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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

The driver having passed the first Of the w0za~
men, swung his to the right and struck thd
second, whom he had not seen as they apSs
preached him.
The car threw her into the grass and shrubs
berry so quickly that her companion did not see
any thing had happened until she missed her
friend.
Mr.. Warren, in a forceful plea for relief, as
serts that under present conditions he WIG
walks at night takes his life in his own hands
Not only is he subjected to the danger o.
being run down by the reckless driver" he cone
tinales. but the man who is driving with reaa
sonable care may strike and kill pedestrian
who is almost invisible against the surface o.
the roadway. !
yet the person who proceeds on foot has
right on the highway 1t is a right which u
NAV be necessary fer him to exercise 0veA
in this age when progress en- shoe leather is 50
largely abandoned for progress on rubber tHes11
When the American Society of Municip4
Engineers came to canvass the situation they
found the highway authorities were MOO
authorized to divert public road funds to the
construction Of footpaths sidewalks alonA
the highways Yet the cost Of sidewalk cons
struction would amount to but small fraction
Of the cost Of the highway.
The cost would be greatly reduced il the
country sidewalks were built at the same time
as the highway. Highway sidewalks should be
raised above the level of the highway to prevene
reckless drivers from using them shoulder
Of the road and could be largely constructed
of the most inexpensive materials found Id
each locality.
The absence of legislation permitting q
diversion Of State road funds for the construc~
ton of walks along highways is outlined by
Mr. Warren, as follows:
My serious consideration of this extremely
important economic humanitarian matter beR
gan in 1929 following the killing of wonam
pedestrian walking in the roadway opposite %
SurnmP. residence at Scituate. Mass.
1.-THE State Highway Department has APPS
propriated the entire former roadway and walh@
area for new road, and left no place for pedess
TRANS except in the much roadway
Continued on Thirteenth Page II
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

THE American Society Of Municipal Engineers,
| an influential organization, appalled, by the
killing of pedestrians in rural districts last
year passed a resolution urging the construc-
ton Of sidewalks or footpaths along thick.y
Travelled highways The society is today wag-
ing an energetic campaign in behalf OF this
movement, which is in charge OF Mr.. George
Copp Warren of Boston. chairman OF the Com
mittee on Highway Sidewalks. This group Is
very active.
AS Mr. Warren has pointed out the menace
to the pedestrian becomes more formidable at
night when uncertain shadows, even along
well lighted roads, make It difncult Tor the
driver to the pedestrian until he Is almost
upon him to tell how many people are walk
ing, whether one person or several in single file.
The danger is very great when trees poles,
or buildings throw black shadows in the inter-
walls of high power lamps. But the peril Is
not entirely confined to the pedestrian Many
a driver, If he finds too late that he Is con-
fronted with the alternative OF running s7me-
one down or turning his car against fence or
building viii prefer TO risk his own life and
machine rather than hit an innocent way
farer.
number of fatalities to pedestrians have
occurred where the driver being arrested,
prc tested that he was unaware that his car
had hit anyone. One such case, now historic
in the annals of the American Society OF
Municipal Engineers, occurred on country
road near Boston, along which a driver g2ing
at high speed at night killed woman whom
he had not even seen.
The circumstances of the accident were such
as might occur in almost any part of the
country The woman in this case had occasion
TO walk with companion, after nightfah on
a road known as the Country Way 1t is
part of the Shore Road to Plymouth. Mass,
and is known to thousands of motorists who
have toured New England.
The two women had begun to walk from the
home of one of them the left side of the
road, facing the approaching traffic which
issued from the town. They had proceeded
but a short distance when an automobile came
along.
To make room for the car one Of the women
stepped to the rear of her companion. that they
might occupy as little of the road as possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

