Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-21

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well represented in the table of worlds
records compiled by the American Auto
mobile Association.
A new departure in motor delivery
trucks has just been put out by Louis
vile. KY. firm. 1t is a compartment
truck for carrying more than one variety
of material at a load-for instance four
different kinds of coal. The truck is a
regular four-ton chassais, but the body
is divided into four compartments. These
can be- dumped simultaneously or sep
arately. The special feature of the device
is that it can be dumped on either s,de
so that coal can be delivered on either
side of narrow alley without backing
or turning round. Also, II there are
four one-ton orders in a given section,
they can all be carried at once without
a driver making four separate trips. This
system of truck delivery has been applied
successfully not only to coal but to sand.
cement and gravel, brick, tile and other
forms OF builders supplies.
Not many motorists are aware that the
speed signs formerly on Georgia avenue
at Newton street and on Park road at
have been removed. These signs informed
the motorists that north of these
points the speed was twenty miles an
hour. and south Of that twelve miles
dfcated the fire limits. according to
the building regulations.
On January Is of this year the build
ing regulations were amended, ex-
above to several squares beyond. Up
TO the present time the sign posts
have not been replaced. Inquiry at
police headquarters yesterday evoked
ton of the officials to replace them
with larger signs. However. in the
meantime arrests are being made I'M
der the new extension. A few days
mile limit until Sherman avenue and
Park road was reached, and then
reduced the speed Of his car to
twelve miles an hour, as formerly
provided on the sign posts. The
lowing. and. feeling that he was abid-
Ing by the speed laws. paid little at
tention until he was halted after pass
ing within the twelve-mile limit. The
ofie an.. had , trailed him from the time
avenue and It's junction with Rock
Creek Church road. Protests were of
no avail, and the motorist was COM
PEELED 10 forfeit collateral 1t seems
least some first warnings should
be given. especially where there Is a
Willingness to keep within the speed
limits and abide by the speed laws
For the benefit of the motorists of
Washington the northern boundary of
the fire limits as recently extended are
gwen herewith: West curb line OF 18th
street. thence following said west curb
line of Both street to the north curb line
OF X street, thence eaStwardy along the
north curb line of r street to 2Sth street
18th street to q street. Q street to Mill
road. Mill road to Rock creek, Rock creek
to point where Ontario avenue inter-
sects the eastern line of the GEOLOGICAL
Park thence northwardly along the east
ern line of Geological and Rock Creek
parks to Spring road. thence eastwardly
on Spring road to Rock Creek Church road
to Soldiers Home grounds at Park place,
thence southwardly and easterly on the
west line of the Soldiers Home grounds
to Michigan avenue to 1st street west
Strong bids for the convention have
been made by Chicago. Atlanta, New Or
leans. Detroit. Kansas City, ST. Louis,
Atlantic City. Buffalo, Washington. D.
C.; milwaukee,, Philadelphia. Cincinnati
Cleveland. San Francisco. Denver Colo
RADIO Springs and Mountain Lake Park
Md. All bids will be considered by the
executive committee. but no selection viii
be made until the facilities of the various
cities have been personally inspected by
the committee on time and place, which
will start out within short time.
The problem OF selecting the city where
the congress shall be held is not as SIM
pie matter as 1t might seem to be- The
committee on time and place will have to
keep the convenience OF all four asso-
Citations in mind. It will be necessary to
select a city that will be as accessible
to all the Automobiles Of the country as