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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02
STANDARDIZATION Of LAWS. NEED;
SAFETY FIRST" HAS BEEN SUCCESS
j. j. Cole Advises Motorists to Heed Present Traffic
Laws; FavOrs Use Of d miners on City Streets;
Regular Examination of Cars at Stated In
tervals Is an Exc client Precautiou.

excuse With the traffic regulations
J standardized these difficulties would be
{ eliminated and the cause Of safety fur
/ Their advanced
out of wide experience the big cities
/ OF the United States have created re-
Vlsed and recreated rules which are the
{ foundation stones Of the safety FIRST
movement, assisted by the Safeyt FIRST
Federation Of America. This fedora
ton keeps in constant touch with fhoea
/ cities which enforce traffic regulations
and give its full cooperation toward
. lettering conditions wherever. possible
In a recent report in which the traffic
rules were discussed with 50 OF the
large cities, IL is shown that a majority
are awake 10 the situation and have
Wen defined 1asas as TO the laws and
ordinances needed TO increase the
safety Of the public.
Favor Traffic Squads.
Twenty-nine Of the fifty cities favor
regulations compelling street cars to
stop on the near" side OF the street
Iwenty-seven see the necessity Of com
polling all vehicles to carry lights at
night FOrty-six would have the ira fiji,
officers control pedestrians at street
crossings. while 43 favor the construc-
proper.
Rules pertaining directly to the
motor car also are discussed and 36
cities favor the plan which compeis
a. NplLltn-AGS u STOP Mnlle street cars
are discharginE or taking on passen-
gers Twenty-three demand that rules
enforcing the dimming Of bright head
lights be put in effect and So favor a
periodical examination Of motor-pro-
PEELED vehicles
This latter rule is an excellent one
In that 1t safeguards the public from
the careless or reckless motorist who
rails TO make sure that long and hard
service has not weakened those parts.
which If broken while the car Is in
motion might mean the destruction of
life and property.
Drivers, Not Cars. RESPONSIBLE.
In this connection the supreme court
OF Vermont in handing down a de-
clsion says There is nothing in
herently dangerous about an autono
1lle any more than about an axe"
From this statement it can be seen
mat the court feels that the driver I
OF a motor car just like the wielder OF T
an axe IS the responsible party, In that T.
ne must exercise proper care The
same application may be made to the .
street car or any other mechanical I
meal Of conveyance.
The growth OF the safety first 4
movement during the last two years
throughout the United States has beeo
exceedingly rapid and comes as a sur
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02
LoUTSVUIE SPEEDWAY.

Louisville. ky, is the latest Candi-
date for speedway honors- Plans
are being laid for a twO-mile wood
surfaced track. on a plot Of 300 acres
which has already been secured The
cost OF the track viii be $3.50. 1000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

Moderate initiation and immersion IN
water viii not always test an inner
tube for slight leaks II pumped up
as fun as il viii stand without Dulging
at any point and hung Up for 10 hours
a leak viii show results il there be
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-02

A dollar save1 Dy buying goods pro
cuced elsewhere is a dollar thrown at
your neighbOr's birds
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-15

stead they are intimate friends. When
House became a candidate for mayor, he
nounced in his column that, If elected, he
would make Parsons chief of police His
first announcement, after election, was OF
the appointment of Parsons.
For several years Parsons worked as a
police reporter in Topeka and what he
doesn't know of the inside workings of To
peka's police department isn't worth while,
and he is equipped with mental gallery in
which he has catalogued all the Topeka peo-
pie who likely to need attention from
writer, however, to indulge in prophecies as
to what either House or Parsons will or will
not do but rather to throw few side lights
on the men themselves.
Jay House began his newspaper career in
a country printing office in Neosho county.
With fewer opportunities for education than
were given to most men of his generation,
he has developed into well read, well in
formed, broad-gauged chap with unusual in
sight as to and their motives. For
several years, he drifted over the country,
working here and there, first as a printer
afterward a reporter. Part of the time,
he might have passed specimen of that
now almost extinct species-the tramp
printer.
At one period of his career, he engaged
for time in the pursuit of testimonials for
a then widely known patent medicine con-
Germ. He has known what it is to be broke
hungry and out of work, and is still able to
intelligently discuss the technique of chit
ting a rather or Catching the rods" with
those knights of the road on whom the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-15

