The Washington herald., 1915-12-16
MOTOR GOSSIP
By Isl" GR0GAN

That the closed type of car is de-
stned to grow in popularity is the
opinion of the majority of the dealers
of the city. There Is not dealer
whose company makes this type OF
machine that has not either one on the
floor Of his showroom or en- route from
the factory. Some are Of the so-called
cab type, two-passenger machines,
and others are OF the four and five
passenger type, all enclosed. which are
known by various names such as So
lon. sedan. vestibuled. and convertible
types. Some of the manufacturers who
do not build enclosed machines are
having them come through with tour
ing bodies and . special top arrange
ment that gives all the effects ana
benefits of a closed-in type machine.
Automobiles today have passed the
stage of luxury and are in most in
stances regarded as a necessity. Tney
are a part Of the business life OF the
country Naturally this means that
they must be used in all sorts OF
weather and the occupants are desir-
Gus of being protected from the ele-
ments as far as possible. When the
weather is pleasant those who own
machines like to ride in the open as
much as possible. That they can have
both a closed car and an open car. as
tney may WISH "CoNhei SSANAeANAAs
dictate, has been provided for by
nearly every manufacturer. OF course.
the limousine and landulet' machines
will still occupy their place in the mo-
tor world, but this type of car Is more
for milady than 1t is for the ordinary
business world. Besides. there are
many who drive their own car. either
from choice or necessity. and this class
are the ones who have been larely re-
hn machine
Probably at this season Of the year
YOU are having more or less trouble
with the storage battery. used to start
your motor by furnishing the current
for the self-starter, as well as for the
lighting system. Do not blame the
battery or the starter IL this trouble
occurs, for the chances are that they
are not at fault The reason more
likely is that you are not running
the car far enough each day to re-
plenish the current used Tor either
starting or lighting. All starting and
lighting systems are governed by one
fundamental idea, !. E.. the storage
battery. A certain amount OF current
is used in starting the car and 1t
takes more or less running to replen-
ish the amount Of current consumed.
At this season Of the year, the aver
age man simply runs his car down.
town in the morning. let's 1t remain IN
front of his office the greater portion
of the day and then drives 1t home
at night. If he is going to use the
machine again in the evening. he
lets it stand in front Of the house
until ready to go out. All this con-
sumes current and. in such cases as the
above. he does not run enough to re-
charge the battery for the amount
used. 1t Is but natural that tho bat
terry in time should grow weak and
need attention.
Dave" Henricks, who sells Frank
Inns, can see nothing wonderful In the
recent performance of the car OF this
make which made the run from Chi
cago to New York and consumed but
one gallon Of oil. Says Dave" q
little careful driving was all that was
necessary to accomplish this. for We
have owners right here In Washington
who average better than 500 miles to
the gallon and II they do not get this
much I begin to think that there IL
something wrong"
Overland owners hereafter when they
visit the service department Of this com
pany will be greeted by smiling H.
Ward, who. perhaps, IL better known
under the monaker Of Hap" Ward on
account of his genial disposition. Hap"
has been connected with the local agency
of this car for some time rs q salesman.
but Mr.. Harper, realizing that he needed
someone who, combined both the ability
of a salesman and a diplomat as service
manager, selected Ward as the one to
I'LL the bill.
Dick" Israel, who believes that the
bulk of the motorists who travel up
Fourteenth street, branch on to right or
left at Thomas Circle, has moved the
Motor Tire and Sales Company from
Fourteenth and Corcoran streets to 101S
Fourteenth street. To quote him. he
does not want to miss q man who IL
either IN the market for = tire or an