Evening Star Newspaper, August 14, 1921, Page 45

i - . . THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AUGUST 14, 1921—PART 3.~ - - NEW If there’s a loss WE pay it.. If it's insurable WE _insure it Don’t Run Needless Risks In other words—don’t attempt to maintain an Auto- mobile without giving yourself the proper protection against the possible losses which may result. Care only minimizes them—Insurance settles for the damage. Just what protection you need is a question—decida- ble by circumstances and conditions. There’s no sense in over-insuring. There’s where our Mr. Ruoff can render real service. Consult him—and he'll tell you exactly what YOU need for judicious protection. And if there’s a loss under your policy—remember it’s paid right here— promptly. Phone 4340 will reach Mr. Ruoff. Boss & Phelps 1406 H Street. Phone—Main 4340 OAKLAND O Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMOR August of motor s are breathe easier when 13.—Owners beginning to circumstanes : S = compel them to park their machines Y=g and leave them unguarded in a pub- lic strect. The bug-a-boo of their lives, the autojack, has almost dis- appeared from land. Scarcely more than a year ago the automobile thief was plying his trade with apparent contempt for the law and the law enforcement machinery. From five to ten thefts a day were re- ported. The jacks got so bold that in several instances they stopped mo- torists on the highwa compelied them to get out of their cars and then drove off with them. Locking devices may have annoyed them, but not always did they dis- courage them from making attempts to make off with motor cars, and too frequently the attempts were suc- cessful., There were rumors of or- ganized gangs of thieves working on a nation-wide with selling agencies of their own to dispose of the loot. That was a vear ago. Last Septem- bed a change was noted. At that time Maryland's automobile title law became effactive, and to it is at- tributed most of the credit for the very favorable change that has taken place. It has had the effect of closing Maryland as a market for stolen au- the state of Mary- The discriminating motorist, after a very care- ful comparison of every car on the market, finally places his “O.K.” on the BUICK. G ORI = E = % Feature for feature, the BUICK excels. Its Valve-in-head Motor is far-famed, and found ul- tra-faultless. The handsome body. with its beau- tiful and graceful lines, is a distinct fashion thought. The moment you view the BUICK you are im- pressed with its quality and appearance, and you'll vote it the economy car of all time. Built in both four and six cylinder models, and open and closed types. Stanley H. Horner : 1015 Fourteenth Street Telephone Main 5296 Answers (o Last Week's Quentlo 1—Do not allow your engine lose compression. It is disagreeable to the good driver and creates a larger running expense, causing the loss of fuel and power. The careful motorist will check up on compres- sion in each cylinder at regular in- tervals., opening all priming cups or removing all spark plugs, one at a RO MARYLAND TITLE LAW LOWERS TOTAL OF STOLEN AUTOMOBILES Inability to Secure License Without Estab~ lishing Ownership Has Deterring Effect on Thieves. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS SPORT MODEL. tomobiles. Under the law, no car can be registered and licensed until the title to it has been cleared. Once a car owned in the state has been re- corded as the property of an individ- ual, license for it cannot be obtained by any one else unless he can show the title has properly passed to him. Automobile Commissioner Baugh- man, in discussing,the situation, said that while he gave most credit to th title law, other factors had also con tributed toward the almost complet elimination of automobile thefts. He referred to the work of the city police as having been particularly effective in late months, and believes that im- proved devices used to lock cars have algo played a part. The importance of the title law, he points out, is shown by the conditions existing in Washington, where there is no such law. The police lookout sheets sent out from the National Capital indicate, he says, that there are as many thefts of cars there now as there were in Baltimore a year ago. Cars are still being reported in Bal- timore, but it is found in nearly every instance that “joyriders” are re- sponsible for the disappearance of the “stolen” machines. ically all of them are subsequently discovered In out-of-the-way places, where they have been abandoned by the “joy- riders” when they have ended their part Occasionally, the “joyriders” themselves are caught and pay heav- ily for their sport in the traffic court. are other methods for testing, such as listening for h ng noises on com- pression strokes of pistons, allowing the car to go down hill with ignition switched off and with transmission In low or second speeds to note the re- sistance to the movement of the car which each cylinder offers, or a com- pression gauge may be used. 2—Beware of your car catching fire. Take all precautions to prevent this disaster by stopping gasoline and oil from one of the gears was allowed to remain within the transmission case. 8—Sudden grabbing of a clutch, even when the pedal is let -in slowly, may indicate that the clutch is 7 justed too tightly, but more fre- quently is caused by dry or worn clutch’ leather. It is almost impos- sible to obtain soft action of the clutch with leather in this condition. S—The gasoline level In a carbu- tetor varies from an eighth to a six- teenth of an inch below the top level of the spray nozzle. 