Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-06

the edge of each ring has entered the
cylinder the wire can be clipped off
The first transcontinental automobile
bridal tour on record is being made by
Mr.. and Mrs o. A Newton of Chicago.
They stepped into the car from a Chicago
parsonage and proceeded to New York.
They will return to Chicago by train and
cross the country to San Francisco by
motor.
What is probably the queerest automo
bile club in the world has been formed
by the inmates of the Daughters OF
Jacobs Home for Aged Men and Women,
in New York. All its members are more
than 100 years old and the president is
1o1. The club will make one automobile
trip year. the expenses to be borne by
the ilOme.
One of the most encouraging signs of
the times is the marked increase in ac-
uVity on the part of motor clubs through
out the country. Everywhere they are
foremost in putting stop to excessive
speeding. securing the punishment OF
wealthy scorcherS. boosting good roads
and setting an example which is bound
10 have effect on public sentiment and
lawmakers.
Pittsburg now claims to have more au-
tomobiles TO its popula ton than any other
city in the Union. There are said to be
1873 cars, valued at s:i,OOO,0OO, in the
city.
The Cleveland. Ohio. Automobile Club
has consented to act as the sponsor of
reliability run. To be held late this
month or the first part of October
The success of motor car service be-
tween Calumet, Red Jacket and Laurium
upper Michigan. has led citizens of
Houghton and Hancock TO install similar
service.
has more than 100 members out of 800
motorists in the city and has begun
another campaign for membership.
The experience of the Canadian Army
Service Corps with automobile transpor-
tation at Quebec's recent tercentenary
celebration will probably result in the
establishment of an automobile corps like
that in England
For those who contemplate tour
abroad i'll their own car it is advisable to
procure five small photographs (SiZe x
by IL inches of chauffeur and owner for
affixing on licenses in countries other
than Great Britain
Two steam taXicabs. the first in Amer
lea. are now running in Boston. Ten
more are to be in commission before Sep
TENDER To- The machines are of twenty
horsepower and each carries four pas
sengerS.
For the six months ended June 1aOS
some 800 motorcycles and parts, valued at
$1l9. 1.6. We're exported by Britain in com
parlSon with $50 motorcycles and parts
valued at Sl27 for similar period in
1901.
During the twenty-four hour endurance
nf ho Do Stntn A,,tr
citation. September %. from Boston to the
White mountains. the pilot will scatter
confetti in the daytime and carry a red
searchlight at night.
A gold watch will be awarded to the
driver making the most consistent show
ing in the Bay State Automobile Asso-
cations endurance run to the Breton
Woods and return. September 23 and "a.
All the rocks have been removed from
the Wilbraham mountain hill road for
the Springfield Automobile Clubs climb
next Friday (September ID. and the hill
is in excellent shape for contest.
The Motor Club of Harrisburg. Pa
has appointed committee to signboard
all important highways entering the city
to mark the short routes to Gettysburg
battlefield. and has appropriated $50 to
carry out the work
The Indianapolis Automobile Trade
Association has decided to hold n two
days reliability run. The route will
probably be to French Lick and return,
involving some of the toughest roads in
the state.
Signpost erecting on an extensive scale
will soon be started by the Automobile
Club of California. The first roads to be
marked will be from San Francisco to
Santa Cruz. and from San Francisco to
Del Monte.
mixed type OF car is ore provided
with IAN internal combustion and an
electro motor. and having a dynamo
interposed in the transmission of the