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Evening star., 1923-12-02
The Old Mechanic Saws:

A motorist has to be careful in
economizin' that he does not lose
more than he gains. And this sug
gests the possibility OF maxim every
act of economy do double duty.
I've seen car owners cut down on
the carburetor adjustment to a point
where they were actually making the
engine carry a double load, paving
the way for trip to my shop in re-
turn for savin' few cents worth
of gas. I've seen other motorists do
things that really saved without any
losses to offset the results of their
economy. But I've yet to find many
who could make one act of economy
result in two savings at the same
time.
1T can be done. Only the other
day I showed one of my customers
how by reversin' the usual order of
things and adiustin' the Carburetor
for richer mixture 1t was possible
to save more gas in the long rum
through less waste of gasoline in
startin' and economlze on oil through
cooler operation of the engine which
had a better mixture for hill Climbin'.
That chap VINO just stopped for
gas saves a lot of fuel in the course
of a year by always 1luttin' off the
ignition and coasting to standstill
when he knows exactly where he's
going to land. But he doesn't figure
that when he coasts TO stop the car
is entirely dependent upon its brakes
TO bring it to a standstill. except
when he happens to be going very
slowly and has plenty of time to do
the Job. This wastes brake lining
and offsets in cost the value OF the
gas he saves.
"If he really wanted to make his
economy do double duty he would
switch off the ignition, leave the car
in gear up to the last minute, save a
little less gas and save a lot more
brake lining.
"If a car owner would only sit
down and study his economy problem
he would quickly see the Importance
Of this new angle to it."
Evening star., 1923-12-02
How Mufler Operates.

Few motorists really understand
how the muffier works. They appre-
ciate it's function, but invariably pic
ture 1t as a device to offer back pres
sure on the exhaust gases, thereby
deadening the sound of the sharp ex-
haust. This, however. is just the re-
verse of the situation. The purpose
Of the muffler is to furnish a means
of quick expansion for the exhaust
gases, thereby deadening the noise.
Thus the muffler is constructed of "A
pipe much larger than the exhaust
pipe. with battle plates to break up
the force Of the expanding gases. I'm
less the holes in these plates are
choked with carbon the muffier eXerts
very little back pressure. and the mo-
tor gains but very slightly through
the use of cut-out, except for test
ing purposes
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Quality Of Motor Minds.

An interesting point In motoring has
been raised by Robbins B. Stoeckel,
commissioner OF motor vehicles Of Con-
necticut. In a recent address Mr..
Stoeckel declared that many people
do not possess the necessary mental
requirements for handling a motor
car, claiming that mind" is just as
much Of a requirement as physical
ability. knowledge Of the law or con-
troll of the car.
Where examinations are required
OF applicants it is true that mind"
Is not directly considered as an ele-
ment in the licensing and that, as a
consequence, it is reasonable to sup
pose that many people who are
granted the right to drive will de-
velop tendencies even more undesir-
able than. let us say. drunkenness.
But there Is another side of the
question to consider.
II 1t Is true that the green"
driver is licensed on the theory that
he will improve with practice why,
then, is 1t not possible for the appli-
cant with a weak mind to become
better equipped as he proceeds to
become motor wise?
A number Of educators are author
ity for the statement that the auto
mobile Is raising the level of intelli-
gence. which suggests the thought
that it would not be right to bar
certain people from driving cars
simple because they do not pass GER
tain psychology tests which are sup
posed to establish their mental fit
ness.
1t has frequently been pointed out
that many foreigners. and American
born as well, who previously did not
understand plain direction signs nor
know a line of law are now greatly
improved mentally. The automobile
Is an education itself. and it might
even be contended that to deny thou
sands the right to drive would be to
deny them an education process
which they would not otherwise gain.
The states figure that. through
practice, drivers will become more
capable. Why should the same proc
ess not make for better minds?
Evening star., 1923-12-02
UNIFORM TRAFFIC
LEGISLATION ASKED
Taxicab Owners Throughout Coun.
try Pushing Cause With
Police.

