Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1923, Page 55

80 3 b ( . 1923_PART " 3. " THE SUNDAY HINGTON, D. C, JUL . OTORS and MOTORING - EFFICIENT PARKING HELD VITAL ‘Bang! Car Gone!| ; : WATCH YOUR LIGHTS, ONLY THREE BAD GAPS REMAIN "TO OVERCOME CITY CONGESTION Gimme Nother, || JOhn Smith and His Car l ' MORTORISTS WARNED ON LEE HIGHWAY IN VIRGINIA i ' Says Lonewolf| BY FREDERICK Restriction Held One of Real Faults in i o oz g grom snens. Longest, of 23 Miles, Found Between New - ¢ exchanged compliments with Mr. Gib- | 1 | . . Aon T John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He | | tes. . Handling of Problem—Rules in it & Bitestoot iinc 3] lismee pelishs! Futhioritie 1a.& metiliie mative & chi “itll g s glasicadl: | e | market and Bristol; Shorter Ones | | | ‘ [ RUSSELL N. M. A. Cautions Against Glaring, Headlights in Eleven became oll rich and bought himself the other 10,600,000 or more members of the motor clan. Smaller Towns Criticized. a“car, | A few days later the dealer was on heROHELG e Welt Bito Ste confronted by Lonewolf again, afoot. S Tar r. {the satisfaction one got out of it 1|14t week, it behooves Distric - — = He walked with a limp and his face No. 1—Looking Over. also called hia attention 1o the fact | torists to see that their headitghts| - e BY W ! spaces are used but a small portion of | and hands were bruised. He had a| orican | that the “power” of the engine de- | are carefully focused, whether tour. | e Virginia section of Lee high-|when construction under way nr soon 4. | the time. owing to the fact that the |pocketful of money and wanted to| Since some 10,000,000 American; on.4'y good deal upon the relation | s in Nircinte. ar in hnt of ine|way, from the Key bridge at Wash. | o begin has been completed. the fon § | American business ic leing teri-|public belleves they are reserved for|buy another car. ' He/was usked the | families have made a similar discovers, | of nctual horsenower (0 WeIGht of | Atiantic | seanohrd. or norchenstorn | ineion to the Tenemmn na at oo | highway in° Virginia sl be & safe éusly handicapped for lael of a more | guests and customers of the particular | how of it all and gave this explana- it was not surprising to learn that|the machine, and that it was also | states, according to the National Mo- e sl Eligrans - e comfortable and economic road, with (el iitgont At tnde townraitHe mat-||Tonses tion Smith telt he could not get along | Possible to fake power by gearing | toriats Association 'L is a road of great importance 10 the exception of three gaps, totaling R BBt in con- | o0 front of banks., post offices amnd| “Drive out big red car. Buy gal-|* Mo had hewt to the | VETY low at the rear axie. With the appointment of M. M. |the state. It is a part of a national | 358 miles. ter of parking automobiles other buildings of this character park- lon moonshine. Take drink. Stepon! without a car i e ‘ Sport Model Attractive? Lucius of Baltimore as chairman of | memorial to one of the greatest of ’(L"d"ll{;g'“anhmxmn over the new gested districts. And the problemfing should be limited to ten]us fence go by heap|idea that the average man could not e BE VA Sommitttet] on Motaric X 4 ey bridge pavement extends six . tved until the ide of |OT Afteen minutes as a conven- | fu ty soon see blg bridge 5 o bt the sum total| Because it did not meet Smitwa|ihe N M. A committee bn motor|virginians, Gen. Robert E. Lee. With miles to Falls Chuteh with the cn: Nalnat ba sooved un ience to (he person with a short|coming down road. ‘Turn out to let|*ffOrd to own one, b auj 4l | reduirements we found it necessary | febICin UITTINES GROAl OTOOS hotelits laterals It affords the means of |ception of 1.3 miles for which con restricting city use of cars is veplaced | hut important errand. This leaves more | hridge. pass | Ban Car’ Wone!] of doctor’s bills, rail:esl and’street | (o puss up another make of war. The | begn made in simplitving and stand: |18 \aerale W afforfs (e means of |EERGe0 f 18 RS for SRICh con: by an effort to increase their use. iSpice on side