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National in New Quarters-The National Motor Car Company, Pittsburgh, Pa., has moved into its new showrooms at Baum and Beatty streets.

Sandell Gets Oakland Appointment-Herbert S. Sandell has been appointed retail sales manager of the new Oakland Philadelphia, Pa., branch, 506 North Broad street.

Goodrich Declares Quarterly Dividend-The B. F. Goodrich Company, Akron, O., declared its regular quarterly dividend of 134 per cent on the preferred stock, payable October 1.

Hatter Resigns from Velie-C. P. Hatter, assistant manager of the Velie Motor Vehicle Company, Moline, Ill., has resigned and is succeeded by George Fitzsimmons, formerly with the Thomas factory at Detroit, Mich.

To Build 11,500 Oaklands in 1913-The Oakland Motor Car Company, Pontiac, Mich., announces that the plans for next season call for the building of 11,500 Oakland cars, and that this will necessitate a number of factory additions.

Halladay's Baseball Team-The Halladay baseball team, composed of employees of the Streator Motor Car Company, Streator, Ill., recently closed a very successful season, having played 26 games, winning 21 and losing 5. The accompanying photograph shows the team.

a year ago, the main offices of which are located at Fiftysecond and Chestnut streets, recently opened its twelfth branch, at Lancaster, Pa. S. M. Waasus is president of the association and G. W. Carrington is vice-president and general manager.

Automobiles Yield Big Revenue-A $91,497.19 gain in state revenue over the corresponding period of the previous year is shown in the report of Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Lippincott, who has remitted $440,509.89 to the State Treasurer as against $358.012.71 over last year.

Dwight President Iron Firm-John H. Dwight, manager of the motor car body and wagon departments of the MitchellLewis Motor Company of Racine, Wis., has resigned to become president and general manager of the Belle City Malleable Iron Company of Racine, Wis., which does a large business in supplying motor car manufacturers with castings of all kinds. Mr. Dwight succeeds W. C. MacMahon, who has become vice-president and manager of the Northwestern Malleable Iron Company of Milwaukee.

Lasher Joins Abbott-Detroit-William J. Lasher has just severed his connection as branch manager of the Carl H. Paige Company, New York City, handling the Chalmers, to join forces with the Abbott-Detroit Motor Company, New York City. He will in his new capacity have charge of the agency business.

Road Improvement in Amarillo-The fact that Amarillo, Tex., is on the motor car tourist route between points in Texas south and east of here and Denver, as well as on the route between Oklahoma and Kansas points and New Mexico and other points of the Southwest, has forced upon the people of this section of the Panhandle the necessity of improving the highways, and with this object in view steps have been taken by the chamber of commerce of Amarillo and other civic bodies of this part of the state to not only improve the existing roads but to construct others that will be devoted exclusively to motor car travel. Signboards and distance markers will be placed upon all of the main highways.

Winning Cars Bosch Equipped-At the recent Light Car Grand Prix of France, arranged by the Automobile Club of Sarthe, Zuccarelli driving a Lion Peugeot car gained first place, being equipped with a Bosch magneto. In the race for the Sarthe Cup, Coupé de la Sarthe, Goux in a Peugeot gained first place, also equipped with a Bosch.

Wilby's Across-Canada Trip-Thomas W. Wilby of New York City, who last year made a 9000-mile automobile tour of the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific and return, is this autumn undertaking the first motor tour ever attempted across Canada. The tour is made for the purpose of mapping out a Canadian highway from ocean to ocean.

Association Opens Twelfth Branch-The Automobile Service Association, a mutual service corporation launched about

Automobile Incorporations

AUTOMOBILES AND PARTS

CINCINNATI, O.-Federal Motor Supply Company; capital, $250,000; to manufacture and sell all kinds of automobiles, parts and accessories. Incorporators: George W. Platt, Emil C. Schmitt, R. L. Dollings, A. M. Draddy, M. F. Platt.

DETROIT, MICH.-Traveler Motor Car Company; capital, $15,000; to manufacture automobiles and accessories. Incorporators: Wm. J. McIntyre, Joseph P. Lavergne, William L. Kenfield.

