Evening Star Newspaper, November 22, 1925, Page 67

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., NOVEMBER 22, 1925—PART 3 CAR MOLEL NUMBERING. COMFORT NOT ASSURED. |[MOTOR CYCLE EXPORTS THE SUNDAY MOTORIST o URGES MOTORISTS Buyer Advised of Customs Adopted JOhn Smith and HiS Car Advent of Balloon Tires Brings FROMVU.E;SEIOW GAIN BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL Questionable Practice. | ; g n rhe::nx'::“:\c:::.:flnl num- e N i With the advent of balloon tires o |53 Per Cent of Product Shipped An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners. ber of a used car it is well to remem- John Smith i a character whom every motorist should welcome. He | |lot of motorisis have tried the plan of | Abroad in Past Five Years, Fed- | = ber that some car makers start differ-1 | s not selfish; rather he is a motoring martyr, a chap willing and glad to | [9riving with their regular cords under |inflated. This can be done in some eral Statisticians Say. instances, particularly with seven.ply :m.m without any sacrifice in tire| More than half the total produc | mileaze worth considering, but it is{!lon of motor cycles in this countrs lfts | ot always as comfortable as you|from 1920 to 1 inclustve, wai &x EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN ent models at different numbers.| | poye exploited, in an interesting way, his experiences for the benefit of Sometimes n later car will have &| | the other 10,000,000 or more members of the motor clan. d the car will ride |One manufacturer started his usual A.T. A. Enjoins All t0 ACOUINE | yurrow roads fend 1o cramp the ! were designed | it like a lumb 5 models at 50,000 and his special job| No 125:—Studying the Carburetor. |speed running. An air valve 4 L & o s E o = ve ‘ How Prices Are Cut. Source of Vibration. the At e T et something | f8Cturers and service men that he |permitting more air to enter the mix- | (A% P (0108, (OO WACH B0 A Cord] 1 (ol Which states that demand should refrain from tampering with [ ing chamber and more gas to be |, ., "Ne o hrined s the carburetor, Smith decided to wait | sucked up from the gasoline well or| jacoit control devices th equipped with | #broad for American motor evcles is e may be ad. | increasing Regulations. | With prices reduced on every make| One of the commpnest souross. of |over when he Savertises the car in the of car except one (the exception being | vibration is the small rod which par- | forty thousands as a late model and 5 until he had acquired considerable . ditlonal discomfiture. With cords both During the five-vear period there e R s :&:3&?:;’:‘?:&"&“:“':3{u}:: G Tr e e “,!’,'“.,‘.,.",‘Jai!. R | knowledge in the operation of his car Your carhuretor has two Separate|under and over inflation are uncom. Were 196,585 of the two.wheel ma Motorists are urged by the Wash.|of the year) many motorsts See WOl ) it o taT Whte b e before going into this subject. To|Jets, but there ls mo adjustment on|goriable. It is well to remember that|Chines manufactured, and of this ington Auiomotive Trade Association |dering how it Is done. In 8SRE QR | LFLIE 1t Ta 80 allm that It Often vl ——e 2 his surprise, however, he learned that {he air except in starting when YOu g (ord tire cannot be made to give the | number 103,570, or about 53 per cent to read the traffic vegulations occa-|lers 1t 1s furioted that tne BUTe TP | 1 es, particularly when the ear 1 in he had made a mistake in not delying | choke off all the air. The adiust-|came recults asa balloon tire were exported. Shipments to foreign slonally in order to hecome thoroughly | bave tesulied from chenben Bl BEOC | Lo g, ELEVATED ROADWAY TGS URTE fect) Noonir. ments regulate the amount of gaso-| iy countries during 1925 are expected familiar with thelr more important | S8 T LS LICE S anive has hap- = EThere @rsionly, a faw major "’"'"r:,:‘;mgx:d:r:.l‘»h;:"fi:mla}::d e entin e S e rovisions. . s ol = 5 E 5 | < inki ce exports for the first nine months e s SEts When Tappets Are Noisy. ALONG LAKE IN VIEW o NS L carburetor.” I In | Yiibes bullt for the particilar engine | U0 Cap Good Sized Drinking Cup. | 57"’ =xvorts for the first nine months vantages 10 he gained f One manufacturer has been a ? > z oline| When in need of a container in|pared with 16,859 for the whole of last m_constant | e T es by making | _Oil makex for quist tappets, which cept & few of the novelties which have | they work with. —Cutting off g xtudy of the traffic code, the dealers’ hangeabla between his six | MAY eXplain why many motorists who on either one of the jets makes for|which to carry water from a roadside | year. parts inter PR el a8 3L betn adupted genarally, e ith he low | brook to the radiator, it is well to re. organization views.the frequent pern Ry There are, of | fuss a lot with tappet adjustments i has a well or chamber where a re.|® leaner mixture either on the low | h . it | . sl of the resulations ns a_duts which | 00 Bl SRRy €EL TR W 0| never get the enine to run as quietly | Project to Accommodate 16 Cars|Paf ® well or chamber where a re-| [0 500 1igh s (e case may be. |member that a hub cap is & good sized T every motorist < to himself and to | {0 e rods, axles, springs |a8 it should. They keep cleaning oft 4 - line for the varlous earburetor jets|The intermediate speed is a blend of | drinking cup. A rear cap should he Must Avoid Spilling Aleohol. h] the public. and so on are the same for both | &NV ofl around the tappets in order to | Abreast, Chicago to Milwau- |, "3 JU P10 VRRAUC CHTERIGOT J00 | the two, and it is in trying to get |us 1 S Eiisione 18 noC LacRERIWIL 1l ects urs iwern ndia (e 57 the | It ix 2 dangerous practice for mo- |y dels, Overhead and manufacturing | Work on the adjustments. The best ibili of the gasoline in the well itself is|@ &0od blend that skill is required. | grease. chemicals which do not affect the new | forisis ta e Jaxin kecoing themeclves | costs are reduced s in W number (ot | DIRREIAEI> ExecPUtpAtsw ghasiuee: kee, Regarded a Possibility. | i, 7eq by *means of n flont and| Gas Flow Regulation | - - iacquer finfehes for automobile bodiex informed ahout the t ¢ laws,” de. [ (ON0 3 o Nalv Jies g E " ¥ : will note that alcohol in omitted. This clares the statement of the W. A. T.| “Nmiip o oniracturer of sixes and |Ofl If the engine ia not designed to e “Every carburetor hax some sort of | 0N MY carburetor there is a low | Hint on Chassis Bushing. should be a warning to the thought | A. “No one w drives an automoble | ajght« has taken a similar step. while | Provide for lubrication at this voint. | Ay elavated roadway may be bullt | s, ‘crov SVONECIOD BEL TS POTL OF | specd gasoline jet ~adjustment. but| In going over the chassis with a rag | ful motorist nor 1a eoill aleehel oo Siny should think t} ; use Me has At gl another maker is concentrating | ©i1 should be spraved on with an ofl |aiong Lake Michigan to expedite 2 o | for the high speed there Is an air|or siiff wire brush be careful not to|hood when adding it to the radiator {ained moderate skill in handling A °aT | on two hody styles—a four-passenger | Eun. In order to keep the oll {n. the |through traffic hetween Chicago and | aod SYEr¥ one of them has some| ooy which adjusts the position of |catch ktray ende of cotter pink <o ns | Taere Are. mans resorie e radiator and knows the accepted rules of the |roadster and a five-passenger sedan. | COVEr plates should be kept tight and | rijwaukee, if plans now being formu- is admitted. That ix the second major |21 AIr valve and the tension of the | to bena them straight and encourage |able damage done to new cars by care road, 1t is no longer necessary 1o in- | Both Modfes are steel . Much detaf] | their gaskets should not bs broken. |l kenriioe Fenture 0 e oo tPie second malor | spring that operates it. Below this |them to come loose. lessly spilled