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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
SAFETY EDUCATION OF ADULTS
SEEN AS TRAFFIC PERIL CURB
Fatalities Among Children Drop Due to
Invaluable Instructions Given at
Home and School.

to the industrial problem that is far
different from that in the case of the
automobile, where the driver is for the
most part not responsible to any one
above him. This lack Of natural re-
sponsibility on the part of the owner
and driver Is the reason why a strong
traffic control must be set up. The
through drivers license laws, through
traffic control requirements. and
through the surveillance of State au-
thoritieS be tied into a system that
will make him feel social response
bility and compulsion that Is largely
lacking today. All these things must
unquestionably be supplied. but along
with these must go education.
People can be educated to be safe.
The results with children show this.
Almost the one bright spot in the trafic
situation is what safety education has
accomplished among children. Since
1922, the year when safety education
was introduced into the schools, there
has been a SO per cent increase in fatal
accidents to adults, while during the
same period, in spite of great increase
in the number of children and q still
greater increase in the hazards of life,
there has been a 23 per cent decrease
in fatal accidents to children. The re-
SuILS III LLlc duVOIIlOUlIc AlCAQ are SILL
more striking.
Teaching Of Adults Urged.
Automobile fatalities for adults be-
tween 1927 and 1880 increased % per
cent During the same period auto
mobile fatalities for children of pre-
school age decreased 10 per cent and
for children of school age decreased
10 per cent. Figures from every part
Of the country show the same thing.
Children are learning how to take care
of themselves while adults are being
killed in increasing numbers. If adults
had learned to take care of themselves
as well as our children, we should have
$4,000 less people killed by accidents
every year than is now the case.
If such results as these can be had
with children, it is certainly not i'm
possible to accomplish at least similar
results when adults begin to take the
situation seriously. But the situation
must be taken seriouslyi The time has
come to put the automobile where 1t
belongs. It is marvellous as a servant,
but terrible as q master. Every facility
must be given for the safe operation
of automobiles, and then he who is un-
willing or unable to learn must be ex-
cluded from the highways. An awak-
ening to this situation Is long overdue!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
STREET REPAIR WORK
REQUIRES PLANNING
Effect Upon Traffic Should Be Con.
sidered, States A. N. A.
Official.

Motorists must expect q certain
amount of inconvenience and delay due
to repair. cutting and reopening of
pavements already laid out; at the
same time they should have assurance
Of municipal policy that will measure
the efficiency of such work by its effect
upon traffic. This point is made by the
American Motorists Association. which
declares the present volume of street
maintenance work justifies careful con-
Sideration Of a wise program In con-
nection with it.
The number of street closed signs
in municipalities in all parts of the
country never was greater than at pres
ent," says Thomas j. Keefe. general
manager Of the American Motorists
Association. "CitieS and towns are en-
gagged in street paving maintenance
programs on larger scale as a means
of providing jobs for thousands. SINH
larry, public utilities are extending and
charging their facilities, which means
the temporary tearing up of street
pavements and the blocking of many
thoroughfares.
This is essential work and decidedly
helpful in the present economic situa-
ton. Motorists should recognize that
hhu WllIlngly pay the cost OF the slight
inconvenience and delay it causes them
AT the same time, municipal au-
thorities should plan such work with
exceptional care from the standpoint
of its effect upon traffic. broad sur
vey by the American Motorists Asso-
citation indicates q wide variation in
municipal policy in this respect. Many
cities are especially careful to see that
the work is SO distributed that traffic
is not entirely barricaded from certain
districts or herded onto one thorough
fare inadequate to handle the addi-
tional burden. Elsewhere, in the alb
sence Of thoughtful planning, traff1c's
How Is dangerously disrupted"
In summing up, Mr.. Keefe points out
that the abnormal street condition in
variably is a prolific cause of accidents.
He says:
1T should be clearly realized by both
street users and those who have iuris-
diction over street maintenance and re-
pair work that the present situation
does produce abnormal conditions in
trafdc. Safety demands these be over
come by the intelligent cooperation Of
all concerned"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
COLORS SUGGESTED.
FOR BUSINESS CARS.
Use of Vehicle Dominates
Observation-Disclosures TintS
Taboo.

