Evening Star Newspaper, August 5, 1923, Page 54

“EOFAUTOCAMP FACILITIES GROWS urists Finding Themselves 'nereasingly Independent of Hotels and Inns. of equipment rimum use mer drives e number ping tourists carrying and making but of hotels during their is incre vearly. stop at < frequently camping nent and enjoy making a camp | and then when facilities offer. Lincoln Highway Association ar received an unusually large er of requests for information the location of speciallly equip: mp sftes, with the result that following 'data has been com- zeneral, of course. the tourist make camp almost anywhere een New York and San Francisco hout interference from the own- of property, and many tourists to make a séparate private camp away from town or city How- more and_ more communities vear are providing free camp- &rounds within their municipal ) 1S, often claboratelv equipped h facilities for the comfort and venience of the tourist, and they largely patronized. yme of camps often harbor as many | h0 persons at a time, notably in the west. which are located trategic points, such as the rssing of main motor trails Facilities at Camps Vary. n the following table no attempt nade to detail provisions made for »mfort and convenience of tour ampers at each point. This is necessary, as it will be understood the elaborateness and complete- { the camps ge 1y vary in ratio teo the pulation of communities providing them ter and fuel are. of course, avail- | at all of them. At all of the nts listed speciai grounds have | n set aside for the free use n\" npers. convenient to the city itself, 1 tourists are welcome and treat- with censideration. Directions for (whing the camp grounds are al- (s given by appropriate signs on Lincoln highway new municipal ished along the 1sed lists Wil be Lincoln Highway « following free touris insylvania are indicate tte highway department ¢in_municipalities hester county Pa.—Valley Creek ffee House. located at the junction Lincoln highway and the Wil ngton - West Chester - Pottstown sute. four and one-half miles east Downingtown and twenty-six iles w of Philadelphia | rovision at Gettysburg. | Adams county. Pa—At a poi d o -half miles west of at a point three and a half west of Gettysburg: at a point miles east of Gettysburg Franklin county. Pa.—State For- try Park, nine miles east of Cham- rsburg. at Caledonia_Park. slton” county, I'a—Top of moun- n. three and one-half miles west MeConnellsburg; Tuscarora Sum- cighteen and oné-half miles west Cham sburg. cdford county, Pa—Juniata cross- < and narrows, fourteen miles east| ledford: Allegheny summit, top of | ind_View, seventeen and one-half s west of Bedford Somerset county. Pa.—At a ir miles wes Jenertown, land county line Westmoreland county, Pa Foot of " mountains east of Laughlintown; est of Grapeville: school ground near v Allegheny-Westmoreland county | { sing to carry parties intending now camps are Lincoln highway announced by tion. camps in | by the and are st t one ttys- point near st on the Fudolph farm, just cast of Other towns on the route between «w York and California which main- n camps are Ohio—Bucyrus, Upper Sandusky Indiana—Fort Wayne, Ligonier, La irte (two camps), South Bend, Dyer. illinois — Chicago Heights Joliet, ainfield, De Kalb, Sterling, Aurora. sion lowa—Clinton, De Witt, larcnce, Marion, Cedar ¥ ielle Plaine, Tama. Marshal! wn avada, Ames, Boo irand Junc- i, Jefferson, Scranton, Denison, ‘ow City, Dunlap, Woodbine Council Bluffs. Calamus pids, and | i Greatest Number of Sales Made to { son City: Nebraska—Omaha, Fremont, Valley, Gears in Neutral, Clutch Held Out, Make Easy Start The driver who wants to make a quick start when the traffic officer swings the sign to the welcome “go” position is torn between two difficulties. If he waits with the gears in “neutral.” he usually finds that it requires’ a half minute or so after throwing out the clutch before he can shift quictly to “low.” This annoyance—caused by the spinning of the clutch—can be ob- viated by leaving the gears in low and holding the clutch out (dis- engaged), but ther always the danger here of accidental starting through slipping of the foot from the clutch pedal. Many a pedes- n has been seriously injured on account, The solution is to place the gears in “neutral” and hold out the clutch_while waiting. 