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pedestrian has the right of way at all
street crossings In the metropolitan city
the pedestrian has to be on the alert and
watch the traffic policeman the same as
drivers of vehicles.
Owing to the constant stream of We
hcles on 9Th avenue. pedestrians fire.
quently cut through one line of vehicles
in attempting to cross the avenue. and
after getting by the first lane generally
wait few moments in the center of the
street which is generally clear, before
attempting to pass through the second
lane to the opposite curb. Another no.
ticeable point is that pedestrians seldom
are seen cutting diagOnally across a
street. They pass down to the corners
and then cross the street. This method is
one of the features of the new regula-
tiOns just adopted by the local authori-
ties. The idea that pedestrians have not
such a paramount and inalienable right
to wander off the curb into the mass Of
street traffic. as they have heretofore
imagined, is gaining ground from day to
day, and traffic authorities in many cities
and towns are commencing to regulate"
the pedestrian in the same manner as
they regulate vehicular traffic.
Only the other: day New England mu-
nicipa lily took up the question, the chief
of police coming out unequivocailY for
proper regulation of the pedestrian at
street crossings. He has suggested an
ordinance forbidding pedestrians to cross
streets except at regularly established
crossings. If people persist in crossing at
other places they do at their own
peril and would not be entitled to any
damages for unfortunate results of their
jay walking" asa the chief expressed
it. A prominent court official propounded
this very question to the writer a few
days ago and the reply was similar to
the above. So that pedestrians in Wash
ington who expect any redress from this
standpoint are advised to follow out the
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~ regulations go into effect in the
~ District, and the result of the
Il amended traffic laws will be
watched with interest In order
that traffic should, be handled in "a proper
manner, however, the National Capital
should be provided with regular
traffic squad" similar to that in New
York and other. large cities throughout
the United States While much can be
done in the direction of improving traffic
conditions. still much greater results
could be obtained if regular squad was
maintained which did nothing also but
devote its time to regulating traffic. In
many of the metropolitan cities a regular
traffic bureau is maintained, with a COM
missioned officer in command, and all
matters pertaining to that branch of the
police department is handled through
this branch. In Washington conditions
are somewhat different The men COM
posing our traffic squad" are detailed
from the various precincts for duty in
the downtown business sections. Upon
being relieved from duty these men are
either returned to their precinct or trans
ferred to other precincts.
AT other times new men are substituted
where traffic is heaviest. and while this
gives n large number of men, ample Op-
portunity of getting experience in
handling crowded thoroushfares, still if
a regular squad was maintained for this
purpose only it would not be long before
the members would become experts in the
work.
This. however. is due to no fault on the
part of Maj. Richard Sylvester. who has
been constantly urging Congress to in
crease his force, in order that he might
form a separate branch for the handling,
of traffic alone. After reviewing the work.
of members of the traffic squad in New
York last week 1t seems after all as
though it ought to be a very simple mat
ter to regulate traffic in the National
Capital. There is hardly a thoroughfare
in the United States more congested with
traffic than is 9TH avenue, New York.
On any afternoon there can be seen motor
vehicles and horse-drawn vehicles in
rows of three either side of this ave-
nue., moving in both directions, as far as
the eye can see. Yet traffic is handled in
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a proper signal that he intends doing SO.
Then he must first drive his vehicle for
ward at least twice it's length in the di-
rection of traffic ana should remember
to keep the right wheels to the curb.
Drivers of sightseeing automobiles or mo-
tor trucks should not turn about In a
street less than forty feet in width be-
tween curbS nor on which there is a
street car service with less than forty
feet distance from the curb to the near
est rail. but should in such cases proceed
around the square
The driver of a vehicle which is backed
up to the curb to be loaded or unloaded
should not allow it to stand SO that it in
terferes with or interrupts the passage
of other vehicles or street cars. and, II 1t
is animal drawn and has four wheels, the
animal should stand parallel to the curb
and face in the direction of traffic. and
the driver should remove the vehicle as
soon as unloaded or loaded. A driver or
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passing another vehicle moving in the
opposite direction should pass to the
right. but in passing another vehicle
moving in the same direction, should pass
to the left.
\ driver of a vehicle moving in the
same direction as a street car should not
allow his vehicle to pass nor approach
within fifteen feet of car while it is
stopping or has stopped for the purpose
of taking on or letting off a passenger,
nor within such distance of the place
where passenger Shall have left the
car until the passenger has reached Il
place of safety. The new regulation on
this subject does not apply where a
driver can and does pass Il street car
without approaching within twenty feet
of it, and with absolute safety to all
persons and without interfering in any
manner with person crossing the road
way. Fo" Instance, driver of Il motor
ca. on Perus. lrania a nue woa i rot be
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Some Good Advice.

