Evening star., 1911-08-27
ROUTE OF GLIDDEN TOUR-LATEST 1912 ARRIVALS
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Of mingled greasy water and oil, which
is as tinder to a possible spoonful or two
or gasoline, such as may trickle down
from the carburetor at almost any time.
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There is a movement on foot among the
associated clubs of New Jersey to test
the action of Motor Commissioner Smith
in refusing eight-day licenses to out-of
state motorists. Definite action may be
taken soon.
Tire trouble" is fast becoming the COM
mon excuse of statesmen who are delayed
in attending public meetings at which
, they are to speak
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George Weaver returned to Colonial
Beach Friday after spending a few days
in Washington Mr. Weaver has been
spending the summer down the river and
expects to return about September ].
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Whitney Leary of the Hudson agency
returned few days ago from a three
week vacation trip at kennebunkport. Me-
A London motorist makes a suggestion
that schools should teach the rules of
the road to all children, and especially
that one taught to railway men, never
to cross track without looking both
ways to see that nothing is approaching"
If this could be done there would be
drivers would have fewer gray hairs.
Francis P. Blair has purchased
hirty-five-horsepower Mercer raceabout
The car is finished in battleship gray and
is the first of its kind received in this
city.
The Marion Motor Company has leased
quarters at 1883 14th street northwest,
where it will handle the American under
slung and Marion lines. The new con-
Germ will open about September and
Cunningham, who is well known in local
motoring circles.
When the car is run into the garage
after a days use the battery switch
should be shut off, all oil cups and lubri-
Gators should be closed. the gasoline feed
should be cut off, the motor cleaned and
all bolts and nuts adjusted.
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Mr.. and Mrs c. Francis Jenkins of this
! city, of the ocean-to-ocean automobile
| tourists, who passed through this city
| the first of July. en- route from Atlantic
| City to Los Angeles, arrived home yes
| terday. OF this new way of taking va
cation Mr.. Jenkins said
1T was delightful vacation. the best
I've ever had. Not only does one enjoy
a thorough relaxation from the mental
dCIlVlIl6S WHICH ole Usual ~ 'AtS o1iAy
work. but there is a constantly changing
new interest every day. new environment,
new sights, new conditions of road and
of local inhabitants.
There were twelve cars and forty OF
us, of whom ten were ladies' The joke
of the trip had to do with the ladies,
too, by the way for each OF them
weighed in at Atlantic City, the object
being to find out how much they would
lose from the hardships of the trip. They
weighed out at Los Angeles. forty-fve
days later and the anticipated loss in
weight turned out to be a gain OF from
six to fifteen pounds each.
Automobiles are certainly the great
est Of health machines. Not one of our
entire party was sick for single hour
during the entire trip. And each, with
out an exception, expressed regret that
the trip was ended.
"And it was some trip, as I heard one
Of the three little fellows who accompa-
MED us say in answer to a question by
San Franciscan. We had twenty-eight
days of actual travel and seventeen days
Of sight-seeing-tha Is. outside our own
conveyances. The entire trip was one
continuous panorama.
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How did we find the roads? Very
much as you find the roads everywhere
else-that is, some. good roads. some bad
roads, none Of them impossible or even
difficult in dry weather. l can gine
that some of them would be pretty bad In
wet weather. Not car had to be helped
out of trouble, with the exception OF one
when the driver got off the road in the
mud by reason OF the dark and lack OF