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The Washington times., 1908-05-03
PASSING TO LEFT
PUZZLES DRIVERS

The newspaper men who rode with
Teddy DCy who drove fine big six
cylinder Pierce Great Arrow ~ the
Glidden PathGndins Tour. last year
were greatly puzzled and amused over
the English custom Of passing 60 the
left, and according to the clever Great
Arrow driver the scheme is confusing
Says he
But when YOU GO TO Canada and
find this left-handed state Of things
existing you are hewildered. There has
been no ocean "trip to prepare YOU You
pass from Yankee soil to Canadian soil
without knowing when. and somehow
you expect TO find the ordinary Affairs
Of life moving along as you have been
accustomed One day you are in Port
land. Me. the next in ST. John New
Brunswick. You face the direction in
which you wish to go and stand beside
the right hand trolley track waiting
for a trolley car. The car comes. but
it is going the wrong way-for you.
Then you shift TO the left
The matter is especially pulling
with horse-driveu vehicles. since the
drivers seat is on the right. But the
Canadians find this handy. There the
men do most Of Che talking and when
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possible or all cars sold in the Dis
trict, and our records shCE a decided
gain over the same period last year
While we may have overlooked a few
sales. our records. I feel confident. are
fairly accurate.
'Of course IL vas to be expected that
the lower priced models would hold
their own. ami they have more than
done So But there seems 70 be no
appreciate damage 10 such Of the more
expensive models as are worth the
Price
Seven Columbia cars. carrying about
thirty commissioned officers Of The Dis
tTict National Guard. made a run 70
Captain Cooks farm. near Anacostia.
last Sunday. where the party was en-
tertained for the day by Captain Cook
The cars which conveyed the party
we've owned by Otto jacob. George
Ras-eIi. Fred Drew. T f Miller. Adolpn
LoehI. A Cohen. and E Neumeyer
The only accident which marred the
excursion was the ditpling OF Mr.
LoehI-s car. owing 70 a cloud OF dust
Continued on Sixth Page
The Washington times., 1908-05-03
DATE IN NOVEMBER
FAVORED FOR RACE
New York Entrants Strongly
Advocate a Later
Date.
October Too Busy With
Sales and Other
Events.

NEW York. May NOV thar Sec
retary solomon and Harvey Granger.
OF the savannah Automobile Clue. are
in town in conference with the A A Il
Racing Board. over The question OF
running the next Vanderbilt Cup race
in Savannah. the matter OF the cate
OF the race becomes decidedly iuloor-
tsnt
The sentiment OF the t-sdesmen and
newspaper men 4 decidedly in favor oG
November. should Savannah be award
ed the race. - nov seems very likely
Local tradesmen and importers would
like 10 20 70 Savannah for the race
but many would ind Il difficult 70 DO 30
in October, because that month Is AZ
the height OF the autumn selling sea
son.
November in Georgia brings 5almy
weather be Il remembered The auto
mobile newspaper men are as muca
tied I'D at home IN October as the
tradesueu- Publicity for the race VIII
he much desired BY the entrants and
promoters. and October VII find ch9
apers crowded with Presidential cleo
ton mes WITH q date set for the
seccnG o. third week n NOvennbe- the
columns and coast viii Be clear FOR
race news
for foreign makers intending 70 come
over for the race. since the interval
20 he January shows would be shor--
The advertising gained By good per
fOrua noes IN q November cup race
would be fre-her and more effective
az the shows than II they were MADE
in October Besides. all this. not only
wOUli the Savannah people have A
longer time for preparation and build
ing-the new road. but the makers and
importers would also have more time
TO pre- pare their cars and better
chance 20 enter their 1919 models for a
try-ouc-
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PIERCE GREAT ARROW
IN GERMAN GLIDOEN

There is every possibility that a
Pierce Great Arrow car will be found
gain in the Prince Henry touring event
which is 20 be run IN Germany this year
IN place of the HerkOmer Cup affair
which has been run in former years,
and in which Percy Pierce. of Buffalo.
with his Great Arrow. was a competitor.
The national Automobile Club OF Ger
man has changed the dates for the
closing Of entries in the touring contest
FOR the Prince Henry OF Prussia Cur
from April I 20 May !. and as great
number OF Americans arc now touring
abroad in Great Arrow cars there is
every possibility that At least one OF
them VII take advantage Of the
change Of date and enter.
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union LEAGUE CLUB
WILL USE TAyIChBS

