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Evening star., 1928-11-18
RECKLESS PEDESTRIANS GIVE
TRAFFIC OFFICERS PROBLEM
Desperate Need of Law Is Seen; Set Of
Rules Is Suggested by Washington
Officer.

| incident which impressed me very deep.
| ". It was this way: had Just matted
| the east and west traffic and notloneo
| for the north and south to proceed
| when I noticed a lady leading a nttle
| child about four years old dart IN
front of the south-bound trafilc. well
she made that all right but the norln-
pound traffic had become too lar ao-
vanced and she was forced 10 pause,
but instead of waiting calmly there l0L
the traffic to be halted again, sne Woulo
constantly take step or TWO lorWdIu
and then retreat again, causing eacE
driver who came through the gaze .
hesitate momentarily ana tnen pro
ceed regarding her apprehensively the
while. Finally lady came along drlVng
A large sedan. She saw the lady ar1G
the little boy and as she was at that
moment making one of her several at
ten1pts to advance, the lady IN the
sedan hesitated--then they both started
again and again both hesitated After
this had happened several times, the
lady with the little boy managed to gain
the opposite curb and to proceed serene
" on her way. But the lady III the
sedan was by this time done up. She
stopped her car and saw her heaC
bow down on the wheel, and when I
reached the side of her car she was
sobbing historically. She evidently was
of the high-strung. nervous type an6
had gone to pieces, so to speak All stc
could say was, "Oh! Of1cer, wasn't
terrible!" 1t vas IS minutes or more
before she was able to proceed on he1
wav.
Now naturally some people would be
PROMPTED to ask. What Of the woman
and the little boy?" Well: 1t Is my per
sonal conviction that she wasn't bother
ed in the least If she was at all OF thc
nervous type. she never would have ven.
tured out into the street. 80 learned
about pedestrians from her"
One cannot help but notice after some
time spent directing traffic that the
nervous, l1esitant people are the ones
who remain on the curb and wait the
proper time to cross. It is the ones
who rush in where angels fear to tread
who keen the an1bulances busy.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
WASHINGTON MEN
GET ROAD POSTS
Named Honorary Vice Presi-
dents of Highway Traffic
Association.

M. o. E1dr1dge. assistant director
Of traf1c: william P. Emo. Ernest
Greenwood. DR.. j. Gordon Mckay and
S. M. williams, all of Washington
have been named Honorary Vice Presi-
dents Of the National Highway Traflc
Association. it was announced in Toll
edo. Ohio. by Arthur H. Blanchard.
president of the association.
The National Highway Trafic Asso-
citation was formed in 1918 to promote
efficiency and regulation of highway
traffic and transport
Its membership includes representa-
tives of every group of citizens in the
Nation including judges, chiefs of
police, automobile club executives,
traffic and highway engineers. owners
of truck and bus fleets, manufacturers
Of trucks, busses and highway nachin-
cry and materials. executives and MEM
bers of Chambers of Commerce. and
officers Of the United States army.
Mr. Blanchard, a leading highway
traffic control and transport consultant
and for many years head of depart
nlents of highway engineering and
transport at Columbia University and
University of Michigan, has been presi-
dent of the association from its be-
ginning.
Work of the association is carried on
through IS national committees which
deal with every phase of traffic control.
highway transport and co-ordinated
transportation.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
BIG AUTO OUTPUT
SHOWN IN OCTOBER
$4,000 Cars and Trucks
Produced in Month, Indi-
eating Strong Market.

With estimate October output around
$4,000 passenger cars and trucks, the
industry is showing its ability to main
tain strong market in ordinarily slack
months, according to B. H. Cram, presi-
dent of Grams Automotive Reports.
Inc. While production is still tapering
off slightly, either the current week or
next week is expected to mark the low
point in the downward curve, with
schedules beginning to increase sharply
during the next 10 days or two weeks,
when manufacturers whose assembly
lines are at present inactive get under
way on their new models Present out
put, while showing decline of 13 per
cent from last week, still remains about
"a per cent above this time last year,
and indications point to November and
December production for this year be-
ing at least 100 per cent above what 1t
was in the corresponding two months
of 1927.
Little Change in Car Sales.
Passenger car sales show no very
great change from two weeks ago and
may be characterized as fair to good,
with only four localities in the entire
country reporting new car sales as be-
ing slow. AS compared with our last
previous survey, when sales were good
in ID rade centers, fair in II and slow
in 3,~the current report shows sales
good in IL districts, fair in II and
slow in 4. The trend of sales, however,
has changed considerably. The present
survey shows improvement in only
ce1ters, downward trend in 81 and
an unchanged condition in g. Two
weeks ago the trend was upward in 5,
down in Is and unchanged in 10.
New Stocks Classed AS Normal.
New car stocks are showing a tend
ency to increase. although they may
be classified as normal Low priced
car sales are Arm and practically un-
changed, while medium and high priced
car sales have fallen off and the trend
is definitely downward. Used car sales
are on the same basis as they were
two weeks ago, being classed as fair
with no change in the trend Stocks.
while normal, are showing a slight
tendency toward decreasing.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
U. S. PARK VISITORS
EXCEED 100000
National Reservations, Including
Monument Sites, Attracted Huge
Tourist Throngs Last Summer.

