The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-14
pnocEEplNG WITH pELIpERATIoN

THURSDAY. JULY IA 1910
PROCEEDING WITH DELIBERATIONS.
In Massachusetts law mas pee"
passed to suppress the objectonab'e
noises made by automobiles. IL "eht
into effect on Monday 1t prohlnlts,
under heavy penalty. the operator OF
anv motor vehicle from making
harsh; Objectionable or unreasonapie
noise In the thickly settled part oil
town or city. He must not manipulate
his muffier as signal nor use any Oh
the new electrical horns which give
the sound of saw-fling in an eAasger-
ated form. The automobilist VINO IN
sists on wasting his lubricating oil In
the form of smoke is also banned by
the new Massachusetts law. and VIII
have to come into court and pay his
Ane IL he is caught disobeying IT..
This law" as the Hartford Courant.
from which we have obtained our IN
formation about the Massachusetts
statute says, will be rather hard on
the owners of machines propelled by
air-cooled motors, which are said to
be more wastetul of lubricating oil
and more inclined to smoke than the
water-cooled kind" But 1T is a good
law and it will be enforced.
In other communities and States
there has been municipal and State
legislation to regulate the operation
of automobiles. but in Richmond the
municipal lawmakers appear to be de-
1ermined to take their time about do
ing what other communities have
found 1t necessary 10 do. and what
ought 10 be done here, and ought to
be done now. The Committee on Or
dinance. Charter and Reform want te
''think about it, and will take theii
time about 1t. They cannot be affectec
by popular clamor'; they intend te
proceed with the utmost deliberation
they will more fully consider" it, and
In the meantime, the Automobiles viii
gang their own gait. make as mucl
noise as they please, smoke all the.
want, employ whatever sort of sigma
will fuss and fool around until tn
summer is over and nothing is done
The Council cannot consider the ques
tion until the special committee 4
which 1T has been referred has mad
Its report, and the committee can TAX
as long as it pleases to make up 1T
official mind, and. after making 1t ur
can ask for further time to consider
more fully. When the next LeSisla
ture meets 1t might be possible to, OBJ
tain the passage of general law ap
plicable to local conditions in certail
circumstances. The people of th
town who do no. own automobiles, AM
there are about 129,5OO of them, vii
have to possess their souls in patience
shut their ears and hold their nose
while the Committee on Ordinance
Charter and Reform are considerin
This important measure.
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THE PATHOS OF THE PRIZE FIGHT
If the parliament of sports which sa
In the amphitheatre at Reno had bu
known the truth before the fight the
e would have been drowned in thei
own tears. Many would have tottere
put, shaken with sobs. and others {
stouter mould would hhave made vigol
pus protest against the battle.
Heart-rending stories these, that jill
Corbett the sentimental former chan
pion, and Roger Cornell. the teal
Ing now. after the sweat OF the battl
has dried up; What torrent of ri
morse must be sweeping over the lily
fingered gentlemen who have referre
to prize lighting as brutal! Ho
:ould it be. when these men. its prom
nent opponents, are as tenderhearte
as women and melted into tears
Eight Of the hopeless expression on II
boilermaker's iron face. who was abo,
20 fail from his exalted state? Here
what Jim Corbett, the emotional slui
ger. has TO say about ii.
l5 ..I've seen many fellow who W,
Ill in before fight but never one
compare with Jeffries.
.'We found our room all right al
, The big fellow stripped for rub-dow
Roger Cornell. the greatest rubber
e. The world and one of the best judg
Of condition, started to work ov
Jeffries as he lay on the table
"Jeffries was lying on his stomac
Suddenly ! heard low sob fro
@ where stood to one side. 1t w
Cornell. He realized that Jeffries W
al in and II broke his heart.
s II tapped him on the shoulder a
rs he looked up / Shook my head a
crowned at him. The tears We
streaming down his cheeks, and
muscles of his face were convulsiv,
Working Poor Roger! But Jim
not heed anything, and doubt gre
~ that he would have realized ey
had he looked around al the rubber!
On top OF this there comes the ne
that Jack Jenries, brother of the
champion. declares that his brot
was mysteriousIy doped before
battle began. And so it goes,
1t is just the old. old story of
losing sides reluctance to admit t
II was whipped. fair and square"
hind fl all lies the hone that IN.