Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1926, Page 61

Level of Water May Make Change| In Heat Reading| A. A A HAS RULES » FORTIME SAVING Presudent T P. Henry Tells How Tourists Can Cover Long Distances Speedily. lar-priced closed cars came in with | & part of the loss himself. In the new a rush. form the insurer pays on the average | But the manufaciurers do not want | from 50 per cent to 70 per cent of to be changing models everlastingly. | the loss i They want something mo In deductable forms of insurance. | | S IN Sl-uw DRIVING | A Weekly Depflrlment n( Helpfulness. Information and | Entertainment for Motor Car Owners. | And yet they must sell a quantity of |as many motorists know. the owner | cars to maintain profits. | is a self-insurer up to the stated limit There is no need for alarm if the { motometer seems to register a higher | | By WILLIAM ULLMAN. What, then, is the answer? | =uch as $50 or $100. Under the new form the owner fares a little better | for the small logses, not so well for radiator temperature after you have | flled p the cooling system with | Maryland Offielal Says Even water. It makes 4 difference in !h! Speeding Causes Fewer Accidents on Roads. SERVICE The service rendered byFord carsand trucks and Fordson tractors is well matched by the service of dependable Champion Spark Plugs, which have been standard Ford equipmentforl5years.. | *New forms of automohile insurance | well in cases of 30 per cent or more { cover are developing with the auto- | damage. | | mobile itself. despite the fact that the | \While the form is as vet too new | I average motorist thinks of the sub. | for motoriste and Ineurance com- | s “imsurance,” just as he mi jes generally to know whether it | ting as “storage.” One | is AN improvement over more conven nd most interesting | tional types, at least it offers more e is what is known | variety in coverage, thereby enabling ‘optional” collision The effect of the new cover is ths the insurer. dues not pay a full loss | unless the damagé equals one-half the | list price of the ear. When dflnmk!' is below this figure, the car owner New Collision Coverage.. | more erious mishaps and just as reading whether the water or just “The noes have it," the cvnkllmf annual replacement of cars, which motorist explodéd as he began an-| means that salss must be developed other 10.mile tour looking for a park- | iy entirely new quarters. So far ev g spers, eréthing has beem well with the car Euro ean-Type Drivers. maker Lecause all have been ahle to P buy. credic has been e denlers Furopean-typs care are out of pub-|have submitted to terrific losses on lic approval in Ameriéa. but the quee- | ysed cars and there have been model tion seems to he whether American |changes frequently enough to encour- car owners can be the water vapor comes in eontact with the stem of the thermometer. If &c- tual contact of the water makes enough change in the réading of the motometer to lead you to assume that the motor is running hotter than usual, it iz best to drain off a little | water. ~Perhaps when the excess of water ‘is drained off, the motometer motorists more nearly to select insur. | ance to fit thelr eds o (Convrisht. i9md) EEEZ:EI The slow driver is;more of a menace on the State highways than the| motorist who drives fast, even the | Real time saving in long-distance motoring resuits from intelligent driv ing rather than occasional spurts of high speed. in the opinion of officials of the American Automobile Assocl- ation. The automobliist who makes long Aistances with ease and rapidity is vho ®ne who anticipates the turns and the | stops ahead of him. say: s P.| Henry. president of the Amer | tomobile Associatior | tinental trip with . Smith, | general manager. still is remembered | by motorists throughout the country. | It is Mr. Henry's contention. that the intelligent driver makes fime where the short-sighted bungler mere. v is waiting for the long stretch of straight, smooth highway where he can step hard on the gas. It is not necessary even to have an exception Ally fast car to get from city to city in the best time. Mr. Henry believes. | Some Helpful Rules. The American Automobile Associa tion has drafted some definite sugges- | tions which. if followed carefully, ghould enable the motorist to make long distance in far better time and still will register higher than usual— an indication that other causes apply. BUS DRIVERS WARNED NOTTO “HOG ROAD”| New York !tnte to Protect Lighter Cars From Selfish Use cf Highways. Might doesn't make right 18, in ef- fect, the warning given to bus drivers |in New York State by Charles A. Har- nett, commissioner of motor vehicies. Operators of the heavy passenger | be held to striet accountabilit unsurping more than their right- ful share of the road or driving with | entail fewer risks than when he de- pends on speed alone ik st know where A. advises, the number of travel blindly, depending f upon misinformation them en route. “Know ferry schedules sq as-to be able to make quick connections. Pass. ing one or two cars at an advanta- geous point often means saving a long wait by the river's edge. “Learn the importance of quick ac: celeration and make évery effort to keep the engine in such condition that it will help vou sa me when start- vou're' going." 