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The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
OWNERS SERVICE DEPART.

Q. Lately I noticed that my car
bureter drips when i stop the motor.
1t Is a Tillotson carbureter on an
Overland and / frightened all joints
and still IL seems to leak out be-
tween the carbureter and the cylin-
ders.. / know IT is not condensation
because 1t keeps on dripping for a
long time.
A. The fuel valve (the one oper-
ated by the foat) does not seat
The float may be gas logged and
thus doesn't rise to close the valve
the valve itself may be badly worn
or cooked over so 1t doesn't drop
into its seat.
Q. have a stx-cylinder car and
had some misfiring trouble, 1 tried
everything to stop this trouble and
so did the mechanics but 1t did
not stop. A friend of mine sug-
gested that it might be because the
intake gets gpld in front and the
gas condenses. What do you think
and what would you suggest?
A. Your friend may be right. A
sufficiently cold air draught might
chill the manifold down to such a
low point that the mixture becomes
half liquid. Try covering the end
of the manifold with an asbestos
sheet.
Q. Is 1t policy to start firing a
motor that is frozen? How do you
thaw 1t out?
A, Let 1t stand in a warm garage.
Don't start the engine.
.. What can be used on cylinder
neao threads and other threads to
make the nuts come of easy?
7 A Graphite is excellent.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Cole Aero-Eight Motor
Does Tire Pumping Work

A part Of the standard equipment Of
The Cole Aero-Eight that contributes
so much to the pleasure of motoring
Is the motor-driven tire pump. This
pump which is equipped with a long
sir hose and gauge is furnished on all
models and is located under the drIv-
er's seat on the left hand side.
1t is operated by a small lever also
'ound under the front seat The pump
is always connected for instant use
and all that is necessary to initiate a
ire is to connect the air hose to the
tire valve. start the motor and pull
the lever.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Easy Starring.

With some cars starting = a '.c e.
cilitated by stopping the euS.ne aud
closing the choke on The carburcler ir-
stead OF by shutting or the Swi:cl.
The engine stalls because OF the VEN
rich mixture IL receives. Therefore the
next time the engine is crankcd the
cylinders are full Of mixture WHICH IL
just rich enough for easy starting.
since some OF the fuel will have con-
densed while the engine was standing
IL is hardly necessary to add that sf-
ter staliinG the engine in this way 'hn
switch should be turned on 10 prevent
waste OF current assuming that a bat-
tcry system is used
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08

tenn II is not always easy to- give
the engine enough OIL and yet 20
avoid OVERRIDING e.. This problem
will require a little study and u
little careful experimentation. but
the wise car owner will resolve TO
study IL at all costs. The instruc-
ton books that come with the vari-
Gus cars will tell the owner what
grade OF oil will give the best re-
suits with his vehicle and how
much of the oil should be used.
~ the owner stops there he is
making a great mistake. II lie 20
easy to keep on filling up the res
crvoir as the oil is used up that
the average car owner lie tempted
to let IL go at that But that is
not the proper way to handle the
matter.
Remove Old OF.
The oil used in the engine Is sub
jected to great heat, particularly
that which comes in contact with
the upper end OF the piston. In
cvitably a certain amount Of the
virtue of tho oil is eventually lost
" fresh oil g. poured into the res
ervoir to bring the volume up to
the proper point a considerable
quantity OF partly vitiated lubricant
stays in the system. IL followA
therefore. that the charitable owner
will at stated intervals empty his,
reservoir Of the old oil and refill e.,
with fresh after the receptacle ha-
been flushed out with kerosene.
BY the same token the driver
who wants to practice charity to-
ward his own mechanism will not
forget to repIenish the radiator from
time to time He will realize that
the pistons must operate under such
Temperature conditions as make -
dangerous for them TO be a minute
without the requisite amount c.
cooling.
II VIC could persuade the averar.
car owner to be charitable all the
time in his treatment Of his own car
the average length Of life Of these
latter would not be four years, but
eight or ten. when you see fcl-
low driving down the main street
OF your city in a car obviously a
relic Of ten years ago. don't sneer
at him. That man has probably
mastered the secret Of being charIt-
able to his own car. Instead Of
laughing at him. make up your
mind to practice the doctrine ne
must have learned TO make a deli
cate mechanism such as the mod
ern motor cars last two n three
times its ordinary span
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Meeting Varying Local
Headlight Regulations

