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YALK CREW DEFEATED PEWSV! rtXIt WINS BY OPEN LENGTH. Quakers Pull Away from Blue 'Farsity in 'Dual Race on the SchuylkUl. !Py Tr>srrsph to The Trtbuut.] rii-ir.oo'phSa, April j 10l— There was mor« than a r^ar length of open water between the shells •when tho Pennsylvania, eight oari-d crew soundly oefe&ted Ya'.c oil the Schuylklll here this after noon. The race was over a mile and a half course, starling at tiie falls ami finishing at the Columbia bridee. Never fo.r en Instant in th* e-.'.'.re distar.ee d:d tli? sons of I'll have even a fighting chance to vtiti. for they were clearly rt'itrowed by a. crew that did not show any remark able form. The time was S minutes . r > seconds for the •winners and S minutes 14 seconds for Yale. T c only ray of consolation that ih« New Haven rarsme:! cot was in the fact that Tti<* Eli's scored *!?!:t walked away from the scrub crew o? the Quakers nnd "yon by mere than two lengths. The Yaie jr.cn, ai they ziczasjred in their English buiit boat, teemed to b<* bereft of all rower. A complete upset cf form was what the SchuylkiH rowing expert? called it. for, ult.ioush the wearers of the B;-j« hr-d given promise «>f their ability to I.ar.cle th?ir new craft, alien the t^st came they failed. ]t was evident from tl-o moment the first Ftroke was pulled that the Tale eight was out classed a? tar as power in tlKir pull was con cerned. Physically. the Vale men were a strap ••>i::r. fcttsky^groirp. r.nd .«=.-eii <•;] in better trim than their Philadelphia rivals. They could not. liOWTver. connect with their oars with the proper uaouat cf power, raid consequently every stroke saw them dropping further behind. Before the eight bodi~? in the Pennsylvania boat Tiad doubled up for twenty strokes the boat ivas f quarter of a length in the lead. Only a des perate sr^rt by Yale put a temporary check on Ibe Increasing le.id. but at the three-quarter mile post, half way from the' finish, there was just ■ »-^reak cf open vai»r showing between U:e boats. I>own the last half of the course, past the inland and to the Columbia bridge, the Quakers, with lhes! same ions measured pull, drew away. When the signal that the race was over was flashed the lied and Blue was a good two lengths and a quar ter in the lea i and pulling further away with ♦very stroke. One ct the big-g-est crowds 3 hat ever turned out to set ii boat race on the historic national course throaged the drives and walks of Kan-mount Park, sad each one of the houses along boatmen's row Lad representation on the water. The number of canoes, targes and fkiffp. each with Its Bide or Red and Blue banritr. that lined the course wa? indicative of the enthusiasm that hud been aroused. A large number of Tale supporters w«»re on hand, and There were not a few sons of Harvard th^re to get a glimpse of their rival's prowess. A stiff Wow frorp the northwest kicked up hii v.gly iot of wares on the course in the early after : or-Ti, and as the time for the lirst race drew near and thene was little abatement in the roughness .; l>epjin to loo'v as if the racos would have to be called cfT. ' After -waitirg an hour after the time originally s^t for the contest of the second rights, the o!?c3;Us decided that the breeze had blown i'.srif cut and ihp oarsmen were called to the start. By the time the preliminary race was over ~\.r water was fairly culm and there was little wind blowing. ■ • ■ Tier* ra« a little Jockeying while they were tvsitiT^: for the fun, and both crews caugi.t the var-r together at exactly 6:15. Pennsylvania •.jrr;^ into the !