Evening Star Newspaper, March 16, 1930, Page 69

In the Mo BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. HE action of the Commis- sioners in disapproving the McLeod safety responsibil- ity bill is to be regretted. The annual increase in traffic ac- cidents in all parts of the country show the adoption of this meas- ure to be a necessity. No penalty tor World | New rubber hose on all the | water connections is well worth | while, too. Fill the radiator with | fresh water and start the engine. Run slowly till warmed up. Valve tappets should be adjusted, motor |being warm while this is being |done. Follow the manufacturing is in store for the careful driver, recommendations for clearances. but only for the reckless one. |Remember that while reduced It has been favored by the di-|clearances may mean quieter op- rector of traffic, and its turn-|eration, they also are a cause of | down adds another to the list of burned and warped valves. wise measures indorsed by his| # | Oiling Needs. office. | Traffic signal lights have been Ol the starting motor and gen- turned on at Fourteenth and K/erator and check for proper sgum. streets and at Fifteenth and H/| streets. It is said that the lights| on Sixteenth and Fifteenth streets were sadly missed while they were | switched off during the funeral of | Mr. Taft. Many motorists report- | ed that running time on those two | streets was considerably length- ered, due to the absence of the lights. Desires First Permit. M. O. Eldridge, assistant direc- tor of traffic, is desirous of ob- taining, if possible, the first mo- torists’ driving permit in the Dis- trict of Columbia. If successful, he wishes to frame it and hang it in the Traffic Bureau. The first examination board for issuing licenses was appointed May 19, 1903. Records of that year are now being checked over in the storeroom of the Traffic Bu- reau. A license of 1904 shows that within one year there were more than 1,000 permits issued. Mr. Eldridge is of the opinion that the District of Columbia was among the first of the States to start is- suing these licenses. Now that Spring is really on the way, a few hints for the care of the car might be appropriate. Check-up Advisable. After short and slow running| under Winter conditions, a thor- ough check-up of the car is ad- visable at this time in order to guarantee a Spring and Summer of carefree operation. Assuming that the car has come through a hard Winter’s service in fairly good mechanical shape, the service operation should proceed in this order: First, clean the engine, chassis and body thoroughly. Check to see that spring clips| are tight; take up any excess play | of spring shackles. | Clean and grease steering gear; check front wheel alignment, after adjusting the wheel bear- ings and filling the hub caps with fresh grease; see that the nuts holding the rear wheels to the axle are tight and fastened with a cotter pin. Drain the old oil from the transmission and rear end and sub about a quart of kerosene or ushing oil in each. Put a couple of handfuls of sal soda in the radiator and run the car for a few miles until it is well warmed up. The soda cleans out the scale and rust in the radiator, while the kerosene will loosen and wash out the old oil in the trans- | mission and differential. Drain these as soon as you stop, then drain the water from the radiator and flush with fresh water. Re- move the cylinder head and scrape out all the carbon and {rlnfl the valves. Now a new gas- et when you put back the head; it makes a better job and no| | with fresh oil. |January, according to the Auto- mer charging rate, as covered by latest instructions by manufac- turers of the ignition system. This may prevent a damaged battery due to overcharging on long, fast Summer trips. _Clean the breaker points in the | distributor and set them to their proper opening. Clean the spark | plugs. To clean spark plugs sim- ;pl_y fill the lower part of the plug | with alcohol and allow to stand for a few seconds; take a piece of | wire covered with one thickness of cloth and rub the carbon from the insulator, then wipe clean and |dry thoroughly before replacing in the engine. Clean sparking| |points with emery cloth or a | knife. 4 If plugs L e badly sooted or | points worn 0 any degree, install a new set. Clean off all ignition | | wires and see that the contacts lnre tight. Clean the storage bat- tery with ammonia water or ordi- ‘nary baking soda (one teaspoon- ful to one cup of water), tighten the terminals and coat them with | vaseline or grease. 'Be sure that | the battery is securely held in place. Check the liquid level and |add distilled water if necessary. | Examine the fan belt; if it is | worn, install a new one. Drain Gas Tank. In the bottom of the gas tank is a small drain plug. Remove it |and drain_out any water or dirt that has settled at the bottom of | the tank. Clean the fuel strainer and the carburetor strainer and | tighten all connections. As less | fuel is required for Summer driv- ing, better check the carburetor .