Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-10-09

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horses under a contract arrangement |
with teaming companies. Now the
motor vehicles will be owned and op.
Grated by the government.
THE vehicles will be three-quar- |
tiers Of ton, ton and half, two |
tons and three tons in size. We be
lieve they will increase the speed with
which mail is handled. be more effi.
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 aut0mo-
bile court. Here are 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.
A. J. Banta, the wide.awake gen.
eral manager Of the Locomobile Com.
pany ut 1000 Michigan avenue, Is pop.
ular with everybody in and out Of the
auto world.
The proposed highway from Chicago
to Peoria, by way Of Joliet and Ottawa,
was given the support Of Gov. Dunno
at 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.
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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.
sioner 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 a ten.gallon purchase.
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Judge Joseph SABBATH in the Speed.
ers' Court declared that traffic condi.
lions 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. 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 I 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"
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The toll Of life taken by automobiles
In Cook County during the last year
was made public lately by Coro
ner Hoffman. There were 236 persons
killed and 1914 MANNED, In addition
to those Of whose cases no reports
were made.
Yet out Of the 236 deaths only ter
recommendation for prosecution
we're made. and one Of these has re
suited In an Indictment There have
been no convictions this year for man
slaughter arising from deaths by auto
mobiles.
Fully nine.tenths Of auto accidents
are avoidable, the coroner believes
and It has been suggested that spe
cial department for prosecuting law
breaking automobiles be opened II
the states attorneys Office.
Motorists complain that signs a
quarantined farms are too small t
give them ample warning to kee
away from infected places. Road
near infected farms are covered wit
chloride Of lime an dsigns are poste
on fences and gates announcing tina
the place has hoof and mouth infecte
cattle. Motorists say the signs shout
be three times as large as they arr
Inspectors announce that automobile
stopping at infected farms will be hel
pending fumigation.
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} Harry w. Cooper of 2131 Michiga
avenue, whose standard tires are Il
vorites with everybody. reports a fin
:, autumn business.
, The Western States Automobil
Company at 2515 Michigan avenue
doing a rushing business. Popula
Harry Newman Ia the manager.