Evening Star Newspaper, January 23, 1921, Page 55

= « 3 T AV, MOTORISTS URGED 0BE CHVALROUS Likened to Knights of Old, | Obligated by the Laws of Courtesy. Tn olden days a vouth of noble blood mounted his horse and with another noble youth as esquire roved the highways of the world, seeking to rescue the weak, right the wrongs of the helpless and perform all_the duties Knightly chival They fared forth through Arcadian path and upheld by force of armse ‘he ideals of their hearts The beginnings of the ci ©of the twentieth century la Jdeals of these knights and esquires. the “riders” of the Teutoni Saxon lands, the ‘“ca: “horsemen” of Latin Europe. And there are ‘“riders” today in America and all over the world, but they drive steel steeds here, there everywhere, says the United States Tire Com This is a thought, message and a plea to the knight ‘motorist that he recall oblizations and ideals of his knightly prototypes of long The careless drive driver. the driver who do himself to be a nigh man” will greatly in of motoring to th strian, to other drivers, and to himself, and jeopardize the privileges he has hith- erto_enjoyed. What should a driver do? The rules are very simple: Keep to the right of the road. Slow down at crossings. Signal for a stop or turn to the tars behind by holding out the left hand. Apply brakes slowly. Change speed rates slowly. Drive carefully. Be prepared to help any motorist in ‘trouble on roads distant from ga- ages. Be “lif . the thoughtles: not forc prepared to gi pedestrians on country roa top car and engine when meeting drovers with sheep, swine or cattle on country roads. Park only at side of roads, ing fair way ‘When buying produce in the coun- try. park alongside road, not on the road. When parking at night, leave warn- ing lights. Have headlight dimmers and use them when meeting and passing oth- er _motorists at night. When picnicking, carefully put out picnic fires. When picnicking do not trespass to gather wild flowers, tree branches, blossoms, fruit or shrubs. hen picnicking, clean up thor- oughly, removing from sight all cans, papers and rubbish. Give all vehicles, especially loaded trucks, a good half of the road. ‘Take hills on the right side of the road. Go over the crest carefully. Avoid coasting _or speeding around curves at foot of hills. Be courteous to pedestrians. Do not drive your car at them full tilt and laugh when they jump. Do not splash water bn them as they stand at crossings or near curbs, waiting for you to pas Avold street cars carefully at stops. Learn and follow the local traffi rules, speed limits, and driving ordi- nances. These are made for the com- mon good of all drivers, including yourseif, and of all pedestrians. ‘With . these practices = Gniversally followed by, drtvers, ‘motoring will maintain its safety, its freedom, its standing and its favorable accept- ance by the community. Five years ago such suggestions as these were ‘unnécessary. Today, when each eloventh person owns a car, it is vitally necessary to have drivers re- call the days of chivalry. Crowded and_still more crowded streets and roads have produced a nation-wide problem whose simplest solution is a return to the courtesy of the days ‘when knighthood flowered. MUCH TIRE TROUBLE DUE T0 UNDERINFLATION Texture Readily Cut by Rims Un- less Pressure Is Kept Up Properly. Seventy-five per cent of the motor- iste tire trouble, it is estimated, is due elther directly or indireetly, to underinfiation. Wken it comes to un- derinflation, don’t guess. Use gauge. It is only a matter of a moment's work, but it means dollars saved in tires. When not properly inflated tires readily rim cut. Particularly is this true over rough places, where the rim chafes and bruises the fabric. Under- inflation also means an uncqual ten- | sion in the fabric plies making up the, carcass, which results in_chafing, ric separation and utlimately fab- in a - blowout. ‘While it is quite true that an under- inflated tire 1s more elastic and more resilient, the motorist pays dearly for this. Loaded. the underinfiated tire, by reason of increased hinging action near the rim and at a sharp angle, is often more or less devulcanized or softened by the resultant heat. It pays big dividends, in freedom from tire trouble, to rigidly observe the inflation pressure recommended by the manufacturer. It is so simple a matter, requiring only a moment, but the motorist has no one but himself to blame when he neglects to test his tire pressure with a gau; 1f the