FLINT, MICH.-Sterling Motor Company; capital, $300,000; to manufacture automobile engines. Incorporator: W. C. Durant.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Martin Tractor Company; capital, $350,000; to manufacture automobile tractors. Incorporators: C. H. Martin, H. R. Richarss, E. D. Moore.

JOHNSTOWN, PA.-United States Motor Sales Company; capital, $50,000; to manufacture motors. Incorporators: A. C. Simler, J. L. Simler, C. H. Raymond. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Motor and Gear Improvement Company; capital, $1,250,000; to manufacture automobile parts, etc. Incorporators: Henry C. Derham, S. V. Brady, Dwight Partridge.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Lamay Manufacturing Company; capital, $25,000; to manufacture motors, etc. Incorporators: Arthur B. Headley, Philip E. Tucker, Arthur C. Lamay.

TORONTO, CAN.-Standard Motors, Ltd.; capital, $40,000; to manufacture automobiles. Incorporators: George S. Skinner, Harry A. Newman, George P. McHugh.

GARAGES AND ACCESSORIES

ALBANY, N. Y.-Taxicab Transportation Company; capital, $5,000; to run a motor car business. Incorporators: William Hildebrant, Elizabeth Hildebrant, Elsa Hildebrant. BALTIMORE, MD.-Automobile Tire Repairing Company; capital, $500; to carry on a tire repairing business. Incorporator: L. Vernon Iller.

BOSTON, MASS.-Motor Service Company; capital, $2,500; to carry on a motor service business. Incorporators: Sanford Small, Harold Chisholm, Williams H. Evans.

BUFFALO, N. Y-Buffalo Resilio Company; capital, $25,000; to manufacture and deal in tire fillers. Incorporators: Stafford D. Noble, Alexander D. Falck, Philip E. Lonergan.

CLEVELAND, O.-Pioneer Gasoline Company; capital, $10,000; to deal in gasoline. Incorporator: Edward J. Chernev.

DALLAS, TEX-Automobile Owners' Protective Association; capital, $25,000; to carry on a garage for the use of members of the association, and to give legal advice. Incorporator: O. H. Bettes.

DETROIT, MICH.-Motor Patents Company; capital, $10,000; to manufac ture machinery and mechanical devices. Incorporators: John W. Dyar, Sherman L. Depew, Earl W. McGookin. DETROIT, MICH.--General Castings Company: capital, $2.000: to manufacture castings. Incorporators: F. Walter Guibert, J. C. Eckliff, D. Fitzgerald.

DETROIT, MICH.-National Automobile Owners' Protective Association; capital, $2.000; for the purpose of protecting automobilists. Incorporators: H. Bertram St. Clair, Henty O. Sage, Elmer H. Beach.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-Glover Equipment Company; capital, $20,000; to manufacture automobile accessories. Incorporators: Frank L. Glover, Leonard Gieger, William A. Uphrey, Louis A. Libkings.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND-Showlater Manufacturing Company: capital, $10,000; to manufacture automobile bodies, etc. Incorporators: H. G. and F. W. Showlater, William Small. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.-Chalmers Motor Company: capital, $15,000; to deal automobiles. Incorporators: C. L. Bagwell, Garland J. Bagwell, W. Parker Holmes.

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Richmond Clubhouse Nearly Completed-Completion of the new clubhouse of the Richmond County Automobile Club, Richmond, N. Y., is expected in a few weeks.

Willman, Sales Manager Warren-G. L. Willman, formerly connected with the Board of Commerce, has been made sales manager of the Warren Motor Car Company, Detroit, Mich.

Clark Makes Cole Change-A change in the Cole Kansas City distribution house has taken place. H. J. Clark, who formerly worked for the Cole distributers in Kansas City, secures the distributing business.

Essenkay Opens Buffalo Salesroom-The Empire Essenkay Company, which concern was incorporated recently at Albany, N. Y., to deal in that city in automobiles, has opened a salesroom at 248 Washington avenue, Buffalo, N. Y.

Morgan Joins Machine Company-C. L. Morgan, formerly sales manager of the electric division of the General Motors Truck Company, has resigned to take a position with the Moon-Hopkins Billing Machine Company of St. Louis.

