Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1924, Page 66

10 L THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, APRIL 13, 1924—PART 3. J . ] | > s . . “5. One registration number good | should properly be confined to in- |of way, whereas the new wording pro weather and recreatio ot | Standard Traffic Regulations anywhere. Aratlon P oY enforcmned 10, 10~ | Siaes that & venice ‘on’ the tert snwi | IMPROVEMENTS IN R Tor the MUNTAThn eess, Speed AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS. 6. Standardization of traffic con- | fic regulation and to the necessary |give the right of way to another vehi- . the ideal in transportation is needed | Roger L. Lewis, €1 trol lights and sound signals, and | office work, including the accurate |cle approaching trom its right. In other | OPEN CARS BEING QVER- | the closed car is teiecied bat swhea | Semmmes Mot Commammerly with . drivers” hand, s h d 'other | tabulation of accidents. h ibility sh air is dema 3 e auto- | ing s fo S now el Urgedin Addressby W. P. Enolsw,;-m- o e s oSk rreTomee L il LOOKED BY PUBLIC!| obicss Sasu aes snd, o Suis: | ing Bulee for iaml . brmer’ - Special training of trafic offi- | connection with safety is to restrict | should be. proposition the open cur 18 the matares | tntog ac , the ola ers. the storage of dead vehicles 'on our | *We must have some definite general selection. cently Joined the Dick Murphe cion Jrafic safety to be taught in | street This practice creates not|plan and in default of a better one the 0 one can afford to imagine that | pany, Incorporated. dis 2 . . L‘f "':m:a‘l;:n:r{r courses in nt‘mmu and onl{ ,.—rlsl} lnco;vpnj)cnce to tl)he'gen- following is suggested: (Continued from Sixth Page.) the open car is “going out” any more | Oldsmobile cars i1 3 S s on in universities. eral public and injury to business, . s _— e O L s ont ore | O1 bile cars Points to Appalling Loss of Human Life| " gise, i mmivrsitics 1500 Public, gnd, inlurs 1o, usifess; | That we “atiadc the subject. trom s naEine That | Mo Rop e, oo three angles: on velour upholstery, or will cool automobile has hecome so useful | sales in ¢ 5 s on v to t { - | 2. g0 P as outlived ervice o | Rk gecantiy j D Accid Which “16; Simplifcation of motor vehicle | LHORS. becauss. fire. Abbaretus: CARRSL | pols,BY, UTANE to influence citles and |leather sult them betier? Wil they | Pt {1, M opilived s wervice (o fwas connected G and Money Due to Accidents ic taxation, o " : Lo e Reatination oot towia to Sopt tne’ general” highway | want o worry” abuut The Tuxurlous | it e s ana b o ublicity along s 4 . i ' AL Thers sre thousands of motorists | wich or some yea of Could Be Avotided through newspapers. poriodicals, se: Facllitien for Parking. ortinanee already refersd to, . |iohrs S1d plonics. or will they de-| yyo \oulan't have Al uick ranch in Washing- > 1 ubll s pict "It is a stran, t citi = s oL TOOM | (nen ¢ and othe usands who ten Co e Avolded. dal Juhiicasions movink. pictures| It v s strange (hng thar oitiss| sdope the general highway traflc | for leggage and an interlor ‘that is | PRI, AT, SN0 hen ety v | srley. formerly with A\ 2 ranking and parking cars seem to be the (regulations and a state luw based o 0se? I i Tt BOth ire wrons s now wit . Work In Schooln. worst managed in this respect, Tor |the provisions of the enabling ordi- Many Use Two Car. | Unthl ‘un ideal combination car s die. | be Ford Fhat traffic regulation should not|sign in the country. A great deal o “I want to call attention to a cam- | inStance, there are comparatively few | nance. According to investigations bein vered every motorist ne both G ibron. be lowalized but standardized through- | the delay on country roads is due to|paign which has been conducted for | Places in cities like New York where | *i. That the President or the ProPert . ge by (he manufacturers, more | Q' a closed one. Otherwise | (pifinson or _Company = 2 |a difference in the speell rate of | the 'ast two years. It was suggested | PUblic ranking and parkink spaces |authorities in Washington be appealed | D ! he misses half the advantages of mo ¥lint deal ut the United States was the opinion | §paierence 10 O o cles, This | by the burean s roads to the Jobenvd | can be set aside for waiting .|to to create in the bureau of public and more people are owning and op- | pyein. 