Evening Star Newspaper, April 19, 1925, Page 58

CLOSED CAR PERILS SOLVED BY CAUTION Drivers Advised to Remem-| | ber New Conditicns Come [ With This Type Auto. P Y Misuse of closed cars and unfamil jarity with the rules of safety for the new “closed-car era” are declared to be an unrecognized cause of many au tomobile accidents, according to a bul- letin just issued by the American Au- tomobile Association. % In the opinion of A. A. A. officials, accidents will decrease as soon as the motoring public learns to operate closed cars more safely and at the same time revises its ideas of caution to fit the new conditions. “Drivers have gone suddenly from their open models,” says the A. A. A. paper, “to their closed cars without appreciating the new type of danger that s always associated with any thing one is not familiar with. They feel that what they have learned with Tegard to safety in its connection with open-car driving will suffice for their new type of motoring. They allow this ignorance to win for them the reputation of being careless. Visibility Is Contrasted. ibility in closed cafs is better than in curtained ope the closed car's shortcomings are of a different kind. The problem is for each driver to discover this difference and act accordingly “By taking undue liberties with the | advantages of the closed car much of | its inherent safety has been nullified Drivers have felt that because they were shielded against the elements they were immune from danger. Thus | we have found thousands of motorists venturing forth in storms that would | not take so great a toll of human life | if motordom were still on an open-car basis. i “Motorists have taken great lib-| erties with the speed which closed | s make possible by reason of their ra weight and their ability to shield against the wind. Many persons are driving far faster than they imagine, and are thus unprepared for the danger ¢ accom pany one's ignorance of A. A. A. agrees with engine highway speeds will materially | higher within a few years, but such | increased speed cannot be safe until drivers are prepared to handle it.” Safety Measures Outlined. The A. A. A. outlines the following | suggestions for the average driver who buys a closed car “Learn that you may be traveling at a higher rate of speed without realizing it, particularly where the grade is slightly downward. Speed is always a hazard when you are not aware of your actual speed. “Learn that physical comforts of-| fered by the closed body in adverse do not alter the highway | obstructions to vision, body posts, are at points you are accustomed to. | Learn that other drivers in closed cars are usually as unfamiliar with the new conditions as you are, and that the safest plan is always ta give & bit to the ‘other fellow EXPERTS WILL CONFER ON BUSSES AND TRUCKS | Efforts Will Be Made at Chicago Conference to Arrive at not | Co-Ordination. “Co-ordinated Transry be the theme of transport conference to be held under arrangements made by the National | Automobile Chamber of Commerce at | Chicago May 26 and 27. -Among the | speakers will be leading automobile. il nd shipping execu tives from Chicago and the Middle West. | Besides discussion of the pi of | the motor truck and motor in | hort-haul transportation, ther will | be statements from varying points of | view on the wisdom of Federal regu- | lation of common carrier vehicles, subject which has become of unusual | importance since recent decisions of | the United States Supreme Court in- dicating that such motor vehicles are not subject to State regulation. How the motor truck and bus may be fit- ted into the solution of the city ‘ter- minal problem will be another subject. rtation” will | onal motc SHOULD DRIVE EVENLY. ! Rule to Observe When Windshield | Wiper Slows Down. Drivers who wonder why uum-operated windshield wiper down, or perhaps stops, now and & as the car is being operated interested to know that by dr] little more evenly the wipe kept going at a constant speed is important if the rain is starting to freeze on the glass. Each time the wiper stops it is an indication that the driver is stealin the wiper’s power through feedin 100 ‘quickly Sudden celeration re quires an open throttle, and when the throttle is wide the pistons draw al-| most entirely through the carbure and thus reduce the suction through the wiper's suction tube to a mini-| mum. To keep the wiper running without interruptions it is also necessary to refrain from racing the car in second speed. Lo caighe Col. W. H. Murray of Oklahoma is colonizing in Bolivia with American familles. As EBONITE “Strings 104 Stick, SoltWinds/zZ> Around the Gears MR. MOTORIST You cannot judge the good- ness of a gear lubricant by its looks. In buying, you must rely upon its reputa- tion for qual