Evening Star Newspaper, January 12, 1930, Page 57

In the Mo tor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. said farewell to Gotham. ‘The final curtain was rung down last night, and the reign of the motor king ended in as far as his regal presence at Grand Central Palace is con- cerned. While official figures are lack- ing, it is readily agreed that his subjects this year outnumbered those of any of the past 29 coro- nations. Although the throne in New York is relinquished for this year, the monarch moves on to gther centers, and local interest aits his visitation here at the ditorium, January 25. Here in the National Capital he will vie for honors with other happenings of importance that always are oc- curring. Power and Splendor Sought. Like most kings, the ruler of ,trnnsportatlon stretches out for P g:wer and splendor. These fac- .~tors are particularly true this year, more so than ever before, <and in the spirit of the times the -bld for economy is made. ‘This economy plea is of inter- est. No one can gainsay that the new refinements and added parts —whether they be cylinders or something else—promote more power. Nor can any one deny that the graceful lines and paint decorations enhance the beauty of the automobile. . But the economy question re- mains to be proved. At first thought it appears inconsistent. “""More speed and more power _should bring higher oil and gaso- line bills. It takes gasoline and oll to make the motor run, and -there are no known improvements at present that will cut down to * -“any great extent their need. A Question of Economy. Now the manufacturers claim “that other improvements passed over by the average observer and - the increased accessibility of all ,parts will not only compensate, =»* but will make the actual upkeep -'of the car cheaper than in former ‘years. But will the accessibility of getting at the valves even up --for their increased number in many motors? It remains to be seen. Curiously, the various producers have done little or nothing to aid the motorist in his Flrklng prob- lems. It was anticipated, before : many of the models came out, that there would be a general trend to shorter wheel bases. This certinly is not the case, and in “..many instances the wheel bases .are much longer. So for the pres- .-~ ‘ent year, at least, many a motorist < will find his parking difficulties | ‘worse than ever. Sport and«Open Cars. : One factor worthy of note is ’the appearance of many sport .and open cars being exhibited -~ this year, greatly surpassing the number shown last year. For -~ some time it has been the con- ‘sensus of opinion that the closed ““model was preferable. Volume of sales of these kinds have been proof positive. Is it, then, the thought of the manufacturer to try to bring back the open cars to popular choice once more? It is believed that this is not the case. What seems to be the idea is that the motor industry is attempting to “foster the theory that each fam- ly, whenever it is possible, should have a set of cars—both a closed car and an open one. Visitors from Washington to the New York show were im- ressed, or rather depressed, over - he length of time before the sig- nal lights changed. Most of the lights operate on three and four minute schedules. It was found almost impossible to cross the street when the light was red, be- cause cars were jammed up to- gether for blocks awaiting their move. It is not necessary to state the condition of things when the light was green and the relentless pack, comprised mainly of taxi cabs, was let loose. THE 1930 automobile show has purpose is to acquire and dis- seminate information concerning highway construction, nance, operation and finance; to stimulate interest in the subject of good roads and promote educa- tional, legislative and other meas- ures on behalf of highway de- velopment. Its memberships are classified into eight groups or di- visions, which comprise county highway officials, city officials, en- ineers and officials, European ighway contractors, manufac- turers, membership-at-large and Pan-American. Each year the association holds its annual conclave, bringing to- gether road builders from all the States, counties and cities of the United States, as well as from the various foreign countries. The at- tendance includes, in addition to the engineers, officials and con- | tractors, official delegates ap- pointed by the various countries in South and Central America, as well as a large number of official delegates from the several Euro- pean countries. The exposition or road show is | the largest and most comprehen- sive exhibition and demonstration of road and street building ma- chinery, materials and methods. All the latest developments in equipment and materials are available for inspection and com- parison. The new traffic lights on K and Eighteenth streets will be turned on by the end of the week. Just