The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-11
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.

Wilmington, Del, will spend $780,
900 improving its streets.
Don't screw down battery connec-
tions with your fingers; use pliers.
Automobile races will be a feature
of the fall racing meet of the Fort
Worth (Tex.) Fair association; Oc-
tober SIT.
Two-seated motor cars, with sort
of awning canopy for tops, are in use
on the Cape to Cairo railroad in
Africa.
All freak cars, such as entered the
contests last year, will be barred from
the races at Ormond Beach, Fla, this
year.
The first reliability contest for 1908
cars will be held by the Automobile
Club of America, New York city's big
organization, this month.
Marion county, Indiana, intends OIL
ing it's entire 900 miles of roads if the
dust-laying experiment to be tried on
one stretch proves a success. ,r..--r-.
No matter how carefully the, gaso-
line is strained, some dirt will find its
way into the tank, which should be
thoroughly cleansed every once in a
while.
The "automobile burglar who
used a touring car when he robbed
several Long Island residences, was
sentenced to forty years 1mprlson-
ment at hard labor.
one of the oldest stage lines in the
country, that connecting Worcester
and Paxton, Mass, is to be made to
give way to an up-to-date motor car
service.
One thousand miles. from Paris to
Marienbad, in two and half days re-
Gently were covered by A. B. Graves
New York broker, who is touring
Europe.
A man with a passion for figuring
has estimated that 1000 Americans at
present are touring Europe in auto
mo biles and will spend $1,OOO,OOO be-
fore they come home.
ONLY after several years of expert
ment an automobile freight carrier
has at last been produced that is be-
lieved to meet the conditions of the
Congo tropical climate.
Arrangements are being made for a
Neutrality-suspicious. race at Philadel-
mia late this month, the second for
the Quaker City this year. New York
also may try it again.
The Royal Automobile club of
Great Britain has decided to give up
its annual tourist trophy contest on
the Brooklands track.
One of the oldest and yet most en-
thusiastic lovers of motoring in the
country is Mrs. s. P. Root of Somers,
Conn. who although 81 years old, is
very fond of the sport
ONLY thirty-four of Louisiana's a.
9e7 miles of public roads are classed
as improved, and campaign has been
inaupurated by the Motor league of
that state for better highways.
Northwestern automobiles have
Gained a much sought concession by
the action of Secretary of the Interior
GARFIELD in permitting automobiles to
enter Mount Rainier National. park.
The automobile clubs at Tacoma
and Seattle are lending aid to the
Portland (Ore.) club in securing the
construction of a graveled boulevard
connecting the three cities named.
Ry working in relays five drivers
Succeeded in breaking the record from
Chicago to New York, covering the
distance in SO hours and SO minutes
The best previous time was 5S hours
fiat.
IT is important that the little bolts
used in connecting the master links of
driving chains be securely fastened
otherwise there is danger that the
outer end of the loosened bolt will do
much needless damage.
Cracked cylinders were notceapiy
absent from the recent Atlantic CITY
beach races while at Ormond they
were numerous a fact which shows
the advance made along that line oy
builders in less than year