Evening Star Newspaper, November 10, 1929, Page 59

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. ROM time to time reports have come in concerning motorists victimized at gasoline serv- ice stations. These cases of fraudulent practices include short measures of both oil and line and substitution of inferior brands. It is a kind of practice that is hard to detect. A man may watch a weighing machine in a grocery store, but seldom does he pay much attention to the filling tank, and should he do so, it would be impossible for him to be aware of a small shortage. Investigation of nmsg stations comes under the Jjurisdiction of George M. Roberts, superintendent of weights and measures, but as work of this kind requires a lot of time, and other investigations are his duties, fill- ing stations may escape notice at lon¥er intervals than what might be for the best. A report comes from the Cleve- land Automobile Club, affiliated with the Americ Automobile Association, concerning the same condition in the Ohio city. The report is issued jointly by the sec- retary of the club, sealer of weights and measures for Cleve- land, and Cuyahoga County sealer. Conditions found there were far from satisfactory. Local Situation. Checking up on the local situa- tion, varied expressions of opinion were found. The American Auto- mobile Association, through a rep- resentative, declared that the situ- ation in Washington was probably the same as in Cleveland and other parts of the country. It was stated that a drive had not been undertaken here for some time, but that the American Automobile Ascociation would start éne in the nerr future. From the office of Mr. Roberts, the superintendent of weights and measures, a statement was given out that the National Capital was very free from fraudulent prac- tices of this kind, and that while a few places had been found to be selling short measures, it was not regarded as intentional. Edward D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, reported that his or- ganization had not come into knowledge of dealers selling short measures to any appreciable ex- tent, that it had been reported there was considerable substitu- tion made at some of the service stations for high-test line and al30 for the better grades of oils. Proposed Regulation. Because of this, Mr. Shaw stated, the association had pro- posed a law compelling service stations to place on each of their tanks the kind of gasoline being sold and upon the fuel wagons as well. This proposed legislation is now in force in Maryland and Vir- ginia, he said. The District pro- posal, drawn by the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association, is now before the Commissioners. According to Mr. Shaw, a man drew up to a service station here a short time ago and asked the dealer to fill his tank with a cer- tain kind of high-test gasoline ‘Ten gallons were poured into the automobile tank and the driver asked for a receipt, saying that he had to turn it in with his expense account. This the dealer is said to have refused to do. The man then said that he would not pay for th- gasoline without a receipt. Rather than give a receipt the dealer al- lowed the man to drive away with 10 free gallons of gasoline. Mr. Shaw stated that this was con- vincing that the dealers were sell- ing a substitute fuel of lower grade and attempting to charge a high price for it. Louis Rothschild, director of the Better Business Bureau, stated that no cases of short selling hac «ome to his attention, but that a few cases of substitution had. He said that while the bureau did not handle cases of this kind ordi- narily, it would if complaint was brought before them. He could :ot say what the condition was ere. The situation here should be in- vestigated more fully. It is of im- portance that the motorists of this city are protected. Although the loss of money is only a little at a time, it mounts yearly into high figures. It is to be hoped that fu- ture investigation will disclose that the situation in the Nationai Capital is satisfactory. The Cleveland report is of in- terest. In part it follows: Drive Conducted. “A three-day drive against gasoline stations giving short measure was made. The Cleve- land Automobile Club furnished investigators and four specially equipped cars, operating from hidden tanks and permitting re- moval of the regular tanks so that | the price of nearly 1.000,000 & the gasoline purchased could be| o i e accurately measured. who have been |Sealer i ant, Sealer Votaw, his assist- aul Kocher, and County Fischer, assigned to the in- vestigation by County Auditor John A. Zangerle at the request of the Automobile Club, had direct charge of the drive. “The salient discoveries result- ing from the investigation are these: “Eighty-seven gasoline stations were tested. Thirty-nine per cent were found to be violating the law. “Fourtee arrests were made. These cases were the most