Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-03
MOTORING

| eIeCtFlC. deaQugntS Can NC ooJoSeco ~
| regulate the rays of light.
| Other regular equipment includes
speedometer Of improved design, with
| four-inch face and electric light; gaso-
line gauge on dash; full foot rail IN ton
neau; cocoa mat in tonneau OF all cars
excepting closed bodies: half foot rail-
| IN front Of left front seat; robe rail-
attached to back Of front seats tire
irons; horn: full set OF tools. including
| tire repair kit and pump. and battery box
| and tool boxes.
The Massachusetts, highway commits
| sion formerly spent only 100000 year
for the maintenance of its state highways
ana this Is at time when there were e sub
round that very much more money would
be needed. In 1909 the legislature of
Massachusetts, more than doubled its ap-
and the automobile fees and fines We're
also made available for use on the roads.
The legislature increases its appropriation
from 100000 to $25O.OOO and has been ap
| propr1ating 100000 a year since, or dou-
BILE what it appropriated four years ago.
| September Francis p Blair as
sumed the management of the Carpenter
Automobile Garage, 18th and U streets
northwest. Mr. Blair has for some time
past been connected with the sales stan
| of the United Motor Washington Com
pany. A new Fairbanks-Morse engine
for charging electric vehicles has been
installed and the plant now has every
modern convenience for gasoline and cleo
trio cars. Harry Livingston will be the
shop foreman.
| Gov. Hoke Smith Of Georgia yesterday
made entry of a thirty-six- horsepower
Maxwell car in the Glidden tour to be
| held In October, and will ride over every
foot Of the 1860 miles from New York
/ n wi a Mr Cy,oifh will hn
the first governor or public official to
participate in an automobile contest and
he will undoubtedly be the most distin-
guished entrant In the tour. 1t is not on
such recognition and the Importance OF
| his entry Is indicated by plans which
| hold much promise for the automobile
industry and for highway development.
tom Of high government officers to hold
aloOf from events Of this character, and
| recognizing that the good roads move
| ment of the south as we'll as the auto
mobile industry is matter worthy of
gubernatorial interest. Gov. Smith quick
ly made his entry when he found that 1t
would be possible for him to participate
| He expressed the belief that the road
building movement Is almost paramount
| at the present time.
| Furthermore, he will invite the gov
| ernor Of each state through which the
tour passes to be his guest on the trip,
riding from one state boundary to the
other. With ten eastern and southern
states in the territory to be traversed
and several of the governors practically
certain OF accepting the invitation. the
Gltdden tour takes on q new and more
| important character. Needless to say,
than attract other men who are big in
public affairs and particularly interested
In the promotion OF national highways
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AZ result Of the transcontinental tour
started last Thursday by Thomas w.
Club of America series Of accurate
road maps, with detailed Information
shout road conditions and accommoda-
tons en- route. will soon be available for
the increasing number Of motorists who
are making trips across the country or
who desire to visit some of the most pic
| turesque sections of the far west. Mr..
Wtlby's tour will be a round trip, going
by way Of Chicago and Omaha to San
Francisco and returning to the Atlantic
| seaboard by way of Los Angeles across
Arizona and New Mexico to Kansas
City, st. Louis. washington. D. c.. and
thence back to New York.
In addition to the round trip, Mr.. Wildly
will make several important detours in
the Pacific coast region, SO that, accord
ing to the eighty-day schedule laid out,
he expects to cover about 1900 miles,
every mile of which will be accurately
mapped for the benefit of future tourists.
Round-tnp motor tours Of the United
States are sufficiently rare to direct par
ticular attention to this long distance
tour. Another interesting feature is that
MI. Wildly Will be accompanied through
out the entire distance by his wife, who
is an ardent motorist. Unlike many pleas
ure journeys by automobile across the
continent in recent years, Mr.. Wildly is
carrying no camping outfit or any addi-
tional baggage that can be avoided.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Brigham returned
last week In their model @ Maxwell from
Atlantic City.
A party OF Ohioans passed through
Washington last Thursday during q heavy
downpour, en- route to their home in CO.
lumbus. Ohio. In the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. c. L. Shafer. A. ]. Shafer and
Joseph Segale. They left Columbus in
their Ford touring car 1. about ten days
Rochester. Syracuse, Albany, thence down
the Hudson river to New York city. From
this point they continued to run down
the jersey coast, visiting all Of the sum-
a few days spent at Atlantic City they
resumed their journey to Philadelphia
over the White Horse pike. arriving in
Washington via the short route" from
ital they headed in the direction Of Fred
erick. Hagerstown. McConnellsburg. Bed
ford, Pittsburg and home. Up to the
time OF their arrival in this city they had
not met with an accident, not even suS-
tanning puncture.
An EMF fore door touring car was
delivered last week to Capt. William
Luckett Of the U. 8. 8. Mayfower, and
Flanders fore-door touring car to W. e.
Mooney.
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Bob Callahan, a well known motorist
OF this city, Is at present enjoying the
sights at Vienna, according to reports re-
ceived from him few days ago by Jo-
seph M. Stoddard OF this city.
According to reports there will be SOW
eral interesting match races between local
motorists Monday afternoon at Bennings
race track, In connection with the Labor
day events. The cars which are expected
to compete in the races of various dis
tances include q Warren, Marquette
Buick, Cole and Marion. The drivers
have not been designated as yet, but
judging from the rivalry which exists
between the owners of the machines, the
races will no doubt be thrilling and ex-
citing from start to finish. A large dele
cation OF motorists have announced their
intention OF being on hand to root"
for their favorites in the field.
Louis Stevenson. who has been sum-
mering at Colonial Beach. Va. has re-
turned to the city.