Evening Star Newspaper, June 8, 1924, Page 63

UNIFORM AUTO RULES FOR U. S. FORECAST Hoover Asks Maryland Official to Join in Accident Data - Coliection. CAREFUL TESTS ,EXPECTED Physical and Mental Examination for Drivers Likely. BALTIMORE, June 7.—What is re- sarded here as the first step in @ plan for uniform autemobile regulations throughout the United States came to light yesterday in a letter recelved by Automobile Commissioner E. Austin Baughman from Herbert Hoover, Sec- retary of Commerce. The letter asks Commissioner Baughman to serve on a committee composed largely of state automobile commissioners for the collection of data on the causes of automobile ac- eldents in the country Later in this v mates, the committee, after it has fin- ished 'the work of coblecting infor- mation, may be asked to meet in Mr. Hoover's office in Washington to pre- pare tentative regulations for all states. Physical and Mental Tests. ‘These regulations would be along the lines alread) v land under th the letter inti- careful examin and mental ability of applicants > licenses Commissioner Baughman sent let- ters to the automobile commissioners of the District of Columbia, Pennsyl- vania, Ohio, Virginia and West v asking their co-opera- tion in Maryland's drive to do away with obscure markers on automobiles. In his letter Commissioner Baugh- man explained that he is desirous of protecting the automobile drivers of other states from arrest for carrying obscure markers when they reach Maryland. = T T MAY BE AN UNOILED BOLT. That creaking and rattling _you hear “down deep” in the back of the car may be simply an unoiled shackle Folt. ~ Any rust which collects be- tween the bolt and washer is likely to make such & noise, while the metal parts_of the car amplify it. A little Kerosene squirted over the bolt should be the first remedy. Then a crous bath of Revolutionary Results Told | Walter P. The Sunday Motorist An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN, chantment to the tour when 2909 of the 3,000 miles are behind. Honeymoon Highway. Another Jurie dToves that the motor car has upset another conventionality. This time it i« the honeymoon. Time was when the bride and groom boarded the train for Niagara Falls or took the might boat for Albany. But times have changed. Now the bride and groom step into the smart coupe and see both Niagara and the Hudson, with all points in between and around The honeymoon express has given way to the honeymoon highway, that long ribbon of the road that takes the newlyweds wherever they want to go, not only on the honeymoon trip itself but taroughout life. No modern bride considers herself as having made a good catch if her hero fa o produce a sparkling new bus for the grand, glorious occasion. And no groom is entirely satisfied with his selection unless the girl of his dreams asks him what kind of a car he is going to buy her. This keeps the groom hustling: and hustle keeps the wheels moving. Honeymoon highway, however, can be a lot m satisfactory all around if both parties won't try to hold the wheel at the same time. The road is not any too troubleproof. and if the te at all times a lot rves and rough ithout difficulty. and let Nowa- Iyweds merely paid the fare George attend to the safety days it's different Not that any cold water over ture as the honeymoon highway with its rice covered coupes. Just & warn- ing. A motor honeymoon is no safer than its pilot. Good luck be with you, honeymooners—meaning good sense. to throw ul a pie- The 01d Mechanic Says: About 50 per cent of my work is in undoin’ car owners' mistakes. I wouldn't mind it so much if they wouldn't hand me such heavy work. 1 hate to have to pull out universal joints and grapple with transmission gears. They could earily save me all this trouble and keep their money. It's just a matter of havin' a little better idea of how to balance power with the brakin' force. When I see one of these fellers around here ‘givin' 'er the gas’ o rough pie: way I might just as well set aside a week to fix him up. The universal joints are designed with the idea of lettin’ the power Sort of go around corners, If the drive to the rear was rigid somethin’ would break sure, so the engineers put in joints to cover the situation. Well, that's all right for normal trav- elin’ when roads are just ordinarily rough, but when a driver tries to force his car over a bad piece of road it means that he is asking the univer- sals to go the limit, This {s the time in his drivin’ when he ought to go very slow or throw out hig clutch and coast. The uni- versals ain't the only parts that suf- fer. Both transmission and rear end gears get strained ‘cause the wheels are bangin' around tryin' to