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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
AUTO SUPPLY FIRM
IN NEW QUARTERS
Miller Bros. Occupy Pierce
Street Building, Former
Studebaker Branch,

Miller Brothers, automobile and supply
dealers, moved into new quarters.
6l-Sl Pierce street northeast, last
week and are conducting business, not
having had moments interruption since
the work of moving the force and stock
commenced several days ago. The new
quarters We're formerly occupied by the
otnoebaker branch in this city and are
among the most spacious i'm the city.
On the first floor near the entrance are
, located the offices of the firm. All
OF the various departments arc separated
"hich enables those in charge to keep i'm
touch with every branch of the business.
! 10 the right of the main entrance is a
large saleSroom where will be DISPLAYED
J Ford models of every type built in order
tnat prospective purchasers and dealers
may see just what they are buying.
In the rear of the salesrOom are To-
Gated the repair shops and testing rooms
where all adjustments are made. A car
on entering the main entrance is tagged
and then passed on in order to the proper
department. In the rear Of the Offices are
located the stockrooms, where spare
parts are carried. in addition to a large
stock of automobile accessories There
Is also special stockroom for tires and
oils and a stand for washing cars. In
this same building is also located an up
to-das" paint shop, while lockers have
been provided for every employe of the
| company.
| In an adjoining building is found a
modern assembling room. After the cars
have been assembled they are passed or
!! into another room, which is in charge OF
II. c. Mcdowell, where they pass fina
inspection. and are locked up. Another
| feature OF the service station, which is
one of the largest in the south, is the ma.
chine room. where the drills lathes and
other machinery have been provided The
buildings are well lighted and airy, and
| cover over an acre of floor space Plat.
forms have been arranged for handling
cars and freight. and no time is lost after
an order is once received in the main of,
| fee and the time it is sent out by ex.
press. Every modern convenience has
| been provided, and the plant is complets
in every detail.
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hour later We were passing through the
town and heading for Wilmington. Del.
Marshallton and Elsmere Junction were
passed en- route. At 1910 O'Clock We
, slowly entered Wilmington IA the Ian
caster pike. Here plans were changed.
and instead of spending the night In VIII
mington We decided to take the II O'Clock
boat of the New Jersey and Wilmington
Ferry Company for Penn Grove and con-
tinue the run to the seashore.
At IL 30 O'Clock we landed on the Jer-
sew shore and within short time were
heading in a southeastern direction for
Atlantic City. Penn Grove is quite a
large sized town. It IS situated on the
banks of The. Delaware river. about six
miles from Wilmington. \ large amuse-
| ment PARK extends along the water front.
The ferryboat ride is a delightful one,
and being Of short duration proves some
what Of a diversion to- the tourist The
boat plying between Wilmington and
Penn Grove is similar TO those in use be-
tween Philadelphia and Camden and
Jersey City and New York It is large,
double-ended ferrybo.t and has a ca
pacity of about twenty large touring
cars. Every care is taken to insure COM
| fort and convenience to the tourist, and
with a lar:.e crew on hand day and light
to handle tbs machines all chances for
accidents or danger are ,niniIniZed The
! .are is $! for the machine and driver
| each way. The cost per passenger is Is
cents one way, or - cents the round trip.
GangWayS have been constructed for the
handling of motor cars and no tine is .ost
| on either side of the river in making the
| transfer.
| With the bright lights of the dock burn
| ing back of us. we started on our mid
| night dash for Atlantic City. We had
| hardly gotten beyond the limits of the
! town of Penn Grove when we found
| ourselves confronted by a dense fog. For
| a few miles outside of the town the road
was fine ald whenever the atmosphere
cleared enough foE~us to make any speed
we naturally took advantage of it. The
| fog failed to lift as time wore on. and
! instead Of getting lighter. it became more
and more dense. 1t resembled very much
a heavy dust, such as is usually stirred
up by a motor car less than a cars
length ahead of you when travelling at
high speed on dirt road. So dense was
it at times that it was necessary TO
bring the machine to standstill. fear
ing at any moment we would collide with
something on the road. The speedometer
seldom got over the sixteen-mile notch,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07

