Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1921, Page 70

THE SUNDAY" STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY '1, 1921_PART 3. It’s too lafe isfying sense of protection. 4340. | "¢ torure Sverything tmsumtie | 1405 H Street Beauty-SIX lar expended. enced motorists. 24th & M Sts. NW. Showroom Phone Main $177 after the Mishap Do the insuring before anything happens —then you can drive your .auto with the peace of mind that comes only with that sat- Boss and Phelps Conn. Ave. and R. L. Ave., at M St. It isn't an expenaive lhing to da,A but may turn out to be a very expensive thing NOT to do. Accident, theft, fire, collision, liability, auto equipment—any one of which will out- cost the premium for complete coverage. All adjusting in case of loss is between you and us. WE reprcvsent YOU. What to do and how to do are things our Mr. Ruoff. manager, of our Insurance Dept., will be glad of an opportunity to take up with you. Phone Main Phone M. 4340 \'alue—a big round dollar’s worth for every dol- Motorists want that—insist upon it. That, no doubt, is the reason for such widespread interest in the Auburn Beauty Six among experi- The Motor Company of Washington . Phone W. 710 ITALY AGAIN MECCA OF TOURIST THRONG Wonderful Road System Country Greally Aids Motor Transportation. Ialy has now fully favorite position she vccupied before the war in the estimation of tourists. This is shown by official statistics concerning the number of hollday- makers, both native and foreign, who ivisited tLe better known resorts in ' various parts of Italy last year. Dur- ing the month of Auxust, for instance, | the region of Vend-e recelved an aver- age of 40,000 visitors a da; Although this month is not the most agreeable for touring, tnce number of loreign tourists wus high in all the resorts appealing to travelers. Thus, Flor- ence received 3,833 tourists. of which ’ > per cent were foreigners, com prising 574 Americans, 107 kEnglish, French, 92 Belglans d dean- dinavians and South Americans, There is every indication that dur- ing the present year the number of foreign tourists to Italy will be high- er than ever, and the Americans wiil icome in particularly biz numbers. { This is not surprising in view of (he ! magniticent natural beauty of the i Ital the equitable elimate and {the Listoric and artistic wealth of | the country. Movement The touring movement is encour- aged by the wonderful road system covering not only tne piainsg, but pen trating into the Alps and the Ap- penines, regions which have not suf- Irered by the destruction of war. and Ithus opening up some of nature's l‘musl cherished treagures. Touring | parties will be interested to learn that {in general tl.e roud surfaces are goud. and supplies of petrol can always b found, so that now there is no reason to hesitate on bringing a car into Italy for fear of not being able to ymake full use of it. Railroads always being expensive to construct in a mountainous country, Italy has thoroughly developed public motor transport services, and regular passenger-carrying lines operate all over the country. from the snow-clad slopes of Mont Blanc and the Stelvio to the golden-tinted hills above Syracuse and Palermo. Considering {the most important lines only, whick jare maintained by Fiat . there were last year 10.000 miles of these carrying motor services in operation throughout Italy. Get Cordial Welcome. | Foreign visitors can be assured of a cordial and courteous reception from all those with whom they wWill have {to come in contact in Italy. In this connection the declaration made by Robert Underwood Johnson, hefore he retired from the position of I'nited of regained the | cournzzed. | regular with the greatest cordiality. Reports to the contrary which have been ¢ r- culated in certain quarters are un- true. Americans who have called at the embassy have not failed to speak and wear, and in QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS 1. The car which has had s seasons of use invariably de squeaks and rattles from many ¢ lack of attention in oiling | States ambassador to Rome. are of | justing. To locate the source T wish to repeat.” said Mr. Johnson, | 101 i§ & matter of systematic 2 hat I have already officially re- | aminktion and testing. which sh orted to my government. that for-[be done after all dust and eign visitors are received everywhere | po oo o s bolts tightened. lubricating pass cleaned and the car thoroughly oiled | and greased. Then, after a trial When you- return from -a ride in the ‘LaFaverre, you will say things in. its praise that we could not in modesty set up in type. WALKER .MOTOR COMPANY. 