In some localities traffic authorities
are inclined 10 a somewhat over
rigid Interpretation of local anti
glare headlight regulations and the
motorist consequently desires some
easy means for rendering his lights
less bright without going to the
bother and expense of substituting
new lamp bulbs for those he is using.
One way out of the difficulty. says
American Motorist, Is the frostinS
of the lens or glass OF the lamp.
Buy 10 cents worth OF EPSON salts.
dissolve it in about FIVE ounces OF
water and flow the liquid over the
glass-on the inside, OF course. When
dry the glass will be coated with
a frosting similar to ground glass.
A more permanent job can be made
by using so-called 'ground-glass sub
stitute' obtainable at Photographic
supply houses. Ground-glass substi-
tute should flow over the inside OF
the headlight glass by fitting the
glass about so as to distribute the
liquid evenly. One treatment with
ground-glass substitute will last for
an entire season.
Instead of coating the entire head
light lens with ground glass sub
stitute the glare of the light may
be very effectively diminished by
placing in the center of the lens.
Immediately in front Of the light
bulb. a round spot of ground glass
mixture. This is the way to do it:
Cut a paper mask with a round
opening in it about two inches in
diarpeter. When the paste is we'll
dried flow ground glass substitute
over the circular spot not covered
by paper and let it cry for about
twenty minutes. Now soak the lens
in cold water until the paper mask
comes OF and nothing remains on
the glass but the round spot OF
ground-glass substitute. There will
be plenty of light left. but the di-
rect glare will have been eliminated.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Valve Springs.

If the springs of the exhaust valves
become weak from use or heat the
piston will draw burnt gases into the
cylinders. past the valves with the in
coming gasoline charge, giving an i'm
proper mixture. The valve springs
should be tested occasionally to see il
they are Of full strength. The aver
age strength of a valve spring should
be thirty pounds. At high engine
speed the exhaust valves nearly al
ways permit some leakage.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
A Cause Of Engine Missing.

Moisture or grease on the surface OF
the distributor housing VIII somc;i'r -
cause serious missing because the hicn
tens'c current skips Rcross the SUI
face OF this foreign matter instead II
going through the regular channels
The obvious remedy is 10 wipe Of ;it,,
surface. The presence of moisture
may be explained by the fact tina; j.
may be drawn in with the air floNinS
through the ra5iator or may condcs's.s
on the surface on a damp day. Grease
or oil collects on the surface from oil
spray thrown out by the engine.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Preventing Ground.

A single stray strand of wire may
produce a ground which will stall
the engine. A preventive measure
Is to use terminals. but sometimes
terminals break of. or it is neces-
sary to put in a new wire without
waiting TO attach terminals. In
either OF these instances there is a
chance that single strand will be-
come loose and cause a ground.
There is an easy way out of this
difficulty, however. Simply bare two
or three inches of the end of the
wire, loop it and twist II, and then
tape all the bare metal except the
loop itself.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Example of Quick Thinking.

An example Of quick thinking Gri
resourcefulness, was shown recently
at the Paris automobile show ~-hCn
through transportation difficulties TIC
exhibits sent from the Goodyear Tlrs
& Rubber Company. at Akron. Ohi0,
failed TO arrive in France. II. M.
Parker. assistant manager OF the
European division. borrowed TneU
matte, solid and motorcycle tires froNi
the L. S. Army Of Occupa'ion and
from one OF the French autor1o lie
manufacturers. with the result IA I
the company had a striking exhibit
in the show.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Rain Causes Shorfs-

When car stops in a heavy rain
storm suspect the distributor, the
Top OF the coil or the plugs and
wires OF being wet. Water is an
excellent conductor of electricity.
A driving rainstorm will enter
through the ventilation cuts in the
mood and often manage to produce a
short circuit which stops the car as
enectually as If it were robbed of
ITS spark plugs. The only remedy is
70 wait for the affected parts to
ury' OF TO locate them and dry
them of with rags. The best rem
edy Is prevention. Small covers of
ollcloth made to Mt over the coil
and distributor. similar in effect TO
the leather hood which usually pro-
tects magnetos. will keep out the
nne water spray which does the
damage, and prevent an ANNOYING
stop under uncomfortable circum.
stances.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Sand BIisters.

very small cut especially in the
rubber tread of a rear wheel, will usu-
ally permit the entrance OF sand or
dirt. which will work along into a
pocket between the tread and fabric
and as a result will form a bunch that
will soon wear through and make a
serious tire injury. Such a bunch
should be cut open. the wound Be
cleaned out and filled with gum and
If it is big enough to war
rant the operation.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
972-MILE TRIP
TAKES24HOURS
Stony Road Covered with
Snow Faced in Long
Ride.

