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'liv i SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1920. THE OGPEN STANDARD-EXAMINER 7 f
I iuSEDj
I CARS!
I Some Real Bargains Cars Over- I
hauled, in First Class Shape
I CHANDLER, HUP, CHALMERS,
I FORD. STUDEBAKER, OLDS j
I ROADSTER, M'FARLAND AND 9
j STUDE BUGS; FORD, INDIANA I
f AND BUICK TRUCKS. 1
! WILFONG -GLASMANN !
y I autoco. j
I 2254 Washington Ave. Phone 776 i
j I I
J Highway Mileage Exceeds
Mm Railway Mileage in U. S.
6 4 Goodrich Rubber Company Compiles Interesting Data on
1 Highways of Nation; 2,378,442 Miles of Highway
4 Against 253,626 Miles of Railway It
Afl Shown in Report
f
I Highway mileage e::ceeds railway-
ii 1 1 ie.ie In the i ntted State! by ratio
I of ton to one. Figures compiled by;
I the travel and transport bureau of the
I 11. F. Goodrich Rubber companj s,o
that the nation possesses 2,478,652
I miles of highwaj and -'b3,ti-tj niilee
I i if railway.
I Texas, which lca'da all the states In1
I area, is first in both highway and rall-
way. with 12S.960 and LS.tlil miles re
I s.pecthely. The next state" in hlgh
m. mileage, ranking in (he order named,
are: Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa, South
Dakota and Missouri. Tho next five
fJJJ H highest to Texas in railway mileage
are: Illinois. Pennsylvania, Idwa,
i Kansas and Minnesota. Khvde Island
i runs true to Uk srhallesl area with the
J least mileage 2170 i.illus uf highway
j and 200 miles of railway.
j The statistics point out that almost
j the entire railroad mileage ot the
j country could he laid o:i Lh highway
i lght-of-way of two Slates Texan and
Kansas.
I Tho road and rail mlleagvs in each
j Siato follow:
Railway Highway
ii States Mileage Mileage
i Alabama i,H9 Si, 416,
Arizona .. .. 2,424 12.U751
Arkansas 5,220 50,743!
California S.3T.0 HI. 039
r Ccloi-ado 5.040 3D, 780 1
Connecticut uimj I -1 .00 1
L l ' la ware 33 o 3.674
I Florida 1.149 i7.!t:5
Georgia 7,464 80, ribs'
I Idaho 2.861 24, 396
j Illinois 12.133 3i 64 7
Indiana 7,136 73 3-17
Motorists Have Habit
fjfa of Driving With Spark
i Advanced, Says Richie
Many motorists have a habit ol .in . -ing
with the upark control lever at full
H advance, Recording to Jack Rich, of
'he Pacific Nash Motor company,
Nash distributor here,
i "A little thought and understanding
hH Of what happens In Uch an event
lijM would be beneficial, I ot h for the wtl-
IW, ,:,re of the i-.ir Had the driver," de-
19; clares Mr. Rio)).
jV "Full udvunn- of the spark tn.ins
that the gas in the cylinder Is fired
I efro tii,. plMt mi has i each. . I th- ccn
JB ler on Us upward stroke," he contln-
ucd, and, therefore, has only a re
turdlng iffect, which leaSejm the
1 ewer; also It Is a ahoor wtxsto of tr-ia-oilnr
This power explosion occurring
many hundreds of tim s n minute p its
strain and wear upon tho crank
shaft bearings and connecting rods,
I 'I is the direct cause of tho breaking
'I IhcHO parts
"It is well known that the battery
iirnltlon requires much more advance
give, ffiaximuni in..- from the en
gine at full speed and that It also
Iowa 9,838 104.074
Kansas 9.313 111.052
Kentucky 3.859 57.916 1
Louisiana 5.863 24,563 1
M tine 2.27i 28,537
MusaachuMetts . .. 2.135 UJbSl1
Michigan . . .926 74.190
Min neaota 9.162 93.517
Mississippi 4,4 17 45.779
Missouri 8,231 96,041
Montana 4.954 39.204
Nebraska 6.167 80.272
Nevada 2,293 12.182
New Hampshire 1,253 14, 020
N't w .lersey 2 34 4 1 4,1117
New Mexico . 2.074 43.091
New York 8,43 1 79,398
North Carolina .. 6 -1 & 2 50,758
North Dakota 5.316 68,106
IhlO 9,044 86.354
Oklahoma o.soj 107.916
recon S.232 86.S19
l'cnnsyivanla . ... U.6M 91.556
Rhode Island . IQQ -'. 1 70
South Carolina . . 3.6'jT
South 1 akOta . 4.279 96,306
Tennessee , . 4,076 46,050
Texas 15.932 12H.960
I tub 2.1 45 S.810 ;
Vermont 1,Q&6 14,249
Virginia 4,667 53,388 1
aahlimluii .... 5,650 42.4Ji
West 'lrglnla .... 4,013 32,024
Vi6consln 7j668 77,280
Wxornmg . ... 1.924 1 4. 7 y 7
Ulst of Columbia . 37
Totals 253.626 2.478.S52
This tabulation, when closely ana
lyzed, dl.si'luhcH valuable pointers for
the various agencies engaged In work
Ins out a practical plan for transpor-j
tailon t'o-ordlnation.
