Cottonwood Chronicle Newspaper, September 28, 1923, Page 4

This gentleman, an cflicial of the American Automobile association, would “turn to the right” as indicated by the raised hand, This officlal of the A, A. A. is demonstrating on Washington streets the various standard signals which should be universally observed the country over. er RIGHT ESTIMATE OF STEEP GRADE Not One Driver in Hundred Has Proper Calculation of In- cline of Road. (By ERWIN GREER, President of Greer College of Automotive HKngineering, Chi- MEANS OF STARTING CAR ON LOW BATTERY Method of Short Circuiting to Re- duce Resistance. If one cell of the storage battery is gut of commission, the starter cannot cugo. “How steep Is the grade on that road? Well, I should say that it is all of 80 or 35 per cent. But I didn’t haye any trouble in making it with my car. No sir. She pulled it like a house afire. Made it on high all the way. Passed two, cars laboring along in second,” Has Not Projer Estimate. How often, with varlations, do we hear these words from drivers proud of the achievements of their cars fre- quently to the disparagement of high- er-priced cars from which, presumably, a better performance should be ex- pected. After listening to statements of this kind from hundreds of tour- ists anxious to tell of their trips and the remarkable exploits of their cars, one is at least convinced that not one man in a hundred has the proper esti- Mate of the percentage of a grade en- countered. No reliance is to be placed on such estimates expressed by any other than one who knows from ac- tual measurements with a gradometer, Approaching an ascent the grade Naturally appears steeper than it ac- tually is. This, coupled with the per- formance of the individual car which may or may not make the grade in high gear gives rise to an incorrect estimate of the percentage of the grade. Many motorists do not understand the process by which the designation of a grade percentage is arrived at, believing that a 20 per cent grade, for Instance, 1s one which rises at an angle of 20 degrees from the hort- zontal. This is erroneous. How to Find Percentage. The designation of 20 per cent to a! grade means that in the grade there is a perpendicular rise of 20 feet in| 100 horizontal feet. In other words, to generalize the numerical percentage of a grade indicates that number of | feet perpendicular rise in 100 horl- zontal feet, In relation to degrees it will be found that a grade percentage properly arrived at in this way forms an angle equal to about one-half of the angle formed when the numerical expression is taken to mean degrees, Definitely, a 80 per cent grade is about one-half &s steep as the grade formed by a 80-degree angle from the horizontal, The steepest grade on which a car can obtain traction is 45 per cent, and | this Is a very stiff grade, indeed. You can be reasonably certain that if you have estimated a grade as 80 or 35 per cent and your car pulls it in high gear that your estimate of the road's steepness is probably double or even more than it actually is. DRIVING STRAIN IS RELIEVED | Stunt Is Simply to Turn Head to One! Side and Watch Road With Eyes on Surface. There fs a way to remedy that neck and head strain that comes from the see-sawing of a car over a rough road, The stunt is simply to turn the head to one side and watch the road with the eyes on an angle to its surface. If the head is held up straight the motion of the car will keep jerking it back and forth, resulting in a sort of neck strain that is very tiresome. It is not recommended that the head be turned to one side constantly, but only as a relief from strain, CAUSE OF IRREGULAR FIRING Trouble Made by Defective Contact Point or Improper Movement of interrupter. The usual timer trouble, causing ir. regular firing of an engine, is defec- tive contact point or improper moye- ment of the interrupter. Sometimes the small arm bearing one of the points which opens and closes the electric circult becomes dry at its bing- ing point and will not work freely o: be operated and the engine may be difficult to start because the internal resistance of the dead cell may be so great that it does not allow sufficient current to pass to produce a spark at the plugs when the engine is cranked by hand. The resistance of the dead cell may be overcome and the full cur- rent of the remaining cells made ayail- able if, after the cell at fault is lo- ; cated, a wrench or other piece of {metal Is held firmly in contact with the posts of the cell. After the engine starts, the wrench may be removed because the generator