4 A given by William Phelps Eno, or- | could be reduced by requiring trucks | education that it inviie teachers to|While In Washington there are sco roads a branch to be known as the | cTating two cars. and any obscrver national traflic expert o .ss | to have sufficient power to maintain [ write lessons and children to write such places y of them in busi- | highway traffic regulation branch and !l dnmh« that such motorists have ational try an @ £o BRye Sufloient Bowe! i »ssays on traflic. The first years cam. | hess sections, W In the aggregate | that this branch shall have supervising ; Selzed the opportunity to 'he length of this paper will not Ign resulted in between four and |‘housands of ca ould be ranked or | charge of highway trafic regulation in| advantage of ‘both type traflic held under the joint [ permit me”to ‘ko finte great detail | five hundred thousand essavs and ies- parked It the spaces were skillfully | the territories of the United States and ey use the open car of the sta a ale | and in some 1 shall refer you | sons being submitted a eal- S5 FReve . in the District of Columbia an s0 SR ut and Xals ) E e b (ation The American {1y e’ undersiood oo Rkl case ¢ that all such states as may agree to the City Magazing will shortly publi to five hundred thousand teachers and | ™. . - same traflic regulations ane ws thal Mr. Eno i the chairman of the board | iy Zjs municipal index the Council | pupils wrote on' traffic their sorts| comtises ™G &0 : the national government may advise in of direct the Eno Foundation of National Defense code of general | reached several millions of people. | Cphisned in sec ° 3| relation to traffic regulation shall re- tor: Highwa e Resulation and [highway trafic regulations. which is | Prizes for these contests were award- | foads' as follows: ‘A dead vehicle |C€ive In return appropriate reciprocal 3 A e the one that standardized | ed from money furnished by the Na- | (hail not be e rond. | Privileges. , 1 g Hame x L throughout the country 'rvl\nsv FekEs | tonal Automobile Chamber of Com- | way dy . e “Being located in Wu:‘;ng\on. thu; of Regulntion. ations are the latest revision of the | merce. It is to be hoped that this| se 5 < or hark. | branch would have the advantage of T Regnintion w York regulations, which have | campalgn will be continued from | ja oaenccd ) T T DK | the co-operation of the adeisory hoara 'n in effect since October 30, 1903. | year to year. Personally, | cannot| trafilo signs, oing is |on highway research of the Nationel ¥ oo e ey were first officially adopted in{say as much for the various safety|one of the new provisions of the last | Research Council, the bureau of stand- ‘e regulation of absorbin York under se of the ks that have deen tried in differ- | pavision of the regulations already |ards and the Eno Foundation for High- r 'v‘\-\ut‘p '.‘\my‘ ‘...‘..\- many charter, strengthened later "”: S I have. however, watched [ spoken of, and 1 believe one of the |way Traffic Regulation. The activities ud provents much ph al suf- i f article vii of the city 4 ¢ in New York and Wash- yst important provisions that has [of this branch of the bureau of public 14 e 10 save al) thedives s se empowerins pro- | ington and believe in proport‘on to|hLeen thought out lately. roads should include the Keeping of A eent it although meager, formed the jthe amount of money expended that | “I call your attention also to sections |records. the furnishing of plans on re- eidente resulting m human in- | basis for the start of traffic regula- the results w most unsatisfactory. |2 and § of Article 1 of the C. N. D.|quest from different cities, towns and | 1 in property dama the y NMew York and_have proven | The training of childr. in safety |code which will tend largely to reduce|states, the furnishing of services of | Vil Thoney would: e far] wl:h.l purpese. H:n;'cw-‘x;' Mnrfi stiould not be confined to safety |accidents at intersections where D r,‘m-m engineers in the laying out of ) per year in thel < etter wve @ ¥ | weeks s o y-two of |cent of the ole e o1 o facilita o There is as ¥ o ndequat wndard dlicileg Suoh oo nd probably | driving is unlawful and includes driv-| 4The saving that might have been| tem of re rccidents anyvher ance ed and will continue to be erec ing any vehicle when it is not under [offected last year has been estimated and in a places practicall ublish X 3 . tant thoroughfares e practical control, pegially at cross | in this paper at $931,875,000. The em at all, so that many p prabably e aer high, traffic he E se | walks and rosdway intersections or |branch suggested, the writer be- “t home or out of town and e | still _would 1 i -‘r“ A e oy, | €Xcessive. It would be far getter t0 | junctions ection 3 reads as follows: | lieves, could be made responsible for srecord of the decidents. althoush | narce put in the form of a state 1aw, | ko a little off the main thoroughfares |“RiCkless driving Is unlawful and in- |a large