Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-24
MOTORING
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>ASAy A0tC VI tWGlve lilies, the COLSt-
guence being that in at least one case
the f1re had about burned itself out when
the blazing building was reached.
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! At meeting of the contest board OF
the American Automobile Association
held last week the following action was
| taken:
Upon his own admission that he had
participated in an unsanctioned track
meeting at De Witt. Iowa, September
| 70, 1911. under the assumed name of
| Bliss" Theran s. Duby, registered rae
ing driver No. 40, was disqualified and
! suspended for two years-to December II.
1913-and his registry card revoked.
For participating in an unsanctioned
track meeting at Madison. Wis, Septem-
| driver No. 800. was disqualified and sus-
| pended for six months-to June IA, 1912
and his registry card revoked.
The formal applications for reinstate-
| ment of Messrs. J. P. Oden, J. W. Rich
ley and Charles Lambright, who were,
July 1S, 1911, disqualified and suspended
to January /. 1912, for participating in
the unsanctioned track meeting held at
York. Pa, July 4, 1911, We're considered
and the action of the board of July Is
was rescinded.
Applications for 1912 contest dates re-
ceived from automobile clubs and pro-
motors throughout the country were con-
sidered, and the contest board is now
preparing an official schedule Of 1872
events.
s. L. Burch has joined the sales staff
Of the Carter Motor Car Corporation.
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The results Of the drawings for allot-
ting spaces for the exhibition of gasoline
pleasure cars during the first week of the
Philadelphia automobile show, to be held
from January Ii to %, 1912, were an
nounced this week. Fifty-one makes will
be exhibited. according to the present al
lotment. OF this number twenty-eight
will be exhibited at the LIST Regiment
Armory, Broad and Callowhill streets,
and twenty-three at the Sd Regiment
Armory, Broad and Wharton streets.
There was in all $4,000 square feet Of
floor spa to allot, 10, 500 of this being
In the Regiment Armory and 1880
square feet in the LIST Regiment Armory.
The report Of the show committee made
at the annual meeting of the Philadelphia
satisfactory to the membership demon
strating, as 1t did, that the plans were
well in hand for the best and most rep
resentative automobile show ever held in
that city.
A 1912 Hupp-Yeats electric Regent
coupe was delivered last week TO Mrs.
II. G. Cole.
Inlet valves do not get nearly as hot
and consequently do not expand as much
as exhaust valves. For this reason less
stems and push rods of mechanically
operated inlet valves than would be al
lowed between the stems and push rods
OF exhaust valves.
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The position of advertising manager or
the Lozier Motor Company will be filled
by James M. Evans, the vacancy having
been created by the appointment Of c. A.
Em1se as sales manager to succeed +. G..
Chandler, who has been appointed as
general manager of the LOzier Motor
Company.
Self-starting Cadillac phaetons. 1914
model, were delivered last week to II. l..
Rust and j. r. Young.
A 1912 EMF limousine was delivered
Thursday to Senator Hepburn of Idaho.
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A Columbia knight. with six passenger
body, was ordered last week by G. H.
Columbia mark 4s, with five-pas-
senger touring equipment, was sold and
delivered last week to ]. N. Ehle.
DR.. c. c. Croft has placed an order for
a fully equipped Maxwell Mascotte tour
Ing car. DIR. III. w. Lawson, DR.. j. F.
III. Taylor and DR.. E. H. Reide purchased
and accepted delivery of 1912 fore-door
Maxwell Messenger runabouts, with full
equipment.
c. N. auckland. local sales agent of the
Pruden System Garage, has erected
garage at the corner of North Capital
street and Massachusetts avenue north
west, near the Union station, which he
Is using as an exhibition building and
salesroom. The building is one Of the
ireproof garages for which he Is agent
and similar to many recently erected in
the National Capital.
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The past week has witnessed the ap-
pearance on the streets of Washington of
a number of the latest 1912 models of
Dertoit electric extension broughams
The cars are all equipped with direct
shaft drive-"chainless The interior is
luxuriously finished, with every comfort
provided for the operator.
Gordon NJ. Wagner Of the road staff of
the Columbia Motor Car Company of
Hartford, Conn, spent several days last
week with the United Motor Washing ton
Company. Mr.. Wagner will be remem-
bered as driver of the winning Columbia
became quite popular with many of the
local motorists.
C.. NJ Storm and Edward W. White re-
turned yesterday from Detroit, Mich,
where ti1ey visited the HUDSON MOTOR Car
plant. While there they were guests of
the officials of the company.
John NJ. Bruce, representative of the
General Motors Truck Company, who has
been the guest of Ted" S. Johnston.
manager Of the Buick branch i'm this
city, for several days past, left yester-
day to spend Christmas at his home in
Detroit.
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For the purpose of formulating plans
for the 1912 good roads congress, and to
bring about greater cooperation between
the bodies represented, Il meeting will be
held at the Hotel Belmont in New York
Tuesday. 1t will be participated in by the
American Automobile AsSocia tion the
American Road Builders Association and
the National Association Of Road Ma
chinery and Material Manufacturers. all
Of which took part in the congress of the
American Association for Highway I'm
provement. held at Richmond, Va, last
month.
It was the intention of each of these
associations to hold it's own congress next
year, but 1t was felt that much more
would be accomplished If they united and
held one convention. The meeting Tues
day will be devoted to preparing tentative
plans for the proposed joint congress.
These plans, together with a recommends
ton as to the place for holding the con-
gress, will be submitted to the directors
Of the various bodies for approval.
Eighteen cities have applied for the
privilege of holding the 1912 congress.
viz: Washington, D. c.: Chicago. Mil
Uarkee Detroit Columbus CLEVELAND