Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-26

CREDIT AUTO NEWS SERVICE.

CREDIT AUTO NEWS SERVICE.
In 1917, 62,g9d motor car and s33
motorcycle licenses were issued IN North
Dakota.
The Automobile Club Of Mary land
has indorsed a movement to Increase
the annual salary of State Motor-vehicle
Commissioner to $1,000 annually.
The sale of farm tractors il Increasing
steadily in the more progressive districts OF
the Cape Colony and Transvaal and taking
the place of the primitive method of plough
ing by oxen.
For easy starting in winter n small
amount Of sulpburic ether in tho gasoline
has proven very successful
Ohio now has IA, ,f55 cars, marking an
increase of approximately 100000 cars
in the last year.
class in tho manufacture, care and
repair of starting, lighting and ignition
systems Of motor vehicles has been estab-
iIshed by the University Extension Divi-
non of the University Of Wisconsin at its
branch in Milwaukee. for both employers
and employees Of garages and service
stations. Later the course will be present
ed in other Wisconsin cities.
Indiana records show total Of 1872, 1872
cars for 1917, or one car for every iliteen
persons in the State. Since the present
license law became effective, IN 1913, q
grand total of 81, 40 ,420.34 has been paid
into the license fund. The total number
Of cars in the State in 1916 was 1887
the increase during the last year being
52,s75 The dealers licenses this year
numbered 1,12l, against 9of Tor tho
previous year
The second annual used automobile
and truck show will bc held in the Coli
scum at Chicago March 30 To April Z
under the auspices of the Chicago Auto
mobile Trade Association. In lalI the
used car show resulted IN the following
sales: $50 passenger cars. total Ynlncs
1915 ,s2b 40; truck units, commercial
car and accessory. S32.NH
batteries that are located under he
floor boards or m the body always cause
considerable confusion in servlcing as IT
makes IL necessary for the car occupants
TO leave the car. 10 have the battery
watercd Also IT invariably requires the
services OF two men IL handle q battery
which IL isolatcd while an exterior
location saves time and can be handled
by one service man.
Dealers at Blooming ton, Ill, have
voted not to put on the annual nllslwinter
motor car show. usually held tho last week
Of February, the scarcity Of coal and other
unfavorablc conditions being taken into
consideration The sentiment favored
an outdoor show around the courthouse
square as early in the spring as the weather
will permit
4 saving of ~ per cent in the cost oi
hauling general merchandise, gasoline
and motor oils 100 miles over the noun
tains Of Nevada was mad . by motor
equipment for the Tippett Mercantile
Co. Tippett, New Formerly a singie
trip carving 3 tons cost $40 Six horses
v ere used and IL took four days TO make
the entire journey of 100 miles.
The TiDpett company tried the motor
experiment with n lotion Federal truck
and found it would make the l00-rnIle
trip IN q single day In the four days
formerly consumed in making one run the
motor truck will transport six tons q
merchandise at a cost Of $40 & trip, 4
saving of 81 81 ton.
One aspect of the shortage OF motor
cars IN Australia is the enormous increase
IN the price nf used cars There are many
used ears OF both American and European
origin selling at . mitch higher price than
they originally sold as new machines
This Is helping the dealers out very
materially.
So far Australia IS not confronted with
any gasoline famine, IN fact no fear Is
expressed at this time Of any fuel shortage.
Connecticut has taken up D licenses
held bv operators addicted TO the Use oi
drugs Investigation by the commIs-
sioner of these eases showed that = OF
the operators had been IN accidents. The
commissioner is satisfied that several ac-
cidents are due to the inability Of the
operators to control their cars while
under the drug influence.
The commissioner also has o3talnC
lists OF personsthroughout the State who
use drugs habitually. Such persons ap'
plying for a license will be denied.
The civil engineers Of France are to hold
a congress at the Sorbonne, Paris, during
March. The third section which covers
the entire question of transportation
has one subsection dealing with the
motor car industry.
An independent section is being formed
10 deal with touring.
Ii popping noise occurs IN the car
bureter when the throttle is opened sud
denly and the spark advanced, then a
weak mixture is indicated. Open the gaso-
line adjustment slightly. 4 sluggish
engine which exhAusts black smoke /,
being provided with too rich q mixture