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The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
DENHAM Makes time
RECORD ON EXCELSIOR
Fast Riding at Races of National
Capital Motorcycle Club-Re-
suits to Be Decided.

Riding the curves at better than a
mile a minute yesterday apparently
brought victory to W. H. Denham and
his Excelsior motorcycle at the races Of
the National Capital Motorcycle Club.
While the results have not been de-
cided owing to the weight Of the ma
chine and rider counting for a handicap.
the most probable three for the positions
are w. Fl. Denham. Excelsior. first: Zim-
norman. Harley. second, and Dessez
third. with the Excelsior, the best time
of the day being made by Denham, or
forty-seven seconds.
In the afternoon the club rode to
Forestyille. where three interesting races
were run off. Vic DesSeZ won two events
with Denham riding second and Ray
Wall finishing third. The final event
was the match race for the Southern
championship. which Denham has held
since Labor Day at Richmond.
In this race DesSeZ and Denham had
bet AGAINST each other and the crowd
soon realized that it would he some"
race. Dessez led for a mile. when Den
ham surprised the crowd by opening up
and riding the curves wide open and
averaging miles close to the minute mark,
defeating DeSsez by a large margin.
Only one accident marred the days pro-
gram, which was caused by a spectator
getting I'm Denham's way during the hill
climb, causing him to fall and demolish
his motor and cut himself slightly. Both
events were well handled and run OF
in good order.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
SURPRISES EXPECTED
At AUTO EXHIBITIONS
About 300 Exhibitors Will Have
Wares at New York and
Chicago Shows.

Preparations for the fifteenth annual
National Automobile Show to be held in
Grand Central Palace, New York CITY,
the week of January 2-s under the aus
pices Of the National Automobile Cham
Der Of Commerce. are progressing rapid
ly. More than 5000 square feet of floor
space. embracing four floors OF the build
ing will be filled to capacity by the ex-
hibitOrs, who will number close TO go.
OF those already appOrtioned space
ninety-twO are makers OF complete cars
and the balance accessory and motor
cycle exhibitors. Approximately the same
number of exhibitors will he at the If
teenth annual National Automobile Show
in Chicago the week Of January 23-3O. in
the Coliseum and First Regiment Ar
mory
While the greater portion Of the space
available at these shows has been aIIot-
ted to members of the National Automo-
bile Chamber OF Commerce for the show
ing Of complete cars and to members of
the motor and accessory manufacturers
for accessory exhibits. considerable space
has been appOrtiOned to concerns who
are members of neither of these shows
Manager 5. a. Miles and his corps OF
assistants have faced difficult problem
securing sufficient space I'm the huge
building for all Of the accessory makers
who desire to display their wares
The accessory exhibits at automobile
shows nowadays are about as interest,"
ing as the cars themselves, for in the
accessory booths are to be found so
many absolutely new inventions that
cannot fail to interest any automobHIst
While exhibitors are to a large degree
keeping secret what they expect to
spring on the public when these shows
open. ii is said number Of makers
will show some novel surprises
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
EXPECTS record
CROWD At SHOW
Grand Central Palace Auto
Exhibition Promises to
Set Mark.
SOCIETY DAY Is PLANNED
Price of Admission to Be Doubled to
Keep Out Curiosity
Seeker.

