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Evening star., 1923-10-21

will be shown in the lower end of
the tube.
When using a hydrometer care is
necessary not to waste any of the
liquid drawn from cell and Ii must
always be returned to the same cell.
The driver should keep the battery
in mind when driving. The charging
rate shown on the ammeter should
be kept constant. Occasionally the
generator or wiring needs looking
after; this is usually indicated by the
ammeter. When stopping the car the
ammeter needle should indicate zero
when all switches are off; IL 1t shows
a discharge, look for trouble in the
wiring. II these few pointers are
followed by all car owners there
would be practically no battery trou-
BILE and our batteries would last more
than twice as long as they do today.
Speeding is an Expensive Practice.
Engineers and other officials upon
whose shoulders rest the response
Utilities of the upkeep of our high
ways are very much alarmed at tine
effects of abuse on these roads. \
highway is a very expensive national
asset. Under proper use 1t Will last
many years without the expenditure
of much money for repairs. AS at
present used they can never stand
UP. The two practices responsible
for the havoc on too many roads are
"Speedfng" and "overlORQlnS. AS a
general thing the former Is the worst
offense.
While speed laws have done some
thing to check the speed flend, only
small percentage of onenoers are
ever punished, and the roads continue
to suffer. The fact that even greater
efforts are not put forth to find some
effective means to stop this evil
makes us wonder whether the. au-
thorities are awake to the magnitude
of the trouble. Recently, however,
some OF the best engineers and min
listers of highways have been issuing
appeals to the better judgment or
motorists. hoping thus to bring car
owners to their senses What the
outcome will be remains to be essen.
Car the Worst Sufferer.
Though roads are ruined very
quickly by speeding, the car Suners
still greater injury. The tire which
is sent over the road at forty miles
an hour will not render the same
life mileage as will the tire which
was never driven much over twenty
miles an hour. What excessive speed
means to all Of tho machines mech-
anfsm is not generally recognized,
but just keep an eye on one or the
speed fiends, Of which every commun-
ity has a few. and before the season
IS over you may be enlightened as
to this. The hammer blows Of flying
pistons, cams, valves and cranks, to-
gether with the accompanying VI
bration, make short work Of the best
machine work, while the impact Of
flying wheels on the road surface
insures the quick destruction of
springs and frames, no matter how
thoroughly the latter be hot-riveted.
Truly the car owners pay for their
speeding, but they do not pay for the
roads ruined. Why not try suspen-
8 sion OF their Iicenses-put them on
The Indian list, 50 TO speak.
Evening star., 1923-10-21

a motorist can now start from the
zero milestone in Washington and
travel circle tour OF 1850 miles
lack to Washington again over Al
continuous dustless paved highway
That this can be done is very definite
evidence to the American Automobile
Association officials that substantial
progress is being made in the de-
Nelopment OF a national system of
highways. This continuous section
would take the motorist from Wash
ington to st. Louis. a distance Of SIG
miles, thence through Chicago. De-
trott, Cleveland. Buffalo, Montreal.
Albany. Boston, New York, Philadei-
necessary to retrace q single section
"t road. Between some of the cities
alternate routes over equally as good
road would be offered.
This Is but one Of many numerous
long stretches of paved highway.
points out the American Automobile
association touring and transporta-
tion board. The highway from Van
rouver. B c.. to San Diego, covering
u distance of over 100 miles is an
ther example. This road as a con-
tinuous paved road is to be dedicated
@tantly increasing mileage of con-
tinuous paved highway IL added to
tho national highway system of the
country. as the various states fill in
gaps on trunk line highways
North and south Roads.
Tho greatest need for continuous
paved highway is between northern
and southern points, as the south dur
lng the winter months offers climatic
and scenic attractions which no other
section can provide. The same Is true
of similar attractions for the motor
ISts of the, south. which are to be
found In the northern states during
Evening star., 1923-10-21
USELESS SIGNALS &
! HIT BY AUTO CLUBS
Claim Advertising Warnings
on Road Make Drivers Care
less of All Signs.

