Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-04-09

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sizes, wheelbase. tires per effective
power or per given weight of complete
ears, size Of shafts 20 carry given
power when a specified material Is
used, size OF aXlcs, and number OF
others.
Many manufacturers are looking to-
ward the nag-to-hag contest which IL
20 start from Denver on May 20 the
city Of Mexico, "a distance Of 2.400 miles
which will be covered in n days. ap-
proXlmatoly ia miles per day with
eight hours running time. In the City
Of Mexico there are probably 5000
automobiles. IS per cent OF which are
Of foreign make. This seems very
strange owing 10 the prominence Of
tho American manufacturers. and this
republic being sister country.
The fashionable motor coat for
women this spring is long and loose.
and comes almost if not entirely. 10
the hem OF the gown. The heavy fur
coats do duty when upon the road and
are indispensable FOR the coolest
weather. The leather coats are also
garments Of utility but the cloth coats
are most conspicuous for present wear.
as well as the plalds and checks en-
the English blanket cloths and Scotch
tweeds The homespuns and meltons
prevail with the best dressed women.
A mystery as 10 why so many ladies'
clope with their Chauneurs has been
solved by a Sherlock Holmes OF the
motor vehicle world, Lord Montagu OF
Boaulicu. England Besides being a
member OF parliament, he is a motorist
and the proprietor Of a motoring pa
per. He holds that the chauffeur ex-
ercises the same fascination on the fair
sex as does the captain on a trans
Atlantic liner. the singer or the author
I'm short the true woman loves "a man
OF action who does things and con-
trolls things. and az she has the sense
OF being absolutely dependent upon the
man at the wheel she naturally comes
TO think o great deal Of him.
At speeds below 20 miles per hour the
effect Of wind resistance. so called, is
below the noticeable point when an
is made Co measure It's magni-
tude. Considering surfaces at right
angles 20 the normal plane Of travel
of the automobile, the wind resistance,
as measured In pounds per square foot.
while IL begins To show az about IS
miles per hour, raises slowly reaching
. = pounds per square foot when this
speed In doubled Further Increases in
speed result In rapidly increasing |
rate Of resistance TO travel as measured |
in pounds per square foot and az 60 |
miles per hour this eject is slightly
over rs pounds Increasing the speed |
again up 90 30 miles per hour increases |
the effect of wind resistance so that |
10 IS represented By the considerable |
figure OF 20 pounds per square foot |
approximately.
Noise On the rear axle driving gears /
usually Indicate want OF fabrication or |
wear, either in the gears or I'm the |
thrust or SHAFT bearings n adjust
mont IS 1ll that is required the sooner
u Us given attention the better for ex-
'essiye wear abnormal strains and the |
noise are thus eliminated But n the
.ar has seen considerable service and |
hc gears do not mesh properly be-
'ause of general wear Of their teeth
is well ass OF their shaft bearings. the !
noise may De reduced by using thick,
'reamy fluid mixture OF grease. graph |
te and cylinder oiL Tho dInerentlal |
.ase should be filled with this mixture !
~ 20 within about an inch OF the |
ateral tubular arms Of the axle In this
way the lubricant Is sufficient. Is less
liable to run out at the ends ~ the
IXlc. and the car may give fairly good
ervioe until a thorough ovorhauling
md the necessary requirements can be
conveniently made