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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
PARKING IS EASY
WITH NEW DEVICE
Experts invention Enables
Autos to Move Into
Tight Places.

An inch in front and an inch he
hind is all that is said to he needed
in parking \ car equipped with a
device invented by Baltimore en-
gineer.
On crowded street in Baltimore
recently passershy were amazed to
see five. passenger car stop suddenly.
move sidewise and slip smoothly and
easily into Il parking space less than
two inches longer than the car itself.
TO accomplish this the driver, haV-
jng halted his car. threw out the
clutch and moved a small gear lever.
With the shift the automobile began
rising from the pavement, and within
few seconds the wheels 'were full
three inches from the ground. Then
the driver shifted the lever once more
and the vehicle began to move side
wise toward the curb, between two
other cars. Close to the curbstone
but without touching. the driver.
pressing on the clutch pedal. brought
the sidewise journey to an end. All
the time the engine kept running.
This feat was accomplished, avs
the January Popular Science Month
ly, through the use OF an ingenious
new parking device. The device car
ried four small. solid,tired wheels.
concealed beneath the chassis OF the
car close TO the vertical plane OF each
axle. They are set at right angles
to the frame.
These small wheels are made to
descend through the use of a worm
gear. connected with the transmission
and operated by the engine OF the
car. When the small wheels touch
the pavement the worm gear con
tinues to work, exerting powerful
downward pressure. with the result OF
lifting the car bodily.
When the weight OF the car is sup
ported by the auxiliary wheels "A shift
Of the special gear-lever operates a
mocha nism which causes the car to
move sidewise on the small wheels.
This. too. Is accomplished by means
OF the cars motive power and with
out the driver having to leave his
seat. The sideward motion may be
continued indefnitelF-acro the
street or for the full length of a
boulevard
After being halted the ear may he
lowered again or left I'm the air.
Removal Of the vehicle from the re-
stricted parking space Is merely a
matter of reversing the process.
other advantages OF the device, be.
sides it's application to parking, are
pointed out by the inventor. Because
lift the car clear of the ground, 1t
does away with the hand jack In
changing tires Similarly, the added
clearance simplit'es the task of max
Ing repairs underneath the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
AUTOISTS ARE URGED
TO GET TAGS EARLY
American Automobile Association
Official Impresses Motorists
With Idea of Acting Soon.

Good motoring citizenship demands
the early procurement of 1927 license
tags.
1T is thoughtless upon the part Of
the motorist to wait until the last
minute before getting his tags" as
serts Charles =. Clark assistant gem
eral manager of the American Auto
mobile Association.
After all the car owner surely
realizes that he must get them soon
er or later. and good judgment die
tates that they he gotten before the
rush at the close of the year. Get
ting ones automobile tags really IS
such small thing that it is inCon-
ceiva BILE how so many motorists fail
to do so until the last few days of the
dying year.
"It is plain that to purchase the
tags before the rush really means a
sa wing. because as the time limit
grows nearer it becomes increa singlY
difficult for the distributing office to
handle all the applications with IA
cility. Consequently. there are those
needless and irritating delays which
motorists dread.
The way to avoid these provoking
delays IL to get your tags early. The
longer YOU wait. the longer the de-
lays and the greater the likelihood of
such delays.
The American Automobile AssO -
citation long has contended that In
this respect motorists are among
their own worst enemies. and that
because of their own procra stina ton
year-end tag-getting time has been
marked by sometimes unpleasant
memories of wasted half-hOurs.
Let the motorist remember that
the earlier he procures his tags the
sooner ne has that small hut newt
able task off his mind. and the sooner
he can forget about this phase of the
whole thing for another year"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
HEADLIGHTS AGLOW
TO MARK FUNERALS.
EIdridge Accepts Mortician's
Plan for Designation of
PROFESSIONS.

