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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
INTERESTING FACTS ON
STUDEBAKER FEATURES
ElChty-Fivc Per Cent VI All Makes of
Cars Are -Four or SiN-Cylinder
Typcs-t ampuris0n.

direct comparison of cars and
specifications just made reveals some
Interesting facts and hsures about
Studebaker cars. from the standpoint
OF tho features that go 10 make up
value and the features which show
the tendency in motor-car design.
This ingenious comparison, ba sed on
averages. and taking in +3? models OF
ears. includes. under the heading of
value. the items OF price. seating ca
paci;y and power. Under the heading
OF tendency in design. it includes such
features as number OF cylinders, cast
ing OF cylinders type az motor. gaso-
line feed system. icnition. timing
gears. cooling system. starting system.
springs. rear axle and bearings.
Tho consideration Of number Of cvlin-
ders shows that 49, per cent of the
cars are TOURS, while ALL are skies. or
a total 81 SIS per cent, the other ~
per cen, being cishts and twclves.
Studebakcr cars are Of the four cylin-
der and siX-cylinder types.
That engineers pretty generally
agree on the l.-hcad tyne OF motor is
shown ny the fact that Ill per cent Of
the cars US" this type. as compared
with l9.3 PEI cent valve in head. 1872
per cent T-head and 81 per cent sleeve
valve.
Vacuum feed gasoline system. COM
para:ively recent development. has al
ready gained Frea, Roadway, - per
cent Of the cars using this ;ype. "a .
per cent tho gravity feed and los per
cent the pressure feed.
Casting OF six cylinders en- bloc. in
which practice Studebaker engineers
were pioneers. has become feature
az 73.S per cent OF the cars built. with
1o.i per cent cast in pairs and Is per
cent cast slnCly and in ihrees
I'll" generator battery system OF iE-
milton has taken the leadership away
from the magnetic system. ACCORDING
:" figures. 56.i per cent using the gen
orator battery.
Etelical gear driven timing gears are
used on 20 per cent OF the cars. silent
chain drive is employed on 16 pc,
cent OF the cars, and spur gears on u
per cent
The balance in favor of the pumr
circulating system Of cooling is strik.
ing, sos per cont Of the models having
this plan. ass per cent the rhermo-
syphon. and . per cent air cooling.
For several years after electric start
ing and lighting systems were intro
duced. the single unit system was b!
far most widely employed. To-day III:
two-unit system is in the lead. will
u per cent OF the cars using this type
: Another fact is that the six-volt sys.
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AUTO QUERIES AND ANSWERS

