Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-01-20
80 BICYCLE RIDERS
BEFORE MAYOR FOR
TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
Civic Clubs Request That Law Be
Obeyed Leads to Whole
sale Arrests
THEY ALL PLEAD IGNORANCE
Future Offenses Will Mean Fine
and Imprisonment. Is Royals
Warning
THEY ALL PLEAD IGNORANCE

As a result of action taken yester-
day by the Harrisburg Civic Club in
appointing a committee to see Colonel
Joseph B. Hutchison and urge the
ing bells on all bicycles, thirty boys
from all parts of the city were before
Mayor Royal this afternoon charged
with violating the traffic laws.
The committee, Mrs. A. J. Herr and
Mrs. Gilbert McCauley. called on the
Chief OF Police late yesterday after
noon and subsequently all officers were
notified to send to the police station
every person found riding bicycle
without q bell or a horn. Several Of
the boys responded to the patrolmen's g
request, while others had to be
brought to the police station. The
lineup this afternoon included the
following:
Walter skoner. John C. Steele. W.
Ellis. Paul Hoffman, George w.
Crone, Harry Black. Lorenz Mumma,
Roy Brubaker. Geist Byers, George
Lands, Charles Crist. w. s. Miller,
John Corooran. M. I. Zimmerman,
Gordon Stroup, William Prenoe, Ar
thur Thompson. H. l.. Shannon. Wag-
ner Hoffman. Charles Stevens. 8. r.
Poffenberger, Charles w. Gallagher,
David Zimmerman, John w. Shaffer,
Herman Orstein. John johnson, Grant
Rem and Earl Walz.
These violators included messenger
boys. high school students and deliv-
cry boys. Each lad gave the excuse
that he did not know there was a law
requiring signals on bicycles. Colonel
Hutchinson read the traffic measure
and an ordinance passed December 81,
1898, requiring a bell or horn and a
lamp at night on all bicycles. The
ordinances, he pointed out, specify
further that signals shall be given at
every crossing. and whenever pedes-
trians are crossing the streets ahead
of an approaching bicycle. The
offenders were given to understand
that future violations would mean a
fine and Imprisonment.
Action on Curfew Law
In addition to bringing about the
enforcement of the bicycle signal or
dinance yesterday the Civic Club took
action which may result in a curfew
law for the city. The meeting was
held at the Academy of Medicine.
After the municipal department,
which has been working out plans for
curfew law. had reported a COM
mittee was appointed to draw up an
ordinance which, after approval by
the club. will be submitted to Coun-
ell. On this committee are Mrs. A. L..
Martin. Mrs. George A. Gorgas, Mrs.
ROBERT HatnelQ irons and Miss Fannie
M. Eby.
The municipal department made a
study of curfew laws in other cities
and found that such a law was being
successfully enforced, but II was the
opinion among the ladies of the com
mittee that the ordinance for this city
should not be SO drastic as those in
other cities. ut will be effective but
less drastic" one of the members of
the department said this morning.
| DR.. Roger Addresses Club
DR.. B. Franklin Royer, chief med
1cal inspector for the State Depart
ment of Health, addressed the ladies
on School Hygiene" Among other
things he said that there is a reaction
now against the teaching of sex
hygiene IN public schools Subjects OF
the papers to be read by the members
Of the educational department before
the public school children were re-
ported. These subjects are: January
Historic Places Near Harrisburg: -
February, The Capitol Paintings
March. Municipal Housecleaning:'
April, Birds, Our Protectors" Nav
The House Fly and It's Relation tc
| Health"
1t was reported that arrangements
had been made to have Mrs. Thoma,
M. Jones give an illustrated free lee.
ture on the PLANT Life of PennsyI
vania' at the Technical high school or
February s. School children and theIl
parents are invited.