The Washington herald., 1911-08-27
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country, is at present in Seattle, Wash.
where the front wheels are being fitted
| With runners and the rear with STEEL
studded tires previous to being shipped
- Alaska. The crew hope to drive the
car from Skagway to Dawson City
through the gateway Of the Yukon.
Robert Dove has left in his Chalmers
for Philadelphia, Atlantic City, and New
York for an extended stay.
James Flynn, manager Of the Zell mo-
tor car, representing the Hupmobile in
! D., Hastings. former assistant general
manager, has been appointed general
manager of the Hupp Motor Car Com
pany, to succeed r. c. Hupp, who re-
Gently resigned.
Automobilists are quick to complain
| about poor roads or lack Of what seems
to be care in maintaining them. How
ever, they fail to realize that by exercis-
ing care in driving they can help to keep
roads in good condition. II instead of
dropping into rut or spot where the
! macadam has worn away they would do
much to prolong the life of roadway.
for this would spread the travel over
Savannah feels that 1t is being slighted
IN not having the Glidden tour pass
through that city and the date fixed so
that the participants can be on hand to
see the Vanderbilt and Grand Prize races
which are to take place in that city the
last of November. The Savannah Auto
mobile Club, which has the races in
charge, has not given up hope that things
may be suitably arranged yet. They feel
that there are many who would come
through in their cars lor the races II the
Glidden could be arranged to arrive in
of the Vanderbilt.
According to reports from the Hudson
factory the sale of this car will be more
than six times as great for 1872 than 1t
was for the season just closing Orders
already booked show this enormous gain.
The ranchers of this country, who do most
OF their work by self-propelled machin-
cry are using Hudson cars to visit the
different parts of their farms, and find
that they give the utmost satisfaction.
DR.. L. B. Mason left yesterday in his
Stoddard Dayton on a weekend trip to
The Plains, Virginia.
The Anderson Electric Car Company, of
Detroit. manufacturers Of the Detroit
electric, who are represented In this city
by Emerson Orme, will next year build
a four-ton electric truck. They will also
continue to manufacture the one truck
which has already proven so successful.
r. c. Wilson leaves this morning. for
New York to bring back over the road a
1872 Cole 30 roadster. .s@ t.Is..
One Of the most important require
ments In setting up a new spark plug is
to see that the ends of the platform
points are flat and parallel. In cutting
of wire for these points cutting pliers are
used, with the result that the ends are
left in the shape of broad V. Now. as
the sharp edges of the " are likely to be
at any angle to one another 1t generally
happens that the actual sparkling areas
are but little more than the diameter Of
a small pin. The natural result Is a.
weak spark, and the novice may look a
long time before finding the real cause OF
It, What is required for the highest EN-
cheney is two fat surfaces parallel to and
opposite one another.
DR.. ]. T. Kelly left yesterday in his
Pope Hartford for a two weeks trip
through Virginia. He will go as far south
as Worthwhile. following the pike down
the Shenandoah Valley.
new road is being built from Fred
erick, Nd, to Harpers Ferry. and It has
been SO far completed that motorists will
have but little trouble In getting through.
When this piece of pike is finished II
will offer the best route to the Shenan-
doah Valley, and be but ten miles far
tfer than the route by Whites Ferry.
For 1912 the Cadillac will bring out
car equipped with an electrical self-start-
er and electric lighting system. This is
the first time that electricity has been
used as seif-starter in motor car. The
adoption of the dynamo for ignition Sup
plants the magnetic. The driver has two
complete ignition systems at his conn
mand-the dynamo and the Delco dis
tributer system, each with It's individual
set Of spark plugs.
To start the motor the clutch IL slipped
and an automatic engagement IL made
between the gear teetn' on the dynamo
and the teeth on the ny wheel The cur.
rent from the storage battery operates
the dynamo, which for moment be-
comes an electric motor Ind the engine
is turned over. AZ soon a. the motor
starts the pressure on the clutch pedal
II released and the dynamo becomes dis
engaged and the latter resumes its func-
tion a. q generator. No changes have
bssn made IA the si1e oe The cyiindegs