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N ALMOST every Inrge city In tho
United HtntOH taxlcaba ure rapidly
displacing hor-druwn cabs ami
carrlagon uh public vehicles for
rnniiiofitlon Ih tlio hornolo
Vrh'IcW Ut(s almost nlwiiys l.sil
on tlif dluliinco traveled n hiiowii
on the registering' dials or the tnx
itr.etgr It obvloiiKly becomes of the
grawikl Importance thut Uiobo au
tomatic records Hhall h honot
and nccnrnlo In their chronicling.
Indeed, In ninny cttlos there hno
been loud proltfBtB duo to nllegod
rereliarglng of tnxlcub patrons ine aiicgou
orcrchargliiB being attrlhnted to the faulty opera
tion of the taximeter. Whether Kueh'ralso ac
roiinliitg was due to a desire to cheat tho trav
eling public or merely to faulty incchnnlnm In
the meehHilc.il bookkeeper could seldom he do
leniilned, hut 111 either dvent the oueeouie wnB tha
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samo-the public got Iho worst of It.
YurioiiH cltleB have mnde efforts to dovlKO
"aoniw tnoiuiH of IchIIiir taxlnietcrH, hut to Uncle
.fintu tit'lougn tho credit of llrflt solving tho prob-
Icmil ' Tlio HyHtom la now In HqccoHHf ul operation
,at Ui'u capital of fho naUcn, where, by tho way,
thorn nro probably more taxlcabH In operation
ttlmn In any other city of tho sho In the world.
Thn matter of keeping tab on tho taxlnietcrH was
placed In the IiuikIh of Col. W. C. Haskell, -the
,'U'uUod 'States superintendent . of wolghtB and
iwwmjrfeB. nnd ho Invonted tho flrnt machine hpc-
dully designed for tenting tho accuracy of tho
"taxi,"
Tho first apparatus wa rather cumberBome
and Jho most couHptcunuH feature wiib a largo
ywobdeu wheel which wiib turned by hand. The
principle of operntlqn luvolvod tho Insertion of a
,Bival( wlro through the ohaft of tho meter to bo
teilfjl and turniiiK tho snmo a certain number of
Minos to cover dlstanco, verifying this teBt over
Tart rSflklul mile and fraction theroof. The largo
Miindlitne yhen fitted with tho uiunn bIko eccentric,
Kiirqpitct, wheal and Bplrnl shaft in uso In taxi
VaWjhtvu a correct tent, but It wiib a tlmo-con-
sumluK process, tea rovolutluiiB of the largo wheel
'lining required to Hhow ono-inmrtor mllo of travel.
, ' Alter much Bturty or the Bubjoct Oolonol Huh
, Jiyll perfected the small machine which ban lately
(been Introduced for UiIh work. With It one revo
cation of tho crank whool through tho aid of a
!yntcii of coqwhools roprononlH a piarter of a
, nille of travel. With thlu Hinnll ninohlno uttaohed
direct to the Hhuft of the meter to bo tested
It In penBlble to teat tan metorH In the tlmo for
merly required for trying out one. Moreover, the
system of togwheelH 1b ho ndjuuted iih to give an
! absolutely accurate tent. Tho govenunont now
reuulri'u that all taximeters attached to cabB at
' the acnt of government bo touted nt leaBt twlco a
rear, and when n meter upon tent Is found to bo
'accurate a round blue Bonl la nlllxod to tho faco
'of the meter Hhowlng thnt It haa been "np-
' proved." Incorrect meters nro given a yollow
U with tho word "Condemned " thoreon ami
must be withdrawn from uso umlor a ponnlty of
$100 lino.
One of the latest Idoaa ovolvod for a Bafoty
attachment lor automobiles Is n "cow catcher."
Tli "cow catcher," or man catcher, la attachod
1 the front of tho motor enr and, whon not In
actlvo use waving tho llfo or some ono who stops
tn front of the moving innchlno, it looka exactly
Mice the pilot or a big locomotive Used In this
way, It was feared that pedestrlanB might bo
hurt, for tho car wonitl throw them to one side,
henco uu attachmoiit was added, operated by a
button fixed convonlontly on tho Bent near tho
drlvor, which, when prossed In tlmo of dangor,
dropB tlio cow catcher ho that It la Hlmllnr to tho
fender of a street car, adapted to catching tho
unlucky person nnd cnrrylng him with tho ma
chlno until rescued by the driver of tho nuto
mobllo. According to tho Inventors of this con
trivance, the "cow catcher" will prevent 'mnny
oorloiiB accldentB If plncod on tho front of tho
automobiles.