streets for cars WHICh| Gl ~hoiner onnm car fares, taxls and one thiny or un-|¢ar had a good reputation. but, as 1| STHTRE Gt SR L PG Bal (P40 crete road. From Falls Church to Rt titude toward |&re being left for longer p s of § 5 her proved that the expense | [o1d Smith."you can't always depend | ¥ehicle administrators iIn wleven of | ties of the siate, including the moun- | Fairfax Court House, 5.4 miles, con- Sverywhere itue Ne ATd: ARy erson. sehp other rather prov t upon that = Models are frequently . should have | tainous sections, with. such world tract for an 18-foot concrete road will t | 5 g " omobile is that it[g S o g L Cinvolon cwning & car. 8o chang o sdn A ' of the problems that : 1 the stan automobil tha 1‘I.~]|Nvdlm~ uny length of time in a b ‘L._‘s I UUR AM R' A !is involved in not uwalng a car S0, changed and experiments made. “And | [ 10 Req atter in a national way | wonders as the Luray and other 800n be lat From Fairfax Court represents a sort of nuisance, as is|would have time to park h ratag l “ I E [ when Smith resolv:1 to make a tour | Just becay ne motorist has had | e e With Virginia passing a regulation | on headlights which went Into effect | dian of northern Montana, recently have exploited, in an interesting way. his experiences for the benefit of i 5 Near Was}ungton. | | int T 2 vears ago. Mr, Luclus, who is on the | caverns, and the Natural bridge, a Rappahannock. 383 st clearls demonstrated by the |POINE MOt xo near the building. the motor-car seiasrooms he at | luck with a car is no reason why an- | Yrals 4o, M Lacius. who i on the erns, an ural bridge, and | mileg” 15 either pike or Surfaced ma. Such allotment of spaces is obviously | t had a clear-cut comc:ption of | Other should et S e oection (of Marlang: ene such famous resorts as Hot Springs | cadam o e o Pt SRR e et N 14 YEAR-OLD AR it itk ot onecpe, S| ottt U R TR R T il | e g et o s eer= = &5 1l cities and towns are [But the most important eco v 2 A - "he neat thing | to take Smith's eve was an excessive- e 2 p " {tional area nowhere surpassed, and SEva tions mal an encouraging start. ‘I & held by the motor velicle adminis e sary. bef rerely an effort (SPace can ba accomplished by the motor- e i was to see that he got tas right car|ly sporty model. Unquestionably, teutors Of the ToMowing. Satek within ‘easy distance of the richest | The first gap is encountered at the unnecessary, be 2 {ist himself In two ways, . . ltor nis particular purpose, and that | Was a good-looking job, and when we | 'FRLOTS OF TR & Marvland, Mas- | 2nd most populous part of the United Rappahannock. 52.7 miles from Wash- Park by Golden R Experience of Elwell Family|ne got started on the righi irack for | lounked in its low seats we experi- | Connectioqt, Maine, Marvland, Mas- | G, : ingion. It extends to Washington. Va., i Grivine Hits GarThe shoul peing an all-round molel motorist. | enced all the comforts of sitting in | SUMEC™ SO SIS Pennsy vania he importance of the Virginia And is 14.7 miles in length. Four iles B e tioninat lon by SN E i i1 Eladly agreed to g0 car shopping | # norch rocker with one's feet on th e tts e SO SR section of Lee highway is also clear |are now under construction by a o g M1 this restriction not only MAENI- glways aim to park with a view ol Source of Pride to Auto with him, and asked only that he | railing. We could just picture our- | Rhode lIstand and Vermont. == = = |erom the fact that it Is a section of |camp of convicis. leaving a &an of fles the parking problem in the ¢sti- }eonsidering the interests of the “other Deaters Snould exercise @ little judgment in | selves rolling about town of a spring oI ahegsteetrical | the shortest route between the Na-1|10.7 miles not provided for. 1t in an mation of the car owner, hut actuadlly | cojlow,* whe may also he looking for - 1 Ylooking ‘em ovep” and no: grow en- | day viewing nature’s moving pictures | ({50 Ao . V at Hartford | tonal Capital and San Diego, Calif. |old country road, not properly graded Tuakes conditions worse. for prohibit-| g cpage: and, second, he