Evening Star Newspaper, February 1, 1925, Page 65

Dealer Learn Vehicles and Pedes- Pedestrians Barred From Tracks, omple 1 SEES SAFETY IDEAL IN RAILROAD PLAN More Says People Must |edoe or it that trians Won’t Mix. | Gason n of trying to do the the opinfon of ¢. H.|danger. al distributor of Wills | Experi 1 Cleveland cars, s lesson from the |for, becy ways, he Says ing motor trans | How | bility tor motorists and cupy the same traf i h safety h {passirs itely barred & except at grade says, “and the rail parently satisfied that safety through elimi- e conflicts will not be all grade crossings abolished. The rallroads have 1tly endeavored to keep their art from all other forms, nozzle o ic of the fdea. v advantages of th ¥ one it s strang trect and highwa la sugge ers | probably c | tortsts, ved to stroll there woul fa to remember, be a s high as it is in our Sem i | tributor- as controlled by the driver from | - is seldom {know that there is always the |between the nietal nos {gas nose ted by th |a smaller scale, he driver of the passenger car? along |longer dangerous. i iAniwers to The Sunday Motorist THE “SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FEBRUARY 1 An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN dangerous than a littie knowl- a car is much knowledge about is not so. Your Gasoline Hazard. 1e is, inherently, far less dan- of motoring. owner feels that he undue liberties with gasoline is ever, prepared for fence shows that the greatest are those one is not prepared ause a hazard is judged by the | seriousness of its resuits. example, DOSEi- ing the gap of .the rubber and the metal neck of the > How may know that this ¢ static electricity of the fuel in } of the gas hose to it is advo- many motorists, for f & spark J pe is the result from one « r? How many know thi recommended by safe that a copper wire be run from the of such ‘gas hoses to the metal connection at the pump, thus grounding the hose and preventing the discharge of static electricity? How many realize that the slim chain that dangles from the motor tank wagon ix the method of grounding any never been any ques- [ble discharge of static electri possi- and stion of the caution which, on must be exercised by now and then some frightful brings these points hame to otorists who never live to bene- the experience. Such things wouldn’t happen {f fewer mo- believed that gasoline is no Now You Have It. Last Week's Questions.) i-automatic ance for the s a variation of the usual dis- timer in which the spark auto- ¢ advances bevond the her |the steering post as the engine runs d the |faster 1t is accomplished by means of a|the distributor rotor. 1 stop. |a device attached to the under side of With this type f ignition control there is comparatively le danger of a backfire when crank- with the spark lever set in the ad- e position. KEugines so equipped sity says that 50 years from now peo. ple wiil be going to business on mo- tor roller skates. He believes that the parking problem will foree it upon us. A motorist suggests that all!'the small license pumbers. be resexved for drivers who need - watching:, , He thinks that even the victim of ap’ .L- cident has a better chgnoce of ing “91" than of remembeéring 368" 4 Postmaster Generdl New has agked for exemptions from- technital trac regulations for postal automobiles: Iry the interests of ths postal service, he¢ contends, It is' Oftefi necassary for postal drivers momentarity to viclate parking rules. A Washington_association planp to conduct & “pedestrian count” in:ord{ der to determine where .congestfan ts worst and where police protection: iy most urgently needed. Better Rl.ilwny Brakes: Announcement that the "American hz\flv\n\ Assoclation has arranged for :omprehensive investigation ‘and study of power brakes leads to.ihe speculation as to whether the Tall: ways are awakening to the fact that they are not as up-to-date in this respect as the automobile. How many rallway grade-crossing accide instance, are directly the ri the fnability of stopping trains w reasonable distance? Th Limited, running from hicago, averages but 45 hour. A car with four-wheel brakes running that speed can stop in less than 150 feet. What about the aver- age train? New Motoring Problem. Motordom has a new problem. With cars equipped with four-wheal brakes it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine how- fast such machines were traveling prior to an accident or collision. With two-wheel brakes that lock, the rear tires invariably make long tale marks on the pavement. With ape measure and a little mathe- matics the raute of speed is easily de- termined. But all this is impossible with cars that do not slide because their four brakes do not lock. How are they going to tell how fast a motorist was going prior to a col- lisfon? The emergency brakes still lock the rear wheels, but few motor- ists use these in an emergency, and {| wabble umlel‘-‘sh.flly 12 Grade Crossings In District Slated For Elimination Elimination of two grade crossings in the vicinity of Washington will be accomplished this year, according to John N. Mackall, chafrman of the Maryland State Roads Commission. The crossing at Silver Spring, where the State road Intersects