Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-11
D. c. TRAFFIC SIGNS
CALLED SUPERIOR
Capitals Signals Better Than
Most, but Too Numerous,
Engineers Are Told.


having an excess of traffic signs, In
Il report submitted today to the Amer
lean Engineering Council at it's an
nual convention at the Mayfower
Hotel. but the local signs were de.
scribed az being far superior to the
great ma jOrity of the more than 100
principal cities OF the country utilized
in traffic sign and signal survey.
Neutrality-suspicious. played n prominent
part in compiling the report. which
was submitted to the council by A. e.
Oliphant. who directed the study un-
der the guidance of committee of ex-
perts, headed by w. T. Powell of Buff
falO. WashingtOn's so.called Limited
progressive system" in dealing with
traffic signs and signals was favorably
referred to in the committees findings.
The Office of the director Of traffic in
Washington was given credit for it's
cooperation in the study. Many valu.
able recommendations and helpful
suggestions have been developed from
practices inaugurate1 by the director
Of traffic and his associates in Wash
ing:on. the report asserted
Goal Is Announced.
Tackling the problem Of standartIi
Zation. the report said that the com
mittoe had as its goal a uniform adou.
ton over the country OF simple stand
ards. so that a motOriSt would knox
at once where 10 look for the signal
controlling his movements and def.
initely be aware OF what each color
meant and its significance to him.
The report. in which 500 engineers
a nf tk
ences called by Secretary Hoover on
street and highway safety. II cited
the fact that the committee is 60.
operating especially with the uniform
traffic ordinance
With Mr.. Powell. who is a traffic ex.
pert. these members served on the
committee: Thomas Fitzgerald. vice
president Of the Pittsburgh Railway
Co. W. G.. Cole OF the metropolitan
Life Insurance Co: F.. 4. Goodrich Of
New York City: Sidney j. Williams.
director OF Public Safety Division. Ma.
tional Safety Council oI Chicago; Col.
A. r, Barber of the Cha Of Com.
merce Of the United States: DR.. VI. G..
Lloyd of the Bureau OF Standards;
r.. W. James OF the Bureau OF Roads:
Ernest Smith. manager OF the Amer.-
can Automobile Association: Burton
burgh: Col. c. f.. Sheriff. city mana.
ger Of Cincinnati; Theodore D. Pratt.
general manager OF the Motor Truck
Association Of America. and l.. w,
Wallace, executive secretary of the
American Engineering Council.
Approval Is Given.
The survey had as its focal poin,
the headquarters OF the council, %
Jackson place.
Following extended discussions j"
which the council members express "a
their appreciation OF the thoroI-hncs =
Of the report. the council placed lis
stamp Of approval upon il.
The council favored creation OF a
national hydraulic laboratory in the
Bureau az Standards and urged the
transfer of the geode'lc work carried
on in the Coast and Geodetic Survey
20 the Interior Department. in which
IL hoped the engineering functions u!
the Government viii be centered.
Peace Greatest Duty.
Peace Is the creates, OF British du.
lies. Sir ESrne Howard the British
Ambassador. told the assemhlaee at
the councils dinner last nigh. at the
Mayiiower Hotel.
III there Is one country In the world
with which both from inclination and
from interest. We desire peace II Is
these United States OF America" he
declared. in spite OF fiery generals.
peppery adm!ra!s and lingo journal
lists
Taking as his subject THE British
Empire and World Politics" the Am.
'assador Iauded the League OF Ma.
tons. affirming; Despite those who
decgv and ridiCule il. We can now say
confidently that il has 10 its credit In
the eight years NJ its existence more
diroc, and positive peacsmaking work
than any political association before
could ever boast ~.
Insisting that the British Common
wealth ot Nations is a factor in world
peace. Sir Esme pointed on, tina, il -
exceptionally vulnerable 10 attack. "
lie made IL plain that he had ~, desire
to attempt Ia Influence American
policy one way or another with regard
tc the League"
L; must always be borne In mind
that the great work of the promotion
NJ reriua peace mus, be a slow
one; II Is largely question AZ e,iuca.
ton. Of getting the publis, not only IN
one country or another. hus all over
the world Ia understand that the ap-
peal To force is hayl,aruuS. stupid. ~.
dictionary. Onsiemocra;.c and runouS
l" The victor as we'll As TO the van
luIshed." he said
Dean Dexter =, kimtall Of Cornell
University, retiring president who
presided at the luncheon declared
that the three failinss II engineers
were their lack of command II the
mother tongue. their lack of economic
understandings and their lack NJ his
turiCal background
The Chinese Minister Sac he Al.
fred SEE, an alumnus nf Cornell. was i
guest at the banquet. Present aisn
were Assistant Secretary NJ the Navy
Warner. Senator RsnStell NJ loulsl.
ana and Representatives Smell NJ New
York ana Newton ~ Minnesota and
Wyant III PENNSYLVANIA,
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