Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-13

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| The spectacle of the President OF the
United States motoring to the Capitol and
| picking up the Speaker of the House
| of Representatives was witnessed last
| Tuesday afternoon when President Taft
and Uncle Joe" Cannon spent the after
noon Joy riding" Both are enthusiastic
motorists, each being provided by the
federal government with machines OF the
latest approved type. Both discarded the
cares OF their respective offices and took
advantage of the delightful spring
weather, which was a strong contrast to
year ago when the President visited the
Lieuts. ". T. Conn and C. T. Wade,
U. S. N. have purchased EMF "3O'
touring cars with full equipment. The
| cars have seating capacity Of five pas
sengers
The Auto Livery Company has placed
an order for a shipment of Alec taxicabs
for use in this city. The cabs will be
similar to those now in service in several
OF the large eastern cities.
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Elsie Janis, the actress, has purchased
a 1910 American Simplex touring car Of
the latest design The car is handsomely
fitted up and is attracting considerable
attention. Miss Janis expects to spend
her leisure moments touring during the
coming summer and as she is an ardent
| motorist, will undoubtedly enjoy her out
Ing. 1t will be remembered that Miss
Janis starred here a few years ago in the
Vanderbilt Cup, which was one OF the
greatest plays since the production of the
motor car. The Vanderbilt Cup race in
the last act was of the sensational from
start to finish and scored a hit all over
the country. The car is close coupled and
OF the two cycle type.
r. T. Ritter OF Winchester, Va, left
this city Thursday morning In a REQ
runabout for his home, stopping en- route
at Rockville. Frederick and HaFpers
Ferry.
A 1910 Hupmobile was shipped to the
Watson Motor Company Of Tarboro, N
c., the order having been placed through
the local agent.
A four-passenger Waverley electric coupe
| was delivered during the past week to
| Admiral Van Reypen of this city The
car is a model 75, finished in blue, the
| interior being handsomely finished In the
| same color.
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| Many reports received during the past
| week by Charles Thaddeus Terry, chair
| man Of the legislative board of the
American Automobile Association, indi-
cate that energetic work is being carried
| on by scores OF clubs throughout the
| country toward impressing members Of
the committee on interstate and foreign
| commerce, which has charge Of the fed
erai registration automobile bill, as well
| as their respective congressman, with the
fact that the motorists Of the country
| keenly desire to see the bill reported out
| OF the committee and brought before
| Congress for definite action. In Chicago
and in other cities throughout Illinois q
| vigorous campaign for the bill has been
started. Peter A. Meixell of the Wilkes
barre club, Pennsylvania, writes that his
| club of several hundred members has
made strong appeal to the congress
| men from that part OF the state to take
| active steps toward obtaining q favor
able report on the bill.
| A number OF clubs In New York state
| are pushing the matter actively through
| communications from the clubs and by
individual members to their representa-
| liam M. Calder OF Brooklyn, N. Y, in
answer to scores Of these requests from
| prominent motorists has made the en-
| couraging reply that he will do every
/ thing he can to secure favorable action
| on the bill.
/ When bolt is to be removed from .
machine, avoid using a hammer directly
on the bolt unless absolutely necessary.
Hard pounding will Invariably ruin the
bolts for further use, necessitating a re-
placement at not only additional ex-
pense-which in itself is no great item
! but often resulting In vexatious delays
and no end of trouble.
When the 1910 automobile touring sea-
son opens the interstate tourist will md
himself much better provided for an to
reliable road information than ever be-
fore. The bureau Of tours Of the Auto
mobile Club of America. of which Gen.
George Moore Smith is chairman. has
been engaged during the past winter in
| an enlargement OF the scope OF the work
of the touring bureau to cover every state
in the Union. The Automobile Club of
America has also perfected a plan by
which a motorist can join the automobile
club as tourist member and enjoy
all the advantages of the bureau of tours
at yearly membership fee of $40 The
motorist can thus obtain for nominal
sum all the touring information, route
cards, maps and guides he desires, and
under the new arrangement which the
! Automobile Club OF America has made
with mary OF the larger automobile clubs
of the country the tourist member en-
joys the privilege OF chain of automo-
| bile clubs where he can stop on his
travels and receive detailed local touring
information and the temporary privileges
of each of the clubs.
For several years such a scheme for