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Sunday, November 9, 1913 5 C Federal Aid Possi rough El Paso E PASO HERALD hie For Road Th Westgard Believes Government Assist Borderland Route Thinks Aid Will Be Given Southern National Highway to This City and Borderland Route West of Here. Gathers Data For the Government Moving Pictures of the Route to Be Shown. FEDERAL, aid for the bulldin? of an interstate trunk highway system that will link all of the larger cities and states of the union in a vast network of good roads is a part of the plan for which W. O. 1.. Westward, field representative of io American Automobile association .:-:c! I'nited States government office f public roads, gathered his data on the fifth official trip from coast to roast, according to announcement just jna.de at American Automobile asso ciation headquarters. Mr Westward, who made the actual survey of the proposed Lincoln high way route across the continent and is- a brother of A. L Westgard, who "ris here last week, asserts that fed eral aid is sure to come soon and predicts that the assistance from the Koieriiment will be of such a nature a"- to insure a national system of tiignways that will place the United F'ates far ahead of every other coun try in good roads The route he has just surveyed passes through El Paso. "A plan is now in process that will pie the United States a system of rock highways extending all the way across everj state in the union from l.orth to south and from east to west, connecting with corresponding roads jn every adjoining states, said Mr. Vv estgard. "The bulk of the good roads data 1 hae gathered, including the survey of three transcontinental routes made labt summer by my brother, will be the basis for the efforts of the Amer ican Automobile association in secur ing the coveted intercommunicating state highway system. Our campaign fh.s summer is of more moment on account of the interest that has been generated in transcontinental touring ry the Indiana-Pacifc tour and its immediate association with the Lincoln hijrhwav movement "At the completion of the Indiana makers' tour, we immediately started buck to New York. "The Indiana makers' tour did more to concentrate national attention on the good roads movement than any other similar enterprise and good Toads boosters everywhere are in debted to the Hoosier manufacturers for having the originality and push to put over so big a proposition. The tour has been conducted under ideal conditions and will state as the big gest of its kind ever held by an or ganization of manufacturers or pri vate individuals. "The officials of the A. A. A. have been thoroughly alive to the situa tion as shown by the interest mani fested in the tour by president Laur ens Enos and A. 6. Batchelder, chair man of the executive committee of the A. A. A , both of whom accom panied the tourists on a part of their journey across the continent. "Immediately on the completion of the national reliability run in Mon tana these men joined the Hoosiers and continued with them to Los An geles. They are deeply Interested Hi the Lincoln highway plan originated by Carl G. Fisher, of Indianapolis. ""We enjoyed a pleasant trip through he south. We believe this will be one of the pleasantest of all the routes that have yet been surveyed, a route that will be of more interest commercially to the people of the south than the northern routes. Motion Picture of Route. Motion pictures of the route cov ered by Westgard were taken. The picture outfit was picked xp at Los Angeles and was in charge of Charles A. Taylor, -who made reels ef all the historic places encountered along the southern route. Particular attention was paid to road construction and the methods used in different sections of the coun try will be portrayed on the films. Unusually attractive scenery -was recorded from the tonneau of the car while it was in motion. All of the large cities on the route were photo- FIVE DEGREES ABOVE ZERO IS MINIMUM Lowest Temperature at "Which Ordin ary Gasoline "Vaporizes in Cold Storage Hot Rag Will Help. Motorists living in the northern and central states are looking forward with some anxiety to the advent ef cold -weather and its effect on the manner In which the present grades of gasoline will vaporise when the crank Is ap rl'ed to a' cold motor. , Some up to date information on cold ly -ather start. ng has been developed ounng the past summer, by experi ments made in cold storage. These experiments were based on the ordin ary commercial grade of gasoline, and, viiile some -allowance must neces-s-irilj be made for the dead air inci oert to refrigeration, the tests will. it s believed, come close to the actual condition which will prevail this win t - it was ascertained that the lowest temperature at which gasoline would vaporize from a piece of waste, soaked in the fluids and dropped on the floor, w as five degrees above zero: Below th s temperature the gasoline In the carburetor refused to vaporise. Na turally, no explosion eonid be secured from the motor. For the advantage of the motorist who occasionally finds himself in a temperature around zero, several tests were made, the gasoline readily res ponding to any external application of warmth. The most effective, as well as the most simple plan was to place a rag, soaked in hot water, over the intake. The car had been left over n:ght in the cold storage apartment with the temperature at twelve below zero. In the