South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 340, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 5 December 1920 — Page 31

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MOTOR ROW SCANDAL

BY NEAL WELCH

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Kay Ortri-ht went all th" way r v r f rhlrnsr' to atteral a banjuet Tlitirx-liy nicht. Krr. to us that th.it'H a kind of a wnTop at III'l."rk. An :y V.Vihrr: an! ome 'f th- othr hoys around here.

The a5!tant mamrrr of th South IVivl Spring Wacon Co. xni fo tire-1 of looking out at J"o M. an-1 fein? nothing happen that th" assistant manacT had the a.1ri. tint manager's desk moved in

Ja' J; Ta yh r hn : i-.talh-d a v.- .i-ii:.: iti'- t.i- ja::i; .ir.il j'r.i'.k V.iav.y I;k s it w.-.l tii tt Jack hi.to (o!;if ir anl .has.- Frank ha'-; t tin regular work cvt-ry few iniri-

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A mal'y ru-ra . repiKnatin i ! 'Ail I pr -':it','l to I. FaulK-:.i-r Sii' k, th' well known tire n; in, h n li- ( i v.it n around to bowl with t:.'- Fi.i next we k.

Il.rt'a on- that Walter 't'l-Cerfe tf.'.'l in that we thought Furiously tf hfvkin.; onto Johnny Ilupe: A eouple of fellows were jroinx? ahnt: a hunipy road and the tlriver w n st-pplng on it to the limit. 'p.y Kolly. I w;h I was out of thi.s ear." fa id the frightened passenger. 'Don't worry," replied the driver. "I m e a hump ahead and If we hit it. I think we'll both be out of the ear."

O. FMon Ludwig has stopped l-uildin operations on his country home and has moved Into the city for the winter.

Isn't this awful?

MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS Solved for Readers of The News-Times By William H. Stewart, Jr.

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Topics Conducted by Goodrich American farmers may soon be "raising" all the pasollne they can use. Recent experiments with wheat straw a waste product In many farming sections have shown that It can be readily converted Into a good grade of pas by use of an apparatus closely resembling a moon-shin;i-3 still. Forty gallons can be made from one ton of etraw.

HEW STÜDEBAKER LIGHT SEDAN IS PROVING FAVORITE Car is Ruilt Complete in South UciiiKj? 820.000,000 Plant.

CARS POPULAR AS ' i-r.-SLnas girt for each and ev. ry

CHRISTMAS GIFTS

r,vince of the tkill of the Stude-1-aker body builders is seen in the

n. w Lisht-Six Sudan, produced com

"Cars are coiner to be a popular Christmas trif t this vear because of

in ii ii y coma nave a ear for Christmas. "There is nothing of the spirit f.f extravagance in th. pun base of an automobile for family u. It i sound Investment in somethiTic: of

aeiuai ana mtr:ns;c value, few. in-

I Mendez of V. L. Mendez i C..

loeal Cleveland and Chandler dealers.

trie auimy io ormcr me year oi: i c "i, are the ih P:-s uhih -.r r,.-a

joys to the whole family." said F. only actually worth th" monev ,y

i"es.s ai me same time those sentimental values that diffrrntlat' Christmas t:ifs fr

"There is r.o sintr'.o item that pives j Would

futh satisfaction to each and every I "The far-bishted head of any member of a family circle as (l"t ü family will do his car btjvin"' at an automobile, r.c r is there any . Christmas. He ha to inn- ,l',7

other thins that brir.es th- family ; timately. anyway, and he has the

Good-bye mules farewell oxen! Southern lumbermen who attended a recent convention In New Orleans expressed the opinion that within three years all mules and oxen now in use in southern lumbering would be replaced by truoks and tractors. Cost of repairs for the automotive equipment is small in comparison to tho cost of feed for the animals, they Bald.

