Evening star., 1909-03-07

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The Omaha, Neb, fire and police board
has purchased q motor car for the use of
the board.
statistician has calculated that 1000
miles of macadam road can be built for
the price of one battleship.
The Cincinnati Ohio, Automobile Club
Is making campaign for 500 members.
1t now has more than $50
company, with a capital OF 500 900
marks has been formed in Germany to
build race course similar to the Brook
lands track in England.
The Irish Automobile Club has decided
to conduct its annual automobile trials
from Wednesday. May 26. to June 1.
The first quarterly meeting Of the 1900
A. A. A. board of directors will be held
there.
There is every likelihood that Detroit
Will soon have new automobile club.
Already nearly 500 have signifed their
willingness to join.
The Lehigh Valley Motor Club has Just
been organized at Allentown, Pa. and the
Middlesex Auto Club At New Brunswick,
N. ].
Records on file with the bureau of tours
of the Automobile Club of America show
motorists on seventeen different occa-
sions.
The rejuvenated Illinois State Auto
mobile Association Is working to obtain
discounts on motor car supplies for men,
bers and for uniform laws for the middle
west.
The Narragansett Park Company OF
Providence, r. l.. will begin operations
on new track for automobile racing at
the park as soon as the weather permits
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nual power boat and sportsmen's show
at Buffalo, which will be held for q week,
beginning March 8. and the display prom
ises to be a complete success.
Don't let water get inside your extra
tires. II it does. take them OF and dry
thoroughly. Be sure to have tires well
inflated and all nuts tight when car is
washed, as water, II 1t reaches the lin
ing. will cause 1t to rot.
For the purpose of insuring a quick
one dummy hub has been devised. The
invention is made of aluminium. is very
light and keeps the dust and water out
Of the interior of the wheel.
Almost two-thirds Of the machines now
in use In the province of Nova Scotia are
handicap of customs duties.
To prevent any emery or other abrasive
material from falling into the cylinder
while grinding In the valves. It is a good
a small piece of waste and force the latter
into the cylinder.
Paris motorists, and. incidentally. the
police. are must aroused over new form
Of vandalism The per pretrstors pour pow
erful acids over fine upholstery In costly
cars, running paint, injuring leather and
tires.
During the six months ending February
I, 1909. 0,127 cars were registered in New
York state, as compared with 4.34S Tor
the same period Of the preceding year. an
increase of 10 per cent.
There is talk Of reviving the famous
Nice meetings. the contests. however, be-
ing confined to motorcycles and small cars
weighing less than $50 kilogs and carry
ing two persons. April 10 is the time set.
use are almost unknown in Spain. and. ac-
cording to Consul General Hill at BARGE
Iona, there is an excellent opening for
American manufacturers.
automobile balloon chaser. In other words,
1t seeks. now that 1t has an offensive
aeronautical arm, a defense against the
attacks of hostile balloons, aeroplanes, etc.
Should any driver In the contest this
year for the Prince Henry trophy. to be
run in Germany from June 10 to ls. cause
an injury to any member OF the public
his vehicle will be instantly disqualified
without regard as to who was at fault.
The city officials at Detroit are dis
stalling a municipal garage to take care
of the motor cars in the service OF the
city. There are now motor cars in active
use In nearly all the departments.
The highway commission Of Iowa,
through its secretary. recently filed Its
it has it's way every automobile owner
in that state will be taxed S. for good
road purposes.
Three more automobiles are to be added
Il.
N. j.. in the near future. They will be
of the runabout. type and will be used by
engineers of the sewer and water depart
ments.
The Imperial Automobile Club and the
German Society of Motor Manufacturers
and Traders have already resolved to
hold a combined motor boat and aero
nautic exhibition in Berlin next year from
March 1 to April 10.
The recommendation Of State Highway
Commissioner j. C. Wonders of Ohio ask
ing for $4,000 for state road aid for every
county in Ohio will be cut In two and
only half Of that amount will be appro-
priated during the present session of the
Ohio legislature.
new 'auto hat" for women has been
evolved in Paris. It has a patent leather
belt around the band, with small tuft
of wheat on one side. The automobile
veil is attached to the hat and fits closely
around the neck, without any flying ends.
of the Washington State Good Roads As
ISOLATION will submit a proposition to the
legislature to amend the constitution
authorizing the state to issue bonds of
so 100000 for state road work.
Application of tar to the surface of
roads has been successfully carried out on
the Revere Beach parkway. In Boston
The original cost Of the application was
about cents a square yard and the
renewals are estimated in the neighhor-
hood OF cents a yard annually.
According to customs return recently
issued 1860 motor vehicles were import
ed into Australia from 1901 to 1907. The
81, ,8S2.126. and the duty paid on them
amounted to $701 1O5. OF the total num-
Der Of automobiles imported during the
years stated 1898 were imported from the
United States.
Between 1903 and 1907 the number of
by 700. while the horse-drawn cab de-
creased by LOO. Motor omnibuses In
creased by 200, and horse-drawn buses
decreased 1000.
Under the auspices Of the Automobile
Club Of Chattanooga, carnival will be
held in that city March 10. II and Is. A
hill climb will take place on Lookout
mountain, and speed contests on a mile
track at Olympia Park. Three cups for
the latter have Been offered.
The announcement of q tranScOntinental
race from New York to Seattle has
aroused great interest In motoring circles
as to the time that the winner will take.
the winning car will reach Seattle In less
than twenty days. The distance by the
shortest practical route Is $500 miles. SO
a twenty-day schedule would involve
driving practically 200 miles q day.
An English motorist has evolved the
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