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Show HIGHWAYS IN.WAR TIME ALBERT L. CLOUGH of RavienSi Editor Motor Service Duraon I nfuNa. hkating the intake application of artificial hat rg to tbc Intake pip la the only cun for fuel condensation and tha faulty distribution of tha Own- ckwye ariemg from Una cans an of old nan. not fitted with modern , intake uystevn can. In many inrtsnce, accomplish thta In a practical manner and at reasonable oatlay. Ona of the 1 method of doing tbia la to adopt a aombination intaka axhauat manifold, la which tha Intake and axhauat are aeparated by a metal Wall throe rh which tha heat of tha rejected ia communicated to the entering -- apoalalmaelfnlda aea marrafactarad for several modela of of of earn that fnake a number qnU hare boon produced, in lanre quantl-- 1 tiea and are vary readily substituted 4 Hot Jacketed for tha old manifold manifold, taking hot can through flex-- i IMa tabhHf from tha axhauat pipe re ahn on tha market for aoma pact If I mod ala of certain popular make neither of theae kinde of heated maa- Void hi obtainable for a oar that aaoh ait attachment, a apodal beating device can be gotten up. It la poaaibla to wind a coll of flexible metallic tubing around, the intake pipe (aauaily between tha carburetor flange and tha point where tha pipe branch an), and connect ona and of tha coil to a fitting eorewed Into a tapped bole drillad in the axhauat pipe, the other and being fastened aomewbere under tha floor board where tha nolee of tha gaa eeeaping through It win not be objectionable Aabeatoa paper or atrlng may be wound overtbe'eofl of tubing to eoefine the beat. A better method, however, le to have made a Jacket to eurroead part of the Intake piping. Aa a rule, K la impracticable to apply thta to the manifold proper, becauae of ita complicated form and ita alight ctearaneo with other engine part but It annuity oaa be applied to the I atmight part ef the pipe Juac above A light mating made i the carburetor. halvea or two hi ptecaa of thnanme ahape formed out of aheot metal can be uaad tha parta bolted together. Tha axhauat Is ooonactad aa la the tubular coil arrangement. a few email holea being left ia tha bottom of the Jacket to let aut tha gaa, oil and water of eoodenen-tlopas-sag- us ua , , , ! ba-b- W yii.H n. Drun rrem Dimccun& - ri ' 's Intake pipe and manifold design was formerly a rather ctrapto matter because tha gaaolina sold flva or morn years age evaporated nearly completely at ordinary air temperatures and manifolds ware required amply to direct the charge of well vaporised fuel and air be the several cylinders ia fair1 ly equal amounts. Tha problem now to a more complicated (Judea the handling of fuel ao in volatile that, ware precautions act taken. It would exist in tha intake piping largely as a liquid dinging to the to-walls ef the psaeagas er carried aa relatively large and badly distributed drape to the air current. It is pi sporty to distribute fuel ia state tha Bienne by liquid ef 4 manifold deal rued to handle toe to g vaporous condition, and this accounts for the serious difficulties experienced in the operation ef can that were built five or mors yean ago. These are sufficient ia many Instances to prevent their use, to sold weather especially. In a four cylinder manifold ef the exposed type when sold, the gasoline mk. forcibly drawn np by the el r current, strikes the upper well ef the pipe where It branches and, forming a liquid fUm oa this wall. In n liquid state, in ex court! a am minis, to tha two middle cylinders sooting their plugs aad ceasing missing, wbils tha twe ontaida cylinders may act gat a mixture rich enough to be reliably ItnHaMa Upon stopping the engine, liquid tact often trie kies down the In on Airfl-aultt- ea -- j K! H'M take pipe and runs out through tha carburetor air intake if tha throttle butterfly valve le hung on a stem at angles to tha length of the ear right It may direct tha unvaporised fuel more into one manifold branch, than the other, thus flooding eUbeV the front or tha rear pair of cylinders with gasoline and starving tha other r. I pair. Tp