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THE DANGER POINT
FOR RATTERIES
By W. S. Eaton
Orw thing tbm a good man automo-
Ijrl|#- ownrm ian'l undcrKtund about ba»-
tortoa )* ttir way hang on and k» cp
giving Mr-rvh»* right up to th* - rnlnut«
vlx ii they refuiw to work at all.
# "nio*r folk* reason,” ways Mr. W. 8.
I&sion. manager of the Augusta Battery
Sorvl. <•. loml Willard Servlc* .Station
<s#*il«-r, “that Iho light ought to got a
JUl> weaker and start a litt)#* slower
nrrlfl th« Mittory gradually w* ars out
**Bomefa battery s't* that, way,
but another one rnav kepp right on work
ing until H te actually ready to fall to
piocc* When the cell* are op**nod up for
l»i«p< <*tlon, lhe active material la in some
cajw* no broken tip that it will not hold
together Thih may be due either to old
age or atm** Of couri* we never open
up a battery without the owner'* con
sent hut a battery in this condition
eouk! not last a great while and might
go ot)t of service at any time on the
r*>»rl "
Moat ear owner* are anxious to know
the truth about thffdr lmtterle* and pre
fer to have a brand new battery when
they know their old one in approaching
the deadline."
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EACH TIRE HAS ITS
OWN PARTICULAR WOES
“We hear a lot about the ills the
body la heir to," Wild the p. J. OTonnor
of the Ktandard Auto Supply Co. “hut I
forget them when I consider the. 111 a that
are forced on automobile tlroa by care
leas or indifferent owner*. You ought
to hear the tire* tell their trouble* when
they are brought In here with all kind*
of thing* the matter with them Their
appearance tell* the «tory all right. And
when I have a buAy day, the Tire*
lament’ 1* the very saddest of choruses
to rne Thero isn't much harmony, hut
there l* a lot of pathos in It all.
“He overloaded me,* cries one.
“ ‘He underinflated me.’ moans an
other
Then I get a long-drawn-out wall of
" ‘He ran me on the car track* and
again*! the curbing,’
" 'He stopped me muddenly and skid
ded around corners’
’He kept me going when I was flat.’
’He left gasoline and grease on me.’
• 'He used me on a wheel that was
out of line.’
“I have been In the tire business for
many yearn, hut I ran not get used to
tire abuse Its all so unnereesary and
expensive for the owner "
ORGANIZED MOTOR CAR
OWNERS ASK CONGRESS TO
AMEND FEDERAL ROAD
ACT
Washington, D. C. —Congress will be;
asked by the organized motor car own - >
era of the country to amend th: Fed- j
era! Aid Hoad Act in such manner that t
the joint Federal and Slate rnonc*/ shall j
only be expended upon roads which are j
included in well defined state highway
systems. Furthermore, It will In; hU.
forth that the Secretary of Agriculture
should be empowered, in pas*mg upon
the projects submitted by the several
state highway departments, v/henevc - m
his judgment both intrastate ami Inter
state needs can best be served, to de
cide that the Federal apportionment ot
cost can be increased to <6 per cent, in
stead of the present half ani half plan
Besides taking this action in regard
to existing Federal roads legislation, the
American Automobile Association ;n ite
annual meeting strongly endorsed 'he
Townsend bill calling for a Federal High
way System and a Federal Commission,
since that measure just introduced in
congress contains the principles for
which the national motorist organiza
tion has contended for some tirri3 past.
In the election of officers the A. A. A.
recognized that since; woman is now go -
Ing to extend her activities in many di
rections it I* also her duty to help along
the country-wide Improvement of high
ways. Mrs. Robert Lee Morrell of .New
York City was included in the list cf
vice-presidents, and upon being notified
of the unanimous action of the conven
tion Immediately wired her acceptance
of office and entire willingness n> call
upon the women voters of the various
states for a vigorous cooper lUOI to se
cure a Federal road plan to supplement
the state systems.
