The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-11
AMONG THB AUfOnODILlSN
SOMETHING ABOUT RALPH DE
PtLMl'S FIRST JON.


And en- e~tng How He wasat the Only
TnsuG That was DrSke Review OF
4. A. a. wsrk ny President Judge
Gray Take German 60 Germans.
In TN. cour.. OF that he Palma luncheon
ON Thursday every one had something nice
to say about the young race driver. He
never drinks and doesn't smoke and tends
strictly to business" remarked one man.
and that's why We like to see him get
along"
Another one told a story Of De Palmas
early days He started out TO work In
combined delicatesssn and florists place
In Brooklyn. said the veracious historian.
and his work was In picking blossoms from
century plants His boss bought an auto
mobile and Ralph. unknown 10 tho em-
ployer lacked the car. learned how TO shit
the gears and also how TO make the motor
run Then he took the car ont about
o'clock In the morning one day and ran 1t
around for q lille. Tho butcher on the
corner saw him and told his boss about H.
The delicatessen man and florist was
angry about 10 and wanted 10 know vhat
Ralph meant bv II.
wanted to &c, raise In salary. replied
Ralph.
How'd YOU expect TO get . raise. taking
out my car without permissioni-
We'll. ! thought you'd hire me for your
chauffeur. said Ralph.
Il tell you what you can do. said the
boss Put on your hat and coat and 60
ont and get tho fre~h air"
I don't care said he. i can get Job easy
somewhere else
oh. Is that so?- said the boss. sarcas-
ideally. And what will you do In the mean
,,n,er Why. man. you're broke.
That's nothing. replied De Palma: so
are two Of the cylinders in your car
At the beginning OF the recent annual
assembly . says President Robert y. Hooper
of the American Automobile Association.
tho usual questions were asked by dele
gates a. to what real work was being ac-
by the organization. Before
I he meeting was half over these queries
had been fully answered by reports Fur
thermors. not q single delegate remained
who did not realize thai any one who here
after asks the question Of what he gets
out Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton will only ask Il because he really IL not
looking after his own interests and DOES
no, appreciate what Is actually being done
for him.
Those who have followed the work OF
the good roads board will easily recognize
the TACT tina, while good roads are valuable
to autotno biiists the work carried on by
tho American Automobile Association Is
not selfish work. because highway i'm
provsmcut benefits every man with
property situate On q good road. Our
farming districts arc benefifing most OF
ALL a. 10 made apparent by the fact tina, the
farmers themselves now own automobiles
a nd nse them for both business and pleasure.
They likewise are convinced that this work
- being carried on for their Interest as well
a. for other road Users.
There L. no doubt that all organizati ions
in the United States working for good roads
should cooperate. and with the tremendous
strength thai the American Automobile
Association has gradually been accumula-
ting It IL in an excellent position to tisure
prominently in this work and TO carry ~
forward. Newer associations must OF
spend IA great deal Of energy in
perfecting their structures before they
can actually turn their attention to the
roads problem itself The American Auto
mobile Association IL firmly esra bltshed
in many States. and therefore naturally
We are in the best position 90 accomplish
much work. II will be our policy 20 CO.
operate with every good roads organization
in the United States. bu, we must be leaders
and not followers in this movement.
No comments are needed regarding tho
efficient work carried on by our legislative
board In my opinion tho fact that nearly
all states have adopted the reciprocity
clause IL due IN great degree to- tho active
work ac.omplished IN Washington in con-
ne, 'inu with IN. proposed Federal regis |
trA-i"n Law. The sid' which this board
gives - Individual States IN drawing up
will ConLIi.W. To be 40 until the time when
We win nave sufficient uniformity OF state
automobile laws to enable every driver of
a ear to SNOW just what he may expect |
" hen touring through the different states.
Tho policy inaugurated az national
headl quarters for collecting and dissemina- |
ing touring information 20 our members
entirely free Of cost will he continued 20 = !
greater extent than ever before our
amount OF work the touring information !
board IL doing. and particularly that We are !
:ns this ,S nas,a"s sr. no%
assured Of the active cooperation Of all /
our affiliated clubs to help in this move |
in-ut by supplying every bIt OF touring |
int ormation they can Obtain from their !
which Is then forwarded 10 the |
national clearing hons. and thus made ,
az ailabl~ go all members
When his turn came IN the Bruce Brown |
dinner on Friday night ut the Automobile
club Judge Gray oI the Savannah dele |
CATION performed the star feat 81 tho eve |
rhis vas for the benefit Of IN. three repre-
senfaiives OF tho Benz plant " no came over |
from Germany and brought along laurel
too tina, Savannah WASH Z asking for another |
race hu, that II the Motor Cups Holding |
COMPANY wanted to have another Grand |
Priye II knew where ~ could come
Bruce Brown and Ralph DE Palma made !
speeches which were remark able for thstr |
br~Vi'y. as much n for anything else. Bruce |
brown said h, was glad no won and IL they |
wanted him to he'd be- there again newt |
Y ssr for the race De Palma. as Bruce
browns Chum. WAS the only other racing |
driver invited and probably on his account |
~ ~as that the winner said he was sorry for |
the hard luck Of the Fiat he Palma leaves |
next Thursday for the Pacific coast 10 drive !
a simplex in the twenty four hour race on !
Z hri$tmas and the day following
The Motor Truck Club came into being |
a. meeting held in this city q few days |
ago James Hemstreet is president. =. ,
Porter who handles Chase trucks. IL vice.
president. and D.. A Levy Of the Benz Auto !
Import Company IL secretary and treasurer. /
The Benz company handles Gaggsnar |
trucks The meeting voiced the opinion
that there IL real mead In the commercial
y ehirie fetd Of an organization similar 20
the two looking after tho interests Of the
local pleasure car dealers.
The Motor Truck club will hold n contest
In the shape of - run from New York 20
Boston and return This will be som@ time
In January IL the sanction Is got Tho dis
tancs IL aboit Ave hundred miles and !. 4
long route for commercial vehicle TEST.
especially in midwinter