Evening Star Newspaper, November 8, 1925, Page 69

AUTO THIEF FACES RELENTLESS FORCE Army of Opposition Con- stantly Growing—Thief’s Market Being Killed. Never before in the history of the automobile have there been %0 many forces lined up against the man who steals and deals in cars which are not his own. The present moment finds all sorts of pressure being brought to bear upon the underworld automobile market, with the car thief and his unscrupllous confederates being backed r—but not quite— to_the wall In our enthusiasm of the curse of car not be forgotten that the pursued works of the pursue of the work of n stolen cars clearly how far difficulties For instance produced by conditions a car thief ness, thou 10 rid motoring thievery, it must the ‘mind_ of as fast as that ind thet ninetenths breaking up trafic is in understanding \ief sidesteps his in natural forces nd economic ving to put_many wlly out of busi- regain bis foot- + marking time and further development hie shump in the used is no great stimulus to since it he prac- ts reward. And now nies adjust sis of the intrinsic 4t the time of the loss oint in “stealing” cars policy holders and because there awaiting in conditions. car market car thievery tice of much « that the i total losses value of cars there is little from unscrupul dividing the would be no make i an i iged to start ar, which i The scheme than t old c; buy a new is now a relic robs spoils, of “self-steal the crooks are insuring a stolen ruther risky business. insuring cars for more vorth, or having the 4s to be able to at the reduced prices, of the deflation period. Thefts Less Profitable. e guard and the lack used . therefore, » to make stealing cars ible form of business, but many loopholes which must :d up by those who are on of the automobile thief if ss is to be made in so The insu demand eem 1o « 1 less profi there are be For example, the disposing of loot in the kets. The market for used : d in Central and South | America has been as dormant as that for new machines, but it appe: s though a general improvement in for- elgn conditions is scheduled to begin just the American car thief’s domestic market siumps. n_ with foreign conditions as ¢ are, the story is punds a Mexican ag manufacturer comp! was se ass the s Sta n hus b curbing t deral Dye accomy d no more flicult to obtain @ h does not cars. the Volst so much where just States license have a clean ves do not cods, though 1y their most < center. | Market Killed. ing to the belief ul way to fight attack the market sally. Much of the utomobile clut waitce companies il of ¥ attempt which ins oo frequ single-ha , but their efforts the car thi 'he agitation for tion of motor cars has T owing to a reali of its followers t no intentio ful venue frc turning over the work to ment. Various proposals whereby the Government would hH‘\Hv the trans: rs of ownership and pass upon ap plications be d issue s uses o wners have been ted as_involving too much politics and other natural culties. Such pr posals, together with the numerous plans for ‘‘clearing” theft informa- tion, however, serve to keep the car thief worried and his business less attractive. But motor car owners hecome too enthusiast er the prob- able success of new attacks because the car thief is a clever person who learns to be clever every time he meets and conquers a new difficulty. So long as motor and serial numbers can be altered, so long as motorists forget to use their locking devices, o long as applications for registra- tlon, bills of sale and transfers of ownership can be forged and so long as people buy cars without inquiring into all the details of the previous | ownership, just so long will the busi- of stealing cars flourish. serve 1 registra the part tes have 2 up their law- heir resident car considered and T must not | Prey on Ignorant Buyer. i Thieves will continue to select plun- | der from among those cars which are left unlocked (frequently the locked ones are no obstacle) and they will sell the booty to those who do not know what difficulties they will en- counter when trying to apply for a license. The car owner has a dual role to | play in defeating this menace, and the fact that he succeeding in one direction should not blind him to the need for increased effort in the other. Car thievery is being checked through pooling of the interests of those who are fighting it, but individual effort and responsibility are as important as_ever. Nothing permanent in the way of a victory is possible unless all owners consistently protect their cars from thieves and refuse to buy cars of questionable origin. Traffic fatalitles in New York State during _August totaled 257. There were 0,586 persons injured during the game period. AUTO RIMS FOR ALL WHEELS Rundlett Rim Co. 1336 14th St. N.W. Announcement! The Gardner Service Station, formerly located at 22nd and M Sts., has moved to 17th & 'V Sts. NW. Service and Repairing for All Makes of Cars Flint and Gardner a Sp Tires and Aceessories T. J. CAMFIELD North 8418 - ialty { rough street or hi | eaui | 1oon | thrust st WHAT HAPPENS WHEN TRAFFIC OFFICER IS OFF DUTY THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON That motorists and pedestrians rush pell-mell across street intersecti photographer at Twelfth and F streets northwest, illustrating, policemen at all congested intersections throughout the day n |I|lelul opinic i Sig i traffic n of traffi Is, the s can be installed. ntrol, is sk ne d for pedestr OVEMBER 8, 1925—PART 9 FOUR TRUCK SIZES URGED