The Washington times., 1911-08-22
Pedestrians Then Might Be
Warned of Drivers
Course.
STREET ACCIDENTS
COULD BE REDUCED
Systematic Use Of Horn Wou.t
Put All in a Better
Humor.
By HARRY WARD.

with a view to safeguarding. the
| lives Of pedestrians on the streets and
highways, one of Washington's best
known motorists has suggested that
every man who drives an automobile
adhere to a uniform system of signal
ing. What he says is interesting. and
the adoption of the system suggested
by him will be the means of elfmi-
mating many accidents
When approaching a street cross
ing always slow up, and II you in
tend to drive straight ahead give ons
long toot Of the horn." says the
motOrist in question. IF you inten,
to turn north. south, east or ives,
Indicate that purpose by giving 90
number of short blasts of the horn
The pedestrian who is about to step
OF the curb will be attracted by the
sharp toots and remain on the side
walk. Accidents will be reduced to a
minimum
The public will quickly learn the
meaning of the horn, and their lives
will be further safeguarded. Tha
growing antagonism to the automo-
die because of INSCRIPTIONS drivfn =
VIII be gradually tempered. The no
the most important accessory to
automobile. is oftimes used the Ieasi
This is one of the best suggestic
yet put forth since The Times int
view few days ago with a promir.
automobile manufacturer, advocat:
a campaign of education for all 70.
users, and its adoption by the seven
thousand odd motorists in this cfty
VIII go a long way toward making
life easier for both the automobile
driver and the pedestrian.
The Illinois trophy race will be at 2o5
miles, the Kane county trophy at no
miles, ana the Aurora Cup at 135 mfles
They will be started about ten seconr
apart, and since the shorter dist1
are allotted to the smaller cars,
probably will finish well together.
Saturday the Elgfn national stoc.
chassis race, at 301 miles, will be run.
For months the course has been
worked, until now it is said to excel
even the much touted tracks of foreign
countries. Eighty thousand gallons Of oil
in widening the roads and turns and re-
moving nearly obstacles. Drivers on
the course are enthusiastic about IT,
Ralph Mulford says it is the best ne has
ever seen, while Ralph De Palma. the
daredevil OF all great drivers, predicts
an average of nearly seVenty-five miles
an hour for 1t.
That the winner will be pushed to the
limit Of his speed can hardly be
doubted when the lineup of drivers and
cars is considered. With such drivers
as Mulford. Grant, De Palma, Spencer,
WishOrt, Aitken, Merz, Wilcox. Jenkins,
knight, Pearce. Buck and MaisonvIlle
behind such cars as the Lozier, Alec,
simplex, Pope-Hartford. National. Cino.
Mercer. Velie, Corbin, Stavcr, Cole, and
Colby, De Palma's prediction Of seventy
fve miles an hour does not seam far
out of the way.
Joseph walker and B. R Compton
have formed the Tourist Auto Livery
Company. with headquarters at S27
Fourteenth street. They are using Over
land cars exclusively in their livery SER
vice.
The CONNER truck that was drive
from Baltimore to Washington in recor,
time is being demonstrated to a numbei
of washington business men by thG
Motor Sales Company. This truck,
which is of foreign make, Is one Of the
best known trucks on the market and Is
attracting attention throughout the1
c. Royce Hough, one of the
pioneer automobile men of this city, re
Gently has been appointed Western salef
manager for the CONNER truck. Johr
Larcombe, of the Motor Sales Company 4
is delighted with the reception given the
truck since its introduction in Wash