Evening Star Newspaper, August 1, 1926, Page 65

AUTOMOBILING ACQUIRING “WORLD CONSCIOUSNESS” Foreign Types Introduced to Keep Com- petition Alive, Although Industry in U. S. Is Facing No Danger. BY HERBERT S. HOLLANDER. With European cars invading this side of the Atlantic and with American manufacturers making important strides in every mar- ket on earth, wotordony appears ta be acquiring a “world con- sciousness,” or, in the jargon of the street, a “world slant.” Recent reports of a decline in the domestic sales of a low- priced American car have failed to arouse fears of an automotive depression, even of the most temporary nature. Observers simply point to the world market for this car and explain that cven with a radical decrease in domestic demand for it the low-price level could be maintained through high production in the foreign as- sembling plants. ; The saturation point in automobile production, according to a prominent manufacturer, will arrive face of the globe has a car. and w When one has the world slar business seems to be in the ear fact, those who read the future see a day in which all b will be dirt cheap for Americans, who care to bother with them. The preductton motor car is an | American profuct, which eventually will be highly prized in all of the great forelgn markets. Just as coffee 18 plentiful in Brazil, and toys cheap i Germany, so will the production auto- mobile be in abundance in America. Keeplng the price of automobiles low in america Is closely | with motorizing the world, a to the new view Another interesting angie to this new conception of motordom is that Amer- fca hus been tho laboratory for ex- perimentation in motor transport. Now that the automobile has been de- veloped to a point where it can be operated successfully by untrained persons of all ages, where it can be manufaotured tn such quantities as to sell at a price within the pocket. book of the workingmun, the next step is to sell the world. There i¢ enough wo*d competition for American manufacturers in the motor field to prevent any aation in engine or chass design. his is being demonstrated clearly at present, with concessions being made by American car builders to European designera, Meet Competitive Demand. Tt 18 pointed out by those in close touch with this new trend that Eu ording ars are not being offered | of any American demand for them. The American is delighted with Ameroan design. The adoption of European ideas is believed to be a competitive move on the part of Amer. ican manufacturers, who sense this world ¢emand for their products, but who recognize that this demand can- not be met by an industry that is not alive to ths pecullarities of *world taste.” On the theory thet Americans will not buy European grods, except with American modlficatict s, our industrial leaders are revampt g the American car to meet a more world-wide taste. Dress goeds and laces from the Con- tinent find a ready market in America, but they ure sold to Americans in American cuts and styles. Not s0 long ago the owner of a Faithful Four car was pleased to find that his friends and relatives at other points of the country were also Faith- ful Four boosters. Now he counts | among fellow boosters the so-called wild men of Borneo, and t 1k who live and motor on oceanic 1 s, that | were not even known to exist several | hundred years ago. The demand for the modern auto- | mobile is erroneously helleved to have dated from the beginning of the era of trustworthy cars. Our antomobile producer has startled the automobile world by declaring that the demand has been accumulating for the past 2,000 vears. Releasing this demand through proof that the automobile is now an accepted and desired form of transportatfon for the average person, the automobile industdy finds itself on the threshold of an enormous world- wide demand. Quantity America's Specialty. It will be a business in which all nations will play a part, it is generally agreed, but the business of producing cars in quantity is America's spec- falty. America is on the point of cashing in on her natural resources: mechanical ingenuity, sales ability and manufacturing ski'l Because the automobile industry in this country has decided to keep its eve on the foreign market for its wares, automobiles should be better than they ever have been. There is less opportunity for narrow-minded- ness in design. and particularly in body styles. Domestic automobilists should benefit materially through this trend. Just es the motorist is protected against an era of sameness in car design, because a market cannot be cornered