Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28


catch the pockets and rip them. exposed
sharp edges snag the cloth, grease gets
on the coat and the pants, and before ne
knows it the cash invested in the suit
has to be followed ycash for another
suit.
A 1912 Studebaker EMF go touring
car was delivered yesterday to Franklin
p. Wilson: Studebaker electric coupe to
DIR. II. d. Fry, and a victoria of the
same make to DR.. Charles l.. Waters.
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A new set Of rules governing the ar
rest and filming of vfolators of the motor
speed laws has been adopted by Judge
Collins of the Indianapolis police court.
The rules follow: When arrested speed
ers must go to central station and give
good bond, no offender being released
on his own recogniZance: speeders must
give correct names to be placed In aff1-
davit when arraigned, If not before; fines
will be assessed at the rate of 81 a
mile, the speed registered by speed
ometers being accepted in all cases. no
probation will be granted speeders, and
fines must be stayed or paid.
An Apperson 4-"45'' touring car, finish
ed in blue, with cadet gray running gear
was delivered q few days ago to w. e.
Swan of this city.
That the addition of anesthetic ether
motor is generally known among motor
ing medical men. 1t is very useful to
| them, since they are compelled to allow
the car to stand in all kinds of weather.
1t is to be doubted If it would be of any
advantage to put ether in the gasoline
The cost of the ether would counter
balance any increase in mileage per gal
Ion.
F. j. Manning, sales manager of the
National Motor Vehicle Company, was
the guest of the Storm Motor Company
during his stay in the National Capital
last week.
If the cylinder surfaces are coated with
carbon or any other crust" the heat
transfer will be interfered with. and
the result may be a loss due to the
| rarefying effect. although in some, cases
this same crust may serve to limit the
heat that will pass to the jacket. and
a gain may result. This is not desirable
on the ground that the crust will not
| remain at constant thickness, hence it
| does not represent stable condition.
The Chapman-Love Automobile Com
pany took possession of its new quar-
tiers yesterday at 1872 .14th street north
west. This firm has taken the agency
for the Silent King '.3S,'' which has at
| tracted widespread attention at all of the
automobile shows during the past winter
The firm is composed of J. Edward Chap
man. prominent business man of this
city. and Robert H. Love- also well
known Washingtonian.
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Mr.. and Mrs. David S. Hendrick are
sojourning for few days. at New Bed
ford, Mass They are expected to re-
At a meeting of the contest board Of
the American Automobile Association,
held in New York city last week, the fol-
lowing action was taken:
The application for reinstatement to
good standing Of George H. Clark, who
was disqualified and suspended to April
II, 1913. for participation in unsanctioned
meetings at Ascot Park track, Los
Angeles, Cal, and San Antonio, Tex, was
considered. and his suspension commuted
to terminate at midnight August ]. 1912.
The following records were officially ac-
cepted and allowed by the contest board:
One-mile circular dirt track records
Fifteen miles. 13:aOoo. Disbrow. Sim
twenty miles. 17:5L4O. Disbrow. Simplex.
San Jose, Cal, April IA, 1912; twenty-five
miles. % 1880. Disbrow, Simplex, San
Jose. Cal, April IA. 1912.
Nonstop motor test.-The report of the
nonstop motor test of Warren-Detroit
car made by the Matheson Sales Com
pany of Oakland, Cal, under official sane
ton grant No. AIS, was officially accepted
ana allowed.
The car was operated over fne streets
of Oakland and the county roads adj
jacent thereto.
The motor was kept running continu-
ously from 7:30 am. February 4, 1912
to 5:23 pm. March 8. 1912 during which
time the car covered II, 1919 miles, con
Stunning 74S gallons of gasoline, 4S.25
gallons of oil and II gallons of water.
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Herbert Lytle, the dean of American
r1 rty &c m Ha
Indianapolis branch of Apperson Brothers
Automobile Company of Kokomo, Ind.
Mr.. Lyle. it will be remembered, was the
first American driver to invade the for
eign field. He has in his possession
scrap book in which appears an article,
clipped from the London Times, giving
an account of his demonstration before
Queen Victoria.
The most important event of the auto
racing world is the Vanderbilt race. From
it's beginning in 1905 up to and including
1911 1t has been run on the Long Island
course near Mineola. This annual event
has brought together the most famous
drivers in the world and scores of manu-
facturers who participate in the racing
game have sought to win the coveted
trophy.
While the cars in this race have rarely
ever registered the fastest time for the
distance, they have at least furnished
some of the most exciting sport In the
country The course embraced several
extremely dangerous turns and many a
driver, in negotiating them, has had his
nerve tested to the limit
Serious and fatal accidents have marred
several of these races. In 1910 several
were killed and more than twenty injured.
Spectators have figured among the fatal
tiles and the problem of keeping them
from the course is a most difficult one.
This year 1t is stated that the race will
be run in Wisconsin, and Milwaukee
enthusiasts have been using every effort
to locate the course in that vicinity, and
it has been practically decided to accept
their proposition. 1t is now rumored that
the makers of the Mitchell car have Of
fered to contribute $4,000 toward the
those in charge of the work would locate
the same so as to pass their grounds,
which are at Racine and are but few
miles south of Milwaukee,.
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Gov Tener of Pennsylvania, whose adj
vocacy Of good roads is we'll established
propounded a question and supplied it's
answer in Pittsburgh recently on the oc-
ton with the annual meeting of the Penn
sylvana Motor Federation, which for the
sixth time elected to it's presidency Rob-
ert p Hooper, who is also head Of the
American Automobile Association.
THE question that now confronts u.s."
said the governor, 'is, Shall we be con-
tent to apply from year to year such
amount of the ordinary revenues of the
state as can be spared for the purpose
and build and maintain few miles at
best annually, with only a future gen.
ion, to. nv har or "A