The Washington herald., 1916-08-26
f1otor Gossip
BY "SI" GROGAN.

The following automobile licenses were
issued yesterday:
The following auto licenses issued yesterday:
42Olo-william Bacas. - sth St; Ford 1872
EcOll-Wm. L. Browsing Southern Bldg Hudson
1916
t2ol2-James L. Fowler. 40 NJ st NV: Empire 1916
42Ol3-J. R. and NJ. Blackstone. 1911 Wallsch pl
Buick ,9ll
ioi-Grace E. Loveless. 1o4 Nichols ave. Sc;
40'5-Fdeuty Storage Co. Igo I st NV; Col.
E. 1910
42ols- Lenard L. Nicholson. jr 1916 st. NV
Dodge 1916
i9l7-N Marks. 1906 Pa ave. NV; studebaker
1874
ieOs-GeorEe William Fairfax. 1872 Pa. ave
overland 1916.
42Ol9-Columba Institute for the Deaf, Kendall
Green; Studebake- 9l6
49oO-W Walter B. Guy Fcndau Bldg: Dodge 1875
432l-Henry W. Garnet, DDS st; Dodge 1916.
4202-Nictor H. Esch. III lith ST. ne; Briscye
1917
482-wilram B. O'Brien. AZ llth st. NV; Hup-
rte4-J A Wilmer. $40 U st. NV; Maxwell 1915
4925-C J. Smith, 1915 Coed Hope I'd; Exc
side car 1916.
i228-w. { Ruchdiger 2s5B 18th st NV; Ford
1910
43]7-Andrew J. Carey go llth st. NV bort 1915
i1Ca8-Chares P. Leight. The Ontario; Chevrolet
1910.
i2re-w B Rench. NJ D., 100 R. I. ave; Ford
1876.
42ooC-Maloolmn Dorsey. 551 18th st Sc Saxon
1916
430a-M. r. Jenner, ITO r. l. ave: Paige 1916
4232-H. ]. Plat. 4l6 10Th st sw.; Overland 70 t.
Henderson and Rowe have >akea the
agency for the Allen car which machine
is not new to Washington. having been
represented here for some little time
past
James Orme and Bruce Emerson, of
the firm of Emerson and Orme, have re-
turned from trip through the Middle
West. While away they visited a num-
ber of the motor car factories and more
than likely will take one of the numerous
car agencies which they had offered to
them.
1t will be noticed that all the new car
announcements made to date have laid
stress on the fact that the new model
machine is built closer to the ground
Lowering the car so that the weight will
be close to the ground has long been
the aim and object of all manufacturers.
1t makes for an easier riding car and
at the same time a more graceful look
ing machine. Various expedients have in
the past been tried but not with much
success to accomplish this purpose. This
year those manufacturers who have
brought out their next years models or
made the announcement of them have.
evidently succeeded in overcoming this
obstacle. 1t has been done in some in
stances by doing away with the wooden
sill which runs underneath the body and
building the car body right on the frame
Decreasing the size of the tires has been
another method employed. A different
arrangement of the springs and in some
cases an entirely new type spring sus-
pension has been the means adopted A
slight increase in wheel base is another
change adopted by some few car build
ers. This likewise has a tendency 10
make for easier riding, the mark they
are all striving to reach. Last season
about the last word in upholstery and
seat and back rest springs was reached
With the additional changes mentioned
above no one should ever have cause to
complain that a machine rides hard In
fact the automobile of today rides as
comfortable as any one could wish for.
but the average owner has been spoiIed
by being lead to believe that 1t was DOS
sible to add something to his comfort.