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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
The Old Mechanic Says:

clean up the engine. He examines
the gas lines and cleans out the
strainer. Every few smonths he re-
moves the head and scrapes out carr
Don. Once year, he drops the
crankcase and removes the muck
that accumulates at the bottom
Once I'm a while he cleans out the
buahin's OF the spring bolts, often re-
n1ovin' them entirely for inspection
and cleanin'.
The other fellow uses cleaner gas,
better oil and better grease. The en-
CINE and the chassis pick up less
foreign matter and require less
cleanin.. He has the engine equipped
with an air cleaner. an oil purifier
and q gas strainer. Less carbon
forms. Almost no muck collects in
the crankcase.
He Is very much more successful
in talSin' care OF his car than the
other fellow. He prevents dirt in
stead OF tryin' to get rid OF it later.
I've watched some owners carin,
for their cars and I've been surprised
to see how much dirt they infiich
upon them. Al lot OF dirt can get into
the grease gun hose, even into the
can that holds the grease. I've seen
motorists cleanifl, the engine with
wool waste lettins little stray pieces
of 1t fall around the carburetor
where they might be sucked into the
engine through the air vent.
There's g. knack In cieanin'. Not
everybody knows how to do It to best
advantage. The secret Is to clean
with clean cleaners and prevent dirt
rather than remove 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
STATES DISPUTING
RECIPROCITY RIGHTS
Delaware Puts Burden on Mary.
land Commercial Vehicles
. Using Her Roads.

Maryland and Delaware are at log
gerheads over reciprocal automobile
driving privileges and the dispute il
growing in bitterness.
Within the last few weeks Delaware
has been requiring that all Maryland
cars operating in Delaware for hire,
whether trucks carrying freight. pas
senger cars carrying passengers, or
buses, must be licensed in Delaware.
For a five-ton truck the cost of this
license Is about $SS, and this provi.
sion has met with vigorous opposition
in Maryland. s
Applied only to Maryland thus far,
the regulation Is to be applied later
to Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
These three States are said to supply
95 per cent of the trucks which will
be required to pay the new license
fees In spite OF the reciprocity agree
ments between Delaware and those
States.
The chief sufferers in Maryland are
said to be the people Of the Eastern
Shore. who have been sending their
farm produce to Philadelphia and New
York markets over the Delaware
roads.
On the other hand, Delaware motor.
lists assert that trucks from Maryland,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, are
'hogging" the Du Point highway and
other Delaware roads.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Something 70 Think Over.

A suggestion that might merit the
consideration Of John @. Motorist az
he sits at the wheel Of the car while
Mrs. Motorist goes shopping IL made
by the American Automobile Associa.
ton.
After pointing out that removal Of
the excise tax on automobiles this
Spring has resulted in saving that
averages 81 to each motor buyer IN
the country this year. the 4. a. a.
asks the pertinent question:
What Is the notorist going to do
with the saving?''
Answering its own question with
another, the Official quoted asks:
why not put II into organization9
The American automobile owner
might do worse. He has everything
else--Tnarvelous autoinotive equip.
ment, beautiful highways. The high.
ways, it Is quite evident, are the re.
suit of a tremendous demand that
came In spite. OF Discrimination, but
they were the hard work OF few and
not the easy task OF the mass.
Mass movements. under our poiiti.
cal system, get results. That IL quite
obvious to the most casual Of observ-
ers. Business, industry, labor. every
group that achieves recognition does
Il BY mass attack the bigger the ny
ing wedge the bigger the impression
IL makes.
The Sll might be made so If every
motorist began shouting Justify
enough. and in concert with his fel.
low motorists, for that end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

Is quite protection against sun rays,
but since the closed car is left closed
up and locked. as general rule. there
is no place for the escape of whatever
heat does penetrate the roof.
Also the roofs of some Of the cheap.
est closed cars are so thin that the
situation is as bad as returning to a
curtained open car. If one has not
been able to be discriminating when
selecting the car at least one should
know the cars weak points and seek
to avoid them. Look for shady park.
ing spaces even though 1t may mean
walking little farther.
Use OF a more suitable grade of oil
will do much to keep the car cool in
q warm spell. The general tendency
Is to use heavy oil when the Their
mometer shoots skyward, and yet the
engine may run hotter on a heavy oil
than on medium grade. Il is a cues
ton Of being thoroughly familiar with
ones car.
A great many cars in use have
jumped time little without their
owner fully appreciating what Is
wrong. This is equivalent to driving
with a retarded spark and under such
circumstances an engine will prove to
be a very troublesome radiator for
motorists who are longing for refrig-
GRAFTON. Having timing set ahead
again is simple process on many
cars using front-end drive chains,
though In some cases the timing gear
case must be removed
A closed car can be like q silk shirt,
cool in Summer, warm in Winter, be-
cause 1t keeps out the heat as ef-
fectiyely as it does the cold.
Copyright. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