serious, some shortages running over two quarts in five gallons. “Twenty otier station attend- ants were summoned before Votaw and Fischer for a warning. These shortages were law violations, but were smaller. “Votaw issued 11 warrants and summoned 14 for warnings. Fischer issued three warrants and summoned six for warnings. Votaw made 71 test purchases in the city and Fischer 16 test pur- chases in the county outside the Cleveland limit. Shortages Large. “A number of stations belonging to one particular company, whei: subjected to the test purchases, went on the records as being 58.6 per cent short measure; of the total number, 27.6 per cent of the operators of this company who sold gasoline on the tests were ar- rested; 31 per cent were sum- moned for warnings. “Not wishing to be merely tech- nical, nor to hale attendants into court for trivialities, it was de- cided that no summons for warn- ings would be issued unless the legal ‘tolerance’ (that is, three ounces leeway in five gallons) had been exceeded three times; and that no arrests would be made un- less the legal ‘tolerance’ had been exceeded six times. “Several of the worst violators— who were served with warrants— could have made $10 a day if they had been able to pocket for them- selves the retail price of the gaso- line which motorists did not get. | provided, of course, that the shortage shown the test pur- td:hue had held throughout the ay. “The pu of the investiga- tion was not so much to catch the careless as it ‘was to discover the intentional cheat. “Take, for example, the station that sells an average of five gal- lons to each of 100 cars a day Many stations sell much more than this. If one pint is gained on each sale the attendant can make $2.50 a day extra. Attend- ants’ wages are low enough to make this additional income de- sirable. 3,000 Pumps in County. “There are about 3,000 pumps in the county. The average number of rumpc to a station —many of which are one-pump curb stations —is two. The 100 per day and $2.50 per day are thus seen to be conservative, since it is indicated by the 87 tests that $20,000 is the total daily loot, as compared with $3,750 at the rate of $2.50 each for a maximum of 1,500 stations. “This ‘racket’ is not organized, but seems to exist as a condition that has grown up out of custom, in spite of efforts to keep it down. “It is not fair to assume that gvery station attendant ‘caught with the goods’ was deliberately cheating. Some may have been merely careless. Nevertheless, thc law governing the giving of full measure was enacted and is to be enforced for the benefit of the buyer. For it is the buyer out of :hou pocket comes the $20,000 a ay. “Most reputable oil companies supply their stations with stand- ard and test measures, send pump | inspectors around regularly and otherwise try to comply with the law, which requires that measur- ing apparatus for the selling of gasoline be tested daily. In ad- dition, the city and county sealers’ offices are continually examining equipment. Pumps Foolproof. “The majority of equipment now in use, mechanically, is about foolproof; but it can be tampered with, or manipulated, when the buyer of gasoline is not too ob- servant. “It is frequently observed that rumps are set at the maximum egal ‘tolerance’—that is, so that they will measure three or four ounces less than five gallons. This | is allowance by law. However, when a natural shrinkage occurs ' amounting to three or four ounces —as happens when warm gasoline is poured into a cool underground tank, or from leakage and evapo- ration—the law is immediately violated. . “A shrinkage of three ounces in five gallons—on all the gasoline sold in Cuyahoga County in a year —means that motorists surrender lons of gasoline annually; $200,000, approximately.” Manufacturers Change Auto Style So as to Lower Wind Resistance Aeronautical research will have a de- cided effect on future automobile styles in the United States. Already tests made in Europe, where the high price of gasoline is a decided factor, have point- ed the way to the elimination of some of the air resistance encountered by moving automobiles. As sclentists know, a fast moving ob- ;;e: acting on still air makes it present a solid, high s makes char: ust as water react as a hard object. This can be demonstrated. by ll-lgp.infi the hand on water. A machine veling at the attainable by y | & considerable pi y | mmte urers | erator air stream by means of wires that are attached to balancers for measuring the stresses produced on the different sections by the wind. ‘The United States Bureau of Stan- ards has three wind tunnels, one of which is ranked amon; the world. In one, wi eter of three feet, wind traveling 150 miles an hour may be developed. An- other, four and one-half feet in diam- eter, can develop a gale. de accustomed to sign. have been evolyed, but i, e ot ol e e of automobiles | piston, which, THE SUNDAY