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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
PEDESTRIAN AND DRIVER.
Incorrect Theory of Right of Way
Causes Many Accidents.

Incorrect Theory of Right of Way
Causes Many Accidents.
From the Kansas City Journal
Careful driving Is a flexible term
often construed way by the pedes-
trian and another way by the chat
feur. The chauffeur will roll down a
street at a sharp clip which he feels Is
safe and reasonable. II man or woman
happens TO walk In front Of his machine
the chauffeur will toot his horn in warn
ing, and. having done this, ne will as
sumo. in too many instances, that he has
relieved himself OF responsibility. In his
view, the individual should at once
spring TO safety while the machine
passes along without stacking speed
But this theory IS fundamentally wrong
The pedestrian is just as much within
his rights in walking across a street at a
proper and designated place as the
chauffeur Is IN running his machine or
the same street. There is no more obi
cation upon the pedestrian 10 run FOL
safety than upon the chauffeur TO cheCl
his machine The footing Of a horn 4,
J only part OF the duty OF the chauffeur
His other obligation is to slow down and
cooperate with the pedestrian IN avoid
/ ing an accident
! There are many transfer points IN Kan
sas City where. as a rule, quite numbe,
/ Of people get on and OF cars at the sam,
| time This forms small crowds in tho
streets. Do the drivers OF automobile.
slow up and wait for these crowds Il
! dispense or drive with extreme care
! through them? Some do. but many Do
not The chauffeurs foot their horns oi
blow their sirens and 90 right on witt
the cool and aggravating assumption
that IL the people do not get out OF thu
way II Is their own fault They do th'
same thing when a street car stops q
discharge passengers. If the reckless
chauffeur comes UP behind these alight
ing passengers he plunges right aheat
/ regardless Of the danger and discomfitur
he causes. He toots his horn. The PEG
pie in his way must DO the rest No
that the chauffeur effects TO do anybOd,
harm. He expects the pedestrian Z
jump or scamper out OF the way. an
this he usually does, but not until ne 4
startled and given a nervous shock.
Il is this unreasonable attitude 0
many chauffeurs. which smacks OF bot
impotence and bravado. that keeps aliv
the unfortunate prejudice in the publ
mind against automobiles. The auto ca
is not responsible for this sentiment nc
are the hundreds OF drivers and owner
OF machines who are careful and cor
siderate OF other people. Unfortunatel
a mischicvous minority Of chauffeur
brings odium upon all, and until IN
average automobile driver is as decent
considerate OF other peoples rights a
the average truck driver there will be
popular feeling that stricter regulation
are needed.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Anybody who inclines to suspect that
Mr.. Roosevelt would not make a gentle.
kind. considerate. and unautocratlc sort
OF Speaker has only to communicate with
Senator Benjamin Ryan Tillman, If he
wants to learn something of interest in
relation thereto.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Too Wide a Margin

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A New Jersey dog catcher claims TO
have been bitten between 5000 and 5000
times.
OF course, some men are inclined to be
careless about figures. and yet it would
seem as if dog bites should be estimated
with closer accuracy.
With most men a difference OF even
one dog bite would be well worth con-
sidering
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
PEOPLE AND THINGS
The InternatIonaI Dinner.

The international Dinner.
Here is the bill OF fare, published in
advance In the Mexican Herald. Of the
dinner 10 be served 20 Presidents Taft
and Dlaz at Ciudad Juarez on octo-
Der 16:
Consomme Regence
Chablis Moutonne lSs8
Paupiettes de Brochet a Ia Olga
Chateau Bon Air 1883
Tlmbales a In Palemitaine
Fiet8 de BOCuf q "a YARN
CortOn Clos du ROis 1898
Chaud-Froid dc Volatile a Ia Estrason
Quarters De Chevreuil
Aux Deux Sauces
Champagne Nepye Chquot Brut
Saladc Charboniere
Liquors
Asperges Lance Suedoise
Gateaux Napotains
Cafe The
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
CLAY CENTER, KANS., A MODEL
Jail Empty for Three Months and
No Arrest Since August 2S.


