Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-02

Company has left for a two-week trip
| to New York city. The Goodyear Com
pany has just closed the largest contract
ever secured by a rubber concern in the
world. The amount involved is $4,000. 600
The contract is with the General Mo
tors Company, which controls the output
of the Buick, Cadillac, WEIGH. O!dsmo-
bile. Oakland, Reliance and Rapid auto
mobiles. The company Is completing ar.
engagements for enlarging its plant at
factory buildings. five stories high. ag-
gregating 500 feet i'll length, and the es-
tablishment of a retaining plant with
capacity of ten tons a day and the
employment of 500 additional people.
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An order has been placed by Vivian
+; Spencer for a Hudson 800 roadster
Of the 1910 design.
Cuno II. Rudolph, who is slated to De
one OF the new District Commissioners,
is receiving congratulations from his mo-
toris. friends on his selection by Fresi-
dent Taft for this position. Mr. Rudolph
is an enthusiastic motorist and popular
with the fraternity generally. He is a
member of the Automobile Club 81
Washington and q friend of those who
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A special meeting of the Society of Pro-
fessional Automobile Engineers will be
held next Wednesday evening at O'Clock
in the new c,u;, ooms, 1920 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, at which time officers
will be elected for the ensuing year.
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Napoleon Hill, president of the Automo-
bile College of Washington has been APP
ointed local subagent for the Wash
ington car. constructed by the Carter
Motor Car Corporation of this city. The
makers will continue to sell their cars as
in the past He is also arranging to han
die several other makes OF cars. and in
keeping In repair free OF charge during
the life of the car al automobiles which
he sells. Mr.. Hill will attend both of the
New York auto shows.
II. c. Wilson left Thursday for New
York to attend the tenth international
automobile show in that city.
The annual election of officers of the
Automobile Club of Washington will take
place next Saturday evening at o'clock
at a meeting to be held in the clubhouse
on Georgia avenue.
l.. J. Drake has returned from an ex-
tended motor trip through Virginia in his
stock Hupmobile. His trip was most
successful one and no accidents or me-
chanical troubles occurred at any time.
He returned via the Shenandoah valley.
The local sales force Of the dupont Sales
Company has been enlarged by the ap-
pOintment of H. r. Disfeau formerly Of
the 1/ozier agency in Boston.
In legislative matters much has been
done through the legislative board Of the
American Automobile Association In the
past toward modifying harsh and unrea-
sonable laws. but greater results are
looked for during the first legislative
convention to be held in Washington
February Is, 16 and II, when a hearing
will be asked for on the federal motor
vehicle registration bill, the object of
which is to permit interstate travel of
iuoIOi Cal ny SliHpIc IucllOQ VI one reg
istraton through national bureau at
Washington, D. c.. this regulation to be
operated in all states without the ne
cessity of securing a special license to
tour in dozen or more states, as is
now often necessary.
In legislative matters the attitude of
the A. a. A. has ever been to ask for
laws as fair to all users of the highway
as. to motorists themselves. President
Speare expresses this clearly in his an
nual report by saying:
Il would like to urge upon all auto
mobilsts the necessity of standing
squarely for fair and impartial legisla-
ton, as l believe the best interests of
automobile users can only be obtained
by fair and equable laws. There are al
together too many fatal accidents, and
in large majority of cases these acct
dents are caused by reckless driving,
many times by the unlicensed chauffeur,
sometimes, sorry to add. by the reckless
owner. Reckless driving, especially
through our large cities, should not be
countenanced, and most vigorous steps
should be taken to see that this condi-
ton is changed. To this end 1 most
heartily recommend the licensing Of all
drivers"
The national organization is affiliated
with the leading touring and automobile
clubs of Europe. and its election last
July in the League of International AS
ISOLATION des TouristeS adds materially to
the benefits that members of the A. A. A.
may secure for convenience of touring in
foreign lands. Through the activity of
the touring bureau large number of
clubs have taken upon themselves the
work of erecting sign boards in their i'm
mediate localities, while their endeavors
toward road improvements have also met
with commendable success. AT no time in
the history of the National Association
has this work or adding to the conven-
fence and pleasure of touring been so
theoretically carried on. and it is along
these lines of contributing to the comforts
of long-distance motor travel that the
great work of the American Automobile
Association is being directed through it's
hundreds of affiliated clubs and associa-
tons.