T w \./(./ ¢ i Lt STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C.., NOVEMBER 10, 1929—PART FOUR. | MILADY’S MOTORING | BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. ‘When a woman doesn’t turn over the wheel to her husband upon entering & congested city there's no telling wheth- er she's experienced in driving or in Judging drivers. » A very dangerous situation is created by two drivers trying to right, because if they get in one of them wili be wedged curb, ntly a woman de turn to the right to place her car at the white line when stopping in traffic. Just as she made the move to do this the driver behind decided that he alsv would move to the right of her car and get to the line. Their cars were badiy aged. Mapy drivers attempt this double passing on the left and, while this, too, is a TOUs P it seldom is as risky as the of ther stunt because often -mumn' drivers, observing the sit- uation, car pull over to the far siae of the street and help avoid a smasn. kgoelnlly with the newer engines, which are inclined to have an over- size cooling system to take care ot excessive speed, it isn’t necessary to consider one's self stranded if the fan belt breaks. The engine will keep rea- sonably cool for a run to a repair shop. a check on the gas mileage by makirg suitable records in the car's memo book, it would be u :ood plan to note the type of driving or each period of mileage under con- sideration. This will show just what kind of use of the car 1s most eco- nomical from the standpoint of fuel cozsumption. It will be found that the short runs are expensive. This will not necessariiy mean that the long runs are the most economical, because they may be made at high speed. which is wasteful. Cer- tain trips will be fourd to consume more gas than others, either because there is more travel on the particular routes or steeper hills. Som¢ more than the bare figures will prove be of very material usc in keeping close check on gas. You may even find that the mileage lowers when the car is stored too much. In attempting to do her good deed for the day by cleaning the windows and windshield of the car, many a 'ol.':llt. n( . the 'k - E; of up work as water, the glass and the polishing cloths, but never sus) that the sun is the real obstacle. Glass should cleaned in the shade. Usually it is simply a matter of using water ard » chamois. Any woman who has ever sung a gong cycle sould be able to grasp the | idea of the four cycles of the modern engine under the hood of the typical automobile, ‘Take each cylinder separately and consider the behavior of its respective in traveling up and | down, imparts rotational motion to the | engire shaft through a connecting roa. | Let us start with the pision at the top point of its travel and follow it as it goes downward. As we crank tie engine shaft with the starter-motor the piston is drawn dowz and sucks in gas vapor through a hole uncovered by lflu intake valve. That's the first cycle. The next cycle is the upward move- ment of the piston during which it compresses this charge of gas. Botn valves are closed, so there can be no escape of the gas, ard just as the pi>- ton nears the top a flash of spark from the plug ignites the gas. Immediately there is an expansion of the burning gas vapor, which sends plston downward on its own initiative. This is cycle No. 3. Following this power stroke the pls- ton again rises and goes through the fourth cycle, known as exhaust. Here it drives the burned gas out the ex- haust port and immediately starts w du;_ in fresh gas as it goes downwara agal Never leave the car parked beside a post if at all possible to avoid it. Hav- ing the car pushed up on the sidewalk by anothtr machine is bad enougu without having it jammed into a pos.. Judging from the number of requests for a Sgnplmed method of putting king space, the problem is still & cult one for a great many women. Unfortunately, there is nu patent way of performing the job automatically, It requires patience and | the willingness to do the job according to _the following rule: First, drive past the space until the car is abreast of the machine parked just ahead. In passing the space an excellent opportunity is afforded to judge the amount of room and to de- cide if the car will fit in. At the same time a alenal can be given to other drivers to pas. “v to the left. Next the driver »..~:'d pull down on the right side of the ster-i~e wheel until the front wheels are cue well around. Then the backirg should be- gin. As soon as the rear of the car ahead has been cleared the driver should look around to watch the car behind. In backing the trick is to place the rear of the car so that its left rear fender will lize up with the left front one of mt e behind. Just as soon as this is accomplished the fron. wheels should be cut in the e direction, so as to bring the front ot the car to the curb. At this polrc it is important to watch the car mn front, 5o as to clear it pro‘)lerly‘ (Copyright by the Russell Seryice.) . ICE MINE PHENOMENON. Rare Natural Condition Is Near Coudersport Pike. e o Oougersport Pibe & nich on lamous wl connects with the Susquehanna Trail, there is one of the rarest of natural to drive at a speed of 30 miles hour. of 3 A of the wind or the number seen on the phenomena, an ice mine. Ice in con- siderable quantities is to be found in u&-flmo{mey-r.mthc Absorbers and Special Dispatch to The Star, DETROIT, Mich,, November 9.