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| J \ WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1924 HIGHWAYS LINK OLDTIME TRAILS Open Cliff Dwellers' Abodes to Motorists Linking the ruins of the oldest civili- zation in the United States with the Na- tional Old Trails transcontinental motor route, mapping of all roads to the cliff dwellers' villages in the remote regions of Arizona and New Mexico has been com- pleted. These are scattered in spots not difficult of access over some 800 miles of travel. A visit to this little explor- ed section is said to be well worth while, either to the student of ancient man or the casual sightseers. These last monuments of vanished races are considered so important that the national government has assumed charge of all of them and designated them as government property. While visitors are forbidden tq do any exca- vating or gather souvenirs except by special permission from Washington, every facility is afforded for sightsee- ing. Auto Club Starts Work The charting of these interesting tour- ist attractions was done by the Auto- mobile Club of Southern California. Ap- proximately 4,500 miles were covered by the trail blazers, including all the roads throughout the reservations and the fa- mous prehistoric points of interest such as Awatobi ruins, Navajo Mountain road, Chaco canyon, Nava-Hopi road from Grand canyon to Cameron bridge, Can- yon de Chelly, Canyon Del Muerte, In- scription rock, ice caves, Zuni pueblo, Enchanted mesa and Acoma village. Persons desirous of visiting this re- mote section should carry camping equip- ment and the car should be in first class condition, as practically no garage ser- vice is obtainable anywhere in the In- dian reservation. Accommodations may be obtained at Oraibi, Keams canyon, Chin Lee, Kayenta, Red lake, Tuba City, and Cameron bridge. The most westward of these prehis- toric villages is the Awatobi ruins, nine miles south of Keams canyon, or a lit- tle over 700 miles east of Los Angeles. Indians Predominate The modern residents of this primi- tive country are Hopi and Navajo In- dians. The principal Hopi villages are Oraibi, Old Oraibi, and Hotevilla, situ- ated ninety-five miles northeast of Flag- staff, Ariz., near the Oraibi mesa. Many of the cliff dwellings are in a fine state of preservation ,some being only sixty feet above the trail. Valuable discov- eries of prehistoric utensils have been found and the government is acquiring quantities of mummies, pottery, jewelry, war clubs, and cooking utensils. These are being carefully assembled for a na- tional museum. With the charting of the roads to these formerly inaccessible points of interest completed, it is believed that many trans- continental tourists will avail themselves of the opportunity of visiting this an- cient wonderland, should they tour to California by the southern route. Britons Take Kindly to American Made Machines The modern type of American qual- ity closed car is capturing the British market, according to reports to the Paige-Detroit Motor Car company from its London branch. Up to this season, at least 90 per cent of the shipments to Great Britain were open cars or "tourers," as our British cousins call them. Orders for Jewett cars since July 1 for shipment into Great Britain have called for over 60 per cent closed cars. The biggest demand has been for the four-door type sedan of top quality and a lesser demand for the cars equipped with two-door bodies, according to Paige officials. "The British have quite evidently adopted the closed carriage," says H. M. Jewett in commenting on this report. "Like the American public they have discovered that a closed car with ample power performs just as well on tour as an open one and is more comfortable under all weather conditions." IMPROVING TIRES The average tire consumption per car per annum at present is 2.74. This figure stands out against 4.50 tires per car per annum in 1915 and is indicative of the improvements in tire construction. The rates of con- sumption decreased steadily from 1915 to 1921. Since 1921 it has remained about the same, and manufacturers are of the opinion that approximately 2.7 tires per gar per annum is about as low as the rate can go. CARBURETOR TRICK When the carburetor develops a habit of flooding and it is found the float has sprung a leak, the condition may be remedied by first enlarging the hole and emptying out all of the gaso- line, an operation that is