Evening Star Newspaper, January 1, 1928, Page 40

In The Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. per valve, one within the other and The Automobile Shows. ] h The automobile show season has | generally’ made. of *a different again approached. Next .\'amrdn_\»‘ua“mrr of \\'lrr; O the first one of the new )‘cqr.Yll\c National Automobile Show of New C : \\f,:,: “::“,,“ for a week at the Grand | thermostats in the water cooling cir- Central Palace. This coming exhibit | culation tem which, permitting & i 3 he water to warm up rapidiy, main- < arousing more interest than usual, | the ) 3 Ry s i cuch | tain the correct temperature prac- Many cars now are equipped with expositions, which have < altically “constant. This means . a fal tan: i i smoother running _engine, which sta ized industrial insti- Moo s i Ty [ consumes less gasoline. Late p This season, however, the public | tice also provides -_mi ns for ;,||l|l!|>'l- is more arous > ling the amount of heat applicd to « more aroused o the scnsa- | ! : s the manifold. Water pump and fan iona which have been hap- | : n B e duttry the past jew |mow are commonly combined. or : R | Where this is not the case it is usual mionths .‘}:\‘,\g.,':,a:::\'\'l‘.‘\‘v)(‘r;:"‘l:-“‘"‘""' | to_operate the water ]mu\!\‘ll\_\r 'n:‘c ing_ methods, all on a broad scale, | Same “V" belt that operates the ‘et point toward the most interesting | thus further simplifying construc | tion. | By-Pass For Oil. In connection with this importan feature of engine performances, 4t ant Philadelphia will hold its annual show January 14-21. Baltimore will | will be noted that motometers are hold its exposition January 2123110 he found on the majority of cars and last. but not least. the Washing- | exhibited. 1f not mounted on the ton Automobile Show will be seon | radiator cap they are to be found January 28-February 4. The 25th|on the dashboard: the dash type annual convention and road show of | hemg an aviation development of the the American Road Builders' Asso- |instrument. A number of cars will ciation will be held in Cleveland car with the device combined January 9-13. Nearly 30000 delegates | with radiator cap. In several cases from the eatire North and South | these sculptured works are by well American countrics and Cuba are | known artists expected. While the local Automo- | Ol filters last year hecame com- tive Trade Association is holding its | mon and this year are mor how. the motor bodics of Chicago | though a great many of them be holding a national show .have by-pass arrangements w ) make it impossible for lubricat * % % % fail in the event the filter becomes : clogged. Rubber cushioning of en- In the Dec of the ines has come in for a consider- American Motorist, rict of Lo- ' Jh1e advance, too, and whereas none ia_edition. of the American Au- | fo G ARete PO A DRI vear sociation, there appears As could boast such cquipment. 1t is to 1e opposing the plan of com- A be found this year on cars in many insurance for Washington price classes. hat action be with-| AR iriosity to many | i v | et how the | As <val. the National Show will ainedats stand ion U wealth of new accessories. No ieferendum ihas] Lo element of newness for . ¢ 1925 .ars to he the evident at- | been taken among the members and | vet the association is said to be an nization of and for the good of manufacturers to combine ornamental with the truly I the pu o o1 . i useiul. For example, even the lowly | < joiners. < own, however, | e 2 ts joiners. It is known, how nuts that hold the license in place | that many of its members are oo 4 : | e favor of compulsory fa. | have come in for attention and in | heartily in favor o 3 this year's form are combined with ty insurance. refléx” lights. These shine red and May Cut Dealers’ Tags. ;’T“‘;" hyl rfflccliml of rays from be- B M ind. and thus serve as a warning to bt calers’ tags may be | ¢ . < greatly restricted A T, | tail-lamp may be out. Stop-lights | now 4 are legion, of course, but a new type % Cor s s s is pprove 5 H i trict Commi »m"”” ‘lin:‘}icalen which is also a direction indicator This measure would all .. | overcomes the handicap of other tags to be used only on demonstrat- ors’ cars. Each dealer then would be required to use the regular ta types because it is right alongside the driver who is thus able to sce whether it is functioning. |Hogged the Roads, ‘ DOWN THE ROAD—Circumstantial Evidence. 7 i THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. 