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Standardized Construction for
United States, Advice of
Selberling.
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“Hundreds of miiMons of Aoliars
will soon be spent on our highways.
Unless this money ts put into roads
that will stand up under the strain
of heavy traffie, there will he great
dissatisfaction among our taxpayers
and future appropritions will be dif
ficult to secure. The whole future
success of our hishway building pro
gram depends upon an experienced
guiding hand now.”
Such was the statement made re
cently by F. A. Seiberling, chalrman
of the highwayvs committee of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, and one of the foremost road
@athoritis in the country,
Continuing, Mr. Setherlng satd:
“We must have a great system of
mmtional highways. Antomobile pro
duction has not yet reached its peak,
and while it is climbing back to for
ther levels, the multiplication of mo
tor trucks will increase tremendousty,
until in five years from new truck
wegistration will undoubtedly egqual
antomobile registration.
*“We must construct the highways
S 0 accommodate this vast army ana
dufld them of materials that wih
.-n'mmnd the exactions demanded of
LEAD TN RAILROADS,
“The United States leads all nations
n fts railroad mileage, yet in Im
proved highways we are trallers
Based on the ratio of two miles of
peublic highway to each sguare mile
@or area which applies in developed
terrftory, we should eventnally have
gnore than 5,000,000 miles of highways
n this country. At present we have
about 2,000,000 miles, about i 0 per
cent of which may be said to be im
peoved.
“This gives some idea of the ecom
nsive program that must be put
mnm\ tobrlakr care of our trans
gortation problems.”
A resolution ilndorsing national
fighways and Federal commission
~was passed by the Chamber of Com
merce at its seventh annual meeting
#n St. Louis, at which were present
mnore than ILOOO delegates, represent-
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These 16 Maxwell Trucks
Ran 90,010 Miles; Total
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Repair Cost; $830.59
s one thing for a motor truck to show long mileage
on gas, oil and tires—and quite another to stay out of the
repair shop. Maxwell trucks have become well known
for their obvious economp. This deals only with the repair
side of the Maxwell.
It is printed after the second mail of returns has come
in fromm a canvass of 10,000 Maxwell owners. The first
fifteen trucks examined showed a mileage of 109,700 at a
total repair cost of $313.07,
nuumdldhotdo:ta.om.yamm
up the magnificent average of + per mile on repairs.
One ran 20,000 miles at a cost of $220. A second
covered 12,000 miles at a cost of sl2. A third did 5000
miles at a cost of §ls. Another passed 4320 miles without
a penny’s cost. Still another passed BOQO at no cost. Again
a fifth did 4000—and no cost.
It is further proof of the contention that Maxwell trucks
are efficient in more ways than one: they run at small cost
and it doesn’t cost much to keep them running.
A further analysis disclosed 15, 18, 22 mfles to the gah
lon of gas, 200, 250, 275 miles to the gallon of 011. And not
a single owner among these sixteen hesitated
FESSG to state he would purchase Maxwells againl
m M effic
w axwell is the sent motor truck. Be
‘J| cause it earns its cost in a short time, and
l”l saves many a good dollar in freedom from
n, TEPRIrS. Price for chassis SIOBS £o b
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JOS. G. BLOUNT
385 Peachtree Ivy 4152 Atlanta
National Policy Needec
In 1918 automobile manufac- |
turers paid a total of $33,000,000
in taxes to the Federal Govern
ment. In the same period car
owners pald $50,000,000 in motor
registration fees to the States.
Total automobile taxes, includ
ing the personal property, excise,
local charges, etc, for the year
are estimated at $150,000,000.
The charges will reach $200,-
000,000 in 1919, All of these are
paid by car owners in the last
analysis, making a total charge
of $25 per car for 1918,
Against this it should be noted
that of the 2,500,000 miles of
highways in the United States
but 6,250 miles are equal to the
‘ demands of heavy duty traffic
~and this mileage is made wp of
loose, unconnected hnks,
It would appear from this that
the needs of the car owner have
| not been considered in highway
| construction, yet his taxes
amount to a sum egual to mone
than half of the total road ex
- penditures in the United States
for any single year. Evidently
| antionat pefiey b aosted
ing 650,000 corporations, firms and
mndividuals. I reads as follows:
"That highways are an integral
part of our nation’'s system of trans
portation has been emphasized by the
war, and an enormous development is
at hand, so important as to require a
comprehensive national policy, under
which Federal appropritalons for
highways will be applied to national
needs for Jirterstate commerce, agri
culture, postal delivery, common de~
tense and general welfare.
