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Evening star., 1917-01-21
OBJECTION IS WITHDRAWN.
Automobile Show in Richmond to Be
Held in Guardsmen's Armory.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 20.--Rich-
mond's premier automobile show has
attracted special attention because of
the clash with the military auth critics
over the use Of the 1st Regiment
Armory. Maj. Bright. commander Of
the Richmond Grays. the battalion
which uses the armory. objected to
holding the show in his castle. on the
ground that Is would establish prec-
edent for the holding Of other affairs
during the year. This. he said. would
deprive the battalion of the oppor-
tunity to take part in the number of
drills and other evolutions demanded
by the War Department in laying down
regulations for the National Guard.
The city council, which built the
armory. was appealed to and the coun-
Gil made q request that the use Of the
armory be granted. AS the council
holds the purse strings. the objection
to the show was withdrawn after II
had been pointed out to the command
er of the Grays that he could grace
fully recede from his position because
arrangements for the use of the
armory had gone forward while he was
with his command at the Mexican bor-
der.
The show. which is under the direc-
ton of Monte Stone, former race track
speed king. will be confined to touring.
town and runabout cars. No commercial
vehicles will be shown. The armory
will be decorated elaborately. along the
Some of the factory exhibits shown
at New York will be exhibited at the
Richmond show, which opens Saturday
night. January %.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
ASSERTS IMPROVEMENTS
IN ENGINES MUST COME
Prof. Fishleigh Declares Only Ten
Cents Worth of Power Is Obtained
on Every Dollars Worth of Gas.

Those who feel that the modern
gasoline engine as used in present-day
automobiles is well nigh perfect will
be surprised to learn that Walter T.
flshleigh. associate professor of auto
mobile engineering at the University of
Michigan, after making exhaustive
tests on the efficiency of the internal
combustion engine, has come TO the
conclusion that "the more we study
the characteristics of the present type
OF engine, and the more we inouire
into the reason for it's manufacturinp q
Status quo the more we are con-
vinced that sweeping improvements in
design must come, Or the type be
changed altogether"
The conclusions which Prof IishIeieh
has drawn in his paper We're presented
at the annual meeting of the Society
or Automobile Engineers last week in
New York city. and are the result of
elaborate tests, which show that out
OF every dollars worth of gasoline
purchased by the owner of a modern
automobile only 10 cents worth OF
power is developed at the fiywheel and
deiiVered to the transmission box. The
other 80 cents worth of power is dis.
sipated in the form of heat losses to
the exhaust. cooling water, cooling all
and friction Prof Fishleigh predicts
that radical changes must be made In
the design of the present type, or tina,
the present Otto cycle" must be dig
continued in favor of a more efficien,
system of internal combustion engine.
When it is realized that the present.
day gasoline engine develops more
than double the power for a giver
quantity of gasoline than that obtained
| from the engines OF a decade ago, the
inefficiency of operation Of the old type
,, of machines, it is said, can well be
realized
Evening star., 1917-01-21
AUTOMOBILE DELIVERIES.

The following deliveries have been
announced by local dealers during the
week:
National Auto College - Madison
Six" five-passenger touring car to
Lieut.. J. l.. Sprinkle.
The Cook & Stoddard Company
Cadillac eight cylinder limousine to
Representative B. H. Smell Of New
York: seven-passenger touring cars to
Reginald S. Huidekoper and u. A Sal
mon.
II. B. Leary. jr.-Maxwell touring cars
to W. Z. Moore, DR.. Charles c. Read,
Miss E. o. Williams, Yawman Erbe
and roadster to II. i. Sincoe.
Warrington Motor Car Company
Chandler four-passenger roadster to
Walter Leaman and seven-passenger
touring cars to Charles l.. Parsons and
|. n. Fluckey.
Commercial Automobile and Supply
Company = Studebaker six-cylinder
touring cars to Colin H Livingstone and
Carroll Pierce; siN-cylinder roadster to
B. A. LEVEL: four-cylinder sedan to
Mai c. Eugene Edwards. and four
cylinder roadster to DR.. II. F. Sawtelle.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
TWO WAYS OF RAISING FUND.
M. o. Eldridge Talks of the Main.
tenance of Good Roads.

