Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

The first annual automobile show, under
the auspices OF the Automobile club or
MARYLAND will open next "Wednesday and
continue the remainder of the week in the
new Fifth Regiment Armory in Balt1-
more The exhibition gives promise OF
eclipsing any similar affair south of New
York. The exceptional advantages offered
by the spacious armory have been taken
into coed account by the committee In
charge. The decorations will be elaborate
There will he about fifty different makes
of cars shown. Naturally, the automo-
bile should reign supreme at an auto
mobile show. However. the display of ac-
CesSorieS promises to- be very large ana
all the many incidentals that go to make
motoring popular Will all be displayed.
The showing of motor cycles and motor
boats will also be comprehensive
In connection with tfle show the club
has called a convention of motor car
owners from all over the state to take
place in the clubs rooms. j. West Mt
ROYAL avenue, next Saturday morning
This gathering will he of particular mo-
ment to automobilists outside of the city
and il has been primarily called TO diS-
CusS the various features of the proposed
automobile bill as drafted by Gov.
of-town owners will come TO Baltimore
to witness the exhibition and the calling
of the convention will make it possible Tor
motor vehicle owners from all over the
state to discuss in ii body the proposed
legislation and come to some agreement
as regards the attitude that shall be taken
toward the proposed measure. me Spe-
cial tax featuf-<vE-I- D!iI IS undenlaDiy
the real bone of contention, and this
feature will come in for the greatest part
Of the discussion.
The export business in automobiles is
said to possess many curious features, and
in particular those who are sending cars
10 the orient often find that they must
comply with peculiar conditions. The San
Francisco manager Of an automobile com
pany who is spending a few days in the
east. tells of an interesting incident in
connection with the shipment of car TO
Korea.
"A few weeks ago" lie says, we re-
ceived an order for one of our forty
horsepower cars to be sent to Seoul, the
capital of Korea. The car was ordered
by the manager OF large mining COM
pany and he gave us most explicit in
structions as to how we were to make
the shipment 1t seems that the Koreans
mobiles. and they exclude them from the
country by imposing prohlbltiVe import
duty On the other hand. the mining
company, by the terms of the concession,
are permitted to import mining machinery
free of duty.
81 want you to box up the machine so
thoroughly said our customer from
Korea that the most energetic custom
house inspector will have no desire to try
TO break in. Mark the box mining ma
chinery' in English. Japanese, Chinese
and Korean, and l guess everything will
be all right
well, sir. the box we built around the
car was a wonder. 1t cost US over three
hundred dollars for lumber and iron brac-
ing and for labor How was it built?
Well. | am reminded of that famous
chapter in Caesar familiar to every
school boy, wherein CaeSer tells about the
bridge he built across the Rhine. For
substantial construction that box had
Caesars bridge faded from the landscape
If the ship carrying the box should hap
pen to be wrecked the box Will serve as
"a raft to carry the passengers and the
&c. q. D. apparatus.
=
The announcement last week of trans
continental race from New York to Seat
tie has aroused interest in motor circles,
as the finish line will be in the Alaska
Yukon-Pacifc exposition grounds The
distance by the shortest practical route
is $500 miles. so twenty-day schedule
would involve driving practically 2OO
miles day. This mileage is possible in
the east. where road conditions are good
and routes known. but when Wyoming is
reached. with nothing but rutted trails &c
mark the way it will be good running fol
any car that can leave 100 mile posts be
hind il in days travel
Mr.. Robert Guggenheim. the donor of the
trophy and originator of the race. is q
sportsman who has been Interested IL
motor cars for many years. 1t is eX
pected that the ocean-to-Ocean contest
will be hampered By very few rules, the
object of the race being To show tina
the modern motor car, either in the hand:
of the user or the professional, can g
anywhere and carry passengers TO any
destination, no matter how remote.
The week beginning April , has beer
Set for the annual automobile carnival il
New York
The Indianapolis Automobile Trade
Association and the Automobile club o.
Indiana have been merged under the
name of the Automobile Club of Indiana
The automobile show To be held d
Portland. Ore, March TO 13 will alsf
include a fine exhibition of motor boat
ing, fishing and hunting outfits.
The scientific standard of one candle
weighing six 10 the pound. which burn:
100 grains of wax per hour
King Alfonso OF Spain. the most arden
royal motorist in Europe. has becom,
an honorary member of the Royal Auto
mobile Club of Great Britain.
1t has been decided by the Automobile
Club of NorriStown, Pa, to make its an
nual spring endurance Il twO-day affair
II will be held i'll April.
j. j. Pittman of Valdesta Ga, claim:
he has practically perfected an automo
bile run by compressed air generated by
the machine itself.
The officers of the Automobile Club o
Piusburg have renewed their offer 81
prizes aggregating 5000 To road super
ViSors accomplishing the best result:
with split-log drag.
The organization of an aeronautica
department by the Automobile Club o
America is proceeding steadily. and will
the advent OF summer numerous aeria
contests are expected TO be held.
Owing to the high price of gasoline
the cost Of running motor car in Spain
il approximately five times much
per horse power. as in the United State
George Robertson. who won the Van
derbilt cup race last fall, has been Ell