The Topeka state journal., 1908-03-18
AUTOMOBILE NOTES.


adelph1a, has organized a volunteer
corps which has offered its services to
city, state and national governments
to quell riot or insurrection, or even to
repel invasion in time Of war.
In accordance with a proclamation
and commercial exchanges of that city
VIII observe as holidays March 18 and
~, the dates of the race carnival of the
Savannah Automobile club.
When two heavy draft horses recent
ly failed to move a load of coal up a
hill at Aurora, ILL.,, a motoriSt drove up
with two-cylinder car, ordered the
horses unhitched and with his auto
mobile readily hauled the coal to its
destination.
The latest thing in the competition
line has been arranged by a Paris news
paper. number of cars are to be dis
abled in the same manner and the man
who first remedies the trouble and sue
ceeds in getting car going will be
awarded prize.
An Italian newspaper is arranging
for a race of motor boats from Havre
New York to Paris automobile con-
testants reach the latter city. The Idea
is to establish a record for an around
the-world trip by motor power.
According to an official report of the
federal department of agriculture the
in the United States and breeding has
fallen off to such an extent that there
never has been a stronger demand for
farm animals than at present.
A fine of from $40 to $500 or imprison-
ment of from ten days to one year, or
both, is provided for violation of any
of the provisions of the motoring law
now before the Rhode Island legisla-
ture. The license of an offender also
may be revoked by the secretary OF
state
The positive refusal Of the park board
of New Haven, Conn.,, to allow automo-
bileS to enter any of the parks of that
city has knocked out the plans for a
hilI-climbing contest either during the
local dealers show, which will be held
March Is to "a, or later in the spring.
An English court recently decided
that an automobile company that pro-
vided a chauffeur and garage for a
privately owned car was responsible
for the negligence of the chauffeur. In
other words, that he was the company 6
servant, not his temporary employer s.
Germanys new war automobile Is
armored heavily enough to Withstand
rifle or shrapnel fire at 1000 feet and
carries five men and a gun that will
carry 22,O 900 feet. Weighing 1000 pounds
its motors will drive it 45 miles an hour
over good roads and 80 miles an hour
over rough country.
Officials OF the township OF MlQule-
town. Bucks county, Pa, glory in the
fact that they have collected over S40Ot
in fines from 600 motorists in little
over year. Recently they induced the
county supervisors to recommend that
the Pennsylvania legislature enact still
more drastic laws.
In a new motor the cylinders revolve
around the shaft. thus dispensing with
the heavy fywhee1 and its attachments
The motion lubricates by centrifugal
force as well as closes the valves with
out springs and the rapid revolution
throws off the hot air without the use
of fans or other cooling means.
The secret of proper brake adjust
ment is to so set the lever or pedal
that when back to it's full extent the
bands shall not drag back on the drums
and that when the bands are fully ap-
piled there shall yet be an appreclable
amount of clearance between the lever
and the floor board or the end of the
segment.
Motorists who suffered from the mo-
tornhobic tendencies of a justice OF the
neace of East Greenbush. N. Y, who
imposed the maximum penalty possible
whenever he caught a victim, have op-
tanned their revenge by bringing a
charge against him for failing to re-
| turn fines collected to the county sup
| eryisOrS.