Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1921, Page 31

1922 SHOW CARS REFINED TO PLEASE FEMININE TASTES Automobiles to Be Exhibited in New York Show Greater Effort to Cater to Woman Buyer Than Any Previous Displays. In view of the faci that feminine te influenced the’sale of 90 per cent of the distinctive cars sold this year, it is natural that the automo- bile manufacturers should wish to cater to milady’ desires and fancies. What the fair visitor at the National Automobile Show in New York in fanaary will sce as she undulates up the wide, white marble steps and ambles regally through the aisles of Grand Central Palace promises to be truly entertaining for the woman who drives or is driven in her own car. : A few scasons ago a woman who is in ¢ i t a well known in club circles met manufacturer of medium _priced the course of her con- car and in (1 versation 3 g Mr. Blank, you are building a good substantial, high-quality car, but why do you not wmake it appeal more to women as regards details. 1 have driven one of your present season’s sedans for six months. I have noticed just ten faulls of de- tail that I'll wager you have never even considered and yet you are & Jeader in your price ¢ Further- more all of these faults could prob- ably be corrected without increasing production cost.” Manufacturer Surprised. The manufacturer was surprised and asked what all of these faults vere. She began to enumerate them. First, the spring_on the clutch w. too stiff. It requires too much strain 10 manipulate it, espe 1y in traf- fic. Secondly, she complained that the starting pedal was too small and 100 hard to press down. “Frequently I drive in the evening wearing satin slippers with thin_soles. 1t becomes painful to press that starting pedal and hold it down while awaiting the motor’s pleasure to start firing—es- pecially is cold weather.” The third complaint was that the apertures around the pedals and gear shift and brake levers were too large so that warm air blew in in summer to an unpleasant degree and dust blew in at all times excessively, soiling white garment The next complaint was t FND THE SOURCE 0F TIRE TROUBLE Investigators Explain Cause of “Chronic” Difficulties in Truck Service. Through inquiries for advice from motor truck owners in every part of the country, the technical service de- partment of the United States Tire Company has found that where chronic tire trouble is encountered in truck service the trouble is due in most cases to one of two reasons: Either the tire is not suited to the rpe of work in which it is used, or the tire is misused by overloading, speeding or in some other way The assistance of the technical serv- ice bureau is being sought in growing volume by truck owners who have tire problems to solve, or who want to be sure that their trucks have the proper kind of tires. One day recently the company received from an owner of forty trucks a request that the tire equipment of each truck be pass- ed on. Questionnaire Is Prepared. In order that sufficient data may be avaibale for the department’s experts, when any_ specific problem is under consideration, a questionnaire form has been prepared and mailed to most of the truck owners of the country. ‘This should be filled out carefully by truck owners s ing information. Copies may be secured by addressing the technical service ~department, United States Tire Company, 1790 Broadway, New York city. This questionnaire shows that to deal adequately with a problem the Department should know first the make, capacity, body type, wheel type and the number of years in service of the truck. Next, the weight on the front and the rear axle should be Eiven of the combined chassis, body, and average pay or passenger load carried on the vehicle. The sizes of tires on both front wheels should be stated, and whether solids or pneu- matics are used. If pneumatics ard uscd, the sizes of rims, both front and rear. should be given. Other Firms Considered. Other items to be listed are the kind of material or merchandise hauled; the type of roads over which the ve- hicle oncrates, whether sand or soft ay, hard gravel or macadam, ordi- v dirt, brick or asphalt; the aver- age daily mileage traveled: the pres- ent average tire mileage, both front @nd rear:’and tire troubles experi- gnced in the past, both front and rear. o $9.89 Size 30x3"; Inches You never bought a better value CHAS. E. MILLER, Inc. _812 14th St., 4 Doors North of H Enroll Now~ Day and Evening Classes Begin Jan. 3 and 4, 1922 General Mechanics Starting, Lighting & Ignition Acetyline & Electric Welding, Vulcanizing Airplane Mechanics Largest and Best Equi) School in the Eutp = Call and Investigate American Motor School 1612-1622 You St. N.W. Phone North 10400 at the rear window was of insufficlent diameter for the driver to see enough of what was going on behind. She continued to mention these various details, finally criticising the fact that the Windshield was only par- tially adjustable and mounted so that the lower half could not be moved. She wished an arrangement that in summer could be made to de- flect the breeze downward to cool the dash chamber of the car. Criticism Has Effect. The criticism was constructive and had its effect. In the next series of cars turned out the manufacturer cor- rected every one of these faults and while some