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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
In the Motor World

| limits on certain highways. Prc-
dictions are made that other
States in the near future will fol-
low this lead. Whether this Is to
be true is of course uncertain. But
the ACCESSIBILITY of doing away
with all limits is up for discussion.
The plan for prohibiting SLOW
speed on certain highways, which
has been tried in one of the
smaller States along the Atlantic
seaboard. although OF the other
extreme, comes into the same dis
cussion. The slow driver, who
habitually moves along the center
of the thoroughfare, Is nuisance,
and not only slows up traff1c. COLI
gests and jams 1t, but often Is the
indirect cause Of many an acc:-
dent. Whether he should be fined
for going too slow Is debatable.
Certainly it Is not because his car
cannot make a better grade, be-
cause today there are no mechan-
ically slow cars. unless those By
age and lack OF care. These should
be banned, not because OF their
speed. but because the rest OK
their makeup Is probably dan
gerous to traffic, In regard TO
brakes. steering wheels. etc. Prob
ably the slow driver should be
fined because of not keeping to-
ward the right side OF the street
or road. Punishment for this vio-
lation would seem better.
Qualification Found.
AS to the States that have abol-
ished speed limits, a qualification
! is to be found. In Michigan the
law states: ANY person driving
a vehicle on a highway shall drive
the same at a careful and pru-
dent speed not greater. nor less.
than Is reasonable and proper
having due regard TO traffic. sur
face and width OF the highway
ard OF any other condition then
Existing. No person shall drive
any vehicle at speed greater
than will permit him to bring 1t
to a stop within an assured clear
distance ahead Of him.
This law makes the motorist tho
Judge. He must have intelligence
and skill Every m0tOrist should
have those requirements. It Is
the one who has not those re-
auirementsdhat Is the chief cause
Of accidents.
Some years ago Judge John p.
Mcmahon OF the local Police and
Traffic Courts, stated that a man
might be driving recklessly, even
II he were going we'll under the
District speed limits, should the
conditions OF the time In his own
sense Of Judgment warrant even
further curtailmcnt OF momen-
tum. II would seem that the pres
ent Michigan law Is patterned To
some extent along the ideas Of
the local magistrate.
It is likely that all speed limits
will not be given up by all States
in the near future. The motorists
need further intelligence and
aiming. Until the unframed are
weeded out, which should be,
here must be somebody set up to
mink for them.
Onc~Wav highways between
cities arc likely To come first, com
puIsOry insurance much sooner
Motor millennium is as far of as
/ 1ny other.
Manufacturers can gain con-
y,derable comfort In the state
ment Of The Index. Of the New
York bankers. AZ quoted In the
'unday Star Of last week. In THIS
ag,or,. it viii be remembered, H.
az atatrd that more than 80 per
snt Of the ears abroad were Of
e41erican make. and that the eX-
pff To date Is IN lis infancy, The
,roposcd f 900 900 sales can easily
| 80 reached.
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Continued from Sixth Page.)

mans sized job in a thorough and
wholesale manner.
The banning of downtown park
ing, the business zone, appears TO
be spreading. Chicago had its
first experience with it at the
first of the year. Cleveland is re-
ported taking the matter up, and
close to home comes report that
Baltimore is seriously thinking
over the plan. Police Commits
sioner Charles D. Gather Of the
Monumental City has returned
from a trip of investigation to the
Windy City. According to all re-
ports, he Is said to be enthused
over the conditions in Chicago.
How far he Is to get with the Bal
timore City Council Is problemat-
ical.
Still, the matter has come close
enough for consideration here. IL
is unnecessary to say such regE-
lations arc, drastic. That word is
known TO every one But Is it
necessary? That Is the question
for thought. At present it is not
necessary in the National Capt.
tai. Conditions do not warrant
2urh regulation here. Our pres
ent restrictions seem sufficient.
But it would be we'll for the con-
slant kickers, whether motorists
or merchants, TO realize that thei.'
objections to any plan now in ef-
feet as to parking will not help
In warding of or preventing that
decr;ed DOGGY. The District heads
and Congress will in time tire OF
these conscientious directors of
=" r'ars enforced for the welfare
of all, and lay down a stringent
measure that will be real hard :
ship.
Regarding Speed.
One of the most widely adver-
tised adiuncts TO the automobile
Of 1923 is speed.
In considering this factor 1t Is
timely TO consider the speed laws
now existing. And In considering
this IL is we'll TO take up the limits
on the open and unobstructed
roadways where high speed Is
possible. No one with the average
motoring intelligence contem-
plates the open throttle through
villages and congested areas.
The nation today Is pushing
forward TO quicker and speedier
transportation. Limits have been
raised in nearly all Of the States
Michigan and Connecticut have
topped the list of States In this
respect with eliminating all speed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
France Seeks Way
To End Accidents
From Glare Lights