what effect it ‘will have on traffic on Connecticut avenue south of Dupont Circle is problematical. At present the Trafic Bureau is in a dilemma over the recent order of the Public Utilities Com- mission which takes all jurisdic- tion of common carriers away from its present place. At pres- ent every one is “sitting tight.” mainte- | THE SUNDAY STAR, W. SAVE Tie AR AP sa pasess CONGRESS AIS T0 AID MOTORISTS Measures Seek $3,000,000,- 000 for Federal Highways and Rural Roads. The problems of the millions of mo- torists of the United States are at last being given serious consideration by Congress. Proof of this fact, it is pointed out by the American Motorists' Association, is evidenced by a score or more of bills introduced in the present Congress. The prime purpose of each measure is to assist the automobile owner solve his traffic and other motoring problems. m:An analysis of the bills thrown int Congress sho 000,000 for Federal highways and rural Ppost roads is being sought by the various measures,” Thomas J. Keefe, general manager of the A. M. A., declares. “The authors of these various bills, of course, do not expect anything like this gigantic sum to be appropriated by the Federal Government in behalf of Fed- eral aid. The large number of indi- vidual highway bills—the largest in the history of Congress—indicates, however, the widespread interest being evidenced in highway construction,” it is pointed out by the A. M. A. legislative survey. “In addition to financial aid pro) assistance to the cause of the Ameri motorists is contemplated in numerous bills and resolutions having as their purpose the establishment of various highway commissions. Propose New Highways. “Outstanding is the McLeod bill for| the creation of a pan-American high- way connecting the two American con- | tinents; the McNary bill for an Alaska- Canadian-United States highway, and the Robsion-Phipps resolution for the creation of a United States motorways commission, looking to the establish-| ment of an express highway system | throughout the United States. “Numerous bills have also been intro- | duced and are now before various com- | mittees which would authorize what is known as special aid. The majority re- | constructing _highways Capital Versus New York. Other Washingtonians, many of them wont to snarl and growl over 30 and 40 seconds of wait-| ing, should sojourn in New York, | for the comparison, which is, as it | generally is, odious. | A typical scene for the taxi| driver when confronted by a red| light is to slump back into his| seat, pull his hat on one side of | his head, scratch the tufts nerv- | ously and view the situation with the most despondent attitude that mortal man may assume. If he| has a cigarette with him, he will | light it, and maybe two of them before the light changes. The surface street cars there, a few still surviving, still bear signs| 7that “What New York demandsl ~for 1930 is traffic relief.” The‘ same signs were in evidence last year, with the exception that the | number 1929 appeared. More ! than 1,200 people were killed last year in New York. In Washing-| fon there were 81. Two less in the National Capital than the| - year before, and more than 200 more in New York than in 1929. District motorists complain | about Washington circles. At Co- lumbus Circle, in New York, traf-| fic is allowed only to move north and south. Streets above or be-‘ low are available for east and west traffic. Pedestrians have the time of their lives there, for they are really safe. But would local motorists uphold such a plan at e of the circles here? What? 'orced to go a block out of their way? Local residents should visit gther cities before complaining ere. Between the New York show and the annual event in Wash- ington an exposition commences tomorrow in Atlantic City, when Jthe twenty-seventh annual con- ~ention of the American Road Builders’ Association convenes at the great auditorium. The con- wention will last the entire week and a crowd of 25,000 is expected. . More than 500 car lcads of ex- ' "hibits will be shown. American Road Builders. The American Road Bullders’ Association was organized in 1902. ‘The object of the association is sclentific and technical, and its L] public land within their domain, and are therefore deprived of tax revenues on same. Other bills are for special relate to forest.roads and trails, the va- rious ‘special aid’ highway measures aggregating $37,500,000. “Another class of legislation, which will redound to the motorist is the so- called regulatory bills for Federal licens- ing of motor bus traffic. Regulation of busses, requiring financial responsibility, proper maintenance, etc., will mean safer highways” the A. M. A. statement points out. Three such measures are now pending. Federal Aid Increased. “One of the most encouraging indica- tions of the trend of the congression: mind toward the motorists’ problems, Keefe points out, “was evidenced dur- ing the hearings before the House com- mittee on roads, on the Dowell bill in- creasing Federal aid to $125,000,000 per year. “The committee unanimously reported the measure and also unanimously rec- ommended to the House favorable ac- tion on the bill. Purthermore in its re- port, accompanying the bill, the com- mittee called attention to the fact that no witness had appeared before the committee in opopsition to the measure. “Independent of Federal legislation, | there is an unprecedented amount of | States highway legislation now being | formulated all having a common pur- l?