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OMAJTA. SV!f DAT, JANUART 17. Its.
JUDGMENTS
I ROM Msdtsen. Wis., pomM ths wrl.
coma that It ta tha Bsdgera
whom Earl Eager la negotiating
with for a second big cam in
Omaha for tha Cornhuakara next
tail. Kager ststcd In Omaha prime tlma
igo that lia waa considering plana for a
second m, that tha college waa one of
he lsrgest In the west, and that tha team
as one df ths beat In the west, bu ha
ss nrt at liberty, to reveal the secret.
N( w the cat li out of the bam, and all
.' n aha and all Unrein are rooting en
mcsse for a gams with the much vaunted
Hedgers. The Amea game la assured. Th
Jot nhuskers are under contract to play
Amea thin fall at Amea. The Cornhusker
:.me la the only large game Amea has
scheduled at home. That makea no dlffer
tnre to the management. The W.500 re
ceipts from the Ames-Nebraska game In
iirr,l,a last fall la the finest argument ever
put forth for gamee In Omaha, for to pro,
eer sthletles muet have money, and the
i itnana game gave both Amea and Ne
hratka twice aa much money aa they got
from any other one game. Manager Eager
l n shrewd manager and he knjws It la
fsr better to have a few knockera during
Uie season and end with a bunch of slmol
i mis In the treasury, than to lave every.
thing run along fine, and end broke. If
Miliaria Is assured of two big samel next
f.ill It la certain a aultable place may be
provided for handling th9 games. Crelgh.
ton will have a new field and will have
full schedule of games, but arrangement
probably can be made whereby the sched
ules will n' t conflict. Pa Rourke might be
induced to build some bleachers skyward,
nhich would be necessary for either the
.Ames or the Badger game. The Dleti
Alliletic club, which handled the game last
ear. Is figuring on a new park, and witn
ihe assurance of the privilege of handling
Hie games this year, would erect soma
i.r the blaaest stand ever seen In the
west.
Who raised this howl about Murphy giv
Ing UU men that $10.OX), anyway? Whose
business la It what Murphy does with his
money?' If he wants to throw it away,
who cares? True, he has only made about
a nilllton In the last three years, but even
at thai If he Is reckless enough as to want
to distribute $10.yi of this paltry aura
among the men who have made him, rich
is there anyone so sordid and so selfish
m lo any him nay? Gentlemen, life time to
lay aside the cold demands of an ipscrutl
hle law and lower the gates for a bit of
sentiment: Think of the appreciation and
affect on sewed up In that 10,000. But think
first of the ten thousand! Has any man
ever stopped to contemplate the amount of
Mr. Murphy's proposed gift? Some Im
pertinent person with a mercenary tnatlnct
may suggest that If Mr. Murphy had
thought to make It $20,000 or even $30,onn, no
objection would ever have been rataed.
Jump your contract again next season,
Mr. Chas. if things don't go to milt your
peculiar ideas of how a base ball team
should be conducted. It's a fine thing to
have men of the Chase ability In the game,
but the game derives no special strength
from men of the Chase diepoaitlon. On
the cjntiary. the effect Of such transactions
as have been mado to lift the black list
from tills young man la decidedly bad for
hjse ball. If law la to be enforced, U Is
just as well to begin applying the princi
ple In the, caso of conspicuous players like
Chase. Sparing the rod on him spoils some
.il hep fnnil child. Yet the bars are let
down and Chase la let In without any pen
ally or chastisement for his defiant viola
tion of every known base ball law. The
authorities hfcve acted with ss much aban
don as if h had been actually essential
to the game's future.
leading wrestlers of the country recently
met at Chicago not all of them, but many
and formed an alliance against faking.
That Is the best piece of news that has
come out in many a day relating to tills
grest sport. Wrestling went down Into the
urnb for its three days of death and was
only resuirected by dint of the magto
. harm it Inevitably holds for the sporting
fraternity. It Is a wise step Just taken.
The leading wrestlera of the day ara clean,
square, men and they can. If they will, rid
their profession of the faklra, and If they
do they hav established their game upon
firm ground They are to be congratulated
for the steps tsken lit that direction.
Now. if the plea of Farmer Burns
for no betting can be enforced
iliere ll be little else to ask. for these two
reforms would of themselves do sway with
the faking manager's game.
The Boston management Indicates a
willingness to let old Cy Toung go. That
Is not surprising, since the sale of Lou
t'rlger, hut il would be a difficult thing
lo prove that old Cy was ready for retire
ment. St. Louis, which club has traded for
Criger. seems willing to buy Toung. gentl
mentally nothing could be more desirable
than that thia old battery be kept to
aether, and doubtless the Browns would
benefit by such a transaction, too.
It really cannot be doubted that Messrs.