sto while the engine has full steam ahead. All the roller bearin's get the same sort of strain. A lot of drivers don’t seem to even reed a rough road to ‘shoot’ the rear. They get just about as good results by “sudden acceleration, and then again by sudden stoppin' while toe cluteh is still engaged. If there ever was such a thing as a happy medium, T've said it. T think it drivers would look on the rear drive as a sort of rubber band that might snap if they get rough with it there'd be a lot leas trouble and a lot of money saved for better uses Three Touring Tips. ‘When caught in a heavy rain and forced to stop select a location where the car will not be on the level so that the water will run off the top instead of collecting in puddles and soaking into it. Stand the car with the front end higher than the rear so that the water will drain off to the reur instead of running down onto the hood and possibly into the engine. Inverted forks in the road are like- ly to throw vou off your course when retracking your treads over a road you think you are familiar with. As you first cover the road you do not notice that any roads lead into it from the right or left, for your at- tention is on making your choices of forked roads leading in the direction of travel. Coming back over this same road it is an easy matter to run off into one of the unrecorded invert- ;‘d forks, thereby getting hopele ost. In packing their luggage too many motor tourists forget that the grips are to be lined up aiong the running board, as a general rule, and that the contents will be sadly disarranged unless the heavy articles are put in so as to be at the bottom. Where a trunk ed and the grips are placed des it is well to figur: ut beforehand just which side of each is to be on top. Keep This in Mind. An_excessively soft tire not only Wastes gas because it occasions a drag on the engine, but because it actually decreases the circumference of the wheel (tire included). The true diameter of the tire is lessened through being flatter, and this natur- @lly lessens the circumference. The wheel and tire must revolve more times per mile. Place for Everything. Not every motorist is content to hide the tools, the jack and the vari- ous other car necessties under th front yeat. Some people belleve in using them. To do this, however, it is necessary to find convenient places in which (0 carry the tools. The reason most motorists leave the repair cquipment where the manufacturer originally put it is because they cannot scem Lo find & better place to carry the equin- ment “en masse.” But why carry the tools all in one pluce? It's usually more convenlient to have certain tools in certain places. For Instance, one driver finds that the monkey-wrench and the screw driver are two of the most essential *ools in his kit. He finds that he can keep things tight, the spark plug clean, the clutch adjusted and the hLorn in tune by having these two ur- ticles handy. The result is that he carrieg them in the side pocket next the driving seat, where he can always obtain them without inconvenlencing any one. He discovers that there was a very excellent place stantly The rods for the rain curtains both- ered him until he discovered that they would be conveniently out of the way if pluced under the tonncau floor mat at a point where the mat is not walked on. It solved that probl These, and many more, he stum! upon after using the for th years, proving bevond a doubt thit finding a place for everything is a matter of observation. Look arourd your car. Maybe some bright idca will occur to you. In the Night. That a will e reached sooner at night, or will seem to be, is evidenced a-plenty that most people exceed their eyesight in night driving. Plainly a case of outdriving vision. corner always Points Worth Noting. Nuts and bolts that receive a quan- tity of Iubrication from adjacent parts come loose more readily than those which are always so dry as to become rusty. This is also truc spring _clips, particularly the large ones that 4 the center of the spring to the axle. Lubrication from the springs find its way to the bolts and keeps them from “freesing.” Lengtnening the steering tle rod brings the front ends of the front wheels closer together, resulting in more “toe in." Due to wear, strain and_the possibllity of slight bending of the tie rod, an old car can usually stand more lengthening of the rod and more “toe In. Saving gas Is often a mutter of Jearning to keep your foot off the ac- celerator. Many motorists do not realize it, but the more welght of the foot, or nervous tension, on the ac- celerator when waiting 'in traffic ix sufficient to give the engine more gus than it needs. When driving down grade