Binding headlights on automo-
biles are again an issue In France.
The law requires headlights to be
80 directed AS not to blind other
drivers. One solution has been to
direct the right light we'll to the
right and to shut off the left light
only when meeting other cars:
The practice of shutting OF the
lights when passing another car At
night is said to be responsible for
MANY accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
CHICAGO TRAFFIC 7
PLAN DISCOUNTED
Maryland Official Doubts
Value of Double. Decked
Streets Expedient.

BALTIMORE, February IL (SpecialJ.
The trafic problem In large cities
may be solved eventually. but that 90
luton will not be the double-decked
streets OF Chicago. in the opinion OF
John N. Mackall. chairman Of the State
Roads Commission.
MY Judgment Is that the double
decked street will never be satisfac-
tory" Mr.. Mackall said.
He has just completed study 81
those In use In Chicago and OF theo-
retical streets proposed by persons at
tempting To alleviate traffic congestion
in large cities.
THE lover levels Of those In Chicago
are depressing. dark. gloomy and dan-
gerous." Mr.. Mackall said. Traffic
precautions are thrown to the winds
by those who use the streets, both the
lower and upper Levels.
Three things are necessary II con-
gestion Is TO be eliminated or even re-
duced: First. the authorities must do
away with the parking evil. That fur
nishes the greatest problem. Then they
must keep the traffic moving as fast
as possible. A clear road and aboli-
ton Of the present foolish speed limits
are necessary TO this.
THE third and one most often pass
ed over is regulation Of pedestrians.
1t seems to be hanging oHense IN
Baltimore TO suggest that pedestrian
should cross streets at the regularly
provided cross1ngs-the intersections
but that is a vital necessity II traffic
Ills are ever TO be cured"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

OF the 40 States, only 8 have popu-
lations greater than the number OF
workers In the automobile industry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
VIRGINIA IMPROVES
HIGHWAY APPROACH

Continued from Sixth Page.)
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AnDTdins 10 Tie ssHk offlcisI sfGIs~
mentioned, the alternative plan. iGyoig.
;ne tile grade crossing, would cell for q
foFk Ia ths highway ss Inc rosd sp.
prosehsx the town Ijnniik ~ EhefTyfals
80 tns ssss win one way pavement
HJEiIsline iIa tfa1ka IA ,hs y,0ttI ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

case, slippage means that both fan and
pump are idle when both are seriously
needed for cooling purposes. Keep the
belt functioning and inspect It reg
ulsrlv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
Care of Hose Connections.

The motorist who knows that hose
connections must be especially tight II
glyccrin Is used as an anti-freeze may
be tempted to Use shellac on them.
This is not advisable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

draughts OF air when the belt that runs
1t Is slipping. but In some cars belt
sippagc has a doubly bad effect This
Is particularly true In that design ir
which the fan and the water pump
both work on the one belt In such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12
INSPECT FAN BELT.

