Evening Star Newspaper, July 30, 1922, Page 52

£V s tiae OUTPUT EXPECTED Record Production in June! to Have Question Settled by Dictation Indicates New High Mark for the Year. 2,000,000 CARS FORECAST Greater Activity Due After Mid- summer Slump, Says Trade Observer. Additional proof of the nation’s Inercasing need for motor transporta- ton for both passengers and mer- chandise ix supplied by the record- Lreaking figures given out by Alfred Reeve manager National Commerce, neral Automobile Chamber of after a visit among the plants in the central west, which shows that in Jdune the motor industry produced in 5,000 motor vehicles, which cent greater than the previ- ,vd of 256,000 in May. This production for 1922 of 000,000 motor vehicles. the second quarter of 1922 excess of Duy he industry produced 763,000 motor vehicles, with 1,137,000 cars for the full six months. pris received from twenty dif- ( r‘yl\orn\' of the country indicate usual seasonal dec " said Heeves, “which was expected a ago. The slowing down for ¢ Six months will be much less than usual, however, und yvear's pro- duction, will exceed 00,000 motgr les as against 1, L000 for 1921 2 the record figures of Mr. month the hile the assenger ¢ b ”vvm\\ \ux‘:p ed the biggest part there has been a e number of larly b hter type. ; 4% o the improvement s and its need for wortation facilities. broadening feld for husses. In some cases they are ken on feeders for ele s while the enterprising rail- are now taking the 1y of the main lines. ar reference to shori- s and store-door deli cry.” continued Mr. Reeves. “in January students of the indus- try predicted a substantial year for or-c industr. based not yna on the need for motor cars that 1 not heen satisfied last year. cou- A4 with the fact that thousands of million in use would wear out rimarily because the automobile manufacturer promptly took his in- ventory losses and priced his cars on a hasis comparable with the buying Jower of the public. They advertised the reductions to the public and made their arrangements with the dealer «nd middlemen, so that the lower yrices were passed on to the final consumer. “There have not been the usual can- ations which generally follow after July 4, largely because a sub- stantial number of orders on hand are for closed cars, which will con- Jue to be in “eavy demand for the remainder of the year. Varying with the locality, f-om 25 to 50 per cent f the total sales made during the pust three months were for the in- ¢ - types of bodies. R “Coupled with the record-breaking yroduction in June of 288,000 vehicles which was 61 per cent over June, 1921, there came an_increasing de- mand from abroad. The government figures for May show that 6, were exported, or 6 per cent increase over April. The motor truck exports were 1,203, or 3§ per cent better than April. Total motor exports were nore than three times May of 1921. These cars and trucks were shipped 10 60 or 70 different countries and in- dicate a revival of interest in motor trausportation in those sections. D. C. MOTORISTS WARNED. Washington motorists touring north ward and intending to pass through Wilmington are warned to make their jnurney by the way of Aberdeen. According to a lacal motorist, who made the trip just recently, there is a detour of about five miles of exceed- ingly bad road from the Wilmington pike to Kennett Square. “There were five cars there with either broken springs or axles,” he says in a com- munication to The Star. TIRES 3'? .88 Size 30x3%; in. ] A Talue We Can Well Boast About CHAS. E. MILLER, INC. 812 14th St., 4 doors nerth of H St. AUTO GLASS FOR WINDSHIELDS OR BODIES. Installed While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 17 NEW YORK AVE. N.W. Tsiness d There “ with haul busi You will find listed only the highest quality the market-offers. ‘e positively do not handle questionable products. CORDS Guar. 8,000 M.| Fabrics Guar. 6,000 M. Every Tire a Strictly First i In Original Factory Wrappers SIZE | W &S —_Tires 30x3 $5.90 s e 3Jox3%; 690 | $I 3ixg |. 