There are two ways in which funds
are raised for good roads, says VI. q.
Eldridge, assistant in road economies
of the Office of public roads, United
States Department of Agriculture.
other is by borrowing the money. The
chief advantage of the cash tax sys
tenn is that no interest charges have
70 be paid by the present or future
generations. There are. unfortunately.
many undeveloped communities in
which il becomes advisable to borrow
same way that farmers borrow money
to buy farms. II some farmers had to
wait until they had the money to pur-
chase their farms they probably would
never become land owners. Unless a
community is able to raise by cash
taxation enough money to finance the
building of its main market roads
within a reasonable length of time,
the benefits resulting from the i'm
provements are likely to be piecemeal.
amount of money is raised, either by
direct tax or by bond issue, the re-
sulting benefits are immediate and GER
tain. provided that the money is spent
wisely under competent supervision.
Competent supervision is the crux
of the whole matter. The pay-as-you-
go plan too frequently involves a small
annual outlay with a relatively large
outlay for supervision and mainte-
nance. or. what is still worse, with
practically no supervision or mainte-
nance. With a larger fund the COM
munity can afford to employ competent
supervision and do the work on a
large scale or by contract. 1t is usual
" cheaper to do road work on the
wholesale than on the retail plan"
Evening star., 1917-01-21
cHAuFFEURs TO GIVE BALL.
Arrangements Completed for Event
February 8-Oficers Elected.

At a meeting of the Professional
Chauffeurs' Association held last week
at the clubrooms, 1101 14th street
northwest, William G. Bender was
elected recording secretary and Russell
Bonner auditor of the association fol-
the year 1917.
Arrangements were completed for the
first annual ball of the. association. to
be held February S. The following
committee was appointed: Norman S
Stinchcomb, chairman, with these sub
committees: Floor committee-Noel
Rosasco, Carroll Burke. Samuel Ar
mour. Bruce Black. a. V. Barry. Patrick
Murphy Tickets-N. $. Stinchcomb
George Longstreet. e. w. Smith. Pro-
gram-Russell Bonner. George o. Tai
burtt. Philip karr, Robert Pilgrim and
George T%addle.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
NATIONAL PARKS OF U. S.
MAGNETS FOR AMERICANS
Development in Last Few Years EN-
phasized at Recent Confer
ence Held Here

That the national parks are now real
magnets, which induce Americans to
become acquainted with their own
country was particularly accentuated
on Motoring day" of the Washington
conference conducted by the Depart
ment of the Interior. At the request of
Secretary Franklin X. Lane. the Amer
lean Automobile Association took in
hand this phase of the weeks sessions.
which covered every possible angle of
national parks management and prog
ress.
II was to be expected that the \. A. A.
officers, headed by President H. Nj.
Rowe. would put forward the motoring
proposition as second to no other in the
grounds. In his Introductory talk.
President Rowe thus referred to our
general tardiness in park prepared
ness: The parks have not been ready
to be seen, and the preparation for it
has been intermittent and haphazard,
and the help from Congress frequently
has been given grudgingly. But with
the coming of Mr. Lane in the Depart
ment of the Interior and his excellent
selection of Mr.. Mather as his assist
ant and in direct charge of the national
parks. there has come wholesome and
invigorating change in the policy pur
sued toward improving the facilities
for seeing and enjoying our wonderful
scenic assets"
Chairman Diehl OF the \. a. y. good
roads board contended that main roads
in the several states which possess the
parks should be connected in such man.
ner as to bring about the early putting
together of what is known as the
park to- park highway, a pioneer spon-
sor of which is Gus Holm's of Cody.
Wyo., who was one OF the Motor day
spokesmen.
Cortlandt Field Bishop. a road travel
that Europe could not produce such at
fractions as the Grand Canyon. Yosem-
lite Valley and the Rainier Park,
though much remained to be done to
make these wonder sections more con-
veniently "seeable.'
bility Of air routes TO the national
parks, and pointed out that suitable
landing places will have to be provided
within the parks themselves or in the
adjacent country. In Crater Lake
Park. and probably in some of the
others. are bodies of water large
enough for landing with aeroplanes
equipped with hydroplanes. nc said.
A. W Seaman of the pioneer Long
Island Automobile Club. who has had a
completely details for continental
touring. W. p. Simpson Of the Ma
tional Old Trails explained modern
road making to facilitate the progress
and safety of the traveller. In the abb
sence of Chairman David G. Joyce of
the y. y. a. touring board, some con-
vincing statistics of multiplying road
travel were presented by E. l.. Fergu-
son, manager of the touring bureau of
the associations National Capital head :
quarters. All around, the motoring
proposition had a complete presenta-
ton.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
NEW ENGLAND SPENDS
MORE MONEY ON ROADS
Increases Range From 10 Per Cent
in Rhode Island to 205 in
Massachusetts.

