Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1921, Page 67

$ THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MAY 15 1921—PART 5 TRAFFIC COPS TO BE "ALL LIT UP." Mm'[]R UFHBERS rcaston will promabis sen ooy B Bcomfipor oo from kind he will. from force of hahit, keep m 3 1 . X i m-‘ automoh '1, e . : . father, hut W the thing for New Police Commissioner in St. Louis Bans Civilian Traffic Guarding. e As is the common practice for most cit the police department of the years had a large number of police- | | city of St. Louis for the past 1.-“-\ | | | | men ilian cloth and n in some cases civilians patrolling in au- tomobiles in order to interecpt vie- lators of the spe law :. Stewart McDonald, who was recent- | Just as a gold dollar is al- Rsieite sl ha et of the city of St. Louis, is also presi- | COR W e w — dent of the Moon Motor Car Com- ayS and any here pany, and while fully concurring in | the matter of rigidly handling care- Jegs driving and violations of the worth one hundred cents— AT LESS THAN FABRIC PRICES so a Reo automobile—of any traffic and speed ordinances. has tak irely diffe v of iuntion S hae piaced ail ‘motor 8,000 MILES GUARANTEED vele officers back in uniform | A rare_opportunity to buy a cord tire at about —1 i Belleves They Are Law-Abiding. 50% off v sale price. We have pro- mOdel 1s always worth its Mr. McDonald states he is of the | cured on leading cord fires on the talty 9 market for you and now is the time to buy firm conviction t 3 or even 97 per cent of the violators of the speed and traffic o nees do so un- | consciously: that they believe not Here, below. is another good pick up on good regular fabric tires: 50% | Mileage Guaranteed in Writing | 50% price. { For Reos are “The ” {only in making the laws. but also in | Gold Standard of Values. upholding them. " sieporata.|I| | OFF All Non-Skids OFF “should they he hunted down with a lot of wum Shoe meihods that are ap- | READY FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES plic only to thieves, crooks. bur- | . g glars, ete. $17.00 Roadsu,rs’ Touring Cars i He is of the opinion that the speed | $14.75 C dS 5 2 f and traffic violations can even be di-| $1950 oupes a dai i {minished by the very fact that the 3 p n € ns A new hit of trafiic cop paraphernalian demonstrated in New York by a motor cycle policemen are in full uni- 'hey swill | form. ey, ™ “The average man or the average car owner.” he says, “when he sees a police motor cycle, with the officer in uniform, standing beside it and lo- cated, for instance, at the intersection of a boulevard, will instantly receive a mental impression which will bring to his mind the rules and regulations | covering the handling of automobiles. | “Thus, instead of that particular olating the law by he will sube charge of the traflic affer xunset. gloved hands to oncoming automobilinty, but an “trafic towers,” with the aid of the new d electric light contraption. ix worn in a manncr similar to the gnn mask, and han three lights, red, yellow and green. The men wear white vests and on 10D of the device in a e lamp, which illuminates the face of the officer. The photo shows a close-up of the new night signaling device as wern by a traffie policeman. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOPBILISTS Answers to Last Week’s Questions. | that is retarded, or spark not betng timed correctly. Thix . Week’s Questions. 1 What are a few rules to follow Guaranteed tubes, two for the price of one. Buy now, you will never buy so low again DIXIE TIRE CO. 1118 H Street N. E. Mail Orders Shipped Subject to Your Approval ~ 3 THE TREW MOTOR CO. Telephone Main 4173 Itth St. at P EAS LRI TSR RL ERIA MM RA21 5102 1. To get maximum service from a used car there are a number of tests | you can give to ascertain the condi- |, 2 in regard to care and adjustment of Sogority 'a"-'d“"""’“- Jtaking o na¢] the rear axic unic? FO "””"’s. WY ted H S “‘ | 2 What fuel trouble, frequent]y pression in each cylinder by turning | ., ountered, will cause misfiring of the engine over slowly with the hand ' an engine? crank. Step on the starter pedal and 3. In an engine which has only switch on the lights. If the lights | O0¢ or two of its cylinders losing v 1 ompression how can you tell easily dim when starter is applied, it may be the cylinders the leak a sign of a weak battery. When the | engine has been started and is warm, | | ca nd what causes it? feel the bottom of the radiator 0| 5 What is one cause of lack of find out if the cooling water is circu- | POWer in an engine which is pulling lating properly. Then take the car against load? out on the road. Listen for knocks in| 6. Mow can the excessive burning the engine due to loose or worn parts, | of_oil in cvlinders be remedied? to rattles or squeaks underneath the Where are some sources of car and for any unusual noise coming | Squeaks in the body of a car? from the transmission or differential.| . What will cause tires to wear | Noise from these parts usually indi- | rapidly even though front and rear worn or hrolen members. Shift| Wheels are in line with one another? o notics how they mesn and| 8 How is the iznition of an en- whether the shifting is . Test the e timed® . brakes, They shouwld not. take hold| 10- What is the cause of vibration suddenly unless great pressure is ap- | Of @ car when its speed Is increased? %o the foot pedal. but should | (Copsright. 