Having resorted to every expedient to
secure as much space in the huge Grand
Central Palace as is possible for the
forthcoming Fifteenth Annual National
Automobile Show. the management has
ascertained that more than $4,000 feet
of floor space will be available Cor ex-
hibitors of cars, accessories and motor
cycles The show is to open January
. and will remain open the following
week. With the additional floor space
available ii is expected the number OF
exhibitors will unquestionably break all
records.
Not only will the gasoline car industry
be represented in full force, but the max
ers Of electric cars will occupy a large
portion of the space. During the past
week seven companies manufacturing
electric vehicles were allotted space, in
Guiding the American Car Company, Sag
inaw, Mich: Anderson Electric Car Com
pany. Detroit Mich: Baker Motor We
hicle Company. Cleveland, Ohio; Ohio
Electric Car Company, Toledo, Ohio:
Rauch & Lang Carriage Co, Cleve-
land. Ohio; Waverley Company, Indian
apolis. Ind, and Woods Motor Vehicle
Company, Of Chicago.
II has been decided by the show man.
agement to set aside one day this sea-
son. to Ee known as society day, upon
which the price of admission will be dou-
bled.
To show New Accessories.
While ordinarily the admission is 80
cents, Il has been found desirable TO have
one 81 admission day. Aside from it as
suming the atmosphere Of a social event.
it brings out a class Of people who are
really interested in purchasing machines
and who are not merely curiosity seekers.
of which there are a great number on
the other days of the show. A great
many prospective purchasers of cars pre-
fer to attend the exposition when the
crowd will be small. thereby affording a
better opportunity for them 10 see the
various models.
During the past ten days additional ac-
cessory manufacturers by the dozen have
been allotted space. Many Of these will
reveal to the public for the first time alb
solutely new things in the line of auto
mobile accessories. Marked strides have
been made the past year in the matter
of equipment and appuTte tenances for the
car Numerous new makes of self-start-
ers. lighting systems. patent gear shifts,
etretric and mechanical horns, new speed
indicating devices shock absOrbers. novel
body designs, wire wheels. and other ac-
cessOries are being. or just about to be,
placed on the market
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
"AN AIMLEss CRITICISM"
'MiIIer's Auto TOpics'' Gets Back
mt The Herald.


In the issue OF Monday, November
16. through its editorial columns, The
Washington Herald gives vent to GER
tain sentiments, decrying Mr.. Henry
Ford's campaign against the use of the
cigarette. stating that Mr.. Ford may
have both economic and moral reasons
for his position, but that the users Of
cigarettes will see in IL only envy and
rivalry, both OF which statements are
ridiculous as well as absurd
The use habitually of cigarettes is
indisputably a menace to the health
Of the users. Any one familiar with
chemistry and physiology knows full
well that nicotine is injurious, and,
further than that, the human lungs
were never designed by the Creator to
inhale other than the purest of life
giving air, and nature has even gone
so far as to equip our lungs with pro-
tective organs to insure the purity
of that which enters.
Men or women who do not abuse
themselves by the excessive use OF
tobacco, stimulants and other injurious
habits are obeying insofar as it is
possible the laws OF nature. and it is a
reasonable belief that they will be in
better condition to resist the inroads
of disease than their more unfortunate
fellow-men; and, further than this,
with their brain unclouded by the ef-
fects of any narcotics, they will be
able to fulfill their mission on this
earth, and to render to those by whom
they are employed, a higher grade of
service, and also raise themselves in
the standard of this worlds business.
The world looks with pity mingled
with sorrow upon the poor fellow,
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
LITTLE CARE SAVES
Much Tire MONEY
L. Greenwald, Of Firestone Company,
Tells How to Prevent Serious
Damage.

MANY motorists do not realize the i'm
portance OF prompt attention to small
cuts or injuries in their tires" says l.
Greenwald. manager serv&e department
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. 1t
is especially important at this time OF
the year that this warning be needed.
"A cut in the tread or cover Of the case
has tendency TO expand when that part
of the tire is in contact with the road.
This permits mud. grit, pebbles, and other
foreign matter to lodge in the opening.
When the injured part Of the tire is re-
Heyed OF the weight OF the car, the for
eign matter which has accumulated acts
as a wedge, and with each revolution OF
the wheel this foreign matter is forced
further and further between the cover
and fabric. not infrequently completely
separating them.
IF this separation of the tread and
fabric Is neglected for any length Of time,
II is often necessary 10 apply a new
cover. II the fabric is in very good con-
dition. this can generally be done in a
very satisfactory manner. but how much
expense and trouble can be saved by
prompt attention when the cut is first
made.
1t sometimes happens that a tire hav-
ing a good cover and appearing all right
from the outside fails to give long sery-
ice, and the car owner is astonished
when he learns from a repair man that
IL is not practical to rebuild the tire.
This is often due to water working
through neglected cuts in the cover and
causing decay and disintegration Of the
fabric. The fabric constitutes the real
foundation and strength of the tire, and
therefore 1t is highly important thaO II
be protected.
Examine your tires carefully at regu-
lar intervals, and especially after long
trips. Tacks. glass. or any other matter
which may have become imbedded IN the
tread should be removed before any seri-
Gus damage is done. Wash away all mud
to permit thorough examination OF the
tire.
by the use OF 'Cure-Cut,' or similar
preparations intended for emergency re-
pairs, small cuts punctCres. or snags.
can be healed, and thus prevent them
growing and becoming serious. Large
cuts or injuries should be vulcanized at
once by an experienced and competent
repair man"
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

