The Washington times., 1910-12-28
Auto Gossip

Early in January the Century Rubber
Trading Company viii open a branch
house at TIE corner Of Fourteenth and
r streets Z viii be under the general
supervision # Harry D. Benner, q popu-
lar member Of the Automobile Club OF
Washington Fred HaTveyCutter, known
to many motorists here. VIII also be
connected with the new branch A full
stock OF Century tires viii be carried,
and the branch viii serve as a distrIbUt-
ing point for the States adjacent 20
Washington.
The 5o0-mile race on the Indianapolis
motor speedway, scheduled for Nay q.
promises 70 be one Of the greatest speed
contests ever held IN this country No
car can enter until il has developed q
speed Of Seventv-five miles an hour
This Will insure the entry OF the fastest
cars ever built
Barney OIdfeld recei-ed $3.50 as his
share OF the motion picture privilege OF
his race with Jack Johnson, the pugi-
list For competing in this unsanctiOn-
ed race he was OurlaWed By the AmerE
can Automobile Association, and his
suspension may be made worldwide.
Barney has buClCed the powers that be
before, and believed he could get away
with Il again The chances are q new
crop Of speed merchants" viii be de-
velOPed before he VIII be allowed TO
compete again
A 1911 Cadillac 81 not long ago created
record for the tip from Los Angeles
to san Francisco and return The dis
lance Is 9SS miles and the elapsed time
was 80 hours minutes On the north
ward run the car travelled about rs
miles out Of its direction On the way
up from Los Angeles the car broke all
10 pieces the old record Il was twenty
eight hours, and for II E new standard
Of l. hours IS minutes was substituted
Where the roads were 1T the car made
close 70 a mile a minute but for the
greater part OF the journey such going
was out Of the question The owner
and q friend drove the car, and the trip
was made without special preparation
J. n. Stoddard, Of the Cook & Stoddard
Company, IS pointing with pride 70 this
great performance OF the Cadillac
The Legislature, which meets IN Jan
vary, may pass q law prohibiting auto
mobile racing in Texas The recent
fatal accident to Tom Sl0eEEs, who
drove the DathflndinE car for the Nun
eey Historic Tour and who was killed
at San Antonio while competing in 8
race, as well as other fatal accidents at
Dallas, have given rise % an agitation
for the prohibition OF such sport by
legislative enactment
I.onz-strolze motors. en- bloc casting
for large motors the prepondeTancs OF
small and medium-poweUed cars ball
bearing crank shafts. fOrced-feed Iubri-
cooling, EFFORTS toward silence, four
speed EeaTboxesI the increase in the
number Of siX-cyljEGer motors, and the
complete adoption Of shaft drive for
even the largest cars were the outstand-
Ing features Of the Paris auto show
Just closed.
The WiIlys-OverIand Company is
going all others ''One better in pro-
aratiOn for the New York show by es-
tablishing an elaborate home for all
agents AT the Prince George Hotel. the
Overland headquarters There viii be
e reading-rOom with al current liteTa-
ture, q music room and musicians 70
play for che entertainment OF ~ehe
agents. a smOking-rOOm and plenty 70
smoke. and, best OF all, agents may
dine at any hour OF the day or night
free by simply signing a check. A
small regular army OF Overland agents
are expected at this show, and John =.
WHY'S, president: VIII H Brown, vice
president, and George ". Bennett, sales
manager. are planning a family re-
union" r G. Smith, president Of the
Overland-W ashtngtOn Motor Company.
and Lester p. Moore, jF-. viii repre-
sent The Overland agency here AZ the
show.