Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30

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WASHINGTON folk will witness the next
transcontinental race. to start July
next Four foreign and five American
cars will be entered.
The route In this country will include
the following cities: Albany, Bunaio.
Cleveland, Detroit. Chicago. Omaha
Cheyenne, Sacramento, San Francisco
Los Angeles. Salt Lake City. Denver
Kansas City, St. Louis. Cincinnati. f"ts-
| burg, Washington, Baltimore. Philaoei-
phia and New York
| The cold rainy weather the past week
placed a damper on motoring IN tIie Pan
about the city. Where In previous weeks
graceful electrics and their more ponder
our brothers and sisters of the "chug-
chug'' tribe had gaily followed one an
| other in a seeming never-ending process
| sion the scene was bit changed anu au-
| tomobile parties were the exception ratneF
| than the rule. Every one has been walt
ing for the sun to break through the
clouds and 1O2 degrees in the shade 10
appear again.
President Roosevelt received the New
York-to-Paris Thomas car and the WIN
ming driver, George Schusrer. with ms
mechanic, George Miller. at Oyster Bay
last week.
Accompanied by Tom Moore. who ar
ranged the reception, Harry s. Houpt
chaperoned Schuster and Miller. 1t was
| unfortunate that George MacAdam, the
historian Of the race. could not be pres
emit. He is confined to his bed at his home
at Tarrytown with a high fever. oelne
| utterly worn out by the arduous 1Oo-day
trip. On arrival at Oyster Bay the car
and its occupants were met by Secretary
Foster, who accompanied the party.
James Sloan, the chief Of the secret serv-
ice staff. in the official car escorted the
visitors to Sycamore HILL
The President was playing tennis on
the lawn with Postmaster General Meyer
and his son Kermit. He Immediately
came up to the house and shook hands
with Mr. Houpt and the members of the
party. He in turn introduced Mr.. Meyer
| as the sporting member Of his cabinet.
The President asked Schuster particu-
larly about Manchuria and the bandits
and game in that territory. He also
asked about the. arms carried on the trip.
Schuster informed him that the arma-
ment consisted of express rifles and Colt
revolvers. to which the President re-
| marked pleasantly that 1t sounded like
| his African trip.
| Mr.. Roosevelt conducted the party into
the library and asked further questions
about the contest which were answered
kby Schuster.
The President said that 1t was certain
| " a remarkable performance and a great
| achievement both for the American boys
and the American car, particularly as IT
| was the first International automobile
| contest in which the American car had
demonstrated its ability to compete with
| the foreign car.
He stated that he stood for any Ameri-
can who did things, in balloons. sub
| marines or automobiles, and that he did
not stand for the timid, good man who
hadn't the courage of his own convictions
Mr. Roosevelt felt proud that this year
Americans had demonstrated in the
| Olympic games and other places Ameri-
| can supremacy in the field of sports.
He then complimented Houpt upon his
enterprise in entering an American car IN
showed the members of the party Into
| the north room, where he keeps his regi-
mental flags and the trophies of the
chase He remarked that everything In
| the room he had shot himself.
| On departing Mr.. Moore made speech
| in which he said:
at Is with great regret that l have to
| report to you that these young men say
that in the two continents that they have
| traversed the worst roads over which
| they travelled were found in America"
| At this the President laughed and said
| that he would have been very much sur
prised if they had had any other report.
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| motorists, ]. B. r. Smith. commissioner
of motor vehicles of New Jersey. has
ordered Justice of Peace Conrad Wald-
| vogel Of Ancora to return fines illegally
collected from Philadelphia autoists and
| to make written apology to one mo-
torist from whom he demanded fine
| without a hearing.
One of the most interesting hill climb
| ing contests run this season is sched-
vic nv 10 CprinQAa16 Mass AntO-
mobile Club for September H. 1t will be
held on Wilbraham Hill, which is al
most an even mile in length and with a
total rise of 1881 feet. A silver cup is
offered by Mark Aiken, president of the
club.
| According to the system of establish
| ing motor army reserve. proposed In
Germany, any private owner or manu-
| facturer can obtain an annual grant of
about $50 provided his car answers
certain specifications and is maintained
| for at least five years in a state of repair
satisfactory to the authorities
The dust trials held on the Brook
lands track, England. have demon
strated that the wheels are first respon-
sible for raising the smother. and all
that low frames, irregular body shapes
vortices and whir!s into which the dust
already whirled aloft by the wheels is
sucked.
SchuSter. who commanded the Ameri-
can car in the New York-to-Par1s race.
in telling Of the hardships encountered.
remarked: I'VE have been running on
| three hours sleep per night for so long
! and have had so little acquaintance with
| real beds for the last four months that
| doubt If We shall be able to sleep COM
| fortably in them for some time"
| Alleging that his valuable setter dog
| was on the right side of the road and
| the automobile was on the wrong, Fred
| II. Knapp. an undertaken of Greenwich,
Conn.,, has attached the motor car of
Mrs. F. c. Whittemore of New York,
| claiming $500 for the killing of the ami
| NAL. Under Connecticut laws animals
| have the same rights on highways as hui
man beings.
Hyannisport. a Massachusetts town in
the Cape~CO district, has new method
| of dealing with scorchers. Special officers
| tell them when and where they can run
| fast but warn them that if they are
caught running al a reckless speed around
curves or through the village they will
| be arrested While hundreds have been
| stopped and warned not an arrest has
been made.
| The recommended weight of tire is
| the weight which 1t can carry without
| overlooking it or subjecting it to de-
| structive strain. Any over increase means
the same as a steam boiler made TO With