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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Minimize Traffic Accidents.

81 have observed that In the great ma
jority Of cases Of accident, ignorance Of
or failure to observe street traffic regu-
lations has been responsible. and not ex-
cessive speed said Mr. Emo. III the
drivers learn the regulations, the danger
of accidents will be much lessened. We
worked for years in New York In order
to get simple set Of traffic regulations
adopted. They have proved a great bene-
fit. The regulations offered for Wash
ington are practically the same as those
used in New York. with some modifica-
tons to suit the particular needs Of this
city. / may say, too, that this same
system of traffic regulation has been
adopted in Paris.
The report of the public transportation
committee on the traffic regulations. sub
mitted by Alexander Britton. chairman.
recommended that the District Commits
sioners have 100000 copies of the regu-
lations printed and distributed to drivers.
and that standards setting forth the reg
ulations be placed in the streets where
they may be seen easily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Sections Can Help One Another.

with whatever care and wisdom the
Commissioners may present a park item
to Congress, nothing will result If COM
peting items are presented and urged
with arguments that arouse sectional
jealousy and class hatred. If there be
no dissenting voice, and only strongly
organized and thoroughly informed pub
lie opinion can secure this, Congress will
not fail to proceed with reasonable rapid
ity toward the completion Of the park
plan. 1t seems probable that, if the
proper policy be followed, all of the park
lands, for which Congress expects the
District to pay one half. can be obtained
in few years time and at a cost of
some six or eight million dollars. No
one will have to wait long. Each section
can help all other sections as thus all
lands, including its own share, can be
most quickly acquired.
mo log-rolling policy should be pur-
sued In this matter. but the same princi-
pies should be followed as would govern
a private corporation which in certain
time wished to acquire certain lands at
the minimum cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09
Report on Car Seats.

Mr.. Britton also submitted to the board
a special report from his committee on
the question Of transverse and longitu-
dinal seats in street cars. Mr.. Britton
said that his committee had given the
matter most careful investigation, hear
ing officials Of the street railways and
citizens. The committee recommended
that cars with transverse seats be used
on the suburban lines and on all long
hauls. and that cars with longitudinal
seats be used for short haurs in parts OF
the city where traffic Is congested. The
report announced that the Capital Trac-
ton Company had determined to adopt
the transverse seated cars on all its lines.
and that the Washington Railway and
Electric Company was also putting in
use a number Of this type Of car.
The report brought out a heated dis.
cussion over the merits and dement's of
the two types OF cars. 1t was finally
adopted, however. +. G. Coldren en-
deavored to have a substitute resolution
adopted favoring orAy the transverse
seats, but failed to receive SUFFICIENT
support.
The board adopted a resolution of
thanks to Postmaster Merritt for his or
der doing away with the Sunday delivery
of mail at the post office. thereby giving
the letter carriers a holiday on Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-09

1T requires no argument to demon
strate that public opinion in Washington
should without a dissenting voice and on
all occasions support this plan. It's fea-
lures should be brought to the attention
Of the whole nation, for the completion
of whose capital it's execution is vitality
essential. And when projects are before
Congress for the acquisition of park
lands pertaining to the system, a united
front should be presented.
1.-The question is whether the business
Of obtaining the park lands shall be pre-
scented by the legally constituted au-
thorities of the District, following bust
ness principles. adhering to the Mcmillan
plan, and supported by a united public
opinion, or whether the initiative In park
projects shall be surrendered to certain
land owners, who do not care whether
the systematic plan is followed or not,
whose natural desire is to obtain the
largest price for their lands. but who can
of course obtain neighbOrhood support
for their projects, however they may
lack merit from a broad public stand
point.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
MORE MONEY FOR THE
RURAL MAIL CARRIERS

