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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
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HITS PQPBA AR
FANCY
Best Value On Market for
Power, Up-keep. Design,
Says Dealer

"The new Junior Eight has
struck i popular note ii the public
rancy.' says Al Watson. of the
Locomobile Company. commenting
on the model recently put on the
rlarlxet.
People nowadays want car
that will perform year Ia and year
out under the most trying condi-
tons. They want power. speed.
low uplSeep. endurance, combined
in an automobile that Is pleasing
in design and comfortable % ride
III he added.
'sThe Junior eight, with I sts
powerful eight III line motor has
proven itself to have more power
than any other motor Of similar
weight and displacement. Being
close kin to the famous Miller rae
Ing motor 1t has quick pick ND Ia
traffic and unlimited endurancs
under the most trying conditions.
The workmanship throughout tho
Junior eight Is Id keeping with
LOcOmobiIe standards. There arc
many new and unusual features In
the body design and interior ap-
poirtments OF this new car and Il
Il my honest belief that ] am Of
fering more value per dollar than
have ever offered IN any auto
mobile Of any type or make what
soever'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

AUToIST SEEKS SOMETHING
MORE THAN MERE MACHINE
"a lot OF people think that an
automobile Is a mass Of iron and
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/ the bearings, piston pins and cylin-
der wall is greatly increased.
Needs SlkilIfuI Driving
Herein skillful driving can keep
the engine cooler. The faster the
car is driven up the hill in second
gear, the less friction there will be
per revolution of the engine. Civ
ing the car speed eliminates much
of the drag. 1t also brings the speed
of the car up to point where the
air draft through the radiator is
more nearly normal. Under such
conditions; cars running at ten to
fifteen miles an hour uphill viii
overhead, while others will be ex-
tremely cool at twenty seven miles
an hour. The newer models will
run as high as forty miles an hour
in scond gear.
Generally speaking, in a car pull.
ing a hill in seconds there will be
q noticeable drag throughout the
chassis, up to twenty-one miles an
hour, but q higher speed, the
engine seems to handle the task
with less difficulty.
The average car forced over a
steep hill in high gear viii over
heat except in very cold weather.
Usually the driver starts the hill
in high. runs along for a distance
and then shifts to second speed.
BY that time the engine is rather.
warm. When he finds the radiator
registering excessive heat, he then
speeds up in second and shifts to
high again.
He thus encourages additional
overheating through feeding the adj
ditional amount OF gas needed for
acceleration, and then, after shift
ing to high gear, finds 1t is neces-
sary to feed even more gas to
maintain the same speed. In shift
ing so many times on the hill he
is likely to burn the cluth plates
and cause slipping which, in turn,
causes overheating.
Speed Cuts Gas
The coolest way over q steep hill
IL to shift to second promptly and
run fast. On the level ground the
trick is to get the speed of the car
up to point where the machine
VIII roll freely ana require less gas
per suction stroke OF each piston to
propel 1t. It Is also important tn
remember that when q quantity of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

There appears to be enough EVIL.
dence of the relationship between
good driving and controlled engine
temperature to enable the average
driver to obtain better results by
following a few set rules. Results,
however, should be even better
with little knowledge OF what
actually takes place in an engine
under different driving conditions.
Few drivers are aware that it
isn't the speed of the engine that
causes it to overhead, but the
amount of gas being fed to the
cylinders per revolution Of The
shaft. The more gas the cylinders
suck in on each suction stroke.
more intense the burning of the
gas when It is ignited. This. how
ever, does not take into considera-
ton the quality of the gas mixture
which will be considered presently.
Hill Climbing Tips
In order to climb a steep hill
slowly in high gear 1t is necessary
TO open the throttle wide; each pis-
AOAl SUCKS III the IldAIuluIu charge
OF gas yapor and, when this burns
the heat is intense. An engine viii
often toverheat within quarter Of
q mile under such conditions,
whereas If # were driven faster
there would be less gas vapor re-
Quired sfor each individual power
stroke and the motor would be
much cooler.
Frequently the engine overheats
when the car is run in second gear
because. while the individual
amounts of gas per charge are
relatively small. the engine is run
ming at a speed OF forty miles an
hour while the carts going only
twenty. The exact relations, of
course, depend upon the gear ratios,
but for all practical purposes the
-overheating is the result OF the
engine going so much faster than
the car. If the car also were travel.
ing at high speed, there would be
draft Of air through the radiator to
help cool the engine.
In climbing hill in second gear
there also is the. absence OF mo-
mentum to hinder the engine, in
addition to the greatly increased
element OF friction. The strain on
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
RIBBONS
USED IN FORD
BEARINGS
f25 Miles Of Metal Used Daily
in Special Plant at
Highland Park

