davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1926-05-16
AUTO SHOWS TO EXHIBIT
BEST SERVICE METHODS
Special Emphasis to Be Placed on
Modern Equipment at New
York and Chicago.

Special emphasis will be laid on
modern methods of servicing motor
cars and trucks at the national auto
mobile shows Of 1927, according to an
nouncement by S. A. Miles. show
manager of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, which con.
ducts the eXpositions.
A section of both the New York and
Chicago shows will be devoted to
operating and demonstrating service
equipment. The service equipment
section will be arranged to appeal to
both the trade and the public so as to
promote the use of modern machinery
and tools and scientific methods.
Because of the decision to include
this phase Of automotive work in the
national shows. the automotive main
tenance equipment show. which was
conducted in the Spring Of 1924 and
1925, in connection with the national
service convention at Detroit. will not
be held this year. An effort will be
made to concentrate attention on the
development Of service equipment at
the New York show. which will open
January s. and at the Chicago show.
which will get under way January 90.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
BY HERBERT S. HOLLANDER.

That the motor bus and the motor
truck are becoming factors of increas-
ing Importance in the country's trans
portation scheme and that they are
growing in significance relative to the
economic structure as IA whole, is
graphically shown in the 1926 edition
of Facts anG Figures of the Auto
mobile Industry" recently published
by the National Automobile Chamber
Of Commerce.
This compendium of statistics and
pertinent information notes that
among the activities in the truck and
bus field there are 900 miles of bus
routes operated by electric railway
companies. Also 81 steam railroads
are using motor bus equipment. In
addition to this there is very con-
siderable total of bus operation by va
rious independent companies. In
eight States where analysis of the
figures has been completed by the
United States Bureau of Public Roads,
81 per cent of the bus routes are
neither directly or indirectly COM
petitive with the railroads.
The point is made by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
that motor truck transport is effecting
important savings for the railroads on
short hauls and for ess-than-carload
operations. In most cases, it is
shown, the railroads contract with
private shipping concerns for this
service. 1t is brought out that 81 car.
rierS are utilizing motor vehicles for
movement of goods at terminals. Ten
are making use of motors as replace
ment units for local freight trains.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
ELECTRIC AND STEAM RAILROADS
HAVE MANY MILES OF BUS LINES
Increasing Auxiliary Equipment, Transportation
and Mileage All Over Country Reported by
Automobile Chamber of Commerce.

The Lehigh Valley reports monthly
savings through use of motor trucks
ranging from $391 to $2.429 in differ
ent types of service.
The tax bill paid by the motor We
hicle amounted to 1867 100000 during
the year 1925. According 20 statistics
on the subject. this was almost the
total of taxation required for the en-
tire highway bill of the United States.
The latter aggregated aoout 81 ,0OO,'
5000, of which nearly $300,2O0, 900
was raised by bonds.
The booklet under discussion con.
tains great many items OF interest
and importance. both to the industry
and to the motoring public. Some
of them are as follows:
More than 100000 motor vehicles
were scrapped during 1925.
Railroads carried 3,040, 900 carloads
of automotive freight during the past
year
There are at present approximately
3.445 .642 persons employed in the au-
tomobile industry.
The 1914 automobile dollar Is worth
S1.16 today, while the 1914 cost-of-
living dollar is worth $0.59.
A total of 81 per cent Of the world S
motor vehicles are owned in this
country.
Foreign nations bought 536.741
American automobiles during 1925.
An aggregate of 14,041 900 motorists
visited the national forests during
the year or SO per cent more than
in the preceding II months.
1t required 1882 bushels of wheat
to buy the average motor car in 1918.
while only $50 bushels are needed
todaV
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Cars Don't Make the Man.

