Evening Star Newspaper, January 10, 1926, Page 62

G THE SUNDAY 8 , WASHINGTON, D. ¢, JANUARY 10, 1926—PART OTORS and BUS PLAYING VITAL ROLE ITINERANT GIANTS CLOSELY RESEMBLING FAMILY CAR ||THICK BODY POSTS SOON IN BETTERING MOTORDOM SUPPLANTED, IS BELIEF Visibility Safer Than “Blind Posts” Safety. Efficiency and Design of Gasoline Giants Finding Reflection in | Heralded as Oulstanding Deyv elop- Better Passenger Car ment in Automobile Manufacture. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN. he best in passenger car models. And BY FREDERICK (. RUSSEL B T 2 . 2 tisn't only a matter of body design. Whether or not steel becomes ond only to the great good We 4Ty qgeman jumped into one of ik te i testals for thia : a ol s destined to achleve for | ‘hise mammoth ~ six-wheel vehicles By ot 1o etnaraily. peed ot general are the outstand | nanufactured by the Six-Wheel Motor e i 8 the motor bus already has | C0. of Philadelphia and was amazed body posts soon will be a t Iz et to discover that it steered with re- Doy onter STatAley 1s bate T 2 i in specific improvements | £5, GatOVEr Ehat tt A oo e he was as ihe outstanding development safety. | discovered hard at work greasing the e L I s Hety Butiune - Rifgovis 2 ¢ the | steering gear of his Ford! But for the With the decline of the open car 5 } s | bus he might have been content to tug the most popular lel of automot B J o (ie | at the wheel and to risk the danger of the thin windshield fram . 4 | neglecting the steering mechanism of almost inconsequential obstr vision also vanished. In its p builders offered posts so thick complete car from the drive " For the closed car to pla - in safe motoring it must be changed L view to kee it weather-pr to be visib During manufactt own car. strides | ne of the bus manufacturers are o past few yeurs, | Popularizing a development which is e Guintity | certain to meet with the passenger 20 model | car owner's approval. This concerns any top- | (he development of 'company-owned s in cervice | branches throughout the country, thus themn getting into | Providing direct company service sta- the road and | tions and parts departments where a lons of their | Standard type of service is at all times v Ufficient | available. “The International Harves- thout permitti is expected some will seize the oppor tunity to climination Vlind \ being re- | Ler Company of America has 105 such s s e by ¢ a kind | branches, located at principal cities. Pl ot et i Hes rists as ition to the de-| faster, smoother raveling body de may be made without e¢ sideration for s This may prove to b some of th mar not stand in so well v public | Other P | 1t is possibl to thin out t . but othe Chief a of “bodv = car today must be cor mit it to stand upside do Manufacturers hate swly with the e | spots™ for the v t body entails risk {and squeaks, psed car is @ oo novance 1o its ow: Two solutions Welcomed by Owners. Passenger car owners are welcoming the strengthening of dealer representa- SRR il!un nd have at all times favored elopment Significant. Z(I:P process { inaugurating factory arkable | branches. This minimizes the cost S that | and annoyance of having one's car have | become a “local orphan,” and it helps f this | to put motor car ownership on a more motorist who | businesslike basis. zex that are| But for the motor bus many hun- \ the bLus fleld. how.