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Evening star., 1928-12-30
BY r. 7. ALLEN.

MEMBER MFNEOpOutbn FultCS
Years and years ago, one Dr.
johnson discovered that the blood
was circulated through the entire sys-
tom by the heart The world had
barely adjusted itself to this weighty
deduction when Pasteur announced his
startling germ discovery. Then some
one discovered that moscu.tos carried
malaria germs. with the resultant
benefits to mankind The names of the
afore- mentioned men have become i'm
mortal.
Also. there have been many great
mechanical inventions that have placed
their diScovcrors' memories forever In
the worlds hall of fame.
It may be that in years to come
there will be added to this list a new
name, a name that will go down in
history's annals as the greatest OF them
all-and that name is none other than
"R. J. Allen" For 1. too, have made
a momentous diScovery-a double dis
covery: no less. l have at once dis
covered the cause of the alarming in
crease of "cussing" and, second. the
fundamental cause which underlies the
entirely too prevalent evil known as
ell temper"
If ! am correct in my deductions,
and think am. the two afore-men-
toned evils are due to a large extent
to that unmentionable creature known
as the rush hour slow driver"
Greeted With a GrowI.
Many a man has left his work in
the evening in very pleasant frame
of mind and at peace with all the
world, only to be rendered within the
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Death Of 1000 by Auto In Cook County
Used as Argument for 4O-Foot Roads

In less than one year in Cook Coun-
ty, Ill, Chicago's home county, 1000
people have lost their lives in automo-
bile accidents, according to E. E. Duffy,
highway educational writer.
Aside from number of recommended
tions asking strict enforcement of old
and proposed traffic laws, DIR. Herman
N. Bundesen. Cook County coroner.
urges the replacement Of lS and 20 foot
ROADS IN the metropolitan area with
4O-foot roads, and the construction OF
numerous separated grades.
Commenting upon the need for i'm
provements in the physical makeup of
the road, DR.. Bundesen has stated:
Il cannot stress too earnestly the
need for wide uninterrupted highways
For example, on the Bronx River Park
way, in Westchester County, New York.
$4,000 cars passed during ii hours on
Memorial day of 1926 without accident
of any kind.
Eighteen and 20-foot roadways make
Tor congestion We need a system of
40-foot roadways and an ample provi-
sion for the separation of grades at
highway intersections. Last year there
were 205 deaths at grade crossings in
Illinois. There are more than 1000
unprotected crossings in the State. We
ought To crusade earnestly for the
elimination of them ALL"
Road planners realize that today's
traffic is not as heavy as it will be to-
morrow. According to a statement re-
Gently made public by the United States
Bureau of Public Roads, Cuyahoga
County, in which Cleveland is located
may expect an increase in traffic of 73
per cent within the next 10 years. Even
in the surrounding counties. the traf-
f1c will be greater by l3 to IS per cent.
The problem Of the city is making it.
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another lady. happened to be on
duty nearby, so I approached her with
the intention of reproving her and
then asking her to move on
started In to say, Pardon me-
madam, but" Well, that was Just
as far as I got.
She turned on me impatiently, say
ing, "Officer. where are your manners?
Can't you see am busy talking to this
lady?"
But, madam" demonstrated, cant
you see that"
She interrupted again, "Now, officer"
she said, Il know just what you are
fixing to say; you want me to move on
but it seems to me that you might have
waited until finished talking. There
like I was breaking the law or some
thing" Before / could recover from
my astonishment, she drove off. Can
you beat it?
However, there are a great many
people just like this lady in that they
seem to think they can loiter and park
few moments for whatever purpose
they see fit But the law on this point
is plain and specific. 1t says that you
cannot so loiter or park except for the
purpose of receiving or discharging pas
sengers. Besides, it is extremely selfish
on the part of motorists not to consider
the other fellow when they feel disposed
to park or dawdle along.
There is yet another type of lettering
which is fairly common, especially
downtown. and that is known as "driv-
ing around the block" The usual pur-
pose in driving around the block is to
kill time while waiting for some one.
And kill time they usually do-their
own and the other fellows.
How ideal it would be If we could
discard all the present maze and jun
BILE OF traffic rules and substitute in
stead the golden rule"
Evening star., 1928-12-30
S|X-WHEEL TRUCK
URGED AFTER TEST
Saving of Highways Seen in
Use of Type-Expert
Tells of Results.

