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RINE COMPANY TAKES DAGMAR TIm Dagmar, one of the most distinctive motor car* of the year,*ls to be represented here by the Rim Motor Company of 1613 Fourteenth street northwest. The design of the Difmir Is artistically origin* While tho furnishings we complete and substantial. The Dag mar is equipped with a powerful motor, which guarantees both speed and power. The builder the Crawford Automobile Company of Hagerstown, Md., has been known a# a maker of custom-built can Since 1904. 'OLD BETSY' BUICK HELP TO CHILDREN Out On the Boundless Plains It Carries Them . to School. When Daniel Boone was tramping the foresja of Kentucky he carried With him a rifle, which gave him faithful service all the yearn of his life. He gave the weapon the affec tionate name of "Old Betsy," and this name has ever since been a Symbol of faithful service. Out of the boundless plains near Laramie, Wyo., there are scattered numerous ranch houses, the children la which need the education offered by the modern schools located In the busy town. There was a certain problem in collecting these children, but It ha* been solved by pressing Into service a D-55 Buick car. Thla ear haa given such faithful service and la so thoroughly relied upon by the children and their parents that It haa come to be known, too, as "Old Betsy." No blizxard has ever succeeded in Wowing her over, nor haa aha ever missed her aim. The proposition of getting com bined capacity and warmth was solved by constructing a body like that of a aheap wagon on the sturdy Buick. To make the car roomy, the body waa extended over the engine. Large sheets of celluloid, protected by a closely woven wire netting, per mitted the driver to see out at both aides and at the rear. A statted floor above the engine permits the heat from the motor to enter the car and directly over th? engine are seata for eight children, so arranged that the children when aeated do not obscure the driver's view. French Autos Do 40 Miles on Gallon of Gas PARIS, Aug. 12. tti^AS gobblers" are what American automobile* ?re called in France. With gasoline at 75 cents a gallon, no machine running less than thirty miles on a gallon hat> much chanco of selling in this country nowadays. This, of course, excepts the rolling boudoirs of the new ly rich; but even the makers of these super cars are try ing to break into the ten horsepower market. This competition for econ omy of operatiA has result ed in the evolution of some marvelously efficient engines, the average ten-horsepower four-passenger car running from thirty-fire to forty miles to the gallon. Battery Tips. Cover the plates with water. Turn on the lights when the bat tery becomes hot. Test the battery every two weeks with a hydrometer. Always be sure to have sufficient pure distilled water in the battery. When tilling the battery, wipe the surface clean of moisture and dust. Relieve the work of the battery when starting by retarding the spark and only using a single short pressure to the starting button. Stations Established With View to Reducing Accidents Due to Glaring Lamps. Through the effort* of the Cali fornia Automobile Trade Association official headlight adjusting stations have been established throughout the northern part of that State, thus Inaugurating a system looking to the 'abolishment of one of the moat dangerous problems facing the ifto torlst. In conjunction with the Cali fornia motor vehicle department oth er stations will be established In the southern part of the State in the near future. Qlarlug headlights on the rood have probably caused js many acci | dents as nearly all other agencle. combined, it Is believed. According to the plan' adopted by the West erners. the stations will be author ised to issue certificates to motorists after the lights have been adjusted. These will be in force until the lutr;* get out of true, when highway of ficers will send the offanUIn* driver to the nearest adjusting station for "repairs." The new adjustment service hus no power as a law enforcement body, but the weight of puoiic opinion, I backed by the danger of arrest by I policemen and State inspector*, is I expected to make the op*K>rr unity | to obtain free adjustment one tag I erly sought. Illuminating engineer are making the rounds, giving ex pert instruction to those In charg* I of the stations. THE HAYNES AtJTOMOBILE COMPANY, KOKOMO, INDIANA, ANNOUNCES The Appointment of YOUNG AUTOMOBILE CO., INC., 1022 Connecticut Ave. Aa Distributor for HA YNES CHARACTER CARS New and Improved HA YNES 75 and 55 Models Are Now on Display Showrooms Open Evenings and Sunday Reduced Prices Effective Aug. 2 Exceptional Scrcic* Available Used Car and Service Departments ' 1337 Fourteenth Street N. W. J3 Uimc8 Ocro98 Vhe Continent RAY McNAMABA'S Summer Trips COPyPMHT NR BV TTC CHRISTY SYNDICATL. GREAT IMPORTANCE OF GOOD BRAKES. Appreciating the relation of good brakes to the safety of the public and the occupants of motor r*r? during the early days of the motor oar industry, the engineers and technical men of the great Ameri can Automobile Aasoclation. In for mulating their rules for governing motor car reliability contests, re quired that a car should stop with in fifty feet of a given point while traveling at a speed of twenty miles an hour. They stipulated one point penalty for each foot beyond fifty. Tills test was required ufter a 2.500 to 3,000-mile touring con test, and believe me, there were lots of brake penalties on the final tests following the old (Hidden tours, Chicago Motor Club and