Evening Star Newspaper, December 25, 1927, Page 33

THE SUNDAY STA\'R. WASHTNGTON D @ ‘DE('EMRE'R '.’5. 1927—-PART 3. IMPROVED AUTOS FORECAST IN 1928 New Standard of Quality De-| veloped, According to B. H. Cram. As the industr: Productions on its 1928 models, follow ing a period of change.over during the past few weeks, it is quite evi- dent that a new standard of quality has been developed, according to R H. Cram, president of Cram's Auto- mptive Reports, Inc., of Detroit, in- dustry authority, said: “The buying pu he Past several years recogr at its dollar had much more v Automotive market With the result at high levels vinced that the than i From our ucts that 1 to place on York show, offer for organizati; the history of the All Good Now. Au'nm obiles have generally conce ing position in merchandise, ot bhave no place in the m: ar they are going to be lessened “Of course convey the. f]\lm v has been reducy d that it is 1 more a n of value on a lar and In ¢ value w more of an meanin than it has in t¥ 1e he will and be nseured purchase price. neteen twenty-eight will mark a mew era. Not alone will this he confined to quality of product. There . be a_great forward 1t is quite evi- | improved practically the models—or products. fame prices possibiy less hefor that the unit pr turer would be less than now the case. unless something was done to reduce costs. Pone in All Plants. “This something, we find, is now heing dor ily every auto answer is d_announce: ment that production facil ,.»n increased 1o a o vill be possible to huild . as compared to ge level of approximatel units a day. increased produc new m been e economi evelnen that cffected it is possible to| ice of the product 10 prac- have : facturers have like. ng on the same theory the past vear, and when 1 P uring gets into ful the autom has furthe ing efficies been 1 Jevel. AUTO TAX REMOVAL IS GREATLY PRAISED Action of House in Repealing Ex- cise Law Meets Unani- mous Approval AUTOMOTIVE BRI P ‘. . veited 10 8 don Moters | prepares to enter! 'WIDE VARIATION IN “GAS" PRICES | 'SHOWN BY MOTOR CLUB SURVEY Cost Rang‘cs F.rom 10 to 27 Cents for| Straight Run Fuel—47 Different Flgures Found ces in the United States|The ranze varied from 14 to 21 cents from 10 cents a | per gallon for the former and from 17 for straight vun, |to 24 cents for the latter. aeicents Changes in Northwest. “variations of 21, cents in straight run gas and nt in high test was shown for Montana and Idiho in the American and reported to n heck-up showed that Novem \ was selling 4t rents for asoline prices both varieties in the Western Siates of Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and Ne The range was from 16 to 26 t gasoline and frem D zasoline difterent Prices In order to secure an accurate pic ture of vice on a day, forms were sent every club throughout local club: in th the vada the he three | Oregon Washingron veported - variati | straight-run gasoline and : Ligh test. The price range 10/ Cents a5 (lipwest. 25 conts for the farmer and from cents for the latter.” returned forms to cen's in e on the date of the for lowest pric nd of supply ¢ cents were in many to the oil fields nts to which a ary. Prices at n the whole higher than those charged at inland points. The average pr the Atlantic sea was 22 cents a g price in the Mi was 19 ¢ the Pa One of t iking features of osure of the which prices chanze i< where hasic condi- uch as rentals, supply and de. the same, says the A. A, A on in Florida, “On the west coast of Florida, for “there was a range of prices distance of 32 for 18 cents in Plant Ci r 23 cents at La > from Plant City. n iscloged e it sold for spectively, at Edin- 10 and 20 miles &3 and | bure and Franklin, The widest range was in Illinols, where the price of gas ranged from n to 1913 cents for on for high test. Il ent gasoline tax and in s in other States where uated widely from city wn to town ne shown that the | factor in_the prices. The Ame t ¥ e ngland d one 0' (h" s, the price | . ranging | 3 cents for and from 18 cents a