1t is quite sur- | tourists who | guidanc handed out to | - | Jeopardize the safety such spred and recklessness as to| of other users of the highway. Within a few dayvs orders will be sent to the inspection d jon to sum- mon to court all bus drivers who ex- ceed the speed limit or drive in a reckless manner. In addition to prose. ation of such drivers, bus companies will be directed to appear at the bu- reau office for inquiry as to bus sched. ules ani the speed requiréd to meet the time limit. This action follows & warning issusd last month by William F. Dinneen, deputy commissioner of motor ing off from cros after rounded curves when other cars “Learn how to make a quick shift| Into second gear so as fo save the brakes when descending hills and to forestall the possibility of having te having passing and wait at the hottom of the hill until the " brakes cool off “Climh more hills in second gear. A great many cars are now built with sécond gears which enable the driver to climh steep grade sily at 25 miles an hour or mo & against a struggle at 20 to 25 in high gear. Drive at an even pace stopping A few unneces cut the speed average conside “Remember that chamces nf tire or cavs are greater. behind n good driver who in making good time in safety. He is a good man to follow Fill Gas Tank Before Start. | “Buy your supplies before you start. | 1t saves slowing down to look for fill. | Lmz stations that serve your favorite as | “Before passing through an unfa- miliar city it is better to stop and ask | if there is a route that avoids traff Tt's the one stop on any tour that may gave considerable time. “Learn to wateh the speedometer more. Don’t set out with the i only seeing the 50s and A0s o on the 1. but see how often . | driv little helow 30 when | and avoid | stops bly. at high speed lho‘ engine trouble al- hicles, to all bus corporations, in which it is said that “many complaints emphasize specifically the fact that the operators of omnibuses hold more than their half of the road, thereh; forcing the lighter vehicles off the hard surface to avoid accidents.” The ning quotes the highway law which prohibits the practice of “hogging’ the road., and urges the owners of omnihuges to call the attention of all employes to the burean warning. ““The aperation of omnibuses should he made reasonably safe,” Commis- sioner Harnett said, of Motor Vehicles is determined to put | an end to speeding busses at a rate that endangers the lives of passengers in order that running time may be maintained.” Is the Eng-me Too Cool ? | If the engine is subject to exces- sive cooling—as many new power | plants are—efficiency is impossible since an engine runs bést when just below the boiling point. Excessive cooling can be minimized through using 2 smaller hose connection in- side the regular connection This restricts water passage and slows down circulation. | could just as well he going at ex- | v these speeds P'ake no chances of any takes time even to lecture vou kind. Tt me one |4ime that this, for the present. “and the Hureau | who has hed a fende: man who drives beyond the speed limit, according to John N. Mackall, chairman of the Maryland roads com- mission, Mr. Mackall expressed this opinion recently before a meeting of the Balti- more Safety Council, i which he said he has vet to hear of an accident on the State highways due to speed alone. > In Mackall's view, it is"the slow driver. rather than the fast driver, who is dangerous on much traveled | thoroughfares. Trving to pass . the | slow driver on congested roads is| dangerous; to stay behind him is a waste of time and a strain upon the nerves, he said. Is Him “Bughear.” As the chairman of the roads com- mission sees it, the slow driver is the “bugbear.’ Mackall believér theré should he a minimum speed limit of 25 miles or so an hour, applicable upon the main thoroughfares, during the hours of traffic congestion. He foresees also the possibility of a uniform speed law, with no vehicle being allowed to turn out of the travel lane in order to pass Lanother. Trucks and other large and com paratively slow-moving motor vehicle Mackall suggests, might be kept off the highways during the hours of maximum traffic. Mackall's idea is that the primary purpose of a Staté policeman should be to supervise and expedite traffic, rather than make arrests for viola- tions of the speéd limit or for failures Lo have the rear light or parking light lit. The Maryland road chief main- tains that a speed of more than 35 miles an hour is not prima facie evi dence of reckless driving. «He would have other factors ‘taken into con- deration besides the mere rate of peed. Predicts 100.Foot Highways. The State’'s main arteries of traffic should he of boulévard width. Mackall asserts, but recognizes at the same possible because of the great expendi ture of money it would entail. “I expect to live to see a boulevard | 100 feet wide between Baltimore and Annapolis, and between Baltimore and ‘Washington,” he said, “‘but that day is not yet. “Meanwhile, with proper regulation, narrower roads can be made to ac- commodate more traffic than can houlevards whére there is no adequate regulation.” GAUGE UNTRUE ON HILL. There is no neéd for alarm if the indicator of the oil pressure.gauge should flicker when the car is de- scending a long, steep grade. It merely means that the oil being forward in the crank case is not reaching the pump in sufficient quan- tities. It's a warning (o buy more ofl, though there is no immediate danger of lubrication trouble while the engine is loafing. Own a Car You Can Honestly The beautiful Metropolitan Se: the great leader, is reduced *360, from *1955 to *1595! Nineteen Finer New Models 045 to *1795 All prices £. o. b. Cleveland DAVID S. HENDRICK 1012 14th CHANDLER.CLEVELAND MOTORS CORPORATION CHANDLER EN you own any one of the nineteen new Chandler models you can tell the world you’ve got an automobile—a car you can match against anything on wheels within a mile of the price! It’s smarter. More distinctive—utterly and delightfully different. Stylishly different in design. Briskly different in traffic. Powerfully different on hills. Whisperingly different under the hood. Different in many other ways, too. Instead of lubricating the car with a grease gun or an oil can, you simply p the plunger of the car’s “One Shot” centralized And instead of changing oil in the crankcase every 500 miles, only a few changes a year are necessary— because of Chandler’s inherent engine design, because of an oil purifier, because of an new dan, air cleane; Beautiful 4-door Sedans at $995 and '$1295 and $1495 and $1595! Smart Coupes at $1035 and $1195 and $1675—all equipped with 4-wheel brakes! A total of nineteen charming body styles— a great choice of the most pleasing cars and the most impressive values you've ever laid eyes on. St. N.W. CRA . is im- | l“}’ your heel on ic CLEVELAND European type motorists to fit the new conditions. | European engines in the hands of | | American drivers do not mak: alluring picture. The American auto- mobile has succeeded largel it was sufficlently oversize, because i rugged eral neglect. Where Amer struction, but simple in design. the low replacement costs. chance on this side of the Atlantic, even if it was well designed. Car owners would not give it their atten- tion. They would not shift down to second. They would not make “care of the car” their hobby. They would not trade the customary thrills of speed and power for economy and efficiency. That is why |ears in" America’ are so big, ,smd strong. - 1t America is to have smali engines lof high compression it must have | European-type car owners to wet the best yesults from them. The man who Is accustomed to driving 5.000 to 10,000 miles or more without think- ing of carhon wil! have to clean car- bon every 2,000 miles. High compres. | sion demands clean quarters, and if | a driver tries to get along with the | engime knocking he will have his share of piston pin trouble, if noth- | ing.more serious. Short wheelbases mean more car motion, more hobbing and spring | action. This will call for more care of the chassis if results are to be constant. Wil the Amerlcan car owner bother himself, or will he just | bang these new and welcome little cars over the highways. ruin them and then condemn them? That s the question. Foresighted leaders of the industry are hoping that the midget cars will' fall into | the hands of owners who will know how to use them properly. That will make the ideal combination and mark a new and happy chapter in motor- ing. 5 We Fast Americans! Now and then the Amefican tourist abroad bumps into a surprise, as was well illustratéd in the case of a man from the States who called up a friend near London and was invited to spend a week end at the latter's country estate. The car that came to the hotel for the American was a $17,500 roadster with a straight- eight power plant. On the way out the owner mentioned that the car was good for tremndous speed and started to give a demonstration. 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