Evening Star Newspaper, May 26, 1929, Page 54

'AUTOMOBILE BENEFIT - SEEN IN AIRPLANE | Executive Cites Co-ordinstion as Important Transportation Step. . —By James W. Brooks (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) (Title registered U. 8. Patent Office.) RADIC FOR AUTOS IS HELD FEASIBLE Engineers Have Perfected Sets to Degree Warranting General Use in Cars. N 71 The automobile has not and perhaps will never entirely replace the railroad train, according to Russell E.: Gardner, jr., a president in the automobile indus- try. It has not yet entirely replaced horse- drawn vehicles, and probably will not | for many years to come. Progress means transportation, or rather the thorough | utilization of every available fnethod of | transportation. Each of these methods | has its distinet place in the personal, business and industrial activities of the Nation, he saild. In the co-ordination | of the several major methods lies the solution of the transportation problem | in this country, Mr. Gardner ¢ontinued. “The airplane and aerial pavigation | are today proven facts, both having | long since graduated from the experi- | mental stage into an actuality, with the | airplane as the chief and almost sole BY THOMAS J. KEEFE, General Manager, American Motorists® ‘Association. Motor] over smooth stretches of highway Jo the tune of your favorite Jazz baj [ is a dream which will be Tealized, Qthin the next 12 months. A fe ths ago a prediction that wotomob| & of the future will be with radio receiving sets would ha\) been considered extrava- gant. At present, however, such is not the case, for already one company has snnounced that it is ready to go into the production of receiving sets spe- clally constructed for automobile in- stallation. ‘GIVE ME LIBERTY,0OR GIVE ME DEATH/" / N pres Washington . Jef Fetson Richard e by ptd PRtst) Hemrg.ab m?%gaggoeggfimtfi%% 7 A ] 7 ee and. olhers, Patrick Hent), ol T e i o el P sh 1 the mists of receding ve echoes still come th rin i P 0! to obliferation by rAINS alone did this Evangel of Liberty speak, but for all peoples for all time. and. snows of near wo centuties. Then wilh heads bared we enter achamber where the most enthall- S sceneis, il ot for that hour Engineers have foun? a way to shield $he recelving set from 4he interference of ignition systems in automobile and airplane engines, and have also discov- ered a method of overcoming noises erated by the moving car or plane yugh the use of a filter. Not even the beauty of the car will suffer through the radio installation, for engineers have found it possible to place the an- tenna in the roof of the car, with the loud speaker concealed in the frame- work of the body. One Objection Anticipated. ‘There is one serious objection, how- ever. The driver might become en- grossed in some entrancing melody or thing lulllh§ and neglect his duties at the wheel. It can hardly be expect- ed that the installation of radio sets in automobiles will proceed unchallenged by law for this reason. Automotive engineers have been un- consciously paving the way for this! radio innovation through the construc- tion of closed bodies which minimize vibration and noise. In 1927 some- thing like 82 per cent of all automobiles manufactured were of the closed type, and last year the percentage rose about 80 per cent. Now that technical difficulties to the installation of radio sets in automobiles have been surmounted, it only remains for the public to manifest its interest in the innovation. If the pubfic de- mands this type of service, there can be no doubt but that it will receive it. Home-Auto Communication Seen. During recent congressional hearings on_the subject of radio legislation radio engineer was aske be techn possil telephones in automobiles which would enable the driver or ‘were possible, & radio would offer to the motorist another valuable service which & year was unforeseen. {the lure of nothern climes becomes ing scene in Ainerican hislo ® plaffinMarc‘h 1775. © American Highweay Educational Bureau, Washington, D. C. MOTOR ROUTES TO NEW YORK CALL DISTRICT VACATIONISTS Map Prepared by Auto As-| sociation Gives Some of Routes. Historic Road Through West | Chester and Norristown Of- | fers Scenic Beauty. It has been said that all roads lead to Rome. Nevertheless there are many now that lead to New York. At this season of the year the routes leading into the metropolis are of special interest to many motorists of the National Cap- ital. Vacation time is near at hand and appealing. 