II is bad enough that the fan fails
to provide the engine with cooling
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
UTILITIES FIX
SCHOOL CONTEST

Washington.-Mrs. Josephine Cor
hiss Preston, former superintendent
of Public instruction for the State of
Washington, explained to the Federal
Trades Commission how private pub
he utilities induced her to arrange a
statewide essay on Estate Regulation
OF Public Utilities" among high school
students.
The witness is former president
of the National Education Associa-
ton. She told the commission that
the contest was arranged by her
while superintendent The Puget
Sound Power and Light Company of
Seattle made the suggestion. The
material was furnished by the North
west Power and light Association.
Mrs. Preston said that when she
agreed to cooperate she was not
aware that the question of private as
against public ownership and opera
ton had any political significance. but
realized the political aspect of the
question when the contest had been
subjected to criticism during the 1924
campaign
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
VI A Picture n
HH1
& u
- "

Each of has, I think, In his minds
eye Masterpiecs-his own particular pic.
turs Of that first and famous Thanksgiving
Mine 10 an exquisits etchins-perfsct
In black and white. There are inixy
outlines of trees q flawlsss background
Of snow. But there 10 only q sound
for the sea-hish waves beating white ON
dark rocks that guard . coast. There
sinister shadows creeping and
here feathered headdress imns black
when the moon 10 bright. There are
profiied Puritan faces, sharp and white In
their hunger, with the cut Of delicate cam
eos against the dark OF their cloaks.
Here-and touching a prayer books the
fragile hand Of girl, and there = mans
thin cheek along . dark gun barrel.
The blessing that prefaced their dinner was
white grace over them all, and their
bread was there for the blscknsss and the
meat of wild turkey hen. Too
austere for your picture taste7 But II u
framed 10 tho soft gray of time.
And my etching IL loveHer far than your
eolored Thanksgiving today.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
Fall Festival
Through Ages

The Jews in ancient times had their
had fall festivals when the crops were
In and the wine was made. Roman
empercI and governors frequently
appointed special days by proclama
tions similar to those of Presidents
and governors today.
In England, in 1858, "solemne fasts
and general PROFESSIONS" were
thought 70 have helped a backward
harvest After the battle of Poitiers
there was thanksgiving all over Eng
land for eight days.
When the Pilgrims fed to Hollani
in l608 Guy Fawkes day had newly
been established as a day of public
thanksgiving TO Almighty God" AMI
In this same Seventeenth century the
Westminster Directory for Public
Worship specified that. at thanksgiv
ings, the congregation was to have
"a pithy narration OF the mercy re
,'eived." to be followed by "convenien'
time for their repast and refreshing
SO the Pilgrims were merely trans
planting a custom when, on their ar
rival at Plymouth In 1920, they oh
served the first American Thanks.iN
ing day. That was an austere affair
But year later they staged harvest
festival, had the Indian Chief Massa-
soft in TO eat with them, and "Senr
four men on fowing. so that we might.
after special manner. rejoice to
gether." Presumably the fowlers got
some wild turkeys. and the identity
Of our Thanksgiving bird was there.
upon established
Nobody knows when THANKSGIVING
became a regular annual holiday, bui
the governors OF colonies were al
ways issuing proclamations during the
next l10 years.
Our first real national Thanksgiving
came In WI, after the surrender OF
Burgoyne. Irregular observance fol
lowed until 1863 when, on November
&C. every Northern state gave thanks
Since then Presidential and state
proclamations have been annual ar.
fairs. and the Southern states, re
Iuctant al first because they disliked
Puritan institutions and later because
il was a Northern holiday, have long
since made II unanimous
by and large. we suppose we have
about as much now to be thankful for
as al any time In the past We are
unquestionably rich and prosperous
If not worthy i liberty Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23

The haze of a November uiOrning
set softness upon the hills and
mellowed the bright colors of the
falling leaves as 1t called every man
and woman and child out into their
dooryards with the JOY Of living high
within them.
Most Of the Colonists, having been
farmers In the north Of England, now
betook Il emselves to the custom of
that section Of the country In cele-
brating the bringing In of the last
harvest Sheaf. First wicker basket
was carried into the common house,
and festooned with many colored rib
bons, as gay In its festival array as
the people who gathered round 1t.
When the basket was In readiness
two maidens, lifted 1t from the ground,
holding 1t between them while the
Colonists fell In two by two behind
them. For moment there was ST.
lence, then there arose In full song
that stirring professional, "The earth
is the LODI and the fullness there
of, the world and they that dwell
therein"
Sang 40 They Marched.
AS they marched, they sang, filing
the clearing with music. From the
path the procession turned into the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
WOMEN IN SHOPS
THRU NECESSITY

