Evening Star Newspaper, July 5, 1925, Page 49

MOTORISTS SHOULD HAVE FIRST-AID KIT Many Accidents Make Need of Medical Service Imperative. ! blame w THE THE SUNDAY MOTORIST An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN Know not to|sentle acceleration, and this caused bucking action, particularly since his car had a lot of backlash in the gears, joints and rear end nented carried a policy. I wanted to be dead certiin what — the trouble was, so I kept on ridin’ the driver was not dry a woman's tears, 1 it be of any consola ilwnrumv company in whi SUNDAY STAR, you it's impossible? Where do they | All want to park their cars but feel that they can't? Find that spot and you will probably discover that every ay it is becoming an easler place to park. The idea that it is difficult is simply servingto keep people away. 1f there is a space in front of your car after you have parked, and if you do not think the space provides room enough for the average auto- mobile, better pull up a little and waste the space. If you back as far as you dare to go. the chances are that some one will manage to put a car Into the limited space, thereby making it very difficult for your car, the car behind you and the car ahead of the intruder to get out. Parking is getting to be a matter of co-opera- WASHINGTON, D. ¢, JULY 5, 1925—PART 3. “A Chance to Be Sure.” (Prepared by the public information committee of the ‘Washington Automotive Trade Association). One of the outstanding reasons for the troubles motorists are wont to get into is that few know just exactly how they stand with respect to other: A lot of drivers just happen to strike struggling cars when they climb steep hills and imagine that b their comrades they had no reason to visit the serv Your car may not be in half as good condition On the other hand it may be 'way above the aver: be worrying uselessly. Only a test of your car according standards of successful hill climbing will settle this question. The automobile dealers now testing cars for brake eff ney. headlight accuracy, horn effectiveness and other safety matters, as ordered by the director of traffic, and this furnishes an opportunity to check up on other matters as well ge and you ma the {Auto Club Placing y 9 —= n is resigned z An inte the to Los also being t the present time . ting announc t made auto club is that all mileage§ va Cross-C‘)u'ltr.y Angeles &re recorded on l‘hf» Signs for Tourists "™ _ Ford organization is t tivities oroughly . RS now { ploying m s in its Ariol hout the | Ur Is Being Remarked | for Motorists. throu Southern Route to West As EBONITE “Srings™ to a Sfick, Around the Gears transcontinental tourists 1 be more effectively guided on their tion, but there is no gain in encourag- ing one driver to inconvenience three others. around with him until my suspicions were proved to be justified. I finally d to tell him what I suspected all Il\ was simply discoverin’ for me a f‘vu!( of his carbure. e is u “dead” spot in the carburetor’s range where the engine will buck a little if gas is not fed quickly or deliberately. What he should have done was to ask some of his friends who drive ca with the same carburetor whether they notice anything like If they said it was all news to he should have asked for a spin_in_their and noted they feed gas when st acce! ite from speeds 20 miles per hour. Most ers feed | zas too quickly and, of course, they expected to dis " spot. If he discovered 3 that absolutely didn’t have this break in the carburetor range, he should have compared the adjust. ment with that of his own carburetor. 1 could have read my evening paper | and he could have saved himself a few pennies. Ceases to E Joke. The man who takes care of his car and who is conscientious in the emingly little things may yel come t nto his own. This is the predictic he number of traffic fata | believe that the pi thousands of persons | situation is nothing more s through | than the final result of carele in_details of car ownership. Robe Hurle: 1pert of the Connecticut State police, dur g a recent address declared that here seems to be prevalent an un usual attitude of indifference and carelessne: motorists.” Until | they realize that they are responsible he predi there will be fatalities and serious accidents on the road The situation, however, i& not nec ssarily unusual. When a man gets A point W he doesn't care how much air he has in his tires, he | not very likely to care whether | rips off @ fender Small beginning | And, finally, ational 1 \fess tc thi Automobile Club | to California 1 MR. MOTORIST your guard against astrous substitution of er gear lubricants, that cost you the same, and are often claimed to be the | equal of EBONITE At your service station you will see cars that were bought when | |MOtoring way you bought yours. It will not take vou long to determine whether you | |southern route, are above or below the average. Perhaps you can give others a few | |of pointers on how to keep the car looking like new, or, on the other hand, perhaps it will be your opportunity to save your car from a premature trip to the paint shop. It is true that you never know how badly your own headlights glare until some one gets blinded and runs into you. Better be sure you're up to standard. 