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New Britain herald., 1926-10-09

sponse to specific inquiries from the central office Larger researches also have been undertaken. among which have been a study of the States, the use of leisure time by in- dustrial workers, the status of health insurance and old age pen sions in this country. For associa- tions and individuals in this coun- try, this branch gives information concerning the work of the Geneva office"
 Inquiries directed by members of congress, government departments and state officials to the Washing ton branch dealt with such subjects as industrial conditions in Egypt China, Japan and India world un. employment and price movement working women in industry in the different major countries establish ment of the eight-hour day and 4s- hour week abroad.
 The international labor office, has as its prime object the establish ment of the eight-hour day and the 4S-hour week among the laboring people in all countries.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-09

A primitive alrplane of scant horsepower comprised the equipment of the Gates Flying Circus when 1t was first organized h 1911. The first flights were given and the first exhibition staged In San Francisco, and the date has since come to be considered one important in the an- nals of aviation.
 From this meagre beginning the Gates organization, keeping abreast and slightly ahead of the modern trend has been built into a thing of many modern ships, flown by the greatest pilots In the United States. The Gates organization is now the oldest and largest In the world, and has carried more passengers than any other organization, commercial. public or private extant,
 The circus will be brought to New Britain on Tuesday and Wednesday, October 12 and 13 under the au- spices Of the Herald. to further the growing sentiment here for the es- tablishing of a permanent aviation field. The ships will land and ex- hibit at the present aviation field on the property of the Donnelly Brick Go. at the foot Of Stanley street on both afternoons and all activities will be staged on that field.
 Governor Trumbull has announc- ed his intention to fly to the meet on the afternoon Of Tuesday, Octo- Der 12, for the purpose of witness ing the exhibition and to lend his influence to the furtherance of in terest in aviation. Tuesday after noon will therefore be Governors Day at the field and thousands are expected to attend.
 Between 12 and 12.15 on Tuesday the planes f the circus will stage an aerial parade over the offices of the Herald. The first five persons to guess nearest to the height at
New Britain herald., 1926-10-09
LApAN,s ROAD PROBLEM

Toyko, Oct. lE1 - For the de- velopment of local industries and farming districts, as well as for military purposes, the Home De- partment plans the construction of more than 1000 miles of auto mobile roads in Hokkaido. Tokyo
 Kyoto. Osaka and other prefectures.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-09

Forks were not introduced in England until 1908. Before the ad- vent of forks. the guest was luck if he got plate. Usually he was sup piled with a round of bread, known as a trencher. upon which the meat was placed.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-09
BULLDOGS BATTLE
 AT THE YALE BOWL
Georgia and New Haven UniYer. Sity EleYenS Clash on Gridiron

New Haven, Oct P)-Bulldogs of the south are to clash with bull dogs of the east today in the an- nual gridiron tussle between the University of Georgia and Yale uni versity in Yale bowl. Twice before the Blue has repulsed the southern invasion, two years ago by the nar-
New Britain herald., 1926-10-09
row margin Of one point, ' to $. and last wear 2b ta

row margin Of one point, to $, and last year 35 to z.
 Both teams made final prepara- tions for today's game at the bowl yesterday afternoon. The Georgia squad of about 45 arrived in New Haven at noon. Two hours of se- cret practice in the bowl came later.
 The Ellis early workout was held at Pratt field. the men going to the bowl after the saucer had been quilted by the visitors.
 Charlesworth in yesterdays signal practice was moved to right guard on the Yale varsity. both Webster and Wortham who have been prior choices for the position being out because of injuries. Kline was out of the backfleld on account of his ankle. but he is expected to be one of the backs to start today. The others will be Bunnell. at quarter. Noble and Foote. In case Kline is not in shape to get into the fray, Wadsworth will start.
 Tho lineup
 Yale Georgia Scott Nash
 Left End Richards Bryant
 Left Tackle Sturhahn Rogers
 Left Guard Harvey Forbes
 Center Charlesworth Jacobson
 Right Guard Vandegrift Luckle
 Right Tackle Fishwick Shiver
 Right End Bunnell. (Capt.) Johnson
 Quarterback Foote Morton. (Capt-)
 Left Halfback Kiln. Sherlock
 Right Halfback NobIe Roland
 F'ullback
 Referee, J. E. Keegan, Pittsfleld: Umpire, F. W. Murphy, Brown.
New Britain herald., 1926-10-09

