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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1916
Page
21
Instructional piece by William H. Stewart Jr. on gear shifting for beginners. It explains the principles of transmission, clutch use, and the risks of shifting out of time, including historical notes on gear failure and the mechanics of reducing weight through gear ratios.
The Prussian budget for 1916-17 records a 10,000 mark legacy from Ebner von Gronow to be invested by the treasury until it can cover the kingdom’s entire public debt. The sum is accepted and to be administered by the treasury department. Meanwhile in Bozen gendarmes captured three ragged Serbian escapees from prison camp hiding in a forest hut. They surrendered when confronted, lacking arms beyond an old hatchet and knives.
Farmers in Aldein Tyrol district grew excitable over a string of small burglaries and thefts. Three escaped prisoners evaded capture amid the disturbance and heightened vigil as local authorities investigated the incidents.
Conversation exposes a summer staff joke with Hawkins admitting eighteen servants last year. Wigglethorpe questions the cost and Hawkins explains seventeen were cooks averaging five days each while the rest were a hired man.
An explanatory note describes throttle control and two separating points between engine and driving wheels. It covers clutch disengagement, neutral gear idling, speed changes through first to third gears, timing shifts to avoid gear clash, and precautions for engaging reverse without car motion.
The operator engages reverse by moving the gear shift to reverse, bringing gear L into mesh with a reverse idler between the upper main shaft and counter shaft, while the idler stays meshed with H. Learners often feel overwhelmed by the many actions required at once during this process.
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