BY MAKERS | Manufacturers to Meet With Com- | merce Officials to Standardize Their Product. D. C. Keep Windows Open. | If the windows of the closed car are | before er ing a heat will frost less and give Getting Ahead on Hills. Many drivers are learning to solve - problem of getting ahead on hills v slipping into second so as to shoot ¢ other fellow when he is strug make a hill in hi; opened a little ed ga better vi & OUT OF THE u)x(; The *“Boss” Talks “After looking all around town, I've come to the con clusion that our station the best situated to handle your work during the rush hours. Away from the congested traftic area and with plenty of space in which to work, we have quickly become popular through our re they TED TRAFF l(A AREA Further tion program progress in a stundardiza will be discussed b, more than executives represent- ing membership of Motor Truck In- dustries, Inc., at meetings to be held Wednesday and Thursday at the De- | partment of Commerce, according to announcement by the division of simplified practice, which is operating with the organization Substitution of four sizes of motor | truck chassts for the wide range of | sizes now made will be discussed The proposed standards include: Fast freight class. 1 ton and 1% and 2 tons; heavy duty class, 21;-3 tons and 4-5 tons. This and other items | on the program will represent an effort on the part of motor truck leaders to effect a simplification of | parts and development of standards which will reduce costs and improve values to users of this mode of transportation. Reports will be submitted by seven group committees which have been studying opportunities for standard- ization and simplification of motor truck manufacture. The need for such study was indicated by a re port that more than 1,600 lengtns and specifications exist for propeller shafts and joints and that no two of 22 trucks were alike in wheel- | base lemgths. 1S Accessibility and Reliability “Our reputation for being reliable has be come firmly established, and we endeavor to up- hold this reputation all times. The many fea- tures which lend an air distinctive individual some being noted , have brought to our patrons a thorough realization of our slogan, MORE THAN A FILLING In proportion to its population, Can ada ranks second to the United States | in regard to automobile ownership, | with one car to every fourteen per- STATIO “We are STATION Mabiloil, C: Standard * than a filling statior Tn addition to carrying Havol par and Aut ti-knock™ and MR. MOTORIST Quality has been our policy with EBONITE. No gear ever attained such remark- able popularity as has EBONITE. It's 100 per cent lubrication, lasts an entire motoring | season, quiets noisy gear: eliminates frictional wear, Good im any temperature. Will mot dry nor pack or Is Plainly Oil It Grade Marked With Contains You er of the wn in this pl and 1 control tograph taken by a Star nd stationing of traffic You Get Specify WHEELS ARE BIG FACTOR IN SAFETY OF MOTORING (Continued from Sixth Page.) ces and making the front wheels The explanation of this variation both with the nature of the of the particular ear and the v of the reur wheels. On a he road is smooth and the rear wheels encounter no irregularities when the braking process is begun The weight of the car goes forward the rear of the body tending to pull away from the rear wheels way, however, the | wheels may bounce up close to the body as they are locked. and, the car will not fly, the whole rear end (including the wheels) sinks to the low est point and gives tl “digging in.” In the former c: lost weight rear may rear-end skic le in the the lost welght in the front may the steering. Brakes all wheels tend obviate affect four to by process, thus indirec traction. one who has driven in ped with balloon tire st have noticed that the behavior of the wheel was materially changed. While the go through tomary motions the change is such as to cause wheel and car to more nearly follow the con tour of the road it was originally intended to be. The tires themselves do the adjusting necessary to carry the car over the contour of the actual tly equaliz- b Any a car * | road. Balloon Tires Help. These balloon tires, or even the bal. pe tires, are going to do much relieving wheels of the side- 1in which results from strik- ing a curb, as when turning a corner. When cord-tire-equipped wheel strikes a curb it not only gets a strain similar to that which would result from trying to move the car sideways, but after it has spun in the air there is a strain at the hub when it land on the ground again. It will have same effect as starting the car by ting in the clutch with a jolt. When you strike & curb it is also true that the wheels on the opposite toward side of the car are strained as the ma- | chine is thrown to one side. (Copyight Reductions Upto Service 1423.25.27 L St. Main 7228 on al 2| to be shown rather appearance of | | # ~= of automobiles easier. CONSTANT CONTROL OF TRAFFIC DOWNTOWN HELD NECESSARY Picture Shows Congestion' Resulting When No Offi- cer Is on Hand to Dire :ct Vehicles and Pedes- trians—Latter Said to Be Endangered. Need for constant control of on downtown streets and its exte to include pedestr sections are believed by traffic officials early in the ac companying’ picture, taken by a Star photographer at Twelfth and F streets northwest. The necessity for placing trafic po- licemen at important crossings throughout the day is illustrated, it was pointed out, by the congestion which resulted when mno policeman was on duty directing traffic at the Twelfth street intersection. The pho- tograph was taken shortly after 3 oclock in the afternoon, between the times when a regular precinct officer takes his station in the street. When shown the photograph first comment of Col. 1. C. Moller, sistant trafiic director, was that i lessons were “absolutely self-evident He pointed out that motorists were at fault in attempting to break into a line of moving traffic, and that the pe- destrians were in danger as a result. Traffic Control Needed. “It is apparent that traffic control is needed to prevent situations as the one shown in this photograph.,” de- clared Col. Moller. 