Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-21

driven about with these four joints ex-
posed to mud and dust. On the otner
hand, some users seem to think that III
they put leather covers over the joints
they can then neglect them for a year or
so. as long as they had the covers packed
with grease before they were put on
This is a mistake unless outside means
of fabrication are provided and even
then il is advisable to remove the covers
and TO examine the joints occasionally.
Dr. W. Gerry Morgan, accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmons s. Smith. is tour
ing Europe in his big six-cylinder touring
car This is DR.. Morgan's third trip
abroad with mis- machine. having COW
cred over 12OUO miles last year on the
continent.
Experiments made by cadets of the
Northwestern Military Academy with
rapid fire guns mounted on motor cars
have demonstrated, according 10 Maj.
Davidson, i'm charge. that mot only is the
automobile a ready and effective means
of keeping in touch with moving aerial
craft, where roads are in normal condl-
ton but the rapidity of fire is such that
military automobiles must be reckoncd
with as weapons against airships and
aeroplanes" The experiments begun at
the academy will be continued through
out the summer by the War Department
at the various army maneuver camps.
Robert c. wilkens has returned from q
delightful motor trip through the western
and New England states. En- route home
he stopped at Atlantic City.
The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club recently passed resolutions favor;nS
a two or three course road, To be con
structcd over the Plank road, running
from Jersey City to Newark, and coal
Meeting LINK in motoring from New York
TO Philadelphia.
Visiting motorists TO Atlantic City are
complaining OF the unnel cssary amount
of glass thrown upon the streets and
avenues of this popular resort. 1t il no:
an unusual sight to ste bottles of all de-
scrirtions thrown from the upper stories
of hotels by guests 10 the streets below.
where they ca ash into small particles ala
endanger not only the tires of automo-
Diles. but innict cuts on the feet Of PASS
ing horses. In "A number OF instances
pi oprieIors are keeping a close tab on
sucn violators of the Iaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. \. Whitecomb OF I1os-
ton, Mass, arrived i'm the National Capt.
tai during the past week and after
short stay proceeded TO New York in
their six-cylinder touring car, in which
they have covered over 5000 m.les.
Fire Commissioner Waldo OF Greater
New York declares that a years trial of
a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES automobile hose
cart has demonstI ated tina. il can cover
more ground i'm less time and carry twice
as much hose at much less expense than
when horses are used. Nine more motor
propelled pieces OF fire appaI atus are 10
be bought BIZ the city. Elmes given out
by the commissioner show that i. costs
twenty-four times much To- maintain
q team of fire horses as il does one auto
cart.
Sudden changes OF the character or
auantity of mixture when a motor is
should cause trouble. Shock is
a bad condition to induce in anything
A motor is no exception 10 the rule
The marvellous development of the
rural mail service shows how greatly
the people prize this daily blessing and
indicates that they would be extremely
reluctant 10 give il up or he deprived
nj II for any cause. This being so. the
postal department has In its power to
become a stronger agency for highway
There are certainly few communities
that would give up their mail service
rather than improve their roads. and
il the department should see fit TO put
IL nm 10 the people where the roads
are bad, give them the choice of MAX