Evening Star Newspaper, August 4, 1929, Page 59

DETROIT INDUSTRY EXPECTS BIG YEAR Prediction of Heavy Auto Sales Is Based on Con- sumption. DETROIT.—If past experience pro- vides any criterion, the new models ‘which several automobile manufactur- ers are shortly to introduce will be of- fered to the public under some of the most propitious circumstances the in-| dustry has ever known, according to| B. H. Cram, president of Cram’'s Auto- motive Reports, Inc. ‘The present condition of the auto- motive market is such as to indicate a continuance of its excellent state dur- ing the first six months of the year, and it is on this condition that the in- dustry will find the basis for a stim- ulus which will maintain the automo- bile business at its present prosperous levels. Several important influences have made and are making themselves parent in again putting the industry in the record-breaking class, and these in- fluences, through continuing to hold the industry at or close to its present levels, should pave the way for success- | ful merchandising of the Midsummer | models. Market Absorbs Production. | Perhaps the one thing contributing the most to the industry’s prosperity at | the present time is the ability of the ultimate market to absorb the heavy production which the industry has for | several months maintained. ~Some of | the reasons for this condition lie in| the industry itself, while others are more or less objective. However, the market is unsatiated because dealerf are in fairly prosperous condition and | have the available capital to carry the | factories’ output to the consumer, thus enabling the industry to merchandise in a more aggressive manner. In the second place, competition is entirely | healthy. The size of the market has been sufficient to accommodate the capacity output of all makes and classes | of cars with an entire absence of that | conflict and clashing which on past oc- | casions has so seriously upset the in- | dustry. There is a well defined price classi- fication segregating the various parts | of the market, but, fortunately, there | has been no particular development of | one group to the detriment of others. One reason for this is the generally | prosperous condition of business as a | whole. The basic industries are well supported and labor is well employed, | with the result that purchasing power | is maintained at unusually high levels. | This thigh level of purchasing power is naturally the underlying cause for the tremendous market for automobiles. 1t is doubtful if at any time in the his- tory of the industry there has been such a healthy industrial situation with manufacturing activity at such a highly sustained and yet basically sound peak. Certainly there never before was a time when all classes of people were better able to buy cars than thy have been for the past six months. This is adequately demonstrated by the fact that despite the heavy sales volume, repossessions | have never gone above a normal figure and have increased in nowhere near | the ratio that sales and production | have increased. No Change Feared. The only conclusion to be drawn | from such a survey of conditions is| that there need be no fear of an im- mediate or radical change in the cur- rent situation, Barring seasonal ten- dencles, which have already made the weight of their influence felt, the mar- ket situation is such as to indicate lit- tle change in character. Accordingly, B Al sent demand for cars well { ed obvious that any decided hange can be the result of only a gradual tapering off which, if it does make its appearance, will require sev- eral weeks to runp its course. As a result there is an excellent mar- ket for automobiles founded on a sound economic basis. Reflected by present activity, it is evident that this market has not yet been completely satisfied and leaves the industry still facing a large, although somewhat indefinite, market for the remaining months of the year. Into this waiting market will un- questionably go a substantial volume of business in\the form of the new models of Midsummer introduction. Not only will these new cars provide the existing market with a new stim- ulus, but at the same time they will benefit from an unusually heavy de- mand, with the result that sales and output should reach a figure, possibly Jower than thet shown during the first half year, that should easily carry the industry through to a new record in 1929. We have long been acquainted with %luks, erocks, junks, etc., etc., but the latest one comes from the Indianapolis Speedway, where a car of yesteryear, or " | rain usually beats against the car from I MILADY’S MOTORING , BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. Any woman is justified in assuming that she has won her master's degree when the man folk are willing to ride on the rear seat. ‘Woman's imaginative nature encour- ages her to speculate as to what would happen if she violated certain rules in the operation of the car, and it is often through such thought that she gains a very useful knowleige of the remark- able vehicle we so often take merely as » matter of course. Why, for