Show The Only Three A most ironic editorial on the sub sub- subject subject subject of speed appears quite inadvertent Inadvertent- inadvertently ly In an engagement book Issued by the New York Telephone company It pres pres- presents presents presents the name of speed record holders in three fields as follows Air Lieutenant AIr Lieutenant Francesco Fran esco Agello of Italy Italy mph Water Water Garfield A. A A Wood of the Uni United ted States States 86 mph Land Sir Land Sir Malcolm Campbell of Eng Eng- England land land mph What a blow this must be to the thousands of amateur speeders through through- throughout I out ont th tha country The only places their names may appear Is on the police blot- blot blotter blotter ter tel or the obituary page Statistics show according to the Na Na- National National National Bureau of Casualty and Surety I Underwriters Und that persons were killed and injured In automobile accidents during 1934 as the direct re result re- re result result sult of excessive speed But the statis statis- statistics st statistics tics cannot show how Important a n fac fac- factor factor factor I tor speed was in nearly every other oth r cause on the motor accident calendar Driving cars too fast for conditions played a prominent part in thousands of I I accidents charged to violating the right I of way cutting in passing a standing I street car passing on a curve or hill driving off the road way and reckless driving The smart twentieth-century twentieth attitude on speed Is that It Is no longer a ques ques- question question tion tien of how fast you can go but of how fast last you ou can stop Remember that excessive speed sp d Is re re- relatively relatively re- re relatively so Insignificant that out of the whole world only three names are given any mention for it |