Evening Star Newspaper, August 20, 1922, Page 48

efore You Visit Our Showrooms-and See Beautiful Ne': "*odel - this business. * AUTOMOBILES—Both Open and Closed A Comparison Is All We Ask Payments John A. Wineberger Co., Inc. 3,700 Georgia Ave. N.W.." Authorized Chevrolet Dealers chase " Terms: 4 Down, Balance 12 Monthly | Prices On High-Grade Tires - Bring Us the Business L There is a solid. foundation for the Success of We KNOW TIRES. We know what to buy and where to'buy and what to pay, and WE PAY CASH. We offer Practically every make of good tire, and Guarantee TO SAVE you from 25% to 459 on list prices.. We Stand Back of Every Sale Absolately. - Investigate These Values Montford Cords $12.85|32x414 $19.38|33x4%> $21.85|34x4%2 s24.34| X472 -34| 36241/, $25.17 33x5 $26.17 $31.99 $32.85 $33.60 $34.62 $35.35 $39.95 $42.85 35x5 Fabrics That Wear Well 30x3 $5.95 30s31, $6.88 32x31, $10.65 31x4 $11.85 32x4 $12.95 33:4 $13.50 34x4 $13.95 Good Guaranteed * Cords’ Specially Reduced 30x3',L $8.88 30x3%,. $9.85 31x4 $16.80 “|32x4 $17.25 33x4 $17.65 34x4 $18.25 ' CHAS. E. MILLER, INC. Phone Franklin 3684 k- Honest Battery Values Full value for every battery cent you spend! You get it when you buy an SR (full size) Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. This battery enables you to save in Dollars and Cents of first cost, just as the SJ (oversize) Willard _Threaded Rubber Battery enables you to save in cost per month’ MUCH F00D MOVED BY MOTOR TRUCKS No Serious Shortage Would Be Caused by.General Rail Strike. MAILS -WOULD NOT STOP Post Office Department Arranging to Transport Letters and Packages by Auto. _BY WINDSOR T. WHITE, map Motor Truck Committee, tional Automobile Chamber of Commerce. So large an amount of the food sup- plies of our big cities is being hauled today by motor truck that a rail strike need not precipitate a serious shortage in basic commodities. The function of the truck is that of a car- rier for short-haul distances, and as a feeder to the rail lines. In an emer- gency, however, its usefulness can be elastic to cover the special situation. The degree to which certain prod- ucts are normally -hauled by motor truck is inditated by the following Quantity a | Just right. ! |'ever, show a high percentage of under- Adequate supplies of food for all major industrial centers can be sup- plied by the million motor trucks in the eountry today in the event of further suspension of railroad service. Surveys just completed in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Kan- sas City, Indianapolis,” Atlanta, Des Moines, Louisville, Omaha, New Or- leans and Baltimore indicate full pro- tection of suppl Preparing to Move Malls. The Post Office Department is now prepared to keep moving all first- class and paper mails with a fleet of 23000 tricks. Service has already been ipaugurated in Indiana. In another place where a portion of the letter box collections and parcel vost delivery service was motorized trucks seded 240 horse-drawn wagons driven by an equal number of letter carriers. This was done at a saving of over $30 000, Medicinal supplies and other drug necessities will not be affected di- re. The Louis K. Lizgett Com- pany has for some time had a large fleet of trucks in service, and is mak- ing trips to its various branches in Connecticut, New Jersey and cities near New York. The Standard Oil Company of New Jersey i8 mnow transporting barrel package goods from its refineries to ouses by truck instead of . This will Insure, in part, nt gasoline supplies Meat Packing Not Affected. cking industry wilk not be materially affected. as 2,300 head of hogs are hauled daily by trucks into the St. Joseph (Mo.) stockvards. Fif- teen motor express lines for handling live-stock_shipments within a radius of forty-five miles of - Kansas - City have been established for some time past. Tom Snyder., secretary of the In- diana Transfer and Warehousemen's Association. believes that with a com- plete tie-up of railroads the distribu- tion of food products in Indiana could be fully taken care of by motor trans- port. About thirty days’ supply of all common food products is now in stor- age in the various commercial ware- houses. 