Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 57

INEXPERT DRIVERS NENACE N ROAD “Use Auto Oftener,” Is Deal- ers’ Advice on Accident Prevention. More frequent use of the automobile will help to reduce the number of traf- fic accidents. This is the conclusion of a study by the traffic committee of the Washington Automotive Trade As- soclation, which points to.the fact that lack of practice in driving, in touring and in motoring generally is responsible to a large degree for most traflic trouble. Reports to the Hoover conference, the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce and other active advocates of greater safety on Streets and high- ways substantiate the point that the inexperienced driver Is a biz factor in the large number of accidents. Conse. quently the automobile dealers are ad- vocating “mere driving for safer driv- ing.” Sunday Toll Heaviest. ccidents oceur on Sunday, when traffic is heaviest, it is pointed out, than on any day of the week, chiefly because on that day there are a maximum number of inexperienced drivers on the road. “Sunday_will be the safest day in the week for driving,” reads a state- ment issued by the automobile dealers, “when the inexperienced driver wili have learned a little more about road rules, safety stunts, human nature, the mechanism of the car and the effect of the weather on the road. Ac- cidents are numerous whenever there is a rainy week end. Ordinarily the | is blamed, but the truth of the ter is a combination of inex- ence in driving under adverse conditions. “Despite the enormous traffic and the high speed over Maryvland roads on days when there are events at An- napolis, Laurel and other points of in- terest, accidents are comparatively few. The reason lies in the fact that drivers who attempt such a trip in what promises to be a jam have had considerable experience in that sort of driving.” The dealers also are of the opinion that the experienced driver exercises 2 helpful influence ove v Sundays and speclal occ that reason he should More i . and for > his To keep safety first from being last, | while at the same time making safety first last, is our idea of today’s real traffic problem. Fewer T;i_e Ins Now. That the automobile trade should have come out so well in 1924 in view of the enormous trades dealers were forced to handle is viewed generally as a very hopeful sign for the present vear, for all indications point to 1925 as being a ar of proportionally fewer trades The reason for this is because at least a_milllon, owner: cted to simply junk their present car buy new cars or good used ones out- right without dickering for an allow- ance. Last vear only about 630,000 cars went into the discard, as comps with approximately 1,400,000 in 1923. Obviously in 1924 there was a tend- ency to hold onto the old car and make it do another year. The holding process must have been painful and rather costly for many owners, all of which is expected to crystallize this in a strong de mand for new cars, or, where owners of discarded cars cannot afford brand new ones, for good used ca In will be benefited. When You Grind Valves. Spring is coming, and so are the valve-grinding jobs. But be prepared to make a good job of it this year; or, at least, see that the ma u have do it keeps the following points in mind Remove nothing except what is necessary in order to detach the head of the engine. Gasket leaks around manifolds are often created needlessly through loosening too many nuts and making too much work of a relatively simple job. Always use a new gasket for the eylinder head. taking a chance on the old one. Before scraping out carbon insert all the studs in their respective open- ings so that the carbon particles will not fall into places where they don't belong. Guard against letting carbon fall into the openings for the cooling system and do not get any valve- part toward greater on the highw | Few Novices Use Chains, i “The inexperienced Sun driver | needs the help and encours the motorists who know the routes, the rules and the fundamer safety,” the dealers explain 3 experienced driver on the road can set | an example. A recent investigation showed that | whereas on a rainy week day many chauffeur-driven cars were chain- | equipped, hardly any of the cars on the same road on a rainy Sunday were similarly protected against skidding. Many a novice might take a tip from the experienced driver on the matter of skidding If there were a few more experienced drivers on the road over the week end. “Skill in driving comes from prac- tice. So long as automobiles are used for week end trips exclusively, we shall have to contend with