The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-26
THE AUTOMO-
 BILE WORLD

phia has decided to admit women to membership. They will have all privi- leges except that of voting.
 The suggestion is made in the Bulletin" of the Automobile Club of Philadelphia that Pennsylvania fol- low the lead of the southern States and use convicts for road building work.
 A motorist Of Haverhill, Mass, is said to have a cigar lighter fixed to the steering post. Wires connect the lighter with a switch that lights the car.
 The new motor car being built for Chief Croker, of the New York fire department, will be finished in uni- que colors. The body will be lemon yellow and the trimmings lavender. A powerful searchlight will be built into the dash.
 Odd designs for the decorations of water caps are many. One of the latest is a small monop1ane, wings spread, all ready to fly from the top of the water cap, as if it were the deck of a battleship. Another is in the form of a black doll standing erect, with arms in the approved posi- tion of self-defense.
 The owner of large department store at Sydney, New South Wales, has returned from visit to London, where he was so much impressed with the possibilities of motor wagons for delivery of goods that he has decided to use this method of delivery for his business at Sydney, and has already ordered cars for the purpose.
 The racing drivers at Savannah made use of complete face masks to protect themselves while driving. Tho masks are like those used by some women automobilists and cover the face completely. According to med!- cal opinion, 1t is more desirable that %I,z zI I tected than other parts. The rush of air coming against the open mouth is apt to have deleterious effect on the upper air passages.
 A new responsibility of the auto mobile owner has been emphasized Tn New York City, where Thomas J. Mclaughlin, a wealthy real estate operator, has been held in s10,000 bail after a coroner's jury had rend- cred a verdict holding him responsi- ble for the death of Herbert E. Bar mum, friend. Barnum was not run was fatally injured when the ma chine crashed into a pillar of the elevated railroad. Mclaughlin and another friend were badly hurt, but recovered. The jury found the ac, cident due to McLaughlin's alleged neglect.
 Australia is beginning to buy Amer ican made cars in large numbers, particularly commercial motor vehi- cles.
 Tires should be inflated so they stand round under the load. The larger the tire the better. They give more service that way and are less liable to punctures and blowouts.
 The worst enemies of rims are damp, which rusts them, and concus- sions, which throw them out of shape. Rust makes it's appearance as soon as the paint chips off any. part of the rim; rusty rim shortens the life of it's tire. Always see that rims are we'll painted.
 Many generators work by an ad- unstable water drip, and under the influence of vibration the threaded rod adjusting the speed of the water drip is apt to work down and cur tail the supply. This tendency is easily prevented by slipping small spring between the rod and the top of the generator.
 There is every indication that the fight for a federal registration law will be renewed by the motoring or ganizations of the country in the Senes next month. Assurances have been given that the proposed meas ure will be reported by the Commit tee on Interstate and Foreign Com merce of the House of Representa- tives.
 English motorists are particular in regard to tires. Practically. all tires are religiously whitened with pipe clay, thus giving the whole car a very natty and clean appearance An English lady would discharge her chauffeur should the tires show any her door, and the pipeclaying daily of the shoes and rubber foot-mats certainly improves the appearance of the cars enormously.
 A well-cared-for accumulation cell should last for from six to seven years if it is given reasonable care, and used constantly and charged regularly. It is better to keep ac- cumulators in use than to charge them, fill them up with water and used, they must be kept from the light in a cool place. It is wise to in- spect them at frequent intervals and see that the water does not fall be- low the level of the plates, for if this occurs sulphate will be sure to form. The danger of iron-clad rules, as we'll as the danger of enforcing them, is illustrated in the case of the statutes relating to the use Of chalns. In many places they are banned ex- cept when there is snow or ice on the roads; but in some Subsidiary. land, for example-they can be used at any time. No one wants to use chains if the roads are not slippery, as they incur unnecessary wear and may injure the tire, but if the roads are wet, whether or not there is snow CT ice on them, the absence or chalns makes for danger.
 Having accomplished his mission abroad-the formation of the United International Motors, ltd, President Benjamin Briscoe of the United States Motor Company has sailed from I.iyerpool to New York. The English concern will manufacture products of the United States Motor Company for European trade. The designs, patents, etc., of the Maxwell, Brush, Columbia, Stoddard-Dayton Courier and Sampson 35 will be transferred to the English Company, but the machinery and factory equip mept will be purchased abroad.