example, is it necessary to observe certain precautions in switching on and off the ignition? Where is the risk in turning on the ignition again immediately upon switching it off? Thus she comes to know that if the ignition is swilched on sgain before the engine has come to a full stop, & dan- gerous backfire through the carburetor may be the result. Through this same speculation she also learns that she should not switch off the ignition when going downhill, because switching it on again may mean igniting a lot of un- burned gas in the exhaust and muffier. Some of the windshield and cowl ventilators are designed so that they can be opened when driving in the rain. Another point to remember when caught in a Summer shower is the fact that one side, so that the windows on the opposite side need not be closed. Recently there has been a tendency to equip new cars with tires that are just about right for the size and weight of the machine, letting the owner at- tend to the oversizing of the tires when he ccmes to buy new ones. I am not going to discuss the matter itself, but merely suggest the importance of watch- ing inflation a little more closely where the tires are inclined to be a little undersized. Since each inch of tire width has more weight to carry, it is necessary to avoid underinflation. 1t is & good plan to remember that the car will turn around in & shorter radius to the right than to the left. This is because when the front wheels | cramp around to the right, the right| one is restricted only by the frame. whereas when turning left, the left front wheel strikes the steering rod, which is usually out a little from the frame. , While in a repair shop recently, tak- ing a little vacation from other peo- ple’s troubles in order to catch up on my own. a woman dropped in to ask one of the mechanics if it would be all right for her to go riding for the after- noon, even though she was bothered by what she diagnosed as a strange knock in the engine. The repairer’s reply was interestirg. “It’s probably carbon” he suggested, “but maybe it's just the way you handle the engine when you are in a hurry to get away when the traffic lights turn green.” He referred to a common mistake in driving— that of “crowding” the engine with gas by pressing too far down on the accelerator. Skilled drivers can do this by retarding the spark simulta- neously; but the average woman at the wheel will find that she will be able tc get away best, and with least strain on the engine, by feeding gas just short of getting the knock. While the pressure gauge on the in- strument board is intended to tell how well the oil is circulating in the en- gine, it often also warns when addi- tional oil is need:d. Should the pres- sure drop radically, it is best to Taise the <hood and take a look at the oil level indicator on the engine. Nat- urally, if there is shortage of ofl, the lubricant that is left has to do more work. heats up, thins out and registers a lower pressure. It is entirely safe and practical to use the starter-motor to pull your car off railroad tracks if the engine stalls. Simply keep the gears in second and press steadily on the starter button. The clutch pedal, of course, should be “wp” and the hand brake released. The starter-motor rotates the engine through a gear in mesh with teeth on the edge of the flywheel. Because it rotates many times for each turn of the engine, it is able to do the job without exhausting the battery. Some cars can run about a half mile on the starter, but the convenience is only for emer- gency use. Very wisely the modern woman leaves the matter of washing the car to the neighborhood garageman, but as man- ager of her motoring much of the suc- cess of the car's appearance depends on how well she delegates this work. There is a natural inclination to order a wash when coming in out of a driving rain. but often this becomes a second and wasteful bath. The car may simply need chamoising and a polish. A wash will be needed most when the car has been out in a light rain, es- pecially if it has been driven fast over & highway just wet enough to make the surface slimy. Much washing can be avolded by dusting the car before taking it out in the wet. ‘There are 45 plants in this country where pleasure cars are manufactured and assembled and 42 plants where assembling only is done. Detroit, one not up to a certain standard, is xeferred to as a “Jaloppi.” Mich,, leads with 13, and Cleveland, Ohio, is second with 5. GOLDEN RULE BRAKE SERVICE FOR EVERY CAR Mechanical-Hydraulic-Bendix Brakes Expertly Serviced Relining Prices Per Set Essex Tupmobite’ (4) upmobile (8 Lincoln FORD BANDS, $1.60 LABOR AND MATERIAL Fifteen-Minute Service THE SUNDAY FALSE “APPROVED” SIGNS ARE RAPPED A. A. A. Warns Those Who | sied recora Seek Tourists’ Business to Be on Guard. Salesmen for meaningless “approved” signs are reaping a rich harvest at the hands of operators of small inns and wayside homes throughout tie coun- try, the American Automobile Associa- tion declared today, in broadcasting a warn| cautioning those catering to motorists to thoroughly investigate the organizations offering such