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Oatmeal Bread.

Pour one cupful of boiling water
over one-half cupful of oatmeal, add
one-fourth cupful of molasses and.one
teaspoonful of salt. Dissolve one
fourth Of yeast cake in little water.
Stir in all the -four possible with a
spoon, rise over night. Pour into tins
and let rise until twice its size. Bake
about two hours in Moderate oven.
Be sure to keep covered while rising
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&abbage Salad.

Cut small hard head Of cabbage
into quarters, let stand in ice water
to chill; drain in a cloth hung on a
hook until dry. Cut out the hard
hearts, then shred the cabbage very
fine. For pint OF the cabbage add
one tablespoonful Of finely minced
parsley and two finely diced slices Of
pineapple, green pepper freed from
veins and seeds and chopped very fine.
then mix with the following dressing: !:
To one-half teaspoonful of salt add
one-fourth teaspoonful each of mus
tard, pepper. and four tablespoonfuls
of olive oil, with one and one-half ta-
blespoonfuls Of vinegar. Mix with the
salad dressing and decorate with bits
of cooked beets cut into fancy shapes
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Mother, COX DooE'


blespoonfuls of melted butter, juice Of
half lemon, one teaspoonful Of salt,
the grated rind of the lemon, and one
large cupful of sugar. This amount will
make two large pies. Bake as you do
custard. pies.
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sEAsoNABLE DISHES

TT YOU have never eaten carrot pie,
i here is something yet worth trying:
Carrot Pie.
Scrape and boil until soft enough
carruts to make a pint of pulp. Rub
through sieve, add three pints OF
milk and six well-beaten eggs, two ta-
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A creature not too bright or good
For human natures daily food;
For transient sorrows, simple
wiles.
Praise, blame, love, kisses. tears
and smiles.
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Lo, now Is come the 5cyfulst feast!
Let every man be Jolly,
cache room with yvie leaves Is drest'
And every post with holly.
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Creole T o m a.
toes. - Wipe six
medium sized ta-
matoes, remove a
slice from the top
of each, scoop out
some of the pulp
and sprinkle the
inside with salt
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SOME CHOICE RECIPES

Here is something good for those
who love the juicy tomato:
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Everyone complains OF the badness
Of his memory, but nobody of his
Judgment -Rochefoucauld.
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MEN you MAY MARRY
BY E. r. PEYsER

Lias man like this proposed ,
to you?
Symptoms: Short, dark, round ,
head. back with slight curve.
nobby. a big ring on his left
hand main finger. hair slightly
cropped. plastered down. Hat
always hanging off behind like
the circus lady on her white
charger. Great on business
Soothing business knows all the
latest fashions. latest wrinkles, :
always tells with great pother
wnat ne thinks Of your clothes
ana where you could get them
cheaper.
IN FACT:
He Is the professional cloth
ing buyer.
Prescription for the bride.
~ You buy hls clothes and let
x him think ne gets yoursl
About this:
WHEN BILL BUYS THE
BILLS ARE OFTEN BIGGER
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate,
tsrsfxx Y X * X y y = 4 = 4. !. !. !,
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E TIE -
kKITEHEN:
sEAHINE. 7 81

20. 1924. Western NEWSPAPER Union.l
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A woman always insists that man
acknowledge all her virtues, but man
is thankful If a woman will Just over
iock all his little failines.
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1t may seem victory TO be able to
twist him round your little finger.
Take care that your success does not
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Ava spent in thinking up devices for
curing a mans little vices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Jes' Humans
BY Hal Cochran

just stop. now, and consider
all The faces you have seen. What
a difference just curve or two
will make. Every face IL made
a model, II you know just what
] mean. it's Job I'd hate TO have
TO undertake.
There are doctors, so they tell
me, who make peoples faces new.
and of cheeks and ears and noses
change the tone. But the faces
that | speak OF are the ones that
simply grew. and the ones whose
owners let them quite alone.
You would find that you'd have
trouble II you'd try to find your
double, for two faces just alike
are few and far. Just a turned.
up nose may make you so that
folks Will not mistake you for n
human being other than you are.
Why. your folks might not have
known you II Creation hadn't
grown you just the little facial
touches that you've got. II you
looked like every person. things
would likely be much worse an
you'd be taken for somebody
whom you're not.
Makes no difference what
face Is. for they all have their
own places. and the owners may
he fat or thin or tall. Always hold
your face up 80 you will be sure
that folks will know you. 'causo
your face is just your trademark,
after all.
Copyright, 1894, for The STAR
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
SCIENCE -
Passenger Planes

