Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, April 2, 1920, Page 2

OVERHAUL AUTO AT EARLY DATE Spring Is Time to Get Car Into Shape for Use During En- tire Summer Season. SOME TIMELY SUGGESTIONS First Question to Be Decided Is Wheth- er There Is Any Part of Mechan- ism Needing Repair That Owner Cannot Give. It used to be the fashion for village debating societies to discuss at need- Jess length the thrilling question of whether the pleasures of anticipation are greater than those of realization. We need not enter into this now, but certainly the present season, with its anticipations of the Joyous time Just ahead, is not the least pleasurable of the motorcar owner's year. But if the full enjoyment of these coming days of spring is to be realized the car owner must give his vehicle some careful attention at the present moment. The first question that must be de cided in undertaking the spring over- haul ts whether there is any vital part of the mechanism that requires atten- tion which the owner does not feel able to give. Does the rear axle need over hauling? Is the transmission good for another season? Do the engine bear- ings require adjustment? If the car must go to the service station for some replacement or repair, take it today. As a beginning of the work that you intend to do yourself make a careful list of all parts and equipment that you are going to need. Gather the varl- ous things you expect to use, cotter pins, nuts, bolts, valve-grinding com- pound, patches, cement, waste, gas- kets, grease, graphite, oils, kerosene, valve spring, lifter, ete. Cleaning Comes First. With the materials all gathered and ready to hand, the first step in over hauling is a thorough cleaning. This should include not only the body, but the upholstery and the running gear underneath the vehicle. The engine should be thoroughly cleaned, all gummy deposits being removed with kerosene. All oil compartments, crank- case, genrset, differential, etc., must be drained of their old oil, and after be- ing flushed out with kerosene should be refilled with fresh lubricant. ‘+ ts hest to begin with the anvil i ga ee CAR BUILT TO CARRY HORSES IN COMFORT ana gradually work “bdck through the mechanism. Unless the cylinders have recently had carbon removed this is the first step. The carbon having been removed, the next step is to grind the valves For this operation a valve spring lift- er is needed and some good grinding compound. A grinding tool is extreme. | ly handy for the work, but a screw- driver may be used. Put Back Cylinder Head. With this work done the cylinder head should be put back. It 1s mot advisable to use the old gasket in re assembling. A new gasket should be ready to Install. The seat should be perfectly clean and the gasket should be covered with a little shellac and then be put in place. After applying the cylinder head tighten the puts, drawing down first one a little and then the opposite one. Do not draw one nut down all the way and so on around, as this may spring the cylin- der head. The inlet manifold will next require a Httle attention. The gasket here will probably need replacement and sheet asbestos will be used, liberally covered with graphite. Finally give the engine a general tightening up. Use the wrench on all nuts; tighten the pump packing nut if a pump tt used. Give the fan any adjustmen' ft may need. Tighten all the ignition wire terminals. See that the magoe to, If one Is used, Is tightly boltec down, Do the same for the generator The starting and lighting system wil require an overhauling, and this hac best be delegaied to the service sta thon, Not a Stickup. While motoring in Tennessee on a lonely rond one night we were being followed in a machine containing five colored men, They kept uncomfort- ably near us, and after a few miles we motioned them te pass, hoping they would speed along, as we feared a possible holdup. Instead of continu- ing en, they stopped directly in front of us, and when one big black fellow asked us to stop our hearts were al- most at a standstill, However, we breathed easier when he said: “Will you-all be so kind as to let us have a little gas? We sho’ can't make It to town, fo’ we am about out.”—Ex- change. We are still on deck and with better flour then ever, says Meyer and he “knows.” 14-tf See your gas before you buy it. South & Frick. 14-tf Subscribe for the Chronicle. The difficulties of transporting race horses from stables right into the race course has now been overcome by a motor horse box whitch has been so constructed as to comfortably accommodate two horses and four stable lads and their kits, The deor at the back is fur loading, and that at the side for unloading. Farmers Now is the time to look over your machinery and order all the repairs you need, as delays are dangerous. WE HAVE THE Moline Wide Spread Manure SPREADERS The Best That is Made ALSO GET THE MONITOR DRILL You have been needing for the last few years We have the Agency for RUMLEY OIL PULL TRACTOR and ADVANCE-RUMLEY Threshing Machines BOLSHEVIK. DRIVE _ ON POLES FAILS Soviet Attacks on 600- Mile Front Reported to Be Weakening. Warsaw.