Evening Star Newspaper, January 2, 1921, Page 58

WE WELD ANYTHIN v Heating, No Regrinding Auto Frames Straightened All ‘Auto, Machine Parts, Boilers. " Etc, Welded ALL WORK GUARANTEED Heat does not break it up Cold does not congeal it Seored Cylinders Repaired, No DAY WELDING COMPANY 43 Sumner Court N.W.. Bet. 16th and 17th, L and M Sts. Phone Franklin 4362 > THE SUNDAY STAR, JANUARY 2, 1921—PART CONCRETE ROADS BUILT, 1920, TOTAL 410 ®ILES State Highway Deparumamt of Pennsylfania Cliims ‘world Record for the Season. HARRISBURG, Pa.—The state high- way department of Pennsylvania during the 1920 construction season has built approximately 410 miles of concrete roadway eighteen feet in width. This is said to be a world's rec- ord for one season’ for this type of highway. In 1919 the Pennsylvania highway department completed 253 miles of ! concrete roadway. The maintenance forces of the state higfiway department during 1920 have entirely resurfaced 377 miles of maca- dam highway and surface treated 1,480 miles of the same type of thor- oughfare. 1In all, the forces of this department gaintained 9,503 miles of roadway. Ot this mileage 163 miles iwere in boroughs and on state-aid roads. Illinois makes the closest approach to the state highway department of Pennsylvania in the 1920 construc- tion of highways of a durable type, having put down approximately 339 | miles of concrete during the present season. The Pennsylvania highway depart- ment now has under construction ap- proximately 350 miles of concrete, the completion of which will be impossi ble this year because of the lateness of the season. The department plans the awarding of contracts for an ad- ditional 350 miles of concrete road- way early in 1921, gnd hopes to be able to complete not less than 600 miles of durable highway in that year. FORGES UNEASHED | INMOTORENGINES English Scientist Brings Out .Facts Interesting to Drivers. | the average motorist of the tremendous |forces that are unleashed when he starts the engine of his car,” says the National Motor Car Corporation. “Recently a noted English scientist brought out some interesting facts in the connection that are well worth knowing, serving to increase the ap- preciation of the average man who drives a car for the marvelous mechan- ism that he uses in so matter-of-fact ia way. | “For instance, it was calculated by +this scientist that a piston with a stroke of five and one-half inches and an engine speed of 4,000 revolutions a minute. is moving at a rate of seventy- two miles an hour. “In_the course of a 200-mile journey the piston, weighing slightly less than 2 pound, Nas to travel up and down in its cylinder 585,000 times. At the top and bottom of each stroke it has to stop and start again in _the opposite direc- {tion. If any one will take a weight of {one pound and quickly move it backward and forward over a distance of five and | “Little conception is entertained by |he pulled out the makin's. No-Accident Year. ! BY W. H. CLAGETT. ““Well, boss, now that the newness of the thing’s wore off, whadaya think o' Washington's first no-accident week?" asked Lon of Dopey Dan as “A. stoopendous success!" snapped | back Dopey Dan with a bang on the ice-box. “The most gratifyin' under- takin' of its kind ever pulled off in our incomparable city! In fact, such a all-fired humdinger that only yes- ! terday Captain Al. Headley told me on the cutee that it had been dee-cided iby the powers what be to switch the whole thing into a no-accident vear! “Yes, sir-ree! The big Laughin' Water of our trafic brigade was all in @ titter over the result! Up to hi§ curly lip-piece in_statistics an’' new regulations when T found him in his cubby-hole over in the District build- ing, the eagle-eyed expert couldn't find words to express his satisfaction over the work donel 5 “Not a name in the ilt’ colyum durin’ |that week! Only two badly shook up! About six or seven skeered, but not wounded, an’ last but by no means least, more'n 500 ‘grasshoppers’ snitched for infractions! Them's the figures, son, an’ if you'll buh-lieve me to be the | might sa 3. one every 35 minutes! i “Too many, 1 say, an’ it's gotta be stopped! Far be it from me to blame either pariy to the transaction—or 1| transcension—but there is always one side at fault, an’ while advice is cheap an’ as every ‘nut’ in! the universe has his own theory of! relievin’ conditions, 1 don't feel a bit nosey in airin’ a 1i'l proposition 1| worked out by my lonesome! ! E to our old friend. the public. | son, so with your kind permission [I'li proceed to cut loose! Make it soft, pro- fessor, ‘cause this is gonno be sad! “Now. see here, folks! I ain't here today to take nobody to task for the | turrible traffic conditions that's prevail- ed in our bee-utiful burg durin’ the period just ended! There's no long list o' dos an' dont’s up my slecve, an’ as | you can see for