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Show I SAFETY PLANS j TO BE STARTED Southern California Aims To Stop Harvest of Child Lives Methods to stop the harvesting of child lives on the streets and roarts of southern California ls the subject of grave study among the municipalities municipali-ties of the southern and central counties. coun-ties. According to officials of the Automobile Auto-mobile club of Southern California, more drastic measures are now contemplated con-templated to protect the children from the rush of careless motorists and to protect motorists from the ru3h of careless children! statistics show at the present time that more and more children are paying pay-ing the penalty of playing In the roads and streets than ever before in the history of the west, In nearly all tho larger communities restrictive measures meas-ures have been taken, but it is in the enforcing of these measures that tho greatest good 13 to be accomplished. Children are forbidden by law -n most instances to play ball of any kind In the city streets. To use a coaster in streets or rouds Is also generally gen-erally prohibited. Law usually stons skaters or coasters who ' nip rldea" behind autos. But in some instances I these laws nro not being enforced, anl the auto club ls starting a campaign to see that they are enforced. An appeal of particular important Will be made to parents. It is asked that tho parents instruct their children chil-dren to do their playing in vacant lots or on public or school playgrounds. play-grounds. This matter will also be brought to the attention of the public schools in every country through a periodical to bo lssuod by tho safety bureau of the auto club. ii i . , |