Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1925, Page 89

DRIVERS WARNED TOHEED SAFETY Baughman Says They Must Ohey Laws or Face Drastic Penalties. Unless there is an improvement of the attitude of motorists toward traffic regulation, auth forced to exercise gres severity in the enforcement of s trolling the use of vehicles on and highways in order to check the reckless driving and speeding which continue to exact their toll of human iite, according to E. Austin Baugh- man, commissioner of motor vehicles of the State of Maryland “It seems to me vs Mr. Baugh- man, “that there is plenty of law, which, if taken seriously in its minor as well as its major requirements and intent, will make and keep the high way But this is dependent up- on the co-operation of the motorists themselves—upon their mental atti- tude ard the spirit as well as the letter of the law. Matter Up To Drivers. “Notwithstanding the opinion of the aver layman to the cor the m idea of automoblle r ulation must in the very nature of things b largely dependent upon’ that s the personal attitude’ of all the drivers and users Otherwise, a verti- policing agencles would lern ance S ‘don’ts The right mental attitude of co-operation and realization of a strongly indi dual and personal responsibility practiced properly—without coercion from official sources—will go a long way. “The function of the motor vehicle administrative department is, as I see it, to humanize the relations of this State agency with the people, who, through their Legislature, created it. This ts In addition to and perhaps more important than the mere routine administration of the motor law for the collection of revenue for } maintenance and in dealing with con- victions for violation imposition of penalties and In ation of irregu- larities and disciplinary activities of all kinds. “Co-operation by the army of motor ists with the efforts of the adminis- trative agencies in giving publicity to the dangers as well as the bene- fits and pleasures of the various phases of motoring and their proper treatment must inevitably result in increasingly less frequent resort to disciplinary activities. Certainly this is the theory of all efforts to incul- cate through educational propaganda proper mental atitude in the rtvers Actlon Vitally Needed. “At the same time, there remains the outstanding and vitally impor- tant question of how long the ad- ministrative officials and the people of Maryland and the other States of the Unlon can afford to permit con- Coach *950 Touring 875 Prices f.0.b. Lanaing, plus tax 1835 14th St. DEALER rities will be | THE INITIAL PAYMENTS ARE— MARYLAND DETOURS ON ROADS CONTINUED Six in Montgomery County and One in Prince Georges Still in Use. Continuation this week of six de- tours in Montgomery County and one in Prinde Georges County was an- nounced| yesterday by the Maryland State Raads Commission. Montgbmery County detours com- prise a yix-mile stretch between Clag- ettsville and Kemptown, & five-mile de- tour between Potomac and Seneca and detours | between Laytonsville and Claysville, Ridgeville and Kempton, at ndy Spring on the Colesville-Ashton road,,andl on the Damascus to Brown- ingsville road one and four-tenths miles south of the intersection of the ashington and Browningsville road. Traffic will continue to be diverted on the | Defense highway between Bla- densturg and Collington. Draining of Crankcase. Oné of the first rules in draining the crankcase is to do the job when the engihe is hot. If the oil in the case is ¢old and congealed it will not flow 1 ere will be not only consid: erable delay, but possibility of failing to get rid of all the old ofl before add- ing the new. tinued killing and maiming of people [ become satisfied that the 4 ional theory is either \\ul‘(hllw« or mpletely sound. “One hundred and eleven persons have been_ kiljed in automobile acci dents in Maryland in a little over ten ‘months. “The vast these accidents, dreds wherein actua} occur, but painful, serious and per- manent injuries took place, were due to the absence of the ‘right person attitude’ on the part of the operators. “Shall we econtinue exhorting and begging for improvement in the men- tal attitude of the individual driver in the hope that this will bring about such marked improvement between now and the next meeting of the Legislature that additionally drastic regulatory statutes will not be re- quired? Or shall we try to force im- provement In conditions by an abso- lutely drastic application of the pres- ent law's provisions—by japplying the law's requirements so severely that drivers will, under pénalty of fines and