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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08

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j. E. Mulkey left Tuesday for
Arlington, Oregon to visit his bro
ther the rest of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Breed were
down from Yakima over Sunday
visiting friends and relatives.
The M. E. Aid society met yes
terday in the aid room at the
church sewing for the society.
The mems class of the Methodist
church will serve a chicken dinner
at the church Tuesday night.
The ladies of the Catholic church
will hold cooked food sale at HUI
let's Grocery Saturday, Dec. 10.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Mackie,
Mrs. H. C. Schmidt and Mrs. II.
G. Fyfe are in Walla Walla today.
A number of Kennewick ladies
will attend a luncheon at Pasco
Saturday to be given by Mrs. F.
L. Perry. s~r
M. M. Moulton and H. G. Fyfe
were in Ellensburg on business
Saturday. Mrs. Moulton. Mrs. II.
r. Huntington, and Miss Winni-
fred accompanied them as far as
Yakima.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08

The rummage sale conducted by
the Woman's club Saturday net
ted them the sum of S97:20 at clos
ing time. A few later sales will
make it higher. The sale was in
charge of the welfare committee
and they gave great deal of time
and work to make it success.
The Congregational Aid society
will hold their annual sale Satur-
day, December 10th in the Hover
building room formerly occupied
by Mrs. Rodgers. Besides cooked
food, they will have many fancy
and useful articles and aprons,
suitable for Christmas gifts. The
Aid will not meet December Is.
The regular meeting of the
Needle club was held Friday after
noon with Mrs. T.. w. Payne. The
ladies spent a social afternoon
with their sewing and the hostess
served refreshments. The annual
luncheon will be held Thursday,
December Is, at the home of Mrs.
j. p. Martin. e..
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Hamil,
who came here from Cleveland;
Ohio, are So favorably impressed
with our mild weather that they
have decided to remain. They have
taken over the second hand store.
Mrs. Hanil left the first of the
week for Cleveland to close up
their affairs and move their eff
fects here. ~
The regular meeting of the Roy
al Neighbors was held Thursday.
Besides the routine business, Of
ficers for the coming year were
elected. A social hour followed the
meeting which was also a fare
well for Mrs. r. E. Carpenter,
one of the active members of the
order. She was presented gift in
remembrance. s
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08
MORE HONOR ROLL.

BY some unintentional error the
honor roll for the 9Th and 18th
grades was was left out of last
weeks paper. Her they are:
MT: Zimmerman. 9Th grade. Lola
Winchester. Dorothy Guernsey
inez Elliott, Resale Whitney, Lu.
Their Brisky.
Mr.. Kirkpatric, 18th grade. Al
bert Knight, Manley Gest, Lucy
Helm, Edward Faulds, Frank Hem.
bree.
Olga Heggem, 7th grade. Edna
Erie Terrell, Billie Sherk, Robert
Tweet. John Vibber, Marjorie
Minert.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08
LITTLE STORIES OF THE WEEK

The Horticulture club will meet
with Mrs. Archie Durbin Monday
at one o'clock.
Mrs. L. j. Aldrich is hostess to
the Congregational Missionary So
ciety today. +
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Boldt at the Linn hospital, boy,
December 5th. t.ses@
j. H. Siegfried and C. L. Hol-
comb have been having a touch of
grip this week. y
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Campbell
have moved back to their home on
3rd Ave. East. I " ..|
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Gilcrest
returned to Lewiston, Idaho, yes
terday morning.
Mrs. Irl Halliday and baby son
were week end guests at the H.
B. Terrill home.
The cemetery meeting will be
held at the city hall, Tuesday, Dec.
13 at three o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wenslaff en-
tertained a company of friends at
cards Monday evening. @
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08

ID. C. Campbell is celebrating his
seth birthday Saturday and believ-
es he is the oldest man in the val
ley. He may be in years but in
actions he is spryer than many half
his age and never fails to do his
daily chores. Mr.. Campbell is the
father of B. j. and C. G. Camp
bell and Mrs. L. c. Minert and
makes his home with his daughter.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08

