Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 63

WHITE LIGHT HELD * ACCIDENT CAUSE Move on to Change to Yel- low Diffused lllumination at Night. 137 AUTOS STOLEN IN MONTH IS RECORD 1 Baltimore Police Blame Joy-Riders and Bootleggers for Increase. BALTIMORE, April 12—The high Peak in automobile thievery in the city was reached last month, with & ! total of 137 stolen machines. Police re- covered all but nine. “THE ' SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D, U, John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. Jolin Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He is not selfish; rather he i< a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad te for the benmefit of have exploited, in an interesting way, his of the motor clan. the other 10,000,000 or more members NO. 41—ONE JOB A DAY. While waiting for a member of hia household to make a few purchases at the grocery store Smith and I drifted to our favorite topie of com- started again. “A lot of car owners think they are keeping their machines | Washington who doesn't mind having In perfect condition it they keep the Dqy. the wheels and the ‘trimminks ean and pol an they have the carbon cleaned out and the car [automobiles is going to continue. SAYS HEAVY TRAFFIC IS BOOSTING BOATING Coolican Declares Congested Roads Cause Peuple to Turn to Water. There is one wutomobile dealer in people ask him how they are going to enfoy Sunday if the increase in KXPRIL 13, 1924—PART 3. lke the water, he will remind you that thousands of other people do, and that when motor boating becomes more popular there will be more room on the highways for you. “With the development of the Packard motor for great lakes run- abouts and the exts 3 AT service to cover ‘“mot throughout ths country Coolican, “there is going amazing increase in the popularity of the lakes, rivers and inland water- ways for pleasure purposes. This is going to furnish a lot of real enjoy- ment and fecreation for those who find the highways crowded on holi- days and Sundays. And al the same time, it will make motoring pleas- anter for those who do not care for the water. d | the ks S K - RECORD AUTO OUTPUT. 1,040,755 Made in First Quarter of 1924. Production of motor vehicles for first quarter of 1924 totaled 1,040,755, which Is the largest out- - | put on record Zor this perfod of the year, according to figures supplied ), Weather in by the National Automob!le Chamber of Commerce. BEach month exceeded ——————— the corresponding month in 182§, and the three months' total was 13 per vent above the @irst quarter a vear ugo, it Is stuted The March figures total ‘ slightly more than in March las vear, and a 2% per cent drop from Feb. ruary this year. Drought on the Pacific coast, the heavy production schedules of ¥eb ruapy, and the prevalence of bad many sections of the country slowed up sales and putpat sharply during the early part of Narch, it 1 reported systematically greased. A lot of them paring notes on our motoring experi- [don't realize that oven this fs neces- - mary. but, of course, you learned the | P¢" ©f people on the roads Sunday ences. A |onpeh.~nrmt cll]r ‘:’n B T Ta, TouLIsrnan e | risenoon. Obhr | Cuslian. savrely car furnished the proper lead. Iy after you bought. the car. 1 called [suggests that you go in for motor “Ihese are the little things that|the plan the ‘instaliment idea’ be boating. And If you say yom donm't pave the way for the most serious| CAuUse you give the car a little atten % ¥ ble you can have” I began. “Un-|{i0n every day. But those who ——— this clip I tghtened so that it | joarRed Row to take care of their cars e 00 roogy hold the legves on the spring | 0¥ titis simple method very often for- | ¥ 0T reeds Armly there. 1a Going to bo trouble | Ket that ma other less conspicuous | 3, O more. Tm when the car geis & (wisting motion e n T the car Aroin reguler need BETH ) 1i the SUtOmMEBIs repair Work in B O O e rar | L0uCh when' they wre doing some big | {Me Which drivers apend lounging in r ropair job on your car. Thewe are|thelr cars while wai for thix, that the sort of things which b up on | Ahd the other fellow,” 1 added. you gradualiy and make your car a|, ' BUt vyou forget"” Smith wrgued, candidate for the junk pile. | “when « man ix driving a ‘But there is a way to solva this]d0esn’t want to get his hands a enlarge upon the(dirty, especially when he hasn't any Malke up your |Mesns of cleaning them without go- on the car, | {NE out of the way for soup and water. but not when you are taking the car | JU8t 100k at my hande.” out the garage or putting it back.| “If that's the reul rewson why yo You ‘necd that time for greasing,|Bave been putting off the datly a aning and polishing. ~Some time [i¢Ntion to your car” I retorte during the day you will find a few | .then let me give you & Iittle ti moments when you haven't anything | Kerosens s the best thing to clean to do %|dirt and grease off hands. our tool kit and tighten that loose | little Bottle of it with you in the d 1 up that cut in the |®8d When the job is over apply a Tubber putty, clean | i€ of it to your hands with a clea » strafner in the vacuum tank, | IN€ rag and watch It work. Remem- | flected back by the fog particies r a file —because he hadn't | adjust the fan b little tighter, well- {yellow light pierces a fog. Th SAry tool h stributor and breaker blinded. |1 have said, there is the ele of | 2 £ e le felt under the iVer shuts off the | hypnosis. 