The Washington times., 1919-01-25

This column is devoted to the interest Of
the autoist. All questions as to care ana
upkeep, engine troubles, tours etc, will be
cheerfuIIy and fully answered by an expert.
, Questions must reach this office not later
thr n Thursday to insure issue in current
week. Address all communications ear,
Automobile Editor Washington Times. Civ
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II your car is in trouble on the road and
you need a tow or assistance avail yourself
Of The Times Auto. Emergency Service, II
is yours for the asking See notice nn
this page.
the many critics OF our traffic regula.
tions If they i.shouids visit. Chicago
and make close observation of the
methods of control in vogue there
Washington certainly has 1t all over
the breezy city, for traffic regula-
tions. In Chicago It seems like q
sort Of hit and miss proposition. At
| many busy corners a mounted '"cop"
regulates the traffic, and one gazes
in awe and wonder at the dexterity
of the horse in" avoiding collisions
with himself. With lodging street
cars. autos, and trucks Ii is rather
difficult to get out of the way OF the
prancing and constantly moving horse,
but the animal seems to realize the
menace he Is and shows almost human
| intelligence in avoiding pedestrians.
A great many corners seem to- be
without protection Of any kind. One
good seems TO have resulted from this,
as the average citizen, impressed by
many accidents, is constantly on the
lookout when he crosses the street
Would that the average washiugtonian
could be made to do likewise, instead
of preceding across a crowded thorough
fare. lost in deep mental abstraction,
as il the weight of the nations govern
! ment rested on his shoulders .s
II the engine OF an automobile
makes the car go, and when put on
n train makes the cargo. and the To-
comotive makes the car go, and the
car goes to Chicago, and after all the
car goes through. the buyer can't
make the car go, and if-"wake up,
boss, we done been coming to Chi
cago."
Pneumatic tires for trucks are be-
looming more popular every day. Tire
makers are contemplating the expen-
diture or ,$5,O00.0O0 on a campaign
with less power, less depreciation of
construction parts, and less mainte-
nance expense are some Of the advan-
tages claimed =
No, Marguarita, "right-hand drive"
does not mean that. your young man
would have his left hand free to at
tend to spark" matters. ..
Did you ever stop to think that an
! automobile engine has many human
characteristics. You have to feed 1t
(gasolene), the carbureter Is the
stomach which digests the food, the
7 electric wiring Is the nerves, the OIL
ing system the veins and arteries.
ands the spistons the yalves Of the
heart. For eonsfstefff work the orr
ganism must be kept cool and never
, oyerheated 1t would be well to
remember this when you are inclined
to neglect or treat your car rough:
Henry Fowler asked II automobiles
would be Of value on chicken farm.
In the absence of our sporting editor.
we would say that we have often
used automobiles for carrying chick
ems, and found them very efficient.
Care should be taken to see that they
are we'll fed and given plenty to
drink. Most of them prefer shell
food, such as Holsters. etc. They
should be held tight to prevent
their escape. II they are Inclined to
! "cackIe," IL is a sign that they have
, had too much to drink and should be
allowed to 60 to roost at once.
In answer to your second question,
as to how much a good chicken Is
worth, we would say the price varies.
We have seen some "broilers' that
people have spent fortunes on. We