Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1929, Page 54

FENER CHLOREN *LED BY AUTS Baltimore Safety Council Survey, However, Shows Greater Nuszzer Injured. «,. BALTIMORE, June 22—Fewer chil- 4ren have been killed by automobiles in _the first four months of this year than for the correspending period of 1928, according to a report of the safety * eouncil. There were 8 children upder 16 killed this year, compared with 14 in 1928 and 10 in 1927 for the same months, =" More were injured, however, the total ‘being 441, compared with 428 last year. In 1927 there were 499 injured in the four-month period. Darting in front of moving vehicles, stepping or running from the sidewalk, bicycle riding, roller skating and play- ing in,the streets are the principal causes of accidents involving children, 5,000 Miles Paving On Iowa Program Of Road Building | By the Associated Press. { DES MOINES, Iowa—Road builders | of this State have outlined for them- selves an ambitious campaign to culmi- nate with the paving of 5,000 miles and graveling of 1,761 miles by 1935. The entire program is to be paid for by a 3-cent line tax and by reve- nue from automobile license fees. the analysis shows, ‘To bring about a lessening of these types of accidents the council for several years has been sg:nsorlnx a campaign of education in L schools and is now carrying the | work into the home through women's organizations in the city. The traffic accident records show conclusively that fewer mishaps occur in_the neighborhoods, where junior safety councils or safety patrols are functioning in the schools than in vi- cinities where such organizations do not exist. The school authorities are co-operating with the safety coun- cil in efforts to organize junior councils or patrols in all schools that do not have them. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. C, MOTOR OUTPUT FOR MAY TOTALS 603,969 VEHICLES Ptod\lefiyn in U. 8. for Month Less Than in April, but Exceeds 1928 May Figures. May production (factory sales) of motor vehicles in the United States, as reported by the Department of Com- merce, was 603,969, of which 516,055 | were passenger cars, 86,596 trucks and 1,318 taxicabs, as compared with 621,- 331 passenger cars, trucks and taxicabs in April and 425,783 in May, 1928. ‘The table below is based on figures received from 151 manufacturers in the United States for recent months, 47 making passenger cars and 118 making trucks (14 making both passenger cars and trucks). Figures for passenget cars are revised so as to include pleasure ve- hicles only, the output of factory-built taxicabs being shown separately from January, 1925, to date, Pleasure cars which are later converted to commer- cial use are not reported as taxicabs. Figures for trucks include ambulances, funeral cars, fire apperatus, street sweepers and busses. Canadian figures have been supplied by the Dominion Bu- reau of Stalistics since January, 1926. gl Seventy-two of the railroads in the United States are operating 2,115 busses. WHERE TO MOTOR AND DINE I GASSMAN DINING ROOM_ PEN MAR. P “YHE LAFAYELTE. BARBARA FRIT poEIcK WAYSID) ’ orrrYssng TEA RQON. 'CHIE TEA ROOM E INN 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 advertisement: Procter’s Maryland fried chicken and special for Sunday only, $1.80. 3¢, viaduct into Sliso Ave.,” Btiver . e Phone ’ KOPEL POINT HOTE Special Weekly Rates Exctliont Fihing—Pathiss—Dancing Chicken d Ses 'Mm— . il Take uon-mflnf'ififignm Right at HARRY G. KOPEL, Prop. The Cottage 2 Hazore . Chicken and Waffles ative furniture of the Geo: fashington Countty. " Anciauee, Phone_604. Me.and Mg, m.-,n (ln:& Farin 2 Miles North of Washingten out Ga../Ave uncfieon Tea 85¢-$200 - 50¢ Opers Evety Day In Tha Yeas Asfiton133 Oey Md. . PETER PAN INN bana, Md., 7 mi. h of Frederick, 33 ‘mi.” from ington, Road to Peter Pan Inn open to automobiles regardless of detour at Henderson Corne; Country Ham, Ste; Chicken inners v Ly South via Predericksburg Return via Shenandoah Valley A Matchless Drive TAr the Blue Ridge Country Buntly Park Formerly University Inn At Charlottesyille, Va. 133 Miles from Washingion a_Specialty, $1.50 Guests "~ SEVEN GABLES PATUXENT BEACH HOTEL California, Md. (St. M $o2 Pollow Route § ort and Leonardtown, to Great Mills. inne “WAYSIDE INN E. Patrick 8$t., Frederick, Md. Rooms With Bath «.: Single All =% “DINNERS S 7o 75¢ to $1.50 Tourist Dinnes H Yr Olde Well Tea FHouse Hishway Famous for its Fried Chicken and - Waffle Dinners THE HILL TOP HOUSE “Ameng 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. - At Colenial Annapolis, Md. rectly eppesite the Navi —_Gartase. Ample parking space. Spend the Week End at Casa Del Rio Inn 31 Miles from Washington on Latayette Tea Room 106 W. Patrick St, Frederick, Md. Frederick’s Smartest Tea Room Chicken & Waffle Dinners, $1 Free Parkin e _in_Rear ROSE HILL MANOR North Market St., Frederick, Md. Good Old Maryland Cooking On Lee nghny 34 Mile Beyond Falls Church You will enjoy it out here, especially our deliclously cooked lunches ai i hicken, fam and Long Tsiand DUcK: WARREN GREEN HOTEL ARRENTON, VIRGINIA ington h the Bull R . AERGER, Propiietor R R arrinics 2 Sunday Chicken Dinner. 