Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1930, Page 68

In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. ACTORY sales of motor vehicles including passenger cars, trucks and taxicabs at the end of October were almost exactly ree-fifths of what they were for the first 10 months of 1929, according to a table of figures just re! 1 the Burecu of the Census of the of Commerce. For 10 m 8,071,869 1rand: rtod sold, The s converted into vehicles Figures for trucks in- ambulances, funeral cars fire apparatur, street sweepers and bussos. During the first 10 months of 1929 les of motor vehicles were re 29 which n cabs. of the month, two by may prove of interest. 1929 Factory Sales. ry-—401.037 total, of 1ger cars, 154 were total, of senger cars, 71,7 5717 were p: were trucks and 2,079 were taxicabs. Avoril—621,910 total, of which 535,878 were pas- senger cars, 84.346 were trucks and 1,686 were taxicabs. May—604,691 total, of which 514,863 were pas- senger cars, 88,510 were trucks and 1,318 were taxicabs. June—545,932 total, of which 451371 were pas- senger cars, 93,183 were trucks and 1378 were taxicabs. 500,840 total, of which 424,944 passenger cars, 74.842 w s and 1.054 were taxicabs. August— 458.628 total, of which 440,730 were passenger cars, 56,808 were trucks and 1.040 were taxicabs. Sep- tember—415,912 total, of whi 363,471 were passenger cars, 51,576 were trucks and 885 were taxicabs. October—380,017 total, of which 318.462 were passenger cars, 60.687 were trucks and 868 were taxicabs. November—217.573 total, of which 187,846 were passenger cars, 48,081 were trucks and 1646 were taxi- cabs. Descember—120,607 total, of which 91,011 were passenger cars, 27,513 were trucks and 1483 were taxicabs. 1930 Factory Sales. 1930. January—275,374 total, of which 236,145 were passenger cars, 38,657 were trucks and 572 were taxicabs. February—346,940 total, of which 296461 were passenger cars, 49,457 were trucks and 1,022 were taxicabs. March—401,313 total, of which 335,720 were pas- senger cars, 64,204 were trucks and 1389 were taxicabs. April— 443,038 total, of which 374,913 were passenger cars, 67,560 were trucks and 565 were taxicabs. 417,406 total, of which 362,522 were passenger cars, 54,370 were trucks and 541 were taxicabs. June— 335,477 total, of which 289,245 were | passenger cars, 45,773 were trucks and 459 were taxicabs. July— 262,364 total, of which 222,459 were | passenger cars, 39,664 were trucks and 241 were taxicabs. August— 223,036 total, of which 187,037 were peagenger cars, 35,748 were trucks and 251 were taxicabs. Scptember —216,877 total, of which 175311 nate in the eolor easembles to be| were passenger cars, 41,15 ‘were trucks and 409 were taxicabs. October—150,044 total, of whith 112,209 were passenger cars, 37.244 were trucks and 591 were taxicabs. So the total figures from the tompleted reports give 5.020,849 for all motor vehicles in the first 10 months of 1929, of which 4,310,954 were passenger cars, 695.426 were trucks and 14,460 were taxicabs: as against 3.071,869 total for the first 10 months of 1930, of which 2,592,022 were passenger cars. 473,834 were trucks and 6,013 were sed by| May— | | taxicabs. For the 12 months of | 1029 there were soid by the fac- teries 5,268.420, of which 4.569,811 were passenger cars, 771,020 were trucks and 17,589 were taxicabs. The differences between the two yvears are marked due to the fact ihat the off year followed, as often case, a banner or record A continuous rise is pre- for coming years. Cancdian Ligures. Canadian figures, less important, cre interesting inasmuch as they show the same trend. These fig- ures are supplied by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Factory sales of taxicabs are omitted. The total of all cars for the first 10 months of this year show 2 sale of 143183, of which 117,690 were passenger cars, the remain- d with yea dicted I 262, cars were number 207,498 | d, of w were pessenger ca The decrease in t | more relativeiy | United States Grade Improvements. vement in the ng silaation ;e Dominion is} than in the s at highway grade crossings totaled 2,995 for the first eight months’ period, a re- duction of 573 compared with the same period in 1929. Fatalities resulting from such accidents totaled 1,286 in the eight months this year, a reduction of 218 com- pared with the first eight months of 1929, while persons injured so far this year totaled 3,393, a re- duction of 693 compared with the year before. For the month of August alone there were 364 accidents at high- way grade crossings, a reduction cf 93 under August last year, while 180 f~telities were reported as caused by those accidents. This was a reduction of 19 compared with the number reported for August. 