motorist wishes to obtain the maxtmum mileage built into a tire he should pay heed to this timely warn- fng against under-inflation, according to Miller tire men. Inflation is th first eardinal principle of tire conser- vation. If you do mot have a tire gauge purchase one today. Even aft- er trouble has begun prompt action in taking an injured casing to a tire surgeon for Tepair or the use of a tire gauge-will greatly prolong the life of the casing. —_— OUTLETS NEED CARE. ATl radiators, says a writer in the current issue of American Motorist, have an overflow arrangement to ac- commodate the natural expansion of the water upon being heated during the operation of the motor; frequent- 1y they are also equipped with blow- holes 4o allow the escape of steam. If. through the accumulation of sedi- ment or dirt, t outlets become clogged and don't fulfiil] their func- tions, the result is that the internal pressure generated will follow Jine of least resistance and force a Jeak at a point where the radiator is weakest, Therefore. it is absolutely essential that these outlets be open at all times. —_— The largest scientific society in the id is the American Chemical So- oLy, which has between 7,000 and 8,000 members. Wire WheelsRepaired Spokes Replaced—All Makes W. S. Kenworthy & Co. Sterling Tire Distributors 1621 14th St. N.W. | leav-! the ! QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | \ FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS Answers to Last Week's Questions. 1. Friction resistance is the friction h exists between the wheels of the car and the road and is caused by weight of the car bearing upon these wheels. It is one of the forms of | resistance which must be overcome | Lefore the car can be propelled. Oth- 1 sistance are grade re- | sistance and wind resistance. To | overcome "these forms of resistance the only power in the engine neces- ary to drive the car js that which w:ll move it horizontally, while to overcome the resistance of the grade enough power must be supplied by he engine to lift the weight of the ar against the force of gravity. overcome wind resistance, or rat ation of traction and as they impede the prog- of the car together. the engine have enough power to carry » car weight against the wind. . Always disengage the clutch fully before applying brakes either on a hill or on level road. If the clutch is not disengaged the brakes will not only stop the car speed, but will | so tend to retard engine speed. | Brakes are designed only to stop the momentum of the car when the rear | wheels are free of the engine. Brak- | ing the car speed with clutch engaged | Simply adds wear to brake fabric and | | | wh as quickl: seldom heard in an comes from ithin the is unusual and very is usually caused b: lack of oil in the crank-case, causing the bearings or clyinder walls to be- come dry and hot. 4. 1f ‘the car will not coast freely with gears or clutch disengaged it indi- cates binding in bearings of the front wheels or some part of the rear axle. Usually the cause is due to the brakes, which have not been set so that the bands are free of the brake drum. 5. Hard shifting of _transmission gears is usually caused by the clutch which will not cease spinning when dis- engaged. It is also caused by binding or wear in the gear shift lever or some trouble within the gear case, which will not_allow the gears to slide or mesh properly. { 6. A clutch is necessary in the gaso- line automobile, because the gas engine must be cranked and must be running | smoothly before it will pull against a load. If no clutch. were used the car with the gas engine would have to be stailed and restarted in order again to put the car in motion. With the electric car the real source of power is in the { storage battery, and is not called upon juntil the car is put under way. There. fore, all that is necessary to start merely to switch on the power, which in turn drives the electric motor propelling the car. This motor does not run when the car is not in motion, therefore, no clutch is necessary. CHIGAGO IS READY FOR BIG AUTO FETE Annual Show Bids Fair to Outclass All Previous Events of Kind. }. Chicago's automobile show will have its twenty-first birthday January 29, when it opens in the Coliseum, Coli- seum Annex and First Regiment Ar- mory. The exposition will close Feb- ruary 5. There will be upwards of 280 sepa- rate exhibits, eighty of them being of passenger cars and the remainder accessories. The space went weeks ago, not an avajlable