The Washington times., 1908-11-15
AUTO NEWS AND NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
Terse Comment and Timely Gossip of Motoring and
Drivers Gathered From America and Many
Foreign Lands.

600 worth OF motor cars from various
European countries.
Squirrel is being used more generally
for lining Of motor coats this year than
ever before.
GasoIene fire engines are to be added
TO the departments Of Superior WIS.,
and New Haven, Conn.
Bets are being made that the winner
Of the Thanksgiving Day race al pa
varnah will average seventy-tWo mics
an hour.
The Massachusetts courts have decided
that cities and towns have the right
to exclude automobiles from any street
desired.
one OF the swell New York shops pro-
duced the other day coat Tor motoring
that has thirteen different innings edtA
being removable.
In this country. Us makes of cars
have passed beyond the eNperlIhelt u
stage and there are as many more tuaL
are being worked on 70 III them Iof
general use.
An auto hook and ladder truck is to
be purchased by Fort Worth, Tex, WIN
the understanding that the WhoIe ue-
pUTtment snail be pldCeu Oh a i-io1O'
basis in time.
Chiefs Horton and McNarrey, Of Bal
timore and Kansas City, Kan, respec-
lively, have asked that ihey De pr Pr
vided with automobiles and that motor
apparatus be bought for the nre ds-
partments Of the Two cities.
Three years ago the closed car was
made TO keep out cold, and that al9ne
while now il is often a traveling palace
that has increased in popularity Hhtll
more of them than ever VIII be seen
this winter
The first car driven through the Indian
reservation in northeastern Wisconsin
was piIoted by Eugene IundeL. most OK
the Indians fleeing at the sight or the
big touring car blowing through the
virgin forest.
Orders have been given the police Of
Boston that taXicabs must conform 10
all the present laws regarding automo-
which means that the new method OF
transportation, while welcome IS not
to be given any favors-
According to Alfred Reeves, the pres
ent capital of the automobile Industry
some S36, 900 900 ia kindred trades, and
81. 900 900 in showrooms and garages,
making a grand total OF slSTOo0'oo-
The SUPERIOR court for the Barnstable
section Of Massachusetts, has ruled that
gasOlene kept in the tank Of an auto
mobile is not being stored contrary 10
law. and that no license Is required
provided no other fuel of this kind is
on the premises.
So long as the present uneven road
surfaces exist, there is not likely to be
any change in the method OF suspension
used on the modern motor Car-the long
springs on a long wheel base, the use Of
TRAVERSE in addition to the ordinary
rear springs. and the various shock alb
sOTbers that are all so familiar 10 car
owners.
The last grand jury at Brooklyn hand
ed up q pTesentment calling upon the
courts to give Jail sentences for cases
of automobile speeding. ii having been
learned by the jurors that Of 4l6 cases
heard within the past year In the court
Of special sessions, not single Of
fender had been required 10 do more
than pay a nominal fine.
One Of the insurance companies that
write automobile risks has just been
given a decision that establishes the
meaning Of a clause In its policy which
declares that It assumes no loss OTigi-
mating from fire within the vehicle, the
court after several hearings stating
that this included fire caused by gaSO-
Iene that might be spilled from the car
Regulations in London require that all
motor vans shall be equipped with two
independent brakes.
only a half dozen or so Of the motor
cabs in London are owned by their
drivers.