Evening Star Newspaper, November 18, 1923, Page 62

Automobile Held to Pave Way For General Use of Airplane Much Learned in Manufacture and Dis-| tribution of Motor Vehicles Regarded Useful in Developing Aviation. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. was only a comparatively few years Sia ot = ooy | 38O When the great majority of peo- _ Just as the bicycle paved the way | plo actually feared to travel by mo- )T the automobile, 80 1s the automo- | tor and not more than ten vears ago le now grooming the country for|When a speed of twenty miles per seneral acceptance of the alrplane, | NOUT was cons isi enough for So much has been learned in the |learned that he improved cars manufacture, distribution and use of | thirty miles an hour was not exces- | the automobile tha ssistance In devel hat doubtless ma will be Ereat sive, while today the most timid peo- ping the 1 plane [ pie do not feel uncomfortable at rail- | road speed when the roads arve good. v xpand into the production and sale Poxsibilities of Future. of_afrcraft i) | Then what of tomorrow? many are Various signs polnt to the truth of askinz. How long will it be before this trend, a& the most important ones | the normal speed of motor cars will summarized below will show I be equal to that for “taking oft” In 1. The automohil irpl s keeping In mind point of congestion Is, being designed who desires freedom of -l to a r tion maturally thinks in terms travel 2. The avérage person is bocoming more accustomed to spead, as e denced ho higher normal spee: will logi “taking-off” and r which he ha He thoughi r hour, but the motor- 1dly reach- five. The fine n where it se thls rate of in the way In itself, but be- congested road can do nearly e of performanc: The tends care, 1s toward increased speed rything in closed | is not apropos of t . despite the Just how far the mobile must go b steps in asthe how ra 3 to iners be invented, could be <ol lle In large quantities short period of time, Tt seems to be characterist automobile that it molds th social, buslness and = the nations in which it be ular, and s natural t ence on aviation should be felt, If, as many is a forerunne the present t sign, sale and use must b us prophetic of an ¢ tion in which the airpl plete the transportation things. Cars Congesting Citlex. Traffic_expert rather genera tomobile is In view of the remarkable improve- o ments in transportation, few canvyer- look the possibilities in the airplane. learned to overcome | tacles, but have the atrplane be- has been the transportation, e it has lacked the speed 4" | of the airplane. In other words, what experience the engineers are g in their work on the automobil shortly ed to the Aking neers, with the automobile man- ufacturers doubtless branching out into the airplane bust s, of them did during the Making a million alrpl would not he considered remar e when a single le to build up an organization to that many cars annually, belng in ness but a com- paratively few vears. Speaking from a sales standpoint, - one automobile dealer declares the ence gained in selling cars will i ible to sell alrplanes at rate once the motorist a ready pros cal and speed: : Delieved, and as soc 3 t | though in_automobile a certain point th will come into popularit cessity, This process the tedlous begi o the motorlst | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE LONG ANTICIPATED ARRIVAL AT THE SUMMIT OF THE SCENIC MOUNTAIN ROUTE ONLY TO FIND THE VIEW OBSCURED BY A DENSE HAZE> — — - _ . NOVEMBER 18, 1923—PART 3. —By BECK ,;Study of All Traffic Units Urged in Drive for Safety \Washington Dealers Believe Average | Fatalities Cannot Be Placed at Door of Drivers or Pedestrians. | Accident prevention |take a new turn if th | offered by the Washington Autc | tive Trade Associatior. s acted up. promptly. According to Just {ssued by the local dealers’ or- | gantzation, the public as we automoblle authorities must recognize t o LY gy popularity. This selling organiza- G manuics tion, he contends, has developed a healthy public buying power wh should some day be able to accep! both the antomobile and the airplan The average.man has been encour- | aged to earn more so that he might banefit by the advantages of automo- bile ownership, and it 1s through de- for the ability of the pu sorh greater and greater The automo! he nation in a I quantities, phy has need for a plane in conjunction which | with his motoring. As evidence of out. this he points to the fact that 300,000 that it |automobiles can be gold in a month's hy the automobile he motorist [Feur person s b her things ally, throueh (Copy veloping his resources that he will ba able to buy alrplanes in addition to his cars, and without any mor. difficulty than he experiences in buy 0 ) Passenger Four-Cylinder Coupe The Standard of Comparison A Roomy “Four” Coupe Providing roomy comfort for four passerigers, this Buick four-cylinder Coupe brings the luxury of