Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31


until after the shoe has been taken off.
In any event. the only remedy is re
placing the valve inside, and this necessi-
tates pumping an empty tube. Further
more, if the inside sticks, it is more than
likely that the little prongs at the top
will be twisted off SO that the inside
cannot be removed at all.
"Often, assuming that no difficulty has
been experienced in taking out the inside,
new inside will not remedy the trouble,
because the small external rubber wash
ers rot and stretch so fast that they are
quite likely to be defective, although ap-
parently in good condition. Furthermore.
the inner metal shoulder In the outer
tube. against which this washer seats.
may be buried or Worn. and the least de-
feet will cause the washer to tear.
Great care is needed in inserting the
inside, because 1t must be screwed tight
to seat the washer. But if screwed too
tightly it may tear the washer. I have
put into the same tube two or three new
insides In succession without stopping the
leak, and the pumping involved produced
as much persipration as would result
from an equal number of punctures.
II have also seen persistent leaks
through the check waves themselves.
These valves are so enthusiastically small
that 1t is impossible to tell by inspection
whether they are defective or not, so
that 1t is a matter of luck whether or no
a new inside will remedy the difficulty.
The small size Of the initiating passage
and the proportionally large back pres
sure area result in the use of great
deal more muscle in pumping than ought
to be necessary.
ION several occasions during the past
four years l have had whole new valve
put into an otherwise serviceable tube
This is more expensive than any otter
tube repair, and, furthermore, if the re-
pair is carelessly done, the tube is likely
to be spoiled
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f. w. Powers. local manager of the
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, re-
turned Thursday from a visit over his
territory in the Old Dominion state.
Bob Cartmell, local manager of the
Kelly-Springfield Tire Company is spend
ing the holidays with friends and rela-
tives in New York.
4 4; &
Next Saturday evening the portals of
Madison Square Garden will open upon
the grand climax of the long career of
that structure-the twelfth national auto
mobile show. Not only will 1t be the best
motor car exhibit held there, but the last
show of any sort, for the building is to
be demolished Immediately after the show
closes January 20. No longer will the
structure over which the golden Diana
poised for SO many years be the scene of
sports and mammoth exhibits.
The opening week will see an array of
volume anything before shown to the
public in the form of an automobile show.
Part two, running from January II to 90.
will be devoted to commercial vehicle in
terests representing the most progressive
industry existing today. Close to 800 ex-
hjbitors will display goods during the two
weeks.
Contrary to the general notion, the
greater demand for motor cycles is in the
country and smaller towns, instead of in
the large cities. At least that is the
Yoke of the Flanders Manufacturing
Company. the concern that manufactures
the Flanders Il" motor cycle. OF course.
we have a large sale in all big ci,ies-to
certain classes of people in cities motto,
cycles are a necessity. But that fully
so per cent of our entire output of $4,000
motor cycles which We will make in 1912
will be sold to farmers and in villages
under 5000 population is evidenced by
our dealers orders.
1T is one of the greatest time savers
known. 1t quadruples the efficienc, the
earning capacity of the owner. The col
lector can collect four times as many
bills; the order-taker can take four times
as many orders. The boy can deliver
tractor or architect can oversee four
times as many jobs.
Just here i should like to correct che
erroneous idea" said Mr.. Yoke. Some
per hour on a motor cycle. It's just like
the automobile-you can abuse the power
under you IL you choose. But, whate er
may be the case. the man on a motor
from four miles an hour up. Nor l. ii
always necessary to make the ear-split-
ting noises so many machines make. We
use a good slencer and we do not pro-
a noise, even IL he is SO foolish as to
want to-not on Flanders A."
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With spark plug removed and with no
motive power other than the automatic
starting device, Cadillac car, carrying
five passengers, was recently run a dis
lance of eight blocks In Waterloo Iowa.
The test was made by meshing the gears
Of the starting device with the engine in
the same manner In which they are
brought into action for starting the en-
CINE, at the same time with the clutch
engaged. SO that when the engine "tui ned
over, 1t drove the car as it does when
running normally with gasoline motive
power.
After the car had been run eight blocks
the spark plugs were placed in position,
the engine was started by the electric
starter and driven back to the salesroom
x i; !.
Paul Legget, the Nyack automobile au- !
terest to every motorist who has been
up against it, after he has exhausted
his gasoline supply miles from a garage. |
Mr.. Legget has found the acetylene gas. |
while not nearly as powerful as gasoline, |
Is equally efficient in operating a car. |
The discovery saved him from being
stalled miles from a garage, and consti- |
tutes good tip to the country's motor |
lists.
He was driving from Nyack. N. Y. to |
Chatham. ~. Y, distance of 1875 miles. |
While between Kingston and Catskill on |
the west bank Of the Hudson river, he |
ran out of gasoline several miles from |
the nearest place where any could be |
secured. AS there were no telephones |
s.ny nearer than the gasoline he started |
the car with the self-s.arter and left the |
e;as from the acetylene tank on the |
dashboard Of the car turned on about one
third the way around. Then he ran sew
eral miles UP and down hill. using only
3cetylene gas for power until he arrived |
lear q church. which carried the only
supply OF gasoline in that vicinity. He
made the run of 1875 miles in four and
pne-half hours. which included time spent |
On ferries and one-haH an hour waiting
for one OF the ferries.
Recently in Detroit automobile engi-
neers pronounced acetylene too weak a /
to compete with gasoline as |
, source Of engine power, Mr.. Leggets |
performance to the contrary notwfth- !