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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
New Safety Signal Device That
Requires No Gears is Patented

81 There are on the market several
] eignal devices to take the place OF
the drivers hand when slowing up or
Epn rounding corners. But IN most
EASES II is necessary for the driver
TO either push IA pedal with his foot
SOr throw q lever in and out by hand.
sSConseauentiy they have not come
unto favor with motorists, for in
0eopping a car ones hands and feet
|ore usually engaged in throwing out
The clutch, putting on the brake and
echanEing gears.
a device that requires no gears.
pedals or levers has recently been nat
s1nted.
N This Is called the safety signalling
MNsice. and II receives it's action from
M8hN clutch pedal A longitudinal rod,
A. @atA4 eHto the cross members Of the
Ek4mme. extends from the clutch pedal
k&1 little beyond the rear Of the
|Ar. Nhsre thete. Is an arm attached
VII forming eight angle This arm,
S4xttnds upward IT, about even with
ffAhe mud guard, Where there is a bras.
bOx hoited onto the mud guard Thi.
1Qx has = sliding shutter attached Ia
k4he arm.
At the clutch thu rod is bent SO
KMof the end comes into contact with
h 0tek attached onto the clutch ped
when the clutch Is released. a,
e&0ppin8, the action of throwing
the pedal causes tho disk al tbs
~ NJ the pedal 10 push down on
1 ROD. the arm At the rear OF ths
ntoFes 10 the right, opening the
utter IN the box and exposing a
Of sirid red. which at night Is
A1sd ~ lamp. When the clutch
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
HUGHES BlAMEs DRIVERS
FOR POOR TRACK RISKS

Its the fault Of the racing drivers
themselves that there aren't better
iraeks.to FACE. on" says Hugh Hughes
Why don't the drivers refuse to start
on tracks that they know are In dan
gerous condition? There isn't q ref
cree but would excuse them under
these conditions. Drivers aren't sup
posed to risk their neclzs because the
rules under which the sanctions are
given are violated. The promoters
ought to be obliged to put the tracks
into shape"
Hughes having Just returned from
out West. where he saw Marcel Basic
killed In one meet and Walter Donnel-
ley In the next. naturally feels strongly
on the subject He's getting his Mer-
Ger ready for the racing at Brighton
Beach
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

great deal more than Its rated horse
power and never has any trouble with
weather changes. Result. Mr.. Coffin .
plan is now being widely copied on
the new models OF half dozen makes
Of ear.
THAT his design gives eminent sat
isfaction appears from 4 letter Just
received by the Hudson Motor Car
Company from q. w. Clarke. OF Me
chanicsville, \. Y, in which he says
''The Hudson IS IL most remark
able automobile. l have never heard
OF its equal. At the beginning of the
winter We set the carhuretor for cold
weather and own TO the present hot
spell have not had to make a single
adjustment. The car has never fail
sd to respond to one complete reVo-
luton of the crank. Never a skip ex-
eept on two occasions, Just after
washing. when there was water on
spark plugs. The Hudson IS the
greatest little car ever"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
GASOLINE EXPLOSION IS
HUDSON CAR FEATURE

Gar owners generally ara begin
ming to understand the advantages
OF heating their gasoline mixture be-
fore admitting 1t to the cylinders"
says Mr.. J. b. .Alsop. local agent Of
the Hudson Motor Car Company.
Until the Hudson set the example
two years ago only few very high
priced cars had any Independent sys.
TEN for drying out or expanding the
vapor. Practically all moderate priced
cars at that time took the raw mix
ture from the carbnretor through d
cold manifold in a very condensed
state. and depnded ON u hot piston
head and hot cylinder walls to ex-
pand IL. The result was that the mix
ture was not uniform tho car buretor
loaded up at times, and when the mo-
tor was suddenly accelerated the rich
gas rushed into the cylinder aud STALL
ed the engine. This difficulty was
admitted BY the car makers, but they
commended that they could not afford
to provide preliminary heating.
Mr.. Coffin. of the Hudson Motor
Car Company, however, designed a hot
water jacket. by which the gases from
the carburetor were heated at the
initial point Of mixture, and were
then passed between the cyinders
and still further expanded. all be-
fore entering the waive ports. Con-
ssQuently the Hudson develops .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