Both touring car and roadster bodies
are exclusively Buick, the stream line
on the B-;1 adding grace and lnxur
lance to the appearance The top is OF
the old hip style. the radiator octagon-
H. and the hood is rounded to blend
more perfectly with the f1arins cowl oi
the body.
In the Six. the Buick Motor Com
pany claims 10 have the lightest cal
its power and wheel base of any
thing ever manufactured. 1t has q re-
markable pickup. and the power anC
speed which. with its beauty of body
lines, combine to make it wonderfully
attractive to the motor car user. The
wheel base is 100 inches.
..All 1914 Bucks are controlled by
single lever operating on ball and sock
ct joint. There are no sectors or pro
iecting parts, giving a maximum of les
room and reducing all chances of soil
ing or tearing garments to a minimum.
Much has been done to add to cas-.
riding by the extra big and wide springs
semi-elnptic front and three-quarter ell
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ceeding to a point four miles from Perry
vile We came To a fork III the road. y
large sign a telegraph pole at the
junction of the road pointed in the direc-
ton of Philadelphia. over Il heavy. sandy
road. Disregarding this sign we turned
to the right over what is considered
much better road in the direction OF
CharlestoWn. The road leads through the
woods, and is not nearly so SANDY III
many places there is hardly any sand AT
ALL and over such stretches we made
good time. The road was never III bet
ter condition than 1t was last week.
and just to show how good 1t was we
negotiated the fifteen miles from Perry
vile into F.lkton on high speed The ut
tie village of CharlestoWn Is - ini'eS
from Prime; pio. OH the banks OF the Sns-
Guehanna river. which IS PLAINLY seen
when entering the town.
We continued over the same road an
other three miles and found ourselves in
the town Of Northeast. Here the SANDY
road ended. and on tho outskirts OF the
town we found a new cement road "hlcn
We greeted with delight rms foan
measured ~ miles and was all that could
be desired The contractor is now en-
gagged in widening the road. especially
around the curves. The grace IS All
excellent one and no shifting 81 seafs Is
necessary the entire distance. Inc dis-
lance between Northeast and klkton IS
o. miles. OF this distance - miles IS
of the cement type. and where II leaves
off a new gravel road extends the pal
ance of the distance into Elkton. In
fact this part of the road is SO Well con-
structed that it will hardly be noticeab bic
from the cement road after the latter
road receives it's top dressing of oil and
fine sand The fifteen miles between
Perryville and Elkton were negotiated
in one hour and five minutes. but on the
trim home this time was reduced to fifty
minutes fiat 1t is this stretch Of road
from Perryville to Elkton that for years
was a bane to motorists. The construction
of good road from Perryville to North
east, however, will do much to facllltate
motoring, as there is still plenty OF room
for Improvement.
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vHE logical automobile route
from Washington, ID. c., to
Atlantic City. n. j. is via
Wilmington. Del. where the
ferry is taken across the Della
ware river to Penn Grove, n. j.. con-
tinuins over the roads of the Skeeter
state to the seashore AS evidence OF
the popularity of this route with motor
lists, nearly thousand motor cars were
transported by ferry from Wilmington
to Penn Grove during the month of Au-
gust To be exact, the number was G,1.
During the month of July SSi were trans
ported in this manner. During the year
1912 the total number of machines car
ried on the ferry boats was 94l. which
route" as it might be termed. is meeting
with general favor among the motoring
fraternity.
Aside from the advantages of this fea-
ture of crossing into the state of New
Jersey at this point. the time and DIS
lance saved other features which
should be taken into consideration by
the tourist The distance from the Ma
tional Capital to Atlantic City via this
route is 195 miles, as against 2l6 miles
via Philadelphia and Camden, y. j.. a
saving Of twenty-three miles. The dis
lance between Wilmington. Del, and
Philadelphia is thirty-two miles. which
distance could be considered as saved
were it not for the fact that the route,
which will be described below, was over
a slightly different route from that gem
orally taken by motorists as far as Will
mington. and also that the Penn Grove
route to Atlantic City is five miles longer
than via Camden, n. j.
In entering Baltimore the Edmonston
avenue route was taken through Cations
vile. Md, instead of motoring through
the western part of the Monumental city.
Then again two miles We're added to the
route by going from Churchyille, Md. to
Aberdeen, Md, and then into Havre de
Grace, instead of keeping straight ahead
on the Belair road from Churchville to
Havre de Grace. This stretch of road
was found in excellent shape and was
We'll worth the difference in mileage.
Leaving here last Saturday afternoon
at 50 o'clock, party of local motorists
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ROAD 4
@ulletin

