Evening Star Newspaper, February 18, 1923, Page 62

-8 RAPID GAIN NADE BY AUTOINDUSTRY Development Has Been Cy- clonic Since Time of Mc- Kinley, Says Strong. FIRST CAR MADE IN 1760 Frenchman Was Inventor—Discov- ery of Gasoline Gave Boost to Experiment. Development of the automobile in- Qustry 1s a big story—a story in turn ! of gradual, then rapid, then com- paratively cvclonic achievement. The men who have taken part in it may well be proud of thelr work, for they have given to the world not merely i mew means of recreation, but a utility second to none. Its benefits 10 man in saving time and speeding business transactlons are incalcula- ble, say: T. Strong, salesmanager of the Buick Motor Company It doesn't seam o very long ago to some of us when William AMcKiniey wras elected President of the United States. Yet at that time—1896—there were but four automobiles running in the Unlted States. 1y Motor Vehicles. - car 1s pot @ modern ‘dea t record of a motor-propelled aa vehicle takes us away back to hen a steam operated car Was Capt. Nicholas Joseph Frenchman. 7 Oltver ed for a vented Cugnot, Lvars, patent ard Trovitl- snglishman, created a sensatlon by operating o steami- n contrivancz on the treets of London. During the fol- lowing four vears hundreds of at- ade to producc a Dra lo. Blanchard " built tne first ade a 2 automoblle by Gurney ce was the victim B of experiment. %0 far a= the records go, were coniined o Englaml. One Walter Hancock fig- red trips wround t o § miles over : single day eve, mpor- the evolution and ulthmat of the motor car. In that arles Goodyear of vulcanizing rubber. In and 1847 a pneumatic tire wa patented iingland. then In America was discovered in 1860, No further progress was made for twenty vears ihereafter. the public at l: pressing little interest in the effort other than to ridicule. Rapld Prog: Made. George B. Selden of Roches- 1ed application for a patent a gas-driven automobile. In 1885 Carl Ben nhetm, Germany, bullt the le propelled by a ternal con In 1891 lie first practical electric car wus de- signed and buflt. bhuilt the first American gasoline car that would run. Trogress was rapld from that time Muny cnthustasts worked fever- \ly on their pet conceptions. Capl- ] became interested and plans were ade to produce gutomobiles in qua: In July of 1894 the first aut ace was held—the Paris an of cighty miles. 1595 two events of importance curred. T'neumatic tires were first ed ou automobiles and a Chicago wspaper sponsofed the first Ameri- automobile race. The first known saie of a car in America was made in 595 by Alexander Winton of Cleve- E Robert Aliison of Port Carton being the purchaser. —_— FLANS SIDECAR TRIP. Frank Jacobs, better known as . plans to leave Atlanta, Ga., on his motor cycle sidecar out- a_tour to Los Angeles, Cali sico. {n the near .future. ling” Barnett, champton pr r of the south, is geing to be ccar passenger. On the route “Bat- ng" Darnett is going to stop off to inethod on 11l some engagements, one being in! to fight for the de- WHOLESALE AND RETAIL AND RIM PARTS FOR ALL CARS SERVICE TIRE CO. 1336 14th St. N.W. SEE % What You Get All is not EBONITE that is black. If you want the only true lubricant for the transmis- s sion or differential gears of your motor car or truck, “see what you get.” Insist upon getting EBONITE, as recom- mended by automotive eng neers. EBONITE is not a grease. It is shredded oil. Its rich, ::udhcsivc mass cushions and clings to the gears in all sea- sons, and at all speeds. Never ] % lcaks out, it stays on the s gears, just where you need 4it. Saves many a repair bill, and one filling is enough for all season. Sold by reliable dealers in five-pound cans, and at ap- pointed service stations where design pump. EBONITE (It's Shredded Oil) i £ of | evolved a! { y R. W. Thompson, first in Gasoline | ze ex-1 Beehetedebenhlenbeeied et vou see the checker-board s} i ! For_Transmissiens and Dilerentialy il 1 A NEW POLICE PATROL. Motor Cycle Used by Canadians in Answering Alarms. An iunovation in quick police serv- ice may be tried cut