1517 Connecticut Avenue Washington, D. C. You have always known there would be suck a car surance that way—especially -Insurance. That's too :seriqus a mgtte: too muc involvad. pens—then come the worry. company* which writes settlements. Le Roy on your perience. come and give you facts and ures. Phone Main 601-602. k-t LeR(gwai-k Colorado Building Buy Postage Stamps from a friend in-thgflbusin'ess : —If you want to patronize him, on the, score ‘of friendship. « But don’r buy In- i Automobile out a friend—but when the accident hap- trials—no car: argiment with 3 strauge adjuster or the -, = delay of reference to the Home Office of the Companv. Your “friend”:cannpt -do anything. All you dan"do’ is’ wait—and Beside the fact that we represent a Automobile 'In- surange .exclusively—we “are specialists in Automobile Insurance—and are right here “on the ground to make -préompt Mark Sepvice— is as reliable as the insurance we place car. » Twenty;fil’rc “years' ex- . Think it over—andithen let- us - * of the politeness they have met and the kindly treatment they have ro ceived from Italians. I must add that next season large numbers of Amer cans will certainly come ton Europe $7d wiil visit the wonderful cifies of BICYCLE WEEK EXPECTED TO STIMULATE RIDING Plan to Revive Interest in One- Time Popular Sport ty Ex- tensive Program. Evidence of the increasing vogue of the bicycle will be seen through- out the United States and Canada! during the week of April 30 to May 7, been designated as tional bicycle week by the ‘Trades of America, Incorporated National ' Cycle Dealers’ Association and the Canadian Cycle Dealers’ As ion. In addition to parades antl‘ picnic runs over 150 race meets will be: conducted in various cities during week. s Bicyle week coincides this year with national -boys' week. which is con- | ducted under the auspices of the Ro- tary Clubs of America. There will be | stréet parades of boys' organizations in many cities. As many of these clubs have bicycle corps, the demon- strations will serve Ige double pur- pose of celebrating the popularity both of boy development and bicycle activities Cycling has become one of the most popular of the recognized “activities of the Boy Scouts, and many troops conduct bicycle to visiting places of historic interest and of #cenic beauty. Recently the Boy Scouts of Los Angeles spent an enjoyable week riding into Mexico and back. and an Albuquerque, N. M., troop toured the Grand Canyon of the Colorado on bikes. -These bicycle enthusiasts and many others. in the east as well as in the west, will be represented in the | sport events and parades of bicycle week. CLIMB THRILLS MANY. |Dudley Perkins Wins Event. '} - Capistrano, the premier motor cycle ‘{hill climb contest of the year on the motor cycle sport program was again successfully héld this month. As ysual, the event provided the most in- ;| teresting and absorbing kind of sport for over 20.000 spectators, who came from all oxer the southwest. The con- test, which is held over an incline that is nearly perpendicular and 500 feet long. drew the entries of over a score of the best hill-climb experts in the country. Dudle§ Perkins, a San Francisco sportsman, won the feature event for the second consecutive time. He beat his former record by 9 sec onds and not only conquered the seemingly impossible grade, but trav- eled up and over it at a speed of over thirty-two miles an hour. Capistrano lles about half-way between Los An- geles and San Diego on the coast road and is 5o named because it is situated near the old Spanish mission of San Juan Capistrano. ALVE CAPS USEFUL. Don't throw away your vaive caps. Screw them on firmly and prevent air leakage here. The valve plunger, a little _mechanism inside the stem, serves as an air lock during inflation, but the valve cap is the secondary air seal during usage. Miller tiredt men advise using the valve to inflate the tire and using the cap to keep infiated. Feature THE FAMOUS ST ES Carburetors 37 Miles to the Gallon Easy starting in zero weather Mere power, eliminates earbon lugs clean, EY-BACK GUAR- ers or fender braces inspect the following for nolses: body of the car where it is bolted t rests on the cha leaves, at clips or where th cured to axles or body sorbers; doors and hinges fts securing brackets; fl windshield: top at joints of b body or windshield fastenings: f. brackets; lamps or brake or accelerator pes y: muffler or p