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was worthy OF the ambition. He
was the strongest man of his
time-a great Snowman and a pub
lie idol for many years.
Tod Sloan gets the place over
Charley Daniels. the great SWIM
nrdr, and Norman Brookes, tho
noted tennis player. sloane revO-
1utfonfsed racing with his f'inonk-
ey ON a stick" style OF riding.
1t Ii difficult to leave out such as
old Matty, Martin Sheridan, Ecker
sail, kRhanamOku, McLOughlin.
Tfldon. Paddock, Wagner, Dever-
eaux, Milburn, Hinkey. Fitzsfm-
mons, sfsler, johnson. Jenries,
Gotch and dozens of others.
What IL your listf
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Seve1e Tests Sandot Teams This Week Carpenter Nay Fh
SisLER SHOWING WAY
IN MORE THAN HITTING

George Sisler Of the Browns CON.
t1nues to occupy most of the hon.
oFs In the American League, for the
records show him In the van amsa(
the hifters, with a percents11 ~
Of rnns, 7St polling the most hits,
13a and allowing the way alons
the base paths, with ~ stolen
bases. Kenneth Williams Of the
Browns tops the sluggefs with
70 home runs, while Dave Dan1orth
Of the Browns heads the hurlers
with fve victories and one defeat
for n pitching percentage Of .S33.
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Benefit GAME TICKETS
ARE BEING BROADCASTED

Tickets are rapidly being dis
posed Of for the game between the
knickerbockers and Costello Post
of the American Legion on satur-
day. July 20, at American League
Park, for tho benefit Of the Ma
tfonal Catholic Community House.
Miss Rebecca Stanley, vice presf-
dent OF the Community House, IL
I'm charge OF the contest. The
rival teams are among the best in
the District Independent ranks.
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AMERICAN LEAGUE FLAG
MAY HINGE ON CATCHING
BY GEORGE B. CHADWICK.

LAYERS of league quicker
against which they than
themselves the shortcomings
will they talk
public generally
Of themtel everything
invariably
friendship In 1919 Wahngton
Chicago would
"Scha" said-he the Chicago pitchers
a
wsuchp of pitching in nv
Evening star., 1922-07-09
REAL FACTORS IN SERIES
SHOULD BE DETERMINED
Title Play-Union Printers Are to Make Bow
in Unlimited Class. = !,
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

EAMS be real factors the struggles for the several
independent titles
scheduled the four divisions of the
that all of the supposedly
the
that pick daisies hope
gather aurels the finish. q
There according to
makeshift
something altogether chesty
abouto a lintopi of
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BETTERs CUE RECORD.

PHILADELPHIA, July s.--Ralph
Greenleaf. holder Of the world pocket
billiard title, last night made high
run of LA. exceeding the record held
by himself by fourteen balls. The
performance. which was made In an
exhibition nat0h with Charles
Harmon. VII rek stands 8.
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CLUB BATrfNc
NET CLASH ASSURED.

SAN FRANCISCO, July s.--Dr. Sum-
ner Hardy, president OF the California
Lawn Tennis Association. has an
pounced here today that the west had
agreed TO 2 second east west tennis
tourney, to be held At Phiiadelphia
some time in September. The east ana
the west have met once this year at
Berkeley. the east being victorious.
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S:15: Mohawk Junior vs. Axtec. mt
Linworth. 5:I5; Section b, Ariel vs..
Park View. mt Catholic University,
S:15.
JUNIOR DIvISION-SectionA A, At
lantic VS.. Trinity. at Trinity. 5:l5;
Section B, Havoc VS.. Plaza, at Knick-
erboclxer, 5:15.
MIDGET DIVIsIOy-Indfan~ VS..
LfnwOrth Midget, at Trinity, 10.
FRIDAY.
UNLIMITED DIv1sION-sectton A.
kntckerbOcl1er VS.. Sherwood, Mt sher-
wood. 5'15; Section b, Costello Post
W.. Mohawk, ut Mohawk. 5:15; Sec
tfon c, Union Printers VS.. Optome-
trfsts. at Knickerbocker. S.16.
SENIOR DIVISION Section A,
ROnmer W.. st. Peters, at Union Park,
5:15; Section b. Linworth VS.. Friend
ship. mt Linworth, 5:15.
JUNIOR DIVISION - Section A,
Holy Name Junior VS.. Epiphany
Junior. at Trinity. 5:15: Warwick VS..
Potomac. at BroOkland, 5:15.
MIDGET DIyISION-Midland Va,
Cleveland Park. at Trinity. 10.
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himself to do what schans tells him

