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Evening star., 1923-07-29
Garage Should Prouide Space
For Storage and Tinkering
From the Automobile Digest.

From the Automobile Digest.
The error of which the prospective
builder is most often culpable is that of
building the garage too small. OF course.
the original purpose for which the ga
rage is to be built is for the housing OF
the car. 1t is not primarily intended
to be a repair shop or a storeroom. But
there are times when little repair
work is necessary and 1t is then that the
builder realizes that a foot or two more
floor space on each side Of the car would
be much to be desired. When planning
the amount Of floor space. leave ample
room on all sides of the car Too much
room will never prove an embarrassment
and the additional cost OF roomy ga
rage over a cramped one is negligible.
Can Save Money.
The car owner with a garage on his
premises will naturally make d great
many Of the minor adjustms nts and re-
pairs to which the repair shop had hith-
erto fallen heir. As his repair expe.
rience grows, IL Is but natural that the
equipment necessary will also grow-a
point often neglected when figuring the
dimensions OF the garage. Provisions
should therefore be made for work.
bench and lockers at one side or end.
Again. the upkeep of the car can be con-
siderably lowered by buying in bulk. Oil
can be bought in fifteen or thirty gallon
steel drums; grease in twenty-five or
fifty pound tins: soaps and polishes in
large receptacles at prices which will
afford a considerable saving over the
one-quart or one-pound method Of pur-
cha sing.
Suppose. in figuring out the dimen-
sions of our garage. we take the lowly
Ford as an example. II we figure its
length at about twelve feet and its
width at about six, a two-foot clearance
all around will necessitate a garage
| about ten feet wide and sixteen feet
long. A two-foot clearance space. how
ever. would require a person to enter
sideways, a practice which would be
hard on the temper, as well as on
the clothes. Though such a garage
would provide ample space for simply
housing the car. II would be neces-
sary to do all repairs and cleaning
on the outside. If repair work is to
be done and a work bench installed
on the side. at least an additional
four feet must be allowed for the
bench and at least two feet more door
space SO that the work may be done
| in a convenient manner. This will
| bring the width of the garage to six
teen feet. OF course. no provision az
yet has been made for the lockers fol
storing the soaps and polishes, bolts
and nuts or other accessories; for
which a floor space OF about two feet
should be allowed.
Place for Bench.
If the bench is to be placed at one
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Closed Car Hints.

Since closed cars are becoming such
a popular type ii is time to offer a
few suggestions as to how to get the
best results from them. 1t should be
recalled that the interior OF a closed
vehicle needs to be kept cleaner than
that of an open car, because it gets
less ventilation. The cleaning pro-
cess should be done with a vacuum
cleaner, not a whisk broom.
The interior ought to be 'fumigat-
ed" with an occasional spraying of a
mild disinfectant, particularly II any
passengers with colds have been
aboard. Spraying perfume about
the interior is a good germ killer. and
likewise tobacco smoke. The aver
age closed car usually gets a goodly
share of both, but it's sometimes
necessary to have a general house
cleaning.
When driving with all the windows
closed watch out for that drowsy
feeling. It's little bit of carbon
monoxide escaping from the engine
and the exhaust. Better be little
cooler and not so close to danger
Use the shades frequently. and ad-
just them to different positions If
left in any one position for any
length Of time they will fade in such
a way as to leave marks. When
leaving the car for any length of
time be sure to close the windows. 1t
may rain. Also. a thief may ind it
an easy matter to slip his arm
through the opening and unlock the
door.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
No. I-Learnins to Drive-welI.

Suppose you're an expert driver by
nowT' bantered, greeting Smith
upon completion Of his driving les
sons.
"The Instructor told me I was the
most adept pupil he had had this
year." Smith boasted.
smiled at this. That's what they
all say" added. And why shouldn't
they? 1t is their business to sell cars
and please their customers even II
they have to fiatter them
"Oh, so you don't believe 1 can
driver? Smith asked. surprised to
think that had questioned his abil-
ity. "All right" he said. I'll just
prove 1t to you"
My car was standing there at the
curb. 1t was not the make of car
he had ordered, but the shift was the
same, and there was nothing radical
Smith took the wheel and 1 sat be-
side him. I waited while his nervous
hands wandered over the instrument
board In the confused act of looking
for the choker and the Ignition switch
at the same time.
do things deliberately" I said.
Make sure you're in neutral, turn
on the ignition, pull out the choker,
advance the gas. retard the spark and
press your foot on the starter button"
smith Starts AwkwardIy.
Smith went through the starting
procedure, taking about four times as
long as necessary.
It'll all como to you after you
have driven a while" ] added, trying
to build up his confidence. There is
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Caution at Crossings.

If every driver will exercise par
ticular caution in crossing railroad
tracks the prediction of the Inter-
state Commerce Commissions bureau
Of safety that 700 autoists will meet
death at crossings within the next
three months will not come true.
Considering the enormous increase in
cars, some progress in safety is evil
dent when 1t is seen that 1853 per-
sons were killed at grade crossings
in 1917. as against 1859 in 1921.
There is a possibility that when the
1922 figures are completed the figure
will be only slightly higher in spite
of the great increase in motor travel.
The number of grade-crossing ac-
cidents. however, Is increasing all
out of proportion to conditions. which
plainly enough indicates the impor-
tance of utmost precaution- on the
part of drivers. An accident" at a
grade crossing is the last word in
luck. for to escape death In an en-
counter with a moving train is indeed
a miracle. Apparently the bureau Of
safety appreciates the fact that luck
will change and that the large num-
ber of accidents will suddenly slip
over into the fatality class.
How can any motorist know the
facts and yet fail to take the simple
precaution of being careful to see
whether train is coming?
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Most people forget that the hest
~ay to watch the road is through
khor rtvtndahieId.
Who's Buying Cars

Motorists who are busy making
the old car do another year naturally
wonder who's buying all the automo-
biles. Production is at a mark never
before attained and sales are keeping
pace In excellent shape. No one will
admit that money has suddenly COM
nenced to come easy to the average
man, yet automobiles require money,
and they are being bought up at a re-
tnarkable rate.
There are four big reasons why
cars are now selling at this mad pace.
They are unusually attractive this
year. they are priced fairer than at
any time in the history of motordom.
they can be bought on a shoestring.
and everyone has decided that car
is too desirable a possession to do
without.
The last reason is first in impor-
tance. For years people have denied
themselves automobiles, in the belief
that they had no business spending
their money for private transporta- :
tion. But the Joneses have stepped
right along, and the rest of the neigh
bors feel obligated to keep up with
them. When a nation suddenly de-
cideS to motor, that settles II. Price,
models and methods of payment are
secondary
Just how many of these people who
are buying cars should buy Is another
matter Time will tell. The expert
enced owner has learned to motor
logically and he has good reason TO
suspect that the new members of the
motor clan may be bit reckless. 1t
is to be hoped that manufacturers
and dealers will see the wisdom or
urging new customers TO put motor
ing on a more substantial basis; 9TH
erwise the damage done to motor
TRANSFORMATION as a result of the ex-
travagant buying may be sufficient to
throw the industry back to posi-
tion from where it will have to repeat
much of it's efforts.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