No Arrest Since August 2s.
From the Kansas City star
Clay COunty's jail has been empty for
more than three months. since June Is.
No case has been before the police judge
of Clay Center since August q. and no
arrests have been made in the town. The
last man who was locked up on a State
charge was in the county jail only over
night. and was fonud by the jury 70 be
not guilty There are more than 1900
people In Clay County. This situation
largely is due TO the prohibition law,
and prohibitionists say Il refutes the ar
gument OF the liquor men that Kansas
affords a horrible example" OF the effect
Of prohibitory laws.
There are no Joints In Clay Center
and drunkenness IS almost unknown.
What little liquor IS sold is peddled out
by back-alley bOotleggers. Clay County
has not sent a prisoner 10 the State peni-
Tertiary for years-in fact, for so long
time that the last one is almost for
gotten.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the New York Sun
That these prolonged iunkets bring the President
into closer and more intimate contact with "the
masses and enable him TO administer tho Affairs
Of state with more accurate reference to their honest
yearnngs and aspirations Is rerrsented IN cur mind
by an interrogation mark.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

The Richmond News Leader thinks
sending a man to the United States Sem
ate 20 get rid Of him is not altogether
a bad way OF getting rid of some null
sances." Angels and ministers Of grace,
defend this town If that fallacy grows
unduly In this land,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

III editors could only serve on 5urios.
how just would verdicts be!'' exclaims the
Charleston News and Courier Candor
compels US to admit a suspicion that a
jury composed of editors exclusively
probably would not come any nearer
agreeing than the average Democratic
convention.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Atlanta Constitution
This one comes from Missouri, where
one editor showed them why:
AN evangelist asked all the men pres
ent who were honest and paid their debts
to stand up. All arose but one. he said
he was the local editor and couldn't pay
his debts because the men standing were
bis delinnuent Subscribers"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Mr.. Knox and Mr.. Crane.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Mr. Knox's formal explanation makes the inds-
crction Of this amateur diplomatist even more fla
grant than was first reported. he is said to have
communicated to the public through the agency Of
Chicago reporter. not the secrets Of the State De
partment, but his own elaboration Of a bit Of IN
official information Of an inquiry undertaken by the
State Department and communicated 10 hin By q
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
To Reform Chicago.

From the Kansas CITY Star.
Gypsy Smith, who saved Kansas City
little more than year, ago. is now en-
gagged in the hopeless task OF trying to
lead Chicago from the error OF its way.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From Ron Vivant
Gentleman-There's one OF my shirts
missing.
Blanchiseuse-Yes. sir. I lost one.
yet you've charged me for washing Il. -
"Oh, yes. 1t was washed before It was
lost"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Miss Maxine Elliott is so mad about
having been referred to as King Ed
wards summer girl that she is per-
fectly willing to talk a column or two
to any reporter interested in the shame
full affair.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Mr.. TaEenrt's Prophecy.

From the Boston Transcript.
Tom Taggart proposes Gov AIarshall Of Indiana
for the Democratic Presidential nomination ~ IgI1
He forecasts the race as Marshall first Coz. Ha--
mon secord. and Bryan unplaced.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

We admit an Intense admiration for
Mr.. Peary's superb quality OF nerve. at
least. Many men have called other men
liars. but Mr.. Peary is the first one we
ever heard OF TO do It and then copy
right Il.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Couldn't Expect 1t.

From the HOusekeeper.
One day Helen had been very naughty
and her mother said. Helen, IL you are
naughty you can't go to heaven"
WELL" said Helen. Il can't expect to
80 everywhere. I went 20 Uncle Toms
Cabin once and the circus twice"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Mr- Pnrsonn ChnlIenred.

From the Providence Journal
State Senator John Raines, the Republican leader
in the upper branch Of the legislature at Albany
insists that Representative Herbert Parsons was
mistaken when he made his charge Of Republican
Tammany deal Mr. Parsons viii now please come
forward and give dates and namcA
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Houston Post
It has been decided that child Of Rus
sian parents born on a German ship Is a
subject Of Emperor William This deci-
sion confirms the South Carolina theory
that kittens born in an oven are pones OF
bread
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Few visitors returning from the Hudson
Fulton festivities express anything less
than great admiration and respect for
the Apache Indian who scalped a res
taurant waiter during the excitement.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Pennnre in nIinnin-

From the Paris Clll Daily Beacon.
FOR RENT-Two men, furnished room
LIST iioor and outside door, PA e. Wash
ington st. 1ndlw
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Mr.. Taft's trip is making It more and
more plain every day that a Bible with
out first-class concordance is going 10
be a mighty useless thing to have about
the house so long as he is President.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

when win the millennium arrive?'' In
quires the Montgomery Advertiser. l.
arrived on November 3 last year. sweet
contemporary. but It failed 10 stay put.
II seems
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Chicago Recrd-Herald.
Upper class women of Barnard College
have been hazing the "freshies" by de-
priving them OF their puffs and rats. The
horrors OF hazing seem TO be increasing.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Alaska wants legislature. That prom
Using youngster should be duly warned.
however. that legislatures are great
deal easier TO get hold Of than they are
to turn loose.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Married sufragettes are discussing
whether they shall take their husbands
names. II their husbands are discussing
It, however, the discussion must be going
on behind closed doors.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Mr., Jerome'- Lesson,

From the Chicago Record-Hernld-
The lesson Of Jerome is that prosecutors should be
prosecutors not Judges and iures; that they should
do their duty with vigor and give the people. not
the influential criminals. the benefit Of alleged legal
doubts
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

"Can this be the Republican Moses?'
inquiries the New York Herald. under a
picture of Mr.. Roosevelt. If this
wishes to, this may, in all probability,
we suspect
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
lis Barely Possible.

