Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-18

The movement Of the change gear
lever should be made quickly. how
ever.
Dangers that beset the pilot Of racing
automob les seem to have no t,recrs for
young Americans, as tie number of in
qui. les which Louis Chevrolet and wild
Bob" Burman receive daily would seem
to indicate. Almost every NAL brings
letters from young men who dssira to
enter the hazardous tcIupau N OF driv-
ing racing automo5 les. OF course the
communications. but each one Iec-iv.s
an acknowledgment from them.
Thomas c. Lawson. the newly appoint
ed minister to Panama left last week
tor his new post. taking his touring car,
which he recently purchased in this city,
along with him.
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On some new cars trouble Is experience
ed through the &. ind ng OF the differentill
gears. In some instances this difficulty
may be traced not to incorrect align
ment. as at first might oe supposed, but
have not been trimmed off sufic entity to
allow proper clearance between tie eth
OF the gears. Sho. tening of the shai is
by small amount relieves the difficulty.
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The city Of Pittsburg will shor ly build
a model garage for housing its vehicles. 1t
will hold the downtown fuel wagon of
the fire department. the motor cycles of
the police bureau and the city de &C.
tives' automobiles, and viii cost $1,000.
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The latest enterprise among English
country girls is opening tea rooms Tor
aatomob.hsts who jou. ney thr~u.h VIII
lagss far from la.lroaus.
A broad highway sixty miles long be-
tween Toledo and De,1o.t, reversing one
OF the most beautiful regions lu .Ae
World. now seems Il p. ubab.lAty.
foreign authority reconme DIS the
following methods OF stopping ie4 * in
cellular radiator in an emergency, pro-
sfding that the leak Is LOT toosldr9e: 1t
the leak is of the pin-I&i..t size t ,al DE
nxed anywhere ai~ng tie roa0 by III e t.
ing q HANDFUL Or wv OK bran in tn q :
atIr. 1t WILL be well to 10. 1t t..e Jump,
especially II If the gear type, sft r the
leak has been Stopped a.,d 81 al odt
any deposit which may Lave acouaul TIA.
1t viii then be weli t. dr. LA al The
water from the radiator aad Sub II 1t
with clean. The leak st.1s ecause a
minute partic Of braa mas co ne
l. dyed in the apertu.e and has expanded,
sffectually closing it.
Following their success In the Indian
aDolis speedway races, which ended for
the season Monday afternoon. Ray Har-
roun, Joe Dawson. Dave Buck and Louls
Heinemann, the yellow Jacket pi OTIS, will
leave for New York within a few days
to prepare for the Vanderbilt cup race
and other events. They will have their
racing camp at Kruss Corner, Where
they have reserved accommodations for
Marmon and Homer George, manager Of
the team, will accompany the crew east.
They take their camp September Is.
For the Vanderbilt the manufacturers
two new cars. more powerful and mum
faster than any they have ever Raced
In the past. These cars have fOlr-cylin.er
motors. with four and one-half men
bore and a Six and one-naif-inch stroAe.
They represent the Genius and experience
Of both Howard Marmon and Ray Har-
roun and are sensations. For months
they have been in the making but neither
was tried until the speedway races, when
Harroun astonished followers of the game
son will drive has been Getting work
out for some weeks under tie hood Of
howard Marmon's touring car.
In addition to entering these two big
cars In the Vanderbilt they have been
named TOR the Grand prize event. which
will follow October IL. For the Wheatley
His, which will be run October 1. the
Mafmon cars co.ors will be represented
by the stock car which won last year.
the model With an ensine 4hx4x. This
ner Of the Kane county trophy at El.in.
I'LL. or by Heinemann, who finished thru
In that race.
Two important features stand out clear
ly in the automobile world at this period
which IL marking the close Of the sreat
summer touring season. They are, first
the enormous increase in the popularity
Of motor travel, and, second, the great
need Of interstate reciprocity In respect
to automobile laws.
Two cases within the last few days
have revealed these benefits and needs
IN a ciear-cut manner. In the tirst pia e,
the statistics just compiled at Mount
W ashing..n show that duiing the mvnIns
OF July and August ~ per cent Ut the
total arrivals at that great W hite noun
tain resort came by motor car. THIS is
a marked advance over the ngures ,ast
year. The total arrivals at Mount Wash
lngton curing those two months were
$3.50. and Of these 1894 came by autoino-
otie. While these hgui es show with
startling vividness the ever-growing pop
uarity of motor touring, il is not be-
lieved that this rate Of increase is enjoyed
aivne Dy the Mount " asnington lesurt
reports all through New England indi-
cate that the volume of motor traffic this
season has far exceeded all former years,
and these statistics are borne out by the
great demand from members Of the Tour
ing Club of America and others for pleas
ant touring routes through that section
These statistics. obtained by the Tour
ing Club Of America. naturally lead to
the second important gu. stion, that of
reciprocity between the states. 1t stands
to reason that touring on SO large a
scale as the present wear has Uttn@ sSed