Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1925, Page 68

VIOTOISTS WILL FIGHT FOR REPEAL OF TAXES ill Ask Congress Which VW ere W Now Considered AM ULLMAN. | year prior to the p: contributed nearly a es to the Fed. tax-ridden mo- re now cor. n a concerted and wipe out the | itomoblles. State and the automo wakening to the midated, | otherwise 1 to| id ton tax m the If the wu | tenance, vet the revenues derived from | Federal r hefore the committee | that body the automobile war Automob] motor ac- ssory and tire n ifacturers also ill lend their s in the effort 10 convince members of the National s that the motor veh = re unnecessa unjust and | discriminatory, and that they | erciore should be repealed 1ation of taxes. War Measures. These taxes date back to 1917 with | aze of war emergency act. At that time a flat tax cent on the w value and pas venue the ied A er reased to 5 per cent and a levy of ar amount placed on tires, parts | concession - was | le owners last X on tires, parts and reduced per | t and exemptior wed on motor L wholesale bLodies having | le value under $200 | to the automobile and| rs on count of these 1 of the fiscal year | tremendous total of ficient to pur- | mil automo. price. | shoul- | owner in ad other taxes | automobile | 1o 1 by the automobile to a half en ~pecifically applicable to wwnership. years after the war is still the tion. There the inheritan the auto- rev of all sorts | e ways of dodg- corporation, in- come and other taxes, but the motor- st who buys a new car ving a e value of $1,000 cannot by v possible evasion escape paying a | ix. Nor can he evade the gaso- > tax, the registration fee, the per- 1l property tax, the driver’s licens and the other fees, tolls and ex- es he must pay because he owns an >mobile. Farmer Hard Hit. The farmer is particularly hard hit by the retention of the motor vehicle | tax. He is the largest single user of the motor vehicle, and this virtually is the only form of relief which can he nted to him while general tax reductions are being granted to other groups of citizens. Members of Congr who oppose | the abolitfon of the e argued ar Measures and Are | will to Set Aside Those Discriminatory. eral highway act was passed in 1916, a age of the motor cis and that the former a me: e having In mind the general good and prosperity of the country a whole and not designed to benefit any particular group. The motorist has contributed liber- ally to all taxing units. I els that he has been her scientitically nor equitably taxed. The city, the county, the State and the Federal Government, all have collected from him repeatedly and unstintingly for use of the public highways, even though the funds so collect in many ances, were used to defray general Government ex- penses. Althouzh the motorist makes large use of the highw thelr eco- nomic value is by no m imited to his class Tax Used to Help Others. Society at large benefi vehicle e was ins from their nd te Xes against motor vehicl t year amounted to 44.8 per cent of the total highway expendi- tures of the Nation. Out of $79,000,- ount of the gasoline tax, only $48, 000 paid by moto last year on ac- 000,000 went to Stite highway work, the' remainder being used for fish hatcheries, school funds, general ex- penses'to pay city police departments and to retire old railroad bonds. Treasury actuaries estimate that for there will be a sur- funds of between $400,000,000 which | tax reduction, re scheduled for , which includes mo- veh . parts and acces- ories; inherftance, gift and income. | The motor vehicle » taxes for the | fiscal year 1925 amounted to $124,686, 000, which, if eliminated entirely till leave ample room for reds 1 the other three classes, President Coolidge und Secretary Mellon have urged th: the Federal ta on inheritances, which already are am. ply axed by the States v-nns[lllll@sl double taxation, and that a reduction | in income taxes will henefit the largest single class of taxpayers in the coun- try and at the same time result in larger revenues for the Federal Gov- ernment through Increased business activity. According to the American utomobile sociation, there are 000,000 automobile owners in the| nited States, as against 4,000,000 in- come taxpayers, which fact would seem to indicate that the automobile excise tax is more universal than any other form of major taxation. Many Taxes Repealed. The automobile, along with hun- dreds of other commodities, was taxed for revenue to defray the expenses of the war. Since the original war revenue act in 1917, however, excises on the large majority of these com- modities were repealed so that there now remains taxed as luxuries and non-essentials automobiles, tires and accessories; cigar and cigarette hold- ers; coin-operated devices, mah-jong and pung chow sets, cameras, sculp- ture and paintings and jewelry. On the other hand, relief from the special war taxes has been granted to ath- letic and sporting goods, candy, chew- ing gum, dirk knives, hunting and| bowie knives, hunting and shooting | zarments, livery boots, motion picture films, patent medicines, perfumes and toilet preparations, piano-players and phonographs, portable electric fans, sailing and