1t is good advice to drivers not to back,
turn abruptly reduce the speed nor stop
his vehicle or motor car unless the way
is clear and it is safe to persons and
property for him to do so without first
signifying by an appropriate signal OF
what his intentions are. A driver should
turn IL corner to the right at speed not
to exceed six miles an hour. and keep
close to the right curbs. Here is another
important point. Drive to the left into
the other of two intersecting streets by
driving around the center Of the inter-
section at a speed not to exceed six miles
an hour Don't attempt to cut corners.
This is bad practice and your attention
will soon be called by the traffic man.
The circle problem has been solved at
last by the District authorities directing
that driver in passing into circle or
intersection of more than two streets is
to follow the right curbs nearest the
building lines and a a speed not exceed
ing eight miles an hour. In crossing from
one side of a street to another driver
should not attempt to do SO until the way
is clear and it is safe to persons and
property until he has first signifed by
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compelled to bring his car to stop if he
was driving near the curb when a street
car stopped to take on or let off a pas
senger- But. if a pedestrian had left the
curb and was making for street car.
and was in the path of the motor car.
then the motorist under the regulation
would be bound to permit the pedestrian
to pass in safety. On a thoroughfare like
+ street, for instance, a motorist should
come to d stop not less than fifteen feet
from the rear of car. If 1t had stopped
to let off or take on passengers. 1t Is to
prevent the running down OF persons
leaving and entering street cars, as has
been often the case, that this regula-
ton was framed 1t is a daily occur
ance to witness motrists drive through a
crowd at d transfer point. honking the
horn or sounding the electric buZZer on
their machines. scattering pedestrians In
every direction, without any inclination
the part of the operator to stop his
car, If for courtesy if nothing else, to
permit them to cross the roadway without
being i'm danger of being struck or run
down. After next Saturday. however, a
stop Will be put to all of this. In many
of the large cities this is one of the
regulations on the statutes which receive
unusual attention, and it Is right that it
should be.
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new regulations and cross at street cross

new regulations and cross at street cross
ings only.
Under the new regulations the crossing
police are given greater authority than
heretofore. They have been instructed
to assume alert control of all traffic at
their respective intersections and keep
traffic moving and, when necessary. to
avoid sidewalk traffic congestion and to
stop vehcular traffic in street by eX-
tending both arms literally. with hands
above the head and palms outward: and,
having thus stopped the traffic on the
street are to face to the right or left and
the body free passage for the traffic on
the other street. The blowing of a whistle
is authorized instead of in connection with
these signals to indicate alienation of
passage. In New York. where traffic Ia
heaviest. and particularly on thorough
fares whore there are street cars or ele-
W ed SYST me H.. nit Il" - generally
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operator Of a machine standing at the
curb should promptly upon signal remove
it to make room for vehicle approach
ing the curb to take on or let off pas
sengers.
There are probably many motorists in
Washington who are not acquainted with
the fact that they should not use the
roadways under the IL street viaduct,
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an easy manner. with rarely an accident.
and with but little confusion. There the
traffic officer is supreme. He stands
i'm the center of the street crossings. and
when he raises his hand there Is no at
tempt at passing by him without first
receiving Il signal. The men are on foot.
and experience has taught that trafflc can
be handled in a very speedy manner by
using footmen.
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AUTO SHOW MEETING.

A meeting of the officers and
members of the Washington Auto
mobile Dealers. Association will be
held Wednesday. night at S o'clock
at the Commercial Club on Lafay-
cite Square. Final reports will be
j., received and the coming automo-
. bile show discussed
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Methods of Signaling.

On thoroughfares where there are no
car lines the traffic men generally use
their hands for signaling To the drivers
and pedestrians. The men all wear white
gloves. and the signal is plainly distin-
Suisiiable. Unlike Washington the pc
deS,rian in New York is not privileged
character at street crossings. Here the
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between the pillars and the curbs, but
should operate their machines in the
centers. where the electric cars run. In
this way better time can be made and
there is no danger of blocking traffic
vehicles are supposed TO use
the side spaces nearest the curbs. while
faster moving vehicles. except automo.
Continual on Sixth ParoA
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Tu Corner to the NeverC o the In
Moving
and West
Turning Two
OF wins
low Their eh 10 thin q
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The Michigan Electric Starter

