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The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
SAFETY DRIVE ON.
DECLARES MOTOR
TRAFFIC EXPERT
Announces $500 Prize
Contest Open to Pupils
And Teachers.
LESS ACCIDENTS
Aims to Cut 1921 Record
Of Fatalities in
Half.

This is the safety season" says
z. s. Jordan. special representative
In traffic and safety for the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce. in a statement announcing
essay prizes of $500 for school
children and teachers.
These are the months in which
We can lower the accident record
OF previous years. 1t is not too
much to hope that 1922 will see the
$4,000 injuries figurs of 1891 cut
in half
The National Automobile Cham
Der OF Commerce has voted to re-
new this year its 1921 offer of s5,-
goo in prizes for school children.
and $500 in awards to school
teachers, for the best essays and
lessons on safety. Last year there
were over 500, 900 contestants.
Awards have been made in the vari-
Gus States, and the national prize
winners for 1921 will be decided
upon shortly.
The direction of the contest for
1922. as for 1921. will be by the
Highway and Highway Transport
Education Committee. Washington.
ID. c.. from whom details may be
obtained. The competition Is en-
dorsed by the U. S. Bureau of Ed
ucation
Many estimates have been made
OF the annual total of automobile
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Sell TIRE SERVICE
STATION AT AKRON
New Company Purchases Ohio
Plants Of Miller
Concern.

+ The sale Of its big Akron and
Canton tire service stations to the
Instant Tire Service Company, an
Ohio corporation, has been an
nounced by the Miller Rubber Com
PAM, Akron, Ohio. The new COM
pany acquires the entire fleet of
service cars in both cities and con-
tinues the tire service offered local
motorists.
Service on Miller tires is now
given exclusively by dealer sales
and service agencies throughout the
United States. In turning over the
big Akron and Canton stations NIL
Ter gives to the tire dealers of the
country a splendidly successful and
profitable method of operating.
Plans proven successful here were
quickly passed on to tire dealers
throughout the country. Tire men
everywhere benefited. At no cost
to them. costly experiments were
undertaken. Immediately the re-
suits were broadcasted. The sue
cess of the Miller plan has prac-
tically eliminated the hazard in
dealer tire sales.
II may be said that Miller unwil-
lingly assumed. some years ago. the
burden of giving tire service in
these cities. 1t was only after re-
peated and insistent demands on
the part of motorists that the COM
pany yielded. There was no other
alternative and no one else willing
to assume the obligations involved.
Then, with characteristic thor
nf1ChnASa
was made the best that IL was pos
spelled with capital IS" In
cluded was road service. tire chang
ing. wheel alignment and tire. tube
and rim inspection.
Competent drivers, thoroughly
trained, were put on. Courtesy, ef-
ficfency and speed were the watch
words. The aim was to keep mo-
torists tires in first-class running
condition. This resulted in long,
low-cost mileage. 1t freed the
minds of users from tire worries
and saved them endless annoyance.
Charts and other sales data used
were Immediately given tire dealers.
In the hands OF trained service
men tire changing was the work of
only moment In a jiffy the spare
was on. Troubles were ended
quickly. Emergency calls were an
swered on the instant Mussy
hands. dirty clothes, ruffled tenn
per. missed engagements and disap-
pointments were overcome. Tires
were saved from the scrap heap.
Motorists were instructed in the
fundamentals of tire conservation
and retail men prohted in the sales
methods developed here and passed
on to them. The Miller Rubber
Company has completed its service
work and does not intend opening
service stations in any other cities.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Auto Truck Sal
Showing Advarsqf;
Demand for Cord Tires N5fed
In Smaller Sizes Of
Vehicles.

According 20 statistics comfals6 -
by the Firestone ship-by-Truck Bot,
reau, one out OF every ten motor
vehicles is a commercial car. that ts
TO say either an automobile chassis
with truck body or a regular mo-
tor truck.
The tremendous developmeht IN :
the light truck field has led ths :
Firestone company to produce spe-
cial cord truck tires in the snsuer .
sizes. These are designed primarispn Z
to carry heavier loads than passen-
ger car tires Of the same sizes with
the round tread.
Greater traction. slower wear.
better non-skid features and more
protection against sidewall wear
from rutty roads or curbs are Tea
lures Of the new truck cords In the
smaller sizes and the demand is sstds
to already exceed the supply.-,p .itS
OF course a motor truck er6f. :.
narily ts required TO cover roads,
alleys and driveways where passen-s
ger cars would not travel and Tor
that reason a tough. wear-resistlnG -
tread rubber. carried heavily over :,
the sidewalks. and a tougher thar
usual carcass is employed
Under these conditions the truck !.
owner today 10 getting the same,
long mileage from his cord tires a.
the automobile owner is enjoying. !.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
M c. A. Opens
Boys Auto Class
Course Will Include All
Phases of Motor
Industry.