most motorists use? There Is an
awakening in favor Of an Affirmative
answer to the latter.
Carbon takes up space in q cylinder,
thereby raising compression. Com
preston IL power. and since carbon
increases Il, carbon, too. Ii power. But
to operate at. higher compression
without knocking an engine must be
treated to o diet OF knoclxless fuel. The
whole oil industry Is swinging into the
manufacture Of understanding fuels
for motor cars, and Il Ii likely that
within comparatively short time few
motorists viii think Of carbon al any
thing to worry about
In sleeve-valve motors, where car
bon accumulation is delayed through
polished cylinder heads. a lower com.
preston rate and carbon Is pre-
vented from preigniting incoming
gases by being kept soft, uss OF the
Understanding fuels may result IN q
combination that may actually vel.
come carbon. Ashes, SCOT, lampblack
and coal tar all have been found to
have numerous uses. Carbon may be
nexft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
VIENNA TRIES CURB
ON ITS PEDESTRIANS
Good -Natured Opposition Makes
Experiment in Austria Uncertain,
Says Consular Report.

Vienna Is now trying its hand at a
pedestrian trafic control enforcement
system, deciding to take q fling at
filming jaywalkers in the face OF Di.
rector Eldridge's Disappointing expert
ment in Washington: A consular dis.
patch to the United States Depart
ment Of Commerce tells the whole in.
teresting story. Here's the gist Of ii:
White stripes have been painted on
the pavement, marking the crossings;
vehicles are required to leave the
crossing clear and pedestrians are re-
quired to confine themselves TO the
stripes marked out, and to cross only
when the traffic has been stopped; all
under penalty Of o substantial fine.
whether the arrangements-ca can be
made to regulate the pedestrians on
the sidewalk by requiring them to
keep to the left. according totthe rule
of the road for vehicles, remains to
be seen. but it Is failing in the face
Of persistent though good.natured OPP
position Of the Viennese."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Illegal and Dangerous.

One OF the most dangerous little
time saving tricks followed regularly
by the Washington motoring clan is
that Of slowing up, sometimes almost
imperceptibly. at corners marked
stop"
1t should be evident to motorists
coming out of these side streets so
plainly marked that drivers on the
boulevards are relying on them TO
obey the regulations and come to q
full stop. The boulevard man has the
right Of. way and the right to main
tain his pace unhindered by hoggish
motorists sliding in from the left.
The reason for the growing dis.
obedience OF this regulation is to be
found in lax enforcement. Observers
stationed at a prominent corner have
seen motorists fail to come TO q full
stop and vet q policeman. standing
on a sidewalk nearby. failed to get
up SUFFICIENT energy TO take q look at
the Offenders permits. There are
several such corners.. but the greatest
number Of offenders were seen by this
observer at the corner Of Connecticut
avenue and Woodley road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
BICYCLES HOLD OWN
WITH FRENCH PEOPLE
About One Person in Every siz
Owns One, With Annual Out
put Of 100000.

While the automobile industry OF
the United States is stiIl able to dis;
cuss the DOGGY "saturation point"
with a smile, the bicycle manufac-
turers OF France are specializing on
the number Of persons who can be
interested in providing their own
transportation.
The motorless vehicles In France
now number about 6,400, 900, or about
ten times the number of passenger au-
tomobiles. Bicycle registration -
equivalent to what II II in communi-
ties in this country where automobiles
are numerous. About one in every
six persons in France owns q, bicycle,
according to. reports to the Depart
ment Of Commerce.
French bicycle manufacturers do
not believe the saturation point in
their trade win be reached for many
years. a. they estimate that the an.
nual output OF 1000, 900 cycles can be
assimilated with new markets being
opened In the French colonies and IN
other European countries. And this
while motor car owners in the United
States feel they are not quite up 10
date unless they have 4-wheel brakes,
purolafors and the many other i'm.
provements Of the last few years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