1929. Persons injured in highway grade crossing accidents in August this year totaled 389 compared with 529 in the same | month one year ago. Color Trends Noted. | _Black continues to hold first| | place among Fall colors for auto- mobiles, according to the October |issue of the Automobile Color | Inaex, with deep, lively blues | holding second place. The order| iof preference established in last | month’s index has not been | altered, although the advance of |black has been accomplished | largely at the relegation of brown. lBecnuse of the interest already evidenced in deep, vivid reddish and greyish hues of brown it is not anticipated that the brown color group will fall below green in importance this Fall. Due to this season’s mode for ‘black, interest in clear, dark | shades of colors slightly off black | | in many cases seems to have been aroused. It is interesting to note in connection with the upward| movement of black as a motor car| finish that the trend in motor car | colors for Fall, 1930, coincides to| a remarkable degree with the| forecast of fashion authorities| which indicates that black and “dark-bright” colors will predomi- | worn_by the women of fashion| this Fall. The colors in fashion at this season are conservative, and this same trend is reflected in the motor car industry. This was shown at the recent Paris auto- mobile salon where somber colors prevailed as the most popular finish and the majority of cars were in ylack or very dark shades. The Fa¥ colors in the order of their prefe>esx.* as shown by me‘ Color 1ndex as follows: Black, | blue, brown green, gray and | maroon. This Week Adds T\x;o )V/[Vore‘ Autos To the New Model Line-Up for 1931 Special Dispatch to The Star, DETROIT, November 29.—Two more additions to the new model line-up for 1931 have been disclosed this week ‘They comprise the Hudson-Issex 1931 series in the medium-priced division and the new Lincol Changes in the L have been a subject of gossip for but until now what they were to consist of has been cloaked with s As now revealed, they show the Ford engineers responsible for the ne as sponsoring the * rheeling” mle. combined with four-speed ission. Both are new departures for this maker and are regarded as the Ford move to bring th coln into line with recent big-car development, In the period of rs since Ford took over the Lincoln crgani: car has been d o t tiple-cylinder tr brought new cond demand for greater p bility, to which the pres the response. As explained by the Lincoln organi- | gation, their free-wheeling utilizes the | overrunning clutch principle, nllowing“ silent gear shifting between second and high without declutching, together with | 8 quiet second and n coasting | while the engine is decelerating. | Free-wheeling, first introduced in this DON'T LET WATER REMAIN IN FUELING SYSTEM ! the | | country by Studebaker during the cur- | rent season, has been employed for sev- eral years in Europe. No less than 10 different forms of it are used abroad, but Studebaker was first to work out an | application of it suitable to American | car usage. According to Teports, one other De- troit maker of an eight-cyl | to 2dd a free. ng device to one of | its models between now and the end of the year. With Lincoln's free-wheeling, the power of the engine has been jumped | from 90 to 120 “horse” and the wheel- base lengthened to 145 inches. The change is in line with the accepted trend toward a larger measure of en- gine performance in wh speeds are a factor, but are more rapid acceleration ar wd with more body room th> same way, the Hu rs bave raised the Hucson straight- | o'clock head engine from 80 horsepower the change brings a noticeable improve- ment in flexibility at the lower driving speeds. To compensate for the added strain that the chassis is subjected to, Hud- son has reinforced both frames of its new models for added strength. This applies as well to the bodies, which now are built of steel throughout. Interior | panel construction has been utilized to | prevent resonating noise. Notwithstanding numerous manufac- | turing switches during the year, the entry list for the National Automobile opening in New York January 3. appears close to normal. The Grand Centrel Palace as usual will be taxed to the limit of its space to accommodate the exhibits. Comparing the 1930 passenger car list with that of 1931 discloses three new names—Austin, Mathis and Duesenberg. THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON. D. .0, NOVEMBER 30, 1930—PART FOUR DOWN THE ROAD—Anxious Moment —By FRANK BECK MIDNIGHT.