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Show "Kit! ;ir- THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 193-1. THE LEIII SUK LEHI, UTAH " M H If, I I n.-T Automobile Accident Deaths Continue to Mount Automobile accidents last year in this country resulted In the death of 29.900 persons and the injury of 850,700, thus bringing the total of deaths for the last four years up to nearly 125,000 and the number of persons Injured nonfatally up to around 4,000,000, The record of fatalities for last war was 2.5 per cent greater than In 1932, but on ft per accident basis the deaths Increased 6.9 per cent and the number of persons Injured non fatally 2.2 per cent. These and other facta relating to the street and highway accident problem of last year are brought out. in the new analysis entitled "The Great American Gamble" Just published by The Travelers Insurance Com pany. Collisions between automobiles last year accounted for nearly 45 per cent of all the accidents, but these resulted In slightly less than 24 per cent of the fatalities. Automobile-pedestrian coUlsskms comprised com-prised 37 per cent of all accidents, but these resulted In approximately approximate-ly 45 per cent of the deaths. In addition to the fatalities numbering 13,440 due to automobile-pedestrian accidents, 262370 persons were Injured In-jured non-fatally In such accidents. Practically two-thirds of the 753,-.600 753,-.600 personal to jury accident which occurred last yeaf were due In some degree to driving errors. Among these, exceeding the speed Hmit resulted in the greatest num ber of deaths. Although the number num-ber of accidents from this cause accounted ac-counted for about one-fourth of all the mishaps which Involved improper im-proper motoring practices, the fatalities fatal-ities comprised approximately one-third one-third of all deaths resulting from driving errors. Statistics show that the rate of death per accident Involving In-volving excessive speed was 28 per cent greater than the average; operating op-erating on the wrong side of the road, 6 per cent greater; passing standing street car, nearly 2 percent per-cent ; going off roadways, 58 per cent greater, and reckless driving, nearly 37 per cent greater than the average. The analysis of actions of pedes trians Involved in accidents last year shows that in many Instances pedestrians took their own lives In their hands. More than 800 were killed In crossing lntersecjtlons against signals and 380 met death crossing intersections diagonally. More than 3,300 pedestrians were killed because of crossing streets between Intersections and 1.460 met death darting out Into streets- from behind parked cars, while 2,250 were killed while walking along rural hlghwavs. The figures show also that 1,600 children were killed while playing In the street. The experience of pedestrians show that the rate of death per au-tomobiie-pede.strlan accident was 28 per cent better at Intersections than between intersections and 25 per cent better in crossing intersections with the signal than against the signal. The most dangerous thing that a pedestrian can do is to walk on a country highway, as the rate deaths. of death per pedestrian accident on highways Is nearly 380 per cent worse than the average death rate for all automobile-pedestrian collisions collis-ions combined. Of the total of 29,900 persons killed In automobile accidents last year, the statistics developed by The Travelers show 1,630 deaths of children under the age of four, and 3,220 deaths under the age of fourteen. four-teen. More than 41,000 children under un-der the age of four were Injured and nearly 139,000 under the age of fourteen. Under the age of four the rate of death per injury last year was 12 per cent greater than the average for all ages combined and In the ages of 65 years and over it was 280 per cent worse. In the ten-year period ending 1933 the number of persons killed In automobile . accidents, exclusive of motorcycle mishaps, has totaled 273,112, of which toll nearly 125,000 have been killed In the last four years. On the basis of this four- year record. It is estimated that in the remainder" of the present decade dec-ade there will be nearly 190,000 fatalities, or a total for the decade of around 315,000 killed, and approximately approx-imately ten million persons injured. Thus in the ten-year period it Is pointed out that the number of people killed by automobiles would exceed America's record of soldiers killed during all the history of this country, and would surpass the fatal battle casualties of the American Expeditionary Forces In the World War more than six times. The number of persons Injured nan fatally from automobile accidents during the present decade would ex eeed by more than fifty times the A. E. Ta record of soldiers wounded non fatally In action. The serious effect which Increasing Increas-ing rates of speed are having upon the trend of deaths from automo bile accidents is shown In a study analyzing last year's experience on the basis of the location of mishaps. The rate of death per accident between be-tween intersections was 67 per cent worse than at street Intersections, and this difference Is attributed to the higher speeds usually prevail Ing between