to do.
"This Schalk has got this Schupp
90. he is lasting pretty nearly a: whole
game, and II Ferdy gets back to his
ninc- inning status again none Of 'em
will do him, and he is making q win
nsr of young Leverette.
Johnny Bassler. on the Detroits.
has been doing the same thing. II
Cobb'd let him alone he'd do better.
SEVERED Is no slouch with St. Louis.
II the Browns could get Steve O'Neill
away from Cleveland the Yanks might
as we'll hang up the old flintlock right
now. The trouble Is folks don't give
these here catchers half the show
they should have"
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GOLF STAR BEATEN.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, July s.-Pol-
lack. Boyd OF Chattanooga. intercol-
legiate and state golf champion. was
eliminated in the opening round of
the Roebuck Country Club invita-
tion tournament yesterdays and =,
by Glenn Crisman. Selma, Ala.
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MAY BAR RING CONTESTS,
SAYS INDIANA GOVERNOR
By the Associated Press.

INDIANAPOLIS. July S.-Ring con-
tests may be barred from Indiana in
the future, Gov. Warren T. McCray
declared in commenting on the match
staged at Michigan City, Ind. July 4,
between Benny Leonard and Rocky
Kansas.
Il don't think there will be any
more fights held in this state
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DETROIT OARsMEN WIN.

PEORIA. Ills, July S.-The Detroit
Boat Club, scoring in q majority of
the events. won the annual south
western states rowing regatta which
closed yesterday. The Grand Rapids
Boat and Canoe Club was second and
the Illinois Valley Yacht and Canoe
Club of Peoria third.
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WESTOVERS TO TACKLE
CARDS At ALEXANDRIA
(To July
incIusive.)

Westover Athletic Club, headed by
Manager Noone. will invade Alexan-
dria today for match with the
Cardinals. The Washington Circle
Play will be on the Cardinals new
field, starting at o'clock.
Sam DeVaughan, business manager
of the Cards. is proud of his team 8
present grounds. The playing field
erected stand wire-screened for the
protection of spectators. The Alex
andria club has made every arrange
ment for the convenience of its
guests.
Gibraltar Athletic Club also will
visit Virginia today for q clash with
the Arlingtons at Fort Berry, start
ing at 8. The following Glib. players
are to report at the electric railway
Beamer. Hager. Montague, Weinberg,
Harlow, Ballinger, Wasserman,
Toomey, Linkins, Mccoy, Deck,
Liberty Athletic Club will journey
to Alexandria. where it is slated to
meet the Rosebuds at o'clock. The
Libertys lost to the Rosebuds last
month, mo tn . to 3 The t,f foilowns players
street and Pennsylvania avenue at
noon: Kremb, Brown, Lockwood.
Simnods, Guyer Stein, Young, Bah
hington, Howdershell, Keppel, HUM
phrey and Sweikart.
Shamrock Athletic Club is sched-
uled to go to Maryland to tackle the
sturdy Silver Spring semi -profes-
siona1s. All players of the Big
Green nine are; to be present at 13th
and K streets southeast not later
than 1880 o'clock.
Natoinal; Capital Post. VT. W., and
the Diamond Athletic Club will be
opponents this afternoon on the
Catholic University field, opening
play at 2 o'clock. All v. F. w. play
ers are to report at the field at 4 80.
National Capital Post wants more
Saturday and Sunday engagements.
Teams interested should communi-
cate with ]. B. Gardella, 311 Massa.-
chusetts avenue northeast
Liberty, cubs vvill practice on the
New York avenue playground this
afternoon at 8 o'clock in preparta-
tfon for their game with the Irl-
hdians tomorrow morning.
Members Of the, team Of Mount Yer
non Council, Jr o. U. A.. NJ, are to
report for practice at diamond Mo- 2.
fsth and 3 streets. Tuesday. at s
o'clock. Il a IA -
St. Cyprinn and lie Droit Tigers will
be opponents thie afternoon at Union
Park, opening play at o'clock. The
Tigers have not been defeated this
year. tt4 II ~ ~ y y
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Bowie q Remington Pilot.

