The Washington times., 1912-04-27
TRAFFIC. ..
LAWS FAVORABLE
TO AUTOMOB|L|STS
Hundreds of Washington
ians to Enjoy First Mo-
toring This Season.
By HARRY WARD.

Wnlle the popularity OF autOmODlle
touring has increased with trcmend-
Gus strides during the last few years,
following closely the general advance
ment in the perfection of cars and
the improvement in the roads. 1t is
expected this year will see more
motorists on the road than ever be-
fore.
Since the close of the touring sea-
son last year there have been a num-
ber of changes in the State motor
vehicle laws and many municipali-
ties have enacted new ordinances
governing the operation of automo-
biles, modelled in nearly every in
stance on the uniform traffic regu-
lations recommended by the Touring
Club of America.
| Among the most important of these
prohibits the use of the muffier cut
out, smoking motor exhausts, and
dazzling headlights where the streets
calities the traffic regulations re-
strain the indiscrimlnate use Of auto
mobile signals except as warning
of danger. 1t is obvious that tourists
should always drive through cities
and villages with the utmost caution.
observing particularly the rules OF
the road and the rights of pedes-
trians. The average motorist out for
IA
roads and amid ne wscenery may al
ways be relied upon to be careful
driver.
who have purchased cars within the
last few months will have their frst
taste Of touring this season. Many
are planning tours from one to three
days duration, while others will take
more extensive tours through New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and
the New England States.
Having outgrown their present quart
ers at 1910 Fourteenth street, w. p
Barnhart & Co., agents for the Everitt
have taken long term lease on the
building at 1707 Fourteenth street, form
erly occupied by a firm of florists, and
after extensive improvements have beer
made will remove to the new location
The plans call for an entire new front
of arched plate glass, and the rebuilding
OF the interior. The building is twenty
feet wide and has a depth Of 1856 feet
fsSn. whe Rai T the Rear "TH PORTION % vii
be devoted to the garage and service de
partments. In the garage, which vii
be known as the Society Garage. there
will be room enough to store fifty ma
chimes, with an entrance from r stree
through a private alley. In the extrem,
rear will be the repair shop, which will
Of machinery. The entire garage will
s%pis light; ' ne SsccrftISns ;sS @ ~ in III tR
with a high wainseoting of hard wood
While the firm OF w. p. Barnhart & Co
has been in existence only a short tim
It has made its influence felt in no un
OF the company, has had many year
experience in the automobile business
and since his advent to Washington ha
put the Everitt. car among the bes
sellers in this market
! John Newton, who has a host O.
friends among the motorists of this city
has Joined the sales force of the Buicl
Motor Company.
! Many members of the theatrical pro
fession are ardent motorists. 1t is bu
! natural that the automobile should ap
peal to actors because 1t gives them al
admirable opportunity to get fresh al
and to enjoy healthful recreation tha
will relieve them from the strain of I
nerve-taXing pursuit.
Among the automobile makers wht
have sold many cars to well-known the
-atrical people the Speedwell Motor Ca
Company. Of Dayton. Ohio, has beef
especially conspicuous "a Speedwel
roadster has just been sold to EdmunC
Breese, long under the management o
Henry B. Harris, the theatrical magnat
other members of the theatrical profes
sion who own Speedwell cars are Her
bert Corthell, Leo Dietrichstein, w. II
Crane. 3: w; Mcfarland, and Mis-
The naming of a car that Is to fgur
in some important event is often a prob
lem. Race car names usually are sug
gested by some striking characteristic
OF the car itself. The Marmon Wasp
got its name from it's long, slender lines
The old Chalmers Blue Bird" got II
name from it's color, while Bob Bur
mans great mount was called Bitten
because 1t showed lightning speed in II
first workout The White steamer
driven by Webb Jay, in the old dir
track days, won its name, "Whistlin
its thermostat. Barney Oldheld's IRE
Devil" got its name from its color an
the daredevil at the wheel. The con
Ing 6O0-mile race on the 1ndianapOl
speedway is expected to produce anothe
has already been styled the SHARK
getting it's name from the peculiar tai
I'm which 1t carries for balance.
Some idea of the money invested
the automobile business may be OF
ing the capital invested by thirtee
leading companies: Pierce-Arrow Mote
Car Company, $7,2S1,525; Locomobil
Company of America, $4,000, 900; Peerles
Motor Car Company, $5,2l500O; Packar
Motor Car COMPANY. sl'5O0'0o0; Premi1
Motor Manufacturing Company, 500, 00'
United States Motor Company, $23, 900 90
Nordyke g. Marmon. $2.2500o0; PoE
Manufacturing Company, Sl945,OO0 HUI
Metzger Motor Car Company, $l.OSO 90
Waverley Company, 100000; willy
Overland Company, $780, 600 The tot