Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1914-01-10

Construction of a twelve cylinder
Sunbeam, similar to the one tnat re-
Gently established a worlds hour rec
ord of 1925 miles at Brooklands is
urged for the next Indianapolis five
hundred-n mile race by a group of Eng
-lish racing enthusiasts. Jean Chas-
sagne, who conducted the Brooklands
space eating performance, has the call
as driver.
It is the idea of the Britons. it is
said, to retrieve from Goux and Boil
lot, the Peugeot team, every honor won
last year. The first, the worlds hour
prize. is already theirs. The others,
the French Grand Prix race and the
Indianapolis five hundred-mil sweep
stakes, are still the enemy's. A twelve
cylinder car having won the opening
victory it is planned to fight the re-
naming battles with this type
Last year the English did not know
what they We're up against in the
United States. Their gear ratios were
or, and number of other things were
wrong. AS a result their car ran very
smoothly but with only average speed.
rms year they hope to have things
doped out so fine there will be no ques-
ton about a decisive Britannia vic
tody.
According to the annual report to
the secretary of state the Imperial gar
age has registered sc cars during the
year 1913. Peter CiccareIH, proprietor,
SLe1tcS IudC III spite OF I1gnI conditions
IN the money market he finds consid-
cradle business being done through the
winter months and that in general bus
mess looks 40 per cent. more favorable
than year ago.
There will be much that is new in
car construction and equipment at the
Boston Automobile show to be held in
Mechanics building March ia in
elusive Most Of the makers have
made sweeping changes in body lines
and there Will be any number of rev
olutionary mechanical changes such "a
electric gear shifts and the two speed
axle. The cycle car will also make its
debut to New I'm CHAMBERS
Every known device used on 4 motor
car will be on display. The number
of electric appliances will be greater
than ever and will include electric
transmissions that will 90 away with
shifting of gears and gears themselves;
electric auto sand grips by which the
pressing of button will release a
layer Of sand in the path of the rear
wheels: electric cigar lighters new
types of starting-lishting systems and
an appliance that VIII permit the head
lights to follow the course Of the front
wheels as the car makes a turn Ker-
osene carburetors, new forms of shock
absorbers and a hundred other devices
will be shown
The motor truck show under the
auspices of the Boston Commercial Mo-
tor Vehicle association will be held in
Mechanics building from March II to
81. 1t is the only truck show to be
staged in any of the big cities of the
country for 1914. The display gill
include every type Of commercial motor
wagon. 1t will be an exhibition es-
sentially for the merchant and the mu-
nicipal authorities, as the display of
arnbulaneess police patrols, fire appar-
atus and vehicles specially designed for
the various municipal departments will
be large and representative.
Twenty five governors have placed
themselves on record as favorinE the
working OF convicts In tho construction
and repair of highways, according TO
q compilation of ths discussions OF
prison labor In their last messages to
the legislature, recently issued by the
national committee on prison labor.
Convict road work is advocated by
the governors both because of the
healthful nature of such work and ow-
ing to the fact that conviets who have
been employed in this way can more
readily md employment when released.