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Show UTAH STATESMAN A test new traffic signalling device H G)( J. HAM LEWIS SOUNDS WARNING ABOUT US. TRADE 1' poll the S. 8. Majestic, easlbound, sailed James Hamilton (J. Ham'') (1913-19- ) U. S. senaLewis, one-timtor from Illinois, who knows and bows to so many iwople In Cbleago that a friend, walking with him once, him to turn back and salute a Behydrant lest It feel neglected. fore salting, Mr. Lewis told what interested him most. "What Interests me most at the present time," said Mr. Lewis, is the loss or foreign trade by thia country, and no one seems to think that it Is a matter of any Importance, "Our government Is devoting Its time and energy chiefly to prohibition and letting our toreign trade slip away. By and by we shall wake to find that the markets or the world are closed against American goods. The tarirf needs readjustment to meet trade conditions abroad. Four years sgo. Democrats searched high and searched low for randidates. Tills year a candidate cunlronts the Democrats Governor Alfred Emanuel Smith of New York. But Is he high or Is he low?- - that has been the vexing question. If and when Governor Smith Is nominated astute hindcasters may point back to last week as a turning For of all "high Democrats point. none Is higher than Newton Diehl Baker, Wilsonian war secretary. And last week Mr. Baker said, not only that he admired Governor Smith, but that he knew the nomination would la an entirely creditable one to the Democratic party.--Tim- e Magazine. e per-auiid- nee trullir signalling device has recently made Its appearance on the of Unulon. It consists of an Illuminated drcle of light on e signal arm, which Is operated by a press button from the steering wheel. The dluiidnuilun Is as strong In the day time as It la at night, and never falls to attract the attention of a following driver to the fact that the car Is turning to either the rigid or left There It a signal on each side of the car. A streets MILLIONS LOST Contributory Negligence Is Often Misunderstood SY CARELESSNESS the oldest doctrines of the common law, and Is one of the most frequently resorted to by lawyers and Judges to Contributory negligence Is one of wreck whnt otherwise might be a per- Motor Car Owners Urged to fect case," says a bulletin Issued hy the legul department of the Chicago Check Up on MeasureMotor dub, ments of Fuel. "Contributory negligence Is the most owners themselves are much to Illume for the continuation of an evil through which millions upon millions of dollars annually are lost from their own pockets. This was pointed cut In a statement ssned from mdlouul headquarters of the American Automobile association, in which it was asserted that the attitude of the average Is the chief rause for the yearly losses through short measurements In gasoline and oIL The American Automobile assoUa-lostatement Is predicated on the of many of Its large afllll-ite- d xperiem-cluli throughout the country, vhlcb Imve from lime to time and of officials, Vith I lie itaged Investigations of and raids on ertnln gasoline stations suspected of practices. systematic Attendants Criticized. The experiences of the dubs, to the American Automobile issoclailon, have definitely established hat the filling station pump Is not for short measurement in n lenrly so many instances as the attendant who recognizes In the attention of the patron an excellent pportunlty to substitute a lesser liinntlty of gasoline and oil than Is rdered. It hns also established that he oil companies and the owners of filling stations are in the great majority of Instances doing everything possible to prevent shunt practice on the part of Irresponsible attendants. Extended. Oil companies and owners of Individual stations have given nnstinted to the authorities and to the motor clubs attempting to remedy the short measurement situation, but the motorist must give Ills assistance in a similar manner If the evil Is to he quickly ami effectively wiped out "In a recent raid staged by dty ofof the ficials with the Cleveland Automobile club, 10 stations srring from .MM) to 1.0(K) customers diily were found to have attendants who were manipulating the pumps In i a way Unit short measurement of gasoline was resorted to In order to provide them with easy money, the statement points out. In one case, the "aiding party found nn attendant who, on three different occasions, pumped less than four gallons of