Hammond Times, Volume 14, Number 264, Hammond, Lake County, 26 April 1920 — Page 6

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THE TIMES Monday, April 2(j, 1920.

LAMP BULBS OFTEN CAUSE OF EXTREME TROUBLE ON CARS

Lanjp bulbs, though thfy constitute tut a small part of the car. are nevertheless Important, and those who have teen unfortunate enough to be caught without a spare and no rarago for miles will forever believe the lamp bulb as Important as the storage battery. There Is no more exasperating moment than when you fuss around tryIns to put a bulb In a socket and the bulb -won't fit. or you hae a bulb with a single contact base and the oeket calls for a double contact base Or. perhaps, your car is fitted with a twelve volt system and you have a

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condition I will pay you cash for it. Also I buy old tires, tubes and auto parts from any make car. Tel. Hammond 2728 and our truck will call for anything in the auto line you may have. Maurice E. Em GENERAL AUTOMOBILE SALVAGE Office and Yards Calumet and Conkey Afe., Hammond. Tel. 2728. . Several tires and inner tubes for sale cheap. Also auto parts that are as good as new. I may have what you want. See me today.

six volt spare blowout. It should be the duty of every auomobile owner to carry spare bulbs, and also know that he is carrying the right kind, for headlamps, tail light, dash, etc. He should also carry fuses of the right kind and made for the car. The bulba and fuses should be kept in a special carrier, otherwise you won't have the bulbs lonj and the fuses canot be found eveu by a process server. Throwlnr bulbs around It not the best thtna; for them, even though the modern bulb can stand & little punishment. Door pockets and other receptacles should not be used for storing bulbs or fuses. Any supply store v'.I! show you a bulb carrier, sell you ijie proper bulbs and fuses, and make your lighting worries that much less. Tou ought to know enough about your car so that you can buy bulbT Intelligently. Tou must know the voltage of the system. Nearly all are six volts now, but some use twelve and some older cars eighteen or twentyfour volts. In some car a twelve volt system is divided, and six volts used for lighting. You must know these things to know the type of bulbs to buy. The candle power also Is Important to know. When you go Into a shop for bulbs be ready to tell the type, whether double or single contact; the voltage, and whether you want vacuum ot nitrogen types. The latter Is the more economical, giving more light for tne same currsnt, so lV pays to spend a little more for them. Headlamps are often so connected that when the switch Is thrown to

"dim" the bulbs are In series owing to the use of a series connection. "When in series connection If one lamp burns ut the other will not burn. In series wiring only one wire is used. Tn parallel wiring two wires are used, and this is" the connection employed when the lamps are burning brightly. You may find that when "dim" is used one lamp will burn brighter than the other, especially when the engine is stopped. This ts due to differing resistance In the bulbs, and a change of bulb sometimes remedies the trouble. 'If you put a six volt bulb In a twelve volt circuit you will burn out the bu'b. H will flare up for a second and burn out. If you put a three volt bulo in a six volt circuit the same thing happens. If you put a twelve volt bulb In a six volt circuit the bulb burns dimly. All bulbs are marked 6-8. 12-8 or 3-4. This means that the lower figure Is the voltage at which It is designed to operate, but it will stand the higher voltage without burning out. In many cars the dash lamp and tall lamp are connected In eeries. that In one wire Is used to connect the two lamps, the circuit being completed by a ground connection. In this case, or any case where there Js a series connection, if one bulb burns out the other In series will not burn.

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Department to Roads Despite the fact that the United States has 7,000.000 motor driven vehicles In operation leading the world In this respect motorists will be sur

prised to learn that but 12 per cent of roads in this country are surfaced. Out of an estimated total of 2.478.02 miles of public rural roads only about C?3,135 are surfaced or improved. Indiana shows the greatest percentage of Improved highways. 42.5 per cent of Its roads being surfaced, ba-sed on the last available tlguie of 1918.

That there is a great need for good

roads can be deduced from the increased tendency for long d:tance hauling by motor truck, and pHrticularly by the fact that 60.000 employees of the United States rpstofflce Department travel 1.400.000 miles dally in delivering mail on rural routes. With an estimated '920 production of 1.500.000 automobiles, the need for better highways is exldent. That this fact Is recognized hy states and municipalities Is shown by estimated appropriations of J600.000.0r'0 to b" spent .in hard-surfaced roads during the year. In ISIS approximately ll.?44 ml.es of roads were Improved in this country and the enormous .-um of $31,974.'00 was spent on maintenance. More than $20,000,000 have bcn spent on the 3.S20 miles of Lincoln Highway between the Hudson river and San Francisco in tlio last six ar.j. To stimulate the interest of both public and the states in the value of better road?, the Goodyear Tire & Hub bor Company has created a new department to be devoted entire! to this work. It is in chares of M .

V.'ood. who Is exceptionally well qualifier! for the work. This department will gather data on the cost of good roads, methods of taxation and other valuable Information necessary before legislatures can frame and pass good roads legislation.