that fully 100000 has been spent
in this development. This amount
added to the half million dollars al
ready expended by the Knight inter
ests ia this country and the foreign
manufacturers, makes this motor as
lily the most thoroughly developed &C.
vice that has ever been presented TO
the American public,
Americans going abroad and see
ing this motor In foreign countries
have wondered why no American
manufacturer has presented this type
of motor. The reason is not far TO
seek. American manufacturers awe
been and are now overloaded with or
ders. Any change from the pre- sent
type would nscessitste Years of de
velopment which most manufacture
ing organizations are loath To under
/ take. Coupled with this is the very
expensive royalty that is necessary to
pay the knight interests, which alto
gether makes it proposition which
only those manufacturers with de-
sire to produce the highest typo Of
motor vehicles can afford.
The struggle of Charles Y knigat
for the recognition of his patent ard
his ultimate success, the Wonderful
persistence and tenacIty shown by
/ him In his tight year after year for
recognition. will probably GO down
in history one or the most spec
tacular stories Of American inVentiy e
genius. finally triumphant, that this
country has ever Known.
Besides utter silence, dozens OF
other advantages are claimed for the
new stearns- knight. not the least OF
which rs the fact that it improves
with use The valves never need
grinding. for one thing, while the COM
preston can't leak, as in ordinary
engines Thea too. there IL no Vi
bration In the new engine, There
are no timing gears. which are a
continual source of annoyance
IL is common la TX among automo-
bile men that other cars; Will have
the knight engine very shortly, and
that history IL about to repeat Itself
again, in that America Will follow
Europe in using this motor
James G. Sterling. chief engineer
OF the j.. r.. Stearns Company, sum
med the matter up pretty well re-
Gently when he said: We took two
years to prove that Daimler. Mef-
redeA PauhaTd and Minerva We're
right in their adoption OF the knight.
They have used 1t for years. and prior
to their adoption they Experimental
for several years. Altogether. l don't
believe any inventor ever had his
work tested as Thoroughly and CON
cldsIFely in Seyen or eight years"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Good Engine Should Smoke Just
Little, SO An Expert Declares

The most careful operator cannot
prevent his engine smoking under
certain conditions. In fact. an en-
CINE should smoke slightly when ac-
tolerated in order to be in safe and
healthy condition.
The automobile gas engine is a
very flexible piece of machinery. and
while being operated upon the streets
changes constantly. To maintain a
uniform oil feed under such varying
conditions and also prevent slight
smoking Is difficult.
II an operator cuts down the oil to
a minimum he is constantly in dan
ger OF damaging his engine. II the
ignition fails to produce the spark
or the carburetor fails to give n
proper mixture, the engine will of
necessity stop without damage other
than delay.
The symptoms OF trouble in both
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Stearns Automobile Company Adopts
Knight Silent Sleeve Value Motor

Al sudden as the bursting OF a
omh- shell came the news this week
hat the Silent Knight motor had
zen adopted by the Stearns. This
0mpany ia the first American concern
y secure "A license under the Knight
lAtents
While 1t has been known for some
Mime that several American Tna fft1-
EEacturers have been experimenting
With this engine, Il had not been
|thought that any OF them had prog
e@sed far enough 10 place It upon
|khA market this year.
For some time this engine has been
VERY popular abroad. being used by
EMh0 Daimler. Mercedes. Panhard and
MINERVA. some Of these worid-famous
|xGArs having used ii for three years,
M Probably all motorists are more or
laS familiar with the name silent
KsKnighf" II is the engine first in
vented by Charles Y Knight, OF Chi
eNaEo. and IL gets the name Silent
berause OF its no3seiess operation.
S Externally the new engine is very
AImilar to the ordinary motor. except
that there are no outside working
pArts everything IL inside the en-
E8tne itself Instead Of poppet valves
E4here are two sleeves" inside each
|@eylinder
For over TWO years the Stearns en-
g8ineers have been testing aud trying
the Silent knight engine. The old
sA6tearns power plant has always had
IN admirable reputation.~it holds the
Sse4-hour mile dirt track record OF
49, miies~-and TO adopt something
AAlse meant that the newcomer must
#Aaye splendid record.
The adoption OF motor that is SO
'@fAdicai and different in its construc-
!S4ten marks an epoch in the history
ssess., alatamehIles design in shls cauntfx@
The Ssearns Company must have con-
WINGED themselves Of the wonderful
superiority OF this motor or they
would NOT have run the risk Of 5eop-
#nrdizing their reputation by its adop-
SNton. for while IL is understood that
their present poppet valve motors
3Nslf be continued, their main line
Ind principal output will be OF the
N&tearns Knight type.
n liz understood that the Stearns
have been working on rnts
SpxppositfDn for the past TWO years,
md WHITE tire motor Closely fesefsi-
sh3es that of the foreign makes. IT IL
SNaAsrned that II enbodies features mat
sAFe Ear superior and pertain to smooth
sFSnning. economy and long life.
This work has been carried on IN
~ separate department OF the Stearas
$1Actory and the I0ea la its thorough
Ness Can be obtained when IL is known
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
KING GEORGE PRESENTED
WITH SILENT AUTOMOBILE

