Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1923, Page 62

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO. OTORS:and SETS OPINIONS OF AUTOS Worried, Fretting Moad Usually Finds All Manner of Trouble. While Cheerful- ness Brings Full Satisfaction. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. Tvervone who drives has noticed that a car seems to run better at one time than at another. but few stop to consider the personal element. What passes for a better running engine is very often merely a better Aisposition, while much of the ecar trouble—if carefully analyzed—would £0 on record as human distemper This relationship between man and metor is so pronounced that the very woret of cars give complete satis- faction to somc drivers, while the srveetest running cars are a constant source of annoyance to others. There ssems to be something in car owner- p of greater importance than serv- tce, fine adjustments and lusurious appointmer 1 vehology A driver who had just had the cvl fnders of his car rebored srumbled constantly because the machine lack- ed pep for a thousand miles of run- | e would gladly_have sold it first bidder. Yet when he bought the car and drove jts first thousand miles he ame iack of pep in it was a new car difference—psy - ning. to the origina it throu expericnced the ihe engine then. That chelogically Imagination at uth of the batter is the machine was overnauled it was ractically #s Rood asx new, but thi Pwener moticed the aull hood and the Jeaking radiator, and associated these with the power plant. At once he as conscious of driving a semi- wreck In compla Work. The hat afier of a certain annoy ance which he found in the ear. a mo- tarist said that not one driver out af a hundred would be bothered by the trouble. He claimed that he could picture the car in the hands of a half dozen partics, none of whom would notice the car's deficiency “Well. then, how do vou know ere really is anything wrong with the car?’ the dealer retorted. “Per- haps it's YOU.” Tt made the motoris “If you're. §oing evervthing you hear our motoring is moing be yound of misery.” the dealer added. You'll find trouble enough without oking for it. If yhur car g hills and takes vou where to &o. that of it. to worry under the hood Two Brands of Trouble. represented the other ex- Any driver who cares enough about his car to see that it is al- ways functioning properly knows that he cannot afford to turn a deaf ear to trouble. Where t 1ake the detours, however. ing to draw the line between consid- ering troubles which need attention and those which might better be for- gotten. Any driver with a keen car and a worrying disposition can work him- self into a state where he can hear air leaking out of the tircs while the That treme. 22d and M Sts. N.W, stop and think. | over | up | 1 want | all 'you ought to expect} angine is thumplng away. Making a | habit of looking for trouble in this | way simply means that overy mile of {driving will be marred by queer rat- tlings ° and nerve-racking = squeaks | Motoring resolves ftself into & con- stant source of annoyance, with the driver glancing into every car show window with longing eye He yearns for a new car. believing that it would end his worries. where- as it is often the mere newness that puts the driver in a happler frame of Mind—for the time being. There 1 something magic about the word “new.” A motorist who was intercsted in this subject took a new ar which improssed an otherwise { critical motorist as being perfect and found five distinct things the matter with it. There was plenty to worry about. but the owner believed that because the car was new there was nothing to worry about. He could 1!\!\'1‘ had almos as much comfort j with his old car had he made up his | { mind to cease being a grouch An Interesting Experiment. Here is an interesting experiment { to_make when driving your car: Start out with the idea of trying hear. feel. see or sense in some y everything that is wrong with car. Spare nothing. Get right down fo the details. Select a qufet neighborhood for the first part of the test. Drive along at a modest speed and listen to the {engine i You will first note that the valve tappets are not properly adjusted and that they tap in & most annoying/ {manner. The humming of the timing } : gears and the transmission will come { | to vour attention at once. But lower our threshold of consciousness still | farther until the swishing of the fan is distinstly heard, as well the clicking of the speedometer shaft. You are then ready to hear the real noises Sure enough, there is a bear. ling knock. Two pistons are plainl , slapping. and_the firing is not at ail {times even. You can distinctly hear the engine beat in periods: and low- ering vour consclousness to a level where the inconsequentials begin to gain attention you find that a door is vattling, while the tire jack under tha seat is thumping a bit It nearly drives you to distraction! Then—right at this point—head for trafic. In fwo minutes v @: car be- comes the finest running fnachine on the street! It is simply because vour attention excludes all the trivial mat- {ters in order to concentrate on driving to safely | %% faven't you ever noticed that a piece of good news will cause you to jump into the car and drive off, un- {mindful