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Show Al'TO DEATHS INCREASE Washington, D. C. The death rate from automobile accidents is steadily creeping up in spite of the pnblic'ty campaigns and the additional additi-onal safeguards taken by traffic ex-pertss ex-pertss everywhere against accidents,. In 1921 the number of deaths per 100,000 of population from automobiles automo-biles was 11.5. In 1922 the rate crept to 12.5, in 1 923 to 14.99 and last year to 15.7 per 100.000 people. The figures were compiled from areas representing S5 per cent of the population pop-ulation of the United States. In 1922 the total deaths were 11.066. in 1923 the total climbed to 14.411 and in 1 924 to 15.52S. Last year the highest death rate was in California, being 32 to each 100,000 population. Wyoming came . next with 27.2 per 100.000 and then Florida with 22.6. The lowest death rate was reported by North Dakota with 6.6 per 100,000. Other states with low death rates were Mississippi 7 per 100.000; Kentucky. S.0; Nebraska Neb-raska S.4; Iowa. S.5; Kansas 9.4; South Carolina 9.5; and Virginia 9.9. Patersou. X. J. was the most dangerous dan-gerous city so far as automobiles were concerned with 34. S per 100,-000 100,-000 population. Pittsburg was' second and Salt Lake- City third. Xew York was way down in the list with 16.6 per 100.000 and Chicago with 19. Of course -the b-g cities and the more populous states had the most automobile auto-mobile deaths, but in many instances- their rate per 100.000 population was not so high. A |