No more reliable starter has been
made than that with which the
Mighty Michigan is equipped. None
other is so simple. None other so easy
TO operate. None other so light in
weight. An accurate record has been
kept of 10000 consecutive starts on the
electric starter We use, and in NOT
ONE CASE has the starter failed.
Various cars were used for this re-
markable test-some of the largest
some with heavy motors that require
all a mans strength to turn over and
impossible for a woman to crank.
The starter does the work. simply at
the touch of the lever with the toe. In
every case. therefore. where the en-
cine is in working order, our electric
starter may he absolutely depended
upon to start it.
II is the easiest starter of all to use.
Tt is not necessary to hold out the
clutch while starting. Women who
drive cars will appreciate this advan-
taGe You do not have to carry fuses
OF circuit breakers. You do not need
a meter You cannot burn up the gen
orator This starter is proof against
any and every form of hard treat
ment.
The Michisan.s starter is different
from others in that it never keeps
car out of service for starter repairs.
Other electric devices in common use
arc geared with the fly wheel. When
q rly wheel starter gets out of order
the car of necessity remains out OF
use until the starter Is repaired
This may mean the loss of the use
of the car for days. sometimes weeks
You can ina ginc the Inconvenience IL
this kind of starter should go out OF
business on a country road far from
any place In any case, the repairs
may take hours
If the MichiGan's starter should ever
get out of order simply remove the
silent chain which connects the motor
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generator with the clutch shaft. Tho
starter is thus entirely disconnected.
You can crank your car and keep
right on using it until the starter is
repaired. This does not interfere with
the use of the system for lighting.
This is the only electric starter we
know of that drives through the clutch
shaft.
1t will crank the engine continuously
for two hours. If YOU still held the
switch on. the battery might run
down. No harm would be done. With
the battery's renewal your starter is
as efficient and dependable as ever.
Your car will run long distance on
the starter alone. If your engine
should ever stall in crossing the street
car tracks. or railroad tracks. you can
run il on the starter until the engine
picks up.
The MichiGans self-starter. on the
scales. shows from IS to 81 pounds
lighter than any other.
1t is simplicity itself All there is to
it is a small generator. very COM
pact automatic gear box. storage
battery, we'll designed lock switch
and a neat starting switch ON the
dash.
The operator moves the lever on the
starting switch and Immediately the
motor generator starts the engine. The
engine then in turn operates the motor
generator. which acts as a dynamo
for lighting charging the storage bat
terry.
There are practically only two units
to the systematic motor generator
with its gear box and n powerful bat
terry. The units are interconnected
by only four wires. Aside from the two
small switches and the lamps there
are no further accessories of any kind.
1t forms both the electric starting and
lighting system complete.
The Michigan is equipped with this
starter.
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Street Cars Regulated.

Another important feature of the resu-
lations is the fact that the street cars
will be subject to the orders of the cross
ing man. This is the latest ruling of the
interstate commerce commission and has
been looked for by the District authors
ties for many years. Operators of street
cars are at all times to obey the orders
of traffic policemen when commanded to
do SO. AS heretofore, driver moving
north or south has the right of way over
driver moving east or west, but the
driver of such right of way is not re-
lieved from exercising due care to avoid
collision with any person. vehicle, street
car or animal or to prevent injury to per-
sons or property. 1t must always be re-
membered that pedestrians have right of
way at all street crossings.
The driver of any vehicle should not at
any time proceed at a greater speed with
in the limit prescribed by law than is
safe and proper under the conditions then
obtaining. and he should exercise due
care to proceed slowly where safety de-
mands it, especially in making turns, in
crossing other highways, in narrow
streets, in passing vehicles and at night.
The drivers of vehicles in motion and
following one another on a street should
maintain clear interval of not less
than fifteen feet between every two con-
secutive vehicles. including the animals
if any, drawing the same.
1t is generally understood that drivers
of the police. fire health and water de-
partments and drivers of hospital mbul-
ances and of physicians summoned in
emergency cases, have the right of way
in streets over all other vehicles, and
on the sounding of the bell or other sound
signal pedestrians and drivers of other
vehicles should clear the road. n vehicle
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employed for handling traffic. There one
whistle indicated the movement of cross
town traffic, while two whistles was a
signal for traffic moving either uptown
or downtown to proceed. There the driv
ers have the signals down i'll good shape
and seldom is an attempt made to steal
a march before the blast of the whistle
is given.
1t is against the law to use a horn or
other sound signal except to give warn
ing to drivers of other vehicles and to
pedestrians, but according to the assist
ant corporation counsel the use of I<laX-
ons and other electric signal devices will
not be contrary to the regulations, pro-
vided they are used and not abused as
provided above
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"a to he Kep
Curb.
Crosse mO Idle of Until Forva
at Least FIVE Leng o O e
Inter of Streets
n a CrOssing
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Continued on Sixth Psge.)
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BY HOWARD S. FISK.

rEXT Saturday the new police
regulations go into effect in the
III District, and the result of the
amended traffic laws will be
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-30
Daily Healthogram.