|dreds of miles of good roads would > the changes that are | N0t now be lable to the passenger his own motering, as | car driver. Interstate travel has been istrated by an cident | S0 greatly increased by means of these op t swift coaches that road building has i try to | been P concentrated upon trunk lines with the | Many highway departments no longer And, | divert traffic to detours when build over the |ing roads, and it is obvious that the | iving an | increasing motor bus traffic has much dard | roads, and wider roads ean greater safe for all traffic Grades are be: happen- | ing cut down wherever possible, and ners und many of tlhe traveled routes are il- or | luminated at night. Many of these nd | improvements were hastened by the | Local Dealers Propose to he { motor busses that ply between im- to| portant center: d - designed ik 2| o their partieutar benenr, 1o the | Make 1926 Exhibition the ger car owne and d er finds ‘\wma process very valuable to Greatest Ever. I as w | De: 1t is in overlooking the strides made by the many owners of pa fatled to cateh the new development is b busses have g of saf Improved Types Tested mits u | strength and rigidit | the use of steel win posts in co ti | tional wooden body The latter step is t} automobile 1 not necessaril Manuf: ected in a toring. | t to show, the Various ways in | c— Apparent oy : = S | which the motér bus is helping the ” 5 vash- | e Z 1 es where busses are | car owner, ona motorist who Just com, | _ Preparations for the annual Wash- | buvers jortdistance hauls of | pleted a long-distance tour said that | ington el g - = jidom from 5 ’:», :“,\;:\x::xmn‘rr | the bus transport lines were his best (llPx' way ‘\\y local ].xe..‘k‘-r \\lhfi) .u: (\ ] r = ;y'. 2 = SPOITAtion Units | rogq guides. \Whenever he was in | Planning to make the 1926 exnibition | (Jprade D oD sion -in 1 Bioenl xh.:\l:? doubt 2 to’ whether he was on the | o ‘th rem, be { by motorists of | PTAAE IC SSIllt\ ay regard o the material used for 1 jnits s the pas-| right road along came the bus to guide | the National Capita . | construction, but whateve: i ‘ he street car. | him. The b e bus to guide | X vens aniay win ve sueed | Planmed to Reduce | [ihe motortiy mi Berea o Sl e never have driven an automobile ‘:’ with the names of the two cities be- | in the \\A.\m.m;.n And m-;;u. from | X \ (un‘ of the lan : ,f\ ' lling 1 engn auomo 'L | tween which they ply, thus serv January 30 to February 6. Plans for [. e l A > d | grea isibility thro ¢ er o motorists | (RS MIICT they bl Tanuacy B0 Penme @ e s bl A cerdemits| nats e “biind. op ’ s r 5 . and variety of exhibits than ever be- | RS Ch | g - Sutats seites negligible. This ac Taking Design Lead. fore. 'The larger sp: | Stressed By Safety Advocat | the wide gap een the | | he naional .observance of over the specifications of | available in the au fety adv tes stress the of these two for s canspor- | by e e e (G ITEC) Crossing day” the American car_owners can, and s = 3 the operators | giely impressed with fact thar | makes it possible t iion safety section of heir influence to huste B 'ete | the busses already are taking the | hibits and place the hopes to reduce of e = @nd | jead. in design both for efficiency and | vantage. s geilans o ind, Eibte o HetEe g There is the subfr: for| ‘The entire auditorium bu Nl (111 Gomeg . made at a recent |, » body of railway execu. which also v advocated a srade crossing law. Under such a law motorists support and cushioning o mo- | be given over to the show tor, clutch and transmission, @ devel- | Will be placed in the exhit opment that is being followed by some | auditorium floor, a of the passenger car builders. There | committee room: e small holes in the groove under m the auditor to kne derlying facts in body | example, it is worthy of 1 body on one car selling a thousand dollars can be Srown, who drive glinces across ; , who pilots a trim ibiis anill s s ; r There's a ve lower piston ring for the quic s be av: i o foresshan s, return of oil to the crankcase, adopt- B ce swilll Be ipro- || (pEbonment it oy e O Stery, SREch | ed recently by the Chevrolet. Pres. | Vided in the cen )t the exhibition APPEC noos op before pass sure lubrication for chassis oiling is | hall and the auditorium floor