Of the diversified Empire State. Many
a one who years ago successfully took
Horace Greeley's advice of GO West,
young man. is now an automobile own
er, and the possession Of an interstate
vehicle causes him to yearn for a look
at the old town and old farm on the
hill.
'Therell be much for this man and
his family to see" comments Chairman
George c. Diehl. of the A. A. A. good
roads board. who as engineer of the
county which contains the city of Buff
falo has been prominent in New York
State roads progress.
The Empire Commonwealth is now
ready to supply a surprising highways
homecoming to its former sons and
daughters" asserts the A. A. A. officer.
and one hesitates to tell them too much
about what has been accomplished since
New York began spending over 500 Co.,
900 on its arteries of communication
Go where you will and there will be found
evidence of roads building to meet the
internal needs of the State, from agri-
cultural and scenic and health stand
points, for in these days II is recognized
that all sections must be given attention,
because all contribute to the sum total
I'm its automobile reciprocity, New
York sets an example that has been en-
tirely followed by only one other State,
Vermont An exchange Of courtesies Is
offered for a single day or for the whole
year. 1t Is the general feeling that the
amount of wear which a visitor may ex-
act from the highways in the use of his
rubber-shod wheels Is more than offset
by his daily expenditures. in addition to
which he frequently becomes a perma-
nent investor. Farm values on main
market roads have advanced markedly,
and bargains are no longer numerous.
New York's attractions include Mag
ra Falls, at the western end, as well as
Watkins Glen and the alluring Genesee
Valley; the central New York lake
region. the inspiring Adirondack Noun
tains country, Lakes George and Cham
plain and the famed Hudson River, with
its astounding Storm King road now un-
der construction. New York City is a
magnet which causes the metropolis to
be included in the itinerary OF any pro-
Ionged tour in the Eastern country. Near
at hand the ocean front supplies innu-
merable seashore resorts, and all around
the Empire State ranks second to none
in appealing to those who study their
country in the only way possible-motor-
car tourists.
'0ne fact stands out in the propaganda
urged by the American Automobile Az
sociation in reference to Federal aid In
roads building. While New York has
either built or has now under way many
miles Of State and county and community
roads, its national legislators favor Fed
eral help to the several States which,
except in few instances, are only started
on a comprehensive roads betterment.
New York invites the stranger to partake
of its fullest roads hospitality, and at
the same time, as the most thiclly popu-
lated and wealthiest State, Is willing to
accept a very substantial part OF the cost
Of the highways burden OF the nation"
In 1912 Austria-Hungarye imported 81.
10000 worth OF wool -
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

was at first proposed. The grand stands
are to be extended so that more thaN
5000 people can secure seats. and prob
ably by the time the practice trials are
on, stands accommodating 5000 will
have to be erected. 1t is expected at
least $4,000 people will watch the con-
tests either from the grand stands or
standing room along the course. Plans
are being perfected to fence of and con-
troll the course in such a manner that It
will be impossible for any spectator to
cross the track while the contests are
on. Entries for both races close Febru-
airy TO-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
DRAWING UP Plan
FOR grand PRIX
Entry Blanks Issued for the
Vanderbilt Cup
Event.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN
Expected that 100000 People Will
Watch Contests-Elimination
May Be Necessary.
MUCH INTEREST SHOWN

