The Washington herald., 1916-04-16

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statesmen news
Mitchell Owners Drive to
Hagerstown Today Under
Cunningham's Guidance.
MANY DRIVERS SELFISH
Bill" Jose May Raise String Beans
and Onions on His Newly
Acquired Farm.

Dear Bowel now that you have been
here and given the town the once over,
sit down and put In black and white Just
what you think Of 1t Course. we know
that It Is beautiful city. fine streets.
and all that, but what did you think OF
our traffic regulations? You noticed how
some drivers are so selfish that they
never think to signal the man following
them Just when they are going to stop
or make a turn. Some day they will
learn that such things are done In other
cities and perhaps will take the cue. I'm
I'll then We can only grin and bear 1t.
Today. the Mitchell cayalcade gets away
for days outing. Hagerstovn. Nd. is
TO be the objective point. The idea Is
Henry Cunninghams. He thought II
would be fine thing to get all the Mitch
ell owners IN the city together and start
the spring touring season by making a
collective tour. Also. It VIII give the
new owner an opportunity to get ac-
as well as meet his brother motorists
who drive the same make of machine.
Ed Pagie, manager for Jones Kessler
Rubber Tire Company, was telling me
the other day that they are having wcn-
derful success with their &C. tire. You
remember this firm-they are among the
srs In the city. Though they still have
the original stand In z street. they have
opened up branch store on Fourteenth
street
Did I tell you that Hurley Farley,
OF Philadelphia, have opened a branch
here for the Jenery car. It Is In Com
the members of the firm, Is in charge Of
the local ONCE. Though he has been
here but a very short while. he has put
over few and also a Quad truck. His
brother used to travel this territory for
the JefTery Company when they put out
the Rambler. Guess you probably re-
member him. He was in town the other
day. renewing old acquaintances.
George Taggart. assistant CORPORA
tion counsel. was telling me the other
night when rode up from down town
with him, that a number of people
have the idea that there Is room IN
Fourteenth street for an automobile to
pass a street car that Is stopped. TAX
ing on or dischargtng passengers. He
says measurements show that there is
not You know. the law says that they
cannot pass closer to q street car than
hfteen feet It lacks the required dis
tancs By about a foot
Was up TO Dick sstoy.s the other
DAY and while talking TO him q man
drove up in one Of the old tvo-cycis
two-cyiinder Paige cars that Dick
used to sell when he frst broke into
the business To look at that car and
then one Of the new skies that be is
selling today you would hardly believe
that they came from the same fac
tory. And at that, the little car which
IN its day was an automobfie, had cost
alnos ths prizes OF his present-day
machine.
The Chsvs are on, father and son.
Chew, ST., Is strong for the National
League, while the younger member
Of the family plugs for the American
League Chew, ST.. likes to watch the
performance OF 'GavvyT Cravath.
while Len Is strong for iris Speaker.
Though the ball season is not a week
old, they have already made a num-
Der Of bets on the ability of their ia
vorites in welding the willow.
Talking to H B. Leary. ST.. the
other day. He still drives that Bailey
Electric and says 1t has gone over
100000 miles and is good for that
many more Though he does not drive
a gasoline car, he Is as much a motor
car fan as are his two sons, who are
in the business. Burton. you know.
has the Maxwell agency, and whitney
is connected with him in the business.
Went TO the Speedway dinner last Tues
day night and sat next to Irving Dono-
hue. You know, he has been over across
the pond a couple OF times. He was tell
ing me about some Of the racing stunts
that they pulled on abroad before the
war. From his description Of them they
must have been OF the kind that kept
you on edge all the while.
Did tell you that Royce Housh has
gone with the Isotta Frsschtni Corpora
ton? He is to handle the Scripps Booth