Auto FoOows Owner
on AH Business Trips
I Cl'MBr.KUNl), Wis. William
.Sc hem k used to have an old drlv
Ing horse which would follow htm all
about the farm. Finally the horse died
janrl Bchenqljt got an automobile.
Now the car has developed the Riime
Halts. The other day .Schenck drove
u' lo his wood lot and oU It at the
ton i - gentl slope- while he was In
vestigating the dogglnR of the Kprlnn
at which the cattle drink All of a
'buddeu Schenck felt a severe Jolt that
I knocked him into the spring Pjjjllng
Ihimaoif out. he foun i tin' car standing
lehlnd him. it hnd followed him
j clow n the hill after th0 Jay of ihe en
igine had worked the brakes loose.
requires a control lever in order to
time the spark correctlj according to
the speed of the onglno How many
III the avarage automobile drivers do
actually properly control the spark
timing while delving t Without a
doubt the Krnatest number of them
drive continually with the spark ad
vanced too far. simply because they
do not want to bother with the spark
h-.er they want a quick pick-up.'
I This Is the wrong Idea."
I USED CARS
I I
1 Overland 75 $375
Overland 83 $500
Overland 83 $650
Willys Six $900
Studebaker $500
I
F BROWNING AUTO
I J
.CONSERVE EDS
IS NEW MOTTO;
Eight Million Cars Are Used
Daily in U. S., Eating Gas
oline Galore
The present situation In the motor
fuel field Is such that all of us must
bend every effort to conserve gaso
line In every possible way. not only I
by obviating actual wasto, but by got-j
ting the utmost out of the gas thai wei
do use There is no shortage In most
sections of tho country, but there may I
eaall) he one if we are not all careful
hi our use Of this now precious fluid
Economy, like charity, begins at
home If we can Impress on the In
dividual car owner the fact that ev
ery fuel waste must he multiplied by
S.oOO.100 to nrrlve at the grand total,
hi ni i see wh the spoonful or so
cf urn hi wastej per da; In reilly Im
portant If each ot the 8,000,000 ur
owners in the country wastes half a
pint of pa.Mollno per week the ti.tnl
amounts to 'i00,o0o gallons each week,
r -'1,000,000 gallons per annum. That
is h each, of us must do his in
divldual best if wo are to avoid a
shortage of motor fuel in the near
future. .
i ho flit point of attack In the
campaign m cut down fuel consump
tion Is the carburetor. It has been
s-ii.i that the average car owner runs
bis engine on a fuel mixture pesi'iy
twice as rich In gasoline as- It needs
to be; in fact the engine will Rive
its best work on a mixture as lean as
possible, l'ractlcally all modern car-ouretor.-i
have a lde range of ad
justment, so ihat all tho air needed
i. bt got by adjusting the Instru
ment. Itself. It Is a very simple mat
ter to set the carburetor for more
and more air until the mixture is too
thin f"i" proper operation and then
turn back until the engine is run
ning smooth) again with maximum
air intake
PI KI. MIXTURE.
ThU QUMudh. of fuel mixture is a
Vtn important one, since, If American
motorists habituajl ran n a mixture
I ha I U I , IW Ii e I .'h .IN lief. I 1m. I no
cwu.'.ujiii'i.Hiii .ji K.isi.ji me nuuiu ue JUM
twice as great as the actual needs.
In the Interest of patriotism, then, let
ever car owner make sdre that he
It using a mixture Just oj lean as Is
consistent with proper operation.
