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Evening star., 1925-05-31
THE SUNDAY MOTORIST
An Abridged Magazine for Car Ouners
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

that all the department can hope to
accomplish this year in this connec'
ton Is to repair 100 miles Of It.
Prior to July !. 1928. the State OF
Nebraska had completed 475.8 miles
Of Federal-aid roads. Since that date
approximately 1,700 miles of Federal
aid roads have either been completed
or put through varying stages Of con-
struction. Altogether there are over
5000 miles Of Federal.aid highways
in Nebraska out of a total of over
$4,000 miles of State roads. II 1t is
going to cost Connecticut t3.000,o 900
to maintain approximately $4,000
miles Of roads this year--only $3.50
a mile-Nebraska is typical Of the
larger States that may soon be bur.
dened by the maintenance problem.
To outwit the menace Of highway
depreciation II may soon cost Ne.
braska $20.000,000 annually. Ohio,
New York, Georgia, Wisconsin, Mich.
igan and Pennsylvania may each
have to spend as much. Minnesota,
Iowa, Oklahoma and Illinois may find
an annual burden Of $4,000. 900 fac.
ing them. In other words, the entire
amount paid to the motor vehicle de-
partments of all the States in 1924
1925, 900, 900. excluding $65 100000 in
gas taxes which are not all applicable
to roadbuilding-would not pay for
the annual highway maintenance of
the states mentioned above.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
No. 100-The Timing Gears.

Nothing is so interesting to Smith
as to discover some unit of the car
which he has not noticed before. This
time the discovery concerned a set oil
gears at the forward end of the
engine
While these gears were completely
incased the shape of the housing was
an excellent clue as to their size and
position. Smith could see that by re-
moving number of cap screws the
front halves of castings could be re.
moved, thus exposing the gears. But
he was content to view the unit in
Xray fashion, for as yet he hadn't
any idea as TO it's function.
One purpose of the gears was evi
dent, however. They were driving an
exposed countershaft which in turn
operated the water pump and gener'
ator: but apparently they had some
more vital function. BY visualizing
the centers of the various gears he
found that the shaft which two OF
them operated was located in the
crankcase. Two shafts in the crank
| case? He was indeed puzzled.
Smith Visits Mechanic.
Here Smith followed a course OF
action which has proved helpful tc
him on many occas sions. Whenever
he wants to learn anything about the
car, but hesitates to reveal his igno
rance, he goes 10 his favorite me
chanic on some pretext. and invari
ably finds out what he wants to know
Joe" he said, addressing the pride
of the service station, I'm bit puz
zled about these gears. I'm wonder
ing whether / should remove these
plates and pack the gears with
grease. I don't see anything in the
instruction book about greasing them
but I don't like to take any chances. -
You never have to grease the
timing gears" Joe replied. They're
oiled automatically"
Timing gears! SO that's what they
were. The game of learning without
having to reveal his ignorance was
progressing nicely.
But don't they need an occasiona
adjusting" he ventured
mot unless they're badly worn
Joe explained. When a cars beer
run a long time the timing gears may
need replacing or tightening. And oi
course IL you remove one Of these
Evening star., 1925-05-31

