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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-19

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II French is made tic Official lnuruor, y,
IN" disarmament conference. distrcssinuly rcu.
Amcricans Will know officially VIVA, is 20
ing on.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13

@. When I put up my car for the
winter is II necessary for me to
give any special attention TO the
battery?
A. Yes: a battery standing idle
for any length, of time gradually
sulphates. II being stored for the
winter 1t should be charged at least
once a month and distilled water
added when necessary. Unless you
have charging facilities sugges,
that You place II with a service
station that makes q business of
storing batteries.
Q. Is there any danger Of having
the battery freeze during cold
weather: If so. what can be done Il
prevent It?
A. Electrolyte will freeze as fol-
lows: Specific gravity .1.lSO battery
discharged, IS degrees above zero:
specific gravity 1.160 battery three
fourths discharged. zero; specific
gravity 1.225 battery half dis
charged, 3S. degrees below: specific
gravity 1.260 battery one-fourth
discharged, 60 degrees below: spe-
'cific gravity 1880 battery to
specific gravity 1900 battery
charged, 100 degrees below. Keep
ing the battery charge is the only
way in which to prevent freezing.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
c. TOWNSEND WINS
FIGHT FOR BETTER
AND MORE ROADS
President Harding Signs
Bill to Release s75, OOO,-
900 for Highways.

President Harding's signing Of the
highway bill releases s75.e0o.ooo for
Federai-aid roads Many states
have been awaiting the appropria-
alton Of Federal funds before
launching on their highway pro-
grams. Immediate building IL ex.
pected to start IN many quarters
with consequent Improvement In
employment conditions.
Senator Charles Z. Townsend has
been leading tie campaign for the
passage of this act which incorpo-
rates most of the principles for
which he is lighting. Primarily IL
demands that a portion Of the gov
erIfnent funds be set aside for up-
keep, so that the original invest
ment will not be allowed TO dete-
riorate. Provision 10 also made for
allocating a percentage Of the funds
for Interstate Highways Special
appropriations are made for forest
roads and trails The Senator il
chairman of the Senate Committee
on Postofices and Post Roads.
TT has always been my position, .
senator Townsend says in COM
menting on the bill, that the prin-
ciple Of Federal participation in
the Construction of certain roads
should be accepted as automatic. IN
my original bill, which provided for
Federal highway commission 70
administer Federal appropriation
and deal with highway problens. I
PROVIDED that Federal money sho uld
be expended only upon inter,tats
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
aims To PREVENT
AUTO ACCIDENTS
Advocates New Safety Plan;
Pedestrians to Walk on
Left Side.

1T may seem practically impos-
sible for US to prevent all accidents
and obtain absolute safety in every
respect, but that Is our goal and we
are working with that end in view"
said A. A. Ruttan. chairman Of the
safety committee of the Automobile
Club of Rochester. I'm relation to
this general subject we want to
emphasize and to bring to the at
tention of every pedestrian and
motorfst one of the newest ideas
regarding safety on the highways.
For years people have Travelled
on the right hand side of the road
way and as the custom has become
so well established 1t seems to be
difficult job to get anyone to
change this in any respect. The
Automobile Club has for some time
past, advocated that pedestrians on
the highway at night should use
the left hand side of the road. Some
Of Rochester's most prominent mo-
florists and men who have studied
this angle of safety and protection
on the highway advocate this plan.
In practice, the plan works out to
excellent advantage and insures
safety to all pedestrians as we'll as
the DRYERS of autos.
TT is not the intent Of the mo-
torists' organizations to force ped
estrians off the highways, but it
is merely an attempt to assure
greater safety for all concerned.
Walking on the left hand side of
the road at night places the pedes-
trian out of the range or path of
an automobile approaching from
the rear. They are, in this case,
on the opposite side of the road
from the car and are safe from be-
ing struck because Of the driver
being unable to see them In Slime
to avid an accident. A person
walking on the road at night,
dressed IN dark clothing, Is very
hard to see, and II is not at all sur
prising that accidents happen as
they do. Many people living in the
rural districts who have studied
this condition are advocating the
carrying Of a lantern at night:
Thomas II. Bennett, president OF
the New York State Motor Fedora
tion, strongly indorses this plan
and II 10 expected that action will
be taken with regard to this mat
ter. It has even been suggested
that law be enacted requiring
every pedestrian to walk on the left
hand side Of the road. but whether
such strong action will be Endorsed
or not will be left to the meeting
with the Lowman legislative COM
mittee on November 1.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
Adjustments.

