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Regatta
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feated in the first race by Clay Gate
wood of Norfolk and by Charles r.
Smith of Annapolis in the second.
Smiths Uh-Oh was leading on
points, with Martins My Dream
second. Martin still could come
through with the top prize, however
A first and second position gave
John Duncan of Washington small
lead in the Tempest division. Nine
of these George Washington Uni
versity dinghies raced yesterday, and
their bright blue hulls added dash
OF color to the scene.
Power Races Next Saturday.
Eye-catching, too, were the Light
nings when they broke out their
spinnakers, the billowing fore sails
used when racing off the wind.
The Stars and 20s went around
the course in such good time, that
the race committee had to start re-
cording the leaders at the flnlsh,
while the last OF the smaller classes
were still getting away.
Committee Chairman George
bankers, always unruff1ed and ettl-
cient, simply split up his large COM
mittee and shifted portion OF
them to the other side of the Coast
Guard cutter Aurora where the finish
line had been established. Starting
line, OF course. was on the opposite
side of the cutter.
Contestants we're the guests OF the
regatta association last night at a
dance at the marina.
Power races start next Saturday
and continue through Sunday, with
eight Gold Cup boats listed as start
ers in the feature cup event.
Evening star., 1948-09-19

Gus Lesnevich and Jersey Joe Wal
colt to back up their Tony Zale-
Marcel Cerdan middleweight cham
pionship bout at Jersey City Tues
day, the T. of c. has just a single
feature, the Associated Press reports
-Four hours after Louis limited he
might fight again, the T. OF c. dis
covered that Lesnevich had broken a
toe. They coldn't find a suitable sub
against Walcott, so they settled for
a semifinal without big names.
In Zale-Cerdan, the T. OF c. still
has a card that is more attractive
than Jacobs twin offering of Ike
Williams-Jesse Flores for the light
weight crown and Ray Robinson Kid
Gavilan in an overweight welter
scrap Thursday at Yankee Stadium
in New York. However, the loss of
the Lesnevich- -Walcott affair is
bound to hurt at the gate.
The Twentieth Century Sporting
Club hopes to pit Louis, next June
against the winner of the November
- Joe Baksi-Ezzard Charles bout
Evening star., 1948-09-19
By GEORGE Huber

World Champion Joe Louis. after
presenting good show yesterday
for fans who managed to crowd into
Liberty A. c., declared he hasn't
made up his mind to retire un-
defeated or keep on fighting.
Here for tomorrow nights ex-
hibition against Pat Comiskey at
Griffith Stadium, Joe said he hadn't
decided definitely on fight next
June against the winner OF the
November Ezzard Charles-Joe BakSl
fight. Maybe" said Louis, but
there are lot of ifs about that"
Joe said that maybe he will fight
the Charles-Baksi winner IF he
looks good enough to make a fight
of it. It's got to be fight the fans
will like. Otherwise, no fight" He
said he had talked to Sol Strauss,
acting promoter for the Twentieth
Century Sporting Club, last Friday
and that Strauss had convinced
him it might be good fight. But
I still haven't made up my mind"
Joe brushed aside suggestions that
wagers lost on his golf games were
so high he needed to fight again to
recoup. Nothing to those stories"
he said. Il haven't lost a nickel
playing golf. Lost a few bets for
cokes and things like that, but no
money"
The champ said he still thinks
Charles the best of the fighters who
will be scrambling for the title. once
he decides to give it up. In answer
to another question, though. he said
he thinks he can lick Charles. Has
Louis noticed any young heavy
weights coming along who might be
ready in a few years to make a
strong bid for the title? Haven't
seen anybody. fight anywhere, he
answered. "All I've been doing is
playing golf
Louis had a real workout yester-
day, because just stepping into
Goldie Ahearn's Liberty A. c. was a
workout. More than 300 had
crowded their way into it at SO
cents each, and more blocked the
sidewalk outside. The temperature
of the upstairs gymnasium pushed
the mercury to the top of the ther-
mometer. Louis was besieged on
all sides by admirers who wanted
to shake his hand. He had two
radio interviews in two minutes and
photographers and sports writer's
/ kent him busy, 1t took him more
than an hour to get into his ring
togs.
After he finally got in the ring
Louis put on a good show for the
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Louis, Here for Show, Denies
Serious Return Is Definite

