Evening Star Newspaper, September 29, 1929, Page 73

WARNS MOTORISTS OF COLD WEATHER A A. A. Urges Cars Be Made Ready to Withstand “Jack Frost.” With freezing temperaturcs already nvading various sections of the coun- try, the American Automobile Assocla- tion broadcast & warning today, urging motorists to get their cars in readiness to withstand the depredations of Jack The A. A. A. cites tabulations of the United States Weather Bureau to show that a downward trend of the tem- !aerlture may be expected throughout he country within the next two weeks and, with the possible exception of the extreme South, it will fall as much as 30 degrees. “Millions of dollars,” says the warn- ing, “can be saved by car owners through simple precautions at the out- set of Winter. This will come through assuring the operation of the car dur- ing the cold weather without impairing its mechanical efficiency. With over 24,000,000 cars in active operation in the Urited States, the majority of them in the freezing belt, proper servicing at this time will not only assure pleasant motoring in the months to come but also protect the investment in the car, Caution in Use Advised. “While anti-freeze preparations form the basis of protecting the car in the Winter, they should not be placed in the automobile until it has been made ready for the change from Summer to ‘Winter conditions.” The following simple rules should be ©Observed: 1. Have all rust and scale removed from the engine jacket, radiator and other parts of the cooling system. This should extend to disconnection of the hose and complete cleansing with a ‘washing solution. 2. Tighten all parts of the cooling system. Careful attention should be given to hose connections, gaskets, ex- pansion plates, drain cocks, pump packing and grease cups or fittings on the water pump. The radiator should also be closely inspected. 3. Use anti-freeze solutions whose l;:i‘lelnl points are slightly above that of T, Other Faults Outlined. ‘The statement continues: “The tendency of many car owners in the late Fail is to await outward signs of the first frost and then rush to the nearest filling station, drain off some water, and fill the radiator with 8n anti-freeze preparation, In the meantime, small leaks have crept into the cooling system and passed un- noticed in the Summer. As a result, the anti-freeze mixture, put in without an inspection of the cooling system, soon evaporates and suddenly the motorist is faced with having his car engine freeze at a time when he needs the automobile most. “In this connection, the Bureau of Standards, which is co-operating with the A. A A. in its efforts to warn motorists, says: “ ‘In using radiator liquids other THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, AVERAGE DATES FOR ARRIVAL OF COLD Map prepared by the American Automobile Association showing average dates for the arrival of freezing weather throughout the United States. The map has been prepared from weather reports of many years. than water their relative cost makes it important to avold waste. If enough cold liquid is initially used to completely fill the cooling system, an appreciable quantity will be lost through the overflow pipe on account of the expansion of the liquid as it heats up. Level of Liquid Prescribed. ““The level of the cold liquid should be at least 2 inches below the overflow to allow for thermal expansion. This precaution applies especiglly to the use of anti-freezing solutions of glycerin or glycol, where water only is added to make up for evaporation loss. If, with one of these solutions, enough water were added each time to completely fill the system, the solution would grad- ually become more dilute due to suc< cessive losses by overflowing. * ‘Small leaks in the cooling system which could be neglected in Summer, assume more importance in Winter, especially where glycerin (or glycol) anti-freezing solutions are used. Any leakage will require periodic additions of glycerin (or glycol) as well as water keep the solution up to strength. There is no reason to belleve that dis- tilled glycerin (or glycol) causes leaks except in $o far as its solven. action, tending to loosen scale, may uncover holes or cracks in the metal. The im- portance of flushing out the system to remove loose rust and scale cannot be overstressed. Any radiator leaks should be repaired by soldering.’ " Other Winter Precautions. ‘The following recommendations on putting the car in shape for Winter are gleaned from an accessory company engineering bulletin: ‘The first step in the procedure is to clean the chassis, engine and body, as dirt can hide many defects. Tighten all bolts and nuts. The Latayette Tea Room [rasormec Beautiful Autumn Days Best enjoved at Higeon Fouse Inn 8 miles out on Defense Highway. Route 50 icken Dinners, $1.50 Phone _Annapolis_1838-| “The Place to Eat” MILLER BROS. 119 West Fayette St. Baltimore, Maryland Middleburg, Virginia FAMOUS FOR 118 Goop Foop anD RN ATMOSPHERE Rooms with and without vrivate bath Catering to all kinds of parties, luncheons and dinners Movies in the new RED FOX THEATER on Mondsy, W @ Saturdhy The hail is dancing o gatherings to res arties A Unique Selection of Gifts in the Tavern For Reservations Phone Middleburg 39 er 41 —PETER PAN INN 3 mi, Was Road to Peter Pan Inn ngion, 0 altomobiles regardless of detour a Corng Henderson THE HILL TOP HOUSE Among the Mountains Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Most picturesque view In Shenandoah Valley A beautiful drive and an idea) place to dine at the end of your trip Me.and g}{m-p Farm S M N o ot Gt unefieon Tea et S¢ ¢§200 . 50¢ .25 Open Every Day In The Year Ashton133 Olney Md GRAY'’S HILL INN On Old Mt. Vernon Estate Between Woodlawn and Fort Hum- phreys. Overlooks the Potomac from dining porch. _Phone Lorton 3 WARREN GREEN HOTEL . WARRENTON, VIRGINIA Forts Miles from Waskinston Over the Lee Highway Through the Bull Run Bat MRS, FRED G. BERGER, Proprict Telephone Warrenton Sunday Chicken Di :00 P. Ridgeville Hotel RIDGEVILLE, MD. Country Ham Dinner with Wafiles, $1.00 , $1.25 Chicken Dinner with Waffl Served from 12 e'clock till 8:30 P.M. " COMMGNWEALTH FARM On Colesville-Baltimore Pike (Route 22) Fried Chicken Dinner Our Specialty Latayette Tea Room 106 W. Patrick St., Frederick, Md. Frederick’s Smartest Tea Roo sr;: On'Richmond Rosd 24 veemy vermaris Howme CooKin .. inner \Supper s100 4128 F¥80 The Tarry Tavern Two Mills from Mt. Vernen On the Richmead fo Washinsten Hishway Famous for its Fried Chicken and % Waffle Dis Mrs. M. E. Brown, Hostess. Lorton 3. ment; remove caps and regrease; ad- just wheel bearings and replace hub caps. Check - steering gear for proper ad- justment, Drain the old oil from the trans- mission and differential and pour into both about a quart of kerosene. The kerosene should then be drained from the transmission and differential. A Winter grade lubricant recommended by the car manufacturer should then be put in the transmission and dif- ferential. Next, drain oil from the engine, flush | crank case and put in a.Winter grade of oil. Inspect Car’s Wiring. Inspect wiring and clean contacts; oil generator and starting motor and clean the armatures and brushes; set generator chnmi rate ahead for Win- ter driving; cl breaker points for roper spacing; replace spark plugs if 5»5’1:10‘:: lh'ln 10,000 miles; if used less than this, clean them: adjust Ulrs; clean battery with ammonia water solu- tion; tighten terminals and grease with vaseline; inspect water level, and if gravity reading is low, recharge. Oil and grease all parts that require it. Adjust brakes and reline if necessary. ‘The motorist should also examine the top of his car, and will do much to preserve it if he will spend a few min- utes in going over the top with a good grade of top dressing. Many car manufacturers are %gulppf;xg cars with a Summer and inter driving adjustment on the carburetors, and the pro&r adjustment to the carburetor should be made at this time. The fuel and carburetor strain- ers should also be taken out and cleaned. With these simple but highly sential adjustments a Winter of care- ree drivin ould be enjoyed. now SEPTEMBER VISITORS' LICENSE PRIVILEGE ABUSED Motor Owners Take Advan- tage of Motor Law, Says Maryland Commissioner. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 28.—Prob- ably no provision of the Maryland au- tomobile law is more misunderstood or subject to more unintentional abuse than that whereunder out-of-State mo- tor car owners are granted a period/of reciprocal operation of their cars upon coing to this State, according to E. Austin Baughman, motor vehicle com- missioner, “The great difficulty in the matter of an understanding of the reciprocity courtesies of the Maryland law seems to be that persons do not differentiate correctly between the mere tourist visit- ing in the State and the person who has come into Maryland from another State to take up a residence here,” Commissioner Baughman points out. “In the first instance the visitor is Permitted to remain in Maryland with- out taking out Maryland title and reg- istration tags for his car for the same period of time that is extended to Marylanders in the State from which the visitor comes. This, however, ap- plies only to a bona fide visitor or tour- ist. During this period, if the visitor comes from a State that has the same requirements with respect to examina- tiop and driving demonstration in