The Union League Club or New York
city has adopted the taNicab 10 eX-
olusIon OF the horse; an action already
emulated bs- several other exclusive
Gotham clubs
The Union League Club cabs are for
the use Of members exclusively except
that drivers are allowed to pick I'D a
return fare when making a trip. Status
tics have been prepared by the opzrat-
ing company showing that Up TO April
"a, the cabs have averaged sZ9s9. while
the business turned away BY the club
rule limiting their use 10 members
would easily have increased this amount
10 500.
The cabs used are the Thomas Amer
lean made TaNiCabs. and have been
giving the greatest possible sstisfac-
ton.
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two teams are passing the horses are
checked and the, men find themselves
close together. With Us, II like cases.
the women have the preferred posi-
tions from a coEvers stiOaal standpoint
And that's as il should be. Railroad
trains don't pass TO the left in Canada.
In fact they don't pass At all except
At Sidings. There is only one track. ="
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Continued on Sixth Page)
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AWFUL MISTAKE.

N,arle-Wasu't il shocking about
CholIic worthinston, He fell out Of his
new airship when it got stalled a half
mile up in the air.
I.llian-How did CholGc come TO fall?
Marie-He thought ne was in his au-
tomobile and jumped out TO push II
back home.-FrOm the Bohemian Mag
aZiue.
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IMPORTERS DROP
SEPARATE SHOW
Arrange for Space at Grand
Central Palace
Exhibit.
Decision &c neraIIy Re-
garded AS Exceedingly
Wise Move.

NEW YORK, May As had been
predicted some time ago, the importers
OF foreign ears have decided TO abandon
their separate show plan and take
space at the independent" affair in
Grand Central Palace.
Formal announcement of this was
made this week when the news was
made public that the Importers Auto
mobile Salon had made arrangements
TO secure a clock Of space al the annual
exhibition of the American Motor Car
Manufacturers Association in Grand
Contra! Palace, December 81 70 January
next
The matter was formally decided al
meeting OF the board Of directors OF
the Importers Automobile Salon. In
ccrpofated, with representative OF the
American Motor Car Manufacturers
Assoclst f1n' after a series Of confer
ences Tor several days previous
Space Allotment.
IL vas agreed that n section or the
main floor will be set aside for tue i'm
Porters. who will make their own aIIot-
ments OF space 10 their own members.
Eigh- cen difteren makes OF car will be.
shown including the Fiat. Renault
, Panhard. HOtchkiss Bianchi. Mercedes.
c G. V. Clement yard. Beuz. ITALIA.
Zust. Isotta-Fraschini, DeIauuay-BelIe-
vile. De Dietrich. Majs, Martini. Pilain
and Delahaye-
The decision OF the importers 70 go
into the Grand Central Palace show il
generally regarded az a wise move. for
while the exclusive foreign car show in
Madison Square Garden last winter va e
an artistic success the attendance was
rather slight
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ROW OVER AUTO
PATENT RIGHTS
Large Interests Involved in
Litigation Over Selden
Claims.
Arguments May Split Ii
CenSe Auto ManufaCt-
urerS' Association.

