Evening Star Newspaper, February 27, 1921, Page 58

Fifty years ago the one post office In Alaska yielded the United States 1 revenue of less HOW TO MAKE GASKETS. Some of the paper gaskets used un- | With the aid of a machinist's h der transmission and differential | mer. a little: shella covers, _between carburetor flanges|stout paper. Th and fn’ many other places -often are to clean with & o | of complicated pattern, says a writer | upon which the g E ) : |in the current issue of American Mo- | cut the paper 4 : il | torist. “When, as 1t sometimes hap- | to shape. Fa Place with shel- L . | 1ac and let it dry, which requiresonly ) . sUslhe this Coupe you will i : S find, we are sure, every ement that contributes, ot only to motor car sat- #iaction, but to a luxurious degree of comfort. “Sterrett & Fleming, Inc. | ens to the amatour repalr man. the |00 M inutes, Sow, with & hanm the until _the edge r. When you or o screw - round or peen- inz e When even | paper or shella cking. n_ plece | of cord laid under ransmission or L differential L will 8 & School to Begin Instruction! March 7 Wit E. A. Drumm in Charge. WIRE WHEELS DISTRIBUTORS Require attention and : » - Champlain St. at Kalorama Rd. should be inspected every e ! (Below 15tk 1500 miles. We maintain a 30x3% - : . | Phone North 5050 complete service station. FREE INSPECTION NATIONAL SERVICE CO. 1610 14th. Factory Station Snap them up! ¥ | CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. . Formerly Miller Bros." Auto Supply Hou 812 14th St., 4 Doors North of H St. Hupmobile Trickle of Power oraTorrent! OITER ‘with fancy, or. run with the wind—in L Peerless Eighe! There’s charm of smooth motion ’é the free hours pass, in the Peerless Loafing Range. And the car operates on half fuel-rations—a mere trickle of power that would starve many a lesser powered six or even a four. But when the impulse comes to plunge into distant hills, there’s a new power at your command—the You feel the change. You hear the muffled sound of it. The car takes on new life. The Peetless owner’s confidence in this emergency E. A. DRUMM, N i With' a_full enrollment already . ob- tained, the Y. M. C. A. Automotive School will begin _its course in auto mechanics Monday evening, March 7, at I the building at 1726 G street northwest. B. A. Drumm has just arrived in hington to take the post of prinei- t Drumm for ounected with the cite Ipat t Side ¥ as automotive four yvears and the Bedford bra identified with { in Bro Prin- organizer of the last under his supervision from 560 to 1,100 ed with Principal Drumm in | ion_of the school will be an of pery sory board composed leading Washington automobile men, including | . chairman ; Rudolph Jose, | Warrington, Charles H. Horner. Robel ” = -1 . T. W, Barrett, Warren G. i ¢ , for , fot hills, for sand and mud, is a Dudléy, H. B. Spicer and Robert L. Tay- i lor. fine and lasting possession. Arthur 1, Ward, director of the de-| ]pnrtmrnl of education of the ]lr)cal }" ; | P - - : and under whose direction the school { ‘Wil you accept our invitation to ride in a Peerless {was organized, announces that three | 2 jcourses will be given. The first will Eight? shop men and helpers; ‘ | 3 cond, for owners and prospective own: > rd for ud desiring | , ‘ Teuring Car $2,900 Roadster $2,990 in mechanical drafting Coupe $3,6% Sedan $3,950 ign, 1 s will b pted, | S l T 3 o g‘:x‘:;“ will be accepted | P. 0. B. CLEVELAND : Sebpact to chenge wwhour aecicr 1 ’ Was tax net inchuded ¢ 7 = | 3 ‘THE. PEERLESS MOTOR CAR COMPANY MOTOR CYCLE NEWS. F' | Rare indeed is the human whose memory fails to point to things he| has enjoyed through his love of the/ great outdoors., Why it is we can only hope to guess, though scientists {tell us that man is instinctively an outdoor creature and only in modcrn! jtimes, as compared with his age on| carth, has lived indoors. Those who enjoy motor cycling are proud to say { Wit they do so because of their red i Mood, vitality and their iRdescribable ! desire to roam the flelds and hills in { close contact with all that nature has ito offer. I { As 2 motor vehicle the motor cyelc ! form, the unique