Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1915 — Why San Francisco Girl Tied Up Street Traffic [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Why San Francisco Girl Tied Up Street Traffic

SAN FRANCISCO. —She would not let the policeman touch it, nor would she let her escort touch It; a woman offered to help, but she also was waved aside, and as a result traffic was halted at Broadway and Seventh

street, and for a time it looked as though Traffic Officer Buchanan would have to send in A-riot call to clear the crossing of stalled “jitneys” and one hundred or more staring males who were waiting to see what the outcome would be. This all happened when a young woman stepped into the maze of traffic at the- corner. Aa she ran across the street ■ seeking to dodge skidding automobiles and hurrying pedestrians a look of pain spread across her

face »Tid she came to an abrupt stop. A motorman on a street car clanged Mi gong, but the young lady refused to move; a “jitney” bus skidded to the sidewalk In an effort to keep from striking the girl, who stood like a statue. ' Then Officer’ Buchanan came to her assistance with an offer of help, which was Indignantly refused. While the officer was wondering what to do next to relieve the f&stgitrwlng congestion of the street, the young lady dropped her bundles, stooped down and removed a small foot from a dainty slipper,: the heel of which had been caught in the “frog” of the street car track. On one foot she hopped to the corner drug store while the policeman followed with the ■Upper. To one of the girl clerks in the store she confided that there was a hole in the heel of her silk hose, and that was the reason she declined all help.