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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
PACKING TRUCKS
|! REQUIRES CARE
Hit-or-miss Plan in Prepar-
ing for Freight Hauls
Wasteful, He Says.

ITO further increase the freight
carrying possibilities Of the motor
truck, scientific packing Is receiving
the attention Of experts" says w. L.
Kjssel. secretary and treasurer~of the
Kissel Motor Car Company.
This has particular reference TO
those trucks employed In the trans
portation Of boxed goods, packages
and similar commodities. II has been
found that there Is a right way and a
wrong way in loading astruck with
merchandise OF this character
Packing experts who have given
this study have found that by pack
ing boxes In certain ways in the truck
they can save at least one-tenth of
the truck body space.
along this line. scientific packing
saved railway space on both sides of
the water during the war Up to that
time packing freight cars were more
or less of 'hit-or-miss' method and
no Study was given to the best way
certain sized packages would ut into
a given space. utilizing every inch OF
the floor space.
1T has been found that by studying
the floor space of a truck body, the
owner by careful and scientific pack.
ing can increase his load without
making 1t either, top-heavy or over
weight.
ION the basis Of the 10000 trucks
in use today 1t doesn't take very
much figuring to see what an i'm.
mense amount Of saving scientific
loading Of motor trucks will accomp,
lish."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
70 VARIETIES OF TRUCKS
DISPLAYED ATTN. Y. ARMORY
Twentieth Annual Exhibit Brings Thousands
Of Visitors to Huge Building-Motion
Pictures of Trucks Are Shown.

New York. Jan. 3-when the public
was admitted to the Twentieth An-
'nual Motor Truck Show. this after
noon. it saw the greatest collection
of commercial motor vehicles ever
gathered together in the largest
building devoted to display of the
products Of any single industry.
For most of the visitors it was their
first visit to the Eighth Coast Artil-
Jerry Armory at Kingsbridge Road and
Jerome avenue. The seventy-odd diff
ferent makes of trucks, and more than
seventy-five OF accessories of every
kind laid out on a linoleum-covered
concrete floor. 800 by 600 feet without
n post to obstruct the view. under a
bunting-hung ceiling 10 feet high,
made an impressive spectacle. Stimuli
taneously with the opening OF the
Truck Show the passenger car show
opened in Grand Central Palace.
Never before have spectators at an
automobile show been able to see one
quarter as many as the number Of
trucks displayed here without going
from building to building or floor to
floor.
In addition to the great variety Of
trucks, from the smallest and nimbl-
est-looking. to big and powerful fei-
lows that seem capable OF dragging
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Aids to Farm Life Comfort
Feature Implement Exhibit

New York. Jan. s.-with more than
90 per csnt OF It's entire 5000 square
feet Of floor space occupied and most
OF the exhibits already installed the
permanent international Tractor.
Trailer and Farm implement Ex-
change on the seventh floor Of Grand
Central Palace presents much OF inter-
est to automobile show visitors and
exhibitors.
The exchange Is one OF the PER
manent divisions Of the international
Exposition Of Industries operated by
the Merchants and Manufacturers ES-
change Of New York. Everything in
the agricultural machinery field IL Of
fered. numerous makes Of trailers be-
Ing shown together with tractors and
other power-driven machinery.
Among the manufacturers whose
products are included in this per-
manent comprehensive display are
such companies as Advance Rumely
Avery Company, ]. i. Case Plov
Works, Chicago Steel Post, Crains
Silo. Detroit Trailer. General Ord
nance. Holt. International Harvester
Northway Trailer. Ohio Trailer.
AutomotiTe vehicles are doing much
to make farm life more attractive
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04