Speedwell San Francisco Branch-The Speedwell Motor Car Company, Dayton, O., has established a branch in San Francisco, Cal., taking over the interests of the Speedwell Motor Car Company of California. R. Harry Croninger is

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MARIETTA, O.-Gerhart Spring Tire Company; capital, $15,000; to manufacture vehicle wheels of all kinds, including automobile tires. Incor porators: J. A. Gerhart, G. O. Salzman, Casper Hopp, O. C. Mohler, A. A. Schramm.

MARLINGTON, W. VA.-Marlington Garage Company; capital, $10,000; to carry on a garage business. Incorporators: F. T. McVlintic, C. A. Yeager, M. E. Pue, C. R. Goodall, L. S. Shoemaker, G. W. Clark.

MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.-O. Fenstermacher Company; capital, $300,000; to deal in automobile supplies. Incorporators: O. Fenstermacher, T. 0. Fenstermacher, Fred Chambers.

MONTREAL, CAN.-Mount Royal Garage Company; capital, $500,000; to carry on a taxicab business. Incorporators: James A. Brooks, George Ross, Sen. F. L. Beique, F. A. Beique, L. J. Beique.

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Miller, Hicks & Hewitt, Inc.; capital. $10,000; to go into the automobile business. Incorporators: Harry D. Miller, Henry T. Hicks, George A. Hewitt.

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Cameron Rowe Auto Service, Inc.; capital, $10,000; to conduct an automobile service business. Incorporators: James Cameron, Norman Cameron, August T. Rowe.

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Mercedes Daimler Selling Corporation; capital, $50,000; to carry on an automobile business. Incorporators: A. M. Becker, John A. Lemline, E. H. Ferguson.

NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Hunt & West, Inc.; capital, $10,000; to carry on an automobile business. Incorporators: Burton R. Law, John W. Collopy, Elly Z. Parker.

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NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Volkmar Manufacturing Company; capital, $100,000; to manufacture automatic starting devices for automobiles. corporators: William M. Giegerich, Edward Giegerich, Bernard Volkmar. NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.-Auto Despatch Bureau, Inc.; capital, $25,000; to carry on an automobile business. Incorporators: Walter Stackhouse, Harold Parker, L. S. Parker.

PEORIA, ILL.-Jefferson Automobile Company; capital, $30,000; to manu facture, repair and deal in automobiles, and operate garage. Incorporators: R. C. Uckena, Frank E. Howland, F. I. Archdale, W. C. Rounneberg, Cederic Howland.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.-Automobile Safety Fender Company; capital, $100,000; to manufacture automobile fenders. Incorporators: William A. Snyder, Abram DeWolf, Abram Bune. William D. Elliott, Abraham De Potter. SAN ANGELO, TEX.-S. L. Henderson Company; capital, $10,000: to deal in automobiles. Incorporators: S. L. Henderson, J. S. Allison, George S. Alleson.

WELLSBURG, W. Va.-Brooke Automobile Company; capital, $10,000; to deal in automobiles. Chapman. Incorporators: J. H. Scott, C. M. Magee, P. A.

ST. Louis, Mo.-Lewis Automobile Company; capital, $26.000; to engage in the automobile and garage business. Incorporator: J. D. P. Lewis. WELLSBURG, W. Va.-Brooks Auto Company; capital, $10.000; to deal in automobiles. Incorporators: J. H. Scott, W. H. Scott, C. M. Magee, F. A. Chapman, E. A Fegan.

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Sampson truck displacing sixteen mules in Santa Monica, Cal. of the E. R. Thomas Motor Car Company, to take charge of the department of research engineering for the Packard Motor Car Company.

Foster Company's New Men-The Foster Motor Sales Company, Detroit, Mich., State distributers for Cutting cars, has secured the services of T. E. Ball as sales manager. Two other automobile men, George H. Irvine and Edwin G. Galvin have recently taken positions with the Foster Company.

Russell Company's Annual Conference-The branch managers and salespeople of the Russell Motor Car Company, Toronto, Ont., held their annual conference last week at the West Toronto headquarters of that concern, sessions including demonstrations of the new Russell models and a conference on automobile business matters.

Sampson in Oil Service-One of the latest concerns to dispense with their mule-driven transportation system is the A. F. Gilmore Oil Company, Santa Monica, Cal., which supplies oil for road work from their wells in the Santa Monica district. The Gilmore Company has recently purchased a five-ton Sampson truck and has fitted it with a huge tank of 1,100 gallons capacity. The accompanying photograph shows the truck.