the inex perienced driver who does not know what to do when an ordinary driving problem presents itself. There must be more driving for safety’s sake, and the experienced driver has a part to play in setting the pace. either event the entire motor market | There’s no economy in | THE THE SUNDAY MOTORIST An Abridged Magazine for Car Qumers EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN grinding compound oni the valve steins or on the cylinder walls. Turn over the engine shaft by hand until a piston top comes up flush with the top of the block before scraping off the carbon. After completing the work run the engine for the first 100 miles with the valves set for more than the usual tappet clearance. This allows them to pound down into thelr seats and im- proves the job. Hard grease makes a better seal for the gasket than shellac. White lead is unnecessary. When the grease is heated it changes to a very effective compression and water seal. When bolting down the cylinder head start with the center nut, then go forward one, then back 'one, then forward two, then back two, starting always from the center one. Then switch to the side where the valves are located and, starting with the center nut, repeat the process here. Then jump to the opposite side of the head. Never tighten the nuts com- pletely on the first round, not until after the engine has been run a little, But be sure to tighten the nuts before allowing the engine to cool. Motor Terms Increase. Every v seems to bring a new word for the motorist to add to his vocabulary. Hardly has he come to talkk fluently on the subject of snub- bing or stabilating than he hears ref erence to the “dynamiter,” the party who shoots a_car to pieces as qui as he Now it is “motorcide. Here's a word that leans upon Latin, but it is simple enough for all that Motorcide is the term applied to kili- ing the motor, usually by failing to adopt those efliciency devices that will prevent premature wear of the cylinders and bearings. Views on the News. The railroads are beginning to en- joy_prosperity by reason of the auto- mobile. Every automobile is ship ped by train sometime during the ourse of its construction, even if it driven to the owner over the road. Many cars have many rides during the making, first as raw materials in traveling from mine to mills or . then as finished parts, ATTENTION!! Bring your car to us and have your Brakes tested free of charge, with a Bureau of Standards type Decelerometer. Special Attention to Ford Owners—30-Minute Bands Official A. A. A. Brake Adjusting and Testing Station. Bring your A. A. A. card to us and get this Free service. CLARK’S GARAGE Raybestos Brake Service Station 1625 You St. N.W. Phone Potomac 214 Let Us Test Your Brakes Before the Police Do SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON; D. C. hundred and twenty-six thousand car- loads of automotive products were shipped by rail last year, according to the National Automobile Cham- ber of Commerce. General Motors Corporation alone in 1923 used 340, 387 freight cars to brin; to their factories and to ship away the finished products, excluding less than carload lots. A recent Connecticut decision of a lower court established a new record | in marital relations. A wife sued her husband for falling asleep at the wheel. ‘She too had fallen asleep, but came to rather a sudden awakening after diving through the windshield when the car encountered a stray tree. From New Jersey comes the news that a motorist suddenly miss- ed his wife, and retracing his treads, found her lying unconscious ir the street. Apparently the car is becom- ing the modern rolling pin. More Truth Than Gas. Stock market folk are alréady fig uring how much the ofl companies are going to make this year because of price advances. The theory of it in Wall Street is the higher the in- ventorles the higher the profits. It 1s also well to remember the answer to (he old conundrum: “The higher the fewer.” Forty-cent gas Is an ex- cellent fncentive to walk Courtesy In driving. to some people, seems to be a matter of being curt y're leaving the shoulders of many of the new roads soft as an accommodation to those who have difficulty keeping on the road. Every day there is some new kind of wheel designed for the automobile, but the number of them is not likely | to exceed the varieties of wheels in the heads of some drivers. It will soon be tarvia Touringtown. For Nifty Shifting. When you are shifting up through the gears—that Is, from low to high when starting downgrade shift quickly and without attempting to gain any speed in low or second. are shifting up on the up grade, pro- vided you are