as well | $900000000000000000000000000420000000000000000000¢ i | R a5 ot the Hides of the e tial . — | All the grace and beauty of the most pleasing passenger car are woven . s RGeS e B e | | into the design of these itinerant giants which have ushersd in a new era pevv ey e here are the brakes on all four | special Entertainment Features. | BALTIMORE TRAFFIC 1 motordom. Designers of these great motor busses have included all the o tiainns S R S | features of the most advanced {ype of private automobile. As ornate as the | ot the Bugalimotacdom proh O ek o L shoNe st Ol costliest sedan, they are low slung and carry the dis¢ wheels that are found e ably would he still wondering what is fus @ distinct advancement over the e TOLL IN 1925 IS 149 on the speediest sport models. Then, too, thiey carry bumpers, which lend a | mpet to their r advan. | to become of the conventional selec-| hibitions of former vears, plans are | touch of ornamentation as well as utility. In addition, they are replete with | age not trving to drive|tive speed transmissfon, or rather,| going 1 to make the affair as s L | the comforts af any rubber-tired vehicle. cach other off the Streets fnd reme | how it is to be displaced. Apperson. | enjovable and instructive t can be | | ;:;v] re constantly aiming fre m‘l course, uses a_pre selective type,| made. Special enter it fea- | Autos Kill 115, Trolleys 13 and th cach other to better ndvantage, | Which greatly simplifies the job, and | tures are plannec w com- T Q S VAMAEE | there may be a few Owen-Magnetic| mittee, whence « > announce. Railroads 7, Records of { THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS \ s Motor Custoins. cars still in service to represent this|ment that amo t ions One of the outstanding contributions hod of transmitting the engine's| will be music by Meyer Goldman's Police Show. - 3 7 of the bus to motordom is the | Powe to the rear wheels. Stude-|Orchestra in the exhibition hall and { I'd like to get up on some house top |chanic to diagnose trouble is th at he's - follows motor customs. | baker's present models were to have | organ programs in the auditorium e ———— and tell the world of car owners why [apt to think of the n sit ion in rd passen- | been equipped with electrically shifted 1dolph Jose, who has headed the | the; ed two ds of hu n as- |term repair job he tackled. it draws | gears, probabl as an automobile | deceased 8. G. ar, but plans were motor exposition for severa left turn | changed at the last minute. 3 . again is chairman of the 1926 - signal with | Now comes the Philadelphia Rapid | committe Assisting him are | Transit Company with 130 busses | Raphael Semmes, Spencer 1. Cur own design—absolutely devoid|Frank G. Stewart and J. M. Du of a transmission. The trick is ac-| Washington dealers will have the complished by combining the features | advantage of seeing the New York of the gas and electric automobile.|automobile show, to b on the order of the committee in char tance when their cars. I'vy vacs ave trouble with | I do it my unconsciously. 1It's t been on a little | sort of habit. I had one chap workin’ »d off [for me who told everybody they 1 how the |needed their springs g d, if they complained of squeaks. That was his pet bug. A _trouble-shooter is more open- A minded on the subject. “His chief in- aln poin terest is to make a guess that will hit 3 ~Vehicles | 19 lives in the ¢ durin 5 ing to recorc the of the P L total of 1 < took the gre There were 4,146 pe in vehicular accidents in —first time I've knoc g I've 2 L wor r shops and service stations. he usual plan is to look 10 mechanic when in troul good plan up to a cer s in sc an ities, automc toll of lives s injured ie draws Toad—jus The si der g i ‘| January 9 to 16, before hole more during the year. Thirteen|good mechanic is the only kind an|the bull's-eye. Usually he is an ex- 15]2‘I1|l & .mln:::: b{fi;(‘l:fl:gm;lar::‘:?