inch being left: The exposition this year it is claim. ed, will again prove that there s no reason for going abroad to secure the best in motor vehicles. American-made cars are fully equal to the high-priced importations” that have been brought across the water. Many Improvements Noted. While many improvements will be noted in the passenger cars, these will be mostly of a conservative char- acter. The betterments center largely on_greater efficiency and economy. A buyer gets more for his money, and also more in the way of comfort and convenience. Basic_principles of body lines are about the same as seen at the 1920 Chicago show. No radical changes are looked for. There are a few minor changes in hood and windshield de- signs. The decorations at the exposition buildings will be more gorgeous than ever before. Artist Charles Tietzel of Evergreen Park, 1ll, has been spending months on them with his staff of assistants, Improved conditions in the automo- bile trade are being noted all over the country, it is reported. Alfred Iteeves, general manager of the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- merce, under whose auspices the Chi- cago show is staged, says that the buying movement is now trending {upward: He believes that a business |that has expanded 350 per cent in five years should have a re-adjust- ment along with the other industries. Look for Good Times. Many of those in_the automobile trade consider the adjustment period now ended, and they say it finds the} motor car business in a stable posi- |tion. The coming exposition is expect- led to show a record in actual sales. In the latter part of November thel dealers of Jersey City held the first automobile show in their history. ‘This proved that the automobile buy- ! | ing public is again entering the market, { for in one day at that display more than | & dozen cars were sold. muel A. Miles, who was in charge lof the first Chicago automobile show, |twenty-one years ago, and has been { general manager of the expositions ever |since that far-away date, is again at | the helm. He is being assisted by Louis L. Fest, who has been associated with him since the days of the bicycle. —_— The blossom of the wattle, a tree of | !the gum family, has been adopted as | Australia’s national flower. { | | Gompers’ Garage Incorporated. .We are now located in our new fireproof Garage, where we are equipped to handle all kinds of repairs. Storage, week, day or month. Washing and greasing, etc. Special rates for yearly contract customers. Gompers’ Garage, Inc. Direct Entrance East of McReynolds’ Rear 1114 Vermont Ave. N.W. Phone Franklin 6034 |AUTO REGISTRY SHOWS 7. Because of the fact that almost all roads are oval or rounded. the highest part of the road being in the center, the right rear wheel is more likely to leak grease from the differential than the left. Because in all American cities motor cars are driven at the right of the road, which brings the right wheel to a lower level than the left, naturally the ! oll, thinner because of churning by the differentials, flows to the lowest level of the axle, which is the right rear wheel. 8. Noisy low or reverse speeds of the planetary system is caused by wear of the gear teeth of these speeds, of bearings or of the brake drums. Noise may result also if a poor grade of oil is used in the gear case. Poor oil does not have sufficient body to soften or cushion the action of these gears and both noise and wear will result. 4. SUff movement of the steering ) gear is usually due to dry bearings in the steering knuckles at the front axle or at the joints at each end of the tie bar; also if the worm gear located at the end of the steering col- umn and the gears with which it en- gages are without grease. 10. About the only trouble of the thermo syphon cooling system which would cause overheating of an en- gine would be closed connections be- tween radiator and engine water jacket. Look to the amount of water in the radiator before blaming the! cooling system for engine overheat- ing. because lack of water invariably | is the cause. This Week's Questions. . 1—What is the unit power plant and why is it used to such great extent in modern cars? 2—If you start driving your car while the engine knocks and the knocks increase while you continue driving, what is the trouble? 3—How can you tell from the con- dition of the spark plugs if too much oil is being consumed in_the engine, too much gasoline or both? 4—What is the first thing to look for in the ignition system when the engine suddenly begins misfiring? 