The Abu cart road of Rajputana. India, has been macadamized and is fit for automobile traffic even in the ! flood season.
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Well, I've just had to fire another
one of my men. Maybe 1t would help
you t. know why l have to give 'em
the air now and again.
I caught this fellow just in time to
save myself some trouble. He was on
the point of adjusting tappets on a
customers car without botherin' to
warm UP the engine. No mechanic can
make a good job of tappet adjustment
with a cold engine, as I'd told this
man time and time again.
I fired another man about a week
ago because he jumped at conclusions.
One of my best customers came in
here while I was out on a little errand.
There was a knockin' noise in the rear
If the car that had him worried. When
7 got back my mechanic had the rear
end of the car lacked up and was max
ing steady progress in takin' it apart.
This was unfortunate for all of us be-
cause the noise didn't have anythin'
to do with any vital part of the car.
II was just a case of slappin' straps
on the devies that control the rebound
action of the springs.
Car owners who make mistakes can't
fire themselves. They've got to stay
with the job and take the conse-
uuences. That's why say there's a lot
of profit in steppin' into my shop now
and again to learn why I have to get
rid of some of my helpers. They make
the same sort of mistakes as the car
owner.
I'm still thinkin' of the mess we got
Evening star., 1926-05-16
GASOLINE MOTOR
MAKESSODA WATER
Many Chemical Products Re-
suit From Combustion in
Auto Cylinders.
are soda water facto.

Automobiles are soda water facto-
ries on wheels" That at least is the
designation applied to the modern mo-
tor vehicle by T. A. Boyd of the Gen
eral Motors research laboratories, in
an article on Fuel from the Service
Standpoint" in the May issue of the
Journal of the Society of Automotive
Engineers.
Air and gasoline are the new raw
materials upon which this rolling
chemical factory operates. Energy for
moving itself and it's load along the
road is it's principal product and its
by-products are waste gases and the
unburned carbon that remains in the
engine. Even the electrical energy
that illuminates the path Of the car
and that pulses through the wires of
its ignition system is generated in a
chemical storage battery.
Water Is Formed.
For one gallon Of gasoline consumed
by the engine it must have about
1900 cubic feet of air or it will suffo-
cate. This air. which costs the mo-
torist nothing. consists of nitrogen
and oxygen. The gasoline Is a, chemi-
cal compound of carbon and hydrogen.
about 5A pounds of carbon and 1
pound of hydrogen to 1 gallon OF
gasoline. For each gallon of gasoline
and 1900 feet Of air consumed, the
ideal engine gives off a total of 1850
cubic feet Of exhaust products and
the average engine about 1,130 feet.
The composition of the exhaust gas
is entirely different from that which
Evening star., 1926-05-16

with only slight changes now and
again, the service department of the
dealer organization may prove to be
better means of bringing the manu-.
facturer closer to his car than through
intensive laboratory and road testing,
Effect of Model Changing.
The trend has been toward frequent
model changes. Some makes Of cars
have been altered so radically within
the past few years that all the serv.
ice experience that went to make for
satisfied owners now is entirely out OF
date. Under such circumstances, it
becomes essential for the car maker
TO know what his product Is capable
of. and how it is going to stand up.
before he releases 1t to the public.
If his competitors are selling their
products with a full knowledge of
their performance, he cannot afford
to wait for the public to inform him
whether or not his own car is worthy.
The introduction of balloon tires up.
set a great many features of car con
struction that were considered by en-
gineers to be more or less standard
lied. The confusion in steering gear
practice directly following the adop-
ton of the low pressure tires is a cas-
in point. Thus, even when a car adds
only one new feature and has no
yearly models. it may cause its maker
a lot of trouble If he has not been on
lie appearance.
FOur-Wheel Brakes.
Four wheel brakes developed a need
for better bodies, and in making high
er speed safer brought manufacturers
to a point where they received com
plants about poor performance at
wide open throttle. Now there is a
swing to the steel body, and the super
charger is just around the corner.
Are the manufacturers going to study
their products through service com
plants and remedies. or are they go
ing to know all that the public can
find out long before the cars are put
on the market?
If experience with new or with modi-
fed models is to be sought in advance,
will the proving ground method suf-
flee? This question has not been an
SWered to the satisfaction of all engi-
neers and manufacturers. Some still
believe that the proving ground is no
substitute for the terrific punishment
inflicted upon cars in the hands of
actual owners. Car troubles are too
closely linked up with the vagaries
Of human nature, some say, to be
predicated in advance and remedied
before the factory gets into quantity
production.
But proving grounds are helping.
Combined with better engineering skill
and service experience, the outdoor
laboratories for cars are bringing man.
ufacturer and product closer together.
The car maker is coming more and
more to know what he's selling. This
means that the public is assured bet
ter cars, for no manufacturer in the
business today wants to sell anything
but honest value.
Copyright 1926.)
Evening star., 1926-05-16