0O, o JANUARY 1. 19%8—PART 3. —By BECK. wtlll WORKI But Had Experience Experts Find R Experience is not everything in | the highways. An ob- | cently was riding with a | who ha been driving nd who spent a number instructing. This is what Sixty-¢ight miles an hour is not oo much speed for him. He never lots anything pass him | Eighty-four giant ventilating fa IN HUDSON R ne e tion of turbulence like rapi apid Rush of Air Through Tube Cuts Down Terrific NOiSCS. would | lWarns of Severe IVER TUNNEL| Tests of Brakes Wiz { Imn Driving Car ‘ © Driving in such a manner that gevire use of the brakes is neces- sary is costly in more ways than me lining wear. Think of the energy generated by the engine to get up to such a speed which be. comes pure waste when the car has to be stopped sudden! The motorist who drives more slowly and is able to coast to an approximate stop is the one who MOTOR WORLD OWES DEBT TO BUREAU OF STANDARDS Development of Many Devices and Increased Efficiency Due to Tests by Federal Experts. BY W. R. McCALLUM. ined by flowing known mixt: r and superheated fuel vapor ints & Does vour car suddenly develop | i 3 4 glaze homb and hy varving the propor- Diston sia's and lose power almost|iion (i until the flame couid just overnight? i & o propagate throughout the ent when a spark was applied go bad with | | Do your tires suddenls no visible cause in sight? ixtures v cont ining parts of air 1o 1 part What difference in starting do the o S #3 a vari “utraight” gasoline and the pT M0l ALt it e Toe hock blends mak: racked and str n tueis. Inels @ Does 2. warm radiator have a great (i707 W : . vour ca is probasiy Lo L, "’”'Lk Winte ’l"l’"!“'.“' ';""”l “et for a 1itol mixture, since that a warm Intake menifold the GIeAlent |ty oo foung 1o he. the most e ol ar great than that of the /0 "< BEVG sty e g warm water which circulates in the | qyen ;pg Gonatlone" ThE Tesalia a8 water jack {thie toer X All the answ.rs to these aquestions 0 more of the same ilk, scoien! 00 f the most Involved technical |yl ©7 may he supplied on reaueet g, and man them nature ting s con. by the Bureau of Standavds, Une Sam's great “house of wooders,” eut Manifold Heat Important. on ¢ here, by way | Recent tests ind; ate 1 consid of st, in today | erahle difference in iacket wa re haw but a hut le effecr | perat: acceleratio intake wan.fzld o o 1 fuel smallsr mixture th. mezsuring the weight the most delics o te instrumerte kno man, while jother swings shinery which measures . thermal of a Litt i in this ie comprized in the group of build- hich dominate the ights § mediatel. gouth of old Fort Reno, e tween Wisconsin snd Connecticut ave. and the automotive industry, led at the bel piece of steel or the | the b steel rod. tlon of | the erzine to pirk : prosiers of £ al study of en wie th orat era far have hesn mzAe in ia wix-cylinder They #how o tween the performan peculiar actions of automobile en- different carburetors at gines, has often turned. and is still| peiatures. A change in the turning, to the disinte ted, dispa water temperature from 212 to sjonate scientis in the hou on the degrees appeared to have little off. hill for the answers to their many | on acesleration, but a change in in- problems. ce manifold temperature from 168 v 72 degrees enheit o Bring Many Improvements, e e e rked improvement show the effect on acceleration of air tuel ratio, initial engine speed and the injec tion of an accelerating charge. For out of their research, their long days spent in intric testa under trying ¢ For many vears. « etching hack to the dark ages of the automebile, that much abused term. “road courtesy.” come countless numbers of the im- provements which go to make the modern automobile the marvelous ma- chine it is. Brake lininzs, zasolines, dictated that the bright headlights of piston rings, pins, rods. the steels Automobiles approaching each other which go into automobile manufac- | from opposite directiors should he tu dimmed, o the other fellow could see. e, headlights, fabrics for seat cov- erings, devices for cooling internal It's all wrong. the bureau scientisie combustion motors, tire care—virty-|$ay. The art of automobile headlizht ally every phase of the automobile manufacture has ressed <o far it is today and ax the ci of the fu- and municipal anc te ordinances are so uniform that dimming of the headlights for an approachin: now cried down by the hureay needlessly reckless piece of b S0 universal has the move gairst dimming