The San Francisco call., 1910-06-11


race course.
The baron was a schoolmate of the
present king of Belgium, his brother
in law being at present aide de camp
to his majesty, while his grandfather
was private secretary to King Leopold.
nations-that of turning over their
steamers and rail-
Russian Motorist roads IN time OIL
Must Give Up Car Wi man - Iiio bas nov,
been made part
of the edicts of Russia with regard to
automobiles. Russia has inaugurated
a movement whereby the automobiles
owned and operated in Russia by Rus
sian subjects must be registered at the
nearest office Of the military author1-
ties and in case. of declaration of war
be turned over to them Immediately.
These cars will be used in special motor
car brigades If the occasion demands.
An encounter with Sahara desert
sandstorm while touring through
northern Africa in
SAND sand. san'Ta on Four The lot of L; II.
lily of Grand Rap
ids. Mich, not long ago. The trip was
one of the first automobile Journeys
abroad of the present year, and 1T ex-
tended over 5000 miles, terminating in
Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Withey and
daughter, Mrs. Harris, with their driver,
v. E. Keel, left New York January %.
and by way of Genoa went to Algiers.
Three thousand miles were traversed
in Algeria.
The tourists in invading the envir-
ons of the desert travelled in their air
cooled car, Franklin. They had gone
south as far as the Sahara and over
good French roads were going toward
Biskra, which is on the edge of the
desert The road they found was being
repaired, and because of this the motor
car was turned into the loose sand
Immediately the wheels spun around
and buried themselves to the axles, and
the car stopped. After some hard labor
tire chains were attached, and the car
went on.
When the storm struck. as it did
while they were yet in the midst OF the
sand the flying particles whirled about
In clouds, which made 1t almost impos-
sible to see the road ahead. The sand
was swept along by the wind so swift
ly that 1T .stung the face, and. the
seat, seating themselves on the floor of
the tonneau. There they were fairly
protected, and after the storm was over
the journey was resumed.
In the endeavor to stimulate the
electric power companies and the
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M Has n resigned curren 0 +
eIeetric 81 . vgninies' en- oies
who has for number of years been
general manager of the Studebaker au-
tomobile company, has retired from
that position. His energies will now
be centered on his new work and will.
if his past record is considered, be most
fruitful.
E. c. Collins of the Cartercar auto
mobile company reports the sale of a
tcartcrcar truck truck TO D. Chi,
for GhirnrdeIli known known merchant n,s Msit
in this city. The
truck is equipped with a panel top.
Mrs. Charles Williams has gone on a
tour to southern California in her Win
ton Six. She left
yrrour,ng Soutb San Jose Saturday
in Big winton aatsrnQon tr 90 ana ex- e
distance at fast
speed. She viii drive the car.
PRESCOTT. Ont. June 1o.-The first
rainless day and the first real roads of
Finndsrs nn EsntnrN nar Rum Flanders a2os unS i,e
= ---- ------- der three flags car
on its first CEN
The car made but 20 miles from
Cascade to Lancaster in the forenoon.
the run being through marsh and the
road very dangerous and rough but
progressed and from 1 to s o'clock the
car covered 80 miles of road which.
while designated as a fair to bad in
the road book. looked like asphalt to
in the province of Quebec.
The route of. the afternoon ran
through Cornwall Iroquois and Car
dinaI along the st. Lawrence and in
ciuded fine views OF the RAPIDS. islands
and canals