as few enemies by what he has written as
any man in America who has written SO
many sharp things.
House does not take himself too seriously,
and he refuses to take other folks more ser
iously than he does himself Always indif-
ferent to criticism, it has been his habit to
publish in his column, most OF the
meanest things that others have written or
said about him. Many of his readers re
gard House as cynic but he is not. He
has written cynical paragraphs, many OF
Them but those who know the man know
that down at the bottom he is sentiment
tai as girl Perhaps he will snort If he
ever reads the above statement, but he
knows it is true.
Many people have picked up misunder-
standing of House because of his habit of
jumping popular heroes-heroes at whose
shrine he privately worships- just to start
something Once he stirred John Dawson,
now associate justice of the Supreme Court.
into indignant protest by poking fun at
George Washington. AT another time, he
made large contingent of patriotic women
mad by sharp, though humorous. reference
to Mrs. John A. Logan. When Schumann-
Heinke visited Topeka several years ago.
House incurred the lasting hostility of lot
of high-brow musicians by remaTk1ng in
print that the great singer "waddled like a
duck" The thing the musical high-brows
didn't know was that Jay House is as fond
of music real music, as Ed Howe, and that
he probably enjoyed the great singers
music as much or more than did the peo
pie who were angered by his reference to
her gait.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-15

enactment of anti-pass
laws has had no financial
effect.
But all the time, Jay
House has been moved by
a modest ambition to get
on, and what success has
come to him has been due
to opportunities that he
either found or made for
himself. He came to To
peka a stranger. His ex-
perience had opened his
eyes to "the bunk" and
pretense so com m o n
everywhere, and when he
began to edit his column,
Con Second Thought" he
brought to the work a
whimsical, and sometimes
cynic a l, knowledge of
men, and women too, that
made his column a sue
cess from the outset.
For fifteen years he has
been whacking away at
conventional shams and
foib1es, and there are few
readers of his column"
who have not been hit
more than once by his
darts. His keenest para
graphs have been tine
ture d with h u m o r,
though, and he has made
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-15

hsh paper in which he may print just what
he p1eases, rather than what the boss wants.
Perhaps it ought to be said though, in
justice to the publishers a Glass; that when
of these ambitious reporters does
quire paper of his own, he usually finds
good business policy demanding that he
keep out of his newspaper most of the things
he cock-sure he would print. But to
get back to text-few city governments
satisfactory to the newspaper men who
know most about their inside workings, and
most newspaper reporters have as well de-
fined ideas to how they would city
they have to how they would run
papers of their own.
Two of the best known newspaper men of
the state have just been given an opportun
1ty to work out their ideas the city gov
eminent at Topeka. The success with which
the application of their ideas as to city govern
ment may be attended will be of interest to
the whole public, but it will be of particular
interest to other newspaper writers with
ideas of their own, and this writer is par
ticularly curious to know whether Topeka
newspaper men generally are to be as criti-
cal of Jay House and Harvey Parsons as they
have been of the lawyers, DOCTORS merchants
and chiefs who have been running the city
in times past
House and Parsons hit Topeka, almost
coincidentally. some fifteen years ago. They
were employed by rival papers from the day
of their arrival until few weeks ago, when
they took the city in charge. For several
years past each has conducted a feature
column in the paper by which he en-
ployed. By the old rules. they should have
been enemies. each jealous of the other. In
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-05-15

