Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-14

closing saturday evening. January q.
suitable resolutions were passed on the
DEATH OF Alfred N. Mayo OF the Knox
Automobile Company, one of the oldest
members OF, the automobile board Of
trade and asleader in the industry since
/ Il wan also voted to begin compilation
Of data ror the publication of the 1913
handbook
| DR.. Corn.lIius De Weese OF Laurel, Nd,
| has fust pu Nchased a new Stevens Duryea
| six-cyliuder touring car. and expects to
| take a partly Of friends with him the
latter part OF the week toispend the week
end at Atlantic City
Iclash and FIRE e-for-al races at Tacoma,
and who Is the two-tin1e winner of the
Santa Monica TOAD race, has longing eyes
Ion the Vanderbilt cup and grand prize
HE says he EXPECTS to get away with one
LOT these races just to top of good
season" Tetzhn is California pilot
land all Of his big wins have been on
1.-THE Pacific coast Teddy. however; wants
|ises to put up fast race in the Mil
waukee events. At Indianapolis, alter
mating with Caleb Bragg. Tetzla6 nailed
second place after wen driven race
coast.
MIRA and Mrs. T. Lamar Jackson re-
turned Monday from week END motor
"Trip TO Lsonaratown ana phsy Point.
route vas via to La Plata and
Bryanf6FWn. where they 1ound excellent
gravel 1lpads the entire distance. After
Ia short stop at LeonaGonown Lney con-
miles distant. They wkre. SO enthusiastic
over tina trip that they expect to take it
again in the near future
| -
Heresrt l1a AZ and 5smss, cun min
win begin TOMORROW al transcontinental
iourney In q motor car from New york
city to Menlo Park, tal., their home
town. In al time sense this will be a
coast to coast tour. as1 the Simplex In
which, they Are to travel will be dipped
hub deep in the, uaterst Of the Atlantic
at tha start and; into tie Pacific at the
| finish Accompa nY1ng 1lne Harvard men
VIII ny ;AI., a91 Mrs. p. Ma!te1 Wepp.
/ s sew; weeks iasS staaAed on a similar
Journey
| :.
Under3 by far the worst road conditions
1t has yet encountered on its trip the
Transco ptinental Aico truck has reached
Arion, iowa Accot ding to word received
from the crew in charge, this truck is
advancinee under "a broiling sun, with
deep, sandy roads aid weak bridges.
since crossing the Mississippi tho truck
| for the mist time, has come across
| bridges that were Aoo weak to hold 1t
/ and its CARLO. Three small bridges have
given way. tand many hours have been
| spent in rem lankinE and bracing others.
I The greateSt delays were occasioned by
the strengths ming OF weak bridges, eight
hours being acquired I'M one day. Forty
bridges were examined the following day
/ near MarshantoWn.
Rainstorms Rt times turned the roads
! slow and difiicit, In spite of this. how
seven miles in p day between Boone and
Arion, with the temperature at 70 oe-
rise In anHuoe on Soo leee TOT 1ne1 gay.
II nneleEn uays az siI GO o. r-s s.s "a,
mas coVereo nao.o .nsa A,ouv l,nieS eA1es
| leaving inc iaceory VI As o"ne1s
Plans are now vi lder way for another
| sociability run, to, be given under the
| ansr,ices OF the Automobile Club OF
| Washington. WhuA no dates have been
| announced as yet ic Is probaDle cnat the
affair will bel held the latter part or this
| month or thd first week IN August. Inc
last run was ealch decided success thar
to duplicate tive event.
A new route will be laid out and 1t is
expected that a. large inein OF contestants
VIII VIII 10 vi ,,n naa nc p direction ~ Cant
| - 81 TMa,,t 70 rdnor D
nunApu . uso ,,ssor,ohi,a S,,h ~ dis.
Ornie vi .ne xaussJ ~ aor a.s :
lance VIII pe app .,.a,t,, ,aiies ea TS ae
the iAst One; aDoEs ~ ar.e e aInS
sn;to hsa FOR hotb ,eIect4c and gasoline
cars In the last sevent an electric car
ianded we'll nm amfsnr the prize winners
soon GO .he orram9anen1s for the rur
| go o -. oo,,nia+aI tho entry hianLs vii
Nc ts.maJ >o
VIC losue"
luverefi last week to, DIR. G. Wythe Cook
lI M Real Nathan Bell. p l. Paylor
land w. B. Kraft
4 X
| c,..ra r. Ns.a,o,, Erras+ono +;r. -,
can,a ever rrnno Ph,I.sieinhia and snen,
supply tires to the various branches OF
the District government Tor the next
fiscal year.
/ The, Cook & Stoddard Company has
been awarded a contract by the sewer
| division of the District government to
. furnish two passenger Cadillac
touring cars. for use of the department.
The Cats were delivered yesterday. This
makes four cars of this make now In
Emerson &. Orme has improved to such
an extent within the past few days that