Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-02

room for improvement. yet here there has
been distinct progress The average mo-
torist out for q few days recreation amid
new scenery may always be relied upon
to be a careful driver. 1t contributes not
| only to the safety of those in his car, but
also shows a regard for the rights of
other users of the highway. and thus in
| directly is a valuable means of conserv-
ing the legitimate rights Of the motorist.
Automobile clubs all over the country
are exerting a salutary influence in this
phase of touring by marking danger
points and road crossings.
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! The campaign just started by the Tour
| ing Club of America to- establish uni
form national system Of warning and dan
| ger signs will be a great step in advance.
placing America in short time on a par
| with the leading European countries,
| where the influential touring clubs have
done not only so much toward making
| touring attractive, but also to make it a
safe and healthful recreation
! New fields in touring possibilities are
! opening every year. Two striking evil
dences Of it's ever-increasing popularity
have recently been shown. one, in the
first Transatlantic tour from the Atlantic
| to the Pacific, In which over a dozen cars
started from Atlantic City last week for
California-almost caravan Of automO-
biles to cross the Rockies. The second
| OF vacation touring trip from New
York to the White mountains This is a
! venture planned more particularly fol
non-owners. and provides a tour OF sew
| eral days on the same general plan as
| one joins a specially conducted tour
through foreign lands. Later in the year
| a transcOntinental tour on the same meth
cd will be started from New York, the
route to be followed being that through
Arizona and New Mexico. over the trail
| to the sunset recently laid out by the
| Touring Club of America.
| The year 1911. therefore, despite the
| wonderful growth of motor travel in the
past. will be characterized by some novel
/ features peculiarly it's own. while, If one
may judge from the early opening Of the
motor season. it will also be the banner
| year both IN respect to the number OF
tourists on the road and the thousands of
| miles travelled.
| Canada is making an unusually strong
appeal this year to hundreds of Amer
different parts of the Dominion have
been supplied by the Touring Club of
America within the last month. Most OF
these will start from New York. but
out from Philadelphia and Baltimore. In
nearly every case the trips will be length
ened by frequent stops in the Adiron-
dacks. thence journeying to Montreal by
way OF Lake Champlain, but some Of the
tourists will enter Canada by way OF
! Niagara falls The homeward routes al
most invariably will be through pictur-
esque New England. visiting the White
mountains. the Berkshires. the Connect
| cut river and Naugatuck valleys. For q
months outing a trip of this sort offers
| practically all Of the delights that can be
obtained by the automobile. including
magnificent scenery. historical associa-
tons and satisfactory stopping places
| throughout.
A Regal 40" seven assenger touring
car was delivered Thursday to DR. A. C..
Merriam. with full touring equipment: a
a Detroit electric truck to Daniel Iough-
ran.
Studebaker 90 seven pa ssen9er
touring car. fully equipped. was deliver
ed last week to John Wright of this CITY.
\
T. Frank Murray and Milton Davis have
returned from trip in the formers
Washington car to New York The trim
was via the short route" both going and
returning. They found the roads IN ex-
cellent condition. with the exception OF
the Baltimore Washington boulevard
! which was just receiving a fresh layer
of oil and splattered the machine and its
occupants on the return trip.
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DIR. and Mrs F. r. Geiber and family
OF Columbia. S. c.. arrived in Washing
ton Wednesday afternoon in their Hud-
son touring car. having covered 500 miles
in four days on the road. They are
| en- route to Atlantic City to attend the
entered the Shenandoah valley at Natural
Bridge. short distance below Stanton,
coming up the valley via Winchester.
Berryville and Rockville. They were en-
thusiastic oyer the trip and had not met
with any accidents In the run to this
city.
John Philip Smith and Theodore Burns,
1r.. motored over the road last Sunday
in q Pullman touring car, from York,
Pa. arriving here that evening.
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H. G. Friedlander received his model
ETA Maxwell touring car. fully equipped.
last week.
George E. Reed. who has been i'll for
several weeks past at Atlantic City. is
now at Clifton Springs. N. Y, where he
is reported to be rapidly improving.
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During the past week Cadillac 40
C. Jones and H. II. Hollerith, demi-ton-
neaus: Mrs Susan B. Edison, F. E. Cha
pin and H. Bryant. touring cars.
George Weaver. left last week for
Colonial Beach. Va, where he will re-
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Hugh Wallace and party OF friends
returned last Tuesday from Atlantic City.
! N j., in his Columbia touring car In
thirteen hours via the short route"
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1 M. A. Weissenberger district sales
manager of the Regal Motor Car Com
pany, was a guest for a few days last
J week OF Emerson & Orme.
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cylinder missing fire. particularly at
high motor speed when the motor is run
ming idle is generally caused by the lack
of gasoline or surplus Of air. and is ac-
companied by a popping back in the car
buretor This Is where the float level is
, correct II the float level is too low the
. same effect will be noticeable. Either a
little more gasoline through the medium
of the needle valve or trifie less air will
generally effect a cure.
!. A mark 4S Columbia touring car wa.
delivered last week to Mrs. f. l.. Wagner
and an ALB Maxwell to DR.. NJ. F. Two
good.
A Ford torpedo roadster was delivered
, during the past week to Mai Reeve OF
. this city.
: Manager r. 8. Johnston of the Buick
Motor Company has awarded the con-
tract for the remodeling of its showrooms
) on Connecticut avenue. Work will be
. commenced at an early date. and wher
completed the building will. 1t is claimed
; be one Of the best equipped and most up.
r to-date salesrooms in the city. The build
ing will be completely remOdeled, with