One OF the coronation gifts To King
George recently delivered to the royal
garage IL a 67-horsepower Knight
Daimler 6-cylinder motor car. King
George expressed deep interest re-
gently In the sleeve -ssaiye invention
OF Charles. Y. Knight, former. Chi
eago engineer and motor car builder,
now associated with the Daimler in
terests at Coventry, England. The
Knight Daimler engine, under license
arrangements. has also been adopted
by the largest makers of motor cars
in Europe. including tho Mercedes,
Panhard and Minerva.
The Kings new car has the live
axle drive. and the coach work Is
the most elaborate ever attempted in
England, No motor car In the world
Is protected by so many patents as
the one that King George will use
for his official trips. To take out
and maintain 4 master patent for
such development A. the knight
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

cases are plain and quite easily reins-
died. The oiling system. however.
must be kept in perfect order or the
engine may be ruined. Very few
drivers are capable of Judging when
the engine needs oil. When symp-
toms develop from lack of oil the
damage is quite often already done.
A cylinder or bearing may be scor-
ed; in fact, the whole engine may be
rendered useless. and a slight smoke
from the exhxuxt ought TO pass UNI
noticed. New cars from the sales
room floor or those fresh from the re-
pair shop must have q surplus Of oil
until the bearings are properly worn
home.
No sensible opeator wants hts motor
to smoke more than necessary, a. ex-
cessive smoke means too much oil,
and this, in turn. means a foul en-
CINE. which finally puts tho whole me-
chanisn out Of order,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
NEARLY THREE THOUSAND
VIRGINIA CARS REGISTER

Virginia records show that SO far
this Year ASS cars have been regis
tered in the State: that there ara
slxty~seVen licensed dealers and 44a
ehaurfeurs. The total revenue from
these sources for the past year Is
soe,ss4. all of'swhIeh VIII be spent
on roads Virginia now charges on
horsepower hasis-~s5 for less than
20 horsepower. $40 for from 30 to
10. and $50 over that
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

! Says a local enthusiast:
| THE good roads germs has inocu-
| lated itself into the minds or thou
sands of motorists during the last
year Before that time the motorists
we're afraid TO get busy. Whenever
anybody talked good roads the car
owners whispered that 1t was all right
and they would give their support,
but It must not be let known that
they were back of the movement,
otherwise fhe farmers world imme-
diately go against the idea. This
conception OF affairs was all wrong.
Events OF to- day prave 1t. The good
roads idea did not develop until the
car owners got busy, and as soon as
they got busy and showed some real
genuine enthusiasm, then the farmer
woke up and started talking good
rosds He did not start rapping the
good roads movement of the motor
lists, but actually fell in line and got
into the band wagon. 1T was an
either demonstration at the old adj.
age, "A faint heart never wen fair
lady" The reesnt waxcning tn good
roads has come from unexpected cor
ners OF the country. Who imagined
that Georgia would outdistance many
of the more populous and many times
more wealthy States All over the
country II has been the same story,
the enthusiasms coming from least
expected quarters. With few eX-
ceptions. however. 1t has been DEM
onstrated that the good roads move
ment has shown the greatest activity
where the car has taken good hold.
In Iowa, Kansas, Virginia, Nebraska
and Texas the people In small cities
and towns own cars, and there are
the people who are now laying the
foundations for good roads in these
states The good roads movement has
not originated with the selfish. veal
thy motorists, but with the great
American masses who own cars and
use them in the country.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

useful in mountaineering IL a COM
plets soldering outfit. Loose electr!-
cal connections. lsaky radiator. or
fuel or oil line win certainly occur
under the continuous Jars and bumps
Of rough travel. Chains and mud
hooks will Of course be needed and
a length Of canvas a little. wider than
the car will serve as a temporary
road surface to give traction for this
rear wheels IL the car stalls In sandy
Spots.--Motor Age.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
GAS ExPLODEs AND
TEARS UP STREET