5 Compare! Not in a hit-or-miss way at the service station. Every man or woman who drives an automobile should understand sim ple first-aid methc i viction Dr E missioner of a campaign in t the Southern California, through signposting department plac the Bankhead hig Diego to Kent 100 Remedies to Remember. i Dirt in the needle valve of the car buretor is likely to cause uneven run- ning and an incorrect mixture. When you think that something like this is happening under the hood, simply pull the choker all the way out for an instant This blocks off the air to the carburetor and enables the pis- tons to suck a quantity of fuel through the needle valve. It may serve to remote the obstructing dirt particles. Be sure, however, to keep the engine running after the remedy has been applied, otherwise the raw #as sucked into the cylinders is ltkely to cause nkcase dilution. Not all brake systems can be ad- justed so that .the rear wheels will stop equally when pressure is applied to the brake pedal. This, of course, | 1. means skidding, or at least the tend new signs alon, way from which is of El P; Approximat s posted k route. Directions rnings to motori n rore than miles as0 on the street and road, but can readily see that + lubricant especially to lubricate the mission and differential * is the safe kind to buy with your mind made Demand EBONITE ntendent club crews on this distances and the m this. hem, ort dificulty with four-wheel brakes, bal- be loon tires, smoother clutches and the dozen or so other improvements in the automobile within the past two years or so. Too many motorists have been unwilling to add the ac- cessory of understanding how to use these new features to best advantage 4. Should the radiator k!pl filled with water? Are present-day engines two or lour cycle? (Think these ‘over during the week and look for the answers in this de partment next Sunday.) (Copyright. 1925.) simplest rudiments of | always ikerct d a pencil | stick could be tourniqu thus stopping help ar are s the signs bea Besides | forni; ed region on earth used as a making thern Cal the most thoroughly signpost- is in need Whethe | should be y ) the erectio vided Prison to Be Home of Art. The old prison tower in ferred to in popular ps Margarete,” and used as z under former Russian gov to be converted into a home for It will have studios and ex rooms and living quarters for ber of Esthonian painters and sculp tors. s What's the Answer? How many miles of improved dirt road will be constructed by State ency to skid. In addition to the reme- | highway departments this year, ac- dies which can be applied through | cording to present plans? skillful driving, however, it is well| 2 What is the outstanding claim to remember to use the tire with the | for the steam cooling system for cars? roughest tread on the wheel that| 3. Do balloon tires reduce the car's stops quickest. Good traction can set much inequality in adjustment Reval VEBONITE (IT's SHREDDED OIL) FOR TRANSMISSIONS AND REAR AXLES BAYERSON DIL WORKS - COLUMBIA 5228 ‘While Looking Around. There are many varieties of mean motoring, but about the is to move another man’s that he gets Into trouble. iree men were discovered recently ving a Ford closer to a fire hydrant iey could park their car in S ust behind torist tips h\ tanding around and »me of the things that he t when actively engaged in ing the role of driver. One of | things he would discover is the ays the police have of check- 1D on cars that are parked too in restricted areas. He would find that in some cities the police often fool the car owner by changing system every few weeks. orists and c who is a case of simple py carelessness. A motorist his own car people | Meanwhile the few car ewsers who | are not co ble until they know ased, clean and r the benefit nists and tos s Big Bear Lake cou is fir and then to | of the | cat | the kn AL For Better Driving. When you hhve set your front wheels for a complete turn and the | streets are wet, be careful to start off gently, otherwise the front wheels are likely to skid. You may find vourself half way across the street before the cay actually starts turning If the clutch drags a little, making it difficult to shift into low gear with- ing a noise, try retarding the ach time you want to make the start. If the engine is running at its slowest speed, naturally the clutch cannot spin as fast ‘When making a quick stop on a ‘well traveled street, turn to the right |as far as possible This gives the man behind a chance to swing safely to vour left if his brakes are not as effective as yours. multiplying they New Automobile Batteries $11.95 For Fords, Chevrolets—and other light cars Connie Mack cut his players’ ton- sils when they started to lose. The Champions drive NASH Advanced Sixes, thus keeping free from orc nary id kit. knc need the honest Don't | with his ea | who stands ment of every t the man who fusse: may be the ch: our life spark The 0ld Mechanic Says: lot cares of motorists. Judge. possess easie Coveleski. super Joe Harris, and Bluege lative car. oe firmly il WEAR OF TIRES. that fast g Rice this there- fore, safer in the long run, would have been intere a par ; poke” who on an important road The offender's wife was unday paper as he How many nd again he would | cars remember ice or two at the headlines, at pains to. drive below Other sizes in proportion Right Side of Right Front Subject- | r | ing more than what th T've just been rid chap who n T'he Part of them are so distribution satisfied because they bought through McReynolds, who has been satisfying cus tomers for sixty vears R. McReynolds & Son 142327 L St. 14th & Park Rd. O-Lite Cc thus saves ed to Most Strain. Pres Accessory Overlooked. people in buying new to equip them with additional knowledge in driving and |car care? The average motorist | seems to be willing to cash in on im but seldom is there any the tread of a s gets the most 5 re pro-{ Motor Mint No. 2 If motor does not idle properix. due to unknown causes. buckin’ | re speeds an hour. We to the en tried all kinds of ut didn’t have much | > was a decided break the nixture into gas for a the 3 wd 20 miles be- | drove. new batteries ] ound with a | las Sincl ad are the weak lloon tire, it is best | carburet from one | adjustme ng the | success. der to|in the flo the cylind change) for id € t narrowed t the electrical system. however, and should aot be | provements, tinued. Two Parking Pointers. | evidence of a_desire to improve with Where is the hardest place in town | the automobile. Possibly this ex- to park? Where do most drivers tell plains why so many-people have had World’s Greatest Buy — TS Col 2610 O Delivered Price $1345.00 or the HUDSON COACH The Great and Genuine Economy Its Owners Know Potomac Battery Company 1236 12th St. N.W. 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