Evening star., 1909-02-14

flight through the air with a motor car,
but they do. on the surface OF the ground,
follow the course of the airships. This Is
partly for the purpose. of giving aid in
case of accidents and. partly for the pur-
pose OF giving An opportunity for observ-
Ing thes workings of the airships to OBJ
servers as well as navigators.
At Fort Myer, where the national gov
ernment conducts it's tests. the Signal
Corps Is provided with touring car or
twenty-eight horsepower. This is kept IN
use. although the aeronautic expeditions
are not so numerous extensive now as
tney wefe Before OrvilIe Wright and his
sbidier companion had their fall, which
resulted in the death of the latter and the
serious injury of the more famous aero
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A schoolsfor the Instruction of automo-
bile repair men is being started in SYRIA
cuse by a large automobile manufacturing
company.
SThe work Is being inaugurated under
the direction of former Instructor in the
College of Applied Science at Syracuse
University. The recitation hours are at
night. and the course can be completed
In from twenty-eight to thirty-five weeks
The instructor already has the first or
t,js pupils at work in the engine assembly
room and other parts of the factory. They
are employees of the. factory and continue
af such--dufing the pefiod of special in
str,lction. Admission TO the classes Is
obtained Through special familiarity with
machine shop work or with the sasotine
motor
Seven deer m six days were the product
of trip in the Maine woods in which
four hunters drove an automobile into
h.
eohe before: Sixteen partridges and other
game added to the 'spoils of the hunters.
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There are now more than 10000 motor
vehicles registered Ia London
Reading (Pa) motorists are planning to
hold an endurance run early in the spring.
One thousand miles of fine macadam
road maybe built for the price of one.
batt:eship.
The Harrisburg iPa) Motor Club IS
considering the establishment of two club
houses-a city house and a country house.
The members OF the Quaker City La
dies Motor Club will give dinner to
their husbands on the evening Of Feb
ruary -,
The one-hundred-mile race for the two
thousand dollar Minneapolis cup, at the
Florida Beach meet next month, bids fair
to establish some new speed records.
Constantly feeding kerosene to the CYL
iriders of a motor. even if mixed with lu-
bricating oil. Is bound to result in the un-
balancing.of the explosive mixture.
Road crossings An New Castle county,
Del will be plainly marked with 500
signs. for the benefit of strangers and
other users of the highways.
A touring car service-1nuch like the
tally-ho of old-is being established be-
tween New York and Philadelphia. The
distance is ninety miles and the round
trip fare $50.
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Encouraged by the popularity of the in
door nfttor race, held on January 10, in
the Nelotirome d.Hiyer. there is talk in
Paris Of erecting "a. building specially fit
ted for such events.
In emersencies, an excellent washer for
tire pump may be cut from the tongue
Of any ordinary walking boot, treated
with grease from the gearbox.
An automobile reliability trial is. being
organized by the Royal Swedish Automo-
Diiist Club. The run will be from Stock
holm to Gothenbug. distance OF 1Oo
ki1ometers.
The board of governors Of the Denver
Motor Cub has appointed a technical
committee, which is to have charge of
the mechanical details of all races and
other contests conducted by the club
The lnotoTist who Is contemplating an
ocean to ocean tour should be prepared
10. travel 1900 miles instead of the mileage
of 5000. that is generally credited with
being the transcontinental distance.
An autobus service Will be started In
Pittsburg, April l, to transport passen-
gers across the city from the foot of the
incline plane on the south side 10 oth
and Liberty streets, the most central in
the city.
A special course in road work for in
s3ructing drivers how TO avoid skidding
and; slipping on ice-coyered pavements mas
iy1cf taI tNy O "
G.. A.-Automobile School in New York.
Members of the legislative committee
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
cOO0O.OOO for state road work.
1t has been decided by the Wilkesbarre
Automobile Club to make no effort TO OBJ
tain sanction for the hill-climbins CON
test up Giants Despair. May H. pending
possible. action concerning such events by
the manufacturers at the Chicago show.
The Automobile Club of America in
tends 10 signpost "a route from the At
lantfc TO the Pacific coast during the sum
uIer, and keep a car exploring the passes
through the mountains In order to make
Seattle and other coast points available
10 the giobe-trottins tourist.
Promoters OF the motor speedway at In
dianapolis are pushing their plans and
hope to have the track finished by May
II x plot of go acres has been pur-
chased for the track about three miles
northwest OF the city.
The town board of HaZelton, Ind, has
passed AN ordinance putting premium on
Aeias The ordinance limits the speed To
eight miles an hour and compels drivers
To sound horn at least twenty times a
minute while passing through the town
The new road from Modesto to Empire
Cal, has been completed and will be oper-
ated exclusively by gasoline motor cars
II the service connecting with the Santa
Fe at Empire is successful it will be ex-
tended to Oakland, where it will connec,
with the Sierra railway.
Under the direction of Powell Evans
chairman Of the touring information boarc
Of the American Automobile Association
headquarters have been opened in the
clubhouse of the Auotomobile Club OF
Philadelphia, which has placed ample
space and facilities at the disposal OF the
Board
The prevention of any collection of car
bon or metal dust In the high tension
compartment is a matter TO guard agains
In The operation of combination contac
makers and synchroniZed high tension dis
tributors. II this accumulates. uncertain
ignition Is likely TO result.
The program Of the automobile fetc: