Evening Star Newspaper, June 12, 1921, Page 53

Epistle by A. G. Batchelder Before Crash Urged High- way Commission. When A. Q. Batchelder, executive fidence in ment for use in his native land. Asphalt, however, is not generally] The population of Paris has in- cd only 16,000 in the past ten FOR WINDEHIELDS OR BODIES. Installed While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 New York ave. Snap them up! He \:u right, dead right, as he sped CHAS. E‘ MILLER’ lnc. t as dead as if he'd been | Formerly Miller Bros.” Avto Supply House. > 812 14th St., 4 Doors North of H St. Reduction in List Prices Effective June 7, 1921 every road said the The right of way is ” Q[ESTYONS 1ND A]“SWEYES MAY DROP WOOD BLOCK. |AMERICA’S TIRES COST Japanese Likely to Adopt Bitumi- 8“.'.'0“ EACH YEAR ; FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS |, mures st oo b o IN Hls I.ASI lEnER pavement rather than the wooden block, | (#IEC, director = of roads for the now in favor, if the findings of Prof. T.|american = Automobile Bocintion. made richer for starting than it is for | now in favor, if the findings of Prof. T.|That's about ‘as much is being used on the automobile for increas- o g"uc streets than on those that are| ; s . A ;_m United tes.—Detroit Motor - | ar; 5. Ing power In the engine when start-(AryT L\l ure under im Ing away, driving up steep hllls of | yhich most small engines operate effi- d or an attempt be made to|he says, because of unfortuna developed In an engine because of :flfiffm::ea:- Whll:"l]hn car t‘n going | ence in the past and the availability of the limited amount of explosive mix-|at a good rate of speed down hill? | great quantities of native wood which Association, fell to his death in the|Creased power Is obtained for the[yjinin had developed a knock? tragio alrplane accident off Indian Head [8bove mentloned _conditions only| 8. How can maxinum mileage from May 28. he left behind him, as his last | through engaging Jower speed gears|gasoline be obtained on the road? From the Detroit Motor Times. dressed to all motor club officials tell- | proportion to the speed of the car.| 10. What may cause an engine to choke while being quickly accelerated, ing them that the national highway Before attempting to adjust afchoke while beln quiekly secoieraled, Y STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, JUNE 12, 1921-PART 3. o . spending $1.000.000,000 for 40.000- From the Chicago Tribune. 3 000 tires annually, says M. O. Eld- Japanese cities will adopt bituminous Answers to Last Week's Questions. 3 Yy running purposes spent_annually for t x 1. The transmission gear set is|™ 4 Wi P 0 fires give more trouble ot matienince. bt bighaae. I through sand or poor roads, As there | clently? s , e 1s only s limited amount of power| 6. Why should not a lower gear be | favored by Japanese highway engineers, chairman of the American Automobile | ture admitted to the cylinders, in- '3 X'*‘wémmx;g‘fi;ulltnl:r:n;e:fl:; might be vsed for paving purpose: SAID IT WITH FLOWERS. of the transmission, thereby revoly- What are & few rules to observe work for better highways, a letter ad- ing the engine conslderably faster in|in washing a car? - | carburetor the engine should be run leglalation was in ita final stage In Con- | 105" (% L 0° [iFinca™ the neat it |epeed is attained? answered he, in mind his NEW PRICB : ....$345.00 Runabout With Starter.................... 440.00 Runabout With Starter and Dem. Wheels. . . ... 465.00 Touring .......cooovveveeeeennnennn.... 415.00 Touring With Starter ..................... 485.00 Touring With Starter and Dem. Wheels. .. .... 510.00 Coupe, Starter and Dem. Wheels. ............ 695.00 Sedan, Starter and Dem. Wheels. . ... ....... 760.00 Truck, Pneumatic Tires . .. .. 