<-a<J at the out^ft, and took the Tale *ight by surprise. After the initial spurt »ie crews settled down to thirty-three strokes to lie minute, and k=pt It up, stroke for stroke, to tb« trolley 5 rid so. a little past the half-mile mark. AH the time rciinaylvania was piiUing away, and i;ow-<\ captain and stroke of +h*> Yale eight, do- Clded to make up smut- of thr lost (ground. tte felt !t up to tuirty-five, while Ballari the Quaker stroke, reduced the spc-t-d of his crew to thirty rwo. With three rtrokes more to th» minute the Tale crew was totally unabl* to cor* with the Pennsjlratnla oarsmen, nnd the result was that pt th^ Ualf way mark, when the crews had cov rred ihree-auarters of « mfle, open water was ? l i.;.f. r.:z between the shells. Maintaining these same s=trolc*>? down past the mile mark, the crews sat further nr-art. When T'e throng on the banks saw that the Red and ; . v no unforeseen mishap should Interpose, would rarely carry the day. round after round «,f cheers rose In encouragement to the strusr gU g eight. -■- ■ last furlong showed how completely Tale was outclassed- Howe sent the stroke ur. notch l.v notca to thirty-nine, while tiie Quakers, con tGiuing In their even thirty-five, not only kept •:..•,■ but earned slightly. The distance be ... .. crews at the finish was two and one 1-alf lengths. None of the men in either crew sUowed any ill "effects of the struggle, and tney mere « : 1 ab'.e to row back to quarters. c race of the second crews, which came as a curtain raiser, was won h^aiiy by the Yale con tinue, t Taking the iead at the "start, they wore never in' clanger, and finished fresh more than two lengths ahead of the Pennsyivanians. T>* fact that this is the first race the Red and Blue has ever won from Yale led the under praduates to give the crew un ovation. The last i ... between the two was in 18S3, when the Quak er? w*:e badly b'-aU-n, as they had been in the .. .... l-i ding >• axs. ■ ■ ■ , and «x - - ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ _ - • , •' i;» r >R EALE.— TEAM OP 1«1GH BRED CAURIAGB i 1i 1 borttct. not a Irak: ol anjmayj. Adc^ti* l:ooui ltxH, "■ CLwci »v. *6w jfeak dgr. THE VALE CREW THAT MET DEFEAT. OAKSMRN LEAVING FLOAT FOR RACE TriTH PKSSSYIJVASIA YESTERDAY Carnival at Hand Some Surprises in Store in Way of Special Features News from the Row. . • ie time approaches for . .■■ fork automobile carnlvaJ Ing the different • ■ fort '. " round up • :.l":: .l": In st..Te ■ ■ ■■ The carnival Is only two weeks off, and dealers and manufacturers are getting their cars In readi ness for the different tests to be held during the week of April 26, and are only awaiting: the Issuance of the entry blank?. The committees prom ise to have the blanks oui and the hands of subscriher= by the first <■: thi.~ w.-ek. In the mean time, \V. R. Jjee, the secretary, is ready to an pwer as many questions up 'no possibly can at car nival headquarters. No. ITS! 1 Broadway, or by 'phone 6.*jS Columbus'. A baa Isome cai ■ esigned distribution j i ive tsub ■; tributed the i. mark and [ the Ni displayed in the • ir;ni.- !!■■: ■ .Mil ihe ■ The hill climb committee has practically finished its work, and will have its entry blanks out ahead of any of the other contests. Colonel K. C. Parrfee, chairman of this committee, has a list of applica tions for entry blanks which Insures the biggest hill climb ever held in this country. Alexander Howe!!, chairman of the dinner committee, is at work on an attractive menu card, appropriate to the special occasion for which it Ie designed. The dinner will take i^ace at the Hotel Marseille at 8 o'clock in the evening of April 28. Dancing will be indulged in by those who desire to trip the light fantastic till morning. The icing begins at 31 o'clock. Reservations should be made to Mr. Howell. The voting for king and queen of the carnival has produced keen rivalry among those whose r.amep have been mentioned in this connection. The automobile trade generally has the. penny voting coupons on '-ale In any quantity, or they can be had at No. 1759 Broadway. The contest will be especially brisk for the honor of being queen, as the vote thus far plainly shows. The candidates Include various theatrical stars, as well as promi nent women automobile drivers. Among the can didates for kins? are leading men in the automo hiie and tire trade, popular athletes, politicians and . ity officials The total result of the vote is DOSted daily in the display windows at carnival headquar ters. "Excessl\-e speed and power are no longer the drawing cards they used to be. even among- the wealthiest motorists," says General John T. Cut ting, of the Oldsmobile Company. "The demand is fora type of car whose recommendations cover the Held of reliability in actual