‘“ of incrgeased highway construc- jon.” Keefe declares. “This is evidenced by | the fact that within two weeks after the President held his so-called “Hoover prosperity huddle” 27 State governors ulem?hed the White House that they would immediately launch an augment- ed highway program. “All in all the 1930 highway program looms pleasing and promising on. the motorists’ horizon,” the A. }". A, survey | concludes. Brush Stops Rust Spread. A small bare spot or streak on a fender, where the paint has been scratched off. will rust and spread until the whole fender needs refinish- ing—but the spot or streak can be covered with the touch of a brush if the job is done in time. Tourist Trade Increases. Hotels in Willi_msport, Pa., and in other cities along the Susquehanna Trail, connecting Niagara Falls and Washington, did a greater business the past touring season than ever before, revealing the popularity of the trail with tourists. One Car in 34 Has Accident. It is estimated that one ear out of every 34 cars in the ntry has an accident at some time the year. States which have a high percentage of | by more than a score of il imveloass | Closed Cars and Better Roads ican late to special financial assistance to| in Western | DECREASE IN THEFTS OF AUTOMOBILES SHOWN Baltimore Police Report 2,678 Ma- chines Stolen Last Year, Against 2,600 in ‘1928, Special Dispatch to The BALTIMORE, January 11.—Automo- | bile thievery in Baltimore during the | last year shows a slight decrease in comparison with the previous year, the records at police headquarters show. were 2,678 machines reported stolen during the 12-month period. In 1928 the number of thefts was 2,690. According to the police, there are no organized bands of auto thieves operat- ing in the city. Approximately 90 per cent of the automobiles missing were found abandoned from one to six hours after their disappearance was reported to police. The police claim that the joy-rider, the person who knows how to drive a car and “borrows” one when he sees it idle, is giving the most trouble at the present time. The activities of the joy-riders have been curbed slightly during the past year through the imposing of jail sen- tences on thosz found guilty of unau- thorized use of automebiles by the Traf- fic Court magistrates. 4 DRIVING IN COLD LESS A PROBLEM Cause Chanqe, Says A. N. Johnson. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 11.—If, on one of these wintry days you suddenly recall, as you pilot your car officeward, that motoring in bad weather ds not half so venturesome as it used to be, blame “the general adoption of the closed car” and “the better attention given to Maryland highways,” says Dean A. N. Johnson of the College of Engineering, at College Park. Ten years ago the motorist who cleared away the snowdrifts from the garage door, dead set to drive down- town, was regarded by his neighbors | as a foolhardy chap, Dean Johnson points out in a paper recently read be- fore the Highway Research Council. ‘The automobile triffic on the State's highways and byways is increasing an- nually, but the cold-weather motorists are increasing in greater proportion than the Summer chauffeurs, the edu- cator maintains. To secure accuracy, studies of the State traffic were made over a number of years at three points —Baltimore, Frederick and Salisbury. “Several yeears ago,” said the dean, “the bad-weather traffic was but o of the annular vehicular movement. Now, throughout the Win- ter three-fourths of the annual traffic volume continues to move. “This change, no doubt, has been brought about mainly through the gen- eral adoption of closed cars, which e it possible to ride comfortably in stormy weather. No doubt, too, the better attention given to our roads, particularly the removal of snow, has helped to increase the use of our roads during the bad weather. “With the continued improvement of vehicles and road surfaces, it may be expected that the difference between the use of roads in good and bad weather will continue to decrease and that our highway departments are am-. ply justified in employing every prac- tical means for the improvement of road surfaces during bad weather.” 