of anything wrong with the machin osh, but the car_drives great today!” you exclaim. It's all true enough. but you forget that you {are feeling in exceptionally fine spir- its. Some people can run on five inders and still think everything is O. K. Like any other good idea, it an be overdone. Bracing Effect of Night. A car always seems to run be late at night, particularly if the dri er is homeward bound. The dampness +has something to do with better car- buretion and thus actually does muke THE OWNER. OF A NEW CAR, WHO IMAGINES EVERYBODY HE PASSES IS the engine run a little better, but the ! driver assumes that because the gine runs a little better the whol is remarkably improved. His rea ing te just the reverse of looking the dull hood and imagining that the engine is going downhill. Besides, when it's late a you_have spent a pleasant ev u're so thankful you don't havc ait for a street car that anything « four wheels looks as good tn you a deluxe Duesenberg at eight thou sand bucke. A car doesn't run smoothly over Macadam roads, skirted with sh trees and cool-looking bushes, more because the engine gets more oxvien and a better mixture. The atmosphere puts the driver in a better frame of mind. When all's well with the world usually all's well with the car A car never rides worse than on Sunday afternoon when every on else IS sporting his new chariot. 1. is the same old car that makes such hit with its owner late at night, bt the mental processes are in revers There mmon sense than hu ir and ne, the Christian Seci owners are the among motorists because | think they own cars. MOTORISTS TAXED. Auto Owners. Two of the most prominent states in the production of automobiles had | before their last sessions of their re- | spective legislatures, measures which ; | called for ‘additionai tax burqens on | the motorist in the form of gasoline |tax. The proposed legislation called i for'a tax of two cents per gallon on a1l gasoline, according to a statement | issued by headquartws of the Nation- { 3 ociation at Washing- | Michigan are in_whith the motorists | not thoroughly organized, passed this measure and it now becomes a aw in that state, aithough opposed v automobile manufacturers and the The Car That Shows What a Four Can Be A Four without the commonly made possible largely because of expected vibration point! A Four that develops 43 horse- power—yet delivers this unusual amount of power easily. and at moderate speeds, where it is most needed. A Four that ahesd in traffic and that takes on high many hills that the majority of cars must climb in second or low! Such performance, unlooked for in a car of {ts priceand type, hasbeenattained Four of 1923. It is performance smoothly and literally leaps have always the Gardner five bearing crank- shaft, found in no other make of four-cylinder motor. Thus Gardner has produced a different Four, retaining the sturdy simplicity, the economy in first cost and upkeep and the long lived dependability that distinguished these automobiles, but adding power. flexibility and smoothness of in the Gardner Your first difference. operation that far surpass ac- cepted standards. ride will prove this THE -GARDNER MOTOR CO., INC. WAYNE Dealer i > Vehicle Butiders Sines 1882 SMITH & CO. and Distributor Phone _We_s.t 2007 Governor. tortified throughout the state, was sucecesful In_defeating the proposed mea is pointed out further b INI!(OHEI | through the concerted effort of the motorists of Ohio and the Ohio State Michigan Places Extra Burden on |Automobile | dollars yere saved for ! Ohio in the successful defeat of this | bill as & super-tax. 1t 18-PASSENGER COACHES. The Comp: O, APRIL 22, 1023—PART 3 )y /, it is eighteen-passenger auto coaches, with clubs | limousine type of body, between { Youngstown and Warren, Ohlo. The | route” for the entire fifteen miles | parallels the interurban electric line operated by the same company. The service was installed to prevent in- terference with electric railway pat- ronage by Independent bus lines and to provide more rapid transit be- tween the two communities than could be furnished by the single- | track interurban line. Ohio, with however, which automobile e. the Motorists’ that | Association Association millions motorists of of | e The reason some men fail to see op. Electric | portunities Is because their eves get aservice five | out of fi tching the clo Pennsylvania-Ohio placed in | JUDGMENT NEEDED INAUTOHORN LSE Freakism or Violent Blowing Leads to Disregard for Signal. [ That the automobil® horn is as im- portant as brakes in the prevention of motor accidents is a fact which ap- parently very few drivers recognize, according to a bulletin on this suba ject just issued by the educational bureau of the National Motorists’ As- sociation. THNere are many situations, in fact, points out the National Motorists’ Asso- ciation, where the horn alone must be relied upon, but without good judgment in using it the driver cannot hope for favorabls results. The bulletin says further: Danger of Accident. Horning. as it is practiced as pres- ent, reveals animal instinct. The mo- torist uses it as a signal of approach- ing doom, just as though he and his car were entitled to special privi- leges. Accident reports, as analyzed by the National Motorists' Associa- tion, show that such