Mrs. Ellis Dorothy Of Sunnyside,
Mrs. Ed Christen and Miss Anna
McBee, sisters Of Mrs. Dorothy,
and little Eleanor Dorothy mar
rowly escaped serious injuries near
Prosser Monday afternoon when
a car collided into the Christen
car. 1t is believed that no one was
seriously injured but both cars
were considerably damaged.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1927-12-08

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
Did You Know

That hood lacing can be bought at
the accessory stores and that 1t is
a comparatively simple matter to In
stall it on the car? Rip off the old
lacing and remove the rivets with a
tack litter. Punch new rivets through
lacing and holes in the fiange of the
cowl and spreadsthe prongs apart with
pair of pliers.
That torque rods can be added to
a car using Hotchkiss drive (Which
means one that drives through the
springs and does not use rods or
braces to impart the motion of the
chassis to the BODY? Where a car
becomes too loose all over, with con-
siderable play in all parts of the rear
end when the clutch is let in or the
brakes are applied, the addition Of
torque drive will eliminate number
Of difficulties.
That one of the best ways to judge
the power of an engine is by noting
how we'll 1t retards the car in high
gear when descending a hill with the
engine idling? High compression
shows up as a braking force when
the car is pushing the engine. as in
descending hills. And 1t is this high
compression that is the basis of power
for climbing these same hills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
AUTO CLUBS FIGHT
UNFA|RLEC|SLAT|0N
Intensive Drive Against In
iquitous Laws and UnduIy
Heavy Taxation.

Removal of many Of the more i'm
portant forces that restrict the range
Of the automobile will be one Of he
outstanding accomplishments of mo-
tordom this year, in the opinion OF
Ernest N. Smith, general manager of
the American Automobile Association.
An intensive attack on unfair local
legislation and unduly heavy taxa
ton on the motorist has been
launched by motor clubs in all parts
of the country, according to Mr..
Smith, and already there are evidences
that success will mark the clubs eff
forts, he says.
The three forces that serve to re-
tard the complete motorization of the
Nation are unfair laws limiting the
use of the car, excessive taxation and
the lack OF good roads in some parts
of the country, Mr.. Smith points out.
"a fight to eliminate these three
forces long has been one of the basic
features Of the program of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association and its
$40 affiliated clubs" says Mr.. Smith.
1.-THE effort has become more intense
and far-reaching this year than ever
before. Every club that comprises
the membership of the A. A. A. Is Wig
orously in the fight and motorists,
seeing the advantages to be gained,
are rallying to the standard of their
local organizations.
Even the seemingly slightest sue
cesses in eliminating one of the con-
ditions that arouses the ire of the
motorist is marked by an increase of
understanding on his part of the
wisdom OF organization. Organized,
motordom is the greatest single pow
err in this country. Unorganized, it
has the futility that characterizes In
dividual effort in any general reform
atory gesture.
THE hope of the local clubs and
the national organization for success
in their campaigns to remove restrlc-
tive influences is a rapidly swelling
membership. Because they are see
ing their rosters grow daily, they are
confident that this years fight is go
ing to be the most successful ever
waged."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
RUSSIA PROGRESSES
AS PRODUCER OF OIL
Soviet Seems Dissatisfied, However
and Would Turn Industry
Over to Agency.

The position of Russia as petrole-
UNI producer that must be taken into
account in the worlds markets is
indicated by report recently issued
by the Department of Commerce.
According to the report. during the
year 1926 France imported total of
10000 tons of petroleum products
from Russia, not counting the amount
Of Oil imported by the navy for it's
Diesel engines. Belgium during the
month of November, 1925. imported
more than $4,000 tons of petroleum
products, with prospects that this
total will probably increase during
the coming months.
The soviet administration, however,
seems dissatisfied with the progress
which Is being made in conquering the
markets, according to the report, and
negotiations are under way to turn
the entire sale of the Russian output
over to a well organized distributing
agency.
In it's search for markets the soviet
government, which controls the oil
supplies of Russia, recently has nego-
tiated to supply the Spanish firm of
Petroleos Porto Pi with gasoline and
kerosene which is to be stored in
tanks at Las Palmas in the Canary
Islands. Permission has been re-
Quested of the municipal council Of
that city to erect storage tanks, and
the probability is that this permits
sion will be granted, according to the
report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
CAUTION IS URGED
AT INTERSECTIONS
Pedestrians as Well as Motorists
Are Advised to Be on
the Alert.

