The Washington herald., 1911-06-11

the OIdsmoblle. You cannot start
horse eff on the run without danger to
the animal and your self; neither can you
pull him up short when you wish to stop.
Both operations must be gradual 1t Is
the same way with an automobile. II
you want speed let the car pick II up
gradually, and II you want TO stop drift
into yoJr landing gradually, applying the
brakes instead Of jamming them on, and
the car will be found to give better service
at less cost of up-keep.
Harry Burr leaves this morning IN his
model Is Buick for Leesburg, going by
way OF Whites Ferry.
Bruce Emerson was the recipient of
many congratulations yesterday over the
performance of his Detroit Electric truck.
which made the round trip to Baltimore,
a distance of seventy-nine miles, on one
charge Friday.
Frank White leaves this morning In his
days outing in Maryland. He will be
friends.
8 A. Luttren. accompanied by his wife
and daughter, will spend to-day motoring
through Maryland, going as far north
as the Pennsylvania line, in their Pack
ard go
TT is claimed" says Fred Harveycut-
ter, local manager for Meeley, the Fire
stone agent. that motor racing is no
longer necessary to aid in the develop
ment and perfection of the automobile.
Though our company does not manufac-
ture automobiles, / doubt IL absolute per-
fection has been reached in cars any more
than in tires, or any other part that is
subjected to wear and tear"
Mr.. and Mrs S. Johnston will spend
to-day motoring over Maryland roads in
a model p Buick. They plan to take
dinner at Braddock Heights and return
via Ridgeville.
Frank Boyd left last night for Boston.
where he will take up his new duties with
the Century Tire and Rubber Company
tomorrow.
A. D. V. Burr started yesterday on a
weekend trip through Pennsylvania in
his Winton touring car. He will go as
far north as Wilkesbarre, Pa
A service department on the second
floor will be one of the features of the
showroom that the Carter Motor Car Cor
poration will open In Fourteenth street
July /. They plan to make all minor ad-
justments on Washington cars here, while
the heavier work will be sent to the
factory at Hyattsville. .-. .
THE Interstate factory is more than
satisfied with the showing Of its entry
in the 5oo-mile race at Indianapolis" said
David Hendrick yesterday. They did
not enter the race with the idea Of win
ming, but simply to demonstrate the fact
that their car could travel 800 miles at
speed better than sixty-f1ve miles an hour.
At the finish the. car was running, when
many Of its competitors were disabled"
Clarence Barnard. accompanied by his
wife. rarely misses Sunday but what
he takes a trip somewhere in his Stod-
dard-Dayton. To-day they plan an out
ing in Maryland.
That motor cars can replace horses
in police service, doing more work and
doing 1t at less cost, is shown by the
experience OF the municipal government
Of Dayton, Ohio.
Some months ago the city supplied its
police department with a motor patrol,
built by the Speedwell Motor Car Com
pany, and very soon added a Speed
well ambulance. J. N. Allaback, chief
of police, is authority for the statement
that, since the two cars have gone into
service. the department has dispensed
with eleven horses; and that the motors
do the same work the horses did, In
half the time. Chief Allaback also says
the maintenance and operation of the
cars cost less than the keep OF the
horses
Through the efforts of Chief Allaback,
duplicate of the Dayton motor patrol
viii be exhibited in the convention hail
during the eighth annual convention OF
the International Association OF Chiefs
Of Police, at Rochester. N. Y, June 13
70 IL. This car has been built by the
Speedwell Company especially for this
occasion. so that the police heads who
will visit Rochester can see what an
efficient motor patrol wagon is like.
There are In round numbers, accord
ing to the United States Census, 100000
horse-drawn vehicles IN the United
States. Nine hundred thousand are
added annually In spite of the pleasure
automobile being built" says Brook
Nyce, In charge OF the truck department
OF the Buick Motor Company. "Of these
100000 horse-drawn vehicles consid-
erable portion viii some day be replaced
BY the motor commercial vehicle."