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The Washington herald., 1922-04-23

attempt is made to get a larger
ring into the original bore, for in
what other way can you get the
ring into the worn area OF the CYL
inder? II the ring ends are filed
the ring then is made smaller and
II is no longer oversize.
This explains a great deal of
trouble owners have because So
called oversize rings were installed
in the cylinders. In the first place
the cylinders should be made true
either by grinding or some other
process, and new rings obtained to
At the new bore. In this way only
can one be sure of a perfect fit. To
say that new rings will lap them
selves into an oval bore is wrong,
for they will not. nor will new
rings in worn cylinders take the
shape presented by score marks or
hard spots in the cylinder metal.
Fit Them Properly.
The type of ring has something
to do with results, but not so much
as the average shop is inclined to
think. The Mt of the ring in the
cylinder means more than the de-
sign of the ring itself. Patent
rings are helpful. but a patent ring
poorly fitted will not. give good
service. whereas an ordinary
split ring well fitted gives perfect
results. The ring must be so de-
signed that il presses evenly
against the cylinder all around, its
metal must not be too hard, and,
above all. it must be fitted to its
groove in the piston. so as to be
able to do its work properly. This
means the groove must be trued in
a lathe to the exact size Of the new
ring.
When your engine lacks power,
when the compression is poor. when
it pumps oil and uses too much
fuel. it usually is a sign that the
rings do not fit properly. but 1t is
not a sign that new rings alone will
cure these troubles. You must find
out the condition of the cylinders
into which the rings At.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
LANGUAGE OF CARS
ROARS TO VICTORY
AS GENIUS ENTERS
Every Auto Owns a Voice,
Experts of This Firm
Discover.

II you would learn the language
Of the automobile. let your motor
talk to you by means Of Its own prI-
vate telephone exchange.
1t can be done. Every car Is
equipped with an instrument to
transmit its own voice, pn instru-
ment as old as automobiles. and as
much needed as gasoline.
The gear shifting lever is the
telephone on your car. You have
probably never used II for any
other purpose than changing
speeds. But. according to a local
Maxwell enthusiast, this unassum-
ing metal rod serves a much diff
ferent and equally necessary role
in the testing room OF the Maxwell
plants.
Picture an immense room per-
haps 200 by $50 feet in a small
corner of the space occupied by the
Maxwell Motor Corporation in their
Detroit factory. There are long
lanes OF wooden stands on which
are mounted several hundred gaso-
line motors, each running under its
own power at a speed that would
drive a car about thirty miles
per hour. They run this way
for hours-eight. ten. sometimes
longer. The roar In the brick
walled room is constant and all
enveloping. In here the human
voice must be pitched at just the
right note even to be distinguished
above the motor tumult.
There are inspectors in corps.
Each has a certain number of
motors to attend. Not all is dis
closed to him by what he can see
of the motors work. He depends
upon his ears to tell him of smoc tn
running or imperfect action. He
places his ear to the top OF the
gear-shifting lever. Despite the
roar and rumbling OF the ensemble
Of engines there comes to him pre-
cisely what this one motor has to
say of its inner self.
The perfect motor is distin-
guished by a low, almost musical
humming. Foreign noises. how
ever slight. are Indicative of i'm
proper adjustment. Before any
motor can pass the educated ear
of the inspector it must be in per-
lctI "llHOul OF COM
plant.
The inspector, Of course. must
have absolute command of the Ian
guage OF the motor. He must
translate what he hears into shop
talk. that expert mechanics may
correct any possible errors dis
closed.
Much depends on these inspec-
tors-the reputation OF the manu-
facturer and the car dealer. the
satisfaction and service given the
car buyer. Highest grade ma
terials are wasted unless the in
spection system is perfect and COM
plete.
Naturally the telephone" men in
the block room are placed there
only after years OF training. They
must know the precise meaning OF
every sound. There can be nc
Guesswork. Their diagnoses ar,
worthless and costly unless accu-
rate. According to experts you car
hear what the motor in your owr
car has to say. but he wouldn't
advise you to make adjustments
thereupon unless you know thu
language.
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
EFFICIENCY GAINED
ONLY WHEN RINGS
FIT CAR CYLINDERS
Smooth Running System
Prevents Gas and Oil
From Leaking.
INCREASES POWER
/ Proper Installation Will Give
Driver Over 10000
Miles Wear.