morning the rag was ap plied and the motor started promptly on the first turn of the cranking ap paratus. This test also calls attention to the fact that, by improved carburetion, supplemented by starting systems, en gineers have fully kept pace with tho steadily lowering grades of gasoline, erenerally on sale. The motorists or former times, even with his advantage of high-test gasoline, found winter starting more or less trouble. On the other hand, the modern improvements have reduced cold weather to abso lute simplicity, despite 'the vastly lower vaporizing point of the fuel. OLDFIELD STILL A RACING HERO fContinud tram previous p&se.) Phoenix-Los- Angeles race, although he broke all rc0ri ior time between Los Angeles and Sn Diego. This demonstrated, many argue, that Barney is a track driver and nothing more. for the Los Angeles-San Diego road is a veritable race track, while the rest of the road is bad and Barney was lost when it oame tne bad roads. Barney is still a kinc to the people, ho-neer. which was demonstrated at ti t- i Thursda when the big, .tv I c.ircless lontinp- fVUnxi tzriiVi de- velopment of the sooth. Automobile clubs and commercial or ganizations displayed a decided inter est in the motion picture feature of the A. A. A. trip and tendered the car and its crew receptions along the route that rivaled the turnouts that greeted the Indiana-Pacific tourists on their trip in July. Hospitality and enthusiasm never had a better illustration than during the trip through Arizona, New Mexi co and Texas, While the veteran pathfinder was rolling across the hot sands of Ari zona and New Mexico, automobile clubs and municipal organizations along the proposed route were show ing more genuine interest in the pro ject than was shown on any of the four previous trails surveyed by the An average of five to ten telegrams a day passed between enthusiastic mo torists along the route and the A. A. A. headquarters at New York city and every efiort was made to arrange big receptions for the dry land ex plorer. One reason for the added interest in the route is that this will be prac tically the only transcontinental trail that will be open to automobile tour ists all the year round. Part of the western end of the route selected by pathfinder West gard is identical with the Ocean to Ocean highway which is being boosted by the association bearing that name and which was surveyed last summer. After a number of detours in Texas for the purpose of connecting up sev- j eral well known transcontinental roads so that tourists will have plenty of agreeable options, the pathfinder headed east through Little Rock, Mem phis, Nashville, Knoxville, Roanoke and Washington. T. C. Spirited Contests. The most spirited competition ever encountered by the American Auto mobile association in laying out and developing five different transconti nental routes -was in Texas, the entire length of which has just been tra versed from west to east by Mr. West gard. Great importance is lent to th's particular trip the longest of all and the only one that can be traveled throughout the year because the i largest snare of road improvement throughout that territory Is likely to be along the line carefully -selected by this routing and mapping expedi tion. Prom El Paso on the Rio Grande the route finally chosen passes through Alamogordo, Roswell, Sweetwater, Ab ilene, Mineral Wells. Fort Worth, Dal las and Paris to Texarkana on the Arkansas river, the Texas-Arkansas border. Surprisingly good natural roads were found for hundreds of miles, while other long stretches -were seen to need considerable improve ment to fit them for the large amount of travel certain to come bv 1915. Along the entire line the. people of, the,! Lone Star state were enthusiastic over the new through route, and pledged their support toward Its building and maintenance. It is significant of the statewide in terest aroused that before Westera'-d had entered western Texas, the people along the lower route from El Paso through Sierra Blanca, Alpine, Fort Stockton and San Angelo had started a vigorous movement to popularize their route, and asked the American Automobile association to log that also. A similar application -was re ceived from the cities and towns along .the line from Roswell through Mid land to Fort Worth and Dallas. Grad ually these and the other lmnortaBt through roads will be charted -with!i the result that Texas wHl not onlv be placed on one of the grejt trunk lines between the Atlantic and Pacific, but that the data necessary for traveling the principal routes within the state will be really available for the visit ing motorist. thunders of applause every time he came into view. Baraey "Some Driver." . When he drove for a traok record in his big 200-horsepower front-dr!ve Christie, he gave them thrills that few things on earth could equal. When he went down the stretch in front of the grandstand each lime, his car fairlv leaped from the ground and at times it seemed that for 40 feet he was in the air. flying instead of rolling on wheels. When a man is covering a mile In 48 seconds flat on a circular track, he has to be "going some" on the straightaways. It was estimated that he was going 1M miles an hour in front of the grandstand each time. Private Cars Coming. Besides the racing cars that will eome in from Phyenix this week. Clyde Holmes in his Hup, with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Stafford as passen gers, will arrive. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Woodworth will also come in some time this week in their Reo. They expect to arrive Mon day. Mr. Holmes and party are ex- peciea luesaay. Holmes left Phoenix Saturday morn ing by way of Globe and Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. Woodworth left Doug las Saturday morning in their Roo runabout, which they left at Douglas on the way over. They came back to Douglas by train Friday evening. A few hundred windows and odd sash at a big saving to you. Lander Lumber Co, Advertisement. ' graphed to show the commercial The VICTROLA Is a Short Cut to the Great Music Centers of the World If You You have at your command anything in music of consequence that has ever been written. Grand Opera Selections by the Greatest Singers of All Nations . .. T Ll2ht Pera and Vaudeville by Popular Talent AH. the Latest Catchy Dance Music, Including Tange Turkey-Tjots Bostons and One-Steps. ' Old Time Ballads and Popular Songs Without Number. Don't Deprive Yourself Longer of the Pleasure of Owning a Victrola. One Dollar Will Place One in Your Home. W. G. WALZ COMPANY 103 EL PASO ST. MOTORISTS' PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED HERE By WILLIAM H. STEWART, Jr. Who as President of the Stewart Automobile Academy of New York City, is regarded as the leading authority in Motor Car Education in this country. Let us solve your motoring problems and discuss your comments. Tell us of your experiences for the benefit of the other fellow. Correspondence invited for publication every Week-End. Copyright, 1913, by W. H. Stewart, Jr. Motoring Department, The Herald Ii had an offer of a second hand car, in good order, or so claimed, and two years old. As I do not feel competent to judge a used car, I would con sider it a favor If you would give me some information as to where weak spots in such a car should be looked for, where to look particularly for loose fittings and where worn parts can do the most harm. Also If a car is two or three years old, how much should each year reduce the price from the original one? I thank you in ad vance for the information. H. A. W. All cars, whether of one make or another, wear most at certain points. It is admitted that some cars stand up much better than others, but In justice to dealers the columns of this paper cannot set forth the weak points of any particular make of car. It must be admitted also that used cars can be repaired temporarily to deceive the most experienced. If you are contem plating the purchase of a used car, which has been in use for several years, would suggest that you purchase "same from a known responsible company. On the other hand if the price Is suffi ciently attractive to warrant the risk of purchasing on your own judgment, inspect the car as follows: Start the motor runnltr and note carefully the action and sound both at J siow engine speed and high engine speed. The transmission should be un covered and, carefully Inspected for worri gears, loose bearings, worn out shifting forks, etc. The clutch unit ana universals between motor and venient. By jacking one rear wheel and placing a transmission gear in mesh you can determine the amount of back lash through the wheel, up through the differential and various universal joinia "Tc the motor. On new oarg the amount of play allowed Is approximately one inch, measured on "the .tire. On cars worn considerably this play amounts to nearly a quar ter turn on the wheel, measured on the tire, which of course, is en tirely too much. This indicates that the differential system, the propeller shaft, universal joints, etc., are exces sively worn. When both rear wheels are stationary, you can determine the amount of back lash in the propeller shaft joints by turning with the hand; likewise with the clutch shaft The steering gear also should be In spected. While a slight amount or play is allowed in the steering wheel before the wheels begin to turn, nev ertheless, on an ordinary used car this lost motion should .not exceed more "4htf an' eighth turn of tM Wheel. It Is hardly possible to go into detail further but one's judgment can best guide him as to what parts are ex cessively worn. Of course, no one should purchase a used car without a reasonable demonstration. - This-should determine the power or the car and general condition. If the motor has a tendency to oveiheat or knock due to excessive carbonization of cylinders, or worn parts, this can readily be noticed, likewise the con dition of clutch as to dragging and also the condition of the transmission gears when various shifts are made. Both sets of brakes can also be tested. On a try out of this kind the demonstrator should be asked to go up hills, to stop and start on a hill, etc. As said previously, used cars can be repaired to last temporarily, and when demonstrated by experienced operators will mislead an average pur chaser. If you desire a particular make of car you can always obtain same at the office of the dealer or that car. If they do not have on hand the parti cular model you wish, they can most always obtain same for you. No re sponsible dealer will misrepresent the make of car he is handling. When you purchase from him you become his cus tomer and nrospect for a new car. His business foresight will, or at least should, induce him to considor von a future prospect for a new car and ex tend fair treatment accordingly. & 4 Motorincr Department Tho TTernii How