Motor Department: Could .you teil me why I cannot Ret any explosion from my machine, as I have ko'kI spark? Io you think the. carburetor has anything to do with it? II. If there !s pood compression In fach cylinder and the valve. timed rritly as well as the Ignition. then you must look to the carburetor for the trouble. If by priming tho cylinders you cannot obtain an f-xph.-slon, then you must be wron?. Ah regard the Fpark only a careful checking will locate the source of trouble. Motor Department: Please let m know through your columns If It is advisable or not to have a stor-

a battery recharged as long turns the engine over pretty A!? If any damage will result lesintr about a teaspoonful of

f-olution from the battery. V. I Test your battery with a hydrometer. Instructions come with it. I n't let your storage battery run down. It Ls best to keep It fully charged. No harm will result by losing a llttlo of tho polutlon. He--1' are the loss by adding' distlllod water. Alway keep the plates covered with electrolyte..

Motor Pepartmer.t:ing m- Ford I find I

as it fa-st. from the

-In overhaulcan't remove

the rear wheels. I have a good tror.-? wheel puller, but can get no results. Have soaked hub in korosne, tightened et screw, taping ss.ime with hammer, also trlM heatin c hub with blow torch. Can you ndls me best method? Kindly tell me If crankshaft that has been

worn pllghtly egg shape can be turned down o as to give an even bearing. Thanking you in advance. It. S. Tn th older mode's you will find a p!n throticrh tho hub and shaft at the end wher the huh cap covers. Kr.ork out this pin and you shou! 1 hav no trouble In removing the whet 1. Motor Department: Pleas let rr- know what g od a muffler cutrut does to n. machine-? Ioes It add power, and how much? I'. L. When properly desicrnrvl and kept c't i:; th muffler takes away from tv. to three percent of the power of tho enclne and the cut-out re--lr-s this loss. The cut-out Is of .it': uo when testing tho er.rrine f r T7:!sj-.ng cylinder, as then each . o'ii5!on may be heard and the ab- . -r.ee of an explosion r.ot-d. Tie a of the cut-out l-i prohibited In many states. Motor Department: Pa tell ' . why I have trouble in shifting my i.''.-ir. pod.iÜy when I start in .-mir. c. after b-avlr.g tho car st it. ling all r.'.cht. It dees not give T ie ar.y trouble during the d y, but . nlv eerr.s to bother m In the :r.'rnln when I start out. C. W".

snappy explosions it grives, I have

wondered If it would be advisable to

mix some with tho gasoline to give It more power. Flests glvo me your opinion of it. OWN' EIL It would undoubtedly give more power, but -would tend to flatten the bearings and ml-rht even break some part, such an tho piston head, while other ha.H been used in races it Is not thought advisable to use it in ordinary work. Motor Department: Please advise if it is necessary to remove the i-chebler Model R carburetor from the car in order to clean out the float chamb'-r. I have had considerable trouble with dirt and wish to clean it. A. 2L The float is readily removed from thi.s carburetor by loosening the nut at tho bottom. You may have to remove the gasoline pipe where it joins the carburetor, but this may bo bent sufficiently for the purpose of cleaning. Motor Department: After my engine ha3 stopped for any length of tinui I cannot start it and keep running for any length of time with out using the choker for several seconds, and if I open the throttle wide it chokes her altogether, but have no trouble afterward. I do not think it is because the engine is cold. I T. It would seem that you are not getting enough g;isline throu-h the spray nozzle. Adjust for stronger mixture while en.-rine is running throttled down. Then open throttle and if engine backfires set high speed adjustment for stronger mixture. He sure tho muffler is nut

ggecl.

Watch out for that skid it's dangerous' You can't expect to avoid accidents during the winter months Tiniest von exercise care in drivinu

Tho pavements are treacherous. Use Just a little common "horse nense" regarding speeding and rounding curves and you'll be all right. Chains help a lot but they are not a. cure-all by any means. The truck again comes to the rescue. "When D. C. Hibbard. a Nebraska farmer, unable to get freight i-ars to ship his crops of wheat, he dumped it in his truck and carried it to Omaha, 4 SO miles away. Iy so doing he made a better profit than he could have made by selling it at home.

big demand.

