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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
SAFETY GLASS ORDERED
BY BRITISH GOVERNMENT

An epochal step in public safety Is
seen in the road trafic act of the
British government requiring non-shat-
terable glass for the windshields Of
public service vehicles licensed on and
after January /. 1882. The Official
order is Motor Vehicle Regulation 1881,
by the Minister of Transport"
The wording of the act provides that
ANY glass fitted to windscreens or vim
dows facing to the front on the outside
shall be safety glass" The only ex-
ception is glass on the upper deck Of
a double-decked vehicle Vehicles reg
istered for the first time before Janu-
airy /, 1882, must replace their ordinary
glass with non-shatterable glass before
1887. The act defines safety glass as
glass so constructed that IL fractured
it does not fly into fragments capable
of causing severe cuts.
Non-shatterable glass, although o
French invention. was developed in
England and has been in wide use
there since 1918. 1t is standard equip
ment on 80 per cent Of British cars.
In the United States Massachusetts has
passed bill for public carriers similar
TO the British order, and New York
has such A bill now in It's Legislature,
Minnesota and Rhode Island are con-
sidering the idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
BILL WOULD BAN WOOD
ALCOHOL IN RADIATORS
Fear of Human Consumption Leads
Maryland to Introduce
Measure.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, March 28-Sale of
wood alcohol as an anti-freeze mixture
for automobiles is forbidden in Mary
land in bill pending in the Legisla-
ture and backed by the Automobile
Club of Maryland.
Discovery by a large manufacturing
enterprise in another State of method
of making wood alcohol more cheaply
than it has been made in the past, the
fear that Maryland may be flooded with
that product and the fear that it will
be used as a beverage with fatal effects
are the grounds on which the bill is
advocated, say those who hope for its
passage.
1.-THE Automobile Club Of Maryland
has backed the BILL" said Harry N
Abercrombie, United States commits
sioner and chairman of the Legislative
Committee of the Automobile Club
because we believe that it is true that
if wood alcohol is used as an anti
freeze mixture in Maryland it will be
drunk as a beverage by certain classes
of the population and cause death. II
is deadly.
I'VE also understand that its fumes
are injurious and that it will injure the
skin when 1t comes in contact with It, y
The bill would place the control OF
all wood alcohol under the State Board
of Health and make the illegal pos
session of wood alcohol an offense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
CREATION OF DANGER
IS HELD NEGLIGENCE
A. N A. Points Out Decision Of
Nebraska Court in
Fixing Blame.

A motorist creating dangerous con-
dition in q highway as the result OF
an accident, and who leaves the scene
without using ordinary care to remedy
same so as to prevent injury to others,
is guilty of negligence, according to
the terms of q decision just rendered
by the Nebraska State Supreme Court
and reported by the legal department
of the American Motorists Association
Failure to remove an obstruction OF
to remain and warn others likely to be
injured is such neglect of public duty
that a motorist so doing Is guilty OF
negligence" the court declared.
I'm the particular case in question
the motorist had accidentally knocked
over q pole, causing 1t to fall into the
street. The court found, from the evil
dence, that his collision with the pole
was not negligence, but that he was
guilty of negligence for not removing
the obstruction from the street, and on
his failure to so do could be held liable
for damages sustained by an occupant
of another automobile colliding with
the pole" the association points out.
The decision" declares Thomas j
Keefe, general manager of the A. M
A., is OF interest because similar situa-
tions are created daily by hundreds OF
motor vehicle accidents. many Of them
causing dangerous street and highway
conditions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
NEW ROAD OPENED
IN SOUTH AMERICA
$40, 900 Expended for Dirt High
way for VenturesOme
Tourist.

The expenditure of $4,000 in the
construction Of q 54-mile dirt road
opens new and wild region of q great
continent to the more venturesome
tourist. Says the engineer: TITS good
road for primitive Jungle"
The Essequibo, IL will be remembered,
rises in the Akarai Mountains, which
form part of the boundary between
Brazil and British Guiana. The Es-
seQuibo Is an important stream for
lumber RATS and small trading vessels,
but between the towns of Bartica and
Rockstone its course is obstructed by
numerous rapids. 1t is around these
rapids that the highway has just been
completed and motor cars are going
into service. Above, as below the
rapids, light vessels navigate the river.
Another welcome fact for the ven
turesome rather than the average tour
ist is that the new road opens section
of the route to the rarely visited Falls
of Kaieteur, 140 miles beyond Bartica
and well secluded In jungleland.. And
still another progressive step Is the OF
ficial announcement that the area
about the falls has been proclaimed the
Kaieteur National Park: its beauty will
be preserved, the highway viii be con-
tinued and access made easier.
A small party of men, including
Gov. Denham OF British Guiana, re-
Gently returned to Georgetown from
visit to the region Of the new park,
all more or Impressed with the
feasibility of opening the region to the
tourist and trader Soon. says a report
coming to the Pan-An1erican Union.
O party Of local public school boys of
GEORGETOWN viii make the trip to the
falls. Furthermore, as the new road
ID extended it viii pass throuah the ia
nous Po6Aro district, from w&ich gold
and other precious minerals q being
obtained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
AUCTIONS ATTACKED
BY MOTORISTS BODY
Condition of Average Car and
Finances of Owners Held
Menace to Safety.

