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Show P The Mourning After z M&l ( WM'POPV SAIP HE ,! JL T fStr WAS 1WH0 TO M & '1 "ttBBB wers 5,250 similar accidents during the year 1KQ In Hie United. States, kinin ijt:: an.: Injuring "..077 1 persons, and nn increased number during 1921, When statistics are available for November 192J it will show thrit I 1 month as being one of the worst In history. I.s-n't it about time automob-'Msis were coming to a realization of Ihe , necessity for stopping before proceeding over railroad grade crossings, not only for the safety of themselves, bui also ; occupants of ihelr cars whose lives they have In their hands, as well persons on trains. T'.ie great number of ac- I cldents occurring WOQld Indicate that travelers on public highways misjudge the speed of trains nnd do not look for 1 j them in both directions Many uecidents occur by reason of the fact that automobiles proceed over crossings after t train passes without knowing whether or no! another train Is cmlng In Ihe opposite dliectlon. STOP, LOOK Afs'D LISTEN for trains on all tracks I'efoie attempting to 1 toss |