Brooklyn bridge from its piers, there
were endless different kinds OF access
series and auxiliaries. -, .l-. .
The doors opened at o'clock and
at 3 o'clock motion pictures were
shown on the main floor Of the huge
showroom. Among the scenes
thrown on the film was that of a baby
tank in action at the French front
which interested the spectators IN.
tensely.
The formal inaugural session OF the
Highway Transport Conference of Ma
tional Authorities on Trucks and
Transportation was held in the even
ing when speakers OF note gave their
opinions OF the great significance to
the nation OF motor trucks and high
way transportation.
truck experts. owners and opera
tors who were present were greatly
interested in observing that no mark
ed departure from standard engineer
Ing practices were to be seen in the
models exhibited.
One of these authorities had said
that the show is not an argument
Of an advertisement for truck
OH dpPCdl 10
no longer necessary. As a basic
factor in twentieth century in
dustry and transportation the truck
/. Tho veteran manager of the truck
and passenger car shows is S. A.
Miles. Following is a list Of the max
err of trucks that will be exhibited:
Acason. Acme, Ace, Armleder, After
bury. Autocar. Bethlehem. Brockway,
Clydesdale, Commerce Corbitt C r
Day-Elder, Defiance. DENLY, Diamond
T, Dodge Brothers. Doris. Federal,
F. w. D.. Garford. Gramm- Bernstein,
Graham. Huffman. Harlburt. In3iaffa.
International, Jackson. Jumbo. Kelly,
Kissels koehler, Maccar, Master, Max
well, Nash. .0ldsmobile. Oneida, Pack
ard. Paige. Pierce-Arrow. Rainier.
REQ, Republic, Rowe, Sandow, San
ford. Schact, Schwartz. Selden, Stand
ard. Sterling. Stedart. Sullivan, Tower.
Trailmobile, Transport, Three Point,
Triangle. Union, Velie, Vim, Walker,
Walter. Ward. Ward La France, VIII
son. Whittier, Keystone.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
IGNITION SYSTEM IN WINTER
BECOMES CRANKY AS A MULE
Trouble Generally Begins in One Cylinder and
Stays in That Locality
Some Helpful Hints.

While the modern ignition sys-
tenn Of either of the two popular
types, battery and magnetic. are so
generally reliable that Ignition
trouble is almost a rarity, still, az
most car owners will testify. tnere
are occasions when the old evil
shows its head. and when It does
come-good night. Moreover. igni-
stion troubles are to a certain ex-
tent seasonal BY that / mean that
while ignition trouble Is not like
hard, starting. exclusively a product
Of winter, nevertheless ignition
-troubles are more frequent in cold
lor wet weather than in summer.
/, sand 50 we say that this type of
mishap has a somewhat seasonal
character.
=. No matter whether the ignition
system Is magnetic or. battery, II
sthe car is to enjoy satisfactory and
-Sficient ignition depends on un-
champered generation of current
Correct interruption of the primary
circuit. the free flow of current to
the spark plugs and plugs prop
serly adjusted to furnish a hot spark
that will cause efficient combustion.
that all these steps are properly
taken care of, although naturally
there will be some difference in the
attention needed to produce correct
functioning in the magnetic and the
battery.
We shall take up the battery sys-
tenn first, and here naturally the
prime care must be to keep the
battery properly charged and the
cells filled with distilled water,
The connections must all be kept
clean and bright. for corrosion may
be almost as bad as a missing con-
nection. The wires from the bat
terry to the Ignition devices must
Railways be properly insulated; a
broken Insulation which permits the
wire to make intermittent contact
with SOME of the metal work will
cause an exaggerated case Of mis-
firing.
Keep Interrupter Points Clean.
The interrupter points in the ignition
device must be separated by approx
mately .0l5 Of an inch when they are
fully opened. \Also these points must
always be kept clean and level This
may be done by the use Of q bit of
cuttlefish paper, finer than the finest
sandpaper, and the trueing up may be
done with a jewellers file.
The high tension wires which con-
meet the distributor with the spark
plugs must always make a good con-
tact at both ends and must always
be perfectly insulated. The spark
plugs must be in condition to function
properly, not cracked. nor with dirty
points, nor with points too far apart
or too close together.
Now We come to applying what We
have learned to the running down and
elimination of ignition troubles when
they actually develop. One popularity
Of ignition trouble Is that it usually
develops in one particular cylinder and
sticks to that one location. but this
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
LAFAYETTE CAR
DISPLAY UNIQUE
Eight Cylinder Car Shows
z New Features Without
Complications.

