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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
DIVIDENDS.

Pa Pay Hldrs. oi
Company. Rate. Rod. able. record
s ssns.r roT A De- r. h Be- al b b.: e
Continental Motor .2Oc O Jan. 30 Jan. Il
Hub Financial "a. .75c - Jan. 10 Dec. 81
y r TelspsEo o" q So q Dec. 81 Dec. 81
sea p ni, Trust .i* = q JAM "a Dec. 3.
U s SIN. RI 4 M. ,s7i3c 8 Jan. IL Jan.
Do Of. .S7hc O Jan. II Jan.
Western Grocer Of
new fTn). 10 O Jan. Is Dec. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-29
Cab Cruising Barred.

Early In 1927" he said, about one
fourth Of the vehicular traffic in the
central part of the city was due 10
taxicabs. Then came the anti.cruising
campaign. The abandonment of cruis-
ing has been of benefit to the taxi
comma MICS ny cutting expenses. 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Every year. n host of agencies con
eerncd with the protection Of human
life, issue warnings against the dan
ger Of carbon monoXide poisoning, n
product or the automobile exhaust pipe.
Yet. each Winter sees II number az IA
taliiles resulting from this cause, Most
Of these may he attributed 10 care
iehsncss, for there II no reason. save
ignorance. why THE motor ear owner
should not avoid this hazard
The greatest luns or life may he al
trihuted To the practice uf RUNNING
The ear Ia a closed garage The
fumes of the exhaust thus cannut
escape and quickly get IN their deadly
effect The i1rst symptom NJ carhon
non,Ntde pnisonlng IL II headache and
droWsiness, Al It's appearance. the
mototist should lose no time In getting
Into The open air hechnse cntbnn
mono Nide strikes hard and fast,
The person whu has hern overcome
should he removed Ia II place where
he rhn get plenty of fresh air Ara,
nrinl respiration may prove iite.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
INSURANCE RATES
LESS IN BALTIMORE
Increase in Personal Liabilities Has
Lower Average, Due 70
Safety Council.

BALTIMORE Decsu,es- - Sue
ctal.--INue - Ire effective vr-S e
the Baltimore Safetv CeU~r.1. ths y
crease IN personal auto IF. s.vy ,,aetl-v
insurance put into sAsc; - he e.
tire country this wesS = 5s>S - e.
tl0ore than the national ays-sSs
The rates here We're changed 8S 60
lows; Cheaper autcS, f-cysl SIS - s..
~ IS per cent; medium p-sSSj >5~$,
from S. to SSS. or los per coat *
pe0Sive cars. from $40 - $f$. er =
per cent, The average Increase tcr
the whole country WAS = = re- csr-
Secretary Trultt ~ tte tsa-t.c,,e~e
Safety Council St,d he bad hsSr IS>
Sured higher rates Woaij have see@
enforced i'm Baltimore had Z. ~: Been
Irr eIfSrtive safety WORK here, '.s
aid that .n spite ~ sHs 'stscsiS
aumhSr az fatalities and ,or.sr.sS -~'
city was vaSt~l bette. than ,Aa 8vrg2 :,
% the country.
In some cities the increased >c2,ss
amounts To aNout 81 %'sy csrr.
Baltimore rates are sal i,w. t'''s.
narrd with >ach cities IS New Ncs>-
\ policy tor $50 in Ests.-,tSc> c-ss
SITS III New Nc-&; ths re.s,v 80 So
here ees,S sts- in New NosA se& -
s&S policy here would c,s; $50 a
New York.
The quotations are Eor v>}cse$ $50
rNsnx ntSNsGusn c,sltG y! $ f'
enc PERSON and S,NeNa ~ tVr -
sons injured o. Killed ~ ;Sa -. i
Metorlss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Automobiles Help
Teach Redskins
Paleface WAYS

The automobile il serving as an
agency to teach the Indian the
white mans ways. something which
100 years OF education and the
reservation life has not entirely
accomplished. according 20 the
American Automobile Association.
The gas buggy" rs the autcmo-
lille is known to many Indians. has
given him something he wants 20
the extent that he Will work 20
earn money to buy one.
The Indian has taken 10 the au.
tomohile as his forebears took 20
the forests and the streams. lie
likes TO ride. and II makes no diff.
ference whether the car is new or
old. or whether il Is perfect or
rattles.
During a recent parade az Neorit.
Wis. $50 Indian families turneS!
cut in automobiles. The Indian pre-.
fers the machine 10 a fast team az
ponies. To get one he must work
and earn money and many are do
Ing so-just like the white man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
WELL PLANNED ROAD SYSTEM
SAVES FUNDS AND AIDS TRAFFIC
Writer Points to Michigan Program For
Hig hway Construction As Ex-
ample For Country.

