The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-14
E. II. DILLON & co.

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 Rebel activities close to towns in the Federal District and close to the
 limits Of the City of Mexico are3caus- 1 ing a falling off in motor car touring in that section.
 Accidents are even possible when the car is left standing. Should the car be left on a hill without the emer- gency-brake lever set as it ought to be, it is apt to gather momentum and become 8 source of danger to other cars as well as itself. The London (Eng.,) Post Office is to l employ seventy new motor trucks to convey letters and parcels between the central and district offices and sta tfons. The wagons will have a capac- 1ty of one ton each, and when they are placed in service the post office fleet will number about 100 cars. Automobiles are hurting the street car company in St. Louis. according to James Campbell, president of the trols the United Railways Company.
 The recent financial statement of inc United Railways showed a falling off
 in receipts, which Campbell attribut mobile.
 The custom service in Canada, has
 inaugurated new system of permits
 which adds greatly to the pleasure in
 taking Canadian tours in autono obiles. With the present arrangement it is
 possible to get a seven-day permit to
 
 States, through Canada This per- init is secured from the custom official at the point of entry.
 For automobiles of the most costly class. hand-woven laces continue 70 be in favor despite the expense attach ed to their use. Cushion fronts, doors while the narrow fabrics are used, as required, principally in connection with the wide samples. In automo- bile upholstering, as in the painting, very much depends upon ths choice of colors-thefr capacity to undergo ser vice without fading. Naturally in the finest fabrics the color is fast and uni form.
 As result of Captain F. C.. Pendle- ton, of Brooklyn, N: Y., driving hls automobile through the roads Of Isle tor traffic the grounds of un- written law the residents of that town called a special town meeting. and by a vote of 57 to directed the select men to take steps to exclude auto mobiles from the island kingdom. The seIectmen are in a, quandary, for they not do so a bill will be sent to the next Legislature asking for such au- thority.
 English motorists are becoming quite enthusiastic over the "Get-You- Home'' badge which recently evolved by the. Royal Automobile Club. be carried on the key ring, and hears the words: Urgent. Owner requires assistance Gas per form of requesD- Reasonable charges guaranteed" The owner of such disc. on becoming stranded on a country road, has but to send it to the nearest repair shop to secure immediate attention and as- sistance. A feature that will be ap- preciated is that the presentation of the disc will place the service of towing car at the disposal of the mo- torist, with no charge for any dis | tance up to ten miles
 An echo of the present unrest In 1 heard in the latest effort to encour- l age the use of benzo1 for automobile | fuel inc Germany Foreign publica- 1 tions are widely quoting an appeal | that has been uttered by Prince Henry | of Prussia, in which he urges it's more general adoption, and cites instances ployed. By the use of properly con structed corbureters, allowing the ad- mission of a greater amount Of air than is required for gasoline connbus- ton, no difficulty will be experienced. | he asserts, while the advantage in cost is considerable, benzol costing on- cents a gallon, as against II cents liter, or, roughly, 42 cents gallon Tor
 The island of Nantucket is looking forward with much joyous anticipa- ] tion to the town meeting to be held | next March That will be some meet | ing. The question of allowing auto mobiles on the island is to be consid- cred, and a battle royal is promised
 The price of gasoline has now risen so that it is profitable to import 1t from abroad, and ], 100000 gallons were recently brought into this country from Borneo. Half of this cargo was unloaded in Philadelphia, and half in New York, where it went to the ga rage trade. The importation was made by the Gulf Refining Company, which is one of the competitors of the Standard Oil Company. The fact that there is no tariff on gasoline enables the company to place the Borneo pro- duct in competition with that Of the IS. O. Just what effect this ship ment will have on prices cannot be seen at present. Figuring the yearly consumption of gasoline by automo- piles at about 320, GOO gallons, the importation amounts to one-th1rt1eth of the total. If importations of this size continue and the gasoline can be sold at a fair price, the s1tua t1on seems to hold out some promise for the automobile.
 Painting radiators is peculiar sort of work remembering that wha atever color one puts on the radiator frame and front will be continually exposed to q, very high degree of heat It is for this reason that all makers have practically agreed that black paint is one of the best and most durable col ors for the radiator. The proper meth cd of painting the radiator is to ap- solution, and, after it has dried, to ap- ply another equally thin coat. Lamp black has sufficient body and color depth to be effective even after only two applications, and, IS it is compos- ed of pure carbon, is not subject to decomposition as other colors which are made of chemical compounds and r. Nf