Evening Star Newspaper, April 20, 1930, Page 48

HEHWAY CONGRESS REPORTERS NAVED International Meeting Will| Be Held in Capital Next October. Appointment of five of the seven gen- | eral reporters who will present the que tions on the agenda of the sixth Inter- national Road Congress, to be held here next October. has been announced by Thomas H. MacDonald, secretary gen- | eral of the American Organizing Com- mission and _chief of the United States Bureau of Public Roads. The agenda includes six questions, one of which has been divided and will be presented by two reporters, Those so far named and the subjects which they will present are: Frank T. Sheets, chief highway engineer for Tilinols, results obtained by the use of cement; Dr. Roy W. Crum, director, Highway Research Board, recent meth- ods adopted for the use of tar, bitumen and asphalt in road construction; E. W. James, chief, division of highway economics, United States Bureau of Public Roads, the construction of roads in new countries, such as colonies and undeveloped regions; Dr. Henry R.! Trumbower, professor of _economics, University of Wisconsin, correlation and co-ordination of highway transport with other methods of transportation, and | Dr. Miller McClintock, director, Albert | Russel Erskine Bureau for Street Traf fic Research, Harvard University, traf- | fic regulation, adaptation of roads to | traic in built-up areas and parking | and garaging of vehicles i With declarations of participation ar- | riving daily from all parts of the world, the prospects are that this eon- | gress will be more representative than any previously held, according to Sec- | retary General MacDonald. An es cially large representation from the courtries of South America is expected, ( as this is the first congress to be held | since Spanish was one of the official | languages. Papers to Review Methods. Under the rules governing the con- | gress the general reporters must present | the question assigned to them in a paper of not more than 1,000 words. | “This paper is prepared following receipt of a number of papers on the subject in question from delegates to the con- | gress, and is in the nature of a review of the latest- methods in vogue. A total of 84 papers treating of the vari- ous subjects included in the agenda has been scheduled to be submitted, and half of these already are being trans- lated into the four languages of the congress—German, French, English and Following their translation rinted and distributed whichever language they desire. ‘The congress is being held in Wash- at the invitation of the United States Government and the American Organizing . Commission, of which Roy D. Chapin of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce is }:ru\dent, was appointed by Secretary of State Stim- son. With Mr. Chapin and Mr. Mac- Donald, president and secretary gen- eral i of the organizing com- mission, their election to the vruldeuc‘vl and secretary generalship of the sixt] is a foregone conclusion if | the unbroken ent of previous congresses is fol year. One of the features of the congress will be an exposition of highway butld- ing equipment and material, to be held under auspices of the American Road Builders’ Association. This was . A. Van Duzer, as- T, Pennsylvania ways, president of the association, and Charles M. Upham, engineer-director of association. This exposition will be held in the ‘Washington Auditorium, while demon- strations of the equipment will take | place in the open air. Will See Late Type Machinery. ‘This exposition is expected to attract not only a majority of manufacturers of road-building equipment in United States, but a large number of manufacturers from other parts of the world, and it will afford an excellent opportunity to the visiting delegates to see the latest type of machinery used in building all kinds of roads. Another feature which is expected to interest the delegates will be the in- spection of the Mount Vernon Memorial Boulevard. Active construction work on this highway will be under way when the congress is in session, and one day. has been set aside for a trip of inspection of this undertaking and one or two other projects. On this trip the delegates will be afforded the op- portunity of viewing the building of the most up-to-date type of highway in all stages of construction. It is expected that delegates from more than 50 nations will be in at- tendance at the sixth congress and ma- terial benefit is expected to result to road construction programs from the mutual interchange of ideas and ex- lences. The first congress was held Paris in 1908 at the invitation of the ch government. Other ‘were held in Brussels in 1910, in Lon- don in 1913, in Seville in 1923 and in Milan in 1926. The meetings in Wash- ington will begin Monday, October 6, and close Saturday, October 11. —_— MEANING OF OIL SPOTS Greasy Places on Garage Floor In- dicate Leaks. Spatterings of oil found on the gar- age floor or on the pavement where the car has been parked usually indicate loose oil line connections or loose crankcase bolts. After adjustments are made, the oil filter should be serviced if it has been used 10,000 miles. Attention to these | important items means oil economy and prevention of wear on the automobile NEW HIGHWAY PLANNED MONTREAL (#).