Evening Star Newspaper, January 6, 1924, Page 51

FEWDRIVERS HOLD WHEELCORRECTLY Auto Association Chief Tells How to Grasp It and Get * Maximum of Ease. “In spite of the large number of expert drivers handling automobiles .and trueks it is surprising how few of them hold the steering wheel in & correct manner,” says Arthur G Zeller, president of the Michigan State Automoblle School, Detroit. “A popular but quite improper way,* Zeller states, "seems to be to| srasp It near the front side, resting both forearms across the wheel and leaning the body slightly forward. While this gives fair control of the| A car, all the engine vibration and - steering gear road shock passes from the wheel rim_into the muscles and bones of the forearm. A feeling of fatigue is quickly cauced by the ccn- tinued vibration and frequently sets the driver to napping at the wheel. Causes Many Accidents. “I have no doubt that many high- | way aceldents come from this method | of driving. “The next time you go for a drive try it this way: Settle yourself com- | fortably In the drivers seat, grasp! that portion of the steering wheel | rim closest to your body in such a fashion that your elbows hang closely Groveton. bull soldiers returning after war closed In ‘635, - If the hose vields easily to pressure 1 know the radiator has not frozen hol. but it’s than sorry and man nd below hting_on Along this stream abo the bridge began the Sunday morning. July, 21, 1861 which™ developed into that battle u good storage | which the northern troops gen- the owner | erally called the battle of Bull Run | near another crossroads n engine with the ¥ cooling liquid froger 6 that’ ta the. | Two or three old hous M to, engage the wn in the reglon. ng crank (with switch open or pike, after crossing the and gjve the engine a few| bridge, passes west, with land ris- seen. A mlle from the by hand to break loose the film | ing gradually to a ridge on each er ngezled between pistons and side of it This was fighting slinder walle. A storage battery has _troubles N Did You Know— ter if the gas control I That the core of the radiator |®dvance of the minimum, Cut them out. paste in scrap- books and carry them alwavs in your car for quick reference on all your tours. 1 use plents botter to be sure ground out in clvil war ann dge is a Warrenton road crosses one lead- | of Bull Run. enough of its own without the added irden of ‘“breaking loose” a col ging overy morning. It pavs to set a little in espectally gears. The variation in the enamel It as a lattery freezea quite easily if [temptation to black the specific gravity <hould be. _——— streaks have marred its appearance, but this only encourages overheating. The fins of the radiator need all the|would when warmed up. As a con t in proportion to the amount of | great a Losing cheerfully is simply the art | exposure they can get; paint affects |quence the clutch is very sluggish |off and is another a: of living magnificently to soothe your | the radiation. when disengaged, causing the gears |the vanity. That the gears often will shift bet- |of the transmission countershaft to|speed when shifting. "CHEVROLET | TBe Chevrolet Utility Coupe 3890 f..0.b. Plint, .U;_ with extra wid windows with Ternstedt, wioow regulatorn somiortaple. abor stery, i d ammoth to:xg;nrgle?&seat,an a m rear compartment for It is easy to handle, dependable every in the year,.and : ample power to contend with bad read gdiflon:. i See Chevrolet first. Jor Loonowios! Tronoporietion to your side each wpper arm and Map by N. M. A forearm bent to approximate a x.r Ma The right palin should Bull Run Battlefield = ing from nassss to . the left ha own i > ists’ boo | Spring. This road junction is one e e Ntecting whoslheld i It is about twenty-five miles Autoists’ Scrapl k. | of the landmaike in American his- and vou will experionce, less| from Washington by road to the | Each Sunday The Star will :;:r.