__ AND YOUR DEPARTING GUESTS CAR THREATENS TO ST A A GRADE CROSSING RENOVAL SOUGHT . M. A. Will Urge Adoption of Legislative Program to Abolish Evil. Adoption of s legislative program | providing for the gradual elimination | of railroad grade crossings and the in- tion of protective equipment at| crossings which cannot be abolished is to be urged by the American Motorists' | Association before the State Legisla- | tures, 43 of which meet this coming | January. “The guthority for such State legis- | lation has recently been clarified by the United States Supreme Court hold- ing that a State may compel & railroad | not only to build overhcad grade cross- ings, but may specify how such cross- ings are to be constructed with regard to vehicular safety. Validity of such legislation has heretofore been chal- lenged in many eases by the railroads on the ground that such legislation is an interference with interstate com- merce,” the A. M. A. statement points out. Grade Crossings Increase. “Notwithstanding the fact that there has boen a long and insistent demand and need for the gradual elimination of grade crossings, the figures show that instead of an elimiration during | the past year there has been an in- crease of approximately 650 grade crossings,” declares Thomas J. Keefe, general manager of the association. “Even the rallroads themselves are beginning to view with some alarm the appalling tolls exacted yearly at grade crossings, which in 1930 will amount to approximately 2900 killed and over 7,000 injured. Evidence of this is found in the annual report reviewing the problem just made by the National As- sociaticn of Railroad end Utilities Commissicners, which declares: ““The grade crossing problem is Na tion-wide, and the casualty record is sufficiently grave to warrant greater consideration throughout the country and to justify the expenditure of in- | creased ‘amounts of public funds to | safeguard the traffic of our highways.'” Joint Financing Necessary. ‘The A. M. A, tarcugh its affiliated clubs, will urge before the State Legis- latures the adoption of necessary legis- lation. with the end in view of gradu ally eliminating grade crossings, first over the Federal ald highway system | and eventually on the States’ main highway systems. Any successful pro- gram for grade crossing eliminations, it is declared, must be financed jointly by the general public and the rallroads. SMALLEST OF SMALL | CARS TO VISIT CITY { Police to Protect “Little Mystery” | Auto With Motor Cycle Escort Tomorrow. An automcbile so small that police protection is needed to prevent it from being knccked sround and injured by | rians makes its appearance in National Capital tomorrow for the | time, when it wiil leave the Cap- ' for a tour of the city at 11:30 Historic Pennsylvania avenue will be the first thoroughfare here to be traveled. | ‘The car, one-third the size of the smallest of the small cars of today, is called the “Little Mystery” automobile. Costing $9,000 to bulld, it was able to wrest the speed record for cars under 1,000 pounds from Great Britain, by attaining 91.2 miles an hour on the Indianapolis track. It is believed by its designer and builder, K. L. Morehouse of Detroit, that it can make more than 100 miles on a straightaway. It was produced for speed pul and to demonstrate the power that a small car can be capable of. It is not | manufactured for sale. The car weighs | 625 pounds, is 24 inches high, 34 inches | wide and has a wheel base of 54 inches | It has four cylinders and can develop 27.3 horsepower. It has a dual ignition system, four-wheel brakes, an eiectric | starter, two carburetors and is furnished | with a super-charger. Mr. Morehouse is at present awaiting Model names current in the list of one year 2go and not shown now include Cunningham, Erskine, Elcar, Kissel, Moon, Marquette, Roosevelt,” Ruxton, Windsor, Mercedes-Benz (German), and Voisin (French). The process of readjusting the auto- mobile “industry to normal conditions has led the automobile makers to give up the practice of supplementing their lines by the addition of mode!s bearing unfamiliar names. ‘The magnates ap- pear to be convinced of the fact that conservatism, under present conditions, is an asset. 'Therefore they are stick- ing as closely as possible to the old line designation with which the buying pub- lic, through the education of years, has l'=md to associate performance and ue. (Copyright, 'lm by ¢ lvr‘)h American patents on an airplane designed to take- Sff and land on a city street. He giined an audience with the traffic officials here and was granted the honor of having & motor cycle escort for its initial run here tomorrow. Don't kick that speck in the street. It may be the “Little Mystery” car! BRIDGE CLOSED Furnace_Ford Bridge over Monocacy River on Route 28, 1; miles north of Dickerson, was closed to the public ‘Wednesday morning, November 26, un- til further notice. Work has begun on Milady’s Motoring BY FREDERICK C. The woman who used to spend the morn'ng making jams now takes the wheel of her car and gets into them. A press agent says that a screen idol uses & sport coupe, elaborately fitted, as a traveling dressing room. Indeed we have a picture of her royal filmness putting on the last touches of make-up with the aid of the rear view mirror. All