Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-21

| types of commercial automobiles In use,
/ which may designated as follows: TAXI
! cabs. suburban express, general delivery
! light trucks, heavy trucks. coal wagons:
! sightseeing cars buses. and in municipal
service ambulances fire wagons. arm!
| transports. gun carriages SearchIsH'
( wagons, signal service automobiles.
An excellent solution for removing YER
/ digris and stains from the brass work of
| motor lamps can be made by mixing
| a good metal polish with wood alcohol:
! This should be applied to the brass and
allowed to dry when it may be rubbed
| off with wooden cloth. leaving the
surface in excellent state for polishing.
| To signalze the opening of the Queens
boro bridge to Long Island-the first real
! automobile bridge i'll the country-free
| rides in motor cars over the structure
| Will be given to all persons attending the
| celebration June II. Five thousand cars.
| it is expected will be placed at the dis
! pOsal of the committee in charge.
Beware of putting resin and other con-
| coctionS on the leather of a cone clutch;
| the cure by such agents resin is only
! temporary and very detrimental to the
| leather. For the fabrication OF plate
| clutches. two tablespoOnfulS of soft soap
dissolved thoroughly in half d pint OF
! boiling water is better than any oil and
prevents glazing.
According to the census of the Depart
| ment of Agriculture the number of
| horses in the United States has Increased
| enormously in the last few years. de-
| spite the wide use of automobiles. The
statistics OF the department show as
| follows: January /. 1898 13,9609l1
horses. valued at $3.50, 4o7: January
| |. 1909. c1.64U.o00 horses, valued at ST.
| ga, 0J2.O00
| When travelling over rough roads the
driver should sit IN such position that
| the feet will not be shaken off the pedals.
| Otherwise. when the clutch is dsengaged,
| as it should always be for Il rough spot,
and the car allowed to coast the feet
may he Jared off the pedals. allowing
| the clutch to slam in, and causing great
strain the gears and transmission
! mechanism.
! There are more than 1850 automobiles
| owned in the state of Michigan.
| More than S1000,O00 will be spent on
the larger automobile race track of steel
| and concrete projected at Atlantic City,
y. j.. according to its promoters. In ad-
| dition to half-mile cir
| cult. the scheme involves the erection of
| a mammoth garage and exhibition build
| ing and a luxurious clubhouse.
| Ten years ago last fall Chicago had its
| first exhibit of automobiles. At that time
| the promoter of an indoor bicycle meet
at Tattersalrs obtained half dozen cleo
| trio vehicles and paraded them around
| on the infield while the cyclists We're not
| on the track. This year there were 323
| exhibitors including 100 exhibitors of
was crowded by the display.
There is every indication that the auto
| mobile show which opens at Cleveland.
Ohio Monday evening February ~. will
4 no no vet hal in Nnro
! will be exhibited than ever before. and
! the decorations. which embrace two huge
| electrical fountains, will far SurpaSs all
previous displays.
| Austria intends setting all other ma
| tons a good example with the erection
of an automobile senate at it's higher
| courts. which is to deal with all legal
questions of liability and recompense. This
! innovation is made by the ministry Of
justice at the instigation of the Austrian
Automobile Association.
The New York Central railroad which
passes the southwest corner of the new
! automobile speedway at Indianapolis.
Ind. has decided to lay a 2OOO-foot
! switch into the grounds and erect a sta
| ton a trolley line will also erect con-
| venient station. Parking space for 900
| automobiles will be provided.
| AS result OF the tests by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. showing that mo-
| lasses residuum is one of the best known
| surface binders for roads. Louisiana may
| a
| are thousands of tons of molaSseS waste
! on the Louisiana plantations which can
be thus turned to good advantage.
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| The trend of the automobile in latter
days has been IN the direction of the
elimination OF plain bearings, not 80
much because the bearings failed to
work but for the reason that there is a
certain sturdy reliability in connection
with types of ball and roller bearings
which IS not TO be initiated in the alb
sence of their use.
\ new type of motor omnibus has been
J put on the streets of Paris. the distinc
tive feature of which is the of pneu-
matte instead of solid rubber tires. 1t
carries twenty-one passengers and is light
ed at night by powerful acetylene lamps.
Members of the legislative committee of
the Washington State Good Roads Asso-
citation will submit d proposition to the
legislature TO amend the constitution,
authorizing the state to issue bonds of
so, 100000 for state road work.
Preparations have been virtually COM
pleted by the Automobile Club of Mary
land for its show this week in Baltimore.
An exceptionally fine display of cars and
|, accessories is assured and d large at
tendance is expected
y months record kept of fifty-three large
: motor TRUCKS run DS II 81 LOUIS Drew
cry shows that twenty-eight did not lose
/; a minutes service, sixteen missed ono
day apiece. on account of the drivers not
being on duty and four lost from half to d
. fun day owing to general repairs.
The local automobile club and chamber
OF commerce of Cleveland, Ohio. have
united in an effort TO secure the 1909 good
roads convention, and the former has
guaranteed the $500 necessary. Detroit
and Chicago are still making strong bids
for the convention.
, ! While there is general movement
throughout the country TO abolish con-
Wet LABOR in lines of an industry where
it interferes with organized labor, yet in
no section of the country does organized
labor object to the use of convicts in the
building of good roads.
I | The Automobile Club of Kansas City,
Mo. has not only Endorsed the movement
begun by the mayor OF the city for i'm
proving the city'S streets, but has pledged
its hearty support to the city council for
, any practical plan for lettering the thor
oughfares
Owing To- the popularity attained by
motor bob-sleds in several parts of the
: country this winter, number of auto