nothing TO it when it becomes me-
chanical."
Before I had finished the car went
on with series OF jolts that shook
the engine any
Easy I cautioned. When the
car bucks like this throw out the
clutch and give the engine a chance
keep your mind on the speed OF the
engine. First you had it going too
fast and now it is going too slow.
Suppose you pull up TO the curb again
and I'll show you how to run the
engine as stationary power plant"
Smith thought he knew all this, but
as he followed my suggestion he al
lowed the engine to stall three times;
once because he had the choker out
TOO far and flooded the carburetor;
enough. and finally because he was
opening the throttle wide with the
spark too far retarded. If he could
not run the engine properly while the
would only be trebled in actual driv-
ing.
After we got over the difficulty of
starting cold engine, Smith did bet
ter This encouraged him to boast
that he was going to take me right
down into the traffic.
I'm willing" I agreed. 'ff you'll
snow me that you can stop the car;
he laughed at this. why thats
the easiest part about it,
That being so, ! pointed to tele-
graph pole some thirty feet ahead and
gave him the command to stop. We
were then going about eighteen miles
an hour 1 watched him. First he
and then Why" BY that time we
were ten feet past the place where
wanted him to stop. We then agreed
that | should give the signal to stop
and that he should bring the car 70
a standstill as soon rs possible after
receiving the command.
Poor Job OF stopping.
Stop" I shouted, at a time when
he least expected it. This time he did
not camouf1age his nervousness with
a lot of foolish questions. but the
through his system. Finally after
looking around for the foot pedal. he
jammed on the brakes and the car
stopped. l had marked the place
where ! had given the signal by a
tree. He had taken forty feet OF
space in which to stop.
You should have been able to stop
in half that distance. You have no
right to enter traffic and endanger
other drivers unless you can. Driving
in traffic is good practice, but don't
attempt it until you first know how
to stop. You can practice that on an
open boulevard
But had the wheels locked" Smith
complained. why didn't the car stop
right away?"
You slid the tires" I explained,
whereas you should have applied
the brakes on and off. Your way OF
doing 1t is bad for the tires and folly
in slippery weather"
1t was actually two weeks after
this that Smith took me for a ride in
traffic. He was learning.
Next week-The Car Is Delivered.
Copyright, 1923. by the Ullman Feature
Service
Evening star., 1923-07-29
FIVE KINDS OF BRAKES
ARE IN USE ON AUTOS
Importance of Understanding
Mechanism Shown by Comparison
of Arrangements.

There are no fewer than five diff
ferent arrangements of brakes in use
today:
% Foot brake on transmission
hand brake on rear wheels.
(2) Hand brake on transmission
foot brake on rear wheels.
(3 Both brakes on rear wheels.
(D Hand brake on one rear wheel
foot brake on the other.
(6) Brakes on all four wheels.
Before comparing these there are
tion should be given. The first point
is that while the brake at the back OF
the gear box is very close to the
point of application. be IT hand or
foot, so that there is very little
spring in the connections. vet the
road wheel brake, rear or front, is a
comparatively long way off, causing
possibly. considerable spring in the
connections, particularly if a shaft
across the chassis be used for con-
Meeting the two.
Certainly there is less spring il
whiffletree compensation is used. as
on many American cars, but the
cross-shaft with or without compen-
sattng gear is the commoneSt prac-
tice in this country. This spring in
other. is a very important considera-
ton.
The second point is that the re-
tarding efficiency OF the brakes. as
suming that they are applied up to
the limit at which wheel slip is or
the point Of commencing, Is dependen,
solely on the proportion Of the whole
weight Of the vehicle. which is car
ried by the wheels to which the
brakes are applied.
The tipping effect Of brake appli-
cation must also be dealt with. By
that Is meant tho transference OF
weight from the rear wheels to the
front wheels. thus further reducing
the adhesion Of the rear wheels. and
therefore the effectiveness of the
brakes when applied to the real
wheels only.
This transference Is dependent or
the ratio Of the height of the cente,
Of gravity OF the vehicle above the
ground to the wheelbase-that is tc
say, in q short high car 1t may be
serious. though in a long low one II
is negligible.-Auto Digest.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Faith and Foolishness.

Confidence counts for a lot in driv.
fng a car successfully. but it is toe
often but step removed from con.
ceit. The present fad of believing
anything possible If only one has
faith has grown to such proportions
that the streets are beginning to be
cluttered with drivers who bow to
faith rather than facts.
The viewpoint of the other fellow
must be taken into consideration. The
man who has driven a car for years
and who knows that the more he
drives the more he needs to know
regards this extravagant self-con-
fidence on the part of thousands of
new drivers as nothing more nor less
than downright foolishness. He has
much evidence that 1t is also a down
right menace.
Any person who thinks that learning
TO drive a car nowadays is merely a
matter Of taking the wheel and say
ing II can" is running about the
same sort Of risk as the man who
steps off the top of the Woolworth
building, spreads his arms and says
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Two Parking Pointers.