Entry blanks have been issued for the
William K. Vanderbilt, jr., Cup Race ana
International Grand Prix race to be held
in February at the Panama-Pacinc Expo
sitIon, San Francisco. Cal.
The Vanderbilt Cup event is for the
famous trophy donated by william n;
Vanderbilt, jr, as well as 5000 In Bold
for the irst Ave drivers to finish. It
will be held on washington's Birthday
February 2, 1915. On Saturday, February
q. the Grand Prix will take place, the
price for this being the Gold Challense
Gun, valued at S, 900, and donated oy tne
Automobile Club OF America, with $s'oO
in gold for the first fve placed drivers
The Vanderbilt Cup will be approx
mately 800 miles and is class Z non
stock event, open to any motor car Oh
600 cubic inches piston displacement or
less. minimum weight. 1.6O pounds. Tne
circuit, which is inside the EXPOSITION
grounds. is approximately four miles and
is 10 he covered seventy-ive times by the
cars -.
The International Grand PriK Is to De
four centuries in length. or loo laps OF the
course and is a free-for-all event. This
event being international, is sanctioned
by the Automobile Club OF America
which controls international racing In
this country, while the Vanderbilt Cup
being a national event, Is sanctioned oS
the American Automobile ASSOCIATION
These two governing bodies. however.
work in harmony and the rules governing
each event differ only slightly.
May Have Elimination.
There il a clause in the Grand PriX
entry blank stating that II the number
OF cars entered Is too great, considerlng
the length Of the course, the contest
committee Of the Automobile CLUB OF
America may run an elimination contest.
yvbiIe the committee would prefer not
TO have this condition made necessary. II
appears that the number of prospective
entrants will be so great this step may
have to be resorted to.
The interest in these races on the Pa
o,tic Coast is so great that William l..
Hurhson, chairman OF the racing COM
nIttee, and his assistants realize even
more elaborate preparations will have 10
be made for the big speed carnival than
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
AUTOISTS TO SEE
AMERICA in 1915
Road improvements Turn the
Eyes Of Many Toward
60. Home.
MANY INQUIRIES MADE
A. A. A. Official Tells of Work Being
Done to Better New York
Highways.
MANY INQUIRIES MADE

That the American road traveller who
has been lured to Europe by the con-
nected main road systems Of the older
countries intends to ''see America" in
1915 is made apparent by the growing
volume OF inquiries made to the national
touring bureaus of the American Auto
mobile Association in both New York
City and Washington.
While the Western and Pacific Coast
sections will appeal strongly to the East
erner-for Yellowstone, Glacier. Snoqual-
mie, Columbia River. Yosemite, and
Grand Canyon are names with which to
conjurer-the wonderful highway develop
ment in New York viii command process
sions Of motor car tourists IN all parts
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
-. ACCESSORIES :
GEARS STAND UP THROUGH MUD
New cadillpc Takes steep Grade"
ON Eastern Journey.

"The Cadillac engineers deserve unllin-
tied praise then they can make the
United States as level as the Sahara
Desert" Is the comment made by L. w.
Grout after driving q Cadillac Eight
from Buffalo, n. Y, TO Springfield, MISS.
In his letter to the Cadillac Company
Mr.. Grout says that the first days driv-
Ing was through rain and over very bad
roads, but the car performed wonder
fully. Between Syracuse and Springfield
many hard, steep hills were encountered
On several 1t was impossible TO get any
sort Of start. yet there was never time.
he writes. when IL was necessary TO
shift out Of high gear.
Mr.. Grout says accurate account was
kept OF the gasoline mileage. and the
figures are particularly interesting In
view Of the fact that they are the first
to be made public on the performance Of
an eight-cylinder car on a cross-country
run Of this character. For the entire
distance of 4l3 miles. the car averaged
l3.2 miles per gallon.
Other features that make this mileage
performance interesting are the adverse
road conditions between Buffalo and
Syracuse. the mud att times being six
inches deep.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Many Fords Sold.

Miller Brothers report the sale Of Ford
cars during the last week to the follow
ing: Touring cars-Andrews Touloudakis,
!. J. Haas, l. NJ. Brown, A. V. Curtis,
Fred A. Hcrnis. J. H. Gather, J. B. Fall
lin, c. E. Yeatman. Charles King & Sons,
Louis Parks. and W. E. waIkerson. Run
about-T. H. McKeown. Delivery wag-
ons-Charlzs F. W. Bornmann, Lowe
Counselman. and the Red Hare Sausage
Company. CoupeIet-Ethel ". Abbott
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