intersections. At rural intersections the rate of death per accident was 144 per cent greater than at street Intersections, and again the higher rate of speed pre vailing on highways is cited as the principal cause of the difference On highways the rate of death per accident last year was 118 per cent cent greater than the death rate between, street intersections. On curves the death rate per accident was 128 per cent greater than the average and at railroad crossings the death rate per accident was nearly 700 per cent worse than the average of all accidents combined Last year 573,200 accidents which occurred between street Intersections Intersec-tions and at street Intersections resulted re-sulted la 14,320 deaths. Between rural Intersections and on highways 139,680 accidents resulted in 11,130 Thus it Is shown that the rate of death per accident on the highways was 219 per cent greater than on city streets, and the relatively rela-tively high rates of speed maintained main-tained on highways are regarded as the main factor in the greater severity sever-ity of rural accidents. Accidents which happen during darkness continued last year to be far worse than daytime accidents. During the normal daylight hours of 6 a, m. to 6 p. m., there were 413,890 automobile accidents last year which resulted In 13,670 deaths. During the normal hours of darkness dark-ness from B p. m. to 8 a. m. there were 342,610 accidents which resulted re-sulted In 16530 deaths. The important im-portant fact brought out is that the rate of death per accident was 43.5 per cent worse during the hours of darkness than during the hour? of daylight. Automobile accidents during hours of darkness are much worse in their consequences than those of day light because cars at night are be ing driven too fast for the existing range of visibility afforded by headlamps. head-lamps. When dependent solely on car Illumination the safe operation of automobiles at night demands that speed never exceed the stopping stop-ping distance of approximately 100 feet provided by effective range of car lamps. This distance corres ponds to 35 miles per hour. The experience of young! drivers, according to the record last year, continues bad. The ratio of young drivers In fatal accidents to the total of such drivers In all mishaps last year was 62 per cent worse than the average for all drivers. Statis tics on the number of persons killed by age groups In automobile acci dents for the ten-year period ending In. 1931 show that In the ages of 15 to 19 the rate of death has in creased 165 per cent and In the ages of 20 to 24 the Increase has amounted to 185 per cent. The aver age increase for all ages combined has been 96 per cent. Only In the ages of 5 to 9 has there been an Improvement, the decrease in the rate of death amounting to 10 per cent. The complete summary of the ex tent of automobile accidents and their causes for last year, as published pub-lished by The Travelers Insurance Company in Its new booklet, em phaslzes the dangerous factor of too much speed. In the last ten years It Is pointed out that there has been an Increase from 35 to around 55 miles per hour in rated been Increases In the last ten years In horsepower from 20 to more than 60 in the low price class; 70 to 116 horsepower In the medium price class, and 84 to 160 horsepower horse-power in the high price class. It Is pointed out that automobiles traveling at 20, 40 and 60 miles per hours have 'the same capacity for Inflicting damage that the same cars would have If driven off a one, four and ten or twelve-story build ing. At 20 miles per hour, because of the distance required to stop at that speed, a car occupies 38 feet of roadway in addition to Its own length. At 40 miles per hour this length Is increased to 128 feet of roadway, and at 60 miles per hour, because of the stopping distance necessary, a car occupies 263 feet of roadway, in addition to its own length. o BIG STAGE FEATURE COMING TO PARAMOUNT THEATRE, PROVO, FRIDAY AND SAT URDAY, MARCH 9 AND 10. Coming to the stage at the Para mount Theatre is one of the most meritorious attractions that the theatre, under its present management, manage-ment, has offered Its patrons. Jay C. Fllppen and his company of 40 players, including star entertainers from a Century of Progress exposi tion at Chicago, will make their appearance ap-pearance for four days, beginning Friday. Mr. Flippen, who is a well known radio, screen and stage personality, began his career behind the foot lights with the AL G. Fields Minstrels, Min-strels, He has since been featured In many of the big Shubert musical productions, such as "Temptations," "June Days," and the Passing Shows. Supporting him will be such stars as Clare Carter, known as one of j Earl Carroll's most beautiful girls; Jack Dalton and company, roller skaters of unrivaled skill; the Burns Twins, noted dance exponents; Bar ney Dean, a Midway clown, and Mahon. and Rucker, ballroom dancers danc-ers of artistry As an outstanding feature, there is "Elmore," whose performance startled Chicago during the past summer. She will present her ori ginal Dance Moderns Also, 20 of the most beautiful girls of the stage will appear in dazzling dance offerings throughout the production. .. 