Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 62

DEAERSHAYTEST - AUTOBRAKES HER Trade Body Suggests Plan for Saving Car Owners P Time and Money. Co-operating with Director of Traf: fic Eldridge in carrying out the pro- visions of the new motor vehicle law, the Washington Automotive Trade As- soclation is working out a plan where- by Washington motorists may have brakes, lights and horns in- nd without charge. sted to the uu- Sldridge, and he lines of a perated by the Trade Assocla- tion. It i membe hrakes rns of all the ca in Washington of their own make, re- gardless of whether the car was pur- chased from the dealer or whether it was purchased as a new or used car. all Fee Likely. After such inspection, according to plan, the dealer wiil issue o cer- f inspection to be Known as te of inspection of the Automotive Trade K Asso- a certificate will be is- ar has been put pe to meet all the'legal Te- quirements of the traffic law. will be no charge for the inspection, but I fee probably will be im ver the cost of issuing the ldridge has noti- fled the automobile dealers that their certificate will be recognized by him and the members of the traffic force ociation, “will not wner from the re- will show merely that the car owner has had his car inspected, and that at the time it left the shop it was up to standard v B It will xonerate the charge of 10tor. wehicle law. committee of the automobile deal- consisting of Rudolph Jose, C) ter’ . Warrington and W. Pearce Rayner, {8’ conferring with oficials of .u of Standards regarding tae al phases of the inspections. of Standards will draw u the formulae for the inspection, whicl be approved by Mr. Fidridge Lum id arrangements for the nspections probably avould be complet- «d this week, after which an announce- ment would be made of the details in connection with the plan. It is understood traffic officers will be instructed to ask motorists for their inspection certificates when stop- ping them regarding their brakes, There | THE DEATH VALLEY IS CROSSED BY CARAVAN Pierce-Arrows Go Through Sun-Scorched Desert|™"* OF FOUR AUTOS Land on 800-Mile Journey Without Mechmml g Trouble and With Only 3 Tire Changes. Death Valley—the sun-scorched awe- inspiring strip of desert which sprawls for 90 miles acroas the eastern edge of southérn California—a land witr- out shade or water, and said to be re- sponsible for more deaths from heat than any similar spot of its size In the world—this is not the region that the average tourist would choose for o six-day jJaunt by motor car. Yet a caravan of four Plerce-Arrows, carry- ing & party of twelve Los Angeles men, has just returned after a mem- orable ‘800-mile - exploration tour of this arid country, without experienc- ing any mechanical difficulties and only to change three tires S the adventurous journey. caravan rolled out of Los Angeles on March 22, stopping at Mo- - { have for lunch and bidding good-bye to the pavements. Then on to Rans burg, one of the few real mining towns left in that part of the country. The next stop was at Trona, where potash and borax are made and salt ]ha):‘\'esl(’d from the surface of a dry ake. From Trona the next trafl led to Ballurt, formerly a’ prosperous mining llage, but now dwindled to a few uts. The second night was spent at Wild'Rose Bprings, the party aucflpdn& in little shacks perched on the side . bright and early, the caravan shoved off, being almost on the edge of Death Valley. After traveling around Sheep Mountain and reaching Skidoo, they found them- selves in sight of what are probably the highest and lowest spots in North America, Mount Whitney and Deat lley. There is a gold mine at Skidoo that at one’ time produced $1.000,000 for its owners. Work is go- ing on again at 8kidoo in the mines. After a few miles of travel the first big sand dunes were encountered and the party was in Death Valley. These shifting dunes made life riserable for travelers, continually wiping away all ui(‘ss of the roads. Funeral Range, wRich skirts the eastern side of Death Valley, loomed up grim and bleak. As desolate as it all is, the travelers found the coloring gorgeous, After- plowing through = Death Valley, the party headed for