Branding unnecessary danger signs
and stop signals used for advertising
purposes along public highways as dan
gerous, many automobile clubs affiliated
with the American Automobile Associ-
alton, with the cooperation Of the state
highway departments, are campaigning
for their removal.
In some Of the eastern states where
the traffic on main highways is heavy
instances are reported where automatic
fash 'stop-railway crossing signs
have been put up by national adver-
tisers 300 feet in advance of a spur
track crossing the highway where the
tracks are used once or twice a month,
just because the location was ideal from
an advertising standpoint. On the
same highways, where these signs Were
needed, they were often found missing
In New Jersey at wide place In tn.
road cut-out painted figure represent
ing traffic officer and semaphore. on
the arms of which are painted the
words stop with the name of the tea
house underneath, blocks traffic. The
figure Of the traffic officer is so realistic.
under the glare of headlights that mo
torists who are not acquainted with tho
deception will instinctively obey thu
Semaphore.
In Connecticut the state highway d.
partment has requested the motor We
hicle department to have removed
stop" signs placed by property own
ers in advance of private roads lead
ing from the homes to the main high
way, maintaining that 1t is the duty OF
these owners to stop before driving
onto the main highway.
The danger of the use Of warning
signs or stop signals on the highway
where they are not required makes tn.
hn ~
unnecessary signs careless when he ep-
proacheS q warning signal which L.
properly placed for his protection
points out the touring and transporta-
tion bureau Of the American Autonnobfls
Association. 1t is the purpose Of the
American Automobile Association clubs
to check up on the use of warning sig
mails on the highways in their territcry
and take such steps as may be neces-
sary to have misleading signs removed
Evening star., 1923-10-21

English laid gardens TO their origi-
| home is the Oldest house in York.
! town. Moore House on Temple farm,
! is famous as the place where terms
, or capitulation We're made between
| Gen. Cornwallis and Washington
and witnessed by Lafayette, Rocham.
beau, De Grasse and De Kalb. AT
present there is a bill before Con-
gress to retain Temple farm as a
national park.
Scenes I'm Williamsburg.
Williamsburg. located between the
James and York rivers, is a charm
ing old colonial town.. important as
a civic center. and became Virginia.
capital when English governors ruled
the land and the gentry established
homes in the colony. William and
Mary College has the prestige OF
being the second oldest college In the
United States and the birthplace OF
college fraternities.
-Four Presidents, Jefferson, Monroe,
Madison and Tyler, matriculated here.
Old Bruton Parish Church, built in
1878, and then rebuilt in 1914, is Won
derfully artistic and most interesting.
The Williamsburg lodge erected the first
Masonic temple in this country. Often
George Washington presided and sat
In the handsome chair presented to
this lodge by Lord Botetourt. who
WIGS one OF virginia. S most popular
governors. On the campus Of william
and Mary College this royal gov
ernors statue has always occupied
its honored place through colonial
days until every visitor is familiar
with the weather beaten image. At
Williamsburg many first places in
America are shown, and the history is
interesting. Here is old Eastern State
Hospital, dating from 1863, and the
site of the first theater in America.
Again hitting the TRAIL" leaving
the romantic environments of time
and history. the motorist gets into
that newer spirited south on entering
Newport News with its unriyaIed
water front, the harbor of a thou
sand ships" Barely forty years ago
Coils Huntington changed by finance
and management these sedgefields
into busy shipbuilding port. now
employing thousands of workers.
From Newport News, crossing TO
Sewalls Point, or locally called Pine
Beach, the motorist reaches by ferry
the famous Hampton roads of civil
war naval warfare. At Old Point
Comfort are the government officers
quarters, in trim Navy appearance.
beautifully Kept grounds and reserva-
tions, with huge wharf conveniently
located for both northern and south
ern traffic.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
KEEPING OF 2 CARS
SOLVING PROBLEM
Answers Question of Used Car Dis
position and Results in Lower
Repair Bills.

