been so fortunate in submitting his musical thought with either clarity or authority. There is a lack of positive idea in content or at least a blurring of its form, and the construction is wanting in coherency. The composer has attempted to evoke a definite mood, but has lost in the detail the power which should belong to the whole. In Many Nunibers, And this same failing characterized his solo performance in many num- bers. Mr. Enesco has so thoroughly worked out every phrase that he has drained it of every atom of expressive- ness. Nothing is left to the imagina- tion of the listener and nothing to stir the emotions, for he himself has used up all the sentiment possible for the exact effect of each note. The ability to do this is in many ways highly commendable, but Mr. Enesco carries it to an extreme and the result 18 too sweetened and too sentimental- ized to bear hearing for any length of time. Mr. Enesco’s tone is not beautiful and he lacks vigor of either thought or execution, although there is finesse in his playing. ‘This was particularly apparent in Pugnani’s “Largo Espressivo” and in the very beautiful “La Fontaine d’Are- thuse” of Szymanowsky, where his crystal clear trills and passage work were of rare loveliness. Sarasate’s “Zigeunerweisen” was given an entire- 1y different interpretation from one the composer himself used, with an over- stressing of the sentiment and little of the virility that is ordinarily asso- ciated with this work. * Numbers by Salmend. Felix Salmond gave as his solo num- bers a cello arrangement of Faure's “Apres un Reve,” vel's “Piece en Forme de Habanera” and the Spanish cellist, Cassado's (who later will ap- pear on this series) “Requiebros.” Mr. Sslmond’s tone is full and warm and his technique is thoroughly grounded if not brilliant. His playing of the “Requiebros” was his best offering. By far the most artistic work of the two artists was in the andante from the “Double Concerto” and the “Pas- sacaglia.” ' The Brahms number was exceptionally fine, the subtle quality of Mr. Enesco’s tone being supple- mented by the more sonorous color of the cello. The “Passacaglia” was worked out to the finest point with such mutual understanding that every measure was of artistic significance. These two selections more than com- pensated for the lighter character of the remainder of the program, lighter NEW YORK PSYCHOLOGIST| ' TO SPEAK AT CHURCH Dr. David Seabury, author and psy- chologist, will speak on “Our Undis- covered Resources” at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church tomorrow at 8 pm. Dr. Seabury maintains offices in New York City and is considered one of the country’s most successful con- sulting psychologists. He is the au- thor of numerous books, including “How to Worry Successtully,” “Grow- ing into Life,” “Unmasking Our Minds,” “What Makes Us Seem So Queer” and “Keep Your Wits.” Don’t Suffer With ACID CONDITION Mountain Valley Mineral Water, direct from fomous Hot Springs, Arkansas, aids in the correction of acid condition. Mildly alkaline. Works naturally to help eliminate harmful acids from the body. Endorsed by phy- sicions for over 30 years. it Sy T Mountain Valley Mineral Water 1408 X NW. RIVER AND HARBOR PROJECTS LISTED $252,796,450 Recommen- dation to Army Engineer Includes Flood Control. B the Assoclated Press, Expenditure of $252,796,450 on com- bined rivers and harbors and flood control projects during the flscal year beginning July 1 had been recom- mended by Maj. Gen. Edward M. Markham, chief of Army Engineers, today. In his annual report he estimated that $140,150,150 for waterway im- provements and $112,646,300 for flood contsol could be “profitably ex- pended.” An additional $39,718,770 would be required for maintenance. ‘The total proposed sum compares with $225,558,465 actually spent in the fiscal year which ended in June, 1936. $35,041,000 Largest Item. A $35,041,000 waterway improve- ment project for the Mississippi River, between the Missouri River and Min- neapolis, requiring an extra $1,969,000 for maintenance, was the largest sin- gle recommended expenditure. Among the larger estimates were: Missouri River, Kansas City to Sioux City, $18,600,000 and $750,000 for maintenance. Great Lakes to Hudson River Waterway, $10,000,000. $8,706,000 at Fort Peck. Missouri River at Fort Peck, Mont., $8,706,000. Illinois waterway, $7,934,000 and $996,000 for maintenance. Bonneville Dam, $6,974,000. New York and New Jersey channels, $5,000,000 and $118,000 for mainten- ance. Sacramento River debris control, $4,645,000. Cape Cod Canal, Massachusetts, $4,- 000,000 and $370,000 for maintenance. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, $3,650,000 and $460,000 for mainten- ance. A Kanawha River, West Virginia, $2,- 480,000 and $200,000 for maintenance. Ski Movies to Be Shown. Two instructive moving pictures on skiing will be shown by the Ski Club of Washington in the Interior De- partment auditorium tomorrow. The first will begin at 8 p.m. and the second at 9:30 pm. WMAL, Tuesdays, 7:30 P. N here's a Sale that'll do the trick! Raddlo fo D. JKAUFMAN inc. 1005-07 Pa. 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