for elevated walks for pedestrians have also
been made.
The prevailing opinion of architects, city en-
gineers and city planners seems to be that all
heavy traffic in great cities should ultimately
go underground, leaving the streets free for
the pedestrian.
Some like Mr. Hugh Ferriss, noted consult
ing architect propose that traffic lanes below
street levels be open to the heavens, admitting
air and sunlight. In this case, traffic would
flow in open sunken lanes upon which the
walking populance could look down as upon
the canals of Venice with their flowing traffic
of gondolas.
The idea of submerged yet open lanes for
heavy traffic finds exemplihcation in the tracks
of the New York Central and New York, New
Haven g. Hartford Railways, in Manhattan,
shortly before they enter into the tunnels that
lead into the Grand Central Station Yet, as
a whole the tendency is TO cover up the heavy
trafhc and give exclusively to pedestrians the
space overhead, just it is proposed TO cover
the Illinois Central tracks near the Chicago
lake front.
MIR. Ferriss also suggests the creation of huge
buildings above intersections of underground
passenger lines and smaller buildings in the
intervals between the intersections. In other
words most Of the population would be
centrated In great pyramidal buildings
THIS would permit the entrance of more sun
light into windows of all buildings near the
street level and also more commodious lanes for
pedestrians and vehicles. The street level itself
would be entirely occupied by traffic and would
be covered over to form great parklike areas
exclusively for pedestrians, on the second story
levels
The expression Of such an idea. now par
TALLY in effect IL unrelated construction, would
do away with the stupendous excavation re-
CURED to move all traffic underground.
less radical movement, suggested by MIR.
FerriSs, would be TO excavate the streets as
Eunken trafhc lanes in the more congested CEN
tiers OF cities and cover up all but opening
TO the heavens in the center Thus almost
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Today Is the
Anniversary Of
BIRTH OF

BIRTH OF SCHUkZ
On March 2, 1929. Carl Schurz, a
famous American political leader and
soldier, was born near Cologne, Ger
many. Educated at the University OF
Bonn, he later took part in the e
volutionary movement of 1848, but
was finally forced to flee to Switzer-
land.
He emigrated to the United States
in 1852 and settled at Watertown,
Wis. Less than 10 years later he was
appointed minister to Spain by Presi-
dent Lincoln, but resigned at the out
break of the Civil war to join the
Union army. Appointed brigadier
general and later promoted to major
general, SchurZ commanded a divi-
sion at Charlottesville and a corps
at Gettysburg.
After the wal he engaged in jour-
ralistic work. From 1869 to 1875 he
was United States senator from Mis-
souri,. He presided v the Cincin-
natl convention which nominated
Greeley for president. From 1877 to
1881 he served as secretary of the in
terror.
In 1913, seven years after his death,
a monument was erected to him on
Morningside Heights.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02

An actor car gain a great variety
c. experience through work in pic
lures and he can also earn enough
money to retire before he Is too old
to enjoy retirement.
john Barrymore.
\ X \
BolSheviSm is an atrociouS system.
Its tyranny is 10 times worse than
that of the tSar.
General Max Weygand Of France.
X X X
The worst thing in the world is to
destroy hope.
William Lathrop Love.
X X
Accurate and competent advice In
regard to birth control would save the
lives of thousands of women, and a
doctor who has this information and
does not give 1t incurS a terrible re-
sponsibility.
DIR. John Whitridge Williams OF
Johns Hopkins.
i 4 y
The more sacrifice marriage entails,
the greater amount Of happiness re-
suits.
Representative Mary Teresa Nor
ton Of New Jersey.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
HOW MASSAGE HELPS HEALTH

