Evening Star Newspaper, February 6, 1921, Page 55

. . " Jug.—Detroit Journal \ THE SUNDAY S TAR. FEBRUARY 6, 1921—PART 3. NEDTOMEET GROWING DEMAND Y. M. C. A. Will Open School to Train Automobile Mechanics. To meet the constantly increasing demand for trained automobile me- chanics, the Washington Y. M. C. A. has completed arrangements to in- augurate an automobile school, the seventy-first of its kind sponsored by the association in various parts of the country. Plans for the new school, which is to be located at 726 G street northwest. are going rapidly ahead and indications péint to the opening date being set for some time the latter part of this month. 3 The Washington school is belng organized under the direction of Ar= thur L. Ward. director of the de- partment of education of the asso- ciation, with the assistance of the general office of these schools in New York. where the first spe shop™ for the training of mechanT was started fifteen E. A. Drumm, for seven structog in the West Side New York, and four years v . Bedford branch in Brooklyn, of which he was the organizer. is to be head of the Washington school. Free scholarships to ex-service men are offered by the association until the enrollment limit is reached. This offer does not include the re- pair shop branch. In order to keep closely in touch with the local automotive situation an advisory committee of the school has been appointed among local auto- mobile men. Members of this commit- tee are Paul B. Lum, chairman; Ru- dolph Jose, C. H. Warrington, Charles W. Semmes, Stanley H. Horner, Rob- ert F. Fleming, T.” W. Barret ren G. Eynon, W. W. Dudley Spicer and Robert L. Taylor. Three Courses of Imstruction. During the first year the school will offer three distinct lines of instruc- tion. Practical work is featured throughout each course. Course 1 will be for repair shop men and helpers; course 2, for owners and prospective owners, and course 3 for students desiring a special course in mechanical drafting and machine de- sign. The second course will also . comprise special instruction for wom- en. it the enroliment justifies this step. Course 1 will be complete ifi itself, , according to Mr. Ward. It will oon- mist of classroom, laboratory and re- pair shop work designed for men en- gaged in all kinds of garage work and those who desire to prepare for such work. The first part 6f the course will be devoted to a study of the principles of construction of auto- mobiles, trucks and tractors. This ILINCOLN HIGHWAY MEN NAME GUNN PRESIDENT e Succeeds F. A. Seiberling, Who Is Unable to Give Project Attention. The Lincoln Highway Association has announced the election of James Newton Gunn as president of the or- ganization. Mr. Gunn is president of the United States Tire Company. He takes up the duties as head of the Lincoln highway work as successor to F. A. Seiberling, who felt unable to attend longer to the responsibilix ties of the position. Mr. Gunn, as a director and founder of the Lincoln Highway Association, has been in close touch with'aims and purposes of the organization. The United States Rubber Company, through his interest and that of its president, C.' B. Seger, recently an- nounced its willingness to finance the construction of the “ideal section” somewhere along the highway. In accepting his new office Mr. Gunn said: “I know that the work of the association should be very much more effective and important now than ever before, and with the oppor- tunities we have under the new con- ditions in political and industrial life we should be able to accomplish a great good in stimulating the inter- est and constructive work in highway development throughout the entire country.” OVERREGULATION BRINGS PROTEST Transportation World Says Industry Must Not Be Hamstrung by Laws. The motor transport industry must not be hamstrung by iniquitous reg- ulation , laws, says an editorial in Transportation World. There are forty-eight states in our American Union, and each state passes different portation must be operated. In other words, we have “forty-eight varieties’ of motor-truck laws—some of them S0 drastic and ill-advised that the very backbone of one of the four great transportation systems is in danger of being paralyzed. In one state the license fee for operating a motor truck for one year may be $5, while in another state it may jump into the hundreds. The officials of one state appreciate the importance. of motor transportation and seek to tax it only to such an extent as js abso- will be accomplished by lectures fn the classroom, which will be followed by