Evening star., 1927-09-21
$1,000 N P2|zIS
FOR best IDEAS
Road 5uiIders' Association
Announces Drive for Reduc-
ing Highway Accidents.

A thousand dollars in prizes for
TIE h-st IDEAS submitted for reducing
the number of highway accidents was
offered today by the American Road
ymillels Association. The contest IS
oDen to anybody and VIII continue
untll November 15.
More than 100 900 persons have been
killed and approximately 3,5o0.o00 in
1urcd in highway accidents in TINS
country in the last five years. the
association pointed cut in announcing
the contest Its object is to obtain
some definite workable plan which
will eliminate a great many OF these
casualties.
First prize in the contest will be
$500. second prize 5000, third $40,
fourth and fifth $50 each ana siXth
10 tenth. inclusive, So each. The
p.ans may deal with any phase of the
highway accident problem, but lust
lie practical and capable of being put
in operation at reasonable expense.
IndorsCd by Motorists Body.
The American Motorists Assoc.a-
ton. with headquarters here, has IN
torscd the associations highway
safety campaign. which viii begin
Dc.oher /. the association announced.
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homes. churches. schools and civic
organizations, and will be aided by
ncwspapers and the radio. Governors
Of many States and city officials have
already indorsed it, the association
said
The Federal Council of Churches of
Christ in America has appointed
special committee to work with the
association to study the accident prob
lem and seek methods to reduce the
toll on the streets and highways.
Twenty eight religions and l'2,ooo
churches are represented by the Fed
eral Council. Rev. Charles p. Mac
farland is chairman of the committee
which is taking up this work.
The association also announced that,
acting on it's appeal, Gov. Alfred f.
Smith of New York has called a meet
ing of railroad officials and safety ex-
perts for October II to seek the elimi-
nation of grade crossings in New
York.
Rules for Safety Contest.
Rules for the associations highway
safety contest follow:
l. The contest is open to every one
who will sign the highway safety
pledged printed on page IA.
2. The prizes are offered for the
best workable plan that will decrease
street and highway accidents. The
plan may be a complete comprehen-
sive thesis covering the entire sub
ject or a mere description of single
idea that would contribute to high
way safety. The plan must be prac-
tical and capable of being put into
operation at reasonable expense.
3. The manuscript may deal with
any phase of the highway safety
problem-legislative, educational, me-
chanical, operative or anything that
would contribute to highway safety.
4. The first and second prizes are
intended for complete comprehensive
plans, but if no complete plan is Sc
lected as the best, then the judges
may have the privilege of selecting a
portion of each plan and distributing
the prizes in proportion to the parts
of plans selected. The third to tenth
prizes may be for complete plans or
any individual ideas contributing to
highway safety.
5. The contestants agree that the
manuscript and ideas presented are to
become the property of the American
Road Builders Association, and that
they will abide by the decision of the
judges.
6. Manuscripts may be of any
Iength, written on one Sl0e OF the pa
per only, and may include drawings
and models describing the plan, If so
desired. At the top of the first page
the highway safety pledge must be
copied and signed by the contestant.
Z. Manuscripts will be judged on
the workability Of the ideas and the
practicability Of putting them into use,
taking into consideration the expense
involved in putting the plan into use.
In case of tie, neatness and method of
presentation will be considered Win
ners will be announced by radio and
in the public press on January II,
1928.
s. A complete report. compiled from
the ideas furnished by the contestants,
will be presented at the annual con-
vention and road show of the Ameri-
can Road Builders Association at
Cleveland, Ohio, January 3 to 13, 1923.
8. Manuscripts must be submitted
by midnight November Is. 1927, and
addressed to Charles NJ. Upham, di-
rector, American Road Builders Asso-
citation, Washington, d. G.