many other reliability tours. Badly worn and glaSM brake lin ings or oil leaks from rear axle to brake linings often cheated a good automobile from a perfect score on these tours, but ft was all for the best, for as a result of the penalties the manufacturers set to work redesigning, rhanging lev erage. increasing brsklng surfaces, and stopping the oil leaks. There Is nothing so Important as the safety of the public. To be able to stop your car In the short est possible space requires g<>od brakes, contributes to public safety u well as your own. and that of your family. Therefore, form an acquaintance with your brake ad justments and operation so if your brakes lose their efficiency fudden ly on a tour or at a point where you cannot get service, you can help yourself. Don't be *an an cident on Its way to happen." which phrase I believe can be safely ap plied to any man that drives a car with poor brakes. The majority of accidents happen at street intersections. This in due to inefficient brakes in . some cases, but In most cases it is due to misjudging distance, running too fast or "thinking" that you have the right of way. The only way to avoid this is by looking for danger at all intersections and giving the other fellow the bene fit of the doubt, as to who has the right of way. Always remember that 100 per cent brakes require about 38 feet to make a dead stop from a speed of 20 miles per hour. The average city street runs from 36 to 60 feet In width, therefore. GEN. MOTORS CUT Price Slashing Outcome of Close Buying and Necessity of Readjuetment Pierre S. du Pont, president of General Motors Corporation, com menting upon the change in prices of certain of the line of General Motors cars. says, in part: "General Motors, in endeavoring to deal liberally with the public, con tenta Itself with a satisfactory mar gin of profits upon the capltgl em ployed in its business, and believes that the buyers of Its products are entitled to the advantage of a read justment of prices when conditions srarrant. "Accordingly, on August 1 there was announced a readjustment of the prices of the Chevrolet, Bulck, Oakland, and the Oldsmobile. In certain of these lines new models and new types of cars have been of fered for the first time. "Theee changes which have been announced have bean made possible by economies effected In manufac turing processes and better methods of marketing products, together with a volume of sales which approxi mates the highest point in ths his tory of ths corporation." EM THIRD PUCE Bert Cobb Making Series of Pictures of Auto Manu facturers. Bert Cobb, one of America's fore most cartoonists, who Is preparing * series of cartoons of "Captains of the Automobile Industry," has peld Clarence A Earl, preeident of Karl Motors. Ins., Jackson. Mich., the compliment of giving him third place on the list of executives whose like nesses he Will reproduce. Mr. Cobb's series of cartoons are being sent to newspapers in all parts of the coun try and are arousing considerable Interest In automobile circles. My placing Mr. Ban third, Mr. Cobb ranks him as one of the three foremost men In the motorcar In dustry today; and Mr. Cobb'e jplnton is one to carry weight. Something of the prestige that at taches itself to Mr Earle is reflected In the Earl oar. As automobiles go, ths Earl Is comparatively a new oar: and yet its inception In all parts of the United States, Canada and In foreign countries has been sueh that Earl stands today as one of ths really grsat motorcars of the time. N. J. TAXICAB DRIVERS MUST DRESS PROPERLY Taxloab drivers in Atlantic City, N. J., must dress according to olty ordinance. The law prescribes "coat, collar, necktie, and hat or cap." ror appearing In charge of * Jitney minus any one of thsee articles of attire, the driver becomes light* to 4 fins of flM. Many previously appeared bailees and ooatleea. Drivers are also for bidden to emoke while carrying pas sengers. Orlsr the ? ssrjHE? If the corners are obstructed by bill boards, buildings, etc., you can appreciate how necessary quick brake action Is. All operators of motor cars should practice Judging distance from time to time and become fa miliar with what constitutes (cool braking efficiency. At a speed of 10 miles per hour 10 feet Is Rood stopping. At 15 miles per hour 20 feet is considered a jjood stop, while at 20 miles per hour It re quires nearly 40 feet. From this you will observe that by doubling your speed from 10 to 20 miles per hour lt? requires twice the dis tance to bring your car to a dead stop. For every 6 miles per hour above 20 the percentage In feat, Increases until at 15 gnlles per hour It requires more than three feet per mile hour of speed to mnke a dead stop and at 50 miles per hQur more than 4 feet per mile hour of speed. The above rule will vary accord ing to weights and load, tire prea sure and kind of road. Therefore. It is recommended that the owner try this test at his normal running speeds as a matter of Information, and If he cannot better or come wlth lng a reasonable distance of the above figures his brakes certainly need attention and adjusting. Your running speeds should then be re duced until brakes are in good order, for In touring you may run Into sharp curves, steep hills, bridge re pairing and other road obstacles that may bring you to grief. It would not be surprising to the writer If the old American Automo bile Association ruling of on; point penalty per foot for every foot trav eled over fifty to bring the car to a dead stop from 'twenty miles per hour wtas 'hanged to read "One dol