road work and which comprises in its make-up those qualifications which Insure the safety of the occupants. A car of ample power and moderate cost, embodying all the mod ern improvements which make for economical up keep, is the one which will endure." I g a flourish \\. W • Mora sales 5 practlca Th» Lorier Motor Company announces that Harry Michener Ralph Mulford and Harry Cc.be. ttve three well known drivers, will again pilot T.ozier cars in racing contests this year. '"■ long distance rkces both on track and road these men met with Automobiles. Licensed Under Selden Patent. Advance In Prices • of Matheson 4-Cylindcr Cars Effective May Ist, 1909 All (-cylinder 1909 Matheson Cars are 50 H.P. chain drive. New Prices After Present Prices. May 1. ii r"r "' 1 - Toy Tonneau $4,350 $4,750 Touring Car 4,500 5,000 Limousine 5,500 5,750 Landaulet 5,500 5,750 Orders for execution prior to May Ist. 1909, only, will be accepted at present prices. Immediate deliveries. •v-riTK Our nrt-sont prices are $1,000 below our original prices of 1907 •■" nrd~vl<* which were reduced $1,000 during the panic. The above 'nil- i,r*;- a^'re an advance of S2:,«J to |SOO over present price,:, accord ing to model. The Matheson big "Four" is known to be practically indestruct ible Recent statistics compiled from signed statements ot Matne son'owners (who, as a class, are the most prominent men of affairs in 'this country) show the average repair expenses (exclusive of tires and batteries) per Matheson car per 13.444 miles to be only $38.67. Printed details on request. Demonstrations by Appointment MATHESON AUTOMOBILE COMPANY Main Mile* <»tli< «-. Impair |.. ,I anil (,:ir:. . (Absolutely Klrrprooft 1886-1888 Broadway, Coiner 62nd Street, New York City. 3STEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 1000. lerable success last year especially In t-wenty four-hour races. The Royal Tourist Automobile Company, with its salesroom in the heart of '•Automobile Flow," has been one of the. busy places sinca the beginning of the pood ■weather. A steady stream of persons visited the salesroom last week, and if promises amount to anything this make of car should be popular in the city this season. Besides having large salesrooms in Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore, this company is to ivave agencies in all of the prin'-ip.-J cities. The headquarters of the Kissel Kar has been moved to "Automobile Row," and with the moving of the salesroom comes the announcement of a chang* in the name of the concern from, the Apthorp Motor Car Company to the Kissel Motor Car Com pany. Fred S. Dickinson, manager of the com pany, expects an additional line of models from the Wisconsin factory. Among the recent purchasers of Fiat cars are Henry W. Taft and Richard Croker, jr. The for mer has bought a 45-horsepowei limousine and the latter a runabout of the sari.-- horsepower. Having decided that there is not so much differ ence between ' multlpoiar" and "magnetic" as the words might indicate, the Warner Instrument Com pany, of Detroit, has brought suit against the Stewart & Clark Manufacturing Company, of Chi cago, on the ground that the latter company is in fringing- the Warner patent rights to the magnetic type of speed indicator for automobile?. It la estimated that fifteen hundred persons have visited the big plant of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company at Buffalo in the last twelve months. These visitors were not restricted to buyers, but Included many well known experts and engineers from foreign factories. • An enthusiastic o^ner of a Steams writes from Paris to Wyckoff. Church & Partridge, agents in ;. of the great satisfaction that his car I;ae given him. He gt*'es an Interesting schedule of a ■ ays' journey In Pari,= nnd Italy. Although • Italy were isi a !>;ul condition because of rain, the engii-e ran without a miss, and the troul U ■■ as due to tires. C. W Kelsey, driver of the Maxwell car in the Nev. York to Boston en.iurance run. has re ceived the Campbell trophy offered. Fifteen car* ed in the run with perfect scores, and to de - -winner lots were drawn Ellsworth, Kan.. April 10.