Evening Star Newspaper, January 24, 1926, Page 64

Rule for Gauging Alcohol Per Cent In Auto Radiator PURCHASE OF AUTO ONTIME DEFENDED Head of Company Declares It Cuts Prices and Stim- ulates Production. Remembering the percentage of alcohol to add to the radiator is no easy matter for the busy motorist, here is a simple way to remember percentages by volume for two im- portant temperature divisions: Water freezes at 32 degrees above zero. Twenty degrees below this, or 12 degrees above zero, the radi- ator will be safe if it holds a 20 per alcohol solution. Keep in enty-twenty, afety down 20 degrees L 30 per cent solution Keep in mind the idea vo the engine is sate ohol ntage is voiced by dent of the pany. Tim th produc nulus today the of industry, increased, Shows Self-Confldence. motor buying has ontiden nd soil last 10 yeu saving: Live nearly trebicd in vol tne number of individual ac- and in mount of deposit lite insurance in force has cater proportion and build- associations even more. condition of tho large olid may be hit uutomobile 49 §2-100 good, is National Automobile | of Commerce. Average of ding companies in this field give s than 1-5 of 1 per cent. car should be consider- a creator of weaith rather than + levy out of capital created by other industries. Else, how could there be such an increase in individual wealth @5 is shown by the facts given above?” ' NEW JERSEY WILL BUILD :' 80 MORE MILES OF ROAD $8,000.000 for Highways Bridges to Be Part of $40,- 600,000 Bond Issue. and w Jersey is planning the con- struction of $0 additional miles of hard-surfaced roads during the com- » | Ing Spring and Summer. Requisitions | for $5,000.000 to be expended on road s, and bridge projects in the 1926 pro- gram of the State Highway Commis sion have been made, and the money will be a part of the $40,000,000 bond ue approved by the voters of that tate for road building. State routes in New Jersey now in. | clude 845 miles, and more than half I this distance has been permanently improved. Special funds also have | been set aside for maintenance of the { highways bulit of macadam and gravel to keep all arterfes in the State in re- pair. Because of its situation between the metropolitan districts of New York and Philadelphia, New Jersey is giv |ing its attention to “gateway project at Jersey City, Newark and Elizabeth in the northern part of the State and Camden in the southern section. AUTOS INCREASE 14 PCT. | Will Double in New York in Seven or Eight Years, Statistics Show. At the present rate, eight years twice as will be on the highways of New York Stat Motor vehicles registered in the State last year numbered 1,650,000, an increase of 207,000, or 14 per cent, over the figures for the previous 12 An increase of 206,000 in drivers also was shown in purchase dom have ime pit able fami of transportat the time wh desirable ani mos joyable. It is a well known fact that capacity for enjoyment dwindles with the passing vears. “Time buying has caused more in- tensive work than any scheme of mere money saving ever devised. It stimulates our creative powers. That the nverage man believes In time pay- ments may be juc from the fact that- more. than per cent of all motor cars are no ‘hased under this plan 2ut aside fro fit 1o the purch there Is a far 4 cance to the ti: 1s readily app&r‘n‘ “It should be p: time Iying idle. or cars en. pleasures | i stdoor life at are most the vbvious bene- * of a motor car, ~nomic signil pay plan than inted out first that sales, of motor vehlcles toda exceed 00,000,000 in value veurly, | and the yearly output of motor cars has increased aimost ten-fold sinve | the time-payment stimulus was first epplied. Bring Reduced Prices. “Thus it can be logically affirmed that time pavment sales are chiefly accountable for the fact that autom bile prices today average 29 per cent in seven or the | all forms of invested wealth | ny automobiles | THE 8 BUYER MUST KNOW WHAT CAR WILL DO Determining Factor in Pur- chasing Is View of Auto Sales Manager. What a car will do should be the determining factor in purchasing an antomoblle, declares 8. E. Ackerman, les manager of the Franklin Auto- to drive good- Ackerman, | - handsome active house ‘should ba fun- | iz cansideration. | “rnoTone can quarrel with is or Gof the plen: from the know i [day give . j it e Satisfactory Way to Judge. “The one s: ctory o judge un automobil to test ft, just as| the only satisfuctory way to judge u | ~ This “applies | al gets at | ving road | petently without « road test r: {to 100 wlles in length. a city square or three tells one practical “The prospective should decide gth 1o condition drivin be Judge purchaser upon a run of sufficient tuke in all ki And he should do nore can be learned from the wheel than in the capacity of # passenger. “The seven basic motoring elements | upon which competent judgment of | performance invariably is based are:| Comfort, easy handling, safety, power, | road-holding _ ability, reliability and| economy. Naturally, one’s judgment is the result of comparative experi- ences; comparison must, therefore, be made with one's best previous motor ing. The first five elements can he Jjudeed quite conclusively as the res of @ trial run, while the last two. re. lability and economy, can be deter- mined through inquirfes among owners. Test of Comfort a Factor. Automotive cnginsers have ad- vanced the sclence of balaneing and the welght of automobiles | to the extent that high speed running over rougt roads may be made without disugreeable effect upon pas- sengers or driver. “Accordingly, a test of comfort is a drive. over a number of miles of bad roads at speeds ranging up to 50 miles an hour, with the prospective purchaser of the car behind the wheel for a part of the distance, at least The vital points to look for are ham mering of wheels against tires and| chassis, and strain upon chassis or bocy structures. A sure road grip in rapid rough road travel and absence of any feeling of punishment are. in dications of a good performer. It is apparent that the rough road test for comfort is, at once, a test of power, road-holding ability, curve- taking ability and road ability, the latter being the capacity of a car for rapid travel over all kinds of roads without discomforting driver or pas- sengers. “Easy handling depends largely upon ample power, effective brake: road-holding and how a car steers. High power minimizes gear shifting. It should not be necessary to tug at| the steering wheel or grip it tightl the modern advanced designs in steer. ing mechanism compel a car to follow Stromberg Gas Filter for Your Car, $3 Keeps dirt -nl water out of the Carburetor CREEL BROS. 1815 14th St. Potomac 473 UNDAY STAR, WASHINGTO icar should straightgn itself out auto. |eliminated. | matically e ! be attempted | Justment D. C, JANUARY REDUCTION OF WASTE IN TIRES ADVOCATED, Official of Dulerl’ Association Points to Great Duplication in Industry Today. State Bars Raids By Auto Tourists On Forest Blooms Tourists who prey on nature's beauties and return to town laden with freshly plucked blooms from forest and fleld have been curbed by the State of Washington, which has taken steps to throw legisia- tive protection around its State flower, as well as ornamental trees, shrubs and plants. The rhododendron bill, so-called, has been passed by both houses of the Washington Leglslature. It makes it a misdemeanor to cut any vegetation within 30 feet of a public highway without the con- sent of the owner. Cars bearing flowers muy be stopped under the Kby 2 “Take for example, the very popu- anyphway trafic officers and |1, 30x314 ulze (ire, One largo manu. | — e e | facturer furnishes this type in nearly |10 different variettes. This is dupli- without thought on the driver's part, |cated by all the large manufacturers | so that one hand resting lightly on|and by & number of the smaller ones. the wheel is enough for guldance; the | This condition could be immed "’!' In high pressure tires we ' {find In popular sizes light and heavy | welght tires. Sizes not practical could Braking Performance Cited. be abandoned during the present rub “To determine the braking per-|ber crisis. In balloon types. the same fitakiice, /aCtuAl briliing | situation prevails with the same pos e ashulinnadrcitens shoutd | ble remedy for much of the waste. pitn i Quick stops from high speeds should | under wet road conai-| NEED "LIGHT IN GARAGE. Elimination of the tremendous waste and duplications in the manu- facture of tires will help lmrneanure-l ably in conserving crude rubber and' in keeping prices within reasonable. bounds. The need for drastic action i along. this line is emphasized by! George J. Burger, secretary of the | Nativnal Tire Dealers’ Assoctation. | 1 Specifically, Mr. Burger says: after rounding corners. made dex $800,000 BRIDGE TOLL. 861,000 Motors Crossed Gandy Span During Year. A total of $800,000 was collected in tolls from 861,000 motor vehicles crossing Gandy Bridge, which con- nects Tampa and St. Petersburg, “la., during the firat year of its op- eration. The bridge is 5% miles long and is claimed to be the longest span of its kind in the world. SALESMEN WANTED 3—USED CAR-3 Up-to-date, wide-awake young men who can sell good used cars priced from $150 up—79, commission. Washington Cadillac Co. 1138 Connecticut Avenue Apply to Mr. H. M. O’BRIEN tlons, if possible, to ascertain freedom 1 experlences In the matter of brake ad. | DTiYer Always Should Be Able to nd the number of points to adjust al should be made. 2 Vs There should be sufficient lighting ; question” of good Lrakes; frequently, |in every private garage to enable the however, the ability to accelerate | ariver to see- whether the ammeter quickly will avert an accident and so ights are switched off | means of a stop watch, If one can be When the car's ligl obtained. Safety Is sensed as one|?nd the engine stopped. Use a flash | breezes along ver the highways at|lUEht if necessary. Should the genera “Ath ¢ t and a | Fent from the battery would discharge D o o ?J“K‘T":‘L.;Tfo i back into the generator with conse- re the high spots in esti- | Quent damage to both units. You « prospective purchaser. The | leave the car in total darkness after matter of rellability and economy can | SWitching off its own ligh be uscertained easily by directing cer = men and even more important, ask- ing owners. The inquirfes should deal with gasoline mileage, tire mileage | ern standardized service enables a prospective buyer to know even be-| fore he purchases his car, the inter- Bl S operations can be expected and the 1423.25.27 L St. N.W. Main 7228 14th and Park Road N.W. Leen S. Hurley, Mgr. Col. 2619 trom sk Inquiries about owner | Examine Ammeter Register. “Safety, of cou is largely a this quality is worth measuring, by | fegisters neither charge nor discharge {40 or 50 miles per hour. Can it be | tor cut-out points stick together, cur- wrtomoblle's usefulness and | Can't be sure about this if you alwaye tatn inquiries to the automobile sales- and upleep. As for upkeep, the mod- | R. McReynolds & Son vals at which all the major repatr Sales “Sisty Years of Satisfactory Service® “Youveturnedta | Studebaker, tradeforoneto-day Announces the appointment of The DeNeane Motor Company WILDER M. (MIKE) DENEANE, PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER 1507 FOURTEENTH STREET N. W. TO DISTRIBUTE AND SERVICE ickenbacker| WOIRITIHIY O ITS IN THIS TERRITORY YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE HOUSE OF 100% SERVICE 24, 1926—PART 3. of the water makes enough change in ‘ FENDERS RUST BENEATH the reading of the motometer to lead | you to assume that the motor is run- ‘ o nder Side Should Be Cle ning hotter than usual, it is hest to o Cleaned and drain off a little water. Perhaps when | Painted Frequently. the“excess of water Is drained off the | motometer will still rexister higher | Mototists who than usual—an indication that the | the fenders of their cars well other causes apply. |are often puzzied when rust b — pear. This is the result of ean the nder side of the nd paint them now and again with ck nel. Many a fender is eat ing itself to pleces from the inside out withont the owner’s knowledge. KNOW YOUR MOTOMETER. Adding More Water Doesn’t Al- ways Lower Temperature. Do not be alarmed if the motometer seems to register a higher radiator temperature after you have filled up the cooling system with water. It makes a difference In the reading whether the water or just the water vapor comes in contact with the stem of the thermometer. If actual contact are ful to keep olished les ap = afling to Physical and mental tests officially_established clinics are urged | by the National Conference on Street | and Highway Safety for all drivers | who figure in accidents before | Fender Jor Economical Transportation C. E. Gambill, President of National Automobile Deal- ers’ Association, inspects greatest collection cf testi- monial letters ever received in one year by any auto- mobile company. This illustration is draun from an actual photograph. Chevrolet had its greatest year. During that time more than 50,000 testi- monials were sent to the Chevrolet Motor Company by owners. This tremendous ava- lanche of evidence indicates the public appre- ciation of the car and its performance. h m Chevrolet offers the Im- : proved Chevrolet at New Low Prices—thus giving the pub- lic in greater degree than ever before— “QUALITY AT LOW COST” 10 .}3}) $735 765 395 550 Sedan Landau - V2 Ton'Truck (Chassis Only) 1 Ton Truck (Chaseis Only) 64> All prices f. o. b. Flint, Michigan Direct Dealer BARRY-PATE MOTOR CO. WASHINGTON, D. C. Associate Dealers C. C. Motor Co., " Takoma Park, Md. J. H. Kelchner, Rockville, Md. Owens Motor Co., 3700 Georgia Ave. N.W., Washington, D. C. Frank S. Pohanka, 1126 20th St. NW.,, George A. Staub, Beallsville, Md. Direct Dealer LY 'TRELL CHEVROLET SALES CO. WASHINGTON, D. C. Associate Dealers Gish Garage, 17th & U Sts. N.W,, ‘Washington, D. C. Lustine-Nicholson Motor Co., 301 7th St. S.W,, Washington, D. C. Mar-Dis Motor Co., Mt. Rainier, Md. S. & G. Motor Co., 1078 Wisconsin Ave., ‘Washington, D. C. ‘White House Garage, Hyattsville, Md. Direct Dealer AERO AUTO CO. ALEXANDRIA, VA. Associate Dealer Clylor-Spau]dmg Motor Co., Clarendon, Direct Dealer OURISMAN CHEVROLET SALES CO. WASHINGTON, D. C.