Evening Star Newspaper, April 28, 1929, Page 54

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, APRIL 28, 1920—PART 4. FAVOR ABOLISHING | e meciere, S ites wide. 1+ NEWCURES FOUND : UF H]I_—I_BRlfl[;ES NeedsiWinter\ JUST AS THE BUYER OF YOUR e < RN ] w BurmMuloists% FUR_W—HEEL ]AZZ | Last year nearly 14,000,000000 | ; wite: St o, s, 80 |OLD CAR DRIVES AWAY, YOU v, ‘ ; | e 2 e s | . Motorists Indorse Govern- | ?gfi“%Z&%fi%};%fiz?fi SUDDENLY REMEMBER HAVING 7 : ! ; the United States, which would make | Shimmy and Wabble, Affect- * ment Fight on “Unneces- | Biove,new carm in these repecie. | | NEGLECTED TO TAKE YOUR PET ! - 1 most 4 feet deep, said Nel Mac- | gqf by Balloon Tires, Treat- | proved somewhat disappointing. It of the Texas Co. at a recent sary Expense.” Coull meeting of the met: tan section of the Soclety of Am neers in New York City. them. The absurdity of some of the pro- - Questionnaires sent to a large num- | posals for substitutes is shown bY | gnymmy and wheel wabble and allicd . Full support of the Federal Govern- ) per of representative car owners by i X ’ vibration phenomena of the front sus- Thent's fight for the total abolition of | ihe metropolitan section of the Sow o / S g ¢ f would all. toll bridges in the United States,| ciety of Automotive Engineers re- “n 3 { . \ \ Ay Mo xN Dension of & motor ear manifested was voted here this week by the joint | sulted in the receipt of 500 repiies i } N T 7\ % g;lafl m!l« mm:gn’fipue:g-”mw:m ',’,‘f themseives sharply when balloon tires iguisatlve commitiee of the American | at a recent meeting of the seciion, ~ ! , : St v only one-tenth as miuch ben. |Vere Arst introduced. but chutch and ‘Washington Automobile Club and the of H{el‘lo‘;?x:eéur':gorted thep:;D::- { A = ' p ™ | 2l Incidentally, the cost of the transmission jaz and vibration periods Keystone Automobile Club, the latter | ance of their cars to be satisfactory, [ A ¥ fuel from coal would be about 50 |when coasting down from higher ear heing the largest automobile club in | although 38 per cent were models of % 2 fi d W' cents per "Mi 5 | speeds are also phenomena directly as- it ed Differently. e were severit years-o e own: | |JACK OUT OF THE TOOL BOX | 1' |{ ers generally were satisfied with | | the Eastern of the United States,| 1926 or earlier date and there has | sociated with balloon tires. They are e Homalmotoring oreuniamtions. - " | iht apbesrance of car modeie ™" 390 GRADE CROSSINGS pew sopects ot eneimeering which must lon which balloon tires are to be used. - pN, v/ \ e One of the chief objections to toll | - . ¥ /4 g L Seed A B . 8 e of runte Roucs, wnicn| HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER | Y : T 'Y ELIMINATED IN 1928 scrane ios pomer o 1, 8 Vine: ws_that most toll franchises are (.7 April issue of the S. A. E. Journal. primarily for toll gates rather than toll | Is DECU\RED FELON gL pueil X 4 . Before the advent of balloon tires e tive as to who finances the | [ : ot 7 oS e - 4 4 - Federal Highway System Report steering was worked out for high-pres- - Pt | - e = e 3 sure tires having small ground conmtact. original ecost of a tall bridge, it i — Credits Texas With Greatest 1:2::3 e S ALY e v My the motorists who for it," | u : » - 2 : Thomas ., Keete, general ‘manager of | M0st Despicable of Offenders,”| = Total Since 1917. |10 the minimum, and steering ratios the American Motorists’ Association, | : , v |could be chosen within ranges accept- points out. | Maryland Motor Commis- & : . 2 ? _— | able for fast driving. o - 3 Private Capital Needed. i sioner Declares. i : 3 P < : Three hundred and ninety railrosd B S g s o s S “The only justification that Congress —_—_— = ¢ T : : u ; Z. The Federal aid highway sysiem in 198, | CAme almost simultaneously with- the ever had for the wholesale granting of |, 1Rl e 8 ~ 7 e says the Bureau of Public Roads of the | Mdoption of four-wheel brakes, we ac- franchises for toll bridges is that it |~ el Tres” Ao e 2 United States Department, of Agricul- | JUirtd tome ratber bafing problem:, was only through private capital that| DALTIMORE, April 27.—The only ! 4 3 L “r:! ited of ‘t:::]n;rl k:.n' ‘t‘l“hmndn u::rl -nlml ridges way to reach the hit-and-run motorist ‘ - 4 7, rad it ires & makers fimr.bh no lo::‘elg Ill,‘l. ezucu:e u’f::‘:r. is Zo make the offense a felony, irre- 4 3 % R wnfiyhbyt:‘x‘d‘:‘::;s:zmmfieznn::?f;:fl bflo'e",’,::“ good Ll = zltdngklg‘ ;m"flw& to the fii:dnl- spective of the extent of the damage 4 . - 2 %, the underpass or overpass and by re- |of the resuiting conflict: at least, the al funds up to one-half the cost of con- |done, In the opinion of E. Austin | 3 - = = 10‘3;"’3.: ,g‘lilh'-fl»" @ eliminated m | SndenCY mhfi;’:m”"ulr'.'e'fi: r‘e‘;'-p':: le‘ructlon. Bonds for the state’s half of!Blu‘hmln, commissioner of motor ve- ¥ g < " 1928, 107 were grade separations and {m,"'k"k‘:’"umm o ,e".