El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-09-28
AUTOMOBILE NEWS.
Automobile Notes; Progress Of
the Industry the World Over

: a horn on a motor car does not give
! any exclusive rightofWay or relieve the
| driver from the duty of proceeding at
! a reasonable rate OF speed and keeping
| his car in control when approaching a
/ busy thoroughfare. The decision re-
sulted from an appeal made by Amos
H Whfpple. a Boston hotel man
against whom was rendered verdict
| for $4,000. as the result Of his car IA
tally injuring albert e. F, Rasmussen,
a newsboy.
military motor car has been pat
ented by the Krupp company of Essen.
Germany, having been designed to
carry a quick-firing gun for use in
military operations. me platform is
constructed along special lines. The
frame of the automobile is so arranged
as to accommodate a pivot stand, which
is firmly attached. Rotatably mounted
in, the pivot stand is a fork-shaped
upper carriage, movable by means of a
vertical pivot pin and ball bearings.
The gun platform is equipped with a
shield.
In New South wales the police de-
partment is very strict, and before a
car can be registered the brakes are
tested on a steep hill and the steering
gear is searched for loose connections
and any bolts that have not been
cause of failure of brakes to act or Of
steering gear to. respond is. no excuse
in law for accident; also II IS mlsde-
meanor to drive a. car with faulty
brakes or defective steering. gear; and
any police officer who suspects any
shortcomings in this respect in any car
traversing the streets has the power
to stop such car and examine the parts,
and to take proceedings if necessary.
..
Many cars are still equipped with
brass finishingss which, to keep bright
and clean and to confer some measure
of fine appearance to the car, need fre-
quent polishing. When such parts have
been lacquered, and the lacquer re-
mains in condition it is not the tar
nish but the accumulated dirt and cor
rosion and gases which are to be re-
moved. A good metal polish may be
bought for this purpose or 1t can be
shop-prepared by stirring powdered
tripOlf into sweet oil until a thin paste
is reached. Apply with a piece of felt
and rub thoroughly Or mix one part
(chaIk) to a heavy paste in vinegar.
and apply it to the surface, permitting
it to dry thereon. Then rub with a
piece of channels skin or wash leather.
As the truck depends upon good
roads, it is rather appropriate that it
This has been the experience of Sioux
City, Ia, which has been using road
trains in road work for the past year.
Two Of these trains, each consisting
of one six-ton truck and two trailers,
have delivered an average Of 44.25
yards of material. per day over a dis
lance Of 3.5 miles. The contractors
who used the machines estimate that
to do this work over ten two horse
teams would have been required at
cost Of over twice the motor cost. The
machines negotiated grades OF from
to tx percent without difficulty.
The corporation OF the city of Rome,
Italy, is considering the building of an
immense motordromer for the purpose
OF -encourag ing visitors to the Eternal
city through a modern revival OF the
glories Of the chariot races brought up
to date
The city authorities of indianapolis
have under consideration the adoption
of motor equipment in the street clean