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operation became more and more
essential, it was necessary to i'm.
prove upon these gears until they
took the spiral form. A character
istic Of this type Of drive, however,
Is that the gears mesh in such a
way that their centers are on the
same level. One gear cannot be
lowered without lowering the other.
1t is easy enough with spiral
beveI gears to lower the body con.
siderably by lowering the ring gear
as we'll as the pinion. In lowering
the ring gear, however, it is neces-
sary to make the wheels OF the car
smaller. Making the wheels smaller
brings the axles closer to the
ground, but this process can be car.
ried only to certain extent be.
cause in lowering the entire final
drive, the rear axle housing may be
brought so close to the ground
that there is danger of sacrificing
road clearance.
In the hypoid type of final drive,
this objection is overcome for the
reason that it is not necessary to
lower the ring gear, the axles or to
make the wheels smaller. It simply
is a matter Of making the pinion
gear mesh with the ring gear at q
point anywhere from III" to
Sh below the center of the lat
ter. Just what position is used, Of
course, hinges upon the seize Of the
ring gear and the gear reduction
ratio between it and the pinion.
The new position Of these gears
is made possible by a difference in
the gear teeth. Because of
peculiar tooth inclination there is
combination Of rolling and sliding
tooth contact. The whole process
sounds more complicated than
actually it is, but in viewing hypoid
gears and spiral bevel gears, the
average automobile owner perhaps
would not note any great differ
ence.
Hypoid gears may become widely
popular within the next few years
because they can be cut like spiral
bevel gears on machines which are
already in use. The same Is true
of the pinions. Whether service
from these gears will be as salts
factory as anticipated, however, re-
mains to be seen. There is no
reason, however, why the new plan
should not be successful.
Electric Drive
In the true electric drive the
engine under the hood simply
operates a dynamo which feeds cur.
rent to electric motors. On the
BUSES previously referred to, there
are separate motors for each wheel.
This Of course results in increased
weight, a factor which Is not partic-
ularly detrimental in bus design.
For passenger ars, however, it has
been found that until lately the
addition Of electric drive adds about
1000 pounds of weight to the aver
age automobile.
Recently. however, new types Of
generators and motors have been
developed which, when substituted
for the conventional clutch and
transmission on the average car,
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j. C. PETTY

y. C. PETTY
One hundred and twenty-five
dealers and their employees at
tended the first of a series Of
seven lecturers at the Willard
Hotel on Tire Making and Mer.
chandising, delivered by James
Petty, Washington manager of
the Firestone Tire and Rubber
Company.
Mr.. Petty, who has just returned
from trip to the factory Illus
trated his lecture with a set OF
four films showing the Firestone
1000, 000-acre plantation at Ii.
IBERIA, tree planting, rubber curing,
and then the arrival of the raw
product at the factory. Another
film showed the process of gum
dipping, the manufacture process
of tire making and tube molding
and the last film on rim manu-.
facture.
Mr.. Petty announced at the
meeting that 1925 was the largest
year in the history of the Fire
stone Company, and that this
record will be passed in 1927 as
the additional building now in
course of construction will in
crease the production to $4,000
tubes. $4,000 rims and $4,000 tires
day. Future meetings will be
held in nearby Maryland and Vir.
ginia during the coming month,
and dealers are invited to attend.
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BEFORE WASHING CAR

Before washing the car a mixture
Of kerosene and lubricating oil should
be forced between the body crevices
with a squirt gun or allowed to seep
in from the application Of brush.
This viii overcome body squeaks,
provided proper attention has been
given to the Tightening of the body
bolts. Rocking the car will permit
the mixture to penetrate thoroughly.
1t is good plan to save the oil
drained from the crankcase for this
purpose. It is also advisable to let
up on the body bolts and then back
them up with grease. This grease
will work over the surface Of the
bolt upon tightening and thereby
prevent any squeaking at this source.
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HITS
SALES TOP

