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The Washington times., 1902-02-02

| from the automobile that whsks the IA
nous physician hither and thither to his
army Of patients. DR.. French, too. Miss
I Anne Frenchs father. who enjoys the dis
tinction OF being the first physician
| chauffeur OF Washington. is frequently
seen in his Iocomobile Then. there are
Drs. Wiley. Yarrow. Anderson, Jenkins
Hardin, and many others, who prefer the
auto to the horse.
Among the other well-known automo-
bilists of Washington are Mr. Jerome y.
c. BCnaparte. Rev. !. \. Aspinwau MIR.
George Fuller. president of the Metropoii-
tan street Railway Company; ar John
wilkins. Mr.. Clarence F. Norment. Mr
Henry Normeut. AIT. +. c. Stevens. presi-
dent Cf the West End National Bank: Mr.
Horace Wiley. Lieut.. II. H. Ward. L. s
n. who assisted Judge Advocate Lemly
in the conduct Of the schiey Court OF En-
quiry; Mr. b. II. Warner and Messrs.
Stephen. Davis and Richard Elkns. all Of
whom are members Of the recently cstab-
iished Automobile Club Of Washington.
The Automobile Club was organized IN
the latter part cf last year ana has its
home ia the upper door Gf the fope build
ing at Si1 Fourteenth Street 1t is
composed or ssNCuJy-Hyc members. who
recently elected the following officers:
President Lieutenant General Nelson \.
Miles; first vice pres.Gent. Hr. f. q.
Stevens; second vice president. Hon. Jo-
seph c. Sitley; third vice president MIR.
Clarence f. Normert: fourth vice presi-
dent. Mr.. +. l.. Weston; secretary. Mr..
w. j. Foss; treasurer, Mr.. =. J. Lock
wood. In addition to the officers of the
club the beard Of governors is composed
Of Col. Henry c. May. chairman: Admiral
j. NJ. Flint, L. 5. y. tretired) Mr.. Davis
Elkins and Mr.. Clarence Moore.
The Automobile Club meets on the first
Monday Of every month. when there is
lecture delivered By a member OF the club,
On some topic of interest to automOb lists
Under the auspices of the Automobile
Club. an exposition will be held at the
Washington Light Infantry Armory. dur
ing the second week of April. to be ter
minated by a grand parade and carnival
in which the most prominent chauffeurs
cf Washington will participate.
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Wa Tmg-fang for a Race.