yourself there's nothin’ | in my hand! I appeal to you simply from a human, common-sense angle of | the situation an’ them who don't see it | had better get ‘cheate: | “Granted that Maj. Gessford's figures | are keerect, an’ that a mess o public- | spirited citizens are settin’ up nights| worryin' themselves bugs tryin' to wig- | gle out some scheme to put a end to the slaughter, you know as well as me that it's a utter impossibility to do it at once, dontcha? “Well, then. you also know as well as HIS MIND CLEARING. From the Roston Globe. Doctor—Has your husband come out of his semi-unconsciousness vet, jdam? X ! !Yes. 1 believe he had a lucid ‘mo- [ ment a little while ago.” Doctor—What did he do or say” ! “He refused absoluteiy medicine, and remarked that you were Automobile Painters and Trimmers 926 N Street N.W. Don’t Delay If you are going to have your automobile repainted or a new top put on to be ready for Inauguration, better get it in the shcp a few days early than a day late. We are prepared to handle your work promptly and at a reasonable price. Our shop is well equipped, our materials the best and our workmen first-class. We would appreciate an cpportunity to serve you. Our estimates, service and prices will interest you. F. J. Stocking & Son ‘. - lostal leo amd make radiater. Freezeproof Radiators fa Fords. Wittstatt's Auto, Radiator and Fender Mfe. Works—Two places. 319 13th n.w., “M21% P st nw. Yellow Frunts. one-half inches he will find it rather tiring. Red Hot Most of Time. EBONITE clings to_your gears the year around. ‘]_t's the highest | During 1920 the Pennsylvania high- type of pure oil—flows into every moving part. For this reason it is |way department was somewhat handi- recognized by automobile engineers as the best automobile lubricant. |¢aPped through lack of materials and skinper. it sure is some showin’! R : Heas . B » you can’t beat the law of aver- | An' it vou coulda heard the bokays | 1 o™ vou can'the races! So. the big chief was tossin’ to our NEWly |if one of us has to pay the price o dealers. EBONITE For Transmissions and Differentials Builds up a film of lubricant that keeps vour gears QUIET and free from friction. Sold in five and twenty-five pound cans by garages, gasoline stations and accessory Call for it by name—EBONITE. BAYERSON OIL WORKS because of She great difficulty in transporting materials from mills and quarries to the scene of construction. 12,000 IN QUARANTINE. Smallpox Epidemic Develops in East Chicago, Ind. CHICAGO, January 1.—Half the of East Chicago, Ind., is under quucnl:\)-' tine today following the outbreak of an epidemic of smallpox. Seventy-four cases of the disease were reported and about 12,000 persons are confined In the quarantined area. Five cases were reported at Hammond, Ind., an- other Chicago suburb, near East Chi- cago. sicians for the outbreak of the dis- ease. The quarantined area is said to be inhabited mostly by foreigners. N New Prices A\IB\IRN Beauty-SIX Effective Jan. 3,1921 ||, Sedan’ (cor sires standard equipment) | 4 - Standard Touring Car . $1695 ~ . 2795 parts, and therefore have difficult work to perform. A valve spends much of its life red hot, and has to lift three-six- teenths inch or more in one-four hun- dredth of a second, returning again at the same speed. “Springs are used to return most valves, and, as the speed of the valve is six miles an hour, naturally a very strong spring {s required. Some ex- haust valve springs are equal to a weight of 100 pounds, and this 100-pound load has to be lifted by the cam from = sznhnda’uu to a height of three-six- eenths inch at an average s about six miles an hour. i s “In a 200-mile journey alone the jamount of work done by the six exhaust jcams is not unlike that of raising a two- story house twelve feet in the air—ad- this connection, however, is not ap- preciated until it is realized that the heat put into it during the course of a 200-mile run would certainly boil tea kettles in 450 different houses. “So it goes throughout the entire catalogue of the parts of a car. Each performs under stresses and straine that make one marvel how they en- dure them all. 100,000 Motions In Fifty Miles. “For example, each spring of a car will move up and down at least 100,000 times on a run over average roads of fifty miles. “Or, to consider the braking mech- anism. when a car weighing with pas- sengers 4,000 pounds is brought to a stop from fifty miles an hour the en- ergy dissipated would comfortably n‘{z a locomotive several inches in the air. “So simple an accessory as the starting and lighting generator will, on a four-hour run, put five amperes into the battery at six volts. and thix in energy would light up an Atlantic liner to every one's satisfaction for quite one minute. - “CArs dissipate power in many ways that are not even suspected by those who use them. They even generate electricity