Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

car. A good protector or Grape may
be made Of felt or cashmere OF a color
matching the upholstery of the car and
by means Of turn buttons. Useful pock-
cts are fitted.
r. c. Smith has returned from a several
days trip to Toledo. Ohio where he visit
ed several of the factories.
In case of side-slip never apply the
brake: this will only aggravate matters:
counteract the slipping by steering, and
reduce the speed. but keep a little driv-
ing power on the wheels: as car always
travels in the line of least resistance, the
fact Of sfde-slipping shows that there is
more resistance to forward than to
lateral movement; braking will only in
crease this display, but a slight drive be-
hind the wheels will obviously tend to
overcome it. r..
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When the second week of the autono-
bile show opens in Madison Square Gar
den on January 16 it will offer the
greatest gathering Of commercial or
freight-carrying vehicles that has ever
been shown under one roof. Although
this branch of the industry has been
moving at a comparatively slow pace
compared with pleasure car manufacture
and sale, it has made gigantic strides
during the past twelve months. There
will be thirty-four separate exhibits Of
commercial vehicles at the garden show.
to say nothing Of the exhibits OF electric
pleasure vehicles. motor cycles and parts
and accessories during the same week.
the first week. from January to IA. pe-
ing devoted to pleasure or passenger-car-
SOrieS.
: The American Automobile Association
legislative board will carry on active
work in the various states of the country
where the automobile laws have yet to
be brought into satisfactory condition, and
Chairman Charles Thaddeus Terry re-
ports that his board has contributed vari-
Gus kinds Of assistance in over dozen
states during the past month or so. That
the winter will be an exceedingly lively
one in regard to automobile Legislation Is
presaged by the activities that are even
now becoming apparent. The Efforts Wall
include the lettering OF old laws and the
establishing of statutes where none now
exists, with the campaign including UNI
forrnlty as the keynote.
After considering the proposition for
more than a year and awaiting the ex-
perience Of other cities, the city Of Beloit,
Wis, will purchase a motor fire truck,
combining chemical and hose wagon. AT
the next meeting of the common council
81, 800 will be appropriated for that pur-
pose. Racine and Kenosha. Wis, are
among the cities of Wisconsin that have
recently purchased fire apparatus.
Chief Wagner of the Local fire depart
ment is ANXIOUS to equip the next fire.
house with automobile fire engines and
make it a model for the country. II
the little town of Beloit, with a popula
ton Of less than 1900, can afford auto
fire engines, surely the capital of the
nation, with it's rapidly increasing popu-
lation and area and handsome homes.
should be equipped with up-to-date fire
apparatus in order to be a progressive"
city.
II. NJ Il. Cunningham left Friday to
attend the Army and Navy foot ball
game at Philadelphia yesterday. He will
return today.
Aside from the men who get hold OF
secondhand cans to run them for pleas
ure are those who make use Of them in
other WAYS For instance, some men Will
remodel the cars SO as to make light
commercial vehicles. The power plant
is utilized in that way. the body being re-
modelled. Light trucking. hauling bag
gage and delivering groceries or dry
goods can be done adequately by such
car in a small place. making an effect
that could not be obtained by the ex-
penditure.. often very slight, in any other
way .t..s-
So
Drivers who suffer from cold feet I'M
winter time should try the experiment OF
part Of the footboard and al