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TJ1U WASMNQTON TIMES, SATUItJMY, NOVKJIltUR 10, 1912. Green Automobile Drivers Hae Best Friends in Traffic Police, Say Motorists TRAFFIC POLICE IT FRIENDS OF BE! Officers Prevent Many Acci dents in Busy Streets. By HARRY WARD. The Krcen automobile driver's bout friend Is the trnfllc policeman. If It ero not for the cnrefully considered traffic rules that are in force In all elites, tliero would be a great many Inore accidents. As a matter of fact, without them rhaos would prevail and the green driver, enjoying his first experience In EASILY ABLE 10 ELOPE POLICE Bold Crimes of Modern Ban dits Hard to Trace And Punish. A menace to tho comfort of the men who upend more monev for gasolene for their nutomoblles than their grand fathers did for food for their tables, In the course of a jcar, has como In the form of th automobile thlof. Washing, ton has had a number of tlicfls of Hits character within the past yeur, and In nearly every Instance where the oar wus lecovered It was so badly damaged Statistics of Motor Car Road Racing for 1912 Vumlicr of rond races 20 Number of miles J,645 Aicntgc dlstnnco of cncli raco 232 Auraire mile per hour eneh winner 00.25 A tempo eneh ear that tin. lulled Ci.19 r'astext rnad rare 78.7 Mlonet road raee 23.7 N'umbc of starterx l.Vt Arenipe number of starter. 71-5 Number of rant allowed to finish '. 71 l'crcentafre of finishers . . . . 43.5 Number of makes compet ing 44 piloting a tar through a crouded busl-jas to be almost useless, Hess street, would liavo Uttlu cliancu of keeping his car Intact. The traltlc regulations are his salva tion. Without them he would go blun dering through, perhaps nt excessive peed and, getting Into a pocket, would Jose Ills head, and probubly lliu miiijiri of his car. With thu rules hu Is kept In check and saved from himself. "Once In a while we aro Inclined to chafe, over these traffic rules," says a motorist. "An ofllcer calls us down because In turning a comer two wheels touch the car track, as we have failed to keep within the prescribed distance. "Wo gel sore, Uul a little culm thought at once convinces us that these rules and regulations are right. "In saving tho green driver from tho bumps In crowded traffic, thev also protect the experienced driver, because tho seasoned man Is not ho much afraid of what trouble he la going to drive In to us he Is of the truublu tho green fellow la going to force him Into. The man who is lust learning to handle the wheel can be as destructive as the proverbial bull In a china shop, and, therefore, I am thankful for that whltu gloved hand that rises so calmlv and majestically at uvcry crowded corner." I When tho multiple disc clutch slips, try using a thinner oil In It. Wash uul tho clutch with gasolene before tilling with thu new oil. If this does not do, new plates will probably have to bu bought, the old being badly worn. Do not run a multiple uisc clutch dry un less It Is expressly Intended to bo so run, for It Is liable to seize. "This Is history repeating itself, sure enough," laughed VaughJii Uluser, ac tor and producer of ploys, one day le ccntly, as ho stepped fro-n his (iarford touring car In Philadelphia, after a run from Pittsburgh "In the old days of the show business, the little one-ling, ireus traveled over tne country in horse-drawn vehicles. Today, I am touring a large part uf tho Untied States, playing In various cities with my company, by means of a motor car. During this season I have travel' e.l approximately 5,500 miles over all sorts of reads and under almost every Known weather condition. Hut 'over land trooping' nowadays Is vastly dif ferent from the old wagon-show ex periences. Then, a rainstorm would cause a delav of hour1 or a cancella tion of the purformanee. I liavo never yet failed to reach the next stop In plenty of time to start tne snow. a PooBlne hack Into the corburetor Is rather a dangerous diversion for some oars. If It docs not cause a conflagra tion. It at any rato causes the motor to skip or even stop. It Is usually due to a lean mixture, which lmins slowly, so that flame Is left In the cj Under at tho end of the exhaust stroke and Ignited the Incoming gas. To prevent, adjust the carburetor for a richer mixture. If this does not avail, look to the valves and see that they oiieato freely with out sticking. A sticking Intake vuho would allow tho flame In u cylinder to escape Into tho manifold and Ignite tho a. Automobile An Aid To Suburban Life "Thanks to the automobile, suburoan life has taken on new Interest and thou sands who otherwlso could never bo dragged from the din of city llfo aro it finding their way back to the happy. lieoitny life or tne country.