The tungsten contact points are
the only adjustable parts of the
system. These need be adjusted
only for natural wear, and the
initial factory adjustment 10 good
for many thousands of miles of
service.
Do not disturb or adjust the con-
tact points unless you are thor
oughly convinced, after trying
everything else, that the difficulty
lies with them. The normal. gap
should be between .005 and .OOs
of an inch. The standard factory
setting is .006 of an inch, approx
niately twice the thickness of the
cover of the American Automobile
Digest.
To make this adjustment, loosen
the screw. holding the stationary
contact arm; place finger-tip of
contact spring on one lobe of the
cam. Insert a gauge, .006 of an
inch between the points, and after
obtaining the correct gap, tighten
up the screw which holds the sta
tionary contact arm. -.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13

panies and bond houses dealing in
street and highway bonds to the
amount of $500, 100000 last year
with total capital amounting to
Sl,1ls, $4,000 and net earnings OF
S24o, 900, 900 aNyear. There are zoe
firms manufacturing Portland ce-
ment for road building. with an an
nual output of 125,000,o00 barrels
valued at s375, 100000 and total
capital amounting to s366,s14,110.
There are 127 firms manufacturing
paving brick valued annually At
s7,l45, 900 and capital invested to-
falling $17.s2o.oOo. The wooden
paving block manufacturers num-
Der forty-six and their output OF
IS, OOo, 900 blocks Is valued at S4,-
0OO,sO0. Their invested capital to-
tails s4,5o0.000. There are twenty
three manufacturers Of granite
blocks with capital invested of S.
sss, 900 and an annual output of
26, OO0, 900 blocks valued at S1,547.-
900. The dealers in crushed stone
number 800 with an annual output
of 100000 tons for road purposes
annually that are valued at $9.5o0,-
900. Twenty-seven million, nine
hundred thousand dollars In capital
is invested in this branch OF the
industry.
Three hundred and forty firms
producing ANNUALLY 100000 tons
Of sand and gravel Of a total value
Of $4,000, 900 and having a grand
total Of $4,000 invested capital,
are involved in road building. In
addition to all these there are 1s5
firms manufacturing miscellaneous
road materials and specialties with
an output valued at s31,16o,oo0 an
l.nually and capital invested to the
extent of S20.5s6.o0o, and forty-twc
companies manufacturing asphalt
with an annual output OF 1.000,4S7
tons valued at $44,61o,ooo and total
capital of $12s,ooo,ooo. There are
lfifty-two dealers in second hand
road machinery and hundreds OF
firms manufacturing cables, wire
ropes, picks, shovels, oils, greases
gasoline, tar. pitch, culverts
bridges. explosives and other ma
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13

