Evening Star Newspaper, November 1, 1925, Page 90

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D D, C, NOVEMBER 1, 1925—PART OILING FORCE WORKING CHANGES INALTO MODELSHELD D Fixing Boulevard Between Glen Burnie and Furnace Branch. An oiling force of the Maryland IS ; State Roads Commission il be at on_ the Annapolis Glen Burnie and ce Branch, after which it will on to Brooklyn. Another to ofl the road from Waterloo ssup. The following roads will be olled shortly, according to announcement by the commission: In Baltimore County, Falls road from Seminary venue to Broadway, and the York " | road from Timonium to Western Run; ‘ul\n the road from Bel Alr to Aber: deen Dealers Say Interest Kept Up Throughout Entire Year. work this week boulevard between Fury continue | toree | to ruing | ctice now industry benefit the prs 1tomotive Direct economic to motorists from existing in the ©f introducing new models &t varlous times throughou mccording to the W motive T of the year, n Auto- MORE RAILROADS USE | MOTOR TRUCKS NOW | Fifty-One Carriers Have Gasoline iloge ot | Vehicles in Transportation Service, Survey Shows. of new by the m im ss of the Aetilas ter va ind he automobile to be ared in a stateme “Ther tensive vity, be &pread ov which needs of the yvear A 1 ause bt the ent e adapted motors : wround steam railroads trucks to handle as compared with ording to a survey v truck de- | Automobile number of motor result, the | e he ben- [ which use vehicles by the fact or their subsidi- an_200 motor es are 0 steam roads, . using more t i »sted in the de- | pygses, and 18 not using bu: Yelopment motor cars, and has| considering this auxillary service. stimulated the demand for them. In-| Aore than 480 rail motor coaches creased demand has brought prices|are used by 190 steam and electric within the reach of a materlally|iines, of which 26 contemplate adding greater number of persons. to this extra service and have: or- “The change came about when the | dered 38 additional units. The use of osed car was introduced. That as-|rail motor coaches is being investl- sisted fn eliminating the customary |gated by 18 other railroads. males resistance caused by cold| Of the railroads using trucks, 30 are sveather, and put an end to the prac- | doing so under contracts with termi- tice of shutting down automobile fac- | nal compani torfes In the Fall and Winter. Strong- | St. Louis, by w er dealer representation and more | freight is interc ratisfactory service were made pos- | Thirte othe e. | other terminals. Ten of the railroads Following the introduction of the| using motor busses have established closed car came the plan of offering | routes parallel to some of their rail new models in MM when | lines, five have substituted bus for motorists were 1 - | rail service on branch lines, and two re using buss s feeders through a new | territory not served by rail. Three t have to be stored | rallroads are making use of busses e the m | through arrangements with bus oper in buying, | ators to interchangeability of factories d from pro- | tickets or for service to replace dis- dueing, until the motorist could be|continued trains. offered a_new model that would not | - have to be sored forthe Winter- | yaTORISTS PREPARING FOR LONG, COLD WINTER (Continued from Fighth Page) kept the p h less than carload anged in this way. roads use trucks at open car that mig a few months later ists were not ir Replacements Gain. uluting v ind new models developm continuous be: increasing resulted from t torists to obtair eeds of owners under varying con- ditlons. The increasing use of a mobiles has been created by a br ening scope of personal transpor tion needs and the dem ds of busi- ness expansion, i as been pro- portionate to the ding a tivities of the nati “Because cars are repl have need quently and sider the purchasin con motorist does not have to wait until omobile show time to buy Cor sequently, the mobile owning or buying publ receiving not only greater cor nience comfort srom the distribution vear of the intrody els, but is gaini well.” pr on has 1tomot chance adaptec 5 not be ad e to operate on a rich mixture | even in severe weather. In order to keep engines running at thefr best, it is important to keep | anti-freeze solution out of the cooling | system as much as possible. leohol is injurious to the radiatos spite the fact t it h and most practical anti-freeze. are periods in Winter when no anti- ad- road- used more, they often. Owners dels re fr ced 1o con- very low percentage of alcohol would be sufficient protection against an unexpected drop temperature. An- sther new idea in Winter driving Is 1o alter the radiator drain, so that it can be operated without t » part of the driver. arrangement can dump the crankcase aving his seat at the wheel on the market By insuring themselves agalinst Winter worries, car owners are finding S|it unnecessary and illogical to put | their cars *“up” for the Winter. New devices and convenience but more particularly clear thinking on the fundamental points cold-weather operation of the car, are helping to make Winter motoring an actual pleasure and an opportunity to dis. card antiquated notions about hiber- nation. m An Checking 0il Mileage. Remember t engine at the riods should not puting the oil cc gine. Just conside tween drajning the oil put in 00-1 be 1 o ihe draining pe luded in com ned by the added be- (Copyrizht. 