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The Holbrook news., 1910-02-04

Where particular work is desired you must use LOLA PORTLAND CEMENT. Ask any cement man. For sale by A. & B. Schuster,
The Holbrook news., 1910-02-04

Tom Ortega's new ten room brick house is nearing completion. Tom will have one the 'swellest" houses in the County when he gets this one completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

board that the extra duty of examining
prospective automobile drivers was placed
on them. In. 1900 the first steam locomo-
biles began to appear in Washington, and
it was decided that all persons operating
these machines should first be examined.
They were run by steam. SO what more
proper than that the board of examiners
Of steam engineers should make the eX-
animation? For the first six years of the
existence of the first board there was
remuneration attached to 1t, and with
the advent of their new duties there was
no increase.
These examinations were carried on in
much the same way was the examina-
ton of an embryo engineer. Chairman
Vermillion was expected to examine the
boiler of the locomobile in the same man.
ner as he did other boilers, and the ques-
tons to the owner or driver were along
the same lines as those asked in the other
examination. The first person to be eX-
amined in the District was Charles f.
Foster, who afterward became a member
of the automobile board. He was eXamin-
ed January 26, 1900. The first woman to
receive a permit to drive her car was
Miss Annie r. French, daughter of DR..
William Il. French. both of whom are
examination on the I'd of February. 1900,
and it is to her credit that she was eX-
ceptionally well posted in regard to the
workings of her machine. Her father had
been examined the month previous.
Last year there were 1878 applicants eX-
anined, and out of that number .,1S4 re-
ceived permits. There were 1,6S4 fees re-
ceived for numbers and eleven machines
belonging to the District or United States
government which received numbers with
out cost.
AS to the system of numbering:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

closely attached 10 the driver of the car
as Is the number to the machine. 1t il
a permit to operate the automobile, and
without i the driver of the car would be
speedily arrested for running without a
license. No matter how anxious a new
owner of an auto is to try out his car, he
must first obtain a license from what has
come TO be known as the automobile
board. and thereby hangs a tale
The members OF this board are also
members OF the board of examiners OF
steam engineers. The duties of the auto
mobile examinations were put upon them
additional work. for which they re-
ceive no extra remuneration. The MEM
bers of that board are E. f. Eermilion.
boiler inspector of the District chair
man: Henry Boesch, chief engineer of
Center market, and Daniel Johnson. chief
engineer of the State, War and Navy De-
partment. Another most necessary mem
Der OF the board, but one who does not
conduct any part of the examinations. Is
II. VI. Woodward. permit clerk Of the Dis
trict who acts in the capacity OF secre-
tary.
Before an owner or operator can operate
an automobile he must first pass the ex-
animation set by this board. If he is
properly equipped with knowledge both of
the law and OF his car. he will not find
the way strewn with thorns. But II he
imagines himself capable of running q
car without knowing what kind it Is, or
If he thinks he Is the sort of person who
can bluff the police in regard to the regu-
lations. and need therefore not learn
them. he will most likely wish he had
stayed at nome when the time for his eX-
animation comes.
The examination, however. is not the
first step. The board meets but twice a
month. on the first and third Fridays, In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
A Sailors Compliment.

BOSTON publisher said of Mrs As
"a quith, whose name has been SO much
discussed in connection with THE Wom-
an With the Serpent's Tongue:
"As Miss Margot Tenant she electrified
London with her beauty. her wit and her
high spirits. Mr.. Gladstone admired her
and the novelist Benson owed his success
to the portrait, wretchedly weak and thin
as it was. that he drew of her in 'Dodo.'
"Gladstone, Tennyson and other distin-
guished persons made cruise to Norway
one summer in Sir Daniel Currie's yacht.
Miss Margot Tenant was among the
party and her gayety and beauty en-
chanted all on board, from Tennyson and
Gladstone down to the cabin boy.
mr.. Gladstone and Miss Tenant,
promenading the deck one morning, paus-
ed and talked q while with a sailor.
"'Are you married? Miss Tenant ask
ed him.
1.-THE sailor touched: his cap and an
swered:
Ives, ma am. I'm sorry to say am"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
HneCdOfe8 COncelninu
Well-knOWn peODlp
Young Commentators.

