Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-21
JJ.Ftmr 1910, 5rEARN5

circles last week during his visit in the
| National Capital. He drove about in his
| big Stearns car and attracted considera-
| BILE attention. He enjoyed his leisure mo-
lments spinning over the fine smooth
streets and avenues and the roads adj
jacent to the District. He ships his car from
point to point with the scenic effects of
his company. Mr.. Montgomery expects
to go over the road today to Philadelphia,
where he opens tomorrow night.
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f.. w. Scarborough of Denver. Col, has
just completed a 4O0-mie trip through tie
Colorado mountains The major part of
| the Journey was made at elevations
avera ging 5000 feet, and at this height
| he says he experienced no trouble in
negotiating 30 per cent grades. At tn S
height and on slopes so steep, he says,
| he had no trouble averaging fifteen miles
per gallon of gasoline, while on the easier
| stretches. the average was thirty miles
! to the gallon. The last 12O miles of the
trip was made in five and one-half hours.
The many friends Of Sam Davis will be
pleased to learn that he is president Of
the Locomobile Company of Bridge port.
| Conn. Mr.. Davis is a Washingtonian. and
during his early days was one of the
leading athletes of this city. The
LocomobiIe Company has started an ac-
tive campaign this year, and during the
past week several sales were recorded by
the local agent.
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periodically and tested, not only for
smoothness of running, but for side play
as well. If, in spinning front wheel, a
sharp click occurs now and again and the
wheel is pomentarily checked. it is prob
able that there Is a Clipped or split bail
in bearing, which should be removed at
once. or it may do such serious damage
as to necessitate the renewal of the en-
tire bearing.
| The latest purchaser of a Studebaker
electric is Representative w. B. McKin-
| ley Of Illinois. He has purchased a
model 22-F coupe, and it is expected to
arrive in Washington this week.
| Henry White, representative OF the
Peerless Motor Car Company, arrived in
the city yesterday and is making his
| headquarters with the Motor Car Com
pany.
| Contrary to the general opinion held as
! to the profit on automobiles, it Is a fact
| that the larger companies who have been
making automobiles On a business basis
! for the past several years, do. not
make a larger profit than in any
other standard line Of manufacture.
| Raw material has been constantly adj
vancing in price. Crude rubber, for
example, has advanced tremendously dur
| ing the past few years, and as result,
tires today cost from $50 to $50 set more
than formerly, and what is more to the
point, this advance in rubber seems likely
| to hold for some time to come. The con-
sumner, as we'll as the manufacturer. has
! felt this tire advance, but 1t is more Keen
! ~ felt by the latter, because the tire
manufacturer has in the past given the
| automobile manufacturer a price some
what lower than the user. This was
| natural, since the manufacturer bought
in large quantities. Now all special prices
to manufacturers have been w .tndrawn.
so that an automobile company has to
pay practically what the user does. Thus
it is that on the present basis tires are
co ting the manufacturer a, much higher
price tIldn tHc duSdHCo llSclI WoutO Ill
dicate.
w. c. Baker of Gordonsville, Va, has
purchased model IL Buick. The car was
driven there, arriving at its destination In
good time.
Controller r.. J. Tracewell of the Treas
ury Department was the guest OF Claude
E. Miller on a motor trip to Ridgeville.
Md, last Sunday in his six-cyIinder Ford
touring car.
See that the wheels always run true
The unequal planes of some wheels will
out very rapidly.
E. H. Johansen and F. w. Powers have
returned from pleasant trip to Atlanta.
While there they visited the automobile
show and attended the auto races on the
new speedway. They were highly elated
| over the trip and thoroughly enjoyed the
hospitality of the southeiners.
Adult II. bdWSOIl VI
Preston. Iowa, arrived in Washington last
week, having made the trip from the
west in his Cadillac 800 touring car &C
companied by his. wife and three children.
The party averaged 100 miles a day and
was on the road ten days. The trip was
made in a leisurely manner, frequent
stops being made from time to time,
which was particularly enjoyable to the
children. No attempt was made in the
matter of time. They travelled during the
day and at dusk the car was put up for
the night whe ever they happened to be-
1t proved novel trip for the entire party.
With the exception OF two punctures no
accident marred the trip, while the
weather was perfect in every respect
E. B. Ayre. representing Wyckoff,
Church & Partridge. eastern distributors
of Stearns motor cars. was a visitor
here last week. Mr.. Ayre covers his
firms territory several times a year to
look over Stearns cars. which is a policy
of the firm since the first car was sold.
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Consul General A. NJ. Thackera of Ber-
lin, responding to an American inquiry,
has submitted the following report to
the State Department on the subsidies
granted by the German government for
motor trucks for army service: Subsidies
are granted by the German government.
to owners of industrial automobile vans,
provided the vans and motors are con-
structed according to the specifications