More than 100000 people visited
the national parks and national monu-
ments during the 1928 travel season
just closed. according to the American
Automobile Association.
This figure exceeds by 225,433 the
number of visitors to these reservations
in 1927" says the national motoring
body. I'm 1928, 2,522,1sS people visited
the national parks, as against 2,354,-
SAB in 1927. The figures for national
monuments were 443,197 in 1927 and
5O4 OBS in 1928.
For the first time in its history,
travel to the Crater Lake National
Park In oregon went above the 100000
mark. while Hawaii National Park In
our island territory had more than
twice the number of visitors it had in
1927 Small decreases in travel to
parks that normally should have shown
Evening star., 1928-11-18

.ormer days supported huge iron gates,
'fhich we're used to close this avenue to
rafic, but the gates have been removed
md only the gate posts remain. The
treet is now used regularly for traffic
st certain times during the day the
lorth-bound traffic through this gate is
cry heavy-usually around 4:30 to
80 pm. AS the Government Offices
Mostly all let out about 4:30, there
1variahly is rush of workers travel
ag by foot both ways on Pennsylvania
venue at this point. / directed traffic
here for one week during this hou-
md I want to state right here and now
hat there ought to be law with teeth
in 1t to control the pedestrian traffic.
It should be made mandatory for al
people travelling on foot to halt on the
"tlrb when the traffic officer haltS traf-
1c in the direction in which they are
raveling. And they should be forced
. remain there until he again gives
hem the signal to proceed in the de-
iTed direction. The evils OF the present
.-stem were plainly apparent up ther
It Jackson place and Pennsylvania
1venue.
When I would blow my whistle to let
'rafic proceed east and west on Penn
ylvsnia avenue everything was fine.
S that was the way most all the Pc
destrians were travelling, but when J
stopped the east and west traffic and
'ried to start it flowing north and south
The difficulties piled up thick and fast
some of the pedestrians would not wait
ti1eir turn to cross They would persist
II gaining the middle of the street by a
orieS Of nerve-racking darts-and once
here. they would teeter back and forth
putting continuous nervous strain on
very motoriSt who came through the
ate and who, quite reasonably, expect
1 they would dart in front of his" car
inally they would make a leap for the
lrb amid an obligato of Squeaking
ON hastily applied brakes.
Orders Are Ignored.
On several occasions personally
'ourreyed to the southwest curb and
held out my arms to keep the people out
Of the street and standing on the curb
until 1t was time to let traffic flow the
other way, meanwhile motioning the
cars to proceed through the gate. But
do you think those pedestrians would
heed or obey me? They would not.
never succeeded in single instance In
,essening the number of people who
persisted in rushing out into the street
directly in the path of the north anC
south bound traffic. which had the right
Of way. About the only thing I sue
cecded in was to make myself LOOK
ridiculous
On one occasion I stopped the traffic
On pennsylvania avenue first and be-
fore n1otioning 1t to proceed on Jackson
place, went over to the curb and tried
Evening star., 1928-11-18