NEW YORK. May 2-To paraphrase
q tFhe phrase, things are Selden what
they seem in automobile manufacturing
circles. especially IN the group OF
makers knOWn as the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers.
VINO have now asked. through coun-
sci, in the United States circuit court
or New Jersey. for a reduction In the
royalties 10 be hereafter paid on tho
Selden patent
The Electric Vehicle Company, the
owners or the patent is now i'm recoiv-
efs hands, but the question OF a re
duction in the royalties came up before
the receivers were appointed. and since
then many OF the members Of the as
socIation have declined TO pay any
royalties at all a Large amount being
due 10 date
The reduction asked for amounts TO
- per cent. ana d gross amount Of
S250.00 ia a year, the previous gross
totals having amounted 20 more than
S2.0O0.OO0 since the association was
formed and having never been less than
$4,000 per year.
Paid Big Royalties.
One big Western maker. who is now
sailing close TO the wind financially. IS
said 10 have paid more than S1O0 900
IN royalties in one year on runabouts
The Selden patent is. Of course. in
litigation, hence it Is proposed that
should decree be entered adjudging
the Selden patent invalid the royalty
shall. pending an appeal from that de-
cision be paid 10 the trustee TO await
the outcome Of the appeal.
The a. L. A. Nj. also proposes to
make q change in the method of ad-
uniting new members. u viii hereafter
control all litigation concerning royal
lies in excess OF the maximum stipu-
Iation
Licensed Cars Affected.
The following licensed cars would be
affected by any new agreement:
Apperson, Autocar. Buick, Cadillac,
Corbiu. Gilmore. Franklin. Haynes.
Hewitt Knox. Locomobile. Lozier,
AIathcson, Northern. OldsmobiiIe, Pack
ard. Peerless. Pierce. Pope. Royal.
Sampson. Selden. Simplex. Stearns.
Stevens uryel, Studebaker. Thomas.
Walter. Wa,tham. and WintOn-
Should the court not grant the relief
asked for. a number Of the makers. IL
is said, viii leave the association. join
the unlicensed or independent group.
known as the American Association OF
AutomoDue Manufacturers. and turn in
ard Eight the patent. which has I've
years Of life yet. II not declared in
valid before then.
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|
Though the windows were opened
to the fullest, no breath of air seemed
to enter. The awning ropes hung limp
and lifeless. The scallops that were
bound in gay braid did not stir.
From the hall came the clatter of
the cleaners as they worked In other
offices already emptied Of workers,
and once or twice one Of the women
poked her head through the open door
to see how soon she could get In TO
clean room No. S02.
Stella bent weariy over the type
writer, her flying fingers writing In the
addresses from huge list on the desk
beside her, while at nearby table the
office boy slipped In the circulars
which the envelopes were intended to
carry.
To Stella 1t had seemed the last
straw when just before closing time
the Office manager had brought her
the voluminous list and had ordered
her to see that the circulars were sent
out that evening. He was going out
of town and had left early.
The other clerks had slipped out as
soon as he had disappeared, and with
only the assistance of the boy she had
to send out 300 circulars. In his hurry
to get away the manager had not even
left the usual supper money" so she
would get nothing to eat until she
reached her boarding house. II would
be long after the regular dinner hour
and she would be lucky to get any
thing at all.
1t was nearly 8 when the last en-
velope swallowed up the last circular
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FEED MEMS HAY.

Whether the four leaf clover brings
luck IL a question We know II makes
fine beef and pulls the eggs. Fowls
must have bulky food TO render their
concentrated grain ration dtkestibie
ard save them from hard crop. Clover
Is not just dry stun like sawdust. II
ronthins nitrogen mud lime and II rich
In nutrition.
Look AZ this table, which shows the
ratio Of nutritive qualities:
Clover, i6.i: corn, lB9; potatoes.
iii; barley, iss.i; wheat, LOB.
Clover has mon lime than any of
these and IL almost the same a. wheat
No wonder II makes Biddy eackie.
II IL cheap, easily prepared and
keeps indefinitely,
Cut second growth clover just ~
blossom IL turning. This retains
strength In Leaf and stalk thst would
20 10 seed.
Half dry, turning both sides TO sun,
rack and hang In barn 10 cure.
Thus it keeps ifs strength. color and
sweetness In the winter I, Is cut into
short Lengths and fed dry ia hoppsfs
or steamed and fed Ia the soft nash.
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and she was free TO 20, The elevator
had stopped running, 10 she and her
helper faced walk down eight flights
Of stairs. For the third time In as
many hours Stella told herself that
this was the last straw.
She was not used TO the grinding toll
Of the city, and even the regular work
caine hard When her father had died
and hIs wife had followed him 10 the
grave within d few months all OF the
little savings had gone 10 the physician
ard the undertaken
Stella faced the task Of self support
brayeIy enough, but there were times
when her oyertired nerves were rub
bed 20 rawDess and even the little
things u life bore heavily upon her.
The erira work coming nt the close
OF particularly trying day had ex
hausted her vitality. Llstlessly she
climbed aboard an uptown car and
sank into seat. glad that the home
going rush was over and that she did
not have 10 stand up all the way.
The approach of the conductor
reused her from her absorption, and
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W.C.LandOn&CO.
Evelyn Street.
Rutland, VT.

row money, q inan may steal money,
n man may 10 into politics, man may
knife bis best friend, man may run
people down with m automobile,
man may gamble himself 10 ruin.
man mny waste his substance In riot
Gus living, man may go 10 heaven,
but dog won't Can these things be
truthfully spoken Of the other friends
man has about himf There Is n strong
affinity between man aud the dog II
must be the affinity of contrast Yet
any man VIII resent being called dog.
Possibly the dog would resent being
called man If he nnderstood- ! do
not know. only know that tho
maxim works but one way, aud II wo
should say, "Mnn Is the dogs most
faithful friend" there would be many
TO cavll, saying that II was mighty
rough on the dog. Success Magazine.
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FOG ElEhps.

