Evening Star Newspaper, April 15, 1923, Page 67

COURT DENOUNCES USE OF BAD BRAKES Held as Great a Menace to Society as Are the Gunmen. NEW YORK. April 14-—"A man driving an automobile which has de- fective brakes is as much an enemy | of society as a gunman,” declared| Magistrate Simms in the New York city trafic court when he imposed fines ranging from $25 to $50 each on | motorists who were arrested by the | brake inspection squad of the depart- | ment of public safety. The fines were paid by the prisoners, who e con- pleasure cars, | rucks with bad i sing the fines ihe cou warned the accused that a sec- ond conviction would the workhouse. operating an a term in Plea to Motorists. The depa 1t of public safety is eng 1w clty-wide campaign to to give the neces- ¥ attention to their brakes. This|atreet mceme in Honelul ve is a result of an epidemic of icnn motoris: automobile uccidents which caused more than a dozen deaths in one week, The brake inspection squad is oper- ati svery horough of Greater New York. They use automobiles and watch others. When a machine is seen to be using brakes that have not been adjusted 1t is halted and the briakes ate inspected. If they are condition the driver is given ) appear in the traffic Magistrate Simms is im heavy fines and jail sentences ond offenders. ~ of a recent investigation in 1 rough of Brooklyn show that £0 per cent of all auto accidents are due 1o bud brakes Other Cities Seek Remedy. Several citics have sent safety ex- Perts to ascertain the methods being employed in New York to curb this At Jeast a dozen other munici- nalities have inaugurated brake in- spection campaigns which have re- sulted 1 a decrease in the number of acrider The York city brake inspec- ! is being conducted under . Dow. presi- atistic; Shaving that dene than 12,000 per sons were victims of wutomobile ac- cidents in this country last year. Mr. Dow is s executive nt of pubi} fety. 1t time poiice officers with the department of | safety are delivering a series of lectures on brake adjustment at tings of motorists held in : schools “and oner in charge of the work. —_— Motor Transport in Tasmania. Motor transport is making rapid strides in the tight little island of Tasmania, according to advices re- ceived by the Department of A‘om- 's Wharf, Hobar nywhere in the civilized the island they wanted to go. In the 1 fiscal year 109 vehicles and cyvele were registered, and they paid £13.380 in taxes, which went | 1o keep up the admirable main road between Hobart and Launceston and which is the Aus- an motorists’ road to paradise, Motor transport between Hobart and | Launceston, the mnorth and south | ports of the island, is making serious inroads, it is said, on state railway |population of about 1,000,000 through | In 1922, for example, the | 13 auto camps reported a registra- | tion of 514,412 campers, and the rail- | roads handied fully as many vacation- | receipts. The western part of Tas- | mania remains a wilderness of lakes, forests and mountains, but in the north, east and south, road building | 18 proceeding steadily. I ~eretary |and Manitou are completing 0 HELP TOURISTS DENVER. Col.. April 14.—Courses in scenic instruction. amounting to geography classes for grownups. are the latest in Colorado in anticipation of a million tourists who are going to enjoy their vacation this summer in the Rocky mountains. Hotel men identified with the Rocky { Mountain Hotel Assoclation have desk clerks on excursions into the { Colorado Rockies so they. in turn. {may advise stranzers more intelli- gently than formerly about sightsee- ing trips > Tourlst drivers of Colorado Springs a course lof instruction fostered by the city ‘A.lm.r.mraumm not only for certifi- |cates of competence. but to meet qualifications in explaining the won- in the Pike's Peak region College boys are the only ones con- sidered for auto drivers by the Denver Cab Company and the Rocky Moun- | tain Parks Transportation Company in the scenie trips out of Denver, in part because they can best explain H\e geological, es of the journeys. Frequent ps are made in the Denver moun- | tional Park for th Array of The railroads have an array of “Red ("aps” at the Denver Union sta- f tion. They have been schooled in general railroad and scenic informa- tion. The Denver tourist bureau has published a “Colorado Travalog” for free distribution that touches upon the Colorado travel phases of recrea- tion, romance and research. Travel authorities want tourists to get the most out of their trip. Colorado is perhaps the only state | that temporarily doubles, almost, its lghtseers. ists having Colorado destination STUDY MOUNTAINS ders of the scenic and historic points | historical and scenic | Kipling may have been right about Ris “Never the twa The 1 | points. The visitors left $42.000,000 in the state. Denver has spent $1.000.000 in its system of mountain parks for the convenience of travelers in getting into the Rockies, while Pueblo busi- ness men are buying scrip in a non- profit-sharing recreation association for the development of resort places in San Isabel National Forest. taken their assistant managers and Every a First, Non-Skid Fully Guaranteed Size Price JOxa/, Junior Cord 384 30x3%; Oversize Cord ..$9.50 | 31x4 Oversize Cor .