Evening Star Newspaper, April 26, 1925, Page 62

CALLS BANKHEAD HIGHWAY A “MYTH" Mrs. Wellington Vandiver, Resigning Commission, Deals Memorial a Blow. The so-called Bankhead highway, which has been struggling for years to become a reality, has met with further reverses. The latest blow to this memorial to one of Alabama’s illus- trious United States Senators is the resignation of Mrs. Wellington Vandi- ver as chairmar. of the woman’s com- mission of the Bankhead Highway Association. In severing her connec- tion with the association, Mrs. Vandi- ver savs the highway is merely a “myth.” Exists Only on Paper, She Says. “Through Alabama the highway exists only on papes says Mrs Vandiver in a letter to J. A. Rountree and Renneham Cameron, chief ofti- cials of the association.” ““Promised funds have not been forthcoming as was pledged and expected and vainly hoped for by those who had the com- pletion of the great thoroughfare at heart. Large sections of the high- way in this State are impossible and Impassable “I do not pretend to give reasons why the funds appropriated to com- plete this contineptal highway have not been available, but T merely state that, so as Alapama is concerned, the Bankhead highway is a myth, and & tgeme of derision and je is impossible to arouse enthu e e e 1he residents adjacent to the proposed road, when it is'a ‘highway’ only to a vivid Imagination. Task Declared “Hopele: “After laboring for six vears at the hopeless task of inducing people to co-operate in beautifying with shrubs, flowers and trees a highway that does not exist, I am constrained to give up THE SUNDAY An Abridged Magazine for Car Quwners EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN The original cross-word puzzle was the first argument between the first automobile driver and the first traffic cop. Lessons From Accidents. Now and again a skidding accident teaches a mew lesson in addition to the old one about the ounce of pre- vention which is always apropos. This was clearly illustrated in a re- cent upset. The motorist had been driving over an extremely level portion of the country with little traffic to bother him and with virtually no need for coming to a definite stop. It was wet underfoot, but there was little about the general conditions to sug- gest necessity for proceeding with more than usual caution. Once or twice he had occasion to slow down at an intersecting road or when awaiting an opportunity to overtake a slowly moving vehicle. He used the brakes very little. And, as a matter of fact, that was the trouble. When he finally did have to bring the car to a sudden halt he found that one of the rear brake bands did not hold tightly at all. The other wheel locked. It surprised him so that he was not quick enough in releasing the brakes nor to offset the skid by steering in the direction in which the car was sliding. Tt was the element of surprise that unnerved him. Had he made a few test stops en route he would have discovered that his brakes were out of adjustment, and he probably would have known how to handle the situ ation when a real stop was necessary. Warming Up in Second. Running a car in second gear in order to warm up the engine has never been seriously recommended to the average driver because of the natural tendency to race the motor in this way, thus adding what might be even more serious hazards. But the conscientious driver who knows rather as a means of cramming two blocks of normal running into one. With the engine running approxi- mately twice as fast, a block of run- ning will be the equivalent of run- ning two blocks in high and with less strain on the engine. The trick of it, however, is to run half as fast as you would if starting off in high, Remember that it isn't the speed of the engine but the distance its pis- tons travel that counts toward a safe and efficient warming up process. Did You Know— That it’s cold rather than heat that encourages the collection of carbon in the cylinders? Most motorists seem to be under the impression that the long, hot run is the carbon breeder, whereas the guilty party is the short run when the engine is burning more fuel than it would normally need, thus leaving more resi- due. That these so-called return ofl leads, or holes, under the, lower ring of certain types of pistons are of little value as piston pin oilers as compared with their function of low- ering the ofl pressure? The name is somewhat misleading, for while these holes allow the piston to scrape off some of the excess ofl on the cylin- der wall and return it to the crank- case by way of the piston pin they are chiefly valuable as a means of reducing oil pressure to a point where it will not be so likely to force past the rings and up into the cylinder. ‘Worth Remembering. There will be raore “shimmy"” to the front wheels with balloon tires if they are underinflated when driving over rough roads, just as ‘“shimmy” in- creases with overinflation. When the tires vield too generously to road inequalities they offer too much drag. The result is that one wheel or the other is always slowing down, thus producing the annoying wabble. Your carburetor should be ad- STAR, WASHINGTO the engine seems to have a mixture sufficient for good performance. Just as good performance may be possible on a far leaner mixture. If the cause of the stalling of your engine is electrical trouble the stop will be abrupt. Fuel line, carburetor or “watered” gas troubles are always accompanied by a hissing sound in the carburetor as the engine starts