The Washington times., 1909-11-10

The Washington automobile show COM
mittee, which is promoting snow 70
be held in Convention han during tne
week beginning January "A, mas an
nOunced that the drawing for space Will
take place Thursday evening a. o clock
in the SadesrOOms or the wilson N0ih-
pany, 1888 Fourteenth street. The
show committee consists of Charles e
Miller, chairman; J. S Larcombe, Jr-,
secretary; r. c. Wilson, treasurer; J.
r. Thomas. J. F. Conrad, 3. Z. W ASH
ingtOu, jr-, assistant secretary.
]. Carey King and a party Of friends
have Just returned from a "trip 20 the
eastern shore Of Maryland In a WASH
ington car, the distance Travelled being
nearly 800 miles. The route was by
vvav of the hingtOn-BaltimOre bOuie-
ward through Middle River bridge 10
Havre de Grace, TO ElktOn and then
Straight down the peninsula through Ce-
clifton Georgetown, Churchill and Eas-
ton. Mr.. King reports the roads TO De
in fair condition, there being some me
shell roads in certain parts OF the East
ern Shore country to make up for the
bad Going encountered near baltimore.
The trip was very enjoyable one, a
lack Of mechanical and TIRE troubles
adding 10 the pleasure Of the tourists.
The house committee of the AutOmO-
bile Club Of Washington, Of which L
Browning Spence is chairman, mas ar
ranged 10 give an oyster roast At the
clubhouse Sunday afternoon. Spence
and his associates on the committee
have secured a fine lot Of oysters Tor
the occasion and a pleasant time is an
ticipated-
r.. b Roosevelt. Of New Y0r., who
has arrived in Washington Tor the win
ter, has brought has Pope Hartford orc.
landaulet with him and it is attracting
much attention. The car is upholstered
in brown and IS conceded TO be one Of
the finest town cars IN the city.
The board OF governors Of the Auto
mobile Club Of Washington have elect
ed the following new members: DR..
Moore, OF Alexandria, J. l. watson,
George a. Deatel, and {. J. Cr1smond.
Recent visitors at the Franklin auto
mobile factory IN Syracuse, n. " HI
Guided The honorary commercial COM
mission Of japan, composed OF FrOnl-
uent merchants. finaucIeTs and legls-
Iators OF that country One OF the de-
vcIeDments TO which the members or
the commission look forward as the
outcome Of their tour through tue
United States is the Importation or Hu-
tOmObiles in large numbers and their
greatly increased use by the japanese.
Owing 10 the enormous production
OF automobiles in this country there
Is a shortage in the supply of skilled
mechanics, and some OF the Factory
superiutcndeUts are at their wits ends
TO get capable men This fact has
prompted the Automobile College of
Washington to find an outlet for the
five hundred or more graduates IT
turns out annually. Napoleon HiU,
president OF the college, has been in
correspondence with the leading au-
tomobIle manufacturers of the couu-
try Offering 10 supply them with
skilled mechanics, and has received
requests from number of them 10
seud ou men.
Distinguished as they are by the
white line around the radiator as
well as other very evident marks, the
Stearns cars. handled locally by the
Stearus Company of Washington, are
attracting much favorable attnetiOu.
The Stearus 1870 car has very few
changes for 1910, among which may
be noticed the re-enforCed three
quarter elliptic rear spring suspen-
sion, multiple disc clutch and an al
teTatiOn in the frame 10 go with the
change in the springing. The small
Stearns car, which made its debut last