Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
and it is along those lines that ingenuity

and it is along those lines that ingenuity
is working"
An announcement Of interest the past
week was made by the Locomobile COM
pany Of America, that is now producing
a new 1912 model, the 81 Locomooiie.
to be known as the Little SIX. II
In appearance, design and finish, the
new "3S" closely resembles the "4S,
which has become so widely known IN
the past two years. In fact, the only
cars lies in dimensions. The new Little
Six has smaller motor. shorter wheel
base. and is equipped with hVe-pas-
senger. fore-door body, instead of
seven-passenger body.
The motor of the car Is or typlcai
Locomobile construction, with bronze
crank case, high tension ignition, ana
exceedingly ample cooling apparatus 10
prevent any possibility of overheatlng.
The motor is very powerful. developing
sixty-horsepower brake test, and thus,
although the car is termed Lutte
Six" 1t will really have plenty OF
smartness and snap.
Local motorists displayed keen interest
in the demonstration Of Pyrene last week,
tinguished without injury to the machine.
In addition, drip pans were set ahre, as
we'll as pals of gasoline, when were
easily smothered by this new fre extln-
guisher without the least danger TO the
operator. 1t will also put out back-
fires in motor cars and motor boats ana
fires originating in calcium carbide, which
is used in automobile gas tanks.
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A meeting Of the local automobile deal
ers has been called for Thursday evening
next at 8 o'clock at Eckstein's cafe, l4I2
L int
will be considered for holding an auto
mobile show at Convention Hall. 1t is
probable that the show will be held IN
February, Immediately following the Bal
timore show. The notices OF the meetlng
are being sent out through w. c. Long,
chairman, and John r. Thomas, secre-
tary respectively. Of the show committee
Of last year.
Ira D. Waterman and ]. A. HemStreet
passed through Washington Friday. en-
route from Jacksonville Fla, to- New
York city. They were engaged In laying
out a new automobile route between the
two cities E.. L. Ferguson accompanied
the party as far north as Columbia. The
same K-R-I-T car which was entered In
the 1911 Glidden tour was being used for
the trip. The new route is expected to
be about 200 miles shorter than any
other, while the scenery Is claimed to be
more attractive and the roads better as
far as the southern states are concerned.
The route was via Savannah, Augusta,
burg, Orange. Warrenton, Washington.
Baltimore, Havre de Grace, Perryville,
Elkton, Wilmington, Philadelphia, Tren-
ton to New York. The motorists stopped
over night at the home of Thomas F.
Ryan, the capitalist. who offered to do
nate funds for the construction of road,
provided that 1t came through Washing
ton and Lynchburg. The route was being
lo;l dow hn nf hn ri
can Automobile Association and will in
all probability be adopted for future runs
by that organization.
William F. Penn has joined the sales
staff of w. p. Barnhart & Co. and will
handle Everitt cars In the future.
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Rudolph Kaufman is the latest pur-
chaser of a 1912 Standardization Ii
mousine.
January 16 and II are the dates that
have been decided upon for the federal
aid good roads convention Of the Amer
lean Automobile Association. to be held
in Washington, d. c., in conjunction with
other cooperating bodies interested in
up to-date highway construction and sys-
tematic maintenance 1t was the consen-
sus of opinion that January, after the
holiday recess. would insure larger and
more representative attendance from the
entire country.
In the discussion of the subject at the
November meeting of the A.. A. A. execu-
tive committee attention was drawn to
the countrywide sentiment which has
accumulated in favor of government par
ticipation in national highway building.
No less than thirty-three measures have
been introduced in Congress during the
mast year, and every member who has
thus indisputabiy placed himself on rec
ord will be invited by President Robert
p. Hooper to enlarge upon the merits Of
his particular measure at the Washington
gathering. It is safe to say that no such
army of road enthusiasts sas will gather
at the Willard Hotel January 16 and IT
has ever been seen at the National Cap
ital, large attendance being assured by
the plenteous replies that have been re-
oeived by the A. A. A. national good