Basil NJ. Bowie is the new manager
Of the Kensington Club Of the Mont
gomery County League, which was
reorganized recently and which has
been putting up q much improved
brand Of ball. Bowie Is assisted by
Harry Hunt, former Tech High
School athlete.
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Dog racingsfs growing In popularity.
A. plant for this sport at St Loufs.
cost over $780, ,060. Miami has > track
which cost 80 900. New pfknt4 1fe
under: cQfisttu6t ION i In : 9ifM xutk
Hhtna poe1t esaxse6og goeQ
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1ATee EoIk cfubs IN the vicinity ii
phiiadAiphta employ GIRL cad diss. 8
1 II - expecteA 10 American att1AtAA
lot 1Sish rAfAnfaxe q will auaiify fpri
the Irish gAMes 70 bA hold n Oo1l{l
Evening star., 1922-07-09

IL II cesttuated Psnnsyiyania sports
men VII pay 81, 900 900 into fh6 Skate
trea1ufy t6in year for uoBn1eo tor
hHntiu0 And nahi 81
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Perhaps, that is what SchAlk IL do
ing now. He is back again with the
sox and playing ball as we'll as he
ever did. At least the players will
tell you so. Ask those who have faced
the Chicago team since the White Sox
began to climb who Is responsible for
it If there is some old chap who has
been in the league for some time who
will concede an opinion, 1t is fair
enough to venture that he will tell
YOU that Schalk has done 1t with his
way Of making pitchers find the
mark.
schalk Is Real. Backstcp.
Mechanically there are catchers in
base ball as perfect as Schalk, but
they can't influence pitchers as he
can. The harmony chord between
pitcher and catcher is one OF the odd
things about base ball that no one
the most erratic left-hand pitcher
who ever lived. Some OF the best
catchers Of the country tried to han
die him and couldn't. Give him
Schreckengost, q catcher who was
left-handed Rube could pitch anything
and no one could hit him.
Catchers, according to some OF the
ball players of the American League
are going to decide the race in that
organization. Most of the fans have
batters who are going to win pen
nants. Two old grizzletops on the
Boston Ameticans-grizzled in a base
ball way-venture the belief that It Is
the catchers.
are going to do it: Keen old ball
nlayers. those. They have heen
through the mill. and they have been
on some championship teams them
selves and know what catchers can
do. Yet at that it is "a radical de-
meeting and vote the catcher the blue
ribbon. because much OF their CAB OF
the field and on It, for that matter,
runs to pitchers.
One Boston player. who may be q
'aThe Yankees better hurry up and
get Schang back. II he were out for
the remainder Of the season: they
could take their quarter-of-
dollar pitching staff and junk it. Let
catching and it won't win pennants.
Fight 4. Among Catchexs.
.arhe fight for the American League
race is among SEVERED OF st. Louis,
Bassler OF Detroit. schalk Of Chicago
one Of them Ii q catcher. Perkins Of
the Athletics would be in 1t II the
Athletics had little speed. They're
running into chaTleyhorss on that
team. The old fellows are about
played out with what they have had
to date, and the kids aren't as fast as
they should be. Steve O.Neill Of Cleve-
land would surely be in It II they
could inject some worn-out arm cure
into those Cleveland pitchers. He's
got lot Of smart pitchers. but
they're too old.
.sWhen sehang went out Of the game
back up. didn't you? Maybe they were
backins up before they had backed
5up worse. He can steady that team.
Put Kid catcher In thsre. ana that
MnArt bunch Of Yankee pitchers VIII
Itfipk s. lid lenovpssAnyfhine Even
tbe kiddast kid Of sem sll ycnnE
sH0y has fe - N .A;Nful hold pn
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THURSDAY.

