The sun., 1907-08-28
BILLIARDS.
AMONG TIE AUTOMOBILISTS
POLICE SPEED TRAPS MULTIPLY
~ NEW JERSEY.
Newark club Receives Many Complaints
From Members Who Have Been Nr.
rested and fined Tor Alleged Violations
Of Local Regulations Timing D0ubt ed

The New Jersey Automobile and Motor
Club of Newark has received "a number oi
complaints from members of the organb cation
who have been held UP for alleged violations
Of local speed limits in various small New
Jersey towns. One of tho most recent in
stances is that OF a man who WAS fined 81 and
costs-the latter amounting TO s39S-by
Justice who held court at a farmhouse on tho
roadside near New Brunswick. The rural po-
licemen declared the car had been traVellingst
the rate of twenty-six miles an hour. though
the motorist was willing to make an affdsyit
that the speed indicator on his car showed
that the machine had not exceeded the legal
limit OF twenty miles an hour. The most irri-
tating feature OF these rural holdups is that
they are generally made on Sundays and holi-
days, and the victims have the choice of plead
ing guilty and paying fine OF OF depositing
bond to insure their presence at some future
date for a regular trial. As the majority Of
the men who are held up are business men
that do not care to spend the time necessary
TO fight the rural fine seekers. the latter con
tinue to ply their trade at every opportunity
without much serious opposition. The
Newark club has stirred up some of the graft
seekers In the past. and u is hoped that 1t will
have its law department make "a careful in
cation of the exactness of the timing done
by the many rural police officers that make
a practice of operating speed traps.
one little kink in the handling Of ar AR
cooled motor consists in taking grades on ~
low n gear as may be done comfortably.
thus permitting the motor to run at fairly
high speed. even though the rate of car travel
be comparatively low. BY this means thu
speed of the fan Is kept up and the circulation
OF air about the cylinders retained even when
the natural draught Of the car IN so slight ~
TO be of little or no aid for that purpose, Efli-
cient cooling depends solely upon the duan'
tty of air circulated about the motor, and \
Is necessary TO maintain a good fan speed
except when the car speed Ia high enough
so that the former element may be displaced
by the induced circulation
Commutator action in cars of the current
type Is not subject to so many OF the eccen.
ss ons Of tba SSm most serious amsSyances of thc
early motors. There are times. however
when even those Of the most approved pa,
@ tseir TelationsSlp re With tSe msrins 'oFI1 Of III
motor or with its refusal to run is one MOI
reliability In most Instances disorders at
fecting the commutator may be consid"r"d
as resulting directly from some accdenial
much worn. Thus in those which are
mounted above the level Of the crank cns"
shaft a sharp blow may be sufficient to bend
the driving member and cause the armatur'
to run eccentricaly. thus destroying th"
evenness Of the pressure OF the brushes on
similarly undue pressure Of one sort, o"
another may cause the brush holder 10 los,
the contacts. resulting in abnormal wear,
the creation OF destructive stresses In III"
weak portion Whenever the motor il under
inspection while running. the driver should
learn to observe the working of eNpu-th
parts such as this and to detect az once arv
tendency to wabbhnR. which may be tnk'n
20 indicate need OF immediate atteut'"n
u the running out OF true be due simp2 ="
II II is caused by bent shaft or an abnorrM
strain the cause should be removed az ono.
as otherwise the result will show itself on'
little time and under heavy load. Anoth,r
cause Of trouble is broken leads at he hu'.
ing screws. Frequently such break o"'1r-
under the insulation.
The Indi annapolis police officials havr con"
to the opinion that the privilege recent
ceed the speed limits when hurrying TO patient
has been abused in several instances. E'-
Gently when physician was arrested nc "''
recommended that the physicians of the of'
carry a red cross when making emerge''t
runs In their automobiles. few days ln'',
ing and explained that he was gonS 10 ''.
on patient, There were several persons
hls car at the time and the rTemerk, ct NJ,
that run him down into various kind ="
pieces led the police 90 believe tha' ,,'
physician was not acting ~ u profession"
capacity on the fast run.
Waterproof covers for the lamps aud scar
no' but bsmIy asc SeG,h The 'ne HSad 9rf S
entering the ventilatorS and clogglrg 'h'';
When the lights are burning the nH'u'
be supposed to prevent the accumulate '
dirt. but when they arr uot II gh'ed 'h'''
nothing To prevent tho sbsout" -'oppEE'
those very essential ducts. witch maN i'f"'
IN considerable AnCe To the ItlNri.