Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-02


which mail Is handled, be more eff
cient and generally improve the serv.
ice. They have been tried out in
Washington, D. c., and Detroit, Mich,
with great success"
Judge SABBATH, sitting in the auto
mobile court, has compiled list Of
dos" and don'ts," for drivers Of cars
who want to keep out Of the autOmo.
bile court. Here are a few Of them:
Don't drink or permit your chauf.
feur to do SO.
Don't drive faster than the law al.
lows.
Don't permit your exhaust to smoke.
Don't cross boulevard until you
come to full stop.
Don't pass street car on the left
side or when 1t has stopped for pas.
sengers.
Don't keep your muller open at any
time or place.
Don't use glazing lights.
Drive on the right side of the street.
Pass all vehicles. except street cars,
going in the direction you are to the
left.
Procure your license tags at once.
Observe the traffic laws strictly.
Obey officers on crossings.
Harry w. Cooper has built up q
reputation for fair dealing that boosts
the sale Of the Batavia tires outside
Of their own good qualities.
AAanGA
The proposed highway from Chicago
to Peoria, by way Of Joliet and Ottawa,
was given the support Of Gov. Dunno
at a meeting Of good roads boosters
Thursday night.
The proposed road will follow the
Illinois river and the proposed Illinois
waterway. From the initials of iii.
nois valley there has been some sup.
port of the suggestion to call the new
highway the Ivy trail"
Delegates from every city and vii.
lage in the valley attended the La
Sale meeting and promised their aid
In establishing the new road. George
p. Blow Of La Sale was elected pres.
ident.
A. J. Banta, the wide.awake gen.
eral manager Of the Locomobile Com.
pany at 1000 Michigan avenue, Is pop.
ular with everybody In and out Of the
auto world.
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New York. Sept. 17.-Warning that
many sellers Of gasoline In this city
are giving short measure was issued
by the commissioner Of weights and
measures today to the drivers and
owners Of automobiles. The commits.
sloner said that the sales stations for
gasoline had sprung up all over the
city and that some Of these agencies
were cheating the public. In some
cases, he said. the shortage amounts
to two gallons in ten.gallon purchase.
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Judge Joseph SABBATH In the Speed.
ers' Court declared that traffic condi.
tions have become acute because Of
the termination Of street car lines at
Adams and State streets. Van Buren,
and State and Harrison and State
streets. l think the street car com.
pany should be compelled to rebuild
the tracks at each Of these terminals
and run the cars around loops" he
said. 1T Is the only solution l can
see Of a bad situation. II one tried
to follow out the traffic rules strictly
there would be an awful jam at each
Of these places constantly"
Private detective agencies will aid
the police department In Kidding Chi.
cago OF crime, Mayor Thompson and
Chief of Police Healey announced.
william J. Sutherland, vice presi.
dent and general manager Of the
Mooney & Boland Detective Agency.
and William A. Pinkerton, the veteran
detective, offered to cooperate with
the police without compensation, at q
dinner given to Chief Healey at the
Chicago Athletic Club Wednesday
night.
"This offer is unique" said Chief
Healey. Never have the doors of a
private detective agency, to my
knowledge, been thrown open to any
police department In an effort to sup
press crime and catch thieves. ap'
preciate this offer and will avail my
self of 1t In the near future"
Motorists complain that signs al
| quarantined farms are too small t.
give them ample warning to keeI
away from infected places. Roads
near infected farms are covered with
chloride of lime an dsigns are posted
on fences and gates announcing tina,
the place has hoof and mouth infected
cattle. Motorists say the signs should
be three times as large as they are
Inspectors announce that automobiles
stopping at infected farms will be helt
pending fumigation.
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Harry w. Cooper of 2131 Michigan
avenue. whose standard tires are ia
vorites with everybody. reports a I'm,
autumn business.
The Western States Automobil,
Company at 2515 Michigan avenue Il
doing a rushing business. Popular
/ Harry Newman ia the manager.