1095 l:z J4%4 1193 34x4 From State Hostil BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. In event Congress, upon the recom- méndation of the District Commis- sioners, legisiates to replace the pres- ent horsepower automobile fee with a gasoline tax of 2 cents a gallon, Jjust what would be the effect upon the individual Washington car owner? Should the District of Columbia frame its automobile taxation to sult the pleasure of a state that has lon been hostile to District motorists should District taxation be worked out solely as an internal revenue question? Since “free highways c tion" was one eof the provisions un- lder which the federation of the |states was made possible in the mak- ing of a nation, ought not national motoring reciprocity ~be established and sustained on that basis Since the ‘federal government is ap- propriating huge sums of money to bulld roads in all the states, should not Uncle Sam also say that Ameri can citizens have the right to travel over these roads without paying trib- ute to any state? Shall Principal Prevailt After many years of hostility and taxation of Washington motorists, should the District of Columbia now submit to terms named by Maryland Which are framed primarily for the benefit of Maryland and at no time contemplated a spirlt of fairness toward the District of Columbia? Does the state of Maryland bring its proposition to the District of Co- lumbia with “clean hands"? Is the question of motoring reci procity between Maryland and the Diatrict of Columbia a matter to be settled on the basis of American principle or by bargaining, and under terms which would upsef the pres- ent District ile taxation sys- tem, which factory in every respect? With & big rival in the field and both organizations angling for the affiliation of the Automobile Club of Maryland Is the A. A. A. favoring | Maryland's terms in order to hold the affiliation of the Maryland motor or- ganization? These are some of the questiol District motorists are which they feel ought to be answer- ed satisfactorily before a change is made in the present local automobile taxation system. Following a conference with the advisory board of the A. A. A.. State { Highway Commissioner John Mackall {of Maryland and Secretary H. M. { Lucius “of the Automobile Club of Engineer Commissioner announced that he regards Maryland's terms with favor and that the “District Commissioners shortl will recommend to Congress that they be accepted and legislation en- acted which will put the District on 2 gasoline tax basis. Questionnaire Seems Valn. The A. A. A. indorsement of the Maryland plan was said to have been brought about through questionnaires sent to local members of the asso- ciation, which brought 584 favorable replies and 125 against acceptance. With automobile registrations in the District now numbering nearl 000, there are many motorists who do not feel that the small vote re- corded to the A. A. A. should decide the matter. There are many who feel that if the Commissioners want to obtain the real opinion of Wash- ington automobile owners they should obtain it themselves by an independent method. Up until the moment the A. A. A. and Engineer Commissioner Keller indorsed the Maryland plan a ma- jority of Washington motorists had Temained quiet in reference to the preposal, but no sooner had Col. Keller spoken than there was an out- burst of expression on all sides, which will probably result in a public hear- itg before the Commissioners make recommendations to Congress. : Briefly, the Maryland plan pro- v that in return for free use of | Maryland roads after January d, 1924, District motorists shall be put on a mmunica- car, or as a car asking and; e to D. C. Autoists. 2-cent-a-gallon gasoline taxation plan, to_become effective January 1, 1924 It is made quite plain that DI trict motorists in order to use Mar. land roads would not have to buy a Maryland state automobile tag at 60 cents per horsepower, as they do at present. But It is not made plain whether District motorists would have to buy # Maryland identification tag at a “neminal” figure. Titling Feature Vague. Nor it is stated anywhere that the Maryland titling festure, which has been the source of much nnoyance and of no great benefit to District motorists, would he eliminated. Nor, as put by a veteran motorist, is there any guarantee of freedom from the harassing attentions of Maryland road agents or the inso- lence the Maryland registration ofice in the District of Columbia, These long been the cause of i sentment. » surface the plan seems to be built upon a very common-sense theory that on a gasoline tax basis each ‘motorist would pay