— The Thomas path motor car. which reached Ellsworth last night, resumed U» New York to Seattle trip to day. It maj ne. of interest to those who watched th« daring trick performances of J. A. Burgamy In the old bicycle days to know that for the last four years he. ha? been the driver of a Matheson car. Mr. Burgamy i* now at Augur-fa. <Ja., enjoying h'.s honeymoon. He was one of the oldtlme bicycle riders to break Into the automobile industry in its infancy, and is considered an expert mechanic. In Cincinnati, his home town, he has driven the car which he has with him In the South more, than twenty thousand miles, and refers to it as a mem ber of his family. . . ,_, ... YALE AND HAVERTORD IN A TIE. Philadelphia. April 10. Yale and Hiiverford played c tie game In th« last local Intercollegiate aoccor ne of the season, tho score, being 1 to 1. • <1 well, and were evenly rnn.t'"hs<l. Automobiles. CRESCENTS FAST GAME BEXSOXHVRST SHIT OUT. Oceanic Association Team Defeats Players from the Mauretania. Playing a fast, consistent game of association football, the eleven of the Crescent Athletic Club defeated the Bensonhurst Field Club team on the Crescent grounds at Bay Ridge by 6 goals to none yesterday afternoon. The Crescents held the upper hand from the start, scoring twice in the first half and adding four more goals in the second. J. Jeffers, the Crescents' left halfback, made the star play of the game in the second half, when the score stood at 4 to 0 in favor of his side. Taking the ball twenty-five yards from his own goal, he kept it at his toe for three-quarters of the length of the field, dodging the entire Bensonhurst team, and finally landing the sphere In the net. H. Armstrong was the first to tally and 17. Ken dall followed suit in the first half. 11. M. Kerr. the Crescents' tall centre, ehot a couple of goals in succession in the second half, but was favored by good fortune. In one Instance the ball struck the back of one of the Bensonhurst players and bounded •within the goal and In the other it hit the bar and fell inside. Kerr shot a third one, how ever, that wan a beauty. Davy distinguished him ■elf as left halfback for Bensonhurst. The line-up: Crescents (0). Position. Bensonht;rst (0). A. Armstrong , Goal Christ!* H. J. Charlwood Right back MePhc* W. D. Andrews Left beck Davy R- Salter Rleht ha'f Ktlroe H. Armstrong Cer.tr* half Martin J. JrtTers Left half Humphreys L. charlwood Outside right Ijewls H. Kendall Inside right Lnughton H. M.Kerr Centre Ware A. Baxter Inside left Bowler H. J.Beezley '. Outside left y.x^o:. Referee— E. War« Linesmen — Messrs. Wilson and BmlthanL is- -Kerr (3». Armstrong. Jeffera, Kendall; Time of halve* Forty-Jive minute*. At Marquette Ovai, in Brooklyn, the eleven of the steamship Oceanic, which has an unbroken record of victories in games with other seafaring: teams this season, won a well played game from the eleven representing the giant Mauritania, by the score of * goals to 0. At half time the score stood at 1 to 0 In favor of the !<?al«r3 in the com petition for the cup emblematic of the Atlantic soccer supremacy. In the second period of play three more goals were added, while the Mauretanlas •were blanked. Don?, inside right in the Oceanic line-up, scored in the first half, also tallied the first goal in the second period. Flay, right half, and Wilson, centre, contributed a. goal apiece. The line-up: Oceanic (41. Positions. Mauretania .'Ol. Painter Goal ;30?"'; 30 ?"' Mederson Right back Jordan Murphy Lnft buck Arno ld Flay.- _ Right half -J a , lsh Cooper Centre half I |n»Jp Kelly - Left half Isbester Oltteno Chitside right p' J/l?? Por^ Ineld« right £>«-nneu Srp :::::::::::-:::::^^^::::::::::::::^ Bishop - Ins'de li« " a ''^i Smith Outside left Jar% ** Referee -W. Hull. Columbia Ova: F. C. Linesmen— Mensrs. Apar and White. Goal*— l>w (2), Flay and Wilson. Time of halves — Forty-fly» minutet. HOLLYWOOD IX LEAD. Victory Over Brooklyn Gives First Place in Amateur League. By defeating the eleven of the Brooklyn football club at I>unwoodie by the score of 2 goals to 0 yesterday afternoon, the fast eleven of the Holly wood Inn Football Club, of Toikers, assumed the lead in the Saturday championship competition of the