é)r local show. A lx:(rger\ B | » killed by trolley cars and seven|gwner should trust with his car when | perienced motorist himself. That iy an enlarged | which, in turn, furnishes current for | €gation will leave for :\‘ ’:-""f"‘;’, M”{“" 'j“r<‘=“\‘:m\‘\_mf”"* it comes to carvin' into its innards. | helps. beer ;;;lp?‘bkm:m what the car e e e e e e During 1924 there were 124 deaths| tranile nooter e o < L L O O rere 5. car owner I'd just pick el canattiyias ;:-‘;l‘or“. hatt fl:‘lxdm;‘»‘fx)\‘m: B e D e tnavitne St o traflic accidents, and of this num-| One service station 1 visited is |out some fellow who knows a lot about e 5 » keep his = 5 to be introduced in the exhibits here ed from motor vehicle ac- | gettin’ along fine with a floor man who | the particular car and let him drive it wd trying Would be Approved. and will arrange for bring and _who |around until he gets the hang of the NO G‘. e NOW profit.| It is a foregone conclusion if any|the choice features to this ci L car if he |trouble. 1'd pay him what I'd pay ar =y Prevention s a crack sh any good doctor | said his ir igation of : passenger car manufacturer should| Following the natfonal show., Bureau, at puttin® come out With a_car operating on this|of the Washin, for tellin’ me what's yseif. Then I'd go cidents on trouble. He can give with ton de: And No Dimmer X principle it would not meet with the|the Philadelphia exhibition scheduled | Y0 tend » place the blame even-|the men a pretty good idea of Wwhat's {ar sore) Bood. Tionest wockman Dlorce- Arro s miatr | Late o thalti Ao AT (et T e on. Tantasy s e e 1v on pe in and motorist. M wrong, and once they know what's land tell him what 0 do to my car. I'd B 2 5 . s out lust Winter on | the Owen-Magnetic, because motorists | Baltimore exhibits from January AHUpTiteey [indeafd thEvicamilds o Xusbifamon Ty st & Edodidobtatisie I west uosaills E & J Type 20 headlights elimi- joston 1o Providence, | would point to the Philadelphia ex-|to 30. they were| The trouble with askin’ 2 good me- | cost. 2| & Lawrence, and ne ave their attention or talking. There was not periment and reason that if the idea| *‘Automobile shows have come to Many a4 New E is good enough for a great traction landmarks in motor progress” de- " car owner, noting the | company it is good enough for thelclared Chairman Jose, discussing the person lly injured by a vehicle} of the. motor coach to weather | average car owner. prospects of the local event. “When-|at a crossing where a traffic police- 10wdrifts and the cold, will not | The P. R. T. is particularly pleased |ever held they have awakened nnusual [ an was stationed. | 50 foolish as to store his car this | with the safety feature of this new not only on the' part of cur | ter, when he might better be en.|bus, and many motorists are watc but prospective ut :\‘-‘:"{“VCSSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA nate the dimmer because they eliminate the glare. T You drive with Type 20 on full all the time—and they enable you to drive with thc assurance, the safcty and the confidence of daylight driving i pas: CARBON REMOVER TEST. | CUTTING OUT AMMETER. Tie Cloth Over End of Exhaust|Car Builders Connecting Wire to Pipe to Catch Particles. Instrument Board Light. use of it when transporta- | ing developments with keen interest d even persons w essential, | The ‘Cperition of the gas-electric bus | eShect o o car in the fmediit | s o D eeniby Otiv | Abaith (bl iAC R E BeATIEnG o e - s 80 s s o operator does ure. i | works or not can be decided by driv- Str hoa ght so Aids in Solving Problems. s e e o s i FAVORS UNIFORM BB S o e o e e b e oue s oy poad Lsh 2 : eusy matter to make the change. 