The Washington herald., 1913-03-23

At meeting Of the board Of governors
Of the Washington Motorists Associa.
}tion, held Monday night, the 18th. twenty
| three new members were admitted to
membership. The total membership to
date, in round figures, passes the 30l
mark. A gain Of $50 within a period OF
not quite two months. The organization
| came into existence on January "a. OF
this year, through the continued demand
of the motorists of Washington for 4
protective organization: an organization
that would push for good roads; Use
| fuI organization that would cooperate
| with the lawmakers in promulgsting
just, necessary. and reasonable laws con-
| cerning the motor-driven vehicle; an Or
ganization advocating and promoting safe
and sane legislation In any way relating
| to the motor-driven vehicle; an organize
tion cooperating with the Police Depart
ment in suppressing illegal acts OF others
| against the person of members of the
| association, or against their property or
legal rights (referring to Joy riders); an
organization discovering and prosecuting
| chronic lawbreakers, whose wanton acts
| tend to discourage the use of motor
driven vehicles or bring such users into
disrepute with the public, and an organi-
zation with a membership including every
motorist in the District of Columbia, 80
that the above objects might be success
|
has to say the least. gotten a good start.
At the meeting referred to above, the
| following were elected to membership:
Z. II. SNYDER. Charles L. Tribby. H. L
Turner. William Ullman. II. C. Ward,
| Arthur Stanley Zell. W. c. Long. o. j..
De Moll, William S. Duvall, John B.
| Flick, Morris Simon. f. H. Johansen.
| Z. Miller, ]. II. Stoddard. r. c. Thigh
man. f. f. Rapley. Claude E. Miller.
w. S. Keller. G. F. Schutt, Joseph Nc
Reynolds. and c. ]. Butler.
More motorcycle drive chains are
ruined through improper fabrication
than through any other cause. A COM
outer surface of the chain while on the
machine, incidentally pouring consid-
erable oil on the sprockets and rear
wheel. After the machine is started
the surplus oil flies over the frame OF
the machine and the riders clothing.
giving rise to the claim that chain
driven machines are necessarily dirty
| The oil remaining on the outside of the
chain soon becomes a paste through
| the adhesion of particles of sand and
grit. This paste not only effectually
prevents any of the oil from reaching
the wearing surfaces of the chains and
sprockets. but also works its way in.
having the same abrasive effect as
| emery. The result is a condition which
will soon wear out even the best chain
on the market. The rider says That
chain is no good" and goes out and
buys another equipment Of chains and
sprockets.
The only way to properly lubricate
a chain is to take It OF the machine
entirely and soak It in gasoline until
every particle OF dirt and oil is washed
80 rrt ha oh o in,
into . pan OF boiling tallow, in which
has been placed a few spoonfuls Of
powdered graphite, and let the mixture
soak in properly. Then remove the
chain from the pan and wipe off all the
exterior grease. Put the chain back
on the machine. and the lubricant
which has soaked into the rollers will
oil the chain properly for about
month. when the process should be re-
peated.
The best way to adjust a carburetor is
to let II alone. a mere miss is seldom
SO bad that you cannot run into a garage;
SO just let her miss. keep on going,
and when you get TO a mechanic who un-
derstaads carburetion. who understands
the job, let him make the adjustment. Be
fore you start out on a trip, see that
your carburetor is right. Carbureto-s
don't get out Of adjustment easily. Don't
get the habit OF "monkeying' with your
carburetor. Get a car with a good car
buretor. have it properly adjusted in the
first place-and then forget 1t.
Not only are New Yorkers combining
among themselves to fight drastic legisla-
ton. but a new alliance has been made
The dealers. garage owners, and dyers
and cleaners have combined together to
fight against the constantly increasing
price of gasoline. The dyers claim that
the increase in price Of this fuel does not
work such hardship on the garage men.
for they can increase their price to tine
customer as the price is raised to them.
With those engaged in the cleaning busi-
ness this is out of the question, for they
cannot raise their price and be able to eN-
plain the reason to the customer in a sat-
isfactory manner.
The Henderson-Rowe Auto Company,
11e7 Fourteenth Street Northwest, re-
ports the following deliveries:
l.. w. Page. little four: Baar & Book
holtz. little four; Mrs Bird-Pullman. 4-36
Cook & Stoddard delivered Cadillac
phaeton to DIR. w. X. Butler.
Auto deliveries made by II. B. Leary,
jr., local agent for the Maxwell:
II. a. Waters. model '22'' Maxwell.
c. X. Morrison, model '.ee5'' touring car
DR.. ]. b. Spencer, model '.22'' roadster
Maxwell.
The following deliveries are reported by