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HIGHWAY SAFETY LEAGUE 
CALLS ATTENTION TO 
REGULATION REGARD- 
ING AUTOMOBILE 
LIGHTS. 
To the Editor, 
_ Dear Sir :— 
This letter is written in the hope 
that you will publish its contents, 
since it deals with a subject which 
is of general interest to the public, 
_—the automobile. While some in- 
‘justice may result to the normal au- 
tomobilist from the misdeeds of the 
abnormal driver, there is, neverthe- 
less, one particular in which even 
the normal driver is constantly 
ter of the illumination of the rear 
number plate. One who watches 
_ passing autcmobiles at night is 
struck by the number of machines 
which possess inadequate rear 
lights. This may be due either to 
_ wilful disregard, mere carelessness, 
_ or actual ignorance of the law. The 
law explicitly states that “number 
plates shall be kept clean and the 
numbers legible, and during the pe- 
riod when the vehicle is required to 
_ display lights the rear register num- 
ber shall be illuminated so as to be 
plainly visible at a distance of 60 
> feet.” 
The wisdom and necessity of such 
a requirement are plain. The auto- 
mobile traffic at night is enormous, 
the danger of accident great, and 
the ease with which an offending 
driver can escape undetected, unless 
his number plate is plainly illumin- 
_ ated, obvious, and yet large num- 
bers of automobilists are constantly 
violating the law for one of the 
three reasons above stated. We 
recommend the first class to the 
tender mercies of the Highway 
Commission; to the second we sug- 
gest an occasional inspection of the 
rear light, and to the latter a brief 
perusal of the law requiring effec- 
tive illumination with results visi- 
ble at 60 feet. 
As the Highway Safety League 
exists for the purpose of trying to 
make life on the highway and in the 
automobile a little safer than it ap- 
pears to be at present, the League 
considers itself justified in calling 
the attention of the public to this 
important matter of lights, and to 
the fact that it welcomes the mem- 
bership and co-operation of all per- 
sons ineterrested in its object. 
Highway Safety League, . 
LAWRENCE G. BROOKS, 
53 State street, Boston. 
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Boston Opera House. 
The fourth season of the Boston 
Opera House will begin on Mon- 
day evening, Nov. 25, and will con- 
sist of 72 regular subscription per- 
formances to take place on Monday, 
Wednesday and Friday evenings and 
Saturday afternoons it is announced. 
The Saturday evening perform- 
ances at popular prices, will also be 
offered as in years past. 
The principal conductor of the 
season will be Andre-Caplet who, it 
is stated, has made several changes 
in the orchestra which it is believed 
will add to its efficiency. Mr. Mor- 
anzoni has been retained and will 
conduct most of the Italian operas. 
The chorus will consist of 125 ‘sing- 
ers, all the women among whom are 
Americans, and products of the 
Opera House school, a fact which is 
eloquent proof of the excellent work 
being done there. 
Twenty-nine operas are named as 
the list from which the repertory of 
the season will be selected. Seven- 
teen of these are to be done in 
Italian, nine in French, two in Ger- 
man and one in English. In addi- 
tion to these, two ballets — Delibes’ 
*‘Coppelia,’’ and a novelty in the 
form of Maurice Ravel’s ‘‘ Adelaide’’ 
—are promised. Verdi and Puccini 
are the composers who hold suprem- 
acy as regards number of works 
named, each of them having five 
operas listed. 
Sunday concerts are to be made a 
prominent feature of the coming 
season. No information is vouch- 
safed as to the number of them to 
be offered, but it is made known that 
the hour will be changed to 3:15 in 
the afternoon instead of the custom- 
ary 8, and the prospectus states that 
the programs will not be devoted to 
operatic selections, but rather to 
music and symphonic character de- 
signed for orchestra, chorus and 
soloists. 
Blanche Ring Coming Nov. 4. 
Blanche Ring, who ranks in musi- 
cal comedy as does Sarah Bernhardt 
in the drama, will come to Salem 
Nov. 4 in her new musical comedy, 
‘“‘The Wall Street girl.’’ Miss Ring 
has many imitators, but no equals. 
When it comes to _ popularizing 
songs, this comedienne has a style 
al her own. In her new play five of 
the songs fall to her lot, and they 
are of the tuneful catchy order. 
