Evening star., 1912-06-30

| extreme ends of the grandstand so that
| the bulk of the spectators were unable
| to watch the rapid tire changes and Work
| on cars-one of the most interesting fea-
| lures of road race.
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The Chapman-Love Auto Company has
closed a contract to handle the kohler
| commercial car in this city.
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! Delivery was made last week of a
| en-passenger Stevens-Duryea tour
| ing car. finished in English purple lake.
| full nickel trimmings. to j. j. Sullivan.
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]. William Stohlman of Georgetown is
| the latest purchaser of a model x five
passenger Michigan touring car. 1t is
gear. Delivery was made last Wednes-
day.
1t seems as though the Pan-American
Union and its director. John Barrett,
are not alone in promoting fraternity
and friendship in all American republics.
| That the American automobile is coop
Grating in a most efficient way is shown
by newspapers recently received from
South America.
Between Uruguay and Brazil the roads
are poor and scarce; there are no rail-
ways. and practically the only connection
between the two countries is establiShe ed
by the foreign steamers that call on the
different ports along the Atlantic coast.
An enterpriSing Jruguaran. Mr.. An
tonic GiuGice believes in doing things
just much as any Yankee does, and
while the projects for international rail-
roads are carefully tied up with red tape,
awaiting reports agreements, decisions,
opened a regular stage line between
Treinta V Tres and Artigas, Uruguay, to
Yaguaron. in Brazilian territory. The
distance is about $50 miles, but, needless
The machine has to pass through forests
and marshes and cross the YaguaTon
river by means of a ferry boat.
Mitchell six-cylinder cars are used for
that service and, according to the papers
from Uruguay, the first trips have
aroused the greatest enthusiasm IN all
sections benefited by that new line. Thou
sands of people gathered in every town
to see the comfortable 'space-eater,' COW
cred with dust, but exuberant of power
and pull. The first travellers were re-
ceived with skyrockets and fireworks. The
mayor of Verbal declared 1t a holiday the
day of the first trip through their town
Driver and passengers were entertained
banquets were held at the end Of the
journey.
Cylinder oil which is drained from the
crankcase of a motor, having q circulat-
ing system. after every SEQ miles of use.
with grease. The oil is merely charred
and is slightly stringy from the wax
which has been formed in 1t. This wax
like constituency is the very qualification
necessary for a gear lubricant in that
it holds the oil to the gear. The oil
should be drained into pan mixed with
grease until the mass assumes the con-
stituency of the regular transmission lu-
bricant familiar to all automo5ilists, be-
ing neither liquid nor solid.
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Tight bearings consume a needless
amount of power. The wheel bearings,
especially. should never be too tight. They
not only wear, but also consume an un-
necessary amount of power. II the owner
of the car adjusts his own wheel bearings
he should remember that the bearings
should have barely peTceptible play. In
the cup-and-cone type, for instance, If
the wheel is lacked up clear of the
ground. as 1t should be when the adjust
ment is made, an almost fnPercepti-le
play should be observed at the rims. The
play should be no more than the mere