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> WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1924 Truly an Island of Lost Ships: Hog Island Vessels in Decay Part of the one hundred and five ships which are rusting away at the Hog Island shipyard, Philadelphia, Pa. 'Their estimated aggregate cost is $60,000,000. The Island is a scene of desolation and decay. The forest of derricks have been removed, shop buildings razed, and none but a skeleton yard force betoken life in the area. ENLARGE AUTO DEATH PROBLEM A. A. A. Head Decries Effort at Sensationalism Contending that the national auto- mobile traffic and accident problem is being exaggerated for sensational effect the American Automobile as- sociation has made the request to its million members to refrain from con- sidering the matter as anything but a personal problem that can be solved only by continued conscientiousness on the part of the car owner. According to the A. A. A. announce- ment certain writers are playing up automobile accidents in an effort to- ward sensationalism, using the term "murder" with reference to misuse of automobiles, and "slaughter" to de- scribe fatalities on the streets and highways. It is pointed out by the automobile organization that this sort of thing tends to complicate the prob- lem, rather than solve it, by leading the public to believe that the matter is something beyond its control. "The seriousness in the whole ac- cident problem," declares President Thomas P. Henry of the A. A. A., "is the pseudo-seriousness of many who are talking the loudest about it. The causes of accidents are no mystery to anyone who will take the trouble to investigate them, and to feature this problem as a national mystery is to defeat the purpose of sane safety work." A Personal Matter The A. A. A. reports that all its affiliated clubs throughout the country are working toward awakening the individual motorist to a consciousness of the accident problem as a personal matter. - Many other organizations are doing the same thing, it is stated, with results that are reflected in the fact that the death rate per 10,000 automo- biles registered today is only about half the 1916 death rate. According to President Henry, wherever any progress is being made in traffic and highway safety it is coming through consciousness of the traffic user's responsibility to his fellows and not through local or na- tional discussions of traffic problems. "Several years ago," he says, "a certain state in New England was at- tracting nation-wide attention under a plan whereby each motorist was placed on his own responsibility, that responsibility being the prevention of accidents. Later the motor vehicle in- spection corps gave way to a state police system. This state started work- ing from the wrong end, a traffic con- ference was held--and the state has been forced to admit 3,127 general motor vehicle accidents in the first quarter of this year as against 1,905 in the same period last year. Pedestrian Needs Education "Wherever the pedestrian is being educated to consider the motorist and the motorist taught to consider the pedestrian results are being revealed. This sort of education cannot be ex- pected if writers and official are go- ing to make statements that intimate that the problem is something for in-. ventors and idealists. "The country needs the man or wo- man who will say, 'I'm going to be more careful'. It has no use for the officials and organizations that say inferentially, 'Let's work out an ideal scheme whereby the public can be safe though careless'. "The Long Island railroad reports that motorists are using more care at railroad crossings. The absolute in- crease in automoble accidents is not alarming in view of the fact that 5,000,000 drivers have had less than five years' experience at the wheel. The increase in accidents is not in proportion to the increase in registra- tions, proving beyond all question of doubt that pedestrians and motorists are learning to be more careful. "What are these proposed plans go- ing to do but to mislead the public into believing that safety is something for the Government of the States to provide? Has anyone stopped to con- sider that the elimination of many so- SIX LAKE SHORE AUTO SALES Sales Room and Service Station 1010-16 Chicago Ave., Evanston, IIL oto Leola r Shop Elm So Chesdnut ° ar Sta NO WAITING! We have added another chair to our shop in order to give better | | | re rr % Five, ok J infin AT -- 6 rn; CHAIRS-- < RNY Wal : on sri = (1 HiTees called death-traps has not served to prevent accidents and fatalities? Some of the worst accidents are hap- pening where laws are most rigid, were roads are safest and where 'traf- fic' is most widely discussed. "The A. A. A. will continue working at the roots of the problem. It re- fuses to consider the automobile as a man-killing article, for it knows that the public can put any article to a wrong use if it chooses to be careless. The country is on the wrong track when it looks for a solution to the accident problem in material plans. They put safety devises on firearms but people will manage to kill them- selves so long as they eliminate the matter of personal care." "Ten Commandments" Topic at Baha'i Temple Sunday "The Universal Ten Commandments" will be the subject of discussion at a meeting in the Baha'i temple, Sheri- dan road and Linden avenue, Wil- mette, Sunday afternoon, August 17, at 3:30 o'clock. Albert Vail is an- nounced as the speaker. A new feature at the temple is a Sunday morning meeting at 10 o'clock under the supervision of the teaching committee of the Baha'i faith for the central states. It is conducted as a forum and is open to all ages, it is explained. Winnetka State Bank Elm Street East of Lincoln Phones Winnetka 10 and 11 Like The Sudden Turning Off Of Electricity The electric switch is turned off. The world is in darkness. All activity stops because there is no light and no power. Your income is cut off. Illness, old age, one of a dozen things may have caused it. The wherewithal to provide the necessities and comforts of life is denied you. You are help- less. Such a calamity will never befall you if you have built up an investment fund by saving part of your income regularly. This bank can help prevent your income be- ing cut off. Come in and let us tell you how. = ODUND VALUE Sound products evolve from sound principles. 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