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Evening star., 1926-10-17
ADVICE ON BUYING AUTO
! OFTEN PROVES UNSOUND
Many Owners Lack Technical knowledge to Pass
acknowledgement Traits Basis of
Faults Wrongly Laid to Machine.
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

There never was a time when 1t
was more dangerous to act upon the
advice Of other motorists when con-
sidering the purchase of new car
than at present, because there were
never more motorists who know Vlr-
tually nothing about motor cars and
their construction.
This warning is Anffered by those
who would like TO see an end 10 the
vast amount Of misinformation being
spread around the country regarding
the virtues and failings Of the many
makes Of cars.
There was a time, they say, when
the experience Of neighbor or Of
friend meant something to the pro
spective purchaser, but that day passed
with the deluge Of buying by the gen.
eral public. which can never be ex-
pected to understand why it does or
does not have success with its cars.
1t is pointed out. with considerable
insight into the situation, that the
great bulk of experience" with cars
is nothing less than experience with
temperaments and human failings.
Motorists are getting to he more
frank in their opinions regarding cars,
but the effort TO speak the truth un-
fortunately is stunted. AT one time a
car owner could he expected TO say
that he was entirely pleased with his
car, even if he kept it in the repair
shop half the time. Nowadays ne
speaks his mind, but he does not deal
in facts, because he does not know the
facts.
When motorists bought cars for
"keeps" it was only the extreme pes
eimist or the hero who admitted that
he was dissatisfied with it. Most
owners praised their cars because they
did not want to admit their inability
T. pick winner. But cars today are
not bought for a lifetime. Many per-
sons own several machines year,
If they don't like them, they say so.
Just now there appears to be a very
vital need for some method whereby
buyers can tell accurately just why
they do not like their cars. Equally
important is 1t for them to explain
why their cars seem entirely salts
factory.
AS a guide to those who are prying
into the truth, several useful SuggeS
Evening star., 1926-10-17
LUXURY MADE POSSIBLE
in MODERATE PRICED CAR
Increased Business Due to Sales at Low Figures En-.
abes American Manufacturer. to Develop
Finest Example of Workmanship.

same kind Of engite used in that lux.
urious car that fNs just been an.
nounced. 1t must he the coming type.
otherwise why shoult II be a feature
of so fine a car. I can't GO wrong
buying a car with this kind Of power
plant"
One of the quantity pioducers re-
Gently announced new line of cars
carrying more of the custom features.
AS a result of the increased sale of
its regular line. as we'll as Of tie mora
luxurious models the prices IN tha
latter have been lowered. These re,
ductions were quite substantial and
reflect the fact that with the increase
in sales of the lower priced modes,
the luxury car Is coming into its owi
at a price that never before has been
possible with cars NJ this class.
1t has been suggested that manu-
facturers might we'll sell their finest
| models without profit simply as an ad
vertisement. builder of good will and
| stimulus to pride of ownership. The
industry at least Is discovering that
public preference. while continually
hampered by the pinching of the
| pocketbook, naturally Rravitates to-
| ward finer things.
Gold.Plated Equipment.
Gold-plated appointments are found
| I'm the neI and finer version Of a make
of car which for the first time in its
history also has managed to bring out
a model at just under $4,000. In the
| luxury car the inlaid vanity and
smoking cases are the kind one would
expect to find in an exclusive jewelry
shop. Regal effects are obtained
| through the use OF hand-tailored fab
RIGS. The finest model Of this lux
! urious line is priced at $4,000. price
somewhere near half what would nee
essarily he charged for similar quail
| ity and service If there were no popu-
lar-priced model of this make TO keep
| the business healthy financially.
| The luxury car is here because the
| industry is on a safe and sound duan-
| tity- production basis. The situation
now bursting upon motordom puts to
rest forever the idea that because
America has gone in for quantity in
its cars it has left quality by the way
side.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
WARNS OF EXCESSIVE
LUBRICANT DILUTION
Effects Wrought by Unburned
Heavy Ends of Gasoline in
Crankcase Described.

