Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-20


| in the south the state college at Athens.
Ga. proposes to hold a good roads school
| there in January. Lectures and DEM
constructions will be given not only by
| men of the college, but by road experts
| all over the country.
Hereafter the Rochester Automobile
| Club of Rochester. The alteration was
made because the use of the initials, "R.
A. Co." frequently caused the club to be
confused with the Rochester Athletic
Club
During the time Of the Chicago auto
mobile show it is proposed to form a
national organization of chauffeurs. The
subject was preached by the Professional
Chauffeurs Association of Louisville. KY,
shortly before the last Chicago show.
1t is said that Gov. Hughes of New
York shas offered an appointment on the
new state highway commission. He will
name, on January 1, William E. McClin-
took of the Chelsea, Mass. board of con-
troll sin recognition of his knowledge or
road building.
At the request of a number of promi-
ncnt carriage dealers who are selling au-
tomobiles in connection with their horse
drawn vehicles. the show committee OF
the American Motor Car Manufacturers
Association will invite carriage dealers
to the Palace show in New York.
The police of Wilmington, Del, have
received a scoring from Judge Edwin r.
Cochran, who charges them with arrest
ing green motorists for speeding and let
ting real scorchers escape. The judge is
an ardent motorist, and has kept watch
full eve on the police while using his ma
chine.
Instruments capable Of accurately
measuring materials down to the one ten
thousandth part of an inch, recently de-
vised by a Swedish firm, have been put
into use by one OF two automobile firms
of this country. They are considered the
most marvellous mechanical aids as yet
perfected the world over.
The Florida automobile races. which
have been held each spring for several
years, will probably take place this year
on the Daytona-Ormond beach, in the
third week in March At present 1t looks
as though DaytOna would probably win
out over her rival, Ormond. by having
the racing headquarters established at
the former place.
Called upon by the Judge at trial of
a bank cashier at Waynesburg, Pa, to
obtain fresh panel of talesmen. the
sheriff drove about the countryside all
night in a swift motor car notifying tax
payers to be in court in the morning He
was complimented by the Judge for the
quckness with which he performed his
task.
New Jersey motorists who ara working
to secure the repeal Of the present dras-
tic state motor law have gained a pow
erful ally in the board of trade of New
uril1
legislature to abolish the requirement
that every automobile that enters the
state must have a New Jersey registra-
ton tag.
Oil is fairly cheap. and. while it is. Of
course. advisable to avoid an over pres
sure. which would cause smoky exhaust
through flooding past the piston rings.
once that effect has been avoided. it is
best to use as much lubricant as the en-
CINE will take A slight smoke from the
exhaust on starting from cold Is not
bad sign.
The antique gold finish to be used on
the official buttons which will be worn
by members of the show committee at
to that used by the Egyptians 1900 years
ago. The buttons represent an auto wheel
containing the head Of a motorist, with
..blinders' and low peaked cap.
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The automobile show to be conducted
in st. Louis next February promises to
| be very successful. as practically all the
dealers of the city have declared their
intention of engaging space. The show
committee received applications for 1000
square feet of space within forty-eight
hours after the application blanks were
mailed.
So keenly is the automobile felt to be
an agricultural essential that agitation
has been started both i'm Kansas and Mis-
souri, to have instruction given at the
state agricultural colleges in the general
uses and adaptabilities CT the motor car.
The agricultural school of Iowa, at
Anles. has already decided to have a short
| v utter course of instruction OF this sort.