On July the Washington Young
Mems Christian Association opened
summer automobile course for
ooys. The objective is to train the
boy along mechanical lines and to
enable him to take care of his own
or DADS car, and locate trouble
which may occur and make repairs
which may become necessary on
the road.
The boys will be taught the care
and repair of tires and tubes. the
use of foregather and 'undergather,
how to locate lost play in the steer
ing mechanism, how to make ad-
Justments, how to test the wheels
Tor proper alignment, to lubricate
ana adjust the wheel bearings, the
oinerent types of lubricating sys-
TENS, their troubles and care, air
ana water cooling systems, causes
or the cooling system, overheating,
now to remedy clutch troubles and
adjustments, fabrication and care of
the transmission, cause of gears
stripping, the use and care of uni
Versal and sliding joints, fabrication
ana care Of the springs, internal.
external, and Transmission brakes
ana their adjustment, the purpose
and lubrication of the differential
principles of operation of the auto
mobile gas engine; valve grinding
and valve lift adjustment, how to
determine firing orders. the purpose
and care Of the storage battery,
primary electricity, principles of in
auction. timing and wiring the is-
milton TO the engine, leaning the
interruptor points and the dfstrihu-
tor, cleaning and adjusting spark
plugs, general care of the body of
the car, the proper way to wash
and chamois automobile bodies. and
general fabrication of the car.
Practical talks will be given and
demonstrations made in simple non-
technical terms so that each student
will readily grasp the work. The
students will be divided into groups
of twelve. according to their age.
and experienced instructors will
handle each group. The classes
VIII meet from to IL each morn
ing except Saturday. Two hours
of this time will be devoted to
studies and one hour to athletics
and swimming and special games
played In the afternoon. A certif-
cate of fitness will be granted to
each boy who satisfactorily com
pletes the course. A text book will
be given free. Tools will be furnish
ed by the school. The principal is
Edgar A. Drumm. and the same
corps of experts are the teachers
that conduct the regular adult auto
motive classes In the X. NJ. C. A.
Automotive School.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16

injuries, but the correct figure Is
not over $4,000. The number of
motor fatalities for the country in
1921 was 12.500. In the few Sec
tions where non-fatal accidents are
recorded the ratio averages about
twenty-five persons injured to one
killed. not including grade crossing
accidents where the ration Is about
to l. Massachusetts, had twenty
one injuries to every fatality in
1921. New York City had 25.1 nom
fatal accidents to every mortality.
the 1880 gives 312.500.
why Highways VIII Be Safer.
TT is reasonable to believe that
highways will have a better safety
record in. 1922, because the public
is increasingly awake to the fact
that individual transportation
brings Individual responsibility.
Massachusetts, halved its acci-
dent record in one year.
"Twenty-eight cities reduced their
motor fatalities in 1921.
"cities are protecting the dan
gsrous traffic spots.
The railroads are conducting an
excellent and constructive Cross
Crossings Cautiously campaign.
More Fairgrounds are being de-
veloped.
THE public Is laughing the Auto
boob out Of existence.
Local, State. and national edu-
Gators are training children In
proper conduct on the highways.
The safety season Is now on
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
VOLATILE GASOLINE.
DECLARED BEST BY
AUTO FUEL EXPERT
Product Should Readily
Give Up Power to Be
Effective, He Says.

