South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-05
Many "DOn'tS" Offered at En-
pIOyeS' Picnic to be Placed
Where the Travelling Public
Can Read.
MEN DON'T TAKE TO
TIE n0BBLE SKIRT
Over 400 Suggestions Are
Made For the Benefit of En-
piOyeS and Passengers
Picnic Was a Success.

Don't wear hobble skirts if you want
to get on a street car.
Don't fall on the conductor if you
weigh over 800 pounds.
Don't try to learn TO get off a mov-
ing car If you are a woman.
Don't get OFF a car like a woman if
you are a man.
These are some of the MANY
'Don'ts" turned in at the contest held
by the G. S. r. * n. l. Railway com
pany, IL which w. V. McKeSson won
first pre-. The "Don'ts" contest was
one of the features of the first annual
picnic o. the railway company held
Wednesday and Thursday at SPRING
brook park.
over 400 "Don'ts'' were turned in.
aud they will be submitted to the COM
pittee on safety at the LIonthly meet
ing next Monday night. From the
long list the "Don'ts" will be selected
which apply to general public. and
will be posted in conspicuous places
on the street cars. Humorous
"Donts' will also be placed before
the public eye, while those that apply
to the conductors and motormen will
be posted in the car barns and
around the yards.
1t is hoped through the powerful
hints TO keep a warning before the
people all the time and so lessen the
number of accidents on the street and
interurban car lines
Some of the Don'ts.
The list turned IN by AIcKesson.
which won the p:.ze, includes: Don't
open the doors to take on or let off
passengers until the car has stopped"
Don't fail to make necessary safety
stops at all intGrsecting points"
Don't bring your car TO a stop with
jerk" Don't reverse the current to
mo L -fa 1.r
necessity Don't run at high speed
around curves where your view is OBJ
structed."
! Don't try and signal a car to stop
with your foot" Don't fail to look
both ways when Tagging railroad
| crossings" Don't start your car while
passengers are yet standing on the
ground" Don't run at high speed
over switches Don't proceed on
single track without being sure you
have the right-of-way."
Don't fail to close all switches on
main lines" Don't pass another car
that IS taking on or letting off passen-
gers, without stopping for signals to
come ahead" Don't allow women
or children TO stand on running board
| or step" Don't leave your doors
open on inside OF double track.
Don't take any chances"
Don't touch broken wires"
dow" Don't walk or drive behind a
car without seeing If another car is
| coming on opposite tracks" Don't
| face backward IN getting off" Don't
| stand in tracks when signaling car"
Don't stand in the vestibule."
( Don't get excited If carried by your
| sop and jump off,
The last day of the picnic proved a
! success and the company will have
| another one next year. Elaborate
preparations will be made for next
years program and events. 1t will be
! held either after or before the rush
| summer season as ii was this year.
The car men baseball team easily
| defeated the shop forces in the chief
I event OF the program, Thursday,
walking away with a big score. When
/ the game closed, presumably at about
/ the ninth inning the tally as we'll as
! could be remembered stood at q 10 Z,
\ in favor Of the team selected from
/ the car barns.
The program of events took up the
! greater part Of the day. The re-
1 suits We're:
Spike driving contest-Wm. Fe-
| dora. first: w. Reed. second.
Pole climbing contest-George Mey-
Potato race for girls--Sadie Stein
berg.
| Bill posting contest-F. c. Gabriel
Order taking contest for railway
/ trainmen-E. J. Berry, first; George
| Teeters, second.
Hoop rolling contest-FTed Post.
Tub race for men-Chas. Hullinger.
\ first; G. Steel second.
| Cracker eating contest for women
and girls-Mabel Cocawcwer.
Ball throwing contest for women
/ Mrs. r. r. Cornwen.
100 yard dash for men-Carl Krei-
| ser, first: NJ. Hutter, second.
so yard dash for wOmen-Mrs. Q.
| II. Angler.