Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 56

Road Lighting and New Paint Soon to Replace Auto Lights Experts Predict Highway Illumination Soon Will Make Glaring Lamps on Car Unnecessary BY WILLIAM TLLMAN. Teadlights on automobjles soon will glare no more. They will be merely orative and emergency equipment, according to highway and automotive experts Glare. the ever.present hazard of nizht driving, will give way to newer developments. such as highway illu- mination and luminously finished cars, in the picture that is painted of the near future in automobiledom. While it is admitted that non-glare lenses have served to eliminate much of the irritation of glare for the expe- rienced driver, much of this progress {5 but tempol , owing to the neces- Sity of headlight adjustments and the enforcement of headlight laws. New- rs at the wheel find the best non- re headlights objectionable because they have never been accustomed to the glare in the days before the en- irance of non-glare lenses. All these facts have encouraged further effort along lines of solving the headlight nuisance by virtually eliminating the headlight for normai use. An important feature of the trend is the p s of daylighting the high- ways. The term “daylighting” has beecn used with reference to increas. ng visibility at curves, but in its newest sense it refers to the procéss of bringing daytime visibility to night | driving. This is already being accom- plished on many boule s where there is sufficient illumination on the darkest night to make it unnecessary to burn the headlights. Bring Many Hazards. t has been long realized that high- ways should not be dependent upon the headlights of automobiles for illu- ination, since this results in hazar- variation in illumination, blind- groping, shadows, and various other dangers now all too familiar to the car owner. But the cost of con- stant highway fllumination has re- mained an unwelcome feature, chiefly owing to the necessity of applying ail available funds to the building of the izhways themselves, Vith 32,000 miles of concrete pav- ing in the cities and States of the Union, and with the Government ap- propriating $75,000,000 annually for Federalaid_highways for the 9: to 1927, inclusive, the matter f{ permanent highway illumina- tion is viewed as less of an obstacle. The more permanent character of the newer trunk line highways are repre- senting a saving in maintenance costs which can be applied to the moderni- ation of highway equipment, includ- ng permanent lighting. Cars to Be Luminous. An interesting phase of the subject Is the prediction of a lumunous paint for automobiles. In view of the re- cent discovery and popularity of in- destructable finishes for automobiles and the development of Iluminous compounds for clock hands and is felt it household lighting equipment, any development in this direction would not be surprising to those who have followed the trend. It has been predicted the work of manufacturing glowing dials for watches will culminate in the develop- ment of a luminous paint for the aver- age automobile, so that in addition to adding beauty to the car, the finish can serve’ some useful purpose. While radium is quoted at some- where around $75,000 per gram, the Delief prevails that, if a way is not de- vised to list it with the more common metals, at least some way will be de- vised to make one microscopic portion of radium do the work. The glow that makes your watch dial visible at night is zinc sulphide, or other com pounds, that become luminous in the presence of radium. Some pf the big- zest opportunities are belleved to lie in this direction. Outline May Be Given. Engineers who have considered the possibility of a luminously-painted automobile body are further encour- aged by the fact that it would not be necessary to treat the whole care with a luminous compound in order to make a headlightless car visible at | such times as it might be approach a permanently {lluminated highway | from a crossroad. A treatment with | the luminous substance that might simply take in the outline of the var would doubtless serve the purpose just as well. This is possible at present, but not without increasing the cost of the automobile materially. If simpler and cheaper ways of finishing the automo. bile, however, are developed it should be possible to add the luminous fea- ture without materially increasing the cost, assuming that no further prog- ress is made in decreasing the cost of iuminous substances. The picture of the future automo- bile, therefore, reveals the conven tional headlight as an emergenc: ture to be used when the highwa thrown Into pitch darkness by re: of power-house troubles or to be used when the average automobile makes one of those increasing - journs into the side roads at night. The headlight might be designed to function for a number of other pur. poses. One of its future functions might be substitution for the present spot light, whereby it could be easily de tached from its bracket and used as a trouble light or for reading house numbers at night. Strict regulations with respect to headlights have dis- couraged developments in the head- light line which would lead to Versa- tility, thus increasing the number of auxiliary lights, troubie lamps, and so on. With the headlight less essential for highway illumination, however, it 1d be put to (Continued on Eighth Page.) Every Chandler has the Trattic Transmission and only Chandler offers it. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGT = Capyrighe. 1935, by Metropolan Newspaper Serviea | TIP ON AUTO INSURANCE. Rule When Full Coverage Is Held Out of Question. When full coverage is out of the question for the car owner who de- sires as much insurance protection as he can afford to buy the next question is to know how much of a self-insurer he can afford to be. The usual thing is to start with fire and theft insurance and then fade out when the broker starts talking about public_liability, property damage and the other forms of coverage that are less clearly understood. The motorist therefore often becomes a self-insurer on forms of coverage in which the limit of possible loss is not fixed For instance, there is no limit to the possible damage your car can inflict upon other people and other people’s cars. - Should your car be stolen, how- ever, you lose no more than the car is worth. Obviously, you can afford to be your own insurer only in_cases where the maximum possible loss is known in advance, Reversed Battery Works. If you have replaced the battery and hooked it up so that the posi- tive connection is grounded and the negative sent through the wiring system, you have probably wondered why it dldn't make any difference. Some engineers claim advantages for the reverse of the usual negative- ground method. Never a care as she drives cause she knows that the Traffic Transmission Naturally the American woman prefers a Chandler. She admires the fundamental beauty and dis- tinction of the Chandler-Fisher bodies. She glories in the smooth and splendid power of the Pikes Peak Motor. She delights in the sharp but velvety action of Chandler 4-wheel brakes—and takes comfort in the dependability that time has linked with the Chandler name. enables her to drive anywhere with serene self confidence. She knows she can never clash gears—never fail to engage the proper gear with expert smooth- ness whether on hills or in heavy traffic. She knows that her car is always under perfect control and that she can readily change from high to second or low at any speed! And s0 she drives her Chandler when and D. C, 'APRIL WHAT YOU SHOULD STUDY “Idling Mixture” comes Too Rich, Is Caution. Sometimes Be- If your carburetor is equipped with two adjustments, one for normal speed | idling mixture is too rich, however, and the other for portant to remember that a too rich | whenever the driver coasts or stops in idling mixture will be more wasteful traffic. 1925—PART <o i \INHZ, % fi«///”“{‘ 4 than a too rich normal speed mixture. If the normal speed mixture is rich the chances are the car will attain its normal running speed at a_slightly narrower throttle opening. In other words, while there may be a sacrific in economy, there may not be as much waste as might be supposed. If the the engine is always wasting gas Price Cut of 5 Per ent on Cars Promised if War Tax Repealed Auto Magnates, in Visit to Mellon, Stress Equity of Plea for Removal of Excise Charges Motor cars will be cheaper next year if the efforts now being made by automobile manufacturers to remove the present discriminatory war excise motor levies are successful. An auto. matic price reduction of 5 per cent of the wholesale figure on all new pas- senger cars will follow immediately when Congress repeals the excise tax. This was the prediction and prom- ise of leading motor car manufactur- ers who called on Secretary of the Treasury Mellon last week, asking that he recommend to Congress the repeal of this tax. An average price reduction amounting to $31 per car and running much higher on the me- dium and higher priced models would result, in the opinfon of the manu- | facturers. The conference, which was attended by a repfesentative committee of ex- ecutives of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, reflected the judgment of the motor manufacturers of the United States which have been consistently opposed to retention of the motor levies as dual, and thus unfair, taxation. Accessories Tax Cut. “First, recog of the industr gress at the last ses statement issued by the tomobile Chamber