The choice Of color for commercial
car bodies is often more matter OF
utilitarian requirements than Of taste
and this must be so, for, though the
new designs in commercial car bodies
are we'll balanced and artistic, the use
to which they will be put must always
come first In choosing the finish, &C
cording to Howard Ketcham, director OF
paint advisory service. Forget-me-
not blues and pastel rose tints have
about as much appeal on an ice truck
as a SNOWFALL has to an Eskimo.
The smarteSt of the new delivery car
designs are created for the stylish met
ropolitan speciality shops, the lines of
q town car being sometimes adapted for
such uses. Special delivery cars each
require special treatment, depending on
their USE Old style trucks can be re-
colored with originality and good taste
that will make whole delivery feet
seem like new.
Simplicity is in most cases the digni-
fled method In general, one all-over
color, embelliShed with whatever let
tering is required land it is well to see
that the lettering is clear, readable, and
in keeping with the color scheme), plus
minimum stripping, is the present
smart commercial fashion. The wheels
should be the same color as the stripe
In fact, adapted to truck uses, the same
color vogue shown to be the popular
one for pleasure cars holds for delivery
units as well.
LOngchamps Popular.
Longchamps, clear green, has re-
Gently been very popular for commercial
car use. There Is q LongchampS green
deep also for use when required.
Cigarette cream makes a good contrast,
particularly on town car type delivery
trucks.
Green gray is another useful color,
especially combined with English gray
and embellished with silver in stripping
or lettering Harvard crimson is a
distinctive maroon, clear, rich color,
and requires a red-gold stripe for con-
trast. Grays are interesting to many,
but they should be not the hackneyed
grays, but the usual ones. Neenah, an
original blue-gray, is a perfect color
base for use with several accents, in
GLIDING casino red. silver, cigarette
cream and Nassau orange This color
goes very well for panel delivery units
Moonstone, a bright, clear gray. with
black for an accent; or mellow valescure
tan, striped in matadore orange; or
Antilles blue, striped with silver, are
lively speciality shop suggestions.
Heavy duty trucks are not intended
to look beautiful, but rugged and de-
pendable. Clean, conservative, cool
looking grays and green's or even vel
lows are most popular for such vehicles.
Florists use the pastel colorS. of which
this year there is a great variety.
Where the car demands a bit Of at
tention, strong, contrasting colors are
best. Cigarette cream, with dark
boatSwain's blue; silver, with brilliant
mountain ash; matadore orange, with
black or pastel yellow or dynamic red.
Browns have little appeal for heavy
duty trucks, for they are quiet and re-
firing. They lack the strong, business
like appearance needed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

If you are going on q Fall picnic
where the car is driven off the road
try to park it on a decline, blocking
the wheels with stable stones. Be-
cause this Is hard season on batteries
there might be some possibility Of not
being able to crank with the starter
when you get ready for the homeward
trip. With the car on q hill you can
place 1t in gear, start it coasting with
the clutch pedal to the floor and crank
the engine automatically by letting the
clutch pedal up slowly. If the car Is
equipped with free wheeling have it in
conventional gear for this process.
Little women who want to do big
things in their driving should remem-
Der to reach out little bit farther
whenever giving hand signal. which
should be much more frequently than
Is usually the case. Because they sit
lower in the car their arm ordinarily
does not protrude far enough to gain
attention. White gloves help to catch
the eye. Also wave the hand little
before settling down to giving the ex-
act directions to the man or woman
behind.
II you know a woman who Is Just
learning to drive pass along the Sug-
BCoIIOI4 CAldI SIle nave LIE Hell 4OAA
jack up the two rear wheels so she can
learn the art of shifting gears while
the engine drives the wheels out on
the driveway 1t is an excellent way
to become familiar with the whole
process without fear of collision and
the embarrassment of public display
Of ineXperience.
Talk with any woman who drives q
car and you will find that she nurses a
fear somewhere in her system that q
tire may go fiat some time some place
when there Is no convenient aid avail
able. It probably bothers good many
man drivers If they would admit 1t.
Isn't it strange, in view of this sub
conscious worry, that so few persons
ever think to change those little valve
cores in the tire stems at least once
year?
A tire can go fiat from a worn,
leaky core more quickly than with the
average puncture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
EASE SHOWN IN IOWA
Ninety Per Cent Of Primary sys-
tenn Surfaced in Eleven
Years.