Uniform traffic regulations and sig
nails throughout the country is one of
the specific objects for which taxicab
owners are working with the police,
traffic and safety heads of nearly a
hundred cities, who met in conference
with them at the National Association
of Taxicab Owners convention re-
Gently held in Chicago.
ITO my mind, one of the most i'm
portant things in connection with
safety Is the uniformity of traffic
regulations" said Mr.. Thomas P.
Henry, president OF the American Au-
tomobfle Association Uniform traf-
fic rules all over the country will not
only simplify the problems of safe
driving. but reduce the heavy toll in
human life. With wide variety of
regulations and signals, il is little
short of marvellous that there are not
more accidents Trafic regulations.
to be effective. should mean the same
all through the country and relate
not only TO the interest Of the driver.
but to the pedestrian as Well"
IF you start from Chicago TO drive
to New York. said Charles Ket-
tering. president of the General Mo-
tors Research Corporation, IL don't
care how familiar you are with the
Chicago traffic rules or how sincere
you are, you will get into trouble be-
fore you get to New York. / know
of one city you are sure to get into
trouble in, because there everything
is exactly opposite to what it Is in
every other place in the world. But
when / get confused in a strange city
| fall in behind a taXicab and follow
him and come through all right"
The individual owner is responsible
for one car, but your companies are
responsible for large number of
cars" he continued. and you are the
real organization that can do the
thing we are talking about. because
these things concern you collectively
and your combined efforts will pro-
duce the result of preventing acct
dents.
81 want to congratulate the " A.
T. o." Mr.. Henry said further. "on the
extent to which 1t is going into the
PRONUNCIATION of safety for the peo-
pIe."
Evening star., 1923-12-02
CHECK-UP ON TRAFFIC
SHOWS WIDE TIRE USE
Engineer Counts Autos Against
Animal Vehicles Passing
His House.

1t has been said many times that
motor transportation has served in
large measure to change the mode
of living, which is fairly well sub
stantiated by a few figures recently
compiled by county engineer IN the
central west.
He took a census for three weeks
of all kinds and types of vehicles
which passed his home between :
o'clock In the morning and In the
evening. His home Is on the Lincoln
highway, where the tabulatlon pro-
duced the following figures: Autos
and trucks, 10,7s1: horse drawn vehi-
cles. 239
He found that the average daily
interstate travel was 207.2 autos;
intercounty. 90.4; local. 1851; trucks,
2l.2; horses, ia; miscellaneous, in
Guiding threshing machines and
pedestrians, A. During one evening
after o'clock 1872 automobiles passed.
All of this great volume of motor
traffic goes on tires, upon which an
interesting sidelight has been thrown
during the last few months because
Of an advertising campaign conduct
ed by the tire Manufacturers divi-
sion Of the Rubber Association OF
America, showing that tire users OF
today obtain far greater service from
their tires than was possible a few
years ago, when intrastate and inter
state automobile traffic first became
possible and more or less prevalent
In those days the automobile own.
er never started on a trip withou,
some misgivings as to how far he
would get before tire trouble would
be his lot. After casing had given
1000 to 5000 miles of service he felt
that he had had his moneys worth
and If 1t exceeded 900 miles 1t became
a subject for the owner to boast
about. Today, according to Miller tire
men, the average is very far in excess
of these figures
Evening star., 1923-12-02

take it going south without getting
the best advice obtainable at South
Hill. The other route is to go to
Henderson, Oxford and Durham, which
has forty or more miles of very rough
going before you strike the pave
ment.
Large Town Hotels.
The hotels on either route are good
In large towns. provided arrange
ments are made in advance. The mo-
'torist should not attempt too high a
mileage. He cannot be sure of max
ing II. no matter how high-power his
motor, for it is not a question OF
One hundred and seventy-five to 200
miles day. with start at Z O'Clock
and booking at your hotel at or $50
means the motorist must make an
early getaway and an early tura-i in.
1t is impossible to drive after dark
on the roads in the south in their
present usual condition. One of the
troubles with an early start from the
southern hotels is that they do not
serve an early breakfast. This has
to be specially arranged.
Garage service is much improved
and filling stations, with reasonable
prices, are ready at hand on both
routes. The pavement route through
Greensboro and Charlotte has many
more substantial towns, and therefore
Hotel tndn the sand
hill route. Richmond or Peterboro,
Raleigh or Southern Pines. Camden or
Columbia. and Augusta-all have good
accommodations on the sand hill route
at the end of the days run.
when the North Carolina road
building program is finished the trip
to the south will be very much easier.
South Carolina is not spending as
much money, but it is improving its
sand-clay roads. Virginia on Eovem-
ber defeated the bond issue for new
roads. The cities voted for the bond
issues. but the rural districts against
them. No one who travels over the
roads of Virginia during the autumn \
or winter can understand why the
farmer voted against good roads and
his own interests"
Evening star., 1923-12-02
TUDOR AND FORDER NEW
NAMES FOR FORD SEDANS
Suggestions From Unexpected
Source Are Adopted by
Factory.