of headlizhts Maj. R. E. Carlson. once the bure: utomobile headlight expert. has in- structed classes in proper headlizht- ing and spread far and wide the pel “Don’t dim your headlizhts”—al- wayve assuming t the other fellow’s lights are properly adjusted to down on the road and not up into the eyes of motorists in passing cars. ture will be have been thoroughly ex- | amined by the patient. watchful work- ers at the Government higz workshop in Washingtor. From this group of buildings have come specifications for brake linin; - which have saved many lives, for it is axiomatic in the auto- | mobile world that stoppine ix as in- | portant as starting. From them also {have come standard specifications for | tires, anti-freeze compounds to sav engines. pocketbooks and tempers i subzero temperatures. In evervthing that enters into the con. " | ? for his own private car and for his | . on the highways {used in the Holland vehicular tunnel |become completely bewildered in jte) #PbI €. Mope by e | struction of the automobile of toda . family. Traffic Director Harland { Lights Driver's Cigarette. He always staris in second gear. | under the Hudson River have suc- motion and be headed one way one in- £ -».’".'.';«'»" sy mileage in | has r-r]’l\‘»d the most minute scrutiny | Proper Lights Do Not Blind. beliy regulation necessa igar lighte . : il AT ceeded not only in completely con- stant and another way the next in-| * in the hig house on the hill overlook-| “How." says Maj. Carlson. “can a helieves t cgul ] . Cigar lighters, too, have come in o WA - e e - ing Rock Creek Park. i § identifcation at all times. | § % e | quering the menace of carbon mo-|stant and with its forward motion ng « Park. Pl By g e b ot o or proper 1den s s or revision and there is now alf NAMED noxide gas in the tunnel, but have hastened or slowed up according to H OF TRU K Is your car equipped with an his =ide of the road if his headlights Mr. Harland has received recently | “wireless” type. It is clectric and in | §, Jo areitly. Peln the deafening noises | these conditions, | cleaning device? If not. the scientists | ara gimmed hecause another car is two complaints on traffic congestion. | it a tiny piece of carbon is heated | “ jor sound vibrations created by thou Operation of Fans | | of the burcau can tell you just how | aunrgaching? The question answers One is duc to parking in Seventeenth | ta incandescence by current from the so‘nETY’S MANAGER sinds of automobil and trucks |, 5 ¥ Bt Yo 3 OWNED ON FARM ]f'“:l s ('"' piston rings should 1ast | jreelf. If the other chap’s lizhts are street, between Massachusetts and | battery. In another type therc is a which pour through the tunnel every || T':lf "l"'l"”'_'"l N b LR LD should g0 be-| \within the regulations, they won't Florida avenues, where it is narrow. | receptacle for ci 2 lday, according to the investigations 1and Tunnel produces, of cours e ore it develops piston slaps. For | plind. and it's up to the mo him- orida avenues, receptacle for cigarettes which are o — 3 - air i A th ove- ————— . 2 hat] s | ¢ e & videralle air_motion and the move- | nothing so contributes to piston and | ceif to see that his cwn Heht The director has been informed that | actually lighted, puffed by engine | . .. Bl e ane g ment of the cars themselves will pro . o levlinder wall wear. together with et T the street is badly hzh‘l‘)‘d there a'l‘d | suction and delivered to the driver | Succeds Beck as Executive o o n et e It e hice. other considerahis motion, ai of (12 Per Cent of All Motor Vehicles heavy and unusual wear on bearinga, | ottt o toe s, 127, S0 that busses passing between thelready to smoke without any need . 2opa? | ,,' . ol i bratiof ere | Which, on the principle of interference | ¥ & g | both connecting rod and main, as road | headlighting in ation with the parked machines has made night | for him 1o take his hands off the American Motorists’ Asso- i en s and’ réfraction of sound. tends to ket | il United States Are Freight | dusc mixed with the oil and kasoline. | Somis ot Aot by (e < % : 5 $ mind akes o v: of . N - fatie driving very dangerous. His atten- | steering wheel. ciation Here. tunnel by a group of newspaper men | (0F NOLE WItAI BAIS Snd m ! Carriers. Rond dust-.ny the way. is one of the American Automobils Association”and tion was called also to the fact nm} Perhaps the newest thing is the | {and English engineers, who were the Kot Cact tHAT HOUI vilcs. aoascnbh] Pmo-«.