Evening Star Newspaper, January 8, 1928, Page 64

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. Shows and Wars. ‘ The New York Automobile Show | js on and the automobile war ap-| pears to be on also. Besides the three-cornered fight between the manufacturers of the less-expensive type, close competition is being evi- denced by producers of the more costlier cars. Scarcely a week goes by without announcement of another prioe cut by one rival to go one het- ter than s nearest competitor. The public at present is deeply in terested, and as a gromp is standing en massed on the side-lines watchmg | the “game” go on. Many persons, unthinking. would be glad to sce war continue indefinitely. But wiser ones are viewing the whole affair from another standpoint. To them it is one of concern. While for the time! being there is nothing to be alarmed 2bou But should the war 2o too far, both in regard to time and con- duct. a serious economic result | might be effected. * o ox X Automobile making not the question of putting parts h\gv:h(!,“ assembling them and calling the re- sult a car. k of the plant detail is the getting of the various parts, which calls for many industries througho the entire country Steel must be mined from the ore, rubber must be grown. wood must ined from the forests, glass m the sands and so on with the ng needs for the automotive mdustry or these parts necessary for a machine thousands of men must be employed, and their salaries paid. A rel ecs automotive war could cause the shutting down of some of the large factories, by the manu- facturer being unable to stand the competition. Poorer quality ma-| terials might have to be used to| meet too many price cuts. And should a manufacturer fail, the loss of his millions have its effect on the economic world, just as the loss of salaries to his employes. An| effect would be made on the banks as well. It can he seen that such a happen- ing would be very far reaching and should be prevented at all costs. However, it is to be hoped that such | a condition will not come about and that an armistice will be reached before the hostilities are carried too far. | * x % % Burcau Merits Praise. The automotive world owes great credit to the work of the Bureau of Standards, under the directorship of George K. Burgess. In a recent re- ort of Mr. Burgess, through the partment of Commerce, at a sub- committee hearing of the House on appropriations, just made public, the sum of $25000 is asked for the in-| yestization of automotive engines. This amount is the same as obtained by the bureau last year. Among the surveys and investiga- tions carried on by the Bureau of Standards include methods of meas- uring anti-knock characteristics of fuel, the starting of internal-combus- tion engines, the phenomena of com- bustion. the economic volatility of motor fuels, recommendations in re- gard to the purchasing of oils by the Federal Government, co-operative in- vestigation of lubricants for artillery automotive equipment, automobile brakes and brake testing and auto- motive headlights. From the general surveys the fol- lowing conclusions were reached: Gasoline consumption is ' somewhat greater in Winter than in Summer. Dilution of crank-case oil is consist- ently greater the heavier or less volatile the fuel. Dilution of crank- case oil is much greater in cold weather than in warm. Small differ- ences in initial volatility have a large effect on engine starting. Starting performance of the fuel is the qual- ity most readily noted by the driver, A survey on dilution showed that dilution depends upon the tempera- ture of the enging cylinder walls and upon the volatility of the gasoline, the 90 per ecnt point on the A, S. T. M. distillation curve being taken as an index of volatility; that dilu- 1101 increases with richness of mix- ture; that dilution decreases with bigher temperature in the crank- case, and particularly when the crank-case is ventilated; that dilu- ticn does not increase indefinitel but tends to reach a definite per. centage, depending upon average op- erating conditions; that this equi- librium dilution is not much affected by air temperature, piston and ring fit or oil vicosity. To Reduce Dilution Thus to reduce dilution the bureau recommends to operate with high cylinder wall temperature, reduce the time required to reach normal op- fating temperature, always use as lean mixtures as practicable, oper- ate with high oil temperature and ventilate the crank-case, * 5 As the bureau's work