Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1925, Page 48

COST OF MOTORING 3N NOTIN CAR'S PRICE Man Who Buys Many Ma- Less chines and One Who Gets Most Expensive Pay Same. Automobile owners are being di-| Between 5 and 6 Tired Business Man Careful in Afternoon. Automobile accidents in large cities are most numerous between the hours | of 5 and 6 o'clock in the evening. This THE TWME YOU INTERRUPTED A FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC TR R e BT TRIF TO STOP OFF AT THE CLUB AND INTEREST YOUR John Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. Hs -GUEST IN GOLF WHILE HIS KIDS CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE — \ John Smith and His Car BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. ie not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad to have exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of the other 10,000,000 or more members of the motor clan. Bearing on Bearings. | rods where they are joined to the It was in the public garage where | Pistons. The strain at both ends of Smith obtained a view of the main |a connecting rod is very great at 1 and connecting rod bearings of the |car speed in high, and plain babbit engine of a car that was up on the | lined bearings seem to be the only t was revealed by an investigation work rack. He studied the situation |type that will do the work. I can't vided into two classes—those who buy | just completed hf\ Charles A\'n:l.mmr. : for a time and then asked the me inatie. ol s s commissioner of motor vehicles of : chanic: ;’;Li:‘fe“:flu:“_;“;'{;”’ those who buy ex-| Ve York. The exodus of so many “Why not use roller bearings for Contending persons from offices and the mental the engine instead of those babbitt | conditions his conclusion, | fatigue by which both driver and bearings that fit so snugly on the Sn st ool "ot the Pack. | Pedestrian are handicapped at that crankshaft? Just think how the en-| o oo ard Washington Motor Car Company, | i of day are believed to be directly gine would spin around! Why, you've | "' o difre explains that, while one group of car | "eshonsible i taken up on those bearings till you | &8 4 F TR . There is a second high accident peak | eones s menced to apprecia B recs s o en 4ok d can just barely crank over the en- i . 3 2 b, - lis! 1 Evening 2 = = . from price and assuming that the more) 4nd 9 oclock in the evening, due to 2 . hat good do you think roller they pay the better off they will be, | (he presence of so automobiles ; RERMAEE Yo NTa: Tor thaé sort: of | the other group buy a large nur the streets during the theater rush. the mechanic queried him. | B e s and o ity he report of the commissione more than they should for what | hat ik el 't you know that a good engine "»41 h} <v .anl e .ruldyr.\h “H.“v | in good condition is suppos D iy i b ercema tonn Saturday than on any other day, tation show you on this engine, but on many of them you will find the babbitt lir ings backed with bronze.” bservation of | N ] S RS S Action of Compression A i | enough force to one of the z # s Y 1 24 A : ing ey pistons to put the r Admits the Difference 5 4 3 =) 4 %4 spective cylinder under compre: .| “That a a differer . 7/ o and to have it do this you m but ¢ { ]| either exert a greater force on t | hand crank or let the other cylinders f | do it when their gas mixture fires B e i et | Ot course, after the engine is going g _— / the flywheel’s momentum helps to ir o o T 2 2 crease the force necessary to com geriod of a : More and better organized play- = | press the mixture in the cylinders - el X gh . N % L an o etindins uel B | “Probably the main reason why = g h 4 3 : e, o ccoriing S0 Silie | they've never tried roller or ball bear & better car that would last | e bulletin' complled by| L T a g Neces: Antomc Clilar g z - = nding action of the connecting a Care of Car Necessary Commerce. Active playground effort, £ = Lo Sy e “This type of car owner spends t 1ed, will result in the saving e fiEote it ou ool hanele merHIL o much for his motoring. On the oth s of many children during the = Y e e ok ans hand, there is the car owner who e hths going E spends too much on a single car. He| Many re beginning to realize | particularly when vowre trying who thes unt Wyt Imunad o tance of the playground as | |ing rods often bend under the strain 3 | ¢ to o : < n aid in the reduction of the num- I 3| for some of the flickering which |will draw current and cause a flicker | Loy ran heure what might .- s or vof traffc fatalities, it is pointed | | Bearing Adjust t SHOWS “UNEVEN FIRING.” 