Evening Star Newspaper, March 28, 1926, Page 67

CARS GIVEN TESTS INTCE LIKE ROOM Refrigerator - Laboratory at| 20 Below Zero Meets Weather Conditions. Operatic tory refrigerated labora- of testing cars rder extrame Win hed by D. M. eer, at the ety of Auto. and pow plunts annual 1 s was deser experimental en; ing of the motiv Prelin that car moderate parts of the cc to ¢ peraiu estigation showed 12 in present closed niortable at speeds 1 hour as at more 1d also that in many untry a car is expected torily in air tem- degrees helow 1 1e cold test room, rovision w made fo lese two conditions. By ia refrigerating ire in the room is zero and i inter n 10 1 driv amm is temperaty sor L per hour. Walls of Cardboard. the built_of together Mr. Plersol Re- e doors, pro. e provided and window made with g-inch room is %0 ited that there is un e transmission of heat om are cardhoar nented frige tecte there of fiv spaces thorou. almo throug id ent ule vatior Chservers who must room for some elephonic com the inside ind by a push-button signa! that is also connected with system so that if an ould be overcome and fall would be broken and Furthermore, the *d to wear avi SLUmMes as a prou st cold. All exha om the test « ind engines rried off by pipes through the enter time mur outside ir the ol sounded complete e "ower Also Measured. ? igerating system absorbs a ilated total of 210,000 British ther- units per hour ‘and the blower ilates 24,000 cubje feet of air in m per minute and passes the olume of air in the room over e cooling coils 11 times a minute, A floor test stand ior cars has a ries pulleys that transmit the power from the rear wheels to an elec- tric aynamometer outside the room, and this dynamometer can be coupled directly to the crankshaft of an engine set on an engine test stand in the roum. The laboratory, with its equipment, is ved to be complete in all details for all necessary investigations of low temperature automobile operation, such as starting and warming-up tics of the engine, dis- apabilities of the storage bat- channeling of the gear lubri in the transmission case, water tion and oil dilution in the crank- ssis lubrication, carburetion anc distribution, and the effects of sudden temperature changes on body finishes. GRAPE TRADE UNHURT WHEN SALOONS QUIT Growers in California Assert Fears of Loss Under Prohibition Law Were Unfounded. re entiry th By the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27.—Six vears of grape growing in California under national prohibition have proven unfounded fears of vineyard owners that abolition of the saloon would injure the market for their product. hipments of grapes from this state have increased from 21,605 cars in 1919 to 72,116 last year. Statistics of the Agricultural Eco- nomics Bureau of the Department of Agriculture do not distinguish between so-called “wine” and “table” grapes. Therefore they do not show whether it is hunger or thirst that has caused the more than 300 per cent increase In the demand of other states for the product of California vineyards. Before ratification of the eight- eenth amendment grapes sold around $20 a ton. Sincé the law was enacted prices b several times, soared over $100 a ton. Acreage has in- creased, but not in ratio to the growth of carload shipments. Much of the increase in the shipment figures are due to the fact that a considerable part of the crop once used in wine- making within the State now goes to other markets. As the Calitornia grape grower iakes stock of his jast year's business and looks to the coming season with in- quisitive eye, “Winehaven,” before prohibition referred to as the world’s Jargest storage center for wine, is being dismantled. It was built imme- diately after the San Francisco fire of 1906, on a seven-acre tract on Point San Pablo, at a cost of $3,500,000, in- cluding cottages for 200 employes. The winery had vats and cellars with a c of 9,500,000 gallons. ‘When filled its stock had a value of $10,000,000. In its heydey Winehaven owned a fleet of 150 railroad tank cars and it was in these that the last of the wine was transported under armed guards to San Francisco, to be stored in bond. ed warehouses, when the California Wine ¢ oclation decided to abandon the once famous institution and to attempt to seli the property for some other use HAS NO SP‘EED LIMIT. Sigp on Texas Road Reads, “Fliv- vers, Do Your Best.” SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 27 UP).