alcohol crease his knowledge of the restric-| has heen eliminated in making these | Whenever tappets become moisy it 18 | " giiiaen cars driven abreast may be chamber, which I8 directly helow (he | VAIve is the kgh speed gas jet. Engine a I tions with which the authorities have | new models. a good thing to try ofling them be-|,.commodated on the proposed high- | suction then operates the air valve |§ T O S S R S e e el e | surrounded the operation of all ve-| A new tendency is to put larger |fore disturbing the adjustments. way. It wil be possible to make the [ throttle. | automatically and, in turn, regulates hicles on public thoroughfares bodies on smaller chasses. Larger = trip between the two cities in less than Carburetor Main Parts. | the gasoline flow through the high - s bodies cost less to bufld than larger Did You Know That—— an hour and a half. The estimate of | wppe t}iee by f the car-|®peed jet, | Frequent Reading Advised. i Snialler ohs it the | t of lon is $186,000 a mile. ® three Dig parts of the car.|fFCL -~ Srons fiods of chasses. omaller chasses permit the | Aluminin pistons may be damaged [COSt O construction is $196,000 a mile. | 1, re(or, therefore, are the aupply well,| “There are numerous methods o he best plan is to reread the regu- | use of smaller engines without sacri- |, S U B0 O e o ors This extended lake drive will have providing for ra fuel for quick| the metering devices and the mixing | Iations periodically. particularly *those | fice of power. |a means of removing carbon? No |SiX separate lanes for motor cars.| he MElerng devices and the mixing | J o ton " These adjustments are | provisions which have general applica There ix a tendency (0 use pain | parm is done If the burning process | Speediest cars are to be accommodated | f CqTorT G YO RONS, TRCEE 8T phade at the factory, but they can be ol theRopening forihusiness of ot el i | tion to the situations in which a mo. | lass for the rear windows of closed | fitf™ (8 Gone 1€ (he BUTAINE Drocess | (5 5o janas, where they may make e fom. | altered if necessary. I wouldn't ad : 3 : torist frequently finds himself. Every |cars instead of plate glass. Plate | 5000 (G0 P&, SR S IOV (900 760" (0 90’ miles an hour. Cars|2dded to make the carburetor fool.| modern Duco Service Plant which has just been com- pleted. one is prone to forze what he has | glass is unquestionably superior, but | FIETNS L0 1o N 0 BT SAIDOR OB | 4o veting at rates varying from 30 to We apply the GENUINE proof are not mo hard to understand. | Vise vou to change any vital part of “On one make of carburetor, for|the carburetor until you make sure instance, one jet is located just above | first that the simple adjustments are the throttle so that when the engine | It & A e Is 1diing 1t will be running exclusively | But how can T tell that?” Smith | read or heard, unless reference is made | Some of the car makers think there is | fat8, (OSMIREUT FRERED TARE IO OO | 60 miles an hour are to use the second to the subject frequently no point in having such good a8 |g¢ one time. pair of lanes, while the outdide lanes| “Itis o doubt a fact tlint many per. | where {t i« not appreciated. ‘Tn thin | *'55c "%, much difference in the il be for cars going from 15 to 30 sons violate the traffic laws through | connection many recall that at one | g,g)ity of different alcohols as there (Miles an hour. & -5 | asked. ignorance of their contents. This. of | me platinum was used for contact | {\'{n'he quality of different grades of | . Plans call for building the road 1,200 L Rimocial e | Taval make adjiistmental when course, is no legal defense. but it | DPOINts in the distributor. | Basoline or ofl? Wood alcohol should | feet from the present shore line on re- 32 fAMS O0 (BINE Jet IUheR thjs | the engine is operating at its normal the earburetor on il Upon glancin NEth ramps deRming | PO o et e moticed am emr | warned against touching the ar, howeve the streets and highways safer for all | of the different fuel diets for the mo. | under the dri who nse them | tor require less air. while others re. |up to the through-trafic road. There [ My LR RN DN RIS RRI NN R Here is a new rule in driving. arhure. serves to show how having the neces.