according to the amount of motoring he does. But a two-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax does not hold any benefits for the District motorist who operates his car cxclusively within the District of Co- lumbia. One ~ Washington merchant, who operates three small cars solely within the District, asked why his nnual tax of these cars should be increased from $3 to approximately $20. The answer is to obtain reciprocity with Maryland under the terms laid down by Maryland. This merchant under the proposed plan would b obliged to pay this increase in tuxation, as another motorist points ut. solely to protect Maryland in ollecting a_gasoline tax which she mposed to suit her own particular purpos To some considerable cxtent there ex- ists the feeling that the District ought o adopt the gasoline tax roposed by Maryland in order to gafn the recl- procizy feature. and then readjust other local automobile taxation to equalize the District increase. which, on a small car, will run from $3 to about $20. This should be accomplished, it has been pointed out, by letting 2 cerits a gallon cn gus cover both operating fee and e That is. 2 cents a gallon on gasuline would eliminate the pre ent horsepower tax and serve in lieu of the personal tax now paid en automo- biles. Computation of this’method. it 1= said. will show that Distriel revenues uld still gzin rather than suffer a de- crense. That the plan of putting a tax on gasoline has many favorable points is admitted by a large number of car owners. It is generally considered equitable because the man who travels only.3,000 miles annually does not have to pay %o much as the man who travels 15,000. One Cent May Be Emough. But the idea of payfig a gwo-cent- a-gallon tax just to please'the state of Maryland, when a one-cent gallon tax in the District would pro- vide even more revenue ,for the District than does the presefit horse- power. tax, does not appedf ¢& the thinking automobilist. This- is the obstacle sgainst which may Pe déshed the hopes of thote who mrge ac- ceptance of Maryland's ur% Should the District adoptithe two | cent-a-gallon tax it could not be made 106 per cent effective unless state of Virginia also adopted the same tax. And if Virginia should pointed measure could not be made fully effective unless the bordering states adopted a similar tax. And so. opponents of the plan set iforth, the gasoline tax plgn soon spread over the entire country and would have to be on the same basis in each state. irrespective of ERadiators and Fenders ANY KIND MADE OR REPAIRE] Coresx_insialled in_an; 33 DIFFFRENT MAKES RA! E. L. WITTST. 1481 o4l | 819 13th. that has builds it FOURS and SIXES HURLEY MOTOR B the | work out and adopt such a tax, it Is/ out that Virginla's revenue would | DISTRICT MOTORISTS MAY ASK | VALVE CAP VALUABLE HEARING ON GAS TAX SCHEME Washington Car Owners Seem Unv;rilling Absence Permits Sand and Dirt to Produce Leaks. \ Motorists are warned not to err by taking it for granted that it maRes little difference whether & cap Is used on the tire valve and when a cap is lost to proceeq without one, Tiis idea Is entirely erroneous, says a veteran tire salesman, and motoriats Wwho_dp not use the valve cap can expect troubl MOTORS and /| When the 10 is mot ‘used there is overy probability ‘that 'sand and dirt will work down nto the valve and ultimately produce & leak. While a tire remaina inflated this dirt fn some cases may do no han@¥, but When & new inflation is made the'pump drives the dirt down Into the valve and Impossible, FAVOR MOTOR BUS LINE. South Pasadena Votes Overwhelm- ingly for Los Angeles Route. majority ment in favor of the establish- Pasadéna and Los Angeles and that|support tightened. So, something to prolong the life of the battery, I got busy with the pliers. Then I replaced the floor boards and went my way. A week ] wooden case was badly cracked di- rectly beneath | had tightened moxt of hard riding and the cell the broken side of the box would Lengthens Car’s Life and Develops | also have broken, allowing the bat- ! tery solution to leak out. | tery was only sa heap by putting the cells in a new All of which was a lesson that more thap half the population of Los Angeles—312,000 out of the 575480 residents—use the new union motor bus depot regularly, the ticket sales i out to 1.000 citizens of South