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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
-QrICK, JOHN. down THE FIRE
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- igAe~yfsd al IN Csutralia ChroricisJ
NOTICE. TO ALL MEN--You must
NOT make dates. be. with. 20 with. or
have secret talk or sell. trade or give
amy intoxicating drinks or tobacco or
eigaret-. or hire or rent her room.
or board her. Mrs. Lille Nobiey. my
wife, when there arc not one or more
respectable women staying MT the
same place Mt the same time.
tsigned) W. A. Mobiey, her husband.
Dramatic Note; At the Actropoll
tan last night. Philip Quin PLACED the
King in Macbeth" as II he were
afraid the ace was going TO show ur
at any moment.
What this country needs is more
OR Jess Of something or other.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
DAILY STATISTICS

EVFfFfFF IITf IINTTNN
More than 1882, 602, 027,02S
germs can stand on the end Of n
pin, but think Of the number Of
people who ran get into one.
man car.
The report that the first robin red
breast of spring has been seen In
Seattle rs hereby denied u waa
only q Dackblrd with mustard
plnsior On ~ chest
guieb, hare come nc copd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
AL or TnE GrARn.

The aviator keeps cool head
even when be goes up In the air
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

SERGEANT TOM CLARK.
discharged In 1890 with Ohm.
stead Now facing federal
charges
PATROLMAN DICK
SiIINELN, discharged In 1918
for impcrsonatlng a deputy
sheriff and selling es cases
of whisky. which were never
turned In. Now facing fed
enl charges,
PATROIMAN PAUL
KNAPP. dismissed In i927,for
taking moonAhlne from
Charles Romero but failing TO
turn Il in or make arrest.
PATRoIMiN A. q. FORD.
discharged Ia 1890 for taking
bribs and liquor from Angelo
curto. 4s3s Orchard 81.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
MANY OTHER CITIES
PREPARE FOR EVENT

Meanwhile. however. much ,prac-
tloe is going on In all the cities in
which newspapers like Tho Star are
promoting tho First Annual National
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06
TIE EYES HAVE 1T

-iIe died By his own hand foe
Just one reason. lie couldn't
bear the haunting rrproaeh Of
the dead horses cyes."-Bob Der.
mann i'm The Star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

Gabrielle D'Annunzio has been
made a Turkish pasha. Wei. he was
always a pashanate poet.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

II. f. Man Is OF ths opinion that
with sugar at 10 cents per. It means
n lot when you call anyone a sweet
thing"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

Auburn man commits suicide be-
cause he kills his horse hut you
never hear OF a man committing suit
eide because he kills his engine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

VAIL w iut. Nl AiNifs
Shock troops, who will refuse
60 pay Decent carfares. have
been organized IN Rainier Valley.
Why not make Hugo Kelley
commander-in.chiei Of gas bril-
gade?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-06

gaIeN J'cre come nc eopH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Are W. Coming To
Smaller Engines?
Rx BARNEY OLDF1ELD:

Kng Syndicate,
IF FOREIGN practice indication Of what
shall have engines years hence said and
rightly So that our engines altogether in cubic
capacity In racing has already been shown that 2o miles
ner hour 1872 cubic inches and the 1873 cubnch
did better than this did the 2s
Of displacement alone that spells
bower and speed engine speeds 1900
revolutions per minute to get the power and speed
Der of large engines the fairly heavy weight Of The
ratio high enough that good
Torrance but the right place far
goes there engines Of less than
having four cylinders The skies and
engine speed higher the engine
speed do and change the gear ratio coupled with
transmission, the desired performance The
matter of and mileages Of thirty to
thirty-five forty not uncommon.
matter Of displacement per minutes that is the amount
time and with smaller cylinders
speed up the engine burn gas We can cylinders Of
eight and get lower displacement
than do better than in four six high engine
resort to eight Small sizes have this year.
tuary Continental but that is just the beginning
unnecessarily large In addition
we sowspeed engines in This
necessary weight the produced and calls for lighter
While this good thing is far easier to reduce the
weight and then the chassis weight and with It
viii come unheard-of economy and performance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
7 Little Orphans To
Make Two Weeks
Auto Tour