ad- vance of the issuance of a driving li- cense this driving licence may be used while driving a car bearing Maryland registration tags. If such examination and driving test is not required in the home State, or if no driving license is required, the visitor cannot drive any car in Maryland other than one bear- ing the tags of the State from which he or she comes. “Another phase of this angle of the reciprocal courtesies extended the visit- ing or touring motorist is that if while in Maryland he or she violates any of the provisions of the Maryland law, all such privileges are immediately void. The visitor must then become amenable to all of the requirements of the Mary- land law; must take out immediately & Maryland title, a Maryland set of regis- 29, 1929—PART 4. Autumn Held Most Enchanting Season For Motoring in Areas Near Washington ‘This is the most enchanting season of the year for motor touring trips, short as well as long, and owners should overlook no opportunity during the next few weeks of making the full- est possible use of their cars on the many fine roads which lead to spots of scenic and historic interest about the National Capital. So says Rudolph Jose, for more than a quarter century identified with the local automobile trade. Mr. Jose points out that no longer do the first weeks of September mark the close of the touring season and declares that, on the contrary, many motorists in the last few years have become accustomed to deferring their trips until the cool and colorful weeks of Autumn. “No other season offers so many in- ducements to the car owner to fare forth into the countryside,” Mr. Jose says. “At this time of the year the weather is most delightful. The hot, breathless days of Summer are gone, and gone with them are roads that seem to radiate a smiting heat that even the breeze engendered by the motion of the car cannot dispel. Gone, too, are the great crowds and the re- sultant congestion. “The countryside during the next few months will be a gorgeous mixture and tration tags and a Maryland driving license. Indeed, his car, if his offense is of a serious nature, can be impounded | and cannot be used pending his meet. ing all of the titling, registration ant driving license requirements of the Maryland law. | “Where a person from another State is in the line of his business or pro-| fession transferred into Maryland, and therefore compelled to take up a resi- dence in this State, he or she has no reciprocal privileges whatsoever. The moment that a residence is established in Maryland the person establishing such a residence must comply with.all of the requirements of the Maryland law. A title to the car must be ob- tained, Maryland tags secured and a Maryland driving license acquired. In| this” connection it is well to bear in mind that when a person brings their car into Maryland the entire burden of proof of ownership of the vehicle is' upon the person bringing it here. If the car is brought from a State having | a title law, the title of that State is| accepted. Otherwise there must be pre- sented a bill of sale, properly identify- ing the car and legally acknowledged before a notary public.” an ever-changing one, as the green of leaves and shrubbery runs the whole gamut of nature’s brilliant palette. We here in Washington are fortunate in having perfect roads which lead from the heart of the metropolis quickly and smopthly into rural regions, wherein this great transformation u the face of nature seems especlally effec- tive and beautiful. “Surely the car owner, who, at this season, fails to avail himself of the ‘ad- vantages of his motorized state is miss- ing one of its most stimulating pleas- res” COMPETITION MET. Czechoslovakia Speeds Up as U. 8. Imports Mount. PRAGUE, September 28 (#).—Czecho- slovakia, which is flooded with Ameri- can cars, is not putting up tariff bar- riers to meet American competition. She is modernizing her automobile plants and putting in new machines which would produce 100 cars a day. Germany is the best customer of Czechoslovakia after the United States. Although duty on German cars is low- er than that on American cars, Amer- ican machines are in favor, not only ecause they sell cheaper, but also of heir endurance power. Eighteen per cent of the cars im- ported this year are American, as com- pared with 73 per cent last year. The falling off of imports is due to the great increase in domestic Czechoslovak manufacturing production. SEGRAVE BUYS PLANE. Auto Racing Champion Takes to Air Again. LONDON, September 28 (#).