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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
LAX ENFORCEMENT CHARGED
HENRY II. WARD CRITICISES
THE TRAFFIC SQUAD.
Claims That Discrimination I.
Shown Against Automobiles in
Carrying Out Regulations.

The traffic squad and the traffic regu-
lations are severely arraigned in long
letter sent to the District Commissioners
by Henry II. Ward. He declares that
the automobile driver is harried consid-
erably by the traffic police and that the
slow-going family carriage can do about
as 1t pleases for all that the police and
the Police Court care. Although he claims
that he takes up no weapons in behalf
of the automobile. believing that the laws
and regulations should deal with horse
and horseless alike, he goes on to say
that the man in the buggy does things
for which the man in goggles would be
arrested or reprimanded.
A specific case Is described, in which
the driver of large truck went down
the wrong. side of F street. boring into
the traffic and upsetting all regulations.
A policeman whose attention was called
to the matter is reported as having taken
but mild interest in the tie-up, refusing
to arrest the driver or to take his name.
Mr.. Ward says that the policeman told
him that 1t was useless to make arrests
for minor offenses, as no punishment
would be inflicted. The policeman is
made the authority for the statement
that his captain had told him to keep
things going, but to disregard certain
features of the traffic regulations.
Alleges Discrimination.
Mr.. Ward believes that the disregard of
these regulations makes driving around
Washington a very dangerous occupation.
He said that the police have been Der
sistent in their efforts to check the high
speed of automobiles. and believes that
the same amount Of effort should be used
In compelling the drivers of horse-drawn
vehicles to observe the regulations made
for their control. although he says 1t is
probably true the regulations are far
from wise in all respects.
He draws a comparison between the
automobile that is required to carry lights
at night and the private carriages which
are not lighted. Also he directs attention
to the vast number of young men and
women who skate at night without lights
Some of these are adopts at the grape
vine movement and the sinuous route of
travel known as the Dutch roll; others
skate backward, and should an automo-
bile hit one of these fancy skaters Mr..
Ward believes the chauffeur would prob
ably be regarded as in the wrong in spite
of anything to show for the contrary.
A careful revision of the traffic regula-
tons is recommended, strict enforcement
Of the regulations and the appointment
of an active lot of citizens as special OFF,
GERS with authority to enforce observance
Of the regulatiOnS.e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
eAvEL GONE, VISITORS ALSO
THAT RELIC HUNT
Err ADDED TO COLLECTION.
Mahogany Implement Of Authority
DISAPPEARS From Vice Presi-
dents Room at Capitol.

The Vice Presidents room in the
United States Capitol is the latest scene
of the depredations Of the piratical SOU
venir hunters.
AS q Capitol guide was expatiating OH
the history made in the Vice Presidents
Office and running over the list of those
whose feet have worn out the carpets In
that sanctum, to the delight Of group
OF Capitol visitors, a gavel on the desk is
believed to have dropped into the pocket
of one of the party.
At least the gavel is gone. and officials
around the Capitol are convinced that 1t
left in the possession Of some souvenir
gatherer. and that it Is the pride Of some
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
household on the mantelpiece of two
Made of Historic Wood.

The gavel in question was made of ma
hogany taken from the doors on the old
Congressional Library in the Capitol. and
was adorned with metal from some old
bronze doors that hung In one of the
entrances of the legislative hall on the
hill. and from the first elevator ever
placed in the Capitol. The wood used
was brought from Honduras in 1924.
While the gavel has never been used in
calling the Senate to order, 1t was priced
by the Vice President as gift from
friends around the Capitol.
The loss of the gavel has resulted In
the removal of practically all OF the or
namental articles on the Vice Presidents
desk. Other gavels are carefully hidden
away out of the reach OF souvenir hunt
ers.
The desk and chairs in the room are.
however, not chained down. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

kins, Arthur T. Ramsay, Arthur E. Ran
die. Samuel Ross, Cuno H. Rudolph, Jo-
seph l. Saks, James Sharp, w. H. Sin
gleton, John B. sleman, jr.. John H.
Small, e. Quincy Smith, Alpheus H.
Snow, G. w. r. Swartzell, Maj. Richard
Sylvester. George Truesdell, w. P. Van
Wickle, Harry Wardman, B. H. Warner,
George w. White. T. A. Wickersham,
Henry F. Woodland, Levi Woodbury. and
S. w. Woodward.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Out Of Place.