How to get there" Ii the subject
Of an educational feature on highway
studies by F.. r.. Duffy. economic
writer. who discusses some OF the
problems Of the motorist OF today.
A long, long time ago little lady
stood on a street corner in Rome with
puzzled look on her face. She was
dressed In the finest raiment that her
father, glider of chariots. could
afford. She loved her new clothes so
much that she had donned them for
no good reason ut all. unless IL was to
feel the soft wooden folds. There was
really nothing to do that afternoon In
Rome. so finally the little lady gather
ed her robes around her frowningly
and returned to her home. Believe 1t
or not. thus began the familiar say.
ing, IAN dressed up and no place to
60"
And we of this modern day. some
hundreds OF years later. md ourselves
In much the same situation when we
drive the restless automobile out of
the garage on Saturday or Sunday.
There Is one slight difference. There
Is n place to go--but try to get there.
Finds Congestion.
The hopeful motorist finds that the
desirable roads. those with hard,
smooth pavements, are frequently so
congested that their advantage Is in
many cases nulIihed. The great adj
vantage Of the automobile Is that II
enables the farmer, salesman and
manufactures and every other sort of
user Ia save valuable time. Hut when
good roads in n community are the
reception rather than the rule, these
good roads will he crowded with motor
vehicles and slow movement of ira fife
again comes about In many In.
stances where there are only few
good paremenis traffic delays are a
serious handicap.
Probably the most comprehensive
system yet devised tn relieve city and
rural congestion IL the Detroit traffic
plan. Wayne County. Michigan, In
which Detroit tx located and where
more automobiles are manufactured
than In any other spot in the world
is increasing traffic accommodate ions
by building both longer and wider
pavements. A minimum width of 40
feet has been established Tor all
county roads. In addition 10 these
wide highways. super highways
in. provided
The most notable of these super.
highways IL the Detroit. Pontiac Road.
204.foot thoroughfare. II miles long,
now In service. This road provides
two 4ifoot concrete lanes and a 40.
foot area for rapid transit tracks be.
tween. The traffic on this road before
widening was upward Of ZOO tehi.
cles daily. Now that adequate room
has been provided for the swift pas.
sage OF many m~re ears, II probably
is the most heavily travelled piece Of
concrete In the United states. II not
In the world.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
BID ACCEPTED IN CUBA.
Road Officials 10 Send Delegates to
Cleveland Convention.

Cuban road officials have accent,
ed an invitation preferred by the
American Road Builders Association
70 attend the convention and read
show Ia ee held In Cleveland during
the week 81 January ., The accept,
ance was made following the otticial
encouragement given American as.
S.stance C. road construction in Latin
American countries,
The Cuban delegation will arrive
in the United States shortly after
January /. aud viii ne guests ~ the
American Rwd Builders Association.
Tia Representatives viii study rad
construction and inspect materials
aud machinery manufactured by
American raurerns
cuba plans the expenditure NJ more
than SO eco onU on her Central ittxh.
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Keep Garage Clean.

Most ~ hacking the tlgsit tnti inih
ing So Hampers baue I"paira 10 tht
saF ~ - dirty, disnf,Iefrd garage.
Free ana nUbuulter"d aeoers 10 any
por III The ear IN ippOssihie II the ga
TaHe finpT 10 uttered with nmptp oil
cans, crates aud similar DbrtruntioHs.
40 oily. dirty Boot IL another oitsIA, h.
To the home reBaitef, 4 slfan place
In Mhi.h IN work Is ons ~ lie real
tHdue efnents ~ doing ths ihlng lhe
car needs OF the moment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
$427.500 D. c. QUOTA.


\ total of sly; Aea was collected hast
year from Residents ot the District of
Columbia f"r The laes-ent Federal war
cAoiNe tax on passenger autumohtles
according t0 the research drtNrtnent
" the American Automuhtle Assocta.
tton.
Mary residents paid s7as sac
and motorists NJ Virginia paid Sl.oaA,
20, The total Ut all the States was
x6I Az NNi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Preventable
If Automobile Owner Uses Care