1f king, the cloth will | the dash light is not connected to the n particles. The lammeter, it ean be switched on for a i in starting or in controlling the speed | “Set the Fashion.” 11 open or a ciosed | of the car is to step on the gas fa MBE s ter the engine runs the more elec-|{,, vml”l__ ficity the generator supplies. The | e annual mod : \ lend of the exhaust pipes 1If the « n they ushered in | Auto Club Starts Movement in 200 | bon remover is w they, as it were, ir filled with ca average car owner wh. his money with the e highest e They illuminate both sides of the widest road for 500 feet and more. Ask us to dem- P > o > > . . * > . * . * > . * > - * . * > * » b4 . * * * + b » . T ¢ % MOTORDOM™ $ . * > * * > * . * * > . > * * *> > * . . > > ¢ * . . . > > > 0000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000000000Q0000000000000000 e e B ————— and V Sts. N.W. ageol safety coach he probably is|have warmed it up. The lighter the [ threads of the adjusting nuts or on Distributed by 17th Jat on his back doctoring up the uni- |lubricant used in the transmisaion in [ the anchor pins. This will greatly CREEL BROS- Pot. 5446 ~er of a 1910 Winton. There is |Winter the better, but in this case | simplify the work of adjusting the o fascination about the new coaches more of it is needed over a wlofl of | brakes aor removing the batds for re- $hat cven exceeds one's fascinationfor several mouthey i binings e ienetad 1815 14th St Potomac 473 1328-1330 New York Ave. Main 6800 Sales and Service Territory Available for Responsible Dealers t le | engine runs fast in proportion to the tet ‘l’l"’_ fashion for the succeeding 12 Municipalities of Pacific { cloth should not be attached so tightly | moment ‘when garaging the car for 2 ey - > sportation service This | speed of the Teer wheels I starting, | MONhS~ But with the passin of the TR as to choke the exhaust, yet tightly | the night to make sure that the|® onstrate this scientific headlight. . conveniently and con- | just as in the case of the conventional Hasiisg (‘;;’;rml«’”“)flm‘ iy ,ml'"lvlt at & < leuourxh to stay on for the period o[‘ng;mc(or (.l?m;.amr rgrgll.qers neither | § Sal d S E Stati > inswered by merely glancing | bus assenger car, and then slower e in the year, interest in s FE e resula. | the test. charge or discharge. This proves that - tor busses and coaches |as the. machine aine momentum. the annual exhibition, to the surprise e opas Ton I or Y e e = AP T N the switches and the relay on the|@ 5 ates an envice aions o 7 all of them are of the in- | But all this is virtually automatic,|Of many in the business, has not |toms In 200 southern California mi . |senerator are working proverly. ¢ Commercial Auto & Supply Co...........1631 14th NW. § closed type, because they are designed | The driver can keep his eves on the|WVaned. Instead, the public continues | ficibalities subinited fo attorhieys fn KEEP TIRES IN USE. e 54 801 HNW. ¢ 10 be useful all the time, Summer or | road and give his attention to busi|t0,Iespond with increasing attention. | {0 VLTS JAke et wih Sales to farmers of tires totalea|$ Esseno Auto Supply Co. ... ... .. W. $ Vinter, Spring or Fall, ¥ al show,” Mr. Jose point- 2%y = £ ente : s - * How i Ahoid i trim-looking car | “*Motordom ts racing omward to new |64 Out, “serves the ‘valuable purposs | movement was startel by the Auto|Spare Should Not Be Returned to|$.250.000, and of tubes 10000,000 last|$ David L. Herson....... . e eiewao...1706 T NW. 3 be from the g How ms ale : 't and safety, | °f affording the public an excellent | T AR s e ot e gtound s How manydoors { goats or eMetenc, fomlort SR selaty oo ity S L e ane: ARpmn: tnder thio djrection of its legal depart- Rack After Emergency. | ¢ Hough Motor Co................ .1909 M St. N.W K £ as wood? Are bumpers essen-| bus benefited tremendously through }I‘Q,;‘];‘“:: "'\xf}]é‘\l-”?f,'{.'