—Sir Henry Segrave, holder of the world’s speed record for automobiles, has taken up flying again. ‘Two bad crashes during the war ruined his taste for aviation, and he | still describes himself as “the world's worst pilot.” Nevertheless, he recently | took a “refresher” course in a dual- | control training ship, and now he is buying a plane for use on business Journeys . | In Keeping with ifs ine Car Enqgineering Standards OLDSMOBILE PROVIDES 9 EUROPEAN MOTOR MARKET HELD G0OD Sales Manager for American Com- pany Sees Continued Pros- perity Abroad. “American motor manufacturers can look forward to continued prosperity 50 far as Great Britain and Continental Europe are concerned,” said Courtney Johnson, general sales manager and a director of a large motor car company, who has just returned from an extended wu;or tlheu countries, ~American cars are enjoying a real tribute. The British, Frel’-nc}h ngnd Ger- mans are mechanically minded. They are shrewd judges of value because money is not so easy to get and they cannot be extravagant; also, they are l:::fly critical of the appearance of their “It is therefore a significant tribute to American mechanical genius that we can produce automobiles that come up to these high standards on a production basis and at a volume price. “There is now a wide appreciation of American manufacturing _methods. There was a time when the Europeans were inclined to doubt the value of & product which was produced in such quantities. However, American auto- mobiles have been tested many years in rough going on European roads and they have not only stood up but have retained the distinctive beauty which commends them throughout the world. “In addition to that, visitors from abroad have been cordially welcomed to motor plants by our industrial leaders in this country. Few, if any. of the ‘secrets’ of American production have been withheld. The true facts have rather amazed our guests, and the gen- eral result is a tremendous increase in ‘gooq will, confidence and understand- ng. Good roads are an investment—not an expenditure, Distributors Kraeuters Pliers CREEL BROS. 1811 14th St. N.W. Decatur 4220 PRESSURE LUBRICATED PISTON PINS characteristic of high-priced cars A feature Incorporated in the construction of Oldsmobile’s big 62-horse- power engine are many features which have long been considered marks of high quality in auto- mobile power plants. Piston pins, for example, are pressure lubricated through con- necting rods which are rifle- drilled throughout their entire length. as connections between rods and pistons, the pins act constantly as bearing l_urfacu under great Here the piston wall has been cut away to show the piston pin. To thisvitalpointof wrist- like action, where reciprocating parts move thousands of times'a minute, Oldsmobile forces oil through the rifle-drilled connecting rod. Serving strain. The stress imposed by com- ession and com- ustion is enor- mous,and, toassure smoothness and long life, piston pins must per- fectly lubricated. And the only posi- tive method of lubrication is by direct pressure from the oil pump longlife. Northeast Oldsmobile Sales & Service 64 H Street N.E. Telephone National 2335 Murphy Motor Co. 226 Carroll St. Takoma Park, D. C. Telephone Georgia 3782 also lubricated under pressure. Thishighly efficient method of lubri- cation isimportant to the buyer who seeks real motor car value—because it contributes to quiet operation and Many other quality features include controlled cooling;enginedriven fuel pump; counter-balanced crankshaft; and engine protection afforded by oil LDSMOB P RO DU, ¢ T through crankshaft and connect- ingrods. According to specifica- tions shown in the July issue of ““Motor,” only twelve makes of cars, in addition to Oldsmo- bile and Viking, offer this fea- ture—and the majority of these are priced above $2000. In Olds- mobile, all main, connecting rod, and camshaft bearings are o F Wisconsin Motor Co. 726 17th Street N.W. Telephone Metropolitan 4314 Oldsmobile-Washington Co. 1515 14th Street N.W. Telephone Decatur 5516 Olds Motor Works Factory Zone Office, 1515 14th St. N TWO DOOR SEDAN 873 f. 0. b. factory, Lansing, Michigan. Spare Tire and Bumpers Extra. filter air cleaner, gasoline strainer, and crankcase ventilation. Oldsmobile’s chassis, too, follows the lines of most advanced design. Spring shackles are self-adjusting for long life and quietness. Positive-acting four- wheel brakes provide quick, smooth deceleration. And four Lovejoy hydraulic shock absorbers assure restful riding comfort. ~ These and many other advantages characterize Olds- mobile as a thoroughiy fine motor car. Come in toda; and examine the car. Driveit yourself. Discover to your own satisfaction how much Oldsmobile’s fine-car con- struction contributes to the excel- lence of Oldsmobile’s performance. 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