Amazing things may be accomplished
in road building when communities
make logical plans and carry them out.
A decade ago the road problem locked
somewhat hopeless. Eleven million
automobiles then. Today there are IN
excess Of 26,oo0o0 motor vehicles. ana
prospects for Nation wide motoring COM
fort and cheapness have never looked
brighter.
Indicative Of the progress Of many
states Is the story Of Iowa. A short
Time ago Fred r. White, chief engineer
OF the Iowa State Highway Commission.
addressed grandstand crowds at the
State fair in Des Moines, and In few
brief words retoId the story Of how
Iowa got out Of the mud. He said:
In III years we have built o new
system Of roads and they are paying for
themselves In increased earnings,
From primary road system, which
ii years ago was n per cent unirn.
proved and 80 per cent unsurfaced, We
have progressed to primary road sys-
tenn which Is 30 per cent surfaced and
only per cent unimproved'
"All of this has been Accomplished
without taxing real property The road
user Is paying the bill. The receipts
from motor license fees, gasoline tax
and Federal aid have already paid for
so per cent Of this construction cost.
Only 40 per cent Of the expenditure Is
represented by bonds now outstanding.
OF total construction expenditure In
the past II years amounting to &725,-
000,0 million dollars, current funds
have paid $129. 600, 00O leaving only
$96. 600, 900 represented by bonds.
I'm 1920 the motor license fees going
into the primary road fund amounted
to $6.724.000. There was no gasoline
tax. In 1881 the motor license fees and
gasoline tax going to the primary road
fund will amount to -about ST., 500, 900.
Thus the annual earnings Of these pri-
mary roads have increased $l0,7T0, goo.
In IL years we have built O new sys-
tenn OF roads, and they are paying for
themselves in increased earnings.
I'm the last five years $3.50 miles Of
pavement have been built, an average
of GIG miles year, enough TO pave a
road from Des Moines TO Denver, and
in the last f1ve years pavement has been
built in Iowa to reach from New York
to San Francisco"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
Milady's Motoring
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.
She is a fast driver who can keep
ahead of her bills

She is a fast driver who can keep
ahead Of her bills.
How would you like to see one of your
own cars parked down the street In
front of neighbours house and realize
that you could do nothing to prevent
It's present occupant from stopping of
to give his girl friend spin?
A New York woman recently expert
enced just such heartache. When her
husband died the two custom cars
which had been available for her daily
use were somehow or other caught up
in the legal proceedings of settling the
estate. The partner in her husband
business appropriated the machines.
although he had no personal need for
them. A youthful relative had keys to
the garage and helped himself.
she drives with too heavy a foot. "
was the way a dealer passed of the
complaint lodged by a chauffeur. who
said the madam was troubled by hav-
ing the engine knock on hills. Try to
convince her that for best results with
any car on any hill it is necessary to
fed gas with discrimination. Tell her
not to crowd the engine"
Periodically a lighter foot spares the
kick!
A new system of door locking makes
it possible for the driver to enjoy peace
of mind when the Riddles are riding
in the rear While waiting for this
needed improvement to become gen.
orally available it may be well worth
adopting the plan of mother of three.
who has had extra large rubber door
stops inserted in the Jams of the rear
doors. Adult strength is now needed
to open the doors.
Put this down as the weeks safety
suggestion: When collision seems in
evitable try to make it a sidewise rather
than head-on or an angular impact.
CHANGING blows are the least dangerous.
New York chauffeurs have their
troubles with women whose knowledge
of automobiles is limited to the paying
of bills and nesting under the sheen
of luxury lap robes. One of them who
has been demanding a new car for the
past 10000 miles pointed out to his
employer that her car had just COM
pleted two trips around the world and
really had more than done its bit in
the interests of her personal transpor-
tetion.
st wondered where you were last
night" she observed, cackling suspi-
ctously from the rear seat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