DETROIT. Mich. November 90
There's been a double christening in
the Ford car family. .
When the newest member, 4 sedan
with two doors. arrived on the scene
announcement of which is just made
there came with it the question of a
name.
For several days the folks Just
couldn't decide what to call the baby
of the family until, from quite an
unexpected Sourse, there came the
happy suggestion:
Lets call it Tudor"
And Tudor 1t was christaned. a
name quite in keeping with the aris-
tocratic appearance of the new car.
How about remaining the other
sedan?" some one asked and then
came this reply:
I'VE might call it the four door
Ford or-Ah, that's it! Ford or, For
dor. Simple and expressive, isn't it?"
So there are two Ford cars with
brand-new names, the Tudor and the
Fordor.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
MYSTERIOUS VIBRATIONS.
Passing Cars, Out of Tune. Puz-
Zle Motorists.

That strange vibration driver
hears when passing another car on a
hill is ofttimes vey startling, but al
ways easy to explain. In passing an
other car on a hill it will often seem
as though one motor or the other
the drivers are conscious of the pres
ence of firing order which is almost
uncanny.
1t has been known to frighten mo-
torists of exceptionally keen hearing.
What really happens is that the driv-
ers become conscious of a compound
firing Of the two motors, which be-
ing out of tune with each other result
in freak vibration. 1t is particularly
noticeable when a six-cylinder pas
Senger car exhaust is heard at the
same time with that Of a four-cylin-
der truck.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
AYERS FAIR PLAY
WILL AID TRAFFIC
Aut0motiVe Association
Uges More of Golden
Rule in Driving.
That fair play among drivers will

That fair play among drivers will
greatly simplify traffic for all is
among the interesting conclusions
reached by the Washington Automo-
tive Trade Association in its work Of
improving automobile conditions for
local car owners.
Half the congestion on streets and
the difficulty of parking is the direct
result of motorists needlessly and un-
thinking!y getting in each others
way. it is pointed out. This. accord
ing to the association, can be entirely
eliminated by putting the matter up
TO the motorist. so that he can be
made to see the great advantage in
putting the fair play" rule to work
in motordom.
The streets of any city show that
seliishness is a direct cause of park
Ing difficulty" says recent bulletin
of the w. n. r. y. whether it is in
tentionaG or simply unthinking, the
fact remains that very often half
again as many cars could be conven-
iently parked along any street if only
those who do the parking would make
allowances for the other fellow
Without the spirit of fair play the
custom is to look out for ones own
interests when selecting a parking
space, and because every other driver
i doing the same thing the average
driver finds that he has a very diff
cult time of it even trying to be self
ish.
Every time a driver uses more
parking space than he actually needs
or parks his car so that a space in
front or in back of his cannot be
utilized he automatically makes 1t
more difficult for himself to use his
car In the city. Some time he will
he the party who can't park because
some one else has taken up too much
space.
The same sort of thing happens
when drivers use streets which should
be reserved for those who really need
them. 1t is invariably the case that
jhe driver who complains most about
the congestion t a certain point in
traffic is the very party who could
just as well have taken a less crowd
ed thoroughfare.
This wasteful use of the available
space on the public streets represents
an unnecessary nuisance, and the
only way to curb 1t is to show the
motorist that by dealing out fair play
he Will benefit himself quite as much
rs the other fellow
investigations made by the Wash
!ngton Automotive Trade Association
show that there is room for every
body If everybody will simply use the
parking spaces and the streets they
really need. When need becomes
greed. difficulties Immediately arise.
and motoring does not pay the diyt-
dends of service that 1T is capable Of"
Evening star., 1923-12-02
PATCHING WINDSHIELDS,

