Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18

exercised that they are not broken, as a
crack in the insulation will be coincident
with the departure of all usefulness of
| the plug. There are many plugs SO con-
structed that they are to a large extent
self-cleaning.
There is every indication that the first
automobile show to be held in Virginia.
which will be held at the Fergus Reid
building in Norfolk, Va, will be success
full far beyond the expectations of the
Norfolk Automobile Trade Association.
When first organized there was consider
able doubt expressed at the first meeting
or two, before the charter of the asso-
citation was secured, as to whether or
not It could be put over. Today, with
practically all available space subscribed
for and nearly all detail arrangements
made, 1t but remains for good weather
not only the Norfolk people, but several
thousand from surrounding nearby towns.
While the show committee has not gone
| into the matter as yet having disposed
likely that there will be some special
feature attraction every evening and
afternoon during the show.
Treasurer Lee s. Guy has been dele
gated to look after the automobile pa
rade. and as to the advisability of open
ing the show In way that will bring
out large number Of machines in Nor
folk.
The Norfolk show, while necessarily
limited as to space. will offer the auto
mobile public at close range comparative
exhibits of the different standards and
popular makes of machines. and many of
the exhibitors have gone to large ex-
pense In order to secure for the Norfolk
snow not only the very latest improved
models, but instructive exhibits that
will tell the layman who knows nothing
about the mechanical parts of the auto
mobile great deal that he might not
know before purchasing a machine.
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A 1912 model IA Stevens Duryea run
Ao~.. finished In English purple lake, with
Chassis OF primrose yellow, was delivered
Thursday to Charles p Stone. a prom
inent motorist of this city, The car is
rated at A horsepower. and is the first
of the new models to arrive.
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Sales Of Maxwell cars were announced
during the past week as follows: G.
Walker. Mascotte touring car, and b. W.
Won Buelow, attache of the German en-
bassy, a Mascotte roadster. fully
to A. G. Mccartney. Maxwell ABB run
about: w. B. West, Messenger. fully
equipped; DR.. Oliver c. Cox, model A
.r1nabont;" DR.. J: Blair Spencer, Messen-
GER - ;.
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= Or: 1serxs ~ Rutan is the latest pur-
'cnaeer. o. a. maxwell Mercury car, fully
A 1912 Columbia electric victoria was
delivered last week to w. F. Redman.
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/ The French Grand Prix il unique by
reason of the distance to be covered. 1t
prise a distance Of 200 miles to be COW
cred on two consecutive days. the cars to
be placed in garage under military
guardianship at the close of the first day,
drivers few minutes before the start on
the second day. It liz considered by the
racing board that the value of the cars
can only be revealed by a long distance
only one race, and one first prize Of
$4,000, together with q team prize Of
1000 there are two distinct classes, one
being for light cars. having four-cylin-
der motor OF not more than 5000 &C.
with a minimum chassis weight of l.76S
pounds, and the other for cars without
limitation Of power or weight. The light
car regulations are practically the same
as those In force for last years race at
Boulogne-sur-Mer.. the only difference be-
have been removed. AS these cars will
probably average sixty-three to sixty
four miles an hour for the full distance,
they viii be; quite as impressive as the
in winning the first prize, for it is doubt
full il the big cars. having more stoppages
for tires and fuel, will put up higher
average.
drivers at the wheel, will participate in
the race and are expected to make q good
showing. At the same time q number
Of Americas foremost pilots will be seen
at the wheels of some OF the foreign cars
for the first time.
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According to an interesting decision
handed down by the first appellate divi-
sion of the New York supreme court. it Is
held that the automobile company is liza
BILE for damages when Its demonstrator
chaser to run the car, providing an ac-
cident OCCURS. In this case q company, IN
enAeavorinz to sell q car. employed
demonstration who allowed the chauffeur
it on the streets of New York young
woman was Knocked dawn and badly hurt
owing to the lack Of skill displayed by
the Chauffeur. The court held that the
company was responsible for the acts OF
chaser, who had not authorized his chauf-
feur to engage in driving test Of the
car. was not liable In damages
Returns from nine different European
countries show that there is a total Of
doms and republics at the present time.
with England holding a considerable lead.
A list OF the number Of machines in the
various countries follows: United King
dom. 1890: France, 64,200; Germany.
$1,000; Belgium, 11.600; Italy, $500; Aus
tria, $500: Switzerland, $3.50; Sweden,
1880; Luxembourg, 1S3.
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The latest purchasers OF 1912 self-start-
Ing Cadillac cars are II. L. Bateman,
who received his roadster last week, and
Charles s. Dice OF LeWisburg, w. Va, q
phsetons fully equipped.
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The worst roads In the United States
are found In .Yirsinia and Texas, accord
ing to the testimony OF 8. NJ. Hall and
a. NJ Smart OF Brooklyn, who. recently
arrived. in Los Angeles, after q transcon-
fipental trip around the southern route,
in Mr. Halls EMF 80" While there
are quite q. number Of states not includ-
cd a. yet In the Hail!Smart itinerary, the
intrepid motorists are willing to risk q
wager that the clay mountain roads OF
the Old Dominion. wet with the rain OF
couple OF weeks, can develop about all the
mud problems they are going. Similar
~. when 1t comes to sand, they are ready
TO back the valley tof the Rio Grande In
the region OF Fort Hancock against all
Corners Neither mud NOR sanA afoDnnd