Metropolitan centers are setting
the pace in increased Chandler sales
throughout the country. statistics
released by the Chandler organiza.
ton show.
Despite the fact that more than
nalf the cars produced annually are
sold in the smaller urban commune
tleg. Chandler sales for January and
February this year in such metro
politan points as Washington. d. c.:
San Francisco. Los Angeles, Balti.
more. Rochester. Boston, Philadel.
phia. Pittsburgh. Indianapolis. Mil
waukee, Minneapolis and Kansas
City are averaging all the way from
20 to so per cent better than a
year ago.
Zone basic reason for our gains
in the large centers a side from the
inherent appeal of the new cars, lies
in the fact that the larger conlmuni.
ties have better facilities for ren1ov.
ing snow and slush from main thor.
oughfares," said Sid Black. Chand-
Ter general sales manager.
Since Chandler February sales
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For those who are not conversant
With the term, it may be pointed
out that final drive" simply is the
name given to the process of trans
forming the rotational force Of the
propeller shaft into the rotational
force of the rear axles which op-
crate at right angles to it. There
are various ways of effecting ibis
change. Starting with a number of
different forms motor car makers
rapidly switched to the spiral bevel
gear. Adoption of this one type was
80 nearly universal that for a time
many concluded that the matter Of
final drive definitely had besh de-
cided upon.
Various Forms Employed
That such was not the case clearly
a indicated by the trends which
have been developed in this part of
the automobile more or less recently.
First came the electric drive and
then, within the past year, the
hypoid. simultaneously came a re-
NivaI Of the worm type Of drive.
There was a definite reason for each,
and at the present time, each is
serving exceptionally well in its spe-
cial capacity.
TO date. the electric type of drive
mas not been used successfully in
passenger cars, although it mas be-
come familiar and successful form
Of final drive in the bus field.
1t has been known for a long time
that the worm drive permits of lower
bodies. This has been a feature in
motor truck construction for the
reason that obtaining low center
or gravity was factor in safety
as well as in prolonging the life Of
thr truck itself. With the worm
siung below the rear axle gear, it
is obvious that the entire propeller
shaft is lowered and that the de.
signers are enabled to reduce the
center of gravity considerably. MANI
years ago the worm drive was some.
what popular in passenger car con.
etruction, but it was not revived in
this field until the demand for lower
passenger cars became urgent. and
II is due to the revival of the worm
drive for passenger cars that the
hypofd type Of drive has came into
existence.
The word 'hypoid'' offers some
suggestion as to what the new de.
velopment in gears really is. Brief.
", a hypoid gear simply is spiral
bevel gear designed to accommodate
lower bodies with only such slight
changes in its makeup that it re.
quires neither special machinery for
manufacture nor special knowledge
Tor servicing. To properly under.
stand the operation as we'll as the
construction of hypoid gears, 1t is
necessary first to know something
OF the spiral bevel gear used in the
average automobile.
Working OF Gear
In the familiar type of final drive
there is pinion gear. relatively
small and mounted directly at the
end of the propeller shaft, meshing
with relatively large ring gear,
which revolves at right angles to
It. This is a very simple TYNE of
gearing. In its earlier forms, it
simply was a spur gear, but as
the demand for quiet and efficient
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ment Of the. company. The plan
calls for the rotating in office Of the
dealer-directors from year to year so
that every section Of the country
will be represented.
Both Thornton and DashieIl are
Original Dodge Brothers DEALERS
having been identified with the sale
of Dodge Brothers cars since 1914
when the car first came on the
market. Mr.. Thornton Is identified
with the Thornton-Fuller Company,
of Philadelphia. His 1914 contract
called for the delivery Of 400 cars.
Last year the contract specified
1890 cars for delivery.
Mr.. Dashiell Is president Of the
Dashiell Motor Company, OF Chi
cago. His total sales the first year
were 900 cars, while in 1926 the
Dashiell Motor Company delivered
$500 cars.
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add no more than 100 pounds to the
total weight.
Many believe that the electric
drive will be the drive of the future,
largely because it ties up with the
new development in Diesel engines.
This type Of engine burns low
grades of fuel and its combination
drive is particularly noteworthy be.
cause it does not have to be so
efficient. A skip in an engine of
this type combined with electric
drive could not be detected by the
driver because of the smooth flow
of power made possible through the
electric drive.
1t is obvious that the final word
has not been said on final drives.
An entirely new field has been open.
ed in subject which formerly was
believed to be nearly a closed book.
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were 47.S per cent larger than those
in January because Of the heavy
metropolitan area buying. Mr.. Black
anticipates proportionate sales gains
in smaller communities with the
advent Of spring and the oppor.
tunity for 3lessureable motoring.
The number of untitled orders
we have on our books at the pres
ent time and the orders our dis
tributors and dealers have taken for
spring delivery Of cars, indicate that
1927 will be a banner Chandler year
and that our spring business VIII be
the largest we have ever expert.
cnced." he pointed out.
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Final Auto Drives
Again to Fore
By j. LEO sUGRUE
Times Automobile Editor