gasoline Into n the sutomobile tnnk on each order. SIntor-rn- By ELMO SAOTT WATSON Drawing by Ray Walters. how many of our present units of weights nnd m ensures can you name and give their relations to each other? If you can du that fur all of them, yuure a most exceptional And If you person. should set out to learn them beware I It was Sir Illrniu Maxim, the great Inventor, who once said, I cannot understand why we stick to these weights and measures. There was only one innn who knew the English weights and meusures; he studied them for thirty years and he Just knew them all when the poor fellow went mad and died!" Long ago we simplified the currency system and In 178G led the world In adopting the decimal units of money In place of an absurd coinage of pounds, shillings, pence and farthings. Hut for some strange reason, we have lagged behind the rest of the world In extending the declmul system, which Is so simple and easily computed, to other factors In our dally life. When James Watt, the Scotch Inventor, announced the plan In 1TS3 upon which the metric system is bused, Washington. Jefferson, Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris Immediately Indorsed Its adoption for our weights, measures and coinage. Washington. In Ills first message to congress, urged Its adoption, but Its application to our colnnge only was mnde. In 1SCC, through the effort of Charles Sumner of Massachusetts the metric sytdn was made the legal system In the United States. Rut the average American, seeming ly wedded to an outgrown tradition, has preferred to go on using the old In the meancumbersome system. time more than 1UH countries of the world have adopted the metric system and are enjoying a great advantage In commerce, education and common world understanding thereby. Only In Great Rrltuln and America are there human beings who are out of step, commercially and economical ly, with more tliun LOUO.OiiO.OdO of the people of the world who are trad lug on the metric bnsisL That we are conscious of this handicap Is shown by the agitation by various orgunlza tlons and Individuals which hns been under way fur some rime for general adoption of the metric system. The states of Illinois, California. North a Dakota, Tennessee and Utah, combined imputation of IG.iNXl.UOU, through their stu'te legislatures, have memorialised congress to adopt metric stundurds. The General Federation ot Women's Clulis. which has a membership of 3.0UU.U0U, at Its national convention at Grand Rapids, Mich., last yeur, passed a resolution calling umd congress to enact metric legislation as soon as possible. More than IOUnhi petitions, urging the same legislation, are pending before congress and some time ago Congressman Fred Britten of Illinois announced that he expected to Introduce In this session of a liberal metric standards bill and press Its passage. The need for a new set of standard mo-'nri- st n ! III H-- H I 1 1 s Record Tree Planting a C. IJUi. r of the American Neat East Relief at Athens. Greece, rcmris to the American Tree nasochillon, nl Washington, fiU.UUU trees were plunteri In one day on the slopes of llyniettus. School children and orphans mnde the pilgrimage following the preparations a week In advance by the army In his work Director Tbiirher Is using the forestry primer published by the Here la a lesson for aswirlrHon. III MMM! Ml 1 1 Mil II I 111 1 1 111 I tjfc Which Do You Prefer: short-measure- " 223 THIS: OR THISi IS grtini I I II X scruples drams miners crupl I dram 1 mines 1 pound a Avoirdupois Weight (Short Tea) IT 11 It grains II drains II miners II pounds 1 dram 1 1 10 10 10 10 10 10 1 quarter 1 hundredweight 1 tan 4 quarters IS hundredweights Avoirdupois Weight (Long Tea) IT grains II II m 1 m drams ounces pounds 10 bund red weight dram 1 ounce 1 tit Metric Weight 1 centigram 1 decigram 1 gram irilligrama centigrams decigrams grama deekagrama hectograms X dekagram 1 hectogram 1 kilogram pound 1 hundredweight 1 tea Troy Weight 14 grama 1 pennyweight THIS: Metric Length nillimctera 1 centimeter 1 decimeter 1 meter 1 dekameter X X hectometer kilometer Dry Measure I pints 0 quarts 4 pecks - 1 1 quart pmk X0 I buihtt X0 X0 X0 Liquid Measure - 4 gills I pints 4 quarts lltf I :.i 1 1 THISx 1 I I quart X gallon I barrel X hogshead gallons barrels 1 1 1 n-- i 1 1 m Is shown by the fact 1 1 10 10 ii ii i I'H H-m that this conn try suffers a loss of millions of dollars every year In Its world trade of delays nnd