signs before placing them in use. “There is no doubt,” said the national motoring body, “that many thousands of people desiring to attract the atten- tion of car owners, purc these fake ‘approved’ in good faith and be- lieve they are lmgngh:om-minl worth while. However, majority of in- stances they are sold by some fly-by- night operator and only represent pre- tended authority.” The A. A. A. advises operators of inns and wayside homes not to pay in ad- vance for “approved” signs and to care- fully investigate their merit and the organization behind them before plac- thi In front of their places of “The car owner,” says the statement, “has become an experienced traveler and is wise to the fact that these ‘ap- proved’ signs are without any practical value as & guide, unless he is familiar with the authority behind them. “An indication of the importance of curb!n, this new form of graft is seen in the fact that a move has been started in New England to eliminate these oper- ations through legislation to protect the touring public. This program has Relining Prices for WHEEL BRAKES *Chevrolet. *Pontiac. 1$11.00 § Curyser ... $15.00 .. 1$17.00 & Equally Low Prices on *Special fiber lining for Chevrol ‘We Do Nothing Jew Oakila: ise Pl Peerles: *Nas| -Knig! $16.00 IIA"\ SAVINGS Other Cars Not Listed . let, Pontiac & Nash front shoes But Brake Work. Can Keep Your Brakes Quiet and Adjust Them to Stop Evenly Guarantee at Lease a Year of Satisfactory Service AUTO BRAKE SERVICE CO. 427 K St. N.W. Phone Met. 8208 Be sure you get into OUR plnu on K St?ot! STAR, WASHINGTO! 'D. O, AUGUST 4, New Speed Creations Are Being Groomed |MARYLAND UNTESTED |Japan’s ‘Road Rules’ For Assaults on Segrave's Daytona Record By the Associated Press. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—This re- premacy loom. oninwflfimtl car designed by Louis Coatalen, Euro- 12 | pean automotive engineer, will be driven . It 8 fastest speed at which man has traveled in an automobile. ‘Three weeks in March has been set as the time for trials which will be supervised by the American Automobile Association’s contest board. Undeterred by the tragedy last Spring when Lee Bible was killed while at- tempting to make & record in the 36- cylinder Triplex of J. M. White of Philadelphia, the latter has said he will try af to build & car which will establish rd. reported to be con- templating an effort to capture the laurels from the Britisher are J. C. Sockwell of Miami, the Duesenberg brothers of Indianapolis and Harry Mil- ler of Los Angeles, Several foreign threats to speed su- the support of leading hotel interests.” ‘The statement continues: “One of the most hopeful slwn in the fight l,lln![ this duping of the public is the fact that the car owners them- selves are in the large majority patron- | 1zing places bearing the indorsement of nationally-known organizations. world | by Kaye Don, English driver. It is de- signed for & speed well in excess of 280 miles an hour. Capt. Malcolm Campbell, another Britisher, is sald to be preparing for anothér assault on the straightaws y in Africa. Among o ported to be trials here are 5.{ Berhardi ly and the manufacturers of Bugatti car. “While such attempts may not bring direct returns to the automobile indus- try,” says the contest board, “the con- struction of & car which will better the existing straightaway record will rep- resent the pinnacle of honor for a de- signer whose training and value to the :’ndu?try will be enhanced tremen- lously.” 3 AUTO AT 40-MILE SPEED STRIKES 2,700-TON BLOW Force Is Calculated as Warning to Drivers by Bay State Safety | “When approached by a salesman for | such signs, the hotel operator or way- side home owner should never put out any money until a thorough investiga- tion has been made of who is behind the organjzation: how it is operatéd; its purpose; service to motorists, etc. Steps should also be taken to see that it is an organization run by responsible people.” Council. By the Associated Press. BOSTON.—An automobile or truck weighing only 3,000 pounds and going at a speed of 40 miles an hour has a striking force of not less than 2,700 tons. Such is the startling warning to motor car drivers issued by the Massa- chusetts Safety Council. “To state this point more accurately,” the council continues, “such a car going 40 miles an hour strikes with sufficient energy to toss a rock weighing one ton 80 feet high. 19290—PART 4. CARS’ TAGS FORFEITED Confiscated License Plates Will Be Returned After Vehicles b Special Dispateh to The Star. Are Inspected. BALTIMORE, August 3.