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pedit1OuS handing OF tne safety
responsibility measure by the District
Committee Is particularly commend
able.
Pa1age Expected.
With the safety-responsibility bill
in q prominent place on the Senate
calendar, and with the good showing
made by States having safety response
bility bills, washington motorists may
now confidently expect that the meas
ure will be passed by Congress, add
ing another strong link to the chain
Of safety measures.
have played an important role in
building up highway safety Is def
nitely indicated in comparative figures
compiled BY the American Automobile
Association. These computations show
that States having such laws made
. much better record IN 1894 than
the country as a whole, and q still
much better record than the group Of
States not having such laws on their
statute books. The extent to which
this is true Is shown in the following
statistics:
The increase over the preceding
year In motor fatalities in the IS
States for which 1894 figures are
available was is per cent.
The increase for the non-safety-
responsibility States was % per cent.
The increase In the II States
where safety-responsibility legislation
Is In effect was only II per cent, or
less than half the increase in the
non-safety-responsibflity States.
Decreases In Deaths.
There were only eight States in the
entire Nation which showed decreases
In fatalities during the first 10 months
Of the year, Is compared with the
corresponding period in 1888, and Of
these eight States seven had safety-re-
sponxihlty provisions written into
their laws. Another interesting point
brought out by the figures was that
Massachusetts,, the only State having
the comparatively drastic blanket
compulsory insurance law, showed an
increase Of 10 per cent, as compared
with the II per cent for the safety
responsibility States.
The safety-responsibility law was
originally conceived IS q legislative
weapon designed to curb the reckless
and financially irresponsible driver,
without penalizing the great majority
Of careful drivers, and to deal pri-
marily with the prevention Of acci-
dents and secondarily with financial
protection for those injured. It fur
ther carries . strong incentive for
the payment of damages and for the
assumption Of responsibility for the
future. On the basis of practical le-
gal and administrative experience the
model bill has been twice revised
principally for the purpose Of sim
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Safety-Responsibility
''' Law Passage Seen Here
Local Head Of American Automobile Association
Says Congress Likely to Pass
Act for District.

plifying the language and clarifying
details-but the basic principles have
been retained In full force, a distinct
tribute to the painstaking care exex.
cised in the first drafting Of the bill.
The National Conference on Street
and Highway Safety at its last con-
vention in May, 1884, incorporated
the provisions Of the model bill - the
uniform motor vehicle code as act
Nv. giving added evidence of the
widespread recognition Of the value Of
the bill.
Four Principal Provisions,
The law embodies these four prin.
cipal provisions: -
J.. Enactment Of the Uniform Mo.
tor Vehicle Operators and Chauffeurs'
License Act" in those States not now
having universal drivers license hv.
z. Mandatory suspension Of the
operators license and registration
certificates Of all persons found guilty
OF serious violations Of the motor
vehicle laws. In addition to penalties
provided by the State laws, the safety.
responsibility law definitely bars such
persons from the road until they
furnish satisfactory proof Of their
ability to compensate financially for
any future damage caused by them.
3. Suspension of the driving rights
and ownership registration of all per-
sons against whom o final Judgment
has been legally rendered and who
have failed to satisfy such Judgment,
the suspension to remain In effect
until the Judgment has been satisfied
within reasonable amounts and until
financial responsibility has been es-
tablished for any future damage
caused. While this provision does not
absolutely guarantee the payment Of
every final judgment, the prospect of
permanent expulsion from the road
Is such a compelling alternative that
unpaid judgments should be reduced
to Q minimum.
1. Provisions making the law ma.
tionally reciprocal so that its require.
ment Of suspension applies to the
operators license and registration
certificates Of any person who has
been convicted Of such serious viola
tions or who has failed to satisfy .
judgment in any other State of the
United States or in any province Of
Canada, thus In effect providing for
an interchange Of suspension rulings
between the States and provinces.
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the idea that the noise can be ban
ished by overlubriEattng the shackle.
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trolled intersection no vehicle shall