Staunton and Augusta county rural
free delivery carriers have heard with
satisfaction of the intention of Post
master General Hitchcock to increase
their salary during the current ifs
cal year.
The order will provide for the dis
bursement during the year of $4,-
100000, which will mean an increase
of 500 over the present salary Of
5000 for ali carriers on standard
routes, with proportionate increases
on the shorter routes.
Congress provided last session for
the expenditure of the extra $4,000
900, but left it to the discretion of
the Postmaster General as to how
much should be expended. Mr..
Hitchcock has now deGded to au-
thorize the disbursement of the full
amount. His desire to compensate
the carriers for any additional bur-
den which may be placed on them
if the parcels post system he has
recommended for rural routes is ap-
proved by Congress was the impor-
tant consideration he declared.
"Now that the men are to receive
such generous increase in pay" he
said, II feel that Congress should
lose no time in authorizing the carry
ing of parcels on rural routes. A
parcels post system on rural routes
can be conducted without extra ex-
pense to the Government other than
the 100000 salary increase, which
in my judgement, would be more
than offset by the parcels post sys-
TEN.
During the current year the rural
service will cost about $4O,0OO,0 900,
the estimated loss being approximate
ly $25,00O,000. The Postmaster
General expressed the belief that the
parcels post system, under proper
management, would insure the main
tenance and proper extension of the
rural free delivery service as a self
supporting branch of the postal ser
vice.
The rural delivery system was
started Is years ago with S3 carriers
who were paid only 5000 year. On
July 1 there were 41,562 carriers,
their aggregate salaries being $685.
$4,000.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14

Mr.. and Fred Hoyt, are guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Fauver. Mrs.
Hoyt was the popular Miss Gertrude
Terrell and she is always a welcome
to Staunton.
Miss Page Hughes has returned
from visit to friends in Harrison
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Cochran are
spending some time at Atlantic City.
Rev. J. N. VanDevanter, of Fort
Defiance, has gone to Hampton.
Mrs. A. M. Valz, Miss Corinne Valz
and Messrs. Fred and Randolph Valz
left Monday for Atlantic City.
DR.. ]. S. DeJarnette went toNan-
assas Monday to give expert testi-
mony in case being tried there.
New York, July 8.-Thomas T.
Hayden, the actor, known from coast
to coast as "Blind Tom Hayden" is
dead at his home in Brooklyn, fol-
lowing an attack of pneumonia. He
had been sightless for thirteen years.
Before he became blind as the result
of an accident he played many promi-
nent parts at one time with Miss
Edith Kingdom, now Mrs. Geogre J.
Gould.
Miss Katherine Henderson of
Swoope, spent yesterday here.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
PROPER ACTIVITIES FOX BOYS

The leaders of the Boy Scout
movement of America say that the
economic value of the Boy Scout &C
tivities amounts to many millions of
dollars in a year. This value lies in
the prevention of malicious mischief
and crime among boys growing out
of the gang" instinct and in the
instruction of boys to do constructive
things. Boys naturally get together
in crowds, have their leaders, and
plan various stunts. If the boys are
extremely energetic and have any
tendency towards destruction they
are likely to do danger to great
amount of property.
The damage to property which
boys can do was shown by the re-
cent investigation into the Police De-
partment of New York. Many po-
lice captains complain that one of the
greatest difficulties with which they
have to contend lies in gangs of boys.
They furnished records to thousands
of destructive deeds of boys.
Throughout the east and west sides
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
THEY PLAYED CHESS.
Tho Loser Afterward Learned With
out Asking Why He Lost.

Tho Loser Afterward Learned With
out Asking Why He Lost.
Baron Hengelmuller, the Austrian
diplomat, a man famous for his chess
ability, one day at house In Wash
ington met young man whose name
he did not catch when the introduce
lions were made. Chess was the topic
of the conversation by all those in the
company, and presently the young
man suggested efficiently that he
would be highly honored If the baron
would play a game with him.
The baron consented. They sat
down. After a few moves the baron
looked up from the table checkmated
and found the young man reading a
paper. The chessmen were placed
again and, after not SO many moves
as before, the baron looked up to find
the young man reading the paper and
himself checkmated.
After his dinner the baron came
back. He wanted another game, being
somewhat chagrined at the ease with
which be had been beaten. As he
came In he found the young man who
had played with him that afternoon
blindfolded and playing against SIX
teen opponents at the same time. The
young man was Pillsbury.-Saturday
Evening Post.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
NoRWAY's INCOME TAX.
Il Reaches All incomes In Excess OF
S93yo8 Per Year.