495.00 All prices £ o. b. Detroit, Michigan. e el pitaph: “Here lies the body of William Jay. Who died maintaining his right of gress and asking them to give thelr|youiq normally develop on the road.| (Copyright, 1921, by Thompson Feature support to the Townsend measure as|Adjustments to a carburetor mafle Bervice.) thé oné containing all the principles so | While the engine is cold would be T long fought for by the A A A. A e teent wouia be neces-| WOULD LOCK ALL AUTOS. ":rl 'Ilhlct;,eldar hdld xna “"P to I;‘n sary. letter, but when Acting President | 3 N e is required of the David Jamison read it he promptly sent | minon "wobiie: parts ot a cor. such|N- Y. Police Committes Recom- script calling attention to it as the last | qust, water and mud from the road,| In its effort to solve the problem effort and request of the leader. they should be cleaned frequently|oe o means to prevent the theft of Monutent to Memory. and oiled whenever the chassis is ¢ SN and A ‘There is nothing we could do which { lubricated. If not attended to these fmotor ¢ a o n their iden- would be a greater monumnent to Mr. | Parts will wear quickly and cause|tification, the New York metropolitan Batchelder's memory than to urge the 3‘1":'1”:'“:“-"(1:‘;’&';3 &n‘lloc;fi“e! and| poljce district committee has recom- creation of a federal highway com- er tr e: a ) Triemion and & contentration of federal| 4. There is no reason for not using|mended the adoption of a standard funds first on the primary interstate |oil as a lubricant in a hand tire!safety device which all drivers must highways” sald Georse C. Diehl jPump ewcept thae ::’u'r Do”t "'"efll"rlm:g use in locking their cars. resident of the o ization, on the | Work into the Inte 1 ctly Dreral his gepnstors for mpe £he | tube. through the vaive. This fs to| Regulations more strictly govern- a matter of sound economics and as | be avoided, as oil deterlorates rubber. | (F "0, 7% U ARDCO rlrs blr: W nd a safeguard for the transportation of For this reason oil should not be Wersiiarawn; and l’;l O lleru.ef the future, the nation needs such a |used in the valve plunger to pre_\'en! compelling ;\_(‘r .'“t'-" er pi l"' o o “on- | the pump use dry powdered graphite toxiRawnssndinasinlased betore Con | B e i iea anal 1f e Yalve | ome way (o be outiined by law was “Organizations which have had ex- | plunger sticks, remove the valve in- L perts studying this plan, such as the | sides and replace with new. "T{'l‘,: WP ::‘;-s-ti‘e‘fed‘{: feasible National Grange, the ‘Chamber of| & The cngine iy used ss o brake 19| states, of providing for the AL m: i slow the car iven tI the car starts down the an e Bl nots Mimquiited, Aomroval. ang |1t has & chance to gain momentum. The | SHCals ok Owheranip belk 1% % braking effect s obtained when e 1-:“.1: Congress couns that there 32 1° | momentum of the car revolves the en- in case of question.—New York World. son which would mean moré fo the |Eine against compression. Because there e are no explosions to revol¥e it, each = fountty at larke than the enactment | ompression stroke of a piston checks Affection’s Fount. S casurs the car speed. The clutch must be en- | prom the Watchman-Examiner. Public Hearings Ended. - gaged, alfo the transmission gears. On "< B 0ot B mmer. o rack Both Senate and House have now |very stgep hills a low speed must pe| FHTE (PRaftgly) ="m atrald. Jack, concluded their public_hearings on |engaged, but on average-sized hills high | IO S8 A2° 000 TS SOV Hore-any- highway legisiation, and as the pres. |gear is sufficient to retard the speed [WE¥: Dot A8 Fell as you used to. ent federal aid appropriations expire | of the car. Wife—Bectuse you aiways let me A CAR FOR EVERY REQUIREMENT We are now making prompt deliveries on our latest Stutz models. Prospective buyers are advised to order at once to avoid a long midsummer wait. The Stutz—elegant, powerful and enduring—fulfills every requirement. Motor Company of Washington 24th & M Sts. N.