New cement road between
Clagettsyille and Ridgev;lle. COM
p,eted and now open to the public.
New detour necessary between I.
g. and Waldorf. Md. Turning TO
the right at t. B.. the route - via
Nick endree. Detour- is five miles
long, making distance between I.
b. and Waldorf eleven miles.
Cement road A. completed be-
tween Northeast and Elkton. Md.
and open to motorists. No detours
necessary. No improvements beinS
made to sand stretch between
Northeast and Perryville. Stretch
between Perryville and Charles
town is in good condition. This
road is taken to the right, four
miles out from Perryville, at te'e-
graph pole.
Queens Chapel road between
Brookland and Hyattsville is closed.
New road under construction. So
Bladensburg road.
Rockville pike stili blocked of
beyond Bethesda to electric rail
way crossing near Rockville.
New StHftut W
densburg has been opened TO mo-
florists. Still small stretch uncom-
pleted.
Leonardtown road under const.uc
ton between Hughesville and Char
lotte Hall.
Marlboro turnpike u:,ier construc-
tion between Forestville and Cen
teryille. Road blocked pending con-
struction of new cement road. part
of which is finished. One mile de-
tour necessary between these
points.
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town hall. while the various sto' es form
a square around the center o. the town.
Five roads entering the town at the CEN
ter we turned square to the left and then
right on a fairly good dit road, crossing
several wooden bridges and numerous
crossroads.
About -four miles from Pitts Grove we
came to Monroeville and. passing straight
through. after crossing the railroad
Il acks continued on to Franklinville.
four miles distant Arriving at Frank
Invite we turned to the right and landed
on what is known as the Malaga pike,
which extends from Philadelphia to At
lantic City. The junction from Penn
Grove is at this place. From Franklin
vile extends an excellent g-ayel road,
over which fast time can be made. Tn
fortunately for u.s. we had the fog to
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CoURr House MA4s LANDING

and when i, did it was only for a brief
period when the fog would lift. Then
all of a sudden we would plunge into the
mist again and machine and occupants
would disappear from view. Raincoats
were broken out and proved very com
Portable the remainder of the trip to the
seaShore.
The worst stretch of road between
Penn Grove and Atlantic City starts
about three miles out from Penn Grove
and extends four miles into Sharpstown.
which is the next town along the route.
With this section improved the road
would be ideal the entire distance of
S'Xty-Seveu miles to the SeaShore. The
section referred TO is rather rough in
places and slightly sandy, but not Q
such depth that the motorist should
fear to noto- through it. On the other
sid of Sharpstown, which is So miles
from Penn Grove. the road improves.
and from here on fast time can be made
he roads are sign posted at cross
roads and forks and in the various
towns. so that one need not go astray.
In this connection the writer desires to
call the attention of motorists taking
this run to the fact that the sign posts
bearing the name POLE Tavern are in
tended to Indicate the town of PITTS
Grove. Pole Tavern is the name of the
town by which it is known and has been
known by the natives res. ding in that
vicinity for over 100 years. This should
be borne in mind. as the motorist IS
quite likely to get off the man road as
all of the roads look alike through TINS
section of the state.
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Ford Deliveries.

Ford ears were delivered during the
past week to the following: II. j..
Boyle. Minis and Mauck Remschel Auto
Sales Company. p. J. Harmon. Warren
ton carriage works. Charles NJ. Wilder,
Leonard Sarge 1t, +. r. keane Company,
Joseph II. Newell and Charles w.
Floecker. touring cars. and District of
Columbia street cleaning department, Il
runa bout.
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Good Macadam Roads.

Showing on from Eikton at s o'clock.
we proceeded over good macadamized
roads the entire distance to Newark,
Del, seven miles away. where halt
was made for supper at $50 o'clock. An
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Start From Washington.

