davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Wide Left Turning
Is Hangover From
Learning to Drive

The man who pulls over to the
right before making a left turn and
whose name Ring Lardner would
call "legion,' is the victim of a type
of Hangover" Experts declare this
practice is the result of an instinct
developed when one is learning to
drive, al which time one takes all
the space available when making a
turn of any kind.
The error of his procedure is ap-
parent to every one who has been
blocked as result of it,
BY pulling to the. left traffic be-
hind may pass TO the right. Pulling
20 the right confuses oncoming traffic
and blocks one-half of the traffic
stream.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
No. 141-Vhere Quality Counts.

1t was amusing to watch Smith get
ting a line on the quality of a new
model in which he took Il particular
interest. After all these months of
experience with cars. and he still was
Judging by eXternals.
upholstery is consideration, to be
sure" admitted, but remember that
you always can have the car reuphol
stored. You can have it repainted
You can buy better tires or change
the wheels You can have the radl-
iator nickeled, and adding new meters
to the instrument board is a simple
matter. What you can't change, how
ever. are the vital parts. That's
where quality counts"
talked with him about seasoning
Of cylinder blocks. Since he had
never heard of this process before,
it gave my argument even greater
significance. It's strange that home
builder will appreciate the Importance
of using we'll seasoned wood through
out for trim and then forget that Il
factory can't make good cylinder
block out of green metal.
Cylinder Block Treatment.
In the factories where care is ex-
ercised in an effort to uphold tradi-
tions as to quality, cylinder blocks are
left to stand out in the open for as
long as IL year after being cast. After
such seasoning" it is believed by
metalllrgists that the cylinders can he
ground and put through the various
finishing processes with greater as
surance that the walls will resist wear
| better.
There are two general ways to finish
| cylinders. One is by means of the
| lap. a process OF cutting the cylinders
| to the required size while giving the
| walls a perfect finish. The other is a
| grinding process which has the dis
| advantage of scratching off about
| three times as much cylinder wall sur
| face as the other method. But one
| prominent metallurgist has stated
| that as yet no way has been found 10
make Tapped cylinder true.
| "These are points to be decided
when buying just as you would de
| eide whether you prefer steel wheels
| to artillery wheels" ! told Smith
| The strength of the teeth of gears
| depends upon the way gear blanks
are made, to go a little deeper into the
subject. One method of making gear
| blanks provides for grouping of any
| imperfections in the center where
they are drilled out in the course oi
finishing the gear 1t has been found
| that where the grain flow of gedl
bla nkS is transverse rather than IA
dial the teeth will break off about
| fhraa times Sjly
Evening star., 1926-03-14

This same driver is looking for
braking system that will be SO de-
cisive as to hold all four wheels like
a wise at the mere touch of the brake
pedal. never realizing that the best
braking systems are built to avoid
locking and sliding wheels. He is
handicapped in his specializing by rea-
son of his ignorance of the fact that
the maximum braking effect is had
just before wheel locks. not after.
Experience seems to show that
when one has "A clever idea for i'm
proving the automobile it is well to
know, first of all, why it isn't being
done before jumping at the conclusion
that the manufacturers never make
a change in construction until they
are forced to. Despite normal and
healthy need for Improvement the
modern car is usually better designed
than its owner imagines.
~f,xIt
Evening star., 1926-03-14
OLD WHY'S OF MOTORD0M
FINALLY ARE ANSWERED
Continued from Sixth Page.)