Tho froqutney with which tho claim Ib nmdo
that tho automobile Is Inrgely an extravaganco
and that the people have grown motor-mnd nnd
nro annoxlng thomsolves to power conveyances
with a rapidity and Inck of discretion that threat
ens the stability or tho country, Ih Inrgely borne
out by the roBults of recont Investigations.
An edltorlnl In a recent issue of the World's
Work, under the caption, "Burning Doth IJnds of
tho Candle," makes tho Btnrtllng statement thnt
In tho city of Minneapolis nlono l.GUO homes have
beon mortgaged to enable their owners to pur
ohaso automobiles. It Is stated that about 175.
000,000 raprHonta what thg people of this coun
try will Bpend for motor enra noxt year, and tho
editorial adds that "there aro plenty of indica
tions that it Is tlmo for tho avorago Amorlcnn
to stop and think,"
Look out of your olilco window, no matter
what city you are In, ami you will boo an auto
mobile. Try to cross tho Btreet and ono of thorn
Is more than llkoly to como nlong with sounding
horn warning the pedestrian to got out of tho
way. If a man is deaf or n little slow tn his foot
steps ho Is too fron.uon.tly run down and the
chauffeur seta up as a defenso thnt tho accident
wbb milto unnvoldablo. Kvory ono known thnt
moro than half tho "unavoidable" accidents could
bo nvoldod if tho cars wero run Blower and moro
attuutlou was paid to the rights of others In their
ubo of tho public streets, Tho mitomohllo almost
monopolizes tho country ronda and has becomo a
positive menace. It looms largo tn tho nnnnls
of accidents as reported by accident insurance
companies. Tho secretary of stato of Indiana has
recently found that tho automobile la nlso a men
aco In a financial way, According to his report
covering the months of April and May, ho Issued
3.GG4 licenses for automobiles for tho two months.
ABBUinlng an avorngo of $1,000 for each car, it
would of courao appear that $3,504, 000 had been
Bpont for automobiles In Indiana within a period
of Bixty days. Tho Btatomcnt hoa been made that
In Indianapolis alone more than 1,000 homes
h'avo been mortgaged during tho past year in or
der that householders muy buy cars.
Purchasera of automobllea hnvo been deceived
In tho mnttor of cost and upkeep, tho dlfferenuo
In tho representations in UiIb respect In com
parison with actual experience, makes It unwlso
to tnho or own a car even na a gift.
The menuce of tho nutomoblle now threatens
tho stability of tho homo, and tho danger Ib by
no menus conllnod to nny particular Bectlon.
Even farmers aro buying thorn. I'orhnps you can
hoar or hco ono of theso "dovll wagons" whllo
you read thin paragraph about them. It would
bo worth whllo to think or them Berlously, with
tho view of reducing tho hnzard thoy undoubt
edly signify. Tho bnnkcro of Kansna City and of
tho BouthwQBt who nro dopondont on tho Knnsas
City banks have agreed to lend no money to nny
ono who lntonds tq uso It with which to buy a
motor car. Tho bankers of Kansas aro nllvo to
tho menace of tho nutomoblle, na well they may
bo when It Ib understood that $32,000,000 wero
Invested In motor cars In thnt Btato during tho
lust twelve months.
Physiognomy of the Salesman
The nose of a traveling salesman generally
boars tho appearance of brondth Just nbovo tho
wings. Tlila Is tho noso thnt ludlcntos tho ability
to acquire property, make good sales, Hecuro ro
turns through bargains and lino talking, nnd
got large orders oven whon porsoiiB. huvo Indi
cated that thoy did not wIbIi to buy or mnko a
bnrgaln. Tho thickness of tho noso nbovo tho
wings Is the true facial sign of ncqulBltlvencss,
nnd a traveling salesman and n good business
man hnvo gonornlly this MiaractorlHtle Btrongly
dovolopod. Wo find It largo In Ooorgo Penbody,
Andrew Carneglo nnd tho Rothschilds, nil of
whom hnvo mado largo fortunes.
The lips of n good salesman nro regular and
lit appropriately togothor.
Tho chin and Jnw of a successful salesmnn nro
Indicated by their BquarenoBS nnd roundness com
bined. The roundnoBS gives the power of appeal,
and tho uqunronesH gives tho capacity to clinch
tho bargain.
