South Bend News-Times, Volume 35, Number 13, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 13 January 1918 — Page 7

Sl'VDW. JAM AIIV 1.1. 1:11. 7 Motor CarsNEWS of the AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY Goo

IHK SUUTH BEND NEWS-TISIE

d Roads

HELL TRUCK !

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Test Run Carries Ton of Groceries From New York to Atlanta at 12 Miles Per Gallon.

MOTORIST PROBLEM SOLVED FOR NEWS-TIMES READERS By VM. a STEWART, JR. lVrd3Vnt Stewart Automobil ßchool of New Yorlc

Motoring Department, The NewsTimes: I have Jut purchased a used Fiat car which is in very good condition and would like your advice

as to the benefit Rained in cleaning out the lubricating oil at regular in- , tr-rvals and refilling with fresh oil.

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Th.it the motor truck is a n!i:tb means of transportation in fast-? of railroad Ir. fficicTicy is thoroughly ilemon-'tratf-'l by the feat of the Maxwell truck with its one tone of groceries arriving at Atlanta from New York without a tingle mishap of any consequence during tho l,fC0 mile run. "It has beon a remarkable revel-

tery that is to bo out of commission for more than a year, regardless of ibs condition, and it is also applied

to any battery that -will shortly require repairs necessitating its dis- ! mantling. As this latter method requires considerable -kill, it may ho advisable to give your battery ovm I

of a battery service sta-

SAVE GASOLINE i IS SLOGAN OF ; flllTn niMlfRq!

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Tho benefit derived from regular- to th tur

ly (leaning' out the lubricating oil tion. and re.'illing with 'lean oil will; lengthen the lifo of tho engine and Motoring Department. The Newscannot be too highly recommended. Times: I think your motor hints ar-

I just the thins and have been savin:,'

speed at which it op r;i; s with maximum fuel economy. Change pears rather than climb hills with wide open throttle it saves car and ga-s. Do not use cars nee-dlesslj or aimlessly. Ily exercise of forethought a number of errandscan b' combined so that one trip to town or elsewhere will do as well as two. Keduce? the amount of riding for mere pleasure by shortening such trips or cutting down their frequency. The government is not contcm-

1 plating any drastic action to compel car users to Rive up riding for pleasure or recreation and if there is a

; general and conc erted effort to sav i gasoline it is believed there will u. To guarantee ample fuel for army ample to meet all reasonable ream! navy needs and for the legiti- quirements. Cleaning establish

ments will be urged to Liter th.i gasoline and use it over and over. t Use of gasoline stoves and ga?n

Automobile Chambers of Com-'

merce and Other Associations Stimulate Campaign.

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mate requirements of motor oar users, the national automobile or

atio;! of road ability, dependability, j tor. As this depends upon the speed

of the engine, the ignition timing is always at the point of extreme retard when the engine is stopped. The device is a small centrifugal governor,

Ithe weights of which expand against

economy and sturdiness," declared James A. Ifemstreet, technical observer fop the American Automobile association, who is a passenger on the truck during its run. The

Maxwell left New York with a ton 'the action of a sprint; under the in of groceries from a New York.jiuence of increasing speed, wholesale nous for delivery to the

ill!' llil4 .UMIWH'- ill I. likUii-'J in Atlanta.

Motoring Department, The News- them each week and putting: them panization have hetrun their "Savn nne lighting has decreased in recent Times: Kindly explain' what is an in a scrapbook. I have a Kegal car Gasoline" campaign among garages, years. automatically advanced ignition and and hav trouble with the spark con- dealers anJ ownt.rs. j Congress will be urped to modify how it is accomplished'' IA M i tro1- no matter if I advance spark, I regulations .surrounding the manunow ii is ui eumpiiMitu . u .u. 1 .. . ... Pnoneratinü in the movement are - ... .....

it nas no eriect on motor, except lacture qz industrial alcohol so tha: when I have lever at full advance. the National Automobile Chamber distilleries which produce alcohol when motor will run its slowest, in- of Commerce, Society of Automotive from things other than cereals to stead of speeding up. Can you tell Engineers Motor and Vccessory se cheaply in competition with mo what is wrong? I tart n bat- ranufaCturers and the American feline for fuel purposes. Farmers

teiics ami run on low tension maR- . . ... , ... ,. . Automobile association, with

nei.o. iinuui'i cou on uasn num . , . , . . . .

