Evening Star Newspaper, June 1, 1924, Page 59

Use of Side Roads Advised ~ For Motor Camping Parties Offer Route Relieved of Congestion| BY WILLIAWM wtorist TLLMAN, Who is too new e like beaten tracks ping wenient extensive oft @ bit of motor there tind touring and rout en is a0 out very way Many thousands tiie side roads within their own coun- ther zive one a zlimpse of the sort of thing seasoned torists are going to so in for more nsively this year than ever be- S is mueh irst rule of touring Ability to ordin: u under natur and hlazed new trails with heir faithful gas bussics. 1t may n like a very obvious statement that is only because motordom it means to t 50 wedded s into the fears to st > motor traffic that he glane de roads with awe and lrave the concrete stretehes Tesitate at Mud. Motorists who hesitate to zet mud dn the tires and dust on the hood cannot b ‘ted to be led to the L of 1he n 1d the pitched with any degree of ss, un- process is gradual and logi- is why many 1 sts who are beginning to \ fact that, in_orde ak they must first 1 thait’ Sanasy. Aclves svith consideration for nature and the artificialities of highway majority of less than parading hoods, painted spares sedans, When oeccup reathing their own air a {n their unseasonably smug cars they're breathing in carbon monoxide 1rom the exhausts of cars in front of them. Scenery conslsts of bumpers nd motor cops with an occa- sional “No Parking” sign for good measure. It isn't what hiy and nits to be. > Secks Crowded Highways. Motorists who seek the crow zhways for recreation are not 3 sing themselves an Injustice, but present serious handicap to those ng-distance tourists who must use © main trunk lines for the sake of simplicity, Tf motoriets who have no need of monopolizing the main _highwavs would seek the side roads for recrea- ion they would be taking the first 2nd most important step toward the eater motoring that lles beyond, und they would be considerably sim- alifying touring conditions. “There ded Usually Found on Main Highways, Besides Presenting Scenic Marvels to kuow exactly whether | discovering that along | { use | ment | fondling | following the | = matter 1 recreational | motoring should be, nor what it needs | time when they will wish high iy w v up with people who are just Killing ersists in fect that range of going a nge notion cles to the t out of thi n traflic by » away from home. A fifteen-mile drive is understood to mean fifteen miles of traffic, but fifty miles is often considered as sufficient to initiate into the “real coun- try. Mileage Means Unfortunately out with any deg a motorist who 3 from home finds himsclf in the throes of | worse tramic than he is normal d o ‘U the ional mo mile 't work Many | thut counts in | but the selec ediz. Main high- lead to tite ve thing desires to get away from. That is why the season- | “d tourist or camper studies his side toads and automatically takes the first_step by getting off the beaten track. Tt 1« truc that he may be obliged to the muin-traveled routes in order ch at the ecarliest possible mo- particular locality where he 1% to tour and camp as fancy die- tates, but even so he usually manages to apply some rules that help him get h recreation out of the pre- possible. nce. when he tours his time is his own, and accordingly there i< uo zood reason why he should set cut at u time \ the highw Fan with to re: on that urday of all the year he d the afternoon regalia_and that he has everything nding a hec- ghwayful of they are get- their cars by Comn most wonderful § would prefer to s the making sure lie needs, rather than sy tic afternoon amid a 1 motorists who imagine ting the most out of leader. Early Stop Helpful. The tourist might try another_pl He might cut over into some of thé & country nd mp out for the night of practice. 1t would be one more night in the open, and if he found | that hi; paraphernalia was not com- | plete it would be a simple matter to re- turn home a few mnutes before setting | morning. In any event | able to get a start at a time of the day when the roads would not be crowded. He would cut over into » side roads when traffic developed. mp ont again and cor his way on Monday morning One can make the best time between the hours of 4 and 9 on a summer or | fall morning. The main highways are the way many never conceive them as being. The air is fresh and invigorat- ing. The engine has snap and vigor. The seasoned tourist who wants to have a change of scenery and atmosphere every (Continued on enth Page. Unusually Attractive . Time-Payment Plan THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, DOWN THE ROAD—Where Ignorance Is Bliss. D. C, JUNE 1, 1924—PART 3. I 1 | i ar is being rcpainted will ofttimes bring it right into style. At the re- cent automobiles shows many dealers | vastly improved their cars—and par- | ticularly the disc wheels—by means | of stripping. BROKEN CHAIN POINTER. the engine pa \hich: have deipped |y et engine gets damed up in- | 2¢ bang running off to the road, and [but it's . the flywheel in dipping into it splash- |the outs] When the car bounces ©s the liqud compound all around |into holes the fénder will come down under the floorboards. Where fly- |closer to the wheel and the chain will wheels are entirely encased, of |strike harder. Slow up when going course, this does got apply. over the rough places, or steer round 1f the lines of fhe car ire a little |them. Better still, remove the broken out.of date a littlo striping when the cross chain STRIPLING HELPS CAR. Looks Greatly Improved by Lit- tle Touches in Painting. leak fiywheel | alation around the an accun That oil may broken cross chain 1 u hole through the fender chipping off the ensmel may to | DELAY PROVES COSTLY. Auto Repairs Put Off Mean Double on | fo they not only have today's job to do, but tomorrow's as well. Each day makes certain demands upon the car, and unless the car re- enable it to meet these requirements satisfactorily the car must go to the shop frequently in order to get caught up. The sensilbie thing to do i® to endeavor to do tomorrow's job Work Tomorrow. i s i opular w »f taking care NEXT WAR AUTO FIGHT. tomobile. but it is also 5% the of po arity of the aut bile = A A + f ity O e 0 tomoblle | motorized it is plain to be seen that | the job tomorrow—in fact, [the next war will be an automobile ler. But most car owners seem (0| war with General Motors in com- T e T £o™°® [ mand of the American forces. 