II it has been demonstrated that the
Harrison anti-drug act has created
the drug peddler and that the Vol
stead act is responsible for the bootleg
ger is it natural for the motorist to
wonder what harm has been done by
reason OF the Dyer act. assuming that
comparisons are enlightenlng and not
odious.
The Dyer act provides for heavy
pealties to be imposed upon persons
convicted OF transporting stolen cars
from one State to another. 1t aims
to break up the theft game by in
timidating both the thief and the man
who encourages car thievery by buy
ing questionable used cars. 1t aims
to break up the moral weakness Of
yielding to the temptation OF buying
stolen cars cheaply, just as the Har-
rison act aims to put an end to the
dope habit and as the Volstead act
aims to dry up the Nation.
Both the Harrison and Folstead acts
have been ripped up the back, and
the question arises whether the Dyer
act is in the same category. The
Nation has been handicapped through
lack of adequate publicity for the
operations OF this law, for the reason
that the reformers have been too busy
with the dope peddlers and bootleg
stolen car situation. Perhaps that ex-
plains why the counterfeiting of
license plates has come upon motor
dom with such a jolt.
IL the Harrison act has been the
inspiration for the evil work of the
dope peddler surely the Dyer act must
be encouraging some equally nefarious
development. The whole automobile
theft game 10 much more secretly con-
Quoted than dope peddling or bootleg
ging, and that is one reason why many
believe that the Nation will awaken
suddenly TO the fact that the mere
stealing OF cars has broadened into a
moral weakening in car ownership.
These people fear that the Nation will
discover thousands Of motorists who
are willing to forge certificates Of title.
use counterfeit license plates. dabble
In stolen cars and, in short, follow
the trend that has made possible
snow parties" and the hip flask.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Germany Testing
Ne,U BuIIet-PrOOf
Fluid for Tires

Bullet.proof automobile tires, said
to be made possible by the injection
of a new puncture.proof fluid. are
being tested by military and police
officials in the school of transporta-
ton of the SchutZpolizei, or defense
troops, of Germany.
The fluid, called armourit, was
first tested in army truck tires on
a 60-mile course. Each tire was
punctured with finch nails, which
were then withdrawn, and the fluid
was injected. The trucks returned
with the air pressure as high as at
the start, 1t is reported.
One of the tires In said to have
withstood three shots for an army
service rifle, for, although the bull
let's punctured the rim, no air
escaped.
The fluid is a sort of concrete
which is said to do no injury to the
rubber. 1t remains liquid until the
slightest contact with air solidif1es
Evening star., 1925-05-31

they are afraid of the unsafe edges
may open the eyes of motordom to
the fact that thousands Of miles OF
highways are on the ragged edge be.
cause the shoulders are neglected. Ii
appears to be the policy Of some high.
way departments to post warnings to
the effect that shoulders are incom.
plete. and then start another road
before making a thorough Job of the
first one.
A large number Of the concrete
roads have shoulders that are unsafe
at speeds of over Is miles an hour
even in dry weather. Patched roads
of which there are many thousands OF
miles in all parts OF the country, are
so uneven along the edges that the
careful driver has to leave an ex
cessive margin of safety for good
measure.
The puddles created by uneven
shoulders during rain storms have
been frequent causes of waterlogging
brakes to point where their efficiency
Is dangerously lowered.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
LEARN NAMES OF PARTS.
knowledge May Save Car Owner
Annoying Delays.

a man can drive an automobile and
get along reasonably well without
knowing one part from another, but
no one can say with assurance that
his attitude of mind will be any insur.
ance against having the car tied up
over the week end. There may come
a time when an important part may
give way and when the local dealer
may not have it in. stock. There may
come time when the local dealer is
not available. When this happens IL
is rather handy to Know the exact
name of the part, SO that you can wire
to the next nearest agency or distribu
tor for new one. 1t may mean com
Ing to some Saturday night with the
car ready for a fun Sundays work
instead of witnessing it waiting at the
service station
Evening star., 1925-05-31

gears In order to pull out the cam
shaft you must be careful to set 1t In
the right position when you put the
shaft back again. Otherwise your
valves will open and close at the
wrong time, and the motor won't
run
Mysterious Second Shaft.
The camshafti So that was the
mysterious second shaft in the crank
case. OF course a poppet valve motor
must have a shaft TO actuate the
valve tappets and push rods. and this
shaft must run parallel with the main
engine shaft, though not necessarily
in the crankcase. He recalled seeing
one or two cars at the show with
camshafts running along the top of
the motor, as in airplane engines.
Why hadn't he thought Of all this
before?
Joe was explaining something else.
Motorists get rather puzzled over
these timing gears. but it's really a
very simple matter. The manufac-
turer makes it even simpler for the
car owner by marking the crankshaft
gear and the camshaft gear at the
points where they must be matched,
so that the motor will not be out of
time. The shape of the cams of the
camshaft determine the points in the
engine cycle at which the valves are
opened and closed. and also by the
relation between the camshaft and
the main shaft. If the car owner will
just be careful to match the marks
on the timing gears he will have moth.
ing to worry about, except to do the
finishing work of adjusting the valves
accurately at the tappets. But you'll
not have to worry about your timing
gears for some time to come. Look
how quietly your motor runs. When
Evening star., 1925-05-31
BENT VALVE STEMS.
Give Under Pressure When Tappet
Clearance Is Too Slight.