where there is involved an element of style. so the American car buyer, as well as his foreign fel- lows of the road, will be protected against too much Americanism in de- sign. A new style set by a small for- eign producer will have a marked in- fluence on this great production to meet world-wide demand, it that style is appealing enough to the interna- tional taste. May Extend Far. The benefits from the world con- sclousness as appiied to motordom should not be limited to mere pro-, duction and design of motor vehicles, but doubtless will extend to legisla- tion, safety work and organization. The world slant already has been dem- onstrated in the great road building campaigns, notably the construction ot the highway to run the length of Cuba. Members of American motor club organizations some day will find them- selves automatically members of the Automobile Association of the World. Tt is inevitable, in the opinion of organizers. Ideas of ‘safety, originating in the far corners of the earth, will gd through the clearing house of trial and experiment, and in time will be- come part of the world-wide code of accident prevention. Legislation will follow the same process, for law fol- lows the automobile, and the auto- mobile of the future will be a “world car.” The automobile has changed the world, and now the world is about to change the automobile, improving it and making it fit the needs of the the exclusive makes of American cars ed up | ! traffic statutes and ordinances it is when every family on the vhen no car wears out.” 1t on the subject the automobile ly stage of its development. In with the vision of true pioneers and used cars given away to any Maryland Soon to Oil Favorite Highways Of Local Motorists Washington _motorists _ will take warning from a_bulletin issued Maryland State Roads Commission which states that on Auzust 10 oiling will start on the Solomons Island Road from Solomons Island to the end of the new oil below the Chesapeake Beach road. Oiling is also contemplated, be- ginning August 16, from Bene- dict to Hughesville. AUTO INSURANCE - BILLS DENOUNCED Compulsory Liability Policies | | Would Increase Reckless- ness, Says A. A. A. Unflagging opposition to compulsory automobile liability insurance is pledged by the American Automobile Association following an exhaustive survey of the potential effect of such legisiation, which is now being advo- cated in many sections of the country as a panacea for traffic mishaps. Claims of sponsors of compulsory insurance that it would promote safety are “wholly unfounded and based upon a deep rooted fallac in the opinion of officlals of the moto ing_organization. The following objections to such legislation are raised by A. A. A. of- ficials. First. It is in. no sense a safety measure as there is no relation be- tween prevention of accidemts and compensation for accidents. Second. All the evidence points to the probability that compulsory in- surance would breed recklessness rather than promote greater care. Burden of $300,000,000. Third. Tt would subject the car owners in mass to a burden of $300- 000,000 in compulsory premiums in order to provide protection against a [ comparatively few motorists who are financially irresponsible. It would tend to increase urance rates because it would do with the principle of selective 1 Fifth. It would inevitably degenerate into State Insurance and be an enter- ing wedgeqfor State control of every other business. The position of A. A. A. is set forth in the following statement: “It is generally admitted that less than 20 per cent of motorists carry insurance, leaving something like 16,- 000,000 of the total 20,000,000 motor vehicles of America without insur- ance. Consequently, if these com- pulsory insurance proposals became law in all the States, 16,000.000 ve- hicle owners would be compelled to purchase insurance: and on the basis of the ordinary premium for the amount of insurance carried, these 16,000,000 would be required to pay more than $300,000,000 in premiums to comply with the law. This would bring the total bill, now something like $100,000,000, to approximately $400,000,000. Loss to Motorists. “If the present ratio should hold, in the event compulsory insurance was adopted, only about one-twentieth of the gigantic amount would be paid back to the motorists in realization on insurance after damages had been done. Thus, there vrould be the enor- mous total of $400,€00,000 in premiums to carry insurance to meet but $20,- 000,000 in uncompensated damages. Characterizing as a fallacy the be- lief that compulsory insurance