sessions in the shop, where the j various parts of an automobile will - be examined, taken apart and re- { assembled. The second part of course 1 will be solely repair shop work. The stu- dent will actually repair_andi over- haul cars. Instructors will carefully : supervise and inspect all work done * by students. Lenzth of Time Required. The first part of this course will require twelve weeks, three even- ings a week, in night classés, or five weeks, flve days a week, 9 to 4 o'clock, in day “classes. The secand part will require eight ‘weeksy three evenings a week, or three weeks, five days a week, in day classes. Part 1 of the first course must be taken be- fore a student will be enrpllgd for part 2. Course 2, for owners and pro- Spective owners, covers a period of IX weeks, two lessons a week. The course will consist of lectures, dem- onstrations and answers to practical Questions from the members of the class. Each owner will have the op- portunity to bring his car info the Barage for a thorough explanation of all parts on which he desires infor- mation. Instruction will be given in a simple, non-technical fashion. Course 3 will cover only _high- v specialized subjects in mechanical drafting and engine design. LEATHER BEARING TAKES | MOTORIST HOME SAFELY Connecting Rod Buuhi.pg Breaks Just When None Could Be Found. Zet home when a connecti rod bushing has been burned out from lack of oil and no replacement s ob- tainabie sounds like a considerable prob- lem, but a recent experience of the Wwriter’s shows that it can be done. The first symptom of trouble was a knock, which to the practiced ear told the source of the trouble. Driving very slowly. a garage four miles distant was reached and half an hour’s work sufficed to drop the oil pan and discover the babbit lining of one connecting rod in small fragments. To give the honor Where it is due, it should be stated that the garage in question was Lgle's, at Scroon Lake, N. Y. There, despite a 80od collection of spare bushings, noth- ing could be found to fit—the car was an old model. However, Mr. Bogle sug- gested that by putting in a piece of stout leather in place of the vanished bushing it might be possible to make Lake George, thirty-five miles_away, and so reach a machine shop. No sooner sug- gested than tried; in another hour the leather was in place and the engine ru ning as smoothly as ever. The thirt five-mile run was made with a maximum speed of fifteen miles an hour, and in considerable fear and trembling, but without any untoward happening. Next morning the oil pan was again taken off, but again it was found im- possible to find a replacement or make one—it being Sunday. But the leather looked as if it liked its job: it was nicely polished, molded to a perfect fit in the cap and there was no feelable shake in the bearing. New York, 200 miles away, the destination, and though it seemed a long chance it was taken and the run made at an average running speed of twenty-two miles an hour. The only care taken was never 10 exceed thirty miles, or 120 revolutions of the engine. ArTiving home, the motor's operation was still all that could be desired, and circumstances calling for yet another run of 100 miles, this, t00, was made on the leather bearing. In all, a total of Just about 400 miles was covered. To give a little more detail of the fitting : the leather was cut to exactly fit_the circumference of the comnect ing rod cap, but about half an inch wider. Then removing all shims, the bolts ‘were drawn up dead tight. This caused the projecting edges of leather to turn upmnd 5o mold themselves into the shape of the collars that always exist at either end of a bushing. Care was taken not to speed up the engine, because at low speeds the load on the car of the connecng rod is not very great, since there is pressure above the piston on all but the suction stroke. If high speeds were attempted, ho ever, the inertia of piston comes into play seriously. It occurs to the writer that lacking a plece of really good leath- er one could perform the same triek with a bit of brake lining.