UNLIMITED DIVISION.--section A.
Jr. o. q. A. NJ. VS.. Sh4mrock, at Mo-
hawk, 5,15, Section b, Gibraltar ~.
Black, at Union Park. 5:1S3 section @.
Mercury W. W. r. Roberta At WasA-
fngton baxracks, S,16. ,ess.1
SENIOR DIvJSION-SeCtton A. ST.
Naxsss W. Eetv4orthA NJ 0roeA1a1Aa
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TUESDAY.
WEDNESDAY.

Hartford Va. War Finance. at LIN
worth, 5:1b; Section c, Manhattan vs..
Union Printers, at KnickerbOcker,
6t15. sss.s
SENIOR DIvISI0N-section A. Au-
burn VI. R0amer, at Union Park, 6s163
eectfon b, Holy Name W. Silver
Spring, Mt Silver Spring, 6s1Bs
JUNIOR DIVISION - Section A.
Crescent vs.. Potomac, mt BrooklAnd,
ba15, Trinity VS.. stanton Junior, at
Trinity, SASS Section b, Linworth
Junior-vs. Mount Rainier EmhlennA, nt
Mount Rninier, 5:1h
MIDGET DIvISION-Iibefty Cubs
VI. Midland, at Trinity, 10. t.
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ToMoRRow's GAME.
Jr. o. o. 4: NJ. VS.. Knickerbocker, at Knick-
SECTION 3.
ToMoRRow,S CAME
ToDAY's GAME.

TODAY'S GAME.
Mercury vs. Union Printers. at Linworth, 3.
TEsTERADY's RESULT.
optometrists VS.. Mercury (wet srouuds).
SENIOR DTvTs.nN
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St. Cyprinn ana lie Droit Tigers will
be opponents, tliiN afternoon at Union
Park, opening play at o. clock. The
Tigers have not been defeated thia!
year. - N g s.rsiss e a 81 ,-esg g
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T0MIORR0W'e GAME.
Indians VI. Liberty Cubs. at Trinity, 10.
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STANDING OF THE TEAMS
IN INDEPENDENT SERIES

TODAY's GAME.
Dominican Lyceum vs. Tenleytown, at Ten
leytown, 8.
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sIembers Of the team 81 Mour

non Council. Jr o. U. a. NJ, are to
report for practice at diamond Mo- 3.
fsth and 3 streets, Tuesday, at
o'clock. ~ u q III -
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T0DAY'S CAME. i
Holy Name Junior vs. Stanton Junior. at
MIDGET DIVISION.

ToMoRRow'S GAME.
Mount Pleasant VI. Anacostia Eagles, at
Congress Heights, Sis.
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SECTION A.
ToMoRRow's GAME.
petworth VS.. Aztec. at Washington Barracks.
SECTION B
ToMoRRow's CAME.
JUNIOR DIVISION,

Linworth VS.. holy Name. at Union Park.
Evening star., 1922-07-09

Liberty CubS VIII practice on the
New York avenue playground this
afternoon at 8 o'clock IN preparta-
tfon for their game with the In-
kdians tomorrow morning 80
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Gibraltar Athletic Club also "

Shamrock Athletic Club is sched-
uled to go to Maryland to tackle the
sturdy Silver Spring semi -profes-
siona1s All players of the Big
Green nine are to be present at 13th
and K streets southeast not later
than 1880 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02
Desert Chosen as Ideal
Place to Store the High
ExpLosiUesAfe War
Government Concentrated IS Per Cent of the United
States Supply of Pierre Acid Plant South of Winsate
N. Ms Being Shipped Out Now for Use in Highway
Construction and Agriculture.