Holmes Resigns from Swinehart-C. E. Holmes, formerly of the Diamond Rubber Company, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and the late Southern manager of the Swinehart Tire and Rubber Company, resigns his position on September 15 to enter into the retail tire and vulcanizing business in Birmingham, Ala. Mr. Holmes has traveled East and South, representing the above firms for the past eight years, and is quite well known with the automobile distributors.

Studebaker's New Detroit Quarters-On October 1 the Studebaker Corporation will take over the new garage and showroom at Woodward and Charlotte avenues, Detroit, Mich., now occupied by the United States Motor Company, the deal involving a consideration of about $100,000. The Studebaker interests will use the property as headquarters of a recently formed Detroit branch which is at present located at Studebaker Plant No. 1 on Piquette street. The new headquarters will be managed by A. K. McLundy, Michigan sales manager.

Kurtschora President Battery Battery Company-Martin W. Kurtschora, for many years manager of the Beaver Manufacturing Company, manufacturer of motors, Milwaukee, Wis., has purchased the controlling interest in the Northwestern Storage Battery Company, of Milwaukee, and will assume the active management. Officers of the reorganized company are: President, Martin W. Kurtschora; vice-president, E. D. McLaughlin; secretary, F. E. Scudder; treasurer, William Jacobs. The new management is outlining a policy of immediate expansion.

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Machine used for milling crankcases in the factory of the Peerless The machine depicted above accomplishes a large quantity of work in a very short space of time. It is used by the Peerless Motor Car Company in its factory at Cleveland, O., for milling crankcases. It will be remembered that the Peerless six-cylinder car has a seven-bearing crankshaft so it will be realized that the machine is accomplishing a large amount of work in completely finishing the milling work on one of these crankcases in approximately 25 minutes. The machine can work steadily during the working day of 10 hours and in that time will turn out 25 completed jobs. It requires but one man to run and take care of the machine. As will be

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OPE COMPANY DOUBLES CAPACITY-The Pope Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Conn., has its plans nearly completed for a big four-story factory, to be erected to produce a line of lower priced cars. It is expected that this plant will double the capacity of the Pope plant. The accompanying photograph shows the Pope Manufacturing Company's proposed new building.

Packard Kansas Company's Plant-The Packard Kansas City Company, Kansas City, Mo., a subsidiary of the Packard Automobile Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich., will build a $30,000 plant at that city for repair works.

Ford Acquires Factory Site-The Ford Motor Company, Detroit, Mich., has acquired 51 acres of land adjacent to its branch plant at Walkersville, across the river from Detroit, with a view of permitting extensions to the plant.

Flanders Plant Enlarged-Extensive additions are now being made to the Flanders plant, Detroit, Mich., which

Motor Car Company, Cleveland, O. It mills a crankcase In 25 minutes noted from the above illustration, the milling of every part requiring this work is accomplished simultaneously. It is very easy to set the job up as the castings to be handled are of aluminum and consequently very light while the table carrying the work can readily be adjusted owing to its easily controlled mounting. account of the small wear on its parts, while performing the work and the The cost of operating this machine is low on fact that it requires but one man to operate it and to set up the work. One setting of the machine is all that is necessary for each job and when the piece is removed from the machine it is finished.

when completed will more than double the floor space and bring up the output fom 3,500 cars in 1912 up to about 15,000 cars in 1913.

Olmstead Company Erects Additions The Olmstead Traction Engine Company, Great Falls, Mont., which proposes to manufacture traction engines and automobile trucks, has made arrangements to erect two buildings. They are to be 50 by 200 feet in size and will be used for manufacturing purposes, while the other will be the office building.

Grand Rapids Company's Addition-The Page Automobile Hoist Company, Grand Rapids, Mich., is making negotiations with the common council for a lease of the old lighting plant on South Market avenue, which was abandoned when the city occupied its new lighting and water station on MonThe business of the company has increased until it has been forced to seek more room.

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General Vehicle's $600,000 Building-The General Vehicle has started a $600,000 plant in Long Island City, N. Y., which will form a unit of an extensive plant.

Croxton's Washington Plant-The Croxton Motor Car Company, Cleveland, O., is building a new plant at Washington, Pa., for the manufacture of automobiles.