—A. Ludlow Clay- den, in Motor Life. —_— Perhaps you, too, have seen pic- tures of the new dog of fashion, the —orded poodle. It looks like a cross hetween a floor mop and a $4 rag How to | down. lutely necessary, while in another state the screws are clamped on the owners and operators of motor trucks without a thought or care as to whether the producer and the con- sumer suffers or not. The officials of haif of the states in the American Union are so far behind the times in thought energy that the motor truck proposition is to them an unknown factor in the business and home life affairs of the peopie of the states which -these officials govern. The big side of the motor truck idea, and the amazing progress it has made in the last few years, are as Greek to the officials of some of the states. By the same token many state officlals are working upon the theory that motor - trucks destroy the highways. ‘These officials keep their eyes glued to a small patch of wornouf or badly constryucted highway bed, and in their spirit of narrowness they never ob- serve the part the motor truck is playing in the continuous develop- ment of industry and commerce—yes, and of good roads and agricultural ex: pansion as well. . Value Into Millions. In some of the states. the yearly value of manufactured products runs into many hundreds of millions; the weekly pay rolls in some of the states amount to millions upon millions, and in some of the states hundreds of thousands of men and women would be left high and dry were the factories and the commercial houses to close In some of the states none of these facts appear to impress the of- ficials or legislators who make and enforce the license fee regulations governing motor truck operation. “Bleed the motor truck owners until they are white” appears to be the motto that is being followed in some of the states generally known for their spirit of progressiveness on all subjects save onme—that of motor transport. Every dollar that Is unnecessarily added to the motor truck license fee must come from the pockets of con- sumers. And who are the consumers? Are they not the people who produce and consume? Ish't it time that the offi- cials of some of the states throw off the yoke of prejudice, and isn’t it time that some of them became better acquainted with what has happened in the motor transport field since moter trucks played so important a par$ in bring- ing to a close the greatest of all world wars? Added to Price, No state can enact unjust or ex- cessive motor truck license fee laws without adding to the price the pro- ducer pays for materials and to the price the consumer pays for finished products. state official can longer ignore the fact that the motor truck has become an integral part of the general scheme of transportation. Motor transportar tion is today one of the four great arteries pumping lifeblood into the nation’s business, and the motor truck is dovetailed into the business affairs of the steam railroads, the waterway carriers and the electric traction in- dustry so closely that even hampering laws cannot destroy its recognized ef- ficiency. From now on let the watch. words of all state officials be “Let us encourage and make 8afe motor trans- port service.” The officlals of those states which have enacted license fes laws only sufficient to produce a reasonable rev- enue are to be congratulated upon their wisdom—upon their ability to realise that the more motor transport is encouraged. the better it will be for producers and consumers from the viewpoint of economics. It is inter- esting to note that the states which desire the motor transport idea to keep on expanding. not only require a4 reasonable license fee, but spend money liberally in the construction and maintenance of improved high- ways. The prosperity of the people of every state depends entirely upon the prosperity that prevails among industrial, commercial and agricul- tural interests, and the state that rec- ognizes in high-grade motor transport service the solution of short haul transportation problems. is laying the foundation for general 'prosperity among its people. WIRE WHEELS Require attention and should be inspected every 1500 miles. We maintain 3 complete service station. FREE INSPECTION NATIONAL SERVICE CO. 1610 14th. Factory Station regulations under which motor trans-; praP e f STATES TAKE RAPID STRIDES IN LINCOLN HIGHWAY BUILDING |‘Total of 548 Added to Longest Miles of Actual Improvement| Continuous Perma- nent Thoroughfare in World. DETROIT, Mich.