For your safe guidance, there is but one high standard of gear lubrication, EBONITE. Its all oil. It cushions the gears, stops noise and wear to parts and saves repair bills. Buy with your mind made up. Demand EBONITE. Take no substitute. At dealers in five-pound cans, and at service stations from the EBONITE checkerhoard pump oniy. "EBONITE (IT's SHREDDED 0IL) FOR TRANSMISSIONS | trafic officer AUTO FATALITIE THE CUT 9 PER CENT IN CITIES OF MORE THAN 100,000 Showing in First Two Months of Year Gratifies Offi- cials—District Shares in Improvement— Plea to Aid Traffic Director. Motor vehicle fatalities in cities of more than 100,000 population during the first two months of this year de- clined 9 per cent as compared with the corresponding months last year, according to figures collectegy and compiled by the safety committee of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. Most of this decline was egistered in January. There were 8 cities which had no fatal accidents during January, 38 which had none in February, and 12 which had none in either month. In the cities in this category, the average number of persons to every is 7,211; the number of| motor vehicles to every traffic officer, 1,348, and the per cent of police force igned to traffic duty, 11 per cent, according to the compilation. On the basis of a population of 4 571, the District of Columbia has 8.9 persons to every traffic officer. Out of a total police force of 1,130, the District has 63 trafiic officers, 56 motor cycle policemen, 25 mounted traffic policemen and one “silent cop,” or 6 per cent of the total police force available for traffic duty. Eight Killed in Two Months. In the first two months of this eight persons were killed in Washing ton in traffic accidents; in the corre- sponding period last vear 15 were killed. In the 68 cities in the 100,000 or more population class there wei 16 motor fatalities in January a ebruary this year, as against last year. | “Strong sentiment in support of | the traffic officer is essential if traffic | is to be controlled safely and eff ciently,” said George M. Graham chairman of the traffic planning and safety committee of the ional Automobile Chamber of Commerce, | commenting on the survey of traffic facts compiled by that organization “The, size of the task calls for the| co-operation of every one. “The policeman has a superhuman job. No group of officers could be ®in to handle the crime situation if the average man were criminal. Yet there is a tendency on the part of | the dr o ignore the motor law if | the officer is not looking. Odds Against Officer. | “Facts compiled for the first time | how that in all our cities there are 7.150 persons and 1.470 motor vehicles | to every traffic officer. There is no| d | 556 | sport in trying to get the better of a man who has a handlcap like that. “Some cities may be underpoliced. But no city can put on enough traffic men to begin to handle the traffic sit- uation unless the citizens, whether walking or driving, realize that they have a common job in getting the best and most efficient traffic regulation. “One big trouble has been our fail- ure to realize that the police officer is primarily a dispatcher, not a punisher. He doesn't want to arrest you; he doesn’t want to put the time in court. That is only his secondary job. What he wants is to keep trafic moving smoothly. The traffic officer is as much a hero as the man who dis- patches great limited trains and the radio operator on beard the ship. Reason for Encouragement. “We have reason to be encouraged by the fact that fatal motor accidents for the first two months of this year in cities of 100,000 population or more were 9 per cent lower than last year. Philadelphia, Detroit, Los Angeles and San Francisco are particularly to be commended for their progress. In New York, the City Safety Bureau deserves credit for the energetic work it has done, particularly in promoting safety pledges in schools. “But there are other factors that give sharp warning. Certain other citles are losing ground. ased on the success in some mu- nicipalities, these points are suggest- ed as helpful ways of improving traf- fic “Help the traffic officer by arousing public opinion to voluntary confor- mity to law, “Interest the school children and | "Firemen Need Not Go to Church. show them how they can do their part. “Revoke the licenses of drivers who place selfish interests above the com- mon need. “Relieve congestion immediately at points where traffic is choked up. “Centralize responsibility in the hands of a director who will Pbe charged with the duty of getting re- sults.” Twenty-seven thousand working hours are lost every day by traffic de- lays in London. The orang-outang shares with man the distinction of being she only crea ture