Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28

entirely. or been sold as second hand ma
| chimes.
The proposal of the Jacksonville Au-
i tomobile Club and the Fernandina board
/ of trade to have a road built from the
taking tangible form, and it is probable
| that within a very short time actual work
/ upon it will he begun. The movement is
/ of prime Importance TO the automobiles
/ of both cities as we'll as to those who
| annually tour in Florida.
| Efforts will be made by J. +. Gunther
/ chairman OF the contest committee of the
| Chicago Automobile Club. to secure a
| large number OF new entries for the ma
| tional stock chassis race for the Cobe
4 trophy. which will be held at Crown
| Point, Ind. late In May. A light car race
on the day before the big event is being
| figured on. and many entries will in all
| probability be secured.
In round numbers the American auto
mobile manufacturers pay $4,000, 600 an
nuaily in wages for work done In auto
| mobile factories alone. This does not
| include wages paid for labor done on ma
mobile factories. from some 1000 allied
establishments throughout the country,
I or the salaries paid in the automobile fac
| tories.
found that the greatest attainment of
| horsepower in the conversion OF gaso-
line into work is when temperature of
$50 degrees is reached in the cylinders.
Some have held that the hotter the en-
CINE was the more efficient 1t was up to
the flashing point Of the fabrication Or
binary fabrication flashes at $50 degrees
and better fabrication at $50 degrees.
In arguing in favor of taxation Of mo-
| florists Of Maryland for the maintenance
OF roads. Gov. Crothevs has raised the
point that steel railway companies pay
IA license tax in addition to the general
levy on their property. Motorists of the
state dispute this comparison declaring
that while it may fit companies main
tanning a service for revenue. it does not
apply to private vehicles run for pleasure.
Should the automobile line through the
, subway between the Capitol and the Sem
ate office building here prove a
success, a similar service will be Installed
in the tube from the Capitol to the House
office building. Each machine accommo-
dates ten persons. They are of tan color.
handsomely upholstered and So arranged
that they may be run backward or for
ward. as the subways are too narrow
10 permit turning.
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". L. Page, director of public roads OF
the United States, has reached the con-
tests, that damage TO roads by automo-
biles increases in proportion 10 speed.
Up TO fifteen miles an hour little or no
effect was produced on the road, and even
at twenty miles an hour it was judged by
those present that no serious damage
was done. From twenty miles an hour.
however. the effect was markedly no.
ticeable with each increase in speed.
The motor cars fitted with rapid fire
guns, constructed by the German govern
balloons or aeroplanes, are armored with
nickel steel an eighth of an inch thick.
One of the cars is completely covered by
a steel dome, which can be revolved by
the gunner within. enabling him to aim
at almost any angle. This car, gun and
ammunition weigh three tons, yet the car
has a speed OF forty miles an hour. 1t Is
gasoline driven.
In the commercial department OF French
Automobile factories salaries begin at
$40 month on the average. and techni-
cal employees and mechanical engineers $50
a month. OF course. some of the leading
officers and technical men receive much
higher pay. The average wage Of skilled
workmen in German automobile factories
Is said TO be III cents an hour. Appren-
tees receive Il of a cent per hour the
first year, - Of cent per hour the sec
ond year, rs cents per hour the third
year.
The Automobile Club of France got out
of its failure to run the Grand Prlx by
paying $500 TO land owners from whom
grandstand sites had been rented.
AS q result of the investigation OF the
recent endurance run from New York to
Boston. chances for another automobile
road race in any part OF Massachu-
sets are very dubious. The highway COM
mission has stamped the contest with it's
disapprOval and promises that any partici-
pant whether owner or operator, Will lose
his license if he is involved in reckless
operation or other gross violation of the
speed laws.
The Automobile Club of California is re-
ceivng high praise from other motoring
organizations throughout the state for it's
sign board work. Already signs have
part of San Joaquin, Stanislaus and
Fresno counties. The westerly part of
San Joaquin county and both sides of the
San Joaquin river as far as Fresno have
ing in the direction Of Sacramento. and
will take up the road 10 Lake Tahoe.
After this they will commence work in
Lake county All told. the club has
posted 100 miles Of road within a radius
of 30 miles from SalArancisco.
Alloy Steels were almost unknown in
mechanical construction in the ninetes,
though nickel-steel had been tested to
some extent. chiefly by firms supplying
armorsplate steel to the government.
However. il was OF doubtful utility until
introduced into the automobile. First il
proved great boon in the construction
of live rear axles. which. when made of
ordinary steel, had been bending or break
! ing to an alarming degree, Next, il was
tried in crankshafts. which had also given
much trouble. Later. it was used for the
construction of sliding gear wheels en-
| ployed i'll the transmission of the car.