Evening Star Newspaper, September 27, 1925, Page 59

THE SUNDXY KTAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. AUIUISTS MUI-BTED, Igg;flirn R]‘:f:l;c:m MOTORISTS URGED John Smith and His Car SEPTEMBER 27. 1925—PART s {THEFT-PROOF LOCKS | DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA. | ONDON PEDESTRIANS || | _ Star Spangled Banner Council, No | FOR AUTOS SOUGHT |3 irictisly leehify e by UNITE FOR PROTECTION at Thanksgiving day, when the losing | : side must entertain the winner at a | Ineveas Trafic Toll Brings Or- genization to Better Conditions. " : : |banquet. The State officers will | Baltimore Police Officials Ask LaW | make their annual visit to this coun- | | Jobn Smith is a character whom every motorist should welcome. He j o snnes { i [Rptansatovstoiratda i, Al s is not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad to Compelling Owners to Take | o pracer: October & e Council | W Aok SeeenCut 5 i excise taxes on motor vehicles, in have exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of P . held a straw ride last Saturday to! | tonsequence of the increasing Practice of Making Arrests| the opinion of Alfred Reeves, gon- |, A, A, Suggests Larger| | the other 10,000,000 or more members of the motor clan, recautionary Step. Clinton, Md., where they visited the ! minber of road traffic casualties) eral manager of the National Au- e town hall and danced. bl ;zalvl‘“::d“"*"‘”’ 1"'1”"’ St £ e 5 A # seven yvears fn London, ¢ estrians on Highways Held System | tomobile Chamber of Commerce. Purchases of Gasoline | No.111—Studying the Unversals. |foints cither in metal shells or in| BALTINORE, September 25—A| SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF " has been formed . : - . 3 ther boots, someti both | city ordnance making it obligatory to witl " first school apparently belleves in al- | vehicles is favored by police officlals = o Hops Council, No. 1, has arranged P’ v C to reduce th ber of omobile - lowing the thinned lubricant to fly duce the number of auton | serep supper nest Fussday snd = legal advice for < an Associated Press dispatch of Fee Grabbing. have any one Industry or group and Other Supplies. joint is not necessarlly a popular road stries i t spe- house, Smith was ready to lift up the R G L floor boards of his car and consider SRR clal taxation,” declared Mr. Reeves, WG one of {ts most essential units. There | off, while the second school does not | thefts in this city. 2 ¢ | Halloween dance October y asserts that figures cc Declaring that “the practice of ar-| ~If this were permitted to con- Believing that better methods in|was another reason, however, for his | Place so much importance on the (h“;;“”;‘ -““" "hm ‘f\gymrl';fl%‘” of chsaator Testing motorists on our highways,| DU no industry would be safe | purchasing supplies would aid the mo- | sudden interest in these neglected | matter of keeping fresh lubricant in | thefts here ls due largely to the care-| WOODMEN OF THE WORLD. Cotalaa 9 2 torista L o] from the oratory of the dema- |torist to better results in the operation | part From under the body there | the joints. cesnésn of the owners, who fre.| .l o Rt S F SRS S e s A Pringing them before a justice of thel gogue who might wish to Iay a |of his car, the American Automobile |was coming a shrill nolse, and a me Source of Chassis Noise. D e e 510 Gae. o1 e los tat intends to take ste] veace and fining them lus become! special levy upon it. The current | Association is suggesting to members | chanie had prescribed a generous and 3 i S0 shwses I Re SHID e gn s Sul e B0R G UnR, ROTD e el e dangerous and reckless ¢ so flagrant as to constitute a 1 ‘ederal taxes on motor vehicle: the advisabllity of exerclsing greater | immediate greasing of the universal our untversals are of the exposed [misgion. e it e as to control the sy s s 4 o cnrraar X f 3 type, which means thac you must An ordi requiring automo- | Wednesday ¢vening. Many Washing- nal scandal.” the American Auto-| Were imposed during the war as discretion in buying gasoline, both | “The thing I can't understand.” | I¥De, W e often. Besides, in|biles to } z devices that |lon choppers were present and enjoy- wns and v mobile Assoclation vesterday lssued a| Waf time measure. Since ‘;31‘:_“; while in the and while touring. | said Smith, “is that we have not con- f‘fu‘“l‘y_)"‘l“;:;];:}"g e e casonably insure them against |€d the vaudeville entertainment and | a large surplus in the Federal Ernest N. Smith, general manager | sidered these parts before. I've al.|thls pa g ould | refreshments. Judge Louls F. Litz, | declaration of war ngainst the 1 4 198 of millions of dollars from mo S 4 e 1ste, following an eshaustive survey| Well as @ matter of justice and |tion, says that much carburetor trou- | and I suppose that is why I've never courts| €QUity that these taxes be re- |ble from watered and dirty gas can |been troubled with dry universals. excellent idea and wuto thefts,” de- | general commander of the \ither, Baltimore | toastmaster, and Clerk T. G. ny, | made the address of the evening | Treasury, it is now practicable as f the Americ: A - | e . 