within it; exhaustpipes: loose en oil pan; radius or torque rods; en THE CIRCUS IS COMING. Answers to Last Week's Questions. be |r veral ops vibration ex- ould mud and | ges run, The o or sis: springs between ow end license tags or parts gine gine bea e arm; on; wheels steering knuckle trans- 8 or fly wheel; vibrating oil Ioose hood or radi- ator; steering wheel, throttle and spark controls and tire rims and their retaining lugs 2. A weak battery will freque <upply enough current for ign to keep an engine running 3 starting, but will not giv. spark to start the engin tric starter ix used because the @ %o great when starter is applied not enough current is left to su Consequently the engine will start. But when the cranked by hand all the rent that nition sy is produced. Thi the engine is ru battery is ning. Here are some ways with which | ] learn the firing order of | from which the storage battery ha Revolve the hand | heen temporarily removed, what pre- u may your car crink until either of the valve the first cylinder, that nearecst radiator, hegins 16 open. Then sf Iy turn the crank. watching the responding valv, inder. The ord: will be the firilg order. way is to note the revolving with contact point of the distrib When it makes a connection Wi ngine: terminal trace the wire from the ter- | the proper amount of air to be carried ch to whic oper: minal to the sparkplux leads. Performing th the order the engine fires. Ope of compression ¢ the order in which they hiss will tell the firing order. 4. The transm lubricated with a solid grea cause the gears wiil mere path in the grease and within the case- will not all be engine ently ition after sufficient | if the elec- for cranking. in on the battery is that pply a large enough spark for ignition. not, i€ cur- is used passes to the i tem when a heavier spark also true When s in the low cor- open in each cvl-!that on of their opening in 4 cylinder the plug i 2 e ier ¥ plug is not too long? arm uter. th a it ion | with each of the terminals will tell [box of the water pump be repacked ning also n should not be i iyj1yin turning a corner, be- cated. Also in the systems which h; drilled clutch shafts. through w hich the release bearing is oiled from the transmission, heav pass through to this bearing, w would soon become dr: grease would not vhich When reassembling parts of an engine which require the use of & ketg, xuch as cvlinder heads of some engines. an old gasket should be used if it has been compre too tightl not essed or if pieces, no matter how small, have been broken from it A tight joint cannot be obtained leaking will result. eylinder head do not draw down bolts tightly until all holts heen partially tightened. tighten bolts in order around from end to end. 8o that there be uniform tightening of the on ail sides. 4 6. Before starting to adjust the and In replacing a| an! have Also do not | SPring break, it is not good practice the cylinders. Skip from side to ide and | paving the rema'ning leaves resef. will head car- buretor. he gure that all inlet valves in the engifie seat properly ‘and that there is no serious leakage-of com- pression through the piston i Prover_carburetor ad. £ J. B. Kendall Co. 485 Missouri Ave. N.W. Tel. Mals 484 Headqunrlen' I;og Automobile Springs Auto Top Coverings Automobile Tools Iron, Steel and Heavy Hardware Cap Screws and - a1 il Ingi strent cannot énmnnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwm I btaineéd until these troubles are To prevent skidding, a number of ts should be observed in both op- eration and care of a car. Before ven- | turing out in slippery streets with a car the engine should be in smooth jrunning order, the clutch should dis- -ngage easily’and freely and engage without suddenly grabbing. The brakes should djusted so that take hold sufficiently to stop the ! - but will not lock the whecls ex- | cept when 4 ssure is ex- erted. They s take hold evenly at both because, if do not a sure swerve of the machine to th of the tightest brak s car which does not have r wheels ently hold the especially when This latter trou- to sprung axles, front lor rear, rear axle housing out of true | or a sprung frame. 8. When a car runs well on level ground if not pulling a load, but de- creases in speed and power when on a hill or under load, the trouble may be poor compression in the engine, due to leaking piston rings or valves, through valve caps or spark plug openings; late or poor spark or spark advanced too far; 0o rich a fuel mix- | ture. caused by wrong carburetor ad- | justment or flooding carbureto fuel mixture, also caused by wrong adjustment of carburetor or lack of gasoline passing to it; dragging brakes, slipping clutch or soft tires. 