19! 3 the STAR SERVICE STATION, my confidence has remained un- shaken in the popularity of its location, accessibility and thorough, sound businéss principles upon which it was founded. That it is popular, has been proved—by the tremendous growth in our sales. The reason for this great— & “Popularity and Growth - new the fact we are out to win customers by pleasing our old We carry 19 grades of popu- far oils and 4 grades of popular gas; carry popular tires and acces- fact, at —lies in Volume of ; Sales Volume sl = 7 Liied Growing! patrons. SBOOE we we aim all sories— to please and are not sat less you Drive today and learn why we are times are. more than a filling station—we are a SERVICE ddition to carrying Havoline, Veedol, Polarine, Oils, and_Amoco, Lightning, Standard “Anti-Knoc andard Straight, we have also a complete line of first-class accessorie irestone Gum-dipped Tires, cte. Our personal service is yours to command, and remember— “We are TATION Mobiloil, Cas “Every Container Is Plainly Marked With the Grade of Oil It Contains, and You Get the Grade You Specify.” 2? (1 Jhe MODERN DOWNTOWN STATIONJ > STAR SERVICE STATION JNO. R. BRIGGS, Manager 12th and C Streets N.W A BLOCK BELOW THE AVENUE AT TWELFTH ON ANNAPOLIS HIGHWAY | Other Operations Planned. | either at Cincinnati or{ treeze is needed, or at least when a | ny gym-; whereby | | | Driverless car stunts, in our opinion don’t begin to compare with the excit- ing demonstrations given by some cars with SOME dri Paupers in Motor Cars. “The poor ye shall have with you always" Now it’s the automotive poor,.the paupers who roll around in used cars bought for a song and propelled by contributions from soft-hearted high- way travelers and charitable institu- tions. Those cars one sees belng towed along the highway are not always in distress mechanically. re- present some motor hobo’s idea of saving gas. So many motorists are willing to lend a tow, and, which is even more important, refuse to accept compensation for services rendered. Kind-hearted garage men now save old tires for the poor who come around periodically to beg for rubber. Yes, it has come even to this. Abandoned cars on the streets and highways serve to impress upon an unbelleving motor public the extent of automotive poverty. In Washing- ton the Salvation Army has been ask- ed to render assistance to motor trav- elers who were as much out of funds as_they were out of gas. New York City reports several glar- ing instances where owners left their ars “garaged” on the streets while Journeying elsewhere. Storage be come a_luxury for a large number of automobilists. not ride in tatters ome of them have overpriced homes in the big cities with resort homes to boot. It All the motor paupers, however, do | THE SUNDAY MOTORIST An Abndged Mugazfne '0" Car OIU’IL'YS EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN is not an uncommon incident in the day’s routine of any big corporation for a $7,500-a-year man to borrow $50 | from a friend in order to meet a re- pair bill The used car problem is blamed for most of this new type of poverty. Purchasers of new cars bought on | the time vment plan are looked over carefully by the finance companies. A close check is kept on the pur- chaser's ability to keep paying. But a used car is different. A chance $25 has bought many a used car. Many cars have been glven to persons who cannot afford to run them. Many per- sons have been so unwise as to have allowed themselves to be made poor )y their cars. As They Might Say Now. Perhaps there done is something to be about trouble besides discover- ing it.—John Erskine. A car is made by many may be ruined by one.—Jatakamala. | 1f we would amend our cars, we should mend ourselves.—William Penn As_cautlousness tendeth to life, so he that pursueth recklessness sueth it to his own death.—Solomon. Trouble easily develops. — Asoka, | famous Buddhist emperor of India. acts; it Saving Outweighs Loss. While balloon tives do offer a cer. nt of drag due to increased ¢ area, it has been found that Ivanta as power savers e than compensate for their power This is particularly noticeable in_hill clim Motorists are finding that they can pur- | climb rough hills better with balloon | necessary to ralse the car by placing | tires, and this fact has resulted in ck under this. The same applies | | zonsiderable speculation. The explana- | (o the rear of the car if it is bumper tion, however, is simple. A high pres- | aquipped. The point is to juck up | sure tire, in striking a hole or a bump | yomething that is firmly attached to | | flies off the ground. This causes POWer | the frame, not to the wheel, axles or |to be delivered and concentrated on < 435 i [ the wheel off the ground, since tho |OUher unsprung welght. It jen't neces- action of the. differential 15 always [8ar¥ to ralse a wheel off the i-'"'"""»l such dhat power goes to the wheel | The spring will relax soon as the | | offering the least resistance. weight s removed. | With one rear wheel, and then the T i | other, golng off the ground alternately Isn't It Provoking? Automotive improvements have a and spinuing free,” the engine does| L lot of unnecessary work in th , | queer habit of being developed just as ! they less ne The course of a long climb. ym an efficiency standpoint this represents cleaner