this question seemed to be definitely settled by the automove
industry but within the past year the question has been
reopened by the introduction of form of drive
together with the revival Of that extremely popular
in the earlier days
What does this meant Is there to be another battle
paraeng that types of engines similar to
the conflict between supporters of the mechanical n.y.
draulic brake systems?
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The election Of Mr.. Dashieli and
Mr.. Thornton is in accordance with
Dodge Brothers policy, announced
a year ago, of giving it's dealers di.
rect representation in the manage.
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DodgeNan1es2 DeaLers
To Firm S Board

Dodge Brothers, lnc the election the board Of
directors Of two Dealers Russell Dashe Of Chicago and
Samuel S. Thornton of Philadelphia They succeed G. NJ
Bishop of Brooklyn and F. S. Abertson Of Angeles both
Dodge Brothers dealers
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AIDS TO THE DEToURIsT

A large map is placed near detour
signs in Massachusetts, to show
motorists how to get around con-
steuction work.
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CHILLING DUE IN
GARV|N CASE

In a final effort to obtain some
definite information concerning the
Staying last Wednesday night at the
New York Avenue bridge, near Camp
Meigs. Of Charles Leon Smith, mem.
bers Of police headquarters homicide
squad will today continue their grill.
ing Of Mrs. Mary Agnes Garvin,
who was with him at the time of
the killing and herI son, William
Anderson.
To allow the two more time in
which to decide whether they are
willing to give any information they
may have concerning the true man
ner OF the killing, the police have
allowed Mrs. Garvin and her son
TWO Gays OF solitary confinement.
Differences in the description of
the killing as told by Mrs. Garvin
have led to the belief that she
knows more Of the case than she
has divulged.
The principal discrepancy was the
change OF her original story in
which she claimed she was attacked
by a giant negro who then killed
Smith.
ollS AdICF QSn1SQ Sn0 AaQ given
any such description claiming she
does not now know whether the
man was white or coIored or
whether he was large or small.
The inquest, however, will not be
held until the police have had more
time in which to investigate the
stories of the woman, and SON.
The investigation which has been
under way since a few hours after
the killing has to date developed no
definite clues with the exception Of
the fact that Smith was killed by a
heavy asphalt tamper obtained at the
District asphalt plant, near the
scene of the murder.
A thorough search of the ground
has failed to reveal the sharp instru.
ment with which Mrs. Garvin could
have been cut.
She had two long slashes across
her abdomen when found, which she
claimed were made by knife or
razor in the hands of her assailant.
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N. Y. WELCOMES
AIR HEROES
BY DAVID p. SENTNER
International News Service