Washington motorists henCeforth
will find funeral professions desiE-
mated by the burning of headlights
as a result of approval given this plan
by Ira ffic Director NJ. O. Eldridge.
Following receipt of a letter from
Walter A. Gawler, Of Joseph Gawler' ;
Sons. Washington mortiCians. Traffic
Director Eldridge made it known that
the plan therein ggested-burnlng
headlights Of cars included in nun
eral procession to indicate 10 other
traffic that 1t has the right of way
was regarded by him As constructive
one, and that motoriCians were at
liberty to try it out.
Under the ira ffic regula tons, funeral
professions have the right of way over
all vehicles. Article ?. section 2. para
Eranh &C" reads: Funeral process
Eions shall at all times have right OF
way over other vehicles" while article
3. section 4, aragraph p" says NO
person shall ride or drive any animal.
vehicle or street car across the line Of
q funeral procession"
No Distinguishing Mark.
Mr.. Gawler pointed out that:
This rule has been in effect as far
bac as we can remember. but there is
not. nor has there ever been, any
means by which funeral procession
is recognized. This is especially true
under present conditions. when, in
slow moving traffic. funeral process
eion is hardly guishable from
any other line of cars. The modern
limousine caskpt coach is unlike the
old style carved hearse. and the pas
senger cars which make up many cor
teges are furnished by friends of the
deceased and may be of any style or
color; therefore such a procession is
not easily recognized as one having
right of way"
A few years ago mOrticianS of
Washington We're authorized by the
traffic department to use stickers on
the windshfeis to indicate the nature
of the procession. but the plan was
discontinued because a ma jority of
operators of privately cars OBJ.
5ected to attaching them.
Plan Used Elsewhere.
Evidence that the burning of head
lights has been used successfully in
other cities was shown to Director
Eldridge by Mr.. Gawler as follows:
We submit for your attention let.
Sers from the inspector of traffic of
Pittsburgh, and secretary safety bu-
reau of Minneapolis, replying to our
inquiry regarding the practice of
burning the headlights of automobiles
IN funeral professions. 1t is our
opinion that this method is a splendid
solution to a serious problem. in that
It affords an absolute designation of
O. funeral procession, and is one which
can be adopted with the regular equip.
ment of all automobiles and obviates
the uncertainty of compliance that
exists when it is necessary to attach
some sort of insignia"
It has been suggested to Director
Eldridge that the regulations be
amended as follows:
'Amplify paragraph c of section 2,
article 2. by adding after the word
procession in line S. the word pro
vided funeral professions are made
recognizable by all the motor vehicles
IN said professions displaying head
lights of type approved by the di-
rector"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
S|X-CYL|NDER CARS
ADVANCE IN FAVOR
Fours, Which Had Greater
Vogue Than Any Other, Are
Now Losing Ground.

Four-cNlinder engines. which have
had greater vogue tnan any other
type In the history of the automotive
industry, are losing ground to the
SKIES both in the fields of individual
passenger cars and motor coaches.
Reasons for the increase in the
number of cylinders. which at various
times I'm automotive history has
ranged from I to T., and. the change
in the position of the cylinders from
horizontal to vertical recently were
explained at length by Henry NJ.
Crane, assistant to the president Of
the General Motors Corporation. in
paper delivered at a meeting OF the
metropolitan section Of the Society OF
AutOmotive Engineers.
Demands Quieter Operation.
I'm the early days the public did not
demand great power. high speed,
quick acceleration and fieXibility. and
rough roads and the rush of wind In
open cars made engine vibra ton and
noise scarcely noticeable" Mr.. Crane
declared. THE four.cyIider engine,
which is inherently unba lanced and
vibrates considera bly,, was therefore
fairly satisfa Glory for a number Of
years. During the last five years,
however, The enormous mileage Of
smooth highways that has been built
has resulted in a demand for car
speeds of so to 40 miles an hour, and
the rapid increase in the use of closed
bodies has created a demand for
quieter operation. because the roof.
large side and rear panels and win
dows amplify the Vibra ton from the
engine.
with advance In manufacturing
methods and Improvement in acces
sorles there was little to prevent rapid
progress when the advantages of the
six.Cylinder began to become appar-
ent. This is the simplest eagine in
which mechanical vibration has been
practically eliminated, and the power
impulses overlap sufficiently to pro
vide smooth operation at the lower
speeds and meet the demand for
car with a high degree of ability in
high gear.
Weight Is Reduced.
"By increasing the number of cyl
inders from one. two or four to six or
eight, more valve area per cubic inch
of piston displacement can be OBJ
tanned, the velocity of the. mixture
through the valves is reduced, the
valve spring pressure is greatly de
creased, and the weight of the re-
ciprocating pistons and connecting
rods Is reduced. Hence the engine
speed can be raised because 1t is pos
sible to fll the smaller cylinder fully
with the mixture. the forces are better
balanced and somewhat higher COM
preston can be used.
Assuming the same rear axle ratio
and the same weight. the multicylin-
der engine gives the same hill.climbinG
ability and much higher ma ximur
speed than the single-cylinder engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
PLAN S200,GO,ODO
IN TRAFFIC SAFETY
New York and New Jersey
Outlay in Next Seven
Years Estimated.