to sleep on its back. MARMON S a Great Uuitomobile” Things You Will Like In the New Marmon Standard Closed Care at Only $130 more than the open car Four (4) Wide Doors and full-width seats. No “‘crawl- ing over” other occupants of the car in getting in or out. Can not be confused with the justly pop- ular‘‘coach” typeof construction. Plenty of Leg Room ‘Atlast a car with plenty of room in front,” is the remark which every experienced motorist makes when he first sits behind the Marmon wheel. Only an “Octave” from the steering wheel, the gear shift lever and emergency brake lever are unusually convenient. Luxury and (omfort Cushions which really support the back of the passenger. Lux- urious fitments and all of these thoughtful details which women love and men admire. Specially designed hardware. Smash-proofsteelrunning boards protect human life by minimiz- ing danger from side collisions. The New Marmon Standard Closed Cars, like the New Marmon De Luxe Models, mounted om the standard Marmon six-cylinder chassis T. V. T. Motors Corporation C. ROYCE HOUGH, President 1028 Connecticut Avenue Washington, D. C. AND REAR AXLES gAVfRSDN DILWORKS - COLUMBIA 5228, SUNDAY | | | | ( STAR, CENSUS IS REVISING TRAFFIC DEATH DATA Many Cities Protest—Want Fatal- ity Charged to Actual Place of Accident. Revision in the schedules provided for obtaining traffic statistics has been made by the Department of Com- merce in accordance with protests re- ceived from a number of cities. Ac- cording to reports received by Secre- tary Hoover, as chairman of the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety, a number of cities have objected to the comparative fatality statistics presented by the Bureau of Census because the figures credit to the cities the total number of deaths occurring within their 1imits, but do not differentiate be- tween deaths resulting from accidents which occurred within the corporate limits and deaths which resulted from accidents occurring outside the city limits. i Data Is Misleading. These cities feel that traffic condi- tions on their streets should not be held responsible for the death of a victim of an accident occurring out- side the city who has been brought into the city for hospital treatment or some other purpose. In_accordance with these protests, the Bureau of Census has revised its schedules, and it is now proposed that in the reports recelved from State and local officials that they shall show not only the cause of deaths from automobiles but the place where the accident occurred. This will enable the bureau to charge the death to the location where the accident occurred and not to the community where the victim died. Registrars of all the States aré be ing requested to co-operate with the bureau in compiling accurate data on traffic fatalities. All but seven States have pledged full co-operation. s A i Firemen in a city’s firefighting or- ganization cannot be ordered to church, even for memorial services, in the opinion of a circuit judge in At- lantic City, whose opinion favored Walter Gates, a city flreman, who sued to recover $5.72, the amount he was fined for’ not attending memo- rial services at the First Presbyterian Church in April of 1 The chief has no such jurisd the court ruled. on, WASHINGTON D. €., APRIL 19, Auto Campers Here This Year Expected To Spend $500,000 Cars Using Tourist Camp Leave Average of $20 in City. Approximately $500,000 will be spent in Washington this year by motor tourists who visit the municipal motor camp in Potomac Park, it is estimated by the American Automoblile Assocla- tion. This is an increase of $200,000 over the amount spent by motor tourists here last year. Expect More Than 25,000. The total numbern of automobiles that used the camp last year was 14, 248, carrying 41,205 passengers. Be- cause of the increased facilities at the camp, the minimum expected this year is 25,000 cars. From March 1 to April 1, 586 cars registered at the camp, as compared with 378 for the corresponding period last year. According to the A. A. A, the visit- ing motorist spends a longer time in ‘Washington than he spends on the average in other camps throughout the country. It is estimated each car spends an average of $20 while in the city. All indications, say the A. A. A, point to an increase in motor tourist population of 60 per cent over 924, BUSSES PLAY BIG PART IN RURAL SCHOOL LIFE Nation Now Has 19,656 Such Motor Vehicles Transporting 470,533 Children Daily. | Motor travel is playing a large part in the building up of consolidated rural schools in the United States. Throughout the country there is a tendency to combine one-room schools into large central buildings, providing transportation for the children who must travel some distance. According to figures supplied National