Mr.. WI Ting-fang the Chinese Minis
ter. who seemed N a great hurry, dashed
past Colonel May in a light locomobile
driven by an expert chauffeur. The great
Oriental diplomat was gowned as usual
in the flowing roles typical of his coun-
try, and seemed to highly enjoy the ex-
hilarating motion through keen air. He
nodded pleasantly to Colonel May ard
made a gesture as if challenging a race,
but the latter. not being a foreign am
bassador and immune from police regu-
lations, declined the contest. Judging,
however, from the appearance of Colonel
Mays heavy red-wheeled carriage, one
would not have hesitated long in his
choice OF favorite had the race taken
place.
To-Day Washington is filled with auto
mobllists. Five years ago there was not
one in the District of Columbia. Mr.. w.
J. Foss was our first chauffeur. On March
10, 1897, Mr. Foss arrived in Washington
from Hartford, Conn, and unpacked an
electrical carriage in the freight depot
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Shortly afterward or, to be more explicit,
at twenty minutes past o'clock in the
afternoon, he made his first appearance
on Pennsylvania Avenue. in the first au-
tomObile to appear Oh the streets of the
Capital.
Previous to the arrival OF Mr.. Foss
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Following the advent of Mr.. Foss and
( Miss French, an army of chauffeurs has
appeared in Washington, composed OF
some of the most prominent men ana
women in the United States. In fact in
no other city Of the Union may one see
50 many people driving their own auto
mobiles
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson \. Miles is an en-
thusiastic chauffeur Every morning, in
clear weather. ;.e leaves his home at
1895 y Street, and takes a spin over the
smooth reads in the northwestern section
Of the District. The bTacing effects of q
speedy drive through the open air are
appreciated by Senator's DcpeH, Elkins
Clark. and Kean. and the automobiles os
these distinguished statesmen may be
seen climbing Capitol HIN every morn
ing shortly before thc hour for coayening
Congress
Connecticut Avenue is frequently the
scene OF o procession of Eotables guiding
their own .toM0bilcs- one day last week
there passod within hall an hour Mr.. Reg
iralG de rov d. the composer OF Maid
Marian" and "Robin Hood" the Countess
Cassiri tho Spanish Minister. Duke
D'Arcos. Uayrgli CrackcGthOrpC, secretary
OF the British Embassy; Mr.. O. II r.
Belmont MIR. Clarence Moore Senator
Clark. who has recently purchased 4 ma
chine with a record of sixty miles an
hour. and General George H. Harriea.
commanding officer Of the District Ma
tiOna Guard.
Probably no class Of professional mon
as mu u,h as the doctors OF Washington
appreciate the advantage of an automo-
biIe In all sorts Cl weather. at any time
and under any circumstance, the horse
less carriage outstrips the equine motive
power upon which the physicians have
been bitherto forced to depend
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Then there came faint. dying gasp
from what was left of the machine. and it
said:
You are looking for my money. 1t is
not here. The man who runs the drug
store took it all cut yesterday and put in
fresh gum. Today was stormy and nobody
bought any gum except the little girl
around the corner. You can have all the
rest"
So the man was left aIone with the
shost cf the machine ard a busheI
ess.n- Then he said:
4 cannot waste all this rum. and l will
not give it away. When o1e zaos a-buc-
caueerins any scrt Of boc.y must be ac-
eepted. viii chew this gum and save it
So he began chewing the a,tm He
thought at first he would finish all the
packages CT enc flavor. but he soon found
that that would not do so he chewei in
rotation. By and by the favors became So
mixed that they all tasted alike, and then
he was sure his mind was going But he
chewed on. lie counted the packages and
found that he had only disposed OF 1 per
cent Of the whole, and he began to calcu-
late how long it would take him to finish
them all. And he chewed on Then
began to think how coed q --aI
breakfast would taste if he only had any
taste left in his mouth So. Ia .-a.,.,
if this would last forever And he cheweG
on. And when the detectives looked "
the trail Of the sIct machine and found
him in the early morning he was still
doing his best TO dispose of mis- ilI-gotten
gains. and the physicians think that he
Will never be coed for anything else so
long as he lives.
Neral: Some people work harder trying
to make a dishonest living than they
would be willing to work at anything else.
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A Chorus of Objections.

The appearance of the first automobile
naturally created d ripple of excitement.
Filled with curiosity, pedestrians stood
on the curb and watched the marvellous
vehicle until it disappeared from sight.
Having in mind their own interests, liv-
erymen and dealers in horses vehemently
declared that the newfangled machine
was not worth a continental, and there
upon ilIogically proceeded to dispose of
their surplus live stock. The drivers Of
hanson cabs protested that its introduc-
tion was a clear infringement on their
constitutional rights, and regretted that,
as citizens of the District, they were de-
priyed OF a voice and vote in the making
of laws.
One old man was overheard to say that
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there had been much agitation in the
columns of the local press concerning the
possible danger that might result to
pedestrians and horses from the intro
duction of selfpropelling vehicles into
Washington. In order to prove that the
local press was unnecessarily alarmed,
Mr.. Foss drove his automobile direct to
the Offices of the Commissioners of the
District of Columbia and invited Mr.. John
Wight, then Chief Commissioner, to take
drive. To test the safety of the ma
chine and the adyisability OF permitting
it TO be operated in Washington, Mr.
Wight accepted the invitation and, sur
rounded by an unexpected escort of Iii
cyclists. loafers and small boys, the two
gentlemen made a tour of the city.
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THE dinged thing must have suthin' in
side to make II CO." which, though truth
ful. was not particularly brilliant OBJ
servation. And one old woman said that
''ef sech death-dealin', Internal machines
wuz allowed on the streets of Washing
ton she reckoned to stay indoors" But
despite public opinion, favorable or other
wise, the automobile had come, and come
to stay.
II term signifying' fireman or
'stoker" admits of the feminine gender.
Washingtons first chauffeuse was Miss
Anne French. She drove 4 locomobile
through Washington on February l. 1900
Though the horseless carriage was at that
date no longer an innovation. the appear
ance of woman locomobilist. particular
ly of one in whom great courage was
united with great beauty, revived fresh
curiosity. For many days, and until her
appearance had ceased to be a novelty.
Miss French and her locomobile were fol-
lowed by an Interested and admiring
though somewh2t annoying guard of
honor Whenever and wherever she
stopped the fair chauffeuse was surround
ed by an anxious group, always ready
with unsolicited advice and assistance
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ltTHE men who paved the streets of
Washington" said visiting
L chauffeur, gazing down the