that when the garage Is heated this
draining will cease and the normal
charging rate will be SUFFICIENT to keen
the battery up to par.
Night driving or short runs, com
bined with the heavier load Of start
ing the cold motor. will call for q step
UP in the generator rate. Before maxi
troll. however, make sure that the gen.
orator Is charging normally. It's brushes
may need replacing, and the commu-
tator may require q good cleaning.
1t Is not advisable to switch 70 q
Winter carburetor mixture at this time.
To do so means feeding the engine
constantly on q mixture that II richer
than that suitable for the warmth Of
the average Autumn day. A slight en-
richment Is advisable, and, Of course, II
the driving Is to be done largely at
night or for very short runs. something
more nearly approximating the Winter
setting may be justified.
Temporary Mixture.
Among these is the idea Of learning
how to make a temporary mixture for
starting This may involve merely
giving the high-speed adjustment q turn
OF couple Of notches Another plan Ia
to crank the engine q few turns by
hand with the ignition switch OF before
using the starter in the regular way
1t viii help considerably to keep the
breaker points cleaned, properly ad-
juSted and synchronized.
II the car carries q heating system
this Is the logical time to check over it
carefully. The hot AIN type should be
checked for leakage anc II the flexible
piping Is rotted 1t should be replaced.
Hot water systems should be cleaned
and the electrical connections of the
blower checked over. The electric mo-
tor will need little oiling and the
commutator dressed.
II the brakes are becoming trouble
some 1t would be well to remove the
'front.' wheels and check for grease on
the Innings. If any is discovered it
should be burned of with q torch By 3
man who knows his business. Do this
before attempting to readtust the
brakes, since reconditioning the lining
may restore equalization.
Care Of Brakes.
Brakes often fail to give proper re-
suits because the actuating mechanism
needs oiling. 1t Is best to use penetrat-
ing oil for this purpose first, following
later. Enacient brakes are q vital neces-
sity in cold weather, especially where
Ice storms In late Fall are common.
whether or not to have the valves
ground at this season seems to be q
puzzle to many motorists. Too MANY
of them who have ordered this kind Of
work In the FAN recall only how start.
ing difficulties resulted in undoinR All
the good that was ACCOMPLISHED and
forget that with q little more intelIi.
gent thought on the subject Of starting
they could enjoy greater eflciency
through the Winter with q clean mo-
tor. This is the ideal time TO clean
out the cooling system in preparation
for anti-freeze.
(Copyright, 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
STATE TO INVESTIGATE
INSPECTION COMPLAINTS
Maryland Troopers to Look Into
Fraudulent Operators of
Garages.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, October ga num-
Der of garages and repair shops desig
mated as State safety inspection sta
lions are taking advantage OF motor
lists, according to complaints made to
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Baugh-
man.
Several Baltimore motorists have
taken their cars to these stations. ac
cording to Baughman, had them in
Spected, and pronounced faulty They
have paid for minor repairs. Baueh
man added. and been permitted to
drive away with official safety stickers
affixed to the windShieldS.
Going later to the safety lanes on
Grated by State and city police here
for reinspection by experts and patrol
men, the auto owners have been told
that the car equipment is faulty. that
the repairs paid for never were made
I'VE shall send these motorists back
to the garages. accompanied by State
police" Baughman said. The patrol
men viii inquire why the cars were
permitted to drive away with faulty
equipment, falsely branded safe.
THE troopers also will find out why
a charge was made and no work done
II the garage inspectors are shown To
be guilty, their inspection privileges
will be revoked"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
BY ALBERT w. WHITNEY,
Associate General Manager National Bureau
OF Casualty and Surety Underwriters,
New York City

