Evening Star Newspaper, August 21, 1921, Page 44

| Auto and Autoist Protection We Will Test Your Stewart or Warner | Stewart Products Service Station | 1117 14th St. N.W. Phone Frank. 7184 HE SUNDAY STAR, WA Motorists, Attention! Save That Fine! currence, but if it should happen, your only resource would be to back Speedometer Free' heading the rear end toward a bank | tife part with which it engages. 2. Dry or worn clutch leather will | black smoke. Van Sicklen Speedmeter Service If it's insurable If there’s a loss fo]' our ‘WE insure it WE pay it ptices on Dependable Tires. ' Factory Guaranteed 6,000-Mile Tires At These Prices You need insurance for your car even as it needs oil. But you keenly choose the kind of oil—that which is best adapted to the special requirements of YOUR machine. You should discriminate as carcful‘l'y' on the mat- 30x3-inch, $8.25 ter of Insurance.. “Blanket insurance” is all right— 30x3%%-inch. $9.65 but the better way is to select your protection as gfxi-%-hl‘d‘l ::us k S LREtada : x4-inch, 3.25 dictated by your individual reqmrem‘ents. ) Patinen: e Our experience makes our guidance in these gzx:‘inc:. 215495 matters valuable. Consult with our Mr. Ruo 35x4%4-inch, $19.95 therell be no obligation, but you'll find his counsel valuable—same™ as you'll find our service advan- tageous—in many ways. Boss & Phelps, 1406 H Street. Phone Main 4340. CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. # For 1922—Eleven | Valve-in-Hlead Models There are five factors that should influence the buyer in the selection of his motor car. Don’t “Ride On Nettles” But that’s what you are doing every time you take yolr Auto out without preper insurance protection. The law of averages is bound to strike you—sometime, somewhere. Itis reason- able to suppose that you will always be immune. Certainly, you are careful; but you mect dozens of others who are reck- less—and their recklessness causes acci- dent and damage. There may be a fire; and you know every day you hear of thefts. ‘So with INSURANCE IS THE CNLY WAY TO COMPLETELY EN- JOY YOUR AUTOMOBILE. We are agents in the broadest sense of the term—YOUR agents as well as the Company’s. If there is an occasion for adjustment—WE make it with YOU— and the loss is paid right here in OUR office. We pride ourselves on our service- record. “If we insure you, you're insured” Phone us— Main 601-602 — and let us give you the details of pro- tection and its cost. LeRoy Mark (Incorporated) Colorado Bailding N First of all, what are the manufacturer’s facili- “ties and policies, as evidenced by the manufacturer’s standing in the industry? Second, what are the production plans and the system of manufacture? These are important, for they bear on value received for money expended. Third, is the chassis mechanically correct in pre- serving the proper relation between power and load, comfort and safety, performance and durability? Fourth, does the manufacturer furnish a body type exactly suited to the buyer’s motoring require- ments? : And, fifth, what is the extent of the manufac- turer’s desire, once the car is bought, to guarantee the owner uninterrupted transportation? Thorough consistency in all of these factors i seen reflected in Buick for 1922. 5 STANLEY H. HORNER ) Retail Dealer - - 1015 14th Street. Telephone Main 5296 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR THE AUTOMOBILISTS Answers to Last Week's Questions. gaged and when the engine is pulling | fore the piston in a cylinder begins 1 8 i | heavy load. This is caused by the |power stroke, and a late explosion oc- - Suppose your car stopped or | gurface of the leather being hard and | curs a little after beginning of power stalled while going up hill, your |glazed, so that the clutch takes hold | stroke. brakes refused to hold and you could | When entirely engaged. When the engine is pulling and a_ strain i E Challenge Any Comparison Tire Prices This sale sets a new record for low ¥ Over 28 Years In the Tire Business in Washington 812 14th St. 4 Doors Above H St. NGTON, D. C.. AUGUST 21, 1921—PART 3. ;: e T grip flercely when the clutch is en-| 4. Perhaps the surest way of as- gngeq. and yet sometimes will cause certaining evenness of com};ne!slnn the clutch to slip when fully en-|in all cylinders of an engine is to use —_——————————— 22 2 Z, N |auently urged by members and which 6. The city of Los Angeles, not New Ask for one of sur handy spark York, strange to relate, possesses the ol not mesh your gears. Undoubtedly, | yiiced upon the clutch the surface |1arEest number of passenger automo- plug brushes, when you buy your this Is a rare If not impossible oc- | being smooth does not grip sufficient- | biles for exclusive municipal use. Los {1y to hold two parts of the clutch [Angeles owns 370 cars, Detroit ranks tightly together, resulting in the part | second with 315 cars and New York which releases when pedal is de- | city third with 295. the car crossway across the road, |pressed not revolving as rapidly as | | railroad crossing? 