—There is one paved highway in Texas on which there is no speed limit. Such signs Flivvers, do your best!” and “Boys, let the girls drive!” erected by a San Antonia auto repair shop, gret the motorist at in- tervals for 25 miles. The road is not State highway, but a private one, built by San An- tonio sportsmen. It leads to Medina Lake, a hunting and fishing resort, in the hills west of here. A charge is made against every car as it enters and leaves the vicinity of the lake. Ceotia of Poetic Fame. From the Kansas City Times. Scotia is merely a former name of Scotland, and is used at the present simply as a poetlc designation. Scotia was originally applied to Ireland, which country was afterward called Scotia Magna, or Major, to distinguish it from Scotia Minor, or Scotland. Ac- cording to the Venerable Bede, who lived the latter part of the seventh century, Scotland was known as Cale- donia until 258 A."D., when the coun- try was invaded by the Scot! and Irish tribe. and its name changed to Scotise and | Tgnition trouble (except wkipping plugs) results in-sudden stopping of the engine. No hesitating. Just a sudden swan song. A ‘“gas stop” is distinguished by & hissing sound as the engine quits. The pinhole in the gas tank cap sometimes hecomes clogged as u result of accumulation of nickel polish if that part happens to be accorded ren- sonuble care. Clogging of this pinhole will stop the vacuum system from funetioning. When a tire is removed and hung up as spare indicate with an arrow merk its original direction of rotation 50 that when i¢ Is used again you will know which way it should go. A tire should always run in the same direc: | tion for best results. GET OTHERS’ ADVICE. New Motorist Can Profit by Con- sulting Veterans. A lot of unfortunate trouble with that new car of yours can be avoided by consulting motorists who are al- ready driving the same make, Eve car has its little peculiavities, and It's because most people discover these too late thal the average car gives but a traction of the service it is bullt fol The men who drives one will have dis- covered o number of onnection with the pe ts care. Consult him, axpe Take his advice. his Giving advice rticular car and Profit by his Avoid is the so don't mistakes easiest thing most people do, It's too costly. MAKING RIDING EASIER. be bushful. Removing Spring Not Usually Ree- ommended—Graphite Will Do. Removing a leat from each of the vear springs will make the car ride easier, but It is not usually recom- mended. However, there may be cir- umstances where little welght is car- ried over the rear axle, and under such eircumstances no harm would be done provided the car was equlr‘pod with aebound checks. Usually, how. ever, hard riding springs can best be remedied by graphiting between the leaves. Easy Way to Remedy Nuisance. The easiest way to remedy the nuisance of having a broken cross- chain slap against a fender is to tie the broken ends together with a plece of cord, joining them through the apokes of the wheel. The chances are that a, special link can be inserted in the chain to repair it when you return to the garage; if you remove the broken pleces of the line from the chain proper you have to re- attach them again. 4 fine peints in | 13,000 BUSSES IN USE IN SOUTHEAST STATES Big Vemcle; Enormously Popular in Section, Report of Auto- mobile Chamber Shows. Busses are proving enormously pop- ular in Southeastern States, according | to figures of the Natlonal Automobile Chamber of Commerce, wiich shows that 13,000 of this type of vehicle now are in service in this area. This does not include those operated by ho- tels and 27 sightseeing companies. A surprising feature in connection with the report is that, despite popu- |lar impression, Florida is not the lead: |ing State In the zome in its use of busses. North ling and Missis. | sippi, on the contrary, are the largest users of these vehicl Both main- tain large fle 0ol busses, How- {ever, the common earier bus use in the South Is largest in Virginia, with Florida ranking fifth. | WHEN OIL RUNS LOW. I‘Drim« Justified in Adding Water i to Meet Emergency. If the engine's oil supply ever rung low and there is no fresh oil available, the driver is justified in trying to limp | to a garage by diluting the oil with water. Oil floats on water, which means that when the mixture is pumped to the oil troughs the dippers | at the ends of the connecting rods | will pick up the oil which floats on the top. This will often enable the en ! gine to continue running. Without | the water, the oll would ‘not be suffi- clent to go the rounds of the system, thus leaving some vital parts without any sort of lubricant at all HOW TDWSGOLVE PROBLEM Have Car Face Wall to Get Light for Tinkering. 