should aim to — thusiastic over a car just because it | With all the comforts of a feather bed, | 180 10 The siate eoptial ot Harifond | p all-year route. with a maximum | or drained, the seil is red elay. it be- ed parking spaces are always a lure | ohiain co-operation from business in- : offered a clever cigar lighter cr a [t was rather difficult to induce | [ROESEE D JHEE, ares and {n | ©f those things which attract tourist | comes impassible after prolonged 1o _the motorist b s in providing for additional means | Being sorry for the people whol.porty-looking trunk rack. ‘“These { Smith to climb out of that car, but ( PREYCRUSE head[ERL glares and for | trave raln in winter; in the summer it is D D vk ing | Of increasing the parked-car capacity. |proudly pass vou on the road Is a new | things.™ 1 told him, “ara desirable| When I managed to have a moment | A1l bul, three cases definite action for Gave Zero Milentone. always usable Oy are Lhoee e aULDArKINET] Hisi first move requires [ehouent Totonng which whould in’| but not essential. If you are Ihnited | With him alone I cast emotions aside | L Ui T il Ny Twenty-two des thermore, the interests of this| The second gap i a 6-mile stratch Y e Lsutt nf eatva {little dntelligence " and o el herioe Ameriaot ol o, thinks thal}in price then see that you get the best | and asked: s san | Viees are in what might be called highway are being cared for by Lee |between Sperrvville and Thorntons Trafe cansed by drivers munting for | pe v I DaTKInE enr A ey | e e aphdmmetor UesUon of | engine and units for your money be-1 ~Don't you want a car that you ean | o' liaes” A% uniform approved list | Highway Associution. whicn nas bees | Gap. the tob of the Blus Ridme moun m'r'mnu i tl\nuul :m v up as far ”r‘ possible; | STting: o, Bises. Gicllenn! ‘aute-Frore consldering the trimmings, H_“IFN«"[_““V ¢ith this? he re. |0 Other words, that only twenty- accorded federal recognition, never |tains. the road from Washington, Va.. In facl, the parking problem has|there may he room hehind for another t il G ohter, the. lifa of the B Smith Names Hin Limit. l e A WTOOg W a € T | two devices are legal in all of the before given to an organization of 8 |to Sperryville being surfaced ma- 1 fa e parking prot as | o, he leaves five feet hetween ealer, the life of the El ortes eleven sta conference. ir charac and W Fo Bt s TAAly e > xpertly handled that; gpie i e o o his car he | Wells, who are' leisurely roaming around | Smith informed me that $2.000 was Riding fitty miles in a reclining "\ n states in 'h‘f nierence e similar character. and which com-|fcadam. This {s a badly worn m it have come to helleye that | (he ari gne tront ormimichr e} ] In & Veteran Packnrd of 1403 nis positive lmit."though he would | position Iike that would Just abor | 1,217 ieiue) report 1s that the prob- | mands the means to jqut ftw| cadam. rough in places, but always thin, ey can do will help mat- | DAs ohviousiy 5 2 would” be a splendid antidote { Jike to get o 500 if possible. | b our back,” d. - cing | 1o of mundatory purchgess of pro- | program n June as 1, | usable. O o O it s heyhce. [ HE (should move up 3 v THOCTR Gruse Por BaLe Hiseiapl get ot &Y 'J,l g o pocd | Creak your back,” I sald. ‘A YACINgp,rietary lenses is not, in itself, the | this association presented the “Zero From Thorntons Gap, across the BER=-N U LERUGL Jud £ time there is a space ahe a But the matter of selecting a goc ar is for a sport. You want a regu- | Poier eventing, Gazsling Bead- iSestone to: the faderal cavesi A e a s i i aav ety 3 3 § reRm ok bk L (e 1ok hios i S0 art 3 Skt a7 ad- | mi one to eral go men suth Shenandoah valley through ©bsery ny day \ln ; e at the wheel. and always p d his son have traveled | P P trs ar acsembled job like this | 2! rr‘\nliil whe 5 Yoo legs will be in | jjghe A that the question of{In his address accepting it, Bresident | Luray with its magnificent caverns o Intelligent Parking Axked. nough to th irh to simplify th o i) SRR BREAIDISC 30D € thisla natural position | focal adju ent of lights