A
A gruelling, long distance read
run in the dead of winter. whe q
shall ii be staged? The reader
naturally pictures in his minds eye
the fine macadam roads and sunny
skies of Southern CalifUrnia-but
this road run. unique in motoring
annals, was made under the most
adverse of climatic conditions. The
972 miles of rocky. rutty. snow COW
cred roads stretching from Boston
to Fort Kent, Maine, and return
We're selected for the route. tho
actual running time over which was
made within practically "a hours
Fort Kent, by the way. is one OF
the most .northerly points in the
United States and is located in the
northeastern part of Maine. aiIIosi
OH the border line.
Starts Mt Boston.
At three minutes past nine on the
evening of Friday. December 81.
p. f. Frost seated himself in his
franklin touring car in Boston,
and accompanied by the Sawyes
brothers, started out with the gin,
determination to get that car
through TO Fort Kent in record
time. And he did,
Such a trip without mishap or an
adjustment Of any kind would. SEEM
ingly. have satisfied the ambition
of most motorists. however enthus-
iastic. But not so Frost and his
companions, Only five minutes for
rest, ard the faithful old Frank
lin had her nose pointed for Bos-
ton. The return journey was not
destined to be as happy as the first
leg of the trip. for just outside If
Bangor n team of horses swung
across the road in front of the car
which was travelling at high speed
Hits CuIvert.
The driver. to avoid a collision
took the ditch and hit a granite
culvert. None of the occupants was
injured. but the engine was push
ed back and the car put out of COM
mission. This happened about 4:33
on Saturday afternoon, December
81. The car was returned to Ban
gor, repaired, and started on the
last lap of its journey on Tuesday
afternoon. December 80. at 4:23 pm.
I TtdCicu at O.lS p.lii.,
Portland at S:43 pm. and the Ho-
tel Lenox in Boston at 1l:2S pm.
The actual running time of the
return trip was IL hours and 81
minutes, as compared with IL hours
and 81 minutes, elapsed time for
the trip to Fort Kent. The total
running time for the round trip
was "a hours and ~ minutes. How
ever, 1t Is estimated that the re-
turn time was extended about 81
minutes by a broken gasoline con-
nection, due to the accident. In
view of the fact that the accident
and the subsequent delay were
brought about by a purely unnatu-
raj situation. 1t is only fair to dis
cuss the drive in terms of actual
running time: for 1t can be easily
seen that had the awkward situa-
ton not arisen on the rough, mar
row roads near Bangor, the run
ming time would, in fact, be the
elapsed time.
Such is the story of a run. re-
markable for the stamina and grit
of the drivers and for the ability
of lightweight. fine touring car
to take punishment. Mr.. Frost and
his companions have set up. a new
mark for ong-distance travel by
motor over snowbound roads.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Industrial Housing Important.

The importance of Industrial hous-
ing in reducing labor turnovers
through contented employees Is becom-
ing more evident by the GNnounce-
ment of many large concerns for
greater housing plants. The Good
year Tire & Rubber Company at
Akron has let contracts for a 100000
dormitorysto house 175 girls. So lack
ing is Akron in homes that this step
was necessary to furnish the COM
pany's women employees with pleasant
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Chain Locks.

A rather long hook on the inside
chain and a small. strong paddock on
the outside chain will fasten the anti
skid device on the wheel so that there
Is no danger of it's coming Off and
winding around the brake drum OF
being dropped in the road. Releasing
the paddock will allow enough slack of
the inside chain so that the long hook
NAV be unfastened.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Leaking VaIves

The first hint of leaking valve
is a kissing sound in the cylinders
when compression occurs. The best
method of following this clue is
simply to turn over the crankshaft
slowly. listening meanwhile to de-
termine the location of the leak.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Brake Adjustment.

A mistake frequently made. espec-
tally by new car owners. is to adjust
the brakes so tightly that they slide
the wheels when applied OF course
this stops the car quickly( but 1t in-
flicts such excessive wear on the
treads as to make it a very expensive
operation.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Shift Valves When Grinding.

Every practical motorist knows
that he cannot expect to make his
valves seat properly II he grinds
them without lifting them off their
seats as he grinds. This operation
is simplified by fitting a spring un-
der the valve head so as to lift
the valve when pressure is removed.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Cotter Pins.

