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Evening star., 1926-03-03
$4,000 New Phones.

More than $4,000 telephones weI,
added to the Bell system during 49,
and at the close of the year 16,720,0oo
telephones were interconnected. The
system handles 80, 900 900 toll and eN
change connections daily.
Report of operations of the Chess
peake and Potomac Telephone Co. fur
January, filed yesterday with the Pub
lie Utilities Commission, showed net
income of $136.629 Total operatinS
revenues amounted to S576,349 and
expenses to $685. .562. Taxes continued
TO mount, this reservation totaliu2
S47,5S5, an excess of SS,294 over the
previous month.
The company continues to <expeud
large sums for plant and equipment.
net additions for January amOuntit-
to SI1326709
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GERMAN BONDS AND STOCKS

quoted IN dollars per million marI1sl
Bid Asked,
Ger CT ,w In 5s I914-lS. $1,000 $50 90
Iouotad IL dol1ars nor tbo,tsarI 49,, -pp'VV"
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TREASURY CERTIFICATES.

rotations furnished by Redmond & Coz
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A. 7. & 7. REPORTS
PROSPEROUS YEAR
Net Equals $107,405, ,046 in
1925; Gain of $16,OO0,000
Over 1924 Increase.
BY CHAS. p. SHAEFFER.

The American Telephone and Tee
graph Co., Americas premier utility
enjoyed net income of S107 .405 .O4G
during 1925, gain of more thar
SI6 100000 over the $91 ,046, ,321 report
ed Tor the previous IL months, al
nual report of the company today ~
revealed,
Total earnings of the company Were
$3.50 O,45S,912, compared with S154,0S9
S36 the year before. This included
telephone operating revenues of $50
534 1923, dividends exceeding S75. .OOG
600 on stock owned. and interest eN
ceeding $4,000, 900 on notes and al
vances on bonds owned, temporary
cash investments and bank deposit
A balance of $26. $780, $50 RENAME,
after dividends at the rate of SO 81
share, out of which $4,000 900 wa
appropriated for contingencies an
S20.360, 500 was carried to surplus.
Capital stock of the company oul
standing at the close of the yea
was 1921 ,597 500, an increase of $50
1l9,4OO for the year. There were NOR,
than 362 900 stockholders
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Large Plant Extension.

The Bell system expended 1865. .00o
600 on new plant construction. which
brought assets devoted TO furnishin@
telephone service up to 81 .93S, ,00O. 900
Gross revenues of the system, which
includes American Telephone and Tel
eSraph, the parent company; 25 asso-
ciated telephone companies and the
Western Electric Co. was 1851, 200.
600. President w. s. Clifford reported
Net earnings We're 612 per cent or
the amount invested in plant and 9th
er assets. Earnings available for con
tingencies and surplus amounted To-
l l-3 per cent on the investment
less than a cent a day a telephone
"a necessary. but relatively small
margin of safety" the report said.
THE result of improvements and
economies is apparent" Mr.. Clifford
said. lin the cost of telephone service
TO the public. Telephone rates are.
on the average. only 80 per cent high
er than 10 years ago. while wages ami
material costs have increased much
more and living costs have Increase
70 per cent"
Evening star., 1926-12-12

If YOU'RE soin' to use no-knock
fuel, be sure you know what you're
ustn' and whether it's what you ought
to have for your particular type of
engine.
Some Of the no-knocks have solv-
ent action. That is. they loosen the
carbon and let some Of it work out
the exhaust. These are all right in
a clean engine. but never in one that
already is choked up with carbon.
Loosenin' carbon too often let's 1t get
under the valves and in places where
you don't want 1t.
Don't use one of these noknOcks
with a sleeve-valve engine. These
engines improve as they collect a
certain amount of carbon. 1t isn't
good business to be tryin' to get rid
of somethin' that's helpin' the en-
gine work better.
OF course, sleeve-valve engines reach
point where they need to have ex-
cess carbon removed. Too much car
bon in this type, just as in a poppet
valve engine. raises the compression
to a point where you have to retard
the spark all the time to prevent
knockin'. In servicin' sleeve-valve
power plants we often set the whole
timin' back a little, so the owner does
not have to do much retardin' at the
spark control. This Is more of a help
to his mind than anything else, for
he thinks the engine Is adjusted as
1t was at first. The cars top speed,
however, is reduced.
You might think it would be good
idea to remove this excess carbon by
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LITTLE T1ICH-SPEED ENGINES
TO PROpEL CARS OF FUTURE
President of Society of Automotive Engi-
neers Predicts Change In
Power Plants.