For better and cheaper traf1sporta-
ton. the six-wheel vehicle and pneu-
matte tires, says the Bureau of Public
Roads, United States Department Of
Agriculture.
Automotive and highway engineers
are constantly seeking more economic
transportation. Highway engineers
have always faced the problem of pro-
ducing the greatest mileage of service
able roads and have been forced to de-
sign them as light as possible, con-
sistent with traffic demands. On the
other hand. truck-operating costs are
generally reduced by increasing the
pay-load capacity.
Would Preserve Roads.
To preserve the existing highways
and to give economic transportation
the introduction Of the six-wheel truck.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
ASPHALT ROADS
PROVED BY TESTS
Government Finds Road Sur.
facing Material Durable
and Economical.

Realizing that the cost of construc-
ton and maintenance of State high
ways. county roads and city streets
affects the purse or benkroll Of every
citizen, whether or not he owns an auto
mobile, motor cycle. pushmoble or
horse-drawn vehicle, the United States
Bureau of Public Roads in 1911 and
1912 sponsored test of various road
surfacing materials, laid on Connecticut
avenue in Montgomery County, Md. inn
and found that the asphaltic pave
ments, according to the official report
recently issued, had proved themselves
to be remarkably durable in the face
of 16 years Of heavy traffic duty. These
experiments included seven sections of
bituminous macadam. two sections OF
asphaltic concrete. three sections Of
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preparing a piping hot. tasty dinner Tor
her spouse's delectation, only to have
him rush home with a growl-Slam-
ming the door after him as he came
in.
Where she had pictured in her minds
eve the DELIGHTFULLY."- cozy dinner they
would enjoy together, each one relating
to the other whatever of interest may
have occurred to them during the day
she now has a glowering male on her
hands who consumes his dinner In sui
len silence, and with whom IL Wouio
be about as feasible to attempt an
amicabIe conversation as it would be to
scratch a grizzly bears back for him.
OF course. the little woman" not
understanding this strange behavior,
soon becomes peeved on her own ac-
count. and then the fun begins. Prob
ably she never learns what is the true
cause of her hubbys distraught manner.
No doubt a great rmany divorces could
be traced to these same rush hour
slew drivers"
Lifelong friendships have been sever
ed by some surly remark emanatlng
from an otherwise ood-natured fellow
who had become soured few mo-
mentS before by a trivial-appearing
traffic incident
When one pauses to think of the
unlimited harm that can be caused by
Ill and violent "cuss" words inappro-
priately applied, it is appalling.
Rush Hour" 1dlers.
However, an accurate knowledge of
what is the true cause of any deplorable
situation is half the battle, when one
has to set about correcting the situa-
ton
There are very few people who have
not heard the fable concerning the dog
in the manger. We all remember how
the dog, not being able to eat the hay
contained therein himself, would not
permit the hungry horse to eat it either.
There is a great similitude between the
dog in that fable and the driver who
dawdles along in heavy traffic, know
ing full well that it is well nigh i'm
possible to pass around him. Because
he has no desire to hurry home he will
not allow anyone else to do so.
These So-called rush hour slow driv-
ers" are usually composed Of shoppers,
idlers and others who have no regular
vocation, but on the contrary are
merely out taking drive to amuse
themselves.
There is also a large percentage of
this type of driver who are motivated
in their snails pace by sense of cow
ardice Then too there is always a
sprinkiing of novice drivers. who are
not sufficiently learned as yet in their
driving to proceed in traffic properly
This latter type should select some
other time of day, if possible, to prac-
tice their driving.
Traffic Lights Timed.
Now that we have the automatic
light system installed on great many
corners, we are by necessity forced to
drive at a certain speed in order to
avoid waiting at each light These
lights have been timed by the officials
of the Traffic Bureau in a manner that
permits of almost uninterrupted driv-
ing at a certain speed if we start
promptly on the correct signal and do
not lag between intersections How,
Oh! how extremely aggravating 1t is
to be in ones usual hurry home after
a hard gruelling day downtown. and
then to have someone mosey along lust
ahead, forcing one to wait at every in
tersection
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Gas Consumption
Is 200 Gallons
For Every Auto