—In checking the accomplishments at the end of 1920 officials of the Lincoln Highway As- sociation express themselves as pleased with the progress made in the improvement of the great trans- continental route during the year passed. Each state traversed by the Lincoln highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific has done all that it was physically able to accomplish during the year. Nowhere did lack of money hamper the work. As a result 548 miles of actual im- provement have been added to the great thoroughfare. That is 16 per cent of the total length of the road. The money spent in bringing about this construction on the Lincoln high- way in 1920 fell but little short of the total expended in 1919 which repre- sented the high point in cash invest- ment on the Lincoln way in any one year. Had it not been for physical handi- caps, such as the lack of transporta- tion facilities, the lack of building materials, the high price and preva- lent shortage of labor, the condition of the securites market affecting the sale of bonds for road building, and the extreme reluctance on the part of reputable contractors to under- take road work in consequence, it is an assured fact that 1920 would have seen a greater outlay for building the Lincoln way than did any year in the past. Much of the work contem- plated for 1920 has of necessity been carried over into 1921, and accordingly the Lincoln Highway Association is optimistically anticipating a new year of splendid results. Briefly stated, the states traversed by the Lincoln highway have to their credit, at the end of 1920, the follow- i ing in the way of actual construction upon the Lincoln highway: New Jersey. New Jersey completed fourteen miles of eighteen-foot concrete con- struction, ten and one-half inches thick at the center and eight inches thick at the sides, with three-foot tinuous, with the concrete at the sides and with three-foot dirt beams outside of the macadam shoulders, making a total width of grade of thirty feet. This new sectionsof the Lincoln highway is one of the high- est types of modern higshway to be found in the United States. In addi- tion tp the section described, New Jersey maintained some forty miles of additional Lincoln highway, and altogether invested a total of $688.291. The_state highway department of New: Jersey advises that the state's plans provide for a continuous pro= gram of improvement of the same type mentioned as . rapidly as the work can be accomplished. Pennaylvania No final figures are as yet availa- ble as to the expenditures upon the Lincoln _highway in Pennsylvania during the year. though a conserva- tive estimate places the total at $1,662,000. Pennsylvania is following the same plan as New Jersey in re- placing_the worn macadam sections of the Lincoln highway with perma- nent comcrete. Eleven miles of re- inforced concrete were undertaken in Tancaster county in 1920, and nine- feen miles of the same type leading ‘west from Gettysburg to Chambers- burg. Due to the popularity of and resultant heavy traffic upon the Lin- coln highway in Pennsylvania main- tenance costs are very heavy, and {this, together Wwith the necessary iexpense of snow removal during the winter, cost not less than half a million dollars. Included in _the Pennsylvania budget for 1920 Lin- coln highway improvement was the sum of £112.000 for the building of one of the finest bridges upon the Lincoln highway. The total expendi- tures for this state do mot include Jocal or municipal contracts, which make the total much greater. Ohto. Ohio was able to complete but 19.5 miles of standard construction upon ithe Lincoln highway of a total of close to 75 miles contemplated at the beginning of the year. New contracts for 53.7 miles were let. the work com- pleted costing $507.612.14. It is in- teresting to note that every foot of the Lincoln highway across the state of Ohio is either completed ot brick, concrete, macadam, asphalt, or as- phaltic concrete or under contract for construction with one of these types. Indiana. Indiana planned to build forty miles of concrete on the Lincoln highway in 1920. Her best efforts, however, resulted in the construction of but ten miles of road, costing $294,746.41. Like Ohio, Indiana will have to carry over the major part of her plans for permanent improvement of the Lin coln highway into 1921. Tlinolx. Every possible effort was made in 1llinois last year to carry through to completion the work started upon the Lincoln highway. Consequently the state was able to boast at the end of the year of fifty-one miles of new twenty-foot concrete hetween Geneva and the Mississippi river, the cost of which was $2,180.000. Contrasted with the mud which frightened the tour- ists off two or three years ago, Iili- inois now has on the Lincoln highway ne of the longest continuous tretches of permanent improvement on the route between the two coagts. Towa. With the 1920 work the grading of the Lincoln highway across Iowa was practically completed and nearly all of the bridges upon the route in this state have been constructed of con- crete. For grading, graveling, pav- ing, tiling and