There is nothing mysterious
about piston rings used in automo-
bile engines. even though repair
men will tell you that new rings
OF certain sort will elevate your
engine into some new state in
which it produces twice as much
power and speed as before. There
Is good deal of misinformation
about piston rings. and because of
II automobile owners spend mil
lions each year for such parts. In
many cases getting no results from
the expenditure.
Piston rings are supposed to
pack the cylinder. so that gas does
not leak downward and oil up
ward. In order to be an ideal de-
vice it must do this without ex-
erting too much pressure against
the cylinder wall and the pressure
must be evenly distributed all
around. The ring must At the CYL
inder perfectly; it must Mt it's
Will be neither too tight nor too
loose.
Give Good Service.
Such piston rings will run per-
haps 10000 or 10000 miles, but a
time must come when the rings no
longer make a gas-tight joint. It
then is necessary to find out why
the rings no longer fit well. The
average repair man will tell you
that when wear takes place only
the rings become worn, so that all
that is necessary to put the engine
In hrst-class shape is to replace.
the piston rings. How the repair
man knows Is one of the mysteries
Of this world. The fact is that no
one can tell whether the rings are
worn or whether the cylinders are
worn or just what the condition of
these parts is unless the parts
themselves are examined and meas
ured.
1t Is natural to suppose that
after the engine has become worn
over a long period the wear is not
confined to any one part. Expert
ence has shown that cylinders be-
come worn Just as readily as the
rings. But the average repair man
assumes that for his especial bene-
fit the cylinders have worn uni
formly round. which, strange to
say. does not happen in service
Cylinders wear oval or they score
or they have high spots here and
there. They are not perfectly
round after 10000 or 10000 miles.
Wear Uniformly.
Vt the same time that the cyIin-
deTs do not wear round they also
do not wear uniformly along the
length. The piston rings do the
wearing. and the rings only travel
certain distance in the cylinder.
This is called the ring travel. The
wear then takes place for a certain
vertical distance, leaving at the
top and bottom of the cylinder a
bore practically equal to the orig
inal bore of the cylinder. There
may be some wear atlthe top and
bottom, but il is exceedingly slight
compared with the ring travel wear
In attempting to install oversize
rings in cylinder that is worn the
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
Old Spanish Trail
By Tourist Camp
Leads to Beauty

BROWNSVILLE. Tex, April L.
ing planned for this city will be To-
Gated in one of the most beautiful
spots the city affords. The site Sc
lected is at the east end of West
Brownsville Lake, just of the paved
highway and is on the route of the
Old Spanish trail. A fine grove Of
shade trees affords protection from
the sun and the ground is richly
carpeted with Bermuda grass. Near
by are fragrant orange groves and
some of the finest homes in the city
are in the immediate vicinity OF the
camp site.
Land has been leased from the
The Washington herald., 1922-04-23
Dawson Selected
To Aid Campbell
In Selling Branch

Effective April l. c. f. Dawson.
Motor Company Of Michigan, Flint,
Mich. has been appointed assistant
to General Sales Manager Colin
Campbell, Chevrolet Motor Com
pany, Detroit. NJ. D. Douglas. for
merly assistant sales manager at
Flint. has been appointed sales
manager to succeed Mr.. Dawson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
CHAMBERS WISE CHOICE
 OF A PRESIDENT

The Chamber of Commerce is to be con- graduated on having elected J. D. Moore as it's president. A successful year has come to a close under the administration of R. A.. Porter. In his regime several important di- visions of the chamber were organized and are functioning well.
 The chief accomplishment was lining up the retail merchants of the city. That important body of citizens Is now in a position to serve itself and Birmingham both through it's own division and it's large representation on the board of directors.
 Mir. Moore is one of the pioneer merchants of the city. He has seen it in all it's stages of growth and been a conspicuous factor in that growth. He has given much of his time to public service, being especially efficient as a member of the county board of educa- tion and chairman of the agricultural commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce.
 Mr. Moore asks for cooperation from mem bers of the chamber. In letter to them he says, in part:
 The Chamber Of Commerce IS functioning efficiently. Help us make the future year a still more signal success As president of the chamber I pledge you my best efforts for the new year. In return I earnestly solicit your individual cooperation. Remember that Bir- mingham is and never will be anything more or less than what the citizenship makes it
 The sentiment is sound and Mir. Moore is it's able and conscientious exponent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
A SERIOUS MISTAKE
From the Tampa Tribune.

