Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1925, Page 68

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S HTS TOOMANY TRAFFC ULES Thomas P. Henry, A. A. A.| President, Suggests Laws Be for ““Average Driver.” Mot many « ing from a neuropathic ail e complex and le average sts i s are suffer ent knowt Traflic ated to iver nse streets and This Automobi cording pointing out that u experimenting with traflic and more attention paid to simplifying_it there will be no genuine progress the work of minimizing the excessive number of traffic accidents. Commenting on the tendency 'in many cities to attempt to legislate ac cidents off the streets, Thomas P Henry, president of the association is 00 many cities ir traffic problem y feel obliged t situation unnecessar a choice between and an experiment in t too many are prone to adopt the lat ter “While favoring a progressive ty of trafic rules and regula tions, the A. A. does not approve of a simil in regulations that would be « D to the level of the exaggerating int where the essful plar uni fic direction | ment, not only to the endless variety | of methods of confusing drlvers in different cities, but particularly to | the lack of consistency in the traffic direction methods within _cities themselves. One A. A. A. official tells |of having found three different methods of traffic direction within o single town of 50,000 inhabitants. | Mr. Henry also commented upon | the findings of the motor vehicle | commissioner of Connecticut, re- vealing that 122 accidents in that | State in 1924 were the result of con- | fusion. The State cited as a cause lof this confusion “crossed mental | wires.” “For fear of making some error in negotiating a left turn continued Mr. Henry, “many drivers often go completely around the block, pro- | ceeding in the desired direction by | means of this primitive expedient. try to make up for lost ving hastily, and thus ing pedestrians and taking nted “Rigl are permitted in most es, but when there are dozens of all making right turns, s do not have a chance for their safety and the drivers themselves are further confused by reason of the congestion. “Left turns have too many traffic official |ace. This is an unjustified indict- ment. The so-called problem of the left turn is an admission of inade- quate traffic control. Left turns put la stop to the ‘round-the-block’ busi- | ness. The average driver is made to feel that traffic is a sort of contest in | which a false move will mean an ar- rest. The driver comes to fear the officer, with the result that he arrives at the crossing in a highly nervous | state, suffering from a traffic com- | plex A. A. A. officials are urging city officials to adopt only such systems as will make it easier for the aver- age driver to get about. If traffic is to be regulated effectively, they maintain, the traffic system must be | devised with a view to simplifying | matters for the average intelligence, THE: SU} Anything that riles me is to have a. motorist say that when you put a car in the repair shop you can prepare to have everythin’ disturbed but the trouble vou take it there for. There seems to be a fool idea that you can perform an operation on a car and have all the other units work just the same as they did before. Take valve grindin’. I've had kicks galore from owners who insisted that I tampered with the carburetor. “The car isn't the same as it was before,” they walil, blamin’ me for conditions that are simply the result of disturbin’ the motor. Perhaps the valve guides are a little worn so that the clean stems do not fit quite as tight as they did before. This lets in a little air at low speed and causes what seems to be carburetor trouble. Almost always the car will readjust itself, but owners don't take time to wait. The valve guides will get clogged up again, and then the car- buretor won't seem to be aflin’. Tap- pets will settle down into their usual tappin’ tunes. And the owner himself will soon get accustomed to any changes in pedal positions, or of the controls that were made necessary when the car was repaired. You can't disturb any part of an automobile without in some way affectin’ the other units. Sometimes DAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, the effect isn't so favorable, but it's usually just a temporary matter. And if it continues then it's a blessing in disguise, because it means that some new trouble has been unearthed. T took up a little on a main bearin’ |the other day and found that the car had a different clutch action, - Not a very good one, either. It kept up a sort of chatter that bothered the owner to a point where he came around and blamed me for puttin’ his clutch on the blink. What really hap- pened was that I helped put him wise to the fact that his clutch had been going wrong. He might never have known it otherwise, short of a com- plete breakdown of the clutch. WHERE THE DIRT GOES. Where does all the floor dirt in the tonneau go? If your car is equipped with a heater the chances are that the dirt is at the bottom of this device wating to be dumped out into the street. Usually there are small doors at the bottom of the heater case for that pur- pose. They can be opened by pushing a screwdriver through one of the openings in the radiator. The doors will close of their own accord, being hinged on springs for this purpose. 