— Compared with the cars of past years, the new models of 1930 are being en- gineered to metered standards of per- formance, dictated by scientific re- search. The term “metered” thus used does not mean the metric system, althougn the metric system may play its part i the process. It means measured or mensurated use of precision standaras as applied to modern car design to make engines operate with silence and swiftness unapproached in the cars of the past, to give greater comfort in riding, less nervous strain in driving and longer chassis life with greater reliability. Metered or measured performance 1s apparent in the dozen new lines of cars already introduced for next year. Certain characteristics are common 1 the models of those makers who have shown real progress in the last 12 months, They crop out in various ways, showing the general trend. One of the simplest, for purposes-of illus- tration, may be seen in the conven- tional spark plug. Spark Plug Practice Changed. Formerly spark plug makers bullt & limited number of designs to cover the requirements of a large number of engines of different makse ‘The man- ufacturer who had the particular de- sign that suited a low-priced car ot large volume production was the one who landed the orders for plugs In million lots. Usually he made one standard type of plug do for a whole line of cars and trucks called upon tw transport loads of various weights un- der a variety of operating conditions. Wi is year, however, that has been changed. It has been found by research that the larger engine hauling :he h?uvlerklo:d can use a differeny ype of spark plug. “The application of hot or cold plugs in a given engine depends upon both be | the heat characteristics of the engine and the service required,” says one spark plug builder. Accordingly, what is known as the “metric” plug has been produced. It is so called because of its metric dimensions, as compared with former types. Engineers contend that different types of plugs require different lengths of insulators projecting into the firing chamber. A long projection makes a hot plug to be 1sed in engines which develop comparatively little heat; a short one produces a “cold” plug in- tended for use in hot, high-compression engines, where it is necessary to dissi- pate the extra heat more rapidly. The difference has been worked out according to engineering formula and the metered plug is the result. Through their scientific laboratory study of ig- nition engine designers have developed cylinder heads in which special shaping of the combustion chamber is made to give high-compression operation and increased power and speed. High compression. itself represents a NEW MODEL CARS ARE "METERED" TO GIVE GREATER EFFICIENCY Advances Shown in Improved Spark Plugs, | Multiple Cylinder Trend, Shock Steering Ease. metering or separation process whereby engine power is made to give fast get- away and quicker acceleration to pas- senger cars. Other Advances Noted. Other advances which indicate meter- ing of former standards to give greater efficiency in the cars of 1930 are seen in the multiple-cylinder trend. straight 8s are coming, as are 12 and 16-cylinder engines. One builder has bmu!ht. out a new straight 8, with a double system of ignition, representing an elaboration of accepted principles. In transmitting the power from the | the engine to the wheels engineers now provide four speeds instead of three, with accompanying advantages of higher road speed at lowered engine speed, more rapid pick-up and greater hill- climbing power. ‘The same skill that can gauge the fit of an engine bearing to 10,000ths of an inch and less has worked out other ways of making the capability of the average car cover a wider range of usefulness on a basis of exactitude. Not only is acceleration in engines a matter of measured precision, but deceleration in brakes is measured in foot pounds of energy distributed on your wheels, and can be shifted from one side of the car to the other when a corner has to be turned. A A similer process has been applied to the springing of cars by contriving shock absorbers that co-ordinate with springs and balloon tires to cancel bumps encountered in the highways. The force exerted by a bump, as it acts on a shock absorber, can be measured or weighed by scientific means and the result recorded by perforations on a strip of paper passing through a ma- chine. It