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I POLL TAX IS MOT MERELY A TICKET TO VOTE; A DEBT TO ROADS AND SCHOOLS; ONE DAY LEFT TO PAY tihe Wide News Service Complete Wire Reports of UNITED' PRESS, El Paso Evenin Post Home Edition Weather Forecast: Fair tonight and Thursday; somewhat colder Thursday VOL. VII. NO. 140 EL PASO, TEXAS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1929 to El Paso 4 Cents Outside El HITS WURZBACH IN PATRONAGE MVESTIGATION Texan Is Charged With Taking Federal Aid BLIND GIRL SHUNS PLAY TO STUDY NEW LESSONS So Eager to Learn That She Declines to Leave Classroom During Recess Period at Altura School OLD FEUD IS REVIVED State Committee Member in Defense of Creager Before Probers By C. J.

LILLE lr El Paso Post Bureau WASHINGTON. Rep. Harry Wurzbach of San Antonio today was accused before the senate patronage investigating committee of accepting campaign contributions from federal office holders when the faction. of R. B.

Creager, Republican national committeeman of Texas, struck back at only Republican congressman. Orville Bullington of Witchita Palls, vice chairman of the Creager organization, presented a list of contributors to 1926 campaign fund including H. H. Holden. U.

S. attorney at Houston, who gave 100 Other contributions ranged from $25 up to $100 and were mostly from Eagle Pass. Sees Trading looks to me like Wurzbach has been trading his influence in congress for campaign contributions outside his Bullington asserted. make that charge and I believe it. But this committee has been dealing in hearsay and 111 give you a The Creager-Wurzbach feud flared up in all bitterness before the committee when Sen.

Brookhart, wanted to know why Creager and Wurzbach could not get along. attended that meeting in Ft. Worth in 1921 that Colonel Lloyd Hill testified about and I saw no liquor Sen. McKellar said. am quite sure that you had nothing to do with collecting money for or giving protection from prohibition raids to hotels in Texas.

Denies Hotels Protected did not and I am sure that Mr. Creager did said Bullington, did anyone in a responsible position in the party organization. Asked again if Creager had protected hotels, Bullington said most emphatically and urged the committee to call any Texan in congress, including Rep. Jack Garner. and Tom Connally to testify to honesty and integrity.

I cannot understand about this is why it is necessary to pay a $10,000 salary to a secretary and to pay $25,000 for a Republican organization in said Sen. Brookhart. 44Also, why Creager can- jiot get along with Bullington retorted that A1 Smith was advising the Democrats to build up the same kind oi organization in Texas that the Republicans are maintaining. Blames Wurzbach As to the fight with Wurzbach, Bullington said Wurzbach was responsible for that. tried to get the Texas legislature to remove Creager and it said Bullington.

tried to beat Creager before tne Kansas City convention and now he is trying before congress. thought because he was a congressman from one district lie ought to recommend appointments all over the Wurzbach indignantly denied tha he was responsible for senatorial investigation of Texas patronage under Creager. Bullington filed a list of campaign contributions to campaign, which came from the secretary of office in Texas. Bullington said some were from civil service employes. Sen.

Brookhart said his committee was convinced that very bad patronage situation existed in several southern states and that the committee intended to clean it up. might say that the new president is going to clean it up, Brookhart added. Wurzbach to Testify A dispute followed between Brookhart, Wurzbach and Bullington as to how many votes Republican governors and Republican presidents had received in Texas. When Dr. Butte ran for governor.

Bullington asserted that Wurjzbach traded Butte off in his own district to be reelected to congress. is a said Wurzbach, rising to his feet. At this point Brookhart said the committee ought to adjourn. Wurzbach said after the hearing he would appear before committee to reply to charges of getting campaign contributions from office holders. PAT YOUR POLL TAX NAIMER TO SAN DIEGO Adolph Naimer, arrested at Hotel Xjockie by Deputy Sheriff Ed Morgan Jan.

21, was released Tuesday to W. S. Wilson, San Diego bondsman to be returned to that place. Naimer is wanted by the federal authorities in San Diego on charges Of liquor violations and for passing irorthless checks, Wilson said. BY CYNTHIA GREY WANTED: An education.