0 "' - - Motor Within' Auto Wheel Wheels for motor vehicles have been invented by a Kansas man that are revolved Individually by electric motors In th1r hnhn. I r:V. .:Zl,l , r driving speed. In three well-known '"". Pera of dlfferent prlces there haye m, i !' An Irr II -s Typewriting Contest Held At Lehi An interestfng typewriting contest con-test was held at the Lehi high school last Wednesday afternoon, teams from Provo high school, Farrier school and Lehi competing. Lehi won the amateur typing event, writing an average of sixty-eight sixty-eight words per minute, . Provo high school won the Second Sec-ond year event, writing an average of sixty words per minute. V The Farrier ninth grade won the first year event, writing an average net rate of 38 words per minute. Miss Pansy Hanson was the high-of high-of all students in the contest. She wrote at the net rate of eighty-two words per minute. Miss Hazel Phillips was the most accurate of all the students In the contest. The Lehi type teams are making preparations to enter the State Commercial contest at Provo on March 30th. Five scholarships, each equivalent to eighty dollars, to the B. Y. U. will be given to the winners of this contest, besides a number of medals and plaques to the winning students stud-ents and schools. Miss Pansy Hanson won first place in the Second wear contest last year, winning a scholarship to the B. Y. TJ. and won first place In the Novice event the year before. be-fore. Mr. Croft, local typewriting Instructor, reports that she has a wonderful chance to take first place in the Amateur contest this year and thus win another scholarship to the B. Y. U. Success to the typewriting stud ents of the Lehi high school in the contest. ; o D. U. P. ENTERTAINING TO-DAY All four camps of the Daughters of the Pioneers of Lehi are enter taining conjointly (this afternoon, (Thursday) at their annual party, and Invite everyone to attend. They have arranged an exception al good program to be carried out during the afternoon and delicious refreshments will be served. All pioneers of the city will be guests of honor and are invited to attend the entertainment free of charge. A small admission fee of ten cents will be charged everyone, with the exception of the honored guests. "DOOR TO DOOR" "DOOR TO DOOR" service at "DEPOT To DEPOT" rates is furnished on your less.tbJ carload freight shipments when shipped "Vta SL&U." . . m No other railroad in Utah furnishes this bet ter-than-truck service at regular rates. Telephone to'"Agent, Salt Lake & Utah Railroad " Salt Lake & Utah Railroad UNUSUAL PROGRAM PLANNED FOR PARENT- TEACHERS TO-NIGHT A very unusual entertainment is planned for members of the Parent-Teachers Parent-Teachers association at their meeting meet-ing to-night (Thursday) in the high school. Mr. McSwain of the South High School of Salt Lake City will show a colored picture of the World's Fair and accompany them with explanations. He will also bring with him . a pro gram of music and readings. All parents and teachers are urged to be in attendance. : ; o Must Carry Red Light Berea, Ohio, has an ordinance specifying that "any ridden or led animal" appearing on the streets at night "shall display a red light at the rar- end of said animal" , ., : . . I. o " Drawing for the Blind The Braille technique of writing for the blind by means of a raised dot system is extended to the representation rep-resentation of line drawings In Braille books. .; : .... 0 Ailments That Get Majority According to health statistics, neu rltls, lumbago, sciatica and similar, one of the most potent and illnesses incapacitate more men ana inr factcrs in our nati'wl Eft women for their daily work than ! anc?. Christian Science Monitor, any other ailments. THE COUNTRY NEWsp. ' Turning fr0m clty small town exchanges th.Z the editor's desk is liteZI from th : r4 an old-fashinnM 7 m 6utu ,j " ""u W1'e ana the serf i-vitmuai uuwtTS. The that the better news is ohsrcm C these glaring shatterings of the J alogue. One puts .the Daoers . with a feeling of depression itl heartache that the world Mi vcii one ana unnappy things, Then picking up the papers fiat record the happenings of the Ktt , towns around us, one gains renewed iaiwi m me. Here are set forth ly that which uplifts a commi the activities of the business mi; the church Items, the happy sock! gatherings of the people, the aar-riages, aar-riages, births and d?aths, fame? items, and all the thousand oca one daily occurrences that mate iJ the simple annals of the great com mon people, who are really ft- foundation of this broad countrl of ours . Sometime people speak lightly or the country newspaper, but it mi S& fla w fans? c f Salt If CtrW C y here a el "Oo t Salt ' teteek- L UNION PACIFIC NEW SPEED TRAIN COMPLETED ANNOUNCING Dixon Taylor Russell's ANNUAL SPRING COOKING SCHOOL To re Conducted at our Store MONDAY-MARCH 12th 2:30 P. M. NEW MENUS ATTENDANCE PRIZES VALUABLE INFORMATION experienced dietician ..v.i.v- rvvuunust nas V . . ... ieen provided by the MONARCH RANGE MANUFACTURERS CI 8 Regardless of what kind of. range you have, you are cordially invited to be in attendance. 