Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 293, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1923 — Page 5

WB rsnw— Expressing dissatisfaction jth the awarding of certain road contracts, the Kosciusko county Farm Dureau Federation will employe an engineer to examine carefully u n prospective road contracts.

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■ I’o° r Locomotive 1 " h,Btl Wrecks ! , Blooml ««“>n. Dec. lotomotiy. whistles waste millions of , and probably many lives am nunlly, according to Dr. A. L. Foley and th°\v h ( “ del ’ artn,ent ° f Physics and the Waterman Institute for Scientific Research at Indiana university Dr. Foley’s findings are the result ** » scientific investigation <rf the causes or a Pennsylvania railroad wreck about two years ago at Van Ohio., in which several school children were killel. After taking into consideration the fog an d atmosPhere, conditions which were said to have been responsible for the driver of the wrecked school hack failing to hour the locomotive's whistle, the Indiana university scientist concluded there are fundamental errors in the location and sound of all locomotive whistles. In a series of experiments with a Monon railroad locomotive, Dr. Foley found by accurately measuring the intensity of sound produced by the locomotive whistle that the sound is twice as intense at the side of the locomotive as in front along the track where the sound is needed as a warning signal. This is caused by the location of the whistle behind the smokestack, steam dome and generator. By placing the whistle in a reflector similar to that used by the headlight on the engine. Dr. Foley caused a | yound to be produced six times as ;j intense down the track as with the ■ whistle in Its ordinary position. o Pictures Do Not Always Tell Truth (By Henry L. Farrell) (United Press Service) New York, Dec. 7. —Pictures snappI ed by photographers at the finish of I the Zev-In Memorihm race at Louisi ville recently were brought into the controversy that followed the race. | It was a very close finish. Some thought it was a dead heat. Others ■ expressed the belief that In MemorI iam had won. The judges gave it ito Zev. One set of pictures showed iln Memoriam winning and another i set depicted a dead heat. But, as was said, the judges declared Zev the winner. Their position at the finish line was picked because it was the best point from which to get an accurate optical flash of the positions of the horses as they nosed across the line. Pictures are not infallible in registering the actual result of fast action. ; They are not at all accurate, and in some cases they are almost opposed I to what really happened. '‘Still,” picturs are not accurate and movies are highly erratic. Anticipating that some close finishes in the sprint events at the Antwerp Olympic games in 1920 might cause some argument, the Belgian committee arranged to have the finish of the final events snapped by the best ‘‘still’ and movie cameras that could be obtained in Europe. German lenses and cameras at that time were said to be the best available and they , were used by skilled photographers. , The results were far from satlsfac--1 tory. There was a lengthy controversy about the finish of the 100-nie-ters dash. Some thought that Sholz the American, had finished third; Ed- ! wards, the colored English sprinter, fourth and Ali-Khan ,the French col cnial. fifth. I The pictures made it appear that Edwards had finished first, Paddock second and Kirksey third. Paddock ! to the naked eye, was the first by a I dear margin, with Kirksey second. Scholz looked like he was third, but I t| lt > judges placed him fifth, behind I Edwards and Ali-Khan. The decision I was protested and in the final ruling. I I Scholz was placed fourth with Ed- ’ wards third. Checking up other pictures on lini ishes in which the actual result was ! not in doubt, the pictures were found ' so inaccurate that their use was disI continued. • — WISCONSIN STRONG 1 Badger Basketball Quintet Considered Big Ten Title Contender Madison. Dec. 12-Wlth a first string squad of seven men. all regutors from last year, selected from over 50 candidates who showed up for practice early this fall, Coach I Meanwell’s Badger quintet is expected to make a strong bid for con er ence basketball honors during the 1924 season. On the first squad are Capt. 1 <>UB | Gibson. Spooner. Eisom. Barwig. Dio bold, Wackman and Varney. - t u M-irris football captain rt.u te ” I

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I strong freshman squad the first five • has shown speed and a knowledge of thu rudiments of the game which has * “nconrnged fans despite Meanwell's f gloomy postseason predictions. The Badgers will miss, however, the floorwork of Rolli,, Williams ami Gus , Tebell, Stars of last year’s quintet which came so close to copping the conference championship. t Meanwell has been putting Ills men , through some strenuous puces since I the start of school and they are ex--1 pected to show a finish and dash I which will place them well up In the , conference when the season gets under way. , RAIL CROSSING DEATHS INCREASE Washington Dec. 12.—The slaughter of human being at railroad grade crossings in the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. During the calendar year 1922 accidents at highway grade crossings numbered 848 for the first quarter, 941 for the second quarter, 1,183 for the third quarter, 1,391 for the fourth quarter, a total of 4.363. These accidents resulted in the death of 1,810 persons and in the serious injury of 5.383 persons, or a total of 7.193 casualties. The government is in possession of complete statistics for the first quarter only of the year 1923. During the first three months of this year there were 1,164 grade crossing accident resulting in the death of 421 persons and the injury of 1,383. The corresponding figures for the first quarter of the year 1922 were 848 accidents, 313 persons killed and 916 injured. The indications are, therefore, that the number of casualties in 1922 will be greatly exceeded by those of the year now coming to a close. Between Trains and Autos. The more extensive use of the automobile is accounted a prominent factor in the increases of casualties at highway grade crossings. Beginning with 1912 casualty list, with increasing automobile production, shows a steady upward tendency. In 1917 there wer! 4,983,340 automobiles registered. In 1922 there were 12,348,375 registered, an increase in registration of 146 per cent. The number of fatalities at highway grade crossings caused by collisions between trains and automobiles inc reased in this period from 1,083 to 1.359, or approximately 25 per cent, and the number of persons injured from 3.000 to 4,493, an increase of approximately 50 per cent. Statistics gathered by the interstate commerce commission shew that automobile were Involved in accidents causing 59 per cent, of the 6733 casualties at 81 per cent, of the 7,193 casualties in 1922. In the 1,163 grade crossing accidents which caused the death of 421 and the injury of 1, 383 personsMfuring the first quarter of 1923, 860 accidents were persons in auotmobiles and resulted in the death of 292 persons and the injury of 1.172 persons. More Trains Derailed Derailment of trains as the result of collisions between trains and automobiles, with consequent casualties to persons on the trains, are, according to the interstate commerce. In 1922. 16 persons were killed and 125 injured on trains in accidents of this kind, as compared with 3 killed and 50 injured in 1921. It is generally agreed that something must be done 0s soon as possible to check this slaughter of men, women and children at railroad grade crossings. The problem, according to persons who have given it some consideration, concerns both the federal government and the states. Public officials who are dealing with the subject with the best means at hand are of the opinion that the only way to put a stop to this slaughter, is to eliminate railroad grade crossings entirely. The subject is likely to receive more or less attention at the coming session of the congress and is bound to be before many of the state legislatures in the near future, it seems. —Special dispatch to Indianapolis News. / • WANT NEW GYMNASIUM Bloomington, Ind . Dec. 12 —Citizens are getting behind a campaign for a new high school gymnasium. Members of the school board will call a n : is meeting in the near future to consnder means of raising funds for the building. Other cities like Martinsville, Columbus and Bedford which have just completed gyms have forced Bloomington to make some move, Itoy Pike, school board member declared. Superintendent Tiery said the lack of Ultable lor physical .du, catiou is a serious handicap to education.

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