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Show THE MOTOR CONTROL STIRS INTEREST Circular Designed to Disclose Durante Holdings Sent to Stockholders. TRADING IN STOCKS NOTED I Month for Auto Industry; General News for Autoists. Record February Ill' CSjvcfat to The IIern:1-R-h:r-aa.- Detroit, Mich., April 1. Keen Interest and much Hrely comment Is manifested Just now among all In any way Interested In the automobile industry In the move of disapproval 'of the efforts to usurp control of the General Motors company, that has Just reached a stage of protest In the action of a Kroirp of Independent &rckholders to establish a protective voting trust. While ostensibly designed as an Indorsement of the present management, with a view to perpetuating Its administration, the effect will be to test the claims of V. C. Intrant and his associates that General Motors control alhands. as ready has passed intothetheir Chevrolet Moleading Interests of tor company. Throueh the Chevrolet for General Motorstrading holdings that has been stimulated by every artifice known to adroit financiers during recent months, a certain amount of stock has actually changed hands. More Is held by agreement, tsuch is the condition of affairs, however, that the exact amount involved Is difficult to determine. The situation came to a head with the receipt by holders of General Motors common stock of n cirpreferred and them to signify their apcular inviting the voting trust and exproval ofconfidence in the present manpressing agement. InThe continuation of the manthe belief of the signers, agement "is especially essential during the next few years." their view also being that "those who have been largely the creative. Influence of the great success of the company should oe retained." do not believe that conThey add. "We trol by the Chevrolet company would result In any improvement in the management of the company." was the record month of for shipments of automotheFebruary IndustryNational Automobile Chamthe bile, ber of Commerce reporting 21. ."02 carthe loads as having been sent over rails. This compares with 19, T.ST carloads, the corrected total for January, which up to that time had been the single month In the history of largest the Industry. In extremely close touch with shipping conditions the traffic dereports that partment of the chamber conditions have not railroad operating Improved, and that the eastern congestion continues as the principal source of trouble. Shortage of ordinary boxcars In the west and south, due to the eastern conditions, aggravates the au- - l Willys-Overlan- es 3jC " - 2fC w' an Herald-Republica- Why struck along with confusion and congestion in your hauling and deli very department? Get the b'g idea of modern merchandise moving maximum loads scientific routing quick time between delivery points short stops. . Do more business enlarge the area of your business territory get new customers on the outskirts. Outstrip the activities of all competitors with less overhead than they have with their old delivery methods. Make more profits bv saving time and selling fasterwith FEDERAL MOTOR TRUCKS. Ask for Reports on Actual Daily Work of Federals in your Own Business. Our Traffic Experts have this data for vou. Herald-Republica- : ! six-vo- lt j . jj. The Motoring Department, Will you please Inform me if it is possible to Install a storage 'in a 1915 model Ford touring battery car and keep it charged with the present magneto? If so, please give instructions for such installation and the smallest size battery required. I wish to use battery for lighting lamps and D. W. ignition. to Install a storage batIt is possible tery in the manner you mention, but it Is not advisable. By doing this? tho efthe electric generating sysficiency of tem will be reduced. It is not advisable batto use less than a tery for ignition and lighting purposes. The Motoring Department, me Will you Informthe columns of your paper through should be what the clearanceanof pistons inch) on new auto (in thousands of bore and motor with RI2ADKH. stroke? The clearance is determined tomo- a extent by the design of the largematerial used in the pistons and tor, also by the cooling system employed. bore motor Ordinarily, in the be would the clearance approximately of an inch. the clearance at. the top of theUsually is piston or botthan that at the middle slightly greater tom. This additional clearance is figured to allow for Increased expansion at the top due to the excessive beat at this point. sfc The Motoring Department, I have a Cadillac ear which was laid up for a few months. On using again, I lind the steering gear is faulty. Wheel does not