- sam a well-known automobile dealer today. "Men of modtrate means whoso en tire Income has heretofore been nb xorbed by the high cost of living Jn the city have discovered that they could maintain even u higher standard In the ountry and afford an automobllo at the ( same time. AUTOMOBILES IHl l-cylindrr. tt li p. prce-Arrow tourlnm car; At condition. 1W9 6-ellndr h p Plcrce-Arrow with touring and Uuduulct I to Me 1910 Packard, IS li t. biouxham, In j;ouJ condition FOSS-HUGHES COMPANY, 1C2Q Conn. axe. BAKER LLbCTRIC THE COOK at STODDARD CO.. llll-tt CONN. AVE. N. VT. PHONE N. 7I1& CADILLAC While the Individuals of tho cllmlnal world have always been Just a Uttlu ahead of the business world, in the march of progress, the police have al wnvs been close up to them, and. In manv instances, have been able to ap piehcnd thu crlmlnuls after the crimes navo been committed, and have, occa sionally been able to prevent crimes. Hut In the matter of this new form of thlcveiy, tho police have been beaten, and they have not as yet been able to devise a means of preventing the steal. Ing of automobiles, and they have not been very successful In recovering the midlines once they havo been stolen. Rivals Old Horsethlef. The automobile thief of modern times Is In many wajs on a par with the horso thief of Western frontier days, for he Is desperate, takes long chances and, like the bad men of the plains, will fre JUently fight desperately to get posses sion of his loot and to escape with It, even going su far as to shoot and club Not so long ago thure was an Instance, wheru tho automobile thieves have held up automobile parties, forced them to get out of the motor car, give up their valuables, and then march away from the scene, while the robbers drove away In the stolen car. Not so long ago ther was an Instance, In Hostou, where the robner beat the chauffeur over Ifco hcul .and then pitched him out of the car and drove away with the motor. It is a common thing for these bold thieves to steal a ear from beside the road and drive avkay In It. They have been known to i.. . ...... .nni .. ...... .....i (treaiv 1IUU KaiUBl-n uuti Dit'ai u wi timi drive It away. Strange to say, few of these cars are ever recovered, and thoso which ore found by the polliv nro usually so used up as to be almost useless to their original owners. Insurance Men Lose. The Insui once companies which pro tect the owners are the losers, for they take the old car If it la recov ered and replaco It wllh a new one and they In turn employ private detect tlves and encourage the city police to constantly pursue the thieves, who are sometimes brought to Justice. A n rule the automobile thieves aro men of more ability and better training than the ordinary thief. They are ma chinists who n-ive been trained In build ing und assembling the parts of auto mobiles, and they ore familiar with ev ery part of the motors and the ears themselves. Tiiey nre aiso. as a r", skilled chauffeurs, having licenses, be cause they aro not known to be en gaged In the stealing of the tars until they have been once caught, after which their licenses aro revoked, but that mere formality Is no Inconvcnleiico to them. Organize In Bands. Many chauffeurs who have gone tho paco following the fast life and havo lost their positions havo become un fitted for legitimate employment and have been recruited to the ranks of tho stealing automobiles has become so lu crative and so easy that these thieves have organized In bands and they work In various cities, where they are able to dispose of their stolen property with u considerable degree of safety, It seems. New York city Is at the mercy of sev eral organized bands of these automo bile thieves, and In that city tt Is com paratively easy to dispose of a stolen ear without much feur of detection. In New York, as In Boston and other largo cities. It has come to be so rommon for thieves to steal high-priced cats that the police, realizing that It Is unsafe to leave an automobile unguarded, have advised tho owners not to leave a car unless Its wheels are securely locked. MOTOR TROUBLES