The start from the National Capital
was made at 80 O'Clock the route being
out II street northeast 10 18th. where
we turned to the left and headed for
Bladcnsbour over thc> new cement road
which was recently thrown open to mo-
torists. From there the oiled boulevard
extends the entire distance to Baltimore.
the towns of Hyattsville, BeltsNille.
Laurel. Elkrid2e and Relay being pas sed
enroute After leaving Relay we turned
onto Rolling road and following the Ed
monston avenue route. passed through
Catonsville and later through the north
ern part of Baltimore. Considerable time
was saved by taking this route, and with
in a short space of time we were on the
road to Towson, a little village about
eight miles north of the Monumental
city. One of the delights of this route
was motoring through Green Spring val
ley, which was cool and well shaded and
the air refreshing.
From Towson we continued on through
Loeb Raven. The new oiled road from
Towson out about four miles was all
that could be desired. Where this fine
stretch ends gravel road takes up.
which was found rough and full of holes
at various points along the line. Glen.
arm was the next village on the route.
being JS.S miles from Washington.
to the left at the next corner and con-
tinucd on up the valley until we came
J to blacksmith shop on. the right side
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of the road Turning sharply to the
right around the blacksmith shop we
continued over good macadan stretch
for a short distance and pulled into
Fork over a dirt road. We arrived at
Fork on the Hartford road. at SIS
O'Clock. and turning again to the left.
we followed this pike as far as Church
vile. Motorists will remember this road
as being full of loose stones for miles
and miles. Last week we found many
OF these stones removed and men en-
gagged in spreading a top dressing of dirt
over the road. in the belief that it would
Improve it, In many places the surface
was heavy and dusty, while no attempt
was being made to roll the two miles of
dirt after it had been spread by hand
across the road. Other little villages and
post offices passed en- route were Bagley
and Benson. At $50 o'clock we pulled
into Bela;r over a splendid new oiled
road which extended a distance of three
miles. Belair is seventy-two miles from
Washington.
En- Route to Havre de Grace.
Turning to the left and. after proceed
ing square, turning to the right. we
continued our journey over another rough
stretch of WORKOUT macadam highway,
which was interspersed here and there
with fairly good stretch. through
Fountain Green and into Churchville,
about five miles from Beair. About one
mile out from this pace we came to a
fork in the road. 1T was here that we
had the choice of two routes into Havre
de Grace. The one to the left is shorter
! but rougher. while the one to the right
is two miles longer and good every inch
of the way. 1t passes through the town
of Aberdeen, six mics from Churchville.
and from the standpoint of scenery is
far superior to the other route From
\ hpr6aen 10 6iranf a
de Grace. On this trip both roads We're
taken and every member in the party
favored the route VIA Aberdeen.
Havre de Grace was reached at 6:4j
o'clock in the evening. 1t was decided to
push on at this point. and after paying
81 toll to cross the bridge over the Sus-
quehanna river we turned in the ticket on
the other end of the bridge and entered
!, the town of Perryvilie The route from
here was straight through the town in
the direction of Principle. about three
miles out from Perryville. A brief stop
was made here to light up. and after pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-07
Electric Crossing Signs.