From the Tampa Tribune.
 Solicitor Tate of Birmingham has made a serious mistake in advice which he has just given the citizens of Birmingham, relative to love-making Tn automobiles, complaints of which has been made to him. He said
 q have advised communities complaining to me to form vigilance committees and deal with the situation themselves. This is warning to motorists who indulge in this practice, for they may encounter rough treatment at the hands of wrathful citizens"
 How any law enforcement officer can get his own consent to urge and incite to mob violence, is beyond the comprehension of the law abiding public.
 Birmingham has just had some disgraceful masked mob scenes wherein valued public official was taken out and whipped. It has had demonstration after demonstration of mob spirit and several shows for the purpose of intimidating the people have been publicly staged. Now comes the solicitor, the public prosecutor to whom is delegated the duty of
 
 and legally handled, to urge vigilance com mittees" to go out and take boys and girls caught ''spooning in automobiles along the road sides and suggesting that they be given rough" treatment.
 The governor of Alabama should call on that solicitor for an explanation and retrac- ton of that urge, should remove him from office for melting to mob violence.
 Among certain class found in every com munty, nothing is more pleasing than to go out under the shadow of masks or hoods, seize people who in all probability innocent of more than little foolish love-making and mistreat them If we had any voice to reach to Alabama we would urge these autoists who might be interfered with by these vigilance committees" so-called, to take a good gun along and on the first appearance of a masked or hooded face to shoot straight first, and then investigate. Of course no two vio- lations of the law will make right; but the public has right to defend itself, and certainly, with the prospect of more "flogging parties" such Birmingham has re- gently had, it would be. wise to be armed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15

If MT. Dempsey gets through the summer without contracting matrimonial alliance he may be safe for another year.
 # # The shipping board liner named President Taft ought to be vessel of considerable size, but no particular speed
 x As the candidates amble about the state they never fail to pay their respects to the press. There's reason.
 x # M America is a large country. We could send a million tourists to Europe and not miss them much
  After the next conference at The Hague, what?" That's question no ouiJa board can answer.
 x x Thanks to the cooperation of bachelors and old maids, "Baby Week. in Birmingham was g success.
 # k The Balkan states seem to be quiet. Maybe they have just settled down to watchful wait ing
 x x * Senator Tom Heflns cotton suit adds con- siderably to the charm of Washington life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
REMARKABLE SAFETY RECORD
 OF TAXICAB COMPANY

The Louisville Taxicabs and Transfer com pany has record of "eight million miles with out . fatality" As the Louisville Courier Journal says, this is q showing of which the company is justly proud, and for which the city of Louisville is grateful.
 A public automobile service must be speedy 10 be efficient It must operate day and night h all kinds of weather and under adverse traffic conditions, through streets where other motor vehicles, trolley cars and pedestrians greatly increase the hazard.
 This company owes its safety record to ena- 5loying competent drivers and compelling them to be careful. large percentage of automo- bile accidents are due to inexperienced or careless drivers. Often motorist who ex- ercises every precaution himself becomes the victim of . speed maniac who has no regard for his own safety or that of others. The only way to check that evil is drastic punish zhent, Imprisonment rather than fines.
 The man or woman at the wheel of motor ear should realize that driving car in city h serious responsibility. There are risks tt every crossing. If accidents among profss- sionsi drivers can be reduced to minimum, they can be kept down among other classes of for most of the automobile accidents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
THE OLD ROOM

