Evening Star Newspaper, May 16, 1926, Page 76

6 THE EXPERTSTOSTUDY NEW MOTOR PLANS Society of Engmeem to Meet | at French Lick, Ind., | June 1 to 4. | rhat the ' the motor truck are becoming factors of incre; ing importance in the country’s tr | portation schema t they are ative to the whole, is ns » 1926 edition | Figures of the | mobile Indust recently published | by tae National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, This compendium of statistics and { pertinent information notes that tivities in the truck and e are 14,000 miles of bus electri railway steam railroads s equipment. TIn ris there is a very con- total of bus operation by va- independent ries. . In States where ani of the has been completed by the United States Bureau of Public Roads, 31 per of the bus routes are neither or indirectly com- petitive wi railroads. The point is m the National T Commerce s effecting Auto- [ imporiant sasin uls and for than-carload fons. In most cases, it is the railroads contract with shipping concerns for_ this It i brought out that 37 car viers are utilizing motor vehick movement of goods at terminals, wre making use of motors as replace- ment units for local freight trains. opera shown, | priv | serv the Gener: e ice. Demonstr Riding Comfol ELECTRIC AND STEAM RAILROADS HAVE M NY MlLES OF BUS LINES Increasing Auxiliary hqulpmem, Transportation and Mileage All Over Country Reported by Automobile Chamber of Commerce. The Lehigh Valley reports monthly savings through use of motor trucks anging from $391 to $2,429 in differ (‘l\l types of service. tax bill paid by the motor ve: mounted to $667.000,000 during According *o statistics on the mmm this was almost the total of taxation required for the en- tire highway bill of the United States. The latter aggregated aoout $1,000,- 000,000, of which nearly $300,000,000 sed by bonds. The booklet under discussion con- tains a great many items of interest and importance, both to the industry and to the motoring public, Some of them are as follows: More than 1,500,000 motor vehicles were scrapped during 1925 Railroads carried 3,040,000 carloads of nutomotive freight during the past here are at present approximately 3,445,842 persons employed in the au- tomobile industry. The 1914 automobile dollar 1s worth ‘llh today, while the 1914 cost-of- llar is worth $0.59 of 81 per cent of the world's motor vehicles are owned in this country Foreign nations ~ bought 536,741 American automobiles during 19; An aggregate of 14,041,000 motorists visited the national forests during the vear. or 36 per cent more than in_the preceding 12 months. It required 1,482 bushels of wheat to buy the average motor car in 1913, while only bushels are needed today. 552 1926 OUTPUT OF TIRES ESTIMATED 32,000,000 If Rolled Away at Rate of One a Minute Would Take 58 Years to Finish Job. | For S | been many years from horse 1 end to end” to | make complicated figures clear to the lav mind. The tire industry, from | Akron. Ohio, announces that 32,000,000 be turned out in 19 press the layman, it trans- lates these figures into the following facts: I these tires were rolled away at a te of one a minute, it would require years to complete the job. cach tire gave 20,000 miles serv. regate mileage would be “enough to encircle 000 time Axle Co. will review the development {of the worm drive. | Latest developments in tires and | drop-center rims that make tire re- | moval easy without tools are to be | recounted by B. J. Lemon of the United States Tire Co. A phase of engineering that has not on given much consideration is fts d Tarnest Wild- [ relation to business. This is to be Works; and a [discussed by & prominent engineering it | executive. Jacklin of Ohio State Uni- ar ion » be described | b “hypoid” e work AUTO SHOWS TO EXHIBIT BEST SERVICE METHODS Special Emphasis to Be Placed on Modern Equipment at New York and Chicago. Special emphasis will be lald on modern methods of servicing motor cars and trucks at the national auto- mobile shows of 1927, according to an- nouncement by S. A. Miles, show manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, which con- ducts the expositions. A section of both the New York and Chicago shows will be devoted to operating and demonstrating service equipment. The service equipment section will be arranged to appeal to both the trade and the public so as to promote the use of modern machinery and tools and scientific methods. Because of the decision to include this phase of automotive