Evening Star Newspaper, October 28, 1923, Page 53

T AUTO SHOW ITOSALESROONS Dealers Will Continue Ex- hibits of All Models, Ru- dolph Jose Says. Because of the unprecedented in- terest shown hy the public in ington Autemotive Trade Associn: announced at the close of the closed- ear show last night that a majority of the exhibitors would hold private exhibitions at their individaal show- | rooms throughout the coming week. According to thr essaciation the show was staged primarily to enable to insdect the new models v side under one roof. and in- stoad of ec-omplishing that purpose alone 1t has served further to stimu- late an interest that justifies an in- «d display in the salesrooms “The ghow. however, has cnabled many to narrow their choice of o new car down to a few makes, and hap thus saved them & lot of time” said Rudelnh Jose, chairman of the show committee, ‘when the doors closed at Convention Hall last night “They want an ouportunity now tc make a final cholce garefully, and we have prevailed unon many of the exhibitors to extend the show serv- ice at thelr individual salesrooms. Full Line to Dixp “The derlers not only full line of models on dispia motoristy will not be disapp but will have extra malesmen on hand to explain intelligently the Interast- ing features of the new cars. In short, every gervice available to lncal mctorists at the show wiil be extend- ed to anply throughout the week." The show committee avolds il stereotyped phraes in reporting the thow and asserts that of the new spirit In motordom whirl was evi- dent instontly after the opening night. “We found A public not merely aurious about thair automobiles ar in former yeare. but a puhlie inter- ested in &mall things in the way of improvement which make for mor: satisfactory motoring.” the chairman said. “We found a public alrendy sold on the automobile, and very largel 0ld on the closed car. Attention hax turned to an intereit in seeing thr sutomoblle develop into a handier. faster. more comfortable and eco- nomical form of personal transporta- on. “This is in marked contrast to the situation a year ago, or even last spring, when the low prices on cars were attracting a lot of newromers who felt that they were ga'ning a- plenty by acquiring cars without con- sidering those detalls for which the more seasoned motorist looks, While the cars steadily were reaching a point of reasonable perfection there were few improvements to interest the vatcran motorists, and many of them croa have been waiting for the 1924 cars. ' Prices Remarkably Low. “As the cars at the show revealed, the general acceptance of the aut mobile by the public not only has en- abled the manufacturers to put out their products at remarkably low prices, but to offer many highly de- sirable features in addition! The vet-| eran motorist today sees that his faith In the automoblle and his ge erous buying support has been re- turned to him in the ‘form of those Vv improvements in control, ecol and endurance whith he has been coming to demand, few realize that the Import- ant improvements In the chassis and bodies of the new. cars- are ghe - di- rect result of greater demands piaced upon the automobiles of today through more constant and more ex tensive use, and that all this h been made possible through the gen- erous suport of the ploneer motorists. “The most significant feature of today's mctoring as revealed at the show i the great advantage to all motorists of their Gwn generous buy- ing of cars, Everybody is motoring. and evervbody is benefitting. This thought probabdly will be better appreciated by the motorists as he | visits his favorite salesroom this week and has an opportunity to note how, In addition to improvements in the ‘cars offered to him, the er organization Itself Iz in a Better posi- tion than ever to give the car a good name locally and service it in the way modern conditions demand. e A five-million-dollar electric power tatlon is &oon to be built at the Wil- nk coal fields in South Africa. trouble. the | new-season Rutomoblles the Wash- | o | Actor, “Bumped,”’ Invents Signal | For Car Behind {s & new fad among Los Angeles citi- mens who dri The fad consisty of a sign’ promi- | nently displayed on,%Yhe rear of the car, reading: “Best temporary route,” with an arrow pointing to the left. This is supposed to be Interpreted by the impatient autolst immediately behind the ca. displaying the sign as {8 gentle hint that he .should drive around the car on the left in passing. instead of bumping into it from the like ‘most fads, had its | ity. H Y Warner Baxter, was driving peaceably :long a thoroughtare. A motorist im- acdiately beaind him, who was evi- ntly in g-eat haste, bumped into; on his way hom: s work at Warner Brothe! 