A feature which attracted our attention
as We sped along through the wee sma'
hours of the night was the electric signs
found in operation at every railroad
crossing We passed while in New Jersey
Coming onto sign which read go slow,
caution. railroad crossing 500 feet dis
tant, we naturally reduced our speed
and would proceed but short distance
when another sign would greet our APP
pearance, which read similar to the above,
with the exception that the distance this
time was 80 feet. These signs stand out
prominently on both sides of the railway
crossings. They are painted black with
white lettering. Along the top of the
board electric lights are incased in a
metal shield with a reflector which throws
the rays of light down on the board. In
this manner the signs can be seen several
hundred feet away, even on the darkest
night The effect is similar to that en-
ployed in Illuminating paintings in art
galleries:
At Malaga we made diagonal turn to
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participated i'm a weekend motor trip to
Atlantic City. spending Labor day at the
seashore and returning home that after
noon In the party were f. M. Wallace,
Stanley Horner. Bob johnston. W.
Malcolm lIettinger Sammy Tompkins.
Thomas Wenner and the writer. The trip
was made in Mr.. Wallace's big fifty
horsepower. seven passenger WEIGH tour
ing car and proved most delightful out
ing No mechanical trouhle OF any klnd
occurred on the run. which was entirely
free from tire trouble from start to finish.
PREPARATIONS were made, however III ease
OF trouble of this character. as the sun
was extremely hot at all times. and the
full quota Of passengers We're aboard the
machine \ cool breeze. however Sur
rcd during the day. while the evenings
were unusually cool on the road Will.
travelling.
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contend with. and therefore speed was
out OF the question.
The road is well constructed and ex-
tends clear into Atlantic City. a dls-
lance of forty-three miles. There is not
Il wave in the road, and while the scenery
Is not as picturesque as one might de-
sire, still. it is attractive nevertheless.
The road is lined nearly the entire dis
lance with farms on either side. Vii
lagos are scattered at various points
along the highway. which tends to
add to the pleasure of the trip. Speed
APPS ar" in operation along the line in
some Of the towns. and care should DE
exercised and watch kept out for the
sheriff and his assistants. On the re
turn trip we found the Town constable
ION the job Standing cree, along the
side Of the road in the tall grass. he
sized up the motorists as they came
along. Lying in the grass Was as
sistant. who we figured out was operating
a telephone. This scene of activity Was
on the outskirts of the town. il evidently
being the intention of the constable to
phone into town description of speeding
machines and then hold them up on this
charge. We were travelling in the oppo-
site direction. however, and, having just
passed through the town, hadn't put on
speed when We came across tie trap
pers." We gave them the glad hand =
smiled and passed on.
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Woodstown Next Village.

Turning to the left at the irregular
four corners and then right at the RED
brick building, we continued on our trip.
and within a short period entered the
little village of Woodstown. less than
three miles from Sharpstown. Keeping
straight through at the water trough at
the irregular four corners. We lost no
time in heading for Pitts Grove or Poie
Tavern. the next stop on the itinerary.
AT Pitts Grove is located the old tavern.
built over a century ago. In the center
of the town, alongside a tall Flagstaff. we
found a white pole on which were erect
ed sign posts, Indicating the directions of
the various towns and their distances.
The town itself Is quaint little settle
ment. Opposite the tavern is the old
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Hudson Deliveries.

1911 Hudson touring cars of the six
cylinder type were delivered to the fol-
lowing during the past week: DR.. G. G.
Patton. Quartermaster's Department. L.
S. A.. Soldiers Home. DR.. Henry Hazen
and Maj. A. P. Burlington of the Army
ar College.
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Mechanically Attractive.

'Constructively. the Buick line offers a
decidedly interesting field study for those
systematically inclined. and is attractive
to the average locker because of the
beauty of design. completeness and prac-
ticability of equipment and the power
Of the motor.
'sThe B-24 and BIS are admitted
" the - and - of the 1913 season.
the 1914 departures being in bodily re-
afnement. drive and control and equip
gent The seats are low, cushions
Aeep, and there is a slight tilt to the
Tear seat which adds much to comfort.
This car has wheel base of l05 inches,
and the tires are S2x31e inches.
I'm the B-36 and B-37. Chief En-
xineer Mari has introduced practically
everything necessary to mechanical
perfection, convenience and easy riding.
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BUICK 1914 LINE
!: HAS SEVEN MODELS
Pleasure Cars include First
il Six-Cylinder Machine
+. Made by Company.

Seven models of pleasure cars. two Of
them six cylinders and two motor trucks.
comprise the 1914 line of the Buick Motor
Company. The company's announcement
sets forth: Everything is eft-hand drive
and center control. but while in body
esjgn the company also takes radical
departure the motor is the same valve
in-the-head type to which has always
been largely attributable Buick success.
Every pleasure ear model is equipped
with the Delco self-starter. q starter
which combines starting. lighting and
ignition. and which starts lW times III
every hundred.
The seven pleasure car models Wfi
he designated as B-24 and B-25. roadster
and touring car. the smallest in the
group: B-D and B-3s, a peppery four
cylinder. and Bod and Bis, the six
cylinder, the first of the larger type that
the company has ever marketed. The
Six is already one of the sensations OF
the season. All models come in both
roadster and five-passenger bodies, in
addition TO which is a coupe on the B-33a
and B-S1 chassis. IL is known as model
Rs