tNOlltlt1llpU from NlNlil I'3Se.I
number of years has recently removed
the carburetor control from his latest
models.
This particular matter illustrates
the point that cars are built for the
many rather than for the few. 1t
explains why cars haven't more con-
trolls and frills. Many drivers would
like to have more to do when at the
wheel, more meters to read, more
gears to shift. more intimate con-
troll of the mechanism in general. But
he manufacturers must consider the
many more drivers who think there
are too many maneuvers to go
through already.
The Cooling System Why.
y motorist who recently experienced
trouble with his cooling system
thought it would be a splendid idea to
enlarge the radiator to such degree
that boiling would be practically i'm
possible. If engines have a tendency
70 reach the boiling point" he asked,
land if power is wasted when the cool
ing system operates at too high a tenn
perature, why not use more water?"
If a car held six gallons of water he
advocated using l.. The radiator
would never boil over
Nor would the engine ever operate
efficiently" added a more experienced
.motorist who happened to overhear
the conversation "You forget that if
100 much water is used too much heat
would be taken from the cylinders.
While there would be little or no
chance of overheating there would be
constant chilling of the engine. 1t
would hardly ever operate at the right
temperature. An elaborate arrange.
ment of thermostats might overcome
the tendency toward chilling the en-
gine. but here you run into expense
and complications"
Many of the things motorists sug-
gest by way of inquiry are possible.
Many of them might be desirable,
other things being equal. One of the
most important factors in progress in
motor car design is a clear understand
ing of the limitations, and the manu-
facturerS have consistently shown
much talent in this direction.
The man in the city wonders why
he must still engage a mechanic to
get under his car in order to drain
)ff the oil in the crankcaSe. He cannot
understand why all cars are. not
equipped with IA handy drain cock.
But the manufacturer is thinking of
the man who drives where good roads
are unknown or of the city motoriSt
who drives through an open field
when he goes motor camping. There.
are still good reasons for providing
a tight fitting plug to keep the oil in
crankcaseS.
Can't Make the '8'' "4.''
The question has been raised as to
why it isn't possible to buy an eight
cylinder engine that may be used,
efficiently, either as a four or an eight.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
PARKING DOWNHILL.
Care of Future Should Be Used in
Selecting Place.

Where cutters are filled with snow
and the possibility of failing to get
traction presents itself only when
starting off from such points it is a
good plan TO park the ear on down
grade whenever possible. Gentle ap-
plication of the clutch together with
the cars tendency to coast a little
will make ii possible to start off with
out spinning one of the rear wheels.
Where no dovngrade is available an
effort should he made TO park the
car in such a way that the rear end
is higher than the front. If the snow
is frozen and well packed this can
be accomplished by taking advantage
OF the varying levels of the snow.
Evening star., 1926-03-14

tCopyright. 1926
Evening star., 1926-03-14

After a while some one thought OF
case hardening. which is n process OF
carburizing the surface to render u
almost imperviOus to wear "hiie d,
lowing the core TO remain tousi
enough to resist strain through
shock.
"Crankshafts made by this process
are high in quality. Just as EaNc
made of several different kinds OF
metal VIII give greater service by
reason of its ability to withstand olI-
ferent expansion stresses. Even de-
sign can vary in quality. Plstons are
of all varieties and the. cost OF MAKING
the different types varies accordlnel!
Generally speaking, the most coS'I!
type offers the highest grade or qual-
ity, though there are instances where
added expense in design does not add
materially to efficiency
Study Makers Catalogue.
"You know which tires are best ana
which are of secondary quality, and
| notice YOU are quick to observe Such
matters when you are inspecting
new car. but why should you he con
tent to believe the universal joints on
a car are all right just because they
are universal joints? Such vital parts
are available in all grades.
In one factory all dhH SHAFTS
given a twisting test considerably in
excess of what they would ever be
likely to receive in service, and about
) per cent of the shafts are discarded.
This means that the ones actuall%
used are of high quality.
"In the making of all vital automO-
bile parts. engineers provide for what
is termed ii factor of safety-that Is,
there is ii generous margin between
the ! rcaking point of vital parts aud
the maximum strains they would b"
likely to receive in actual service. Tho
higher this factor of safety. of course.
the higher the quality Of car you are
getting"
"How can find Out all thes"
points," Smith wondered.
Read the manufacturers detailed
catalogues" | explained. I'm partir-
ular study the process explained ia
the catalogues of the companies mal-
ing the highest grade ears. You will
be able 10 make comparisons betweCT
| the ideal practices and those of IL"
grade of car 10 which YOU are limited
Next Week, No. 142-Something
| About Springs.
| tCopyri=ht. 1866
|
! Ten States believe that black alI;.i
| white is the best auto-liCense plate
color combination. Green and whit"
| is favored by seven and blue and
1T, -,tI,
Evening star., 1926-03-14
Point i'm Judging Quality.

Case hardening is another impOr-
tant point TO consider in Judging the
quality Of the things that count.
Carbon is the important element in
steel, but for years automotiVe en-
gineers were up against Il problem
If steel containing enough carbon to
make it unusually hard is treated to
d hardening process it will be too
brittle. If steel containing SO little
carbon as to make it unusually tough
Is hardened it will not resist wear.
Evening star., 1926-03-14
WORD OF p. .ECAUTION.
Care Necessary When Engine Is
DeiE~ Cleansed.