with the | Harding said - : a | ie X 5 a o mnearly five | one” 1 suggested, “you should not |- Smith SR RACBRODDIE 100s @ J e | Harding sa the crest of the Massanutten moun . It traffic officials would take the|“other fellow's” job of “making” the | fiure Areand the T te | e (e e e came D cas WE] cas M admitted that shoppIng 190 & | aficctor fs, 90 ‘Der cent of (he: Qift| “It (ihe 3¢ro milestone) matke the! i o ipr o, adsanytien moun- attitude that parking spaces should jadjacent space. jpushing along in the belief that they iie, téar wxle whdl Hunnmssio) . as R oy 0 a8 oDkeds | ficuley approximate meeting place of the|from Luray eastward, will soon he 1 1at T RO 1 m N o o engin rear Aax a ansmission | hut we w getting the market nar With or without regul mns on this ! L oln highway and the Lee high- e ettt e mher ol eare withe I porthnt. Meschante are tuat enming to | v only Juxt, started rambling over | ae four n higher-priced cars you | rowed down by elminating the im- | {roih or Witheut e ould | acora lishuay snd the Lee hiEh: Lunden construction the greatesi number of cars, with- |portant. Merchants are just eaming to |4 country hey take their time, | have struck & wonderful bargain. As | possivilitiea, 13 io the oalyCanne way | impo subject, courtesy sho wav: o northe F e t obstructing the normal movement 'appreciate the fact that difficulty inlpick climates that suit them best, and JUYING anything else you get Sust] ot cetoctine the tick ¥ o A% | prevail at all times i systems of national roads e o e s | Prking affects | trade unfasorably | have no destination excent happiness. | What vou pay for - Various Brades of | nover: gwmed oneand mist depend | oy L O APPROved headiighte that | The fength of Lee highway, rom | MADE HIGHWAY DIRECTOR. rea ts could be had by dem When the motorist makes it plainer | When they find a choice spot there L4 de ous e d - 2 i are good in the eleven states referred | New York to San Francisco, is 8,700 e ing more inteliizent use of DArKing | that he patronizes stores. Rotels, thea- | they stax i the cabin of thelp traveliag | Units are made for various assembled | on common sense for a guide. to ahove and In Virginia can be pro- miles. of which 3701 miles lie in' C. S Mott, vice president of Gen spaces on the part of motorists iters. ete. where parking is easiest,|home until the spirit moves them. | SAFS According to list prices. In this} ey w The Car Is Ordered.” | cured gratis hy application to the Virginia eral Motors, has been made a diren. abl tee al least one-thivd e toward the parking problem we are always sorry for them,” Is the | (he Same wae Q00 080 o Tane Rervice.) torists" Assoclation. already a modern highway, andtion ears could he accommodated in importance of providing for | way the elder Eiwell puts 1 dred dollars more. The money in the buvincss district of almost any city. nient parking is best demon-] “We ean't all be motor gy " Mr. | ore expensive car s in its body and There are excessive gaps Detwven ! epmted by 4 recent Incident in Wash. @ Coolican admits, *but motita B e et ut Derhasn. you parked cars. which in the aggregate gngran, deserfbed in a lecture by John [be blinded by the utilitarian uses of | QARS8 TAORCTRED : are aw effective in discouragiing the | pjg,r manager of the civic develop- 12 ear. A practical point in connection 4°Rt need these - o L use of the autotmobile in business)p'nt'Gepartment of the Chamber of | With the story of the Elwells is their | Hut we could hot copsider this car centers s prohibiting parking the | NNt department of the tes. ‘A |attitude toward motoring which has en- | Wider any conditlon. because Smith length of an entire main strect, The abled m to prove that the hhn.