Every now and again the average
motor will develop bent valve stem.
and the owner who knows that valves
ride in close fitting guides naturally
wonders how it comes about Service
men have found the answer in too
much eagerness for quiet engines.
Valve tappet clearances. il too slight
mean that after valve stem expa nsion
the valves will be held slightly open.
Here, then, is the valve tappet hold
ing a valve so that it ca n go so far
and no farther, while up top for down
below, depending upon whether one
is speaking of a valve-in.head or l.
head motor the fired gas mixture is
forcing the valve head down as far
as 1t will go. Something has TO give
and its usually the valve stem which
bends little to ease the shock.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Now You Have It.

ANSWERS to last weeks questions J
l. "Unsprung weight" is any part
of an automobile that does not benefit
from the shock absorbing qualities of
the springs, such as the wheels, the
aXles, the differential, part of the pro-
pellor shaft and the steering assem-
bly, below the steering gear.
2. Pennsylvania paid the largest
amount of motor vehicle fees in 1924,
$31, ,196,917, to be exact.
8. Improper parking, in one city at
least, was a direct cause Of IL ac-
cidents last year.
4. Springs are often made sitter
on the left side of the car in order to
compensate for the constant weight
Of the driver who occupies a place
on the left side of the car.
s. A device known as a "circut
breaker" takes the place of fuses in
the electrical systems of a number of
cars. When there is a short circuit
somewhere in the system the circuit
is interrupted and will not close again
until the short" is eliminated.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Replacing the Highways.

While the automotive industry rap
idly approaches the point where re-
placement of cars in service becomes
the basis Of an annual guarantee of
business. motordom approaches with
apprehension the day when the an
nual replacement of highways worn
out by motor vehicles will preclude
the possibility of extending the mile.
age OF paved roads in America.
Connecticut is said TO be spending
about 100000 on highway main
tenance. making the outlook for new
highway projects extremely doubtful
for the current year. At the present
time, the highway commissioner says
there are 206 miles Of highway in
this State that should be rebuilt and
Evening star., 1925-05-31

A new type of timing gear seen on
some cars is made in two halves
leach half being complete, but half the
thickness of the original gear, with a
non-metallic material inserted in be
tween to absorb vibration and deaden
the noise"
That's right" Smith said. 81 re-
member an automobile salesman tell
ing me about non-metallic gears just
the other day. l didn't pay much 1t
tention because ! wasn't interested
I'm his car.
We'll" Joe remarked, that just
shows you how you can learn lot
more about vour own car b. always
being In the market for new car.
It's money in your pocket"
In Smiths mind there wasn't any
doubt of II.
Next week - Why Manufacturers
Compromise.
(Convright 1Qo5
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Half the Families
In y. S. No,U Oavn
At Least One Car

Every other family in the United
States owns an automobile, accord
ing to Alfred Reeves. general man.
ager OF the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce.
OF the 17,5o0,00o motor vehicles
registered in the country, 2,1O0, 900
are trucks, and approximately
1000, 900 cars are owned by bust
ness concerns. Twelve families
out OF every 1000, Mr.. Reeves esti-
mates, own more than one car,
leaving around IA 900 900 passenger
cars for the 27,0o0,o00 families in
the United States
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Some Good Ideas Here.

