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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10

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Lock for The name Gold Modal on svsry boz
and accept no imitation
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-06-10

w. H. Stuttgart, Jr., G. N. & H. H
Lannom, Geo. A. Gibbs and E. H
Lannom, Attys. for petitioning cred
itors.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
QUERIES FROM
LOCAL MOTORISTS

@. What causes a knock in the gears
under the shifting lever when starting
when clutch is engaged? Sunday morn
ing when starting my car there
was engaged and the knock kept UP for
10 to Is minutes after running along the
street finally disa ppea ring altogether.
had the car out about 12 miles yester-
day afternoon and there was no knock.
/ would like to get something on this. as
Of seFaous trouble ] want to know before
It is too late--Charles T. Newton.
A. The .knock was probably caused
by small niece Of metal getting in the
gears. We would advise YOU to drain
your transmission and wash thoroughly
with kerosene.
g What Is the best way or a good
way, to remove oil and grease from the
cement floor of a garage. Rather a bad
case of h.-Albert D. Spangler.
A. First scrape the fioor thoroughly
and then wash with a good lye or
gasoline
@. /. How would you charge Ford
magnetic and not remove the magnetic
from the engine?
g Do you have to place the mag
neto AT any particular position when
the charging current Is put through?
3. What voltage and how many anu
peres are useda-WILIIAM P. BOYER.
A. 1. You could charge it by using
an alternating current ammeter and
voltmeter with a make-and-break
switch and storage battery.
2. Yes. by the use of a compass the
north and south poles should be at
their proper positions.
3. YoN should use twenty-four volts.
Prcmpt answers to motoring proh-
lens will be furnished by the auto
mobile editor Of The Star to all Wash
ington motorists who wish to avail
themselves Of this service. All que
ries must be written on one side of
before Thursday. Questions received
UP to this day will be answered, ii
possible, by the following Sunday. Ad-
dress letters to Automobile Editor,
Query Department, Star Once.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

travel along with the use of chains
at some of the muddy stretches.
Much Road Repairing.
On reaching Cheraw, S. c.. and all
along the main line to Camden and
columbia to Augusta state highway
ing heavy flls, which offered con-
siderable difficulty because what had
been snow farther north was sub
stltuted by rain in the warmer states,
and frequently the pathfinders would
meet other travellers who were un-
fortunate enough to become deeply
mired. AT one place in particular.
Just ten miles below Camden, large
limousine bearing New York std.e
tag required the assistance of pick
and shovel crew and teams to get
back on the road. after having been
carelessly driven into 4 ditch.
One of the most difficult links on
the route was found between Way
cross and Jacksonville, where the
roadway consists of a kind of heavy
sand which is converted to peculiar
black mud after heavy rains. To make
conditions worse. it so happened that
the men were plowing and grading
This place and it was necessary to
use chains and detour in several
places back through the boggy pine
woods.
The foreman in charge of some of
the work advised that the new road
Would he ready In another year or so. IN
order to provide at least one very
good entrance into the state.
AT the toll bridge over ST. Mary's
river, which forms the boundary line
between Georgia and Florida, the man
IN charge stated that during the
month of November alone he collected
$1,000 in tolls, which means that $500
cars went over the bridge. each pay
ing 50-cent fee. This census Of mo-
torists includes the numbers who fol-
lowed the Atlantic highway and. in
addition, many who succeeded in get
ting over the Dixie way across Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
Roads depend on Weather.
The A. A. A. has always refrained
from sending broadcast information
which would give the impression that
roads leading into the southland are
of the boulevard type.~The average
motorist wants to know the exact
conditions before making an extended
journey. and 1t is for this reason that
personal surveys to secure the very
latest data are made by road officials.
The question of road conditions de-
pends entirely on the kind of weather
which is encountered at the time of
making the run, and those who ex-
perience the least difficulty are the
ones who begin the trip during the
fall months and before the extreme
wintcr weather inipres the rrayfl and
sand-clay surfaces, especially in Vir-
ginia and North Carolina.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
ONE CAR TOEvERY
11PE0PLE IN j. 5.
A. A. A. Figures Show Larg-
est Gain in Number of
Motors In 1920.

