Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1925, Page 66

Trick Cars Owned By Students Banned By College Heads The pensive and $50 type owned ington State Co . has caused the dis students members of the culty, to draft a rule prohibiting parking on the apus of cars considered danger « nd bearing signs deemed dis- creditable. The college discipline body also is planning to require all student drivers to register them- selves and their machines. | FUEL SUBSTITUTE FOR OIL NOT FOUND Research Expert Sees Years of Experiment Before Auto Problem Is Solved. slve number of * tomobiles of the $25 tudents at ze, in Pull- line com and | Despite persistent attempts of chem- “ists to replace petroleum as a motor fuel, as yet there is no economical | I T S . MOTOR SHIPMENTS BY RAILWAYS HEAVY. Le*iuhh Corporati 1Msnufacturers Transport 734,730 Carloads of Cars and Parts During Year 1924. aper mical use of automo by the . an public “At the pres e enormous quantities of motor fuel are being con sumed by automobil Authorities are in agreement that to supply motor uel 1e constitutes an out- | standi m for serious consid eration Crude Oil Abundant There appears to be an abundance of fuel distributed throughout th earth’s crust, but of this only a sni proportion he e ng requi tomobile engine. considers that motor: {uire that 40 within each ¢ cturers shipped | motor cars and | weeording to o re Automobile manu 34,730 carloads of during le public by ge volume of representing | s multiplied | The figure ¢ 1.m~ hauled by various ro 45 The freight volume icated S e e e : cels and quate subs 1 ;,”’.‘k 5 s 2 e | ul gasoline vapor of the * ing 1 | tined for of the t ne essential property of a sut- isfuctory motor fuel to meet this need ts volatility —all other requirements | can be obtained by the addition of | moditiers. ,or | of | es in | Good Substitute Lacking. Though there appears to be no im- | mediate danger of our subterranean 5 | nks of petroleum running dry sens 1 - | axiomatic gallon of |13 i leumn 1 f the ground | s or in the future knows just when) our. petroleum re- | serves have diminished to the point where we can no longer supply | our motorfsts with a sufficient quan ap volatile motor fuel from ne, giving 8 miles per seldom exe- ced utllity of the than offsets the | s of | N e necessary hefore | Ballon. practical results of a quantitative na- nce tha motorist ma such a gain for in ather than obt { problems in | writes I | tiple-disk cluteh, which ope | cluteh | factng in | tinuous ser | should be -THE - SUNDAY - STAR;» WASHINGTON, D.--C., - OCTOBER 25, 925—PART 3. SINGLE-PLATE TYPE OF CLUTCH PRIZED Introduction Solves Many Problems in Automotive De- signing, Expert Says. Introduction of the single-plate type | of cluteh has solved many perplexing automotive designing, Wemp, clutch engineer, | 1 of the Soliety of Auto- | in the journ motive Engineers. Mr. Wemp points out that the sather-faced cone clutch held sway in ‘lht‘unl hen followed the metal-to-metal mul sted in o > next important advancement in represented as the multiple-disk dry cluteh 15 0. which e-plate type. rs ago the automebile in- | dustry well established and de- | manded better units for money,” | declares Mr. Wemp. *“At the same | e the car drivers demanded sier operation, und, us the single-plate meets bLoth requirements it | came into prominence rapidly. Displaces the Cone Type. “it has displaced the cone type on miost of the cheaper cars, and becaus of its lower cost and r le ser iceability um\h ads in | th vs model; velope durin > dry plate types sible by de base friction 1 a prop A good friction | ith, fle ment over a v e of speeds be able to withstand hard and con ice over a long period. Interesting Development. |3 Ul the most inte ng devel- | b of single- \} molded | eclement in design thut | has not received suflicient attentior that asin pic epo into . it is nc house the cluteh plet. {1y in the flywheel and that openi provided to allow air to| ite through the mechanism. non - adjustable single - plate ‘(5‘3. lé& designed clutch | - ble engage- | & SSTAR SERVICE ST clutch has its advantages and its limi- tations. Its simplicity, easo of as- sembly and low manufacturing cost are of advantage to the car builder, and the non-adjustable feature makes it particularly desirable from the serv- e, as it is impossible for an rienced mechanic to adjust it Highway Oiled Again. The Leonardtown road from Hughes ville to the beginning of the concrete stretch below Hughesvillé is recelving the second application of ofl, accord- inis to announcement by the Marylund State Roads Commission. OUT OF THE CONGESTED TRAFFIC AREA ‘ The “Boss” & Talks “I've been talking so much about our adventures in crank- case service, card records, con- veniences and the like, that I had almost forgotten to tell you about our T-I-R-E-S! Of course, we carry Firestone Gum-dipped Tires, which we know to be the most popular and serviceable from the demand for this reliable, efficient tire. But— “The Weaver “Tire Changer “Is what T want to tell vou about. The best tires and rims made won't stand up long under cold chisel and <ledge hammer methods That's why we invested in a Weaver Tire Changer. It eliminates all danger of injuring tires and turns out the work far more quickly 1t helps to give you in- creased mileage, due to minimum_ wear on your tires and casings. Just another reason why we are— IORE THAN A FILLING STATION “We are more than a filling station—we are a SERVICE m\‘ In addition to carrying Havoline, Veedol, Polarine Mobiloil, Caspar and Autoline Oils, and_Amoco, Lightning, Standard “Anti-Knock” and Standard Straight, we h: complete line of first-class accessories, Firestone Gu S! and Tires, ctc. Our personal service is yours to command, remember “Every Container Is Plainly Marked With & the Grade of Oil It Contains, and 4 You Get the Grade You Specify.’ (1 Jhe MODERN DOWNTOWN STATIO 'y; TATION® ture are obtained. 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