Transforming steel ribbon into
roller bearings Is one OF the inter-
esting operations carried out in one
department at the Highland Park
plant OF the Ford Motor Company
in which a number Of special Ford
designed machines play an import
ant part.
Just how much activity there Is
In this department may be gained
from the fact that LIS miles Of
steel ribbon Is used daily in the
production Of roller bearings at the
present output schedule, permitting
the assembly OF 81 600 complete
bearings every. day.
The steel ribbon used is five
tairty-seconds OF an inch thick and
about half an inch wide. 1T is
wound III Ford designed and built
machines known as .winders, and
when 1t energies from these ma
chimes Is In the form OF b heavy
spiral rod with narrow opening
through the center. The rods are
cut into proper lengths for the
then hardened and tempered.
Grinding operations Iii which the
rollers are ground to very close
limits are carried on in other Ford
designed machines, known as .'cen-
terless grinders in which precision
necessary in the rollers Is easily
regulated.
The last operation before the roll
ers are finally assembled and weld
ed in the cages is one throl "a
which every finished bearing must
pass-the process Of being de-rns n
netized. Practically every bearing
after having passed through the
various. manufacturing operations
carries q certain amount Of magnet
ism. IL this remained the rollers
would have a tendency to pick up
and retain small pieces Of steel that
might BIZ chance get into this sleeve
Of the bearing. It IS not likely, Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
lNILLYS KNIGHT
FOUR PROVING
POPULAR
Manchester BaIancer Is Now
Standard Equipment--cuts
Out Vibration

Officials Of WHY'S Overland in
dicate that the four-cylinder WHY'S.
knight is enjoying even more popu.
lartty now than It did year ago
or three years ago and that a
steady demand for these models has
enabled the company to standardize
these models in production that it
directly meets competition both in
and out OF its own class.
Probably no other feature ever
offered to the automobile owner has
been as popularity received as has
the Manchester Balancer. which is
now standard equipment on aiNfour.
cylinder Willys-Knight cars. com.
pany officials say. This device. Of
English origin and patented in this
coqntry by WHY'S liz used
exclusively on the Willys- knight
tours, eliminating the motor vibration
so common in most four-cylinder cars
Owners and drivers OF these models
repeatedly inform the Gonna nv
heads OF the remarkable sno Dthness
made possible in their cars by this
unusual feature.
undoubtedly much Of the popu1ar.
ity OF the four-cylinder WINS.
knights is due to the trim apnear-
ance and fine equipment of these
models according to dealers who
have analysed incidents leading to
the unusual sales of these cars
The retailers In WHY'S verland's
big organization claim that the
economy in the -four-cylinder, sleeve
Waived motors needs no Introduction
to the public and that the WiIys.
knight tours and skies are con.
tinually being purchased by former
owners OF the poppet type of motor.
No other feature noted in the
sales Of Wfllys-Knight fours by
dealers everywhere in the con-
tinued inroads of these four-cylinder
models into the same fields Of many
OF the lighter types of six.cylinder
cars Of other makes. Dealers
further report to the factory that
the everyday experience of hun
dreds Of drivers who have handled
their cars from $4,000 to 200, 900
miles with a minimum of trouble
from the Willys-Knight motor has
reacted as one of the best OF
sales factors in favor of the four
cylinder line OF WHY'S. knights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

the bearings, piston pins and cylin'
der wall is greatly increased.
Needs SIxilIfuI Driving
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

