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biles are being printed and distributed
among owners of motor cars in that city.
John j. F'ister returned Friday even
ing from visit to the Mora factory at
Newark y. j.
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Otto jacob has returned from sew
eral weeks stop at Colonial Beach. Va.
accompanied by his wife and daughter.
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The bridge over the Susquehanna river
at Conowingo. Md. which was burned
about two years ago. is being rebuilt of
steel and is expected to be ready for use
about September 1. The bridge is a
connecting link in the route between
New York and Washington.
Abe Cohen spent last Sunday with the
members of his family at Benedict. Md.
After spending few days fishing in the
Patuxent river he returned to the city
Wednesday morning. He left yesterday
in his Columbia touring car to spend the
week end at the same place. He was
accompan MED by his bfother-ln-law,
Ralph Stinehart.
l.. p. Dorsett left Thursday for Buff
falo. y. y. From there he will so to
indianapolis. where he will witness the
track events the latter part of this week.
Before returning he will attend the con-
vention of automobile dealers and manu-
facturers to be held at Indianapolis.
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6. E. Chapman, Irving Norwood and
Charles Sumner left last week for a
motor tour through New Jersey, New
York and thence up through the New
England states. They will visit num-
her of the summer resorts along the At
lantic coast en- route. They expect to
cover several thousand miles before re-
turning home. The trip is being made
in the Briarcliffe Lozier touring car of
Mr.. Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto ]. DeMoll and
daughter are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmons S. Smith at birmingham. Mass
Mr.. Smith has his big Peerless touring
car at his summer home and spends
much of his time touring with his house
guests.
Some Of the more common causes for
the overheating of gasoline motors are:
Too little lift to exhaust valve; too small
exhaust port: late spark; overfeed of gas
oline and back pressure from Silencer.
r. A. Klock has returned to the city
after spending some time in New York.
Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.
W. B. McBurney has returned from a
trip to New York city. He was informed
at headquarters that his services would
be desired in plotting a new 1910 Mathe-
son Six in the coming Munsey tour to
Boston and return.
Oil treatment for roads in Baltimore
county. Md. adjoining Baltimore. has
been used with such success that the
scheme for the prevention of dust and
the preservation of the roadbeds through
out the state has been advocated and will
likely be put into operation before long.
The application of asphaltum, a heavy
oil. OH different sections. notably the
proved a great success. The road has be-
has disappeared. On Park Heights ave-
nue. oil has been used as a binder in con-
structing the road. Additional traffic on
roads in and near Baltimore has shown
that unless some application of oil is
made in a short time the surface of the
roads are cut up and constant repairs
have to be made A petition will shortly
be presented to the Baltimore county
commissioners recommending the use Of
oil on much-traversed roads. and it is
expected that satisfactory arrangement
will be made
II. A. Horcombe has arrived from Day.
ton. Ohio. and is looking after the Stod-
dard-Dayton cars in this city. He is
making his headquarters with the L. p.
Dorsett Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fulton r. Gordon in their
new Mora touring car, with a party of
friends. are motoring through New Jer-
sey. They are making their headquar-
ters at Atlantic City. Mr.. and Mrs Rob-
ert E. Heater. in their Auburn touring
car. are also in the party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Mark have ar
rived at Pittsburg in their Thomas road
ster. They found the roads in poor con-
dition through Pennsylvania, so much SO
that the rear axle of their machine was
broken. causing a delay while repairs
were being made. The car was left at
Greensvilie Pa.
c. E. Tribbey has arrived at Atlantic
City, after a pleasant trip over the
short route. He made the trip i'm his
new acknowledgements Stoddard-Day-
ton car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Some, Miss
Gladys Some and William Mehn motored
to Braddock Heights, Md, via Ridgeville
and Frederick, last Sunday afternoon
stop was made for supper at Ridseville
en- route. The party left Braddock Mon
day morning and arrived home Monday
afternoon. The trip was made In a
Wayne car. with Mr.. Some at the wheel.
J. B. Sperry and Z. II. Johansen in a
1910 Hudson 90 spent the week end
at Braddock Heights, Md, last week