The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-08-20
THE AUTOMO-
 BILE WORLD

Heights, Ohio, has resulted in the catching in less than two weeks of more than 300 automobiles, all of whom, so the officers swear, were travelling at a rate in excess of 25 miles an hour.
 The Kansas State Tax Commission has completed a census of the auto mobiles in the State, and has just made public figures which deal with the period ending March 1st This report shows that at that time there were 9,301 Kansas owned automobiles. and 1t is believed that enough escap- ed the commission to bring the num- Der to 10000.
 J. Frank Galiin, the automobile driver and racing cyclist, who re- gently returned from a trip to France and Germany does not believe that the aeroplane is going to put aut omo- bile racing in the shade in this coun- try as it has fn France. While he was abroad he watched the aviators practicing at Rheims and other places but did not become, very enthusiastic over aeroplanes.
 Automobile manufacturers of In- dianapolis have agreed to conf1ne the testing of their cars to the track of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. This is step that has been contem-
 
 numerous accidents that have taken place on the surrounding highways. A man will be assigned at the speed way to make a daily report of the work of each tester.
 George Robertson and ,Ralp de Palma have Aeen matched to meet in what should prove to be great contest at the Belmont Driving Clubs track at Narbeth, Pa, on Septemb CT 24th. The best two of three Ave mile heats are to decide the question of supremacy. In the event of tire trouble to either contestant the heat in which 1t occurs must be run over. winner and $500 to tho loser.
 About five thousand automobiles, valued in the aggregate at S7,5o0. .0ot arc now, being stored in Kansas City, Mo-, waiting for the farmers in the South and Southwest to dispose of their crops As soon as the agricul- turists see a balance on the proper in automobiles and the dealers are getting ready to supply the demand, which is sure to come within the next few weeks.
 With the filing of a mortgage for g, ,O00, ,00O in Harrisburg, Pa, the fund ing of the Midland Pennsylvania Rail road, which will be the first road in Pennsylvania on which gasoline will be used for motive power, is now al- most assured. The new road will run through the Lykens Valley, from Mfllersburg to Ashland. where con- nections will be made with the Lehigh Valley and Pennsylvania Railroads. The distance is about forty-four miles.
 Germany has created a new job for some one of its favored sons, and Kaiser Wilhelm favors the innovation more strongly than some Of his sub- jects. In other words. Germany will have an inspector of aerial ships. Hereafter no balloon shall go up in Germany until 1t has been passed up- on by the inspectoq No airship shall sail until it's papers have been coun- tersigned by authority. No aeroplane will be permitted to go skimming over the country until 1t has been viewed and passed. Any one violating these rules will be declared guilty of lese majeste.
 There are more than 5o,ooo auto mobiles in use in Germany, a gain of about 5000 cars over last year.
 A wealthy ranchman of Billings, Mont, c. P. Morse, is said to use motor cars for hunting antelope.
 It is estimated that the United horse vehicles, s110, ,000, 900 for convey ances, s125, ,0o0, 900 for horses and $52- GOO. GOO for harness.
 It is estimated that s4o0 ooo, 900 is invested fn motor-anufac curing plants in the United States, giving employ ment to 100000 persons.
 The president of an automobile manufacturing firm of Cleveland, O., was recently offered an entire stable of fleet trotters and pacers in part payment for an outfit of motor cars
 An excellent method of cleaning cotton or woolen garments of grease and oil is to rub the spots with lard, ponify the lard. Finally, wash al ternately with water and turpentine.
 According to some manufacturers, the automobile has already displaced 500, 900 horses and wagons, the average upkeep of which is 65 cents a day, compared with the average upkeep of an automobile of 30 cents 8 day: waste, a material produced in making wood pulp, which has heretofore been thrown away, is being used to make a road surface between Deferuls and Great Bend, N Y., by a large paper company.
 Farmer living at Vineland, N. J., are organizing an automobile league ceded that in one hours time ten could cover all the roads leading out of the town and out of the state. The county now offers $500 reward and the autoists think that sum is worth working for.
 Berlin street officials believe the best pavement for automobile traffic is impregnated wood blocks, which, they claim, do not wear out tires so is freer from dust and more susceptible to surface binders than other types.
 Radiator leaks are frequently caus- ed by the vents in the filling caps becoming choken with sediment or dust, with the consequence that steam in the radiator and the pressure, seeking an outlet, forces an opening at the weakest point. A mix ture of red lead, white lead and gold size will be found an excellent means of stopping any leaks of this kind.
 When mounting tire holders on the running board, care should be taken to see that they are firmly attached to some portion of the body or frame which is capable of withstanding the not inconsiderable strain which one ar two heavy shoes and the contents of a circular trunk may impose upon them. If they are affixed merely to the unsupported side panel of the body there is not a little likelihood that in the course of time it may bulge out of shape.
 Fire Commissioner Waldo of Greater New York, declares that years trial of a. 45 horsepower automobile hose cart has demonstrated that it can cover more ground in less time and