Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-09-08

rected 70 these streets 10 play. sately
removed from the danger Of being
run down by fast moving vehicles.
3. Backyard Playgrounds-By Co
operating with the owners Of property
many OF the interior courts Of the
larger blocks in the congested dis
| tricts have been transformed into
! Fairgrounds by tearing down the
! fences, grading the areas, and erect
! ing playground apparatus. Only chill
dren living in the houses facing the
yards are permitted in these yards and
/ attendants are assigned TO supervise
4 and direct the games. This is an
other successful means of drawing
children off the streets and away
from the dangerous street accidents.
10. School Streets-To further safe
guard children, school street signs,
during school hours, have been placed
in front and at the intersection OF
streets where public schools are To-
Gated These warn drivers to 60
slow and to look out for children at
play.
When "Groucho the Monk" was the
traffic Policeman the number of ar.
rests in a day was his batting aver
age. With Sunny Jim" at work to-
day summonses and arrests are avoid.
ed wherever possible. Don't mistake
this as an invitation to come TO town
and break traffic regulations. The
traffic officer does not serve sum-
monses and make arrests for traffic
violation today If there be any rea.
sonable doubt. Summonses and ar
rests take policemen off the streets
where they are rendering service and
keep them in court.
Instead Of summonses and arrests,
in doubtful cases drivers are served
with a warning and this warning il
promptly recorded at Headquarters. II
the same driver is again found break.
ing a traffic regulation he receives
a second warning. This warning goes
to headquarters, where it automatical.
ly, in the card index system, finds the
hrst warning. II the driver receives
third warning it automatically finds
the second and a summons for his
appearance in court Immediately is.
sues. The magistrate disposes of this
third offense. If the person be con.
victed, the magistrate is then fur.
nished with a record of warning No
l and warning No. 2, and in passing
sentence upon the third offense he
considers the facts in offense No
and offense No. 2.
So thoroughly do believe in the eff.
fectiveness of a system of warnings
as applied to this class OF cases that
wish to dwell for a moment upon
this subject.
To repeat, traffic policeman stand.
ing in the middle of the street using
his hands is Of more value than he
is when sitting in court with his hands
In his pockets waiting for the dispo-
sition of his case.
Let me liken a traffic policeman on
duty to a monitor or q teacher in a
school. II the teacher was always
engaged in corporal punishment there
would be little time for maintaining
order in the room. The issuing of a
summons by a police officer might be
hkened to the administering punish.
ment by a teacher. Summonses, like
corporal punishment, must only be in.
ficted when the case is urgent This
is not beautifully. spun theory. Like
all practises, it was theory once.
Every castle is built in the air before
1t is built on earth. am glad to say
that four months experience with the
warning system, as I have outlined,
has proved its worth beyond the sha;
dow of a doubt >
When an administrative power ex.