In order to prevent accidents. not
only motorists. but pedestrians also
must be on the alert Often. authori.
ties state. the pedestrian seems to
court danger.
One of the most common instances
of this Is when motorists stop their
cars at street intersections to await
the traffic signal. Frequently they
halt directly in the path of pedestrians
wanting to cross the street. Some of
the latter then start over behind the
car, while the motorist, seeing that he
Is blocking the stream of foot traffic.
will back his car out of the way. there.
by endangerfng any persons who hap.
pen to be in back Of the vehicle.
This stopping at street intersections
In the path of pedestrians occurs at all
hours of the day, according to the
National Safety Council, which urges
motorists to bring their cars to a halt
before reaching the intersection.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
ROAD DUST ADDS
CORRECTION LOSS
Bureau of Standards An
nounces Result of interest
ing Tests with Lubricants.

Under severe operating conditions
road dust in the lubricant of an auto
mobile will considerably increase the
loss occasioned by friction. Judging
by the results Of a series of tests re-
Gently conducted at the Bureau of
Standards. The investigation in
volved a study of the performa nee
characteristics of journal bearings
when the lubricant contains a fine
abrasive, condition similar to that
when it contains road dust.
Size of Load Factor.
Although the friction loss under Sc
we're operating conditions is large
when using oil mixed with the abra-
sive as compared with clean oil, al
most no difference will be noted when
the load on the machine is light and
operating conditions are favorable.
according to the bureaus report.
The journal bearing friction ma
chine used in the tests provided a
method of measuring the FRACTIONAL
loss in a journal bearing when oper
ating under different conditions Of load
on the bearing, speed of shaft and Wis
costly of the oil. BY correlating these
facts in a suitable manner a compari-
son of the performance of different
iuOA ASdIIo Will Il 6ltcIi DtdElHS WAS
obtained.
Result of Tests.
This comparison of the perform
ance of straight mineral oils and that
of the same oils plus a small per-
centage of very fine abrasive shows
that under very light conditions of
service the friction loss of the bear
ing is about the same when using
either the straight mineral oil or the
Oil plus abrasive. At more severe on.
Grating conditions. however. the fric-
ton loss when using the oil plus abra-
sive Is greater than that when operat.
ing under identical conditions with
the straight OIL This difference in
friction increases as the severity of
operating conditions is increased.
These results give a measure of the
friction loss and an indication of the
rate of wear caused by the abrasive
and indicate that there is at least a
promising field for further research
with reference to the factors affecting
the wear Of journal bearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
$4,000 U. S. AUTOS
SOLD ABROAD IN 1926
Department Of Commerce Reports
Show Increasing Demand
for American Cars.

Approximately $4,000 American
cars were assembled and sold in for
eign countries during 1926. according
to reports to the Department of Com
merce. This brings the total number
of American type cars manufactured
in both the United States and Canada
and assembled abroad to well above
$50, 900.
The $4,000 cars were assembled in
20 plants In Europe and other parts
Of the world, according to the report.
During 1925, when there were II for
eign branch plants Of American auto
mobile factories in operation, the
total number of cars assembled
amounted to slightly more than $780,
900, while in 1924 10 such plants as
sembled and sold $4,000 motor We
hicles.
These figures do not include those
American type cars which were as
sembled by local foreign dealers, as
the Department of Commerce receives
no report on the number of such We
hicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
UNIFORM LAW URGED
TO CURB ACCIDENTS
Lack of Organization and Efficient
Regulations Blamed for
Conditions in West.