From Judge.
Knicker-Can couple live on bread
and cheese and kisses2
Bocker-They can. provided the kisses
are homemade and the bread isn't.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
CHAT OF THE FORUM.
DIR. Eliot. Opportunity.

From the Boston Herald
Or. Eliot may well feel that the time is oTeripe
for him TO breach some new topic for ministerial
debate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Geraldine Farrar trims her own hats"
says the Cleveland Leader. The average
man. however. viii be utterly unable TO
determine whether they look Il or not.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
A LITTLE NONSENSE.
A TRIPLE CAUsTIC.

Two kinds Of fools the river haunt
Performing stunts aquatic;
And nothing ever seems TO daunt
These gentlemen erratic,
Two kinds Of fools take damsels out
Despite the pleas of mother.
And one kind seems TO be about
AS foolish as the other.
Two kinds of fools we see ahoat
Before the season closes.
One is the kind that rocks the boat;
The other kind proposes
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

The English Lords evidently are pain
fully surprised that a political opponent
with q hyphenated name should be so I'M
mindful Of their ancient and honorable
status
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Chicago Evening Post
Temperance lectures are being delivered
In front OF the New York Stock Ex-
change. Prohibition preferred is not yet
listed, however
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Several Western States are considering
the idea Of dividing themselves into two
or more parts. We hope no such notion
will ever enter Rhode Islands head.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Uncle Sam IS the only person who is
allowed 10 sell liquor in Georgia. says
the Savannah Press. Inferentially. OF
course. a bootlegger is not a person.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
MIR. Crane and Homer.

From the Philadelphia Pres.
The ChRtteri0g Cane was FIST mentioned By
Homer. The poet did not approve Of him and gave
him soma hard KNOCKS
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Judge GaynOr's Territory.

From the New York Evening Post
II judge Gaynor had never been a candidate.
everybody would have said that be would make a
splendid candidate.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

And II Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt is not
elected 10 the next Congress there is no
guarantee that she will not try for the
prize seven or eleven times more.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Boourile WASH Inquirer
Mrs. Polly Weed Shippert. through her
attorney. A. J Rutledge. OF Newburgh.
filed a complaint for divorce from Simon
Shippert. her tenth husband. on last
Thursday
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Congress by Apr OPERATIONS which viii
give security to all the features OF the
system.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Springfield Republican
The tons Of Secretary Ballinger's Western speeches
on the conservation policy leaves nothing 10 be de-
sired and tho Pinchotites ought at last 70 Be
hapQy.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Chicago Reccrd- Herald.
How much OF an income has he?"
II don't know. II must be mighty big
His wife Is always tired out because she
is having clothes mada."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

And have we really heard the last Of
that Panama libel case? It seems al
most too good to be truel
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

A somewhat pretentious Marathon race
was reported in the news columns gem
orally on Saturday last in five lines. OPP
tlmists will SEQ IN this an indication Of
the wane Of the Marathon foolishness;
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

It is hard to find anything unpleasant
TO think about nowadays. just so long as
you avoid thinking about firing the fur
naco.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Mr.. Hearst moreover, appreciates tho
implied obligation under which he rests
to make all the good newspaper copy he
can as he trips along this vale Of tears.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Wen dance the 'possamala in the good
old persimmon timei
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

The Taft administrators spotlight
works entirely too fast McHarg, Claws.
Crane. Now you see EN-. and now you
douiti
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

E-e-ooo-ooo-ummm, Excuse us, COM
mander. it Is the weather. not the COM
pany.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

And so that is all there is to Mr..
Peary's mailing" eh? Really, the thing
is moro pathetic than otherwise.
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A wholesaler.

Now let me tell you about my other
troubles"
my friend you ought not to waste
time trying to tell people about your
troubles"
What do you mean?
You ought 10 issue a catalogue"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

A whole lot Of sensible people would
rather go fishing than be King of Spain
nowadays.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
A Frnnk Admission.

Won't you get out OF ideas event
ually?'' inquired the sollcitious friend.
Il have been out of ideas for many
years. replied the candid press humorlst.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

pessimists will merely think the news was
necessarily condensed for the moment
because OF the baseball excitement.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

You seem to be sticking pretty close
TO business these days
Wei. l need the relaxation. The base
ball season is a terrible strain on a
man"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

From the Allentown pa DemoGat
The Washington Herald is three
years old. The Herald is the news
paper that has been going some at
the National Capital. and it has al
ready distanced some Of the older
journals. It is always bright,
newsy. and entertaining, and is one
of the best edited newspapers in
the United States. It's editorial
paragraphs are witty and TO the
point.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
GREETINGS.