Official figures compiled by the
American Automobile Association in
dicate that there were s,lse.31S mo-
tor vehicles registered in the United
States during 1sa0, of which approxi-
mately s,2a4,4se were for passenger
use and about 945.s26 were CONNER
cially employed. During the same
period 2s1,ss0 moter cycles also were
Registered. The total receipts from
registrations amounted to $Ss,14l,0s7.
In two states-namely, Caiifornia
and New York--the figures given in
the following table cover only the
drst eleven months Of the registra-
ton year ending February 2S, 1921.
will therefore exceed s,soo.oo0 cars
and receipts will probably reach
E100.000.000.
1t thus appears that there is now
one motor vehicle for about every
eleven persons and that receipts from
more than ole-ffth Of the total an
nual expenditure for all roads and
bridges in the United States The
gain in registrations over 1919
amounts to 2.114,S70. which is the
greatest increase ever recorded in q
sidered Temarkahle il view Of tie
adverse business conditions during
the latter part Of the year
Receipts from registrations and
licenses showed a gain Of $3t443,s4g,
Of 53 per cent. over 1919, the greatest
inereaas sYsr rseordsd in Z single
2 few cases, notably in Maryland and
the District Of Columbia, duplicate
registrations. but these do not ma
terially affect the grand total
The race feF supremacy between
New York and Ohio in the number Of
motor vehicles is again in New
Fork's favor. The midyear regis
trations last summer showed OHIO
leading. but during eleven months
Of the registration year New York
s sssrsd six:sls meter @ ! .ss ysh!sI.s s!a z, epa
entire year. Pennsyivania occupies
third place, with. 5fe:le4 ears; III
neis, fourth, sas,alt; California, ffth,
5tg,Ss2; Iowa, sixth, $4,000; Texas.
seventh. 427.es3, and Michigan,
eighth. 412.717.
As California figures are for sieven
months. the chances are that the
total for the year will equal or eI-
ceed that for Illinois, and possibly
Of Pennsylvania.
In receipts from rsgistrattens New
York state leads, with es,s17,70s.
sn:nnsyEans s,s camss ,s.a Mn s
7Sa,612: Californta sixth, t5.554,2 ,265.
and Michigan, seventh, 4s,<sl.lsS.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
SHENANDOAH PIKE
IN GOOD CONDITION
Road From Washington to
Distant Points Has Few
Bad Stretches.

TIE road from Washington to dis
tant points on the Shenandoah VAL
ley pike is in excellent condition,
with the exception Of few bad
stretches between Harpers Ferry.
through Charles Town. W. Va, and
Berryville, Va. In the yerracuisr of
a motorist who took advantage of
the mild weather last Sunday and
motored to Woodstock. Va, n distance
of 1872 miles. most of the road is
just like ribbon"
This excellent condition of the road
is attributed largely to the mildness
OF the winter. No heavy snow has
fallen in the vicinity, which when
travelled upon causes big ruts to APP
pear in the road. and also the abb
sence of protracted freezing spells,
causing the surface of the road to
become broken up upon thawing.
Valley Is Picturesque.
The picturesqueness of the valley
pike is unnecessary to describe.
The Blue Ridge mountains that
hens it in on two sides are
famed throughout the country for
their scenic effects. The valley itself
is Historically known by the marches
and skirDishes of the civil war that
took place therein. AS q matter OF
agricultural interest. the valley "
noted for its great fruit-pyoducing ca
pacity. All through the valley the
tourist meets unbounded courtesy,
whether in answer to questions pro-
pounded regarding the roads or Just
! polite nod or salutatton In greeting.
Mileage through the principal towns
from this city is as follows: Fred
erick. Md, 81 miles; Harpers Ferry.
W. Va; 72 miles; Charles Town. w.
Va, so miles; Berryville, Va, 80 miles;
Winchester, Va. 162 miles; Strasburg,
| Va, 122 miles: Woodstock. Va, l32
miles; Harrisonburg, Va, 175 miles,
and Staunton, Va. 1876 miles.
Two ERtrsnees Bad.
1t is stated that the entrances to
the valley pike by way of Martins.
burg. w. Va, and by way OF Lees
burg. Va. are both in bad condition.
This condition is not new at ell. but
has prevailed fer many years past, the
road commissioners Of ths two states
! still awaiting sufficient appropFia-
| tions for road repair work.
! The old toll gate system Is still in
| vogue. there being three places where
a charge OF Is cents rs made for each
automobile, They are located on both
sides of Berryviile, Va, and one on
| this side of Winchester, Va bridge
| toll of 25 cents is also charged at the
bridge crossing the Potomac river at
Harpers Ferry.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
10000 AUTOS PASS THROUGH D. G..
ON WAY TO LAND OF SUNSHINE
A. A. A. Official, Seeking Facts on Roads,
Runs From This City to Jackson
vile in Seventy-three Hours.

