Show y v s y y i Automobile Paragraphs r. r t of t. t t. A total of car owners availed themselves s of ot of the free headlight tests offered by the Bureau Dureau of Standards Standards Standards Stan Stan- dards in Washington from May 1 to May 7 7 Only a very small per per- of ot these cars had hud lights which w wore were re adequate for tor the driver and safe sate for tor other users of ot the road despite the fact tact that the owners were naturally people who were interested interest interest- ed in having good lights on their cars I Some lights were hopeless One driver came In who had originally possesse possessed a rt pair of ot lenses lenses' of ot one of ot the best best types types' He lIe He had put them in with the axis horizontal instead of ot vertical They glared He frosted the bulb Still they glared Then he painted them They ceased to glare but tho thu speed at which he could safely drive at night was very much reduced Nothing could be done for him and he ha was recorded re- re re recorded corded as having dirty lenses There are numerous devices on the market which are satisfactory if it properly adjusted and there are many others which are not It ia is easy to tell a good lens There are two general types One the fluted lens which appears to be divided by vertical lines Into a number of ot sec sec- These on inspection are found to be slightly cylindrical on one surface so as to spread the light sideways while keeping It concentrated concentrated concentrated concen concen- vertically ert r s But Dut there are also in use many devices which cannot be adjusted so as to give a good light without glaring glar glar- glarIng glaring ing or which waste a large part of the light Among these is the well known painted or frosted sector seen on some cars In general any device dovice de do- vice which alms aims to cut oft off part of ot the beam or to hide the filament nf ot the thO bulb Is of very pry little use It Jt merely merely merely mere mere- ly scatters and wastes the light and If It avoids olds glare it avoids lion also and illumination Is s the object ob jest of ot the lights tights Other devices de not recommended are frosted lenses mirrors or bulbs and lenses of ot any type which are designed to scatter the light without distributing it itis is needed What's a Billion Dollars t Authorities in the motor world say that automobiles willbe will willbe be sold Bold in 1923 At an average of ot 1000 each that means that we can stand two and one half billion dollars for riding around nice When you you are told that Germany cant can't pay her debt or that ten billions of ot loss will break Uncle Sam mention Ill unto Auto Item America could climb out ot of debt In lit a jiffy If It the taxes her people pay pal were honestly handled bandied The Motor Oar The war between Ford and Durant Durant Dur Dur- ant is on and the wise men of ot the motor world predict that we will wUl soon loon have as as a result motor cars at The cost of ot manufacture of the Ford roadster Is la now With Improved roads which will permit a reduction In the amount of ot tin la iu lathe the lizzie It can be produced it is 15 I said at an even and sold for or In view of ot which we would say to both Henry and Durant Get ml at l' l |