crowd that had been standing and
sweltering for more than an hour
He horsed around with two local
boys, Matthew Daniels and George
Brooks, who got up enough courage
to put on the gloves. Neither gave
him any trouble, although they
didn't run away. When they tried
to show off and hit the champ,
Louis drove them back with effort
less hooks.
Daniels really tried to swat Louis
once and in return he was f1icked
with a left hook that brought him
a bloody nose. Brooks caught a
couple of hooks in the early going
and his knees were wobbly through
out. Louis looked in fine trim. There
was no rubber tire around his middle
and his weight was 212 pounds, two
less than when he last fought Joe
Walcott. Been playing a lot OF
golf, and I'm in shape" he said.
Louis wasn't too serious about his
workout, but indicated he'll be grim
enough in tomorrow nights exhl-
bition. He and Comiskey will wear
16-ounce gloves, but no headgear,
for the six-round tour. "Comiskey
is a big boy and he can hit hard
said Joe. you can get hurt in
these exhibitions as well as in q
real fight. It's the same as a real
fight, anyway. Those big gloves
sometime hurt more than the little
ones. know my head will be ach-
ing for days afterWard.
IT know Comiskey will be in there
trying to hurt me. He'd better be-
because I'll be trying to hurt him.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
WenzeI, Nolan Clash
For Club Golf Title

w. H. (BilD Wenzel ended Billy
Shea's bid for a second straight
Congressional Club golf champion
ship in spectacular fashion yester-
day when he exploded out OF a trap
into the cup on the 18th hole to
defeat Shea, 6 and 5, in a semifinal
match.
Wenzel had brides on the I'd, Sd
and 18th holes and pars on the rest
and was under par for the match
Shea, who was out in 81 and down
at the turn, was over par for the
13 holes. Wenzel thus avenged his
defeat in last years final.
M. Parker Nolan, Congressional
champion in 1935-36-40 and 1916,
qualified as Wenzel's opponent in
today's 36-hole final match when he
defeated A. G. Dezendorf l up.
Dezendorf, upset star of the first
two rounds, was 2 up at the turn
against Nolan but lost his lead on
the back nine.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Met Football Leagues
Open Season Today
In East-West TiIts

Andy Farkas' Metropolitan ANA
teur Football Leagues, 160 pound
and unlimited. inaugurate activities
today when eight teams from the
District, Virginia and Maryland in
troduce East-West All-Star games
at Gonzaga High School field on
Benning road NE.
The 160-pound game at ! pm. will
have Northeast Body Works and
Arrow Linen, representing the East
ern Division, opposed to Southwest
Merchants and Riverside Rollers OF
the Western.
The unlimited contest following
will send Car Credit and Falls
Church Garage Of the Eastern
against Anacostia Eagles and Alper-
STEMS Department Stores Of the
Western.
In both games, the Eastern teams
will play one period each against
Western rival. The quarter-score
totals will determine winners.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
By Ben McAIwee e

Odd Fellows League will start its
34th campaign at 9 tomorrow night
at Petworth, while Tuesday night
the 80-team Washington Catholic
circuit, biggest of its kind in the
country, swings into action at Mount
Rainier for its 18th as duckpin
bowling rolls into a big season.
Again heading the Odd Fellows
loop will be group of old-time
bowling leaders. Wilfred E. Lawson
president; Ray Shoemaker. vice
president; Chalmers Croft, secretary
and Perce Elicit, scorer.
George F. Harbin, president of the
Catholic league, has played an i'm
portant role in the promotion OF
the duckpin game here.
Organized in 1881 as the Holy
Name League with II teams compet-
ing at different bowling establish
mentS, Harbin, who is a professor
of mathematics at Georgetown Uni
versity and former president of
the Holy Name Society of WASH
ington, hardly anticipated that the
loop before the season was halt
over would catch like wild fire. II
Evening star., 1948-09-19
gmdau Sports Redskins Battling Reinforced Bears in Baltimore
Odd Fellows, Catholic BowIers
Poised for League InouguroIs

finished out with 36 teams.
The next several seasons the
league steadily grew in size. Wher
it was renamed in 1888, 70 teams
composed the loop.
The league. now divided into 1C
eight-team sections, recently voted
to become a sanctioned member OF
the Washington City Duckpin Asso-
citation and National Duckpin Con-
gress..
The opening schedule for the
different sections: Tuesday at Mount
Rainier, section B-1 and B-2, 7 pm;
Al and Az, 9:15; Wednesday at
Mount Rainier, section Ell and E-2
9:15; at Queen Pin, C-1 and CO
s:15; Thursday at Mount Rainier
D-1 and Do, 9:15.
National Capital Ladies League
increased to IA teams, opened at
Lucky Strike with Edna Lewis 1872
and 800 top counts.
Lou Edlovitch's high 391 set
spanked a 81 victory for last sea-
sons champion Mitchel's Sport Shop
over Hofberg's Delicatessen in Hew-
| brew Leagues opener at Penn.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Middle Atlantic Golf
Attracts 81 Women
To Congressional