A* usual the meeting was attended by
former presidents of the A. A. A , these
three being present: Or. H. M. Ho vo
of Maryland, John A. Wilson of Frank
lin. I’a , and Robert P. Hooper of Pntl
adelphis it is characteristic of tho ;**-
sociations past chief officers, thst tney
Invariably continue active in the affairs
of the organization, which now has a
total membership in excels of 200.00*1.
David Jameson of Pennsylvania
without opposition was returned to «hc
presidency, and the other vlce-prestdenta
named besides Mrs. Morrell were Ralph
W. Smith of Colorado, P. J. Walker of
California. M. J. Clark of MlrineH<*ta.
Clifford Ireland of llinois, Dr John 11.
Quay It; of Ohio, and Dr. H. !l. Elmore of
Kentucky. H. A. Bormell of New Jersey
continues as treasurer. John N\ Brooks
of Connecticut ah secretary an»l A. (*.
Batcholder of Washington, D. C., as
executive ehairman.
The Question of a transcontinental re
liability run in 1920, from New York
CUy to Han Francisco, for r ho (Ridden
learn trophy, the A. A. A $2,000 clip for
the touring car class, and *he Ander
son trophy for runabouts, was referred
to Chairman Kennerdell and hti Con
test Hoard associates. It is quite pos
sible that the event will be tnuiedulod
for the late summer of 1920
Beautification of roadsides, -elief to
states possessing large Federal ureas
from which no income accrues, tm* con
struction of great roads In honor of dis
tinguished Americans, ways and mean.*
for stopping motor chi stealing, present
tendency to place upon motorists new
forms of taxation and how- to provide
for motor truck transportation without
Interfering with or unduly taxing other
highway users were among the rubjecia
discussed.
AUSTRIA IS FIRST TO
CLEAR OFF ITS ROADS
Curiously enough, the question of re
moval of finow from fhain highways which
kla now being agitated, wan first under
taken nationally by Austria in 1877. at
which time a law wan passed compelling
: municipalities to remove snow from state
| roads to weep them up for travel.
EYESIGHT OF SPEED
COPS IS BAD IN EAST
There Is talk among motorists of the
state of presenting to some of the lynx
eyed sleuths here some high-powered field
glasses so that they may get the num
bers right of motorists they report for
speeding A few days ago a member of
Ine Highway Communion got a letter at
Boston warning him to drive more care
fully through Springfield, as hla car was
reported speeding there He had not been
there and his car was laid up, so he sent
the police a note to bo careful of picking
out numbers
Now rnmen another Joke. The owner
of a motor sawmill, capable of going about
ten miles an hour, received a warning
about his speeding The mill has tie vet
been ten miles from the owner's home, for
it operates in the wood* some fifty miles
•way from Springfield, near Worcester,
and the friends of the operator are think
ing of drawing a cartoon of what a saw
mill auto might look like In a hurry so
the Springfield police may not be mis
taken again
AUTO QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
TROUBLE IN GEAR SHIFTING.
A F auks Why do the gears of my
1914-car shift ho hard The gears seem
In first class condition and the com
fhitch appears to be in good order
Answer If It Is merely that the opera
tion of sliding the gears from one posi
tion to another Is difficult, quite likely It
Iji caused by lark of lubrication of the
shifting mechanism If you have the
gearbox packed with hard grease, it
sometimes happens that this collects
around the outside of the case and
haves the working pans almost dry If
your trouble ta that the gears cannot
be brought Into mesh without a great
teal of clashing, the trouble probably yts
that the dutch does not ful!> release
and keeps the gears spinning or that the
clutch brake if one is used, does not
stop the spinning of the clutch and
gears as It ought to do With the clutch
and gears exposed to view end the lever
In neutral, watch how the parts act,
when the engine Is running If the
clutch cone and gears keep on running,
persistently, when the pedal Is awsv for
ward. you will have to do something to
stop this or dashing will result. Some
times the use of a thick adhesive tubrl
cant is the gearbox will tend to stop
spinning, but you should have the clutch
carefully examined to ace if a cause for
your trouble cannot be found there
ARE WIRE WHEELS STRONGF R?
JAM asks Are wheels with wire
spokes stronger than thoae with wood
•pokes? Which last longer?