by Chief of Po- lice Anderson of Vancouver, Britlah | | Columbta, with the wuthority of the police commissioner. The ldea is to statton motor cyele pollcemen at each of the fir> halls in outlying par: of the city. When “trouble” reports come to headquarters by telephone. | the officer in charge will ring the | nearest fire hall and a constable on {a motor cycle will be sent immediate- 11y on his way to the scene of the dl: | tutbance. This will, it Is claimed, jeliminate time formerly lost in mak- | ing long crips from headquarters in o heart of the city, and It savors {strongly of the “precinct” system in | vogue In some of the large cities { to the south. {COUNTRY IS AROUSED | BYD.C.TAG SITUATION Many Inquiries Received by N. M. A. Over Auto License Case. Numerous requests for road infor- mation, cven this far in advance of {spring, cmphas.sc the fact that mo- | toriste of the United States are look- Jing forward eagerly to the biggest { yet known. Just as { tourtst season ithe trend of travel for several imonths has Leen to the south so it i now turn toward the west and north. The national parks i which’ were vieited b |gons In 1 which we are expected ito be the magmet which will draw Lundreds of thousands of tourists {this year. | Equal interest also, as far as ex- {tended trips are concerned, fs being shown in visits to New England ot states and to Canada. says the Na- | tlor:al Motorists’ Assoclation. | The keen interest felt by motorists | everywhers throughout ths Unitred |States in the situation exifting be- {tween the Distiict of Columbia and ithe etate of Marvland, a® to vecip- | rocity, is indicated in inguirics b {Ing received br the M. information as to the & ing made, looking to the remo er legisiation now before Con: . of the present barrler on the rict-Maryland lin hope\ is exnicssed that this legislation will be enacted before IMarch 4. end that stens will then be promptly takcn by the Guvernor of Mairland to make reciprocity ef- | tective " January 1. e, | LONGER BUYING SEASON. !Increasing Popularity of Closed | Cars Extends Sales. The i casing popularity of clozed care and Improvements in the « A for! be- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, -D. C, FEBRUARY ILACK OF TRAFFIC - POLICE DEPLORED :National Motorists’ Associa- 1 tion Declares Force Should Be Increased. “More trafiic officers for the District of Columbia iy an essential to the ade- quate enforcement of the trafiic laws. ) The suggestion of Senator Lodge that !the District has many less police officers to the square mile than New | York or Boston was a timety one. It ! serves to emphasize the noed for more {officers here, and particularly an in- |erease in the force under Inspector I,‘A‘J(“C says the #National Capital dlvision of the onal Association. The s'atement continues: ! Tender Valuable Ax | “Traffic offcers. especlally fhe mo- | bile force. render valuable assistance {to the other arms of the police de- { partment, und thus in a sense they | perform & double duty. Therefore, for give us more traflic goodness salke. | cops, and thus help to prevent acel- | Trevention should be the aim | dents { ot all trafic control measures. Spring is almost at hand, and it wil come t re. a fact which shos derution by Congresa and the | District autnorities. When spring } cowes Linind tuere will be 47 | moior cars in operal of Columbla than e = been estimated th mileage of mot: i year is around two and o | that of rall passenger it is borne in mind tis over flxed tra | regulated and protecte signs, electrical devices and { methods of a scientific charactér, a | that pedestrians avoll rail- tri while necessarily using the {and highways, the wonder 3 trafi¢ wceidents on strects or the lat- re not greater in number than ¥ are. H Condition, Not { ery one agree: {not o theory, face [ falls the duty of mi | ter of accidents in | chines ngure. The Na 1 divi: belleves that as , is doing his ps I That the number of su | net tncreasfng fn pro; | nuniber of motor cars i that he is. Iv | tortat i da | il trunsport that 1t ls well by warning