proportion of this, the rest hey may finally r ath st of all. to have Bec to where the traffic dangers and noise | cluges failing to exercise due care in|being distributed through the states During the nine s of th law, applicable to all ter Would be less and where more 1and | crossing or entering the traffic of an- | by reason of better and more eco- yonld qas i . T S e uld be obtained for the same price. | giher roadway—bearing in mind that it [nomical handling of traffic through GG R Sl e inronar B ach | oros furnishing space for recoss x- |obligatory not to interrupt the traffic | sclentific methods. (One-hundreath ot nts it nitec ¥ . sderal | oroias ost cities roofs could be o (n. nore importunt thoroughfare |1 per cent of $931,875,000 is $93,- i acreeing to more * generally utilized for play- |0 the Anore dmp 8 . which should be suficiént. for | war itself ma grounds without prohibitive outlay y L8 yhich Should Re ppiloiint foni nibered that Muring that time Need of Standardization. | " “The most important thing of all in Right-of-Way Problem. o Wi ind perhaps thousands 2 lation is ona of those |the management of traffic is to famil- | ““Then there is the right-of-way prob- down by 4 AR e 5 iarize the people with the regulations [lem, which has given considerable \ our stre 3 that swould not be localized, | which they are expeeted to follow, for | trouble and leads to i great number of ! \ S - Bearings: At 15 pointa nexpericnced drivers with 4,0 - idardized, and therefore |it then b mes just as much easier |aecidents. It is provided for in articls b % = - % throughout the Hupmobils 55 never surp: | the fedem«d method would be not only [ 48 it would ‘to reeulate a trained (Y section 1, and reads as follows | = PATRED. N 2 Y chassis_. points at which Mortality for Year. e T el army than it is to control a mob, vehicle ehall give % 10 DIFPERENT MAKES TATORS oy é ¢ Bl shockugrmaiestand wearis Sy e S Courses in Collexex. any other veh 3 s WITTSTATT'S R. and F. WORKS S \ s ispad i A,’,’,he"h"; ve (and by now probahly six) ehicle . AN NN S Er e IO B, Rr e \ - g =7 rofier, and annular I summai « f the steps universities have started or are about rtments, public \ N - \ | Pl ry to b to about [ to start courses in highway traffic - upalr vehicles and . ; % P e o e | the best kina of traffic regulat regulation. It will therefc E frory_any di- sl : N riicin i b“"‘:—'“ 1. Standartization of the Council possibl in the 4 relieve any SR \ Shadened t National Defense code of general zineers (there are 2 o from consequences | FOR, WINDSHIELDS OR BODIES. y g which cheaper constructon chway traffic resulations, these to |av of e tonte e Bt Ly \ tribute nd used in the form a oA Nowed the | ine peists 1 and in the manner indicated | tra 3 S| wposed wrdinance to which T alluded. a1 uiformity of special distributor to the conference on w Cniversity at New Haven last week t of highway traffic to suve life, time peal to public opinion as most prac- drivers of private for dr lid anywhi s R e You Should Know Hupmobile Quality-Proof Arms You With Them s ar oy T Y drived of a motor vehi- | Hupmobile Quality-Proof, in the shape of into the Hupmobile to do so with his eyes CAPITOL GASOLINE STATION a parts display which contrasts Hupmobile open. So we bring the inside of the car out construction with ordinary construction. into the daylight, where he can see it before = 1l tell you plain facts about the things that It will tell you more than we can ever say might be willing to pay about economy and long life, about won- W hi 19 coundy numbers, derful performance and stick-on-the-job e want him to see how much more he $1.113.750.000: *cont ost / » Notice’ Automobfle Owners ability, about whole-hearted satisfaction. gets than the same price can buy elsewhere When EBONITE is in the But even all that is not enough for us. We So come in—see the Parts Display—and i FHLLL LT e & . | r kY . E:ro?o:::cl‘: .\ol';"ul‘n;lfl:“_‘ ! Don’t Buy Dlrt and Water want every man who puts his good money learn real facts about motor car construction. | o an STERRETT & FLEMING. 1 Y that 1t 1 by any po made to clash during a Buy your gasoline at the CAPITOL GASOLINE STATION, the home of GUAR= e o apnn ¢ | e earathmees ANTEED FILTERED GASOLINE, where every gallon i filtered right at our station i Champlain (S::.l a';,‘.l ls(g‘sl(;’“ma Road foul it f A when in use, operate with + before going into our tanks. i th Tent At and Sroper | the utmost quietness, and Branch Salesrocom, 1223 Conn. Ave. organisition 1t Woulll be pALCtIEH £0 READ THESE FACTS: reduce aceid at fea 0 | . per cent and traffic delays per | N . . 