Condemnation of the Federal, State
and municipal governmental practices
OF selling seized and abandoned auto
mobiles at public auction was voiced
here by the Safety Committee Of the
American Motorists Association.
The prevailing practices of the vari-
Gus political subdivisions of the Gov
eminent is to sell at public auction
such autom obiles as may be conflscated
from time to time, or which are found
abandoned on the streets or highways"
the associations statement declares.
Almost without exception, such au-
tomobiles are in Q dilaptdated condi-
ton and unsafe to operate on the pub
lie streets and highways.
"A concrete Illustration is found in
the action of the Federal Government
here in Washington recently. which
sold 80 automobiles at auction, which
had been seized by the police in pro-
hibition cases and which had been
found abandoned in the streets of the
Nations Capital.
Sale of the 80 machines netted the
Federal Government a total of $l21.
The highest price any one of the ma
chimes brought was @24. The cheapest
was sold for 80 cents The average
price was $40 per vehicle.
ut does not require any stretch OF
the human imagination to visualize the
type Of purchaser of an automobile
that cost 1910. His financial RESPONSE
bility TO the general public would be
nil and the operation of such an auto
mobile Is q menace TO other motorists, .
declares Thomas j. Keefe, general
manager of the A. M. A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
GLEN ELLYN, ILL.,, LAYS
CLAIM TO PAVING H0N0RS

Usually when an individual or q
community lays claim to the world
champion this or that storm Of pro-
test arises from all parts Of the coun-
try.
Recently the little town Of Mayfield,
KY, claimed the United States title
for the most paving per person. I'm
mediately a newspaper publisher in
Frankfort, Mich, searched out the paw
ing facts on his town and learned that
there was OF Of foot more pavement
per person in his city than in the
Kentucky town. And now comes Glen
Ellyn, Ill, as claimant for the world
title with IS feet more pavement per
inhabitant than the aforementioned
cities.
Glen Ellyn. with q population of
1898, has concrete pavement totaling
534,960 square yards. which is spread
over approximately 40 miles of streets.
This gives Glen Ellyn 27.7 lineal feet
per person.
However, Glen Ellyn Is suburb OF
Chicago and comparison with typ
ically rural town like Frankfort may
be considered somewhat unfair. Frank
forts paving. oil of which Is concrete.
has been lad in the last seven and
one-half years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
ny II. CLIFFORD BROKAW,
Automobile Technical Adviser.

The parking Of ones car within easy
access of ones destination has become
no mere feat in these days of an ever
growing population of automobiles and
a vanishing amount of space in which
to leave them while their owners at
tend business. shop or are entertained
When a driver finds himself incon-
venienced by having to leave his car
some distance from his destination, he
should not feel injured or deprived Of
his rights as citizen. He should rec
ognize that streets and highways were
originally designed for the purpose of
the passage of vehicles and not for the
storage of any obstruction which an In
dividual may wish to leave there for his
private good only. Parking on streets
and highways Is q privilege and not q
right.
idea Adopted.
Thirty-three of the States of our
Union have adopted this idea in theory
and practice in reference TO their high
ways, and have consequently made 1t
illegal for parking on State thorough
fares. Three more States insist that at
least o 15-foot clearance be left for
passing. Only eight States hold that
this practice Is not illegal, and even
two Of these impose the 15-foot clear
ance restriction. In this connection It
is interesting 10 note t1at New Jersey
and New York are among the four
States that have no legislation on this
subject.
The towns and cities have been more
liberal. They have co-operated with
their citizens and business men In ex-
tending parking privileges on even some
OF their most congested streets. But
when this parking creates an obstruc-
ton to the normal movement Of trafic
or is extended beyond the time required
to transact the business at hand, public
welfare demands a curtailment or even
adjustment Of parking privileges Gen.
eral welfare has necessitated such legal
restrictions as pertain to the length,
method and place of parking. Most
cities provide ample means by way of
signs as to the parking limits on each
restricted street. An individual avail
ng himself of these thoroughfares for
the storage of his car should at least
comply with the requirements for use
Of that privilege.
Parking Restrictions.
Generally, in the most congested dis
tricts, the parking privilege has been
either abolished or limited to 10 min
utes to an hour. In less congested
areas this time may be extended. Time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
THOROUGTIFARES DESIGNED
FOR PASSAGE, NOT STORAGE
Parking on Streets Held to Be PRIVILEGE,
and Not Right. Says Technical
Writer.