combination of | sport, pleasure and gen utility {These th together with its econo myfof operation, have in a large meas average motor 8 s typ! Telephone Main 4173 14th St. at P CLEVELAND, OHIO FERIESS EIGHT i of all the characte: s which go to! pake young American manhood. By ! ! becoming a motor cyclist he has an-| vered a perfectly natural appeal to, s red-blooded sense of enjoyment! nd incidentall s met the desire! ©0 own a means of motor transporta- jon. H . The rapidly growing popularity of | ‘| the sidecar, which calls for a machine! { of maximum power and strength, has | {had the effect of splitting motor evcles into two distinct classes: Those for_solo purposes and those for side- | car use. Both branches of the sport| fhave a following equally as enthu-: the merits of the type of | : advent of H ght motor brought a w epoch in the h v @ power two-wheeler, With | improvements, added de gthened construction 3y ually became | the reaction from thisi ja it e { I ink f . and trend was bound to come in nera i c form of a decrease in weight ) all the essentlal good qua ght is essentially a; hd has found favor| who, without its exist- ctive interest . in ; 3 2 7 0 motor |- A 2 g th, | MOtOl'. : i Give It a Chance to Function Properly By Using Lightning Motor Fuel |} =55 i (Cor. Girard) BATTERY Ignition and Starter SERVICE makes of batteries re- repaired and rebuilt. sinrter and_ gemeratot jes ail acces- AN e Federal Battery Service, Inc. 1314 9th St. 'N.W. A motor is built to function perfectly only on a perfect fuel —if you use any but tl_\e best fuel you will get unsatisfactory service. Don’t blame it on the motor when gasoline is in your fuel tank. i i { SRS J. B. Kendall Co. 485 Missouri Ave. NaW. Lightning Motor Fuel is a modern, perfected motor fuel —giving passenger car and truck motors more power, more mileage and longer life at less expense. ! | | i [ i i Tel. Main 484 j| ., Prompt starting in any weather is essential tq your driving Headquarters for ! with satisfaction—you get it by using Lightning-Motor Fuel. il = Automobile Springs T ! Cbtainable at the Most Reputable Filling Stations All Over the District PENN OIL COMPANY . . Sole Distributors Phones: West 166 and Rosslyn 210 %p}d Now Handling Lightning Motor Fuel Should Phone Us for P-mcuhn Auto Top Coverings Automobile Tools Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Cap Screws and Nauts A il AR ruggedness and sta The heavier mac among those to whom the & strong those who prefer a sidecar outfit, with its capacity for carr anywhere and at an catimated at between i upkeen ail petition segist ing bodv. double the events wera preceding co endurance run runs enjoved b THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. FEBRUARY AUTTECHANICS | models. and. though equipped with smaller power plan il o a of ines appeal. ng t etains the the latter. | find - favor | sporting | wo people committee te and Al- &Ov sport There » riders who During number 3 pntested than during (e This is @ tion of the sport t of ru h ue to the hill climbs all of of red-blooded Americans. The utility emph 1 of the motor cyele is ed in the fact that practical rs of the machines use l\u-m; nd other contests, raunging from mild to strenuous, an ever-growing number which are | £ to and from work. P NEW TROUBLE LAMP. There should be a trouble lamp with la good leugth of wire part of the car. The mos lamp could wheel for We 8 @) B0 Okl 0067, S g P [m\ ctories have eds for the important ve would be tire changing. ( DB00EN i EE000C0000:%N RS0 roga aid Electric Vehicles Chal_'ged & Stored in E Vehicle Repairs. Work Guaranteed. Dupont Garage Co. 2020-2026 M St. N.W. Phone Franklin 4200-01-02 oy of from six as an integral 7 provided i - 1921—PART 3. | magnetic which lights the lamp magnetizes a lit tle iron button in the bottom of the[and will hold itself there exists. We can NOW deliver Ford cars to you with This may not, and probably will not, be true later on. your orders without delay, if you would be wise. The cket, so that the lamp can be stuck against_any steel part of the chassis|easi Failmg this | alm, current ttle screw Motor, The