Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-26

win prevent squabbles with the insur-
ance companies.
An overheated combustion chamber, due
to a poor circulation Of the cooling water.
will cause self-ignition of the charge and
back-firing
The Lacrosse (Wis) Automobile Club
has raised 5000 to improve the principal
highway from La Crosse to LIE Crescent,
Mimi. part Of which is a long bridge
across the Mississippi river.
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A Kentucky court has decided that for
any accident arising from q steam roller
while it is being used to improve the
highways the village. town, city or state
which is having the work done cannot
The valdesta (Ga.) Board of Trade is
working hard to have the national high
way between New York and Atlanta, Ga.
extended to Jacksonville, Fla. Many cit
liens organizations and commercial bod
les in southern Georgia and Florida are
booming the project.
Milwaukee newspapers now carry daily
from three-quar.ers to one and one-half
columns Of ''ads'' under the head OF For
Sale-Horses and Carriages" A year or
two ago the "Wanted-Horses and Car
riages'' column was in the majority, but
conditions have changed.
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The Chicago automobile show earned
profit OF $45,000 The National Associa-
ton Of Automobile Manufacturers now
has in its treasury fun0 Of nearly $780,
coo with which to carry on its work in
legislation, traffic regula-
ton, control Of shows, etc
In repairing q cracked water Jacket,
after the edges Of the crack have been
prepared 1t is customary to use, instead
of iron, wire for the filing metal, as 1t
flows at lower temperature and adj
danger Of warping. due to local expan-
sion. the entire cylinder Is heated before
operating upon 1t.
Brakes should be examined at regular
intervals, In order to ascertain II the lin
ing is in good condition. If worn, the old
lining should be replaced with new. If
the brakes are Of the misunderstanding
type, the shoes may have become worn,
in which case they should be renewed.
Toggle joints and adjusting nuts should
be inspected. and any looseness taken up.
The tour book Of the Automobile Club
Of America is In course Of preparation,
and will be out in time for the touring
Of revision as well as the preparation of
new routes is involved in the working up
OF the publication.
The Quaker City Motor Club Of Phila-
delphia has selected April % as the date
for its annual sociability run.
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OF the 800 automobile factories in
America 125 are beyond the experimental
stage and are producing fifty or more
machines year.
Herbert Lyle, the racing driver, who
recently returned from Europe, has fully
recovered from the effects Of his accident
on the Indianapolis motor speedway last
spring.
Jersey City, N. J., has installed a mo
tor combination fire truck. carrying a
forty-gallon chemical tank, 1900 feet of
hose and two extension ladders. 1t has
a speed Of fifty miles an hour.
twenty-five different laws of the road
are appended to Oregon's new motor law.
for the motorist and driver Of any sort
of a vehicle to remember, and should he
forget any Of these, he will be subjected
to q heavy fine. 1t will take effect Au-
gust ], I'LL.
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Among the changes in the motor laws
Of Illinois proposed by the Chicago Auto
mobile Club is one making 1t felony for
any automobile driver to run down a
person and then drive away without leav-
ing his name and address.
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Spring motor toggery has now appeared
in some Of the shops devoted to this spe-
I'll <xk~ 80 ans &vA0 6n rs
are being shown for the spring are OF
pongee, dark blue serge and check chew
lots.
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The Motor Truck Club has decided to
promote a motor truck parade in New
York Saturday afternoon, April IS. There
are more than 3,OOO motor trucks in use
in New York and the immediate vicinity,
and from 700 to 1000 OF them are ex-
pected to be in line.