New York. Jan. 3.-Because d. Nc
Call White Is famous as an engine
designer both In this country and
Europe. interest In the new Lafayette
car. exhibited for its first time yes
terday In the main lobby Of the Hotel
Commodore, and built by the Indian
apolis company Of which Charles w.
Nash 10 president, naturally centers
in the mechanism that Is concealed
under the long. tapering bonnet.
The eight-cylinder engine, which re-
fleets the influence OF aircraft design.
is of the high-speed type, with a
maximum speed of 1000 revolutions
per minute and an actual rating in
excess of 80 horsepower. The bore
and stroke measure 81 by "a inches.
and the cylinders, which have de-
tachable heads and Internally ma
chined combustion chambers, are cast
IN two blocks of four each.
The engine design differs from the
orthodox eight-cylinder type not only
in power, speed and lightness, but in
simplicity. advanced IDEAS having
eliminated many parts hitherto con-
sidered necessary by eight-cylinder
manufacturers. It 10 generally re-
garded as something new In eights."
Such an advance in efght-cD'- Yer
design naturally comes - Mr..
White. who designed st eight
cylinder high-speed ..gine in this
country.
The valves are set at an angle of
9 degrees with the cylinders, which
makes for higher efficiency In the
combustion chambers. and the 1os-de-
gree angle of the valves results In
easier adjustment than IN an engine
Of the usual 9o-degrees angle,
Durability Is another salient char
acteristic Of the Lafayette engine,
all bearings are usually large for
longer life and easier adjustment.
while the camshaft has sixteen cams
instead of the conventional eight so
that there is only half as much wear
on each cam and with the very ad-
vantageous result Of identical valve
action on both sides of the engine.
A notable feature of the lubricat-
ing system of the Lafayette is that
the oil not only lubricates the bear
ings but cools them as well, due to the
hollow construction of the crankshaft.
The engine is designed to run at mimi
mum heat for highest thermal eff
cheney. with the result that the oil is
kept at the lowest possible tempera-
ture.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
WARNING ISSUED
RAIL T|E-UP DUE
Shippers Told Freight Rates
Are Sure to Advance
With New Regime.

Congestion of freight transpovta-
tion facilities has already assumed
very serious aspect and this win
ter will experience difficulties that
will surpass those of the winter
of 1917. according to r. E. Fulton,
vice president of the International
Motor Company. Mr.. Fulton warns
shippers to prepare now to meet
the emergency.
During the congestion of 1877,
the motor trucks in use hauled
100000. 900 tons Of goods" he says,
and this year with production
greatly increased and the railroads
crippled by the coal shortage. the
demands upon the trucks will be
many stimes greater.
The inability OF shippers of
goods to get satisfactory service
from the railroads has already
caused many of them to use motor
trucks, and II the present demand
keeps up. the production of high
grade trucks to meet the demand
will be impossible. 1t Is significant
to note that the sales OF Mack
trucks last month increased IS per
cent over tn" month previous. and
that this heavy demand is increas-
ing steadily.
This certainty of increased rail-
road rates as well as the inadequacy
of the railroads to give the kind of
service that is being demanded,
points to an oversold condition in
the high grade truck market be-
fore very long. Business men in
order to be sure that their freight
will be handled should place their
orders for SUFFICIENT motor trars-
portation now. while deliveries are
obtainable.
THE increased demand for truel,s
from foreign countries will also
have big influence on conditions.
Export sales of Mack trucks last
month were the biggest yet, many
going to Peru. Cuba. Norway, Ar
gentina. Holland and Mexico."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04

Passenger cars and motor trucks al
ready have established places IN rurs
communities. Farm tractors open q
pew heid Of usefulness. Poser-driveI
agricultural machinery. tractors ani
trailers are being made In this coun,
try in great numbers and m q divers
ity Of forms 10 meet evefy require
ment The visitor az the Internatf ona
Tractor. Trailer and Farm Implemen
Exchange may study and compare N,
best Of them.
The International Tractor, Tralle
and Farm Implement Exchange IL ID
charge Of w. W. Meuby. a veteran ir
the tractor and farm implement feId
Two other permanent branches OF tn
international Exposition Of Industrfe'
are also open for business-the In.
ternationai Machinery Exposition, IN.
Guiding factory appliance. power plan
equipment and mining machinery sec
tons. and : the International HARD
ware. Housefurnishines and Toy Ex.
change.
Among the other permanent exposi.
tions in process Of organization IL ons
devoted TO foreign raw materials ana
raw products required by Americas
importers
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Army Officers Speakers
At National Auto Show

