New-York tribune., 1908-05-24

Advtces from various states to the American Au
tonobie Association indicate tremendous gather
ing at the National Legislative and Good Roads
Convention TO be held Buffalo July 8. ano
& Runs being arranged by a numoer OF cfuos
in different cities and delegates are expected rom
all of the American Automobile Association ciuos
in the country. The National Grange will partici-
pate and send a representative TO the convention
The programme arranged for three days was an
nounced yesterday by Robert P Hooper as fol-
lows
Monday July 6-Morning, reception and resistra-
ton of delegates at Iroquois Hotel A1ternoon
automobile run to Niagara Falls Evening, infor-
nal reception.
Tuesday July 7-Morning, address Of welcome at
$50 O'Clock at the Teck Theatre by Mayor j. N
Adams of Buffalo and discussion of the quesuon
If Uniform Automobile Legislation" under the
direction of Charles T Terry. Afternoon good
roads convention: addresses by state highway COM
ssioners of various states and prominent ollcla4S
Evening, theatre party at Shea's
Wednesday, July s-Morning. good ROADS coh'en-
tion followed by a tour of inspection in autonlo-
biles of new roads and pieces under construction
Afternoon, practical demonstrations OF various
road making machines and of dust laying COM
pounds: in this hundred cars will be used over
seven mile stretch of road. Evening. banquet al
the Teck Theatre. 1t is expected that the Gov
ernors of New York. Pennsylvania and Ohio Will
be among the speakers
Barney oldheld whose driving IN automobile
tim of a practical Joke last Sunday when a New
Jersey State automobile inspector asked oloheio
and some friends to visit that much abused STATE
OIdfeld was invited TO drive his brlarcHh car
but the owner Harlan W. Whipple, was not IN
New York so Mr. Oldheld fell back on "yckon.
Church & Partridge who handed over the fastest
Stearns car in their garage.
-rbe r,1rnose of Oldheld's visit New Jersey was
to catch speed violators at the instance OF MS
friend the inspector. who had been driving $40"
car the previous week over the New Jersey roads
when some drivers OF faster cars gave the IN
spector the laugh and got away from hlI1l 1hls
determined the officer to bring TO New Jersey a
driver with a fast car. Tut he could not w1thstand
, the chance for Joke and Oldfeid arrested
for speeding by the chief of police Of West Orange
and arraigned before Judge John B. Lander OF 81
Cloud West Orange suburb, who were IN on
the Joke Barney Odfeld has looked death in the
face many times in his perous drives on dan
eerous tracks but he more exercised over the
arrest according to his statement, than he has
ever been before until the laugh was over.
Ra,id strides have been made in perfecting motor
annarel for both sexes and IN evolving styles and
aa.1s conducive 10 the comfort Of the patrons
of motoring Travelling over dusty or muddy
roads at a high rate of speed necessitates cos
tune entirely different from the carriage dress OF
Yesterday Durability and simplicity combined
with sryIe mark the dress Of the motorlst whc
keeps abreast of the times The Auto Supply Com
| nanv has made the subject of correct motoring
| dress 2 special study this spring.
| Four big road races have been won by lsotta
| E-aschini cars this year Vincenzo Trucco. who
uon two races in Italy in this make OF car thi;
vear will drive one Of the Isotta cars in the Van
| derblt Cup race.
| E-o,r Of the city departments are now usins
| American Locomotive cars Deputy Chief LallJ
- the Fire Department is now driving one. and
saws he likes the car because Of its great speed
| and reliability.
The REQ Motor Car Company is adding two
large buildings TO its factory. One will be $50 by