attitude on the part of the driver encourages an at- titude of retaliation and disinclina- tion to make concesslons on the part of other motorists and pedestrians, with the result that they take their time about getting out of the wa This may be the makings of an ac- cident if the driver also happens to be depending upon his horn for safety. | Impatient sounding of tha horn often has the same effect: and if the driver sounds his horn too loudly he may disconcert a pedestrian, or frighten him to the cxtent that he will change his course of direction, hesitate and otherwise endanger him- self. There are occasions when it is better not to use the horn at all. | ¥or most purposes a moderately long blast of the horn. sounded from a suitable distance, is to be preferred. A short blast from the horn d plays either impatience or inexperi- nce, to either of which pedestrians or other motorists will foolishly pay less : *tention 1f ts horn s sounded too loudly and too soon the driver will be under the same suspicion. Must Use Judgment. Moderation and judgment are points to watch As discovered by National Motorists® Association men investigating the sub- Ject, the average driver does not appre- ciate how often he is dependent upon 100 per cent results from his horning. There are many tight satuations where failure | of the pedestrians to act upon the warning of the horn, or a t0o vielent and illogical response, will put the driver in a position whero he is help- less to avoid an accident, regardle the In Harmony With the Spirit of Summertime Trim and buoyant is the New Phaeton Reo. Smartly fashioned, carefully tailored and equipped for ultra comfort, it's all & car in the summertime should be. Flexibility to trail or lead the city traffic, and brute power for mountain 3rade and cross-country touring is supplied by the famous Reo six cylinder 50 h. p. engine. Intake valves in head, large ports, 4- beariny cragkshaft (balanced statically and dynamically), positive coolinmml lubrication, and remarkable accessibility are amon its festures. REO+*MOTOR CAR COMPANY, Low-huny for riding comfort and road balance, the generously dimensioned body and wide, deep seats with their rich, enduring upholstery put new stand- ards of enjoyment into motor travel,— locel and long distance! Ru; faced quietly-functioning rear to prove Reo is dependability personified. Included as regular equipment are stesl disc wheels, cord tires, nickeled bumpers, motometer, vanity case, cigar lighter, electric clock, carpets in both metal-framed side curtains. Upholstery ¢f hand-buffed leather, 3ray LANSING, MI THE TREW MOTOR CO. 1509 14th Street Main 4173 Wi Mave Some Desirable Virginia and e o ariory Opentor Reonainie edness to counteract difficult road conditions is built into the distinctive Reo chassis. The inner-frame mount- ing of power, units, 13-plate clutch, lar; transmission 3ears, and a stu: ‘dual tone finish “Lighthouses’ ' Will Warn of Road Dangers Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, April 21.—Mary- land will soon have a system of “highway 1lighthoyses” for the protection of the motorist. y Dangerous places on several state-road systems are to be marked at night by flickering lights of different colors, acoord ing to the character of the danger A contract for 150 of these signals has been placed by John N. Mae kall, chairman of the state road commission, under which the sig nals are to be ecstablished and maintained by the company fur nishing them free of cost to th state. 1f the company fails keep them in operation they ‘mrn to revert to the state withou charge. The company will be com pensated by renting advertising space on the base of the signals Roads to be marked now ai» the Baltimore-Washington bo vard, the main road out of Wash ington to Ridgeville, and the roads to Elkton, Belair, Fréderick, Hagers town and Cumberland ' to the Pennsylvania line. The signa's, will cost about $300 each to ir atall. If the first lot are success ful. and the company finds advertising _brings it suffici returns, probably the signals w be instelled on the same t over the entire stats highway< svstem. A total of 3,000 signals would be required. 2 s of the use of his brakes and clave steering. . If any motorist cares to discovar just how dependent he is upon ef fective use of his horn, the Nationa Motorists' Association suggests tr: ing the experiment of Mr1ving throuzn traffic some day without resorting (- the horn. He will find that he obliged to fall back rather heavil upon his brakes and steering. Ar if, by ce, ho falls to nor- much difference in his driving. f' i< proof that his horning has not heen at all effective. MAY DOUBLE VISITING PERIOD ACROSS BORDER Indications that the Canadian gou ernment extend the thirty-da: visitors' permit to sixty days in turn for reciprocal arrangement or this side of the border is contained in advices from the Ontario Moton League to the American Automobiié Association Because of the Jarge number o A A A, members living near the Ca nadfan border, the American assocl tion has been endeavoring for son time to obtain a longer visiting pe riod in Canada for American visitors without the purchase of Canadia tags. Tentative promises of reciprocalar rangements from states on this slde of the border have already been ceived . Yy combine CHIGAN