Evening star., 1909-06-06

turn May 81 1t is planned to have the
first car start from Savannah at Z
o. clock in the morning, and the club Of
ficials expect that at least twenty cars
will take part in the run. The. distance
is 132 miles each way.
Turnbuckles of quick detachable rims
often become rusted through constant eX-
posure to mud and water, and their re-
moval becomes a difficult task. II kero-
sene is applied to the threads It will IA
cilitate the loosening of the turnbuckle.
Recurrence Of the trouble can be pre-
vented by applying mixture OF graphite
and glycerin to the threads WHICH VIII
repel water and rust.
Motor cars proved big factor in the
strike of firemen on the Georgia rail
road. They were used to carry mails ano
food to isolated cities and to transport
passengers who were cut off from com
munication by the tie-up of the railroad
Some of the cars made better time even
than the railroad schedules.
Although they fear the refusal Of many
leading European makers to participate
in speed events this year may hlhuer .ne
holding of an international race, neither
the Savannah Motor Club nor the Alnerl-
can Automobile Association has given up
the hope of holding another American
Grand Prix in the fall.
An ingenious valve has recently been
brought out that simplifies the operation
of finding the pressure in the tires. The
valve looks like an ordinary one when
| the cap is screwed down, but when the
cap is removed there is movable tube
inside the valve which tells exactly how
many pounds air pressure there are In TIE
tube.
one OF the most commodious motor
| combination ambulances and police patrol
wagons in the country Will shortly be IN
/ stalled in Harrisburg, Pa. 1t will be large
| enough to convey four patients at a
time. high enough within Tor an ordanary
! man to stand erect will have a floor OF
double oak separated by asbestos and viii
| be lighted by electricity. When used as
| a patrol there will be room for eleven
| policemen.
A passenger, mail and package line has
| been instituted between Plainfield ano
| Metuchen, N J. Two cars > of twenty
passenger capacity have been put into
operation. with an additional one held IN
| reserve for rush hours. and orders VIII
| be placed for larger machines TO seal
| thirty-six people, with a doubie-deck ar
| rangement. The distance is nine and
| four-fifths miles.
If sufficient entries are received for the
annual Dead Horse hill climb of the
Worcester Mass. Automobile Club Which
| Is to be held June IL. it will be made ar
| aIl-day affair 4 novelty is the stipulation
| that in the stock car events the manu-
| facturer or dealer SO entering will agree
| to sell the car driven during the cllmt
| for the stock price of such car, pro
vided that purchaser appears
Two inspiring coasts await the Glid
den tourists during their honkatonk
through Colorado The second day ou
! from Denver. going from Hugo to Oakley
there is a descent of 2.O46 feet or nearly
| half mile downward in about l6O miles
| This Is an average grade of 13 per cent
and good braking will be at a premium
, From Oakley to Salina there is drop OF
! Isis feet but the distance is nearly 2U
miles.
| After the tires have been removed the
rims should occasionally be thoroughly
| cleansed of all dirt and rust and ther
given coat OF japan. y second coat
| should he applied about six hours after
| the first and allowed to become hard anc
! thoroughly dry before the tires are pu'
| on again Rust is destructive agent tt
tire fabric, and protected rim surface
will assist greatly in the preservation ol
| the beads.
| Porter hill, near Brecksville, has beer
selected
Club for the scene of the annual hill
! climb, June s. The hill chosen is idea
| in all but one respect: 1t cannot bt
reached by car line, and many non
motorists who would attend the con
! tests if they were held on a convenien,
| hill will be unable to attend. Porter hi!
| is half mile in length and has grade
| of IL per cent
| The Delaware Automobile Associd-
ton has requested Gov Pennewll t1
receive the contestants in the roadabil
| ity run Of the organization June l.
The run is scheduled to start from
| Wilmington. Dover will be the turning
| point, where the drivers and paSsen-
gers of the competing cars will have
| luncheon. and the clubmen hope tie
governor will receive the participants
before they leave Dover for the return
| Journey to Wilmington.
| An apparatus for utilizing the ex
| haust in preventing dust from entering
| into or lodging upon motor vehicle
even on the most dusty roads, has been
! brought out by an English concern
| The device is fitted to the silencer or
prises two fan-shaped nozzleS, direct
| ed rearward and downward. 1t is
claimed that these cause the exhaust
to meet the dust raised by the driving
wheels. and prevent it rising in a
cloud behind the car.
The motor hunt to be held on Long
Island June IL in connection with
| the greensboro Bridge celebration
| promises to be one of the most novel
| contests ever held in this country
| Controls or covers will be located over
| a territory covering 300 square miles
| each plainly marked by a placard and
yellow banner. The hunters on find
ing a control will receive a card show
ling that they have been there. The
hunter securing the most cards will be
| the winner.
| The patriots were holding the Boston
tea party. But, they were asked
don't YOU understand that the tax
doesn't fall on the consumer" Obdurate-