subdrainage, new bridges and culverts, lowa spent $525,845 during the year, and this, to gether with other expenditures, such as the straightening of curves and the elemination of railroad crossings, made a total for Lincoln highway im- provement of $643,545. i |"At_the present time about half of the Lincoln highway in Iowa is grav- eled. The efforts of this year will be in the building of concrete, several sections of which are under contract, and completing the ungraveled tions of the road. bituminous macadam shoulders, con- KNIGHT CARS LET US DEMONSTRATE Nebraska. Beginning with 1920, Nebraska in- stituted a_complete maintenance sys- tem on the Lincoln highway from the Missouri river to the Wyoming state line. Seventy miles of new construction were added during the year. All told, the cost of improve- ment was §737,022. The Lincoln highway across the state is reported in better condition for travel than it has ever been before, and 1921 will see more fine gravel road completed. Wyoming. New construction and maintenance cost Wyoming $530,396 last year. TWo hundred and thirty-seven and one- half miles of Lincoln highway were improved. Active road work was undertaken in practically every coun- ty traversed by the highway across the state, and, indicating the im- portance of the Lincoln highway as |a through avenue of travel, Wyaming spent not less than 25 per cent of its total available highway funds for road improvement upon this road. Utah. In Utah an estimate must be made, due to the lack of authoritative fig- ures at this time. Not less than $160,000 was spent upon the Lincoln highway in the state. This includes !leading into Salt Lake City from the | east. Nevada. With Wyoming, Nevada has gone the full length in the matter of the ing a total of $788,237.75 for new construction. With the work com- pleted and that in progress. more notable improvement upon the Lin- coln highway in Nevada will be in evidence than in any other state at the end of 1921. California. California spent $115,157.95 upon the Lincoln highway in 1920. This provided for the completion of sev- eral short sections and general maintenance. 1920 Improvement Table. Briefly summarized, the work for the year is given in the following table: New con- Main- State, Mileage. struction. _tenance. New Jersey... 14.0 $582,899.20 $105,382.00 Penusylvania.. 22.0 1.162,000.00 500,000.00 Ohio . .19, 507,612.14 no figures Indiana ©10.0 29474651 no figures Tiinols . 51.0 2,180,00000 no figures Towa . . 210 571,845.00 71,700.00 Wyoming . 493,200.00 37,196.00 Utah (est.) 144,000.00 18,000.00 Nevads . 743,845.68 7,007.98 California. 51,321.50 63,836.43 Total 548.5 $7,460,402.19 $855,132.38 Total expenditures upon the Lincoln highway in 1920, $8,324,624. The progress made in Bringing the Lincoln highway from a dream in the minds of its founders, back, to its present status is briefly summarized in the following table of yearly expenditures: 1914 . $1,200,000 1915 . 2,580,280 1916 4,580,165 1017 (we 2,500,918 1918 (war) . 2,996,807 1919 . 9,386,800 1920 .. 8,824,624 Total expenditure on the Lincoln hignyay in seven years, $31,187,084. ere we have a conservative esti- mate of the amount of money ac- tually spent in_constructive improve- ment upon the Lincoln highway prop- er. Considering this development, at- tentfon must be given to other con- strucive phases which are of the greatest relative importance. Rond Now Completely Marked. The Lincoln Highway Association in 1920 completed the permanent mark- ing of the road from the east coast as far west as Omaha, Neb. This work cost the association $30,000. The western section of the highway to the Pacific coast had been previously marked in a most efficient and perma- nent way. The Lincoln highway is now, therefore, tje longest contin- uously and permanently marked high- way in the Union and in the world. Those who traveled the route a number of years ago and will do so again in 1921 will marvel at the ex- tent of clvic improvement in evidence. Literally millions of dollars have been spent upon hotel and garage facilities catering primarily to the tourtsts' trade. Municipally owned and operated camping grounds of the highest order offering _ample accommodations are free.to the Lincoln highway tourists. These free camp grounds have proved a golden investment to the communi- ties, attracting the tourists and pro- longing their stay at practically every point. The greatest concern of the Lincoln Highway Association at this time is influencing to the full extent of its 2bility the efficient expenditure of the huge sums of money now