Paper binding strips, which grocers
now use in place of cord. is handy
to seal up the cracks of broken
windshield or window. The paper
not only prevents air and rain from
coming in, but keeps the glass from
cracking more or falling out. One
strip should be attached to the oYt-
side: one to the inside. The un-
slightly appearance of these paper
strips is q constant reminder to the
owner to have new glass put in when
they have served their purpose as an
4. .marpenCv aid
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Put Neu Grease
In Cups Before
Cold Weather

Did you know that when grease
stands 1t has a tendency to cake and
thus prevent proper fabrication? II
not. better clean out all the grease
cups before cold weather sets in and
refill with fresh, soft grease. The old
grease in the cups is about as useful
as soap and sticking there at the
bottom Of the cups their capacity for
fresh lubricant is really restricted.
Also did you know that II 1t is de-
sired to drain the transmission the
car should be left standing In a
heated garage overnight with the
drain plug removed2 This is better
than using kerosene to thin out the
old grease, as kerosene is recognized
as detrimental to the bearings of the
transmission, some Of 1t always re-
naming to thin the new lubricant and
thus cause trouble.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Beware of This Man!

Beware Of the man ahead who
doesn't know the road. His mind is
on signposts, not safety. He'll stop
when he wants to be sure he's on the
right road, not necessarily when it's
logical and safe time to stop
Doubly serious is the situation il you,
too, are unfamiliar with the road. In
this event youll not know when
you're taking chances because you'll
assume that he's not running risks.
He Is very likely to lead you into all
sorts of difficulties. even TO doing the
wrong thing at q congested point in
traffic. Be sure that the man ahead
knows the way, and then drive as
though he were the dangerous party
who doesn't know the ropes. It's the
safest plan.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
SALT ON WINDSHIELD.

DID you know that a bag of table
salt rubbed on the windshield every
so often will prevent rain from freez-
ing on the glass? The theory Of 1T
is that salt, combining with water
makes brine, which has a much lower
freezing point than plain water And
you'll f1nd that it's more than theory
if you'll just try 1t during the next
ioa storm
Evening star., 1923-12-02
ICE ENOUGH OUTSIDE.

Before 1t gets too cold to perform
the vital preparations for cold
weather motoring be sure to drain
out the gas tank. A certain amount
of water and sediment frequently
collects at the bottom Of the tank
during the summer period and unless
this is drained out 1t is quite lik ely
to cause trouble by freezing. It's
bad enough to have Ice everywhere
outside without having it in the very
place where 1t would interfere with
the flow Of fuel to the vacuum tank.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
NEW CONTRACT CLOSED.
Warrington to Handle Wills Sainte
Claire Car Here.

Wills Sainte Claire, incorporated
of Marysville, Mich, builders of the
Wills Sainte Claire motor cars. has
announced the selection of the War
rington Motor Company. 1900 14th
street northwest, as it's representa-
tives in Washington.
G. II. Warrington, president of the
organization, was for two years pres
ident of the Washington Automotive
Trade Associations; is the present
chairman of the Washington section
Of the Society of Automotive Engi-
neers and has been prominent In the
automotive trade in this city for sew
ersl years.
ID. C. Barnhart, treasurer, Is the
present chairman of the Washington
Automotfve Service Association.
T. n. Mudd, sales manager. is SIM
ilarly we'll known within the circles
OF the automotive trade and among
motorists generally.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Practice vs.. Theory.

Theoretically external contracting
brakes ought to operate better after
a long run than when the car is just
starting off. This is due to the ex-
pansion Of the brake drums, which
makes for a tighter ad-
justment of drums and bands. Engi-
neers claim that this point has to be
considered in laying out plans for
brakes, and many drivers say they
have noticed the increasing efficiency
of their brakes as the drums heat
But the average motorist will find
Evening star., 1923-12-02
The Sunday Motorist
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

that though the drums may expand
a little in running, the increased
braking effect is lost through in
creasing inefficiency of the brake Jim
ing, as we'll as the adjustments. This
is very clearly indicated in the case
of burning the brake Innings when
descending a long, steep hill. In this
case while the drums are expanding
to their maximum the brake lining is
being polished and burned to point
of minimum efficiency. And the re-
suit Is that the gain in brake drum
expansion Is more than offset by the
loss of brake lining efficiency
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Literal at Last.