I am blind but want, to fit myself lor a useful career. I to be a care to other people. There is a school for blind in El Paso now, and if I could only attend, could begin studying for a work. All I need is some way to get back and forth. do my part.

make good if I get a chance. A BLIND BOY. This is just one of many appeals from sightless El Paso children and a visit to Altura school for blind, formally opened Monday, will convince anyone these children really want to make good. They are hungry for training. Witness this; Amada Gutierrez, 9, of 2929 Findley.

entered school Tuesday. It was a strange, new experience for Amada. She spoke only Spanish, and had never been to school. She wras timid, afraid, among strangers. This was 9 a.

m. Forgets to Play Leo Mahoney, blind principal of the school, took personal charge of Amada. He spent several hours with her, occasionally giving work to other students. timidity left her. She became interested.

Her little hands began to place the different colored pegs in the holes of the peg board and to play with the soft, pliable moulder's plaster that looks like colored putty. By noon Amada was a full fledged school pupil and so engrossed she actually refused to go out to play. Mahoney had to insist that she go out in the yard with the other pupils for a little fresh air and sunshine. Son Enters Here is another: Samuel Morsad (Sammie) Fernandez, 9, son of Rev. Abran Fernandez, pastor of First Mexican Presbyterian church, is almost totally blind.

It was first day in school, too. But Sammie fell to with a will and soon was absorbed in mastering the English alphabet. It was fascinating work, this going to school. He sat next Amada, shared the colored pegs with her and used the same colored Home With A Sammie progressed fine with the alphabet. So fine, in fact, that when Mahoney approached him shortly before 3 p.

m. and in Spanish asked for his address. Sammie quickly responded with: Mahoney got the address and returned to his desk laughing. are getting along he said. have ordered praille material by wire and as soon as it gets here we will get down to the real work.

We have six pupils enrolled now and four more, including two adults, in prospect for this The pupils so far enrolled are Vauro and Amada Gutierrez, 13 and 9, of 2929 Findley; Josef a Romero, 12, Durango and Davis; Celia Fierro, S. Kansas; Samuel Fernandez, 1010 E. Fourth; Betty June Taylor. 4, 3723 Bishop. These pupils must be taken in buses to and from school.

Contributions Slow The Post is aiding the Crippled club in providing funds for this transportation, not only for the pupils but the crippled ones as well. All are in the same school it 3224 Sacramento. El ans are asked to fill out a coupon in today's Post, enclose a check and forward to the Post or Dewey Swihart, secretary Crippled club, 520 N. Oregon. Contributions are beginning to come in, tho slow to give definite promise of financing the schooL publication of lists will begin Friday.

After that, new donations will be printed as rapidly as they are made. EL PASO MEN AT1END POSTS COOKING ClASS Many in Audience at Second Session of School But ------Oh My! FLAPPER CAKE BAKED THE CRIPPLED CLUB: 1929 I DESIRE to become of El Crippled Children's clulx My subscription is enclosed. Name Address City and State Annual memberships arc; i a) (b) Sustaining (d) Associate Home Economics Authority Urges Decorative Foodstuff That El Paso men are interested in the art of cooking was evident at the second session of the Cooking school at Liberty hall Tuesday afternoon, when Mrs. Ida M. Chitwood, home economics authority, addressed more than 2000 persons.

were more men in the audience than I have ever seen at a cooking said Mrs. Chitwood, who has addressed classes of 9000 Sessions are held daily at 2 p. m. The school will continue up to and including Friday. In class Mrs.

Chitwood was to give salad and party recipes, including flapper cakes. Making food decorative was the theme of work. She invites questions froth the floor during demonstrations. Mrs. Chitwood made tortillas for the audience, Tuesday, when she demonstrated Mexican food.

An eight-pound prime roast from a 1260 beef was cooked. A soup made from roast trimmings and left overs was another feature of the afternoon. A rug taken to the school by an El Paso woman was cleaned to dem(Continued on Ntoct Page) PAY TOOl POLL TAX S650 PAY POU. TAX ARMY PROBES FRIGHT DEATH AT MANEUVERS Board of Officers to Determine Blame of Bliss Men Held in Slaying AUTOPSY PERFORMED She was omy a coun cry laughter, but she put the ouzz on those classy city dames? Step right up, folks, and meet Erzai Simon who walked right over the mascaroed eyebrows and rouged lips of 300 other comely contestants in her native land and made like it. Shell be seen in the international beauty show at Havana, Cuba.