With Winter days offering oppor-
tunity for CLEANING up the engine, a
word of precaution is advisa BILE 1t
is important to keep the distributor
clean. both inside and outside, bat in
handling this unit care should be eX-
ercised to sea that the terminals of
the ignition wires are not disturbed.
or that they are fitted in tightly again
should hey he pulled loose. On one
very popular ignition system, the ends
of the ignition Wires simply slip into
their reSpectIN" places through the
distributor head. j is convenient
method and permits replacement of
an ignition wire with the least possi-
BILE delay, but it is also a matter call
ing for care when busting the dis
tributor or handling the wires.
A total of 141 miles of detours was
required last year In Connecticut dur
Ing the road construction season
Evening star., 1926-03-14
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK G. RUSSELL

whom motoris should welcome ne
he a chap
Deneh oi
the Othe members o the motor clan
Evening star., 1926-03-14

Ten States believe that black aI,I
white is the best auto-liCense plate
color combination. Green and whit"
is favored by seven and blue and
white is in third place with six users.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07
Magnolia

Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Hart are
receiving congratulations upon the
birth of a son, born April 26th.
Mrs. J. X. Sapp, Mrs. J. B. Nell
vaine and son James motored 10
AIiddletOwn and Glasgow on Sunday.
Mrs. j. D. Stein of Reading, Pa,
has been a guest of her sister, Mrs.
R. F. White.
Word was received here on Satur-
day of the death of Mrs. James
Young at Viola. Mrs. Young was the
mother of Mrs. Roland Sipple OF TINS
town.
Mrs. Joe Spurry of Frederica IS
spending the week with Mrs. J. b.
Lindale.
Mothers Day will be observed here
in the NJ. E. Church next. Sunday.
Mrs. Laura Wyatt has returned
from an extended visit with her Sis
ter. Mrs. Zack Venerables at Mar
della Springs, Md.
The Magnolia Dramatic Society
presented the play, NANNY LII
Wild Rose" in the Community Hail.
Bowers Beach, on Wednesday even
ing.
MIR. and Mrs. Wallace White mo-
tored here from Kennett Square, Pa
Sunday and were guests of his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. White.
The Ladies Aid was delightfully."-
entertained at the home of Mrs. N. j.
Lodge. near town, Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson Minner and
daughter, Marjorie, were guests OIL
Mrs, MINERS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Job Coverdale at Bowers Beach last
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Reese of Hous-
ton have moved to the home of the
latter's brother, James Satterield,
near town.
Mrs. Charles A. White of Philadel-
phia was a Magnolia visitor last
Sunday.
The Kent County Convention o.
the w. C. T. U. will be held here IN
the NJ. E. Church Wednesday, May
18th. Rev. Homer W. JOpe of the
PENNSYLVANIA Anti-SaloOn League
will be the principal speaker.
Rev. c. w. Spry, Marshall J. Hari
and Howard E. Hudson of neal
Frederica, motored to Wilmington
Monday evening and attended the
social banquet at the Hotel du Pom
held in honors of the bishops.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07
Slaughter Beach

E. ]. Salevan has moved to Slaugh-
ter Beach for the season and the ho-
tel is now open to the public. Also
he has put in a full line Of groceries
in the store adjoining the hotel.
The fishermen are catching quite
a good many trout and hard heads
selling around $500 per bushel.
There are ten or twelve sen1es
here fishing and we feel that when
fish do come on the fishermen will
be at a loss to know what to do with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Postles Hammond
and family were visitors here Sun
day, also Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Der
rickson, Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Whar-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. c. D. Holzmueller
and family, Mrs. P. T. Carlisle and
daughter, Miss Elizabeth, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willis Hammond and family,
DR.. and Mrs. Willard Pierce and
family, George H. Draper, Jr., Mrs.
c. E. Varney and family, Mrs. James
P. Pierce, Miss Helen Pierce and
Harry Pierce and Rev. Guy Hill, Mr.
and Mrs. George S. Grier and family
all of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07
Frederica