the Baltimore and Ohfo tracks; -will be mide safe for Washington motorists by fyninihk a tunnel underithe tracks. BExcavitigh on ‘' this’ profect already ‘has been: stirted’ - Plang’ ard’' being made %o ‘eHiuinate ‘also. this. crossing at HyatteyMle, ‘on - thér WWashingtorn bbulevard, by the construction of an overbead crossing ‘for vehfcles: . The Maryland commission. has under con- struction the elimination, of -grade rroulnp at.Stepney, on the Philadel 50 long as the Wheslitself is {nitrue: White: dempuntable ‘tima have many advantages, Jt'is true that careless use of them often Festlts'tn throwing the:tirey out,of3ine and making them Tt is & Matter of knowing .the lmftations of. the article ydu are ‘using and of catering to it accordingly, That a slight fender: collision at the front of the tar may throw one or, both.of the headlighfs out of fo- cus.. Headlights are frequently at- tached to the fenders, or at least, to a cross-rod braced from the fenders. Thus it requires but a slight change in the position of either fender to throw a headlight out of adjustment If a front fender has been struck and straightened out again better test the headlights to make sure that every- thing is in order. Three Trafiic Tricks. If pedestrains do not respond to your horring when driving about the city after dark, try switching on the headlights an {nstant whén approach- Ing a crossing where you have heen granted the right of way. When the héadlights are “on” 4 pedestrian loses conception of the speed of your car and gets out of the way in the belief that you are traveling fast. If there are rules against using the headlights in the city just a mere flash now and again will be con- strued as a mere accident on your part. The police would rather have you do this than rasp them with that everlastingly noisy horn. Always signal your Intentions of stopping or turning when approach- ing a city crossing even if traffic is light and you see no car in vour rear-view mirror. AUTOMATIC CAR STOP DEVICE IS DESCRIBED Magnet at Danger Points, Operated by Electricity, Will Halt Auto, Inventor Says. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 31.—A device which would automatically stop &n aytomobile golng more than 15 miles an hoiir was described hers before safety officials. It is for use in re- ducing the speed of motor cars at cro#sroads, grade crossings and other danger points. The {nventor i ‘Charles Adler, jr., inventor of auto- matic railroad signal lights The devics calls for a large mag- net buried in the road near the dan- Eer point. By means of an electrical Gevice attached to an Ignition switch the ignition circuit of a car would be broken if it ran past the magnet at more than 15 miles an hour, which would necessitate the motorist stop- ping and restoring the gircult. complicated to a point where there may be unother machine coming down a street to your rear that does not show in your mirror. Remember that in the city there is atways someone to measure the marks of your sliding tires on the pavement should you be Involved in an aceident. From this they can ascertain wheth- er or not you were keeping within the speed limit. ‘Worth Remembering. Make it a habit to look at the pavement in back of your car when you have stopped to park. Uncon- sclously many drivers stop far more suddenly than is necessary, thus leav- ing tire marks in the case of two- wheel brakes. So long as you have made that mistake. at least compen- sate for it by seelng whether your brakes are in equal adjustment. The tread marks will tell. ‘What's the Answer. 1. What is meant by the term “servo” with reference to brake ys- tems for cars? 2. What s a houstng? 3. Why should the car be used df- rectly after adding water to the bat- tery, and why should the engine be warm before servicing the battery? (Think these questfons over during the week and then check your con- clusions against the answers in this column next Sunday.) (Copyright, “banjo” type axle 1925—PART 3. N XA AN AN AAANNA ANNOUNCEMENT We wish to inform our patrons that we have been, and still are, official sales and service representatives for THE AMERICAN BOSCH MAGNETO (0. Since 1912 WQ"AISO Officially Represent in STARTING, LIGHTING AND IGNITION Bosch, Westinghouse, North-East, Bijur, Leece-Nevlle, Wagner, Gray-Davis, Delco and Remy MAGNETOS Bosch, Splitdorf, Simms, Berling K-W and Webster HORNS North-East, Sparton and Klaxon SPEEDOMETERS KN Johns-Manville, A. C. and North-East knock a little when driving fast up a steep hill, sin the spark may an- tomatically adv beyond the desired oint o stopped by retard it from the hand con- {trol in the usual manner. 