Evening Star Newspaper, June 18, 1922, Page 56

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO D. C, JUNE 18, 1922—PART 3. ! Officials Declare Coupled With Disgruntled Office seckers, Caused Break. Fowerful insurance agencies, which failed, with the aid of a few disgruntled officeseekers, to obtain control of the American Automobile Association at St. Louis, were largely responsible for the withdrawal of a few delegations and the attempted formation of a new organization, a cording to officials of the A. A. A. This contention is borne out by af editorial in the National Underwriter, the leading insurance magaszine, which gives credit to insurance agents for the break which led the llinois, Ohio and Indiana state as- sociations, with g few scattering clubs, to withdraw from the A. A. A. meeting. These interests immediately start- ed the formation of another national organization, called in their liter: Automobile Asso- Motorists’ ture the Nationmal ciation and the American Association, and issuing attacks on the A. . claiming it to be a “commercialized concern” dealing in insurance, not- withstanding that they knew at the time that the A. A. A. does not han- dle_insurance. The grounds for the bolt were that the Chicago Motor Club had not been legally elecied to membership and that its delegates should not be ed. This was disproved at the raeet- ing by the minutes of the exccutive board meeting at which the Chica, club was legally admitted and at which representatives of severai of the filibustering clubs were present and agreed. The protest, like that against the Ohio State “Mssociition, charged with falsifving its accounts | in paying membership dues to ihe . were both ignored and both ions seated. Bandits Making Life Hard | For the Maryland Moforists | Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 15.—In view of developments in the prohibition department’s war on booze, mo- torists have been asking them- selves what they would do in case they received an order to stop from persons bearing no distin- guishing marks as federal officers. If the motorist stops and the * tarn out to be highwa s has happened in many > he loses his valuables. If he does not stop. and the agents are bona fide, he is fired on from the rear, with the possible result of injury to himselt and the almost certain result of damage to his car. The motorists are in a quandary. Police Commissioner Gaither says he would let his decision rest on circumstances. Depend on Suspicions. “If it were on a lonely road, or if for any reason my suspicions were aroused. 1 woul chance and keep & ‘The commissioner natural jcent about giving a more direct opinion. 1f [ advise motorists not to stop unless they are sure the men are prohibition agents. and ome of them is shot. then I'll be mixed up in a nice mess”’ he said. “Tmme- diately every one will say that the driver followed the advice of the wolice department and in so doing was shot. “If 1 say take no chances and pull up. no matter who gives the order, then som» one will think I'm to blame for his being robbed. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Haughman would also let his de- clsion rest on circumstances. Thinks Agents Clrcumspeet. “1 believe.” he said, “that prohi- bition agents do not attempt to stop unless they are certain they contain liquor. 1 haven't heard of their stopping cars hap- hazardly. “I do not think. therefore, that there is much chance of a man 1321 L St. NW. Main 2469 Automobiles Ring and pinion gears, axles, springs installed while you wait. immediately bagun | being troubled unless he ought to Powerful Agencies, The bolters immediately began to claim defection of tweive states from the A. A. A.. with a total membership 0 .000 members in the A. A. A. at the time, the validity of the claim is obvious. The men who bolted the meeting were the representatives of the Ohio As- sociation, the Illinols State Associs- tion amd the Hoosier State Auto- mobile Association. with one club from Kentucky and two clubs from Missouri. The utmost strength the bolters registered upen the conven- tion floor was 89 delegates. And while these few leaders are talking so confidently ahout forming a new association, It is significant that neither they. nor any of the members of their clubs nhave resigned from the A. A. A. They are still members of the American Automobile Asso- ciation. “It appears significant.” said Dai H. Lew acting executive chairman lof the A. A. A, “that these men should charge the A. A. A. with ‘commercializing’ itself. inasmuch as; the A. A. A. does not now and never has sanctioned insurance as a fea- ture of its national organization. It has no jurisdiction as to what its liated clubs may do. ‘We do not believe that the gen- | eral membership of these clubs is! behind the men who are planning a; | new so-called national organization, | :nd we :ml take no action until we ! ave efintle assurance that these| clubs have finally withdrawn from | The other day while we were work- the A. A. A. The American Auto-|ing about a hundred vards frem the moblle Assoclation 13 too bik mnd 109 [hishway a boy called my attention to of these men, and it will continue in | & cloud of smoke behind some bushes :whe':’u!u;e. as[ it h;flshin the past, to | along the road. It was a car on fire, e the champion of the motorists of | and was past all help, too. Just an- ! the nation in city. and nation.” | s L tion in city, state and nation."