Show AUTOMOBIlE CLIMBS STEPS STEPS- AT AI COAST CITY PARK We Ve all remember the stor story and pic- pic pIcture picture ture In our old history books of General Putnam ridIng his white horse down downa a 0 lon long night flight of le s to escape capture b by tho the British soldiers An Anup up to date data version of this story tol would find tho the general driving a a. motor car Instead of riding a white whit horse hOMle Almost nn any kind of ot a car would do down don the steps but It would take an especially strong and powerful one one- oneto to climb to the top but this Is what wh a New Oakland car did did- recently In San Francisco While driving through Forest park In his hid 1915 1911 model W. W B. B Carter found a long flight of ot cement sta lr ra going coins up ip P the side of ofa a very ery steep hi hill 1 He located the park policeman and told him himbe he wanted to climb the stairs with his automobile You Vou cant can't do It It said tho the officer of ot th the tho law theae thell ate arc steps in those stairs stairs' and nd they rise over seventy feet teet There Ther aint an nn automobile automobile automo automo- bile built that cnn can climb em em cm Carter signified his willingness to try however how how- ever and the officer looked In his book of regulations to lI ne see e I If there was aa any rule against t n automobiles climbing stairs In public parka park and then gave consent con con- sent with If It youre you're foolish enough to risk your machine and your neck nack go ahead but I If you have vo an nn accident Cht or or knock any utY of the corners off that now cement work I wilt will Jive give yona you iOU a ride rid In the new police limousine Carter brou brought ht the pointed radiator of ot the New Nevi Oakland around facing tho the steps and prepared to make his MS climb Taking the tho firsts few tew steps easily he opened up the throttle throttle- and sailed up to tho the top without or h hesitation In Tn speaking of the climb Carter said ClimbIng tho the steps of state capitols and nd other public p places aces has hu for years been beon tried b by the tho motor citY car dealer but these tests teats have been merely merel dashes In which the momentum gathered on the tho run for tor the steps stepa h ha has been en able to carry them thorn to th the top In climbing the the- Forest Hill Hm stairs I Y Imade 1 made the engine pull eez every step or of the way |