9. To oil spring leaves so that the 0il penetrates and actually stops squeaking do not apply oil to the leaf edges until they have first been | en a coating of kerosene. This will not only clean the springs, but will also creep between, carrying the oil with it | 10. Aluminum paint can be used to brighten up many parts of the car, | but when applying it to parts of the electric system see that nome of it is d on or very near terminals, as it |may cause a short circuit. i i Thin Week's Questions. i 1. What are some things to remem- | ber concerning treatment during the early life of a new car? 12 1t is necessary to use a car !caution should be taken with battery ‘awires i Why should care be taken to see | inserting a new sparkplug 4. Does reboring of cylinders in- crease the power of an engine? What rule can be used to learn in a tire? - 6. *How often should the packing- and what may be used for repack- is a common ca of front i wheels not running true, and espe- resulting in : wear of tires? If an engine will {when efforts are made what may be the trouble? In engines which have had con- siderable usage what is a cause of sluggishn even though compres- sion and spark are good? i 10. Why are gasoline lines looped instead of running in as nearly as possible a straight line to carburetor jor feed tank and why is the gasoline {flow sometimes impeded at a loop? | (Copyright, 1921. Thompson Feature Bervice.) HOW TO FIX SPRINGS. not revolve to start it | When two or more leaves of a {to insert new leaves without first When springs have been in service for a considerable -period they gradually settle. Consequentl will not fit properl. and another broken spring will be the Arcade_Motor Cadillac Tourings Cadillac Victoria Dodge Coupe Packard Limousine (it Walker Motor Company 1517 Conn. Ave. -H-rmu-#&n-l . 4 . tiom for its horses Special T ‘ TES. | nichouaons .| TIRES Handsome Horses in | The $9.80 | John Robinson's Gireus Tz, it st (Mot o0 R DESPITE the supremacy of the au- | Wil BF beld MOUEAY SMEY. 5 RERthe X372 3 b. tomobile and the threatened ar- | LU0 holtior, advertising man- Snap them rival of the motorized circus. thefiager, ana I ¢ Koushuw. sales man-| CHAS, E, MILLER, Inc Borsc is still the king of the arena in | dxe; ‘"l”“y'r ‘f'(‘-. “":;'f (SOMPATY-| Eermetiy Miix Thros” Akto Sepste Biesh. : were visitors of this city last w ato Supply the big tent shows. A circus without [ er, VTGN Of TS R HE0 Sans | 812 14th St.. 4 Doors Neris of H St horses s inconceivable, and the astute “their headquarters circus manager realizes this even more ) Alfred H. Holll form than does the public. nectsd The John Robinson show, the oldest | yup big circus, which will again appear in | of the York Parkhurst Mutor Washington Monday and Tuesday. | Company, local Paize (istribators May 9 and 10, has an enviable reputa- | 1 Albert ltosenheim, field m. most of them west ol Company with the Grimes Mo < now connected with th ern bred. and raised largely for e will hibition purposes. There are s ¥ . wee i i hundred. ranging from the he \raninston for. next week Service Stations draft horses to the finest and MOSt | it 0 aristocratic racing stock. The horses |y o Co are utilized to some extent in moving b Ny the show from the cars to the grounds. | {i . yeos but most of this work Is done with | gy PRERRCIOTS. modern tractors. Ll The real mission of the horse in the John Robi n circus is for exhibi- tion purposes in the big preliminary | street parade. in the opening .»|;.nh|; :‘1- o ——— oo ——— =] and in an unusual number o igh- H - | Heatdoesnotbreakitup | 1 L. A. O'Naill, Inc. 601 H St Bradburn Bat'y & EL Servi ©18 Pa. Ave. Modern Auto Supply Co. 917 H St Traylor-Ettinger Bat'y Service 1417 Irviag St N.W. The John A. Wineberger Co., Inc. NwW. e sE Inc, a home. E. class riding acts. Special attention. it is announced, is . 1 3700 Ga. Ave. N.w. | given to equestrianism. and this fea- | . Smith's Bat'y & El Service ture its given unusual interest because Cold doeg not cong it 2119 18¢h St Nw. | s0 many of the riders are young wom- | =0 SO T2 MR FE To =2 en. There are principal ~riders and .} Smithdeal B'll &Aivil-' Serflcg.“' menage riders, trick riders and whirl- wind riders to exploit the beauty of EBONITE clings to your gears the year | . 1 around, It neve toabe soror omathin. 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