Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 64

re SURVEYS OF AUTO 'ROUTES UNDERWAY N. M. A. Explorers Keep Track of Roads Between Principal Cities. Supplementing its work of last year, when officlal road cars of ‘the Natlonal Motorists’ Assoclation ac- tually surveyed all of the varfous routes leading from Chicago, Cleve- land and Washington to the prin- cipal touring objectives of Florida, the National Motorists' Assoclation has practically completed the re- checking of the southern highways for the benefit of southbound tourists during the 1923-24 travel seasom, it ‘was announced at tne organization's headquarters here today. Incomplete reports show that there have been some highly important changes in southern road conditions during the past yvear. These, it is pointed out, have been happy im- provements.. In many instances bad roads have been paved and long routes shortened. New Maps Available. Since reports of the findings of the road loggers have been wired dafly to National Motorists' Associa- tion headquarters in this cl and then mailed to its approximately 400 afflliated clubs throughout the coun- try, the very latest road information is now availabl is said, and new maps and route cards are fow avail- able. 5 Belleving that a_tremendous num- ber of car owners will head for Florida and southern points this win- ter, and that with the cver-increas- ing number of these migration will natur each year, the N Association sought to ave Information ¥ at the ear! sible moment. Pursuing the the National this latest i posal of a ber of a automobile club. irre- spective of its natfonal afliliation. s policy was adopted by the N: tional Motorists' Association, it is stated, on the theory that the inter- ts of motor-car owners can best be served by courtesy to one another rather than by a policy of segregat- ing themselves into clannish factions and hurling invectives across spite fences. While the Natio soclation has ‘some ing under its offi officials here say that mo 00 motor organizations have joined its recipro- cal plan, thus insuring the most widespread national touring service fn the history of motoring. Three Expeditions Out. Three o built manned by ughly road loggers and mapn the various optional south this vear. Three expeditions are under the general command of Secre ¥ orge Donahue of the Automobil Club_of Rochester, N. Y. irman of the - tional Motorists' A oclation touring board. Belng a veteran au man and one of the road pathfinders in Donahue was prevai Pred Cal Association _to ant work. W at (ts head, th is believed, i &fve and ac compiled b. t pos- policy of clation, the d nounced Motorists' Motorists' As- 400 clubs operat- rs, covered ern routes mobile club have been v to have all roa oceur during the wint. mediately ional soclation headquarters Most travel is using one or another of the various rout. crefng at Washington, which | ib go0d roads by usin. highways the National O 2 r repc Motorists highway, Lakes-to- trail, W Yorl Lincoln road, usquehanna d the Washington highway. Until the win- ter rains set in travel south of Wash- fngton may use the coast route via Richmond. anford, Char- lotte, Athen! . Valdosta, Lake City ‘and the v road from there to Jacksonville recommended route from south is via Bloomfield, Hodgenvyille, Bear Wal- itv. Bowling Green, ellville, Springfield Inquiry should be shville Auto Club con- nditions which change . 3 1le and exist via Atlanta or via .Huntsviile, Rome and Atlanta. iy Buy your SUNOCO in handy Many motorists now buy their SUNOCO Motor Oil in'15-gallon, faucet- such well known } OES MOINES GUNCIL BLUFFS John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He is not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad to have exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of the other 10,000,000 or more members of the moter clan. | ing. If you do not heed it you are in | for real trouble.” Sounds Are Decelving. “That reminds me,” Smith sald. *T | have been hearing a squeaking noise all day. Seems to come from the rear of the car." unds are deceiving,” I said, “but | it looks as if one of the universul Joints needs grease.” “How can you tell Smith asked. * No. 20—Profiting by Trouble. Smith's trouble with his clutch led to some very important discove: Like all new car own- ers, he was inclined to consider cvery little ailment of the car as something serious in itself, whereas the little thizigs that go wrong about a car are invariably merely warning. Por example, he became so inter- | estd in the mechanism under the| flogr boards that I found him several | dags later refilling the large grease cup which lubricates the clutch yoke. | “There's the point,” 1 sald, motion- | ing to the particular grease cup. “If it wasn't for the trouble you had | with the clutch on the road the chdnces are you would have forgot- ten to grease this bearing. Smith seemed to doubt that neglect ing to grease this part would occa: sion_any serious breakdown, *No,” T admitted, “failure to grease a part like this would hardly tie you up:on the road suddenly, because the ungreased part would first of all start squeaking. But that is the last warn- recent which one?” ter of using one's head. If the squeak- rear universal needs greasing; but it the squeaking is intermittent, then the front one is dry. The reason for this is that the front universal gets surface of the road. Some cars of Hotchkiss drive, with short wheel base, and those in which a tube or rods’ take the drive and torque, only nite superiorities. result of a consi icy to keep the drums equipped steel drums. 