limitation of Hefr driving privi- leges, be made to learn through e perience that the helt| way to cul- tivate safe driving hahits is throug letter-perfect observance of every tech- nical requirement of the law? “It would be a marvelpus relief to all law enforcement and safety-foster- ing_agencies if, as one man, the mo- torists would demonstrate by their improved actions that the present laws are adequate.” Commissioner Baughman|added this admonitory conclusion “Speeding and recklessness, along with driving while intoxicated, must stop in Maryland. In addition, strict observance of the so-called minor reg- ulations dealing with the right of way, ‘cutting in and out of traffic and’ the requirements for properly adjusted headlights and the prohibi- tion against driving with only one headlight, or no lens in one or both of the lamps, is going to be more stringently enforced from now on.” s the hul h did n ajority of | TAR, WASHINGTON, DOWN THE ROAD—Seeing Is Believing. AFTER IGNORING DETOUR SIGNS YOU FIND THE ONE THREE OTHER SUCCESSFULLY, YOU'VE JUST PASSED MEANT EXACTLY WHAT T SAID—— FOLLOW MIDDLE GROUND. Always Two Ways to Obtain De- sired Result. There are always two ways to ob- tain any desired result. If hill-climb- ing ability 1s desired of a car the de- signer can install an engine of large bore and stroke, or he can install a small-speed motor. If fine riding qual- ities are demanded, he can hold tha car down with excessive body weight or he can give great attention to spring suspension, tire inflation and shock-absorbing devices and their ad- justments. Usually the middle ground of compromi moderation is the best position, as in all things. Let this be a guide in selecting your new car, though not necessarily a hard and rule. ,,,, D. NOVEMBER 1, 192 PART 9 —By BECK. | CAR ILLS DIAGNO TOPIC OF CON Held Next Mo held in co-operation with Automobile Chamber of Chicago November 9 an | A national ardization and regulati store-door deliverle: in Philadelphia, and truck, and 14. TEST BRAKES | an adju difcult to te brakes would hold equall the street tes slammed on marks on the paving ob even this test can be walting for until the streets sliding very little, and a any one brake tected owing to are |however, calls for ver Edmul speed. Loose Nuts and of lubrication fro which are always so dry rusty. ‘freezing.” THE OLD Here I am playin’ the philosopher and psychologist again. Can’t help it, though. I see £0 much disconten among car owners it just naturally bothers me until I figure out the cause and get a few remarks out of m tem. It's about this business of knockin® everybody who poses as a mechanic. Every time some of my customers come In here they start in by tellin’ me what a dumbbell some of the wrench wielders uare. They tell me I'm the only man within a radius of ten miles who can fix a car. They don't now why. ou just fieem to know ur business,” they s ‘There’s the secret of it. They give { me credit ¥or the things I do do right. | That encourages me to do my best. You want a carthat will do the extraordinary as well as the ordinary. This latest Oldsmobile Six is such a car. Take it on a long, steep climb. Prove its surplus power. Test its whole perform- ance range —its flexibility — sure-footedness — brakes—its quietand smooth behavior atall speeds. Here is a car that simply outclasses any other in its field—and such a trip will prove it. Touring, $326; Couch, $343; Sedan, $370 Your present car can be used as whole or part of the initial cash paymert, and the balance in monthly installments. DICK MURPHY, Ixo. R Y MURPHY, Przsioeny DISTRIBUTORS OPEN EVENINGS CENTRAL AUTO COMPANY OLDS) Produe PDBI ENERAL MOTORS Pot. 1000 LE I commence to take renewed pride in It begins to mean some- Consequence is I put over a pretty good job in most cases. One of the big merchants just re- | turned from Europe the other day with a pretty good line of dope. my work. thing to me. | that | ana agai | young ck {for the th | whole thi ment. are simply He sald that over there no matter how small a job a man has he makes an art He puts all his abllity and all of it. his energy into earnin’ the reputa- tion of bein’ a past master in his line. Over here it's different, just how much of of thing is due to the public. Some of these young chaps around here who are tryin’ derin’ RhREenh em right to their mvm but I'm won- this sort to make a livin’ a fact mu: gyps.” '1337 14th St. A man has to have a little c As matters stand ca encouragin ment and poorer_work. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street Hawkins Nash Motor Co. | Sales and Service Franklin Garag BY/ Main 5780 Will Be Subject of Society of En- gineers at Session to Be ! Ways of dlagnosing car and engine troubles and methods of remedying | will be discussed at a natio service engineering meeting of the clety of Automotive Engineers to i automotive tr { tion meeting of the S. A. cuss motor coach operation, coaches, and the handling of freiz Inequalities will Be Seen Quickly on Wet Pavement. In wlw of all the care taken with « rainy day, wet of the tires will wear them greater force drum is quickly the excell This 1s also trus of spring clips, particularly the large ones that hold | the center of the spring to the axle. Lubrication from the springs finds el vay to the bolts and keeps them from | paring to take advantage of the rapld. SIS FERENCE nth. | | the Nat Commerce d 10. on of s by motor | November 13 N RAIN. stment, 1t 1 hserved. improved or at Here when conducted in w Bolts. Nuts and bolts that receive a quan-|q | adjacent parts | can come loose more readily than those as to become e & Service 1724 Kalorama Road PHONE COL. 7484 WATSON BILATORS on | 1 Fr |they otherwise w 1.5, AUTO OUTPUT HAS GREAT LEAR More Than 90 Per Cent d Production for World Credited to Amerita. cturers of the wore than 90 per iles in the worl otive division totaled 3,640,- stied by the Antomo. ates, while an estimated ading producing na 103, the repor tive Divist a availdble on gium, Austria, itzerland and Swe , the resultant total would not exceed the United Kingdom, and Italy, it ie 4 from 258,000 passen- ks in 1923 to 330,000 approximately 30 ading forelgn tates and & per cent, if overseas pro- to increass Amerl- Xporters cannot | Tiope fo obtain us great a percentags, | of foreign business in the future as uld. It is made clear, | however, that this does not mean that American exports will not increase, but that forelgn producers are pre- ly-growing demand. | RIDE in comfert t| and safety with "Watson Stabilators. Let the Jewett itself tell you what in cold type sounds unbelievable Thrilling! Different! Amazing! Of what value is it to describe Jewett Coach performance in such words as these, when, to those who have never had actual experience with this car, they must sound like wild exaggeration? It is hard to understand how, in an automobile at Jewett Coach’s price (now only $1245), it is possible to outdistance other cars famous for their speed, outclimb cars that have won distinction on countless hills, outpull cars noted for power and ruggedness. Jewett Is First—Everywhere Yet these seemingly unbelievable things are being done almost every day by Jewett Coaches. Done, not by specially tuned up “stunt” cars, but as part of the regular day’s work of privately owned Jewetts. For in this great car 17 years of Jewett experience have built a motor and a chassis that fear comparison with nothing on the road for all around ability, reliability and sturdiness. New lower s on all improved It is difficult to believe, as you put Jewett Coach over all kinds of going, that you are driving a very moderately priced automobile! Nor is the superiority of this sedan- built Coach limited to its power, speed and stamina. It stands alone today as the roomiest automobile of its type in the world, and one of the most attractive. Actually more body room than many big sedans! More entrance space than any other coach. Plenty of space to enter or leave the rear with- out discommoding those in front. ‘Wide, comfortable seats that invite you toride at ease. Anda body thatis solidly built for real service, plus finish of both permanence and rare beauty. Let the Jewett Speak for Itself Accept an urgent invitation to put all we have said about this car to the test. 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Metal Universal Joints The most satisfactory type of uni- versal joint known—sinc: by many dopted prominent car builders. 15,000 miles witbout lubrication. Air Cleaner A new Jewett feature that prolongs motor life performanc and insures top-notch e by excluding dust and foreign matter. Easy Steering Ball thru: knuckles a: st bearingsin tbe steering nd other Jewett refine- ments make this car one of the eesi- est steering cars in the world—if not the easiest. Hydraulic 4-Wheel Brakes Paige-built hydraulic 4wheel brakes prov o the finest braking system obtainable on any car fuct equalization-—simpiicity —sslaty. WASHINGTON-VIRGINIA MOTORS, Inc. 16th and You Streets—Potomac ‘772 Paige-Jewett owners appreciate the value of our Wasson Motor Check, which is part of our service equipment mL g‘" i “ht&o:'!'flbhw OPEN EVERY EVENING UNTIL 8 R SALES ANI MOTOR Sow ork Ave NA FRAZIER MOTOR COMPANY N.E. 10th St WAAH-WERTCOTT, wo 2114 1dth St.