1f the foot siips off the clutch no harm is done. But when the start to be made it is only necessary to shift to “low™ and let in the clutch pedal. The shift can be made without noise or delay, because the clutch is at rest. LABOR TAKES LEAD IN AUTO PURCHASES Skilled Mechanics in Tune, Report Shows. Skilled labor as a class hecame the largest buyer of automobiles during June, according distribution ures of the Motor Car Company. The distribution received week showed that mechanics pur- ed more than twice as large a percentage of cars as the next class. The laboring cl figure was 15.5 per cent. The next class was mer- chants, who bought 7.4 per cent “These figures can be taken as a barometer of automobi sales | throughout the United States,” was| the suggestion of H. M. Jewett, presi- | dent the company, in announcing the distribution to the Paige-Detroit report The distribution report of February,i* which showed far salesmen and physi contrasts with the June report. In the latter farmers have slipped into a tie for third place, purchasing 6.6 per cent of the production. Building trades also bought 6.6 per cent. The executives’ and manufgceturers’ class, which led the field in May, pur- chasing by far the largest percent- age, followed a bad sixth in June, having purchased only 5 per cent of the production Salesmen were close behind. This class bought 3.7 per cent. Women, buying in their own names, which has steadily been a large buying class. followed salesmen, buying 2.5 per cent of the production Other classifications bution report an production the Real estate and 2.8; physicians, 2.6; railroad emploves, 2.3; garage and accessorie 2.3; hotel, rest and pool- room proprietors, 1.9; government and municipal employe retired, 1.8; Brocery and meats, taxi and liv- ery, 1 bakers, 1; B! 1;1 bankers, .%; barbers, : print- ers and publishers, .6; undertakers, miscellancous, occupation given, 16 ers leading and ns close behind, in the distri- the percentage of purchased follow insurance, 3: clerks, | 2.6; engineers, ! not North Bend, Schuyler, ver Creek, Clarks, Grand Island. Wood Elm k. Lexington enburg North Iatte, Ogallala, Brule, Chappell, Sidney. ' Potter, Dix, Bushnell, Wyoming—Cheyenne. Laramie. Rock River, Medicine Bow, Fort Steele, Rawlins. Rock Springs, Green River, | rt Bridger and Evanston Utah—Coalville, Salt Lake Tooele . Columbus, Sil- Central City, tiver, Gibbon, Cozad, Goth- | Sutherland, Lodgepole, Kimball and City and da—Ely. Fallon, Reno and Car- California — Peacerville, Stockton, Tracy, ¥lat and Auburn. Sacramento, Haywards, Dutch THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, IAOARA AUTO MEETS MANY NEEDS. Ten Major Services Are Supplied by Car, Survey Shows. With a view to learning the vary- ing services supplicd by motor cars, the A. C. C. has directed an in- quiry to thousands of motor car owners Judging by the growth of savings deposits and home building In states where there is the largest proportion of automobiles to population, invest- ment in a motor car has been a prof- itable one. It will be interesting to get a picture of the various ways in which the motor car serves its owners. The following are some of the uses already recorded: 1. Driving to and from work— 2. Dally use in business. Occasional use in business. Evening driving. Picnics. Motor camping. Long distance touring, Driving to_church. Taking children school. 10. Shopping. to and from Winning the Nation Gleaming Cavalier maroon and glistening nickel, khaki top and Spanish morocca uphalstery S disc wheels, 5 Fisk Cord tires, Brussels floor carpets, bumper, windshield wings, dependable clock and electric gasoline gauge on dash, trunk at rear; the en- gine that improves with use—the new Willys-Knight Country Club has met a tremendous buying response. ‘Willys-Knight models: S-pass. Touring $1235; 3-pass. Roadster $1235; 7. Touring ) ; $2738, ol poiecs ; 5-pass. Coupe-Sedan $1595; S-pass. Sedan 1.0. b5 Toledo. We reserve the right to changs prices and R. McREYNOLDS & SON " 1423, 1425, 1427 L Street N.W. OPEN EVENINGS. DISTRIBUTORS $1795; 7-pase. Seden spacifications - Phone Main 7228 FALLS HOOD SQUEAK ANTIDOTE. To prevent hood squeaks, the joint D. C, 'AUGUST 5, 7 o ROCHESTER WATKINS GLEN rubber from an old inner tube fasten- ed to the eowl of a Ford car will put formed by the hood and the body cowl |an €nd to squeaks and rattles from of your car should be lubricated from | that source. time to time with grease. The less noise we have A strip of the greater pleasure we will derive. 