limitations not only provide greater o.
portuntty for more people TO draw up to
the curb in the most popular centera,
but they also tend 10 eliminate the
necessity OF double parking, an evil which
results In the reduction of available
traf1c by two lanes instead of one. and
which makes the movement of trafic
impossible for considerable periods OF
time.
The method Of parking generally deals
with the position and certain other re-
quirements as to how the automobile
should De left. Many cities have marked
their streets in such a way as to leave
no doubt as to whether the car should
be parked parallel or at an angle to
the curb. The marking Of streets not
only tnsures the most economical use
Of space but keeps certain thoughtless
individuals from parking in such a way
as to prevent others from enjoying the
privilege of leaving their cars there too.
Most cities. II not otherwise stipulated,
maintain that the car should be parked
with its right side about one foot from
the curb. Exception TO the right side
Is made in the case Of one way streets,
where cars are allowed to park with
either side to the curb.
Precautions.
On q steep incline an automobile
should be left with its wheels toward
the curb, so that when the brakes are
released the vehicle will run into the
curb instead Of down the street.
II 1t Is dark or viii be so before the
driver expects to return to his auto
mobile, he should see to it that his
parking lights are on This not only
safeguards his own property. hut that
Of others who cannot see the obstruction
in their path.
Regarding the placing of an automo-
bile for any length Of time, there are
certain areas where no parking at all
should be allowed. Probably one of the
most widely known and practiced re-
strtctions in this class Is the regulation
of no parking within 10 feet of any fire
hydrant. The fire hazard created by
an obstruction to this apparatus can
readily be appreciated and should re-
ceive more enforcement than 1t actually
does.
Stopping is also prohibited IN the
space between the safety zone and the
curbing. There Is, likewise, a growing
limitation on parking near the turn in
the street or intersection where the
movement Of turning vehicles is re-
stricted. The necessity for these restric-
tons can easily be recognized by any
one who will note the slowing UP and
even stalling Of traff1c which unregu-
lated conditions produce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
DRIVING TESTS HELD NEEDED
TO CURTAIL AUTO ACCIDENTS
Statistics Prove That Fatality Totals Are
Mounting In States Where Examina-
tions Are Unnecessary.

No stronger or emphatic argument
for the licensing Of drivers, and only
after examination and test, could be
had than Is supplied by these COM
parative statistics.
1t is true that adequate and effective
enforcement of traffic laws is a vital
part of the solution of the traffic prob
lem. Likewise, there is need Of edu-
cation of the people, both drivers and
and observance of traffic rules.
But the setting up of selective ma
chinery for admitting drivers to the
roads and requiring that they be fit
as to eyesight and other physical quail
fications, know the rules and regula-
tons by which they must operate
their vehicles II they are to do so with
safety. and demonstrate adequate skill
in handling an automobile. presents the
foremost and most important phase Of
an effective attack upon the traffic
problem and Its increasing toll Of
deaths and injuries.
There is q personal responsibility at
tached to the operation of a vehicle
on the highways, which Is more and
more emphasized as the list of deaths
and injuries climb higher with each
passing year And drivers of every de-
gree must come to realize this RESPONSE
bility that rests upon them, and OF
their public obligation to be safe drivers.
If they manifestly fail to recognize
this responsibility, or show indifference
TO 1t. then the alternative of the State
and its duty to its citizens Is to re-
move them from the highways through
suspension or revocation of their
licenses to operate vehicles.
The drivers license law, with exam
nation and test feature, as sponsored
by the National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety, Is regarded as the
remedy holding the largest measure Of
promise for curbing the increasing toll
Of trafic accidents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
ROAD EXPENSES
IN DISTRICT SHOWN
Average $2o.71 Per Vehicle,
Reports Motorists
Association.

Highway expenditures in the District
OF Columbia, based upon motor vehicle
registrations for the current year, will
average $2971 per vehicle, according to
estimates just made by the American
Motorists Association.
Variation Shown.
Expenditures throughout the United
States, from a per capita standpoint
show a wide variation between the
States. Louisiana, with an expenditure
of $267.02 during 1881 for each regis
tered motor vehicle. ranks first in high
way expenditures, figured on per cap
tia basis. The smallest sum per capita
will be expended In North Carolina,
where the 1881 highest budget provides
an expenditure Of about $10.33 for each
registered motor vehicle.
Active opposition on the part of mo-
florists of the country against the whole
sale proposals Of State Legislatures now
in session to increase gasoline taxes
was urged here this week by the Leg1s-
florists Association.
"At the present time there are pend
ing before % of the 43 State LegiS-
latures now in session bills to increase
gasoline taxes" declares Thomas J.
Keefe, general manager of the AIneri-
can Motorists Association, in a survey
of the proposed legislation to increase
gasoline taxes throughout the country.
Tax Increased.
Arkansas has just increased its gaso-
line tax to cents per gallon. Alabama,
Tennessee and North Carolina each is
proposing a Scent tax, which means a
toll of one-half cent per mile, which
the motorist of those States must pay
for each mile he travels. The motorist
is not opposed to a reasonable and fair
gasoline tax, but tax of cents, which
in some instances is SO per cent of the
cost of the gasoline, Is an excessive tax
and a burden on the motorist."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29
FIESTA YEAR PLANNED
BY CALIFORNIA STATE
Calendar Pushed Back to Old
Spanish Period, With Many
Events Scheduled.

