Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10

TDOfll directly across the street from
where the show is to be held. Six mod
els will be exhibited. all of the latest
1912 output.
With features many of which are in a
way novel and vet conforming to the best
practice. the Oldsmobile stands in the
front rank of cars offered for the 1a11-lc
season. In this. its fourteenth year. this
well known make is built I'm three types
| of chassis. which the makers designate
| the Limited, the Autocrat and the De-
| fender.
There arc probably few motorists who
are unacquainted with the Oldsmobile
| Limited. This big siX-cyinder car. with
its long wheel base and large tires
which, by the way. have been increased
i'm size to i'sx5 inchesy on the latest model
touring cars of this Nype-never fails to
attract favorable attention. Ii is the car.
de luke of the Oldsmoblie line, and one
of the most beautiful cars now on the
market.
In point of numbers sold during the last
season. the leading Oldsmobile model was
the four-cylnder Autocrat. This car bids
fair to he even more widely distributed
this season than hast, and is continued
with such changes as have been found
to add to the beauty and comfort of this
already popular model.
In ad -aSon to the Limited and Auto
crat mooc,s, new Oldsmobile puts i'm it,
appearance this year which the makers
designate the Defender This is also a
four-cylinder model, being of somewhat
lighter construction than the Autocrat,
the touring type being made with a five
passenger instead of a seven-passenger
body. ii is designed to meet the require
ments of those who wish a light. snappy
car, and the fact that ii has the name
OldsnObile attached is guarantee enough
that it is high grade in every respe {
Special features which make for added
comfort FOR the motorists are: Nentil,t"
foredoors on all open typos of bodies,
these being of exclusive Uldsmoble pat
tern; automatic head lighter for gas head
lamps toperated from drivers seaf,: cleo
trio side and tail lamps: compressor re-
lease on Limited and Autocrat modes:
foot scrapers on running boards: c- posed
metal parts finished in black enamel an
nickel and many other reiinements W.Iicu
must be seen to be appreciated.
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1912 Warren won tie worlds rec
ord for nonstop road test at Oakland.
Cal. last week. covering 10 $50 miles. The
former record was 10000 miles. Tie con-
test was under the auspices of the Amer
lean Automobile Association
If truck is not driven faster than
fifteen miles an hour and is not over
loaded the life Of set of truck tires
Should be close to 11,30D miles.
Considering the population of the Unit
Ell States as "Iop.Ub. tnere Is AT the
present time one truck i'm use for each
$500 people in the country. 1t is readily
seen that there is big field for the COM
mercial car when the variety and multi
phcity OF its uses are taken into account.
With these in view. $500 persons to one
truck seem a great many. During the
coming year. however. the manufacturers
are planning to turn out $1,000 trucks
These. together with those now in use.
will bring the total for 1912 up to IS .Ss5.
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persons in the country. 1t will not be
many years before the ratio will be about
800 persons 10 a truck. An important
factor to consider in this connection is
the long life guaranteed to truck by
the general solidity and strength of its
construction
Philadelphia has SOL 900 to spend on new
fire equipment. practically all of which
will. according to plans made be OF the
motOr-driven type.
Motor-driven fire apparatus will be pur-
chased by Columbus, Ohio. result OF
the action c. the city council which au-
thoriZed a bend issue OF $4,000 for the
purchase of the equipment. An ordnance
appropriating money for an additional car
for the assistant clIief OF the Are depart
ment was also passed.
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With large number of electric alarm
signals now fitted to cars, 1T is not sur
prising that juveniles find great delight
in locating the button which operates
such signals and creating pandemonium
in tie cSner's cosence. III they were
satisfied with a short signal a.y way OF
a little fun things would not be 50 bal
but when g band Of haIg-dozen holds
4 meeting and completes among them
selves as 10 who can make il operate the
longest the vicinity becomes unbearaioie.
These signals are usually provided with
what are termed instantaneous push-on
and if owners were to re-
move one Of the wires and thus render
the button-pressing futile much nerve.
racking sound would be stopped.
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Patent has been asked for novel de-
vice intended to check joy-riding The
device consists of a copper plate which
may be fastened to any prominent part
Of the where ii will be visible. On
me pia,e is hinged metal d SIX. the
hinge being bolted to the middle of tile
plate in substantial manner. When the
owner or his authorized agent is in
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