~| sl .:('nn: ::1::,‘:‘:: V- the llluminatine Engineer Society. there is a fire run on that street| hydraulic jack, which makes its ap- T R T e when ou shout azainst a high | e | stone: which man could hardly dupll- :‘"’[’::"‘;?‘.:”‘:f“”hm, o s o and that fire apparatus and a bus pearance in a number of styles. Its| The appointment of Thomas J. Keefe _\rvrv‘h‘h-l‘u‘nrl.l.;:.l.m-:wmv'-:;l \l\':,:hem’v‘l' "I'" wind is a common lexperience and [ Approximately 12 per cent of all|cate as a cutting mixture from Niag- for sever u".'.m:::. in ::n'lf;:m could hardly pass. Lh? ,O:h"a:{’i"""f"""“‘“'" advantage comes from | aq general manager of the Amel peration and the newspapers com- | e jeo "')‘,‘,"fjf"l O e & rt | motor vehicles In the United States ara Fall's hest carborumdum. study of the types of light distribu- plaint is against taxi drivers p: 1E | the enormous lifting power in pro- | \ioopsts’ Association, with headquar- |mented extensively on the fact that 14 the wind fs blowing agninst the are motor trucke, 80 per cent of whieh | Abrasive Tests Made tion required for satisfactory vision abreast at Dupont Circle during 1 ¢ | portion to the very small pressurc| . "\ unington, was anmounced |the vibration of “the motor in the Lyund. you will not hear that lco- | are operated by their owners. Farmers | Soveral h N Jader nch L Gultin R early morning rush. 0 ese | required. Also it is quite small, com- | el truck which earried the party of en-| s ¢ e z 3 3 | A Several months ago the bureau un-|absence of opposine traffic and with & A : | : small, N orton W « ¢ i motive, And it is equally true that| oo, a 2764992 ; . matters will be investigated at once. | pact and light, this past week by J. Borton Weeks. | iinoorg wan s0 oppressive to the ear-|When & room ix filled with people, the ke it s :"('h—'\(q:::;nx'zf("fn; ‘Ifi'.',‘."?.'.': A s |l-"w SR it | sl Cae YA, e R st i Mr. Harland said. { Ventilators in half a dozen new |President of the axsociation. | drums it appeared that if this condi- yymble of the multitude of voices is rho | pmes hasbop il "_“" i"" "i...m":,.:: late at night ;‘;n‘l-me;’.\' highways. The utter disrezard of some | types are available, and in one case| Mr. Keefe succeeds Raymond Beck, [tion existed when there were thot|lexs when the room is well ventilated | Moyl llng many other facts about {a fine abrasive. Under severe operat. | cquinment, which incloded feue head motorists in driving over safety|the manufacturer of a windshicld | for many ¥ prominent in local | *A0d% of motars Tunning fn the thn than when It Ix oppressive. vels far. | the extent of present<day haulage of | ing conditions. road dust in the lubri. lampe mounted side by side on a bar. zones has been apparent for some | wiper has cleverly combined with | motoring ci nd affiliated with vai- |1l AR B O T | (e L o o that | Commoditien over the highwava are |cant was found 1o -considerably in-|so they could be aimed individually time. The regulation, which is ve | this device a suction tube which |rious motor organizations. Mr. Beck | s sl i "“‘;:M':._r' cound pasees from a me. | Contained in a booklet, “Truck Facts.” | crease “-iction losses. while at very or collectively. They had interchangs- specific, follows: Article 3, scction 3. | draws bad air out of a closed car. |rexigned to go with the Automobile . L e ity mto amother it | Just published by the National Auto- | licht leads but little difference was ' able lenses of various kinds, and their paragraph b. -No person shall drive | Shock absorbers ha come intg | C1ub of America of New York City. | Effect Ix Studied. | undergoes & partinl reflection which, | Mohile Chamber of Commerce. In..mi_ the inquiry showed. The jour-| hrichtness was .controlled by rheo- ; . £l P : A Prior to his affiliation with the na- | : i i1 That trucks compete with railroads | nal bearing friction machine used in|stats. The usual methesd of . a vehicle in or through any part of | special prominence. The spring-con- T oraanization, Mr. Keefo was |, Since the tunnel has been in | thotish not strons enotighi o torm an | KL LTUCKE LB e N s o e e aasiune il | statn usual method of test wa any safety zone, whether such zone | trolling type, which operates by in- :l"",,,",f,', o aaverat iyears with jthie gLy ""l‘. with ‘l“" s HIAtng [ echa. distinetly weakens the direct | 3,." g ument of the United States | uring the frictional loss in a bearins ‘m’: . :;-‘“:;::‘l: ::;u:;h:«:': '.',:' is occupied or not. The practice is | creasing the friction between” the | Keystone Automobile Club of Pennsyl. | (10 CUUERIE SHPRRE (TE A S sound, 1 s kenevally conceded. 