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The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

Whenever an individual or group
OF individuals representing a given
industry wish to roast somebody
concerning their own business they
invariably take II cut on the bank
er." says Edgar Apperson, presi-
dent of the Apperson Bros. Auto
mobile Co.. OF Kokomo, Ind.
TO hear some people talk you
would think all that bankers did
was lay plans to wreck business
and stop commercial progress. On
the face of IL how absurd this Is
Banks can only prosper as the
country Is prosperous. II Is their
constant aim to do a constructive
job.
Take the motor car industry for
example. The banks are doing
their utmost to provide credit in
every practical case.
Bankers Make Industry Success.
But the great trouble is that
too many folks forget there Is a
wide difference between credit and
capital
II every industry were given all
the credit they demand then We
sure would go on the rocks fast.
The difficulty Is every industry
wants nothing but credit all the
time What the banker has to do
is to divide up with those who de-
serve II to the very best OF his abil-
ity. The commercial man has to
have his line of credit, the mer-
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
HARDING BOOSTS 4
BETTER ROADS
Highways Not Only Must Be
Built, but Must Be
Kept Good.

Good roads advocates are recalling
with satisfaction the good roads
gone wrong" statement which Presi- :
dent-eiect Warren @. Harding teIe- :
graphed the Michigan Good Roads
Association when the recent election
campaign was at Its height.
The roads we build in America
said the President-elect. must be
built first for use In the distribution
OF products rather than merely for
pleasure riding.
I'VE must foster the use of mo-
tor trucks. We must build Irbant
terminals for truck service 70 makes
new ties between communities and
between city consumption and cOun-
try production believe that the
Federal and State governments must
not only put their shoulders TO the
wheel TO create good roads, but that
they must insist upon the mainte-f
nance Of roads in good condition. A
good road gone wrong Is almost
worse than no road"
Ernest Farr. chief OF the FirestoneN
Ship by Truck Bureau. says he eN-
poets TO see the new administrstlo lone
at Washington create a Federal .
Highways Commission under the
proposed Townsend bill for .he es-E
tablishment, construction and ma'n-a
tenance OF a federal system of high
ways.
Such a commission, is IL believed. /"
aside from it's other manifold du-
ties, would be careful 20 see TO It.
that none Of President-elect Hard
ing's good roads go wrong" Only
IL per cent OF the highways OF the
country are hsrdsurfsced.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
. YEAR 1921 WILL BE GOLDEN ONE FOR MOTOR CAF
BURKE IS NEW
SALES MANAGER
Takes Charge of Harper.
Overland Company
In This City.

: Thomas F. Burke has been ap-
pointed sales manager OF the
Harper-overiand Company here. He
came from California where he was
manager of the Overland Pacific
Company. He has had consider
able experience in the automobile
held.
His early training was in the
news departments OF several New
York papers, but he gave this up
to enter the automobile sales field
In New York City of which place
he is a native. After spending
some time In the business In the
Metropolis he went to the west. +
He succeeds Percy s. Foster.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
OWNERS SERVICE DEPART.
la MENT.

Question: Would you advise me to
try to repaint my car, which Is three
years old and Is in pretty tough
shape? A friend tells me that I can
get a patent system Of varnish that
Is easy to put on and makes the car
just as good as new. ! don't care
so much about the new looks. but I
would like to get the car so that II
looks respectable.
Answer: For a car in as bad shape
as you say yours Is I do not believe
that you can do much yourself. II
you do not want to go to the eS-
peEse of sending the car to a regu-
lar paint shop, why not put on a
coat of dull French gray. which
looks well. resists wear and yet
does not attempt the high polish
that is almost impossible for the
amateur to attain? Any of the
larger paint manufacturers carry
this dull gray finish, and the whole
job will cost only a moderate sum.
Question: I have been using -
oil in my engine. This lubricant Is
darker than like and a friend sug-
gests that it contains an excess of
carbon. 1 have not noticed any ten
dency to excessive carbonization
and the lubricant seems to work all
right. but would like to have your
opinion.
Answer: The make of oil men
toned in your inquiry Is absolutely
first class. 1t does run a little
darker than some Of the others, bu.
the color is no indication of carbon.
The only thing that will establish
that is the heat test and I happen
to know that this particular oil has
passed heat tests with unusual sue
cess.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
-a
Pull-'Em-Out.