2 To get north the motorist invariably goes to New York. It is pot necessary, it is true, but the overnight stop there in the city with its teeming millions, its attractions unsurpassed in the United States, generally proves too enchanting to be missed. The myriads of lights of the Great White Way draw the traveler as a magnet that might be owned and operated by sirens of dl&ll long gone by. Co-operating - with is Esu;tfl\fl force, and to aid the automobilist on his The America Motorists’ Association believes that because of the importance and practical certainty of automobile sets the Federal Radio Commis- sion should exercise the greatest care in parceling out the available radio wave- ., 1f telephonic communication by radio from moving automobiles be- comes a reality, as seems almost cer- , and the motoring public demands this service, which seems equally cer- tfain, it might be found that the service ‘would have 4o be denied because of the unavailability of frequencies for this purpose. = AUTO DRIVERS TO SHARE IN PURSE OF $100,000 Seventeenth Annual Race Over| 500-Mile Course at Indianapolis - Due May 30. By the Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS—AIl drivers in 3 17th annual 500-mile automobile® )lsy!onmlndhm&olh speedway will share in the $100;00D. P'iifty thousand dollars will be divid the first 10 drivers to finish, the number of laps com- ted. Another $20,000 has been divided 00 each for the $2.300; seventh, $1.800; Cighth, $1,600; ninth, $1,500, and tenth, $1,400. Pl Sl R NOTED PHOTOGRAPHER ENGAGED BY AUTO GROUP Franklin LaVarre to Make Collec- tion of Scenic’and Outdoor Picturés. Franklin La Varre, who was’ for five ars with Burton Holmes, noted travel lecturer and is one of the best known gl:emmphlc artists of the world, has n el d by the American Automo- bile Association to prepare one of the finest collections of outdoor and scenic pictures in the country. ‘The national motoring body said that Mr. La Varre is now preparing for a transcontinental trip by automobile and pictures will be made in the sections traversed. “The primary purpose of this costly collection of pictures,” says the A. A. A., “will be to stimulate motoring by their use in the millions of copies of touring literature issued annually. At the same time, it will provide pictures from every area, labeled as the best by one espe- ‘cally trained in this work.” AXLE TILT DNAGEROUS. “Shimmy and hard steering are usual- ly caused by nothing more than wrong tilt of the front axle,” says Will Dam- mann, membe of the American Society of Automotive Engineers who has made a special study of wheel and axle align- ment. “Most mctorists do not realize the terrible price they pay because of shim- my, or they would immediately go to a repair shop and have it corrected. The | that go to the scrap heap every | year because of pitting, scuffing, cup- ping and gouging, and the accidents on the highway day after day caused by shimmy and hard steering, amount to a staggering total. “Were the cost to motorists’ pocket- ‘books the only consideration, the situ- ation would be serious enough—but | with life and limb endangered by every | shimmying car on the road, the probe lem takes on the aspect of a serious na- tional menace.” ‘Would Curb Speed Tests. Considerable discussion in automo- bile circles reggrding the mile speed | tests at Datona Beach or on other Ia.sli courses has led to the conclusion that sooner or later strict regulations re- garding drivers must be adopted. Among the rules that have been dis- cussed is one which would not permit & driver to pilot & car at more than 200 miles an hour unless he has had considerable high-speed racing car ex- perience and has finished in the A. A, champlonship in fifth place or better. b | there are many large e N - feld, is 245 good jdure a tonic to the eyes after daily way to cooler days and cooler nights, The Star has had the accompanying map prepared by the American Auto- mobile Association, giving some of the devious routes, with the larger towns and distances between, and the follow- ing description.of one of the highways, less traveled l.a;i because of which— nett Square, miles and 232 miles’ respectively. these routes are well known, perhaps too well known, for daily and Sunday there is a constant stream of traffic, unless the trip is taken early in the momning or late at night. JThen, too, Verse, ‘towns v ; inctuding the Quaker City. The City of Brotherl‘; Love may be skirted, but even during that one meets with plenty of traffic. Historic Route Longer. Another roufe, one taken by the writ- er last week, although somewhat longer, is less traveled, and its scenic beauty more than equals the other highways. This route, leading through West Ches- orristown, Somerville and Plain- miles. Two_ detours, one a roadway_in.all kinds of weather— the other of 10 miles, passable in rain weather, add a few miles to the total. The highway is flanked on both sides by fertile farm lands, their restful ver- gaze on city streets. Large dairy farms | abound, and sight of the herds of cows | grouped beneath shady trees near bab- bling streams, can only make one wish for the artists’s brush. Here and there a flock of sheep may be seen. Historically the highway becomes im- portant, The route runs along scenes of Revolutionary times—Valley Forge lying in its wake. Inns and other eat- ing places provide reasonable meals for any appetite. ‘Without excessive speed the trip can be made in nine or 10 hours. If the motorist values the scemery that