{?r the most economical opera- on. Now we come to the finishing! touches. Drain the old oil from the crankcase, flush and fill Replace the drain plugs on the differential and transmission and put in the prop- er amount of recommended grade | of oil or gear compound. Renew | the oil-filter cartridge if it has| been in use 10,000 miles. With these servicing items at- tended to, you should have ahead of you a Summer of carefree driv- ing, free from all mechanical troubles and annpyances. Automotive Reports. New passenger-car registration in the first 30 States to report complete figures for the month of motive Daily News, trade journal, indicates that when the total is in for all States the decline over last year will not reach 20 per cent, in contrast to estimates in some cir- cles that the falling off would ap- proach 25 per cent. In a survey made by the News, an improvement in the used-car situation is apparent in all parts chance of leaks. of the country. Louisiana’s State Highway Program Includes 3,000 Miles Paved Roads by 1932 At the end of 1927 Louisiana had but | about 60 miles of first-class rural pav- | ing. That State has every expectancy | of possessing 3,000 miles of paved high- | ways by 1932, according to E. E. Dufly.l highway educational writer. This illustrates in a striking way Wwhat a State may do toward providing | the motor car with facilities in keep- | ing with its own fine mechanism.| Louisiana has looked over her resources, | scanned and abandoned the former | wasteful methods of road-building and has adopted financing methods which enable her to make the greatest use of these resources. The 2-cent gasoline tax of Louisiana ‘was raised to 4 cents a gallon. The law provides that the income from 1 cent of the 4-cent gasoline tax may be bonded—and this is the money that is putting Louisiana’s highway-paving program on a par with that of other | progressive States. Louisiana also has a modern attitude in the actual improvement of her high- ways. Through routes are being paved as rapidly as possible, in order to serve the greatest number of motorists first. Among the important highways slated for early improvement are the Old Spanish Trail, the New Orleans-Shreve- port highway, the Dixie-Overland high- way and the New Orleans-Hammond highway. Louisiana is taking cognizance of the fact that municipalities are benefited by State-wide road-improvement pro- grams. New Orleans, for instance, be- cause of its concentration of motorists, is paying about two-fifths of the cost of building all the roads on the State system. However, New Orleans realizes that this is good business, for not only will the standards of living in rural Louisiana be bettered, but this better- | ment will be reflected in increased trade | for New Orleans, Louisiana’s progress is somewhat of | & surprise to the outside world, in that | until recently - highway mud and dust | were as characteristic of Louisiana as pelicans. World Without International Borders Now Reality, Is View of A. A. A. Agency ‘The age-old dream of a world without | international borders has virtually come true as far as customs requirements for touring abroad are concerned, according to the foreign travel division of the American Automobile Association. ‘Through agreements with foreign countries, the A. A. A. assumes the “customs duties” on the cars of its trav- elers, the latter being merely required to deposit the requisite amount before they leave home. The international travel agency points out that the tourist planning a visit abroad is furnished with triptyques or carnet de passages en douanes and international traveling pass. Explaining these documents, the A. A. A. said: “The triptyque is a custom pass for the temporary importation of a car into one country only. ITS A LOT * HEALTHIER” 'TO FACE ON-COMING TRAFFIC WHEN YOU ALIGHT FROM YOUR CAR! “The carnet de passages en douanes | (tustoms carnet) is an international | customs pass for the temporary impor- | tation of a motor vehicle into 15 of the most important touring countries of Europe, thus taking the place of 15 dis- tinct triptyques. It has the advantage of being very simple in use and is good for a period of one year from the date of issue. “International traveling pass. “American driving licenses are not accepted in all the countries of Euroj | as authority to operate a motor vehicle, therefore an international pass, which is a general license for the car and driver, must be obtained. This document is available in most European countries for 12 months from the date of issue, !and eliminates the necessity of re-regis: tering the vehicle and obtaining a dri ing license in each country, thus saving | its holder a great deal of time, trouble and expense.” LARGE SUM FOR EUROPE. American Automobile Association THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, MARCH 16, DOWN THE ROAD—Life’s Little Disappointments. (Copyight 1999 by Prast . Bock, Trade Mark. Reg. U. §. Pat THE MAN WHO BOUGHT A CAR BECAUSE OF THE JLuRE G- 74 N RLALD ~ DANGER THIS BUS STOPS AT ALL RR CROTHINGS 78 3 o 1930—PART FOUR,. —By