III YOU have any problems. or wish any
information. about your automobile write
tie Auto Editor The Times Dispatch; civ.
VII SppfaF uTdfT this hi r hssdinsl us--uc,
}sad your paper rsF a nna wG Gas
does the missing. / have 1915 Ford gar
a. Make the cylinders miss one after tho
other II the engine misses more YOU know
missing before YOU, viii tinaiiy come 70
%oud yn s M nS 9 as ssAt whtfh
Eine to change n is ru1nng This m ,hs
sSiadsrs ,aisS b Selains aowh lie sn Ell
p.St viii YOU eisass; !sil nc VIVA, i, i, tn, ;ls
sSns Some M my when sSar T' The car gives
10, of ,s shGT }srks E snd ,b n,o [ss
SLOWLY. and suddenly. Jumps and then runs
all S Soar lrou i is Is prc0aDy to
Ss;ch one Of ,he sPrnss ys adjqs1nx NH" ,hs
Clutch TO grip on one side only. which would
ia sh.c ;Gs ycG S F@H tn
cd" thus cumming the discs Before
t the nj on, ,h Of ;he enro housing and then
sowiy NG TURN hs Engine
number OF times. a. the same I'm, tins, have
once in While Tbsm drain III of n }se ,h kim
s te remedy asd rf the ,Tabc try the sprines DO
not run the engine when giving the kero;
ts". The ciue hoasns n'a in nj the
also. So that when the housing /: dry OF
OIL the engine is also. Kerosene is not
9 Sly Buick car has. Dsleo starting
and iish,nE system hut has, has no a IenG er
is discharginE Can / put an, amne,er In
/ told {, would bo burned out, Voc
You OF can put You an are s@sfu
ne II. fs, si ,h goes ind to
gensrator This terminal connects the
motor winding. just above this larEe ter
pnal is small isrn' ihe mo 'f be,hs e con-
nected ny thin piece OF brass Il you
viii take out or cut this piece Of brasS
from the small terminal and another from
the ammcter TO the large terminal! me am
meter viii be IN the generator .T Sitcut, H. 1nIy'
when the motor Is running NIL then go 70
the small terminal through the wire TO ne
ammeter hack from the atnmeter TO tho
terry When starting. the current Will go
from tho battery TO the large teFm;nai,
the amme,cr as the generator circuit VIII
lie omen. ,,hcn starting motor Is IN use
Q, have 1919 'IT-1- car. MA Ma waS
lust under tho drivers seat. hay"
searched carefully. To- see What couiG Re
might cause this knocking F Is;
4 / irclincd 20 believe yGmr 'r"nN!"
is due % the TorGu. M Arm q, NMiSsjchS Is
fastened by a long bolt 10 m" rear an.
housing the other end TO "a cross incmber
Of the frame which cross inemn"r TI@Hta
possible that the CushloninE springs at
forward end may be broken or NOR" ,proh-
ably that the bushinEs through which tn"
the holt itsci: is loose. II tho springs ara
not n-oken try takinE un ON the roar bolt
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dealer sold the ear on n commission.
fair portion OF which was given to
the salesman and much OF which WAS
absorbed by his overhead expenses. so
that lie cannot afford TO pay n me-
chanic for many hours work on the
ear after the sale. without being paid
therefor.
HIVE Chr inspcctcd by Expert.
Where an owner has trouble with
his car. or is not pleased because
some part gives him trouble. he
should. before becoming discouraged
" it'll it, take il to the service station
- the service station mechanics are
experts on this particular ear and can
often remedy trouble by the twist
Of their wrist. which another good
n,cchanic might consider rs incuraole
y ease III point;
The writer was once asked by n
friend TO advise as To the purchase of
Z certain second hand car. Upon look
ing the car over, he advised its pur-
chase. nat also advised the buyer to
re; bill Of sale from the original
owner. as the second hand dealer did
not have the best regulations The
~ iE.nal ow:icr proved to he 4 woman
wlo was very bitter against the car,
BILE to shift the gears, and that the
mechanic mt her garage said II could
not be made easier.
The gears were hard 10 shift. but
!; required only a few moments work
10 make the shifting easier. as the
trouble was simply that the locks
which keep the gears in mesh were
set up too tight. and there was an
adjustment for them.
li,rc is a case where the new owner
and his wife have been driving this
ear for some time. and have only words
ii praise for ii. while the former own
81, because >n5 cid not eiNc me So"
wee station If the car chance 10 iiS
ii for her, was put 10 an extra expense
in getting new car. and has only
words Of condemnation FOR the old she
~ doing an injustice 10 the manufac-
tiirer % 'h'S car Ivy condcmninS ii.
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SAXON RELAY CREATED
BIG INTEREST IN WEST

In addition to setting Il new time of
six days eighteen hours and ten
minutes for tranScontinental travel by
automobile. the recent Saxon Six re-
lay race from New York to Frisco
lowered the records for motor travel
across the Nevada desert and noun.
tains brought thousands to view it in
the out-of-the mining camps OF
the Far West, and caused thousands OF
dollars to change hands among the
self sufficient Westerners to whom "A
wager is "A breath of life.
This information. together with a
description Of the sturdy performance
of the Saxon cars. was brought home
this week by one of the observers who
returned from the coast. According
to the observer. any kind OF a motor
car contest attracts large amount OF
attention in the West, and II is little
short Of marvellous how the news trav-
els into the ranches and mining camps
tina, are miles from railroad or tcle-
graph.
our first hint of the interest that
the relay was attracting in the Far
West came at Ely, New, which we
reached at ten minutes of IL one night"
said the observer.
Coming into Ely. after an all-day
trip across the great American desert
and the foothills of the Rockies. we
plunged GOWN a steep grade INTO the
center of the town. ] was I'm the front
seat with the driver. and as our head
lights frightened the dimlylishted
street, mob Of people blocking
the roadway.
Its fight. botter slow up
cautioned the driver. for we were
hitting about forty miles an hour. He
applied the brakes and. as we slid up
to the crowd. we saw il wasn't a fight
ine No ant ire to-
the race They yelled at us to know
our time, and, changed to the
next relay car. We had TO fairly fight
our way through the throng hesieged
Ivy questions. When the next car
started three minutes later. the thronc
set w a cheer that could he heard for
a mile
after We were out in the desert
again. asked the new driver what it
all meant. Then he told mo that tn.
crowd had been waiting for US all even
ing. They had known of the race for
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nut and thls railing 10 remedy ,he trouble.