Several persons narrowly escaped In
Jury shout O'clock yesterday morning
when there was an explosion of gas in
a sewer at Main and Twenty -ei2bth
steets. 1t If believed the explosion was
esused by steam roller passing over
Inc nianEole under which quantity or
the sewer gas had accumulated. Rocks
eng art were blown in the air and a
section OF the street was torn I'M
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

ts again thrown III the end OF the
clutch pedal and the rod disengage.
The rod is brought back to its neutral
position by spring that is attached
TO the end of the rod and a cross
member Of the frame. causing the
shutter in the box to close
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
SECOND WEDDING IN HOUSE
IN COURSE OF, CENTURY

Special to The Richmond Nirginian.l
HARRISONBURG. July THE
second wedding in hundred years
in the. old Bushong home near New
Market took place Wednesday night
when Miss Valley Virginia Bushnrg,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob r.
Bushong, became the bride of Grover
G. Koontz. son OF the late Alfred
Koontz. OF Alma, Page county. Rev.
Il. A. Repass performed the cere-
mony.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

sleeve-valvs internal combustion en-
CINE, the Chicagoan found il neces-
sary to take out at his own expense
an average of one patent a week.
Most OF these patents are in the ma
ture OF protecting himself against
development along any possible new
line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

Richmond cuts an important figure
in the good roads movement. Not
only liz the entire State looking to-
ward the capital city to lead In the
work for the cause. but in the fall the
National Association holds q conven-
ton here. IT will he the first con-
vcntion OF its kind, so Richmond may
wefi be proud Of the honor. Presi-
dent Taft Is expected to attend and
has signifled his intention Of coming.
Leading railroad presidents and dis
tinguished engineers Will be in the
gathering. The convention opens
September IL and will continue for
three days
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Fined For Theft.

FTn00 or Ih0ft.
Accused of stealing pair o. trousers
from David Baxter proprietor OF q
clothing store. A. L.. sheffield OF South
Richmond was Yesterday fined SIC
with the alternative Of spending thirty
days In jail. II was charged that
Sheffield took two pairs of trousers ia
his home 70 try than on aud returned
only one pair to the olo&hiar. He dal
nat AAUa$AA 1nAaue WasIlecksd ".
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08

Treasurer II. Grim Peck Of the
Richmond Automobile Club. says that
the members have so far obtained
subscriptions for something over So
900, but that only $4,000 actually has
been paid in. so it is UP TO the COM
mittee to raise So, 900 III the time they
have set for their work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
Blue Enamel Signs Now Point the Way to Charlottesville
BLUE SIGNS NOW POINT THE WAY
FROM HERE TO CHARL OTTESVIL F