Washington" said visiting
i chauffeur, gazing down the
broad expanse of Pennsylvania
Avenue, must have had in mind the au-
tomobile / have driven my machine
through Paris, London, Berlin, and New
York, but Washington-ah, it is the para
disc of the chauffeur"
This opinion seems TO be held in com
mon by the owners OF automobiles who
have had the opportunity of driving over
the smooth asphalt pavements of this
city. Because the wide streets of Wash
ington are not oyerkowded with traffic,
the amateur chauffeur may drive his au-
tomobile at will, with the greatest degree
of ease and safety. The speed. too, at
tanned on the busiest thoroughfares of
Washington is remarkable when COM
pared with the slow. ftful headway made
in other large cities.
Imagine man with pleasure in view
driving his auto up Broadway in the
morning or afternoon during business
hours; and yet, about noon few days
ago. Col. Henry May shot down Pennsyl-
yania Avenue in his big red wheeled Win
ton. easily maintaining his position by the
side of swiftly moving electric car from
the Treasury Department to the Pennsyl
vania Railway Station, an approximate
distance Of two-thirds of a mile. Had he
been so disposed. Colonel May might have
continued the entire length of the Avenue
on to the Eastern Branch Bridge. with
out checking his speed or discommoding
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Then hoisted the wreck limpng wheels and
aged TO make II
Though its somewhat cratic and tiredliko
and slow.
And people gave they com
ing by,
Till it reached the brow Of little hill started
fly.
He pounded cried Gee Haw." it did
understand.
turned unlimited the startled
land.
though he tumbled upside a aaseemly
Nobody saw a conviction shaken Timothy Hay
lie picked himself the automobile the
ditch.
the tgo was such that you could hardly
tell which which
AND he said 1T al his machine, yoh
plainly see,
my tinkerlng did no good there's nothing
matter with me"
There from the battered 1hinG, he climbed
his
And he the purple cloud dull and
smothered roar,
For whether that insult brimmed its passions
bitter cup,
what matter nobody knows but that automobile
Llew up.
reeking smell of gasolene forth smote the
The automobile Timothy TO the by and by
They subdiyded thoroughly that till the next
days
Did aught was recognized as relies of the
twain.
Now while to automobile is joyous thing to do
The joy is done $ the automobile
where rvets 60 and every cog
and wheel.
Unless intend extend per auto
mobile.
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MSS Fre7ch's S RfDa[.

