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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
Saw Fly Worries.
THERE seems no end to the enemi

THERE seems no end to the enemies
Of the American, agriculturist. A
new pest Is making rapid Roadway
in New England. The European saw
fly, highly destructive enemy of the
spruce, and particularly the white
spruce, is causing real concern among
entomologists.
The fly was first discovered in
Maine aboue five years ago, having
come across from Canada, where it
has been playing havoc for years.
Aiplane busting with arsenate
would end the trouble, but the cost,
Of course, is prohihitive.
The best method of control, at least
the most practicable, appears to be
through recourse to the natural enc.
mics Of the fly. Several colonies Of a
parasite which seems to hold the fly
in check in Europe have been turned
loose In Maine In the hope that they
prove to be a preventative which will
halt what appears to be serious prog
ress toward destruction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
Careful ANALYSIS ofHuman
Weakness, Which OpensDoors
to Destructi0n, Encourages.
Hope THMRace Gan Be Taught
to Tavel Safely in Spite of Its
Present Record of Disaster:

high percentage of alcohol &C
cidentS' found in this small but
thorough research study and in
the official reports is so great as
to indicate the vital Importance
of improving accident investi-
CATION so that the influence of
the 'had-been- drinking driver
or pedestrian can be more &C
curately determined"
But even that low 6 per cent
would account for 2,160 deaths,
2,160 tombStoneS over collins
which might not have been filled
by their present occupants for
years.
The highway today is a lane
of death, the hide-out of de-
Struction, but courageous men
and women have not lost hope
that it can be recaptured for
the safe and pleasant use Of
mankind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29

by going too fast; they pass
other cars on hills and curves;
they cross railroad tracks with
out looking; they do not slow
down at intersections; they ex-
pect other drivers and pedeS-
TRANS to get out of their way"
There are many inanimate
contributors to highway tragedy
which to some extent overcome
whatever care the motoriSt and
the pedestrian might exercise.
These silent aids Of destruction
include winding, highways, mar
row roads, signals and signs that
are not standard, glazing head
lights, defective brakes. But
while these are potential causes
of despair and destruction
there is this to remember:
"The careful, skillful driver
can generally avoid accidents,
even if his vehicle is somewhat
defective. He rarely has an &C
cident, even on a defective
drive"
Disease strikes from unknown
quarters. PeStilence is among
the unavoidable agencies of life.
But death beneath the rubber
tired dragons that roll like Jug
gernauts along our busy city
streets and across the broad or
tortuouS roads that cut the
countryside is unnatural and
remedial.
THAT is why The Star is con-
Quoting its campaign to
drive death from the streets,
particularly Of Washington and
generally Of the whole country.
That is why The Star Safety
Council has drawn up IL inviola-
BILE rules of the road to be OBJ
served by every man or woman
who sits behind the wheel Of an
automobile, potential ally Of the
Grim Reaper.
That is why, twice a day for
almost two weeks, The Star and
the city's radio stations have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
Tragedy Reaches From Pas
smger Cars, Buses and Trucks
to Snatch 80, 900 Unavaryto Its
Dark Bosom Yearly WHhDM-
lion Others Left MANNED in Its
Grim and Horrible Wake.
Bv Blair BOUes.

! stalks the Nations highways"
The council remarks:
Motor vehicle accidents in
1884 caused $4,000 deaths, 105, 900
permanent disabilities and l.
100000 temporary disabilities.
The total economic loss to the
Nation from these deaths and
injuries, together with the prop
erty damage loss, amounted to
$3.50, 100000. The national
death rate per 100000 popula-
ton was 28.1 and the rate per
100000 gallons of gasoline
consumption was 1872"
The tale of traffic tragedy
does not end after the day the
newspaper tells in glaring head
lines and clipped detail OF a hor-
rible highway accident.
A pedestrians careless mlSStep
into a crowded traffic artery
from between cars parked along
the curb may well result in his
being knocked senseless, If not
dead, to the paving by a car
moving carefully enough along
the street.
What happens? Perhaps a
broken arm, which might be fol-
lowed by a lost job. Poverty
visits his home. His wife and
children become victims of dire
want. His future is wrecked, his
prospects destroyed. Why? Be-
cause of a moments careleSSneSS.
Death might ride with the reck-
less driver, but so often does luck.
The blithe jaywalker, or the man
afoot who dares his good fortune
by disregarding red lights, is the
person who holds out the per-
manent invitation to highway
destruction.
7 ISTEN once more to the Ma
tional Safety Councils re-
| view of the danger that turks on
the Nations highways and by
ways:
Motor vehicles killed and in
jured more people in 1884 than
in any previous year. The death
total of $4,000 is IS per cent
above 1888, when there were
31,363 deaths, and Z per cent
higher than in 1881, which had
the previous all-time high of
33,675 deaths.
1.-THE population death rate
advanced every year from the
beginning of motor vehicle trans
portation until 1882, when it
dropped below the 1881 rate of
27.1. The rate for 1888 was also
below 1881, but the 1884 rate OF
28.5 sets a new high.
Motor vehicle death rates,
based on car registration, de-
clined consistently until 1925,
when the rate was 1915 deaths
for 10000 cars. Every year since
then, with the exception of 1892,
it has shown an increase, cul-
minating in the 1884 rate of
14.5."
That pedestrian care can end
traffic tragedy is shown by the
experience of two blind men in
the District, who freely walk the
streets.
Raymond L. Houk Of III Car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29