When a car is embedded in muds :
or sand IL can usually be pulled out
by means OF a bit of plank and
some stout rope. Wrap the rope -,
around the end Of the plank in a.
slip knot and the other end around. =
a spoke OF the wheel. Thrust the.-.
end of the plank under the tire
turn on the power and hope for the
best A rope may also be used by,
passing IL around a tree and fasten=
ing both ends to the car. A stout 70
stick, the jack handle for instance. -
is inserted between the two strands-s
OF the rope and twisted =.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
SCHOOL MEANS
BETTER TIRES
Education Of Tire Repairmen
is Object of This Trav-
cling School.

As an innovation In the tire field,
the travelling repair school claims
the latest honors- The school is
carrying free to the vuicsniEers
Of the country the newest develop
ments in tire surgery. Motorists
are cashing u on this In obtaining
better tire repairs.
Car owners have heard so much
about guarding against the ills to
which tires fall heir, that this first
attempt in a national way to get at
the root of much Of the trouble is
awakening general interest. The
purpose underlying the lectures is
TO make better repairmen through
afording them an opportunity to
present their particular tire prob
lens for solution. Tire dealers IN
the cities visited are attending in
large numbers, Irrespective of the
make Of tire they handle.
In each city. the sessions of the
school are held in a centrally To-
Gated hotel easily accessible to the
automobile district. There are both
afternoon and evening meetings.
Formal addresses are followed by
round table conferences. The meet
tngs are valuable not only from an
inspirational standpoint but in
spreading the gospel of scientific
tire repair.
Among the cities visited have
been Pittsburgh. Detroit and Phil
adelphia- Chicago and Milwaukee
are next on the schedule, which COW
ers the entire United States. The
lecturer is the manager of the Mil
Ter tire repair school at Akron, o.
The school is in full accord with
the demand OF motorists that the
men to whom they entrust their
tires for repair be thoroughly COM
petent.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

only be constructed for two. speeds,
as the adding of other speeds adds
so much complication that engineers
are loath to employ the type. The
Ford car, 1t is scarcely necessary to
remind the reader. has but two for
ward speeds. Still when IL is well
constructed the planetary gearset
serves its end with a reasonable de-
gree of efficiency.
In the truck field we find a third
type of gearest, known as the con-
slant mesh type. This variety of
transmission has not come into the
passenger car field as yet and so is
CT no interest to US for the present
consideration.
Friction Grease simplest.
II is rather a remarkable fact
that the simplest and theoretically
the most efficient type OF gearest.
the friction set, has passed out of
use in the automobile field. The
friction gearest consists of two
discs-one driving, the other driven.
In operation the driven disc is
brought into contact with the driv-
ing disc, the rate of speed being de-
termtned by its distance from the
center Of the driving member. OBJ
viously the arrangement gave an al
most unlimited number of speeds,
smoothness Of action, but the great
trouble was that the sets did not
stand UP under the strains of heavy
work. At one time II enjoyed great
popularity, but it gradually was
abandoned for heavy work, and
finally even the lightest cars gave IL
up in favor of the sliding selecting
type. 1t is regrettable that the fric-
ton set could not stand up under
The needs OF service, for it had all
the theoretical virtues that delight
the heart of the engineer.
II the car owner will stop for lust
one moment and consider the essen
tial construction of the conventional
gearest he will realize the need for
great care in operation and main
tenance. Two shafts holding sets of
gears which must be brought into
engagement while the parts are
spinning g at high rate of speed
point TO ever present danger of
breaking and injury. And this is
actually so.
Needs Plentiful fabrication.
breakage of members in the gear
set and bending of the shafts 50
that they are out of alignment are
common in gearset operation. When
the chafts once go out of line there
Is no hope Of decent operation un-
III the condition is remedied: the
gears will clash and growI. the
teeth will chip or suffer more seri-
Gus breaks and replacement of gear.
VIII do no earthly good until the
entire transmission is properly lined
up again. When the sharts are ont
OF line the gears do not engage
evenly. as they are intended to Do
which is the whole secret of the
trouble.
The first thing to do to kesn
the gearset up to proper Operation
pitch Is to give it proper lubrication
OH, is the proper lubricant for this
unit, not grease. In winter II will
be well to use a somewhat thinner
oil than in hot weather, as the cold
tends to thicken the oil, anyw.v
Every two or three months. or bet-
ter. every 1000 miles of running.
the oil should be drained on from
the searset housing, which shouId
De flushed with kerosene and then
renlled with fresh oil. Neglect of
this precaution will probably bring
premature failure of the unit.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Improvement in Present Transmissions
Great Need; Obsolete Friction
Set theoretically Best.