turn to the left and turns more than ia to the right. Please advise required howto a. O. remedy thi?, and oblige, By up the front wheels you shouldJacking have no difficulty in locating the cbstruction which prevents turning the wheels to the left. Perhaps' the ami has been bent or one of steering the offset knuckle arms bent. When the arm at the steering heod is In upright position the wheels should stand the drag straight. disconnecting link at the Bypoint where it is attached to the steering arm you may readilv determine whether er not the trouble is in the steering head by turning the wheel. If the arm has steering throw backward and forward thenequal the trouble should be looked for at one of the connecting points of the drag links. The Motoring Department. My car is .1 1908 Stoddard Dwyton roadster. There is a sort of in the motor, which is pound rolling constant when the motor or under load.is running, whether Can vou idling tell me what the matter is? F. s. It Is a difficult matter , to state the of the pound without having at rausi) more hand detailed Information. A no-twhlrh hajs been used since 190S undoubtedly needs considerable overhaul-- . Herald-Republica- 1 n. olt Herald-Republica- m n. - White - Savage Motor Co. 33 West Fourth South. and 111. Ton Trucks Exclusively. Worm Drive ' 4J-in- sfc car'its usual destination. A method of locating a wristsimple pin knock Is by short-eir- each spark plug in turn, cuiting the sound of the noting when each plug Is shorted. engine When the knocking xound lessens you located the cylinder with loose wrist pin. In order to become familiar with the location and "feel"' of the lever it is advisable for motorists to use the emergency brake occasionally, ordinary work. This is sug- gested so that in the. event of anemergency there will be no fum- 4- bllng in it. Also this occasional useusing will reveal when the brake Is out of order. 44A way of reducing the wear on coil vibrator points with hat- the 4is periodically to re- tery verse Ignition the direction of the flow through the system. current 4. Wire wheels are 4 installed over false hubs usually and locked in position by lock nuts. It Is advis- 4- - able tc inspect these lock nuts and tighten same. If frequently 4- wheel becomes loose on false hub it will creak and in the time in- - -- HIGHWAY SIX - - - - - jure the fittings. -- ch sfc Herald-Republica- 4-4-4- 4-4- - 193-1- . BROWNING AUTO h SUPPLY CO., Inc. 55 V. Fourth South Street. . A a Herald-Republica- two-passeng- n. n. er or Sleeve VcJvc Moto n an appearance that suggests transcontinental trips. 4. 4. 4-4- It - 4-4- 4-4- - 4. 4-4-- . - 4-4- 4. 4. 4-4-4-4-- M44-44 racg. the noise vou refer tf Ing. causedPerhaps by loose pistons, or worn tim gears, wnich create considerable ing back lash, loose crank shaft bearings, where the main center bearespecially Is cause loose, will considerable ing trouble. Would suggest having some competent automobile mechanic the running of the motor atobserve your earliest opportunity. A timely repair may save you considerable expense. fc The Motoring Department, A friend of mine has a car, but he did not have a garage to put it in so he left it outside all winter. I told him that if he did not take the tires off and put them away, they would not be any good next summer. took the front tires off and found thatI the tube was stuck to the outer shoe and, there was gut in the shoe. He said he wished I had left them on, and I told him that if I did the tubes and tires would be porousthat and he havo to buy new ones. 1 left thewould tires on. Will 'they be any good back next summer? Which is the best policy: taking them off or leaving them on? W. W. Tires will deteriorate when left standing exposed to the winter elements. They should have been and placed in a clean, dry placeremoved for the winter. Without doubt the tires left have deteriorated considerably exposed and will give very little service summer. At any rate, they will next not give as much service as if they had been properly cared for during the winter. 