The next seven years will see nearly
5000 GOO 600 spent Ivy the states of
New York and New Jersey in the
interest uf traffic safety. The pro
gram which calls for this tremendous
outlay. includes four large operations.
They are:
i. The $50 600 900 twin tunnel sys.
tenn for vehicles under the Hudson, al.
ready completed and soon TO be in
operation.
.. Two express highways Of the
super" variety. costing about VS.
coo 900
J. A bridge from New Jersey to
staten Island. sl5 900 600
& A high suspension bridge across
the Hudson at Fort Lee. SIS. 100000.
When the Hudson vehicular tun-
nels are opened, the first part Of 1927.
present congestion AZ ferry points will
be relieved and traffic speeded up con
siderahly
Al the terminals Of this tunnel.
however. police will have. TO cope with
concentration Of the difficulties that
were scattered among the ferry points
To avoid this. therefore. New York
city is planning an elevated super
highway running from the Manhattan
terminal of the tunnel mp the Hudson
coast Ia meet Riverside drive at Sev-
enty-seCond street
Construction of this road will cost
i35 100000. II is estimated. and could
he completed i'm from two TO three
years. II would not only speed up
ffiC from the downtown area. but re-
lieve narrow streets now hOpelesslv
COngeSted.
ON the New Jersey side construction
already has begun on the partly Gle
waited boulevard extending 10 miles 10
Elizabeth, with 4 tunnel part way
through the Palisades. at the begin
ming Of the route. This express high
way will cost about $40 900 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
LOW GRADE OILS FOUND
COSTLY TO AUTO PARTS
$25, 900, 900 Damage Yearly Esti-
mated in New York. Fair
Trade League Says.

twenty-five million dollars worth
OF automobile parts are being de.
.stroyed needlessly each year in New
York by the substitution OF inferior.
low.grade luhricatinC oils for the
standard quality lubrics nts ordered by
the car owner. the American Fair
Trade League reports after a city
wide investigation of the situation.
New York as the largest single
market was selected for the leagues
inquiry to determine the extent of the
evil. It Is the belief of investigators
from the general character of the evil
dence collected that a similar con,
dition exists all over the country.
The owners of the $50 600 odd pas
senRer cars and motor trucks In New
York purchase on the average about
100000 gallons of luhricatins oil
yearly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
The Old Mechanic Saws:

Another thing that hothPrs motorists
Is 10 see oil workiu' M through the
top Of the cylinder head. Right away
they think there Is something wrong
with the engine. They fear oil
pumpin'. The truth is, however. that
IL the head studs are not down tight
on even a new motor. oil will work
out the top. The theory IL that II
there are air leaks in the top there
is less compression To hold down the
oil and more NJ it passes the rings.
The same thing happens il the spark
plugs are loose
This sort of thing usually happens
after the head has been removed for
valve grindn and simply means that
the owner should go over the head
and pull down on the studs The
casket hattens little and that
loosens the studs
We can't afford to overlook the sim.
pie remedies. II we do. then the sim
pie troubles are going To rise up and
floor us completely.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK G. RUSSELL
BY FREDERICK e. RI SELL

John whom should welcome. He
selfish; rather chap willing glad
exploited his the benefit Of
the other 20O00000 o. members Of the mote clan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

Government experts have designed
a device to measure the light given
of by an electric light bulb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

