Los Angeles herald., 1906-02-15
QUESTION
IS PARAMOUNT
EASTERNERS HAVE NOVEL EX-
PERIENCE
New York Bicycle Policeman Displays
Unusual Attitude Toward Motor
ists-Many Frankins Sold

With the question of speed attract
Ing general attention among Los An
geles automobile owners and dealers,
existing conditions in New York indi-
cate that Southern California is not
the only spot where the pursuit of
motor happiness may lead to unpleas-
ant results.
Yet in the metropolis a ray of light
now and then breaks through the
gloomy atmosphere and affords a tenn
porary solace to those who have suf-
fered the pangs of police detention
when life appeared bright as the car
glided pleasantly along in the wide
sunshiny places dear to the heart of
the auto driver.
A party of eastern motorists recently
experienced sensations of astonishment
when the following episode occurred
during a whirl along New York road
way. Says one of the party: "While
driving down Pelham park we were
stopped by a policeman, who asked
us if we were obliged to continue in
that direction as seven other motors
had been laid up along the road with
punctures. He showed us a handful
of nails that he had picked up. His
manner was both polite and gentle
manly, and 1 think it should be
recorded"
The bicycle policemen of New York
complimentary comments that the lit
tie occurrence related called forth
wonderment even in the city of un-
limited happenings.
Among the recent purchasers of the
light Franklin touring car are: H. w.
Keller of Santa Monica II. G. Weise,
c. J. Cubach, Thomas w. Philips, jr.,
and I. H. Preston of Los Angeles
w. A. Akers has become the owner
of a Franklin runapout, and d. c.
McCann is now using a six cylinder
30-35 horse power Franklin touring
car.
The Peerless car again demonstrated
its reliability last week at Chicago,
when a car made thousand mile nom
stop run, covering the distance over
ordinary roads in A hours and II min
utes. Less than a month ago a Peer
less covered q thousand miles over
Pennsylvania roads without stopping
the engine or making adjustments.
The REQ exhibit at the Chicago show
was not the largest in the Coliseum,
but it was the most versatile, as it in
cluded machines of the runabout class,
in both single and double-cylinders.
touring cars in two and four-cylinders,
a beautiful coupe limousine at $4,000
and a bus which carries ten persons. at
$17OO.
The latter type of machine won the
SiX-day New York economy contest
doing 1872 miles through mountainous
country at a total expense of $29.30 for
the ten passengers. The REQ runa-
bout, with folding seat. carries four
persons, all seated forward, at price
of $675.
There will be seen at the Boston
Automobile and Power Boat show in
March an Indian tri-car, which is an
attachment placed on the motorcycle
by simply removing the front wheel
and fork the attachment being made
in ten minutes; also an Indian delivery
van for the use OF merchants, and
which will enter the commercial field
in a most emphatic manner. The van
is a very neatly designed receptacle
for the carrying of large or small par
cells and is readily attached to the
motorcycle by simply removing the
front wheel and forks, the same as In
the case of the tri-car.
German motorists have been highly
honored. The kaiser has consented to
become the patron of the German Au-
tomobile club; coincident with the
mark of high favor came an order to
change the d-established and distinc-
tive name of the club to the bombastic
title 1.-The Imperial Automobile club"
Furthermore, as there is always fly
in the ointment, the club will be COM
PEELED to abandon its opposition to the
proposed tax on automobiles, which
will bring several millions of marks
i'm the governments eXchequer The
association with royalty brings its
napalties as well as its Measures,