The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-11
SHAW BOOM HASACASH VALUE
EN-SECRETARY ARRESTED ron
SPEEDING ~ JERSEY.
But loud Have Thought n startled ono
Eyed Calender HAD .pust Discovered
Haroun-al-tsschid 30 see How small
PInes Served for a Man Entirely Great.

In the case Of Leslie VI. Shaw. former
Secretary Of the Treasury. one Of his friends
said yesterday mention as a Presidential
possibility has its advantages even II the
masses do not embrace the suggestion.
The Secretary, this friend said. has facts to
prove IL. On account OF the boom started
by kind friends he IL able to report tn Q
lowest fin ever inflicted for violation OF the
automobile laws OF New Jersey.
Sinoe the Secretary has settled dow n
comfortably In this city as president Of
the Carnegie Trust Company he has TAX en-
enthusiastically to motoring. He has one
high power car. and though he never z oes
out with the expressed intention of making
speed records, he has not yet rebuked a
driver who did not keep his eyes on the speed
ometer. The drivers glance was far from
that appliance when they passed throu Oh a
small Jersey town recently and encountered
a goateed Jersey constable.
Both the Secretary and the other men,
bers Of his party looked prosperous. and
there were broad smfles on the faces Of both
the constable and the Justice Of the Peace
when the New Workers. were hailed before
the latter functionary. The driver was
first formally put under arrest. On the adj
vice OF the Secretary he pleaded guilty.
The Secretary stood back and dug deep in
his pockets while the Justice was taking
down the drivers pedigree and meditating
n g~loating over the o Of the fine.
Nov for tho owner Of this here machine
said the Justice presently. will he step
forward n get hisf'
I'm the owner" said Mr.. Shaw advancing
A. A. l.~l. aNI, -o,.o g.. Oka- -Nn m
Shaw. and l live in"
Good gosh!' rstorted the surprised
Justice. Don't mean to say you're Shaw
Treasury2"
I'm that same individual" replied the
banker.
And a candidate for President7'
Il believe / have been mentioned in that
connection" was the modest reply.
-Dern it. Mr.. Shaw. but this is hard on
me" said the justice, now apparently. dis
pleased. why, Mr.. Secretary, you're my
favorite candidate for President. I'm
glad 70 meet you. but don't like to impose
any fine.'
The Secretary shook hands with the
justice. and after expressing qualification
over meeting al admirer so far away from
Iowa suggested that the driver be treated
as leniently as possible and that the court
proceedings end there. The justice was
more tnan pleaseu 10 10 IL,
1--we got to tax him 80 so, said the justice
That amount goes to the county. | won't
take the $3.50 that I'm entitled to for my
fees and that's all therell be 10 il as far as
I'm concerned. But there's the constable
here. He's entitled TO $50 for making
the arrest
Il won't take a cent OF il" said the con-
stable. who up to this time had been an in
terested but silent spectator. mir. Shaw
ia my pet Presidential candidate too, and
I'd be sorry for having arrested him IL it
wasn't for giving me a chance Of meeting
him."
There ensued some more Handwriting.
payment Of 81 so and cheers for our next
President from justice and constable IA
the Shaw party went on it's way. The
Secretary has told the story OF the ex-
perience to several friendA recently, but
refuses to give up the names or residences
of his admirers. He ia confident that Shaw
sentiment Ia strong in at least one section
Of Jersey and isn't going to have his sup
porters pestered by rival candidates.