By Samuel Minturn Peck I went into the old house
 Where, as a boy, dwelt; It was so still have no words
 To whisper what I felt; Not even cricket's tiny voice
 Met me-silence knelt! gazed upon the old armchair
 And thought who used to sit Between its arms at eventide
 And knit, and knit, and knit; As the lamplight on her old hands gleaned loved to watch them fit The dusty lamp no longer shone
 Upon that work of cheer; It still was standihg-and had stood
 Unlighted many year; , By night glaring arc light
 Flashed through window near. Within the room there was no change,
 Twas as it used to be; Bookshelf, table, cushion, vase Quaint as used to see; x Yet--as stood the teardrops came
 How different all to mel! Not one old thing within the room
 But longed to speak, knew; felt my step was known to them
 The feeling grew, and. grew, fingered not I turned and fled, For ' they remembered too.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15

his patience by using chemicals when the crowd refused to disperse.
 Why not equip every jail with enough gas bombs to repel attack? They would be far more effective than guns and pistols, and officers would be more inclined to use them promptly, because no loss of life would fol- low. Gas would take all the mob spirit out of the most enraged citizen who ever attempt ed to storm B jail, and 1t would be useful, too, in case there was riot among the pris- oners.
 Successful experiments have been made by police in New York and elsewhere with gas bombs to quell uprisngs and capture desper- ate criminals. The suffering they cause is vio- lent, but it is temporary, and not fatal When we make more progress in suppressing crime and preventing lawless outbreaks we may sub stitute gas for firerams and get far better results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
TAKE MILITARY TRAINING

About 50 boys from the University of Ala bama will take the six weeks military course which begins at Camp Mcclellan today" said William A. Bass, who passed through Bir- mingham yesterday route to the camp. It is going to be pretty hot down there, and we will no doubt return with tan faces and hands,
 "The biggest feature will be the physical training that we receive along with the knowl- edge of things military which would be of service to us and the nation in of war; which we hope will never come"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
NORTHERN BANKERS TRIBUTE $ TO w. P. G. HARDING

Birmingham is gratified by the esteem in which the nation holds two of its citizens Oscar ". Underwood and w. P. c. Harding. The former is admitted to have no superior as a statesman. The masterful manner in which Mr. Harding has handled the banking interests of the nation has enabled him to rise un- seathed above the criticism of those who would have had him less careful of his great trust.
 William A. Law, president of the First Na- tional bank of Philadelphia, devotes portion of his current review of the business and financial outlook to an indorsement of the re- appointment of MT. Harding as governor of the federal reserve board, saying: 2 President Harding could do nothing better to
 strengthen the esteem in which he is held by { American bankers and business than
 appoint w. P. C. Harding as governor of the A Federal Reserve board Governor Harding has
 made good in perlous period of American
 finance when the banking system trial A sound banker of long experience, who has proved , himself we'll equipped for task which required the devoted service with strict adherence to
 the principles of safe banking at time when many
 ssetions raising heaven and earth to get the Federal Reserve board to let down the bars and
 supply easy credit. he saved the country from
 many
 Resisting all such efforts. the governor has stood
 like bulwark in support of the principles of really safe banking. He surely deserves reappointment
 and it is to be hoped that the President will heed
 the advice given by the best known bankers in the
 country irrespective of party affiliations. Inas- much the Federal Reserve board is the
 court of American finance, 1t Is of all things sial that it's splendid executive should be { tinued in office another decade.
 Mir. Harding deserves every word of this tribute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
USE GAS BOMBS TO DISPERSE MOBS

Lynching is . blight on American civilixs- aon. Nearly every thoughtful citizen of the country comedies that to be fact. The Dyer snti-lynching bill is unconstitutional, and 1t 2ould be hard to frame . federal law that eouId be enforced without seriously infringing h the, rights of the states.
 Legal authorities frequently permit lynch ines because of their own cowardics or un- lillinsnen to fire on friends and even rela- f5ves who may be in . mob, bent on hanging dx burning their prisoners.
 xWhy not solve the problem with gas! An 6sly mob was repulsed from jail in Jackson, Ifieh., by tear gas, but not until after tho krdsonsr had been spirited away. The sheriff jsuld have ssyed time and wear and tear of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
CATCH HIM FIRST