1 told him that this, too, was a mat- | ing is constant, tho chances are the | These superiorities are well attested by the experience of owners. They are the . Chalmers Six well abreast S-Passenger Touring - 7-Passenger Touring - ‘ have a universal joint at the front end of the propeller shaft. Smith looked at me as if I had been talking Greek. He finally ad- mitted that he did not know what | the universals were for. “That proves that you are profiting | by the trouble you had last week, | I retorted. | tion of the universal joints it is nec- essary to picture what would happen | 1f the power from the engine were | transmitted to the rear axle by a rigid propeller shaft. When the car struck |& hole in the road the shaft would break. Smith Gets a Lesson. “Since the engine and the trans- mission of cars are bolted rigldly to) the front of the frame, and as the rear axle follows the uneven surface of the road, the propeller shaft must be joined to the transmission shaft by a joint which will allow free movement of the propeller shaft while the power is being transmitted. And in cars of long wheel base another Joint is placed just in front of the pinion gear. “In metal joints the principle of flexibility is similar to that of two links of an ordinary chain. Some makes of cars are now equipped with fabric universals, which are nothing |more than heavy fabric discs to which the ends of the transmission | the fabric. This type is very simple |and, of course, requires no lubtica- on. | " Smith seemed to understand all this. practices. “In other words, universal joints are means of transmitting Dower around corners,” he said. i Learning Car Construction. | “That ts the rough fdea of 1t I | replied. “It is a long way from the | transmisston to the rear axle, so * | when the car filles up or sinks down |in_anything but a straight lin Smith had been filling his grease | gun while we talked. When he lean- ed over to grease the front universal I called his attention to the battery. | “See this,” I sald, pointing to a lit- | tle corrosion which was forming on the posts of the battery to which the | positive and negative wires were at- tached. Smith started fo clean off the posts with a rag. “This I8 just another evidence,” I went on, prove that a little trouble now and then will lead to your discovering the beginning of serious trouble in | time to check it. If this corrosion is allowed to collect it will eat away | the posts and connections. Then your | motor will stop dead some day for lack of spark. To prevent this hap- | pening it is only necessary to clean | the connections and then keep them covered with a thin film of vaseline.” “See anything else wrong?’ Smith | askea. | _“Not just now,” I sald. “But the next time you have a little trouble just consider it & warning to nip some | most of the up-and-down motlon as|and propeller shafts are bolted. The |Treal trouble in the bud. It is good in- the rear of the car covers the uneven |strain is taken up by the bending of | surance against repair bills.” (Next week: Knack in Cleaning.) he, 1 the Ullman Fea (Copyright, m:fl‘m an ture In the Forefront. of the Finer Sixes Chalmers®occupies its posi- tion in the forefront of the finer Sixes by right of defi- "of the best engineering Thanks to exce‘ptionnl ex- perience and financial re- the stamp tent pol- Chalmers improved CHALMERS SIX PRICES #1185 Sedan-Coach 1295 Sport Touring - - - %1335 7-Passenger Sedan - = sources, this policy places of fine and excess value on every that leaves the shop. We suggest you make a thorough investigation. 1538 2095 * highways with the greatest de- Thursday Safest Day in Week to Drive An Auto So deeply have motor clubs and other safety agencles delved into the facts of automobile accidents that some one even has been able to fix the day on which the driver of an automobile may use the gree of safety and the day on which travel is the most hazard- ous. From a compllation of accurate figures it has been determined that: Thursday—by a wide margin— is the safest day on which to, drive; Friday is the next safest day; ‘Wednesday is a fair driving day; Tuesday is almost as safe as ‘Wednesday: Monday ranks third in danger; Saturday is second, and Sunday. the worst of espe- clally dangerous from 3 all, to 8 Clean Windshield Will Reduce Glare of Oncoming Headlights That glaring headlights are due very often to the condition of the complainant's windshield will doubt- less be interesting news to the motor- ist who is always blaming the other fellow for this acknowledged nui- sance of night driving. According to a bulletin just lssued by the Washington Automotive Trade Association, half the glare in summer Is due to dust on the windshields and in winter to moisture condensation, snow or rain. Anything that is on the windshield in the way of trans- parent or semi-transparent nature will cause the properly focused rays from on-coming headlights to be de- fiected into a thousand different di- rections, thus blinding the driver, it | is pointed out. “The next time it appears to you as though everybody#on the road was out to drjve you off, just try the ex- periment’ of ‘cleaning the wind- says bulletin, “The chances are ten to one that the situation will be so improved as to make the remainder of your night ride relatively free from the glarc nufsance. “Bear In mind that the windshield has two sides. Anything In the way of water, dust or ice on elther side of it will have the same effect. “During a rainstorm it will be no- ticed that lights glare less the faster cars approach each other. This ap- parent phenomenon is explained by the fact that the drops of water on the lenses and the windshield act as miniature lenses themselves, and he- come less effectlve as they are flat- tened out by the increased air pres- sure of the faster movement of the cars. ‘With due regard for safety, it is advisable to drive a little faster night in rain, the reduced amount glare being In effect a means of be ter visibility. D ——— Mrs. Theodore Parker of Tacomu ‘Washington state, became a grand- mother “when she was thirty-five years old. Oakland Six 1345 Coupe for Four $ Have you examined this True Blue Oakland Coupe for yourself? Have you seen this truly fine closed car at its unbelievably low price? See it. Drive it. 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