0, wiere he is appeacing In Er- sch's production, he was ‘b Iu the same manner. s0ing home Baxter went nter und ordered a sign « Inseription. CITES ADVICE WHICH MAY BE MISI.EADING:i Jumpetl o Insten o. tu the sign with the &b Automobile Digest Comments on Instructions Given Buyers of Electrical Acoessories. From the Automoblile Digest. When buying an electrical acces- ory, the purchaser is generally in- structed to connect one wire to the hattéry and the other to the ground | for the single wire system, or both wires to the battery for the double wire system. Such instructions, though essentlally correct, are not conducive to giving the purchaser ! the best indication of the reliability of operation of the accessory in- stalled. In the case of stop lights. unless a check light is installed as part of the equipment, there is noth- .ng to indicate to the driver whether the Light Is In working order or not. In the case of other accessories, excessive current may be drawn without any notice being given of | ‘he defective condition. The proper nner in which to install any elec- trical mccessory Is to make comnec- tions In such a manner that surrent ach accessory the added protection a fuse. In the original wiring plan of @ car. all current drawn, except :hat consumed by the starter, is reg. Istered on the ammeter. The feed wire is generally connected to the llve side of the starter switch and vuns from there to one side of the meter. The electrical equipment is either directly or indirectly nected current, ilvered to the battery, must regis. ter its value on the ammeter. By (onnecting the wiring of all electrical accessorles to this side of the meter; an accurate check can be kept on the condition of any instal- lation. The driver soon becomes customed to the amount of current consumed by cach circuit and any defective condition can readlly be de- tected. The application of the brakes will cause a fluctuation of the meter needle if the stop light is In perfect condition: a short-circuit, ground or an excessive current consumption will immediately make itself known by an excessive discharge reading. It s therefore a good policy to connect the wiring of all accessories so that the current consumed will flow through the ammeter and then —to watch the meter. Giving Someone a Lift. | Every day. all through the summer, | the ~automobile-owning ~commutor goes his way to_and from the 'big city In his car. We see him tearing | along early In the morning: then | again after the day's work, he makes short work of the miles Qetween suburban home and city office. There are hundreds of touring cars doing these daily trips and the rear seat lis always empty, while at the rall-| {Toed station the less fortunate su- burbanites walt' for the stuffy, crowded train to take them in to their work. There are old men to whom & four or five mile ride in the brisk morning air would be as g00d as a doctor's tonic and there are tired clerks and stenographers in hundreds who would the trip to work In the back seat of your touring car the very thing to lighten the burden of the di H ' THE WASHINGTON ACCESSORIES COMPANY - Edward E. Lipphard, Mgr. 17th & L Sts. N.-W. Controlled by the Galliher-Walker Investment Corperation -TO DEALERS ‘We have an attrictive sales to offer dealers. Let ua [ LOS ANGELES, October |'I.—-Th0r4 NEW FORD FACTORY PLANS ANNOUNCED Special Attention Will Be Giv- en to Improvement of Grounds. DETROIT, Mich., October major declsions covering the, con- struction of the Ford Motor Com- pany's plant slong the Mlssissippi river between Minneapolis' and St. Paul have been made, and details just announced here give the first in- tormation regarding the magnitude of the new Ford project. Hydro-electric plunt, steam plant and, manufacturing and assembly rlant constitute the three important buildings., with “interest centering chiefly about the hydro-electric devel- opment, since it represents the com- pany’s moat extensive' undertaking of this kind. The dam where the power will be developed s §74 feet lonz and was completed by the government in 1917. When the "Ford engineers started work {t was discovered that modifi- catlon of the power house substruc- ture built by the government was necessary in order to take advantage of iImprovements since made in water wheel design. More than 6,000 cublc feet of. concrete work was torn out, nnd the changes are now nearly com- pleted. They will permit installation of modern (urbines and, besides im- proving flow conditions, will effect the highest efficiency. 