Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25

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Motors Company was opened under the
management of Bert Robertson. for
several years past connected with the
Washington branch OF that company. Mr..
Thomas will have the management of
both the Washington and Richmond
branches.
William Cronkhite returned Wednesday
6om an extended trip in a Buick from
Elkfns. w. Va, via the Shenandoah val
ley. He found the roads in excellent con-
diton despite the recent heavy rains.
Cadillac go. demI- tonneau touring cars
we're delivered Friday to the washington
Gas Light Company and William T. Jones
and touring car. to p. J. Lynch.
In the majority OF acetyline headlights
the burner consists OF two Jets directed
toward each other which spread out into
2 fanlike flame at their point of i'm
pingement- A temporary stoppage OF one
Of these Jets causes double pressure on
the other. and as like as not the resultant
elon gated flame will reach either to the
front glass or to the more expen-
sive lens mirror In the rear. Therefore,
when the light appears DINNER than
usual an immediate investigation is in
order II the expense of a new glass or
mirror Is to be avoided. The fitting OF a
different type of burner often will obviate
Q recurrence OF the trouble.
Ward H. Keller OF Hartford, Conn,
general sales manager OF the Pope-Hart-
ford Motor Company, passed through
Washington Wednesday on his way south
from Philadelphia en- route to Richmond.
Va. He is driving a Pope-Hartford, and
on his return expects to continue over
the road to Ohio.
Each of the ten district chiefs OF the
New York fre-fghting force has been
furnished with motor car, with which
he. may an the more readily answer the
calls in his district. These ten cars have
become famous throughout the great me-
tropoliS and are known as New York's
fre-hghtins flying squadron
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Ricou. Ernest L.
Ricou. Douglas Ricou, the Misses Anita
and Inez Ricou and E r. Heinecke left
Wednesday for Jensen, Fla. in their new
Washington touring car. The route was
Via Frederick, Harpers Ferry, Charles
Town and the Shenandoah valley to Ro-
anoke and over the southern route to
their destination. Mr.. Ricou recently
closed a contract for the agency OF the
Washington car in the state of Florida
The car is being driven by his fourteer-
year-oid son Douglas, who has attained
quite reputation in the south as a
pilot of motor cars.
High-powered automobiles in England
are required, under q recent municipal
police ordnance, 70 carry an apparatus
which Will give warning when the city
speed limit Is exceeded or will auto
matically diminish the speed in such
cases.
The apparatus for tho frst class.
which Is much used, consists of an air.
compressing cylinder prolonged at the
bottom by a smaller cylinder contain
Ing . piston which has two peripheral
Vents and is forced down by a. spring.
Tho piston OF the ir-compressing CYL
Under is connected with the driving
mechanism, and Its velocity is proper
donal to the speed of the vehicle. So
long as this speed is below the pre-
scrtbed limit the pressure Of the air.
which continually escapes through one
Of the vents of the small piston. re-
mains too low to move this piston and
compress the spring When the legal
pressure rises and the small piston Is
forced back until the second vent
comes opposite a whistling vent In the
wall Of the small cylinder. so that the
whistle Is sounded by the escaping air.
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While the oiling Of roads Is good from
. motorists point OF view. II Is doubly
good from sanitary viewpoint. 1t Is
not healthy. to live even In the open
country and have front yard ciouded
with dust the greater part or every ait
ernoon and evening. and II Is not healthy
to have the rooms Of q home located
close to the road filed with road dust
every time car goes by. Oiling Of roads
IL sanitary and 1t Is economical. II is
economical TO the resident along the
road, II also is economical to the party
In the car. and. best OF ali. 1t Is more
healthy to both parties. II Is not wild
plunge of the Imagination to see the
time when. health officers will take the
matter under investigation and make Ii
imperative to oil roads in residential To-
calities. or else use other means OF pre-
venting dust, which means are equally,
II not more. successful.
In England tarring is used in prefer
snce to oiling. Each spring the road
surfaces are thoroughly cleaned, all the
loose dust Is swept on and IL the road
surface il In good condition an applica-
ton OF hot tar Is used. This tar soaks
into the road surface and forms a good
binder. A road treated In this way In the
spring Is proof against dust for the rest
OF the summer. particularly in country
like England. where there is a short
shower nearly every day. In America
where long periods Of dry hot weather
would proyp a harder test IL might rs