Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-12
MOTORING
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cars exhibited are made abroad, an effort
has been made to make some of the dec
orations really international in character
and Italy, France and Germany nave
been searched for floral novelties that
are in a way symbolical of the countries
the cars represent.
The 1910 Marion car arrived in town
during the past week and has won high
praise on account of its speed, not only
in this city, but in Philadelphia and New
York.
Louis Weaver and a party of friends
left few days ago in a Cadillac 80
touring car for short cunning trip in
lower Maryland.
Barney Oldfied broke the f1fty-mile
| worlds record on a mile track last week
at Dallas, Tex, in his Benz car, equip
ped with F1restone tires His time was
a. minutes, is seconds, the former record
being 4s minutes, 40 seconds, of i've
years standing.
G. c. Widdup is driving about town in
his 1910 Pope-Hartford touring car,
which was unloaded yesterday. The car
is four-cylinder, and rated at forty horse
power.
Among last weeks purchasers of Ford
touring cars are George L. Tarbell Of
Takoma Park and ]. Hendricks.
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Uniformity in automobile laws is at
last beginning to attract the attention
1t deserves throughout the country.
Scores of state associations and clubs
nave for some time recognized this neces-
sity and have been working for its &C
complishment in their respective states.
The legislative board of the American
Automobile Association, which first ad-
vocated this policy of uniformity in auto
mobile laws as a subject deserving of
the same careful attention which for
years has been given to many other legal
questions widely recognized as urgently
needing uniform legislation. Is about to
bring the matter more prominently before
the country at large by the first national
legislative convention, which will be held
in this city February 15, Is and II. The
purposes of this convention were clearly
explained by Charles Thaddeus Terry,
chairman of the legislative board, at the
recent annual meeting of the A. A. A. in
New York city. AS a further evidence
of the increasing interest in the impor
lance of equitable automobile legislation
1t Is worthy of note that Mr.. Terry has
been invited by the officers of the Ma
tional Civic Federation to speak before
that body on this subject at the ma
tional conference on uniform legislation
to be held here January II, IS and 10
just one month before the convention
under the auspices of the national auto
mobile body of the United States
At the February convention delegates
from all the clubs in the national organi-
cation have been requested to attend, and
invitations have been extended to the
governors of all the states in the Union.
inviting them to be present in person, or
by one more officially accredited rep
resentatives. The purpose Of the conven-
ton Is two fold-first. to secure the pas
sage in Congress of the federal motor
vehicle registration bill and second, to
bring before the official delegates Of the
various states the necessity of enacting
uniform state motor vehicle law.
j. NJ. Stoddard driving Franklin tour
ing car, and Benjamin Woodruff, at the
wheel of his new 1910 Cadillac go made
an enjoyable trip to the battletields of
Gettysburg last week. In the party were
also Mrs. Stoddard. Mrs. Woodruff. Mr..
ana MIS-. george w edEeT, MIS-. IneOQOTe
Barnes and Miss Barnes. The start was
made Saturday, returning to the city
Sunday evening via Baltimore.
The third big unit of the Chalmers
Detroit factory, Observation-Disclosures
building. is now nearing completion. The
company expects to occupy it shortly
after the first of the year. $4,000 worth
Of new machinery is already on hand
at the factory ready to be installed.
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Mrs. A. 7. Britton, who recently order
ed Babcock electric, has received her
new car, which she will enjoy during the
winter season. The car was delivered a
few days ago.
Commander T. G. Dewey. [. S. N. has
purchased a Pope-Hartford car with toy
tonneau body.
4 small battery lamp and a fiat den
lists mirror will enable one to inspect
the entire interior Of the combustion
chamber at will.
During the past week HupmObiles were
delivered to 0. NJ MITCHELL s. S. Cissel
and Sui Chi Yang of the Chinese lega-
ton.
George B. Mcclellan has received his
new 1910 Cadillac 800 touring car. The
car ds handsomely finished and is fully
equipped for touring.
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AS result of the recent tie-up by
strikes on the western railroads, the local
auto dealers are suffering considerably
for the want of cars for delivery. In
several instances the dealers have cars on
board freight cars standing idle on the
sidetracks, although every effort is being
exerted to move them.
Charles B. Orrell and f. G. Orrell OF
Norfolk. Va, have purchased 1910 Hup-
mobiles from the local agents for this
car.
E. I. CrlSSmOnd returned recently from
a delightful motor trip to Philadelphia
and Atlantic City in his big Palmer-Sins-
er touring car. He returned via Perry
Vile and Havre de Grace While pass
ing through Delaware he encountered sew
eral inches of snow. which caused disa-
greeable road conditions for motoring
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