v . i t i o t .1 memoersnip ot ciuus ana nuiuuuui when switch is on batteries? I will v he much obliged for a satisfactory ' . . Tr .. In Iiis announcement, van II.

repay in your jtaper. n. xi. It may be well to investigate

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In place., of a hand operated spark lever on the steering wheel there is a centrifugally operated device incorporated with the timer or distribu-

So well had the Maxwell stood the loriR, hard grind that a one ton load of shoes was collected in Atlanta and the truck snt southward to Jacksonville to show its ability over the loose sand roads of (Jeoria and Florida. It is the Idlest road proving-up test ever undertaken by a truck. AH army camps located near the roads traveled by th' truck have been visited. In order to reach the quartermasters' departments many times it has been necessary for the truck to cut across lots, ditches, cotton fields, and worm its v. ay through unbroken wood paths. Ilegardless of the obstacles the triple "A" observer states that the truck has been making as high as 12 miles to the gallon. At no time did the water boil conclusive, evidence of a perfect entrlnc. The red clay banks of South Carolina, wet from rain, made the Maxwell running a slippery event and phot the gas economy lower than good roads would have done. The average mileage per gallon takes into account every bit of the road. At Camp Meade, near Washington, the driver of the (ruck was forced to cut lots, dodse around pine trees, back up and pull around stumps almost a half day before the quartermaster's secion was located. The camp is nine miles long and Fovcn miles wide. Maj. Charles FI. Tobin, headquarters. 102nd supply train, 27th division, U. S. A., instructed Ser.ict. i:. F. llridgeman, the truckmaster, to ro over the truck Thoroughly and examine it for wear. Sert. Hridi:man reported that there -was no visible wear of any parts. At Camp Creen, Charlotte. N. CT., the truck was examined by Mnj. A. I. Kaempf-r, quartermaster corps, who pronounced it the best one-ton truck he had evr feen. The tonnage ,f the truck from Atlanta south will be made up of a half dozen allotments from the wholesale hou-es of that city. The j;oods will be delivered in Jacksonville.

Motoring Department, The NewsTimes: As a reader of your column I am interested to know since when has the low tension "make and break Ignition" on automobile enpines been abandoned. Respectfully, J. J. The "make and break system" of ignition has not been used on any standard stock automobile engines since 1909. Motoring Department, The NewsTimes: I am anxious to learn whether motors are ever drilled to permit the escape of the burnt gases through the sides of the cylinder, be

sides using the exhaust valve, and j cylinders and pistons. Kindly advise

DETROIT FREE PRESS ISSUES AUTOMOBILE EXHIBIT DIRECTORY

More than 400 f.rrns and nearly l.t'.QO individuals are listed in the fourth annual directory of the NewYork National Automobile show, for the Free Press, by F. IM. Spooner. "On the Spot." editor of the Detroit Free Fress department. the 'Automobile World," the daily automobile news department. The directory was an idea of Mr. pooner which developed ur years ago.

and Iri later years

why is this done? 11. S. In exceptional cases the cylinders of high speed engines have been drilled at the depth of the piston stroke to allow the exhaust to escape so that the pressure exerted on the piston on its upward stroke would be greatly reduced. This was done to gain greater etficiency for the engine. Motoring Department, The NewsTimes: Kindly let me know whether a magneto can be run In either direction, and oblige. D. G. Owing to the contour of the cam which serves to open the contact points the magneto is made to turn clockwise, or counter clockwise, and is known as either a right-hand or left-hand machine. Motoring Department, The NewsTimes: Some years ago I saw t the automobile show magnetic spark plugs, .and would iike to know why they never became popular. Thanking you in advance. J. D. II. The reason for the magnetic spark plug not becoming popular is because it seldom withstands the heat of the engine for any length of time, so that the insulation fails. Apart from this, the troubles encountered are the same as with any system having movable contacts. Motoring Department. The NewsTimes: I just hail the engine of my car cleaned and two leak proof piston rings put In each piston, one on top and one on bottom of each piston and jdnce this has been done I notice it gives a terrible tot of smoke when in low and second, but is all right when running in high. It did not smoke before it was cleaned, etc. Still it has more pep and power than I believe it ever has had, up hillr and through sand. Compression seems good. Does this mean any of my rings are leaking? The garage man who worked on the car says I am putting too much oil

