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North Shore Breeze 
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Vol. XI. February 14, 1913. No. 7 
AUTOMOBILE LAws 
It is of course foolhardy to allow 
a man under the influence of liquor 
to operate an automobile. But it is 
almost as foolish to plan legislation 
for the prohibition of these specific 
offenses and believe we have solved 
the problem of a proper regulation 
of the pleasure vehicles. If there was 
but a trifle more enforcement of the 
present laws and less agitation for 
new statutes governing the operation 
of autos there would be less chance 
for a guilty person to obtain a loop- 
hole for escape. 
Those interested in the auto laws 
of this state could do much by leavy- 
ing the present laws alone with the 
exception of seeing that they were en- 
forced. The “ounce of prevention’’ 
is contained in the existing auto rules 
and if some careless chauffeur knocks 
a man down with his machine and 
drives off it is no reason for someone 
a show of getting legislation to cover 
running * the Legislature and making 
an accident of that specific nature. 
There are laws enough, and if they 
were enforced there would be no need 
of more. 
Every session of the Legislature sees 
some new measure introduced on the 
same subject. An illustration of: this 
is the bill making it unlawful to 
operate an automobile equipped with 
G. E. WILLMONTON 
Attorney and 
Counselor at Law 
NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
a device with which the operator can 
cut off the tail lights. There is al- 
ready a law on the statute books re- 
garding this offense, which would lead 
one to believe that rigid enforcement 
and a prompt trial of all offenders is 
what is really needed among automo- 
bilists. 
DANGERS OF A SUMMER-WINTER 
Massachusetts has enjoyed a winter 
that has been decidedly summery, but 
her residents are beginninz to pay for 
it with severe colds and illness con- 
tracted because of the sudden changes 
in temperature. 
One lesson that this freaky winter 
should have taught most people is the 
foolhardiness of wearing too much 
clothing in such mild weather as we 
have enjoyed this winter. At the un- 
seasonable period just past the ill ef- 
fects of too much clothing have been 
noticeable and the resulting colds and 
sickness have been more predominant 
than ever. 
The wearing of heavy fur over- 
coats and the thickest of winter cloth- 
ing during the changeable period we 
have experienced this winter is just 
as much a source of sickness as an 
insufficiency of clothing. 
Corn FLAKES vs. THE U. S. 
The Sherman anti-trust law has 
yeen kicking up quite a fuss amonz 
“malefactors of great wealth’ and 
the government’s Department of Jus- 
tice has been hauling over the coals 
all of the alleged monopoties it can 
lay its hands on. But there is one suit 
instituted by the government that 
seems to most people to be entirely 
misplaced. We refer to the suit 
against the Kellogg Toasted Corn 
Flake Co., of Battle Creek, Mich. 
As perhaps most of the public 
iknow, this company has protected ev- 
eryone handling its product by de- 
manding one price for its corn flakes. 
It has refused to sell to big mail-or- 
der houses and some of the big middle 
men whose competition with the 
small merchant has in the sale of 
many goods, made the latter sell 
without profit. Now, when the Kel- 
logg company comes along and 
gets what the public considers a fair 
price for its product and keeps it 
there, Uncle Sam steps in and pro- 
ncunces it a trust. 
We fail to see the monopoly. There 
are over a hundred brands of corn 
flakes on the market, and the house- 
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wife is not obliged to buy Kellogg’s | 
unless she wishes to. We cannot un- 
derstand how the Kellogg company 
has placed an unreasonable restraint 
upon the trathc in its product. It has 
a right to ask a fair price and keep 
it at that figure. ‘he merchants who 
sell Kellogg's all over the country 
stand witn the company, because it — 
has kept the price up tor them. If 
the government decides against them — 
it means the destruction ot the won- 
dertul campaign made by the Kellogg 
concern. ‘lhey deserve to win tne 
suit against them. 
Bryan Is “PLACED” 
It seems entirely probably that when 
President Wilson announces definitely 
whom he has selected in the cabinet 
the name of William J. Bryan will be 
tound against the berth ot Secretary 
of State. Up to this time Mr. Wilson 
has said that Bryan is the only man 
whom he has considered tor the posi- 
tion. He is not exacting in the quali- 
fications for the ottices ,apparently, 
political reasons seemingly directing 
his selection. 
Outside of his reputatin as a candi- 
date tor the President of the United 
States and of a lecturer and personal 
publicity promoter there is but little 
ot Mr. Bryan akin to affairs at Wash- 
ington. lf appointed to the cabinet, 
his actions will probably be unique, to 
say the least and his infinite industry 
and perseverance will not be found 
lacking. 
One might search in vain fora 
nobler document than Capt. Scott’s 
message to the world in the face of 
death and disaster. He was a loser, 
but a heroic one. 
Gov. Wilson will have Mexico to 
bother him (also W. J. Bryan) when 
he steps into the White House. 
Some milk producers clean their 
product with water. 
The N. Y. Sun warns against the T. 
Trot. Enough! 
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—__—_—. 
High winds—high fish. 
Fond Mother—I suppose, sonny, 
you'll be glad when those new front 
teeth grow in and fill up all that ugly 
space? 
Sonny—I dunno. I can get twice as 
much pie in my mouth now. 
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