— Polish armored trains| fought pitched battles against the bol: | shevik monitors and other fighting | eraft on the Pripet river during the bolshevik thrust which was designed | to gain control of additional links of | the railroad extending from Homel to Kalenkowicz and Mozi. The bolshevik drive has been un- successful, according to a communica- tion issued here. The communication announces that the Polish military au- thorities after eight days of fighting at various points on the 600 kilometer front, see signs of weakness in the long-pianned spring drive of the bol-/| sheviki, which was designed to break the hold of the Poles upon the entire front. The communication also reports ee- yere fighting in the region of Olensk and to the south along the Slutch riv- | er, with both sides using artillery ex- | tensively. On the Podolian front there is fight- ing along the raiJroad from Ploskirow to Zioerynka, the bolsheviki having | attacked. They were driven back a few kilometers in a northeasterly di- vection, however. The Poles have an- nounced that several of the bolshevik formations were annihilated. During the recent fighting in the swampy country near Mozir, the bolsheviki used long-range guns, the newspapers said, arousing the local population, | which took up arms and aided the | Poles, defending the railroads and the countryside, IRISH THREATENED BY REIGN OF TERROR’ Dublin.—Ireland is believed to be the | scene of a deadly vendetta. Sinn Fein leaders said a reign of terror had been declared by extremists of their own ranks on one hand and sympathizers of the government, police and military authorities on the other. The murder of James McCarthy, Sinn Fein leader at Thuries, was seen as the latest expression of the vendet- ta. McCarthy was shot and killed at 10:36 a. m. by a band of armed men who broke into his bedroom. Sinn Feiners sald he was murdered in cold | blood without opportunity to defend himself. Unusual precautions have been taken to protect the lives of all government | officials. The government feared early efforts at retaliation by the Irish na- tionalist radicals who have asserted openly that the deaths of Sinn Fein | members will not go unavenged. | ALLIES REFUSE REQUEST| Ebert Cannot Send Men Rhine District. Paris—The allies have refused Germany permission to send troops into the Rhine districts to restore or- der there, it was reported. The allied decision followed Germany's refusal to allow entente forces to occupy the cities of Frankfort and Darmstadt as @ guarantee that any troops sent into the Ruhr district to down communist forces there would be withdrawn as soon as order was restored. Absolute confirmation of the en- trance of regular German army troops into the Ruhr district, on the edge of the allied zone of occupation, without any permission from the allies, has been received by the French foreign office. The French say they can find no excuse whatever for the sending of troops into this section. Into the German Government Will Protect. Berlin.—Energetic measures to re- store order and to protect the German people trom “illegal acts” will be taken by the government against communist forces operating in the Ruhr region, said a manifesto issued by the government. The news from the Ruhr industrial district, the Rhine- land in general, and from Westphalia, | permits the conclusion that order will be gradually restored in those regions, where rebellious forces of working: | men have been operating. Woman's Fall Over Cliff Fatal. Portland, Ore.—Mrs. Elsie Pollock, of Yreka, Cal., plunged to her death | down a fifty-foot canyon wal! at Shep pard’s Dell Sunday. As she stood on | the brink of the rocky embankment to | have her picture taken, Mrs. Pollock | =! was suddenly seized with dizziness | and crumpled toward the edge of the | cliff. New Cannon Fires Missile 120 Miles. Paris.—Delamare Maze, a French inventor, sold to the French govera-| shown it has a range of from 199 to ae | Ge it You enjoy being entertained from the neck up, Hear Hallowell’s Orchestra, At the Orpheum, April 7th. Get your tickets early. You are in need of a drill, drag, liarrow, pulveriser, plow, dise harrow, or any tillage goods, You can’t beat the old reliable JOHN DEERE LINE. You are going to paint any of your buildings, HEATH AND MILLIGAN prepared paint, covers more, lasts longer and is easy applied You are going to use varnish or stains in your spring cleanup, Chi-Namel is admitted by all experts to be the best. It is the standard of quality. You need anything in the HARDWARE OR IMPLEMENT line, We have if for you, We have it for you, or it isn’t made. Last Showing Of Our Spring Line of Ladies’ Suits Coats and Dresses SATURDAY, APRIL 3 New Numbers Have Arrived this Week Remember the Seventh of April--Wednesday Eve Hallowell Concert Company J. V. 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