In the race "a dope out solutions
to the many new and complicated
troubles that come with our modern
and the wild way we use
en-. there seems To he an inclination
on the part of lot a. folks around
here to overlook some of the simple
remedies Of the things / call neglected
troubles.
Just had q Teller ask me how in
blaZes he could get rid of the rain
spots on his car. His paint isn't gone,
by any manner Of means. hut it's lost
enough Of its orig nal finish to spot
a good deal in heavy rain. tie
always polishes the ear after the rain
which is good sense. but when the
spO-s don't go away Immediately he
worries about it.
told him Ia Give his car sunshine
and reminded him that it Is sunshine
that always took away those queer
light blue spots IN the dark blue cars
that were the general C-plor scheme
In the days when all cars were paint
ed and none were iacduered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Try lacking Up Rear of Car.

When ii is necessary to drop the
propeller shaft just behind the trans.
mission so as to be able TO pull out
the latter. II is not always possible to
make the removal without also dis.
connecting the propeller shaft at the
rear as well To avoid all this extra
work, try lacking up the rear of the
car. This alters the relations be-
tween the joints and often supplies the
needed leeWaN for removal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

EH-Lightning makes old cars perform
like new models-and adds in
creased performance and economy
to the new model.
Lightning eliminates the greatest
of motor worries, Carbon" and
high compression motor knocks.
This means another great saving
to the car owner who is wise
enough to constantly use Lightning
Motor Fuel.
There are Sixty Stations conven-
iently located in Washington, owned
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you, and our plant enlargement has
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
Many Autos in Detroit.

Michigan has between l,190,000 and
! 100000 automobiles. approximately
one.third of which are. owned in the
Detroit district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19

The first six busses TO he used In
Guadalaiara. Mexico, for city and sub
urban service have arrived and have
been placed on two of the principal
routes of the city
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-09-23

one Of a party who made a flight to
thsxnorth pole few months ago.
Fred Rex was the purchaser of the
stook of goods formerly owned by
the Nelson brothers, that were sold a
few days ago. We understand Mr..
Rex opened up store at Woodsrove
Tuesday. Paul McNabb and Bryson
Garven have been engaged at paint
ing in Caldwell for several days
past. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Davis
and Mrs. Gusta Geiger and daughter
of Marietta were Sunday visitors at
the w. P. Smith home here. Two
miles of the inter county road have
been surfaced, which is half the dis
tance from the county line to Rein
ersville.. Many farmers have com
menced cutting their corn. The crop
seems to be good one. The Rein
ersville base ball club expects to
stack up against the Rainbow color
ed athletics again in a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Foster, Mr.. and
Mrs. Forest Foster and Mrs. Warner
Macklem were callers in Reinersville
Sunday. Many hunters have made
their appearance here since the
hunting season opened
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-09-23
PennsviIle

Meet me at one o'clock, Oct. 2, at
Mrs. Mellor's sale, Malta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Van Fossen
entertained Sunday, in honor of
their son Samuel and wife, who
were recently married, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. F. Dougan and daughter Mil
dred, Mr.. and Mrs. R. V. Dougan and
two children, Mrs. Lyde Thompson,
Mr., and Mrs. John McKitrick and
son Rodney of Chicago, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. E. Patterson of McConnelsville,
Dana Syphers of GAINESVILLE Mr.. and
Mrs. Draper Van Fossen and Dale
and Frances Scott A fine three
course dinner was served at the
noon hour, and all enjoyed good
time. Mrs. H. S. Thompson and
daughter Jeanette of Fredericktown,
visited from Friday until Tuesday
with relatives and friends at this
place. Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley Pier
point and two children, Mary and
Jimmy motored to GAINESVILLE Sun
day, where they will visit friends
and expect to have Mary's tonsils re-
moved. Mf. ana MIS-. Clyde Ander-
son and family spent Sunday with
Will Thompson and family. Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Beckett arrived Fri
| day for visit with their parents
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. .Dougan here, and
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Beckett of Mar
ietta. Mrs Belle Bowman spent
Sunday with Logan Barkhurst and
wife. Mrs. Mary Chidester of Nc
Connelsville is visiting her daughter
Mrs. Belle Clifford. Mr.. and Mrs.
Brown and Mrs. Dozer of Crooksville
and Mrs. Duffey and two sons of
Athens, visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. e. T. Hollingsworth. . Mr.. and
Mrs. r. s. Dougan entertained Sun
day, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Beckett, Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Beckett, Mrs. Mel
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-09-23
ReinerSVille

