Evening Star Newspaper, February 8, 1925, Page 59

WARNS CAR OWNERS Says Motor Car Owner Needs to Get Second Wind THE John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. Baltimore Plans Drastic Rules For Taxi Drivers MINUTE MESSAGES FOR MOTORISTS (Prepared by the public information committee of the Washington Automotive Trade Association.) PAIGE | AND of sufficient turbu continental countrles 3 What did the automobile show mean to you? Or did you just en- | | _ Tohn Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He Special Dispatch to The Star. D I e ook over e | | is not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap wfllin&-ud glad to BALTIMORE, February 7.—A I R0l e PO hdi st h o thi i tisie to. apply e Dealer Declares Lesson! | have esploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of bill to license taxi drivers, intro- the idea directly you can run back over the exhibition in memory and : the other 10,000,000 or more members of the motor clan. duced this week in City Council ks D1 Tor Wikts sonatawed. Fake Damage Suits for Al- Baze icquiaing Osxstls rymilstions You should have mnoticed, for instance, that the makes of c. Needed to Get Most % designed to bng about more’re- are now narrowed down to those that have character. In other words, leged Accidents Numer- No. 84—#New Parts Save Money.” |self and made a solemn resolution| lfable and eMcient service. Erarai s Al Aralts Yoroon foF the Calsionas of the MAIORILY of makes ege CCl Out of Auto. Having decided that the knock in |Mot to strain the motor again under The measurc would debar out- B o e R it ook snring (e Sroslel years of witn. ‘the motor was a piston slap, Smith | any conditions. Imagine his state of of-town operators from driving motive history are those that have done something—those makes that 1 ous, Is Charge. commissioned & mechanic to pull out | Mind when, after a weck of driving| cabs in the city during any big e e | B — Most motor car owners haven't as | the connecting rods and pistons and | With a knockless motor, he distinctly | event, such as foot ball games and ‘There were & fow owners at the show who, noting this, were | | _— Yet got their “sscond wind" accord- | line them up. Before doing this |beard a new and more sunoying| theraces bR willing to concede that their ownership of cars had never been what : bile Association are being warned of | local odge agency. to keep | with alignment instruments. Very | asked, inviting me to “listen in” on| be allowed to operate a taxicab. : iR e Mty atastiunly cecoisss. They Tean P Cars” When you fraudulent damage suits for alleged| In his opinion a man has to keep . A e At o o B & y owners they were noither “fussy” nor interestingly careless e R llove it s scident nst automobile owners.| BOINE in his car ownership long | few of the smaller repair shops arc) the rapping e, which seemed to ' qualification an ap. b il ¢ Aot ;cepo:?s:oa:::<én\n}lv.‘-a'drumnn.\ here | €NOURh to acquire a certain experi- | similarly equipped, and that is why ::;:n:‘!:‘l-lm“lh: “~W;r.f"1!| of l:’e mo- }"l'fc-m :fl\m h:d\"' *‘0 H':t‘uf"—df Some owners get a lot out of their cars by caring for them system- yourself get the impression that the Al that svatematic demands are | ence that reveals to him greater uses | very fow alignment jobs are satis- | tor atall times and at all speeds. ense, as provided in the ordi atically. Others save themselves a lot of trouble by neglecting them | |owners of these cars have run t R s hosiemane O om- | for a car and more reasons why he | factory. wpihat's & loose wrist pin,? I sald.| nance, are the following: systematically. The latter 1s an expensive proposition, but busy men | |dav in wnd g i i 2 Peing mado on many of thelr mem- | hould concentrate on the one form | 1 had explained to Smith that the| “Why didn't you have all new ones| He must produce a chauffeurs who have the money to buy transportation at any cost sometimes : LReYNOs P lotewwec daange changen S B e bending and twisting of the gullty |installed when they had the motor| card and license, together with find it worth while. Tn any event, there is some point to it. They | [l°8 Past the ordinary period of use slloged accidents in places where | 9% IR0 o 0 own cars are not | rod would be so slight as to be no- | apart? The cost of six piston pins is [ two recent photographs of him- HAve wniden et 1ok o 10 z P Fiinstoland tne oyl PR Jetther theso members nor their cars| ) motorists, he says, because such | ticeable only with the ald of accu- [nominal compared with the labor | self, one to be attached to his city ‘That's character in ownership. There's mo room for middlings O RN B had ever been. Legal summons have | (S0, (U0 S P 0l appreciated