gal 5 cents for high-test gas. North Atlantic Survey. ‘Gasoline prices in the States of rl ew Jersey and Pennsyl- nz the North Atlantic ied 11 cents on both varieties of gas, the range in the straight run being from 12 cents a gallon to 23 cents and for high test from 18 cents a gallon to 29 cents. “Price variations of 10 cents for | straight run and 4 cents for high-tes: | gas were shown for the Middle Atlan- the range being from 15 r gallon for straight cents for nd the . while high 1 and from HANDLING LIVE STOCK BY TRUCKS !NCREASES 6.495,000 Head Delivered to Markets Last Year— Better inals Provided To 7(‘” ew W\R MON 3 =78 former. The new 86-horsepower straight-cight motor seems to deliver the power in streams. You are never conscious of the engine picking up the load. In hill climbing, running on the. acceleration, and flexibility in traflic, it offers an open challenge to any ex- open road, perience you Secondly, it is a beautiful car. It has long, graceful lines that end with a sweep at the Bide b Combort Wikh HEAT-RITE Hot-Water Heater For Automnbiles No Odor—Na el Watson Stabilator Co. Q018 14th 51, Novth 3949 was from | ‘STRANGE QUERES ASTEDBY AUTORTS .- One Asks A. A. A. About All-| Night Drug Stoe arit-An- other About Baby Food. ers call upon motor clubs to solve 1re not all confined to heing stranded for lack of gas or having the engine zo dead several miles from home This is the story told hy figures com piled for the annual report of the Distifet division of the American | Automobile Association. Where to find an allnight drug nd whether a certain brand of food may be purchased at the nation of ‘a proposed motor tour insances of strange S O 8 among the 0-0dd ealls ey service received to date [ Difficulties which automobile own- were appeals fo emer during 1 That there are motorists as absent- | minded ns the proverbial professor [ also was evidenced in the case of the | motorist wWho couldn’t start the ear Land found to he using an apart- First,itis remarkable may have had to date. Motorlsts Forced to Wait Days in Jall In Two Nearby Countles Under Ncw Law rember (Spe- mo are vily thrown into conn |\ lock-upa for several days nt a tin and that work dtate police is hadly | hnmpered, 1, st T aughman, com | missioner” of ‘motor vehicles, severly | eriti the statute passed hy the [1ast legislature creating a single magistrate in each of the countics of orists to the county lock-up, Montgomery and Prince Georges and it possible for Iauthorizing only those magistrates to | various justices of the peace in the “I‘ caseR, two ttvlvn”»-)l to aceept co eral for ——————————————————— [ motarist’s appearance before the police magistrate, but it refuses the ment key to unlock the fgnition |right of trial before the justice. In switch, or that of another automobil- [the case of a orist arrested for st who put into the gas tank a |&peeding 60 miles an hour, Mr. Baugh clveerin anti ze mixture intended man pointed out, the pel v earries tor the radiator a fine from $100 to $1,000, Few mo- kg rond service of the |torists carry 81,000, the maximum . club responded to penalty, with them and most of the 00 wreck calls since [time it'is hard for the motorists to vear. The number [obtain the sum for his appearance assistance, which in [hefore tho police magistrate, Mr. 7 day, | Baughman continued. f 789 the day Wash ailure to deposit collateral means ington was hit by a tornado, and 477 |that the State policeman who made when the city was gripped recently |the arrest has to take the offending | by a sudden cold wave, motorist to a_county lock-up, no mat. | Extricating a 0-pound ter how far the distance may he, Mr. mobile from the Potomac hman said. In F a car 150 feet up the hi County the police ma <hing over “snake curve’ ing to the act ek Park were among the featx the | da led upon to per As the law ni stands, there Is hut |one police magistrate in each county “|and he is the only one hefore whom traffic violators can be tried. In his absence, motorists are forced to go to the county Ja