Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1929, Page 62

3 . THE SUNDAY STAR.('WASHI,\'GTOZ\'. D. C, MAY 5 1929—PART 4. B, ADVANGE SEEN IV NEH YORK LAY strained and Financial Re- sponsibility Fixed. Enactment by New York and N Jersey of a motoring statute embod: ing the principles of the A. A. A. safet: responsibility law and the passage of a similar measure by the Rhode Island | General Assembly was characterized by national headquarters of the American Automobile Association here today as the most constructive legislation hither- to adopted in the interest of safety on the streets and highways. Officials of the national motoring body expressed themselves as “highly gratified with the unprecedented prog- ress made by a measure, the principles of which were frameéd with a view of curbing the reckless driver, compelling his assumption of financial responsibil- ity after his recklessness has been proven and disfranchising, as far as the highways are concerned, those who f;i] to meet damages adjudged against them.” The New York, New Jersey and Bhode Island laws, said President Thomas P. Henry of the A. A. A, effect all these liabilities for the minority of reckless and frresponsible operators, without in any way intrenching on the freedom of the great majority of careful and responsible drivers. Many Ask for Bill. Hundreds of inquiiifs and requests for copies of the bill have reached A. A. A. headquarters and its affiliated clubs from individuals, organizations and public officials in practically every State in the Union in the few days that have elapsed since Gov. Roosevelt of New York and Gov. Larsen of New Jer- sey signed .the measures adopted by their respective Legislatures. The Rhode Island measure is now in the hands of Gov. Case. This overwhelming volume of in- terest and approval augurs well for action in other States where the measure is-now before the Legislatures, A. A. A, officials declared. Owen B. Augspurger of Buffalo, N. Y., member of the A. A. A. executive committe¢ ~ and chairman of the National Committee of Seventeen, which framed the safety responsibility law, made the statement during a call at headquarters, that interest is so keen in the action of New York State that he has been told by the secretary of state that the demand for copies of the bill was s0 heavy that the supply has been exhausted. “Essential features of the law,” said the A. A. A. statement, “provide for the universal adoption of & drivers® license law, stringent provision for the suspension of driving permits of all per- sons found guilty of serious violations of motor vehicle laws until such time as they have provided liability against future accidents; denial of the use of highways to persons who have failed to pay a judgment against them when the award is made by a court of com- petent jurisdiction and until they have security for the future, as’ well as ef- fective provisions to prevent:-a person who has been ruled off the road in one State from operating W cat In other States. @ . “In a few instances—and the main due to a serious standing — some criticism ht made of the law on the grount some of its most stringent features do not become operative until after a man has proven his disregard for pulblic safety by criminal operation of tomobile. All criminal law pi this same principle. To pi wise would be to subject lll'gr citizens to disabilities intended for criminal minority. 3 “While the safety bility law does not absolutely guaran n- sation for the victim of an t, it disfranchises the perpetrator, as far as the use of a motor vehicle on the highways is concerned, until he has paid these damages and established his responsibility for the future. This provision is & most compelling argu- ment in favor of a settlement and go a I way toward the solution the problem of unpaid damages. In addition, it must be remembered that the safety responsibility law is pri- marily a safety measure directed at the reckless driver. Other Favorable Support. “Interest of State Legislatures in the safety responsibility law, aside from those that have already it, in- dicates clearly the favorable support it is receiving. Although the principles were formulated by the A. A. A. less than six months ago, laws embodying them are now actively discussed in 13 States, with A. A. A. motor clubs be- hind them in all instances. Iowa, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington are among the States in which the bill, or important parts of it, has actually gone to the Legislatures. “This situation affords a sharp con- trast to ‘compulsory automobile insur- rance,’ which, after years of agitation, has been adopted by only one State, Wwithout any prospect of it being adopt- ed by another. We feel that compulsory automobile insurance in its radical form has completely passed from the national picture. And it is significant that the ‘power bill’ introduced in the other- [ AMERICAN HISTORY BY MOTOR. o a’ g K AN EXPLORERS HOP_[E e Th}g?se.was [ thg tfmme of t.William Lewis He, Cap i chmgzmm first, explorer of the in Soulht Rieriza: and who went N e 8 Aot ri A Herndon was tmlgisher of Mrs Chester Alan Arthur. —By James W. Brooks (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) (Title registered U. 8. Patent Office.) PATHFINDER OF THE S| Frederick: re also went out {othe e the bt e S S N et e e et [ First we g eau in the world..to the first - nfir)xt gf U. - laval gbservatory%nd.