The Washington herald., 1911-08-13

| Since the announcement was made a
week ago Of the 1912 EMF and Flanders
line. eight of . these machines, four
E-M-Fs and the same number of F1an-
ders have been sold by The Commercial
Auto and Supply Company. Among
those who purchased EMF fore-door
touring cars are d. P. Wolhaupter.
Charles Sanford. and Col. La Card, while
DR.. F. B. Brightwell has bought a demi-
tonneau Of the same make. Flanders
| touring cars have been sold to John Lee
Coulter and Jacob Xander, runabouts TO
Hugh Wallis and Charles Schneider.
| Frank Hogan has returned from a trip
through the White Mountains in his Hud-
son touring car.
Ralph Gait left yesterday in his Stude-
baker for Atlantic City and New York.
He expects to be gone until the middle
| of the week.
Edgar Orme and family expect to leave
this week for an extended trip through
the North in their Apperson.
DR.. Pickford is spending his vacation
motoring through the New England
| States in his Hudson touring car.
| w. w. Briggs has just returned from 4
1.5OO-mile trip through the North and
| as far west as Niagara Falls in his
| EMF touring car.
The Marion Motor Car Company, inc,
expects to take possession Of its new
quarters 1119 Fourteenth street, the last
| Of this week. This company the distrib-
uters for Washington, Maryland, and
Virginia for the Marion and American
lines of cars. is putting in an up-to-date
| stock room and will have on hand at all
times spare parts for these cars. They
plan to make 1t as near a factory branch
as possible.
/ During a recent water famine in Ak
ron, Ohio, when the city waterworks
was out of commission, H. S. Firestone,
president of Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company. directed that the private pipe
line of the company be placed at the
disposal of the citizens and that they
be permitted to use II as long as they
wished with his compliments.
The Buick Motor Company has opened
show room in the Irving garage, Four
teenth and Irving streets, which will be
in charge of Harry D. Myers. A number
in the garage at all times.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller leave this
morning in their Velie touring car for
trip to New York State.
1912 is to be a year of completely
equipped cars" says II. B. Leary, jr.,
who handles the Hudson Year after
year it has been customary to charge
extra for tops. windshields, magnetos de-
mountable rims. &c. For the coming
year our line will provide with every
convenience that the owner could desire
and they will be included in the list
price Of the car.
Clarence Barnard and DR.. Luckett, who
journeyed to Mountain Lake Park, Nd,
last week in the latter's Stoddard-Day-
ton, made what will stand for some time
as record for the trip. Though it is
but 175 miles from here Mr.. Barnard
said yesterday, they are long steady
climbs over the rough mountain roads
with nasty turns The running time for
the trip was twelve and one-half hours.
Ordinarily, this trip has taken the better
part of two days"
J. d. Barnhill, treasurer of the Touring
Club of America, arrived in the city
yesterday for a visit of a few days.
Speculation is already rife as to whether
Ralph Mulford, winner of last years
Elgin road race, will be able to come
back this year. This race, which has
come to be the biggest stock-car event
of the automobile year, has drawn a
number of racing stars for this year.
Len Zengle. who beat Mulford by sec
onds in the Fairmont Park race last fall,
is plotting a National this season, and
from the way in which he has been
flashing across the line first of late he
promises to make Mulford and his Lozier
go some to win. Harry Grant, twice
winner of the Vanderbilt, will also be a
strong contender with his Alec.
In speaking of truck demonstrations
W. B. McBurney, who handles the Mack,
points out the fact that it Is real work
and not a Joy ride. Not only have you
got to be on hand early in the morning
and work late, but you must keep an
accurate account Of your load. the fuel
and Oil consumption, and figure the
shortest route to your destination, as
we'll as see how quickly the unloading
can be done. These figures all play an
important part in the sale of truck
says McBurney.
Harry Blake and John Hall leave this
morning in the formers Overland road
ster for a trip to Berryville. Va.
Harry Burr has just returned from a
5O0-mile trip through Pennsylvania and
New York, made in his Model 16 Buick.
Irving Henderson, of the Pope Auto
Company, leaves to-day for Berryville,
Va, to be gone about ten days.
s. A. Luttrell returned yesterday in
his Packard '3O' from a trip to the
Eastern Shore rf Maryland.
F. X. Barbour and Frank G. Fickling
left yesterday afternoon for Baltimore
in the former's' Chalmers 80" To-day
they plan to make the trip from Balti-
more to jamestown and home.
John r. Thomas. manager of the
United Motor Washington Company, re-
turned last evening from a weeks trip
in Virginia.
George Covert left yesterday in an
Interstate roadster for trip to Harpers
Ferry. W. Va.
TED Johnston. manager of the Buick
Motor Company, In model 80 Buick,
started yesterday morning for Cedar
hurst, Long Island, where he viii spend
the next four weeks.