Evening Star Newspaper, July 27, 1924, Page 47

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. OTORS and Motor Law Complexity Blamed Upon Intersectional I gnorance Traveling in U. S. Like Crossing Europe’s Many Boundary Lines—Pedestrian Found Victimized. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. According to reports of motor tour- ists, automobiling through the United States is still very much like motor- ing throush a number of foreign countries so far as the motor regula- tions, and laws are con- cerned. Tn the opinion of experienced motor travelers, the divergenc on motor pre division of . and there are tops entirely so that pedestrians can cross in genuine among traf- traflic plans n conditions st how far the Nation can go in standardizing regulations, but it is now generally recognized that the first step in any event is for the Cali- fornian to know what the Pennsyl- vanian is in_ the matter of traffic regul and vice versa Boy t Work Cited. A safety worked in Springfield, Mass, recently rushed into print to take exception to a statement made by a Cleveland man who said that no_city was honestly working toward a when it entrusted some of its Boy Scouts. The aid that he doubted y Scouts were directing t the crossings of any Amer- v, but fajled to take the trou- ble to learn that this very situation is found in the city of Trenton, N. J. Little by little the motorist i ing to see that the country i or less unacquatnt i pen question s as to wh suited for customs of viewpoints hing short of ng that virtually PP and’ wear clothing, The people i country do n e section of the 1 te know what the people do ir her with respect to the handling of motor problems. One transcontinental driver who in- advertently violuted a traffic regulu- Jastern city explained that n in error through uncon- cting according to the reg- he had always been accus- fomed to in his pwn home town in the West. He was t though his way of doing cign_to the I the road rule E Must See All Viewpoints. wide uniform- the biggest | and con- trav ally s But the pro- s painfully ¢, and it means | that travelers must put up with sorts of inconveniences in the mean- time. Persons who are traveling ex- that local motorists a of profiting by | ht to them from outsiders take the attitude that the outsider is a motor moron and ought to_know better. It is co cd that if courts were a little more broadminded on the ject much could be done to ha the knowledge of general condi which_must preceed uniformit it is Hizzoner will offending _tourist you're Rome now and yow've got to do as the Romans do.” If they would let the Greek tell his story maybe the Romans would discover that they would promptly follow suit. were doing things tne wrong way The rest of the Nation has done | round. nothing_so flattering to Detroit be- | The cause the idea of always going to | ferenc the right is not new. It has been | trators will do much to show that in operation in the city of Hartfc the country is dividea Into egotistical Conn., for example, long enough to | motor camps with respect to rules convince the people thereabout that Jut the biggest re- : motoris from the ncourages | a ch, in the | hing unde- | This | men who L the viewy of those of another. Detroit, for instance, n of recently in- speeding up This was widely od means of minimizing Detroit motori #et about town, and it began to look to the Di as though the rest of the Nation stern and mid-western con- of motor vehicle adminis- run, sirable for the People who like Hartford ways in moti that the pede chance and th pedestrian comp futile Not only has the plan of re pedestrians failed in Hartford, automobile drivers to usurp their priv the view taken by busines contend that the matter 1 cities which, wbile rezulation should par- some traffic al- e di keted on virtually the same p throughout the country is because the public in Oregon ands exactly | ¢ the same servic Florida The public i buys the same food pr public_in Dover, Del. and thls 1s due to the fact that all the problems of sales and distribution have been solved in order to meet the demand. (Copsrigh with regula- ulating but 1i This is the theory of Boston tra which is utterly different from t found in Detr Hartford. 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Grades are often actually steeper than This lwcl: lessened tire to humps, or “thank- which often’ double the 4 time when the engine has nough to do to make the average If you would be ning the engine at 15 miles an ame average grade you would aining it at 20 over a country that are used extensively over roads should be examined economical, this new and larger power plant rankswith the outstanding motors of the day. Its speed, acceleration and hill climbing powers were never before offered in any car of comparable size and price. Balloon Tires Nor was such a low priced car ever so comfortableat all speeds. Scientificallyhung springs prevent side-sway. A longer wheel base eliminates jouncing. And the genuine balloon tires which are furnished at no extra cost turn all roads into boulevards. 4-Wheel Brakes Front wheel brakes are optional at a few dollars extra. These are of Cleveland Six design. Their efficiency and simplicity are exceptional. 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The first Jewetts built are still beating other cars up hills—passing them on the road ~—pulling away first in traffic BY JAMES A. (JIMMY) MURPHY, The wise motorlst does not embark | dentally, do not make the mistake of on a tour of some hundreds of 1iles' | Mo duration without preparing The tour, even though | it be only for a week end, involves continuous running that may last for | g hours without a_si | it es: moving parts should To illustrate: of 300 miles or more, where the |cult. are driven at high speed all the | these should be f way, makes necess Now. to overhaul pletely in preparation for the ordi- nary “tour at presumably speed, but it is necessary to give t tioned at the beginning of there overhauling of the en- If the carbon has not been valves ground for some 3,000 miles previous to the tour it is advisable to have operations carried out before stal engine will ha removed nor the =0 that the refilled operation, h LI 1800 14th Street N.W. Branch—Richmond, Va., 1804 W. Broad Street CLEVELAND AUTOMOBILE COMPANY - LEVELAN “Easiest Car in the World io Take Care of” 2015 14th St. N.W. CLEVELAND D SIX {~—ori long vacation trails. \_~—outperforming everywhere. Autoist Should e For Ordeal or Week End Journey \General Overhauling sary, But Minor Precautions Are Often Real Trouble 19 grease. Ge lium for trar his car | join or motor car |holts and simi Some cars the tour and then very day. the engine reful gear, stecring the "drag links | Knuckles all shou moderate If thé wheel be There are two important matters | repacked within th to receive attention—lubrication and Lubri i |done. Finally. |always filled with If your car has metal these should be repacked with ordinary he Steering sy lubrication joint 1d have Will Do Whole | of running T would 1u extended to include b chimz ay Not Be Neces- avers. Tubricant. Tnei r oil is the proper smission and rear universal cup grease pressure lubr ling un shacklc not dift oil cups, and ed before the start should be watch tem_should ¥ at the attention Job. gs have not beey and last 4,000 mile dvise having it & motor and such other 0 miles of runnin do so before you start and refill with And right here let me say | that the only oil to use i body recom the builder of your particular car. Extra Quart of Oil. If the tour is to lead you over good, smooth roads and you intend to clip off thirty-five or forty miles an hour fairly consistently put an extra quart crankcase, Voir to such an extent resuits. Next tighten all water hose connec- | tions, so that no water leaks out sure that the fan belt is not stipping. | by the way, drop a spare belt in the tool box, just in case of A spare fan belt is a handy | ent to hav cause something alwa wrong with this part of the cooling system when the car is miles from a | a good will o the nded by | . ie car for a entire ten pounds below but do not | the tire the ght to Be around, be- seems to go |pre - n the patches for is no need to go luck side, W would e proce en both thes | plenty of power on the hills and also | to_prevent overheating. d e because ep More than 100,000 Jewetts— with over 1,000,000,000 miles of travel on their speedometers —have proved Jewett’s supe- riority to light six&s! They have proved its remarkable riding comfort, power, performance, sturdy reliability. Drive It for Proof Come in for a demonstration. Drive the Jewett yourself and prove our claims. 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