5 shly places to grease each joint. Two of the American Automoblle Associa- | ways had the car thoroughly greased, | LSy oy Drovided with connections | Vir elimi for a high pressure grease gun, while | clared Char ), was | Brown | of the operation of 1 . - 2 lice o . s woved.” PaCH = . o B the third is provided simply with a | Po! comr ew, if ~ a\_na speed traps throughout the United | moved. o L T Q:“!-:;;:J& l‘ufive x;:]ll':;:n‘:i‘n‘ui.n:‘eth‘?&: Bul‘ ?u\l‘ ):lildnl even "‘;,;"1,':“ mr:;a Gloeiiniic (‘_“m.s ,(,,,m’ » remove | machines which have been stolen are | Frazier Camp will conclude arrang l"?“h“l vestigat] roved that fully to the motorist who would puf his ::-zy? ":llh:' ?n‘l 1‘.‘:"‘,3:,-'1-”(,;( The \,,,F the plug and grease the collar on the|€duipped with any form of m-lu..;;‘}mmt; h"mnn’nw nmlx_ mr'm‘e unv o o vestigntion yeeved Mt SN | SUERREECESBIINESOID | oa il N e e - e e joint. Fatlure to attend to this may |deyice. |1ng of the monument to the lato per cent of the roadside courts s pp a er | varsals. the development of a chassis “The police department is dolng | erelgn Albert Whitworth, first cc operation are basis and avold trouble: “That is explained,” T replied, “by | mean & der of the camp. The vurpose oft MEETS STANDARD OF U. S.| “Bur gas in larger quantities from | the fact that my car fs equipped with | Iolse, & xort of groan, (h: t thefts | commander of the camp. Th i hi and speed traps now ir maintained for the to preve s reported stolen, | mony will take place October 11 Wil puz. | everything pe nd trouble | and recover r between the rear anxle “With any old type of joint, two |8 At the transmission things must be considered when esti. | the fr Mr. Heni ¢ passed b called attention to a | ness and allows for a natural gravita- the State of California | tion of trade to the more reliable and a flagrant violator or whether the; revenue and not for the enforcement | * garagos and filling stations which are | what are known as fabric universal | %2 0 but with more than 80,000 cars in the | Cedar Hill Cemeter of the motor vehicle regulations, uc | i e 1 known to be thoroughly reliable or | joints. They need no grease. =My | SRS ain thing for vou to|city it f« manifestiy tmpossiblefor 1,350 1 Col. James Freeland announced to | cording to announcement from A. A.| Volatility Tests Show Quality i e ST e Ihe [ mind 1x ot exwe sbout them. and quite Lm-:‘“i‘n B R o Lutweon | members of the polica force to keep | the Boosters' Club convention last Fri- | A, ona douaiiars heve o a Slub 20T Apschl sdryice: Buy amsll [inatnrally 1 forgot fto Teraind you that D o iins At the wecvide v @ close watch over such day night that he had resigned com- | e omal sy .’,}m, to the| About Equal to Product |quantities from ‘unknown wayside | yours were of Ot stalteyne: !2?2"{.‘3'.5.“8; and tho servics you will |4 Sclose fova Qi ovse i michim fgreat JRIENE that e AN lreals Wb e SobHo ATt (thousandse G pumps, and then only in s of % i dardard 2 stole pss than one-tenth are acty Rank. Woodmen of the W mfor nresent tou were the vie-| The average volatility of motor| “Aside from the advantage of filling | @$mith fmmediately complained be- | universals are strained. By foviders fand. Bootiesgo | Washington, the secon your open cac thne Gtk auntion < “ement “for | ®asoline now being marketed in the|up the tank with clean gasoline, it | cause he did not have the greaseless You Insist upon running LS e rway. In iand the third revenue ¢ | United States falls well within the [ minimizes the possibility of coilecting | ty: | #peed in high gea e ot rhonE e Bt Next Wednesds Add aRexEnclosure or Top 2 z lNmit of Federal Government specifl- | sediment by not opening the gas tank | “You see, evervthing has ite good | bucking the joints R s AdEaice to your faithful Open Ca Arralgns Arres ations, according to the twelfth seml- | S0 many times. Every time the cap |and bad points. That's the way with | aged. Sudden acceleration is another e Gointiy. Our the | conferrir e G “Yo n motor gasoline survey just|is removed the chances of dirt getting | the two general types of universais. |sure means of universal vears m 90 to 1 fiithe coldest o ek and t ed by the of Mines, | Into the tunk are increased, and there | The fabric tvpe, being simply a fat “Much of the looseness c t 18 che caldest ot rainiest Y stable working Department of Commerce. Inv s also the incre in the process of {disc to which the moving parts a car that is growing H st l-l e cost is sur- “emote interest in the gators found that the average g chipping off pieces of metal when |the drive line are attached, does not | to worn universals es | . Prisingly low—and installa- aw and the admi line sold today is about the the nozzle of the hose is jammed into | require grease, but needs replacing | occur through no uke you can | s et s tion rk will be g | 60,-" fakes but a few hours. ~aid Thor president of | quallty as that sold during the the filler pipe. atter n certain number of miles of [ Prevent further exc inxem otioctod I5s ¢ ; Gt @ iveinandlet's talk itover! BivA sviewing the | mer of 1924, “All gasoline pumps are subject to | use. The metal type is supposed to | keeping them lubrica ves e Tirc e vidence of highway banditry as prac-| A slow but certain tendency toward | inaccuracies, all hoses are subject to | last long, provided greasing is regu- | Erease at all times, e Alpha Camp will eno Friday | Rex pauipment 1 availabic feed in various sections of the coun- | uniformity among the varlous g caling and all tanks are subject to |lar, and some engineers believe it s |as » cushion ; O r. oo | NIEDE to hear the program for ! e Chm ol Cad- ‘In the great majority of cases | I marketed has been manifested | water dilution. The car owner's |a stronger type of construction. Smith asked why some cars have Mmotorists in | SSa80n's activities | Dodge Brothers, Hupme- the justices of the peace who operate | since 1817, although. the.Bureau of |chances of being the sufferer from “One of the cars I drove went 32,000 | only & front universal, the one just . t = — w'&f’“""“'hmi.,”“ e courts are not only ignorant |\ points out, there always has|any of these unavoidable causes are | miles with a fabric joint between the | behind the transmission. 1 explained | mobile and Studebaker. of the law but In 2 great many cases | heen some difference between Winter | greatly decreased by reducing the |clutch and the amidships transmis- | that this generally was regulated by = | “hev are violating the statutes of jand Summer gasoline, the former be-|number of visits to gasoline pumps.” | sion. That was not strictly a unl-|the type of drive in the car. In ! ' Nt o @ " thelr States in imposing fines and | ing somewhat more volatile In addition Mr. Smith suggests to | versal joint, though it did serve to | Hotchkiss drive, where the motion of | | Acme Duco Company 12king money in the manner they do. . local motorists the thought that fewer | transmit power in an indirect line | the driving wheels s imparted to the | 1421 Trving St. N.W. ‘We have virtually no enforcement | trips and larger purchases at the fill- | when the car went over very rough |body and chassis through the springs, | X | Galit ¢ motor vehicle lnws hy justices of | to pay hired men for running the|ing stations make the car owner more | roads. But it will give vou an idea | the exira flexibility of the rear uni-f Conveniently Located “olumbia ie peace.. Regardless of whether he | n particular about where he does busi- | of what a fabric joint will do. | ve t Is needed. Where there | o - VLT el on Fourtecith SEceh ~ | . every moto is Rundlett Rim Co. Hawkins Nash Motor Co. exX E"‘,’,‘_?%‘;;‘,” lation is tr 8 ¥ court, whicl Hlar speed trap evidence in- | progressive gas dealers, who deserve | mating length of service. It depe torque tube, the 1 universal join : less than the fee: e tanE Lo sRsiERCAIICIOn | patronage. j upon the materials used as well {\ « « .‘l'x”v 1336 14th St. N.W. Sales and Service n the justice onstab) his 18 & very proper and progres- — upon the ability of the driver to help | bers a d to b | 33 St. N.w. . an Geputy. - Under such & | sive piece of leg on and if other the universals perform satisfactorily. | point 3 | 1337 14th St. Main 5780 tem law-abiding citizens are often sm‘w ads NT‘ xlt -lhe problem \\nu‘I(L Protects the Gears. The latter point is not always appre- .\"[-.\ week: Avold | ompelled to pay ‘blood meney’ for | be largely solved. In most cases the| o, & . ciated. posits ; ' emen the highwa | constable 15 out to encourage viola- | gill "ems toed, the untortunate | “irniversal joints not only take the . 92 TYTTETT = 2 1 tio He will sneak often In the|rokeq transmission and perhaps | Strain of twisting, known as torque, | . i i e Grabbing” Alleged. bushes with a stop watch while el giher troubles by having his gears | Put. in addition, must be free to take 3 y | | i as soon t should be patrolling the road. He [p et SEICR There is a ten. | this strain on “hrfous angles. Power Have a Heart, Darling. , fee-grab const ill often hog the road with his oWn{genov when being towed to press out | 18 transmitted whether the rear axle |1y, the gl , oh, my | sheriffs & driv ar in order to annoy passing vehicles | 30 clutech and brake pedals, which |15 down in a ditch or on the level | ‘When the gas is dir | ed’ ‘speeder they {and after they pass him reveal his| o “rogile “In troubie. . The safest|And