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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

twice a week n gin of denatured al
cohol is poured into each cylinder
through the petcock. left over night.
the motor started in the morning
with the throttle wide open all carbon de-
posits will have been so loosened by the
solvent properties OF the alcohol as to
be readily blown out through the exhaust,
leaving the cylinders, valves and pistons
clean and dry-assuring a maximum OF
gas power and prolonging the life of the
motor. AS denatured alcohol has already .
been adopted by motorists the nom
freezing agent for the radiator solution
and a cleanser of Limousine glass its use
in the automobile field will thus be three.
fold. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

not stand on it's merits alone. and hence
concessions are made necessary.
If the purchaser would think sufhc1ently
he would see that the most liberal guar
antee in the world would not make a good
truck out Of a poor one and that free
repairs are less to be desired than no re-
pairs-in short. that what is wanted is a
truck that will give the best service and
least trouble. Nothing is gained by free
repairs and the loan of substitute truck
when the original truck goes out of COM
mission on the road and deliveriesiare de-
layed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
AuTOMOBIL6
W@LENDAR)
1913.

1913.
May 5-S-Motor truck reliability
run. auspices the Washington Post,
Washington, d. c.
May 30-Indianapolis speedway
meet.
May 30-Interclub reliability. Chi
cago Motor Club VS.. Chicago Ath-
letic Club.
June 19-Algonquin hill climb.
Chicago Motor Club.
June 25-29-Chicago Automobile
Club non-motor stop reliability to
Boston, Mass.
July 4-Track meeting, Taylor
(TeX.) Auto Club.
July 4. =, 6-Road race, Tacoma.
Montamara festo auto committee.
July 12-French grand prix-
August-Elgin road races, Elgin
Road Racing Association.
August :0-September 6-Reliabil-
ity tour. Chicago Motor Club.
September l = Two-hundred-mile
track race. Columbus (Ohio) Auto
Club.
November 81 Vanderbilt road
race at Savannah. Ga.
November 27-Savannah grand
prix.
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been in common service as long as horse
drawn wagons. or even as long as type
writer's. much less stress Will be laid
upon the warranty. 1t will be common
knowledge then that trucks of estab-
lished make have stood the test OF time,
and that every manufacturer with rep
utation will, without question, replace any
part Of the machine that is shown to be
obviously defective and unsuited to its
purpose.
But this is a formative and development
stage of the industry. The customer
naturally believes. as he Is told, that the
liberal guarantee is evidence of the good
faith of the manufacturer and of his
confidence in his product.
The salesman says:
ours is the best truck in the market.
1t is built of the very best materials
obtainable, without regard to cost: is de-
try, who spent years in the study OF Tor
eign trucks. and is built by high-priced
skilled workmen in the most up-to-da
factory. We know absolutely what 1t Will
do and that it will stand up to the Sc
verest service, because 1T has been thor
oughly tested and tried out in the service
of many large users. We know every
bolt and nut in the machine, and are so
certain Of it that we Will make you a
longer and broader guarantee than any
other truck maker dares to offer. We
will not only guarantee 1t for life, making
all repla cements and repairs without cost
to you, but will guarantee that 1t won't
cost YOU more than IS a day to operate.
including maintenance charges
X x * X
Confession of Weakness.
Such talk is very convincing to pros
pective buyers who have had no expert
ence with motor trucks.
1t is not likely to occur to the buyer
that the willingness to go farther than
councillors in the matter of guarantee
is in itself a confession of weakness; an
evidence that for some reason the ma
chine is harder to sell than others; can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Motor Buses for Pittsburgh.

Eight of the largest motor trucks in the
world, fitted with huge omnibus bodies.
have been built for the Pittsburgh Auto
Transit Company They will be placed
in service in the Smoky City May I. The
bodies, which strongly resemble street
cars, were built by one of the largest
street car builders In the country. The
design, however, is such that they are
more comfortable in riding.
The buses are of the -as-you-enter
type, and have seats for thirty-four pas
sengers They are built with six-cylinder
sixty-horsepower motors, giving them an
abundance of power for the steep grades
i'm Pittsburgh. Passengers will be carried
between the downtown business district
and the Highland park residential sec
tons.
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Buses Crowd Out Cars.