2 3, MAY 192 o O 5—PART SHRINERS’ CONCLAVE BRINGS RECORD TREK Motor Caravans From All Over Country Will Converge on Los Angeles. The longest trek of the greatest motor caravan in history is expected when the Shriners hold their national convention in Los ‘Angeles eariy in June. Inquiries reaching the tcuring department of the Automobile Clab of Southern California lead to the be- lief that each large city in the coun- try, and many of the smaller on furnish automobile caravans that | will make. leisurely sight-seeing trips | across the continent, going to the Pacific Coast by one route.and re turning by another. The Automobile Club of Southern California numbers thousands of Shriners among its 106,000 member- ship, and is co-operating with the Shrine convention committee in fa cilitating the movement of these cara- vans and in the entertainment of del egates. Scores of routings containing thousands of strip maps have been sent to all parts of the country by The Club Sedan the Automobile Club, and the quests are coming in by hundreds, The Automobile Club extend: same service to visiting motorists that it does to its members, which will give the Shrine delegates exceptional facilities for pleasurable touring after their arrival in_southern Californi Motley H. Flint, director of the Shrine convention, has been advised by the Automobile Club thaut it wiil send routings to all Shriners contemplating the trip by automobile and will answer all inquiries re Baked Enamel On Automobiles MEANS Real Satisfaction | DEHCO PLANT 1724 Kalorama Road | Columbia 7163 | the run ervations if they tour California, and similar courtesies. Never keep a spare tire out of use too long. A tire lasts better in use than exposed to the sun and rain on ng boare “Worry is Man’s Greatest Enemy” As a means for reducing the number of suicides at Monte agement of the casino maintains what is called the “viaticum,” a fund the object of which is to provide trans portation home for ever: mbler who lost all his money | lo the man When a man buys one of those wonderful Nash car from McReynolds he has the word of thousands of sati fied customers that he does not have to worry. It’s a cor fortable feeling to have a dealer with a record of vears of tried and true service. Try qut the Advanced Six Roadster $1,498 at your front door R. McReynolds & Son 1423-27 L'St. Main 722829 poorest of drivers. On the other hand, | otherwise traffic accidents will be on s |the increase and safety will suffer sally |as a consequence of fear and iriver to be a timidity a few drivers - = = Sy e Figuring of Cost Simplified. they- actually forge Most owners do not figure the avemage driver cann | milcage cost of their cars because they | feel they have no way of figuring depreciation accurately. This is sim- plified, however, by dividing the initial Cost of the car by the number of years the particular make normally lasts. This gives the annual depreciation. Figure any allowance at the end of its Attention is called in the state-|useful life as just so much ‘“velvet.” 2 T2 > | Lower Costs of Operation The fast-increasing number of new good Maxwell cars on the streets is causing widespread comment. It is a perfectly logical happening, for no other four delivers the Maxwell combination of 58 miles an hour, 5 to 25 milesin 8 seconds, and 25 miles to a gallon of gasoline. fic puzzles and safety at time. You cannot ist with n same overload the motor v rules and expect Something too m drive negle dhing seems to prove th % NOTHING Else Is i “Just the Same,” or “Just as Good” . GENUINE DUPONT DUCO : FINISH Is Used Exclusively by the Following Authorized Dupont Duco Refinishing Stations In Washington Touring Car, Roadster, Club Coupe, Club Sedan, Standard Four-Door Sedan — attractively priced from $885 to $1095. All prices f. 0. b. Detroit, tax extra. Wearepleased to extend the convenience of time-pay- ments. Ask about Maxwell’s attractive plan. Maxwell dealers and superior Max- well service everywhere. But .there are still greater satisfactions for the Maxwell owner. The car is completely manufactured within its own great plants. This is an advantage of genuine importance to the buyer. In no other way could you be assured of the quality that distinguishes the new good Maxwell from all other fours. 1 Haley Auto Body Works 21st & Va. Ave. N.W. Acme Auto Top Co., Inc. 1421 Irving St. NW. W. T. Lawton & Sons 2704 M St. N.W. H. B, Leary, Jr., & Bros. 1612 You St. N.W. a2, - N | It is this high quality that accounts very largely for the dependable nature of Maxwell performance, the car’s durability and, above all, costs of operation and maintenance so low as to create a new standard of economy. - - g N N N N N N N N \ N N \ N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N " Announcing!! Wg are always eager to demonstrate the new good Maxwell, for a ride in.the car proves at once that it offers more fine motoring than was ever before available at the price. - TheNew Good AXWELL H. B. LEARY, JR., AND BROS. ' Distributors MAXWELL—CHRYSLER North 4296 w OQOur Appointment as Local Representative for the STUTZ | Line of Motor Cars W, STUTZ MOTORS, Inc. GEORGE M. NORRIS, President 1724 Kalorama Road Columbia 7484 Maxwell Showroorln 1321-23 14th Street NW. Chrysler Showroom General Offices and Service Department 1612-22 You St. N.W. SALES AND SERVICE

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