10—The two most important parts of the car in regard to safety of both car and occupants are the steering gear and brakes. They should be ex- amined regularly and more frequently than any other part of the machine— at least once a week, or, better still, examine them every time the car is to be driven. This Week's Questions. 1—Suppose your car stopped or stalled while going up a_ hill, your brakes refused to hold and you could not mesh the gears. It may happen rarely, but if jt.d!d happen to you, would you know what to do? 2—Why s it that dry or worn clutch leather will grip fiercely when the clutch is engaged, yet will cause slipping of the clutch n fully en- gaged and when the engine I8 pulling against a heavy load? 3—Will too "much gasoline cause smoke to issue from the exhaust pipe of an engine as well as the excessive use of 0il? How can you tell which is being used to excess? 4—How can evenness of of all cylinders be ascerta 2 5—What is meart by ‘early” “late” explosions of an engine? 6—Which city possesses the largest number of automobiles for use exclu- sively by the municipal government? 7—How can a magneto be tested to ascertain if it is firing correctly? 8—In what way can a weak valve compression and automobile has won its present place as one of the indispensable agents of civilization and progress through the fact that it has served mankind has broadened the sphere of human activity and has contributed much to human happines better, 1f a motor is subject to unusual vi bration, such as traveling for a dis- tance over a very rough road. it might be well to take up on the bolts at the motor base. If not at- tended to, loose bolts may completely % wreck the motor. pressi i3 losing compression. k plug leakage causes a com- on loss quite fréquently. test the compression drop = little oil around the plugs at the end of a trip while the motor ie hot. oozes up around the plug seat the plug To It oil WILLYS-KNIGHT spring be located, and what would be the rezult if a spring were weak? 9—When is a loose main bearing of the crankshaft more noticeable? 10—What is the running brake of a .ar? {Copyright, 1921, Thompson Feature Service.) “COLD FACTS” APPLIED TO AUTO OWNERSHIP Statistics may be all right in a good many ways, but they don’t agree with the cold facts regarding ownership of automobiles in the United States and the relationship of the number to persons having incomes of $2,000 annually. Some statistician has doped it out that there 9,000,000 motor vehicles in the United States and says this number is con- siderably in exces families having $2.000 annual income. In other words, he has figured out that a considerable number of motor cars are being supported by families vihich cannot (according to statistics) support thom. Motor manufacturers contend, how- ever, that the statistical $2,000 in- come is inaccurate as applied to farmers, who are said to number nearly one-third of all motor car owners. Purchasing power of farmer is not measured by the amount of actual cash that passes through his hands, according to Walter C. Davis, secretary of the Davis Motor Car Company. Many families are poor on a $2,000 income, he says, while others can ride in mo- tor cars throngh the added income that does not enter into tax returns which come from chickens, gardens, live stock and other means. “The unparalleled growth of the automobile industry, the romance of its industrial development and the unquestioned necessity of the auto- moblle have made it the target for many true and many false statistical deductions,” Mr. D: -30 Conn. Ave. Sleeve-Valve Motor @ Improves With Use Nothing but satisfaction follows the pur- chase of the Willys-Knight car. It is the only car whose owners get 50,000 to 100,000 miles without the delays and expense of valve grinding, motor adjust- ments and other repairs. Its oiling system is so perfect at all temper- atures that there is practically no wear on its sleeves after tens of thousands of miles. Its economy exceeds that of any car of equal power and weight. Its owners are our best salesmen. are more than Touring, £.0. b. Toledo, =+ + was,$2195 - - mow,S$1898 of the number of Roadster,£0.b. Toledo, * * was, 2195 « « pow, 1895 Coupe, f£0.b.Toleds, + « was, 2845 < + now, 2550 Sedan, fob.Toedo, + + was, 2045 * + mow, 2750 HARPER-OVERLAND CO., Inc. Telephone Franklin 4307 time, and revolving the engine slowly |1€aks from the engine, tanks or at any with the hand crank. If the cylinder | Point of the chassis. Inasmuch as a which has its priming cup closed or | Very small leak in a gasoline line has plug inserted resists to a good extent | Often caused total destruction of & his efforts to revolve the engine, that|car, the motorist cannot be too care- /linder has good compression. All|ful'in closing securely those leaks. In cylinders can be tested in the same|case the car should catch fire, en- manner, closing priming cups and re- | deavor to confine the flames to the placing spark plugs in each cylinder | engine by shutting off the fuel line _There | from tank to carburetor. Place wet blankets or anything made of cloth between engine and car body and throw more of them over the flames, Sand also may be used. Obtain a chemical extinguisher, if possible, as this is the best means of extinguish- ing the flames. If gasoline shut-off cannot be reached, start the engine and run it fast to draw the flames into the cylinders. This may keep them from spreading. Above all, do not use any water. 