Answer There still exists sofcne dif
ference of opinion upon this point, but
It Is prett) generally considered that,
for the same weight, wire wheels are
the stronger In practice there Is very
tittle trouble from the breakage of either
kind of wheel, except In accidents When
an accident does occur it is usually
found that a wood wheel la actuallv
broken, so that It cannot safely be used,
bgi with a wire wheel It often happen*
that, while it may be badlv diet of red
enough of the spokes remain unbroken
so that It ran be used temporarily, after
slight repairs have been made Asiuiru-
Ing tha* both kinds of wheels are kapt
thoroughly painted and thus protected
from the weather, there is no practical
differ*®** lU their ' |f *ho sre
nf'erted. it that the wire wheel
suffers more rapid deterioration Re
naira of wire wheel* ere usually cheaper
than those of wood wheels.
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VACt’bM TANK FFR AN~‘EMFNT
W 1, wH f e» «N*n«Are* S and I of
r-. Mv" *"»ctre e *it »n Pre. The »p*rk«
sre perfectly rood k«l the cylinder*
e*u to be fVw>-t with goerdlne as I
find she raw lim'd *h*r«* when 1 take
out f**# Hu«* 1 |b|**k that *he trouble
may '■ t th* vacuum tank t* work
«r ;* I* ♦Ms » rob b'* *
Answer Ytui Inference la in all
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probability, correct and your cylinders j
are receiving gasoline that is sucked |
from the main tank through the top of
the vacuum tank and, by way of the I
\a< uurn connection, right into th£ intake
manifold of the engine. Most likely the 1
float of the vacuum tank is prevented j
from rising, either by its having stuck
or from its having become leaky and
filled with gasoline so that it possesses
no buoyancy. The air-vent i* thu» kept,
closed and the suction valve opened and \
when the upper tank compartment be- j
comes filled with gasoline, it is drawn |
directly into the intake manifold when ;
there is suction therein. Restoring the
action of the float and its connected me
chanism should remove your trouble.
CARBURETOR JET MAY BE
OBSTRUCTED.
H. A. M. asks. For the last few days
my engine has failed to run properly
with anywhere near full gas. spitting and
miming when I open the throttle. When
I close the strangler it stops doing this,
hut then runs "loggy" nnd will not speed
up. Where should I look for the
trouble?
Answer: It looks as if your engine
were not getting gasoline enough to
produce a sufficiently rich mixture and
wc suspect that the spraying Jet of your
carburetor Is partially obstructed with
dirt When this Is the case, enough gas
oline often passes the obstruction to per
mit low throttle operation, but not
enough for full throttle operation. When
you • lose the strangler, you Increase the
suction upon the jet so that enough and
probably too much gasoline is delivered,
but you also cut off the air supply,
which causes the 'Moggy'’ action. We
don’t know what carburetor you have
but its gasoline passages should be
cleaned out, if possible without losing
the adjustment. Of course, the trouble
may he that the auxiliary air valve
holds open, which would produce a
similar result.
LOW OIL ECONOMY.
W H S. asks What, mileage on each
vallon of oil ought I to get with my 1916
light six car? I have been figuring it up
and I find that I have been averaging
about 226 miles Isn't this pretty low?
If so, how can it be bettered?
Answer: Your oil economy is decid
edly low As a guess, we should say
that you ought to be getting from 400
to 600 miles to the gallon, at least in
warm weather, if your engine is well
worn in and you are using the correct
grade of a high quality of oil Oil that
is of a too light bodv. especially when
hot, passes the pistons too frelv and oil
of a too low flash point is rapidly lost
by decomposition If fuel condensation
is excessive, so that the engine oil has
to be « harnged very frequently, the con
sumption becomes excessive. Badly fit
ted pistone and rings, leaks from the
crank case, past defective gaskets or
along hearings and the use of an illy
adapted grade of oil are the usual causes
of abnormal lubricant consumption.
AUTO NOTES—TWO
TESTING THE FORD MAGNETO.
W. P. P asks: How can one tell
whether a Ford magneto is as strong as
It should be?
