Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-09

notorious Death valley and VII be
the first motor to esSa. this arid
region. Its Itinerary has been arranged
TO cover about ESQ miles, touching the
railroad once 10 take Oh a second supply
OF gasoline and oil. Mr. Beck hopes TO
continue his work until the entire desert
is Well ciarted as a main-traNeled
highway. In the completion Of his task
, he is trying to enlist the services OF the
United States government. which. b. in
stating large signs OF battes ana noun
tain tops. could fulfill a purpose VERY
similar to that performed by the light
house and life-saving departments on the
coasts and great lakes.
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Bill tilman, who is also a humorist
as we'll as an automobile editor, says that
in his estimation Joy riding and path
nlldins are two separate and distinct
branches of motoring. While he enjoyed
as much possible his recent pathnd-
ing trip. nevertheless he thinks that he
would have derived still more pleasure
out of it had il not been his initial trip.
Ask him about il.
Milwaukee. Wis. is preparing for the
Vanderbilt cup and grand prize races
with vim. In fact. the general public
has no idea of the broad lines along
which interests in that city are working
to stage the greatest road race meet ever
seen in the middle west.
manager of the Milwaukee Dealers AS
ISOLATION. NJ W. Colwell. secretary OF
the Motor Racing Drivers Association.
made a trip to Milwaukee. following the
a0O-mile race at Indianapolis Mr.. Rud
die wanted Colwell to see what a wonder
full Sl2-nile course was being built and
how enthusiastic the citizens are over
the project. so that he would be in a posi-
ton to give drivers and entrants first
hand Information about the circuit. Ipon
t,s.
Ralph De Palma and David Bruce-Rrown
as they We're about to sail for Europe,
and through them the crack foreign driv-
ers and factories abroad will obtain CON
siderable interesting information about
the races.
has been selected. II lies southwest OF
the city and is only about twenty min
ute ride from the business district Last
Week the work of surveying the course
and clearing away rocks and boulders
began, and now six big gasoline tractor
roadbu ilding machines are at work BY
the end OF the week ten gangs Of men
viii be tearing I'D as many sections of
the road Each section gang Will work
in two directions until the gangs meet.
Every inch of the road is TO be rebuilt
not merely rassaged and oiled. but actu-
ally rebuilt. At present the circuit is
peculiar one. The used part of the road
in many places is narrow. but there are
wide. grassy sections cit Their side be-
tween the road and gutterway. and this
will all be torn up. a wide cracked-s stone
roadbed laid over the natural earth and
then lit surface dressing applied
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G. w. Cave has placed an order for the
first of the 1913 Cole cars. 1t is TO he of
the six-cylinder. seven passenger type
finished in black. with running gear of
the same color. y s.ven-paSsenger tour
ing car of the same make was delivered
last week to W. G. Miller.
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Mrs. Cora w. Dean is the Attest pur-
chaser of a Studebaier electric coupe de-
livery being made yesterday The car is
finished in black With the upholstering
of leather and maroon
\ 1912 Studebaker EMF 80 touring
car was also delivered 10 John O'Keefe.
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There will be very sight crowding done
on the circuit. it being the object of the
Builders to secure course wide enough
for four cars TO run abreast in the
stretches without danger. The WORK is
under the supervision of tho state high
way commissioner, and thr same experts
who oiled the course at Savannah have
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