1:00 P.M.—4:00 Sunday Supper 6:00 [} ver the un_ Battlefield v Near Point Lookout Wonderful meals, salt-water bathing and fishing. Special weekly and week end rates. Take route 5 to Ridge, look for sign. Phone Great Mills, 16-F- Cooked Special Cstering M HUNGERFORD TAVERN Rockville, Md. L v for Fred- miles wl oad _turn: n grounds. Telephone erick. Parking Rockville 236. Woodward'’s Dixie Tavern Fameus for Its Chi Country Mam $1.00 and $1.50 posite Court House ockville, Md. ROOMS Continental ~— Tea Shoppe Masonio Building—on High Washington's M odve" icksburg, Frederi i Chicken and Virginia Ham Dinners, $1.00 SUNSET LODGE ‘Winchester—Front yal Highway A delightful, unusual place to spend a long DELICIOUS "CHICKEN DINNERS Berved in lovely open Tooms over- dining looking mts. and ploturesque views. Phone Violette Collins, manager, f or reservations—Front Royal 142-F-17| MASSANUTTEN LODGE BROCTON ORCHARD'S TEA HOUSE H, armony'G"‘ rove, Md. derjek .1-«:_ ll‘- "-:liddleburg. Vlrginhm M in_the RED FOX THEATER Meonday, ':’;“l! and Saturday wodpar i, WL uncheon Tea Special Dinners or fit: | an automobile can JUNE 23, 1929—PART 4. MILADY’S MOTORING BY FREDERICK G. RUSSELL. ‘They are equipping cars with radios now and it is rumored that “I'll Get By” is to become the theme song of motoring. A lot of trouble experienced in start- ing cars is due to the ignition switch not being “on” properly. Jnst having the switch in the “on” position does not always mean that a contact has been made. Observing women will find that = walt at & modern service station while the car is being attended to often is s revelation in automotive education. There they will find & number of sug- gestions for improving the car by means of special accessories and fitments, and in addition there will be a number of charts and pleoes of literature to clarify the mystery of the car’s engine and chassis. On top of a show case in one of these de luxe waiting rooms for milady I found an oil filter split open so that dirt-laden cartridge was plainly . After glancing at this no motorist need be told it it to replace the filter least every 10,000 mijles. of replacing filter cartridges it m‘u&%‘w note that the manu- intervals for this 8,000, Formerly it was 10,000. This is merely a matter of taking into ac- count human nature’s habit of putting off until 12,000 miles what should be done every 10,000. Tire makers always have advised more pressure than really is necessary. They know humanity. One of the most dangerous practices 3 is to pass around traffic to ‘Y.l!ll: l.dl‘tnlt & street ll.fl':il'lfl:tlnl'l Just as al to “go” iven. re is the constant risk of colliding with a last-minute car or pedestrian crossing the intersecting street t. How the car can be made to back up without reversing the direction of rotation of the engine seems to purzle women who have been interested enough in the subject to speculate re- | garding the difference between forward and_ rearward movement of the car. 1t always revolves in the one direction. the transmission which into engagement by proper movement | of the gear shift lever reverses the| direction of rotation of the propeller | shaft, This shaft is the one that| conveys power to the rear axles and thence to the rear wheels. While there always has been talk of doing away with the it is apparent that there would still have | to be some provision for reverse. 1t you have not mastered the art| of shifting to a lower gear when de- scending a steep hill what is wrong with the plan of shifting before you start. the descent? ‘Thoughts w&xue hohurvln' v?meg who pass—and who pass me!