Universal Car A CAR SHORTAGE IS PREDICTED FOR THIS SPRING. “A WORD TO THE WISE” reasonable promptness. We urge vou to place The prudent man carries his umbrella when it is dry; any man can carry one when it rains! clamp cou'd which would it on T a - troub to light me w cetric e L o se0es - .:‘DDDI:CZ[]D (] N [ 2 SUNOmooo0 % DCIO8&0000 ! OS5 = [R04 Washington Rapid Transit Co. W. Elkins Reed, I, e '/ A= Emaaulr/m s ‘%'::m%g: =t e (= = S NI NG BD% £ SE \pgfiv gg |7 ta) QE 5 = :\DDSE (] —r— o) === IiE{m==(a=g] Sy 1950 New Hampshire Avenue 14th St. and Ohio Ave. N.W. 10€5-1067 Wisconsin Avenue 1429 L St. N.W. 141-151 12th St. N.E. 1840 14th St. 1529-31 M St. N.W. 215 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. ¢ W. ELKINS REED F. A. SPICER HILL & TIBBITTS Phone Main 356-357 PARKWAY MOTOR COMPANY . Phone West 163 ROBEY MOTOR COMPANY Phone Main 2120-2121 STEUART'S GARAGE Lincoin 6200-6201 R. L. TAYLOR MOTOR COMPANY Phone North 9600-9691 UNIVERSAL AUTO COMPANY (INC.) Phone Main 186-187 DONOHOE MOTOR COMPANY Phone Lincoln 303-304 has been organized for the purpose of transportation of passengers in the District of Columbia, with the idea in mind to give the best possible service to the public. & . . 5 = We will start on or about March 1 with ten 30-passenger dusses to run on schedule time over the following routes: D The first bus will leave 14th and Buchanan St=. NAV ., at 7 m. daily and Sunday anfd every six minutes after that time until 12 o'clock mid- night. During the rush hours there will be six of the ten busses go to Potomac Park via 14th and Buchanan Streets, to 16th and H Streets NAV, west on H Street to 20th Street. to C Street. to 17th and C Streets N.W, the end of the route. Leaving 17th and C Streets N.\\, via 13sh to Pennsyl- vania Avenue, to Jackson Place. to Eye Street, to 16th Street. north on 16th Street to Buchanan, to-14th. During the rush hours morning and evening thert will be four busses turn at 16th and Scott Circle, go east on Massachusetts Avenue to 12th :Street, south on 12th Street to Pennsylvania Avenue, east on Pennsylvania Avenue to 8th Street N.W. Leaving 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, bus will return over above route to 14th and Buchanan Sts. N.W. During the rush hours we propose to maintain a ten-mime schedule from Scott Circle to Potomac Park. and fifteen-minute schedule from, Scott Circle to 8th and Pennsylvania’ Avenre. During the non-rush hours we will r-aintain a fifteen- minute schedule from Scott Circle to Potomac Park and ten-minute schedule irom Scott Circle to 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue. Busses are of the latest type, well heated. lighted d ventilated. Rattan seats, carrying two passengers each, with push buttons at each seat. with plenty of aisle roof, and ddor of sufficient width to permit comiortable exit and entrance. “Pay-as-vou-center” type. with front entrance and exit. fare-to» and register at the driver’s seat :mluuxnuc opening and closmg dogrs. with vestibule in which pas- sengers will NOT he allowed to stand. All busses are clearly marked as to destina- tion. No transfers will be issued either to alternate bus line or trolley cars. Fare, eight cents straight, with five tickets for forty cents, as a matter of con- venience, nad we earnestly request that passengers buy tickets, as the driver will be instructed to make change and sell tickets, but not to handle any fares. as his attention will be required in the operation of the bus. We have made every effort to secure the most efficient help. Our drivers must be careful, reliable and courteous. We will be glad to have suggestions from our patrons, as that is one way we can be sure to give the riding public the service they desire. We are anxious to have the line 100 per cent efficient. This company. is entirely owned and coutrolied by local business men. We are under the jurisdiction of the Public Utilitics Commission, and we ask the co-operation of the Washington riding public. ' Pres. » Wm. P. Killeen, Vice-Pres. Leon Arnold, Secretary DIRECTORS LEON- ARNOLD WM. P. KILLEEN . CHAS. H. LEAVELL OFFICE North 6814 = = =