nut, and this failing to remedy the trouble.
replace the oushings.
.. have "a l:li G, sar; whiSh gives
piston rings nut in. and any valves ground
hut the cylinder near the dash board keeps
tuisSins, especially at low speed. have
tested the spark and ann sure the spark Is
al! riSht. ANY suggestions YOU could make
would Ice greatly appreciated. ~ l.. T..
a Your ignition bein. q. Is. your trouble
must hC due. either to II loss of compress
sion. OF /" bad mixtures. MS The other three
cylinders hit regularly the mixture fault.
II Una; lie the trouble. VIII n", he due to
turbUrctcr adjustment. hut more likely to
tie admission OF extra air int" the missing
yliru,r This might come from Il leaking
NHlve-Cap. - bad AIR leak through the valve
stem Guide and valve stem. Though YOU
have new rings and your valves are Erount.
you may stil have loss OF compression due
To- LEAKING
q viii you tell how to pu, storage
battery in my Ford SO as to keep II
charged from the magnetic? i. l.. Is
y You cannot charge "a storage battery
from magnetic. as the current from
magnetic is alternating and "a battery, San
lie Charged only 10y direct current. white
.tl;,Snating current lie converted To
direct current by the use ~: "a rcctthcr !
know OF none OF these which IL practical
for the automobile.
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Tho drainage system is often the sourc.
or complaints from abutting property
owners and only brief experience is
needed to show that II must be modi-
He'd. Conditions such as these make
IL necessary to begin maintenance as
soon as road Is finished, for whiie
the surface and foundation may re-
main in excellent condition for sew.
eral years, there are other parts Of
Il road than these, and tho entire high
way ought to be kept in mind when
discussing an improved road.
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for several years on new road which
has been constructed at "a heavy cost.
AS matter of fact. there may be
heavy expenses during the first five
years. which are called maintenance.
but really form part of the completion
OF the Improvement. 1t will often be
necessary to remove slides from banks
which have been cut into at the time
or the original work. Retaining walls
must sometimes be built TO protect
such banks or to guard against tho
erosion Of the highway by streams.
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BE FAIR TO DEALERS
AND MANUFACTURERS
Copyright. 1916. by Frederick G.
Gucrrlich.
Live OIL.

There is one thing which all owners
should do TO their car, but which they
very often neglect to do: il is 10 drain
the old oil out OF the crank ease pc
riodically and to refill with fresh oil.
IF YOU had a pail half full OF paste
and added a cupful of water, the paste
would become thinner: III YOU now add
cd another Cupful of paste ii would
again become thicker, but If YOU add
ed another cupful Of water, the paste
would become thinner than after the
first cupful. if YOU did this Il third
time the paste would become Stiil
thinner. and If you kept it up indef-
n!tely It would finally become little
more than water.
Do you realize that this is practically
what YOU are doing TO the oil in your
engines crank case? You start out
with perhaps two gallons of oil in
the crank case. then run the car about
100 miles. and thus. while some is
burned away. cause the remaining oil
TO lose much of it's lubricatinG prop
crty. and 10 become dirty You will
then pour In about a quart OF fresh
oil and again lessen the lubricatinc
properties Of all the oil by running the
peat the process. until. like the paste.
the luhricating properties of the oil
in the crank case will he small indeed.
II YOU run your engine many thou
sand miles without replacing the oil.
you have no right TO complain when
your engine ovcrheats: when ii becomes
carhonized: when YOU lose power be-
cause of sticking piston rings or when
The oil should be replaced between
1000 and o.ono miles depending upon
the size Of tho engine and The capa city
OF oil reservoir.
Service Ia Expected
Owners have right 10 expect a
certain amount of free service from
tho. manufacturer or his agent such
as tho adjusting of tho carhure.or on
n now car, OF the brakes clutch. etc.
and even some repairs when the car
Is comparatively new, which may he
due to defect. looseninE of a bolt
or nut, etc. but he has no right to
expect the manufa cturer or his agent
to do jobs, such rs draining The crank
case above, grinding valves, burn
ing on, of carbon, changing tires or
repairing damage due to neglect or ic-
without being charged therefor
The much advertised and much used
word service" is the cause Of many
MISUNDERSTANDING and of much worry
and annoyance to honest dealers The
writer believes that these misundcr-
standings ara due to confusing of
service (hy which is meant that the
dealer, or branch. have means for
quickly furnishing parts and expert
mechanics. who can quickly locate and
repair trouble, and thus keep the car
from being out of service" as much
as possible) and free service
Manufacturers and dealers are Civ
ing much thought TO the question OF
service, and no doubt there soon will
be way by which the buyer viii
know just what service he will get
free. In the meantime it woflld be
we'll for owners, while remembering
that they are entitled TO. and that III.
dealer will gladly give. certain SER
vices free, to also remember that the
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SlMPLIFlED LESSONS ON
PROPER CARE OF AUTOS
Continued from Eighth Page.

