UTAH HIGHEST OF NATION IN AUTO MISHAPS Rhode Island Accidents Are Lowest; Figures Given HARTFORD, Conn. ,Oct. 14. Utah last year had a rate of death from, automobile accidents per 100,000 population that was 31 per cent greater than the average for the entire country, although there were 27 states with rates of death per 100,000 population that were better than the average, according to an analysis by The Travelers Insurance company which showed that Rhode Island had the best record. With 36,099 persons killed in automobile accidents for the entire country last year, Rhode Islands death rate per 100,000 population, if it had been the average for the country, would have resulted in a saving of more than 17,000 lives. If Utahs rate had prevailed for the entire country, deaths from automobile accidents would have totalled 47,290. DEATH RATE BY FUEL Utahs death rate from automobile accidents per ten million gallons of gasoline was 33 per cent greater than the countrys average, although 24 states and the District of Columbia had such death rates that were better than the average, with Rhode Island showing the best experience. If Rode Islands rate per ten million gallons of gasoline had been the average experience for the country, the saving in life would have been in excess of 20,000. Utah also had a death rate from automobile accidents per 100,000 registered cars that was 32 per cent greater than the average, while 24 states and the District of Columbia had such rates of death that were better than the average. South Dakota occupied the first position and Rhode Island second. If South Dakota's death rate per 100,000 cars registered had been the experience of the entire country, it would have meant a saving of more than 18,000 lives. The mountain group of states, comprising in addition to Utah, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada, had combined rates of death from automobile accidents that were higher than the average for the country on the basis of population, gasoline consumption and cars registered. The rate was 3 per cent worse than the average per 100,000 population, 20 per cent worse per ten million gallons of gasoline, and 13 per cent worse per 100,000 registered cars. PACIFIC COAST The Pacific coast states of Washington, Oregon and California had the highest death rate from automobile accidents per 100,000 population. It was 50 per cent greater than the average for the entire country. The east south central states of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi had the lowest such death rate, which was 21 per cent less than the average. The east south central states, however, had the highest death rate per 100,000 registered automobiles, 49 per cent greater than the average for the entire country. The west north central group comprising Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas, had the lowest rate of death, 31 per cent less than the average. OTHER FIGURES The east south central states also had the highest death rate per ten million gallons of gasoline, 47 per cent greater than, the average. The New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut enjoyed the lowest death rate on the basis of gasoline consumption, which was slightly more than 24 per cent better than the average. For the entire country, Nevada had the highest death rate from automobile accidents last year per 100,000 population, as it was 168 per cent greater than the average. Mississippi had the highest rate of death from automobile accidents per 100,000 cars registered, or 66 per cent in excess of the average. South Carolina had the highest rate of death per ten million gallons of gasoline, 62 per cent in excess of the average. Nations Stand On Sanctions Against Italy By Associated Press The lineup of nations of the world toward sanctions against Italy because of the war raging in East Africa follows: Powers outside the league: United States Has declared arms and munitions embargo to belligerents; remains neutral. Japan Neutral, but may cooperate in sanctions. Germany (which officially does not leave the league until October 21) Remains neutral, but may increase markets abroad because of sanctions. Brazil Attitude unrevealed. Nations inside the league: The belligerents: Ethiopia Favors full application of sanctions, including military ones, against her enemy. Italy Bitterly opposes sanctions. Premier Mussolini has announced that military sanctions mean war. The nation stands to lose several billion lire yearly in exports if sanctions are applied. Against sanctions Italy, Austria, Hungary. Reservations SwitzerIand (against military sanctions). Absent at vote Paraguay, Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Germany. For sanctions Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Czecho Slovakia, Denmark, Ecuador, Esthonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greece, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iraq, Irish Free State, Latvia, Liberia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Iran (Persia), Peru, Poland, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Siam, South Africa, Spain, Swede, Switzerland (which made military reservations), Turkey Urugua, Venezuela, Jugoslavia. On romantic Cosos island, in the Pacific, President Roosevelt landed from his warship, and gave a beach party for British treasure hunters, seeking pirate gold. Groups from the presidents ship went hunting wild pigs on the island, easier to find than pirate gold. Cocos island is the place for Americans to go if they want gold; they might find some. They cant get any of it here; it all belongs to Uncle Sam, and he is burying it in a deep hole, waiting for somebody with airships to take it away from him. Christopher Columbus, who discovered America, has his monuments and at least one monument honors Leif Ericson, son of Eric the Red,who came here from Scandinavia several hundred years before Columbus arrived. We shall never raise a monument to the original discoverer, a Mongolian or other Asiatic who first came paddling a canoe over the waters of the far north, pioneering for various Asiatic races on this continent, including our North American Indians. It is not even certain that anybody ever did discover America. Science believes that man appeared in different forms in different places on the earth, coming up from various man shaped animals. One or more of those primitives might well have started in North or South America. This continent possessed none of the higher apes, chimpanzees, gorillas, orang outangs, but man might have developed without the assistance of those interesting creatures. For the majority, the most satisfastory and convincing account is found in Genesis, with Adam and his little family starting all the various human races. The question whose daughters did the sons of Adam marry is one not to be pressed too closely. At definite periods, according to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, something queer happens to radio. High frequency signals suddenly disappear briefly. This was first noticed on March 20, last. The next disappearance is expected between October 21 and 25. Such sudden disturbances of radio, not understood by scientists, are attributed to the suns influence. That great central power plant, the sun supplying us with light, heat, soil fertility and life, rules our destiny, and we know little about it.