17,000 to Each Auto in China. ‘There are 17,000 persons to every motor vehicle in China, according to the District of Columbia Division of the American Automobile Association. —_— MOTOR DONTS YOoUR AUTOMOBILE IS EQUIPPED WITH GOOD LOCK- ING DEVICES FOR YOUR PROTECTION - USE THEM ALL WHENEVER VOU PARK ! HINGTON. DOWN THE ROAD—A Traffic Hazzard. 1,306,876 GAIN INAUTOMOBILES Passenger and Truck Regis-| tered Units First Day of 1930, 26,400,000. DETROIT, Mich., January 11.—Com- bined passenger car and truck registra- tions in the United States increased | 1,906,876 units or 7.7 per cent during 1929, according to B. H. Cram, industry authority. This increase was considerably larger than that which occurred during either of the two previous years, but was below the annual gains that took place for several years prior to 1927. On January 1, 1930, there were approx- imately 26,400,000 passenger cars and trucks in operation in the United States, while on the same date a year previous total combined registrations numbered 24,493,124 units. It has been estimated that during the year 1929 United States production of passenger cars and trucks approximated 5,400,000 units. During the first 10 months of 1929, the total number of motor vehicles exported from the United States reached a total of about 487,000 units. Estimating conservatively, it would seem that the total exports for the entire year of 1929 will be at least 530,000 passenger cars and _trucks. Eliminating these 530,000 cars and | trucks from the total production of 5,- 400,000 units it is found that there were in_the neighborhood of 4,870,000 motor | vehicles available for the United States domestic market, Two Purchasing Groups. Purchasers buying these cars avall- able for the domestic market may be divided into two groups, those not mak- ing their original purchase and having used cars to turn in, while in the other gmug are those making their original purchase and not having any used car to turn in. Assuming that the increases in total registrations during 1929 rep- resented those purchasers buying their first car, it is found that 1,906,876 motor vehicle purchasers either pur- chased their first car or became a mul- tiple car owner. Subtracting the origi- nal buyer’s sales figure just shown from the total available for the domestic market, a balance remains of 2,963,124 passenger cars and trucks, this amount representing the number of cars and trucks sold to replace vehicles already in use. On a percentage basis, original buyer sales during 1929 represented 39.2 per cent of the number of cars avail- able for the domestic market, while re- placement sales consumed 60.8 per cent of this market. During the past six years 25,329,389 assenger cars and trucks were manu- actured in the United States. The total production for the past seven years reached 29,363,401 units. For some time past, estimates on the average life of motor vehicles have been placed at seven years. Comparing the total regis- tration figure of 26,400,000 units with the two production figures just shown, it would seem that this generally ac- cepted theory regarding the average life of motor vehicles still holds true. Ford Important Factor. Ford was undoubtedly a very impor- tant factor in the 1929 replacement market. Without doubt, a very large portion of the 500,000 unit increase in replacement sales during 1929, as com- pared with the previous year, could be accounted for because of the bank of unfilled orders for Fords that must have been accumulating during 1927 and 1928. On the other hand, the renewed activity on the part of Ford surely must have had a great deal to do with the increase in original buyer sales over the previous year, a unit increase that in spite of the expansion which took place in total production during 1929 was suf- ficient to bring about an increase in the percentage of the total market repre- sented by the original buyer sales. It is a little early to make any tan- gible prediction of what to expect of the automotive field during 1930. There seems to be a general acceptance of the belief that 1930 production will show a drop of somewhere between 500,000 and 600,000 units below 1929. Seven years 1go yearly production reached the 4,- 000,000 unit level. Replacements have not exceeded 3,000,000 units. In view of this situation it seems quite likely that there will be little if any decrease during’}ilo in replacement sales. Stat- ing this fact in another way, it would seem quite possible that 1930 original buyer sales should drop considerably ?;;%w the corresponding figures for AUTO MEN TO MEET, Super-Service Trend Is to Be Dis- cussed Here Tomorrow. ‘The first meeting of 1930 of the Washington Automotive Trade Associa- tion will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Racquet Club, George Brosch, nationally known rep- resentative of the sales development department of the Motor and Equip- ment Association, will discuss “The Buper-Service Trend in the Industry ‘ng H:w to ;leer'. {%h' Mr. Broccl: has a background of s years' experience and is & recognized ader in his fleld. D. C, JANUARY 12 1930—PART FOUR. —BY FRANK BECK DOTING PARENTS WHO TAKE THEIR NEW-BORN ON A BUSY BOULEVARD —~ NFIL”E WVHOIZIZ o TRUET BL s i~ Sawee a B2 5 AMAZING ADVANCE REVEALED BY EXHIBITIONS OF AUTOS Contrasts of One and Two Cylin&er Cars to Swift Modern M odels Grip Interest of Week in New York. