The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-07-07
THE AUTOMOBILE WORLD.

Although Mayor Reyburn of Phladel-
phia vetoed the ordinance to grant motor
bus franchises, which councils passed de
spite the opposition of street railway in
terests, one of the motor bus companies
intends beginning business in July, rely
ing on an omnibus law passed before the
days of automobiles.
10 avoid the trouble occasiOned by the
authorities of Glen Echo. Md. who per
sist in arTeStiug ambassadors and lesser
foreign diplomats from Washington who
violate the speed laws, but whose persons
are sacred in international law, the gov
eminent may close to traffic the famous
conduit road.
Governor Stokes of New Jersey, having
vetoed an appropriation Of $i,5OO for the
purchase of an automobile for the state
commissioner of motor vehicles, a
chine which the latter has been using
will be returned to the makers. Motor
cycles probably will be purchased for the
commissioner deputies and inspectors.
In discussing the question of allowing
women to drive automobiles. to which
the English press devOtes much space, the
London World gravely says that al
though the Chauffeuse meets with favor
I'm many quarters, one with the smallest
pretensions TO good looks would be a com
mon danger to husbands and sons.
The degree of wear on a chain may be
observed by stretching it on a floor and
then COMPRISING it from end to end. as
much as possible without doubling it up.
The difference thus determined measures
the wear When the stretch thus oh
served exceeds a couple of inches in
chain of medium length il is best to re-
new it
Although Detroit is the leading automo-
bile manufacturing center of the United
States and collects taxes on Sl0W00OJ
worth of property devoted to the bust
ness, the common council recently voted
unanimously against spending any money
to improve the roads Just outside the
city. although largely used by Detroiters
Chief of Police James A. Quinn OF Lei
cester Mass, announces that speeding
motorists hereafter caught in his town
will go to the lookup and will have to Sc
cure bail as best they can. As there Is no
bail officer nearer than Worcester. the
question arises as to how the poor au-
tomobilist will make out unless Quinn
will personally accept cash bail or accom-
pany his victim to Worcester.
When the valve OF pneumatic tire IS
of the cOnicai rubber and pin type. il is
essential to see that ii fits centrally on
its seating and does not take up an in
Clined position If it does. when the cover
is screwed in place 1t usually touches the
side OF the pin and prevents proper
seating being made by the rubber.
slight leakage is caused, and the tire in
variably goes down after a short time
The first automobile railroad ferry in
the country has been established between
Atlantic City and Ocean City, y. J.. and
it is now possible for motorists to drive
ting out of sight of the Atlantic ocean
The recent arrest of John D. Rockefel-
Ter because his chauffeur was breaking
the speed law is giving New York motor
lists a laugh at the .Oil Kings expense
Only a few days before he was held up by
a rural constable he gave positive orders
that his estate near Tarrytown be closed
against all automobiles because some
drivers were reckless.
BY making test case in court the Ohio
Valley Automobile club has succeeded In
having the charges on all toll roads re
duCed to a two-and- one half-cent basis for
visiting Automobiles as well as local
drivers. Heretofore autOmobilists cross
ing the state line from West Virginia have
been taxed five cents mile
Walter Stevens. merchant. recently
ran through g flock Of chickens at Law
renceburg Ind. with his car and an Old
rooster became entangled in the steering
gear. The car crashed into a telegraph
pole and was badly wrecked, while the
rooster struggled out Of the wTeckage and
marched away, Growing derisively.
There were more automobiles at the
Sheepshead bay track, New York when
the suburban handicap was run than ever
have been together in this country. with
the possible exception of the last Wander
bilt cup race. OF the 40 cars all but go
were of American construction. represent
ing the work of more than fifty factories
The value of the collection was estimated
at S3,S75,Go0.
Important work in the line of erecting
road signs is now being done by the
American Automobile association through
its affiliated clubs in California, Connect
cut. Massachusetts, New Jersey. New
York. Ohio and Wisconsin. Preparations
are being made for similar work i'm Hi
nois, Indiana. Iowa, Pennsylvania, Maine,
Maryland. Minnesota, South Dakota Yer
mont Virginia, West Virginia and Wash
ington.
The automobile which the British ex-
plOrer. Lieutenant Shackleton will take
with him when he starts next month to
search for the south pole, will be supplied
with several sorts OF wheels adapted to
the varying surfaces over which ii will
be driven. Ii will be used to haul the
sledges, the members of the expedition
having to walk. Benzine ,or some other