Expenditures for road improvements III
the New England states in 1914 showed
increases over such expenditures In 19o4
ranging from 10 per cent in Rhode Island
to nearly 2O5 per cent in Massachusetts
according to road statistics for the sec
ton. just published by the office of pubic
roads and rural engineering OF the Unlteo
States Department of Agriculture, in De-
partment Bulletin No. 3SS. The total Tor
1914 was s15.435,766.01, and for 1904
s7.3S3,75570 OF the expenditures in 1914
Massachusetts spent more than S6,ooo'ooo
and Connecticut over $3,640.000. The ap-
proximate expenditures for the remaining
states were: Maine, S2.642,o0o Ne"
Hampshire. s1.5S0,000; Vermont, sl'o-4'
600. and Rhode Island, s446.500.
The surfaced roads Of the six states mao
an aggre gate length of 1S,036.o miles on
January /, 1915. This was 20.s0 per cent Ger
of the total road mileage, which was o.,
71s While the percentage OF lmpro'eu
roads is a trifie less than that gwen III
the statistics gathered in 1903. this mercy
indicates, in the opinion of federal roao
specialists, that the present statistics are
more nearly accurate and not that thers
has been any lack of growth in the road
systems of the section.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
DINNER IS GIVEN FOR
GOOD ROADS TOURISTS
Capital-to-Capital Guides Who
Made %, 1000 Mile Trip Through
States Guests of Honor.

The members of the capital-to-cap-
ital good roads tour, local automobile
editors and Hupmobile owners in this
city were guests last evening of D.
Bradley Gish at a dinner at the Com
mercial Club. The affair was given in
honor of the tourists, who completed.
in this city Friday evening. 10000
mile trip in the interest Of good roads,
visiting all of the forty-eight state
capitals since last August The car.
covered with mud from the various
states, was on exhibition all day yes
terday and was inspected by hundreds
Of motorists of the National Capital
Mr.. Gish acted as toastmaster. first in
PRODUCING H. E. Westerdale. representing
Mr.. Drake, who was unable to be present
The other speakers included the members
of the touring party. who told Of their
experiences on the long tour. 1t was
pointed out that the tour has done much
to stimulate interest in the good roads
movement in every state in tho Union.
especially since the passage Of the act
by Congress last year appropriating an
| amount equal to that appropriated by the
| states for good roads.
The members who journeyed around
the United States included c. E. Sails
bury and George Lipe. who drove the
car at intervals: W. A. Krohn, photog-
rapher, and E. C. Patterson. On ar
riving here the car was received by D.
B. Gish. local representative for the
Hupmobi1e, and inspected by F. E. Ed
! wards technical expert of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, who will
make an official report on the condition
Started From Here August %.
The tour started from this city Au-
gust rs, and since that time 1851
miles, to be exact, have been covered
on the capitalize capital tour. After
leaving this city the car went to An
napolis. Md: up through the New Eng
land states and thence directly to the
Pacific coast states. The car was do
mated for the test by J. Walter Drake
of Detroit, Mich, who has been deeply
interested in the good roads movement
for some time. The members Of the
party obtained much valuable road in
formation for the American Automo-
bile Association and the National High
way Association, both of which organi-
cations have headquarters in this city.
The tourists have enjoyed excellent
health throughout the four-month tour,
which carried them through all kinds
of climate and all kinds of weather.
They said last night that they felt mona
the worse for the experiences through
the hot summer months, through the
rainy season or in the snow covered
roads of the far northwest. During
their journey thousands of miles of
heavy roads were encountered, but
they plugged away on their strenuous
tour and succeeded in overcoming all
difficulties from this standpoint
Delayed by Southern Roads.
They were delayed to such an extent
Evening star., 1917-01-21

its lines and public highways. the
Southern railway plans to install ap-
proach warning signs on the highways
800 feet away from the tracks. Per-
mission will be asked of county au-
thorities. as such signs will be placed
beyond the railways right Of way.
1t Is planned to place the signs on the
right of tho highway approaching
crossings. in the hope that they will
attract the attention OF automobile
drivers while they still have ample
Evening star., 1917-01-21

the week. The car will be on display
at the coming Chicago exhibit
When tho car started on the capital
to capital tour of 10000 miles a map
of the United States was painted on
the panel of each door of the tonneau.
Small dots indicated each capital to be
visited. AS each capital was visited
a red line was painted. indicating the
route which had been traversed from
one capital to another. When the car
arrived hero Friday evening 1t showed
States.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Character of Improved Roads.