Center: The odds are 10
to /! On an average year.
ly basis 10 persons are
killed in automobile acct.
dents for every one killed
accidentally by firearms.
Right center: The night
motorist who drove this
car didn't live to describe
the accident. He didn't
bother to stop at a highway
stop sign. Lower center:
Always the spectral hand
of death stretches toward
you if you whizz around
a curve like this with un.
derinhated tires. The NOR.
al is: Keep those tires
"up" and take curves cas-.
lily. Stay within those white
lines and slow down when
you see them.
All photos courtesy Trav.
elers' Life Insurance Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
clusion of the National Safety

clusion of the National Safety
Council is:
First, we must improve our
highways and keep our vehicles
in good condition.
Second, and more important,
we much teach drivers and Pc
deStrianS to realize the accident
possibilities of their actions on
streets and highways"
Teaching drivers and pedes-
TRANS care is the great problem.
Every living person feels he trav-
els with Lady Luck.
"Oh, nothing will happen to
me-" is the old, old refrain that
is sung and repeated until in
one flashing, binding moment
comes dragon accident that
brings destruction or injury.
The gruesome picture of blood,
heads crushed, torSoeS mangled,
weak wrecks of human beings
splitting their teeth through dirt
filled mouths onto the highway
has been pictured in other
places. It Is a description of a
nauseating end that should
make everybody stop and think
for everybody in this modern
age, whether he lives in the rush
of a metropolis or a mountain
faStneSS, is possible victim of
traffic tragedy.
Day in and day out in a thou
sand traffic courts in a thousand
cities a big parade of violatorS
of traffic rules passes judges who
mete out fines and prison terms.
But again those who have not
had to face the bar of traffic JUS
tice say: "Oh, well, they haven't
caught me yet. I'll take this
Taking a chance in traffic is
keeping open house for death.
Luck sometimes beats death
to the wire-but not always.
Take no chances, be courteous,
and remember, the car you drive
is a ready ally of destruction
those points imprinted on the
minds Of every motorist in the
United States will, to a great ex-
tent, foil the black shadow of
doom which hoverS over every
car in the mass of machines
which pack the roadways of
America.
Drinking before or while driv-
ing is disastrous. Here Is care
leSsneSs and negligence carried
to the nth degree.
"City and State reports of 1884
fatal motor vehicle accidents
classify about 6 per cent of the
drivers and z or 8 per cent of the
pedestrians as Intoxicated or
had been drinking These rep
resent stable increases over
1888, when the percentages were
reported as about 5 for drivers
and 6 for pedestrians" reports
the National Safety Council.
In contrast with these low
percentages found in the official
reports, DR.. H. A. Heise analysed
119 automobile accidents in and
around Uniontown, Pa, and
classified go per cent as alcohol
accidents
THE variation between the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29

roll street southeast, the grand
son of a member of Congress
from Tennessee, now Al years old
and virtually sightless since early
childhood, has only once been
struck by an automobile.
He freely says if at street in
terSectionS he followed the lead
of those able to see clearly he
would have been destroyed years
ago.
Watch the lights, cross only at
corners, be sure the way is clear
and then 60 ahead, advises
Houk, who expects to live long
time and to return to Tennessee
and run for Congress.
John Davis, blind World War
veteran, who from early morn
ing to late at night roams all
over Northwest Washington with
his faithful police dog Nancy for
his eyes, has only once been
struck by an automobile, and
then not seriously injured.
Davis and Houk must be care
full. They know pedestrians
must follow rules. And, as a
consequence, each of them is
whole-skinned while thousands
of their more physically favored
brethren lie in hospitals and
graves because they did not exer-
else care.
The chief types of motor We
hicle accidents are these five:
Collision by a car with fixed
object, such as a telegraph pole
or wall;
Collision between two vehicles;
Collision by a car with a Pc
destrian;
Non-collision, such as skid
ding and overturning or being
thrown by a soft highway Shout
der;
Collision by a car with a train
or street car.
All these types showed in
creaSes In 1894.
Pedestrians had the worst
record, when viewed from the
standpoint of their previous IA
vorable trend" the National
Safety Council comments.
"In 1888, pedestrian deaths
stood at q point only IL per cent
above 1921, whereas all motor
vehicle deaths had increased II
per cent.
I'm 1884, however. pedestrian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29

