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

Miss Ethel Roosevelt is said to be fol-
lowing the example set by her sister,
Mrs. Nicholas LonGworth. and has be-
come a devotee of the motor car. This
is the essence of story going the rounds
in social and motor circles No one need
be surprised TO see the young blond de
butante daughter of the White House
driving her own car this fall about the
Capital city in the closing hours of her
fathers presidential term.
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania has
caught the motoring fever. After the
session of Congress was at an end the
Keystone statesman HE'D to the British
Isles, where together with Mrs. Knox
he motored for a greater portion of sum
mer midst the lakes of Scotland Recent
~ they left the land of the heather and
came TO London. where they were several
days ago.
Gov. Fort of New Jersey who has a
great many friends in this city-the same
man who is closing up things at that gay
retreat by the sea. Atlantic City-is billed
To deliver the opening address at the
GOOD roads convention to be held there
by the State Grange and Associated Au-
tomobiie clubs of New Jersey, Septem-
Der - and NJ
Tests conducted by Logan w Page
ulrector of public roads of the United
states. who has been named by Presi-
doht Roosevelt chairman of the Ameri-
can delegation To the worlds congress of
road builders. in France in October have
proved to his satisfaction that the sue
t"h created by a swiftly moving car and
lts pneumatic tires raises road surfaces
ana that damage is in proportion 10
speed.
A delicate little compliment that escaped
IIe notice OF many was paid To Montague
Roberts by George Sinister, when the
winning crew of the American car in the
New lork-to-Paris race reached New
YORK Monte. you drove the car out, >"
SAID Shuster. you shall drive it home
But Roberts refused. insisting that Sinus
ter's wonderful run across Siberia en-
utIed him to the honor
Gov. Fred NJ. Warner of Michigan, who
* said TO be the first governor OF that
commonwealth to seek third term, and
VINO is making campaign in Il motor car
has covered thousands of miles and has
made addresses in hundreds of towns
and villages which he could not possibly
have reached in the same length of time
10y railroad or in any other conveyance.
Its a safe rule never To approach a
curve at greater speed than will permit
the To be stopped within its own
length. Never let your ear stand on a hill
The average country road hill is never
Too wide at best and traffic needs all
the available room. without having any
part of II taken up by car that could
just as well stand at the top or bottom.
More than 800 cars are now in use in
Calcutta. and India is daily becoming
very important market for motor cars.
The native princes are buying highs grade
cars and their example is being copied by
the Weather merchants and the parsees.
Thirteen different regiments from the
thirteen original states. uniformed and
armed. will guard the course through
Farmount Park during the long distance
races To be held during Founders week
in Philadelphia. October > TO 10.
There * now one motor omnibus for
every Iwo-horse omnibus plying in Lon
don. Licensed vehicles are taXicabS
1.JS: hansoms. 5.}29; four wheeled cabs,
3.T6s: motor omnibuses, 1.O46: horsedrawn
omnibuses. 2,2S1 total, 1882
Sometimes some distressing noises
which seem quite unaccountable proceed
from the footboards of the driving seat.
They generally take the form OF coca
Sional sharp bang, though at other times
they consist of continual rattle.
Keep all the connections of the mixture