can one prevent too much oil gel ting into the two forward cylinders? The crank case has a circulating pump that pumps oil from the subcase to the front end of the crank case, where it flows back into the rest of the case. M. R. IL If you have described your trouble correctly, the design seems rather poor. Usually in such a lubricating system the oil is not pumped directly into the front of the crank case, but rather into each cylinder compartment aeiMiaieij; mat ;s to say, tnere would be four points of delivery to -the pump, instead of only one. If the construc tion will permit perhaps you can ar range to have the oil delivered in this manner. Usually there are partitions separating the oil level compartments, and which will serve the purpose of keeping the oil more evenly distributed In climbing hills, etc The simplest way of remedying your trouble would be to cut a groove In the top of the partition between the forward cylin ders, thereby lowering the oil level oi tne two compartments. The lower ing of the oil level in the upper wells iiu umversais oetween motor ana i ruuieiui. iuu suiie mat wueii me transmission should be examined care- j cylinders were, primed the motor ran fully for misalignment, back lash or j well until this gas supply was ex sag. Each rear wheel should be jacked i hausted. This plainly indicates that up in turn and the differential care- I the magneto was all right and reverts fully tested. It is best to uncover the ! the trouble to the carburetor. 'Very differential gears for inspection, if con- 1 often, however, such troubles are Owe a Victrola is common, especially whore motors have a tendency to smoke. Motoring Department, The Herald iTwo months ago I put my -car up for the winter. Since then the gasoline which had been left has evaporated. When new gasoline was put In I tried to start the motor. First, I poured gasoline in the petcocks to start it. It did start, but in a few minutes it sput tered and died out. I repeated this till I became disgusted. Then I discon nected pipe leading from exhaust to carburetor through which the warm oil was admitted to it and held my hand over the hole. This did not help. Next I poured boiling water in radiator and started the motor again, but again it died. A chauffeur maneuvered the air valve over carburetor up and down, and kept the motor going, but of course I could not do this and drive the car. A mechanic told me later that the con tact points in magneto did not meet all the time. Could this be possible after It -was kept going by moving the air valve? F. McAlpine. It Is evident that your trouble was due to a poor mixture. If the contact points in the magneto did not make and break regularly, this would be in dicated by irregular firing. You state that when the carburetor air valve was adjusted properly the motor ran well. This is plain evidence that the trouble was in the carburetor. Not knowing the particular make of carburetor you are using it is not possible to outline the adjustments. It should not be a difficult matter, however, to adjust the carburetor. You state that when the caused by a combination of Door Igni tion and poor carburetion. Motoring Department, The Herald Will you please advise me what the compression in pounds per square inch Is on the average car? Does the com pression increase as the speed of the engine increases? Has the use of fiber for timing gears proved satisfactory? S. J. D. The average compression Is, abont 65 pounds per square inch. The com pression Increases slightly with the speed, due mostly to greater heat ef ficiency. If properly constructed fiber and bronze gears will work well. The, tendency of late designs, however is to eliminate fiber altogether. , Motoring Department, The Herald The other day while coming from a neighboring city to here I was obliged to put my car in a garage en route over night I gave instructions to have the car washed, as there was con siderable man -on it- When: I put the car up at night the motor was" running finely; but when I went to get the car the next morning I could not get the motor started. After a while It man aged to start but ran irreeularlv for a long time. Then all of a sudden the trouble disappeared. A mechanic at LOCKIE HOTEL Modem steam heated, all outside rooms. Rates $1.00 per day up. Gafe in connection. Auto service meets all trains. Cor. Stanton and Mills Sts. -- jl I H8TL TAXI CAB a AUTO CO. Li ras Ciarae mm " Manager II Second and Lhihisahua Streets Si ' PHONE 5 4 9 Fulkerson & Monyer I f.the garage said that some water got in the engine ana causea tnis iruuuie. I am anxious to know if such could be the case. Owner. The trouble you speak of very often happens when the cat is washed by careless men. The hood on the side of the engine is usually slotted and some times the washer will let the water force itself through these points when going aronud the car with the hose. A small amount of water In the mag neto will cause a short circuit and give considerable trouble. As soon as this dries out however, the trouble disap pears. This usually happens after a motor has been run for a while and be comes heated. The water then evapor ates and the short circuit disappears. 