and | rate gauges, and that it would be | charge of {nstalling them.” license and the other to be re- g A% Dosiiively wilkmot.do b:e;; rlrr-\:d (g: damages running| o oly wasted at times when it|useless to intrust the work to any “{hhad ln'arez new ones put in,” ;‘llnrd by the city collector; must |longer: have brought it to &3 hich #20.000 could be made the basis of transpor- | mechanic who planned to line up the | Smith explained. “But the mechanic ave good eyesight and be free F h f l {traded it in on a new car Result of Investigation. tation efliciency and convenience. | rods haphazardly. What they found A8 st iAhe othirs wers An ROGIM ::::’n"-l':mi'fifirmu::r (rEiCHl mint RECORDS ENERGY USED ourth of Meters {cause they had to ha s < “This," g vs, “is be-|was that No. 3 was badly twiste v n e safe op- = i After examination by A. A. A offi-| _CTie Mb Femmes, SR @ econd | This caused it piston. to, hammer | “That's a‘common mistake I re-| eration of an wutomobits: must ve | IN STEERING MOTOR CAR Upon T is Found | Ths at we do Elals here of these demands, it was|Sauss, they mevews €ot THE oo | L N e he wall of its cylinder plied. “Don’t you recall your experi-| able to read and write English: 14 ax ou, not do. We do e r said the cvidenco pointed to either| WG, SREY UYL arive it. They | Smith, as usual, was pirticularly | ence with the old transmission gear| be of clean dress and person. and . trade unless o1 the counterfeiting of license plates on | i T "But just as soon as they |interested in seeking the cause. I|you tried to mesh with the new one? | must not be uddicted to the use of |Device Perfected by F. F. Chandler To Reglster Wrong to ibe 8010 to) sty ene alarge scale for criminal purposes or | Y F ((ore it in an inconvenient | explained the twisting of the rod by | Or arc you still so stunned by the| narcotics or intoxicating liquors. i S o ne o Io @ scheme on the part of & gang of [ ho ' " "ihe weather turns against|reminding him that as rods must be | cost of that mistake that you con- He must be a resident of Balti- Will Be Explained Before Au- K% ol Bl xonss beneny foun) | o s e b wko shyster lawvers to defraud and ob-| (el 0 hromptly patronize some |soft enough not to break under |tinue to go about your repair work | more for 12 months before apply- taximetors used by operators of ju. |°Ut On the street the minute he buys tain Judgment by default. Com-| G0 torm of transportation and con- | strain, it Is a common occurrence for | blindly? If three piston pins wear | Ing for a license and a resident of tomotive Engineers. depienaint. tailcabe T Now Yok |t and ar ta ik Dlaints of this Kind have come from| juge that the automobile has its|them to bend or twlst if pistons do[out in a certain number of miles, it's | the country for three vears: he City last year was ‘“crooked,” ac- |to drive it eve g cities limitations. not receive enough oil to keep them |2 Safe bet that the other three will| must produce’ afdavits as to his How much energy is exerted in| cording to inspectors of the divi- 5 = le the mattec 35 under inyestl- fotorists who have kept up the|from binding in the cylinders when | follow suit very shortly, though they | character.from two reputable cit- |sieqring a motor car will be demon-| sion of lcensed. vehicles of that | Whe o Gars gation by A A A officials, the in-| .o they started with find that own- | traveling at high speed. The down- | may give no evidence of it now. This | izens, together with a testimonial g U city. i " you b cies quiry his not proceeded far enoush to| urepip is far easier than thes imag- |ward stroke of an overheated and ex- | OURNt to be @ lesson to you that new | from his last employer; must state |S5trated by F. F. Chandler, chief engi- Tampering with taximeters re- | it in c conaition determ how farafield these fraudu- | jneg,” They climb over the obstacles. | panded piston may be quite in a|parts save money.” Whether he has evar been convicted [neer of the Ross Gear and Tool Co.| syited In the condemaation of 4193 | good s Jemt oPgptions againstmotorixts have| cut around the used-car problen. | straight Jine, resulting in twisting | Smith was so conscious of the folly | Of & felony or a misdemeanor. before members of the Washington| of the instruments. The loss suf- | it to Ar -:r"“'” -‘_'m;""‘("".”