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44 WILMETTE LIFE February 19, 1926 REDUCING ACCIDENTS Alpha Phi Alumnae Motor ' Club Official Declares City Planning Vital Factor in Reduclnl' Toll 1 · --J sponsor Benefit Film Performance . Where Kindergarteners Are Trained "Cit.)~ planning is now rec1 .gnized as a vita} elcmct~t in reducing_ accidc~lts," sa):s Charles F. Ilayc s, l/.r ~:-~1d_en t ot the Ch_tc~go ~lot o r _cl ub . l·,ngtn<-:ers are bUtldmg safety . tnto 11todern htgl!w~ys by ~uper-ciCY<· tng curves, by pamtmg black line s <kwn the middle of the roadway, and b,y a\·.~iding- grade crossings wherc\'er pus:-ibk. Our cities Alpha Phi alumnae along the north shore are spo;1soring a benefit moving ' picture performance of Ramon Novarro in "The Midshipman," at the New Campus theatre, Evanston, Friday, February 26. The ~Ollltnittee in ct'1arge i:-~ composed of ~·1rs. Leland \ r. Pierso n, Mrs. Sta' er ~[oulding, ).Irs. Kenyon Pope of \\.ilmette, l\1 rs. Leon B. Allen of K , .1 . tl1 . d ~f Donald ~L t' at. cnt "or · an rs. v he. ] r ., of Glencoe. ,, . . . 1 he It s~ ?I. pntrons and patronesses tor th e affair mcludes... the. nam e of ).f r. and ~~ rs., fr~nk J· S_chc1dcnhclm, 11r. a,nd ~fr s. ! · ~: ~fould~!lg, 1lr. and ~·fr s. (.eorge \\ · Kthby, \\ th;let_ t c: Mr. and :\1 rs. Leon, B. Alle~1. Ket}_tlworth; Dr . and 1{ rs. l. :\ . Alnch:. \\ lnnetka ; 1f r. and Mrs . ~aymond \\ 1eholdt, 11r. and \} rs. P~rkms B. Bass, ~lr . and ~~ r" . T~. L. ~cott, 11r. and ~1r s. James A. I atten. Dr. and _1-Irs... \\ · I? . Scott, ~lr. and ~~ rs. , ~f art111 Kent · orthan:: _Dr . a lid Mrs . 1 homa s ~·. Hol~ate, \\ tlltam A. Dyche, ~frs . LJ!Itan b. Raymond, Dean \ Vinifred G. Richardson, Dr. and 1f rs. B. c. Corbus. of EYanston : ~r r. and ~~ rs . \\·. Rufu s Abbott, Chica ,·11 . 4 I · .. '· s 1ou c emulate t 1e l xamp e o t t 1e highway builder :-~. '1 · ·d · ··1 1e acct cnt pren:nt)()n l 1 epartment of the Clucago ~1 <>tOr club ha s made J. s tud~· vf traffic iu citie s ranging from a pop\dation of 5,000 to cities of more than a million popul;~tion. and from t!11 . surn'y h-.. s e\'olved some general rccomm cn clatton s. 'It is essential.' says · a bulletin iss ued by the accident pr-evention department, 'that each city study Jts 0\\'11 problems. and no genera! rules can he made that will apply to all cities There are, hmYeYer, a few fundamental principle s that can be applied to cit ics regardless of size . .. .... 1 · · . . o_ ngcst 1011 " 111 .1 H .: 1 e1 tC\ l'u 111 11 .10 : -. t cttt~s tf . an etTort 1s made . to dcl!\'er ~rctght 111 th~ . early morntng l_wurs . 111 the larger ctttes the problem ot con,gcstion ,,·ould he relieved if office buildings could provide a room " ·here deliveries for the yarious tenanb could be received. This would eliminate the congestion caused by truck:th:tt must stand on the streets ·Until the driver has delivered all his merchandise. "'Another problem is that which is caused by the increase in apartment hou se building. Apartment hou ses are for the most part situated on narro"· residential streets, and when there are apartment houses on both sides of the street, the cars of the tcna 1 lts parked in front of these buildings leave only a narrow line for pa ·sing Yehicles. It is seldom that the se cars arc left standing with lights, and in manv instanres thev are left standing out all night. The building of garages in apartmcn t build.ings would eliminate this source of congestion and danger. "'The itn·estigation also disclosed the fact that tax payers' money frequently is ~pent with a reckless abandon on automatic stop lights. There signal light arc useful and are especially helpful to the pedestrian. A good thing can he overdone, and when we find cities paying more than $2000 for the installation of lights at one intersection, it is time to inquire if the 1 11 1 1 · 1 1 .. ·c ,. · .. g ATTENDS MEETING Superintendent of Schools]. R I lar pn kaves today for \\·ashington, D . l' .. \\·here he will attend a meeting of the super in tend l'll ts ' division of the ~a tiona! Eclucational a ssoc iation. · lie will n·turn earl~· next '"eck Principal F . E. Clerk of :r\ew Trier high sehoul. who has hl·en in the cast for the pa:-t week. \\'ill abo attend this meeting. }lundreds oi ncrth shore motorists pa ss this l>l'atttiiul portal rn·ry day in tax: payers might not receive as much their travl'ls up -md dO\\·n Sheridan road. It i::-. the cntrancl' to till' Ill'\\ . .\:ational benefit from a less expensive light Kindergarten at.d Elementary college at th<: :-.outh ea:--t extrl'lllity ol tltt· \·ill;q.(t' . signal. Tn some circumstances such an Thl' door" werl' opened to the 500 or more students about a \Yl'vl-: ag-·· . .,expense is essential, in others it is a wasteful usc of the tax payers' money More simplicity in automatic signals '"ill save money and make for I greater efficiency. In addition to this, signals should he standardized throughout the country. In some places we now 'go' on the orange light, 'stop' on the green, and 'go' on the red . Other signals '"hich arc more logical in their operation tell the motorist to be reach· for a change of signals on the orat{gc, 'go' on the green. and ·~top' on the red. \Vhen we standardize our lights we shall further the cause oi safety, and when "·e ~implify them we shall be able to hu\· more light s 011 the monev saved ancl in thi:-. wav add to the safety of our street:-~.'.. - We Clean Window Shades Bancrofts. 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