Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1921, Page 43

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- o in reaching the National P!rk-b-m highway. “The national park service mfll ready to help this m\lu‘. which is of the evelopment pos- benefit and advantages to road asso- clations generally. New Road Guide Issued. This means that travelers using any one of a dozen transcontinental high- ways, traveling overland, will be in- formed beforehand as to jyst where the cross-country highways’ touch or inter- sect the master circle highway lnking the national parks of the west. This information is free to any one address- ing the National Park-to-Park High- way Association, 1608 ‘Broadway, Den- ver, Col. A road guide just issued also gives information concerning free auto ~amps. Seeing that this and other Informa- tion reaches the traveler through the co-operation of transcontinental high- ‘way associations before he starts is one of the phases of a program launched by ‘Gus Holms, managing secretary. Stephen T. Mather, director of the Nationa! Park Service, who attended the convention, in addressing the dclegates, ROAD ASSOCIATION TO HELP TOURISTS The West is looking to the greater cdmfort of the auto traveler and his family as they journey from the east and the south to the national parks. Aside from indorsing the fundamental principles embodied in the Townsend bill, pending in Congress, for a federal system of highways, the National Park- to-Park Highway Assoclation took & step In that direction recently in its Salt Lake City convention. The 150 delegates from eleven western states declared a willingness :oward supporting the association’s desire to ‘worl primarily for the mtlnfi parks and for t.hu of the circle highway's tt;:“mln and Answers to Last Weék's Questions. the Los Angeles| 1. An engine’s operation is more Chamber of Commerce, and Rev. Father | apt to be affected by broken valve C. ‘Vabre of Flagstaff, Aris., vice presi- | gprings: or faulty valve adjustment dents. Gus Holms, managirig secratary. | "y 0y o000 Y T Cn apring will and Warren E. Boyer, dlreetflr of pub- not allow the valve to seat quickly ficity, were retamed. | ¥. J. Chagiber- lin of Denver continues as treasurer of | onough, while wrong wultmont either holds the valve o the association. State directors of the association for pen a trifle the following year are: Charles 'l‘n When 1t should be closed o Will not allow the valve to open far enoug . | to admit a full charge of fuel or al- chairman, Salt Lake City, Utah b[; o, 3 low the full escape of exhaust gases. Newton, secretary, F. Way, Livingsto Dermond, Pocatello, Idaho; Adjust the valves only when the en- Dyer, Snaul Wuh W. M. &ine has become fully warmed. Kennett, Ci oodin, Lovelocl . Do not use gasoline to clean the Nev.; Judge T. ¥ Rooty Winslow, Ariz.; | leather upholstery of your car. It Col. D. K. B. Sellers, Albuquerque, N.|destroys the appearance of the leath- sald: “One of the objects of this great [Mex., and V. Hodgin of Canon City,|er and causes cracking. A better circle highway, I am glad to sy, is|Col ° The Oregon direccor has not yei |cleaning agent 18 a little ammonia in 0 reduce to a minimum the culties | been select water, co-operate with interstate and trans | cncountered by motorists in going from | = Sacramento was chosen ax the con- |can be Bovanig iy Lonclstery ls dry it continental highways, based on mutual |one to another of these parks, and also ! vention city In 1922. o ied with & ning of.-mons glare devices Is caused by the bul Weaver, president THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS to kill the glare of a properly fo- cused lamp only, and do not func- tion properly otherwise. 4 To color bright screws or Wholts. etc., t0 a blue metal finish, sometimes desirable to correspond with metal parts of the car, place the parts to be colored on a fin and hold over an open flame until the heat turns them to_the proper. tone desired. 5. To renew kplug porcelains, soak them in a solution of carbon disulphide until clean. The porcelain will assume its original clear white color, 6. Small cracks or other defects in engine water jackets can be closed by applying a “paste of glycerin and Litharge. The paste should be thick enough to work into the opening in the water jacket with the fingers or a knife, which should be done when the engine is warm and the cooling system drained. The paste must dry for a day or more before water Gan again be placed in the system. . 7. Squealing brakes may be silenced by placing a compound between the of st finger ana You'll draw in at your tank, upsid u:am to slide smoothly by using a strip and up and down until the stem is clean. The valve should be removed from engine and placed head between two pleces of soft wood. metal from rust mix a fourth of an ounce of camphor and some Remove the scum and apply to tool metal desired, letting it stand for a day after application, the metal pleces period. em———— e D, 0, JULY 10, 1921—-PART 3. the tank, close the alr inlet with your tomobile engine applied to the rear by means of a shaft, universals iffentials, as in the gasoline en- gine propelled car? . For what purpose s the clutch brake used and what is its advantage? 8. How can dry and glazed clutch cone leather be softened? 9. What are the main _troubles which will cause engine misfiring? 10. How long can an engine be run without water in the cooling system without danger of overheating? (Copyright, 1921.) desirable when parts ars to be stored away for a long period, when they are shipped away or are lying idle in the garage or shop. This Week's Questions. Just how should spark and gas manipulated to cary s car thout changing lower draw uj lh: pump plunger. if pumptul 1. controls b up a hllI\'ll speed gears? ‘What spark coil trouble will cause misfiring or possibly cause_the coil to stop functioning entirely? What is the remedy? e | 3. How can you tell when your head- 1ight bulbs are not in focus? 