A starting field of 54. including
most of the top women golfers OF
Baltimore and Washington and few
from Virginia, will compete in the
21st annual Middle Atlantic Wom-
ems golf championship starting to-
morrow at Congressional Country
Club.
Mrs. Maurice Click, the defending
champion from Baltimore, has not
entered as yet bu. she is an auto
matte qualif1er and DR.. Robert A.
Keilty, secretary Of the association,
said he expected Mrs. Click to be
on hand. The Baltimorean was in
California last week for the Ma
tional Women's championship.
The District entrants include
three former champions, Mrs. Wal
ter Stokes, Mrs. Betty Meckley and
Marie Walper, plus the city cham
pjon, Mrs. A. B. Bower. and Betty
CARRIER and Mrs. S. F. Little, jr.
Mary Anne downey is Baltimore S
outstanding contestant. in the alb
sence of Mrs. Click.
Pairings and starting times for to-
morrows 18-hole qualifying round
follow. Match play is scheduled one
round day Tuesday through Fri
day.
s1Mrs Roland Gable Kenwood; Mrs
wager 1Kenwoodi. s:o5mMTs. S ). L
Geddes tCone). Mrs Davis Weir Gong
and Elizabeth CARRIER (Guestl 80
Army Navy. a:150Mrs O. L. Altman Altman
Army Navy, Mrs. T: S. Vessels. (Army
Nsyy 'ao s '0Ra Rex G9oeln aoxard 45my ken
wood, Mrs. j. P. Trouchaud 1Kenwood)
and ,.a, MIS-: c; P Monro lKenwoodl. 9:a5-
Navy.
n, a:39EMrs, W. s. Parsons tArmy Navy
sy Nys B1pnovs 1Gnn MysTs G0ns and Ms Brad
smith (Woodmont) and Mrs. A. 5. Bowel
Mas IT. NJ eaGstartcss chspmsn tcons ns MRS s4S
Rolling Road. s:5O~Mrs. Rodericl
Watson tManor), Mrs; p. H. Henderson
9:55-Mrs. Walter Stokes tManorJ, Mrs
I; G. Pray tColumbia) and Mrs. z. P
Moore .Army Navyl.
Selby F. Little jr., fArmy Navy. 1905
Mrs: John Long 1ndian Spring.. and Mrs
H: L. Lacey tManorl. 1O:10-Ann York
| Army Navy, Marie Walper prince
10:l5-Starter's time. 10:20-Mrs Hugh
Nicolson Chevy Chase), Mrs. A. J. Phelar
| tChevy Chase) and Mrs. J. B. Patterson
derberg Baltimore c. c., Mary Anr
/ Downey Baltimore c. CT and Mrs Her.
bert n. Allen James River C. c..
| 10:30-Mrs. E. B. Lockett (Kenwood)
Mrs. w. E. Welsh tManor) and Mrs E. c
Atwood Kenwood). 10:35-Marie Spate.
| prince Georgesl,- Mrs. William Foley
| tkenWood) and Mrs. J. George johnson
Baltimore c. c..
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Boudreou, MusioI
Held Outstanding
Stars in Majors
By the Associated Press

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 18.-Man-
ager- r-Shortstop Lou Boudreau of
the Cleveland Indians and Out
fielder Stan Musial of the st.
Louis Cardinals were named by
The Sporting News tonight as
the outstanding players Of their
respective leagues.
The baseball weekly picked Bob
Lemon of the Indians and
Johnny Sain of the Boston
Braves as the top pitchers of the
two leagues.
Boudreau was cited tor his bat
ting average, his runs batted in,
his skill at shortstop, "and his
conquering Of physical disabil-
tiles. achieved while carrying the
burden of managing a pennant-
contending team" He was Sc
lected, The Sporting News said,
in close competition with Joe Di
Maggie, Vernon Stephens and
Ted Williams.
Musial was hailed as being in
a class all by himself in the Ma
tional League.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Norpinv PaCes

