Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1922-05-25
RULES OF THE ROAD
ANTI-MOTOR SOCIETY

Upon discovering an approach
ing team the chauffeur must stop
offside and cover his machine with
a blanket painted to correspond to
the scenery.
2-The speed limit on country
roads this year will be secret, and
the penalty for violation will be $40
for every mile an offender is going in
excess of it.
3-In case a motor truck makes a
team run away, the penalty will be
$50 for the first mile, 500 for the
second 5000 for the third, etc., that
the team runs, in addition to the
usual damages.
4-On approaching corner, where
he cannot command view of the
road ahead, the motor truck must
stop not less than 100 yards from
the turn, sound his horn, ring bell
fire revolver, halloo and send up
three bombs at intervals of five min
utes.
5-Motor trucks must again be
seasonably painted, that is, so that
they will merge with the pastoral
ensemble and not be startling. They
must be green in the spring,
golden in summer, red in autumn and
white in winter.
6-Motor trucks running on the
country road at night must send up
a red rocket every mile and wait 1G
minutes for the road to clear. They
may then proceed carefully, sound
ing their whistles and shooting Ro-
man candles.
7.-All mmebers of the society will
give up Sunday to chasing motor
trucks shooting. and lhouting at
them, making arrests for overload
ing and otherwise discouraging long
distance motor truck transportation
that day.
Sin case horse will not pass a
motor truck, the chauffeur will take
the machine apart as rapidly as pos
sible and conceal the parts in the
grass.
9-Motor trucks approaching horse
drawn vehicles when the roads are
dusty, must slow down to one mile
an hour, and the chauffeur will lay
the dust to one side with hand
sprinkler worked over the dashboard
10-Teamster members now buy
ing motor trucks are exempted from
fines. Highway Transportation"
An old lady, after waiting in a
confectionery store for about ten
minutes, grew grossly impatient at
the lack of service. Finally she rapp
ed sharply on the counter.
'sHere, young lady, she called,
"who waits on the nuts ?'-Pickup.
~
"No use, boys" weeps the Bucyrus
Forum, surveying the destruction ofaI
the frute crops. seems to be on the
same side as Volstead is."-Cincin-
natl Inquirer.
aren't you going to invite Mrs.
Blank to your dinner party?"
Il entertained her once before and |
she never recuperated. London
Opinion.
John has lovely girl,
Her name is Mary Cutter,
He cal Ter Oleomargerine,
For he hasn't any but her.
- Universally of Tenn, Mugwump. /
College Boy: "Any speed laws in
this town."
Native: Hell, no! You young fell
lows can't git through any to dern
fast fer us!"- Banter
Il promised to show you,' said the
professor of Biology, "a very fine
specimen Of a dissected frog which
have in the parcel"
Undoing the parcel, he disclosed
some sandwiches hard boiled egg,
and some fruit
"But, surely l ate my lunch!", he
exclaimed.-Judge.
The = flapper's idea of looking
pleasant before the camera is to
throw one leg over the other.-Life.
One of the Fest ways. ! ais~erse
any mob is to pass the hat-Stars
and Stripes.
Binks: where have been?"
Jinks: ITO the cemetery"
Binks: anyone dead? 2"
Ji1sks: "All of them" Princeton
Tiger.