1t is estimated that the trucks op- erating out of Louisville, Ky., will be handling Noon 500 tons of supplies both' on_the outbound and inbound trips. Under normal conditions the trucks and interurbans handle 75 per cent of all perishable foodstuffs in Kentucky and southern Indiant. _— Don't have the fan belt too_tight or it will stretch and thus be as loose as it was before. Adjust it so that the weight of your hand will just turn the fan without moving the belt. . TIRES Time Payments Guaranteed Goodrich—Diamond OR Any Standard Make One-Third Cash Balance at Your Convenmlence No Advance in Prices 1321 L St. N.W. Main 2469 and mile of uninterrupted battery service. T : S. R. S J. 6 Volt, 11 Plate. 6 Volt, 11 Plate 2 $30.15 Each. $36.40 Each et Authorized Bradburn Battery and Electrical Service 616 Pa. Ave. SE. Lincoln 14363 ’ Modern Auto ‘Supply 917 H St. NE. o . Lingoln 339 * The Jobn A. Wineberger Co., Inc. 3700 Georgia Ave. NW. Columbia B56S Smith’s Battery and Electric . Cb. 2119 18th St.+ ; : "E. J. Penning 11‘! 14th St. N.W. 3 “North 7998 Standard Service Station Sth and R Sts. N.W,. : - North 9681 1000 Michigan Ave. North 1021 ‘MAIN STATION - Washington-Battery-Company -1621-23 L St. N.W. M_ain '180 / Radiators ANY KIND MAD jores installed in m“ 10 DIFFERENT MAKES DIATORS. WITTSTATT'S RADIATOR AND FENDER WORKS H 13th. F. 6410. l o gnd Fenders OR u::fl-!fl TIRE SALE * Fabric Guar. 6,000 ‘Miles Cord Guar. 8,000 Miles ° CORD $12.95 | 33x4 $13.25 | 34x4 . .. .$1830 COME EARLY While Stock Lasts 'SIXTH, STREET TIRE SHOP 216 6th St. N.W. 1 There are a great many cars on the road. the headlamps of which are not properfy adjusted. Some lamps light the whole countryside, but give a very poor driving light. ~ Others'are poorly focused and are bent up, so that the light is thrown too high. Such lights are of little use to the driver, and are sure to glare into the eyes of drivers meeting them. Adjusting of headlamps must be done at night. Face the car toward the wall of some building at a distance of forty feet from it. If properly focused there will be two circles of light three feet in diameter, the edges of which will just touch each other. If the ground is level, the lower edges of the circies should not be more than a foot and & half above the ground. If the size of the circles is not right, adjust by mov- ing the bulb nearer or farther away from the reflector until correct. There are different methods of chang- ing the position of the bulb in different makes of lamps. There is usually a screw somewhere on the headlight by which the adjustment can be made. though on some it is accomplished by screwing the bulb into or out of its socket. Lamp brackets sometimes become bent up or down. If the test shows| the circles of light too high. a slight bending will put them into the proper position. Alr Pressure in Tires. When driving along the road we fre- quently get considerable entertainment out of a study of the car immediately ahead of us. With other things we are always on the lookout for wabbly rear wheels, unequally adjusted brakes and underinflated tires. We seldom &ce the tires of a chauffeur-driven car un- derinflated. He knows the value of proper inflation, and keeps his tires The owner-driven cars, how- inflation. Underinflation means a continuous bending of the tire walls as it flattens to the road. A plece of wire cannot be broken at the first bending, but repeat this bending a few times and the wire will break quite easlly. The xam: thing is true, to a certain extent, ‘of the tire wall which is eubject to a continual bending and straightening process cn LARGER TRES AD VERLOADED CARS Méintenan,ce of Full Infiation Pressure Should Accom- _ pany Use. When to use oversize pneumatic tires and when not to is a, problem that has worried many a motorist. Each car owner can easily decide this question for himself by a simple method, declares the technical serv- ice expert of one of America’s largest tire manufacturing concerns. ‘Only two considerations are in- volved,” he says. and the problem is by no means a difficult one. One of the elements for consideration is the welght the tires are called on to { carry and the other relates to the de- gree of inflation at which the motor- ist prefers to use his tires. “Car manufacturers usually apply as original equipment tires of a size sufficlently large to meet the car welghts when equipped with standard accessories and carrying a full com- plement of passengers. To support this load, however, it is necessary 1o maintain the full inflation pressure as recommended for the size of tire use; 'With. respect to the weight of the load, it Is surprising how rapidly ex- tra car equipment such as spare