The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-08-03
Pennsylvania Officials and
AutoistS Open Doors to
PathhnderS.
SOME NEW ENTRIES
SECURED FOR RUN
Hearty Welcome Received at Ian.
caster-Automobile Club to
Take Part.
BY THOMAS S. RICE.

LANCASTER. Pa, Aug. 3. - This
scouting for the Munsey reliability run
is not what it might be cracked up to
be IS soft snap and a gift from the
gods in the way of seeing the country
at others expense without working. for
the scouts are kept buster than 'Mr.
Newpop with colicky twins" but it has
its pleasant side at that.
One Of these alleviating features is
the hospitality with which the Pennsyl-
vania municipal officials and the Penn
sylvania autoists welcome g TO their
midst. The great trouble is they show
Us 50 many eourtesies we can't break
away from a town on scheduled time,
and make haste slowly.
Takes "JOy Ride"
chief Burgess John A. sheely put the
thriving metropolis of Hanover at the
disposal Of the scouts who are pro-
crossing toward philadelphia in their
Detroit Blue Bird" then
took a joy ride in the famous car that
went from Denver to Mexico City.
Mayor Jacob Weaver saw the crowd
gathered near his office around the
Blue Bird" when it stopped at the
what the excitement might be about.
When he was informed that it was the
neighbors gathering for a peep at the
car that joy rided President Diaz of
Mexico. Mayor MahoOl Of Baltimore and
Chief Burgess Sheely, he promptly ac-
cepted an invitation to take a jaunt
around his own private burg in it, and
showed he knew thing or two about
the game By askir@ all sorts Of apropOs
questions.
Draws Another Entry.
The gathering OF the clans also at
tracted the attention of the b. c. K.
Motor Car Company folk. who are pre-
pairing to tuTa out at York a car de-
signed along novel lines by ]. A. Kline
When Mr. Kane re 1lved the glad It'd
ings about the Munsey run as the only
big competition in the East this year in
which he could snow of mis- product, he
asked for an entry blank, saying the
run would cover Just the country he ex-
pected to use as a starting ground He
hopes to have his first car finished By
September ], and II. It is, he viii be
among those present when the big day
comes on September Il
The Pullman factory IS in York, and
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secretary and treasurer. Oscar Steven
son. stated that the Pullman Company
was working night and day on its 1910
machines and that it would enter two OF
them in the hope Of having them ready
for the run. Jack Thomas, of Washing
ton, has already demonstrated what
Pullman can do in going after the rec
ord of making the jump from Wasnng-
ton to Boston IN twenty-four hours.
He was ditChed when near Boston ana
well within his schedule, which would
seem to indicate that the other fellows
will have 10 keep their eyes on their
numbers iT they want to beat out the
Pullman when IL has four days in which
to make the trip
To Provide Lunches
Also, just to show its heart was in
the right place, the Pullman manage
ment said it would distribute lunches
among the tourists when they reached
York That viii be a big help, for
chasing yourself through this Penn
syIvanla hiH air IN an automobile gives
you a new appetite about every seven
miles.
Here in Lancaster the welcome was
hearty, and will be officially organized
when the Lancaster Automobile Club
returns tonight from a tour it is going
TO make In the interest Of road improve
ment York is without an auto club at
present, which gives Lancaster a chance
10 get in on the ground floor with
good thing over its ancient rival in
business and hospitality. There was
big crowd around the Wheatland Hotel
when the trusty and dusty scouts
aIRhted there last night and the fuss
has continued today whenever the Blue
Bird has been shown.
Coatesville will probably be the stop
for the scouts tonight and they exepct
to reach Philadelphia by noon Wednes-
dsy. if not before.
Jacob D. Ridder, secretary Of the Ian
caster Automobile Club. and Dr. Don
aid McCasKey, have taken a particularly
lively interest in seeing that the Mum
sew tourists receive a glad hand in
lancaster, and will bring the matter up
before the next melting Of the Organiza-
ton.