Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-05

reach Biarritz in a single journey without
a rest, but she did.
The Milwaukee Automobile Club is said
to be doing a great work in safeguarding
the interests of the good autoists by as
sisting the state legislature in its efforts
, to prevent reckless and careless driving
of autos The club holds that when
properly handled the automobile is the
safest vehicle in the world; the horse
drawn vehicle the most dangerous. The
horse has a will of his own and when
frightened undertakes to oppose his Will
and strength to the will and strength
of the drive. The automobile. is gov
erned wholly by the will of the operator
and can always be stopped in a remark
ably short distance.
Most automobiles are careful and con-
sidcrate in the use of their cars, and were
all drivers careful and considerable there
would be no demand for further automobile
legislation in Wisconsin.
1t is the reckless. inconsiderate driver
who causes all the trouble. creates q
prejudice Justly SO in many cases., an
who causes the Odium to unjustly rest
upon all automOblists.
The present automobile law of Wiscon-
sin is said to be sufficient and should not
be changed unless 1t be by abolishing all
speed limitations. The method of iden-
tihcation, the requirements upon meeting
teams and its other provisions are sufti-
GENTLY restrictive. The law is self-sus-
tanning. works we'll and has given gen.
eral satisfaction. To change 1t would not
only cause a general miXup, but would
undoubtedly impose an unnecessary bur-
den upon the secretary of states office.
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To do away with the labor of pumping
up tires an English inventor has devised
cylinders of compressed carbonic acid gas,
which may be connected with the tire
valves by rubber tubing, the gas, expand
ing released, filling the tires.
Garments of silk for mems use are to
be worn this season, and women will not.
as in the past. find this material made
up for their exclusive use. One advantage
they ppssess is that they may be folded into
a very small space.
The somewhat heterogeneous combna-
ton of the Automobile Club of America.
the Society for the Prevention of Cru
city to Animals and the Independent Hack
mems Association is working in New York
city to compel betterkept streets.
Alexander Graham Bell. world famous as
inventor of the telephone. is credited with
the declaration. Until the coming Of the
automobile the human race has made absO-
lutely no progress in the transportation OF
the individual unit of society since the
Dawn OF history.
A local automobile monthly under the
caption Meet Them Hal Way" has the
90 lowing to say:
1.-The authorities of Glen Echo seem to
have the law in their favor; granting this
it is plainly up to the automobile users of
the Conduit road to obey the law. A spirit
of fairness has been shown by Glen Echo
in setting the speed limit TO twelve miles an
hour in its limits This is a\clear gain of
six miles per hour. By living up to the exact
letter of this law, it may he only short
time before they will let the bars down an
other notch and permit a speed of say If
teen miles per hour.
THE Automobile Club of Washington has
its fair-minded president. fully ex-
planned how the concessions were secured,
and has made certain promises to the Gen
Echo authorities.
by a strict observance Of the speed regu-
latlons of that corporation, local drivers are
assured of courteous treatment at all times
on the part Of the bicycle officer who has
his duties to perform regardless of who
happens to be caught violating the law It
is well to remember that this officer is not
overzealous and does not arrest on purely
technical charges. AS rule those fined
have had fair warning, some more thap
one warming, and as they choose thereaf-
ter to take a chance many have but
themselves to blame.
Meet the marshal half way. keep down
to twelve miles an hour. and il you must
break speed laws go elsewhere or suffer
the consequences at $50 per- Unquestion-
ably the Conduit road il the best stretch of
road near this city. At some points it does
tempt one to let the car out, but hold the
temptation in check IN the limits of Glen
Echo.
1T would be wise move to post a good
sign at each end of the Glen Echo stretch
of road. At night this could easily be IL
Illuminated by electric light secured from
the railway service nearby"