New York Amateur Association Football League, but must meet their rivals once more In Brooklyn before the series will end. The winner of the aeries will meet the Clan Mac Donalds, of Brooklyn, for the championship of ths league, now held by the Cameron?. J. Craig scored for the home team in the first half, and W. Salmon clinched the victory with a rattling shot in the second period of play. The line-up; Holly-irood Inn (2). Position*. Brooklvns (01. McArd'ld Goal J}*, ltt Stewart Right back Milne Barclay I^ft back CaWlcptt Christie Right half MeClellan Oibb Centre half Oppermann Hill Left half Rydbdre Salmon Outaide right Foster Thompson Inside right Holllday Cralr Centre McNeill Officer.... .* Inside left Hampson McLeod • • • Outside left Goodman Refereo — Mr. Crelghton. Arcadia Thistles. Linesmen j Burnslde. Brooklyn*, and W. Scobie. Hollywood Inn. Goal* — Craig and Salmon. Time — Halves Of 45 minute*. CUP SHOOT AT GARDEN CITY. Despite a quartering wind, blowing twenty miles an hour, members of the Carteret Gun Club made good scores in sweepstakes at Garden City yester day. The principal shoot was for the Garden City Gun Club cup. The contestants were Duer Breck and Newbold Hereck. ea.'h of whom had a leg on the cup. Breck won, breaking 07 out of a possible ;S0 A prize offered by Breck for a 15- target con test, wae won t>v Bthelbert Low, after tying three times with Nlcol Floyd. Automobiles. Drive a White Steamer - and Tour in Perfect Comfort No other machine can compare with the White as a "bad roads *' car, and therefore no other machine can give such satisfactory service in touring over the average American road. Owing to the perfect flexibility of the White engine, the driver 'of a White can accommodate the speed of his car, yard by yard, to the condition of the road, speeding up on each little stretch of good road and slowing down for each rough place, without the shifting of gears and without jolting or jarring the passengers. Therefore, those who tour in White Steamers have far more real enjoyment and are less fatigued at the end of a day's travel than those using other typos of cars. The White engine has tremendous power, whether moving fast or slow, and even in starting from rest, and the car moves through the deepest sand and mud and up the steepest hills with the same ease and quiet as when running on the boulevards. If you own a White car, you may plan your tours without any thought as to whether the roads are good, £ad or indifferent. See our Touring Cars at $2,000 and $4,000 — at our salesroom or. If you so desire, at your door. The White Company Broadway at 62d Street TEX EVCK'S HARD TASK. Must Fill Four Places in Syracuse 'Varsity Boat. Syra<- Use.U se. April 10.— With four positions to flll in the varsity srvell. James A. Ten Kyck. the coach, fa-ed a serious condition this spring at ■yntcoai I'nlversity. Although six of last year's champion ship 'varsity rrow are still in college, only four of this number are candidates for the crew this year. Of thes*. Champlin. who stroked his freshman crew and rowed Xo. S in last years boat, is strok ing the 'varsity combination, with Captain Fisher at So. 7: Shimer. Xn. a. Hemenway, No. 5. Oen, No. 4: Putnrtm. No. 3; Guibord. No. J. and Arm strong, bow. The last named steered the four-oared shell which established the record at Poughkeepsie in 1905. Put nam. Gere and Guibord were members of last sea son's freshman crew. This combination is much lighter' than has usually represented the Orange. Thirty-nine oarsmen and four coxswains compose the squad wrjlch has been held over for the Easter vacation. Some of the best freshmen have been taken from the coach by faculty and regatta regu lations, but despite all difficulties it Is expected that the freshman crew will this year be a contender for first honors on June 26. Syracuse has a right to be proud of the record established at Poughkeepsie in the last five years, for in this time Syracuse crews have competed in fourteen races and won seven, against six for Cor nell and one for Wisconsin. At present both the intercollegiate championship, so far as Powghkeep sie is concerned, and the Kennedy challenge trophies are held