1l 2 brakes refused to hold? )| aifferenti 7. —_—m _ 0 ?ct:r}:lenr?lr‘lu‘l; gauge, which is IBIE\!;'CG Benny Vernon is now connected | George C. Hailey, formgrly with the| Willlam H. Darnelle has jolned the oup or The pATKpIAE Speninns. The|7ith the sales force of the Scripps- | Oldsmoblle Company of St Louls, has | Maryland®Battery Service, Inc., dis- gauge registers in pounds pressure|BOOth Sales Company, 1012 14th |joobite Sales Company, as service | tributors of Westinghouse batteries, the amount of compression in the|street. manager. as city salesman. cylinders. 5. Early and late explosfon means the time at which each cylinder fires. An early explosion occurs & little be DOME GAS TODAY.—IT'S— 7. To test if a mi to is firing corgecetly, try idling th gine, noting Joc S oo ven satal: vell as|its “operation at slow speed. From |oF curb. This should be done fmme- [ 3 103 ™irh, Gascline as well as (5, CPLLCCY ven the thistiie quickly diately the car comes to a standstill, [ cause smoke to issue from the ex- not after it has started backward {haust pipe of an engine. Oll smoke down thy 1. v ly, while too et v ill give forth and hold it open for a few seconds. If the engine picks up speed as soon as throttle is opened, and does not mis- fire durlng the pickup or et high speed. the magneto i correct. To locate a weak valve spring. move the cover to the chamber in hich the springs are located and In- sert a screwdriver between one of the colls while the engine is in operation. If the spring Is weak the increased tension will improve running of the |engine. A weak spring causes slug- [ gish aetion of the cylinder in which that certain valve is located, loss of power and misfiring—sometimes back- firing Into the carburetor if the valve happens to be an inlet. 9. A loose main bearing of the crank shaft can be noticed more dis- tinctly while the car is being drive {up hiil. This bearing \fihe:‘ lo‘nna ?r: ates a heavy thud, easily distinguis! 5 _ ed from the moré metallic knock of —using poor gasoline connecting rod bearings. Pl . 10. The running brakes of a ca a and Co or injurious blends, otherwise known as the service brakes, Take . are the brakes operated by a foot pedal. G g w] when you can buy The hand brake lever controls the n ; HIGHER QUALITY emergency brake. Both are usually lo- cated at the rear wheels and also usu- g‘asoline at the SAME ally operate on the same brake drums, one set being fnner expanding and the PRICE as. ordinary gas. 3. Why should the spark be advanced other outer contracting. Capital City Garage, 410 Sth %, N. W. 4 . ’ when the engine speed is increased? 4. How can you tell when a piaton e s < * Fliling_Station, 1st St. End Macylasa Ave B W, P. Chacor This Week's Questions. 1. What action would you take If the car you were driving stalled on a How could a car be stopped If the is on compression stroke? 5, What causes the tront wheels to . 4 . shift, thereby changing the course of Edward D. . the ar frequently. even when the ateer: : Main Office, ing wheel is being held in one position? v - 6. Why can't a car run without a 208-9 Union Trust Bldg. : “;(hy':m a smal 'oudr-cy}llnder Storage Plant, engine knock more easlly under heavy pulls, such as hill climbing, than a six Quaker Binre Tediem oML Takoma Park, D. C. or eight cylinder engine? 8. What are common clutch_troubles most likely to be encountered? What could cause transmission gears tq clash when shifting is attempt- ed even a‘ltermclulch llul be;ll;. ne!u( h(:ll; . €6 h” spegirnrpiibiiedll The Battery that is MORE than “Good Enoug ronngmed in the United States last year? ‘The list of cars and WHEN Prest-O-Lite entered the car-equipment field, all au- (Copyssht RUNL S Thouuen Xestwey (Bezvice) ;".