From the Norfolk (va.l Landmark.
The Washington Herald Is a
striking example Of what can be
done in three short years IL it Is
done right.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
water Yielding Trees.

There are trees in Queensland that
yield a supply Of water to the thirsty.
There are three varieties OF eucalyptus.
The gum tree IS the best. II grows on
sandy or light loamy soil and throws out
numerous lateral roots at a depth or
about nine inches from the surface or the
ground. The position OF these roots was
ascertained by the blacks by repeatedly
jabbing the points Of a spear or sharp
ened stick IN the soft earth at a distance
OF about six or eight feet from the trunk
OF the tree. The soil was then removed
with a wooden shovel for some twenty
feet or more and the root cut of az
either end. This was then cut UP into
/ lengths OF about eighteen inches. the bark
| knocked OF. and the lengths stood on
/ end in some receptacle 10 contain the
water. In many cases the blacks used a
| bag made Of the entire skin OF the male
wallaby AS soon as all these pieces were
/ placed on end the operator. beginning
with the first placed. put the end in his
mouth. and by a vigorous puff expelled
/ the remaining water. The size Of the roots
/ chosen was, with the bark on about the
/ thickness OF a mans wrist. The larger
ones. being more woody and less porous,
! contain little or no water. The water is
! beautifully clear, cool, and free from any
unpleasant taste or smell
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Fcw EIfgible.

Some OF the matrons in our set sheer
at those who have children"
Don't you do H."
why not?"
"The other side may turn around and
organize a Mothers Club II they care
10 be strict. they can make It dreadfully
exclusive"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Good for Biz.

THE young men fairly shower flowers
and candy upon her There is great
competition for her hand
81 see. And now / understand about
competition being the life OF trade
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Round hr No RuIes

The llama Ilimns its name
Like one that knows no letters.
If we should do the same
We'd waste a Hot OF letters.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14
Royal Literary Enterprise.

1t is announced that Abdul. the deposed
Sultan, viii write his memoirs. Per-
haps the written words of the Unspeak-
able Turk viii meet a great demand from
the morbidIy curious or the students Of
literary freaks. King Peter, OF Servia,
is writing a book upon that country.
The Queen of Roumanla has published
poems and plays and fiction. The Ger
man Kaiser prays. breaches, and poet
izes. The Emperor OF Japan and the
beautiful Queen Of Italy. Helena OF
Montenegro. are poets. Victoria OF
Spain, It is said has composed play,
and the Queen OF Portugal a novel. The
Prince OF Monaco writes works OF sci
ence. IL all OF these royal writer's should
get into the literary market at the same
time. the common scribbler need not fear
the loss OF occupation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Laws for the protection Of wild life,
grow more stringent There are new
game laws this year in twelve States
and Territories most OF them beyond the
Mississippi River. The tendency 20 pro-
tect big game in the far West is notice
able. especially in the case OF antelope.
whose killing Is now prohibited every
where in the United states except IN the
State Of Washington. The number OF
States that prohibit all game shipments
from their limits was increased by the
acelOn OF Iowa, West Virginia, and Wy
oming. Every state west OF the Mis-
sissippi, in fact, now forbids the export OF
its protected game. The license system
now obtains in all the States except
Arkansas and Georgia
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Senator Burrows was asked for advice
recently by a newspaper correspondent"
said Henry S. Waterman, Of Detroit
Mica. who was seen at the Riggs. and
he gave the advice. but afterward. smil-
ing and shaking his head. he said:
e Advice is a thing I an always chary
about extending. 1t is. you know. 50
cheap. so easy.
" a boy the other day was pushing a
heavy push-cart up a hill The hin was
steep. the boy thin He bent forward at
the work until he was almost horizontal.
Hi boy" called an old man, push
the cart up the hill zigzag, from side TO
side and you'll find Il will 60 easier"
The boy suarled back: Not so
much O. yer darn advice. Give Us q
shove "'"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Man wants but Ettle here below,
Nor wants that little long"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-14

Chester I. Long, former United States
Senator OF Kansas. who among others
was also once mentioned as an available
man for the post OF Minister TO China.
and who is here on legal business. said
LAST night when asked his opinion on the
Crane affair that he was attending strict
ly TO his law practice, and that he was
out OF politics With a twinkle IN his
steel gray eye the Kansas statesman
said he had not followed the incident
and desired TO be informed on II. Sena-
tor Long Is at the Raleigh.