Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-04

trunk may impose upon them. If they
are fixed merely to the unsupported side
panel OF the body there is not little
likelihood that in the course of time IL
may bulge out Of shape.
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Motorists OF Atlantic City are protest
ing vigorously against the route selected
for the proposed ocean boulevard along
the New Jersey coast AS chosen, the
road will be twenty miles inland from
Atlantic City. owing to the fact that II Is
impossible to cross Great Egg Harbor
bay. Efforts are being made to bridge
the bay at a cost of $4,000.
The first essential to good job OF SOL
dering Is to have the surfaces to be SOL
dered perfectly clean and free from all
grease and CRIME.
Building motors and driving racing au-
tomobiles are not the only things that &C.
cupy the time of Louis Chevrolet and
wild Bob Burman. the two great au-
tomobile drivers. While both are experts
in motor building and experienced me-
chanics as well as being fearless drivers
in track and road contests. they are
generals of competition, and spend many
hours in devising plans and systems
whereby they may have even better sue
cess.
At present Chevrolet and Burman are
working together at odd moments to out
line a new and complete signal code sys-
tenn by which the men in the pits may
inform the drivers of their positions in
the race and Of other details. None of
these codes has ever been complete
enough to give absolute satisfaction. SO
Burman and Chevrolet are working at a
versation may be carried on between the
men in the pits and the driver OF the fast
moving racing machines.
They will not give out the plan which
they are using or experimenting with. but
Chevrolet says he believes the eastern
races this year will see the adoption by
the team OF a racing code more COM
plete than ever before used by any similar
organization. Chevrolet ventures the in
formation that the signs have been cut
down to the minimum number and the
absolute simplicity of the proposed sys-
tenn makes it almost infallible.
In a few more days the entire system
will be perfected and the members of the
country roads near the factory at Flint.
Mich.
To eliminate the Inconvenience Of re-
pairing tires on the road, every car
should be fitted with couple of extra
shoes and several extra inner tubes for
emergency use
DR. H. d. Fry has just returned from a
trip to New England In his touring car.
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A party consisting of Thomas E. Jar
rell, Charles A. M. Loffier. Charles Ebel
and j. NJ. Dugan in Mr.. Jarrelrs touring
car, and c. V. Sparrow. John NJ. Abbott
and Charles l.. Bowman In Mr. Sparrow's
car left yesterday afternoon for a motor
trip to Pen Mar. returning to Hagers-
town, Md. Monday. They will be the
guests of the Hagerstown Driving Club at
its matinee races.
Mrs Thomas F. Murray and daughter
left this morning for a two-week motor
trip which will include visits to Atlantic
City and New York city and a run along
the Hudson river.
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Although 1t is necessary to remove the
muffier from the car and take it entirely
apart in order to clean IL thoroughly, il
is possible to effect q very satisfactory
temporary clearing Of the choked pas
sages by tapping the muff1er lightly all
over with hammer.
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Mr. and Mrs. James w. Orme returned
ro. II frnr dcli fr.lf ri, in, nasr