SILVER-BLACK PIGEON WINS RACE TO PASO J. B. White Racer Flys From Hatch at 30 Miles Per Hour Physicians and Coroner Agree Six-Year-Old Boy Victim of Gun Shock Ft. Bliss military officers today moved to hold an inquiry into the death Tuesday of Francisco Palacios, 6, Val Verde, victim of fright when a battery of four field guns was fired in front of the boy's home during army maneuvers. A board of officers was to be ap- ROLE DEPUTY GUILTY II RUM RUNNMG CASE pointed and the Inquiry was sched- oi Tom Morriss, customs officer, uled to get under way late Dec.

23. Hancock was captured in Total for Year Estimated to Bel Less Than 10,000 It appeared today poll tax payments and exemption certificates this year will not exceed 10,000. Thursday is the last day to pay poll taxes. At noon today 7067 persons had paid poll taxes and 1583 exemption certificates had been issued, making a total of 8650. PAY YOLR POLL TAX BOX BILL SIDETRACKED A black and silver pigeon, wan-1 ner of first prize in the Hatch-Ei Paso race, flew the 75 miles in 150 minutes and defeated 50 other entries.

The bird arrived at 10:20 a. m. today. The pigeon flew at the 'START OF RACE, IS DELAYED AT HATCH Lt. C.

R. Smith said. At the same time the grief- stricken family was preparing to attend funeral services at 4 p. m. at Church of the Guardian Angel and later at the Val Verde residence i where Francisco died a few minutes after collapsing when the guns were i fired.

Burial will be in Concordia ceme- tery, Kaster Maxon in charge. Died of Fright of was the consensus of Dr. S. H. Newman, physician called to the Palacios home; Dr.

W. W. Waite, who performed an autopsy, and Peace Justice R. B. Rawlins, who conducted the inquest.

Lt. Smith said military authorities also were convinced fright, or shock, caused death but disclaimed any negligence on the part of Ft. Bliss officers. The battery fired in the man-; Jury in Federal Court Lays Liquor Load to Beach Brothers SANCHEZ IMPLICATES Testifies Brother of Former Officer Furnished AutomoMte 6. S.

Beach, former deputy Stable at the smelter, and his brother, J. N. Beach, were found guilt? today by a jury in federal court of conspiracy to violate liquor laws. Sentence was deferrtd by Judge Chas. A.

Bbynton. The wife of S. S. Beach attended the trial Tuesday with her two small children. No emotion concern was shown until the verdict was read today, Tfcfen she broke down and began sobbing.

The Beach brothers were implicated by statements of Jose Sanchez. Sanchez was arrested in an auto loaded with liquor Oct. 24. Of- I ficers testified there were 208 pints and nine gallons of liquor in the auto. Sanchez testified in federal court that the two brothers had engaged him to the He said J.

N. Beach furnished him with the auto. J. N. Beach testified he loaned the auto to Sanchez and that Sanchez Find Victoria Campbell, do 301116 on 16111 Removal proceedings to bring Q.

Hancock. above, from CJaremore, to El Paso have been instituted, federal officers said today. Hancock is wanted here in connection with the fatal shooting Claremore as a result of the work of J. B. Morgan, special treasury agent, who is in charge of the vestigation.

PUNISHED AT GIRL RUNS OFF Near Juarez After Two-Day Search Afraid of being reprimanded for euvers was 100 yards from the Pala- being sent home from school, Vic- cios home, between Womble Blvd. toria Campbell, 8, of 710 West Mis- and S. P. tracks, and1 off' the mm- souri, Cod from the school janitor tary reservation. Lt.

Smith said. Officers fired the field pieces un- taking her home, waded Special to Post ATCH Pigeons entered in the Hatch-El Peso race were released here today at 7:50 a. m. before a large group of spectators. Thirty of the pigeons banded together and circled 10 minutes before ing south.

Several flew to the store- tops and perched while Hatch pigeons visited them. Some seemed to like the town and may settle here permanently. across the Rio Grande and took refuge, with a herd of goats for a Firemen Win in 12-Day Battle for Life United Press Leased, Wire PERRY, blue-eyed little girl breathed naturally today for the first time in 12 days and two firemen who have been administering oxygen to her relaxed a bit as physicians reported she had a chance to live. Margaret Brown, 7, was stricken with pneumonia a month ago and 12 days ago her lungs filled with fluid and prevented breathing. Since then Dean Way and A.