The statistics show that nearly 10 per
cent of the improved roads in New Eng
land are bituminous macadam, Il per
cent Inacadam, 23 per cent concrete ard
per cent brick. Approximately ou per
cent of the improved highway is surfaced
with gravel OF the six states, Massa,
chusetts has the greatest percentage OF
surfaced roads on January /. 1915-4o.o3
per cent Nearly Is per cent of this sur
faced mileage was bituminous macadahl, .n L
This was approximately nine times the
mileage of bituninous macadam in New
Hampshire the state having the next
greatest of this type of road.
Road and bridge bonds to the amount
of s20.5G5.522S2 were outstanding in the
six New England states January l, 1919.
OF these, all but s1.e06.o22-S2 OF town
bonds in Massachusetts were state obEga-
tons All the New England states now
have highway departments and apply
state funds to the aid of road improve
ment, the report shows. The report is hs the
second of five reports on public road
mileage and revenues in 1914. covering
the various sections of the United States.
Evening star., 1917-01-21

distance in which to stop. Experfcnc9
has shown that automobiles are driyen
so swiftly on the public highways thfe
frequently their drivers fail to bring
them under control after they sec tee
customary sign on the railways rigAs
/, of way.
letters "R r." and a cross painted
boldly in black on a white field on casa
iron disks twenty-four inches in diane :
ter. mounted on pedestals nine feel
high. being in accordance with stand
ards adopted by the American Railway
Association.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
AUTOMOBILE SHOWS.


January 20-27-Detroit show.
January 22-27-Oklahoma City show.
January 22-21-Rochester, n. Y, show.
January 25-27-Asheville. N. c.. show.
January y2327-Allentown, Pa, show.
January 23-27-Baltimore show.
January 27-Feb. 3-Richmond, Va. show.
January 27-February 3-Chicago show.
January 29-February 3-Buffalo show.
February 3-10-Minneapolis show.
February 10-17-San Francisco show.
February 12-17-kansas City show.
February 12-17-Louisville, Ky, show.
February 13-17-Sioux City, Iowa, show.
February 14-17-Peoria. ILL.,. show.
February 14-24-Des Moines, Iowa. show.
February 1S-25-st. Louis. Mo-, show.
February 19-Pittsfeld, Mass. show.
February 19-24-Bridgeport. Conn. show.
February 1e-24-Duluth. Mimi. show.
February 26-March 3-Omaha. Neb., show.
March l. 3-Urbana, Mich. show.
March 2-10-Boston show
March 3-10-Washington. D. c., show.
March 5-10-Bsngor. Me-, show.
March 6-1o-Fort Dodge. Iowa, show.
March 14-17-Davenport. Iowa, show.
March 14-17-Mason City, Iowa. show.
March 1s-23-Cedar Rapids. Iowa. show.
March 19-2+syracuse show.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Market in Neutral Countries.

The neutral countries will probably
offer the best market after the war.
Many OF the neutral countries Of Eu-
rope. particularly the Scandinavian
countries. have been considerably
strengthened by the war. There should
be there considerable demand for
pleasure vehicles and American ma
chimes would. in al probability, prove
well adapted TO meet the demand. The
commercial activities I'm some of the
Scandinavian countries have grow
enormously as result Of the war.
Many fortunes have been made and
the standard of living will undou btedly
be raised permanently by the present
wave Of prosperity.
'In South America the situation is
somewhat different. In those countries
the purchase Of automobiles is re-
rtricted largely to the wealthy classes.
who. prior TO the war. purchased the
most expensive European cars. Since
the outbreak Of the war the sale of
American machines has greatly iu-
creased and there is reason to believe
that the American manufacturers will
he able to hold the market IL they
pursue proper methods in regard to
sales policy and service. a very hope
ful sign In the South American situa-
tion Is the increased demand for pop
ular priced American cars. which are
being used on the large estates. 1t
IS only fair to state that the sparse
population and the absence of good
roads. particularly outside OF Argentina
and Uruguay. will limit the demand
for cars in South American countries
for years to come.
Finally and in conclusion, j believe
that the market for American automo-
biles is almost unlimited. especially in
the low priced and middle priced cars
The extent of the market. or rather the
extent to which we take advantage of
the market. depends in fact. IL seems
TO me. only upon the soundness of our
export methods, the character OF the
service which we are prepared to rem
der and the policy of our marketing
organizations"
Evening star., 1917-01-21