might be considered very minor ones the fact remains never- theless, that they could be turned in- to sales talking points. The influence of the woman deco- rator adorning the interiors of homes So as to make the rooms more at- tractive and beautiful spread to the automobile some years ago. This season it will be noticed that many of the coupe, sedan and limousine in- teriors are finished in lines not un- like those of the most modern and beautiful living rooms. In fact the interior of the up-to-date car has become a place of pleasant environ- ment in which one may rest quite at ease and in solid comfort. rather than merely a packing box in which one ships oneself to a certain des- tination. It may be noticed that the interiors are more durably uphol- stered in fabrics which stand wear without sacrificing beau Delicate fabrics are being used less, possibly because they soil easier and wear out more quickly than broadcloth or leather. In leather, however, some magnificent new coloring and grain effects have been produced this year. Dark Shades Popular. The woman who in former years de- manded the body painted in delicate baby blue or warm pink or wanted white wheels soon found out that in daily use it was difficult to keop these light colors or pastel shades from spotting and becoming streaked. Fur- thermore, these fancy enamels lost their luster much quicker than did more subdued shades. while in many cases, no matter how good quality, the pigment could not stand the sun, rain and cold temperature, with the result that the body was soon faded or discolored. This season dark blues, blacks, gobelin gravs and deep greens take prominence. Of course, there are numerous cars to be displayed which are finished in bright tints, but these are what could be classed as “show cars.” Silver lighting fixtures, door handles. etc., of varied period designs. such as Louis XV or colonial, also wood pan- eling in Chippendale, remain quite popular, and the minority of women like the idea of a low-hung body which is easy to step into. Attractive Model As for the dashing subdebs and oth- ers who like sport cars, such equip- ment _as ailerons, disk wheels, etc., will find favor. To the woman who has to take care of her own car the disk wheel makes an appeal,.as it is eo easy to clean—much simpler than the wire or wood wheel, with its numerous spokes to catch the dirt. Another feature adaptable to any type of car which will please her ladyship is the awning or shade which may be made to project above the windshield to_protect the eyes of the driver from the sun's rays. In short, the show of 1922 will in- dicate perhaps more effort to please the woman buyer than any of the displays of past years, and it will be especially noticeable that these de- tails not only apply to the high-priced cars, but to many of the low-priced models as well. RALROADS TEST NEW NOTOR AR Type of Passenger Carrier May Revolutionize Traffic on Branch Lines. Fostered by the executives of the| Northern Paciflc railroad in co-opera- tion with W. F. Sailor of the Inter- national Motor Company, several trial trips were recently made of a new type of passenger carrier which, it is said. may revolutionize rail trans- portation on branch line runs. The venicle is a specially designed |c Mack gasoline rail car, mounted steel flange wheels so that it can be operated on tracks. Run Over Steep The experimental t over the Northern I St. Paul to White of about twelve n cludes a steep and win almost two miles long. one of most severe in the northwest. When it is understood that two locomotives are required to pull a passenger train up this ascent, s idea of the severity of the t be ascer- tained. Such great importance was at- tached to the first trip, that possibly the largest assemblage of big rall- road men of the northwest were present to take part tryout over the Prominent am Charles Dor D Northern Pa Ralph Budd, pre dent of the Northern; J. Hannaford. vice chairman of the Northern Pacific; W. T. Tyler. vice president of the Northern Paci William Genlo of the Minneapolis and St. Louis, A. R. Kipp of the Soo lines. W. L. Luce, president of the Electric Short lines, and J. J. O'Neil, general manazer of the Chicago, St M. and O. Twenty-three passengers were com- fortably carried on the first trip, al- though the rated capacity of t motorized rail car is venteen per- sons in addition to a baggage com- partment The rail car, watched by a long line of autoists’ who had as- standard railroad | ¢ de. s were made route from is run in- ing grade the Paul In extending the Season’s Greetings we are prompted to suggest that the Ford One-Ton Truck will probably do more to promote better business and more prosperous times for you during the New Year than any other investment you can possibly make in your business. Reasonably prompt delivery can be made if your order is placed at once. Terms if desired. R. L. TAYLOR COMPANY 1840 14th St. NW. UNIVERSAL AUTO COMPANY (Inc.) 1529-31 M St. N.W. DONOHOE MOTOR COMPANY 215 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E. TRIANGLE MOTOR CO, N, Y. Ave. at N. Capitol St. STHUART'S GARAGE 141-151 Twelfth St N.E, COUNTRY WHILE sembled climbed the steep, curved incline, and completed the run to the entire satisfaction of every one of the rallroad officlals. When a second trip over the same the r: bel effect a more —that of ope: er, even under the most unfavorable it h are much lower than those of steam- operated equipment. cap! to be lin of operating answer to the t of the rapidly expanding northwest. Toda in Ha Authorized Washington Ford Dealers HILL & TIBBITTS 14th St. & Ohio Ave. N.W. PARKWAY MOTOR COMPANY 1063-1067 Wisconsin Ave. ROBEY MOTOR COMPANY : 1429 L St. N.W. STROBEL MOTOR COMPANY 1425 Irving St. N.W. These Dealers Can Sell Ford Oars, Tractors, Eto., Anywhere in tho United States Immediate Delivery on All Models WHO CAN RECEIVE ME! TRAVELING IN HIS AU along the route, quickly of twelve miles 1af made a few d the istance was covered in twenty-nine half minutes, only four and one-haif minutes longer than it takes the Duluth limited to make this run. Obviously, a small motor bus could not be expected to save time when ing with steam equipment, vet Iroud men, who have carefully dered operating costs, strongly eve that gasoline rail cars will tally necessar; ating expens saving More- ons for running a gasoline s been found that the costs Saving in Operating Costs. This saving in operating costs, com- | bined with the comparatively small al investment required, promises the salvation of many branch s, some of which have had to d tinue service or will soon be coi n | pelled to do so because the expense ipment far ex- | eds the revenues obtainable for the | rvice rendered. One of has been established r 1y taken by the number of years ago when James J. Hill, men’ of hi tive out team eq the results of these a radical step away from ilroad precedent recent- orthern e CA of the foremost rail time, ran his first locomo- of St.” Louis, steam equip- looked upon throughout the s being the only logical ansportation problem one Charles Don- head of the his the. successor, present srihern Pacific, is turning to the oline engine ion to one form of this trans- portation senger trafil profitably solved b: road equipment. Convi gasoline Pacific now operates a Mac regular service on a branch line, and expects shortly of these capac the west, the Great Northern, is also planning to install gas-propeiled rail cars on its various branch lines. In the east ven and Hartford railroad will soon operate three such rail of the smaller railroads, s | Narragansett and Ro railroad and have been equipment for some time. as an economical short-haul has ne the conventional problen which nced of motor the advantages of cars, the rail car to install more cars in like and larger es. Another big railroad of the New York, New Pler railroad. Aberdeen sh railroad, Sewell Valle: Stone Harbor railroad, successfully using motor EQUIPMENT: Preumatic Tires and Your choiceof either the special gearing of 5§ 1-6 to 'I' !f: 7 g v 1 tor by -4 to hauling. tests ! ad | orthern | FROM EVERY PART OF TOURIST RECORD SETIN COLORADO Unprecedented Number of Automobilists Visit Forests and Camping Grounds. ‘Travelers by automobile from every | state in the Union helped set a new record for Colorado tourist travel in camp Park the city In Overland maintained by 1921. grounds, Denver, 11,087 cars containing 39,854 persons were registered. Here a tent city of 5,000 cosmopolites and rural folks sprung up nightly during the ng many east- The total ar was 10- summer months, hous erners during the season. park attendance for the $30 more than in 1$20. 00,000 Visitors. National forests in the state had 1,200,000 visitors, an crease of 10,000 over 1920, acc to the United & Many travelers were attracted to land of living glaciers. in Colo THE Centennial ding | ates forest service. MOTOR BUS PROVES POPULAR INBRITAIN Known as “Char-a-Banc,” Carries From 30 to 35 Passengers. In England the char-a-banc or mo- tor bus is taking the place of the low- priced automobile for many people of | average means, reports George M. Sprowls, special field representative of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com- pany, who has just sent back an ln~i teresting report on the London auto- mobile show. The char-a-banc came into general popularity immediately after the war A has developed rapidly in popu- fars principally used for spe- to the seashore and anc carries from thirty | ve passengers on the aver-| i good year in: ¢ early spring to thirt; e. 8 fhey have had a ver 1921, due to an unusually early i and Jate fall and a very hot summer Which drove people to seck the out- of-doors as often as ble. Most of the chz pancs have tops, as the Englishman likes plents of frosh air. There appears to be a | development, however, toward an} “all-weather” top. Usunl Type Described. 