The fuel we feed our human
bodies must be readily digestible
to be nutritious: the fuel we feed
our engines mus; be equally d.
gestible to be effective. That is
gasoline must evaporate readily;
II must be volatile so that II will
quickly become a vapor and mix
with air iny explosive proportions
in order to produce energy and
power.
This is what an expert on gaso-
line states In the oficial publication
OF the American Automobile Assoc
citation. His article continues TO
discuss the subject as follows:
DO you realize what happens in
your engine when you put your foot
on the gasoline accelerator?
We'll. think Of your carburetor
in terms of a medicinal atomizer.
the kind you use 70 spray a sore
throat; because the carburetor
atomizes the liquid gasoline into
an air stream. This air stream
passes into the engine at a high
velocity. and as 1t passes through
the carburetor to the engine 1t
must HilA Win air In explosive
proportions.
The gasoline will not burn prop
erly unless II is vaporized by the
time II reaches the cylinder, be-
cause fuel that reaches the cylind-
er in an unvaporized form smokes,
produces scot, and does mt bourn
clean. II wastes energy instead
producing 1t. The readiness with
which gasoline must give up its
power is shown by the fact that 1t
reaches the cylinder from the car
buretor in less than one-fiftieth of
a second
lust as gasoline must be vola-
tile so as to vaporize quickly, so
also 1t must burn rapidly. For
maximum power, 1t must burn in
less than one-hundredth of a sec
ond. It must not, however. burn
instantaneously like dynamite, be-
cause then 1t will cause a knock
in your engine like the well-known
carbon knock. Neither must 1t ig-
mite from any hot engine parts,
valves, and so forth, until the spark
comes. II IT does, you'll have a
case of pre-ignition,
TN addition to being volatile, a
gasoline must be pure. because an
impure gasoline will burn unclean-
VI, and may leave sticky substance
on the cylinder walls which will
glue" road dust and carbon SCOT
into the combustion space"
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16

GRAFTON. This Is probably due TO the
fact that Mr.. Mackali keeps closely
\ touch with the oficials of the
posted on his views.
II the bureau had seen At to hold
up the commissions plans until they
were ofiicialiy approved. the pro-
gram would probably be held up
several weeks. As Il o.. the COM
miesion. with the funls in the bank.
can. proceed to map out the exact
program. arrange for the matching
OF funds and award the contracts.
The commission had expected
Ssse.0oo. The national fund was cur
from s1eoooo.ooo TO sso.ooo.eoe. and
Maryland suffered in proportion. As
a result the counties stand to lose
about twenty miles of post road
construction. or>an average Of about
two miles each This loss win be
prsportiened according to the funds
the Individual counties have TO
match. Baltimore county. for in
stance, which gets 1-2 per cent.
will receive q cut Of about two
miles in her program. while Calvert
county. which gets only I Ia per
cent. will receive a cut of four
tenths of a mile.
The total amount which the COM
mission will have 10 spend on new
post roads on this years program
will be s21oo.ooo. to which must be
added s1.3so.ooo left over from last
years post road fund. making q
grand total of s2.567.0o0. In addi-
ton TO this the construction plan.
as whole. inclues s1,500. 900 to be
spent In building lateral roads TO
which the Federal government
makes no contribution.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Auto Association
Stages Comeback
A. A.tA. Extends Appreciation
To Loyal State Clubs.

Striking its nrst blow at those
State associations which withdrew
from the American Automobile As
ISOLATION at st. Louis. the executive
board Of the A. A. A.. meeting In
New York. held Nat the Ohio state
Automobile Association Is not func-
tioning properly, end admitted -the
Cincinnati Automobile Club TO d.
rect membership. A vote OF appre-
ciatiop was extended 10 the Youngs-
town, OHIO. Automobile Club for its
loyalty in refusing TO join the State
association In leaving the, A. A. A.
and President Diehi announced that
the Cincinnati and youngstown
clubs would be made the nucleus
for new State association In the
Buckeye state.
The board also announced that
because of protested checks
rendered by the Illinois STAT. Asso-
citation in payment OF dues. which
checks. they declared, had not been
made good. the Illinois association
was expelled from membership. Il
was explained. however, that this
action casts no reflection on the
local Illinois clubs, as they are not
held responsible for the actions Of
the State association. President
Diehl also appointed a committee
consisting of David Jameson, Robert
T. Hooper and Laurens Enos to
investigate the sentiment of local
clubs In all the Withdrawing State
associations. with a view to Ascer-
tanning their loyalty TO the A. A. A.
NJ. o. Eldridge. director of roads,
announced that the price of gaso-
line is still unreasonably high, de-
spite the largest reserves in the
history of the United States, and
President Diehl appointed a COM
mittee to take such action as may
be necessary in obtaining a proper
Investigation OF this condition.
We are going to have live, ac-
tive organizations in every State, {"
said d. II. Lewis, acting executive
chairman. I'VE admitted twelve
new clubs to membership at the
New York meeting. These include
six from Florida, one from Ohio.
one from New York. one from Mass
achusetts, one from Iowa and two
from Michigan. In spite of the
Withdrawals at st. Louis, / predict
that the end of this year will fnd
the A. A A. with a larger mem
oership and stronger financially
than at any other time in its his
tory"
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
MURPHY SETS BIG
EARNINGS RECORD
Famous Racing Driver Has
Gathered $4,000 in
Recent Wins.

