Evening Star Newspaper, May 12, 1929, Page 55

THE SUN DAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MAY 12, 1929—PART 4. SPEED REQURES WIDER ROADWAYS States Are Taking Steps to| Assure Greater Safety for Motorists. Most automobiles now being made | have a speed of at least 50 miles an hour, | according to E. E. Dufly, highway cdu- eational writer, Car speeds and the great volume o! traffic now thrown on the roads are ex- | erting a beneficial influence on high- | way design and construction. In the early days of rural pavement laying, for instance, many surfaces were built to a width of no more than 16 feet, scarcely | Toom enough for a doad of hay and a | car. Later an 18-foot pavement width was adopted by most States, with the thought that 6 var surely be obiles. Recently, however, experience and Government tests have demonstrated that in the interest of speed with safe a rapidly traveling car should have a 10-foot_lane. Some drivers, | should have even more 5 way authorities are in acc foot width for the ordinary rural road subjected to fairly k traic. States Adopting Idea. Tllinois, Michigan and Wisconsin are among the States now specifying 20- foot pavements on well traveled roads. | Twenty per cent of the mileage of rural | pavements built on Federal aid projects last year were 20 feet in width. New | York, particularly, has gone in for even wider rural pavements, with many being built 27, 36 and 40 feet wide. Safety is being introduced into pave- ments through other mediums, such as smooth surfaces, easier curves of a pitch suitable for fairly high speeds, wider shoulders, greater sight distance at curves, better guard rails, better grade- | crossing facilities, such as underpas and better-designed highway intersec- tions. | Where traffic is quite heavy streets and roads are, in some instances, being | separated at intersections through the | elevation of one thoroughfare over mo‘ | other. 2] Hfll ( rom whuh General Lee conflict, 3-Whfle Lee and Jackson parted for the last time at. A-Where Jackson fel 2l 630 hat same afternoon. 5- Grant's hcad%luarlera in 6 Wh:re the command., Lc: tothie rear/ivas shouted s the Genernl Sought tolead. inha Texans refusing o fire \ugul their com r i tetived to safety). lo?x(rw An&;)l\;\m ia. AMERICAN HISTORY BY MOTOR. WILDERNESS q ON nfia)vsi E bHTS_ e morniy ecember 10 pageantry of N r {nthe rea.t scene shi ins of Wil let lthec ed. mste home eban 1 came more Jan 160001 &eace ona in plain view of this s| fieden(ks ns,- pleasant, vail gcwhen mght— nen 1ai death along & sunken road. © Arerican Wighesy Fducational Bureay. Washington, D.CC (Title resistered U. S. Patent Office.) SPOTTSLYVANIA C.H. BATTLEFIELD 0] I unknown de 1~ ep nearh) on memot! mlgrou.nd —By James W. Brooks (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) S & ifis " SrorTSTvANIA coURT HOUSE T PEACEFUL Spousylva.ma. balitels'fmlds we&lla(dsabouxguei Natute has long si el o mce healed. her wounds and smili &Wa.ltbns our coming. A filting scene indee rom\x vhich tn de- part with ad.ee‘saened feeli of 1 honor to those who so 1t part, as God a\)e them o see it n’dnnse momemmm days. The cost of such structures fis | soon returned through the elimination | of congestion. Traffic Circles Used. Less expensive but quite suitable ar- rangenfents for continuous and safe travel at intersections may b: made. Notably in New York and New Jersey, traffic circles, sometimes called rotary intersections, are in service. These consist_simply of a circular pavement | into which tra: | secting highways. ~This avoids all left- hand turns—one of the greatest con- tributors to accidents. lanes to all highways at the intersec- | tion. flow of cars, This extra space permits a free Another method is the | curved intersection, wherein each of the cross-roads 1s joined to those adjacent | by a curve, cutting off the corner and | forming a simple design similar to that | on some of grandmother's old com- forters. Where to Motor and Dine PWARRER GREEW d rmesaicnssine Cunnorreayiie HUNTLEY PARK This map shows that in any direction out of Washington on the State highways there are places where excellent meals are served. Make the dinner a feature of your. outing. For detail information concerning the places listed on this map, read the following advertisements : BROOKE MANOR ©Old Colonial Inn—Built 1773 and Cool At Ashi .