Evening Star Newspaper, November 11, 1923, Page 57

URGES SENSIBLE -~ USED-CARBUYING D. C. Bankers’ President De- ‘elares Allowing High Trade Value Dangerous. That the time has come for local automobile dealers to c. ceepting used cars in part payment for new ones at exhorbitant allowances that Wwill sooner or later bring them to financial disaster, was the opinion ex- Pressed by Harry V. Haynes, presi- dent of the District Bankers' Associa- tion, before the members of the ‘Washington Automotive Trade Asso- ciation at the City Club last Monday evening. The occasion was the regular monthly meeting of the dealers’ or- ganization. Mr. Haynes was present as the speaker of the evening with “The Automobile Dealer and His Banker” as his sunject. Mr. Haynes pointed out that most dealers’ storerooms were full of used cars today, not because there is no demand for such e . but because they had been taken in at more than they could be sold for. He said a continuance *of such practice would result in dealers alienating their much-needed banking connections in their new car busine: erely scored the | auto man ers for their selfish | attitude toward their dealers in forc- ing them to pay for all cars ordered before they even see them. He referred to the practice of attaching a sight draft to the bill of ladin Which must be met before th. roads would even open the cars. He said this practice, Wwith the present day dealers to maintain pensive salesrooms made the dealer's position an unenvi- able one, and that with the used-car Problem it was confronting the bank- ers with a perplexing problem in tinance. Preceding Mr. Haynes' address the dealers held their business meeting which included action upon the resig- nation of President E. J. Quinn. who has been forced by ill health to re- tire froth active husiness. Mr. Quinn's resignation was accepted with re- gret. Paul B. Lum, first vice pr automatically goes into ntial chair. xhibition a Success. The report of the committee in charge of the recept closed car show was heard This re- port disclosed that the Convention Hall exhibition w mong the most successful ever held hington. Preliminary to the next annual ele tion of officers to be held in the City Club December 3, the following nomi- nations were made: For president, Paul B. Lum. First vice preside Semmes and Walter Second vice president. Louis Jullien. Treasurer, Stanley Horner Secretary, Oscar Coolican, C. Hough and F. L. Haller. Trustees (fou Royce Hough. Luttrell, Harr Fdward W, d the preside Raphael mbert. Rovce Prendergast, | Frank G ter Lambert, W. Pearce I and J. M. Dugan, it was decided to hold thé annual spring automobile show March $-1 November 20 was set as the dme' for a sp: al meet i of the passenger car division of the a ciation for the purpose of discussing a v ar plan to be adopted by local de: Mr. Robert E. Doyle, Jr., Formerly With A. SNOW COMPANY . ed With the Firm of Incorporated H_Street Northwest Main 2777 Radiators and Fenders 10 DIFFERENT MAKES RADIATORS ANY KIND £ADE OR REPAIRED. WITTSTATT'S Il. and F. WORKS 319 13th. F. 6410. 1435 P. M. M43 Frederick Located at 6 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL 1336 14th St. N.W. AUTO GLASS Installed While You Wait. Taranto & Wasman 1017 NEW YORK AV] W. I . OBSERVATIONS. l It takes a wise driver to feel sorry for thé folk who speed pari. The broofreader who let “hogway” for “highway" may have had in his inadvertence. car by its nickel, but the rust on this nickel offers a fairly €o0od index of the owner. This much is certain: If, as report- ed. a very small proportion of motor ists are:causing all the accidents, this group is assuredly accommodating motordém by bringing itself to prompt ®xtinction. “Stop. look and listen" would mean a lot more if only some of these folk who have looked and listened and found trouble knew enough to stay put. - There’ will never be any doubt in the minds of offsprings as to which parent was right in the argument over how to drive the car best. The s in the repair bill or law As a car goeth so shall it skid. Parody for motorists: “Yes, we have no badmanners.” If 'twere only so! Relying on the sense of touch is not always advisable when crossing railroad tracks. You can't tell how far the spark tdom the points of a plug will jump simply by looking at it. Your in- struction book will suggest that vou| measure the distance between the points and adjust them at approxi- mately the thickness of a thin dime Most dimes are pretty well worn nowada Most drives aren’t half bad, They're terrible. GOING THROUGH MUD. Failure: to get through a flooded section of roadway is often due to lack of proper traction, which, in urn, is due to lack of weight in the rear of the car. The same applie: getting_stuck in the mud or d snow. The more weight there rear ‘wheels the less they are ¢ to spin. When attempting to pass through a bad spot in the ro: while to load up the bac! with rocks and have t} nger sit back there wh you drive —_—— On July 1, this year, there were $3,800,725,804 in gold and silver coin in'the United States Treasury, divided thus: Gold coin and bullion, $3.363.- 2; standard silver dollars, $425.- subsidiary silver, $11 o M. A. TO MEET HERE NEXT WEEK Many Questions for Good of Auto World Will Be Taken Up at Session. | \ What is predicted to be a meeting of far-reaching importance to the motor car owners of the United States will be held in the Natlonal Capital when the officers and directors of the National Motorists' Association assemble here in annual convention November 16-17. This is to be the first gathering of the forces of the young glant of the motoring world which was formed in Chieago a little more than a year ago with a few scattered affiliations and has since grown into a huge national auto- mobile organization with nearly 350 strong motor clubs within its roid It is expected that delegates repre- virtually every section of the will be in attendance, since aken up matters of vital everywhere in Auto Wonder Story. The story of the formation, growth and the achievements of the National! Motorists' Association is one of the wonder stories of the motor world Founded in faith, backed by enthusiasm and promoted with earnestness and sin- cerity this young leviathan of automo- { biledom reaches its first annual conven tion the largest motoring organization in the world. Already enrolled under the banner of the National Motorists' Association are most of the large state motoring or- ganizations of the country and many of the individual clubs located in the larger cities of the land. Hardly a e sses that does not bring an- large or small afliliation, and arcely a day goes by that does not find the National Motorists’ Association engaged in waging a fight for the bet- terment of the conditions surrounding the ownership and operation of motor ehicles, With national headquarters located here in Washington, the National Mo- torisis’ Association’ already has well laid plans to become active before the next session of Congress in the interests | of the nearly 500,000 car owners it rep- rese 1 Some Car Owners . Don’t let your battery run down during the winter even if you are not using your car. It will freeze if discharged. { Our winter storage service removes this danger and takes all responsibility off your shoulders at a very small cost. ‘Washington-Battery-Company 1621-23 L Street N.W. 