Every motor vehicle in the United
States used an average of approx
imately 200 gallons of gasoline dur
ing the first six months of 1928, as
compared with about ITO gallons
during the same period of 1927, ac-
cording to the American Automobile
Association.
The national motoring body bases
its statement on gasoline con-
sumption of 4652,393,535 gallons
during the first half of the cur
rent year, 1911, ,423,311 gallons in
the same period last year. and a
total registration of more than 49,
100000 motor vehicles.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

that on bituminous, or asphalt. maca-
dam roads, from one to ten years old,
the surface maintenance cost, which
includes patching, frost breaks and
surface treatment, was $l24 per mile
over the gravel foundations and Sl47
per mile over stone fills. incidentally,
the New York State Highway Depart
ment reports that the average age Of
bituminous macadam roads in that
State. of which there are more than
5000 miles. is in excess Of ten years.
Evening star., 1928-12-30
"RUSH-HOUR SLOW DRIVERS"
WORST OF CROUCH BREEDERS
Officer Cites Dawdling Motorists at Days
End as Great Hindrance to Rapid
Traffic Movement.

Those people who lesurely shift gears
and get under way as II they were
carrying mortally wounded person in
side their cars, and were afraid they
might jar him-they never fail-this
type-to be In the center of the street,
as well.
Why a person who desires to dawdle
along will not pull over to one side,
as far as possible, and keep there. is
a mystery to me- Unfortunately. there
are some people in this world who are
devoid of all human considerations as
regards courtesy to others. thought for
the other fellows side Of the matter,
etc.
This type of person manifests his
lack of consideration IN other ways
besides being the worlds champion
traffic problem. They are, no doubt.
the same ones who try to leap ahead
of every one else in the theaters. res
taurants, etc. and are to be heard con-
tinually fussing about the service in
every public place they happen to be
in. They are the "welchers," the poor
sports" of this world. The ones who
are first to make dive for the exits
when the cry of fire breaks out.
There is gradually taking shape. here
and elsewhere. a very definite demand
for a slow-speed lava law making 1t
a penalty to drive too slow at certain
timeS-or else have certain streets set
aside for varying rates of speed.
Slow-Speed Streets.
In other words, have a street set aside
for those who feel they would like to
proceed along about 20 miles per hour,
and have another street set apart for
those who desire to travel about miles
per hour.
. 1t may be possible that sometime in
the future you will read in the evening
paper that Mr. Motorist So-and-So was
fined $40 in Traffic Court for running
13 miles an hour on 20-mile street,
or So-and-So was fined $40 for running
miles an hour on Smile street.
1t is a fact that motorists can be
fined in New York CITY, and sometimes
are. if they do not drive fast enough
so as not to hinder traffic. There is
probably no other place where the cour-
tesy of reconsideration of other
people can affect one to the same ex-
tent as on public streets when you are
driving your car.
Practically all traffic violations COM
mitted on crowded streets. such as turn
ing without looking. or parking abreast,
horn blowing, lettering, etc, affect other
motorists to some extent at least.
Another very dangerous practice, and
one that is responsible for many bent
fender, is window shopping" If you
must look at the store window displays
on crowded streets, you should park
your car Gf possible) and do your look
ing on foot.
Slow Window Shoppers.
There is another angle to this win
dow shopping business that is bad man.
ners on a crowded street, and that is
the way it slows up traffic. You can't
look around you and drive either care
fully or fast enough to avoid incon-
veniencing other motorists.
A great many people seem to find diff
ficulty in keeping the fact in mind that
they are not alone on the street, and
if they stop or slow up to ask Jim for
the cigar lighter or the wife just must
cnnok N Kre C0-
Evening star., 1928-12-30

If your car is parked headed up
hill. put it in first gear after the motor
San Francisco Chronicle, cannot move
backward. Try it. just put the car
in first and release the brake. The
wheels cannot turn contrary to the
way the gear is set If your car is
parked headed down hill. put 1t in
reverse gear. The ca" cannot go for
ward if the gears are set to go back
ward
Evening star., 1928-12-30
U. S. Collects $1,758,381,361.