157,50 96 comtuses with trombie. | o o arrrem e e Bl e tomed to abusing cars, out. More than 630 new play areas earing Jjustmen The pedater will flicker because of the | prakes applied. And, of course,| “You know what happens to 1 { to a dead stop as soon you s | to the large number of pleasure cars }.,;f il o Diohad to driven on Saturday afternoons. The . & eandl M "0 ca believes at sol 3 & i L around like & eel or a gen where between the two " extremes | Sunday trafic toll is reduced. it was erator armature. If a shaft keeps a small but growing fistaled | Detuse eommercill ey on spinning around after the ignition puts as much money intc peiiitsiare Aurclyedin 25 pex aut Al | is switched off you've either got leaky Moo * o 1O & all auto accidents, do not operate ex |18 s A g 8 Cessd or g ork 1 2 | piston rings o loose bearings I TDrmanns and style. without putting|cent of all accidents in New York = : 4 i e s e | So much into motorng as fo rendes | City during the first four months of . z | beart are not snug, therelll be ineg couch Stniomtoding asilo | this veur occurred at street inter Restings e ot g There are many people in Wash.| scctions 4 R % ‘ 4 e S ington who are ving so thany cars| & " s B " 2 F % / / | as to make it impossible to expect R 3 / i ¢ { “Compression keeps dividends to be commensurate with = g it o / A from revolving free the amount of capital invested,” he| i 7 7 z thaee piain beatings says. “The type of motorist who | { |abatt taenet over * na makes this mistake is the one who 18 looking for a car that he can trade sy o Y in without taking too high a deprecia tjon. He doe: realize that, be. cause of hi not trying keep a car or a year as well as becau More and Better Recreation Spaces | Ay in Cities Urged by National 4 ! %)% = W & A ! f‘“.//('f" /.’/r; \ Automobile C. of C. 27270 . [€ particularly when you're trying fot realize that qua 1 were blished last in 231 Flickering of the Ammeter Pointer |rough cendition of the road. Uneven|every time the horn is blown the|pins when you make a hah make his ownership ec il He | cities and rapid progress continues . forgets that a very high-grade auto s line. De opened 12| Lost motion in the wheel bearings mobile requires high-grade ownershin ounds this year; Evanston, |can be detected by jacking up the and service. | E playground within “ “Somewhere in between these e K Pat tremes, however, there is deve ided three play spac 3 the type of car owner who s and Haverhill, |to rock it in see-saw fashion. In do: the happy medium. He cuts deprec feet of play-|ing this it is advisable to drive a /tlon loss by running each car lon e ot | wooden wedge between the axle and / He buys the car that is better thar the average. This enables him to|ern play the knuckle, so that lost motion in dvold the first mistake in owne ed every few located on | the latter will not be mistaken for Fhen, safely past this blunder, nue to elim- | play in the wheel bearin Should deavors to learn to treat his better | provision of | lost motion exist in the wheel bear @grade property to better grade own-| definite program |ings this can be taken up by the nut ership, driving ang service adequate equip-|on the end of the spindle inside of the < ance records|hub cap. As the bearings are always ““The industry recognizes that on T the development of type of ewner | to-see whether s are being |[mounted to take the thrust in either direction, a single adjustment takes Tests the stability of the business and |used by the ne . the genuine progress of personal mo- | “It is recognizec s the bulletin, | up the play in both bearings. tor transportation. Uneconomic that the chief nee layground | In taking up lost motion toring cannot be permanent.” |is to be more attractive than the|able judgment must be exer Al s G street. It must not be a place where |screwing up on the adjusting member the parents will compel their children |not to get this too tight and thus im The railroads last vear carried 2.631,- | to play, but where the children want'pose a serious end pressure on the 690 carloads of automotive freight to play. bearings. | feeding of gas will vary the speed of | pointer goes wild celerating_with the spark | the engine enough to vary the charg G CEs Ko vanced. The piston pins m rded as the upper bearings o t as a bea Requires Investigation. Flickering of the ammeter pointer |ing rate of the generator. There will front end of the car and by grasping | usu indicates uneven firing, or|be a flicker when the relay points op-| Tire prices are 48 per cent lower ine, because they : | the wheel at the top and bottom try | missing but there are normal causeserate on the generator. The stop light | than they ivere in 1320 1e upper ends of the connec BREAKFAST IN WASHINGTON LUNCH IN ITHACA, N. Y. 329 MILES AWAY Best train time, 12 hours 45 minutes. Hupmobile Eight’s time, 8 hours 36 minutes. “A Wonderful Drive in Perfect Comfort’”’ CAN YOU AFFORD IT? B et e e Here Is What the Farmer Pays For His Car Today Compared With 1913 Read below further about this report and watch for other equally interesting reports. PLEASE NOTE FARMER PAIDIN ity !Iu quutlnf prices’on Hupmobile Eights we 1913 rosite s ; S S give you the price you will pay including freight, tax and all necessary equipment, such ... &> ) fi\{ & ;i M . as spare tire, tube and cover, front and rear WHEAT- 1482 BU. 3 Coupe bumpers, four wheel brakes, balloon tires, etc VF 7 W7 8e Most companies quote prices on the bare car at the factory but you cannot buy any car that CORN-232| BU. Zm T e Coach $715.00 A | 5 2 § A" / way. Their object is to make the price of the $425.00 22 22 $735.00 Touring and Roadster $525.00 car seem low. The prices we quote are Commercial Chassis ZD BP cost for the equipped car at your door COTTON-19-26 BALES !_ Please bear this in mind, when vou com- ; £y - = Sedan pare prices. WOOL G214 LBS. $825.00 o CATTLE -BEEF-21406 L8S. Express Truck Chassis $550.00 This 8-Cylinder Sedan, Equipped, Delivered for $2395--That’s Less Than Most Sixes Yet It is Smoother, Speedier and More Flexible Than Any Six at Any Price 'l'l‘ie Hupmobile Eight is today America’s largest-selling motor car with eight cylin- ders in line. It has taken only five (Pricss F. 0. B. factory) (Prices F. 0. B. factory) 1456518S. to the speed of the wind without change of gearseand in but a few seconds. The first car to get away when the traffic cop good will that the Hupmobile Four has won through dependability, long life and economy. And Just Think-- —how much real power, endurance and econ- omy you get out of a Chevrolet. There is nothing on the market today which offers such quality for so small a price. The Chevrolet is the absolute ideal of the man of moderate means.' And you can get im- mediate delivery on attractive, easy terms. Dealers in Economical Transportation LUTTRELL CHEVROLET SALES CO., 14th and Rhode Island Avenue OURISMAN CHEVROLET SALES CO., 625 H Street N. E. 1218 Connecticut Avenue AERO AUTO COMPANY, Alexandria, Virginia ASSOCIATE DEALERS Lustine-Nicholson Motor Co. 301 7th St. S. W. S. & G. Motor Co. Gish Garage 17th and U St. N. W. F. S. Pohanka Owens Motor Co. 3700 Georgia Ave. I. F. Bury BARRY-PATE MOTOR COMPANY, months to reach first position. Perform- ance—super performances is the back- bone of this wonderful record. By performance we mean everything that the word implies. From a snail’s pace (Formerly $2165) Now $1985 % ... (Formerly $2165) Now $1985 Sport 4-Pass. Roadster (Formerly $2265) .A....('Fo Delivered and Equipped, including Tax and Freight. There will be no price reduction on the 4-cylinder models. ' HUPMOBILE EIGHT gives the “go” signal. The ability to slow down behind slow moving vehicles on hills and to shoot away when the opening offers. A steering mechanism so perfectly constructed that milady can drive and park the car absolutely free of physi- cal effort. By performance we mean, too, the ability to do all of these things, month in and month out, at the very lowest cost. There is a certain joyous thrill you get in the Hupmobile Eight that comes from the vibrationless, gliding action of the car, giving you a sensation you can get in no other way. The Hupmobile Eight is secure in its high position because it carries with it all the “The proof of the pudding is in the eating.” Here is what an owner told us. “We left Washington at 4:24 A.M., after eat- ing breakfast, and reached Ithaca, N. Y., at 1:00 P.M., in time for lunch, after a won- derful drive in perfect comfort in a Hup- mobile 8 Sedan, in 8 hours and 36 minutes. IPs a wonderful car.” We honestly believe that you would make a serious mistake to buy any automobile without first phoning Columbia 5050 and making an appointment to drive a Hup- mobile Eight. All models, both Eights and Fours, on display at our convenient and attractive showroom, Champlain Street at Kalcrama Road. STERRETT & FLEMING, Inc. Home of the Certified Gold Seal Used Cars Champlain St. at Kalorama Road Columbia 5050 1126 20th St. N. W. 1078 Wisconsin Ave. Anacestia, D. C. Economy Auto Supplvy Ce. Capitol Heights, Md. Caylor-Spaulding Motor Co. Clarendon, Va. Kelchner Garage Rockville, Md.