Moffqvr Ihf. engin- may actually
run better on the leaner mixture, to
nothing of the reduction of cur
bon deposits that will ensue.
Having adjusted the carburetor to
, ,. tiio proper fuel mixture, the
entire fuel system oujtht to be gone
over lurt in the pipes, rust in the
sti ilners or foreign matter In the
gasoline lank help lu cut down the ef
ficiency of tho whole engine. Leaks
In the system should be carefully
hunted down and eliminated. This
power leaks for waster power means
additional consumption of fuel to
mako good the deficiency.
In this category will bo found a
muffh r clogged uiili ..i. n suiting
In hack procure, which cuts down the
efficiency of the engine. Carbon de
posits In the cylinders cause waste of
power and excessive consumption of
fuel waste Is cumulative In effect If
the fuel mixture is too rich. It not
only wastes fuel directly, but pro
d 14 - carbon deposits in tho cylln
d rs and -...t in the muffler, which
causes further useless dissipation of
iho fuel energy.
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;motor truck tips
I,Ol KIM. ( II Vl
A rather long hook on the Infidel
chain and ... small sturdy padlock on
tl. OUtSltfe chain will fasten an nntl
bkld chain on iho wheel so that there
will be no danKcr of Its coming loose
In use and cither winding around the
brake drum or being lost on the road.
Iti leasing tin- padlock will allow
enough slack on (ha Inside chain so
that tho long hook may bo unfastened.
SPRING MI U KM $
The shackles or hangers of truck
springs must he kept properly ubr
cated'. Rust often clogs up the small
vents and keeps the "ii ir perform
ing Its function The use of a Utile
kerosene at intervals will tend to keep
these oil boles open.
s) IND Vltl TIKI
'lie f the potent arguments against
the buying oi a number of different
in. ikes of trucks Is the different tire
blxei Involved. The Ideal condition of
a truck fleet Is a slnRb- lire size for
,'ili the vehicles, anil every buji r oiiKht
lo strive against multiplicity of lire
sizes In his motor transportation de
partment. PENDER KOIS1
V. hfn vibration hn caused a more
or ItMM extensive crack In a fender
there results u sharp cracking noise
that Is vory annoying and often is dif
ficult to locate.
LI IKING MA E&
The first symptom of a leaking valve
' H a hlsahiK sound when compression
Dqcurs In that cylinder To confirm
the diagnosis the compression should
be tested by turning over the crank
shaft slowly.
l LI) SELL Wtoiil a HERE.
Krcnch automobile manufacture re
are Investigating conditions of th
United stales as a markot for thell
n w production of motor cars and
trucks.
oo
Cut This Out and
Save Auto Expenses
'ut this, out and snve it as a re
minde r . f liov. to keep your uutomo
I Ii Ln best possible inndltlon
1. Storage battl ry inspection every
two weeks.
Grease cups turned up every
1000 ml lee,
.1. Springs oiled weekly.
i. OH and gasoline connections In
rpeeted weekly.
fi Crank case drained and washed
i ut every 600 miles.
6 I niveranl Joints packed with
grease every 1000 miles.
7 1 inferential and transmission
packed with gr ase or oil every 1000
lilies
8 Spark plugs cleaned every 1000
miles
9 I'arbon removed from cylinder!
twice a year.
10. Valves ground every 6000 miles
1 1 New piston rings every eigh
teen months.
i- Wheels aligned onoe a month
13 Wheel bearings Inspected
monthly.
H. Carburetor cleaned monthly
16. Steering wheels and knuckles.
Inspected weekl.
17 Mrakes tented and equalized
monthly.
i - I
GooddcliTires today I
cost 25 less and give I
approximately lOO I
greater average mileage I
than they did in 191. I
The one yardstick to measure the H
value of any article is the service I
you receive. Judged from this ' I
standard, Goodrich Tires have ' I
I no equal regardless of price I
Compare these prices-. j I
FABRIC TIRE PRICES
SIZE I9IC TODAY , (
Q'5 25 AS "Ij.IO I
I3Q" 33. 85 23.2Q I
324 48.65 36.8 I
344?i 6S.3S S3. 15 I
3Sg 82.75 65.35 I
I GoodriehTires I
'Best in the Long Hun I
'The Goodrich Adjustment Basis : Silvertoun Cerds, 3ooo Sfiles-y Fabric Tires, booo Miles
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Ogden's Motoring Headquarters
GOODRICH TIRES and TUBES I
Cheesman Automobile Co. I
2566 Washington Ave. Ogden
Always Tap New
Pistons Before Use
When new piston rings ai- appller
to the platens, they nhould be tapped
In so that they will fit the cylinder
wall tluhtly rind evenly nil around.