The best way to determine whether
a space is large enough for parking
the car is to proceed to go through
the preliminaries of parking by driv-
ing ahead of the space. close to and
parallel with the car ahead. In pass
ing the space it is easy enough to
tell whether it will accommodate the
car.
parked in such way that the rear
end Is half way out into the street
the easiest way to get out Of your
space is to back out. 1t will require
little mareuvering, but less work
than to attempt to leave the space
in the usual way
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Do It This Way.

Obviate the danger of accidentally
humping the left front fender of the
car directly behind your parking
space when entering it is to make
up your mind always to park the car
properly by driving up alongside of
the car ahead and then backing. No
matter how sharply you cut the
wheels under. this arrangement, IL
the right wheel Is slightly behind the
left rear Of the car ahead no damage
can be done except by the front
tenders, which, however, are easy to
keep track of.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
CROSSING ACCIDENTS
REDUCED ON B. & O.
Campaign to Cut Fatalities and
Injuries in Full Swing on
All Roads.

With a decrease In casualties of
about 81 per cent In June. as COM
pared with May this year, the careful
crossing campaign began auspiciously
on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The object of the campaign ia to in
struct automobile drivers and others
having occasion to pass over rail-
road tracks at highways to use the
utmost caution.
Practically all the railroads of the
country are enlisted in the campaign
against reckless and careless driving
over highway grade crossings. The
campaign began June / and will be
continued until the end of September.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

!, end, so as to be near the motor. the
extra six feet must be added to the
length, making a length of twenty
two feet. while the lockers may be
installed on the side.
The minimum space which should
be allowed should be about twelve by
twenty feet for simply storing the
car, and about sixteen by twenty
four feet when any considerable
amount of repair work is to be done
And IL provision is to be made for
perhaps another car in the future, at
least another ten feet should be add
ed to the width.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN
An Abridged Magazine for Car Owners

"I'll fly" He Is more to be feared
because when his foolish faith goes
fiooey he jeopardises a lot OF other
motorists who have learned how to
handle their own cars, but not well
enough to escape the errors of others
II new members to the driving
ranks want to apply the self-confi'
dence principle to motroing let them
first learn to have faith in knowledge
Let them believe-and believe 1t with
all their might and main-that sue
cessful driving hinges on confidence
in the fact that a driver never can
be competent enough.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Picnicking in Safety.

The plan of Strengthening roads
when rebuilding them has an advan-
tage which is just coming to light.
The unused sections of the old road
make ideal places for the motor
tourist to stop for his picnic lunch
without blocking the highspeed traf-
fic Usually the man on tour hasn't
time to look for choice picnic spots,
and so invariably winds up by stop
ping along the main road. Under
the new plan he can MUNICH his sand
wiches without danger OF becoming
one himself.
(Copyright, 1927
Evening star., 1923-07-29

According TO Maj. Gen. Frank Nc
Intyre. chief of the bureau of insular
affairs. United States War Depart
ment. the Philippines offer large
areas OF land suitable to the growing
of rubber.
Evening star., 1923-07-29

The United States has 264.373 miles
Of railroad, or enough to circle the
earth at the equator ten and one
half times. This is a small fraction
Of the total highway mileage of the
country.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
Force of Habit.

Dentist (about to extract tooth)-
Do you want gas?
Inveterate Motorist-Ftve gNllons-
and better let me have quart OF oil.
Evening star., 1923-07-29
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL

John smith should
selhsh he
have exploited interesting
The 100000 or morem of the motor clan
Evening star., 1923-07-29

Copyright. 1922
Milford chronicle., 1923-06-08
MILLVMLE

Sunday evening, June 10th, will be
Children's Day at Millville Church of
Christ. The pageant, "Things as They
Are" will be rendered. There will be
recitations and a cradle roll exercise.
The music, "The Happy Season." will
be under the supervision Of Mrs. H.
T. Sutton.
Mrs. Sallie Nelson who has been i'll
for some time, passed away Friday
morning. Her funeral services were
held at st. Georges M. E. Church on
Sunday. The family has the sympathy
of our town.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac West on Wednesday
and left fine baby girl. 1t also visit
ed the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Evans of Philadelphia and left them
a fine girl. Mrs. Evans was formerly
Miss Mabel Powell. Her mother, Mrs.
L. NJ Powell, is spending some time
with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman AydelOtte and
son, Richard, were guests of their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Aydelotte
Miss Myrtle Powell motoTed to
Philadelphia on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1923-06-08
ROXANA