Excessive dilution Of oil in the
crankcase by the unburned heavy
ends of the gasoline fuel is directly
proportionate to reduction of the
thickness of the lubricant.
This fact Of the greatest signfi
Cance to motorists. Is horne out by
q series of tests made at the Bureau
Of Standards by 5. A. Mckee, assist
art mechanical engineer of the hu-
reau It was found that dilution also
has an effect on the oillness Of the
lubricant and that under certain con-
ditions of operation Of the engine this
may result in increased friction and
wear Of the piston rings and cylinder
walls
"Oliness" Defined.
Oiliness is defined as the property
that causes difference In friction
when two lubricants of the same
VisCositY at the temperature of the
oil film are used under identical con-
ditions. The test runs were made
with two especially prepared journal
bearings in a friction machine. In
the first series light mineral motor
oil WAS used as a basis Of comparison;
in the second a blend of 6425 per cent
OF cylinder oil and 1915 per cent of
kerosene was used and in another
eerieS the lubricant was a light min
eral oil to which per cent of oleic
acid was added. These samples We're
chosen because their viscosities were
very nearly the same at the tempera
ture Of operation. In the last test
ferries blends of spindle stock and CYL
indor stock from the same crude oil
were employed and 10. 90 and 80 per
for n
terent blends to produce equal Wis
costly in the samples.
Results of Tests.
Results of the tests showed that
under normal conditions Of hearing
speed and load on the bearing. all of
the oils and the blends with kerosene
showed pra ctically identical friction,
but at low speed and high load the
oils containing kerosene developed
1apidlr. increa sing friction sooner
Than the others as the load was in
creased and the speed decreased. The
rlCht mineral oil To which , per cent
of oleic acid was added gave much
better results in subnormal operation
1hau the same oil blended with 1915
her cent of kerosene. This indicates
that the addition of kerosene to lubri-
eating oil causes the oil film on bear
Ing surfaces to break down under less
severe operating conditions than
when straight mineral oil is used, and
that the kerosene decreases the oili-
Iless effect
If used crankcase oils suffer such
b. decrease in oiliness, concludes Mr..
Mckee. it is reasonable TO expect that
ut least during some periods of opera
lion the piston rings are operating in
p region of unstable fabrication where
n decrease in oiliness may have an
appreciable effect on frictional loss
and wear There probably are times
also, as when starting or stopping the
engine, during which the oil film on
the hearings is not complete and un-
due wear results.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Opening of a stretch Of paved high
way more than 500 miles long from
the West Virginia line on the north
to the Tennessee border will be OBJ
served by the State of Virginia on
November II as an outstanding road
building achievement to which 1t can
point as conclusive proof that the
State Is making marked progress in
the direction of road improvement.
The celebration will take place at
Christiansburg in connection with the
observance OF the sesquicentennial
anniversary Of the founding of Mont.
gomery County Addresses will be
made by governors of Northern and
Southern States whose highway sys-
TENS will be united by the newly COM
pleted highway.
Traversing the entire western re.
gion Of Virginia, the new highway
will have the effect Of making more
alluring the scenic country that is so
enriched with the historic traditions
of the oldest Of the 13 original col.
onies. AS boon to motorists, par
ticularly those of Washington and
vicinity, as well as the great num-
ber who journey farther afield. COM
pletion of the 500-mile stretch of pa we'd
Aodu"oJ ItloL hS buC pnSSdSS VI a
notable milestone in the State prog
ress on program of highway con.
structton. Washingtonians have long
been frequent visitors in various sec
tions Of Virginia, and their calls are
certain to be increased by any high
way Improvements, even though they
are not actually contiguous to the
District Of Columbia.
Starts at State ina
The new stretch of Virginia high.
way begins at the West Virginia State
line just beyond Winchester and fol-
lows southwesterly direction through
such towns as Woodstock, Harrison
burg, Staunton, Lexington. Roanoke,
Chr1stiansburg, Pulaski, Wytheville
Marion and Abingdon and ends at
Bristol on the Tennessee border. It
makes possible a genuinely pleasur-
able approach to the Shenandoah Ma.
tional Park area in Virginia and the
new national park area in the Smoky
Mountain region. as we'll as connecting
the great Shenandoah National Forest
with the Natural Bridge Forest. the
unaka National Forest and the Pisgah
National Forest. 10 which thousands
OF tourists are attracted
Towns Rich i'm History.
Aside from being thriving com,
munities Of this day and age, the
Virginia towns situated along the new.
ly developed highway are rich in the
history Of a region that has figured
prominently in. the settling and up
building Of the Nation.
Winchester boasts Of many a relic
of the days when George washington
was employed there as a surveyor.
During the Civil War the town was
occupied continuously for two years
by either of the opposing armies II
Evening star., 1926-10-17
TEST SHOWS CAR VALUE.
Comparison With Makes Doing
Similar Work Advised.