NEED HIGHWAY BQDY.
*Congress should create a Federal
highway commission, indepedent of
present departments of the Govern
ment, eomposed of members from the
different geographical sections of the
country, to perform all executive
functions of the Federal Government
pertaining to highways, Including
those relating to exkcing appropria
tions Im awd of State ccnstruction,
Sueh a eoramittee sheuld aet in co
crdipatien with auyv Fewera' agency
that may have functions »f araculat.
ing ratl, trley, wmier and hgaway
trar se«viation,
‘Congraes snowld make strhotantial
approp. it ne for the cove'r (tion and
maintenance of « pstlocal Lignway
sys'em to serve ti pe«d for the
mew-nance A Interstate travel and
traffic.
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HEA@ST'S SUNDAY AMERICAN — A Newspaper for People Who Think — SUNDAY, JUNE 15, Wl9.
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TIMELY GARE i
Valve Toppets, Bearings, Timing
Gears and Bolts Require At
tention Once in Awhile.
Al dartvers take pride In a qulet
motor, It is not difficult to have one,
althongh sometimes it is expensive If
you have not been careful in the han
dling of your motor from the start,
Assuming that you have a good,
qulet running motor, or a motor in
good condition, it Is easy to keep it
quiet If a few simple rules wil be
kept in mind
Quictness is & matter of compari
son. Some motors are Inherently
nolsy, but most modern motors are
designed to be qulet, and will remain
quiet if the owner will give them the
proper attemtion. One of the noisy
parts of an engine is the valve tap
pet, and this should be adjusted prop
erly if satisfaction Is going to be had
from the operation of the valve, and
at the same time if the valve is going
to be quiet.
THE TAPPET ADJUSTMENT,
The tappet adjustment is provided
at the bottom end of the valve stem
and is for the purpose of arranging
the proper amount of clearance be
tween the end of the valve stem and
the tappet. Owing to the head of the
enging a Mttle clearance must be left |
here to take care of the expansion of
the parts, so that when the engine
becomes hot the valve will not be
lifted from the seat, due to the ex
pansion of the stem and working
parts, and become leaky.
Generally a clearance of about .008
or .004 of an inch is about right
(about thickness of a visiting card),
003 for the intake and .004 for the
exhaust I 8 common practice. The ad
justment is generally made by means
of a nut and lock-nut,_as shown in
the illustration on this page.
. KEEPS BEARINGS TIGHT,
Supplying the engine with plenty
»f oil will generally keep it quiet for
a much longer time than an engine
which is deprived of a proper amount
of lubrication. If the engine is not
properly lubricated the pistons wear,
and in bad cases will score, causing
the compression to become leaky and
the pistons to develop a slap. Often
times the piston rings will break and
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Tire Precaution
That Vill Sav
at Will Save
Owners Trouble
Motorists should be cautioned
against using too mueh talec when
Jnserting inner tubes In casings, says
’the B. ¥, Goodrich Rubber Company.
]There are several powders for keeping
the tube from sticking to the casing,
among these being soapstone, graph
ite and tale, but the use of too much
of any of these proves disagstrous and
a collection of substances in one place
eals into the rubber. If, on the other
hand, no powder be used, it will be
only a short time before the heat gen.
‘erated will cook the tube.
Under inilation is equally injurious
to tubes. When the under-inflated
tire passes over a stone both casing
and tube are jolted against the rim
and sooner or later a leak will devel
op. AMH tires should be inflated to the
standard,
If a tire deflates suddeniy the car
should be stopped immediately, as
continuous running means that the
casing must slip olrcumferenua.lly.‘
ripping the valve stem. out and tear
ing the tube, (
Sand in a casing is another cause
of the ruination of & tube. It often
happens that a motorist, while repair
ing a puncture on a road, permits the
tube and casing to pick up particles
which create a friction later and
eventually tiny holes, which will
scarcely show when the tube is sub
merged In water assert themselves.