where engine power is not needed many drivers will keep their foot on the accelerator even though the ignition has been switched oft. Feeding gas with ignition off is all right if additional compresson is de- sired as a means of checking the speed of the caur, but ordinarily it is Just u matter of waste. Car Buying Tip. Pep, snap K-up as discovered In a new wr you are not familiar with Is frequently but a matter of a too limber accelerator. Unless an ac- celerator has a checking device or a stationary rest for the ball of the foot the driver will invariably give the engine more gas than it needs. You could get the same results by operating the hand throttle control recklessly ! Did You Know— Thut one typs of road will wear out your cur quicker thun another? When ik w choice of roads and you over the given territory con- itly endeavor to find out which d % better for your car. If there i no choice the car can usually be spared somewhat by carrying less air in te tres. May injure the rubber, the car ix paramount when it ok to saving That an easier start can be had by allowing the machine to roil back & IHitle before letting in the clutch? With the car going back slowly the engine has to overcome momentum in addition to inertia when delivering fts power. This acts like an espe- cially gentle clutch, giving an easy sturt More Truth Than Gas. Many a car ix most useful in help- ink a man hustle to get it paid for. A ‘road is as rough as the springs of your car. Jamming the gears on a lemon seems to be apple sauce for a lot of nut: ight. 1 Genuine balloon tires—standard cquipment on passenger cars. TREW MOTOR CO. (Coy Revolutionary riding and driving results have come rapidly during the past year in the development of both the Chrysler and the Maxwell. They are the fruit of an experience which bridges 20 years and the manufacture of some 2,000,000 cars. , this experience During recent months, with participation of the Chrys-, ler engineering s sharply in refinements of the most important character, which set the good Maxwell above and beyond four- cylinder cars as you have always known them. has culminated Take for instance the good Maxwell’s new practice of mounting the front end of the motor on a floating glatform spring, instead of bolting it in the ordinary way. It seems a simE difference in t rigidly into the le thing to do, but there is a world of e riding and driving results. Gone is every noticeable trace of vibration from the body of the car—but mere words can never tell the splendid effect of this new development. The great crying demand of the motoring public today is for removal of vibration and consequently greater ease of riding and driving. And the 0od Maxwell now answers that demand in a way no four-cylinder car has ever done before. Here you have at an impressively moderate price, a sturdy car which will edented ease—which you all ides with day long with unprec- al?' thggsolid conl:fort of twice its weight—which steers with a new ease—and leaves mind and body untired at the end of the day. And that is only one result of late Maxwell improve- ments. Owners are now [averaging 18,000 miles and more to a set of tires; better than valves, setti 22 miles per gallon; carbon only at 3. AUTO CLUB RESENTS ‘PROPAGANDA’ STORY .Californin Organization Deplores Reports' Reflecting on State Quarantine Comditions. Reports resching the Automobile €lub of Southern California indicate that propaganda reflecting seriously on that state is being spread throughout the country, chlefly by auto tourists who were inconvenienced by the quarantine regulations in effect there some weeks ago. With the end in view of providing authentic information regarding the situation there as it exists today, the following autherized and accurate state- ment is issued: “The hoof-and-mouth disease has been on the wane for weeks, follow- ing the active and drastic measures taken by the government’to stamp it out. Quarnatine Almost Lifted. “Less than 2 per cent of the 5.500.- 000 head of live stock in the state were affected. Less than 1 per cent of the state's area is now in quaran- tine. “The state of Arizona, being pri- marily a cattle country, established a strict quarantine against Califor- nia adtoists. This is still in effect, but it is expected that with the steady decline and probable early elimina- tion of the disease, this embargo will be lifted soon. “When the disease first developed in, Southern California the automo- hile club co-operated with the au- thorities in eliminating all unneces- sary travel. The idea was to use every precaution so that the discase ould not spread. These travel re- | strictions have been removed in all portions of the state except small