Evening Star Newspaper, August 9, 1925, Page 54

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO CHOICE ROUTES | 1 TO NEW ENGLAND AND CANADA ' I The fiunl;ay Star’s MOTOR TOURS : o OTTAWA § = %JICK Q N TOURING TOCANADA S MORE POPULAR Several Motor Trlps Are Sug-| gested by The Star’s Guide. ‘ improved highway accessibility of‘ re a result of routing and greater favorite summering England and nearby coming more and Washington B annual vac tour. The fame of | New ind’s system of incompar- | able roads has spread r and wide d ea her to an increasing motorist Rich in coloni tory, this part its unique landsc mountains and sc ged cliffs and jagzed coa charm for every American New England has far surpassed other n of the country in th velopment and improvement roads, w is respon: part, for mobiles a ward the C: Several 1t otorists vear num 1 and industri of the count pe, its . hc motorist w | | de Trips Suggested numbe As indicated or of the 1 Susq State tc falo and celebrated southern shore of thence to the bord Canada may route, equall Baltimore, Water ( way arour I may avoid the that city. The hea City also traffic in New rk be escaped by s n River at the new rom t has a direct route through Alban Lake George bec tour Canada for eriod of 30 days by} » the collector at the | r a permit. For a| e than 30 days it is neces to avoid payment of | 1 a bond for double the | on appraisement of | Hudsc to Route to Boston Mountain Bridge the | Boston by Waterbur This route fc ick valley for ind is replete with and picturesque coun e route along the shore, | Bridgeport, New Haven,! idence, also is | sent on this route | tt bits of construc From motorist Peekskil ford s lows the the B c N wns popular, t there are tion. From Boston popular road toric Portsmov riv Y two shc to s by Maine way the of old most his: Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Hawkins Nash Motor Co. Sales and Service 1337 14th St. _Main 5780 FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. NN\W. | return from Portland by way of Bret- | motor Yy mmmsfimsfimmmmyfimmm Three Rivers 4 o, PR{NG FIELD \R) $> HARTFQR! =R New London E VEN KingstonQ Ferry' ‘%i‘.’fi :m:sm I/ /50 /‘Ené o o a 1,”! z PHlLAOELPHlA &’ &5 € A Q O WASHINGTON \ B, LTIMORE 'DRUG STORE LIGHTS ON CARS CONDEMNED| Mileage From Capital | to Points in the North | | Offered for Tourists | | In planning a motor trip to New England or Canada the st may base the extent of vels on_the distances to be covered and the places to he visited. Running time from Washington to Quebec and ry may be made comfortably !White‘ Amber or Yellow All Right, | But Experts Hit Other | Colors. | Drug store lights on motor vehicles | { will be abolshed if the recommenda- tions drawn up by a (rmnnll(?e | sored by the Bureau of American Association of { | way Officials and the National! Safety { Council are adopted. | With a view to promoting uniform | usage as regards traffic signal colors | and reducing the likelihood of acei-| dents, the committee has adopted | recommendations revising the code of highway traffic signals. The proposed | code also intends to regulate the use | of lighted and unlighted, moving and flashing road signals and lights, and | semaphores and other signaling de-| vices on vehicles. | It specifies that headlights shall be | white, amber or vellow, or any inter-| mediate hue and that no red or green | lights that will be visible from directly in front shall be displayed on any vehicle. | Red is recommended for tail lights because of its universal use, but if a change is made in any jurisdiction, | vellow is recommended. Yellow also is approved for signal lights on au- tomobiles, red and green being ruled out for this purpose. Yellow marker lights, visible from both front and rear, are specified The code includes a recommended signs for road turns, intersections, underpass and grade { railroad crossings. Colors recom. | | mended and their significance are: Red, | to indicate stop and for other purposes | where required by law; yellow, to in-| dicate caution, and green, to indicate | to proceed. Following are mileages from Washington to some of the points of interest in New Eng- “land and Canada: Miles 120 145 210 m& H37 Harrisburg Buffalo New York . Boston Montreal Quebec .. along the coast to Portland. Cutting inland, the road leads to Augus kman, across the horder to jeorge and Quebec Tourists to this part of the country find it one of the impressive parts of the trip to travel through the White Mountains and the Berkshires. These may be reached either by way of keepsie and Pittsfield. or on the ton Woods. Tables Have Turned. happens when a traffic cop the driver of a crowded What awls out bus? It happened chart of 13 the other day in an stern city and was watched with keen interest by many motorists. The bus driver made an innocent mistake which at one time or another had caused many a passenger car driver hake in his boots. This time, vever, there were 29 bus passen. to shout at the cop and to tell him where he got off. What a grand and glorious feeling it was! h e When touring the open country, | pure vinegar will clean the celluloid