the mr 80 abundantly produces, he will not want to go fast for fear he may miss something. The roadway, however, allows the making of good time, should the drone of motor cycles not be heard. And in regard to them the intending tourist may be told that there are not many. Leaving Washington the motorist passes through Hyattsville and Laurel. Here he wishes that the roadway would continue forever at its present width, but he already knows that that is not to be. The millenium in motoring is not yet here. If desirous of trying the above mentioned journey, the motorist turns left into Monroe street, continu- ing out its length to North avenue. At this juncture he swings right and tra- verses the long artery to its end at Belair road. Here the motorist turns left, leaving the city behind and a distance of a lit- tle more than 40 miles. The Belair road runs very straight for a while, end then as it elimbs, upward it begins to curve considerably, but not dangerously for the roadway is well banked and marked. Now, at a higher altitude the countryside opens up ..and- becomes much more interes! than the flat land monotonously traversed heretofore. Rolling meadows line the-. highway, and pleasing vistas of over the hills and far away come into view. Belair Pleasing Town. Just ahead is Belair, the country seat of Harford County, and a town of| pleasing aspects. In front of a large inn the motorists make a left turn. “Gee, it's nice to be where you can make them again as one wants,” he| probably sighs to himself. A few blocks down into the business section | he turns right at the sign marked | Conowingo. “At ' this point a down grade begins, and after a short dis-| tance he follows the road winding down to the Susquehanna River. Here the work of nature is augmented by the work of man. The Conowingo Dam, one | of the great engineering feats of mod- | ern time, with its tons of concrete and steel superstructure, the backed up water that flood an entire valley, and the foaming spray of the loosened wa- ters through the spillways is confronted. There is no charge for crossing this dam, for the electrical power thereby generated is pay indeed. Here the highway climbs again. Climbs into Rising Sun, a small, pic- turesque village, a short way from the Pennsylvania State line. A number of railroad crossings are to be encountered, but not blind ones. Not far off lies Oxford, a more sizable town, where an S turn is needed to take one on his way. The S is made first from the right and then to the left. ) NEWARK ey B ariasic e ELIZABETH rJ\ | S ® Plainfield Rahwayl, NEW Bound Brook ‘e BRUNSWICK Somervil inite House Hightstown d Princeton s NTO! will be done away with in the next three or four weeks. The detour dips into Delaware and rums into Kennett Square. A distance of nearly 120 miles now has been covered from Washing- ton. Just a short distance beyond Kennett square the motorist makes a left turn, the route now being described as Route 52. It is here that the less frequented thoroughfare begins. It is here, also, that more rural scenes are depicted. The roadway is very good, and on the motorist drives until he reaches West Chester. His first turn is left upon coming into the city. Then a right turn is made on East Gay street. Then on to Paoli, following the signs of Route 122. THe town is named after an Italian general. Route 122 leads without much turn- ing into Norristown, a city of magnifi- cent homes, and into Montgomeryville and Doylestown. Near Norristown a short run will take the tourist into Valley Forge. At Doylestown the total trip mileage approximates 170 miles. The line of travel for the past 50 miles has been very straight with the way clearly marked. Highway Crosses Delaware. From Doylestown the highway crosses the Delaware River at Good Hope, and for about 10 miles the road goes into a detour that is not much to brag about, and less than that in wet weather. It can be called safe, however, and the main roadway is due to be opened in the near future. After this it is smooth sailing into Lambertville, Fleimington and White House. No directions are necessary. Now more than 200 miles have been covered, and New York does-not seem far ahead. A good and clearly marked highway, called Route 30, and a host of others brings one through Somerville, Bound Brook, Plainfield into Elizabeth, where the highway joins the main route from Philadelphia. The above named towns are attrac- tive and traffic is not congested. Last week it was due to a bad storm, but such things are not on weekly sched ules. Route 28 takes one info Jersey City without going to Newark. Then before one knows it, he is at the ap- proach of the Holland Tunnel, which dives its tiled way under the Hudson LAW FOR DRIVING - PERMITS FAVORED | Association Survey Shows Growing Demand for Na- tion-Wide Enactments. A growing sentiment for the enact- ment in every State of a law requiring an operator’s permit for all motorists is shown by the results of a Nation- wide survey just completed by the American Motorists’ Association. In response to a questionnaire sent to all State highway commissions, em- bodying the query, “Do you favor an operator's permit law?” "the answers were almost without exception in the affirmative. Of the 48 States and the District of Columbia 26 States require no operator’s permit. Of these 26 States the highway commissioners of motor vehicles in all but 4 expressed belief that permi were essential toward highway motor vehicle traffic safety. In 8 States | legislation is now pending toward the | enactment of motor permit laws. The only way in which the fitness or vehicle can be established is by an examination of that person. This roomiest car at unfitness of a person to operate a motor | Bymourn 00KS Quality -Ads —— s v HERE are people to whom Plymouth’s big attraction is its Chrysler-designed smartness. Some people buy the full-size Ply- mouth largely because it is so unusually roomy and comfortable—the largest and To other people, the main reason for buying Plymouth is Plymouth’s impres- sive power—its amazing pick-up, its raises the question as to what per cent are fit or unfit to operate an' automo- bile over a public highway, it is pointed out by Thomas J. Keefe, general man- ager of the American Motorists' Asso clation. “National figures are not available to answer this question,” Mr. Keefe siates. “A close approximate, however, may be cbtained from an analysis of the a pli- cations for automobile license permits in the State of New Jersey. The figures show that during 1927 there were 145,- 494 persons examined for permits, and of this number 28,877, or 19.8 per cent, were found to be unfit to operate an automobile commensurate with safety, and were therefore refected. Of the number found unfit 13,013 were dis- qualified because of their inability to drive, while 15,864 failed in their writ- ten test. “Accepting the approximate figure of 19.8 per cent in New Jersey as being unfit out of 145404 applicants, by the same standards this would mean that there are hundreds of thousands of au- tomobile operators in the States where permits are not required that are an actual menace to others on the high- ways,” Generel Manager Keefe declares. The association points out further that in numerous States the courts have accepted the so-called “dangerous in- strument act,” holding that an automo- |bile is a dangerous instrument. | “In the light of the court's decision, thus defining an automobile, it would seem to follow that the operator of an | automobile should be properly licensed,” Mr. Keefe declares. "'The United States motor vehicle regis- tration during 1928 was 21,379,125 cars To Win Award in ‘Winners of its national awards in the | safety essay and lesson contests, con- ducted among elementary school pupils and teachers throughout the United States by the Highway Education Board, were announced at the organization’s | headquarters here. It was the seventh annual national safety campaign held under the auspices of the board. An eighth is being conducted now. Alto- gether, 86,500 is given as awards in these contests. Brendan A. Finn, 11-year-old pupil in Prescott School, Somerville, Mass., was announced as the winner of the first national award among the puplls, their subject being “Why We Have and Prac- tice Traffic Rules.” In addition to a State prize, consisting of a gold medal and a check for $15, he now receives a gold watch and a trip to Washington. whom will be awarded a gold watch, are Jack Glover of the Laurelhurst School, Portland, Oreg., and Robert W. Tufts of the Sherrill Junior High School, Sherrill, N. Y. The national essay judges were Mrs. James J. Davis, wife of the Secretary of Labor; Dr. Ernest W. Butterfleld, State commissioner of education for New Hampshire, and the late Haley Fiske, president of the Metropolitan Life In- surance Co., New York City. Miss Amy M, Striley, teacher in the seventh and eighth grades, Beverly !and 3,113,009 trucks. Farms School, Beverly Farms, Mass., has The two other essay winners, each of |li Boy, 11, Triumphs Over 600.000 Pupils Safety Essay Contest the honor of winning the first national award among the elementary school teachers, who submitted lessons on “Ob- jectives and Methods of Education in Street and Highway Safety.” Five hun- dred dollars and a trip to Washington constitute the prize which she will re- ceive. The winner of the second award for teachers is Miss Cleota Thorpe of the McKinley School, Huron, S. Dak., who will receive $300, and the third prize of $200 goes to Miss Beula J. Anderson of the Clear Lake School, Clear Lake, Minn. ‘The members of the national com- mittee awarding these prizes were Dr. Uel W. Lamkin, president National Edu- cation Association; Dr. A. T. Allen, State superintendent of public_instruc- tion for North Carolina, and Frank T. S&’:E&B‘ chief highway engineer for Il- ofs. More than 600,000 pupils, it is stated, took part in the essay contest. The prizes are donated by the National Au- tomobile Chamber of Commerce, checks in varying amounts and