Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-22
MOTORING
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l., of stool and concrete faced with brick
and finished in the most modern stSie- =
new factory building. also SIX stories
high is rapidly nearing complexion rms
IL addition is go feet Ions; ny loi leet
wide and contains 6i. acres OF moor
space. Further additions are sun ne
ing planned.
The modern motor car. with its at
trpdant veil donned by woman autoists
because of damage the wind does 70
hats. is responsible for the failing On
of trade. in the millinery line according
to ne president of the Millinery Travel
ing Mems Association.
FRANK H. Trego has returned to De-
trnft from Buffalo, where he was chief
engineer of the r. r. Thomas Motor
Car Company. to take charge of the de-
partncnt Of research engineering for the
Packard Motor Car Company
Mr. Trego has had a hand in the de-
yeloprnent of numerous improvements III
motor construction He is widely known
in autorn obile circles through his con
nection wi n the technical side OF the
american Automobile Association con-
tests having drawn up the original CON
test rules for 1910 and officiated at IN
ternational races. He was one OF t,e
organizers of the Chicago Motor SIuo.
aud Tor two years its secretary ana one
of the six founders of the wolverine -Nu-
tomobilc Club of Detroit
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The popularity of the automobile. &C
cording to army officers, Is having the
effect of causing marked dlmlnutloH
i'll the breeding of middle and inferior
grades of horses, thus rendering 1t dif-
ficult to secure animals for the cavalry
and artillery service.
:. u. Walden. vice president of the
Packard Motor Car Company, has re
turned from Il siX-thousand- mile west
.ru tour in Il Packard "4s. Mr.. wal
dom accompanied by three friends. LETT
Detroit July IS and proceeded leisureiy
To- the Pacific coast over the central
route, passing through Denver a com
plete camping outfit was carried, anu
the party was entirely independent of
hotels in exploring the western fishing
and hunting territory.
The return trip was made from Los
Angeles. across the Great American
desert during the hottest part of the
season. and trips of 200 miles were
made between settlements. Eighty-two
miles from railroad the Packard tour
lists rescued two women with two
small children who were stranded with
out water under parch1ng sun. me
man iii the party had started out to
lind aid. their automobile having failed
to negotiate the desert trail.
The first of the 1913 Buick cars were
delivered last week TO the following
Model II, touring cars to d. S. Shea. c.
l.. Young and two to the Auto Outing
Company of Baltimore. Md; model %
Or. Charles h. Turner, and a Model 80
roadster to the Auto Outing Company.
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A one-ton White truck finished in royal
blue, with panel sides and equipped with
an electric self-starter has been pur-
chased for use in the United States navy
yard in this city. The machine is of
hirty-horsepower, and will be equipped
with Motz tires
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin T. Donohoe left yes
terday morning at O'Clock in their
Maxwell roadster for Philadelphia, Della
ware Water Gap, New York and Allan
tic City. They expect to be gone about
ten days.
G. d. Wilson. eastern sales manager
of the Warren Motor Car Company,
left Thursday evening after spending
several days in the National Capital.
He left for his headquarters in New
York.
Charles H Ward. formerly with Flick
ling & Co.. has joined the sales staff
of the National Auto Supply Company,
1880 14th street northwest.
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Curtis Guild. American ambassador at
st. Petersburg. Russia, in report to
the State Department here, says he is
In receipt of the following invitation
Tor Americans to participate In the in
ternational automobile exposition to be
held next year in the Russian capital:
The Imperial Automobile Club of
Russia. of which I am the president, is
organizing for the spring of 1913
great international automobile EXPOSE
ton at St Petersburg. His majesty the
emperor. II view of the increasing in
ferest in automobiling in our coun-
try, ana on account of the important
role which the automobile is called
upon to play from the industrial. agri-
cultural and public service points of
view. has deigned to grant this ex
position his high patronage.
The necessary steps to attract ex-
hibitors from different countries have
already been taken by the Imperial
Automobile Club of Russia. On my
side / take the liberty of addressing
you to lend us your valuable assist
ance and to inform the ministry OF
commerce and industry of your coun-
try of our plans, explaining to 1t the
special Importance of this exposition.
of which his majesty the emperor is
patron. and which is being organized
with the assistance of the government
and under the honorary presidency of
the president of the council of min
listers
president BARON FREEDERICHSZ
General Abide camp of His
Majesty the Emperor"
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mobile club of Washington is motoring
over the smooth New England roads in
his Apperson roadster. He writes thai
sk,n-cdr has not missed an explosion
S.Sce he left Washington in the early
summer Wallace G. Hood former
pdnying him on some of his trips.