1it up with long h holding fiv s by side doors The usual type i Cross-wi passensgers wk':\h (‘rtl each seat. ' olg;,u:i;:(h" unusual body exhibited at the show had permancnt tops at the front and rear of the car, While the center portion was nLis center portion however had wind : Which could be lowered into the sides and a top that could be rolled back. thus providing either open or (‘lu:ed‘ driving. Another typ open. of passenger carrying ehicle which is growing in popular ity is the motor coach, which is u for regular trips between towns for extended tours, such as up to S¢ a over into France. ]d';"gesoer have closed bodies a d» are quite well appointed. One of the finest cars at the show was a motor coach, built to carry twentyv-six persons; the interior was finished in v neercd wal- nut and_divided into two ments. Seats were not arra fixed order, but consisted o | upholstered chairs arranged as ight be in a drawing room; compartment also had a folding tabie. Permanent Seating Arrangemenis. Another type ha crmanent seat- ling arrangements along more con- ventional lines wi aisles down the center. Th ave Ligh backs| and very ex i & them | |unusually | provided excelle daf or| ol of siher they | each | I | | National forest, where 435,000 people [Lng these bodies were registered Isabel and Pike res hunt or climb. Many of them Overland Park liked the climate well away moved retar. into an apartment. of state’s oflice licenses, days alone, and their average stay from three to six weeks. Large Increase Shown. Rocky Mountain National Park was first among all parks during 1 with an attendance of 2’ crease of 32 tion in Yellowstone others went to San rvations to fish, that they decided not to hurry instead, put up at a hotel or The sec- ued compli- good for ninety to many easterners, in Denver was 1 3,737, an in- 71 _over 1920, and 100,- 3 more than the combined registra- nd Yosemite Na- s, according to government | pneumatic tire: 80| A more inexpensiv shown with stron ting twenty-: passengevs, the whole weighing | than a ton, and selling for $1.400. This type motor coach was equipped with 33x7 and 2x9 Goudyear pneumatic truck tires.| AUTO GLASS FOR WINDSHIELDS OR_BODIES. | Tostalied While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 NEW YORK AVE. N.W. 1, ’bulur. “but most of them will tinker BETTER BATTERY CARE URGED BY DISTRIBUTOR IMany Motorists Tinker With It When They Should Have Expert Advice. ot one motorist in a hundred un- derstands his battery,” remarked E. R. Keene, local Westinghouse distri- h it every time something goes wrong and they can think of nothing else to blame. They would not con- sider tinkering with their watch if it refused to run—not even a cheap one —but batteries, well, batteries are apparently only to be attended to by an expert when all’ other efforts fa ‘Just because there is a hitch som. where, and the car refuses to register 100 per cent efficiency, it is not neces- sarily the fault of the battery. Then again, if the battery is to blame. it is not necessarily an sy job the driver himself, who may contra: anything from indigestion to scurv: the battery may develop a dozen and one ills. The driver develops his in- digestion from overeating and his scurvy from lack of potatoes or other starchy foods, perhaps. The battery has its disease from overcharging and undercharging, slso. Short cir- cuit dose of acid, filling with non-distilled water, loose connections, ing, not enough solution or too ruch, two cell: working and 1a down on the Job— 0,000 Building. Our New 1612-1622 U St. N.W. for an | amateur to diagnose its disease. Like AMERICAN MOTOR SERVICE Practically at Intersection of 16th Street and New Hampshire Avenue the battery has a list of possible ills that is appalling. “The best thing to do is to let a battery expert look it over occasion- ally. "He can diagnose the f{lls, for that's what a battery doctor is paid to do.” —— Harry Henderson, local distributer for the Earl car, announces the arrival of the first models, which will be on show at 1818 14th street northwest during the coming week. The service and parts department will remain at 410 Sth street northwest. The Schafer Motor Agency of this city has been appointed local distributer for the Colum! X, Wire Wheel Service Repairing, Truing, Enameling All Makes—All Parts W. S. Kenworthy & Co. 1621 14th St. Phone North 441 Oiling Srstem for FORDS Lambert Trublepruf Tire Co. 2203 14th St. N.W. North 6146 FIREPROOF GARAGE NOW OPEN Phone North 10400 fTEFEROCHE I-I.l.l.l'l.lnl-fl-l-l.I Ask Your Garage Man for Ebonite If you want to know the real joy of driving a car, get your garageman tc pump the transmission case full of & Ore gears moving in mesh easily and noiselessly —all friction eliminated—for ar any libricant you ever saw. entire motoring sesion. EBONITE For Transmissions and Differentials keeps an even consistency under ali conditions—never runs Don’t have you car just thin in the hottest weather. Pennsylvania Petroleum Products MOTOR OIL3 MAKERS OF AUTOCRAT nite. Ebonite stands up beiter thar ng of a tight transmission keeps tire C O Cadillac Announces New Prices ‘ The Cadillac Motor Car Company announces the following substantially-reduced prices of new Type 61 Cadillac cars, effective January 1st, 1922: Touring Car - Phaeton - - -~ Roadster - - - Two Passenger Coilpe - - - Victoria - - - Five Passenger Coupe - - - Sedan-g $3150 - - - 3150 = ==, 3700 3875 3875 3925 4100 Suburban = = = = = 425 Limousine - - - - =« 4550 Imperial Limousine - - - 4600 ¢ F. O. B. Detroit It is our conviction that the new prices, combined with the definite advance in automobile development of the new Type 61, constitute the Cadillac, in even hi; value in the world. her measure than before, the greatest motor car CADILLAC MOTOR CAR COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN Diwision of General Motors Corporation THE WASHINGTON CADILLAC COMPANY 7 Rudolph Jose, President 1138-40 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Telephones Franklin 3900-3901 Washington, D. C. 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