Evening Star Newspaper, April 24, 1921, Page 58

Experienced L We want you to take a ride in the LAFAYETTE, because we know it will be abetteradvertisement than we can ever print WALKER MOTOR COMPANY 1517 Connecticut Avenue Washington, D.C. & You have always Fnown there would be such a car Elcar Experience covers 12 years of fine automobile devel t. It is made by the same cold d illustration cannot do justice to the practical all around ability of the ELCAR - the car of Beauty, Performance, Power, Speed, Endurance, Dependability, Serviceability, Comfort. Look ocer these specifications and then test the car yourzelf. m“'sw bors et B Ty Pl g, inch i € Most Reasonably Priced Fine Car Ever Made* ! Stop in for 4 demanstration any time. P. F. TIPPETT, 507 Eighth St. S.E. Will soon locate in new home at 712 E St. S.E. DISTRIBUTOR: District of Columbia, Virginia and Part of H Maryland. Good Territory Open For Dealers. The SUPER-SPOT-LIGHT 3-in-1 Spot-light Trouble-light Portable-light Autoree A fine spot-light on the r0ad and an invaluable trouble-light for making Tepairs. Model B—Double Shell Model C—Single Shell Simply loosen the knurled nut with the fingers, lift the lamp from its brackets and carry it to any part of the car—12 fect of cord winds on a spring reel just like a window shade. STANDARD SIZE SPORT SIZE izh, $10.00 All-Nickel DeLuxe ,7i&<h $15.00 Rear-view mirror included with Model B; Detachable Road Mirrors for Model C, if desired, $1.00 Extra. At the BEST GARAGES and AUTO ACCESSORY SUPPLY HOUSES ‘Write for CATALOGUE No. 308 Anderson Electric& Equipment Co. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 6-inch A% $9.00 AFAYETTE Advertisers Prefer The Star Answers to Last Week's Questions. 1. Torque is the turning or twist- ing movement of a part which rotates. such as an axle or shaft. Some form of torque arm is mecessary on an automobile to prevent the tendency of the rcar axle housing to revolve with the bevel gears within the] housing. The torque arm or., in the case of some cars which have no separate torque arm, the propeller Ishaft housing or rear springs take | up the twisting strain. which other- | wise would cause play and in time would spring the propéller shaft out of line. i 2. It is better to remove the oil pan of an engine to clean away old oil and sediment than to pour kerosene into the crankcasc and run the engine, because the scdiment of the oil con- tains small metal particles whioh would be circulated with the kero- d cventually get to the bear- . scratching and wearing the s. Also the sediment contains bon from the crlinders and sibly raw gasoline, which has drained down betwecn the cylinders and pis- ton rings. The presence of either reduces the qualities of lubrication of the oil. 3L AW metal to remove rust from smal! is to brush them with casile . whiting. potassium cva- nide and water mixed to a P a stiff brush, ch as a tooth- The part may be immersed in ounce of the potassium cyanide mixed with a glass of water. 4. The breather pipe on the crank- case often indicates the condition of compression within the cylinders in so far as piston rings are concerne If the rings are leaking, gas will | {be constantly _escaping _from the | breather pipe while the engine is in operation. while if the rings fit tight- Iy and allow no compression leak the pe of gas will not be noticeable. Before removing all sparkplus jwires from distributor ‘terminals be sure to mark each wire and its cor- responding terminal in some way so | that when wires aro reassembled they will not be placed on wrong termi- Is. Knocking. misfiring and back- firing of the engine will result in | wrong placing. while in the majority of cases the engine will not run 1 6. To test a sparkplug by running a high tcnsion current throush it out- side cf the engine often proves un- actory, because the plug. even | it is a new one, may fire properly | {When not under ‘compression in a cylinder. but when subjected to pres- sure within the cylinder will not | function. Each type of engine has a certain kind of sparkplug which fires ! N THE SUNDAY STAR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOM QBILIS TS the best under compression. This plug should always be used. 7. Essential parts of a battery is- nition system in addition to spark plugs, are the battery. or source of current, the coil or producer of high- tension current; the condenser, the contact breaker and distributor as a unit. but both perform separate func- tions. Also the distributor is some- times mounted at the generator. Tn all cases the system operates the same. 8. An engine’s power is lessencd when the engine is not cooled suf- ficiently, because the gas. naturally cooler than the overheated cylinders, upon entering the combustion cham- bers is expanded to a degree that will not allow the proper amount of gas to enter the chambers for combustion. Because of too small a charge of gas the power of explésion of that charge will be less than required for each power stroke of a_piston. consequent- Iy the falling off of power, which means quick acceleration and pull of the engine. 