Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-06

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Deep regret is expressed in auto circles
| because of the serious illness of Royce
/ Hough, who is confined at Garfield Hos
pital with an acute attack of pneumonia
due to the severe weather conditions OF
a week ago His condition yesterday was
very favorable, which was encouraging
! to his relatives and large circle OF
/ friends.
! Ralph Gait, we'll known in motoring
circles. has purchased an EMF 80
hve-passenger touring car. with full
/ equipment.
! Among the recent purchasers OF Wintor
touring cars are Norman T. Engel, Ed
ward L. Schneider and Charles G
Pfuger. Mr.. Engers car is a seven
+ passenger car, while the other two are
of the fve-passenger type. The cars
are fully equipped. and are rated at
Iforty-eight horsepower.
| E w Newman of Ashland, Va, has
| purchased a model o, Pullman touring
car. of four-passenger capacity. The car
| is finished in red, with full equipment
and rated at twenty-eight horsepower.
r. B. Caverly, former president Of
| the Automobile Club of Washington, has
\ been appointed the Washington repre-
sentative on the contest board of the
American Automobile Association. The
appointment has been affirmed by the
| local club.
| Roy A. Dent and F. w. Powers of the
| Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company are
making an extended tour through the
south. They will spend most of their
time in Virginia and the Carolipas..
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| r. n. Smith has purchased a Maxwell
| touring car Of the 1910 type. Mr.. Smith
on the road considerable during the COM
| ing summer.
| Practically every car has rubber mat
| ting over the footboards at the poin
where the drivers heels rest behind tn,
brake, clutch and accelerator pedals. II
the course of time the working of tn,
! heels wears the rubber mat at this potn
| and ugly ragged patches result. Tidines.
| can be secured by covering this portion
| of the rubber with a square of thicl
! tough leather. 1t is best attached b!
! tom edges. the laths being perforated TO
screws which pass through the rubber
into the wooden footboards beneath.
| ~
Rudolph Jose of the Cook & Stoddarl
! Company has returned from an extended
visit at the factory of the Cadillac Moto
! Company at Detroit
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| Some automobiles who have tried tn,
| Introduction Of graphite into lubrfcatini
oil find that it works satisfactorily. Il
| this Is tried the proportions should be {
| teaspoonful of graphite to pint OF Oil
| Those who have tried 1t say that 1t builds
! up irregularities on bearings and wearing
| surfaces of pistons, rings and cylinders
resulting in better cylinder fabrication.
| The agency for the spoerer has
been placed with Fred S. Lincoln of this
city. This car is manufactured in Balti
more and created considerable interest a
| the recent show in Convention Hall
| where three cars of this make were OF
! exhibition
! An order has been placed by Mrs. T
De Witt Talmage for 1910 Woods cleo
trio victoria.
| Most noises due to loose brake shoe.
and miscellaneous control members about
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rection demands only little time ant
common sense. Sometimes leather may
| be used to quiet part that rattles anC
often tension spring will do the work.
John G. Davidson is the latest purchaser
of Pullman touring car. The car is
rated at 30 horsepower and is finished ir
tan, similar to the one exhibited at the
recent show. The car will be delivered
February 10.
The Society of Professional Automobile
Engineers has arranged for housewarm.
ing in their new quarters, 1929 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, Wednesday even.
ing next, An enjoyable program has
been arranged for the occasion.
| Hupmobiles have been purchased by the
German embassy and Prince Henri de
Leigne of the Belgium legation the cars
being delivered a few days ago.
| Pay Director John Ross Martin, L. S. ~
has purcha a Columbia limousine OF
the latest design, with handsome interior
decorations.
/ 1t is always safe to declutch when
turning a corner. as the car can be more
readily brought to a stand by the brakes
| Furthermore, the rear wheels can roll
around the curve without slipping while
with the engine driving there is a de-
cided tendency for the inner rear wheel
to slip. which. of course, in time wears
the tires.
/ Miss jeanette Jewell is the latest mem
Der of the gentler sex TO join the auto
ranks. having purchased a Detroit cleo
tric coupe for pleasure motoring.
4 Running boards are now almost inva-