NEW YORK, July 1s.-Five Of
the seven men who have flown
from America to Europe in one
hop returned today to find that
New York has earned it's reputa-
ton for being blase.
Commander Richard E. Byrd,
with his three companions and
Clarence Chamberlin were received
with official pomp and ceremony
on their arrival, but the wild spirit
of acclaim with which Col. Char
les Lindbergh, the first man to fly
to Paris, was greeted, was dis
tinctly missing.
Apparently transatlantic flying is
an accepted everyday fact to the
multitude. and is no longer a feat
which calls for great rejoicing.
Rain Disperses Crowd
AS the official reception began
in front of the City Hall, where
the fliers, Byrd, Bert Acosta,
George Neville, Bernt Balchen and
Chamberlin, were greeted by Mayor
Walker, slight rain began to fall,
almost completely emptying the
stands, which had been only parti-
ally filled with spectators.
The crowds lining the sidewalks
dispersed, and the scene hardly
differed from that of any rainy
afternoon in New York.
A few score persons, mostly Off
Gals who were forced to remain by
the call of duty. huddled about the
reviewing stand as Mayor Walker
pinned the city's medal OF valor on
the fliers' breasts. The men
applauded politely, instead of throw
ing their hats in the air as they
did for Lindbergh, and the women
waved Sodden handkerchiefs instead
of screaming them selves hnarse.
All the way up the bay the great
liner was surrounded by screeching
tugs and harbor craft, blowing off
great clouds of steam in noisy
welcome. At quarantine the Le-
Viathan was met by the reception
boat, Macon, bearing officials,
families and friends of the fliers.
Greeted by Tindbergh
Among the first to greet rhe
aviators and congratulate them on
their successful flights was Charles
Lindbergh. the first man to span
the Atlantic from the United States
to the European continent by air.
AS the Macon made it's way up
the harbor amid the din Of welcome,
scores Of planes circled overhead,
the roar Of their motors adding to
the general pandemonium But
this was only the beginning. The
filters were due at the battery soon
after noon and from that fiy,oa M,
for the next four DAYS they can
hardly call their lives their own.
Acosta and NJ lie were met ct
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.SANDERSDENIES
HE WILL QUIT
Photo by International
By GEORGE E. DURNO
International News Service

RAPID CITY, S. D., July 49,
From a weekend of hectic political
maneuvering at the summer White
House there emerged today a new
candidate for the 1923 Democratic
Vice Presidential nomination and
the possibility of a switch in Presi
dental secretaries before next
years elections.
William ]. Bulow, governor of
South Dakota, in an interview, an
nounced himself as an aspirant for
the Vice Presidency on the Demo.
cratic ticket: Everett Sanders, sec.
rotary to President Coolidge, denied
reports that he intended to take a
vacation beginning August /, hut
remained silent on the suggestion
that he would retire in time to run
against Senator Arthur Robinson
next year in Indiana.
Both reports occupied attention
in the Black Hills today to the ex.
clusion of the comings and goings
of the President. Bulow on Satur.
day failed to deliver previously
prepared speech at Ardmore, S, D.,
Ia Lilo p4SsSHCe uI tl6 executive, at
lacking the Administration farm
policy. but he was out today with
a suggestion he would be the ideal
candidate for the lower end of the
1928 Democratic ticket.
Sanders. meanwhile. according 10
semi-official reports was expected
to resign-presumably to make way
for seasoned politician able to
swing delegations at next wears
national convention to the support
of Mr. Coolidge or his choice.
Any such intention. however. was
denied Indignantly by Sanders upon
receipt of the first newspaper
stories touching on the rumor.
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BY international News Service


VIENNA (via Bratislava) /,
July 1S.-With more than 70
dead and 300 wounded. the
Austrian government took
vigorous measures today to
prevent a renewal of the riot
ing which, for a time, threatened
to grow into a national revolu-
ton.
About 10000 national troops
are stationed in the suburbs
and, in some districts, the police
have begun to disarm the re-
calcitrantS.
The city is quiet. Street cars
and motor buses are running.
Government officials claim that
all danger of civil war is past.
Official denial is made of reports
that foreign diplomats asked for
intervention by foreign troops.
1t is admitted that intervention
by any of Austria's neighbors
might lead to grave international
complications in Central Europe,
for the uprising here has grown
into more than a domestic prob
lem.
Chancellor Seipel issued a com.
munidue promising to call parlia-
n1ent into special session, but
demanding that the Socialists allow
freedom of debate without pressure.
Furthermore. the chancellor has
promised tentatively reorganization
of the government in due course
of time $50 long as it is not car.
rted out under pressure"
Both Chancellor Seipel and Bur
gomaster Seitz issued appeals to the
public to help maintain law and
order promising an adjustment of
the troubles.
The origin of the outbreak remains
somewhat obscure. 1t is reported.
however, that it was precipitated
by few hundred Communists, who
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v LEAD
IS PHRASE
IN NOTE