i in same, yet no more man l carneu

before. My car is a 1917 Podge. Alio I have what is called noisy gear, until I pass the 20-mile speed. Have been told to put cork in. Hut have

whether the control linkage is in working order, and particularly to observe if any part of linkage has be-ccme bent or bends when in operation. The coil when battery is switched on should hum, as this sound is the vibrator interrupting the primary circuit. Motoring Department, The NewsTimes l am a subscriber to your paper and am very interested in your motor trouble page, as I am overhauling my 191 r Ford. Had a friend advise me to drill 12 holes above bottom ring on piston and 10 holes below ring. He has his drilled like this and says that it will prevent scoring engine by lubricating

what you think of this. O. J. II. Drilling of holes in the trunk of the pistons in a Ford motor will permit a greater amount of oil reaching the walls o.' the cylinders and also reduce the reciprocating weight, thereby relieving the cylinders of some wear. To drill the pistons care must be exercised to maintain a correct balance of weight. It would be best to follow the instructions of your friend whose experiment has proven so successful.

jii-:liful hints. "

from reprints- bo ,n tol , that cork wouu De

of the mailing list compiled by his(li;lMe t( injure the Rear3 anJ wouM paper in sending the publication j ytt ,., the n0.ge onlv for a short time.

laiiy iu wi'irum . . aiienuing nie nation l show s. In l?li the l:t appeared in hook form containing for the New York show the representatives of Michigan and northern Ohio makers, and then the Chica-

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Answers to the above will certainly be appreciated. Valves were also ground. Have been running the car

days since it has been

jo national show directorv cam

forth in national form. The booklet with Cn pages and cover contains on the title pae a:: article

on optimism, t y i . i.A. poouc

Following are l::s of the e

now wee.-N, a iisi o: i:ie snows ti

the national ci'xuit. a directorv i

the New York hotels with addresses and telephone numbers, the list of

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worked on. The increase in power you mention seems to offset the possibility of leakage 4.11st piston rings and it seems more likely that the oil you are using is too light. Cork will only

cnt'of tl":'I'erarily relieve the grinding of

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Motoring Department, The NewsTimes: It has teen suggested to me

representatives w.th telephone r.um-ilhat b emptying out the solution In beis. the lit of visiting neuroner 1 a borage battery it would keep all

men and their topping places. thQ,vint:'r without being recharged.

advertising managers at the show and their companies and hotel snip

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Kindley let me know if this is the

case. W. n. When it i- necessary to store a

ters and private exhib its of orr a l battery it may either b stored wet -ore firms, and then in alphabet!- or '"" The wet method is usually cal order all companies at the sduw applied v.-hen a battery is put out and their r e pre-e nTativ t s with their ' wf communion for a year or more, titles and stopping place, and aja::d. if it U in good repair, all it will list of companies not exhibiting ; require is a long equalizing charge and reprise-ted in New Yor'.; with ' until the specific gravity has ceased their headquarters, representatives to rise for several hours, then tilling and stopping place". The directory , the cells with distilled water to the contains no advc rti-ir.g. jtop. The lattery should receive a At the national sho'.'s last ar! fresh charge about every four representatives complimented the , months at half their finishing rate, directory freely, and its use not only 1 until all the cells have gassed conextended through show time but ' tinuously for at least three hours, throurho-' th year for ri ference. J The dry method is used for anv bat-

liecause of the heat, the evaporation of the water from the electrolyte of a storage battery is more or less constant, and frequent inspection of the battery must be made to insure against the fluid reaching a level

below the grids. "When the elec

trolyte is low, distilled

must be added so that the

eific gravity of the solution may

be maintained.