Seven little inmates of an
orphanage in Akron, Ohio, will
be envied by many youngsters
throughout the United States
during the two weeks begin4
ming Monday. They are all Boy
Scouts and are starting on an
automobile trip to New York,
Baltimore, Washington and
Philadelphia, which will not
cost them a cent. A Packard
Twin-Six equipped with the
new Miller balloon tires will be
their means of conveyance.
The youthful tourists will
get under way at 5 o'clock
Monday morning and expect to
return Sunday, July 1. Weather
permitting, they will camp out
each night.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

dren have a right to play. Let
certain streets be set aside ex.
ciusively for play spaces IL existing
Fairgrounds are not sufficient.
-. Better Traffic Regulation-In
general, traffic regulation is being
well handled, but there 10 q lack
OF uniformity between local laws
which Is often confusing. Speed
traps are fortunately less frequent
than for-nerly.
Ther are harmful, as they create
an atmosphere Of unfair tactics
The aim Of traffic control II 10
prevent the offense Of careless driv.
ing. and the best way to do that
is to have the officer out on the
roads where all can see him.
"6. City Planning-Most of our
city streets were laid out in the
days OF the horse-drawn vehicle,
and were built in days Of smaller
urban population. Congestion has
reached a point where new bouIe.
wards and parking spaces are lie.
CURED In many communities"
Prizes In the school children g
contest are as follows:
First, trip to Washington and
gold watch; second. gold watch,
and third, gold watch.
Awards In the teachers contest
for the best classroom lesson are:
First, $500 and trip to Washington;
second, $3c0, and third, 5000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
TRAFFIC SAFETY
PR|zESFOR
SCHOOLS
N. A. c. c. Also Offers Awards
to Teachers and Others for
Best Promotion Plan.

Five hundred prizes, totaline
$500, are offered by the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce
to school children and teachers fol-
the best essays and lessons on how
to promote safety on the highways
A trip to Washington with al
expenses paid is the award for the
best essay by a school child and
- D.. sson 10y a school teacher
The actual competition will be-
gin in the fall, but the summer
49," son offers an opportunity fo'
traffic safety study and campaign
ing IN every community.
Details Of the contest may be oh
tanned from the Highway Education
Board. Willard Building, Washing
ton.
1--WE believe that the number Of
highways accidents can be very
materially reduced" said Edward
s. Jordan, N. A. G. G. special rep
resentative in traffic and safety, ir
announcing the contest.
Massachusetts and Connecticut
lowered their mortality rates If
1922. New York City effected q
May as compared with April. II
have been active in safety cam
| paigning.
1.-The National Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce Is offering these
prizes for the third successIv,
year because 1t believes that many
lives can be saved through teach
| ing the children how to behave
in traffic, and by urging them anC
their parents to uphold public Off
cials in traffic law enforcement.
"At least five factors must b.
considered in the bringing about o.
| safer highways:
| IL. Safety Education - In the
schools, and also for adult motor
lists and pedestrians so that oh
servance Of rules Of the road be
comes q habit. =.
"2. jail for Reckless Drivers
{ There is no room for the careIes,
few who endanger the great ma
| jortty.
''3. Adequate Fairgrounds - Chill
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Eliminating windshield Noises.

Windshields are bad squeak.mak
ers. II the anchorage bolts are
loosened, lubricating oil can be squirt
ed into the cracks around the frame
of the glass. The squeak will disap-
pear when the bolts are frightened.
The bolts which hold the top to the
windshield on open cars should be
frightened securely, not only to stop
rattles, but also because wind catch
ing under the top may blow 1t back
ward
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Don'ts for w ASKING
the Car

4, Don't hot water. 4
Don't use high-water pressure
Don't permit mud dry upon the finish
Don't the hood body other painted parts
Don't permit water to dry but rub the surface with soft
clean channels.
hood to cool first
Don't anything other than SOFT wet sponge Tor washing
finished parts Keep sponge rinsed
Don't plenty Of clean, cold water The tempera
ture of the between - and SO degrees
Fahrenheit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
BRAKES ON ALL
FOUR.WHEELS
IN SIGHT
American Manufacturers Be-
Iieved Likely to Follow Ex-
ample of Foreigners.
BY ALEXANDER JOHNSTON,
Editor of Motor.
downright, 1923. by International