JEROME S. McWADE in a Sunday
J school address at Duluth quoted oddi-
ties from number of children's biblical
compositions that had been submitted to
him in competition for a ffteen-dollar
New Year prize.
Among the more whimsical oddities
were:
Mama is being polite"
Jerusalem was surrounded with walls
to keep in the milk and honey"
Jacob was patriarch by trade. In
them days people lived on corn, like
horses do now. They always called pud-
den and porridge messes. Jacob could eat
a good mess, but Esau, who was the old
est, could not eat as much as you might
think. The patriarch Moses never ate
nothing except when there was a fam
ine.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
A Food Faddist'S Fix.

IOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, JR., was
J congratulated In his Office recently on
the fact that he, like the poet Maeter-
linck and other famous men, has taken
to the motor cycle
and has motor cycling benefited your
health?" his congratulator, a journalist,
ventured to ask.
II think it has" Mr.. Rockefeller re-
piled. II won't ask you, though. to take
note of my clear eye and good color, or l
might find myself in the food faddist's
fix.
"a food faddist was lecturing to a large
audience on the marvellous results to be
obtained from chewing soup or eating
nut butter or something of that KIND.
He was not a very imposing person phys
icaHy, but, swelling out his chest, he
slapped 1t thrice with his palm and cried:
"'Friends, two years ago | was walk
ing skeleton-a haggard, miserable wreck
Now what do you suppose brought about
this great change in me-
He paused to let his words sink in
and a voice asked:
"'What change?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

RIOT more than twelve miles
M an hour within the fire
= limits between intersectihg
streets and avenues.
Not more than fifteen miles an
hour through any of the parks
within the District.
Not more than eight miles an
hour across streets.
Not more than six miles an hour
around corners of any street or
avenue.
Not more than four miles an
hour on the east side of 18th street
northwest between the south build
ing line of G. street and the south
curb line of New York avenue: nor
on the west side of 18th street
northwest between the line which
would he the south building line of
@ street if extended to the west
side of 18th street, and from said
extended line north to the north
curb line of Pennsylvania avenue;
nor at the intersection of 9th and
+ streets northwest between the
building lines of said streets: nor
at the intersection of 9th and G.
streets northwest between the
building lines of said streets: nor
at the intersection of 18th and F
streets northwest between the
building lines of said streets: nor at
the intersection of 18th and G.
streets northwest between the
building lines of said streets.
Not more than twenty miles an
hour outside of fire limits.
Not more than twelve miles an
hour when meeting or passing any
other vehicle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

accompanied by 81, Is sent to the secre-
tary of the commonwealth. He issues
a certificate of registration, giving the
machine number. The certificate of
registration must be attached to the ma
chine in some spot easy of access. This
certificate gives the persons name and
address, number of the machine. and
states that he has complied with the
law in securing his license. The secre-
tary of the commonwealth also issues
tag bearing the number. which must at
all times 'be in evidence upon the rear
of the car" If the number or certificate
is lost a duplicate can be secured for 81
from the secretary of the commonwealth.
The speed limits for Virginia are not
more than eight miles an hour around
curves or bends where the roadway is
not plainly visible for a distance Of 200
feet ahead, and a the intersection Of
prominent crossroads when such road
or highway passes through the open
country. Not more than eight miles an
hour where street or highway passes
the built-up portion of a city, town or
village. Not more than eight miles an
hour at points on any public highway
Wien there is a aatherin@ of horses or
persons. Where not specified, not more
than fifteen miles an hour.
This law differs from the majority of
others in that it is applicable only i'll
those counties in which the board Of
supervisors shall. by recorded vote,
adopt it. Most of the counties in vir-
ginia have adopted these regulations
among the exceptions. however, being
Alexandria county. Not having adopted
these regulations. it means that any
out any license whatever. All the other
counties which are near the District
have adopted the regulations.
Although there is a great amount of
work attached to the issuance of per-
mits, the members of the board and
others concerned in the work have oc-
casional breaks in the monotony which
are caused by some amusing little incl
dent Mr.. Brooks, coming in contact
with most of those who seek informa-
ton. sees not the least of these little
comedies.
1.-The other day." he says, "a lady
came in and remarked that she was
going to Virginia. / fished up an appli-
cation blank and passed it to her.
What is that?' she asked.
II told her the rules governing Vir-
ginia and explained the manner of pro-
cedure. She looked at me and then said,
savagely:
We'll, I'm going right away; how
Il said it would most likely take a
week Or ten days. That was too much
for her.
Young man. it is an outrage. an
absolute outrage. that citizens of these
United States can't ride over the top of
the earth without being made to pay
for it, and having SO much trouble. It's
an outrage, i say
And with that she left
During the examinations the board
members have their fun. There Is very
often little comedy enacted between
the applicant and one of the members.
Il remember one case, says Mr..
Johnson. smiling. "A man came IN,
looked all around the room and then
sat down good naturally.
who has the right of way? asked
him.
THAT depends he replied, smiling
blandly and chewing gum.
"Oh. does it?' asked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