—ol the road: Why do husbands invariably sit on the front seat when ‘wife drives? Why ':ko women L::; chn:ul' stopping to T ctions of any p'l‘o!m Dick or Harry? Small hats certainly are an aid to visibility, Wom- en have the right idea about sound- ing the horn when they want to ass, It's a legal protection for them rf a collislon follows. Wonder how many women appreciate that at 30 miles an hour the car is traveling 44 feet each second? “I have just had & collison with my car and wonder if I shall ever be able to drive again.” writes a new- | comer, “It wasn't much of an acci-| dent—just & crumpled fender—but it | has_shaken my confidence.” | “You are most fortunate,” I replied. “You've shaken out your ignorance of speed, stopping distance and momen- tum. I don't care how competent a driver may seem. he or she never really ows the facts until something is struck, Fender collisions are object| lessons of fiie ;m;c useful wn.r’m::z expert_ought ave one eve ey Illl.n. to remln;‘i“ him how hard A genuine beauty specialist is a sales- man who sells a woman a roadster and acquaints her with the lure of the open road in an open car. The family that used to hide its sav- ings in the sugar bowl now has devel- oped a very profitable way of financing the automobile. Every month it de- posits $50 in & special savings bank ac- count and does not include the item in its assets. This money earns interest. And, when a new car is needed the family merely draws on this fund in- steady of buying the car on deferred payments at the prevalling high rates o P han at the Alling station does e man a lon not_hotice that the car is not stan on level ground when the amount of of in the engine is being noted from the indicator, be sure to caution him against drawing conclusions too hastily. ¥e @ld Tnll A Unique Selection of Gifts in the Tavern - For Reservations ° Phone Middleburg 39 or 41 fight fust Colesville Pla B | "Dl b, gy & L, Better still, drive the car to a t where it stands level 80 that the oil in- dicator will tell the truth about the crankease contents. Also, when desiring to fill up the gas. have the car on the level u“ylm ‘want to get into it all that, the (Copyright. 1999, by the Russell Servissd W memx.:: Average Factory Price on Automobiles Sold in U. S. in 1928 Is Placed at $673.10 ‘The average factory price which each motorist in the United ' States paid for his automobile last year was $673.10, according to figures of the American Motorists’ Association. The 1928 Gverage price was $60.40 cheaper than the average price for 1927, which was $733.50, the association’s figures show. There were sold to purchasers in this country last year a total of 3,503,430 passenger cars. Comparing the average costs of passenger automobiles since 1900, the figures show that as production in- creases the American purchaser of an automobile profits thereby to the ex- tent that he can make his individual purchase at a correspondingly lower figure. average factory price in 1900 was $1,168, increasing slightly to $1,189 in 1910 and dl’o?rd to $949 in 1920, compared with $673 last year. “With yearly increased production there is no reason why American pur- chasers of automobiles cannot buy bet- ter cars at a lower cost each year, declares Thomas J. Keefe, general manager of the association. “The present low cost of a au- tomobile is a tribute to the h ef- ficlency of the automobile manufac- Sml\ucr{, coupled with the fact that in recent t] have been numerous by manufac- turers, the net result being & better product at-a lower price.” ‘The association's automobile purchasers are rapidly be- comln:Ot"i:‘lld"mzn the closed type of car. Jassenger cats pur- chased in the Unit States last year 88.5 per cent were closed models. The rapld ¢ from open to closed models is shown by comparative fig- ures of 1921, which show that 22.1 per cent of the total prodyction were closed cars, compared with r cent in 1923, 565 r cent in 1925, 82.8 m cent in 1927 and 88.5 per cent year. R IRE TOLN Siam Rubber Planting Set Back. A drawback to rubber planting in Siam seems to lie in secu areas sufficlent to satisfy the needs of the “white” producers. In Siam there would be no difficulty in acquiring small tracts of land, either uncleared or al- ready planted, suitable for rubber, but to get unbroken areas of an extent suit- able for cultivation on .a large scale would not be so easy. Difficulties are likely to arise, not so much with refer- ence to obtaining rights thereto in the case of government-owned land, as to obtaini s title from a number of small holders. Apart from this, the fact that rubber may, to all intents and pur- poses, be raised as su and economically in much of Siamese Ma- laysia as in the Federated Malay States seems to have been adequately demon- survey shows thatstrated. suitable | plugs, ENGINE TROUBLE CLEARED Carburetor Not Always to Blame for “Bucking.” Missing of the engine and “bucking,” frequently blamed on ¢he carburetor, are often due to nothing more than improper adjustment of spark plugs or breaker point gaps, or both, according to a spark