T A w Y E r S, doctors,
merchants, and in
cidentally chiefs OF
women's clubs, have tried
their hands, with varying
degrees of success, at run
ming the affairs of the
capital city of Kansas dur
ing the past fifteen years.
However, municipal ad-
ministrations at Topeka
have suited other people,
it is a safe bet that a poll
of the city during any adj
ministration in that fifteen
year period would have
resulted in a showing that
a majority of the men
who make the newspa-
pers, privately held the
administration then in
power to be a failure.
The newspapers m a y
not have reflected this be-
lief. M ore frequently
than most people guess.
newspaper judgments do
not reflect the personal
opinions of the men who
produce the copy that
goes to fill their columns.
In this fact lies the ex-
PLANTATION of the ambition
of every newspaper re-
DOrter tO some dav D11b-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
GIGANTIC GUNS ON TRUCKS FOR
 COAST DEFENSE
Innovation to Result From Experiments Being Con- ducted by Ordnance
 Experts

Washington, December 1o-Gigantic guns mounted on motor trucks or rail- way cars probably will be added to the country's coast defense system as a re- suit of experiments being made by army ordnance experts. It was learned today that a scheme is being worked out con 1 templating the establishment of mobile
 batteries to protect stretches of coast
 line not commanded by the permanent Qualifications built or to be recommended.
 Part of the $S0,00O,000 expenditure for coast defenses included in the administra-
 tion's programme may be devoted to
 this work.
 The European war has demonstrated
 that high power guns can be used as mobile weapons such guns as the Ger many 42-centimetre howitzer having revo- iutionized land warfare by the easy re- duction of forts believed mpregnable. It is proposed to adapt this lesson to American coast defense by linking up permanent works with well ballasted wagon roads or railways paralleling the coast line so that the heavy guns could
 be rushed to any threatened point not protected by the present harbor defenses.
 The experiments in progress are being made to determine how big gun can be effectively transported and transferred from it's carriage to d concrete founda- tion. Consideration is being given to 12-
 inch 14-inch 16-inch and even larger weapons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
CLAYTON SPEAKS UP
 FOR HIS PRISONERS
Judge Insists They Shall Have Proper Treatment
 in Jails of State

Montgomery, December 10.-(Spe-
 al)-The state prison inspection de-
 partment has an ardent friend and ad-
 vocate in Henry D. Clayton, United
 States judge for the Middle district of
 Alabama. Judge Clayton believes in
 sanitation and in the humane treat
 ment of prisoners, and will tolerate
 nothing else. Moreover, he has given expression to his convi ctions on that
 subject in no uncertain terms, and al-
 ready he has at least a dozen or more
 sheriffs in this section of the state
 sitting tip and taking notice.'
 Judge Clayton first gave expression to his views on this subject several days ago, when it was reported to him that federal prisoners were not receiv- ing the proper treatment in the Mont gomery county jail. It was reported to him that the jail, in some parts, were infested with vermin and lice; that the 1 bedding was not sufficient for the needs of the prisoners, and that they were not getting enough food.
 This report aroused Judge Clayton s ire. He let it be known that he would not tolerate ''hell holes" for prisoners, that they must receive better treat ment, otherwise he would order them removed to other jails.
 Following his denunciation of the jail, an investigation was made and a report was submitted to him today. The report showed that much of the accu- sation was unjust, but that the prison CTS only received two meals day. Judge Clayton then informed the 1 jailer who was present in court, that
 the United States authorities had de- cided that prisoners should receive three meals a day. He stated, moreover, | that he believed three meals were nec- essary for evry halthy, normal man, and asked that a further investigation | be made with a view to ascertaining 1 whether or not his position was not correct on that score.
 | Judge Clayton spoke at length on the importance of the proper treat
 ment of prisoners, and his remarks
 created a profound impression on those | present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
INSPECTORS NAMED
 FOR ALL COUNTIES
Men Who Will Look After License Matters Are An
 nOunced by Board