,-ember Of the Metropolitan Police Force.
During the recent Olympic games III
amsterdam a great deal of comment was
c:icitnd hv the ease with which the
United States team won one jumping
contest after the other. The high jump
lie broad jump, the running and stand
irS Jumps. all -roved equaiiS easy 70:
nur athletes. But the French, rarely Gt
loss to explain anything, had this to
~ in several of their leading papers
Why shouldn't the Americans win all
ne jumping records? Are they not
rained in jumping from childhood up,
~.tting daily practice every time they
ak downtown in their cities.
Four out of five Of the traffic officers
vho were asked recently what their
reatest problem was in directing traffic.
,nswered pedestrians"
So I took a few of my of hours and
devoted them to standing on the curb
If some of the busiest corners down.
own to supplement the experience /
had already gained directing traffic
myself, and learned great deal about
Ne so-called pedestrian problem. When
he traffic officers said their greatest
couble was pedestrians" they indeed
poke truly.
lneTe Is Q6Sl1GIGt6 u6Gu VI SOtII~
lind of a pedestrian law here in the
District of Columbia at present. There
no doubt that the conditions as they
'xist now are bad for all concerned.
very one is agreed. at present, that
here are entirely tco many accidents
. pedestrians.
one hears an awful lot about the
r>ckless autoist. but how about the reck-
SIS pedestrians?
In a great many instances the coroner
sues a verdict of unavoidable acci-
'cnt' in some case where a pedestrian
has been struck and killed by an auto
mobile. What the verdict really amounts
10, in effect, is that it was unavoida Die
for the driver of the car to prevent the
accident. But in lots Of cases the
roroner. if he gave his real opinion,
would say, Il find that John Smith
came to his death as the result OF his
1wn negligence and reckless behavior.
I further find that he was seemingly
9ithout any regard for the safety OF
lis own life or limb or the nervous sys-
an1 of the driver of the automobile
which struck him. The facts in this
ase bring me to the ir1escapable con-
lusion that had John Smith paused and
ooked UP and down the street ere he
attempted to cross, he would never have
>een struck Therefore. in view of the
oregoing facts find that John Smith
anne to his death as result Of 'reck-
,css walking en- his part"
We constantly hear of the poor. abused
tiestt-'en. There are many Jokes ex-
mt con .erning his hazardous life, but
We rarely hear of the nlean,' inconSider-
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Medical Men Help
Auto Makers Build
Comfort Into Cars

That medical research is the lat
est branch of specialized knowledge
which automobile manufacturers
have enlisted in their effort to in
crease the comfort and pleasure of
motoring is indicated in a statement
made by Washington dealer.
Medical authorities agree that in
correct posture is one of the most
common causes of fatigue in motor
ing
According to the best medical
opinion, driver and passenger in
motor car should be provided with
seats that permit them to avoid
strained position. Seats should be
deep enough to support almost the
entire length of the thigh. and
should have slight backward slope.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

to pass around me, so reached out and.
took her by the arm and asked her If
she could hear me. She said, "Of
course, hear you. Let go of my arm.
I'll walk across the street any way I
please. You have no right to try to
stop me. Let those automobiles wait,
I'm not going to" And on she went.
In the meantime all the other people
had rushed into the street and the vari-
Gus autos which / had halted in the
four different directions seeing my
attention diverted, all started ahead
simultaneously and then. of course
when they all met in the center o
the street. they each. and every one
began to blow their respective horns
so learned about pedestrians from
her"
There occurred also one night while
I was directing trafic at this point an
Evening star., 1928-11-18
AUTO CLUB CHANGES NAME
Paris Organization Extends Scope
to All Europe.

PARIS. November 17-The Ameri-
can Automotive Club of Paris has voted
to change its name TO the American
Automotive Club of Europe. effective at
once. because of the steady expansion
of the clubs activities, its position as
the only organization of its kind in
Europe. and the growing interest In it's
work by American executives with
headquarters in other cities. Head
quarters of the club will remain here.
At the FaH election, Sidney H.
Diman. European manager for a United
States corporation, was elected presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

to h0ld the people
there until the
street cleared, and
then let the cars
proceed north and
south. Almost every
one stopped but one
old lady. She never
llesitated, but ad-
vsfCed calmly along
without even deign-
ing to notice me. !
stepped directly in
front of her and
said, Lady, please
step back on the
curb and let the
cars travel this way
for a while. She
still paid no atten-
49,. ta~k AktaN,at1foI
Evening star., 1928-11-18

ne and defant
aywalkers and the
.rayed nerves the
ere responsible for
every day in the
week. I recently
ncountered a very
conspicuous exam
'lle of this sort g.
radestrian while
directing traffic at
@cnnsylvania ave-
NE and Jackson
Lace northwest.
Evening star., 1928-11-18

increases reflect temporary local agri-
cultural depressions or other causes.
I'm the monument group, Carlsbad
Cave, in New Mexico; Aztec Ruins.
also in New Mexico. and the Petrifed
Forest in Arizona all show substantial
increases in visitors over past seasons.
Twice a year have carbon removed.
valves ground and engine tuned I'D.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Rules Suggested.