on fuel con- fumption was supplemented hy the 10ad service tests, likewise the lal. oratory results on dilution were sup- plemented by the analysis of some 9 samples of used crank-case oils These samples were coliected accord. ing 10 a carefully prepared schedule from typical makes of cars distrily- uted throughout the country. The laying out of this schedule and col. lection of samples was undertaken by the research department. A dis- tillation test for gasolines has been devised wh Auplicates the condi. tions in an engine manifold, Ths method is being studied hy several | refineries and promises 10 he of con. siderable value, | The third major project of the hu. {may not he longer necessary | fuels | 2ailon {rector Harland has | tokerher ably good starting at any tempera- ture and for manufacturers of fuels to produce these, Existing methods of testing are found adequate for this purpose, with only minor pre- cautions, - Morcover, only a smal! percentage of the components of gasoline is involved in starting abil- ity at low temperature, where it is most important. Thus the economic problems involved are probably less serious than might be expected. It to use which, like some of those tested, will give only 20 starts per at 32 de Fahrenheit, Others, which difer only a little [ from them, will give 100 starts per gallon From the above it is not hard to realize the assistance the Burcau of Standards is rendering the entire motor industry, and its great work merits praise from every. one. Not only has its labors led up to the safety and near perfection of the lautomobile, but it has been a great mstrument in providing comfort for the thousands of operators, many of them unaware of who their real helpers are. * ® ¥ % Cause of Accidents. Since the New Year there have heen many accidents in Washinzton | due 10 the carclessness of pedes- trians darting into the street he tween parked machines. Traffic Di- alled attention to the fact and has issned a warn- mg to every one to give up this dangerous practi In fact, he pro- posed a regulation that would con- trol pedestrian traffic, hut this sug- gestion was turned down hy the Commissioners. Just why the Na tional Capital cannot have regula- tions to protect pedestrians as are up- {held in other large cities is hard to understand. Therefore, at present, all Mr. Harland can do is to warn people not to run out into the thor- oughfares between parked automo- biles. The Trafiic Burcau has adopted a wise course in suspending permits irom motorists who have accidents and are found to be driving with bad brakes. Recently a young man driy- ing a light delivery machine struck an elderly woman, which accident re- ysulted in her death. The driver was acquitted by the coroner’s jury, which was of the belief that the victim had been negligent. It was found by the police that the foot brake on the car, which is supposed to bring a machine traveling at 20 miles per hour to a full stop in 50 feet, could not do so until 80 feet had been passed. The hand, or emergency, brake which should bring a car traveling at the same speed to a stop in 75 feet, could not do so until 200 feet had been passed. Permit Suspended. While freed from criminal blame, the driver's permit was suspended. According to Mr. Harland and the assistant traffic director, M. O. Eld- ndge. cases similar to these come up frequently. Following such a course as the hureau is now pur- suing seems wise and laudable. The streets of the city are not for the use of the driver with bad brakes. * % % % Another scheme has heen put in practice by the bureau which should prove advantageous. Each morning Mr. Harland receives from the pre- cincts a report on all accidents. The driver of each car in the accident has his name filed on a little index card in the burcau. Later, should his name appear again, another mark is placed against his name. A third time, he will be called to explain to Mr. Harland why he has bheen in three accidents. If his explanation is not satisfactory, although ghere may be no charge against him, his permit will be taken away. T rector believes that a man who is in three accidents within a rcasonably short time, while he may not be totally responsible in any of the three cases, is not a careful driver and should not be allowed the privi- lege. This plan has been in force only since the first of the year, but Mr. Harland states that there are many who will fall into this class and that this method will gradyally weed out the haphazard driver from