Models of both the IvI-ht-Sir Se

dan and Touring Car are ready fori

ueuvery. incidentally, purchasers

or inese types will have their pa

uence rewarded, for deliveries limited numbers are now possible

mis territory. "Among the features which have

Impressed those who have s.-cn the i new sedan," says O. A. Scherman, ' retail manager of the South Bend branch, are Its finish and coach I work the mohair velvet upholstery. and the four doors that swing wide open . "Solving the transportation prob-j 'ems of the world for over 68 years! has given to Studebaker an ex-j perience that eminently qualifies; them to produce enclosed cars that j aro not only beautiful and comfort-! able but highly practical as well.! This new Light-Six Sedan, therefore,! is a masterpiece of the coach-build-j er's art, not only from the stand- i point of beauty of line and rich ap-I rointments. hut also WausA it re

flects that inbuilt quality of stability gained only by many years of experience."

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trains aching Joints. When you ar s-j?':'- ri r.g s .0: 0.1:1 '.r.'.l'- -,'. nr.. und. just try' "IN-d Pepper P.ub" a::-', you will hive tho .juiekest re- '. :. f k r. ( v n . Nothing has stvh concentrated, per.eti at:: .r heat -:s red p-pp rs. Instant r-".i--f. Jii-'t a a soon as you apply H.-l Pepper Il;:; you fee the

u-.-r:r.s the s-,re fpet through and tlirouch. Kr-f the blood circulation. 1 r aks up the congestion and r ain N e re. Powl.s p.e! Prprrr nub, mal from red p. pp.-rs. co?ts little at any dru-: .-ton. Cot a Jar at once. Al-tno-'t instant r IU f awaits you. Use

co;ds in chet. No matter

what you have u.-.1 for pain or con--"inn, don't fail to try Red Pepper Hub. Advt.

- touetner a.- n cn in mrasaui com- 1 cerrn irt v t nt nfi,: .

f rt r hV20s ,M 0 Studebaker panionshIp and recr,ation as an au- vided that ou d -in- r u to w SouthBntl and applied j omobile. t-ure of jov to I aC 1 an l X ' v X to distributors all over tue country, ..Th fami!v car akos every c:ay I of ,hnso lh' ,cn .a" 'tr

at. a time When ore oed -r nr In - . . . . i . lic oks IO maKC i-v.L' hr at. In three m'ii:e

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Try In- Ulm Out. If Judge Landis makes a good Job bossing the ball leagaies, maybe he will be given a chanco to boaj the League of Nations.

When a man talks about the rule of reason he has something of his own in mind.

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WE'RE ander no pressure to sell batteries. We aie a USL Golden Rule Service Station. Our business is to make your old battery last to the limit, Erst. Whrn you finally need a lew battery beyond a a cation, we'll sell yon te USL with durable Machine-Patted Platea.

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INDIANA BATTERY AND IGNITION CO. 124 L Jefferson Blvd. Open Evenings and Sundays

Oil lamps for motor trucks are now taboo in Connecticut. The state authorities have ruled that they do not comply with the state law requiring lights strong enough to illuminate objects 100 yards away. Only acetylene or electric lights will he permitted in the future. We'll leave it to you if this Isn't tou'-th. Four years ago, Charles Fkendlo of California hought a brand new auto and drove it to his home In Iron Mountain, a mining camp. Tho next day there wan a heavy rain and tho only road leading from the town was washed out. The road hasn't Veen repaired since and Fkendle's car still stands idle. lie's hoping the road wil be repaired next year.

HIILPIXI, HINTS. During the winter use a slicrhtly thinner oil since It is exposvd to a very low temperature at the bottom of the crankcaso and may not be tluid er.oueh to lubricate properly unless of a lighter grade.

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From time to time during the winter draw ctT s-mo of the oil from the bottom anil lon for water. If any N present it will freeze a t;d may wrx-k the pipe and pump.

The s.-ason for the annual auto shows is here. They are being held

1 in cities and towns from one end o.

the country to tho other. In many localities the shows are losing their commercial aspect and are becoming riuasi-sooi.il ovents which rival county fairs in Interest. Kvrry person who owns a car or expects to get one -tnd tha.t includes pretty near evor "H attend -j and examines the exhibits closely.

