Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1926, Page 53

WARMTH OF CLOSED CAR MAY BE AVOIDED EASILY No Need to Envy Driver in Open Car During Summer if Precautions Are Taken. A new season and a new record production of closed cars has brought a new motod problem. nce it. was customary: to offer suggestions as to how to keep warm in the open: car in Winter. Now it is a matter of learning how to keep cool in a closed car in Summer. Experience seems to demonstradte that it is possible to make|: a closed car as cool, if not actually cooler, than an open type. - But experience also demfonstrates that most ‘motorists are uricom- fortably, and unnecessarily, hot in their closed cars,’ To a certain extent it is a matter of t_akinfi- closed car’s natural heat resisting qualities. advantage of the t is a well estab- lished fact that thick walls and substantial roofs keep heat in or out, as the situation demands. This idea, applied to the closed car, is extremely helpful to the motorist who feels the hept. He may be confining heat that already has may he inviting heat in. It is up to him to make decisions regarding such matters, and to make them quite frequently when he is using the car. Driving a quarter of a mile, fast, with the windows all open will'drive out all the heat that may be confined in the car. But this is not always to be recommended Wwhen the thermometer is hitting the high spots. There are times when it keeps the driver and his passengers cooler to close up the car as much as possible. This is true when terrific heat sis rising from the’ scorghing pavements: ‘When the pavements are hot and the air that greets the car is uncom- fortably torrid, persons in open cars are at a positive disadvantage, tholigh they may not know it. What is more significant, the driver of the closed car may not know that he has the advantage. Thus he may open all the windows and try to be as “‘comfortable” as-the man in the open car, which is the wrong thing to.do. Those scorching puffs of heat from the pavement can be kept out by the windows of the closed -car. . One motorist who has experimented ,with cars and their heat resisting proper- ties finds that under such conditions it is best to open the rear windows of the closed car and leave the front ones partly closed: Just how effective this plan would be depends upon the par- ticular car. Engines that run hot, of course, upset the. most: carefully worked out plans in this respect. Keep Cowl Ventilator Clean. There are times when the cowl ven- tilator simply lets into the car the hot blasts of air that come off the hood. Generally gpeaking, it is better. to leave the cowl ventilator closed when in traffic, opening it wide when travel- ing faster along the open road. Of course if the engine s hotter than the air off the hood the ventilator should be left open continually.. There is a tendency in closed cars for the flooring, or at: least: the part around the feet and .legs, to become warm from lack of ventilation. Some open cars-have hooks to provdie for partial opening of the doors. No such arrangement-is offered in closed car construction, but that is no reason why a door cannot be held partly open for a few moments occasionally when driving on a hot day. Sometimes the situation is aggra: vated because the heater does not close fully. If there is heat from this device when it is supposed to be closed, the butterfly valve does not work . properly - and “should be in- spected, - 2 i Keeping the closed car cool starts with its selection and purchase. Broad- cloth is the most comfortable ma- terial for upholstery and is used in the best of closed cars. Slip covers should be used where velour or plush ‘upholstery otorists cannot always allow up- holstery to be the deciding factor in the selection of & car. . Shades are not used as much, as’ they might. be. They can be a great convenience when the sun is scorch- ing. Some cars have adjustable sun visors which are also useful in keep- ing out a little more sunlight. Speed has much'to do with closed- is standard equipment. |’ permeated the car or he is quite a protgction against sun rays, but since the closed car is left closed up and locked, as a gerieral rule, there is no place for the escape of whatever heat does penetrate the roof. Also the roofs of some of the cheap- est closed cars are so thin that the situation is as bad as returning to a curtained open car. If one has not béen able to be discriminating when selecting the car at least one should know the car's weak points and seek to avoid them, Look for shady park- ing spaces even though it may mean walking a Httle farther, Use of a more suitable-grade of oil