3—Uneven running of the rear wheels usually indicates that the dif- ferential is out of order, or that the brakes are not evenly adjusted. To test, Jack up the rear axle and spin the wheels. 4—If a car &hould suddenly cross the path of your car while you are ascending a hill, the safest procedure is to slow the speed of your car. stop, or. if you cannot stop quickly enough, turn your car in the same direction taken by the other. Do not try to get ahead before the other car crosses your road, as on a hill you would probably "not speed up quickly enough to avoid collision. 5—The two main causes of uneven wear of rear tires are improper and uneven adjustment of brakes and rear wheels not in alignment. The former cause would wear one tire more ra; idly than the other because on apply- ing the brakes one brake would grip harder and stop the wheel from re- volving, possibly causing the tire to “When Better Automobiles Arc Built, Buaick Will Build Them” R TGS when the test is completed. From the graceful sweep of its lIow,clean Eager for the Next Day’s Work - The Standard of the World e steadiness, and readiness, which suggests nothing so much as a sort of strength and intelligence which never tires and mnever grows less, The Cadillac, as we have said, re- quires less in the way of adjust- ment and repair any other car in the world ; but it is satisfying to know, just the same, that its lesser needs can be ably and con- Any morning, any Cadillac owner may start across the continent, with the same sense of security, insofar as the car is concerned, that he feels when he drives from his home to his office. He must supply gasoline and oil and grease for his car—but that is the greatest inconvenience which he should line to the amazing excess of power that delights you as you ride or drive, we believe you will agree that this Olds- mobile “‘4” reveals higher qualities of slide, while the other wheel contin- ued to revolve. 6—The United States has 9,211,295 motor vehicles. The leading state in ratio of cars to population is South Dakota, which has a registration of 120,395 motor vehicles, or one vehicle to_every 5:28 people. encounter. He can be quite certain that each night will find his Cadillac just as iresh, just as flexible, just as rest- veniently cared for, anywhere in in this broad land. Years ago it might not have been 7—Noise in the transmission, if not coming from wear to gear teeth due to long usage, may be caused by worn or broken bearings. Results would be serious to the transmission if a plece of bearing or a tooth broken Automobile PAINTING “The Semmes qu” ; The sort of work that has earned the indorsement of the motoring public—the sort ‘of work that can be done only by competent workmen, working under ideal conditions and under the direction of a leader who personally supervises: every job, and takes pride in making every job a per- fect one. : comfort, size, appearance and perform- ance than you have previously known in any ““four” of like price. OLDSMOBILE SZLES CO. 1016 Conn. Av. Telephone Main 7837 Service Station, 1625 L Skfegt N.w. MODEL 43-A $1345 Open Sundays and Evenings 613'to 619 G St. N. " 7.T. SMITH GARGES possible to say all these things about the Cadillac, for the truth is, they are the accumulated pro- duct of the years. It is their rarity, and their un- wsualness, which have made the name Cadillac a celebrated name, in every corner of the civilized globe. For this Cadillac reliability is rare, and it is unusual. Time may produce another car as dependable as the Cadillac—but this dependability is still the pe- culiar and special prerogative of the Cadillac alone. ful, just as obedient, as it was at the beginning of the day. If he treats his Cadillac with even a fraction of the consideration with which it treats him, he can dis- miss from his mind all thought of repair, or adjustment, even though he travel thousands of miles. . He can be sure the Cadillac will go as slow as any occasion requires; or as fast as he ever wants to go— that it will always help and never hinder him in everything he de- gires to accomplish. . All of this it will do every hour of every day, with a never-varying Phooten - = = = = - $3799 TouringCar - = - - $3%M9 Roadster- - - = = - $379 Victorla = = = = = = 4540 Soburban - - = « = 519 TownBrougham . - - 56% Bedan = = o = o o 4959 Limousine - - - = - 529 Imperial Limousine - - 53% F. 0. B. Detroit, War Taz to be added § The Washington Cadillac' Company Y 1138-40 Connecticut Avenue Telephone Franklin 3900-3901 Member Washington Automotive Trade Assoeistion P.-I“L L A C Price Now %1895 The End of Each Day Finds the Cadillac