There's somethin' to be learned
from keepins your ears open around
this shop, particularly II you want
to. avoid bein' made to feel foolish
when things go wrong with the car
In traffic. Sometimes drivers tell. me
clever stunts they. do; other times
they confess bein' all bawled up and
tell EN- what to do IL ever they are
caught in such predicaments again.
The bystander benefits, too.
Here are some Of the ideas he might
gather from my conversation with
folks who are or have been out Of
luck: ss
II the engine stalls in trafiic and
the car is rollins little, don't pull on
the emergency brake while tryin' to
crank the engine. The engine may
not start, and the cars momentum
may be useful in coasting over to q
parkin' space.
If the brakes fail. run in low gear
slowly, switching OFF the engine when
dead stop is necessary.
A clutch that stays engaged calls
for swftchins OF OF the engine for
every stop and usin' the self-starter
TO start both engine and car each time
the traffic signal says go. Keep in
low gear.
If a tire goes fiat ON a one-way
street where parkin' spaces are at q
premium 1t may pay to draw up to
the curb on the no-parkin' sign and
wait until there is a space opposite.
IL the horn button becomes stuck or
the wires crossed so the horn blows
continuously, stop, raise the hood and
pull one of the wires from the horn.
That will stop it until there Is time
to look. for the trouble. .4
IL the horn fails, race the engine.
to warn q pedestrian or switch on
the headlights so that his attention
| is attracted by the flash. Stay be-
hind other cars and let their drivers
do the hornins..
Yes, there are many ways to skin
cat, and they're as free as air around
any repair shop, because that's where
motorists air their troubles and learn
how to avoid others.
Ny experience shows that there are
| two kinds Of car owners who take
care of their property. ana that one
of them Is much more successful than
| the other. Here are two types:
One takes time every week to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
1000, 600 AMERICAN CARS
ENTER CANADA TN YEAR
State Department Estimates g..
$4,000 Persons Took Advantage
Of 3o-Day Permits.

American motor cars to total Of
100000 entered Canada last year.
according to reports from the State
Department to the United States De-
partment of Commerce
Figures just made public for 1925
show that the number of 30-day per-
mits issued to autos going into Cam
ada during the year was 4S1 900. TAX
ing the general estimate of three trips
for each 30-day permit. makes a total
of 1,924.00 cars, which at 1913 persons
In 1925.
The same authority shows that
229,000 of these 30-day permits were
issued at Ontario gateWays. Follow
ing the same process Of calculation, a
total Of $4,000 cars and 8. 022 800 pas
sengers entering Ontario is estimated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Two Parking Pointers.

While driving slowly Is good way
to get In line for q parking space
that may be- vacated. it does not pay
to daily Il there Is q space visible
ahead. That Is the time to hurry SO
one win not be confused. and perhaps
discouraged out Of trying for the
space, should there be too many i'm.
patient drivers trailing behind. Hurry
Ing leaves q comfortable gap In the
.traff1c following and puts one In q
frame Of mind more conducive to ex.
pert manipulation Of the car.
q theater or hotel always stop at the
farther end: This leaves room behind
for other cars and obviates the an.
noyance Of having an officer or door.
man hurry the passengers who are
entering or leaving the car,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
STAR MAPS AUTO TRIPS !
FOR SUMMER TOURISTS
Great Fairgrounds and Historic Points
OF East Easily Reached From .
Washington.