In one city they are building apart.
ments with garages under the court.
yard.
Bridgeport, Conn, is one Of the few
cities that boasts a street intersection
where no turns Of any kind are per.
mitted. This helps to keep drivers
away from congested points which
they do not really need to use
Pennsylvania is building permanent
white lines at curves, but not on the
straightaway. Traffic, II is claimed
is unnecessarily retarded with too
many white lines
Evening star., 1925-05-31
USED CAR AUTO TOPIC.
Raphael Se1nmes to Speak at Trade
Association Meeting.

Raphael Semmes, president of the
Semmes Motor Co. will be the princi-
pal speaker at the monthly meeting of
the Washington Automotive Trade
Association tomorrow night at the
City Club. Mr.. Semmes will discuss
the used-car problem and its relation
10 the local automobile business.
Other matters pertaining to the au.
tomotive trade in Washington will
come before the meeting, which will
be called at s o'clock. Paul B. Lum.
president, will preside
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Did You Know

That spark plugs should not be
cleaned until after the engine has
warmed up? Cleaning them when
the engine is stone cold means sac
rif1cing some Of the results due to the
drenching they will get with raw
gasoline during the starting process.
That crude oil rubbed on the worn
top OF the car will not only brighten
it up but keep 1t from allowing water
to soak through and mark the inside?
That II the ammeter registers dis
charge after the engine has stopped
and the lights have been switched
off, the cut-out, or relay, is not work
ing properly and the battery is dis
charging back into the generator?
(Copyright 1921
Evening star., 1925-05-31
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

Smith whom
selfish; he motoring martyr. chap willing and glad
have exploited interesting his experiences benefit Of
theo oher MOI members of the motor clam
Evening star., 1925-05-31

the timing gears get loose or worn
you'll get a buZzing sound or even
knocking"
Puzzled Again.
Smith was puzzled.
"a humming sound?" he asked.
I've heard the engines of several cars
making such a noise lately.and they
were brand new
You'll find that frequently" Joe
explained. ut occurs when you get
set of bad gears. Sometimes they
are cut poorly, or they may simply
vibrate. Humming will also occur if
a new gear is meshed with an old one.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Soak Chamois in Wafer

4 new chamois should be soaked in
wRSer for day or two in order to re.
move the dressing. This also will pre-.
vent it from leaving lint on the car.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Shift Out Of This.

Is 1t any wonder that 10000 gallons
Of gasoline are being consumed in
the United States every minute? AL.
most every driver makes a triple de-
mand upon the contents of his gas
tank whenever he shifts through the
gears. The right way TO shift through
the gears Is to accelerate little just
before shifting TO the higher gear
Reversing this process, however, mil.
lions of drivers allow the car to slow
down between gear changes, thus
making 1t necessary to give the en-
gine a lot of gas in order to overcome
the dragging action of the car. The
only purpose of shifting through the
gears is TO allow the engine to get
the car in motion with a minimum OF
effort on the part of the engine, but
too many drivers seem to think that
the gears are a matter OF formality.
After they have shifted through to
high gear the car is still rolling SO
slowly that the engine is under great
strain to make the car pick I'D.
Strain is always evidence of waste.
Evening star., 1925-05-31

California has the greatest mas
ssnger car density per population.
approximately cars to every 10
persons.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
Will It Come to This?

One drink less is . good remedy for
front wheel visible.
Evening star., 1925-05-31
On the Ragged Edge

Discovery by the United States De.
partment of Agriculture that drivers
keep to the crown of the road because
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-20
De un mOmentO dOtrO Ne-
CARA aquf, COnduCidO pOr
un alto Official desSIa PO-
IiCfd dOminiCdnd, un SUI
ietO que Sc fug6 de PR.
eStandO balo fianza
de $4,000
ALA, Segln infOrmeS, ell fu-
gitiVo Sc Inferno en- ell
campo, pOniendOSe al fren-
te de SupueStOS gavilIer0S