—Construction of a super-boulevard to stretch for 33 miles over the center of Montreal Island will be undertaken in the Spring. The highway will be 200 feet wide with two 40-foot traffic lanes. Two years will be required to finish it. The total estimated cost is $6,000,000, of which $4,500,000 will be borne by Montreal. MOTOR DON'TS DON'T LET YOUR MOTOR OVERHEAT' engine. |8 | | | KEEP YOUR RADIATOR FILLED WITH CLEAN WATER ,AND BE SURE THE PUMP IS 'OPERATING. THE FAN BELT MAY NEED S early asfi?%fi/fi;haue o 2t Tl o e ey served asa ease Parish. Still in servee five northwest of Salisbury on US213,its serenity is disturbed. only by the whirr of motorized. mil wings in an airport nearby. ASHINGTO is all that remains of of worship for Goventry Parish . In the year 1100 membership of twelve hundred persons. It River, below Safisbur%rmd held. yearly. It was mmb’ onghc Eastern D. C., APRIL 20, 1930—PART FOUR. (Title registered U. 8. Patent Office.) ; is si within its crumbli e Shor —BY s Old Rehoboth, Man;l;ld . on%éfialli; had’a on the Pocomoke walls. one service 13 many years the center of religious and © Amitican Highway Educations Buress JAMES W. BROOKS. (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) s Ve MOTOR LEADERS SEE IMPROVEMENT Knudsen, Chrysler, Nash and Seiler Comment on Conditions. Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, Mich., April 19.—Opinions voiced by leading executives of the automobile industry point to improve- ment in conditions throughout the country. The improvement, according to the belief here, will be reflected in increased schedules of manufacturing in the weeks to come. Among those who made statements were Willlam S. Knudsen, president of the Chevrolet Motor Co.; Walter P. Chrysler, Charles W. Nash and Paul W. Seiler, president of the General Motors Truck Co. Mr. Knudsen, with H. J. Klingler, vice president in charge of sales of the Chevrolet organization, has been mak- ing a survey tour of the United States since January 1. The pair have covered the Pacific Coast from Seattle to EI Paso and the Middle West region from Fargo, N. Dak,, to Oklahoma City. They also have been through New York State. West Coast Business Good. “On the Pacific Coast,” Mr. Knudsen said, “we found business very good, chiefly because they have not had much Winter out there. Throughout the Middle West we found generally in- creasing business activity. The general result of our trip has been that we have ‘picked s:fl‘ an increase of 15,000 cars in our edules.” “We calculate,” Mr. Knudsen added, “that we will be able to forget all the depression talk by August 1.” The Chevrolet chief, after two days in Detroit, left again for another tour that will cover Pennsylvania, the Carolinas and the southeastern centers of the country. It will continue until May 12. Following the annual meeting of the Chrysler corporation, Mr. Chrysler issued a statement in which he said that examination of fundamental fac- tors underlying the business situation tends to be reassuring, despite the re- stricted purchase of automobiles by the public in the last several months, Deliveries Are Cited. “Compared with the average for the last six years,” he said, “retail deliveries of all motor cars in the United States for the best year—1920—were 21 per cent above the average, and for the poorest year—1927—they were 13 per cent_below. “This indicates a stabilized demand for motor cars and a market which in point of variation from normal would compare favorably with most of the major industries of the country for the same period. The number of passenger cars in use in the Uinted States has in recent years increased at the rate of about 5 per cent per annum. “The replacement of worn out cars retired from use each year is an even more important market for new cars. Adding to these the requirements of the export market, there is every indi- catibn that the average demand for automobiles during the next five or six years, should substantially exceed the average annual volume of production during the last five or six years. Demand Unlikely to Be Disturbed. “The position occupied by the auto- mobile in the social and economic life of this country today is such as to make it unlikely that anything could serious- ly disturb this demand, and unless the economic stability and future progress of the United States as a whole can be successfully challenged, it is difficult to see how the present recession in the automobile industry can be regarded as anything hut temporary.” In announcing dividend action by Nash Motors, C. W. Nash added the comment that oonditions are looking much brighter for business in the im- mediate future. “In the last week,” he said, “many of AT I D YRR Twenty - nine feet of | MADISON, Wis—Wisconsin is ex- pecting to entertain thousands more Summer resorters this year than ever before. A million and a* half tourist auto- mobiles will enter the State during the vacation season, Gov. Walter J. Kohler believes, Last Summer 1,400,000 “for- eign” cars were counted in a State-wide traffic census, The governor does not feel his es- timate of an additional 100,000 vaca- tionists’ machines in 1930 is at all high, for, as he points out, the popularity of Wisconsin's warm-wesather recreational advantages is increasing annually. “Wisconsin