Ub;i and Holland at WIcblta and Mr.
Cooley at Topeka are In dead earnest about
entering fast teams, From what Is going
on there Is every reason to believe that
both the Kansas teams will come Into the
Western league strong contenders.
Ftom the roster sent out from Denver It
dors not yet appear that any of those rad
hal shake-ups lias occurred. The line-up
looks very much as It did when the last
season closed. Of course, there's time for
changes, end besides, the team waa made
over only a ear or so sgo.
, "lot White. Comlskeys pitcher, has
found it necessary to deny a report that
he seeks his release from Chicago for the
purpose Of getting to play with Washing
ton. Can you Imagine such a man?
of course, there's probably no signifi
cants in the fact that Battling Nelson spent
two hours at the White House on the day
when Pitchfork Tillman's big gun was ex
pected. "
I'erlmps Mr Jeffries thinks that loO.OOO
may bo tainted.
Your Liver's
Your Life
A ded liver means awful tick-
ness don't let it oome when
it can be prevented. Cascarets
keep the liver lively and bowels
regular and ward off serious,
fatsl illness.
C a SC. A a ITS-rar aa-wk treat
.went. All arugfists. Biggest seller
is las wv- Milhoa basest meats,
MOTOR WAGONS AND ROADS
Diicnsd at Length by International
Congrai.
WEIGHT ATO SPEED RESTRICTIONS
Amrlra Cmsawl Creajeral pit Paris
Oarllnes Work Done at Reeent
Meeting Tar for Road
Makla.
The ever Increasing use of motor
vehicles. hoh pleasure cars and commer
cial wagons, and the consequent wear and
tear on the roads of every civilised coun
try, was th direct cause of the French
government calling the tirst International
toad congress, which assembled recently
In Paris. Frank II. Mason. American con
sul general at Tarls, has sent the following
report on the congress to the Department
of Commerce and lAbnr:
"In the long list of International con
fer ncea which have taken place during
the last year at Paris none has attracted
so largo and distinguished a corps of dele
gelcs or commanded such general and ab
sorbing public Interest as the first Inter
national Road congress, which met on
October 11, ami continued Its sessions
throughout th subsequent week.
"The official representatives and other
delegates represented twenty-three nations
and Included military and civil engineers,
hlglrway superintendents from state and
local govcrnmrats, presidents nnd other
officers of good roads associations, promi
nent automobilinls, and a full representa
tion of progressive, enterprising men whs
are Interested in road Improvements as an
essential measure of public policy. They
represented countries with varying local
conditions, spoke In many languages, and
related widely different experlencea and
opinions', but they were unanimous In de
clarlng the question of highway construc
tion and maintenance to be one of the most
urgent and Important subjects now pressing
upon their respective governments.
Work ot the Congress.
"The work of the congress was divided
Into two general aertlons, viz: construc
tion and maintenance and traffic and work
Ing of highways.
'The first section dealt with the follow-
Ing subjects: ' Methods of construction and
cost of various forms of existing roads,
macadam, metalling, asphalt, wood, stone
and other surfaces, the best methods of
repairing road and streets which are In
continuous use, various processes for pre
venting duet and proposals for future road
construction.
"To the second section was assigned the
task of considering the effects of motor
vehicle traffic on public highways, dam
ages caused and relation thereto to weight
and sped, road signals' and the best means
of regulating motor traffic by an Inter
national code of laws.
"These two main sections were divided
Into subsections, to each of which were as
signed separate topics, and the discussions
proceeded with great seal and Interest from
day to day, the program being varied by
automobile excursions throughout Paris
and to various points within a radius of
fifteen or twenty miles to inspect different
forms of pavements and roads upon which
modern methods of surfacing have been
used) to repair the wear of modern traffic
and for the suppression of mud and dust.
Delegations also visited the works of the
May 2 has been selected for the Targa
Florli, In Sicily.
The Moseow-Ht. Petersburg automobile race
will be held May 28.
There are now more than 1,000 taxlcabs
In operation in New York City.
As a aeneral nroposltlon an electric auto
mobile will carry the equal of Us own
weight.
A motor 'bus line is to be put In opera
tion at Harbor Springs, Mich., In ttie
spring.
The Rochester Automobllo club Is plan
ning to hold a number of smokers during
the winter.
A a rule, automobile bodies are lighter
than a corresponding body on a horse-
drawn vehicle.
There will be. an Industrial and taxicab
competition in the neighborhood of Paris
from April 16 to 25.
A motor club has bean organized st Mill-
bank. 8. D.. and will make road improve
ments Its principal object.
An Increase In output of from 300 to 1,000
cars a yesr Is planned by a motor car
manufacturer at Des Moines, la.
It Is estimated that dividends earned by
the motor car manufactories In Michigan
during tha year will aggregate .tij.wu.uuu.
