Evening Star Newspaper, June 6, 1926, Page 63

THE SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 6. 1926—PART 8. HIGHWAY CONGESTICN IS UP TO THE MOTORIST Judicious Choice of Time to Use Roads and Where to Go Is Answer to Rush-Hour Problem. BY WILLIAM ULLMAN, Let’s not have a traffic problem. Sounds like an easy way to handle the whole subject, doesn’t it> Well, there are many intelligent observers who maintain that the whole problem is just that simple, that motordom has been bothered for years by something that could have been dismissed without difficulty at any time. Traffic, they say, is nothing more nor less than lacK of system in car use, Leading traction companies are attempting té point out to car owners the folly of needless traffic and congestion, and while the traction companies are criticized for what may appear to be an argument in favor of riding in street cars, it is significant that in one metropolitan center a leading motor club is co-operating with the street car line in applying this remed. nt planning in driving. one traffic stu- dent declares: *“The Nation is off on the wrong foot with its traf- e been .trying to make it easier for Mr. and, In urging more intell fic control. W Mirs. X to be less sympathetic in rcal problem is to educate them the loose ends But the subject is not confined to city driving. Out on the highway are the long, long trails of exhaust *moke—a result of everybody wanting 1o do the same thing at the same time. In the newer and more intelli zent €ra of motoring just ahead many picture traffic greatiy simplified be- cuuse of a better distribution of road use. Che average car owner apparently is not a keen enough judge of condi tions. It frequently is the case that mily will start out after dinner with the idea of going into the cit. 1o attend to some errands which can he done in the early evening as well s during the day. only to discover that it is more difficult to park in the early evening than at any other time. The motorist and his fami il to foresee that the available king spaces in’ the downtown dis- trict will be taken up by cars parked while their owners ure dining in res- taurants and hotels and taking in the movies and theaters. It often s easler to park where parking is Wmited to but a few min- nutes. This is due to the fact 1 the limit frightens away many dr i on the jump. Yet, if the motori only a'few purchases to make in a store why should he inconvenience himself by making the mistake of thinking he can park easier at -8 p.m. than at 5? Spoil Sunday Driving. Every Sunday afternoon the same complaint goes out from the hordes of drivers who, like the proverbial moth, seek the flame of traffic. entire day is free to the great major- 11y of motorists and yet most of them cohcentrate upon a few hours of the ternoon for their pleasure riding. his serves not only to spoil their own pleasure but, in addition, seri- ously upsets the schedules of An hour’s ride early in the morn- ing is worth three hours of clutch riding and gear shifting in the after- noon. Staggered traffic is being urged as the solution to business delay and transportation problems, but 18 ready also to solve the problem of trying to get more downright pleasure out of owning an automo- bile. Motoring has hecome too con- ~ventional for the zood of those who should be benefiting by it There are certain tim \hen traffic Is compa en in large citles rzely upon the cit ities that are taking pl in it Most drivers get into a traffic jam t and then realize their misiike. Others study the city's activities and select the easy traffic hours for their shopping and errand running. of the day This depends and the activ- The other evening a car owner was | of their own personal transportation.” it | the use of their car, whereas the to simplify traffic by cutting off | surprised to find" traffic _unusually heavy at a time when the city is | usually rather quiet. He was caught | in several traffic delays and experi- | enced considerable trouble parking. Later he read the evening paper and | learned that there was a big prize | fight staged that evening, which ac- { counted for the heavy volume of out- lof-town traffic. Every Day Different. | Every day is not the same in traffic, either on the highways or the street State motor vehicle departments have figured out the peak traffic of | the week and from a number of an- | alysis of this order it has been found E that Wednesdays and Thursdays are xcellent for touring. Not every one | {can arrange to tour on those days, | but it seldom happens that a matorist | is restricted to definite hours over the | week end. Persons who come home | from resorts as late as possible Sun- day night know what they are going ! to get into and have no good reason | to complain because they preferred a ttle Jonger week end vacation to a pleasant ride. Motorists who go away Saturday | noon in the Summer invariably los time, complicate traffic and annoy themselves by trying to get out of | the cif ¢ driving through its most congested sections. A little fore- | thought serves to prevent most of | this. * One motorist leaves the office exactly at noon Saturdays, walks across a park to a quiet street where his wife meets him with the car. | They get out of the city 15 minut er than they would if the car The | were parked near the office and had to | Dakota, | maneuver through several bad traff areas. | " "All the way to his home at the | shore he has the road to himself be- | cause he is xbout 15 minutes ahead of | others who are headed his way. | One of the most pleasurable times | | of the day for a ride in the car is {while every one else is busy having dinner. Except on highways where there is considerable commercial driv- ing even the hour of 5 to 6 in the | afternoon makes for a refreshing ride. Those who are using the highw: are bent upon reaching home as quickly as possible. There is no pok- ing along such as one experiences | when the road is crowded with plea- | sure seekers. Avoiding traffic is a matter of faster thinking. Through better distribution wonders can be accomplished along lines of minimizing congestion and in | the meantime the motorist who makes | his driving more exclusive is certain to find motoring the way it might have been 15 years ago had there been | | { Wé‘ll;Cared-For Ca; On Winning Side i In Case of Mishap Aside from being a source of satisfactory, a clean, well-cared-for car is also an excellent argument in its owner’s favor when he has been so unfortunate as to have been involved in an accident. It is like being able to hand out your card showing that you are some high mogul locally. When witnesses and the police view the wreckage of two copflict- ing automobiles it is natural for them to assume that the mud- splashed, rusty, rattling one was in some way or other the cause of the trouble. The owner of the well-cared-for car always gets the benefit of the doubt. 5,362 CAMP SITES FOR U, . AUTOISTS Estimated 20,000,000 Tour- ists Will Take to High- ways This Season. Hospitality is available to motor -tourists at 5,362 camp sites through- out the country this season. A survey of the entire country made by the Motor Camper and Tourlst Magazine reveals this interesting fact. This total includes only those tour- ist parks which observe certain essen- tial standards such as pure drinking water and some measure of police pro- tection. The actual number of places offering camping grounds for auto- mobile tourists is twi the above figure, but many are not considered in the magazine's listing. California is leading all other States in the number of high-class camp ity with a total of 996. Colorado has 276. The Middle West and Northwestern States also are high in the list. It is estimated that there will be 20,000,000 motor campers this season. While there are but 17.500,000 pas- enger vehicles in the country, the umber of persons in each motor car is larger than the average tion. The number of motorists regis- tering at the national forests last year was 14,041,811, The number of camp sites by States follows: Alabama, 38; Arizona, 28: Arkansas, 54; California, 996: Colorado, 276; Con- necticut, 2 District of Columbia, Georgia, 58; Idaho, 18; Tllinois, Indiana, 179 Towa, 181; Kansas, 104; Kentucky, 24; Louislana, 15; Maine, 65: Maryland, 11; Mas: : Michigan, 1 Minnesota, 167 ippi, 8: Mis. lontana, New Hamp- Y, ebraska, New Jersey 11; Nevada. 9: New Mexico, 3 orth Carolina, 2 Ohio, $1: Oklahoma, 52; Pennsylvania, 46; Rhode South Carolina, 6: South Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, 35; Virginia, Oregon, Istand, Dakota, 7 219; Utah, West : Washington, national forest camps, 1 park camps, 300. mping | the movement is a family institu-| Turn right af >3 sign “Bornt Mills" el . 0. C. BounDARY The Sunday Star's MOTOR TOURS ' section for their enjoyment at the week end, or at any other time the gasoline MICHIGAN TO ENFORCE Will Not Be Unduly Harsh, But 35 Miles Must Be Limit, Safety Official Says. Michigan roads will be kept clear of speeders this Summer if the State constabulary has its way. A State law makes 35 miles an hour the maxi- mum speed on trunk line roads. This law is to be rigidly enforced. A. | available the wonderful roads and the trustworthy cars of today. Cut out traffic tangles and delay: { They're not necessary! (Copyright, 1926.) | | | THE OLD MECHANIC SAYS: Locatin® squeaks and rattles is one ©of the hardest jobs I do, but T'.e worked out a little system that is provin’ to be quite a help. Tt's just as useful in findin' body and chassis nois It's easy enough to distinguish these from engine. transmission, clutch or drive lir noises because the body and chassi noise can be found right in the garage with the engine stopped and the car stationary. ‘The main trouble in locatin’ hody and chassis noises is the way a noise will curry. It may sound as if it's comit! from the rear of the car and yet 3 may originate at the front. "That igin’ the case I decided this kind of trousle huntin’ isn’'t 