Il Reaches All incomes In Excess Of
$s3.o8 Per Year.
How should you like to pay an In
come tax on next to nothing? If you
were a Norwegian living at home and
earning $134 a year you would be
taxed on one-tenth of it If you were
unmarried; on about one-twentieth of
It If you were married and had no
children. II you had children you still
would be taxed on one,fiftieth of it
With an income of $3.50 year you
would be taxed If unmarried on more
than half of your income. if married
and having no children on about 40
per cent of your income. having one
child on about 81 per cent. two chill
dren on about 81 per cent
Unmarried and having an income Of
$3.50 year in Norway your income
tax payment would be $421.22; mar
ried, with one child, $3S9.94; married,
with six children. $355.17. All that
you would get off your income tax
(married) for having six children would
be $66; all that you would get off by
having five more children would be $44
and six bitsl
Married or unmarried In Norway.
you could escape paying an income tax
only by having an income less than
S8S.OS a year. Think Of paying an in
come tax out of earnings of 81
monthLNew York Press.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14

of the city, thousands of mischieveous
boys destroy fences, break windows,
damage houses and do many other
little things that as a whole amounts
to a great deal.
One of the aims of the Boy Scout
movement is to prevent this destruc-
ton of property. The leaedrs of the
Boy Scout organization recognize the
gang instinct and are seeking to de-
velop it along proper lines. They un-
derstand that boys have lots of en-
ergy, want to have fun, and want to
be busy doing things. They under
stand clearly that if this tendency of
the boy is net turned to good use, it
results in evil and malicious mischief.
Accordingly, Lorillard Spencer, Jr.,
and other workers in the local or
ganization at New York are planning
to form more troops in different parts
of the city. They want to get the
boys interested. They want them
to engage in activities that will train
them physically, and be of use to
them in after life.
Throughout the country this aim
of turning the energies of boys into
usefulness rather than to urge the
destruction of property is going on.
Reports from all over the country in
dictate that the aim of the Boy Scout
leaders is being attained. The Boy
Scouts in Jersey are fighting the mos
quitos. Out in Kansas they are try
ing to clear off the flies. In New
Hampshire and Ohio the Scouts are
doing everything possible to protect
the birds. In almost every State in
the Union, they are planting trees.
Boys like to help the firemen and the
police, and in various cities the chiefs
of police, realizing that a boys help
is much better than his annoyance,
are training the boys in police work
and various activities. The firemen
are training the boys how to act
quickly in case of fire and many in
stances have been recorded of the
catching of thieves and the saving of
lives of people by Boy Scouts.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
NEWS OF GHuRcHY|LLE

Churchville, Route No. L., July7.
Our hustling mail carrier is max
ing goood time delivering mail in
his new machine.
The long drouth was broken this
evening by delightful rain of an
hours duration.
Many of our people spent the
Fourth along the river, some picnic
ing and some fishing. The dam at
Mr.. Whitmore's mill was drawn Off
and many fish caught.
The farmers have finished their
harvesting and most of them are
through hauling their wheat. The
crops were short and some of them
had to be moved as result of the
storm the first of June.
Mr.. George Propes has about COM
pleted the repairs to his stable and
shed which were all but demolished
by the storm.
Mrs. l.. Collins had the misfor-
tune to lose nice young horse, a
short time ago. Mr.. Madison, also,
lost a good work horse.
Mrs. Daniel Wilson and Mrs. Ar
thur Meyerhoeffer and little daugh-
ter of Staunton, spent last Friday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
H. Obaugh.
Miss Mary Hupman has returned
to Staunton after spending several
weeks on this route.
Miss Pearl Dunlap of Zetta is
wishing Mrs. l.. H. Andrew of Oak
Hill.
Rev. Mr.. Curry gave a very inter
| esting blackboard exercise to the
young men at Union Church last
Wednesday evening.
Quarterly meeting was held at
Green Valley last Saturday and Sun
day.
Messrs. Roy and Ernest Sherman
drove about eight miles last We'd
nesday morning and returned the
the same day with about ten gallons
of blackberries.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
PARNAssUs