lwindows in the curtains of the car. fiffifififimflifi!fifliflifitfiflifikfifli&fi&fifim Dictionary By using imagination and the dictionary to describe the Nash car it would be possible to string superlatives onward across the page. It could be described in such glowing terms to arouse the envy of poets. But, after all this, would not simple facts be more potent? Your investigation of the facts concerning the 1926 Advanced Six Nash will be cheerfully wel- comed. Owners will enthusiastically tell of real performance, lasting quality and low upkeep until you just can’t help liking it. FLELE e Pl You'll like the McReynolds brand of service, too. For sixty years satisfied customers have been coming back for more. hohthY Five-Passenger Sedan cool as a wooded dell $1,620.00, Delivered R. McReynolds & Son 1423-27 L St A 14th & Park Rd. - Col. 7228-29 2619 hhththiththithY b REPAIR CAR BEFORE STARTING VACATION Roadside Work Often Poor and Is Mar d@#Pleasant Motor Trip. Repair before starting the vac: tour is the advice of the service mittee of the Washington Automo- tive Trade Association to Washing- ton motorists who are contemplating extended trips his season. A vaca- tion from car troubles, as well as busi- ness worries, is 1ggested in the warning of the local automobile deal ers. Reports from pointed out, repair work and always motor tourists, it is indicate that roadside often unsatisfactory ves to mar an other- wise pleasurable trip. The car should be exaniined thoroughly by competent mechanics, according to the dealers, before it is subjected to the strain and stress of cross-country travel. Get Expert Mechanic. In this connection, the committee states, adapting an old adage, that too many mechanics spoil the car, urg- ing the motorist to have his car re paired whery it is known best. To depend upon the roadside repairer for important servicing is held to be highly hazardous and often uneco nomical B rouble that is neglected often Its in a breakdown at a most embarrassing moment,” reads the statement {ssued b)‘ the committes of the W. A. T. A. “The motor tour- ist may save himself and his passen- gers the unpleasantness of a break- down en route by taking the neces- sary precautionary measures before starting. ~The car should be exam- ined and thoroughly serviced before it is put to the road for the annual vacation. Oftentimes the good road- side repairer, if he can be found in an emergency, is seriously handicap- ped because of a lack of parts and a proper understanding of the particu- lar car. The local service station is better acquainted with the car, thus assuring its owner better work in less time and usually at less cost.” One Service Statlon. The motorist usually will ter service, in the opinion of the | dealers, if he forms the habit of | patronizing service station, and, | as far as ble, one 'nmhunh { They point that repa get bet- pos: out DETROIT TO WASHINGTON IN ONE DAY Best Train Time by B. & O. Crack Limited, 17 Hrs. 30 Mins. Hupmobile ““8’s’’ Time, Including All Stops, 18 Hrs. 15 Mins. “Never Sat Behind a Machine Like It’ The report of an enthusiastic owner. Read below further about this report and watch for others equally C., AUGUS specialize in certain makes of cars and are able to service their spe- cialty better than the avegage road side mechanic, who mi have a smattering of first-aid treatment for all makes. “To minimige the possibility of roadside tie-ups in strange shops,” the statement adds, ‘‘the car should be sent to the local shop a few days before starting the vacation for a complete overhauling and adjustment of all parts.” STATES DIFFER ON TESTS FOR LICENSING DRIVERS (Continued from Fifth Page.) in the country have not been at all satisfied with the examination results | of New Jersey, Massachusetts and | Connecticut which have been at it longer than the few others requiring examinations. It would seem if any progress is to he made in weeding | out the unfit a much more scientific and rigid sertes of standardized tes must be evolved. But experienced safety experts are afraid science may fall in providing safety It has been observed frequently that the cleverest drivers are the most reckless and, therefore, the greatest enemies to public safety. A motor cyclist killed other day riding in and out of other | vehicles with his hands behind his | head. He would have passed the most | rigid test | Intoxica™on complicates the mat ter of testing operators to a point where no motor vehicle department can tell for certaln whether it has li censed a help or a hindrance. Because the examination is per- | petual in Maryland and Connecticut a_ driver could go stark mad after obtaining his license and hold it un- | til_something happened | States now examining drivers are| criticized frequently for the supe ficlal way in which the job is han- dled. There are hundreds of people driving In these States whose com. | petency well may be questioned, but the advocates of such superficial | tests come back with the argument that morality means more in safety | than mentality, and that an arch criminal might reveal a high degree | of intelligence in the most exacting | test. | The deadlock in the matter of ex-| amining drivers %8 becoming more | pronounced every day, and who can | tell but what the Nation will have to go back to the discarded theory of the late Alden McMurtry, former prominent in the motor vehicle de-| partment of Connectiout when it was | accomplishing wonders by putting motorists on their honor. McMurtry | was in favor of saying to the motor ist, *“Here's your license. Go your| ay. But don't have an accident!” (Copyright. 