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The rugged frame is braced with five massive crossmembers, two of the tubular type. walls are bored with positive accuracy so theywon’t be scored ordevelop piston seizure. Come in today and prove all these claims to your own satisfaction! And learn first-hand why Nash is able to give greater value at less cost! Hurley Motor Company, 1522 14th Street, Phone North 6462 Open Evenings and Sunday Brake-Lining Expert Advises Gives Simple Instructions as Guide for Motorists—Describes Objections to Locking Rear W heels. BY FREDERICK C. STANLEY, PR.D..| Chairman Research and Technical Committee, Anbestos Brake Lining | Assoelation. i There are two jmpressive ways of emphasizing the need of good brakes on all motor vehlcles, investigating | the startling statistics of brakes- wouldn't-hold accidents and examin- | ing the chart of stopping distances | at relative speeds. When the -chart is first studied, invariably the ordi nary driver asserts fn more or less| authoritative tone that he can make | the stop In half the distance. We have frequently heard the statement that a stop at 20 miles an hour can made in a car's length with wheel brakes only. The average man | is a poor judge of distance, which i why per cent of golfers’ putts | short and the present foaming bever- | age called ‘“near” beer. A_ca: length at “20 per” is impossible, wimost all of the cars energy must | be absorbed between the lining and the drum, or, in case of locked wheels, by the friction of the tire on the pavement. Tt i8 hard to realize that in brak- fng all retarding effort muwst de- pend on the friction of tires on road. | This fact can easily be grasped by | running your car over u pond of ice | wnd applying bra We have ys 4u whi are working 2 disadvantag plying brake motor _ vehicles—we must employ pressure on . radius smialler than | that of the tire and must emplo urfaces on which ictional fency is less than it is between tir and pavemen We now have nearly 15000000 motor vehicles using the roads, and investigation shows that about 20| r cent of them L e defective brakes. Motor-driven vehicles are| killing men, women, and children | every day, and in some of our large ‘ be | rvear | is cities the average mortality from motor accidents is more one a day. How can this rate be reduced? We have tried to limit speed. about as much succes: uforced prohibition. The our motor cars in tee their brain children cighty miles per hour on the roud. The purchaser buys the car becaus its high power and speed. Tt is hu ture to use some of this speed | d where the driver considers ably safe. To secure safety by the limitation of speed is impos- sible. because there is no widespread public opinion against it. There is at cy to set mo limit, but to punish recklessness. Ia it not reckless to drive any mo. than artling mortality with have ers of show with law enforcement {ou the | the locking neces: lof eficiency: {trafiic, tor vehicle with ficient brakes?” If we agree on the answer to this question and .admit that effective brake control is a reasonable demand necessary to reduce mortality, we hall have public opinion working and a fair this frightfu) defectlve or inef- chance of reducing motor-murdering. What shall we do with our brakes” All car owners and drivers should est them frequentl. How shall they be tested Brakes can he tested v the folowing method ery casily When th |ear s running about twenty miles a1 hour, apply brakes cnongh to nd then cxamine the ma pavement. If thes ar wou may be sure that efficient fail to lock either rea: fail repeatedly. you brakes have not their maximum efli ciency. Please observe that we sa mauximum. We do not claim that the: o inefficient. In fact, it is possibl- o have brakes that will not locl wheels just as efficient as those that wheels cqual, you brakes In casc wheel. and | will lock wheels, but this is ke cal sulating in advance the exact amour »f money required to make a pro J ed trip and have nothing in re Serve. It is really worse in case o brakee, as you have no ready means of judging your efficiency unless vo have the maximum. Of course, we do not advise locklny wheels when using brakes in traffic s it increases the tendency to skic destroys tires. On wet pave if brakes are applied so as t« lock twheels, their application w decrease control and we must realiz thut it is much easier to lock wheels on slippery ment. Even with skid -hains on the locking of the wheels usually renders chains useless, a: rily occurs whil: the tire rests on the pavement be tween two cross chains. With all these cbjections to lock ing wheels, why do we recommend as a test Just because it's the maximum Umi however, considert of locking wheels brakes are most efficient i mediately before The eficienc upon nine_facto meter of the hanical adva and drum or what is cd leveraze. (3) the the pec 4y the of lin of weight on character of tion, ete. (7) brake equalization, the average clearance of ng ant druni, and (9) the cktent of wrappins which the brake permits. In statin: these factors, we are assuming th (Continued on Seventh Page.) the dang pavenient 5 Priced Low at $2190 f. 0. b. factory Six Sedan Seven Passengers 1274nch Wheelbase Five Disc Wheels and Nash Self-Mounting Carrier $25 additienal Associate Dealers Myers Bros.. Alozandria, Va. Birvon-Nash Motor Co., Clarendon, Va Williamson & Robinson, Olifton Forgs, Va. H. L. Lookhart. Govington va.* Durant & Son Motor Co.. Culpeper, Va Leeland Motor Company. Danville, Va A. B. Alexander, Draper. Va. Nash Garage. Gaithersburg. W. J. Umstead, Kensington, Thomas P. McDon e Md. La Plata, Boyles & Hayden, Leonardtown, Lynohburg Motor Co.. Lynchburg, L. M. Von Schilling, Newport News. Noriolk, Va. Richmond. Va. Beasley-Nash Motor C White Aute Bervice C Va: Va. Rutrough-Gilbert Moters, Inc., Roanoke, Vs Nush-Rinker Motor Co.. Washington, D. C.