Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11
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this city and San Francisco.
! In six weeks Westgard and his party,
! piloted by Ray L. Mcnamara. a famous
| motorist, have accomplished more than
| the combined efforts of good roads con-
ventions highway commissioners and
! other propaganda in the past decade. 1t
is marvellous to know that in the stretch
| of 5000 miles between the two oceans
| there are but few which need improve
ment of modern type to make them
| passa BILE and enjoyable, and that with a
united movement on the part of the vari-
Gus states a through system could be
state, as result of -Westgard's trip,
| transcontnental motoring will not be
! novelty within the next two years.
From New York to the eastern boun-
are generally well know to their users
and it is only through New Mexico and
| Arizona that difficulties have been FOUND
which make for hardships. In the east
ern and middle states the roads varied
from splendid to fair. and In NEST cases
there is a definite campaign to keep the
highways in condition, but there Is stiii
room in scores Of localities for instric-
surfaces hard and smooth. reducing cost
of TRANSFORMATION and increasing the
pleasure of touring and driving.
At the recent annual meeting of the
American Automobile Association federal
aid in the construction of highways,
| while working at the same time TOE STATE
! roaus improvement, was embodied IN
resolution unanimously adopted Inc
resolution stated that the association
alphabetically Endorsed the pricip.e of fed
! eral aid in the construction OF nlshWays;
| and that it further Endorsed and urged
upon each of the several states the per-
! manent appointment of commissioners
| or commissioners and the adoption of
| desirable highway laws and proper pro-
| visions for making the same effective
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The announcement of amateur auto
drivers was a feature Of the meeting last
week of the American Automobile AssO-
citation. While the professional element
| figures mostly in spectacular high speed
competition, there has been marked 1ndl-
| cation recently that private owners may
| be induced to participate In amateur
events under the proposed new defln. ton
| barring from the class the driver whose
| trade Affiliations give an advantage over
| the man who completes for the sport it,
self This resulted in the adoption of a
| resolution presented by Chairman s. n.
| Butler of the contest board, providing
that the contest board of the American
Automobile Association call upon A. A.
A. clubs to encourage amateur automobile
| competition by interesting their members
| in various forms of contests on road or
track or courses properly prepared for
such contests.
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| weak or broken inlet valve spring will
show. it's existence by giving rise to a
! good deal Of misfiring. The same symp-
| toms w Ill indicate a broken or bent valve
stem or carbonized and pitted valve
seats. If the wave sp.Ing, lor instance,
| has lost its temper, and does not hold
| the valve properly to it's seat, the gas
| will escape, with the resultant misilrins.
/ new spring should be substituted at
| The earliest opportunity.
The National Association OF Motor Can
| Manufacturers, comprising the major por
! don of nearly 1JJ independent automobi
| makers. will be permanently ORGANIZE
dur ng the coming week. 4 Temporal.
organic, ton was effected at the BelinOli,
| dotel in November. No announcement
was made at that time because detail.
| we're not then perfected.
| Since the American Motor Car Manu-
| facturers' Association was disrupted, l..
| reason of several members joining :Ie
licensed associat. on, the Independents nav
| lad no organization. Blu. Tor the ind
vidual efforts OF several prominent indie
pendent manufacturers there would hav>
| oeen no Independent auto show III Grand
Central Palace December 31-January Z.
| Part of the plan is to take over the
| management CT this annual motor car ex-
| post on as wei. as to foster Independent.
! trade bodies, and run other shows In the
larger cities for the benefit of local inne-
| pendent dealers.
| The independents, who have been work.
| ing alone for the last year, are enthu
siastic over the prospects Of an Organiza-
| ALn to protect their in terests. An open
door pol cy Is the keynote of the new
9ody; any reputable maker OF motor cars
| being eligible TO membership.
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| That French chalk or talcum powder
busted between the inner tube of a tire
and its casing is intended to act as a
lubricant between the adjacent surfaces
generally is understood. But that 1t also
serves a useful purpose in preventing the
tire from heating is not SO widely appre-
ciated. AS matter of fact, however, this
as the case. For unless provision is made
to cause the surfaces of the tube and
casing to work together smoothly the
friction created by the great pressure to
VIII. CHI they are subjected will tend to
generate very considerable amount of
heat. This heat of course, added to that
caused by the chilrning of the compressed
air in the tube, sometimes may cause the
air to expand sufficiently to overstrain
the tube and result in blowout
The construction OF fine mscadam