Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-28

tually no speed limit outside of cities.
towns or villages, and that so long as the
motorist had a free road and did not en-
danger the life. limb or property of
imposed by the law.
This decision is of great importance
both to District and Maryland motorists,
as number of arrests have been made
/ during the last few years and heavy fines
! imposed for exceeding twenty-five miles
an hour on the highways by local magis-
trates
The writer received a letter a few days
ago from Cy Grogan. loca automobile
| editor. who is at present in Oshkosh.
Wis He reports the weather extremely
| cold, the thermometer often being 30 de-
grees below zero. He expects to return
| to Washington during the cary part of
| February.
Showing to a marked degree the adj
vance that is being steadily made toward
:,ymmetry and strength in commercial
vehicle building. Flanders 90 de-
| very car has just made its appearance
| at the various retail stores OF the Stude-
! baker corporation.
This car is somewhat of a novelty,
coming, as 1t does. from mandatory
which, at its Detroit plants. has hereto
fore butt nothing but passenger cars. Its
advent Is also interesting in. the fact
that the car gives a practical demon
stration of versatile team work between
the Studebaker plants at Detroit and
South Bend.
The lines of the Flanders 100 delivery
car differ somewhat from the conven-
tjonal type of "camel-back' construc-
ton. This allows paneling scheme
which adds materially to the beauty or
the car The right side of the body con-
tinues in straight line to the dash,
giving permanent protection to the driver
as well as increasing the sturdy QUALITIES
of the car Plate glass windows IN. the
sides and rear and full equipment on all
models are added features.
Louis Weaver, George Weaver and w.
H. Moses, prominent Washington motor
lists. and former Commissioner Morrow
sailed from New York last week for
Panama The party expects to return
about February 10
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A 1912 Cadillac touring car. equipped
with self-starter. was delivered Friday
to Oliver Ricketson.
J. A. Muehleisen of the Luttrell Com
pany returned yesterday from visit to
the Packard factory at Detroit.
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Two model % Buick roadsters and a
model % touring car were delivered last |
week to George B. Hall, distributor, at
Baltimore, Md.
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According to information received by |
Ted S. Johnston, manager OF the local
branch Of the Buick Motor Company. the
largest order for cars on record was re- I
ceived last week from the Pence Auto
mobile Company of Milwaukee. for SAT
Buick automobiles, to be shipped as fast
as possible.
The first train, containing thIrty-sIx
carloads, or 1O6 automobiles. went for
ward last Thursday. The next train OF
fifty carloads. or 100 automobiles. will
leave the factory tomorrow. The next.
or third train. of equal size, is scheduled
Tor shipment February 5. and the fourth
train. made up OF 13S automobiles. which
viii be shipped in forty six carloads, will
be shipped from the factory February ~.
This record has never been equaled. or
even approached, 1t is said, by any other I
OF automobiles in the world,
and will probably stand as record for
long time II
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Ford cars were delivered during the past
week to the following: DIR. John W.
Shaw. w. 7. Shane. Mrs. A. w. Morse.
touring cars; III. s. Dulin. Dr. E. p.
Magruder and Dennis Tu0hey. roadsters
and delivery wagon to F. j. Kohler.
Sales of torpedo roadsters were made to
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