Montgomery, December 10.-(Special.J License inspectors for the various coun- ties of the state were announced this afternoon by the state board of equaliza- tion. Thirty-four of these officials have
 Teen appointed. Many of them have beer |assigned several counties.
 As has been announced, Alton P. Stev. ems of Birmingham was appointed inspec- tor for Jefferson county; Frank Peabody was appointed for Montgomery county and B. F. McMillan, Jr., received the appointment for Mobile county.
 The list of appointments is as follows:
 Jefferson, Alton P. Stevens, Birming-
 ham.
 Montgomery, Frank Peabody. Mont gomery.
 Mobile, B. F. McMillan, Jr., Mobile
 Lauderdale, Colbert and Lawrence, Hec.
 tor D. Lane, Courtland.
 Cullman and Blount. J. c. Mcconnell
 Cullman.
 Madison and Jackson, J. M Robinson Huntsville
 Morgan and Limestone, R. M Lipscomb Decatur. Etowah, Marshall, Cherokee and De. Kalb. w. c. Paden, Gadsden. Calhoun, St. Clair and Talladega, c. D Martin, Anniston. Marion. Franklin and Winston, M. F Cleeve, Russellville. Walker, Lamar and Fayette, c. w Ja ckson, Dora Tuscaloosa and Pickens, c. c. Hawley Birmingham. Cieburne, Randolph and Clay, J. H Stewart, Wedowee. Chambers, J. E. Banks, Buffalo. Greene and Sumter, W. J. Merriweath CT, Eutaw. Coosa and Tallapoosa, Raymond Sur. divant, Dadeville. Lee and Macon, Booth Ingram, Opelika Elmore, w. W. Bateman, Wetumpka Marengo and Dallas, R. F. Neil, Mont gomery. Perry and Hale, A. L. Pou, Uniontown Shelby, Roe Hinsley. Columbiana. Bibb, W. P. Wallace, West Blocton. Chiffon and Autauga. w. C. Meek Prattville. Carke, L. L. Mcleod, Grove Hill. Choctaw and Washington, J. B. Rawles St. Stephens. Monroe and Wilcox, F. H. Melton, Pine Apple Lowndes and Butler J. Max Porterfield Greenvile Escambia and Baldwin, L. B. McCoa nell Brewton. Crenshaw, G. o. Dickey, Luverne. Coffee, J. J. Farris, Elba Pike, Covington, Geneva and Houston c. D. Murphree, Troy. Barbour, Bullock, Russell and Henry F. Lingo, Clayton. Dale, A. S. .Adcock, Newton. Conecuh J. F. Cassidy, Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
KELLER BACK FROM
 CHICAGO MEETING
Thinks Much Good in Cause of High
 ways Will Result From Confer ence of Officials

Montgomery, December 10.--(Spe- cial.)-W. S. Keller, state highway en- gineer, is back in Montgomery after a visit to Chicago, where he attended the annual meeting of state highway this week. NIr. Keller states he en- Joyed the trip and expresses the opin- ion that much good will result from the meeting.
 One of the principal matters dis cussed at the meeting was a bill to be submitted to Congress providing an appropriation of $25,000,000 a year for five years for national highway con- struction. The bill was drawn by a committee representing the national highway association and has the ap- proval of every state highway depart ment in the United States except one.
 MT Keller thinks the measure will pass at this session of Congress, though doubts that the amount of appropria- tion asked for will be granted. He thinks the appropriation will be cut to $10,000.000 or $15,000,000.
 The federal appropriation will be used in the construction and improve ment of post roads throughout the country and will be apportioned among the several states on the basis of mile- age and population. The states obtain ing national funds must raise an equal amount of money.
 Engineer Keller is hopeful that in the event the bill passes Alabama will be able to avail herself of the gov ernments offer within a few years from the passage of the bill. However, it is likely that counties of Alabama will take the initiative in applying for national funds, thinks the state engi- neer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
Meaning of the Crescent