because there is often a whip: |yyith you | for revenue is cert identity. e s o o s Ping effect of the propeller shaft the | ' fimw ““The sooner the justice of the peace | it | universal joints frequently have a!Tywiee this 1to wrap altho speed | court, as far as the motor vehicle is | | horizontal angle of power tranamis- | Lyery oo p 20 miles an hour on unpaved | concerned, is abolished by a court Engine Noises Vary. { sion to take care of as well." 1 To the « v 4 is more dangerous than a speed | having greater jurisdiction and re-| One of the things Smith could see | g «f 30 miles on a paved road.” ' quiring higher qualificatfons of the | Noises In the engine vary accord-|when greasing the universals himself President Henry cited numerous in-| incumbents, the better will be our law | in& to speed. To differentiate be-| wag that due to their rotation and pro- | stances to show the extremes to which | enforcement and the peace of the com- | tween engine and chassis nolses, the | vison made for the he practice of gouginz the motorists | munity. Today, under the fee system, | driver should run the englne as a|cant that had bec at the hands of speed trap artists the man trying the case has a direct |Stationary power plant. If the car |yae yseless, there wayside courts | financial interest. It there is a con- (IS coasting & the noise does not|,r ~ypricant, viction, he gets a fee. Such a system | VATY When the engine is accelerated | weather. Th In one instance in : court and speed trap were converted | is deslgned to encourage gmt:.!{'-‘ :‘r‘iflzhnl:l: trouble can be traced | joing, to the chassis. s into a family {nstitution. The father, | Sheriffs, constables and their deputies | as justice of the pe holds the | should be pald a regular salary. It S, joints,” I explained, “there seem to | court, and the son, as constable,| would be still betters if they were| South America took 224,457 tires out | be two separate Xchools of thought catches the motorists und hauls them | everywhere replaced by a State road | of a total of 930,449 exported from the [ Some engineers adopt joints which before his father. The spoils are thus | patrol, whose jurisdiction would be co- | United States during the first half of [ hold very little grease and which are kept n the family and part of it used | extensive with that of the State.” 1925. quite exposed, while others cover the considerable loss | particularly in h led logically to another desizning metal unive BEAUTY . COMFORT - CONVENIENCE - Cadillac Custom Five-Passenger Coupe Simplicity in the NEW CADILLAC / ‘ £ Only a gigantic organization such as Cadillac, ! containing within itself the necessary resources of men and machinery, could institute improvements and refinements at once so vast and so minute as i those of the new Cadillac. In this new Cadillac engine, for example, there are no rocker arms or levers. The valve action is f positive and direct. The cam slides or tappets | through which the valves are opened and closed are operated directly from the camshaft by means of rollers contained in the cam slides themselves. This ulrra-refiqement eliminates thirty-two wear- ing surfaces. It increasesthe durability of the engine Good 14001(3 The irlnproggj Ford Runabout, with its all-steel and makes operation even more quiet, streamline is an unusually good-looking car. : y yg g To afiuard and protect Cadillac quality in even the i ell It hangs low to the s’opnd, and the body has been l smallest detail has been the constant aim, and the ‘]’,s w , as lengthened and re-designed for greater comfort ‘ result, in this magnificent new Cadillac, is ample s and convenience. : reward and justification for the painstaking effort. L GOOd Smwe The gas tank under the cowl is filled from the out- | o side, and the weatherproof storm curtains open ‘ with bo.th doors. o Try This New 90-Degree Cadillac Under the sweeping rear deck is an unusually large com- | You will agree that it rises to heights of performance you never partment designed for convenience in carrying luggage. dreamed could be achieved. It is mobile and facile as thought Standard equipment includes four cord tires, nickeled head- —exuberantly responsive to every lamp rims and windshield wiper. e il ok b B where it is meeting enthusiastic ™ RUNABOUT The price remains the same $260, and you can buy on the and eager welcome as the finest car $ Ford Weekly Purchase Plan. . in the world today. [ Z 60 FORD MOTOR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICH. a ! C A 7. 0. B. DETROIT I L L A C g DIVISION OF GRNERAL MOTORS CORPORA’ TOURING CAR - $290 — COUPE - - - - 520 2 e . - TUDOR SEDAN - 580 ° FORDOR SEDAN- 660 | : The Washi Cadill Demountable Rims and Starter 3 s o ;:‘ngfi:’: JOSE, r:m:n:c Goeoaty Extra on Open Cars i 1138-1140 Conn. Ave. Franklin 3900, 3901, 3902 et v o NO INCREASE IN PRICES . Open Eveins