would decrease accidents, the statement con- tinued: “When insurance is arranged for, ‘the feeling of liability on the part of the individual is lessened. No insur- ance can prevent suffering or restore life. No doubt a great many motor- ists who are insured feel that because of their insurance they need not exer- cise so much care while driving. It ‘would be & most human, a most natu- ral, if unfortunate and, regrettable, attitude, “If the State guarantees to pay everybody who is hurt on the roads a stipulated indemnity the reckless and irresponsible can go the limit, with no fear of anything but criminal re- sponsibility. “That there is a cryving need for some drastic action to reduce automo- bile accidents cannot be denied. It is not to be wondered at that legislative bodies, civic organizations and good citizens generally are deeply concerned in finding & remedy. But it is a source of wonder that the latest medium pro- posed contemplates indemnity for the injured. Instead of aking a real effort to enforce ample speed laws and proposed to let the carnage go on, seeing only that the heirs of the dead population of both hemispheres. (Conyrizht. 1926.) Summer road heat is hard on tires: They should be inspected at regular intervals, cuts repaired and pressure well maintained. are provided for in a material sense {nage and that the maimed and the injured are assured monetary compensation. “Shall America contemplate such a method of obtaining its patrimony and permit financlal to become the price of human life?” NDAY STAR, WASHINGTO Columbus 7o Logjsville Chcinnali and and -l dSissonsville SpRINGS Summersville WHITE SULPHUR The Sunday Stars MOTOR TOURS To Asheville ¥ “Lexington Marlinkon Richwood id vistas of long-hidden beauties greet the roving motorist along the Midland trail, a well paved highway, which crosses West Virginia from White Sulphur Springs in the east to Huntington in the west, passing through country rich in historic lore and possessed of a wealth of tradition. Untamed moun- tain slopes, thriving industrial communities, languid villages and fertile farms are opened to the gaze of the tourist with each new turn in this alluring route. The accompanying map details the territory traversed by the Midland trail. Below are pictured a few of the enchanting scenes along its course. Retarding Spark When Cranking Car Is Safety Factor That bit of gadvice anent plac- {ng the spark Tever in a retarded position when cranking the engine Is particularly apropos when the timing has been set ahead a little. By setting timing ahead the car will travel faster on the level and not so weli on hills. You will have to retard the spark a little more on hills and be extra cautious about retarding when cranking. Backfires are more likely to be the result of ignoring this advice when timing is extremely advanced. , CAMPAIGN STARTED AGAINST TRUCKERS Discourteous Drivers, Who Hold Size Gives Them Special Rights, to Be Curbed. Hard-bolled truck drivers who give plenty of evidence of their con- | viction that might makes right are the especial objects of a campaign that has been launched to curb their dis- courtesy by the National Safety Coun- cll. The council's drive on this type of motor vehicle operator is being made through owners of large fleets of heavy trucks. The following statement has been issued in connection with the cam- vaign: “'‘Don't Hit Me, I'm a Big Boy,' is the sign that some truck drivers dis- play on their machines. Some of these commercial car operators are 1 disgrace to the employers they rep- resent. These reckless drivers do not slacken their speed when crossing boulevards, nor do they give consid- eration to approaching vehicles, but tumble across with a shrill warning from their exhaust whistles for other traffic to give way. Drivers of pleas- ure cars have to stop because they dare not risk collision with such heavy vehicles. Drivers who stop suddenly when large trucks loom up at cross- ings might be bumped from behind. Careless operators usually laugh when a driver of a passenger car has to apply the brakes quickly in order to avold a collision, and often a heated argument follows. _ “Drivers of loaded trucks often flirt with accidents because of their speed- ing. which not only involves a pos- sibility of personal accident, but also endangers the property of their em- ployers and others. These speeding trucks sometimes jar the plaster off in newly bullt houses; tear up road- ways, and emall bumps under the hammering_of heavy loads become deep ruts. In New York City recently a speclal police squad was assigned to pay