Tho voice of a Buccoasful Bnlosman Is bright,
cheery, optimistic. Its Inflections aro hopeful and
nlry, not henry and dull. Tho snlesmnn possobsos
a Hllvcry toned voice which Ib so oiled to its sub
ject thnt It knowB exactly what to Bay, and says
It without hesitation.
Tho handwriting of a good salesman Is neat,
regular, connected, but bIiowb firmness, rorco in
tho lines thnt cross tho t's and ambition Is mani
fested In tho tnlla of tho g'a and In tho holght of
tho h's, l'n, etc.
Tho eyes of tho honest business man who Is
engaged as a HaloBmau or n credit man aro. gen
erally small, plorclng nnd keen in oppression.
Tho cars of a good salesman nro broad, and
give to tho person vitality, strength, good dlges-
tlvo power and comradeship. Such a person gen
erates llfo readily, and Ib social, genial and a
good conversationalist. Phrenological Journal.
CAREER OF ONE KENTUCKIAN
From tho forests and tho mountains of Ken
tucky to tho position of secretary of Btato at,
Frankfort; from the state capltol to n grated coll; ,
from tho grated cell to tho very Bhadow of tho,
gallows; from tho Bhndow of tho gallows ngnln to
tho grnted coll; from tho grated coll back to tho
forcats nnd tho mountains of Kentucky; from tho
forosts nnd mountains to the halls of congrcsa at'
Washington. This in brief Is tho history ot Caleb!
Powers. Ho has betn chosen aa tho Republican
candidate for congress from his district, which
is strongly Republican.
Seldom does u human llfo'contaln so much or
Btrugglo for advancement from humble begin
nings, bo much of tragedy and ot pathos and bo
remnrkablo a rehabilitation In public honor. Ca
leb Powers will ho a remnrkablo flcuru In Wash
ington, because of tho fact thnt for oleht lone vcara hn wna Immured in a
prison coll lighting to cscapo llfo Imprisonment or execution for a crime of
which nnu tlio people of Kentucky bellevo him guilty nnd tho other half
bollovo him absolutely innocent.
Tho nilndB of nowsnnner readers will Instnntlv co hnek to that trade dav
In Janunry, 1000, when William Ooehel was ruthlessly shot down from arush'1
as ho was walking toward tho stato canltol nt Frnnkfort. Coebol and W. S.
Taylor, tho former a Democrat and tho latter a Republican, had been oppos
ing canuiuatea ror governor nnd each claimed election. Taylor wna given
tho certificate of election and In possession of tho capltol and Cnleb Powers
was his secretary or Btato. Ah Goobel, whom the leglslnturo on contest had
declared to bo elected, walked acroBB tho grounds lending to tho cnpltol ho
was Biiot rrom tlio window or tho offlco or tho sccretnry or stale. Tho murdor
created a natlonnl sensation nnd lor many years the stnto or Kentucky was
npllt Into two bitter factions.
Following tho tragedy thero enmo a succession of trials in the course of
which Bovcral men wero round guilty or complicity in the murder and nt least
ono Henry B. Youtsoy la now aorvlng a lire sentence.
Culob Powers was tried tor murdor and was sentenced to lmnrlsonmcnt
ror lire. Ho appealed, and n second trial resulted in nnothcr conviction anil
a second sentence to lito imprisonment. A third trial followed, nnd this
tlmo ho wns sentenced to bo hanaged. On tho fourth trial tho Jury disagreed,
tho majority being for acquittal.
Meantime eight years had rolled around and Powers was still In a prison
celt at Georgetown. A petition containing tho nnmcB of hundreds of thou
sands or persons both in Kentucky nnd elsowhcro was presented to tho gover
nor and in 1908 Governor Wlllson granted Powers a full pardon.
GOTHAM'S QUEEN OF SILENCE
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Mrs. Isaac L. Rice, the Now York society wom
nn who fought slngle-hnnded to suppress unneces
sary nolso In tho metropolis and who nccom
pllBhed so much through her determination, Is
known as tho "Queen or Silence." Mrs. Rice has
long been a sworn onomy or nolso. Her beau
tiful Venotlan palace on Rivorsldo drlvo Is so
located that, until sho began her battle and won
out her onra wero contlnunlly ringing with tho
shrieks or tho switch onglnos on tho railroad
tracks that lino tho river rront nnd with tho
clamor or bout whistles. Along tho East river
aro located two-thirds or the hospitals or tho city
nnd this thoughtrul woman realized what extra
Buffering tho Blck must enduro bocauso of tho
nerve-racking clamor. Sho began to gather ovl-
deuco to provo her point nnd with tho nld of Co
lumbia university students, who followed the bontB and kept count, 'learned
that there wero about 5,000 unnecessary but deafening shrieks each night
In tho harbor. Tho harbor men wero pleased to take umbrage at her Inter
ference and procepded to make llfo misornblo for her till Bho secured law on
her side. During tho night boato passing her homo Hcrcnndcd her with tho
most horriblo whistles nmUfocuscd their flashlights upon tho house.