Answer. Most well equipped service
stations, of this make of car. have a
Special voltmeter for testing the condi
tion of magnetos and you can obtain one
of these magneto testers from almost
any Ford accessory dealer. Some idea
of the condition of a suspected magneto
can be obtained by comparing its ac
tion with that of one, known to be of
normal strength in another car of the
same model and with the same head
light arrangements. When the engines
of the two cars are running at as nearly
the same speed as they can be made to
run. if the lights from the suspected
magneto are much dimmer than those
from the other, a weakened condition is
indicated.
FIRE DANGER FROM
CHAMOIS STRAINER.
J H. w'rltes The instruction book
that came with my car advises that all
gasoline he filtered through chamois, but
friends warn me that the use of this
kind of strainer is likely to result in a
fire Is this danger a real one?
Answer - The danger, if it exists. Is
very slight and Is entirely absent if the
funnel used is of metal and touches the
metal of the tank so long as gasoline
I* being poured upon the chamois In
very cold, dry weather, friction of the
gasoline upon the chamois may produce
electrification of the funnel and a spark
if (he funnel Is not In contact with the
tank. This has led to the passage of
regulations against the use of chamois.
We advise you to keep on with its use,
taking the precautions above mentioned.
FORD TRIAL GETTING
DOWN TO FACTS
Professor of Political Science
Swears Ford s Writings
Are Anarchistic
Mount Clemens, Mich.—Henry Ford’s
• 1.000.000 Übei huit against the Chicago
Hally Tribune, which the plaintiff asserts
has wandered far a field since It started
atx week ago. returned squarely to the
subject matter Friday. The evidence ad
ywoed distinctly recalled that on June ?3.
the Tribune printed an editorial in
which it called Mr. Ford an anarchist.
Jesse 8. Reeves, professor of political
science at the University of Michigan,
called by the defense, testified that manv
of Mr Ford a utterances as quoted in a
magasine article by Edward Marsha!?, ex
pressed the name beliefs as the witness
had seen in the writings of well recog
nised anarchists
Among leading anarchists named by
Professor Reeves were Godwin. Prud
haun, Pakenin. Renjumin R Tucker and
Tolstoi. He said that all of these writers
lay down the principle that no one state
is of paramount importance and oppose
all wars The witness then quoted the
following utterances credited to Mr Ford
as being anarchistic
"The trouble is we are talking about
this country, this state this city, this
factory, as if one country, one state, one
city, one factory, could be of paramount
Importance.”
•*\\e boast of independence. There Is
no such thing —there is only interdepend
ence "
"World citlienship—that's the thing for
us to teach, world patriotism—that's the
thing we want to glorify."
"Why do vast masses of mankind allow
themselves to be marched off to the
slaughter, merely to satisfy the ambition
of some greedy individual?”
"Such' events as now rack Europe would
wreck my faith In human nature and in
Providence If It were not my Arm belief
that really there is no bad in the world.
To my mind humanity may make mis
takes. but cannot do anything worse |
think everything tends toward good Even
this great and Moody war Is helping to
ward permanent peace.”
"I don't bl«\me any man for avoiding
military service.’
How sbsurd the war cods has become
The French child is taught how horrid
murder Is--unless the murdered man Is
a German The murder then becomes
glorious The German child Is taught that
butchery of Englishmen is noble What
utter gruesome nonsense
■To my rotnd the word 'murderer'
should be embroidered in red letters
across the breast of every soldier.”
Two classes benefit by war the mili
tarist and the money lenders ”
If l had my wav I'd throw every
ounce of the powder of war into the sea
strip the uniforms of aoMiem and sailors
■.f th*tr ernseiess msigni.i and make alt
of them apparel At for honeet toll !
would beach every warship and dissem
ble every rid* and gun and convert the
salvage into commercial Implements for
the ben est and uph nUllng of mankind
I don't believe any man is a patriot.”
Patriotism is the Ust reaort of a
scoundrel.”
‘hose elimination of Professor Reeves
was deferred until next week
REQINNINO AUTODEUVERV.