Clothes and cars are much alike in
one respect at least. Both often pro-
claim the man, but neither necessari-
ly makes him.
A good driver Is an even better
driver at the wheel of good car, and
generally is Handicapped with a poor
machine.
But q poor driver cannot cover his
faults even with a good car.
AS Il matter of fact, the fellow who
slams through the gears with an old
car Is likely to pass Unnoticed, where
as the same man doing the same sort
Of trick at the wheel Of an attractive
car is apt to bring forth adverse crit
icism.
Quite a few undesirable drivers
seem to feel that q smart car will be
a valuable cloak. But that is expect
ing too much Of any automobile.
Drivers must make themselves, and
not rely upon the car to do the job.
The better the car the more glaring
in contrast Is the driver X he does
not match it in refinement, caliber,
taste and judgment. When some driV-
ers go from one make OF car TO an
other they forget to improve them
selves in keeping with their new sur
roundings They are apt to feel that
the car will hide their shortcomings.
This is one of the biggest human
shortcomings in motordom. and IL
plays an important role in retarding
that progress which aims to improve
motoring by putting improved driV-
ers at the wheels of improved cars.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
1926 OUTPUT OF TIRES
ESTIMATED 81, 900, 900
If Rolled Away at Rate of One
Minute Would Take SO Years
to Finish Job.

For many years statisticians have
been laying everything from horse
collars to tapeworms "end to end tc
make complicated figures clear to the
lay mind. The tire industry, from
Akron, Ohio, announces that 80. 900, ,000
tires will be turned out in 1925.
To impress the layman. it trans
lates these figures into the following
facts:
If these tires were rolled away at a
rate of one minute. it would require
So years to complete the job.
II each tire gave 10000 miles serv-
ice. the aggregate mileage would be
$40 900, 900, 900 - enough to encircle
the earth 2.560.000 times.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
BETTER DEALERS BACK
USED CARS THEY SELL
Yet Most Buyers Accept inefficient
Performances as Penalty of
Low Price.

Why not give the used car a chance.
automobile dealers are asking.
When something appears to be
wrong about the new car, the owner
goes back TO the dealer and has it
righted. The step often saves many a
dollar for the owner and reputation
for the dealer. for 1t frequently hap
pens that a minor adjustment or re-
placement will ward off great deal
of serious trouble.
Not SO with the buyer Of the used
, car. In a majority of cases he ac-
cepts the cars inefficient performance
as the penalty for buying a used prod
uct. But reputable dealers do not
look at 1t this way, as many an owner
would learn If he took the trouble TO
give the dealers q chance 10 act.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Modernize Your Car.

Here is an engine alteration which
can be made on almost any car at
very little expense. and one which
brings the engine down to date in
such a way as TO match the latest
ideas in engine design:
Remove the carburetor heater tube,
or "hot stove" from the exhaust pipe.
Cut a hole in the valve cover plate.
Insert the end of the heater tube in
the hole Of the cover plate
The purpose of this alteration is
to provide the engine with damp. or
oily air, SO that the effect of night
driving can be had at all times while
the engine is operating. Several &C
cessories are now offered for this pur-
pose, but the same effect can be
achieved by this simpio change in the
ARRANGEMENT Of the heater pipe.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Choose Your Own Rain.

Keeping a car clean even in rainy
weather is far less Of a problem to
the man who uses n little Judgment
under such conditions. One OF the
best tricks is to keep at least Is feet
behind the car ahead a. all times.
This avoids the wheel spray from the
tires of the car ahead. Water that
drops from the sky is quite different
from water that is splashed off the
streets.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Keep the Cooler Cooling.

Cars that are cooled on the
thermo-syphon principle should be
kept generously supplied with water
because If the upper tank Of the radi-
ator is not full enough to cover the
top hose inlet, the system cannot oper-
ate and boiling will begin. As the
water heats it rises, cold water taking
its place. But 1t cannot rise If inter
rupted by air space due 10 insufficient
quantity of water.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Easy Way to Keep the Cap.

There appears to be no good reason
why a motorist should stop for gaso
line at filling station and then drive
away leaving the fuel tank cap to
topple off the running board, trunk
rack or wherever he happens to have
lain it, The first thing the average
car owner does when he removes the
cap is to put 1t whore he is likely tC
forget it. Sometimes he leaves this
for the attendant to do.
Why not make 1t habit to put
the cap in a coat pocket?
If milady happens TO be driving
and has no pockets. why not lay il
on the floor Of the car?
1t is excusable to forget TO put the
cap back on the tank, but not &c
lose IT,
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Did You Know That

After a rain. the spare tire cover
should be removed and the tire al
lowed to dry?
When an extra battery Is used to
combine with the weakened one Of
the car, to crank the engine, the two
should be connected in parallel? This
increases amperage without increas
ing voltage. A six volt circuit should
not have more than six volts. Each
cell rates two volts.
The rear brakes Of IA car do not get
water-logged as quickly as the front
ones? The reason is because the front
wheels go through the puddles first
and empty them of their water.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Progressing Backward.

