Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-01

ers of other counties in the state cooper
ate with them for the purpose OF having
similar signs placed in the different coun-
ties.
simple way to remove dust from the
reed of a horn is by passing slip OF thin
paper under the reed.
The Automobile Club of America now
has a total membership OF more than
1000, of whom 1880 are active.
Owing to the production of metal alloys,
it is possible now to build l.-oo-pouho
car with 1OO-horsepower motor.
Engineers of the Wisconsin state geo.
logical survey are making surveys ana
other arrangements for the proposed mod
ell highway in Milwaukee.
Open meetings will be held by the
American Automobile Association during
the forthcoming motor shows In New
York.
When about to initiate tire. always give
few strokes of the pump. before at
taching it to the valve, to blow out any
grit.
Gov. Crothers of Maryland Is a firm be-
lever in special taxes for automobiles
but insists that all revenues from cars
should be used in the interest of good
roads.
The total value of the 1000 machines
which were used to transport the 5000
delegates attending the waterways con-
vention in Chicago recently Is estimated
at So 100000
X
1t is wonderful the difference good
washout will make to an engine. This
should be done about once every two
months in the case of car that is run
fair distance daily.
Having admitted ladies to membership,
the Automobile Club of America is plan
ming to give them private club quarters
in the proposed extension to it's New York
home.
Given the choice Of a long and short
route the driver of taximeter cab can
not charge more for taking the long
route, according to the decision of Lon
don magistrate.
Bolts holding the sprocket rims to the
driving wheel of chain-driven cars are IN
clined to loosen in the spokes. and it is
we'll to occasionally tighten the nuts
which hold them in place.
February 10 to 20 have been selected as
dates for this winters automobile show
at ST. Louis. 1t is hoped to secure the
which to hold the exhibition.
handful of -four in cold water injected
into honeycomb radiator is said to be
an excellent yet simple temporary meth
cd of repairing small leak. The radiator
should be cold when the flour is injected.
Never attempt to force the gears into
mesh. If they will not engage without
being forced. there Is something wrong,
and tanning down hard on the lever Is
only liable TO aggravate the trouble or
spring the shifting arm or lever.
By arrangements made by the Auto
mobile Club of Buffalo with 8. w. Nc
Michael. chief inspector of Canadian Gus
toms, club members are now permitted
to go into Canada without putting up a
bond.
The fouling up of cylinder heads. tops
of pistons. valves and valve ports is fire.
uuently the cause of loss of power. 1t Is
due to either bad carburation, over-lubri-
cation or both these causes.
A little known but excellent method of
cleaning "fur' from q water jacket with
out damaging the metal is to connect 1t
with a steam cock and force steam
through it for an hour or SO with the
other union left open.
There is a nine-year-old regulation in
Paris which declares that no driver shall
leave his car until he has taken all pre-
cautions against accidental starting and
until he has stopped all noise.
The cars of the various nations partici-
pating in the Savannah grand prize race
will be easily distinguished. Americans
will be painted red and white; French
cars blue: German, white, and Italy, red.
Valve springs. more particularly the
exhaust, will not remain the same Tor
ever When everything else has been
tried and still the engine lacks its usual
power, put new set of valve springs
all round and the trouble will then prob
ably vanish.
The repair pits In front OF the grand
stands of the Long Island speedway have
not only proven practical success but
most entertaining to spectators. who are
thus able to watch the repair work from
excellent vantage.
The Shock Absorbers." the organize
ton OF Philadelphia motoring writer's.
drove from the Quaker city to the Van
derbilt cup race and return in an opera
notorious. labeled the water wagon,
camping out in tent en- route.
L. W. AtwelI of Elmer N. j., mas
solved the problem of what to do when
a breakdown occurs. He carries bicy
Gle on his automobile. and whenever his
car won't go he hops off, mounts the wheel
and sends some one back to repair the
car,
One of the commonest failings of the
amateur autost Is to resort to the pipe
wrench or the gas pipe pliers to loosen
refractory nut or connection. Such tools
only grip by sinking into the metal. The
slightest slip means an abrasion that
cannot be remedied.
Skillful handling Of the gear-shifting
lever on a sliding-gear system can only
be obtained by practice. One of the best
tests of a drivers skill is to notice the
way he handles his gears. A skillful
man will pass through all speeds, either
up or down. noiselessly. unless for the
click caused by the lever bringing up
against the quadrant.
A. j. Picard, who held command of the
automobile trips in New York during
William J.. Bryan's campaigning tour.
SAYS the nominee is thoroughly in touch
with tho needs of autOmObilistS and also
in thorough sympathy with the work OF
the automobile fraterity for good roads
legislation.