‘::‘ using Prest-0- tomobile manufacturers were using other makes of stor- AUTO ASSOC'ATION MEN g:terb-i::.fi" as original equipment. And they were good . REJOIN WITH DUES UP To displace these batteries, Prest-O-Lite had to demonstate not Enlarged Activities Are Planned Batterfes merely a better battery, but a battery and service such a lot better that its superiority justified replacing the other makes. Manufacturers were naturally reluctant to ‘change such a vital unit of their car. This preference for Prest-O-Lite is tremendously by Organization With In- “::: oy significant to you as a car owner. creased Income. chose Prest-O-Lite The Prest-O-Lite Battery uses less than one-four-hundredth of 1920 its power-reserve for a single start—and the generator quickly re- The increase in individual member- Forty-three places that. ship dues to $10 has not materially ehose Prest-O-Lite You naturally think of this high-grade, high-powered battery as lessened the number of new applica- 1921 high priced. The prices which we will quote you will correct any such tions, nor deterred o’ld memhherx rro:n * (to July 1st) impression. e I e D L el Sixty-elght Prove this today. Ask also about the definite guarantee whose ing to a statement {ssued by that or- chose Prest-0-Lite letter and spirit say, unequivocally, that you, the car owner, MUST ganization yesterday. “Wateh it grow” BE PLEASED! The decision to increase dues was reached at the August 4 meeting of the A.. A. A. executive board, and was P Ba C ed b; he d of t BB B, 08 200, enet otomac ttery Co. i the ine: - Ghes it was the atin of the executive Distributors, 1720 14th St. N.W. committee not any to Ob:.!l;l suffi- S vt eavesses ibat ol e F. B. Pelham, 1733 7th St. N.W. a margin for a widening of the or- 2 Western Auto Supply Co., 3279 M St. N. W. ganization's activities. h In addition to enlarging its road charting, map-making and legislative oy Setivities, 1t 15 planned by the orea: Brookland Auto Supply House, 936 Michigan Ave. ization to add several features fre- N.E. will make strong appeal to motorists generally. Among these are the es- All Car Battery Shop, 12 O St. N.W. tablishment of an automobile insur- ance department and a legal ald bu- reau. Also there will be renewed an y |Intensive effort to establish national The Last of a Good Thing A Cut of $650 to $1,500 in the Price of Saxon Duplex 1921 Cars Here is the story— I have 7 Stock Touring Cars—Built to sell and sold for $1,875.00, My Cut Price—$1,250 I have 5 (Rolls-Royce Type) Touring (disk wheel), built to sell and sold for $2,050.00, : My Cut Price—$1,450 I have 5 Sedans—built to sell and sold for $3,050.00, My Cut Price—$1,550 Delivered in Washington Freight and War Tax Paid Every Car is Perfect, New 1921 Every Car Was Purchased Direct From Saxon Motor Corporation, Detroit; Mich., and Has Their FULL FACTORY GUARANTEE . : Every Car is Ready for Instant Delivery : Best of Service Assured Cars Will Be Sold On Terms. Other Cars Taken'in Trade. Liberal Discount for Cash : £ YOUR INSPECTION SOLICITED—OPEN SUNDAY S. J. MONK | STEELE GARAGE, 426-428 8th St. N.W. Frank. 3145 || proved too small, and larger quarters || |{had to be obtained. || spoke on “service and How to Mai: || tain Efficiently, and outlined a ne: system he has installed. | . Rudolph Jose, chairman of the pub- licity committee, spoke on the recent motoring reciprocity and to obtain uniform motor vehicle trafiic laws. SHOW OF CLOSED AUTOS TO BE HELD IN NOVEMBER Washington Automotive Trade As- sociation Plans for Display in Convention Hall. The Washington Automotive Trade Association, at its monthly meeting, held at the City Club, Monday eve- ning, voted to hold a ciosed car show at Concention Hall some time in No- [! vember, probably the week follo ing Thanksgiving. Closed car shows have in the past proved a big suc- cess in Washington. They were for- merly . held. annually &t Wabdman Park Hotel, but the demand for space n . has been so great that this place ! Noel Rosasco of Rudolph & West Co., spoke on accessories, urging the pol- icy “buy in Washington,” among eans o o or all local dealers. A Paul Lum of the Autocar Compa: advertising being carried on, under the slogan, “Buy Your Car Now. ( '® Rudolph Jose donated a large sil- ver trophy to the winner of this year's athletic event held at Mars { Hall on the Automotive Trade A clation outing. This cup, which won this year by J. Waters of Sterrett & Fleming, Inc, will be awarded to the winners of three successive an- nual outings, the winner of each year's event being allowed to hold the cup for a year. The cup winners' rames will be inscribed on it. | LIGHTNING 616 Pa, Ave. ‘Modern Auto Supply Co. 917 H St. + DOES FOR HIM AND EVERY OTHER MOTORIST WHO IS The John A, oo tarater SO USING IT. HE WILL TELL YOU “THERE IS NOTHING ; T LIKE IT—NOTHING AS_GOOD”—' Smith's BatXes to s " mw. BY ITSELE" T GIVES BIG POWER_25 TO 35% IN- CREASE IN MILEAGE—FRE) FRO! ot i £ - Rl SMOOTH MOTOR ACTION"—HE WILL TELL YOU TO USE 0 IT AND IMPROVE YOUR MOTORING. 0 100 52 ww. NE, WHOLESALE DEALERS GASOLENE, KEROSINE, LUBRICATING OILS AND muzs; Phone Resslyn 216 e l ~ PENNOIL COMPANY |