Feature Service, Shc.)
1t is getting to be the fashion to
speak of the modern motor car as
a highly standardized product, on
which there is little change from
yeaI 10 year. specifically this
is true. The modern car has been
brought to a degree OF mechanical
perfection that makes impossible
drastic changes every year, such as
were the rule a few years ago,
when every show produced innova-
tons by the score.
On the other hand, every year
brings some new development in
design or construction, even in the
highly developed cars that are
turned out today and in some few
instances these new tendencies prove
their value and earn their place in
the sun and are generally adopted
by motor car manufacturers.
Naturally it is not always posi-
bic to recognize these developments
when they appear, for the important
roles that they are to play. Not SO
many years ago battery ignition
made a timid appearance at the
shows on a few cars, venturing to
lift it's head against the all con-
Quering magnetic. Today battery
ignition is almost universal in APP
plication and the magnetic is in the
minority on passenger car chassis,
In spite of it's remarkable efficiency.
1t would be risky to pick out an
engineering innovation this year at
the shows and say this will be
the big develoDment of 1928"
Prophets sit on uneasy thrones, but
we will risk saying that four.wheel
bralSing systems have a chance to
become the engineering white hopes
of 1923.
Putting brakes on all four wheels
has long been a feature of Euro
pean design. This year at least
two American cars are equipped
with brakes on all four wheels. the
Duesenberg and the new Rubay.
Disclaiming all gift of prophecy.
we venture to believe that at next
years shows there will be a number
of other American chassis showing
brakes on all four wheels.
Braking power is simply a ques-
ton of the area of contact between
tires and road. The co-efficient If
friction multiplied by the area of
weight of the car is the measure
Of the bralzing power of the car.
Obviously by doubling the area of
contact we double the braking
ability of the car. In the con-
gested traffic Of today it is vital
~ important to make our cars as
flexible and as easily handled as
they possibly can be.
For wheel brakes made their
first appearance on Peugeot racing
cars some eight years ago and they
were a revelation The drivers shot
into turns at speed far beyond
-. -
with brakes only in theE rear. This
exhibition gave the European en-,
gineers their cue and four wheel
brakes have been incorporated on
the chassis of a score Of famous
Old World cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Radio for MOTOR Touriste.

Automobile clubs in many cities
are arranging to make radio q real
aid to auto tourists this summer, and
receiving sets will constitute an i'm.
portant part of the equipment of
many tourists. Bulletins on the con-
dition of roads. weather forecasts.
and general information of value to
tourists are to be broadcast from a
number Of cities, through arrange
ment with clubs, while press dis
patches, sporting results and the
broadcast programs In general will
serve to make enjoyable the nights
spent in camps along the roads.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Care of Headlights.

Because of the vibration Of q car,
minor accidents, ETC., many times
throwing headlight device out Of ad.
justment, the lights should be tested
at intervals to see that they conform
with the regulations. Headlight
lenses sometimes rotate in the frames
and inspection should be made fire.
quently to see that such lenses are
tight and properly adjusted. The re.
Electors need to be carefully watched
also, and when dented, furnished or
Pusted should be put in first-clasa
condition or replaced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
SUBSTITUTEFOR
GASOLINE
SOUGHT
Chemists All Over World Ex-
perimenting Continually in
Motor Fuels.