Rev. r. n. Benson will preach next
Sunday morning, using for his subject
Mother"
Among the names to mortals given
There's none like Mother home and
heaven;
For homes no home without her care
And heaven, we know she Will be there
Then let us while we love each other,
Remember and be kind to Mother"
In rhe evening Mr.. Benson Will con-
tinue his sermons on "Elijah, taking
for his subject The Cruise and the
Barrel"
on Monday evening the Woman's
Home Missionary Society met with A:rs.
Ida AIanlove. Miss Helena Case presid-
ed. Echoes from the convention at
I.ewes were given by Mrs. Ettie Smith
ers. The reports We're given by the
various secretaries. Mrs. ManloVe SER
we'd delicious refreshments.
ION TUESDAY evening of last week
when Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harrington
and grandchildren were returning to
their home with a horse and dearborn
they were struck by an automobile.
They were thrown violently TO the
ground. The dearborn was a wreck.
lee. the little grandson, received a cut
head and spent week in the Emergen-
cv Hospital at Milford. Mr.. Harrington
received a number of minor cuts and
bruises. His wife has been suffering
from the shock ever since the accident.
The little girl escaped serious injury.
On Tuesday afternoon the Bridge Club
was very delightfully."- entertained by
Mrs. B. f. Burton.
Rev.kDr Cook who has been holding
revival services at Lewes was visitor
to Barratt's Chapel Sunday school
where he talked and sang.
On Sunday afternoon the Red Men of
Magnolia will attend services there.
| Rev r. X. Stephenson Of Smyrna will
preach the sermon.
Everybody cordially invited.
Margaret V. Robbins entertained
about twenty of her young friends on
Monday evening on the occasion Of her
birthday at the home of her grandpar-
| ents, MIR. and Mrs. John c. George. a
very pleasant evening was spent. Many
pretty gifts were received.
At the school election last Saturday
afternoon our first woman school COM
missioner was elected. Mrs. Jester A.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07
9ut is able to he out AGAIN.

but is able to be out again.
Dorothy Robbins is sick with the
measles.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Knox of VIII
mington We're guests of MIR. and Mrs.
James Bennett on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. WoOdall of Ches
ter were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Stevens on Sunday.
Miss Helen Alexander spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs Orlando
Alexander.
Oliver Melvin of the University Of
Delaware spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Melvin.
Miss Sallie Sharp and Miss Dorothy
Mitten of Wilmington were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. f. Mitten on Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Asa Rogers, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. r. Rogers and son John were
Rehoboth visitors on Sunday.
Capt. and Mrs. Walls and daughter of
Collingswood N. j.. called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Leach on Sunday.
Mrs. William Bougy. Mrs. Mary Kel-
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07
Adams Cross Roads

Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Seely and ram
ilv were Sunday visitors Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Fountain.
Mrs. Pennington Horsey and two
children. Virginia and Paul, of Tuck
hoe. Md. spent Saturday, Sunday and
Monday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. I. Hubbard.
Miss Pauline Reynolds spent the
weekend with Elizabeth Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lelon Ross were Sun
day visitors of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. R. Adams.
Mrs. Dean Seely. Mrs. John Ad-
ans and Miss Edna Adams were
among those who spent Friday at
the Field Meet.
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07

Gray has that honor. The others were
Thomas Salevan and Elijah F. Melvin
the president of the board, who has ser
we'd so faithfully for many years.
The Ladies Aid Society will be enter
tanned on Friday evening at the nome
of Mrs John Darby
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Bennett enter
tanned on Sunday Mr. and Mrs William
Brittingham and son Reynolds Mr. ana
Mrs. Elmer Bennett, Mrs. Nina Walis'
Mr.. and Mrs. George Spayd and daush-
ter, Miss Viola Williams and friend ol
Chester. ,, .,,o
Mrs. William Leach entertained the
Book Club at reading on Tuesday eve
ming.
Clyde Knox was quite sick for week
Milford chronicle., 1926-05-07

ley, Miss Elizabeth Lank and Mrs. c.
]. Smithers were entertained at din
ner last week by Miss Mary Sipple.
Mrs. Abbie Counselman visited in
Wilmington this week.
Livy Clark Rogers Of Wilmington
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard Rogers.
Thomas Spurry has been quite sick
with asthma this week.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-08-12
Another Entry
for Swim

The fourth entry from the Detroit
Yacht Club for the National Swim
ming Championships to be held at
Broad Ripple pool at night, Aug.
II, IS and 49, reached Paul R.
Jordan, director Of the meet, today
Ss.pd is from George Van. breast
roke star and middle distance free
style swimmer.
The other entrants from that club
are Miss Dorothy Golfer. holder of
three national A. A. u. titles; Miss
Doris Durham, breast stroke swim.
mer, who is just entering national
competition, and Miss Borgnild Jo-
hannessen, all-round swim star and
diver.
Vans favorite event Is the 440-yard
breast stroke. He has been show
ing unusual bursts of speed and C.
e. Briggs. coach Of the Yacht Club,
has much confidence in the swim
mers ability.
Additional entries for the meet are
being received daily by JDirector
Jordan and it is expected that about
100 swimming stars and divers will
participate in three night program.
With special electric flood lighting
the big pool is as light as day. On
the final night there will be a
fashion review in conjunction with
the meet.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-08-12
may BE CUP DOUBLES TEAM
WILLS MANAGER CALLS
HEAVY CHAMP "A RAT
Mullins and Dempsey Nearly Stage Free Fisticuffs
Effort to Buy Harrys Challenge Hinted.

