Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-25

ever essayed by motor engineer. II -
lust possible that the former Cnicasoah
may have to extend his tour to the Ha-
waiian Islands, so insistent nave peeH 4,, rae
demands upon him for series or lectures
on the wonders of his invention py mo-
florists In Honolulu.
to requests from engineering assoca. .,,as
and automobile and motor CLUBS. IN Time
to see the importers salon exposition IN
New York and attending the two dig
shows that followed in Gotham as wen as
the national exposition In Cnlcago, MI.
knight concluded his program OF iectuIes
in Boston on the night of FEBRUARY ~.
sailing from New York on the Olympic
February q. =.
accompanying Mr.. Knight abroad Is Is
H. J. Edwards. former chie. ensrneer who 10
recently resigned his position 10 DeCone
associated with the Edwards Motor CON-
pany Mr. Edwards intends to 1nVestl.
gate Knight engine manufact9 rnuentr nv.
England, but also in the big pants oi
continental Europe including the Mer-
cedes, Panhard. Minerva and others.
Bert Dingley. famous for his work on
the Pacific slope. will drive Simplex III
the next 5OO-mile international sweep
stakes race at the Indianapolis mo!os
week. and will also enter Dingley in the
Santa Monica May 4. This makes the
eleventh entry to the speedway event
and Dingley is the fourteenth driver
named.
The Californian is veteran Of the
game He participated in the first van
derbilt cup race in 1904, winning the elm
nation race. The following year he drove
in the Gordon Bennett race in France.
and since that time has been consistent
winner. This will be his first appearance
in the fields for events on the lndianap-
oils track
The other entries for the long grind
are two Nationals, to be driven by VIII
cox, Berz, Herrick and Herr; TWO
Stutz cars, to be driven by Anderson ana
Zengel, with Billy Knipper as relief dri-
! brow and Joe Jagersberger; two Mer.
cedes cars, with De Palma and Wishart
named to drive; Fiat. entered by p: F.
Hewlett of Los Angeles driven by Ted
dy Tetzlaff. and Lexington, to be driv-
en- by Harry knight.
Good roads energies represent In great
degree the present activities of the aver
age automobile club, as Is made appar-
ent by the report from all over the coun-
try sent by A. A. A. clubs to the good
roads board of the national organization.
The western members are perhaps more
ambitious than the fasteners IN rne
indicated by q communication from the
watertown Automobile Club Of the South
Dakota State Association. which wants
attention called to the Meridian road,
l,to run from Winnipeg, Canada, to Cal
weston, Tex. The South Dakota club
| insists that it's membership will be 300
| before the first of April. Up In Maine
| the State Automobile Association has
planned a series of meetings in which
Gov. Plaisted will be one Of the speakers
along with highway commissioners OF ad-
joining states.
In no part Of the country has there
Virginia, thanks to the efforts of Presi-
dent Preston Belvin and his associate Of
ficers of the Old Dominion state body of
motorists. Virginia possesses four fairly
well defined lines Of roads travel run
ming north and south. The Valley pike
between Hagerstown, Staunton and Roa-
noke Is handicapped by the heavy toll
between Winchester and Staunton, which,
Undoubtedly, some day will be done away
| with.
| The Washington Fredericksburg Rich
mond route is now occupying the great
est notice. and the Washington's birth
particular line to the fore. From Wash
| ington through Warrenton, Charlottes-
vile, Lynchburg and Danville there is a
third route southwark, while the fourth
line from Philadelphia, through Delaware
to Cape Charles, has a relatively small
mileage in Virginia. Unless there is de-
cided Improvement from Norfolk to Suf-
folk south, travel on this route Is likely
to be diverted from Old Point Comfort
| or Newport News UP to Richmond and
thence south or west.