The city Of Huntington, Ind. has de-
clined to grant franchise for street
car line. and has substituted in its place
A motor omnibus service under twenty
wear franchise. Huntington Is the first
American city to adopt motor buses to
the absolute exclusion of street cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Official Year Book Out.

The official Good Roads Year Book Of
the United States has just been issued
from the press. One of the particular fea-
lures of this years issue is the chapter
on bond issues. The chapter is based
upon reports from more than SO per cent
of the counties in the United States, and
has been compiled and checked, the pub
fishers claim. with the greatest care and
accuracy.
Another feature is the chapter on the
Road Systems of Foreign Countries.
which has not heretofore been treated in
the Year Book. The various progress re-
ports from state highway departments
bring out some interesting points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
"Clif" Long Has Straw "Lid."

OF those who form the rank and file OF
of the spring season with a straw bonnet
was Col. Cliff Long of Studebaker fame
The auto editor of The Star observed the
colonel wearing warm-weather headpiece
at noon, or Whereabouts, last Wednesday.
Any claimant for honors as the leader of
fashion within the province of motordom
who can prove an earlier appearance with
straw lid will be given due credit
X x X
The following Cadillac cars have been
delivered to Washington purchasers dur
ing the past week:
John Morris, touring car: George w
Talbert. touring car: Representative Joe
]. Russell. six passenger; I. c. Dulin, six
passenger: DR.. Louis Mackall. phaeton
R. P. Kettenring, torpedo: w. C. Blum
don, roadster
Washington. purchasers have received
the following Marion cars this week
through the Cunningham Motor Car Com
pany:
w c. Widmayer. model ASA, finished
in deep wine color; George +. Shake,
touring car; w. E. Bacon, model asa
finished in Brewster green
X X x
William p. Barnhart & Co announce
the following automobile deliveries during
the last week:
Everett Six to Fletcher Maddox, So
Ecitor Of internal revenue bureau.
Everett six to L. Fl. Staples
Warren 40" five-passenger car, to l. J.
Meade
Warren 49," five-passenger car, to j.
F. Bowie.
Warren ..35," roadster, to j. B. Hartz
Standard electrique coupe, finished in
cream and royal blue, to Mrs John Will
liams
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given to the Orphans Day Outing Asso-
citation.
X X X X
Detroit's Auto Plans.

The Detroit automobile industry plans
to manufacture cars to a value this year
which will exceed the total assessed
valuation of the city of Detroit for 1912.
The estimated value of the production
of cars reaches the stupendous figure of
S462 10000 while the total assessed city
valuation for the fiscal year 1912 to 1913
amounts to $456, SIC 100. In its thirty
three automobile factories now oper-
ating Detroit employs $3.50 wage-earn-
ers, as compared with 3O.S63 for 1911.
These figures are exclusive OF the parts
and accessory manufacturing plants. The
increase In number of men so employed
has grown in nine years from 1000 20
near the $1,000 mark. During January
5000 carloads of automobiles left the
city, while during February this number
was increased to $500. Before the sea-
son is we'll advanced these figures Will be
much larger. Each freight car carries
from one to eight machines depending
on the size. Considering all makes ship
ped, it seems probable that the average
number of automobiles per freight car
runs about four hence the siEpu. ents of
machines for the first two months of the
year have reached the enormous total of
about 43,2O0 Februarys carloads, if ar
ranged in single train, would have
length of approximately fifty-five miles,
equal to the distance from Detroit to
Toledo.
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Detroit Electric Delivered
Prendergast Visits Philadelphia.
Manages New Tire Company.

Frank G. Geraghty has been made man.
ager of the newly formed Imperial Tire
Company. During the past two years
Mr.. Geraghty has been associated with
the Imperial Motor Company. represent
ing their tire department. His new posi-
ton is the result Of faithful. conscien-
tious performance of his duties with the
old
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Steal Auto a Day.