100 | Bureau of Public Roads that in vari: | when operating under different condi- | various distances at which it could he exceedingly dangerous as the pedes- | spring leaves, has been augmented | vania. With the Intter organization he ' iloneq e the extent to which :_|§ 'd"‘:fi‘mr o m“"‘l' hecause it a n | 0US Statex 61 to 81 per cent of all | tions of load, speed of shaft. viscosity | <cen and identified under various con- trian has every right to believe that | In onec case this simple, inexpensive | campaigned for the amendment to th s mousil iR tione. Wars » ¥ . etruck trips are for distances of | of oil. and by correlating these facts ditions with varving lghting distridu- i territory of the street as saie. device has been combined with a % %% ‘,miul spring case equipped with a ; felt pad to hold lubricant and thus New York Show Program. | Keey” the springs fesiie and oo As the New York Automobile from squeaks. Show is near at hand and many resi- | Hot-water Heaters. dents of Washington will make the| Ac indicating the interest that pilgrimage 'mne‘. it is of interest! wyere take in the making of sim- what s being. planned. ]T"""h‘*‘" ple adjustments, several tool mak- be 274 exhibitors. ory-theee Lers have brought out beautifully fin- | makes of passenger cars will be dis- |ihed sets of wrenches. Heaters, too, | played and 18 makes of trucks will | are more numerous than ever and be shown. The balance of the ex-|; from the simple hot air type position will comprise 136 displays | which gets its heat dircct from the accessories and 56 exhibitors of | manifold 10 the more elaborate ex- | seryice and shop equipment. and a | haust-heated and hot-water 1ypes taxical display. 1 One new one has the heati s s e heating fluid The show is under the auspices of | sealed i and raised to the proper | the National Automobile Chamber of | temperature through 4 simgle. con. | Commerce, Inc.. with which the nection with the muffler ! Motor and Accessory Manufacturers’| Car< on the main floor will be dis- Association is co-operating, the 0= played in an attractive colonial gar- | tire display being under the personal | den set¥ing, Foliage, hoth natural and management of : A Miles. i artificial, with ivy, smilax and twin- | j}»;x»nur; of the exposition will be | ing roses ahout the great white | s follows: columns, will produce what should | Saturday, Janvary 7, 2 p.m. 10! prove a cha p sphere. 8030 o (closed Sosday)=:Mon-Legort fas bt ’Hnu::ltmurhl.l::v .J.\x" ary 9, 10 am. 10 10:30 .0 | thie setting not 10 detract in -.u,\‘ hout the week € way from the beawty of th ars shop equipment section will be open | themselves: hence the embellich. 1o the trade exclusively from 10 am. {yents will be quiet sather than 15,5 yn. daily, the public being ad- | guudy i witted only from 5 o'clock until ime 02 e e e weck v MOTORISTS ENJOINED Special been designated as follows d y 7 obening ds Cty'x importance s n . urda h-y'"‘.‘:"‘:' AL sy ‘1‘1:‘ TO PROMOTE SAFETY| etive. Tt will supply all | wu R b L l(- | b B o s e N irat | — mpective A tn Wi ot they | 1 un by Looking at It. Expert Says MARYLAND CHOOSES TAG ) RYSEEEOR i Those Favored With Special Mary- |7re members of any il eluby | day; Thurs Army and s Lor nssociation. with nnv ing Infor. | - - | COLORS FOR TWO YEARS and Soc of Automo- | land Tags Expected to Set Ex- |mation or road maps they miy fre | . i 4 | Bk Srigioocrs day: riday, Sheair Sadiiteieing s | Eperie weemns to demonsirute i wrong ws (N other. o pbase 5 al day, and Saty y, civic and clos- awmple in Careful Driving, | Lthitt not many car owners are accus |40 Ol riism, vou cannot tell how fay v -30 to Pre- and Saturday, civic and clo {BETTER LIGHTING URGED mevs {810 U sl e oG Al | Selection Made for 1039-30 Rivo bat Dimprates 1o The Stas | o mte Judges of tive eficiency. I any [\ | % 5 i y 3 | Most motorists. this ohserver con. vent Confusion With Border- A special entrance on Park avenue BALTIMORE, Decenbwr 31 | = GEe, MyR Do Veleran maintenanee | oanes, gonsiders the tive with the fab. sud Forty-s il he used, | Ixts who have 0 favored with spe- | Eypert 8ays Traffic Cannot Be " o Wil hear all sorte of curh [ric showing thiongh the tread as about ing States. m addition to the regular entrance Oy pumbered lcenre Uags are x| k un comment regarding the vietues [ready for the funk pile to Grand Central Palace on Lesing. 