Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-08
BY HOWARD FISK.

INTEREST among local IHotOiIStS -
now centered in the automobile show
to be held in Convention Hall dur
IL ing the week beginning February l3.
under the auspices Of the local deal
ers. From present indications the snow
will far surpass the one held last year.
which eclipsed any previous affair OF Its
kind. The dealers are exerting every Ell
fort to make it q success, and to that emo
are busily engaged preparing the models
which they will put on display next
month: 1t is expected that a number OF
cars now on exhibition at the New YORK
shows will be shipped to the National
Capital 10 increase the interest here. The
models will be Of the latest type and the
result of the designers highest art after
years OF effort In the direction OF con-
structing comfortable and roomy cars
with graceful lines.
The decorative scheme is to be entirely
new, something never before presented
in any of the auditoriums in this city
While it has not been announced as YET
the committee advances the Information
that it will prove q revelation in the deco.
ration line. Aside from the decorative
scheme, another feature will be the con-
certs which will be given every afternoon
chestra, under the direction Of Prof. Will
A.. Haley of this city. Thursday night
has been reserved as Society Night" and
on this occasion the price of admission
will be doubled. This was also a feature
Of the show last season. The committee
is highly gratified over the large number
of cars to be exhibited this year. which
will number about $50, as against ia last
year.
The officers arranging the details of the
ffo iv
secretary. John r. Thomas: treasurer,
Joseph M. Stoddard, and the following
members, constituting the board OF d.
rectors: A. Gary Carter. r. 3. spence
William Jose. Claude f. Miller, TED D
Johnston and Sam Luttrell
That the residents of Fairfax county,
Va, are enthusiastic over the prospect
of securing improved road conditions was
further evidenced by the appearance OF a
delegation from that section of the Old
10omtnion asfew days ago before the
huxSd Of dlrant6fs:of the%schamber of
commerce to- urgessco-operation In the
reads work which they already have
started. That the members of the COM
mittee made an excellent impression goes
a committee would be appointed to study
the conditions and to determine upon a
course to be pursued to render such CO.
operation as was desired. The board COM
plimented the delegation on Its enterprise
and public spiritedness. at the same time
displaying lively interesf.tn the move
meIit to improve conditions which, in the
end also would prove sprOAtable to the
business men of the capital. =
The proposition. as outlined by the
members OF the committee. involves the
building of about twenty-eight miles OF
durable macadamized road, connecting
the town of Fairfax Court House with
the Chain bridge, via Lewinsviile and
Langley, and a second road branching
at Tysons Corners and coming to the
sIaslNts6-sosS sSsfssSlffsa woslt-siss 81, o00s
and when completed it will form not
way; put ~a1su-a' delightful round trip for
motorists. The sum Of $6S. 500 already
has been subscribed. of which amount
$1,000 is n, hand. Work already has
been commenced and will be pushed to
completion as soon as the weather con-
ditions permit on that portion Of the road
between Fairfax and Tysons Corners,
distance Of about eight miles.
The committee which represented the
r posed 81 st s. Senator R. E. Thornton.
R. Walton Moore.J. Franklin Williams,
IT,, DIR. A., G. Coumbe. Joseph Berry.
Douglas Maekie. M. e. Church. H. c.
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With the advent of wet and slushy
weather city pavements assume the most
favorable conditions for that bugbear of
all enthusiastically or skidding. When
your car starts to skid there are two
things to do-decrease your speed, but
do not apply the brakes-turn the car in
the direction you are skidding. Always
keep little driving power on the rear
wheels. A car travels In the line Of
least resistance-the fact that a car side
slips shows that there is more resistance
to q forward than q sidewise movement.
which usually occurs when rounding cor
ners. 1t is easy to see that by applying
the brakes and locking the rear wheels
the only motion possible is a sidewise
motion, white slight drive on the wheels
tends to over come this
Arrangements are being made for the
holding OF the first automobile exhibition
in western Canada, in Winnipeg, from
February 13.to 1s. The Winnipeg Motor
Trades Association is promoting the af-
fair.
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The Madison Square Garden automobile
show, which opened last night in New
York city, Ia expected to surpass any
thing OF IT'S kind ever held in the metrop-
ells.9 It fs under the auspices Of the AS
ISOLATION of Licensed Automobile Manu-
fa6turers, the show committee being COM
posed of Col. George Pope. chairman
Charles Clifton, Alfred Reeves and Merle
l.. Downs. secretary. The first week.
January TIA, konwn as Part /, will in
clude exhibits of pleasure cars only, with
parts and accessories. The second week.
January 1921, known as Part II, will in
clude exhibits of commercial vehicles
electric pleasure vehicles. motor cycles.
parts and accessories. The value Of the
exhibits is estimated at 2.20O, 600. the
Iowest-priced car being $3.50. and the
highest $4,000 1t is predicted that the
attendance will number about 10000
persons.
The sum expended for decorations
amounted to $4,000. and in addition to
the display of cars there will be the
largest exhibition Of racing trophies ever
known. including the Vanderbilt cup.
Among the special rooms decorated are
an old English garden. another as a white
birch rustic bower, with exhibition hall
fitted up as an Italian garden. Orna-
mental lamp posts, electrically lighted.
show, the car spaces and direct visitors
about the garden. There will be 1O1 mo-