Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1929, Page 53

‘SCATTERED LIS HELD TRAFFC AR Street Parking Also Hazard to All, Automobile Maker Declares. ‘Traffic lights, good in thems # hindrance to traffic moveme scattered indiscriminately at corners. Street parking constitutes a hazard not only to the motorist, but to the pe- destrian and property owner as well, . and hampers all effective control and movement of traffic. king bans_constitute no problem regarding the disposition of cars, for experience has proved that wherever such bans are in effect and rigidly en- forced. ample interior parking facilities rapidly are provided by private enter- prise. H. H. Franklin, president in the auto- motive field of manufactures emphasized these three points recently in a discussion of problems confronting the automotive industry. Traffic Control Study Needed. “Control of traffic as well as control of markets must be studied by automo- bile manufacturers in the interesis of their own business and that of the gen- eral public,” Mr. Franklin said. “The automobile is essentially an instrument for rapid movement. It encourages the spreading out of communities, the build- ing up of neighborhood centers in re- street | ongly | mote sections, and & more efficlent utilization of land, but for all of this business itself is and -always will be more or less crowded and centralized. “To accommodate the great number of business men and the criss-cross of business traffic that daily cumbers the downtown sections of all citles we must eliminate curb parking. Chis ), De- troit, Los Angeles and other big cen- ters have done so and found that it ex- pedites traffic and benefits mercantile trade as well. In addition, it is a great safeguard to life and property in con- gested districts. “All of these cities have found like- wise that when parking bans went into effect parking gargges have been bullt rapidly enough to’ house all the cars which remain in the downtown sections. Building Space Could Be Ordered. “Further guarantee against future trouble could be secured, of course, by | incorporating in the building code of all cities a provision which will require downtown office buildings or apartment houses to include as an integral part of their construction, either in the base- t or in the core of the building space sufficient for the cars of the occupants of such buildings. “With downtown congestion light- ened by such procedure, the building of boulevards and other means of facili- tating approach to the central sections of the city could be considered. “Personally, I feel that there is too great a tendency toward indistcriminate scattering of stop-and-go lights at crossings. In some places they are ab- solutely essential, of course. In others, they can be dispensed with during all but a few hours of the day, while at others, and I believe these are in the majority, the use of boulevard stops permit much more rapid travel. At really congested corners the traffic officer is the far most effective means of control, for he can straighten out jams and move traffic as the circum- stances require, without regard to rhythmic action of the lights.” THE -SUNDAY STAR, . WASHINGTON, D. C. MAY 26, 1929—PART 2. MILLIONS OF CARS TO BE USED IN MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE| NEW LAWS INTO EFFECT Certain Companies Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, Mich.. May 25.—Virtually capacity production is continuing in the automobile plants of the Michigan dis- trict. Ch!erexecutlves say there is no indication of a slow-up, although cer- tain companies which have been forc- ing the output of cars are prepared for slackening should it set in during June. Under modern conditions of intense competition and close figuring of cost and profits, overproduction is some- thing to be feared, because it means that finished cars either must be car- ried along as stock or disposed of below list price. The unwritten code by which automobile manufacturing now is governed has as its first law “Keep your inventory moving.” To let either materials or finished cars accumulate or pile up at any point before the sale to the consumer means an economic loss. Therefore every factory keeps a close check on the rate at which its cars are selling nationally, the size of stocks dealers carry, both of new and used cars, and any unusual business condition that may affect de- mapd for cars in certain localities. Manufacturing schedules are based on this data and slide up or down, ac- cording to requirements shown in re- ports to the factory. WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE BARBARA FRITCHIE TEA ROOM WAYSIDE INN ., RED FOX TAVERN] MIDDLEBURG PAIRPAX BLACK LANTERN INN TARRY TAVEI WARREN GREEN HOTEL 'WARRENTON HUNTLEY PARK CHARLOTTESVILLE PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL' (JCONTINENTAL TEA SHOPPE