Since vacation time is here and MANY of those
who own motor cars planning trips that will take them
regions back pleasure spots formerly visited
The Stars motor department has prepared series Of
varied routes calculated to aid the vacationst lha
Naturally enough these Summertime tours would incom
seaside resorts IN New Jersey where abound
known Fairgrounds in America.
OF the motor tourists desire for variety the
panyng map has been drawn offer several alternatives
IN the way OF vacation aunts out OF Washington There will
some who want to direct to Of the resorts
and remain there Others wish visit
other points of interest in Philadelphia include side trip
to Valley Forge tour the Gettysburg battlefield Air will find
the amended heinE,l -
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venient for those going to Atlantic
CITY because 1t avoids heavy trafic
In Wilmington az well as the long
Terry ride there. Two ferries are
operated at New Castle on short.
interval schedules throughout the
Summer.
The trip across. the Delaware River
to Pennsville requires about 20 min.
utes as compared with more than an
hour at Wilmington. Altogether the
TIP to Atlantic City by this route is
165 miles
From Pennsville. the route which
is recommended to motorists OF the
National Capital going to Atlantic
City passes through Salem to Bridge
ton and then over to Richiand ana
through Mays Landing to the coast.
Nearly all Of this roadway IL wide
concrete over which fast time can bea
made. Some sections are bituminous}
and are equally as good, Going to
pleasant days driving. One may
start from Washington at o'clock In
the morning and be at New Castle
oy noon. Then, n he wishes to save
time, he can eat a luncheon while
crossing on the ferry and be ready to
take the road again on landing.
Roads to Cape May. W
Motorists going to Cape May will.
expedite their trip considerably by
taking the road to New Castle and
then crossing to Pennsville instead
OF going Up to Wilmington. From
Pennsyille the route Is by way Of
Salem, Bridgeton, Millville and Del
mont. This IL a direct road also to-
Wildwood and other South Jersey
resorts. ~
To drive to Asbury Park. follow the
Ccnowingo and Kenneth Square route
through Wilmington to Philadelphia,
over the new Delaware River bridge
to Camden and then through Mount
Holly to Lakewood and on to Asbury
Park. -
The Conowingo and Kennett Square
route Is the one recommended to
motorists who plan driving to thu
sesquicentennial Exposition at Phila-
delphia- The distance from WASH,
ingtOn Is about 142 miles. II
From Philadelphia. the motori5t
has available the White Horse Pike
to Atlantic City. q highway which q
being widened to make It one Of the
widest and finest in the country. !
DetOur to Valley FORGE. "a
The return trip from Philadelphia'
Il eAAesy OAICA0S0 AAACO q "CStW8I0
tour that includes a side trip to-
Valley Forge, rich in its historical
associations. There the visitor VIII
want to visit Washington's head
quarters and the various other points
which are related to the memorable
Winter spent by the Continental
Army there. IL
Westward the route IL by way Of;
Downingtow'n. Lancaster and York
over the Lincoln Highway to Gettys-
burg, scene Of the greatest battle on
the two continents. Here one may
spend few instructive and interest
ing hours visiting Seminary ana
Cemetery Ridges, the Wheatfield,
Peach Orchard and other spots on
the battlefield where the carnage
was heaviest.
From Gettysburg, it IL about 50
miles back to Washington by way Of
Emmitsburg. Frederick and short
cut through Clarksburg to Rockville;
thus ending a delightful trip to the
aeashore, historic spots and the
SesquiceftenniAl over. fine roads and
through picturesque country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
WARMTH OF CLOSED CAR
MAY BE AVOIDED EASILY
No Need to Envy Driver in Open Car
During Summer if Precautions
Are Taken.

and record production of closed cars
has brought motoN problem Once customary
offer suggestions to how keep in the open
Winter Now it matter of learning how keep cool
closed in Summer
Experience to demonstrate that it possible to make
closed COOL if actually cooler than open type
experience also demonstrates that motorists are uco-
tortaby, and unnecessarily hot in their closed
TO certain extent it matter of taking advantage of the
closed natural heat resisting qualities 1t well estab-
hsed fact that thick walls and substantial roofs keep heat
out the situation demands This idea applied the closed
is extremely helpful the who the heat He
may be combining heat that already has permeated
M he inyfi heat I &
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
] Making Carbon Useful.

Some day the carbon that now
chokes automobile engines and wor.
ries car owners viii be put to good
use and without transferring 1t from
where It collects In the engines cylin-
dera. Az O matter OF fact, sleeve.
valve engines already thrive on car.
bon, and have been doing 50 for q
number Of years.
Few motorists appreciate that car.
bon, when given the benefit Of the
right kind Of fuel, is power. The
tendency is to think Of Il as quite the
opposite, for Is It not carbon that
makes the motor knock on hills? Or
J. Is It the wrong kind Of fuel which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

tprist drives he cannot evade the
elongated washboard motion achieved
at that place. And, unless the car is
driven carefully particularly II 1t be
q light one with the steering gear a
triflie out. OF adjustment--real trouble
may ensue. These "rolls'' have been
in the Speedway road for years, and
for some reason or other they have
been allowed to remain. But It must
be admitted that they do add to the
spcrtiness of the course.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Did You Know That