From the London Telegraph
A sentry, an Irishman. vas on post
duty for the first time at night, when
the officer of the day approached. He
called, 'Who comes there?"
Officer of the day." was the reply.
Then what are yez doin' out 6
night?" asked the sentry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

The citizens committee is composed of
Commissioner Mcfarland, chairman;
Commissioner West. Allen D. Albert, jr..
Justice Thomas H. Anderson. Ross p
Andrews, John T. Arms, Charles ]. Bell,
Ira E. Bennett, Emile Berliner. Scott c.
Bone, William c. Borden, Bernard M.
Bridget, N. L. Burchell, c. C. Calhoun.
D. j. Callahan, P. B. Chase, Meyer
Cohen. Charles I. Corby. H. Bradley
Davidson. w. H. De Lacy. William c.
Dodge. ]. Maury Dove. John Joy Edison.
John w. Foster. NJ. Goldenberg. J. Holds
worth Gordon, Thomas Grant. William +.
GUIDE. DR.. Richard d. Harlan. Robert N.
Harper. Gen. George H. Harries, c. Heu-
rich. w. B. Hibbs, w. H. Hoeke, ORA.
B. Hooe, w. D. Hoover. Col. T. 8. Hop
kins. Hennen Jennings, Rudolph Kauff-
mann. James Lansburgh. John B. Larner.
OHn Leech. Abram Lisner. Colin H. Liv-
ingstone, w. B. Matthews, William A.
Mearns, Arthur C.. Moses, DIR. Charles w.
Needhan, Clarence F. Norment, Thomas
c. Noyes, James F. Oyster, Henry c. Per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
A Boomerang.
From the Westminster Gazette.


An amusing incident occurred when the
house Of lords was in committee on the
reform bill of 1867. The clerk of the
house intimated that an amendment had
been handed In. the writing OF which
was SO illegible that he was unable to
say what it was about or who had writ
ten it. It was then discovered that Lord
Lyttleton was the author. and it turned
out to be a proposal DISTINGUISHING all
persons who could not write.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Waists, S1.98 to S5.98.
Poplin. Chiffon and Messallne:
Skirts, $500 to $685.
Usually $3.50 to 5000:

A complete and perfect fitting cos
tune may be secured here in but lit
tie time. The Skirts at 1898, instead OF
$40 tomorrow, are of imported cloths;
man-tailored; some with inlaid pleats;
some with yokes, others killed from
top. The Skirts at $500, instead of
$3.50, are of English serge and chiffon
panama, latest pleated models, in brown,
blue and black.
The Waists at $I.o8 instead of S.
are black silk poplin; the new tailored
effect, a la Gibson girl. At $500 in
stead of So. 50 are Messaline Silk Waists,
some tucked, with pleated jabot; some
with embroidered front. At $500 in
stead of $500 are Chiffon Waists, with
pleated jabot down side and latest
sleeves. Colors include wistaria, raisln,
taupe, walnut, navy: and black.
The Coats, new 5o-inch models,
are to be $I5.o8 instead of $1,000; $I8.o8
instead of S22.5o and $22.5o instead of
$4,000; plain tailored and new braided
models, all the latest. Skinner satin
Innings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
SUES HUSBAND FOR SUPPORT
PETITION FILED BY MRS.
. AMoURETTE J. POWELL.
Alleges Abandonment and Non-Sup-
port and That She Is in Desti-
tute Circumstances.

Alleging that because she declined to re-
turn to her parents at Fond du Lac, Wis,
at her husbands request, and to sign a
paper declaring they could no longer live
together because of incompatibility of
temper. he deserted her the 9Th instant,
Mrs Amourette j. Powell of 2218 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest today applied
to the District Supreme Court to compel
her husband, Herbert Groves Powell, to
support her. Her husband when he left
put notice in a newspaper, she says. an
nouncing that he would be no longer re-
sponsible for her debts.
Through Attorneys J. l.. Hargrove and
]. s. Easily Smith, Mrs. Powell says she
was married in Baltimore. Md, March
10 last and came to this city. where they
lived together one week. With her hus-
bands consent, she says, she paid a visit
to her parents In Wisconsin. In June
they took an apartment, where she now
resides.
Relations Become Unpleasant.
During September and October, Mrs
Powell declares, the relations with her
husband became very unpleasant, and
he attempted to persuade her to return
to her parents.
On her refusal, she says, he left her. but
returned few days later with written
statement which he requested her to sign,
in which incompatibility was assigned as
a reason for their separation. To this
she refused to attach her signature, and
her husband. she alleges. left her and,
with the exception of SIS sent her Novem-
Der 10, he has contributed nothing to her
support.
Mrs. Powell secured permission of the
court to institute the proceedings without
prepayment Of costs on her plea that her
husband had left her in destitute circum-
stances. The defendant is a one-thou-
sand-dollar clerk in the quartermaster
generals Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
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President Needham's Statement.