Then the motorist runs to the deaier
and charges him with selling a por
ous tube,
Putting undersized tubes in casings
is a cornmon fault. This strains the
tube; makes the expansion all one
sided on the tread side of the tire,
and generally results in a blowout,
Sunlight is a natural enemy of in
ner tubes, The sunlight, or any bright
light for that matter, dries out the
tube and makes it britile and un
clastic,
A habit of motarists to carry tubes
unprotected in tool boxes is often re
sponsible for much subsequent trou
ble. Tools are being bounced against
it as the car bounds along, its sides
are chafed and become worn. It is
weakened before it is even inserted in
the casing. All tubes should be car
ried “in a water-proof bag er well
wrapped in a newspaper.
cause a knock in the engine, and will
also score the cylinder wall
The bearings can be kept tight by
adjustment, the usual manner of ad
justment being the removal of shims
from between the two halves of the
nolsy bearing. When a shim is re
moved, the bearing can then be closed
up tighter. These shims are very thin
strips of metal, and one or more shims
are removed for the purpose of secur
ing the proper degree of tightness.
When the engine becomes so bad
that it develops a knock attention
should be given to the loose point at
once. A’ knock always comes from
play at some aoint where it should
not exist, and knocks are, as a rule,
cumulative; that is, they become
worse and worse- as time o‘tou on,
and very often the result a 4 neg
lected knock is disastrous,
| NOISE IN TIMER.
Noise will also often develop in the
timing gear. The timing gear case
on most engines is lubricated from
the same supply of 01l which takes
care of the rest of the bearings, As
a matter of common practice the oil
reservoir is in the bottom of the
crankcase, which is called the 01l
pan, and a leak from the pump will
generally distribute a lupply of ol
over the timing gears. Naturally, if
the 01l in the crankcase is allowed
to become low the timing gears do
not get their proper supply and wear
rapidly. Normal wear always results
in the timing gears, and on all en
gines which use the spur-gear type
of pinions noise is very common.
The spiral type of gears, which give
a sliding rather than a pounding
engagement, are becoming very com
mon, as are also silent chains for
driving the timing gears, thus elimi
nating what wused to be th¢ most
usual cause of noise on the engine
Noise in the engine often develops
from the bolts which hold the engine
to the sub-frame or main frame to
the chassis becoming loose. Thl”
causes the engine to pound, especially
on rough roads, and will often
give rise to a knock which is blamed
on the crankshaft or connecting rod
bearings, but which s In reality due
to this looseness of the motor-hold
ing bolts,
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Here Is Latest Plan to
Swindle Auto Buyers
Swindlers are working the Illinois
territory, offering to sell motor cars
discarded by the War Department for
$360, of which $l5O s cash and S2OO
to be turned over when dellvery s
made. The salesmen carry forged
credentials of the Government and
stipulate that the buyer must not sell
the oar; must not change the color
for upward of one year, ngg tell any
one how the machine was obtained.
It is sald the swindlers have been
making their headquagiers In .St
Louip and that the total proceeds so
far are not less than $50,000, A letter
has been received from H. L, Rogers,
quartermaster ?--nenl of the U, 8. A,
and director of purchases and sup
‘plh‘l. stating Ahat there will be no
'new cars for sale, and, for the time
being, thera will be no second-hana
cnrs to be disposed of, If there should
‘he a surplus of new or second-hana
cars, they will be turned back to the
manufactiyers to be handled through
\th.« regular trade markets, as told
several times.
