Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1921, Page 69

L PHOTOGRAPH LINCOLN HEHHAY 1deal Section to Be Showfi asj “Object Lesson” in Road Building. Every step in the development of the ideal section of the Lincoln high- ‘way is to be filmed and photographed so that there may be a record in pic- tures of the construction of this sec- tion of roadway which will be built 10 plans laid down by the foremost American highway authorities. The tentative selection of that sec- tion of the Lincoln highway fn Lake ty, Ind., between Dyer and ererville, as the site for the con- ction _of its “object lesson” sec- tion has been followed by the secur- ing of a considerable footage of mo- tion pictures, depictiig the present appearance of the old road. . Scenes were recently taken show- ing traffic on this section, the re- stricted width of the present road, the inadequate nature of the exlst- ing construction, the dangerous and ‘weed-choked ditches on each side of the right-of-way and many other fcatures which later can be used to contrast with the appearance of the <completed ideal section. Legal Snag Encountered. mined that the ideal section will be constructed at that point. Some un- oreseen legal difficulties have been encountered in securing the financial assistance the association hoped for, both from the state of Indiana and lake county. Both the state and county are anxious to do their share and it is in_the belief that the legal difficulties involved in gaining the aid of these units in connection with this unique project can be satisfac- torily worked out that the pictures of the stretch of road have been taken. It is hoped that proper arrange- ments will be speedily completed and that the construction of the section will begin early in the spring of 1922. J. N. Gunn, president of the Lin- coln Highway Association and vice president of the United States Rub- her Company. which organization, through its financial contribution to the Lincoln Highway Association, is making possible the construction of the ideal section, has stated that the primary interest of both his company and the association i the construc- tion of the section is to stimulate & wider public interest in more ude- quate highway specifications. Roads Vital Problem. design of construction s are questions of burn- to the general public at Mr. Gunn. “With hundreds of millions of dollars now avallable and more being made avail- able by the public continually for the construction of permanent roads, every American should take an in- terest in those vital problems of lighway design and conmstruction the study of which should tend to save ghe tax-paying public millions of dollars in the future. The use of mo- tion pictures to assist_in more wide- ly disseminating the findings of our technical committee is only a part of our plan for sttimulating interest and thought, on the part of the av- erage citizen, in the problems which confront our mighway engineers and commissioners.’ OFFERSTENRULES T0 SAVE BATTERES Local Auto Dealer. Urges Great Care Now That Cool Weather Has Come. *“Now that cooler weather is here,you should look your battery over every two weeks. If there is anything wrong that you do not understand, let us have a look at it the first chance you get.” “I say this to each customer who drives up to my station these days.” remarked E. R. Keene, local West- inghouse distributor. *“I think it my duty, as a service man, to give such advice. “These few simple instructions, faithfully followed, will lengthen the life of a battery. His Ten Simple Rules. 1. Don't lay tools or anything else on top of your battery. 2. Don't spin your engine several minutes at a time. 3. If your engine does mot start promptly, see tgat the ignition switch is on and the carburetor mixture suf- ficiently rich before using starter again. 4. See that engine is sufficlently primed in cold weather. Throw your switch off; push starter to turn en- gine once or twice; throw switch on; then start again and your cylinder is primed. 5. If your car stands idle for a month or more, take the battery out and leave it at the service station. 6. Use nothing but distilled water. 7. Let an expert add the acid for the electrolyte. 8. When the solution sprays or spills, wipe clean with a moist sponge. Some batteries make no provision to keep the solution from splashing, so this rule is given. 9. Keep metal parts of connection, which are not lead-coated, covered with a thin coating of vaseline. 