Evening Star Newspaper, January 16, 1921, Page 57

HIGHWAY SPECIFICATIONS ARE AGREED ON BY EXPERTS - Lincoln Highway Technical Men Decide on Section of Road Embodying Best Engineering Opinion. A group of the leading highway en- gineers of America, sitting in New York in a two-day conference as a technical committee of the Lincoln Highway Association to decide on specifications for the ideal section to be built on the Lincoln highway as an exaiple to the world of the best type of main traveled highway that can be constructed, have agreed on the principal specifications. The engineers had before them the specific problem of designing a sec- tion which, without compromise with the question of available funds, would represent the consensus of the best - engineering opinion of the United States as to the most economical in- vestment of public funds on main in- tgrstate routes of travel. The United states Rubber Company, which has furnished the funds for tion of the section. Xpressed the hope that a section can be built that will be the best that modern en- gineering can devise and that at the same time will be in essential details within the reach of the pocke: book of tha average state or munici- pality. General Specifications. The following general specifications were_adopted, subject to review at the final meeting of the committee to be held soon in Chicago: 1. The specifications for the ideal section are to be predicated upon an average traffic of 15000 passenger au- | tomcbiles per twenty-four-hour day. traveling at a speed of thirty-five! miles per hous. and 5,000 motor trucks twenty-four-hour day, traveling t an average speed of ten miles per hour. 2. The width of right-of-way for the ideal section shall be 100 feet. portance as indicating a feeling on the part of these highway engineers that the open ditch will ultimately be eliminated on all main routes of irave The unanimous decision that the deal section should be lighted is also of great interest to those forward- :00King highway administrators who are now giving careful consideration io the problems which will develop during the next ten years. One of the most important matters to be decided upon by the ideal sec- tion committee and which must pre- cede any construction, is the ques- tion of cross section design, i.e., the number- and arrangement of traffic lanes to be provided on the ideal sec- tion. Only One Disagreement. This was practically the only point upon which- a disagreement was en- | countered, some of the engineers feel- ing that the construction of a three- iraffic-lane pavement, say twenty- seven feet wide, would be the proper i procedure. while others preferred the |construction of a four-trafii-lane, jseparated by a central parkwxy to the end of segregating travel according to direction. Others were in favor of separate travel lanes for motor trucks and passenger cars. The Lincoln Highway Association is having competent engineers draw up suggested specifications for each of these cross section designs and the matter will be carefully considered at the next meeting of the technical | committee. The Lincoln Highway Association, |as well as the office of public roads of the federal governemtn. will issue |determined upon. which will be of very wide technical and general in- | terest. bulleting concerning the specifications | THE SUNDAY- STAR,- JANUARY - 16, 1921—PART- 3. 8 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS Anawers to Last Week's Questions. ) lubrication or some defect in the ] 1. There are two wavs of locating |©ONK *:‘l‘,'l:‘l:" j« eylinder which mistires regularly = in e feane e |One way is to remove the Spark- |ential is usuu caused by\son S S ming into co [ plug ire. from one plug at a tim R SoRtE When cylinder is discovered the broken from one igine will run the same as thouzh or possibly a broken by grinding no'se occur- differ- I the wire were connmected. Another | Thin Week's Ques way is to open the compression cock | 1. What is meant by traction re- of one cylinder at a time and watch [SIARGEE the flame rassings the open | gngagcd befo cock. Tae c, nder not firing will not 3w squeak 4 W 1b w ach S p Sard e gifchbv: not coast fr tuteh disene: ed? 5. Wrat may couse hard shifting of transmission gear 6. Why is a clute 1 flame—only Auick h a ear ¥ with hen valves of an auto- open and close by the position of the flywheel, the inlet ary in a valve should open when the flywheel inelicar o) ey trie? aveled ‘from 10 to 15 degree . Which rear wheel of an auto- top dead center of the PISton. fmohile is more apt (o leak gresse aust valve should open at Sy aaie® abcut 45 decrces of fiywheel travel ! before the piston reach.s end of po » - 1 cause low or reverse ystqng speed of the planetary transmission yer stroke, or about seven-eighths of gy iem to become noisy while en- power stroke. Inlet valves ‘should | sl 00 1 close Letween 15 to 30 degrecs of fi) Vha § e a ‘steering ges D I e St e e e R ot 9. What will cause a steering gear on compression stroke. The o .b i valve should close when the fly he {has gone about 10 degrees afier th Piston finishes exhaust stro'ce. "3 Gasoline is obtained fry petroleum. When Lirst put j market it sold as low as 4 | 2allon—before automobiles { 4 Usually there iin an ignition system. | secondary circuit M han one { circuit can flow through a wire at the same time. For instance, the se ondary or high-tension current and primary or low-tension current both flow through the same certain wires |in _the ignition system. 