also is variable, according to the size
of the tires, the quality, etc.
There are innumerable cases on rec
ord where there has been direct loss
of from 20 to so per cent of the tire
mileage due to neglect of air pressure.
Miller Rubber Co. experts declare.
On the other hand, there are equally
as many cases where proper attention
has increased mileage to the same eX-
tent over previous records. Thus, if
one figures that the average tire user
will save 20 per cent it will amount to
SIS. or $40 an hour.
Regardless of the saving in money.
the tire user who has Il regular time
for tire attention is guarding against
future trouble and annoyance.
Old tubes should never be used with
new castings. 1t is best to buy new
tubes
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Checking Air Pressure in Tires Worth
$40 an Hour to Owner of Automobile

Ten dollars an hour isn't such bad
pay.
That is what experts figure motor
lists make by keeping air pressure in
their tires up to normal. 1t is easy
work for such excellent pay.
Here is the experts method in fiGur-
ing out this earning:
1t is reasonable to assume that the
average tire user can check the air
pressure and bring it up to normal in
five tires in about three minutes at a
free air station. over period of a
year this amounts to about two and
onehalf hours. This is figured on the
basis of. check air pressure once each
week. This time may vary slightly,
of course. but for the purpose of illus
tration 1t Is sufficiently accurate.
Then let it be estimated that a set of
five new tires costs $125. This figure
Evening star., 1926-05-16
THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS:

into because one of my men thought
a bearing retainer on a rear wheel un-
screwed to the right instead Of to the
left. He tried turnin' 1t to the left but
found it too tight to bulge. Then he
concluded he was up against left
hand thread. BY the time got around
to him he had pounded the part so far
to the right that we couldn't get it out
except with an oxygen torch.
When he found he couldn't move it
either way, easily, he should have
waited until he found out exactly what
kind of thread it had. 1t would have
saved a lot Of money and time for
every one.
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Here are some of the interesting
features of highway development,
which came in for generous praise
from South and Central American
journalists on their recent tour made
largely by motor bus. l. A fine stretch
of roadway Of the kind Travelled by
the visitors. 2. OF special interest was
this curve on the Mohawk Trail, west
of Little Falls. \. v, where the
stOutest guard rail protects the motor
ist who ventures too near the edge,
while banking of the roadway adds
safety to turning the curve at high
speed. 3. The Bear Mountain sus-
pension bridge. 4. A rugged stretch
of road crossing Storm King Mount
ain. 5. Modern roadway over which
the motor bus caravan entered South
Bend, Ind. 6. Bronx Parkway, which
introduced the journalists to North
American highways as they left New
York City, and inset, stop" sign
used i'm New York State to make GER
tain that motorists are warned Of
anDro3ching road hazards
Evening star., 1926-05-16