Pasa- ldmn. calif,, i to $700,000 for mine amounting months, —_— GEAR OILING IMPORTANT. Higher Engine Power. Besides lengthening the useful life | of a car, correct gear lubrication makes it handle more easily, the gears shift more quietly and deliver a higher percentage of engine power. Attentnon to the gear boxes {s much worth while. Gears, cars and power are expensive, but proper lubrication is cheap. whether two cents a gallon produced too much or too little revenue. Now, asks the fellow who usually looks ' for the Senegambian in_the woodplle, what s there really back of Maryland's gasoline tax plan? What special Interests, if any, are to be served by a spreading and_ general adoption of the gasoline tax? Much Opposition Evident. Washington now holds a huge army of automobile owners and vast auto- mobile interests that must be reck- oned with before any change of taxa- tion can be effected. Not only are many motorists op- posed to the Maryland plan—even quite & number of the A. A. A. mem- bers voted against it when asked for their opinion—but the Washington automobile dealers, through their or- ganization, have ‘expressed opposi- tiony The dealers, like many of the indi- vidual motoris ts. do not claim to be Iunanenmy opposed to the Maryland plan, but they want to know more about {t and to know definitely jus | What Maryland offers. I Now would seem to be the time for the state of Maryland to forward to the Washington motoring public a readily understandable statement of |)u.z what the District motorists Iwou!d save in money and annoyance by acceding to the Maryland proposal. Unless such a statement is forth- coming and makes plain that the District car owner can benefit ma- terially by the plan, loud and vigorous protest against acceptance will re. sult, say a small army of automo- bilists already interviewed on the subject. AUTO ROUTE River Springs Hotel Maryland Over Anacostia Bridge, left at Good Hope Hill, right at top of hill, straight ahead to T. B., turn to right to Waldorf, turn to left, straight ahead to Helen. turn to left, straight ahead to Morganza, turn to right and follow signs to River Springs. Best fishing on Potomac—23 hourw ride. Speeial chicken and wen-food menix. WM. T. MENSHAW, Prop. River Spri M. . : Itisnotover-emphasizing seen service, it is strongly the matter to say that the Nash as an investment can be viewed almost as a quick asset. As a new in demand because of its -own substantial worth and because of the sound- ness of the company that and backs it Prices range from $965 to $2390, f. 0. b. factery NASH COMPARY Tolophone Nerth 6463 place. case. as necd it valv ance. adjust sters By FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. In that special time you set aside makes an ajr.tight conneetion almost | foT the Purpose of keeping the car in 8004 running condition it Is just as important knowledge of what not to do as it is to know what to do. ple a monkey wrench and a screw driver, and the damage they will do to a car often will more than offset any The returns on a questionnaire sent | 2Ctual repair they make. ;‘ID; e:ll'splel; there are 'iw P I ted a six-to-one| whicl 0] the storage battery in adica Once while refllling the bat- of a motor bus line between|tery of my car I noticed that these long the battery tight enough to keep it from coming 100se they are just right. In nine c: clamps are somethihg not to tighten. Valve Adjusting Tedlous. In the course of time all drivers are tempted to apply the wrenche 10 the valve adjusting and lock nuts. It is unfortu; is such tedlo cause if therc is one thing all motors is constant the valve clearances. tor out of a hundred is free from tapping. Even when shop, apparently Al in every respect mechanical valves will produce When, as in the case of the twelye- cylinder _engine, four valves must be tight enough so as not to produce tapping and yet with enough clearance of each valve and ev. nearly impossible to adjust evers of them with the exact desired clear. Most drivers, finding a valve loose. the isn't any cléarance between the valve and motor run quick acceleration to take ordinary hilis on however. JULY 30; of Repairs. that -the v. 