The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-07-24

to the complete satisfaction of the crew
of the Flanders PC Under Three
| Flags" car, which is now on the second
half OF It's journey through the country
/ The car left Laredo with an added
equipment of folding cots and blankets,
compact cooking outfit, provisions for
three days. two large canvas bags con-
/ tanning a reserve water supply. and a
mattock, the increased weight OF which
raised the cars total passengers in
cluded, 10 considerably more than 2,5O9
pounds-a figure at which the Flanders
carried a cargo OF nearly pound for
pound of her own weight The car made
Zoe miles the FIRST day and the even CEN
I fury to Monterey on the second. with
plenty Of gasoline in her tank to have
continued another day had it been neces-
sary. The road was little more than
cattle trail from ranch to ranch. and
nearly all the little Mexican ranches had
been deserted on account of the long
continued drought, The desolation
worked on the nerves Of both members Of
the crew For mile after mile the car
traversed a rolling waste Of alkali
bristling with cactus. marked with an
occasional dwarf palm. spotted with
| thorny mesquite scanned with arroyos,
and Inhabited sparsely by jackrabbits and
/ coyotes Once In twenty miles, perhaps,
a dry water hole would be passed. strewn
with the bones Of the cattle that had
persisted there. In some cases a few
survivors. staggering with starvation and
mouths swollen open from the results OF
their desperate efforts 10 prolong their
existence by means of the prickly pear
Overhead scared the vultures. awaiting
the inevitable time when one more OF the
poor brutes should succumb and become
earrion.
Mr. f. V. Stratton. manager Of the
Philadelphia branch of the Studebaker
Automobile Company, who was In the
city last week. left in a studebaker 20
touring car for his hong city
Mr. c. C. Root. of the local stude-
baker branch. made visit 10 Charles
town. w Va, last week IN a stude-
baker touring car.
Mr.. Samuel Frazier and party. in Mr..
Fraziers Washington touring car. made
the trip 10 Baltimore last week. and en-
joyed a delightful trip, although the
roads We're not in the best of condition
Mr. John r. Thomas Of the Maxwell.
reports the sale Of Model A A cars 10
Joseph Bush and ]. Linfoot
Mr. L. C. Terrell, Of the Everett. viii
in the near future move TO larger quar-
ters. Mr.. Farrell viii IN all probability
be the local agent for the Knox car.
When Count de Lesseps. the noted
French aviator. in the aeroplane in which
/ he made the reeord-breaking crossing and
! re-crossing of the English Channel re-
! Gently made a flight near Montreal. he
was accompanied on the ground by
party In "a Franklin automobile. The
flight was from Lakeside 10 Montreal
and back.
The party at the request Of the count
went as far as the Lachine rapids, and il
was necessary 10 drive at a speed Of fifty
miles or more an hour in order 10 dupli-
cate on the ground. by the more or less
devious roadways. the course Of the air
flight At Lachine, the correspondents
kept in constant touch. by telephone. with
the progress Of the flying machine, and
upon Count de Lesseps return on
schedule time followed him back 10 the
aviation grounds, arriving at the camp
Eve minutes after the descent
One section Of New England that has
been to some extent deserted by auto
mobilsts is Cape Cod. Although its
quaintness and magnificent ocean beaches
have long been well known to thousands
OF summer visitors, the automobilist re-
tains the idea that this great hooked
peninsula is little less than a mass Of
sand little suited to a pleasure tour.
This oid-fashiOned view is gradually pass-
ing away, as scores of motorists from
Boston and the vicinity have done a
great deal in the last few years 10 make
the Cape Cod resorts popular for touring.
A. l. Westgard, of the Touring Club
of America, has just completed a motor
trip extending the entire length of Cane
Cod. and with the exception of few
miles he found splendid roads. beautiful
ocean scenery, excellent accommodations.
and in. fact everything that contributes
to delightful motor outing. Mr.. West
gard. who returned from his long in
vestigating trip last week. had nothing
but praises for Cape Cod as touring
country.
Mrs. Samuel Hi has purchased a 1911
Peerless touring car from the ZeIl Motor
Company of this city.
Mr. 7. NJ Thayer, in a Hupmobile.
made the trip to Altoona, Pa, last week
The opening OF extensive Offices In De-
troit by the Charles H Fuller Company
the sale of his half interest in the Mac
Kelley Company by Martin V.
Kelley 10 become manager In Detroit for
the Fuller Company, and the resignation
OF f. NJ. Randall. of the Lord & Thomas
Company, to become associated with MI
Kelley In Detroit, are the events of the
week in the advertising and automobile
world. II is the contamination Of the eff
fort of the Fuller Company to open a
department especially devoted and
equipped to handle automobiles and auto
mobile accessory publicity.
The Fuller Company is one OF the old
est and largest in the advertising agency
field, spending many millions of dollars
annually for some 400 concerns. in maya
zines. newspapers, farm and mail-order
publications and billboards and street
cars. 1t has not in the past, however,
been aggressive in the wonderful new
motor industry.
Mr.. Kelley is recognized both in the
advertising and publishing world as the
best posted man in the agency business
on automobile and automobile accessory
advertising, and is said to have placed