Clip these articles as they appear
each Sunday in The Times Dispatch
only. and save them, as one forms the
connecting link TO the other; they will
make q complete. intelligent discus
sion on all the important units of the
automobile order The Times Dispatch
in advance o: your newsdealer, so as
not 10 miss any of the articles of the
series
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week. and the dealer said his place
had been the center Of II crowd for two
days He was only new man I'm Ely.
but he had sold eight cars within II
week. just ON tho strength of the re-
Law"
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Need OF Prompt Mnrntennncc.

There are Il good many persons who
really believe In the maintenance OF
highways. who have tho very mistaken
opinion that little money need be spent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13
FOUR COMPANIES |NCORPORA|

Montpelier, July 6.-Articles Of assoc
tion have been filed with the secretary
State by the following:
Aero club of Vermont, Inc. at r
linEton, without capital stock, with
subscribers headed by James HARNESS
Springfield and Lee 5. Tillotson Of
Adams.
pittsburg Masonic association, Inc.
corporatei 10 purchase and hold prope
and to conduct n lodge room for DOT
Greek Lodge, No, 7o,F. and \. NJ. l.
Kendall and IL other subscribers.
Connecticut Valley Telephone Co. Ii
To do business I'm Orange and Caledo
county towns and in the New Hampsf
towns of Hanover. Haverhill orfo
Lyme, reermont. Capital stock OF So
divided into 1000 shares. The incorpo
tors are ]. Nelson Bailey of Wells Rl>
l.. 5. blanchard, Groton; {. +. Geor
Wells River, ]. Ralph Pierce, Fairlee.
NJ Marshall Bradford; NJ. Eugene Mo
son, piermont. n. II, and Fred w st
of Laconia y. II. The articles are
companied by a certificate granted 10
y Railey by the public service comm
sion.
Mari & Gordon, Inc, Of Barre to d
granite and real estate business, organi
with capital stock of $4,000 with Alex
der Gordon. George Mutch and one OF
subscriber.
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DEDICATE FLAGPOLE.
Patriotic Ceremony Held Mt COngrega-
tionaI Church in FcrriSburg.

FcrrisburE. July ?.-Tho Congrega-
tional Church Of this place observed a
unique and patriotic service this
morning, and afterwards erected a
flag pole. The service consisted of
singing of patriotic hymns. and a SER
mon by the pastor. the Rev. !. Hall
Long on "Thc Evolution of the Amcri-
can Flag" in the course of which he
pleaded for greater respect for the
flag. The Congro cation then moved
to the lawn. where they Joined in
singing "AmcriCa." \ new flag pole
and new flag obtained through the
efforts of Miss Jennie Stcenson. for
mcrly of New Jersey, were dedicated.
The pole is a feet high and the flag
flown from it is eight by 10 feet. so
that it can he seen from the lake, the
railroad and the highway. Governor
Gates was to have been present. but
had to send instead Il message of re-
greet. Many tourists form New Jersey
passing through Vermont were pres
cnt.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13
DEUTSCHLAND SAW
NO ENEMY SHIPS,
HER CAPTAIN SAYS
Very Brief Interview Accorded
the Associated Press Rep
resentative in Yacht
Alongside.

