Evening Star Newspaper, August 15, 1926, Page 68

10 DRIVERS WARNED T0 EXERCISE CARE Maryland Will Penalize Na- tives for Serious Violations in Other States. Maryland autolsts who get into diffi- oulties with the traffic courts of other States may, if their breach of the laW is sufficlently serious, face curtail- ment of thelr driving privileges in| .their home State when th This friendly warning was issu ) E. Austin Baughman, Maryland mo. tor vehicle commis: who de- clares that, with the touring season at its helght, motorists inevitably will become invoived with the disciplinary officers of the States they visit. i Elaborating his position, Mr. Baugh- | man says: “As yet there is no stated reciproc. ity agreement which covers police actlvities and consequently no guid- ing rule when out of one’s home State, except be sure to be ‘right.’ Similar Tn Principle. “Police regulations on the high- ways are eimilar in principle in all Fastern States. Almost every one of them intains some organization in | the w of highway patrol which | looks: after motor traffic. “But there is 1 ated uniformity and there pr can be, be- | ular type of police » governed by so many cause this pa activity must local conditions. “It m be sald generally that the person who is well intentioned and careful will not ba bothered except in rare cases, where in some State a Jocal officer is inclined to apply strenuous mensures. “Discipline of motor vehicle opera- tors generally takes one of two forms. One is found in & case whero an inter- | pretation of a law is given to the policeman, or he interprets it for himeelf, and then ‘hews to the line' on its enforcement. The other s illus- trated by a situation where some petty offense has become 50 preva- lent that a so-called ‘drive’ has to be made against it. ‘In both forms there s mnothing which the visitor can do except to be cautious and inform himself so far as poesible and to obey. Rules Held Common Sense. “Most regulations and rules after | all have a basis in commen sense. | They are predicated mostiy on safety. | Thelr object is to keep people out of | trouble. "It can be said confidently | police interpretation now recog- | s this fact, and the man who is! g to he safe and reasonable will | not get into difficulties, usually. Polica enforcement is so good, as | far as it goes, that the presumption now s any man who runs| afoul of it, and the proof that he is reasonable and right, which he always the privilege of presenting, is more difficult than it used to be. Thar, ourse, is b conditions are | iter degree of re- | is now required | formerly.’ | with the penalties | ¢ follow an operator back homs State for violations his ommitted while he is driving in an other State, Mr. Baughman Although there is only a general | ence” to the same principles ere police are concerncd, there ex- ists a_much more closely knit and planned interstate management gov- erning the driving licenses of persons who need to be disciplined. “Several vears ago when the East- arn Conference of Motor Vehicle Ad- ministrators was formed, thers was 1ssed and, through gradual adop- eventually evelved a method of | interstate co-operation in the handling | of license suspensions and revoca- | %5 Makes Penalty Certain. 1 exercise of this plan makes it The 1y impossible for any person | nr serlous offense and not | be punished by being taken from be-| hind the wheel of an automobile. | “Any one who gives it a thought will | admit that a registrant of one State who s found driving while intoxicat- | 1 in another State who evades | esponsibility ning away, or| ot reckless drning,| ved himself unfit to I} ishment, though some- nes delaved. invariably follows such | an offender in the form of a license suspension or revocation, | on in many States this| suspension power 15 he- | 1o the police. | t a man resident | ter getting safely out | which he has been | ns for a violation, wilt 1 wons and refuse to r his hearing. home motor vehicle admin. | wer, which many now have, and 1@ must return to a r the sum Greasing the Water Pump. car owners fa ce long enough ¢ the owners b to carelessness of egin to develop has to be Because to the cup itself, grease will be water from e the pump will rly and | spare annoyance of | Alling up with water every s he | goes out. Special greasa for pump cup | should not be used anywhere else on | the car. 1t is too hard a grease for | where | a any- | carry it © is both pletely painted—shining like ne: h—and it lasts. P beginning at 2424 CRAW 18th St. Crawford §l{i¢k Coat is a Real Paint Job We'll only keep vour car a day—and turn it over to you com H ining li Crawford Quick oat is paint, Come in cnd see our work—you'll like it FORD QUICK COAT Mt. Pleasznt Garage Missouri Dentist Has 2-Room Office Mounted on Auto Automobiles have been