\W. Phone West 710 Show Room: Conn. Ave., R. 1. Ave. n_nd M St. PARKWAY MOTOR COMPANY, 10631067 Wisconsin Ave. Phone West 163 HILL & TlBBI'ITg. 14th St. and Ohio Ave. N.W. Phone Main 356-357. OHOE MOTOR COMPANY, 218 Pennsylvania Ave. SEE. Phone Lincoin 303-304. UNIVERSAL AUTO €O. (INC,), 1529-31 M St. N.W. Phone Main 186-187. R.L. TAYLOR MOTOR COMPANY, 1840 14th St. N.! Phone North 9600-960L STEUART'S GARAGE, 141-151 12th St. N.E. Phone Lincoln 6200-6201. ROBEY MOTOR COMPANY, 1429 L St. N\W. Phone Main Z120-212L June 30, there is a general belief| 6. The average size of the Americam c v G S get up to light the fire now. 2 | that action will be taken in the very|automobile is a five-passenger car with R U (T T e Y = 5 & ice | Husband—Nonsense, my love! Your '= | near future. Il:su!g{h wheelbase. The average price getting up to light the fire makes me The Senate committee has h Townsend meauen coger onad the | 7 Most spring troubles, such as bresk- tion while the Dowell bill has been [28¢ or lack of resiliency, are caused by before the House. lack ofdlubrll-aliml. A rll‘l;l)l‘l lmrl:g will ‘The latter has not had th. cause damage to car an res on ac- of the A. A. A because aceording 1e|count of its sluggish action on rough [E= its leaders, the bill is incomplete, in | f02ds. Moreover, if it receives a hard that it does not provide for a commis- | impact suddenly it is apt to break. sion, which, highway experts say, is| . 5 All four wheels of modern cars are sential phase to the proper na. | the eame size, but in some early makes n the front wheels were smaller than the tDRahiEEWEy 44DinIRation: rear wheels. This was objectionable for a number of reasons, one of which was Brid Cany the nec: of carrying two different ge the Grand o= sized spare lires. From the Kansas City Star. 9. A leak in a gasoline line connection Tourists who visit the Grang Can- | should t be stopped by the use of love you all the more. SALE OF SECOND-HAND ELECTRIC MOTOR CARS WE WELD ANYTHING Scored Cylinders Repaired, No Heating, No Regrinding Auto Frames Straightened All Auto, Machine Parts, Boilers. Etc, Welded ALL WORK GUARANTEED Headquarters for yon of the Colorado mext summer will fiad there a new-built bridge. which will give them access to points af- fording views hitherto unfamiliar. The bridge in question is now un- der construction by the national park service, the site selected for it being Just above the mouth of Bright Angei creek, nine miles by trail from Grand Canyon station, at El Tovar. At that point there is a narrow rock gorgé with precipitous sides 400 feet apart, and to reach it a trail white lead or other material containing oil, as the gasoline flowing through the line would dissolve the oil and again cause leaking. Shellac or soap are bet- ter agents to use ag leak preventives. 10. The warm air inlet pipe leading to the carburetor has a shutter arrange. ment for admitting cold air to mix with the warm air before it is drawn into the carburetor. This cold air shutter is necessary and as a rule should be open in hot weather, as otherwise the mixture would be too hot and consequently too Automobile Springs Auto Top Coverings Automobile Tools Iron, Steel and fully expanded to fill the combustion Heavy Hardware chambers of the cylinders, resulting in vertical mile below the rim at FI|2 1088 of engine power. Tovar, and will afford accommodation This Week's Questions. Cap Screws and only for mule trains and foot pas- 1. Can transmission gears be shift- sengers. ed without first disengaging the Nuts It will be a suspension bridge, sup- | clutch? ported by two main cables, anchored | 2. Do all carburetors have the same eighty feet above the bottom of the | principles of adjustment? has been excavated along the face of the cliffs. 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