- F: LUNCHEON "***TEA DINNER Spend the Week End at CARVEL HALL HO At Colonial Annapolis, Md. \ Directly opposite the Naval Academy Special Sunday Dinner, $1.50 Hotel Snyder Cednr Grove, Md. n Old Frederick Pike (Right-hand Sarn 5¢ Hengerson Corners) Specializing in the hior Snyder Chicken ‘and. Country Ye O Tnll House' Dine at the little gray inn by the side of the road Delicious Food—Home Cooked Reasonable Rates Supper Tea Dinner cial Parties turn right just ng _ Spet Colesville ka»thn o 27), LOG INN On Chesapeake Famous for Sea Food MOTOR ROUTE, Defense Highway over Severn 'River niy 1 hour and 20 min- wtes from Washington. SUNSET LODGE Winchester—Front Roval Hichway A delightful. unusuni place to spend a long DELICIOUS ‘CHICKEN DINNERS Berved in_lovely open dining rooms over- looking mts. and picluresque Views. | Phone Violette Collins, manager, for reservation—Front Royal 142-F-17. | RED FOX TAVERN Mvdzreburg Vlrzmxa FAMOUS FOR 1TS GOOD FoOD AND SOUTHERY ATVOSPHERE Rooms with and without private bath Catering to all kinds of parties, luncheons and dinners Movies in_the new RED FOX THEATER on Mondas, Wednesday and Saturday The Ball is also available for dancing or gatherings to responsible parties A Unique Selection of Gilts in the Tavern For Reservations Phone Middleburg 39 or 41 Tbe Tarry Tavern Jrwo Miles From Mt. Vernon A Richmond to Washington Highway | amous for its Fried Chicken and Waffle Dinners M. E. Brown. Hostess._Phone Lorton 3-H | Black Lantern lnn 1 Mile West of Fairfax ct. H. v Lee Highway and Wincheste Chicken Dinners OId Virginia Ham Table d'hole and a la_earte service Bridce Luncheons Week-end Pariies ;‘:‘u_‘ Phone Fairfax 77 | Woodward’s Dixie Tavern Famous for Its Chicken and Country Ham Dinners $1.00 and $1.50 Ggoorits Court fatse Rockville, Md. ROOMS _ WARREN GREEN HOTEL WARRENTON, GINTA Forty Miles from Washington Over the Lee Highway Throush the Bull Run Batilefeld BERGER, Proprietor R enkone. Warrénton Sunday Chicken Dinner..........$L! 1:00 P.M.—4:00 P.AL. Sunday Sup];cr ..75¢ | 6:01 Go South via Predericksburg Return via Shenandoah Valley A Matchless Drive Thru the Blue Ridge Country Buntly Park Formerly University Inn —at Charlottesville, Va.. 133 miles from Washington via Fredericksburg and nistoric battlefield section. About 2'2 miles from Monticello. home of Thomas Jefleroon. A delightful stop- ping place for the motorist. Tourist Dinners a Specialty, $1.50 House Guests Miss L. R. McConnell, Mgr. arlottesville, Va. e Drive out to BEAUTIFUL SINGING PINES TEA HOUSE for an Old Virginia Ham or Chicken Dinner Fairfax (mlrt House, Va. Teand ‘lu) n.m.., Olne: Farm 12 Miles North of Washingtan out Ga.Avel uncfieon Tea Dinner BS¢-$200 50¢ $125-§2.0 Open Every Doy In The Year flsfihm 133 Olncv Md. RO“E H'LL MANOR North Market St Frederick, Md. Now Open for the Season TE00d 014 Marstané Covking WAYSIDE INN E. Pateick st Presertck, M. All Rooms With Bath 1e0 w0 a0 St DINNERS Spived rie 75¢ to $1.50 HE HILL TOP HOUSE Among the Mountains Harpers Ferry, W. Va. Most picturesque view in Shenandoah Valley A beautiful drive and an ideal place to dine at the end of your trip. PETER PAN lNN Md. 3 mi. south of Frederick, from Washington. | Country Ham, Steak and Chicken Dinners, $1.50 | Week-day Luncheon, 75¢ At Urbana. 33 $2.00 Single | A AUTO BUILDERS PLAN MARKETS FOR ALL SECTIONS OF WORLD ‘Leaders of Industry, After Talk Wit | BY E. Y. WATSON. American Newspaper Alliance. May 11.—Manu- | DETROIT, Mich., States and other English-speaking | countries alone, but for the entire world—a prospect requiring years to build up—has just been brought out in bold relief by a variety of happen- ings. Leaders of the industry organized as a delegation under the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce consulted President Hoover and members of his cabinet on the foreign trade outlook as a preliminary to greater expansion this vear than ever before. The automobile builders were headed by Roy D. Chapin, president of the board of directors of the Hudson Co. and former president of the National Automobile Chamber. ‘The conference was on foreign re- strictions against the automobile trade abroad. and it also considered a Fed- eral transportation board to study co- ordination of airways, railways, water- ways and highways. Auto Demand World Wide. Referring_to the future of foreign trade, Mr. Chapin said the demand for automobiles was world wide. Every- where the automobile has been recog- nized as necessary to transportation, and when it is realized that as yet only 20 per cent of the cars now in service are running outside the United States, some conception may be formed of what the future offers. As another evidence of this coun- try’s increasing scope in Europe’s auto- mobile industry, a group of Germans identified With' automobile manufac- turing has visited Detroit in the last few days and inspected the Ford, Gen- eral Motors, Chrysler and other plants The object of the Germans was to learn at first hand the experience of America in motor-car taxation and with this knowledge to frame a pro- gram by which Germany will avold mistakes made here. The visiting group, representing makers, dealers, fuel producers, high- way builders and tire