5. To find out if the ofl contains acid, dissolve a small amount of the General Auto Repairing, C: oil in alcohol and by holding a tube inding, Gene h Which contains the mixture in warm ;| 9¢F Grinding, General Machine water. which will aid dissolving, test || Work, Pistons, Rings and Wrist by immersing a litmus paper. The | pioo . usual blue litmus paper will turn red | 2 if there is any acid in the oil. 1 6. Air and water taken in same volumes do not absorb the same rhesting circuits v and Auto Service & /| Machine Co 630 L St. N. W. 5 : Inc. 3. The drainage for the ideal sec- The driver took a chance with a motor truck, the most deadly machine on the wtreet. tion shall consist of submerged drain ‘back lives crushed out by your iachine. You can mever forget. = e < amount of heat in a given time. Air| 3 for Badiafore | will not absorb heat as quickly as | wok fiom the It Kills thounands every year. Remember, you can mever bring | water. dash. New cores 7. Brakes must be so adjusted that lled |with a moderate pressure on the foot | e D pedal they will stop the car, but will | make radintor. Freeze-proot Radiators for not lock the wheels, but should over- | in 3 ] terials and highway transportation 'neers, agriculturists, editors, bank- AXE IN ITALY. 5 : equipment, is also preparing to ask ers. motorists and large users of T : S HIGH IT. 2 !ate so that with additional pressure | Fords. Wittstatt's Auto, Radintor and Fender President-elect Harding to recom- trucks, as well as officials of boards In a’ | countries the taxation on they will grip sufficiently to lock the | \zq. Works—Two places, 319 13th n.w., 14213 mend in his inaugural address and :n,o:h"ad«u chambers of Eoe and | automobiles has been increased since ‘wheels when required. Brakes whmnjp Gr SagEesEEie L % his ssag “ong: broad jother ~organizations _interested in isti - has!act too quickly will cause premature | P St. n.w. Yellos - it aay oanmete Rt roaal ana ‘o treet fimprovement *have /ithe mtmistics int linfnojicountryias |SECEE0 A EE Rl CAnARIDRe me il program of federal aid in highWay yeen invited to attend. |1t been so exorbitantly increased aS . ,re not quick enough of action the - consiruction. e r} The program will cover every vital | in Italy. The new tax, which Is 10 aar and its passengers wiil be in e _enormous appropriations for subject related to hishways ana their | be effected January, 1951, has caused danger whenover the. brakes . are 4 i tile and catch basins. » U8 *Theidear section shan be con- |INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 5. The ideal section shall be de- signed with earth shoulders on each lighted. 7. The ideal section’s technical Central Funds Should Be Spent That Way. structed of concrete, ten inches thick, SYSTEM NEXT IN ORDER WANTSU S RUADS side of the concrete. acwe fommiuee recommends that neither with reinforcing steel imbedded. 6. The ideal section shall be|A. A. A. Official Believes Future he ideal section nor any other road highway work already made by states | 1 2 feialed B0 BISEREYS SO0, Corr | b e 8 ; 2 . se. a great deal of dissatisfaction in all icalled upon to stop the car. Great ATTERY and municipalities — appropriations | cussions will deal with all points of | clagses of industr 5 v e R p L It seems even 51 should t b eSSary 3 ghould be built without adequate; in_ | It the present Congress should ap- {that total more than $1.000.000.000, , yjey. the Socialists, ho are responsible for operate them efetentin, — oo | 1 fiznitioniand SStaster telligent, continuous _and DropeTatela e nat s S Aarttas el ] i Eoscrdingliolineimonirenab ok erozts | Everywhere among road builders | this new legislation, are looking upon "8, judgment should be used in the SERVICE e e e isions (of 'what 15 Known as 'the Amerlcan ASSOGIatIOn to Ask levies for “road building and! road the outlook for unprecedented activ- |it with alarm, says Motor Life. ‘operation of the spark control. and ANl makes of baiieries re repaired and reonlit. . siarter and gemeritos Tires, tubes and acces J Federal Battery Service, Inc. 1314 9ih St. N.W. Phone No th 9340 2800 Sherman Ave. (Cor. Girard) Phone Columbia 5137 _ i : : iity growing out of the delays that, With a tax of $3.000 on two well itg positionton the steering wheel 8. The ideal section should em- |federal aid road act, the opinion pre- | maintenance—presage. it s belleved: {wire' que to the heavy cost and e knaiTta e s oo aiana| LS AmsIon Con) EhE RS tEerlng iwiieel body no curves having a radius of | vails here that the expenditure of Congress for Huge Sum fOl’ :nA,émprerceden‘!