3 ards o that they " ther risk collision. | “A subcommitte - ‘hether the head- stop or ne de and risk the | engineering standards burned out or ditch. The driver of the car with {already mmended t are disconnected, the offending lights, if he shuts them [the color d form of head an the commutator of the neglect- oft sudde experience marked j automobile manufacturers. @ horn motor and adjust the shaft so ocul om extreme bril- 1 eliminate many of as to make it louder—' l Maney to darkness also in ' aut c CHICAGO, When you complain about the num Arivers “The man with & boat will use his car to reach it, to be sure, but he . Service— will use roads that are off the beaten truck. Thus his presence will not be 1y - for Every Make! particularly noticeable on Sundays. have his recreation withoat y_annoying anybody else, Just because you do not hap- pen to have a Willard Battery in your car, makes you none the less welcome here. We are glad to test and fill your battery, or to recharge or repair it, what- ever its make. $16.65 Washington-Battery-Company 1621-23 L Street NW. Main 180 Or Any Aatherized April 12.—Hypnotismh of | Police, however. declare there are by the brilllant white lights | N0 organized bands of auto thieves automobiles causes | in Baltimore! Approximately 85 per| cidents in night driving, ac- | cent of the automobiles reported as to Richard E. Kropf, supremc | Missing were found abandoned a few regent of the Royal Afcanum. who |hours after their disappearance. Joy- Adressed Bty maeting e Ex. | Tiers and bootleggers are blamed sad 2 foty n ting here. Bx. At present, police say, it is the joy- Perts insist that watch the road | rider,” the fellow who know how to} drive a car and “borrows” one he Hoieia sees idle who is giving the most | trounle excellent reasons may be | The bootlegger who is for changing automobil ransporting liguor in his own mu- hine, arrested, has his machine zed by the government, it was said, r this reason he has resorted to ing the automobile of others for purpose Since Junuary 1 show a total of 3 i the citr. Of this number. | recovered by police. For th | period of last year 280 were and the c 11 that attention aad | ¥ii use - Also come to enjoy his ride to the ;'.llllln( to give this waterway. ““This will leave the main highwavs open to long-distance travelers, woek days, while the seconda; will come Into popularity w who are out motoring for pleasure. Motor boating will & hoom to motoring, and vice versa.” lights from white Ii concen “d to yellow light diffused,” serted Mr. Kropf, who as head o 1 Arcanun nation-wide accid Paign among the that order in the Caniida WHEN FAN BELT SLIPS. If caught with a slipping fan belt | and no wrenches with which to make the change of adfustment slip the belt off the upper puliey a moment und wrap some string or cord nround the | pulley, tylng the ends securely. Thi: will “give the belt more ‘traction” against the pulley and also serve to take up a little more of the slack r cha a wrench from began trying to uddenly he stopped e inquiringly. The d up as far as it would stolen. t the clip was still loose, — nis.” 1 said, poigting to & tube the spring through which )1t runs. Smith nodded. “Well, it cvident to you that this tub. is too wide and that when you try to n the holt you are skmply trying this tube?” the trouble a mornent cary oa tost and A1 It." nd to do one jeb & d records s stolen were same police machin Like Vight Driving. “With white cor driver "has the driving th lannger it he continues at the same | rate of speed Will Not Pemetrate Fo. Another condemnation of white light is that it will {rate fog wince ils blue ray t darkness headlights his they do during HINT FOR LAZY DRIVERS. Don't bother to step out of the car to see if the cooling system is steaming a little or forcing water out the over- flow. Just stop the car and back up a few feet. If there fs no steam and no water o nth ground. all's well. F. true fnterest in the o ber. “Drivers appre being will find a wa glaring white headlights are Unless th Next week: Downhill (Copyright, 1928, v the Tliman Featoce Sarvice.) 4 nut was fr P further shis to | just enough to tighten the clip against ion on | th leaves. ] an put that down as vour job for today.” I said, when we had and is That's enough.” Smith interrupted. A Car Such as You've Never Driven Before! OU haven't the faintest idea of what this big, handsome Six will do until you try it out. . - P N\ Here’s a car for crowded places as well as the i . ; s open road. t on honor to honor its Builders . Built on :_) _ S ] Takeit through traffic where you need quick action and easy handlinj. Note its saucy confidence as it weaves effortlessly in and out at walking speed. No choking—no balking—no sputtering, here. With theflash of the semaphore—giveit gas. Feel it leap from under you like a thoroughbred given the rein. See how it leaves the crowd behind. Then you realize there isadifference in driving a Peerless Six. 4-Wheel Brakes for Safety Yet, instantly when needed, the hydraulic 4-wheel brakes bring you to a safe, smooth, skidless stop. Now out to the open road! Let ‘er go until the telephone poles look like a picket fence. Climb the long hills without a thought of shifting gears. Don’t mind the ruts for this sturdy car is built for hard, gruelling service. You've never seen a Six perform like it. The deep upholstery snuggles against you. Ab- solute relaxation holds you in its soothing grasp. You are rested as the Peerless Six piles up the miles. Riding becomes an actual luxury. Surely, to own the Six is to possess a car that is truly Peerless. For whether it’s an Eight or a Six—after all it's a Peerless. 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