Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-19

The lons-expected announcement Of the
itinerary of the Washington Automobile
Clubs distance and endurance run for
1911 came last week. Instead Of q trip
to some distant city, as had been dis
cussed from time to time during the win
ter, the run this year will start from
Washington as the central point each
day for four days, and this city also
will be the night control. 1t will be known
as the ''Four-leaf Glover run and will
cover total distance Of 700 miles. The
dates selected are May 15, 16. II and 49,
The first days run will be Rockville,
Hyattsville, Frederick, Hagerstown,
Chambersburg, Gettysburg, Ernmitsburg.
Frederick. Ridgeville. Olney and Wash
ington. a distance Of 100 miles.
The run for May 16 will be Olney,
| Ridgeville, Mount Airy, Westminster.
Littlestown. Hanover, York. Parkdale.
| Baltimore, Laurel and Washington. a dis
lance Of $50 miles,
The exact routes for the runs Of May
| II and Is have not yet been definitely
decided by the committee in charge. May
| II will include Rockville, Gaithersburg.
Washington Junction. Leesburg. Win
| chester. Martinsburg, Harpers Ferry,
knoxville Frederick Rockville and WASH
lngton, an approximate distance of 16O
| miles. The following day the run will
be either into Virginia to Fredericksburg
or Culpeper. or through southern Mary
land to Marlboro, Leonardtown and Me-
chanicsville. The distance will approx
mate ITO miles.
The committee having charge Of the
details and the mapping out Of the runs
for May II and May Is consists Of 7. s.
tombstone. Franz Kopp. E. H: Johansen'
Frank Boyd, c. w. Bender, r. c. Smith,
John r. Thomas. Claude Miller. ]. M.
Stoddard, w. c. Long Bruce Emerson
and the four automobile editors of the
Washington daily papers.
A month later the local automobile club
expects to hold q hill-climbing contest,
which will mark the beginning of the
festivities in honor of the arrival of the
Glidden tour officials and entrants. The
hill-climbing contest Is to take place
June Is. The following day there will
be an automobile carnival to be partici-
pated in by 100 or $50 local autoists. The
carnival will be given on 18th street. June
II the automobile club and other civic
organizations will act as hosts in a series
of entertainments to the Gliddenites. The
details of several of these entertainments
will be announced later.
At the meeting of the local club last
Wednesday evening at the Grafton the
resignation of Robert B. Caverly. former
president. was accepted. Mr.. Caverly
leaves Washington in June for Philadel-
club elected him an honorary member in
| recognition of his past services.
Trial in the Police Court Of the cases
of A. L. Cline and Leroy Mark.
members of the local club charged
&h~ hnal
tax, has a0 been continued ont led until after
May II. The continuance was grant
ed at the instance OF the cor
poration counsel upon the ground that
prosecution at the present time would be
| lectible until that date. w. S. Duvall
appeared as counsel for the two de-
| PENDANTS when the case was called in the
Police Court several days ago. Corpora
| ton Counsel Thomas was on hand to
look out for the interests of the District
| Indications are the cases will be bitterly
contested. and an appeal noted In the
event of an adverse decision by the lower
court
Those members of the local club who
take the "F'our-leaf Glover run tor
May Is will encounter q splendid stretch
| of road over the mountains running from
Frederick TO Hagerstcwn.
In the past this old turnpike, or Ma
tional road. as it has been popularity
known, was poor highway for automo-
| biles. Reports from both Maryland towns
are to the effect that the state roads
commission is putting this highway in
| f1rst-class condition. In some places it
| is stated, the stiff mountain grades are
being materially reduced.
Reports from Winchester and the up
per part Of the valley are to the effect
that some rough riding may be expected
over these roads. Little has been done
nv ic cd thair
| ment this spring. Reports from southern
Maryland also indicate the same road
conditions exist down there as in the
past.
LAS far back as 1893 the Earl of Dun
| donald. distinguished Scottish scientist,
| invented and patented a revolving steam
turbine for locomotives and marine YES
sels,'' said Charles +. Splitdorf recently,
land the recent adaptation of the inven-
tiC1l to marine work and its trial by
aeronautical engineers abroad for aero
planes have brought the invention of the
early scientist into notice The brainy
earl was the father Of many remarkable
things, many of which failed at that pc
Rod through being too far advanced for
| those times. The earrs turbine was ex-
| tremely simple. consisting of two drums
attached to a driving axle. and greatly
superior to Watts cumbersome, crude
and ponderous beams and cranks but the
mechanics of his times would have moth
| ing to do with it. His invention differed
| only from the turbine of today in that it
was attached to the paddle shaft, while
| that of the present day is attached to the
screw shaft"
Word from Omaha is to the effect that
DR.. c. G. Percival Of New York city.
who is conducting a hundred-thousand-
| mile automobile run. will be an active
participant in the maneuvers of the
| United States Army along the Mexican
| border.
When Dr. Percival arrives at San An
| tonic, Tex, he will offer his services to
| Maj. Gen. William II. Carter, command
| ing the forces of the United States Army
along the Mexican border. to act as scout
| for the purpose Of proving the actual
| value Of the automobile in future war
| fare.
DIR. Percival will try to cooperate with
| States Signal Corps, who has entered into
negotiations for the immediate posses
sion of three aeroplanes. SO that the
| combination of an auto for scouting duty
! along the border and the aeroplanes in
| the air above will give the army the I'M
| excelled chance of trying out the latest
| devices in the industrial world Imme-
diately upon its arrival at San Antonio
DR.. PercivaPs automobile will be equip
ped with both field telephone and wire
| less outfit. so that constant communica-
| ton will be had with headquarters.
| There is a common error in the minds
| Of people generally who believe that
| everything made OF rubber has to be
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