summary of the improvements which had
been made in its work and which had
brought 1t to it's present high standard
He read letters from number Of college
presidents and other prominent men prals-
ing its work and wishing it success He
work required by the Morrill, acts, and
that If the District of Columbia was now
receiving the Morrill, acts grant, George
Washington University would be entitled
to the appropriation. However, he con-
tended that the great argument was that
the District of Columbia deserved the
same treatment as the states and terri
tories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

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shades. Full yards long nQc
and only. .>ON
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Swiss Embroidery Turnover Col
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12

Wouldn't you, Aunt Laurie? Can I
come to see you any day besides Mon
day and Saturday, or are you too busy
to see Juniors other days? From your
loving niece, JESSIE CLAUDINO.
663 West Thirty-sixth place. Jeffer-
son street school, B4 years old.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
HABITS FORMED QUICKLY
RESIST DESTRUCTION
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
fkTT ABITS form like cobwebs eand
are like iron bands to break
II is my favorite maxim. 1 think
n is very true, as l know habit forms
unon me before l know it, and 1t Is
hard to break after it is once formed.
/ saw a very good illustration OF 1t
in Roanoke, Va. A renowned mission
ary. hiss Mary Smith, took little boy
and a spool of thread. She wound the
thread around the boy once, then twice;
each time IL was harder to break. Al
last when she had wound the whole
spool around him he could not break
it at all.
She said this was to illustrate how'
when a boy starts to smoke, chew.
drink, or to acquire any other bad
habit. at first he can stop, but when
he has gone on for years and years he
cannot stop. :,
This is not only true of boys, but 1t
is true also of girls. We form little
habits, we say slang words, sit in
careless position, ask why when mother
calls chew gum, and do many other
things little and big
If we let these things go on now,
when we are women we will not be able
to discontinue them, so we would bet
ter break them now. Your loving niece,
SHIRLS E. SILK.
419 North Bright avenue, age II.
Grade B7, Bailey Street school, Whit
tier.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Letters to Aunt Laurie From NepheWs and Nieces
GOOD NAME is TO BE DESIRED
Would Cultivate Strength Of Charac-
ter and Sympathy for Others
(First Prize)

(FlrSt FrIZe)
Dear Aunt Laurie:
MY MAXIM that l am to write
M upon is a Good name is rather
AiA to be chosen than great riches"
To have good name person
should so live as to earn it, If one
has d good strong character that Will
not permit one to yield to temptation,
then that person is apt to earn good
reputation. 1t requires courage and a
strong mind to say no" and to say
il with the force that will make 1t
plain to your tempter at once and for
all that you mean 1t.
Benjamin Franklin would not drink
the beer and whisky that his fellow
printlngmen offered, but would only
drink water, so they called him Water
American" 1t only showed that he
had strong character Most all or
our great men had good strong char
acters. We should be taught when
young to have selfrespect. Afterward
when we are old we may look back
upon a clean, spotless record of which
no one can say we have ever done
wrong act.
If a person should take something
that did not belong to him he should
expect to be punished. After he has
been released from Imprisonment IL is
his countrymen's duty to try and help
him up in the world again, ana 10 get
back his good name.
Instead of trying to help him. they
sometimes look down upon him. III
people are taught when young to be
careful of their associates they are GO
ing to get along all right in the world.
They should also have sympathy for
other people, who are less strong than
they are. Your nephew,
RUSSELL WRITSMAN,
fr1 et TWan-
tieth street school. grade Al.
Thank you for your pleasant niue
personal note, Russell. ] am always be-
lighted when the Juniors express their
interest 50 nicely.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12