available for highway bullding. It is conserva- tive to estimate that close to a billion and a quarter dollars now are avalil- able in the United State for highway construction. The greatest importance attaches to the selection of proper materials and a business-like hand- ling of these huge funds in the inter- est of the public which pays the bills. Accordingly the Lincoln Highway As sociation this year will undertake the construction of what is known as its “Ideal Section.” A section of the Lin- coln Highway s to be built under the supervision and as a result of the careful study and advice of the best technical authorities in the United States, to anticipate as far as pos- sible the highway traflic of years to come. This will be a model section of the Lincoln way, “The Show Road of the World.” twbdtotheoreg forefg ftaoreg forefft Thréugh Trafic Heavy. In 1913 the Lincoln highway was an idea. Today it is definitely estab- | lished, marked in its entirety and im- | proved to the extent described. Where the transcontinental auto- | mobile trip was a much advertised feat in 1913, it is a common occur- rence today. Literally thousands of motorists made the complete drive from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1920. No definite statement can be made of the exact number of tourists using the Lincoln highway. It {s impossible, obviously, to secure such statistics, B the wonderful new Skyline boulevard { at the municipal campground was Lincoln highway betterment, show- [ incoln‘highway for the introduction seven years ' But their efforts were unsuccessful i along the highway. yPlished by nothing more than a devel- WET WEATHER MENACE. Motorists Warned to Put on Chains During Rain. “Plink! plink! plink!” hear those lit- tle raindrops beginning to make their music_on the windshield? It's old man Wet Weather ringing his bells on one of his periodical rounds of | tire-grinding. Strange old gent he is, because if you don’t take the time to halt and Put on your skid chains he proceeds to follow along and do business with you anyway. Figuring out the dol- lars he grinds from bare tires in the course of a year would tax the strength of an adding machine, for he seems to have a regular bunch of customers who seem willing to take a chance with his grinding at every opportunity. Nothing delights him more than to see rear wheels spinning around at-a dizzy rate in their efforts to get a tirehold on the slippery pav- ing that his helpers have prepared for his benefit. . Don't let the music of his bells lull you in a careless mood. Get out and put on your tire chains at the very first “plink,” even though he may at- | tempt to shower vou enough to damp- en your ardor while doing so. Abso- lutely refuse to take the chance of do- ing business with the crafty fellow, for remember, he never refunds any of the money that he grinds from your tires! but the extent of interstate travel upon the road can be casily deduced from the comments of the press and reports received by the Lincoln High- | way Association from all the points One Ohio city planned to entertain 5000 visiting motorists during_the last season. One city (Cheyenne, Wyo.) was the stop- ping point for tourists from thirty- four states upon a certain day last summer, when a count of 2.540 people made. Seven hundred and sixty-four tourists took advantage of the free campgrounds established at one point upon the Lincoln highway in Nebraska during July.. The state of Utah is indebted to the of $750,000 of new money, put into circulation by tourists in that state in 1920, according to the announce- ment of the Utah State’ Automobile Assoclation. Citations of this char- acter could be given without end, With a better road to travel, with a broader ‘knowledge of the many de- lights of this transcontinental drive resulting from the gencral publicity attending the ‘“see America first” movement, it is but reasonable to an- ticipate a greater volume of motor traffic of this character upon the Lin- coln highway during the coming year than ever before. —_— USE SKID CHAIN PRINCIPLE The marvelous success of the cater- pillar type of tractor, as used in the various kinds of anks” employed during the great war, was accom- opment of the familiar skid chain principle. For many years expert engineers and Inventors had struggled with the diffi- cult mechanical problem of construct- ing a commercial vehicle that would lay its own track, and thus enable it to secure traction on soft ground, or other yielding and slippery surfaces. until the endless belt principle, such as are used in tire chains, was