Evening Star Newspaper, May 10, 1925, Page 63

| DEHCO | Baked En-mel‘ On Automobiles Write or Phone For Free Booklet DEHCO PLANT 1724 Kalorama Road Columbia 7163 | | estion: Whatindicates best what people think of their motor cars? nswer: Whether they buy an- other of the same make when they come to buy a new one. More than 75% of the Buicks built each year are purchased by former Buick owners. ® STANLEY H. HORNER, Inc. Retail Dealer 1015 14th St. Main 5296 THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. STRESSES TRAFFIC [ THE SUNDAY MOTORIST PERIL T0 CHILDREN Co-Operation for Safety Urged Upon Public Officials and School Authorities. Greater «co-operation with public officials in protecting school chil- dren against traffic accidents is b ing urged upon superintendents of public school systems by Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover. At the request of Dr. Frank W. Ballou, Secretary Hoover "has written to school superintendents, calling their attention to the conclusions of the National Conference on Street and Highway Safety with regard to safety education in the schools. In its report to the conference, the committee on education stated that, as accidents are primarily the result of ignorance, the success of any safety movement is dependent upon education. The committee made a number of recommendations for the incorporation of education in safety and accident prevention in the cur- ricula of schools, calling attention to the fact that 30 per cent of all fatal automobile accidents happen to chil- dren-of school age and under. Protection Measures Urged. In discussing this subject the com- mittee, in addition to recommending specific procedure and methods of making safety education a .part of the regular curriculum, also made a number of recommendations designed for the protection of school children going to and from school. That more children are killed or seriously in- jured when on some definite errand, such as going to or returning home from school, than in any other way, is - generally accepted as a fact by students of the problem. One of the methods for the protec- tion of these children recommended by the conference, and Which has been put into effective operation in Chicago, San Francisco and other cities, is the organization of school, boy patrols. Through these patrols the students are given the oppor- tunity for co-operation in carrying out the principles learned in classroom work. Older boys are assigned to the work of actually assisting in handling traffic at certain periods of the day and in caring for the safety of young- er children approaching or leaving the school buildings. It not only provides protection for small chil- dren crossing the streets in large numbers at or near the school buld- ing, but also arouses proper interest in safety on the part of all of the children, In Chicago these schoolboy patrols have been organized under the auspices of the Chicago Motor Club in co-operation with the . police. Members of the patrol when on duty have a certain amount of authority. If a motorist fails to stop upon be- ing signaled to do so by the patrol his number is taken and a report made to both the motor club and the police. The motor club then prose- cutes the driver for failing to obey the signal. Junior Safety Councils Approved. Junior safety councils, organized along the lines of a community safety council and under the administra- tion of the pupils themselves, have been found to be extremely effective. They provide for the actual working out of the theories which. the ¢hil- dren. have been taught.by their teachers. Another important provision which is made for the protection of school children in many communities is the assignment of traffic officers to loca- tions in the vicinity of public schools before the opening of school and immediately after closing. This is particularly necessary in the case of schools located on or near main traveled streets and highways. In Washington, through the efforts of Dr. Ballou, traffic officers have been assigned to school bulldings so An AWgcd Magasine for Car Owners EDITED BY WILLIAM ULLMAN With the wiseacres busily engaged in predicting unpleasant fates for cer- tain makes of cars before 1926 comes to a close, and with the usual rumors afloat, it 1s.well to review some of the failures that are fact, for from the past there is much to be learned about the future and much opportunity to avold loose thinking on matters that involve the fate of hard working man- ufacturing concerns. Aside from financial difficulties, re- sulting from ‘mismanagement rather than trade difficulties or business de- pressions, mogt of the failures have been due to either too many radical changes or too conservative an en- gineering policy. The public either gets tired of having cars become obso- lete every little while or grows weary of waiting for its favorite make to come down to date. ‘While the magnetic drive and fric- tion drive cars, many of the steam cars and a few of the machines with freak engineering principles, have been direct causes of the failure of their sponsors it is interesting to note that some of the most successful cars of the day employ the most radical features, thus demonstrating that the publi¢ is willing to go to a cei limit for the sake of novelty pro- vided the car as a whole does not get too far away from accepted notions in design, value and reliability. One popular make uses a wooden frame. One uses a planetary transmission system. One uses a distinctly differ- ent gear shift arrangement. Another has always adhered to a combination clutch and brake pedal. Since production in quantity has become such a vital factor among the cleser-priced cars failures frequently have followed tardiness in adopting new mechanical improvements or body design. Failure to co-operate with the dealer organization has been_the un- doing of many a company, while the offering of too excellent a car at too located. It has been found that these traffic officers are able to practically eliminate the danger of accidents to children in these particular vicinities. He therefore feels that wherever practicable police departments should be urged to assign men to these most_important posts. Service counts and mile- age talks; these are the two important factors in our business. We have specialized on them and can give you better serv- ice and extra mileage. Easy Credit Terms Potomac Tire Co. ,28th and M Sta. BETTER AND BETTER Dependable ten years ago, and five years ago, and more dependable than ever today, Dodge Brothers Motor Carsimply represents the latest phase in a process of continual betterment. The first cars Dodge Brothers built established a world-wide reputation. The cars they are building today in- te the accumulated refine- _ ments of those ten intervening years. That important improvements in the comfort and