I First put th rings on the pluton and
'hrtn moe the assembly back and
forth In the cylinder. unlnK an ahras
lv mixture to assist in Heating the
rlr.Ks A good compound Ifl yfOund
N'b:."'M and cyllndar oil, or carborundym
und cyllQdar oil niul powder of i m.-
ry. When the rlnics bear .- enly all
around th work In completed, und It
will only be possible to tell when I bin
.Wmral. condition l reached by the
appourunce.
Viilvi. grinding eompound may also
Iv USSQ for the lapfinR process. Mo
tor Life.
Modern Spark Plug
Has Long Duration
The modern spnrk plug operates for
extremely long perlodn without glvniK
trouble, but occasionally the motorist
encounters persistent p'ug tiouble and
cunnot explain the cause. A BSrtaln
group of owners will install cheap
j lui;e which, to say the least are CX
peptlvg Plugn now made should
not give trouble for his inoiithM if the
operating conditions ara right. The
glt'.ltett source Of pliiK failure llia I"
raced to leakage. In the plug itf n
This refers to hot Kn; leakage broUKht
iboyl by non.gas.tlghtiiOM of Joints In
tt plug. The lot. In power due
rtdUl tlop In compression pressure is
AUTO LICENSE
DIFFERS VASTLY !
FR0MMARR1AGE
TOPBXA, Kan A mlddle-au-.1
man entered the office of Judge Ii- H. j
McCaw, probate Judge, ami asked; .
"Can one pet an automobile lie.-n.se
here ?"
"No. sir. you can get them across
Ihe hnll," replied the Judge. "But
there hi one kind of license hern wei
can Issue
"Look here, judge." replied the man1
as he turned with a frown to leave.
"1 got stuck for one Of those thlnfrs
twenty years apo, iui 1 ain't going to
be cuurIU nRaln."
hardly worth considering as compared
vlth the damage done by the heat of
th. puses The eXQaBBjVe hi at OtfUBjBI
Insulators to crack and because of
carbon oontalned in the pas there Is
a black wont deposited which also In
terferes with plup operation Where
the plugs are so loe.it. -.1 i- to receive
no benefit from Jacket water the con
ditions arc still worse, because such
plugs run normally hot. Motor
LEARN I . s. METHOD
Starting" with instructions from
American traffic policemen who hap
pened to do military police duty In
French cities. I'arls pendarmcs have
been learning the American system, of
handllup traffic in that city, lloreto-
fore, there had been almost no regula
tion and vehicles found themselves
many times a day in traffic jams ut
' Important Intersections. The start was
I made at the Prlntenips Intersection,
the most congested spot in the city. '
Average Man Walks
Four Miles an Hour
Th. ave rage man, walking briskly, I
travels at about four miles per hour j
Ills body presents to the ulr a surface
of about six feet In height to one foot
la widih, or about M BflUajre feet I
Moving at four miles per hour, he Is
traveling at 5-1 feel per second, and'
the resistance, opposed io his forward!
motion by the "If. assuming It lo he
still, is Just about one-hull pound Inj
ether words he Is continually pushing
,i one-half pound resistance ahead dl fJH
him as ho walks.
if the same man walking four miles
per hour were facing a gale blowing
twenty-five miles per hour, the rolila
live velocity of the wind would bj JJH
thirty miles per hour, and the man
would be walking against a pr-ssiii!b
twentv-slx jmunds. Motdt
Life. jJH
oo
ml Joints should be fitted with gasg
kets made of wrapping paper. whll
water joints should have asbestos gaS
'keU coated with graphite. Hot gas;
Jolnta, OII the other hand, should have
copper asbestos, and dry gas Jolnft
call for coated asbestos.
ATTENTION I
We have on hand a limited number of
CORB1N BROWN SPEEDOMETERS
Which we will close out at $10.00 per set.
These sets are complete and cf strictly first class quality.
If you wish one you will have to act quick.
I OGDEN FELT AITO SUPPLY CO. I
2205 Washington Avenue