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Show oo WHISTLES WILL BE PROVIDED BLIND SALT LA ICE, March 23. The public pub-lic safety department, at the request I Of Murray Allan, blind, and traveling teacher for the school for the deaf! and blind of Ogden. is to proviJe whistles whis-tles for blind persons that are not escorted on the streets. Mr. Murriy was to confer with Chief of Police I Joseph K. Fturbldgn today rogardlng, ;he details of the plan. The matter has been considered for some time, und yesterday Miror Nes-len. Nes-len. A. F. Barnes, commissioner of public safety and other conferred with Chief Burbldge. Ths i'1" '9 to have a uniform whistle, whis-tle, ft long blast of which is to announce an-nounce the blind person. This Is to serve as a warning for street cars and automobiles and to summon patrolmen. pa-trolmen. The blind person 'o whom these are Issued will be inatrurted lo ue them only "n necessary occasions, as when they desire to cross a street! |