put to varfous uses, but a Missouri den- tist comes along with one that seems unique. Serving a large rural area, the dentist was up against a problem of having to go to his patients instead of having them come to his office. He solved his dilemma by fitting up an auto- moblle with the latest appliances of his profession. ‘The interior of the car is divided into three compartments—recep- tlon room, operating room and combination driver’s compartment and laboratory with air compressor and power for the operating de- vices. WARNINGS ISSUED 0 PREVENT FIRES Watching Cigarettes, Careful Tank Filling and Guard- ing Wires Urged. Keeping of cigars, cigarettes and other lighted material from gasoline, oilsoaked rags and clothing in private and public garages will pre- vent explosions that usually are traceable to negligence, it is pointed out by agencies working in the inter est of accident prevention. If the following suggestions are observed by employes of service sta- tions and those motorists who do their own repairs, work on cars can be done with the danger element eliminated, it is said. In drawing or pouring gasoline from one container to another statio electric sparks may be developed. It is advisable always to keep the two containers in contact with each other, or to attach a chain to the pouring container which will maintain the contact. This will lead off the elec- tric charge and prevent sparking. Sparks often result from striking together two pieces of metal. It is best to use kerosene instead of gaso- line when cleaning oil and grease from metal parts, Every motor vehicle should camy a tetrachloride fire extinguisher. For garase use probably the best fire ex- tinguisher is one of the foam type. Never use water on a gasoline or oil fire, it will spread the fire. A mix- ture of sawdust and soda (about 10 | pounds of bicarbonate of soda to a bushel of sawdust) is good to put out oil fires. Sand is also used effectively The drip pan, side pans and car in general should be kept clean and frea from excessive oil. If peresent excessive oil may do much to spread the flames in case of fire. If extension cords are used for portable electric lights it is neces- ry to guard against electric shock fires result from electric B advisable to por-proof fittings, a keyless be and further protected with a gid cage to prevent breakage. It {s also advisable to have armored cablo instead of ordinary electrio cord; this should be kept in good con- dition. When it {s necessary to jack up | the car and get underneath, be sure the car i3 held up securely. Be espe- clally careful if any of the wheels have been removed. Block the other wheels to keep them from mwoving. If the support should give way the car may fall and crush you, best to use a pit if possible. Never depend on jacks when It is necessary to get under a car. Horses are bet- ter supports than jacks. ordinary boxes or blocks. Remember, the brakes are not operative when the rear wheels are jacked up off the ground. When in the garage the engine chould not he run longer than nec Carbon monoxide is contain- ed in the exhaust gases and unless the gerage is fairly well ventilated may cause headaches, other discom. forts and even death. g 0ld Models for New. Automobile body designers are look- ing for new thoughts, new ideas, new conceptions. They have gone so far s to borrow lines from boats. Waist- es are the latest. Concave effects are making their appearance. The race is on. But an old-timer has a suggestion to make. Why not go back to some of the lines on models now obsolete? He thinks it would be a good idea to face the fact that the dlscarded models of many makes were better | looking than their present editlons. | | A little memory tour may show that | he is about right Facts Worth Remembering. ‘he car will stop quicker with two dabs on the brake pedal, in :r than one long one. are supposed to be kept lavishly lubricated. If spring covers are used for protection on such springs, they should be left fair} dry, It a car is equipped with high- pressure chassis lubricating nipples, and is designed to operate on grease, it is well to use engine ofl now and |again to make sure the oil reaches certain points that may be blocked to_grease. Exide Sales Service AUTO ELECTRICIANS Julius H. Rieley 656-58 Pa. Ave. S.E. Lincoln 7289 according tp size of car, 9 Col. 10464 ocket, lamp inclosed in a vapor-proof | Tt is | THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGT! INEW ENGLAND TR - DELIGHTS TOURIST Lore of Colonial Times and Scenes as Rugged as West’s Abound in North. By the Associated Press. BOSTON, August 14.