The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-11-10
Personals
OF Local
Motorists
Shipment of New Cars
viii Begin at
Once.
Fall Season Marked by
Increased SaleS-NeW
Types introduced.

J. Banks Nicholson. the inventor Of
the Automatic headlight attachment has
just returned from New York where he
attended the Automobile Shows at
Grand Central Palace.
Mr.. Nicholson is enthusiastic over the
exhibition of automobiles displayed at
the show and is elated over the at
tentinon paid to his attachment He
and his representatives booked some
attractive offers at the show.
The Carter two-engine cars, which
were equipped with the device. were at
all times surrounded by a crowd. and
the officials of the Carter company are
high in their praises of the attachment.
On the way to New York in TWO Carter
automobiles the light probably averted
what might have been a disastrous
accident by revealing a weak bridge
which the tourists were about TO cross.
The automatic headlight attachment.
invented by Mr.. Nicholson, was recently
awarded a gold medal at the jamestown
Exposition. The device may readily be
applied TO electric cars. but at the pres
ent time the invention is being pushed
among automObilists-
The Thomas < Tolman agency re-
ports one sale made last week, that Of
a Maxwell runabOut to W A Hill, of
the firm of Moore & Hill.
Joseph Donovan and Pat Troop, two
Of the fastest motor-cyclists IN this
city, will drive to Baltimore today in
a match race. Donovan rides an Indian,
while Troops machine is q Harley
Davidson.
The race is attracting a great deal Of
attention. since an effort is being made
TO determine the. District championship
for this feat. and tOday's race viii
eliminate one promising contender
The competitors are allowed to take
any road. the only conditions being that
no stops be made and no pedaling be re-
sorted TO. Edward MangOld is the head
of the board of judges, and he will ap
point a number Of men to accompany
the riders to see that they comply with
the conditions
William Taylor and Lewis Kreuger.
who receatly returned from a I5O-mile
I7m through Virginia Or two Indian
motorcycles. report good roads and no
accidents. The destination was StaUn-
ton. Va, and on the out trip the
riders passed through Hagerstown,
Frederick and Woodstock. Returning
the road through Westminster was
taken, and from there they rode by way
Of Strausburg and HarPers Ferry TO
this CITY.
Carpenters will begin work this week
ON the Charles Z. Miller agency, 1861
Fourteenth street, and the suite of
rooms. formerly used as business
Offices viii be thrown into one and
fitted up as "a show room. The office
will be moved next door. and will also
Ice enlarged. Mr. Miller states that
business has increased remarkably in
both the automobile and motorcycle
sales. No percepdble falling of was
noted in the summer, and twenty de-
liveries Of 1903 Model S Ford runabouts
have already been made this fail
The popular priced hve-passenger and
fOur-cyinder shaft drive Ford run
about VIII be on hand shortly. Another
new machine turned out for the first
time this fall By the Ford factories Is
the TaXimeter town car and Cub, when
attracted so much attention at the
Grand Central Palace Auto Show, Will
arrive here this month.
C.. NJ. Brady stopped at the Central
Garage for three days last week en-
route from his home in Atlantic City
10 jamestown. He drives a Simplex
car and is well known to washington
autoists who have visited Atlantic City
as the owner of the Beach Automobile
Transportation Company
d. Dlnehart, Of Hudson, X. Y, drove
to Washington last week in a six-cylin-
der Stevens-Duryea and put up at the
Central Garage Mr.. Dinehart will
spend the winter here. except for occa-
sional tours through the Southern
States
T. \. Mudd, jr, of the Reading-stand-
ard Motorcycle agency on New York
avenue. went to New York Friday TO
attend the auto show and inspect the
new cycles put out this year by the
Reading factory. He is expected back
today
Twelve members OF the newly organ
lied Indian Motorcycle Club rode 10
Great Falls last Sunday. The run was
made without accident. The promoters
of the club viii meet shortly to effect
a tentative organization in order to keep
the club together through the winter
months and be ready for the spring
touring season. when it is expected to
arrange a series or Sunday trips for
July and August.
J. Maury Dove was the purchaser of
an autocar from the Pope Company, Of
Fourteenth street LAST week