other tains of the touring models is dis-! (tributing the buying s on for motor | vehicles, ng for a heavy twinter | busines hich ionsly” a {1zt seaso 3 g n. Automoblle Chamber of Commerce, Indicate an output of 242.000 cars and trucks for the month of January, 1922, which v of 154 per cent over the cor; car ago. ed condition is being all price classes, ous January {proximately 168,000, ! “The truck expor 10f 1422 were 1,789, 1934 December, { Car exports also sponding the Jast month compared with de large strides, n | increasing from 2.920 in the earller [favor of {period to 7,180 in December, 1922. | In 1892 there was ! s o gain | i —_— BIG MOTOR CYCLE SQUAD.' € |St. Louis Police Traffic Force to | 1 Be Increased. A Uil has been presented to the Mis~ isouri legislature to increase the St. ! Louls police force by 220 men. . greater proport i | be assignea i At p nt the St. Lo using but twenty motor { potica con rs, is known to be in reater use of the metor i escle. i “The Standard of Comparison” We realize that our obligation to a Buick owner, no matter what priced car he owns, is to see that he re- ceives prompt and efficient service—the kind that will insure him the motoring pleasure hé expects. Stanley H. Horner Retail 11015 14th St. N.W. which- the acclaimed Dealer . Main 5296 T he vast new plant in Cadillac 1s made is universally the world’s finest and most effi- cient factory devoted to the manufacture of high grade motor cars. The Washington Cadillac .Company Rudolph Jose, President. 1138-1140 Connecticut Ave. Frank. 3900, 3901, 3902. T. W. Barrett, Sales and Service, 24th and M. ADILLAC] —= ® Standard of the World Motorists' | ! URGES AUTOLESS SUNDAY {Austrian Health Board Says Dust Menaces Health. ! The board of health of Lower Austriz, according to a report to the Department of Commerce from Consul R. W. Heingartner, Vienna, has recommended the passage of a law| which would prohibit the use of auto- | mobiles on Sundays, on the ground that *“the dust ralsed by the cars, especially In the country, is harmful fo the lungs of children and causes tuberculosis.” Moreover, says the health board, the Sunday outings of ! pedestrians are spolled by these ma- | {chines. The real cause of dust in Austria seems to be the condition of the roads, which have been neglected | be siven : since 1914. Concerns interested*in the manufacture and sale of automobiies have registered their disapproval of the proposed law by arguing that at this time of severe crisis and growing stagnation In the automobile indus- trx. which has neccssitated the die- missal of many hands, the passage of a statute prohibiting touring on Sun- day would only serve to AgErarate an already desperate situation MOTOR CYCLE AIDS POLICE Canadian Mounted Men Find Ma- chines Are Useful. Constables of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are giving “a fine demonstration of winter-riding with motor cycles during the bolsterous ! A ROSSLYN,VA. v T A O Rp———— 18, 1923—PART 3. weather of the present season in Ot- tawa., The mounties long ago gave up the use of saddle horses {n the capital district, except for show occa- sions; the force having been largely motofized. During the winter months four Motor cycles are in use by mem- bers of the R. C_M. P, Two of thene are the regular equipment of the force, but motor cycles have proved | police duties taat wo of the con- stables have also been using their| own machines. Service. From Life. Agitated Manager—Say, don’t You | know that you shouldn’t whistle in the lobby like that? o | “Boss, T ain’t whistlin’. I'se pagin' | Missus Jones' dwag.” |l The Year ’Round Car . and The Year ’Round Fuel! You know how the motoring public has accepted the closed car. People like an automobile which can be depended upon to carry them comfortably no matter what the weather is. the year ’round car. The closed car has become This trend of automobiles has been accompanied by a similar develop- ment in fuel. Now car owners can procure year 'vound fuel, too. And for very much the same reason—motorists are demanding a fuel which