1.-THE time is not so far distant
when motorists will crank their en-.
gines by hand"
"Acetylene will be used for illumi-
nation on the highways"
"The one-cylinder engine will be the
most popular type.
These are the fanciful. yet logical
conclusions reached by those who pic
ture the automobile as Influenced b.
the age-old theory Of cycles.
This year the worm drive has come
back again for passenger cars and
business has been exceptionally good
for horns that operate from bulbs.
Who can tell?
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Dealers Good BUYERS.

Among the many factors operating
to increase annual production and sale
of cars is the demand from automo
bile dealers. Selling cars has always
looked like q lucrative business 10 the
uninitiated, SO every new make OF
model finds a large dealer demand
One dealer who Is now out of busi'
ness has six cars In the family. Not
q. bad customer tor the industry.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Now You Have It!

ANSWERS to last weeks questions).
!. A "bleeder" in carburetor is
simply a hole or air vent designed to
reduce and control suction where the
latter is used to act rpon the gasoline
as in an accelerating well.
. There is danger of fire from a
cross circuit when cleaning Il cold en-.
CINE with kerosene unless one Of the
leads from the battery is disconnected.
3. A passenger can he shocked If
he happens to touch metal while a
mechanic working on the engine
touches a high tension wire.
4. ball or rol!cr bearing engine
would be little. If any. advantage for
the reason that a good engine is not
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Axle Co. will review the development
OF the worm drive.
Latest developments in tires and
drop-center rims that make tire re-
moVal easy without tools are to be
recounted by B. j. Lemon of the
United States Tire Co.
A phase of engineering that has not
been given much consideration is its
relation to business. This is to be
discussed by a prominent engineering
executive.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Many Operations Improbable.

designed to spin. compression is al
ways a greater retarding force than
friction, and compression is necessary
to efficient operation.
8. Unless there is an open drain
in the bottom Of the case. the plates
and shaft Of dry plate clutch vii.
sweat and rust.
froovr;zbt 1ooRN
Evening star., 1926-05-16
Highways Made Ready.

"Motordom is convinced that tour
ing provides one Of the most delight
full. exhilarating and healthful Of all
recreational activities. Motor cars
have opened up the beauty spots of
the country to all. and this year will
find a record breaking number avail
ing themselves of the splendid new
highways and the well-groomed old
ones.
There Is nothing that more
quickly takes the edge from the de-
lights of touring than to attempt 1t
in a car that has not been put into
condition for such service. The
careful automobilist who intends to
capitalize to the utmost his touring
experience will see to it that no
series of minor mechanical disaste
rise to make his trip one Of physical
exhaustion and mental terror.
''He will have the power plant of
his automobile carefully checked, and
If 1t needs overhauling he will not
leave this vital work undone at the
risk of having his entire trip ruined.
Cars that have seen hard service all
Winter almost inevitably need minor
corrections, such as having the
carbon cleaned and valves ground,
looseness taken up. carburetors re-
adjusted. Preparation for a tour
also should call for change of
grease or other lubricant in every
vital part Differential and transmits
sion lubricant may appear to be all
right. but this appearance often is
deceitful.
"The body also usually can stand
some attention. 1t, too, should be
prepared for the different type of
service which 1t will be asked to
give. Springs and chassis should not
be overlooked in this general reno
walton.
I'm short, no motorist should at
tempt a long tour unless he has
ascertained that his car is ready for
it. He would not start in the face
of a personal illness. He should have
the same regard for his automobile.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
USE Of BUS GAINS,
RAILWAYS REPORT
Electric Lines, Although Los
ing Money at Start, See Big
Future for Coaches.