More than 10000 automobile tour
list parties passed through Washing
ton during the last five months in the
and land of palms and sunshine"
This is the estimate made by the
A. \. a. touring bureau, which bases
the number not only on reports from
branch bureaus along the route and
counts made al important bridges on
the main lines of travel, but pafticu-
lariy on the large number of inquiries
made at Washington headquarters.
The procession of cars started dur
ing the latter part of September and
continued in increasing numbers dur
ing the fall and until early winter.
when unreasonable weather began to
inJure the roads in Virginia and the
CaroHnas \ few stragglers are still
determined to reach the warmer cli-
mate, and hardly a day passes but
that a half dozen or more tourists
make inquiry at local headquarters
regarding present conditions.
After Facts for Tourists.
Within another month those who
have already reached Florida and are
row enjoying the many delightful
drives in that state will begin wend
ing their way homeward to enjoy the
cooler and more agreeable summer.
In order that the most accurate kind
of Information might be furnished to
the throngS of pleasure seekers who
will very shortly retrace their jour-
ney, a second up-to- -the-minute map
ping and inspection trip has Just been
made by A. G.. Seller. manager of the
\. A. y. touring bureau, with Harry
Lollesgard of the Blue Book Com
pany.
The pathfnders made the run from
Washington to Jacksonville in just
seventythree hours. and would have
completed the trip in less time had
1T not been that heavy snow was en-
Countered in southern Virginia and
North Carolina. necessitating contin-
uous grind in low gear for many miles
at a time. 1t was rather unusual to
find such condition in the Carolina
CLINE. when it was learned later that
there had been no snow either in
Washington or New York and tenn
perature at both places had not been
below freezing.
The natives declared that very little
snow had ever been seen as far
south as Rockingham. n. c.. and it
was evident that their statements
were nearly correct. for no prepara-
tion had been made for snow removal
nor did car owners make any at
tempt to brave the drifts. as do motor
lists in the states further north AS
soon as the hot sun put in appearance
the following day the snow quickly
disappeared and it was possible to
Evening star., 1921-02-20
Controls Cycle Sport.

j. J. A. KrentElin has Joined the
sales force of the: Peterson Motor
Company of Washington. local distrib-
cars. Krentzlin has been connected
with the automotive business in
Washington for a number of years.
He introduced the Hudson super-six
in 1916 while with Semmes Motor
Company, remaining with that COM
pany until 1918, when he opened the
Congressionabg He introduced
the Jordan in 1919 while with the
|Owens Motor Company.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
TRAFFIC cops "
TALkST|RSBR|TONS
Visitors Surprised at Com
ment When Street Laws Are
Occasionally Broken.

Not long since America had the
honor of entertaining twps, distin-
guished motoring visitors from Eng
land" says an editorial in Motor. =
''One of these gentlemen Is an Off
cial of the Automobile Associat tion Of
Great Britain and the other identified
with the motor industry in, just as
active a capacity. Upon leaving both
our late guests expressed themselves
as delighted with america and Amer
prejudice that Britons sometimes
bring with them or the provincial
prejudice that Americans frequently
exhibit when they journey abroad.
Crftfcises the "Bobbfe..,
However. our present interest in
the visit of these TWO EngliShmen
lies in d remark one of them made, as
they were leaving. He was asked
what was the most remarkable thing
he had noticed with regard to motor
ing in America. Instead of answer
ing. The numter of cars in your great
cities, as moA foreigners do. he re-
piled, The way your policemen talk
to car owners who have infEinged
some law or rule Growing conf
Dental, he continued: why. do you
know. an English motorist would
probably knock bobby down II he
talked to him as l have heard your
policemen talk to drivers here who
have Inadvertently broken some traf-
fic regulation
1--WE believe that there is food for
thought in this chance remark OF an
obseryant visitor from abroad. Many
traffic officers appear to think that a
blue uniform and brass buttons is a
license for blackguardism.
Profanity In Condemned.
Profanity adds nothing to the effect
of a rebuke. and il would be better to
forbid policemen to reprove breakers
of traffic regulations and make
them summon all such criminals
than to allow them the privilege OF
unlimited contumely, which they seem
to have, or at any rate arrogate to
themselves today. In the hurry and
hustle of our American life. We are
often tempted to forget that courtesy
is the lubricant that keeps life NOV
ing smoothly and easily And cour-
tesy is just as much due from the
policeman to the mo'nrist. who. by
the way, pays most OF the formers
salary. as from the motorist to ths
pedestrian.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
MOTOR CYCLE
NEWS.
Idaho Forest Patrol.