adopt- ed. Thereafter, the development of the present day “tank” and other caterpillar tractors was rapid, all of which goes to prove that the skid- chain basic principle.is the best giver of traction now known to the automo- bile world. When you put skid chains on your bare tires you are glving them the benefit of this endless chain tractor principle, which was borrowed from them for use in “tanks,” and you should invariably employ them when- cver the goibg is the least bit un- certain from rain or other natural causes. Skid-chains lay their own track of safety from the dangerous skid, as well as give tenacious grip that effectually prevents the useless spinning of wheels and consequent wastage of power, to say nothing of the great saving in tire wear caused by this slippage. Remove the endless belt from the irresistible “tank” and all its traction is gone; the powerful motors will be useless on account of the absence of the method by which their power 18 transmitted into forward motion. And 80 it is with the motor car, using bare tires on slippery paving. The gri] ping contact of “endless” skid-chains must be employed to furnish the rear wheels with traction, or even his ex- tra power will be wasted in useless and expensive motion that gets the vehicle nowhere E desire to for. promised. ~ tionto the fact that at this season it is timely to have your car painted for spring. AUTOMOBILE PAINTING is a science and must be properly done to give you the results you expect and the service you pay We use the best materials; hire only first class painters; give per- sonal supervision to our work and finish your car when We also operate an TRIMMING DEPARTMENT, employing expert workmen and using only guaranteed materials for tops, side-curtains, ers and upholstery. WE ESTIMATE ANY TIME, ANYWHERE ON ANY CAR. F. J. Stocking & Son Automobile Painters and Trimmers 926 H. St. N.W. and MOTORING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS Annwers to Last Week's Questions. 1. No harm will be done the engine > il1s | This is not Mirmful. But if a harsh it it is used as a brake, as on hills, grating noise is produced or in the providing that this is done at the be-|case. of some cars if there is any ginning of the hill or. if not used at{noise at all there is a defect in the the beginning, it is first speeded up|systdm which should be remedied equivalent to car speed before clutch|Some causes are lack of oil, use of | is engaged. If the car is allowed to go down a il independent of the engine, as in coasting, an? when the botton’ is reached if gsars were en- gaged and clutch les in without first speeding up the engine. the result would be a very sudden slackening of car speed anc the strain in breaking this speed would all be taken by the driving system. This has been the result of wrenching the clutch, uni- versal, transmission or differential out of alignment or the breaking of some member of the drive system. When you have reached the bottom of the hill before letting in the clutch start your engine and speed it up to car speed. 2. A gdod grade of spark plug should always be used in the auto- mobile engine to insure against leak | of compression or current, as fre-{ quently happens in a poor piug. Aft- er a period of use a cheap spark plug insulation becomes porous. caus- ing a weak spark, and will leak com- pression at the points where it is put together. The result is poor ac- celeration, and missing on high speed in heavy puiling. It your car stops on the road unintentionally on the driver's part, but the engine continues running, first look beneath your front floor board at the clutch or tranmission, as it is probable that the clutch has in some or the gears have been disengaged, or the gears have been disengaged cutting off power to the rear wheel.| It could be possible that the drive shaft or one of the universals has been broken or that gears of the transmission or differedtial are strip- ped. This, however, would not hap- pen without more or less noise result- ing, which would, of course, be notice- | able. 4. Tt is necessary for an exhaust valve to open early, or before the piston reaches end of power stroke, to insure the complete passing out of burned gases, as the gases exert considerable pressure and require more time to insure their complete expulsion from the cylinder than would be given if the valve opened at the end of or after power stroke. 