1 east Indians y PRSNGS p 1 We await the pleasure of taking you out for a National Highway ride. An hour spent in a National Six will convince you that only true patrician blood runs in National veins. National Sixes and Twelves ready for immediate delivery. MOTOR VEHICLE CO. Indianapolis, IniUana. U.. S. A. NATIONALi n. LOYAL; 1 ' dfc Herald-Republica- II conceded that the distinctive appearance of cars National makes them one of the style leaders of the industry. new Every style of body that has been created by the National in recent years has proven to be in advance of the timeand all have been very widely copied. is generally There is a certain smartness about National cars which tells of the fighting and racing strains in National blood. National cars seem more live and more aggressive than cars of absolutely conventional design; and the Highway Six is a true specimen of the 4-4- - KANDALL ODD AUTO. (9 Auto Row. Salt Lake. ai England, with her colonies in all latitudes, is far ahead of the United States in knowledge of tropical diseases and the success of sanmedicines, although officials atso Panama and elseitary where has been Sir. Henry Francis Lovell, who great. died recently, was dean of the London school of tropical an institution to which this medicine,can offer no parallel. country U Wasatch 4560. TIlOriCAL, DISEASES. .-- ,.7 The Car That Stands the Test, ABE FUTILE Studebaker Representative A Tells of Native Fidelity to Mother Country in War. Britain's colonies will be loyal "to the last gasp" in spite of native upin massacies of whites risings resulting in India and the far eastern colonies, according to P. It. renoleton, foreign of the Studebaker correpresentative who has just returned from poration, an eighteen months' business trip in the far east. "On arriving in Singapore I was much surprised to learn that fifty white people had been massacred a few days previous," he said. only "No reached the word of it had outside world. But 1 saw the slayers sentenced and later witnessed the execution of six ot' the leaders before a crowd of several thousand people. "The prisoners were lined up in front of the wall. The death proclamation was read. They seemed unaffected, but as if on faced the firing It was all over.paarde. One volley and squad The bodies crumpled and the crowd dis A few days previous twenty-tw- o persed. men had been shot at one time." "For weeks after the trouble in Singapore the city was underno martial law" The Indian troops are allowed to carry ammunition forlonger their rifles and the territorials are constantprepared for' any emergency. ly "Occasional instances of mutiny or strife will occur, but nothing serious is expected, as the English still remember the mutiny of 1857 and wiil carefullygreat prepare against' every outbreak. "There is a constant unrest among the natives of India. They are natural fighters and realizing that 'England is engaged in the European war, local great trouble. they stir upIndian of great "Many wealth and standingprinces have voluntarily gone to the front or raised and equipped regiments at their own expense. The Maharajah of Gwalior, with whom I am acquainted, bought one of tha ships of the Canadian Pacific line and equipped it as a hospital ship and to the war office." presented.it Mr. Pendleton - declared that little disturbance in commercial conditions on was noticed the trip. "Certain lines, such as the tourist trade, are after the first six paralyzed,of but war commerce naturalmonths the ly found other channels and outlets." side tisnr 'minim i Sale ten days. i "The 1916 Indian powerplus motor has proven itself far ahead of anywe have ever turned out," says thing Mr. CJafiin. "This is proven by the records just made by Erwin Baker In Australia. Baker rodo 10U8 miles in twenty-fou- r hours on common dirt roads. The former record was 820 miles over the snme course. The Indian Featherweight Is a most surprising little machine, only weighing 150 pounds. It willin easily climb the the city and as for steepent grades economy, it will travel 100 miles on a gallon of gasoline. We expect another carload of machine about tha middle of April.'' 2925 Pounds of Beauty, Silence, Power. Comfort and Strength. I eredith:- Atato C manufacturers raised the price of their cars. Some lowered the standard of quality of their cars. The manufacturers of the "Glide Light Six" did neither. They- - maintained their usual standard of quality without raising- the price. Some DISTRIBUTORS UTAH, IDAHO, avyoming: G5 W. Fourth South. Auto Row. ; ' " DEALERS WANTED. PHONE WAS. 4061. - "'',WWIW,liwliw'"""WWBM DELIVERED HERE. You people who are buying machines, even if you have decided on just the car you want, may do well to come in and 1 compare your, choice with the Glide. We are alvraj's glad to turn the spot light on this car. The car that is "honest all Dis- Motocycles. Lon Claflin, distributor of Indian is molocycles in. Utah, says business"the good considering exceptionally weather. A number of inev machines have been delivered in the city during the past week and several shipped to in southern Utah: agents Mr. Claflin says side car sales have been far above his expectations, five having been delivered during the past ' ! S VOGUE Exceed Expectations, Says tributor of Poptilnr Indian .1 GillPJilE - Phone Wasatch i full measure of power. distinctive in style. 