The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-09-20
AMERICAN COMPETITION
GERMAN M1NUFACTURERsA Alarm
EDATAMERICIN COMPETITION.
A scrie. Of Fxperimenis to Determine tho
Power Necessary to fropci a Bicy-
cle-Bike Definitions.


and they have adopted novel methods in
meeting the American competition.
Early this wear one OF the most promi-
neuL American mdnulact Iltt1 c1td plls.,1 "a
AN agency ia Berlin, and az once iOInd
large field for their bicycles when were
a reteiaficn TO the people here, who nave
been accustomed ~ the ponderous Ger
Princess Hohenlohe and all the smart
court Get In BERN no'sAt amer lin l "a,
ON an sides IN Germany. lie Ameil-dI.5
who were heavy Advertisers In all the
German papers. were lAis week 'alVIil-t-
eI 10 receive notice that heucefofth thelr
a'iver.iseroentg could not be received.
'rhe fact finally developed that al the
German manufacturers nah entcLeI INTO
ar agreement that they would WllhllA"
their advertisements from any paper &C
ccptine advertis ements from American d.
The German sporting papers nave TAX
en- the matter Up Ia tho interest or their
c0uutrrmau The kddWelt. tho most in-
pCrtant cycling paper in Germany, has
been particularly bitter and appeals 20
German as "a matter ol bAulOtisin' not
% buy American wheels The paper ie-
ferrol 10 pointed out tuaL German ma
chimes worth 80 marks aut TO America
have 10 pay a dulf OF lDJ marks, While
American machines OF Ae same Nai1e
have 10 pay q duty OF three marks IA
Germany. IL adds that the keicAslas
Will al fits coming session be presented
with an Irresistible petition 10 raise the
duty as high as America ana con lnucs.
But ia the meantime the public must
face The invasion az American ana lOf-
elgn manufacturers Dy sheer PATRIOTISM.
cont OF what material these cycles are
made every sensible man VIII easily lh-
aginc The German Industry need hol
iea, on account Ol price ana good quall-
IS Of their materials, alf conyeIlloH'
on the contrary tl-y 90. above any OH
Cr people as Icgara sohn4ti VI .Aflt ,dD-
rc ana chcarnesS. many men Will DC
taken in and buy an Am rican Wntel GA
account Oi the uhs -tlpl.pNs Wy Old NHitu
Americans are advertising .nrit it'hl.,''
As lOug as Americans Nlll uot rlie H-t-
man wheels TO German should 'ide
American wheels 80.
as the American firm has contracts Win
some Of the papers Wmcn no." refuse
their advertisements, legal Developments
l'' p0-'''''A BIG FREAK.
Tho Greatest freak 500 the country to-
dar-fr0u tho standpoint OF Wheeime
ami moro especially wner N0men-is 1. -
Ch4ri0tto smith, tine president OF ne No,
manJ Rescue League Oh inc 4il-DN
STATE, who fas recently remover lloiH
Xtasflneton civ to New York with the
a,.ov,.o intention of carry ing on CIV
sado against women hlOt l4i't7i sat' '-o
New York journal. Mrs rmllu j. IL i-
cLs va horn In New Orleans and went
North about four years ago. lltt Ut VI
reform work was 20 Try 10 Ieciniil t.-,
1900 or moro unfortunate WoiheH N"0i'l
tho Boston police had turned Iopae v,.
tl-. efra.t. f,ut Of late She has given Aer
fine 10 Gtnouncins wheeling py Women,
and she has said all rlll. o. hu-h".f
things about the girls that Ike the NAcei;
until she has called Gown upy,II ,,'o,,,.I
the strong condemnation or az omen
cyclists and a host OL others MINIS ttIa
have Denounced her utferanets ana ~.
circulars in unmistahahle terms, anu siis
has been Ccusured from one emu on VIC
country 20 the other Hef lilhclpu ~
tack was lengthy. bitter, ana 20 7'-iie
person. very ridiculous. ia substance IL
was as follows.
.Whereae. Bicycling by young women
has helped % swell tho ranks or reck-
less girls who finally lrlt INFO the 1.., .u,
ing army of Outcast women OF the United
states, more than any other mtdluAi'
"Whereas. Bicycle runs for Christ by
s0-caliod Christians should ue properly
termed bicycle runs irr s1tan,' iof ne
bicycle is the devils advance agent, NOR
ally and physically. in thousands or III
"Ros0ivcd. That tns W0mon's Rescue
League den0uuccs bicycle riding bF young
women because OF producing immoral h--
soclauons, both in language an. dress.
which have a tendency % make tlem not
only unwOmauly. hlt imm0det as We'll
TO speak jpn plain English, Airs. smith
has simply "pIrtured her tire ana l7
badly in need of repairs. OF cOurs" every
sensible woman viii continue riding her
wheel as usual. all derive from b. not
only the thrilling pleasure ~ spinning
along the hicnW1v. but the ueiuiY OF
color and glow OF health and strength
that tho wheel alone cau G'ye. Mrs.
Smith is 10 Doe pItled for her mistaken
notion OF the vince. and her uncllcd FOR
denunciatlOu OF women cyclists may De
passed over with degree ol allowance.
u Doe. I IH