FRANK BECK THEFT AGTREPEAL MEETS OPPOSITIN American Motorists’ Asso- ciation Favors Amendment to Remedy Abuses. Opposition to the proposed repeal of the national motor vehicle theft act was voiced last week by the American Motorists’ Association. | Repeal of the act is proposed by fits author, Representative L. C. Dyer of Missouri, who declares its stringent penalties, designed to break up organ- ized automobile thievery, is being abused by Federal judges in imposing sentences on young men and boys for joy-riding. “When passed 10 years ago the law was never intended to make the act of joy-riding a Federal crime, nor was it intended to impose maximum sentenées of five years or $5,000 fines on young boys for what was many times & thoughtless act,” Mr. Dyer declared in asking Congress to repeal his own legis- lation. “Its primary purpose was to reach gangs of atuomobile thieves and to prevent their disposing of loot through interstate traffic. It was a good law, but has been badly abused | and should be repealed.” Amendment Is Urged. Amendment of the law rather than its repeal is urged by the American Mo- torists’ Association, which has asked to be heard, along with other interested organizations, in consideration of the proposed repeal of the act. The Ameri- can Motorists' Association points out that from its passage in October, 1919, until June 30, 1928, the latest availabl: figures, there have been 11,072 indici- ments under the act and a total of $14,331,840 worth of automobiles re- covered. “Largely through the enforcement of the act by the Department of Justice there has been comparatively little or- ganized automobile gang thievery, dis- posing of their loot through interstate traffic,” declares Thomas J. Keefe, gen- eral manager of the American Motor- ists’ Assoclation. “Repeal of the act would result in millions of loss to mo- torists throughout the United States. See Easy Remedy for Abuse. “The abuse complained of can be easily remedied by Congress without repeal of the ‘act. This could be done by the addition of a special *joy-riding’ penalty, yet leaving in the act the max- imum penalties for those engaged in the business of stealing and selling au- tomobiles. Billions of dollars are in- vested in automobiles standing daily on our public streets, which if left to the prey of thieves will be endangered by repeal of the act,” the American Mo- torists’ Association statement eoncludes. WATER LEAKAGE. Tracing Sources of Drainage in Cases of Circulating Water. ‘Water that leaks out of the cooling systen. only when the engine is running puzzles those motorists who have been unfortunate enough to experience such trouble, but it is usually a simple warn- ing of an equally simple trouble. Such a situation indicates that there is a point of escape for the water which shows up only when the water is cir- culating. The most likely cause is leakv upper water hose connection. Also it often happens that water pump cking nuts will leak when the engine &.openllnm yet not when idle, A more serious trouble of ‘his kind is a crack in the cylinder head. If this when the engine gets warm, water will leak into the cylinders. In a case of this sort there should be water in the crankcase ofl. If the cylinder head is not drawn down tight an internal water leak lrlc;und the gasket is a likely possi- bility. olL QUALITY. NDEFINITE. Consists in Factors Which Make Lubricant Perform Well, The mysterious thing called “quality” in a lubricating oil is not a definite Booklet Gives 1930 Prophecy. | American tourists will spend approxi= | mately $300,000,000 in Eurcpe during 1930, in addition to expenditures in other parts of the world, according to the foreign travel division of the American Automibile Association, The statement by the A. A. A. interna- tional travel agency was issued simul- taneously with the publication of “Motor- ing Abroad,” an authoritative hand- book dealing with all phrases of tourin beyond American shores. D | Check Alignment. It’s a good idea to have the alignment | of both your front and rear wheels checked if this hasn't been done re- | cently. Winter driving with its ice ruts, snow and skidding, im) much TS e operation. You save many on tires if your wheels are always properly sligned. ; thing. ality consists simply in the o nq“o( those properties which make oil perform well in the partic- ular_kind of service to which it is ap- plied. Any one of the various proper- ties of olls, such as viscosity, rate of change of viscosity with temperture, congealing point, volatility oiliness, and the like, may become a measure of the quality of an oil if the given property |1 is of effect in the particular use to which the oil is put. Tests that give & measure of quality must therefore be related to service; and, since con- ditions of service vary over such a wide range, property that is desirable in an ofl for one use may not be desirable in an ofl intended for another use. Bc_Glrelnl of Lacquer. opens up, through heat and expansion | |MODERN METHODS RULE MILADY’S MOTORING BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. At last a woman has offered a satis- factory alibi for taking off the garage TS, one who opened up half the doors in order to ventilate the garage while she dusted off the car. Stepping into the ca to back out she glanced into the rea:: view mirror only to see a clear road behind. Then came the crash. The mirror simp!y did not reveal the | closed half of the door. It was a doubls lesson to milady, because it brought to her attention the fact that without a full vision mirror, or one that shows to the side as well as the back. she is never certain just what the actual situation is behind. Do you ever go to a party sitting on your right foot in.order to cover the embarrassing smudge, which you picked up from the brake pedal? Whether or not you have suffered this experi- | ence it is a good idea to ask the service man to clean off the pedals when he is finished working on the car. Most me- chanics think to wipe off the steering wheel, but the out-of-sight parts usu- ally are out of mind. It may be comforting for the new- comer at the wheel to have an experi- enced driver by her side, but a great deal more confidence can be had by | sitting beside an experienced driver either before trying to take the wheel or after making the plunge. Just ob- serving the way an experienced driver shifts easily, because he does it in a lazy manner, rather suggests a useful plan of action. Almost invariably when a woman plans to learn to drive she stays on the rear seat until just before getiing at the job. That's where confidence is lost. If the engine starts, but runs un evenly, back out as quick as possible. The temptation is to stand still unal the motor runs smoothly, but in “miss- ing” the engine emits an excessive amount of deadly carbon monoxide. Because thinning out is no worry to women it isn't any wonder that they take signs of thinning out of the en- gine's ofl a little too lightly for the safety of the car. The pointer of the ol gauge is a gentle warning, which | should be obeyed by a trip to the filling station or neighborhood garage. If the reading of the gauge shows less than normal when the motor is warmed up, and the car is running at road spe:d, the oil has leaned out and probably is diluated with gasoline. Always take the reading when conditions are normal ;lllld the engine is warm, but not on a If automobile muffiers were called “‘expanders” women would find it much easier to understand the action of ths important unit. While there is the ap- pearance or effect of muffiing the no.s¢ of the exhaust, the actual action is that of allowing the rapidly expanding gase: 5. to “spread out” as slowly Eglble.} DIFFERENCE IN GAS READILY APPARENT Decreased Mileage Is Not Only Result of Inferior Motor Fuel. While the general public still seems to assume the principal difference be- ween different grades of gasoline is in mileage, actually the differences in the mileage’ obtainable on the best and the poorest commercial gasolines of today are small compared with the differ- ences in performance and possible in- jury to the engine and fuel-induction ystem. Volatility is the most important sin- gle property of a motor fuel. Recent research has demonstrated that the 10 per cent point on the A. S. T. M. distil- lation curve is the best measure of the ease of starting in cold weather and of the danger of gas lock, while the 90 per cent point is the best measure of the ease of uniform distribution and lack of crankcase dilution in an engine after it has warmed up. Other inter- mediate points are of some importance in determining the ease of acceleration, | especially while the engine is being warmed up, but in general proper limits | on the 10 per cent point, 50 per cent point and g; per cent point of a fuel will insure good performance under all conditions so far as fuel volatility is concerned, Anti-knock qualify is the next most important property of a gasoline from the standpoint of performance. Actual engine tests under carefully controlled conditions are as yet the only reliable measure of anti-knock value. Sulphur content, gum content and reedom from corrosive substances are each of importance in determining Whether a gasoline can be used steadily without corroding or clogging the fuel- induction system or the engine. Other properties of gasoline have little or no influence in affecting the per- formance of a motor fuel, except that variations in viscosity or gravity may necessitate the readjustment of the car- buretor to give the best results. High volatility and anti-knock prop- €fties andJow sulphur and gum content lcohol as your anti-freeze m’-fzfi' g:en.n-- that none of it spoils on the lacquer finished parts of the car. Keep a Tag all cost money to obtain by et The exceptional case concerns | than nervously, | A varlety of methods are used, but in each it is a matter of expansion rather than muffling. ‘The exhaust cannot be muffled with- out producing back pressure and inter- fering with the acton of the engine. While the plates of a muffier may seem | to be a restriction on