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Eyen if such a turn does not en- tirely satisfy the guardian of the crossway, he Is much less ltkely to bawl you out, for passing the stop sign 15 a cardinal sin in oity driving and few cops will excuse you for It. ! ploneer safety work of automobile clubs on the basis of practical methods for eliminating traffic hazards, improving streets and highways and promoting sane regulations rather than on the basis of spasmodic safety slogan cam- paigns, Correlation of anti-theft work throughout the country by means of closer co-operation among hundreds of automobile clubs, Interchange of legislative experiences for the purpose of advancing uniform automobile laws, so far as practical with reference to peculiar local condi- tions. Development of a country-wide sys- tem of emergency mechanical and tohr- ing aid, so that eventually the tourist will be ‘able to find service through the chains of official automobile club ga- rages T ing in direction, through 3 ted in the National Motorists’ wtion, Standardization of motor ~ vehlcle headlight regulations, so that motorists may have sufficient driving light out endangering other vehicles by glare; and so that the manufacturers’ {problem of meeting the great variety of requirements in the various states will be simplified. xtension of the campaign against kes and frauds that sell questionable chandizing and service to the mv- torist. Intensive developmént of good roads work and of touring service. Improvement and internal _automobile and operation for the pur; ing the service giv One of the bigge to be outlined at this meeting will be one of eliminating railroad grade cross- ings and dangerous highway conditions The slogan to be adopted is t trofiic But highw. ation of organization »se of better- safe for the highway: s safe for the traffi Don’t let this happen to you again Carbon removal, valve grinding, cylinder reboring—other engine troubles—are largely avoidable—if you use the right oil. Poor oils—even good oils of the wrong type— are the cause of constant trouble and expense. Few motorists realize this, How can you be certain of getting the right oil? Go to a SUNOCO Motor Oil dealer. you which of the six distinct types of SUNOCO Motor Oil will lubricate your engine properly. SUNOCO is unlike any. other oil. And it is wvastly superior. 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Horton, local Duesenberg dealer, declares that when there are 20,000,000 | | cars in operation there should be an entirely new demand for cars, which may increase the domestic registra- tions to 30,000,000, Reports from the Connecticut high- way department show, for example, | that the cost of constructing concrete roads has Increased about 150 per cent within the last ten years, which | means, he says, that if the automobile | had sed in popularity the present amount of roadbuilding would haye been impossible. zood roads are the result of increase in the number of ‘apt. Horton said. “And it is tp predict from this that the e cars we have the greater will the interest in motoring. Ten one could not grow very te over motoring because of limitations placed on it through lack of good roads, the motorist finds objec- motoring which will be | s more cars are pressed The automoblle driver, has complained constant- ¢ ‘of the great varlation in | automobile 1 and regulations | hich make him a law-ablding citizen 1 one locality and a violator in 1other. there are 20,000,000 | He will tell foul the spark plugs and gum Clean ocil in a clean crank- Main 1394 We have an attractive sales plan AR, WASHINGTON, D. C, NOVEMBER H, 1923—PART 3. people driving cars there will be enough influence among motorists to bring some pressure to bear on this subject, and the elimination of this annoyance will encourage many more people to a desire to own and op- vrate cars. “The lower cost of cars and their upkeep, due the increase in the use of cars, I8, of course, evident in all grades of machines. Tt presages the time when everything will be even more favorable to motoring, for 20,000,000 car owners are always more | UNIFORM TRAFFIC STATUTES SOUGHT | National Highway Association Says Chaos Will End When Nation Builds Roads. form traffic laws that traffie condi- | tions are different in differtnt loca | ties, does not hold in the face of obvious power of the locality to mod- | ity add to the uniform law for pe onditions. There are muny which, made uniform, safety, such as the ling for a stop, s 4 uniform rule as t right of way at crossings, safety p cedure at grade crossings, a heav penalty for such dangerous practices ing another car when coming rve or top of a hill, ete. ould system of | up and turn capable of swinging things in their | own favor than 10,000,000." 1 There are more than fifty natural bridges of considerable xize in the United States. Of these the best known is the Natural Bridge in Rock- bridge County, Va. It has a span of ninety feet and is from 50 to 100 feet | wide. forty-eight states and thou- of municipalities, all making own traffic ryles, the motorist is more or less at %ea as to what he can and mot, should and should not do. But when the national gov- ernment builds roads for the nation, a national traffic law will be inevit- able as a national police force for the natfonal highways, Traffic lJaws which differ in differ- ent states and different towns in the same state are a cause of confusion, accident, loss of property and loss lof life." Uniform traffic laws, the same the country over, will promot safety, says the National Highway Association. The objection PACKARD A SERVICE THAT PREDETERMINES YOUR CAR OPERATING COST AND A COMPANY THAT GUARANTEES IT IN WRITING. 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