tires, bumpers and other accessories run up the load the tire s called on to carry. Maker's Estimate Passed. “With this added weight and the addition of an extra passenger or two occasionally, the tires are soon Carry- ing a load that is much in excess of the load the car manufacturer orig- inally fizured on when he determined the original tire size to be used. “On the subject of inflation it has been found that car owners in their desire for greater riding comfort are prone to reduce the air pressure in their tires, running them much below the pressure recommended by the tire manufacturers, a practice which leads to early tire failure. | "“If a car is subject to frequent overloading oversize tires should be used. MoreoVer, to do away with the operation of underinflated tires and to enable the car user to gain the maximum comfort possible consistent with good tire mileage, it is neces- sary to use oversize tires that are capable of carrying the car-load at a lower proportionate pressure. “It is clear that if it were not possi- ble for the car owners to obtain a larger size tire to fit the size of rim with which his car is equipped his problem of tire mileage would be a serious one. The tire manufacturer has recognized this problem and has produced an oversize tire for each size of rim, thus enabling him to equip his car_with oversize tires for the extra loads. the road. The bending the tire wall causes a breaking loose of the rubber from the fabric; causes ihe fabric it- self to break and causes the tire to heat excessively just as the wire heats when it is bent in the hand. Heat thus gen- erated causes a host of troubles of its own. ! Some tire makers stamp the pressure their tires should carry on the tire, in which case their advice is readily followed. Where this is not done. the folowing rule holds good—Twen- ty pounds of pressure to every inch of ‘a tire's diameter is the correct pressure. Thus a _thre-and-a-half- inch tire should be inflated to seven- ty pounds, a four-inch tire to eighty pounds, and so on. No motorist should be without a tire gauge. What is more, it should be used frequently. When taking air from an air station, care is necessary not to overinflate a tire. The pres & at these stations is frequently e as great as is necessary for the average tir Cleaning the Radiator. A friend of the writer's recently purchased a 1917 model used car. The car had always had good care and was in good running order, but the motor had a_tendency to become overheated. Tightening the fan belt made no difference. The . carburetor mixture was cut down to the limit: Change of Whe ases exist where the { sizing of tires is not sufficient to meet the owner's needs. In that case it is necessary that he either reduce his Joads or change his wheels and rims to make possible the double-oversizing of his tires. It is sidered good practice to doubl versize tires with- changing the rim equipment. ngle-over- improvement extra cost of the oversize tires. As to the use of oversize tires for Fords and cars of that class, it is exceedingly important that o e tires be used, { for these cars operate very close to the maximum capacity of the sizes furnished as original equipment. A change from fabric to cord tires will usually meet the need of oversizing in this class.” the lves and spark were timed per- fectly, o the only thing left to cause overheating was the cooling system itself. We drained the radiator and an enormoug amount of rust came with the water. We then started the engine, opened the petcock under the: radlator and ran the water out. At the same time we sent a stream of clean water into the radiator from a hose. It required half an hour of this treatment before the water from the drain cock was reasonably clean. The amount of rust on the ground was evi- dence as o the cause of the overhea- ing. To make the cleanout complete, the system was filled with a hydrochloric- acid solution, a pint of acid to five gallons of water. This was left in for a twentyrmile drive, then drained, and_ another ten minutes of rivsing out with the engine running and a stream from the hose running into e = | the radiator completed the job. To he engine running means that vhere used, will assist greatly in the cleaning of the water jacket of the cylinders. This ‘treatment should be given at least once a vear; yet this car, and there are hundreds like, must not have Dbeen cleaned out since it left the fac- tory. (Copyright, 