Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-18

city at the time of the Madison Square
Garden automobile show, the announce
ment that the usual sessions of the as
ISOLATION and its various boards will
take place between January and II will
be received with considerable satsfac-
ton by the members Of the national Or
ganization generally.
While the exact program has not been
decided upon there will be meetings of
the executive committee and also sessions
of the four national boards. through
| which much of the work of the assocla-
ton is accomplished. 1t will be remem-
bered that these boards-good roads, tour
ing. legislative, contest-will be greatly
amplified as a result of the recent action
at the annual meeting, whereby every
club in the association will be entitled to
representation; Furthermore. President r.
F. Hooper is authorized to add 100 addi-
tiOnal members to each board, upon the
recommendation of its chairman.
| For the first time in automobile history
complete route for tourists has been
marked from the Atlantic to the Pacific
coast. There arrived in San Francisco
a few days ago, amid wonderful enthusi-
asm. escorted by large party of local
motorists under the auspices of the San
Francisco Motor Club. A. L. Westgard of
the Touring Club of America in his tour
|
touring route from New York to the
Golden Gate.
This event is considered by automobil-
lists of the coast as marking new epoch
| in transcOntinental touring because IT is
the first accurate pathfinding trip which
has ever been made and 1t is thought
! will influence scores of other parties TO
make the run annually, and Will increase
| the campaign for the Panama eXposi-
ton. Mr. Westgard has made accurate
reports of the road conditions. the mile
age attitudes, temperatures, grades and
| hotel and supply facilities. not only In
the interest Of motorists, but also for the
United States government, under a COM
mission from the Department of Agricul-
ture. 1t has taken six weeks to make
the long trip Of 1900 miles by the most
| feasible route. though the followers will
need only three fourths of that time for
a comfortable run.
| Splendid progress is being made for the
eleventh national automobile show which
is to be held in Madison Square Garden
from January to y, under the auspices
of the Association of Licensed Automo-
bile Manufacturers. Already the work
| of preparing the garden has begun in
those parts of the building not in cur
rent use. From January ! on the work
| will be prosecuted vigorously. the big
show building being given over entirely
| to the carpenters, steel workers. cleo
tricians and decorators. The amount OF
detail in connection with the forthcoming
affair is vast beyond all ordinary concep-
ton. The fact is that the work is In
progress for months and those in charge
are busy every minute until 1t is over.
The flooring has been laid in the base
ment. concert hall and over the arena.
Gangs of craftsmen are now converting
the exhibition half into a magnificent
Roman garden. In the basement work
men are constructing rathskellar which,
it is said, viii surpass in beauty and de-
sign anything ever seen along New YORK
great white way"
The rathskellar will be a compound
proposition in several divisions the whole
representing an English garden with WIS
tas beyond. Entering through quaint
iron gateway. the visitor finds himself
i'm yard overshadowed by large shade
trees. the limbs of which are real. The
branches intermingle and form a natural
arbor behind which garlands of little
electric bulbs throw forth rays of light,
making 1t appear as if the sun was shin
ing through the branches and casting
shadows on the green sward below. The
yard is surrounded on all sides by h1gh
wall of red brick. The wall is inter
spersed by pillars of white stone sur
mounted with decorative urns filled with
dropping foliage. A fountain with a
yard 1t is filled with water which gushes
from the mouth OF grotesque mead:
Nothing more complete in the way Of
transformation and illusory scenic emect
ever has been achieved than that IN TINS
! room.
Today marks an important event in the
history of the automobile in the National
Capital. The new regulation requiring
lights on all vehicles after dark. recently
promulgated by the District Commission
ers, goes into effect today, although orig
inally arranged for December Is. After
several years of bitter fighting on the
part of the motorists of this city and the
Automobile Club of Washington. for such
a regulation, the victory has been won
and today the victors are jubilant over
the result Of their efforts. 1t was the
contention of the motorists that tney
were beieng Disseminated against when
they were required to provide lights anu
horse drawn vehicles were exempt. After
considerable discussion Of the matter and
several hearings, the District Commis-
sioners declined to withdraw the reguia-
ton. although they modified 1t censid-
erably.
ARRANGEMENTS for the coming automo-
bile show in Convention Hall the week
of February u are gradually rounding
into share and everything points to the
biggest affair ever held under the aus
} pices of the local automobile dealers.
During the past week the drawing for
; lspaces took place and arrangements were
. completed for the musical program at
leach session of the show. All of the spaces
i, have been taken and the interest DIS
played by the local firms was highly
gratifying to the committee In charge OF
: the exhibition. The ffty-six spaces were
divided into double and single, those de-
string the former being given preference
when the drawing took place The con
tract for decorating the hall has been
closed and the interior effect this year
will eclipse that OF year ago: The OF
t ficers for the show are: Chairman, w.
|, c. Long; secretary, John r. Thomas;
treasurer, Joseph NJ. Stoddard; directors
e r. B. Spence s. A. Luttrell. A. cary Car
= ter, T. S. Johnston, William Jose and
| Claude E. Miller.
1 If a. modern engine becomes noisy In
the first few thousand miles Of its run
! ming life, a likely cause is maladjustment
OF the valve tappets. With the strong
= valve springs now used in nearly all cars
a the tappet heads and valve toes wear
!, faster than they used to do. and too wide
e clearance at this point Is a prolific
r cause of noise. The adjustment OF the
screwed tappet heads on any engine Is
c considerably facilitated by the use OF