W. Schuberg, Topeka firemen, have worked in 12 hour shifts in giving her oxygen in sufficient quantities to keep life in her small body. Medical science, generally, held forth no hope but the rugged firemen, praying for a miracle, would not give up. This morning there was a trace of the old-time sparkle in her blue eyes and her small hands arranged her blonde hair and she asked Walter Brown, her father: can I have a toy balloon Oxygon was given her at less frequent intervals thruout the night until gradually the lungs resumed breathing without aid. PAY YOLR POLL TAX KILL TEXAS PENSION BILL PLAN $100,000 YSLETA CLUB average rate of 30 miles an The bird, owned by J.

B. White, Futile To Put Further Ban On 2917 Silver Mexicans, Committeemen United Press Leased Wire house immigration committee today failed to take action on the Box bill which would put Mexico, Cuba, Canada and other countries of continental America under European quota laws. House Members Charge Measure Is Socialism United Tress Leased Wire house killed the bill proposing to establish pensions for poor persons over 70 years, under a storm of charges of and declarations that it would allow spendthrifts more than is paid confederate veterans. PAY YOLR POLL ENDURANCE FLIGHT FAILS United Press Leaned Wire ROOSEVELT FIELD, N. Jensen, who started shortly after 10 a.

m. on a new attempt to establish a solo endurance flight, landed shortly before 1 p. m. near Northport, according to advices at the field. A safe landing was made.

Mrs. A. Bellance monoplane, North Star, was waiting to start a flight to Panama as a preliminary to a later non-stop attempt from Pernambuco, Brazil, to New York. Oliver le Boutellier, pilot, and Negotiate lor Bolt Course End New Bridge If plans being made today go thru a $100,000 country club will be located at Ysleta. Negotiations are under way to 160 acres of land from Frank G.

Alderete near the river south of Ysleta for a golf course. A $50,000 club house would be erected. The clubhouse would be near the north end of Alex international bridge. Mexico interests plan to build a cafe at the south end of the bridge. Golf ball enthusiasts would be only a bridge length from legal highballs.

Gonzales started work Tuesday on construction of the bridge and hopes to hav? it finished in 60 days. He said he is not promoting the golf course and country club or the proposed cafes at the south end of the bridge in Mexico. Land at the south end of the bridge has increased in value from $50 to $150 an acre, he said. The golf course would lie east of the road approaching the bridge. Plans to reserve land about the golf course for palatial country homes also are being made.

PAY YOUR POLL TAX QUESTION N. M. SUSPECT United Press Leased Wire LAMAR, Alderman of Lamar was in Tucumcari, N. M. today to question Lawton Woodman, held there as a suspect in the robbery of the First National bank of Lamar.

further restrictions on Mexican immigration since the United States now has difficulty in preventing undesirables from crossing the border. PAY YOLR POLL TAX NEW PASO WHOLESALERS was judged winner of the large loving cup given as first prize by Robt. L. Holliday, El Paso judge. It arrived at 10:20 a.

m. The race was sponsored by the El Paso Post. Two pigeons tied for second place, arriving two minutes after the first one. They belong to White and Robert Cunningham, 2721 Copper. Winner of second place is to be determined by the toss of a coin, Holliday said.

To the loser goes third place and the fountain pen prize. Second place wins a loving cup. Fourth and fifth place was won by pigeons owned by D. W. Collins, der orders and ceased firing as soon as the child was discovered, he said.

Tne board of Inquiry will seek determine if military officers were in any way to blame. Dr. W. W. Waites autopsy surgeon, said fright frequently causes sudden death among children in cases where the child suffers from status lymphaticus, or enlargement of the stymus and lamphoid glands.

Persons up to 20 and 22 years of age sometimes are victims, but children in their teens are more frequently stricken, he said. Sudden fright, occasioned by an widowed mother was drowned in the Sanchez and the Beach brothers were named together in the indict-? I ment but separation of the two cases was granted attorney. Lytton R. Taylor served as attorney for the Beach brothers by appointment of the court. The indictment charged the trio with conspiracy to bring liquor from Jose to a point near the El Paso dairy on the North Loop road in violation of liquor FAY ton POLL She was found in the goat house Tuesday morning and returned to her home, penitent but none the worse for her experience.