WHEN airplanes demonstrated
w their real efficiency. some Il
or "a years ago. Il was predicted that
most travel. at least for short trips.
would soon be made by air. How.
ever. this has not happened. The
reason IL that passenger flying has
not been developed In the United
States; stunts and speed have been
more interesting.
In England the air ministry has
been more interested IN making ny.
Ing safe and comfortable than in
breaking records, II has set aside
a large sum for work along that line
As a result Of this policy passenger
Tying Is as safo as railroad travel
and much safer than auto travel
Regular passenger service Is main.
taincd between London and Paris and
thus far only one OF these English
commercial planes has fallen into the
channel The plane Itself was un.
damaged. but the engine was soon
ruined and the plane had 10 be sunk
for safety TO passing vessels
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
SIMPLE
GUS!
By ALBERT APPLE

By ALBERT APPLE
HERES a man who has never
IL talked over a phone. rcen a
movie. heard radio. chswed
sum. eaten leo cream. worn a
collar or ridden In a train or
auto.
And he's 70 years old.
Meet Gus Bishop Of Liberty.
$40.
Gus lives In the house where
he was born. That house and a
few miles Of territory surround.
ing II are his empire. Kansas
City q only 20 miles away. But
Gus has only been TO X. c. once.
That was 90 years ago.
Emmanuel Kant lived much
the same sort Of life. And yet
ne Was one Of the great meta
physical philosophers.
WHY marvel at Gus7 Abra-
wv ham Lincoln never talked
over a phone. saw a movie.
heard a radio. chcwcd gum. ate
Ice cream or rode In an auto.
Lincoln did travel. lie did
wear a collar. He did ride in
a train.
But a large part OF his life
was spent IN the simplicity that
has always surrounded Gus.
And u was the most important
part Of Llncoln's Ife--the time
when he was. by contact with
nature and books and straight
thinking ends--deveioping his
spiritual nature that made him
famous.
MOVIES. autos. radio. trains
wi and all the rest OF the long
list OF ''msryels'' ARE not basic
things In life. They are simply
forms OF conveniences and diver.
sion-tooIs for accomplishment
and the relaxation that is nee.
essary while our bodies batteries
are recharging for more accom-
pIishment.
The main functions Of life are
growth. maintenance OF health,
mental and spiritual develop
mens. marriage. rearing fam.
ily and making a living. Self.
preservation and self-propaEa.
ton. the scientists put It. The
"marvels" OF life are accessories
or tools for these simple
functions.
Most OF US are surrounded BY
such a clutter OF "marvels' that
we check out into the Hereafter
in state OF mental confusion as
TO just what has happened and
what It's all about. Life is sim.
pie. Man makes II complex and
confusing.
Our guess is that old Gus
Bishop has forgotten more Of
the real stuff than will ever
be learned by most people who
utilize the 'marvels" Of our gen.
GRAFTON.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
A Cruel Parting

TT THAT Pulitzer award committee offers prize
for what the newspaper boys call sob stuff" the
odds will be 10 to / Authoress Mary Synon, who de-
scribes McAdoo's quitting of the cabinet thus:
Under the softness of an early Southern springtme,
forsythia was blossomng the HILL Over the land
brooded the peace which he had done his part to win
To country triumphant vindcated, dedicated he faced
forward of its private citizens He could look back
across the Plaza to the white of the capitol lumi
nous the golden light of noon and lift his head in pride
that he had kept the faith of the fathers of the republic
Gee Christmas yesl Macs departure heart
rending Ones bosom still heaves with the sadness of
it and ones tears squirt forth into the WIDE wide world
uncomfortable. No more the capitol luminous in Wash
ingtons golden No Of them blooming forsytha
Gosh, but the parting panful He just put down
one No IL shoe before the other faced forward instead
of backward, lifted his head in pride and went forth to
privacy in 100000 job with Doheny. 1t hurts yet,
Mary.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05