In Suicto de naciOnalidad crio-
LA nombrado Antero Cruz fuG re-
cientemente arrestado en- Santo Do
mlngo pOr In Policfa de la vecina
Antilla ayudada por el emisario es-
pecial, senior Nieves Alicea, quien
fue de san Juan convenientemente
facultado por las autoridades com
petentes, a fin de ayudar aque-
Has a la prestaci6n de dicho seryi-
clio, el cual tuvo lugar en- las cam
pinas jurisdiccionales de Ia Capt.
tai, a dOnde el fugitive sc habfa re-
fugiado Y, segdn informes, habfa To-
grado ponerSe a In cabeza de unos
cuantoS tipos maleantes como 6l,
quienes prctendieron, aunque, until
mente, hacer resistencia 81 la Poll
eta euando esta Sc present0 en- bus
ca del Cruz.
Hacienda una breve resena del
eaSo,. podeinos Tnforlnar que, ALA
para .e1 perfodo eleccionario, Antero
fue acUsado de un vulgar delito CO.
mun,--de robo, segdn tenemos enten-
didO-y como Sc trataba de un buen
propagandista polftico sus amigos
tratarOn de conseguir su libertad
provisional mediante Ia prestaci6n
dc una fianza de $4,000, que sus-
cribieron, segdn nos dicen, los Sc
(Continda en- la pag. 81
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-20

blai de verdad en- asta Ultima infor-
maei0n, tambien para recoger La
opinion del J1lez Odlin en- euanto
Sc refiere a las acusaciones que fue
ron por el planteadas formalmente
ante el Bar de Abogados contra ell
fiscal Gay, yisitamos la Corte Fe-
deral en- momentos en- que Sc ter
minaba un importante pleito. Termi
nadq este, solicitamos del juez Cd
lin contestaci6n a nuestras plegun
tas, aecediendo 6l con suna amabi-
lidad.
La information que publicara
FL MUNDO sobre todo este asunto,
es la tnica version que sobre q
pudiera darse, es el geraadero re-
lato dc los aconteeimientos" en-
pez6 diciendones
"Unicamente les falt6 ustedes
un pequefio, pero importante dafo,
(Continua en- la pdg. y
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-20
DOS De LA CORTE FEDERAL
FL Juez Sc manifesto en- contra de los pro-
cedimientOs usadOs en- la fscalfQ de la Corte
LA INFORMATION QUE PUBL ICARA EEL MUNDO" ES LA
UNICA VERSION vERDADERA S0BRE L0 0CURRiD0"
"EI fiscal Gay ha CometidO una grave faIta que
exige Immediate reparaci6n'

Despues de la information que
publicdramos ell sabado liltimo, sen
tando la verdad en- Ell trascendental
'affaire" de In Corte Federal, en-
el cual asegurdbamos que el homo
rable Juez Arthur T. Odlin di6 su
palabra, ante el Bar de Abogados
de la misma, de presentar su re-
nuncia irrevocable en- case que no
Sc pidiese Ia destituci6n Gle los fis-
Gales Gay y Henson. hen1os tenido
conocimiento de cierta correspon-
dencia cruzada con las autoridades
nacionales solicitando la destitu-
ci6n del conocido Official jurfdico
INFORMATION VERIDICA
Con el objeto de saber que ha-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-20
JURISDICTION
CONTPETENTE

Cuando el fiscal Gomez orden6
la encarcelaci6n del Policfa Fran
cisco Trinidad, despu6s de las pri-
fIieras investigaciones llevadas a ca
bo, todo parecfa indicar que la Cor
to de Distrito l1nicamente tenfa ju-
risdicci0n para iuzgar los hechos
realizados. Sin embargo. despu6s
que Ell mismo fiscal diera contra or
den declarando en- nbertad al Poll
cIa Insular, debido Ia declaration
prestada por la testigo Maria Ri
vera Betancourt, ordenando enton-
ees Ii sencareelaci0n del soldado FL
(C0ntinua en- IA "a. pag1na)
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MUNICIPIo DE SAN JUAN
oficina del Alcalde
AvIsO
A Los CoMERCIANTEs, INDUS
TRIALEs Y ARTEsAN0s QUE
TENGAN o PUEDAN TENEK
NEGoCIos CON ESTE
MUNICIPIo