would have been far more val- uable in the days of goggles and dust- a loss, but in practice it is true that | the spinning of the wheel often helped ars. Now that the 70-mile-per-hour car is a reality, congestion is at a point motorist get over a hill in high gear where it's dangerous to go over 30. Dbecause the action was the same as slipping the clutch. The necessity for giving an engine this sort of lift, however, was in part due to earlier | When most cars can climb hills in high, the highway departments begin to cut down the grades. Probably by the time a perfect headlight is in- losses In traction and power on the hill. Balloon tired do not involve vented all highways will be perma- nently illuminated. are sary | this earlier loss. ‘When Space Is Scarce. | Moo many motorists when pa | forget to consider whether they going to leave the car or remain at the | Wheel while some member of the party | makes an errand. This makes quite difference when king space is scarce. 1f the driver is going to re- main at the wheel, he can take a chance nearer to a fire hydrant or in a tighter space, because he can move the car when necessary. In a Looking Glass. | Standing at a highway intersection | | with a State motor vehicle inspector, | a seasomed motor recently discov- ered some interesting facts about him- self. The intersection happened to be a point where the roads lead to sev- eral principal points and where any | | driver could well afford to look at the | |rona signs and be sure he was right. | | What the observer saw, however, was | | that most motorists rushed past the | intersection, entirely too busy to| and lubricate them thoroughly appears | bother to see whether they were on | to be a problem to the average car|the right road. After about 10 minutes | owner who likes to do his own work. |most of them came back to the inter- | | He knows it is necessary to jack up ain, this time giving the ! the . But where? Since precision of direction con is usually closet to the ground near thought. It was a good the front of the a suitable place to observer, and reminded it the jack will be found for reliev-| him that making good time when e | traveling is largely a matter of having | ont spring separately. the car has a front bumper, it 1 a good head. The inspector estimated Relieving the Springs. How to take the welght off the springs in order to spread the leaves that the average hasty driver loses about a half hour for each of his major blunders at such intersections. Now You Have It! (Answers to Last Week's Questions.) 1. Torque s the name given to the force or forces that produce or that tend to produce rotation or tortion 2. The Cu both out of production tion-drive type of tran 3. A “clutch brake stop the clutch | when the clutch i purpose 1s to contr clutch plates and the clutch (sometimes called the main gear of the transmission) in order to facilitate shiftin, 4. An excessively advanced spar will not compensate for slow-burning, low-grade fuels, because the spark wi ignite just enough of the slow-burning mixture to cause a knoc 6. If spark and valves have been timed for faster travel, the car will not run as slowly as it did before in high ge What is gained In the wa of performance at one end lost e other. is designed to es from spinniog disengaged. The the speed of the wear (Copyrix BAN ON PAhKiNG BY LOADING PLATFORMS IS HELD NECESSARY (Continued from Eighth Page.) | which creates a hazard and makes it necessarily v 11l concerne “On the he street automobiles ? ) abreast, with a third li machines nd the e sarth line f automot One easily ca see what W pen should a alarm be sounded under these condi tions. Were a street car moving from Will You Believe driving | Thirteenth streets the »uld be blocked entirely tus either would be held a collisfon would result. Since most of tha automobiles parked at | the curb are without drivers they | could not even be moved in case of emergency | Since the traflic regulations pre seribe that parking shall be prohibited | only where signs are posted, except | in cases specifically mentioned in the | regulations, Col. Moller has ordered no parking” signs to he posted at various points in the downtown sec tion opposite loading platforms. F street within the few blocks shown in the photograph is the first con- gested strect to be given ban. Twelfth to - 3 up or | BACK OUT OF GARAGE. Mukes I# Easler on Car When Weather Is Cold. it is better to than to turn out head st gear at it is the i i € bac | the n a cold morning out the driveway around and drive first. verse ge: the lo on the car, which means t caslest gear with which the engine n pull. Any engine needs all the encouragement its owner when it is being warmed up Glassmobile Enclosures ‘ for DODGE Cars 620 Complete and _installed. 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So we ask you—will you make this test, and let your own good judgment tell you that the Hupmobile Eight is the one car above all others that you want to own? And remember this—eve: rything the Hupmobile Eight shows you, is built in there to endure, because that is the way Hupmobile builds. We invite all women to take the Hupmobile Eighs Jor an hour or a day and do their own driving. HUPMOBILE EIGH'T STERRETT & FLEMING, Inc. Home of the Certified Gold Seal Used Cars 3" Note: New Showroom, Connecticut Ave. at S St. Columbia 5050