Do not forget in reassembling
after a repair to replace all the
cotter pins or retaining wires In
the crown nuts in the transmission
case or difterential housing. II one
of these nuts should shake loose
and get into the gear mesh it would
break up the whole unit.
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
carbureter Coughs.

Coughing in the carbureter followed
by sharp explosions in the muff'er In
dicates a wrong adjustment Of the
auxiliary air valve. On the other
band. coughing, followed by chokins
down apds stopping Of THE motor. in
dicates that there is water in the
&c soline. 3,k
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Spring ShackIes,

Do not neglect the fabrication of
the spring shackles. Rust often
clogs up the small vents and Keeps
out the oil. By using common
kerosene occasionally these holes
will be kept open
The Washington herald., 1920-02-08
Analogy.

Mr.. Ford ought to get out a rat
ling good newspaper. st. Louis
star.
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NEED NOT PROMISE TO OBEY


London. - Congrerationalist brides
no longer need promise In the mar
rIage service to obey their husbands.
A committee Of the Congrega tioDal
union Of England and Waies. appoint
ed. 10 draw up new form Of service.
has decided that modern ideas favor
the omission Of the word "obey," and
this Notwithstanding the fact that no
woman sat on the committee; neither
were any requests received from wom-
en- TO omit the fateful word.
IAN the churches are becoming less
strict In their insistence on the word
Ing Of the marriage service" said the
secretary OF the Women's Freedom
league. "Even In AngIlcan churches
the word obey Is sometimes omitted
at the brides desire. and o great num-
Der Of leading nonconformist ministers
have lntely made a practice Of cut
ting out the vow to obey"
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GUARDS POST MAIL IN ERIN
Truck Filled With Soldiers and Police
Carries Government Bags to
Post Office.

Cork.-A state OF excitement which
Is difficult for Americans and Eng
lishmen 10 appreciate unless expert
enced prevails In Cork and throughout
Ireland.
The following can be given as an
illustration: As the Associated Press
correspondent was passing the general
post office a motor truck filled with
soldiers and police. with rifles ready,
dashed In the main entrance. Several
OF them descended and entered the
post once. one policeman. holding a
pistol. putting himself in the doorway.
This was nothing more than the
posting of military mails. the elabo-
rate precautions taken being due to
a daring exploit recently when the
government mail bag was snatched
from soldier as he was leaving the
post once. The bag was not recov-
cred.
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DEATH RECALLS OLD CURSE
sudden Demise Of Michael p. Grace
Brings Back the Legend Of
Battle Abbey.

Lopdon.--The sudden death OF
Michael r. Grace. father Of the coun-
tess Of Donoughmore. recalls legend
connected with Battle Abbey. which he
rented from Sir Augustus Webster,
The great establishment was seized
BY Henry VIII. aud 1t Is said that the
last abbot pronounced q curse that the
owners Of II should meet death by
drowning. 1t IL stated that Lord
Montague. who owned the property In
the eighteenth century. was drowned.
and similar fate befell his two
pephewh Lady Webster. wife OF the
present owner. was drowned three
years ago and short time later the
eldest daughter Of the tenant then oc-
cupylnE the abbey lost her life In
similar way.
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ITS GIRL SEA DIVER HEARS
?. W. Whitehead. a We~h en ssnlrsn
Sub Gets MsssaOs and
Nusheo honsa.

Nsv York.--ridings Of parsnthood.
ssnt by wireless from Brooklyn aud
Seretved ~ Ers0ssieA ~. Whitehead
- divers init several fathoms nm
~ - Oh cnpe Hsalopen, brought
Ain from ths desp to rush home to
- bis nev-bcFn baby girl.
Whitehead. who was chief mechan-
See mate on the submarine SIS which
vent to the bottom in September, was
sagagsd In salvaElng the hulk Of the
Mi-feted craft when the message
picked. up by the SIS was relayed to
Ain BY a telephone attached to his
diving suit
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st..l R.ll E..Ilx W.s,s.ned.