Por la presente Sc hace pubHco
por Ultima vez, que este Municipio
no reconocera nj pagara cuenta al
guna por materiales servicios
prestados, que no hayan sido pre-
viamente contratados o pedidos me-
diante orden hecha con la frrna del
Jefe del Departamento respective,
aprObada por Ell Alcalde y regis
trada Ell Ia. ofcina del Auditor Mu-
nicipal.
San Juan, Puerto Rico, abril II,
1925.
R. H. TODD,
AlcaIde.
Advt :.
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1FNEMOS NOTIClAS DE QUE Sc HA- RFClBDO De
UNA CARTA, DlRGiDA AL GOBFRs
NADOR, Y MDACTADA EN- fS0S TERMIN0S
UN0S DICEN QUE LA CARTA ESTA FlRdADA POR Ell
PRES. COOLIDGE Y 0TR0S QUE 10 ESTA POR
EL GENERAL NC. NTYRE
E OirectoriO Sc reunra probabemente nlanara DE
bla reunrse ell sabado, perO Ultima hora Sc q
suspendi6 la session - - sssssssSE
iESTA RELACIONADA LA REUNION DEL DlRECTORIO
CON LA CARTAS REcIBEDA EN- E0RTALEZA? .4v

De fuente fidedigna y que nos
Inerece entero credito, nos hemos
enterado a ultima hora de una no.
tlcia sensational, y de trascenden-
tai importancia para Ell pals. Fic-
les a nuestro programa informative,
no hemos vacilado en- enterar de
todo nuestros lectores, despues
de haber realizado una minucioea
investigation.
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Use LIE INSTNUA AL
GoBERNADoR ToWNER
QUE RENUNCTE7

La noticia fidedigna que hasta
ncsotros llega no puede ser mas in
teresante nj mas trascendental. Sc
trata de una carta, recibida en- Ell
Palacio de Santa Catalina, por Ell
tiltimo eorreo ilegado del Nortc,
durante la semana pasada, Y diri-
gida al Hon. Gohernador Towner.
En- dicha carta, segin SO desprende
del texto Y de la forma en- que es*a
redactada parece que Sc lie insinua
al gobernador Towner Ia conveni4n
cia de que presente la renunc1a de
su alto cargo.
TERMINUS EN- QUE
ESTA REDACTADA
LA CARTA
X vanlos explicar nnestras an.
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teriores palabras, que Sc fundan
precisamente en- los terminus en-
que est& redactads La caxta dtrt~
gida a nuestra primera autortdad
insular. En- dicha carta, segdn las
noticias merecedoras de todo Gre
ditto que tenemos nosotros, Sc le di.
ce al gobernador Towner, que ats1l-
diendo al estado precario de su sa-
lud, y a que por esa misma razon
no puede atender debidamente los
asuntos ofciales, a el encomenda-
dos, Sc lie indica la conveniencia de
cne conteste expresando 10 que Sc
propone hacer, para poder Ell go
bierno de Washington estar en- con,
diciones de saber a que atenerse y
afrontar Ia situaci6n.
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VISTA PUBLICA
SENADo DE PUERTO RICO
CoMISIoN JURIDIcA

Sc hace saber que esta Comision
celebrara en- su salon de sesiones
una audiencia pdbhca ell microbes
% de abril a las 8 v 80 de Ia no.
che, para DIR a los que deseen in
fornar con respecto al proyecto del
senadO 206 "Constituyendo la
Association de Abogados de Puerto
Rico; seflalando sus derechos Y
obhgaciones, Y para otros fines"
JUAN B. SOTO.
Presidente.
Advt.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-04-20
- LAS sIETE DE la
AoCEEE DEL sABADo
uLwIhEo

IA victima en- este case. es el
eiudnaan0 Modesto crespo, de 80
aeos de edad. blaneo, natural de
Aanati y con resideneia en- Ia Gale
Reiayo de Puerta de TERRA.
ceesp0 era un hombre trabaiador,
teuia IN negoeio ambulante, Y ade-
En4s. duFante algunas horas extra,
seonEtnaa en- Ia pzg. q