Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-02

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roads around Bombay many Of the we'll
TODD natives have purchased motor cars.
According to recent reports from
France. twelve cars. representing four
different makes, have been entered IN
the Grand PriX, which is scheduled to
be run over the Sarthe course July =.
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Owners Of chain driven cars
should remove the chains each month
and leave them covered with kerosene
over night. In the morning the dirt
liquid. Then wash off the chain In
gasoline, taking care to remove all
traces Of the kerosene. Hang the
chain up to dry and then inspect all
ing note Of any unusual wear and
remedying it at once. Before replacing
the chain on the car it should be boiled
in a lubricant of the best grade beef
tallow mixed with a small quantity Of
graphite.
If the engine appears to be over
loaded and finally stops. look for a
hot bearing or a bound one, too much
gasoline, dry cylinder or something in
the propeller wheel
The Avenue des Champs-El
Of Paris, is paved with wood blocks
on a cement foundation and is divided
intro three tracks by rows OF lamp
posts. Automobile traffic is kept on
the central track and horse-drawn
traffic on the two side tracks. This
segregation of traffic allows the wear
caused by each class to be observed.
The central track, used by the auto
mobiles. is always in good condition:
it has not been repaired for three
years and is as smooth as when first
laid. There are virtually no Oil drip
occasion to work on this section. The
horse tracks. however, wear into holes
rapidly.
What is said to be the oldest motor
car in France is still in active service.
ago. and it's owner, a priest OF Rem
neville, in the Somme district, has been
awarded a gold medal by a French
technical journal which organized a
contest to locate the oldest cars in
service.
There is every indication that be-
fore another year rolls around, motor
street sprinklers and motor street
cleaning machines will be used in all
Tic large AincT1CdH Clues.
strides are being made in their con-
struction and tests have shown them
to be much more economical than the
horse-drawn affairs now used.
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An easy way of replacing valve
springs consists of COMPRISING each
spring in vice until short enough to
easily go into place and allow the
holding key to be inserted, and. when
in this compressed condition. tying 1t
with wire SO that it cannot expand.
After 1t is put in place and the key is
put in the wire is clipped and removed.
Joints which have copper asbestos
washers should be put down with a
paste of black lead and boiled oil. Care
must be taken not to get this paste in
a screw thread, as the utmost diff
Guilty will be experienced in shifting
it after it has set.
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Another competition for the Pard-
ington trophy between the Long Island
Automobile Club and the Crescent
Athletic Club is planned for this sum-
mer. The event last year was run
two days. 1t is proposed by some that
the contest this year shall be run up
through Massachusetts and Connect
cut some time in May.
The proposed association of racing
automobile drivers is nearing the stage
lof organization. It was tentatively ar
ranged for at New Orleans, and the
instant response Of the drivers gave
encouragement to go on with the
plans suggested. Immediately after
the Jacksonville meet the drivers will
assemble in New York and organize
formally. One of the reasons given
for the organization is to prevent the
presence Of inexperienced drivers at
the bigger race meets before they
have been sufficiently tried out at the
smaller meets. The big men say that
it Is unsafe for themselves as well as
for the inexperienced men to drive in
such fields, for instance, as will start
at Indiana polls.
Northwest fires have become less of a
menace to life and property since the
United States government furnished for
est rangers with automobiles. In the
vicinity of Portland. Ore. and Spokane.
Wash. where great CONGREGATIONS oc-
Cured last year. the United States rang
ers have done effective work which would
have been impossible If they travelled
afoot or horseback. The shovel and the
ak. which until this year have been al
most the only paraphernalia they car
ried, have given way to more modern
tools and methods.
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After a thorough trial the officials in
charge of the postal department OF the
British empire found that the service
given by the motor wagons Is SO greatly
superior to anything else that they are
increasing the number Of motor vehicles
in use and charging their scope. For
some time the longest through journey
has been from London to Birmingham.
distance of 100 miles, but arrangements
have been completed to put line in
commission from London to Bristol, = dis
lance of III miles More and more use is
being made of the motor car for convey
ing mails between various centers in
Scotland and outlying places.
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Two bills are now before the Pennsyl-
vania senate at Harrisburg for the ac
cuirement by the state of all the toll
bridges over the Delaware river between
Pennsylvania and New Jersey and Penn
sylvania and New York. They carry ap
preparations exceeding million dollars.
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The supervisors of the counties of
southern California will meet at Los
Angeles, CAL, April to consider the build
ing of the proposed state highways. Cali
fornia voters last fall authorized the is
suance of $1S,OOO.O 600 state bonds, the pro-
building new highways. The meeting has
been called with the idea that the
counties can agree on the roads to be i'm
proved.
J. B. r. Smith, state motor vehicle
commissioner Of New Jersey, has is
sued an appeal to motorists asking
them to aid the work of preventing
forest fires. He says a number OF such
fires have been traced to motorists who
have thrown burning matches into the
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