Jimmie Murphy. who burns his
way into the realms of gold by his
performance on the speedway. Is
the center of all racing fandom be-
cause OF his sensational perform
ances this year. With the Tacoma
races yet to conquer he has gath
cred in $4,000 SO far this season
by his sensational wins at the
Memorial Day classic at Indianapo-
lis and Uniontown. What he does Is
Of interest for he has proved him
self a great driver and a mechani-
cal expert par excellence. He knows
motors and motor cars because
knowing motors and motor cars Is
Jimmie Murphy's business.
Naturally when he makes the Sc
lection Of car for his private use
the motoring public lends a respect
full and attentive ear. So when the
news flashed forth that Murphy had
bought a Buick this statement
aroused exceeding interest. Every
where the great throng OF Buick
fans were agog over the news OF
having the greatest driver of his
time a member of the Buick family.
1t was the valve-in-head motor
which swung Jimmie Murphy into
the Buick class. That and the fact
that the car provides exceptional
riding qualities and stands up un-
der every motoring demand, caused
him to make his selection, he said.
Rank nm VatvetuH..S
The driver who would attempt
to race today with any other type Of
motor than the valve in head would
be hopelessly outeiaYsed. Murphy
explained. 80, knowing what i do
about valve-in-head motors, II is
hardly likely that would buy any
u:htr type for my use. The valve
ir- head type of motor Is really the
only type of motor from which you
can get the utmost efficiency. And
the Buick valve-in-head motor pro-
vides power and economy of opera
ton with a remarkable quietness
that causes much favorable COM
ment among my friends. As for
the Buick velvet disc clutch 1t is a
marvel, a luxury to men and a
necessity to the woman who de-
mands the utmost in safety and
comfort"
Murphy is known not only as be-
ing a king of drivers, but likewise
of being a great mechanician. He
served his apprenticeship in the pits.
and 1t is said of him that there is
not man in America with a bet
ter understanding of motor cars
than the same hardy Irishman.
Murphy Is Regular Fellow.
Murphy is an interesting person
ality to whom speedway fame has
not been the means OF changing the
size of his hat. Like George NJ.
Cohan said of Frank Bacon, the star
of 'Lightnin'." at a banquet given
in New York: He wears the same
size hat as when l knew him first
and his handkerchief is still where
II belongs-in his pocket not his
cuff" So it is with Murphy. He is
an exceedingly democratic fellow
who finds racing not only a pastime
but a profitable business so long as
he is winner. II ever the time
comes he starts to slide he intends
to leave the racing game.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Closed Car show.

An announcement Is made at the
offices of the Automobile Merchants
Association of New York. Inc, that
arrangements are under way for
holding a closed car show Septem-
Der % to 80, 1922.
The association received the
sanction from the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce and
the enthusiastic support of the fac,
tories to present their latest models
of this type OF the motor car at a
season of. the year when It was
practical for the buyer to make his
purchase.
The show will be held at the
Grand Central Palace and viii have
a number of interesting features
that will prove of interest to the
motorist.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Ford Builds Own
Windshield Glass
Famous Company Operating
Plant to Equip Products
Of Factory.