4 one-man job. My plan is to puat at least three on lhe job. If the owner is willin’ to do w little work that gives us a fourth hand. 1 get one man, usually the owner, to yock the car in the way that produces the nowse. Then the rest of us take up | different positions around the car. You'd be surprised to see how quic! 1y we can find the source of the trou- Tle. One fellow will be lookin’ for the I, There are a mil- lion autos and a million polishes. Then there is 1-SIS apolishthatdoes not injure the enamel, varnish or duco finish. \CQUE VARNL AME] l T DA <[SIS » 200 Py e trouble where it makes the least noise, while another will be lookin' around places where it sounds the worst. One or the other is lookin® for the trouble in the wrong place, but some one is goin’ to find it. I've seen cases | would t | place that didn’t seem to him to be | makin’ much noise only to be told by {the fellow down at the other end ot | the car that the noise had stopped. It’s one job on an automobile where | three heads are better than two, and four better than three. It also helps to have some one passin’ out com- ments while sittin’ in the car. The [ more angles on the noise the better. S Mirrors -Give Full Vision. In addition to the rear-view mirror, |many car owners now are using an additional mirror to give a side view. | The purpose of this is to show up the where one |1t cannot be seen in the rear-view mirror. This feature is standard equipment on one new make of car. A ‘New and Better Polish 1-SIS Leaves a hard, dry surface and no oily moisture. YES-~your automobile isa oddultll:;h,my boy: and as tl say -~ “Save the finish and you save all” -SIS will do this quicker and easier than any polish. RED-DUC SHED 1D SURI T I ASK YOUR DEALE! A FREE SAMPLE. l ‘Wholesale NATIONAL E! Distributors LECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY 1328-1330 New York Avenue man | hten up somethin’ around a | car that is just in the act of passing. | | Straight. head of the department of public safety, announces. “I am not going to be harsh or attempt to change prosecution | persecution.” he s {want to spoil any s make law enforcement harsh. The | man who speeds in congested lines lof travel knows he is endangering |others as well as the occupants of his own car and for such a man there remains only the court and such punishment as the court sees fit to give. | “The work of the State trooper Is |golng to be concentrated on the speeders. _— | Experienced automobile owners look {upon minor troubles as insurance | against serious breakdowns. Having a small thing attended to promptly saves many an impressive repair bill vacation or | SPEED LAWS RIGIDLY | to | “We do ot 1628 You Street Northwest °The World-Famous 'USING OLD RUBBER CUTS COST OF TIRE-MAKING, SAY EXPERTS Experimenls' Described of Combining New and | Reclaimed Product—Might Save 70,000,000 | Pounds of Purchase. { Fluctuation of rubber prices can be jopinion, a sweeping reduction in the |ended by using old tires over again. | use of new rubber is not necessar his announcement is made fl"'\)np:h“lu create a normal price once more. Uhe American Chemical Societ) by J.‘ ‘The past 10 vears have shown “‘.":i*\lifl‘:’_eg:f‘ C. after ex-icloarly that the price of plantation Ens = rubber not stable and that it must The balloon tire is held re: ponsible | .o expected to, fluctuate in a manner [ for so great an increase in our rubber | (< XPCCIET HGe T G eseen. . The {consumption that if it is possible to | il GO e e g o is that | replace even a part of the new rubber | with reclaimed rubber from old tires ! lit_ would mean an enormous saving | “For the same mileage the replace |ment of perhaps 10 per cent of new |rubber by reclaimed rubber means | price, for it is the aim of the manu. that as many tires of similar quality | ,ctyrer to maintain the quality of can be made with the consumption of | 1¢T000 T TR BEEIT e s o 10 per cent less rubber,” says the = statement of findinge. | __(Continued on Seventh Page) | ““This in turn means in this country | alone a decrease of at least 70,000,000 | pounds, or the output of 175,000 acres | per year, even disregarding any in- crease in production. Such a saving 1s all that is necessary to alleviate a shortage, for, contrary to public and cannot readily requirements of production is slow meet the changing the market. “The manufacturing problem _drivers. A Demonstration Phone Potomsc 214 Pot. 1673 4 Above is mapped a 35-mile jaunt, which takes the scenery-seeking motorist through a beautifully wooded sec- tion_of nearby Maryland. The route is one of a series which will be offered readers of The Star's Sunday auto e | made difficult by this rise and fall in| Something about the way thetires hug the road lends ease and relaxation to Flint FLINT i Mew Bituminovs road nowepern | | | | S7AR BLOG. Starting Point. trail beckons. INTEREST UPPERMOST IN TRADE IN QUESTION Auto Improvements Usually Arrive in Greater Number When Business Sags. | i When a motorist finds it necessary | to change cars every year is he keep- |ing abreast of the improvements in {cars or is he giving further proof of his lack of foresight? Many have pondered over this question, and with trade-ins growing more frequent the | question is uppermost in the minds of | man | Perhaps a clue to the answer ma | be found in the observation that aut | motive improvements of a major kind in cycles, usually arriving in good and when such improvements n be effective sales stimulators. In other words the motorist either buy car that is advanced or finds it necessary to buy several cars that are ¢ trying to catch up with their Will Convince You 1605 14th St. N.W. MARYLAND TRIP OFFERED AS FIRST SUMMER TOUR Guide to Pleasant and Profitable After- - noon’s Automobile Journey Is Prepared by The Star. BY W. J. VOSS. With warm and fair weather becoming the rule rather than the exception for the region in and around the National Capital. thoughts of the District of Coluthbia motorists. as well as those of his neighbors in adjoining States, are turning to motor touri Since the last tourist of the 1925 season dusted off his gasoline steed much has happened. to augur a better ontlook for the forth- coming touring time. Many tyro motorists have heen welcomed into the ranks of the motor-wise, so that the number of highway users has received considerable additions. . The week end trip. as well as the Sunday afternoon jaunt, ha- been outlined by The Star’s motor tours department in' the past and its readers are to be offered another series of automotive voy- aging to while away the holiday hours of the approaching Sum mertime. There is a wealth of historic and scenic interest in and about Washington, all of which is worthy of exploration at some time or other. Maryland countless touring and Virginia opportunities for pleasant Along their well traveled highways are prosperous communities provided with wayside comforts for the automobilist. All beckoh hospit- ably to the motor wayfarer and they re prepared to give him a hearty elcome, a good meal and care for his hold out In Maryland the motorist finds network of fine highways that invite him to drive in all directions through its rolling farmlands and beautiful mountainous regions. In all directions are to be found evidence of much early history of one of the oldest of the 13 colonjes. Virginia_ touring also is diversified and rich in historic ciations. Within its boundaries was the first settlement on the Atlantic Coast and they also encompass the scenes of the most important milit engagements of two great wars. zinia has embarked on a road-building program, which is providing it with excellent highway connections. 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The new electro-control unit is asingle | mechanical entity that performs all of the functions of hoth generator and ¢ the motor, not only acting as a vari able speed transmission, but also placing the lighting generator. star ing_motor, flywheel. clutch and foot | brake, as well as the gear transmi sion. Tt thus eliminates the weizht und cost of these parts. The further claim is made that it permits the gasoline engine to operate constantly at its most economical peed > ) is eliminated | shoula | Burnt [ afternoon short afternoon’ number in the 1926 se s indfcated on the a The tour passes through a ne: tion, which is beautifully wood ed for a large portion of the way, and roadways over which the motorist makes the trip have been brought to excellent condition Tour Into Maryland. this week aunt for s The itime; ing from The Star Building. at enth street and Pennsy . the tour follows the latter the oughfare to Thirteenth street, then north and west to Thomas Circle, wes! on Massachusetts avenue to Scott Cir cle and then to the end of Sixteenth street. Turning to the right into avenue, the tourist crosses th yland line where it is crossed L Georgila avenue, The way then continues under the new railroad viaduct completed recent ly and proceeds toward the town of ilver Spring. There is a road con necting with Wheaton, but to com plete the tour as mapped, the motori continue in the direction Mills past the Indian Golf Club and on to Colesville, a_quarter of Abou mile beyond the town of Silver Spring a right turn is made at the sign “Burnt Mills.” The smooth concrete roadway should be followe:d to Colesville, From Colesville there is a good stretch of bituminous road to Ashton This portion of the way has been re cently completed and is open for traf fic. At Ashton one may brancl off to Baltimore by way of Ellicott City, but to continue the tour a short left tury should be made over the main rout through Sandy Spring to Olney. Continue Through Norbeck. The road for the Sunday tour azuin turns left at Olney and continue south through N eck, where a roud to the right may be taken to Rock ville, should one want to stretch th: trip. But, continuing the mapped route, one drives on through Glen mont to Wheaton. 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