5 - : cent, would have saved $931,- . e isa Four years ago we were the first to introduce filtered gasoline to the people of 23, o niearly onemuaz- | [ S0 by, reiable deslest Washington—filtered at our station, THE CAPITOL GASOLINE STATION, at the © government for the | SEmeinicy DrOm Sietes foot of the Capitol grounds, OUR ONLY STATION. Our competitors laughed and 3 X 5 Waskington, DL IC ey pump and said we could not do this and stay i_n business. It mc:mtncons!derablc extra expense whiel is better laid out for traffic, service wtation sign. in handling gasoline, such as purchasing our own trucks and hauling and filtering every but where It Is wo, handle tha as = : : . IS ane. DatLSIC IUly Wt Ll T ONTIE s e gallon of'gas we sold at our station at the same price of ordinary gasoline. of the ac e elim mated, while in “eities Gike New | g BONITE BUT for over four vears we have filtered every gallon of gas we have sold at this i 2 ¥ . saving would | [ | station, and in all the thousands of automobiles we have filled we have not had’one e ity 3 o (1T'S SHREDDED oIL complaint of dirt or water—and we have succeeded in building up the LARGEST { ! : . ' RETAIL GASOLINE AND OIL BUSINESS IN THE COUNTRY. estimate of what should be expe ; : [Metuy; o | AND DIFFERENTIALS Today we have many imitators; but seeing is believing, and you can see every gal- l Yp E --A S EDAN e e [ll." BAYERSON OIL WORKS. ERIE, PA. lon being filtered at our station any time. Our method is positively the only way that of tratic management, to the layout B X i water can be separated from gnso[fne. 't 4 city and to road width and d ASK OUR CUSTOMERS—THEY KNOW. Aristocrat of a sturdy line, the Type-A Please remember, we sell the new “Standard Ethyl Gasoline,” already mixed and Sedan represents the finest crafts- E thoroughly filtered, as well as the “Standard Benzol,” Standard Straight and Texaco . g 4 DOLL ARS Straight Gasolines. manship of an organization perfectly OIL AND GREASE SERVICE, which is very important, equipped for quality production. We have the largest and best equipped oil-draining pits in the city, where you can i have your engine drained, rear axles and transmissions filled any day from 7 am. to . . . 10 p.m. while you wait. Three experienced men on job during day for this service. Ni Recent improvements giveita degree charge for this service—only for t-hc il mj g-rAcasc tha-t you use, . of ele; ce and riding ease that might APRIL ONLY b NOTICE—We were also the first station in the city to give this free oil service. be expected onlyfrom Dodge Brothers We do not handle any inferior grades of oil or grease. We sell and recommend the s - s l L v E R T 0 w N following grades of oil: PENNZOIL, the pure Pennsylvania guaranteed oil ; full line of in a car so mOdemtely pnced' | MOBIL OILS, VEEDOL oi all grades, AUTOLINE OIL for Ford cars, all grades of $1385 f.0.b. Detroit; SISIN delivered POLARINE, TEXACO PALE OILS and QUAKER STATE OIL for Franklin autos. = i POSITIVELY NO SUBSTITUTION. We want our customers to know that if you call for any of these oils you will positively get it. Bring your cans and save money by AND fi = i buying y vorite oil by the g - SEMMES MOTOR COMPA ROYAL CORD TlRES buying your favorite oil by the gallon : D“JWM IBS MO il OTICE—We do not employ careless boys to wait on our trade, but employ only 31x4 S.S. Cords. ..........$20.75 i men of experience and who know their business. i 32x4 S.S. Cords...........$22.75 FREE SERVICE. 1 . 32x4Y, S.S. Cords.«.........$29.75 We have the largest and best equipped FREE AIR service and radiator flushing 34x4Y, S.S. ...$31.30 | station in this city. Our air boys will fill your tires, flush your radiators and fill your (Other Sizes in Proportion) batteries free of charge any day or night up to 10 o'clock. We also take this opportunity to announce to our friends and customers that we are enlarging our station in all departments, which when completed will be the LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE GASOLINE AND OIL STATION IN THE COUNTRY. Your patronage, our good service and quality products have made this Buy where there | possible. i no gues work | You are invited to give this station a trial, where you always get only the BEST “b°“_‘ Quality and i ¥ GUARANTEED FILTERED GASOLINE and your favorite oil, with all the reasonable Service. Buy Here! ] | service you want. Remember, we have only one station, and that is within reach of all. Capitol Gasoline Station SERVICE TIRE (0, Washington’s Reliable Gasoline and Oil Station GW.RUNDLETT. Prop. 1336 147TH ST N.W, == Feotiof Capitet (iromnde 1st Street and Maryland Avenue Open Every Day Open Every Day From 7 to 11 From 7 to 11