Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-17

erects seats respectively. .tH and LOCO
people. Formerly it required fourteen
horses to draw this outfit around the
country for six months each year. The
outfit for the small theater is now
loaded on four small motor trucks.
One serves a an entrance 10 the the
alter and general office. The cinemat-
ograph apparatus is sheltered in anoth-
err he two remaining machines are
used to transport the tents. seats. etc.
The tents are taken down ana the
trucks are. loaded within half an hour
after the evenings performance. The
next morning the machines travel
twenty-five or thirty miles to another
stand.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles ]. Walker and
their son returned Wednesday from At
Iantic CITY i'm their Cha liners 10 touring
car They went via Baltimore and Will
mington. returning over the long route
via Lancaster and York Including side
runs while away they motored HS miles
and were very enthusiastic over the trip
on their return.
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Detroit motordom is looking forward
with great interest to what is likely to be
the first comprehensive display OF 1912
motor cars to be held anywhere in the
United States the grounds OF the
Michigan. state fair. September Is.
Every foot of space in Motor Hall has
been taken. and the larger number of the
Detroit factories will exhibit, either di-
rectly or through their Michigan dis
tributers. In addition, most of the manu-
facturers of motor cars whose factories
are in Michigan. though outside OF De-
tro;t. will be on hand
James j. Fletcher has purchased an
Ohio. model r. 20 five-paSsenger tour
ing car fully equipped, Delivery will he
made this Week.
II
IL closing the throttle causes the
strength of the mixture to be increa sed
TO such an extent as to De richer than
the normal ii viii &c found that firing the
charge over the inlet valve is a disad-
vantage as greater fleXiblitN IS then
secured when the charge is fired in
the center OF the combustion chamber.
The reason for this is That the charge in
the valve pocket is always richer than the
average Hence If the averag2 charge
il ALREADY slightly too rich the charge in
the pocket MAY be too rich to fire. 1t
will thus be seen that the question as to
winch location FOR the spark plug is b2st
Involves the pecularities of the caroure-
tor and the method adopted fo' throttling
tt" engine.
ono of the methods by which big COM
n,erciai truck concerns teach draymen TO
cperate cars instead of driving horses is
as follows: When truck is sold the
companv selling takes the foreman o. the
purchasing concern under its wing and
instructs him in the mechanical nrinci
Pies of the car and teaches him the de-
tails of operation. Then for two days an
exnert is detailed to go along with the
drive. of the car 10 inform him nf its
workings After this the COMPANY. makes
regular inspections of the car and recon-
uends changes alterations. adjustments
and repairs
1912 EMF "2n' touring cars were
delivered last week to Maj. j. T. Myers.
fore door. fully equipped A. r. tiark.
IL fore door. fully equipped: W. e.
Harvey. ir touring car demi-tonneau.
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Do not neglect a blow in an engine.
1t MAY only be a faulty joint. such as
leaky valve cap. etc, out IL may De an
internal blow which means badly fit
ting piston rings. or possibly the rings