The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-02-13
BIG AUTO COW ENTION
STARTS HERE TUESDAY
Eyes of Motorists A1'Over the Country Are on Wash
ington-National Motor Legislation to Be
Thoroughly Discussed
By HARRY WARD.

L " ARU.
un7ns at the tire stands, which look ike
Wheels and are mounted on axles so
army OF young giants IN strength. The
majority are well under middle age,
average 10 pounds in weight and are IN
or war these workers would pull more
IMAM 200 horses across the line
Arrangements have just been made
whereby Ralph De Palma, famous
track driver. will in the future pilot
the 200 horsepower Fiat car owned by
h W g. Arnold, which was recently
driven with such record breaking sue
cess py Lewis StTang. The next ap-
ptdTance OF the speed monster IN con
te.3ts with De Palma at the wheel,
VIII De az the inaugural meet Of the
new board mOtOrdr0me at Playa del
key, Los Angeles. IN April
Slrang, who made mile in 81 sec
tnCs az Atlanta. and drove at the rate
CT 4Iv miles an hour at Indianapolis IN
the big car, has relfnouished II on thor
ougnly friendly terms The racer was
originally bought and imported tC this
country Tor De Palma to drive eX-
cluslVely- However. before II reachen
Jnese shores, De Palma was badlT III
yuTed IN race at DanbUTy' Conn,
Wnen a TIRE burst, which kept m out
OF contests Tor months his re-2ppear-
ance in the game being last week at
New Orleans The big car. which Naz-
FARO named "MephistOpheleS VIXEN he
Grove II at BrookIands at q. II mile an
houT clip was then sold 10 young F
". &. Arnold, who engaged Strang 10
pilot d az Atlanta and Indianapolis
De Palma has had his heart set upon
the big car ever since Il was first built
and while he has never been seen in
a fast mount on a banked motOrdronIe-
bis proven track Generalship and the
numerous mile track worlds records
he has broken, are sufficient assurance
2
the new board saucer
Fred s Lincoln. the Spoerer agent
took a party Of friends over 70 Balti-
more during the week IN a five-passen-
ger SpOeTer touring car In the party
were Charles Spoerer, Mrs ". T Thy
son, Mrs Fred 6 Lincoln and Otto
Bi,'ler. The car was driven on the high
Eea- the entire distance, the trip being
made in less than two hours
Miller Brothers Auto and Supply
Company. Ford agents IN this city,
received the interesting news yesteT-
day that the Ford Motor Company. Uf
Detroit, has purchased the John n
Eeim mills in Buffalo. where the Ford
Cne-pteCe rear axle housings VIII De
manufactured 81 the future SIX
hundred men are now employed in the
new plant, and this number VIII %
increased 10 one thousand during the
next three months. The purchase 4
this plant makes the Ford position
very strong. for u IS now manutactur-
ing every part Of its product. Il now
has three thousand men on It's pay
roll, mas worked fun time all winter,
and has doubled the number OF ORDERS
booked that Il ever had at this time
Of any previous year
A. Stanley ZeII, president Of the Motor
Car Company, was among the " asuiug-
ton visitors at the automobile show held
every point OF view II was one OF the
greatest shows over held IN this CoI7-
try said Af-. Zel- Many sales were
made by the exhibitors. and the good
manufacturer and dealers for many
DAYS 10 come" continued Mr. ZeiL
Billy Knipper. who was one Of the
star drivers n the Muusey tour, IS max
ing an ki-ds OF a hit IN Mexico Ac-
coTCfne 20 advices received BY the Motor
Car COMPANY Enipper drove a Chalmers
''3j-r from Mexico City 70 Pueblo ana
-eT-7-r7- Mexico CITY to Cuernavaca and
return. Mexico City 20 Toluca and re-
turn a distance Of S55 miles IN seven
teen hours and seven minutes This
Il an average OF a fraction less than
rreutv-one miles an hour. which Is re-
markahlv good time. considering that
the greater part OF the Wav was a
steady mountain clImn- only Jnree I
stops were made during the entire run
Phil Drake. q the Philadelphia branch
OF the @ & J Tire Company WHO was
IN the city during the week, has closed
a deal WHEREBY the Rudolph & West
COMPANY viii act as Washington agents
for the . e J. tire a complete stock Of
all sizes viii be carried
Charles Brown. who IS well known In
local motoring circles, has Joined the
sales force OF the National Electrical
Supply Company