The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-13
''DELIGHTFUL" TIME
DRIVING HIS FIRST .
and ALSO LAST CAR

a man must be about 10 years learn
ing his trade before he will be permit
ted TO drive locomotive. which can
only do damage TO things which Earpcm
10 he on the same track, Fut anyone
can drive an automobile through the
crowded traffic Of New York. however
little he may know about driving. This
may in q u"grcc explain the alarming
frequency OF automobile accidents. \
case which cXcmplifies possibilities Is
that of 4 former tincinnatian. the de-
tails being given by himself. Il decided
10 have q car" he said. when | acct
den,ally made $4,000 by overbuyinG
cotton on an error In Il South American
cable order. went to tho auiomobile
saIc@r"om and picked out the kind Of 4
machine I wanted. Whom they told lnc
thu price ] took tho money on; or my
pocket md paid il. They asked me
where I wanted III" car s"nt and told
rm didn't want ii sent. ! saId | was
going In take 1t with me They put n
man in it with me and he ran II around
Il couple OF blocks showing me how 10
start II and stop i; md steer it and IL
4 few other things that ] didn't Just
bother to understand. as they didn't
;s"am To he essential. had never UNI
bert aiken To driv" car before.
thought it WAS all right because l used
To drive horse. The last thing IN"
man Mt the automobile place said to me
WAS that 7 must listen for tho whistle
OF tho traffic cop Al Srrcnty-secnnd ana
Ercadway So rs Ia know from tho sirnnl
whether to stop r. so ahead. got uH
TO where the cop WAS. all right. but !
IL, MI nh cad
when everyone else stopped. The cop
came running after IN" ami stopped me.
r.. asked me- how long | had hrcn drt"-
ing 4 car. told him. as near rs
could rcc"llrct. about Sc minutes. All
he lid was 10 hand me n little circular
about traffic rules and tell INC 10 ~
careful. got 10 my housr all right
and took my sister nui for n ride IN
EivrrsirIr Drive. \ lot of people S""in
tu look GROSSLY ~ lna. hut | didn't
know what II was about until ! ran
into \ follow ana tool. his wheel off. II"
said that I had broken IN" "f til" most
important traffic rules ami when !
locked nj the hook. hv ling. l." was
riCnt settled with him ann went on.
but Sis went hOmr on trolley. | had
tho car nine days and had six smash
MS always meant In TAX" few l"s-
SONS in driving hut l didn't have time.
and anyway. I thouGht l was learning
all right At that I did get onto 4 lot
or the angles. Tho last smash-up
had. I showed The other man h.yond
question that had til" right OF way.
hui that didn't riak" much difference
because both cars we're smashed up so
that all you had u think about was the
Insurance. They paid me- in full and l
sold what was left Of tho car for junk.
M. I didn't get hurt, hut | felt KIND
o. nervous several times. New | rid" In
taxis. rs cheaper. and 1t gives a man
more tine Ia himself. II uS"G Ia make
mo awful sure to nc watchin' where that
barred car was Eoin' and have some
fellow | was eRtainn' sQueczin' my
best girls hand on tn back sent. And
me payn' III bills aud gett!n' about
four mics out %: gallon Of gas They
tell me that is a poor average after you
&C.! Il car tuned up. but II was my best
record. No. I'm not lrcckin' III" car
had. I've no doubt that's good car.
Rut IL ever hui another itll IL: Il
fivvrr. \ fellow told me today th"t
they've got hlvvrrS perfected row so
you can set en- s." they'll &" haCl; home
If you turn EN- loose"