particular attention to reckless driving on the part of truckmen.” PR A T TENSION MADE ON ‘BREAK’ Motorists Often Confused in Mat- ter of Timer Action. Motorists who like to know just how things work are often confused over the matter of timer action as it affects the spark. They know that by pass- ing low tension current through the primary winding of the induction coll & high tension current a: le for jumping the points of a spark plug is induced. . The primary current is d “broken” by the breaker points and the question in the minds of many is whether the high tension current in the secondary is induced on the “make’ or on the “break.” The question is easily answered. High tension current is induced on eu:h.bml oy nblymonhonu:: hgk_ t customary, then, consider ‘doing trick. ' the “break” as’ the | which to " the iitsclf in the gleam of winding ing motor tourists. aspect, glorious in retrospect. West Virginia, like its neighbor, Vir- ginia, retains the atmosphere of the old South. Its people are hospitable, its traditions deeply rooted. Along Midland Trail. / A summation of all that Is truly ‘West Virginian, of all that is beauti- ful and traditional in the State, is to be found by the motorist in the Mid- land trail, a ribbon of hard-surface road stretching from White Sulphur Springs, in the eastern part of the State, to Huntington, in the west. White Sulphur Springs may be reached from Washington through the ever- delightful Valley of Virginia, passing through Winchester and Staunton. The Midland trail, traversing the Staté from east to west through pic- turesque ground almost every inch of the way, was first a bison trall and each Summer many centuries ago huge herds of these now-all but ex- tinct animals thundered over it, seek- ing cool mountain passes, leaving be- hind_them the heat of the plains. ‘The Buffalo trail, as it was known in the early days of colonization, may have been first seen by a white man in 1742, when Peter Salling went down the Kanawha River; or, per- haps, it was the surveyor, Christopher ! Gist,'who went up in 1751. At any rate, this trail dates from time immemorial; a natural pathway broken by animals, utilized by the red man and perfected and smoothed by those who came afts The Midland trail, leaving White Sulphur Springs—a resort noted for its curative powers as early as 1772— moves westward to Lewisburg, to Lookouts to Hawks Nest, to Gauley Bridge and from there on to Charles- ton, the capital of West Virginia. From Charleston, the motor tourist us- {ing the Midland trail is directed to St. Albans and Hurricane, from there to Guvandotte and thence to the im- portant city of Huntington. Lore of Countryside. ‘Thus is briefly sketched the route of this outstanding West Virginia highway. « Not so briefly, however, are told the many impressive things which the motorist meets along the way: the lore of the countryside, the enchanting spell of alluring vistas, long tightly locked: the moving story of events elosely connected with the Midland trail from revolutionary times on down to the present dav. At White Sulphur Springs, where the tourist from the East will take up the Midland trail, the lover of things old, of stories quaint and of minuets long since ended will find much in revel. White Sulphur was fashjon when candies sputtered its land warming, its scenery pleasing, | MIDLAND TRAIL DELIGHTS CAPITAL MOTOR TOURIST West Virginia Scenery, Hospitality and Traditions Found Absorbingly Inter- BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. West Virginia, a State which for a hundred years has hidden its superb natura! beauties under a blanket of poor roads and { whose scenic wonders and historic places of interest long have been denied to motorists, now is coming forth into the light, preening highways, displaying in hol rray its many allurements and beckoning in unmistakable fashion |to the Washington automobile rover. A great State and a territory beauty, West Virginia, rich in trac Iof the early days of the Republic, has embarked upon a road- building program which is making the region a mecca for discern- replete with vistas of rugged tion, steeped in the associations It is a fact that too few motorists are aware of the delights awaiting them upon a tour through West Virginia. Washing- tonians know the beauty of Harpers Ferr spots in West Virginia, lovely oases, until a few vears ago undis- turbed by travel of almost any kind and to this day primeval in . They are many such in great halls and when the journey was made by lurching stage. Still a popular resort, White Sulphur in those days colorful