The Washington herald., 1912-04-07

their intention of entering the lists.
The field win be limited to thirty
starters this year. as the Speedway man
will offer a better contest for such a
long distance. With two and a half
miles of the best track In the world 20
traverse. Il Is believed that all past
records for any distance will be broken
in this aIl-day conflict.
S. S. Grogan. former automobile editor
OF The Washington Herald. is now asso-
ciated with the Firestone tire agency as
| salesman 81 Possesses a wide acquaint-
ance, as well as host Of friends, which
should materially assist him in making
noticeable dent In the armor OF COM
petition.
William p. Barnhart, the well-known
local agent for the Eeveritt. is out Of
the city on business. Mr.. Barnhart Is
contemplating purchasing himself q
country villa at some picturesque spot
in the New Hampshire hills. and we sin
cerely hope he does not change his mind.
as he has promised, in event Of the pur-
chase. to extend an Invitation to the
local auto scribes to Journey thither in
an Everitt and enjoy a well-earned rest
from the ardous duties OF extracting
money from the local auto dealers
]. NJ. Boyd. expert demonstrator from
the Matheson factory, is the guest of
the Matheson Motor Company. of this
city Mr.. Boyd will demonstrate to pros
pective purchasers the pleasure TO be de-
rived from a ride in the silent Six"
One Of the most elegantly appointed
cars ever turned out by a maker is the
new Matheson limousine now being
show by the Matheson Motor Company.
The car Is finished a deep green and Is
equipped with every detail that should
add to the owners comfort. II neces-
sary. a letter may be written while en-
route. the necessary material being pro-
vided for. Everything for comfort
p. o. Parmelee. who is performing
wonderful feats in aviation on the Pa
cihc Coast, attributes his success to
some measure to the Goodyear rubber
lied fabric with which his machines are
equipped throughout. At Los Angeles
and San Francisco, Parmelee has given
exhibition flights and on a number OF
ascensions has taken passengers with
him. A week ago he started from the
pier here, and few over the ocean two
miles. On his return the machine was
none the worse for its trip. The fabric
on the planes was just In the same
condition. Parmelee has realized from
the time he made the severe test with
Lieut. Foulois a year ago on the Mexi-
can border, that in these ocean trips
II Is much safer to be equipped with a
high-grade fabric. There Is no danger
Of shrinkage In wet or damp weather.
and no chance of stretching In the
strong sun.
Parmelee is meeting with high success
here. 1t is not uncommon for him to
soar out of sight of the spectators and
in the exhibition flights passengers are
eager to accompany the aviator.
That distinctly revolutionary type of
hilarious Individual known as the speed
maniac. who became particularly pro-
gressive with the advent of the auto
mobile, now looms up as a special men
ace to the motor truck industry.
Experts, interested in the commercial
vehicle because of its economic possi-
bilities, declare that the driver who
throws reason to the wind In the opera
tion OF a truck and hits up too fast a
pace is unquestionably the most expen-
sive feature OF truck maintenance
Tire manufacturers in particular at
tack the speed maniac and his methods.
They argue that speeding Is by all
odds the most important of all the de-
teriorating influences to which tires are
subjected.
Commenting on this fact. F. F: Phil
lips, manager of the solid tire depart |
ment of the United States Tire Company,
says:
Beyond any question Of doubt the
speed maniac is a menace osthe truck |
industry. Putting aside every other con-
sideration-wear and tear on machinery. |
endangering the lives of pedestrians, and
violation of sane traffic rules-the speed
er is an undesirable party, for the rea- |
son that he costs his employer great
deal of unnecessary money!
1T makes no difference how well solid |
tires are made or to what extremes the |
goes to fortify them |
against the incessant knocks Of road
travel. they viii not Withstand the abuses |
of the speed maniac. Speeding is an evil |
that can result in, but one thing-de- |
expense. And the particularly aggrayat-
ing feature Of this is that4t Is a matter |
that cannot be regulated unless driver |
obeys Instructions and sends the truck |
along at a moderate pace. eReliable driv- |
ers do this. but there is always the other |
fellow. who. as soon as he is out OF
sight of the boss, throws- open the throt-
tie and burns up the pavement Such a
man is decidedly expensive to the truck
owner.
Demonstration has proved that at an
average speed Of twelve miles an hour
the life of a tire Is about twice what it'll
is at an average speed Of twenty miles
an hour. Still higher speeds reduce the
life Of the tire proportionately. There
fore, It should not require any great