§16.75 | 32x4 Oversize Cord. | 33x4 SS. Oversize Cord | 34x4 SIS, Oversize Cord. | 30x3 $1425 Standard Mahe Tires at Last Year’s Prices We Ship Tires to Any Part of the Country Sixth Street Tire Shop 216 6th St. N.W. 1732 14th St. N.W. e s Dopee BROTHERS TYRPE-A SEDAN Its dependability is taken for granted—its economy of operation is proverbial. Comment, as a rule, is directed to the richness of its fittings, coach work. This besuty is not a superficial thing. It goes much deeper than mere external adornments. and the dignified beauty of its Like all creations of genuine excellence, it emanates from the honest value which Dodge Brothers have built into the car. You senee it in the depth and comfort of the seats—richly upholstered in genuine mohair welvet. It makes itself known the instant you the doorsof a safe. It emanates unmistakably from every line and curve of the sturdy body. It becomes most evident when you discower that in smert company, where a car of less distinction would appear at its worst, Dodge Brothers Type-A Sedan appears at its best. The price is $1,550 delivered SEMMES MOTOR COMPANY 1126 Connecticut Avenue N.W. 14th and Monroe Streets N.W. Main 6660 Columbia 5179 | | i d yet, the picture shows a famillar | Compan reet dress, are conversing in Eng- |da president, Durant Motors, Incorpor- ated; Thomas H. MacDonald, chief, Bureau of Public Roads, Department of Agrisuiture. here are no dues for membership in the league other than those which | a'local chapter may wish to assess for the erection of road signs, etc. During the vacation months of July and August of last year, more auto- mobiles were on tour than ever be- | fore in the history of motordom, They made a X‘(OC??!];}I{\ ll‘mx éx}e;lda‘d Preservation | {feh Yiie an unsisnily: crail of it Countryside Plan Looks to Undertaking |vanced. of Wide Importance. | opening, these same motorists with many more, soon will be taking to the highways again with their camping outfit; It every A movement of national import. pledge of the Motorists’ League for ance was recently launched with the (‘nunlr)‘kldeh Preiefi\’ll(o{! ‘?Hflr WL]I organization of the Motorists' League | ||v® UP 1o that pledee, Wwork of pud: for Countryside Preservation. The | plished. Burposc of the league i to call atten- | league, andiiatoop s o Choipidesiney | be obtained by addressin 4 tion to a habit which prevails among | tary at the league office, 119 West thoughtless motorists the xounlr)‘cmh street, New York over—that of leaving miscellaneous | litter along the highway where reuw\ | have been made for luncheon or sup- | ASS | per or where camp has been made for | | the night | The organization of the league was |announced in the March issue of | Motor. On the executive commit |tee, which is now in the process of | formation. are President Harding, | Secretary Henry C.-Wallace, Depart- | ment of Agriculture: Luther Bur | naturalist: James Newton Gunn, pre |ident of ‘the ed States Rubb FOR ALI_CARS SERVICE TIRE CO. 1336 14th St. N.W. FOR WINDSHIELDS OR_BODIES. Instalied While You Was®. Taranto & Wasman 1017 NEW YORK AVE. 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Evenings, 6:30 Tear This Ad Out Now! l l . e, WELLERS GARAGL LARK_ROAD ASHTONg & REXBURG Hupmobile H SCORE BO/WY DAY "'MilestoDate NON-5 T OP ‘Reliability Run o<l upmobile f7 L 58-Day Run of 26,165 Miles Without a Stop Proves Hupmobile Staunchness and Reliability High Opinion of Hupmobile Stamina and Durability Justified by Its Splendid Condition after Gruelling Test Perhaps no motor car ever before was given such a reliability test as this. Day and night for 58 days, without the engine being stopped once, and without the officlal seals on its hood being Broken, a stock Hupmobile was driven 26,165 miles by drivers working in three shifts about Salt Lake City and over a maze of Inter-Mountain highways in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The starter was removed before the run began. Oil was taken on through a special tube in the side of the sealed hood. This intake for oil, as well as the intakes for gas and water, were all securely sealed, and were broken and re-sealed only under official inspection. The route of the car, for the most part, was over a maze of mountain highways. Part of the course led the car into the precipitous mountain canyons of Heber, Provo, and Parleys, in the Wasatch range. The “high spots™ of the test included trips into many of the steepest canyons of the west, including Brighton, at the head of Big Cotton- wood and American Fork Canyon, generally conceded to be the steepest incline in the west. During the last 14 miles of this trip cars are forced to climb from a 4400 to an 8700- foot elevation. The engine was brought to a stop only after the fan belt had broken, at 26,165 miles. The car then completed its 60th day with a mile- age of 27,096 It was immediately torn down and inspected under direction of Prof. A. LeRoy Taylor of the Automotive Department of the University of Utah. He reported that the engine—with 33,000 miles to its credit—showed only slight wear; that the life of this stock Hupmobile had only just commenced. Prof. Taylor's detailed report contained the following significant statements: —The amount of carbon deposited on the pistons and cylinder block was surprisingly small. The pistons showed, by micrometer caliper measurements, the maximum ‘out of round’ of .0005 (five ten thousandth) inch. The second and third rings showed practically no wear. The first rings on three of the cylinders Champlain St. and Kalorama Road Columbia 5050 Branch Salesroom 1223 Connecticut Avenue Hupmo 4 had worn .002 (two thourandth) inch. The crankshaft bearings were in excellent condi- tion and showed practically a perfect fit. The qualities revealed by the car in this test —its economy records—the way it stood up in continuous service such as not one motor car in ten thousand is asked to give—these things are not remarkable or unusual for the Hupmobile. They are the daily portion of every Hup- mobile owner. He counts upon them confi- dently. They are hisinterpretation of reliability. The Reliability Record Days without Engine Stop. .58 Total non-stop mileage... ,26 165 Average Miles Per Day........._449 Gas—ave. miles per gal __21 5 Oil—ave. miles per gal... Replacement At 22,106 mi.—Brake lining At 24,955 mi.—Head lamp tie rod At 26,165 mi.—Fan Belt The first engine stop was neces- sitated by the breaking of the fan belt. The run was then continued two days, the total mileage at the end of 60 days being 27,096, on whichthedailyaverageiscomputed.