roads win the completion Of the
connecting backbone system the
Federal money then corl6 have
been used 20 construct the rfbs
branching out through the eoun-
ties.
The law recently enacted. Whine
providing that Federal money shall
be expended only upon q system
consisting Of per cent of the total
road mileage within the STATE. new
ertheless restricts three-seveuths
OF that system 20 roads Interstate
in character. and with which must
connect or correlate the remaining
four-sevenths Of the system. con-
sisting OF secondary OF intercounty
roads. However. 60 per cent OF TN
Federal aid allotted 20 each STATE
must be expended upon the inter-
state roads In the State system. but
the entire allotment Of F~d---l
money 20 any state may be expend-
ed upon this type OF road al the
discretion Of the particular state
highway department..
The fact that in the future Al,
Federal appropriations nust " en-.
pended under the direct control OF
the State highway departmsnta
with the approval OF the Secretary
Of Agriculture. seems to-efectualIy
eliminate the possibility OF toesa
politics entering into road problems
have always objected 20 the tar
ing OF people Of one State for local
or political benefits 70 another. n
VIII no longer be possible in GER
tain States for rich counties 90
match practically all Of the Federal
aid allotted. thus deprivine IN.
poorer counties OF their share IN
road improvement Enforced main
tensnce which In the past has been
such q crying need, 10 now provided
for with respect to all roads upon
which Federal money has been ex-
pended.
The labor necessary in road
construction and maintenance must
have its present effect in alternating
60 some extent the unemployment
situation. and with a connected
system OF highways which we ar.
hopeful win be constructed, much
Of the terror in the event Of a rail-
road paralysis will have been re-
moved.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
Big DEVELOPMENT
OF HIGHWAY WORK
TO Be REVIEWED
Automobile Club of Amer
lea win Elect Officers
For Years Program.
ANNUAL MEETING
Says Road Construction Is
Now Country's Most I'm
portant Industry.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-THE
enormous development that has
characterized the American road
building industry since the advent
Of the motor vehicle will be ex-
emplified In the annual meeting
and -get-together" dinner of the
American Road Builders Associa-
ton at the Automobile Club Of
America, this city. November Is.
n this meeting the association
will Install officers for the snsu-
ing year and initiate plans for its
twelfth good roads congress. thir-
teenth national good roads show
and nineteenth annual convention
TO be held at the Coliseum In Chi
cage. January II to 20, next.
Very few people realize" said
f. L. Powers. secretary OF the asso-
citation. who has just completed q
survey Of the American road build
Ing Industry, that highway con-
struction has become one OF the
country's greatest industries, rank
Ing we'll up with construction In
general and manufacturing in par
ticular. There are identified with
II 10000 Federal. State. county.
township and city highway Off
eials. 1000 road contractors. 1000
bridge contractors, 1,1ss manufac-
turers and dealers in road building
machinery. materials and appIi-
ances 1898 firms manufactures
highway transportation equipment
$4,000 civil and highway engineers
10000 'automotive and chemical en-
gineers and SAC national. State and
local highway associations and en-
Eineers' and contractors organiza-
tons. not to speak Of the many
publications devoted to good
roads"
In addition to these there are
7,53s firms manufacturing trucks
tractors, automobiles and other
vehicles dependent upon good roads
and having a total capital invested
amounting to $4,000. 600, 900. ar
amount exceeding -one-third the
capital of the ceuntry's railroads
and an annual output Of 1,5e0.0oC
passenger cars valued at s1.41o, 900,
600; 800, 900 commercial cars valued
At $500. 100000. 165 900 tractor,
valued at s225.ooo.ooo. The 1000
road contractors have a total capt
tai invested Of se5.ooo, 900
There are T.755 banks trust COM
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13

terials and appliances used in high
way construction.
1T is one of the axioms Of busi-.
ness that the past Is an index of
the future. Road building Is large
~ In it's infancy. Eighty-five per
cent of American roads are yet to
be surfaced. The automobile has
merged city and country and we
have reached the point where ad-
vancement in production and trade
upon careful maintenance of the
highways now existing and the
rapid development of new ones. The
automobile industry as well as that
of road building and all its
branches are absolutely dependent
upon good roads"
At a recent drawing of space for
the good roads show in Chicago 95
per cent of the 10000 square feet
OF space was taken, breaking all
records and necessitating the use OF
additional buildings to house the
exhibits. Close to s1.60o,0o0 worth
of labor saving road machinery
and appliances will be exhibited.
At the good roads congress to be
held during the exposition. many
subjects OF Importance to highway
users. win be discussed. including
the elimination of grade crossings,
strengthening bridges to carry
ever-increasing truck loads and a
more equitable distribution Of tsx-
alton for the construction and
maintenance of highways. Last
year Federal. State and municipal
taxes on motor vehicles reached the
equivalent to s34 per car. Cover
nors of States, county commission
ers and mayors of cities throughout
the country will be asked to ap-
point delegates to the congress.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
ASSERTS FARMERS
ARE BIGGEST AUTO
USERS IN COUNTRY
Says With Advance Of
Food Products Will
Come Prosperity.