1164 1o st an exnmple of careful | Handled by Mere Regnlation. |and shorteomin virlous makes of | Fhey take it for gronted,” he suys, | SP081 Dispateh to The St ool Ariving to other ausomobitistn in e | g of high, | TR 7 [t sueh a tive bsoin o dengerons | BALTIMORE, Decembes 31 M L g Riate, wecording P tin 1 A g e DR LT ne faction,” Le savw, “will praise ftlon, More exm motorixts, | MO0 AUt tags WL be white with hiue | \ i) oM changes in o0y | g comm rsloner of ot L e i ien Dt o [ #et 0 tiren wnd antfeipate many ad- | however, Know that sich o tiee could | fumerads to wiling o Aute styles, which, of course, are planly | Ljes L ey D o iitional thoumands of miles of wervice Uit thix condition 1640 had [MOBIe Commtssioner Baushoan. -t sarent, a pmber of other trener Mr Soughmin ks to corvect the | POl B ot | vom them, nover venlizing it the | oy ed stvon side walls. 1 iy 1300 WHE o geeen with white dously important changes have heen {impression tht the specinl 1ags we LTI peonem Ush i pecant nddress | s of the tres are ‘weak, The | far safer (o use amd much fargher | W made in design and construction of | i any wiy dexizoed o graat their |t ruc i | YLhEE Kroup Cven certin ks of [rom a blowont tian e seemingde | A0 advanee decision was o the cars Some are discermble un. | OW0ers Immunii Tromi nrrest Courclan itk | we and nssnmes (h * o dnger [atrang e with an undetectod hreak | COMmE the Gass, acconting e A B crhiid - ron and i | PVHEEes it wonkd o be ext I aaioh. cnrhaie iaw Secn plnced { 1VID) hnk boan renshr iy b g the side wall ™ | an, te prevent other nea b RS insoemine oiod Sl ':- L0 SHoLOHINLR SN Gierely NG e pegalithon” raid Col D e from e similar voloes v M b i ¥ i who pemented the Natlonad Auto N N 1 has ha oned n the past the added service which | T e e e i | e i i COLD WEATHER AUTO AID., Task May Be Simplified. Wi AU b etho ittt ve Loibitead by St Wawihman G KU peoting, Sand mol enougly g i |0 one Wil vemember that carbuve | e s el Many Added Veatures, bvel maared i even {honsandu.: | Gen wlven tinothade for aicomi | Gengrator Oharging, Bate Shoudd |lor trow wre vather wlow in Comintsatoners nf matar velicies T pple, 3t is heconiing o have other distinegive ommershn | ophe wtempt o handle e sole Be Set Up, [V Iopig, IO WHE Snplity (e sk of I other Bastern States, wdisd tlay more 1o use nickel o 1 exsn ST OIUE W0 BT Siven Loy Gy mehie of Fepuintion ressmbien| Ll o trouble hunting When the car's per | fact 1hat sn'alloy 46 Desom used | e i i | s atiatin ke e Ltk e L [l WEweather [ugetor bs Blaed unfusty i sueh | cver he Known (o a Car OWNer. | “One thing of espectal mportoace i | docads will wee expended for u vead [* 07976 18 thut oF having the gonerator | cuxew, 1f the car wan runntug prop vests Jave shown conclusive Dbt they at sl Vo keep (o (e | golution of (e problem totads nomil [CWIrEDE rate et up co compengate 0V the Jast time St was used, the € ocastings of the kind are {oeht boand side of e e K | s which will b Beyondd e cone [ for the much ooy ier steaing mposed | SI000es arve the cithuretog s nat at abrior B umder Cpsbted o b Blghwaye Fo Foe a® L eption of wany whe live sworked on Al [auie W osddenthy developed | T e P plt e A Wobder of these g w03 | geamie ol o dat Joron the Buttery, Adjusting the thind | aunle. Check over the othor foa aid the suriaces Wel JOMKOEL it to disvegivd e o ar i | : {onih, which soveron the genomtar's | tuves Best—thon (he. eartivetor, | 4 ity from prosecntion i et 2 ontpit, by o shmple ek for e home wx o do witls salve Srng i 1 thore vould b no o Top Needs Stretching. Liiehiaiie o an i xpensive one | Al I MAKES e prig don cach | I sion Gree the top b been Jowered. the L itarise who, tkies (he ear o hin i has been geverally aceepted | py webian aEaln WAred o | uitiag is tempted b leave G0 dovn psersioe station, Providing the starter sPEcIALlZED SERVICE {1 Gardner, Flint Il!d Hudson | e speed of engh Boas e §tonimte that Ui e of K920 b s | b s U veatier vemainms om0 e eneriy 0 Sy e aver | o Starti Lightin tgnition, | ’ iy s A that sl | adaer Janwary ) woukd peenit 0 0w L Pl temptation s one 1o Vestotedd [0 ot b which the ol s oon | GO0 ng, Lighting, g h SERVICE A SPECIALYY e gt ory i ndder [ arvest e e sl Foaprts e tione phat e ton st fEeale into i l Wi e Carburetor, Speedometer, 1ELD 1 | . b Pt i Gt e tend the Gl yaised it Entersiks B stee i e bl frile sieins e e hinkiery ki v e 1o muke the valve tappets o bl Cagem Dwecainse e mior it condition