Have a Small Piece of
Canvas in Tool Kit
Pew car owners realize what a
convenient accessory s a little square
of eanvas, about 18 inches over all
It saves the knees of the trousers
when you have to kneel to get at
some inaccessible part. It keeps the
jack from slipping on snow or loe, It
pump. the inner tube out of the dust
when this part is being Inserted by
the roadside. It will serve to strain
mlno through. It wifl keep tools
rattling, it will protect the hand
mn handling hot parts, and finally it
will make an ommm-‘ maside blow.
out patch, And withal it takes up
practically no room in the tool box
Indian Sales Manager
Calls on J. P. Windsor
Tom G Butler, a former Georgian,
who I 8 now assistant general sales
managaer of the Hendee Manufactur
ing Company, makers of the famous
Indian motoreycles, arrived in Atlanta
Saturday te spend a few hours with
his old friend, J, P. Windsor, of the
Atlanta Indian Motoeycle Company.
Mr, Butler is on his way to Los An
gelos to attend the big motorcycle
race meet there next week,
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The growing use of the motor truck
as means for handling the United
States mall {s an important develop
ment in truck work. At the present
time there are 31 main truek routes
in operation, covering 3,781.53 miles
of road. In the parcel post service
alone ther are 104 trucks and two
men employed to each truck. Twelve
citles are using the motor truck par
cel post service at the present time,
These are: Wash{ngwn, St. Louis,
Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York,
MNashville, Indianapolis, Detroit, Chi
cago, Buffalo, Brooklyn and Boston.
By the use of these parcel post
trucks the malil service throughout
the rural districts of the country is‘
developed to a remarkable extent. A
bill is before the House postoffice
committee at the present time for an
appropriation of $8,000,000 for the de
velopment of the motor truck mail
service in the year beginning July 1,
1919. As there is a law in existence |
at the present time which permits
the War Department to turn over to
the Postoffice Department any sur-‘
plus trucks without expense to the
latter, this sum of money will not be
used for the purchase of new trucks,
‘but merely for maintaining and
furthering the work of the depart
'ment. \
The release of additional war
trucks when the work of winding up
the affairs of the army is compleged
will make it possible to cover the
country with a network of parcel post
truck routes. At the present time
the Postoffice Pepartment has al
ready requisitioned from the War De
partment nearly 16,000 military
trucks. The annual report of the
Postmaster General states that the
Government owned city mail trucks
total 965 and were divided as follows:
Chicago, 230; New York, 163;: Phila
delphia, 113; Boston, 93; Brooklyn,
92; St. Louis, 60; Pittsburg, 54: De
troit, 52; Washington, 51; Buffalo,
31; Indianapolis, 15, and Nashville,
11. The trucks in use were Fords,
White, Packard, Studebaker, G. M.
C., Overland, Reo, Buick, Lippard
gt::art Brockway and Kejly-Spring
e
Road Engineers Are
Needed Back Home
The return of the Twenty-third En
gineers Regiment along with the oth
er battalions of road-building forces
has been ordered. This was request
ed in a resolution passed at a meet
ing of the American Road Builders’
Association in New York City, which
authorized a committee to take up
with the War Department the matter
of returning these units. S, M. Wil
llams, president of the Highway In
dustries Association, was made chair
man of the committe and has been
working with the Secretary of Agri
culture for the return of the road
men in the regiments mentioned
above. As the services of these men
are greatly needed on this side to car
ry on the large amount of road work
that will be undertaken in this coun
try during the roa@-building season,
it is hoped that the remaining units
will be ordered home as_soon as they
can be spared. The large amount of
money avallable for road building and
the slowness with which it is being
put under contract indicates the ne
cessity for the prompt return of these
men. |
Keep Your Foot Off l
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Clutch When Driving
Are you a clutch rider? Does your
foot continually rest on the pedal
controlllr:g this« important part of
your ca® If so, you are uncon
sclously wasting power and are help
ing put the clutch in a condition
where it will slip permanently. Spend
a few minutes studying your cluteh,
its make-up and principles on which
it works, le&m‘yow to keep ‘t in con
dition and llkewise learn to Reep your
foot off the pedal when it is not re
quired to be there, and you need
never have any trouble from this
device,
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Business Men Will Run ‘
Motor Express Line
Business men of Tyrone, Pa. are
planning a motor express route, hav
ing Tyrone as the terminal and cov
ering the country en route to Hunt
ingdon and State College. The rail
route over this track is long and slow
and from three to four days are con
sumed in the delivery of freight and
express by steam line. With a mo
tor express as planned, deliveries can
be made from Tyrone to any point on
the route in less than half a day. The
elimination of the Tyrone transfer
has made the local freight movement
to points east of Tyrone toward
Huntingdon one of the slowest in the
State, although the distance is only
20 miles.