From the Washington Star.
 The Turkish crescent, although now regarded as essentially Mohemmedian in significance, was, it appears, of Christian origin. A crescent moon was the emblem of the Byzantine empire and of the eastern church. The Turks adopted it as a badge of triumph after the capture of Constantinople in 1453.
 With reference to the crescent, the story of the origin of the crescent shaped Vienna roll is worth recalling. It arose in the sixteenth century, when the Turks were besieging Vienna. Fail- ing to carry it by assault. they began to mine the walls. At that period the city's bakehouses were in the walls under the Qualifications and when the mines were almost through the sound of the work was heard in the under ground bakehouses and an alarm was given. To celebrate this event the bakers of Vienna adopted the Turkish emblem as the form in which to mold and bake their bread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
|TE>OOTLIGEYTS@ @ -AnD OREEN
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Belasco engaged Miss Barriscale to play "Juanita" in "The Rose of the Rancho" Later Miss Barriscale be- came leading lady of the Alcazar Stock company of San Francisco, and later toured the country as the star in "The Bird of Paradise"
 Miss Barriscale broke in the photo play game as "Juanita" in "The Rose of the Rancho" for the Lasky com pany There Thomas H. Ince saw her and was so impressed that he at once engaged her and since then she has appeared only under his drec- tion. Her film successes are "The Cup of Life" "The Devil.'' "The Mating" The Reward" and The Golden Claw"
 Go to the Colonial today
 
 Great preparations are being made at the Jefferson theatre for "The Garden of Allah" the spectacular production of the far east. which comes to Birmingham next Thursday for four performances. Tne eIabo- rate sets of The Garden of Alah'' make it necessary for many changes on the present Jefferson stage, and carpenters are already at work pre- pairing for the theatrical event of the present season.
 "Mr Grex and Monte Carlo" with Theodore Roberts, is an excellent feat ure. It will appear agoin today at the Strand.
 At the Odeon Two, "The Escape of Broncho Billy with c. M. Anderson, and Ancient Coins" with Marguer- ite Courtot, and ''The Painted Lady" a Biograph feature. compete the bill.
 
 Faith and Fortune,' three-reel Edison drama, with an all-star cast, will be shown today at the Princess. ''Strangled Harmony" a comedy with Walt Stull and Robbie Burns, is also on the Princess programme.
 
 Julius Steger. a noted actor of the vaudeville halls, made his debut in the movies" yesterday to local pa- irons, when he appeared at the Tria- non in "The Master of the House." an Equitable feature. The picture was excellent in every way and the Tria- non patrons took kindly to the new star of the films.
 'Old Doc Yak" The Age -Herald's cartoon comedy, will appear today in moving pictures at the Alcazar There will be a special matinee for the "kiddies.''
 ''Newsome's," another artistic movie" theatre, is slated to throw open it's doors to the public within the next 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
Marion County's Special Tax

Montgomery, December 10.-(SpeciaL) ) The state department of education has been notified that Marion county will vote on the question of levying local school tax of 1a-mill at the election on December 2, at which time constitu- tional amendment will be submitted to the voters of the state permitting Bir- mingham to increase its rate of taxa tion. Superintendent of Education Will liam F. Feagin declared today that he thought the local tax would carry in Marion county by a large majority. He has just returned from visit to Ham ilton and Ciuin. and stated he thought the people of Marion county are eager to improve educational conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-11
Oriental "Ads"

From the Washington Star.
 One is apt to associate advertising en- tirely with the bustling life of the west ern world, but oriental advertisers are not at all so sleepy as one might inn agine. Here are a few samples of the ingenious phrasng with which they catch the public eye:
 Goods dispatcher, expeditiously as a cannon ball.
 Parcels done up with such care as a loving wife bestows upon her husband U
 ''We sell paper as tough as an ele- plants hde.''
 ''The print of our books is clear as crys- tai, the matter charming as a singing girl.'
 Customers are treated as politely as by rival steamship companies"
 "Our silks and satns are as smooth as a lady's cheek and colored like the rain bow"