\- lndme ;onmeutdm‘;‘le' ‘1»5 fatigue.” = | eastern edge of the battlefield ‘of print “Trips for Motoriste to hese roads and on & widé “level 5 aster 4 | L for. 1) bevond the crest of the slope is Here is another hint to drivers | the first Bull Run, or “first battle Nearby Historic Points” for the the Henry house. This land was it [ Seris Phatie e Aan e benefit of those desiring to | | the Henry farm, and the land on Th el 5 to the o Istone bridge which make short journeys out of the | | Which the main collision between e first thing I do around my car 3 : city, Maps and descriptive mat- Uike. W7odoid SHLComtalierala o sipe these cold mornings is to raise the| SPans the historic creek or “run ter concerning objective Dolnts took ce. bonnet and pinch the lower water hose | C&lled Bull run, which rises in the and their significance will be . as airo Sshting ground iny Conrecey o eng] : cet] Bull Run mountains. which are an presented for the convenlence the second battle, which took place Snnectiye i SREINS CRRIES R i outpost of the Blue Ridge. of The Sunday Star's thousands fhutasn Bonthe) iia. InSAupust and radiator. . = of motoring readers. 62, and came to be called the d battle of Manassas or the second battle of Bull Run. bloodiest ground of the second |an mutomobile. battle was about a mile west of The larie majority of the jail sen- the croesroads, at the Henry farm, Groveton, and sometimes ocalled the Dogan farm. Many civil war the namee of whose ow | landmarks and monuments bullt in memory of fallen comrades a to be found in the territory fough road, where the Washington- | over in the first and second battle: lag behind the mecond or high-speed Coep Tho battery wall charged too |Should not be painted? There is a|when the enging is cold? The reason | the gears causes as much racket and 3 or | for this is that being sluggish in start- | aim, S not Wwhat ,‘Ipum ft_with aluminum after rust|(ng, the engine does not run quite n.r.,,f,“!,‘.,’,.."‘x'.{‘y’,:lfif :'nm'flf".‘.'i for {?: peed. The congealed grease | admitted to the cylinders &s it |the transmisson is another cause for difficulty in ehifting when just starting ment for setting control for a little faster engine MARYLAND JAILS 209 Shows Increase of 156 Thus Sen- || tenced in 1922, i} BALTIMORE, December 29.—Dur- ing the first eleven months of 1823, 209 persons were given jail sentences by magistrates in trafc court for Infractions of automobile laws. These | figures are based on monthly re- |, ports {ssued by clerks of the court. Compared with the previous year. | this is an increase of 166. Tn 1922, fifty-three persons were committe in 1921, 137. The Increase for the present year, |! it 1s sald, is due to the determina- | tion of Magistrate Edward J. Staylor | to sentence to jall all persons found | gullty of operating an sutomobile while intoxicated. For this offense 168 persons were given terme ranging from thirty days to six months, the reports show. In 1922 only twenty-four persons were sentenced for driving while drunk. The last ejeven months showed a decrease in the number of arrests of alleged Intoxicated drivers. Of the 400 cases of drunken drivers heard before the traffic court in 1922, 148 were fined; 181 were dismissed and forty-seven were committed to jail in default of fines imposed. For eleven months of the present year there were 320 arrests of al ieged drunken drivers. Of this num ber seven were fined, two committed in_default of fine and 153 dismissed. In 1921, twenty-six persons committed to jall for drunkenness while driving ~automobiles. ninety nine fined, 134 dismissed and twent: one committed to jall in default of AN T T net In 1922 seven were arrested twics for driving while drunk. Thi! four were arrested on ing a were sentenced to six months in jail Charged with unauthorized use of automobiles this year, forty persons were sentenced to jail, while twenty three w sentenced in the previou: year. This year one was ced to jail for tampering with an automo- bile, five were sentenced for d"""i an automobile after their license ha. been suspended or revoked, two for falling to stop after an accident and one sentenced for climbing into ST T tences were for thirty days. In cases of second offense for driving while drunk, six months the usual se: nce. In some cases charges of un- authorized _of an automobile Ay sentences. p ersons served time in jall for infractions of traffic regula- B D. C, JANUARY 6, 1924—PART '3 tlons. 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