Evening star., 1909-05-09

proportion Of the fractions in the fuel. |
due to the difference in this respect be- |
tween them.
The average distribution of heat energy
in a gasoline motor is estimated as fol-
| lows: Useful work, Il per cent; loss 10
the exhaust. 16 per cent: carried off by
jacket water. 50 per cent; radiation. con-
| duction, etc, - per cent.
| Experiments which are being conducted
| by the Department OF Agriculture are
proving conclusiveW the great value OF
oil as a road builder. Cars run at high
speed on ordinary macadam roads tear
| the surface severely. whereas they barely
| affect those that have been oiled.
| OF the sixty-nine cars that left Phila-
delphia on the reliability nun OF the
/ Quaker City Motor Club to Atlantic City
| siNty-five checked In at Atlantic City be-
| fore sunset Prizes were presented to
each entrant that finished by the mayors
| of the two cities
| police records show that In New York
city there were 434 vehcular accidents
| OF these 162 were due to street cars, 10e
to wagons and 90 to automobiles The
| remaining were by horse-drawn trucks
| cabs and trains.
Chairman Hooker Of the New York
state highway commission recently In
| spected some upstate roads. using an
/ in q mud hole and the commissioner had
| to get out and push. He agreed that the
road needed looking after.
| Never take any unnecessary chances
| IF in doubt as to the wisdom OF driving
past another car or driving between two
street cars always give yourself the bene-
fit Of the doubt There is an old rule
that one would far better be safe than
sorry.
Much that is Of Importance to motor
lists is expected to develop at the second
| national good roads congress. which has
been called by Gov. Crothers OF Mary
land to meet at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore, May 10. 20 and u, ana
In Washington May Do.
A new automobile chemical engine
saved the plant of the Connecticut Eiec-
tric Light and Railway Company. at
Greenwich. Conn.,, from total destruction
when a new dynamo 'blew up" recently.
The engine made fast run and quenched
the flames.
Within a radius OF 100 miles OF Phila-
delphia there are seven concerns OF note
! working up to capacity to produce cars
to supply orders received from all over
the country. The estimated agsres gate
output of these concerns will be between
$500 and 1900 automobiles.
To stain canvas top first apply three
coats of boiled oil with brush. Then
mix color pigment with boiled oil until
the shade desired is obtained. STRIVING
very thoroughly, and apply final coat
The canvas will be found to shed water
| perfectly and there is little fear OF crack
ing
The Savannah Automobile Club has re-
| quested the Automobile Club OF America
| for early advice as to whether another
| grand prize race is to be held. and If
| Savannah will be the scene of the event.
| Not until the a. c. A. is heard from will
the Savannah club take any further steps
1 toward the race
| Oyerheating is one of the chief causes
| OF pre-ignition. When it occurs, il a test
| shows the radiator to be cold and the \
water jackets to be hot the water ID not
circulating properly owing to pump STOP
page.
The trophy for the contest in Septem-
| Der from Denver to Mexico City. donated
by George A. Wahlgreen OF Denver. will
| be handsome affair. 1t will depict
| miniature Pixies Peak, made Of metals
Of both countries with the flags Of the
| two nations in their native stones on the
| face of the mountain. The trophy Will be
| mounted on an onyx base.
| With the opening of the spring touring
| season the Automobile Club Of Canada
| has outlined number of lines of activity.
| One Of these deals with the dust nuisance,
| and. together with the municipalities be-
| tween Montreal and ST. Annes. on the
! lake shore, it has been arranged to oil
| roads most used by autoists.
| Successes at Savannah. Daytona, At
| lanta. New Orleans and other cities have
stirred the whole south into a racing
craze The complaint long ago infected
| the large cities. and now the small towns
| have been reached. The latest candidate
| is Fitzgerald. Ga. where three-day
| meet has been scheduled for June 8. 8, 10.
New Jersey fire chiefs are united in the
belief that the fire engine OF the future
will be of the automobile kind, which can
travel to the scene of the fire much faster
| than the horses now used. and then trans |
| fer the driving power to the rotary water |
| pumps and develop pumping capacity |
| Of 700 gallons minute with a 70-horse-
power engine
Two Newark. N. J. motorists. Will II. |
Linkroum and A. Frederick Collins, have |
perfected q wireless telephone which can |
| be carried in a suit case Mr.. .Linkroum |
believes that the wireless phone will be !
Of great assistance In obtaining help in |
case of accident The only difhculty is |
the necessity of having the garages pre-
| viously equipped with similar instru- |
ments. |
In Russia will be promoted by the Auto
mobile Club of ST. Petersburg and the |
Automobile Club of Riga, the two clubs |
having united to make the event sue |
cess. 1t Is scheduled to take place in |
July. the course being from ST. Peters
burg to Riga and return, the distance |
, being about TAG miles. i
The Bay State Automobile Association |
is actively making preparations for the |
associations carnival at the Readville |
track on June II. Considerable attention |
is being paid 10 the twenty-five-mile |
event for the Harvard trophy. which |
PROMISES stellar Th0