motor boats, thermos bot- 0,000,000 be and in Jed. | tles, vachts, furs and many other ar- al aid highway benefits a large part | the taxes he p On the other the outstanding argument hand, it is pointed out that the Fed- (Continued on Ninth Page.) OUT OF THE CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA The ““Boss” Talks “I have found by experience that three things are expected of a real good service station: Standard, high-grade products, courteous service and SPEED! In order that the serv- ice here may be speeded up for our patrons, we have installed several time-saving features. the motorist DRROEODDRDDDE o S Seven air towers allow for quick filling of tires for our patrons. Four water lines at the gas pumps permit the rapid filling of radiators while gas tanks are being filled. A 2-car wash rack is utilized for washing cars. LEverything possible to speed up your service is done. 19 grades of oil and 4 grades of gas for your convenience. “Our Attendants Are Picked for Their Promptness, Skill and Courtesy “We are particularly proud of the efficiency of our crank- case service. Four oil pits em- bodying the last word in con- struction and operation ‘make it possible for us to drain your crank case and fill your lubricating svstem in a marvelously short space of time. Get your name on our files now—and learn the full Upper: At the finish. Starter Fred ‘Wagner presenting the coveted check- | ered fiag to the winner. Upper right insert: Tommy Milton, veteran of the speedways, who will be a formidable contender for first honors in the forthcoming classic, October 24. Upper left insert: Harry Hartz, one of the most consistent winners of au- tomobile races. Lower right insert: Young Bob Mc- who threatens to write his name in motor racing history as one of America’s Donough, former flying ace, greatest drivers. Lower left insert: Peter de Paolo, with four victories thus far this year to his credit, faces one of the most hotly contested battles of his meteoric career. Bun-Eating Bus Drivers Banished With “Petters” Thé one-armed automobile driver who hearkens to amorous prompt- ings and otherwise occuples him- self in trafic with but one hand free to guide his car is not confined entirely to America. His proto- type i3 the bun-eating bus driver of London. S0 widespread has become the custom of bus drivers of the Eng- lish metropolis to satisfy their hunger at the wheel that a circular has been issued by the bus com-. pany prohibiting the practice of food-munching in dense traffic. “The front of & public service vehicle in crowded traffic is not the place for bun eating,” the cir- cular warns. QUALIFYING SPEED OF 118 MILES MAY BE DEMANDED AT LAUREL Entry List Too Large, Officials Face Necessity of Put- ting Preliminary Test High to Reduce Size of Field in October 24 Race. A qualifying speed of ‘118 miles an hour probably will be required of the automobile race drivers scheduled to compete in the second big speed classic on the new Laurel track, Oc- tober 24, according to plans now be- ing considered by speedway officlals. Because of the unprecedented op- portunity for record setting, the local speedway will subject the pigmy inclined dangerously near the per. pendicular, motor race experts are of the opinion that the higher speed will enable the drivers better to negotiate the curves. In the inaugural classic last July the qualifying speed was set at 110 miles an hour, but many of the entrants turned the glant bowl at 125 to 130 miles an hour. Compared with the requirements of other speedways, it 1s pointed out that (Continued on Ninth Page.) racing cars to the severest test of any track In the country. With banks MAKES 2000 GO AS FAR AS This Hupmobile Eight is produced under circumstances which are re- markably favorable to its present low price. The most modern manufacturing At its original figure, the Hupmobile Eight was extraordinary money’s worth. Todyy, it is undoubtedly the greatest value ever offered in the fine car field. equipment, the large production neces- sary for the largest-selling straight eight in the world, and lower over- head are the fundamental reasons for Drive this great Eight—and you will say that such performance is worth twice the money. Give yourself your New York Autoists Warned to Light Licenses Better Motorists of New York have been warned by the police that au- tomohile license plates must be bet- ter illuminated. Drivers have com- plained to the authorities that they have been unable to obtain the license numbers of cars, which had collided with them because the tags were poorly lighted. With Car Shou By FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. Robbing Peter to pay Paul, the age-old story of false economy, has a modern application to automobile ownership. In attempting to solve automobile problems many car own. ers give themselves new trouble equal to_that which they have banished. There is some sort of remedy for every car trouble, but in a great many instances the remedies are just as bad as the troubles. Interest cen- ters particularly in those so-called remedies which motorists concoct themselves or try upon the of those who are supposed to know what is best. Experienced repairers, _however, know therc are many remedies to be advolded. One is the practice of us or piston ring trouble has developed. This serves frequently to silence u slap or to prevent excessive ofl pump- ing, but it carries with it certain troubles of its own. The Ieast of these Is the possibility that the cylinder walls will not have sufficient oil when the engine is being driven at top speed. A certain amount of oil pump ing {s advisable at higher speed to take care of the maximum expansion of the pistons, otherwise the pistons may bind in the cylinders. 