the city's thoroughfares. So in the future it will not he necessary to have a Police Court record for one to lose his permit. The careful driver need have no fear. BUMPERS MAY BE SET |: AT STANDARD HEIGHTS U. 8. Bureau Proposes Universal Elevation to Prevent Interlock- ing in Accidents. Dig you ever lock bumpers with some other car? 1 you have, you've probably cussed the maker of elther r bumper or that of the other becuise one or the other was a little 100 low or a litile 100 high. 0 Now the height of bumpers above the psvement ix coming jrgfor stand ardization and the Bureaw of Stand. ards is having a finger in the ple, “Of greatest popular interest,” the bureau says, “in the proposed stand. ardization” of pussenger car, wmall motor conch and light delivery car tumpers at a height of 18 inches above the ground at the front and 19 inches mbove the ground st the rear, w6 that bumpers will not interlock, bt the faces of the bumpers on two vehicles will meet when they come The over all length of both front mnd rear BUmpers on passenger THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C. DOWN THE ROAD—The Killjoys. JANUARY 8. 1928—PART 4. —By BECK 85 PER CENT OF AUTO MISHAPS AVOIDABLE Maryland Commissioner Claims Ac- cidents Are Due Largely to Carelessness. Special Dispatch to The Star, BALTIMORE, January T.—More cautious use of of motorists and others would have avoided more than 85 per cent of a long list of automebile nccidents which were recently analyzed, accord- ing to Motor Vehicle Commissioner E. Austin Baughman. recent analysis of motor vehicla " ways Commissioner Baugh- nclusively proves that over these accidents could use of the highways by mo- torists and others, ot is outstanding in this accident stud: The average ac- cident occurred in one brief second | of time, In other words, one second, one-sixtieth part of a minute, of extra precaution was the difference between safety and death or injuries, “Some one or all of the particl pants in these accidents gambled a fleeting second’s caution against the heavy odds of death or suffering and lost the wager, “Pedestrians staked their lives and limbs in inattentive or careless use of the streets and roads, ering the highway from behind an obstruc. tion without looking, running into the streets suddenly or by not pay- ing strict attention to what they were doing. When these pedestrians lost, death or the hospital collected the wager, | “Motor vehlele operators made thelr | wagers against disaster by being In- attentive, falling to slow down at in- tersections, driving too fast for course or condition of the highway, falling to use extra caution on approaching a pedestrian on the hichway or other careless driving practices, “They staked an extra second’s con. venience or time in reaching their destination or a moment's distracted attention agninxt terrible percentages which, hexides death or injury, in. cluded possible lose of their driving license, financinl loss. possible arrest, with subsequent court appenrane loss of time. expense, notoriety an: much mental anguish, “The logic of accident prevention i= that one small, fugitive second grasped and expended in attentive eaution In approaching pedestrians in or adjacent to the highway, or in- tersecting streets, or in pasaing any ction to the view. or in travers. et or slippery highways, or in approaching cury or other hazards existing In the highivays will remove the element of chance with the prob. able ensuing train of death or suf. fering.” ASK FRIENDS' ADVICE. When Buying Accessories Compare Them With Other Cars’, The motorist who ix contemplating the purchase of an greater can mike good uxe o o comp whock ahmor instance, if tween two shock whsorber makes on the salesman's merits, usually one will find cars among his friends or ao. auaintances which are equipped with hoth types, “Try them out hy actually rding in or Ariving the cars in ques. tion, Tt will help one to make a sound THREE DRIVING HINTS On approaching Irive a little faster @ wtrange hin, than uld he | ably VIRGINIA FAST COMING TO FORE IN CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS Gasoline Tax Aids Stat e to Shake Off Old Reputation for Impassablc Roads and Offer Enticing Thoroughfares. BY REX COLLIER. Virgimia has closed the gap that less than a decade ago marked her po sition on the good roads map of the United States, Time was when the heavy black linew denoting paved highways con. necting the North and South faded | into the ominous dotx and dashes