The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-20


 nually by the use of 5-ton motor truck
 The popularity of the automobile, ac- cording to army officers is having the effect of causing a marked diminution Tn the breeding of middle and inferior difficult to secure animals for the cav airy and artillery service.
 The modern motor car, with tS at tendant veil, donned by women auto ists, because of damage the wind does to hats, is responsible for the falling off of trade in the millinery line, accord Ing to the president of the Millinery Travelling Mems Association.
 Renewed experiments by German en- gineers show great irregularity in the periods of excessive vibration observed in connection with rotary shafts, indi- eating that the phenomenon, which is ascribed to rhythmic coincidence in pc r1ods of oscillation must be obviated experimentally in each instance.
 The General Omnibus Company, of Paris, intends to place Tn circulation small number of vehicles with three pairs of wheels, of which the mlcdle pair are to be drivers, while the steer ing, will be done with bothethe front and rear pairs T'7o ohientS to be at tained are increased carrying ca p-tl.t ability to turn -.- d -l-.aI circle, and the avoidance of skidding, but the spring suspension of the three axle presents a problem which has not heretofore been satisfactorily solved.
 That every man or woman who drives an automobile in New York State eventually will have to pass a road examination and show a certi- f1cate to the effect that the beaver is competent to operate a machine is the belief of R. H. Strickland. Roeh- ester, state examiner of chauffeurs, who is examining applications for li- censes in various cities He declares that automobiles are being driven by incompetent people without the slight est regard for existing laws, concern : ing the running of these machines.
 The universa, light ordinance pro- posed for Milwaukee by the local au- ton1obie club and recommended for adoption by the committee on judi ciary, has been amended to apply only to moving behicIes, as there is at pres ent an ordinance in Milwaukee which provides that any vehicle left standing on a street or in an alley must be marked by at least one light vihible in both directions. The club endeav- ored to have it's ordinance abolished. to avoid superfuity and make the or dinances relating to the subject more compact. However, there was danger of losing both ordinances, so the club decided to let well enough alone and have two ordinances to cover the ground which one good statute would cover
 Anti-freezing solutions. compounded of glycerine or alcohol CT a mixture of both, have a tendency to attack the rubber connections and 1t is not an unknown occurrence for parties of the rubber to sbecome detached and clog up the waterways.
 Cylinders and pistons are, in the ma 1- l I,n splash of the connecting s.rod into troughs for their lubricating nedia,arld q if this latter is thin or 3attenrated, over-heating and carbon deposit, it's talf-brother, are bound to follow.
 Some overshields are built sb light it is almost impossible for he air that is sucked under the hoof to ind known where few ventilation holes have helped to cool a motor down ma teriallv
 Mechanical or electrical horns are of ficially tabooed in Maryland during the hours between sunset and sunrise, but the old reed ho-1, operated oy the hand bulb, can still be used iii the hours when the moon is making h,r nocturnal trip across the heavens. Tou- ristss who have cars fitteG with the forbidden type would aosWell to take notice of the fact that the laws are being enforced rigidly anl the ,aw- breakers are being heavily fined.
 Not so many seasons ago nickel trimmings were confined ,Liet1y to special finish, cars and were regard ed as somewhat of a novelty or de- parture from stan3asd practice. In dications for 1913 however, point to nickel as standard fora urge l'ropor- ton of the rev mb.lels. It is finish that is worthy of the motor car. It's l1n poS so with which it is kept polished all commend it. Furthermore, it is a tasteful compromise between the bril- liance of burnished brass and the dull effects of gun-metal or other finishes representing the extreme of strict util- tarianism.
 Sending motor trucks across the con- tinent, from the Atlantic to the Paci- fic, or vice versa, is connmendable ad- Vertising enterprise. but such trips are not to be taken seriously as imme- diate forerunners of an era when the trucks will be strong rivals of the transcontinental railways for ship ments from one coast to the other. On long-haul shipments, where the ter ninal handling costs are only small proportion of the total cost, loads ufl- doubtedly can be shipped cheaper on steel wheels running on steel rails than on rubber-shod wheels travelling over uneven dirt and more clrcu1touS routes. It may be centuries before motor truck haulage across the con- tinent will be practical, workable proposition. For lesser distances, how ever, the truck is asserting that it presents a saving over rehandling costs at the railway terminals.
 When a motor overheats it is we'll to look for some outside cause, and the first thing that naturally presents itself is the cooling system, which is composed of the radiator and connec- tions, pump, if such is employed, and the water jacketing. Then there is the fan, which on the majority of cars is belt-driven. This should be the first point to be examined The fan is intended to run at certain speed to draw in a given amount of air which is passed through the tubes of the radiator to cool them. If the belt is not at the proper tension, so as to eliminate as much lost motion as pos sible, the consequent slip will cause the fan to make fewer revolutions, and hence become less efficient. This lack of efficiency may be just what is caus- ing the water to boil. If the adjust ment is at its maximum-that is to say, the eccentric is at the farthermest point of it's upward travel-the appa- rent remedy is either a new belt or piece taken out of the old one. In