The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-09-24
THE AUTOMO-
 BILE WORLD


 the sixth race for the Vanderbilt Cup, to be held on Long Island on Satur- day, Oct. 15th
 Aviation meetings are made to pay in Asbury Park, N. J. The organiza- tionIbehind the recent affair held there has voted a dividend of 37 1-2 per cent.
 Under the combined influence of motor vehicles and good roads the is going up hand over fist. ''i-'i7'
 A rear-end buffer has been put on the market by newly formed com pany, which is confident that the de- worth to Iuany riStorigts. quincy, Mass, whose officials have year or more, have come to the con- clusion thas drivers were imposing on thenas and that the trap system has been revived.
 If the radiator is cold and the wa ter jadkets extremely hot, the water is not circulating, owing to a pump stoppage or an airlock. Overheating often causes preignition.
 Ever s1noe law was passed by the Georgia Legislature requiring state registration of automobiles, the with applications for certain mum bers. Many auto owners were anxi- ous to get Nos 1, 1s. or 2s.
 adjusted. One loose bearing has a tendency to loosen others causing knocks. loss of power and crystaliza- done to a motor by running it on loose bearings for 8, few days than would result from a years ordinary use.
 A motor vehicle company, of Pom with D. M. Bachrach, of Mania. Philippine Islands. for s72,O0o worth of sightseeing and freight cars. The cars will be used for carrying pas sengers, mail and express to the top of the Benguet plateau, an elevation of 5000 feet. This is military post where the government headquarters are located in the summer.
 One of the most interesting tour ists that ever made the trip across the continent is John Wright, of Los Angeles, and his two sons, who re- gently reached New York from Den yer in a 40 horse power car, after 5000 miles. MT. Wright camped out along the roadside when the weather was not too boist erous During the day the tent was rigged up over the old prairie schooners. MT. Wright is now on his way to his fathers home 1 in England. and will continue his run 1 through Europe in the same car.
 Failure to care for the concealed, l 'thard to get att and, therefore, gen orally overlooked mechanism of auto 1 mobiles is the cause of the rapid de- preciatfon of many cars, according to 1 the statement by H. Clifford Brokaw, principal of the West Side Young 1 Mems Christian Associations Auto I mobile School, New York. '"To pro l long the life of your automobile, keep 1 your ears open for squeaks, and don't | matic lubricators usually take care of all moving parts of the engine. and i need very little attention"
 One of the most commonly neglected fabrication is: cQncerned. is the clutch operating mechanism In ~the case 1 of some mutiple-djsc clutches, inclos- ed in oi1-tight cases, the oiling of operates it is automatic, but in many cone clutches-fn fact, all that do not operate in an oil bath-the thrust lever require oiling by hand. The duty of these parts is very severe, they being almost constantly in use in throwing the clutch in and out, and fabrication of the ball thrust is demanded.
 One Of the most important gather ings of the year in the interest of be the third annual National Good Roads Convention, to be held in St. Louis, Mo, Sept. 28th to 30th, at which there will be dlsGnssed Gin +b the ways naoaard ana funds for the general improvement of the country's roads. The consensus of opinion seems to be that in the con- struction of the main travel highways or trunk lines, the expense of such l work should be borne in part by fed eral appropriations. Up to the pres have been made for road construc- lion, although a bureau is maintain ed which. furnishes advice and tests road materials. This bureau is un- Page, at Washington, D. c. and has been of the greatest value in stimulat- ng interest in the good roads move nent throughout the Union.