Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-27

den and Atlantic City, has requested the
American Automobile Association to warn
motorists SO far as possible against fast
and reckless driving Of motor vehicles on
the main streets of that town. and particu-
larry at the sharp corner at the junction
of Main road and Bellevue avenue.
Practically every car has rubber mat
ting over the footboards at the point
whore the drivers heels rest behind the
clutch. brake and accelerator pedals. In
process of time tho working Of the
heels abrades the rubber mat at this
point, and ugly, ragged patches result.
Ildiness can be secured by covering this
portion OF the rubber with q SQUARE Of
tough. thick leather. It is best attached
by thin laths OF steel across its top and
bottom edges, perforated for screws
which pass through the rubber into the
wooden footboards beneath.
Mr.. and Mrs ]. U. Morehead left Fri
day morning for Gettysburg. Pa. in their
STANDARDIZATION roadster. After viewing
the battlefields they will return homo via
Frederick, Md. They expect to return to-
morrow.
J. 8. Draper, sales manager OF the Mora
Automobile Company. spent several days
here last week. While here he was the
guest Of John J. Ffster, local representa-
tive for that car
Charles Walker has placed his order for
Chalmers ''3O'' touring car with pony
tonneau and full equipment
AZ result Of the merger OF the inter-
ests of the Studebaker Bros Manufac-
turing Company and the EMF Company
at meeting Of the board Of directors OF
the Studebaker Bros Manufacturing
Company. held in the Offices Of the COM
pany at South Bend. Ind, Wednesday,
and at the instigation Of the MANAGEMENT.
manager Of the EMF Company, and
Frederic w. Stevens of ]. Pierpont Nor
gan & Co. of New York were elected
members of the board Of directors of the
Studebaker Bros Manufacturing Com
pany. Both gentlemen are members of
the board of directors of the EMF Com
pany.
The latest purchasers Of Cadillac '.8Os''
are q. w. Norris. five-passenger touring
car: N. L. Sansbury and Alvin G. Belt,
demt tonneau; r. Ross Perry. IT,, roadster
with demt tonneau equipment, and Mrs.
Frank Moss, tive-passenger touring car.
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3. G. kahlert. who is confined to his
home. suffering with broken limb, is
improving slowly.
Robert E. Heater has purchased a
Studebaker "4O'' touring car. with full
equipment, for early delivery.
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When the hole in q gear case Is SO
small as to make the feeding Of grease
through q gun extremely difficult, screw
into the hole temporarily an ordinary
compression grease cup of large size. nv
which means full charge may be In
serted.
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With the settling down Of the motor
car industry to a sound commercial basis
changes are taking place in the customs
Of the consumer as we'll as Of the manu- |
facturer Until year OF two ago the
man who intended to buy car would,
in many instances. await the time when
he could see car on the salesroem floor |
and inspect 1t In detail. At that time
changes in the various mod |
els were of much more frequent occur |
renee than now. and this fact was the |
principal cause Of the delay in ordering, |
the buyer wanting to see for himself just
what improvements had been made. One
great drawback to this plan was that
the buyer. when he took car from theI
floor, could not specify as to color, up-
holstery and general finish.
In the last year, however, buyers have |
come to the understanding with some
,nakA@ ~ cara Of the highAr QraAA that