‘ed volume o‘ ’;gr scarcity of labor and materials dur- | with taxes of $240 on the twelve- and engine load. When a car is less than 1.000 feet, and, whure\-;r the joint federal and state money n(‘)‘éor:zxgvo?;a"fl},]'w:l:&e Aumjocd iL-iing the war, s “considered "‘{',f‘ horsepol‘)‘,er ha‘;‘ “’g'Chh","",‘“d e 2% 1k elins omostn Tl fosd the g rves on the ideal section shall | INterstate character. The House is # C added to bond issues passed by eight tain to prevail at the COngress. | Power four-cylinder, which s Tated . faires bot whiee she enmneine, re: be superelevated for a speed of | Tore Bkcly to favor an appropriation| Congress will be urged, according e emcsine MRS 3| % |at twenty-two-horkepower under the | " {hirougn mud. ruts or other posr Y e D dot F demama e rertiomni|to the program formulated by theq300.000 already available for roa i | Ttalian ~taxation scheme, few Dpur-iroqs ' the natural position of - the vide a footpath for 1_»«@-.@11-13:121" be | Money from the federal treasury with | for its nation-wide good roads con-|gra) aia are placed at $160,000,000 by | From the American Motorist. mo'lf)r;‘“s ‘: :e"":{] MANUactiurers. | the car very seldom attairs any but ipped with unnd and ‘watning | Which to complete road projects al- |Eress and national good roads show |ofiicials ‘of ‘the . bureau of 'public| Everybody belleves in exercise byt | MOLOTISts in general and workers ia'very slow speed ; A :q“mpiddml'lh nfl‘:;:i(mde'x;u Shall be |Feady approved. to be held in Chicago, February 9 to|roads. In addition, funds obtained ; Not When it is associated with road- | g¢r'employment in large numbers. i 9 ';ale u;ou:le ;\'h h will 'fizluse’a Eentecica Lyt sl et 5 “While one can appreciate the|12. to extend for five years the federal |from direct.levies and other sources | Side repairs to a refractory motor. noticeable lack of power while an 12. Specifications for the ideal sec- | 2nXiety on the part of highway offi- [road-building program which by law |of state revenue and county issues | American Motor o o . wfil l”m: ilin gev"i"e ind yet whic tion shall be predicated on the ulti- | Cials In certain states to obtain need- | terminates with the close of the gov- (are estimated to amount to $296.- | p3ts all_wrong about women mot|will allow ihe engine to run fairly meesuiatan ot imotekerucic der 0 R S T el e | Cxnentapecaentiinscallfyes s Can | 200,900 ITRe Ghicago, meeting Will| The City Women's Club of London | serve some of the things théy share |pression due to poorly seating valve :lg:bo“mci-“ng lhers:”"hr":(po;‘;gn‘ofi 1ol the A. A, A.::T:d" ro:S;‘;ou'dD‘!::: f,:,f:l “}',i:.d",je ;';fesx:,‘:n‘:{i;’::d“ E,?gé, c;ur;:gu;ofi;h?;enmv'vnh:"wi';i“;:mar;mz !has its home in Oliver Goldsmith's | the front seat of a car with.—Ameri- |leaking rings, cylinder out of round, o unds per inc! vi - A. A A p o i omel b tire actually in Contact with the foad old house in Wine Office court. can Motorist surface and to 3.000 pounds Dper wheel. 13. On the ideal section all cross- ings at grade shall be eliminated. 14. The technical committee recom- mends the establishment of comfort stations, park sites and camp Ssites ,along the ideal section. 15. All wires along the ideal sec- tion shall be placed under ground. 16. All advertising signs are pro- hibited along the right-of-way of the ideal section and all signs of direc- tion or distance, except those placed or authorized by proper state au- 4 thority, are prohibited. Originate at Headquarters. 17. It is the sense of the ideal section’s technical committee that all distance markings should originate at the municipal headquarters of any town or city. ~ 18. It is the sense of the ideal section’s technical committee that in so far as may be practical all ob- structions to the vision shall be re- moved at intersecting_roads for a distance of at least 500 feet each way from the intersection. Tt had been expected when the technical committee was called into its first formal session that consid- erable difference of opinion would develop on many of the major items, and that there might be a deadlock on some points, but at the meeting a surprising unanimity of opinion was found to exist among those hav- ing In charge highway construction . of_the utmost importance. Some of the foremost highway en- gineers in the United States were present at the conference. A rough estimate showed that the personnel of the commitfee had collectively Jurisdiction over the expenditures of considerably more than a quarter of a billion dollars for highways. All of the decisions were unanimous. with the exception of the total travel upon which the specifications are pre- dicated, in which one member dis- sented, and the item number twelve predicating specifications upon a reg- ulation of motor truck design, to which one member dissented. Well Above Present Width. 