Evening star., 1909-09-05

cradle attention. The main argument in
favor of the adoption of horseless ve-
hicles is that they can reach a majority
of the fires many minutes III advance
of the horse drawn vehicles and prevent
them from getting beyond control.
After being almost fried to a frazZ'e
on the burning sands of Nebraska, the
military party, consisting of Lieut.. IS. b.
Rosenthal Private NJ f. Parrott, and
their mechanician, Frank Y Zirhies, car
rying dispatches from Maj. Gen. Leon
ard A. Wood u S A., New York, to
Maj. Gen John F. Weston, L. S. A..
San Francisco, in the Mitchell Ranger.
arrived in Julesburg, Col, last Tuesday
evening. Lieut.. Rosenthal and his as
sociates confidently expect to reach the
Fresidio III San Francisco and present the
sealed packet to Maj Gen Weston be-
fore the middle of this month
A motoring party. composed of Mr.. and
Mrs. James w. Orme and John I. Bard
rolf, in the formers six-cylinder Matheson
touring car. and Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bruce
Emerson and family. and Mr.. and Mrs
George A. Won DachenhauSen, in Mr..
Emerson Stanley steamer, left Washing
ton yesterday afternoon to spend the
week end al La Plata. Md. While there
they will be the guests of Mr.. Bardroff.
Thirty-odd counties in Georgia, the Car
olinas and Virginia are cooperating in
the construction of n continuous sand
clay and gravel highway $50 miles long.
linking the capitals and winter resorts of
those states with New York and Wash
ington. The route will he known the
Capital highway, because ii will connect
the state capitals, Richmond. Raleigh, Co
lumba and Atlanta. From Atlanta there
will probably be an extension down to the
Florida resorts, and another via Mont
gomery and Mobile TO New Orleans.
Barney Oldfield is out for revenge on all
of the automobile drivers who would rob
him of his laurels won in past years on
the track. Barney has taken to the big
game this year, SO the warning is look
cut for him
Abe Cohen and Ralph Stinehardt return
ed Wednesday from a four-day trip to
Benedict. Md. in the formers Columbia
mark Is touring car. Their families are
still sojourning at that place.
The great essential point in the life of
tire is proper imitation. If a tire has not
been driven al the proper degree OF infia-
tion. II IS almost certain that the fabric
will become so strained that retreadns
will be useless.
Rapid progress is being made on the
new speedway which is being built by
the Atlanta Automobile Association. 1t
is etimated that the cost of the track will
be 100000 The distance is two miles,
and the home stretch is 10 be 100 feet
wide, the back stretch and curves 80 feet
while the curves are banked 10 feet and
have radius of $50 feet. The surface is
of clay, sand and gravel, with an asphalt
binder The grounds will accommodate
10000 people. 1t is located eight miles
from Atlanta, and it is planned to have
the opening races November . to Is. Prep
arations are being made 70 secure
trophy valued at 5000 presented by the
city of Atlanta to the winner of the main
event.
+. H. Brooke. prominent architect of
this city. has purchased 1910 model X
Stevens-Duryea touring car The car has
a seating capacity of five persons, and
will be fully equipped. The delivery will
be made tomorrow.
Hugh Wallis arrived in this city few
days ago from Chicopee Falls, Mass
where he went to secure his new 1910 six
cylinder model Y Stevens Duryea touring
car. Mr.. Wallis drove the car from the
factory over the road and had most
delightful trip without a mishap of any
kind The car is the first of its make
in this city and has attracted considera BILE
attention.
studded rear tire will creep sooner
than a smooth one, because it does not
slip so easily. If the shoe is old and
we'll stretched the air pressure plus the
ordinary bolts may not be sufficient TO
prevent creeping, and the inner tube may
suffer in consequence. An effectual rem
edy for most cases is TO supply one or
possibly two extra bolts next to the valve
The valve itself does not help to hold the
shoe against creeping and the tire is con-
sequently least secure at that point.
". c. Long has returned from a trip
TO New York. where he went Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. Long is unusually busy
these days delivering cars as fast as
they are received. He predicts d bright
season ahead among the dealers
Nothing is more popular with the fair
motorist at present than The khaki-color
ed motoring bonnet in taffetas or tho
thickest and most substantial quality.
gathered and drawn like a bahv,s hnrnat
but closely reminiscent of the old earIv
Victorian style.
Jack Sperry, who has for a number
or years been sales manager for the Mo-
tor Car Company. was promoted to the
position OF manager of that concern Sen
temher l. Jack is quite popular with
the aMtomohil.StS OF this a.itN aud Lie