Parnassus, Va, July 8.-Mrs. Rach
ell Cook ..is very sick at Stribling
Springs at this time. She is cared for
by her son Samuel Cook.
Mrs. Chichester, Of New York City,
has arrived at Stribling Springs for
re season.
Mr.. John Profs, who was reported
sick last week is much better and his
many friends are glad to see him out.
Mr.. David Gilkeson who has been
sick most of the winter, and was much
improved, became very much worse
about ten days ago and is now extreme
ly ill. The extreme heat seemed to be
too great for him.
Mr.. @. l.. Brenaman is progressing
nicely at st. Luke's Hospital Rich
mond Va. Mr.. Brenaman VA sFsl
ted on Thursday April 80.
The fourth of July was very sUis!ly
celebrated at this place, a few Off he
youngsters going to Grottoes, Most
everybody was trying to invent some
plan to keep cool.
Mr.. Walton McFall and little boy
Morvin, of Mt. Scion, Va, were call
ers here Thursday.
Mr.. lack Doggy who has been in
West Virginia for several months is
home with his family for few days.
Mr.. w. w. Gibbs of Staunton is very
usy placing automobiles in this par
of the country especially the Mt. So
lon section.
delightful picnic at the noted old
watering place, Wooded Springs, Fri
day July I. Some of those attending
were Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Silling,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott Randolphe,
Miss Annie and Nellie Hiner, Marga
get Gilkeson, Alice Rautt and Lula
Driver. Messrs. Rosco and Brisco
Dudley, Clarence and Dyche Shiplet,
McDriver, William Bell, Samuel
Rautt, Emmett Randolph and Eu-
gene Hanna.
A storm appeared upon the scene
butt it failed to mar the pleasure as the
baskets had been duly examined and
contents properly appropriated before
the down pour of rain. The shower
was heartily welcomed even by the
picnicers as threatened drought and
lot wave was broken. After the usual
good time of such occasions, most of
the party returned by through ticket.
Some had stop over at Stokesville to
visit the Imperial Extract works.
Mr.. f, G. Whitesell was caller in
Parnassus Friday.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
FROM CR|MORk

Crimora, Va, July 8.-Mr. AL
bert Morris and Miss Annie Ken
nedy, were among those who went
from here on the Fourth on the ex-
cursion to Meyers Cave. On their
return they kept on to Bristol where
they were very quietly married re-
turning here the next day.
The home of Messrs. Lacy and
Earnest Via at Madrid was destroy
ed by fire Thursday. The fire re-
suited from a defective flue. The
house and it's contents were entirely
burned.
Mrs. James Wead will entertain
the Larkin Club next Tuesday after
noon.
Miss Era Barger visited Crimora
Tuesday, enroute to Charlottesville
where she will attend the simmer
school.
Miss Mary and Samuel Kennedy
went to Rockingham Thursday to
attend their aunt's funeral.
Mrs. DIR. Bowman entertained Mr..
and Charles E. Coiner, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. C. Plain at dinner in honor of Mrs.
Luther Kennon, of Lexington, Va
Miss Anna and Loula Bowman
made flying trip to Charlottesville
last week.
Miss Sara Coyner, of Fairfax, Va.
is visiting relatives at Crimora.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
SHORT APPLE CROP

Maury's Mill, Va, July 8.-Mrs.
Guy Shepherd and sister, Miss Thel-
ma, of BOurbersville, W. Va, spent
the Fourth with their brother, Mr..
Edwin Shepherd.
The Fourth was very quiet here.
The most of the farmers were busy
getting up their wheat. Quite a
number of young folks went to Wey-
er's Cave and spent the day.
Miss Tiny Leake, of Charlottes-
vile, who has been visiting the fami-
ly of Mr.. P M. Livick for the past
month, has returned home.
While grinding feed, Oscar Bailey
got his hand in the mill, MASKING his
fingers very badly. He was driven
to Staunton where the wound was
dressed by a surgeon.
The apple crop in this section will
be very short. If other sections are
as short, apples will bring fancy
prices this year. Potatoes, too, are
on the sick list. A general scarcity
exists among nearly all vegetation.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
SELF CRITICISM THE BEST

1t is always better to help others
to criticize themselves than 1t is to
criticize them. They will believe
themselves; they are not likely to be-
lieve you. The way to bring this
healthy and helpful condition of self
criticism, with it's accompanying de-
sire for improvement, is to show by
our lives, silently, the better way,
while resolutely refraining from urg-
ing it upon others. It was a high
tribute paid to Christian man, who
is not now living, when one who had
known him intimately said: "He
never told me that / ought to do
better, but I always came away from
any conversation with him wanting
to do better" If we would do this
for others, let us seal our lips to crit
icism and incarnate the better way
in our lives.-Selected.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
Our Sleep.