Washington.-Wo Women do not work
for "pin money" they work because
they have to, said Miss Mary Ander-
son, chief of the Federal Women's
Bureau, in a radio address.
Miss Anderson denied that the
greater number of women in industry
are casuals. 'The girl who goes into
the factory does so to meet need"
said the bureau chief.
I'VE know, what so few people
seem to recognize, that the girls of
today-these fiappers who are getting
so much criticism and publicity-are
NOSE of them helping in the support of
their families.
"ln the United States, according to
the Census of 1920, there are over
8,500,000 women workers gainfully
employed. Of the 572 occupations in
which Americans engage, women were
employed in all but 35.
ITO quote few more census facts:
One in every five women in the United
States today is wage Garner; one in
every four wage-earning women is
married; and one in every II married
women is working for peyment. AS
far as age is concerned, a fifth of the
women working are under 20 years of
age, and almost hte same proportion
over A, which shows that the bulk of
these women are working outside their
homes in the years between 20 and
A, supposedly the time when home
duties are the most strenuous and
children are demanding the most
care"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23

corn field. Coming to where the corn
was on the stalk, the two maidens
stopped, setting the basket upon the
ground. Again there was silence and
all stood still until the thankfulness
Of the people brok forth In singing.
s the notes of the psalm began,
the two maidens each plucked a stick,
dropping 1t In the basket, then stood
aside that those who followed might
pluck and deposit their corn. So they
sang, while each one harvested his
corn, dropping 1t In the wicker bas-
ket until the last ear had been gath.
cred.
The burden of the full basket being
past the strength Of the maidens, two
men came forth and gravely raised
the basket between them. With quick
ened step the procession marched
back, through the field and down the
path TO the granary. singing song
of thankfulness.
Having finished the marching song.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
NAVAL OFFICER
Has Only Jeers or Free
dOm-0f Seas Cry

London, England, Freedom of the
seas" popular cry just at the close
of the World War, was jeered by Rear
Admiral Ernest A. Taylor, retired, at
meeting of the Conservative Party.
He defended a powerful British
navy and declared that Britain will
not place herself in jeopardy, and that
only by its power is nation re-
spected
"The principle of freedom of the
seas is ridiculous proposition, the
aid sea fighter bluntly declared.
"Since the seventeenth century when
the British wrested command of the
seas from the Dutch, there have been
endeavors by Continental nations and
later by the United States TO wrest
this power from us. Not being able
to do that, there has came this sug-
gestion of freedom of the seas, mean
ing that all sea borne traffic, whether
belligerent or neutral, should be per-
mitted to carry on in war as in time
of peace.
The naval officer declared that this
policy would not abolish warfare but
would concentrate attention on armies
and air forces.
Does anyone think" he asked,
"that Sir Austen Chamberlain would
be listed to for one moment on the
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23

Mr.. Hickey is of the professional
Citizens Alliance type who must scare
his employers to prove his worth.
So he shouts that labor has "a cum
ningly devise syndicated legislative
program of selfish special privilege
demands" These are classed as "doc
trinal and un-American schemes to OBJ
tain power.
Included in the demand, he says,
are bills ito lessen the competitive
labor force of women employed in in
dustry by arbitrarily limiting the
hours they may be employed"
Mr.. Hickey defends the yellow
dog" which will be opposed by labor
in the various legislatures the coming
winter. He says such legislation is:
"a proposal to prohibit employees
from entering into individual (non-
union affiliation) employment con-
tracts-intended to stem the recent
growth of so-called company unions
mad shop councils"
The "yellow dog" is one-sided
contract that is enforced on job-seek-
ing workers who plege not to join a
union not to do lawful act--as the
price for securing employment.
Mr.. Hickey also opposes any inter-
ference with the labor injunction. He
shows he has the slave concept as he
talks of control of the American la
Dor markets now vested in the equity
injunction powers of both state and
Federal courts"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
Prosperity to Share