brought to thousands the tragic
stories of the wake of automo-
bile accidents ssand interviews
which seek to point out the rene
dies for this horror, which at
any minute may make itself felt
in any home in the Nations
Capital.
The Stars safety pledge Is a
drivers pledge, but the pedes-
trian has an obligation as well
Here is how the National Safety
Council computes the reasons
behind pedestrian death:
I'm cities over $4,000, AZ per
cent of the 1884 pedestrian
deaths in motor vehicle acct
dents occurred while a pedeS-
trian was crossing the street at
an intersection.
In q per cent of the cases
there was no traffic signal, while
in 10 per cent of the cases there
was a signal, which the pedes-
trian was violating at the time
of the accident.
another 81 per cent of the
pedestrian fatalities occurred
while the person struck was
crossing the street not at an
intersection.
LESS important circumstances
were 'hitching on vehicle play
ing in roadway and getting on
or off other vehicles
I'm Statewide reports, walk
ing in the roadway stands out
prominently, 10 per cent of the
pedestrian deaths occurring un-
der such circumstances.
Crossing not at an intersec-
ton accounted for AZ per cent of
the pedestrian deaths in the
State totals, which was exactly
the same percentage as Cross
ing at intersection cases in cities
over 5000 population.
THAT the person on foot
should be especially cautious in
using any street or highway is
indicated by the fact that there
were 1920 pedestrian fatalities
in 1894 out Of the total of $4,000
motor vehicle deaths. In cities
over 10000, pedestrian deaths
accounted for $3.50 Of the total
death toll of 10000"
WHERE lies the remedy to out
~. wit this demon Of the me
chanical age? The general con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
r TURTLING mechanical
= dragons of the hi ghway
pleasure cars, trucks,
u Il hIicSaS- tOdaV are the IA

" n u N VI lllCClldIIASdl
- dragons of the highway
pleasure cars, trucks,
= 4 buSseS-today are the ia
vorite steedS of death.
The scythe wielders of high
way doom are careleSSneSS, reck-
lessnesS, speed and drunkenness.
These four horsemen of the
mechanical age apocalypse will
injure during the next five years
i of every 20 persons in the
United States.
Crushed bones, mangled arms,
amputated legs, lost lives-mil-
lions of homes will suffer from
traffic tragedy.
Life expectancy today averages
above so years. A century ago it
averaged about 80 years.
Medicine has made rapid
strides in combating death from
disease. The ravageS of peSti-
lence like the black death, chol-
era and smallpox, which once
left in their wake thousands of
dead, have been practically elm
mated as factors in the mortality
records.
But a new menace has arisen
since the turn of the century,
q menace as likely to strike on
crowded street corners as on
lonely country roads, without
warning and without mercy.
In a Virginia burying ground
lie the collins of the eldest sons
in seven succeeding generations
of the Curtis family.
The legends on the tombstones
of the first six show they died of
duelling wounds, of war injuries,
of dysentery or fever. But the
seventh declares:
KILLED in an automobile acct
dent"
Duelling has its romance, war
Its glory, disease its inevitability,
but highway death or manning
is quick, horrible, cold and pre-
ventable.
And highway death or maim-
ing, according to compilation by
District Traffic Director Van
Duzer, will reach every third per-
son born in the United States if
he or she lives 10 years.
THIS horror story told in cold
- statistics is not a story with
out an end. Every traffic engi-
neer, every doctor, every police
officer, every coroner in the
country is convinced the toll of
human life and Wilderness can
be cut down by proper exercise
of care.
The driver gets the blame in
the public mind whenever an
accident occurs, but again Mr..
Van Duzer steps forward with
the statement that in the traffic
deaths recorded in the District
in 1885 the pedestrian is at fault
~ per cent of the time.
The National Safety Council
OF Chicago presents the story Of
traffic tragedy in graphic fashion
under a heading entitled Death
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29

