Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

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lanta speedway meeting, the former by
his sensational driving in the ten-rnile
free-for- all. and the latter by estab-
fishing a new track record for 1913
miles, when he was put out Of the run
ming by an accident to his car.
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Help reduce the cost of living by
taking the mud tax of the price Of
foodstuffs." Such is the slogan adopted
/ by the Detroit Board Of Commerce in
prosecuting its campaign for good roads
| in Wayne county, Mich.
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| Out Of respect to Al Livingstone. the
daring young western auto driver who
was killed in a practice spin on the
Atlanta speedway last week. while driv-
ing at the rate Of ninety-two miles an
hour. every wheel and every person
stopped for fifteen minutes while the
| band played funeral dirges, the day Of
his funeral in the southern city.
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! When you place your tubes In the
shoes sprinkle plenty Of soapstone
within. so that friction may be reduced
between the casing and the tube and
the heat which is 80 often generated
| by this friction prevented. Just as
soon as the fabric is exposed the shoe
should be sent to the factory, If the
and prevent permanent injury. When
proper care is given, and the tires are
not weakened by bending or by extra
| strains. the fabric should retain its
,<rx1, fpln al p.,f lat tn
| ture penetrate the tire and at once the
! fabric begins to disintegrate and lose
its power of resistance. AS long as
the fabric can be preserved. blow-outs
paratively easily once it is cut or in
jured. Kept In proper condition it will
resist severe strains for long time.
| Resin has been used for a long time
| to prevent a clutch from slipping. but
1t Is sometimes hard to obtain. When
in this predicament try about three
teaspoonfuls Of sugar. This will make
the leather sticky enough to haul.
| Johnny Aitkin Is the latest auto pilot
to desert the racing ranks and retire
from the racing game. He will follow
the example followed by Louis Chevrolet,
George Robertson, Herbert Lytle and
other drivers, most Of whom. however, re-
tired as the result Of accidents in races.
! He has not decided just what he will do
| in the future. He was a pallbearer at
the funeral of his teammate, Al Living
stone, who was killed last week at the
Atlanta speedway. and It is the impress
sion that his death and Tommy Kincaid's
| last summer, another one OF his team
mates. within one year has shaken his
nerves to this extent.
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Complaint on the part of owners and
users Of automobiles painted In dark col
ors 10 Widespread concerning the greening
and discoioration of the varnish.- thus de-
stroying to q greater or less extent the
natural attractiveness OF the colors and
combinations of coIors employed. This
10 due. for the most part. to the too close
confnerasnt of the automobile in an in
sufficiently lighted room A lack OF light
| affects the va. nish disastrously, and in
greening and disco,oring 1t the color over
which it Is used is likewise injured, If
| not rendered of no effect outright. This
| emphasizes the need Of great amount OF
Agnt-really the more the better-for the
! arage in order to preserve the original
and native quality of the finish.
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| With view to regulating traffic at the
intersection Of 9TH and X streets ana
Massachusetts, avenue northwest, George
w. Osbourn Of the police department is
now stationed at that point. which is con-
sidered one Of the important intersections
in the city. Motorists and drivers OF We
hicles are warned against cutting the
corners and using the wrong side Of the
1 q n cfd inSft mo
Of an officer at this point decided i'm
provement In traffic conditions has been
noted during the pas. week.
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f, No dampness should be allowed in the
garage. II II is 1t will cause q great deal
more labor to keep the brasswork bright
and clean, and 1t will also corrode part
Of the machinery. A little care in this
respect when the garage is being built
will effect a great saving later on.
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A section OF the Baltimore w ashinSton
boulevard, extending through Eyattsville.
has undergone treatment OF oil during
the past few days. VIII ch will consider
ably improve conditions in that section;
The road south Of Bladensburg IL sadly
in need Of repairs in numerous places as
1.-THE result OF te airing up the flne mAcadaHn
roadway in the construction Of the cleo
trio line along the Bladensourg road.
Don't allow mud to dispossess the
grease that IL placed to Intricate and
protect the bearings: II the grease is
present in quantity, SUFFICIENT to fill the
space, mud cannot get In.
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Preignition Is not always a sign OF an
loverheatsd engine. II the head Is badly
sooted or there u a small projection COW
cred with SCOT, this will become mean
descent under o. nary running condi-
tons and viii preignite the charge. II
the engine Is actually so overhested as; to
preignite, It's condition will be noticed b.
the smell Of the hot cylinder oil. and can
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