The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05

charges was uncalled for. and authorized
the Touring Club 10 make formal an
nouncement of the situation 10 the effect
that wharf examination Of American
automobiles returned from abroad and
foreign automobiles returned under GER
tificate of registration is made of such
automobiles when applied for by the i'm
porter, provided no duties are collectible
Usual and ordinary repairs. not includ-
ing 10 per cent of the original cost OF
the car, are not considered dutiable,
Extra equipment and accessories pro-
cured abroad are held 10 be subject to
duty"
The scores OF American motorists who
upon returning from tours abroad have
been unnecessarily delayed in taking de-
livery of their cars IN New York viii ap-
preciate the energetic action taken by the
officers OF the Touring Club. which viii
mean the saving of hundreds of dollars
10 such owners who heretofore have been
given to understand by the brokers han
ding their cars that the time Indicated
and the attending expense were neces-
sary TO secure the release Of their motor
cars from the customs house IN New
York.
capt. AFuHtft III an AtNel tS~4iNA '--'Af WI
leave Washington to-day on tour 10
Atlantic CITY He viii use The Washing
ton Herald touring map.
Mr.. I. c. Barber, agent for the Parry,
reports the sale OF three cars to l. B.
Plat. Edward Able. and e. J. Harvey.
Mr.. Barber. accompanied by Mr.. Able,
proposes to make a trip 20 indianapolis.
the home of the Parry car. Both will
return in Mr.. Abbe's Parry car.
Another interesting and spectacular
feature has been added TO the list OF
events TO be staged at the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway June IS TO Is, when
the Wright brothers and other bird-men
go through their aerial capers. This viii
be a race between an aeroplane and a
wind wagon. The wind wagon, one Of
the first Of its kind. has been secretly
built in the factory of the Overland Au-
tomobie Company at Indianapolis
The wind wagon is an interesting and
attractive looking object which is driven
by the exact means that an aerOplane is,
a large propeller. This wooden wheel.
with two planes. is eight feet long and
! is fastened in the rear of the Overland
car. It has been Tested on the race track
and delighted its builders by its perform
anCe.
The automobile is regular stock
model; i'm fact. when the engineer who
made II wanted a ear he went into the
room where the testers had returned
after testing cars and took the first one
/ his hands fell upon.
| The machine Is forty horsepower.
| Everything that is not essential for the
| purpose OF the wind wagon has been
Z 4 md
/ il viii be covered with a regulation
| hood painted in uniform style. There
| win be only two seats on the frame,
and Capt @. J.. BTlmbaugh. famed as
/ an aviator. will pilot this craft IN the
race.
Mr. Brumbaugh made the propeller and
has devised a perfect one because Of his
! experience in making these for flying ma
chimes. This race between the flying ma
cilines IN the air and on the earth is ex-
/ pected by f. a. MOrOsS. director OF the
/ speedway contests, TO be one OF the most
thrilling events of the five days meet
just who will drive an aeroplane In this
race has not been determined but Mo-
ross hopes to get one Of the Wright
brothers.
The Overland car weighs 1900 pounds.
More than 300 pounds pressure is OBJ
! tanned by the force of the revolving pro-
/ pel!er. 1t takes but seventy pounds to
I move the car The rear springs have
been removed and the shaft which Ordi-
narily runs back and down from the mo-
| tor 10 the rear axle, IL run back straight
! and then connects with universal joint
| which permits il 70 rise up and meet the
propeller. The rear axle is braced where
the shaft ordinarily connects with It..
There is a siX-inch clearance between the
/ propeller and the ground. II may be run
/ across the country from here TO Toledo,
Ohio, Immediately after the races
Mr.. Thad b. Sergeant. in a Warren De-
! troit. made a moonlight trip 10 Rockville
last week. and enjoyed a delightful run.
Mr.. George W. Wells. of the Warren
Detroit expects TO receive shipment of
cars some time this week.
Ted Johnston and William Cronkhite,
Of the Buick Motor Company. left for
New York Saturday, but viii return to-
morrow or Tuesday.
An encounter with a Sahara desert
sand storm while touring through north
ern Africa in an automobile. was the lot
Of l. H. Whitney and family, Of Grand
Rapids. Mich, not long ago.
The trip was one of the first auto
mobile journeys abroad OF the present
year. and it extended over 5000 miles,
terminating in Europe Mr. and Ms.
Whitney and daughter. Mrs. Harris, with
their driver, Y z. Keel, left New York
January %, and by way of Genoa went
10 Aleiers. Three thousand miles We're
traversed in Algeria.
The tourists. in invading the environs
Of the desert. Travelled I'm Franklin
They had gone south as far as Sahara
and over good French roads we're going
toward Bisira. whicS is on the edge OF
the desert The road they found was
being repaired. and because Of this the
motor ear was turned into the loose
sand. Immediately the wheels spun