navy arc arrogaiinE all the good
positions 20 themselves. instead
Of making promotions depend on
correct principles. Bui he has
done a good thing. Such favorit.
ism viii eat the heart out OF ths
navy organization.
] wish 20 point out. however.
another phase OF navy morale In
high.up circles which Is. In my
opinion. worse.
This Ia the hostility OF navy
control TO all improvements thru
the progress OF science and In.
vention which do not come thru
the navy men themselves. j, Is
certain that no navy can amount
70 much unless II il eager TO
seize on good iatas from every
source. Naval excellence ia
sheer matter Of science and In.
vention. plus valor and skin.
Without the first two. the latter
are worth little.
Yet the navy insiders are ira.
ditlonaiiy hostile 20 tho sugges.
tions Of outsiders as 10 science
and invention. know this per.
sonaiiy.
The greatest scientists and en-.
gineers in America we're on the
naval consulting board. But the
navy insiders were always hostile
to It's work. Great scientists told
me that they were always In dan.
ger OF giving offense to these
navy exclusionists.
The navy rejected the idea OF
the Monitor. They chung TO sails
when steam came In. and for 20
years the first stem warship
was laid UP In hnrbor rotting
away and the navy under tho
control OF the insiders of that
day, which was supposed to prey
on commerce. in war. stuck TO
sails while the commerce went
by s,eanl
There should be a civilian
board set UP suggested by the
great scientific and technical so
cieties. not 20 advise" tho navy.
but TO control It's technical and
scientific policies. This exclus.
ionist policy should be ended by
law.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05

Q. How many cisrgymen are there
In tho United siatss7
A. According 70 the census Of
1890. 1890.
Q. What Is meant by the express
son. The Seven Seas
"A, 7hig eEpression - drripcd from
KipllH0. and q denotes all The largo
bodies Of teofer. for czamplc. the
Ahaniic. Peoific. Arctic. AHfdrc,ic
ard Indian OCEANS aud the North
aud Mediterranean seas
Q. what docs adjourned slns die
mean,
4. "slne die" means "ei,hoai a
dav.- that "a. no date 10 set for con-
reHiH0 again.
Q. What university won the cham
pionahlp Of the intercollegiate Swim
ming association IN 1897
A. Yale. 10TH eight tictories aud
no dcfcafs
q. What nre the duties OF the
manager OF baseball team
A. Chiefly engineering oil trades.
purchases and dismissais Of play
ers. arranging the lineup for the
games. the banking" Of pitchers
lrho "bioio W. etc.
@. What is the deepest producing
oil well in the worid7
a, The CIock and MncWhinnev
No. I. al Long Bcach. Cal. ichich
Is 5.9Te feet deep and produces
1900 barrels Of oil per day.
Q. Are non-oiuzens OF the United
States allowed 10 enlist In her navy?
A, No.
Q. What Ia the authorized strength
OF the United States navy
A. fs7.ls5 men. but for the fiscal
Bears iss3-fss5. the pcrsonmct
strength Is limited BY appropriations
10 5000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05

Ism that avoids The ligh; OF publicity.
We are paying enough in taxes TO
buy the best In government
SO the lady in tho council thinks
prohibition makes law breakers. How
absurd, People who break the law
for money will always find the op-
portunity. The prohibition law was
enacted by n referendum vote. Is the
lady going 10 override the many for
the few who want TO boozeg
The prohibition law is all right. but
We have too many job holders like
the lady In the city council. do not
believe that Mayor Brown was re-
elected because the people indorse
the lswiessness OF hts administration.
but because his opponent was even
less desirable.
MRS. FRANK J. ETTINGER-
2s0z Judkins 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
How the Chinese Cure You
BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS

terry. Pulse practice. however.
was quite the thing in China
The Chinese even now make
use OF the most extraordinary
materials in their practice Of
medicine.
Deer horn, at $50 an ounce. Is
used as a tonic and rc.uyenstor,
and probably does possess GER
tain tonic qualities.
. Bufin. an extract from the
large warts on the back OF a
ioad's neck, has q distinctly sim
ulating effect upon the heart
Their herbal remedies are far
superior TO any others. and in
this line OF investigation the
Chinese medical practitioners
have done good work.
More picturesque specifics are
tigers bones and blood for COW
ardice. VOLTS brain for scarlet
fever. snakes and dried lizards as
ionics. magpie and wcodpeckers
for consumption and dried six
worms for fevers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Man Who Writes
the Dictionary
Keeps Busy
BY ALEXANDER HERMAN
NEW YORK. July H0vru

