Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

| of Judge Hazel since October II and its
| Hing just before the adjustment OF the
surprise to motordom generally. 1t is
probab BILE that the matter cannot be fully
adjudicated within year.
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| The National Capital was deserted dur
| ing the past week by nearly every auto
York to take In the automobile shows.
| Among those who went to the metropol
| within the past few days were: J. A.
| Muehleisen. Rudolph Jose. Cliff Long,
! Barnhart. Claude e. Miller. Charles Z.
| Miller. NJ. Tayloe Pollock, r. c. SIN tin,
c. Cassard Schroth, F. C. Sibbald and
Two records for nonstop service held
by co trucks are destined to be bet
tered by the three and one-half-ton truck
OF the same make that has entered upon
wo weeks of duty in New York for an
express company. The present nonstop
record is held by this truck of 1888 hours.
| made a year ago. For six days and
nights the truck operated In the streets
of New York. On the seventh. in the face
of the worst snowstorm OF the winter. 1t
made an overland run to Philadelphia.
The object Of the run is to demonstrate
the superiority Of the motor truck over
| the horse-drawn vehicle.
That the long-strokc motor has come
| to stay is now an established fact. and
another year will see all progressive
| manufacturers using this type Of en-
CINE exclusively. While the American
manufacturer has been considerably
| criticised for allowing his European
on him before adopting this type of
motor. 1t must be remembered that It
! is a comparatively simple matter for
the European manufactures to make
change of this nature for the reason
| that he makes but few hundred cars
| without any very expensive equipment.
| while the American manufacturer
makes them by the thousands and tens
of thousands. with a tremendous In
vestment in jigs and special tools
which become to a great extent worth
less when a radical change Of this
| nature is adopted.
| One reason. possibly, why the Euro
pean manufacturers have given more
attention to this matter then the home
makers is because of the high price OF
gasoline abroad, making fuel economy
one of the strongest selling points Of
| a car. There are. however. many other
| benefits to be derived from this de-
sign of engine. of which the most i'm
portant are probably the slower crank
shaft speed, resulting in longer life to
! the engine bearings: a motor which
is more easily cooled and which will
| stand harder work without overhead
shaft on account Of the longer connect
ing rods required by the longer stroke.
| A 1912 STANDARDIZATION ''Stratford" IL
mousine. finished in dark blue. was deliv-
cred last week to Victor Kaufman. The
stored in bedford cord. with complete
electrical equipment.
a party of local motorists is this week
participating in the golf tournament at
| Pinehurst, n. c., having left Washington
| a few days ago. Those In the party are
Robert w. Cox, Emmons s. Smith, 0. j.
DeMoll and Charles Langley.
| Sales Of 1912 Ford touring cars We're re-
ported during the past week as follows:
Mems. Taylor Grimes. Mrs. r. w. Morse.
| DR.. w. A. Thomas. DIR. John w. Shaw
and E. w. Briggs & Co. Ford cars OF the
/ roadster type were purchased by T.. E..
| DIR. E. P. Magruder and r. Tuohey. the
latter two being torpedo bodies.
Recent experiments on the part OF
American motor car manufacturers with
/ the wire wheel as substitute for the
wooden wheel, now in use, have centered
| the attention Of designers and motor car
owners upon the experience of English
and French makers with the demount-
able rim and the demountable wheel.
| In England the demoun.able wheel has
outstripped the demountable rim, while
| in France the demountable rim was a
leader and still Is; but for the coming
| season a few Of the big French firms
have announced that they will equip
| with the demountable wheel
The majority Of foreign demountable
| wheels are of the wire type, but the
wood wheel can be used with equal facil-
| ity.
| not taken hold in America. and the
| reason usually given is that its appear
| ance Is not as substantial, and Ameri-
| cans are very particular about the ap-
| pearance of their cars, demanding that
In some cases with the practical advan-
| tage of added efficiency.
| 1t is perhaps only q question of a
year or two when demountable wheels
possible that some few American man
ufacturers will adopt tho wire wheel.
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| Representative Cox Of Dayton. Ohio.
Ereceived his Standardization .Saybrook''
| limousine last week. The color of the
car is Brewster green. while the interior
Is finished in green broadcloth.
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/ The Locomobile Company of America.
l.
been marketing its 4S-horsepower six
| cylinder car. has realized the demand
for Little Six car, and to cover this
field have brought out the ''38" Little
| Six.
The "3S' is designed primarily for
| f1ve-passenger body. the idea being to
put out car of moderate power and
passenger capacity; but to fill the de-
mand 1t has been necessary to add a
torpedo body, limousine body and a
| landaulet to the line.
| telegram was received In this city
Wednesday from Joseph M. Stoddard,
who Is attending the New York shows,
announcing that he had closed the sale
of CO. Six Pierce-Arrow touring car
to Harry F. Norment.
| A model % Detroit-electric extension
brougham, upholstered in Bedford cord.
was delivered last week to Mrs. Aleyne
Fisher.
| Lee s. Guy, manager Of the Goodyear
tire branch at Norfolk. Va. in company
with Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Powers. Is at
tending the automobile shows in New
York Mr.. Guy is treasurer Of the auto
Imobile show which will be held March /
| In Norfolk.