100-Foot Power House. power house will be 160 feet long by 74 feet wide and 48 feet above the foundation. Four water wheels of 4.500 horsepower will be 27.—aAn The SEES DEFICIT MET [BY GASOLINE TAX Maryland Road . Commissioner Notes Increased Revenue at Cent-a-Gallon Rate. BALTIMORE, October 27.—The wip- ing out of th. ate road commission’s maintenance and reconstruction deficit of $1,179,605 by the 1-cent-a-galion gasoline tax {s now nearly a cer- taint; ccording to John N. Mackall, state road commissioner. From the time the tax went into effect, June, 1922, until Beptember 1. the receipts were $348,236.38, figures recently complled and presented to Gov. Ritchfe show. The return on the tax for the re- malning four months of this year will be about enough to cancel the re- maining of the deficit, Mr. Mackall predicted. This means a reduction in the motor vehicle registration tax, as the 2- ent gasoline tax s into_effect anuary 1, Mr. Mackall sald. He has submitted an estimate of the amount of the reduction possible to Gov. Ritchie. In the fiscal vear ending September | 30 the registration tax yielded $2,- $80.260, the report of the motor ve- hicle commissioner's office shows. —e e in conjunction with ators, will under produce approxi- matel. 0 horsepower., Within a short distance of the hy- dro-electric plant, and on the river bank, it also is planned to erect steam power house to subplement the water power in case of emergency. ‘The immense manufacturing and assembly plant will be erected on an imposing site on the bluff 100 feet above the water level. It will front on the Mi River boulevard four normal and will be sldes and so designed as to present & | children.’ most altractive appearanc: SPEEDERS MENACE CHOOL CHILREN Hoosier Auto Association Making State-Wide Drive. If your own child was in the act of getting out of or into a rural school hack, would you drive your car past that hack at a high rate of speed? If you wouldn't think of doing this dangerous and almost criminal act when your own child might be endangered, why do you do such things when the children of other parents are imneriled thereby? These pertinent querles are put forth in @ safety bulletin just issued hy the Hoosler State Auto Associa- tion, the Indiana afiliation of the Natfonal Motogists’ Association, which is working for safety and protection n the highwi throughout the o state. Based Compiaints. “These queries are based on many complaints that have been coming | into our main office in Indianapolis | P terrorized by the ac- y auto drivers, have been reporting gross violations of the state law covering the passing _of school hacks” It is stated. “We have been appealed to Mo smome- thing' in an effort to spread a gen eral knowledge of the law an understanding among motor drivers of the grave risks they are taking in falling to stop when they see a school hack loading or unloading | hack while the same is being loaded | One agonized parent reported to the Hoosler association that just & few ., A8 children ware getting ack on state road No. 11, near well, “a car came along at forty ‘miles an hour and whizzed by 50 fast as the children were getting out into the road that we almost ymed in terror, being sure one or more obildren had beén hit. And we were not assured of their safety, either, until the cloud of dust had settled, by -which time that motorist was nearly a mile up the road and we couldn’t get his number.” Invite Drastic Laws. “If suto drivers are deliberately inviting the most drastic and strin- gent sort of legislation and the most | hard-bofled enforcement thereof, just let them continue. these gnd similar practices on the highways of Indiana is the adjuration of the Hoosier asso- ciation. “We do not mean to infer that a majority of drivers are such thought- less and careless potential murderers, but is the small per cent that 1s to_tighten the strictures The small minority, by taking too mush rope, will hang