is famed,” says Gov. Kohler, “both as a State of diversified agriculture and industry, and as a great natural playground where people of the entire National and frem throughout the world in annually increasing num- bers find health and enjoyment. Charm Declared Varied. “With its great areas of charming woodland, its thousands of attractive lakes and & topography that is end- lessly varied, our State has a remark- able scenic as well as historical inter- est. It offers unsurpassed opportunities for outdoor life and sports of every description “By means of a comprehensive and constantly improving system of high- ways, visitors and citizens have con- venient access to the farms and f: our distributors delivered at retail, more automobiles than in any week since July last. Business will go forward in the future with more genuine activity than it has for many months in the past.” “Business not only looks good, but it actually is good,” accprding to Paul W. Seiler, president and general manager of the General Motors Truck Corpora- tion, who has completed a circuit tour of the United States. He found that stocks in the field on April 1 were just about two-thirds of the total trucks on hand at the same time last year. This included not only stocks of General Motors branches and distributors, but dealers as well. Re- tail truck deliveries showed a decided increase during the past 10 days as compared with the same period of 1929 and the increase seems destined to con- tinue through the Spring selling season. “Unfilled retail orders for trucks on hand during the past few days have averaged 59 per cent greater than for the similar period last year, and ship- ments at present are just about keep- ing pace with incoming orders,” Mr. | Seller added. | (Copyright, 1930, by North American News- er Alliance. PRODUCTION OF TRUCKS SHOW NORMAL GAINS Leading Manufacturers Report 2.07 Per Cent Manufacturing In- crease 1928. Production of heavy-duty motor trucks for the first quarter of this year shows a steady, normal increase over 1928 and 1927, although the figures are somewhat below the abnormal peak reached in the corresponding period | last year, as reported by the 10 leading | manufacturers in this class at a recent meeting of commercial vehicle manu- facturers at the National Automobile C?umber of Commerce in New York City. Of the heavy-duty trucks and busses accounted for in the report, an increase of 207 per cent was noted over the 1928 production figures for the corre- sponding period, and an increase of 37.1 per cent over the production dur- ing the first quarter of 1927. A de- crease of 29.7 per cent is shown in 1930 compared with the production last year. Tonnage originating on motor trucks now exceeds that carried by rallroads, although the greater average haul by rail gives the railroads an annual ton- mileage of over 400,000,000,000, as com- pared with over 20,000,000,000 by truck, Over Richardson Cruisers Speed, Quality and Comfort, represent the highest possible standards of Marine Craft- manship. They combine tremendous power with incredible ' See the 1930 it was announced. TR TR 17 il PGS (S unequalled Cruiser Beauty, Four brand new models smoothness and are guaranteed to satisfy the sportsman’s demand for perfect performance and unmatched value. The prices range from | $3,585-00 to $4,185-00 g We are also showing 1930 Chase-Emerson 25-mile Runabouts and Speed-Craft outboard boats. We store and service our boats Deferred payments if you desire Open until 10 P.M. Daily Flood Gate Motor Boat Agency TIGHTENING OR' AN ADJUSTMENT| INTIMING MAY BE NECESSARY. ALSO - KEEP Ol UP TO LEVEL . 14th & Water Sts. S.W. Phone Nat. 1988 Wisconsin Expects 1,500,000 Motorists During Coming Summer Tourist Season tories, the varied scenic beauties and the wealth of opportunities for recre- ation in which the State abounds. “The people of Wisconsin cordially | welcome the millions of visitors who come each year, whether to enjoy a vacation or to profit by business op- portunities.” ‘Wisconsin’s highways are in far bet- ter shape than ever to take care of the great cavalcade of Summer motor- ists, More than 2,200 miles of hard- surfaced roads extend throughout the State. Many new lines in the system are under construction. In addition, there are several thousand miles of ex- cellently conditioned graveled roads. Camping Sites Ready. Accurate information service is pro- vided by motor clubs and other agencies even in the smallest hamlets. Well equipped camping grounds are dotted along the principal highways for the convenience of those who want “to rough it.” Summer camps and resorts provide adequate and comfortable quarters along the State's myriad lakes. Numerous new cottages will greet the early arrivals, Rallroads, which for several years have run “fishermen’s specials” into the State, anticipate record-breaking pat- ronage, And veteran guides have broadcast the joyful tidings that the bass and trout are biting great, even in the smallest streams. ’ Go through traffic in a Chrysler. Learn how nimbly and effortlessly it threads BATTERY CHARGE REDUCTION URGED ;Warmer Weather Lifts Drain, Re- quiring Generator Adjustment to Prevent Wear. The present season’s longer and warmer days, which bring with them a diminished drain on the automobile