ARE EXPLAINED TO UNSKILLED OWNERS There Are Many Things About an Engine To Make Bother. and the charge leaks past llw rings; putting In about one tablcrponnftil of i Under oil will help wonderfully In such a ease: a mixture of half cylin der nil and half gasolene Is much bet ter than clear gasolene for priming. If on turning the engine over, she gives n few explosions and then slops, the trouble may be one of two things ton much gasolene, or not enough. If the latter, the engine will usuully back fire In thu base as It stops; If too much, the explosions will be weak, mil on tum'ng It over again the en gine llres, hut without force enough to continue running. If It Is not getting gasolene enough, the trouble mny be In the pipe or a particle of parnrflne or dirt may bo clogging the needle valvn nr the lloat of thu carburetor may be slink. If you are using a mixing valve of the type which takes the gusolene through a small hole In tho scat of the valve, occasionally these become leaky, showing the base compression to leak past and drive the gasolene back toward the tank. In such a case the engine will run a few revolutions. nf tiouhle Ince It will settle In glo bules In tho bottom of tho carburetor, then under the suction of the engine It Is drawn up to the needle valve and cuts on the gusolene supply. The glo bules can be easily seen In the gaso lene, ns they stand out muddy against the clear white lluuld; all engine should he provided with some form of separator to guard against this trou ble, A looie flywheel will make nit engine hard to start; this Is inmmonly InJI tated by loud rattling noise whllo the engine Is running, though It ran nt times be detected while the engine Is standing by twisting und working tho wheel. One of the most frequent causes of troubles In starting Is a Hooded engine, due to a leaky carburetor, sticking lloat, nr needle valve which opens too far. As the majority of valves and carbu retors only need from ono-fourtli to one-half turn of the net die vnlvo for I their best running, It Is a good plan when trying to start tu shut off the casotene entirely and then, turn I he engine over several time,, till the mix- Space Is Provided For Carrying Tools Where to carry tools and spare parts nluutu Iiiim .iitiNf lutil liwir. nr lrMH tif n problem with motor cur designers, a other, then try tho spnrk; If ou have There are few nconlo who have ever eng lie win run a irw rtimunuir. nwnr " ..... i... jmv incro are icw puipiu nu irnvn evn .? bapKfire: tho remedy s to grind turr Is reduced to one that will mart had nnv thing to do with automobiles ,hp vMveT When the explosions are shnrp nt th who have not had experience with the I Wutc-r In the gasolene Is productive relief cocks the mixture Is correct motor which would not go und with- ' out any discoverable! reason why It didn't go. It Is Impossible to give all tho reasons for fallute, but a few of them may help. Ono of tho first things to know Is th condition of the spark; test tho bat teries If ou havo a meter, ami If there are any dead cells throw them out. rice that the connectors do nut touch eneh Merger of Motorcar Firms Is Confirmed Absolute confirmation of the reported merger of the Klandciw Mdlor Company and tho United mates Motor Company was given out following the decision of Judgu Hough, of tho United States Dis trict Court In New York, In which lis denied tho petition of some of the stock holders of the United Htates Motor Com pany for Intervention In Its reorganiza tion plans Walter 13. Flanders will head tho en larged corporation nnd tho headquar ters of nil thn plants except that of the fltodnrd-Daytnn, at Dayton, Ohio, will bn moved to Detroit. The plans as now formulated contemplate the pur chase of the Flanders' Motor Company for W,7M,000. of which 11,000,000 will be paid In cash and the remainder In stock. It Is stated that while W 13 Metzger and It. V llverett will withdraw from active participation, they still retain stock Interests. nroblem which was merely side-track ed, but not t,olved, 1y the box located on the running boaid. The necessity, nr at uny rate the desirability, of hav ing tho tools and materials where they were "hands" naturally was aceouut able for the location: the call for cars of clean design, however, has set body deslcners to seeking out new locations. in cases vvnere tne running uourd n unc-quiuter-lnch good Jump, or. If It Is muke-und-break, snup the wire on the englno frame, ami If the spark shows . hot and lively, look further for ou trouble. " I Take out tho spark plugs, see thit ther aro clean; set the points n litre less than thu thlrkness of u dime an-iit. see If the spark Jumps across the point wneu tne plug is lam on tne v)nnu'i, then Insert a plecu of mica ur a tbic.c caid bt'twetu the points, says 13. 