The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-24

The city authorities of Indianapolis have under consideration the adoption lof motor equipment in the street lcleaning department, to include sever hi nootor-drfven sweepers and sprink- Hers.
 2. The question Of Hitting the ban lagaAnst automobiles in Bermuda is be- hng considered. Motor cars have been prohibited on the island for several Eyears, due to. reclziessness that charac- HeriEed then operation when first in- produced into Bermuda.
 Tn descending steep hill let the mo- tor be the brake. Throw the gearset hnto second or third speed if the hill is lvery steep. Switch off the ignition and i1et in the clutch. The car will be saving the brakes and cooling off the motor. Near the bottom of the hill turn on the switch. Tn most cases it Twill be unnecessary to touch the bralxes.
 According to Wilbur volivia. head tcago, the wrath of God'' is to fall on Imany cities. However, he is going to ido what he can about it, and he and Ehis band of evangelists are planning Ito fall in motor cars on the sinners of fhe country. A number of machines
 
 Twill use in visiting the doomed towns, He- tell them Of their danger.
 "A recent refinement in bulb-horn bconstruction has been introduced abroad is the substitution of metallic cup for the lower half of the ordinary fbulb. the flexible part of the bulb thus lbe4ng confined to the upper end hennis- pherica1 part. The device is intended hot only to economize rubber, but to hmprove the action of the bulb, since Pthe horn may be blown to it's full capacity merely by presssng down on Hh6 top Of the upper pert. It Is said Ito outwear two ordinary bulbs. [. The Automobil0 Club of Bufa2Oa country club house, at Clarence, N. T., which was constructed at cost total ling N5,o00 is said to be the finest country home owned by any motor or restate on which this club house is lo- pcated comprises seventy acres, on which are stately pine and hickory trees, as we'll as apple trees and ghrubbery. The club house is ap- fproached from the main highway by a broad smooth road leading directly to Dan arched driveway. The building it- self. which is 200 feet long by 136 feet lat it's greatest width, is of mission ar- tchitecture and represents spacions Bungalow. The general reception room bon the first floor has seating capacity
 
 hn weathered oak, unpublished, with vaulted ceilings and five fire places of red brick to hold large logs
 Despite the requests of several Cali Hornia Congressman, that automobiles be allowed in Yosemite Park this year, ordered that motor cars be not allow led in the park. The superintendent has reported that the roads are too narrow and steep for safety. Legisla- ttion is to be pushed at the next ses- sion to improve these roads, Tn this Northern Railway, has been granted permission by the Government to con- Etruct a second great scenic highway binEzing Glacier and Yellowstone Parks. Tt is estimated the highway will cost upward of $5O000 and the total expense twill be paid by Mir. Hill. It will be an automobile road from Gardiner in Yel- ilowstone Park to and along the east ern slope of the continental divide to hfidvale, and will be about 360 miles Hn length.
 Motor thieves have been found who "a car by painting and otherwise alter Ing it, bat that they should make their own license plates is new trick. Two men were recently captured in Youngs- town, Ohio, with a stolen car, and in westigation of the license plates dis disclosed that two Pennsylvania 1910 pilates which were carried had been schanged to the date of 1912. The plates had been carefully reename1ed, so that khe background had been changed from lthe blue to brown, and the number, (which was originally 31137, had been bchanged to 311S7. The work was done Bo well that only careful examina- fion disclosed any traces of the re- Senameling The Youngstown Automo- bile Club is prosecuting the case and Endeavoring to discover where the work was done.
 The corporation of the city of Rome, 1taIy, is considering the building af an Gmmense motordrome for the purpose pf encourag ging visitors to the Eternal Eity through a modern revival of the giories of the chariot races brought up Eo date A site has been chosen just outside of the city limits, and the may br and other public spirited citizens Ire pffering subscriptions to help for ward the project. The revival of the ancient rivalry of the wheel is largely due to interest in the Olympian games Rt Stockholm It is deplored that Ital- Ian athletes did not have an opportu- Eity to prove their prowess in the sports of their heriditary rivals. It is hoped that through great auto tour nament many Americans would be en- rourag ged to spend a large part of their vacation in and around Rome. This year there have been comparatively Few tourists from the United States, and most of the hotels and resorts have enjoyed but a lean season. 2 ocEAN-To-oCEAN RELAY
 The proposed ocean-to-ocean relay of the Federation of American Motor cyclists is the chief topic of converse Eion in motorcycle circles along the bnain routes of travel from San Fran cisco to New York City Motorcycle 6iders and clubs are volunteering their services in bearing the message from roast- to-coast and the indications are Enat before fall approaches the relay Twill be a reality. Tn conducting the relay an effort will be made to have a aaesage delivered from the war depart Rnent of the Pacific coast to the de- partment in the east in record time. The route will be thoroughly deterTnin- ha hakeaa the relay and everything will