Putnam patriot., 1917-08-03
From the Editors Desk

A VIII hAS GAAtVE S D ~NAA
 Robbins B. stoeekel, commissioner
 of motor vehicles, gave notice some
 days ago that he intended 10 start en.
 forcing the automobile law relating 10
 automobile headlights after Aug, lst
 as be feels that time enough hus been
 allowed for machine owners to make The required change However much
 time is given there will be some who
 will disregard the law until brought into court when they will have some lame excuse as to why they have not acted. The binding glare Of head
 lights Is not only unpleasant for the m0torist but IL Is dangerous. When a
 car with powerful lights approaches it is almost impossible for the occupant Of the car going in the opposite direc- tfon to see a thing.
 Speaking oi auto lights 1t Is noticed
 right here in Putnam that strict Htten. iion Is not paid to the proper lighting Of automobiles. Scarcely night but what an automobile improperly light ed may be seen. One night last week car was seen with no headlights but was carrying tale light Another car was seen few minutes later with headlights but no tale light. 4 driver may be caught once in while on a country road by having some part Of the mechanism go bad and will be forced to drive regardless Of lights either 10 get home or to a garage In the city there Is no excuse with SC many garages where driver may go 10 have broken lighting systems re- paired
 Me crib the following from the ton. ming Tower, New York Tribune, F. r. A. s department, because Il brings in the name of our honorable senator from this district:
 "Ail Washington Is laughing oyer the newest bon mot, as our French al lies would say, Of Senator James's. It seems that the kentuckian, just after his speech on 'Penroeing, was stroll ling down Vermont Avenue, when he met Senator Brandegee.
 Good evening" said the gentleman from the Nutmeg state, as Connecticut is quaintly termed.
 How are you, Senator?' affably queried Senator James.
 Oh, replied MT. Brandegee, T can't complain. I've seen things better and I've seen 'em worse. By the wsy, Ollie, that was hot one you handed Penrose today
 We'll said the mammoth Kentuck. ian, with Knowing Twinkle in his shrewd brown eye, 'Boies Will be Boies
 "ls it hot enough for you?V Wouldn't you have been justified in spotlsng the physoR of the man who threw this greeting at you through the rising heat waves the past lew days This is the good old summer time. The time you were wishing for some months ago, You wanted To hear the birds sing, you wanted the smell Of the wild flowers, To eat the early vegeta bles, to run the lawn mower, the out door picnies, the bathing and the an nual trip to the seashofe We'll here they are. If any Of you had rather listen to the music of the sleighbciIs, change the lawn mower for the snow shovel and listen to the phonograph in the parlor while the steam crack les in the radiator, we would like to shnke hands with you. The thermometers have been sizzlug and a bubbing and the mercury has been threatning to D lsh up through the top and mount h gher. The biTd songs don't help us nay now but n cake of ice, that sign Of the long forgotten good old winter, stands out in all of its glistening, ep. peaiing cooiness until the last drop goes down the refrigerator pipe. Some l. saved this ignomiueous fate and Is honored by tinkling It's approach in the lemonade pitcher or the pitcher or glass containing whatever your favor ite cooling drink may be. But it Is natural to wish for something that we have not and when it's winter we wish for summer and when we are swelter- ing under the scorching sun we wish for winter. Never satisfied. Whats i hp nsa