| oner of a large number of cars which 1are lost in that way every year. As a usual thing the cause of the Ifire is a back-firing into the carbu- DANGERS OF BAGCK-FIRING. i retor, but back-firing alone will not }cause a fire unless there is enough {oil. gasoline and dirt plastered all jover the engine to cause a blage when ; ignited. be. But in case of such a thing. | When Engine Back-Firen., "!;c“"‘;““"“" would have to de- It is a very common occurrence to fige +he course of actiom, I be- |hear a motor back-fire when started, ecially in cold weather. In fact. a0 the meantime motorists are |, carburetor should he so adjusted, in reading accounts of how ome man | yrder to run properiy and economi- e any wif:r”“ (',"‘;"""’""{“ | cally when warm, that it will back ey e waoon On the | fire’on a sudden opening of the throt- 3 of another | ije when the engine is cold. A lean mixture causes a motor to back-fire, lieved of his money. S {and when cold present-day gasoline driver. a!hr:;rd life for the car |\ill not evaporate sufMcients to aps the | gmuke a running mixture with all the air on. The thing to do then is to take away some air, pull the prinfer luntil the enzine has reached a run- ning temperature. ment against the use of automo- biles. 1 | L | solution is a constitutional amend- | [ | —_— i To the Automabile Editor: The way in which a back-fire or Will a seventy-two-, [“popping into the carburetor” is oline give more milenne e caris: | caused will be plain to all who know than a sixty-degree test? In the principles of four-cycle gas en- . 81 the needle valve can be closed more 1 gine operation. The lean mixture in jone of the cylinders catches fire from {the spark, burns slowly while the gine gives better results. 9:";“’".‘3 ':”“'el’ ‘}‘)‘” on é‘h“ Vx‘l’W:" = * stroke, keeps on burning through the oy Seventy-degree gas is | exhaust stroke, and some gas will more gconomical than the sixty-de- [ still be in the cylinder and burning R T 'lrahorlfin value of the' when the intake valve is opened. As GeETE fl‘ner- a e fact that you are soon as the fresh charge of air and adjustmeént proves'this. gasoline vapor comes in contact with than with sixty-degree test and en- F. U 4-CYLINDER . (DELIVERED) : Coupe . Sedmn HARPER MOTOR 7. Telephone Franklin 430 The unprecedented demand for Durant Cars is a remarkable testi- monial to W. C. Durant’s reputation as @ Master Builder of Master Cars. Immediate Delivery on ANT “Fours” and “Sixes” ALL MODELS 6-CYLINDER (DELIVERED) 1128-1130 Connecticut Avenue the flame in the cylinder it ottchesl fire, causing an explosion through the open inlet valve into the intake mani- fold. This may be strong enough to force a spray of gasoline over the motor, and it may be burning. If so, the result is a fire. A clean engine will not burn, but most engines are not clean. “Popping into the carburetor” al- ways means an explosion into the carburetor through an open imlet valve. The above cause is the most common—that is, the explosion is w1 long-drawn-out that it ignites the next charge. There are, however.| other causes. Supposing the inlet valve sticks. or for some reason is prevented from closing, the result will be an explosion into the carbu- retor, and usually a very hot explo- | sion. We believe that it is not the cusl lean mixture back-fire which causes a fire. 1t is more likely to be| the* violent explosion of a hot engine getting out through an open inlet Valve into the carburetor. When an engine has been runming | | finely and suddenly starts to pop. even | | theugh only occasionally, when Bot, it | | should be taken as a danger-signal. | [Siop immediately and look over the | |.valves for weak springs and loose [tappets. 1f nothing is discovered | here, examine the ignition system for short circuits, because this is another possible cause of the popping. If | nothing is found wrong. it wiil necessary to remove the cylinder head and examine the valves for carbon | under the seat, warped or sticking | | intake valves. { Above all, however, it is well to re- | member that a clean engine eannot very, well burn. Keep Brakes in Good Shape. More accidents are caused by poor | brakes than by any other single cause. In city driving brakes must be used a great deal, and as a conse- quence must receive some attention, though this is often not given in time. The rear wheels should be jacked clear off the floor; one man should get into the driver's seat and apply the brakes, while another tries to turn the wheels Only one of the brakes, either the foot brake or the emergency, should be applied at one time. The effect of the brake on the wheels should be equal. When one wheel is held solid, while the other can be turned, with ‘the brake on, the adfustment on the loose wheel should be taken up until both whesls are held with equal tension. If pressing | the pedal or lever down as far as; possible has no effect on the wheels either the brake lining is gone or the | rod leading from the brake pedgl} should be shortened. When brakes grab or bind with a jerk it is almost a sure sign that the brakes need relining, and they should be seen- at once, because the shqck a car receives each jimes this occurs is far worse than miles of running. The bearings in which the brake contro] ehafts work are fitted with grease cups or oil devices of some Rind. Too often these are neglected. They are as important as any and should be ofled regularly. (Copyright, 1922.) WASHINGTON-LEESBURG ROAD NEARLY COMPLETED $90,000 Sold for Which Bonds Issued—Completed to Scotts Run. W epom For eavel batweon these two cities by the middle of the sum- the announcement made Open Evenings and Sundays CO., Inc. Establisked 1913 It is latest purel being W. B. Hibbs resident of the hasers apd W, B Burling oi Wasnii.on. 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