(ow urnm%a&mn owes € o) W Fontaine s ing the gomhm"x Cause, this home was his haven of safetyydurfig’s' el : ; Civil War days. D Americas Highway Edocational Bareas, Washinglon,D.C. anwn&byi%%\srigx) l‘? j e HB0H Socie ing for D e [Next.1A Swing Around. Bat tiefieids | EUROPEAN TRAVEL EXPENSES LOWER Account Kept on 6,000-Mile Trip by Five American Girls Show Rate. By the Associated Press. European travel, through standard- ized facilities and uniform international regulations, has been brought within the realm of vacation costs common in the United States. Pive American girls kept a detailed account of their 6,000-mile tour of eight European countries to show that their average daily expense a person was a little less than $5. “We took our car to Europe with us with no more thouble than the tourist experjences in checking his trunk,” Bar- bara Hastings of Washington, leader of the trip, says. “We traveled more than 6,000 miles on European sofl in 67 days, found none of the ‘red tape’ we had ex- , and had little difficulty getting m place to place, although we were not acquainted with the languages of the countries through which we drove.” Average Touring Cost. ‘The average cost of motor touring in the United States is estimated by the American Automobile Association at $7.50 a day. Because the flow of motor- ists abroad has increased ‘so rapidly within the last few years, the automo- bile asssoclation estimates that more than-$50,000,000 will be spent in Eure- pean countries this year by at' least 7,000 American motor "touring. parties who will take their own cars with them. ‘While attributing. the in mo- tor travel in Europe largely to the sim- plicity surrounding the shipment of automobiles today and the ease in meet- ing custom requirements, the Amer- ican Automobile Association says that “Aufginobiles now can be shipped ‘to Europé without any special ufl@m" ‘They are merely drained of ‘gas and oil and s over the side of the steamship on. ) the tourist travels, to be placed in the hold. They are de- facility as trunks are turned over to their proper owners. Start From London. circling England, While they were on English soil they felt more at ease because they could spéak the language. “We didn’t mind driving on the left hand side of the road and felt queerly when we had to shift back to the right side after reaching France,” she says. “In crossing the border between France and Belgium, a French official in a blue uniform stopped us. We asked him if he spoke English, and he nodded his head in the negative. We explained that we didn't know much French, but the official quickly took the numbers off our engine, stamped a card and passed us without further conversation. “We found crossing the other bound- aries from Belgium to Germany, Ger- many to Switzerland, Switzerland to Italy and back into France equally as easy. We crossed seven borders on our continental journey and found only one official who could speak English. Variance in Costs. “Gasoline averaged from 50 to 55 1| cents for five liters, which is a little more than a gallon, on the continent. s gallon, ‘Massachusetts Legislature embodies the rinciples of the safety responsibility w. “In the successful mmmg of the law, after many months of investiga- tion and close study of many proposals, organized motordom has demonstrated its capacity for self-government and the importance of co-operative 91103 by the motorists in the solution problems in their own field. The bene« fits will accrue to all car owners and not merely to the members of the American Automobile Association and its 1,073 affiliated clubs throughout the country.” Outfit No. 1 has completed oiling the | following: Frederick road from Catons- ville to Ellicott City, Rolling road from | Prederick road to the Washington boule- vard, Wilkins avenue from Rolling road to the Baltimore line and. the roads around Spring Grove State Insane Asy- lum. It has moved to the Liberty road, which it will ol from the Baltimore line to Harrisonville, starting May 6. After completing this it will oil the following: | Through Granite and the old Court road | from the Falls road to Reisterstown | road. Outfit No. 2 is at present working in Frederick County, where it is oiling from Knoxville to Prederick, after com- pleting which_it will oil the National pike from Frederick to Braddock Heights. ¢ Outfit No. 3 will start olling on May 6 the following roads in Carroll County: Pine Knob to Gamber, Reisterstown to Westminster, Asbestos to Finksburg and Frizzleburg to Westminster, after