Manning, director of the bureau of mines, says it is estimated the U. S. 1 army will need 330,000.000 gallons of gasoline for airplanes, trucks, tractors, etc. He says: "Automobile owners need not lay up cars, but should use them either for trade or pleasure purposes thought- ; fully and judiciously. If this advice

is followed, there will be no undue scarcity, for the United States possesses an abundant supply for ordinary purposes." Xooil No Drastic Action. In the opinion of Chester Naramore, chief and John H. Wiggins of the petroleum division of the bureau of mines, and of many oil producers and refiners, the gasolino situation, while it must be viewed seriously, is not such as to indicate probable need for drastic action by th? government or the suspension of the customary useful operation of passenger automobiles, yet it is the patriotic and unselfish duty of owners to use gasoline w ith utmost economy. It is not a ciuestion of saving money spent for gasoline or of saving gasoline to prevent an increase in price, but of conserving the fuel itself so there will be ample for war needs. The situation in this country is not like that of England, because England is entirely dependent upon imports for her gasoline supply, whereas the United States is a large producing country and exports great quantities of oil and gasoline. During the fiscal year ended June SO, 1917, the United States exported 425,703,130 gallons of gasoline and

can produce it from waste products. IIS . 11 , . 1

..New 011 neius, new renning processes and a persistent campaign of economy are expected to help the fuel situation to the benefit of the government and all other users. ,

D II I VE-A WAYS AID FREIGHT PROBLEM

Franklin Company Resorts to It Much as Possible to Relieve Railroads.

n " '. percent of the 809 gallons in the previousfiscal ... TT .Franklin cars

year, iier exports 01 cruae,. niumi

Conservation of freight car shipments through the medium of factory drive-aways to points throughout the eastern and central states, wherever and whenever possible, is the war-time policy adopted by the Franklin Automobile Co. This manufacturer, in fact, is refusing to ship cars by freight, unless delivery cannot be made in any other way. Hy this over-highway method of automobile movement, whereby the dealer or the new owner calls for his car at the factory and drives it away under its own power, 530 automobiles have been sent away from the Franklin factory in the past four months without demanding the services of freight cars. Figures compiled by the Franklin company show that as many as 15.7

total shipments of during the four

nating, lubricating and fuel oils, 1

months period just passed were factory drive-aways. During August,

.-f(ir residuum and other mineral oils in- ' . . ' . , water ' n 1 .0 to -, t n tne best percentage was shown when a cno creased from 2.14S.6G8.174 gallons oi 0 . , . . . . ... i spe- j . 21. 8 percent of the total automobile

Should the cell of a storage battery be upset and a large amount of the electrolyte lost, a solution may be made by adding

a little at a time of mire sul-

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phuric acid with distilled water - motor enicies in use

in the 12 months ended June 30,.

1916, to 2,323,735,304 gallons during the last fiscal year. Motor Vehicles Use Half. Of the two and one-half gallons of gasoline refined in this country last year, about one-half were used in the three and one-half million

liven if only

until the proper specific gravity is reached. The mixture must always be made in a porcelain, hard rubber or glass jar; never in a metal vessel, and the water must be added to the acid, never pour acid into water, as the heat will cause violent spatterin g.

shipments were made by the overroad method. The September figure was 14.2 percent; October, 12.1 percent; while the month just passed registered 10 percent. The new policy, if carried on for a year estimated on the basis of the four months just passed, a fair average because it contains three fall

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110-inch wheelbase five passenger electric lights andstarter demountable rims storage battery lights Now On exhibition at 20th Century Garage, 121 S. Lafayette St., South Bend. COUNTY AGENTS WANTED SEE J. B. MYERS, STATE AGENT Jefferson Hotel m J. H. Kerwin, Local Representative

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1 in- ut oi months and one of summer would automobihsts, this will amount to . . , ,, . mean the annual saving for more more than 12 million gallons in the ; ... , . . , . ,n u c? i ' necessary service of 525 freight cars.

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National Automobile Chamber of

jpany in one year is saving on the

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iiise of freight cars to the extent of a

train of cars four miles long. This :

If not kept charged, the electrolyte of the battery will freeze under the following conditions: Fully discharged, specific gravity 1.120, 20 F.; battery threequarters discharged, specific gravity 1,1 0, temperature zero. Vhn a battery is put away for

the winter it should charged or where the

turc does not go lower than 20

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ship on anyone and with actual ;

. . - , ... ... - week and 17 cars for the quarter saving in fuel and the cost thereof. !