So here are few rules suggested tc
me. both bv my own experience in di-
recting traffic and by some time spent In
watching some of the busiest corners
downtown:
No /. Always note carefully as you
approach a corner controlled by ?
traffic officer which way the traffic II
flowing
No 2. If the traffic is moving opposite
from the wav in which you are travel.
ing never step of The curb until the
officer halts the traffic in that direction
No. 3. Never edge of the curb in ar
attempt to gain a vantage point in the
hope that you will be able to dart
first across when the traffic is halted
the street disturbs both the officer and
the various drivers and so tends to slow
down traff1c
No f. Alwavs nause at an intersec-
ton not controlled by an officer and look
carefully IN and down the street. "a
car never Jumps on you. but rolls right
urnn wheels)
No. 5. Never keep UP conversation
with companion or group as YOU DUR
sue your wav across the street. but keep
vour attention riveted on what you are
doing and waste as little time as posi-
bic
Now if these few simple rules are fol-
lowed. the resultant benefits can easily
be visualized
If every citizen upon approaching 8
corner controlled by an officer waits on
the officers signal the same as autoists
arc forced to do why. of course, auto
mobiles can move across the intersec-
ton much faster and with little or no
nerve strain upon the part of the driver.
with the result that traffic will be
speeded up all around Second, the
pedestrian. if he bides his proper time,
can pursue his way dignifedly and witt
safety across the intersection And third
and vitallv important, is the fact that
undoubtedly accidents will be greatly
leSsened.
Evening star., 1928-11-18
Iush of Workers.

There now stand
1T the north end of
West Executive ave-
i2ue four large gate
y4ocfS uyl1ieh iVN
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
FEE SYSTEM
OF TEXAS is
HELDILLECAL
Paying of Justices of
Peace From Fines
Unconstitutiona |,
Appeal Court Rules

AUSTIN. Nov. 7.-tPp-The Tex
a. fee system of paying justices on
the peace from fines and costs they
collect, was declared unconstitutional
today ~ the court Of criminal ap-
peals.. because the Justices have a
direct personal and Pecuniary in
terest" In convictions.
The ruling is IN line with one by
the United States supreme court
which declared the municipal fee
system in Ohio, unconstitutional.
Under the decision today A. X. Kelley
Of NueceS county, IS ordered released
from sheriffs custody, where he has
been because Of failure to pay a 81
fine and costs in Justice of the Peace
p. q. Moffett's court at corpus
Christi.
The law allowing justices to be paid
from the proceeds Of fine costs was
held To be in contravention Of both
the state and federal constitutions
Because OF the hundreds Of jus
tices in Texas, who have been paid
for many wears through fees, the de-
cision will have far-reaching effect,
and may involve the rights Of ether
county officers 70 he paid through
fees. IL they have an interest n con-
yIction.
sour duty j. plain. We think, TO
declare that our statutory laws re-
lating TO Justice Of the peace sub
ject the liberty of our citibzens TO
the arbitrary judgment Of judicial
officer who is disqualified because
Of direct personal and pecuniary
interest, and that his judgment and
all others OF like character are
void because Of violation Of the pro-
visions Of both state and federal
constitutions" the court held
The court suggested that "the
present unconstitutional status Of
this matter may be easily remedied
by legislative enactment"
Citing the passage from the state
constitution which says. "no judge
shall sit in any case wherein he may
be interested the court decided that
the Corpus Christi cases presented
the question pointedly as to whether
or not justice Of the peace in Texas
who receives fees II a judgmnt OF
conviction is entered, but none other
wise, is qualified.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
LATE BULLETINS
SMITH WINS MASSACHUSETTS BY $4,000

SMITH WINS MASSACHUSETTS By 22ooo
L. Smith the state OF
oG Herbert
Smiths total 7e9sS5
Hoover 7iss9
TWO BADLY As GAS TORCH ENPLODEs
Nov Ewing, resident of Willow Grove
probably Ewing his brother
received todsy when gasoline
in a in which they working
gERGEI TRAILING G. O. r. OPPONENT
7lPWith only five precincts missing IN
Representative Victor L. Berger lone So
ell in congress William H. Stafford his republican oppon-
b
YORK Smith announced today that ne
to public had had than
.,,cr a century in public fe a that enough
RHODE ISLAND FOR IN 1882
T. l. Alfred L. Smith
of the nomination IN
WILL God willing again
in by Judge Frank r. tizsmmons
oft the central committee
CoNGRESssiEN TO BE G. o. T.
republican would
Of
the republicans
The delegation
.orrposed Of and four republicans
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
.ADVANTACEOF
HOOVER GOES
Up TO 1860
Rural Communities
Fail to Give Expect
ed Turn Toward
Democrats