1t should be noted that the width of right-of-way decided upon, i.e.. 100 feet, is well above that in general use ‘at this time. It is also interest- ing to note that the board of engi- neers passing upon this question has arbitrarily assumed that the limits of highway design can be drawn at a total traffic density per day of 20.000 mixed passenger and freight vehicles and that when traffic passes this point it is desirable to construct another paralleling road, rather than to in- crease the width or strenNth of the existing road to the end of concentrat- ing the additional travel upon it The unanimous agreement of ‘the “technical committee upon the neces- sity of submerged drain tile and catch basins, rather than the preva- lent open ditch, s of considerable im- on Solutions by Owners of Auto Troubles By EDWARD H. COOLEY, Educational Director, American Motor School, Auspices HENDRICK MOTOR CO. 'I'akom,;t Garage 21 Cedar Street Saturday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m. at 7:30 P.M. Questions Answered Why will car not start? Is trouble electrical or me- chanical? ‘When car simply stops, how trace and correct trouble? ‘What are the most important sounds to listen for when driving? Question Drawer. p Public Invited 9000000000000 000 plain facts in the case are that any further money from the central source demands national use in its application. Exactly as states first gave aid to countics and then ac- cepted a definite state system of in- tercounty roads. the next co-opera- tion to the states from the federal government ought to have a distinct connection with an interstate plan of the Townsend bill that has the sup- port of farm organizations, business associations and the motor vehicle road users.” SMALL TOWNS BENEFIT. Motor Tourists Spend Much Money | En Boute to Resorts. { In a recent issue of the official or- gan of the Dixie Overland Highway Association we note the following instances proving the effect travel |has in developing communities, says Motor Life. f It is now estimated that the aver- age motorist spends over $10 daily while traveling. This is the smallest of benefits to | the towns and counties through which {a main highway passes. It has been | estimated that 100,000 people located in the west because of the Portland exposition in 1905. Gold attracted the first population in California. A great increase re- sulted from the “tourist” rates and advertising of the railroad companies. Since the automobile age the “Gold- en West” and the “Land of the Set- ting Sun” have been the mecca of the automobile traveler. Because people have been induced to travel to the west, many have located there, others have made investments. For many years it has been sald, jokingly, “Florida's best crop is her tourist crop.” In Florida that crop is now largely picked by the former tourists, who have settled by thou- sands in the “State of Flowers” the | “Land of Eternal Youth.” ]hig highways such as is outlined in PRICES GUARANTEED AGAINST REDUCTION Dispatch ... \ the terms of existing legislation, and the newly formed program of the congressional leaders at the rate bf at least $100,000,000 for each of the five years beginning July 1, 1921. In the advocacy of this procedure the association will be in hearty ac- cord with the attitude expressed by Secretary of Agriculture Meredith in his recent annual report. Will Seek Harding's Ald. the expenditures of these vast appro- priations for -a thorough discussion of their problems and an accurate estimiate as to the future. Expect Very Big Convention. The convention promises to be one of the greatest -in point of attend- ance and in results ever held in the history of the good roads movement. The governors:of the several states and territories of this country and CHANDLER Touring ..........51895 Coupe......... Roadster......... .$1895 Sedan...........$2995 -e-$1975 Limousine........$3395 Reductions, if Any, Carry a Refund WARRINGTON MOTOR CAR CO. The association, which includes in|Canada as well as the mayors of its membership the highway officials |2.000 American and Canadian cities of the national government, and those | 12Ve been asked te appoint official of the states, counties, cities and town- | 16126585 Jo 1 Meeting ships in the United States and Canada. | mayors will head their delegations in together with highway engineers and | person. Seven thousand ‘road and contractors and the manufacturers of | street contractors and thousands of road-building machinery, road ma-|army, automotive and chemical engi- Beware of rear end trouble For the rear end is known as the “Backbone of Your Car” - The transmission and differential gears constitute the backbone of your automobile. These gears must perform in some instances a serv- ice more severe than that which falls upon any other part of the car. the whole driving load. To withstand the strain the gears must - be correctly lubricated. EBONITE Puts ‘e smooth, slippery film of Iubricantl §l over and around your gears, and keeps out [} friction and noise. One filling will last an_entire season. Sold in five and twenty-five pound cans § by garages, gasoiine stations and accessory dealers. Call for it by name—EBONITE. BAYERSON OIL WORKS Manufacturers Erie, Pas Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Motor Oils, Greases T 0 M A A On All Models —y— .$2895 To June 1, 1921 F. O. B. 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