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 11.—Motor car models that represent 30 years of prog- ress have been viewed here this week in the thirtieth annual national auto- mobile show. Three decades of ad- vancement have brought the jump from | the one and two lunger cars of that day. that were capable of only 20 miles an hour, to the point where the spread of power, speed and engine equipment represents multiplication by four. Instead of the two-cylinder power | plants of the primitive cars, we are to| begin now to regard eight cylinders and | maximum of 80 miles an hour as stand- ard capability for a car of medium price. The new engines of both the straight eight and V-type of design concentrated the attention at the Grand Central Palace here during the week. Other New Eight Changes. | The new eights bring with them | other changes in engine operation and body construction. Among them may be listed: First—New three-speed and four- | speed transmissions, in which the inter- mediate_gears have been made to op- erate with the same smoothness as in high. Second—Bodies of larger dimensions, in which the additional space can be utilized to better advantage than be- fore. This is because seats are built to slide backward and forward to suit the convenlence of passengers. ‘Third—The start of front-wheel drive usage, as represented in two eight-cyl- inder cars placed in the show, and also one six-cylinder car, exhibited privately to dealers. The latter is the first of its kind to appear. Fourth—Down-draft carburetion is a new principle of fuel manifolding that $115 GAS AND OIL BILL OF AVERAGE CAR OWNER 19290 Figures of A. A. A. Show Ap- proximately $15,685,000 Paid for Fuel and Lubricants. ‘The average car owner in the Dis- trict of Columbia spent $115 for gas and oil in 1929. ‘Total purchases of fuel and lubricants for all motorists in the District amounted to approximately $15,685,000. These figures were announced today by George E. Kenelpp, manager of the District of Columbia Division of the American Automobile Association. He bases his statement on a report from the American Automobile Association research department and said that the Nation's car owners spent the gigantic 5111lm of $2,914,643,000 for gasoline and o “This does not take into consideration the gasoline tax.” he continued, “which when added to the expenditure for gas and ol brings the total to $3,229,693,000. The gas tax is now an important part of the price for gasoline and in several States is eqwil to one-fourth of the re- tail price per galion. BY CAPITAL PARTY New York Exhibits and Novel Methods of Display Studied During Stay. Deeply impressed by the many auto- motive developments of 1930 disclosed at the great national exhibition, the delegation of members of the Washing- ton Automotive Trade Association which attended the opening of the New York Automobile Show has returned to the Capital. They spent several days closely inspecting not only the exhibits, but the many novel methods of dis- play, and members of the show com- mittee who were in the party assert that they gained valuable ideas for en- hancing the appeal of the local show which opens in the Washington Audi- torium Saturday, January 25. “As veteran automobile showgoers,” declares Rudolph Jose, chairman of the W. A. T. A. show committee, “we are used to their general magnificence, but all members of our delegation were frank to say that the beauty of the New York exhibition took them quite un- awares. We were prepared for the marvelous and diversified improvements in the products shown, but were pleas- antly surprised by the loveliness of the setting and the ease with which the enormous crowds in the Grand Central Palace were able to inspect and study the great number of models on display. “‘We hope to make use of many of the improvements which suggested themselves to make our own show, which last year drew more than 80,000 visitors, of even greater pleasure and usefulness.” The show committee, which, in ad- dition to Mr. Jose, includes Raphael Semmes, Frank G. Stewart and J. E. Dugan, now is perfecting final plans for the opening of the local display at the Washington Auditorium. . 