The Oklahoma City Automobile associa
tion haa pledged llO.ouO for the construction
of a twenty-flvw-mlle speedway around the
city.
Germany and Sweden will both hold In
dustrial vehicle coinitltlons during May,
the exact dates to bo decided by mutual
agreement.
The Richmond County Automobile club of
Btaten laland, . Y.. ia planning a new
club house, to be finished next spring, at
Urant City.
A periodical cleaning out of the car
buretter to Insure the absence of water will
save a deal of time and searching when
misfiring occurs.
Denial has been made of the report thst
W. K. Vsnderbllt. Jr., president of the
bong Island Parkway, intends withdraw.
Ing from the pmject.
Tho dates of the second annual auto
mobile, motor boat and sportsmen's ex
hibition st Torrnvto, Canada, has been fixed
tor February IS to 'A.
rhlcaao Is the center of the motor-buggy
manufacturing business, for there are made
no fewer than ten different makea of the
high-wheelers In tnat city.
it i. wise nrecautlon to go over the
bolts which sectue the several sections f
a planetary tranamiHsioii ot:casiunany m
order to see mat iiu iwuc.. .
In sdditton to a new down-town club
house the Denver Motor club has secured
a. country club liouse about seven miles
aouth of the city for the coming yesr.
In 19f. when tn first automobile snow
was held In New Yirk. the number of ex
hibitors was sixty-nine. At the PaJace
show. Just closed, the number was 3o.
Compulsory use of a nonvolatile lubri
cating oil U being considered In England,
ss a result of proteara sguinst foul-smelling
blue amoke exhausts from motor 'busaea.
The Orand Rapids, Mich.. Automobile
club haa found that Ita prospects for a
new club house for the next season ar
very bright. Four rUns are being con
sidered. Established only ten years ago. a tire
company at Akron. Jm' ' "!u
up a business amounting to li&f.0 irt
W and expects to reach the t3,AWJ mark
thla year.
The Roval Motor t'luB or ungiana is
contemplating a series of trsts of various
carburetters on the market with a view to
giving motorists the benefit of the knowl.
edge gained.
The first year that the brougham type
automobile was introduced in
the city of New York seventy-two doctors
Sdopted this typs Ol auiumuuua ui u.
In their service.
...,.i win hold a commercial vesicle
competition from October id to 17th. snd
the Automobile club of France will have
. atmiiHr demonstration and test from
November lth l th.
In repscklng the glsnd of a water circu
lation pump use plenty of aVrsphite with
the pscking. The spindle Is neldom suffi
ciently lubricated, and the graphite will go
a long way toaara remeuyini .
. ....,-!. insl InvDection of tltf ball bear
Ing does not harm; they arldoiu give
trouble and bv the renewal rf a set of
k.i i. which sppear slightly worn a broken
ball snd a damaged race may be obviated
t, hir road race limited to amateur
r
vers is Deing ooomea e u. r r-u oris,
wealthy fiiiladeipni tuutur cuiuusiast,
Timely Tips for Automobile Owners and Drivers
Tsris municlpslltr. where wood paring
blocks are cut snd prepared snd madn ex
cursions to Versailles and Frmtalnebleau,
where studies were made of th construc
tion and maintenance of park and forest
roads. Finally the whole ennarees went by
special train to Nice for the purpose of ex
amining the mountain roada In the hills to
the northward1 of Nice and Monte Carlo
and the seaside highways of the Riviera,
where oil and tar have been longest and
most auccessfully usd for the suppression
of dust.
Do ot Damage Highways
"It Is only poesfble to summarize In the
briefest form some of the more Important
conclusions which were reached by this
notable gathering of experts In road con
struction snd maintenance. Among the
resolutions adopted was one affirming that
motor vans, dravs, delivery wagons and
other vehicles used for commercial pur
poses cause no serious damage to highways
so long as, first, the average speed is not
more than nine miles an hour and the
maximum speed does not exceed fifteen
ml lee and the weight on the heaaieet axle
does not exceed three tons, with tires of
India rubber, or, second, when the average
speed Is six miles an hour and the maxi
mum nine miles, the weight on the heaviest
axle when working not exceeding four tons,
the driving axle to have metallic tires with
smooth faces.
"The same resolution declares that the
weight on the driving axle should be re
stricted to three tons snd the pressure
on each centimeter of width of the tire
should never exceed ISO kilos 330 rounds.
It was the opinion of the congTess that
properly built roads are not Injured by
motor vehicles traveling at any pace not
exceeding fifteen miles an hour, and
f lere was a general sentiment among the
delegates that before the whole problem
can bo satisfactorily solved legislation will
bo necessary to compel motor vehicles to
be built with governing devices which will
prevent them from being driven above cer
tain well defined rates of speed.