The plates Of the storage battery
are apt to buckle from excessive
ing?
The undertake Of q cylinder head
top may contain q raised or rough
spot OF sufficient size to,cause O gas
ket leak when It is replaced? Some
times the head 10 put down 80 tight
at the factory the raised spot does
not have an opportunity to create
q leak.
The slipping Of gears into neutral
from high gear when going down
hill Is not an indication Of serious
transmission trouble? Usually 1t Is
caused by the shifter locks refusinA
to stay In the high speed notch.
Making the notch q little deeper Is
one remedy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18

Motorists may leave Washington
by way OF Maryland avenue and the
Biadensburg road and then over the
boulevard through HyatfsviIie and
Laurel to Baltimore or, II they reside
to the North Of the city, they may
find It convenient to go by way of
the route which traverses Sixteenth
street to Alaska avenue, across the
District line to Silver Spring, then to
Ellicott City and Baltimore,
The way through Baltimore win be
determined by the choice OF roads
beyond. Motorists intending to 60 to
Philadelphia and who wish to avoid
heavy trafIic in Wilmington may
reach the Belair road by following
Monroe street to North avenue and
then turning right. The road through
Belair, Conowfngo and BENNETT
Square IL an excellently paved high
way throughout.
The alternate route out of Balti-
more is reached by turning left from
the boulevard into Monroe street and
then turning right into Fayette street,
which leads to the pike running
through Roeedale, Abingdon. Hayro
de Grace and Perryville to Elkton,
where the road forks to Wilmington
or New Castle.
Most Direct to Coast.
The route by way or New Castle
Is the shortest In point Of time for
travel to the Jersey resorts and the
most direct TO Cape May. It IL con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
High Speed" Toy
Engines Of Future
Predicted Smaller

Prediction that the American au-
tomobile market soon will see some
Of the high speed" toy engines In
passenger cars lighter and smaller
! than any now in service is made
by Thomas y. Little. jr., president
Of the Society Of Automotive En-
gineers. After several months OF
Observation Of the tiny engines Of
91ik inches piston displacement,
Mr.. Little Ii confident that they
viii soon ind q popularity greater
than that they enjoy on American
speedways.
The passenger car In which these
baby power plants, equipped with
some kind Of supercharger. win be
used. win be luxurious in riding
comfort, Mr.. Little declares.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
CAPITAL Traflic Police.

Washington traffic officers are. for
the most part, quite as polite as those
anywhere and more efficient than
those found in most places. Phiiadel.
phia coppers try to live up to the
'sbrotheriy love" idea, while New
York City officers are unquestionably
the best ail-arpund guardians in the
entire country. In the metropolis the
cops don't bother with the small
things. The idea there Is to speed
up traffic and to speed 1t up safely,
and. everything considered, the New
York bluecoats do a remarkably fine
job. After them Maj. Hesse.s men
come marching home with honors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
What's the Answeri

/. What II meant BY the Inter,
mediate speed,' Of carburptor?
2. Where il the dash OF an automo-
bile?
3. What il the clutch collar?
4. Why is if not necessary to ali q
2transnission case to the very top with
lubricant?
5. win highest gas stop = motor
from knocking2
Think these over during the week
and look for the answers In this de-
.partment next Sunday. You may be
tCopyriehs. 1e2e.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Dogs to Get Safe
Rides I'm Autos il
Bill Becomes Law

The automobile industry has
been trying to produce vehicles
that are comfortable to humans.
The State OF Massachusetts,, how.
ever. goes a step farther. It IL
considering making them just AZ
comfortable for dogs.
It has been proposed to intro.
duce at the next session Of the
State Legislature a bill to forbid
transportation of dogs. uncrated,
on the running board Of an auto
mobile.
Connecticut already has such q
law on its statute books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-18
Use Both Brakes.

It usually will save q skid to apply
both the emergency and Sseryice
brakes IN event q quick stop is neces.
sary. One brake band Of either sys-
tenn Of brakes may be tighter than
the other. but when all the bands are
used variation is less likely.