4-i- n c 5(e Federalize It. '1 3C Tlerald-Republlc- That's the Answer to Your Delivery Problem 114, t Ilerald-Republlca- FEDE11L ' id' an th one-sixteen- . - n. Ilerald-Republic- hen giving the" it spring for overhauling and gettinguse season's another ready there is one point that Is well to bear In mind namely, to clean out all the oil grooves and grease ducts. Filling the grease cups at will prove bf frequent no use if Intervals the grease ducts are closed. Grease'cups are Installed at points where lubrication Is necundue wear. It essary to Is obvious,prevent therefore, that the grease should reach its designed n, Herald-Republica- - tami t tion of your car, address your quesThe tion to Motorincj Department. and Mr. Stewart will give his expert advice in the following Sunday Issue of The (Copyright by W. II. Stewart.) ' Motoring1 Department. The Will you kindly answer this in your next insue? runThe rear axle dry and cut bearing on my car has of into the axleI about an inch and would like to have you metal tell me how I can solder babbitt solder in the axle? What kind of acid and babbitt must I use. How can I solder the crank case? It is aluminum. Is flour injurious to rubber? I use flour in my tires to prevent the tube from Btlcking to the casing and have found it as good as anything. l am thinking of porting my motorit have as much cycle engine. Will slow as before? Wille power running goes forty-fivit take any more oil?HowIt much faster miles per hour. . M. II. will It go when ported? If you are not familiar with bepourading babbitt tnetalto it would not tills. The visable for you attempt not be satisfactory. It result willmore advisable to forward would be the part needing .repair to some rethe shop and have sponsible Uabbitt-metadone. repair work may be purchased at most any hardware store, but, as stated before, it is doubtful whether you can successfully do this work unless you are very much experienced. It Is a matLikewise. very difficult weldter to repair crank tase withoutmethod only satisfactory ing. The be to have it welded. This also would can be done at most any responsible shop. repair Flour when wet will cake and prove to the tube. Soapstone is injurious much better to use. Tt is a difficult matter to state whether the experiment you contemwith your motorcycle will prove plate beneficial or not. This may be determined only by trying. Perhaps It would be advisable for you to communicate with the manufacturer of the machine for some definite advice. If In the later models of the machine you are using the manufacturer has adapted this method of increasing the power, perhaps you would be warOtherwise ranted In experimenting. your experiment may prove without benefit and unnecessarily expensive. I,t n The Motoring Department. Please advise me how to down'' a shaft driven car. Will "gear tt be necessary to install new crown A Reader. and pinion gears? Would advise taking up this matter with the manufacturers of your car. It will undoubtedly be necessary to replace both the pinion gear and of these crown gear. The setting done by an expert. A gears should be will cause a humming misadjustment or growling and possibly strip the gears. The Motoring Department, I have a 1915 Maxwell car equipped with a Kingston touring model L carburetor. The car was run of last season without engine trouble to obtain any kind, but was unable more than fourteen to sixteen miles It has also per gallon of gasoline. been hard to start In cold weather, even after warming the engine. Have the carburetor carefully. The adjusted be brake do not bind, as the car can moved about readily by hand. Is this carburetor capable of now mixing properly maron the the grade ofl gasoline ket? Would an auxiliary air valve for high W. L. speeds Improve the mileage? low the of grademiles fuel Considering of today, fourteen to sixteen per of gasoline is not so very bad gallon in car is used and if the country mav be considered good. hilly Hard starting in cold weather is to be expected. . The auxiliary air valve might Increase the mileage, but would prob-abl- v in in increase coli weather. difficulty jjs starting Motoring Department. Thetubes inn The radiator front of the radiator burst. R.Can they P. be repaired by soldering? It is possible to have radiator tubes having work repaired. a Would advise done competent radiator repairby man. n The Motoring Department, Is there any way of repairing a crack in a hard rubber tostor-go age battery Jar?of I do nota wish new one. to the expense buying J. D. Hard rubber storage battery Jars are cured and cannot be patched or