with the cos- tumes of the times, picturesque with its customs, quaint in its native sim- plicit From White Sulphur the motor tourist turns the nose of his car northwest to Lewisbufg, a thriving town and-one which clings to the old traditions while lending a willing ear to the song of progress. Lewisburg, settled long before the Revolution, was a great center in the turnpike days and popular stop- over point for drovers from the West bound for the markets of Baltimore, Richmond and Philadelphia. Taverns and inns there were aplenty to house and feed and quench the active thirst, &nd, so the story runs, Lewisburg nights reverberated with the sound of joyous merrymaking. The 1926 motorist will find in Lewisburg much to intrigue, and the forests back of Rupert, a town beyond, will have an almost irresistible appeal to the hunt- er or fisherman in the party. Headquarters of Eee. Lee's tree, under whose spreading arms the Confederate general had his headquarters in 1861, still stands on Big Sewell Mountain, beyond Rai- nella. The Old Stone House, a solid sentinel standing four-square to the elements on the last westward slope of Big Sewell, was constructed in 1824, and at this typical inn of the last cen- tury. such men as Andrew Jackson, Thomas Benton, John Breckenridge and Henry Clay were frequent visitors. Hawks Nest, which the motor traveler reaches soon after passing through the pretty town of Ansted. affords one of the most beautiful views in this or any other section of the country, and in the old days it was much frequented by the stages. Here is what one writer, whose pen has been stilled for many decades, said about Hawks Nest: ow and then it (the road) courses along the margin of some rocky and stupendous precipice’ often several hundred if not a thousand feet in depth. and as the mail coach, drawn by four spirited steeds. whirls you along the perilous cliff you feel an in- voluntary shuddering at the slender barrier which separates you from eternity.” - And. it may be added, Hawks Nest today Is as ruggedly marvelous as it was awesome to the correspondent of the stage coach. - Gauley Bridge, a_ prosperous town, (Continued on Sixth Page) the sun for a change. Autoists Quitting “Hard Highroad” For Inviting Trail Motorists are no longer confin- ing themselves to the “hard high- road,” but are delving off into the hinterlands to an increasing ex- tent. Drivers are now seeking out the hidden beauty spots, and superior car construction is en- abling them to get to hitherto impregnable nooks of wild glory. This movement on the part of motorists will result in the open- ing of new roads, bringing within easy and comfortable reach points now too impassable to appeal to the average tourist. WOMAN MOTORISTS ARE MOST CAREFUL Survey Shows They Take Fewer Chances, But Are More Easily Rattled. In motordom, at least, the female of the species is less deadly than the male. Statistics collected from different cities indicate that women do mot liberally indulge in the chance-taking driving which seems to be the delight of certain types of male autoists. The survey, conducted to determine wheth- er caution and courtesy are instinctive feminine traits, revealed the follow- ing interesting facts: Women are not generally speeders. Married women appear more care- ful than single girls. Few women are “one-arm' drivers. Drunken drivers are not in the feminine class. But— Woman drivers appear to be more dangerous than men during th period of instruction. The women have little respect for “no parking” rules. Some of them lose their heads when they get in a traffic jam. As a class they are not more pro- ficient than male drivers. TURN SPARE TIRE. Other Side Should Be Exposed to Elements for While. Realizing that the rear of the car is the wrong place to carry a spare tire, the efficlent car owner at least tries to make the best of it. That is why he makes it a point to turn the spare around now and again, so that one side of the tire will not always be exposed to the mud, water and oil from the roads. If the tire carrier is such that the spare must hang in the same position all the time, at Kk the shoe can be turned to have the other side face Or the spare can be run on a wheel for a few bundred miles. _SAVING DOOR WINDOWS. Glass Less Liable to Brn&,lhm- ming if Raised. |~ Generally speaking, & car-door win- dow is less likely to shatter when the door 1 In this position it has sup- port fop all four sides, whereas when it is ‘way _open the top side is unsupported. Extra wide doors, as in coach models, call for extra precautfon | in the matter of saving