of which may sound like the t; writer getting off the traffic tracl the idea of the last minute touch’ car- ries a message for those who want to | drive in safety. If some one else in the family has been driving the cer it is quite possible that the mirror has been adjusted to a different position. Paste this in your compact: You can stop quicker on the upgrade than on the level. Thus there is no need to reach for the hand brake or become unduly excited when an emergency stop i5 calied for while climbing a hill. On the downgrade you can keep your brakes the equal of level road efficiency by cutting down speed proportionally, or by running in second gear if the grade is steep. Here's a neat idea I happened to gather when stopping off for lunch at & pop- |seems to skip and give trouble and you| ular resort hotel. When the rest of the party started to get aboard the door- man held his hand at the top of the tonneau door frame. Any one who didn't duck low enough when enter- ing the car would strike the doorman’s hand instead of the unylelding frame. He tells me he has saved many a sore and aching head as a resuit of this simple plan. An attorney telis me that most dam- | RUSSELL. |into a brief description of the automo- bile’s ignition coil without fear of talk- | ing_ Greek. What every woman a-wheel ought to | know is that the current from the stor- age battery or the generator is in itsell of too low voltage to throw spark from the points of the spark pligs. Voltage | has to be stepped up to high voltage, |and here is where the coil figures | forming electrical characteristics. It consists of a core and two separate windings of insulated wire, one around the other. Current from the battery or generator flows through the primary winding of wire and induces high ten- sion current in the secondary winding. | Each time the current is interrupted in | the primary, high-tension current is in- | duced in the secondary. Thus we wire |the secondary current to the spark | plugs 50 as to take advantage of the | spark to ignite the gas vapor. | The frequently mentioned | potnts” " attend to this interruption | while the rotor of the distributor ca: | ries the high-tension current to the re- spective wires to the spark plugs. Because a coil carries high voltage it | must be well made. If ever your engine find that this occurs when things are | well warmed up, be sure to mention this to the service man. Heat often causes a weak coil to become ineffi- | clent. 'CAMPBELL DESIROUS \OF REGAINING HONORS age sults are lost out of court—right | there on the open road following the collision. It isn't necessary to hurl verbal bombshells at the other party, but watckh your tongue. Silence is golden. Take the names of witnesses, as that at least gives the impression that you are in the right. Make a note of all the facts available, inciuding the exact Iocation of the accident, the position of the cars, the license number of the | other car, the name and address of and the ses it twice shattered, has advised the|to my mind, the most serious detriment the owner and the driver, exact time of the collision. Some women are ordering the foot rest removed and are having upholster- | ed hassocks installed in its place. Better for finer footwear. T asked a woman who has been a back-seat driver since autos were one lungers why she never took the wheel or got a car for her own use. | “I've had plenty of opportunity to| think over the matter from my ob- servation post,” she confided, “but I've just about concluded that John's had all the luck any one could expect for one family.” It doesn’t always pay to keep your | eyes straight ahead. Over a table of contract the other evening I heard the story of a rather experienced woman driver who paid no attention to a traffic officer’s whistle. She figured he wasn't trying to heil her, and she was right. The green light was in her favor, buf had she cast a glance to the left she would have seen a car bearing down upon her at a smart rate of speed. Then came the dawn, as they say in the films. ‘The officer, of course, was whistling for the trafic violator, but it just goes to show how one whistle sometimes can kill two birds, or rather save them. Now that permanent waving has be- come such & commonplace in milady's existence, it should be possible to launch “LITTLE MYSTER British Auto Speed Ace Will Try ‘ to Beat Segrave's Record at Deytona. | . Malcolm Campbell, British od ace, who established a world land record of 206.956 miles per hour | at Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1928, only to Contest Board of the American Auto- mobile Association that he intends to return to this country early in 1931 for an attempt to regain his laurels. | In announcing that Capt. Campbell | has formally applied for an official “break-r | MOTORING HAZARDS AIRED AT MEETING Problems Which