The Washington herald., 1908-07-19

Practice using the hand-brake, 50 that
IN an emergency its existence may not be
forgotten.
This years Glidden tour IS the third in
/ which Mrs. Andrew Cureo. the veil
known woman driver, has participated.
The average strength IN pounds per
square inch OF platinum wire IS 1900;
cast steel. $500. and forged steel. 5000.
Any profit resulting from the grand
prize race at Savannah is 70 be turned
over 10 the advertising fund for the ex-
/ plotting Of the city
( Too much Importance cannot be granted
to silk as material for outer garments:
/, china silk for frocks and shirt waists,
pongee or rajsh for coats
Never turn the front wheels with the
I steering gear while the car Is stationary
Not only does It strain the gear. but
wears the tires The better way Is 70
move the wheels with the hands direct
Of the $50 competitors in the contest for
/ the Prince Henry Cup in Germany. 10
were specially built cars. with long stroke
! engines and aluminium bodies. designed in
curious ways 70 save wind resistance
Success attending the initial service es-
| tablished in Philadelphia has led 20 the
Z placing OF an order for seventy-fve ad-
I ditionaI taxicabs. and seven stations will
n De aOCALEl III E1l Us kaia-5 Ca TIE cry
4 A special feature Of the racing contests
on the new track ct Long Branch y J..
/ are contests between wealthy amateur
drivers. among them II. Robert GuEEen-
helm, Oscar Lewisohn- and Alfred Selig-
man
4 dilute solution OF sulphuric acid and
water applied with a brush VIII usually
serve to efTectuaIly remove any foreign
matter adhering 10 aluminium and VIII
also give II a brighter finish. closely ap-
preaching the original
Theoretically. the right time 70 close
the valve IS at tse moment OF the meet
I ing OF the piston 10 the incoming charge.
! Nevertheless u Is a fact that the incom-
ing gases dc not follow directly upon
the piston TO the incoming charge Il is
not desirable, therefore, TO close the valve
on dead center
Failure Of the motor 70 respond 10 the
throttle is doubtless one OF the most
/ exasperating forms OF trouble that Is to
I be met with in running q car II IS usual
lly caused by an over-rich mixture
brought about by a failure OF the suxiH-
sry air valve 20 open in accordance with
the opening Of the throttle
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
( Club has erected garage at the rear
/ OF the organizations new headquarters
l in Newark. into which the club has just
moved The garage IS to be used exclu-
sively by members OF the club when they
I are visiting the clubhouse. and no cars
are to be stored there permanently
An autopsy has proven that the death
OF Charles Tampier. Official timer Of the
/ Automobile Club Of France. was only
I partially due TO ptomaine poisoning re-
I suItinE from the banquet Of the club at
which a large number OF guests were
/ poisoned. He had been in fn-health some
| time. and the slight poisoning proved
fatal
Boston automObilIsts are much pleased
/ by the decision Of Chairman Hover Of
the A A touring board TO change the
/ itinerary Of the annual tour so that an
/ over-Suaday stop viii 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 have
/ been completed.
/ Besides a vast amount Of data concern
/ Ing routes. towns SC, the new year book
| issued by the bureau OF tours OF the Auto
mobile Club OF America contains a full
| synopsis Of various State motor laws:
/ also a full list Of hotels. garages. at
tOr1eys and physicians in every part OF
the United States holding the a c. OF A
| official appointment. The book IS unique
in that II contains no advertisements. and
/ is not for sale
A new era Of harmonious cooperation
/ for good roads between the farmer and
1 autOmobilist appears TO have been en-
! tered upon at the big convention in Buff
faio- This was a thoroughly national af-
/ fair. and a great success II was the
/ first occasion IN which the several na-
/ tional bodies, the American Automobile
Association. the National Grange, and the
American Road Makers Association. have
| Joined forces in the common cause The
! convention was called and managed by
| the American Automobile Association,
and great credit belongs 10 the national
motoring body for having done so.
Mrs Jean Cuneo. the only woman driv-
ing car in the Glidden contest, had her
! amateur standing well emphasized By the
fact that she had great trouble in get
| ting an observer Mrs Cuneo drives a
50-horsepover Rainier car, but the manu-
facturer does not participate in her effort
/ IN any way. not even to the extent OF
furnishing an observer. and even declined
to do So She finally named a New York
newspaper reporter. who viii, OF course,
ride In other cars Mrs Cuneo has a
woman companion and a mechanic with
her, but no one touches the wheel but
/ herself and the little woman steers the
( big car as easily and gracefully as a girl
/ handles the tiller ropes Of a rowboat- on
/ a lake
Automobile engineers are deeply inter
ested IN the Internal combustion engines
with which the new 20.000-ton British bat
tie ship is to be equipped. It seems prob
able that the suction gas producer will be
/ tried This consists Of a coal burner
| which bOils water. The resulting srsarn
is passed through the fire, where It mixes
with coal carbon The suction engine
draws this gaseous mixture through a
/ scrubber. which cleans and cools the
gases By tffis process. il IS asserted.
/ only one-half pound OF coal per horse
power per hour is needed. From this il
is deduced that the era Of gasoline is
passing. and something must soon be
! found to take its place.