The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-06-05

Tomorrow morning, a Flanders 500
motor car of the stock Roadster pat
tern will leave the venerable city OF
Quebec, Canada, bound for that equally
historic city Of Mexico, the abode of the
AzteCs Manned by two members OF the
office stan OF the EMF Company from
Detroit. the cars manufacturers, the
go is being sent on a mission of demon
stration on a scale absolutely unique IN
the history OF continental touring. From
the Plains of Abraham TO the sunny
plateau Of Mexico is distance of about
4,500 miles, as calculated by the railroad
time tables-the only possible guides for
a trip OF this character The roads, ac-
commodation and populations OF three
countries Will be embraced on the tour.
The range OF climate is almost the limit
afforded by the passabls highways OF
North America, and VIII test 10 the ut
most every adjustment OF the car I'm
der Three Flags is the title which has
naturally affixed itself to the undertake
ing, and there is easily enough OF the
1erritory OF each nation represented, IN
ieluded in the itinerary. 10 AFFORD fair
sample OF the conditions TO be en-
'countered in each.
II is planned to touch at Montreal,
.dlanapolis. St Louis. Dallas, san Antonio
and Laredo. the old Mexican state road
being employed for that part Of the trip
under the banner OF the sister Re-
public"
The car which viii be used for the
purpose has been embellished with de-
sign made up OF the three flags. under
which It will travel. Three little flags will
also adOrn the radiator.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hodges will eele-
brate their eleventh wedding anniversary
to-day by taking an automobile trip to
Frederick and Braddock Heights. MIR.
and Mrs. Hodges will be accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs Adolph Loehl and son and
MFR. and Mrs Fred Geyer and son. Mrs.
Hodges will drive her Columbia car, while
Mr.. Geyer viii make the run in his over
land.
America will be exceptionally well
represented at the second annual Inter
national Road Congress TO be held July
81 20 August :, in Brussels. Two OF the
delegates have already left and it will be
particularly interesting to motorists 10
know that these delegates VIII be the
only representatives at this big inter
national conference from any automobile
These delegates who will thus represent
all American motorists are Joseph w
Jones and Thomas W. Wildly. Both are
directors of the Touring Club Of America,
and as It's official delegates this club
will be the only motoring body OF
America that will be actively identified
among the large number OF foreign dele
gates at this notable good roads con-
ference.
Mr.. Jones. who sailed last Wednesday
on the Mauretania. VIII receive news
soon after his arrival in England Of his
appointment To represent the United
States government in connection witt
Logan Waller Page, Director of the OF
fee of Public Roads, Department of Agri
culture Mr.. Wildly who Is the manages
Of the Touring Clubs foreign depart
ment sailed for Europe a few DAYS be-
fore Mr. Jones, their early departure be
ing OccasiOned by the fact that they ar
about TO undertake a FIVE TO eigh
thousand mile tour, starting this weel
from Liverpool. TO study road condition!
and lay out favorable touring route!
throughout Great Britain and the con
tlnent.
Mr.. E. a. Garlock VIII go to Baltimor,
to-day in his Overland car.
Mr.. William Kemmeys. in his Pullman
20" enjoyed a delightful run to Balu
more last Sunday.
Mr Claude Miller and friends journeyet
10 Marlboro last week and enjoyed {
chicken dinner.
It IS seldom that any good idea of the
taste Of the public for oolors can be OBJ
tanned. in clothes certain colOrs are IT
vogue for a while and then others vii
succeed them, IN motor cars. however
there Is 40 outside consideration such al
a ruling fashion 10 influence the buyer
Some companies insist that a few stand
ard colors be adhered 10 by the buyers
of their cars, while others, the Pierce
Arrow Motor Car Company, Of Buffalo
for example, encourages each buyer &
make his car an individual production Sc
far as colors go. From the specification
for these cars for the past year then il
is possible 10 obtain accurate informG
ton as TO Just what the public has want
ed in the twelve months Just passed TIL,
compilation made ipcludes all the 1911
ears made by the company, and shows
that green has been the favorite color
go A per cent OF the cars turned out hav
ing been finished IN that color. Blu'
fcomes next with 2sT per cent and thel
wine with 17.46 per cent Other color
and their percentages are: Red, $40
THROWN. 4.95: gray. 4.S3: lead, 2.Si: black
i1.33, and miscellaneous. 29S. The latte
classification INCLUDES a small humble
each OF purple, earm!ne, yellow, ant
white. In comparison with the colors o
1909 cars green and blue show the great
est gain. blue leading them with 1851 pc
cent and green being second with 500 Pc
cent. In 1909 red and wine combined pro
vided the finish for 3lS7 per cent FOf al
the Pierce Arrow cars manufactured
while for the 1910 product these two col
Ors were used on only 24S6 per cent.
W w. Griffith and family have Jus
returned from a trip to Atlantic city i
their Washington touring car. The tri
was a very enjoyable one the only trou
bic incurred being a puncture.
Mai. Fred Cook las lust received
Washington car, fitted with touring ca
body. The entire car is finished I'm DIV
green. striped in black and gold and full
equipped including top and slip cover
of mohair.
The opinion has prevailed among Amer
lean automobilists returning from tour
ing abroad with their cars that consider
able timo has been requised in procurin
the release and delivery or their car
when received at the port OF New Yorl
Such, however, is not the case, as wa
ascertained on Saturday by prominen
automobile officials who were in confer
.ence with William Loeb, jr.. collector G
the port OF New York, being accompa
MED by Hon William W Cocks. who rer
resents former President Roosevelt's dis
trict on Long Island in Congress. an
who introduced the motoring official.
consisting Of A. I. Westgard and Fred
erick II. Elliott. president and secretary
respectively. Of the Touring Club c
America; Thomas w. Wildly. manage
foreign department OF the Touring Clul
ana A. c. Spencer, export freight ager