What is coming in the realm OF
motor fuels? The answer to- this
question is difficult to anticipate.
for we find chemical engineers in
all sections of the earth making
a relentless search for motor car
fuels that may some day displace
the present. dependable gasoline.
The General Motors Corporation
has. just made formal announce
ment of the fact that they are to
enter upon the active production Of
a chemical that can be added to
gasoline in very small quantities
for the purpose Of eliminating
knocking or pinking.
This metallic knock. 90 prevalent
in cars OF today, is due to q phe-
nomenon that the engineer de1ig.
mates as detonation. Combustion
takes place in the average engine at
a moderate rate, but If certain criti-
cal pressures are attained in the
cylinder, the rate increases rapidly
and the combustion proceeds at an
explosive rate, setting up Excess
sive pressures that result in the
pinking sound that most drivers
misinterpret as being due to carbon
or an advanced spark.
Called TetraetllyI Lead.
The new substance is known by
the chemist as "tetraethyl lead. Z
It is coIorless and odorless, and its
basic materials are lead and al.
cohol. If very small quantity Of
this anti.knock compound, less than
OIL per cent by volume, is added
to the fuel that IL being used by
an engine which knocks badly, the
defamation or knock entirely dis
appears and the engine power rises
to normal.
Gasoline in which this compound
has been mixed is now being market.
ed in small quantities and 1t has
been termed doped-fuel.
More will be heard of this chemical
In the future, for It permits increased
engine compression without knock.
ing and higher compression results
in the attainment of higher mileage
per gallon Of fuel.
The British engineer, Ricardo, has
developed fuel that is claimed to
possess the same advantages as the
General Motors doped fuel. This
fur is known in England as Discol
and contains a relatively largo
amount of ethyl. alcohol. It's other
constituents being acetone, benzole.
and water. The acetone is effective
as an antiknock material and this
property of the fuel enables the com.
preston of an engine to be raised
materially without inducing detona-
ton or pinlxing. II the compression
of an engine is not changed, Discol
is claimed to increase its power about
per cent.
Increases Power.
Power is increased Is per cent by
raising the compression to an 8, to
ratio, yet no trouble will be expert.
enced with detonation at the higher
compression.
A French chemist named Professor
Mailhe has been doing some inter-
esting research along entirely differ
ent lines. He is reported as having
Varo6IInad motor fnal0
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Proper Shifting of Gears.

Economy, as well as comfort, IL
involved in shifting gears properly
A good driver. just at the instant Of
shifting the gear, should throttle
down his engine one-half and bring
the number of revolutions Of the
gear shaft to approximately that
of the transmission shaft, which is
kept in motion by the momentum
of the car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Questions and Answers

transmission oil for summer and
spring. get a summer grade Of
any good transmission oil. Avoid
grease. A
Dear Barney Oldfield: When ]
start my car 1t begins to freeze up
on the intake manifold and back
fires. When 1t 10 hot 1t runs better.
Someone said that the cylinders
were broken but I cannot find any
break In them. I put in new rings
and ground the valves. Please tell
me the remedy for my trouble.
r. X.
Without knowing the make OF
car I must generalize. An intake
manifold that Is fairly long will
remain cold for quite some time,
and while 1t is cold ID tends to con.
dense fuel vapor passing through
1t. The misfiring 10 due to the
condensation. Such an engine must
be operated with the choke ap.
piled for some time. It 10 possible
for an inside cylinder crack to
cause misfiring, but unless you
lose quite a lot Of water why sus-
pect a cracked cylinder.
Dear Barney Oldfield: Where can
I obtain road maps for making a
tour, also a list Of camp sites on
the route? Have you any informa-
ton on the. kind OF a tent to buy
and the kind OF equipment to take
along? A. C. r,
Maps and other touring informa.
ton from American Automobile
Association. 110S. Sixteenth street
northwest: Cosmopolitan Motoring
Department, Cosmopolitan Maya
zine, New York; Rand. Mentally,
New York City. An article on
camping will appear shortly.
Dear Barney Oldfield: have
quite some trouble with the clutch
No matter how l operate it, it
grabs badly ana causes the car to
jerk. What causes this and what
can 1 do to remedy it? M. o. 8.
Weekly applications of meats
loot Oil is about all you can do
II that does not help then a new
leather facing must be applied
Jerking is bad for the whole driv
! ing system.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Protection for Battery Box

To prevent acid stopping over and
eating wooden battery box, the con.
tainer may be protected by painting
with a mixture made of six parts OF
wood tar and twelve parts resin.
These ingredients are melted togeth.
eri in an iron kettle, after which eight
parts of finely powdered brick dust
Is stirred in. The surfaces are first
thoroughly cleaned and then painted
with this mixture warm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

