Evening Star Newspaper, September 20, 1931, Page 45

“In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. that will bring in nearly 80,000 children into the class rooms in the District| of Columbia. A few minutes TOMORROW bells will be rung| com)])lex as to frequently stagger be proceeding downtown to their respective offices. This procedure, except for holidays and vacations, will be the order of the day for nine months. The streets will be crowded with automobiles and children. It will be 0 at recess, at lunch hour and ' in the late afternoon. The chil- dren, many of them away to school for the first time-in their young lives, are fun-loving, irre- sponsible and often careless. Duty of Driver Stressed. N 1t i8, therefore, the duty of every . driver to be extremely careful and to safeguard the lives of the future citizens of the National Capital. The person behind the steering wheel must shoulder his or her responsibility at all times, and es- pecially so when greater care is Tequired. Safety lessons should be given thé children at home and at school, but it is not enough. Youngsters are forgetful. Imbued with the strong resolve of glay which is a necessary part of their lives, they cannot at all times take proper care of themselves. It is up to each motorist to do his part 80 that youth may be protected. Slow down near schools. Slow down when you see a grou;: of children cross the street. Life is oung to them and sweet. Keep t that way. If machines are| parked along streets where there are schools or playgrounds, drive cautiously. A tiny tot may dart out most unexpectedly from be-| tween two parked cars. Kee] | r - car under control at all| imes, but particularly so around| where children may be. An injury to a little one, no matter whose fault it is, if caused by you, can never be erased from your memory. -The child ahead may be your child. Be careful! Playing a great rt in the scheme of things is the schoolboy gntrol. originated some years ago| y the American Automobile Asso- | in, ciation, and police and traffic officials through- i)utdthe length and breadth of our and. It has done much to safeguard the school children and at the same time has given the boy offi- cers responsibility and the pleas- ure of doing something worth- while. Co-operate with them in every way. p The Di t of Columbia Di- A. A. has mlp&eud sponsored now by vision of the A. out the following program for school year: A. A. A Platform. 1. Establish 198 schoolboy pa- pervision of offi trols under the suj offi- the Me litan Police children and schoolboy patrols. 4. Provlderetm;ut cars with grg c-rr{m sal messages—i me‘d during opening week of 5. Investigate ' and e the elimination of hazards “0.{7' safety in the vicinity of school buildings. | jjc 6. Furnish theaters with of things. lC(m city’s . mo- tion-picture trailers on school safety subjects—to be shown dur- mg o&:;dng ‘week of school. 5 in and equip with white Sam Brown belts and with badges 3,000 schoolboy patrolmen. 8. Furnish 3, rain A , nchos and hats to schoolboy lg‘,flmen. Man: 9. Print and distribute 3,200 loose-leaf safety lessons for use of teachers in connection with regu- lar school work. 10. Surply 2,500 safety posters to school rooms once each month di mtire school year. %flfllh kzra for talks on traffic safety to school children, rent-teacher associations and gz‘her civie Jrou i ificates and med- 12. Award ce; als to schoolboy patrolmen for mer} performance during the school year. The American Motorist, official magazine of the A. A. A, editorial- | izes as follows in its September | publication: D. C. School Children. e- | fore thousands of motorists wm;schrml bell in the stei | caution and | experience | schoolboy patrol. ple construs .| hold the interest of little ‘while stu - | habits which will never be for-|ine gotten. 9 g old elsewhere, went off like clock- work. Traffic eral was speeded u Eighty thousand pairs of chil- | dren’s feet pause for a moment as| though hesitating to leave their| Summer playground —and then| more thoughtfully, though in most | instances none the less joyfully,| turn toward the more serious bus- | iness of “going to school.” From | every part of the National Capital | —from beautiful suburban homes, | from luxurious - modern apart-| ments, from more modest dwelling places and from the homes of the, poorest, comes this army of little | Teet intent on this one Purpose. | For Washington children the little red school house is no more.! ‘They will possibly never know the ' {’W of kicking the dust of the road| etween their bare toes and stop- pihg for just a moment to pluck ihe choicest blackberry, wet with | the early morning dew! For the: children of today this matter of| “going to school” involves not the; ree ritual of years ago, but; ts place comes a problem 80| CaT/ m WiTh THE OPENING OF WASHINGBN'S SCHOOLS 1T BEHOOVES MOTORISTS TO DRIVE CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY N ZONES WHICH ARE FREQUENTED CHILDREN GOING AND COMING . IT IS YOUR DUTY AS A CITIZEN To ASSIST POLICE AND SCHOOLBOY IN THEIR SAFETY PROGRAMS the little mind. = As the child of today threads his wa{ through heavy, fast-moving traffic hears_instead of the notes of