Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1921, Page 35

&V, 'LINCOLN HIGHWAY IS SHORTEST THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. JULY 3, 1921—PART 3. $30.000. This year the tourist follows |und inconvenience to travel. The advia- i the same standard enameled markers |able thing to do while upon the road from ocean to ocean. in this state or In Nebraska, in the | § It Is possible to make the complete |event of rain, Is to wait until it is past. i CROSS UNITED STATES| tcomn ity Grive od Snéo etk | T ouaee sl reat it i | 3 night in & comfortable hotel. Despite |unless the storm Is of exceptional we-. . this fact” an Increasing number of |verity the journey may be resumed T travelers seek change and healthful rec- | without difficulty in bui a few hours | Roucs. 3505 Miles., Not Over 40 Per Contioa s cets fols it gt S el oo ncoln highway :raffic has wssumed | From Omaha, on the Missouri river, {Route, 9, 1les, INot er 10 er Lent ‘ons as to be of the | westward the motorist makes the grad- | H ! sreatent possiblo Value to (e many ascent of the Lockies, The rive of | t communities along the way. Hence, as [the land to the Continenta vide s 1 Longer I‘rom New Y Ol‘k to San an accommodation to the public, par-|so gradual that it is difficult to appre- | ¢ ticularly in that territory west of the [ciate the increasing elevation. —Across 2 F . T]\ A L Missisaippl river, adequate camping fa- | the state the Lincoin highway this ven : cilities have been provided by munici-{is in better condition for travel than it & rancisco an ir Llne. palities, in many instances at consid- ; ha3 cver been before. Splendid pr s | 3 . erable cost. Many of these free camp 'has been made in grading, draining | H sites are quite elaborate, providing |graveling, and the wet-weather “‘taboo™ | {_ DETROIT, Mich.. July 2—The Lincoln | tage of all of us. The transcontinental | coOKIng facilities. light, gus. water and {has been practically eliminated. | Ihighway, from New York to San Fran- |drive is not all clear. smooth sailing, | firewood, and in muny instances watch- Changed Nurrounding: o _ {but no dangers haunt the trail, and|men. No more graphic Instance of the aches t vestern | feisco, way the first, and Is. and always | goon ‘hurdahips or difficulties as may be | €Xtent of Lincoln highway travel can| AS the tourlst reaches ihe Western Fwill be, the shortest transcontinental| encountered only serve fo emphasise the |b¢ Siven than the experignce of one PATt of the state he Loging to abRERCius | ‘road. The route was laid out by the |Gelights of the trip and add.to tme |Small Nebraska town pro®ing such atchansel surroundiner oL &, CHICER s B o | background of an adventure which with | free camp site, where, last summer, | YO8 OF SOUnT, (00 horseback is | iLincoln Highway Assoctation in 1913 s | 3\ g pleasures is never to be for.|MOTe tourists were accommodated than | OUt Wwest e AL oL e ere the shortest, most practical route con- | gotten. there were residents in the town. LS AT SR TRt b | i coasts, through the | heart of the Union. Today the disiance « jover this famous road, from Tim imquare, at 42d street and Broadway, | !New York City. to Lincoln Park, over- | looking the Golden Gate, at San Fran- iclsco, is 3.305 miles. not over 10 per .cent longer from st to coast than th transcontinental line. During the ,eight years the Lincoln Highway Asso- ciation has been promoting its improve- ment the Lincoln way has developed from a mere series of connected trai .a red line an the map—into the foremost fexample of connecting highway im- iprovement in the world. During that time considerably over $31,000.000 been spent by the government, states and the counties on the improve- ment of this route Highway Not Completed. The Lincoln highway is by no means completed from coast to coast and no one should undertake a transcontinental ‘trip this year without first inquiring from the headquarters of the Lincoin [Highway Association, in Detroit, as to the condition of those sections of the route over which it is proposed to drive. Millions and millions more will be re: quired to complete what has been called “The backbone of a national highway ,System—the main street of America.