8. Mlllums, In Motor Print J.OOK lot iicaity nug. j It the spark goes around the Inseit, with which the tools can be reached, i the plug is all right, but If the spuik or so far as concerns the nppenrance J disappears, I lie plug Is leaking sonic- of the car. The Instruments mid spare . . lh. parts are carried In two drawers of u " " u ' vvcirtli.ss. ample capaelty -for the accommodation IT It Is make-ancl-bieuk. the Ignition of even more tools than generally aio points nmv be conoded, fieiiueuiiy carried, which are limited underneath tin re is tl plug In the eld" of the cyl the front sent, one on either side of the luder, which, when It is laken out al gasolene tank. The drawers open Into Mows ou tu si e the sparki i In action, tho tnnneau and ran lie reached very i hut bt-waie of this hole, for if thuu handllv by a person outside tne car, i ,ui mis In tl Under, the les.iit- SimpiV DV opening me lonueau uour. , ires or. location Is adhered to, to designing ' tl" Vl.V. '',"" A" 1X1 , , ,,,,' boxes which lit Inlo the cuives and JV ."i " ."""' J" '""J '.' .'."" lines of the body. One of the solutions the one which Is offered by the designers uf the Cadll hit comprises the usage of space not otherwise utlllzablc and yet leaves nothing to be desired as to the facility l nnfi catch" with wlilcli tno urawers aro provided prevents their Jarring open when the car Is In motion. 'Villi bible Excess Zeal Causes Much Motor Trouble "Some motorists believe It their duty to oil everything In sight and nut of sight on an automobile." said Frank Flckllng, an automobile supply dealer "As a result of this overenergv and zeal, they Mood the magneto with oil. and get tho wlrna leading to the plugs oil soaked, and then is no worse enemy to rubber than oil The Injury Is not nt llrst discernible. After a while the rubber swells and decays, thereby giv ing cause for short circuits, which Is one of the most annovlng troubles known to motorists." lug explosion is liable to stud out 11 stieam of tire Into tin lnvc-stlgalor s lure. The moving parts must till at t freely with no latching or binding, as their suciissful pel ftu tiiunre depends upon their bitaklng tin ill cull inslantane Hindi . If tin ii- Is am slow nitloii th usiiltlng spark will lie weak nnd pool Timing Is Important. Tin spark should 111 rui as riirlv as poi-lble with out causing the 1 iigliu to Mi k bck that Is, Jim at the Instuiit the piston starts down. Faulty Compression. Another thing that nukes an engine flow lo start Is faulty roinpiesslon. tills may be due to defective designing. Inky ronnectlons linky valves, li aky 1 Under hi ad or Igniter parls. Wbeie the engine Is usually primed In starting the cj Under walls are apt to gel dry 0 Non-Skid TIRES Insure Against Mishap "Whether on slippery pavements, ice covered boulevards, or muddy roads, the angles, edges and hollows of the "Non-Skid" have a firm grip , and prevent your car from skidding in any direction. And back of the tread is the sturdy Firestone body of material and building strong enough to with stand any skid-preventing strain. Wid Th tread that makes the brake effective The Safety Tread backs up the brake by pushing the ooze aside and grip V ping the road. The forward bar v wipes a spot clean for the following bars to hold to that stops the skid. Goodrich sfSTIres "Beir in Hie Short Stop" Ml TU Ui isn mil Increase Tire Mileage The extra thickness of tough, re silient tread gives an extra length of tire service. The unusual mile age given by Firestone Non-Skid tires, after the tread "letters" have worn off, is the economical proof. Reduce Car Repair Bills By absorbing the bumps of the road, no matter how severe they may be, these extra thick treads prevent the rack and loosening of. mechanism which thinner treads on the ordinary "slow" tire cannot avoid. Economize on Gasoline The road grip of the edges, angles and hollows prevents loss of power by wheel slipping or spinning. Traction is increased, gasoline consumption reduced to a mini mum. Give Greatest Riding Comfort There is an added give and take to the extra thickness of the resil ient tread, which materially aids the cushioning effect of the car's springs. Washington Tire Depot, 1319 14th St. N. W. TOR SAIiB FIve-pamspiiKor Overland, fully I wiulupeil, 3 new Hivh. In inrlcct cunilltlon, rare bargain Call I'ol 177s M. KINO 3S-h. v. muring car; cult St, (75; never been run: HWi off WALTEH I' S11AVV. Oltn Vctle. Mil i'lVK-PAHHKNOEIX touring car la good con dition im M at. N. W. AUTOS FOR HIRE QUICK AUTO SBRVICE-New Warren an.l Packard care: city, 12 hour; country, liM Euaclal day ratea. Ilent puaalble aervlca. I'HONB W. 218. VlVE-rASSEKGUn AUTOS. 