The war has brought'us a num-
ber Of improvements in the mech
auism of the car. That is to say
under the stern lash of military
needs many weaknesses were dis
covered and remedied which. in the
ordinary course OF events, would
have taken years to bring out Not
all these Innovations have yet ac-
tualIy made their appearances but
the coming national shows will un-
doubtedly place most Of them on
public view.
Whatever else the war may bring
us, it is devoutly to be hoped that
some improvement in present type
OF transmissions or gearsets may
result Engineers are unanimously
agreed that the gearset is far the
most backward of all the mechan-
ical units that go to makeup the
modern motor car chassis. And we
may reasonably hope that some i'm
provement in transmission design
, is imminent SO that IL will be of in
terest to examine the present types
of this mechanical unit in detail.
The function of the Transmission
gearset Is to change the tractive
effort at the rear wheels in proper
tion to the effort needed. By it's
means the rear wheels are permit
ed to run slowly while the engine
is running fast. etc. In general, this
control Over the tractive effort is
obtained by meshing gears of var
iOus sizes. In operation power is
generated by the engine, passes
back through the clutch, which de-
livers IT to a shaft, which is part
of the transmission unit On this
shaft are a certain number of gears
which may be shifted into and out
of engagement with other gears,
mounted on another shaft, known
mechanically as a countershaft.
These gears on the counter-shaft
have varying numbers of teeth, a
condition which produces the chang
&c in tractive effort.
Need Simpler Device.
The,mechanical unit that we have
just described is known as the slid
ing selective gearset. and while it
serves its purpose fairly well it uses
NIcucuoOuS expenditure OF enOrt
to accomplish what is comparatively
} a small effect. We need a device
(which shs II perform this service in
a simpler and easier way, without
the constant danger a. breakage and
injury that exists with the present
type.
While the sliding selective gearset
is the prominent type today, there
are other forms in use. The next
most important is the planetary
gearset, used in the Ford car, which
in point Of mere numbers, makes the
type important. The planetary gear
set consists Of group of spur gears.
always in mesh with a central or
master gear. This master gear 4,
known as the sun gear and the SPUR
gears are planetary gears,from a re-
semblance of the set to the opera-
tions of the solar system. In opera
tion the gears are forced to revolye
on each other, this action being
inducted by stopping the movement
of the parts supporting the gears,
which is accomplished by means Of
sort of brake When the gearset
Is in high IL revolves as a unit. Civ
ing . remarkably efficient action.
One Of the drawbacks of the planet
ary gearset is the fact that it can
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

More power TO the ladies. Out in
California there are now 10000 driv-
ing their own machines and the
number is being increased every
dsy.-Goodrich Travel and Trans
port Notes.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Will Sell Used Cars.

The b. and B. Auto Sales Com
pany has opened salesrooms at 1906
Fourteenth street northwest, for the
sale Of used cars exclusively. r. s.
Black is president of the company,
and F. A Bobbitt is treasurer and
general manager.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
ll
STOP LOOK LISTEN
BALLADE OF THE MODERN CHRISTMAS.
sY6
jim RING

- AA<AN hNS ~ WsODA~eN' ~ - 49, @hs1 ~
Enter the YsletidTs red and green
lind gdiiy spdngisd Chyistmas tree.
The dolls and toy tyeins serbenfine,
That >diticd yonsd the srvsevy
Are gone The child upon ny knee
Whose age does noi yet bear teen,
(Yhre Is the Chrsfmos that ssed to bef)
Lists. "Sonta must brimg me Hmossiner
What in forsofior does this meoHi
What Is the ehiids Psychologist
Can deny my itiie qiees
Ahything thai she asks of mef
This is no fnerile ebsardify.
Bstedd, us Dcrre, shoyp-edged ond keen--
NOT the Chrutmas fyoyer fbot used to be,
But, Santa mast bring me limousine"
LEnyoi.
,Sasia. the porid moses; therefore, ue
Mast make gift 10 Geraldine
To fill her modern heoyt ttith glee.
SUPPOSE ux si1e her H".oEsinei
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
-Stop!-Leek k.-Listeu.-

