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Show TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT TOPICS j i . , (Conducted by Gocdncb.) Indiana's Inst loll road has been opened as a public thoroughfare. Iti was a part of the old Corydon and '. w Albany pike aud had been operated operat-ed for half a centur by a private company. To free the ro?.d. commissioners commis-sioners of Floyd county paid to the - p rating company $10.1)00 in cat h and I 1 $15,000 in 5 per cent bonds. Rubber imports into the United States nr.- constantly increasing. In lil0 101 000,000 pounds were imported whle during liscal year 1920, 832.000.- 000 pounds were received. The large part of this addiiional amount is used ;:n manufacture of automobile tires i which alSO require large importations of long staple cotton An you a chicken killer"' Do ou make no effort, in driving along country roads, to avoid hitting the Chickens thai scurry' heltcr skelter in front of your car' If not, you had bet-ter bet-ter watch your ep In many parts of the .country farmers are leaguing together to-gether to arrest and prosecute the destroyers of their poultry Better sound 'ur horn while a 100 feet from Mm chickens and give them time to b cam per to safely. The comparative cost of farming with horses and with traetoro and 1 trucks Is shown by a recent goern T ment report citing the case of a farmer farm-er who replaced ten teams with two tractors and one truck. The COM of operating and maintaining the horse-drawn horse-drawn equipment for a year amounted to $7,060. ffHile the cost of the motor equipment totaled $4,282. nearly a $3, 000 saving. Sedimeni traps are placed in gaso lirw. tanks n ejiteh the foreicn mailer contained in the fuel, They arc ef feetive but naturally must be cleaned occasionally to permit an even flow of gasoline. During active operation of the car, the sediment should be removed re-moved twice a month regularly. Charles A Persons of Newskowin. lUre., is taking a pedigreed Jersey cow and bull on a motor trip to Kosbko nong Mo., 2,000 miles away They were boupht for breeding purposes and Parsons didn't want to trust thorn to the railroads. Paby motor cars are becoming popu lar in Europe. They scat one pa?een-gcr pa?een-gcr and have a maximum of Beventi BO miles an hour The po.ver is supplied ! b dr batteries which must be re newed every four hours. Trailers car-rylng car-rylng two or more passengers are Often attached to them : ' Babe" Rulh, king of the home-run (hitters, put in a couple of good clouis rorontly during a membership dliVfl Of I ho Nw York Auto Dealers' asso 'clallon. Bbe tuimulaled interest in 'ih campaign bv filing twelve aulo- I graphed baseballs to the first tw l member v :'" brought in membership applications. I "Keep the ulghwsys.olear ol - now make them 100 per com efficient." With this Blogon, good roads advocati are going to moke a concerted effor. this winter to boost snow removal pro grams Highways which are blocked; with snowdrln.s and frozen slush are, an economic waste and even though it L costs considerable to keep them open, the work pays for itself. The suspension spring of a carl should be cleaned and lubricated In fluently A squeak often enn be traced ' I to the springs Win u Ihey become rusty squeak j arc bound to arise. By i lifting the weight off the tpringa il 1b nn easy matter to im ert between the ' leaves a paste made oi graphite and I oil. Thin will not only eliminate ihe I squeak, but also produce easier ridiac qualities. The spring clips which hold tho epnnps to the axles should be fre quently inepectod and tightened Ai loose spring clip will cause a spring I to break very quickly. When two or more leaves of a spring break it is not advisable to in-1 Isiall new leaves without resetting thoi i old one?. If the 6prlng has been used for some time Its set Is different Irom j 'tho new leaves installed, throwing too i great a strain on the new leaves, I which usually results in another j broken spring very soon. In filling the gearset put in the lu-I lu-I bricant to a depth of about half the I height of the sear box That is, have it come about even vn rli ih- corner of the main shaft. This will subnier' the countershaft and bring the fan- ol the main shaft gears into the lubri cant It is also important lo see that tho packing rings are tight to prevent leaknge where the drive shaft emerges from the gear case and where the shaft from the clutch enters It. Silent chains that are now so much used lor camshaft and electrical unit drive should be treated exactly as If Lhey were sets of bearings Each join ing stud and rivet of the chain should be regarded as a bearing and must above all be given systematic and careful lubrication Chain; that run In tbc open, need oil treatment once daily The oil should be put on the inside, as this is the pari that comes in direct contact with the Bprockets An oil brush iu the mo6t conenient method of distributing the oil along the surface of the chain. It Is possible to maku a pulr of tongs that are convenient for removing nuts, I etc., from the mud pan by flattening j the ends of two pieces of No 9 wire, j ach inehc: long 1 r.f i:i ii'-s from j the end a hole is drilled through each wire and through these holes a bolt Is thrust and fitted with a nut. This completes tho tongs, which will bo found invaluable for picking small objects ob-jects out of the mud pan or from around the motor, etc. i I Painiinc the tires with a coating of liqukj rubber to which vlntcning has, been added not only gives the shoes an; extractive appearance, but II also helps to preserve them. For the benefit of I jlhe motorist who likes to do his own tinkering in so far as possible, it I might bp added that a satisfactory compound for coating both the inside and the outside of the shoes can bp made by stirring five pounds of whit cning into a quart of gas61ine, and after a thorough mixing has been effected, ef-fected, adding a quart of rubber ce ni nL Blnek smoke Is an Indication that I the carbon in the fuel is passing J through the engine unburned. hen leaks occur at tho seals of valves in a motor, it is an indication I of poor combustion. h"n on a long tour it is well to carry along a canvas car cover with your luggage. It can always be used jas a t'nt in an emergency. Painting tires with liquid rtbber to which whitening has been added, gives then) ''U attractive appearance and helps to preservo them Aluminum steps Instead of running boards make a car much lighter, but! for touring the good old-fashioned' running board cannot be beaten for! duggago. Always make it a point to see that your Inmps in the headlights are in good condition. When they begin to dim. replace tbtin and at the same' time clean the reflectors A creaking noise which sounds like a wheel is loose, when starting from a standstill, may be caused bv engaging i the clutch too harsh!) To prevent this noise let the clutch in easier. When solution has been spilled out accidentally from your battery Jars a solution of pure sulphuric acid and distilled water having a gravity of 1300 should be added. Spitting at high speeds in a car fit ted witb a vacuum feed 9ystem may be caused by a sticking float in the tank, by an air leak In the line running to I the inlet manifold or to dirt or rust in the line running lo the tank Every motorist should study the ad-: Justmont of his car's carburetor carefully care-fully so he will know how to make the mixture richer or leonss as the oc-1 caslon may require Then he should gradually close the needle valve lo the point where the exploding charge pops back through the carburetor or (Ik motor shows signs of nol running well. Then the mixture should be made Jus: a hit richer by a slight turn of the, needle valve control Indiscriminate use of water of forty to fifty pounds pressure on the run ning gear Is not so detrimental when I skilfully done. But as many car owners own-ers do it, it is harmful because dlr grit and other corrosive matter Is forced into th wheel bearings. Often, I too, w:aer lodges In crevices about tho bearings find produces rust, -which ultimately ulti-mately affects the proper operation of these important parts If you arc real fussy about your j M I tires, and have left your tire gauge at IV home take out the foot rule that r,r'" I i sumably you always carry In your tool M .md measure the distance be f t tWi n hub cap center and the tread I oi the propi riy fitted dtlre if the dls I JH tance is more than an inch shorter, il I fB i needs more air. If. it i3 longer, let a lH little air out WM oo mH |