assisted by warming the float a little. CANT BLAME CHILD IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS Motorists are reminded that a child cannot be charged with contributory negligence in an article by William J. Terrell, attorney for the Illinois Automobile club, appearing in the current issue of the Illinois Motorist. For this reason drivers are urged to use extreme caution when driving in congested districts of Chicago or when passing schools. Referring to the club's plans for Child's Safety Week, beginning De- cember 13, Mr. Terrell says: "If our children are going to be killed by the hundreds, it is only mak- ing the Chicago of tomorrow less like- ly to be capable of continuing its triumphant march as the coming city of the universe. This week can be made successful only with the com- bined co-operation and co-ordination of every automobile driver." The attorney also calls attention to sections 3,844 and 3,845 of the Chi- cago municipal code. The first makes it illegal to drive faster than five miles an hour within 400 feet of any school between 8 a. m. and 5 p. m. on any day in which school is in session. The second makes it illegal to drive faster than five miles an hour within 400 feet of any public playground between 8 a. m. and 7 p. m. on any day in which the playground is open. "In driving past a schoolhouse one may think it is not necessary to slow down between 9 and 11 a. m., when one is of the opinion that the chil- dren are in the schoplroom," says Mr. Terrell. "Recesses and fire drills may be called at any time, which would bring the children out on the streets." TOO MUCH GAS A "rich" gasoline mixture is one with toe great a proportion of gasoline to the amount of air, whereas a lean mixture is possessed of less fuel than it should have for proper combustion. An over rich mixture will cause over- heating of the engine, to say nothing of carbon accumulation and such other ills as pre-ignition, loss of power, lack of acceleration. MACHINERY EXPERT A man was being questioned as to his fitness for a job as a mechanic. "Yes," said the applicant, "for six years I had experience at the Ford works." "And what did you do there all that time?" "Well," said the man, on nut 467." "I screwed Gasoline and Oils Tires, Tubes, Accessories Hood, General, Goodyear Jobbers for Wadham's Oils Three Stores BRAUN BROTHERS 723 Oak St., Winnetka 1565 621 Main St., Wilmette 3243 Ridge and Wilmette Aves. Wilmette 290 vember 26, will not be opened until next week. This route is now open from Clinton south through Decatur, Ramsey, Sandoval and Duquoin to Cario. III--3 is now open from Milan to Ale- do, Goodhope to Industry; scheduled to be open from Jacksonville to Whitehall November 27; open from New Provi- dence to McClusky. III--8 Detour eliminated between Watseka and Gilman. III--16 Open between Mattoon and Charleston except one small detour at a bridge. II1--18 Lamoille to Princeton to open November 27. b pletely | III--25 Open except one detour at a thy No-1bridge between Mattoon and Effingham. towns on IIT--25. Shore Buick Agency, surface near avenue, Wilmette. Mr. three years. fices left MANAGES BUICK BRANCH Grant D. Benson of Highland Park, is the new manager of the North on Greenleaf Benson was formerly in charge of the Highland Park branch of the same agency for Leonard A. James, the former manager of the Wilmette of- to become associated with the Cadillac agency in Evanston. CAUTION--Care should be taken to comply with the speed laws en III--2 in passing through Central City; on III --4 through Braidwood and through all "The New Good MAXWELL 25 MILES TO A GALLON S53 MILES PER HOUR Sto 2d MILES IN EIGHT SECONDS Beautiful Bodies EVANSTON MOTOR SALES 1015 DAVIS STREET EVANSTON PHONE UNIVERSITY 2277 25 The AUTOMOBILE SECTION WATCH YOUR STEP ON THIS COUNTY HIGHWAY Motorists traveling Cook county high- ways are advised in a bulletin issued by the touring bureau of the Chicago Motor club to drive carefully over the new strip of pavement between Keane ave- nue and Archer avenue on 95th street. Teams are clearing the Archer avenue and the curve is decided- ly slippery. The bulletin outlines conditions on the main Illinois highways: IIT--2--Scheduled to open from Mendota to First Aid for Doctors WELLS-WESCOT CO., INC. 1103 Chicago Ave. Phone 8856-8857 Evanston Peoria Evanston Bloomington Hn TTT THI Hm REO EVANSTON COMPANY 1101 Chicago Avenue Telephone University 6194 "BUY WHERE SERVICE IS HANDY" nn HHI, I