Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-03

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avenue. This concern, was formerly To-
Gated at 1910 14the street northwest.
where service department will be con-
tinued for the accommodation of the
cious and will afford an excellent OPP
por unity for the display of these two
makes Of cars.
A 1912 4S six Peerless limousine was
delivered yesterday to Col. Thomas M.
Peerless touring car to Representative
Edward White Of Cleveland, Ohio.
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Harry Rose and party of friends re-
turned few days ago from a motor
trip in a Pullman 49, touring car
through Pennsylvania.
F. E. Miller. for several years past
with the Metzgar Motor Car Company,
arrived in Washington Friday and as
sumed charge of the service department
of w. P. Barnhart & Co.
1912 Maxwell Specials were delivered
Fowlks of this city; Maxwell MeSsen-
ger to E. c. Brice. and a Maxwell Mer-
curry to NJ. w. Bowie & Son of Rich
mond, Va.
Sales Of 1912 Washington cars were re-
ported for the past week as follows:
]. F. Murrell. five-passenger touring car
finished in Washington blue; Fred J.:
White, f1ve-passenger touring car, in
Brewster green; Charles ]. Cassidy, five
passenger touring car, auto blue; Phil
Up G. Burdell. seven-passenger touring
nd tt
toy tonneau touring car, In Brewster
green.
It is estimated that something in the
neighborhood of 100000 a year could
be saved throughout the country by inn,
proving 20 per cent OF all the roads now
existent. The country is now spending
about 100000 a day in road building
and maintenance.
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Plans for the annual meeting Of the So
ciety of Automobile Engineers are being
matured. Considerable time will be given
to the subject Of the commercial vehicle,
the great new factor in the problems of
automobile making. In all about forty
carefully prepared papers. by many Of
the leading authorities in their respective
fields. will be presented at this session.
which will be held at Madison Square
Garden during automobile show week.
majority of the sixty-five well known
automobile engineers and manufacturers,
members of the Society of Automobile
Engineers. who have been inspecting the
leading automobile plants of England and
France and holding scientific confer
ences in those countries, sailed for home
IN the White Star liner Olympic from
Cherbourg November %. Among the re-
turning members are Howard T. Conn.
William E. Metzger. president OF the Ma
'ional Association Of Automobile Manu-
facturers, and Coker F. Clarkson, who
has been in charge of the party since
t sailed away on the Mauretania Novem-
Der 1. Some Of the original party will
bre ak UP into small groups and go on
inspection trips through some important
factories in Italy. Germany and Belgium.
The foreign trip has been successful in
every respect. All Of the Society Of
Automobile Engineers party We're greatly
pleased at the generous and. hospitable
manner in which the English and con-
tinental manufacturers opened their fac
tories for the men who design and put on
the market most of the prominent Ameri-
can automobiles. .4a -,
Before starting to clean car or repair
any of its parts. 1t Is advisable to dip
the hands in clean Oil. wipe of the sur
"lus and fill the finger nails with soap. Ii
this is done, it will be found unnecessary
to resort to the use OF strong detergents
which contain pumice and alkah, for the
cleaning of the hands, hot water, nail
brush and soap will be found quite eff
Gent Prompt treatment of a minor cut
or bruise with an 'antiseptic solution. TO-
mented by hot water from the radiator
will frequently be the means OF avoiding
later pain.
The life of tires is enormously reduced
when they are fexed repeatedly under
load. as they invariably will be If the air
pressure is insufficient. Most motorists
believe that tires may be minated 70 ex-
cess by means of hand pump. 1t is al
most impossible to initiate tires to point
where the pressure will be Creater: than
that which the fabric should be capable
of withstanding. To give the tires the full
turers will reduce the tire maintenance
bill and add materially to the life of the
tires.
Crossing the continent in motor car
is becoming SO commonplace that only
those parties making the tour. under ex-
ceptional or unusual circumstances re-
ceive much public attention. Five years
ago the feat was considered Phenomenal.
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The opening of Reeds Motor Supply
Shop at the salesroom of the Stevens
Duryea motor car at 12lS connecticut
avenue northwest occurred Friday even
'ng w, Elkins Reed is manager of the
supply shop and III. Lamar Jackson rep
-esentative for the Stevens-Dpryea cars
in this city. The interior of the store
was decorated. with palms, chysanthe- |
NUNS and smilax. A feature of the dec |
orations was the window Display. The
motor supply shop is the Washington rep
-esentative for Fox. Stiefel & Co. of New
York and Dunhill of London, England
Manager Reed was assisted by Josephi
St.efel of New York. j. w. Points. II. L. |
-nbinson and J. A. Laroaue. A 1912
Stevens Duryea limousine and six-cyl-
inder touring car formed one of the fea- |
lures of the opening exhibit. Mr., Jackson