has become possible to extend re- search in this fleld from the car to the passenger and to measure the fatigue riding produces. This is done by ap- plying the familiar medical test of nasal ldnrgvhbolilm before and after a long e. Steering Ease Increased. By use of similar processes of analysis and fact-finding steering ease is in- creased, vision and visibility through the windshield have been improved and ghtlng of exterior parts with chromium as been substituted for the nickel that used to tarnish. Riding comfort and the convenience of short or tall passengers have taken a step ahead, because seats are now ad- Justable, forward or backward. With these improvements built into the modern car the engineers are still finding new ways of making automo- biles more serviceable and dependable. ‘Soon it may be that the driving public will not consider a car completely equipped unless it contains a radio set. Many cars are now being delivered with radio equipment, and the makers be- lieve educational work under way will bring a general demand for it. (Copyright, 1929. by North American News- paper Alliance.) Were it not for the highway accom- plishments of some communities there might be some fear that mere man will never be able to cope successfully with automobile traffic needs, according to E E. Duffy, highway educational writer. ‘Whenever the Wayne County (Mich.) board of county road commissioners issues its annual report there is always mentioned ~ some forward - lnoking achievement that should stir the heart of him who would have highways wide, safe and conveniently designed. This time the report tells the world about a superhighway elevated grade separation nearing completion, separation, at the iatcrsection of two important arteries, each consisting of two strips of concrete each 40 feet wide, rtends the elimination of ground- jevel crossings of busy highways. Optimism on this point is indicated by the report itself: “We believe it is the forerunner of thousands of such This | Michigan Superhighway Grade Separation Held to Be Forerunner of Thousands separations that will be ultimately con- structed well over the I'atlon, for it is built to fill a demand and not to create one. It is in itself proof of need " ‘The Michigan-Southfield superhigh- way grade separation is but a part of the master plan adopted some years ago by Detroit and vicinity. Aside from the construction of lengthy mileages of highways 40 feet and wider, the master plan takes into consideration all fac- 'fio“ that have to do with ease of traffic low. Wayne County has 28 grade separ tions completed, of which 26 are ra road and 2 highway. Nine railroad separations are under construction and plans are being made for the building of 11 more. From this it may seem that the De- troit area is recognizing that the auto- mobile is a factor in economic life that must be served. What c2u e average citizen do about the highway pru¥am? He knows that there is a problem, tha. *ove is traffic congestion, a need for Wic: roads, for more pavements, for high- way safety devices; yet the highw: like golf under 72, is mystery to John Per Capita, accord: m‘:. E. Duffy, highway educational writer. Communities have made mistakes in projecting and financing improvements, and ymhbly will ue to do so0. John Per Capita may see that mis- takes are being made, yet, feeling that his voice if aroused in protest would be squeak, he does nothing . The one great thing that the citizen must learn in order to be a good citizen, is that there may be many others who agree with him that in the interest of better government certain lures should be taken or elimi- proced nated, as the case may be. To illustrate: Recently in Chicago a city official took it upon st street resu e himself to in- am in vemen's were hot the weather the greater. the bulk of the icee tigate & ria one district whe *e 80 bad that a rist couldn't keep g Progr s Highway Problems Declared in Need Of Average Citizen's Assistance more than one wheel at a time out of the holes. The street surfaces were so shattered that obviously they wouldn't even serve as a practicable base, in- zemuch as a flexible topping would soon | be ruined. One property owner saw the folly of this vesurfacing project and busied himself, throug: his cos munity business association, in ae ing the plan. An injunction against resurfacing was granted and now in all likelihood the streets will be repaved solidly, saving the community consid- erable money over a period of years. There are many ways the citizen may serve his community, and also his own pocketbook, by directing his attention to improvements wherever or unstable construction is contemplated. Trail Pierces Game Section. tourists to see deer and bear from the the Susquehanna Trail in lvania. The for- and left of the highway biggest big-game sections More | It is not an uncommon thing for |sectio “In My Opinion” A column in which