4. A nut that is rusted to the thread of a bolt, or one that has been drawn down extremely tight is difficult and sometimes impossible to remove with Al ' I 0 GLASS an ordinary wrench. How can such a ? nut be removed without trouble? For wimsmzros s ox BoDIzs. t, . How can a stubborn wheel be re- h | moved without the aid of a wheel T-n.nto & Wasman 1017 New York Ave. N.W. holds enough for & priming or two. Vaive stems may be cleaned of car- A emery cloth, wrapping it around the em and drawing it back and forth in a vise with the 10. To protect tools or other pieces of graphite ith & half pound of leaf lard meited. or After a final poll ‘will not rust for a long This treatment is particularly puller? 6. Is the power from a steam au- BRISCOE within the headlight being out of Considering the new low price of #8435, and its low costs for operation and up- keep, the good Max- well is now more desirable than ever. New Prices ~ TowingCar - § 845 Coupe oo - $1448 Resdoter - - Sedsm. 1545 v i H. B. LEARY, Jr. 132123 14th Street Telephone Main 4105 PRICES P""“‘““"""’;fi bt-fr Lo o pr 7 "$1345 o " SN (s Tond 8310 s ’ i : 37-A oedinaly low, dflww. ; m Parts and Service Dept. w16 Conneetwut Avenue ' . 1625 L Stfeet Telephone Main 7837 AR Xy e s———————_— ends of the lining, or, if the lining is worn, by removing the bands and driv- ing down the rivets which hold lining to bands. Te test the brakes for eve: ness in grip speed up the car, then aj ply the brakes quickly. If both wheel lock and slide, or if both wheels re volve under braking -pressure the brakes are set evenly, but if one wheel slides while the other revolves the brake of the former wheel tigher than the latter. The remedy is to loosen one or tighten the other. The bands should be just tight erough |- 80 they will not bind when relieved of pressure, but will grip tightly enough to_lock both wheels if desired. 8. If an engine goes dead on the road and requires priming, and no priming device can be obtained, there are any number of makeshift primers you can press into service. A handkerchief, a clean plece of cloth or anything which absorbs liquid can be tied to a string and dropped into the gasoline tank. When soaked, withdraw an out the fuel into the engine's priming cups. Perhaps a better way is to in- sert the hose of your hand pump in | TEDDY, IR, INVITED TOBEGIN BIG TOUR First Trip Over Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Announced. DULUTH, Minn.,, July 9.—Théodore Roosevelt has been invited to start the first big soclal tour over the Theodore Roosevelt International highway, July 25, when a caravan of automoblles will leave the Zenith oity on a nine-day trip across Minne- sota, Nerth Dakota and Montana to Glacler Natlonal Park, 'l'll. son of the distinguished man hom this memorfal northern tnn-conunenul autohighway was not made his decision def- thi Service Stations Bradburn Bat'y & EL Service e16'Pa, Ave. B utt Ao Mgty Yo trying to be present and “Go!" with t! Lnlnel for the tour are rapidly b and it 18 olllm-led more than 1oo cars will start, A. W. Tracy, secretary of the highway association, NE. ‘I‘r-ylohEtunger Bat'y Service announces, Daily Sehedule. 1417 Irving St. Nw. Beeretary Traoy says the roads over || The J.m, A. Wln:bergnga Inc. the highway are i{n excellent condi- tion. The following dally schedule of the tour has been announced: -Leave Duluth; nounll‘top. Nw. Smith's Bat'y & EL Service 2119 18th St. July 26—] N.w. July Smithdeal Bat'y & EL Service stop, Fosston; night stop, Grand et it . y 37—Leave Grand Forks; noon llop. Michigan; night stop, Devils || E. J. Penning, Lake. 1740 1eth 8t. Nw. ||V July_38—Leave Devils Lake; stop, Rugby; night stop, Minot. July 23—Leave Minot; noon stop, Stln!ey night stop, Williston. July 30—Leave Willisto: noon lloD. ‘Wolf Point; night stop, Glas- noon “The Still Better Willard” Bow. Juiy 31—Leave Glasgow; noon stop, Malta; night stop, Havre. “In addition to the natural attractions | of the trip and of Glacler National Main Statiom Washington-Battery-Company M% 1621-23 L St. N.W. trllch will be |ncl|ldod in the | party and c and tire expert will ride | wm. the truck to be on hand in case ' of tire trouble. It is the intention of . of all the disagreeable features of long trip and thereby add to the pleas. ures of the trip. Accommodations Provided. “All accommodations, including eat- ing and sleeping, will be provided, and the rates and expense will be at a mini- mum and the amounts charged for rooms and meals will be furnished be- fore leaving. . “Speclal programs and features have been arranged in every city en route for entertainment of visitors. Thrilling sur- prises, which, for the present, are being kept secret, but which will unfold a series of delightful and unusual enter- tainment, will be staged at each stop.” Applications for the tour are belng received by the Theodore Roosevelt International Highway Association. It is not necessary to join the tour for the entire trip, as arrangements are made for -those desiring to go but a short distance. All autoists from any part of the country are invited to "mke the run.” T. W. Walker, nnrmntlnt the Duluth Automobile Club, will be charge of the tour across Hlnna-o!l. mlned by rry J. Moore. J- R. B‘!chelnr city recreational dircctor, will be In Charge of the entertainments en routs. The object of the tour is not for nhnura alone, but for the encouragement of the 00d roads ides. Every point along the ine will be & scene of good road ral- the trip in the near future to make preparations for the tourists. AUTO DRIVING AND Traffic Regulations AMERICAN MOTOR SCHOOL 9th & O Sts. N.W. 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