anNer In cnac the victim has not been
too long exposed IL the deadly FUMES
The certain remedy. however, Is
never To court trouble lay exposing
oneself To- those dcatiN fumes, Never
run the ear in an tncl"sad garage
longer than tx absolutely necessary,
II IL the best practice IL run the car
out If the garage as soon as tue
engine will Ito So without mlklnS
Complete the warming NJ process out
side. II II nniN slightly slower ahd
considerably leas dangerous,
II every motortst viii recognize the
danger ut this nolnunuua sas AMI care
fully avoid It's prrsenre. tho Winter
viii lie free from II tNre Ut atCldtnt
that has herutne inrreasinnlN common
durtng the last few wears, t"Nefn'
ment hcientlSts and others declata.
Traction generally II best at low
sut eds,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
HARLAND CITES IL MOST y
PERILOUS STREETS HERE
Classification Follows Analysis of Traffic Accidents
in District Over Period of the Past
Twenty.four Months.

the District Commissioners tks. an
extensive program II extension ii.
ready has been authorized for 1929
To Buy More Lights.
Six hundred and twenty s4f,ts1-at
lights. involving total ez2%rttt-irA
of approximately $4,000, irc.1E.rz
the installation charges, are n ne rs3~
chased and installed At locat{ars A..
tracts for these signals nas rot -.
been awarded. the traffic depa rtrczr.
hopes to have them installed ard n
operation before Summer.
Some OF these lights viii 10 !-tc 2
synchrOnized system such 20 II n III
Grafton on Sixteenth street. Ct.ar-
will be erected AT isolated fr.s~=@1.
tons where accidents frequently e,c.
cur.
One Of these synchronizAd systems
will be placed on Sixth street, gv.rq ?
view to reducing the acc.dere serord
for this thorouchfare ana A. tho SANE
time removing the stigma thai &. ro9.
carries. Another system VIII - ~
stalled on f. street, from n IN
street eastward 10 North Cz-.,cI
street. for the same purpose.
The determined efforts II Tie - o.
department to cut down the ac~.Lar-
record by the more extensive Use cs
signal lights, caution signs ard re
rigid qualifca tions set I'D Tor drj-s-s
have been reflected thus far this -.as-
In report compiled for Mr.. Ea~.z-5
last week by his statistic.ars.
Accidents Decrease.
This report shows that since lam.
airy !. 4.313 accidents have occurred in
the District, a decrease OF SD ur+a-
the calender year OF 1925. The re9.c.
ton has come about DESPITE a. II.
crease in the number OF vehicles N
operation and the number OF rax
drivers
In the face OF the lower accida-.
record, however. the fatality ra~o~f
has mounted IN comparison with go
preceding year. TIE report sro-vs
that there have been 75 fatal ace.6s7-s
mus lar TINS year az compared I'm
So for the full IL months Of 1926.
OF the IS killed this year r;-a -
them were children who were c--ls-s<f
under the wheels OF motor vehicles
while playing in the streets. Las
year five children fell victims 20 moor
vehicles while enga ged IN street NAV
Aside from complete record ~ al
traffic accidents, Mr. TFarIarf'z =-z.s.
sticians have compiled for him -.
port showing the chief causes ~ "a SD
on the accident data. Reckless arr
careless driving and walking head ire
list.
Causes Are Listed.
The other causes are listed as .ol-
lows:
Pedestrians crossing the stree. re-.
ut crosswalk and stepping from g.
hind parked cars.
Motorists failing TO yield the riga.
Of way.
Driving under the influence q
liquor.
Loss of control OF vehicles ard SKID
ding
Playing in the street.
Backing and turning in tbs s.ree.
without giving the proper signal
Pedestrians intoxicated.
Cutting in.
Defective brakes and steering ga.
The peak hours for accidents. -
report also shows. is between and
p.m-. the ma iorjty OF them Occurring
during daylight when tHe weather vas
clear and the road surface drv. An.,.;-
one fifth Of all accidents occurred a.
night.
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Difficult. but Should Sc Dc2e

Two uutts % thc ear JHa, ss,es .rr,'N
are denied pgNper ,@Ny,c8t,N@ a. tns
brake 5o;a,S ami me tongue tr'e NNr',
EneN are hatd ~ lvScN Nri tre az
reason ol1pN VSr cWl'rc% v-- 80 tHe
task I WNvivayju& them, ~ NrtN
cases o0drv}0hySy9g,NN rv~u't> ss Nrtr
ana the wt>tr rV~u'yS ;0 ire t>tHS
noises II j.,y> rog r<tv ~ ~ &c
relatively hard tNSN ~ app,N. a< ~ ~
StS~3Se AZ these points ~ "r>,e.t
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w. A. T. A. TO DINE.