9. During 1920 the estimated amount { of gasoline consumed by automobiles in the United States was some 10.- 000,000 barrels, based on the average consumption per car of 500 gallons a vear. 10. The part of the clutch which tends to become mnoisy if neglected | and not lubricated is the release! thrust bearing. It should be inspect- ed to see if it is not out of adjust- ment or worn. and should be oiled daily if oij is the proper lubricant. or ~ased Dy filling or turning down grease cup every day This Week's Quentions. 1. What are some of the sources of squeaks and noises which develop after a car has been in use. 2. Why will a weak battery often supply enough current for ignition to, keep an engine running after sta ing. but will not give sufficient spark to start the engine if electric starter is used for cranking? 3. What are some ways of learning the firing order of an engine? 4. Why should not the tran be lubricated with solid grease? 5. What care should be given gas- kets when parts are reassembled? 6. What particular parts of the en- gine should be operating properly be- fore carburetor is adjusted? 7. To help eliminate skidding what points should be observed in the care of a car? 5. When a car runs well if not pull- ing a load or on level ground. but its speed and power decrease when under load or on a hill. what is the trouble? . How, can springs be oiled so that the oil *actu gets between the leaves and eliminates squeaking. 10. On what parts of the electric system cannot aluminum paint be used? (Cop: ission BY W. H. DOPEY DAN AND LON Lon Meets President Harding. CLAGETT. “Well, Lon, now that vou've shook| the hand of the nation’s chief sKipper, howd he impress you?' asked Dopey Dan of Lon as he laid down his paper. “I'm sold, boss!” snapped back the tile rascal with a bang on the table. | Sold to my last buyin' ‘berry’ on the President of these United States! An’ Jany nervousness I mighta had regardin’ the step took last November by the! votin' masses of our incomparable Union was wiped out entirely the other !day, when with a cluster of used-to-be jdemocrats 1 grasped the big mitt of the great Buckeye statesman: “True blue American citizen an’ gen- tleman, from the crown of his clean-cut top-piece to the soles of his well pro- portioned treaders, there ain't a inch of the Great White Father's makeup that don't smack.of liberty, equality, brotherhood an’ America! Genial, soft-loned, mild-mannered an’ {human, ‘with a face like what our old friend Maj. Gessford would call a composite of MéKinley, Napoleon an’ Rain-in-the-Face, it don’t take no | binoculars to make a visitor see that jthe nation’s big chi for America £: Land of the free, did you say! Tl say it is! Even the hairs on the back of the 1i'l_purp, Laddie, bristle an' stiffin jat the ‘Star Spangled Banner, an’ when the musici cut loose with “The Gem of the Ocean’ he wiggies his backpiece like a regular Sousa: “But what impressed me most with the _standard bearer of the republican outfit was the _straight-from-the- shoulder manner with which he greeted our delegation! Trailin' on behind a Clean-cut an’ simple in his tastes, phoneyv ph: Is tickled when he wins. A gracious smile, a kindly nod Is there for one an’ all, Which proves that deep down in his heart He harbors nothin’ small! “An' yet no monarch ever lived, Since first the show began, ‘Who held intact the world’'s respect Like this American. But firm in every stand. Each settin’ sun shows him to be A credit to our land!” Note—Lon says he reckons the old “Divine Right of Kings™” series musta got ditched on the same galley with lieker ads ' the wild ravin's of ans. THE FAMOUS STOKES Carburetors 37 Miles to the Gallon Easy starting in zero weather More pewer, eliminates earbon and keeps plugs clean. 