by Syracuse. The 'varsity crew is rowing a new shell, which trims nicely in the water, travels well and is some what lighter than the boat used last year, al though the dimensions are th« same. For the last five weeks the baseball squad has been working in the cage in the new gymnasium, in charge of James W. Heffernan, '04. a member of last year's Utica State League team. The squad was encouraged last week by the appearance of John H. Scully, a former captain and third base man, who has not played for the last two seasons owing to faculty regulation?. He has just suc ceeded in making himself eligible, and Will un doubtedly be a fixture on the squad. Captain Stein will do most of the pitching this season, with WhSt myre and Truax. right-handers, and Cottrell. a southpaw, to assist him. This year's schedule, which ha» lust been an nounced, includes games with Princeton. Fordham. Columbia. Michigan. Carlisle Indians, Bucknell. Rochester and several other colleges. W. C. 3ykes. of Buffalo. Is th© manager of the teair.. GET MILITIA Gl A RI). Illinois Troop* to Enter Indiana for Chassis Race. Chicago, April J». — The official sanction of the Automobile Association of America, rvas been given to the Chicago Automobile Club to conduct Its road races June IS and IS. Th-3 events, which will N held over the Crown Point- Liowell course, include a contest for light 'ars and a race for the Cobe trophy. Qovamoi M-iisl.u;; of Indiana has ri per mission for the Ist Regiment of the Illinois Na tional Guard to enter his state to guard the coarse on which the races will be held. Governor Deneen of Illinois requested Governor MarehaJl to grant this permission, since the contest board of t w e Automobile Association insisted on a militia guard for the course before issuing a sanction for the races. This is the first time on record that the Governor of one state has allowed the national guardsmen of another to enter his territory for such a purpose. In the history of motoring In this country ther* has been only one Instance heretofore where the militia has been officially used for a like purpose. That wa3 at Savannah, Ga.. last year. Colonel J. B. Sanbom. of the Illinois Ist Regiment, will com mand the troops in person. He will take with him 1.000 men. Including th* signal and hospital corps, and a military- encampment will be located at Crown Point during the meet. The Chicagoans are waiting for a final settlement of the ruiP3 question, which includes a decision as to th? engine sizes. It has been decided that in the light car race the piston displacement limit v.ill b* 300 cubic Inches, but so far the contest board ha? been unable to decide just what limit shall pre vail in the Cobe cup rao*. TO PLAY ROLLER POLO SERIES. New York la to be Introduced to roller polo this week. Beginning on Tuesday, the New York and Brooklyn teams will compete at th© Clermont Ave nue Rink, Brooklyn, in five games, called the world's championship series. The New York team will be composed of the players who formed the providence team, winners in the season Just closed of the national roller polo pennant, and the Brook lyn team of those who won the Massachusetts championship as the New Bedford twn. Automobiles. CHAINS LITTLE USED SAVE LIFE AXD LIMB. Their Value Said Far to Outrceigk Injun/ to Road*. Bf ToWer F. < l»rh»o» Forbidding the dm el chains as saf-ty devices on automobile tires will interfere seriously w!th th« use of automobiles on the highwny*. bringing in under certain conditions a factor of danger wiilch will be a deterrent. The Importance of the effect of the use of automobile." to every farmer and manufacturer, indeed, to every citizen of the »tat». is so great that it would seem •*• M consider whether the objections to the use of chains can possibly outweigh the unfortunate result of forbid ding their use on cars. The automobile has developed faster than the art of road construction. It must be borne frt mic^ that the roads in mi part of th« world are con structed to earn' the traffic th«t develops. Traffic is not outlawed or impeded to suit the highways. This hi a natural law. However, what Is th« possi ble Injury due to th« use of chains? Only a frac tion of the automobiles in operation ever us* chains. Those on which chains are Baal ha- • them in the tool box nine-tenths of the time—prob ably only one day in a month are chains used for a short time. Is it possible that thai small «s« can really be the cause of material damage to th« roads? During the very small time •!