olling Which it will move to Montgomery County and begin oiling the Brinklow- Brighton road. Outfit No. 4 is at present working in Calvert County, where it is oiling the road from Solomons to St. Leonards, after completing which it will continue from St. Leonards to Port Republic. Outfit No. 5 is at present working in Bt. Marys County, where it is oiling the road from Great Mills to Millstone, after completing which it will oil the road from Valley Lee to Piney Point. Outfit No. 6 is at present working in larger than . everywhere along the streets a out in the country. “Driving conditions in Europe are dif- ferent than those in the United States. In England, virtually all roads. are paved and kept in fine condition. In Belgium, they are paved with cobble- stones, but are surprisingly smooth. ‘The road we followed up Rhine in Germany was perfect. “In Bavaria and Wurtemburg, we found good gravel roads. Switzerland is noted for good roads. Italian high- ways, we found, are apt to be rough and dusty. In Prance the main high- ways leading to Paris are fine wide roads filled with cars speeding along at 60 miles an hour or more.” PROMPT REPLACEMENT even Saves Needless Expense and Re- sults in Better Performance of Auto, Coolican SBays. Replacement of certain motor car units before that step becomes absolutely es- sential is recommended by Oscar Cool- ican, local automobile distributor, who points out that the process by no-means is a costly one and has all the strength of logic on itg.side, Mr. Coolican says that under this heading may be classified spark plugs. ;Relfiallcemenl in good time, he shows, will result in improved engine perform- ance. . Hose connections also should be changed when they show the first signs of weakness. The oil filter cartridge is another unit which should get at- tention in this respect, he says. “It 15 not economical to allow these units to function when their best days are past,” declares Mr. Coolican.’ “Re- placement costs but little, and if the weakened units are aliowed to continue operating in their strategic itions they are bound to affect car efficiency. “Check these units regularly, and if there is any doubt whatsoever regard- ing them replacement is the course to pursue. Too many motorists are running with poorly operating spark Prince Georges County, where it is oil- ing the road from Camp Springs to T. B., after completing which it will oil from Marlboro to Meadows and the Marlboro pike adjacent to ‘Washington. It will then move to Montgomery founty and will ofl the River road. plugs, cracked hose connections and oil filters that do not filter because the cartridge is clogged. “The time required to do this serv- feing is not great, the cost is small and the returns to the car owner will be ~ emphatically favorable.” livered to their owners with as great | W OF CAR PARTS IS URGED | MILADY’S MOTORING BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. The surest way for a woman to make her passengers uncomfortable is to boast that she drives as well as her | husband. “Why is it that you can’t shift to | low gear while the car is in motion?” |a woman of several months’ experi- ence at the wheel recently asked. “I wanted to get into low gear the other day in order to be sure my engine wouldn't fail, but I simply couldn’t shift until T had stopped the car.” She volced a general opinion among drivers. Yet cars can be shifted to low while in motion. It requires pressing out the clutch and racing the engine while the gears are in neutral. If you will run your car up to 15 miles an hour in low gear and note how fast the engine runs it will be apparent why only the most skillful drivers can per- form the trick. Occasionally it is necessary to hurry in traffic, and when this is the case it is a good plan to keep in second gear. Use ucom‘r to start with, to accelerate with—and, most important of all, to help stop with. The car can be slowed down easier when it is in a Jower gear. Do you ever give the car the once- over when you' have switched off lights and ignition for the night? Sometimes serious trouble can be caught in time if the car is treated to a few moments’ inspection. If the am- meter indicates discharge when no cur- rent is being used, for instance, the chances are that the battery is discharg- ing into the generator because the points of a small device known as the generator cut-out are stuck together. Your instruction book will tell you where this cut-out device is located. Lift the hood and rap it with your fist until the ammeter shows zero. An extension for the accelerator may seem like a great convenience, but the increased leverage makes it more diffi- cult to feed gas gently. Don't let this minor convenience lead you into a lot of major mechanical trouble with the car. The modern lady in waiting is the \weman driver who is eagerly watching for the traffic signal to turn green, Many women who drive seem to be under the impression that advancing the spark is a process of increasing