Keeping Down the Dnst.
"The' question upon which was concen
trated the muet acute discussion and which
brought out the sharpest dlversltiea of
opinion was the use of coal tar as a sur
facing material for roads to prevent erosion
from rapid traffic, protect the roadway
from infiltration of water and for the
suppression of dust. On this subject the
dolegates were somewhat sharply divided,
with the advocates of tar when properly
applied somewhat largely in the majority.
"It was maintained by the opponents of
tarred roadways that tarring is only a
temporary and therefore expensive ex
pedient; that It reduces but does not
wholly suppress dust; thst the tar Is
ground up by the steel shod motor tires,
and being mixed with ordinary dust Is
irritating nnd injurious to the iungs; that
It kills trees and other vegetation along
roads on which It has been used, and that
cattle refuse to eat grass In pastures and
meadows upon which tar-Impregnated dust
has settled from tho adjacent roadway.
"The advocates of the tarring process
maintained, on the contrary, that when
properly applied in warm, dry weather to
a well built road with a good surface and
free from flooding and subterranean in
filtration of water tor forms a cheap and
excellent protective service which not only
minimises the wear of traffic upon the
rcsdway, but practically suppresses mud
ami dust. It Is nnt denied, however, that
on heavily traveled thoroughfares the only
really satisfactory method of application
Is by mixing the crushed rock or other sur
facing material with tar or asphalt to tho
He says he will compete st the wheel of
one of his cars if such a contest is organ
ized. The number of setf-propelled vehicles
registered Jn England, Ireland, Gotland
and Wales has mure than doubled in the
past three years. In l'.0n the number was
74.038; at the end of September, 19W, It was
m,m.
Apparently not to let the reputation of
Lansing, Mich., as an automobile town
suffer, the local council and the motor
manufacturers located there are designing
to furnish automobiles to all the city
departments.
Motorists of New York, whose csrs have
carried dazzling- search lights have been
busy modifying them to comply with the
new ordinance which requires them to be
shaded so their rays will not contuse either
drivers or pedestrians.
Do not neglect a "blow" In an engine.
It may only be a faulty joint, audi as a
leaky valve cap, etc., but it may be an
Internal "blow." which means badly fitting
piston rings, or possibly the rings have so
moved that the slots are all In line.
So great is the demand for 1909 registra
tion numbers thst the Pennsylvania State
Highway department haa been forced to
work day and night to turn them out. More
than lo.OOu applications have been filed, and
it is thought that the number will exceed
2o,OU0.
The Syracuse Automobile club is con
sidering the advisability of establishing
official speed traps. There has been a great
deal of disregard for the speed regulations
In that ..,. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 IntA unil if rmoCBLn I 7 tllu
In thst section of late, and. If necessary, the
club means to take drastio action in the
matter.
While a great many racing enthusiasts
of the Lowell. Mass., Automobile club
are strongly in favor of another big
race this year, tho immense amount of
work necessary to successfully promote a
big contest causes the club otfkiaU to
hesitate.
Tha Glidden tour this year already
promises to etcel all Ita predecessors In
the number of entries, according to Frank
C Hower. president of the Automobile
club of Buffalo, and chairman of the con
test Doard ot the Amateur Automobile
association.
St. Louts motorists express much satis
faction at the decision of their Kansas
City confreres postponing their show,
which was scheduled for February l&th to
3Kh, the same week ss the St. Louts show.
It Is belelved both exhibitions will profit
by the change.
Determined that the New Jersey Auto
mobile and Motor club ot Newark shall not
gain the honor of having the largest mem
bership of any local club In l he country,
the Automobile club of Buffalo la pushing
a compalgn to Increase Its roll. It now hav
nearly l.fiuu members.
In the old days steel that would stand
us to 6U0.OUO of vibrations under the stress
of half the elasttic limit was said to be
good enough to place In a safe deposit
vault, but tne automobile makers of today
are making strenuous efforts to exceed
l.tiOO.OuO vibrations at halt the elastic limit.
Muet satisfaction Is felt by New A' oik
motorists because the new Queensboru
bridge, which unites Manhattan with Long
Island, is to have a special automobile
roadway. If present plans are carried out
the bridge will be the only structure of
Its kind in the country where special
provision is made for automobiles.
Care In the fitting of new magneto con
tact breaker pans is always requisite, as
patterns are continually changing, and a
Very simple divergence In the shape rr
measurment of contact breaker spares will
affect the Ignition timing. The dale and
number of the magneto should always
be given In ordering replacements.
Headaches after long runa, especially at
apeed or In cold weather, are experienced
by a great many drivers. Ths csuse ot this
Is usually loo thin a cap, permitting the
head draughts to beat on the temples and
upper from of the sicull. It is an easy
matter to line the front of any cap aoova
the peak with chamois leather.