TO THE SPEEDER.
Go on. Feed the gas. Throw good
sense to the wind!
Grin as the speed-clock goes
further around!
Laugh in your folly! There's moth
ing to bind
You to sIowness-save Duty! Sc
clatter and bound
On your journey to-where? Just
to hurts and to death.
We know that you'll say. in your
last, gasping breath,
When, wrecked in your autos own
wreckage, you'll lie,
ITO speed is to live; and to speed
II to der
Speed on! Be a man! Leave advice
to the slowl
I Why should you stop for q
moment to think
That you're dangering others? One
death-d dealing blow
From you car puts your neck in
moose. Let that sink
Into your speed-crazy mind, while
you roar
Onward. insisting on more speed
and more!
| We will hear from a ruin. smoke
wreathed, your last cry:
ITO speed is to live; and to speed
Is to die!"
Away! Let 'er rip, You can scofi
while you may;
| So sneer at a caution, and let the
world slide!
Live. like a May-fiy. for one shin.
ing. day.
And strain the resources there at
your side!
Make the best of your time. You're
accepted by all
AS one who is deaf to your con-
Sciences call;
And the breezes will sigh, as your
hearse passes by:
ITO speed is to live; and to speed
is to die!"
-Stsp!-Look.-LI
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
ID. c. NO, r.r .

~. ~. NJ. i.
/. Congressman BEN JOHNSON has
failed to get License Tag No. /
for 1921. thereby breaking q GUS
tom of his which started when the
license law went into effect here.
Not that Commissioner J. THIL-
MAN HENDRICK wanted to take
away the distinction from the Con-
gresham.
As a matter of fact. he wrote to
him and asked him IL he wanted
the tag: but he didn't. so the tag
went TO the Commissioner.
No. Is went to JAMES X. POLK.
who has law offices in the Kellogg
Building. JAMES X. Is a friend
Of the Commissioner. and wanted
to get one of the iowest-numbered
tags.
1--WE got No. 1s here. Nobody
wants 1t, though" he was told by
the Commissioners secretary.
HARRY ALMOND.
I'll take It," replied JAMES K,
calmly.
And now HARRY is reading the
papers to STE IL JAMES KS name
So far HARRY hasn't had a chance
to say. Il told you So"
okt-Listen!-
w. PEARcE RAYNER. the
dynamic chieftain Of the Motor
Corps, is a marked man Every
body knows he's on the warpath
for traffic transgressors.
PEARCE was coming down
Connecticut avenue at a very low
rate of speed the other day, when
he happened to look behind him
and saw a crowd of pale-faced
motorists trailing along. They
we're afraid to go ahead of him
and get pinched for speeding.
LookLListen!-
vERBUM SAP.
There il an eryanised campaign this month
against the gentlemen who smear grsass and
dust over their license tags, to conceal thar
identity.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
Observation-Disclosures
OUR LITTLE AUTO
ALPHABET.

No. 4-The Dust.
D is for Dust.
Nursing motorists wrath.
When there's lots. it gets cussed
And the car gets a bath.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
observation-disclosures

t"s &c uCGtf
yet seen man 1pho kne1p exactly
his 1rifs's disposition-Gnd his autos S.
-Look.-Listen!-
BOB HASKIN was selling a
Pierce-Arrow TO an NJ. d. at the
local agency lately. when the doc
tor found a flaw in the painting
of the machine.
T'I don't like this" he announced.
Some painter obviously has made
a mistake"
At this juncture a mechanic came
up from the rear Of the salesroom.
Always kicking about painters
mistakes" he said. You're lucky
with mistakes. doc. You can al
ways bury yours"
ok.-Listen.-
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.
Arbutus, n. H.-Achilles Blandy
has been sued for divorce by his
wife, Kate Curtis Blandy. Mrs.
Blandy practically named Achilles
auto as correspondent She said in
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12