Police and detectives, work.
ing on the Mills murder mys.
terry at Rockville, today are
concentrating their efforts on
new theory brought out by
a painstaking psychological
examination of the note found
pinned on the dead mans
body.
In spite of official state
ments by States Attorney
Robert Peter, jr., and Mont.
gomery county officials that
the murder of Edward Mills,
prosperous farmer and dairy
man Of the Hunting Hill sec
ton, who was shot to death
at sunrise July Z by an IN
identified stranger in black,
is no nearer solution now than
it was the day it was com.
mitted, special detective Ray
mond E. Kennedy is confident
that a solution is near.
Educated Person Sought
The note shows to an exper.
that It was written by a well.
educated man who made a crude
attempt to initiate an ignorant or
llliterate person. It also contains
passage taken from the ritual
of wen-known fraternal order
which would indicate that the
writer was laboring under the i'm
preston or hallucination that his
victim had violated the fraternaI
code which forbids association
with the wife of a brother"
Association Of Husbands
The belief Is growing that Mills
was condemned to death by an in.
formal association Of outraged
husbands" and one of their mum.
Der was elected to pull the trigger.
Evidence points to more than one
man having been connected with
the plot. 1t was pointed out that
Mills did not have to commit one
violation of the moral code to be
marked for death in this manner
but that any jealous husband or
husbands could have been easy
prey for unfounded gossip and
could have let their beliefs prey
on their minds until it took the
form Of homicidal mania.
Report on Gun Awaited
For the next day or two the r..
port Of the Bureau of Standards
on the 80 caliber automatic pistol
found In the trunk of Edward
Mills, brother Of the farm boy who
witnessed the murder but whom
the police do not believe Is telling
all he knows, will be eagerly
awaited by those DESTROYS of soly.
ing the mystery.
Apparently the authorities ara
sure that it was only a coinci.
dence that a pistol, having had fha
same number Of shots fired there.
from which were pumped into
Mills body and clothing and beine.
of the same caIiber as the deafh
weapon, was found on the next
farm to that of the dead man. AL
though the gun was captured Lest
Monday and its holder released
after perfunctory questioning. no
effort has been made to ascertain
IT the bullets pumped into the dead
mans body were fired from The
weapon.
Ballistic experts, by firing another
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RE F USE D
LOAN To
]. DlIKE:

Los ANGELES, July IA
challenge to an affair Of
honor "a duel-has been is
sued by Archduke Leopold, OF
Austria, to count Laszlo
Szechenyi, Hungarian minister
to the United States.
The challenge not only has
been sent, but has been ac-
cepted by the envoy, it is re-
ported.
1t grew out of a telegraphic
passage-at-arms between Count
Szechenyi and the Austrian
archduke, who is a grand
nephew of Emperor Franz
Joseph, and who arrived in
the United States about two
months ago.
LeOpOld's Money Gone.
In the course of his travels in
this country Archduke Leopold
lost "most of his money" in a
manner as yet unexplained. Ar
irving in Los Angeles, he asked
the Hungarian legation in Wash
ington to arrange for a loan from
friends in New York.
The reply to this from Count
Szechenyi was a tart telegram in
which the adjective ''takoss,"
which means without fact" Sin
discreet" - and unknown to the
Hapsburg family since its birth.
It's use the archduke construed as
an insult.
Challenged by Wire
Then the archduke wired this to
the a nbassador:
Il received today your offending
telegram. 1t is very difficult for
me 10 answer 1t because you we're
before the war only a "lakai of nv
family. But 1 will say the duel can
be arranged and / will slap you in
the face with my fighting glove"
"Lakat" means lackey or menial-
mere servant.
Awaiting the duel Archduke Leo
Lold is attempting to recoup his
fortunes by working in motion pic
lures IN Hollywood.
His funds have run low and he
has given up most of the Iuxuries
to which he has been accustomed"
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Chamberlin Plans New Plane
BOARD LINER LEVIATHAN,
July 1S.-By Radio to /. N. 81
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