ITO give a thorough examination said
Mr.. Woodward. the permit clerk, 1.-The
system should be as is in France. There
when an applicant is examined ne has
to demonstrate his ability to drive his
car by going with one of the examiners
through the most congested parts of the
city. In this way there is no doubt what
ever. So far as our system g concerned.
however. it seems to work all right. We
might improve on it. / suppose, but / will
say that there seems to be d very small
percentage of accidents here. compared to
other places. So if the results are salts
factory. the system must be pretty good
In regard To his share in the work Maj.
Sylvester is optimistic. When asked If his
men experienced much trouble in deliver
ing the permits he replied in the affirma-
tive.
They sometimes have considerable
trouble. Some of the people have gone
away. others cannot be seen until sew
eral visits have been paid
Another part that the police play in
the automobile game is in connection with
the arrests
1--WE have an index" Maj. Sylvester ex-
planned. "in which are the names Of all
those who have received permits. and in
formation stating whether they are own
ers or drivers. Whenever any one of them
is arrested, we check it up on his card.
and in that way we know just how many
times a person has been up, and what
for"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
The Portrait.

OSCAR HAMMERsTEIN. at a studio
~ tea in New York, told a story about
beautiful young woman who is ia
nous portrait painter.
1T had been announced, before my last
trip abroad said Mr.. Hammerstein,
that she was to paint well known mil
lionaire. | met her on my return, and
my first question was:
BY the way-about Stox's portrait
did he sit for it,
1.-The beautiful young woman laughed
and answered:
No. His wife wouldn't stand for it. I"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
All Kinds.

MFRS. PANkHURST. the militant suf-
AVA fragette, praised at dinner at the
Colony Club in New York, the American
department store.
"At the same time, she said, you are
not, in your department stores, such
really universal providers as our Lon
don stores. There you get everything
positively everything.
II know a lady who said to London
department store assistant once:
Where is the Brussels counter?
Carpets. sprouts or points?' the A.
sistant asked"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