After | had been driving my loco
for some time" she remarked. in de-
scribing her experience as Washington S
hrst chauifeuse. "a woman in the en-
ploy of an automobile company wrote to
one of the local papers claiming that
she had antedated me as chauTeuse by
several days. | was rather proud and
jealous of the distinction. and of course
when this person attempted to deprive me
of it | was very, very Indignant" Miss
French's indignation was accompanied By
a smile which meant that she was very,
very much amused
The Washington times., 1902-02-02

other slot machine. but it was
destined to have a romantic history. A
man had planned to elope with it.
He was not actuated By any love for the
machine itself. In fact. his motives were
much the same as those which have
caused some other clopemcrts in history.
He had put several pennies into that
machine without getting any out. and he
was now determined to steal tho machine
bodily. tsk2 it Off into some secluded
place. dissact it. and find the pennies
which he aud doubtless ctEer misguided
mortals had inserted, after which he
would leave the wreck OF the machine
itself and have good time with the PEN
mics. He thought that he might be able
to get at least six drinks out OF them.
SO he stole the machine ard ran off
with it. all in the dead OF night: and it
was heavier load than he thought it
would be; and he had never realized that
it took 50 much brown paper TO do up
parcel that size. or that it was so far to
the vacant lot where he was going to 10
the dssccting, when the cars were not
running. But he reached the lonely spot
at last, and after a few minutes 0i we'll
earned rest attacked the machine.
1t was a worse job than he thought. get
ting it open, anl If he hal not been very
hard pressed Ter money he might have
concluded TO leave it alone and get n
job ut stone breaking. But after he had
jammed his thumb ana pounded his
fingers. and imperiled his immortal soul
in wrenching the thing apart. he rrached
the cavity where he expected to find the
treasure. A busheI or so OF packages of
chewing gum fell out. Also two pennies
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A Boon 10 Physicians.

Through ,blistering heat of summer s
day or the bi.ing cold of winters night.
DR. W. w. Johns s,nn'F marble face, with
its straight. chiselled nose. and com
pressed houth, Thin and keen as sur-
gcon's knife. cut. r.ay he seen. peerinr
The Washington times., 1902-02-02
The Dreadful Fate Of an Economist

M street corner, in the dead of
night. stood a slot machine. 1t
= was in no way different from any
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Connecticut Avenue Is the Fdvorie Speeding
Ground Of Notdbles Who Know How to
Guide Their Own Machines Rapid Growth
Of Sport That Has Fastened on CAPITAL
FASHION, :. :. :. :. :.

any citizen of Washington. And Pennsyl-
vania Avenue is Washington's principal
thoroughfare.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03

repeatedly and unmistakably concedeo ana con
irmed by Great Britain and by tbe 'anaold"
Government itself In fact it was never ais-
puted by anybody till strong ploJiFe Tor ois
putting it appeared in the discoF cry OF soid-
Now II has come about that in many matters
particularIv where property Is lhFoiFeo' afpi',
tion has begun TO mean to many mlnds. IheIei!'
splitting the difference. Each SIDE thlHks IL
self right but doesn't think the thlns Nor'h
fighting over and so. like men nearing any
other bargain and really wanting 10 colnpie's
II. say. oh well let US split the dlAeiehce'
Rut this in time. groves a reward for setting
I'm upforpded claims. The hungry coihlhuhiS
has only 10 claim everything in sight then
cIarnor for arbitration and rest, reasonably
secure af least of getting something LII sucii
q casa then acceptance of arbitration may
merely indicate willingness 10 be robped IL
the other side is urgent. rather than resist
There comes a time when large nations IKE
LARGE men, resent being asked 10 step INTO tna'
gallery
In the Caili-Argentina case the disputed ter
rttory has been divided between the TWO clalLi-
ants In the Alaska case. were 1t TO De aroi-
trated there could he nothing OF the sort Ing
United States is making no claim for aeceS
sions of territory at Canadas expense AS
Mr.. Seward truly says this country Wouia nave
nothing to gain in such arbitration. WINE IL
would have 10 lose outright everything tha'
Canada might gain, We do not say, OF course
that a country should refuse TO enter into arol
tration lust because there was danger OF IFS JOS
ing something and gaining nothing
But the Alaska case was thrashed OUT anu
se1tIed between Great Britain and Russia
tbree-ouarters of century ago. There is no
more excuse for reopening it now than there Is
for reopeninc the dispute about the Maine
boundary or that about the Oregon boundary
Indeed. these latter might more properly or less
improperly. be reopened. since they are or more
recent settlement. But what would our Sah-
adian friends say if the United States shouia
again raise the cry of 81 40 or fight?
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
AT TIE WHITE HOUSE.

