The Washington herald., 1916-10-05
Motor Gossip
By "SI" GRoGAN

The following auto licenses were issued yesterday:
4Si9-H. c. Purdy, 634 Mass. ave. NV; Max
well 1911.
i25O-V. B. Jackson. The Brunswick; Ford 1875
i25l-S. H. Rogers, IA9 Mass ave- NV: Ford 1910
42852-Robert Grain. 1856 wyo ave; Buick 1917.
pirc ,ell
i2s4-P. NJ. O'Bryon. ln6 R st.; Dodgs 1916
i3S55-Mrs. L. D. Price IE2O 5th st NV; REQ 1876
4286-H. Hughes, 5i25 Porter St; Saxon 1876
i28E-J B. Bland. IA 18th st. ne. Ford 1916
i2'6s-Postofhce Department; White 1915
Crow 1917.
4:ss0-walter T. Hopkins. Victor Bldg; Dodge
428l-Mrs. Edwin H. Pilson. AvondaIe Apt.
Veie 1916.
42D2-ChAIles H. Taylor 1915 Calvert st.; REQ
a2ss-Paul J. Mofett. s4ol P st. Ford 1916
EIS64-LeWis L. Durham. -. The Wyoming; Fiat
42s5-J. F. J. Archibald The Wyoming: Cadillac
1856 Malcolm R. Macdonald. McLachIen Bldg
Ford 1875.
i2ss7-swedish Legation; Hudson 1916
42Ss-Wm. W. Stewart, 4C2 9Th st Hudson 1876
42S69-A. R. Shands. e0l 18th St Ford 1916
t2So-Pubic Bldg. and Grounds; Hudson 1916
+2Sl-EArl Hayes. Cong. Hts; Studehaker 1872
4S2-HaTison Ricks 528 School st. ; Rambler 1872
tS3-Joe Lhude. $50 9Th st. ne Ford 1915
fS4-Edgar A. Hawk. 500 F St sw.; Dodge 1875
42S75-Adam J. Dckhaut, eS4 n Y. ave: Buick
1917
42S76-w NJ. Stewart. ssS Morrison st., podse 1915
42S7-Graham H Powell, SIS seth st Saxon 1915
42Ss-Frank Foer TIA 18th st. Auburn 1877
REQ 1876.
tasSl-A. R. Stands, s1 18th st. Ford 1917.
With the announcement that todsv's
drawings for space at the New YORK;
show to be held this year from January
to l3, comes the reminder that the
time is not far distant when the auto
mobile show circuit will be in full swing.
Most every city in the United States
has its local automobile show. Wash
ington is one of the few exceptions.
Automobile shows used to be annual
events in this city. but due to the fact
that suitable building for holding this
display could not be obtained the dealers
were forced to abandon them. Last wear
a number of dealers held private ex-
hibitions and all reported them as being
very successful. No doubt a number will
hold them again this year. While selling
automobiles has come to be a year-round
business instead of only a six months
proposition as formerly stimulus in the
way OF a show or private exhibition dur
ing the winter months goes a long way
to keep the cars in front of the public
during the winter months.
Is it possible to drive an automobile to
its maximum speed? This question has
been asked time and time again since
motor car racing first came into vogue
An average of 1O4 miles per hour for 25C
miles is the latest record to be set There
was a time when we would marvel at
this, but that day is past Today no
rate of travel seems impossible with the
motor car. In the last big race, of the
East ninety miles an hour was the
qualifying speed. Ralph De Palma, one
of the best drivers in the country, was
compelled to watch the race from the
pits because, due to motor trouble, he
could not maintain this average We
are living in an age of speed, but the
cars that can stand up under this
gruelling test are usually machines that
are built for this and this alone The
buyer of today only asks that his car
work satisfactory under all conditions
and at a moderate speed. To be frank
those who | are capable of driving
machines at excessive speed are few and
far between. The would-be speed artists
are those who are responsible for the
stringent speed laws which exist today.