'mis: to be prepared with = Give some peo- clamps then the clamps could be further|ened. thinking I had done later I noticed that the the clamp which I A few more days nearest the carbu The bat- from the junk the battery clamps hold | way to out of ten the battery te that valve adjusting | 018 and accurate work, be- checking up of About one mo- eager tight. ars come from the invariably one of the be just loose enough to audible click or tap. velop. an there are twenty- all of which | that he h: The wrench, to adjust, perfec ry valve. to permit oKing it in one push rod so that there the rod. This makes the quietly, but it will lack The car wiil fall “high.” if. the clearance has been re- of busines: 1923 PRICES Effective August 1, 1922 The Light Eight 5 Pass. Touring $i495 Super Sport . Coupe . . . 1995 Sedan . . . 2145 The Four 5 Pass Touring $1095 Roadster . . 1095 Semi Sport .. 1225 California Top 1395 Coupe . . . 1595 Sedan . . < 1745 The Lerger Eight 7 Pass. Touring $1735 srxrm“wso EXCESSIVE ATTENTION HELD BIG DANGER TO'AUTOMOBILE Overuse of Monkey Wrench and Scrcw Driver by Motorists Offsets Benefit moved entirely there is a likelihood alve will be slightly When It is supposed to be ahut. WNI cause the respective cylinder to e motor will Jose power 1f the valve which too tightly adjusted happens to be 1 Intake vaive there will be back- firing into the carburete: of Lock Nut. It is better not to touch the valves hem developes an audi- which is the same as saying that if the push rod for the particular valve shows a clearance greater than the thickness of a vis- iting card whhendlheea‘nlvn is_closed push rod needs to be lengt, This is done b; o adjusting nut and a latter must be turned off before the adjustment can be made and should be turned on afterward so as to meintain the adjustment. In these days of many drivers are tempted to blame or for things for which it fsn‘t at all responsible. 1 know took his carburetor apart| simply because he thought it was Whenever the car had been standing he found fuel In the pan below the motor. But all his work revealed nothing except that the carburetor was in no blame for the trouble. should not have tampered with the gas line, for later he was Informed at the service station that the fuel he found in the pan sene which condenses in the intake manifold and runs back into the car- buretor mixing chamber and thence | out into the pan when the engine | Tt 1a entirely due to the Bine /more from excessive attention than grade of gasoline used nowaday. Rim Lugs Too Tight. A very common source of unneces- sary trouble results from being too the rim Car owners are told that un- less the lugs are kept tight at all times annoving rim squeaks will de- Frequent exercise with Iug wrench seems to be a simple way of forestailing such trouble and, so, many & car owner immediately pro- ceeds to jump into the fire, belleving been in the frying pan. leverage one gets with a lub or any socket wrench for that matter. is o great that one turn 100 many will shear off a lug or a nut in no time. Too much advice about keeping the car well greased and ofled frequent- leads the newcomer into a lot of stherwise unnecessary trouble. a driver has oiled his generator and starter motor too liberally with the result that the commutators became oil xoaked and went temporarily out It fsn’t a half bad idea to consult the instruction book now Copyright, 1922, by the Ullmar Feature Service. ‘—and th and run uneve Use unleas one of t ble tapping, leaking gasoline. to keep following versally used, TURNING CORNERS may be easily learned est trafMc officer. {This I Limit of Four Miles an Hour i mai Prescribed by Wise Legislation, NOVICE NEEDS PRACTICE Dangers of Trafic Call for Intel- ligence in Matter of Signaling. BY ALBERT N. ATKINSOZ., Turning corners propetly is not as simple a matter as it seems. The law requires that the speed shall not be swing, ax if to sa. 7 side.” Thix indicates side will be clear, ax turn to the right, i all cities, but more drivers used it thowe following. necessary the | upward “and 1f a outwurd highw Turning Aroun t turning to the | er of intersection cen In & proper manner is something y means of an|more than four miles an hour. It is{which most motorists seem unwii} e lock nut; the|difficult to coast around a corner at|or unable 1o do. Where thern i an officer stationed at this over their unwillingne. but they will persist ners 1o the left when watched. Many a. curred from this cause the law will atrictly four miles an hour and, if the high speed is used, the car goes too fust. So the novice should practice going into second speed just before he reaches the corner ‘and then drive round at the speed prescribed by la. An occasional glance at the speed ometer will tell'him if all is well, n difference e jAnother ‘detall is that of ‘signal-| thin et i e, ling. The law states that a driverigome citis peromi: must signal in some unmistakable |y the left of the manner which way he is melng tolte . oycct O the oot turn; in fact, in some localities the as he €0 long as he leave: —_——— car 1o come. from tion. 4 and again. 