FINDS JMIAC TRAVEL BETTER THAN RAILROAD

"The most Impressive object lesson I - received in the West." says Lynn McNaughton, general tales manager cf the Cadillac Motor Car Company, of Detroit, "was the difficulty of schedule travel .by train, because all the trains are running late, and the ease of it by means of a Cadillac." Mr. McNaughton lias Just returned from a trip which took him to the Pacific Coast and back. "The first time I encountered this difference was In making a run from Denver to Colorado Springs. The distance between the two cities is about seventy miles. It takes the trains three hours to cover the dis

tance. Two hours Is all the time the time, the Cadillac Tequlres. "In California, In the course of one week, I traveled 1.500 miles in a Cadillac. One trip in particular was illuminating. We were starting from Oakland for Sacramento, some 3f0 miles away. Upon leaving Oakland at 9:45 in the morning, our driver said we would be In Sacramento by 9:30 that evening. We stopped in Fresno

for business and lunch, and had our dinner at Stockton. At 9:30 In the evening we were in Sacramento. Everywhere I traveled in the motor car w made our schedules in the same fashion. Nowhere did I encounter a railroad conductor who would say exactly how late his train was, nor how much time might be made up in arriing at a given ro!rt."

HIGH-GRADE

Announcement ! We have secured the services of a high grade man who is. also getting paid for doing a strictly high class work in Washing Polishing Simonizing Try a new service that is individual, thoroughly satisfactory and reasonable. East Side Garage and Sales Vogt & Eggebrecht, Props. DAY AND NIGHT SERVICE. Corner Calumet and Becker. Phone 386 Hammond.

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OPERATORS of trucks can save money in tire costs by availing themselves of our expert service. Helping you keep your truck on the job is our object. We have a complete stock of Firestone Tires, Tubes and accessories for trucks and passenger cars. Our men and machines assure you efficient tire service. Night and Day Service We tackle your tire troubles any hour you phone us. If you are delayed on the road our service car and experts will come to your aid. Our specialized knowledge of all tire troubles will save you time and money. Free Air For your convenience there is a free air station at our curb. Here you'll find a gas and oil filling station also. Drh?e up and tells us what you want. We believe in that kind of service that brings you most miles per dollar. Phone 3200 Champion Auto Equipment Co. Chicago and Sheffield Ave. Firestone Distributors

HAMMOND. Whltt'i Oarage, Calumet and Hoffman at. Ecllpaa Dump Box Co., 228 Payette rt. Lake Gheorire Garare. EAST CB3CA&0. East Chicago Oarage & Sales Co 4737 Poraythe ave. East Chicago Auto Sale Co., 524 Chicago ave. Qdality Tire Shop, BID Chicago ave. I. Ballnt. HcCook and Chicago ave. Stere John. Alexander and Chlcaffo are. Simbalmoa Broi., Kennedy and Chicago are. INDIANA HARBOR. Chlzmar'a Garage, Elm and 138th at.

WEITINO. Demlro-rieh Son, 513 Tlachmpp are. OAST. Benson Broa., Eleventh and Cleveland ave. Benaon Pining Station, Fifth are. and Clark B.oad. Joseph Xlsh, lftth and Broadway. Grant Street Oarage, Grant at. and Eleventh ave. HIGHLAND. Hark em a A Van Til. Highland. HE9STILIE. Clarence Ogden. Kennedy and Stun, xner, Hesavllle. BLACK OAK. Prank X.rahart, 203 W. Bldge Boad. Prank B. Scheldt, Black Oak.

ABUSE and neglect will give L any battery the "AT. O. " in short order, but it takes care and attention to keep it O. K. Charge must be kept up as near as possible to 1.280 mark water must be put in to make up for loss by evaporation connections must be kept tight and clean. If you want to keep your battery in the O. K. class all the time be sure to drive in every two weeks for inspection and test-

Electric Service Station 717 H ohm an St., Hammond. Phone 85 INDIANA H ARB OB TIXXS fe BATTEET CO. 137th and Grapevine. Phone 748. HENRY WAGNER CO. 4337 Foriythe Ave., East Chicago. Phone 90S. BTTBBERT BULLOCK Crown Point, Xnd.

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Firestone Dealers in Calumet District. EAST SIDE GARAGE, 893 Calamet Ave., Hammond. TRI-CITY MOTOR SALES, Hohman St., Hammond. BUNNELL'S AUTO SALES CO.. Hammond and East Chicago. JERRY O'NEIL, 671 Calumet Ave., Hammond. A. L. WALZ, 229 State St., Hammond.

We carry a full line of Tires, Tubes and Accessories. Also a full line of parts for Dodge, Oakland and Chevrolet cars, at both our Hammond and Indiana Harbor sales

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Bohling jSluIo Sales

Michigan and Grapevine. Indiana Harbor. Douglas and Hohman Hammond.