Confront! Tourists Discussed by | A. A. A. Official Board. A cofl is merely a_device for trans-| Road conditions that hamper the motor-touring caravan of the Nation, causing loss of time, congestion and, in many insiances, acting as travel hazards, Teceived a thorough airing at the recent annual meeting in Washington of the Advisory Committee to the National Touring Board of the American Auto- mobile Association. ‘The committee, which consists of touring experts of A. A. A. motor clubs throughout the country and which W. G. Bryant, well known attorney of De- troit, Mich, heads as chairman of the National Touring Board, made its in- dictment of so-called “touring nui- | sances” on the basis of complaints | registered by thousands of motorists during the last touring season. Adverse Conditions Cited. Among the conditions cited in the ban of the travel experis were: 1. The lack of uniformity in traffic regulations with particular stress on the constant changes in speed rules and the requirements as to the left-hand turn from village to village, town to town, city to city and State to State. 2. Traffic lights that have sprung up in_ thousands of small towns and sub- urban sections. 3. Failure of many cities to mark through highways or to designate belt Lnes around congested urban areas. 4. Compelling motorists to use freshly | oiled and tarred roads. 5. The presence on main traveled highways of a multitude of advertising signs imitating danger and direction sgn: Chairman Bryant made the following statement in amplification of the find- ings of the board: ‘The lack of uniformity in traffic regulations throughout the country is, to pleasurable and ecnomical motor | touring today. A great many of the | protests made to me personally dealt with this particular situation. In view of the availability of the national uni- | fornr motor vehicle code and the na- sanction for a new assault on the exist- | tional municipa? traffic ordinance to all g record of 231362 miles per hour, | States and communities, the users of cstablished at Daytona Beach by the | the highway are persistently and rightly late Sir H. O. D. Segrave in 1929, the | demanding more progress toward the governing body of racing declared that | jdeal of national uniformity in traffic there is every indication that other| rules and regulations. There is no record attempts will be made. "Daytona Beach is at present the logical place for these runs,” said the contest board, nd while plans for the 1931 spe=d carnival have not been ap- proved, reports from Florida are to the effect that elaborate preparations are being made for the speed tests between January 1 and February 15. i “There also is evidence of renewed interest in th-se speed tria's in other sections of the country and investiga- tions are now being made to ascertain the facilities of these places. However. Daytona B-ach is the proven place for present attempts to create new world records, which would mean a speed of around 250 miles per hour.’ Origin of Gas Lift. The practice of increasing the re- covery of ofl from a well by forcing gas | through oil sands, commonly known as gas lift, was begun in 1911 in the State of Ohio. K. L. Morehouse, designer and the substructure for the mogern ‘which will replace the existipg one. autos under 1,000 pounds from Great hour. { | man, of | doubt 2t all that uniformity, in addi- | tion to making motor touring more pleasurable and less expensive, would help to relieve congestion and mini- mize the accident hazard. Confusion is a breeder of accidents. Traffic Light Growth. “The mushroom growth of traffic | lights in small communities has as- | sumed the aspects of a plague. Lights | have been erected at thousands of | points on the ‘main streets' of the | Nation, where thev serve only to im- | pede the flow of travel, and where a | boulevard stop sign would answer amply the requirements of safety. A few States have already adopted a standard to govern the erection of these lights. It is high time that other States were doing likewise. Traffic lights outside congested areas should be predicated not merely on the existence of side streets, but on the amount of traffic ! emerging from these side streets into main arteries. “The marking of main highways cit'es snd designation of belt s around m-tropolitan areas, if uni- ally adopted, would greatly expedite distance travel and would not pre- vent ‘stop overs' by motorists desirous of making a visit or a purchase. “Roads must, of course, be tarred and ofled. As a general rule highway offi- cials take precautions look! interest, comfort and safety of the traveling public. But there are still too many sections where the practice of tarring or oiling the entire surface of the road at orfe time, instead of a shoulder at a time, is still followed. ‘This is a practice that makes for messy mou;fln' and causes a lot of