™ But the fact that the Lincoln high- way is not a boulevard from coast to _coast need not deter the sea torist from undertaking a trip which has come to be looked upon as “the great American tour.” During the past few Years so many thousands of motorists Fave completed a transcontinental drive that today the motorist hardly classify himself as a “tourist” who has Tot at some time during his motoring career completed the drive across the American continent Urge of Wanderluat. Each year cross-country motor travel on the Lincoln highway has increased amazingly and the volume of through travel over the route has done much to | point the need for rapid improvement and to concentrate highway funds on its betterment. The journey does not daunt the American motorist who has con-! fidence in himself and his vehicle and | sets oug for & holiday devoted to the fresh air of the open and the securing of a new appreciation of the manifold | ‘wonders of hix native land The wanderlust is born in every| UAmerican. Its vibrant force has ever | hammered at the frontier line, seeking | necting the two new flelds of exploration and adven- | ture. Today the long-distance motor | tour satlsfies the inborn craving for | travel and exploration that » heri- | | Distributor Columbia— Man must have at least 1 $2000 to act wholesale i and retail distributor in this city for a live. money-mak- t ing automobile necessity Correspondence strict confidential. Address Box 142-C. Star Office. It's the stuff they use to make the “old 'uns” sparkle and shine at the “Bargains in Slightly Used” places. ONSENSE | Auto Polish The only polish that leaves a perfectly @ty surface and doesn't collect dust. Ask your dealer. Or write {or FREK SAMPLE. COMMON SENSE MFG. CO. St. Louls, Mo- ’ O You Should Carry Automobile Insurance —But each individual case has its own aspect ' —and we shall be glad to consult with you— advising what YOU re- quire to givé you ade- quate protection. Some features you i won't need; others you should not attempt to be without. You'll find our inti- mate knowledge val- : uable, we are sure. And remember, if we write the Insurance we are YOUR agents —every claim is adjusted through us—right here. Phone - Main 4340— . and talk with our Mr. Ruoff about it. Boss & Phelps 1406 H Street ]imagination one can join the ancestral oned mo- | 7 [ transcontinental Lincoln highwa Hintorle Atmosphere. I utomobile lit _ Outline of Route. tivated ureas become more rare. The Assuming_ that the traveler starts!open range comes into view—the sage- from New York city upon the complete | brush, the tumble-weed, and ever lafer { Lincoln highway trip this year. he will !grasing herda of horses and cattle begin march of his fathers Who trod the his- ! cross at the Weehawken ferry and in | to indicate the fringe of the real west. toric paths of New Jersey and Pennsyl- | the sixty-five mile drive across New | Arriving at Cheyenne, Wyo., particu- vania in the infant days of the republic. | Jersey cover a better section. of road larly if the arrival is ti to coin- He can visit those spots where stili:than has ever before heen availabla in!cide with the Frontie elebration breathes the spirit of Washington, of The highest type of con- |the western atmosphere is emphasized, Lafavette and those other historic char- onstruction upon the Lincoln [and forgotte acters of colonial times, whose struggle any point hetween the two |As in Nebrask improve against the wilderness and the abori- | coasts is to b> found in New Jersey at ! Lincoln highway will be followed Rines, in the cstablishment of the new | the present time. the state of Wyoming, where but th republic and Its gradual extension west- | The Pennsylvania drive is replete with | years ago this route was a trail, the ward, will ever form one of the most |interest. The Alleghenies offer a full | tourist today Will find something less interesting and thrilling pages of our | measure of scenic attraction. RBetween !than sixty miles of what might be history. | Chambersburg and_Gettysburg the Lin- | termed poor or hard driving across the He “can follow the path of thelcoln highway is closed for reconstmuc- | four hundred miles of the route in this pioneer, the emigrant and the trader, |tion and at one or two other polnts the woodsman and the hunter, cross- | minor detours may be encountered. In | ing the picturesque Alleghenies into the | the main, the Pennsylvania section is ‘ment vast productive valleys of the middle macadam’ paved, well maintained and | must west. He can follow the trail of the !inviting to travel. To motorists unac- | highway department. which ha trapper. the Indian fighter. the pony |customsd to driving in the east the voted itself with commendable consist- express rid v and the soldier of fortune, { heavy commercial traffic using the |eney to the improvement of the Lincoln toward that vanished frontier which | Lincoln highway in New Je and [highway, indicating the state’s appre swept westward