Among the Improvements of the last year
in the making of power plants for automo
biles Is the use of aluminum In the crank
case snd bearing. For years makers have
used manganese bronze because it was
considered stronger. Improved testings ot
aluminum, however, bsve enabled it in be
utilized, giving the advantage of lightness
and less noise.
There are forty-seven exhibits of com
plete cars, besides XU. exhibits of arc fi
nes and pans, ana iweniy-iix minor.
ijcls c&Uiblis in tbs Madison Scours Gar
depth of two inches or more. This being
laid on a good concrete and rubble founda
tion and rolled down hard and smooth
fcrms the best surface for a nmcailaniUed
road In all weathers ami seasons that has
yPt been devised. Moreover It is claimed
thst the complaints about the dingers of
tar dust to lungs, trees and vegetation are
more or less Imaginary nnd have been ex
aggerated by newspapers snd by persons in
terested in other road surfacing materials.
However this nisy be, the congress finally
adopted a resolutlotj approving tho use of
tar when properly laid under favorable
conditions.
Modern Itosd Machinery.
"A highly Interesting and practical fea
ture of the congress was the exposition of
materials, processes snd machinery for
road building, paving, street cleaning, etc.,
which waa opened and maintained through
out the week on the terrace ot the Tutleries
Gardens, upon which stands the building
known as the Jeu de Raume, which served
as a headquarters for the conference and
working rooms for the various sections.
"Here were displayed In endless variety
the stone, gravel, concrete, asphalt and
paving blocks of wood, granite, basalt and
other material which are used for road and
street making In France and other Euro
pean countries, besides a large number of
patented combinations of materials and spe
cial processes for laying them. Profile
maps, photographs and models of noted
French. Swiss snd Belgian quarries of rond
making crushed stone and paving blocks
were shown. Implements and machinery,
from a simple pickaxe to the ponderous
motor street sweeping and sprinkling cars,
were crowded In the limited space, sldo by
side with colossal steam rollers, scoring
machines to scarify the surface of roads
under repair and a dozen varieties of equip
ment for meitlng tar and distributing it
evenly over the surface of roadways. This
part ot the exposition was of special Inter
est to the American delegates, who con
ceded that Parisian motor cars for street
sweeping and sprinkling are superior lo
anything of the kind in use In the Culled
States.
Methods or Road Making.
"Not less instructive were the various
sections of roadway exhibited, showing the
materials and method of construction from
foundation to surface, and It may be said
that the one fundamental lesson which was
most conclusively enforced not only by the
exhibits, but by the discussions and reports
of the congress, Is the Indispensable neces
sity of sound, thorough construction from
the bottom upward. No surface, however
costly or well laid, can long stand the wear
of traffic and weather unless the' founda
tion on which It rests Is solid, firm and
drained and free from the upward filtra
tion of water.
"The climax of the proceedings was the
adoption ot a resolution by which It was
decided to create a permanent organiza
tion for the improvement of road building
and maintenance In the countries repre
sented at the congress. It will be known
as tiie Standing International Iload Con
gress association and will have a perma
nent working commission, mado up of the
president and vice president of the general
board and of the same of fleers of the sev
eral sectional committees into which t lie
congress was divided. The headquarters
of the permanent commission will be In
Paris, and each country will be represented
b ytwo of Its members. The first work of
the standing commission will he to draw
up regulations for the main association and
prepare for the next International congress,
which will take place In Brussels in 1910."
den show, which opened In New York
Saturday. January IK. The motorcycle ex
hibit will bu the first complete on ever
shown, being several times larger than at
any previous nhow.
So great has been the rush for, space at
the Philadelphia show that the heavy rx
pense of tearing down walls to add one or
two big rooms to the main floor of the ar
mory in which It will lie held has .been
undertaken by the show committee. This
will give several hundred feet more of tluoi
space, but yet il will be far from enough.
The best types of single cylinder run
abouts will make frr.m twenty to thirty
miles on a gallon of gUHollne, and the
quantity of lubricating oil. required per
mile Is almost negligible. Increasing the
number of cylinders seems to have the ef
fect of Increasing the fuel consumption for
a given travel, the reason for which lies
very largely in the fact that with Increas
ing power the obtainable speed is greater.
I'nder the proposed new automobile law
for Massachusetts, all persons receiving
compensation in connection with nutomo
tlles, tiuch as salesmen, repulr men, etc.,
shall bo considered as chauffeurs. It is
required that In every garage a record
shall be kept of the entrance, and exit of
every car. and the word garage Is deiincd
to include club and private garages where
fee la charged, as v. ell as public garages.
