| Show AUTO SERVICE NEWS Automobile A U t omo bel I e World W V or Id I SPECIAL HERALD TO I Not rot a single lIngle person was killed In Ver Yer Vermont mont during 1906 by b automobiles Membership of the Chauffeurs club of Maryland arland doubled during the past year Indianapolis is credited with having bavins more automobiles than any an other city of ofUs its Us size In the country The proposed tire trials in England and France have been postponed until the spring of 1908 Scarcity of ot skilled labor has compelled a big Omaha firm to discontinue the man of motor trucks for a year ear earThe The best results along the line of oC win winter winter ter touring have been obtained by b cars of ot medium weight and short wheel base Of Ot the 1287 1261 foreign cars car brought Into the country during 1906 1006 were Import Imported ed by b dealers and 39 by Individuals It Is 19 better bett r to leave lav behind the tool toolbox toolbox box than ones courtesy and consideration for Cor on the roadway Denver motorists members of the Colo Cob Colorado Colorado rado Automobile club have decided to in invest Inest invest vest est in their new clubhouse The Tacoma Automobile club Is making an effort to secure the rescinding of f the order barring cars out of Rainier National park parkA A race from St Petersburg to Moscow is being discussed by o the Russian Auto Automobile Automobile Automobile mobile club Grand Gr nd Duke Sergiu Sergi us has of ferro fared a cup The Th chauffeurs bureau established by bythe bythe the Cleveland Automobile club tub is proving highly high efficacious In securing drivers for members Philadelphia motor who recent recently ly Iy iy paid a fraternal visit to their Cleve Cieve Cleveland Cleveland land brothers are enthusiastic over the cordial reception they the received The city council of Pueblo N X M 11 has promised toward the construction of a road for automobiles from Pueblo to Mexico texo City CIt Automobiles have penetrated Afghanis Afghanistan tan the Amir having so much enjoyed riding In them during his recent visit Isit to India that he has purchased four President James J Hill Hili of the Great Northern has announced that hat his mod will haul crushed stone Woe to any an part of Minnesota to aid good road building bull When the batteries show how signs of weak weakening weakenIng weakening ening In cold weather ather they often can be revived sufficiently to carry carr one home simply simp by warming them thoroughly thorough There is a tendency abroad to adopt the direct drive drie e on the third speed leaving n a 1 higher speed for use where Ideal road conditions make extreme speed possible The company compan which has been formed to operate taximeter cabs in New York will willas willas as soon as possible open stations at Phil Philadelphia Philadelphia adelphia Boston Doston and other principal cit eit cities citIes ies ics There is a Joint resolution before the Pennsylvania hanla legislature proposing an amendment to the state constitution au nu authorizing authorizing a bond issue for good roads With fair chance of passage the Penn Pennsylvania sylvania legislature Is considering a bill to require male prisoners In Jails and workhouses to work eight hours a day dayon dayon dayon on the roads The Atlantic City Automobile club will hold bold a four our days da spring race meet probably probably probably ably beginning April 23 A summer show on one of the big piers also is content contemplated contemplated plated Tests of denatured alcohol tend to prove proe that It Is a success only in engines of com corn low speed as It vaporizes too slowly to work effectively In high speed motors What Is claimed to be the largest single shipment of automobiles on record recent recently ly h was wa made from Crom a I factory to tOll a Min Minneapolis Mm neapolis agency It required th freight cars cara to carry ca them The fire commissioners of Springfield Mass In ordering motor cars for the use US of the th chief and deputy deput chief patriotically patriotically cally call purchased two horsepoWer horse power ma ala machines machines chines of home manufacture It Is it conservatively estimated that near nearly ly I cars are registered In the six states comprising New England Accord According AccordIng AccordIng ing to latest statistics Massachusetts was in the th lead with Resolutions recommending the standard standardizing izing of all aU state roads and favoring a tax for their maintenance recently recent were unanimously adopted by b the Automobile club of Alameda county Cat Cal Automobile men proved a great aid to t the Indianapolis Y M 1 C A in raising for a new building giving the free Cree use of machines by b which solicitors were speedily transported about the city An automobile recently purchased for an Officer of the New York fire department several times has made a speed of forty fort three miles an hour through red streets and once attained a rate of ofel eighty el miles an hour May 31 and antI June Julie 1 are the dates definitely definitely fixed for the spring endurance con contest contest contest test of the New Jersey Jerley Automobile and Motor club The route probably will coy cov cover co coer coyer er from to miles with a Ii start from Newark One advantage of denatured alcohol as asa asa asa a fuel Is that Its use will materially de decrease decrease crease Insurance rates on garages garales for tor when on fire It can be extinguished with witha a stream of water ater that would only spread gasoline flames I J IThe IThe The Th carburetor In a car should be placed at least six ix inches low lower lower er than the lowest part of the gasoline tank otherwise the car probably will fall fail to climb hills hUls owing to lack lac of gasoline reaching r the carburetor A leak in a honeycomb honeYc mb type of radiator c can ean an be repaired on the road by blocking l tip lip ip the leaking hole with a cork or putty The tubular type of radiator may be re me repaired paired by b binding a II string very er tightly a around round the th defective tube Much more consideration now Is being given Iven by bv builders to the ing In n capacity of their cars catS Several new models show a room roomy apartment for Im Impedimenta p j greatly enhancing the th pleasure a and nd convenience of those fortunate to own owE WJ theta them t em Trailer 1 alter Wellman who is fitting out t In Paris P aris for a dash to the north pole has had h ad a special automobile constructed to aid a id him The coming British expedition to t o the south pole 1 ole also will be supplied with w ith an automobile specially designed for travel ravel t over oer Ice IceOn IceOn IceOn On a rural ruml road not far from Philadel Philadelphia Philadelphia phia p hia there Is a quaint sign evidently e erected by b the adjoining proper property ty t y owner It reads Ye that toll iou not hall shall s not spin in automobiles along here faster aster f than ten miles an hour So saith the t he law la laThe The route for the Glidden tour which Is III Isaid said aid s to meet with the most favor faor from the touring t board of ot the American Automo bile b ile association Is from Boston via Ia Al bany ban b any Buffalo and Cleveland to Chicago returning r over the National Highway to Baltimore and Washington thence to New York Representative Charles G Allerton chairman of the house committee on roads of the Connecticut legislature proposes to tax the horsepower In automobiles automobile in that state CO ro 0 cents a horsepower or to pay pa the interest on In bonds for building a comprehensive ss system tern tem of highways The majority of motorists motorist of New ew Jersey are said to favor the bill Wll now before the th legislature providing that cars may be attached pending adjustment a ju of claims for or damages caused by colli collisions or careless driving Under Inder the pres peas present present peasant ent ant law 18 owners of cars can ean escape from the th jurisdiction of or the states courts so far f r as liability to damage Is concerned |