Stars 1-Charybdis, Herbert HID, City
Islsnd n Y Andiamo m51am Y william ffsni
CHESAPEAKE 20S: 1-Blue Water, Robert
orme Wsshinston, NJ shamT0skii a1sEica DeIGecs Jsck
'0q1 indian an Iandne POS: Indian Maid II,
lloyd simson Washington, ;i-Polycon H.
j sRSer u TPhyla Phsf0n ed sfanley Shaver,
6av,fone f rene1ioqnf linden. \. j: 3SYare Robert
Messick. ST. Michaels, Mo. ,,,. ,,
cay nSGste~ GGsatewo6d, % Norfolk: Nimrod; Sam san
L. Comptc, Cambrdge Md; 3-Uh-oh'
Charles Smith, Annapolis von x,rc,-
cheSspsaksf Wssf st1er las No s"sn Do3 E9 H9ah
Wallis, west River; 3-Duchess' Joe Veith'
r:e p.sss ssasvsEs Rss
smith; i Hup5lggt9n g2S3 w.sbInston /, Il SnFan Tan
National one-designs: IEVjm' m Richa1rd
bartlett, severna Park, M9; d.. 2-Maia' Ma A. ~.
5so ssg SosaPs Pstq3sRt Gss EsF Ma
t.nooEs Sa5Pss Tenn RossT a5 John sf5l. tn;
MGaeskS.' MotkS' iWBiondie, Dorr Wiley, Eliza
ssth ilsbets city Gts 6 sMiss 9s'es Carol Ben CO
'0Rnai Tempestsi i-Gsle John Duncan: :7 -
Monsoon. James hIHESDui ~
JACK Smith, all of G. W. U. Sailing Asso-
Penguins 1-Trinket, Len PenSo' mll Gals
Ter Lawson. Washington: ;-otulp, Joe
Kraft Alexandria, and Scanty' JACK
Reckord Baltimore, tied. .., -,,,s.
sobes3 Sec sfou's %deat, sRff5e SceF ali corn5hian.
Capital Yacht Club sea scouts.
Thstss d6a Nd IL Sanay F4ed DHaslof faslof
eiiver Snring; 3-Tartan, Frank Green
man, Alexandria.
AFTERNOON RACES.
Stars: 1-Finagle; 2-Apdiamo; 3
Chesapeake 2os:: 1-Blue Water. Water; g
Lady Luck, John M. Thomas snadSsloe'
Indian Landing 20s; Indian Mald; Aai,1
7-Polycon; 3-Wild Goose, Robert WILL
Lightnings: 1-Rarser. Carlos Echeyer-
ria jr, Beach Haven. N. j.; 2-SllVer
Blonde, F. K Schanche, Spray Beacn'
N. J., -3-Boo-Hoo Milton Ester Balti-
Hampton one designs: 1-Uh-oh: 2
Fantasy. Bill Chewing. Ricfnfond, Va.
,er chsSapgsj5e Wasbjneto6 o6s 6nchess s-Petu-
MIA, Joe Hall, Washington.
Comets: Green Gryphon, R Ham.
rond Gibson. EsSton, Md; 2EAutoso'
siegfried Charles Lee. MantolokinE, N, J.
National one-deSigns: l-Aeols;
Moths Blonde; Miss Carol: =
Evening star., 1948-09-19
With Bill Leetch

The picture he had taken OF 1t
makes our mouth water.
Ducks Unlimited which has just
completed its annual aerial survey
of the wild waterfowl in the prov
inces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and
Manitoba, reports definite i'm
provement in the wild duck popula-
ton. This is good news to duck
hunters in all parts of the United
States. While the continued small
bag limit for this season is causing
considerable deliberation on the
part of ducking clubs on whether
to open this year or not, it should
prove beneficial to the average
wildfowler in this locality, especially
with the split season again in effect
in Maryland waters.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Louis So Hozy, T. of c.
Hos to Cut Fiqht Card

Joe Louis indefinite stand on his
retirement has upset plans OF the
ambitious Tournament of Champions
as the Johnny -come-lately pro-
moters challenge Mike Jacobs in a
mid-week showdown.
Instead of an attractive heavy
weight elimination contest between
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Two D. c. Youngsters
Skutinq to Richmond