the action of a manifold that Is not artificially heated, that la entirely out- aide the water Jacket aad that la rather long, but eves with the block type of engine, with Its reduced length, with Intake passages all included with- to each of the magneto contacts, usin tha cylinder casting and the car- ing a vary small current to avoid afburetor bohed over the intake open- fecting tha magnets When tha points will ing in the block, asimilar condition separate, the ammeter reading suddenly change. at gaswhich at rate hot. tha becomes oline volatility to diminishing water INSTAIAATION OF SFOTUGHT. la ML P. writes: 1 wish to equip temperature will soon become inademy ess-- ' with a spotlight but, to readquate to prevent heavy fuel condensation. Irregular charge distribution, ex- ing over the instruction, book accomcessive carbonisation and mimed Im- panying my electrical system, 1 find pulse's" Gaeoltne is bad enough now the adrlce gives sot to attach addiand there ia a probability of Its vola- tional lights cigar Ughtsn or beattility being still further decreased. ing devices aa the battery may thus This with the eoming of cold weather, be overloaded. Is thereaa .a ay real the spots will aggravate the shore mentioned objection to putting difficulties. light? to good, The advice Anew gtvua art SPEED AND PTEL EOONOMT. in a general, way. as soma nears to inAa pointed out In the official the structions for saving gasoline, speed at which a car ia driven has aa fuel economy, important bearing upon but the reasons for this arc not genThe economical erally understood. speed is always a medium speed for the ear In question. At vary low speeds, while the car. demands but Uttle power, the engine delivers this e power so wastefully that the con- rtall electrical devices to aa extent. If you have had ao sumption of fuel per mile run is vary at other On the very hand, high high. trouble la keeping your battery folly speeds while the engine produces the charged you can safely install the power fairly economically, ao large an spotlight and aae It all amount of power la called for that tot. A spotlight the fuel consumption per unit of distance is exorbitant. Thera la a speed somewhere between the two extremes of tha battery. at whtah engine efficiency to fairly THE TWO AXES. high and the reetotanoe against which C. If. F. wettest Several yuan the engine la acting ie fairly low, which Is the spesd of highest fuel economy, I bought a oar with a but K is not possible to express this speed roar axle. At tha time, speed in figures so as to be applicable was heralded aa a great Improveto all can. U to higher for a large ment aad I must say I Ilka It. Why touring car than for a small machine le It that It Is aot found oa the later and, to tha majority cases probably cars? Has between li and 19 miles per hour. Answer: This ia partly to be ax- Certainly care should be so designed , plained by tha tact that the basic Hm-i principle of the two speed axle has that it should fall between these He aa moat deriving is done within this been the subject of patent litigation, range. If one drives tha average small at or near Id miles per hour, as much aa possible, fuel eoooomy will not bo greiuly sacrificed. I .ft nnrea-eonabt- pi u DETERMINING RPARKIXQ POINT OF MAGNETO. E. 1. G writes: The Instructions for timing the magneto on my car tats that it should bo so set that the platinum contacts separate at a eertaxn distance before dead center, as measured on the flywheel but, aa the magneto ie not very accessibly placed. 