Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-11

When the Knight sleeve valve moto
| was first taken up and standardized pl
British maker II provoked tremendous
boom in invention and experiment witt
| gasoline engines having sleeve, pistoT
| or rotary valves. 1t Is safe to predic
that the adoption of the Knight motoi
| for car which will be produced in large
quantities is sure to have similar effect
says Automobile The stimulus to in
ventive thought created by the knight
motors first appearance as European
product spread all over the mechanical
world, and was not confined to Europe,
by any means; so there are many half
developed ideas lying dormant in America
which have never been exploited or even
tried out
A boom in any sort of invention Is
usually productive Of a few excellent
things, even though the mass of boom
inventions are utterly worthless; so 1t
seems likely that a reawakened interest
In motor valve systems may lead some OF
the languishing ideas to be resuscitated
With the valve situation SO shaken up as
1t has been by the success of multi-valve
racing motors the whole subject is ripe
for renewed experiment. We know much
more about materials and about lubri-
cation than we did In 1906. and 1t is pos
sible that some good motors which were
impracticable then would be satisfactory
now.
A very comprehensive map of motor
routes between Philadelphia and the
north and central Jersey coast has just
been completed and issued by the Auto
mobile Club OF Philadelphia. 1t gives
the latest information on all important
routes and details of the shore boule-
ward. This is the third of series of
maps giving detailed routes leading in
all directions from Philadelphia. Those
previously issued were south central
Pennsylvania and southeastern Pennsyl-
yania. Others which will be issued soon
Will be northeastern Pennsylvania and
northern New Jersey.
In connection with the new central New
Jersey map, w. o. Griffith, chairman of
the Touring Committee of the Automobile
Club. advises that the best route to the
north Jersey coast is by way of Cam
den, Mt. Holly, New Egypt and Lake.
wood. All the routes to Trenton are in
poor shape, the best being by way OF the
Northeast Boulevard, Rhawn street, Bris-
tol pike. to Bristol and to Trenton by
way of the Beaver Dam road North Jer-
sey coast points are reached from Tren-
ton by way of Hightstown and Freehold.
The best Cape May route is by way
of Gloucester, Mlllville and Point Eliza
beth. THE White Horse pike to Atlantic
City is temporarily in bad shape, but
VIII shortly be scraped and improved At
present the better way is by way of
Gloucester Glassboro and Mays Land
ing.
The shore boulevard is in first-class
shape from Atlantic Highlands to Cape
May, with the exception OF the bridge
between Tuckerton and Port Republic.
This is in unsafe condition, and plans
are under way for a new bridge. 1t can
be avoided by detour from Tuckerton
to Wadlng River and Egg Harbor City.
Efforts to avoid the usual route to
through Chester, on account
Of the activity Of the police on the Ches-
ter pike. have been unsuccessful. The
alternate route by way of Media Is five
miles longer and ia In poor shape Il.
e. Hogle, I'm the pathhnding car OF the
Club of Philadelphia, went
over both OF the routes on Friday and
emphatleally in favor OF Ches-
Ter This route is through Darby, Mar
Gus Hook and Chester to Wilmington.
The best road to Darby at present is out
Walnut street, lest on Goth street and
right on Woodland avenue. but the
Darby and Lansdowne Pike, now under
'epair, win be In shape within a week.
From Darby to Marcus Hook the road Is
good ana from MARCUS HOOK 10 Chester
he new brick road Is excellent From
he Delaware State line, at Claymont. to
he Wilmington City limit. the road Is
lard but rather rough and a detour OF
wo miles Is necessary on account OF the
rev bridge under construction, which win
% finished by the middle of this week.
The route BY way OF Media. which Is
I've miles longer than by Chester. a total
4 about "a miles. Is bad In several
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