Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28

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work already tuning up their cars and
getting themselves In proper physical
condition for the big event II must be
remembered that driving . race nearly
400 miles in length Is . severe strain
on even the strongest anG n.st seasoned
drivers. Hemery is busy getting his cars
into shape at the Mannheim. Germany,
factory. Nazzaro at the factory in Turin
Italy. is supervising the work on his cars.
while on this side of the water practically
enter either Of the big races Is devoting
much time and money testing and I'M
proving cars.
David Bruce Brown. tho well known
racing driver who IS touring Europe In
. car. will visit his friend Henery. the
famous French racer.
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There is. not going to be any delay In
preparing the 1911 contest rules. The
Manufacturers Contest Association pro-
poses to have them knocked into shape
and ready for promulgation by fall, so
that designers and makers Will know In
ample time just what they can and can
not do in preparing machines for future
contests.
Lambert Reed, local secretary Of the
National Automobile Association and
license agent for New Jersey. has issued
the following tourists licenses: G. w.
Trowbridge. who will spend two weeks at
Asbury. Park. n. j.; w. s. Macdonald,
who will make a trip through New Jer-
sey and New England: Joseph r. Klein.
H. H. Freeman. H. B. Wurdeman. who
will spend a week at the Jersey resorts;
f. G. Kahlert, w. T. Austin. E. A. Ora
lock and Charles A. Lutz, who will travel
through New Jersey. Pennsylvania. New
York and New England: 7. Barnes and
G. w. Baird, who have gone to Seagirt.
N. j.; J. Harris Rogers and -. IL. Neu-
meyer, jr., who have gone to Boston and
other New England cities.
Bearing looseness Is the cause or many
knocking and pounding noises, which are
often ascribed to other causes. and vari-
Gus methods are In vogue for determining
the wear. The usual method which IL
practiced by most mechanics is to take
hold Of the shaft and move 1t up and
down. While this will indicate looseness
IL all the bearings are loose. yet II only
one of a set is loose there can be but
little movements possible. A contemporary
suggests taking a piece of soft wire and
flattening 1t out into ribbon. or better.
taking a piece Of thin metal. say "a b. w.
G., and inserting 1t into the hole made by
the removal of an oil pipe TO the bearing.
AS the weight of the shaft is on the bot
tom Of the bearing, q space will be left at
the top, and the strip Will pass partly
around the shaft indicating the extent OF
the wear.
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p...~.on&o.,va Scott EArris NJ Oklaho.
ma In an enthusiastic address recently on
lowing:
Good roads bring the products OF the
mine and forest to the factory door
Good roads bring thrift to the farmer
and thrift to the consumer and wealth
to the nation.
Good roads make farm life pleasant
and profitable and enhance it's usefulness.
Good roads bring us more rural routes
Will bring US better ones and more EN-
cient ones.
They make better homes. happier fire
sides, more patriotic people.
They distribute the products OF the
mine, the forest and the factory.
They are the avenues of progress and
the highest and best proof Of the intelli-
gence we enjoy.
1t does Justice to producer and con-
sumner and withholds injustice from all.
They save time. labor money and fall
ure. They patronize the railways and the
waterways you have appropriated for so
lavishly.
Highways are not the property of one
class Of men. but are the property and
interest of every one. whether he be black
or white. educated or uneducated. weak
or strong. high or low, savage or civil
lied. They are the property of us all, and
we should all aid in their upbuilding.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Neumeyer. r., are
touring through New England states.
They left last week In their car and will
make Boston their headquarters
Mr. and Mrs Joseph F. Klein and Ed
B. Terry motored to Atlantic City last
week in Mr.. Klein's touring car. The
party left Washington last Saturday aft
ernoon. spending the night at Wilmington,
Del. and resuming the journey Sunday
morning. arriving at the seashore at noon
No trouble was experienced on the run.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klein will remain at At
lantic City for about two weeks. Mr..
Terry returned home by rail few days
ago.
A newly invented punctureless tire Is
reported by the American consul at Leeds.
England. It IS composed OF an inextensible
heavy canvas lining. tho crown being
packed with a puncture-proof material
and placed between the outer cover and
the inner tube Of the ordinary pneumatic
tire. The lining Is SO made as to cause a
low pressure on the tread and to more
nearly equalize the pressure on the inner
air tube. The lining Is thickest at the
crown. and tapers to a feather edge near
the rim. The external appearance is like
the ordinary tire.
w. H. Rapley has returned from an ex-
tended motor trip to Poland Springs. Me.
He was every enthusiastic over the good
roads that he encountered in the north
and the excellent weather while away.
Thomas Bones and John Gheen are