areas where infection has existed. “These areas are on farms where there s no appeal to the visiting mo- torist. All of the national parks and national forests, embracing over 20,000,000 acres, are open, and there | never has been an embargo on mo- torists from outside the state. So far as motor touring is concerned. the state is 99 per cent.normal. “In view of the fatt that the whole country Is interested in the truns- continental motorist and profits by this travel to and from the coast. motorists at large are advised that former drastic quarantine measures no longer prevail in California, and that visitors are extended courteous con- mideration wherever they may wish to tour.” el We have an opening man of ability and expe proven selling ability a ences need apply. Previ experience not essential. e Kindly apply by lett lars. el e PN A foolreivey & Goatesteegeiesimiocfesonioaioniosots oo Dol el B e e e e o e Y SALESMAN RICKENBACKER' PRICE UP. Increase of $60 on Closed Models Effective June 1. The Rickenbacker Motor Company advised its distributors that, effe tive June 1, prices of all closcd models wers raised $60. “This is necessary because of in- creased cost of production,” says Capt. Rickenbacker, vice president of the company 12,000 head of sheep were sheared in s than nine days on u ranch near : recently. The crew earcd at the rate of from 1,400 to 00 sheep daily il el o el e B e .-M-}-}-'rfi-:«'r}’r}; :i: % for an energetic sales- rience. nd with strong refer- ous motor-truck selling Only one with er, giving tull particu- The Autocar Sales and Service Co. 1240 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, D. C. At Its Low Price this OLDSMOBILE SIX Sport Touring has no equal! Take The Engine: 1¢'s a “six”’— smooth, powerful, economical. Force feed lubrication to every rotating part insures long life. The crankshaft is extremely heavy, with bearings almost as large as the cylinders. Water cooling spaces surround all of the cylinders, valves and spark plug openings. Or The Chassis: Throughout the chassis, units of the same high quality as the engine insure long and satis- fying service. These units include Delco ignition—the finest disc clutch built—Harrison radiator—the best chassis lubrication system—unusually long and resilient springs. « SIX Sport Touring Its Correct Design: This six-cylinder Sport Touring weighs 2350 pounds—its wheelbase is 110". There’s an ideal combination—the car is light enough for economy’s sake, heavy enough to hold the road, long enough to insure comfort on the roughest roads. Or Beautiful Finish: A beautiful weathered bronze green color lends an air of distinctive beauty to this fine car. You can have your choice of finishes—either Duco or Oldsmobile color enamel. Either is far super- ior to paint. Or Complete Equipment: This Sport Touring’s equipment reads like an accessory catalogue. Tuarc steel wheels, oversize cord tires, all ee! And it's brown Spanish upholstery, tailored top with visor to match, nickeled radiator, Boyce motometer, spotlight, nickled bumpers, windshield wings, legal headlights, windshield cleaner, rear view mirror, aluminum step plates, guard rails at rear, trunk and trunk rack. And So Easy To Buy: Buying this Oldsmobile Six you can avail yourself of the General Motors easy pay- ment plan. Pay a small deposit down—and drive your up tappets and remo long intervals; main bearings rarely ifi ever replaced. The good Maxwell of today registers the premier ad- vancement among four-cylinder cars. It has been the subject of continuous and consistent improvement. car home. Why wait? Make your comparisons today— then you, too, will join the throng of 500 people a day 1321-23 Y4th Street N.W. who are buying this wonderful six! Chrysler Showroom . Genl. Ofices and Service Dept. 1612-22 You Street N.W, Its makeup includes at all vital points the same pure alloy steels found in the costliest cars. Without question, you want to get for your money the latest and the best that you can Our assurance—my personal assurance, without reser- vation—is that the good Maxwell is the car to satisfy you on all counts; and that it will satisfy you if you give it the chance. Salesroom: Open’ Evenings- and mSmdflyc 5 DISTRIBUTOR DICK MURPHY, Inc. R. J. MURPHY, President Associate Dealers: LESTER S. HOMAN Mt Rainfer, Md. DEDSMEBILE - 795 1835 14th Street Potomac 1000 MT. PLEASANT GARAGR 2424 15th St. N.W. Columbia 6625 SIX - 8§ 985 - 1075 . UNGERER MOTOR CO. 1136 Comn. Ave N.W. President and Chairman of the Board MAXWELL MOTOR SALES CORPORATION Tonvtag - - Sport Touring .- - $1135 The G: M. A. C. emtended puyment plan makes buying easy. Al prices f. o. b. Lansing. Tax extra. 915 Coupe - Sedan DeLuxe - $1245 /4