The Washington AulouoliVa Trade
Asso"laiion "lii hold ts Hinth annual
banquet "Wednesday evening, January
I. al The Washington Hotel, Newly
erected Officers Siji he installed
Chester u Warrington. chairman al
ia" entertainment committee, hn.
planned an fi1i,,ai" program. lnriud
InR thnutrlcai tuirul Tram New futE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

There are times during cold weather
when The ear owner feels that The riit
tains may bs t",unNsd from the npHn
rht, 4 pteratittun ~ neGrhAarY IN This
c1niihtiiHH. The curtains never should
bs stored away when tl,nl are Wet. IL
they nae, thn chances ~ miItinw ana
roiilHH are nroat II the .uftnlH IL
inken oH when wet hang u ~ lie M
gag. nid allow u IA htY tituTuIAhiy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
EXCESSIVE SPEED
HIGHWAY MENACE
Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Sees Continuous Toll Exact
ed by Reckless Driving.

BALTIMORE, December 25 tSpe-
ciaD.-Too great speed with reference
to traffic conditions. curves. slippery
roads. weather and other specially
dangerous situations on highways Is
continuing to exact a needless toll in
deaths, injuries and property damage
in Maryland i'm the opinion of Motor
Vehicle Commissioner T.. Austin
Baughman.
\ rate OF speed that reaches or
stays just a fraction under the legal
maximum without regard 10 the high
way surface or condition, Is often
reckless in the extreme. according TO
Commissioner Baughman.
Driving fast on wet pavements
results IN scores Of 'skids' every rainy
day" SAYS the Commissioners. who
adds: These 'skids' result in over
turned vehicles or collisions with
other vehicles or stationary objects off
the highway when attempts are made
TO reduce speed upon approa ching
such hazards or meeting an emer'
gency.
Dangerous Curves Cited.
approaching curves at a danger
Gus speed where attempts 10 slow
down come too late. result, in the ditch
Ing Of the car. serious collisions and
Smashups, or crash into poles or
buildings.
Dim lights and fogs are often dis
regarded as indicating necessity for
cautious operation. and as result
pedestrians and other users OF the
highways are not seen until too late
Ia stop. because the speed was too
fast under the conditions outlined.
Speed, like fire, may he good
servant but when either get beyond
control they become had masters and
the agents Of death and destruction.
The motor vehicle law, Commits.
sioner Eaughman points out. specifies
that the speed of Il motor vehicle shall
AZ all times be reasonable and
proper" having proper regard 10 the
Width Of the highway. proximity OF
intersections. condition OF traffic.
weather, Approaching intersections,
curves. sharp turns ar hills, there Is
an especial requirement Tor slowness
ana caution. Commissioner Baughman
contends
Common Sense Needed.
How easy II would have been to
have avoided killing and iniuring 50
many people IL the operators had
used common sense in governing the
speed of their vehicles to conform
with safety az regards the conditions
existing on the highway" asks the
Commissioner.
Future accidents contends Col.
RauShmsn. "can easily I've prevented
II operators will at all times govern
their speed So as not 10 exceed a rate
NJ which they can safely stop In
clear distance which can he seeu
ahead on the course they are proceed.
ing or about to take
Speed. IL this common sense rule Is
always followed. will then become the
servant which viii enable safe and
rapid transportation and the grim
harvest az death which Is in many
instances So unnecessary. be reduced"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

Twenty-one years ago a survey OF
the county was made and definite.
systematic. continuing plan for i'm.
provement covering a period of years
was laid out. This first plan con-
templated the Improvement OF about
$50 miles Of the 1870 miles OF public
roads outside OF the cities and villages.
The entire $50 miles originally
planned have been constructed with
rigid adherence To the scheme laid
down ut that time. However, the
traffic conditions OF 20 years ago were
somewhat different than those of to.
day. so the early plan has been revised
and enlarged. one hundred ana nifty
seven miles more of roadway have
been constructed. There are now ap.
proximately 501 miles or concrete road
In Wayne County. and additional
mileage will be created annually.
The plan IL really regional high
way plan, covering all the territory
within n 15.mile radius OF Detroit.
This region has been mapped and a
scheme of thoroughfares has been laid
out. According to this plan. there will
he a road every three miles on a a0i-
foot right.of.way. The radial main
arteries also Will be of this width. At
each mile interval between the super.
highways. roads will he built upon
l20.foot rights-of.way. On half.mile
lines the rights-of.way will be Sc feet
wide.
Separate Grades.
Where the "04.foot super.hiEh
intersect the grades will he srparat ted
into three levels Local traffic will be
carried Mt tho elevation OF the adjacent
property. One highway will
cross above the local intersection and
the other will cross below It, At in.
tersections of the 204-foot highways
with the l"0foot and the S6.foot high.
ways there viii he u twoalevel cross,
ing with the narrower highway pass
ing under the hiGh-speed roadway and
rapid transit sections of tho wider
highway. but meeting the local road.
WAYS.
Such traffic program will. az
course, involve II great deal of OK
pcnse, but the avoidance OF adequate
highway building is like the painful
process of choppng on dogs tail
an inch al "A time. Wayne County
highway officials are of the opinion
that money has actually hcen saved
through the expenditure" Of funds for
better pnve,nenta, because uf the lower
automobile operating costs aud lower
pavement maintenance charges. Pave
ment maintenance is heiug rapidly cut
To a minimum and each years quota
OF new concrete roadways brings about
further reductions,
Throughout the country there are
many her cities and counties that
can reduce their highway costs
through we'll planned system NJ high
ways More highways will moan a
greater return per dollar ~ highway
investment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
U. S. FIRST IN AUTOS.
America Leads World In Rsgistrs.
tion Of Cars.