battery, are finding many motor car generators working overtime, it is point- ed out by Rudolph Jose, veteran local automobile dealer. “Numerous ills of the car's electrical system can be traced to the car owner's neglect to have the generalor adjusted to & normal charging rate when Winter is over,” says Mr. Jose. “Such has been the experience of a majority of service managers. “This observation on the part of these competent observers indicates that motorists are not paying the at- tention necessary to this form of car care. It should be remembered tuat the less severe temperatures of Spring also should indicate the need for a change in car adjustments. The gen- erator is the unit which should be connection. “The generator set for a higher charg- ing rates is working under a great deal of pressure, and while it is built to withstand heavy strains, it still requires the consideration of the car owner if it its way through the maze . . . how fast it is on pick- up. . .how easily it handles . . . how safe and sure are its weatherproof 4-wheel hydraulic Take it out on the open road. Step on it ... get the tingle test its smoothness and brakes. of its speed . . . among the first to be considered in this | wvelo, Traffic Experts to Study Increasing Death Toll From Automobile Accidents | By the Associated Press. Death is stalking the highways with increasing effect each year and traffic experts will convene here May 27 to 29 to study ways of curbing automobile accidents. Called by Secretary of Commerce Lamont, the third National Conference on Street and Highway Safety will con- sider in detall factors intensifying the vehicle accident and traffic problem. Careless driving, excessive speed for | highway conditions, and improper turn- ing, passing, and king, adjudged the | major menaces to safety, may become | subjects of conference recommenda- { | tions. Growing death tolls from automobile | accidents are marked by figures of the Bureau of Census, which reveal an in- crease of 12 per cent in the mortality rate for the year ending the third week in March. | With 78 large cities in the country | included in the survey, there were 8,596 deaths during the period, compared to 7,661 deaths for the previous 52-week term. The toll for the first three months | of 1928, 1929 and 1930 has been heavier for_each succeeding year, the averages | | is to continue to function perfectly. The danger of overcharging the battery is not great, but that of overworking the generator is.” show. The death rate from automobile accidents was 26.1 per 100,000 popula- tion for the 52-wek period ending in arch. OEATH RATE PER 34, 100.000_PORULATION CHRYSLER “77" ROYAL COUPE (rumble sea), $1725 F. 0. B. Factory (Special Equipment Exira) Give a Chrysler things to do— it does them better! 795 NEW CHRYSLER SIX Lowest-priced six ever to bear the Chrysler name. With such Chrysler emgineering de- ents as weatherproof bydraulic brakes; 62-b.p. high-compression engine mounted on rubber; bydraulic shock absorbers; styled all-steel bodies. Five body styles, priced from $795 t0 $843, [. 0. b. factory. PASSENGER ARS GAIN N OUTPLT April Shows Good Increase Over First Two Weeks of March, Says Cram. Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, Mioh., April 19.—Passen- ger car manufacturers generally are showing considerably more activity in 80 far as production schedules are con- cerned, according to B. H. Cram, presi- ;ent of Cram's Automotive Reports, ne. With April already showing good in- creases over the first two weeks of March, a substantially higher total for the month's output is assured. The feeling that Aprii will be the turning point from the sluggish condition of the past few weeks is being shown as well founded, with almost daily gains in out- put being recorded. Sales are not yet as active as produc- tion, bui the trend in the retail market is upward in practically every section of the country and a substantial demand should make itself apparent before the end of this month. Dealers’ stocks are in good shape and the industry is in an excellent condition to take thorough ad- vantage of the retail demand when it opens up. Let Rowe Do It CARS LEFT MONDAY READY FOR SUNDAY Completely Painted ONE DAY SERVICE ON TOP JOBS FENDER AND BODY WORK 11,000 Sgq. Ft. Floor Space Rowe Auto Body Co. Decatur 4438 57 N St. N.W. quietness. Climb hills—hills up which you have struggled laboriously in other cars. Watch the Chrysler pass everything on the steepest grades. We will gladly place a Chrysler at your disposal than any other so that you can give it things to do and learn how much better it does them motor car you have ever driven. There is a Chrysler for every purse and need — Imperial, “77”, “70”, ''66” and New Chrysler Six Executive Offices and Service 1612-22 You St. N.W. Skinker Motor Co., 1216 20th St. N.W. Motor Company Garage . $610; Touring, $625; De Luze Coupe, $625; De Le an, $675. All ©.b. factory. H. B. LEARY, JR., & BRO. DISTRIBUTORS Salesrooms—1612-22 You St. N.W. and 10th and H Sts. N.E. larence Dy col Kay Wrigh OTHER DEALERS 3 otor Com Leonardtown Motor & Hardware Ce NOW ONE OF THE LOWEST-PRICED CARS IN THE WORLD PLYMOUTH SOLD BY CHRYSL T DEALERS EVERYWHERY Used Car Salesrooms 1321.23 Fourteenth Street N.W. Chevy Chase Motors, 6701 Wisc. Ave. N.-W.