“"mm such 88 un- the initial construction can be amortiz- | hicles. Ny Y T < - 283 were excluded by relocation of high- | balance, where alleviation of troubles grants of pedestrian and goes on without stop- rding gures h| Pront-end suspensions are not nearly bridge franchises which are predatory |ping to learn the injuries he has in- | covering the period 1917 to December | so bad as some investigators have indi- upon the motorists of the country.” | hicted commits, to m’y mind, the most > |31, 1928, a total of 4,291 crossings have | cated, and it is unne.c‘u-ry to make The survey, made by the Bureau of | gespicable of offenses in the whole cat- | been eliminated on the Federal lu’r.voluuoury changes to obtain freedom Public Roads, shows that irrespective (egory of automobile law violations,” | system with Federal aid—947 through | from the annoying and even dangerous of the efliciency of a private toll bridge’s | Mr. Baughman declared this week in | grade separations and 3,344 fiumthlpmmu ‘mentioned, declare Col. Vin- management that from 15 to 27 per cent | commenting on the large increase in relocation of highways. cent and Mr. Griswold, who are certain of all tolls collested go for maintenance |such cases in Maryland. Q | Por the year 1928 Wisconsin heads |that better results are obtainable by of the toll collection . This sum | “T feel so strongly on the subject,” he (Comrvight 1989 by Prank K. Dok Thnde Murk. Rop U 8. Pt OF) the list of eliminations with a total of | means they deseribe than could be had represents a total loss to the motorists, | continued, “that I think hitting and : ™ 35. previously with high-pressure tires. it is pointed out. = running should be made a felony, in- A turther comparison between public | ~-~-~dent of the extent of the injuries Dridges shows that st vess the aver. iz ave meves going to reach these | Motorists Now Get Good Roads With Gas age yield for lic toll bridges was (people and stop hlttl.l::ulnd running % £ 8 per cent, w'fl’.'f.. vatel; rated |until we make it clear that drivers who Drifges yielded ar .flm ot B9 per | do that shall be adequately punished. Though prlce. PIUS Taxs IS Undel" 20 COSt > cent on the initial investments, many| “Too often, if the man does not kill SR A SO AT 4 bridges being much over capitalized. the person he hits, the punishment is “In the ~consideration of future (not severe enough. Although gasoline taxes varying from | year contributed $282,000,000 to State L ot L ey e |t s et s iy s Srogtat e oo s are, Dow collected in All | and county highway = departments o b wel " COnM 0 o » lwo , e y I . reau of Public Roads to the effect that | “Many of those drivers have never |is paying less for fuel than he did nine | through the medium of the gas tax. ? there are few, if any, instances where | been caught. years ago, according to E. E. Duffy, | During that same period, approximately i hrldolun’ are desirable or | “In no case where a person has been | highway educational writer, $300,000,000 worth of first class pave- Sound as & public policy,” Mr. Keete (Killed by a hit-and-run driver bave I| ‘Then, when he purchased gasoline | oy were pupt, i s sl Al i o w2 S e o i | 7o pkating t does = 3 a leasure and, money, of course, e e Petaral Clov- | s boen boaseht tu VAT 30 Brtine SRRt | o, Sl O 5 v by buys good roads. not go directly to pavement construe- y | such results. The retail price of gasoline in Illinois | tion. However, most all improvement ~The difficulties of catching these | nine years ago was 25 cents; after 1i- | programs drivers are very great. If the license |iinois’ new 3-cent gas tax becomes funds derived from this x:x‘ataer «:f al !t.fimlnd-{lunlldfl"rl btlngo!:; g:cuve ° August, motorists ml that | source. For h:n“ States a e poss ite wi no more than 18 or y 4 jndcbiadness, 8¢ | cateh him. g 208000, 3 19 cents. “But often we know nothing about| Galifornia has a 3-cent tax, yet there the identity of the driver. the price of 23%, cents is gasoline of “We need the co-operation of the |one-half cent less than:in 1920. The gasoline tax has public in all things, but we need it es- | Louisianians pald ingly popular of late as a pecially in cases as obtaining ‘mueh where g . such these. in 1920; today gasoline sells | obt ng “We need persons who are on the [ for 191; cents « gallon and that prics | The OTegon 4 ] k2 scene. who make a note of the|includes a 4-cent