Evening star., 1912-03-24

tomobile Club assisted by the Illinois
State Automobile Association. were re-
Gently responsible for the formation of
the Illinois Highway Improvement Asso-
citation, which had its initiatory at a
gathering in Chicago, wherein some 20,
600 road enthusiasts were represented.
Warden lyman of the Colorado peniten-
tiary explained his successful system of
utilizing convicts in roads building.
Chairman Homer Tice of the state legis-
lature good roads committee supplied in
formation which told how far in the rear
Illinois is in the good roads movement.
Charles A. BrowneIl of the Ford Moto,
Car Company of Detroit was among the
visitors here last week for brief period
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A 1912 Chalmers 6-'36'' touring cal
fully equipped was delivered yesterday tc
Edwin H Duff, car of the same mode
to Mrs. Charlotte Daley, and a model
go touring car to Lieut.. Commander J.
s. Higgins.
Among those who received their 191:
EMF ''3O' touring cars during the past
week were G. H. Walker, w. j. Hart
G. r. Herbert, ]. E. Metz. Claude Living
ston and Harry Standiford
A recent resolution introduced in the
Senate by Senator Warren of Wyoming
is of marked interest to touring motor
lists. for 1t calls upon the Secretary of
the Interior to submit complete infor-
nation in regard to national parks in
which motor-driven vehicles are permit
ted, and also asks what can be expected
in the way of opening up Yellowstone
and other national parks which now for
bid their use. The explanation that the
roads must be widened before motor We
hicles are admitted Is an answer which
does not find complete acceptance from
those who contend that conditions can be
adjusted to meet present day roads
travel.
William Fl. Crane the comedian. pur-
poses to be the first theatrical star to
transport his company from city to city
by automobile. 1t is rather interesting
to observe that one of the veterans of
the stage is thus SO progressive. and
that he has come forward with an in
novation that one might expect a young
er actor to originate.
Mr.. Crane has contracted with the
Speedwell Company for a specially de-
signed touring car to use next season.
The specifications call for a car that will
hold ten people easily. with specially
designed trunk racks in the rear to carry
Mr. Cranes own personal baggage. In
addition to the comfort and economy, the
actor, 1t is highly probable, will secure a
great deal Of publicity through this novel
means of transportation.
Santiago de Cuba is filled with en-
thusiasm for motoring and motor rae
Ing and recently 10000 people gathered
to witness automobile races held in
that city. One of the interesting events
was five-mile race in which a War
rem car took first prize.
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The first automobile map of Virginia
has just been issued by the American
Automobile Association touring informa-
tion bureau of New York. This map
in the Old Dominion, butt is especially
useful in showing the through lines of
travel from Philadelphia. Baltimore,
Washington, Reading, Harrisburg, Lam
caster, Gettysburg. Hagerstown and Cum
berland into Virginia. at the most i'm
Hagerstown 1t also shows the different
steamship lines between New York and
the peninsula district, as we'll as from
Baltimore and Washington to Old Point
Comfort, Newport News and Norfolk.
Mrs. Kathyrn Franklin has placed an
order for a 1912 Detroit electric Colonial
extension brougham for early delivery.
The car is to be finished in Brewster
green. The interior will be handsomely
upholstered in green with pearl stripping.
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Charles A. Cobb is the latest purchaser
of an Apperson Jack Rabbit touring
car, fully equipped. The car is a four
80" and is to be finished in blue, with
cadet gray running gear and nickel trim
mings.
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"Many of the finer and more valuable
metals were familiar to the ancients, and
for many years it was supposed that plat
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