Almost vess dioss of oo, Bzl are et foe muel g Auto Parta NW Ways m contact with the camh b wadbed until the st 0 how weatly e top bs folded and en: | o Ve '||..I Pwo combitions 1 lIINl (‘).!;.'" . win short, to provide proper salse Wb new e Bt aen | st i de oot 0 welnkdesamd {aiee ot e Battery e g iven s vt ararnn i elminate none Mo . ,4.: g e et b the pear on Do : e b ‘..,..,..;”,‘.,' Cop troubibe Ll help s sl 400 b not o CREEL BROS' Tiies Al Acvensnnivs a4 s common 1o fnd tweo cpring: | tie end of Janior Mnot Chiecked from time (o tine fall uttenty wden s heavy burdenc [ IBE0IT HIW S N W Pot | . e ten State cons -l 3 to 19 per DrnnslvAIa B e COBRLIBON. WOL A discovery stimulated ren and at each of the Innumerable sur: ;" 10 19 pel vesulted in the authorization of three | (5 QSO SCIIIEIN € Sl ML L T ey bond frsues, totaling $150,000,000 for [ 1oACRI @0 HE 8 o v ore than Inn mil voad construction and which p el i R Sl 5l i | mileage of loaded | i kchoa eater of . alof roximity of surfaces tends (o ! b ctle Pennsylvania among the foremost [ jih the presenc fture. hang- e Intensity of sound. The ve.|-3 Milen in Connecticut to 31 miles in States In the matter of good ings and people. conslderably icity: of WikA Rlafig’ Lhe- BYOLTE w] —rardiTtie Hix latest with the il ICenalty € s Hioihe. In Y CORERIAEANIE. ekb (AN Ak m | o DRAIIAE HeISSR I B n s Club was in tion with the - | ¢ ’ Phih i ver i e Y £ | rucks short distance handling fon of the River AL, o Thin 8 verv fmpot-| creter height. The velaclty at a smmed 46 rallvoads ave now tion of th 2 tant. not only in tannels and sube | height of § feet may be double | oh h E £37.000,0 nd the prosecu- using them in terminal operations, 15 T gt O whieh had | WAve but in buildings where the | what it ix at 1 foot above the ground. | yee them for store-door deliveries and thon of . “randide ‘couria”. WhioD. Ho¢ ustic arrangements are considered | This has (he effect of condensing the 11 pyve lonz preved upon the motorist in | yepy e uil i . s ) ot oopenHng he [T have " sylvania, nngnifie o tre dous vol 3 N I""’;"‘w “‘v| L S ‘:lm:n:'lll u: 'I tremendous volume, it g @ makes an inter Caveah traffic surveys report tion. needa mo. Justification for Its ex- | According tn B B ¥ " Which tends o deaden the | hug the part of motor-truck I when It is considered that less | 1on. an export w e W1 s possilile for IWo Waves | gunngae §s a diceet discribution of Ktence H e figelien ton, an expert who has made n s of sound of the same length to proces ommaodities to their finad use. In Cook than 3 et of the o S lcial stury of the tunnel ventilation. [ in the some divection and 1f they co- | connte. 10in 10 per cent of the ers of the country are membwrs the fundamentally two factors » i thelr phases. they stvensth s > motoring elubs,” Mr. Keefe pointed | jn 4, 1i i ferenae th bl 1 L i irensthen | onnage earried by troeks e of this i o e ronditions—intesference With feach other. 1f. however, their phuses | type. Products of manufacture constl « : ; ; and refraction of sound vibrations Her by half o length, they neutral (ure the lirgest paret of truck tonn The poramonnt thoy which help contry « volume of | ize euch other and lsnce is the re. | maunting to 63 por cent of the total : organl ) oiwex in the Holland Tunnel sult. el SRl o it s Ll Ay eting fheeunh ithe | Would Line Walls, Onio. An overwhelming majority of hot the bullding up of Joeal motor rds, SOUNA WVeR— O T e elubs throughout the United States” v upset or impeded b Another widely known vemttlating | (he trivke heed o0r S0 (08 TEN Afiliated with the national body i ‘motion in the air due to interference,” | engineer, W. A, Rawe of Detroit | (vbes (T L6 H8 I EE SORE Gl 0 the Greater Washington Me Club, xald Mr man. “If the motion of Woull line the walls of the tunnel or Pennsylvinia. Connecticut and Coolt which, although but recently organiz | the aiv ix not constant in ita apeed or | of o huilding with abxorhing material | [E0RE VAR CORREEUREE R LG e, alreads e larke meaberdip, G divection. 1t obviously mikes very de. | or indproofing to further reduce the il % i I ik generally ¢ 1 that Wash. [clded interference with sonund waves | ¢ffecis of the nolses, although he did truct o e rucks haul only Ington kets more tourisie from more | (s Ing (o get through 1t and the sound | pot sy whether this would be prac. | Commn surier (uees Jnil Bis wections of the United States than any waves themselves hecome distorted | ticable in New York or Boston “‘""M.