Uncle Sam has decided to equip his
forest rangers in Idaho with motor
cycles fog patrol work and as aids
in reducing the FIRE hazard in the huge
area OF timber lands included In the
Shoshene county forest reserve. Two
hundred men are at present engaged
In trail building in this section in
preparation for motor cycle patrolling.
All trails now are being widened to
three feet or more with q maximum
grade Of 8 per cent.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

w. H. Goucher and w. N. Wood
have formed = company to be known
leased the building at 1899 18th street,
for the past seven years occupied BY
tho Chew -Gouchsr Company. The
new company will conduct an up-te-
date repair shop in specializing on cord
and fabric tire repairins. ali standard
makes Of tires. tubes and accessories.
M. qouaher is well known among
the auto owners OF Washington, en-
teFing tha business in 1906.
Mr. Wood is also known among the
tire users Of Washington. He was
at enc time connected with the Hooc
tire distributors, and. for the last
three years operated the Wood Tire
Company. at 1s2S 14th street.
Evening star., 1921-02-20
INTRODUCING HIMSELF.

From Lampo0n.
I'm little stiff from lacrosse"
"Oh. Wisconsin,
Evening star., 1921-02-20

in trail building in this section in
preparation for motor cycle patrolling.
All trails now are being widened to
three feet or more with q maximum
grade OF per cent.
Cyclists Get RAec0ops.
A seventy -hve-miIe strip of tide land
along the California coast was recently
the scene OF strange raeeoon-hYnting
expeditions. At low tide one evening
two motor cyclists appeared at one end
an old tennis net. Lights out, and with
as little noise as possible, they rode
slowly down the wet sand, one behind
the other. At length the leader sighted
4 Faccoon at the waters edge. intent
upon his evening meal of succulent she'll
fish. Immediately both machines darted
forward at full speed. directly between
racc0on and the safety of the pine
forest. Alarmed, the raceoon made for
the forest. but. halfway, found his path
blocked by the net. The second hunter
isaped from his motor cycle with an
end Of the net in his hand, and soon
had the quarry nicely entangled. So
the hunt went on for two nights. OF
fifteen sighted, seven escaped, two were
sold later to a film company which had
offeyed $3.50 for six live raccoons.
Cycling a safe Sport.
That the public is beginning to look
more and more favorably toward mo-
tor cycling as a safe and enjoyable
sport Is evidenced by the fact that
the best class OF people are joining
the ranks of its followers. Well
kpewn screen stars, such. as Wallace
Reid, Mabel Normand, Jack MulhaiI,
Kathryn Adams and others. keep
themselves In condition by cycling
and the outdoor life which goes with
II. Fred Fulton, prominent pugilist.
and H. II. Van Loan, playwright and
nationally known magazine writer,
are also ardent cyclists.
F. William Dorsett, jr, aged twelve, Is
prabably the FIRST boy of his age to
undertake = l,000-mile motor cycle
trip. William's home is in Alton, Ill,
and his trip included a visit to the
Harley-Davidson factory at Milwau-
kee, when he drove to see the Marion,
Ind, international motor cycle race,
and back to Alton. Mr.. Dorsett, sr.,
Evening star., 1921-02-20

Cycle Competition Doubles.
Comparing the summary of 1920
motor cycle competition, with that of
1919, two facts are apparent. namely
Evening star., 1921-02-20
Cyclist Racer Reinstated.

The suspension of six months, which
was imposed as a penalty upon Eu-
gene Walker, famous American mo-
tor cycle racing star. has been lifted
by the chairman of the NJ. and A. T
A. competition committee following a
majority vote of that committee ia
voring the reinstatement.
Walker was suspended in October
Evening star., 1921-02-20

who accompanied his son in the side
car, Is perfectly confident in Williams
driving ability and says the entire
trip was made without the least ac
cident to mar it,
Evening star., 1921-02-20
Related Reform.