1t is often irritating to have head. lights on the car, yet, no way of directing this flood of light on the engine when you want to fix some. thing after dark. Frequently, how ovi the problem can be solved driving up close to a stone wall, the garage wall or some largs flat object that will serve to reflect some of the light from the headlights. It the garage wall is white the indirect lighting idea may be very effective. Avoid High-Tension Shock. The shock may be transmitted to people sitting in the car if a mechanic in testing the plugs happens to make ing the car with another. It all de. pends on whether the passengers are touching metal. The high-tension shock may be hafmful to an elderly person with & weak heart, Safeguards Listed for Operators When Car Crankcase Is Dropped Dow When the crankcase is down—as when tightening bearings or inserting new.piston rings, the following things should be attended to: See that the float oil level indicator is firmly attached to the indicator shaft or wire. If the car has been in service for several years, and if the float is cork, better clean and paint it with shellac so that it will not become oil logged. See that the oil leads are mot clogged. In the case of a splash sys- tem of lubrication see that the ol troughs are thoroughly cleaned out. See that the crankcase is not cracked. A slight crack will some- times result in leakage of oil with the possibility of a breakdown when it splits apart. If nothing but bearing work is con- templated grasp each connecting rod by turn and attempt to shake it. If the pistons are loose this test will reveal it, though allowance must be made for the fact that the engine is stone cold while the work is being done, thus occasioning more clearance between pistons and cylinders. by a contact with one hand while touch- | why you will enjoy a Ri backer—6 or 8 Rickenbacker has led in all important engineering improvements within the past four yéars and was first to intro- duce many of these into their product. ‘This car is in great demand due to the great satisfaction it is giving to thous- ands of owners. All models are in the latest mode, all lines confortn to the latest in voguish fashions, Rickenbacker was first to introduce double-depth frame and still uses deeper frame than any other manu- facturer. ‘The best quality of interlor fittings, hardware and upholstering, is used in all Rickenbacker models. Accessibility for the making of minor repairs and adjustments. Rickenbacker was first to introdnce cradle springs, giving the car easy riding qualities that are unexcelled. The agile action of the motor surprises everyone. For lightning getaway— sustained speed, and instant deczlera- tion, the car has no equal. Rickenbacker 4-wheel brakes are me- chanically operated—the most simple in construction, and the most easily [l Bii%e Coupe B sdjusted ever put on @n automobile. 1.e. s. Detrett—plus wer tas The De Neane Motor Company WILDER M. (MIKE) DE NEANE, President and General Manager 1507 14th St. N.W. i Rickenba gak:m: = A CAR * WORTHY - - NAME | be the special taxing agency. D. O, MARCH 2 UNIFORM TAX SYSTEM SOUGHT TO EASE BURDEN OF MOTORISTS Three Steps Needed to Attain This Objective Are Outlined by A. A. A, Officials—Evils of Present Methods Are Cited. Asserting that an outstanding rea- son for the heavy taxes levied against American automobile owners is the lack of a uniform national system ¢! taxation, the American Automo- bile Association, in a statement is-| sued from national headquar s here, outllned three definite objectives | which must be fuifilled in orde to' insure o full measure of protection for the motorist. The association remaining one-third for road purposes. “This kind of attitude is not con fined to any one State or any one sec- tion. But why should the motorists as such pay for these pensions? Why should they be spectally penalized for education?” Surely these are general, civic miatters. Why should car owners be specially taxed for hospitals, apart from the taxes they pay as ordina citizens? There s only one answer. The gold diggers in the various taxing jectives to bhe: bodles have gotten away with it in the First—There must be a general | Past. understanding as to what body shall| ‘“‘Why should the automoblle be so- as far|lected out of all the commodities of as the automobile is concerned. commerce for a sales tax? The Gov Second—Special taxation must be|eérnment had the excuse that the tax Dbased on well defined equitable princi-| Was imposed as an emergency meas: Dles in order to assure that the mo- | ure and was loath to let go of a good torist will not pay more than his|revenue producer. But this is a very fair share for public improvements|different thing from a State selecting and for what special benefits he re.