| Another reason for reduced priees |y, gyolded because it 'is likely to con- | filled land. Its width is to be 160 feet. | erature en turn adjust Rary information mav not onlv assist IS that Some manufacturers are satis- | 7% MO, DECKARE 118 WRE, KO eon GG Ll ko mites. The arive wili 2o tumlv D aiven mad e e e et e in Jaw enforcement and save indi-|fied with less than $100 profit per car | “Ragylts with different grades of spe. | be elevated 12 feet above the lake. dxsws dpou tha hIED ¥paRd Jeb wlgh | FEt i o enar Vol have roond viduals from fines and personal incon- | because of a big sales volume. | cial gasoline or with gasoline adulter- | C(rossings, pedestrians and rail cars f':d-‘ to the mixing chamber lan ideal adjustment. A carburetor venience and chagrin, but prevent traf- | T {ants are often sacrificed through fail. |are (o be eliminated from the new | Smith had already raised the hood | 74 lea Wdiisimens & cathireio fic congestion and accidents, and make | Here Is Motor Wisdom. | ure to readjust the carburetor? Some |roadway. Crossroads are to tunnel | lo study o N S re o iy car e | | SRR R e e mmmsmmmwwm% i Fa dri can know a hill and climb it - Skt e . tirely- different arrangement for the | tor. It's one instrument you cannot ““Traffic regulations can be as effec-{ {iccanstully 1until he has gone down | Quire more. Sata | will be no place on the elevated road e ndieni e cedn kamen U104 tor. | tive as they are familiar to all who are | 0 alsc iad ihow St t is." | for pedestrians. but they will be able B i T | (Copyright. 1925.) supposed to abide by them. The mo. | a3 discover ow steep it is . | Lo reach the Iake beaches beyond. “Now don't let this stump vy | | izl T This ought to cause many drivers to Horning Round Curves. | I _remarked, noting his confusior i rist who takes the right of way When | po hetter satisfied with their cars. i “Take the subject in easy doses | Next week: How to Locate Trouble he is not entitled to it not only places et | Careful drivers always sound the as | himself in danger and causes ronges. | Two Parking Point | horn when rounding a right curve in | in the floor mais and evidence of neg- _figure on what a carburetor | = o tlon, but is likely to endanger an-| WO Tarking Lointers. | the road. but sometimes they forget |lect and ahuse, the natural inference 3 i other driver who attempts to drive | Often in selecting a parking space | that it is just as essential to horn |is that the whole car has received that t simply meters gasoline and afr Making Better Shift. Past when the law gives him a perfect | it is desirable (o know whether the | when rounding to the left. There are [t of treatment. o mats, WL covect proportions for] ., petter shift can be mads by hold right to do so. cars hhead and behind are likely to & great many drivers who swing a suftable mixture,” he announce, 5 : z e i ) . i . ng the wrist as far as possible ahove | . remain standing for some time, as, for | agonally across the road when making | s Ediainy Cause of Carelessness. inatance, when parking At theater | FIght curves—just as many as cuj| Saving of Wear and Tear. | Opecating: Gonnitions: e it e e *Tack of tamiliarity with the traffic | time. If the owners are coming for | corners when swinging afound a left | Few motorists appreciate that the od enough! But the next point | 27 €7 T, f0e BEATE TnS e | Peres leads to carelessness in driving | LRIr cars at the same time L will be | curve. The driver who (s approach. | bikgest advantage of balloun iires is |t consider is the different conditions | (gro¢ 15 anplied. the more leverage Although all motorists are Dresumed | 