not climbing n steep hill, gain speeg in the lower speeds, but shift quickly. Remember that when the car is not rolling on the level the speed of the car will in- crease or decrease at a high rate, making any hesitating in the shifting an opportunity to miscalculate the speeds of the respective meshing gears and thus to make them clash. time in Thieving Tnst;s Change. Good news comes from one of the insurance companies. At a special conference automobile special agents were informed that car thieves have now tra rred their activitles fr SMILES & We're satisfied. R. When you | smiling—sa The word of our reputation for 60 years of honest-to-goodness service has spread and we are sclling more and more of the wonderful new Nash 1925 Advance Six cars; while our shops are busy rejuvenating ailing automobiles of all makes. APRIL__19, OneWho Toots Horn Unceasingly in Jam Rated Silly Mortal “Of all the silly men in motordom,"” recently said an official of the Wash- ington Automotive Trade Assoclation, “the man who blows his horn coa- tinuously in a traffic jam is the silliest. “WIith automobiles lined up for a block ahead of him, this man wastes a lot of energy and electricity, as if he could blow the cause of the con- gestion away. If he only knew what a fool he was making of himself In the eves of those about him, he would do the sensible thing and wait until the knot had been untied. His im- patience serves only to confuse the offending driver ahead and to cause further trouble.” a popular car In the $1,000-82,000 group to one in the $3.660-84,000 class. Even the Ford is being neglected by the segsoned thief. The reason Is not glven by the insurer, but possibly thag I8 because it is so obvious. The thlef, being a student of market conditions, 18 aware of the used car problem, and figures that if he's going to the bother of stealing a car he might as well take one that will bring the best price. Selling stolen Fords has become a plker's business. Even a $1,000 car is hardly worth stealing. So the thief turns to high grade stuff, which he can dispose of at the price he has been accustomed to recelve from cheaper cars. This is hopeful. Tt simply means that there are fewer cars for him to steal. The used car problem has done that much good anyway. Fast Driver Watchful. When a magistrate makes the state- ment that, in his experience, slow drivers have predominated among those charged with responsibility for traflic accidents, motordom finds some- thing to think about. Such a_ state- ment was recently made, in confidence, to a driver who was arrested for fast driving, but the motorist thought it was too important to be kept for judicial cogitation. The theory of it is that the average slow driver does not feel constrained to watch traffic so closely, thus be- coming careless because slow driving is mo “easy.” He lapses into con- versation with his passengers. He sniffs the brisk air and becomes drowsy. away from the foot controls, setting the hand throttle to an easy gait so that he will have nothing to do but ed. Our customers are One of the most popular models is the Special Six Five-passenger Touring, $1,205 delivered. McReynolds & Son 14th & Park Rd. He allows his feet to wander | 1925~ PART 3. steer. Pretty soon steering too be- comes second naturé. An arm wan- ders away from the job to point out the sights—or perhavs to draw some- ohe closer to the heart. A fast driver can't be so careless, in the judge's opihion. Now You liuo It (Answers to last week’s questions.) 1. “Camber” refers to the slant- ing away from each other of the tops of the front whee.s. 2. The maximum piston displace ment ruled for the 1928 International Sweepstakes at Ihdlanapolis has been fixed at 91.5 cublc Inches. 3. The “Inner” engine of a straight- elght motor of the "2-4-2” types of crankshaft refers to the inner sec tion of the engine which has bear- ings arranged like those of a four- cylinder motor. The “outer” engine refers to the two ends which are really split fours. 4. Water damage, plate glass, ex- plosion and ternado, chauffeur’s com- pensation, use and occupancy, fire or collision are available in thé auto in- surance line in addition to the usual forms of coverage. 5. Briscoe, Mitchell and Saxon are the extinct makes which reached a production of 10,000 annually during 1919 or earlier. Saxon turned out 26,000 cars In 1916. (Copyright. 