Total revenue receipts of the 4s
States and the District of Columbia in
1927 were $l,758,38l ,361, of which
s24S 846,402 or 14l per cent was col
lected from the motorists of the country
IN the form of gasoline and license tax
es according to the American Motorists
Association. Total cost and operation
OF the States governments in 1927 was
SLIGO 0004,895, or $9.55 per capita, the
associations figures show.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

space Oh less tildil
a half hour--to a
state of mind well
nigh bordering on
the h o m i c / d a ! .
Wives have been
reduced to tears on
numerous occasions
by husbands who
have rushed home
in the evening and
greeted them in a
surly t e IN p e r e d
manner. Many a
conscientious little
wife has labored
hard all day, clean
ing up the house.
mending hubby's
socks, etc. and
$1,000 ~ AH hN-
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speak N MTS. 0O-
a and-So, whom she
hasn't seen In ever
so long (probably
not since the day
before)i, that by so
doing they must
inevitably incon-
venience other mo-
torists who may
happen to be be-
hind them.
Once there was
a lady who had
practically halted
traffic on q busy
street by parking
abreast, apparent
ly in order that
she might hold a
az,a 1ynNen tia~ rr,t%ta
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self the problem of the entire metro
politan area.
The need for wide pavements and
separated grades, otherwise known as
underpasses and overpasses is urgent.
It will be more so tomorrow.
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that is not safe for loads beyond this.
1t is to protect this large mileage and
at the same time permit the operation
of large e-capacity trucks wherever desir-
able that the Federal road chief sug-
gests the six-wlleel solution.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

with a limitation Of wheel concentra-
tion and pneumatic tires. and not the
limitation of gross load, is the solution
of the problem, Thomas H. Macdonald.
chief of the bureau recently told men,
bers of the Society of Automotive En-
gineers.
According to Investigations Of the
bureau, all conditions of test being
equal, the effect of a six-wheel ve-
hicle on the highways Is about one
half that of the four-wheel This is
the first of two important reasons for
the six-wheel truck. The other is that
increasing the number of wheels so re-
duces the load ON each wheel as to
permit the use of pneumatic tires on
the larger-sized trucks. which cannot
be so equipped VIXEN supplied with only
four wheels.
Impact Is Reduced.
The pneumatic tire reduces the i'm
pact of the moving truck and so tends
further to protect the highway. The
bureaus tests show that the impact of
solid tire exerts pressure on pave
ment two or three times the standing
load, while the pressure exerted by
the pneumatic tire is only small per-
centage above that of the load at rest
Cooperative highway transport sur
veys carried on by the bureau and vari-
Gus State highway departments have
shown conClusively that for general
use the five-ton four-wheel truck is to-
day the maximum size required. Its
wheel concentrations are within the
safe-load limit for the. modern standard
types of rural payements.
But there Is a very large mileage
Evening star., 1928-12-30
Greater Beauty. .longerwheeIbase "~Larger Bodies

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More room
greater comfort
The larger bodies of the new Superior
Whippet afford more spacious interiors,
with extra leg room and elbow room.
The seats are wider and heavily up
Evening star., 1928-12-30

single button conveniently located in the center
of the steering wheel, controls all functions of
starting the motor, operating the lights and
sounding the horn.
This fundamental improvement does away with
all troublesome foot fumbing for the starting
button, frequent source of annoyance, particu-
larly to women drivers 1t also avoids changing
from the comfortable driving position to reach a
light switch on the dash.
With the new sFinger-Tip Control,'' you can at
all times keep your hands on the wheel and your
eyes on the road. This important safety factor will
be especially appreciated when driving at night.
Evening star., 1928-12-30

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Mechanically, the new Superior
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New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
Your Health How To Keep It. Causes Of Illness
BY DR. MORRIS FT6HBEIN Editor Journal of tho AmaEScan Molical Association and oe Hy-