trolled intersection no vehicle shall
pass another vehicle.
Another bad practice which Is first
cousin to reckless driving is that Of
weaving" That is, passing . car
on the left and then on the right,
from one side of the road to the other.
The impulse to pass another car on
the road or in the street at al costs
Is responsible for thousands Of acci-
dents.
Wrong Turns Hit.
Turning from the wrong lane Is a
common fault of many drivers in
Washington and has resulted In many
accidents and several fatalities. A
left turn should never be made except
from the inside lane and Q right turn
should never be made except from the
outside lane. No turns of any kind or
changes in direction from one lane to
another should be made except after
adequate arm signal. The left hand
glass alongside the drivers seat should
be kept lowered at all times in order
that he may give proper signal with
his arm. Judge Mcmahon. in q lee
ture the other day to q driver. stated
that it Is better to get cold than to
pay a fine in Traffic Court for not
giving the proper signal.
Driving on the wrong side Of the
road Is another common fault ofmany
driverA especially taxicab drivers.
Many serious accidents are caused BY
driver4 Who approach intersections on
the wrong side and attempt to pass
other elts which have stopped for the
/ tra1nc MT aS soon as the HIGHT
chSnee6 such drivers, 81 Observed ~
police :ofacers. should be stdpped and
required 10 WIT until The entire line
has moved On before they an allowed
to cru f&e intersectio q they
shoul4 ~ t1ken to cou1t Tor proper
action BY the Judge.
GlaFing Headlights.
alaring headlishts d another cause'
forN serious accidents. especially IN
parn and on country roads. Prac-
ticaIly m the new cars afe coming
equipped with double nlamsnt bultt.
One bt,Ib produces Z low. beam for city
driyinss ths. other bulb produces .
high beam for country road driving,
but, tliis beam Is 80 adjusted that no
part b. the glaring light rises above
the horizontal plane which passes
through the center of the lights.
There Is no longer any excuse for
glaring headlights. Driving with one
light Is also responsible for some acci-
dents, and this is a practice which
should be curtailed.
There are some drivers, fortunately
. small percentage of the total who
look upon the automobile not as q
means Of individual transportation,
hut as a means Of individual harass-
ment and punishn1ent Of those who do
not DIVE or wslk TO suit them. Such
drivers, when they appear for permits
or before the Revocation Board, ap-
pear to be as innocent as lambs and
as harmless as doves, but when they
get into IN automobile their entire
nature seems to change. Such drivers
must be eliminated from the roads,
either permanently or long enough for
them to realize that the right and
privileges Of others must be respected.
Motor vehicle owners must learn that
the driving Of an automobile Is not
pi0b< hfaf Y,rivilauo
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Good Wiper Needed.

Often what passes for double vision
from safety glass In the windshield on
rainy night is merely failure Of the
wiper to clean the glass. There Is too
thick 1lm Of water on the glass be.
cause the wiper blade hoes not bear
heavily enough against the windshield.
This extra surface of water causes
headlights of approaching cars to
glare more and other highway lights
to look double.
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&C cid nts, in
which 3,866 peo-
pie were injured
and 80 people
killed. The high
est previous rec
ord for tramc fa-
tAlities was In
1882, when l23
persons W e r e
killed. Thus, the
figures show that
there was q de-
crease In acci-
dents Of 446, an
Increase Of 1879
persons injured
and IS fatalities
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BY ERNEST N. SMITH.

Executive Vice President American Auto
mobile Association.
Through the prompt action Of the
Senate District Committee In favor
ably reporting the safety responsibility
bill for the District Of Columbia dur
ing the early days Of the aew session.
prospects are now more favorable for
the passage Of this measure than they
hsve been at any time since 1t was
evolved by the A. A. A. National Com
mittee Of II six years ago.
Three times this bill, designed pri-
marily as q safety measure, was passed
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Helpful Hints Cleaned
For Milady's Motoring
Failure to Find Rattle Annoying, but Check
Up on Car Is Not Time
Wasted.

