The Washington herald., 1910-02-06
AUTOMOBILE NEWS
NOTES AND GOSSIP

| A committee thoroughly representative
OF automobile and such other interests
throughout the country which will be
benefited by the passage OF the Federal
automobile registration bill has been ap-
pointed by Chairman Thaddeus Terry as
the national legislative convention com,
mittee. This committee will have general
charge Of the convention to be held in
/ this city on February Is, is, and II to
/ discuss the merits of uniform automobile
/ legislation.
/ BY securing the passage OF the Federal
automobile registration bill by Congress,
which will be the chief effort of the
convention. the first step on broad lines
/ toward securing the mrch-needed uni
formity I'm automobile legislation will be
secured. The national committee, as Sc
! lected by Mr.. Terry, chairman of the
/ legislative board OF the American Auto
mobile Association of America, consists
/ of:
! Robert = Hooper. vice chairman, presi-
dent Pennsylvania Motor Federation; eX-
-. j.
shire. master of the National Grange;
Charles Clifton, of Buffalo. president As
sociation of Licensed Automobile Manu-
facturers; L. II. Kittredge. of Cleveland.
president National Association of Auto
mobile Manufacturers, Lewis Il. Speare,
of Boston, president American Automo-
bile Association; Charles p. Allen, OF
Denver chairman Colorado State highway
commission John Bancroft, Of Whining |
ton. Delaware Automobile Association; !
Neal Brown. state senator. Wisconsin; |
II. Chadwick Hunter. president Automo-
bile Club of Washington, George b. Ellis, |
Of Los Angeles. president Automobile /
Club Of Southern California: Walter /
Phelps Emo. Washington. d. G, author /
traffic regulations New York and other |
cities: Frederick II. Elliott. secretary |
American Automobile Association, New |
York
At the annual meeting of the IT, IT. |
Franklin Manufacturing Company. held /
at the company's automobile factory in {
Syracuse. the following directors were re- /
elected. II. H. Franklin. h H. Damn |
John Wilkinson. q. II. StilweIl ~ T /
ProWn. ". {. Lipe. and F. \. Barton /
The directors reelected the following /
officers: President. II. H. Franklin. vice I
president G. II. StiIwel: secretary and /
treasurer, T. A Barton. The president /
and treasurer presented their annual re- /
ports. showing satisfactory business dur I
ing the 1909 season and a large amount /
&C orders on hand.
4 new model of the Franklin Torpedo
was recently placed on exhibition at the .
automobile factory Of the H. II. Frank /
lin Manufacturing Company In Syracuse. /
II is made of material different from that !
used i'm any OF the other Franklin motor .
cars. is smaller in size, and was not .
even manufactured by the company In |
fact. IL came as a surprise TO H. H. /
Franklin. president OF the COMPANY. on |
the occasion OF his recent visit 10 the 4
New York automobile show I'm Madison
Square Garden.
Mir. Franklin and representatives Of the [
company made their headquarters at the
Hotel Manhattan in the lobby Of which
the first Amcricau-5ult torpedo, the per-
.'.ttl blbtll " vi MI II IhllIs n dS tA-
hibi'cd. Some Of the hotel men conceived
the "a Of a small replica Of the original !
Ac dinghy an order was given the chef,
OH at dinner one day a Franklin tor
~ D. made Of confectionery, was placed
beside Mr.. Franklins plate
The car is about twenty inches in
length. and is complete IN all details. II
has lamps, top luggage carrier. and even
circular wind shield. which in the
original torpedo is about foot in diam
eter and is held by uickel-pIated supports
close IN front Of the drivers face.
After four mules had failed to extricate
az automobile which, in spite Of its 81
horsepower. had caught I'm the mud near
Missouri CITY, Tex, a rescue was ef-
tectcd 10y means Of an IS-horsepover
Franklin motor car. The party i'm the
first car consisted Of Judge William
Bailey and others from Houston Tex. !
Recent rains had made the road treach-
erous. The Franklin, arriving after the
failure of the mules. not only dragged
out tie Ctner car, but, although intended
Tor ly Tour passengers. took six people
an mas &c the run into Houston at high
speed, slowing down only once. and that
was when passing through a body Of
water, the depth of which was unknown