Rhyolite,| Nev., the old deserted mining town, evacuated overnight and now .known as the Ghost City. From Rhyolite the caravan proceeded to the ranch of Walter Scott, better known as Death Valley Scotty. This famous character proved himself a wonderful host, cook- ing their evening meal and entertain- ing them with stories of his adventur- ous career. Among them he told the Mory of his ride on a speclal train from YLos Angeles to Chicago in 45 hours, and from Chicago to New York in 15 hours, wbich still stands as a record, exploits which attracted the attention of the whole United State: Scotty is now building several “mystery” buildings on his ranch, which are causing considerable specu- lation in that part of the country. No one knows where Scott gets the money that he spends on rips to the outside world, but he is known as a millionaire spender whenever he leaves his Death Vailey haunts. At present he hasn't seen a street car for seven years and doesn’t want to,... From Scotty’s Death Valley rdnch the party went back into the Valley and wound up that migh Furnace Creek Ranch, the lowest ranch in the world. At this rancl T caravan headed stralght down the valley. Here pin- nacles, which seemingly rise out of the earth and look as it thay were made of salt, attracted the atdeution of the entire party. The caravan passed the old Eagle Borax Works, Ashford Mill, and then came back into Randsburg by the Owl Holes and Pllot Knob. This was the fifth day and the sixth was spent in visiting the famous Yellow. Astor mine &t Randsburg and in retufning to Los n opinion ‘of ‘those Who mads the -journey, the trip, 'although- not easy, is not as treacherous as is gen: erally considered, -and with lucky breaks in the ' weather during the Spring and !;‘auhor (i}t‘e year motor cars can get throgh with proper préparations, ‘However, even now nany who go fall by the wayside and Death Valley still clings to its grim reputation. | MARYLAND IS RICH_ IN CHARM FOR TOURISTS (Continued from Seventh Page.) crest of which is a long row of tab- lets reciting the story of the terriffic battles waged at this point during the Civil War. Swept by cooling breezes, carpeted with green, splashed with dogwood and scented waJh the odor of the honeysuckle, South Moun- tain, with its imperishable history, will live long in the memory of the tourist. THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS If there's any one around this community who's a rooter for Iubrication it's me ‘m::“ whl.n 1 tell car owners to watch this point I tell "em-to-investi- n 5 g X', Jindain’ damage to cars but-who don’t really grease the of. . grease gun is vanishiz' they n* lfimtmn: quhl m{m’fl‘wt 1s, sy »g!lx and droppin’ to oor. P e AT e E ey T e B K . A oyer, A ¥ )] and “'That sometimes marks the &mmfi:flmw Sreasing and greasing somethin’ that counts. I'm never satisfied with a greasing job untfl I know that the lubricant reaches the spot where it's needed. It doesn’t pay to say, “Here's the place Wwhere you grease it,” and then quit when the grease plug or oil hole has been up a bit. YouWe 0. take off the cover plates now and be sure the grease’is goin' mere it belongs. days when every:part of ihe car, except the transmission, wheel ‘diterential, were; :with engine oil the trouble-was: that the [ to lubricate. Sometimes:a squeak u ‘the part with ofl. Now since-grease K “lubricant the trouble is o wet it to une the i that they' be workin' out . Harpers Fetry ds famous as Ahw‘#cene of John Brown's.rald. An excellent view of the valley and sur- rounding country can be obrained the Union Army under the command here. of McClellan and the Confed- erates, commanded by Lee, is record- ed as one of the most sanguinary con- flicts of the Civil War. The result of this battle led to the issuance of the emancipation proclamation, which was promulgated a few days later. The Army of the Potomac lost 11,832 men out of 48, engaged, while more than 8,000 of Les's men were lost aut of 31,200, - i E Many h_'.nhr:o\ln‘ motiuments, clg'. non and relice of ;those two. 4 able days dot the battlefi These' cuts straigh b8 to well kept grounds enthrall the y'| Dawsonyille, thence to estownt. as he ocontemplates the “Bloody|A few miles. below Darnestown is Lane.” Forter President McKinley | S8eneca, on the Potomac, where there participated in this battle and a mop-| I8 eXcellent flahing. It is approxi- ument marks the’ spot where, he|mately 10" miles from Darnestown to served coffee to the Union soldfers: ! | Rockvile,: s Leaving the battlefield, -the This ’latter route is considprably leads to Bharpsburg, and thence in @' Shorter—abéut 71 miles in all—than southeasterly direction across the Po-:! tlie road by way of Hagerstown. It tomac River to Shepherdstown. - Thé'|1s also ‘the ghorter route to the Antle. drive from Shepherdstown to Hatpess | tam- battlefield, but perhaps less fas. Ferry, a little less than 13 miles; is,| cifating both in'scenic beauty and his- through some of West Virginia's most//foric interest. beautiful scenery. | 8 2 —— At Harpers Ferry, 102 miles from| Dr. Suzanne Deleplace is the first Washington by way of Hagerstown,|woman physician of France to be is the confluence of the Potomac and | made a licensed radiologist and will Shenandoah Rivers. Here, t00, Mary- practice in the public houpitals of land, West Virginia and Virginia 'aris. Shorter Return Trip. The return trip may be shortened considerably by the road by way of Knoxville, Jefferson and Frederiak. tance of slightly less rich in scenic yeauty. 'k the back road may be . passing Limekiin, Buckeyes- arossing the Monocacy River Dickerson and Bealsville, - At sville ¢ new and highly recom- lended ‘youd" From _South ~Mouritain the road| leads to Boonesboro. At this point the road branches, one leading to the southwest, to Sharpsburg, a distance of seven miles, and the other to the northwest, to Hagerstown, a distance of 103 miles. Hagerstown, 77 miles from Wash- ington, lies in a fertile valley over- looked by South Mountain to the east, and North Mountain, more distant, to the west. It was here that Gen. Lee concentrated his forces prior to the battle of Gettysburg. Battlefleld Interesting. To the south of Hagerstown, be- tween that point and Sharpsburg, lies SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 10, 1923—PART 3. LIGHTNING 25 t035% Mone rer -MoRE POWER - MORE MILES ‘Lightning by Nature--- LIGHTNING makes no apology for its name. It is'all that the name imp! It gets you on your way while other cars are still chug- chugging to get free from traffic. Lightning is sustained power, with just enough pep held always in reserve to give you 113e lgu;h on emergency pinches. To begin using it today will pay! 'Quick as a Flash to Give You Results FUEL OIL Owr Fuel Ofl Department specializes in quick service. il for all l”c‘blrltn-—l"lll Frenklin 391. PENN OIL CO., ROSSLYN, VA. West 166 Franklin 391 - Essex e ( This Quality and This Price The Reason for its Amazing Sale =" Buyers khow"what Esaexgimun be had elsewhere only at far higher . .-« cost. Thegreat Essex salesrecord isdue tono other thing. Itisrecognition - - of & value leadership so overwhelming that it is not even challenged. Hudson-Essex, Now World’s Largest Selling Six-Cylinder Cars More Than 1000 Sold Daily Today’s Essex is the greatest of all Essex values. It is the finest Essex ever built. It is the smooth- est, most reliable Essex ever built. Itis the best looking, most comfortably riding Essex' ever built. We believe its maintenance and opera- ‘tion the most economical of any car in the world. And the price, because of famous patents, with volume manufacturing advan- tages that are absolutely exclusive, is the lowest at which Essex ever sold. Essex won its wide acknowledgment on finest quality without uselesssize or weight, and a price advantage equaled nowhere in the world. Greater size could add nothing to Essex. It has $339 For those who desire, special arrangements have been made whereby an Essex Coach may 3339 LAMBERT-HUDSON MOTORS CO. NEUMEYE& MOTOR ‘be purchased for a First Payment of $339. The remsining payments conveniently arranged R COMPANY Selesroom Conn. Avé. N.W. 633 Mass. Ave. N.W. 1823 14th St. Service Station North 7522 211 BSt.N.W. Frank. 7690 DEALERS ' A » , West :v.hvim ognnntln,v Charlottes- :!v;:e.:lul l:wla uto Cémpany, Saluda, Va. 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