BY ALEXANDER HERMAN
NEW YORK. July o. H0v's
~ your vocabulary today
~ o. up 70 the minute ~ that
sou kuow what "ayobiri~
meaurs or are you several
months behind IN the ''seofnaW'
period7
Ncs words are coming into our
language al the rate q about
$500 n year and even the man
who writes tho dictionary has
trouble keeping Up with them ALL
he h. Dr. Frank H. NizeieiiY.
managing editor OF Punk & WaE-
nali's New standard Dictionary
ana author o. many books on
word usage
Americans" he says. ARE the
greatest linguistic pirates q All
time Ia tie matter % aeauisi-
ton of our speech wa are gov.
ernod - no law. We take what
We need Of other peoples Ian.
guaEs-pheihcr they ike Il or
not
As a result. We hold tho key
70 a universal tongue. that some
day perhaps viii dominate the
earth"
Among recent additions 70 our
language when you should know.
e Tpu want 20 be Up TO The latest
IN linguistic style. DR. Vizsieliy
points out. Bre.
svaraJ: Prom British India
Term that stands for It's "slnn
Feln' movement which is trying
20 establish cultural and politl.
cal development under native
influence.
Jitney: Prom the French "Jsi.
ion"--a piece Of stamped metal
used as a counter IN card play.
Ink or reckoning. An English ex.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
is YOUR VOCABULARY UP TO DATE? THIS TELLS 70

thfir snail change
Hooeh: Prom AlsEka. uhsr.e
vas q modest aofd u1e1 IL ~
hoochinoo, b. TIE Alz1ssa h.
cizn % describe "a very rtrosr
distilled nguGr nnz1s from yss.s
Tour. moiaEset ara sugar. q.
GAS - which n said 10 uontsl.
mere 'kick' than q Quart q sny
ether ordinary intoxicating bsr.
eraEe rns1s-WfhEy tucll1e4-
Fascisil; Prom ne Italian d.
rived from the Latin "fase.as-
somsthinE that binds toxsths,
SoW tbs term q applied 70 that
body % Italians zho ara ualss4
20 oppose fhs Revolutionary Ten.
csneist n she supporters q -
vletism IA Italy.
Boisheviki Prom tie Russian
~botshe" which means aths
greater IN the derigativs tsruss
such as 'boishevitm- the Eerlu,
q our language has dsc4rds4
the * and fimplfed the term.
NAH JOSG: Prom the Chimes.
game that Il becoming one e
Americs's aaE0Tits fntoor spor1a
There are 400 pieces Ia The
original Eams-and each has 4
name. when the fun zane i
populariEsd here. there VII -
1000 additional words % or
tongue-sOrns o. which hzvs a.
ready caught on-Pungi chox.
etc.
Among other words that have
become part o. our languzE. r..
Gently are those derived ffo-a
terms q science. Radio itssR hzs
contributed Boms 800 words
And the science o. asronauflcs
about half a. many. But here
are fwa outside the larger neh:
PARSEC: a unit q length
used ia astronomy 20 express the
distance q stars. One parsed d
almost exactly 20s. z5s times the
uogJ glggs sgl 20 sJuvlsTp uvsu
the sun. The term came into
popular usage az the tine Be;eL
guese was featured IN the news
columns.
PROTON Is a word that b.
longs 20 the science Of the atom.
u Is much smaller than the atom
itself and comes from the Greek
protos-ths lowest ranking mem.
Der Of a series having the small
est vaience-
There arc but a few % The
terms that are becoming part q
the language. Not all the words
that come into usage remain.
Some OF them are just fadist
expressions" says DIR. yizefelly.
'Scosnav." for instance. widely
publicltized several months ago
as the term applied 10 those who
violate the prohibition laws. IS
fast fading out from the picture.
For Il can't stand the erucibls
test Of time. which makes q word
permanent
'Myobist Is the latest word
which Is being tried out LISA
word coined from the N. Y. o.
B.. initial letters Of Mind your
own business Is the an
fonym OF a busyboty. But Il.
too. will have TO stand the test
OF time before we can put il Into
the dictionary"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Not Always Bad

THE small and heir has bad fit Of temper the
l. thing to do with him in this modern day and age is
not to administer chastisement but TO send him
10 the habit clinic" He's not naughty. he's patient
This is the latest development of freedom Of action and
self-determination in America as interpreted by the
United States department of labor chidrens bureau
DR.. d. A. Thorn Of the Community Health Association
of Boston is the authority habit clinics quoted by the
labor department in recent bulletin Eight clinics are
operating in Boston under DR.. Thoms direction.
Children who won't eat. children who scream when
they reproved shy children and bossy children. chill
dren who lie and steal taken to the clinic patients
are diagnosed and treated for their bad habits.
The most frequent cases in the order named have re-
lated to feeding problems temper tantrums. pugnacty
and shyness problems of e neurosis destructive
ness. delinquency, and acute personality changes
During the past year Dr. Thoms clinics treated 100
children He reports that only 10 showed evidence Of
improvement
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Smoking Room
Stories

