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road. and once the car made only nse
miles in seven hours Near ,hair
Mexico the travellers had to make their
ecwn roads. and it took them three days
10 cover 100 miles. ,x.;,o
$ But it was the Mayo river. Mexlco,
that gave them one or theI suns ~ -
flights. The stream is an eighth OF
mile wide The two travellers Wadeo OUT
TO Investigate, but discovered little u
encourage them. 80
* They decided. however. 10 rush II az ~
sxet the car as far across as possible. oh
rushed the Cadillac splashinS the water
edrenching the driver and blowing through
rfhe sand hundred yards out the water
washed over the hood ana .ne and The
scar began to settle in the sand flhaiiy
only the top of the steering wheel couid
Ebe SEEN
tackle, but without results. for the car
siwas too firmly imbedded in the sand. An
expedition had to be made on TOOL iIi.o
Ethe country to secure some MeAiea a..
Em,les. and after a long delay the car
was rescued In two hours after 1t was
pulled out of the bed Of the river the
engine was humming sweetly and the car
was on it's way. But the travellers hau
EWater-SOakcQ PROVISIONS III w. N~~'
.,, : : -, : : an.,nssr Of the
Edison Storage Battery Company. spent
several days in the National captai last
week *.*
1912 $50" Pope Hartford touring
car was delivered last week to John
H. Nolan of this city.
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A meeting will be held tomorrow aft
- ernoon at 2 o'clock at 1908 l4th street
!. northwest for the purpose OF organlz-
composed of automobile dealers ana al
He'd trades.
Delivery was made Thursday OF a
model AA Stevens-Duryea Limousine TO
The Commercial garage 30S-1 9th street
northwest, has secured the agency IN tnls
city for the Grabowsky line OF trucks.
the latest model being received here q
few days ago.
The body is built of chrome steel. ao.
solutely fireproof. and the walls and roof
are constructed to Withstand any attack
either by highwaymen or an armed moD
There are two compartments-a front
compartment for the driver and pas
senger, and a larger one at the rear con-
tanning the banking room.
Assigned yestibule is found, which serves
. ID give privacy and protection to Gus
toners while transacting business. Inc
-sbeveied plate glass windows on the Dank.
ing room are protected by electrical steel
grille work. also the dividing PARTITION
between the two sections.
The interior arrangement OF the bank
ing room includes large steel saie, tne
door being equipped with a heavy bolt
work system checked by bank combl-
nation lock. A desk or counter extending
the full width of the car, under the CASH
Fier's window. contains the money oraW-
ers To the right and left underneath
is ARRANGED a series OF compartments.
which can be used for the storage or
books and other articles necessary in the
transaction of the business which will
be conducted from the car.
An electric lighting system run from
storage batteries is part OF the equip
.ment. and series of signal devices Is
arranged between the two compartments
so that the messenger can communicate
with the driver, giving instructions with
out leaving his seat. .
The vestibule is SO designed as to allow
but one person in it at a time. The cash
fer's window is located at the back OF the
car at a convenient height from the floor
Steel shutters. electrically protected
cover the window on the outside. opening
and closing automatically by means Of 9
device operated from the inside of the
car The car affords the banker the same
degree of security as can be found In the
the many devices is an arrangement
whereby the car can be locked up and lef
standing without attendance, and should
person other than those in charge Of thu
ate it, he would not only fail to gain en-
trance, but Immediately set the alarms
and warn the owners and the surround
ing neighborhood.
The automobile was originally equipped
with springs similar to those seed OF
carriages. but it was soon found that the
requirements of the new situation were
very much unlike those of the old one
The great speed Of horseless vehicle!
created more vibrations and shocks OIL
the road. and while the shape ant
strength Of the springs could be devel
oped TO a certain degree. excessive defor
nations and consequent breakages o
springs were not unfreqnent. To limi
the movement of the springs and t.
check their recoil, which Is especiall.
+ devices were designed. These are eithe
: auxiliary springs or they comprise
mechanism in which the shock Is trans
formed into friction or absorbed b,
forcing a fluid through narrow passages
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a. 'The automobile tourist is truly comin
into his own said Frederick H Elliott
secretary Of the Touring Club Of Amer
Tea, yesterday. in discussing the rapi
spread OF uniform motor vehicle legisla
emphasized in the recent action Of tn
New Jersey assembly in passing by a de
q cided vote the bill introduced by Assem-
blymah Stiekel which would grant
nonresident tourists the free use Of tn
highways Of that commonwealth for
e period of fifteen days
1t is believed that the measure will
favorably received In the state senat,
and that Gov. Woodrow Wilson will i'm
mediately sign the bill when it come
before him.
There is widespread interest anon
automobilists as well as state author
ties continued Secretary Elliott. 81
the favorable action by the assembly
New Jersey which would open the road
of that state to nonresident tourists G
that an automobilist will be able to TOT
- from Maine to Florida without bein
obliged to take out any additional sta,
license, other than the one of his hon
state 1t Is not improbable that wit
New Jersey opening her doors to motor
( lists it will be found feasible to make
+, transcontinental route from New Yor
through New Jersey and Pennsylvani
connecting with the routes to the Pacif
L. coast which have been charted and SUI
sveyed by the representatives Of the Toul
ing Club of America.
sEtA he granting OF reciprocity by Ne
- Jersey virtually eliminates the necessit
4 for any federal license, New Jerse
Is the last state to fall into line wit
the policy which was established sever,