Peteler Car Company's Building-The Peteler Car Company, St. Paul, Minn., is making arrangements preliminary to the building of a plant on a 23-acre tract recently acquired. Negotiating for New Albany Plant-The Advance Power Company, Chicago, Ill., is negotiating for the plant of the American Automobile Corporation, New Albany, Ind.

Northway Plant Doubling Capacity-The Northway Motor & Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich., is preparing to double the capacity and to this end has awarded a contract for five new buildings.

Oakland to Build Factory Addition-A total of 300,000 square feet of space will be added to the factory of the Oakland Motor Car Company, Pontiac, Mich. These additions will be started at once.

Pontiac Firm's New Factory-The Pontiac Automobile Casting Company, Pontiac, Mich., has recently incorporated and has purchased a five-acre site and awarded a contract for the erection of a one-story building, 40 feet by 100 feet in size.

Hess Spring Company's Addition-The Hess-Pontiac Spring & Axle Company, Pontiac, Mich., maker of automobile springs, will build an addition, 62 by 54 feet, which with the addition now being completed, will double its present manufacturing capacity.

Whiting Company's Addition-The Whiting Manufacturing Company, Hartford, Conn., manufacturer of machine tools and automobile driving chains, is preparing plans for the erection of a two-story addition to its plant. It will be of steel and concrete construction.

Kissel Adds Two Buildings-The Kissel Motor Car Company, Hartford, Wis., recently added two commodious buildings to its plant at that city, and figured that the additional facilities thus provided would enable a less nerve-racking production schedule than that of last year.

Pierce Adding to Assembling Building-The Pierce-Arrow Car Company, Buffalo, N. Y., has awarded contracts for three additional stories to its truck assembling building. The size will be 184 feet by 244 feet, and one additional story will be added to each wing of its three-story body building, the sizes being 60 feet by 402 feet and 60 feet by 325 feet.

Julian Factory Under Way-Work has been started on the construction of the Julian Motor Company's new factory at Messina Springs, N. Y. A building site of 15 acres has been acquired and it is expected that the factory will be in operation by February 1, 1913. The company is comprised of Syracuse men who will put out the highest-priced motors in the country, for automobiles, boats and stationary work.

Peninsular Company Purchases Works-The Peninsular Steel Casting Company, recently formed by men of Detroit and Pontiac, Mich., to make lines of crucible steel castings that are in strong demand in the automobile industry, has purchased the former Michigan Bolt & Nut Works property in Detroit, Work of remodeling, building furnaces and installing equipment has begun and operations are expected to be started within 60 days.

Remy Increases Factory Building-The Remy Electric Company, Anderson, Ind., has started the addition of two fire-proof buildings. The new buildings will give the Remy factory an increase of 10,600 additional square feet of floor space. They will be completed within three weeks. The factory is at present the largest of its kind in the world, employing over 1,000 men and working day and night shifts.

Motor Company Increases Capacity-The Milwaukee Motor Company, Thirty-second and Burleigh streets, Milwaukee, Wis., has completed additions and improvements which will increase its capacity by one-third. The company manufactures motors for pleasure cars and commercial vehicles, furnishing the power plants for all Imperial cars made at Jackson, Mich. More than $70,000 worth of new machinery and equipment has been installed during the summer months. The officers of the company are: President, E. E. Warner; vice-president, John D. Bowers; secretary and treasurer, Charles J. Kaiser.

Trabold Heads Johnstown Concern-Adam Trabold, who is one of the Johnstown, Pa., pioneers in the automobile business, is at the head of a new concern which has for its purpose the manufacture of high-grade trucks. Mr. Trabold has been working on the plans for such an institution for some time, but did not make his intention public until he was sure that a truck could be built that would stand up under the severe roads and heavy grades in that section, at a price that would be attractive to the purchaser of this class of vehicle. The first truck built was recently delivered to the Germania Brewing Company, of Johnstown.

