Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-30 | Page 33 | Arrest Mayor as Jaywalker

ARREST MAYORAS MAYOR MAYORAS AS JAYWALKER Atlanta Streets Streets Becoming Safe Place For Pc Pedestrians i C iBy B By fly UL RD l FERGESON Corres Correspondent ot of Tho Copyright 1927 by Consolidated Press Association ATLANT ATLANTA Ga In Jan By 9 29 carrying their crusade to such a point that the they arrested the mayor the mayor tern pro-tern and nd a former United States senator the pOlice ot of Atlanta have han put a Do stop to jay jaywalking jaywalking Jaywalking walking and the result has M been an amazing decrease in traffic ac- ac accidents accidents ac accidents Atlanta has become about the only town in tn the world where no- no nobody no nobody body jay walks and at the same time time- time and and nd for tor the same slime reason reason-Is reason getting to be one of o the safest spots on the globe for tor pedestrians Five Points with Its tangle ot of traffic is safer than country crossroads because everybodY walks walles by the lights Those who do not end up tip in police court The arrest of Mayor Maor I N Rags Rags- Ragsdale Ragsdale Rags dale dale and of ot the mayor mayol tern pro pro I V IV Guy Dobbs came about when they decided to test the vigilance 1 of the police polle and paid 5 and 10 for tor the knowledge Rained gained The rhe first time they headed across the street in the face tace ot or the ted red light both got a copy of o charges and ond when the tho mayor maor pro pro- protem pro tern tem repeated the experiment he In Ingot got a a second summons and later paid two fines tines The very next day Hoko Smith former United States senator jay walked and was fined nned by the police recorder Jaywalking causes a much bigger percentage of of of than people re realize lIe said Mayor Ragsdale after atter his appearance in police pollee court Enforcement of ot th the law has done a a wonderful lot to- to toward toward to toward ward making our streets safe and nd toward speeding III lip Up traffic