lar per foot fine," by the traffic departments of some of our larger cities. FOR THE OWNERS SCRAP BOOK Last Week?Handling a New Car on a Long Trip. Next Week? (Copjrrlcbt, 1922. by Christy Walsh Syndicate ) LATEST AUBURN MODEL HERE BRIDGE TOLL SHOWS iUTD'S BIS GROWTH 24,000 Vehicles an Hour Is Average Crossing Big Brooklyn Span. "The extent to which the motor car hu Increased individual trans portation as distinguished from maN transportation by trains and trolleys can he judged by the records taken at Brooklyn Bridge. New York," states R. H. Harper, Handley Knight distributor In*Washington. "On this maJn artery of travel ovei the East River the 1912 traffic aver aged 4.000 vehicles per hour, of which 60 per cent were horse-drawn. To many this seemed the greatest number per hour the bridge could ac commodate. In 1922, however, the average is well over 24,000 vehicles per hour, of which 99 per cent are motor oars and trucks. The great in crease In traffic is made possible he cause of the sure controls on the modern motor car, which permit a constant file of vehicles to stream across the river, and always maintain a fair rate of speed in perfect safety. "These figures also show that more and more bualneas men are turning to the motor tar for relaxation. Tin y are appreciating that a cool, restful drive In the morning rets them to their offices fresh and ready for hard work, and without a temper sorely tried by; hot, stuffy, overcrowded street cars and trains. When th<3 day's work is over, they can tako their cars and soon get away to their suburban homes. They do not have to live in the city, but can have a country estate fT the same amount of money. With their car it is Just as near in time as a city home would be." Brushes for Cleaning Parts. While cleaning the gear set or dif ferential. a long-handled oaint brush will be found useful for reach' ing grease and dirt which nnve stuck to the. sides of the case and are not reached by the kerosene Get what the painters call a aash tool It can also be used in cleaning dusl and dirt out of corners, around tb? springs and other places. Use of Brakes. An operator of an automobiW should rarely use his brakes, ex copt for an emergency stop or or a hill. I yearn to Judge the dls tance, and allow the car to coast to the point where the stop is U be made. This saves the brak< linings and Joints in the brakt mechanism, so they will last almost indefinitely. t 8elf<Ntarten?. l*he atari lug motor takes Its cur rent from the storage battery through brushes. It sometimes bap pens that these brushes tor va rious reasons are not making proper contact, and this means more or less failure of the system. When trouble arises in this sys tem, these brushes should be care fully examined. Again one of the cells of the storage* battery may run down before the others, which are therefore called upon to do more work than they are able to handle. Also a grain of grit or foreign matter may get between the contact point of a switch and make a world of trouble before it is discovered and dislodged. ? t Main SIM VALVi ? IN-rilAB i? The Standard of Comparison The Finest Model "45" Buick Ever Built A New Principle Th? amw BalcJt mi* eyUndor modal* armparhap* th? MaJaat-riditig ears of (A< rfaj rfw to a djatinctiro dtmlop mamtim oaatiJa var aprinj o am* trootiom Tk* Bttiik Un* fir 1923 eimprutl fiurltm mtdtlt: Ftari?2 Past. Rtadiur 3865\ 3 Pan. Tmring. SSSJ, 3 Pan. <W'. SI 175 i 5 Pan. itdaa. S2395, 5 Pm n. Tmring Mm, ft525. Sum?2 Pvj. RtaJittr, tll73\ 3 Pali. Ttmnng, fI/95, 3 Pan. TMiring StJan. $t935i 3 Pan. Stdan, 31985\ 4 Pan. itm*. $1895^7 Pan. Tmr tag, J/4331 7 Pan. StJaa, $2l95iSprt ftadUtr, 31625\ Sfrt Ttmnng, 12675. Mm At.*, fit? The 1923 Buick "45" has taken the country by storm. Always a favor ite, this model reaches the highest pinnacle of value ever attained. It is a beautiful car?it is luxurious?it is a mechanical masterpiece. Stand off and note the snappy lines, the higher hood, the full crown fenders, sturdy artillery wheels, drum type head and cowl lamps, the low khaki-lined top. Then ait in the car. Here is comfort equalled only in the costliest automobiles. Look about you?the upholstery and trimming are of the finest quality, the instrument board is equipped with richly finished instruments, the control lever is at finger's end, the cowl ventilator control and windshield wiper are within easy reach. And the chassis shows far-reaching improvements. Test the new rear cantilever springs?you will be amazed at the difference in riding comfort. Lock the handy transmission control and know that this feature, with others, gives Buick a low rating by insurance underwriters. Even the famous Buick Valve-in-Head motor shows important changes?higher cylinder block, larger connecting rods and pistons, larger crankshaft, with pressure feed to main bearings. These are just a few of the sweeping improvements In the new Buick "45". Prom the newly designed radiator to the tail lamp with its novel Buick insignia the Buick "45" is a new and finer car?more than ever the standard of comparison. J BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN DMiini of Ganarml Motor* Corporation Pioneer Builders of Valv*-in-Head Motor Gars I to all h ImLtfal CMaa-Daaiar* Kvarymkarm D-J-NP BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, WASHINGTON BRANCH FOURTENTH AND L STREETS N. W. Telephone Franklin 4044 EMERSON & ORME, STANLEY H. HORNER, 1820 M Street N. W. 1016 Fourteenth Street N. W. Telephone Franklin 3860 Telephone Main 5296 When better automobiles ire built,.Buick will build them