From the Montomery Advertiser. ,.
 The Birmingham city commission has De- fore it the drafts of number of city ordi- nances, one of which would prohibit" the abduction of people. We though abduction was already unlawful in Alabama, and that Birmngham's chief problem lay in the eln-s siveness of abductors, especially those who whip. the persons abducted. How are you going to penalize criminal you can't catch? TX,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
PICNIC ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

"The Association of Welfare Workers pie nic to Little Cahaba river was certainly an enjoyable affair."" said Fred Culley.
 "We had several automobile loads of men and women working for the alleviaton of suf- fering among the poor along with us. We took a fine swim and then enjoyed hearty lunch after we partook of delicious cold water melons.
 "The trip aided in bringing the workers in closer relation and sympathy with each other, and will aid materially in assisting us to ad- minister to our duties"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
LETTERS TO EDITOR
DEATH OF DR. WYETH

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I is with the deepest grief have learned of the passing of Dr. John Allen Wyeth, the great physician, surgeon, soldier, historian, poet and Christian gentleman. At meeting of the Confederate Veterans, Chattanooga, in May, 1913, I read in the local papers the following: "Dr. John A. Wyeth extends an in- vitation to all members of the Fourth Ala bama cavalry, Forrest command, to dine with him" at p. m. (certain social club and talk and it was most delightful occasion, the doc tor being at his best.
 He was president of the Southern society" in New York as long as he consented to serve. He married as you know, a daughter of Dr. Marion Sims, a surgeon of note. When I learned of the death of his wife, wrote him a letter of condolence, and in reply I received the following letter.
 "No. PA Lexington Avenue,
 "New York City, December g, 1915. "Your tender letter of October 5 leads me to believe you will accept this in the spirit in which it is sent. Ever faithfully,
 JOHN A. WYETH." Here follows the beautiful tribute to his wife:
 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE SIMS Star of the North; thou ever constant star, Whereer I wander OCT the land or sea; Beacon of Hope; still shining from afar, Unto the havn of rest thou gudest me. All else is changing in the realm of space, Suns, planets, systems, countless in array March ever on by thy abiding place; God holds thee in His hand to show the way Upon the void where Chaos reigned with Night, His spirit moved and To! Creations morn. Let there be light, He said, and there was
 light,
 For thou the first of all the stars vast born First to be kindled with celestial fire Ere the blue dome with angel voices rang Thou vast the leader of the heavenly choir When first the morning stars together sang.
 "JOHN ALLAN WYETH,
 Lake Placid Club" Yours very truly, W. B. LEEDY. Birmingham, June IA, 1922.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
DOESN'T LIKE RECENT CRITICISMS

q have no patience with the criticism against lawyers of late" said Judge A. E. Steele. "rhey have High duties to perform and take no stock in the hue and cry against them because as judge sitting on the bench know how much they aid in clearing up cases.
 Attorneys representing the state have to develop the evidence and argue for convic- tion and the attorney for the defendant also has a duty to perform in protecting and as sisting the court and the jury in ascertaining the evidence from the witnesses. The lawyer is an invaluable aid to the judge"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News. s Indifference is not good nature.
 Sometimes being misunderstood is to be pre- ferred
 When trouble goes to sleep don't set the alarm clock.
 Enough happiness is wasted to supply the whole universe.
 A woman be mighty interesting to man by not being his wife.
 Every time man has his fortune told he gets rid of small portion of it.
 Some towns spend more time in sounding their slogans than in cleaning their streets.
 The man who breaks faith with his fellows seldom has . chance to break it with success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-06-15
ADRIFvT WITH THE TIMES
BALLAD OF A SOLDIER

Soldier, soldier,
 Where do you go7 Out on parade, sir,
 To make brave show. Your gun is so bright
 And your clothes are so neat, You look spick and span
 From your head to your feet. But, soldier, soldier,
 Why do you frown? Those fellows in Congress
 Are cutting us down. They seem to think war
 Is thing of the past, And the peace we are having Is certain to last. We held off the Teuton,
 We flattened out Spain And some of these mornings They'll need us again.