A reception was given to Rev. anG
Mrs. w. H. Cummings Tuesday even
ing of last week. The evening was
very pleasantly spent.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Alice and daugh-
ter, of Philadelphia, have been the re-
cent guests of Mrs. Allee's sister, Mrs.
Ward West.
Mrs. A. H. Watson had a misfortune
to spill boiling water on her foot
which has been giving her great pain
for the past week.
I. B. Lockwood and daughter, Miss
Alice, called on relatives at Ocean
View on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Lynch and
family and Mrs. Raymond Derrickson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. JOS
eph Lynch and family, of near Omar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Pepper of Phila-
delphia is spending some time with
Miss Kirby Tompkins.
Miss Ella McCOllum of State Nor
NAL School, West Chester, Pa, is
spending the summer vacation with
her mother, Mrs. Orlando McCOllum.
Mrs. Lizzie Mccormick spent the
week with her daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Bright Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vance Lynch accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Rollen West
of near Millville, mOtored to Chinco-
league, Va, Sunday and spent the
day.
Milford chronicle., 1923-06-08
BIanchards Station

Mr.. and Mrs. Norman T. Webb Of
Greenwood spent last Sunday will
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Webb, near I'm
ion Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Jones anG
son, George, of Milford, spent last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Martin
Newton, near Bridgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Barwick spent
Sunday with Mrs. Barwick's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Prettyman.
Mr. and Mrs. H. w. Flurer and son,
Junior, spent Sunday with relatives
and friends at Bowers Beach.
H. 1. TObey has gone to Philadelphia
where he has accepted position.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mills and son,
Alvan and G. L. Harmon and friend,
Miss Helen Morris, of Greenwood, at
tended the carnival at Harrington on
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Lola Elliott of Greenwood
spent last Saturday and Sunday with
relatives and friends at Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Nellie Hill has returned to her
home at Marcus Hook, after spending
two weeks with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Evans, near Todd's
Chapel.
Preston Johnson of Wilmington
spent Sunday with his brother, A. M.
Johnson at Greenwood.
Milford chronicle., 1923-06-08
OCEAN VIEW
in Philadelphia.

The commencement exercises were
attended well by persons in the sur
rounding community. The graduates
made an excellent program, recitinS
commercially. DR.. Burke Of Ocean
City, Md, gave a splendid address. The
Berlin orchestra played.
Mrs Villa Harlan of Washington,
D. c., is spending several weeks with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Hen
derSon.
Andrew Mcfarland came from his
position in the city and spent the
weekend with his fi.mily.
Mrs. Tenie Goslee and son Raymond
of West Philadelphia, motored here
and spent the weekend with her par
ents, MI. and Mrs. Thomas Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Aydelotte of
Wilmington and son, Vincent, spent
Decoration Day and the weekend with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Aydel-
Otte.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Powell Of
Philadelphia are spending two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Evans.
Capt. and Mrs. Warren Evans have
received the announcement of a grand
daughter, Myrtle Jane, born to Mr.. ami
Mrs. Oliver Evans, in Philadelphia,
Sunday, MAY q. They are receiving
congratulations
Rev. and Mrs. GoldsborO Hastings
and daughter, Miss Ruth and grand
son, Wilmington, mOtOred to Seaford
and visited relatives this week.
William Daisey has returned home
for visit.
James NJ. Evans made a trip to Will
mington this week.
Miss Mary c.. Evans has returned
home after teaching near Whining
ton.
Mrs. Reuben Daisey is visiting her
husband and children in Philadelphia
and New York.
Joshua Dukes spent the weekend
at his home here.
Kendall Hudson who holds a posi-
tiOn in Wilmington spent several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ThOs.
Hudson.
Mrs. Ulysses West and two daugh-
ters of Camden, N. j., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Owen Derrickson.
The Children's Day service held on
Sunday night in the M. e. Church was
very pleasing to a large audience. The
children took their part we'll The
Choir sang beautiful hymns. A panto-
mine and drill was rendered The Of
fering amounted to $172.50.