readers may express their views on motoring and traffic problems. A Reader Asks A Few Questions. I have read with great interest the ' letters you published on November 3 under your new caption, “In My Opin- ion,” and if you consider the following as constructive thoughts, kindly publish this letter: Why is not there a stop sign at the southeast corner of Columbia and On- tario roads, when there is one on the northwest corner? Why is not there a stop sign at the southeast corner of Euclid and Columbia road, a most treacherous spot? Will the following points be ever con- trolled by lights: Fifteenth and H streets northwest. Fifteenth and I streets northwest. Fourteenth and H streets northwest. Fourteenth and I streets northwest. Fourteenth and K streets northwest. Connecticut avenue and t northwest. Connecticut avenue and northwest. Seventeenth and I streets northwest. Seventeenth and H streets northwest. Is there any reason why an officer is directing traffic during the middle of the day at the intersection of Rhode Island and Connecticut avenues, where the traffic is not then worse than at Connecticut avenue and K street and I street, where there is no control? Whiie there is an officer directing traffic dur- ing the so-called rush hours at Fif- teenth and H, Fourteenth and K, Four- teenth and I streets, are not these in- tersections always in a rush condition? The letter signed B. Stanley and pub- lished on October 17 in your paper viv- idly describes what happens when thc crossing officer leaves his post, and at the above-named places the only rc- course 15 to take a chance. Will that be remedied some day? Criticizes Rotary Turn At Sixteenth and T Streets. Mr. Harland's and Mr. Eldridge's opinions of their pet type of left turn, the alleged rotary turn in use in the Capital, would receive rude shocks did they, as the writer frequently and un- fortunately has to do, have to make a right turn south into Sixteenth street at T street any afternoon between a quarter of 5 and 5:30, The writer has attempted to make this turn practically every working day for the past two months, and recollects that twice has he been able to make it without delay, every other time beiag pinched off behind the second car mak- ing the left turn north into Sixteenth street. These left-turners so block the street that it # impossible for a driver behind them to make the rignt turn on the proper light, and the result is that the perfectly inoffensive right- turner is held up at least one cycle of the lights, while the unorthodox left- turners go merrily about their business after the customary but needless delay of sitting crosswise in an empty street waiting for a light to turn. I am pointing out this corncr for the reason that I can assure the traffic pcwers that be of a like fate to mine on any business day they wish to in- vestigate. ‘There are plenty of corners like this in town where many precious minutes are lost during the day because of the inane and perfectly purposel-s left turn now in operation, A W.G. Says Stop .Signs Are Inadequately Placed. Much has been said about the placing of stop signs at various intersections throughout the city. Undoubtedly many of these signs are placed at unimpor- tant places and cause unnecessary halts. If, however, the Traffic Bureau has so many of these signs that they must place them at street corners seemingly Jjust to get rid of them, why is it that some important spots are overlooked? I refer to the intersection of Massa- chusetts and Wisconsin avenues. Here two heavily traveled thoroughfares run into each other. When a traffic gg:‘ke- man is not on duty the eoudc.e.s is very bad and the situation is dangerous. Presumably the vehicle on the right has the right of way, but an observer would not believe it. ‘Unquestionably, in my opinion, a stop sign should be placed here. -Preferably it should be placed on Wisconsin ave- nue, as machines proceeding southward have to come to a stop before making a left turn. In the interests of safety cannot something be done’ “fu; this? I street Profests Against M Street Congestion. I want to indorse most heartily the suggestion of N. R. C. that pedestrians along the Lee Highway be urged to walk against’ traffic instead of with it. Like N. R. C, I too, have on several occa- sions nurrowly avoided running down the walkers on the narrow shoulders of the highway. If they refuse to walk against traffic then they should carry lanterns at night for their own safety. I also want to protest most vehe- mently against the chronic traffic con- gestion along M street through George- town, which could be greatly alleviated if not entirely eliminated through the medium of restrictions against parking during the rush hours. Although widened some years ago, M street is yet too narrow to carry the tremendous volumes of traffic that it does while automobiles are permitted to park at the curb, particularly during the