me manufacturers OF one new
model offered the first OF this year
were unable 10 guarantee a minimum
gasoline conSuIA ption for their prod
uCt. Proving grounds are being built
10 eliminate this element of specula-
ton.
Also Serve as Laboratories.
Proving grounds also are serving as
laborat tories for the development of
new models. At the General Motors
1.l15-acre tract, A. miles northwest
of Detroit, there are all kinds of road
conditions, hills. curves. StraightaWay.
Winter or Summer, rain or shine. cars
are pounded over concrete, gravel.
macadam and dirt. All a buyer would
ever experience with his car is sup
posed to be covered by these eXhaus-
tive tests
Twelve miles west of South Bend,
the Stude5aker Corporation has ac.
quired 500 acres of land which it's en-
gineers will lay ont in such a manner
that the company will learn before it
ever markets n new model just exact
" what that car Will do. Grades will
run to Is per cent in some instances,
and there will be even muck and sand
stretches to test the stamina of the
machines.
The Packard Motor Car Company IS
developing a 500acre proving ground
two miles south of Milford, Mich.
Curves on the speedway part of the
course will be banked in such a way
that cars can take the turns with a
wide open throttle. The hills will be
sleeper than anything in the expert
ence of the average car user.
Gaining i'm Popularity.
Proving grounds are gaining in
Tr,- e.,
aVailing themselves of nearby race
tracks in order ia study their prod
uctS more closely. Public roads are
being used constantly for this pur-
pose, and since the early days there
always have been Il few high gratS
car makers to send their chassis out
for a, preliminary tour before attach
ing the body and offering the car for
sale.
But not every manufa Cturer is eX-
pected to establish a proving ground,
not even some of the biggest. The
necessity for proving grounds is un-
derstood to be a result of frequent
model change. Where car has re-
mained virtually the same for a num-
ber of years the public has discovered
it's weaknesses and through bitter
service and sales experience the
manufactured has come to apply the
proper remedies. Several makes of
cars are better known by their makers
in this way than those that have been
treated to the greatest amount Of
scientific testing.
How necessary proving grounds will
be in the future Is understood to de-
pend upon the trend in manufactur-
ing. If cars are to be cha nged every
yeaA or every Few months as in the
case of some llrOductS the maDllfac-
turer will be assuming a terrific risk
if he expects to learn his cars per
fOrmance from the buyer of it. But
il current models are To he 1.nnfinnad
Evening star., 1926-05-16

pistons tight. Moreover, nearly all
liquid fuels contain a minute quantity
Of sulphur, and during combustion the
sulphur burns and produces sulphur
oxides which, when dissolved in water,
form acids, including sulphuric acid,
which has a corrosive action on the
bearing surfaces.
About 6 per cent of the exha ust
from the engine is carbon monoXide,
under ordinary operating. conditions,
but at low load conditions, as when
an engine is run in a service station
or garage, as much as II ner cent
may consist of this poisonous gas.
Good ventilation prevents any delete
rious effects.
Evening star., 1926-05-16

enters it and is digested in its fiery
stomach. For each gallon of gasoline
the engine burns completely, it manu-
factures more than a gallon Of water.
This is charged with carbon dioxide
gas, and nearly all of the soda water
manufactured in the engine is blown
out through the hot exhaust pipe as
an invisible vapor. 1t is not recon-
mended that any one try to secure his
supply of seltzer water from the end
of the exhaust line.
Corrosive Acid Generated.
Sometimes part of the water manu-
factured by the engine condenses di-
rectly in the combustion chamber.
If an engine Is started from cold and
then allowed to fire only few charges
the inside Of the cylinder may remain
wet with water. If allowed to stand
for some time when the temperature
is very low, the water may freeze the
Evening star., 1926-05-16
AUTO 'PROVINC GROUNDS"
FULFILL USEFUL PURPOSE
Enable Manufacturer to Know Durabil.
ity of Varying Models Before
Offering Them to Public.
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN.

leading automobile manufacturers sensing the
need for closer acquaintance with their products Some of them
already have their Others planning that end
With the General Motors Corporation maintaining elabo
ratepovng ground and with Packard Sudebaker and others
pairing similar fields indications that the motoring
public going benefit because of its ability that
better known to their makers.
Why should automobile manufacturer seek introduction
to his after having made for This the
question invariably asks when informed Of the activity of the
makers toward development of proving grounds The
simple Frequent model changes have brought about cond
ton whereby manufacturers current product be total
TO him,
The Chilkoot post., 1926-02-05
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-06
GRAIN MARKET WEAK.
Strength at Liverpool Fails to Be
Reflected Here.

