Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1915-09-25
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Items of Interest About the Most Popular
and Useful Industry of the Day and
the People In 1t.

pany should be compelled to rebuild
the tracks at each Of these terminals
and run the cars around loops" he
said. 1T is the only solution I can
see of bad situation. If one tried
to follow out the traffic rules strictly
there would be an awful jam at each
Of these places constantly"
The first owners automobile meet"
In history will open for nine days
show at the Midway Gardens this
Saturday night under the auspices Of
Gov. Dunno, Mayor Thompson and the
city's social elect. Mrs. Edward A.
Leicht has entered her Renault. Eu.
gene X. Pike will show his Cadillac in
slow driving, gymkhana, floral, and
harvest festival events. Mrs. Oliver
@. femme has Beloit electric which
she will enter in slow driving con.
tests. DR.. A. Augustus O'Neill enters
his Packard In the floral, gymkhana,
and harvest festivals. william II.
Hoops has registered his Stevens.Dur.
yea for four events, including society
night, Sept. 20. william II. Reid will
exhibit his 1916 Stearns.Knight in four
contests, and will lend his car to some
theatrical celebrity on theatrical night
Monday, Sept. "a. Samuel e. Hibben,
with q Packard Is entered for five
events. including society night. Mrs.
Harry Mcconnell will drive new De.
troit electric In all slow driving con.
tests for electrics. also society events,
both afternoon and evening. Harry
N. Fowler will show his new "hivver.' -
Edward w. schillo has entered his
Mercedes for all events.
The fourth annual motorcycle, bi.
cycle and accessories show opened in
the Coliseum, Monday night, Sept. 20,
and is by far the largest and most
interesting exhibition Of its kind ever
held In the United States. 1t will con.
tinue throughout the week, with the
doors open from early morning until
1880 o'clock at night.
Every inch Of floor space In the
vast Coliseum has been taken by ex
hibitors. Manufacturers and dealers
from every state in the union will
exhibit. The factories and business
houses Of Chicago and the middle
west are especially well represented
All the new models for 1916 In mo-
torcycles and bicycles will be on dis
play. There are many new types and
many novel improvements on old
types. New model motorcycles show
a tendency toward lighter and LEST
cumbersome machines. A number Of
lightweight motorcycles will be un
covered and will surprise the riding
public by their graceful speed lines.
Officials of the Speedway Park As
ISOLATION held meeting at the Speed
way offices to frame plans for the 300
mile championship auto race over the
two mile wooden oval ut Speedway
Park next month. Originally the race
was set for Saturday. Oct. 16, but wal
changed to the following day.
ChicagO's automobile show Is COINS
to take the place of the one time fash
ionable horse show. Some Chicago
motor enthusiasts have decided the
one thing necessary to round out the
Chicago social year il a show Of the
thorOughbreds Of the asphalt.
The motorists who are trying to es
tablish this new annual climax In the
social life of the car fancier have
chosen Midway Gardens az best fitted
for the purposes and will open theil
first annual motor pageant on Satur
day. September 25. to continue eigh
days. Invitations are being sent ou
to all motor dealers and to all owners
OF cars. big and little. to participate
Private detective agencies will all
the police department In Kidding Chi
cago Of crime. Mayor Thompson ant
Chief OF Police Healey announced.
william J. Sutherland, vice presi
dent and general manager Of thu
Mooney & Boland Detective Agency
and William A. Pinkerton. the veteran
detective, offered to cooperate will
the police without compensation. at ,
dinner given to Chief Healey at tn
Chicago Athletic Club Wednesda!
night.
This offer Is unique" said Chic
Healey. Never have the doors of
private detective agency. to m.
knowledge, been thrown open to an,
police department in an effort to SUI
press crime and catch thieves. ! ar
preciate this offer and will avail my
self Of 1t In the near future"
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Motorists complain that signs q
quarantined farms are too small t
give them ample warning to kee
away from infected places. Road
near infected farms are covered wit
chloride of lime an dsigns are poste
on fences and gates announcing tha
the place has hoof and mouth infecte
cattle. Motorists say the signs shout
be three times as large as they arr
Inspectors announce that automobile
stopping at infected farms will be hel
pending fumigatiOn.
Harry w. Cooper of 2l3l Michiga
avenue, whose standard tires are 4
vorites with everybody, reports I'm
autumn business.
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