5—Why is a float necessary in a carbureter? 6—What could cause Joud exhaust noises when the cutout is closed? 7—What may cause a headlight to throw its beam of light into the air, to one side of the road or on the ground near the front of the car, in- stead of directly ahead, as is meces- sary for safe night driving. $§—What will cause a car to jump forward even when the clutch is slow- ly engaged? 9-—Why are soft: metal bearings senerally used for connecting rods of an engine? 10—Does a 'storage battery fre- quently become overcharged in the average automobile? (Copyright, 1921. Thompson Feature Service.) HE RAN AFTER THE BALL IN FOR TRAFFIC. MAN NEW YORK WITNESSES UNIQUE AUTO SIGHT Mayor Hylan and Motor Officials Ride in Second Oldest Haynes Car. The business section of New York city witnessed a unique spectacle recent- 1y when the second oldest Haynes auto- moblle, carrying as passengers Mayor Hylan of New York, Alton G. Seiber- ling, vice president and general man- ager of the Haynes Autombobile Com- pany, Kokomo, and_Col. Elmer Thompson of the Automobile Club of America, chugged its way down the INCREASE OF 17 PER CENT Now 8,887,572 Autos and Trucks in United States, Statistics Prove. There are now 8,887,572 automo- biles and trucks registered in the United States, according to figures for January 1, 1921, gathered by Automo- tive Industries. This is an increase of 1,291,096 over the previous year, a gain of slightly over 17 pef céht. There is now one motor vehicie for every 12.21 persons in the country, so that every man, women and child in the United States could now go for a motor ride at the same time, if the greatest capacity of both cars and trucks were fully utilized. ”?%zlzx&blilefown:n \have paid over ,000,000 in fees to the various state | AT 2 tropolis. registration offices, a sum in excess of | Main, thoroughfare of the metrepeie. | last year's contribution by more than stared In open-mouthed amazement at $10,000,000. the sight of the ancient horseless car- New York again leads in the num-|rizge conveying the highest official of ber of cars and trucks registered with | Gotham from the city hall to the Grand a total of 661,796. Ohio I8 next with! Gentral Palace, where the automobile 616,800, followed by Pennsylvania|ghow was in progress. Amazement with 570,164. California, which 1ast|turned to laughter and laughter to year was In third place, bas dropped |cheers as the significance of the event behind Pennsylvania, the total of Sunset [ gawned on the spectators. For this state for 1920 being 568.892. same car twenty-four years ago thread- West Virginla has made the largest | eq its more or less uncertain way over percentage of gain, having 57 per cent|the same streets, and undoubtedly more vehicles than during 1919, | causcd as much commotion. while the largest actual increase is| 1t was a great sight. The old auto- recorded for Ohio, the net gain being | mobile, with its surrey top, its high, 105,769. wagon_like wheels, its queer seats, its In South Dakota there is one vehi- | sputtering two-cylinder motor and its cle for every 5.24 persons, while the |antiquated radiator, caused a furore number of persons per Vehicle in Iowa |in every block of its triumphal, resur- is 5.49, and in Nebraska 5.74. The fig- | rectional march. Stenographers and ure for New York is 15.78. clerks leaned out of office building win- dows to watch It. Taxi drivers slack- TRADE NOTES. ened thelr mad pace as the warning bell on the old juggernaut clanged. John B. Barnes, Crossing policemen, dubiously scratche Ve s T, O fOT & umber of | {ireir ching, not knowing whether to ar- force of the Harper-Overland Company, | Fest the thing or not. and then, seeing selling Mercers, Overlands and Willya. | their city's chief in the front seat, sa- Knights, has resigned and joimed_the sales force of the Lambert-Hudson Com- luted stiffly. ‘Word of the old car’s progress spread pany, Essex and Hudson distributers. S swiftly in the big city, and soon the mo- tion pisture men were grindizg out The saltest sea water is found near the equator. This {s due to the greater yards agfl yards of “new pictures” of the event, while the camera men from the evaporation, which takes the water but leaves the salt. New York dailies clicked the shutters of their machines. Arriving at the auto show, Mayor Hy- A\ B\l KN Beauty-SIX ime-Tested Utility Standard Touring Car. ... .$1695 Sedan........ccceeu...... 2795 Tourster .. 