The first motorised parrel dellvrrv ser
vice n the Middle West was inaugurat
ed in Detroit Mich., orcanlsed under
ith* ram* of the Automobile Rapid Ber
vice 1 delivery Company. In 190®, with six
motor cars.
“FAIR” WAGE SCALE
CHAMBER'S OBJECT
Washington.—Twelve principles of in
dustrial relations have been endorsed by
American employers as represented in th**
membership of the United States cham
ber of commerce. A canxasa of a referen
dum vote announced today showed the
proposal for a national employment sys
tem to have been the only article of thir
teen which failed to receive the two
thirds majority.
Underlying the cardinal principle that
the public interest requires adjustment
of industrial relations by peaceful meth
ods’’ were those declaring ‘the right of
workers to organise” that ‘industrial har
mony anti prosperity will be most effect
ually promoted by adequate representa
tion of the parties in interest,” and "that
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Present Demand Exceeds All Expectations
rIE return of our heroes from tasks of war and the call of the open road
have added to the demand for the Velie Six. All the facilities of the mile
of Velie factory are hard at work attempting to satisfy the universal apprecia
tion of the quality in the Velie car; of its beauty, of its high-grade features at a
tow price, and of the sincerity and honesty of purpose built into every model.
Make your own comparisons. Try the Velie Six for power, for speed, for
comfort, for dependability— for every quality you require in the autornobil#
3®° We are well satisfied to leave the result to your own judgment
Motes Motor Co.
Rear 509 Broad Street. Phone 2868.
VELIE MOTORS CORPORATION, MOLINE, lUI.-OIS, Hhtar Trtdtt mJ Tmfn
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industrial relations agreements should be
faithfully observed.”
Other dec arations approved were that
wages should be reduced only when the
possibility of reduction of costs in all oth
er directions has been exhausted;” that
every man is entitled to an opportunity
to earn a living wages and “that wages
should be adjusted with due regard to
their purchasing power."
Fixing of a basic* day as a “device for
increasing compensation” was held to be
a "subterfuge that chould be condemned."
METHODISTS OPEN THEIR
CENTENARY EXPOSITION
Columbus, Ohio. —The opening here to
day of the Methodist centenary celebra
tion was featured by a gigantic dramatic
spectacle representing the triumph of
Christianity down through the ages. The
drama, suggested by the music of Han
del’s oratorio, “the Messiah” required a
cast of over 2,500 people, exclusive of a
chorus of 1,000 voices. The Cincinnati
The Peak
of Tire Value
YOU hear only good words for Racine
Tires. The “Country Read” or the
“Multi-Mile” Cord demonstrates its su
periority in actual mileage. Each repre
sents the peak of tire value.
Racine
(L.TIRES
Extra Tests in Racine Rubber Com
pany factories put enra value in these
tires. Each Extra Test adds definite value.
Each adds miles of service.
We keep a complete stock of these Extra
Tested Tires. Always ready and anxious
to serve you.
B. L. HARBESON, Distributor,
Phone 2893, 1253 Broad St.
Live Dealers Wanted.
For Your Own Protection Be Certain Every
Racine Tire You Buy Bears the Name
RACINE RUBBER COMPANY
RACINE, WISCONSIN
Racine “Multi-Mile”
Cord
Sub- Dealers,
King Drug Co.
H. E. Wingard.
Racine “Country Road”
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SUNDAY, JUNE 22
symphony orchestra and a huge pipe or
gan provided the orchestration.
The centenary is being held in connec
tion with the state fair and it was es
timated that, more than 300,000 people at
tended the opening of the exposition yes
terday.
5,000 WORKERS ARE TO
GO ON STRIKE MONDAY
Victoria, B. C. —Nearly 5,000 worker*
will go on strike here at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning as a result of a vote in
favor of a sympathetic strike with Wtn
nlpi g workers reached last night by the
metal trades council. The strike Is ex
pected to tie-up all local shipbuilding
activities.
TEN YEARS AHEAD.
Out of the war has come many prob
lems, but the truck industry emerges
with a two-year development which is
more than it would ordinarily have ad
vanced in ten years.
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