4N eASY MALier o extricate their cars, |ing from the opposite direction and | the saving of wear and 1ear.on the un | under which the carburetor miet | o Job can be | e have learned the regulations when | but if some of the cars are to be | who keeps on his own side of the road |sprung weight of the car. “The parts| anerate. At one time the ensine | hey_qualified for permits, thev soon | MOved before the show ix over it may | owes it to himself to head off the | which are not above the springs are | (\"qo & o P0e (IO GO0 - GNEIne | | (Gin Tass iaimenlixation (G Lol Impes not be advisable to park so close lhilhor fellow by wioning with the Q:xs;‘g:enn:_?:‘ul\l::'\n:'- :'-;an’ effer ”"rl Do TURALE AE o sbeed. D e Gluss Enclosuze onl your oncnicay. The comfortiof » tance if they pay no furt 1 ether or not the other cars are |horn. | i e points of | it may be running at intermediat A @ e e x;\-i-h:rilT‘rl;?:wa: f2 AN iney PesuNTl can| Lol deCevminBl Watch Car's Uphe! ConSOtumHRETEN I e ! apeed. Then there's the time when um“fl‘;s flfqfl;‘l‘l’fl;flkfis- @ closed car at open car cost. o ol r ir s 9 te: | b ! o 5 tareless in giving proper hand 3 by noting whether their I\Indo“.‘ ate Tr's P 0.3tery. | . the engine demands a lot of peppy l!a 4 u{( " oY e have heen fully closed. The motorist y i aniok wick o & Pals, conforming to parking regula- BAY® jeeh Ty closed, The motoriel| |\ may help the average car owner What's the Answer? | mixture for the quick pick-up. | q } fona, observing the right of way, stop-| liex usially does not bother to closs |t0 obtain a_better trade.in allowance | 1 Why is a wheel pulier required | 1y caciuuaton Hke ito. beill & l ping behind crosswalks and many |}l usually does park neatly with |10 remember that the condition of the [ 1o remove a rear wheel and net a | '2Ke care of these varfations in ensine ) | ther practices which are prescribed | (he W B Ile] (o s car) | ipholstery of the closed car is often | front wheel? operation, but the methods of doing 3 &r;h:!:r":ptrh:vrfl:‘ls‘lrl;':: of Washing | When backing it x Taridng space | Lhe dtcding tactor in (he rewle. Cars | 757 14'tie number of naarings tor (he this vary, There is one make of car. i n‘."abu““ ik 1421 Irving St. NNW. Columbia 5276 2 2 good rule to follow is never to get | €N T . engine whaft the test of its support? g d i Fm fen in obeying the trafiic regulations |7\ £Go¢ he ‘ar closer | mechanically. But npholstery is a w % thor Ste that for the single gasoline jer. This s i & e e oot the left rear wheel of one's car closer 3 3. Why is there a pinhole in the Kl Shecilns Rt T fhen prrchiriles Hri e no]'Ah:m}l\ufim"f; to the curb than the lft front wheel | Stickler for ‘the dealer. He would | cap of a gas tank filler piper where a | Supplie ton Automotive of the car behind. This will obviate [ much rather see the car shabby out-lvacuum system is used? co-operating with the local division of [ 7 h® €Ar hehi | Obviate] aide than inside. 4. What is meant by “seasoning” the American Automobile Assoclation | (A%, PO°*iPIlity of jamming against the | 81 [J TERIS 1ng denler, as well an | eytindor Moker ot DY “seasoning™ | in the preparation of a digest of the — | the prospective purchaser of the used 5. Can the circulation of water he traffic law which will place the most = . | car, understands that a motorist has {gceelerated and o ol ot e fmportant provisions in ready-refe Spring Control Devices. Hlittle, if any, control over the weather. | points in the m,,fi,‘:r:.h“e e norent | ence form. The summary. which Spring-control devices, like snubbers | Dull hoods and chipped paint on the | pump operates at a constant spesd? been drafted in conference with the fand stabilators, are not shock absorb. | wheels may be excusable. But the [P (TR THags eor uring the week traffic authorities 1l be printed on a | evs. and care must he taken not to get | condition of the upholstery shows the | ang look for