Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

| snow Helu Dy the BlnSnalntOH
Chamber of Commerce and the
Binghamton Automobile Club in
n Ne Y. ''a'e Afn0f'' 0'"s"a"'0''
/ February IS-26-Annual Mime
apoiis show in National Guard
ArmOry.
February 90 :6-Show of Omaha
=! Automobile Association at Omaha,
Neb.
February % to March 4-Show at
Toronto, Ont.
March 4-Il-Annual Boston show.
March G-11-Second annual show
Of Des Moines Automobile Dealers
i Association. Des MOines, Iowa.
MARCH, 15-1S-Show Of Louisville
Automobile Dealers Association.
Louisville, ny.
store tires in a cool. dark place Clean all
rust off the inside of rims and polish
with graphite or stove polish to prevent
further rust.
Entry blanks are Out-for the New Or
leans Mardi Gras speed carnival. the
third running of which will take place
February -, p and ~. 1911. A big list
of events has been arranged by Secre-
tary-manager Homer G. George of the
New Orleans Automobile Club, and every
indication is said to point to record
breaking number of cars. The prize list
mounts to 5000, with the various events
ranging from five to fifty miles each in
addition to two one-hour races
The New Orleans Mardi Gras carnival
is feature which stands out alone in
the festivals of America. The automobile
races are feature of the Mardi Gras as
distinctive as the festivities themselves.
This time they will be in conjunction with
local dealers show which will be put
on in the same grounds.
The speedway and road racing stars OF
the past season are expected to compete
in the big events. Efforts are now being
made by which virtually every star driver
of America will be In the races. The New
Orleans representatives of the companies
are making q real battle for the racing
teams with every assurance of success.
AS result this seasons Mardi Gras rae
ing will surpass that of any in the past.
Already arrangements have been made
to scrape the track. Oil it and make 1t
faster than ever. thus assuring the break
ing of records, as has been done in the
past
Violations of the regulations regarding
the speed limits will no longer be permit
ted the excuse of not knowing how fast
they were going. The official mile on K
street northwest has been remeasured.
and is so plainly indicated that all who
operate a motor vehicle may read.
Beginning with the third tree west of
9th street, the official mile ends in front
of 1870 street: the quarter mile in front
of 1915; the half mile a few feet from the
east curb line OF Vermont avenue. and
lhree-quarters In front of 1915 X street.
The official mile is used by the superin-
tendent of weights and measures for the
testing of taximeters. by owners of auto
and occasionally by pedestrians who wish
official Verification of their walking abiii-
ties.
Two trips to the starting handle of a car
will prevent any extraordinary noise In
starting. Open the throttle as widely as
the engine requires for starting, but leave
the ignition off. Turn the engine quickly
few times; return to the throttle and
close 1t TO such a position that the engine
will run quietly, switch on and return to
the crank. giving it one sharp pull. The
engine will then start quietly and without
racing.
Many folks interested in the use. sale
and manufacture Of automobiles for al
purposes had supposed at the time of the
annual auto shows last year that the
limit Of ingenuity had been almost
reached in making cars to reach any
need, but observers that have recently
been inspecting the 1911 types put out by
the style and idea experts of the big auto
mobile works of the country are now be-
ginning to reserve their decisions as tt
what the future will bring forth. The dis
plays Of machines for the coming elev
enth International automobile show a.
Grand Central Palace. which opens New
Year eve in connection with the first in
ternatiOnal aviation show. demonstrate
that the ultimate automobile is many
years away.
There have been no Sweeping revolu
tons" in construction. in the sense thai
types have been remodeled. but the addet
features to machines calculated to brinl
about actually the horseless age are man
| fold Machines for business only. ant
| almost any line of business imaginable
are now to be shown alongside Of convert
| ible machines which may be used for boil
| business and pleasure. In other words
automobiles are now on the market which
have two bodies, one OF which may b.
utilized as runabOut or touring car. FOL
instance, and the other may be quckl!
| substituted, with little labor. so that tn
| owner may have a speedy and dependabl
gasoline wagon for delivery and hauling
Of goods.
The Grand Central Palace show exhibit
this year, which will number more thai
| seventy indicate that many large an,
prosperous western concerns that hav
| been little heard of here are Quitting in
on the east. and that they mean bust
ness-and big business. The ten-ton auto
mobile truck for transporting the heavies
merchandise is to be shown by the west
etners on the same floor with the sauc
| seventy mile-an-hour racer for two per
sons. The manufacturers. too, are con
stantty revising their scales of price
downward and showing that with In
| creased business and facilities for Great
ing business anywhere in the Unite
| States dependable automobiles can b
built and sold at a good profit at half tn
hnal cost of four or five years ago.