The Washington herald., 1916-02-07
MOTOR GOSSIP
Nv asIv GROGAN,

When a pedestrian sees you coming
and deliberately pays no attention to
you, remember that some are mentally
deficient and you cannot tell them
from the clothes they wear Be cour-
teous.
When you see a child on a curb, slow
up. Remember the child can start
quicker than you can stop. Be cour-
teous.
Do not open your .cutout on the
streets during the day. Remember
there are many sick people and peo-
pie on their death beds, whom sucn
a sound greatly disturbs. Do not open
your cutout at night, for you prob
ably remember some night when you
were disturbed when trying to sleep
by some fool whose greatest claim to
fame was his noise. Be courteous.
And remember that your horn is
just a few times worse than your cut
out. Be courteous.
|. Frank G. Carpenter, the distinguish
ed newspaper correspondent. whose
travel stories are read throughout the
civilized world and who is now a resi-
dent of the National Capital, is the
newest member OF the District of Co.
lumbia Automobile Club. Others who
Joined the club recently were Rear
Admiral Theodore F. Jewell. U. S.
N, retired. J. S. Perry. Admiral j.
d. Adams, U. S. N; Andrew J. Peters
assistant secretary of the Treasury,
Arthur Foraker. r. f. Marshall, and
Capt. II. E Mitchell. superintendent
of building and grounds. Pan-Ameri-
can Union.
No matter what the weather be, the
live dealer does not figure that he has
time to go to a matinee or spend the
afternoon bowling or playing pool He
mas some customers or prospective Gus
toners who can best be seen when the
weather Is inclement The fallacy
that people do not want to talk motor
cars in any but sunshiny weather
bears no weight with him. He takes
mis- closed car and calls upon them. II
possible. gets the prospect In the ma
chine and proves TO him how comfort
able 1t Is to be rolling down the street
in nice. closed car while the less
fortunate individuals are compelled to
ride on the street car or shanks' mare.
The motorcar has passed the stage
Where 1t is vehicle of seasons only.
Today it is the all-year machine own
ers have faith in the mechanism of
their machines. They understand that
they will perform in bad weather Just
as well as when the streets are dry
and the sun Is shining. Besides, the
manufacturer has largely taken care
of this. He has built bodies that in
summer can be opened up so that full
beneht can be taken of the pleasant
weather. At the same time, with a
few minutes work and some slight
changes. these same cars can be con-
verted into closed types, suitable for
winter and bad weather driving Be-
sides. so accustomed and so necessary
part of his daily life has the automo-
bile become. that the average owner
feels he cannot do without his car at
any season.
The wide-awake dealer realizes the
above facts. Rightly he argues that
If the owner will use his car in win
ter time, there are others who are
about to buy machines who will buy
them in the winter the same as in the
summer months.
They may be a little skeptical at first
about making purchases at this sea-
son. Their dreams of being numbered
among the motorcar owners probably
have been along the lines of rolling
along the highway between the green
fields during the hot summer weather.
This is only dream though. for while
the touring conditions are not quite
so pleasant during the winter months
as they are in summer, there are
plenty of occasions when a great deal
of pleasure can be obtained from the
motorcar during the period usually re-
ferred to as the bad season