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TELEPHONE USERS ASS'N. HOLD PROTEST MEETING AGAINST 'PHONE GRAB THE DAY BOOK An Adless Daily Newspaper. N. D. Cochran, .gggBjB 500 South Peoria St. Editor and Publisher, C Tel. Monroe 353. VOL 2, NO. 259 Chicago, Friday, Aug. 1, 1913 ONE CENT DAILY NEWS DRIVER WHO ENDANGERS WOMEN AND CHILDREN FREED Warren Avenue Police Fail to Hold HaneckAnnenberg Case Apparently Does Not Teach Lawson's News a JLesson In Keeping the Law. The vigorous prosecution of Max Annenberg, the Tribune's boss gun man, by State's jfUtorney Maclay Hoyne does not appear to have .taught the Daily News nor its slug gers and drivers a j At 4:40 o'clocH noon, one Henacs driver, was driving horse and wagon south on Kedzie avenue at a reckless speed that en dangered the livesjof pedestrians and sson. yesterday after a Bally News a Daily News persons in other tehicles. As Henack approached Park ave nue, there was a in front of him to figure that thei street car directly Henack appeared street car was not going to stop, or alse he thought that he was a miracle df a driver and cbuld almost run down 'people and yet not quite do it, or elsq'he did not care. The car slowed, up at Park avenue. Two women and four children cross ed from the sidewalk to board it It was apparent that Henack would either have to run them down or drive into the street car. A scream went up from the women when they saw their danger. They snatched at their children and ran. ' A moment later Henack and his wagon crashed full into the street car, rocking even that heavy vehicle on its wheels. The women and children had been saved from possible death by a few inches. Henack's horse was still able to keep its feet. Cursing at the top of his vo'ice, Henack tried to get it away from the car and drive on'down the street. J. P. Walker, 4449 Monroe street, motorman, and D. Lyons, 4151 Gren shaw, conductor of the car. called to him to stop.