That the rural communities and
cities and towns of the West are
having increasing difficulty in coping
with the ever-mounting toll Oft auto
mobile accidents, is the assertion Of
Col. A. B. Barber, manager of the
transportation department of the
Chamber Of Commerce Of the United
States.
This trouble, Col. Barber asserts,
probably arises from the lack of organ
ization and efficient motor traffic laws
in these communities as compared
with the more highly organized COM
munities Of the East.
The remedy is to be found in uni
form laws and regulations. In the
belief of Col. Barber who asserts that
such laws and regulations are as fun
damental to the safe and efficient use
of motor transportation as standard
lied manufacturing processes are to
successful mass production of motor
vehicles
THE records" said Col. Barber, who
also is director of national conference
on street and highway safety, "show
conclusively that, in general, Western
cities present much worse accident
hazards than cities of States which
have adopted modern vehicle legisla.
ton and methods of control and,
Furthermore, recent surveys disclose
that in the rural districts, which pre-
dominate in a large part of the West,
automobile fatalities are increasing
much more rapidly than in the urban
areas.
Economy and efficiency in the field
Of motor operation and control are
still at a low ebb. This is reflected
in great economic losses due to con-
gestion, delay and damage on our
streets and highways and continual
appalling increase in motor vehicle
accidents"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
LIABILITY INSURANCE
TERMS EXPLAINED
Great National Company Replies
to Questions Raised by Read
ers of The Star.

why are the amounts of public liza
bility automobile insurance stated as
"fve-ten," 'twenty-thirty" and so
forth?
What amount Of public liability au-
tomobile insurance can be considered
adequate?
These questions, relative to an i'm.
portant phase of motoring, have been
raised by readers of the automobile
section of The Sunday Star. They
were submitted to the Great National
Insurance Co. for answer and the fol-
lowing replies were received:
"In a policy stated as 'fiVe-ten' the
amounts referred to are In thousands
Of dollars. The lower amount specifies
the limit Of insurance indemnity in
the event of injury or death of any
one person that the policy holder may
strike with his car. The higher limit
applies when two or more claims are
involved by reason of the one accident.
mo specific amount of public liza
bility insurance can be considered ade-
quate under all circumstances. AS a
general rule the greatest amount of
coverage that one can afford is the
ideal. No one can tell how much per-
sonal damage an automobile can do.
and for this reason it is impossible
arbitrarily to set any amount as 'ade-
quate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

Racing engines that turn over at
the rate of 1000 revolutions per
minute, developing 160 horsepower,
and which are smaller than an out
standing majority Of automobile en-
gines now in general use. have been
produced by cooperation between
chemical science and automotive
engineers, according to A. NJ. Max
well, vice president of the Ethyl Case.
line Corporation.
This cooperation, Mr.. Maxwell
asserts. has resulted in the discovery
of tetraethyl lead, a small quantity
of which mixed with gasoline will
make it possible to raise the COM
preston in the motor by means of
super'charger without the appear
ance of the usual knock which sets
in when ordinary gasoline is used.
For years this knock baffled auto
motive engineers" Mr.. Maxwell said.
They realized that If they could in
crease the compression in the cylin-
ders Of the motor they could reduce
its size and at the same time con-
struct more powerful one which
average commercial vehicle of today.
Science Fills Breach.
Gasoline. although not perfect, is
the most wonderful fuel that has
ever been given to mankind. 1t has
a tremendously high content of heat
units, it will not freeze, Is easily
vaporized and has all the good
characteristics necessary for internal
combustion motors except that when
certain compressions are exceeded a
violent knock takes place which neu
tralizes all the good properties of the
fuel.
Therefore. automotive progress
was at a standstill owing to the in
ability of engineers to smooth out
this knock and thereby accomplish
the remarkable performance which
they knew could be accomplished by
raising the compression and thus both
decreasing the size Of the motor and
effecting immense economies In eff
cheney and in fuel conservation.
Chemical science now has stepped
in to fill the breach by supplying
an ingredient which when added tC
gasoline IN minute proportions. car
eliminate the gasoline knock and per
| NIT greatly increased compressions
in the motor. The result Is smaller
and yet more powerful cars thar
| ing of the far-reaching economy ir
gasoline.
This chemical is known as
tetraethyl lead. and when mixed with
gasoline the product becomes ethy
gasoline.
COrrects Error About Speed
"It Is possible by adding one par
| of this chemical to some 1000 parts
of gasoline, or, putting it in another
. way, one teaspoonful of tetraethy
! lead to a gallon Of gasoline, to builC
| and operate the little racing motor
which has outstripped the rapid fire
| gun"
| Many persons have the impression
Mr. Maxwell asserted, that the rapid
fire machine gun leads in speed
This however, is erroneous, he stated
as the new high-compression automo
bile motor of the type that has beer
used in American Automobile AssO
citation sanctioned races for the pas
two years has an explosion speed fal
| greater than any other mechanical
| invention.
The average machine gun used dur
! ing the war fired about 500 shots pei
minute, whereas the 911a inch dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

