The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-24

line solutions are used, hydrates of
the metal parts may be produced but
no matter which reaction takes place,
electrOlytic decomposition Of the
metal is to be looked out for in any
event.
The traffic ordinance Of Los Ange-
les, Cal. has been amended so that it
is now unlawful for anyone under IS
Gle OF any description within the city
limits. The new section eliminates
Jail sentences for those who drive at
rate exceeding 30 miles an hour and
substitutes heavy fine. Another or
dinance is pending. and if passed it
will make it obligatory on all drivers
of motor cars. owners and chauffeurs,
to pass an examination and secure a
license before they can operate a mo-
tor car Suspension Of the license
for six months is the penalty provided
for exceeding a speed limit Of 30 miles
an hour.
Petitions are being circulated
through the counties of Indiana ask
ing the LEGISLATURE to enact law
authorizing county officials to work
on the public roads. the prisoners con.
fined in the various county jails. 1t
is asked that the enforcement Of such
law be made optional with each
county.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals in
a damage case arising from an auto
lowing important rule: when the
driver Of an automobile sees. or in
the exercise of ordinary care, should
see. that horse he is approaching,
whether going in the same or oppo-
site direction. is frightened by the ma
chine, he should bring his machine to
full stop. If this can be done with
due regard for the safety Of the occu-
pants and in the exercise of ordinary
care. necessary, to avoid injuries. and
if the exercise Of ordinary care require
it, the motor should be stopped, and
the failure to do either Of these things
when ordinary care requires they
should be done. would be actionable
negligence if 1t was shown that the
injury resulted as the proximate cause
thereof
The clutch problem is serious one,
and it has a marked influence upon
the life Of the automobile. with par
ttcular reference to the wear and tear
upon tires. When a clutch grips. it is
said to be fierce. and when this dis
order takes UP its abode in the mech
anism the automobile is subjected to
the character of rack which spells
ruin. The suddenness with which the
power of the motor is applied to the
car under conditions of a gripping
clutch is sufficient to wither the in
herent strength of the parts and de-
stroy the harmony Of INTERPRETATIONS.
and, unfortunately, every bolt and
stay throughout the car is strained
and distorted in the process. until the
torquing moment finally arrives at the
point of contact Of the tires with the
road, putting it up to them to accel-
crate the weight. but they slip be,imes,
and the epidermis of the tire is
chafed.
Automatic tire initiation is accom-
plished by a new pump that has been
disclosed by the Dunlop Company, of
Great Britain. The operation of the
plunger Of the pump is automatically
controlled by the pressure of the air
in the tire. When the pressure drops
below the predetermined limit. the
plunger extends outward between the
spokeS and comes in contact with
small cam attached to the fork lug.
The cam, as the pump turns with the
wheel rim. operates the plunger and
forces air into the tire while the mo-
torcycle or bicycle is in motion When
the pressure reaches the predetermined
limit. the plunger recedes into the body
Of the pump and out of engagement
with the cam. remaining there until
the pressure falls again. The amount
of pressure can be fixed by finger
screw adjustment. In the case of a
small puncture. the tire pressure will
be maintained SO that repair will not
be necessary while on the road.