plug company engineering bulletin, Before making carburetcr adjustment in high-compression en- gines, the bulletin says, the owner or mechanic should make sure that the plug gap.is 0.020 inch or less, and dis- | tributer points are filled square and gap] from 0.015 to 0.032 inch—the lest workable gap the better. ‘The bulletin adds that dirty or worn- out spark plugs cause trouble often blamed on the carburetor. To clean , il the lower part with alcohol, metal polish or equal parts ammonia and water and allow to stand for a few seconds; rub the carbon from the insulator with a ‘stiff wire or small covered with one thickness the &lu‘ dry, then clean ts with emery cloth. Question Jowa Law. A novel form of motor. vehicle taxa- tion is being challenged in the United States Supreme Court, which has been asked to pass on of the Towa law, accord! ml:a’6 of the fimehnm M clation. The law on public mo- tor-bus carriers a '::-u.mflfi tax for the maintenance and repair of highways. wooden of cloth;p“wl sparking po Thousands of Responsible Dealers: Say— e Best Motor Oil in the World” Best because it is refined from pure Pesmsylvania erade—and nothing else—made by the world’s Iargest refiners of pure Pennsylvania oil. Best be- cause it lasts fully twice as long as ordinary oils. soubymfifimmAMwhaficmfm quality merchandise. They are good people to deal with. HIGHEST QUALITY PENNSYLVANIA OIL DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHERN WHOLESALERS, INC. 1519-21 L St. N.W. mmmmy CARE IN TOURING WEST IS URGED Motorists Warned to Be Sure of Gas, Oil and Water Supply En.Route. th & transcontinental journey settled the West than is ordinarily the habit in m thickly populated areas of the This statement was issued by the American Automobile Association by of advice to car owners contemplat- ing & cross-country run and who are more familiar with travel in the East. Plenty of Supplies Urged. “On first thought,” says the national motoring body, “the motorist who has been in the habit of passing filling sta- tions and repair shops at every turn, may be dismayed at the idea of travel- ing scores of miles without any of these familiar roadside adjuncts. However, there is no cause for worry if ample precautions are taken with the car This should also extend to food s plies and clothing for the occupants.' ‘The A. A. A. says that before start ing into & region that is sparsely set tled the first thing is to check gas, oil and water, as well as tires and car lubrication. Such preliminary precau- tions will assure a safe and comfortable Jjourney. Listing some of the things that will add to the pleasures of the trip, the A. A A sald “Check every detail of the car before starting and don’t overcrowd it. Obtain route in advance of journey from an A. +A. A. motor club and don’t depend upon wayside information. Start Touring Day Early. ' “Start the touring day early, which avolds the hours when the highways are crowded. If you are pressed for time, select routes that escape congested areas, Arrange in advance for hotel reservations. “The question of running out of gas and oil is a comparatively nezu‘l.ble one in the populated areas, but is a serious problem in some sections of the West. Therefore, more attention should be glven to the car when an area is reached where the population is scat- tered. Upon entering the desert, it is well to have an extra supply of gas and ofl, as well .as water. “The motorist also will find changes in temperature unfamiliar to the East- ern resident. The desert may be in the throes of heat during the day and cold at night. This makes adequate cloth- ing essential to the trip. “Care also should be taken to have sufficient food of the kind that will not be affected by the changing tempera- ure. “Above all is the question of water and the motorist will do well to be ever mindful of this essenttial. _ “If these precautions aré taken, the transcontinental trip will be ome of Ppleasure.” Uncertainty in Rubber Production. ‘The Rubber and Tea Quarterly directs attention to the uncertainty as regards the status of rubber production in Ma- laya on estates and native holdings un- der 10 acres. They point out that Ma- layan statistics of rubber stocks on estate over 100 acres failed to indicate anything like the quantities which have been exported since November 1, 1928, and credit part of this failure to the probable existence of large stocks on the small estates and in hands of natives. that natives may still be from accumulated stocks is indicated, rather than that present h&h native production is responsible for the continved high Malayan exports. Phone Decatur 130