'Since the partic ular intersection pictured has no traf- fic bureau man assigned to it because of their limited number, it is left with- out the supervision it needs at all hours of the day. This situation would not have occurred at the next cross- ing, where a traffic officer may be seen beside his semaphore. *Pedestrian control goes with the regulation of traffic. It is designed to nrotect pedestrians and to make driv- The move- ient of all traffic can be expedited by , requiring motorists and pedestrians alike to heed the traffic signals. “There are cities where a law is nforced which provides that pedes- trians must cross streets in accord- th the same signals given to {is working out | concerned. In |50t oweuinted Uy low, pedestione {move with the change in traffic sig nals. Were such a law put into effect in Washin policemen would be in the superin tendent of must respond to t same way as do motorists Records of street accidents d the last six months, Col. pointed out, show that of 31 pe killed 18 were pedestrians. This, believes, is a strong argument in favor of putting into effect some means_for scting pedestrians as - continues to increase other t ructed police Lights Suggested. shown coming up Twelfth muy be seen attempting to ir way into the heavy trafffic moving on I street,” Col. Moller con tinued. “Being unable to do this, they show their disregard for pedestrians b; standing on the Twelfth street crosswalk. Pedestrians, om the other hand, are taking a chance when they attempt to get through this line of traffic, even attempting to cross I' street, with its heavy volume of traffic. “Electric signal lights would pre. vent occurrences of this sort. If the light were showing green along F street it would be red on Twelfth street, warning both motorists and pedestrians from attempting to cross through the F street line of traffic. Pedestrians would have the right of way cleared to cross Twelfth street except for right-hand turns to be made at two corners. In the case of right-hand turns, however, the pedes- trian still is assumed to have the right of way, and these turns must be made with the responsibllity resting street force thy 1926 Special Six Sedan, Now $1,340 Delivered Slashing Cuts in Price Having Effect Immediately! Increased Production This action competition hearted price Locally does not mean that NASH fears or intends to cheapen production. It is the natural result of the people’s whole- response to Nash's effort to put a good car on the market within reasonable limits. speaking, that well-known McReynolds Service backs up every sale. R. McREYNOLDS & SON “Sixty Years of Satisfactory Service” Sales 14th and Park Road N.W Leon S. Hurley, Mgr. Col. 2619 “The Country Has Gone NASH” ol | | | leak omt. It's all oil. s AVOID USE OF CHOKER. Buy with your mind made up. Demand EBONTITE. Take no substitute. (1 7he MODERN. DOWNTOWN_STATIO STAR SERYICE STATION 12th and C Streets N.W. BELOW THE AVENUE AT TWELFTH If the engine stops while running along the road do not use the choker when cranking ag Choking s a spray of raw g i vl inders which when coming in cont metal as to e point where such condit at all e of H At dealers fo_ five-ponnd cans, und At serviee stations from the EBONITE checker- bourd pump only. —EBONITE, (IT'Ss SHREDDED 0IL) FOR TRANSMISSIONS “AND REAR AXLES BAYERSON DIL WORKS -TDLUMBIA 522% RN, @ BNEN with the hot > mixture to a not burn. Under e will not vou have found the 1 stafl; that is, not have been thor- To do this open the Pet Cocka and crank the engine with the throttle closed. A BLOC Point by Point a Better Car The New Paige Landau Sedan has no equal near $2395 F all cars in the Paige price and quality class (5 in number) there is not one that equals the new Paige Landau Sedan in physical qualities. -We mean qualities that make a fine car fine. So that you may have the facts upon which to judge we are listing below an impartial comparison of Paige and its nearest competitor. The figures are authentic—having been published by a leading automobile trade journal. “ iper, sun visor, cow! ventilator, rear dk‘(or Mulficam‘l dash gasoline gauge, dm:k Paige Landau Sedan leads! In horsepower. In fashionable appearance. In roominess. In upholstery. In wheelbase—weight—spring length and tire size —therefore riding quality. And in price—the final deciding factor, $190 less. A trial will prove to you as it has to others that “figures don’t lie.” We will be glad to help you make a similar comparison between the Paige and any other automobile you may have in mind. Always Making Them Finer ‘Wholessle and Retall Distributors WASHINGTON-VIRGINIA MOTORS, Inc. 16th and You Streets—Potomac 772. Palge-Jewett owners appreciate the value of our Wasson Motor Check, which is part of our service equipment GEORGE C. 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