losses due to the - Metric Capacity milliliters centiliters deciliters liters dekaliters bee toli tei a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Important Principles in Automobile Safety centiliter deciliter liter dekaliter hectoliter kiloliter 1 1 m 1 1 1 1 1 1 the world at large. The advam the metric system under this bill not so much affect the makln things as It will govern the mer Inequality between our standards and the metric standards of other nations and the dilllculty In translating one In terms of the other. The purple of the proposed metric standards bill, as stated by Congressman Britten. Is to give to Ainerlrnns "the world language It promises tw estabof quantity." standardisation of terms. so lish that our units of weights and measures may lie alike and Invariable throughout our land, and also fortunately In accordance with those of Using of things by measure. In contrast to onr present s ards, which are complex and nn ed. the metric system Is simple based upon the decimal system our currency, Ita units are log! Inter-relateThere are three damental units, the meter, the and the gram, and all three are mally divided or decimally multi Both multiplication and dlvlslo: You move the de automatic. point and presto I you haw It Americans. The association hns tree planting Instruction reud nnd It welcomes all tree planters to membership In the tree plant lug army able Slingzht Day The country Imy who uses slingshot to knock some unwary sparrow off a llmli has little Ihoiigln that he Is proetlelng one of mankind's enrllest aria Not nlone la the story of David an Instance. There were long cen turles of the Stone age when slung in'tibles formed niun'a most effective his only weapon, R Is probthe rhnse of that consider able fraction of Ids animal food which bad to be c..ptured awing. weapon In Toast With Honorg The reference to drinking a toast with all the honors three" Is to the cheers with which a toast Is greeted. Some toasts are drunk standing, such as a toast to one's country, and are often received with hurrahs three la number, or. In case of great enthusl asm, with three timer three. In auto- mobile litigation, yet Its application la frequently misunderstood hy motorists. The meaning of the term Is that any act of omission or commission on the part of a driver or owner of an automobile that contributes to an accident burs that driver or owner from redress In court. In other words the driver must come into court free from any neglecf when lie seeks cnnipens tlon for damages done or Injuries sustained. The complications that arose from the rule of comparative negligence which at one time existed In most states hut which is no longer a rule In Illinois and many other states, so confused the courts that It has been abandoned for the more work-aid- e rule of contributory negligence. The fact that the person sued was guilty of negligence and even though hla degree of negligence was several times more flagrant than that of the person suing, does not help the case. If the driver suing bus been Anti-Glar- e Cap Is Good Protector for Motorist Instead of having a separate pair of goggles to wear as a glare protector at night, the motorist will wel- come the Idea shown In the Illustration, where the goggles are Incorporated In the cap and, therefore, always at hand. Cut out a piece of the cap just above the visor and replace this with a piece of green celluloid. F.ducatlon, engineering and enforcement are the three Important principles In automobile safety, Arthur past president of the Kansas City Safety council, told the public sufety session of the sixteenth annual convention of the National Safety council, at Cblcngo recently. This Is proved, the spenkcr said, by the fact that, while SO per cent of accidental dcaLtis In Kansas City this year have been caused by automobiles, not a member of the safety council of that city has been Involved In a fatality. Education Is the first step In public safety, Ilurdgruve asserted. This education must Include teaching the necessity of curing for the car so that It will not skid on wet pavements as well as watching out for pedestrians and not speeding. Motorists were advised to equip their cars for All controls, chains and safety. bumpers must be In working order. Snow-Pro- of Road The first snow-proo- f highway to he constructed In Wisconsin has recently been completed. The highway is built a foot higher than the ground That Mils Immediately surrounding. met lied of grading will enuse the row1 to he swept clean hy the wind exceit duilug flip most severe storms, Is tnr lieilef of engineers. The ditches on cither side of the ro-- i I are ennstrurt-In such a way that they may he icd for sleighing. 