Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

lille OutOOOr Trip Win CnlS VehlcIe, uV-
ing day and night in the open and secur-
ing the enjoyment passed up by the mo-
tor1st who hurrfes to reach the next
town at night so he can stop at q hotel
The automobile used by DR.. and Mrs.
Newton is a four-cylinder, eighteen horse
power, ur-passenger touring car. When
it is on the road it will present an APP
pearance differing little from any Ordi-
nary tourists car.
The really striking part Of the whole
affair is it's appearance when transformed
for sleeping. I'm planning this outdoor
life said DR.. Newton. I'VE thought,
why carry a tent when the auto top is
good tent and why carry cots and springs
when with very little effort the touring
body with it's upholstery and springs
could be converted into berths''
Accordingly he sawed vertically through
the back of the front seat near the sides.
and where the back joins the seat placed
hinges, permitting the back to fall and
between the forward and rear seats. In
front Of the forward seat q raised sec
ton Of light wood completes the berth
arrangement. Over this whole surface.
when let down for sleeping, Is placed
pneumatic mattress forming a bed sur
passing in comfort many which the tour
lists would find il they stopped at hotels.
1--WE want camp life and we want tour
ing" said DR.. Newton. This way we
hope to get both" Granite and alumni
mum cooking utensils and one-burner
alcohol stove are part Of the equipment.
all of which DIR. Newton estimates will
weigh $50 pounds
His itinerary will be eastward, probably
through Pennsylvania to New York and
Boston and back to Chicago through
Syracuse and Buffalo.
At the beginning Of the day when the
tourists awake there is ample room In
the improvised sleeping car to dress.
The next move consists in rolling up
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while the pneumatic mattress will oc-
cupy very small space when debated.
The side curtains are rolled up, the
board at the front Of the car is re-
moved, the front seat back snaps up
into place, and with the curtains pulled
off the vehicle is again an ordinary car.
During the night the fireless cooker
has prepared part Of the morning meal;
the one-burner stove does the rest.
After breakfast the tourists will start. If
thew do not choose to tarry in some
pleasant wooded spot, and travelling Will
be leisurely.
Occasionally Dr. and Mrs. Newton may
stop at hotel, but they figure that
they will be absolutely independent OF
hostelries.
Automobile Topics has the following to
saw in this weeks issue of the Glidden
tour:
MANY conflicting routes have been re-
ported as having been selected. but the
one through the New England states will
most likely be decided upon At first II
was intended to have the tourists go up
the Hudson valley from New York city,
and another report had it that the route
would not include New York city at all,
but would be through the western sec
ton of the Empire state, along Lake
Erie to Buffalo and then east.
According to a report from Washing
ton, Mr. Pardington declared while there
that after leaving Washington the tour
lists will touch Baltimore, Wilmington.
Philadelphia, Atlantic City, New York
Providence. Boston. Burlington. Montreal
and Ottawa. 1t is intended to put aside
one of the fifteen days of the tour for q
hill climbing contest. to be conducted near
the Observation-Disclosures Hampshire state
line. Another feature of the tour will be
representatives from the Signal Corps and
Engineers Corps Of the United States
Army acting as observers. While In
Washington Mr.. Pardington consulted
army officials concerning the military OBJ
servers, and it is said that President Taft
has approved the idea.
1.-THE pathfinding car. which is to be Sc
cured from a private individual, will leave
Washington about May 1 to blaze the
trail for the cavalcade and gather such
data as will be valuable to the contes-
tants during the course Of the run. In
order to acQuaint the contestants with
the obstacles along the route an Illus
trated lecture will be given in Washing
ton the night before the start Of the
tour and stereopticon views OF dangerous
places will be presented.
1.-The changing of the name Ito Reel
procity run will in no wise affect the
Glidden trophy, and, as formerly, this cup
will be up as the sweepstakes prize. In
addition there will be two handsome
awards to be known as the President s"
and the "Premier's" cups, presented re-
spectively by the executives Of the nation
and Dominion. Several other minor
awards are also promised.
Because they could not use the roads
in Pulaski county. KY, to carry their
produce to market, twenty-five farmers
left that section last week for a state
farther west where some attempt is made
to keep the roads passable. This cOndi-
ton exists all through Kentucky, and
hardly a day passes but that some farm
is abandoned. its owner being compelled
to seek q home in locality where roads
are not mere masses Of bottomless mud.
in the Blue Grass state that the mer-
chants in the cities are raising funds by
private subscription to improve the high
ways.
An exchange has the following to say Of
q meerschaum pipe in Washington:
"Want q meerschaum pipe two centu-
Il
D. c.. has one that age. but he is tired of
smoking it and is willing to trade it for
a modern automobile. In fact he is more
than willing.
HE is advertising the bargain and he
does not ask for any boot" He
bought the pipe fifty years ago. when he
| paid 500 for 1t. Now he values it at
$1,000. Motorists have not rushed to take
advantage of the offer. but the advertiser
is an optimist."
A new composition metal, said to re-
semble gold in color and Krupp steel in
invented in Genoa, Italy, according to
Count Charles de Peloggio. who calls 1T
radioro. He describes the metal as fol-
lows:
First Of all, the color and brightness Of
the composition are unaffected by the
atmosphere, by the ordinary acids and
even by fire. Its resemblance to guild Is
| wonderful. BY a series of examinations
the hardness of the new composition as
tablished. The results announced at the
Italian navy yard show that a layer of
armor Of radioro shows the same resist
| ance to q projectile as steel a third again
as thick.
at is made from a number Of metals.
and. as it's main constituent Is q waste
product in many processes. 1t Is cheap
and abundant as iron ore. Its uses will
be almost infinite. as household utensils,
even iewelry can be made from It
Count de Peloggio owns several iron
mines In the United States and Is inter-
ested In similar industries In Mexico and
South .Ainerica.-Auto Topics.
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