the idea that the noise can be ban
ished by overlubriEattng the shackle.
Much that appears to be offered Is
. convenience for the car driver these
days 10, In reality, Q form Of protec-
ton for those who would Ike to
Ne their products have Q chance to
make good. The automatic choke Is
one Of the best illuStratious. AGilady
views This - relief from manual fuss-
ing with the choke button, but the
engineer iooiD ct Is a As . way TO
prevent her from Overlooking the
Aown-drAft carburetor, which he
wants sher 10 have ~ . part Of her
mure eAaclent cAr. Many Of the con-
trols that have found their way to
the driving compartment now rest In
thel obscurity Of history, cars conttnu-
ing to be designed more and more for
automatic action. Perhaps engineers
and car makers have reached the con-
clusion that most drivers these days
have responsibility enough trying to
mAneuver their cars safely through
the daily trafnc problem.
~That Is one Of the fears I never
could overcome when I was trying to
learn to drive" said q friend - let
the car roll back little, rather Ab-
sent -mindedly. before starting ahead
upgrade at an intersection. II always
had . horror Of having the car coast
backward. I think It had more to DO
with my giving up driving than any
other thing"
Yet It Is 70 easy to start away uphill
without coasting back Where there Is
Q hand control Of the throttle on the
steering wheel post simply feed gas
from that point instead Of with the
accelerator. saving the right foot for
holding the car with the service brake.
II there Is no hand control Of the
throttle, feed: gas with the accelerator
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by the House Of
r e p resentatives,
and three times
1t failed to pass
the Senate when
called up on the
u1aantmosls c o n
sent calendar. At
. time when the
District has lust
nnisbed the worst
year In its history
from q safety
standpo o int-a
record total Of
135 tramc deaths
having occurred
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and use the hand brake for preventing
the backward roll.

I am one who patiently looks
forward to the day when automobile
doors viii be equipped with checks
similar TO those used to prevent SIAM
ming Of screen doors. This step would
save many q mashed finger. Mean
while try to instruct all members Of
the family to use the door handles and
not hold doors by their edges. In
slamming shut door there should be
an understanding among the occu-
pants as well as those on the curb as
to which party is going to do the job.
Most accidents occur because there are
two or more people trying to shut one
door. At hotels or wherever there are
doormen the occupants Of the car
should not interfere with the job. And
II . door is so badly hung that it re-
quires slammng better send the car
to the shop and have the door reset.
At the bootery shop they told her
that the toe Of one Of her new shoes
rotted out because she had walked
around In the rain and then put her
shoe against the heater when riding
home in . friends car. Just passing
fashion note for your benefit in case
you. too. are tempted to try . quick
dry for wet, shoes.
It pays to tell the service man the
whole story when seeking q brake ad-
justment because the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth will
be needed to help him Avoid detours.
For instance. there was the woman
who let the service man believe that
the smooth rear tires were q result
Of the rear brakes grabbing. He went
to.a lot - unnecessary effort to obtain
equalization which would not have
been necessary had she told him Of
her habit Of letting the clutch In
abruptly when starting. It was this
bad habit that wore Oh the tire treads,
not the brakes.
When . dress Is not tailoeed to At
you simply feel . bit uncomfortable
wearing It and vow you WIN 60 some
where else to purchase your Spring
flnery, but when brake lining does not
at the brake drums the result Il not
50 simple. High spots and low Uots
mean extra wear at points Of contact,
where . tailored lining Is uniform IN
its contact, thereby Owing Q aafer
brake and longer ME foe both hning
and car occupants.
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BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.
EvR though the motors aren't run
ming, there's always Q lot OF
knocking at an automobile show.
It Is always annoying to have Q
mechanic fail to find the cause OF
. rattle, squeak or other ailment Of
the ear. hut 1t certainly Il poor rea-
SCALING % conclude that the tiue Spent
In The shup b wasted. Isn't Il worth
somsthine % b assured that othe1
parts of The car are n good .wogktns
order7 - .s. !
/ rensember watching ! mechanie
Try 70 locate the reason for . hum
ming notse n the rear end. ror two
hours he checked and rechecked, but
the noise remained. Usually this soEt
q trouble y due to the ptuiou geax
o. the end ID, the pgupellne shaft not
meshing coersctly With. the ring tear,
but this case seemed 10 BE- an excep-
ton. Finally he gave Il up q . bod
lob, but Ia his rnsstccessful quest he
found several other things that needed
attention. BY remedying them i1e
turned the car hack % tie owner h
better shape than when Il came b
the shop. The owner drove OF, feel
ing she had simply been wasting hes
time.
II you are troubled with O chronic
squeak In one Of the spring shackles
in spite Of all efforts to keep 1t lubri-
Gated, the chances are that there Il
some particular spot which has be-
come dry. Especially prone to this
sort Of thing Is the ~" type Of shackle
which carries caps that may be turned
up too tightly or which may not be
drawn up evenly. A good mechanic
can correct this sort Of thing In
short order, once the owner abandona
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District Traffic Situation
Van Duzer, appalled, at Mounting Death Toll,
Believes Control of Pedestrians
Needed Regulation.
Needed Regulation.
By WILLIAM A. VAN DUZER,
Director OF Trams