In the development ot the two
| cars-to-a family idea q temporary
remedy for the used car problem MAY
| be found. according to officials OF the
| Washington Automotive Trade Asso-
| citation. Thousands Of motorists, Il Is
! said, are now keeping their old car
| for second best when buying new
ones
Commenting on this trend. walter
| Lambert, secretary OF the dealers
organization, points out that the plan
| may lead to many new ideas in car
ownership, with the motorist being
. in q better position at all times to
discover the many new opportunities
for putting the car to- better use.
What the average car owner
would lose in depreciation, when
selling or trading in his old car be-
cause the market is against him.
would more than cover the expense
| of the extra storage, registration and
| insurance on the new car" says Mr.
| Lambert.
!: "One reason why many motorists
! do not keep their cars In more con
J stant service is because il the ma
chine is new they are afraid 70 abuse
! it and if it's old they're afraid 70
| trust il. A motorist will frequentl!
/ keep his new car in the garage at the
very time when he could use II 70
! best advantage, simply because he
F.; does not want to take il out in bad
| weather. This is the time when =
! second best car would come u.
| handy.
| Choice Often Wrong.
Similarly If he is limited TO the use
| OF an old car he frequently leaves IL
! home for fear 1t will not be equal TO
| the job he planned putting It to or
| will not look prosperous enough for
! him. This is just the time when his
new car would be the logical choice.
| who keep their old car when buying
a new one show that the item of re-
pairs does not double Is might be eN-
| pected, being frequently less than TO-
one car since the owner has an op.
| portunity to have small troubles
remedied before they run into serious
and costly ailments.
"An advantage to the plan of keep
ing the old car is that if the uotorist
! finds that one car is sufficient for hi
/ needs he has ample opportunity Il
! find a buyer for the old car at much
I fairer price. A car that is alread!
! giving service to its owner Is much
more likely to attract the attention
/ of q buyer, for one is always a bit
| wary of the machine that has been
! discarded in favor Of something bet
| ter.
When d motorist continues to us,a
! his old car, though he has a new one
| for best the inference is that the old
car must be pretty good. Many q per
son will consider it q bargain at =
figure higher than the owner could
expect in hasty sale at the time h.
places his order for new car"
Evening star., 1923-10-21
''Crab'OftenCause
OF Driving of Man
Whom He Flaws

Frequently the motorist who con-
denns the actions Of another too hastily
is quite likely at fault himself.
Here's an instance:
The "other fellow" approaches For
an instant 1t looks as though he is go
ing to run into you. but by a last minute
swerve he manages to miss you.
"Heyl" you shout. "Where'd you learn
to drive?' And all the while II has not
occurred TO you that the "other fellow"
had to crowd you over to the side of the
road because You were crowding him.
There was q pile of stones on his side
OF the road. YOU wouldn't slow up and
he couldn't because he was going faster
What else was there for him to do?
Time after time the motorist who does
the complaining is the party really at
fault. The ''other fellow is often in a
predicanent caused entirely by the
driver who is long on shouting his dis
approval but short on self-analysis
Most people have good reasons for do
ing things. and If they appear to be
foolharrly or unthinking II may be be-
cause their accusers are driving them
TO It.
A driver should never call down an
other Inotorist until he has checked up
on his own behavior.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
DOUG ROPES STEERS
FROM BACK OF BUICK
Movie Star Shows Lariat Ability
From Saddle on Hood of
Special Car.