The Ford Motor Company, Detroit,
has begun to manufacture its own
plate glass and already has in op-
GRAFTON the first modern glass house
ever equipped especially to make
glass for automobiles.
As is customary when taking over
the manufacture of new product,
Ford has applied his own principles
of production and as a consequence
the methods and machinery used in
making Ford glass are a radical de-
parture from established practice.
The Ford continuous conveyor sys-
TEN features the operations so that
from the time the glass leaves the
furnace until 1t becomes a polished
windshield 1t is always moving.
Glass making, when viewed in the
Ford plant, looks to be very simple.
The raw materials are introduced
into the furnace where they become
molten mass. Drawn from the
furnace in. semiliquid state, the
glass passes under a roller, which
gives 1t width and thickness, and
on to moving conveyor. This car
ries 1t for AGA feet through a grad
ually cooling furnace. At the end
1t Is cut and placed on another con-
veyor which carries 1t through the
grinding and polishing, after which
1t is ready for use.
This adds a new link to the fast
growing chain of Ford industries.
which are being established and ex-
panded from time to time in line
with the Ford policy to achieve
complete independence of outside
material sources in manufacturing
Ford products, and at the same
time are the means by which Ford
Is enabled to use in the production
OF motor cars. trucks and tractors
material of unusually high quality
and sell them at the famous Ford
prices.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Maryland Rushes
Post Road Work
S427,000 Federal Aid to Be
Applied-Cuts Affect
Program.

BALTIMORE, July THE State
roads commission is preparing to
proceed with its regular program Of
post road construction work. now
that the federal aid funds amount
ing to $4,000 are in hand.
John N. Mackall. chairman OF the
commission. said today that the fed
eral bureau OF public roads has
facilitated the work on the program
by waving the right to review the
specifications at this time and in
structing the local commission that
they could go ahead with the award
ing of the contracts. Maryland is
the only State in the Union which
has been treated with such consid-
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Automobile salon.

The eighteenth annual Automo-
bile Salon will be held in New York
December to at the Hotel Com
modore, and repeated in Chicago
the latter part of January, the date
coinciding with that of the Ma
tional Automobile Show there.
This will be the fourth consecutive
year that this famous exhibition of
foreign cars and bodies has been
staged at the Commodore. and in
addition to utilizing the entire Sec
ond or ballroom floor of this great
hotel. exhibits will again be placed
in the main lobby and on the mez-
canine balcony.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-16
Largest Motorcycle Factory.

recently opened at London, Eng
land. said to be the largest In the
country. The plant will have a
maximum annual capacity of 10000
motorcycles. The working force
will number 5000 people.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-19
POSTAL employees
TO ENJOY HOLIDAYS

Postal employees may have fuller
opportunity to participate in holiday
events given as part of a municipal,
state or national observance under a
new ruling emanating from the govern
ment postoffice department. and VIII ch
has been received by Postmaster Ray
H. Weisbrod. The order provides:
Whenever there is a total suspens-
ion of business in a state, city or town,
or whenever there is a substantial SUI
spension of business so that the re-
quirements and demands upon the pos
tai service on the part of the patrons
are very materially reduced, post
master may curtail and reduce the
service of the office to an extent rea-
sonably commensurate with such SUI
spension of general business; provid-
ing always that the postal service at
all places shall be adequate to meet
the reasonable requirements of the
public on such days.
This order is not intended as adopt.
ing or sanctioning the observance OF
state holidays" the order continues
because the department has no legal
power to do that, but is intended rath
er to allow postmasters discretionary
authority to reduce postal service to
the extent of the public requirements
on such days, and other days when
| general business is suspended"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-10-19
Woodrow Wilson May
Be Unable To Cast Vote
Because Of N. Y. LalU
tBy Associated Press)

TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 19.-Decision
by the Mercer county board of cleo
tions to enforce the New Jersey cleo
ton law of 1920, which provides that
voter must cast his ballot in tho
district "in which he actually resides,
and not elsewhere, probably will de.
priye former President Woodrow Will
son of his voting privilege in New
Jersey this year.
Mr.. Wilson formerly lived in Prince
ton, which is a part of Mercer county,
and voted in the college town. while
he was president of the United States.
He can not vote in the district of
Columbia where he now lives, and the
ruling mads yesterday bars him from
voting here, according to the view of
local officials.
The county board of elections has
rejected the applications of half a
dozen persons who formerly voted in
this county and now live elsewhere,
among them being several govern
ment employees who live in Washing
ton and have been voting in New Jer-
sey.
Mr.. Wilson's registration has not
been received, and he has until Oct.
"a to make application to vote.