can be depended upgn to function properly in ail weather and under climatic temperatures. LIGHTNING Motor Fuel meets this demand. ¢ . motor fuel. what the elements say. It delivers no matter Add to this a greater power, 25 to 35% more mileage and practically no carbon—that’s LIGHTNING, the year ‘round PENN OIL CO. is police are | veles, but Phil- | lip Brockman. president of the board of Rosslyn, Va. A=Y Phones | West 166 Main 6608 Great Midwinter Sale OF ' Motoring Necessities A comprehensive array of hood ani radiator covgrs for all type cars, and many other accessories needed by every motorist, at cut prices—each and every offering is a bargain you cannot afford to overlook—read the list. Regular Pr Dodge $9.00 (all types) LT Durant 6 cylinder Buick 6 cylinder Buick 4 cylinder . Ckevrolet Chevrolet F. B. . Nash 6 cylinde- ... Oakland 192 34D 644 .......... A C Cico Spark Plug -3 Hydrometer, Kant $125 Stick Type Kimball Bali-bear- - $6.00 ing Jack, 2-ton capacity. Kimball Ball-bear- $4.00 ing, Jack, 1-ton capacity Bridgeport Seam- $3.50 less Brass Tube Air Pump Auto $10.00 Robes Auto Robes ... ... ...... Sale Price $5.80 $7.00 $7.00 $4.00 $5.40 $6.00 $7.00 $7.00 45 85 $4.00 $3.00 $2.95 $6.50 $5.50 ice Tools Fuiler Car Dusters ers (Stubby) No. 100 Klaxon Horn Klaxon Horn ....... Chamois (e; use, Custing, impocted full fickel .. Detroit Frisco Hercules Rim Auto Whiskbroom Fuller make . - Sale Price $250 31 Regular Price B Fancy Wool Dust- $1.23 Fancy Wool e Extinguishers xcellent for cleaning windows, autos, general house §1 ete) ... Chamois—French $3.00 Auto Clocks—Broad- way Luminous 8-day $13.00 Auto* Clocks, Auto Clocks A Great Oil Special! Gallons of guaranteed lubricating oil, Pennsylvania i Paraffin Base, a splendid motor oil. A '~ Quick starting in frigid weather. g Wise motorists will use no other. . Washingt 17th and L Sts. N.W. Triple Filtered Gasoline Your Motor Knows You furnish the can, we furnish the oil. 5 gallons at, special. .... All our Gasoline is triple filtered. on Accessories Co. Edw. E. Lipphard, Mgr. 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District 1709 L ST Company Main 7612 “Our success &3 due 1o selling Gulowobilea that won't come bacl:, to customsrs who il Oakland 6 : reat Interest Among Motorists | | i by offering ONE YEAR'S UPKEEP for only $25 on all NEW OVERLANDS bought of us, including labor anid parts, excepting repairs due to accidents, and tires and Dbatteries, which are guaranteed by the makers “Coming from a R SPONSIBLE SERVICE HOUSE and applying to a Car of Demonstrated Su- periority, the “hit” this offer has made is well jus- tified. There never has been an opportunity like this anywhere in the mo- toring world! Selling New OVERLANDS at $525 F. 0. B. Factory And Guaranteeing One Year’s Upkeep for Only $25 Labor and Parts Included! Sec the NEW OVERLAND wmodcls and look further into 3 this sweeping offer before buy- : sug your 1923 car. 025 R. McREYNOLDS & SON, Distributors . 1423-25-27 L St. NNW. Open Evenings. 00 00000000000000000000000000000000000000 z | | F.O.R. Yactory Phone M, 7228. “l Want More Miles with Less Worry!” —Said a Battery Owner That’s why he bought a Willard Threaded Rubber Battery. He wanted that longer life, but he wanted still more that extra assurance of steady energy value and freedom from repair experi- encewhich only Willard Threaded Rubber gives. Authorized Willard Service Stations Bradburn Battery and Electrical Service 616 Pa. Ave. SE. Lincoln 1430-J % Modern Auto Supply 917 H St. N.| Lincoln 3896 The John A. Wineberger Co., Inc. 3700 Georgia Ave. N.W. * Columbia 565 S.W. Cor. 2d & Mass. Ave. N.W. Franklin 642 , Smith’s Battery and Electric Co. 2119 18th St. N.W. North 9928 E. J. Penning 1740 14th St. N.W. Brookland Garage ° 1000 Michigan Ave. Esseno Auto Supply Co. 801 H St. N.W. Seaton Garage 306 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. 45 Seaton St. N.E. Brooke C. Furr 700 7th St. S.W. MAIN STATION . Washington-Battery-Company 1621-23 L St. N.W. Main 180 North 7998 North 1021 Main 2219 North 3979 North 1959 Franklfin 5810