Evening Star Newspaper, April 22, 1923, Page 63

£00D ROADS HELP * CHURCHES, HE SAYS Pastor Leaves Pulpit to Help Movement for Better Highways. “Where roads are best churches are strongest and civilizition bears its cholcest fruits; where roads are poor- st churches are weakest, and igno- rance, poverty and crime abound.” This 1 the outstanding thought in an article written by Dr. S. M. John- son, former pastor of the Austin Presbyterian Church. at Chicago, and now director of the Lee Highway As- sociation. which is to be broadcasted by wirel for the American Auto- mobile Association and the Highway Fducation Board as an aid to school children In preparing their essays on “The Influence of Highway Tra rort Upon the Religious Life of My | Lommunity.” in competition for the $4.000 scholarship offered Dby the Uighwey Education Board Value of Ronds. Dr. Johnson points out that the modern highway will do as much for # rural community as a railroad, school or church. Serving as a means 10 bring the people together and pro- moting the consolidated school, the union church and the oivic center, These. he shows, result in more reg- ular attendance at church and school #nd better-paid preachers and teagh- €rs for the rural communities. Rapid transit facilities in favored 1ocalities. he points out, and the lack of such in others, threaten the very existence of the church, b use the church depends largely on the as-, semblage of its co ation. and such assemblage cannot take place unless there is a good highway to! tacilitate movement. The town and cities, with their Rood streets and pavements travel- able every day in the vear. promote a frec and ‘uniTterrupted movement of life. Dr. Johnson shows, while n those parts of the country thas are ~erved by primitive roads. such move- ment is dependent upon the weather. For this and other reasons the back- | country has been drained of its young neople and many of its most enter- prising citizens, being left with little § taxable wealth and lessened social #ttractions. while the drawing power of the town and ci hae hazn in- creased by this addition to tne popu- Iation All Over Nation. i Such backward communities. he ravs. are found in all parts of the United States, Iving bevond the en of the pavement. They are stagnant nools of humanity, and in many parts of rural America the three great in- stitutions that maintain the rehigious life of a community—the school, the home and the church—are deterlorat- ing. If the vouns and strong aban- don the country.” Dr. Johnson ask ®what becomes of the countr: and if school. home and church con- tinue to decay, what will hecome of the religlous life of the community? Failure to support the good roads movement i« sinful because of waste, Dr. Johnson aswerts. If a commu- nity deliberately takes ten vears to reach a stage of advancement (hat by a reaxonable effort might be réached in four vears. and if there {s'a church in that community, that! church has faded to fulfill one main purpose of its existence The application is, Dr. Johnson say in_ conclusion. to lat the religiou. leaders ascertain the program for | betier roads in the community and to | heln carry Lecause beiter roads m methods of con- egation sregation of th leople of any community invariably | leads to a better understanding of | tiio principles governing religion and | tendy Lo improve the religious life of | that community. TEST EXHAUST GASES. Portable Carbon Dioxide Indicator Being Developed. ‘Tests are being continued by the Department of the Tnterfor at the bureau of mines experiment station, | Pittsburgh. Pa., on automobile ex- | haust gases to devisc a method of | 2djusting carburetors by gas analy-| Bl Tests have shown that the mila-l age bears a direct relation to the! rercentage of carbon dioxide in the | exhaust ¥as from a motor