Nothing daunted, tho plucky woman secured nn order rrom tho secre
tary o( cominerco nnd labor forbidding unnecessary whistling on tho river.
Tho hnrbor mon persisting In their defiance, sho hnd one man arrested, then
another, until finally tho racket waB quieted. This was only tho beginning,
however. Mrs. Rico hnd gained tho sympathy of all peaco-loving citizens and
tho Society ror tho. Suppression or Unnecessary Nolso was organized. City
ofllclals wero Interested nnd tho fight continued against all superfluous rackot.
Peddlers, drivers, street organs, IlaPwhcelod cars and nolay youths all camo
In for a sharo or attontlon. Zones or quiet wero drawn nround hospitals and
at last pcaco rolgned ns much as posslblo In a huge city where a certain
nmount or nolso Is unavoidable. Tho good work hns been continued and has
spread not only to other cities In this country, but has been tnken up In
European countries.
J. A. TAWNEY OF MINNESOTA
An insurgent victory that has attracted a good
deal or attontlon throughout tho country was tho
dereat In tho primaries or Rcprcsentatlvo James
A. Tawney, who was a cnnndldato ror rcnomina
tlon In tho first congressional district of Mlnno
sotu. Tawney Ib one of tho most influential rep
resentatives In congress, Is chairman ot tho com
mltteo on appropriations. A most determined
. fight was waged against 1i!b renomlnatlon nnd tho
Insurgonta hnd tho support nnd advico or Roose
velt, Plnchot, Jumes J. Henoy nnd other expo
nents or progressive Republicanism,.
In his early days Tawney waa a, blacksmith
and machinist, learning tho trades In Pennsylva
nia, wliero ho was born in 1855, near tho vlllago
or Gottyijurg. Subsequently ho removed to Wi-
nona, Minn., where ho Worked four yeart at his
tnule, at tho samo tlmo studying law. In 1882 ho was admitted to tho bar,
was later sent to tho atnto sennto, and In 1892 wns elected to congress, lii
which ho hnB Blnco served.
Tnwney Is a dark, almost swarthy man, with n piercing black eye and a
Ulack mustacho, now Btreakod with gray. Whon Cannon mado him chairman
or tho cominltteo on npproprlatlons ho did so becnuso or tho strength or chnr
actor and firmness which Tawnoy hnd displayed. Often the speaker referred
to htm ns tho "mnn or iron," a not unfitting tltlo. Ah chnlrman or the nppro
prlatlons commlttco Tawnoy wns regarded aa tho watchdog or tho treasury,
but ho was ono cr tho strongest Btnnd-pnttors in tho house, and hence tho
declaration ot war upon him by the Insurgents.
STARTED 'BEEF TRUST' QUIZ
.iiiiigo Konc-saw Mountnln Landls or tho Unit
ed Stntea district court in Chicago, who started
tho latest investigation or tho "boor trust," Is tho
Bamo who imposed tlio $20,000,000 fine on tho
Stanjlnrd Oil company a few years ago. HIb ra
ther served during tho civil war in tho regiment
which was commanded by Judgo Walter Q. GroHh
nm, secrotary or stato undor Clevolnnd, and was
wounded In the hattlo of KcnoBaw inonntnln.
Henco tho peculiar nanio of Judgo Landls.
When Greahnm wns necretary of stato Judgo
Landls, then a young Chlcngo lawyer, sorved as
his private secretary. Afterward ho returned to
Chicago to practlso his profession nnd wns later
elevated to tho bench.
Of tho ten Indicted meat packers, charged by
mo leucrai grnnu jury wuu viunuion or tho Slier
mnn nntl-truBt law, bovcii have glvon bonds In tho totnl sum or $210,000 ror
tholr apponranco ror trial when tho cases against thorn nro called.
Tho light thus begun ngalnst the meat packers promises to ho ono of
llfo or death ror tho huge corporation, which, It haa boon charged repeatedly
controls tho moat Industry In this country. '
Judgo LnndlB Is a young man with an old man's manner. Ho wcara long
hair, talks with a drawl and his language Is picturesque.
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