th le of the school house, the jangling of the bells which sometimes ring with the change in traffic lights, the e |noise of a hundred automobile horns, the shrill notes of a police- man’s whistle—symbols of modern traffic. They come no longer in groups of 50 or 75 to a one or two room school house, but congregate in groups of a thousand or more, sometimes literally overflowing into adjacent streets. For many of these children, “going to school” is no new experience, and with eliberation bred of and teaching they thread their way through the modern maze of traffic, sometimes miraculously ~unharmed. The teaching and repetition of sev- eral years has had its effect on them, and it is during moments of thoughtlessness or carelessness that the greatest danger lurks. Thousands of little feet whose owners have never ventured forth alone will join this 1931 throng. Thousands of little eyes will peer anxiously across the streets to the haven of safety on the other side. Thousands of little minds will be called upon to make the mo- mentous decision of “when is it safe to cross the street.” Help us to safeguard each step they take! Patrols of Safety. A white belt and a badge! In rainy weather a poncho and rain hat! Ever on the alert, eager to help—the District of Columbia Two thousand boys giving up part of their play- time, coming school a little earlier, staying until most of the children have gone home, their only reward the knowledge of a service well done. : Under their uidance, feet that are careless are alted, eyes blinded by thought- lessness are opened, minds be- wildered by the rush and roar of traffic are set at rest, and thou- sands of children march to and from school each day protected by their sacrifice. Behind them, eagerly guiding, counseling, assist- g, are the uniformed officers assigned by their superiors to the most important duty within the realm and scope of the depart- ment, the job of saving and pro- tecting children’s lives. Added to these are the words of encouragement and praise com- ing from the lips of those in whose care the children are placed dur- ing their school days—the ex- amples and precepts of their teachers. 3 An electric clock ticks away the minutes—school time has arrived! The ril of electric bells changes no oglaylng children into rooms eager upturned faces. Into the school room go lessons and teachings of safety, and simple ictive posters minds and explanation form ‘The uniform lin-hmd turn is the new n, officials had arrows inted at all of the &mclpu.l tersections and the driving pub- adapted itself to the new order estion at many of the intersections became a e past. Traffic in gen- and the ma- drove with eir faces wreathed in smiles, if they had been given a new by y seemed to think that the turn was a new one, forgetting that they daily practiced it on 1,700 of the city’s uncontrolled intersections, The only difficulty noted at times was the failure of through traffic cars to give the right-of- WH to cars making the left turn Xr zch were in the intersection st. - There are some motorists who drive with the purpose of keeping the right-of-way at all times whether they have it or not. Not much can be done about those in this class. They know better, but care less. After the new turn has been worked out a while, police- men should be detailed to arrest drivers who take the right-of-way when it is not legally theirs. Cutting Corners Unnecessary. A few motorists have stated that the new turn necessitates cutting corners. This is not neces- sary if made in the prescribed manner. Other motorists say that in other cities the turn is made around or on the far side of the center of intersection. This is true in some cases, and causes unnecessary tie-ups. It really is still the rotary turn on a smaller scale. One benefit of the turn now in effect is that it will cause the driv- ers to think when they reach an intersection. A regulation that will cause people to think is bound to have good results. inking in this case will gradual- ly stop Teople from speeding by intersections, It is dangerous and such a practice should be stopped. g of ority of “moto FUTURE TRAVEL ECONOMY = "% DEPENDENT ON BUILDING!, Present Low Costs Result of Yes- terday's Work, Says Road Builder. our present lowered costs are a result of yesterday's building, according to Otto S. Hess, ident of the county ofticlais’ the | highway division of American Road Bullders’ Association, “Highway financing is easy now, the majority of public works can be disposed of at e premium and with low interest charges. Highway building s economical now, with low rices for construction work, abundant bor and ample modern road-building equipment. An expanded highway im- provement program will continue to stimulate business conditions. Road building has not kept pace with traffic deve] nt in high trans- and depreciation costs, ex- pensive congestion, lack of safet; Vehicle damage,” stated Mr. ueu!,, sod oo mmmmm‘ufl&u,m mum;‘.fi i as| cars were more pressing at that time, i one quart every 200 miles. ithe heavy waste of Future economy of travel depends on | present highway construction, just as ' ! advised to THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SLi__ 05 ER Al 20, 1931—PART FOUR. GREAT OIL MYSTERY SOLUTION SOUGHT Auto Engineers Would Bring Lubrication Up to Par. Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, September 19.—One of the main problems that automobile engineers are trying to solve might be appropriately entitled, “the great ofl mystery” They arey striving to lubrication up to par with other divi- sions of motor car operation in which sclentific advances have been made. Just what happens to ofl when it is called upon to ease friction between metal surfaces in power contact al- question. The eering has begun the quest of cause and effect of ex- haustion and why it ghould eat up the car owner’s cash. * Viscosity Lost. Ten years ago it was known that oil brought into contact with , not even under stress, lgst & some- thing, which with the spread of edge, has come to be generally known knowl- as_viscosity. . Laboratory workers . bf it found it out by a simple it ‘They ' poured ofl into a glass re tacle filled with metal filings and -allowed it to stand overnight. Examination of the contents next day showed that the oll had lost some of its strength, not much, but enough to stir scientific curiosity. X Other in conneétion with however, and it is not until now that the technical men have got round to the job of extracting 100 per cent value from the ofl that goes into engines full- | bodied and strong but comes out black and murky with its lubricating quality gone. As a Department of Commerce re- port recently showed that automobiles in America now consume oll at the rate of 50,000,000 gallons each year, contributing tc an approximate total of $2,730,000,000 spent by those who operate cars for gasoline and lubricants during an average 12-month period, the value of lubrication research is ap- parent. On the power plant side, modern im- provements have brought filters, crank- case ventilation and water-cooling that make ofl last longer than it used to. Research Extended. Not to let progress stop, both the automobile menufacturers and the oil refining firms in the last year have ex- tended research operations to determine the different strengths of light, medium and heavy oils that engines of varying power required under differing condi- tions. Progress has been made in grad- ing the ofls and numbering 80 that owners can specify the kind an engine needs for efficient operation. General Motors has conducted long test runs on its proving ground to ascertain lubrication facts. So have Standard Oll and other companies, which have operated fleets of test cars for long periods. As yet the results are being debated. The technical men, with new data at hand, are groping for more light. High speed, it has been found, con- sumes ofl much faster than slow oper- ation. One experiment included runs; of 1,000 miles each at 30 miles an hour | and runs at 55 miles an hour on the same oil. At 30 miles an hour the con-| sumption was one quart for the dis- tance, but at 55 miles an hour it in- creased to more than six quarts. At the same time, it was noted that the gasoline consumption at the higher | Tate of speed was approximately 25 per a Factor. Leakage from engines also is a factor 0 contend with, It has been pointed out that as little as one teaspoonful lost | for every mile will mean a total loss of | improvements have | tting away from | ormer years when | crankcases had to be refilled every 500 miles and often less, one belief is that even with the 1,000 and 2,000 mile re-; fills now possible, one-half to two-thirds of all the ofl the car owner buys is| thrown away. | It is stated also that tests at top| peeds on some passenger car eagines | While engine done much toward L i nave consumed as muth as one gallon bonds | for each hour of running. | Under such conditions, owners are| keep the oil level in the engine at the “full” mark instead of' letting it get low. Burned out bearings | are blamed on total absence of oil,! rather than deficiency in the oil itself. The effort to bulld up oil performance also has develn_Ped 8 new gadget for the modern car. This is & dial on the in-' nt board that records the vis- cos:ty of the lubrlc;:t. onhue & car is in| | will have traffic | phores for use by officers were repaired i e s UNEMPLOYMENT AND TRAFFIC MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS Unusual Opportunity Offered to*Kill Two Birds With One Stone, Says Engineer. BY BURTON W. MARSH, Trafic Engineer of the City of Philadelphia. ‘Two of the most pressing problems facing municipalities today are unem- ployment and traffic. An unusual ‘?