1695 Coupe. ... . 2795 Roadster . 1745 (F. 0. B. Auburn, Ind., plus war tax) You will find in the Auburn Beauty-SIX those sturdy virtues which time alone can build into a motor car. Auburn’s silent, powerful motor—the unusual - torque arm construction that adds life to the car by taking the sudden strains—the extra large brake drums that give greater stopping control—the annular ball- bearing trar@.ission ; these are all features dictated by the experience of twenty-one years’ automotive con- struction. Two decades of unvarying adherence to the highest ideals of quality and value have placed Auburn in the lead of the moderate price class. The Motor Company of Washington Conn. Ave. and R. L. Ave., at M St. Phone Main 6177 - HE WAS STRUCK BY AN AUTOMOBILE. H GLED AND HE LATER DIED I THE SUNDAY STAR, l.]'ANUARY 23, 1921—PART 3. THE STREET WITHOUT LOOKING LEFT LEG TH| WAS BADLY HOSPITAL. lan thanked Mr. Seiberling for the ride in the old car that was the forerunner of the present gigantic automotive in- dustry, and then went inside the Grand Central Palace to look at the new 1921 cars. —_— PLANT FOR ENGINE TESTS. Purdue University Installs an Elec- tric Dynamo Meter. In the gas engine laboratory at Purdue University is installed a com- | pletely equipped plant for the testing of automobile and other automotive engines. Besides the foundation, to which any sized engine may be fastened, the plant consists of a Diehl electric dynamometer, to which the engine is connected by means of universal joints. Auxiliary apparatus necessary for the complete testing of engines is conveniently located, so that every factor influencing engine performance can be measured or controlled. . By varying one factor and holding all others constant the effect of this factor can be isolated and determined. The plant is in operation throughout the year and is used for student and graduate consulting work, experiment station investigations and commercial consulting work. In addition to the study of engine problems much work has been done on the problem of carburetion and other allied lines. el e Twelye officers hold the rank of field marshal in the British army, the only non-British holders being the Emperor of Japan and Marshal Foch. Main Now Is the Time Automobile Painting Tops, Side Curtains and Seat Covers Body and Fender Repairing Retail Agency IMMEDIATE DELIVERY STANLEY H. HORNER Sales and Service 1015 14th Street AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY 1S RESULT OF NECESSITY | Walter C. Davis Points to Neces- sity of Better Transportation Facilities. I “The third largest industry in Ameri- ca—and that means in the world, as ‘well—did not come to its present emi- nence through accident, but through sup- plying newer and better transportation to meet the needs of an age of ad- vancement and progress,” says Mr. Wal- ter C. Davis, secretary and sales man- ager of the George W. Davis Motor Car Company. “The motor car is now. and has been since its inception, the agent and the result of a new era. *It Is impossible to conceive of mod- ern business being transacted without the telephone and telegraph, fast ex- press and passenger trains, fast mail service. It is equally imposible to con- ceive of modern buiness being carried on without the automobile. It is a mod- ern business necessity. “The greatest automobile show in the history of the industry has just been held in New York. It summarized all the progress of the last year and fore- the newest development for this The industry is prepared for t prospects for 1921 No one would be content to return to the days of our forefathers. The things that were considered a luxury a generation ago are now a necessity. The automobile, by reason of its many con- tributions to our business and social life, is no longer a luxury, but a neces- sit; “The motor car contributes much more than we think to our modern life. It is an essential in business, it i3 a social necessity. it has recreational and educa- tional advantages, it is a time saver— it plays a_major part in every human activity. The industry that produces the automobile is firmly fixed as our third greatest industry—it makes a contribu- tion of Tife AUTO RACES AIRPLANE. Contest Ends Suddenly When Motor Cycle Officer Arrives. Just outside of Sacramento a fellow with a big touring car decided that a race between his automobile and an air- plane would be interesting, John Edwin Hogg tells us in the story of his aerial camping tour, in Motor Life magazine. We were flying