Financial loss in the operation OF
motor coach lines as feeders" is not
deterring electric railways in turning
increasingly to this type of service.
This point Is made by G. c. Hecker,
special engineer Of the American Elec-
trio Railway Association, in the Jour
nal of the Society Of AutomOttve En-
gineers.
The article records that the tremen'
dous growth in the use OF private au'
tomobiles has seen an increase In the
traffic on electric railways.
Cites Big Increase.
Mr.. Hecker describing the use of
the bus by these roads, writes:
1T may be of interest to know that
In 1924 the electric railways carried
approximately 10000, 900. 900 passen-
gers, which is an increase Of about
900 ,000, 900 in period of 10 years.
1.-THE electric railway operators
have been criticized to some extent be
cause they did not go into motor
coach operation more rapidly than
they did. However, 16 electric rail
way companies were operating a total
Of Is motor coaches over q few miles
of route in 1920, and the latest figures
we have indicate that PSI electric rail
ways were operating 4.452 motor
coaches over 12,060 miles Of route in
1924.
Many Operations Improbable.
Figures that we have collected at
the headquarters Of the American
Electric Railway Association indicate
that approximately two-thirds OF these
operations are Improbable and pre-
sumably will be for some time
although in general the business is in
creasing at a rate that undoubtedly
will make d number Of the operations
profitable. That is due. perhaps, in
q large extent to the fact that many
Of these operations were started in
sparsely settled territory to extend eX-
listing railway service in the most eco
nomical way possible and also where
competition had been threatened.
They were not started with the idea
Of making immediate profits, because
It was recognized that at the outset
they would not pay"
Evening star., 1926-05-16
EXPERTS TOSTUDY
NEW MOTOR PLANS
Society of Engineers to Meet
at French Lick, Ind,
June | to q.

Results of the latest investigations
of automobile riding qualities. head
lighting, engine We;.'. road impact
and heavy oil engines will be revealed
at the Summer meeting of the So
ciety of Automotiye Engineers, to be
held at French Lick Springs, Ind,
june | to 1.
Experts. in their discussions Of the
mechanical side of the automobile,
will forecast the changes and i'm
provcmentS that are likely to be made
in passenger cars. trucks and motor
coaches as Il result of the intensive
studies that are being made in lab
oratorieS in all parts of the country.
Exhibits, demonstrations. motion
pictures and hundreds of lantern
slides viii enable those of the society 5
$500 members who attend the meet
ing to visualize the actual applca-
tion of the principles discussed by the
speakers. Among the demonstrations
will be one of headlighting with com
Elementary COlorS. to be made by X.
y. Chambers of the Light and knOwl-
edge Press. Another will hc a demon
stration OF headlight testing equip
ment and methods by r. y. Falge Of
the General Electric Co.
To Demonstrate Riding Comfort.
Results Of tests of automobile rid
ing qualities and of the effects of seat
cushions and their springs on riding
comfort are to be given and demon
Strated by r. w. Brown of the Fire
stone Tire & Rubber co. and W. c.
KEYS of the Gabriel Snubber Sales &
Service Co.
Reports of the latest findings Of sew
eral Government bureaus are to be
presented. What has been found out
by a thorough investigation Of anti
freeze solutions and compounds is to
be told by IL. *. Cummings Of the
Bureau Of Standards The latest re-
suits of tests Of road impact on trucks
and tires that have been in progress
in the Capital for many months will
he shown and explained by a repre-
sentative of the Bureau Of Public
Roads. New tests for the properties
and suitability Of motor fuels are to
he described and demonstrated by t.
S. Sigh, jr., of the Bureau Of Stand
ards.
Some of the causes of engine wear
sre TO he revealed as the result of
findings that have developed recently
regarding the relation of crank case
oil contamination to engine wear, as
indicated by analyses of hundreds of
samples Of oil taken from cars oper-
ated in a dozen cities in different parts
of the country.
Demonstrations are to he made of
two-cycle heavy oil engines for auto
mobiles Methods of testing and in
dicatinG the power and speed of high
speed engines will be demonstrated
by H. NJ. Jacklin of Ohio State Uni
versity.
The new "hypoid" gear and pinion
for rear axle work is to be described
by A. l.. Stewart and Ernest Wild
haber of the Gleason Works; and a
representative of the Timken Detroit
Evening star., 1926-05-16
THE SUNDAY MOTORIST
An Abridged Magazine for Gar OOners.
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

The mythical man in the street"
is no myth to the driver who Is trying
to keep his record clean.
Evening star., 1926-05-16
PREPARING AUTOS
FOR TRIPS URGED
Proper Adjustments and Re.
pairs Before Setting Out
Held Essential.