The next well defined era Of auto.
mobile production will he that in the
field Of fine small and medium. sized
cars. according to the prediction OF
Thomas j. Little, jr.. president Of the
Society Of Automotive Engineers.
Comfort and performance now
dominate. the American mind in its
demand for better automobile trans.
portationk he said. Il predict the
gradual elimination Of great many
of our present.day cars. The fleet.
low.hung masterpiece. with softpur-
ring engine, will have the road virtu-
ally to Itself Immediately after the
green light has flashed. The public
will soon discard the numbering cars
and cease buying the cheap, vibrating
ones. Then the revolution in engi.
neering will be complete.
Change In Engines.
"a small car will he evolved that
will be equipped just as luxtiriously as
the finest car on the American mar
ket. This type of car will he fitted
with a special custom-built body, and
will i'm no sense be cheap. Engineer
ing effort will develop the same riding
Qualities and greater acceleration
than the large de luxe car now pos
sesses. Following this will be the de-
velopment Of cars of the medium
price class in somewhat cheaper re-
production.
The low priced. four-cylinder car
will gradually pass away and be stI-
perseded and outperformed by the
small, smooth-running six. propelled
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forward or rearward motion TO the
body OF the machine This motion
can he transmitted through either the
springs or brake The former is
called 'Hotrhkiss drive: the latter usu-
ally is referred to as torque tube
drive
with the starter proposition the
situation is little more complicated
because ii isn't A case Of pushing or
pulling. hut of Transmitting rotary
motion. This introduces little more
in the way of mecha nism.
Now You should know that the ro-
tary motion Of one shaft can he trans
ferred to another in several ways
Your engine fan is an example of the
belt drive. Your timing gears are an
example of the gear drive. Or there
may be a link belt drive. Any of these
methods can he used for u starter
drive. hut the only practical ones are
those that will stand hard usage.
AN ordinary belt would slip or
break when the fun current load was
applied to the starter motor which
was hooked up with a stiff engine.
Chains or metal link belts. have been
used with satisfaction on many, cars.
but there is certain amount Of
stretch To any kind Of belt that makes
II less valuable than gear drive.
Where link belts are used YOU will
tnd that the belts ride on sprocket
AT the end of the starter shaft and
on much larger Sprocket on the en-
gine shaft. The difference in sprOcket
sizes gives the starter motor n mo
cha nical advantage. which is the step
up ira nsformer. 50 to speak. OF the
whole drive. The starter shaft may
turn anywhere from 20 to 35 times to
one revolution of the engine shaft.
Several Positions Open.
with link belt drive the starter
motor can he PLACED In several posi-
tions-wherever it Is most convenient
to have the big sprocket on the engine
shaft. Usually il is placed At the for
ward end of the engine. but on one
car it is operated on the clutch shaft.
This is not such q good arrangement
because the clutch must he enga ged II
the starter motor is To turn the engine
Evening star., 1926-12-12
BANNER 1927 AUTO
TRADE PREDICTED.
Interest in National Show Is
Cited as Basis for Ex-.
celIent Year.

Advance interest in the National
Automobile Show. which opens in
New York on January &. is heing
taken by the automotive Industry as
an excellent portent of what 1927 will
bring forth. Yearly, 1t is the prac
tice Of leaders of the industry to view
the New York show as a weather
vane and, Judged in the light of past
experience. 1t is almost unfailingly
accurate in its business forecast.
This fact is pointed out by Rudolph
Jose. president of the Washington
Cadillac Co, who declares that a par
allel OF the interest shington Is
showing in the coming exposition Is
to be found in every large center in
the country.
Changes in design, new devices and
new colors that will go to give the
automobile greater utility and beauty
will make their bow at the New York
exhibition. New models and new
types. forecast in the present manu-
featuring trends and of which ad
vance notice has been given, have
served to whet the appetite of the
motoring public as at no time since
the fourwheel brake and balloon tire
made their debut. Mr.. Jose declares.
"One of the features that will at
tract thousa nds is the color the com
ing show will have" he says. "'The
past year has seen the. automobile
drop its rather drab garb in favor of
all :he hues of the rainbow. The
New York exhibition is going to see
this trend reach a. vivid climax.
Beautiful colors and comhina tions
considered in connection with the au-
tomohile have been tried and proved
successful as finishes and they will
burst in all their splendor upon the
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by a little high.speed. high. pres
sion. high-economy engine. I predict
A tremendous demand for this type In
the American market do not claim
that the wonderful little racing en-
Eines that have fascinated us during
the last year will actually he used in
passenger cars. but l. predict that our
ideas of engine building will he en-
able performance of the racing cars.
Study of Supertharker.
THE engine OF the future. while
not az high speed as the racing en-
gine. unquestfonably will operate at A
speed Of at least 1000 revolutions per
minute. and later this speed will he
increa sed. Engines of several Of our
larger cars have been running close TO
this speed for some time, at their top
speeds. Better Workma nship and de-
sign unduestionab will be necessary
in building the high-speed engines I
predict. I am convinced that we ca n
learn much from our racing car de-
signers.
THE superchai ger Is being studied
and experimental with in every lab
oratory in the industry. believe that
superchargers will be used eventually
on nearly al cars. hut not in their
present form. High-compression fuels
are now becoming common. They
will, OF course. modify our designs.
In every center throughout the indus
try I find the principal activities cen.
tered about the high -performa nee
small car"
Evening star., 1926-12-12
FINDS MOTORISTS
IGNORANT Of LAWS
Ernest N. Smith of A. A. A.
Says Lack of knowledge
! Deprives of Rights.