Douglas Fairbanks, the intrepid
and spectacular picture star. gave
the spectators at the pony express
rodeo. held in San Francisco at the
Tanforan racetrack on September 10,
a few thrills by doing some of his
daredevil stunts on the Buick
"broncko," four-cylinder car
This Buick is constructed so that
the hood has special cover to which
a saddle can be attached similar t.
the back cf a horse. From his seat
on the hood Fairbanks Gid some rop-
ing and bull-dogg1ng feats with wild
steers as playmates.
Former Postmaster Charles W. Fay
of San Francisco is standing on the
running toard in the above picture,
while Lin Howard, son Of C S. How
ard, is sGen seated at the wheel un-
derneath tho wide sombrero.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
FEDERAL GAS PRICE
PROBE TO BE URGED
Executive Board of American Au.
tomobile Association to Take
Up Issue Here.

Further development of plans to
urge upon Congress a sweeping in
vestigation Of the inequalities in price
of gasoline and the apparently un-
fair prices which are being charged
in some localities will be one of the
major subjects at the meeting of the
executive board of the American Au-
tomobile Association which has been
called by Thomas P. Henry Of De-
troit, president of the association, for
Washington. Wednesday, October "a.
A comprehensive program of close
cooperation with the 800 affiliated
clubs in assisting the local traffic
authorities in the solution of their
traffic problems VIII be worked out
at this meeting. The petitions Of
clubs for admission into the American
Automobile Association family will
also be considered by the board
When the gasoline price situation
was emphasized by the action of Gov.
McMasters of South Dakota, the re-
quest made q year ago by the Amer
lean Automobile Association that Con-
gress go into the matter thoroughly
and ascertain the facts was renewed
by President Henry. Information
since gathered by the association con-
firms the belief Of the directing heads
of the American Automobile Associa-
Evening star., 1923-10-21
THE OWNER-DRIVER'S
COLUMN.
Remember the Battery, Though L,
Works Well.

Because the battery is tucked away
out of sight does not mean that we
have the right to abuse 1t and at
the same time expect service. Though
1t will stand lot of abuse, the bat
terry will finally give way under con-
tinued neglect. So many of us forget
that the ignition for the car, the cur
rent necessary for starting the en-
gines and the food OF light which
makes night driving pleasure and
lights the trouble lamp when the en-
gine quits, all comes from the bat
terry Truly, the motorist is de-
pendent to greater extent on his
battery than to any other part of
his cars equipment. This should
make one remember its needs, but
by neglect than are worn out by
service. All that is necessary is that
we keep the plates covered to the
proper level with distilled water;
that we keep the wiring to and from
the battery in good shape and that
we keep 1t always in a charged con-
dition. This sounds easy and as a
general thing 1t is easy. Yet a bat
terry cannot be intelligently looked
after without some knowledge as to
no" 1t WOThS anu WHAT IL Is ITaQG
of. This information is not hard to
obtain. All large battery building
firms issue booklets describing the
action of their products and giving
instructions as to their care. These
are well written and should be read
by every one having battery.
HydrOmeter and Distilled Water
Should BE ON Hand.
A reliable hydrometer syringe
should be on the garage shelf of
every car owner. This is necessary
to test the battery's health, as well
as to show how fully 1t is charged.
AS long as all cells show equal
ihydrometer readings there is no
trouble in the battery. but when one
cell suddenly develops reading
lower than it's neighbor's trouble Is
brewing and the battery man should
be consulted. When one cell uses up
more water than the rest q leaking
cell is q reasonable conclusion, and
here again is a danger signal. be-
cause very soon the electrolyte in
that cell will show a lower hydrom-
eter reading.
Sometimes IL is hard to see clearly
where the water level stands In the
cells. There is no. better way to as
certain this than by means of a glass
tube of about five-sixteenths inch
bore and three inches long. Set the
tube In the liquid. being careful that
1t Is resting on the edges of the
plates; cover the upper end with a
finger and withdraw the tube, the
! height ef thy liquid eyer the plates
Evening star., 1923-10-21
System of National Highways
Displays Rapid Development
M0tOrist NO,U Can TraUcI 1850 Miles
From Zero Milestone and Back
Ouer Dustless Roads.

