Evening star., 1909-09-05
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Burman and Pickcns Of the Buick racing
team.
A. D. Carpenter, who has been spending
the summer at Mountain Lake Park, Md.
has returned in his Stoddard-Dayton
roadster. after an enjoyable trip.
Roy Dent has returned to the city after
an extended trip through the southern
states.
An annoying squeak which Is often
very difficult to locate is occasionally
caused by the edge of the auto doors
rubbing against their pillars This rub
| bing is brought about by a slight sag
| ging of the body in the center. and may
| be remeded by placing leather washer
| of the required thickness around the body
| bolt. between the body and the frame.
| DIR. J. C. Boyd will shortly resume
| trips in his Columbia landaulet car. hav-
| ing returned to city after extended
absence.
! There is an old rule that one would
| better be safe than sorry. and it is sug-
| gested motorists will do well to bear
| this in mind. If in, doubt about driving
through close quarters, such as passing
another car going between two street
cars. the best plan is TO give yourself
| the benefit of the doubt.
| Joseph Berbericl will leave this city
! today in his Washington tourabout for
a trip to Baltimore. Md, and adjacent
suburbs.
| NJ II. HERMAN is arranging his busi-
| ness affairs preparatory to a trip to At
| lantic City in his Washington tourabout.
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In his earnest desire to reach Washing
| ton as soon as possible young Gardiner
/ Orme of this city suddenly came to grief
| "Wednesday morning while speeding
| through Camden on his way from At
/ lantic City He was taken before the
| recorder and fined so and costs. after
| which he was permit To continue his
/ trip He had been $Tt ding the summer
4 touring through the north in his Chalm-
| ers- s-Detroit car and was the last leg
| of his journey when tins unpleasant in
| cident occurred.
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Capt. +. G.. Schafer has had his CO.
| lumbia electric car placed in condition
/ for his daughter, who is an ardent mo-
torist She returned few days ago from
1 her summer outing.
i I, aric
aud his Washington is kept busy on
business and pleasure trips.
Mrs. Ralph Galts Columbia electric car
/ has been overhauled. She has returned
/ to the city after spending the summer
out of town.
!
| The tenth international automobile show
will open in New York city New Year
eve in the Grand Central Palace. under
the auspices and management of the
| American Motor Car Manufacturers AS
socation. The show last year opened on
the same date and proved so successful
| that 1t was decided to repeat the opening
da-e this year. New Year eve is a gala
occasion in New York and motorists and
dealers generally can attend the opening
night of the show and then. If they so
desire, enjoy the annual festivities OF
New Year eve. which begin in earnest on
Broadway at midnight.
The date is considered an ideal one
from a selling point of view. as during the
first week of the new year dividends
amounting to over $.oD,ooo."D on stocks
alone disbursed by railroad and in
dustrial corporations without reference to
bonds and other securities.
Lawrence Gassenhemer and party spent
Saturday night and sunday last In Bal
tirnore and vicinity. The trip was made
in his Washington tourabout, via the
Baltimore Washington boulevard He re-
ported the road in good condition with
The exception of unfinished spots, total
ing about six out of the forty miles
r. T. Warwick, in his Columbia mark
4S touring car. is route To Atlantic
CITY. having left here yesterday morning
with party OF friends. He expects 20
return in about two weeks,
One blowout in 600 miles is the record
of DR. w 3. Mason, who returned few
DAYS ago after trip through the north
covering d month. during which time ne
visited New York Albany, Niagara Falls.
philadelpnia and Atlantic lltN. lie
drove his Stodda Dayton touring car
the entire distance and enjoyed every
minute OF the trip with no accidents 10
mar its pleasure,
H. E. Burgess has returned from trip
in eastern Virginia and is trying out the
roads surrounding Marlboro Md, In his
Washington tourdbout.
Mr. and Mrs Rudolph Jose and daush-
ter have returned from a stay of SIX
weeks at Colonial Beach. Va
Mrs T w. Pleadwell has ordered her
Columbia electric into commission again,
after an absence from the city during the
summer months.
J. NJ Stoddard. George Weaver and
marty of local autoists left a few days
ago on a fishing trip in the lower Poto-
mac They engaged d large sailing vessel
and are expected to give good account
of themselves with the rod and reel on
their return home.
With a view to increasing the efficiency
of the police department and keeping it