Kansas City, in 1925, recorded 16 fatal motor-car fatalities and but four in 1926, The population of the city is about 127,000. In the county there are over 80,000 motor fears, of which about 90 per cent, fare within the city limits, The low Jdeath-rate interesting, and the knowledge of its causes may be lof considerable interest, The fol. flowing reasons for the improved state of conditions in Kansts City are given:— ied condition, pin yin imatead. of being forced spaces or children
Ding, inthe afrets, cats tan wit 4 five times in milo. run, but tu con one may It must not be considered, mor lover, that Kansas City has no congestion. It has many street corners fat which the average traffic count busy hours goes as high as 26 cars per minute. That it has reduced its fatal accidents from 16 to four in a twelvemonth is highly creditable, but, of course, one may ladd by way of explanation that education of the people in Kansas City really counts for something.
Loox, July 24: tee of the Master Cotton Spinners" Federation has decided to take a ballot of the American yarn spi ning section of the cotton trade on 2 proposal to close the mills an extra week in addition to the usual week's: holiday between now and Septemboe Pant July 23-—M, Francois' Coty, a manufacturer and owner of the newspaper "Figaro," has offered to subscribe Fre. 1,000,000 to enable France (0 be represented—at the Olympic games in 1925. An casher report stated that follow Senate's adjournment of the question of a vote of credit the French' Olympic committee has decided that? France would not participate in the games at Amsterdam i 1928.—Reuter.
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