Evening star., 1909-08-22

to Hagerstown, returning via Frederick.
No trouble was experienced on the trip.
which proved an enjoyable one. They ar
rived home Monday evening.
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Mrs Wilbert Melville has purchased a
forty-horsepower Haynes touring car. and
has just completed motor trip over sew
eral hundred miles through the Old
Dominion state.
The 1910 model x Stevens-Duryea tour
ing car and Chalmers-Detroit "3O' for
next season arrived during the past week.
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Very many amateur motorists delight
in always taking hill on the high speed.
not realizing that this often strains a
motor or requires the car TO go too fast
up grade over rough places that could be
taken with less strain and slower on the
intermediate speed.
The second annual national good roads
convention, under the auspices OF the
American Automobile Association, will
be held at Cleveland. Ohio, September 81
% and q. Indications are that every
subject of vital Importance to the good
roads movement will be discussed on
broad lines.
The interest taken in the convention
by the United States office Of public roads
illustrates the growing sentiment not only
for securing proper highways, but the
desire for improved methods whereby the
most economical system Of maintenance
may be acquired with the utmost comfort
to all users of the highway. Among these
the dust problem looms prominent No
subject at the present time possesses such
widespread interest to the motorst. the
farmer driving to town with his produce
and. indeed, everyone on the highway, AS
that of dustless roads. Provost Hubbard,
the United States chemist. in the Office OF
public roads, will explain the many diff
ficulties In dealing with this problem. in
addition to showing the degree Of sue
cess obtained in various practical expert
ments in a paper on bituminous road ma
terials. Logan Waller Page. director of
the United States office of public roads.
will bring out some sharp contrasts in
his discussion of the road situation in the
United States. as compared with foreign
countries. The farmers interest in road
Improvement will be presented by T. G.
Laylin, master of the Ohio State Grange
In this connection 1t Is interesting to note
that in many sections of the country
farmers are now using wide steel tires
thus preventing the cutting-up of ordinary
roads. due to the constant use of mar
row tires.
+. Z. Stabler of Sandy Spring, Nd.
has Joined tho motoring ranks and has
purchased a Chalmers Detroit 80 tour
ing car. With the many Improvements
being made in the Maryland roads he will
be enab abled to enjoy touring to the extent
of his desire.
Another ardent motoris: is Lieut.. Com
mander W. Y. Butler. L. S. N. who last
week purchased 4 new 1910 Hudson ''2.n
roadster. in which he expects TO do some
extensive touring.
The Quaker City Motor Club OF Phiia-
delptia expects to raise a large amount
for charity through the running of the
Fairnount Park race October Z. Patron
esses will be stationed at the grand
stands. parking spaces, entrance gates to
the park. bridges, and all points of van
tage where they will solicit silver from
those who witness the race.
To descend bill without being sure
that the brakes are all right is to make
oneself an accessory to any accident
that may occur. 1t is only when the
vehicle attains high speed and ii becomes
necessary to check II that the brakes
are applied-and sometimes found want
ing. When this occurs the driver either
loses his presence of mind and makes
a botch of things generally, or 1t Is TOO
late to apply a remedy, and the in
evitable accident happens.
c. B. irwin of Harpers Ferry. w. Va,
has received his 1910 Hudson road
ster. 1t was delivered to him a few
davs ago The car is rated at twenty
horsepower. with top and rumble seat,
fully equipped.
Atlanta. Ga, will be one of the livelI-
est towns in the country during the week
of November to 13. Besides the au-
tomobile show. which Will be the lirst
big exhibition of motor cars in tne souVl,
the new automobile track. now being con-
structed. will be opened, and there VIII
be endurance contests through the vari-
Gus counties of Georgia, with prizes for
the best stretches of road, and reila-
bility trip from New York 10 Atlanta.
With view 10 spending a portion OF
his time touring the next few months
Charles E. Metz. has purchased a Chal-
mers-Detroit go touring car.
A. S. Gardiner and II. T. Booth. both
enthusiastic motorists. have returned after
a pleasant tour covering nearly 700 miles.
They visited the summer resorts along
the Jersey coast. concluding at New York
city. They returned from New York