to stall. For Safety’s Sake. There is always danger of a rear- end collision when putting on the emergency. brake, but particularly so in these days of rear-end signaling devices. Most drivers have come to expect the red warning when the car ahead is going to slow down, and they are apt to be caught if the car ahead halts without any warning. Be sure to use the brake pedal as well as the emergency when stopping suddenly. Bven if the former is in- adequate it will at least serve to operate the signal light. Not Being Cheated. These gasoline gauges on the in- strument board are causing some owners a lot of unnecessary worry. One owner thought he was being cheated because whenever he bought five gallons of gas as the gauge dropped to “Five” the addition of new fuel seldom brought the gauge up to “Ten.” He figured that five gallons added to five should register more than nine, and certainly seemed jus- tified in suspecting that something Was Wrong. But .such is the case with new accessories until one learns how they work and how to use them. Just because the gauge read “Five” was no reason to suppose that there was a full supply of five gallons in the tank. Thus, the first half gallon added was probably required to bring the gauge to a full five. The full five added naturally brought the gauge to a position just a trifie beyond “Nine.” Jazz Driver Passing. Jazz driving is going the W of bobbed hair and the hip pocket flask, according to those who are observing the average motorist. This is pleasant news. It means that woman drivers will enjoy the advantages of much more respect from man drivers. Insurance rates should go lower eventually. And there should be more room in the hos- pitals for people who deserve the best D. C, APRIL Terse Road Gospel Urged on Motorists Out in California California is spreading the gospel of live and let live on the highways. Billboards along the State roads carry these mild - exhortations so that he who drives may read: “Look before you weep.” “This is a good road. It will cost you money to burn it uj “Don’t speed; else, ‘Good morning Judge.’ top—look—and live." “Thou shalt not- kill. “Look out. You may meet a fool around the corner.” “Don’t covet your of the road.” neighbor’s side LAWS ON MOTORING. New York Banishes Advertising From Windshields. Gov. Smith of New York recently signed a group of bills affecting motorists. Three of them prov : Diving girls and similar posts re banished from windshields and rear windows. License plates of unbonded taxi cabs, bootleggers or others to hide the identity of cars may be seized. It is a misdemeanor to attach to an automobile the insignia of fra- ternal, military or automobile organi- zations to which one does not belong. broken necks and wrecked bank bal- ances, 5 yncopation ‘is safe enough music. If you don’t like jazz y can go_into the library and close the door. But if you don't like jazz driv- ing you've got to take the ditch. More Truth Than Gas. The people who do the passing in driving, as in bridge, seMom make any gains. Owners in doubt as to the advis abllity of installing a rear bumper will do well to remember that all's well that end's well. 1925—PART MINUTE MESSAGES FOR MOTORISTS “Just Keep On Going.” the public information committee of the Washington Automotive Trade Association.) Like the toothache that vanishes the moment the sufferer sets out for the dentist’s, many car troubles disappear when the owner heads for the service station with a complaint. This suggests an idea And the idea fits in with other discoveries made by enced car owners. One of these is the fact that a trouble will often vanish if the motorist keeps on going. This applies particularly to “queer” noises arid other things that are not just “quite right.” They seem to remedy themselves provided the car owner will give this sort of remedy half a chance Perhaps, then, the disapy of troubles en route to the vice station is not all a matter of irony. Maybe there is a good reason for it. Perh: s the owner is just a little teo hasty in drawing a distinction between real trouble and the temporary sort that is of no consequence. If a trouble will vanish while an owner time to run down to the sepvice station to re, is no reason why it would not vanish just the time and mileage going about his daily There’s every reason why a car owner should kick about things that are not right, but don’t be the target for something that will s quickly a$ it appeared. 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The customary thing is to ing the carburetor w the effort as beyond the pos The Bankhead highway sponsored originally by the A Automobile Association as a tribute to Senator Bankhead, one of the authors of the Federal aid road a something of the intimate workings of the engine will profit by running a block slowly in second gear when starting off cold. He will utilize the cond speed gear, not as an oppor- tunity to make a quick getaway, but of care. Jazz drivers thought they could get a kick out of one-finger driving, one- wheel turns and four-wheel shakes, but about all they got out of it were Announcement— The Semmes Motor Co. 613, 615 and 617 G Street N.W. Take pleasure in announcing to their thousands of patrons in Washington that they have installed the “MURCOTE” process in their Paint Department and are now prepared to accept your car for immediate work. Our shop is one of the largest in the city, with a capacity for 80 cars in work at one time. 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