CHICAGO. January GP)-Wheat
prices quickly showed weakness today.
relative strength of quotations at
Liverpool having failed to bring about
any aggressive buying here at the
opening. Favorable weather condi-
tons in Argentina were reported. and
selling on the part OF leading commits
sion houses disclosed that support for
the market was poor. On the declines
which ensued a considerable number
of standing orders to sell out and to
stop losses at definite fixed limits Were
forced into operation. The opening,
unchanged to = lower. new style.
May 1875 to 1.79 and July f.5312 to
1.54, was followed by something of a
rally and then by a setback to 171L
for May and 1881. for July.
UnfaVorable weather in the corn
belt. together with the restricted move
mant or the corp crop. gave firmness
to corn values. Reports. too. were
pig crop is being evened UP through
curtailed slaughter OF hogs. After
opening at |. lower to Il advance.
MAY $3.50 to S65s. the corn market
scored gains all around. May touching
s77s.
Oats were easy. sympat hizinS with
wheat weakness. Starting at "a off
May 45%, oats continued to average
lower.
Provisions reflected the upward
trend of the corn market and of hogs
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FRESH INTEREST
IN BOND MARKET
Evidences Of Easy Money
Start Buying Move in
Many Issues.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.
special Dispatch to The star.


NEW YORK January 6.-Invest-
ment inquiry was sufficient in today
bond market to keep up prices to the
best level Of recent weeks and In some
cases to make new high records.
wide variety of issues were In de
mand, including such typical bonds
as New York Central 50. at one time
above 1902. and equaling the best
price Of 1925. American Smelling ana
Refining So and Hershey Chocolate
51as, each selling at par for the f1rst
time. and Bush Terminal Buildings
SO, which at 100 We're up 2 points.
More interest was shown in Brooklyn
Edison General 5s. Virginian Railway
S. Wabash 5las and International
Railway bonds. a group represented
by Great Northern IS and Northern
Pacific S.
The feature in the foreign list was
small but sustained improvement in
French bonds.
In domestic rails of speculative
character. Denver and Rio Grande
Western 5s were the most prominent
but all the New Haven bonds were
very firm. lnternatio Great North.
ern adjustments were inclined to sag
1t Is not now expected that the April
first payment will be more than 4 per
cent. Chicago and Ea stern Illinois 80
failed to reflect the Improvement in
the compsny's financial position.
The days most important new issue
was $40 900, 900 in Paramount Broad
way Corpora ton first 512s, priced at
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Washington Stock Exchange


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Washington Gas 6s 3:i-S500 AT 1913.
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CAPITAL Traction o-S5O0 at 49,
Washington Gas tbs '33-S200 al I0l $.
$500 al 101s "a 81 900 at 103is.
Noney-Call loans. 3 and 8 per cent.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
foundations furnished by w. B. Hibbs & Coz
Nominal Selling checks
gold value. today.

NEW YORK January LP.-F'or-
ejen exchanges steady: quotations in
cents:
Great Britain. demand asa Ills:
cables, AS 1-16 60-day bills on banks
48o 7-l6. France. dema nd. 3.S3: "a bles
3S31a. Italy, demand. 4.033.: cables.
4.O4. Demand: Belgium. 4.53: Ger.
many. $3.50: Holland. 40.14: Norway,
2O.2T: Sweden. $3.50: Denmark. 247O;
Switzerland. 1921; Spain. 14I31a:
Greece. "a. Poland, 1925: CzechosIo-
vakia. 2.96. .Jugosla via, LII: Austria
II: Ruma mia. 46: Argentina. 41.37:
Brazil. 1880: Toxic, 49,; Shanghai,
77t2; Montreal, 99..
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COMPANY.S BEST YEAR.

NEW YORK, January, 6 P).-Offi-
Gals OF the Neptune Meter Co. state
that 1925 was the company's most
prosperous year in both sales and
profits. Business in December was
the largest for any month. An order
for 10. 900 meters has been received
from Louisville. KY, and the Spring
Valley Water Co, which supplies
water to San Francisco. has renewed
it's contract. A large increase in
business is anticipat ted in 1926.