Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-30

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day on Wednesday, November %, has
come up.
Automobile Club will be communicated
with on the subject Such an arrange
ment would give a heavy car race the
Vanderbilt. Monday; two light car con-
tests, the Savannah and Tiedeman tro-
ply events, Wednesday, and the grand
advisable enough, the only doubt being as
to whether public interest would hold
for three separate races. But the pro-
moters say that Savannah has risen to
the city would again show its ability to
cope with the three meetings.
Women of fashion in Newport are driv-
ing their own automobiles this season to
an unprecedented extent. The names of
the young women who have gone in for
this thing are numbered by the score and
include many Of the well known leaders
at that resort. This. however, is not
peculiar to Newport. 1t has been notice.
able this year in many other cities. and
general opinion is that the women are
not only as careful drivers as the men,
but are even more so.
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With the present-day renewal of travel
by road there is becoming more apparent
the imperative need of comprehensive
system Of sign-posting the highways
tention of the touring information board
OF the American Automobile Association
and as a result a large part of Chairman
Longstreth's correspondence with the 800
clubs OF the national organization has to
do with this subject.
American Automobile Association clubs
have spent substantial sums in marking
the roads in their respective vicinities
and motorists generally have benefited
by this now essential adjunct to aid the
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state but goes beyond its confines when
ever 1t strikes his fancy. Since such a
large and growing class are now to be
served in this manner the conviction has
become fixed that the duty is one which
devolves upon city, county and state au
thorities, with particular reference to
state routes. which serve as lines Of in
terstate communication.
indicating the wide extent to which the
American Automobile Association is in
teresting itself in this matter were re-
cent conferences involving it's officers and
state authorities in different parts of the
country. At the request of State High
way Commissioner Bigelow the Pennsyl-
vania Motor Federation is cooperating
through Secretary Paul t. Wolff in the
application Of the new highway law of
that state in the securing of which the
federation took prominent part-requir-
ing the posting Of all main roads. which
work will be amplifed by the marking
recently the Associated Automobile Clubs
was involved in an interview which State
Road Commissioner Stevens called for.
Secretary H. A. Bonnell pledged the aid
of the state motorists in any plans de-
cided upon by the commissioner. who
keenly realizes that there are some things
to do in order that New Jersey shall not
lose her reputation for good roads. The
seashore state has yet to adopt form
of maintenance which shall effectively
nit no cd n he
highways are now being subjected. Fur
thermore. the problem has reached an
acute stage. for it is deploraole fact
that the once satisfactory roads must be
given more thorough and rugged atten-
ton to withstand present demands.
Mr.. and Mrs j. j. Farley are motoring
today from lAsbury Park to Washington,
with the expectation OF making record
run. During the past week they nave
boud. and daughter. Miss Frances Ear
ley. at Asbury Park. n. j. Mr.. and Mrs.
Farley have been accompan MED by Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Bartram OF this city. They
are making the trip in Franklin touring
car and are coming over the short
route and are expected here this evening.
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William s. DuvalI. president of the Au-
tomobile Club of Washington, Is said to
be the originator of the following parody
You: Weep and You Weep Alone:
"Joyride and the world ioyrides with you;
Mend tires and you mend tires alone.
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Whitney Leary of the Hudson agency
left yesterday for Kennebunkport. Ne.
where he will spend the next three weeks
with his family.
Sales of Maxwell cars were reported last
week as follows: NJ. PaSternack, model
O runabout; F. C. Davis. ABB runabout,
and F. L. Wagner, hve-passenger Co.
lumbia touring car, fully equipped.
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Among those who received Ford cars
during the past week were DR.. A. o.
Etienne model T, runabout. GUIDE Bros.
& Co, model T, delivery car; DR.. M. j.
Ready. torpedo roadster, and DR.. w. G..
Borden, touring car.
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One of the welcomed developments in
the automobile industry is the establish
ment of service departments by many or
the most prominent manufacturers or mo-
tor cars nd motor car accessories. When
the automobile industry first began to
grow the demand for ears was so great
that the makers were compelled to devote
all their efforts and time to getting out
enough cars.
Of late years. however, the automobile
business has been raised to high grade
business standard, and the companies are
now striving to care for their customers
in the most careful manner. Service de-
partments are now considered as vital al
juncts to motor car manufacturing COM
panies The makers recognize the rela-
lions with the customers should not
cease when the machine or part has been
sold 1t Is a part of the stipulation, the
up-to-date manufacturer believes, to give
the customer the very best attention pos
sible after the sale has been made.
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More money is being expended In the
good roads movement throughout the
United States this year than has ever be-
fore been utilized for this purpose. Some
results Of the work being done by the
Touring Club Of America in conjunction
with the American Association for High
way Improvement toward educating the
public to the value of improved highways
the country are illustrated
States ONCE of public roads. which shows
that nearly 1900 miles Of transcontinen-
tai, interstate and trunk line roads are
in various sections of the