1 Fhllllda had gone to an exhibition of pictures. Not that the knew anything about art, but It was the thing to do. llullo, Mf s rhllllda," said a clever young artist, as she stood gazing at an oil painting. "1 ace you are Interested In art." Phlllida turned her lovely, vacant cyea on the speaker. Me?" she said, Art who?" PROBATE AND GUARDIAN. SHIP NOTICES For Further Information Consult the County Clerk or Respective Signers In the Third Judirial District Court, in and for tl'i County of Salt Lake, State, of Utah. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Charles W. Huhl. Deceased. Creditors will present claims with vouehers to the undersigned at 62S Continental Bank Building, Salt Lake City. Utah, on or before the 15th day or March, A. D. 1928. AUGUST GLISSMEYER. Executor or the Estate of Charles W. IIulil, Deceased. DRAPER Sc LANE, Attorneys for Executor. Date of first publication January 1 1. A I). 1928. Last, February 4th, 1928. SUMMONS u(-l- five-gallo- OR THIS: frequent defense Interposed ata-.io- Apothecaries Weight h nm-grrs- r HOLLYWOOD HORROR Piece of Green Makee Good the Motorist. Celluloid Anti-Glar- e In Cap Shield for Of course, the run must he large enough to permit this. The band of the cap is cut nnd u button and buttonhole are provided, as Indicated. When the goggles are needed, simply loosen the button and pull the cap over the ryes so thut you can we through the celluloid.' William C. Thomas, Chicago, 111., In I'npular .Mechanics Magazine. AUTOMOBILE HINTS City Court of Salt Lake City, County of Salt Lake, State of Utah. Auerbach Company, a torporatlon. plaintiff, vs. P. J. McNamara, defendant. Summons. The State of Utah to said defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within ten (10) days after the service of this summons upon you. If served within the county in which this action is brought; otherwise within twenty (20) dsys after such service, and defend the above entitled action; and In ease of your failure to do so, the plaintiff In this action will apply to the court for the relief demanded In the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court of which a copy fa hereto annexed and here-witnerved upon you. and will take judgment against you for the sum of Twenty-nin- e and 98100 Dollars (529.98) with Interest at the rate or 8 per cent per annum since the 1st day of January, 1925. together with plaintiff's costs agd disbursements h herein. This is an art inn for goods, wares and merchandise furnished. RAWLINGS & WALLACE. Plaintiff's Attorneys. ft Automobile tin's, it Is found, give ns -- 7 times the value we used to get a few years ago. Present figures compiled by the National Autumubile L'humber of Commerce give the tntul number of motor trucks In use In this country as see to tourists A new land is open with miles of road in lamer California. This Is hlstorlcn. ly famous country that assures new thrills to travelers. the churting of 8UU These stock motor cars advertised to do from sixty to one hundred miles with mi hour could make a the public by furnishing first-aikill ns part of the accessories thut go with the ear. ten-strik- e d Niw we may have our wheels and tires painted to harmonize wIMi the cur's colors. A small tire iiuinufuc-turc- r has already started the mode o! paint lug the tire sidewulls for uee og llusliy u lit os. Dated January 7. 1928. P. O. Address: 323 McIntyre Bldg., Salt Lake City. Utah. (Jan. 14 Feb Jl.) SUMMONS In the Third Judicial District Court of Salt Lake County, State of Utah. Frank Yeager, Jr., plaintiff, vs. Ellen' Winifred Yeager, defendant- .- Summons. The State of Utah to the said Defend- ant: You are hereby summoned to appear within twenty days after the service of this summons upon you. If served within the county in whlrh this action is brought: otherwise, within thirty days after service, and defend the above enlllled action; and in case of your failure so lo do, Judgninnt will be rendered against you arrordlng to the demand of the complaint which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. Action for divorce. RAWLINGS A-- WALLACE. Attorneys for Plaintiff. P. O. Address: 323 McIntyre Bldg., Salt Lnke City. Utah. (Jan. 14 Feb. 11.) a |