1 cannot tall by tha eye exactly whoa tha points are parting and i not able to Judge the position of tha break" twice alike, le there any aoeuruto way of determining this point? Answer:" By placing a email piece of very thtn tissue paper between the points end taming tha engine over klowly- - nntil tho tnrtant when It can be pulled out without any effort, you mey obtain more accurate results. S you eae to take the, trouble, you can connect a sensitive ammeter, a dry cell and a email resistance to ether to series and fasten one of the free wires ' wiui the result that its use by ethers than 'the patentee is permissible only under royalty. The recent great to engine flexibility and advances in the elkntnatiou of engine vibration have somewhat tarwod away from change gear problems aad this may be a factor contributing to the neglect of this device. It Would not be surprising, however, if the twe speed filial drive were again takes up by designers, It is sound to principle. fV though the money, men and materiel worn pat into tha making of she 11a We have got to go beck to the farmer for the food stuff. The farmer cannot prodace aa adequate If cut off from railroad supply with a burden of traneportatioa ever In erasing expense by reason of tnerlasingly bad roads The failure to maintain exalting highways and to batld new ones add to the hardens of the reilroad and ultimately result to a more complete breakdown-- f the system than. we have seem - - Every lut ei tat of the country, from that of the fanner to that of tha consumer and that of the railroad Itself and that of the munition manufacturer depends upon the Prom the building of highways. Manufacturers Record, Baltimore, PRIMING WITH ETHER. F. D: N. writes: A friend advised me to use ether for priming the to make it cylinders of my start easier when angina cold, but another warned ms against the practice, stating that ha beard that cylinder LEFT All Year Four Ninety I ilk - I Bead Necklaces Brooches r Coder Fins Comb aad Brash, -Stiver er lvorv Cologne Bottles .Crosses, Cuff Fins Diamond Kings bifoofat Jewelry Silver Buckles for T- - . , ,OOOE1.NG SOLUTION. W. writes: I am using ds- alcohol with water as aa solution. Please tell me how weak to alcohol this can be allowed to become, through evaporation, without its falling to protect the from bursting? We cannot tall you exactly, hat It can safely become quite weak. When a weakly alcoholic mixture la exposed w sufficient cold, the water In it freescs into erystale of Ice, which are surrounded by alcobotr the mixture being of a slushy character and still of a fluid consistency aa a whole. In our opinion the bursting pressures which this slush would create would not be eery severs, but It probably would clog small paaeagea. It would bo very easy to put a glass bottle, W. aatured ft anti-free- se Locket and LcrgTMtle CftM S-- dimer Manicure Sets Mesh Bags Lor Caaei Bewinf Baskets Feart Necklaces Hags Traveling Pendants Umbrella perfume Bottlra Jem Jars rialinum Jswulry Lemon tUfce Kings SUverwsre Flat or Hollow a Upper .Thl ia her Brut thole Psarts f 'Cutters Cigar Jars Cts&y !ek Bet pecanters Key - Rigs Chains JaH Match Boxes Military Brushes , Military. Wrist Wstcbes Gold and Silver Heocija Clocks Clothes Brushes Cork u 11 Mixefs Coitkpsibi Cups Hags Fipes locket Knives Rings , Diamond Emblem Jewelry Flasks Fobs Fountain Pens,.? Humidors - Holds" Cigsrstte PlwneSta "ases Cost Cfestas XJnei.aers CoUsr Buttons -- Vfl ' ting arm Ctusps Chain Cuff links Cigsr iCsies won HIM Ash Trays Automobile Clocks Bag Tsgs Belts B'ii Bosks Binoculars Book Knds IJotti Openers -Broftse Were Cwd Cases had explosion, of gar this kind? Anew or: Absolutely none. The explosion pressure of the ether-ai- r mixture Je no higher than that of gasoline and air. similar stories ware started about acetylene, at the time gae starters were to vogue, but ' were purs fictions PROPERTIES OF ALCOHOti Rosaries Signet Kings u totreu chains Thlmbloa Veil and Hatpin Rt V rUtlet Watchtq Book LntU , Bowli BronM Bouquet Holders . Cali BU PWoeA-- a LavaUlerus Bonnet Plaa ) " Fine flhlrt Studs Smokers Bets Tie Clasp Traveling ftets Traveling Hags Waidemar Vest Chains Watches left! wscssasry t knew say St Her Jewelry . . BOYD PARK MAKERS lOd mam mm Of JEWHJOr SALT lace cmr containing say a 10 per cent alcohol mixture, out of doors on a very cold night and observe .whether it will burst. The Importance of maintaining the solution sufficiently alcoholic te prevent Its being affected by cold Is not only to guard against the bursting of parts of the cooling system, but to Insure against the Lquda becoming too thick to circulate prop- EFFECTS OF OVEBLOAdJn'G , TRICKS. ( The . B. E. Ca writes: Recently we purchased a light truck, which states the manufacturers name-pla- te should not be loaded iiveacras of 1,999 pounds. Sometimes, when we are badly rushed, we oerry loads greater than this. Please tell us whether the maker's Instructions as to loading art Intended to be strictly followed and whether overloading Is likely to produce serious results Answer: Every manufacturer ex pects that his trucks will occasionally be overloaded and construct and rates them wtttr this expectation In . The statement which appear upon the plate Is in the nature of a warning against anything liks habitual loading above the weight stated and Is usually Intended to convey the Idea that the useful Ufe of the truck and Its economy of operation will be materially lessened If overloading la more than occasionally practiced. It also absolves the maker from responsibility fair poor service in case excessive loads are earned. Constant overloading reduces tha life of a truck aad increases its maintenance expense. Moreover, it is Insidious and cumulative in ita ef' feet a. A truck may carry excessive to be none the worse for It, but the ef'In abfects of such abuse appear normal tire wear to tha frequency frith which such parta as springs era broken and in tha large amount lch are found to be of repairs required when it Is overhauled. Automobile Questions of general interest to motorists will be answered hi this colAddress Alumn. space permitting. bert L Clough, care of this offloe. Denver Will Provide Comfort For Autoist Denver, Colo, Dec. 14. Comforts of home, for the automobile tourist T Lowest Priced Electrically Equipped All Year Car in the World So far this season the weather has been niild; but colder days are approaching rapidly and bringing with them higher prices for automobiles. Therefore need we say ' more? Remember , ONLY 3 LEFT Telephone os today to hold one for yon until you can f Bar Fins Bag Leather and mdnd. Chevrolet fori Doriaus Eye Olsss Chains French Ivory Teiiat Band Bags Hut Flirt Jewel Cases jet - have been provided by the city of Denver to Ihs Rocky Mountain park, near hers, sod by next summer tbc visiting motorist camping out to tbc park can have his breakfasts oooked by e cm and enjoy the benefits of a water system along with tbc camping outfit. The park ha been piped for water xnd arrangements have been made for extending the gas mains to H -pavilion at the pars The gag will be npplied through a contrivance ao the consumer will pay for hie own fueL "This gathering reminds mt of' a big scene to a movie studio. Every one la Important from the leadin lady to the "extra" Tours, la the Drama of Commerce and Machinery, ours Is the Drama of Ufe. If Mr. Toner were working for D. W. Griffith he would be a great director of but working for Mr. plot ore Successful director oi dcru, he IS sale . t - j and the it re camera are war or peaoe. The former V.prq y wie'sica. war, tue Ut'.er .1 It for posterity. The iutonobi I winning the battle of transporuj and, do you know that eterj armti Europe has its' own rempl.S equipped moving picture. dtpartnJ' And to man power both mdur.'s have given of their beet. !! "Thu automobile u niov-'- ludk-beis- k rfco-L- nlckcl-in-tne-sl- J A Hints for Gifts FOR H u f i money, tha men and material used to developing highways and to improving waterways would be aa' wtouly all Used for war purposes as (m3) D ML Y M, The - railroads are absolutely cable to handle the traffic. M Jg our bowadea duty, as a nation. to find some way to increase transportation fasUKies or alas' tha whole transportation tnatnime wO go to smash. --It Is ebsotateiy hoeeanary to 'construct highway and to do It with all possible energy. Any la, seeing of highway building adds in the harden of the farmer In getting his material to tha eity aad ia 'delivering his products to chipping The motor truck moot take the ears In many cases. place of freight must take the piace The automobile of the pamenger ear whereverle Itbn-iaHighway work possible. ana liver portent and vitally ao, developed, transportation must be to tha aids two thee because Hold many , prove a