El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-03-27

QuSrry makes upon the III 0LA-
i've genius has never been better Illus
trated than in the case OF the automo-
bile One may take up the catalogs
OF the leading automobile accessories
dealers Of the country and find listed
in them nearly 1000 different articles
used in equipping an automobile Inc
catalogs of these dealers sometimes
contain more than 800 pages 1t is said
that strictly new accessories are be
coming rare, and that the present ten
dency is toward improvement Of those
already in existence. The higher grade
motor car contains some 5000 separate
parts. if all the rivets and screws are
counted OF course. a large number OF
these SEPARATE. 2arts consist Of what is
known more particularly as accesso-
ries, such as lamps WIND shlelus'
horns, speedometers, ct cetera-
Tire the CCstlfest Part
The whole automobile world recog-
nizes the tire as the weakest ana also
the costliest part OF motor car HOH
determinedly and pers1stenuy inventors
have sought to overcome the eNp eASe
OF pneumatic tire maintenance IS re-
vealed by the fact that more than 10
coo patents have been issued for
spring wheels OF one type ana anOthSL.
None Of them has as yet proved Us
advantage over the pneumatic tire al
though 1t Is said that one or two re-
Gently brought out promise well how
important the production OF such a
wheel might be TO the user OF automo-
biles IS revealed by the TACT that II Is
estimated that more than 4.OVO,OOO
pneumatic tires will be needed to sup
ply the demands OF the makers ana
nsers Of motor cars during the present
year. So great has this demand pc
come that many OF the leading facto-
ries are now running a hours a uay'
MI
hope Of meeting the tremendous safes
which are anticipated for the summer
season. A single tire manufacturing
company turned away upward OF ez'-
600. 600 worth Of business last year
because It was unable to I'LL the or
ders It has been estimated that 8
600 900 pneumatic tires have been used
In this country during the past I'VE
Years. This remarkable demand for
rubber is responsible for the hign
prices Of all sorts OF rubber goods now
obtaining elsewhere
The shock AbsOrber.
One OF the developments in the pro-
ductiOn Of automobile accessories Is
the shock absOrber- Fast running
over rough roads is very trying on
springs, and the shock absOrber mas
/ been brought out to reinforce them.
These disorders prevent the BODY OF
the machine from rebounding too much
and this serves to protect the springs
from being broken The shock aDSorD-
ers are Of many different designs One
Of them taxes something OF the air
break form and may be applied 10 any
standard automobile It IS the belieI
Of the manufacturer that, with TINS
shock absorber, the time VIII come
when the pneumatic tire may be sue
/ ceeded by a solid cushion tire Another
inventor has placed sort OF pneuIiiasssII-
&c spring on the axle Of an automobile
, and he believes that with this ne VIII
| be able TO overcome the expense OF op-
] Grating machines with pneumatic tires
r-nH
/ been subjected 70 the ordinary tests to
which IL would be put in everyday
/ usage. The automobile designers as
sert that after all they do not expect
4 to see any sort Of easy riding inven-
/ ton which viii prove an effective or
] satisfactory substitute for the pneu-
! matte tire.
To Curb JOY Riding.
A favorite field for inventors has
] been that OF producing devices to pre-
/ vent Joy riding. One OF them has
| brought out a successful anti-speeding
I device. 1t Is operated by key, winch
/ sets one hand on a dial at the maximum
| number Of miles per hour II Is desired
| that the automobile shall make. An
other hand, which indicates the speed
| Of the machine, moves forward toward
the stationary hand as the maximum
/ speed is approached 1t is so ar
] ranged that before the maximum speed
! Is reached, a bell IS rung automatically
! to warn the driver, Just as bell on a
typewriter warns the operator that the
I carriage IS approaching the END OF the
/ line. II the driver observes the warn
Z ing and lowers his speed all goes well
! II he does not, the movable hand comes
into contact with the stationary hand
Z making close circuit ana breaking
Z that OF the magnetic or battery OF the
I ignition system. thus stopping the car.
Another anti-5Oy riding device takes
! the shape Of a recording instrument
l 1t consists OF a clock in brass case,
| with flexible shaft attached This
I shaft running from the wheels, oper-
{ ates a chart and recording marker. The
I whole mechanism is locked with an
! Improbable" lock, the key to which Is
/ carried by the owner OF the car or his
! representative. The recording pen
writes down the moment when the We
hicle starts, when It stops, how lar II
has run, at what speed It has run,
! how long Il stops and how long II
/ runs With this device II IS impOssi-
| Bile for the machine to be used with
| Joy riding intent, without the telltale
chart revealing the fact to the owner
Many Kinds Of Horns.
Many kinds OF horns are used on the
I automobile Of today. The tendency IS
away from the common bulb horn,
/ which, II is claimed, does not produce
/ a noise sharp enough 30 command the
Z attention OF the pedestrian From the
I autom obilists standpoint horn which
( can be heard above every other noise
] in the street IS desirable. The city Of
| Chicago has enacted a law against In
discriminate footing Of automobile
4 horns, providing that such horns as
I are used must make q short, sharp
I commanding noise and that they shall
not be sounded except as a warning Of
| danger.
The tendency among the makers OF
! automobile accessories IS to bring out
tools which VIII permit the engine TO
do the work that heretofore has fallen
/ to the lot OF the chauffeur, in keeping
the tires inflated. etc. Many cars are
I now equipped with tire pumps which
| are operated by the engine. Some are
| provided with jacks, which are driven
! by the engine, thus overcoming the
/ back straining work Of Jacking up q
! heavy car by hand. When tire pumps
! were operated by hand there was little
/ danger Of initiating the tires too tight
| ~ but with the advent OF the power
! driven pump, such a danger did arise.
| To overcome this, a tire pressure gauge
! has been invented, and this gage ena-
| bles the operator to tell exactly how
[ tight the tire should be pumped.
Preventing SIZiddinE.
The number Of anti-skidding de-
! vices now on the market IS legion, and