tax. Similar com- 3 vl aecord- | license. parisons may be made for other States. by . tional | “T repeat, I think hitting and run- | Gasoline tax money has been largely = 4 ning is the most despicable of all vio- | responsible for roads improved beyond the graded and ur-h:enl.F and graveled otorists will continue inde- | stages. The importance of the gas tax | tax for some time to come, and | is pictured, for example, in the pave- | the comforting knowledge < ment achieved in 1928. are avolding & much mere ; Thousands whose choice is decisively for Auburn months of this year. The demand was instantaneous el ol Slohle Moy e e PR cars have hld' to buy choice” cars because they and is steadily increasing. To care for this demand we . could not wait. £ enlarged out factory capacity 200%, increased our " Yeq to date Auburn deliveries are nearly double e Ty T Sl So—— i~ for the period of last year. : 4 More At cats will be Tdle Yet, despite our p;ar: ’mdu::inn lnc‘ld‘u;;,..\nbm and sold the first 6 months of this year than for the 12 months of far exceeds the immediate supply. 1928, which was our banner year. | High Lights in Auburn's What ste the that, In ‘s Spectacular Success }2;;:'.:““““ thlqg is that 91% cales increase first 3 months in favor of the public. o8 1929, Only when a factory is in this con. Mere Auburn cars will be built and dition, and not influenced by ex- No product can be better than the | %016 the firee & months of this yoar | pediency requirements, is it free to 5 : . : consl polics afaétin then fev all of 2920. place the buyer’s interest uppermost. . ? " ing uo‘ e - s 5,000 deposits have been returned In addition, Auburn’s dealer policy o eustomers whe eeuld met walt | g one of no commitments. That ; Today’s demand for Auburn cars is andhad to take “secend cholos”ears. | . we do not“force” cars upon our 3. fruition h:fm th::fo:rv-n Production eapacity more than | dealers and ‘“E:“k them. We 4 . . accumulative proof that Auburn Goulied. think that it is business for all T H E S I_X o S I X T Y ‘actually does build more advanced Aubura ears are sold befere they concerned, including you. Fast A types of cars, and does build better are buile. moving merchandise and quick ; > Ie::.lndhudnmtfl'lluffl Quiekest turn over of any ear today. mm:mptfl:tl::hbuvnuwebll e money. as the seller. No other prin: The satisfactory service of Durant-built T | SRS Seunser vetn mess Gypinodonsns | 50 the scbis. No od ciple cars, year after year, has l_ttengthened Auburn’s progressive policy.dtlhr. Leads in Straight Eight suceess. Durant owner loyalty and enthusiasm. E;f"’:i "&'.d;: customers of the | mgnee resate vatue. | And here is another very significant to benefit from the factory’s succese. T e Wil denat e sk i i i 2 r Auburn puts these benefits back - Competing cars gain few converts among it e o et s il;l m::u. the demand for -SIXTY Durant owners. . growth is retroactive to Auburn buyers in the form greater. of continually bigger values for less money. ‘Today it is w:llu known I:nt the Straight Eight type of ¢ . car out ranks all others in superlative quality, smoother 85 Drive the Six-Sixty for half an hour performance, longer life and higher resale value. fuctory — and you will begin to understand this pflw.‘*.,.b...fi" .;‘:“.::‘:" iucr':u'rned ul:s'::l'un.:::‘:ac;iz-: all prices ai. whole-hearted and lasting preference for L "',‘9'391" ;,";'m e o st = 3:’3"‘":1“, mmm LANSING MICHIGAN yets it ot i 109 IN. WHEELBASE Durant Cars. the ?“,‘I’.l;:“h 'hy":"d is abis EL — to be as economical as a Six. to market a Straight Eight, 130" Cord And Auburn offers a Straight Eight wheelbase for $1795, and a Straight ‘The best way te proteet the for less than many Sixes. ' Eight, 125" wheelbase for $1395, eustemer's investment, and AND~-FOR *595—THE DURABLE DURANT FOUR- and a Six, 120" wheelbase for give him bigger value for less FORTY—A CAR WITH AN IMPRESSIVE RECORD $995. oost, s to supply thohindel | ;0 e regree that anyone has And all these Auburn models have: | Spesssd befors they arebutty, | bad to take a “second choice” car because they could not wait for an More horsepower than other engines Auburn, obviously that is one pen- per cubic inch piston displacement; alty we must pay for operating our the strongest frames under any automobiles; Bijur chassis business on the over-sold policy. ' lubrication; cam and lever type steering; lower center of gravity; hydraulic internal expanding 4-wheel brakes; We Want te ask all whese first cheice is for hydraulic shock absorbers; metal sidequarters; Brewster ~Aubura cars to be a little patient. 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