Associate General Manager National Bureau
OF Casualty and Surety Underwriters,
New York City.
Twenty years ago the country was
just waking up with horror to the waste
of human life that was going on in in
duStry. On this tidal wave of aroused
sentiment was launched the industrial
safety movement and the workmen'S
compensation system, which is now in
effect in A States.
A similar situation, only still more Sc
rious, confronts us today in the traffic
field. Over against the 10000 workmen
that are killed in industrial accidents
each year there are $4,000 persons that
are killed by automobiles, more than
twice as many; Furthermore. the num-
Der is growing a thousand or so every
year. The automobile is a more de-
Structive force among our people than
was the European War when our SOL
diers were on the battlefront. Further
more, it is not just part of our people
that are affected, as in war and indus
try, but all of US, all those that We hold
dear, our husbands, our wives, our par
ents, our little children.
Public Awakening Needed.
We are due for similar arousing Of
public sentiment with regard to the
proper use of the automobile.
That such disregard of the safety of
people on our streets and highways will
be permitted to continue is unbelievable.
There is just one thing that We can do
and that is to wake up to the situation
and bring 1t under effective control
Through the combined compulsion Of
public opinion and the law the reckless
and careless driver must be either edu-
Gated to be safe driver or be driven
from our streets.
No one who will think seriously about
the situation can doubt that this
change can be brought about. Fifty
years ago the newspapers all too fire.
quently recorded frightful train wrecks.
Today travelling on a railroad train is
one of the safest ways Of spending ones
time. Last year there were only seven
passengers killed in train accidents in
all the many billions of passenger
miles travelled. The railroad has been
made safe.
Problem Is Difficult One.
The problem is admittedly difficult,
probably far more difficult than the
similar problem in industry. The CEN
tralization of authority and self interest
in the employer affords an approach
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

ing lands. From there on stretches
the old National Trail pursuing
its way into the mountains just
beyond Frederick. Antietam,
Gettysburg, Hagerstown and
other delightful spots await the
seeker.
Improperly adjusted brakes
often cause a number of mechan-
ical ills, according to w. T. Palm
er, an official of the company
making brake Innings. Among
them are warped brake drums,
front wheel alignment trouble,
spring breakage and bent axleS.
Care of Brakes.
"In addition to the safety pro-
NOTED by properly adjusted brakes
in order to foreStall Skidding and
Slowing, brake neglect frequently
costs the car owner great deal
more in garage bills than regular
inspection and care of his brakes
would amount to-" Mr.. Palmer
says.
'Four-wheel brakes, while con-
siderably more powerful than the
formerly used wheel brake,
require extra attention in order
to keep them in proper repair
and adjustment. The car having
tight front brake on the left
wheel and a loose brake on the
right front wheel may bring about
wheel alignment problems in adj
dition to causing skidding on wet
pavements and dangerous sudden
twisting into oncoming traffic.
Efficient brake inspection at a
reputable service station usually
costs nothing and it may save
thousands Of dollars and weary
weeks in a hospital. Periodical
brake care is only trifling tap
on the family budget; an auto
mobile accident is a wallop that
may knock it out for years and
cause endless misery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25
ONTARIO OFFICIAL SEES
GOOD TIMES ON WAY
Bases Prediction on Increase in
Traffic Census Over
Last Year

Speaking to the 800 members Of the
Canadian section Of the Society of
Automotive Engineers, Leopold Macau-
lay, minister of highways for Ontario,
made the comforting prophecy that
good times are not far distant. He
based this prediction on the fact that
the traf1ic census just completed in
Ontario showed an increase in traffic
Of IL per cent over 1880.
He admonished some automobile
manufacturers on their advertising, say
ing that he had noticed one car adver-
tised to do "75 miles with ease. I do
not think that this is good advertising.
Any one going rs miles on the roads
in Ontario will be 'pinched.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-25

The saving shown in operation Of
such average automobile due to road
improvement Is, where roads without
improvement are changed to interme-
date type, lot cents per mile; where
intermediate type is changed to high
type, 0.99 cent per mile, and where
unimproved type is changed to high
type, 2.06 cents per mile.
Differences Noted.
The cost tables range from IL cents
per mile, the cost of operation Of q
heavy six" over unimproved roads,
down to $40 cents, the cost CT operat-
ing q light four" over high type roads.
This gives conservative figure for the
lighteSt car and the best road conditions
obtainable, and for the heaviest car OPP
Grating en- unimproved roads.
Allowing Is miles travel on q gallon
Of gasoline, the Is billion gallons con-
sumed in 1880 carried motor vehicles
225 billion miles. If half the travel is
on the 100000 miles of surfaced roads
and the saving is cents a mile, the
saving to the public each year amounts
to $4,000, 000, 900, sum in excess OF the
amount expended on highway main
tenance and capital investment In bet
ter roads.