1 tv -m yyi a If - 1 r,; :-; i -u . , "-j-r," ; ttstelto'S Vring. Wdwlffi bltos Wlrnol rJgan 'C! St SB1B11 AN ENGINE THAT BREATHES. The nose of the high-speed, light-weight, streamlined Union Pacific train has a pair of nostrils, covered on the outside with a grille work, similar to the usual automobile, auto-mobile, with an Internal shntter arrangement for the control of air flow produced by huge steel fans. The grille work is streamlined Into In-to the general design of the train. The air Intakes and their apparatus act to cool the radiators of the 600-horse power, 12-cylinder engine. These radiators are slang under the roof of the engine room which fa Immediately behind the train cab shown In the top foreground. Air for the ventilation system Is also taken In at the front of the train and then passed through the filtration process and Into the air conditioning con-ditioning apparatus which Is Installed throughout the passen-er cars. s Dixon-Taylor-Russell Co. EXCLUSIVE MONARCH RANGE DEALERS S Chicago, Feb. 12, SpD "Tomorrow's "To-morrow's Train Today" has arrived! ar-rived! The Union Pacific's highspeed, high-speed, streamlined, light-weight passenger train made its first public appearance today in the yards of the Pullman Car & Manufacturing Man-ufacturing Corporation, its builder. build-er. The executives of the Union Pacific, the Pullman Company, the Winton Engine Corporation, subsidiary sub-sidiary of General Motors, and the Aluminum Company of America, attended a preview cf the new train given for the press. Resembling, mere thsa anything e!fe- huge airplane fusc!.ge on heels, the new train has aS the glistening polish of a h! priced automobile. The reef and bottom of the cars are painted a golden engine runs a directly connected generator producing electricity for the two traction motors mounted on the axles of the front truck. Three controls one for the engine's speed, one for the motors governing the train speed, and one for the braking system are all that the motonnan, or engineer, baa to handle. Before him a large instrument board shows, at every instant, all the facts about the train's power plant, its speed and Its brakes. There are air, water, oil, fuel, electric and speed gauges on this Instrument board. And a series of little red and green electric lights the signal system with the train crew and the connections con-nections with the block signal system of the railroad. Scientific streamlining determined deter-mined the contour of the train. brown, the sides a canary yello"' ! Ue desi2n being such as will slip Aside from the startling contom-! thro!h the air with the least T . .. . ..Hari KSlllTlt at tne top 01 vne viu and shading down througnaa er blue shades to a dark M neath the window sills. TIM wj ous shades of blue are separata by an aluminum panel effect TJ seats are trimmed with alumiMB and covered with a golden Wi tapestry. On the floor Is t moniously colored carpet wj strip. Curtain rollers oa w blinds of Venetian design aa completely concealed. That w seats for 116 passengers in w two coaches, the second at the rear a unique bufW preparation of light meal& ice of which is at eaca . mcir ow-5wung hugging cf the rails, the most vivid impression is that of tremendous power and strength. Prom his cab at the wry top of the rounded nose cf the train, the engineer has a view of the entire terrain before and on either side of him. Behind him the tubular, aluminum-alloy construction con-struction that forms the car h ?emdred and tea miles an by the 600 horse power, v-type engine, it looks like a monster automobile engine, but i?S tillate Instead of gasoline. The possible resistance and causa minimum of air disturbance behind. be-hind. There Is not a break In the gleaming lines of this train sealed seal-ed windows are flush with the outer surface, doors close like those of an airplane vestibules completely covered bucks entirely entire-ly shrouded-only a few inches of the wheels showing where they meet the rails. The Interior of the cars are just as different from the conventional convention-al train as Is the exterior. There a distinct Impression of unusual un-usual roominess, of decided difference differ-ence in the general atmosphere, or simple but striking design. Blue ;the motif of the decoration, starting with a nearly white color "ioalt! J UM, Jss im ft. Satu: Sbijan IKad "icf & Lehi o.c. : mm Wits. W pie lathe 1 V32 lk Sk I litem f nd 1 fx m i3i E I Goates B Ol wnicn ia tt , j -sra j i omnietelT air I J conditioned. The air is flMeJ m, there is no dust nor dirt i ,-1 h passenger has an even, comM S temperature. Jhe th are of shatter-prooi fia . doors are automatic in ttJ ordination with the folf and In closed positton are 1 1 of the streainllning. Engineers who have pre" the train declare tnaUt most advanced safety fett rail transportation ever Many of these are auton their operation and an signed to avoid any man-failure. . rf in its completed form m frotn wnrfsentS a CCSnhffi- of the sclenunc L of aeronautical, automotj railroad aesign. -t-v - basic component parts KrL elements which t&n beea cessfully tested in one or M of these fields. But only to the operates on wheels and r its operations have aU. of the safety feature! 1 arj ran travel that its rangements combine oVj. oped features than the tional trains-only & ticulars does KJ passenger train wnn . American public is |