will do much to keep the car cool in a warm spell. The genéral tendency Is to use heavy oil when the ther- mometer shoots skyward, and yet the engine may run hotter on a heavy oil than on a medium grade. It isa ques- tion of being thoroughly familiar with one's car. A great many cars in use have jumped time a little without their owner fully appreciating what is wrong. This is equivalent to’ driving with a retarded spark and under such circumstances an engine will prove to be a very troublesome radiator for motorists who are longing for refrig- eration. Having timing- set ahead again is a simple process on many cars using front-end - drive chains, though in some cases the timing gear case must be.removeéd. A closed car can be like a silk shirt, cool in Summer, warm in Winter, be. cause it keeps out. the heat as ef- fectively as it does the cold. . (Copyright, 1026.) Dogs—to Get Safe _Rides in Autos if Bill Becomes Law The automobile industry has been * tiying to produce vehicles that are comfortable to humans. The State of Massachusetts, how- ever, goes a step farther. It is considering making them just as comfortable for dogs. . It has been proposed to imtro- duce at the next session of the State Legislature a bill to forbid ion of dogs, uncrated, on the running board of an auto- mobile. " Connecticut already has such a law on its statute books. Theré’s somethin’ to be learned from- keepin® your ‘ears open this shop, cularly if you want to feel foolish car comfort, because it also affects the e engine’s temperature. . While it is true, theoretically, that the faster the Car travels the cooler its interior wil be, In practice the motorist may find the reverse. Beyond a certain point, on level ground, speed entails engine struggle. And if the automobile pow- er plant has to work hard on a hot day it will become a very annoying radiator. Get the car up to a ‘good rolling speed where it is traveling reasonably fast, but where the engine is not be-| ing overworked. ‘The happy medium' is the handy solution to a hot day problem. Parking plays an important part in closed-car comfort. If the driver elects to leave his car standing in the broiling sun it is a foregone conclu- sion that when he returns to it he will be uncomfortable for a while. The thick roof of tie well built closed car ——— 2,000,000.AMERICAN CARS ENTER CANADA IN YEAR State Department Estimates 849,200 Persons Took Advantage of 30-Day Permits. American motor cars to’'a total of 2,000,000 entered Canada last year, according to reports from the State Department to the United States De- partment of merce. Figures just made public for 1925 show that the number of 30-day per- mits ‘issued to autos going into Can- ada, during the year was 481,000, Tak- ing the general estimate of three trips for each 30-day permit, makes a tof of 1,924,000 cars, which at 3.3 person: to the car gives. a-total.of 6,349,200 perstus entering, Canada in 1925, to The same authority 229,000 of thess 30-day issued at Ontario”gaf ing the same of calculation, a total of 916,000 cars and_ 8,022,800 entering On it y shows that were Follow- my “conversation ' with folks who are or have been out of luck: If the ‘engipe 'stalls in traffic and the car is rolljin’ a little, don’t pull on the emergency brake crank the engine. The engine may not start, and: the car’s momentum may be useful in coasting over to a kin® space. p‘ft the brakes fail, run.in low gear slowly, mtch‘l-n: off the engine when a dead stop is necessary. . | A clutch that stays enguged ‘calls or nwnchh:mon' of. % _engine- for every stop usin’ -starter to -rt:.rt both engine and-car each time. the traffic signal says “go.” Keep in low gear. If a tire goes flat an a one-way street where parkin’ spaces are at a préemium it may pay to draw up to the _cumlo:h !he’ m-mm_;.:a and walt u ere is a If the horn button m'flueror while tryin® to | STATES DISPUTING RECIPROCITY RIGHTS le.ryllml and Delaware are at log- gerheads over reciprocal automobile driving ‘privileges and the dispute is growing in bitterness, \ ‘Within'the last few weeks Delaware has been requiring that all Maryland cars operating In Delaware for hire, whether trucks carrying freight, pas- or has a hwmmunh to explain | YOUR CAR and MINE A Weekly Department of Helpfulniess, Information and Entertainment for Motor Car Owners. Mww-fi-wfl dally. Tllegal and Dangerous. One of the most' dangérous little time-saving tricks followed regularly by the Washington motoring clan is | f that of slowing up, sometimes alm . | imperceptibly, at corners license is about $88, and this provi- sion-has met with vigorous opposition in Maryland. Z Applied only to Maryland thus. far, the regulation is to be applied. later to Pennsylvania and. New . Jersey. These three es are said to suppiy 95 per cent the-trueks which. will the license been sending their luce to Philadelphia and New' the other hand, Delaware motor- ists assert that trucks from Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania :3 “hogging” thé Du Pont highway other Delaware roads. - clean up the engine. ' He examines the gas ‘lines and cleans out the strainer. . Every few «months he re- moves the head and scrapes out car- bon.. ‘Once a .