Rev. Walter Clark will move his
family into the parsonage here about
the first week in October. He will
have one daughter in high school
here. Most every farm in this COM
munity has been leased for oil and
gas and on farms that were leased
three months ago the rental is being
paid. Many farmers received three
or six months rental when the lease
was drawn up. On some farms that
have not been leased an offer of 81
per acre rental, with one years rem
tai in advance has been made. A
few miles farther north the rental is
50 per acre. 4. Orville Elliott has
been employed to teach school near
Freeport, in Harrison county. He
commenced his work there Monday
morning . Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Will
ley of Malta were Sunday visitors at
the H. c.. Combs home here, and at
tended services at the M. P. church
in the morning. William Haines is
a visitor at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Jasper d. Haines. He
has the distinction of having been
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-09-23
ROOsterville

llllman Kinney, jr., and son Rob-
ert, and daughters Julia, Cora and
Ethel, motored to Athens Sunday,
where Miss Julia resumed her school
work, after vacation spent at
home. George Daugherty and cou-
sin and daughter Mrs. Iva Terhune
OF Columbus, were guests at r. P.
Daugherty's, and other relatives
here Saturday and Sunday. Paul
Kinney of Detroit, and John Bailey
spent Friday night at the Kinney
home. Mrs. Clara Kinney and chill
dren of GAINESVILLE, visited last week
with relatives here, and attended
the fair. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Newton entertained the following
Sunday; Mrs. Will Brown and son
Derwood, and Tom Sites of Zanes-
vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Hayes
of Stockport. C. w. Gheen of
Wheeling, w. Va, returned home
Monday, after spending several days
here. Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Dixon,
and Misses Bessie Dixon and Ida
Hanlin spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Dutton of Marietta G.,
B. Scott and son Clarence, and Ger
aid and Andra Scott, attended the
surprise party for Mrs Mamie Ham
and son-in-law Chas. Scott of Penns-
vile. The picnic dinner was served
at Embree park. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Cox and family and George Fincle of
Marietta visited Sunday and Mon
day at r. P. Daugherty's.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-09-23
LEGAL NOTICE

Ray Isner, who resides at Ellen
boro, in Richie county, West Vir-
ginia, and B. G. Tunison who resides
in the city of Pittsburgh, in Allie
cheney county, in the state of Penn
sylvania, will take notice, that on
the End day of September, 1926,
Frank Harrison filed his petition in
the court of common pleas, of Nor
gan county, Ohio, in case numbered
5431, on the docket of said court,
against said Ray Isner and B. G.
Tunison, praying for judgment
against them for $17500, with in
terest, for work, labor and services
done and performed by plaintiff for
said defendants on contract, and
that in said action, an order of at
tachment has been issued and levied
on air-compressers, power, tank,
pumping jacks, and other property.
Said parties are required to an
swer on or before the 18th day of
November, 1926, or the allegations of
the petition will be taken as true,
and judgment be rendered accord
ingly.
FRANK HARRISON
By Chas. H. Fouts, his attorney.
23S6
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1926-09-23
PORTERSVILLE

The new room which is being built
to the school house will be ready for
use Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Parsons and son Charles visited last
Wednesday at the Chas. Alexander
home. Miss Evelyn Coole of Tun-
Melton, w. Va, returned home Satur
day, having spent week here visit
ing. Miss Marie Ansel, student at
the Meredith Business college, was
home over Sunday. Mrs. Chas.
Moore spent Sunday at New Lexing-
ton. Lloyd Crook and family visited
Sunday at Jacksontown. Earl Sid
we'll and children of GAINESVILLE spent
Sunday here. Mr.. and Mrs. G. E.
Sidwell, G L. Sidwell and family
and Elmer Mitchell visited at Glen
ford, Sunday. Estell Moody and
family of Meigs called on M. R.
Hearing, Sunday.