across the great open | Pennsylvania will be an object of in-|ciation of the economic value of t plains into the foothills and_ over the | terest significant of the development of | great roud. crest of the Rockie e modern mo- ; motor transport. Through Utah and Nevada. torist can cover in a few short hours| Across Ohio, Indiana and Hlinots the | ., HYEURY R0 SRC (TR In an long the Lincoln highway with a e stretch of the state This is truly for which - given to a phenomenal develop- credit the greatest the Wyoming the territory which took years of savage | Lincoln highway tourist will note the i 70 persistent fighting against the red. | evident progress heing made fn the | Mountains und vallevs and, probubly of skins and the wilderness to bring within - higheat type of permanent road im- e T hane ik degert Every the limits of e civili : . Deli 3 c ot ] L e O Litr, our modern civilization. ; provement. Delightgully long stretches 886 T BT S90S FERER ¢ o {of perfect concrete Lincoln highway, in terspersed with some brick surfacing, ill be encountered. The value of this ¢ of desperation and the daunt- | Improvement is emphasized by contra Spirit of the early pioneers. The ' in covering the relatively short stretche drive, ; of unimproved road to be found in thi He can cover in days regions which only sime sixty years wgo required months of endless struggle to traverse with the Highway Association to bring about the mpletion of the “Goodyear cutoff” cross the lower arm of this desert, {which will do more than anything else ito facilitate tourist travel across the United States. 1f. and when, completed, to those who have un Interest in the ' section and the dirt detours, several of | ; past. turns . each of the pages of ' which will be encountered at different | this stretch of road will eliminate the America’s progressive history. ! points during _the summer in Ohio ! Major difficulties of the trip ucro the onditl P Fent. and Indiana, where much new perma- |State H e itions. This Xear: I ent improvement is xcheduled. The |delaved the completion of this road, condition of the Lincoln highway | Lineoln way seross 1linole 18 concrete | toward the building of which the asso- as_the travelers of 192 will find it is i from Chicago to the Mississippi fon coutributed $100,000. The state & subfect of greatest interest now. Of , ¥ 2oy in consideration of this contribution first importance to the tourist is the: Little Paving In West. contracted to complete the necessary fact that the Lincoln highway is as| Crossing the Mississippi river into|desert link in 1918, but after spending well and permanently marked in a uni- 'lowa, and from that point_ practically | the association’s money, has not yet found the balance needed to finish the tourist_misses the perma-|job. Because of this delay, all cross- 0 rfaced road to which he |country travel suffers. marking upon the route as the result of [ has. in the main, been accustomed on | Inquiries should be made by the west- long study upon this subject and the | the eastern section of the route. lowa |bound tourist at Orr's ranch, and by the expenditure of large sums of money in | presents a perfectly graded, drained, and, | eastbound tourist at Geold Hill, as to I of the distance until ched, the nently hard Califc form way as it is possible to mark it. ' The Lincoln Highway Association has developed the existing high standard of its completion. The marking of the ! for a great percentage of the mileage. | conditions existing upon the route be- eastern section of the route, from | well-graveled Lincoln highway—a dsy- |tween these points and the advice re- Omaha to the Atlantic coast. in a per- weather boulevard, but a route which | ceived followed. In view of the state's 4 uniform fashion, was completed | in the event of heavy rain_on its graded | negleet of the Goodyear cut-off. the association in 1920, at a cost of dirt sections will offer some ditficulties ¢ old Lincoln highway route, around the 1en &, oitii_‘end -of the desert, by way of | Sunday, July 17, will be “Safe|belicves that much of the heed Fish Springs and Callao, may be neces- | Home day.” | ness now xo apparent can be elimi- ry. In any event, this section of tne | Monday, July 18, “Trolley da nated through the co-operat’u. f Lincoln highway will be replete with Tuesd July 19, “Wagon and!the motorists. It iz the temper of intercst, even If also with difficulties in Truck d: | the committee, however. to use more the way of hard driving. | Wednes: July 20, “Walk Right|drastic measures against those avho “Sise Asiestcn BRIt day.” . 