= This year Tor the first time in the
history of the National Automobile
Show, the United States army ID
listed among the exhibitors. In addi-
ton to taking part as an exhibitor,
the army was represented in the eX-
ercises OF the opening night and in
the highway transport conferences
during the week! Lieut.. Gen. r. K.
Billiard. Maj. Gen. ID. c. Shanks and
Brig. Gen. C. b. Drake were present
at the opening.
Col. F. II. Pope, last assistant d.
rector, Motor Transport Corps,
A. f. F.. delivered a talk illustrated
with moving pictures. and Col. Brain
ard Taylor. Motor Transport Corps
Officer, Eastern department. spoke
upon the relation OF military prepared
ness to commercial truck manu-
featuring. ~
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Ford ManifoIds.

Trouble often results from careless
ness in replacing the manifolds of the
Ford car. This occurs when the small
gasket collars do not make alright
joints. 1t is well to fasten these gas
kets in the holes in the manifold by
using small pieces of paper to wedge
them in and then adjusting the mani
fold to the holes in the cylinder. This
plan obviates dropping them or get
ting them out of true.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04

is not always so and must not be laid
down as an absolute rule. though II
may be taken as 4 fair test to begin ON.
start with spark Plug.
In trying to run down ignition
trouble the first step to take 10 to
make sure that spark Is occurring
at the plug. To do this remove the
plug from the cylinder and with the
cable still attached lay the plug on
top OF the cylinder. Next crank the
engine by hand. the switch being
turned to battery. II the plug hres
well obviously the search must con-
tinue.
II the spark Is weak 1t is pretty
certain that Il Is not firing at all
under compression. II there Is doubt
as to which plug Is at fault the Ia
miliar method Of shorting the plug
with a hammer or screwdriver Is
useful aid. With the engine run
ming short circuit the plug by means
of the hammer head or other metal
tool. laying the latter against the
top of the spark plug and the cylin-
der.
m there Is no change in the firing
of the engine, as indicated by the
explosions. then you have found the
bad cylinder. In engines that have
separate inlet and exhaust pipes for
each cylinder there Is an easier way
still. Simply put a few drops Of
water on each exhaust pipe while the
engine Is in operation. The exhaust
pipe Of the missing cylinder will be
cool, a fact quickly demonstrated by
the absence of steam.
Weak Magnets Cause Trouble.
Having located the Missing cylin-
der the search now proceeds to find
the cause. The first thing to do Is
to examine the plug. and next trace
back the wiring to the ignition de-
vice. 81 a plug is suspected eN-
change 1t with another plug known
to be firing properly. Gum or dirt
found on the interrupter points
should next be removed with a drop
of kerosene. If the points are un-
even dress them down with a fine
file. II they are too wide Or too
close adjust them.
In four unit coil ignition any mall
adjustment of the coil interrupters
is likely to produce misfiring. In
magnetic ignition the interrupter
mechanism is practically the same
as in the battery and the same in
structions apply. The magnetic sys-
TEN. however. must be watched for
weakened magnets and when this
condition occurs the magnetic must
be remagnetized. Weak magnets
will cause misfiring. particularly at
low speeds. Coil connections should
be watched: in fact, the prevalent
ignition trouble is due to loose or
dirty connections.
In cold or even rainy weather our
present grades of fuel become so
heavy that it is difficult enough to
fire them even under the most raw
Orable circumstances. II the igni-
ton system is not functioning at
full efficiency. delivering hot
spark correctly timed, the trouble
begins at once. 1t is for this rea-
son that we have said that ignition
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Tube Valve.

Frequent removal of the core of an
air valve will generally impair the
holding ability of the small rubber
washer. A small screw having
groove lengthwise on one side and
threads to fit the inner part of the
valve may be run down so as TO press
on the core and keep the valve open
until the air can escape, without its
being necessary to remove the core.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Ford Mis6rins.

A persistent a2d Irregular misfiring
in a Ford car will sometimes result
by the current jumping across from
the connections which project through
the wooden dash under the hood to
grease and dirt near by. Thick hard
rubber washers will cure the trouble.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Oily Plugs.