The old bay horse snaps UP Biddy's
eggs in the mangcr, Easiest way 10
catch Mr.. Skunk Is TO set the steel trap
with nm egg Crows love hen fruit
Eggs are popular We can't blame
chickens for eating them, They know
good thing when they lay Il But,
naturally, the egg Is sacred TO the hen
unless she has the habit and she gen
orally handles them with care.
ycs; it's cxaspcrating to lose eggs, TO
find the telltale yellow on nest eggs
and feathers of hens and ROSTERS, for
roosters. too, love eggs, but TO them
also an egg Is sacred az IL the hen lay
Ing IN her sanctum snnctorum. Acci-
dental breakage and consequent egg
eating may generally he traced 10 care.
less poultryInen.
The causes are soft and thin shell
eggs from lack Of grit; nests that are
too high, small, public, open on top;
too many hens laying In one nest. and
lack OF beef scrap.
This IL the whole trouble In
cracked eggshell. and all can be rem
edicd.
One advocates plncIng eggs stuned
with soft soap before the hens. Good
way to clean 'em out. Another tells US
10 take all castor eggs and shells from
the incubator and feed them TO ths
hens until they get n surfelt lie must
have poor Matching eggs But all peo-
pie don't ruo incubstors, and where
are these rejected eggs 20 come from
IN the wlnierf We take those cast0R
eggs minus the shell and mir them
In soft feed. and our hens always
cackle for more.
We never had egg hcnds II we
had one, we would file the point of
her behk uatil II was sore. II that
didn't stop her, we wonld file on her
tail behind her ears. Yon may lay a
dozen eggs down on our scratching
floor Our hens VIII Iook at them and
us as n 20 say, Keep off the eggs"
Then a bright eyed Biddy viii get
down and cuddle them under her as
II afraid our big feet will crush ths
beautiful white globes.
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Among the deacons OF Presbyterian
church In an Ohio town was good
old gentleman fanllliarly known ~
"Unclc Thomas" Although too deaf 10
hear, he was always IN his accustomed
seat al church. aud bis zeal IN religious
work was untiring, Owing 10 short.
age OF song books In the Sabbath
school some additional ones were or
dercd by "uncle Thomas" who appris
ed the pastor of their arrival. and the
latter agreed 10 announce the fact from
the pulpit on Sunday morning
The pastor made the promised an.
nouDccmcnt, among others. concluding
with this one:
.Parents wishing their children bap-
tized viii please present them NJ The
close of the service
The good deacon jumped 70 bis feet
and In the loud voice peculiar 10 the
deaf bawied oat, "Those who haven't
any can get them at my house for 20
cents apiecew
As "Uncle Thomas" and bis wife had
always been childless this startling
Information almost broke UP the meet
Ing Success Magazine.
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soUATTED LIKE \ HALF FED TURKEY
spairingly. "Come back, please come
back, Brother YatesP'
II amt used to bsin' addressed In
such endsarin' terms. deacon" replied
Simeon. and thought mebby my
room was better than my company"
"No, no." vociferated the deacon anx-
iously. Il didn't mean what l said. !
was hssty. am sorry. Brother Yates
Please don't 90 away and leave me In
this tres!''
Simeon rested his arms on top OF the
pickets and gaxed 1t him In pensive
sympathy. well. Brother Partridge"
hs replied soiemniy, III can be any
comfort to ye In your last moments
allow irs my Christian duty TO re-
main"
III you're goin' to do anything"
gasped the other. exasperated by Slime
on's deliberate slowness. ''for Gods
sake do II quickl This limb is crack.
In"
Il might turn In nre alarm" sug.
gestsd Simeon calmly. -Mebby n we
had the hook and ladder truck
''Nos calculated the deacon. "For
eoodness' sake, please don't do that! I
lon't want srybody In town to know.
! want to keep Il quiet They wouldn't
understand"
"weii. thea" declared Simeon doubt
fully. there BE- only one more hope for
ye. Brother Partridxe-if you bad
BALBOA"
20 Lord- moaned the deacon
Can't ye quit actin the fool. Brother
YAi~sf Can't ye suggest somethin'
reasonsblsY'
Exasp~rsied beyond endurance. Par.
fridge shook his Est At Simeon. Crack,
Bough. deacon. Prince Albert and plug
hss struck The ground In q confused
heap.
There was Q fsrrfned scrambiins, .
mufBsd grvvI Then something long
and Isnk, with nowing hair and pro
tradtng syss- dashed straight for Uncle
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s-1s -es-s1r~e<~S - go
Destiny and
The Doc.
D. IpcAR wELroN COOLEY.
copyrisht. iss, W Edgar wsisen
Cooley.
D. EDcAR wLLroK c0olEY