Is your car up to par?
1t isn't difficult to determine the
answer to this question. To test your
cars par performance, find out what
Is being achieved by several other
makes called upon for about the same
kind of work. Find the average Of
this performance for speed. slow and
fast hill climbing, gas mileage, stop
ping and the like. In doing this, how
ever. remember that your light six
cannot be expected to. perform like a
powerful eight, but it Should do more
than a small. inexpensive four.
Evening star., 1926-10-17

Auto Ash Receiver, If Used. Saves
Outside Motions

Some appurtenances ranked q frtlls
have real safety merit. Take an ash
receiver, for instance. If driver
who smokes as he goes has such a de.
vice on his car. the chances are he
VIII learn to use 1t instead of allowing
ms arm to hang over the side, giving
III sorts OF queer, meaningless signals
as ne HICKS the ash from his cigar or
cigarette. When he is called upon 70
give a real signal the chances are, he
will be believed.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
FORGET BEATING NOISE.
Variation in Sound of Engines on
Hill Harmless.

The peculiar beating noise that oc-
ours when a car with a different num-
ber Of cylinders than your own passes
you on a hill should not cause you
any alarm. 1t simply is produced by
the variation in the speed, firing and
vibration Of the two engines and re-
fleets on neither.
Evening star., 1926-10-17
RATTL|NG AUTO HIT
BY CLUB LEADERS
DiIapidated and High-PoWer
"Junkers," Often Seen in
Service, Denounced.

Collegiate fivvers and their rafting
equivalents under any other name
may have just the right amount of
verve to suit some branches of the
younger generation. but they have too
little braking capacity to strike the
fancy Of traffic officials. motor club
leaders and others in many parts of
the country. The same goes for
class of automobiles that has been
described as thigh powered, dilapi-
dater junkers,' which right now are
coming in for some sharp denuncia-
ton.
The latest to enter the arena against
this type of car and car owners is
Todd Stoops. secretary of the Hoosier
Motor Club Of Indiana.
Disdain Smaller Cars.
"A certain class of motorists disdatn
smaller cars. whether new or old. and
buy machines that once were high
priced and elegant" says Mr.. Stoops.
Such cars, even in a dilapidated con-
dition, still have plenty of power as
long as they will run.
"Tinkering mechanics will go to
junk yards and pick out an old auto
up to about 5000. All the purchaser
wants is for the machine to go. 1t is
immaterial to him if the automobile
is about to fall to pieces. He seem
ingly does not care for his own safety
or the safety Of others. Maybe the
car has no brakes. but the purchaser
Of automobile junk Ia not particular.
st is hard to determine which is
the greater menace to safety-the pile
of rusty automobile junk or the one
who drives it-and some means to rid
the country of this risk should be de-
vised
Compulsory insurance would not
help. 1t would probably increase the
number Of iunkers on the streets and
make the careless driver more care
less.
One Type Of Driver.
1.-The type of driver who leans to
high powered junkers would probably
enjoy a vacation in hospital with
all bills paid by some insurance com.
pany and the knowledge that his car
would he paid for by the same insur.
ance company. And the insuring Of
junkers would cause insurance rates
to soar to prohibitive heights for the
careful driver who keeps his car in
good mechanical condition as a safety
mea sure.
Some law might he enacted requir-
ing drivers of cars of a. certain age to
post a bond for the benefit of persons
they might injure or property they
might damage, or a law might he en-
acted making it unlawful to sell an
automobile without first placing it in
good mecha nical condition. Such
legisla ton would he constructive and
a great aid in eliminating accidents"
Evening star., 1926-10-17
Roads Affect Tires.

Road conditions in different parts Of
-he country show some remarkably
varied effects on tires. A tire that
would run for 10000 miles In some
sections will last only 10000 miles in
I+hefS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
'N0CALES DEFEATS THE
D. H. S. TEAM Is TO 0

The Douglas high school football
team went down III unexpected defeat
Saturday afternoon when the Noga1es
high school team beat them in a game
there by the score of 1S to 0. Two
lucky breaks of the game gave the
Nogales players two touchdoWns in the
first two minutes of play and the
handicap of that heart breaking lead
proved too much for the Douglas team
to overcome. 1t was one of those con-
tests in which the first punch" won.
On the very first down, Nemeck, usu-
ally star for Douglas, fumbled, and
the ball was recovered by Nogales.
Nogales restorted to pass that caught
the Douglas players mapping and re-
suited in run of 40 yards for a touch
down. On the very next play, Nogales
blocked Causey's pnnt, recovered the
ball and went over the line for a sec
ond touchdown, all within the second
minute of play.
Following the first two touchdowns,
the Douglas team steadied and seeme ID
slated to stage one of their famous
"comebacks" that have often brought
them from behind, but the Nogales
teams morale was strengthened by the
commanding lead, and they withstood
the Douglas players vicious attack.
In the fourth quarter, Causey fun
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31