Mullins then pulled roll Of bills
from his pocket and counted out the
money.
A Cheap Guy
"I don't have that much with me, .
the champion put in.
IT thought not" observed Mullins
That's the kind of cheap guy you
are. I've got notion to take a
crack at you, and if you'll step into
the next room I'll fight you, even if
you won't go up against my fighter.
TITS a good thing for you that
you're an old man." Dempsey
shouted.
Whereupon Mullins drew back his
arm. So did Dempsey. Deputy
Commissioner Curry threw himself
against Mullins and Gene Normile,
the champions business manager
grabbed Dempsey.
Mullins was still boiling with rage
Here's something you may not
know" he told newspaper men. "Tex
Rickard. through an agent, offered
me $4,000 if would withdraw the
challenge of Harry Wills, which had
been accepted by the commission"
Mullins declined to name the
agent, but hinted that he might take
the affair to court.
Wills challenge long stood in the
way of the Tunney fight.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-08-12
ON TRAIL OF THE TRIBE;
NEWS AND GOSSIP

puzzled over his mound selection for
Friday.
About 1000 fans witnessed the
Wednesday bargain attraction.
Terrific heat held down attendance.
The Indians are not collecting much
revenue i'm this series. They expect
to profit financially in Milwaukee,
however, because they open a four.
game series there Saturday.
Milwaukee bracedl Wednesday and
took" the leading Colonels in a close
fray, to 6. The Louisville hustlers
threatened to overhaul the Brew
ers, but were nosed out.
Louisville was three games and q
fraction ahead of Indianapolis to.
day and only tive games out in front
Of the secOnd-place Brewers. Mil
waukee was one game and a frac-
tiOn ahead of the Indians.
The fourth place Toledo Hens had
a double bill carded at st. Paul
Wednesday, but were rained out.
The teams hoped to get in two bat
ties today. Senators and Millers
were rained out at Minneapolis
Wednesday.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-08-12
BIZ United Press

BIZ UHtted PfeSS
NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-Amid a
barrage Of insults, Paddy Mullins,
manager of Harry Wills, Negro
heavyweight, today challenged Jack
Dempsey to a battle removed from
the canvas ring and hostilities were
avoided only by the timely inter-
vention Of friends.
The heavyweight champion and
the Negroes manager were standing
outside the offices of the State
athletic commission and had drawn
back for a punch when the
belligerents were led away.
Wills Out of Practice
Mullins ire had just been aroused
when the commission approved a
bout between Dempsey and Gene
Tunney, showing Wills, previously
recognized challenger, to one side.
Mullins stopped Dempsey as the
latter was leaving the offices with
Tex Rickard, promoter of the
Dempsey-Tunney go. p.
That's fine trick you pulled on
me; you're a big rat" Mullins said
causticly to the champion.
What do you mean by 'rat'?''
asked Dempsey, flushing.
Just what l say. You sent me a
telegram last year saying you would
fight Wills"
Dempsey denied having done so,
whereupon Mullins said, III bet you
81 900 you did"
That's a bet," said Dempsey.
The Indianapolis times., 1926-08-12
3 = / l. i s
FAVOR e .
T T 0 w | N
Four Coast Players Remain
in Running for Junior
Tennis Title.
Bp United Press

BD United Press
CHICAGO, Aug. IL. - Quarter
finals Of the National Junior tennis
championships were to be played to-
day on the grass courts of the South
Side Tennis Club here. Four Califor-
MIA players were among the eight
players who survived the first four
rounds of play.
They are: John Doeg Of Santa
Monica, who was to play Dolf Muehl-
eisen of San Diego; Ben Gorchakoff
of Los Angeles, who was to meet
Emmett Pare, Chicago; Robert Seller
Of San Francisco, who was to face
Don Strachan Of Philadelphia. 9th
ers remaining are Berkeley Bell of
Austin, Texas. favored to win the
title, who met julius Seligson Of New
York.
In the boys class Junior Coen
of Kansas City was to play Keith
Gledhill Of Santa Barbara in semi
final match, and Billy O'Iloughlin
was to meet Sidney Wood of Forest
Hills. L. Is