10. Dim lights are sometimes warn- ing signals of short circuits or im- proper charging. Let the service station make an inspection when you are confused. UESDAY OR WEDNESDAY TIME TO BEGIN AUTO TRIP xperts Also Advise Hour Between 2 and 3 0’Clock in Morning as Most Satisfactory for Start. If you are going on an automobile ent of Agriculture, on one of the ost traveled roads in the United . If you want to go at an hour hen there will be the least traffic tart between 2 and 3 o'clock in the orning. Traffic increases in amount steadily On Monday here is a decided drop from the unday figures and on Tuesday the owest ebb is reached. ‘There is less traffic on the road etween 2 and 3 o'clock in the morn- ng than at any other time of day. rom 3 o'clock to 5 there is a slight ncrease; then a steady climb until Between 11 o'clock and 1 there 2 slight drop, and then an increase gain until the peak 1s reached be- ween 2 and 3. After 3 o'clock traffic ops slightly until 7, when the de- rease becomes more pronounced. By idnight traffic has almost reached s lowest point. Ninety per cent of the day’s traffio, e census shows, rolls over the road etween 7 am. and 9 p.m., and 52 er cent between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m. The filming of the present road be-! tween Dyer and Schererville does not | mean that it has been flnally deter-|the difficulties the motor cycles sur- MOTOR CYCLE NEWS California Sportsmen Experience Thrills Galore on Wild Goat Hunt. The late Teddy Roosevelt, inveter- ate adventurer that he was, could have had no more thrilling and haz- ardous experlences on his expeditions into the wilds of dark Africa than did John Edwin Hogg and Phillip Johnston, two well known motor cy- clists and sportsmen of Los Angeles, on the combination motor-cycle-sea- plane wild goat hunting trip which they made recently to San Clemente Island. Involving, as it did, a flight aboard a seaplane over the sixty- some miles of Pacific ocean that sep- arates the mainland from the island, the shooting of wild goats from the side of a plane poised in midair and the retrleving of the game via motor cycle, the trip was a series of adven- tures that the two sportsmen now as- sert were experiences of a lifetime. Four days were spent by Hogg and Johnston hunting the wild goats, whole droves of which literally in- fest the island. The first three days' hunting was done via motor cycle and foot, the motor cycles being used to push inland as far as it was poasible to go, and the remainder of the dis- tance covered by foot. On some of these trips the feats that the motor- cycles were called upon to perform were almost unbelievable. Working their way for miles up a rock-strewn { wash along the top of cactus-covered ridges, where in some places the cacti were so thick that a path had to be smashed through. are only a few of mounted hourly. It was on the fourth day that the plans for perhaps the first combina- tion motor-cycle-seaplane goat hunt ever concelved were carried out by the two Ingenious motor cyclists. The plane, driven by a third party who had joined them for the day, was used for hunting down the prey, and the motor cycles for bringing the victims to camp. Circling over the ridges frequented by the goats, they would pick out a likely looking spot, and then, swooping down from a height of from 1,000 feet to within 100 feet, would take aim and fire before the plane “flattened out” and again swept upward. As only ridges that they Jjudged to be accessible by motor cycle were chosen, the matter of retrieving the goats left lying was a compara- tively easy task. Taken all in all, the expedition was an entire success, netting Hogg and his companion not only sixteen rep- resentatives of San Clemente’'s wild goat tribe, but a whole lifetime of thrills as well. Electric Company Finds Strange Use for Motor Cycle. While strange and divers uses have been made of the motor cycle as & means of transportation, it remained for the New Orleans Railway and Light Company to evolve the unique scheme of using it for the transporta- tion of a gas welding apparatus. Con- fronted recently with the problem of finding a means of conveyance that would be at once quick, efficient and economical for transporting the weld- ing outfit to any place on the proper- ty where it might be needed, this company” finzlly chose an old motor cycle, fitted it with a third wheel and a side frame and stored the tanks therein. Now when there is any w:ldln‘ to be done anywhere on the company’'s premises a few putt-) il take the outt to the job. "It Is &i- ways ready. It is claimed that this equipment eliminates the necessity of a truck and cuts operating costs in two. Motor Cycle Stamps Envelopes During San Antonio Flood. SAN ANTONIO.—Among the many interesting bits of news that have come to light since the recent dis- astrous floor that swept over the greater portion of this city, none is more interesting than that told by post office employes of how a motor cxcle was utilized in the emergency to —_— T CTerRenay Standard Ford Prices Charles D. Rynex General Auto Repairing Rear 1127 21st Street N.W, Phone Fr. 1493 ALL WORK GUARANTEED. * Thos. J. Williams INCORPORATED LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS 1324 N. Y. Ave. NW. GET AN Armstrong LUC-KAP and keep your MOTOMETER The Lock That Pays is the Lock That Stays Looks like a Million Sells for $4.75 5 We Teach AUTO DRIVING Traffic Regulations ’!’:q‘-nm With Double Oeutr>L AMERICAN MOTOR SCHOOL Sth & O Sts. N.W. Phone N. 10-400 Investigate This ‘Winner $ 99 30x31; in. i . A dependable tire that is good for most sratifying mileage. CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. 