manufacturers, was headed by Herr Kauffmann, former general director of the Public Autobus Association of Berlin, It consisted of 12 persons. At the same time Dr. Fritz Opel, chief engineer of the Adam Opel Co., German plant recently acquired for General Motors’ use in Germany, has been the guest of General Motors here, visiting the various plants and getting an insight into American manufac- turing methods which he will put into practice as the executive head of the (‘Termnn plant now undergoing expan- sion, Delegation from Italy. | This week, also, there has been a | delegation here from Italy consisting of officials of the Fiat Co. This was the third visit of such a group. The | Fiat people are keeping secret their plans with regard to any possible American affiliation, A summary of the development of | | the export trade may be conveyed in | the statement that American shipments | of wutomobiles and kindred products |in w02 last six years have increased | 400 per cent, | Last year the total was $552,097,974, | a gain of 29 per cent over 1927. The { number of cars involved in this inter- national trade, of which the United | States was the source, was 368,328, | This was 418 per cent more than ship- | ments in 1922 | According fo figures given out by Alfred Reeves, general manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Com- merce, American cars are now shipped from Detroit to 107 countries. Mr. Reeves in large measure credits record-breaking production by Amer- ica’s factories in the first three months foreign lands. The market abroad, he asserts, 1s now absorbing 18 per cent of the entire output of the American } industry, which this year is certain to reach 5,000,000 cars, at least. Broader Marketing Aim. Mr. Reeves scouted a theory that growth of the motor industry must be at the expznse of certain companies losing out in the fight for a limited | market. He said that the belief of | manufacturers “was that the oppor- tunity now is world wide, | makers of this and other countries | working together for broader murkpts | £2_all lands. How added export affects large pro- | | ducers is demonstrated by Hudson fig- | ures of this week, showing that in January, February, March and April 27071 Hudson and Essex cars were | shipped abroad, the total being a_gain of 28 per cent over 21,214 cars shipped | in the same period of 1928. Officials estimate that 70,000 cars will be re- Avoid Repair Bills Automotive Engineers Will Tell You. That the most nmportant part | of an automobile or truck is the transmission and rear axle gea Because they carry the whole driv. ing load. These parts are unseen, and dif- ficult to get at, hence are often neglected. To avoid repair bills, tect these important ge; Ebonite-T for transmissions, | Ebonite-R for rear axles. - EBONITE (Combination of Pure Oil) i 20 Cents a Shot | At Filling Stations and Garages. BAYERSON OIL WORKS +Columbia 5228 | ————— pro- with and | | sider Large Expansion Steps. ! Some States are adding two extra | | Special Dispateh to The Star and the Notth | of this year to increased demand from | with the | | President on Foreign Conditions, Con- pours from the inter- | !quirr‘d for foreign shipment this year. ; The plant of Hudson's British sub- | | sidiary at London is now said to be | producing 1,000 cars a month. An as- | out its six thousandth car in two years. Wi Buick . cars. These men and women are discovering that Buick’s huge volume makes pos- sible manufacturingeconomiesentirely beyond the reach of less favored builders. They are discovering that | Buick buyers reap the benefits of these economies, in the form of higher | quality and lower price. They are finding dramatic proof of this SERIES 116 Sedans Sport Car - -$1225 [ In the future a new plant at Brussels | | is to serve Europe, except Thousands of motorists heretofore accustomed to purchase more expen- sive automobiles now are turning to for the simple reason that Buick provides elements of value mani- | festly superior to many higher-priced - - -$1220to $1320 Coupes - - -$1195 to $1250 England and | Germany. It will have a capacity o[ 15,000 cars a year. Willys-Overland reports an increase of 72 per cent in export business the first three months this year, Ship- | ments to foreign markets reachtd | 12,679 cars in that period. In April the automobile factories of | the Debroit district swept on toward | still greater volume production than in March, Ford led with total output of Model A cars at 190,383, compared with | 181,894 in_ March. The number of | Model A Fords produced since_intro- | duction is 1549743, of which 1,284,634 | represented American output. Canada | is credited with 121,654, [ Among_the makers of higher-priced | cars peak activity prevails. Packard facture of motor cars not for the United | sembly plant at Berlin recently turned | during April broke all records by de- | ! livering more than 6,000 cars to cus- | | tomers. | “BIKES” AIDED ROADS. May, it is belicved, will pro‘(‘ | | another record-breaking month. Cyclists Are Given Credit for High- ways Movement. Tn April deliverics of cars were more than 25 ver cent greater than produc- making a large reduction in in' the hands of disiributors and el be August, N thor| DETROIT (#.