The Washington herald., 1916-01-15
MOTOR GOSSIP
By asI- GROGAN.

The Baltimore automobile show, which
opens next Tuesday evening, Is creating
considerable interest among the local
trade. Most all local dealers are hgur-
ing on running over at least one evening
to be numbered among those present
Some are planning to drive over, while
others viii go via the electric or steam.
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"Al" Muehleisen, now engaged in the
motorcar business in Baltimore, handling
the Cadillac line. but formerly numbered
among the washington dealers, was in
the city yesterday. |
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Zimmerman. who has the Sewar,
Warner service station here. Will be one
of the few, II not the only member oi
the local trade, to visit the Chicago auto
mobile show Smiling Jimmy nails
originally from the Windy city, and as
he has never missed the annual show
there, wants to keep up the record.
E. III. Droop looks most comfortable a.
he rides to his Office these cold mornings
In his Paige closed type car.
.s.r," Iuttrell. of the Luttrell Com
many. plans on holding q truck show OF
his own some time next month. He has
on the way from the factory one each OF
the one, two, three and ive ton models
Of the Packard truck.
Harry swaxart, office manager Of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
boasts of having in stock the largest
pneumatic tire made. 1t Is a forty-oy
nine GOODYEAR all-weather tread and is
one of the new type pneumatic tires his
company Is building for truck service.
Jovo 4. L. e. sullivan's middle name.
or at least 1t should be. He never
masses I'D an opportunity to boost the
merits Of this article that Is supposed 10
eliminate tire trouble by punctures.
Henry Dorsey and his Ford are about
as well known on the streets Of WASH
Ington as are the green street cars.
Henry can be found anywhere and every
where along their lines.
Percy Childs Is most optimistic IN
dividual. Though We are now having
the coldest weather of the winter. Percy
Is figuring on a January thaw. When IL
arrives he plans to take a weekend
cruise down the river on the Idlewfld.
The colder the weather and the higher
the price of gasoline, the better Irving
Donohue is pleased. IT affords him a
better opportunity to demonstrate the
merits of his Rayfield carbureter.
Gold weather Is the same to US as
summer weather, for as you know our
cars are termed ali-year machines. Kis-
sci Kars are Intended for use in the cold
est weather, as well as the warmest, for
by the two-body method we use the occu.
pants are amply protected from the ele-
ments," said Percy Rowe yesterday in
discussing the all-absorbing weather
topic.
| The Professional Chauneurs' Associa
ton. of the District of Columbia is the
name of a recently formed organization
by the professional pleasure car drivers
Of Washington. The fundamental idea OF
the body Is to promote the idea Of fndi,
vidual service and to take an activs
part In the Safety First movement Quar-
1 ters have been secured at Thirteenth anc
| New York; Avenue in the Mutual Fire
Insurance Building. From time to time
! lectures will be delivered on timely top
! les by various well known men in and
out of the automobile business. The Off
GERS elected are Milton d. Smith, presi-
dent: Marvin NJ. Stockley, first vice presi.
dent; c. z. Hudgins, corresponding sec.
retary; John Sullivan. financial secre.
tary;. Paul Turnage, treasurer. and Mas
by Bowling. auditor.