Year in and year out the travelling
man has been referred to as being con
the road" a fact which Is only now
to be taken literally. He Is now on
the road In earnest, for you see him
on every highway. dashing along in
his smart business coupe or sedan.
Visiting twice as many prospects.
starting and stopping when he pleases
and selecting the choicest hotels. he
can truthfully look back at the trav-
cling days of yore as being a process
Of "on the rack" Today he is on the
road for fair. and on the go. too. Incl
dentally on the home stretch for
success. On the level,
Evening star., 1923-12-02
SOLVES A PROBLEM.

The annoyance Of removing the
chains and attaching them to the
spare in winter when a rear tire has
gone fiat can be avoided by carrying
the spare, or spares, chain equipped.
1t Is therefore only necessary 10
change the tires in the usual way.
the chains Offering no obstacle.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
For Ivory Hunters.

With majority Of the states grant
ing licenses to people who don't know
and probably never will know how to
drive cars intelligently it is no longer
necessary to journey TO Africa for
ivory.
Evening star., 1923-12-02
Tell Us. Walt.

Walt Mason sings a good ditty
about how he sticks TO the quiet
roads until he is competent to tackle
traffic. Good advice, Walt, but where
are these quiet roads?
Evening star., 1923-12-02

Here In s0methinE to include In the
examination OF applicants for auto
operators permitss "Why does . Pc
destr1aA Cross the streetp
Evening star., 1923-12-02
He Knows It.

From the Detroit News
Yes. there is consumers bloc. Hi!
head is on il.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

ing a few days in Winnemucca.
F. j. Button is now in charge
Of the w. s. Bonnifield store at
Golconda. s.-sa 49,
At the hour of 1890 last night
the populace was startled by hear.
ing four shots fred in quick sue
cession and another in . few Sec
onds after. Investigation proved
that they were fred at Sheriff Nc
Died by an Indian named Joe Sue
near the Indian camp on the hill q
short distance this side Of the old
race track, who was desisting ar
rest. The Indian is still ct large
but it is only a matter of time be-
fore he will be captured.
The cineograph performance last
evening proved very entertaining.
There were quite a number present
and all seemed to enjoy themselves
watching the canvas and reproduc-
tions Of animated life sized pic
lures. Every gesture and move
ment is reproduced and but the
sound Of the voice. and footsteps
is wanting to make one forget that
the objects presented to view are
not actual living subjects. Those
who have not been to q cineograph
performance or have not heard .
gramaphone should not miss !. the
treat tonight. The cineograph il
very similar to the kline otoscope as
Is gramaphone to the phonograph
but even II you have seen or heard
either to see and hear them again
will surely be pleasure. Four repre-
sensations were shown last evening
two Mexican bull fights, a quarrel
between two children and a con-
fiagaration in the city of Chicago
brought forth much applause from
sAc duoieuCe, ~ 8 s54fsss 49,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1923-03-08

II the federal government really
desires to make the hquors laws
harder of enforcement and to stir.
up hatred against the pressntrpeace-
full Indians 1t can easily do 80 by
permitting Indian policemen to ar.
rest white people.
Whether or not there Is cause for
arrest in liquor law and other cases,
the whites will not readily. submit
to accompanying an Indian to Jail,
as was clearly demonstrated in .
recent Carson City case and once
case is being heard before q jury
the average Indians testimony ID
accepted with reservations. -
Present-day civilization does not
place the red man on . level with
the white and the work Of Indian
officers Ia not among the fairer-
skinned people, It Is in keeping
the Indians own house in order
and there is plenty Of work, there
for these Indians in whom the
government has vested the authority
Of police officers. ..s~-a.o .,pss. .sr..
True, the whites are responsible
for the Indians present dsgener-
alton, but on top. of that we should
not heap. q class hatred that d
bound to :. come from arrests Of
white people by, the red !. man.
Carson Appeal. "a. =