Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-03

years connected with the Pope Automo-
bile Company OF Washington. d. c., has
resigned from that company to accept
position on the sales staff OF the Stude-
baker Automobile Company. Mr.. Hough
is well-known in motor circles and one OF
the most popular men in the business
He is secretary of the Automobile Club
at the present time. He starts in with
the new firm Wednesday morning.
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type finished in red leather and painted
the same color. has recently been deliv-
cred to Louis Kann OF this city.
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The Carter Motor Car Corporation Of
this city has been awarded the contract
for furnishing two motor trucks for the
sewer department of the District. Bids
were opened yesterday and the award
announced. The amount of the bid was
81, 400 The bids for gasoline fire engines
were returned and will be readvertised.
V. A. Villar of the New York branch
of the Studebaker Company is spending
a few days in Washington as the guest
of L. P. Dorset, the local manager.
DR.. Henry D. Fry and family. in a
Washington car. left this city Thursday
for tour through the eastern states and
New England. The trip will also include
eastern Canada.
John Thomas of the Maxwell Briscoe
Washington Company, driving model G
Maxwell. broke the auto record between
Richmond and this city last Tuesday over
the famous old Telegraph road. The dis
lance covered was 1875 miles and the time
eight hours and nineteen minutes
The former record was held by Allen
Potts, managing editor Of the Richmond
Times-Dispatch, and f. b. Wray. VINO
made the trip in a Chalmers go toy
tonneau July IA OF last year, their time
being eight hours and five minutes for
12f miles. The difference in distance is
due to the fact that the bridge over the
North river had been washed away. caus-
ing a detour of eighteen miles. Allowing
for the detour the time would then be
reduced to seven hours and eleven min
utes Bert Robertson accompanied the
party i'm a Columbia touring car. but
met with an accident on the return trip
and was put out Of the running, tenn
Joplin, thirty-seven miles from Wash
ington. The Maxwell car finished In per-
feet shape.
A Washington car Of the touring car
type, finished In Portland amber. has
just been delivered to Ben Schwartz OF
this city.
Thomas Bones and a party of friends
In his Packard car left yesterday on a
trip to Buena Vista Springs, Pa: Gettys-
burg and Hagerstowp. They will return
via Baltimore Tuesday morning.
o. c. Brown is among the recent pur-
ehasers of Washington cars Of the tour
ing car type.
The Star is informed officially that as
the result of the passage of an act at
the last session of the Maryland iegisia-
ture the present stretch between Contee
and Beltsille will not in the future be a
part of the state road, and that the
Washington Baltimore boulevard will be
located on the west side Of the 3: q U.
railroad between these points. This in
formation was furnished by J. M. Tux
er chairman of the state roads COM
mission, whose attention had been called
to the Irregularities which have been ex-
listing at Contee, as we'll as the condition
of the road at this point. Incidentally
he has called the attention of the road
engineer Of Prince George county to the
condition of the road. which has been
the source OF much annoyance to auto
mobilists.
George A. Bentley is the latest pur-
chaser of a Hupmebile. The car is fin
ished in red, and is fully equipped.
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f. 8. Key Smith and a party of friends
left Friday afternoon in his Buick tour
ing car for Atlantic City, where they ex-
peet to remain several days.
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Money in payment for licenses 10
operate motor cars in Maryland is pour
ing in thick and fast at the headquarters
of the commissioner of meteor vehicles in
Baltimore, with no sign of a let-up. Up
to June 30 more than $4,000 had been
taken in. There are about !, 800 automo-
biles in Maryland and the MARYLAND au-
thorities figure that at least 1000 motor
lists of Washington will take out licenses.
All the receipts from licenses, as well as
from fines. forfeits and similar sources,
help to swell the fund, which will be de-
voted to improving the roads Of the state.
Attorney General Straus yesterday decid-
ed that the Governor OF Maryland has
pover to enter into reciprocal relations
with other states under which automo-
biles of those states are not required to
take out licenses in Maryland.
r. 4. Blundon and party Of friends
left Friday in his Haynes touring car
for Atlantic City, where they expect to
spend the Fourth.
There was q general exodus of motor
lists from Washington yesterday. many