The Washington herald., 1908-06-07

decoration Day and dates soon after
have had beneficial effect on the mar
ket, and general buying is reported from
all parts Of the country Many move
ments OF cars in quantities are reported,
while the general demand at last hands
is reported satisfactory.
The announcement that Savannah
would hold an international race, under
the auspices Of It's local club, and the
Automobile Club Of America, under the
international rules. on Thanksgiving Day.
with twenty-five entries guaranteed.
makes It necessary for the American
manufacturers TO come to a decision as
to which OF the organizations they will
support. The American Automobile As
recitation came back at the Automobile
Club on the date OF the signing of the
| Savannah contact by issuing the entry
blanks for the Vanderbilt race, which is
to be run October "A on Long Island
From this time forward there are likely
TO be war conditions. without cessation
or the asking OF quarter
June Will be notable for the Orphans
Day celebrations throughout the country.
This fixture. the only charitable work
undertaken by the automoblIing frater-
nifty. deserves great support In New
York the committee OF nifty having the
matter In hand has made a number OF
appeals for cars 10 take out the little
ones. Up TO date, however, the supply
Of pledged vehicles is not enough by sew
eral hundred TO care for the orphans.
The month will also see several race
/ nmI 1sfI nTf
One Of these is the four-day festival OF
the Monroe County Automobile Club in
the Mount Poeono district Penn. The
road race, hin climb, and other features
OF this meeting Will take place on June
= 10 =. June will also see interesting
happenings at Cleveland, Albany, and
Cmcago. There seems 10 be some cues
tion as 10 whether military protection
can be obtained for the Lowell road race
on July 4, but the committee. an enthusi-
astic one. is showing much energy IN
/ overcoming difficulties.
James B. Duke. OF the American To-
baceo Company. is the latest of the
Hotchliss enthusiasts During the past
week Mr.. Duke bought one Of the four
cylinder cars from the Hotchkiss I'M
! port Company, and followed the pur-
chase, two days later. by an order for
one OF the six-cylinder touring cars.
Senator Warren. OF Wyoming. chair
man OF the Military Affairs Committee.
together with a party OF friends. started
from Washington on Sunday. Nav 81.
Immediately after the adjournment OF
Congress. for Indianapolis. in his stude-
baker car. and Will follow the old na-
uonal highway through Harrisburg. Pa.
Western Pennsylvania, and Southern
| Ohio, TO the Indiana capital Senator
Warren's party includes Speaker Uncle
Joe" Cannon. Mr.. Busby, bis secretary:
Senator Hemenway. and Congressman
Lands. and will proceed by easy stages
on its Westward trip.
At what stage OF efficiency the CONNER
cial motor vehicle is arriving, IS sug-
geSted by the fact that the Westcott Ex-
press Company. in New York. has in
service a couple Of trucks Of the loco
motive make. which run for a fortnight
] at a time. without a single adjustment
being made, and hauling heavy loads
each day. This matter OF commercial
vehicles going day after day. without any
adjustment, has been one OF the chief
problems In this style Of vehicle. be-
cause Of the economy represented If ordi-
nary truckmen can be employed
1t is becoming an opinion OF national
spread that the good roads and legisla-
tive convention. called at Buffalo, July
g. T. and s. by the American Automobile
Association, VIII mark an epoch in the
progress Of the good roads cause. The
governors OF many States are appointing
delegates TO attend officially. the National
Grange and the various organizations in
terested in highway improvement will
join the national automobile organization
in this movement, and the convention
will mark the first occasion at which all
the various good roads bodies have
united. 1T is a day that has come
earlier than we expected is how Presi-
dent W. H. Eotchkiss, OF the A. A, A..
speaks of the remarkable success with
which the call for this convention is
meeting.
"A fellow feeling makes us wondrous
kind, yes: and a motoring son with a
chronic lien on the paternal purse for
fines induces leniency from the bench.
when the parent is a Judge. A justice OF
New Rochelle. N Y, has been notice
ably kind to motorists since his own son
was arrested for fast driving. It will
come. In one way ard another the time
will arrive when motorists will be deemed
human and granted fellow sympathy.
Touring style follows racing style. and
the vogue OF removable rims. fitted with
Inflated tires, seems near at hand. for
this equipment is now becoming recog-
nized as the one proper for all competi-
ton. There were several cars thus
equipped in the recent endurance contest
OF the Hartford Automobile Club. and the
little time required to remedy tire trou-
bles on cars so fitted was remarkable
The official records show that the penal
izations for time lost through tire trouble
by the cars fitted with removable rims
was. on the average. about one-tenth Of
what it was on others. the quickest
change being made in 3 minutes 81 sec
onds, with Fisk rim. and the longest
time being "a minutes. spent changing an
ordinary tire.
For both the user and the manufac-
turer. the great value Of a big interna-
tional road contest, such as the A. A A.
tour for the Glidden trophy, is that It
furnishes an opportunity Of seeing not
only what a car will do. but what it will
do in comparison with others. In one
aspect, the makers Of the cars which fail
get more out Of it than do those of the
cars that make good. because they learn
wherein their cars are weak and how TO
improve their product in time. without
suffering the damage to reputation that
would come from having such cars put
into general use for a year.
Definite reports and statements made OF