windows from breakage. A point few owy is that the wider the leverage is applied to it by the arm of the person it to from the . More force, of — imnchllel PUTTING CAR IN SHAPE " BEFORE TOUR ADVISED Wise Motorist Anticipates Rigors of, Road by Seeing That Every Part Is Working Right. BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. Conditioning the car for outdoor exercise for an extended: period may be a new thought in motor camping and tramping so’ far as the average motorist is concerned, but those who have had occasion to know how important it is to have the car in cnn_-’ dition for the rigors of nature would no more attempt to motor into the outdoors with an unprepared machine than they woulda take a long hike in dancing pumps. z Back to nature means away from handy service, so far as: the automobile is concerned. Many motorists do not realize how dependent they are upon the neighborhood garage, the filling sta-. tions down the street and the service departments of the organ- izations from which they buy their cars. These convéniences. are not always available in the great open spaces, but neither are. they needed if the motor camper will put his car in proper con+ dition before he starts. Dealers Will Discuss Auto Trade Problems At Session Tomorrow Washington Automotive Trade Association will hold its regu- monthly meeting at the City Club tomorrow night. The meeting will be in the nature of a forum session for the discus- sion of problems of the auto- motive trade. Dealers are urged to avail themselves of this op- portunity to propose topics for special consideration or seek in- formation that others in the or- ganization may give them, Presi- dent Stanley Hormer will pre- side. MAKING SWEEPING TURNS BAD DRIVING Slows Up Traffic in Back and Is Harder to Do, Ex- pert Declares. Motorists who have been accus- tomed to making sweeping left turns. to the chagrin and delay of all other drivers behind. can listen with advan- tage to H. M. Lucius, secretary of the Automobile Club 'of Maryland, who prescribes a simple formula for overcoming this driving deficiency. | Discussing the subject, Mr. Lucius says: “At every corner we find some driver who gets himseif into a jam and holds up the whole traffic stream because he pulls to the right to make a left-hand turn and to the left to make a right-hand turn. “I have spoken about this many who still make the mistake, it will not hurt to discuss it again. “What puzzles me is that every mo- torist who has been driving longer than a month has not discovered the little secret long ago. It would seem that the difficulties they get into would show them their mistakes. ‘Wint Plenty of Room. “The instinct that prompts them to pull wide for a corner, of course. is easy to ses. They want plenty of room to make the turn. But what 1 can’t understand is that these drivers haven't found that the turning radius on present-day automobiles has de- creased to a point where a short turn can be taken with the longest car. “Hers is the trick in a nutshell: By pulling to the left-center for a left- hand turn no one will cut you off by passing on your left. Straight and right-hand traffic will go by on your right and you can watch your chance to get through the oncoming line. “Similarly, by pulling over to the right-hand curb for a right turn, no one can cut you off and straight and Ile:t-turn traffic will go by on your eft. Many Can't See It. “Simple, {sn't it? Yet.there are countless automobilists who cannot séem to get it through their heads. If I saw such a mistake only occasion- ally I would not speak again of it, but every day at almost every corner doz- ens of drivers mess up the traffic stream and get themselves into bad humor by a perfectly simple mistdke on their own part. “Also drivers will find their turn easier if they give their hand signal in plenty of time when about to make a left turn. When about to make a right turn, it is best to make a decided move toward the cross street. Hold- ing out your hand only holds back the cars behind when they might be sweeping by, for they watch for you to make a left turn.,” Ignition Wire Warning. Just because the garage man uses a pair of pliers to tighten the screw that holds the ignition wire terminal to the spark plug when he inserts a new one {s no reason why you should try to go him one better by giving each one of the screws a few extra turns. If a screw is turned down too far it will spread the terminal or strip the threads and actually loosen it. ——— Correct lubrication is the very life of ryour car. For that reason you can'’t be too careful. “EBONITE,” the