‘-"-:Ml“”\v:l"“J*'f“»”"“{ keep the car serviceable Winter of | its rods. As to why such a condition :)! his idea of economizing that he — section of the Society of Automotive| fered by the public is esttmated to | P The 3 Summer, Spring or Fall. and manage | in an engine does not cause slapping | sSimply sat on the running board and NEW 1] B B 5 have been $680,000 daily | not satistied with that. we have gone Lorni Automobile Club of Corning. | 1o cut down on family transportation | of pistons at all times, I explained | thought the thing over. In the mean- SE FOR OLD CHMNS ;“""feffl at their monthly meeting E - 2 | to considerab SRR . b N. Y. which had 30 of its mem-| by making the car serve all purposes. | that the necessary play at the upper | time I went on to add that the bame ANy ‘LIgDC K¢ the Cosros Club. L85 batter-thicke cars hoth 1o . ene bers recently summoned to answer B a way car ownership is a 1ace, | end of the connecting rods on the [ thing applied in repairing a number |pr.o o g a A Mr. Chandler has perfected & de- | oqyuipped with balloon tires and the|ance Said e chasie iy ‘,":"T for alleged accidents in which | and when you consider it in that|piston pins fa suMclent to cause a|of other parts of the car. y onverted for Service to|vice called the' Rossgraph, which.|gimelley of steering. The Rossgraph| e pens ety ey 1y Citer ol ould not conceivably have had|light you must borrow from the ex- |yariation in the force with which the f it ever becomes necessary to re- Pull Out of Gutters. when attached to the steering Wheel| oxpiging’ the truth of this contention |the best possible figure. and on | perience of the professional runner.|pods actuate the pistons on compres- | build vour carburetor, for instance, p % of & motor car, records accurately the |, o &lves the facts graphically. sttt Sute-wnd on Ao o Bt il | When you reel that you've had about | sjon and exhaust strokes don't miss the chance of putting in| The problem of whether to use |#mount of energy necessary to turn e e | g all you should expect from a car and | Seeing the results, Smith then want- | a new needlo valve, new gaskets or | chains when thers is no anow or ice | the car elther a few inches from a| . SRR Sl Look over t} ut the car In order to assure every possible|are inclined to drop out for awhile | cd o knpw ine cause. of engine |any other small parts which are sure|On the streets except in the gutters |straight line or at right angies, ecause of the high cost of transpor- | UCOR thes Ripfection to motoriste. the Americun | and let the other fellow run on ahead, | strain, stating that in his opinion | to wear out and give trouble in time. | 18 colved by temporarily using two |Whether the car be in- motion or|tation of wheat and flour from the in- it s Automobile Association sugzests that | that is the time to remember that|glow hill climbing in “high” was in- | If the doubtful parts happen to be |sIngle chains on each wheel when |standing still. It has a rod connect- | terior of Turkey it has been found S Lo adar motoris civine fake summons re-| just a few feet more and you may | jurious becauss it placed maximum | very accessible, it pays fo get the |YOu find that you canmot get out of | ing it with a Dpiston operating a|Cheper to bring those commodities port at o to motor clubs or direct | vateh your ‘second wind e last bit of service out of them, but |& Parking space. Such chains can be |cylinder filled with a liquid. As the | frOm outside countries. Lo l“”( € "“;' e I “!‘“" 5 . ! “The strain is direct enough,” 1| where it costs money to get at them obo?lhrl ::1 :Cl‘?ln{»r:' stores or made | steering wheel is turned, the piston | —_— Cay Lo-dny < veing made of | agreed, “but it can produce only a |the sensible thing to do is to replace | OUt of o ire chains { compresses the liquid and, through a . fecum 'd of persons complain- HlGHWAY TRANSPORT R PR e el it e el (e e L i R They wrap around the tire through |flexible tubing to a recording instru- A Qllllllly Car 108 | twisted one. High speed is much| “Yes” Smith replied, trying to take | the spokes of the wheel. When you [ment in the lap of the observer, records . : more damaging, because when the |his medicine good-naturedly, ‘dooks |have reached the center of the road |on u dial this turning eftort. INAB|L|TY TO CL WANTED ON AGENDA pistons ‘freeze’ in their cylinders for | @85 though this would be a logical | OF Street you remove them until an Tt has been stated that a motor car IMB want of lubrication, or because of | time to get a new filler for my check- | émergency again arises. will steer with greater ease while H|LLS |S MORE OFTEN —_ overheating, the rods must shoulder | book, too. This one’s going fast.” ————— traveling at high.speeds, but this in- 8 : both forms of strain. 3 — A packing house at Zarate, Argen-|strument shows that the reverse is H 5 A o . FAULT OF DRIVER|Americans Ask Inclusion of Sub-| ~Accordingly, Smith decided that he| Next Week—Helping the Battery. |tina, was recently sold to un English |true. There also has been consid- At a Quantity Price Drive This Home Today' g : had brought the trouble upon him- (Copyright, 1925.) syndicate for $7,625,000. erable argument relative to cars ject at Brussels Economic . 