FREDERICKSBURG KOPEL POINT HOTEL Q 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: The Tarry Tavern Twe Miles From Mt. Vernon On the Richmond to Washington Highway Famous for its Fried Chicken and Waffle Dinners Mrs. M. E. Brown, Hostess. Phone Lorton 3-H Meand Muj Douney 2 Oln% Farm 2 Miles North Vashington out Gal./Ive uncfieon Tea nner 5¢-$200 50¢ 125- 82 0.t Eviry/ Dy, [ ia eas Ashton133 Olhey Md. Black Lantern Inn 1 Mjle West of Fairfax Ct. H., Va., Fork of Lee Hishway and Winchester Road Chicken Dinners Old Virginia Ham ‘able_ d'hote and a la carte service Bridge Luncheons Weck-end Parties Middleburg, Virginia FAMOUS FOR T D AND SOUT AT Rooms with-and without private bath Catering to all kinds of parties, luncheons and dinners Movies in_the new RED FOX THEATER o y and Sat o8 dutherings o responsibis pariies A Unigque Selection of Gifts in the Ta vern For Reservations Phone Middleburg 39 or 41 I BROOKE MANOR Old Colonial Inn—Built 1773 Quiet and Cosl. At Ashton, Md. ~Phone Ashton 141. esville-Balto. 13 miles from D. C. LUNCHEON ~— TEA" DINNER WAYSIDE INN E. Patrick 8t., Frederick, Md. All R With Bath Served 12 to 0 ;" Phone Fairfax 77 oom RS 75¢ to $1.5 SEVEN GABLES TUXENT BEACH HOTEL PA California, Md. —NO Follow Route 5 Through Waldorf Chicken Dinners, Great ; #oC: Telephone Mrs, (St Mary's Co.) and Leonardtown to Great Mills $1.00 . Mills 15-F-15 Rykerd PRINCESS ANNE HOTEL Fredericksburg, Va. Princess Anne Hotel Farm 3 istoric_Fredericksburs and enjoy our delicious milk-fed Chicken Ham Dioners. n (he Washingto Fireproof addition just completed Tilk-Ted Chickens,” Fresh n- ond Highway. Exceptional features for commercial and tourist patron Ekes, and Vesetables from our A delightful, exclusive, home- New 1 daily. ABBEY, President fe O1x Well Tea House At Greenway Downs—!; mile beyond Falls Church, on Lee Hl‘lh'l’ Greenway Downs Tavern MILE BEYOND FALLS CHURCH; Y M AN CEPT AT BION: Luncheon Tea Special Dinners LONG ISL, . W. FERGUSO! Pe O Tall House Dine at the little gray inn side of the road i—Homs able 3 Pike (Route 27), turn right just Ooleeritie nnr:h of Silver Spring THE HILL TOP HOUSE Among the Mountains Harpers Ferry, W. Va. plef jue view in Shenandoah Valley A beautiful drive and an ideal place to dine at the end of your trip. Woodward’s Dixie Tavern Famous for Its Chicken as Country Ham Dinners $1.00 and $1.50 Opposite Court House Rockville, ROOMS LOG INN On Chesapeake Famous for Sea Food ' MOTOR ROUTE, Defense Highway via Annapolis over Severn River Bridge. Only 1 hour and 20 min- utes from Washington. Barbara Fritchie Tea Room One of Frederick’s Largest and Best 8 WEST PATRICK ST D!l"}dKn MARYLA! ND Home Cooked Food 'at Reasonable Prices. ‘at Special Catering to Bridge Dinners and Parties. Ui o e Third Door From the Sausre, Mrs. Edith G. Siedling, M; KOPEL POINT HOTEL In Southern Maryland All State Road Special Weekly Rates Reservations 1| Excellent Fishin Chicken and Sea Fe Speciaity Take Leonardtown Road—Turn Right st Morganza, Direct to Hotel. HARRY G. KOPEL, Prop. St. Marys County, Maryland Telephone: Leonardtown 25-F-3 DETROIT AUTOMOBILE PLANTS WORKING AT FULL CAPACITY| TO IMPROVE DRIVING Are Prepared for Slackening Should Slow-up Come in June. ‘The United States Department of Commerce last week issued complete figures for April, showing all records broken, with a total output by all fac- tories of 620,656 units. Of these 537,- 255 were passenger cars, 81,977 trucks and 1,454 taxicabs. The total, it is said, brings the num- ber of cars manufactured in the first four months of 1929 up close to half the number produced in the entire 12 months of 1928, or 2,072,941, as com- pared with 4,358,759. Never before has such a staggering~total of output been crowded into any four months’ period. This week saw the first appearance as a public speaker of Joseph B. Gra- ham, president of the Graham-Paige Motors Corporation. He is the eldest «f the three Graham brothers who took over the Paige-Detroit factory less than three years ago, when it was “/lipping,” and brought it back to peak sctivity and prosperity. The Graham boys, as they are known in Detroit, are modest and talk little from platforms, even to their own em- ployes. At trade assemblies they let moving pictures do the talking for them. Prohibition Was Influence. Before the Detroit section, Soclety of Automotive Engineers, however, Joseph B. Graham spoke, and he admitted that the Volstead act was the indirect cause of the brothers getting into the truck business some years ago as a division of Dodge Brothers. In 1918, in Indiana, he explained, the Grahams had four glass factories and were manufacturing 1,000 gross of beer bottles every 24 hours. Then along came Volstead, and they virtually were out of a job. Thereupon they decided to go into the truck business, and the affliation with Dodge Bros. was the result. This carried the Grahams into the