Awordlng to Frank B. Mower, chairman
of the contest board of the American Au
tomobile association, the route for the next
OllilHiin Inup will iinrloi I httiril V he In tha
west. Denver will be imludeil In the
route, but whether it will be the finishing
point of the tour or whether It will only
I Vtu nna nt ttia ..ill... ,, ha t ,i , ' 1 1 . 1 1 wt I,, III..
be one of the cities to be Included in the
route has not been settled. H predict
there will be at least seventy-live entries
for the tour.
An opening for a professional motor rac
ing: manager somewhat similar to Ihe pr
fiirlonal retained by many aolf clubs is
ri pldly developing. Numerous uulunmbik'
clubs are anxious to hold racing meet
but find It difficult to obtain oitlcials of
members who can di vote time to arrange
the details and manage the evrnts. Hence
the need for an expert who ean fa vol
from cllv to city snd assist clubs with his
lime and knowledne.
Gai ages in Broadway. New York City,
range In cost from JUU.uoO lo IWi.WJti cacli,
and It Is estimated that they have a com
bined capacity to liouse about lO.Oni auto
mobiles. Although five years ago Ihe great
est "Autoinoble Row" In the world was
the Avenue de U Grande Armee. in
I'arls. New York's "Automobile How" In
upper aroaaway now exceeus it in ine -at-
tractive character of its salesrooms and
garsges and alsu In volume r sales.
All horses have to be ordered dismissed
from the city of Tarls fire brigade and
their places taken by gasoline motors.
There are st present seventy six hots,-
fostTnV 'annuaTa" sunof
could all be Immediately transformed intOy ' uriM.ui'n nu i
gasoline engines the annual upkeep eost
to tile city would not exceed 1,.4W. The
cost of transformation, atioiit 32n.'nin, wl'.l
b spread over a period of six years.
A successful test of an automobile con
suming napthallne instead of petrol was
recently m.ide before the teehnlcsl com
mittee of the Automobile club of France.
A largo omnibus fitted with a special car
bureter made the trip from Paris to Ver
sailles ami back in about four hours.
Napthallne costs barely a third of the price
of petrol and can be handled with safety
and with much greater ease. The main
disadvantage is that a small amount of
petrol has to be carried for Hie starling.
When motor cars were first made and
designers wanted to know how high to i
make the seats, they measured the height
of a chair from tho floor. In the course
of time It dawned on the designers of
bodies that racing drivers Insisted upon
seats very close to the derk, and they
seemed to be able to maintain their posi
tion under strenuous conditions for hours
st a time, whereas autnlsls perched high
In the seats were much fatijrued in a hun
dred miles of travel. The Influence of rac
ing is to be seen in bodies nt every hand.
The rim speed of a wheel of an automo
bile reaehes the high maximum of approx
imately two and a half miles per nuniile.
In comparison the rim speed on the fly
wheel on a 6 iff horsepower steam engine
would be limited to one mile per minute.
Wheels for automobiles must b nearly
devoid nf flvwheel effect, and llrs Is an
ejtremely rtiffleult matter, unless the fel
loe are nf wood und of small aartmn.
Fortunately, wood exhibits rire quslities
under the condition 111 which it is used in
wheels, and the fellows snd snokes can be
of sm1!! cosa-seetton wttn"t trespassing
- j upon the desired factor of safety
DRESS FOR MOTOR WEAR
Less Freakish Than in the Early Days
of the Auto.
SERVICE IS MOKE IN POINT NOW
.stress I. a Id nn Iftstlnaulshlng the
Owner I'rora the Hired Driver
.Norfolk Jackets and Plaited
Suck ( onli.
NBW YurtK. Jan. hi. There Is net the
same demand today for the gient goggles,
tho high crowned caps and the oilier
freaks that once seemed an Indispensable
feature of motor attire. Town motor
ing of course calls for a few differences
from tho otdinary wear of cily life and
in automobile fashion in this case there
is chiefly thought of the chauffeur. H is
for touring, even for short trips, that tli"
exclusive styles chiefly exist.
The principal concern when it conn s to
dressing for touring lies in keeping the
owner's appearance, distinct from thai of
bis chauffeur. The gentleman driver who
sits on the top of his coach and tools It
along the road behind his four steeds
wants to look as much like a regular
coachman as possible. Nobody has yet
heard, however, of a gentleman chauffeur
so enthusiastic as to want lo look l:k
his driver.
orfolk Jacket Hie Thing,.
He keeps this difference In mind even
when lie orders his coat for a tour that
may last a week or three hours. The
Norfolk jacket, the recognized sporting
coat the world over, is the most popular
garment among well dressed men, al
through there are others who prefer a
coat more distinctively for a motor only.