gold, silver and bronze medals being given to the win- ning contestants in all of the States, as well as in Alaska, the Canal Zone, means of sky trafic for both passengers | and freight,” he added. | “Transportation has ever been, and | will always be, the very life blood of bus- iness and industry, so there comes at regular intervals in the march of prog- | ress, & need for increased transportation | facilities of an entirely new and differ- ent type. The airplane is today meeting this requirement, not, however, in any sense of replacing the automobile or any major method of transporation, but as a vitally important addition with which to supplement efficiently the sev- f;nl other transportation methods now use. “The railroads, as well as the auto- mobile industry, are benefiting and will continue to benefit from the airplane industry in many ways as this industry requires the transportation of machin- ery, building materials and numerous other commodities that go' into the manufacture of airplanes and inte the construction of airports. The airplane by reason of the type of transportation in which it is the chief factoy, will not supplant the automobile for generations to come, if ever. One is today the chief and most universal method of ground transportation ever devised and the other is the chief method of aerial trans- nortation in which greater strides have been made in the past five of ten years than in all the history of aviation. The progress already made in both automo- bile and airplane design and manufac- ture, as well as in both ground and aerial transportation, is small compared to the strides that will undoubtedly be ade in the next decade.” HAWKINS Hawaii, the Philippines and Porto Rico, In the teachers’ contest it is reported | that more than 100,000 participated. | ‘The first national prizes will be present- | ed to winners, it is announced, on | the occaslon of their visit to Washing- | ton in the near future. CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT I “c lently Located > | TR R B anywhere near its price. At THE FULL-SIZE TWO-DOOR SEDAN, $675 uality perfect balance and stability, and the quick, positive control of its Chrysler weatherproof internal-expanding four- wheel hydraulic brakes. Withal, the Chrysler-built Plymouth is a phenomenally low-priced car—and ne extremely economical to operate. Whatever special reasons people may have in buying Plymouth, they are one and all conscious of Plymouth’s unap- S 5 engineering and uality | PrymoutH—product of Chrysler craftsmanship— has been so named because its = endurance and strength, rugged- ness and freedom from limi in the low-priced field. v Coupe, $655; Roadster (with v itations so accur- ately typify that stalwart band of Pilgrims who were the first settlers of Plymouth and among the first American Colonists. offers a measure of quality and value, entirely without precedent or parallel rumble seat), $675; 2-Door Sedan, $675; Touring, $695; De Luxe Coupe (with rumble seat), $695; 4-Door Sedan, $695. All | through the tunnel last month, which River. The charge is 50 cents per car. A record number of vehicles passed unflagging stamina, itsdelight- ful smoothness and flexibility proachable gualityin all details. With its new refinements prices f. 0. b. factory. Plymouth dealers extend the con- venience of time payments. number is likely to be increased this month, The tunnel is worth its travel. Its engincering task is truly one of the wonders of the world. The smaoth flow of traffic through it cannot be sur- passed. Its ventilation cannot be equaled. It is better than on the open road. With lights turned out, one speeds along its dry roadway at 30 or 40 miles an hour. of time, one is at the lower end of the great city. Turning left into 7th Avefiue, the motorist finds himself on the way uptown and the traveler of 250-odd miles, He has left the traffic land of Har- | land for the traffic land of Whalen. G. A H Into West Grove the motorist drives and there a detour is met. The detour, however, is macadam_throughout. A | little parrow and a few curves. Its | main disadvantage is that it adds on a few miles, and no motorist likes that | when on a lopg trip. It is said that it According to the National Automo- bile Chamber of Commerce the motor | vehicle manufacturing business in the Upited States had $1,965,310,508 in cap- ital invested (met tanglble 15), a wage and salary list of §712,567,699, and had 4,341,138 empioyed directly and in- directiye . Leaving the tunnel in a short space | it is so safe to Main 1943 Open Sundays and Ni through all speeds. Still other people choose Plymouth primarily because b. factory drive, with its Semmes Motor Co., Inc. 1424 Fla. Ave. N.E. Dupont Circle—613 G St. NN\W. Main 6660—Night Phone Frank H. Rowe Sales and Serv ghts rice 3307-9-11 M St. NW. Phone West 227, and inherent engineering improvements, the ful/l-size Plymouth demonstrates a standard of performance Skinker Motor Co., Inc. 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