Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-01

! porch watching his neighbor go to his
I grave smoothly and without hitch.
/ The American Association for Highway
Improvement VIII have the advantage OF
being the first organization to show these
pictures. The moving picture feature OF
[ the convention and congress VII be one
of the striking combinations of entertain
ment and education that will mark the
/ event
! The danger of bad roads to automobile
lists Will also be shown in moving picture
/ form. and viii particularly appeal 10 hun
/ dreds OF tourists who will attend the ses-
! SiOnS of the Touring Club of America.
/ When the convention is over il is prob
able that most Of the films will be shown
| in moving picture houses throughout the
United states.
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After an absence of a year and a Ifalf
! in the west II. Chadwick Hunter, for
| merly president of the Automobile Club
/ OF Washington. returned to Washington
! thursday evening. He vas warmly well
| coined at every turn by his numerous
| friends and associates. who expressed de-
| light on his return to this city. He is
/ robust and enjoying the best of health.
chad. as he is more popularity known,
| left Washington in May, 1909 suffering
| with a slight heart ailment, from which
| he has entirely recovered. In January
of the same year he WAS elected presi-
1dent of the Automobile Club. and on his
L..
decided TO resign the office, which he did
much to the regret of his associates in
the club. lie was one of the organizers
of the club in 1903. and served for sew
eral years on the board of directors. He
Is one OF the pioneer motorists of Wash
ingtOn, and in the summer of 1903 par
ticipated in the longest motor trip ever
undertaken by a resident of this city
that to Denver, Col, in a Franklin road
ster.
During his stay in Denver he has done
considerable motoring. and has INDUCED
to some extent in writing for aeronautical
magazines, in which he is greatly inter-
eSted. Denver is fine town for motor
ing" he said yesterday, and the natural
roads are in excellent condition nearly
the year round for touring. There is con-
siderable rivalry between Denver and
Kansas City in the automobile business,
and endurance contests are features among
the motorists Of these two cities. Denver
is quite active for a city of its size. and
motoring is being encouraged from every
standpoint" After leaving Denver Sep
TENDER Il. Mr.. Hunter visited friends in
kentucky, Syracuse, \. y, and Boston.
He expects to spend the winter in Wash
Ington. and is at present the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. q. b. Wagner of Georgetown.
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Another big plant in the middle west
will soon be added to the chain of manu-
featuring properties constituting the
United States Motor Company. This Will
be the establishment OF a ecldl
TO manufacture parts for all OF the mod
els of past seasons, including the cars or
the Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company. the
Columbia Motor Car Company. Dayton
Motor Car Company: Brush Runabout
Company and the Alden Sampson Manu-
featuring Company.
Ever since the Alec company announced
its intention of Withdrawing from automo-
bile racing much speculation has been in
dulged in among members OF the automo-
bile fraternity as TO the racing plans or
Harry Grant, twice winner of the Vanderbilt
cup race Grant has no intention of Civ
ing up the sport. and the announcement
has just been made that he has selected
the LOzier as his new mount, and will
make his first appearance in the Fair
mount Park race october Q. Grant is con-
sidered one of the best pilots in the rae
ing game
The car which he will drive is the forty
six-horsepower 1912 model owned by DR..
W. II. Chambers. a wealthy hysician of
Pittsburgh. The car was purchased by
DR.. Chambers last spring, and entered in
the 5co-mie Indianapolis race. bat was
put out of the race during practice by an
inexperienced driver.
An announcement of more than usual
interest IS that made today of the Hud-
son car for 1912. The car is one of per-
feet design and quiet in operation.
feature OF the new product is the self
starting device. to which nearly every
manufacturer is now wide-awake An
other year will find nearly every car on
the market equipped with device of
this nature before leaving the factory.
After thoroughly testing practically every
available device for starting cars with
put the use of a crank, Howard T.. Cof-
fin and his board of engineers selected
the one with which the new models are
equipped After severe tests it was found
that this Self-Starter started the motor 9S
ng a I firfOGS ia6
ny the mere turning OF ii valve and the
pressure of button. One of the Hudson
g. ears was left for a week in cold
storage, with the temperature below
spCnded TO the operation of the starter.
This means the end of the one objection
that has been made against gasoline cars
that of cranking a car.
The new Hudson '':,:;'' is the product of
Mr.. Coffin and his assistants. While
nothing basic was changed in last years
model, still the 1872 line is different.
! There are four models for the coming
year-a touring car. torpedo and road
ster all with fore doors, and a Mile-a-
Minute roadster. The latter is
dOubtedly one of the classieSt ever turned
out by this company. JUDGING from the
attention which the speedy roadster has
attracted since its arrival In the National
Capital within the past few days. il is
one OF the sensations of the year. The
new models are well supplied with power.
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traffic conditions and smooth, vibration
le& operation considered additional
features Of the cars Another feature
is the demOuntable rims. with which ach
machine is equipped.
The Mile-a- Minute roadster is said to be
faster than is name implies. 1t has
thirty-two-inch wheels. because it pla ces
the car nearer the ground and makes fast
driving on country roads safe. 1t is
geared very high The position of the
; bucket seats. the rake OF the steering
column and the distribution of weight
+ and the steering arrangement are said TO
be the principal causes for the unusual
qualities of speed and safety and for its
riding comfort.
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w D. Arrison. vice president of the
! Carter Motor Car Corporation. leaves to-
I day for the west in 1912 Washington
I touring car to open up new territory for
the company.
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Sales of Washington cars Were reported
for the past week as follows: DR. John
r. Sharp. toy tonneau touring car. fully
! equipped finished in royal blue: j. X.
Slater. toy tonneau touring ear, finished
IN Portland amber.
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