Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-05

race at Savannah. not more than three
cars of any one make can compete. Every
agent of oxidation, other than atmoS-
pheric air. is forbidden.
Judging from the returns from cities
throughout the entire country Orphans
day proved more popular this year than
last, and attracted more public attention.
a. r. Hoard. highway commissioner of
jefferson county: Wis. has purchased a
car to assist him in covering the ex-
tensive territory under his charge.
John G. Shedd, a Chicago merchant who
is touring France. Switzerland and Italy
with his family i'm Pierce Arrow car.
has this week cabled friends that in 1000
miles the motor has not been touched, nor
has he had any mechanical trouble what
sOever.
A. w. Graves. prominent San Fran
cisco mOtorist. who recently returned
from a seven weeks trip through north
ern California and Oregon, where he
piloted the officers of a telephone COM
pany on a tour of inspection of their diff
ferent lines, says: I'VE were clear up to
tlfe body in mud for miles in Oregon, and
climbed boulders there two feet high.
Farmers said ii was impossible for to
go most of the places We did go"
The membership of the Rochester Auto
mobile Club is gaining fast, there being
at present 80 members in good standing.
Big registration fees. a fairly liberal
maximum rate of speed and concession
to Out-Of-State motorists in the shape
oil a Clause tutfn 10 use CHe
roads for twenty consecutive days durin g
the calendar year without being required
to register are the most interesting pro-
visions of the new Rhode Island state
automobile law.
Mrs. New, wife of Harry c. New who
was chairman of the republican national
committee is now as enthusiastic over
automobling she was over golf a few
years ago. when she was the woman
champion golfer of Indiana.
More than dozen rural letter carriers
OF Wisconsin are now using automobiles
for carrying malls, and with great sue
cess.
France has a new motoring publication,
part of which is printed in English.
Strict beyond all previous experience
will be The inspection to which the cars
entered for this years Grand Prix will
be subjected by the Automobile Club of
France. This has been brought out by
the sending 10 England OF representa-
tive of the French club. solely to make
an examination of the English cars which
will compete.
over 1.GOO electrically driven motor cars
for pleasure purposes are in use in Chi
cagO.
January l6 to %. 1909. having been
chosen as the dates for next winters
show at Madison Square Garden-the
ninth national automobile show, as it is
| termed-the promoters have already begun
plans to make the exposition greater
| success than ever.
c. r.. Bedford. wealthy New Yorker
| has bought forty cars within seven years
| He has owned practically every foreign
make and nearly all the well known
makes of this country.
| Encouraged by the success of its Dead
| Horse Hill climb, the Worcester MASS.
! club has decided to repeat the event in
| October when a larger entry list can be
| had and the ib)9 models can be tested
/ More than 5000 persons paid for rides
1 in v0aht .tI 1{y-.,
| held at Montclair. \. j.. for the benefit
| of local charitable institutions.
Angered by continued prosecution OF
! New Jersey constabes and magistrates
( Chauffeurs who run cars> between Phila-
| delphia and Atlantic City have formed a
protective organization. and expect to eX-
tend its membership through the entire
| eastern United States.
| Automobile clubs of France are some
what shy of supporting the recent recon-
mendation of the Marseille Medical So