Keep ri! mMsure chan and in a e! an place. No grit should be permitted to roach the oil reservoir of t'.e engine.

HELLO TAYLOR Good-bye Dirt and mud and grease. Taylor takes the bugbear out of motoring. Let him make your tire changes. Let Taylor put your chains on in slippery weather. Let Taylor do the dirty work on your car. TIRES? He carries all sizes.

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Shops

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132 E. Jefferson Phone Main 610 731 Lincoln Way West Phone Lincoln 5344

He doesn't run through those Uslude Soles' RUNNING-sliding-scuffling of feet- . children always give shoes the hardest wear particularly the soles. Uskide Soles will hold up under the hardest service children can give them. But this tough, durable quality is not gained by any sacrifice in weight or trimness. Uskide Soles are light and comfortable on the feet. Have your own and your children's shoes equipped with Uskide Soles and cut down a big item of expense. Ask your shoemaker for them full soles or half soles.

USKIB!

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WAitRANTED TO OUT WEAR ANY OTHER SHOE SOLE ON THE KiABT "Sole Savers" QUALITY SHOE REPAIR CO. 130 North Michigan St Lincoln 6284

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Ge.ir case prease should r.ot be t-o stiff. It .should b al!- t t'.ow b. t'.veer. the teeth of the -. ars freely. Vor this reason a lighter rade of lubrie int should he r.s- d during e :d weather.

Kecent reductions In the price of r.uto tin- will save American motorists more than a hundred million dollirs next year. The loading tire concerns have mado cuts ranging up to lä per cent. The enormous- saving thl ill effect can he understood when It is remembered that there are now about S.OOfi ,000 cars with r2.oe(oro tires now In use.

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end so ho!d the p-ir trick. You fhould use a heavy oil in winter. Motor Dopnrtment: tv erjtrlne runs or. all fi ur cylinders regularly, but de not oem to have as rr.urh power a it hal. Will you plei.-e 1-t h r.c.v som of the th ' za that r..:t;ht cause such a. condition? K. K. Th' most common cr.us h poar fi.v: . t "r-!on !rs th cylinder. If the c:i" :r tor l- adi':.1-' to f'.ve either t '. r:ch er t b an a nixtvtre h ; :" '.'-vor will reM't. PhituM the V- ir:-c of .n entn b- .et too

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For Ford Cars We now have Touring and Roadsters which we would be glad to show you. South Bend Spring Wagon and Carriage Co. 210-218 South St. Joseph St

Own a Gar

d ins 1. all Fall and winter are the seasons that bring increased need for automobiles they get you about more quickly and in greater comfort. Cleveland Six always satisfies and serves. It is a utility you need a Cr that multiplies opportunities for profit, and makes your comings and goings a joy instead of a handicap. Buy a Cleveland Six now. You can get a more satisfactory delivery at this time and full enjoyment and use this fall and winter. Come in and talk it over.

F. L. Mendez & Co. 217 E. Jefferson Blvd. Lincoln 1693 Gabriel Snubbers Fire Extinguishers G. P. Cut Outs Weed Chains (any size)

You can now have prompt delivery of this New Studebaker -Built Sedan SOLVING the transportation problems of the world for over 68 years has given to Studebakeran experience that eminently qualifies them to produce enclosed cars that are not only beautiful and comfortable, but highly practical as wclL The NEW LIGI1T-SIX SEDAN is a masterpiece of the coach-builder's art, not only from the standpoint of beauty of line, and rich appointments, but more because it reflects tlitit inbuilt quality of stability gained only by those many years of experience. The NEW LIGHT-SIX SEDAN was designed by Studebaker and is built complete in Studebaker factories. Stüdebaker's manufacturing experience and inherent knowledge of

coach building is your assurance that this beclan 15 built to withstand the jolts and strains of long ruad service. In its quietness of power and freedom from vibration this NEW LIC1IT-SIX SEDAN sets new standards in closed car comforL Distracting noises and discomforting body vibrations have been eliminated. We are now ready to demonstrate and make prompt deliveries. The Studebaker Corp. of America Retail Factory Branch: Lafayette and South 5tro ,

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