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Show SECRETARY HAS NARROW ESCAPE Washington July 29. Secretary-Bryan Secretary-Bryan today fared a problem even more complicated and subtle than tho Japanese and MexicaB when he dls covered he was the quarry sought bv accident Insurance solicitors as the result of two narrow escapes from riis aster yesterday Driving to the department de-partment of stale the secretary s carriage car-riage was narrowly missed by a street car and a moment later a heavy bus came close to ramming If amidships In both cases the escape was narrow The carriage was turning into Pennsylvania Penn-sylvania avenue when tho car, rounding round-ing a curve, started full speed ahead. A crossing policeman Raw the danger of a collision. "Hey, you." he called to the motor-man motor-man "Stop that car! " The motorman clapped on the lir brakes halting the car within a few Inches of the hind wheels of the vehicle ve-hicle Mr Bryan's driver whipped up the horses only to get directly in the path of an elertric bus. which also stopped so suddenly that the passengers passen-gers were tossed about. Throughout th- experience the sec retary's well known smile did not fail him. His placidity was In striking confraBt to the agitation of the driver and the nervous prostration from which the policeman, motorman. and bus driver seemed to be suffering The secretarv now Is bringing nis diplomacy and subtlety to bear In out witting Insurance solicitors |