|the motorist as the special victim of a celves. sales tax. Tk in the first instance, but he would pass it on, just as the manufacturers pass ed the war tax on.” Mr. Henry pointed out in conclusion that the A."A. A. fully recognizes the freedom of the States to levy taxes in proportion to actual road needs of the | community “Because of the difference in road needs in various sections, it is to be ex- pected thit special taxes will be heav- ier in tes than in others. This, | however all the more reason w | the motinist should have it definit stated these ob- Understanding Vital. to make certain that car owners get the benefits due to them from special taxes, there must be a nation-wide understanding to what use shall be made of class tax levjes on the motorist “In practice there has heen no uniformity on these fundamental matters, and therein lies the reason for the diversity of automobile taxes, for many of the burdens that the motorists are carrving and for the abuses that hs crept into the uses of the motorist’s money,’ . Henry, president of the . declared. Mr. Henry led first axiom of special , axation laid down by the motor | “" & vehicle conference committes name: plified Iy, that the State should be lh\-dmvh{w special taxing agency Instea of | pecle e incinie beink appied:| NOT AL the A. A. A. executive pointed out | that at the moment every concelvable | type of taxing agency has its finger | Observance of Cars on Steep Hills in the pie. | Unsafe Test. “Recently,” he sald, “the Federal Government reduced the war Observing the performance of varf- tax by 2 per cent. No sooner did the lous cars on steep hills is not always Government do this than the State of | conclusive. With the throttle wide open an engine will make sufficient Georgia came along with a proposal to | but @ 2 per cent tax on net automobile | noise to deaden other sounds from a sales. What Geor; can do other |car which may be evidence of various States that need the money as badly | defects. The better plan is to observe may do, and if they get awayv with it, | the cars when they are getting a run- the Government and the States will be | ning start on the hill. It is surpris- ing in a test of this sort to note the in the business of imposing sales taxes that are inevitably passed on to the | siriking difference in the running of consumers various makes. The only caution is nother axiom lald down by the | (o be sure to base your conclusions on motor vehicle conference committee |averages, rather than individual cars. was to the effect that all money raised | The human equation must also be by special taxes on motorists should | taken into consideration. be applied to the maintenance and im- provement of highways and expended und-r the jurisdiction of the State highway department. Principle Is Scrapped. “This sound principle has been scrapped in practice. We find that one-third of the proposed sales tax in Georgia would be applied to payment of Confederate veterans, one-third to provide an educatio 'und and the COUPE OR COACH ‘825 BODIES BY FISHER Third—In order +° | and how they are to be spent. If we ucceed in clurifying the situation (o the | along these lines, the tax problem of Thotor vehicle | the owners of America’s 20,000,000 mo- { hicles will be considerably sim attention Spring Ends Need Cover. If the spring covers do not reach to the ends of the springs, thus ex- posing a troublesome point, the situa- tion can be remedied by moving the covers farther out. This will expose about an inch or two of spring near the axle, but lubrication is not essen- tial at that poin distributor would pay | v | settled us to who shall impose the spe- fal taxes on him, what these shall be { WAYS SAFE GUIDE. | 8, 1926—PART 3 Oy A A e—— OHIO PLANS TO REVISE AUTO TAX REGULATICNS Joint Legislative Highways Com- mittee to Recommend Changes Based on Wide Survey. Revision of automobile tax regula- tions in Ohio in 1927 will be recom mended to the Gieneral Assembly by the joint legislative highways com- mittee, which completed far-reaching survey of highway | financing in relation to automobile taxes. The following recommendations will be made Elimination fee of $4, §8 « therefor of a fee of $1. Increase in the gasoline tax from 2 to 3 cents a gallon. Equitable distribution of a the motor fees to cities, villages towns with the State exercising Iimited control over the manner which these funds are spent. GUARD AGAINST SKID. has just license ion ion of the annual nd $12 and substity permanent registre part of and in | Brakes More Inclined to Lock on Wet Streets. Brakes are much more likely to lock the wheels whem the streets ave wet: First, because of the decreased resistance to the brakes caused by |tessened tire traction; second, becaus | the brakes are more effective when | the linings are damp. It is well to | remember that brakes have always | been inclined to be more conducive of | skldding under the very conditions { when skidding is most dangerous Save the Gaskets Be careful net to lose the from