the escape of the. | IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY Factory Foundries Discard “Rule- of-Thumb” Principle, Due to Study of Fundamentals. Many of the old rule-of-thumb methods have been eliminated from the foundries of modern automobile fac- tories. This has come about directly as a result of a scientific study of the gas they really provide a way for it 10| fyndamental principles underlying each exit calmly. provided by the muffier each release of | gas would have the sharp crack of the racing car exhaust. Without the longer exit | phase of the foundry business. There are two main divisions of | foundry activity that has been con- | verted from an art to something ap- One of the latest muffiers allows the | proaching a sclence. The first of these gas to pass straight through Withou: | is the preparation of suitable molds to any diverting whatsoever, but the pipe the gas can expand radially as it passes through. used in a popular gun silencer, Why is it the custom for milady to sit to the left when riding on the rear seat? Humorists have taken a crack | at this convention of the times, but few have guessed that it has to do with safety. The gentleman must alight on | the right side in order to precede and assist milady—and that is the safe side as well. Just because a muffier is not intended to muffle, however, is no reason to as- sume that it may not impede the escapr | of the exhaust gas in actual practicc, | when the plates are clogged with car- bon. That is why service managers recommend having the muffler cleaned out after a few vears of service, or bet- ter still, replace with a clean and bet- ter designed type. If you are planning to trade in the car, and do not care to go to this ex- pense, it will help the engine to hav: a mechanic tap the muffler with » wooden mallet so as to dislodge som- of the carbon which will then blow out the exhaust pipe. She was on her way to a party. As a final safeguard she focused the rear- view mirror in order to take a look at the tilt of her hat. Everything passed muster. She was on her way! Turning into a side street, however, another machine crashed from behind. “Where's your mirror?” bellowed its disturbed driver. ‘The morak of which is that if the mirror is to serve other purposes it should not be left in such a way as to invite an accident. (Copyright, by the Russell Service.) Even if You Drive a FRESH-AIR TAXI —Yyou will be interested in this story and its moral. Everybody wants to obtain the maximum number of “trouble - free” miles; no matter what kind of a car they drive. No matter whether you crank it or whistle into a “televox,” you want to obtain the greatest mileage in service, satisfac- tion and smiles possible. You'd be surprised if you knew how many people think that as long as their differential and transmis- sion are filled with grease, that this lubrication is “O.K.” regardless of how long that grease has served them. You wouldn’t knowingly allow grease, filled with steel filings, to be put in your car, yet that is the kind most likely to be found there. We can easily prove this to you by draining your old grease into a pan, moving a mag- net through the grease, washing off the magnet with gasoline, and showing you the steel filings hanging on the magnet. This is the same principle | controlled | | That is why ¥e not only recommend that you “See Your Dentist Twice a Year” but also “RENEW YOUR GEAR GREASE TWICE A YEAR.” And there is no more reliable place to have this important work done than at— STAR SERVICE STATION uare South of Penna. Ave. One Bmes e 130 kA oy Ry receive and form the molten metal into is perforated with holes through which | ysetu] sha pes. The second consists in delivering to the mold, cast iron of such chemical composition and physical condition that it will make castings that are perfect and that have 5 “SAFETY FIRST" SLOGAN NEEDED BY PRESENT-DAY MOTORISTS Danger of Public’s Taking Traffic Acci- dents for Granted Declared to Call for Frequent Campaigns. BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW, Automobile Technical Adviser. “Safety First!” is a slogan which has | come in for a lot of criticism in its | general application to. life, since there are those who believe that progress is made not by always giving first con- sifferation to safety. It seems there are times when it is proper and desirable | to forego safety, to run risks and be- | come involved in dangers in accom- | plishing the desired results. However true this may be in some realms of life it is not true In the matter of operating an automobile. No one need be ashamed to proceed on the safety first principle in driving an automobile, In fact, it is criminal to have any other conception of & motoring experience. 