The Washington herald., 1910-11-06

The methods of the modern campaign
orator are radically different from what
they were in the days when Honest Abe
and the Little Giant OF Illinois staged
the nerciest political fight ever witnessed
on American soil.
The Old Rail Splitter would walk miles
ard miles and then deliver bis speech
frem a pinnacle of barrels and boxes or
q friendly stump, To-day Proctor Knott
Owens. Republican candidate for mayor
of Detroit: whisks up I'm front of some
large factory. delivers speech standing
on the front seat OF his automobile, while
his secretary distributes campaign liter
allure and Autographs from the rear.
Within the limits of forty-fve minutes
Mr. owens has left his Office in the heart
OF the city. motOred three miles to a
large factory, spoken twenty minutes 10
crowd Of twelve hundred men that We're
having their noon lunch, distributed 500
copies of campaign literature. and re-
turned TO a committee meeting at his
office,
Emerson & Orme have been appointed
distributing agents for the well-known
Detroit Electrics and will receive a car
load Of 1911 models tomorrow They have
also received a carload of the new 1911
Apperson cars, including the new baby
tonneau. and have sold one of these fully
equipped to Charles H. Orme.
Mr.. c. II. Emery and party OF four
passed through Washington yesterday on
their way to Richmond. Mr.. Emery is
driving a Marion car, and reports the
roads in bad condition
The Cook-Stoddard company reports
sales Of Cadillac SOS 10 DR.. ]. d. Nor
gan. S. S. Adams. f L Davis, and NJ
Blair.
The American automobiles or medium
price are finding favor in Egypt A ship
ment of Hudson ''53s' has Just been
made 10 Nj @. TorOssian. the Hudson
dealer at Cairo. There are many classes
of automobiles in the land OF the pyra-
mids, thu motor car appealing not only
the Americans and English who re-
side there, but to many wealthy Egypt
ians Arabs and East Indians. Several
roads around Cairo had never been trav-
efsed except on foot or on the backs of
cames before the advent OF the Hudson
In thar cline
Detroit. the center of the automobile
industry, has set out to build up the big
gest automobile club in America. IT Is
called the Wolverine Automobile Club
A membership of 1900 IS the aim of the
organization. and efforts are being made
10 run the list up TO that big total with
in ninety days. 1t has about half that
number now. Good roads is one OF the |
clubs slogans.
The Buick company reports the sales |
of the Model Is Bucks to A, R. Nef and
Frank Upilan.
Dr. E. T. Pickford, the resident physi- |
elan OF sibley Hospital, has purchased
from the Pope Auto Company model "A, |
S0-hOrsepOWer Oakland.
The Cuban Minister. F. C. Justiz, has |
arrived in Washington in his LOcomobile |
which he purchased in New York.
American motor car owners who con- |
template touring this fall through the |
principal countries OF Europe VIII be in |
terested in the announcement made by |
dr- Thomas W. Wildly, director Of the !
foreign department of the Touring Club
OF America. who has just returned from |
three months tour of the Continent In /
the interest of the Touring Club of |
America. that while abroad he completed /
arrangements with the leading automo- /
bile organizations, including the Auto /
mobile Association OF London and the 4
Touring Club OF France, whereby Amer
lean tourists when introduced abroad /
through the Touring Club OF America /
VIII be able TO secure the International /
~
the license and registration difficulties
heretofore encountered while passing
from one country 20 another will be
avoided. The holder OF the certificate
viii be able to cross each frontier bv
simply carrying the license number and
the initial plate issued by the country in
which the tour began. This certificate is
the outcome of a convention between the
foremost governments OF Europe with a
view 10 facilitating foreign touring.
Hitherto an American landing In France
had 10 repeat the process OF procuring a
license and registration at each frontier.
often involving much trouble and Incon-
venience, especially in Germany. With
the new certificate the tourist can pass
through each country included In the
convention on the strength OF the num-
Der plate which he procured upon land
ing. At The present time the certificate |
is available for France, Germany. Bel
GUM. italy, Holland, Austria, Spain.
Russia, and some of the smaller coun-
tries.
f. lie B. Smoot has purchased a Cad
lilac demi-tonneau from the Cook-Stod
dard company.
s c. Briggs has purchased from the
Buick company a new 1911 model limou-
sine Buick.
A. t. Westgard, who is making trans
continental tour in his automobile. has
been greatly impressed by the prevalence
o. motor cars in Western farming dis
tricts. Motorists unfamiliar with con-
ditions in Iowa." he writes would hard
~ believe that the State Is one OF the
lively automobile districts in the conn
Try. Every farmer and small townsman
have machines. and towns of about 300
Inhabitants have active automobile clubs.
Marengo, Newton, and Guthrie Center.
none OF which has population of over
l.5oo, have clubs ranging from 50 to 100
members, drawn from the surrounding
country. and always alive TO the best
automobile interests. Almost without ex-
ception these clubs are taking a keen
interest in everything relating TO good
roads and have placed hundreds OF signs
along the popular touring routes"
Peter Taylor jr.. has purchased from
the Cook-stoddard company a 1911 tour
ing 80" Cadillac.
The Buick company reports the sale of
r Buick Bug" to c. C. Waters.
On the back of the seat of Mulford's
Lozier car, which participated in the At