Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1926, Page 105

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (., JANUARY 31, 1926—PART 1. ]RAFHB I]EMANDS l THREE SEDAN TYPES ON DISPLAY AT THE MOTOR SHOW OF FUTURE ACUTE Cities Must Provide In- creased Parking Needs for Next Ten Years. lucreasing use of motor vehicles | his brought the best minds of the| United States face to face with a gi- ! & problem—a problem that is! clamoring for solution at the earliest possible moment. This conviction is voiced by John N. Willys, president nd Co., who de iprecedented popu re automobile ction in this connection daily ramount | automobile production in the totaling more than 4 compared with 00,000 in 1923 and 1925 showin, mately t is plain that increased traf fic and parking needs for the next 10| Years. is muking | Little Graphite Frees Window Regulators | Winter is the season of year Demands Tmmediate Relief. when the window regulators of inereasea trafile fa.| | the closed car are inclined to espe stick. Frequently they will be n the last three vear: so stiff that one experiences the precedented increasa in pleasure ve.| | sensation that the regulator Didles and motor trucks. That this| | handle will break off ‘uniess U 01 ands edi e f is| somethin s dome to remedy - is a little graphite dropped on the working gears through the Window sill_opening when the window is fully lowered. Lubri- cant can be added also through the regulator shaft after the handle and the cap are removed. A mistake, however, is to look for immediate results. The reg- ulator will continue to work hard until the graphite has worked in. i S USRS ally apparent | . due to the un commenda- tions for relief, while thousands of | dollars are spent monthly toward re of city traffic hazards. s are apparent. Our city entirely inadequate and | our parking factlities too limited to | care for even present traffic. While ! ] m of traffiz is ated city, ap- | automobiles highwavs 000 motor | £ zes, together with overhead strects automobile parking. | | | | | i-passenger De Luxe Sedan for 1926, MOTOR MANUFACTURERS SET NEW EXPORT RECORD | | | i Paige i Due to Improved Clutches. The ability of many cars to start ond ge: rt in * s cars used argely to Im and that in Avoid Overloading Tires. ading your tires—and ly unavoidable help andle the extra load by s absol the tire to _ Latest Flint ¢ Motorists Are Urged to Test Own Wheels If there's one thing that's bound to catch the eye of any driver, w0 atter how unobserv- ing_otherwise, it's a wabbling hind wheel of a car ahead or the crippled front “roller’” of a ma- chine approaching. All who wit- ness these premonitions of dan- ger prophesy trouble ahead for the owner. But the owner seldom learns the truth abont the condition of his own wheels because he is busy speculating about the crooked courses the wheels of pussing cars are taking. Car owners who feel that the wheels are of some account make it a rule occasionally to Jjack up each wheel in turn and spin it. State Triples Highway Patrol. Washington State has made provi- sion to triple its highway patrol to | who are swaved by just the oppogiie lasses of buy SEES ANUAL SHE OF 400000 © manufact rinkabe in rs there e © still hetter 1 % e families in this countr 5.000,000 thout ea Auto Company Head Predicts Factors in Steady Output for ices, more.inté Years to Come. Trade Cited nufacturers o * of 4,000,000 John presiden . G The el conversatio cars annual opinion of N. Willy | land Company | tion point,” | wisp of u ing the last [ to have been which seern to Iy ing themselves. | this point, Mr. Willys sz | *At pres with 18,00 | zer motor cars r ‘mun ry, it seems f. {not less than 1,800,000 w | of existence each worn out and of no senger vehicles. 'Sin " 2 per cent of e people who motor cars ever discontinue their 1 this ctor of 1,800,000 constity definite replacement marker v trade-in involved 15 pas nore thar PLAN FOUR RACESVA YEAR. Present Rate of Increase. he present r ation a vidual buying and women | earning per ers, purchas with their o each year. ment and first car ma ing a tradein, of nuall “Present figures ir 1,500,000 to 2,000.060 pear each year who 1 their present car on a ¢ ‘Many of these buye | people who definitely p! HAWKINS NASH MOTOR CO. | provements in ¢ | too many fnstar « | of starting in | pense of the cl | take care of evergmefessing uutomo-| car each year. Other i nvenience bile traffic. The Touse appropriations | ple who, through incr Conveniently Located " is at the ing is likely 1o be continuous change | committee lms approved an item of | want to step out of inte on Fourteenth Street vour tires for larger ones. £175,000 for this purpose. "arger cars. Some represent owners | 1333-37 14th St. Main 5780 putting in more air. If the overload- 31,110 Cars and 10,410 Trucks Sent Abroad From U. S. and If one were to gaze into the traffic crystal of tomorrow perhaps he would | | fina these same ramp systems install- | of 1914, with a total|ed over our busy thoroughfares, with 1utomobiles end | connecting inclines at every other B5.600 motor , stand the ter-|street intersection. Automatic traf- ific strain of 20,000,000 automobiles | fic signal systems would be operating and the hundreds of thousands of [over an entire city as a unit, glving 1s of freight being carried by mo- | preference to those ucks. carrying the heavier traffic. Boule- { vards would appear main thorough- Certain Measures Paramount. | fares from city limit to city limit, “Various euggestions have been|with an extended two-way drive in- toward the improvement of |circling the entire city. with a high- 1t conditions. but certain relisf | speed limit. s paramount. The elim. | der dangerous and heavily trafficked de_crossings is being . not to mention ished in all parts of the coun- mnderground parking sta- . removing a major traffc hazard. | tions, 1 n And who is many communities experiments | there to say future the ga- being conducted with the so-|rage and parking 0 called ‘super-highway' systems, un.