12 an hour; atcond-luind autoa for aala. Lincoln :o$3 TGAM AUTO 8HOI'. (01 N. J. ava. X. W, MOTORCYCLES THE NEW JIBADINC1 STANDARD will bl on exhibition In a raw data; quality right, price right, law. Wo havo a few allghtly need machtnea: 1 Indian, new tlrea $63 00 1 Reading Standard Stt.oO T. N. MUDI) JR., INC., 113 New York ave. SECOND HAND MOrOllOVCI.nS A FEW GUARANTEED 8MDIIT1.V USED MACHINES LEFT WHICH CAN UE 110UUHT AT UAllOAINS. CASH OR I'AYMENTS. DEIUtl'MAN li WILLIAMS. Ueln UH. SU 9th at. N. W. BICYCLES W OFF ON AM IUrVCLEH for a Umlttd time. Now Is tn time' to ufcuro a Xmtvi nreient for your bov by lravlnit a small da- 0ilU Ilaterford CcU Cq , 421 10th .N.. W. No-Rim-Cut Tires 10 Oversize Used on 250,000 Cars The final verdict on tires is told by the fact that Goodyears outsell all others. In three years the sales have doubled six times. And we are doubling our output to meet next year's demand. We judge that these tires are used today on 250,000 cars. That's because motorists are now making comparisons. Most cars now have odometers. Men see what it means to have tires that can't rim-cut. They see what our oversize means. The mileage figures show that in 13 years we have best solved the whole tire problem. We've cut tire bills in two. You can see the reason by one glance at these tires. And men who have tried them men who know now buy on the average 100,000 per month. Come see the tires see why men prefer them. The Goodyear Tire Book free on application. THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER CO., Akron, Ohio TUU Cnmpanr has no connection whntcTrr with miy other rubbor coucera which uw tht Uoodycar nam WASHINGTON BRANCH, 1016 14th St. N. W. Phone Main 1595-1596. sSPsj5KAi5s Cost Most to Build Cost Least io Use MEELEY, The Tire Man, 1736 14th St.N.W. Washington, D. C. iiisTiiint'ri:its Kim The Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. " America's Largest Eiclnsire Tire and Rim Makers " Wl Treads With a Bull-Dog Grip Here Is the very last word In a winter tread. It solves the skidding; question as was never done before. It is on extra tread, made of very tough rubber, vulcanized on to the regular. Thus it gives you a double, thick tread. The blocks are deep-cut, so they last for thousands of miles. They present to tho road surface countless edges and angles. Each block widens out at the base, co the strain Is distributed. Without this, a non-skid proves very short lived. You can see In a moment that this tread meets all your Ideals In non-skids. uoodJyear al O AKHON.UHIU AKHON.UMIU No-Rim-Cut Tires With or Without Non-Skid Treads (sni) Automobiles Often Burn The very stuff that makes the wheels go 'round GASOLINE is inflammable and dangerous, making an automobile risky property. If you have a car which is UNINSURED, you are practically playing with fate. Let us insure your car for you, and do it right now. We will protect your car from loss by fire anywhere in the United States and Canada. The cost is only $12 a Year for Each $1,000 Insurance A dollar a month and this price is much lower than you ' can get elsewhere. The Commercial is the biggest fire in surance company in the District of Columbia, but quotes the littlest rates for automobile insurance, uan on us, write us, or telephone us, and we will be right on the job with the best insurance that you can put on your car. Commercial Fire Insurance Co., Southern Building Telephone Main 6475 PAID-UP CAPITAL $300,000 ASSETS $500,000 OFFICERS: TIMES WANT ADS BRING RESULTS Robert R. Tuttle, President. Hon. Ashley M. Gould, 1st Vice President. Frederick S. Dudley, 2d Vice President. Charles F. Carusi, Rcht. N. Harper, Chairman Finance Committee. Paul F. Grove, Secretary. ohn McKee, Assistant Secretary. General Counsel. iMMaM