morning and afternoon rush hours. Parking should be prohibited on_ the south side in the morning rush hour and on the north side in the after- noon rush hour. Such restrictions have been adopted on many other streets, few of them as heavily traveled as M street in Georgetown. J.E. C. Speaks in Behalf of The Lowly Pedestrian. As one who occasionally, but not | regularly, drives to and from work, and therefore knows of the dangers to destrians first hand, I want to say word for protection of the lowly destrian. There has been much argu ment as to the faults of jay-walkers and careless pedestrians, but the fact remains that the pedestrian places his | i life or limb in jeopardy when he tries to cross a busy intersection. Automatic trafic light signals were installed to protect the pedestrian pri- marily, and yet, due to the right hand | turn by motorists, they are entirely in- effective. Because the situation will be with us probably permanently, it 1s high time, in my opinion, that something be done to force the motorist to observe laws of common fairness. Almost any minute during busy hours on downtown intes sections one can see pedestrians, wl have waited for the grcen signal, ven- ture onto the cross walk, only to be frightened half out of their wits by a car, making a right-hand turn, bearing down suddenly upon tnem from behind. There can be no defense for the pe- destrian who disregards traffic signals, but certainly the motorist who swoops upon persons properly using the cross walk while making a right turn is a coward of the first water. ‘The law says the pedestrian has the right of way and police tions even*forbid the motorist in suc! case from blowing a blast from his auto horn at the pedestrian to make him scurry out of the way. Yet both law and regulation are violated a thousand times every day at hundreds of inter- ns. It is high t'me for some action. A continued, rather than a temporary, umplg: by police, directed at i thoughtless, careless or vicious drivers, probablg would help much.n ol IU. S. FAR AHEAD IN NUMBER OF AUTOMOBILES IN USE Solomon Islands Land of Fewest Cars and Millions of People Never Heard of Motor Cars. BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW. Automobile Technical Adviser. People living in the United States have difficulty visualizing conditions in many other countries pertaining to au- tomobile transportation. In this coun- try they read reports to the effect that there is one automobile to each 4.9 in- habitants. When these people go out for a ride on a fair weather Sunday they readily conclude that the number of motor vehicles here is even larger. It is hard to believe that such a large and very thickly populated nation as China, with about three times as many human beings as are found in America, had fewer than 25,000 automobiles. ‘The area of fewest automobiles is said to be the Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific, which have altogether only two of these motor vehicles. There are millions of people who have never heard of an automobile, much less seen one. There are only four countries in the world that have as many as a mil- lion automobiles, and only one country that has more_ than 1500,000. This country is the United States, with its approximately 24,500,000 cars. World Use Increased. Automobiles in use throughout the world increased 8.6 per cent last year. These figures are from the annual world motor census, made by the American Automobile Association, and are prob- ably the most accurate statistics avail- able. The total number of passenger cars, motor trucks and busses in oper- ation in all the nations of the world, as of January 1 last, is placed at 31, 920,952. By this time this figure is doubtless well over the 32,000,000 mark. It is interesting to note that the in- crease in the number of automobiles in countries outside of the United States, as a group. is larger than even in this country. The gain in other countrics amounted to 16.5 per cent, as compared to 5 per cent for the United States. However, the total number of cars, motor trucks and busses in operation in all foreign countries was less than 7,500,000, but this was a million more than in the previous year. Next to the United States, New Zea- land has the greatest number of auto- tomobiles per capita, the figure being one for each 8.9 inhabitants. Canada, another dominion of the British Empire, is third, with one car to each nine per- sons. While 77 per cent of the world's motor vehicles are in the United States, this country has manufactured 83.5 per cent of the world's production of auto- mobiles. Last year European automo- bile rs produced nearly 600,000 cars and trucks, which was a small ad- vance over'the previous year. These figures do not take intd account the American automobiles which are’ as- sembled in subsidiary plants in Europe. Contrasts Are Striking. 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