|Dloy the turntable so efficiently used Qerground automoblle tunnels’ and|in the crowded space of the locomo- other means of eliminating death | tive works, which can be turned about traps in city traffie. In 1924 29 out |at will with automobiles leaving by of 65 citles with populations of 100,000 | One_entrance at periodic intervals or more reduced thelr fatal traffic| “The existing traffic problem 13 not accidents approximately 0 yer cent,|ORe of today, but a glgantic question while citles from 50,000 to 100,000 in. | Which necessitates our building no St for today's requirements but for our habitants succeeded in reducing their | iture neen; trafiic fatalities by a larer maargin. | This was accomplished by proper su- pervision of trafic and elimination of | danger hazards, together with the| fon of the public toward traffic | Lessens Skidding Dangers. Better traction and less chance of & | skidding will result from the plan of T believe, then, that our cities may | using the tires with the rougher control their individual traffic prob-|threads on the right-hand side of the Jemms with a definite program. This|car. If there is any snow or ice at will include widening of city thor-|all on the streets or roads it will be oughfars tie-necks’ and dead-end streets, and the education of the present genera- | tion, through the newspapers, motor clubs and schools, to ablde by traffic regulations. The elimination of grade crossings and punishment of those traffic violators who persist in endan- | upon the volume of hot gas vapor gering life and property by their mis- | passing through the coils. ~The best demeanors will also be helpful. Like- | way to get up heat quickly is to climb wise, <s has attended the intro-|a hill in high gear, being careful not duction of overhead ramps and driv | to drive so fast as to allow the car way systems in the larger city ga-!to roll too freely. path traveled by the right wheels. How to Heat Car Quickly. The amount of heat given out by an exhaust heater is directly dependent thoroughfares | Automoblie tunnels un-| , elimination of traffic ‘bot- | nearer the sides and thus along the | Canada in December. | Continuing the progress in sales of | | American automobfles abroad, the | | motor vehicle manufacturers of this| country established new export re-| | cords in December both for motor | cars and motor trucks. There were 21,110 cars and 10410 | trucks exported from United States| !and Canadlan ports. These figures do | not include the motor vehicles of| American make assembled abroad. The gain is considered by the auto- obile ~ Industry to be particularly | ignificant since December fs usually | lighter in exports than the Spring | months. MAY MISTAKE SIGNAL. Driver Behind Finds Risk in Inter- preting Man Ahead. | | Just because the driver in front | keep to the center of the street while slowing down is no reason to impiy that he is going to make a left turn. He may be signaling to you to pass around him to the left or to wait until he has completed his { maneuver. It Is risky to pass him | to the right, since it is quite possible that he {s planning to turn into a driveway to the right. In order to get a sufficient swing and to avoid blocking traffic by backing up sev- eral times he must start turning in | from the center of the street. The likelihood of his turning into a drive- way is largely determined by the na- ture of the street. Keep vour eyes open for all possibilities. A Latest Velie Closed Model Te the Person Who Gives It the Best Name The Velie Motors Corporation wants ists of America to name its latest and finest car of custom built type. The person who suggests the most appropriatename will receive aduplicate of the show model, fully equipped. See this New Velie at the Automobile Show in Space 11, and then send your choice of name to the factory at Moline. 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Dem- onstration is leaving such a deep impression of Franklin's ability, safety, easy handling and carefree operation that 60% of Franklin’s entire output is now going to owners of water-cooled cars, in five years all motor cars will be air- cooled. Increased power efficiency adds to Franklin’s famous ability to cover most miles in a day. Its riding comfort reachesnew heights—the longer, lower This week offers unprecedentéd opportunity not only to examine these exceptional engineering feats, but also to view the most advanced and bril- liantly-styled body designs in America today. Cars are on display at our Showrooms as well as at the Automobile Show FRANKLIN MOTOR CAR CO. HARRY W. BURR Salesroom—1503 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Service—1814 E St. N.W. Other Franklin Dealers in This Vicinity Culpeper—Coons Bros. Motor Co. Richmond—United Motors, Inc. Baltimore—The Franklin Motor Car Co.