creations and the engineering. re-
finen1ents. The new line includes
eleven types. The special six line
offers a touring, sedan, q roadster.
a two-door sedan. The advanced
six offers five-passenger touring
car, seven-passenger touring, road
ster. two-door sedan, victoria. a
four-door coupe, and seyen-passen-
ger sedan. All models in both lines
are equipped with force-feed engine
fabrication and four-wheel brakes,
balloon tires and five Kudd wheels
are also equipment.
All models now are equipped with
carbureter air cleaners to prevent
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

radiator is always lower than any
other part of the cooling system.
and it registers tardiIy accordingly.
Many engines are overheated much
or the time without their owners
knowing exactly what Is wrong.
If the temperature Of the engine
does not seem to be satisfactory,
it is wise to follow the experience
OF Others and to consider some
phases OF driving. The tempera.
lure Of the engine Is in the drivers
bands just as the speed, the power.
or the performance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
JR-a EQUIPPED WITH
DE JON STARTING MOTOR

DeJon means quality and In Se.
Iecting quality electrical equipment
Tor the JR-S, DeJon was chosen.
The j. RS Is equipped with a spe-
ciaI DeJOn starting motor, aNDeJon
gesferator, large capacity, with third
brush regulation. and an ignition
distributor mounted on the genera
tor, combining hand and automatic
spark control.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

gas is being drawn into the engine,
in dribs. 1t tends to cool the in
take manifold and intake valve.
In normal running the cooler these
parts are the less pre-heating of the
gas capor there will be. The
engine viii have more snap and
power. which means less overhead.
ing.
Many drivers miss the op.
rortunity to keep their engines
cooler by accelerating intermittent
~. This prevents progressive over.
heating and increases power by
stirring up the gas mixture. Much
overheating is also caused by ex-
pecting too much from the engine
when the gas mixture is excessively
lean. The real remedy is to make
it richer. but much OF the annoy.
ance of q lean mixture can be
overcome by shifting to second
sooner and by not insisting on too
much acce1eration.
Overheating. the motorist is bo-
ginning to discover, does not start
with actual boiling over Of the
radiator. The temperature of tho
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

Interest has been focused upon
the introduction of the new Nash
special six and advanced six series
now on display here. The an
nouncement of the new models by
Ed. Wallace, Nash distributor In
this territory, comes as climax to
the most successful period in the
history of the Nash organization
which has been coping with an
oversold condition each month from
August of last year, according to
Mr. Wallace.
Outstanding among the attrac-
tons uncovered in this new special
six series and advanced six series
are the unique Nash-Seaman body
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
Frothing Radiator Is
Blamed on DriUer
BY ]. LEO sUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

Many an automobile is getting hot under the hood these
days On every may good frothing copousy
the is the way of all motors during dog days,
yet realize the casual relation between driving
and motor temperature The usual thing to blame the fan
the timing the oiing system carbon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29
Twenty Years Ago
IN Motordom
From the flies 81 the Automobile
Club Of Southern California.

From the flies OF the AuB0m@ullo
Club Of Southern California.
Santa Barbara authorities ar
rested and fined q chauffeur $50
for speeding q Mercedes car faster
than the eignt.mile limit.
This happened on March 4, 1908.
In check OF sixteen mon lily
magazines of twenty years ago,
1t Is shown that automobile ad-
vertising led al other clasltlca-
lions, except food products adver-
Using. with 11S pages devoted to
automobiles In the sixteen publ.
cations:
Let me cali emphatic attention
TO the fact that the danger to
pedestrians lies In the happy-gos
lucky, aII-over-the-shop method Of
driving which prevails III our
dear city among drivers OF horses
and motor cars alike, wrote q
prominent citizen In 1905. The
city should pass an ordinances re-
quiring all vehicles to pass To the
right when going IN opposite di-
rectfons, and In overtaklng
vehicles to pass to the LETT, fire
slow moving vehicles 10 keep close
to the curb and no vehicles to take
corners diagonaIly. With such
regulations, there could be no OBJ
lection to q speed limit Of fifteen
miles an hour.
a complaint against d Los
Angeles autoist who drove his
machine on d sidewalk could not
be pressed, according to the rliI-
ing OF the city recorder o1 1905,
since the ordinance governing
such naisdenaeanor referred only
to bicycles, trfcycles, etc. but
did not touch on the automobile.
bodybuilding In Los Angeles
county was considerably aided
twenty years ago by the work OF
chain gangs OF hobos who broke
up the larger rocks and surfaced
the roads. The Old Mission High
way, or the Ell Monte Road, was
built In this way. The plan also
helped to charm Hundreds Of
vagabonds from the city.
Course, that any harm would result
even IL this magnetism were not de-
stroyed, but the policy followed Il
another bit OF evidence that the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

