Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12

nominee of the republican party for PreS-
ident, is said 70 be a great admirer OF
the motor car and loves hardly anything
more than a spin in a big touring car.
William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska.
the leader Of the democracy, is also. il Is
stated an admirer OF the horseless car
riage.
Westinghouse, however. have always
gazed upon Judge Taft seated upon an
equine charger The Filipnos. 1t is said,
saw a gentle mule carrying more than
was evidently intended for it. but in the
is said. he has chung closely to the street
cars and the asphalt sidewalks.
But who knows that IN the event of the
success of Judge Taft or Mr.. Bryan at
the polls next November whether our
President will be motoring one, a gal
Looping one or one noted as a pedestria'
Singularly enough, Gov. Gilett OF Ca
roads supporter by a train wreck about
fifty miles from Santa Cruz He was
obliged to complete his trip in an auto
mobile. and it he who suggested
bonding the state for Sls.ooc.HoO TO con-
struct 800 miles of fine highways.
G. L. Morton. representing the United
States road making bureau in California,
states that the trouble with most of our
roads is that they are built politically
instead of scientifically.
London papers are still commenting
upon the remarkable turnout of auto
mobiles on Gold Cup day. the big event
of the Ascot races. when. as one paper
says. there were cars TO the right, cars
to the left. gasoline fumes to the front
and their horns Numbered on all sides or
them" London was as bare OF taXlcaDs
as billiard ball of feathers.
June of this year showed an increase
| of 1915 per cent over the same month or
| last year in motor registration In the
months ending June 80. 1908. showed
! total registration of over 1920 as COM
| pared with 1876 for the twelve months
preceding.
The use of oil on road surface. &C
! cording to a tire manufacturer, is very
disa strous to rubber tires The leather
covered steel-studded tires are not at
fected by this it is added-in fact, the
oil tends to preserve the leather.
One of the handiest of all articles
when touring is an eye cup, accom-
| panied by a small bottle of boracic acid
| The latter should be composed of one
| half ounce boracic acid to one-half pint
of boiling water. This is most healing
and strengthening eye wash and quite
| harmless To tired and dust-stralneo
| eyes it is quite soothing.
| Navarro who has beaten Edge at his
| own game making 10 miles an hour IN
| the Brooklands track, has. 1t is SAID, won
! the British public completely. despite the
fact that his victory is considered blow
| to British prestige. for Edges record was
! considered unbeatable.
| An autopsy has proven that the death
of Charles Tanpier. official timer of the
Automobile Club of France. was only
partially due to ptomaine poisoning re-
sulting from the banquet of the club at
which a large number of guests We're
poisoned. He had been in i'll health some
time, and the slight poisoning proved
fatal.
| to curb the oppressive aggressions of the
| police officers of the Montclair. y. j.,
Automobile Club advised them to keep
| within the law. Whenever there is a
| clear case of oppression. however. the
members were told that the organization
| would back them in the courts.
| Automobile engineers are deeply inter-
ested in the internal CONFUSION engines
| with which the new 2O,OO0-ton British bat
| tleship is to be equipped. 1t seems prob
able that the suction gas producer will be
| tried. This consists of coal burner
which boils water. The resulting steam
is passed through the fire, where il mikes
with coal carbon. The suction engine
scrubber. which cleans and cools the
gases. BY this process. it is asserted,
| only one-half pound of coal per horse
power per hour is needed. From this 1t
| is deduced that the era of gasoline
| is passing. and something must soon be
| found to take its place.
An enterprSng British manufacturer is
using a series of photographs to teach
| the art of properly lubricating a motor
! car.
The budget commission of the German
| government has decided to report favora-
| bly, on d bill to authorize a fund of about
500. 900 to provide for the ganzation of
an automobile transport corps for the
army.
A special feature of the racing contests
on the new track at Long Branch, N j..
are contests between wealthy amateur
drivers. among them Robert Guggenheim,
Oscar Lewisohn aid Alfred Seligman.
The authorities of Middleboro. Mass.
have reached at least a temporary sOlu-
ton of the speed problem. When stran-
gers in motor cars arrive at the town
limits they are confronted by large signs
which convey the information that twelve
miles an hour is the legal speed maxi
mum: but instead of coupling this with
a threat of fine or Imprisonment. the
legend goes on TO say: I'VE give you a
square deal. Give us one And it is
signed by the name of the Mddleboro
Automobile Club. whose members pre-
to use this method of appealing to the
sense of fair play on the part of motor
lists.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
AiuD Has erected d garage DIT tfle ItdI VI
the organizations new headquarters in
Newark. into which the club has just
moved. The garage is to be used eX-
clusively by members of the club when
they are visiting the clubhouse. and no
cars are to be stored there permanently.
Keep your fan going! Fans are
placed on air-cooled cars for good rea-
sons. and should be kept in good order
at all times. This is especially true dur
ing hot weather, for all means of keep
ing the cylinders cool and preventing them
from overheating should be attended to.
Success attending the initial service
established in Philadelphia has led to the
placing of an order for seventy-tive addi-
tional taxicabs and seven stations will be
located in various parts of the city.
Officers of the Automobile Association
of Great Britain have appointed COM
mlttee to devise ways of stopping reck-
less driving. When Automobile Associa
ton members still persist in driving reck-
lessly. after having been warned they
will be requested to resign from the CIR
ganiZation. Automobiles who are not
members of the Automobile Association
also will be warned when they drive reck-
1essly. Those who are members of clubs or
izations. and those who are unattached
Will be reported to the police.
Buffalo motorists are equipping their
cars with drip pans. in compliance with
new city ordinance, designed to pre-
vent grease and oil from falling on pave
ments. Offenders may be punished by
fine of not more than $50 for each of
Tense
Besides a vast amount of data concern
ing routes, tours, etc, the new year book
issued by the bureau of tours of the
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