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

Hotel Belmont Thursday. January L.
touring information board. Powell Evans.
chairman. presiding. Friday. January -
second annual reunion American Auto
mobile Association state and club secre-
taries. Frederick III. Elliott, secretary,
presiding; luncheon at o'clock
William H. West, president of the Au-
tomobile Club Of Washington. has been
appointed a member OF the good roads
board of the American Automobile As
sociation. The board VII hold its nrst
meeting in New York January Q. and MI
West will be present.
Automobile licenses were issued during
the past week as follows:
George ii. Chandlee. Chevy Chase. Md.
Elmore. Frances NJ. Edmonston. l@2O Mas
sachusetts avenue northwest. Franklin
roadster; Mrs. Lila Tuckerman, ia *
street northwest. Waverley electric: r.. :
Hale, 1880 L street northwest, Victoria;
George Cook. Allendale, y. J., Stevens
Duryea: DR.. Charles X. Luce. 2l5 I'd street
southeast. Washington roadster: Alfred Il.
Garner. Ashland. ia. Buick toul Ing car.
Arrow touring car: A. b. Lohr. Newman
ket. Va, Aintcn touring car: Charlton II.
Rout. 1914 Florida avenue northwest Blu
ck touring car: Mrs. Joseph c. Hoppin,
1927 18th street northwest, the New We
veriey: Walter F.. Blount. $500 WISCONSIN
avenue northwest. Ford touring car: f. n
Wheeler. 1885 eth street northwest. Stan
ley runabout: c. r. Train. navy yard.
Washington. D. C.. Hupmobile; Edwin II
Duff 1906 F street northwest. Chalmers
Detroit: r. F. Wright. tr.. and son. 81 ana
60 Adams street northwest. Cadillac tour
ing car: Martin A. Knapp. Stoneleigli
Court. Packard: ID. w. Manners. SlO7 10Th
street northwest. Maxwell touring car
Clarence Moore. 723 18th street northwest.
Columbia: Fred bennett. the Burlington.
ChalmerS-Datroit; Senator Reed Smoof.
252l Connecticut avenue northwest. Stude-
baker 40; Edward b. Terry. 800 New
York avenue northwest. Washington tour
! inS car.
The national automobile and aero
nautical show which will be held in
Convention Hail. January "a to o. under
the auspices OF the automobile dealers OF
this city. will eclipse anything OF its
kind ever held in this city, IL the plans
of the management are carried out. In
point of beauty and In the total value OF
machines displayed Il will easily surpass
any previous exhibitions. Nearly all OF
the spaces have been contracted for and
in addition to the local dealers severa
out-of-town firms will be represented. The
decorations and electrical display will
transform the big hall into a palace.
! while selected orchestra will rende,
soft music during tho hours OF the eN-
hibit In the afternoon and evenings. IL
was decided to engage an orchestra m
stead of a band, in order that the rep
,fofs he ls<tNf llS,f Md
without interruption, converse with pros
Epective purchasers. which a band would
not permit
w. C. Long. chairman of the show com
mittee announced his board OF ten di-
rectors. who will have entire charge OF
the show during that week. The com
mittee will be composed OF w. c. Long.
chairman: John S. Larcombe, jr., secre-
tary: John r. Thomas. treasurer: Lester
d. Moore, jr.: Charles w. Bender, Samuel
A. Luttrell. r. c. Wilson. A. Gary Carter,
William Jose and Charles f. Miller. An
additional director was selected in the
person of III. Chadwick Hunter, mem
Der of the Automobile Club of Washing
ton. who will complete the arrangements
for the exhibition OF aeroplanes. and will
manage this branch Of the show. The
manager of the show W II be B. r. John
son. whose personality and business
Icapacity are q guarantee that the show
will be an unqualified success. The mem
bers selected by Chairman Long have
met with approval on all sides. and much
satisfaction has been expressed from this
standpoint.
In connection with the aeroplane exhibit
a number of the sky pilots are putting
the finishing touches on their machines
and from latest reports fine exhibit
is In store for those who attend the show
The local dealers are taking an active m
terest in the forthcoming show, and are
enthusiastic over the project.
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Former Representative Wadsworth OF
New York arrived recently in his Ford
car. He expects to spend the winter
season at the National Capital.
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The cutting of tires by the rims is gen.
orally caused by overlooking or lack OF
sufficient imitation. This invariably re-
suits i'm the cracking and breaking down
of the casing at its weakest point
edge Of the cover.
Violent depression Of the accelerator
pedal in time tends to spring it SO that
it will strike the floor and prevent a full
throttle opening. After the car has been
in service some time, If the acceleratoi
fails to bring the answer it formerly
did. the clearance between il and the
floor when fully depressed should be
looked to and REIMBURSEMENT effected il
necessary.
The racing season over, the Chalmers
Detroit drivers are turning to other oc-
| equations for the winter. Joe Matson
and Lee Lorimer are going to do the