Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-22

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cycle is machine with long wheel
base, somewhat resembling an automo-
bile, as the driver occupies chair like
seat some distance to the rear of the
motor and steers with wheel.
Two miles to a hospital in less than
three minutes recently was made at New
fork by motorist who had run down a
boy and who secured from a policeman
permission to take him to the surgeons
before he was arrested
Annoyed by her male rivals and by
boys who would invade her cab every
Inns first chauffeuse, was forced to an
ply to the police for permission to carry
young man with her as a bodyguard.
It is Of the utmost importance that the
bolts holding together the parts of a
live axle housing be drawn up to their
full capacity at all times. Any slack
ness may permit a slight amount of play.
which Will render them liable to rup-
ture.
Do not ring the bell or turn on the
lamps while the battery of an electric
vehicle is charging. as the increased
voltage will burn them out in a short
time. Keep the carriage body open so
as to allow a free circulation OF Air
around the battery.
There are more than 200 men in New
York city working on improvement in
automobiles.
New York city's new electric police
patrol wagon began its career by smash
ing oenVsry wosan OF the first day it
was In service.
Tires have three natural enemies that
are ans obstructive to ruber. light. heat and
n hnx, 10
WHICH should be guarded against
Calcium chloride never should he nsed'
In an anti-freezfng solution if it be liable
10 come IN contact with aluminium as
II is almost certain to co-rode the metal
If slight knocking sound is noticed
When the engine is operating under
neavy load, an immediate remedy may
be generally effected by slightly retari-
ing the spark lever.
lamp using alcohol for fuel which
- SAID TO give from seven to ten times
as much Illumination as an electric light
at a cost Of less than a cent an hour is
a recent arrival from Europe
officials Of New York company which
operates 800 taximeter cabs and easo
line vehicles in that city claim they have
been forced to spend $50 900 for forei,n
cabs within the past ten months because
American manufacturers -declineNto build
that form of vehicle
Once a month about one-half oil os
Kerosene should be injected into the cyIin.
ders and the engine turned over by hand
few times to wash the burned IuhriN
eating oil rom the piston and rings n
can be injected through the comnre seio,,
reiief cocks or by removing the sn.ru
plugs. spafh
Backed by an organization having
membership of $4,000, known as the
knights or the Golden Chain. Charles W
Thatcher is touring the country aro,,s,ng
interest In. the construction of a highway
tom New York to San Francisco for
the use of both automobiles and horse.
drawn vehicles. '-o'"'
Paradoxical as 1t may seem. the bs.s
light is just as necessary on a moor
light night as dark one An examina-
ticn OF serious automobile acc dents in tha
past year shows that over 100 hannanad
at night. half OF these when the mnor
was shining brightly. OF these probabl
twenty-five were brought on by optical
illusions caused by the moons deceptive
light.