1923—PART 3. ROADSTONIAGARA | . IN'SPLENDID SHAPE Only Two Small Detours Be- tween Falls and Dis- trict Line. This weck's vacation motor tour for District motorists as outlined by the Washington Motor Club is a com- bination of Lincoln highway, National road, Perry highway, Great Lakes highway, Buffalo highway and the Susquehanna trail. The tour can be made over excellent roads for the entire distance, with the exception of approximately seven miles south of Painted Post and the fifteen-mile de- tour south of Sunbury, the latter being over an oiled earth road in fair condition Leaving Washington, the District motorist proceeds northwest on the Rockville pike to Frederick, at which point he branches north to Gettys burg for reaching the Lincoln high- way into Pittsburgh, or he can pro- ceed direct west on the National Old Trails road to Little Washington, Pa., thence northeast into Pittsburgh, at Which point connection is made on the completed macadam and con- ;r»u» road over the Perry highway to Srie. 1f ‘proceeding by the Lincoln high- way, and it is desired to avoid Pitts- burgh, the District motorist can go north from Greensburg, following the N. M. A. route card, eonnecting with the Perry highway at Butler. The Pittsburgh Motor Club at the William Penn Hotel and the Mead- ville Automobile Club are extending courtesies to all District of Columbia | motorists visiting the resort districts in the immediate vicinity of their re- spective cities, From Erie to Buffalo the lake shore route is followed through the grape- raising district of Westfield into Fre- donia. Between FuSfonia and Buf- falo there is a shor® detour via For- estville over improved road At Buffalo the District motorist. of course, will visit Niagara Falls. His registration card for the license of his car will serve as a temporary tourist permit for visiting the Cana- dian side. From Buffalo the tour proceeds éast on the excellent boulevard route to East Avon, thence south through the land of the Iroquois and the northern tier counties of Pennsylvania, fol- lowing the beautiful Susquehanna trail through Williamsport to Harris- burg. From Harrisburg alternate routes can be followed to Washing- ton, one via Gettysburg and Frederick, the other via Dillsburg, York and Baltimore. both of which are im- proved for the entire distance. The mileages covering the distances to Pittsburgh and the balance of the route are as follows Washington to Pittsburgh. via Na- tional ad. 262 miles; Pittsburgh to Erie, 157 miles; Buffalo to Williams- port. 208 miles: Williamsport to Washington, 218 miles. The total dis- tance for the entire trip approxi- mates 845 miles. » e Motor cycle manufacturers report that more than one-fourth of all new buyers are those who are purchasing their first machines. Go Into Parking Space Head First| If Trafttic Heavy It's rather annoying to discover, after you have spent ten minutes searching for a parking space, that in order to park the car properly you will have to hold up traffic. When the average driver finds himself in this predicament he simply gives it up as a bad job and drives on to the next best place he can find. All this can be avoided by park- head first into the space tem orarily. ~ When the traffic ha passed, then back out and tak your time backing into the s in the approved way. This method not only saves a lot of embarras ment ang confusion, but also obvi- s forfeiting the space to some ne who may sneak in behind while you are preparing to use the space RULES FOR TRAFFIC TO ASSURE SAFETY National Auto Commerce Chamber TIsues “Ten Commandments” for Motorists. Believing that the careful vation of a few simple traffic rules will materially help safer travel on the highways, the National Automo- bile Chamber of Commerce has issued “Ten Commandments of Safety for Motorists.” These are printed on tags which are gttached to the steering wheel so that the purchaser may have the maxims in_mind when he first secures | These commandments also printed in automobile in- struction books. The “N. A. C. ments” are as follows 1. Always remember You engineer, fully responsibie 2. Always test vour brakes starting. and have them freqently. 3. Never pass a street car when it is stopping. or. if the law permits, proceed very slowly past it at the legal distance. 