DALLAS, Tex, Nov. T.
(P)-Sweeping the state like
a West Texas sandstorm,
Herbert Hoover today con-
tinued to increase his lead
over Alfred l.. Smith, and
this afternoon was ahead by
1860 votes.
Rural communities. where
Smith had been expected to
overcome the Hoover ma
iority returned in larger CEN
ters. in many instances add
ed to the republican nomi-
nee's majority. A lead of
about 5000 when tabulation
ceased after midnight had
jumped TO IL, 200 at IL a. m,
and had dropped olny one
vote in the ID o'clock tabula-
ton by the Texas Election
II VI Cd "a.
At p. NJ. reports had been re-
ccivcd from 2i3 of the 253 counties.
So complete, giving Hoover 1868
and Smith 277, 1898.
Although the state was increasing
ly republican at this hour on the
presidential question. other demo-
cratic nominees increased their leads,
winning in all instances but one by
decided maiorties. Dan Moody. gov
crnor, was winning from ". IL.
Holmes. republican gubernatorial
candidate. by growing majorities;
Tom Connally for the U. s. senate
had overwhelmed the republican, I.
VI. Kennerly; Aventeen Of the eigh-
teen rpresenta' VS. had been chosen
from democratic nominees. In the
remaining contested district. the lead
wayered between Harry Wurzbach,
for tho last seven years the only re
publican congressman from Texas
and the first member of the q. q. r.
Continued on page ten.l
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
DENIS WINNING :
IN OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY. Nov. 7.-fF,-
Five of Oklahoma's seven democratic
congressman. seeking reelection. ap-
peared IN the face Of incomplete re-
turns today have safely weathered
the Hoover landslide which swept the
state into the republican presiden.
tial column.
Two democratic incumbents were
trailing their republican opponents
r. II. Swank. i'm the fifth district was
being Ted hy T. :. stone. republican
Of Oklahoma City. and II VI Howard
of Tulsa. was running FAR behind
Charles O'Connor, republican, also %
Tulsa
nthe sth district. NJ z. CARRIER,
republican incumbent. was swcr.
along on the flood of republicaa
votes and with only "A few precincts
missing. led his democratic opponent
J. r. BattenberE, hy 1900 votes.
W. W. Hastings in the second dis.
trict. Wilhurn Cartwright, N the
third. Tom y. McKeown in the
fourth. Jed Johnson IN the sixth and
tContinucd on paRe ten.1
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
Record TOtalO of
States Carried
ByG.
BY BYRON PRICE
Associated Press Staff Writer

Pyramding maorities today disclosing the full
of the Hoover sweep in yesterdays election
With substantial bloc of returns tabulated in every
state the republican national ticket leading at 230
p in forty states casting collective total Of 444 cleo
toral votes.
The eight states held by Smith Alabama, Ark
ansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi. South Carolina
Massachusetts and Rhode Island, having among them 81
electoral votes.
The state aorities established in these two groups
with few exceptions steadily growing. Massa-
chusetts in the Smith group, however. and Texas
North Carolina in the Hoover group continued swing
division. Many votes still to be counted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
2NEARDEATH
IN BIG SPRING
PISTOL FIGHT
Officer and Allie g ed
Gambler Wounded
When Automobile
Is Fired Upon

BIG SPRING, Tex, Nov. 90
A constable and another man were
severely wounded in a shooting af-
fray here last night in which three
officers participated.
Deputy Sheriff W. III Nixon was
accompanying Bunk Harris when the
shooting began. One shot pierced
the glass in a coupe in which the two
we're riding, another penetrated Har-
ris' left lung above the heart, and a
third shattered his left arm.
Constable W. M. Nichols was shot
through the abdomen in the eN-
change. Deputy Constable 7. NJ
Robinson. who was with Nichols. was
not wounded.
Other officers said that Nichols
yesterday made a raid on an alleged
gambling game and that Harris was
arrested and fined on charges Of
gaming.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-07
Help In Getting
RepOytAskedby
Independents

McALLEN Tex Nov Another flood Of kilograms dispatched
District Attorney Charles Holden Houston equestr that the federal
results Of the election those
OF
shortly Wednesday
approximately half
cd
Williams clerk Of
Of
of
bv the independen and the truth known