1In spite of all efforts, and there are many of them, to encourage safe driving, there are alto- gether too many accidents. There is a ibility that this accident situation will, by the very fact that it continues from year to year, come to be a taken- for-granted part of the automobile era and people will neglect to fight this| evil or even to co-operate in putting it down. There is need for numerous campaigns to keep the issue alive. Every One Can Help. ‘There is one thing that every auto- mobile operator can do in the interest of helping to reduce accidents which cause great inconvenlence and suffering, not to mention the destruction of valu- able materials. Every one can apply the safety first principle in operating an automobile. If there is a general tend- ency in this direction it has the best possibility of answering the question, “How can automotive disasters be re- duced to a minimum?” There is also another answer to this question- and this has to do with that part of (he population that are not for the time being motorists. These people are usually termed pedestrians. It is not fair to place all the responsi- bility for automotive accidents on motor- ists. There are no end of pedestrians who outdo the most reckless drivers in their lack of applying safety first prin- ciples. They invite disaster by their heedless, inconsistent attitude toward traffic rules. One of the causes.of the serious auto- mobile accident situation is intoxication. Although the United States may be in an age of prohibition from the stand- point of liquor traffic, it is evident Oxl some people are violating the law #hd | that some of these violators are motor- |ists. Statistics are available to show that in a number of places more than half of the licenses revoked by motor | vehicle bureaus were due to the drivers of cars-being more or less under the influence of liquor. Whatever one may believe in regard to prohibition, cer- tainly there is no question that peopl~ driving automobiles should be sober. | Those who are subject to drunkenness in any degree should see to it that some | one else drives their cars rather than themselves. Speed for Pleasure Dangerous. | better Other causes of automobile accidents include reckless driving, speeding, lack | they are the principal causes of auto- mobile accidents. In spite of the fact that highways are becoming w.der and and that manufacturers are turning out automobiles that can be operated at higher rates of speed for hundreds of miles at a time, this does not necessarily indicate that a higher rate of speed is essential, or even neces- sary. It is true that careful drivers can proceed at a reasonably rapid rate with- out much chance of an accident, but driving at high speeds merely for the sake of exhilaration is poor business. Thete are several points to be con- sidered by a motorist who would avoid accidents. At all times a driver should be sure his machine is in first-class condition. He can then well afford to proceed at a moderate rate of speed and is better prepared in an emergency. ‘When you cannot see what is coming from around the corner, be prepared to stop, sounding horn a short distance before reaching intersection. Slow up for all turns in the road. Chains Should Be Used. Chains should be used on wet or fey pavements or whenever therg is danger of skidding. In driving on bridges it is best to go slowly, as a rut or a stone in the road may thow the car against the structure. Clean windshields af- ford a clear view ahead, and every car should have a windshield wiper, which will prevent snow or rain from obstruct- ing the driver's view. Always be care- ful when backing. Mirrors are valuable in this connection. Bumpers also make for safety. Signal when driving toward or away from the curb. To pass another vehicle going in the same direction, start turning out to the left at least 75 feet to the rear. Do not get too close, as the view of the road ahead cannot be easliy seen, which may result in turning directly in front of a car coming toward you. Do not cut back into the road nor slow down too soon after havi passed a car. In hurrying to get ahead of a train, street car or other vehicle, very little time is saved at the final destination. At dusk a driver should be espectally careful, for then there is neither :nm‘?l: daylight or artificial light to make road visible very far ahead. It is no difficult matter to conform to these simple suggestions, and the full and un- divided attention of the driver makes for safe driving. The number of motor accidents can and should be reduced in number. City ordinances that make for safety, apply~ ing to both motorists and pedestrians, should be passed and strictly enforced, and motorists can do much in promot- ing an interest to back the enforcement of motor vehicle laws. How About Shock Absorbers? Some of the hydraulic shock absorb- ers need readjustment for cold-weather use. If you car seems to ride less easily than it did a few months ago, maybe the shock absorbers need attention. —- Individual transportation by motor car is the fourth greatest among the world’s needs. It is exceeded. by proper physical characteristics to meet | of maturity of drivers and lack of abil- food. clothing and shelter.—Alvin Ma- the particular services for which they are intended. ity to read signs. 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