Yes he answered, laughing. You
see the fellow going north or south
really has the right of way, but it de-
Ponds: sometimes you can get there
first yourself
When the application blanks are called
for pamphlet containing the regula-
lions is generally given with it, SO that
when the examination day comes the APP
plicant will be prepared to answer all
the necessary questions. Evidently some
of them spend very little time in study
ing, and what they do learn is in rota-
ton. This is apt to lead to a sad con-
clusion.
"A darby came in one night said Mr..
Bosch. land the first question I asked
him was Who has the right of way?'
Right came the answer.
"'What?' I queried.
''He saw he had made mistake, and
in his desire to rectify it became fius-
tered.
".No, left. Realizing this was worse,
he began to humble to himself: Six
miles an hour, four miles an hour,
h-m-m-m-n north and south. That's 1t.
Then aloud: North and south
HE knew the rules all right; he had
simply counted on my beginning where
the pamphlet had. He passed without
any trouble at all when he got started
right.
There are other times when the appli-
cant comes in with self-conhdent man
ner and at the first question reels off
the whole thing and adds several remarks
about his machine, such as 1t Is a six
cylinder or sixty horsepower.
This is joy to us, for it gives us a
chance to ask:
what Is a cylinder?
'H-m-m-m, a cylinders a-a-a cylin-
der's a"
That's about as far as they get in the
majority of cases, and the same thing
happens when We ask them how their
machine receives its motive power"
Sometimes" says Mr.. Vermillion, peo-
pie come here who are so ignorant that
they can't tell which is their left from
their right hand, and yet they expect US
to allow them to have permit
Frequently there is one member of
the waiting line who becomes impatient
and tries to get in at once by coming
in the main door instead of where the
line is standing. We always send him
to the back of the line again, and some
times everybody joins in keeping him
there
The history of the automobile board is
SO closely allied with that Of the board Of
examiners of steam engineers that to
give an account of it requires telling how
the other came into existence. The first
board was organized February %, 1887,
The members were John H. Wilkerson,
then boiler inspector of the District, as
chairman; John Riley chief engineer in
the steamboat service. and A. A. Dooley,
chief engineer of the National Museum.
as secretary. Those men are now dead.
On the 4th of May. 1889. Mr.. Bosch took
MIR. Riley's place on the board, as he was
the first to pass out. On the 1st Of the
same month, in 1890. Mr.. Johnson took
Mr. Dooley's place, and Mr.. Boesch was
appointed secretary Of the board. 1t was
October 10, 1898, that Mr.. Vermillion was
appointed a member, filing the vacancy
left by Mr.. Wilkerson Mr.. Vermillion be-
came chairman at once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

The members of the board sign their
names to his paper. After Mr.. Yer
millions signature has been put at the
top OF the others the applicant is told
to go to the next room and get his per-
nit.
Mr.. Woodward gives him a permit to
run his machine, but 1T is not good in
definitely. The final permits are made out
and delivered to the owner or driver in
person by policeman. This rule is car
ried out in order to avoid any one saying
that he was examined. but never re-
ceived permit. When the policeman re-
turns to headquarters and reports that
all his permits have been delivered the
District authorities know that all those
persons have their permits. and further
that they cannot, If arrested, plead
ignorance of the speed limits or of the
rules of the road. That is the principal
reason for holding the examinations and
for delivering the permits.
The examination over. and the appli-
cant in possession of his permit. the next
step for the owner is TO secure his ma
chine number This is done by filling out
another blank. stating that he has been
examined and passed, and desires num-
Der for his car. This application blank.
unlike the first. has to be accompanied
by two dollars before it is acceptable.
The blank and money are sent to the
collector of taxes. who receipts the blank
and returns 1t to Mr.. Woodward, who
in turn gives the person applying his
number. Washington is one of the few
places where the numbers are furnished
by the authorities. In cases of loss. a
new number can be secured for one dol
lar, as the contractor who furnishes the
numbers also furnishes duplicates. This
is the road that must be travelled by those
seeking a permit.
circumstances alter cases" That apt
saying applies as fully to the permit
office In Washington as it does to any
thing else. There are several circum-
stances which can alter the examination
just mentioned. First there is the out
of-town driver or owner who, coming to
Washington to live, either desires to
bring his own cars. or to drive cars here.
He must go through practically the same
thing that the other applicants did. the
only exception being that. having already
had a permit in another city, the exam
nation is merely form. the idea simply
being to ascertain whether or not he is
conversant with the rules regulating
automobile traffic here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
TTACHED TO each

TTACHED TO each
of the automobiles
a II d motorcycles
that pass along the
streets of Washing
ton is a small enam-
eled sign, oblong In
shape and bearing
several numbers,
followed by ID. c."
In small letters.
This sign stands
for an obligation az
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

1t was just little over a year after
the appointment of Mr.. Vermillion to thu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

This Iast-named class does not include
the nonresident who, visiting the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23

From I to $500 are for motor vehicles.
From .501 to 300 are for motorcycles.
From 31O1 to 1899 are for motor vehicles
again. and from 5000 to 5000 for motor
cycles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-23
SPEED LIMITS IN THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

RIOT more than twelve miles
M an hour within the fire
limits between intersectihg
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-21
RECITAL WELL RECEIVED
LARGE Crowd Attends Jubilee Musical
Entertainment.