its particular body type within the reach of all. time, as against a few hundred when ,Ing automoblle transportation in ad- | the motor car first made a bld for |dition to the other comforts of life. = | [whe?.. Its wide seat for two placed well back from the driver’s position and the cushioned folding chair for a fourth occupant are designed and arranged with more than ample room for restful ease. Its body, Fisher-built, is beautifully finished and richly appointed. It is powered with the famous Buick valve-in-head engine while proved Buick four-wheel brakes assure greater driving safety, / l BUICK MOTOR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN Diciston of Gemerel Meters Corperstion Plomeer Bufiders of Valve-in-Head Metor Cars Branchesds AN Bsaryehere C. C. WATERS & SON QGaithersburg, Md. ROSSLYN MOTOR CO. Rosslyn, Va, built, EMERSON & ORME 1620 M_Street N.W. Phone Franklin 3860 FLETCHER MOTOR CO. Alexandria, Va. better sautomobiles are BUICK MOTOR COMPANY WASHINGTON 4 14th and L Streets N.W. BRANCH STANLEY H. HORNER 1015 14th St. N.W. Phone Main 5206 OREM MOTOR CO. ‘Waldert, Md. Buick will builld them what {s known as the dent” | can be expected ‘| “For years the public trafc misinformation | accidents’” says the W tomotiv de Assoc | “Late destr} 0 recog ither the automobile nor that is directly respo: t is tmportant every unit of a given see could be conducting itse: before any genuine progress work should | =afe e suggestion thing, yet there would be a dents, raffic itself has got t addition to the sa and of its units. his point is almost univers vked in trafflc control. h st s blamed for doing some ch, In view of the results be foolhardy. yet his fafl through w seemed a statemen! as the “traflic acci- regarded ‘automob shington Au- tion statement safe in turn- iinst the me e driver o that the pe- 1 e fa crossing. much tali walking skidding 5. and the ssion of the 1 the units of tr dure which is i« extreme In nalism Automotive izes that n If in t lief that it was doing the proper Touring $1065 Brougham $1325 Sedan $1495 JEWETT SIX PAIGE BUILT Special Roadster $1195 Special Touring $1220 Special Sedan $1695 Prices at Detvoit. 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Jewer: Six motor is ciled like the big Paige and isn't just " system of a re” sys- It’s a HIGH PRESSURE, hollow crankshaft system that forces 2 gallons of oil per minute through main bearings—AND ‘CONNECTING ROD sprays the entire internal mechanism. Metal never rubs drive for miles at high speed or at slow mrdcnhdhflhcd:mu;hmkmheh |ways enough oil forced under 20t0 40 pounds pnum;i:: lu’brlutel all wurhnug parts thor- oughly. ceJewett'slong motor! quiet,zpcppy' performance. Overhauling need is long postponed. No better ciling anywhere than in Jewett's time-tested motor! Extra large wrist pins. Wrist pins are hidden, but vital to a motor's success. The power blow at each explosion is transmitted Wthwifiphhuch& ton. Jewett's pins are large—much larger the pinsused in other carsin its class. A ‘wrist pin is the size of a quarter, others the size strength of Jewett’s wrist pins contr{butes to Jewett's long motor life, and tinved sweet-running. 9 Oil bathed valve-gear. The the high wonder et i Y AT T entire atd assembly is utterly accessible. Ad- justments are easily made, so there need never be noise through wear. Truly, a marvel of me- chanical ingenuity. @ 83-pound crankshaft. That's a heavy shaft—much heavier than is used in comparable cars. Jewett engineering standards require a crankshaft material that mwmehsdclimitof'm‘owi;:oundl per square inch. It's an immense shaft to handle Jewett's immense power. In precision of man- in composition of metal,in care in inspections, in balance—Jewett's crankshaft compares point by point with those in far more costly cars. @ Easy acting clutch. With the new Paige-type clutch, however fast you lift your foot you can neither stall the motor nor jerk the car. The reason? A light-weight driven clutch member weighing less than 3% pounds, has one-third the usual weight, and e e onater R Taior itselfto: [ewett's clutch positive- ly mv“d:rw}wsreammymedm to pause toa or “missing.” Having six springs instead of one, it engages smoothly and releases under the gentlest foot pmchux: Now you understand why this veteran Jewett s{xmmy pedomuowdfmd stays 8o good! Among all $1000 care—yes, including cars up to $1500 —Jewett welcomes expert compari- sone as to power, performance, rpagedne- and HISTORY! Your demonstration in a Jewett Six will open your eyes to the advantages of buy- ing this proven motor—will show you, when sit at the wheel and drive—why Jewett g?x‘mpo the $1000 field. We will duI\y dem- onstrate, any time you say. Justcall us. (sce8) WASH«INGTON-VIRGINIA MOTORS, Inc. 16th and You Streets—1028 Connecticut Avenue DEALERS Motor Ce. W15 16k B8 MW Fairfax Service Station Alexandria, Va. Reckville, Md. Rickett’s Garage Frazier Motor Co. 518 10th St. N.E.