! Ey more careful .adjustment of carburetors, cleaning of cylinders, i tightening of piston rinps, etc., the

is a conservation of 10.1 cars per

year period

Dealers are now driving Franklin cars to places throughout the east

ern and central states. Such cities as

cars will run better, develop more-,., nra . , . ,, . . Baltimore, ashington, New York, power and generally Kive more sat-1 T. . . ' , , t Ihiladelphia, Boston, Cleveland, De-i

Because the gas emitted by the cells of a storage battery is hydrogen, when mixed with certain proportion of air it will form a powerful explosive mixture, and for this reason should be kept from an unprotected fiamc. To test the polarity of the circuit the wires may be dipped in a plass of water in which some salt has been dissolved and arour.vl the wire of the negative terminal fine bubbles will collect.

1"av'lJU"; , n I trait and Cincinnati are taking a big; Itnles 1 or lxoon,.r. majority of their cars by this meth- ! The Naoc is calling upon all man- L,i T . , : On. I n i.irr m Oct oitico 1- Vnf A

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either be 'i" '1";;," " ; " M n M,v"IOhio and Pennsylvania, wili follow tempera- about 2, 000 dealers 24.0 00 ges tWs pocy throughout the win.

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tno movement io sae gaso une. ujand raFSable is Preparing a placard to be hungj ,n some e drive-aways on the walls of senice stations, Bar- have been made aceg more aRcs and supply stations urging ; m am whJch users to economize in the consumi-., T,

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Second hand cars of value are scarce, but. we

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The National Automobile chamber of commerce tells us that three hundred thousand frucks were in use at the beginning of th:s year. Fach commercial motor vehicle takes the place, or. the average, of three horse-drawn vehicles and four or :ie horses. It requires from four to five acres to produce feed for vich horse, so that each truck mean? the release of twenty acres of land for other agricultural purposes. The throe hundred thou.-and trucks release six million acres from providing power for horse-drawn vehicles.

kaiik aiu: srccixFi I.. Iatt-ruation.il NVv s Sen Ice: I.ONPON, Jan. 1J. '-:ccessful raids were made by the llriti.-h east of Lens during the nicht and a few CSerman prisoners were captured, the war ofilce announced today.

ways: Do net use gasoline for washing or cleaning use kerosene to cut the grease. Do not spill gasoline or let drip when filling it is dangerous and wasteful. Do not expose gasoline to air it evaporates rapidly and is dancerous. Do not allow engine to run when car is f-taridirg. Cars are fitted with self-starters and it is goo l for the I attery to be used frequently. Have carburetors adjusted to use leanest mixture possible a lean mixture avoids carbon poist. See that pi.-ton rings f.t tight and cylinders hold compression well. L.e.ikai of compression causes loss. top all gasoline leakag". Form the habit of shutting off

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I ipc. Trotect the radiator in cold weather a cold engine is hard to start and short in power. Ke-p tires fully infiated roft tires consume power. Do not drive at excessive speed. Power consumption increases at a faster rate than sr.eed. Fverv car has a definite

SAYS IIORHOftS OF CFJIMAX WAH CAUSES DOWNFALL. I r. tor national News Service: CLEVELAND. Jan. 12. Louis Yuletta, 2 3 years old, .sat in a cell in the county jail lure today and blamed the horrors of German warfare to the fact that ho is charged with burglary. Fourteen months In the German trenches dulled his conscience and he did not care any more, he said. He was charged with entering 2 0 homf in two v.teks time. Yuletra. taken from a tramp steam 2r in 1?14 and forced into the German army, escaped and biter returned to his home here. He said he wanted to see Gf-r-many beaten. .And, he declared, most of the men he fought with want the same thing.

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have junked the junk. Used cars will increase materially in price by April 1 st. Come and examine our select stock. Best values in the country because we took them in only at what they are worth. Buy now before the raise; pay us a part of the purchase price, and we will store your car till spring.

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