The real cause OF lack OF auto
orders has been the curtailed buy
ing power of the farmer" says
w. =. Flanders, auto expert.
"As rapidly as that is restored,
just so soon will conditions pick
up, for the farmer. after all, is the
largest of oar users of motor cars
and everything else. believe 1t is
wrong TO gauge business conditions
Of the country over by the amount
of business that is done In the
cities. America is still an agricul-
tural country and prosperity is d.
rectly dependent upon the crops
and the money that the farmer gets
Tor what he has to sell. AS sooI
as there are higher prices for farm
products, then We will begin to feel
the return OF prosperity"
OF the factory situation in gen.
eral' Flanders is of the belief that
the automobile makers have with.
stood the readjustment better than
any other branch of business, and
that next spring will see a revival
OF demand that will exceed. that OF
1871. Competition, likewise, IL
going to be keener than II has ever
been previously.
The motor car" Flanders sayF
has ceased to be the pIaything OF
the rich man. The fascination OF
motoring which was once a heavy
selling factor in the automobile
market has given place to the serv-
Ice business man or a farmer can
get out Of the car he buys. For
that reason the car Of the future,
TO be quantity production sue
cess must be under $4,000 in
price
The price range of the car that
the average man with use will be
between $500. and $4,000. Cars
priced between $500 and $4,000
Will be demanded by the American
public to a greater extent than
ever beginning next year. This
means that the majority of cars in
that price range will be equipped
with six cylinders.
There never was any reason for
more than six cylinders, taking
into account proper engineering
balance and economical operation
to give the owner maximum serv-
ice.
The six-cylinder car Is going to
be the car of the future because II
can be built to develop the power
and speed equal to any multiple
cylindered engine. The six-cylinder
car is easier to handle and less ex-
pensive for upkeep than the null
tiple cylinder types.
Most multiple engines require
two carbureters to feed them and
for that reason they resolve them.
selves practically into two motors
under one hood. The six, on the
other hand, can develop all the
power and speed any owner car
use. 1t has more lexibility than
the four and 1t is Just as easy to
handle. The average mechanic in
the small towns or anywhere in
the country can make any repairs
necessary without trouble.
Another advantage that the six
enjoys Is the fact that IL exposes
less friction surface in bearings,
crank shafts and connecting rods
to wear, strain and consequent re-
pairs.
One Of the biggest lessons that
the war taught the automobile in
dustry was the utility of the six
cylinder motor for all-round pur-
poses and its future is assured" he
concluded
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
Motor Problems
Solved by Cooley,
Motor Authority


Fnch week In this Department
questions reEnrdinE the sufomobiis
ana Us equipment VIII be answered.
auestions should De sent 20 Mr.. E,
ne COREY vice president and d.
restor OIL eauention' Ameriean Motor
schools, io1i-ie<s street north
Yves. Thes VIII ne answered In
ms eoiamh te sunday foiiowtns
theh ep'i'"'
Personal attention VIII be glad
~ extended TO patrons Of this
column I'm the event that expInna-
tons here are not thoroughly un-
derstood. Call mt the Americas
Motor schools.
Q. What is the appearances Of q
landaulet?
A. A closed car with folding top,
seats for three or more inside and
drivers seat outside.
Q. l am told that the liquid in my
battery should have a specific grav-
ity OF 1880 or 1900 and that when Il
gets as low as l.150 should have
II recharged. What is the meaning
OF specific gravity and what do the
figures mean?
A. The specific gravity OF liquid
than the weight OF an equal bulk OF
water. A pint Of water weighs APP
proximately one pound and is said
to have q specinc gravity of 1000,
while a. pint OF concentrated sui
pnuric acia Weisns Lo4l pounds and
therefore mas q specinc gravity OF
l.s4l. Inc eiectroiyte In a battery
oeing a mixture OF acid and dis
titled water, q gravity reading
between the two Is secured. The
gravity varies according to the
state OF charge ana discharge be-
cause tne chencai action changes
the acio 10 water on discharge and
10 acio on charse'
=. NO. con on my Ford car
puzzes continually when ignition
sWiten 10 on the pattery side. Where
shali l look Tor the trouble.
n snort clrcult anywhere In
the ighiIlon circuit VIII cause the
troupIe you mentlon; however, II Is
more tnsn nkeiy tnat you VIII nnd
2 leak between the terminal on
timer shell and ground. A email
nbre pushing insulates this terminal
ano prorsoly leak mere - causing
the trouble. fou cannot buy these
ousnings' therefore, suggest either =
new inner smell or you can secure
'ns ousnins from an OLD smell.
Y. are any or the many radiator
compounos on the market really
sood TOT seanng leaks!
a. MOST OF them VIII answer the
purpose ,or temporary repair. II
Is well however, to have a per-
manent repair made as soon As
only one light burns and then the
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
To Dry Cooling system,