813 14th St., 4 Doors North of H St. Differentials Worms For Transmissions DON'T PUNISH YOUR MACHIND with a poor gear lubricant. USB D-A LUBRICANT—Your car or fruck will have more power and wil ron quieter. will eliminate noisy, grinding gears, leaky rear ales and pre: mature wearing out of gears and the costof the repalr Bile that remult,, not mccept something ‘“‘just as good." Your service station has D-A Libricant or ean quickly get it for you. Bold in 5 and, 50 pound cans, Balf bar- rels and barrels.’ TLet us explain to you in person why “D-A" costs less per mile. DRUHAN-AUSTIN CO. Distributors 1009 HSt. NW. Main 4772 3 T do the work of twelve men. When the power was shut off that fatal Sat- urday morning, the canceling ma- chine at the post office stopped. A motor cycle used by special delivery carriers was Immediately brought into the building and the drive wheel, stripped of its tire, was connected to_the machine by a belt. The machine was operated by the motor cycle Saturday, Sunday and Monday until power was again turned on by the San Antonio Public Service Company. “The machine did the work of twelve men,” Acting Postmaster J. W. Fuller sald, “and to have hired extra men to stamp cancel marks on the letters would have d:layed the work of the office, in addition to'being an added expense.” Ludlow Holds All Short Distance National Championships. SYRACUSE.—At the natfonal cham- pionship races held here September 19, Fred Ludlow, one of the most bril- llant and best known motor cycle ragers of the day, won the unique dis- tinetion of not only capturing first place in every event on the program and_thereby annexing the one, five, ten, twenty-five and fifty-mile na- tional championships, but estdblished as well new American records for the ten, twenty-five and fifty mile distances on a one-mile dirt track. ‘While the rate per mile made in these events, was not as high as that made in some other races held this 'HE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, OCTOBER 16, year, as high as 104 miles being made, for instance, in the twenty-five-mile race held at Fresno, Calif., last spring, the average rate maintanied was re- markably good. speed of over 77 miles an hour was kept up to the finish. As an example, in the twenty-five mi’e event, Ludlow swept over the course in 19 minutes 17.60 seconds, miles per Hhour. event, the time was 38 minutes, 52.13 seconds, or a rate of 77.18 miles per hour. The greatest speed was attained in the one-mile event when the time taken to cover this distance was 44.05 seconds, or 81.72 miles per hour. It Is interesting to note that while Fred Ludlow by virtue of winning the races here, Is the holder of all the 1921— PART 3 . In every event, a national championships. Motor Cycle Saves Potato or at a rate of 71.75 In the fifty-mile eater this year! “potato king” of Watt, short distance national champlonships Ralph Hepburn, another member of |of his motor cycle, stole a march the Harvey-Davidson crew, holder of the 100, 200 and 300 mile Minnesota Grower. A motor cycle saved 47,000 bushels of potatoes for the American “spud” Sounds like quite a sweeping statement, doesn’t it? Yet this is just what was accomplished when Mr. Ted Schroeder, a wesalthy ceiving the idea of attaching a dust- 5 -5 ON MISSION FOR U. S. By Cable to The Star and Chicage-Daily News. Copyright, 1921, ° KOl Japan, October. 14.—Censul John K. Caldwell sailed yesterday on the Kanan Maru for Tientsin en route to Peking from Chita. Before gaid that he had been ]uprnylng outfit to the sidecar chassis 18 the | the destructive potato bug and save his 310-acre patch of potato pla; The power of the motor cycle used for both traction and to run th dust sprayer. With the outfit. possible to dust 190 acres paris green, whereas a hors sprayer would have covered 1 ty-five acres a_day. With the exc ingly dry her that was prevailing ordered to Chita to observe conditions all summer throughout thiz section |in the capital of the far eastere re- of the country. a day's delay might [public and report to Washikgton. have meant a total loss of the crop, a | misfortune that did not occur this sion had any bearing oa the Wash- t was v with drawn t thir- 1- {leaving he Crop for summer to thousands of potato grow- {ington conference so far &s it might Minn., con- |ers throughout the middle-western relate to far eastern affairs. Lester states. 1. Schnare is now consul here. a fascinating NEw JORDAN - with exclusive NEw MOTOR at a new and Lower Price NEW bright star has risen. And a lucky one. A wonderful new motor car is here. It’s a Jordan. 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