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Some of 'Em Should Be
Arrested Even at Presen
~ The absurdity of some of the early‘
automobile laws is evinced by the
following {tem which appeared in a
‘motor magazine in 1900:
| “Recently a chauffeur whose ma
chine was broken down was taken
in tow by ansther horseless carriage;
but a policeman appeared on the
scene and placed him under nrn«t.‘
‘because two vehicles form a train, and
the ecirculation of automobile trains
s forbidden.”
SERVICE
12-14 W. Harris SL
Phone vy 6778
Braoeh of
United Motors Service
lacorporated
Ganaral Offloss
Detreoft, Michigan
Serctoe Dawpar tveant of
REMY ELECTRIC
COMPANY
Anderson, Ind.
“The new Hudson Super Six comes
in seven bofly types more notable for
their. beauty than ever before,” as
serts J. W. Goldsmith, Jr., of the J.
W. Goldemith, Jr.-Grant Company,
Hudson distributors. ‘
“And just as the chassis représents
the perfected development of a decade
of achievement, so do these models
represent the highest ideal of the
coach builder’'s art. The development
of beauty, artistry and utility in the
Hudson has kept pace with the per
feetion of mechanical detail
“Hudson designers were among the
first to recognize and satisty the
craving of the public for refinement
and distinction in motor cars. Skilled
Hudson artisans were pioneers in in
vesting the automobile with that air
of dignified quality which marked the
fine old family coach of a generation
ago,
“The century-old art of fine coach
building was revived by Hudson in
the belief that pgrticular men and
women of today are just as proud of
the appearance of their cars as the
old aristocracy was proud of the ex
clusive features of the family coach.
| “As a result new standards of
beauty have been created each year
‘unt‘ll Hudson cars have become as
;fa.mous for their distinction of ap
pearance as for their power and en
durance. The constant aim, however,
has been to combine utility with
beauty. No Hudson today has ever
been built merely for the purpose of
having something different. Every
mode. has filled a real transportation
need.
“This s true in a supreme degree
of the seven new body types—the four
and.seven passenger phaetons, sedan,
coupe, cghriolet, touring, limofisine
and limousine. There is greater econ.
omy and praecticability with the ut
most in luxury and comfort in every
one of these new models.
“From upholstery binding te the
door handles, the best and only the
very best of materials and workman
ship have been used. And underlying
their artistry of line is the greater
performance and endurance resulting
from ‘the experience gained through
more than 60,000 Hudson Super Sixes
in the hands of their owners.
“Fvery model possesses, but m a
perfected degree, the endifrance which
enabled the Super Six to withstand
the punishment of record-breaking
trans-continental runs and conquer
the world’s greatest racing machines.”
Glenn Goes North
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To Secure Indians
Harry J. Glenn, of the Indian Mo
tocycle Company, of Atlanta, is now
at the Indtan factory im Springfield,
| Mass., for the purpose of hastening
' deliveries for this territory. Accord
ing to J. P. Windsor, so many orders
' have been booked by the company
that drastic measures had to be un
dertaken to get a supply. Mr. Glenn
will remain at the factory to per
sonally superintend the creating and
shipping of the motorcycles. This
| means that the many persons who
| have purchase Indians and others who
want them will be supplied shortly.
All shipments to Atlanta will be made
by express. |
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using .pneumatic tires must be care
ful never to leave the end of a tire
valve ‘ancovered. If the cap is lost a
bit of leather or rag should be fastened
over the stem with a string or a rub
ber band. If dirt or grit is allowed to
enter the valve trouble will result.
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satisfaction that make STAR TIRES
pot only the best tires but the
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284 Peachtree Ivy 5681 ATLANTA
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with a two-year development which is
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