122 Jewert Touriog. 1t oon ant (Continued from Sixth Page.) ; Motor hits 11k e 2 X0 uelon, heve —_—— - Conference in June. | g00d tires: Anieh And wpholaiers in S oy togetlicr with the many fears he enter- — i Trasd oo oo elloentioes textrs e whey cnglie does mot sud-| y\merican representatives of the | rack and trunk tion step and ¥ reveal a burst of hidden power.|(ernational Chamber of Commerce | e GerS” oJiof, bumpers” front” and rear: By giving o © Just a little more | pave made formal request that high- | | Bead Tights matic “Neindumield . wiper A forced ahcad to|yay (ranspostation be one of the | rear view ‘mirror. i visor. This s : to demand the |topics at the International Chamber | o . A e Sl e o aormer-{of Commerce meeting in Brussels in down, terms on° balance. T ABE A s 2 € Other | jyne. The theme of this year's meet- 7 P "‘“:’LMF g | Burope, and the arsument presented | e o pmanokini o hnocking.” |1y’ (he American section Is that motor { acteuttion. Gueiheating ‘\“‘wn‘ S ra. [transportation must necessarily play | ke ture s bre-la large part in the rehabilitation of | { | not to nti the driver, which causes him to erate as to whether he should sticl out or shift to second—and cventually gines of different make and design develop their maximum pulling power at varying car sp s. A ttle inves- tigation will quickly tell uny owner just what speed is best for his motor hill climbing and when he has found this every effort should .be made to build up to that speed whenever climb- ing a hill. And once th speed ha becn obtained the aim should be to| keep the car at that speed rather than 10 seek a higher speed. &0 faster by In trying to giving more gas the en- &lne may overheat just enough to make it perform less effectively at its best epeed. Drivers who doubt the importance of throttle control in hill climbing should 1ry the experiment of letting off on the gas rather than retarding the spark when the engine begins to labor. They will find that the engine will gain speed quicker with less gas than with a more retarded spark, except in cases where a car is being driven uphill at iles a houf as in a stunt test. average driver retards the spark he moment the engire begins to “ping” or knock, never realizing that most of his trouble comes from having the accelerator too far down to the floor. 2 You can climb those hills with'a little headwork, and vour car will be im- measurably better off for it. As mat- ters now stand majority of drivers divide car wear on hills between strain- ing their engines and mutilating their transmissions (Copsright, 1923.) | HINT FOR FILLING STATION. “The motor car,” says the Amer- ican memorandum, “has supplement- ed the existing means of rapid trans- portation of men and goods. It sup- plements them by providing feeders and connections, thus spreading in- definitely the network of transpor- tation “The American committee, recog- nizing the great importance to the| United States of the development of motor transportation and highway development, desires to make avail- able to the other members of the International Chamber the experience gained through problems encountered and mistakes made.” The general council which is de- ciding on the program will meet this month in Paris. Tt is understood many leaders of American industry re planning to attend the meeting in Brussels. ‘WATCH POLICEMAN’'S HAND. Ever surprised when the traffic ofi- cer swings the traffic signal to the stop position just as you are all pre- pared to shoot across? If so, better learn to watch his hand. When an officer has his hand on the handle| of the sign you can be rcasonably certain that he is getting ready to swing it, or that he has not quite made up his mind what to do. Westinghouse Air Springs Sales and Service Shechan’s Garage L St. Near 19th N.W. ————res———— Sheechan’s Quick AUTO LAUNDRY It sometimes happens that in at- taching the hose from the air pump at the filling station the air simply suses out around the valve stem of tire and will not enter the tube Usually this indi defective nozzle on the hose, but sometimes the uble is duc to the fact that the stem of the valve protrudes too far. Try screwing the valve further into the stem of the tube CADILLAC BERVICE VO3 1 aw 3 Tt is human to THE HUMAN DESIRE TO OWN THE BEST SUGGESTS THE CADILLAC want that which is recognized to be the best of its kind. Nothing less ¢an possibly afford the same deep and lasting’ sa Nothing less pays so tisfaction. well in joy of possession or as an investment. Nothing less is worthy of him who has the means to maintain his personal standards —and who finds the thought of the second or third choice unsatisfying. The human desire for what is best is back of every purchaser of a Cadillac. The Washington Cadillac Company RUDOLPH JOSE, President 1138-1140 Conn. Ave. CADI Franklin 3900, 3901, 3902 LLAC L Standard of the World, Service | L St. Near 19th N.W. | Franklin 5617 1 ing Allowances on Any Used Car When You Come to Buy a Chrysler This statement of eight months agois repeated in justice to Chrysler distributors and dealers, who cannot in fairness be expected to penalize themselvesby makinglong al- lowances, merely because the Chrysler may have depreciated the value of other cars. A car may be a very good car indeed and still it will lack the riding, driving, braking, accelerating, power and speed qualities which thrill the owner of a Chrysler Six. As we said in June of last year, those ties are so valuable and mean so much in efficiency and economy that you could well afford to discard the used car without compensa the saving the Chrysler will bring you. Even if another car you acquire a and the stoppage of waste—will more than compensate you. Months ago we said that because of these unusual Chrysler qualities, the Chrysler ‘ was invading all markets and especially those of much higher price. We also said that the enthusiasm of the public over the Chrysler was certain to affect all motor cars and ultimately all motor car design. The change in (internal) design has not yet come. Until it does, there is no possibility for anyone who wants Chrysler results to make a comparison between the Chrysler and other cars, whether they be used or new. Itis all aquestion of whether youwant the qualities which the Chrysleraloneprovide If you do, then it is perfectly clear that you cannot compare the value of another used car or any other new car with the value — —— G— — Neither higher prices of the Chrysler. nor lower prices nor long allowances have anything to do tion for the sake of the amazing activity of performance and originally cost you twice as much, the burden you escape when Chrysler—the substitution of more agile and satisfying performance with the fact that there is still only one Chrysler and that it delivers results which no other car delivers. This is no-reflection on any good car. It is simply a statement of facts which every Chrysler owner knows. The Touting Cav, $1395; The Phaeton, $1495; The Roadster, $1625; Maxwell Showroom 1321-23 14th St. Nerthwest The Sedan, 31825 fleloydeT!. Tludn'aidl.szw’ 3 The Crown- 0 current government tax. sed to extend the convenience of time-payments. M plea: con Detyoit subject We are about Chrysler’s attractive plan. Dealers YSLER SIX North 4296 H. B. LEARY, Jr., & BROS., Distributors MAXWELL—CHRYSLER ~ Salesrooms Open Evenings and Sundays $1895; The $1965; 195, prices f.0. b. Chrysler Showroom 1612-22 You St. N.W. “Who Said This Was a Used Car” | 1924 Jewett Standard Teuriog. Speed | oter says it was driven Sout escagy Fight. motor the Yerd and upiolste \ 3 | ¥ona Thix Ix Car Ne. “Take a Ride in This Chevrolet and Be Convinced” 1923 Chevrolet Coupe Former owner took excellent care of it. Finish and upholstars are fine. Equipped with motdmeter wing ca parking lights, extra tire, tube and cov step plates on running board, mew fires or rear wheels, all demountable rims. Take ride with us and see Terms. This Is Car Ne. 30. “Here’s a Lady’s Car That’s Right” 3920 Paige Broogham. laoks like 1024 mode] Motor in perfect running order. new fires ali around. one cxtra. Car farmerly owned by a Commander in the Navy who had it 1o storage for two and 3 Year. Newls painted : the failawing cquipment front und inside ouble wind wind=hleid_wiper. 1 condition. ably and very easy fo operate. and very casy terms. This Is Car No. 9. “Paige Sport Touring” 1920 Combination 4 or Sport Modél. This is one of the best bure we have to ofter. Motar in cxcellent rondition, Anish and upholstery fine, wire wheels, tires in fai copditlon, ' car painted dark green. wheels painted white, motor runs nicely, assuring you of many miles of faultless service. Think of being able to bur a good Faige for o $155,80 down, balance monthly. This Is Car No. 6. Up. seats five comfor: $306.40 down 5 Passen, “Chevrolet Sedan. It’s a Dandy” 1923 Chevrolet Sedan. This classy litile car ha the following siuipment: Matonieter Bar cap. combination parklag and ston light Biap Diates on rapning board. Tor, windshield winer. 4 good tires and 1 ex oancable. Fhns, car s Tainted. bisck, ry and finish in o shape. No use o o demerine. it come and see’ for oir: SETE8 o e Daaght’ fignt, 1t will sell quick fhese kind aiwass do. This Is Car No. 5. AAAAN WASHINGTON VIRGINIA ' MOTORS. L oa e Used Car Dept. 1818 14th St. N.W,