George Adams. 127 Hamilton st.
NV. and Bob Terry, $3.50 Sixteenth
street NV. yesterday morning de-
parted from the National Arena,
Seventeenth and Kalorama road.
en- route to Richmond, Va. a dis
tance of lG9 miles, on roller skates.
The young men announced that
they are testing their skates in
preparation for a cross-country tour
on rollers next year.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Presidents Cup Sailing Results

Butch Albert H Helmig, Cynwyd Pa:
Tempests: Cyclone, George Collins;
Gale; Storm, Eric Nordholm' all
Peneuins: 1-Trinket; 2J-Scanty; g.
Bye Now Bob Clagett, Silver Spring.
Sea Scouts: Silver Cipudi Bob
Thisl,es: iNThistle II; 2-Taylor; 3
Tartan
No. 3SI. Harrison Ssyre, Annapolis; q,
Zephyrus, Peter A. Gels, SeVerna PARK
Md
snipes. Jolly Roger; 2-Mitty; 3
Mnnia2ue
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Austin Rice Advances
To Senior Net Final

Austin Rice defeated Col. William
Bower. 60. 81 to advance to the
final of the District veterans tennis
championship yesterday.
Rice will meet Jack Potter for the
title at 2 o'clock this afternoon at
Army Navy Club.
Evening star., 1948-09-19


The Trading Post, Charley Rem
ner's sporting goods store in
Georgetown. has just announced the
winners of its fishing contests for
hardheads and large-mouth bass.
First prize in the hardhead division
was captured by Mrs. Mary Eklund
with a 4-pound IA -ounce fish;
second prize falling to L. H. Hub
bard, whose croaker scaled 3 pounds
q ounces. It is interesting to note
that both these fish were taken
from the lower Patuxent.
First prize in the large-mouth
bass contest was awarded to Sam
Jordan for a 4-pound liz -ounce
bronzeback taken from the c. g. O.
Canal within 3 blocks of the store.
Second prize fell to Albert M. Lewis
for his 3-pound 15i. .-ounce large
mouth captured just below Great
Falls.
Another local young man who
clicked with the big fish this sum-
mer is Skip CheSeldine of West
Chevy Chase, Md. Skip, while fish
ing in Maine this late summer
hooked and landed landlocked
salmon weighing los. pounds. This
monster was 80 inches long, 1872
inches in girth and took Is minutes
to land. A live minnow on 4-pound
level leader, and 10-poud test Asha-
way line, plus Skip's skill in handling
same with a Phueger Supreme reel
and Gephardt rod proved the f1sh's
undoing. We hope Skip enters this
fish in some of the big contests
Evening star., 1948-09-19

Mississippi State met only four Of
its nine 1948 football opponents last
season.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
OUTDOORS

4 HIGH TIDES FOX CHE
}.u "a S:l2 $50
n AZ S.3o ais 1000
Eor AZ, noints listed below, deduct from above
sAnnsnoiis Md (Seyern River) = hrs.
Tnne5,ct ND (Patuxent Riy) a hrs.
RiaoSv poinf Jipht B hrs.
BrSor. IxIand (Patuxent Riy) -4i2 hrs
2beoaneake Reach, Md -3hz hrs
Choptank River Light------- -o12 mrs
HIGH TIDES FOR WASHINGTON
Sept. 20. Sept. 81. sept.
A NJ. - a.03 e:t5 ~!
PM 2.15 9:5S 1888
Eor noints isted below deduct from above
ANA Greek tenfrancel 3 hrs
pretop Ray -6i2 hrs.
EoloniaI Beach Va IS hrs.
Gunston Cove (entrance'---- - mr.
Evening star., 1948-02-08
Archie's A Humbus

well, ah, guess you can help
me-" he winks at me. Archie let
me have a roast of venison the
other day an would like to get
some more"
What the -" "Istart to say. Il
don't know anything about any
venison. Are you sure it was
Archie - ?" i.
Sure" the fellow cuts in.
Sure, Archie told me how it was
- you buyin' in fourteen head
O contraband deer ="
''ARCHIBALD" I say when get
hold of him. You get that veni-
son out of here before | decide
to sic Tubby Gropper. the cop,
onto you!"
''My worthy employer
Archie smiles. mo laws have
been broken. no feelings hurt.
Nought but good has come of
my, ah, slight exaggerations and
well-intentioned misrepresenta-
tionsI"
What on earth are you talkin'
about" yell at him. You can
60 to the pen for sellin' venison
tn season, much less out"
"Dis-alarm Yourself, SIR"
Archie rolls his eyes in innocence
an unconcern. You see, my
Eye-talian friend, Giuseppe Mar
valoni, had some goats he found
no ready market for ="
Now, you know the story. If
you were me, what would you do
with Archie? -WAllY ROREN
Evening star., 1948-02-08