A steel rail on the Great Northern
railway In England broke into II
pieces, causing serious accident. A
committee Of the board Of trade, ap-
pointed to investigate the cause Of the
breakage, made an interesting report
and the investigation led to several
discoveries Of practical Importance.
Among these was the surprising effect
of cracks in the upper surfaces Of
rails. 1t was found by experiment
that rail nicked across with a chisel
to a depth OF one-sIxty-fourth Of an.
inch broke under a weight Of 600
pounds Falling from a height Of IL
feet while the same rail- not nicked
resisted the fall Of ton weight from
height of 20 feet.
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Cyclone Tosses Boy
Into Tree Branches

ganfa Glars. Gala high
wind tbsi pissed Through Santa
Glars tossed }. BlnGwail. . 10
year-Oid boy. into . tres. knocked
svor George Csmpra and horrs
~ Ms hIfching. uprOOted fruit
t1eea, demolished several private
EArAxes and caused considerable
minor dnmage.
II was said By local residents
to have been the nrSt wind Of
liz kind since 1888.
0Iass skyjights from IN e.
taiIIshment belonging 10 walnut
growers were blown into the
street sUd smashed. and lumber
from lumber yards was scatter
ed several hundred yards.
One privafe garage was 70
ported 10 have been carried for
~ feet and an automobile moved
from the side Of the street TO
the center OF the roadway.
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WHERE BRIDES KIN LIMeER
Returning Missionary Warns Yeunu
Men Against oslNs u eouth
AHserioa - We'd.

Tacoma. withdrawing 10 yeung
men nct 10 30 to Gouth America to
marry was given res~ntiy ny MrA
Charles Robinson, Tacoma. who ~
GENTLY arrived here after serving sew
ernl years ~ an educational miasiou-
AIRY In Bolivia
I'm the typical hiEh-elass Bolivian
home Of forty rooms the young bride
often receives her relatives for visits
Of nvs or elk years DURATION she
aaid
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vided whereby flying machines viii b
enabled to make 4 start Or . landihs
IN thickIy populated places. The hu-
man bird requires city perches.
A Hartford man. John A. oauikins.
proposes to solve the problem " erect
ing on top u high buildings. o.
groups Of buildings. Handing stages"
OF inexpensive construction, light IN
weight and 70 elastic ~ to meet com
fortably IN. shock NJ arriving pianos
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-12-09

Milton, Ky.-Georve williamsoo.
assd ninety-six. reckons he has voted
70 times during the Last seventy-five
years This election viii BE- the
eighteenth In which b has voted for
Z president. The experience. however.
win be brand new to Mrs. Lucinda
Williamson. aged sevcnty-six. his wife.
who u casting her nrst vote.
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the incidental advantage Of not gath
sring snow or Ice. At the same time,
II Il sufficiently firm and substantial
for the purpose contemplated and per-
fectly good 70 walk on. Mr.. Caulk-
ms plan would. he says, afford ample
landing facilities for airplanes Of the
present type.-Philadelphia Ledger.
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Valparaiso. Ind.--Joseph Grove for
~ b had ordered 4 wire cable
stretched across bridge entrance
which he ~ highway superintendent
vas repairing. When be drove his
auto upon the bridge the top was
5srked on and he sustained prohabl,
1ntal injuries
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Richmond. Ky.-FrAnklin Webster Of
Owen county suddenly appeared hero
to enter school. He was thought to
he buried In France, having been Of
ficially reported dead. after battle In
no mans land" Instead he was only
wounded and has spent two years In
hospitals trying = get we'll
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THE rwIL,oHT HOUR

WAsA the brightness q he ~ ~,
worn till sombsr thrsAAs show
through
Let ~ Hngsr in TIE twilight hsse
And talk Of Joys ths sun shons On and
plan our rest when work u done
While the weary heart Psnsws it, faith
and power.
| It's the time when ToootIoOttca ana an
| ticipatton meet.
For The past and futurs ntngi1. and the
orauGht II very gWool
| on. We cannot thsn feel Ieneiy. there's
. glamour over All
II = friend sits whore the shadows fall
when the glow Of life has dinmed away.
before the dark cFespa on.
Let us iingsr In the twilight years
And talk OF Joys the sun Ghoue on and
plan our rest when work u done
Without this chill OF Doubt Or hint of
tears.
IT'S the ums whom recollection ana an
ticipatjon meet,
For the past and future ning1e, and the
draught IL very swest
Oh. we cannot thea feel lonely. though
alone we must embark
For we know we have Friend beyond
the Dark.
CITY LANDING FOR AIRPLANE
stays on Housstop 10 Plan Devised by
Hartford Man, and Il Seems
Feasible.
Obviously some means must be pro
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Landing stag. for Airplans..

Such landing stage would be sup
ported by 1atticed columns. Its hori-
zontal framework would be OF Orders
and cables, oyerlaid BY flooring Of
metal lath and aorface sheet Of