1t is estimated that car a day has
been stolen by automobile thieves In New
York during the past few months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Meets Crisis Prepared.

At least one of the big manufacturers
meets the crisis well prepared. This is
the Studebaker Corporation. which has
just made an investment of more than
$4,000 in the very latest facilities for
swift efficient handling OF freight Cars
are now leaving the plant by the hun
dreds, schedule, two trainloads at
once The new shipping platform is
quite novelty and students of traffic
conditions are interested in the loading
plant, because of the striking way by
which it solves a peculiar sidetrack con-
dition.
The main line tracks back of the plants
are twenty feet above the level of the
factory yard. The new loading plant
is merely a massive shelf, two city
blocks long, level with the tracks and
supported on cement piers. On the shelf
are sidngs and A platform: under the
shelf is great storage space. A steady
lane of new cars passes under the shelf
and onto two hydraulic elevators. Up
they go, two automobiles in each load. to
the platform, which is level with the
freight car floors On either side of the
platform are the railroad tracks and
when the freight cars pull up on these
hustle the cars from both sides OF the
spacious platform into them. This new
stunt will prove of inestima BILE value
to the company this year in moving its
production.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Total Motor Car Output.

The total output of commercial motor
vehicles Of all kinds and types reported
for the year 1912 by 10 companies is
81 $40, as compared with total of 10,6o5
reported for the year 1911 by eighty-five
companies, and 1O.374. reported for all
preceding years combined up to the end
OF 1910 by the same eighty-fve companies.
1t is believed the ITO companies report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Horse-Drawn Vehicles Increase.

Despite the great gains made by the
automobile trade, the manufacture of
horse-drawn vehicles continues to adj
vance No less than $4,000 such vehicles
We're made in the United States during
the last twelve months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Auto Trips Out of Washington.

Motorists are eagerly looking forward
to the issuance of the touring edition of
Motor News, which is due off the press
May l. The edition will be entirely de
voted to touring trips ont of Washington
and Bill Ullman, the editor of the
young but progressive automobile pub
LEGATION, announces that he intends to
make the edition one OF the best he has
ever issued. as we'll thing to be kept
always" for reference book by motor
lists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
ALL AUTOMOBILE
INTEREST RADIATES
FROM BIG FACTORIES
IN THE MIDDLE WEST
Continued From Sixth Page.)

| made a tour of the factory. In
cidentally. the plant covers thirty Eight
acres of floor space. and i might add
is one of the most up-to-date motor car
to describe the magnitude of plant such
as the Packard maintains here in De-
troit. Like many other plants i'm the
City OF the Straits the buildings
besides being large and spread over a
considerable area, are designed to af-
ford plenty of light and air for the work
men.
A new stunt" which is now in prog
ress. is the Packard motor truck contest,
which is causing considerable rivalry
among the various dealers all over the
country, and is proving very gratifying
to those in charge of the affair. Las,
month $50 trucks were sold. which mean,
IN round numbers the investment o.
$9eo.CD in Packard trucks. 1t is be,
lieved to be a new worlds record for one
months business in commercial motor
vehicles. The purpose of the contes
was primarily to encourage truck sale:
and stimulate a spirit of cooperation be
tween the factory and the men in the
Held Three divisions We're established and
each dealer was given a quota based or
his past performances and opportunities
Division prizes were offered to the dealer
securing the highest number of points
The contest. which has just closed. was
won by the San Francisco dealer in the
first division Cleveland dealer in second
division. and the Saratoga Springs repre-
sentative carried off honors in the third
division.
Just before concluding my visit to the
factory | was invited to take a spin i'm a
test car. which / did over the track built
on the property adjoining the plant and
used for the express purpose Of testing
the cars before they are run through the
paint shop and equipped for shipment
The track is well constructed. banked at
the turns. with athletic field and base
ball diamonds in the inside.
The usual cry has arisen again this
year. as it has in the past in this city.
by the automobile manufacturers regard
ing the industry and that is the question
of traffic and the problem of fast ship
ments. To help the railroads and there
by make possible the prompt delivery of
the 1913 automobile crop is the task
which Detroit manufacturers are now
facing and are endeavoring to assist in
solving. Competition for freight cars is
already keen and a real famine is pre-
dicted for this month and next In
fact. [ am told that scouts from the
various firms are spending nights out
among the freight yards searching for
empties. Notwithstanding the fact that
when | pulled into Detroit early one
morning last week and caught a glimpse
of about half mile OF empty automo-
bile freight cars. / learned afterward
the reason for this. 1t seems as though
from the east, and while there were emp
ties on the tracks, they We're cars which
had come from other sections of the
west and We're awaiting merchandise to
be shipped back to the destination from
which they came. If they We're eastern
freisht cars they would be utilized and
sent back over their respective roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Report Good Highways.