Have YOU ever had a headache or
backache or an ache in your muscles
which o relieved by rubbing? y
so. YOU were using massage, a form Oh
treatment which has been known 10
everv nation as far back as history
records. Massage today has become
a we'll developed art, but 1t IS wen 70
remember that the value OF treatment
alone depends largely upon the Skill
of the one administering it.
Massage has been called q way &c
take exercise while resting. The sue
cess of massage rests upon the fol-
lowing accomplishments: 1t increases
The general nutrition and circulation
of blood. The digestion may be I'M
proved, the nerves soothed or Stlrnu-
lated, pain relieved. internal conges-
ton lessened and often certain swell
ings or deposits in the tissues may
be removed by the increased clrcula-
ton of blood.
Massage removes the fatigue pol
sons from the muscles; it is %singularly
useful in toning up the muscles OF
sluggish intestines, and is invaluable
IN the cure Of long-standing consti-
patton.
Massage improves the circulation OF
both blood and lymph. 1t may be
used with great benefit in cases OF
prolapsus or during long periods OF
convalescense when the patient is
confined in bed. It is of value IN
promoting the growth Of hair, and
many hair r~estorers owe their success
to the massage which accompanies
their application. The same may be
said Of many face creams and tissue
creams.
Massage may be used with dieting
for reducing the weight, since deep
rubbing will assist in forcing more
blood through fatty deposits and alb
sorbing them more readily.
Often, one suffering from gas pains
may be relieved by abdominal mass
age which assists in expelling the gas
Massage may be very valuable ir
prolapsus of the abdominal organs
and in kinks and adhesions. Massage
is often helpful in gall bladder trou-
BILE, strains of the back, and an adj
junct to the treatment of many dis
eases.
Massage is not advised locally in
tuberculosis or during an acute in
flammation or skin eruptions, after
burns or hemorrhages, nor during
fcvers.
When used properly. massage is a
great help in maintaining the health,
Many wealthy persons maintain their
own private massuers who travel with
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
The Wheels of Business
Duluth Herald)

VOUlULU dSI8lUJ
The big and successful merchants In America know
that the only way to make bad business good and good
business better is to put greater energy into all their
activities. This includes newspaper advertising.
John L. Meyer of Madison, a merchandising expert, IN
talking to the Wisconsin Retail Furniture Dealers as
ISOLATION in Milwaukee the other day. expressed the opin-
ion that. IF newspaper advertising were stopped tonight
over this country, there would presently be a collapse OF
retail business.
Newspaper advertising is to retail business progress
what the wheel. which takes the power in an automo-
bile, is to transportation" he said. There are four
wheels in the business vehicle. The front wheels are the
goods to be sold, and the value. The back wneeS are
merchandising and advertising"
Going further into detail he added: Persistent news
paper advertising has become necessary. first, because
one in every six families move yearly: secondly, because
1000 persons become new customers daily In the Unltec
States. AS they come along to be consumers on tneh
own, the merchants cannot meet them at the station
It is futile to watch birth records. Only the ne"spaps
can meet these new store guests every day"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02

curve of tine surface takes things be-
yond the range of vision. If n
stands on a cliff 100 feet high at the
seashore and looks toward a point
where a ship is coming toward the
snore, the ship can be seen much
sooner than if standing at sea level.
In exact words, one sees actually
more of the earth's surface the high
er up n is because with the increase
of elevation, ones position in relation
to the curvature of the earth's sur
face changes.
@. Does Canada give trees to peo-
pie who will plant them on the prai-
res? 3. E.
A. Since 1900, the Canadian gov
eminent has distributed over 49,
OcO,O 0 young trees to applicants liv-
ing in the Prairie Provinces-Manito-
ba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
A Light Under a Bushel
A French publishing house recently announced that
hereafter it will publish all Of its books anonymously.

