The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-10-15
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THE AUTOMO-
 BILE WORLD

A New York City magistrate was recently called upon to decide wheth- ! CT a tricycle. is autozn nobi1e. After
 considerable cogitation he gave it up, | passing it on to the district attorney. | There are now in daily use in the l United States at present approxi-
 mately 35O,OOO automobiles. The 1900 production may be placed at 180,0 cars, with approximate value of
 $24O. 100000.
 Children who attend a kindergar- l ten at Indianapolis are now taken to
 and from their homes and school in
 a specially constructed motor coach.
 The vehicle will also be used for ma l ture study trips in the country.
 | A number of speeding motorists 1 who have been arrested since the
 & nsw callan % automobiie law ,e,l went Into into 1 not yet been tried, may escape con- l viction as the result of the 'tardy ac- l tion of the New York City authorities 1 in failing to place signs on the main
 public highways stating the rate of l speed allowed.
 l The back of the front seats is very l especially when boxes or lunch bask-
 cts are carried on the floor of the
 may be made of felt or cashmere of
 a. color matching the upholstery of
 the car, and attached to the back of
 the front seats by means of turn but | tons. Useful pockets are fitted. l It is estimated that there is today
 invested in automobile plants about l $400, 100000 and that at least 20O,O0O 1 persons are employed in the manu- facture of automobiles or their ac-
 cessories. The automobile makers
 country between S25, 100000 and ESQ., 100000 annually for freight and con
 sume over $6o,oOo,ooo of rubber,
 steel, iron and aluminium.
 1 So many cars have been stolen re-
 gently in Cleveland, Ohio, that Secre-
 tary Maxwell. of the Cleveland Auto, 1 Cleveland motorists for prompt noti-. l fcatfon of all thefts of cars. Cash l rewards have been offered by the land police have been powerless to | stop the stealing, and the club has
 employed detectives to recover stolen cars
 l In case of side-slfp never apply the ] brake; this will only aggravate mat 1 ters; counteract the slipping by steer | ing, and reduce the speed, but keep 1 a little driving power on the wheels: l as car always travels in the line of l ping shows that there is more resist l ance to a forward than to a lateral 1 movement braking will not only in | crease this display, but a slight drive behind the wheels will obviously tend 1 to over come it.
 Autom obiles that are upholstered in l light-colored leather frequently pre- sent an appearance of untidiness= | which can easily be overcome To
 clean and remove stains from light 1 colored leather, the following mixture 1 may be used with good effect: Boil a | pint of milk, let it cool and add one drachm of sulphuric acid. Shake well and then add half a drachm of oil of lavender, one pint of vinegar and i the white of one egg beaten to
 froth. Keep in a tightly corked bot tie.
 Drip sight-feed Iubricators should | be cleaned out periodically. A good l method is to fill up the oil tank with | Kerosene of h0 | engine by hand so as to circulate the kerosene through all the pipes, to clear them. The kerosene, having | afterward been driven out, a proper l lubricant should be substituted. Al ways adjust sight-feeds of lubricators l to feed more oil when the engine isI new-say, for the first 500 miles-I after which a lesses quantity will be | sufficient.
 | Mons. Mfllerand, the French Minister of Public Works, has decided that France hereafter will grant certif1- cateS to foreign auton1 O bilists belong ing in countries that did not adhere to the international automobile travel convention of a year ago. Under this to, tour in Europe with French certi f1cates, though the United States was not party to the international con The killing of four persons and the injury of a dozen others during the Vanderbilt Cup race has done more
 
 the doom of racing on open roads Nothing but criticism of the manage ment of the race for the poor surface condition of the course and the poor police management are heard from one end of the country to the other.
 Almost any standard automobile will survive for ten years. Then per haps comes the stage of dissolution. This may be through an accident or rip out the power plant to use for some other purse, or it may be that the car is burned in a garage fire or else is dlsm em bered to make supply parts; but as a rule there appears to be no verdict of death from ma tura1 causes" to be brought in the case of ming around small towns in the mid dle west and the south today that were the boasts and brides of their makers years ago. They are wheezy and bumpy, but they are still going. The new flying squadron" as the motor patrol is called by Commis- sioner Frank H. Croul, has been in- stalled at Detroit, and is said to be the finest equipment of any police are resplendent with police blue and brass trimmings, and this week they were equipped with speedometers, | stretchers and medicine chests, then sent to the stations. In this equip 1 ment are six specially built cars, while 1 at the central station touring car is kept for emergencies. Then there l is the regular motor patrol, which 1 has been in service since January. ', | having. to Its credit 13,000 miles with | only one minor accident, due to skid 1 ding.
 Chauffeurs and owner-drivers often l grum ble/at the time required in ruG- ming viscous motor oils into their l proper receptacles. Engine oils run | fairly freely, provided the tank has a | fair sized aperture, but the coarsef oils used for axles and gear boxes, and the thicker varieties used for the | high speed engine, often trickle very slowly. If the can of oil is placed | on the kitchen stove for ten minutes before approaching the car, the axle l
 may be charged a quickly as though it were fabricated with gasolene. The or lls,a fc, tlac .aE1