her petition that Achilles spent all
Of his time in the garage, and paid
no attention to his family.
Epitaph. Arik = BLACK Nike
Matterhorn. oid-time horse thief Of
these parts. today was In court for
stealing q nivver. He told the
Judge there were no horses to
steal. and he'd get locked up for
vagrancy IL he didn't keep bis hand
In his business.
Rutland. Idaho.-Veronica Vane, a
movie star. in addressing a crowd
at the Pleasant Hour Picture Pal
ace last night said: The general
impression that the motion picture
industry wastes thousands of
dollars for realistic effects is un-
warranted and erroneous"
Eb Leonard. the town philosopher.
then saw Mt to reply: well. why
are you always showing good autos
ing them?"
Eb was elected for being too in
quisitive.
-Looks-Lisfen.-
Miss MARIE HAYES rises to re-
maFkI
"The Idle Rich are missing some
thing good. why don't they paint
distinetive names. like those Of
Pullman cars, On the sides Of their
limoasisesf
.Imagine coming down Million
sires' Row and seeing automebiles
whirI By with names like these on
themt Imperator, Roderick Dhu,
Olympia, Resieracian, Athenian. IT,
berian, etc.
The Washington herald., 1920-12-12
VERRuM SAP.

There il an erganized campaign this month
against the gentlemen who smear grease and
dust over their license tags. to conceal thar
identity.
Evening star., 1920-06-20
CLUB MAY ACT ON
VAN SCHA|CK NOTE
Rotary Committee Thai
Backed Thurston Will Refer
Letter to Directors.

DR.. John ]. Van Schaick's letter to
d. J. Callahan. chairman of a special
committee of the Washington Rotary
Club. in which he charged that rec
concentrations for the retention of
superintendent of Schools Thurston.
made by this committee, were based
on false" statements, will be referred
to the board of directors of the club
for action.
Mr. Callahan said last night that he
acted only as chairman of the COM
mittee which was instructed by the
Rotary Club to investigate and re-
port to the club advisable action. This
action. which was taken Friday at
special meeting in the New Willard
Hotel. consisted in the adoption of
resolution advocating the retention of
Supt. Thurston. He said he was not
empowered to act further: had not
received DIR. Van Schaick's letter and
would not reply to it himself.
when receive the letter." he said
last night, Il will turn it over to the
board of directors of the club. The
board may do what it considers nee
essary in answering DR.. Van Schaick's
charges. The club probably will take
action"
DR.. Van Schaick's letter to Mr.. Cal
lahan charged that his committee was
deceived" by the wicked campaign
of Misrepresentation" in the school
situation and that the members pre-
sumably had failed to read the re-
port of the Senate committee, upon
which the Rotary Club based its plea
for the retention of Supt. Thurston.
Evening star., 1920-06-20
HOSPITAL NEEDS $500
MORE TO COMPLETE FUND
Casualty's Campaign Has Yielded
$4,000 in Drive for Sup
porting Same.

Workers in the Casualty Hospital
campaign will begin tomorrow ef-
forts to raise $55,000 with which to
complete the fund needed to put the
hospital on a self-supporting basis.
More than $4,000 already has been
collected.
Campaign headquarters were tenn
porarify moved yesterday to the office
Of Clarence F. Donohoe, 314 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, where Mrs.
NJ. j. Vaughan, who has been con-
stantly on duty at the Hotel Ebbitt
since June 2. will continue to serve
from to pm. tomorrow, Wednes-
day and Friday for the purpose of re-
ceiving reports and contributions.
A unanimous vote of thanks was
accorded the press of Washington for
the cause. Appreciation was voted
to Mrs. George F. Schutt and to Man
ager Gumpert of the Hotel Ebbitt
for their donation of the Ebbitt par
lors during the campaign. Other eX-
pressionS of gratitude were given to
Manager w. Weston of the Hotel
Raleigh and the management OF the
Hotel Harrington and Hotel Lafayette,
who also donated parlors or ball
rooms to help the hospital.
Every citizen of Washington who
contributed IS within the past year
toward it's support is entitled to a
vote for the new board of twenty
two directors, to be elected at the
hospital Tuesday night at o'clock,
and is invited to be present, it was
announced last night.