1922, L. G. Heimpel.) ‘The dull, gray film that kills ~ the appearance of your car --how to remove it! ¢ SIDE from considerations of good grooming, or Aof ride, good appearance has a definite commercial value. Whether it be automobiles or big red apples, & higher value is placed on that which looks the part. bserve the apple merchant, rubbing up his wares. He knows. Furthermore, he ‘‘cashes’ on his kndwledge. An investment in appearance, does pay - and pays BIG ! Laboratory solves film removal! Careful laboratory tests revealed the nature of the milky film that saps 50 per cent from the value of _motor cars. And proved, that the ordinary furniture polish, or any “oily’’ paste or polish, was entirely in- adequate for out-of-doors conditions. In fact, it was found thatoil in combination with dust and atmospheric action 'largely contributed to the film’s formation. Hence, COMMON SENSE AUTO POLISH, The Greasless Cleanser was developed; and perfected through prac- tical tests on thousands of motor cars throughout the country. Results obtained with COMMON SENSE AUTO POLISH prove it immeasureably superior for the pur- pose intended; and explain why it monopolizes the sale of polish in every district where introduced. What Common Sense is COMMON SENSE is a non-greasy, non-sticky liquid that quickly removes the film, and r);storu to thye fi%ilh - it any of it remains - the brilliant sparkle of the origin- al factory luster. This, plus an absolutely Bone-dry, dust proof surface - water and weather resistant - has createda Standard of I!?erfmmnce. And, established COMMON SENSE, as “‘The Standard Auto Polish of America’’. Az many dealers will tell yos, Trade Valse is 50 per cent APPEARANCE! How an Investment of $1.00 Will Add $150.00 to the APBearnnce of Your Car. The-first application of, Common Sense Auto . Polish will add a st $150.00 to the ap) ance of your. car. But will cost you only $1.00! Your Be it Druggist or Accessory Dealer has it or b for 'you, promptly. You are u to a st Common Sense, even if you must send ail 8t) . Testin ampl 12c postage. Address g x e COMMON SENSE MANUFACTURING CO 4183 Olive St., Saint Louis, U. S. A, DEALERS: If you are not now prepared to -supply your customers with Common Sense Auto Polish, any one of the following whole- salers in' Washington will deliver it to you, -promptly. PHONE! B Armentront & Sons, 1710 14th St. Phone N. 3880 A. Eberly's Sonx, 718 Tth St. N.W. Phone M, 6557 F. P. Mnay Hardware Co., C St N.w. 2 Main 3064. Barber & Roms, 11th and G Sts. N.W. Ph. M, 633. . Seuthern Auto Supply Co., 1324 14th St N.W. Phone Maln 3364 SOME MOTOR CAR TIPS WORTH REMEMBERING A Brake Centrol. Proper lubrication of the brake-con- | ¢ trol mechanism of & motor car is most essential. Ease of operation greatly relieves the ¢riving strain ard the dangers existing .when the brake mechanism is not in proper condition. It is of particular importance that!t a few drops of ofl be placed on all at frequent intervals. This will pre- vent rusting at these points. Many cars ,are using excessive quantities of gasoline in the motor because of dragging brakes, caused by the brake mechanism being in such poor condition that the brakes do not fully release. For safety, economy and driving ease, all brake operating parts should be kept well lubricated. Keeping Bolts Tight. To eliminate rattles, squeaks and mysterious knocks, it is absolutely necessary that all nuts on a new car, be taken up after 500.miles of driv- ing, and again after 1,000 miles, and once a season from then on. It is particularly important that the motor bolts be tightened and that the body bolts be drawn down snugly. A loose body on the frame and the motor being loose will result in knockswhich oftentimes are analyzed as motor knocks by inexperienced me- chanics. Sheet metal parts, which are al- lowed to rub as a result of loose bolts, develop bad squeaks. Oftentimes the vibration enlarges the bolt hole in a sheet metal part to such an extent that it is practically impossible to make a tight connection. Caring for Ignition System. Readjusting the breaker points in| the ignition distributor oftentimes ohanges the Ignition timing. It Is, therefore, very necessary that, after breaker poinis are readjusted, the ignition timing be checked by means of the ignition timing gauge. A large majority of motor troubles are directly traceable to the ignition system. It is, therefore, advisable to check the distributor head