I
- EAcov rRiAH PARTRIDGE
long. lsnk and disnined. squat
~ ted like a half fed turkey COB
bier on limb Ia Miss cullen's
back yard, holding up the dangling
skirts OF his Prince Albert with bis left
hand aud shaking his right iist spite
fully al Miss culicn's spotted bull ter.
risr. croucbed thresteningly at the foot
of the tree and eying him with calm
and patient persistence. Uncle Simeon
Yates peeked over the picket fence. his
smooth. rotund face looking like the
full moon just rising above the horizon
line. the tears coursing down his
checks. his mouth preoccupied with an
sgguvatiny grin aud his fat sides
shaking like cup OF Jelly In an earth
quake.
what In the world" snortcd Sim.
con, ripping a paling OF the fence 10
the excessivensss Of his hilarity--
what In the world. deacon. are you
doin' up In Miss Cullen's apple treef'
"Now, Brother Yates" replied the
deacon soberly, his wrinkled forehead
ooxing Ice water and his right hand
grabbing desperately at neighboring
limb, Il Just clumb up here to see II
Miss Cullen's trees had survived the
winter, and the dog But Simeon IN
terrupted.
who'd a. thought, he mused aloud.
pulling out his handkerchief and dry
ing his eyes-"who'd "a thought Miss
Cullen's bull terrier would have deyel-
oped into bird dogi But II he hasn't
got partridge tresd this blessed min.
ute I1l--l'll"-- He nearly pulled the
fence up by the roots.
The dsacon's ire kindled. THAT'S
rightl' he roared. Stand there like q
GRIMM old hyena and laugh! Didn't
you ever see man In q tree beforef
Don't you know when you behold
feller crittsr In dlstressf Why don't
you climb over the fence and drive
away that fool dog3 Dye want to see
me killed right before your very eyesY
But 1t isn't my dog" Uttered Sim
con. ITS Miss Cullen's, and It's In
Miss Cullen's own lot"
II tell you can't hang on much
longer" whined the deacon. "Pve been
here for an hour. I've got blisters all
over me-"
"Well," replied Simeon, reckon I'd
better 20 and tell Miss Cullen"
mo! Don't you do I'll" yelled the
deacon, blushing scarlet. Don't ye
dare do III l don't want you to tell
her don't want her to know"
Simeon ripped another paling OF the
fence. His eyes were dancing as II
they were tickled to death.
why don't ys drop on the dogs
back and crack his spineY" he suggest
I'd. why don't ye glare at him with
burnin' indignation and scorch his hide
orr
You're an insultln' old wretch"
cried the deacon angrily, "a jibberin'
ldjit that don't know no better than to
stand there and laugh the palms OF
Of poor, lone woman's fenceW
He turned to shake his hst, but lost
his balance and fell. Desperately he
at limb and pulled himself
up again out Of the very teeth Of the
growling terrier. Then be glanced vim
iictively toward Simeon, but Simeon
was moving away.
Hey, Brother Yates!' be yelled de.
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A DRIVER.

We can't interest the man
who prefers TO walk; the man
who cares for neither comfort
nor style; the man who will
not believe that our vehicles
are the most economical at
the price.
We know vehicles an d
their values. We know the
vehicles we sell so we'll that
we gladly guarantee them.
Come in, whether yon buy
or not. Glad to have you
see our lines OF Carriages
and Harness. IT'S worth
your time.
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Grand Bargains

In warm weather goods Of all kinds, such as
silk suits, shirt waist suits, linen suits,
long linen coats Beautiful white
lawn and baste waists trimmed
with cluny medaions and lace that
are summers. at bargain prices.
Ladies Wooden Suits for Less than Cost Of
Material.
Linen Skirts Lawn Skirts. Long and Short SILK Coats,
Jackets for Ladies' Misses and Chldrensn all Styles
Millinery.
All Trimmed and Untrmmed Hats. The models and
styles represent the work Of the foremost designers
in the metropolis.
All Reduced to Half Price
All Summer Muslin and Wash Goods at greatly reduced
prices. Bargains in all departments. Just tell us
what you want and we do the rest
Good, Reliable Goods, are the cheapest in the end
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The Last
Straws.
by Carl tE,iiifoms.

Copyrighted. 1908, by Associated
Literary Press.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-07-30

The dog is mans most faithful
friend Dan may iie. bot dog
won't; man may get drunk, man
may SANDER his neightor, a man may
embezzis and deffaud. man may Dor.
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Simeon ,Iasni A section ~ lbe pai.
ipg fenn~ gave way, aud w the street
The deacon dashed, pale OF c0unienanoe.
bare cf bead. Miss Cnlieu's bull terrier
clinging grimly 10 bis coa,tail and nsp