1025.) Cross-Country Tour Gains Popularity | As Time Advances Transcontinental touring more and more is gaining in popularity and lit- tle by little the traveling time is be Ing diminished. Better roads, shorter cuts and stronger and better automo- biles are said io be responsible for the record runs from coast (o coast. | A San Francisco business man re cently made the trip from San Fran. clsco to New York, a distance ot 3782 miles, in 11 d which he describes as “one of the most delight ful automobile trips 1 have ever taken.” The longest day’s trip was from Springerville, Ariz., to Dodge City, Kans., a distance of 534 miles. Handy Device in Garage. A leather strap made into a loop and attached fimly to a stout stick is a handy device about the marage for removing headlamp rims that have become rusted in place and which cannot be started with the hands. In an_emergency a strap with a buckle and a screwdriver can be made to serve L1e same purpose SUCCESS ATTRACTS IMITATORS There is Only ONE Duco— DUPONT Duco GENUINE DUPONT DUCO FINISH Is Used by the Following Authorized Dupont Duco Refinishing Stations In Washington W. T. Lawton & Sons 2704 M St. N.W. H. B. Leary, Jr., & Bros. Haley Auto Body Works Zi1st & Va. Ave. N.W. Acme Auto Top Co., Inc. 1421 Irving St. NW. ” Motor Vehicle Output in March. March output of motor vehicles is estimated at 362,305 cars and trucks by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. This figure, based on shipping reports, is 29 per cent high er than that for February. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES ARE BUILT, PUICK WILL BUILD THEM uestion: Why are more driving Buicks than any other make of 6-cylinder car? women nswer: One reason is the striking appearance of this famous motor car. Then comes Buick dependability. A woman knows when she starts out with her Buick thatshewill«getthereand back.” Other reasons are —the comfortindriving a Buick — the velvet clutch action, easy steering; then the power and quiet- ness of Buick’s Valve- in-Head engine and the safety of Buick mechani- cal four-wheel brakes. STANLEY r. HORNER, Inc. Retail Dealer 1015 14th St. Main 5296 'Announcing—A New Paige Brougham Only *30 More than Open Car Price The New Paige Standard Broughamv st Four balloon cord tires; trunk, heater; snubbers; windshield wiper, gasoline with this quality closed car at gauge, included Paige’s low ©0f$2195 (£. 0. b. Detroit, tax extra). I-lyduulu:l 4 wheel brakes (Lockheed type) at slight extra cost. Rhode Island Ave. Garagé 900 R. I. Ave. N.E. Alexandria Motor Company 117 N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria, Va. UST think of it! This smart enclosed Paige for $2195! Only $30 more than the open car. Here’s a car that vies offer greater size. with the finest in richness of appearance and finish. A powerful, big car that out- performs in every way many costing thousands more. Take it out on the road! Feelits rush of silent, smooth power under your com- mand! Step right up those steep hills— in high. Never mind if others stall. You'll pass them by! The big 70 h. p. Paige motor makes play of it! A slow, hard pull in sand or mud? Paige will take you through in high without a mur- mur. Come down to a 2 mile an hour crawl in high—then flash ahead with amazing quickness. And it’s a big car—131-inch wheel- base. Few cars—of any price—can Riding comfort? Just try it on rough roads! Only a slight motion tells you when you hit the ruts and holes. That’s as easy as riding. hundreds more. That’s performance—power! Youex- pect it in fine, big expensive cars. This New Paige Standard Brougham gives it to you—in generous measure—for the price of a smaller, lower-priced car! And it's lasting performance in the New Paige—thanks to many new im- provements. Costly balanced crank- shaft, silent chain drive with an auto- matic take-up, improved lubrication and cooling — these and many other improvements give Paige’s amazing new performance. DEALERS Athey & Harrison Laurel, Md. Ricketts Garage Rockville, Md. Motor Sales and Service Co. 2015 14th St. N.W. 772 Wash.-Westcott Co. 2114 14th St. N.W. E. B. Frazier Motor Company 518 10th St. N.E. you’ll get. because of balloon tires and big springs specially designed for the fullest com- fort of these tires. You would expect such comfort only in cars costing $3000 —$4000—and more! And driving is just No other car of Paige’s size, power and quality offers a 5-passenger, four- door enclosed car at anything near this price! Its equal actually costs many You'll be proud to own this stunning Brougham. You’ll be proud of its smart, colorful lacquer finish. Its rich interior. Its startling performance. And you’ll appreciate the long, trouble-free service All this—power, amazing perform- ance, comfort and size, in a smart, en- closed car that draws admiring glances in any company—for $2195. See it—and drive it. WASHINGTON-VIRGINIA MOTORS, Inc. 16th and You Streets—Potomac