work in the national shows, the automotive main- tenance equipment show, which was conducted in the Spring of 1924 and in connection with the national service convention at Detroit, will not be held this year. An effort will be made to concentrate attention on the development of service equipment at the New York show, which will open January 8, and at the Chicago show, which will get under way January 2 SUNDAY' STAR, WASHINGTON, PREPARING AUTOS FORTRIPS URGED Proper Adjustments and Re- pairs Before Setting Out Held Essential. That there will be more automo- biles on the Nation's highways dur- ing the 1926 touring season than ever before in the history of motor- dom is generally conceded by ob- servers. As to the mechanical con- dition of cars, motorists are warned to include careful attention to fitness in their preparations for both short and long trips. What form this preparation should take, aceording to Oscar Coolican, president of the Packard Washington Motor Car Co., ie entirely up to the individual car owner. “Now is the time to take stock in the condition of one's car and to get it in such shape that it will be able to hold its own in the matter of appearance and mechanical efficiency with the machines with which it will associate during the Summer months,” he declares. Highways Made Ready. “Motordom Is convinced that tour- ing provides one of the most delight- ful, exhilarating and healthful of all recreational activities. Motor cars have opened up the beauty spots of the country to all, and this year will find a record-breaking number avall- ing themselves of the splendid new highways and the well-.groomed old ones. “There is nothing that more quickly takes the edge from the de- lights of touring than to attempt it in a car that has not been put Into conditfon for such service. The careful automobilist who intends to capitalize to the utmost his touring experfence will see to it that no series of minor mechanical disasters rise to make his trip one of physical exhaustion and mental terror. “He will have the power plant of his automoblle carefully checked, and if it needs overhauling he will not leave this vital work undone at the risk of having his entire trip ruined. Cars that have seen hard service all Winter almost inevitably need minor corrections, such as having the carbon cleaned and valves ground, looseness taken up, carburetors re- adjusted. Preparation for a tour also should call for a change of grease or other lubricant in every vital part. Differential and transmis- sfon lubricant may appear to be all right, but this appearance often is deceitful. “The body also usually can stand some attention. It, too, should be prepared for the differe service which it will give. Springs and chassis should not be overlooked in this general reno- vatlon. “In short, no motorist should at- tempt a long tour unless he has ascertained that his car is ready for it. He would not start in tha face of a personal illness. He should have the same regard for his automobile.” New Low Chrysler Prices Chrysler Supreme Six-Cylinder Quality and Performance Now Offered at Sensatiorally Low Prices v Chrysler “60” = Chrysler“70” Reductions of $50 to $200 Another Chrysler Achievement - %1075 1145 1165 1195 1295 - Touring Roadster Coupe « Coach « Sedan « - - e " e ¢ o o = - (All prices . o. b. Detroit, subject to current Federal excise tax) Chrysler Quality and Value in a New Low-Priced Six In this third great Chrysler Six, first presented only a week ago, are the same quality and value that have won such public acclaim in each of the other Chrysler Sixes. Sixty miles, and more, per hour; unprecedented ac- celeration; gas economy of 22 miles per gallon; the strikin, benutv of Chrysler dynamic symmetry; astonishing riding ease and roadability; the safety of Chrysler four-wheel hydraulic brakes; oil-filter and air-cleaner; full pressure lubrication; seven-bearing crankshaft; road levelizers front and rear; roomy luxurious bodies. The lower price of the “60”—the lowest price at which a Chrv:ler Six has ever been sold—is merely a difference of size, of speed capacity, of special nce. Coach - Phaeton » Roadster - - Royal Coupe Brougham - n ¢« o @ Royal Sedan CrownSedan (Al prices f. subject to cwrm’c!’ offered you in the C! lower prices which m: lower prices there results #1395 1395 1525 1695 1745 1545 1795 1895 o b. Detroit, ‘ederal excise tax) Changed in No Way— Except Lower Prices With a production of over 800 cars per day, all of the best for