‘ portunity offers itself this year to let the one help the other or to “kill two birds with one stone.” energy to their traffic problems which their importance warrants. Just be- cause the average cost per family of traffic congestion and accidents of $100 per year is nol a direct tax does not make it any the less real. The horrible and mounting traffic accident toll, which has been appropriately called “worse than war” is & ace—the more so because it can be reduced, as here and there a progressive city has proved. Similarly, traffic congestion can be materially relieved by numer- ous known methods. The trouble is that many of these methods, approved by the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety and tested in practice, are not being put to work! Few Trained Persons. One of the main reasons why these traffic improvement measures are not being instituted more actively is that there are not e th properly trained persons devoting ir time to street traffic problems. In most municipali- ties there are not even eno trafic nothing of manpower, wor! s ly on the ever-increasing engineering phases of the problem. Most city fathers willingly agree that more ought to be done on traffic im- provement work. But how? “Budget- making is & nightmare,” they say. “The m}e want ever-increasing services, t they also want lower taxes.” “We'll do the best we can for traffic.” But that best falls far short of the need. Traffic improvement work is, then, a public work, which in most municipali- ties is far behind. There is much; “back work” to be done—even to get caught up. This work is emphatically not “made” work, in the sense of being unnecessary or unimportant work made just to keep idle hands busy. Desire to Earn. Americans do not want doles; they | desire to earn their livelihood. Why | not tie up this humanitarian, life-| saving, close-to-the-public traffic im-| wement work with unemployment | relief, which now looms as a greater problem this Winter than last? Why | not put unemployed to work on pre- pared” programs for traffic improve- ment? Last Winter Philadelphia carried out this idea with fine results. Through the co-operation of the Committee for Unemployment Relief, dispensing funds raised by popular subscription, some $76,000 was paid to 400 to 600 unem- ployed improvement workers. What did these workers do? follow! e‘\fi wnvln‘;‘m thinking citizen of the value of the work. It called for enor- mous amounts of manual labor and by the necessary technical studies it showed the way to many more jobs needed for traffic geuzrmem as well as unemploy- ment relief. . Summarized Ilustrations. 1. Some 87,000 accident records were transcribed and sorted—and over 50,- 000 records were t into shape for ready use in de g remedial meas- “n‘i Four accident spot maps were made. 3. A list of 166 intersections having 10 or more reported accidents in 1929 was developed. 4. Fleld studies were made for over 100 of the worst accident intersections. 5. Traffic studies were made in the vicinity of approximately 400 public and parochial schools. About 1 schools tection this Fall this work, and as rapidly as schools will be protected. 1,400 traffic signs were made and erected. 7. Some 500 street name signs were made and erected or cleaned and painted. 8. One hundred and thirty-seven United States and State route signs and posts were erected. . 9. Two -hundred and twenty-five one-way arrows were constructed. 10. Two hundred mechanical sema- o o e 6. Some and painted. 11. Nine hundred and ninety electric traffic :Icn:’h were cleaned and 233 were painted. 12. Thirty-five thousand feet of traf- fic control cable were pulled in ducts. 13. Traffic volume counts were made at some 1,700 intersections. Those data have been used almost continuously, and are of long-time value. A city-wide traffic flow map is now being made from these counts. 14. Considerable parking data were obtained, including some of the facts from which the recent downtown park- ing ordinan: evolved. 5. of five of the 29,000 dally using the if any, cities are devoting the | tained. When completely summarized and analyzed the obtained facts will lead to recommendations for improve- ments in bus conditions in the central business district. 16. Taxicab data, including use of taxicab stands and taxicab movements on various streets, were obtained, look- ing to improvement of taxicab condi- ons. 17. Educational Work. — About 75 traffic safety write-ups for a small daily “box” in the Evening Bulletin were pre: pared. Eight radio talks were arranged for and considerable assistance was given in their preparation. About a dozen magazine articles and news story releascs were prepared and used. One unemployed man with publicity experi- ence did this valuable work for approx- imately two months. ¥ 18. Statistical Work.—Nearly 10,000 man hours of summarizing and analyz- ing work was done, mainly on volum counts, parking studies, bus studies anc taxicab studies. While this is not on tistical work, it is difficult to effe summarize to the layman the value of the drafting work. This work was, however, of very great importance. Large Employment Shown. pared program of work. Training and supervision were serious problems, al- though some fine temporary super- visors were selected from among the unemployed. ‘What grade of results was obtained? In general, the work was truly satisfac- tory. In fact, the majority of the men showed a marked interest, and, after all, who is not interested in traffic b- lems? We were, of course, very fortu- nate in having an exceptionally open and mild Winter. - This coming Winter we hope to secure considerably more unemployed help on traffic improvement work. We empha- size that traffic improvement work is not artificially made work and that the results secured warrant further assist- ance. Naturally, our experience has de- veloped a number of ways of improving the plan. A detalled program for the coming Winter has been carefully prepared. Every job to be done is an important one, thus empHasizing the fact that there is much traffic improvement work remaining to be done before we have even “taken up the slack.” Surely unemployment relief offers an unusual opportunity for communities to | bring about marked improvements in | ing | O0¢, of their most pressing problems— | traffic relief. MARYLAND MAY SEE PERMIT SUSPENSION New Law Requires Motorist to Prove Right to Drive Fol- lowing Accident. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, September 19.—The day when the automobilist will be re- Quired. to safisfy judgment against him for injury to person or rty or surrender his right to drive a car is close. It will arrive January 1. On that day en act passed by the last Legislature will become effective. That act provides that, when 30 days have passed after a final judgment for personal injuries or any final judgfent for g;owty damage in excess of $50 has been entered against the automobil~ ist and the judgment remains unsatis- fled, the Motor Vehicle Commission ::y take away his license to drive & At the attorney general's office it was sald that this act cannot be regarded as compulsory automobile insurance for the reason that it leaves undisturbed the man who succeeds in avoiding such accidents as come within the scope of the act. It will, it is said, eliminate the totally irresponsible au- tomobile driver from the roads of Maryland. At the office of the motor vehcle commissioner study is being made of the provisions of the act to determine exactly what duties on the commissioner and h those duties are to be discharged. Suit, judgment "w satisfy the Jugtmgl“ are necessary under e act before the commissioner enters into the situation. It provided that notice of such failure to satisfy judg- gmtmunb-lentwmmvem- commisstoner ol elerks of the courts where such ts are en- tered. The bill also provides that the mo- TWO BILLIONS HELD 1932 ROAD NEED! Haif Could Be Raised by Taxes, Says W. R. Smith. ‘Two billion dollars for roads and streets in 1932 is held to be the mini- mum necessary to preserve normal ac- tivity without ecmllde’rtnf struction to relieve unemployment. Mo- tor vehitle taxes alone will produce half this sum, according to W. R. Smith, president of the American Road Build- ers’ Association. The association executive believes that relief of unemployment should be effected through additional funds made avallable from Federal, State, county and city sources. The effectiveness of I’Ml and :n’eellhlcommg'fiem for un- employment rel n accepted cities ties in public expenditures have had ties in getting under way, Employment Aid Seen. More than a million men are now m;luyed in road snd street it is estimated that 2,000,000 other busy furnishing materials, and supj to each road e year ex a bil- lion _dollars, employs 350,000 men; and road work, ex- o an e equipment worker. in 1931 in excess of two-thirds probably keeps as many - |men busy because of its diversified ; city paving, somewhat re- duced this year, has almost as many men on the pay rolls. These estimates from reliable sources show the extent by highway construction, according to the association representative. “Analysis of the dollar spent on road and street work shows that more than » cent of the money expended on highways ultimately goes to labor,” said Mr. Smith. “Labor, equipment, fuel and secondary materials are used in the aration of road and street materials. turn, the secondary materials em- ploy labor in their manufacture. “Highway work is the largest market for cement, sand, gravel, crushed stone, vitre brick, asphalt and tar. Steel has a wide variety of uses. Rallroad freight tonnage of highway products is a considerable item. Largest Activity. “Road and street building is one of the largest activities—probably the most uniformly distributed—for the employ- ment of unskilled labor. Such work absorbs readily men from all classes of industry temporarily inactive more easily than any other activity, “Unemployment relief depends large- ly on the initiative of local leaders, many of whom are advocating road and street bullding,” he continued. “The results from money spent on good roads in a time of emergency such as the present remain long after the depres- slon is forgotten. “A man out of a job needs it where he lives. Highway work brings the job to the worker. ““The dollar spent on road and street construction has a double value; it the bills of the worker, thereby aiding in creating a stronger market for cora- modities, and it has & permanent vafe in decreasing hifhway transportation costs and reducing accidents that affect every one. “The public can buy needed roads and streets at a bargain now. Bonds for highways defer payments until more Kmperous times. The savings due to e present low cost of roads and streets bendp to offset the interest charges,” he concluded. tor vehicle commissioner shall suspend the license of any person found fiuuu of a number of offenses and shall not renew the license until the offender shall “have proven his ability to re- :gond in damages