—The first blow at motorists who fafled to have their automobiles tested in compliance with the law was struck this week by f | the commissioner of motor vehicles, when State patrolmen confiscated the license plates of untested cars. - ‘The operators of the cars were o: dered to drive to a garage—their when possible—where the patrolman moved the plates. The driver wes in- structed to have his car tested end notify the commissioner of motor ve- hicles. lates are turned cver to the office of the commissioner #nd eventually are to be returned after the automobiles have been tested. With no license plates, the automo- biles are impounded, and to drive one makes the operator guilty of a second *rhe. openi in_the drf opening _gun rive was fired by Commissioner Baughman hi Fleming's sticker on the windshield and no rear- vision mirror, it was said, and when Commissioner Baughm: {0 stop on & hill he was unable to do so !beclule of faulty brakes, it was said. | He was taken before & magistrate in El- dersburg and fined $10 and costs on a charge of driving an unsafe vehicle. Every automobile lacking the wind- shield sticker Indicating that it has passed trolmen, according to° Commissioner Baughma, e Without the automobile half the sub- urban houses and stores would close. 81,065 De Soto Sixes Sold the First Year! PRICES AS LOW AS ‘849 AT THE FACTORY For Tourists’ Use Written in English One of the officers of a motor truck manufacturering company recent- 1y brought back with him from Japan & copy of a leaflet, handed to him by @ Tokic policeman, which contained Japan's “Rules of the Road and Hints to Motorists,” written in “English” for the benefit of tourists. In part, these rules read: “1, At the rise of the hand of police- | man, stop rapidly. Do not pass or| otherwise disrespect him. “2. When passenger of the foot hove | in sight, tootle the horn. Trumpet melodiously at first. Then tootle with| vigor, and express by word of mouth the warning, ‘Hil Hi' H “3. Beware of the wanderihg horse | that he shall not take fright. Go| soothingly by. 4, Give space to the festive dog that mades sport in the roadway. Avoid en- tangiement of the dog With your-wheel spokes. | “5. Go soothing on the grease-mud | as there lurks the skid demon. Press the brake of the foot as you roll around the corners to save the collapse and te-up.” —_—. truck had no inspection | ordered him | inspection will be stopped by pa- | ‘The German Tax Commission ‘visit- | ing the United States to study all phases of the automobile industry and gather information on taxation and our highway systems declared that | automobile factories could look forward to being kept busy for some years to care for the world-wide demand for motor cars. The possibllities of motor | car_transportation have finally been | realized and a heavier demand is ex- pected to follow from practically every | country in the world. Attention was | called to Chili, South America, where importations of automobiles were in- creasing each year by a few hundred. Suddenly it jumped from 1,508 imported MARYLAND ENFORCING BOULEVARD STOP LAW | Arrests Are Being Made for Vio- lations on Main Highways of State. Special Dispateh to The Star. BALTIMORE, August 3.—An intensive campaign and drastic measures to en- force the boulevard law on main high- ways of Maryland has been inaugura ed, according to E. Austin Baughman, motor vehicle commissioner. Arrests are now being made when this law is not complied with. i On an inspection trip this week by Mr. Baughman through various parts of |the State some interesting facts were discovered regarding the seeming lack of understanding of the boulevard law on the part of the motoring public. ‘While Mr. Baughman was checking up on conditions, he noticed that 12 cars out of 12 failed to stop before en- tering the boulevard at Ellicott City, seven cars out of seven at Hancock and considerable negligence was shown at other points along the way. “The Maryland boulevard law is per- fectly simple so far as carrying out its dictates are concerned,” Mr. Baughman declared. “The word upon which the whole matter hinges is one of the short- est and mrst direct—Stop .To many motorists, however, and especially those sccustomed to traveling in rural dis- iricts, it seems a highly complicated affair, “In its essence the law implies merely that certaln roads duly designated & such are leadirg arteries of travel, and machines using them have the right of way over all cars on secondary roads. In order that there may be no misun- derstanding concerning the identity of the Maryland boulevards, e State roads commission has placed "on them conspicuous markers, so plainly visible that only persons of deficient eyesight in 1927 to over 5,000 for the year 1928. Every Record Smashed- Y can fail to see them. 0 A 6 L . o O R R P The Greatest Climb in motor car history Only a year has passed since the advent of the Chrysler-built De Soto Six. In that twelvemonth, De Soto Six has broken all sales records for any first-year car at any price with the smashing total of 81,065 cars. Now it is not foo rash to prophesy that nothing can stop this car’s ascendancy — the greatest climb in all motor car history. Firmly entrenched in popular favor, be- coming better and better known with every day, winning new friendships with new owners, De Soto Six is so far ahead of rivals that a continuously triumphant future can be predicted.. For the wise will continue to buy where the value is; and there is no other value like De Soto Six! Si1x DE Soro 1337 Q CHRYSLER DISTRICT New Car Sales Potomac 1000 14th St. N.W. MOTORS MOTOR COMPANY (INCORPORATED) i Used 1324 Car Sales 14th St. N.W. - Potoniac 1000 RONEY. MOTOR CO, Frederick, Md. PRODUCT