4. Exercise especial care in cross- ing in front of a street car or in pass- ing it. as you cannot tell what may be coming on the other side. Always signal with hand when slowing down, turning, or stopping. even though you have an automatic or mechanical warning device. 6. Look before you back, and sound the horn three times 7. Try to drive with using the horn as little as possible. A sudden noise may stop pedestrians in their tracks | rather than warning them 8. Dom't count too much on the| common sense of the other fellow. No | one is 100 per cent alert all the time 9. Drive slowly in_streets where chiidren are playing. Remember your own childhood. 10. ross crossings cautiously. ‘Warning bells may be out of order. watchmen or gate operators may be off duty. Trains cannot stop obser- C. Ten Command- are anj when inspected quickly as You can. Shift into second to avoid stalling on tracks. PARKING ONROADS INCOUNTRY IS HT Regulations Needed There as Much as in Cities, Says Maryland Official. Parking of automobiles and trucks along the highways is a serious men- ace to traffic and should be prohibited, according to John N. Mackall, chair man of the Maryland State Road Commission “It is a practice to park loaded trucks alongside the road for the night,” said Mr. Mackall. “These trucks are loaded for market and often are taken from the farms to the roadside to get a good start on a hard road when ready for the trip to Baltimor “They are sometimes put alongside the road, to which there is no serious objection, but often are put either partly or entirely on the road, which is decidedly objectionable. Then spooning couples frequently park on the roads, which cteates a situation just as dangerous as that created by trucks. All this should be stopped ‘If a man hus a blowout or some trouble with his car he frequently tries to repair damages while stand- ing entirely on the road, Of course every man who drives a car sym- pathizes with the man in trouble, but he often creates a situation extremel dangerous to him and to others “I' am convinced that no reasor able motorist would want to be source of danger to his fellows. Bu he is a danger when he stops his car well into the road, or at the base or_crest of a hill or on a curve. “Our commission has stopped the practice of roadside vendors usin the tops of our culverts for the dis- Dlay of vegetables and fruits for sale not because we are opposed to such merchandising but because the stop- ping of cars beside such stands cre ated a serious menace to and con- gestion of trafic. The time has come when parking regulations for the roads system will have to be adopted They are as necessary on the roads mow as they are in the city common THREE TESTED TIPS. For all cleaning purposes, including washing of bearings, cleaning brakes and running boards, gasoline is alw 10 be preferred to kerosene for the reason that it evaporates direct after completing job. Gasoline, however, should not be used for ex- ternal cleaning of the engine; and kerosene that is used for this pur pose should only be applied when the power plant is cold Any opening in the valve tappe: compartment where warm air can blow in is likely to result in drying valve stems and making them Such an opening. when found plugged with felt scheme that makes it easier of a driveway is to make notch on the under side of the steering wheel nearest the driver when the front wheels are in straight-ahead position. If.the driver starts backing straight and keeps the notch in the orizinal position the car ought not to run off its course. be Buick for 1924! Buick again creates a new stand- ard of car comfort, safety, utility and beauty. And Buick again establishes a new dollar for dollar value for quality motor cars. BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Division of General Mosors Corpovation Piomecr Builders of Valve-in-Head Motor Cars Branchesdn AN BUICK MOTOR COMPANY WASHINGTON BRANCH 14th and L Streets N.W. Five Passenger Touring ‘Two~Eassenger Rosdster FiwePessenger Sedan FivePassenger Doutiie ‘ThreePassengerSport Service Sedan. Rosdster ‘Two Passenger Roadster - OPEN EVENINGS SIXBS $1295 $2285 $1275 $2235 $2095 $1995 $1675 Seven Passenger Sedan Brougham Sedan 2 . | \ hlfllill mm||||\mll|n|wllllllHH"“l' | Five Pamengar-Sedan +$1495 $935 $1395 Bry 19 © Four Passenger Coupe Prices{. 0. b. Buick Pactories; governmest tax to be added. B, mummu“