—In the mind of the average citizen, the ribbons of concrete | that stretch across the continent to form a net work of arterial highways are associated most closely with the | development of the automobile, an be a return to normal Strangely enough, however, it was the GAS TAX IS HOISTED. New York Rate Likely to Cause picycie and not the aufomobile that | provided the “vehicle” for the good roads movement, not only in the United Increased taxicab rates may result| States but in Europe as well. from the New York gasoline tax, ac-| So far as “road mindedness” goes, cording to A. S. Freed, president of the | it was the bicycle that preparsd the Paramount Cab Manufacturing Corpo- | way for the automobile. Prior to 1876 ration. Mr. Freed disapproves the Iaw | there was, outside of the cities. not a because it does not differentiate be- | single stretch of good road in the tween users of gasoline for pleasure and | United States. The automobile, in those who use it for business. fact, was born into a roadless world. Increased Taxicab Fares. and More People o formerly bought Now are turning to fact in Buick performance—in the thrilling new standards of power, get- away, swiftness, smoothness and stamina which Buick has brought to motoring—standards obviously and outstandingly superior! Come, drive this new Buick! Testitin SERIES 121 Sedans - - -$1450 to $1520 Coupes - - -$1395 to $1450 Sport Car - - $1325 These prices f. 0. b. Buick Factory, special equipment extra. Buick delivered prices include only reasonable charges for delivery and financing. Convenient terms can be arranged on the liberal G. Time Payment Plan. Stanley H. Horner 1015-1017 14th St. Bury Motor Co. Anacostia, D. C. Bowdoin Motor Co. Alexandria, Va. WHEN BETTER AUTOMOBILES traffic—on the highway —up the steep- esthills. Then you'll know why motor- ists purchase more than twice as many Buicks as any other automobile priced above $1200 . . . and why you should have a Buick, too! BUICK MOTOR COMPANY FLINT, MICHIGAN Division of General Motors Corporation SERIES 129 Sedans -$1875 to $2145 Coupes $1865 to $1875 Sport Cars- - $1525 to $1550 Consider the delivered M.A.C. 7 DRIVER BLAMED -INCROSSING CRASH Su:t Agamst Company Fails on Evidence of Risk Taken on Rails. | RIS 413 | | BY HARVEY L. COBB, | General Counsel, American Motorists® | Association. | The driver of a slowly moving suto- | mobile is negligent in driving it onto | the tracks of a street railway when a tru]!ey car is rapidly approaching down |grade and only 50 feet away. In such |a case a non-suit will be entered at the | trial of a suit for damages against the traction company. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania so held in the recent case of Electric Storage Battery Co. vs. P. R. T. (94 Pa. Superior Ct., 409, 1928). In that case Judge Linn said: “The truck driver was the only witness who described how the truck was struck by | the street car, and on his evidence the court entered a non-suit. His negli- | gence contributed to the collision, even if defendant’s negligence be assumed. He was driving a slow-moving, heavily- loaded electric truck on Nineteenth street on an ascending grade, intending to turn westward on Allegheny avenue, which has two street car tracks for east-bound and west-bound cars. When he reached Allegheny avenue, where he stopped, he saw an east-bound car ap- proaching on a descending grade about ‘80 to 100 feet away from me.’ Not- withstanding the proximity of the car, he started his truck to cross sufficiently to make the turn and was struck before he got his truck across the northern rail. He described Allegheny avenue as pretty wide,’ ‘about 30 or 40 or 50 feet, something like that.” When he reached |the track, he said, ‘I guess he (the motorman) was about 50 feet away, or more than that’ His evidence is con- tradictory in minor details, which need not be recited, but which clearly bring the case within the rule considered in Mudano vs. P. R. T. Co. (289 Pa, 51, !58). The non-suit was inevitable.” Pprice as well as the list price when comparing automobile values. Buick Motor Co. ion General Motors Corporation) 14th at L Emerson & Orme 17th & M Sts. N.W. " Fred N. Windridge Rosslyn, Va. ARE BUILT BUICE WI1LL B Dick Murphy, Inc. 1835 14th St. N.W. Rushe Motor Co. Hyattsville, Md. C. C. Waters & Sons Gaithersburg, Md. UILD THEM Y