UTT was in large city way back
i east that l once suffered from
real thirst" said smoker "it was
at the time when the machinery
connected with the water works was
out OF whaek and nobody could put
II right. The mayor. council and
everyone was In a stew about It. SO
they decided 10 wire TO New York
for an expert engineer, who went up
into the cngineroom, gave some nut
a twist or two. and n bolt a tap or
two. and the water flowed as usual.
"A few weeks later the mayor
read out TO the council the bill the
engineer sent in:
For mending the water works OF
the city. &c; for knowing how 10
do It. $780,"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05

many as an argument against soup
in summer. They say they prefer
something COOL
There is no reason why soup
should be eaten hot" In fact, sum.
mer or winter. It is preferable that II
not be. as the throat and stomach
lining may be irritated by the cxces.
sive heat,
But served at normal heat. It is
far preferable as a summer food TO
a continuous round OF cold" drinks
which are in no sense permanently
cooling.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
TUE Chinese were the worlds
1 first doctors.

TUE Chinese were the worlds
first doctors.
About 5000 years agc. Empe.
ror Fu Hal. according 70 Chinese
legend. was medicines first pa
tron- His successor. She7 Nung,
was certainly the first on record
10 try the healing power Of herbs.
even experimenting upon himself.
even experimenting upon himself.
the subject in .s23 B. C.
During the Chou dynasty 1000.
800 y. c.. a state mediCai service
was inauEurateI. There was a
ministry OF health for officials
and a public health department
for the common people. There
was also an imperial dieiry. a de.
partment specializing In abb
sceSses. sores and the like, and
veterinary surgery bureau.
A special study OF the pulse
was undertaken in those days.
but the heart and its connection
with the pulse remained mys.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
- FABLES ON HEALTH -
VALUE OF SOUP

WINTER or summer, soup ap.
w peared each evening upon the
dinner table OF the Mann family.
Many have the idea that soup is
not a summer dish--but this is pure
~ a mater OF taste.
A clear soup at the commencement
OF meal favors good digestion; the
fluid is quickly absorbed and the
sustcnance contained in Il acts most
favorably upon the circulation, stimu.
lates the secretion OF gastric Juices
and satisfies temporarily the craving
OF hunger.
The fact that Il is "hot" is used by
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05

Editor The Star
a member Of the city council Of
Seattle il reported 10 have said that
the move Acting Mayor LAndes has
made will give Seattle unpleasant
publicity. II seems 90 me have
heard this same excuse over and
over.
u Is a puny and disgusting patriot.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Forest Fires

ME forest fires that sweeping various sections
Il Of the West, and especially the Northwest
inexcusabe they disastrous All. nearly ALL Of
them due 10 criminal careessness.
Practically, there is no cause Of forest fire. save
lightning, that cannot be avoided The Of dis
carded cigar and cgaret butts Indifferent Of camp
fires locomotive sparks and the like easily overcome
If there be a purpose 10 do.
Some day let hope before il too late. will have
laws fixing responsibility for forests those who
enter them They should be made 10 understand
that trees represent thousands Of potential homes eno
nous water power, good health and other ee-
mentS quite necessary 10 human existence. and that
they not 10 be wantonly careesSy destroyed Ii is
no less crime to sacrifice tree TO indifference i'll
viii than il is house. II MASTERS cannot be made
10 absorb this truth by any other means seems TO be
the then the heavy hand Of the law should be
poyed 10 teach them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Hon We're Swindled

MORE than 1750 million dollars is stolen every year
lVl from the American people says the district attor
ney of New York. He doesn't include theft by violence
such as holdups His list is $50 millions stolen by
mercal frauds, 500 millions thru fraudulent insurance
claims and 1000 millions thru worthless securities
Experts say the total of all thefts is 5000 mil
lion dollars yearor roughly 81 out of every SIS earned
by the people in salaries and wages.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
A THOUGHT

And having food and raimcnt let
US be Herewith content-I. Tim.
Wis.
LIE is well paid that Is well salts.
L l. fled Shakespeare.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
The Needs of the NAVY
BY HERBERT QUICK

CONGRESSMAN BRII-rES Of
" Illinois has deeply offended
the men o. tho inner circle Of
the navy. OF course. IN calling a..
tentlon 10 the fact alleged by him
that a ring Of insiders In tho
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-07-05
Your Chance

nor EVERY passenger killed the railroads carry over
i 13 million passengers year safely. For each pas
senger injured $4,000 carried safely in year.
1t different story before the safety first
paigns Accidents get the attention. Safety is
it's ignored. With speed and congestion, the
marvel is not that have many accidents but that
don't have more. Especially with autos.
Michigan stafician that the automobile
failed opmist
caly, they gradually, surely eliminated