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Show VOGUE OP WINSHIELD ART Police authorities in certain cities of the United States and Canada are ordering removal of all ornaments, such asc bathing girls, red devils, and the other trivial decorations from tb.3 windshields of automobiles. Undoubtedly any obstruction of an auto driver's view conititutes an element of danger. Another side of the matter illustrates illus-trates the sheep nature of certain classes of people. A recent American visitor to Europe, who left before the windshield cult manifested itself, was surprised on his return to see hundreds of thousands of automobiles automo-biles bearing girls or devils plastered plaster-ed against the glass. He inquired what had occurred during his absence; ab-sence; what new fete was being advertised, ad-vertised, or what great feat cele- brated. Blank faces met his inquiry j everywhere. He doesn't know yet why motor America suddenly broke out in red blotches of bathing'girls and devils. |