12 FATALITIES IN WEEK. Increase in Maryland, Baltimore Having Three of Number. BALTIMORE, January 11 (Special). —Twelve automobile fatalities occurred in Maryland the last week, according to the report of Automobile Commissioner Baughman. That is an increase of nine over the week before. Nine of the fatal- itles happened in the counties and three in Baltimore. . PROSPEGTS BRIGHT FORFEDERAL AID Rudolph Jose, Veteran Car Dealer, Praises Nation- wide Road Program. Motorists generally should rejoice at the bright prospects for the large in- crease in Federal aid appropriations which would be privided in legislation on which favorable action by Congress is expected in the immediate future. This point is made by Rudolph Jose, veteran local motor car dealer. Assures Steady Progress. Pointing out that the Federal aid program is the Nation’s greatest as- surance for year-by-year progress in highway development, Mr. Jose declares that few problems which have come up for solution on a national scale holds as great possibilities for more pleasur- able motoring. ‘It is proposed to add $5° ~*1.000 to the sum available for Fedc 1 work during the next fiscal yea . Jose says, “and further to incrc n: an- nual )propriation for the i(wo sue- ceeding years to $125,000,000. Since the annual “contribution of the Federal Government has been $75,000,000 since 1925, this step will have the effect of embarking on a three-year program with $125,000,000 available for each year. “Without doubt the Federal aid tem has become the backbone of Nation's motor transportation facilities. This does not gainsay the fact that the States have spent tremendous sums without Federal assistance, but the plan for apportioning a large amount of money for highway development throughout the country holds the great- est promise of a steady advance toward a fuller measure of adequacy in the Nation's road resources. Co-operation Necessary. “If the country is to enjoy definite development of its main highways, it can come about only through co-oper- ative action on a Nation-wide scale. In this way the less poulated sections will benefit as they can in no other way. They cannot be expected to marshal the resources which the largs centers of population have at their command, so that the solution to the problem is for one section to help the other. ‘““The motorist who now travels hun- dreds of miles in his touring is enabled through a scheme of national highway development to enjoy good Troads throughout his travels. It should be a matter of considerable satisfaction for motorists to be able to expect the work of building more good roads to go for- ward with greater impetus. o Fir—l_t-Ten Automobiles. ‘The first 10 automobiles manufac- tured in the United States are the Duryea, Ford, Franklin, Haynes, Knos, Olds, Packard, Pierce-Arrow, Sterns, ‘Thomas and Winton, according to the District of Columbia Division of the . | American Automobile Association. SN - Properly Adjusted Headlights. It will benefit you, as well as’other drivers, to keep your headlights prop- erly adjusted. The more illumination on the road they give you. the less they will shine in the eyes of ap- proaching drivers. Dust 7Cau|e| Brake Trouble. Dust in your brakes makes trouble and can be easily blown out with an air hose or a reversed vacuum cleaner. If your brakes are the new internal kind, apply the hose to the inspection hole and revolve the wheel while blowing. is said to increase engine efficiency from 8 to 10 per cent. Fifth — Shock-absorbing mechanisms that used to be listed as extra equip- ment, and had to be paid for, are now standard and are built in on practically every chassis. Foot Pressure Replaced. Sixth—Instrument-board control of self-starting mechanism is replacing foot pressure. These are only a few of the numerous improvements that have been brought into the new models by the engineers. ‘There are many others of lesser impor- tance that, nevertheless, play important in the ensemble of power and comfort as it has been worked out with minute care. For instance, it is a new | ind idea to encase each of the spiral springs bag. This prevents the springs from sagging or tilting with continued use and keeps holes or pockets from form= ing. sAnnth!l’ new body design idea was ° apparent in a custom body by Dietrich f Detroit, on a Franklin chassis. He has bullt a body of European style. in which curves are made to form a boat- shaped rear end with the running boards curved under the lower parts of | the door, so as to give the effect of no running boards at all with the doors closed. 