The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-23
Auto News and Gossip
By HARRY WARD.

Harry. Benner. manager Of the Phila-
delphia branch of the Auchelin Tire
COMPANY was in the city yesterday and
called on many friends IN the trade
0. B. Henderson, sales manager OF the
F3aker Motor Vehicle Company Is re-
ported as saying that next year Is going
10 be the biggest by a vide Margin III
the history OF the a9toHl9Die re- re ~,
find the demand for electrlcs growing by
leaps and bounds" said he. Years OF
growth have been followed by a sudden
popular demand. On my recent two
months trip 1 found electTics In many
places where year ago not one was
In use"
The Motor Car Company yesterday de
livered q Hudson 90 TO c. H. ACkerts
vice president OF the Southern Railway,
who recently purchased Stevens-
Duryea touring car. Lieut.. Commander
II. L Butler, y. ;. y, also received ms
Hudson 90 yesterday.
". B. Duvau, representing the Dia-
mond Rubber Company. was in the city
yesterday, and visited the automoDlle
salesrooms and supply houses.
one Of the newcomers in the 1910 mar
ket Is the Empire 20, the local
agency for which has been secured by
the L. P. Dorset Company. This car
has been under development for the
past year, and the makers maintain
that through long ana EdIeLuA E&bEt--
mental work IL has reached a very hlgn
state Of perfection The Empire is put
out in two models, known as Model A
and Model 3. The body OF the former
IL the more conventional form OF run
about type, being suitable for three
passengers by the addition OF a rumble
seat 70 the rear deck box. The 3 model
is OF distinctly racy lines. The prin-
cipal features OF the Empire are the
chain drive and exceptionally easy
riding qualities The chassis differs
considerably from the conventional type
Of the present day car. in that the
power plant is not dependent on the
frame for alignment Of working parts.
Ignition Is by a high tension magnetic
and transformer coil with a battery
system used as an auxiliary, one set Of
plugs serving for either
washington admirers Of Ty Cobb, the
famous ball player, are greatly interest
ed IN the news that he Will make MS
debut as a professional automobile
driver on October =, starting ia the
New York-to-Atlauta. reliability run in
a Chalmers-DetrOit go" The car will
be used as a press car during the run.
The car Is the same one that blazed
the route for the Frank A. Munsey re-
liability contest and later was used as
q press car IN tina big touring event,
being driven by Joe MatsOn. the famous
racing driver The car has been
dubbed Mike the Tramp" because IL
has been all over the United States,
Gus stunts" cobb viii make the
natives SIT up and take notice when he
hits the Southern country, from whence
he halls.
A weIl-Bnown local garage superin-
fendent recently stated that engines
provided with au1onlaLe carnuretCrs
sometimes develop a tendency 70 mis-
ire when started under certain con-
di{ouS, and occasionally N such IN
stances prove intractable when a rem
il TfaTafIW hRW-aTlH
fectly uniform action viii result Il the
throttle Is opened only part way when
the crank shaft is nelng, turned over.
II the throttle is lett wide open when
starting, Il happens with some designs
that the result Is 70 pull the auxiliary
air valve wide open Oh the first and
Immediately succeeding suctlons. The
result is that a weak mixture Is de-
Hvered TO the cylinders II, instead me
throttle is orened only sllghuy, The
suction VIII be much less, ana VIII be
insufficient TO open the air valve, with
the result that a richer charge VIII be
drawn IN. The best starting positlon Tor
throttle ana spark lever Is an indlvlduai
Characteristic which has to be learned
for every car.
II. II 7errimeu and j. c. King were
drove TO Benedict. Md, last Sunday Tor
p days fishing. They made the trip IN
their Washington cars and found the
roads IN fair condition
washington visitors at the Frederick
Fair this week included J. c. Childress,
who made the trip IN his Washington
fourabOu
Details have practically been complet-
ed for the national automobile show
which VIII be held IN Atlanta. Ga, No
vember 6 to H. The revised list OF eN-
hibitOrs shows that sixty-seveu Of the
leading automobile makers Of the coun-