During the year 1884 there were
1855 trafiic accidents, in which 4,057
people we're injured and 135 people
killed. During 1888 there were 1881
The Washington times., 1935-12-30

A Real Find!-this jiffy knit -,
that's everything its name implies!
Anyone can do it, for it's mostly
plain knitting in a soft, loose
stitch, with a lacy contrasting
yoke of still looser mesh. SO wear
able, too, for a blouse that hitS
up in double-quick time! A skirts
included, and choice of long or
short sleeve.
Pattern lit comes to you with
The Washington times., 1935-12-30

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Send 10 cents in stamps or coin
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The Washington times., 1935-12-30

BLOOMINGTON, nl.-As con-
tribution toward the use of silver
as a medium Of currency, the
State Farm Mutual Insurance
Company, announced that its $50
employees would be paid in silver
dollars all next year.
In addition to speeding recoV-
The Washington times., 1935-12-30
$50 Insurance Workers To Be Paid In Silver

,ery, officials said they expected
the use of silver dollars to cut the
risk of robbery. A $4,000 pay
roll in silver dollars, they point
out. would be too heavy to carry
off. since it would weigh over
1900 pounds. a
, 1935-11-24
Judas Subject OF
Sunday Service

Attention Of the public Is called
20 the subject Of the sermon Sun
day night at the Central Christian
church, when d. w. McElroy will
preach from the subject: Judas,
The Man Who Night Have Been"
Il was announced Saturday.
Here is a man who forever
soiled the name he bore. The name
Judas was an honorable name I'M
til Judas Iscariot soiled it forever
by selling Jesus TO a mobtYet. when
we look at the bargain in the light
Of subsequent history, We see that
Judas actually sold himself out.
rather than Christ Yet the word
Judas has come to be q synonym
fer one who betrays a friend. IL
could have been a synonym for the
highest and noblest.
These evening services are well
attended and much interest man
ifested on the part Of all. The con-
gregational singing is greatly en-
joyed and the brevity Of the service
makes 1t possible for you 70 be
home before nine. The services open
promptly at 1880"
, 1935-11-24
fsnecial 20 The Herald)