management of the Dodge factories, following the passing of Horace and John Dodge. The Grahams retired when the Dillon-Read interests ac- quired the Dodge business, but then re-entered the fleld by buying control of the Paige Co. ‘Willlam J. McAneeny, new president of the Hudson Motor Car Co., presided last Monday over the first annual meeting of the organization since his election. In doing so he followed a line of predecessors, all of whom were among the group that founded the busi- ness, and which included J. L. Hudson, Roy D. Chapin and R. B. Jackson. Car Named for Hudson, Mr. Hudson is remembered as the head and founder of Detroit’s largest department store, and the Hudson car got its name from him, Mr. Chapin, now chairman of the board of the Hudson Co., is a past president of the National Automobfle Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Jackson died in France early this year. How- ard E. Coffin, also among the Hudson founders, has retired from active work. He is remembered as one of the great automotive engineers. At the meeting two additio made to the Hudson board. - drick, for 18 years with the company, was elected secretary. Both Mr. - drick and C. C. Winningham of C. C. Winningham, Inc., an adv agency, were elected to the board. Hudson, as the figures of recent months have shown, has been having peak activity, manufacturing 1,900 cars & day. It was revealed this week that the number of dealers and distributors for this company in the United States has risen to 5,000 since January 1. ‘The company’s export operations are expanding, and cars shipped abroad may total 75,000 this year. Another appointment made this week was that of Charles 8. Crawford as chief engineer of the Adam Opel Co., the German factory recently acquired by General Motors. Mr. Crawford Joined General Motors a year ago, after being chief engineer for the Stutz Co. at Indianapolis seven years. (Copyright, 1929, by North Am - Daver Alflnncey o om News FAILURE TO WATCH INSTRUMENTS COSTLY Gauges Inform Driver What Is Going on With Regard to Basic Features. His failure to watch the instrument board is one of the factors that militates against the motorist’s reduction of re- pair and upkeep bills to still lower levels. This poffit is made by Rudolph Jose, local motor car dealer, who J:- clares that thegtrend toward giving the car buyer more Anstruments, and those that are easier to read, is due to the l;ercotg:ug on the pll’ttrrf the car build- ese can contribute - 1y to better upkeep. SEpeane In support of this point, Mr. Jose cites two of the most recent additions to the automobile’s instrument board— the motor heat irdicator and the gas- oline gauge. They have come to take their places with the oil pressure gauge, the speedometer,.and the ammeter on nearly every car, he says, because they %‘:’:l"w‘;finfin{;‘ V1llue in informing the a/ going on with re; two basic features gl the car. oo . Many motorists,” says Mr. Jose, have wondered why the motormeter on the radiator was so largely displaced after it had become almost universal. The answer is that the motor heat in- dicator is a more accurate device in in- dicating enfine temperature. Taking the heat of the water right out of the en- gine block is more accurate than mak- ing a record of the temperature of the water in the top of the radiator. ‘The warning of the dangers of over- heating is transmitted more quickly. If the driver watches the heat indicator, he will forsee a 'potential difficulty be- fore it actually is upon him. If he does not, he cannot blame the manufacturer rv‘;re}:avmz given him no warning de- ce. WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE Continental Tea Shoppe Masonic Building—on Highway Washington's Mother Lodse Fredericksburs, V: Chicken and Virginia Ham Dinners, $1.00. WARREN GREEN HOTEL rory AVARRENTON, VIRGINIA o Higtway Thioueh ‘the Ul Run Hettiend FRED G. BERGER, Proprietor Telephone Warrenton 280 Sunday Chicken Dinmer....+...$1.00 1:00 P. M. \Te —4:00 BN Sunday Supper. ___6:00_P. Hotel Snyder Cedar Grove, Md. On 014 Frederick Pike (Right-hand turn at Henderson Corners) Specializing in" the ashionea Snyder Chicken and Country Ham D Ph. Go South via Fredericksburg Return via Shenandoah_Valley A Matchless Drive Thru the Blue Ridge Country Funtly Park e V193 Shites ville, Va., ‘Washington 2 a_Specialty, $1.50 Formerly At Charlottes from EDUCATION NEEDED Maryland Motor Vehicle Commis- sioner Blames Most Accidents to Carelessness. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, May 25.