Washinston Dec. (SpeciaD.-President Hoose-
eIt had an endless chain of callers from congress
this morning before the Cabinet meeting Repfe-
sentatives Hemenway and Landes. OF ihoiaHa'
called in behalf of rival candidates for appointments
to the vacant Unfted-states iudgeshp In indaaa'
and Harry New the National Committeeman lFoni
Indiana called in behalf of still third candlaae
R. c. Hawkins who, it is believed, will prooapN re-
ceive the appointment Representative Bartnolat'
of Missouri had a brief talk with the FresideHt
about election frauds in St. Louis, ana toid h'ss
of the bill he proposes to introduce in the fiou7e
to prevent such frauds in future Congress e'e'
tions Representative Fcss, of Illinois the eAeh
man of the House Committee on Naval AHaiIs ols-
cussed naval legislation with the President espe-
cialy the need for more officers, and ne viii en-
deavor to have provision made at the present ses-
sion for doubling the number OF students u uie
ANNAPOLIS Academy by giving eaeh nleheei ..
Congress an appointment every two years ~ ~h9'ea"
of every four years, at present Repfesehtatif7
Ball of Delaware who candldate lof re-
election on the regular Republican ticket ealieo "
nresAnt some constituents Among the other callers
were Senators Elkins of West virginia V"aFies'
of Wisconsin: Lodge, of Massachusetts, Wetmore
of Rhode Island; Kittredge of South Dakota, Fos-
ter. of Washington. and Clay; of Georgia ana ana
Representatives Hopkins, OF inois er nsI
Van Vorhis Seuthard and Beidler, of ono, Lacey
of Iowa Morris, of Minnesota, and Scott OF hah-
sas. .., .o1a
occurred at ST. Georges Church, Hanover Saaate
London, sixteen years ago to-day; ME- Icbs,n 9Gos
Welt went driving in the morning. ah9 81
had for her guest Miss Jane Adams OF ChiITasg
Inc women Of the Cabinet made their regular ss THe
House In the afternoon Mrs. Roosevelt received
number of personal friends and ,o-nHgns Nas Anee
SooseyeIt win 20 to New-Yerk next week to attend
the debutante tea to be given Tor her cousin. t ssT
Christine Roosevelt whose coming out 10 SCI
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
NOTES OF SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON

Washington, Dee. 2 (SPecaD.-Mr. and Mrs
Thomas f Walsh have dinner invitations out FOR
Thursday evening in honor OF their guests the
Princess suasa OF Rome. and Mime. De IalleyFaha'
OF Paris, who will remain with them for several
weeks. Both are Americans by birth
Mrs. Francis A. Wilson and Miss Walton both or
New-York. among those who assisted at the
reception given last night by DR.. Anita Newcombe
MCGEE. The guests of honor the members OF
the Society OF Spauish-American War Nurses now
in convention here, and the hundred men ana
women invited 10 meet them were made UP from
the army and navy. the medical profession and
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs Thomas Nelson Page will introduce her
daughter. Miss Florence Field. and the latter's
friend, Miss Seymour. Miss Edith Blair and Miss
Eleanor Mccormick. of Chicago. are on short
visit TO Miss Field
Miss Rosemary Bradford, daughter Of Admiral
Bradford will be presented to society on Thursday
al the Washington Club, ,
1ffrord Pinchot who has been spending several
months I'm the Philippines in the forestry int ereStS
OF that country. is expected to arrive N NasHHS-
ton about the first OF the year Mrs P1nchot has
rner but will remain in New-York until a few days
before January /, when she will come 10 Washing
ton to have her sons handsome home In readiness
for his reception
OWNS. to the death or sists-- Mrs Peirce
Crosby withdrew ths Invitations ler a debutante
tea which she was to nave given this afternoon II
honor OF Miss Jean Crosby
New-York tribune., 1902-12-03
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