An Egyptian nobleman's tomb, built
1900 years ago. has been placed in the
Metropolitan Museum of Art.
South Africa has established 4 fac
tory for the extraction of rubber from
the roots and vines of rubber plants.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
SIGNS TO WARN MOTORISTS.
Southern Railway to Install Ad'
ditioual Warnings Along Its Line.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ATLANTA. Ca. January 20.-In addi-
ton to the familiar stop. Look and
Listen" signs erected at crossings of
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Output May Exceed Demand.

I'm the second place, automobile man
ufacturers should be interested in
building up an export trade because the
consumption of automobiles in the
United States may be reaching the sat
nration point in this country. This
market can and will undoubtedly con-
consume vastly larger volume of cars.
but If the production continues to increase
at the present rate. and unless very vital
changes can be effected either in the
consuming public or in the price of the
product, the increase in the consump-
tion of automobiles cannot indefinitely
go on.
of-maybe two years-maybe ten years
of. But II such a point is possibility
the manufacturer must clearly realize
that if he has established firm eN-
port business that he will not be as
must affected and will be able to more
easily increase his business than the
manufacturer who has entirely neglect
ed the export trade. OF course. recog-
nize that the manufacturers OF pleas
ure cars and commercial vehicles are
differently affected by these conditions,
and that while the pleasure car may
have more or less completely supplied
The market, the commercial vericle has
probably only begun its development.
In the third place." continued DIR.
Pratt export trade will tend to sta
bilize business conditions in the United
States. In many lines of industry the
prosperity of the business is dependent
upon factors entirely outside its con-
troll. A short crop or n bumper crop
may entirely determine the output of
an industry. This is. to certain ex-
tent, true of the automobile industry.
If. however. the manufacturer has a
business which covers the entire world
a poor crop or bad business conditions
in one country will be offset by good
conditions and prosperous times in an
other country
Evening star., 1917-01-21

What is said to be the first subma-
rine boat was tested in the Plymouth
harbor in 11T4.
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Delayed by Southern Roads.

They were delayed to such an extent
by the heavy southern roads that they
were late in reaching the New York
automobile show, but reported during
Evening star., 1917-01-21
Would Eliminate Seasons.

In the fourth place. a well devel-
oped export trade will. to some extent,
do away with seasons in the manufac-
turing end of business. This is an OBJ
vious fact that is well known to man
ufacturers who have been doing bust
ness In both the northern and southern
hemispheres.
"And, finally, there is in the export
trade-and those automobile rnanufac-
turers who have gone in for 1t have
not been slow to utilize this advantage
"a certain advertising value in this
country. There is no question but that
there is considerable advertising
value in the mere statement that u
car has won the respect of foreign
purchasers.
The speaker stated that there was
no difficulty in meeting foreign compe-
tition SO far as price is concerned.
Standardization and enormous output
have made IL possible to turn out
lower priced cars than any other coun-
try. 1t is only on cars ranging up from
$1,000 that European competition is
felt II European manufacturers un-
dertake competition in the cheaper cars
when the war is over they will have to
resort TO American methods. and III
that case our manufacturers viii have
a considerable advantage in time.
Among the best markets for Ameri-
can automobiles prior to the war We're
the brltlSn cOlOnleS. SAID Dr. Pratt
-In the fiscal year 1914 about 40 per
cent OF the exports of passenger cars
went to Canada. Australia. New Zea-
land and South Africa. Considering the
fact that In all these colonies. with the
exception OF New Zealand. preferential
reductions in import duties are granted
on automobiles from Great Britain and
that the Canadian market is supplied &c
considerable extent by the branches
o. American factories. the importance oi
the British colonial market TO the Ameri-
can automobile makers becomes quite ap-
parent There are several reasons {,
account for the success of the Ameri.
can cars in the British colonial mar.
kets- Social and economic conditions
are more like those in the United
States than in Europe. American ma
chimes are better adapted to the road
conditions in thise colonies. In the
case Of Canada. there is an advantage
% proximity which means much more
than the mere saving in freight. since
in the case OF automobiles. service II
sometimes the most determining factor
and proximity facilitates service.