\[d)\ driver's seat paces, considered i are car can be greatly prolonged by pride S il s % not large enough to accommodate ¢ of possession. and made to give many | ~Now this” T wald pointing to the O e strict. and e thisrorning ‘of | Limes the mormaL life of mecyics thin just about right for you. Its controls AE bt vty asien the first day passed the st pAE | TIOrS L A are within easy reach and the instr : : i ticulrly the department stores, were 2 ment board is well arranged u and every avatiable s 2 e hibited. means n loss : emy tp mitate the traffic resulations of { larse cities ISt i ance week hefore the Shriners’ eonvention a ban was put upon the parking of tutomohiles in the central business v of customers ——————————===——=—= will have comfort driving this, car, transportation i~ i of | Ban Harm Rusiness. {inx is @ very vital part of such use. | PBU there is an important objedtion dern business, and the Tralles o ; = r. | Obvious! cn motorists are more| LS 100 heavy for the engin ¢ r-—l I Hus e sutan Trolley cars sald Mr. Ihlder. | Obviously. when motorists are more | (5 100 AEERY T0F A% ChEME ThE urnishes such idval tra “oprrated as usual, and to capacity. | efficient in the use of availuble space, | P2} Ation i 2 the pu is relnctant 1o do business 2 g PACE | right while the engine is good LN L | But the automobile shoppers, chiefly |and when they awaken the merchant | ERL While the engine fs in, DR s ' the drivers of the iper who {to the importance of easy aceess to ' o o L Tt would be un comparatively simpie'he driver 4 » surplus of power a_little matter to cennomize on parking space, | 40 not support ch urs. were ab-|his st better use of space NOW | wrong with the engine will give you For Seainple. there shotld bé apaces on ind their absence made so start- | ble. toether with provisions for | & o Sg oo bie: Svary DIotk " for the mere xtopping of {1ing an effect that by noen a hastily onal space, will be ursed upon | * Syt 1 Gon't want a lot of power, » STRITes s fheials o . g 2 cars to allow for convenient discharge committ ar " Smith argued. “A powerful motsr of passengers, wilhoul ncCuUpying a rery upen the Distriet 2 th an entirely new conception of | Gt up too mich gas." ce unnecessarily o blocking the | and successfully itioned parking it is xafe to predict that ways| 1 warned him right there and thea that the ban be lifted will be quickly discovered for the |, aiscard the fdes that gas he automobile is ton essential an |more complete utilization of the ad- | was the measure of nt shops make Jogical plices {adjunet to bu to he unneces- | wintages of the autom S (T Eae itean stopy \t presept these | sa t - prri vda Announcing - JORDAN Resale Prices Effective May fifteenth, every Jordan car which has satisfactorily served a Jordan owner and is offered for resale to the public must bear the Mark of Jordan Service. This is a protected plate authorized only by the Jordan Company after compliance by the dealer with certain standard rebuilding regulations. The Mark of Jordan Service, assures the pur- chaser that the car on which it appears; has been rebuilt in accordance with the national standard Jordan policy—thatitis sold with the same assur- SIX SEDAN There are a few six-cyl- inder sedans which equal the Cleveland in beauty, comfort, performance, and over-all operating economy. ance as every new Jordan car, and is priced in accordance with the same standard national But they sell for more than Jordan pabcy. This policy protects Jordan owners against impo- sition, guards the public against deception and relieves dealers in other lines of the task of de- termining Jordan resale prices. . The prices on rebuilt Jordan models offered for resale in this zone are as follows, (with original standard equipment): 1920 Model M Touring § 800 1921 Model F Touring 5 900 1920 Model M Playboy 800 1921 Model F Sedan 1400 1920 Model M Brongham 1100 1922 Mode’ F Touring 1300 . 1920 Model M Sedan 1100 1922 Model F Sedan 1650 now the price of the Cleveland Sedan 1921 Moded M Towrine 1000 1922 Model MX Touring 1300 1921 Model M Playboy 1000 1922 Model MX Playboy 1350 Fi 1921 Model M Brougham 1300 1922 Model MX Brougham 1550 Body by isher 1921 Model M Sedan 1300 1922 Model MX Sedan 1650 i Look for the Mark of Jordan Service under the hood. Warrington Motor Car Co. o ST e AW e Salesroom 1800, 1508 Srcat North 9860 Sonie e - B TS BROTHERS AND GORMBLY, Rockville, M. . - < ar