sity 0.
Boston collegd 27; West Virginia
Wesleyan 6.
Maine Z; Colby s.
Bowdoin 13; Bates Z.
Dickinson college 13; Schuylkill coll
lege IL.
Wisconsin 10; Minnesota 16.
Iowa 81; Carroll O.
Ohio State 1S; Chicago O.
Illinois 3; Pennsylvania 0.
Notre Dame 12; Georgia Tech. 0.
Santa Clara 25; University of Ne
vada O..
Oregon 21; California 10.
California Inst. of Tech 25; Occi-
dental college IA.
Louisiana Polytech Institute 13; Mill
saps T.
Mississippi college 23; Howard 10.
Spring Hill So; Clark college 0.
/, 1 Aggies 3; Idaho 0.
Vanderbilt so; Southwestern 0.
Nebraska Wesleyan 16; Fremont 0.
, Stevens Point Normal Z; River Falls
Normal 4.
Nogales High IS; Douglas High 0.
Utah Aggies Z; Denver university 8
Colorado Mines 10; Western State O.
Utah 10; Colorado Aggies 6.
Montant State 8; Colo. Teachers 6.
Colorado college 21; Colorado uni
versity 0.
Gettysburg 80; Ursinus 0.
Hamilton 0; Worcester Tech. 0.
Miami 49, Denison 0.
Mount Union 20; Hiram 0.
Ohio Northern "a; Heidelberg g..
Defiance z; Cedarville 0.
Bowling Green 10; Mount Pleasant
Mich, o.. ..,.t~ ~. a .
Kenyon 20; Marietta 6.
Ohio university 0; Ohio Wesleyan O
Rutgers 81; Delaware 0.
Springfield 10; Boston university 8
St Louis U. 8; Rolla Miners Z.
Loyola university 2; Y. NJ c. A. col.
lege Z.
Monmouth 10; Augusta 0.
Baylor 20;. Texas A. and NJ 8.
Stanford Freshmen 27; University Of
Southern California Freshmen 0.
Illinois college 10; Knox 10.
Lincoln 6; State Normal SO.
Hamline 8; st. Johns 0.
ST. Thomas O; Columbia 0.
Augsburg 26; Concordia 0.
Carleton IA; McAlester 0.
South Dakota State 0; University OF
South Dakota (tie).
Villa Nova AZ; ST. Johns z.
Norwich g. Vermont 0.
Lowell Textile IA; New London Ma
val Students 0.
Tulsa II; North Eastern 0.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
OREGON BEATS GOLDEN
BEARS BY FL TO13

STADIUM, BERKELEY, Calf, Oct
30 [R-Bombed from the air and
battered on the line, California's Gold.
en- Bears. -.succumbed to the rushing
attack Of Oregon by 2l to 19 score
today.
It was Californias hopes third
straight conference defeat this sea-
sen.
Opening with a flashing attack,
Oregones pushed over three toucn-
Gowns in the first half which the
determined efforts of Blue and
Gold closing drive could not over
come. However, two times the Bear
gridiron cohorts crossed the goal line
of their opponents in the third period
and drove the northerners back
again in the last quarter only to
lose the ball when scoring oppor-
tunities arrived.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
u dc. Defeats
Whittier, 10 to 6

