Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-23

The King Of Siam, who developed a pas
sion for automobiling during his visits to
England, is determined to make the Siam
csc take a more modern view of the motor
car. and will take back with him several
cars of the finest type.
According to a British authority, the num-
Der of cars in use in the world Is 2is,5o,
divided among the countries as follows:
American, 10000; Great Britain, Io,OuO;
France 10000; Germany. 10000; Austria
and Hungary, 5000; Italy, 5000; Spain,
400; other countries of Europe, Including
Russia, 5000; India, 1900; Egypt, Canada,
Australia and other British colonies, 2,UOo;
Central and South America, 1000; China,
Japan and eastern Asia, 500.
The largest photograph of an automobile
ever made. an enlargement Il by - feet or
q picture taken of President Roosevelt rid
ing in a car at Lansing, Mich, is being
used as an advertisement by the builders
OF the car.
demonstrating cars will be barred from
the side streets surrounding Madison
Square Garden, New York, during next
falls show of the licensed manufacturers,
and there will be a section of the show de-
voted to motorcycles.
President Stoddard of the Cook & Stod-
6ard Company is in the east and will not
return to the city for several days. The
company has the agency of the White,
Royal Tourist, Pierce, Great Arrow,
Franklin, Cadillac, Darracq and Baker
electrics and 1t is stated, has done
markably well in sales during the season.
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The 4o-horsepower Oldsmobile runa-
bout in which Mr.. John A. Lutz recently
ran / eco miles in the District of Columbia
without stopping the engine is still the
machine II was the first part of the season.
Mr.. Lutz uses 1t as a demonstrating car
and states that 1t has never failed him.
During the recent nonstop run the OBJ
eervers who drove with Mr. LutZ testified
that the engine was one Of the smoothest
running ones they had observed.
Wallace Hood, manager in this city for
the Motor Car Company. and who on
Memorial day at Benning. defeated num-
Der of other drivers and finished In 2:12:43
and who later at the Elks carnival won
the twenty tye-mile race, the principal
event upon the card, is to enter the races
to be held the Pimlico track in Balti-
more July 4. Mr.. Hood has great faith
In the Thomas flyer, which he sells in con-
junction with the Stevens Duryea and
Peerless cars. At Pimlico Mr.. Hood will
drive a special IO-horsepower Thorn
as flyer, In which he hopes to lower the
worlds record for 100 miles. The record
now is hours and 10 minutes. and Mr..
Hood hopes to cover the distance in two
hours fiat He Will also attempt to lower
Barney OIOnelu ONc-Ullle TeCOTu Oh %
seconds and during the will try for
every record between one and one hundred
miles.
The new automobile ordinance prepared
BY the legislative committee Of the Gin
cinnati Automobile Club, at the suggestion
of city council. contains a clause permit
ting physicians on emergency calls TO vio-
late the speed limit
In answer to an argument against the
high price of some makes Of cars a man.
ufacturer says: Cars are much like
clothes; the difference between those that
you pay more for and the cheaper ones
comes out In the wearing Of them"
Through the courtesy of the Quaker
City Motor Club, large number of auto