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VOLUME 5. NUMBER 29 
SATURDAY, JULY 20, 1907. 
The efforts of the Safe Roads Auto- 
mobile association, composed largely 
of members of the North Shore sum- 
mer colony, in bringing about a more 
strict observance of the laws regu- 
lating the speed of automobiles on our 
highways, and the handling of cars in 
general, cannot but accomplish a great 
deal of good. In another column we 
print parts of a circular just prepared 
by the association and which will be 
sent to automobilists all over the state. 
It is not the automobilist alone who 
is reckless and careless, it is also the 
drivers of other vehicles, pedestrians, 
etc. A majority of the accidents hap- 
pen from carelessness. In the last 
month, nine foot passengers were 
killed by automobiles, but nearly all 
of them either.came out suddenly from 
behind something and went in front of 
an automobile without looking or got 
off street cars. Many accidents hap- 
pened because the drivers of teams 
as well as automobiles failed to keep 
on their own right-hand side of the 
road around corners, as required by 
law and good judgment. 
As to that siren whistle on Baker’s 
Island! We spoke of it last week. 
And we speak of it again this week. 
We evidently didn’t hurt anybody’s 
feelings by what we said last week, 
for a number of people, mostly people 
living along the shore quite near the 
water, .have called us on the phone 
this week and added their word of ap- 
bother in the least. 
proval to what we said. One lady 
said that such a whistle was placed on 
Egg Island, off Bar Harbor a year or 
two ago and was just as much ofa 
nuisance as this one is off the North 
Shore. The summer residents arose 
against it and the government was 
appealed to in some way. or other 
with the result that the whistle was 
headed out to sea. After that it didn’t 
Now this is what 
we suggest. Head the blamed thing 
out to sea and let us. get a wink of 
sleep. It is disagreeable enough to 
have foul and foggy weather. Much 
more so is it to be tantalized and kept 
awake in the night and early morning 
by the continual noise of this thing. 
There is very little traffic inside 
Bakers» 4sland,~.s0. that ~ the ysiren 
would do its best work outside. This 
seems to be one of the ways out of 
the difficulty ; head it out to sea, and 
send the sound in that direction. 
WHISPERINGS 
I have heard this week of two Man- 
chester young men who covered the 
distance between here and Salem, by 
‘counting the ties,’ in two hours and 
twenty minutes. Thatis going some, 
this warm weather especially. Walk- 
ing is good exercise ! 
* * * *  * 
Whisperings have come to my ears 
this week also of a party of Manches- 
ter men who went to one of the 
islands down the harbor last Sunday 
for a day’s outing. They went by 
launch, which was all very well in 
itself. Plenty of ‘‘refreshments’’ were 
taken along. ~ That was all very well, 
too, as long as it was lemonade, ginger 
ale, etc. But the hitch came when no 
launch turned up in the.afternoon to 
také the party home. It so happened 
that walking wasn’t very good _ be- 
tween the islands and the mainland. 
In their despair a passing launch and - 
a row boat were hailed and the 
‘bunch’ crowded into these and 
started for shore after the ‘Jemonade”’ 
had been passed around once more. 
But before they knew it they were 
stuck—stuck fast in the mud on the 
edge of the channel, for the tide was 
ebbing. It might well be assumed 
they were “off their trolley.” Then it 
was-a case of walk, or rather, wade in 
the mud, or remain there until the 
tide returned. They decided to walk, 
— those who could, and the rest 
just foundered about in the mud. 
That’s all! 
FOR AUTOMOBILISTS 
Safe Roads Association have Prepared a Cir- 
cular which Should Interest Owners 
of Cars, and all Operators 
The Safe Roads Automobile asso- 
ciation have prepared a summary of 
the law regulating the speed and man- 
ner of operating motor and other 
vehicles upon our highways for the 
information and instruction of owners, 
operators and others. The circular 
has been approved by, the Massachu- 
setts Highway Commission and a 
copy of it will be mailed by the com- 
mission with application blanks for a 
new registration of. an automobile 
under this year’s law to every owner 
of an automobile in the state. 
Below is printed parts of the circu- 
lar, a copy of which may be obtained 
of G. McC. Moargent Ss Settreao, 
Equitable Building, Bostcn: 
‘The driver of every vehicle when 
meeting another must seasonably drive 
to the right of the middle of thé 
traveled part of the road. 
“When passing another vehicle 
going in the same direction the driver 
of the passing vehicle must drive to 
the left of the middle of the traveled 
part of the way, and, if there is suffi- 
cient room, the driver of the leading 
vehicle shal! not wilfully obstruct the 
other ; ; 
“In the absence of special speed 
_ regulations in cities, towns, parks, etc., 
the law provides that at no time shall 
the person operating an automobile 
run it at a greater rate of speed than 
is reasonable and proper, having re- 
gard to trafic and the use of the way 
and the safety of the public. 
“Exceeding the speed of twenty 
miles an hour for the distance of one 
quarter of a mile on any highway 
anywhere in Massachusetts is prema 
facie evidence of excessive speed. 
“Exceeding the speed of twelve 
miles an hour for an eighth of a mile 
upon any way inside the thickly set- 
tled (buildings averaging less than 200 
feet apart for a quarter of a mile) or 
business part of any city or town is 
prima facte evidence of excessive speed. 
‘“Exceeding “the ‘speed. of). eight 
miles an hour approaching or travers- 
ing a crossing or intersection of ways, 
or in going around a corner or curve, 
or where the operator’s view is ob- 
structed, is przma facie evidence of 
excessive speed. 
‘‘In many parks, park ways, cities, 
and towns special regulations limiting 
speed in particular localities have been 
adopted and are in force. 
«Any person convicted of operat- 
ing an automobile recklessly, or while 
under the influence of liquor, or so as 
to endanger the safety of the public, 
is liable to a fine of not exceeingd — 