to make sure that no cracks have developed and that the contact points insids of the head, carrying the current from the distributor block through the cable to the spark plug, are clean. These can be cleaned with u rub- ber craser. Put a small amount of vaseline on the cam and be very sure that there is no grease around the contact point. Lubricate the ignition distributor shaft. Wipe off the grease| or dirt that may have accumulated cn the porcelain of the spark .plugs, for on the quantity of the spa. URGES RIGHT-OF-WAY he! way be “wvoided. Dai - chalrman of the American Auto- mobile Assoclation. compelled Title of the'road. both in the city and n e brake-operating yoke and shaft ends | driver on the right has the right-of- lates that rule. RULING BE OBSERVED If every automobile driver will ad- rictly to the code of givin car on the right the. right-of- many automobile accidents can This is the opinion of acting executive Most cities provide H. Lewls, ly it is not always “No automobile driver should be to watch both sides of sald Mr. Lewis. “The & 1 ‘llldl:n‘uln ‘tak order to display he street,’ or to ‘show off' open country, {8 that the the target for attention.” should policeman ATWATER KENT SClENTFIC _rorYour FORD "TIMER AND THE FOUR VIBRATING COILS. TION SYSTEM THAT'S USED ON A DOZEN OF AMERICA'S MOST POPULAR HIGH- PRICED CARS. What D. C. Owners Say “The Atwater Kent system you put on my car threc months ago has been simply wonderful. I tell everybody it adds two cylinders to the Ford car.” J. €. COLLINS, 827 14th St. N.W. “I wouldn’t take $50 and sign an agreement to take the Atwater Kent system off my car.” 811.75 . LEE MORRIS, $12.75 Installed 307 Walnut St., Clarendon, Va. CREEL BROS. Automobile Electricians 1312-1314 14th St. N.W. OFFICIAL SERVICE: Atwater Kent i Connecticut \ Delco tion of the motor. The ignition sys- tem cannot have too much attention. Golng Up HIL When going up a steep hill do not | crowd the engine to see if you can possibly get to the top without shift- ing gears. When running very slowly (laboring) the sudden blows of the explosions. acting against the resist- ance of the slow-moving crank shaft jtend to flatten out the bearings:! shortening their life, wearing them ||| out, and making the engine knock long before it should under proper use. As it is an expensive matter to fit new bearings this is an important detail to attend to. cylinder depends the smoo:h opera- ' | il i Automobiles Ring and pinion gears, axles, springs installed while you wait. £486 La. Ave. NWE = Phone Franklin 2525 § Here 1709 L Street The Ney *995 _ A New Price for the . Guaranteed New Oakland Six No other car even approximates the unusual value of the New Oakland Six at ity recently reduced price. Judged by any standard—initial cost,economy of operation, comfort, power or long life—the superior value of this car is without equal anywhere. At the price of a “four” it gives you the performance of a “six”—and that per- ' formance is guaranteed in writing for 15,000 miles. Roadster - --'$975% 2 Pass. Coupe- 31185 TouringCar « 995 & Pass. Coupe - 1445 y . SportCar « - 165 Sedan - - - 1545 District Tires vs. Price If you are looking for cheap tires, we don't have them: if it's the best for less, see prices below. It's quality you want after all. When You Buy Your Tires from Wood You Get the Best Oxford Tires Cord and Fabric—Std. Mfg. Guarantee Cord Fabrie $7.50 8.95 12.22 13.63 15.95 Sige 30x3 30x3Y5 32x3Y, 31x4 32x4 $11.95 16.57 19.10 21.05 33x4 16.79 21.70 2.60 34x4 17.14 2225 2.75 32x4Y, S 27.2? 215 33x4Y, e 27.84 3.25 -28.53 29.37 34x4V/- 35x41.- 33x5 33.89: 35x5 . 35.58 Mail and Phone Orders Given Prompt Atteation Special—Luggage Carriers, $1.95 Authorized Boyce Motor Meter Service Station REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS HENRY S. WOOD INCORPORATED way, and there should be s severb punishment for any person who vio DOES AWAY WITH THE OLD GREASY GIVES YOU THE SAME HIGH-CLASS IGNI- Franklin 2332 Quality First 1502 14th St. N.W. J Tour;'ng Car f-o. b. Factory 57 Division of General Motors Corporation Comparsy Main 7612 ‘Washington Automotive Trade Association “The increasing number of auto congest trafic In th more and more to th front the question of right-of-way in their ordl nances thit giving the road to th man on tbe right except on througl There is always the fellow a chance’ 11 his driving skill before some fal companion, and this type of drivel ever;