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Loessell arrived in
this city Wednesday evening from At
lanta. Ga. having made the journey In
their Overland touring car. Mr.. Loessel
reports having encountered good high
ways and bad during the jaunt. but has
been fortunate in escaping the troubles
that often befall the motorist endeavor-
ing to negotiate the rough spots on the
road.
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lowing deliveries during the past week
Dr. G. ID. Bailey, Studebaker "3O'' demi-
tonneau; Laura c. Cain, Studebaker ..:3s5,
touring car: S. Speigel, Studebaker D
touring car; Helbig Brothers. Studebaker
''25' touring car; Madison Davis, Stude-
baker 80 touring car. and w. b. Green
wood, Studebaker 80 touring car.
Detroit Electric Delivered
The delivery of Detroit Electric road
ster to A. c. p. Shoemaker is reported
by Emerson & Orme. local agents for
the car.
X x
Prendergast Visits Philadelphia.
f. n. Prendergast, Washington man
ager for the Foss-Hughes Company
Pierce-Arrow dealers, spent part of the
past week in Philadelphia, where is To-
Gated the headquarters of the company.
X
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Prodigy Gets Regal Car.

Announcement is made by L. Oliver
PRODIGY, president of the Prodigy Com
pany. local agents for the Michigan, of
the appointment of w. ID. Arrison as
sales manager of the automobile depart
ment to succeed f. G. Sibbald, who has
occupied that position during the past
year.
simultaneously Mr.. PRODIGY announced
that his. company had secured the ter
ritorial rights to the Regal motor car.
Negotiations for the acquisition of Mr..
Arrison and the Regal line have been
pending for some weeks, but it was not
until last Friday that Mr.. PRODIGY an
nounced that they had been concluded.
w. d. ArrisOn-''Wild Bill" as he is
popularity known-is one of the pioneers
In local auto trade circles. He thor
oughly understands the business he is en-
friends and aoquaintances and brings
to the Prodigy Company ripe knowl-
edge of the art of disposing of automo-
bles The sobriauet of wild Bill was
motor game, and in the days of his
youth, when he aspired to become
racing driver.
II. C. Beaver in Town.
H. c. Beaver, confidential secretary to
President W. II .Whiteside of the Stew
ens-Duryea Company. is in this city visit
ing 7. Lamar Jackson, who is the local
representative of the company.
X X X X
Fiat Wants Representative.
In an endeavor to secure local repre-
sentative for his car. NJ. W. Montgom-
cry, representing the builders of the Fiat,
is spending a few days In this city.
* x
Barnhart Goes to Detroit.
Hoping to expedite the shipment Of
Warren cars to the local field, William
p Barnhart last night left for Detroit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

ing represent about 30 per cent OF the
total output The estimated production
for the year 1913 is 81 500 vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Barnhart Goes to Detroit.

Hoping to expedite the shipment B
Warren cars to the local field, William
P. Barnhart last night left for Detroit
tory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

tailored Atwood suit of clothes cheap
" as you can get ready-made semi-wool
suit. The same rule applies to motor
cars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Manager Martin Home.

Concluding what he terms a Socially
enjoyable and commercially successful
visit to his agents in Virginia, Manager
Robert Martin of the Buick Motor Com
pany arrived home last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
Weeks Studebaker Deliveries.