After the water has been drained
'H.'t :" he cooling system the en-
: T"ld be run for a few
rim thoroughly to evaporate
all ~ Sture remaining. This is
particularly true in cold weather,
as little water left in the system
Is very likely to freeze and cause
trouble: in fact, boxing the impei-
Ter II water pump Is used.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
Scraping bearings.

II Is very essential In scraplng
bearings that mesh of the timing
gears should be secured. The front
bearing determines the position Of
the crank shaft and its gear. This
bearing must, therefore. be scraped
In first. the bearing at the other
end being lined UP at the same
time, after which the middle bear
ings are lined I'd.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
Free Oil Holes.

The car owner who intends TO do
any repainting work will do well
ID see that all exposed oil holes
are stuffed with felt or waste to
prevent their being painted over
ana 50 choked. The latter condi-
ton will result in failure. of oil
to reach the bearings when the car
Is again being run.
The Washington herald., 1921-11-13
HOW TO BUY USED
CAR POINTED OUT
BY AUTO EXPERT
Many Confuse, Good Cars
With Those in Worn
Out Condition.

You bought brand new car Of
a standard make some six months
or so ago. but your plans have
been changed somewhat and y1u
are now going north and ind 1t
inexpedient 10 take your car along.
says an authority. II is good
car, you have taken g1od care OF
Tin fact mechanically IL is prac-
tically as good as the day you
bought II.
But YOU must sell ii and you
want cashLnot q new car. You
driyeit around 70 reputable used
car dealer and after trying the car
,1ut carefully he buys IL and puts IL
on his sales floor. You only get
about from 40 TO so per cent of
what you paid for It. but y.1u want
the money.
49, Fayers Good Used Cars.
not such car be goDd buy for
you? 1t certainly would. Very
well. the car would be Just as good
g buy IL IL had been the car OF
Mr.. Blank or Mr.. Jones. because
most people are just like you, they
take good care of their cars.
There are a good many people
who have never stopped TO consider
the matter that confuse used cars
with abused and worn-out cars. No
reputable used car dealer would
buy or sell an abused car, because
his money and reputation are al
stake.
As everyone knows the .depre-
citation in price for the first year
pr part Of a year is. figured at from
30 to 50 per cent. It isn't that the
car has deprecated anywhere near
that amount in usefulness-in fact
II has been proven that the actual
depreciation is less than Is per
cent and often lower
In other words the buyer of a
good used car Is actually getting
more for his money than the man
VINO buys a new car. To be sure
the paint is not SO sidney, but
otherwise 1t is practically the same
car that IL was the day It was
bought
In this connection the experience
and opinion of Harold +. Blanch-
ard. q well known automobile ex-
pert, who answers the question
shall I buy q new car or a used
carr" In the current issue of The
Popular Science Monthly. is OF in
terest.
Deprecfatioa Much Less.
He found his depreciation in the
case OF the new car to be SO per
cent as compared with 9 per- cent
for q used car of about the same
price. Repair costs on the new car
were per cent. as compared with
only > per cent in one instance and
per cent in another on q used
car. Tires, gas and oil expense
were Of course, approximately the
same.
He says: T am forcibly led to
conclude that any one Is better
on with a used car at q given
price than a new at the same price.
1t make little difference whether
he has $500 or 5000 to invest.
These older. better cars have points
of appeal that the glfstening var
nish on the new car cannot gloss
over for me-"
1t Is we'll to bear in mind that
IL man has an abused or wornout
car to sell. and knowing that he
cannot sell 1t & dealer who
knows cars thoroughly, he tries ana
otten unfortunately succeeds in
selIing TO some private individual
VINO thinks because ne Is buying
from what he supposes to be the
original owner, he is getting a
bargain.