by their passage through the air. Considering what they have to go through every day. under aver- age conditions, it is a wonder any of them stand up so loyally to their duty. othing in the world appreciates good treatment so much as metal. If drivers would consider what happens when they drive ihey could not re- strédn their sympathy. & ARGENTINA'S NEW ROADS. Association Is Formed Consisting of 3,000 Members. The Argentine Republic has recent- ly organized a good roads associa- Engine valves are also reciprocating | formed Motor Cop Corps. you woulda | peerjessness every thirty-five minutes, bet your last button they had hired a press agent! In fact, the old War-{ijere ain’t nothin’ this side o' Kingdom | rior come right out loud an’ said that if it wasn't for them the thing woulda foozled! An' it was due entirely to their coperation that he had dee-cided on the all-year arrangements. which started in yesterday! 4 “Ya know, lad. when it comes right down to cases there ain't a particle o' reason for havin’ any accidents! It ain't a blessed thing on earth but selfishness or keerlessness—which are very close o' kin—of both driver an peedestrian, that necessitates valuable space in the papers to be used for the same! “Why, think, just think, deaths|that by the time another New Year rolls | from automobile accidents throughout jaround the whole ship's crew will be this fair land o' ourn are occurin’ 3 J i i ‘Is every Manufacturers HealtR officers today®were consid- | Mittedly no easy task. right now at the rate of 15,000 a year | askin’ the simple question,” ‘Is_ 1] “In the operation of any car, U ‘s Major Harry Gessford's|body happy?’ the old master will have Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Tants in thedistaier, oke industrial | heat is naturally lost, The amount. P e e epper 15,000 Door | to. vodel, Well, TIl say so I thank Motor Ols, Greases ing conditions are blamed by phy-|WOTK that the radiator has to do in|souls goin' to glory every 365 days in}you the year! Some goin', you say! You betcha! An’' that means 41 good Americans leavin’ their home an AmecicansUlesviniinai fomengs 2o 2 s DISCOVERY OF GASOLINE AS MOTOR AGENCY SHOWN Motion Pictures Showing the Won- ders of Its Development Soon to Be Exhibited. Few of the people who blithely drive their motor cars have the slightest idea of the many wonder- ful occurrences that took place and led up to this marvel of modern trans- portation. And there are, probably, not more than one or two of them who give a thought to how gasoline came to be used as a fuel. And yet. ‘without this discovery, the present- day automobile woudl have been an impossibility. Now, through motion pictures de-| ing made for the Cole Motor Com-| pany of Indianapolis, the general pub- lic is to see as exact a copy of the room in which gasoline was discov- ered as modern-day science and the| ingenuity of the films can make it. it has been made a part of a motion picture called “The Porcelain Lamp,’ an educational feature which is to show the entire evolution of travel trom primigive days.to the present. The plcture fakes its name and cen- ters around no less an incident than the actual discovery of gasoline as a liquid fuel, as it was made many years ago-in the hut of a French inventor by the explesion of an old porcelain lamp. The interior of this hut has been copled as _exactly as possible at the studios of .the Harry-Levey Service Corporation, which is producing this it's only natural to think that you know Come to guarantee that that one won't ; be you! Get m “Therefore, 1 say. that startin’ on thi glorious second o' Januarv. let every man, woman an’ chee-ild. motor-vehicle drivers an’ pedestrians included, residin’ within the broad confines of our gre: Capital City, go on record as resolvi to leave no stone unturned durin’ the | year 1921 that might prevent the grim | reaper from pokin' his nose in at our Il dugouts, an’ that each an’ every one of us will do all in our power when out on the broad highways to make condi- tions_safe for ail hands concerned, so able to call up Capt. Headley. an’ after NOTE.—Lon says he'd ruther have a flivver an’ be movin' than have nothin’ an’ keep settin’ around! CARE OF THE FAN BELT. | . i Important That It Should Be Kept in Good Order. The proper working of the fan at any engine speed, and hence the suc- tion of the right amount of air to cool the water in the radiator, says Buick, depends solely on the fan belt. It is, therefore. important that the fan belt be kept in good working order. When installing a fan belt, the first thing to do is to see that the pulleys are in line. This may be determined | by placing a straight edge across the | face of both pulleys at the same time. | If the pulleys are out of their proper | place, the upper pulley may easily be ; adjusted. By loosening the fan spring ten- i sion and allowing the fan