ignorance OF their legal rights still
a costing motorists hundreds Of thou
sands OF dollars yearly and to combat
this lack of knowledge is becoming it-
ersAAinsly the objective of motor clubs
throughout the country.
This point IL made by Ernest N.
Smith, general manager of the Amer
icAn Automobile Association. who de-
clares that the movement among
the S55 clubs af11liated with the Amer
icAn Automobile Association to ac-
quaint members with their legal rights
Il not in the interest of defeating
Justice. but rather to see that the
ends Of justice properly are served" :"
mo fair.minded motorist would
think Of holding any brief for the VIC,
iAtor Of the motor vehicle laws" Mr..
Smith points out. by the same
token. he would not want to see the
law unfairly interpreted against the
man who has not violated the code.
This, however. in spite of all the cam
paiEns against 1t. is the practice in
many places.
Has Much Against Him.
Probably in no other misdemeanor
case does the accused start With so
I0uCO dHdlnSL HlIT1. IL
seems even in the courts that are en-
tirely above all suspicion. the whole
theory bf Justice Il inverted and the
ynotofist virtually is considered guilty
until he proves himself innocent.
Even motorists take this attitude
toward the fellow driver who is seen
by the roadside in conversation with
an officer.
This stigma Of guilt seems at.
tached to the whole motoring clan
and it undoubtedly was born in the
habitual violation OF the law by few
In each community who feel free to
DO As they please and feel the sin
lies in getting caught.
Has Long Road to Travel.
''It is long road motordom must
travel to overcome this prejudice.
Motor clubs are tackling the journey
because they know that the average
car owner is a fair, decent. law
abiding citizen. He has been imposed
upon to the extent Of many thou
sands of dollars. He will get fairness
when he knows his rights. Teaching
him these rights is one of the most
popular forms of service rendered by
clubs everywhere"
Evening star., 1926-12-12
CLEANING OUT CARBON.
Disconnect Pipe From Vacuum
Tank and Dip in Water.

Cleaning out carbon by applying
steam action to the accumulation in
letting a little water draw In through
the suction pipe of the vacuum tank
connections to the intake manifold.
Disconnect the pipe from the top
of the vacuum tank and dip It into
the water containef. racing the an.
gine whenever 1t seems to be draw.
ing 30 much water A to stall The
secret in this process IL to use warm
water.
Cold water interferes with. car
bttretion and also may crack the por-
celaitl Of a srArk pluk.
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shaft. too. In cold weather most
starters have enough to do without
churninE over the clutch and the
transmission gears connected with
the clutch shaft.
THE most popular drive Is the gear
type. A small gear at the end of the
starter shaft engages with large
gear on the rim of the f1ywheel. This
action may he automatic or semi-au-
tomato In one arrangement the
driver presses his foot on pedal
This serves to bring the small gear
into mesh with the fywheel gear and
at the sam time transmits current TO
the starter motor. In the other type.
known as Bendix drive. mere switch
ing of the current to the starter motor
sets the motor shaft spinning and
moves the small pinion gear into mesh
with the ftywheel gear. This explains
why in some cars you press a pedal
while in others you simply press a
button tn start.
In all starter drives the chief prob
lem is to release the drive mechanism
the instant the engine starts. because
IL the two were always connected the
electric motor shaft would he running
from 90 to 30 times as fast as the en-
gine shaft while the car was In oper-
alton. This soon would ruin the cleo
trio motor. Consequently. In the link
belt drive they use an over-running
clutch so that AS soon as the engine
starts the starter motor virtually is
disconnected until the engine stops
again.
I'm the gear-type drive the pinion
gear is demeshed either when one
takes ones foot off the pedal or au-
tomatically through action Of the
pinion gear itself. This has been very
carefully and ingeniously worked out
in the case of the latest starter drives.
and is almost foolproof."
Next week.-No. III: Toot. Toot.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
The Old Mechanic Says:

usin' a no.knock with solvent proper
ties. but you just get into the same
trouble as usin' a solvent no-knock
in poppet valve engine that's over.
loaded with carbon. Loosened bits
of carbon get where they don't be-
long. Furthermore, you may be takin'
carbon away from places where 1t has
been mighty useful as A seal.
Even a no.knock tfNt simply slows
combustion and stops the compression
knock may he wrong in some engines.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
BURNING" DRYS BRAKES
Running Short Distance With
Pedal Down Does Trick.

Late Fall and early Winter are pro-
Auctive of brake problem that can be
excessively annoying and dangerous If
car owners do not know the simple So
luton. When your brake Innings get
wet their efficiency diminishes, and 1t
Invariably happens when brakes are
most needed. on wet and slippery
roads. You can burn" them dry by
running for short distance with the
brakes set. 1t is the easiest and quick
est way out of the dilemma
Evening star., 1926-12-12
BUS LIFE PLACED
At 100000 MILES
Motor Coach Is Expected to
Last Five Years at
Reasonable Cost.

From 200. 900 to 400 900 miles in five
years. at a rea sonable opera ting cost.
is the performance expected of the
modern motor coach engaged in city
and intertrban traffic.
These figures are offered by Henry
L. Debbink, superintendent Of gasO'
line vehicles Of the Street Railway
and Light Company of Milwaukee.
Describing the growth Of this subsid-
iary of the street car lines, Mr.. Deb
blink. in an address before the Mil.
waukee section of the Society Of Auto
motive Engineers. pointed out that
the fleet now includes 175 automobiles
and trucks and l4l coaches.
The monthly mileage OF the first
group of vehicles Is 100. 900. while the
motor coaches cover 400 900 miles in
the same period. he pointed out.
Describing the changes in mainte-
nance methods which have been found
necessary to prevent road delays and
cut opera ton costs. Mr.. Debbnk said:
Under the present system the oil Is
drained from the rankcase after each
1000 miles. the chassis is creased and
those parts that give most frequent
trouble are inspected. This inspection
In made between runs or at night. and
can he completed by a mecha mic and
spection Ia given after each 1000
miles and n general overhaul Of cha sss
and body at intervals averaging 1000
miles. Overhaul of the chassis re-
quires from three to six days and the
hody overhaul and painting from five
to seven days. In general the four
cylinder engines are changed at every
other overhaul. or between $4,000 and
10000 miles. The newer six.cylinder
engines give indications that they will
need to be changed at the third and
in some cases at the fourth overhaul
More than 100000 gallons Of gaso-
line and 10000 gallons of 1uhricating
oil are used yearly. The gasoline Is
bought in tank car quantities and
storage facilities for 100000 gallons
are provided. SO that the fuel can he
bought when the price is low and
stored for use when it Is high
Evening star., 1926-12-12
Two Kinds Of "Drive" Used

thousands who will greet the 1927
car in New York.
"The present year has proved that
good year for the industry neces-
sarly was not followed by poor one.
Advance interest seems to indicate
that 1927 will he further proof Of this
fact'
Evening star., 1926-12-12
No. 1e0.-The Starter Drive.