the summer months. Even in the
south MAJ arked progress is being made.
The southern states were naturally
slower in getting started in their de-
velopment of trunk line highways.
The resources which can be drawn
upon for road building purposes are
not as great. Among the eastern sea-
board states, North Carolina Is lead
ing the way for her sister states. The
barrier between the northern and
tier of states has been the mountain
ranges in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Both of these states have spent mil
lions on the removal of these barriers.
In both states definite proposals of
the issuance Of $50.000,000 to S75.-
100000 in state boncs are being con-
sidcred. This will give these states
ample funds to complete the work
under way and provide the same fa-
cilities of easy travel as between the
north and south as now exist in the
north between the eastern and central
states.
Much Progress Made.
Through the enterprise of such or
eanizations az the Lincoln Highway
Association, marked progress Is being
from the point where it leaves off
on its way eastward in the central
states across the plains and noun
tains of the middle and far west to
the tdClUC coast. 2 AL tne present
rate Of progress. it will be only a
few years until the motorist can leave
New York in his car and drive to
San Francisco or Los Angeles over
one of several paved transcontinental
highways.
II is gratifying TO the American
Automobile Association that in build,
ing continuous stretches of paved
highway, the states are at the same
time providing a definite local service
in the main market roads between
cities and towns and villages as the
local travel on most of the mileage
OF through highways greatly exceeds
the through travel.
Evening star., 1923-10-21
CAB DRIVERS OFFER
TO ASSIST POLICE
Company Instructs Men to
Keep Constant Lookout
for Stolen Cars.

Forty thousand Yellow Cab drivers
in practically every city Of the coun-
try are now actively assisting police
ing stolen cars.
This idea. originated by Roy Payne
Of the yellow Cab Co. Of Topeka,
Kan, has been taken up with enthu-
siasm by every taxicab operator and
very effective work has been done.
These taxicab operators have ar
ranged with the chiefs of police Of
their various cities to notify the cab
dispatcher whenever car is stolen.
This dispatcher broadcasts over the
phone to every driver. under his di-
rection q complete description of the
car. AS. a. result. all drivers are on
the alert, and because they cover
most of the city during the day and
night, they sooner or later run across
the car stolen.
Obtain Good Results.
During the last two years Topeka
taxicab drivers have recovered a
dozen cars and similar results have
been obtained in other cities.
This Is only one of the many ways
in which Yellow Cab drivers through
OUT Ine country are rendering emec-
tive assistance to the citizens they
drive.
Recently in New York, when baby
was kidnapped from its carriage in
front of one of the leading depart
ment stores, $4,000 taxicab drivers
were called upon to assist the police
department in an effort to- find the
missing child.
Out At All Hours.
Because Of their intimate knowI-
edge of the cities in which they op-
crate. and because they are on the
streets twenty-four hours a day, yell
low Cab drivers are in a position to
unearth many, clues that eventually
lead to the solution of crimes of all
kinds.
Moreover. the taxicab companies are
anxious to give valuable assistance
whenever IL Is desired.
Evening star., 1923-10-21

tion that Congress is the only power
to obtain the information on which a
real solution to the problem can be
based.
In calling the meeting Of the board
President Henry expressed himself as
being greatly impressed with definite
results which many of the clubs are
obtaining in reducing the percentage
of automobile accidents to the num-
ber of motor vehicles operated by CO.
operation with the local traffic au-
tborities. He believes that even bet
ter results can be obtained through
more intensive help of the national
body along definite lines. President
Henry IS expected to present some
specific recommendations along this
line for the consideration OF the
board
Evening star., 1923-10-21
CUSTOM VS.. GOOD SENSE.

The customary time to put water
in the radiator is while the garage
man is pouring a quart Of OIL into
the engine.
What is customary, however, is not
always sensible.
Pouring water into a. radiator while
the hood is raised is equivalent to
washing the spare tire while the gas
to get where Il doesn't belong. This
is especially true where the ignition
coil happens to be placed forward, as
il is In several makes.
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