1t has been computed that the num- ber of makes comprising the eight- cylinder division is now greater than the count of the sixes, although it will remain to be seen if the eights beat the sixes out on volume production. Fig- uring Chevrolet in the six-cylinder di- vision should give the sixes the greater total for 1930. Reports have it that two more new eights are coming soon and will be ready for the second of the national shows which will open In Chicago on January 25. In Stunt Performance. _ New developments were not all con- fined to the cars and the shows. In the lobby of one of the great hotels, Dodge Brothers had in operation a talking film that portrayed in both motion and sound a stunt performance which a car was put through. A lecturer appeared on the screen in life size and explained that it was a demonstration showing the shocks and strains that ‘“mono-plece” body construction could withstand. ‘Then came the trial. The car was made | to start down a steep incline. At the bottom there was a miniature Ccliff. Down the slope th: car was made to plunge, rolling over several times until it reached the bottom. ‘Then attendants came forward and opened the car doors as it lay on its side, showing the body to bs without injury after the battering it had re- ceived. Miniature film screens were generally used in the accessory division of the national show to illustrate processes. One of these was employed by the A. C. Spark Plug Co. the General’ Mo- tors subsidiary that builds fuel pumps for nearly a dozen makes of cars. It gave a sectional view of the inside mechanism and the pump handle or arm moved up and down by a cam- shaft, drawing the gasoline from the tank and forcing it to the carburetor. From there it found its way to the cyl- lers. (Copsrisht, #30. by North American News- used in seat cushions in an individual paper Alliance.) CHICAGO READY FOR OPENING OF 30th AUTOMOBILE SHOW CHICAGO, January 11—With the close of the New York National Auto- mobile Show tonight, interest will focus upon the thirtieth annual Chicago Na- tional Automobile Show, where the in- dustry’s 1930 creations will be displayed at the Colissum during the week of January 25 to February 1. Attendance records are expected to be shattered and hotels will be taxed to capacity. Already it is apparent that there will be a keener interest in the coming national exposition than in any that have preceded. Motorists, manu- facturers and dealers will see the latest offerings of the factories which are de- pended upon to carry on during the coming year. The show, of course, gives an ideal opportunity to see the motoring aristocrats under one roof, alongside each other, where they may be viewed and compared. 44 Cars Exhibited. In addition to the 44 makes of cars and two taxicabs, “there will be dis- played 125 exhibits of accessories and 53 of shop equipment. As in the past, the displays of shop equipment will be open to the public after 5 p.m. daily, with the trade admitted exclusively e | during the mornings and afternoons. Coming as a departure this year, the show will be open for the first time on Sunday. A decision to this effect was made by S. A. Miles, manager, upon recommendation of the National Auto- | mobile Chamber of Commerce, under whose auspices the annual expositions are held. Incidentally, the move is in response to an appeal by the Chicago motor car contingent, who stressed the fact that Sunday is the only convenient day for an{‘ people from out of the city to see the show. It was further pointed out that the various hotel lobby exhibits open on Sunday during the show, and that the exposition should do_likewise. i Like the cars, the decorative effects are expected to outdo former efforts. The interior of the Coliseum will be converted into an English garden set- ting, with a panorama depicting famous historical and cultural spots of that country. The pastoral motif will be carried out further by means of an unbroked hedge 700 feet long. Equally brilliant and ingenious will be the light- ing scheme as worked out by Samuel Asch, who has been responsible for many past shows. The decorative ef- fects in the main building will be car- ried throughout the balconies, the north hall and the annex at the south. The ters of ventillation and accoustics ve come in for considerable study, and notable improvements in both these directions have been evolved. Many Steps Forward. Many steps forward will featureé the mechanical design of the new motor cars. There will be a succession of models, exhibited here for the first time and representing a forward step in the quest of engineers for perfection. For the most. part there will be nothing of a radical nature, but rather an intro- duction upon a wider scale of features that represent greater efficiency in per- formance and higher degree of value for the investment. The New York show, E has set the industry off “in high,” and the momentum gained is destined to be maintained at even a faster rate during the week of the Chicago exposi- tion. The enthusiasm of motorists and those in the trade over the new cars is i‘b‘!% to augur well for the destinies of 2,525 CARS RECOVERED OUT OF 2,612 STOLEN Baltimore Police Report for Year, Blaming Thefts Largely to Joy Riders. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 11.—The po- lice report the recovery of 2,525 of 2,612 cars stolen during the year. In addition, 128 machines reported stolen in other cities were recovered in Baltimore. 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