Running out of gas in ira ffic proved
to he n very effective way of running
into knowledge for Smith. A hiss and
a gasp from the engine told him plain
ly enough that the gas tank had gone
dry, but il was in using the starter
and battery to pull the car off street
car track and over to a parking space
that he embarked upon new adven.
ture into fascinating realm of auto
motive mecha nism.
In his predicament Smith remems
bered that by placing the gears in low
and stepping ON the starter switch
the battery would supply enough cur-
rent to propel the car until ii was out
of the traffic stream When. later, he
made the remark that he could not
understand how SiX-vOlt current
supply could move an automobile. how
ever. it was obvious that he was not
familiar with one of the most impor
tant. vet frequently overlooked fea-
lures Of the modern automobile-the
starter drive.
II am familiar with the battery -
he said. 'and as for the starter itself
! picture it as simply q compact cleo
trio motor. But how these two can
combine to drive complete automo-
bile in a pinch and crank a stiff en-
gine day after day is beyond me-"
. Two Kinds Of "Drive" Used.
"The secret lies in the starter drive"
I explained. "You must have some
means of enabling the rotating starter
motor to impart this rotary motion
to the crankshaft of the engine itself.
This is what the engineers refer to
as the drive 1t is similar to the body
drive Of the automobile. There has
to he something in every automobile
RI nna hle tho bo tn t,.ap m &c.
Evening star., 1926-12-12
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK e. RUSSELL

John Smith character whom should welcome He
sefsh he a a
exploited
the eoiher or more nl,erso Of the
Evening star., 1926-12-12

The extended depression in Cuban
business has had the effect Of cutting
American sales of automotive prod
ucts to the island.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

SALES AND SERVICE
gath and M SITS. NV.
Saunders Motor Company
32l6 M St. N.W.-West 144
Hall.Kerr Motor Company
1871 B 81. S.E.---Lincoln 6729
Padsett-Joyce Motor Co.
1i2 z ST. S.E.-Lincoln $40
Evening star., 1926-12-12

Next week.-No. III: Toot. Toot.
Copyright. 1926)
Evening star., 1926-12-12

With new colors,
new upholstery and
new appointments,
it offers individuality
as we'll as economi-
Evening star., 1926-12-12

The astounding sales welcome to this
beautiful new four-door Sedan is contin-
ued in sustained countrywide demand.
On the smooth and nimble Essex chassis,
it meets the requirement for a fine beau
tifully appointed car with performance
distinction and price attraction.
Evening star., 1926-12-12

100 CONNECTICUT AVE.
Phone West 1884
Neumeyer Motor Company
1923 14th St. N.W.-Phone North 1872
Schultze's Motor Company
1895 II ST. N.E.-Phone Lincoln 6265
Holland Motor Company
1885 Conneetieut Ave.-Potomae s61
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-11-01
QUEEN TO VISIT
CHURCH IN CITY
Roumanian Women Will Pay
Tribute to Marie.

Attired in the colorful garb of.
their native land. women of the Rous
manian Orthodox Church will pay
humble tribute to their Queen Marie
when she visits indianapolis the eve.
ming of Nov. Il. The Queen, ac.
companied by Prince Nicholas and
Princess Ilean$ will arrive at in
the evening and will depart shortly
after midnight. according to word
received by Wallace o. Lee, recep-
ton committee member.
Elaborate plans are being made to
receive. the royal visitors at the little
Roumanian church at 633 w. Mar
ket st. The entire interior of the
quaint edifice will be decorated in
American and Roumanian flags and
special carpet will be laid for the
dainty foot of the queen. A special
choir will sing America" and patri-
otto hymns of Roumania during the
ceremony. Alic ]. Lupear is chair
man Of the churchs general recep-
ton committee.
Final plans for the general recep-
ton were laid at a conference Of the
reception committee at noon today
with Adjt. Gen. William II. Kersh-
ner, chairman, presiding. Original
plans for entertaining the royal
hosts throug bout the day were aban-
doned when it was learned her stay
in indianapolis would be limited to
an evening.
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above the wind and rain. But it did
not ring. At midnight she went to
bed to lie, wide eyed, staring into the
dark.
Franklin did not come to the Of
flee again that week.
On New Years Eve she hurried
home from the office to dress for
her engagement with Walter. She
was feeling utterly drained Of life.
The prospect of a gay party at the
st. Francis held no allure. The flu
ture stretched bleakly befort her.
ut will be like this the rest of
my life," she thought, grimly. "All
Walters kindness can't help me.
will dress, evening after evening,
for dinners and theater parties and
dances, but there won't be any kick
to it,"
AS she came up to the apartment
she found Franklin's car at the
curb. He sat at the wheel, looking
i'll and miserable. But at the sight
something, which had been silent for
days, broke into wild sweet singing
in Sonia's heart.
"What do you want, Franklin"
His voice was broken with jeal-
ousy and longing as he replied,
Wont you let me talk to you. Sonia,
please? I suppose you're going out
with Henderson, but it won't take me
long"
Her eyes. meeting his, were sad
but very kind.
Come inside" she said.
ITO Be Continued