—Education, much of which must, of necessity,' be of the self-administered type, is badly needed, in the opinton of Motor Vehicle Commissioner E. Austin Baughman, to improve the type of driving of a large block of motorists who do not feel themselves either dangerous operators or regular violators of the law. It is the careless driver, and the driver who, through lack of observation and judgmant is guilty of dangerous miscalculations in the operation of a car, who contributes the majority of the accidents occurring daily on the highways of the Nation, according to Commissioner Baughman. Commissioner Baughman points out that a recent survey, of a comprehensive and representative type, shows that fail- ure to give the right of way leads as a cause of accidents. At the same time, this survey showed miscalculation on the part of operators to come next, with inattention as a close third in accident causation. Thirteen per cent of the accidents investigated were due to in- attention, 16 per cent were caused by miscalculation and 16.8 per cent were the result of failing to give the right of way. Skidding holds fourth place with a percentage of 8.6 per cent. “When {t is taken into consideration that right of way cases are, in many instances, due to miscalculation and inattention, it will be seen what a tre- mendous toll of acidents results from these two causes,” says the commis- sioner. “Inattention is only another term for carelessness, in a great many instances. At the same time, miscal- culation is often a form of carelessness if not making an honest effort in learning to judge distances, traffic haz- ards, etc. In view of these facts, it is obvious that drivers who are not at heart potential criminals, are, “never- theless, responsible for a vast majority of the accidents occurring daily on the highways of the country. Civil War Veterans, Too Old to Parade. May Ride in Autos, Which Revolu- tionized Transportation Methods. BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW, Automotive Technical Adviser. Millions of automobiles will be used by men, women and children on Memo- rial day in connection with their ob- se.vance of this national holiday. Vet- erans of the Civil War, many of them too old to parade any more on foot, will be found following the colors in motor vehicles. Those who wore the Blue and those who wore the Gray will be found sitting side by side in the comfortable seats of powerful cars. Otherwise many of these heroic veterans would be com- pelled to forego participation in the day’s events. Some will ponder as to the great changes which have taken place since they went over the top back in '61 to ’65. Most revolutionary of all changes have been those which have to do with facilitating transportation. Of these the automobile is outstandingly con- spicuous. They will recall the complete absence of anything resembling an au- tomobile during the Civil War. They may wonder as to what different results might have been obtained had it been gosslble for large numbers of men to ave been transported over the high- ways rapidly in motor trucks. Then veterans of the World War will remember how vital to military en- deavor was the motor vehicle in this vast struggle for supremacy. That was only about a decade ago. In these few years notable advances have been made in the construction and uses of the mo- tor car. No one could conceive a war at any time in the future in which the automobile would not be a major con- sideration. No country can expect to win another war without the aid of the automobile. It is vital to practically all military operations. Even in war the automobile is not entirely bent on destructive pursuits. Due to the use of the automobile by medical corps and the American Red Cross, the sufferings of the wounded| were greatly relieved. Instead of hav- ing to endure the tortures which often prevailed ih the Civil War when the wounded had to be carried to dressing stations or hospital centers by means of slowly-moving wagons, fast-running motor ambulances are now able to transport the wounded in the quickest possible fashion from the scene of bat- tle to places where first aid and medi- cal attention can be supplied. This, of course, represents enormous saving of life, and undoubtedly many now healthy citizens who were members of the Ex- peditionary Force during the World War owe their present state of being to the automobile. ‘The automobile, however, is primarily an instrument of peace, and is devoted in the main to the peaceful pursuits of life and to the happiness of the people who are following these pursuits. Throughout many sections of the United States Memorial day will find families using the automobile to help them ob- serve this holiday. They have been using a motor vehicle of one kind or another during the last few weeks to speed plowing, planting and other work related to the soil, and they have been using the automobile for recreational purposes, & contributive factor to & more generally happy existence in the rural sections. Memorial day will find many people living in suburban communities and cities who also find the automobile in- dispensable in their enjoyment of this holiday, as well as in the general pur- suits of their