A French publishing house recently announced that
hereafter it will publish all Of its books anonymously.
Authors, the announcement said, get altogether too
fond of advertising themselves and fail to devote enough
attention to their writing. A writer gets a reputation
and then rests On his oars, letting the impetus of his
former books carry his new ones along, and spending a
good share Of his time in seeing to it that his name gets
into the newspapers and magazines.
So this publishing %firm-which is about to open an
office in New York and publish American books-wul
have no more Of 1t. 1t will withhold the names Of its
authors, and its books will carry no "by lines at all.
It will be interesting to see how the authors react
to this scheme. In pure theory it should make no diff
ference at all. A writer is supposed to write because of
an imperative inner compulsion. He is supposed to be
thinking of fame very little and OF money hardly at all;
he writes because there is something in him that de-
mands expression. So why should he object to an anony-
nous printing!
Theory, unfortunately, does not always jbe with the
facts. There may be a few writer's who fall in this
category. but they are a tiny minority. The average
writer, quite properly. wants fame and adulation. If he
turns out a good book he would like to get the credit
for it. Furthermore, authors have to eat; and many
a first-rate book came into existence in part, at least,
because its writer needed to bolster up a fading bank ac-
count.
Even more interesting, however, will be the reaction
OF the readers.
Most of us, probably, buy books for the authors. If a
new book by Zane Grey. or James Cabell, or S. S. Van
Dine Is announced depending on our individual tastes)
we hurry to buy 1t. II a book by an unknown appears
we wait and find out what other people are saying about
it before we take a chance on it. What would we do
II the authors name were withheld? Probably we should
read the book reviews more carefully, and take the ad-
vice Of the critics more regularly than We do now.
But the critics, too, would suffer. The critic can be
a creature of habit, like anyone else. If a book comes
to his desk under the name Of q writer whom the critic
admires. he is apt to see more virtues in 1t than ne
might If he did not know who had written it. In the
long run We might get better criticism; but it would
mean a great deal more work and worry for the critic.
There is little chance that other publishers will adopt
this system. But it would be fun to sec what would
happen If they did.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02

Evidently 1t wasn't in his code to rob people whose lives
came In contact with his. So long as he didn't know
the party from whom he was taking property he had an
impersonal attitude about IL.
This spirit is found in larger forms of ~banditry. Swim
oilers have been known to risk the money entrusted to
them by thousands of unknown victims. The money was
something impersonal. II they had known the sacrifices
and struggles back of each fraud they might have been
more careful.
The human touch, to which moralists and teachers
and preachers refer continually, becomes q money saver
sometimes.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
Letting the Navy Down
washington Evening starr

ASSAAAAAo ~~~Y
On March 4 congress closes down. shuts up shop prob
ably for nine months. Final efforts will be made dur
ing the eight remaining working days to get through I'M
portant legislation which has been hanging fire while
the congress fought out the relief problem and soldiers
bonus legislation and talked politics. Some OF these
measures seem bound to fail. One OF them,
unfortunately, is the naval construction program bill.
This measure, the first step looking toward bringing the
American navy up to the strength specified tor 1t under
the London naval treaty, has been sacrificed, 1t appears,
in order to make 1t possible to get through all the ap-
preparation bills and avoid an extra session OF congress
atter Mascn :; o Sensso .or mae % ,n a.,n. -
to the u~pbuilding of the navy, on SATURDAY AFTERNOON
gave over his determination to press for the passage
Of the bill upon the appeals of the senate leaders. Sen
ator Blaine Of Wisconsin, one of the little navy" group.
had the floor, and 1t was reported that ne had threatened
to talk the rest Of the day unless there were some as-
surance that the naval program bill be postponed. Inc
naval appropriation bill was pending, the annual sup
ply bill. a bill appropriating 100000 for additional nos
pital facilities for the war veterans ana osner m nrosren
bill would not be pressed further In the senate 1T TINS
session the jam was broken and the other measures
went through in Jig time.
What Is happening to the naval construction pro
gram legislation Is illustrative Of the manner IN when
a minority In the senate, no matter how small. IS abe
to hamstring important legislation in the short sessions
of congress. It Is merely another demonstration OF tne
unwisdom of such short sessions. which give = minority
the power to prevent action on important leglsiatlon.
Friends of the American navy, although they are IN q
great majority in both houses OF congress, are helpless,
It seems, because Of the opposition Of a few senators IN .
short session Of congress, under the rule OF unlimited
debate which prevails in the upper house.
Naval vessels are not built overnight. It takes time 70
perfect q fighting ship. The failure now Of the naval
program bill sets back this country another year. In all
probability. In getting under way vessels which tn: ma
topal defense requires. Last-rninute appeals are beane
sent out to prominent American citizens urging them IN
turn to demand Of congress that something be done %
get this legislation passed by congress before March Z.
The American Legion Is stirring in the interest OF the
bill. too. It Is wisely pointed out that the passage Of
the construction bill, II an appropriation Is coupled with
It, will give employment to many workers at q time
when employment still lags In this country. It IS un-
fortunate that the country should Be helpless In this mat
ter, because, forsooth. q small band Of senator's has deter
mined that no naval increase shall be authorised at TINS
time.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02
A Costly Victory

