Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
MILADY'S MOTORING
BY FREDERICK G. RUSSELL.

They are equipping cars with radios
now and it Is rumored that "I'll Get
BY" is to become the theme song of
motoring.
A lot Of trouble experienced in start
ing cars is due to the ignition switch
not being ION" properly. Just having
the switch in the ION" position does
not always mean that contact has
been made.
Observing women will find that q
wait at O modern service station while
the car Is being attended to often Is
q revelation in automotive education.
There they will ind q number of sug-
gestions for improving the car by means
Of special accessories and fitments, and
In addition there will be a number or
charts and pieces of literature to clarity
the mystery Of the cars engine and
chassis.
on top of a show case in one Of these
de luxe waiting rooms for mtlady I
found an oil filter split open SO that
the dirt-laden cartridge was plainly
visible. After glancing at this no
motorist need be told how important
least every 10000 miles.
Speaking Of replacing filter cartridges
It is interesting to note that the manu-
facturers now have reduced the mileage
intervals for this sort Of service to
5000. Formerly it was 10000. This
is merely q matter OF taking into &C
count human natures habit Of putting
of until 10000 miles what should be
IONA avaS-u IN nm
Tire makers always have advised
more pressure than really Is necessary
They know humanity.
One of the most dangerous practices
In motoring Is to pass around trame
TO the left at q street intersection just
as the signal to "go" Is given. There
Is the constant risk Of colliding with
a last-minute car or pedestrian crossing
the interesting street.
How the car can be made to back
I'D without reversing the direction Of
rotation of the engine seems to puzzle
women who have been interested
enough in the subject to speculate re.
rarding the difference between forward
and rearward movement of the car
It always revolves In the one direction
Yet the explanation Is simple enough
There Is an additional spur gear tr
the transmission which when brought
into engagement by proper movement
of the gear shift lever reverses the
direction of rotation of the propeller
shaft. This shaft is the one tha'
conveys power to the rear axles anc
thence to the rear wheels.
While there always has been tall
Of doing away with the gearDox y
Is apparent that there would still have
to be some provision for reverse.
If YOU have not mastered the ar
of shifting to q lower gear when de.
scending q steep hill what Is wront
with the plan of shifting before 20,
start the descent?
Thoughts while observing womer
who pass-and who pass me!-or
the road: Why do husbands invariabl!
sit on the front seat when the Wit
| drives? Why do women take chance!
| stopping to ask road Instructions o
any Tom, Dick or Harry? Small hat
certainly are an aid to visibility. Won
en- have the right idea about sound
ing the horn when they want u
| pass. It's legal protection for then
II q collision follows; w th.a a. nov y
| miles an hour the car is travelling 4
| feet each second?
at have Just had a collision Will
my car and wonder If shall eve
be able to drive again. writes new
conner 1T wasn't much of an acct
dent-just a crumpled fender-but
| has shaken my confidence"
"You are most fortunate" replied
you've shaken out your ignorance o
speed, stopping distance and momen
| ti1m. I don't care how competent {
| driver may seem. he or she never reall!
| knows the facts until something
struck FENDER collisions are objec
| lessons of the most useful sort. Ever,
expert ought to have one every nov
and again to remind him now har'
an automobile can hit"
A genuine beauty specialist is sales
man who sells woman roadster ant
acouaints her with the lure Of the oper
road in an open car.
The family that used to hide its saw
ings in the sugar bowl now has devel
the automobile. Every month 1t de
posts $50 in a special savings bank &C
count and does not include the item II
i its assets. This money earns interest
And, when q new car Is needed tn,
family merely draws on this fund in
steady OF buying the car on deferret
/ payments at the prevailing high rate
Of interest.
# the man at the filling station doe
not notice that the car is not standing
on level ground when the amount Of oil
in the engine Is being noted from tn,
indicator be sure to caution hin
against drawing conclusions too hastily
Better still, drive the car to q spo
where 1t stands level 80 that the oil In
dicator will tell the truth about TIL
crankcase contents.
Also, when desiring TO I'LL up the ga
tank always have the car on the leve