The United States ranks first in the
fFklstFailoH ~ automobiles. The
United Kingdom IL second. with IA reg
lstraiion of 754.2s4 PASSENGER cars
~ 900 bnss"s and 24s, 3s7 motor frlirl \.
fHnhda ta third win 1895 passenger
cars, 1903 bnsses ana 1853 ntotof
trunks
Canada does, however, rank far
ahead of the - ID Kingdom IN ppp,i.
iaii6n per ngot 1T vehicle In Canada
there are lO,7 persons IN every auto.
mobile snd in the United ktnarom ~
persons 10 every motor ear,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25
By JAMES r.. CHM.

After careful analysis Of traffic
accident records which the statistical
experts Of the trafic department have
painstakingly collected and compiled
for the last two years. Traffic Director
William II. Hafland has listed the II
most dangerous streets in Washington.
On other words, these IL streets have
been the scene Of more traffic acci-
dents in the twO-year period than any
Of the other traffic arteries within the
District of Columbia. They are the
streets which confront the motorist
with the greatest potential driving
hazard, and. according to Mr.. Harland,
should be Travelled with extreme eau
ton.
All Of these so.calIed Dangerous"
thoroughfares are in the Northwest
section and run through what is de-
scribed az the congested area. Some
Of them are in the very heart OF the
downtown business zone.
Sixth Street Cited.
Although it barely borders on the
congested district, sixth street is the
most dangerous OF them all, judging
| from the accident statistics. In the
last two years more vehicles have col
lided on its narrow stretch from Penn
sylvania avenue northward to Florida
avenue than on any other street.
The other II streets which Mr.. Har.
land has labeled as dangerous" are:
Seventh street, Fourteenth street. r
| street, F. street. G street. Fl street. NJ
street. Connecticut avenue. Georgia
avenue. Massachusetts avenue and
Pennsylvania avenue.
These streets, OF course, carry the
greatest volume Of traffic, and the ac-
cident hazard therefore is naturally
greater. However, Mr.. Harland be-
lieves that the number Of accidents
can be lessened materially IL motorists
would drive more carefully.
Mr.. Harlands chief complain with
Washington motorists is that they
| fail to slow down at the street inter-
sections. The accident statistics bear
out this statement conclusively. as a
! ma joritv OF the collisions recorded on
| these dozen thoroughfares occurred.
at intersections.
Seeks Safety Plan.
| While Mr.. Harland realizes that the
safety OF motoring is dependent large
| ~ on the driver himself. he Is en-.
deavoring by every means at his COM
| mand to make the streets safer for
l the az well dS the
| ist Signs inscribed with waFnings
and cautions have been placed at
| strategic points all over the city-lo-
cations where accidents have occurred
most frequently. Electric signal
| lights also have been erected on the
| important traffic arteries for the dual
| purpose OF eXpediting traffic and max
ing these highways safer.
Although there has been some
rather vehement opposition to the
| electric traffic signals Mr.. IIarland
proudly points out that there has not
been a fatal accident on Sixteenth
street since the installation II the
lights there on January 5. 1926
nearly two years ago. The same is
! true OF Massachusetts avenue. with
the exception OF one fatality. In this
| instance a pedestrian was chasing
| dog early in the morning before the
lights went into daily operation and
was struck by machine at the in
| tersection OF Thirteenth street.
The value of the electric signals as
| an accident preventive has made such
| a deep impression on Mr.. Harland and