As a race we sleep too little. An
infants life Is nearly all sleep. Grad
ually as the child grows older the
hours of sleep are shortened to half
the day or about eight hours. Youth
until the age of twenty is reached re-
quires fully ten hours sleep. Although
nature demands fewer hours sleep In
summer than in winter, it has been
proved that eight hours Of sleep are re-
CURED for the average adult In good
health. By this, explains the Pitts
burg Dispatch, is meant not simply
eight hours in bed, but that amount OF
good, sound, restful sleep night after
night. Our power to work Is intimate
ly related to our ability to sleep, and
there is no more reliable indication OF
sound health than the capacity to sleep
naturally, and the more active and en-
ergetic the waking life the deeper the
sleep.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14
ELKS IN SESSION
Woodrow Wilson Addresses Them
At Atlantic City.

Atlantic City, July 10.-More than
10000 members of the order repre-
senting every part of the United
States were present tonight when the
twenty-fifth annual reunion Of the
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
was formally opened. The feature
of the opening session was an adj
dress by Governor Woodrow Wilson,
of New Jersey, in which the execu-
tive extended to the wearers of the
antlers the freedom of the state.
August Herman, the grand exalted
ruler, responded on behalf of the
order.
The first business session will be
held tomorrow.
The most formidable candidates
in the field for the coveted Office of
exalted ruler of the order, are Col.
John P. Sullivan, of New Orleans,
the administration candidate; Char
les P. Rasbury, of Dallas, Tex, and
Arthur C. Moreland, of New York,
Colonel Sullivan has the support of
the Herrmon administration. Ras-
bury is backed by all the past grand
exalted rulers, and the Pacific coast.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1911-07-14

F0RDWICk

Fordwick, Va, July 7.-Mr. G..
D. Youell who was sick last week
is able to be about his work again.
Miss Alice Fellow of Deerfield and
her little niece are visiting Mrs. ]. E.
Black of Fordwick Heights.
Mrs. Liptrap who was recently
paralysed is reported as being slight
ly better. The doctor hopes that in
short while she will be entirely re-
covered.
Mrs. H. S. King is very i'll at this
writing.
Miss Ressie Hall, who has been
spending her vacation with her faith
er on Keers Creek has returned.
Anyone wishing to see beautiful
piece of concrete work, can do so by
sizing ovs rite new NaEI1x mugs
r&r ID J,slntiy bart by thu Viz
ginla Portland Cen mt Co. The
write. had occasion to pass over this
road recently and was very much
struck with the smoothness and mar
BE like color of the piers in one of
the bridges. Manager Hawn states
that the stone used in this work was
just smooth pebbles frnp the creek
bed. No extra pains Vas taken with
the mix. There is not a better
piece of bridge work in the country
The work was done by Messrs. Hun
ter and Drumheller.
Mrs. ]. C. Coffey of Lynchburg,
Va, and her son Johnnie are visiting
Mrs Coffey's father Mr.. Jno. W.
Barty of this place.
Mr.. Jno. C. Cooper has a lot OF
fine peaches that have been finding
ready sale in this community.
Mr.. Harry Carper student of the
Dunsmore Business College has &C.
cepted a position with the Virgins
vacation
Mrs. Montfort of Kentucky is visit
ing her daughter Mrs. A. B. Burrus
Of Fordwick Heights.
Mrs. L. G. Sprague returned on No
10 today from his former home a
Grottoes, Va, where she had gone
to spend the Fourth.
Mrs. w. N. Kinney spent Friday
in Staunton. Returning home on tn.
evening train.