It's goin' to be a tough job getting
motorists to believe that care Of the
shackles of the car is serious mat
ter. They're just shackled to the idea
that when the old bushin's wear out
it's simple matter to install new
ones.
The average complete shackle job
on car is an expensive piece of
work. 1t means takin' off the springs
and goin' to a lot of trouble, not fig
uring the cost of the parts.
Rubber shackleS would be more
popular than they are If car owners
really appreciated how costly 1t is to
use metal shackles and neglect them.
Too often the shackle Job is left to
the second owner of car, the original
owner merely havin' vague idea of
what was wrong with his car. He
found it to be entirely too noisy and
traded it in before he discovered
that his trouble was his neglect.
A lot of people are greasin' their
shackles and neglectin' them just
the same. 1t isn't just a matter of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
The Old Mechanic Says:

lubricatin' things as it is of lubricatin
properly. I've given the subject
plenty of thought in my day and I've
about concluded that the only lubri-
cant for shackle or a spring bolt is
heavy OIL
Grease simply cakes. 1t is hard to
force in and it is seldom that the old
grease can be forced out. Then you've
got to run the risk of a shortage of
lubricant as well as of havin' your
lubricant too old to be useful. Many
a car owner labors with grease gun
at regular intervals only to have the
chassis wear out as fast as If he
never touched it.
Oil is ideal for lubricatin' tight
places because 1t works in easily. 1t
spreads out under pressure. The old
oil either leaks out or is forced out
by the new.
My theory of it is that when they
find a way to use grease to lubricate
the bearin's of the engine that will
be time to try grease in the shackles.
Until then let's have oil.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
1880 ARE SUMMONED -.
FOR VIOLATING SIGNALS
Police Active in Manhattan Trying
to Get Motorists to
obey Rules.

A total of 1880 summonses were
handed out during January by the
police Of Manhattan for violations of
the traffic light signals on the longi-
tudinal streets. These signals recently
were extended to these thoroughfares
and a special squad of police was de-
tailed to enforce obedience to the sig
nails.
This squad operates along all streets
where lights are installed. and II has
been given special instructions to
teach the motorists to obey the signal
lights as quickly as they would a po-
liceman. Although most motorists al
here strictly to the lights. many take
chance to skip across when the
signal is against them and no officer
is nearby.
The lighting system rapidly Is be-
ing extended to the main businest
streets in northern Manhattan, ant
it Ia expected that it soon will bt
complete.
In connection with their campaign
against motorists who disobey traffic
light signals, the police also are war
ring against those who swing to the
left. disrupting traffic lanes. They
summoned 1868 persons last month
Cor violation of this rule.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20
KEEP OIL OFF BRAKES.
Should Be Used Often Enough to
Burn Off Lubricants.

Handbrakes that operate on a spe-
cial drum just behind the transmits
sion are prone to catch a little oil and
grease from adjacent parts. Thus,
they should receive special attention
if the motorist wants to enjoy maxi
mum service from this unit A
brake should be used often enough to
burn off any lubricant that gets on
the drum, but that is not the whole
story.
Such burning must be effected while
the car Is travelling moderately fast.
The best plan is to half-set the hand
brake when driving, allowing it to
remain in that position until faint
odor of burning oil is noted. When
brake needs this treatment, give 1t
unhesitatingly. Otherwise. it will not
function properly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-20

From time to time a derelict motor
signal light turns red and then keeps
on across. Such things happen, and
sometimes the delinquent driver finds
himself headed toward Police Court.
But until recently there seemed to
be no case on record where the driver
stopped when he saw the light show
ing green and waited until it turned
red before moving.
Such an instance has been authenti-
Gated, and stands as one of the curl
osities in the Washington traffic mu-
scum, SO to speak.
1t occurred on upper Sixteenth
street. The driver approached the in
tersection, saw the green light.