Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-11

snow or ice on the ROADS; Dut IN some
states-Maryland, for example-they can
use chains II the roads are not slippery
as they incur unnecessary wear and may
injure the tire, but If the roads are wet,
whether or not there Is snow or ice on
them. the absence Of chains makes for
danger.
The District Commissioners in theii
.aet annual report, in referring to the
motor patrol wagon now in use in the
police department. stated that it had
proved an economical and expeditions
Improvement, not only for hauling pris-
oners to the station and reserves to fires,
but for successful operation of overtaking
persons fleeing from arrest. The re-
port also alluded to the fact that other
and smaller cities were more fully
public interest would be better served II
each police precinct were provided with
similar motor wagons, including detect
i've headquarters.
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The winter Of 101O-11 already gives
promise Of being "closed-car WINTER
and on every hand one sees proof that
practically all makers have taken espe-
Clal pains 10 out Ven1cleS OF the
kind which modern ideas require.
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In crossing railroad tracks always run
diasonally, so that the wheels strike the
rails singly and not In pairs, thereby d.
minishing the jar.
The annual report Of the District auto
mobile board was issued last week. The
board examined $3.50 applicants to oper-
ate motor vehicles, Of which number
2262 were granted permits. including PA
for electric vehicles, 1856 for gasoline
vehicles. 81 for steam vehicles and 213
for motorcycles. Tempo. airy permits
were granted to lis applicants. Dupli-
cate permits were issued to lis oper-
Ators. Numbers were assigned to 1856
q steam vehicles and 400 motorcycles
The fees charged for these tags were
- each. In addition there were also is
sued tags for II motor vehicles and ,
Columbia, for which no fees were paid
The fees received for Identification tags
amounted to $4.752. and for operators
permits 1892, total Of 1904. The to-
tai amount collected from the same
source during the last fiscal year was
i3,36S.
Tires should be inflated so they stand
round under the load. The larger the
tire the better. They give moe service
that way and are less liable to punctures
and blowouts.
Railroad men are pretty well agreed
that extensions Of present systems and
the building Of new lines will proceed
very slowly from now on, and they more
than hint that road improvement must
re relied upon to give better and quicker
directly on the line of railroads
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Owing to the fact that the 1910 racing
season has closed save for one meet. Ra pa
De Palma, the mile track champion, has
obtained q release from his contract with
the company he represented, which was
to have expired January 1, 1911. He ex-
poets to go to Los Angeles, Cal. to drive
in the Christmas day twenty-four-hour
race on the board track.
+ In the future De Palma does not in
tend to confine himself to any one make
Of car but will be seen next season at
the wheel Of q few cars which have fig
ured prominently In and broken records
during the 1910 seasons racing While
Do Palma has broken practically all of
the short and medium distance world S
dirt track records and numerous motor
drome and speedway marks during the
past few months, he nevertheless admits
that he can do still better and chip these
figures next season. In view of the fact