LIE could scarcely believe his
i Il ears. This lovely girl was Civ
ing him the definite brush-of
not delicately or nicely, but down.
right rudely. Only few hours be-
fore they had been introduced and
he had fallen for her head-over-
heels. At first she seemed 70 like
him but then, after a dance or two,
she openly showed her boredom
and annoyance. He couldn't under
stand why. Poor guy...it just hap
Pened that the night he wanted TO
put himself in the best possible
light he put himself in the worst.
Do You Toke chonees?
You, yourself. may not know that
you re guilty of halitosis (unpIeas-
ant breath)*. You can be guilty one
night and not the next. Anyone
so dumb as TO take a chance like
this can't expect much considera-
ton. He usually gets what's CON-
ing to him-a quick brush-of.
Isn't it just common sense to
be extra careful that you don't Of
Evening star., 1948-02-08

II DON'T want you to think that
Il Archibald. our dishwasher, is
a crook. He just has a mote in
one eye an a beam in the other.
l would fire him for what he
done if that would show him the
error of his ways. 1t wouldn't.
To him, all lies is white
lies; the bigger they are, the
whittier they look.
Now before l go tellin' of
Archie's faults, l better confess
that l can look a fat OIL trump
right in the eye an say, MY,
how slim an young an sleek you
look" Such things is the HARM
less customs of etiquette.
What l caught Archie doin'
was bootleggtn rentson. Now in
our state you can't sell deer meat
at all. An this time of year it is
plumb against the law to possess
any. Yet here was Archie openly
peddlin' venison to my customers
for two bucks pound!
For a week or two l noticed
Archie would sidle up to one O
the boys an whisper in his ear.
l ignored it, fgurin' maybe he
was givin' 'em tips on the horse
races an they would learn soon
enough he was nearly always
wrong.
Next l see him slippin' 'em
wrapped packages. Still | don't
tumble.
Today guy come in to see
Archie. Archie wasn't here.
Evening star., 1948-02-08

fend this way? And be extra careful
by using Listerine Antisepric night
and morning >. especially before
any date where you want TO be
at your best.
Almost instantly Listerine Anti
septic makes the breath fresher.
sweeter, cleaner, and less likely to
offend. 1t gives you wonderful
sense of greater assurance...a
feeling that you will be welcome
wherever you 60.
Never, never, omit this delight
full Precaution. To degree, it's
your passport to popularity.
while some cases of halitosis are
of systemic origin, most cases, say
some authorizes, are due to the
bacterial fermentation of tiny food
particles olinging TO mouth sur
faces. Listerine Antiseptic quickly
halts such fermentation, then over
comes the odors fermentation
causes.
LAMBERT PHARMACAL COMPANY
St. LoaD, Missouri
ANTISEPTIC for orol hygiene
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-01
Effort Begun To Develop Uniform
Traffic Laws In Some Sections

An effort is underway in regions Of the
United States to develop uniform traffic laws with
especial emphasis upon general maximum speed
limit.
The idea is not necessarily involved in a cam
paign to reduce highway deaths because the speed
of motor vehicles must be considered in relation to
highway conditions and circumstances. Obviously
the speed that is permitted open highways becomes
dangerous in closely built communities where there
is considerable pedestrian movement.
One of the unfortunate situations which students
of automobile traffic would like to eliminate involves
the habit of some governmental units which fix the
compensation of officers the basis of the number
of arrests with convictions they make in connection
with laws and ordinances regulating speed In almost
every state there exist speed traps where enforce
ment officers, whose pay depends upon the money
they collect, exhibit zeal in arrests that be
planned only by their participation in the fines col
lected.
Such plan of compensation violates almost every
principle of fairness insofar unsuspectng motorists
involved. The with which greedy officials
muct out-of-state motorists invites abuses which
not entirely absent from interstate travel. In
fact the outofstate motorst is practically at the
mercy of any officer who makes charge against
him Most of them, regardless of the facts in the
case find it convenient to pay the racketeering
officers than to lose two three days in fighting
the in court where the alleged offender is ut
terly unknown.