{'{”,"n"““:}“"' at L!“‘-‘im 18 ‘an (ordinanos wens ptes | SPATe. tires .«hn‘nl(ll n‘vt r:-r\)u('eeul (— : H.B. [_e“y' Jr, &Bros.......... coes-1612U0:SE. NW. 3 e ol e . e % 3 v could have this op- ! = AIL OROAIce ctured tire only during an emer- 1 3 0 Lk eope i | e rormten o Gk | Boranie otheReionty 1y My [ pared with & v fowurd s goneral| R, (% il | ([ ASEBONITE $ Lithe&Co....................... NS > d the Aorle he e = % iment, | travels, by factory inspections or : o DO o ey r xperts s Instead, the PRReR) 4 z . 1 find the andwer simply by look- | pears to be returning the compliment.| Xty e of Visits o widely se | asked to consider the proposed ordi. | Fick: tire experts, fa¥. Instend, fhe Z $ Ristig’s Battery & Ignition Service s 2L the newest models in busses S dennae arated showrooms. In the show the|Dince thoroughly and to give any as-|1wred He SENEH, 08 1 0000 )|¢ Semmes Motor Co oo St 1 coach, seat- LY IMPORTANT industry brings its collective achieve. | SiStance they could in bringing it to It can be put in place of another . or e 5 e e s ical of dozens | Q]L SUPP * |ments to one point and make it pos. | Perfection for presentation to the law- | o S0 G5 J00s had. All tires should ¢ Sheridan Gargage.................... ..2516 Q NW. ¢ hove qucnin. Dhia 1 ee 2D - e bt e e R et el Gl s posinie % Sterrett & Fleming. 2155 Champlain St. NW. $ gest busses on the road, yet it is | Hint on Improper Gear Lubrication |imum of time and effort, but in such | MUe FRICTION wears out f| |s Sterrett & Fleming. .. .. Sl amplain 5t. N.W. low hung, good to look 4t gener a way that much is learned by com- T 5 ears! It's the little § |3 York Auto Supply Co ..3701 Georgia Ave. NW. 3 supplied with doors, rolls on in Cold Weather. parison. The Washington exhibits Protect Spark Plugs. 4 1 : . J oo s e s A + B Sk wheels ind”carries Siurdy and| When using ordinary engine ofl in| il o well worth sedng. he com | 1 ' vumping o vou can || AUTO REPAIRING demon that surely and §|$ Alexandria Service Station..............Alexandria, Va. § e the transmission as o precaution|its previous efforts to provide the |keep the plugs cleaner by using an = N quickly destroys any car. § |8 Brosius Bros. & Gormley. ............ . .Rockville, Md. ¢ g R “.“.v,,.M m_;:?n against dificult shifting and improper | National Capital with a otoring ex. | extra gasket for each. This naturally Expert service and repair- Metal rubbing against ¢ (. & K. Motor Co Takoma Park, Md : hus begins to point the way o newer |gear lubrication in very cold weather [Rosition that will he worthy of the | Prevents e s o thapving i ||ing for all makes of cars metal.” 1 = e Lo ERe ek b R et e levelopments in every branch of mo- | e yure to add ofl occasionally. I the [~ C ¢ : farther away from the head of the Ao o lie Huddleston Garage .......... Hyattsville, Md. ¢ torinz. And wi i he mod = = I pisto 3 1 Tnotos bus earriers forwhrd that et lcar s driven extensively in Winter 0il Brakes Regularly. pist : FLINT & GARDNER fa it eatlone T s )13 Maryland Gargage and Machine Shop. . . Silver Spring, Md. $ which has always char- {one BlInE of the o ne oil Is mixed | Regardless of the type, kina or{ Type LA Atwater Kent SERVICE A SPECIALTY * Sole Distributors 3 = iy i with the usual heavier gear compound. mall;p‘oi lldklels \;;Nl on the car, it is Ignition for Your FORD . oo 3 USSeS ave S ation. | Thi. " e o i i el ‘wel 0 oil all o) ating parts regu- - | This is because the engine oil tends to o = S l If there is any motorist who has not |work. ot areund bearings and the|larly, even if it is just a mattor of $11.80 Installed T. J. CAMFIELD ationa ectric dupp y“ o. 3 selt the urge to take the wheel of a |gaskets, particularly when the gears|putting a few drops of oil on the - : > £ 3 Tires and Accessorles