-year, he drops the crankcase and removes the muck that &uumuhfil at the ' bottom. Once a while he out” the bushin’s of the spring bolts, often re- movin' them entirely for inspection and cleanin’, The other fellow uses cleaner gas, better oil' and better grease. The en- gine ‘and the chassls ‘pick up less forelgn matter and requif® less cleanin’. ' He has the engine equipped with an air:cleaner, an ofl purifier and a gas strainer. carbon forms. Almost no muck collects in the crankcase. He is very much more .successful in takin''care of his car than the other fellow. ' He prevents dirt in- stead of tryin’ to get rid of it later. I've watched some..owners carin’ for their cars and I've been surprised 1o see how much dirt they inflich I:hmn them. - A'lot of dirt can get into e ngine with wool waste lettin’ little stray: pleces of it fall' around the wires crossed so the horn blows |ad contipuously, stop, raise the hood and pull one of the wires from the horn, That will stop it until there is time to look. for the trouble. . If the horn fails, race the engine is_attracted by the hind other cars and let their Gli“fl do_the hornin”.." . : Yes, there are many ways to skin cat,-and they're as free as air around any repair shop, because that's where notorists air their troubles and learn how to avoid others. o i My experience shows that.there are two kinds of car owners who take care of their property and it one of them is much more & than the other. Here are two types: 5 One_takes time e Use ‘Both Brakes. It usually will save & skid to apply both the - emergency and \service brakes'in event a quick One brake band Motorists - | the offenders’ It should be evident to motorists coming out of these side streets so plainly marked that drivers on the boulevards mutl‘-lyln‘ :n '.Inu: to obey the regulations and come to a fullymp. The boulevard man has the right of. way and the right to main- tain his pace unhindered by hoggish motorists -udlngn from the left. torist drives he cannot evade the washboard motion achisved at that place. And, unless the car is driven carefully- ularly II‘:} be a tted that they do add to the sportiness of the course. Capital Traffic Police. ‘Washington traffic officers are, for the most part, quite as polite as those hia pers try to live up to_the Bbmthc.nflvy love” ' idea, while New York City officers are unquestionably 18- | the best allarpund guardians in the entire country. In the metropolid’ the cops don’t bother The - idea. policeman, standing earby, falied- to get |y, up sufficient energy peveral such corners, but the greatest number of offenders were seen by this observer at the corner of Connecticut avenue and Woodley road. ‘As’They Might Say Now. “Some motorists are like _door hinges; always turning and never get- ting anywhere."—Dickman. *A motorist’s actions are only a plc- m&“?‘id"&.“m..a. mnn;:-t then fold back thy top to biuer skies.”— Proctor. A A suggestion that might merit the consideration of John Q. Motorist as he sits at the wheel of the car while Mrs, Motorist’ goes shopping is made bryfl'.ho American Automobile Associa- tion, After munt“wt that removal of the ew‘:A tax on -automobiles this Spring has resulted in a saving that averages $11 to each motor buyer in the country r:l‘;:‘: .ynr“.-thd; A. A A -the nt q n: ‘.‘k rth otorist going to do ‘The can au might do worse. He has everything else—marvelous - automotive - equip- to take a at i These." ate | 0 Es ZBRERSE fig ! 3;; i 149 E EEEE; ‘While driving sldwly is a good way to get In line for a parking space that may be vacated, it does not pay obile owner | ment, beautiful highways. The high-fo 0 wWays, uite evident, are the re- ugt g tqrmndm dermand «tm on, retor | o every. 1 enough, in- concert ‘with. his fel- low mm:nl:l. for that end.- > " Speedway's Wild Waves. 11 might be made $22 if The §: b:nn Ehout! A e Al ICE 1/STAR MAPS AUTO TRIPS FOR SUMMER TOURIST . Crea; ?laygmupd; and Historic .Point;r‘ | . Of East:Easily Reached From -Washington. " - Since vacation -time is here m earnest and many- of those | who own motor cars are planning trips that will take them to* unexplored regions or ‘back to pleasure spots formerly visited, The Star’s motor “tours .department has prepared a series of ; varied routes calculated to aid the ivacationist.’ \ Naturally-enough, these Summertime tours would be incom:" ‘Iplete unless they included Atlantic City, Cape May and other seaside resorts in New Jersey where abound some of the best | the ded . :‘ appended map BICYCLES HOLD OWN WITH FRENCH PEOPLE About One Person in' Every Six Owns One; With Annual Out- put of 1,000,000. ‘While - the ‘automobile industry of{. United States is still_able to dis. mans are ing on the number of persons who can be nd | Interested in -providing their own rtation. transpo! e The motorless -vehicles in France now number about 6,400,000, or about ten times the number of passengerau- tomobiles. registration equivalent fo what it is in communi- itomobiles with the, small | assimilated with Carbon takes up space in a cylinder, up space cylinder, preesion is power, and since carbon man-h.‘?:on.uo.hm.mt to operate at. a higher compression without knocking an must be ‘whole lndllflr!“ mnm. into for motor cars, and it is that within a ively short time few think of carbon as any- 2. Where is the dash of an automo- | ‘| vehicles are crossing known playgrounds in America. Because of the motor tourist’s desire for variety, the. accom- pany}ng map 'has been drawn so as to offer several alternatives in the way of vacation jaunts out of Washington. There will ‘| be some who want to go direct to oge of the seashore reso: and remain there. Others may wish to visit the 'Sesquiccntgnn‘;n_ or other points of interest in Philadelphia, or include a side trip to Valley Forge or.tour ‘the Gettysburg battlefield. Al will find may lea ‘ashington Maryland nue and the I.Il;' then over the re or, if they reside to the North of the city, they may find it convenlent to go by way of the route whieh traverses Sixteenth street to Alaska avenue, across the | District lihe to Silver Spring, then to E!'lrl:ou Cltyhl.nd h&mm‘om. e ne : The way through Baltimore determined xsnmz Square is an excellently paved high- way throughout. -nulud“. bmnttom?u - f.dtt from re is ul m boulevard lm’mmmu-m .and then turning right into Fayette street, ‘which to the pike running through Rosedale, n, Havre de Grace and Pe to - Elkton, ‘where the road forks to’Wilmington or New Castle. A . Most Direct to Coast. The route by way of New is the -horu-tyin point of time fof travel to the Jersey resorts and the most direct to Cape May. ines of Future Predicted Smaller VIENNA TRIES CURB - e and | {4 lfelxiul in guiding their travels. Yenlent for those going to Atlantic City because it avolds heavy 3 in Wilmington as well as the long lerry ride there. .-Two ferries are operated at New Castle on short- 1 Interval schedules throughout th Summer, » The trip across. the Delawars River to Pennsville requires about 20 min- utes as compared ‘with more than an hour at Wilmington. Altogether the trip to Atlantic City by this route is * 165 miles. From Pennsville, the route ‘which is recommended to motorists of the - National ' Capital going to Atlantic City passes through Salem to Bridge- ton and then over to Richland and ; through Mays Landing to the coast. 2 Nearly all-of “ this roadway is wide " concrete over which fast time can be made. Some sections are bituminous and- are equally as good., Going to Atlantic City by this roufe makes a. pleasant day’s driving. = One may start from Washington at 8 o'clock in the morning and be at New Castle by noon. Then, ff'he wishés to save'’ time, ‘he can eat a Iuncheon while crossing on the ferry and be ready to take the road again on landing. Roads to Cape May. Motorists going to Cape May will, expedite thelr trip considerably by - | taking the road to New Castle and 3‘:01 cro-inzu':owmnuvmo instead ng up fimington. From Pennsville the route is by Salem, also to’ ‘Wildwood and other South Jersey resorts, d To drive to Asbury Park, follow the Conowingo and Kennett Square route, through Wilmington to lelphia, over the new Delaware River to Camden and then through Mount l;:ll: to Lakewood and on to Asbury rk. The Conowingo and Kennett Square route is .the one recomme; to to Atlantic City, a highway which is. - being widened to make it one of the widest and finest in the country. ON ITS PEDESTRIANS | Ea=u = ™ =" ¢ Downingtown, Good-Natured Opposition Makes|y o Experiment in Austris Uncertain, Says Consular Report. to the United States Depart- meént of Commerce tells the whole in. teresting story. Here's the gist of it: n:wmu stripes have bun'h.'pln on vement, marking crossings; e ~ required to leave the clear and peds are, re- Rundlett Rim Co. 1326 14th St N.W.