Dear Barney Oldfield: Last April
I bought a new car, which gave per-
feet satisfaction until last fall. This
car has been driven 2,524 miles, with
the best of care, never overloaded
and always well oiled and creased.
Last fall it seemed to buck or jerk
when throttled down to seven or ten
miles, mostly when on down grade
or slowing down for a crossing or
corner. / took 1t to one garage man,
who said 1t was what they call back.
lash. 1 was not satisfied, so went
to another one, who said grind the
valves and clean out the carbon,
wucn mad done. This did not over
come the trouble. was then told
the only thing to do was to speed
the engine by changing the time.
VIII you advise me what to do?
H. j. w.
The trouble you have had il COM
mon to q great many cars. The gen.
eral term backlash is all right. but
the bacISlash, or looseness, may be
in any one or more of the driving
units. Generally the bucking is
caused by backlash in the rear axle.
between the bevel gear and pinion.
Often it is looseness in the universal
joints that causes it. am sorry
you did not mention the make Of
car, for then / could answer more
fully. e9
H. My advice is to take the car to a
service station Of the manufacturer,
with instructions to take out the
bucking.9 If he cannot do it, then
there is something radically wrong
with the shop.
Dear Barney Oldfield: Some time
ago you advised me not to use a very
good grade of lubricating castor oil
that / purchased as cylinder oil.
After reading your article on using
| a heavy oil in the transmission,
was wondering whether or not
could use this oil for this purpose.
Do you think 1t would work out Of
the transmission case and form a
hard surface on the clutch facings?
WR
Castor oil is a vegetable Oil
and I cannot recommend it for
use anywhere in a passenger car.
II you want to use a heavy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Concerning the Battery.

Always use standard battery
for the car. There are no fewer
than 100 different makes on the
market, and a large percentage of
these are virtually worthless when
compared to batteries made by re-
Bpon6ible concerns,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Motorists in England

Drivers of motor cars travelling
through certain parts Of England are
not only responsible for the handling
Of their vehicles, but are now liable
to be fined If they allow their pas
Oengers to misbehave during the trip.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Autoe Transnorted by Rail.

More than $4,000 freight car loads
Of automobiles. motor trucks and au.
tomobile parts were shipped over the
railroads OF the country last year.
This volume sof rail business IL the
third largest among all manufac-
lures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Autos Replace TroIIeys.

Because Of the extensive use Of au-
tomobiles by residents of many Of
the New Jersey sea coast towns. the
Jersey Central Traction Company at
Matawan has been forced to discon-
tinue the operation of it's trolley line.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

from linseed oil and other oils Of
animal or vegetable origin.
A British army officer Is reported
to have made successful tests in Aus
tralia with motor fuel made from the
sap of the eucalyptus tree. He
claims to have run an American car
"a miles on q gallon of gasoline, 80
miles on q gallon Of eucalyptus oil.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

Never fellow another car too
closely when about to cross a rail.
road track The driver of the car
ahead may not take the simple pre-.
caution of looking to see whether
the coast is clear, and he may get
tust over in time. ..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Park Autos On Roof.

To relieve the traffic congestion in
Seattle. Wash. the roof of down
town business building has been con-
verted into an automobile parking
station. A special runway has been
built to the roof. which will accom-.
nlodate 100 cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

In the State Of New York there are
more cars and trucks than are re-
corded In all the rest OF the world,
and in 1922 the country's production
OF 2,576,219 motor vehicles was larger
than the same figure for the first ten
years or more of the industry
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

greatest number of cars, having
238, 800. Quebec is second with 69,324,
and Saskatchewan third with 41,885,
and Alberta with 40,368. British Co
lumbia occupies next place with
$3.50 cars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Tampa-The Tourists Town.

Tampa is the ''tin-can tourist CAPT.
tai" of Florida, with q tent city of
more than 400 motor cars and their
$500 owners and tourists. The camp
is subdivided into q city Of twelve
streets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16
Highway Bridge CONSTRUCTION.

Since 1916 more than thirty miles
of bridges have been built under the
Federal aid highway program. One
OF the largest OF these bridges. that
from Mandan to Bismarck. N. D.. is
more than three and one-half miles
long and cost $1,428,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-16

Carbon deposits can be minim:zed
by avoiding badly Classified fuel
liquids or lubricating oils which tend
to make solid residue.