Show THE TRAFFIC COPS Editor Telegram One of the first firt duties of a policeman is that he hc should do 10 his sleeping r off duty From the manner in which the traffic on the principal streets is being handled there is grave doubt douht a as to whether this L' L is being done don at least by those members of the police department who arc supposed to control and regulate the traffic on the principal streets of the city l Posted at the se several eral downtown intersections are arc policemen traffic I cops An Anyone can see right away at a glance that t they hey are I policemen because they are dressed in the the- regulation uniform Whether r these policemen arc are painted on a post though or merely bound 1 asleep is the question at point t f Now Nov v o and then than one apparently is awakened awaken cd from his dreams swings his arms wildly and resumes his slumbers ers It would be e well II for the chief either to poke these men up a little bit else take them 1 off oil the iob jOl altogether In Iii their present state tl they e are arc simply a ah h hindrance to traffic and make it dangerous for a person ierson on foot to attempt crossing the street It is apparent that these supposed traffic cops ops believe their full duty has been done once onee the they swing their arms I wildly in the air nir and resume their sleeps During the congestion of i II the afternoon cars carR are allowed to run at high speed across the streets I in this thi that an and any other direction No attempt is made b by police tl I officers to assist women with children across the streets and au auto to I drivers care little who is in the wa way r. r The cop COt has given them permission to go o and they go with all an speed A regulation as asto I 10 to lo speed would help hell about as s much as anything to 10 relieve e an l exceedingly bad condit condition on of affairs There also might be he a rule inserted in the police book hook to the j effect that policemen ma may without endangering their place on t the the he I force be polite to women and children Some Sonic of them dont don't loll t know I It t that hat this can cail be done D. D T. T I F. F I |