Upper left: Watch out for
children! Especially now
that school days are here
again. Be sure your brakes
are good. But don't trust
to them entirely. Play safe.
Top center: If a blind man
sat at the steering wheel
and let a tiny dog lead the
way he'd be no more stupid
than the fellow who drives
an ancient car in bad me.
chanical condition. Upper
right: Drivers of these two
cars, speeding at intersec.
tons, earned a brief visit
to a hospital and then-ob-
livion. Left center: An
automobile going 90 miles
an hour at night has the
same death.dealing posi-
bilities as if you drove
your car off a skyscraper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-09-29
from 1888, and now stand 80
per cent above 1927"

WHAT factors rank high among
w the causes of highway acct.
dents? The human equation ir
the situation revolveS around the
driver and the pedestrian. OF
these the National Safety Coun-
Gil, which collects accident facts
every day of the year from every
available source, declares:
Pedestrians act unsafely un-
der many circumStanceS+chil-
dren play in the street, either
because they do not know any
better or because they have nc
other place to play; adults take
foolish chances by crossing q
street in midblock, or against the
signal, or when intoxicated
with disastrous results.
1.-THE driver Is the most I'M
portant element in our traffic
accident situation. Some driv-
erS have accidents because they
are actually defective in mind
or body-they have bad eye
sight or are not strong enough to
control a heavy vehicle, or their
senses are dulled by alcohol OF
fatigue or carbon monoxide, OF
by any combination Of these
things.
"A much greater number have
accidents because they dosnot
know how to drive. They have
never learned proper methods OF
making turns, backing or sig
mailing; they do not observe right
of-way rules, stop signs or traf-
fic signals. to say nothing OF
their obligation toward pedes-
TRANS.
1.-THE greatest number Of driv-
ers who have accidents, how
ever, are neither physically de-
fective nor ignorant Of traffic
rules. They don't really want
to have an accident, but neither
do they sufficiently want not to
have one. They take chances
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-10-17
See teeth CLEAN and gliStem

In few days teeth grow whittier
and begin to sparkle.
Pepsodent contains no pun1ice,
harmful grit or crude abrasive. 1t
is SO safe that dentists recommend
it for cleaning the soft teeth of
children.
accept PepsOdent Test
To prove results, send coupon for
Today free test or buy tube-for
sale ev~ ywhere. Do this now for
your own sake.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-10-17
Some of The Things
We Sell

Folding Card Tables. Black embossed
fibre top. Black enameIed legs. Nickel
plated corners with sturdy center Brace.
Screw drivers highly polished Cocobola
bardle.
Food Choppers, heavy retained. feur
cutting Knives. cut coarse, medium and
extra fine Extra large bowls. Height
over IN inches.
Attractive Electric Lamps assorted
colors, colored silk cords TO match
Special Paint Brushes Nickel ferrules
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1935-10-17
Notice

DIES vi II AIN 4 nv -
ING TO It's CtKCUlA ING NOltS
Pursuant to Section of Ordinance
relating 10 the psyn estot CLAIM against
the NaIional Bank Of the DanIsb West
..ndies other Than these relalll TO he
Circulating hank Noes. passeo by tbe
(oorlaii cur 81 Tor st. boGas and =
John on February IA. 1885. ano approx
ed by the Cover OF tb February 10. 1886
notice is hereby given 10 d persons "hC
have claims against the BANK - cree
tors, depOsiIOrs, or otherwise. that Inc
bank is PREPARED To make pay ntn OF
ali its obligations Oh Ctnapr
Within six months after presentallGn
of any claim which h; 1ol have been
paid in full by the Bank. the Bank VII
notify the claimant, IN With g, OF Inc
rejaction of his claim in whole. or lr
part.
Upon approval of the SovernCr the
Bank may Oh March /. 1897. oeEosll
with the Government of the Virgin Is
lands in fund TO De known as Inc
Bank Claimants tund an amount in
lega lei der coin or currency OF the
United States equal. at the legal rate
to the amount of the uEpal0 claims
against The Bank as Of NaIcn /. 1857
which it recognizes TO Re valid or which
appear TO be valid. 1hel eatter, ana
upon the proca nation of the Governor
that the Bank has complied with the pro
visions of the Ordinance. The Bank shall
cease to be Liable en- any such claims,
Actions may be commenced against the
Bank on unsatiste0 claims only If com
menced prior TO the time when such
proclamation takes effect, or within
three months after the Bal has given
due notice of lection Of Claims pItsen
ted 10 it prior 10 March /, 1887, which
ever time is ater.
Within fifteen days after March l
1897. the Bank Wis also deposit with
the Government of TIE Virgin Islands in
fund TO be known as The DISPUTED
Claims Funds rs creditin dollars equal
at the iega rate 10 the amount of all
the unpaid disputed claims against the
Bank as TO W hich demand SHAH have
been made prior to March l, 1887.
Saint Thomas tie 20 March 1895
The National Rank of the Danish West
indies.
AXEL hCISl 1HACE
Apr owed: IAJI n. TEARSON
Governor
Evening star., 1935-04-25
WASHINGTON (Con't.)
MeDerm0tt's Grocery.