2. Brakes will stay edestriuns, hat the average driver will look out them, while the average driver cels that a quick stop might be a | however, to think the four-wheel service brakes would | complicate matters anyway. “Link-Belt” Timing Chains For All Cars “Name Your Car” We Have Your Service Miller-Dudley Company Established 1910 Phones North 15834853 1716 Fourteenth St. N.W. e AN‘\OUI\C!:\IE‘\T JACOBI & HARRISON Announce the Opening of a FIRST-CLASS AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP Equipped With Up-to-Date Machinery Located at TRAYMORE GARAGE 1119 21st STREET N.W. STORAGE REPAIRING WASHING Our Expenence Dates Back Twenty-five A Trigd Will Comgince You We repair all makes of cars. Bring your car to us and have it repaired right. Quick service. Work must be right or you won’t have to pay. We mean it. TELEPHONE FRANKLIN 48% NIGHT CALL ADAMS 5838 Did You Know— That one type of intake manifold | carries. two small sumps, or wells, into which raw gasoline fails and runs back into the carburetor when the| engine Is choked, a8 in starting cold? do This minimizes the posstbility of load- definite ing up the cylinders with raw gas, J 3. Ballo s do not neec . cutting down the | 0 Balloon tires do not necd alr 81 diluting the lubricating oll and foul. |§ o, bat Hicy . fot ot 4T0I00 87 Senln T Was v .| ing the spark plugs. ] ated ey lost air pr 3 ces the public a long {13ted That the purpose of having wire -~ that they are better [QUlChIy, but experience teaches other-| ;47145 wheels without de tabl st ey 4 ter | \wise. It is logical that lower pressures | 2 S e amaunable sh i 5 rims 1s to keep the tires in true? |8 hould show a lower rate of air leaxage. | % "6 (€ 1 R AGTar with the |8 wheel, the tire must remain in true|g What Do You Think? Free speech knows no limitations with regard to motor matters. Every- one seems to have something to say on the subject of traffle, safety and the future in motordom. But any- one can criticize them, so that helps. some of the latest views for ptance or rejection: illlam Mather Lewis, George have built a partly locked, foot pedal, if the bra {larly the one in the center of the car, are not lubricated. Rust then prevents automobiles do not ;nm—n»;u release of the brake bands. is the one OILING L Years IGNITION SWITCH-OFF RULE yuld the engine ref Two Cars in One— STUDEBAKER| Duplex Phaeton to start and vou curb by while the car is In low gear, be ¢ ful to have the ignition switch off The engine might take a notlon to start while you are in gear, perhaps upsetting your celculations and re- sulting in a collision 1 $.8.0.2.0.0.90.0.0.8.8.8.8.0.0.0.8.0.0.¢.8.1 ******** presi- dent of Washington Univer- FONNOR NN NN XN The New Paige and JTewJewett Give— What Men Want in a Car Ample Power VWhat Women Want inaCar Beauty—Elegance Riding Comfort ){ew Able Performance Driving Easr Dependability And how met will glory'in the ample power of New Paige and New Jewett. motors! Power to take the steepest hills in high. To pull through hard going in high without straining the motors. To get away firs¢ in traffic. New Power Achievements New engineering refinements have made this possible without increasing motor speed, for that would in- crease wear. So these moderate-speed, able motora last—stay good. Both Paige and Jewett are sixes— perfected in smoothness with balanced crankshafts. No motor today of any design can excel them. The silent chain drive with automatic take=up—used for two years with great success in Paige—is now in Jewett, too. So silence is permanent. Many new features have been added in the New Paige and New Jewett. Many old features, proved Rydraulio four-wheel brakes (Lockheed typé) optional on all models at slight extra coat. WASHINGTON- INIA MOTORS, INC. 16th and You Sts. Telephone Potomac 772 E. B. Frazier Motor Co., Washington-Westcott Company, 518 10th Street N.E., 1022 Conn. Avenue N.W., Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. Ricketts Garage, Athey & Harrison, Rockyville, Laurel, Maryland Maryland. "PERMANENT- PERFORMANCE right in years of use, have been retained —improved where possible. Permanent Ability Paige-Jewett engineers worked first to perfect a per- formance already famous. This accomplished, they set about to make this perfected performance lasting — permanent! Their success is a new and noteworthy engineering achievement. The result cannot be described—it must be experi- enced. Performance so smooth, so easy, so effortless that it is a revelation to all who experience it. And the qualities of permanence engineered into these cars give dependability new to all. These new qualities mean the biggest values we have ever offered. The New Paige and New Jewett are underpriced $150 to $200. Jewett gives you these qualities in a moderate-size car. Paige—in a bigger car. beauty in bodies of the New Paige and New Jewett. Twelve beautiful new bodies from which to choose. And how she will delight in the new restful riding easel Balloon tires have been added and Paige- Jewett engineers, to get the fullest possible comfort from them, have completely redesigned spring sus- pension. Road comfort never dreamed of! Frail Women’s Delight Driving is easier than ever before in the New Paige and New Jewett. Ball-bearing steering spindles and . special gearing for balloon tires give absolute finger touch guidance. Gear changing is effortless. Thanks. to the Paige-Jewett saw-blade steel clutch and transmission. No jerking or stalling. No “miss” or clash of gears. Even shift from high to second at 30 miles an hour with barely a sound. : — Frye Motor Company, Rhode Island Avenue Garage, 2015 14th Street N.W., 900 Rhode Island Avenue N.E., Washington, D. C. ‘Washington, D. C. Alexandria Motor Company, 117°'N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Virginia.