vehicle, | A portable carbon dioxide indlcator tor adjusting carburetors on the road by gas analvsis is being developed. t‘onnection is made from the exhaust nipe to the indicator by a copper tube and the indicator is placed cither in the front or back seat. | Samples of the exhaust gas are taken | while the vehicle is operated on lhe' road and anal made for carbon dioxide without stopping. From the | nercentage of carbon dloxide the car- | Luretor adjustment s determined, which removes all rsswork of ad- jusment Many tests have shown the practicability of the indicator and ' MOSL tests it is possible to increase the mil at least 25 per cent with- out decreasing the power or flexi- ! bility. | HEAVY LIVE STOCK HAULS. It is estimated that 500,000 head of tlve stock are dellvered annually to | 1he Indianapolis stock vards by motor truck. | ! | i R l jthousands of additional miles of ! creased requirements are explaincd fones. ¢ quently. motorists today NEW TIRE CONSTRUCTION TO CUT HIGH INFLATION A radical change in the construction of tires is indicated by the announce- ment of the Dayton Rubber Manufac- turing Company of Dayton, Ohio, that Dayton cords are built 'to deliver their maximum_ service when inflated with pressure 15 to 20 pounds lower than las _heretofore been recom- mended. This means that a 30x313 tire can now be inflated to betw: 30 and 35 pounds instead of the cu tomary 50 pounds. The lmportance of this announc ment is recognized when considor: tion is given to the advantages th underinflatjon brings to the motorist. John A. MacMillan, president of the company, in commenting on this sub- ject, points to five definite advantages or_underinflation. He says: “First, and of greatest importance, is the additional comfort that can be secured by the shock-absorbing qual ities of reduced air pressure. In the selection of an automobile the cu tomer xives great thought to com- fort. He carefully examines spring construction and in many cases he equips his car with shock absorbers But the fatiguing vibrations and joits of rough roads can better be over- come by the simplest expedient of re- ducing the air pressure a few pounds than in any other way. “Of second importance is the fact that tires inflated to a high pressure are obhviously infurious to the car and instead of providing a soft cushion to relieve the chassis and body from the dire hock of road obstructions, & highly inflated tire actually accen- tuates each bump or vibration eo that reduced air pressure means fewer re- nuirs and longer life to the automo- bile “Two other obvious advantages lie in the facts that the reduced air pressure prevents skidding and that | a tire that is underinflated vlelds to the obstructions in the road, and therefore puncturcs less readily than one that is highly inflated. “For this same reason underinfla- tion protects the tread of a tire from chips and cuts and causes it to deliver service.” AUTO TIRES IMPROVED. A recent tire survey brings out the fact that the demand for tires in 19 { averaged 2.17 tires per car, 38 com- pared with 4.85 in 1916. The de- by the fact that cord tires have al- most_completely supplanted fabrics on all cars other than the smaller are getting a great deal more service fr s than they did five or Six to Miller tire MECHANICS ‘Taught Right. Catalogue American Motor Schools 1620 You St. N.W. Phone N-404 | b . i Are You Tired of | Lubri- —eusm L g ] ‘4- » Some motorists are casily pleased. Some are never sat-% | isfied. To both we say—"You g o COTYYPTY PECTT T TY I RrrorT are not fair to your motor car or yourself until you have tried EBONITE” for the transmission or differential ge.’u’s. Once you know the rare, rich smoothness of this shred- s=ded oil, your search ccases. Son s TFrom then on you will use = EBONITE. For the differ- ence is there. a difference due