Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-13

until he has proven his fitness before a
competent jury
| There is no greater mistake ever made
than to apply the brakes har enough
to skid the driving wheels. not only be-
| cause of the excessive tire wear thus
| brought about, which is the objection
| usually given. but also because Of the
danger of side-slippfng.
1t has been finally determined that the
! light car race to be held at Savannah
| the day preceding the grand prize contest
will be 200 miles long, over a ten-mile
| course. and that cars will be limited to
$50 pounds weight and a bore of three
| and three-quarters inches for four CYL
| inders.
One of the valuable lessons which will
| be taught by the new Long Island park
way. according TO its projectors. is that
| dustless highway is a practical posi-
| bility of the near future. Since no horses
| will use ii, the road will show the exact
effect Of tires on its surface.
To prove his theory that tires are in
vulnerable to bullets when a machine is
! travelling at a high speed Felix Droit led
bicycle cop an eight-mile chase through
| New York streets. smashed his car and
| was arrested. But the cops bullets failed
| to puncture the tires.
Judge Whallon of the Indianapolis po-
| lice court has won the good will of about
200 motor car owners by recalling all
warrants outstanding for the arrest Of
| owners who failed to pay the city license
| in 1907. The city will insist, however,
upon the 1908 license being paid.
| The Automobile Club of Spain has sue
ceeded in inducing the Spanish govern
ment to adopt the triptique system. by
means of which foreign motorists belong
| ing to recognized automobile clubs will
be able to take their cars into the coun-
| try free Of customs duty.
The three-story dwellings and the four
story dwelling in the rear of the quar-
ters of the Automobile Club of America
in New York have been bought by the
club for S150,OOO and will be torn down
for an extension for the clubhouse. The
club now has a plot Of 10000 square feet.
OIL and wine merchants are already
using automobiles to reach places mac
cessibe by railway In Algeria, according
to Consul General James Johnston of AL
giers who adds that a permanent and
profitable market can be built up by
American makers.
The Bay State Automobile Club is now
nicely settled in it's new apartments in
the Hotel Carlton. Boston. There is
club is cut off from the hotel as fully
If in a separate building.
1t is the intention of the Automobile
Club of Cincinnati to offer a reward for
the arrest of anybody who throws glass
or anything else that may injure tires
into the road or street.
A reliability trial of carrier motor
cycles light delivery vans motor-cabs
hnGpS iS tN he conducted w
L'Auto of Paris some time early in Octo-
Der.
Brtishers will take an active part in
the first international roads congress, in
Paris, October II to 1S, under the patron
age of the French government.
The Automobile Club of Buffalo now
has 400 members. and is confident of
reaching the 1000 mark by New Year.
There are 1900 motor car owners In the
city.
Solid tires are used almost uniformly on
motor cars and taXlcabS in Denmark, and
Consul General Mowrer. at Copenhagen
believes there is a market for American
| makers.
Be careful to adjust drain cocks in oil
chambers stiff1y. The constant vibration
of the car will often loosen them, allow
ing the oil to drain off and the engine to
overhead.
Gardner, Mass. town of 10000 popula-
ton. has ten physicians. all of whom ac-
knowledge motor cars superior to the
horse for making their rounds.
1t is estimated that Ohio will take in
500. 600 in automobile licenses this year,
the first under the new motor vehicle law.
The sum will be applied to good road
work.
According to Consul Henry D. Baker of
Hobart Tasmania a. considerable field
for American manufacturers has been
opened up in that island. custom duties
having been reduced about One-half.
Germany is now using motor vehicles
for the removal of dead animals. The
cars resemble huge low drays, with a
back board that drops down and forms