Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-10

touring information board exhibited
proof OF the great progress OF the work
| by showing routes north and south. and
east and west. besides nine states and
| sectional maps.
| Realizing that the admission of motor
| driven vehicles to Yellowstone Park is
| perfectly logical, the meeting pledged
support to the Bannock County A to-
mobile Association of Pocatello, Idaho, in
its plan of opening up the part to auto
\ mobiles.
! That the A. \. A. is gradually amplify
| ing its foreign touring arran sements was
brought out in the report made by Powell
| Evans who represented the American or
| ganiZation at the l.. l. A. T. meeting held
in July last at Geneva, Switzerland.
| During the past year, according to the
| report Of the contest board, the number
of events has decreased fully one-third;
furthermore. the automobile manufac-
| turers, one by one, have dropped out OF
| the most strenuous competitions. A re-
/ turn to amateur events seems to be the
general trend.
! Reference to the death Of Chairman S.
| NJ Butler came in a resolutions commit
| tee consisting Of Robert P. Hooper. DR..
| Charles L. Donifield and Charles Thad-
| deus Terry, who will adequately place the
association on record In it's loss of most
afficient and conscientious officer.
| During the past year the national or
| ganization increased its number of state
| bodies from thirty-six to forty-two, with
three more assured in the near future.
| Nebraska. South Carolina, North Dakota
and Montana have been formally admit
! ted, with North Carolina only requiring
a meeting to perfect its state association
machinery.
South Dakota's application, favorably
acted upon at the annual meeting. made
the forty-second member. To the club
list. through the various state associa-
lions. there have been sixty-five additions,
an increase from 249 to 314.
In the evening a banquet was held at
the Hotel Aston. participated In by 200
directors from the AZ state organizations
and 314 clubs now contained in tho ma
tional organization Of automobilists.
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1912 self-starting Cadillac phaeton
was delivered to E. Bowman Of German
town, Md. Thursday afternoon.
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1t sometimes happens that lack of lu-
bricant at the dash bracket will cause an
apparent binding the steering gear
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When the gasolene pressure fails. in
stead of taking the pump apart, try
blocking the free end of the exhaust and
then crank the engine few times. This
will set up a pressure in the exhaust
branch, pipe and silencer, lifting the nom
return valve in communication with the
exhaust pipe. and raising the pressure in
the gasoline tank far more quickly than
would be possible with the pump.
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William P. Barnhartt returned yester-
day from q, weeks trip through the state
of West Virginia, visiting his territory.
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If the carburetor is provided with
choke or starting valve arrangement
by means of which the constant air
supply can be shut off 1t is often found
advisable, to insure easy starting to
close this valve. crank the motor three
or four times and then open the valve,
when the motor will often start upon the
next turn.
A noticeable feature at the coming
Grand Central Palace automobile show in
New York, January 10 to II. will be the
thirty odd exhibitors of business We
hicles a score at least will be new to
| the general public, and most Of these
will display one or more models Of light
wagons each. There will be many novel
ties in construction, but none Of the
freaks" in design that characterized
| some of the early pleasure car shows.
| Motor delivery wagons ranging. in ca
| pacity from 500 pounds to 100 pounds,
and light power trucks of one ton and
one-and-one-half tons capacity, all design
ed and built with the object of bringing
| them within the reach of retailers, small
| manufacturers and others doing limit
| ed business. are engaging the attention
| Of a majority of the makers of CONNER
| cal motor vehicles this season. These
| machines, besides being inexpensive, are
| simple in construction and economical
| in operation and upkeep
| Heretofore the heavy and costly trucks
have occupied the most serious attention
| of the engineer and designer, probably
because big manufacturing companies
and department stores have been leaders
in the adoption of power vehicles. and
their needs were met by the three-ton
and five-ton trucks and by electric deliv-
cry wagons.
| Successful use of these machines by
| such prominent concerns for series of
years. together with the increasing cost
and difficulty of maintaining horse serv-
ice, has developed a widespread demand
among smaller companies for machines of
less capacity. Tradesmen in all sorts of
lines are growing eager to adopt the
quicker and better transfer and delivery
service
The development of this demand is be-
ing anticipated by many men in the COM
mercial vehicle industry. A considerable
number of established makers who have
| specialized in large trucks are turning
their attention now to smaller machines.
| At the same time many new companies