McALLEN. Nov. 23.-Three huge
concrete canal construction pro
grams in Hidalgo county will be
the means OF ~expending about 81
100000 IN Public Works Admins
tration funds during the next year,
according to information received
during the week from Washington.
Approval Of a l%oan-grant totaling
81, 146. 900 to Hidalgo County Water
Control a. improvement District
No. 2. the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo
district, was announced in messages
received by district officials Thurs
day. The money will be used to
construct 1856 miles OF underground
concrete pipe for irrigation Of the
1900 acres Of land in the district,
one of the largest single districts
of its type in the world. II has
long been recognized as the biggest
district in the world to be irrigated
completely BY underground con
crete pipe. The district began its
work Of converting open canals in
TO underground concrete pipe con-
duIts several years ago, but work
was halted when the depression
adversely affected sales of millions
Of dollars worth of bonds voted for
the work. The district owns its con-
crete pipe manufacturing plant at
San Juan, one Of the largest III
Tnmwnm Fnvwy wFnrLm nrn LHNN~4rF
officials we're advised that the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
had approved a loan of sl.342. 500
for refinancing its outstanding in
debtedneSs OF 1851 zoo. II IS be-
lieved that the districts financial
difficulties are solved with assist
ance from the federal government.
IL Is considered likely that work
will be resumed within a few weeks
on the construction program.
Work continues steadily on the
Donna irrigation districts S441 900
concrete canal construction TI-o-
ject, another PWA program and
the first Valley irrigation project to
be started with federal funds. Sew
eral miles OF canals have already
been built but IS miles Of new
canal will be constructed within a
year In accordance with the out
lined program.
Officials Of Hidalgo County Water
Control a. Improvement District No.
7, the Alton district north Of Mis-
sion, have tentatively let contract
for a S407. 600 concrete canal project
to Cement Gun Co. Of Allentown.
Pa. in accordance with published
notices that bids would be received
November 10. The Allentown firm
entered the lowest Of six bids sub
mitted for the work. Final approval
or Fort Worth and Washington
PWA officials Is necessary before
work can start.
Meanwhile, plans and specifica-
tons have been submitted to the
state PWA office in Fort Worth BY
Hidalgo County Water Control &
improvement District No. /, the
Edinburg district, for a construc-
ton project totaling 100000 In
, 1935-11-24
STORM CLOUDS
GATHER ABOUT
TENTS OF COP
d e m s Claim Hoover
Is Good Example Of
Opposition To New
Deal

WASHINGTON. Nov. %. Up
Democratic spokesman Saturday
nNgnt invited another Roosevelt
h%oover contest for the presidency.
Cnmaxlng a week Of ~uuickening
poIitics, Chairman Farley and Sem
ator Guffey Of PENNSYLVANIA each
singled out the former president as
symbolizing the major opposition
70 the New Deal.
Bring him on" they said in sub
stance.
Neither referred to the growing
indications that a storm is gather
ing over Mr.. Hoover's head in his
own party. The republican leader
ship has this possibility to contend
with, as few now dispute the readi-
ness OF Senator Borah of Idaho to
carry his opposition to that leader
ship into the presidential primaries.
Speculation " e the Hoover ana
Borah attitudes continued without
direct Qualification. A foremost re-
publican close to the former. asking
that ne not be quoted. told the AS
scciated Press Saturday night MI.
Hoover had prepared a statement
diSavowing his candidacy but was
dissuaded from issuing it at least at
this time.
The ex-pTeSident, he said. has yet
to make three speeches OF five long
planned. According to this source,
elements opposed to another Hoov-
er nomination counselled against the
statement as well as some friendly
to that for which he stands.
An expression used by Senator
Borah Saturday in opposing federal
anti-lynching legislation afforded
more cause for thought. II was where
he said he would veto any such bill
reaching him, should the unexpect-
ed and great honor come tC me Of
being president"
The party differences may head
up on the question whether dele
cation to the June convention should
Be unpledged or for favor
lite sons" or party strife over
principle should be resolved by
pre-convention campaigning for
delegates.
Mr.. Hoover is believed By friends
TO favor emphasis OH issues more
than candidates. until convention
time. The Idaho senator evidently
is distrustful of this. He may take
exception in a series Of eastern
speeches to begin Dec. T..
The naming Of big business"
leaders as a republican finance COM
mittee this week nettled him. Com
ing at a time when ne is intent
won liberalizing the party. he was
rPpOrted to consider the move poll
tical suicide"
, 1935-11-24
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-LP-Cot-
ton prices moved ~irregularly Satur-
day on evening-up operations and
technical readjustments. The close
was steady net 3 points lower to 4
higher.
October worked up to a maximum
net gain OF 10 points, but the market
eaSed in the late trading and hedg-
ing was a little more In evidence.
The firmness Of October was at
tributed to buying from foreign
sources. At the close 1t was So points
under December compared with a
difference Of rs points at the close
Friday, and a spread Of approxim-
ately IS points earlier in the week.
The amount on shipboard await
ing clearance at the end of the week
was estimated at 245, 900 bales
against 10000 last year.