This Is found III the sai'k coats, single
breasted with a folded pleat running over
tiie shoulder; they coma also double
breasted with four buttons nnd are usually
made of corduroy. These coats have the
advantage of being only for use In a
motor, while the Norlolk serves for hunt
ing, driving and every sort of sport. The
fact that these sack coats with the. nar
row pleats are exclusively for the use of
motorists makes It again necessary to dis
tinguish between the man and the master
In dress. This point Is emphasized in the
same way in all the coats. The professional
chauffeur wears his coat closed up to the
neck with the collar so high as to show
only a thin linu ot white above the. top.
His master on the other hand, has his
coat, whether it be ihe Norfolk or th
motor sack, cut just us his coals nro for
ordinary wear.
Tjwii livery usually matches the color
of the Interior of the car, Just us the livery
of a coachman does. The coat fastens ill
front with n fly, tho hlfeh collar stands
stiffly about tiie neck and the only orna
mentation of tin; coat is tho braid which
runs up und down the front. Sometimes
there Is a trefoil on the sleeve above the
cuff and it is often closed with flogs. The
short heavy overcoat of a town chauffeur Is
made of the same cloth as his coat, has
a velvet collar and always closes with
heavy frogs. Usually there Is a shawl
collar on this coat which Is edged with
Persian lamb, which also forms a cuff for
tho sleeve.
Trousers for a t liauf feur.
Tho trousers for a chauffeur arc a much
more complicated question and they involve
a principle. The mun who considers him
self as a coachman, although ho happens
to drive an automobile Instead of a car
riage, will wear whatever livery his master
selects for him. If he Is a mechanic, how
ever, and regards himself as better than a
mere driver, ho will refuse to wear leggings
or anything of the kind. There are many
owners of cars who value the services ot a
good workman so much more than the looks
of their rig that they are willing to let
their chauffeur wear whatever bo wants so
long as he drives well and keeps the ma
chine In good order. The smartest livery
for a chauffeur of a gasoline car who will
wear whatever his employer wants Includes
loose breeches, made about like riding
breeches and worn with black leather leg
glngs or puttees. The free born American
mechanic wears plain corduroy or whipcord
trousers to match his coat. There Is less
formality for the uniform of n. chauffeur
In a touring car. The ordinary livery, if
such Informal dress can be called that. Is
a Norfolk suit of khaki, tweed or whipcord,
made without a belt and with pockets
patched on. A long double breasted ulster
with a shawl collar faced with Persian
Iamb is the usual overcoat. When the
chauffeur does also the work of the mecha
nician It is usual to wear a leather coat.
They are very often picturesque, especially
when they are edged with fur. It Is 1
ways customary with chauffeurs to wear
black leather, colors being confined to tho
owner of the car. Then there are the fur
1 coats for the chauffeurs which
do not
differ from those worn by tho owners ex
cept In price and quality.
What Onuers Wear.
Few drivers of their own cars, unless
they go In very heavily for motoring as
a sport, wear the breeches of the chauffeur
when I hey are driving. If they prefer to
stick to ordinary trousers they havo them
mad" somewlist looser than usual in order
to afforl them perfect freedom of move
ment. Tho outer garments of rubber are
f :und to be so incapabio of ventilation
that they have In a large degree lost their
popularity. For automobile cos is the most
popular materials are cheviot, homespun
and whlpeord. These are so heavily lined
that liny serve even for very cjld weather.
although a fur coat Is naturally preferred
for such wear. These cloth coata are like i
j B very hvng riiesln f ield. filllnn almnst tu
, ,u, 8nk,,, arP Yv ,. ,, ,. mVt amI
, , , , ,. , , I
'r " K'v" ',fl chance to stretch are I
"f"1" with n inverted box plait
I from the shoulder seam nr from the waist. s
I The po''k"ts are very large and capacious r
. ..,, nro ,.ovf.roij wt, ,,.,.,, ril4pH. ,
! '"-.nation ' , ' ?- fr-
he may add buttons aid leather collars :
and lea 'her flaps to his hc-trt's content.
I Ai motor coat Is nlwnys double breasted. (
In some cases there is s h jod at the back
which falls loosely from below the cllar.
A lighter weight motor coat Is made in
Hglan style nnd has tho high Prussian
collar that cl nes almost up to Ihe chin.
This coat closes with a fly and lias two
deep patch pockets on the lower side of
tho skirt. It i-hows no buttons and its
usefulness is mad.- secondary to lis looks,
it is very sinuile. The back shows
single fearn down tho middle.
Furs Not I'ftMular.