that there are some 10.60o.0O0 pounds
of the picric acid in the United States.
and IS per cent of it is stored at
Wingate.
The government built a three-mile
spur out into the desert, and erected
temporary wooden buildings for stor-
age. 500 feet apart. In all, there were
some 1900 cars-of explosive, caps.
and other miscellaneous munitions. as
well as the equipment for handling
it. moved to Wingate. AT one time
there was nearly 100000 pounds
of the pieric acid at the storage point.
The picric acid is now being placed
in paper cartridges by a commercial
concern. and is being sent out by the
government to be used in \ highway
construction and for agricultural
purposes tlnruout the United States
and Canada.
The department OF agriculture is
now in charge of the distribution of
the picric acid, subject to the regula-
ton of the war department.
There are employed at this unique
task in the desert some lis men. most
of them Indians from the Surround
ing country. Working in the picric
acid. which is a yellow powder some
what like sulphur. gives their skins a
startling sreenish tint.
No switch engines are allowed on
the tracks which run out to the stor-
age plant for the explosive. The cars
which are sent in for loading are
handled with tractors or with mules.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02
CALLS EN-
Commissioner Says Packers
Statements Misleading.
Does Not Lie efCent Hog
Propaganda, He Says.

Charges that periodicals represent
ing the packers interests are putting
out misleading propaganda, forecast
ing the six-cent hog next winter and
that six cent hogs will be very satis-
factory" are made by Joseph II. Mer-
Ger, secretary OF the Kansas Livestock
association and state livestock COM
missioner.
"while such a situation might be
satisfactory to the packer the farmer
and pork producer would be far from
satisfied" said Mr.. Mercer. He re-
viewed, the general complaints OF
farmers concerning the skidding Of
prices on farm products and the fact
that T0-cent wheat and 25 TO 4O-cent
corn mean nothing on the profit side
of the producer. Next. it is hogs that
are due for g slump. the alleged
propaganda says. according to Mr..
Mercer.
For heavens sake" the secretary
asked. isn't there one line of en-
deavor on the farm that may be per-
mitted to show profit?"
The article which Secretary Mercer
says is attempting to bear the hog
market" mentioned that the fall pig
crop will be the largest ever yielded.
Every thing indicates that there
will be over 30.000.000 marketed the
present year in the twenty principal
markets of this country" says the ar
ticie. "Cheapness of corn, and the
heavy movement of corn to markets
are pointed out as instruments which
will cause the greatest production of
hogs in the history of the country"
A Lot of Bunc-Mercer.
There's lot of bunc in that state
ment," Mr.. Mercer asserted THE re-
ports on pork in storage show these
supplies are far below normal. heacs
the demand for hogs here in midsu,n-
mer, which is quite unusual. With
the approach of winter, this demand
is bound to increase. Europe is de-
pendent upons the United States for
pork and lard. With the present
shortage of stored pork, 1t does seem
that the price of hogs should be main
tanned upon a profitable basis"
Mr.. Mercer points out that the
wheat grower nov is being put thru
the wringer'' and is barely breaking
even On selling his wheat for 10 TO
so cents on the verage.
Wheat is the cheapest commodity
on the market today" the livestock
man said. with most manufactured
foods products, clothing, Shoes fuel.
transportation. farm machinery and
other farm necessities selling at near
war prices, the farmer cannot under
stand why he should be the main tar
get at which the other interests should
continually shoot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02

