Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
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population of many towns within fifty miles
of every metropolis.
The projecting ends of bolts should be
wiped before taking off the nut. Uuscrew-
ing and screwing with dust and sand on
the thread is bound to result in cutting
down the thread and may be the cause some
| day of an unfortunate breakdown. Before
mounting the nuts a rag should be passed
through them, and, as further precaution
a drop of oil or little grease should be put
on the ends of the bolts.
The corporation counsel of Buffalo, N. Y,
| in interpreting that citys new automob1le
ordinance. holds that cars sent out by
manufacturers to prospective purchasers on
approval are not subject to taxation and
! that manufacturers have the right to snl1t
| their registration numbers around from one
car to another, paying tax only LOT the
| car carrying the number. The ordinance
| also is held to apply to horse-drawn vehi-
cles.
II
In spite of the opposition manifested
| among automobile manufactures to the
| conditions arranged for the running of this
years Glidden tour, the executive commit
| tee of the American Automobile Associa-
ton has ratified the rules originally formu-
lated, and decided that the trophy shall
be contested for under its auspices and
pursuant to the regulations as outlined.
A special class for runaboutS was also
created, the entrants to compete for cup
which F. B. Hover, chairman of the A.
A. A. touring board has offered. The
same conditions governing the Glidden
trophy contest are to apply to entrants in
the runabout class.
James l.. Flood recently Travelled to New
York to purchase motor car for use in
Europe and in few hours started on the
| return trip to his home in the far west.
Several of w
exhibited machines at the mining show
held in New York city. The cars were
designed to meet the conditions found in
and about the mining country in the west,
and 1t Is stated many sales were made.
The idea of forming womans motor
club in Chicago, it is stated, originated
with Mrs. N. ]. Boardman of that city.
The matter was first brought to the at
tention of number of. woman autoists
during the Vanderbilt cup race the past
fall.
Electrics are popular with the women of
Cleveland, Ohio, and it is stated that 200
cars are owned and operated in that city
by the gentler sex.
II
Sales aggregating more than $500 900
were made at the recent Pittsburg auto
mobile show, one agency alone selling
twenty-five cars of one make.
Statistics show a smaller number of
automobile accidents in proportion to the
number of cars used in Germany than in
either England or France.
In reassembling the parts of a car If a
bolt hole in any part does not line up ex-
actly with the corresponding hole in the
adjacent part never try to force the bolt
home with hammer mallet, but find
and remove the cause for the hole being
out of line.
British automobile owners are up in arms
over a decision of judge who assessed a
motorist S175 damages for leaving his car
unattended for ten minutes, during which
period pair of carriage horses took fright
at the machine and caused an accident
After thorough experiments. the Austrian
ministry of commerce has decided upon
an extensive use of the automobile in the
postal service. Elaborate plans are being
made for serving remote towns and villages
in all parts of the country from the nearest
railroad stations.
An enterprising surety company Is now
offering "chauffeurs' fidelity bond" guar
anteeing that the chauffeur shall honestly
perform his duties, and providing indemnity
to the employer for loss or damage to the
machine during its unauthorized use by the
chauffeur.
Though not absolutely necessary a pass
port from the United States government is
a good thing to have handy when touring
Europe. 1t may be procured by writing to
the passport bureau Of the State Depart
ment at Washington, costs but 81 and is
good for two years.
1t seems to be cheaper to kill a man in
Mexico than to merely injure one. An
American recently touring that country
ran over and killed a Mexican with his
motor car and was fined $40. The next day
his chauffeur blackened natives eye with
his fist and was sent to jail for six months
So ingeniously arranged is the palatial
new s1,O00,0OO club house of the Auto
mobile Club of America just opened in
New York, that guest might spend hours
in the lobby, assembly room, grill room
and billiard room and hardly be aware
that garage accommodating 800 cars is
contained in the same building.