3 . lare uot inclined to fall in line with Rl T e Aeae Dok s Rt Thursday. July 31, “Children's day." | the movement. 1t is likely that one Nevadi, materfal evidence of improve- |pgndays Passenger (Car)|of the fedtures of tie campaigty will ment In the road will be noted. Much ' A‘I().IDFI' cle, Bicy " be a &ilan comimttee, big enough of the country Is barren and desolate, Saturday, July Safe Outing | to cover t entlre city to spot but not x foot of it kucks interest and | SPecial Dispateh to The Star. s T violators of the lawa. charm. Hospitable ranches dot the| BALTIMORE, Julv 2.—In an effort | Sundax, July 24, “Thanksgiving| Ampie warning has been given and route, not only in Nevada. but ia Utah |0 ¢.t down the number of tatal |day. | those picked_up can look for litfle and Wyoming. For those who have |automobile accidents in Maryland “Don’t Get Hert” Slogan. sympathy. The man who gete into ever hesitated to make the drive across i and make both drivers and pedestri- | . mittee has adopted “Don't | the trafiie court during No-Accident the western section of the Lincoln high-|ans more cgreful the authorities of | oy Hurt” as the official campaign week will, as one member of the way, It should be known that the mo- | the state. @headed by ~Automobile | o,y d 4 committee expressed it, find leniency orist is never more than forty-five or | Commissioner Baughman, will launch ‘N 9 e h | - 3 Bty mtles. from unblies iof ‘Nl Minds e camptiah caited i N Acsident] The No-Accident week commiittes)in the dictionary. and thut the longest distance between | week, on Sunday, July 17. Instead | vater and gas i thirty-seven miles. | of closing on the Saturday following, | Also travel, even In this sparsely popu- | however, the period will be extended, | lated country, ix remarkably heavy, and | including two Sundays, the close of it i8 probablé that the next tourfst is!the campaign coming on the night | no more than out of sight behind or in | of July 24. front of you. Credit to the motor car The effort will not be confined to the fact that It is now almost impossible | Baltimore. The crusade will be car- to get away from human companion-:ried into every county of the state, ship upon any traveled route in|and the people of the District of Co- = B Americal lumbia will be asked to co-operate For the rear end is known as the “BACKBONE OF YOUR CAR! hi, In Initial Cost and in Upkeep! In Service Facilities! FIRST! g Over 5,000,000 in Use—“There’s a Reason” AN ACTUAL SHORTAGE OF FORD CARS EXISTS AT THE PRESENT TIME AND YOU ARE URGED, FOR YOUR OWN PROTECTION, TO PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW! For the information of those who may wish to purchase Ford cars on a “deferred payment” basis by an initial payment and a series of monthly pay- ments thereafter, the following schedule of prices for the different models is submitted, the prices being for the car or truck as delivered in this city and including freight, Federal excise tax, gas, oil, interest on the deferred payment and 80 per cent fire and theft insurance: $2471 Each Month ONE-THIRD CASH 40% CASH 509 CASH Model | BETHRO AN | Ba i3 Months | Bat. 013 Months . $220.12 Down H $260.04 Down $320.00 Down Touring | 366 Each Month $3250 Each Month $2667 Each Month $32015 Down - $378.23 Down u?s‘fa Down Sedan $5335 Each Month $47.26 Each Month $3876 Each Morith $29255 Down $346.87 Down $42643 Down Coupe $48.76 Each Month ‘ $4340° Each Month $3552 Each Month 20446 D 24126 Do 6.66 D Runabout $: own | $241.2 wn $29¢ own. $34.06 Each Month $30.16 Each Month Special Terms May Be Arranged for Trucks, Chassis, and Fordson Tractors NOTE—Prices of all models except truck and chassis include the Ford starter and demount- able equipment. Recording fees in Maryland and Virginia not included. Authorized Washington Ford Dealers R. L. TAYLOR COMPANY 1840 14th St. N.W. Phone North 9600-9601 UNIVERSAL AUTO COMPANY (INC.) 1529-31 M St. N.W. .Phone Main 186-187 DONOHOE MOTOR COMPANY 215 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. Phone Lincoln 303-304 HILL & TIBBITTS 14th St. and Ohio Ave. N.W. Phone Main 356-357 , PARKWAY MOTOR COMPANY ) 1065-1067 Wisconsin Ave. Phone West 163 ROBEY MOTOR COMPANY ‘Phone Main 2120-2121 STEUARTS GARAGE 141-151 12th St. NE. Phone Lincoln 6200-6201 These Dealers Can Sell Ford Cars, Tractors, Parts, Etc,, Anywher ; in the United States _ o b 1429 L St. NW. mountain’ states, Sunuti; etal 2 preservation of dife and lmb and high Sicrras at an altitude of 7900 fect. | yroperty. “The trafiic division of the and with surprising wuickness doseends | Washington police department will 3 