Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1924, Page 68

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. ]nmely Attention to Details Prolongs Life The annual ral inspection of |121st Engineers during the past week: District olumbia National | 1 (cCroary Perkine, 1618 8| & was co ' last week by |Street northwes mpany drian | uard was completed Jast week by |Jylg, e . Raymond I. Fowler, Corps of [ Hoadq SEvite Comoany: Engineers, United ¢ coran street norih | 48 Army, offp oty . 5j Glenn 8 | Ve apened sii rd Engi ine will ope | the throtel position Use Foot Brake. nee tin Kinpineg If the engi kip and th training car throug rs will report at for broken April vidves, (3) manifold or [ The following offic ort Humphre correspondin thin dime ir running of t instruction 19th Military Police Col Tuesday night it they a ¥ platoon tr Training Reg o U : vlinder hea be u uard unit re should - | that the plug suspe r Fngine is to the normal running ervant quently use hoor jork th sible s akes no - in_the | of Average Car the engine be new gas new guide z, since to the throtile would ghtly wider, any en- rate smoother the closer ing driving is t leads to the ments which for in_demonstrating used 1otorist will note, the foot brake to bal- ine’s power, thus elimi- the Jjerking and ne immie (1) adjustment of points porcelain, (2) sticking wir leaks ard P 2 is valve oval r | engine be due to cart do not fully nly perform ditions ¥ need « simple points to @ ' to the thickness of a matter to he e plugs The to of thinking that ¢ spark jump nul of & plug to the by pective test is supposed o ! plug when cutting out be taken ted speeds, yack at the distributor or points ith Mi on the Quality Built Automobile at’ Caray Distr Battery A brand new 6 volt, 11 plate, full capacity storage battery fresh from the factory —a battery we can afford to back with ourrepu- tation as Battery Merchants. 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If the car wo engine is driving th five miles an hour, out the unhappy nough, , APRIL 6, 1924—PART 3 carbu- but this is usuall for an extended time, this i ) suspect pumping of oil. w springs, overheating, stic less h torist to face Any * old-timer will when reckless driver spicuous, for the simpl general public always pays to iron out the better riding it affords, but run well at low specd, foregone conclusi ot running no Tegard o g were i though It 11 enouxh. cars are said because most ciate the impor- | ndjustment | ‘mance hinges. 1) between thosc put. motoring those who were usi to grati to be Zoing W of th which perf o and thus Jonow mately. Minist drive their own will ami fello | ana 3 the What He Lacked, i le Kanss City Times, police worried countenance 2 of the drivers of experience safe * i, | n | The biurted | s, “dat’s safe | jt . I's certainly lost matter with ¥y is often surprising when some local | jailed for u flagrant But, J nthusiasm had regard for anybody who dgov ail daredeyils and few people made any distinction | seeking safer planc nis the automobile ¢ & desire to flirt with death situation is quite the | hie ref themsel ¢ at the wheels of their cars daily Tocal judges motor extensively, situation were ers are One and all bridegroom disturbed the best man.|know that motoring with sanity is | Tiptoeing up the aisle, he whispered: “What's the driver violation More Drivers, More Safety, Is View of Observer of Traffic Increase (Continued from Sixth Page.) of carburetor flodt or worn carbure — - s needle valve. rds for each individual mo- a 7 themselves Report on Reckless, “reckless minority” a glaring exception to the rule to find has been | least represent hundre on sense in driving ists appear to recall ma sts stances of foolhardiness on the of the yiolatar. 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