—Every flight of fancy of the Summer tourist finds its counterpart in New England. There are the spots which saw the meaking of America's history, wintry temperatures or balmy weather, ocean bathing either cold or tepid, and scenery and legends which have inspired some of America's greatest authors. Driving northeast from Albany, Lake Champlain lles between New York and Vermont. Burlington, a center for tourists, overlooks this lake, and eastward lle the Green Mountains, with Mount Mansfleld tow- | il it ey Ussp ering 5,800 feet aboge sea level near the town of Stowe. Beyond the Graen Mountains lies New, shire, with its own range, the White Mountains, where Nathan- fel Hawthorne sought his inspiration. Interspersed between the mountains are mirrorlike lakes, dotted with cot- tages, which have gained the region the name of ‘“The Switzerland of America.” ‘Winnepesauke, the largest one, lies between the Ossipee and Belknap ranges, its surface dotted with 300 {slands. The cooling breezes of Maine's rocky coast, upon which are situated many resorts, offer seasonal retreat as one turns south to enter Massachusetts. ‘The great scenic offering in this Statk is the Berkshire Hills, through which winds the Mohawk Trall. Scenes of Revolution, ‘Within 20 miles of Boston lie Lex- ington and Concord, where the first battles of the Revolution were fought, still maintaining much of the atmos- phere of that day. The person driv- ing there from Boston follows the ap- proximate route of Paul Revere's mid- night ride. Concord is especially famous, both for its minutemen and {its writers, Four great names, Emerson, Haw- thorne, Thoreau and Alcott, belong to it, and the bodies of many of New England's great characters lle in Sleepy Hollow Cemstery, ssa @ N, D. C, AUGUST 15, 1926—PART 8. Plymouth s a shrine for the Ply- mouth Rock on which the Pilgrims landed, and a hall there contains clothing, furniture and other souve- nirs of those first English colonists. President’s Alma Mater. The Connecticut Valley is famous alike for its colleges and tobacco and onion flelds. Here is located Ambherst, President Coolidge’s alma mater. ‘Warm-water ocean bathing is avail- able off Marthas Vineyard and in Buzzards Bay, for here the Guif Stream tempers the icy water from the North prevailing elsewhers off New England. In Connecticut, near Canaan, is Mount Mohawk, on which the local Indians once burned beacons to warn their tribes of invasions of the Iro- quois from across the Hudson. Colonfal Landmarks Plentiful. New Haven contains Center Church, in which in 1638 the settlers first met under Theophilus Eaton, a governor of the colony, and Benedict Arnold’s first wife is buried in the &hurch crypt. Litchfield attracts visitors by its two-score colonial homes, one of which, owned by Gov. Wolcott, was the scene where the leaden statue of King George III was cast into bullets, Waterbury’s copper, brass and i}lock works have attained world-wide rame. \ COURTESY IS URGED FOR NOVICE DRIVERS |A. A. A. Head Denounces Brutality of Creating Din at Stalled Engine. The. automobile in some of its as- pects has brought almost the ultimate in “man’s inhumanity to man,” in the opinion of Ernest N. Smith, general manager of the American Automobile Assoclation. This thought was voiced by Mr. Smith in discussing the attitude of motorists toward one another in that most common of all embarrassing mo- ments on the highway—when one has stalled one's motor. Linking this problem with the cour- tesy campaign that has long been a feature of the program of the A. A. A. and its 200 affiliated clubs, Mr. Smith said: “With a great many new cars and new drivers on the streets this season, it seems that I never have seen so much of this particularly unhappy-at- titude. “The blaring of horns that usually accompanies such a circumstance would indicate that a catastrophe had happened. It is all so unnecessary and, in 9 out of 10 cases it is positively brutal in its thoughtless ness. The motorist, man or woman who has stalled an engine usually s a novice and every one can remember what his nervous condition was when he first drove. He knows that it made | him absolutely helpless and bewilder- | ed to stall an engine in traffic, but this was nothing to the mental state tha followed when intolerant. impatient, manifest their feelings by the din that only auto horns can produce. “How much simpler for every one concerned if the experienced motorist would offer the advantage of his greater knowledge in helping the novice out of so trving a predica- ment? "It seems to me that it is a thought that motordom would do well to keep 1n mind, because with the greater pop- ularity of automobiles it will ba one | to which one w{il have opportunity for frequent reference.” AN Spring Over-oiling Easy. Springs can be ruined neglect, but it is also true that a car may be too springy if lubricated ex- cessively. This is particularly true where springs take the drive and torque. 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