All the way TO Charlottesville may
Ne seen blue enamel signs pointing
the way To the tourist. Whether he
travels from Richmond 10 Charlottes-
Vile. or from Charlottesville to Rich
nond, the way is made PLAIN, through
the good offices OF the Richmond Au-
tonobiIe club
The readings OF the signs give the
~otIte and distances between points and
the journeys end. The tourist coming
10 Richmond VIII know Just which way
10 turn and how many miles lay ahead
OF him And thus. also, with the traV
eler bound to the university city.
The work of posting the signs was
begun yesterday by Mr.. l.. NJ. Foster.
Of the Foster Motor Company, and Lee
folecr. Of the Gordon Motor Company.
The, left Richmond at 10 O'Clock. each
IN his own car with a chauffeur. Ac-
complaining them was big motor
truck The track carried the signs
and the sign posts, with a crew to put
then la pisc.. Although the work may
BOT have been completed by to-day 1t
will soon be accomplished.
AIR, r. {. Pciouze, Secretary Treas
ureU of the new Richmond Highway
Association. starts on Il run TO Natural
Bridge. sunday, The Virginia Press
Association holds it's annuat meeting
AID The session is set for Tuesday
y +ese1aA. 4,aa ,EL4lraA-.aA- az this week.
Al, Pelouze will be accompanied by
his wife SOL and daugrter.
The party will motor All the way,
both going and coming BACK, making
an over night stop al Nayneshoro. Mr.
Pclouze expects 10 be back In Rich
mond the latter part Of next week.
THE latest good road association
known as the Richmond Highway AS
sGc iation. is not a temporary organi-
2ation formed merely to raise the nee
essar$ funds to complete the roads
between Richmond and the peninsula
ana Richmond and GordonsNilie. 1t is
"a permanent organiza ton and no doubt
ii will gradually absorb all the local
oraa nizations until it becomes the lead
Ing good road organization in the State.
The campaign to raise the balance
! of the s1o,0 600 pledged by Richmond
| for the completion OF the highways
between Richmond and Gordonsvillo
and Richmond and the peninsula is
still going on but the real work will
begin July 1S. The regular monthly
meeting OF the Richmond Automobile
| Club will be held the evening of July
| IT and the members viii proceed to
| join in the concerted movement for
| a WhirlWind tour OF the city next day.
| AS, already related MIR. Pelouze, or
| Richmond; Mr.. Manville and Mr.. Cot
| trell, OF the Peninsula Association. Mr..
| Turner, OF Louisa. Mr.. Saunders, OF
! Henrico, and Mr.. Potts, OF New
| Kent, have been delegated as a spe-
| ciaI committee to Canvass Richmond
! for subscriptions. They will begin
work on the eighteenth and devote
! three days to the enterprise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

SOUNDS like fascinating article, doesn't
~ it, We like to read about the biggest
anything,-it's one of our national character
istics,-and there isn't doubt that we like
to know about villainy big scale. Really.
we had rather publish an article about the
best man in America; but that would be diff
cult to determine There doesn't seem to be
any doubt about the biggest villain.
1t is only fair to tell YOU in advance that
the article isn't so exciting as the title would
indicate; for the biggest villain i'll America
isn't bad man at all, despite the fact that he
has fairly waowed in the most awful crimes for
years and years. The effect OF this experience
has made him want to be very good indeed.
Now, if it happens that YOU are disappointed
because the hideous villainies were make
believe instead of being glad they were not
real, we don't care hang for your opinion.
and we hope YOU do not like Our SUNDAY
MAGAZINE at all. But if YOU are delighted
to know that the biggest villain practiscs
wiclledness for a salary, being in fact stage
villain, and are prepared to read the article
with the feeling that ii is going to be very
entertaining. then our SUNDAY MAGAZINE is
for you, and we have a prodigious respect
and simple honesty compcls the admission that
there is a little of awe in it-for your opinion.
Ia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

cred good enough start for anybody. accord
ing to Ohio folk and the history OF politicians
in Manifestations forty years ago. He
was private secretary TO Congressman Nc
Cord, and then went into the railroad bust
ness in the Middle South; so YOU see he had
fine opportunity to gather material for tic-
ton. AS a matter of fact, he began writing
when he was about twenty-five His first
book. The Darlingtons." appeared in 1900,
and since then he has published The Pride
of Tcllfair. The House of Hawley," and
The Little King of Angels Landing as
well as many magazine stories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
Making Broadway 1000 miles long

The hit that hits Broadway echoed in all of the world
almost simultaneously by the Edison Photograph.
All that is best character
Broadway fcomes Edison Photograph, second
the of the world perhaps years later perhaps
When think the headners vaudeville like Harry Lauder
Mayhem Marie Dresser opera Seza
the great bands orcestras Broadway
what is remember that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19

But TO his everlasting credit
the editor did no such
thing. SO the elder Flaegs
reluctantly consented. The
youth worked four years in
the Art Students League in
New York. followed by
study in Herkomer's Art
School in Bushey, England
and under Victor Marco in
Paris. He was only thir-
teen when his first illustra-
tions appeared in st.
Nicholas in 1890.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-19
4 DAUGHTER TRUE

A DAUGHTER TRUE
"A is a very different tale
from those YOU are accuS-
toned to read in our Sun
DAY MAGAZINE: not be-
cause it has a French set
ting, but because the spirit
of it is the tragic pathos
that grows out OF a con-
tlict between devoted tilial
love and the sanctity of
family honor which are such
tremendously powerful fac
tors in French provincial
life. The author of the
story is Francis Robert
lie Roux, an instructor in
French in Minneapolis.