From the Boston Transcript.
Edith-Why didn't you marry him?
Everybody says he has reformed.
Marie-Yes, but he reformed too
late. His money was all gone.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

following a meet at Readville, Mass,
when he refused to ride in an event
in which he was entered. He ranks as
a topnotchr in his profession and his
ability as a pilot of fast two wheel
ers has won him more victories than
any other rider in the game. He
is the holder of a long list of speed
records, including his Daytona Beach
performance of 1873 miles per hour.
Evening star., 1921-02-20

the great increase in number of COM
petitive events, and second, the great
increase in speeds for both solo and
sidecar races.
In 1920 there We're IS race meets
officially reported, as compared with
53 in 1919. Over SO endurance runs
90 sanctioned in the previous year.
Remarkable speeds were attained in
the straightaway trials at Daytona
Beach. Fla. in February and April,
1920, In both solo and sidecar classes.
New records for the kilometer-one,
two and five miles-were made for
international recognition. The figures
have not been equaled in any country
either before or since the dates men
toned. Speeds in sidecar races and
on half-mile tracks have greatly in
creased. Nineteen national champion
ships at various distances were con-
Controls Cycle Sport.
The Federation International des
Clubs Motorcyclistes, with headquarters
in France is the recognized governing
body of the motorcycling sport through
out the world. The American governing
body. the NJ. and A. T. A., has been
affiliated with the F. I. Al. C. since jan
uary, 1920 Other members are Great
France, Holland. Italy and Switzerland.
The international body meets this month
and. among other things, will take up
for acceptance a number of records
made in this country during the past
season.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
Thomas, a hne trio to which to pin

Thomas, a fine trio to which to pin
ones hopes.
This is a Deusenberg year" has been
the slogan of the Deusie fans for months,
and In Jimmy Murphy, Roscoe Sarles,
Edward Miller, Eddie PulleR, Joe Boyer
and Albert Guyot, the Deusenberg out
fit certainly have selected a galaxy Of
shooting stars that win give their cars
a drive that will take them to the front
If 1t is in the cars to go there.
And yet when the big race is run,
when the last lap Of the 800 miles has
been turned, it may be found that the
number occupying the frst position on
the score board is the number of rank
outsider ear that has been laughed at,
q car that no one thought could get
around twenty times without being
towed
And it IS just this uncertainty, this
possibility Of just some such event that
will I'll the hotels and homes Of In
dianapolis to OVERLOOKING long before
Sunday night that will crowd the trains
and street cars Speedway bound with
passengers, that viii jam all the roads
leading to the race course with auto
mobiles, that will crowd the grand
stands, infield and bleachers at the
Speedway to capacity long before the
first car takes to the track Monday
morning.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28
'HOOSIER PROHI
AGENTS IN LIST
so Dry Law Officers Scheduled
for Federal Grand Jury
Investigation.

CHICAGO. May 2S.-Fifty prohibition
agents in four States are involved in
evidence which will be presented to the
Federal grand jury here next week, Fed
eral Investigators announced today. In
ternal revenue operatives for several
weeks have investigated the dealings of
prohibition enforcement agents In Wis
consin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.
The probers announced today they had
evidence duplicating fifty men.
Organized grating among the prohi-
bition enforcement officers by which
saloon keepers were systematically
shake down" was uncovered.
The evidence has been turned over to
the District Attorney Charles c. Clyne py
Col. A. c. Emshaw, who was in charge
of the Investigation. Clyne will present
the testimony TO the grand jury.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-05-28

Pickins' Slim, HoweOer, for
HOId-up Pair.

Hold up men in indianapolis work both
sides of the street Starting last night
two negroes armed with reyolvers held
up men on both sides Of the street at
the same time, and they escaped before
the police arrived.
They failed to make expenses, how
ever, for most of their Jobs Melted moth
ing. Chester Ballard, "a, living at the
Y NJ. c. A, was halted by the negroes in
Massachusetts avenue near Delaware
street at IL 80 a. m. but Ballard showed
fight when the would-be robbers at
tempted to relieve him Of his cash Bal
lard landed hard punch on the jaw and
saved his money, but he lost his hat and
rain coat.
An hour earlier the two negroes were
working both sides Of Nineteenth street,
near Pennsylvania street. William Hen
derson. II, 1883 College avenue, was held
up and searched. but yielded nothing.
They then crossed the street and held
up an unidentified man, but he failed
to walt until the police arrived.
The most successful holdup financially
committed by the negro thieves took
place in Michigan street west of Illinois
street. where Patrick Fox, 464 Agnes
street, was relieved Of $40.