BY DR. MORRIS FISHBElN Editor Journal of tho AmdgScen
 Medical Association aEd oe Hy-
 gcia, tho Health Maeaxtne
 In recent years tho fact has been generally accepted that tho admin istration of iodine In small doses to growing children is of importance in the prevention of simple goiter. particularly in districts such aA the lake districts la tho United States, in which there is little iodine in the soil.
 A German investigator. Hunsiker, found that there had been definite increases in the heights and weights of boys and girls who had been given the iodine treatment. mak- ing them superior in growth to boys and girls who had not been treated.
 Dr. Percy stocks. medical statis- tician In the University of London. has investigated the record of boys and girls in Switzerland who had also received iodine regularly.
 Tho records of the Swiss school children wers especially detailed and accurate 70 that the statistical investigation was quits complete.
 Az . result Of the study of more than 1000 girls in the secondary schools of Berne, Switzerland. Dr. Stocks concludes that the regular administration of iodine to girls between the ages of II and le is efficient not only Ia. reducing the size and incidence of goiter. but also in increasing the rate of growth in both height and weieht-~>
 The latter effect was greater in girls with an initial goitsr and Dr. Stocks believes was due to over coming action toward retarded growth that may be associated with goiteP in districts where this dis turbance is very great.
 He does not believe that 1t is pos- sible to infer from this fact that iodine would have any effect in in- creasing the physical growth of girls In districts where goiter was not common.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
BEAUTY How and Why
By Ann Alyals

&%H AA$e&S &sA&00
 Fer the fashiouing of the useful little manicure instrument known e the orangswood stitk, the soft yield. ing wood of the >orangs trss has been selected q being the best suited for the purpose.
 We employ this stick with its slsvsrly shaped cad. to fres our finger nails from the objectionable akin which tnaiet upon elingtnk too closely foF beauty to the bass and edges. Hang nails, we call this slein which destroys the beau- tiful shape of the nails.
 The fact that such . soft pliable instrument n the orangewood stick has bseu ohossA by the uaani- cure operators to gently push back the disfisuring hang nail. sheuld bs . broad hint to us to use per- suastvs rather than harsh meas ures in correcting this defect. Do not thtcksn and coarsea the bor- dering skin by cutting with . knifs or scissors. Methods of this sort give the finger tips m ''nre- fined and unbeautiful finish.
 Even the soft orangewood may sometimes produce an irritation or inflammation st the baae of the nails. Should this happen. apply . little soothing oil or cream. cars- fully wiptng off the excess with soft piece of cloth or absorbent cotton.
New Britain herald., 1928-01-18
Loves El1lbers Adele Carriseass Absestiag Ss(ud 10
 "Revelations of . Wifen
-BeginniaG . NeW 8eESal-

Dot big mans he kaews bees trtsd onions all right all right But sef dot oder mans sst bees paws on dot babse boy. den you see!"
 made no answer to this sweep ing assertion. for knew by axperi- encs how useless it is to try to con- bat any idea which becomes ftxcd in Katis's mind. Her. uss of the term ''habee boy" illustrates thai peculiarity of hers Dicky declares that on Juniors wedding day Katie will refer to him as dot babee."
 The next instant. however. Katie's thoughts were effectually diverted from Junior by . clarion call from Marion who had walked toward the wild raspberry bushes at tho en- trance to the road and was inspect ing them eagerly.
 "Oh, Katie, the blackcaps are ripe" she cried. and my little maid hurried over to her side and judi cially ate one of the berries Marion had picked.
 yah! dot so." she aAsented. T have dot Jeem peeck me some dees afternoon. ve have raspberry sher- bet for dinner"
 You needn't waste Jim's time having him pick over this bush, Katherine said as shs and l joined the impromptu berry-picking expedi- ton. I'm going to have the first course of my luncheon right here"
 Maybe I no need get luncheon?" Katie rejoined slyly. and indeed by the time Lillian and Junior enthusi- astically joined us. 1t began to look as if her comment would be tusti- fled. But Katherine called . halt when she thought Junior had eaten all he should.
 'I don't want to set up . hospital ward" tho little nurse said. md obedisntly ws left the bushes and climbed into the car.
 But all the way back to the farm house my curiosity kept proddtns me with the question:
 What had Lillian discovered about the red-bearded man?
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