5. Animal oils or greases or those of a vegetable source should not be used in the automobile, because they contain acld which eats into the sur- face of the bearings or any friction surface in the car, roughing it, leav. ing rust deposit and increasing fri tion and wear. Also this kind of oil or grease becomes rancid and oxi- dizes and gums the bearings. 6. The real cause of a sand blister in a tire casing is a cut which goes through the tread rubber of the tire, but only as far as the fabric or cord underneath the tread. If the cut is neglected and left open, sand, gravel and water will work into it and will gradually spread between fabric and tread, forming in a lump. 7. 'Frequent burning out of fuses in the electric system is caused by a short circuit somehere in the wiring. It may be in the lamp socket and the lamp itself or loose wires leading to the socket which are in contact with some metal part of the car. 8. The clutch of the dry cone type will slip even if the friction surfaces are not oily if the leather facing of the cone is worn, glazed or burned. Slipping is the result of a smooth hard .surface of this leather, which should be renewed. 9. Noise in the rear axle may be caused by several different things. BATTERY Ignition and Starter SERVICE makes of batteries re- repaired. and rebuilt. starter and _gemeratot Tires, tubes and acces- Al cha g Ignition, repairs. wories. Federal Battery Service, Inc. 1314 9th St. N.W. Phome North 9840 2800 Sherman Ave. (Cor. Girardy Phone Columbia 5137 call your atten- up-to-date seat-cov- The construction of ~ame differentials naturally produces a humming sound. the wrong grade or a poor grade of | oil, gears out of alignment, chipped. burred or broken teeth, or if the car iS old the gears are undoubtedly worn, resulting in noise. 10. Play in the steering gear causes rattle and movement which can be feit by the driver when going over cobblestone or other rough roads. This is usually due to worn connectlons somewhere in the steer- ing apparatus, such as at steering knuckles, clevise joints of the tie bar steering arm, or is due to loose adjustment of reduction gears at the end of the steering column. Some- times the bearings in the front wheels are loose. causing vibration and rattle. This latter is only noticeable to the driver when the car is traveling rough roads. Thix Week's Questions. 1. Ts it good practice to quickly celerate the engine when incre:; peed is desired? What may be the result of too |large a gap at spark plug pointe? 3. How does the functioning of the | timer and distributor diffc> . 4. How should a ball or roller bear- | ing e adjusted? | 5. What electric lighting troubles | can be traced directly to the bulbs? 6. Are leather covers for tires still us | 7. Is it advisable to use some form { of radiator covering in cold weather even when anti-freeze solution is mix- ed with water in the cooling system? 8. Will leaky valves cause skipping or misfiring of the engine 9. What timer trouble is chiefly the cause of an engine misfiring? 10. Will a poor grade of ol or an | Improper carburetor mixture cause an | engine to overheat in winter? | (Coprright, 1921, Thompson Feature Serviee.) HEARD ON STREET CAR. From the Detroit Journal. “On my line you can't get a seat. “That's nothing.” “Eh?" On_my line you can't get a straj s $9.80 Special TIRES Snap them up! 30x3'2 CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. Formerly Milier Bros.” Auto Supply Houss. 812 14th St., 4 Doors North of H St. lin On January 2 every stock car as the most i yourself. POIGE Daytona Model, 5-66 broke when it covered a measured mile in 35.01 seconds—a speed of 102.8 miles an hour. Today, therefore, Paige stands as the unquestioned stock car champion of the World. And, whatis even more, the entireline of Paige 6-66 models is revealed neering development of the age. Take one demonstration in any 6-66 model and judge it for That is all we ask. 1st, the Paige, record for speed mportant engi- 6-86 Fise-Passenger Coupe 6-86Seven- Passenger Sedan. YORK-PARKHURST Telephone All modets will be exhibited at Aute- mobile shows threughout the couniry PAIGE-DETROIT MOTOR CAR CO., DETROIT Manufasturers of Peige Motor Care and Motor Trushe 1818 14th Street N.W. (Cotner Swann St.) THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CAR IR AMERICA MOTOR COMPANY North 5659 FIRST you are pleased with the beauty of the Hupmobile Sedan, and the completeness of the fittings that make for greater comfort and convenience. Then you become enthusiastic over the fine quality of its performance, and, later on, its economy and the faithfulness of its daily service. Sterrett & Fleming, Inc. DISTRIBUTORS Champlain St. at (Below Kalorama Road 18th) Phone North 5050 Hupmobile LAY,