will supply the current for ignition if the engine is kept running fast enough, Care should be taken to use this ex- pedient only on a cell that is dead, as an active cell would be injured by the short circuit. The dead cell may be quickly found by using a hydro- meter or voltmeter, If the current is still insufficient to produce a satisfactory spark and the engine does not start, the resistance tn the cireult to the spark coll may be further reduced by placing a shunt around the resistance coll usually found on the top of spark coils. This shunt may be of copper wire and need ‘aot be securely ‘connected since It is | advisable to remove it, or at least dis- ;connect one end after the engine | starts, SPACE IS SAVED IN GARAGE Vehicles Placed on Circular Turntable and Brought to Compartment to Be Used. The Scientific American in {llustrat- ing and describing an invention of R. @. Irwin of Medford, Conn., says: The invention aims to provide a oullding especially adapted for use as Ground Plan of R. H. Irwin’s Circular Turntable-Equipped Garage That Eliminates Back Around. A garage, or for storage purposes, The object is to construct a building in such a manner that space heretofore tent and that vehicles stored therein will be readily available and that back- ng will be practically eliminated, the vehicles after entering the building be- ng placed upon a_ turntable and | brought in direct contact with the com- partment to be occupied. NEWS _ 87 Don’t try to beat a railroad engineer © @ crossing, When approaching the crest of a alll slow down and keep to the right. "es vasted and lost. The leak may be of water, oll or fuel. _* * A common cause of fenders rusting washing the underside of the fenders, nud. * Spark plugs should never be forced nto a position by severe wrench ac- ‘lon. They should seat firmly against & copper abestos gasket, with but fast enough, und sometimes sticks a) fogther in the open position. am ma jxith the Bugera, ittle more force than can be applied teem wasted will be used to the fullest ex- | AUTOMOBILE Leaks around the car mean power ' at the fastenings is neglect in not | which are sure to accumulate dirt and | In The Neighborhood Interesting Items Taken From our Exchange List FIRE AT NEZPERCE. While making his rounds) about 3 o’clock last Saturday morning. City Marshal Farmer | saw smoke oozing from the un- vecupied residence owned by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Thompson, a block west of the heart of the business district, and rang the fire bell a few minutes and then returned to the house. He found the interior envéloped in flames and it was impossible for even those first on the scene to save anything of value. There was little air stirring and the flames were confined to the one building which with its contents, were totally destroyed. The origin of the fire is not ‘known. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were residing in Craigmoni, where some two months ago he engaged in the garage business. Much of their furniture had been left here when they moved, as they had planned to rent the place furnished. It was a good cottage type of building and had recently been modernized. The residence was insured for $1800 and the contents for $1400.—Nezperce Herald. LOOK OUT FOR THE SHARKS The newspapers recently car- ried a pathetic story of an aged couple who invested and lost $35,000 in worthless stocks. It was every cent they had in the world and all of their lifetime savings. Their money was ‘| fooled away from them by the glittering promises of an un- scrupulous broker who promised to make them millionaires. It is because the world is full of sharks absolutely without mercy, and full of people who be- lieve that they can get some~ thing for nothing that our poor house and penitentiaries are full and many people discouraged and heartbroken. Don’t be fooled into thinking there is any easy road to wealth. Hard work and prudent invest- ment secure the only lasting prosperity. There are reliable investment bankers in every community who are only too glad to give honest advise to those seeking a place to put their money.