“,'".. over the Righwiys: lateretate other ity the country and it s with [and broken up In trying o pass| W e e T s the fded of adequately serving these through a variable motion turbu | he higherpitched nolses of the | ©" "‘l ok theieet Aa e Bioted e ists that the Greater Washing e dn the air | subways, created by trains .-.-mhn;:""l St ‘\.'“"._ it ey gy £ ton Motor Club wis Jaunched,”™ Mr, | “Fhe action fx similir to a ship [ theough them, s annoving, shue the {10 88 SUtes, sold GO SChia sixiod Which mixht pracecd very nicely on i | chief complaint hax been stifiness of | Pesinning o6 1150 CoRsCiiiest o This eluh e one of many affilfated | Ver Where the matian was smooth | trains and stations due o inadequate | SE00 0 total motar yenivle SRS CAube of the Amerfenn Motorisis’ Ax | 200 constant, but on reaching i sec- | ventilation ] *Hh;n.”:\" oo At evaRkMNEY wociation. Both the loeal and the — e T e ikl i St it tonal hody will maintain n tourin Los tracks, due to heavier per mile woin keeping with th formation bure mixty ‘Can‘t Estimate How Far a Worn Ti re e of air and globules of wate; in a suitable manner a comparison of tions. As might he expected, the en; | | the performance of different lubri- | neers found that the darker the night nts with a given Bearing was ob- | thas sreater the visibility for a ziven alned. heam intersity and pattern. isibility At sev ro operating conditions the was found to be the same for alt | trietion when operat’ : with an abra sive in the oil was found to be far ! zreater than when operating with a | stralzht oil. the difference in friction \sing as the severity of oporat onditions fncreased. These tests, indicate that thers < fiekl for further re- rference 1o the factors affecting the wear of journal bearings. | speeds between a wal hour. Attention is now heing divected te & study of illumination when other ve- hicles are met. For use in this work A test ear has been equipped with one of the four head lamp <ots’and other special devices. The four lumpe are mounted at the rear of this car, but and 4 miles an trolied from ver's seat {, The bureau has one at sreat lensth is 8 dummy. which is carried on { Into the factors which cause compres. | the right-hand running boand. This Paion o spark knocks in automobiie ' car kaebs some distancs in advance of caires. an inquiry which has great | the abserver’s car until a suitable test passibilities in conmection with the ion is reached. The drivar then xh-comprossion enzines put on the - . stops amd turns on ket re v by severai manufac ts to simulate a ear turers. especially adapted for Nigh- approaching from the opposite direc test cascline, A survey shoned the tion He alvo swings the dummy out | need for some standard methods of sside of car. The observer measuring (he antiFnock valus of Keeps o1 until he can definitely dis- foele Nearls a' the tests investi- ' tincuish betwesn the dummy hevond [ Rated consist of ensine t S or rely and te the right of the opposing lights, on engine tests for thair interpreta- Funds fo- these tests have heen pro. tion, amd some of them invelve a'vided by the onal Automedile standud of Kngek intensity. Advane bec of Commerve. fing the spark untl a Kook of a iston frivtion _asa exlinde ¥ Jontinued_on Ninth Page | specitied intensity ovcurs was one the motheds used. of The benzol equiv- adent or the toluene value of a tuel indicates the perventasge of henzol or which must be blended with to give equal intensity of | K ovk under equal conditions, | “Cracked Gas™ Idea Rlasted. Anti-Freeze Winter Accessories | Do you have the idea that “eracked” AN MANIS YOur car easier than we asoline’ 1t's all wions has found. 1 as 24-“0\“‘ Atarting the engine is concernad, aside Lir o velatility . there is no appreciable 2 difference hetween “cracked” and | “strwight ru Althoush | oeraeked” & isfactor iy i an inter ne with era 1t elimination of the ehivotion Alle Kook, the di rence in the stast e qualities between the twa Kimds PARTS and SERVICE {0 kax is handly noticeable in tuels of equal dutility. the burean finds, The See IOrtant factor i starting an aute mobi With IRnition processes as oumid to he bt is the time requiret Lo built up an colesive winture in the enx Unders. Thus the lea WMt It A certain Vol of engine stavting was deter Ourisman-Chevrolet 610616 H St. N.E. House Service Buelt heater gives beat tvaulis va VONE SO S0 0 0N avabe Ui, Ladaite ¥ Bdand ARMENTROUT'S, 1710 14th St. & 10th & Eye