Baltimore, July o.-The German sub
marine arrived at quarantine, four
miles below Baltimore at II p. m. off
the quarantine station both the sub
marine and the tug Timmons dropped
anchor to walt until daylight. a yacht
with Associated Press representatives
on board met the Deutschland and her
convoy off Sandy Point about eight
o'clock tonight and attempted to range
alongside
Mellow Deutschland" the news
papermen shouted.
Hello. what do you want? who are
you?' came the reply in sharp tones
from the bridge of the submarine.
where do you come from and
when"
June 90, Heligoland."
ibid you have any accidents coming
over?"
None" was the reply
did You see any British or French
ship"
None
Were YOU chased by any British or
French vessels near the COAST"
NO" answered the officer with evident
impotence. II said I did not see any
enemy ships
At this point the submarine showered
sparks from her exhaust pipe and squirt =
ed ahead, cutting short the interview.
The yacht followed until the quarantine
station was reached hut all further Ques-
tions were unanswered.
The big submarine presented a pic
turcSque sight as she ploughed
through the tumblinE whltecaps. APP
parently the vessel is in perfect con
diton after her long voyage. She
came up the bay with six or eight feet
of freeboard showing with coming
tower standing high above. on each
side of her bow is painted "Deutsch-
land" and on her stern "Deutschland
Bremen"
No signs ofsarmament of any de-
scription are visible on the outside.
Near amidships there is big can
vas hatch covering under which mem
hers of the crew disappeared from
time to time during the run up the
bay.
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10000 MEN NOW
ON THE BORDER
And More Men Arriving DaiIy-Am-
orleans Held Up by Mcxicans.

San Antonio. July 9.-Numbering
now more than 10000 men and still in
creasinE, the border army will be sub
jccted this week to such discipline and
training as tho staff here regards
necessary for converting 1T into an
efficient fighting machine. General
Funston and his lieutenants are en-
thusiastic over the prospects of getting
the growing forces into shape.
The reported raid at Boquillas yester-
day gave General Funston and his staff
some concern until to-day, when a roport
from Colonel CASTOR, commanding the
troops in the Big Bend district. indicated
that IT was an incident without great sig
nihcance. Three Americans ~ O. Nc
Knight, Austin Swasey and Roy Swasev
were held up by two Mcxicans some miles
south of the Rio Grande. They escaped
and telephoned to the American side
sa wing they would make their way TO the
American side at the first opportunitv
American officers felt little doubt that
they would get back in safety.
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ms bond would probably be filed to
cover the libel and the boat would be
released under the bond.
MT Lake, F. B. Whitney, chief coun-
sci for the company and NJ. d. Blondel.
another lawyer will leave for Balti-
more tomorrow to conduct their In
Vestigation and will then decide whether
legal action will he taken.
The Lake company, IT was said holds
no patents in Germany, but it is alleged
That all the German submcrsiblcs are
built on fundamental principles of even
keel boats.
Inc Lake company applied several
years ago, 1t was explained for patents
in Germany but before action could be
taken ON the application some inter-
national complications interfered and
since that time it is alleged no action
has been taken by the German au-
thorities, nor have the American and
other patents held by the Lake COM
pany had any effect in Germany.
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Vt. WILL GET sl,250
FROM ESTATE OF
MRS. HETTy GREEN

Bellows Falls. Vt, July "a tax of
s1.25O is the extent Of the fee which
Vermont may expect from the estate of
millions disposed of in tho will of Mrs.
Hctty Grccu long known as Americas
Wcalthcst woman. in the opinion Of
state and local officials who read the
provisions of her will to-day. The
document gave practically the entire
estate to her son, Col. f.. H. r. Green,
and her daughter. Mrs. Matthew Aston
Wilkes. This fact made the bulk Of
the inheritance exempt. rs there is no
tax in this State on property wilcd
from parents to children. Mrs. Green's
hcuucSts totalling $4,000 to friends
and other relatives, however. are sub
joct to a five per cent. tax and from
this source the State will realize Sl,250
Although the will expressly stipu-
lated that no inventory or appraisal
of the estate should be required il was
said to-day that the extent to which
Mrs Green had developed her birth
right might be determined through an
order from the probate Judge Such an
order. it was understood. might he is
sued on n request of any Immediate
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13
MOTORCYCLE AND
ROADSTER COLLIDE
Guiidford Man VIII Lose Leg As n
Result.


Result.
Biattleboro, July "a collision be.
tween motorcycle, driven by Lemuel
ellison of Guiford behind whom was
riding Martin Zimmerman OF Bellows
Falls. and a Saxon roadster driven by
John Manley, Jr.. Of Brattleboro this
afternoon on the West Dummerston road
n mile north of the village of Brattle-
horo resulted In such injuries to the
right leg of ellison that it will have to
be amputated Tnneman suffered
severe scalp wound and a long cut on
one thigh hut escaped other serious in
jury. Manley was cut about the hands.
The machines came together at the
junction Of the Linden lodge and West
pummcrston roads, with terrific force.
Gilson's right leg was caught in the
machinery and when he was lifted out
-four inches Of the bones of the lower
leg remained in the machine Surgeons
had ellison and Zimmerman taken to the
Memorial hospital where DR.. II. =.
Greene attended them.