who by the abuse of liquor. has sunk
en- to the gutter. and it is just as pos
sible for a man to sink to the depths
of degradation through the abuse of
cigarettes as it is through the abuse
of strong drink. This world has never
known a really great man, one who
stands shoulders above his fellows,
who has been a slave to either liquor
or cigarettes, nor do we think that
The Washington Herald in its business
capacity would employ a man on their
cites and who could not render. as
consequence, the standard of work he
is called upon to perform.
Henry Ford in placing the Ford car
on the market has not placed a menace
in the hands of the youth or some
thing that would destroy brain power
and health, but rather he has placed in
the hands of the people a car which
enables its user to get away from the
congestion of the city and out into
the great open fields. to travel the
country roads and breathe the health
giving air. which brings color to the
cheeks and snap to the eys. Further
than this, he has done that which no
other manufacturer in America has
been able to do. he has given to the
public a car at the public's price that
will do everything that it is called
upon to do within reason, and has
not. made it a plaything of the idle
rich. Term it a small thing" IL you
will. 1t is nevertheless the means Of
health and not the means Of an earlier
grave
We wish Mr.. Ford success beyond
measure in his war upon cigarettes.
We would rather by far contribute of
nur allowance to the support of the
anti-cIgarette movement, than We
would for the anti-liquor movement.
and thus preserve the youths health
of the rising manhood of our country.
and produce for its future better men
with clearer brains. and able to direct
the destiny of this country.-From
Miller's Auto Topics.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
DON'T RACE WHEN YOU TOUR.
Maker of Ajax Tires Says speed Is
Death TO Tires.

The things that happen to automobie
tires in races ought to be warning
enough to all users that speed Is an
expense" says Horace De Lisser' maker
of Ajax tires. "High speed very often
defeats its own object because so much
time is taken out to replace tires which
are used up by the friction.
at should appeal to the private owner
that driving excessively fast is bound
to shorten the life of his tires. Making
a road race out OF a touring trip Will
have that effect beyond a doubt That
is one lesson racing tells that cannot oe
dwelt upon too strongly FOR the peheh'
of the general automobilist.
Tbn Columbian Vehicle Company,
whose office is now located at 9l6 New
York avenue northwest, sell the Ajax
tires in this territory.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Arpos ArriYe-

The first carload Of Argos, which ars
sold in this territory by the Smith
Motor Sales Company. at 1924 Four
teenth street northwest. arrived in
Washington yesterday. All of this first
shipment were sold before being un-
loaded, and two were delivered right
from the car. A second shipment Is
on the way. however. and deliveries
will be made promptly.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Bright future FOR
VERMONT GARAGE
Under Direction of W. H. Chapman,
of New York, Shop is Greatly
Improved.

A garage in a central location of
Washington that is thoroughly equipped
TO handle both electric and gasoline cars
and Is under the direct management Of
the owner. should prove OF interest to
motorists.
The Vermont Garage. which is located
at 1ll6 Vermont avenue northwest. was
purchased November l by w. II. Chap
man, Of New York City, and he has re-
modelled and improved il in every way.
bringing the equipment and service up
to the highest standard OF efficiency.
While the garage will make a speciality
of caring for and charging electric cars.
there Is ample room for handling the
gasoline car, and there is also maintained
a hiring service by the hour, day, or
week.
Being i'm such a central location and
under the direction of an experienced
garage man like Mr.. Chapman. 1t is rea-
sonable to believe that the Vermont
Garage will shortly have many friends.
The United States now has more than
100000 factory employees and l,6O0,OO0
railroad emnloyes
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Sells Detrnittr-

f $ Raymond & Co. are now the
local agents for the Detroiter. One Of
the new 1915 cars in Derby Red will
be exhibited at their show room at
1928 Fourteenth street northwest. in
the near future.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Livingston Controls Agency.

Leroy Livingston has purchased the
interest Of Henry H sylvester in the finn
of sylvester & Livingston, agents for
Hood tires. at 1923 Fourteenth street.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Sells Four studshakers.

The Commercial Automobile and Sup
ply Company last week sold Studebaker
skies" to George Burns and B. A. Lea
veil and four-cylinder models to Z. A.
Potter and d. C. Vaughan.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Delivers First Argo.

W. l. Smith. Of the Smith Motor
Sales Company. whose Offices and sales
rooms are now located at 1923 Four
teenth street northwest, announces the
delivery of an Argo to Douglas Chand-
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

Three million dollars have been
spent to bring the power of a waterfall
30 miles to Bombay for electric light
and power purposes.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29
Reuorts Sale of Reos.

The Smith-Trew Motor Company report
the sale OF REQ touring cars to John
Emory. William E. Miller. and J. w.
Waterman.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

1t is estimated that 1 per cent OF
the contents of the ocean would cover
the land of the world to A depth Of
1SO feet.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

The United States now has more than
100000 factory employees and 100000
railroad employees.
The Washington herald., 1914-11-29

In 1872 ustria-Hungsry imported ~.
$4,000 worth Of wool