that spelled, in motorists’ code, “Here be- gins Virginta." It was a polgnant? warning that tourists who wished to’ visit one of America’s most historic regions had better park th State boundar luck and their engines to pull them through some of the worst roads in the world. The tell-tale splotches of red and yellow clay and mud on wheels a fenders of touring automoblles evoked | the inevitable in Virginia.” w remark wonder should have known bette: Mud Barred Tourists. The mud conjured up vixions of Chappawamsic Swamp, the great no. man’sdand that interposed itself as an almost insurmountable barrier ‘o | tourists who wished to go from the National Capital to the capital of the Confederncy; of teams of farm horses pulling stranded automobiles from fender-detp morasses; of hapless mo torists floundering up to their knees in slime, Virginla, though rather procrasil nating in comparison with some,other Sta is making up for lost time now. pder the guidance of an able roud engineer and “practical” dream. er, Henry G. Shirley, the Old Domin ion has succeeded throwing off the muddy chains that held her statlonary and s becoming one of the leaders n America’s good roads movement. Under the “pay-asyou-go” system instituted several years ago, Virginia's highways are gkrowing to be an favor known nowadays as the were noted for their impass Y. A d4l3-cent gasoline tax, part of the proceeds of which go to the varioua counties for road ¢ remainder to the State Highway Com mixaton for State rpads, has brought about a remarkable extension in il divections of Virginia's highway sys Sywtem Covers B2 The State highway system now em brices wome 5,200 miles of roi of which ia of hardxurfaced ma such as macadam, ofl or Under the broad program of State and tion lald down by Gov being stretched be main trafie Arteries excel transportation mote reations of the Ntate that hav remained dormant since the Civil Wa Tourists now do not approach with fenr and trepidation a projected trip to Iichmond or the historie Valley of With the opening to aln Auring the past year of the final link the Richmond - Washington highway, Virginia sent forth to the world a hearty welcome (o visitors who apprecinte the mafety and com fort of motoring over the most modern tvpe of cement highways in quest of Wistorie landmarks and unsurpassed natural soenery, The vlalm has heen made hy those ve nlong this magnific thint ite 100-mile wtret deved by more important | his youthful days and now world fa mous as his last resting place. They call attention to the interest. {ing history of old Falmouth, Wash- ington's boyhood home, and of Fred- ericksburg, just acroxs the Rappahan | nock River, where the Father of His Country attended school, | In fact, the Chamber of Commerce of Fredericksburg has made the boast that their cit ‘s without qualification « in America. could be made of many ints of intereat o sightacers, t cent to the Jefferson Davis Highw as it has been named, Saint_Julian Wilson of the United rtes Bureau of Public Roads, who ¢ was highway comminsioner for Virginla, and who was a prin mover in the enrly movement for roa. Iniprovement in that State, tells of numerous heetic experiences suffered by travelers who essayed to brave the | famous Chappawamsic Swamp. He recalls a trip he made from | Richmond in 1506, at the time of the It was a to choose a between Rich. The first Jamestown Exposition, “path-finding” attempt route for a highway mond and Washington. Ashland, next night found him stuck in Chappawamsic Swamp, and not until the evening of the third day did he reach Washington. The trip which two decades ago took him three full days, two nights and a portion of a third nigh Ariving over concrete road, aln.ost de- | vold of sharp curves. Mount Vernon List Grows. An indication of the vi | trame thix highway age motoring and of ronds Ix contained in the figures show- |ink the growth In number of cisitors to Mount Vernon. In 1585 the racords show 000 visitors for the vear. | Last year there were nearly £00,000, n {large proportion of whom cume by au- tomobi slghtxeeing bus Two other outstandin,: achieven it increas: h ad-buiMling only the mpletion the Lee Highway betwesn Wash Ington and Warrenton, and the other the opening of the Virginia link of Federal Highway No, 1, conn*®ing Canada_ with southern Florida The lLee Mighway project consists of a new soction of modern coner highway north of Fairfax Court 1t liminating a Jonk and tortuous dirt tour by way of Marassns, In g ther this detour