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

has begun a movement to enforce the
state law prescribing the use OF wide
tires on horsa-drawn vehicles
Daytona, Fla. which possesses the IA
nous racing beach. is one of the greatest
automobile towns for its size in the
world. possessing 400 machines, $50 OF
which are owned by residents and 90
on an average by northern visitors
Encouraged by the success of its recent
auto charity carnival. Montclair. \ j..
proposes to hold the affair annually.
In the recent carnival lo6 cars We're used,
5000 persons carried and several thou
sand dollars Melted.
Never turn the front wheels with the
steering gear while the car is stationary
Not only does IT strain the gear, but il
wears the tires The better way is to
move the wheels with the hands direct
novel method Of curbing high speed
ing has been adopted by the chief of po-
lice of Port Chester y. Y. who is having
the following cards distributed to all mo-
florists as they enter the town: ITO our
friends in the automobile: This Is Port
Chester, y. Y. one of the best towns on
earth. Whyo Because il is a live up-to-
date community. where every man gets
chance to make good. and where the
traveller is always welcome. Will you
give US an opportunity to speak well OF
YOU by running your automobile at a
moderate speed through the city? James
Donovan. chief of police, Port Chester,
n y"
This years Glidden tour is the third
in which Mrs. Andrew Cuneo. the we'll
known woman driver, has participated.
Theoretically the right Nme to close
the valve is at the moment OF the meet
ing of the piston to the incoming charge.
Nevertheless, Ii is fact that the incom-
| ing gases do not follow directly upon the
! piston to the incoming charge. 1t Is not
desirable, therefore, to close the valve
on dead center.
So rigid are the rules governing the
| Grand Prix. in France, that contestants
were not permitted 20 use their racing
cars in practice work on the course.
A sick man has no right TO run motor
car. according to the dictum Of Magistrate
! Kirk of Jenkintown, Pa. who holds that
| illness of the operator increases the
danger to the public. He delivered the
ruling after an arrested rlotorist had
been carried into his Office, being too ~
| to walk.
OF the 100 competitors in The contest
| for the Prince Henry cup in Germany.
| 100 were specially built cars, with long
| stroke engines and alumiau"1 bodies. de-
| signed in curious ways 70 save wind re-
sstance.
Although England has made some ex-
periments with automobile barges on her
northern canals. the honor appears 10 be-
| long to France of first ST. liking to sup
plant the leisurely horse from the tow
path of the inland va .ervays. The first
| tractor of this kind is employed on the
| Bourgogne canal connecting the RIVER
|
the channel port of Havra villa the Medi-
| terranean naval station of Marseille.
| dilute solution of sulphu"ic acid and
| water applied with a brush will usually
serve to effectually remove any foreign
| mater adhering to aluminium and Will
also give it Il brighter finish. closely ap-
! preaching the original.
| Failure OF the motor to respond to the
| throttle is doubtless one of the most eX-
| asperating forms of trouble that is TO be
met with in running a car. 1t IS usually
| caused by an overrich mixture brought
! about by a failure of the auxiliary air
valve to open in accordance with the
| opening of the throttle.
! Buffalo claims the record for Orphans
| day, the Automobile Club of that city
| having carried 1.551 children in oo1 cars.
| Boston automobiliSts are much pleased
| by the decision of Chairman Hover Of
| the a. A. A. touring board. TO change the
| over-Sunday stop will be made in their
! city. While the tourists are in Boston
! they will be entertained by the Bay State
Association. and plans for the day are
| already under consideration.
| Tradesmen and merchants, hotel and
garage proprietors Of New Jersey are
already complaining of a loss of patronage
| because of the stringent Frelinghuysen
anti-automobile law. which is barring out
tourists with its rigid license fee require
| mentS.
An Ohio rubber company is engaged in
| filling orders for os,UUU pounds of rubber
tires for fre-tighting apparatus Of New
York city.
Motorists are indebted largely to the
noted French chemist, Frouche. for the
| acetylene lamp, as Ii was he who, after
exhaustive experiments. produced a sue
cessful burner combining the highly ex-
plosive combination OF acetylene and
| oxygen.