That there Will be more automo'
biles on the Nations highways dur
ing the 1928 touring season than
ever before in the history OF motor
dom is generally conceded by OBJ
servers. AS to the mechanical con-
dition OF cars. motorists are warned
to include careful attention to fitness
in their preparations for both short
and long trips.
What form this preparation should
take. according to Oscar Coolican,
president of the Packard Washington
Motor Car Co.. is entirely up to the
individual car owner.
"Now is the time to take stock In
the condition Of ones car and to get
1t in such shape that 1t will be able
to hold it's own in the matter of
appearance and mechanical efficiency
with the machines with which 1t
will associate during the Summer
months" he declares.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-07
Mother Kne7O
She'd Win
BIZ United Press

BU Unfted Press
HIGHLANDS, N. j., Aug. t.
THE proudest mother on earth"
continued to receive congratulations
from every part Of the United States
and abroad today on her daughters
achievement In swimming the Eng.
Dish Channel
Mrs. Henry Ederle, mother of
Gertrude, at her summer home here:
Il am so happy. Gertrude is the
best swimmer in the world and |
knew she could not fail. She would
have made it last year but for poor
luck"
Gertrude is just a "home girl"
her mother said. She doesn't smoke.
drink and seldom goes to dances.
She has never had a sweetheart. She
is devoted to her family and to her
only hobby swimming.
Mrs. Ederele was up early this
morning anxiously awaiting a mes
sage from her daughter.
1T gets lonely here with papa
and Trudie away so far, but / wait
for word soon," she said.
Her voice was almost plaintive
as she added:
Even the good news isn't so good
when you're alone"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-07
BUSINESS AT STATE
CAPITOL PICKING UP
Department Heads Returning From Vacations Political
Murmurs Begin to Fill Corridors.

tackle, though, judging from the alb
sence of fish stories, most OF the va
cationers must have put in their
time playing golf.
With the return of their chiefs.
clerks are getting a little time off to
see what they can do with the rod
and reel.
Sure catchem" bait, on sale in one
of the Statehouse offices, has had
big sale this summer and is still
going strong, being bolstered some.
what by reports from the State fish
and game department that one
angler caught an eight-pound bass.
JanitOrs Active
The janitors have been active
Turing the summer-they deserve
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-07
Yankee Pluck
and More
By Henry l.. Farrell
United Press staff Correspondent

United Press staff CorrcsDondent
NEW YORK, Aug. I'm England
they refer to American persistence
as-"Yankee pluck" In this coun-
.try 1t is known by another and less
elegant name, but by any name it is
the same, and it was plenty of it
that enables "Trudie' Ederle to
write her name in history as the first
) woman to swim across the English
Channel.
Just recently a prominent British
'gGolf writer was theorizing about the
great success Of the American play.
ers. He discussed all the theories
. advanced by others and copcluded.
1t is my opinion that the Ameri-
can golfer is not freak He's just
an American and you tell any Ameri-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-07

Activities at the State capitol,
after an exceedingly dull summer in
all departments except the division
of Statehouse janitors," are picking
up, these days, especially activities
of a political nature.
Small groups of men are noticed
discussing, with more or less ANNA
ton, what are said to be plans for
the comingv Legislature. Campaigns
to bolster memberships in the vari-
Gus political clubs are being started
and solicitors are putting in daily
appearances among the Statehouse
Offices
Few Fish Stories
Department heads are returning
to their posts, one by one, apparent
ly reluctant TO LAY aside, the fishing
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-07
DISAPPEARANCE SOLVED

Bp United Press
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. T.
Vernon Solem, II month sold, dis
appeared Friday afternoon while
playing. Two hours later he was
found sleeping on the running board
of an automobile, two miles away
He had crawled on to the car while
il was parked in front of his home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-08-07
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

much credit for knocking inches Of
dust from books and papers in some
offices, and bringing to light articles
that, although not archaic, were
very, very old. Some of the statues
in the rotunda of the building also
have received a scrubbing, but work
is apparently halted on one fair lady,
who remains with ladder hung
from her neck pending the com
pletion of her shampoo.