The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-10-19
BRIGHT LIGHTS
ON THE AUTOS
Citizen Pleads for EIimina-
ton OF Glare

Editor Tho star Several days ago
l read with great interest an arr
ticle by Mr. c, c Messenger ro-
fcrring 10 the menace 20 the pub
HE. caused BY glariEg headlights
and I want 90 Eay that / agree
with Mr. Messenger that q d. a
menace. This 10 evidenced by the
fact that nearly every state Ia the
union has passed laws concerning
itand | see hy ono OF tho sun
day papers that thcrn have been
something like 30 lenses passed up.
on and approved as sure remedy
for this trouble and IN spite or
this fact tho trouble Is not ahatsd
and death and accident continues
TO stalk tho highways ana meets
tho night driver az oyery turn
Your own estlmahle paper has ro.
ported numerous accidents that
have been caused BY these ElarlnE
headlights and il now IL raid that
tho murder OF Mr. lAccllo waa Ia,
directly attributable 20 the same
cause for had Il now been for
glaring headlights. probably Miss
Gibbons would not have run her
car into tho ditch and thus would
not have made tho Inflated trip
back 60 the roadhousc.
have tried several different
kinds Of lenses 20 overcome this
trouble and. found my efforts In
vain II ~ known 20 many ohserv-
ing drivers that many OF tho mos,
dazzling headlights that one meets
with on tho highway arc those
equipped with special aud approved
lenses. which seem 20 RgEravatc.
rather than 90 avert the glare.
Now. believe we have been
working from the wrong end We
have asked drivers 10 modify their
own lights 10 a. 10 protect the
other fellow. forgetting tho fact
that felt preservation IL the frs,
law Of nature. A driver may cut
his lights down and make diligcnt
use OF his dlmmerA only 20 find
out that tho other fellow viii not
meet him half way. WIN no, meet
dinners with DINNERS but eontin-
ues to come on With glaFinE head
lights
This causes driver 90 throw
his resolution 90 tho winds and
feeling that tho only safety lieA
In meeting bright lights with
brighter lights he torEcts tho dim.
mcra Indeed. driver can hardly
be blamed for failure 90 use dim
mers. for We often meet as many
M Is or 20 cars not more than 100 20
200 feet apart. and II a driver used
20 meet them all hs would havo
nothing 10 drive with but his dim
mers for perhaps half a mile.
which would DO inviting disas,er
to himself. All this tends 70 prove
that wo have been working from
the wrong end.
Now ! believe I have found the
proper remedy and ono that per-
mitz each driver TO protect him
self 40 that the bright lights Of the
other fellow do not offcr any dan.
ser or Inconvenience 10 him and
here II Is. ~ ths Spokane fair
about a month ago. ! purchased a
little device and | wan, 10 say that
Il has paid for Itself several times.
only paid $3.50 for Il and have
since made trips which would ordina.
Fily DO very unpleasant and hazard
Gus drives. without tho least fcnr
or Inconvenience. with this de-.
Vice the drivers OF cars 80 equip
ped are protected from tho glare
Of approaching cars lights and
have a clear view OF tho read be-
yond.
1 am unable 70 namo the firm
which II marketing this device. but
II Is Manufactured IN your city.
Trusting this viii prove Of interest
and benefit 10 your readers am
Sincerely,
NJ II. DAVIDSON.
Tacoma. Wash.