road dust and other sediment from
entering the motor. The. gear shift
and parking brake have been given
sIillfuI treatment by the Nash en-.
gineers, so tina; In the new Nash
the parking brake is now found ON
the drivers left, while the gear
lever has new curved shape which.
together with the new placement Of
the brake. allows entrance or exit
from either side. Easy on oil
caps and gasoline caps are standard
equipment, front springs of all cars
have been provided with stout rub
Der bumpers, further contribution
to riding comfort and long life OF
the car.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-29

steel put together In such q way
that under certain conditions Il
viii propel itself. says Joseph 3.
Trew Of the Trew Motor Company.
AS matter Of fact, when q
man goes out to buy an automobile
he goes shopping for something
more than merely machine.
sWhat he really wants to buy
is automobile transportaiton--ti1e
miles he il going to get out OF
the machine.
.tAnd the more he keeps his mind
on the thing he really wants. the
more likely he Is to get. the car
he wants.
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course, that any harm would result
even IL this magnetism were not de-
stroyed, but the policy followed Il
another bit OF evidence that the
Ford Motor Company leaves notll-
ing undone to insure the utmost
of service in AL it, products
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26
Accomplishments
Win NicknameS

Iowa City, Ia. Nov. 25. (AP)--Out
here in Iowa, where the corn grows
tall and the west begins, and where
the University of Iowa usually has a
first class football squad, the fol-
lowers of the team love to bestow
colorful nicknames on their heroes.
Nick Kutsch, the flashy halfback
and a holy terror to Iowa's OPP
ponents, is known as "the Flying
Dutchman" and Cowboy Nick" He
gained the first sobriquet because of
his fierce running when tearing
through the line, and he naturally
had to BIO cowboy when he came
from the stookyard district of
Sioux City.
When the team returned from Co
lumbus, after upsetting Ohio State,
october "a, an old star had a new
nickname. Fry, the human bullet
who plays fullback for the Hawks,
is now "Plowboy Fry" He was
given this name because of the man
ner in which he plowed through the
Ohio line-at the same time blowing
through ankledeep maud on the grid
iron.
A few years hack when Iowa was
beating them all, Slater. a giant
negro, played a wonderful game at
tackle Slater Immediately became
the Duke. and that name has clung
to him ever since.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26
Tuesday Club Meets

The meeting of the Pittsfield
Tuesday Club held Tuesday of this
week at the home of Mrs Betsey
Milliken was very pleasant affair
when the teachers of the town i'm
Guiding those of Maine Central In
stitute were entertained by the club
at an informal tea.
AT the business meeting a revision
of the Constitution and Bylaws was
made and the membership increased
to thirty-five. Five new members
were received into the club. A COM
mittee was appointed to see what
could be done toward the establish
ment of a kindergarten.
. After the routine of business the
guests were introduced by Mrs. Mil
l1ken to the officers of the club, Mrs.
Nellie Hunnewell, president; Mrs.
sadie Mayo, vice-president; Mrs. Ina
Fuller, secretary; Miss Lena Marsh,
assistant secretary and Mrs. Mertie
Graves. treasurer.
Tea was then served by the Call
endar Committee, Mrs. Betsey Mill .
ken, Mrs. Abbie Buxton. Mrs.
Blanche Getchell. Mrs. Ruth Haines.
Miss Lena Marsh and Mrs. Edythe
Coolidge. who were assisted bv Mrs.
Kate Glvens, Mrs. Dorothy Haseltine.
MRS. Muriel Getchell and Mrs. Bar
bara Foster.
The meeting of December first has
been postponed to December eighth
ana Will be held at the home of
Mrs. Gertrude Lane.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26
Peppermint Oil
Scars in Price

