Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-15

cular track record at Birmingham. Ala. y.
some years ago. Following that brilliant
essay at driving he won the Savannah
Cup road race and the Briarcliff race. and
then went to France to pilot a car In
the Grand PriX. Since that time he has
driven with great success, though taking
a season off in 1909.
The entry of Strang is expected to be
followed by the naming of many other
noted drivers during the next two weeks
Homer c. George, manager Of the New
Orleans Automobile Club. is now on a
tour of the middle west in the interests
of the meet. He expects to sign up
several Indianapolis-made cars. as well as
others made at Cincinnati, Cleveland
Chicago and Detroit all Of which have
been prominent in racing during, the past
year.
In connection with the speed carnival
big automobile and motor boat show
will be held at the same grounds, the
exhibits being under the immense steel
inclOsed grandstand.
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A continuous clicking or squeaking noise
in an engine cylinder should be investi-
gated at once. is it generally is a sign
of loose or worn piston rings. Neglect
Of this may result in scoring the cylinder
dicates that the compressed gas is es-
Gaping into the air. and the leakage may
be found TO be caused by leaky COM
preston cock or sparkling plug.
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+. l.. Ferguson, referee of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. states that
the tour he has been making in the
pathfinding car which left the city hall,
New York. November % has been the
most strenuous tour with which he has
ever been connected. The season of the
year has added very much to the natural
disadvantage. and the fact that for the
most part this tour had been entirely I'M
explored and large part of it was over
the tracklesS American desert has added
not only difficulties but dangers, which
were not anticipated by any of the MEM
bers of the party. An added interest will
be lent to this tour from the fact that
unusual interest has been stimulated in
the southwestern territory. and the posi-
bility of the automobile an important
factor in the transportation over track
less desert and through the uncxplored
wilderness has been demonstrated.
AS result of this interest. steps Will
e taken shortly v the Phoenix and Tue
son. Arizona. and automobile clubs Of
southern California, backed by the local
boards Of trade. to invite the American
Automobile Association to send next
years historic Glidden tour over route
through the southwest which will include
these two cities. This action has been
under Amusement for some time, but 1t
was DELAYED until the arrival in Phoenix
CT T.. l.. Ferguson, who Is conducting the
car as a representative of the A. A. A..
Mr.. Ferguson will submit to his organiza-
ton the proposal of Secretary WEIGH Of
the Phoenix Board of Trade that this
section be favored when the question OF
next wears Glidden route Is selected.
The Phoenix and Tucson Automobile Club
points out that all that is needed to con-
vince the American Automobile Associa-
ton of the wisdom of sending the Gid
den tourists over Arizona roads will be
an inve stigation of the territory's re-
Gently improved highways They take
great pride in the newly constructed
Roosevelt road leading from Phoenix to
the Roosevelt dam site. Which the terri.
torial government. completed at a cost
of nearly $2OO,OOO. and have asked the
pathfinding party to inspect this road
and log it as q part of the record OF the
cars tour. 1t is: sixty miles long, land
traverses a section Of Arizona that rs re-
markable for it's. scenic beauty The ter
ritorial government has appropriated
$3.50, 900 more to be spent In extending
this road north and southwest. connect
ing Phoenix with Prescott and Globe,
and the completion of this work will
mean a tremendous impetus. to motoring.
/ The road is the pet of Arizona auto
mobile owners, and believing 1t to be the
| finest in the southwest. they want east
ern and northern- autoists to send their
cars over it. This. explains why they will
make a strong effort to get the Glidden
tour.
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The dawn of new era in steclmaking
is being heralded abroad. and automobile
engineers who have struggled with this
problem are awakening to the fact that
"iewelry STEEL so-called, il to be . reg
] uiar product before the electrical'>pro.