Commerce “when the tax on tires, parts and ac- cessories, stamped by the motor man- ufacturers and users as a ‘tax on mis- fortune,” was cut in half and the lower priced motor truck was entire Iy exempted “At that time leaders of Congress generally recognized that tax as un- fair, but said that revenue needs would not permit of further reduc- tion. Now that further reductions appear probable, the manufacturers told the Secretary that they hoped the further needs of the owners of the 17,500,000 motor vehicles now operat- tional Au- ling in the United States would be given consideration The Federal motor vehicle excise xes now amount to ubout 95 per cent of all the special excise levies | on manufactures still retained from the war, and about 65 per cent of all special excise vies passed at that time which still rema Other Industries Favored. “Since the war ended the tax on persons and _commodities carried by rail, most of the telephon motion pictures and other excise taxes have been repealed. e from the general ground of nequity, the executives based their presentation to Secretary Mellon on two grounds. The first was that the motor vehicle is a major element in transportation and should be freed from undue levie Special taxes now paid by motorists amount to more than $500,000.000 a year, over and above personal, property, and tazes on business income and other general taxes.” In voicing their opposition continuation of the excl motor group lled the attention to the fact that rural com munities own one-third of the vehicles nd the farmers’ representatives were among the pany who asked for a re duction of these levies last session. Those who conferred with Secretars Mellon we H. H e, president Cadillac Motor Car Co E. Olds, rman_of the board, Reo Motor 3 Windsor White, chairman board of the White Motor Co. David Ludlum, president, the Autocar Co.; A. T. Waterfall, vice president Dodge PBros. M. L. Puic » presi dent, Federal Motor Truck Co.; T. R Dahl, vice president, the White Motor Co.; George H. Pride, the Autocar Co. Alfred Reeves, general man Na tional Automobile Chamber of Com merce, and Pyke Johnson, Washing ton representative of t National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. “STRANGE NOISES” CITED Puzzles in Automobile Action Topic of Discussion. One of the most puzzling noises you will ever hear under the hood is a sort of snapping sound. It will be alarming, not because it sounds seri ous, but because you have never heard it before. Also the engine will not run as well when you hear it, but vour attention may be too absorbed with the noise to note the drop in gine performance. The noise is du to a loose ignition wire or to one that's Dirt Collects in Bend. When you have the strainer out the intake connection on the vacuur tank be sure to blow out the bend o the small connecting tube. Dirt ofter collects in this bend as well as ir the strainer. The Gifts of Packard URING the last twenty-five years it has been Packard’s privilege to make many fine gifts to those who buy motor cars. A few years cars,and then o it was the fuelizer, found oaly on Packard t year, fourwheel brakes, for Packard was the first well-known motor car builder to include four wheel brakes as standard equipment. Now, Packard is ofierfng at one time three fi&,’ the most important improvements since the days of the starter, nearly fifteen years ago. The thousands who have taken delivery of new Packard cars, both Six and Eight, during the past few weeks have found in them: 1. The motor oil rectifier 2. The chassis pressure lubricator 3. The new steering and front spring suspension electrical Numbers 1 and 2 should double the life of your car, reduce operatin? and maintenance charges and add years o to your peace of mind. Number 3 makes available the advantages of low pressure tires with the elimination of dangerous wheel wobble. No other car has these three improvements. - = - May we show you why those who own Packard cars need to emotoroilbutfourfimesayeazandhowthzy lubricate their cars in less than one secon of time? But most of all she prefers her Chandler be- where she will, with never 2 care. (Tha Traffic Transmisslon ts built complete in the Chandler plant wnder Compbell patents) Coach Imperial *1595 New Metropotitan Sedan DeLuxe 2195 DAVID S. HENDRICK 1012 14th St. N.W. Washington, D. C. CHANDLER E CHANDLER MOTOR CAR COMPANY CLEVELAND And will you, as our t,drive one of these new cars over a route sel to bring out the advantages of the new steering and spring suspension? J If it will be any hardship for you to stop at during the next few days, a ’phone call will m'zgut door where you an —the latest gifts of Packard. 2. 0. B, Cleveland 5-passenger Sedan, $2,585.00 at Detroit. 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