Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-27

pliers, little hammer. two wire cutters. a
large jack knife. one fiat one round and
one three-cornered file. coil of soft iron
monkey %reneS and I pIen of efe extra sss Bolts
and nuts. Some people have discovered
mat II is good thing TO keep their auto
tools in a leather hand bag. which is pro-
vided with a good lock. BY the adoption
OF such plan they find that mysterious
disappearance of handy tools is reduced to n
minimum. especially when the is out OF
Inc owners hands at wayside stops.
Edward II. Semple aud wife OF Nashville
Tenn. are out in their White for the pur-
pose OF covering 3.OOo miles A. O. Nc
Lean and wife of Chicago are touring the
eastern states. w. ]. King of st. Louis has
just made the trip to New York from his
home in ten days. c. E. Sandison and
Harry Mammerle of Terre Haute, Ind,
nave Just started for a long ride in their
otdsmobile. They will take I'm Louisville
indianapolis, Cincinnati and the larger east
ern cities. Oliver Burkhart Of Oswego. H.,
left this week in his touring car for the
portland show. Mr.. J. Roberts of Chest
nut HiIl. Pa, has started In his Maxwell
ior the Maine coast. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
kirkpatrick and Mr. and Mrs. John Palmer
or Chicago are making a tour through the
northern states and will spend much time
In eastern Canada. Among the prominent
hiducipuid dutOnODll1StS VINO now
touring are A. w. Pratt. W. A. Stern, l.. X.
Passmore and Frank d. Zell, all of whom
are using Packard machines; j. G. Hem
dricksen. Charles Whelan, DR.. J. F. Coll,
Dr. Stover, l.. X. Lockhart and F. s. Dor
sett. Mr.. John Bancroft, jr, Of Whining
ton. Del. is just finishing tour which
embraced points in the middle western
states. Mr. A. B. Pendleton OF ST. Louis is
making a trip to New York in Il Pope-To-
iedo, via Chicago. South Bend, the lakes
and the Hudson river route. American
tourists by car who were reported I'm Lon
don last week had, among other WELL
known persons, Mr.. and Mrs. George ].
Gould Of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. James
n Moore OF Chicago. Thomas Newcombe OF
New York. Mr.. and Mrs Paul A. Andrews
and Mrs. F. w. Andrews of Newport and
Mr. James X. Hackett.
Gen. William Booth, the head Of the Sal
walton Army. has just taken up motoring.
with all the enthusiasm OF his seventy-six
years He is just now making his second
auto campaign In the eastern part OF Eng
land. Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Woodward OF
Sidney, Ohio. are on an auto tour to their
former home in Maine after which they
will continue their jaunt to Birmingham.
Ala. Mr.. B. Lloyd OF Winnipeg, Manitoba
has made the run from his home city 10
Minneapolis in four days with his eighteen
horsepower Rambler. Mr. and Mrs. J. G..
Boehland and Miss Perry OF Freeport, Ill,
are touring the northern lakes in an Eli
more.
1t is highly important. OF course that
when patch is TO be put on tire 1t shall
be done in the best style. 1t is equally
important, at times, to remove a patch.
and then the better the work was done in
the first place the harder It will be to undo
It. One of the best agents to use for this
purpose is ordinary fatiron. 1t should
be heated through, but should not be made
too hot, and the, best way to get the proper
temperature is to immerse IL for time In
boiling water. This will not make the iron
so hot that It will injure the tire, and. after
it has been placed upon patch for few
minutes the cement will soften nicely.
When this domestic appliance is not at
hand a good substitute may be found in q
clean hammer head, which may be heated
by placing IT for time on the exhaust
pipe or the cylinder head. Care should be
taken not to have the metal too hot, and
in the use of a fatiron the best results
the safest, that is-may be obtained by
holding the iron close to the patch, but not
actually in contact with it,
II there is no pressure gauge on your ma
chine a good rule Of thumb for deciding
when your tires sufficiently inflated is
the following: Take a spoke in either
hand and shake the car with some vigor,
noticing whether the wheel moves to and
from you while the part of the tire on the
ground remains stationary. If there is any
perceptible side roll more imitation should
be given Even with a pressure gauge
there is much room for discretion, for tire
makers themselves have different ideas as
to what adequate imitation means. Here IS
a standard rule for various-sized wheels:
Size. Front. Rear.
8 inches. ........15 pounds. .......S5 pounds