which the name Chrysler stands is now ler “70” at sensationally new e it the outstanding motor car value of all time. Inthe accomplishment of these new absolutely no change in the per- m’ style, equipment, design, in body or chassis, which have won such universal preferce and admiration among more than 110,000 owners. Amongthese thousands and thousands of enthusiastic owners, the Chrysler “70” has an unrivalled record for durability, long life, performance and comfort. At the new sensationally lower prices these features of supremacy are made even more outstanding— the of inherent fineness of Chrysler quality of [ design, materials and workmanship. You will find us eager to demonstrate to yon d\; extraordinary Chrysler qualities which make the Chrysler ““70” and the Chrysler “60” at these new_low prices the most sensational values in all motor car history ~—CHRYSLER-— Model 60 On Display Only at 1612 You St. N.W. H. B. LEARY, JR,, & BROS. 1612 You St. North 4296 Branch Salesrooms—Connecticut Ave. at © Si. and 1321 34th St. N.W. i. R. KEENAN, 10th and Eye Sts. N.W. D. 0, MAY 16, 1926—PART 3. An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN The mythical “man in the street’ is no myth to the driver who is trying to keep his record clean. Cars Don’t Make the Man. Clothes and cars are much alike in one respect at least. Both often pro- claim the man, but neither necessari- ly makes him. A good driver i= an even better driver at the wheel of a good car, and generally is handicupped with a poor machine, But a poor driver cannot cover his faults even with a good car. As a matter of fact, the fellow who slams through the gears with an old car is likely to pass unnoticed, where- as the same man doing the same sort of trick at the wheel of an attractive car is apt to bring forth wdverse crit- feism. Quite a few undesirable drivers seem to feel that a smart car will be a valuable cloak. Lut that is expect- ing too much of zny automobile. Drivers must make themselves, and not rely upon tha car to do the job. The better the car the more glaring in contrast is the driver if he does not match it in refinercent, caliber, taste and judgment. When some dri ers go from one make of car to an- other they forget to improve them- selves in keeping with their new sur- roundings. They are apt to feel that the car will hide their shortcomings. This {3 one of the bigkest human shortcomings in motordom, and it plays an important role in retarding that progress which aimns to improve motoring by putting improved driv- ers at the wheels of improved cars. Modernize Your Car. Here is an engine alteration which can be made on almost any car at very little expense, and one which brings the engine down to dute in such a way as to match the iatest ideas in engine design: Remove the carbur:tor heater tube, or “hot stove” from the exhaust pipe. Cut a hole in the valve cover plate. Tnsert the end of the heater tube in the hole of the cover plate.” The purpose of this alteration is to provide the engine with damp, or oily air, so that the effect of night driving can be had at all times while the engine s operating. Several ac- cessories are now offered for this pur- pose, but the same effect can be achieved by this simpio change In the arrangement of the hcater pipe. Progressing Backward. “The time is not so far distant when motorists will crank their en- gines by hand “Acetylene will be used for fllumi nation on the highways.” “The one-cylinder engine vill be the most popular typ.* These are the fanciful, yet logical conclusions reached by those who pic ture the automobile as influenced by the age-old theory of cycle This yerr the worm back again for passengor o business has heen exceptionally for horns that operate from Who n tell? has come rs and good bulbs. RIDE IN COMFORT RIVE WITH EASE 1012 14th St. NW. 2107 Pa. Ave. N.W. 1126 20th St. N.W. Ilealen Good Bnyers. Among the many factors operating to increase annual production and sale of cars is the demand from automo- bile dealers. Selling cars has always looked like a lucrative business to the uninitiated, so every new make or model finds a large dealer demand One dealer who is now out of busi- ness has six cars in the famil;. Not a bad customer for the industry! Did You Know That— After a rain, the spare tire cover should be removed and the tire al- lowed to dry? ‘When an extra Lattery is used to combine with the weulened one cf the car, to crank the engine, the two should be connected in parallel> This