TUCSON, Oct so P)--Whittier coll
lege went down to defeat here to-
day before the onslaught of the Uni
versitX of Arizona, 16 to g. Arizona
scored early in the second quarter
after Gilfiland, fleet-footed Wildcat
halfback had placed the ball on the
Poets 20 yard line and Captain
."Red" Crouch, Arizona fullback had
plunged through the line for 1S yards
on three tries and Acuff place kicked
Wildcat left end, scored IN the third
quarter on a pass from Acurf.
Srouch scored in the fourth after
Diebold, sub half, sprintel So yards
before being brought down on the
Poets seven yard lina by Word,
Grilley failed to convert on the sec
ond touchdown. The Poets scored il
the last three minutes of play on d
I2' yard pass to Ashton, who was
downed on Arizona's two foot line.
Pendleton plunged the ball across
on two tries but failed to convert.
Pendleton, flashy quarterback, and
Haskell, were outstanding players for
the Poets.
Whittier's vauhted aerial attack
met with little success. the Poets
attempting II forward passes and
completing but three of them. The
Wildcats passed seven times, complet-
ing four. Whittier made eight first
downs and Arizona nine.
The lineup:
Arizona -, Patten, re; Smith, rt:
CLARK, rg; Gentry, C; Gridley, lg;
Brown, It.; Sorenson, le; Morse, qb;
tGiHiIand, rh; Acuff, III; Crouch (c),
Ifb
Whittier-Weaver re; Sheldon, rt;
Morris (c), rig; Word, c; Clevenger
1g; Hanson, 1t; McClurg, le;Pendle-
ton, qb; Jertborg, rh; Phelan, III;
HASKELL, fb.
Substitution
Arizona--Pavis for Morse; Diebold
for Acuff; Shiflett for Gentry; Acuff
for Diebold; Swici1 for Gilliland; Cen
try for Shflett; Divelbess for Brown;
McArdle for Sorenson: Morse for
Tayis; Stofft for Crouch; Davis for
Morse; Treadwell for Clark; Warren
for Gridley; Diebold for Acuff.
Whittier-McWhirt for Jertberg:
Hunnicutt for Weaver; Keating for
Phelan; Ashton for McClurg; Sepul-
veda for Haskell; Stewart for Word;
tCole for Sheldon; Bennett for Morris
Johnson for Clevenger.
Officials-Foley Los Angeles, ref
cree; McClnng, Occidental, umpire
Householder, Kansas, head ilneman;
DR.. Y. H. Gore, Washington U, field
Judge .s
L Score by quarters:
Arizona-F'irst, 8; second, 3; third
10; final, 16.
Whittier: First, 0; second 0; third,
G: final, 6.
gate, Princeton sand Michigan heNii :
been defeated or successive Satur-
'dayS
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
NAVY DEFEATS FAMOUS
MICHIGAN TEAM 10 TO 0

BALTIMORE, Oct. 80 P)-Defying 6
forecasts that made Michigan an
overwhelming favorite the Navy de-
,feated the western conference foot
ball champions here today, 10 to- o.
The winning points were made
through the. media of a goal from the
field from the 81 yard line by Ham
ilton in the third period and a
touchdown by Caldwell and point aftel
touchdown by Hamilton Iii the fourth
Period. More than a Thousand wild
eyed and hoarse m:dshipmen were
telling the world tonight that they
have forgotten all about a $40 de-
feat suffered at the hands of Michi-
gan about this time last year.
The Navy earned its victory today,
The Sailors stood the Wolverines off
in the first half although the westA
crners threatened frequently in the
second period. The navy guns got
the range in the second half when 4
nautical atmosphere prev led
throughout. The winners outpIayed
the losers in the last two periods
and could get no worse than a draw
in the first inspite of a menacing
Michigan attitude in the second per-
iod. The Wolverines came sclose but
the target shooting was being done
by the Navy.
The Navy backs covered themselves
with glory and gave their fellows
from Annapolis ample excuse for
tearing down the goal posts in the
Baltimore stadium after the game but
the forwards did the heavy work.
hamilton and Caldwell played brill
1iantly in addition to the results
shown when they did all the scoring,
but a powerful and aggressive Navy
line featured the days play.
Michigan drove to within ~ yards
of the Navy goal line iii the second
period when the advance was stop
ped and an attempted placement
blocked. Only a few minutes iarer
Costerbaan pulled forward pass out
Of the air on the Navy's two yaro
line but the ball was lost on downs
as the other two yards was needed
to make the required distance.
Navy's chance came N the third
period. Molenda fumbled on Navy
80 yard line and Caldwell recovered
Two rushes were unproductive and
Hamilton passed to Goudge for a
gain of 25 yards. CalGweN slipped
off tackle and dashed 20 yards.
Caldwell made eight in two rushes.
Hannegan could not aGd the neces-
sary two yards and on fourth down,
Hamilton crop KICKED the goal.
Hamilton intercepted a pass from
Friendman in midfield in the fourth
period. Caldwell took six yards in
two tries and then broke through
and dashed to the 20 yard line. Line
smashed failed TO gain and Hamil
ton passed to Goudge who was down
ed on the one yard line. Caldwell
failed in his first effort Dut had the
on the second try and
made the touchdown. Hamilton kick.
ed the goal. The game was tie.
Navy's fifth straight victory, Col
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-31
COLORADO COLLEGE, WINS
OVER COLORADO, 21-O

COLORADO SPRINGS, oct. 80 E0-.
Colorado colleges home coming was
made joyous with 21 to defeat
of Colorado university its traditional
rival on the gridiron, after three
lean years. The Tiger threat, In
evidence from the first play, long
which Osborn dropped. With the
State team mapping and the way
clear to it's goal, found fruition in
touchdowns in each of the three last
quarters.