the spark plugs when | cleaning them. Those are |drop into the pan under |when the plugs are c | moved, which means tl will leak oil when re the owner happens to gaskets on hand. & yot likely to | eclessly t the aced unle have spare re. Wamit;g on Speed | : g | ‘Second Gear’ Runs That warning about keeping the speed of the new chr below 25 miles an hour for the first 500 to 1,000 miles also means that in second gear the speed should not exceed 15. If the driver runs fast in “second” he might just as well disregard the windshield warning and take a chance on having the engine “freeze up. AUTO RIMS FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. la |SOUND HORN FOR SAFETY. | would have he | Pedestrians expect | ing they'll be less surprised when | see your car, | them the rig PIUE | cavy in the morning. For New Car Covers, Don’t Forget That— A tappet with too little clearance will mean a burned valve. When a valve does not seat properly the burn- ing gas vapor strikes both sides of it, and it cannot long endure this without damage. The grade of a hill at a turn is less it you will drive nearer the center of the road. How near to drive depends, of course, upon the amount of traffic yi the road and whether you can see wafe distance ahead. “Pightening the fan belt too much in- variably stretches it, rendering your efforts useless, P Rule for Drivers When Pedestrians Are in View. Always sound the horn when there are pedestrians in the way, even If vou do not want them to get out of your way Fwven if you are creeping and givir them every chance ) cross there are some people Who rt failure at the si l‘ down upon them. | to be hornod out hear your warn- | ey | and they'll be much more | tice that you are giving | t of way. i of your b ring of the way. If they inclined to 1 PREPAVRATION VALUABLE.: Many Leave Car in Position When Coasting Starts Engine. void the possibility of difficulty sngine when ready to tart off in the morning after a night the open many motor campers 1 it a point to park the car in such a position that it can be made to coast should the starter or battery fail. They block the wheels securely To in startin the engine | hop leaving the car through the it, but are able to coast if neces- ‘When cranking an engine by coasting in gear the best speed to use is “second.” “Low” is likely to slow up the car too much, while “high” does not give the engine a quick enough turn. R PROPER AIR PRESSURE TROUBLES MOTORISTS Manufacturers Find Balloons More Difficult Than High- Pressure Type. Tire experts are convinced that the correct alr pressure for balloons i presenting a bigger problem for mo- torists than did the high pressure tire, now being rapidly supplanted b2 the easfer riding, cushioned products Balloons now are ard equipmen: virtually all « prob lems of pressure wide spread. Discussing the vt ing balloons at the | experts point out t known faet th sure in tires wi on the maintatr | mileage tires to ome print only sugges aver nditions ar owner and usuall seientious! pressure chart. Rea a certain p tire under or In other w using a 30a5 carries { pounds, amount of air torist who and carries a pounds. The user ought some extent tires regulariy to make ce he carries is enough tire. While a balloon t flexing than a b is mossible to use only on accoun of traction surface. as the uctt ber of square inches of road ¢ ! governs the amou pressure neces | sary to carry the inspect nspected r pressure pport i Several types of hard-sur in the United States, on the ave | cost about $33,000 a mile. roads cost $10,000 a mile R. McReynolds & Son 1423-25-27 L St. N.W. A NEW USED CAR DEPARTMENT Devoting Entire Second Floor Showroom to Used Cars NOW DISPLAYING Nash, Studebaker, Buick, Dodge, Ford A Reputation Built on 60 Years of Service Stands Behind Every Sale The Brilliance and Snap of a Real Big Engine OWERED engine used in any six priced below $1000, the Pontiac Six has created an entirely new basis of comparison in the field of low priced sixes. Here you find at your com- mand what has Oakland Six, com- panion to the Pontiac Six—$975 to $1295 All prices at factory generally considered impossible in a car of this price—the stamina, by the largest snap and power of a big six- cylinder engine. It is literally and emphatically true that the Pontiac Six, both in traffic and on the open highway, exhibits speed and flexibility that heretofore been verge on the revoludonary. Yet breath-taking performance is but one of the reasons underlying the spectacular success of this new General Motors Six. THE LUTTRELL COMPANY - Distributors SHOWROOMS: 14th St. at Rhode Island Ave. Phone Main 2483 Associate Dealer—ADAMS MOTOR CO., 2015 14th St. N.W. Pot. 1742 C SIX PO SERVICE STATION: 1444-6 P St. THE SIXES