Rich in harvests SO abundant and in
industries SO productive that the over
flow of our prosperity has advanced
the whole world, strong In the stead
fast conservation of the heritage Of
elf-government be,lueathed to us by
the wisdom of our fathers, and firm In
the resolve to transmit that heritage
unimpaired, but rather improved by
good use, to our children and our chill
dren's children for all time to come,
the people of this country have abound
ing cause for contented gratitude
William III Taft
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
Ennobling Thought

The mere act Of giving thanks tends
to make the thanksgiver happy; indi-
Gates a noble nature; lends dignity
and beauty to our work; points TO
mental development, since the one
who thinks, thanks; puts one outside
himself; Is an aid to unselfishness ;
increases our capacity to receive
Gods blessings; enables us to en-
dure affliction and to be great In ad-
versity; keeps alive the spiritual
sense. There is no greater reason for
gratitude than the fact that the ma
tion stops to give thanks.-Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
Sprra0 thr ;
Bright ~Boar0

Sproad the bright board;
Let many candles shine,
Bring in the ruddy hoard
OF tree and vine.
Lst flock and field
Their fa,rsst fruits provide
And yield
Choice Wand. for our harves, tide
But let no nsishborins table empty be,
Welcome each guest;
Let hand clasp friendly hand
With all the zsst
OF those who understand
The time Is meet
For loves ingathsrins,
And friendship 10 \ sweet
And gracious thing.
But lst no lonely soul shivsr without.
Lest our gay comradsship grow dim With
doubt
Grown love
With music; let the sinsins strfnxs
Awaken echoes Of
Forgotten things.
This 10 time
For song and laughter free,
Rhythm and rhyme
And merry minstrslsy.
But let no sad heart droop beneath q wrong.
1lss silence were u better thing than song
T.
keeping.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
Tbe first Thanksgiving

Governor Bradford babe all kneel In
half circle around the front Of the
granary. The elder sent up petit
ton of thanksgiving for the riches
OF the earth, forest, and sea which
had been bounttfully poured on the
people.
Simple Ceremony.
When the elder ceased, one Of the
maidens approached the granary, un-
fastening and throwing open its door,
Governor Bradford promptly came
forward and plucking stick from
the basket, threw 1t into the grain
house. SO one by one those who
gathered the corn took up a stick and
threw 1t into the granary until only
two sticks were left. Priscilla, blush
Ing sweetly, gently dropped one of
these In the storehouse.
The second maiden now stood forth,
holding the last stick of corn. With
her head thrown back and singing
words Of praise, she dropped the last
sheaf of harvest into the granary,
closed the door, locked 1t and carried
the key to the governor.
When this simple ceremony had
been completed, all stood with bowed
heads as again they sang, "The Lord
shall preserve thy going out, and thy
coming In from this time forth and
forevermore."
was garnered the first harvest
from the field OF the great clearing,
and safely housed amid the songs OF
praise of the people. One of the maid
ems who carried the basket was Pris-
ella, and one Of the men who took
1t back was John Alden.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
DRIVERS REINSTATED

Pittsburgh, Pa.-Four drivers were
reinstated with pay for lost time by
the Sun-Telegraph. The adjustment
was made following strike of rs
drivers,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
FALSE ECONOMY

Washington. Small-sized paper
money will not be ready for distribu-
tion before July / of next year, ac-
cording to the director of the bureau
of engraving and printing. The saw
ing in the size Of these notes will
total more than $1,0O0,O00, it is stat
ed.
Organized plate printers point out,
however, that the process for print
ing the new money can be duplicated
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
LONG HOURS CAUSE STRIKE

Chicago.-Operating engineers en-
ployed by the Olson Rug Company
suspended work against the 12-hour
day, seven-day week for $40. Organ
lied stationary firemen struck in
sympathy.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23
PAID FOE
Becomes Alarmed at Work
ers' Activity

New York.--Organized labor's ac-
tivity before state legislatures is
viewed with alarm by Michael ].
Hickey, executive secretary of the Ma
tional Industrial Counvil. The council
represents score of anti-union en-
ployers' organizations.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23

The Druids. who worshiped the
sun, sacrificed horse to the sun In
November In thanksgiving for the
harvest.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1928-11-23

Continent in these occasional CONVEX
sations if there We're not behind him
the power and might and majesty Of
the British navy?"
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