1921, Thompsan Feature Service ) sufficiently to lock the whee necessary. An easy pressure £hould slowly bring the car to a ston The emergency brake should hold the car on a grade. Try the doors of the body for play or rattle. When closed the doors should be firm. A cheaply- built automobile body gives fortn a very hollow sound, when the doors are slammed. A well bullt body will give a firm, heavy sound. If the car starts away smoothly, it indicates a g0od working chutch: if when gears * are changed they mesh quletly, it in- dicates that the transmission is in n ar Rood shape. If the car accelerates quickly from a low speed, it indicates an engine with good compression, Y ° Py piston rings and valves in order. If the car travels smoothly at a very slow rate of speed in high gear, it W indicates that the emtire driving sys- tem is in fair shape. The car which has these features in addition to good ® tires is & good purchase. 2. The front wheels of a car are as our- Y ercar 1iied B e Sy Sereins 'sa or backing off the adjustable clevice on { | v_llum_z.mmlmmn Y E is a stone bruise in a tire the steering tie-rod which connects one steering arm with ome other. Check the alignment of the wheels .. by measuring the distance between Standards of quality which have always the ‘wheal felloes at both front and rear of the axle. Measurement should made Nash products leaders in value beltaken Bt A notat fromche wromnd = . equal In height to tha the axle. Front wheels are “undergathered,” or in their respective fields have been Rarrower At the. bottom than af the m.mm in &enew F owe fi l ] top, to permit easier steering. As this ’ N uny:‘l: thering .wvmld “cadu‘neauthe INTRIOT MOTOR. w to tarn opposite re lons Four now ready for local buyers. Sy o e oary this “ondendy | | Tt oo must be offset by “toeing in” the Members Washington Automobile wheels or drawing them together in TradsAwoomtion the front about & guarter of an inch. . When aligning the wheels, always see that the distance between wheel Special felloes is a quarter of an inch less than that of the rear measurement. TIRES 3. Night driving is preferred by many to that of driving in the day- 30:31/ time, beoanse they eisim that the en- 2 gine runs tter at night. 'erhaps this opinion is based on the fact that Snap them up! the air, being more aamp at night| CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. and posstbly containing more oXVEen | pormerly Miller Bros.” Anto Sapply Howse. than during the day, when it is mors | gy2 14th' St. 4 Doors Noi 1 St expanded, would produce better re- |27 Joors INOSEh 08 T3 S% sults in engine operation. Whether | this is true or not, the average driver handles his car more carefully at . night. He goas slower and is more cautious in regard to road condittons and traffic, resulting in the operator . o paying more attention to his chine, - which he overlooks more or less dur- ing the day. This may be why an || The Cost Per Mile to YouIs Less engine is considered o operate better || 1p ANSMISSIONS A pure min at night. RANSH £ = 4. One cause of a very elusive AND eral oil; no rqueak in a oar is rubbing of the FTease, tar, as- hedy of the car where it rests on the || DIFFERENTIALS bhalt or graph- chassis. The remedy is a simple one: PASSENGER 't& loosen the body bolts. apply oil to all Does not leak ur e otor 0 ¢ parts where body touches frame and CARS out under pres- y o . tighten the bolts. CRCHE sure and heat. Sediment or dirt in the gaso- Quiets your The Ounce of Prevention IVE your battery Westinghouse Attention. It is now available for 31l batteries—regardless of make, size and design. Back of this attention are the same resources of men, money and’brains that made the Westinghouse Battery, a reality. = At this Westinghouse Service Station your batteryis given K greater power. Its life is prolonged. If necessary your ~ battery is-opened in your presence. The trouble is exposed, the; 1 explained-andremedied. You learn the costin advance. You Jeave-our establishment with a better knowledge of batteries. 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The cause of battery terminals sulphating is a break in the cover- 9 ing compound which prevents acid J B K da“ C within the battery from climbing the . D. AéNl 0. forminal posta. To prevent this mul_ ha e crack in the compoun 5 hich “weais the battery must be 485 Missouri Ave. NW, closed. Tel Main 8. No extra care need be given a - cord urekbcyandh v.hefcgn’-\ma’n precau- tions taken with a fabric tire. These precautions are to attend to ail small Headquarters for c\!lll t|7l|' bl’;‘lkl in fl'le1 casing nndB(fl maintain the proper air pressure. Be- o . cause the cord tire is more flexible Aatomobile Springs and has l;rtlt;r -lrlgapucuy, thel air ressure is about per cent less (2 Phan that of the fabric tire, But 1t Aato TOP CODGI‘III" is & erggnnon hllbll :‘moxng mrl)d!n{;!ll b? T to cai even less r in co: res than specified. This practice should Automobile Tools not be continued or the life of the tire may be of short duration. Iron, Steel and ally Do itribted to - irsemuint ususlly be attribu o irregular Tunning of the engine. ~The causs Heavy Hardware msy be improper adjustment of wvalves, an air leak somewhere be- tween aarburetor and inlet valves or irregular ignition, }lExperlenced Adverttsers Prefer The Star [Fhis b i L i b cessively rich mixture and WESTINGHOUSE BATTERIES [ . 7