transportation The war. ton decided'- factor to. here. Wasatch 8481 ia the number; CHEVROLET MOTOR COMPANY OF KANSAS CITY. SALT LAKE STORE: East First South Street. SUFFER & !H NEURALGIA Pae Soothing Mnstoole When those sharp paint go through your, head, when your teems at H It would split, just rub a little Musterois on poor temples and heck. It draws oat the fctfl animation, soothes gwxy the pin, aauaily giving quick relief, Musterola It dean, white ointment, made with oil of mustard. Better than a .mustard plaster and does aot blister. I aad warns frankly I ntnmcod Musterola for sore throat, bronchi a croup, sag neck, asthma, neural-'a- , conges ban, pleurisy, rheumatism, pains and aches of tbs back or fatt brakes, sprain tore made rhilhUbi frottod feet colds of the chart (it often prevents p It ia always dependable. 30c and Me Jan; boqpttal arts $1SX Many-oocto- fa "Banking Perfection Under U. & Inspection. Place Truck Order Now, Say t Man Who Knows For thoee The Old Clod: Comer.' buaineea concerns which are contemplating the purchase of motor truck placing their ordera without further delay k advisable. says C. N. Carruthera of the Kwael The progressive banker, approachable and always courteous, is willing at all times to go into a Kar. 4 "The prominent place the motor truck now occupiee in the Industrial world, due to Its efficiency to meeting the increased demands made on transhas doubled portation department and trebled the purchasing of truck the extent of which has never before been known or even dreamed of. As the demand Is increasing daily with . business proposition, appreciating that the prov-tnc- e of abank is to en- no let-u- pth&t immediate orders should be placed if early deliveries are desirable. courage enterprise. UTAH1 STATE NATIONAL BANK ' omcrak Smith. President. f, opti Heb! J. Grant, TlcPrsidBt Cba W Nlbiejr, VlcPrtdat. Rods? T. Btdftr, Vic PrtaldMt TO PREPABE TOO FILM Detroit, Deo. Klee Myrtle Steadman, beautiful movie act rasa, has Just spent IS days studying, tha great antomoblli factories of Detroit, preparatory to staging an immense film spectacle founded on the motor car industry. The title of tha feature I being withheld but will be one of the productions of Miss Steadman's own company, now forming to New Xork.- - Until recently Mist Steadman was a Paramount star and occupied a distinctive position among movie celebrities around Los Angele She calls herself an crank" and knows automobiles like Oldfield. But to order to see the modern motor ear from the time tt Is nothing but raw material down to the time of Its appearance to the owner's garage, Miss Steadman has visited a number of the big plent At the Chalmers factory she put on Jumpers and actually manipulated a lathe on one of the enLater she addressed some of gine theemployees and thsfollowlng are out-doo- rs lady-Bar-n- "hot-epo- t" the moving-pictur- e and ..rtmii), Industries: Near RdaCNca. The reason the automobile and the mortng-pictujr- e iudustry are ao typically American and immensely is because they are iweenllal popular ly constructive Industrie Both ere building useful, practical product Tbe world needs both and the moviee need the automobile 1 have Insisted that the word "plesaurs-cah-alwaye " Is a misnomer without a cause, a a pleasure trolley ride la often-thne- s but who would call a trolley-c- ar a pleasure-car- ? At another port of her trtfc to to Hiftry T Mckwin. Cashing. Gr H. builr. tintiit CmIii HOME VISITORS EXCURSIONS VIA ionvor EEio rando Bound trip fares from Salt Lake, Ogden, Provo and other line points. Denver J5H St. tools 0 W 12740 Colo. Springs 2740 Chicago Omaha . .... 4340 Memphis & W 4DWMS ... ... ...... ..... Kams-City-vi424- 0 5M 5340 SL Paul Proportionately low rates to other points. Sale Dates: Oct. 27; Nov. Dee. 20, 22, 2t . Winter Tours to Florida and the Southeast. Oklahoma City 24-2- 7; THE SCENIC LIMITED A modern train carrying PnOmaft and tourfet ers to Denver, Chicago and St. Louis without ehangt. City ticket Office 301 Main SC Phones Wan. 3526, F. A. WADLKGa, P. T. U. A D. ETNYrcmiY, Denver. Ccto. r . &Jt lake atr. Utah. all-ste- el |