El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-08
Stop Speeding At Five Points

IT IS almost marvellous that automobile accidents
have occurred in the Five Points vicinity where day
and night, motorists dash along the sraightaways and
wzz around the apparent disregard for their
own safety that Of others There have been few bad
crashes IN that neghboThoOd but far number Of
fatalities such would the public Nevertheless
dav is coming unless steps are taken to compel all
motorists TO caution in that section, where many
streets converge and where motor cars run in all directions
with apparent regard for safety unless traffic officer,
mounted on his motorcycle, happens to be nearby
Watch the street intersections at Five Points any day
night and how many the escapes from
collisions which might mean death In two places
in the vicinity there sow down" signs, but they
not generally Obeyed.
Cars and motorcycles ought not to be allowed to travel
over y miles hour Pedras, Montana, Cedar and
Bliss streets and the Boulevard Five Points and eight
miles per hour should be the maximum speed for the
If street signs VIII not cause motorists to slow down
the police department should station traffic officer and
motorcycle at the MontanaPeras intersection to watch
the traffic in all directions and he should be prompt to
arrest all speeders- The presence Of traffic officer there
would have great deal to do with making street travel
slower but safer while the imposition Of some stiff fines
would be Of even greater deterrent effect
-O-
Bisbee found that while few Of the 1913 I ". ". and
others dared to return, the deportation has its ome back
just the same.
The kaiser has been PueHg vOlets in France has he?
Might as we'll seeing he has stolen everything else in that
part Of France
What does burglar care about high prices when good
at the most and maybe nothing at all?
Germany take almost anything from Russia under
the terms Of the Bres-Liovs peace treaty Then why
violate the treaty? Just pure hoggishness?
good for disoyalty would be the firing squad at
sunrise but quicker would be firing squad at
set the evening before Besides thing Of the saving Of time
The Arizona legislature spent day marking time"
reports declare At least Arizona taxpayers may be
thankful the legislators weren't marking time and half
It isn't particularly oonsong to the sIackers hiding out
Juarez know that there's warm welcome waiting
they dare back the United States and
caught.
Dr. Roberts couldn't remember whether he kissed Miss
Lusk first she kissed him first It doesn't matter really
At any rate they held conference and got together
spirit Of cooperation
Between the Inconvenience of being without coal next
winter and the inconvenience of having cash to buy It
now, old Ultimate Consumer is between Scyla and
Charybdis, bumped either way.
Thumbs and forefnge1s stained dark brown are be
coming these early days. Not that
the cgaret habit is becoming prevalent, but
men are engaged IN sapng new potatoes than formerly
It is interesting to note that Gov Hunt in his message
has nothing but abuse for the mining companies Of Arizona
and abuse at all for professional agtators whose mission
to ncite strikes for the murderous traitorOus W. "
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Nine. ButchkaTeva commander Of the women's LEGION
Of DEATH has escaped the Germans and the Boshevi and
passing through the United States her way to
France If she succeeds IN lodging the vaudeville managers
she can consider her luck still holds good.