15 DAYS' TRIAL—MONEY-BACK GUAR- ANTEE. FORDE. $10; DODGE. $11.50. large bunch o' Boston financiers an’ a Iclu.m o' sweet girl graduates from ut in Indiany, the man who lifted, lhe' 1id’ from the solid south, had oodles of time to frame up a few sweet riothin's for a crew of disgruntled demo- crats who had pulled a_‘brodie’ durin’ election, but did he? He didn't not! ;Hp nev. even mentioned politics, but grabbin’ us by the mitts an’ lookin® ull| square in the eyeballs, he straightened himself up an’ handed us something like this: ‘Boys, the old ship’s got a rough course ahead America expects every ablebodied ®o0 it's up to all hands to be * willin’. Back me up, friends, aman to help steer her ndin’! when you get right down to cas how could he | be anvthing else but regular, For you | know as weil as me that: Hg¢ sports no frou-frou lace; No patches of courtplaster black Are stuck upgn his face, He wields no dcepter set with jools, Nor is he perched on high. iAn’ best of all he seldom shoves The personal pronoun 1! t {“He wears no costly cloth-o'-gold, | | “He needs no splangled grenediers To follow in his train, No keeper of the bumbershoot To wise him to the rain. At night he dons his own ‘pi-jams’ | An’ off to bed he goes, ’ 1 Without assistance from a bunch Of lord-high so an' so's! . ‘“He takes good healthy exercise, tands firmly on his pins, ] HOW TO WASH CAR, | How do you wash vour car? Water that seeps down between rims and tires quickly rusts neglected rims and destroys tubes, flaps and even beads or cdges of the tire. Use stove poiish, nickel paint or graphite to nvrrcome] this condition. This also prevents the| tire from creeping by giving it a firmer hold on the rim.—Miller News TRADE NOTES. erell B. D'Orsay, formerly con- d with the sales forces of the and the! is’ now con- nected wit y Motor Com-| pany. local Nash distributers. { Louis Eisenberg, factory representa- ! tive of the Daytor Rubber C(‘ompany, announced that Lawton G. Herrim nec Lambert-Hudson UNSEEMLY TEMPER. From London Puneh. A taxi driver who knocked a down in Gracechurch street has s moned him for using abusive lan- guage. It meems n pity that pedes- trian= cannot be knocked down h- out s ing their temper like A It is with a sense of unrestrained and justifiable pride that we draw your atten- tion to the new Dort body. It is, without reser- vation or qualifica- tion, a jewel, no less, of body building art and it is mounted upon the stalwart Dort chassis that has behind it a long and remarkable record for durability and travel-thrift. Fourseaaon Sedan . Fourseason Coupe F. O.B. Flint Wire Wheels and spare tires extra Roadster . . . . . Dort Distributing Co. 1017 14th Street N.W. Telephone Main 2153 Member Washingten A tomotive Trade Association Dort Motor Car Company Finp"Mich, . WASHINGTON, D. C. APRIL 24, 1921—PART 3.~ =y YN I ey HE REASON that Lincoln owners are continually enjoying new pleas- ures and new sensations in riding and in driving, is because of the numerous, diversified, and well-worked-out better- ments in the car; and because many of these betterments have opportunity to reveal themselves only as various condi- tions of travel are met from time to time. 1do not want to appea: over-enthusiastic but it is a hard matter to put into words the real pleas- ure this car has given me. I thought I knew every- thing about it but I must confess that on almost every trip, I discover some nice thing of which I was not previously aware. And Lincoln owners will tell you, that no matter what the call may be, whether for speed, for power, or for rapid get- away; whether to overcome the handi- caps and discomforts of inferior highways, or to master the mountain range, the Lincoln has a way of doing things that is peculiar to itself, and more pleasing than the way to which motorists have hitherto been accustomed. H. L. WINTERS Chicago March 26, 1921 Bartram Motors Company 1204 New Hampshire Avenue Telephone West 458 0 === ESIEIEEEEE=E S == =) Chevrolet Owners Endorse; Refund Plan B e T e P e R T e L R T T TS O $ ISRIESWE g HEVROLET owners know the Chev- rolet “Four-Ninety” Models from per- sonal experience. They are buying new Chevrolet cars— some for the third and fourth time. They are .taking quick advantage of our offer to refund $70 on open “Four-Ninety” Models and $100 on closed models, provided 50,000 are sold by August first. They beljeve in us and in the Chevrolet. There can be no higher endorsement of the value of a product than the verdict of those 186,14 who use it. 120,322 Some day you’ll own a Chevrolet. 111,339 103,269 CHEVROLET MOTOR -COMPANY 1218 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington than Dealers, Retail Stores and Servies Stations Sor “'3. United States and Canada 2 647 19! 6 1917 1918 1919 1920 === =[=l=ll=l=l=nl=l= == l=l==] Chevrolet Sales Record === E=lEl=NSISENE=SIEIE=EEIEE L= T i i = EEIESIENRIES Chevralet Model ““Four-Ni; Additiona: “‘Four-Ninety” Models: Roadster, $795; Sedan, $1375; 7 AUt prices f.0.b. Z—li=ll—=l=iE= ==l == * Touring Car, 820 : o, 373255 Light Delivery Wagon (I Seat) $820; Chassis, §70 e, Mich. @IE!@!E@ T