resent- ment. RIS C SOT, No Jersey 0il. After 10 years of driling for oil in | New Jersey at a cost, according to the | New York Times, of $3,000,000, an engineering firm has definitely aban- | doned its attempt to locate petroleum | there in commercial quantities. One of the holes is sald to be more than 5,000 feet deep. AUTOMOTIVE BRIEFS ‘The regular meeting of the Wash- ington Trade Assoclation will be held tomorrow night at 8 o'clock at the Racquets Club. Election of officers will | be held and drawings for show space | will be made. Final plans for the ban- ! quet will be announced. g to the | e NOW IS HELD TIME TO PREPARE YOUR AUTO FO Most Important Fac R WINTER DRIVE tor Is to Insure the Radiator Against Freezing by Use Of Propcr Solution. BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW, Automobile Technical Adviser. Now that the foot ball season is prac- tically over and folks will soon be doing their Christmas shopping early, it is time to do a few things to the automo- bile. That is, it is time to get the car ready for Winter driving. For most automobile owners now use their ma- chines all 12 months of the year. Care of the car in Winter differs from that in Summer in various ways, per- haps most significantly in that detail of the car which ‘becomes so delicate in Winter time, the water cooling sys- tem. It avenges neglect most thor- oughly, but it will repay the motorist many times over if he gives it the right kind of attention. Possible Solutions Listed. In considering possible solutions to use in the radiator which will prevent th systom from freezing, alcohol has been found to be more or less popular when added to water. There is an- other substance that is very effective, and that is glycerin, which is obtain- able nowadays in distilled and refined form and reasonable in price. Many motorists use a combination of both alcohol and glycerin. (The alco- hol is denatured, not wood.) Alcohol evaporates quickly, especially if the en- gin= is given a chance to reach the tem- | at which it functions most ef- and must be renewed with reg- For this reason man car cwners add giycerin, whict the al~chol has evaporated s some prot.ction against freezing. E a small percentage of glycerin will prevent a fluid which might become frozen from expanding and consequent- ly cracking the radiator and water Jackets of the engine. Such motorists as will use alcohol only might be interested in the follow- ing percentages, which will aid them in making anti-freeze solutions. A 20 per cent solution of alcohol in water is made by including a little over three- fourths of a quart of alcohol to each {gallon of water and will withstand a temperature of 15 degrees above zero Fahrenheit. One quart of alcohol in each gallon solution, or 25 per cont, of alcohol per rallon of mixture, will glve safety at 24 degrees below. Usu- ally a 25 pcr cent solution is found sufficient to meet the need in most parts of the country. An easy way to secure this mixture is to fill the radia- tor from a quart container, giving 1 qu::l of alcohol for every 3 quarts of water, orate long before the water has been will withstand a temperature of zero: | a 40 per cent solution, that is 374 pints | As the alcohnl in a solution will evap- | used up, a mixture of half water and half alcohol is suggested to keep the anti-freeze agent effective longer. A scientific way of ascertaining the exses alcoholic content is by measuring tbd ‘sveclflc gravity with a hydrometer, ok- | tainable at automobile accessory dealers almost anywhere. |~ Glycerin and water make a very sat- isfactory and safe anti-freeze solution. As the water evaporates at a lower tem- | perature than the glycerin, the solution tends to become more effective with use. This eliminates the constant worry to whether or not the mixture is be. coming too weak to do its work. If there are no leaks in the cooling system 1and no loss of the solution through ‘bol\lnz out, one filling of the radiator | will last all Winter. Ordinary evapora |tion should be replaced with water only, | Oils come in for their share of atten- tion in Winter time, too. The heavier | lubricants used during Summer months congeal readily in tie cold season, and ise to change to a lighter oil for Winter driving. If a lighter oll is mot substituted for a heavier one an engine Wwill have to run for some time be the lubricant is carried to the upj ends of the pistons and cylinders. The | transmission and the differential will |also be better off if they, too, are al- |lowed & change of transmission ofl, If |no such thinning process is adopted the gears will qu'te likely cut a path into the stiff cold grease, which will not run back into the gear teeth as it should. For these reasons especially the lighter lub; ender the better service dur- ing the Winter days. Towing Helpful. 