the answers in this de eard of pocket and will be ready | them so tight as to hold the springs | world what kind of a car keeper the | pariment next Sunday. You may be for distribution to car users within the | taut. If they are too tizht the springs | owner has been. If there are spois | yrong.) next few week: do the wor the Seat cushions, worn spot Copyri Upen the ‘ : : g N I N G Lightning Original s N Station From Your g » 4 Ho TOR FUEL In Your OCKING “Gas Station” | Pei— s Neighborhood 1925, | DOCTOR CLAIMS LIGHTNING | BEST GAS IN WASHINGTON ‘ For Smooth %ImlIIIIWIIIIIIIIIIIH[IHIII!IlflmlililfllmlllllllllIIIIIIIHIMIWIMWWWWIMHHWWHIHWIIMINRMMMIIIIII.. Meotor = DR. JAS. E. CHAMBERLIN Phone West 2048 2808 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W. ——IN STURDY CONSTRUCTION ."‘ IN ROOMINESS : IN VALUE Big In Everything Save Price, This Splendid : New Paige Sedan Clearly Proves How Little Need There Is For Any Buyer To Pay More Operation— More Power— = = More Mlles-- = . WASHINGTON, D. C. = g = The Paige Landau Sedan is a really big car—and be- interior space with a lavish hand. Tires are full sise cause it's a Paige, it goes without saying that it's a (6.77) balloons. Rear springs over 61 inches long. really fine car as well. Penn Oil Co., Use . Washington, D. C. “Lo h . 9 Gentlemen: lg tnlng ; E T do not hesitate to state that in my opinion Lightning is the best gas sold in Washington. I have tried them all and am now using Lightning. My motor seems to = This writer, like g start quicker in the morning and have very little carbon hundred: of others, g and lots of power with Lightinng Gas. = o Luxurious upholstery of rich mohair. Finish is lus- Its motor is a man-size power plant—331 cubic inches trous two tone lacquer, with double belt moulding. of piston displacement. The brute power you want for Famous Paige-hydraulic 4-wheel brakes, of course. emergency needs'is there, and the thrill of putting your Extra size, extra goodness, extra value wherever you car over the toughest hills—or of throwing dust on look in this amazing car! those who challenge your mastery of the road! 3 See Paige—Then Accept No Less Over 4,200 Pounds of Solid Value e % P : ; ere’s only one way we want you to buy this Paige Solid construction means safety, longer life and easier Landau Sedan—only one way that we care to sell it. riding. You've 4,235 pounds of genuine Paige quality in That's for you to put it up to this car to prove its own the Landau Sedan. Wheelbase: 131 inches. That's superiority to you. We want you to examine it, test length enough to level.out the meanest bumps; as well it, weigh it in comparison with anything else on® it as to allow the body designer to provide wonderful wheels—then see if good business judgment will per- i sweeping lines of inimitable beauty and to proportion mit any other choice. Bear In mind, too, that at Paige's price there's nothiag left for you e an tobuy. Froat and rear bumpers, moto-meter.ahockaborbers.aute matic windshield wiper, heater, visor, cowl ventilator, rear-view mirror, gasoline gauge on dash, electrie clock, combination “step™ light, trunk rack and trunk—and even a sparetire—all are provided. ‘Wholesale and Retail Distributors : WASHINGTON" VIRGINIA MOTORS, Inc. e it : . 16th and You Strectr—Potomae 772 4 Penn Oil Co., Rosslyn, Va., West 166 Pt s et o o Woen M O e ke e .prefers “Lightning” because of its un- equaled performance under all weather conditions. I have.a Hudson Super Six Coupe and am satisfied that I get full mileage. Respectfully, » This is one of a series of letters from prominent men and women, telling us about their experience with “Light- ning” Motor Fuel. Others will appear weekly. //!M e 1601 14th St. . DEALERS 518 10th 8T. N.E. . . ALEXANDRIA MOTOR COMPANY, . MOTOR SALES AND SERVICE CO., WASH-WESTCOTT C0., - Fuel Oil Department, Franklin 391 ! 113 N. Fairfax St., Alexandria, Va. 33 New York Ave, N. 2114 14th ST. N.W