to drop to its lowest position, the belt may be worked around the crankshaft pulley. | 1t is always advisable to place the| belt in position by hand, never using; sharp tools for this purpose. The next step is to raise the fan until the belt is tight; then turn down the spring tension adjustment | nut. With this done, in order to de- termine the proper tension on th belt, press on the blades of the fan| with the fingers. The fan should turn easily, yet not spin. The spring tenSion sghoild be adjusted to give tiifs resgit. - = More #8n belt: trouble results from belts befng too tight rather than too loose. A belt that is too tight has a tendency to draw one of the pulleys out of line, causing the belt to run againgt th¢ flange of the pulleys, fraying the edges, and at high speeds, climbing_the flange and ving itself. With the proper tension in the belt, there should be no appreciable : Retail Agency - IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Sales and Service 1015 14th Street Main 5296 START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT Buy a Ford Close-Tite This s an inclosure that fits on your Ford (either Tour- ing or, Roadster)._ It is all-steel_frame, weighs only 37} pounds, does not rattle and can be opened or closed at the pleasure of the occupants. It protects from wind, rain and cold, can be operated instantly and works perfectly. This inclosure is worthy of your investigation. Tourster . . . . . . 1695 For many weeks before this|wear in either belt or pulleys. Coupe (Cord tires standard equipment) o Roadster (F. 0. B Auburn, Ind., plus war tax) 2795 1745 At these prices Auburn is starting the buying = season off with the best automobile value on the market., ‘ ‘Whether ornot you are familiar with Auburn i values of the past, you must be impressed by VITALLY. expected. this announcement. IT CONCERNS YOU Perhaps we have reduced this price slightly more than you anticipated. This, then,iscon- clusive evidence of value, jud; impressions of Auburn’s wort Or, perhaps you didn’t hope for any decrease 2 in Auburn prices, which, as you know, have always been comparatively low. Here, again, you must admit that this saving of $200 and over is a convincing proof that immediate pur- chase is desirable. Motorists who know the quality and value that have been built in Auburn cars for twenty- one years, will be quick to take advantage of the new prices. Most assuredly greater- values ' cannot be ied by your own . The Motor Company of Washington ! Conn. Ave. and R. L. Ave,, at M St. Phome Main 6177 tion, consisting of approximately | featurc. 3,000 members, with Minister of the Interior Gomez back of it. Every possible aid has been promised by the government, says Motor Life. Dr. A. B. Minares of Buenos Aires, who 18 in this country at present, is quoted as saying: “Argentina is in need of good roads, since the remote and highly produc- tive agricultural districts are not touched by the railroads, and Amer- icans in the Argentine, led by B. T. Henry, a road-building engineer of New oYrk, have succeeded in inter- esting the government and people in improved highways. Minister of In- terfor Gomez has taken hold of the project from the government end, and some 3,000 men, mainly property owners, in all parts of the country have joined the association. Even the railroads are supporting the proj- ect and have offered to transport road-building machinery and ma- terials at very reduced rates, since the improved highways would act as feeders. “Plans for a system of roads cross- ing the comparatively level country w all_directions have been mapped out. It is understood that the na- tional government will put up $1' to every $2 put up by the various can- tons’ (states) and by the people, through bond issues or other means. American methods of raising money lnd.sf road construction will be fol- lowed.” —_— TRADE NOTES. ‘The Washington Automotiye Trade Association will hold tomorrow night its second annual banquet at the Willard. ‘Willlam Barrett, chairman of the ban- quet committee, has arranged the large ballroom, in which the banquet will be held, in three-ring circus tent form, some form of entertainment going on in each ring all the time. The entire membership, comprising more than 150 men, is expected to at- tend. Election of officers will precede the dinner. The officers are: Rudolph Jose, president; C. Royce Hough, vice president; E. J. Quinn, treasurer, and Chester H. Warrington, secretary. “A used car show,” the first of its kind to make. its appearance in this city, will be held during the coming week. T. S. Gaddes, 1639 M street northwest, has arranged the show. Va- rious dealers will have their rebullt and renewed and repainted cars on display, and a lecture on these cars will be given gvir‘g night which will prove very val- uable. 'NEW NAME FOR GOLF. Grand Duke Cyril, in Exile, Says Blow Was Too Much. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 1. —Persecution,” financial 'ruin, im- prisonment and_exile have come in turn to Grand Duke Cyril of Russia during the war, but he told a friend, the other day, that a little incident occurring in Switzerland last Septem- ber was'the “most unkindest cut ot ‘To while away the idle hours of his exile in Switzerland, Grand Duke Cyril resorted to golf. During the course of a match with an American and a Swiss one day on the links near this city the gallery which followed the players dwindled down to a Swiss family, father, mother and numerous progeny. The grand duke heard one of the children ask: “What is this game they are play- replied the old man, game for war profiteer: The grand duke gave up the match. —_— “Tommy."” sald the teacher, *“can you tell me the meaning of ‘repentent'? +Yes, ma'am,” answered Tommy. “It's how a fellow feels when he gets caught.’” —Stray Stories. room was built: historical books were carefully studied under the direction of Don Carlos Ellis, who has charge of the technical research library there, and plans were carefully drawn up and lists made of exactly what would be needed in the “set.” Then museums were scoured for examples of old inventive apparatus, and old curiosity shops and junk shops throughout the city were visit- ed for old machinery and apparatus which could be installed. It was several weeks before enough material of the right kind was gath- ered, and only then was the set built. The result is a replica, as exact as modern times can make it, of the old hut where this wonder of transporta- tion history occurred. Incidentally, 50 much thought having gone into the making of this scene, a bona fide Frenchman, Eugene Borden, was en- gaged to portray the role of the French inventor. CARRYING SPARE TUBES. Motorist Should Always See That They Are Well Packed. “Boxworn” means about the same thing in inner tubes as “shopworn” means in clothes. Both are damaged goods, according to Motor Life. - When an inner tube leaves a rubber factory it is ordinarily packed in waxed paper and placed in a box to keep it in perfect condition from fac> tory to customer. But this waxed paper packing, which is so essentidl to insure its resiliency and elas- ticity—in other words, its live qual- ity—is mot intended to be the pack- ing which will protect the tube eare- lessly thrown in the tool box of a car. Here the constant Jjolting and swerving of the car cause the loosely packed tube to chafe against the sides of the box, according to Miller. As a result, the tube chafes through at the folds. If it is a repaired tube loosely thrown in the tool box It ordinarily lacks even the protection of the box against cutting on the sharp edges of the tools. A motorist will always find in the [~ roadside emergency. that - his tubes are in the same serviceable condition as when he placed them in the car it he will carefully™ wrap them in soft cloth or paper, 8o that they can- not slide sround in the wrapping. Better even than this, however, is the purchase of a tube bag. J. B. Kendall Co. 485 Missouri ‘Ave. NW, Tel. Main 454 Headquarters for Auatomobile Springs Auto Top Coverings Automobile Tools Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Cap Screws and Though it may be almost needless to say it here, grease or oil on the fan belt pulleys should be avoided, since either of them is bound to cause slippage and a corresponding de- crease In the cooling efficiency of the belt itself. Even the best fan belt will stretch, hence the necessity for occasional examination. B RARE. From the Detroit Free Press. “He's one of our best after-dinner speakers.” = “That 80.” “Yes. Never has much to say and always knows when he’s said it.” 926 N St. N.W. The Price Is Reasonable and Its Worth the Price F. J. Stocking & Son Distributors . ‘Washington, D. C. Dealers wanted in D. C, Maryland and Virginia. MAN-POWER AND EQUIPMENT THAT MEAN BATTERY SERVICE HARLES M. SCHWAB is credited with saying: “Give me the men and I can make or sell anything.” It’s Service that we have to sell. So we started out by getting around us the MEN that could make that Service mean something. Men. who know their business, men who can show you that they know. Men who are far-sighted enough to makean inexpensive repair when it would be just as easy to sell a new battery. Men who know that only by doing these things can they hope to With Philco Retainers Guaranteed Two Years SEATON GARAGE“ Ave. 308 Rhode Inla Washington, AUTO BATTERY 1006 13th owner in town. win and hold the confidence of every car And these men are backed up by the mechanical equipment that makes their work a pleasure to them. This, too, means much to yoir as a car owner.. It means minimum time where a repair is needed and a grade of workmanship otherwise impossible. 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