for any labilty ereafter incurred, resulting from the | hj ownership, maintenance, use or opera- tion thereafter of a motor vehicle, for personal injury or death of any one in the amount of at least m and, subject to the aforesaid limit for any one person injured of killed, of at least $10,000 for personal injury to or the death of two or more rsons in one accident and d-mml fi property to the amount of $1,000, resulting from any one accident.” The drivers to whom this is made to apply are those who have by ‘“final order of judgment been convicted of or shall have pleaded guilty to or shall have forfeited bond for appearance for trial” in cases where the offense charged is opernunx an automobile while under the influence of lquor, operating an automobile in deflance of the motor vehicle laws, the operation resulting in the death of one or more leaving the scene of an au-|t> m accident wuhm:t mi their | shift known in violation of law %&y ides that the motorist in- ve such an accident must halt o Slas other dstaled provisions sre made fothe administration of the act. s it | means equip with on as which ought to hel mmm‘:( {SERVICING CAR WHILE USING MAY SOLVE REPAIR PROBLEM Trend Is Believed Toward Remedying Trouble Without Long Tie-Ups in Shops. hils they are ught in the long tie- shop, cording to automobile who s2e the motor car of the near future valued for its freedem from _interruption of service to its owner. In support of the thory champions of the new plan point out that many remedies for troubles now can be lzfllled to better advontage while the ailing cars are in motion. Many service men'are meeting the new trend intelligently, developing spe- cial systems that administer service in easy doses rether than through major operations that inwolve long delays in the shop. It is not viewed as im- probable that in-the near future owners will engage service men to drive their cars for a few days in order to epply needed remedies. Service Nurses. ‘The service “nurse” zppears to be Jjust around the corner. Hz into condition without the owner losing an hour’s service. No experienced repairer today ex- pects to do a thorough job of ignition timing while a car is in the shop. He es the car out on the road and adjusts as he goes, doing a better job in the bargain. Carburetor edjusting also is more successfully accomplished through actual road service. But the newer servicing will be even more dependent upon actual use of the car. Today it is necessary to remove many hydraulic shock absorbers in order to replenish the fluid supply, wi tomorrow additions to the supply will be made right on the road. ‘The action of the spi will be utilized to work the fluid into the instruments without risk of foaming or of admitting air. A hint of this is seen in the way many thousands of motorists now lubricate various points of the chassis while they are heading for their des- tination. They may not even be obliged to pull out a plunger handle handle or on a pedal pump. An- noying squ that used to develop in the front ends of the rear springs of cars of the Hotchkiss dri now can be road simply by oiling the squeaking spring leaves through excessive oiling ?}, the shackles. Aid for Brakes. Brakes can be kept in more efficient Copiable shape. thiohh service plass , ice ldmln!lured‘D;hfle the car is in Iglllll service. One of the most popular brake-f systems calls for check- ing the efficiency of the brakes with the the only trouble with car in motion. In many cases is that they are not used enough. is particularly true of noisy brakes. Owners use thelr brakes lightly, believing this the best way to avoid noise, whereas the linings really need Milady’s would | take an ailing car and put it back | ing through lack of oil. Had he visited |a lubrication station on his way to }bpsin".s! and had a little penetral {oi! conirted over this shart, the r |that collested end which threw the ! brakes cut ¢f equalization would no§ have sent him on a wild goose chase for an unnecsssazy brake job. Taking a Tip. Motordom is slowly but_surel, a tip from the railroads. Exnl'uy.l w"l’nl pick up water for the matically while tearing along the rails, The automoblile still stops for its water, but it no longer need stop for much of the service it requires. Increased speed partielly accounts for this change. It i3 not realized by many owners that their engines are more efficient | when operated faster. Many of early day iils were nothing more lezs than the result of running the motor too slowly and the car with ens tirely too many stops. When a driver runs along at 50 miles an hour and then takes his foot off the accelerator several useful things are accomplished, Thes> serve as service helps. For one thing, there is a partial vacuum in the combustion chambers which causzs oil to be drawn up past: | the piston rings from the crankcase. This ofl provides extra lubrication for the cylinder walls and valves and, in addition, cools the firing chambers. Another advantage is the fact that the lighter portions of the ol naturally are suck>d up more readily. This automati- cally serves to burn off some of the diluent. A considerable amount of battery trouble has been eliminated through higher