appearance of the carare made from time to time, implies no basic d from Dodge Brothers traditional policy of progressive rather than seasonal development. SEMMES MOTOR COMPANY 8 DUPONT CIRCLE And 1707 14th St. W. MAIN 6660 low a price has often been the start of a toboggan slide. The customers want the new model 8o badly that the deal- ers, and eventually the factory, go broke onexcess allowances. | sty May Conceal Trouble. Because balloon tires smooth the road they are likely to conceal loose spring clips, shackies and bolts until they are dangerously loose. Better, spect the chassis even though you ‘hear nothing. Not Consistently Good. In how mhany States of the Union can you start at one boundary and drive through to the opposite bound- ary over consistently good roads? ‘Tourists who have been trying to do this report that there is a great and growing need for cross State road systems that are not interrupted by frequent detours, stretches of un- improved roads and circuitous routes. They contend. that the highway de- purtments bave neglected a more im- portant phase of roadbuilding and charge, in some instances, that there has been a tremendous waste of pub- lic funds through failure to build new routes in a more direct line New Jersey is one of the very few States that boasts of a nearly cross- State concrete road, the White Horse pike from Absecon to near Camden. Three Trafiic Tricks. What to do when you have crossed rtain | the white line ageinst the trafe offi- cer’'s wish isn’t so much of a problem when you remember to launch right into a right-hand turn rather than to attempt to back up and create con- fusion. In most cities the right turn 1s permitted regardless of the position of the traffic officer's signal. The number of passengers getting aboard a one-man street car will often tell you whether you will be able to beat the car safely to the next parked car, -thus settling. the . point as_to whether you should pass the car when the last passenger has boarded or be content to follow it until the parked motor car has been passed. With a number of persons boarding the street car the motorman-conductor will be too busy making change and watch- ing fares to accelerate quickly. With Just one passenger, however, he is likely to start off briskly. If they do not have one-man street cars in MAY' 10, your locality keep the point in mind for your traveling. The driver who starts off quickest in traffic is usually the one who comes to the most unexpected stop by rea- son of his inability to pull the gear shift lever out of low after having run too fast in that low-speed com- bination. He will be the fellow to stop right in your way for no ap- parent reason at all, and his stopping will not even be forecast by the stop- light signal, since that only operates when the car is gtopped or slowed down from the foot-brake action. Dog Sense and Safety. A bill introduced in the California Legislature would forbid the carrying of canines on the running board. This isn't exactly clear. Most dogs are carried all over the passengers and the driver, and it has always been thought that it would be safer for humanity if the dogs were tied out- side the Body. Can it be that some legislator is seeking safety for dogs? It this is the idea of the Society of Pre- vgnlt:m of Cruelty to Animals would probably be doing something if it prevented dogs from risking motoring altogether. Did You Know— That those old-fashioned covers that motorists used to hook over the en- 1925—PART : 3. ' tire hood in Winter served a purpose that needs to be served today? These covers har the viptue of covering up the louvres on fhe sides of the hood 80 that the hot air that was generated around the engine stayed in, or else floated up into the driving compart- ment. It is highly important to use a radiator shutter device to keep cold air from chilling the engine, but the louvres should be closed as well in zold c'imates. This rhould be done by attaching fireproof boards on the in- side of the sides of the hood. The all over cover had the bad habit of dull- ing the paint on the hood. Worth Remembering. If the rear side windows of the closed car havesmot been opened for a long time, and if they stick when you want to use them, just®release their catches and straps and drive around over a rough street. The win- dows soon will drop down of their own accord. Shift the gears'a little quicker and more deliberately when you are just starting off on a cold morning or night. The congealed lubricant in the transmission holds back the main driving gear to a point where the ac- tion is the same as if the clutch brake ‘were applying too soon. If you think you have choked the ANNOUNCEMENT! In addition to our already nearly complete line of automobile repairing, etc., we are now prepared to re- finish your car in GENUINE PAINTING j LETTERING “There is only ONE Duco— DU PONT Dueo” ‘CENTRAL AUTO WORKS WILLIAM BEAUCHERT, Proprietor Franklin 6805 449-451 Eye St. N.W. General Auto Body and Mechanical Repairing Metal Body and Fender Repairing Upholstering and Trimming Sedan Doors and Woodwork Chassis Straightening and Welding Blacksmithing and Spring Work Our manager, Mr. Morris, will gladly give you an estimate on any of the above. The Touring Car engine too much or flooded the car- buretor a little keep on cranking for a few minutes with the choke unused and the throttle closed. This, in many Instances, will serve to clear the cyl- inders quicker than merely weiting for the excess gas vapor to.leak out. ‘When parking on a down-grade and keeping the gears in reverse (coasting for the forward movements) be care- ful -not- to' use the clutch for the brake. Its the natural tring to do, but should be avoided. Before you let in ‘the cluich so as to allow the engine to back the car, bring the ma- chine to a stop with the brakes. Now You Have It. Answers to Last Week’s Questions. 1. Shifting to “high” is usually the easlest forward speed to negotiate, because there is no actual meshing of gears in this case. The second and high speed idling gear is simply push- Cadillac. \ ability. 1138-1140 Conn. Ave. ed forward so as to lock' sidewise into the high spéed gear, which is at the end of the clutch shaft. When this idling gear is used to obtain the com- bination necessary for “second,’. how- ever, it is moved back away from the high speed gear until it meshes with a gear on the countershaft. 2. A wheel puller is needed to re- move a rear wheel because of the tapered axXle. A front axle end is also tapered, but there is a bearing beé- tween axle and wheel hub. 3. The outstanding objection to compulsory automobile insurance is the fact that statistics submitted to the Hoover conference on street and highway safety revealed that in 65 per cent of auto accidents the motor- ist is not lawfully responsible. 4. 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