Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30


turn southwest to Fredericksburg and
back to Washington. It is expected
the trip will consume about ten days
and its results be q valuable acquisi-
sire to tour the tidewater sections Of
Virginia The country is practically
new to automobile travel, and it Is
not known what condition the roads
are in. The territory contains some
Virginia, and should prove particu-
larly interesting from a historical
standpoint.
S. NJ. Butler. chairman Of the contest
board Of the American Automobile Asso-
citation, has issued the entry blanks for
A. A. A. which is to be known this year
as the "Glidden reciprocity tour" The
contest starts from this city Monday,
June 10, and finishes at Ottawa, Canada,
have covered approximately 1000 miles.
There will be three prizes contested for
this year. the Glidden trophy being Of
fered as sweepstakes award, the
the Ottawa trophy for runabout and min
iature tonneaus. There will be an innova-
ton in the tour in the form Of hill
climbing contest. which will be held In
Vermont on the fifth day. AS yet the
selected. The holding of a hill-climbing
contest in connection with the Glidden
tour Is something that had been proposed
on a number Of occasions In the past,
but no efforts were made to incorporate
| this form of test in the famous contests.
Because Of the army maneuvers in the
south it was impossible to secure military
observers and each entrant upon max
ing his entry shall appoint one observer
| for each car entered by him. These men
will be required to report at the head
quarters of the tour. to be announced
later. in Washington. Friday. June 16,
1917. at Pm: for examination as to
Any observer failing to report by the
hour named shall be liable to rejection by
| the referee. David Beecroft, who may
| appoint another observer in his place at
the expense of the contestant nominal
ing such delinquent observer.
The contesting cars must be turned over
to the technical committee. OF which F.
E. Edwards Is chairman, for preliminary
examination not later than 8 am. Thurs
day, June Is, at a place in Washington
to be announced later. In addition to the
public examination there will be a period
Of two hours Saturday. June IL, from
| to Pm. during which all cars shall be
on view with bonnets OF and floor boards
| raised for inspection by competitors. This
| Is in accordance with the new clause in
! the 1911 rules and for the purpose Of al
lowing competitors to see II cars other
than their own conform with the stock
specifications Of the various makes Tour
ing cars will be required to carry four or
more passengers. and miniature tonneaus,
Surveys or runabouts two or more per-
sons.
In 1910 New York spent about 5000, 900
in roadways and plans to spend nearly 80.
900. in the coming ear. New Jersey built
at a cost Of more than $4,000, with con-
Repairs and maintenance amounted to
more than 81, 10000. Pennsylvania spent
| considerably more than 100000 on
roads. with contracts Of $4,000 not COM
bills Of nearly 10000. with work agsre-
eating $500. 600 still to be finished.
The total expenditure of other states
were as follows: Arizona. $4,000; Cali
seven state roads. voted s1s.Ooo.0Oo for a
state highway system: Colorado, 1885,.
600; Connecticut, S1,s0OO0O; Delaware.
100000; Georgia. 100000; Kansas.
SEQ CO.; Maine n.s stoe co. M G 4
$4,000; Missouri. 100000; New Hamp-
shire. 100000; North Carolina, $500 600;
Rhode Island. $4,000; Texas. 100000.
with estimates for about $4,000 900 in
Virginia, $3.50, 600: Washington 100000;
West Virginia, $1,15o0o0: Wisconsin. 81
Driving chains. of course, have to be
tention they receive from most drivers.
One Of the most satisfactory manners Of
lubricating driving chains Is. first Of all,
to cleanse them thoroughly with kerosene,
making sure that each roller Of the chain
is revolving freely on its rivet. Then
place the chain. roller up, into a shallow
tin and put over it several Jumps Of good
tallow, which has been refined previously.
The refining may be done by putting the
tallow into a bucket OF hot water and
keeping it we'll stirred. All foreign mat
ter will be precipitated. and. upon cool
ing. cake Of pure grease will be left on
the top Of the water. The tin containing
the chain and tallow should then be put
erately warm. The chain will become
heated slightly-not sufficiently to after
Its temper by softening, but enough to
permit the tallow being melted and find-
Ing Its way into the spaces between the
| rollers and the rivets. where. obviously. 1t
Is required most.-Exchange.
Timid bankers will be glad to hear
that one automobile concern, at least, is
able to sell its stock at 1OS, and its net
| earnings have averaged more than
100000 for the past three years. That
| concern must be admitted to be q pretty
fair risk.
| Not only this government, but those of
European nations, are watching with in
terest the military experiments with
motor cars which have been q feature for
| several years Of the work at the North
| western Military Academy, near Chicago.
Maj. r. p. Davidson. the cOmmandant
at the academy and the originator and
director Of the various experiments. an
| nounces that during the coming summer
1t is his purpose to test out the utility of
| motor cars In the work OF the signal di-
vision.
| The two machines which have figured
in CARRYING out the ideas Of Maj. David
son and his students are to be fitted with
bodies especially adapted to the new
| service. They will have telescope masts,
| bearing antennae wires, whereby wire
less messages can be transmitted over
distances ranging from fifty to sixty
miles Should II be necessary to send q
message farther, small balloons have been
provided as part of the regular equip
ment of each car. These little gas bags
were especially made in France. and with
their aid the antennae wires are carried
to any height. making it possible to trans
NIT messages from 800 to 500 miles.
The United States government is giving
the Northwestern students every possible
| assistance in carrying on their work, the
| officials at Washington finding that most
Of their ideas are possible Of practical
utilization in the military operations of
| the regular service.
When the academy first entered upon
the task Of proving tho motor car q val
| liable adjunct to the field operations Of
an army It acquired q car and mounted
on it q rapid-flre gun. The purpose was
! to show that the automobile could be ef-
fectively used against aerial craft. Soon
afterward a second machine was pressed