was fentured by Jtx clouds of red dust and fn wet weather by it slippery red clay, Routhern Artery Complete, The Virginin link of Federal Migh. way No. 1 Ix an important sddition to the great thand south boy levard planned an & tourlst artery to Klorida 1t wan dedicated rooantly with impren wive ceremonien on the Vieginia. North Cavolina border, participated in by Byrd and Gov, MclLean of North rolina, » With the setting aside lmlmlhl N I Fark as a Kade renervat IrRInIA and the T Authorities have inher| o Interest in the 8tate's the foint alm being to provide the touring public with ready necosn to the great park In the heart of Virginy Virginia_realizes her reapanaihi) (Continued on” Tenth Page (he Shen ral ral ited & comman hghway svatem, night out was spent in a swamp near | POLICEMEN EXPLAIN RULES WITH SMILE | Arguments Are Eliminated When Baltimore Bluecoats Halt Of- fending Motorists. RALTIMORE, January 7 (Special). ~~Members of the traffic division h adopted the motto It | Smile,” which they hope will ald them in eliminating petty differences with | impatient motorists at intersections. The motto was adopted at the sugges. tien of Capt. Hamilton R. Atkinsen, {head of the traffic police division, | 1t is the belief of Capt. Atkinson that if the motoring public will re- | spond to the police smile many visits [to the Trafic Court will be avoided. | The motto. he thinks, will affect es- | pecolally the business man, who, in a hurry to reach his office, sometimes becomes irritated on slizht provoca: {tion, according to the officer. “Learn to know your. public, enter- tain them, smile and make it conta- Ki he instructed them, “and the {little troubles that are magnified by arguments and wind up in the T fic_Court will be done away with. The primary duty of the traffic po- liceman is to expedite trafc in an intelligent manner and not to_retard it, he pointed out. usually an incompetent or because he Is constantly traffic by arguing over the . he said, holding up petty viola- here are occasions, he pointed out, when even the most careful driver, unconsciously or unwitting late the traffic laws. He named such violations as running by stop lights inadvertently or failing to have head It is the duty ¢ the policeman, a smile on his ace, to inform the motorist in a polite f the violation without en- into a long-winded discourse, Many From D. In New York, | This week Automobile has been nee in indeed the royal domain of hi majesty. Many residents of the Cap tal arrived in the metropelis nte) day, l'ut the largest number of visito ‘e expected thix afternoon. This is cspecially true of the local dealers, | headed d M. Wallace, presi dent of the Washington Automotive | Trade Asxociation. whose annual pil- srimage ix made the Sunday following the opening of the show. Yesterday vast crowds attended hoth the afternoon and evening ses- sions of the twenty-eighth annual ex- hibit. More enthusiasm than ever marked the opening. Outside the building it was noisy, the newsboys marketing special automobile show editions of newspapers and other ven- selling programs and auton: ieations. Inside quiet and iled. Several h ks and thousands . cessories greeted the visitors pleasing seiting of a colonial hung with twining fc Afford Novelties, The fact that lizht s in radi | cally new dress and price were an. | nounced caused some of the pro- ducers of larger machines to extend themselves in the matter of car re finements and comfort affording nov- elties. Some of these have been brought from abroad, although the majority are the fruits of American | designers. A notic | accesso | le thing in the parts and mection is that the many | makers apparently realized this year | that even the simplest of staple acces- sories, such as lamps, bumpers, door- handles, radiators, and so forth, called for redesigning, a break away from prepared for what is a new era in auto- and the influence of the younger school of designers and engi- neers is marked. . In the | ce there are 274 exhib- itors. Forty-three makes of passenger cars and eighteen makes of trucks are offered. The balance of the exposi- tion is comprised of 156 of accessories and 56 exhibitors of service and shop equipment and a taxicab exhibit. Taken by and e, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, under whose auspices the event is staged, has reason to be proud indeed of the industry’s showing. The Motor and Accessory Manufacturers’ Asso- hich sponsors the bulk of 18, accessories d sundries co-operating