—Craigmont Register. CASE AGAIN POSTPONED. ‘| Judge Scales convened court {at Nezperce Monday, but ad- journed it at noon, since there were no cases ready for trial. Some cases were called and post- poned, among them being the criminal case against Geo. H. Waterman, president of the State Bank of Kamiah when it failed. County Attorney Pennell told the judge that he and Miles Johnson, Waterman’s attorney, had agreed to a postponement and the case was put over. There is quite a general opinion that the case will be thus jockeyed along for a few terms and then dropped altogether. Waterman was present in court Monday, driving down to Kamiah in the afternoon to see L. Redding, who was leaving the next day for the east. He is at present engaged in the brokerage business in Seattle —Kamiah Progress. FIND WAR RELIC. O. L. Smith, who has been em- ployed during the summer on the Selway forest, came out from Bald mountain Monday. While working near Baldy on trail con- struction Mr. Smith four d an ex. ploded time fuse cannon ball weighing a little over ten pounds. The ball was from one of the cannon used by General Howard’s troops at the time of the Bald mountain skirmish with | Chief Joseph’s band. A number of relics have been found along the line of Joseph’s retreat but || this curio left there in 1877 is the most perfect that has been found. The owner will have the ball on exhibit at the Kooskia fair where visitors may acquaint themselves with its history. —kKooskia Mountaineer. SHERIFF WELKER BRUISED. While towing in an apparently ‘| ownerless car found on the north | side of the Clearwater west of | the railroad bridge near the state | line monument. Sheriff Welker | and Deputy Monroe did not| notice the car was minus brakes | that would work until they had! || made a good start toward haul- jling the car to town. Sheriff; weiler was steering the car and == was pinned down and _ badly bruised when the car could not be held and rolled over. Deputy Monroe managed to extricate the injured man an@ soon had him in town.—Lewiston Banner. RARLY AT END. | If the weather man will hold off for just a few more days the threshing in this part of the country will be at an end—or nearly so. The bulk of it is done at this time, but there are a few odd jobs to be taken care of | yet. However, the majority of | the farmers are ready for rain | end most of them are well satis- | fied with the harvest just finish- | ed. The grain is of good quality | end the average yield is from 30 to 85 bushels per acre. Now if they could only get what they should have for each and every | bushel threshed this section of the great Palouse would be on| Easy street.—Genesee News. STARTS 40-DAY TRIP. Dr, G. Romano of Cleveland, Ohio, accompanied by Summer | Stonebraker, junior member of \ Stonebraker Bros., packers and | guides, left here Friday for the | North Fork country on a 40 day hunting trip. They will hunt bear along the North Fork, going to Kelly creek when the season | opens to hunt elk. They took 3 | saddle horses and seven pack | animals. Dr. Romano contem- plated coming here last year, but broke his leg the day before he intended to start, being forced to call the trip off until this year, —Orofino Tribune. INVITES THEM AGAIN. Editor Don Phillips, of the] Craigmont Register, and A. V. Allington, of the Winchester Re. porter, and their wives made a call at the editor’s home last Sunday afternoon, while sight- seeing in the Ferdinand section. Sorry we weren’t home, ladies | and gents—we might have tap- | ped a keg of shingle nails. But | come again, when the dod-gasted birds ain’t biting.—Ferdinand Enterprise. HOME BURNS. Fire of unknown origin totally destroyed the Carrie Brown resi~ dence north of town about ten o'clock Thursday morning. The house and barn were new struc- tures and the loss is a severe one to the owner. All members of the farnily were away at the time the fire started and every- thing within the structure was lost.—Kooskia Mountaineer. Leche dentecreedeeratrcecndeeerteeereneecedeeeceaeed $ DR. J. E, REILLY Dentist Office, Nuxoli Block Both Phones Sa tsa ta ss ee he eT DR. J. D. SHINNICK 3 Physician and Surgeon ; Office over Cottonwood St. Bk. ¥ Toetoedonteedoeteeteeteegoateats pee saossoetoatoaioateeesdoatratedtoatrate Gonteate toateate ete ate DR. WESLEY F. ORR Physician and Surgeon Office in Simon Bldg. Both Phones a ce i ee ee a ee Se i i ee ee es i ss ee DR. C. SOMMER Graduate License VETERINARIAN Deputy State Veterinarian Residence North end of town Both Phones KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Cottonwood Council, 1389 Meets the first and third Vednesday of each month. Visiting knights welcomed B $ z. : : ; a George Terhaar, G. K. Barney Seubert, F. S. Deetecte ete ceate cheedenteatoeteateatbedeedeatocdeteatocteeteeteathee ted PPR Reh eee rareeerreceraretrstnreed eed | KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS McKinley Lodge Noa. 38 Meets every Tuesday evening. R. M. Matthiesen, C. C. John Homar, K. 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