There are several causes of oil col
lecting on the points of the spark
plugs. One of these is the use of too
heavy a lubricating oil. II this
trouble is persistent try mixing a
pint of kerosene with each gallon OF
oil. This may cure the trouble.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04
Stale Gasoline.

After it has stood for several days.
even in a tight tank, gasoline will be-
come dead and slow to ignite This
Is partly due to evaporation and partly
to chemical changes that take place.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-01-04

trouble Is somewhat seasonal and
this is why extra care should be ex-
ercised to keep the ignition system
right UP to the mark in every way
during the cold season.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-02

You will not be doing bunesss with people The full work.
ing forces of both banks will be here to their old customers
and the officers with whom have transacted business the
past will be here greet and for The only differ
will be that the deposto of both banks will be doing bus
with much larger and stronger institution. Whether
small savings depositor large commercial customer
your individual interests be handled better than before
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-02

G. r. Mccullough, President.
A. Z. Bradshaw, Vice-President.
A. w. Hurley, Vice-President.
c. w. Benedict, Vice-President.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
SAYS HIS LONG LIFE
 DUE TO GOOD WHISKY

Nicholas Boubel, who celebrated the one hundred and second anniversary of his birth at San Antonio, Tex, few days ago, is not worried about prohibition. He says that he is thank full that he had the foresight to lay in a plentiful supply of the wet goods before the lid was clamped down, and that he has enough on hand to run him the balance of his days-and he is not calculating on passing out any time soon, either.
 Boubel attributes his long life largely to the liberal use that he has made of good liquor ever since he was grown. He was born in AL sace-Lorraine, France, and came to Texas seventy-fve years ago. He has lived in San Antonio sixty years. His rules of life, he says, are as follows:
 Retires at o'clock every night, and sleeps never less than twelve hours; eats nothing but nutritious vegetables and meats; smokes only cigars and pipe, using can of tobacco every day; drinks all the good liquor he can get !; reads fiction, daily newspapers and history; does not use eyeglasses; nev- CT worries; likes music; laughs heart fly at good jokes, but dislikes filthy ones; believes in plenty of work, with needed rest afterwards; does not be- lieve in war; thinks the country went crazy when prohibition was adopted.
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
WHAT BEET SUGAR MEANS

The beet sugar and candy indus tries are among the great employers of labor in the west. The beet sugar industry has prevented sugar fam inc in this nation.
 England seems to prefer beet sugar for candy manufacture. There is every reason at the present time to further develop and secure our best sugar in dustry.
 There is a shortage of sugar all over the world which will require in- creased production. Consumption per capita has been increasing at rapid rate. Candy and soft drinks are be- ing produced as never before and candy has become necessary article of &et. The beet pulp is needed for cattle food.
 Farming has been greatly benefited by the sugar beet industry which was made it possible to get returns from small acreage. The farmer must study how to increase tonnage per acre, thereby raising his profits.
 Failure to encourage and increase the beet sugar industry at this time will be national mistake for cheap sugar and numerous industries hinge on the success of the beet sugar indus try
The Coconino sun., 1920-01-30
'TM FROM MISSOURI

Subscriber, South Boston-Regard- ing the origin of this expression, the Kansas City Times says: There have been many explanations made as to the origin of the expression, I'm From Missouri, You've Got to Show Me- One of the latest was made by a Kansas City man. He explained that the marriage laws of Missouri in the early days were so loose that any one could get married without answering many questions. In 1881 law was passed making it misdemeanor for a minister or justice to marry persons not having state license. It also set the age of marriageable women at eighteen years. If the applicant for license did not know the age of the bride-elect he had to. produce her to the license clerk and let him judge her age. When the applicant went after the girl she naturally asked why she had to go along to get the license. When told that the law required her exhibition she remarked: oh, you've got to show me, have you?' This oc- cured many times during the firss year or so of the laws enforcement, and became a byword. Thus Missouri became known as the show me- state This expression has also been credit ed to Judge Thomas J. C. Flagg, of Louisina, Mo-, and Willard Vandiver, formerly a representative in con- greSS"