to the process in refining. ‘Why be “hit or miss” about vour lubrication? Get EBORITE and stick to it. . Sold by reliable dealers in five-pound cans, and at ap- pointed service stations, where you sec the checker. board design pumpe. : EBONITE (It's Shredded 0il) Wer Transmissions and DiNerentialy The highest tribute which can be paid, is being paid to Hupmobile every day byownersandnon-owners alike. We mean the com- mon assurance, heard everywhere in motor car discussion, that ‘“You can’t go wrong when you buy a Hupmobile.” Champlain St. and Kalorama Road Columbia 5050 1128 Connecticut Avenue. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO AMERICAN CARS AT SP. e LR Only in rarc instances have motoring parties succeeded in reaching the Sphinx and the Great Pyramids of Egrpt, on account of the shifting and treacherous sands of the dewert. King Tutankhamen probably thought his gilded chariot and plumed horses constituted the fimal word in rapid The Durant Business Coupe —was designed particularly for the business and professional man who demands the same efficiency, economy and satisfaction from his transportation as he expects from his other business equipment. Immediate Deliveries Bysiness Coupe—5$1,150 Delivered HARPER MOTOR CO. INC. ANDERSO ALUMINUM S§IX SPECJFICATIONS: chbilt Anderion Aluminam Body; Six Cylinder, Red Seal Continental Motor; Westinghouse Starting, ing and Iguition; Touring Car Borg and Beck Clutchy Cord Tires; Alemite Lubrication; Mats- only Telephone Frank. 4307 ROAD CONSERVATION NEW LEADING TOPIC Highway conservation should be con- sidered with highway promotional of- forts throughout the country, particu- larly at this time of the vear, is a statement given out by the good roads board of the National Motor- ists’ Assoclation to automobile clubs throughout the country. Hundreds of thousands of dollars are annually lost in practically all sections of the couritry due to lack of regulaf measures in the spring of the year when the frost is coming out of the ground, during which period also there is a greater percentage of rain. Some states have taken the precau- tion of mandatory laws requiring lesser loads on trucks on the im- proved roads of the state or inter- county highway system. This has proved a considerable saving in the expenditure of maintenance moneys. As_pointed out by the National Motorists' ~ Aseoclation officials. an overloaded truck in the spring of the year can cause a hundredfold more damage to a highway than the pas- senger or pleasure motor vehicle. “It 18 about time that the money spend- ers of state legisiatures thought | more about conservation of highways already built than of adding addi- tional “tax burdena in the form of special taxes against the use and ownership of the passenger vehicles or the family flivver,” states Fred- eric H. Caley, secrctary of the Na- tional ~ Motorists’ Association at Washington. “Werare not in any sense opposed to-the proper opera- tion of the motor truck or bus line, but we do believe that officials hav- ing jurisdiction over highways that cost thousands of dollars shouid care- tully watch the road bed at this time of year and curtail the loads allowed on ‘those highways when evidence it shown that the road is being de stroyed or seriously damaged by heavy unit vehicles. 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These au serve you promply and f ted our senuine AZTEC Liniog, experience and honest work. we have se WASHINGTON DISTRIBUTORS Maryland Battery Service, Inc. 1019 17th Street F. W. GALDWELL 1509 Iamiin N.E., HIGHWAY GARAGE 2108 Rhode Island Ave. . ¥. CHRISTMAS 40 Sth St, N.E. SOUTHWEST REPAIR SHOP 359 M St. S.W. MOORE’S GARAGF: 611 Maryland Ave. W, H. OSBORY 1324 14th St. N.W. Cadillac Spec. ¥FLETCHER BROS. 201 Temmessee Ave. \.F. R. McREVNOLDS 1423 T, S¢. W Overland and Willys Knight J. F. WHITE 4tk and Mass, Ave. N.E. Cunningham BECWER BROS. 820 Michigan Ave. Chevrolets AZZULLO BROS. GARAGE CHATEL & HEATH 4254z B PANY. IN 1337 14th St Haynes WASHINGTO? 