daily lives on work days. As an instrument of peace the automo- bile has contributed much toward the prosperity of the country and has given work to many. The pay received for this work has enabled many to own their own cars, and this in turn has helped to keep the automobile factories running to capatity and creating op- portunities for work. This circle keeps broadening out as the country becomes more prosperous, as it gets farther away n PLAN SOUGHT TO PUT Maryland Requires Special Tags for Second-Hand Auto Dealers to Increase Privileges, Special Dispatch o The Star. BALTIMORE, May 25—Col. E. Austin Baughman, commissioner of motor vehicles, and his staff are work- ing in an effort to perfect a plan whereby two laws passed by the recent Legislature may be put in effect by June 1, as required by the bill. The laws require that special tags shall be issued to dealers in second- harid automobiles that will give them some of the privileges now enjoyed by regular dealers. The other law re- quires that certificates of convenience be issued to motorists who are in the habit of transporting workers to and from their employment. ‘The latter law came into effect after a bus lobby started to work in Annap- olis, protesting against men who work in large industrial plants their fellow workers to the plant and accept- ing money from them to help pay for the gas. The new certificates will give this privilege. As yet the certificates have not been designed, but it will probably take the form of a small tag to go under the regular license plate, according to Col. Baughman. ‘The other law was passed when deal- ers in second-hand cars asked for the same privilege as the regular dealers to sell a machine with dealers’ tags on it, that may be used until the owner obtains his own license plates. from the days of the World War and becomes more thoroughly advanced in the era of peace. ‘Whether in peace or in war, the auto- mobile can be depended upon as an aid to a people in performing their patriotic duty. As the Nation to observe Memorial day it will be found that the automobile is the big factor in this observance. It will also be found that the automobile industry in its operation is helping to establish the situation which makes for peace and prosperity throughout the world by di- minishing the possibility of future mili- tary struggles. Two Straight Eight Convertible Models Again Auburn leads! Custom-type convertible bodies, formerly available only on special order, arenowobtainablein Auburn productionmodels. The highly desirable advantages of these con- vertible cars have met with tremendous popu- larity. They are more than a style vogue. There is a rapidly widening demand for the practical conveniences of these smart cars that can be quickly and easily changed to— A completely closed car Or, a completely open car Or, top up with side glasses down Or, top down with side glasses up Both of these models are built on the Auburn 8-90 chassis 125 inch wheelbase and the Auburn 120 chassis 130 inch wheelbase. Rubber covered floors and rubber insulated pedals; leather up- holstery; crack-proof and weather-proof top material, and one-piece windshield, nickel finish. When tops are lowered, they fit snugly into boots. In the Cabriolet there is a parcel compart- ment in the back of the rear seat, also a door on curb side to a compartment for golf clubs,parcels, “etc. And a real rumble seat springed and pad- ded the same as the driver’s seat. Decidedly, these cars represent the utmost in smart, exclusive distinction. And, they offer an unusual investment because of the strength, dur- ability and efficiency of the Auburn chassis; with. long wheelbase; strongest frames under any cary more horsepower per cubic inches of piston dis- placement than in other engines; Bijur chassis lubrication; four-wheel hydraulic internal expanding brakes; hydraulic shock absorbers, and an ease of handling and roadability that takes all “work” out of motoring. Airmail postage has been veduced to S cents for the first ounce and 10 cents for each additional ounce. Use Airmail daily for quicker communication. 680 Sedan $1095; 6-80 Sport Sedan $995; 6-80 Cabriolet $1095; 6.80 Victoria $1095; 8-90 Sedan $1495: 8-90 Sport Sedan $1395; 8.90 Speedater $1495; 8-90 Phaeton Sedan $1695; 8.90 Cabriolet $1495; 8-90 Victoria $1495; 8-90 7.Passenger Sedan $1595; 120 Seden $1895; 120 Sport Sedan $1795; 120 Speedster $1895; 120 Phaeton Sedan $2095; 120 Cabriolet $1895; 120 Victorla $1895. Prices f. 0. b. Auburn or AUBURN AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, AUBURN, INDIANA. - WARRINGTON MOTOR CAR CO., Inc. 2035-Seventeenth St. N.W. Pot. 44 Connersville, Indiana. Sheridan Garage 2526 Que St. N.W. Joseph flo Leesburg, Va. Bquipment other than standard extra. Paris Motor Sales & Service, Inc. Lynchburg, Va. Penn Motor Co. Clarendon, Va Chas. A. Pine ‘Winchesier, Va. L