The Commercial Auto and Supply Com
pany, Studebaker dealers, report the fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27
II. C. Beaver in Town.

In an endeavor to secure local repre-
sentative for his car. NJ. w. Montgom-
cry, representing the builders of the Fiat,
is spending a few days In this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-23
EMPEROR MENELIK
IS OFFICIALLY DEAD.

Adds Areba, Abyssinia, Dec. 22-It
is officially announced here today that
the Emperor Menelik is dead.
Emperor Menelik II had been report
ed dead on many occasions. hut this
is the first time an official announce
ment had been published. Rumor of the
occurrence had been in circulation for
several days in the European capitals
but were received with skepticism.
Emperor Menelik was 50 years old
He was a son of Haeli Melicoth, King
of Sheba, and was said to be a direct
descendant of the Queen of Sheba and
King Solorso,s.
Menelik became famous chiefly in
connection with the war between Abys-
sinia and Italy, when he organized an
army OF 10000 men with whom he de-
feated the Italians in Il series of bat
ties and then dictated terms OF peace
Menelik declared himself a Christian
and maintained a church establishment
in which there was a mixture of Chris
tianity and heathenism.
The heir to the throne, Prince Lid
Jeassu. is only is years of age. He was
chosen several years ago by Meneltk
himself as his successor.
The late monarch is said to have pos
sessed a private fortune estimated
s25 900, 900.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-23
ANU SEM ENTS.
The kIark- Urban Company.

The Klark- Urban company are to
present Chas. Klein's latest success,
THE Gamblers" at the Coliseum,
Wednesday, Dec. "a. one night only
1.-The Gamblers" with its thrilling sit
uations and intense heart interest Is
without doubt the greatest financial
drama of the age. alias Jimmie VAL
entine," which this company present.
ed on their last visit was an excellent
play; but they claim that THE Gam
blers" even surpasses it in it's thrills
and laughs. The excitement begins
with the rise of the curtain and does
not cease until the very close of the
show. The Klark-Urban company al
ways pleases; but THE Gamblers" is
particularly we'll fitted to the different
members and the delightful play is
ably read by the talented company 1t
is a dramatic treat that should not be
missed. They grasp the spirit of the
lines and have the skill to send their
ideas into the audience. Seats now on
sale at the box office.-Advt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-23
SChumann=Heink
Sues for Divorce.

Chicago, Dec. 22.-Suit for divorce
was filed here today by Madame Err
nestine Schumann- Heink, the singer
against her husband, William Rapp
Desertion is the charge. They were
married here in May, 1905, and the
contralto since has made Chicago her
residence. Rapp deserted her two
years ago. she alleges. They had nc
children.
Temperamental and family differ
ences are said to have estranged the
Rapps Madame Sehumann- Heink
had eight children by her two former
marriages. That she would seek a
divorce from Rapp has been known
for sometime to her friends.
Rapp is said to be in New York. He
is a lawyer, 40 years old, and a man
of means. His father was editor-in-
chief of the Illinois Stats Zeitung
when he died about six years ago.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-12-23
WEST GARDINER.

A very good drama was presented
Saturday evening at Grange hall by
local talent, followed by dance. There
was a large attendance
Miss Pearle and Alice Spear return
ed home Saturday from their school in
Hallowell and will pass Christmas at
home.
Chesley Harper arrived home from
Worcester, Mass, Saturday to pass the
Holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. H. Harper.
James T. Collins was absent in Bos-
ton on business nearly all of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Wakefield have
taken possession of their new home at
F'renchs Corner, which was formerly
known as the Charles Towle estate.
Roy DeFratus and Miss Ruth Norris
of Gardiner passed Sunday at A. w
DeFrater's.
HIGHLAND AVENUE-Mrs. E. E
Peacock of Readfeld was the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John w.
Curtis Tuesday and Wednesday, re-
turning to her home Wednesday.
Charles f. Jones was a business Wis
itor in Augusta Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lathrop were
guests Sunday Of Mrs. Lathrop's moth
er, Mrs. Addie Ross Of Chelsea.