0il Mist Devices. There are on the market several devices intended to provide an ol mist {n the cylinders by admitting little oil-laden’ air through the intake manifold. One these devices is that the ofl forms a seal at the pistons so that the gases cannot sa readily force down into the crankcase. This means more power and less v, then, it is an advantage to have a little oll get past the rings into the cylinders, at both high and low speed. To use a heavy grade of ofl, therefore, ma mean too litile cylinder wall lubri- cation at all time: When the engine is cold the heavy oil is congealed and will not flow and splash readily. When the engine hot the oil will be too heavy squeeze past the rings, which fit very tightly because of the increased ex- pansion through increased friction. Remedies for engine knock blamed for much of the trouble torists have with their power pl There s one case on record where in a three-vear effort to locate one knock an owner managed to add three others. Too Much Tinkering. This was the result of having the engine tinkered with too much. By the time the original knock had been traced to the water pump shaft the engine had been tampered with to a point where it was actually out of bal ance. The reboring process had not been any too accurate. And the new piston: d not been carefully se lected to welght. Not all “‘remedies” this, but they are of One of the most u dies for a piston slap is to line up the connecting rods. This process actually makes them softer and more inclined to bend out of line again. Connecting rods are built so as to bend a little under great strain, as ‘when the car is being driven slowly n are as bad as en bad enough. rtunate reme. advice | ing a heavy grade of oil when piston | MANY TROUBLE REMEDIES ADD NEW COMPLICATIONS Using Heavy Oil for Knock Is Particu- larly Dangerous—Too Much Tinkering Id Be Avoided. uphill in high gear. In almost ever car in service the rods are a litti out of line, when measured with an alignment instrument. To line them up frequently means weakening them In looking for trouble, many u car owner has found himselt collecting & lot of new trouble. Almost invar ably a mechanic will set out for a tes: hill when he is looking for trouble, and test hills have given motorists more trouble than they have ever helped to reme A favorite carl low a car to come to at the bottom of then observe conditions a erator is pressed to the good mixture will permit the car to climb steadily, provic thing else is in proper wo | der.” If the engine balks in | the' carburctor is suspect the balking does not | 2fter the enzin the trouble is r | stic heating or ¢ or test is to al reeping speed forced Avoid Complications. Before app trouble, or making tain the cause motorist is justi | going to complic | me some new {afford to ask ¥ sore remedy t an well to ask a nted the accur a car troubl le, it i | patrer to take for of one's descripti | rath r ride and de iing {an’ hour. { chan n of b r It was somethi clearly understood n was superfluous. »on showing th hop the universal § had been ained. When the skl | was removed from the motor the w new looseness in the universals | Unless the remedy is unaccompanied | by further troubles it is best to reject it and put up with the original trou- ble. To get rid of a click in tappet many owner ha money r shops only laway with tappets adjusted too close | resulting in noise a <ippir | when the engine heated up. Carbon | knocks are annoying, but not nearly | %0 serious as a >vlinder head | ga P ble, and { quick in ev dence, but many a valve-grinding jot has ended in disappointment. Not'a !mechanics are so skillful and so car ful as to keep the v | pound @n ab valve stems valve guide is worn it le | mitting a 1itle | ders ana ai | Sometim | gum on a valve to the rep: from the When a ks, thus per- r to enter the cylin will be enough stem to stop an_air leak in a wor ve guide. Thu when the valve stem is cleaned and | polished and put back into the same Ive guide, the owner finds himself with an engine that skips annoyingly at low speed in trafic. That may be more of a nuisance to him than loss of power on a few hills. (Copyright 1995.) Even Better than it Looks / Oldsmobile quality extends to every hidden part of the chassis. Its greater beauty and higher quality become all the more impressive when you consider the much lower price at which this remarkable car is now offered. We will gladly arrange a demon- stration for you at your convenience. Touring $875, Coach $950, Sedan $1025 Prices £. 0. b. Lansing, lax extra The Initial Cash Pagments. 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