Evening journal., 1917-02-07
SUPPLEMENTAL SHOW
At HOTEL DUPONT
Mcfarland Car PranCed
Around Lobby When
Auto Show Ended
CHAIRMAN NIXON
mad HISTORY

There was a general "scurrying' ~
tho Hotel DUPONT on Saturday night
IN connection with the removal Of the
automobiles. which had been on eX-
hibition there during last week which
was moi in the line a the pre-arrang-
ed plans for tho r&pid removal of
these cars. II was a scurrying of poo
pie to keep clear Of a huge motor car
which did some pranclng i'm the lobby
and to keep clear OF j. II. Nixon,
chairman of the show committee, VINO,
also. did some more prancing. And
this is how it all happened.
One of the largest cars exhibited in
the automobile show was the Mighty
Mcfarland" Most of those who Wis
tied the show during the week Will
remember it as the big. brown car,
which was near the Eleventh street
entrance to the lobby, just west OF
the revolving doors.
The agreement made between
Ernest S Tate manager of the motel
anG the management Of the SHOW
specifed that all cars should be re-
novel from the hotel by 10 o'clock
on Saturday night, in order that his
emploves could have time to clean up
The lobby and green room for Sunday
use
The Eleventh street end of the lob
by Is two steps lower than the main
portion and the Mcfarland car was
located I'm this depression. There also
was an understanding between hotel
and show arrangements, that all cars
should be pushed out Of the lobby by
hand. but, apparently, that part oil
the show rules had not been com
municsted to the chauffeur OF the
Mighty Mcfarland
When the big machine had been
skidded from the pit to the main tloor'
so that the business end OF the ma
chine was beaded toward the Ienth
street eutrance.. the chauffeur put on
the mower. and went spinning down
the lobby toward the hotel desk Then
the scurrying commenced, and every
one began shouting.
One of the most vociferous Of the
protestants was j. II. Nixon. The
chauffeur became either stubborn, or
ratified, for when he got near the
Tenth street entrance, he swung the
car around until its headlights were
staring into the fireplace. near the
entrance TO the hotel cafe. Then he
turned the front wheels Of the car at
an acute angle. yanked lever some
where, shifted his gears into reverse,
wbirled the big car into position, and
then hacked down the lobby again, be-
tween the pillars. and back TO the
edge of the steps leading down to the
depression at the Eleventh street On
trance. where lie stopped Just at th'
edge of the steps. and waited for the
skids to be adjusted so that be could
run his car out of the Eleventh street
door. That Is what the chauffeur dld
But what Chairman Nixon did-ane
what he said--was abundant; espe'
ciallv what he said. However, he f.
nally caught up with the rapidly.
moving chauffeur, and his car anc
told him that he then and there had
formal notice that the Mighty Nc
Farland" and its equally might,
chauffeur would be debarred from par
ticipation in any future shows glVer
nv the show association.
Whether or not the chauffeur rea
Lied the euormity of his sentence. j
not absolutely sure. but the McFar
land people look upon the matter al
more or less Of a joke. Thus far, the,
have failed to convert Mr.. Nixon Il
this point OF view, but they hope tina
his ire eventually will subside, ant
that he, too will see the joke.