road speeds. The car now travels over many rozds at a speed where the charging rate is quite low, owing to the earlier action of the third brush. Batteries are less subject to overheating and evaporation of elec- trolyte, even where there is no special regulator/ Hints of a Coming Day. ‘Ther are hints of the coming of the day when cars will be eq special accessories to be to a remedies when needed. If the shows signs of collecting too much car- bon, special injections of chemicals to loosen the carbon binder will be given. Valves will be treated to more powerful and more effective oil cures when stick- age manifests itself. Cars have frequently Been compared to the human . but nowhere is the similarity more evident than in matter of keeping fit. The man who can take a few care of his phy: chance of recovery tha neglects himself 50 long that an oper- ation and hospital treatment are needed. It has frequently been observed (Copyright, 1981, by the Russell Service.) Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. As Locke might have said, the chief art of to drive a car is to at- tempt but at a time, Probably the most patient women in America are the faithful souls who sit in the friend husband has things done to the car. It is usually said of woman that she pays and and pays. Lately I think she waits and waits and It is usually on the big trip of the year. Suddenly papa remembers tha he has forgotten change the oil, renew the oil filter cartridge, tighten : the engine while the other is revolve by the momentum of We desire to substitute a smaller lurtl’llye one attached to the L service manager’s office while | ditions, the water pump and oil the universals. | the He tries to make the 1927 car keep up with the 31s and worries becadlse the radiator seems to be too hot. Mamma got herself a lot of new crea- tions, thinking she was due for a big splurge at the resorts, but she finds herself “seeing the service station are one of many women who low in the car and whose lot do the daily parking, by all ip the right front fender If you it a bit is to th one of those little gadgets known a fender guide. This handy fitment rises about & foot from the fender and can be seen at all times while driving. Another convenience is the rear dif- fuser, a transparent affair, which you attach to the rear window. It cuts glare at night from headlights of cars following, yet does not truct your view of the traffic situation behind. The idea that no tools are needed in the car may be all right for the woman who drives about town and who figures she will call her automo- bile club or the service station if any- thing happens, but if she values the a rance of the hub caps and front- wheel service she will want to keep the cap wrench handy. Such wrenches vary for different makes. The av- erage mechanic seldom has the right one handy. at all. Back in 1906 Baroness Hengel- muller startled Washington by riding town with the exhaust you love to smell, Just why the refiners over. look the opportunity to ‘turn out gas with a pleasant odor remains . ‘They have added color to brands, halowax ofl to_pre- vent valve stickage and chemicals to stop knocks. Why not one more in- it to do what the baroness thought of in pioneer days. A motorist who had been provoked by his wife’s inability to p the fundamentals of driving took a ride on the rear seat and made a discovery a long way toward women who want to to drive. Sitting back in the lap of automotive luxury, he found imself becoming suddenly out of touch with the mechanics of driving. He confessed that he didn't know whether the car was in high “high” or silent third, or whether it was free wheeling or in conventional. Nor did he care. His attitude was that of the folk who flop into the soft cushions with the familiar command, “Home, James!" It reminded me of the evening I boasted of the smart way my faithful mwokoneoxwrflmhuulnhgh gear. Inviting praise brought from the on the rear seat the comvliment. “My, didn’t she go down the hill splendidly!” See motoring first by getting the front seat slant. If you are one of the women who no longer complain of “clutch foot” because your new car is eq with free wheeling, possibly you know just why it is that you can from second to high and vice Titus hotherias o proms e chiten Juf pedal to the floor. S e 3 To ) er. Let us would like | | which it is connected. let the engine idle is free and can be to mesh with the speed. of the car-driven gear may vary This will answer one reader's fn- quiry as to why it isn’t just as effective to clash by slipping into neutral. . she follews this method she will ha difficulty getting back into gear will be running afoul of the laws of a number of Stajes. CHECK SPARK PLUGS Engine Often Pepped Up After | Examination. Poor engine performance is oftér. traced and eliminated by an exsminse tion of the spark plugs, which fre quently are responsible for hard nn: ing, missing, sluggishness and loss . power. g on Iproper SAlISunSat of spark , or improper enf lug ga) o V’henwnew plugs are installed, or old be checked Tege) , they should carefully, according to car manuface turers’ recommendations. 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