Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-08

Highland Park, III. They will be
manned by students Of the academy
under the command Of Mai. r. p. David
son. secretary Of the institution. BY
day they will act as an escort to the non
contestant division, which will contain
many women. BY night the motor artil-
ierymen may be utilized to guard the
cars.
Although the Indians of the southwest
have not broken out for a number Of
years. and while it is perfectly safe to
travel through this once turbulent from
tier land unguarded. the tour may prove
of immense value to the young military
students, in SO far as it will give them
some idea Of real motor road battle.
They will also receive very realistic
demonstration of the dispatch with which
troops and stores could be transported
over only ordinary roads by mastering
into service the thousands of private
cars now employed solely for purposes OF
pleasure.
The tentative route will be as follows:
First day, Cincinnati to Louisville;
second day. Louisville to- Nashville; third
day. Nashville to Sheffield; fourth day.
Sheffield to Memphis: fifth day. Sunday
In Memphis; sixth day. Memphis to Little
Rock: seventh day, Little Rock to Tex
arkana: eighth day. Texarkana to Dallas:
ninth day, Dallas to Lawton: tenth day,
Lawton to Oklahoma City. eleventh day,
Oklahoma to Wichita; twelfth day. Sun
day in Wichita; thirteenth day. Wichita
to Kansas City; fourteenth day. Kansas
City to Omaha: fifteenth day. Omaha to
to Davenport; seventeenth day, Daven-
port to Chicago.
Mr.. NJ E. Myers and wife. in their
Washington car, together with Mr..
Charles Myers and Mr.. E. G. Fanny. re-
Gently made very enjoyable trip to
Woodbury.. Md. The trip was via Fred
srick. Md.
H. Thaddeus Terry, chairman Of the
legislative board Of the American Auto
mobile Association. and Frederick H FL
lott, SECRETARY of the Touring Club Of
America, and formerly secretary of the
A. A. A., spent several days here last
week in the interest OF the federal regis
tration bill. which is now before Congress
for action at the present session; A del
CATION from Chicago arrived in town
Wednesday with monster petition to
Representative Mann Of Illinois. chairman
Of the committee on interstate commerce,
urging favorable action on the bill. which
means much to the motorists of this
country.
DR.. Graeme Hammond left few days
ago in his Buick car for Gettysburg and.
after viewing the battlefield. resumed his
journey to New York, via York, Lancaster
and Philadelphia.
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J. F. Conrad. in his Marion roadster,
covered 10 miles last Sunday over the
roads Of the nearby states, never leaving
hic during
the entire run.
At a meeting Of the Automobile Club of
Washington w. 8. Duvail. the. first presi-
dent OF the club, was elected to fill the
unexpired term OF II. Chadwick Hunter.
who had resigned during the previous
week. At the same meeting Charles w.
Bender was elected to membership on the
board of governors. Both Of the new
officials are popular among local motor
lists and their election has met with favor
everywhere
George K. Birge. president of the Pierce
Arrow Motor Company. was a recent visi
tor to this city, having had his six-cylin
der touring car shipped here. From here
he motored with a party Of friends
through the Shenandoah valley and later
they will visit the battlefields of Antie
tam and Gettysburg. The journey will
be resumed over the Lancaster-York pike
to Philadelphia.
The latest type Washington cars being
produced by the Carter Motor Car Cor
poration of this city are attractively dec
grated with a bronze medallion of Gen.
Washington on the front Of the radiator.
Clayton s. Carris. or Clean Score Car
ris," as he is more Familiarity known,
passed through Washington last Thurs
day, en- route to Pittsburg. leaving early
that morning in the big six-cylinder
Franklin touring car which he is plotting
on $500 mile road race. He left the
factory at syracuse and ran to Boston
the first day, $50 miles, the first time this
feat ever has been accomplished. The
second day out he cleaned up 300 miles,
and Wednesday left New York at q
O'Clock in the morning and arrived here
the same evening at 9:15 O'Clock. in ex-
cellent trim From Pfttsburg the route
was to be to Cincinnati, ST. Louis. Chi
cago. Cleveland, Buffalo and Syracuse.
Carris has piloted Franklin cars to vic
tory in two transcontinental runs from
San Francisco to New York, esta blishing
a record of fifteen days, two hours and
twelve minutes. which record still stands.
He also has won several endurance runs
and reliability contests. During his brief
stay here he was the guest Of Joseph M.
Stoddard of the Cook & Stoddard Com
pany.
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David Hendricks, Of the firm of Barnes
& Hendricks. who has been confined in
GEORGETOWN Hospital for the past three
weeks. is reported as greatly improved
The growth and Importance OF the en-
cheering branch Of the automobile in
dustry. now NTH in the industries of the
United States. has been evidenced clearly
by the unanimous election OF Coker F.
Clarkson as general manager and editor
in-chief OF the Society Of Automobile En-
Rineers Mr. Clarkson leaves the posi-
ton of assistant general manager Of the
Association Of Licensed Automobile Man
ufacturers-
The news that the Selden car is to be
n contestant in the twenty-four-hour race
nj. the Brighton Beach motordrome next
Friday and Saturday has been followed
by the more interesting news that the
SeIden car also will be a contestant in
the Glidden, Munsey and other big tours