The Washington times., 1919-10-05
DANNY MISSMAKES
HIT AS TRAFFIC COP
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/ BOSTON, Oct 4-Glance- over the
Hist OF the professions. high salaried
iand low ,salaried. and you viii find
hardly one that was not represented
/ on the roster OF the volunteer squad
that directed Boston's traffic during
the policemen's strike.
There were bank presidents, law
yerg, automobile manufacturers and
salesmen. schoolmasters, real estate
brokers, Insurance men, stock bro
kers. veterans Of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war veterans Of the late world
war, still brOnzed from their life ia
/ the trenches. and many others.
And there was the girl, too. Bos-
ton had one for just five minutes.
Miss Helen Coran, twenty and pretty,
was the young miss whose dainty
smiles and innocent eyes just nat
Iurally made chaufeurs and yelping
! Iteamsters automatically turn this way
and that She thought her experience
was loads OF fun" but admitted that
she did not feel a bit sllittish.
Miss Coran and q party OF Boston
beauties strolled into Copley Square
during lunch hour to get q glimpse
Of Handsome jack Geraghty. the
chauffeur who eloped with his veal
thy and artistOcFatic employers
tioh Of q living semaphore. They had
read OF his sensationai marriage to
Miss Julia Estelle French, OF the
swath he cut IN society and later Of
his martial troubles.
Beau Ideal Of a Cop.
The curb OF Copley Square was
fringed by several score OF equally
curious girls and Handsome Jack"
stood in the middle OF the street in
all the glories OF a close fitting brown
fall suit, q white band around his hat
and another one around his sleeve, a
white flower In the buttOuhole OF his
lapel and with both arms waving,
cuFsing drivers hither and thither. A
radiant sun served Is q spotlight
Calamity he escorted giggling girls
across the street between rounds
with the teamsters.
Just at this point along came J.
Franklin Brown, director general OF
the traffic squad--ths traffic battalion
OF 1O4 civilians. Brown wanted to
give Geraghty relief, but no male
candidate was In sight Then Miss
Coran saw her chance. Dimpling de-
lightfully, she volunteered. With a
white brassard around her coat sleeve
and Geraghty's white gloves amply
covering her hands. Miss Coran die
ability until she, too was aua'.Y re
lieved"
The traffic squad knew no age.
There were young men and old men.
The oldest, Charles II. Hosmer' aged
seventy-three years, collapsed at his
post and became seriously ill.
At State and Congress streets, near
the circle OF pavements marking the |
scene Of the Boston massacre, James |
d. Henderson, president OF three |
banks, and director in half a dozen |
others. stood for hours.
1T gets you IN the joints" said |
Mr. Henderson. II put in four hours |
a day. Interesting work and hard |
Motormen seem the most unfriendIy |
One ran me down. But the majority 1
OF vehicle drivers are eager to help. |
Work has given me a new glimpse at |
human nature.
Women Were Nightmare.
StanwOod Miller, a piano manufac- /
tUrer, former football star, did traf-
hc duty in the Back Bay. NY neck
was so stih after my first day that I
could hardly put on my collar" said
Miller. THE women were my big
gest nightmare. They wouldn't stay
put. They scOot past before you
know it."
V. A. Nelson, an electrical service
engineer, Is on duty at fremont and
Beacon streets. He was hit on the
head by a brick, but not badly in
Iured.
A. K. Richardson, an automobile
man, did duty opposite the State
House and was complimented by
Governor Coolidge for his excellent
work.
Automobile manufacturers and
jalesmen are doing the greater part
II the work" said Director Brown.
We have forty-eight points in the
,ity covered by traffic volunteers.
There have been fewer accidents
han IN normal times. Some OF the
volunteers are on duty eight and ten
hours a day. They pay ali their own
expenses. We tell our squad that
miles and courtesy 90 farthest. This
. no time for friction and argument.
'he public has been fine. Some OF the
younger fellows have chFlstened the
quad the Crossing ComedIans.' but
very man is full Of pep and Is break
ng his back-and neck-for the pub
&c good.