with the Na- tional Chamber, may beam with de. light at the excelient and progressive showing of its members. The whole exposition is under the personal direc | tion of the veteran manager, S. A. | Miles. Today (Sunday) the show will not { b~ open. Beginning tomorrow, hours | throughout the w-ek will be from 10 {a.m. 10 10:30 p.m. A special entrance {to the Palace. on Park avenue and riv-sixth street, will be used, in { addition to the regular entrance on | Lexington avenue. Open to Trade. The shop equipment section will be open to the trade exclusively from 10 {a.m. to 5 p.m., the public being ad- mitted to this section only from § o'clock until closing time. Special days for the week have heen Tomorrow, dealers’ January 10, aviation ¥. January 11, society y. January 12, Army and day and Society of Automotive Engineers’ day: Friday, January 13, A surly officer is | thettrical day. and Saturday, January | Locomobile, 14. eivie and closing day. One thing noted by show visitors last night is that the s | mobile ix no longer a measure of its | value. Wheel base now seems to have little relation to price. A number of the more prominent car manufactur ers have this year shortened wheel bases, narrowed hoods and lowered tops to such an extent that it is quite | striking. As a matter of fact, though, | bodies are no smaller inside than they have been. and in most cases the: actually are roomier than their older sisters. Lex room has been increased by utilizing epace that heretofore has crowned king, and Grand Central Pal- | C. Attend Auto Show in New York Delegation of Local Dealers, Headed by; Edward M. Wallace, Will Pay Visit to Annual Exhibition There Tomorrow. -+ Today finds many Washingtonians, heen wasted. Roominess has been | Improved by better proportiening hodies, in so far as the overhang is con- erned. The gain in space has been #0 great in some ca.es that form-fit- ting seats and arm rests, which in vears gone hy have heen features of only the higher-priced cars, are be- coming fairly common. The greater use of astesl in hody huilding has had an important effect in permitting an apparent decrease in size with an actual increase in roomi ness. Steel also permits the use of muc’, narrower supporting posts, and this in turn increases visibility and safety, | New Designs. Aside from the rainbow eolors that ars quite common at the show, a brief | glimpse at the assembly of 1928 mod- |els reveals a number of important tendencies in design. Perhaps the most noticeable of these will be the rapidly growing popularity of the <hallow-crown type of fenders that tist appeared this year on the prod- ucts of one maker, and give promise of xweeping right through the In- dustry. The next impression is that radia- tors are narrower and a bit higher and that the timehonored radiator filler cap has undergone a change. Some of the new fillers are so flat to he almost invisible. Some eombi an emblematic ornament with a mo- tometer; others have ornament onlv the Leat indicator being mounted on | the dash. Still another noticeable change has to do with the ventilating openings. | or louvers, in hoods. Heretofore thess have all heen vertical slits; now a great many of them are horizontal nd some are slanting. In one or two | eases provision is made for manual closing the openings in the Winter. Inside the cars there is an obvious | tendency toward the grouping of all | necessary instruments under one or | two glass-inclosed panels. During the | earl, days of the industry the das] |of a moderate-priced car generally | looked like the boiler head of a loco- ith its various meters, valves {and other gadgets. Then these de- I\- practically disappeared and dashes became 00 severely plain. Now the instruments are coming back, and aside from serving a very prac- | tical purpesc in providing a properly | illuminated space for ammeter. gaso- |line gauge, oil gauge, heat indicator | and clock, the glass panel adds a deco- | rative air of distinction. Vithout question, the most interest- ing feature concerning the trucks is the resemblance which they bear to passenger cars. While vastly more ugged than ever before, the trucks | possess features of appearance, com- {fort and convenience which not so long ago were found only on nger | cars and were entireiy foreign to com- | mercial types. | To begin with, the modern truck, like the passenger car. in most cases, s now a closed vehicle, thus giving the driver full protection against the | clements. From one standpoint it is | nothing less than a very practical looking coupe body mounted on & relativelv large chassis and with | plenty of space behind to carry tons | of goods. | }llllll\’! | Among teh exhibits are 43 makes {of cars, 13 makes of trucks and 1 taxicab. There a:: 36 shop equip- ment exhibitors and 156 exhibitors of accessories. The makes of cars in- | clude Auburn, Buick, | Chandler, Chevrolet. Ci | ningha: Elear, ine, Franklin. Gardner, Hudson ,Hupmo- bile, Jordan, Kissel, La Salle, Lincoln, Marmon, Moon, ash, | Oakland, Oldsmotile, Packard. Paige, | Peerless. Pierce-Arrow, Pontiac, -Reo, B Ftearns-Knight, Studebaker, tutz. Velie. Whippet, Willys-Knight | and Wolverine. | _ Makes of trucks inciude American | LaFrance, Chevrolet, Corbitt, Cun- ningham, Federal, G. M. C.. Graham, ! Larrabee-Deyo, Reo, Roamer, Sayers | & Scovill, Schacht, Selden, Star. Stew- | art, Studebaker, Stutz and Erskine. Reginning tomorrow, the special Ford show will open at the Madison { Square Garden, and will last through he week. All models will be on &is- | play. 1385 :‘l‘)‘{v or (‘-nl---!qn)m fe i, Nus revenwe tan Winning Buyers By the Score From Higher Priced Fields Practically without exception, sea- soned motor car owners are ap- praising the new Hupmobile Six of the dollars Won by Century at hundreds of being more than its actual price. its striking eye appeal and So eager are local buyers to obuaia delivery of this handsome new Hup- mobile that demonstrations are practically dispeased with by purchasers, 1f you plan to owa a new Hupmo- bile Six by next spring, we urge The ; distinction, scores of men and reau in the automotive e qlar | 27% 18 specified an 60 inchex and the | pecessary 1o climb fmilinr W8 of | istorie nterest thin any ot h T'he New Mnrmon 8 ¥ engine starting was affected by fyel | characteristics—has been under way for more than a year and is the sul)- jecr of a report (o he presented at the research session. The specific Guestionf ;;m‘mud for solution was thiis © What changes in fuel would he needed 15 give the same startin shility in Winter as in Summer “The results 10 date answer 1his ques tion and several others. They show that in the past motor fuels have been marketed without mucl regard 16 varying requirements for star. inz, because the necessary knowl- edge of what was required for stan ing did not exist. They have shown how engine design might be modified to improve starting and what fuel characteristics are required for easy ttarting @t any low temperature Fasy ng requires. a siall num ber of engine revolutions necessary to etart, and means not only con venience 1o the operator, hut alen economy on fuel consumption, say-| ing in batteries and & mimmum of | dilution of the Jubricant, Means Provided, Means are now grovided for the manufacturers of motor cars 1o specity fuels which will give reason vertical “dupth of the faces at inehes " Another Amportsn mobile rtandaraization bureau bk tnken & the govement taken & few dnys #xo 6t Joulevilie 1o standurdize tire and yim sizes, The Jtubber Ansocin: ton of America hoe initisted w plar to change the marking on balinon tres o to eliminate the 495 wnd the 517 croms mections ¥limination of the 496, which has been replaced by the 500, and the 577, which hus been replsced by the 6.00, 15 explained &% belng In line with the wikh of the original equipment committee of the rubber wssociution 1o have halloon trew of the future confined 1o wix crome weciions, 440, 495, 600, 650 600 und 675 Regarding Tire P;e ure, One thing that might help the owner 1o keep tre pre they belon, wep In auto: of which the particuler notice, by the manufecturer iv wrong, " About 30 pounds.” the motorist 1elis the sery wtation sttendnnt "This I wron, Phere in no “wbout” 1o i, If 80 pounds ix specified, the tive wis In ianded 1o carry Jusl thal pressure, A Nasotningly equal grad Muny grades wre weeper than they look, wo thut wetting i good start usunlly workn out Lo the advantage of the driver un well an the engine, A troublesome, complicale section In u strange ity should be studied for n few o e, If the driver in ufrald he will mike u serious traffic blunder, Just paik the car and look over the situstion, In golng down long hills without aking the precaution of dropping Into mecond gear, It in Import know the weak Inter internal expanding there in u ancy for them 10 he less effective as they heat up, With external contract nrakes, the tendency 1s taward burn ing out the linings. 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