Many times, State ve to long distances to District approximately 2 the first of th of appeals for normal weather reached a peak auto. trate, accord. sits in four towns one | Montgomery in Conunty ~a few funer, larger and faster sz‘mz'gbt—ez'gbt at moderate price-- OU will like the New Marmon 78 because it seems to have everything to a brilliant degree. atruly per- Thirdly, the conspicuously perhzaps than ever before. than does the “78" at its moderate price. |is elear of e Georges | a week, while the police m’vzhl-|nmn\ drivers regret not scattering | hears | ashes around, rear. Its exterior fitments are new in motif, and everything looks as though it belonged. The interior is an entirely new effect in the decorator’s art. On a wheelbase of 120 inches Marmon engineers have achieved the comfort dimensions heretofore considered possible only in cars of 130-inch wheelbase, or more! 8" is a marvelous riding Marmons for years have been noted for this quality—but the “78" has it even more Fourthly, 1t c'\‘(‘ll lishes a high standard of value. Certainly no car can give more in good looks, comfort, performance and utility ——————, the cases at Rockville, e ¢ Torkeiie, the s TAX OFFICIALS FILE 1928 AUTO TAG LIST in arrested. o | ble to n,.»,.v col rn.nl\ Return to Maryland Commissioner Prince Georges Coun He added, | — A 1o h the ca nd | Foweve peies mads Last of 175000 Application KEEP DRIVEWAY CLEAR » offender. M. Ranghman | he had glven no special | arding arrests to the State casen where the violation of the law | Blanks With Needed Notations in flagrant the offender, it was RN Motorists Enjnln»d to Bal-gunrd‘ Garage Entrance. County tax officlals of Maryland {have returned to the eommission. | or of motor vehicles the 1z of 175.- 000 application blanks for 1923 auto mohile tags, Stamped on each of the appitea- tions, according to E. Austin Baugh- | man, the eommizsioner, was a nota- tion that all taxes on a vehicle have or have not been paid. An added force of clerks in the commissioner's office immediately began classifying the ap- plications in preparation for the Als. tribution of license tags, whi gins tomerros In accordance with a by the last Legislature, Mr. Baugh- | man pointed out, lice tags will he 1=sued for only thoss automobiles on which taxes are paid up. On others the tazs will be withheld until the fm- posts have been collected. “are of the entrance tn Is as necessary in Winter the automobile itself. Thix may be done easily hy notici in the morning whether the dri d snow. *f not, the motorist will do well to aprinkla ashes on the surface, and by #0 doing will save himself the trouble of getting a service wagon to pull him out. Besjdes being stalled, consider- | able damage may be done to the auto mobile by sliding into a tree or fence. Should the motorist have an oll burner instead of a coal furnace, ashes can be ohtained from a neighbor. The snowfall and sleet of last wesk | kept service dealers busy and made law enacted last year record by California motor fata duced its 12 per cent. A PRE-SHOW EXHIBIT The New Marmon 78, which will be featured at the 1928 automobile shows, is wow presented at an ad- vance showing in eur salesrooms. PERFORMANCE FEATS Top Speed—70 to 80 miles per hour, depending on driving conditions. Acceleration—Instant—smooth— sparkling. (Tests show 10 to 50 miles per hour in 15 to 16 seconds.) Hill Climbing—On repeated tests on famous Uniontown Hill, Pa, it mounted the crest in high gear from a standing start at thebottom, ata speed of 43 miles per hour. Nothing in our experience can approach it. Riding Fase—Extremely long chassis springs (approximately 7 79%% of wheelbase) mounted in rubber hase produced what we believe to be the easiest riding car in the world. Gasoline Ecomomy — In average driving, gasoline consumption is from 13 to 18 miles per gallon, Six Standard Body Styles. Prices— 31 89 5 aod upward— all under $2.000 £ o & fuvory MARMON MOTORS, Inc. 1727 Conn. ¢ 861 PPotoma A, C. MOSES, Pres. Service Station Ave. 227 R Street N.W, North 4457