Case Puchases Pierce Company-It is announced that the J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company of Racine, Wis., has purchased the stock, plant and rights of the Pierce Motor Company, of Racine, which has been building the Case car for the big farm machinery works for two years. The Pierce works will at once be consolidated with the immense Case works and lose its identity as a coporation. The change is simply one of name, as the principal stockholders in the Case company in July, 1910, purchased the entire stock issue of the Pierce company from A. J. Pierce, the noted motor designer, and his associates, at the same time that the Case company purchased the entire output of the Pierce works and began to market the cars under the trade name of Case. Thus the Pierce company has been for two years the property of the owners of the Case corporation.

New Fond du Lac Corporation-The R. C. Wells Manufacturing Company, a new corporation at Fond du Lac, Wis., has leased a large plant and will engage at once in the manufacture of electric lighting and starting systems for motor

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The company virtually is the successor of the Duplex Coil Company, of Fond du Lac, Wis., which recently was purchased by the wealthy Rueping interests from E. J. Huber and his associates. R. C. Wells was the general manager of the concern, which manufactured coils, batteries, ignition devices and electric lighting systems for the motor car trade. The new corporation is capitalized at $200,000, the 2,000 shares being divided into 1,500 common and 500 preferred. The principal product will be an improved electric lighting system designed by Mr. Wells, although the production of all kinds of electrical devices will be continued.

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Fig. 1-Showing assembly of new Unisparker with rubber cover plate removed and details of the contact breaker mechanism

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completely assembled, is of the form shown in Fig. 4. The casing is of pressed steel while the cover piece containing the binding posts is of hard rubber. It is mounted on a vertical shaft which is driven at half the speed of the crankshaft. Within the casing are contained the governor which automatically controls the advance, the circuit breaker and the high tension distributor. The governor is a highly ingenious modification of the regular

Improved Atwater-Kent Device Precludes centrifugal type. The first feature which is noticeable is the

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ODEL K Unisparker is now on the market. It is an improvement on its predecessor in that it embodies an automatic advance which makes it impossible for the motor to kick back when cranking. It is also more silent in its operation; the slight click which is made while making and breaking contact is hardly perceptible.

Realizing the increase in the use of the electric starting and lighting systems with the use of the storage battery for ignition, the Atwater Kent Manufacturing Works have turned their attention for the past three years to an instrument which would be of the utmost satisfaction when used with a battery ignition system. During the last seven years the former type of Unisparker has been on the market. It did not incorporate the automatic advance which is in the improved type but proved so popular that 75,000 of them have been sold during this time. With the introduction of the unique spark control and the added feature of silence the new system, according to the engineers of the Atwater Kent Company, has been brought to a state of perfection. In appearance the device is cylindrical in shape and, when

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Fig. 2 Diagrammatic view, showing operation of automatic advance

complete balance of the revolving parts. The weights, arms and springs which compose the mechanism are symmetrically disposed and remain so regardless of the motor speed. The principle upon which the automatic advance operates is illustrated in the diagrammatic view in Fig. 2. The lower arm marked in the sketch is attached to the vertical half-time shaft and is solidly fixed in relation to this shaft. The upper arm is entirely independent of the lower arm and the vertical shaft to which the upper arm is attached fixedly is capable of turning independently of the lower arm. The upper shaft corresponds to the one which operates the circuit breaker so that it will readily be seen that the time at which the circuit is broken will be sooner or later in relation to the vertical half-time shaft's position according to the position of the upper arm in relation to lower arm.

Assuming the motor to be rotating the lower shaft in a clockwise direction when moving slowly there will be no relative motion between the two shafts. The upper and lower arms will be in the correct relative position to cause the circuit breaker and distributer to give a spark at the correct time for cranking the motor or for driving very slowly. When the motor is speeded up the tendency for the weights to fly away from the center of rotation becomes stronger and the weights move away from the axis of the half-time shaft.

There are two sets of these weights or four weights altogether, one set only being shown in the illustration for the sake of clearness. Each pair of weights is pivoted together at their centers. A cross sectional view as in Fig. 4, shows the pivots which join the weights A, more clearly. When the half-time shaft starts to revolve rapidly, the weights will fly away from the center and at the same time, being pivoted together will rotate in relation to each other, while the pivoted point moves directly away from the axis. Each weight will pull the arm to which it is connected away from the center of rotation and as the weights are connected to the arms on different sides of the center this will give a relative motion of the arms. Since the arms are connected rigidly to their respective shafts the positions of these shafts will change in respect to one another. In order that the

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