•.»!.-.• that chains are used what happens? On aW straight stretches, when running fr<«". the wheels are in per fect rolling contact with the road and the chains are loose on the tire thread.", and imbed themselves partly in the tread at th» tire and partly in th« road. If the road is soft, the chains will com pact a small area of it. If the total area of th» road could be similarly treated, It would be greatly improved. Th far. no objectionable feat-ir- Is present in the use ->i chains. On the contrary, every horse that passes, every moment he la on the road, is digging into and .J!st'.nt»grating the road. This brings us to the question of starting heavy cars, and alas the effect of braking, when chain* are used. Suca actions take lace at the atari. for example, of a mile or two run. and for a f»w feet there, may be Borne disintegration of th» ro*<X caused thereby; when stopp'ng. for twenty or thirty feet there may likewise be injury. .'."hen •lewln* around curves a small surface of lac road may b* ripped, and cause some damage. But meanwhile I the lives of tiie pants of the car or of users of the road may have been saved. What la the crux of the situation? In a mil« ' run of an automobile with chains on tnere is a possibility of the road being damaged for a hun dred feet, but little probability. This means pos sibly 1 per cent of the time when chains are used. But chains are used at the most during one of tijlrty days, that is * per cent of the tim». How ever, all machines do not use chains *•>• any mean*. At most the above means that 2 per cent of 4 per cent, or less than one-tenth of I pi cent of th» time of operation of automobiles on the highway*. involves any possibility of damage. On the other hand, when chains are actually useO it is for th* purpose of saving life and l!ml>. V new mode of transportation has come into our midst. The public will use it. The citizens of th« state must use It, and they are beginning to se* the stupendous economic value of its use. The argument sometimes advanced that^apeeding auto mobiles use chat) in goo.l weather and may there fore cause injury- during a larger percentage of the time of their operation on the highways, is very logical, but such cases are simply occasional and attract attention out of all proportion to their actual happening. This is a Clfferent ques tion, however, and the state to enacting laws against speeding, and all right minded motorist* are co-operating, and will continue to co-operat» with the state authorities. Is it not possible that the damage accredited to j chains on automobiles has really been caused by different agencies? We have had In the past laws respecting th« width of metal horse-drawn vehic!» tires. Have these laws been enforced? Is it not a fact that the highways have been improved t«* meat th« requirements of horse-drawn Bai ! which formerly rutted all roads, so that now th« tire laws for horse-drawn traffic are in this re spect immaterial? The Infinitesimal use of chains <.n automobile tires as compared with the total mileage of auto mobiles on highways would seem therefore to cause no logical basis for the restriction which may be contemplated. Life and limb are saved out of all proportion to any possible or fancied In- Jury to roads; and still it is clear that other ag-jncles may be the cause of the alleged roa^t damage. Moreover, the admirable work of the H:shtray Commission i* rapidly putting the state high-way* i into a condition wherein the inevitable use of auto mobiles will, as it must, be accommodated. It seems clear that th<» chain question id a mere de tail, although now a necessity in the development of a great epoch In common road transportation. The exaggeration of the Importance of the qu<»j» tton is undoubtedly due to some unfortunate cans* , that has unjustly singled out this safety devlcs Autnmofrile-f. II