revul-- j canized. A new battery jar Herald-Republica- -- 'rn VI n. 1 ear-nin- Iini.PFUL HINTS. York, company upleading? authority on construction of automobiles, keep mid operation in nnswers to motorists gives helpful of The Herald-Republicaevery Kunclav inissue a quandry over operaIf O-- ItflV IK KI.Is PROBLEMS II. STEWART, JR.. Stewart Automobilea WILLIAM the and of New re 1 N Is SS-- 1 SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1916 N, JMOTORING tomoblle freiRht car shortage by leadto uxe ing the shippers and railroads for other merchandise nuch special auth tomobile freight cars as conic over aui ail. There are now about 60.000 tomobile cars In service, of which I20 ha been &dc!ed recently, leaving about new ones still on onlT, held up by the Inability of the makeis to secure the necessary materials. For the purpose of acquiring the last break Sn its Woodward avenue frontage between Manchester and Ferris avenue, the Ford Motor company of Detroit excl.an.ged a plot at Twelfth street and the Detroit terminal railroad for the six acres and buildings that constitute the St. Francis orphanage home on Woodward avenue. The exchange gives to the ora splendid tract of lapd on phanage ti which 10 erect a large modern i n tion. and the cost of the new building, and all othei grading of the campus by tne Ford comexpense will be paid now The Ford Motor company pany. 2700 owns feet on Woodward avenue and I'COO feet depth from Woodward to Oakland avenues. Final transfer of the assets of , the to Findlay. Grant Motor company.Grant Motor Car the newly organized has been accomplished, a nd corporation,affairs now are in the hands the Grant the of the new $1,000,000 company. All. the old comassets and liabilities ofover, and the pany have been taken as remains before, with organization D. A. Shaw at the head as president. Twentv-seve- n war trucks and thtrty-fou- r volunteer- - for the t.'nited States from Detroit Tuesarmy were rushed to the aid of the troops In Mexday ico. the At 5 o'clock Monday afternoon Motor aCr company received raekarl a telephone communication from the war department.rufeh asking if Washington, order for twenty-wve- n It could fill a The government also wpr trucks. thirty-fou- r expert chaufrequested that feurs and mechanicians Join the expearmy. dition and enlist in the 0.30 at o'clock, one afternoon Tuesday e minutes ahead hour and twenty-threor the scheduled time, the trucks and men sped away in fourteen new steel the government had freight cars that These cars were comrequisitioned. and armored to withstand rifle pletely ' machine gun fire. The train was clue at the Mexican border in fifty-on- e hours, the fastest time that has ever been made from border to border. The government ordered all tracks cleared for this train. ' d Just issued by the Figures company show the total and income of all companies for year to be $11,201,236, which thepast is reduced to $10.S70,678 netonby the dethe floatduction of $330,578 Interest all dividend deducting ing debt. onAfter the common end preferred charges as a stock and setting aside $!.000.00 reserve for contingencies. ?7. 068. 618 has been added to the surplus. nearly which now totals doubling that fund, ntost successful $14,720,519. due to the year the company has experienced. The old Elmore plant of the General has Motors company at Fremont, O..which been sold to a Chicago concent will use it in the manufacture of boxes. The Elmore car was formerly a part of the General Motors product, but was the withdrawn from the market when to specialize on a few company decided models of cars. It has been standing , idle for a long time. Peter Steenstrup. who has been South American traveling representative of Detroit, the llupn Motor Car company. to Detroit, for two years, has returnedsix months a lie ha Just completed covering all the important Souh trip, American cities. thlrty-two-ac- HERALD-REPUBLICA- through. " TH E U N I VE R S A L CAR Most of the pleasure in owning an automobile lies in being able to drive it and care for it yourself. You can do this with a Ford. Expert mechanical knowledge is not required to successfully run and care for Ford cars. Ford owners are able to give their cars all the necessarv attention, for the frills were left out of the design. Everything about motor, control, transmission or any other part, is simplicity itself, and of the best qualitj With each owner his own mechanic, he enjoys the service of his car every day in the year, without, any burden of expense for skilled attention. the-car- M 41 ALKIEE-SjliT- II Agents. 39-4- 1 AUTO ROW. Wasatch 3515.' , AUTO W. 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