The musical recital given by Theo-
dore S. Bergey the we'll known Chica-
go singer at the Laurium M. Il. Church
last evening was well attended and
was favorably received. Mr. Bergey
as we'll as the local entertainers who
assisted in the program rendered their
numbers i'm very acceptable manner
and the entertainment was even bet
ter than expected.
Prof. Bergeys voice Is one of the
sweetest ever heard In Calumet and no
disappointment was felt In the fact
that the committee found II necessary
TO substitute this entertainer for Har-
old Jarvis of Detroit. who had at first
been placed on the program. Among
the local entertainers who took part
In the program were, the Misses An
derson. Mrs. Loyr S. Linton, +. L.
Cowley and Harry r. King, Mrs.
James NJ. Merton. Mrs. JOY Frink
Kolhaas and Mesdames ]. ID. Godfrey,
S. S. Lee. and octave Gardner and
Miss L. Childs.
Arrangements have been made for
Prof. Bergey to be at the Laurum M.
l.. church again tomorrow at both
services.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-21
COMMITTEE WILL REPORT.
All Arrangements Practically Made for
Dedication Of Statues.

The committee appointed recently
fos rhe purpose OF making errecgo-
ments for the dedication OF the statues
to mark the Catholic portion OF the
I-Gke View cemetery. is about ready
% make its report. and mis- will like
ly be done at meeting to be held to-
morrow.
The dedication will take place sun
day afternoon next. June 5. and will
be a very solemn event. All OF the Ca
tholic fraternal societies I'm Calumet
have been asked to attend and most OF
them have accepted the invitation.
Rev. Pr Herculean, OF the Sacred
Heart church and Rev. FIR. Boisson-
ault. of St. Annes church. will take
the principal roles in the dedication
exercises and will he assisted by
other Catholic priests of Calumet
churches. Automobiles will be pro-
vided for the priests who will be in
attendance. while the members OF the
several Catholic and other fraternal
societies will parade direct 10 the
cemetery. accompanied by local bands.
The statues comprise a center figure
of Christ on the cross, with the Vir-
gin Mary, ST. John and Mary Nragda-
lene. standing at the foot of the cross
An of the figures are life-size and
were imported from Germany. They
are set IN cement, the work being done
by Contractor Paul =. Roehm.
Practically every Catholic i'm
Calumet contributed something to-
ward the statues The move
ment was started by Homer Beau
chaine early last summer, and fmme-
diately met with ready response. a
large iron cross formerly marked the
Catholic portion This was blown
Town and destroyed during the winter
4 1908.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-05-21
LAURIuM BRE.ITiEs.

Twenty-one births and ninee deaths
have been reported so far In May. in
Laurium.
The hearing of John A. Torreano,
charged with a violation of the liquor
law has been adjourned until June 2,
i'm Justice Armit's court.
A number of Iaurium residents are
engaged in repairing their summer
cottages at Bette Girls and Lac la
Belle in anticipation of the warmer
summer season.
The wedding OF Miss Jennie Cecilia
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A.
Anderson of Laurium to Rev. Samuel
Hogander of Butte will be solemnized
this evening.
Members OF the Lief Erickson socie-
ty will conduct a basket social i'm the
L.aurium bank hall this evening.
Mrs A. q. Frost left for her home in
Charlotte, sljhch., after caring for Mrs
M. Fuller of Hecla street. who has
been Ill.
The funeral Of the two-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Kestle OF
Franklin street Florida who died yes
terday will be held tomorrow.
The funeral OF the late Francis DE