Not too busy. Jessie. but not always
in the office. You will be sure to find
me during the regular visitors hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
STITCH THAT WAS NOT
TAKEN MADE TROUBLE
Honorable Mention)

WCHhiOhJ
Dear Aunt Laurie:
II WILL tell you my faVorite adage,
and why l think 1t best:
u My favorite one is "A stitch in
time saves nine" l think it best for
l know very well that If little hole
comes in stocking or dress it should
be mended right away, for after awhile
many holes will come, and then there
will be lots of holes to mend.
Another thing is that If you do not
mend the hole right away 1t will keep
getting bigger and bigger, until by ana
by the hole will grow so big that you
wifi not be able to mend 1t. and will
have to patch it and that will not look
nice, you know.
remember once had hole in my
stocking and I didn't want to mend
ii and so left it, and there soon were
lots of holes in the stocking. There
were not only lots of holes in the
stocking. but the first one was a Dig
one. Your loving niece,
DOROTHY TWEEDY,
Age 8 years, Calabasas. Liberty
school, third grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Do It Well
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie;
My favorite adage is. DO 1t well or
not at ALL" This means that II you
do a thing put your whole soul IN IL
and do it we'll and not say when It's
half DONE IT'S all right. 1t don't make
any difference, anyway"
Well, it does make difference pc
cause the man you are working Tor
would soon find out what your char
acter Is. He might not notice it the
first time, or even the second, but
sooner or later you will get caught
some time Your boss will hnd out
sooner or later.
And then what's the penalty? You
lose your job. And if you don't go TO
another place and apply why they want
to know where you came from ana
how II is that you are not working.
Were you fired or did the hrm preak
up, or are you a tramp?
Now that's what they want 10 know
before they put you on, and that's why
/ like the adage. "Do 1t well or not al
ALL" FRANh CAfhA'
Griffin Avenue school, Ale grade.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Perseverance Proves Beneficial

Dear Aunt Laurle;
I don't know of very many maxims'
but the one am most familiar Win
is: TRY. try again; II at hrst you
don't succeed, try, try again"
have heard it ever since can
remember. Mamma keeps drilling 1t
into me over and over again. When
7 was little, and 1 had to learn to
dress myself and lace up my shoes,
mamma would make me try over
again, until l had them laced right,
and the same way with everything
would do l had to do IL over anu
over until I had a thing right.
So. now l try over again, without
much urging from mamma, and every
week l try again to win prize be-
cause practice makes perfect. So l
will continue to try, try again.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
URGES HABIT OF PROMPTNESS
Shows Evil Result of Neglect of
Duties
CFirst Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
MY FAVORITE adage or maxim is,
M Rather be an hour or two
LII early than a minute too late"
/ choose this one because ii is true,
and if many people would only think
of it they would be helped in many
ways. / will give a few examples in
which it shows it is always better TO
be on time.
young man was a great smoker and
he at last had heart trouble, and the
doctor said that If he did not stop
smoking it would kill him.
But he kept on smoking and every
sack of tobacco he purchased he said
would be the last. one day he drop
ped dead from heart disease. 1t was
too late the tobacco had killed him.
If he had stopped smoking sooner he
would have saved his life.
A little girl wanted to win prize
in The Herald Junior. She wrote a
composition that might have taken
the prize, but the little girl neglected
to post her letter until the day be-
fore Aunt Laurie should have re-
ceiVed it.
But it arrived too late at the office.
so of course could not get the prize.
and the little girl was disappointed.
These are only two of the many ways
in which the maxim ] selected applies,
Moral: 1t always pays to be on time,
and not be too Late
RUTH RUTHERFORD,
$3.50 North Carey, grade AT, Central
school, Pomona.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12

will profit by his neighbours harms.
Again, anyone who is not wise will
hear all of his neighbor's harms and
never profit by them.
He may have the same troubles AMI
still not see the good he was to have
CLEANED from them. At the same time
his neighbor may have become much
wiser through all his troubles and
hardships.
II a girl at school would watch her
companions and notice all the mistakes
they make and how they are corrected
she would soon see how much she has
gained by their experience.
JOSEPHINE DES MOVERS.
ST. Mary's academy. eighth grade.
Age 10 years. 1861 South Flower street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Admires wasHfngton's Wisdom
Dear Aunt Laurie:

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My favorite quotation, for so 1 cali
it, is one of Washington's, and it is:
''Be courteous to all, but intimate
with few, and let those few be well
tried before you give them your con-
fidenee."
We can all be courteous to every
one and we should he even though it
a little out of our way. But when we
are not very well acquainted with
person we should not make condolences.
They are not yet tried and we do not
know whether they will respect such
confidence. l do not mean by this that
we should distrust everyone, but 1t is
not wise to confide in very many and
they had best be persons well tried be-
fore you give them your confidence.
Your loving niece,
CHARLOTTE KIRBY,
Corona.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Finds Good Motto

Dear Aunt Laurie:
1 like the topic for this week, which
is, my FaVorite Adage." / will tell
you all about the one 1 like best.
I think do unto others as you would
have others do unto you." is a good
one. People don't like any one to do
wrong to them, but they wouldn't
think anything of doing the same to
them.
If we would all think how thing
looks or sounds, how different every
thing would be. That is why 1 like
this adage best and l think there is a
good lesson in it. Your niece.
EVELYN WELDON,
Al. 652 South Workman street, Los
Angeles, Cal. Griffin avenue school,
age IL years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Learn by Observation

Dear Aunt Laurie:
My favorite adage is "Wise men
learns by others harms; fools scarcely
by their own" This is a very wise and
true saying for anyone who is wise
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
Likes the Junior Topics

Dear Aunt Laurie:
have been reading The Herald
Junior for a long time. liked your
title in the drawing contest very much,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-12
"Haste Makes Waste"

Dear Aunt Laurie:
This Is my favorite maxim. When
I'm in a big hurry to dress in the
morning buttons fly Off and shoe laces
break; and when wipe the dishes, If
get in too big a hurry to get out to
play, why then some of those dishes
just jump right out of my hands and
break, and so / don't get out as soon
as I would otherwise.
Some of the boys and girls are in
a rush to cross the tracks when they
see a car coming. / just wait until 1t
goes by, because I've learned that
Haste makes waste" Your loving
niece, EVADNE PELREN.
Vernon Avenue school, Grade AS.
1901 East Thirty-third street.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-05-28
Opposed to Slang.

Donald had been to Sunday School,
aud on coming home was asked what
he had learned, The lesson was the
story OF Joseph, aud the small learn
er was evidently very full Of his sub
ieot.
"Oh," he said, "it was about a
Dor, aud his brothers took him and
put him In hole In the ground and
then they killed another boy, and
took the tirst boys coat and dipped
1t in the. blood OF this boy and"
80, no. Donald, not another boy -
his sistor interrupted, Mortified. But
Donald stood his ground. cit was,
too. a" he insisted. Then he added,
The teacher said kid hut don't
use words like that. Woman g
Home Companion for May.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1909-05-28
Friday. May as, 1900.
TALK ABOUT YOUR LIARS.

Tue Inter. Mountain Republican OF
Saturday the 22nd, comes out In red,
black. blue, violet aud several other
colors, but meme Of white, aud scores
the Southern Utah 'dry towns" for
selling jamaica Ginger aud lntimates
that the merchants are selling 1t by
the barrel. AZ Cedar Ia "dry town"
We come to the defense In hurry
and brand tho Inter Mountain, OF the
man who wrote the article referred TO,
as the champion liar, SO far rs Cedar
is concerned.
AZ 60 the sale of jamaica our mer.
chants know very we'll who wants tho
mixture for "boozlnR" purposes aud
do not sell II. Occasionally they
may be fooled aud when they are Il 10
by just such chars as have spewod ov.
or column or tSo OF the miserable
shoot In question, The monthly sale
OF Jamaica Ginger Ia this mans town
does not reach tho sum OF $40,
Here we want TO make an apology,
(yst Il outs To knuokle TO such a
crimson hued sheet AS the Inter
Mountain. aud II Ia for having 60
borrow from a frieaa copy OF the
despiuable sheet In order 10 defend
the merchants OF our fair town,
When the paper began its life In
was respectful, but now we cannot say
30 much. for several times have we
noticed II vary from the truth, ne In
the case OF the American Fork cpl,
sode.
Mr. Inter Mountain, we tried at one
time 20 exchange with you but you
we're too high aud mighty to notio'
us Again We ask for an exchange Ia
order that we may keep tab on you
aud see just to what Lengths you will
60.
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