The Washington herald., 1912-07-07

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| manufacture has been 70 thoroughly es-
tablished that feel our company can
now conduct its own sales without the
slightest decrease In efficiency. espe-
/, cialiy since We are retaining and incor-
porating the old sales organization into
our own practically intact.
| Besides, am an enthusiast on the
unit power plant in business as well a.
mechanics. This move merely carries
ally. IL will enable us to extend and
develop further the Cole service stations
of our distributing points. These work.
| ing in closer touch with the factory or
ganization and obtaining direct and In
| slant factory cooperation. will be In a
position to give ideal service to Cole
owners. All these service stations will
work as a unit under one general plan
| and policy, and will demonstrate to the
Cole owners and buyers the full advan-
tage Of this unit power plant to which
we have been working ever since we
produced the first Cole"
Followers Of the road races have been
| watching with some curiosity tho out
| come of some unusual entries in one of
| the early events this year The con-
| Germ involved is one of the largest ones
| In the country and It has been asserted
that the contest board Of tbs American
Automobile Association would not take
any action in the matter. This has been
denied by men In a position to know the
| facts, and II Is declared that a most
searching Investigation il now under
way.
| New York is to have \ big speedway
1 ho una lie ali,
\ located on the New Jersey meadows,
twelve minutes from downtown New
York by the Hudson River. The course
| will be known as the Metropolitan Mo-
tor Speedway, and will be operated by
! the Metropolitan Motor Speedway Asso-
| citation. It Is expected that the open
ing meet will be held on July next
year.
With new board saucer motorcycle
tracks In operation at Brighton Beach.
| Newark. and Philadelphia, the East will
soon have an opportunity to watch the
| flying two-wheelers. The Newark track
is four laps to the mile, but is likely
to be quite as fast as any in the country
as its banking is very steep.
great automobile parade is to be
| held in Detroit during the last week Of
July. as one OF the features of the
great Cadillaqua celebration. which is
destined to become a yearly event In
| this parade, more cars will have been
assembled In one place than ever be-
fore in the history OF the automobile in
dustry. 1t is estimated tho more than
81, 10000 worth Of machines will take
part In this procession. headed by a
| ''Detroiter" car. donated by the Briggs
Detroiter Company as q prize TO the
| individual who secures the greatest
number of subscriptions to the Cadilla-
qua fund. Behind this car will follow
thousands upon thousands of others.
making a procession miles In length.
which will require several hours to pass
any given point.
1t has been estimated that when the
parade is over, the speedometers Of the
various cars will have added an average
of 10000 miles. To make this journey
5000 gallons OF gasoline and the equiva-
lent of twenty complete sets OF tires will
be used by the automobiles.
The Lion Motor Car Company; Of
Adrian. Mich, whose plant was totally
destroyed by fire on June ?, is again
in the field. A Reorganization has been
effected and a new plant obtained. and
within two weeks the first car will be
ready for demonstration. Within ninety
days the new factory, 1t is announced,
will be turning out its full quota of
cars.
Lillian Russell since her recent mar
rage to Alexander P. Moore, owner and
publisher OF the Pittsburg Leader, has
taken new interest in motoring. Among
Miss Russell's many wedding gifts was
Humpmobile torpedo roadster of the
long-stroke type. This car has been the
cause OF Miss Russen's keenness for
driving.
The famous actress is using her new
Hupmobile to motor between New York
and her suburban home on Long Island
On Friday last, in company with her
daughter. Miss Dorothy Russell. she
drove the car to Atlantic City In five
hours and half, the speedometer show
ing distance of seventy miles from
Lakewood TO the Boardwalk. At one
stage OF the trip. with Miss Dorothy
Russell at the wheel. the Hupmobile
made fourteen miles in sixteen minutes.
Miss Lillian Russell is not only de-
lighted with the speed and riding quail
ties OF her car, but says that on account
Of its simple mechanism she has never
found car SO easy for a woman to
manipulate.
Taking with them a new Stoddard-
Dayton touring car, W. ]. Fisher and
L. H. Fisher. prominent merchants Of
Tacoma, Wash, accompanied by their
wives. sailed from New York yesterday
for Europe for an all-summer tour of the
Continent. Every country in which mo.
tor travel is popular will be visited 5y
the Fishers. They bought the new auto
mobile in Tacoma and had 1t delivered
to them in New York.
Enthusiasm. goodfellowship. business,
and pleasure were the predominating
features which marked the three days
convention of the District managers
allied with the WHY'S Overland COM
pany, held at Toledo. Ohio, last Thurs
day, Friday. and Saturday. The pro-
gramme as mapped out by Vice Presi-
dent George W. Bennett called for action
each moment.
Advices received from the American
Locomotive Company from Toledo. Ohio,
are to the effect that the Transconti-
mental Alec truck passed through that
city, completing the eighth day Of its
journey, with a mileage Of s34 miles.
WIKI, White Mans Friend.
From the St. Paul Dispatch
Wiki pronounced Wezee). one Of the
most prou,inent of the older Sfour w.