Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-04

should be tripled or quadrupled before
spring.
The Automobile Club of America ha@
chartered the steamer City of Savannah
to take the members of the club and
their friends to the Savannah races
Thanksgiving day. The boat will accom-,
modate 400. and will leave New York No
vember p and return December l. i!1ui
Many motor factories are preparing FOR
their rush season." which comes In WIFI
ter while the shows are on and because
most buyers want their cars delivered, In.
''e 'Pii"s' sify
The farmers motor car has worked a
transformation on the country roads, of,
central kansas. The tendency OF the
farmers toward proper road work has.
greatly increased and the road tax is Ss-
ing used with better effect than ever be-
WE nan
Farmers In the northwest are buy1ne
automobiles in sufficiently large numbers
to attract attention. Crops have been
owners find the automobile the quickest
and best method OF covering their huge
ioiHhs anu rdhches. djlE
With the running of the 2OO-mile fourd-a
ers' week race In Paramount Park, Ootu-
Der 10, Philadelphia will he the first city
In the world to have a road race within.
Its limits and over public highways A.
telephone system covering the course wiA.
be in charge of the signal corps of the
state militia. "a
In Paris stories are circulated con-
corning some of the French GARAGES
which have neat trick of emptying, by
means Of suction pumps the gasoline ard
cylinder oil tanks of the cars that have
been run in for the night leaving tiist
enough fuel to get the machine well uYf-
der way before the loss is discovered !;
What is probably the finest private
garage in the United States has tust been
completed by Robert Graves a wealthy
New Yorker. at his country place at
Mineola, Long Island 1t is palatial In an.
pointments and SO arranged that the n1atxs
noor may be transformed into bali,
room. Twenty machines may be STORED
in it, = H.,
Although. according to government re-
ports, the number Of automobiles shipped
abroad by American manufact urers for
the first seven months of 1908 is com
siderably below the number for the dor-
responding period OF 1907. it Is noticeasAie
that the grade OF machines seems to haze
lss
The origin of the word 'triptic," used
In connection with foreign touring is fh-'
teresting. Literally. il means an object,
folded in three. AS issued to tourists In!
France. IL consists of a booklet of THEE
parts. two detachable giving the descffp-
ton Of the car. which permits the owner
to enter and depart the country without;
having to pay custom charges. 49,
A LONDON automobile cab driver. reoent-
iy hailed before magistrate for speedine,:
declared he had been forced to make time
by Yankee for whom he was driving
The Yankees curse and swear at u.s." he
explained and If we please them we
don't please our employers. If We please,
our employers We don't please the
Yankees and If We please both we don't
please the police. II
The two-seated taxicab IN London NAV
charge but two fares IL il has three piss
engers. but cab for four may charge
for all three. 4Hfs'
Owing to motor traffic the cost of mains
tenance of the roads in Lancashire coun-
ty. England. increased about IL per cent,
III the past year. 81
An Austrian firm has made fifteen
year contract with the Montenegrin gov,
eminent to carry mail between Cettinie
and the principal towns by motor cars.
An Italian factory has established a
repair shop at the Brooklands track in
England and imported full STAFF of men.
SO that cars may be made good at once.
The council of Cheshire county. Eng
land. finds that automobile traffic has SO
Increased that Ii will require 5000 mora
this year than last to put the roads in
repair.
The receipts from the Grand Prix races
over the Dieppe circuit were approxi-
mately 10000 and the expenditures So 600
leaving $4,000 profit for the Automobile
Club of France.
proposition to introduce restrictions
OF power in an attempt to make racing
safer has not met with favor I'm England.
though 1t is admitted that IT is likely to
come about soon.
This year has proved the banner one i'm
Honolulu for the automobile dealers and
there are prospects that in 1919 a number
or the smaller cars will be exchanged
for more powerful ones.