its frequency or intensity. Advancing, on the contrary, is- a matter of timing. hen a piston compresses a of ‘The amount of advance d many conditions, and that why a control is provided for the driver, Nowadays & good carkeeper, like a tfod huuuhkemr,mhmma.ed by the cleansers she perm! e garageman to use on the car. Pure soap is as im- portant on the fine finish of a car as it is in the washing of fine fabrics. One of the grease and spot removers should not be rubbed on the upholstery —just patter. And chronium exterior finish and the silver finish of the in- terior should not be polished with any- thing but a soft dry cloth. ‘Wbomen who are just learning to drive will experience less difficulty with the clutch if they will carry a mental picture of the purpose of this unit of the car. Any clutch, regardless of its type, is merely a means of connecting one rotating part with ahother. In | the automobile the clutch joins the engine flywheel with the transmission. Because the clutch can connect it can also disconnect. It does the latter when the driver presses the elutch pedal to the floor. The engine then runs free of the car and vice versa. When the clutch is disen; the car coasts and the engine idles. Power can be “disconnected” at the transmission as well simply by shifting to neutral. However, power cannot be connected here without a clutch to pro- vide a means of doing the job, Should the horn fail, do not becom alarmed. Race the engine with lh: clutch pedal pressed down to the floor. :I;mlun often will shake the horn into Among the few human ‘who have not been insulted by the ught that they are not intelligent enough to comprehend the incomprehensible Ein- stein s & woman motorist of my ac- quaintance who says that she is reslly the road to formulating the theory of the unfound parking space. Being obliged by traffic conditions to make an abrupt stop, knowing that the car behind cannot stop in to avoid a collision, is not the most pleas- ant of motoring ex| nces, but it isn't so bad when the driver behind uses headwork. A woman who was caught in such a predicament behind medl!the other day deserves a lot of | credit, | When it became evident that she | would have to ram into the rear of my car she turned a little to the right | 50 that only the bumper ends caught. | Not so long ago this was taboo because it meant crumpled fenders. Drivers were urged to bump squarely so as to take advantage of the cushioning effect of the spare tires which were mounted But toda chan 50 as to qui the thing to do. Had this driver run | squarely into my sport equipped car | the lowered luggage carrier would have smashed the rzdiator of her car. (Copyricht, 1929, by the Russell Service.) TRADE TO MEET. | Automotive Body to Gather at City Club Tomorrow. The regular meeting of the Washing- ton Automotive Trade Association will be held tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock at the City Club. There will be two or three short talks by dealer members of the associa- -tion on matters of special interegt, on the rear. would stage a 100-mile championship event in trials. of a mile banked gravel speedway, to be completed in time for the 1930 beach speed tournament. ‘The speedway scene of many speed contests, has be- come 50 “gasoline-minded” that a group of men there are discussing the erection Daytona Beach Speedway ¥ The city of Daytons Beach, Fla., ENNIEX conjunction with the beach| | SEES TRUCKS CAUSING ; STREET CONGESTION Writer Cites Store-Door Deliveries at Manufacturing Centers as Cause of Trafic Jams. Discussing the questions of store-door delivery and reduction of city-street congestion in the S. A. E. Journal, George W. Daniels of the United States Trucking Corporation states_that_the big manufacturing centers in New York City, such as the garment center, are | Innumerable congested points. _Build- Ings in these districts house from 10 to 20 tenants each. Some receive one | case at a time and others 10, and prob- ably every tenant uses a different truck- |man. Often the goods are brought |from mills having & truckman in the |city who delivers for them. That adds other truckmen. Trucks are now load- {ed at night for the uptown section and the man who gets to the door first is lucky. If he has to make two deliveries in one building, he can make one promptly, but while the receipt is be- ing signed another truckman beats him |out on the second delivery, so he loses | trom one-half hour to one and one-half {hours to make the second delivery. | In any new building of more than one tenant the ground floor should be | devoted, says Mr. Daniels, entirely to |the receipt and shipment of merchan- |dise, the raw meterial going into and | finished products coming out of that | building. ~ There should be one truck- man for each building. ‘This man would bring all goods to that one build- ing and he would use only one, two or three trucks where 10 create conges- !tion at present. 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