South Bend, Ind, Nov. as (AP)--
A pound of peppermint oil now is
worth its weight In silver.
An acute shortage, resulting from
unreasonable frost and heat in May
in southern Michigan and north
west Indiana. where 60 percent of
the worlds supply Of peppermint is
produced, reduced the crop 70 per-
cent or to approximately 250.000
pounds.
Throughout the late summer and
early fall peppermint oil has steadily
increased in price until 1t exceeded
SIT q pound. The maximum price
last year was 81 and four years ago
1t was $1.25.
Gradually the growers are drifting
toward single pool" through which
they would market their oil when the
demand price is highest. In several
instances, farmers have been known
to store their oil in safety deposit
boxes to await further market adj
vances.
Manufacturers Of tooth paste, cam
dies, chewing gum, various tooth1che
remedies and all other products
which require peppermint fiavoring
are interested In the cooperative eff
forts Of the growers. The normal
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26
Churches to Unite
In Vesper Service
4.3O This Afternoon

The annual Thanksgiving vesper
service in which the Protestant
churches of the city unite, will be
held as is customary at 4.30 this aft
ernoon at the All Souls church CUni-
tarlan). The sermon which is
preached by the ministers of various
churches from year to year will to-
day be presented by the new pastor
OF the Green Street Methodist Epis-
copal church, Rev. Carl N. Garland.
The attendance at these services
has shown constant increase since
they were inaugurated several years
ago and it is anticipated that this
year there will be a greater number
OF people at the meeting than ever
beiore. The fact that the service Is
held in the afternoon is much more
convenient to many than would be a
morning service. No collection will
be received.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26

After all the classes of the day had
peen condensed into the forenoon ses-
sion school closed Wednesday noon
day.
Miss Pearl Bearce. passed the
Weekend with friends in Augusta.
Miss Velma Briggs of Blaine, COM
mercial teacher, passed THANKSGIVING
IN belgrade as the guest of Miss
Minot.
Irene Devoe 'a6, passed the Thanks
giving recess in Searsport as the guest
of Horace Porter. NJ. @. T. '25.
The ladies of the Tuesday Club en-
tertained the Pittsfield teachers at
tea at Mrs. Lancey MHlfken,s on
Chester street Tuesday afternoon,
Nov. "a. All of the NJ. C. /. faculty
attended and were very glad of the
opportunity of meeting more of the
Pittsfield people.
Prin, and Mrs. Purinton and little
daughter Jean passed the Thanksgiv-
ing recess in Lewiston as the guest
of Mr.. Purinton's father, Prof, Purin-
ton of Bates College,
Miss Alice Hartley az, was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Besse
of Clinton over the holidays.
A surprise party was given Tuesday
evening to Miss Elizabeth Coffin ~ at
her home on Chester street by q group
of her nj. Cs T. friends and tlassmates
The occasion was Mas Collins 10th
birthday, Games and music filed up
the too short evening. Then rcfresl-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-26
P|TTSFIELD
Bad Blaze Cuts
Friends Garage .

Fire which had gained consider
able Roadway when discovered badly
Quilted the building owned by Friend
& Friend at the corner of Lancey
and Crosby streets and used as q
garage and sales room for the Ford
cars.
Although men were working in
the building at the time the fire had
gained much Roadway when the de-
partment arrived.
Arriving at the fire the situation
looked SO bad that Chief Badger had
another alarm pulled in which
brought additional equipment.
Several lines of hose were laid, the
engine pumping from a hydrant on
Lancey street and the firemen made
a stand to keep the fire out Of the
house which is connected with the
garage building and were success.
full in the fight, the house being only
damaged by water and the smoke
which went in. Another large wood
en- building at the rear of the garage
building and separated from it by
only a narrow driveway was saved
the paint being blistered only a very
little.
All the cars probably a dozen in
number and a tractor were removed
from the building that was burned
before the fire reached them. Some
of the machinery and tools We're
also removed. The furniture was
removed from the house as it looked
on the start as If the entire struc-
ture might burn.
The property was insured. 1t was
stated by a member of the firm that
the work of rebuilding would be be-
gun Just as soon as the insurance
is adjusted.