LOS ANGELES. Calf, March "a
Transcontinental motorists visiting Cali
fornia in 1881 will find this PaCtfic
Coast State has pushed back the calen-
dar to the old Spanish period and has
decided to become gay and colorful and
entertaining as means of overcoming
the depression spirit" This will be
known as California fiesta year, which
means that no less than 365 novel and
unique celebrations will be presented
as many events as there are days in
the year.
1t will be difficult for this years tour
lists to find day when something of an
entertaining nature is not going on
somewhere in California. New Year day
inaugurated the festivities with tour
nament of roses at Pasadena, a flower
show at Santa Rosa, a regatta at San
Diego, cupboard motor boat races at
Oakland. cross-country ski races at
Truckee and Winter sports in the high
Sierras. Fiesta year will bring almost
every variety of entertainment known
to man from the jumping frog race at
Calaveras to the magnificent celebra-
ton Of the 15oth birthday anniversary
Of Los Angeles next September.
Firmly behind this Statewide move
ment to be joyful during 1891 are the
newly elected Governor, James Rolpn,
jr.; the California State Chamber of
Commerce and the California News
paper Publishers Association. Gov.
Rolph, who has served nearly 20 years
as mayor Of San Francisco and earned
such sobriquets as Sunny Jim" and the
"Playboy Governor" has accepted the
honorary Craftsmanship of the Fiesta
Year General Committee. 1t is believed
that this occasion is the first when an
entire State has organized for sys-
tematic presentation of colorful enter
tainments. which will include presenta-
tons of the history. romance and de-
velopment of the State in every section
Of it. Pageants of the desert will vie
with Winter sports in the high SierTas
Glories of the old mission days will be
revived, and, unlike great expositions Of
the past that were confined to one spot
there will be 169 communities that will
have individual entertainments on vari-
Gus dates during the year for the edit
cation Of tourists.
Detailed lists of events may be OBJ
tanned by writing to the California
State Chamber of Commerce at San
Francisco, and any motorist contem-
plating a visit TO the Golden State dur
ing this year may obtain a free trans
continental routing from the Automo-
bile Club Of Southern California In Los
Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-29

/ conner at the wheel wisely concluded
| that in q similar situation she would
! Immediately press the car into further
service. The easiest way to get over the
fear Of doing thing is to go ahead
doing 1t.
Any woman who remembers the days
when friend husband used to wind up"
the engine with the hand crank will do
well to concentrate on this memory
when cranking her own car in the mod
ern way. He did not merely rotate the
crankShaft but made q special effort to
spin It as rapidly as possible Further
more, he had q special way of pulling
up on the crank handle vigorously so
as to impart q rather sudden high
speed motion TO the shaft. That meant
something.
He was trying to work I'D compress
sion in the cylinders. With your mod
ern engine compression Is more stable
because Of better fitting valves and pis-
tons, but the quicker the starter motor
crankS over the engine the sooner the
latter viii fire. Each time a piston
comes up with the valves closed It COM
presses the charge Of gas vapor in its
respective cylinder. II this compression
action Is too slow the gas charge will
leak out and perhaps fail to fire.
You can control the action of the
electrical starter to a certain extent. II
you are cranking at night be sure the
lights are switched off, Always press
the clutch pedal to the floor so that the
starter does not have to crank over the
transmission gears. And remember
that the way you have used the car the
day before will have much to do with
the way 1t starts. A half hours run on
the open road during the day, done at
moderate speed, viii keep the battery
up and help speed the next days start
ing.
Few men have ever given this point
consideration, but that is no reason
why the woman who wants to motor
efficiently should not consider the wis.
dom of seeing to 1t that the battery is
well charged before having the engines
oil supply renewed. Fresh, sitter oil
puts an extra load on the starter and
battery Tor the first few days.
Not since Lucille went spinning In q
pioneer car that rhymed with her name
has little merriment been so neces-
Sary awheel. Too many women seem to
be too serious about the Job Of driving.
I've Just been thinking over the drivers
know and am surprised to realize
that those who smile as they 90 have
fewer accidents and far less trouble
You can't be good pilot If you are
tense. You can't be tense If you smile.
Take your pick.