1f the olling charts stipy. [ Y0u may do %o, but it 1X drops of ofi every 19es|cases to go to the righ nothing will be gained by in. |of Intersection, as it is creasing the dose (o twelve drope, Fan Belt Overnoteied, Where there Possibly no part of the car suffers low-grade fuel One driver the He as simply kero. there is usually an point, he will direct t} erly. or he can wait {the fan belt. Because the fan adjust- | way the other cars go ment is invariably simple and the |} xes is to play parts accessible the owner With & |ner that the judieial passion for tinkering with the car |pany Wwhen there is nothing wrong with it er keeps tightening the belt every week | Toviime and do wor or 5o until it becomes a source of | Phe maximum penalty trouble and winds up by breaking. | i i Pena] All the while he tmagines that the | \° adjustment does not remain constant whereas the trouble Is that every time he stretches the belt by tigh ening it he encourages it to stretch more. A belt should only be tight- ened when it is necessary and then only just enough so that the fan does not spin around free. A belt on needs to exert a light friction on the fan pully to keep it spinning. There are always d number of nuts and studs on a motor car which can stand a bit of tightening, and atten- tion to these will tend ‘o prolong the life of the mechanism. Bui unless one goes at the work intelligent] and sparingly—it is better 10 leave the tools in the kit. Enough things €0 wrong with a car without manu- facturing them. lugn extra ghe lu\:{nmllmr regions. Modern Improvement Whether the quality of the due or t impr: modern more scientific Many present between th manufacturers and tl lubricants. Each share of the credit ought to be, “There share.” In the face of many and costly improve- ments in Oldsmobile cars; in the face of a demand for Oldsmobiles still well be- yond factory capacity figures, Oldsmobile prices for 1923 drop substantially below 1922 prices! Study these new prices, then drop into our show room and see for your- self just what they represent. You'll drive a new Oldsmobile today! z OLDS MOTOR WORKS LANSING, MICHIGAN v Division of General Motors Corporation exact signals are prescribe nale are al t and any Signal on Left AS most Amer 4 the left-hand drive the g signalling one's intentions i@an cary I the operator is golRg 10 th Ieft. he should hold the arm st i horizontal direction, keeping it rigid like the bar of a gate and tes to those back of him rthay they should not come up on that side When making a right turn the ca should be run close to the curb and the signal given by waving the lefi hand in a small circle with a f nals leave no doubt in the mind. hand should b | signal by tie coachman t and ix well known to all users o be enforced cven There is. however, the is a semaphore usual rule is to drive 1o the left. i & good maxim to have SECRET OF EASY RUNNING. Materials and Lubrication. improved materials and desiz somewhat of & bone of contenti clain Ces Th uni ren from ;!S near Bangs ter o ome up that the e The motion is not prescribed hax become a of the road and it would be well iff two sig of| i heid thol Thes wudde This s on the i the ft around the of two xirects Point they ge < tempo in cutting « they are ents huve and some day mor a cer AWS gOVErning t communities. driver to go enter of intersec- corner closely room for anotf opposite direc If you know this to be the law i best in a t of the cen much sufer, the As officer at this ie driver prop- and see which The best 1 afe. Rem uthor! localities consider out-of- fowl for hesitate 1o for all infrac- d more speed in mind Due to Better oved motor running lubrication 15 auton makers the lion's The answer n't no lion's and split the credit fifty-n