Daily Healthogram.
A bedroom should not have
storm windows. The windows
should be left open enough to
keep the temperature of the room
during sleeping hours about so
degrees. The humidity should be
between 90 and 80, preferably
about 70.
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A 80 IN III AAAs kSNAN-e~--N
worrying all kinds of new trou-
bic.
We've got her mind on the
foot" he whispered to Lucy as he
left the house. Keep it there
and we'll outwit the wasting
away hallucination."
When DR.. Allen came the next
morning and uncovered the bruis-
ed foot Mrs. Roberts nearly faint
ed away. 1t was black as ink to
the ankle. Then there was a great
ado. More scientific long-sound-
ing words, renewed iniunctions
as to its care. Inside of two days
Mrs. Roberts had forgotten all
her wandering aches and pains.
The doctor nursed her fears. He
limited at a possible operation.
Doctor Allen, isn't it a little
cruel to keep up this farce?" re-
monstrated the gentle-hearted
Lucy one day.
What! When 1 am satisfied
that it will lead to your accept
ing that invitation of miner"
smiled the doctor. ''Why, my
dear little friend, your aunt is
eating anything and everything
to counteract the toxic influence
of that oblongata,' isn't she?
That's all she needed-good
nourishment. She was simply on
the verge of a nervous break
down. When I get through with
that foot she will be her old hear
ty self once more. Then"
DR.. Allen looked meaningIy-
lovingly-at the brave little
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-01-30

metallic strip in the bandage
around his patients foot. When
he took it out the next morning
he dropped it into some liquid. 1t
Missed and sizzled, as he intend
ed. Some more scientific hocus
pocuS. Then he washed off the
coloring and said the toxin was
all out of his patients system.
"You are a we'll woman-get
weighed" he advised.
When Mrs. Roberts tipped the
scales at los pounds, showing her
loss regained and five pounds to
the good, she screamed in joyful
Mysteries. Then she laughed,
danced, and-no more wasting
away!
DR.. Allen made a call-not pro-
fessional this time-on his pa
tient next day.
Mrs. Roberts," he said, you
used to worry a good deal be-
cause Lucy wasn't married off, do
you remember"
''Why-yes," she admitted,
wondering what was coming
next.
"Well, I want to take her off
your hands," smiled the doctor.
1--WE are engaged, and that
change I ordered for you can in
clude pleasant shopping trip to
the city, selecting her wedding
trousseau.
Daily Healthogram.
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FOUR PHIzEs GIV6N FOR bEsT REAaoNs WHY WE ARE
 ALARkA-H BEST FRIEND.

The ruiseS: FirRt, turkey; second. Turkey, third. chicken; fnurth. CHa Oygterz
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 RAtA ycT reasuhA GEBuad We wilt print some df tho be5t 3AAS1nA SHe- rnIIted. The thrcR Judges VIII oA hn,rsd uaxt week,
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sAH FRANCISCO. fan. @-rFeei- dent moCra has seceived word froH the srste dspartmeEl nt washing tot tl,at China Ans accepted the iMvtuh tIuu 1T fhs presidert of The UniCei s!aras to participate In Lhs Panama fseGe fnscTRailnnal Exposition, -An6 tast Dr. Chin Tao Ch%n. M. M. L. rh D. 6Crmer minister of finance and df7sEAtz er tue Chinesc repnbIiG tC the international con Srhtk oG Cham Ers Of commRsce. had been appoint Fd corumfRIpaer to the eSpnRltion.
 This is abert thu ninetscnLh foreign country t1 declare irs iatsn- tan of taking D<rrt in the crlelne worlds fair. ThuR far fhe tcllcwlnE have aacSpted:
 DoaiSiz, Cuba, c.rsLn EicU. Canuda nSnaLnthh Repuhilc, FctIact1ur. France aEutzma1A HAiti. Honduras. I.iberta Auzlro, Nicaragua. Japan, Panama PsTr, Salvador and Gruguay.
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