Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1916 — The Menace. [ARTICLE]

The Menace.

As careful as I am, I can i Not guard myself against)the fool; The wild and wholly reckless man, Indifferent to every rule. I may proceed with utmost care And watch for jolts and sudden bumps But I’m in danger everywhere So long as 'cars are run by chumps. There is no law to guarantee The safety of a man or child So long as fools are running free And motoring like demons wild. Though thousands dKjv> their autos well They’re menaced by the reckless few. For no man living here can tell Just what the fool is apt to do. I write it from experience ’Tis not myself I have to fear; It is the lack of common sense That marks a lot of drivers here The strictest rules I may obey To guard against all accident, Yet I’m in danger every day, The fool I cannot circumvent. -—Detroit Free Press