Victoria was adopted four years ago by Mrs. Laura Campbell and made her home with Mrs. Campbell! tt and a son, Raul Campbell, clerk for Wyoming, the A. F. Ayoub Co.

dropped dead in his car parked at She became an orphan when her1 EL PASO MAN DROPS DEAD IN PARKED CAR J. H. Barker Asks Woman to Call Doctor, Succumbs unlooked for violent noise or a plain case of becoming startled at something unexpected, causes persistent enlargement of the glands and results in death, Dr. Waite said. Normal children are not subject to death from fright and cases among adults are rare.

The hoid glands are inclined to shrink as a person grows older, but do not always do so. PAY YOLR POLL TAX EL PASO BOY DIES OF SPINAL MENINGITIS Health Officer Moves to Prevent Spread of Disease Arturo Escobar, 16, son of J. M. onpnincr of CoIlinsworth addition. These were! Escobar, lower valley, died at Provi- iJt I followed closely by two pigeons dence hospital Tuesday from Spinal owned by Cunningham.

in El Paso was announced today by the Chamber of Commerce. The new finn will be known as Tucker, Sharp and Odom, and will handle floor coverings, refrigerators and shades. The finn will open for business between Feb. 1 and 15, at the corner of Williams and Magoffin. Members of the firm are I.

J. Tucker and L. O. Sharp, who have been in the ginning business in the valley, and J. E.

Odom, who recently came to El Paso from Pauls Valley. Okla. PAY YOUR POLL TAX TORREON CONSEL VISITS Wm. I. Jackson, until recently American consul at Torreon, was a visitor Tuesday at the American consulate in Juarez.

He is on his way to take a post in the department of state at Washington. Mrs. Jackson accompanied her husband. James C. was vice- consul in Juarez until July of last year, is in charge of the Torreon office.

PAY YOLR POLL TAX JURY FAILS TO AGREE A Jury in 4Jst district court was dismissed today it was unable to agree on whether G. C. Viddler hit a train or the train hit him. Viddler asked lor $10,000 damages. he black pigeon new mystery thriller begins today on PAGE FIVE Start this fascinating story now miss a single ment.

Later on you will have an opportunity to test your own powers of observation and deduction You will have a chance to send in your own solution to The Black Pigeon mystery end win a prize An announcement will be made later on that will be of interest to every reader of the Post Meanwhile if you want a daily thrill, and if you want the opportunity to solve the mystery yourself be sure to follow this absorbing new serial every day meningitis, according to death report filed today. Dr. P. R. city health officer.

promptly took precautions against spread of the disease. iFour brothers and sisters were quarantined at home and given vaccine. Dr. Outlaw said he has made. careful check of all contacts with the boy wrho died.

Arturo and his brothers and sisters quit school the day he became sick, five days ago. This is the first death from the disease since 1927: There have been only nine deaths from the disease here in six years. PAY YOLR POLL TAX RODRIGUEZ IS INDICTED Charge Valley Worker Killed His Employer With Ax An indictment charging Valentin Perez Rodriguez, with the murder of Tiburcio Lem us by striking and beating him with an ax was returned by the grand jury Tuesday afternoon. Rodriguez is reported to be hiding in Mexico. Mexican officials say Rodriguez is charged with a murder in Mexico.

Rodriguez was a captain in the Mexican army and killed another offfcer, they say. SHORTY BURNS, FRIEND OF PASO CHILDREN, DIES Patrick J. (Shorty) Burns, 38, El Paso police officer since May, 1924, died at 8:30 a. m. today at sanatorium after an illness of four weeks.

disease, following an attack of flu, caused death, doctors said. Burns was school officer in the traffic department and was a great favorite with school children. He instructed junior patrol boys in safety work and supervised school traffic. His devotion to this wrork won him children. Numerous telephone calls were made to the sanatorium by children after it was learned Burns was ill and some teachers and pupils called in person but were not permitted to see him, Dr.

E. D. Price said. Burns acted as life guard at Washington park pool during the summer for several years. He Is survived by a sister, Margaret Conklin, New York.

Funeral pool from Memorial swimming had a special low' seated motorcycle mothers of the neighborhood about made to order with wrhich he chas- memorial pool sent a petition to him ed speeders. asking that Burns be kept at Memorial pool. have no fear for our children's safety when he is at the the mothers said. Burns while ho was life guard watched over the children like a father. He kept check on the length of time they were in the water and arrangements are pending at Leo made them get out when they had C.

