Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18

MI l OKlNG
Continued from Twelfth Page.l
from the educational campaign for better
highways which has been carried on from
various sources.
guest for a few days last week of John
r. Thomas Of this city.
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Mrs. Lorimer Graham placed an order
last week for a Cole speedster. finished
In battleship gray, with full equipment.
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Henry Cunningham. formerly connected
with the Marion agency In this city. has
Joined the sales staff Of Theodore Barnes
a. Co. in handling the Pullman line OF
cars
Under the auspices of the American As
ISOLATION for Highway Improvement,
which was organized In Washington in
November, 1910. a good roads convention
is to be held at Richmond. Va, Septem-
Der II to To- 1t is planned TO have farm
ers, business men. railroad officials, auto
mobile users. engineers, legislators and
other public officials present to formulate
under a national supervision of some sort.
Seyenty-five per cent of all tire troubles
are directly due to insufficient fnhatlon
This statement is made by the Inired
States Tire Company. as a result or re-
cent investigation into the tire-trouoie
question
II every motorist In the land world
paste the rule, Keep your tires inflated
to the proper pressure" in his hat or IN
some place where he could see IT ire
uuently the decrease in tire bills through
o,it the country in one year would show
to big advantage.
Motorists, rule, are aware OF the
fact that If tire is run inSuriciently IN
fated its term of service greatly de-
creases However. the tourist does not
enforce this rule TO the letter as ne
should When the tire Is run insuffi-
GENTLY inflated the kneaGing ana Dendihg
action is violent, the tire bending shafpi!
every time il hits an obstruction II
fire is kept properly inflated, the converse
Is true One cannot get long service out
of a tire unless it is given sufnclent air
pressure to keep 1t round under load
MANY motorists think they can deter
mine whether their tires are sufficiently
inflated by observing the degree to which
they fiatten at the point or contact win
the road SO they initiate them until they
look fairly round under load, ana let theiIi
go at that \ tire may. however. look
round under Ibdut SS1 'AO1'S
forty-five pounds OF air in It, when II
should have ninety.
No amount of kicking. feeling or look
ing at the outside OF tire VIII tel VIVA.
the air pressure is on the inside. Inc use
IF reliable air-pressure gauge Is the
best way OF accurately oelci i4''tit''e
Reiow Is given a list OF the proper in
aation pressures for different size tires:
2i5- inch tires 40 I ~d
8 inch tires .-.......-..... 70 pounds
3la-inch tires ...-..............- co co ppouni.
4 inch tires Observation-Disclosures. ~ pounds
Az inch tires ...-....-......'' 100 % ro"nds
5-inch tires ~ ~ p ouni
Sninch tires .................. 100 pounds
siunIe way to remember the above
table Is this: Twenty pounds CT pressure
to an inch OF tire .
Driving a car on q Debated tire is I'M
uuestionably the most exp ensl.e Ioi IN y
locomotion vet discovered. DRIVING on d
fat tire can't be done, even Tor rev
hundred yards without working serious
injury to the casing. Even granting 'hae
the casing did not actually rlm-cut, eve.
more disastrous results would certainly
be caused by the breaking down or the
side walls of the casing. When the pune
| ture is a serious one. and for any reason
| cannot be repaired immediately, II Is lal
better to remove the tire from the rim en-
| tirely and proceed slowly.
| The chances OF getting puncture Will
be greatly reduced by keeping your tires
properly inflated. a hard tire exposes
much less surface to the road than
soft tire, and also defects sharp objects
that would penetrate soft tire
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There is considerable road Improvement
under way Long Island, according TO
/ a tour Of inspection which was MADE by
one Of the official cars OF the touring
Club of America last week,
on leaving the metropolitan district
via the greensboro bridge into Thomp-
son avenue the road was found to be In
very bad condition. but there are as
surances OF early repairs. material Tor
resurfacing having already been de-
livered.
Proceeding on the north shore shell
road to Flushing the road IS not good
| until passing Little Neck, where tn,
| roads have been well preserved and
| recently oiled
| The construction of new macadam
4 road between Commack and Smithtown
will necessitate a detour through Cold
Springs, Huntingt ION. Centerport. Kings
| Park then taking the north shore
turnpike again at Smithtown.
/ At Greenport a ferry running every
hour crosses 10 Shelter Island On the
south side OF Shelter Island the ferry
runs on signal.
| The road is in excellent condition
along the south shore from Sag Harbor
i to Lynbrook From Lynbrook I,
4 Jamaica detour is necessary, owing
| TO the Merrick road being closed fol
repairs.
The old way from Jamaica to Queens
boro bridge via Hoffman boulevard Il
in bad condition, and the Metropolitan
| avenue way is recommended.
! Motorists contemplating trips to Long
Island will encounter excellent roads
after a run of nine or ten miles out OF
| New York city.
| Frank c. Stewart returned last Weel