Passengers on their way to Cali
fornias over the Santa Fe get pretty
well bored by the time they reach
western New Mexico. Consequently,
any unusual feature of the landscape
and any feature of that landscape
is unusual--resu1ts in a voNey of
questions at the trainmen-
So many passengers have recently
asked SaEta Fe trainmen about what
is apparently a military post on the
desert south Of the tracks at Wingate.
y. NJ, that the Santa Fe has asked
E. A. Bryan, travelling freight and
passenger agent, to write a story
about it, which is published in this
months issue of "The Earth
The group of buildings is not ex-
actly a military post. Its site repre-
scented, to the United States govern
rnent, one of the most iso :ated spots
in the, country in which it would be
safe to store the explosives which
were left over after the kaiser had
had his licking in 1918.
The United States had huge
amount of picric acid OIL hand when
the war ended. and nowhere to ex-
plode it Wingate, which was an out
post garrisoned by United States sol
diers against the Indians up to 1906,
was chosen as one of the coneentra-
ton points for the explosive which
was surplus to the requirement of the
doughboys
At the present time it is estimated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02
New Watering
Plan Is Hard on
Knights of Road

Chicago, Sept. 2.-The modern
method of taking water on the run"
by fast passenger trains from troughs
between the tracks, now in vogue on
most of the larger lines, is q. great aid
to fast transportation but a great dis
comfort to the tramp travellers.
Cases of extreme discomfort and,
in some cases, actual suffering by the
blind baggage traveller are related
in a recent issue of the Pennsylvania.
News, publication of the Pennsy1-
vania Lines.
"The water pouring over the tender
will soak the stray wayfarer from
head to foot and may D ossibly sweep
him off," the article states. "One
tramp, knocked unconscious by such
removal from the train, upon regain
ing consciousness, thought that the
locomotive had run into the river.
"On extremely cold nights victims
have been frozen. The regulars in
the hobo world know where the track
troughs are located and crawl up on
the coal pile to avoid being soaked.
One such passenger, Unexpectedly i'm
mersed, opened a mail car door and
rushed into it seeking protection and
the water followed, doing consider
able damage to the contents.
mot long ago another gentleman
of perpetual leisure who had suffered
of the track tanks existence, re-
counted an unfortunate episode with
an engineman in Montana who, one
night, turned the hose on him when
he refused to jump off the tender.
By the time the train reached the
next town the hobo was a solid mass
of ice.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-02
HOW THEY Do IT
Pennsy r. r.. Analyses Fool
hardness Automobile Drivers.
Cooperate in Effort to Get
Public to Cross Carefully.

Inspectors of the Pennsylvania rail-
road have completed another check
upon automobile drivers at selected
highway crossings in Pennsylvania,
New York, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia to determine the extent and
character of carelessness displayed in
driving motor cars over railroad
tracks. The facts in S31 specific
cases of gross negligence have been
compiled and analysed.
The. following forms of careless
driving were noted:
Failing to look in either direction
for train.
Disregarding the stop signal of
crossing watchmen.
Driving undsr crossing gates in
lowered.
Running on crossings before stop
ping, not having car under control.
Sailing on the tracks.
Stopping cars on crossings and turn
ing around on the tracks.
Paying no attention to the iocomo-
tive warning whistles.
Racing automobiles across the
tracks-to beat trains.
Make Speed Across Tracks.
At one crossing, during a period of
seventeen hours. seventy-three cars,
bearing incense tags from I'VE QlIIer-
ent states, averaged thirty-seven miles
per hour when running across the
railroad tracks. In two instances cars
were making almost mile a minute
At another crossing ninteep new
and inexperienced drivers were OBJ
served. fifteen tried to "beat" other
automobiles across the railroad tracks
and one car was driven twenty-five
miles per hour in the dark without
lights.
1t was not possible to tell how many
cars had defective brakes, but fopF
recent accidents at crossings on the
Pennsylvania/ system were ascertained
to be due to this cause.
The Pennsylvania railroad system
is working in cooperation with the
American Railway association to re-
duce the fatalities and other accidents
occurring at grade crossings. Seven
thousand lives are lost annually in the
United, States in mishaps of this kind.
The railroads of the country are at
present conducting a Careful Cross
ing Campaign" which started June 1
and will be continued until September
80, forAhe sole purpose of urging the
American people to Gross Crossings
CantiO1is1V"