MeDermctt's Grocery.
McDufie's Economy Market.
c. Z. soE Mekenne9. Ken se. go nth st. Sc
9. ". Madden. 1891 Grant st. ne.
P. Maisel. 1925 virginia Ave, NE.
n Mann, M1nen.:a ::a,s teS ,:sh t. Nv Wv NV"
Marinor Fine. 1900 NJ ST. NV.
J. T: Martin. - -, vw
mssnd sSi" f'sh s.rfs Creek a sa"ffs f. ks sf
Max Market 500 9Th s.. S;WW.
M.lfsian Mfnsh Marie Sis1 aS ,sas G1s's'H Nv 81 Nv"
M's:m Ms. as, sos and e : soa,n:rS "1: NV A.s Ne
Joseph Miller :Is5 4.h St. NE.
Miller's Market. 9Ol 1lth st. Sc.
MiiIs Cut Rate Market. :is g St. NV.
M"s;f n Mssls %.3tt! Sci tsa' ss Re:ei NV Ave- Me-
~, ~:;,;s:?; s$ss ess. ss ~. S;$ -, s.. NJ
Mt. Pleasant Market.
Ma..ss. ass MI a.1i:, s'i'irs Zoo 81 olS." st. NV
Mates Market, 6Ss Morton p. NE.
Rose Natoli; 3"a: r s.; NV
| Neighborhood Grocery.
,.dn a1s; S.si...q sh..%an 1,s Ase .tS NV 4, NV.
Newport New t' Market. aiss aend s.: NV,
Newton Market: 1440 Newton St. NV.
New York Market: ~ NJ
3. SpDs1hsi@sr. ,ss scs oh ,t ST. ii Nv Wv.
6,;srs s Sys.; s:;i;; sio ,sss sss =: s. 81 NV.
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4. ". Pike: ssoa 18th s.: Ne.
fiionss4 Il rsneIs M.rHet. sS az ssso i4th st. NV.
fiot.nit1ky': M.1Iet; goo sth St. NE.
fom.9ast1s Fl ms@.t1s'iM M.!s.t. fss: ,sss St. NV.
n. Potash. :ol MorEan q. NV.
8. Potts. ~: ssnd ,S 81; u NV !, vr
y. Pniio 4 Co.. sos II St. Ne;
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RaIphs Market: $40. Wise. Aye. NV.
I. n R.ssin. 1; aane.i :or 10 10th $. SE;,
k:s s;.i s.ri:; isos sss :, s wv Ne
Reisniek's Market. $40 d st Sc.
Reservoir Market. 1921 lst st. NV.
Rezniek's Market. :oi 18th ,n !; g. N;E. sI
/
J. RiehI: SOL St; NV: sur
Robinson Market; sIn 4th S. S.W.
Roosevelt Market. !3iaX St: NV
an%s Sam Cash Market. IS " ST. NV.
sehnsids1s s:ham:, Mifst ,Sd isS 1sSo E. 81 NM
| b. Schwartz. 14OI F st. Ne
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seid's Grocery: !!oI % 9Th s.; t. s.w.
". " Sskri seisei. 500 100 EST 81. s.w.
V. Sessa. I41O 9th st. NV
| NJ Shapiro. 655 18th st. NE.
1ias Riadensburx Rd. Ne
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sb.nt's Market. "a iasS 4: :sth Is. St. NV NV.
shir. %; i Ms1set' NpS iSs & N NS.rc!ins Aye: Sc.
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5: H; Siedel. 800 :3rd s.. NV.
J. siiv:Tm:n s'iv:rm:n ia: s II III. !! Ay. a,. N.Y. Nv
simss's. I5ii q s.. s,E.
c. sisIen. 6if Rock Greek Church Rd. NV.
| d. Slackman. 1897 LIST st. NV.
n. X. Smith. 6?4 7th st. NE.
Snider's Market. e31 4th St. S.W.
Jas. j. Spaight, go 4th st. NE.
Frank spigone. 1900 3rd st. NE.
| N. Spilansky. 1901 5th St: NV.
| Stefeps Market. 324 9TH 81. NE.
! l.. Stein. 2s22 Ca. Ave. NV.
| Stroller'a Market. Sol 10th st. S.W.
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