Show EDITORIALS BY BYTHE BYTHE THE PEOPLE Many any editorials arc are received by this department so that it is ob obviously obviously obviously ob- ob impossible to print all of them immediately In many cases there must be a certain amount of unavoidable delay In no case is this column colun opened to religious dis dis- SANTA CLAUS GLAUS Editor Telegram Now that Christmas is drawing near wouldn't it be a good idea to see if it wo we couldn't do something to prevent the so called Santa Clauses appearing appearing appearing appear appear- ing on our main downtown streets during luring the holl holidays as a's I think that the Santa Claus laus belief Is one of the prettiest and most sacred thoughts of childhood And I think that it should he be encouraged instead of the way it has been abused in the past Instead of making a child happy these men in their disguise frighten the children and make them fear Santa Claus Glaus instead of love him And not only that but th the child has been taught taug-ht that there was only one Santa Claus Instead of that he can see all the way from ten to fifteen on the tile streets and it makes him think I am not talking against the charity part of it but I would like to see them get it in some other way Sincerely yours E. E M. M LESSLEY Edith Ave ROAD IS PEOPLES Editor Telegram Many drivers of motor cars show daily dally that the they know little of the legal rights rights' r of the highway T They ey are not aware that the courts have determined the superior right be belongs belongs belongs be- be longs to the pedestrian not to the person person person per per- son riding in a vehicle Notwithstanding this is the law and has been announced by courts motor courts motor drivers seeing a pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian about to cross the street half a block ahead of them m when hen the pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian continues on his way toot their horns sharply at him the meaning meaning meaning mean mean- ing being Get out of the wa way This ism is road not yours Stand back Yoi Yott may go on after I have passed T lt n does not occur to the driver that i he can an stop I This is expected of the person on foot though the driver r of a motor car carmay carmay carmay may be several hundred yards from the crossing bearing down on it at thirty miles an hour while the pedestrian pedestrian pedestrian trian is actually upon the crossing and is tooted at by way of warning to stop and retrace his steps while the motor flashes by I There must be very much more consideration consideration consideration con con- i by automobiles for the rights rights' of persons on foot and particularly particularly particularly of children who take chances that grown persons avoid The The and the law of high- high way must be be- observed by automobiles The driver should always slow down at crossings when pedestrians are in view and particularly when the light is poor which is especially the case casein casein casein in the late fall winter and spring at just lust the hour when in city and country thousands are returning g home from the days day's work wore not at the height of their mental or physical or-physical alertness Motor car drivers should exercise special care at such times though in haste to get home on their own part They have the use of the streets not the monopoly of them PEDESTRIAN I |