Hartford mortuary. i been in long enough. Mayor R. Thomason recalled He wras a motorcycle officer for Capt Louis Yancev, com- the praise ot Traffic Capt. Stanley today that last when Bums several months.

Bums was only I Prise tlK crew oi the North Star. Good and the love oi hundreds of 1 was transferred to Washington Park about lour feet 10 inches tall. He He was always hailed with shouts of glee when he visited a school house to see that children got across the street safely. He often got off his motorcycle to lead a small child across the street. Often he would gather a dozen or so small children about him and lead them across the street wiien traffic was heavy past a school house.

He probably knew' more children by name than any other person in El Paso. Rio Grande floods five years ago. Mother and daughter lived on the of the river in Juarez. Fails Come Home Victoria went to school as usual Monday, the family said today, and when she failed tot come home that they became worried. Raul Campbell reported her missing to police and a search, for her I Here is the child's story as piec- i ed together by the family: She was afraid to face her foster mother with the man who was taking her home from school, so she watch her chance and ran.

She reached Santa Fe tracks and eluded her escort. She played there awhile, then w'andered to the bank of the river. Across the river she a herd of She had seen these animals in her books and wanted to go play with them. The river not deep there so she waded across and soon was playing with the goats. Darkness settled and it got cold, but Victoria was happy with the Then the goat herder.

Juan came along and found her. She told him her story and he took her to his house. His wife gave Victoria a wami sunper and the counle made her comfortable for the night. Herder Tells Police Then the goat herder notified Juarez police- El Paso police were next notified and Raul Camobell went to Juarez and brought Victoria home. will put her in a private said today.

Miss Eleanor Preston, principal of Vilas school, where Victoria wras a first grade pupil, said the janitor was taking the girl home to find out how she came to have a silver dollar she changed to pay for her lunch. It was thought her foster-mother had given her that much, Miss Preston said. ther and brother and two daughters of Mrs. Campbell, whose olace Victoria has taken in the home since they married, all glad to welcome the little wanderer back. PAY YOUR TOLL TAX FILE BIVINS WILL United Press Leased Bivins, son of the late Mayor Lee Bivins of this city, has been named temporary administrator of his estate and has been put under $1,000,000 bond.

Mrs. Mary E. Bivins, Miles and Julian, family of the famous cattleman, share the estate equally. PAY YOUR POLL TAX while his wife was selling books in the neighborhood nearby. Mrs.

W. L. Frame. 2732 Copper, told police she was returning home when the man stopped her and asked for a doctor. She said she helped Barker into his sedan and a few seconds later he dropped dead.

Coroner R. B. Rawlins was called. The body was removed to Peak- Mrs. Barker said her husband had complained of a pain in the stomach early this morning.

Barker was a former conductor on the Burlington railway, his wife said. For the last few years he owned a garage in Denver. Barker is survived by a mother and brother in Louisville, Neb. PAY YOUR POLL TAX FROWN ON ROAD BONDS House Committee Votes Unfavorable Report on Amendment United Press Leased Ire AUSTIN. Proposals for a state road bond issue wTere practically killed last night when a house committee voted an unfavorable report on the constitutional amendment to permit the bonds.

FAY YOUR POLL TAX TO VOTE ON LAND BILL Senate to Take Poll on Measurt fe Help Quiet Oil Titles United Press Leased Wire Texas senate, after debate this morning, arranged to vote this afternoon on a bill to validate patents and awards issued on lands lying partly across watercourses and navigable streams. It is one of several measures urged by West Texas to quiet land oil titles. Hug Corners in urning Streets I TEMPERATURES Chicago Denver El. PASO Kan. City 48 30 1 N.

Orleans 50 46 22 12 New 2620 30 24 Phoenix 70 40 6844 1 Roswell ........04 SO 36 22 I San Antonio. 6860 I 63 1 Seattlt 30 By STANLEY GOOD Captain of City Traffic Police TURNING to the left a driver should approach the center of the intersection as near the center of the street as possible. Extend the arm straight out to indicate a left turn. Hugging the center of the street and indicating the turn with the arm will advise drivers behind you of your intention so they can pull next the curb on your right and go by as you make the turn. A driver who pulls over close to the right hand curb before making a left turn blocks all traffic behind him until he is out of the intersection on the right side of the street.

In making a turn to the right keep dose to the right hand curb so that traffic behind you can go by you to your left..

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