directly over the high- way and he managed to stay with us for about eight miles. T had been watch- ing him with the keenest of interest through my binoculars when suddenly a a man on a motor cycle scooted out of the car. The man on the motor cycle evidently was a speed officer, for he soon over- hauled the automobile and both vehicles came to a stop. We imagine that the next time that gentleman wants to race with an airplane he’ll get in the air to do it where there are no officers and no little courtroom dramas to follow SO = 1.B.Kendall o 485 Missouri Ave. N.W. Tel. Maln 434 Headquarters for Automobile Springs Auto Top Coverings Auatomobile Tools Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Cap Screws and Nuts e EIAT T T We do everything to a car except mechanical repairs F. J. Stocking & Son Automobile Painters and Trimmers 926 N St. N.W. inestimable value to modern eucalyptus grove and tacked in behlndl Urges boat. On the other side of the hous Mr. Jay Walker claims consanguinit with Gunne Poynter, whose scientific experiments are internationally mous under the headline, Know It Was Loaded. In the intimate histories of the present era, which will some *day be written, Jay Walker will claim an exalted place. He it is who is bo ing the casualty column under the classification of motor vehicle dents. He is unbiquitous in his op ations, knowing no union ru working earnestly at his chosen 1 day and night, everyday. everywher everyway. ~ To see him leaping lightly and care-free amid the con- volutions of modern traffic brings tears of apprehension to the eyes of all beholders. To see him step gracefully from the curb into the street, without once looking to see if 60 MILES ON HALF GALLON San Francisco Child’s Car Makes Wonderul Record. San Francisco ms the most en- thusiastic motor child. Her father spent quite a number of rainy Sun- day afternoons constructing a real “automobile” for her. But what is most interesting to us, who think twenty miles on a gallon of gasmar- velous, was that the toy car runs sixty miles on half a gallon. To build and fully equip the car cost over one hundred and seventy-five dollars.—Motor Life. ! uine leat! design, make this car of quality 1016 Connecticut Ave. “Jaywalkers Traffic Rules More Closely Alexander Johnson, in Motur Jay Walker, Esq, of Everywhere U. S. A. This gentleman comes of @ Wery distinguished line. His first | cousin on the distaff side is Cheerful Ydiot, who is universally loved for his gallant exploits in rocking the “He Didn't| trame. RIGHT NOW—FOR $617.83 You Can Get This Beautiful New ‘Oldsmobile ' DELIVERED TO YOU Balance Small Monthly Payments A light six of remarkable performance capabilities. upholstery, fine detail of appointments and chassis OLDSMOBILE SALES CO. " to Follow is approaching is a les- to pedestrian insouciance. To him cross a crowded street engrossed in the pages of his newspaper takes the punch of Marshal Ney's claim to the “bravest of the brave Having paid this inevitable tribute to courage and abandon of Jay vehicle | Waiker, we may look at him briefly | from another point of view—as the Wworst menace existing in modern he toll of motor vehicle idents is mounting, as countless uthorities have pointed out. It will ount until all traffic is estrian as well as ve- perts realize that itinue to controlled— hicular. T it i es of mod- ern the same right of wa time in safety. Vehicles are not allowed on the i pavement and are only permitted to use the streets under control of trafh officers. We cannot forbid | pedestrians to use the vehicular sec- tion of the streets for crossing pur- poses, but we can compel them to use them under definite rules of conduct, designed to promote their own safety nd that of other users of the right f way. The sooner this problem is squarely met, the sooner we shail reasonable safety for all in r which at best ns never anticipa fathers who laid out our highway systems. Snap them up! CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. Formery Miller Rros."” Auto Supply Fonse. 812 14th St., 4 Doors North of H St. Gen- unique in a class of its own. Main 7837 a—— you are pleased with the beauty of the Hupmobile Sedan, and the com- pleteness of the fittings that make for greater comfort and convenience. fienjmbecomeenthudasfic over the - fine quality of its performance, and, later on, its economy and the faithfulness of its daily service. Sterrett & Fleming, Inc. - Champlain St. at Kalorama Road . (Below 18th) Phome North 5050 upmobile