itself and hang the rest along with them. It behooves right-thinking auto owners to assist our associa- tion in every way possible to ourb | ruthless driving and to make our| highways safer, and this they can do_by afiliating in our worl The state law on passing a school hack stopped for passengers, says: | “It shall be unlawful for any person | driving any automobile, motor truck | or_other motor vehicle upon the | public highway, on overtaking or meeting any school hack engaged In | transporting gchool children to or | from achool, to pass such school | unloaded with such school chil- The fine is any sum not ex- ing $26. The penalty for pa: @ street car or interurban car| which is stopped to take on or dis- | charge passengers (s a fine in any | m not exceeding $10 Radiators and Fenders ' 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS ANY KIND LADE OR REPAJRED. or dren. cee WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS 819 132, F. 6410, 1485 P. M. TM3. | Pointers From the Expert. If your car is to give you un- broken service o a good long life you will have to give it some service By I do not mean be taken to a garage every week and looked over, though this 1s not a bad practice if you can afford it, but I do mean that it must be kept clean, that it must be kept d and that nuts and bolts holding ther must be kept tight. little time now but the average gadageman ‘would far sooner that you did this a home than drive the car untll it is falling to pieces, the shop and expect it' out within = day in perfect condition. Keeping the car clean is the only way_in which it is possible to dis- cover things that need attention AUTO GLASS ron Tnstatled Taranto & Wi ‘asman 1017 NEW YORK AVE. N.W. OR BODIES. ls You Wait. One Fordson Tractor and 5-Ton Trailmobile DOUBLE RUBBER TIRES ON BOTH TRACTOR AND TRAILER. EXTRA SET OF STEEL WHEELS FOR TRACTOR. Dome 0Qil Co., Inc., Takoma Park, D. C. The car thit has a thick coat eof year-old mud may seem to be run- ning well in spite of it, but a day of reckoning is sure to come; It may be in the shape of a long lay-up or it may end in & smash. It’s alw‘ay- first with wise motorists, wherever quality counts. It’s the best in the long run because it costs less by giving you service. One filling of a transmis- sion or differential case is enough for all season. Fill up the transmission case and forget it for the bal- ance of your motoring season. Sold by reliable dealers ins five-pound cans, and at ap- pointed servicestations, where you see the checker-board design pump. EBONITE (It’s Shredded Oil) For Transmissions and Differenti Continuing the Auto Show in Our Showrooms For several years, immediately following the Auto Show, we inaugurated a hold-over show, and exhibited the latest models in our showrooms. It was quickly proven to us that this venture was a huge success, and this year we have decided to repeat this performance, and therefore announce that next week will be “AUTO SHOW WEEK IN OUR SHOWROOMS.” The entire automobile-interested public of Washington is invited to visit the various showrooms given below. CADILLAC V-63 : Expect-Great Things The Washirgton Cadillac Company Rudolph Jose, President 1138-1140 Connecticut Avenue Franklin 3900, 3901, 3902 T. W. Barrett, Asso. Dealer 24th and M St. West 2880 DISTRICT OAKLAND COMPANY 1709 L Street BARRY-PATE MOTOR ‘COMPANY 1218 Connecticut Avenue NASH HURLEY MOTOR CO. Qur Reputation Is Your Pretection Phone Main 646. 522 14 St NV, Rickenbacker ~ Rolls-Royce National Service and Supply Co., Inc. 1636 Conn. Ave. Telephone North 3130 Home of the Buick 1620 M -St. N.W. MOTOR CO. 1101 Connecticut Avenue Overland mes-Knighf ~ | | OVERLAND.WHEELER co. 1821 14th St. NW.- MAXWELL 'H. B. Leary, Jr. (Co-Partnership) 1321-23 Fourteenth St. N.\W.. Phone North 4296-4297-4298 HALMERS GEO. C. RICE AUTO CO 1515 14th Street Main 756 SEMMES MOTOR COMPANY Y 1132-1134 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Main 6660 . VELIE 2 UNGERER MOTOR CO. 1136 Connecticut Avenue Main 8233 - PEERLESS PEERLESS MOTOR COMPANY (Washington Branch) 14th Street at P Main 8077 Open Evenings COLUMBIA Minker Motor Combany C. W. Minker, Prop. 1333 14th Street 14th and Monroe Sts. N.W. Columbia 5179 : HARPER MOTOR CO,, INC. 1128-1130 Conn. Tel. Frank 6544; Main 8799 EL CAR P. F. TIPPETT Factory Representative 12 E St. S.E. Lincoln " DEALER The Maculson Company, Inc. Ave. 2103 14th St. N.W.