The Washington herald., 1912-03-03
Nv WILLIAM uLLMAN.

Mr.. Edward Pagle, secretary pro TEN.
Of the Automobile Trade Association of
washington. requests that all persons en-
gagged IL the. automobile trade In this
city be present at the next meeting OF
the association, TO be held In room 64
Colorado Building. Tuesday evening.
March 5, for the purpose OF electing offi-
GERS. This is the fourth and last open
meeting. and all the local members of
attend, as the committee appointed 10
draft the rules and bylaws will submit
them for adoption.
The formation of the Automobile Trade
Association Of Washington Is the result
OF an informal meeting OF the local auto
mobile dealers and supply men, when the
subject of forming an organization met
Van Ness. OF the Washington Auto Sup
ply Company. was elected temporary
chairman.
At a subsequent meeting II was de-
cided to organize permanently and a COM
mittee was appointed TO frame the rules
and bylaws. After the meeting next
Tuesday membership can only be OBJ
tained by application.
The Commercial Auto and supply Com
pany delivered a Studebaker electric
coupe to W. z. ColweIl last week.
Three days of automobile racing Is
scheduled for Old Orchard, Me-, the dates
being July I, ), and 6. Old Orchard has
three miles of ideal racing beach. and
the event will be conducted under the
auspices OF the Old Orchard Automobile
Association. Prizes aggregating $4,000
in money will be offered in addition to the
cups.
Tho Imperial Motor. Company report
the sale of n two-ton White truck to
the Washington Gaslight Company.
\ thousand pound delivery wagon is the
latest addition to the line OF cars han
died by the Overland Washington No
tor Company. The new car viii sell for
pected daily which will be placed on
exhibition in their showroOms at So
Fourteenth street.
W. p. Barnhart & Co. report the sale
Of an Everitt six to Bert HiIbourne,
secretary to Senator PoindeXtcr.
"one great cause Of engines missing
at high Speeds says Charles Splitdorf,
in one OF his trouble talks" rs caused
by wear in the contact breaker points OF
the magnetic. Even with very slight wear
u good contact is secured at low speeds
but at high speeds the points will not
be brought together with enough force
TO give proper contact and the result is
4 miss as the speed is increased. This
missing is easily distinguished from low
speed missing. which Is usually caused
by faulty Carburetcr adjustment"
J. r. Thomas, manager OF the United
Motor Washington Company, visited
Roanoke, Va, last week.
Thrilling experiences in the worst biz
zard in years were reported by William
II. Kleckner and Charles d. Weed. who
have Just reached New York in a six-cyl-
inder Alec touring car, after a eoo-mile
trip through Pennsylvania. Both men told
how they passed over mountains that had
not been traversed during the winter
months in years and battled with snow
drifts seven feet high when the roads
were obsecured.
Z. L. Baker, sales manager for the
r. c. II. Corporation, was in the city
last week visiting Earle & Allen, local
agents for the r. c. II.
Mr.. Baker expressed himself as being
highly pleased with the local business,
the representation of Hupp-Yeats electrics
on the streets being very gratifying. The
growing popularity Of the Rupp-Yeats