1212 B St. N.W. MT. PLEASANT REPAIR SHOP 3231 Mt. Pleasant St. POWELL MOTOR COMPANY 1831 14tk St. N.W, King & Hansos W. M. HICKS MOTORS, INC, 2101 14th St. Earl and Kline Kar NATIONAL .:g'l‘onol 1818 14tk St. N.W. National MeCURDY & MacWHORTER INC. 1635 U St. N.W. Standard % B. BURY MOTOR Co. 3304 Nichols Ave. S.E. Chevrolet FRYE MOTOR COMPANY 2018 14th St. N.W. Liberty HENDERSON'S GARAGE 3422 Georgla Ave. CUMMINGS & WILLIS 1126 20th S1. ensbarg Road N.E. 10UNG AUTOMOBILE (OM- GARAGE Main METROPOLITAN MOTORS COMPANY 1428 Church St. Paige-Jewett OWL GARAGE AND REPAIR COMPANY 612 L St. N.W. SHACKELFORD'S SERVICE Rear 245 N St w. W Rear 721 1st St DUPONT GARAGE 2020 W St. N.W. Oldsmoblle o. JONES MOTOR CO.. INC. 1143 Government Court Locomobile H. COOLEY 002 1K St. JOHNSON BROS, 2101 K St. N.W. OLDSMOBILE SALES 0. 1625 1. St. N.W. Oldsmopbtte JOHY B. SAUNDERS 7311 Prspect Ave. N.3W. Overland—Willys-Knight Federal, Kelly, Stewart Tracks E. P. MeINTOSH GARAGE 421 N St N.w. MATTHEWS WELDING SHOP 3730 Georgia Ave. . R. HAW & CO. 75 Hanover St. N.W. Sterling Trucks ROCK_ CREEK GARAGE 2827 M St. N.W. F. WESLEY TOMPKINS Rear 1116 15th St. N.W. Buick Special SCIENTIFIC AUTO REPAIR SHOP Mear 1448 P St. VW, Maxwell-Chalmers Specialint MAXWELL SERVICE STA- TION Tear 628 O St. N.W. Maxwell and Chalmers NORTHWEST AUTO REPAIR Rear 1314 Dth St. N.W. W. W. BLAKE—9th ST. ARAGE 1234 Oth 8¢ N.W. .. H. HAL t St. 3 Raick and Chevrolet Specl FOTOMAC GARAGF, CO., INC. 3307 M St. VW, WALORAMA SERVICE 2400 16¢h, at Kalorama MAINKON & €O. INC. 103 14th St. NW. NEW SOUTHERN GARAGE ROy WILLIANS 1330 D St. N.W. MT. VERNON GARAGE D St. N.W NATIONAL AUTO REPAIR AND SUPPLY COMPANY 1418 N, Capitol St. GENERAL AUTO TRUCK COMPANY 3100 Va. Ave, N.W. Distributors, Clydesdale and Master Trucks EMERSON & OBME M St tek JORDAN MOTORS Ave. DUNSTON REPAIR_ 1612-1622 U St. N.W. WASHINGTON & COTTON AUTO REPAIRS Rear 927 Rhode Inland Ave. LIBERTY REPAIR SHOP 15th and U Sta. N.W. DU CU GARAGE Rear 1623 0 St. N.W. THE ACME AUTO REPAIR co. 6. W. Roasignol 450 1 Sty N.W. 97 M. E. MANGOLD General Auto Repairing Wear 1618 1, St. N.W. Willys-Knight-Overland Specialist AUTOIST REPAIR SHOP H. L. G Rear 1125 17th Oldsmobile BARRY-PATE MOTOR CO. 5 Sherman Ave. N.W. Chevrolet Distrbutors NASH-RINKER MOTOR CO. 1419 Irving St. N.W. Dodze Specialist H. TYLER AUTO REPAIR SHOP VoSt N.W, S B. TAYLOR Rear 1142 20th St. N.W, Buick Service-Cole S AYVE & DUKE 714 11th St. N DUHEY Rear 415 00D HOP) N MINKER MOTOR Co. 1333 14th St. N.W. Columbia 6 Distributors 0. K. GARAGE DUNCAN'S GARAGE, Pitt and Cameron Sts. Dodge and Graham Bros. Track ROYD MOTOR CO. Prince and Alfred Studebaker DICKERSON'S 111-117 South Reo BOONSBORO ROONSBORO GARAGE Main St. Chevrolet RUSSLER & MEREDITH Main St Ford CLEARSPRING ARSPRING GARAG HAGERSTOW Beard Auto Co. W. Antietam St. WO00OD AUTO SERVICE €o. 805 Pennsylvania Ave. Velle and Service Trucks HAGERSTOWN G. AND TRANSF Went Franklin St. Chevrolet and Packard SALEM AVENUE GARA 602 Salem Ave. Mar YOUNG MOTOR CAR CO. 607 W. Washington St. Haynes nnd Liber ANTIETAM ALUTO SALES €O, 45 E. Washington St. Buick BROADWAY GARAG 519 No. Locust St. N0, JONATHAN GARAGE Jonathan & Bethel Stw. HANCOCK, MD. HANCOCK GARAGE ain St. Chevrolet T END GARAGE M St. Riekenbacker KEEDYSVILLE SCHELLERS GARAGE Willys-Knight—Overiand SHARPSBURG BURG GARAGE N 2N XK wmeter; Subbersy Wind Shield — &3 Branch Salesroom Ghaoner fotaod Tt Dimer. $ = hes, Averages 19 miles per 1223 Connecticut Avenue galln f ges.” Coach 81450 Sedan $1595 f. 0. b. Rock Hill, 8. C. 2131 14th St. N.W. (14th St. at 'W) Open Evenings and Sundays t ot s B S [ LIGON MOTOR CO. Phons North 122 G Z N TN