3fr & 3t Motoring Department The Herald Through the columns of your paper will you advise how often the joints of the drive shaft should be lubricated? There is also a pair of these joints be tween the flywheel and gear box and a little information about these working parts will also be appreciated. S. T. Dunn. The universal joints In the propeller shaft and clutch shaft should be in spected and lubricated about every 500 miles. Some universals do not need such close attention. There is usually a grease retainer to prevent the lubri cant from working out but If these leak the joints need close attention. Motoring Department, The Herald Have a storage battery upon which there is no maker's name. When first charged It is good, but will exhaust itself in a couple of days. Have filled it with sulphuric acid, but this'does not help. I have had the battery two years. R Lyons. When a battery has been idle for a long time the voltage, when charging, will rise rapidly, and likewise when in use will fall rapidly. This may be due to a number of causes, chief among which is over sulphation of the plates. Sometimes a good overcharge will re duce the sulphate on the surfaces of the plates and increase the capacity considerably. If the plates are not the active material has fallen off the grids and deposited at" the bottom of J the cell. In such cases the plates should be removed and the battery thoroughly cleaned. Undoubtedly the battery has been neglected and the Plates not kept covered -with electro lyte. If the plates are not kept covered the capacity of the battery is consid erably reduced. After this has been allowed to take place for some time It is not possible to bring the battery back into condition by a single charge. Several charges will be necessary. Would suggest that the battery be placed in the hands of an experienced repair man for a thorough overhauling. If you are not familiar with battery construction and repairs it would not be advisable for you to attempt to bring same back into condition. . . t V V V ' HELPFUL HIXTS TO MOTOR CAR OWSERS . : y y y When a motor is turned over slowly with the crank it may appear that all the valves are working properly and seating as they should: but it some times happens that the stems are gummed, dry, or fouled with dust and dirt so that they cannot move fast enough to keep pace with the motor when it is running. This is a good point to watch, for it may easily cause misfiring and other apparently cause less troubles. Although dry cells seldom are used as a source of energy for electric lights, it should be remembered that when they are used the voltage of each cell is a little more than one. Where six are connected in series to feed six volt tungsten lamps the filaments are likc- - ' II I ' iMi JH0IEL TAxrer ly to be illuminated too brightly to per mit of normal life. Consequently, only five of the cells should be used at first until the lamps show symptoms of dim ming, when the sixth should be added. ' Excessive sparking at the brushes of a lighting or starting dynamo can arise from a variety of causes and in some cases it is chronic so to speak. Before abandoning all hope of effect ing a cure, however, it is well to try a set of graphite brushes, which, be cause of their self lubricating qualities and the fact that the lubricant itself is a conductor of electricity, make for more perfect commutation. There arc a number of motors in which the lower edges of the pistons dip into grooves in the crankcase. just stopping short of touching. In others there are projections which do not permit the pistons to descend much below the normal stroke limit. It some times happens that in taking up wear in the bushings, or in fitting new bush ings, a piston is brought a trifle lower than its orginal limit and the edge touches, causing a knock. While this is a rare cause of knocking, and is confined chiefly to motors of older types, it is all the more likely to be mysterious and difficult to locate. A very small amount of metal removed from the, edge of the piston or from the interfering part whichever can be done best will remedy the trouble. It should be remembeerd, however, that the lowered piston means lowered compression, and probably loss of power that may be fully as mysterious as the knock. A deep cnt in a tire, which partly severs a piece of rubber and allows It to flap, should receive immediate at tention, because the loose piece is apt uiomohiie TUDEBA A nfn T Yfloe-it Cr i mo L.wery Co. City Hall Stand E. P. rVl? AUHiNCY- Phone 5 i 05 WESTERN MOTOR SUPPLY CO. Aber-Ciemen ts Ao to Supply Co. WINTOM Phone 3585. MAGNETO REPAIRING 321-323 Texas St Phone 1379. fjfvEjpWtmffl3jtt jtIIBIIIi Automobile Tires Mack & Saorer Trucks Krakaucr, Zork t Moye's, S. J. EL PASO RUBBER VULCANIZING AND AUTO SUPPLY COMPANY (Inc.) Phone 342. E.st.S'ocoos 399 S. El Paso St, t "We have the Best and only TAXICAB SERVICE in Kl Pa.-o. Offices, Hotels Paso Del Norte and SheWon. 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Distributors 122 San Antonio St Phone 923 PS0MPT SERVICE NIGHT AND DAY phone 509-510. Rates $3.00 Per Hour. Greer's Electric Garage 508 North Kansas Phone 1934 & S. W, BUILDING CDAMPTTM A TvTFN tvt ot a rrri C. P. HENRY, Manager PISK TIRES 406 San Francisco Street. Phone 52S. WRITE FOR CATALOG Lee Tires You Have Tried the Rest Now Try the BEST. 401 Myrtle St. EI Paso Auto Sales Co. Office 713 N. Ochoa St J. R. JOHNSON, JR., MGR. rhti-6 J all Eleetric Makes. WISEMAN & ANDERSON LongwelTs Auto & Truck Sales Co. J. J. LoBgwclI, Manager. 129-22 San Francisco St. Unlit for Western Condition All Sizes. We use one, let ns demonstrate. ?.C' G .& lh. i bu't m bis tc e. re'emedj Mm KR AT! Eh LIABLE AM) COl RTEOL'ft. i