Administration forces won a victory in the state senate
Saturday when they killed the bill to create east and
west congressional districts in North Dakota.
1t may prove to be a costly one. however. because the
matter hardly will be permitted to rest there. In the
last analysis, political authority continues to rest with
the people and those senators who voted against q fair
and honest reapportioument will have some explaining
to do. They may find that the vote which sounded the
death knell to the reapportionment bill also set The bells
toling in recognition Of their own political demise. It
may or may not have been good politics on the part Of
the majority faction in the senate but there is little
doubt that the action will be unpopular with the people.
That it will become an issue in the next political cam
paign seems certain. Opponents Of the administration
both ]. v. A. and Nonpartisan. will hardly miss this OPP
portunity to demonstrate the indifference Of the major
iy party to the will Of the voters.
Governor Shafer, if he makes the race for the United
States senate, will not be able to escape his record and
the reapportionment question will be a part Of that
record. He will be forced TO either beg the issue or de-
clare his position on 1t. II he does the latter he will
have to give his reasons and these must have some
semblance of sound thinking If they are to be &C
cepted. Unless the governor thinks up better reasons
than those advanced Saturday in the senate he Is
headed for political difficulty, for the maneuvering
against the reapportionment bill was so crude as to be
noticeable to anyone, whether or not he Is skilled in OBJ
serving legislative affairs.
If the matter is not revived in the senate, and there
seems to be no prospect of that, Congressman Burtness,
Hall and Sinclair will be chief opponents at the next
congressional election unless the political slate changes
materially in the next few months. Other candidates
will enter, doubtless, and the leaders of the adm!nStra-
ton machine, which forced defeat OF the public demand,
may find the results far different from what they now
expect.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-03-02

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Q. Does the motion picture ma
chine lamp give off violet rays? j. D.
A. This lamp is made of lead
glass and does not give off violet
rays.
q. How many prescriptions for IL
quor were Issued last year? In what
state were there the most? r. A. J.
A. The number OF prescriptions is
sued for alcohol and other liquors in
1880 was 12,9S6,2lo. More prescrip-
tons we're issued In New York than
In any other state, the number be-
ing 2,s4s 1872.
@. How many independent cities
are there now in Virgins? Z. G.
A. There are now "a independent
cities.
q. How many sleeping q r are
there in Europe and how do the rates
compare? N. w.
A. Europe has about 1000 sleeping
cars while the United States has
about 1850 The rates are higher In
Europe. The railroad fare Is slightly
lower abroad, but the combination of
the two makes q larger total.
q. What kind Of a hat does a bull
fighter wear? F. o. H.
A. There are two kinds of hats
worn by bull fighters. The first is
worn when in the arena fighting and
Is called q "montera." It Is usually
made of velvet and worn ver a wig.
The dimensions do not vary. The
second kind is called the "sombrero
ancho" and Is made of felt. This is
worn by a bull fighter when walking
on the street.
q. Please describe the tomb Of
George Washington. B. A. L.
A., The tomb of Washington is a
severely plain structure of brick, with
an arched gateway in front, above
which q marble slab Is inscribed,
within this Enclosure rest the re-
mains of General George Washing
ton" Above the door of the tomb
are the words: x am the Resource