1925.) himself the | 1925 PART RED AND YELLOW LIGHTS AT MARYLAND CROSSINGS Green Signals Being Removed Be- cause Color Is Used to Bignify Safety. BALTIMORE, August 8. —Red-and- vellow warning signals in place of green ones are being erected at cross roads throughout Maryland by the State roads commission. The green signal was discarded be- ——— FIXING THE FLOAT. cause that color is usually used to signity safety, and it was felt that it | is improperly used as a danger signal L Approximately 750 cross-roads in the State will be marked with | devices. The greater number will be indicated by signs of the reflector type, while at the remainder of the cross-roads red-and-yellow lenses will | be subsittuted for the green len: the automatic flash signals now use. Much carburetor sticking of | reservoir from whic their supply of fuel sticks at trouble is due to the new | 1 the float in the h the jets d A float th the upper position in its chamber shuts off the supply of gas inland stalls the engine. A float that In | sticks at the lower position allows the engine to flood, Usua this stick- ing is due to roughness, such as rust, The camper will save his temper |along the surface of the float. The when trylng to open a frult jar by |remedy is to remove the float and placing a hot rock on top the cover for | polish it. A brass float is very easl a few moments. | cleaned in this way. Look for the Sign Why G Take a Chance? HTNING MOTOR FUEL 25 t035% McREPEP-MORE Powsn-nonz MILES. Satisfaction—Once Used—Always Used FUEL OIL West 166 (615 Miles) as interesting. Our Fuel Oil Department Service Oil for all type Burners. PENN OIL CO. Rosslyn, Va. specializes in Quick Phone Frank. 391. Franklin 391 This 8-Cylinder Sedan, Equipped, Delivered for $2,395—That’s Less Than Most Sixes The most talked-of car in the country gives a degree of performance which eclipses all claimants for comparison Neither words nor pi the remotest conception of what to expect when you sit behind t mobile Eight. heretofore associated est-priced and heaviest cars. And this is where Hupmobile excels, for it does every- thing and more than other cars, so easily, + 36 buoyantly and so free from the slightest feeling of effort. In unison with speed far beyond your needs, pick-up that breath away, Spo it szzas) Now....... Coupe (2 or 4 pass.) (formerly $2,525) now. . Sedan (formerly $: Delivered and Equipped, including tax and freight. and pulli_ng power that sends you over the road in high gear re- ictures can give you he wheel of a Hup- You must be prepared for standards of performance and roadability only with the high- neer of “We decided steel manul gardless of contours or traffic speed, you enjoy economy of operation unprece- dented in the eight-cylinder type. Here is the report of the President of a large cturing company of Detroit who drove from Detroit to Washington with the Chief Engi- his company: had to come here on a bu: to drive my Hupmobile “8’ we didn’t tire and came right through. fairly takes your by us just 18 hours and 15 minutes from our start- ing point in Detroit to our destination in Wash- ington, including all stops. iles_and We had a very ess trip, so | coupe. planned on taking two days for the trip, but the drive was so pleasant and the car so comfortable The total distance was our average running speed was 36 1-10 miles per hour. able ride and not the slightest trouble. ran cool and passed all cars met on hills and moun- tains. We made all mountains on high with ease. We stopped at all rail crossings and took no care- lese chances. | have owned many other cars, but I have never sat behind a machine like it.” The Hupmobile Eight cannot fail to please the most discriminating. But to appreciate these things you must see the car and drive it. Then, and only then, will you understand that Hupmobile has turned a new page in motor car hutory. A phone call to Columbia 5050 will bring the model in which you are particu- larly interested to your door. All models, both Elghu and Fours, on display at our convenient and attractive showroom at Champlain Street at Kalorama Road. It took comfort- The car HUPMOBI[E x EIGHT STERRETT & FLEMING, Inc. Home of the Certified Gold Seal Used Cars Champlain St. at Kalorama Road Columbia 5050 PLEASE NOTE In quoting prices on Hupmobile Eights. we gzive you the price you will pay. including freight. tax. and all ‘equipment, such as spare tire, front and ers. four-wheel s balloon Most companies quote prices on the bare car at the factory. but you cannot buy any car that way. fTheir oblect is to make the price of the car seem he Dl A A “ar at your door. Please bear this in mind when you compare rices.