increases amperage without increas- ing voltage. A sixvolt circuit should not have more than six volts. Lach cell rates two Volts. The rear brakes of a car do not get water-logged as quickly as the front ones? The reason is because the front wheels go through the puddles first and empty them of their water. Easy Way to Keep the Cap. There appears to be no good reason why a motorist should stop for gaso- line at a filling station and then drive away leaving the fuel tank cap to topple off the runninz hoard, trunk rack or wherever he happens to have lain it. The first thing the average car owner does when he removes the cap is to put it whore he is likely to forget it. Sometime:s he leaves this for the attendant to do. Why not 1ake it a habit to put the cap in a coat pocket? It milady happans to be driving, and has no pockats, why not lay it on the floor of the car? It s excusable to forget to put the cap back on the tank, but not to lose it. Choose Your Own Rain. Keeping a car clean even in rainy weather is far less of a problem to the man who uses a little judgment under such conditions. One of the best tricks is to keep at least 15 feet behind the car ahead at all times. This avolds the wheel spray from the tires of the car ahead. Water that drops from the sky is quite different from water that i3 splashed off the streets. Now You Have It! (Ans\\er- to last week's questions). A “bleeder” in a cavburetor is slmnl) a hole or air vent designed to reduce and control suction where the latter is used to act vpon the gasoline as in an accelerating well. 2. There is vau of fire from a cross-circuit when ecleaning a cold en- gine with kerosene uniess one of the leads from the battery is disconnected. 3. A passenger can he £noc! he happens to touchi metal while a mechanic working on the engine touches a high tension wire 4. A ball or roiler bearing engine would be little, if any. advantage for the reason that a e e is not One ride in Oldsmobile Six impresses you ed if | RALWAYS REPORT Electric Lines, Although Los- ing Money at Start, See Big Future for Coaches. Financial logs in the operation of motor ccach lines as “feeders” is not daterring electric railways in turning increasingly to this type of service. This point s made by G. C. Hecker, special engineer of the American Elec- tric Railway Association, ‘n the Jour- nal of the Soclety of Automotive En- gineers. The article records that the tremen- dous growth in the use of private au- tomobiles has seen an increase in the traffic on electric railways. tes Big Increase. Mr. Hecker, describing the the bus by these roads, writes: “It may be of interest to know In 1924 the electric raflwavs c approximately 16,000,000, 000 pi rs, which is an increase of : 2,000,000,000 in a perfod of 10 years. “The ' electric rallway operators have been criticized to some extent be- | cause they did not go into motor | coach operation mora rapidly th they did. However, 16 electric r way companies were operating a tc of 75 motor aches over a few miles of route in 1920, and the latest figures | have indicate that 251 electric rai were operating 4 ches over 12,060 miles of route 1924, Many Operations Unprofitable. “Figures that we have collected the headquarters of the American | Electric Rallway Association indicate that approximately two-thirds of these operations are unprofitable and pre- sumably will be for some time, although in general the business is in- creasing at a rate that undoubtedly wiil make & number of the operations profitable. That is due, perhaps, in & large extent to the fact that many | of these operations were started in sparsely settled territory to extend ex. isting railway service in the most eco- nomical way possible and also where competition had been threatened. They were not started with the idea of making immediate profits, because | it was recognized that at the outset they would not pa deslgned to spin. Com:pression is al- ways a greater retarding force than friction, and compression is necessary to_efficlent operation 6. Unless there is in the bottom of and shaft of a dry sweat and rus* (Copyright, 1896.) use of that in «n open drain | case, the plates | plate clutch wil! Slightly Used Any Size—Lowest Price, $1 Up Guarnnteed D. GILBERT 1370 H St. N.E. BETTER DEALERS BACK USED CARS THEY SELL Yet Most Buyers Accept Inefficient Performances as Penalty of Low Price. Why not give the used car a chance, automobile dealers are asking. 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