beautiful valleys of California @y, ed to enlist the co-operation | other part of the car. H”.L-CL'MB'NG CONTEST- ching crusades lhe — ever undertaken. He has cl T the accidents upon which he hopes Stock Cars Prepare for Pike's Peak | 1o center public attention, as follows: Accidents caused by passenger auto- Event. mobiles, motor cycles and bicycle cars September 5, when the annual Pike's | “40% - . . wpeedy hill ciimb will be held. Twelve | Aceidents caused by wagons and B T e Taives | Accidents cuused by the carelessness 2 and-one-half-mile course. of pedestrians All entrants are out to better the| Accidents to children . .. wonderful record made ast vear by | Aceidents on steam and -electric Z the Goodyear-equipped Lexington driven | railroads. | ] L e R e A The Sme time | In order to better emphasize the va- i e Riheion company is out 1o keep | rious classifications “of accidents | c e i bing ttie. and will have its}against which the committee would entries on th Leaving the arid country of the Rocky i ! with the e i he | | country of the Rotky ; i people of Maryland in the again in the land of permanent roads. | o¢ G50 20008 0f the National Cap- | e iftstand the strain gh cultivation of the soil. splendid | i, E very modern development s = 4 Francisco the Lincoln highwa G, ufety Bxpert In Charge. ‘ America first” has a new and S oiationd] & meaning. Wil h in Baltimore com- arrangements for putting of the greatest Stock cars will have their innings on! Accidents caused by strect railway have the public guard itself each day 70 TANSMISSIONS growing popularity. Moon sales have jumpeu Tar aneaj this year. During the first four months of 1920 the astounding volume in automobile sales gave rise to common gossip that the peak of the busi- ness had been reached. But Moon sales show a 27 per cent increase the first four months of this year over the same period of 1920. This fact is significant and is a fair measure of the good-will the motoring public holds for this wonderful car and the com- pany that builds it. The demand for more and more Moon cars has constantly increased production. This has greatly reduced overhead cost of manufacture, making a much lower price possible. remarkable car retains in every meaning of motor car perfection. virtue of its qualities tioned leadership. greatly reduced price. Moon Six-48 Touring—5-passenger—$1985 2 Coupe—+4-passenger—$2985 Sport Roadster—$1985 * Prices P. O. B. St. Louis Moon’s Ten Proven Units - Try to Match Them & Beck Clutch. i 9—Fedders Radiator—Nickel-Silver. Built' by MOON MOTOR CAR COMPANY, St. Louis, U. S. Founded 1907 by Joseph W. Moon DISTRICT MOTOR COMPANY Incorporated ~DISTRIBUTORS— MEMBER Washington Automotive Trade Association 932 14th St. N. W. The Transmission and Differential (ears constitute the back- bone of your automobile. These gears must perform in some instances a service more severe than that which falls upon any These gears carry the whole driving load. the gears must be correctly lubricated. EBONITE FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND DIFFERENTIALS Puts a smooth, slippery film of lubrication | ] ¢ over and around your gears, and keeps out friction and noise. Go to Your Favorite Dealer —Ask for EBONITE —Be Safe Climbing Sales again net a real saving to purchasers of Moon Cars This big saving of $400 over last summer’s price is only partially due to new and present inventories. It is primarily the result of Moon’s ever- Nothing has been lowered but the price. This detail its estab- lished excellence. In addition to its ten proven units, which represent the combined engineer- ! ing skill of the world, new and greater refine- ments have found expression.in the fullest The Moon stands supreme in its class, and by and price, holds unques- Years of engineering experience and 41 years ilding account for its me- chanical excellence and outward distinction. Note the list of Moon’s proven units—compare them with any other car for a full appreciation of Moon’s remarkable value at its new and Sedan—S5-passenger- $2985 A, Main 620 Some desirable territory still available for live dealers in Maryland and Virginia Bayerson Oil Works Manufacturers, Pennsylvania Petroleum Products Erie, Pa. d in August. e Fikes Teak weent Is Brota of No-Accident week. which inci- | L31E PN TLVARIR e most_ interesting of the . because | dentally, will be an eight-day week A== Motor Oils Cup Greases of the wonderful setting and also be- | hus been designated for a ‘concen- cause of the savere test of steep grade, | trated drive against some particular rarified air and dangerous turns.