Automobile Chamber of Com- merce by county superintendents, 19,- 636 motor busses are used in this serv- ice and 470,633 children are the 192 CART ROAD LIGHTING AND ° NEW PAINT SOON TO REPLACE AUTO LIGHTS (Continued from Sixth Page.) of other uses and made to take the place of other electrical fixtures on the car. viewed by many engineers as a desir- able goal, owing to the great drains upon the battery-generator system of | the newer cars, where there are 8ix (o eight sion, of the conventional clutch and gear drive has been tremendously hindered by reason of the necessity for re serving a large amount of the gener ated current for lighting purposes. With the highways permanently lighted progress might continue in this direction without further hand. icap. Headlights are headed for radical changes, engineers predict, even if they are not robbed of their time-hon- ored mission of lighting the way for the motorist and of causing the motor world anxiety every time the sun motor vlinders and higher compres | | with an EngineYoull .Zg’ermmd ported by motor vehicles daily. Last vear 1424 consolidated schools were ! created. HUDSON COACH ‘1345 “The It is only as you find the real FOURS and SIXES Conservation of electrical current is | Electric drive to take the place | dom is about to push the headlight | paint be true, the headlight will pay into its own limelight, and it the pre- | the penalty of obscurity for the dis diction of permanent illumination and | aster and sorrow it has occasioned car identity at night through luminous ' humanity. VELIE Entirely aside from the thrill of Velie per- formance—there is always a certain sense of satisfied contentment in the ownership of “The Smartest Car on the Highway”— The New Velie Four Door Coach offers you a degree of comfort, convenience and luxury never before approached in i car of moderate price. Backed by Velie’s eighteen years of unbroken achieve- ment in the building of fine motor cars. The famous airplane tor — Veli built—6 cylinder—50 htgzzp:zn:err— 0y Lockheed Hydraulic Four Wheel Brakes— Full size Balloon Tires. Ask for a demonstrati with yourself at the wheel. UNGERER MOTOR CO. Main 8196-8197 1136 Counnecticut Ave, Associate Dealer ABSHER'S GARAGE, 1311 E St. SE orld’s Greatest Buy” Everyone Says It—Sales Prove It i risons for Hudson qualities among the costliest cars that the enormous diHcrcncc in price is so astonishing. Today it offers the greatest price advantage and finest quality in Hudson history. Never was this supremacy of value so outstanding. And the greatest new car Six principle. Hudson sales on record show how complete is public knowledge of the facts. Is There Any Reason to Pay More? Hudson's position as the ‘‘World’s Greatest Buy”’ is not merely a new attainment. It is acknowledgment of ten years’ refinement of a great car around the famous patented Super- No motor design, however costly, has been found to displace this long- time leadership of the exclusive Super-Six. It is responsible for the way Hudsons endure the hardest service, free of mechanical annoyance, and retain their vigor and flexibility when they have become old in point .meant a of years and service. Its simplicity has always lower selling price All now HUDSON 5-Passenger *1795 Delivered Price $1925 52030 For those who desire, special arrangements have been made whereby a Hudson Coach may be purchased for a First Payment of $498. The remaining payments conveniently arranged LAMBERT-HUDSON MOTORS CO. l $498 Salesroom :‘ 1100 Conn. Ave. NW. Franklin Alexandria, Va. Ashby Moter , Quantic Bates Brothers, Orange, Va. Dent’s Garage, Gre: Robert V. Norris, Service 633 Mass. Distributor 7700 Walker Automobile Corporation, Charlottes- ville, Va. Auto Suppiy Company, Saluda, Va. aker & Cosby, Columbia, Vi 0. Raker & .Culpeper Sales & Service Station Ave. N.W. DEALERS Winchestes a, \ ., Culpeper, ¥a. 1823 T4th St North 7522 Hargrave & Lewis. West Po -Hudson Company, Ward Brothers, Laurel, Md. Pitts Motor_Company. 3 University Motors Company, Hyattsville, Md. than is permitted in complicated types. And ‘today, economies possible only to the largest production of 6-cylinder closed cars give it value advantages never held by any rival know that higher price can buy no smoother performance than Hudson’s. It cannot buy more brilliant results in acceleration, power or speed. It cannot - buy greater reliability-or en- durance. SEDAN 7-Passenger *1895 Delivered Price No car at or near the price rivals the Hudson Coach in actual proof of value —which is SALES. ASSOCIATE DEALER NEUMEYER MOTOR COMPANY rvice Station 211 BSLNW. - Frank. 7690 Earl K. Trone, Clarendon. Va. Brothers & Gormley, Rockville, Md. Bradford, Manassas, V: ket Motor Co., Inc. Dungan, Callao, a. rederickshurs, ew Market, Va, N i W. Earl