best, costs no more. But be sure t:" get it. At deal in five-pound ecans. and _service atation from the Checkerboard pump only. EBONITE | p—— — times, but, from the number of people | Conditioning is a more Important, than several years ago as the custom to make the, wbused open car and take e on getting home with:, Today the average family owns a,fairly respectable autos. mobile, perhaps of the closed type, and it cannot afford to damage that car wiile trying to seek a little primi- tive 1lfe and recreation. Carrying Extra Supplies. Cerrying extra supplies for the car’ itself is a burden when the car ais ready is well loaded down with carge.” human and otherwise. The first rule therefore, is to try to put the car inta such good running condition that there will be no need for reserve sup-, plics. If the crankease bolts are tight and the engine has new rings it ehould, run throughout the period of the va- cation with a minimum of extra ofl,” but if it is not in good condition the. motorist may be oblized to have handy @ reserve can of oil. i The conditioning process with re. spect to oil, however, does not cease: with mere provision against wastage. There is the general condition of the. englne and car to be considered as well. Dragging brakes or soggy tires; consume power, invite the engine to overheat and ultimately waste off. Heat is a great ofl waster. A tighter fan belt and a cleaner circulating system are vital to freedom from oil worrdes en tour. The carburetor adjustment fs img portant in this connection. Hills and) mory rarified atmosphere demand richer mixtures. Un attention 1§ vaid to this seemingly small matter:* the engine will struggle under ite" burden, and the cenerated in consequence will serve to burn off oll Strain Put on Engine. 2 It also is fmportant to remember- that on any kind of outing the automo- bile engine must do extra work. It will be driven faster, for there prob- ably will be a schedule to maintaing It will have a heavier load, for the whole family will occupy the car and. there will be no end to camping: equipment and supp! A richery mixture will be necessary. - To compensate for this extra com? sumption of gasoline, as a means of enabling the party to be more indet' pendent of filling stations, the drivers can coast wherever it 1s safe to do sa This also will save oil by keeping ths engine cooler. It is surprising how many new cars. will run for long periods without re- quiring additional water for the cool ing system. This is due to the fact’ | that, being ¢l the cooling systerfi | does not reduce its own efficlency hw overheating and by forcing water out the overflow pipe. Also the conneas tions, and particuiarly the water pump, are tight as a drum 3 There is no reason, however, why a motorist should go camping with his car and have need of water for the cooling system every day -eh route. Modern methods encourage’ motorists to grow careless with these matters. The watering can is se handy at the filling station one is not greatly inconvenienced when the wam ter pump leaks. But just as the motor camper tralns himself to da. without many luxuries when gol back to nature, so he must fit :::_ car to get along with less. Begin Before Vacation. Mere tightening of the pump pack~ ing nuts will not stop a water leak in' ail cases, It is well to start the cons ditloning process sufficlently in ady vance of the vacation to be certafm that work done on the car is lastingg In many instances a tighter pump nut will stop a leak for the tims being, but if the pump needs new- packing the repairs must be more ef;, tensive. All the old and soft be removed from the water pump packing nut. Special hard greage specifically for use in water pumps: should be substituted. If ordinary cup grease is used, it will become toa’ soft and aliow water to back out the- pump cup. grease should! Any motorist planning for several weeks of thoroughly enjoyable outdogr life with the car is making a mistake. it he fails to put new valyes in eacfy, tire. This requires but a few min- utes, costs pactically nothing amd' saves much tire trouble. After filling: the tires to the required pressure, t dust caps should be given a part tu (Continued on Sixth Page.) 4 NEWS:aeey FERRY Motorists to the Seashore AVOID DELAYS—save 60 mileg and several hours. Avoid traffi in large cities. Cross the Delas ware River on the big, new Fer- ries at upper end of New Castle;’ Del. Four modern, t_ng capacity boats. Frequent service, no wait? NEWCASTLE, DEL. PENNSVILLE, N. J. The Upper Ferry in New Castle The Shortest Route to South Summer Resorts