Fur coats ate not popular Willi m it rlsts
Itecause the fur picks up so much dust
thai it ia almost impossible to keep them I
clean. Fur lined garments are regarded 1
as more satisfu .tory for that reason. They
are not as popular with soniP motorlMs
ss the leather coats, which shed the dust
and can readdy be washed with snap mil
water. Tin- Scandinavian bothers are es
pecially oft ami plhible, and they mi lie
treated in the making of. garments with
alm ist as much freedom as cloth. I
Just as tlure Is special jewelry for the I
horse enthusiast or the golf player, so are'
ihpr.. i.ir.s. buttons and rlnss for the
motorist with some appropria'o d"ni(;n on
them. In waistcoats there Is a variety of
fashions that leaves thg horsey waliilcoat
away out of sight. The most popular color
this year for touring has. been a vhld
red ciolh wmatco.it with u darker pattern
The BEST
The Cwdvear Detac hable Anto Tire has be r.t
proved BFST bv the cold blooded, passionless test
of maximum mileage and minimum trouble.
P00 of the 1,000 Tsxicabs In NewYorkOtv.orrr- U'rietr.iM71s'..'!r.ie.
sled by several eomprttnz tompiinies, have con- ...,-h. ,.f th. tire eete
traded for (toodvear Tires to be used exclusively f iunn.i .r th h .-..mis. t tuu.
notwithstanding 'that in first cost Good vear Tires r ! lh !"'1"I""V '
are higher in price than dozens of other makes HerM.u rua.rs t.re il.. tauter ..,
entered in competition. The tests made by these Th; , ,r,, ,.,.,,"
companies were unheard of in seventy, rt r ii.i t -.etc ie.i, i. r.-iiirm rr for
.. . . ., Ihe "!. rn.l .miui lent her . -r rci.l .
These Taxicans are rtoinfr 60,000.000 tire miles a t r.mi.iimi'.i rni-N r i..r n ire. i or
rear over a MILLION ttre miles a WKK K. Think ," "' "ee --.h tnrnr.iM. ,,i,-n.
. . e- , , . . - .... ., 1,,-tl I i.Tilirr Ih . mi nn minimum er
of it. Several makesof tiresweretried. Ihemileace ruims juln t lumloium f w.-sr.
of all was checked by the Ta x imrler. No riicss Th( (n,,h ,,,,, ukK ,, or .
work nothing left to the imagination list t out in .nrrm-e. m i-. mi oi nnh ih met
facts. The d.Kidvear was so vastly superior that ''" r-iu.er .,rn. t.sn i.m. uit lornnc
- - J 1 till-,' lhl lh" (t..,1wit, i-..'limll ft' . i-ni'-
tnere was no comparison. ,ro ,,rivf , Mlin.j .ti anr orhiT tirs
Against the milcace record was checked the n""k'-
trouble Sheets"shovv,nK the stop made neces- CulZ
sary by tire troubles and time required to remedy nrnin ,r fer.n in, h .ui.i net i.renk ths
them. Here avrain there was really only one ti wheel, even when ! ri.tui - yrt e.n
in the contest-the Uoodvcar Detachable. It was 'U-ZImu' m
lound practically troubleproof. -Th. tw-orr Air Puttie .kr. . rnn-
The Goodyear Tires used on these Taxicabs are ral.'W'eore'rVlVV.'rt
the same that are ottered through our agents and nm hnuii si.- m.tbms to eernnte vio.er
branch housestothose whoride lor pleasure instead injure the rni.i-T. Km ii iitieni
of profit-they are in no sense-Speciaft.rcs. The ';.4, i'r-V.'nrni'e're. he pi.
truth of these statements can easily be contlrtned. lis tor tin .mnii sir;- s-n for the i.ra.
Kither iee I riil tl I Irrt for I we er. wu hen I
SSSS eh. rir fur rellrtm. Fli h,no rniplv h.itt'
fur iiileii one at suy lime st an Uuodjeu
You whose only troubles are Tire troubles consider branch.
what this cold-blooded, dollars nmt cents test means to
you. How much would you now be in pocket l( there had
been no tire expense in your "up-kcep cost last season?
And if in addition your tires were still good forsoveral
thousand miles of riding? Can yon in yourireti interest.
after reading a test like this, specify anything use any
thingbut Goodyear Tires.
Call at yeur convenience and Irt us esplsin whst the
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tail if tin. lor drees that careful men cliiiK
to. Woolens a'e made up imw l the I
nianui uciui ers in special weaves ror motor
The general effeet of tiie changes la
tu nniUe the mated t!s Wdi ne i . Home
sjiins an l twe-da continue the most popu
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Shirts tie ..lmost nlwayx of flannel, al
iin.iigh i-oiri" wtarers piefer the shirts
w hich combine isitii silk and wo d. Win n
the sift s:ok of oxford loih or pin is;
not worn I lie collar is of the same tluunel I
as tlm shirt, Willi ban l of canvas Nisid" )
to give it s; if f ness, and a four-in-l and
u:uli r the gold safety pin.
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