1If because of inadcquate precautions the cooling system freezes up, do not start the engine with the expectation that the resulting heat will thaw out the works. What is more likely to re- sult is the breaking of the water pump driving connection. The thawing-out process can best be effected by towing the car into a warm garage and allow nature to take its course, The dangers which come from frees- ing the cooling system can be greatly eliminated if one provides a garage that is heated during the Winter. This can be accomplished efiiciently by extending steam or hot water piping from one' own house to the garage. The plan 'm_expensive at first sight, but soon pay for itself, for it entails no continued expense and no extra fuel is required for its separate maintenance. A warm home for the automobile is most necessary for its well being during the cold season. Mr. Brokaw will be glad to write on any subject pertaining to the care of automobiles which a reader may suggest. Asked for Novic Every experienced motorist would be considerate of the new driver if he re- membered the days when he was learn- ing to handle a car in traffic, is the opinion of Oscar Coolican, local auto- | mobile distributor. “Every day brings numerous recruits to the motoring ranks,” Mr. Coolican says, “and many of them are destined to be as good or better drivers than we are. But they cannot become accom- weeks. It requires considerable practice and thay entails the making of a certain number of mistakes. If the experienced motorist will bear with the errors of the new driver he will be making a great contribution to safer motoring. “Those early days of driving experi- ence are trying ones and they call for a sympathetic and generous attitude on the part of the drivers who have been at the wheel for years. They should not lose sight of the fact that the new driver today must learn under more difficult conditions, with traffic much denser and many more devices for its control to understand and observe. “At best the apprenticeship that must be served is difficult. When a person sits behind the wheel for the first few weeks the whole thing is somewhat of a puzzle. Other cars appear to be com- ing at him from all directions and he must learn to think fast and make quick decisions. Then he has his first motor stall at a busy intersection, his first tire is punctured, or he runs out of gas for the first time. It is a period that has its trials and it can be eased considerably by those who have gone through the same experience.” Mr. Coolican calls attention to the fre- 'DISTRICT RESIDENTS ACTIVE IN ROAD WORK Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, M. 0. Eldridge and A. T. Goldbeck A: Prominently Identified. Capt. H C. Whitehurst. chief engi- neer of highways of the District of Co- lumbia; M. O. Eldridge, assistant direc- tor of traffic, and A. T. Goldbeck, di- rector, Bureau of Engineering, National Crushed Stone Association, are among Washingtonians who have a prominent part this year in the work of the American Road Builders’ Association. Each of these men will present the re- port of one of the Association’s Re- search Committees at the annual Con- vention and Road Show in St. Loufs, Mo., January 10-186, 1931, The inequitable distribution of taxes and the many antiquated assessment laws influenced the committee of the | City Officials’ Division, under Capt. Whitehurst, to make a first-hand study | of assessment and flnancing. Capt. Whitehurst is also past president of | this division. Information from representative cities throughout the United States shows that expenditures for paving vary from $2,500 to $8,000 per 1,000 population, or from $2 to $8 g:r city dent. Ex- penditures in th large and small cities were studled over a period of years. The general plan of assessment by the front foot was found to be an al- most universal practice, but varied in details, such as the method of assessing intersections, alleys, sidewalks and pro- portion of roadway. The practice of property owners specifying the type of pavement seems to be on the decline. In most cases the | city has discretionary power in the se- lection of types. Based on the discussion of Capt. Whitehurst's report at St. Louis, re- vised recommendations for future as- sessment practice for citles will be made. The Committee on Subgrade and Pavement Bases, under Chairman Gold- beck, has made a Nation-wide survey of street and road paving conditions in an endeavor to determine fundamentals of the best paving designs as related to the earth’s foundation beneath the pavement. It has long been observed that subgrade conditions detérmine the surface and life of any street or pavement, but adequate methe of s It is announced that Benjamin Ouris- let Sales Co., has been elected ident of the Washin, Association. Garland W. Wolfe of the ml'l.u Motor Co. was elected vice presi: resident of the Ourisman Chevro- | gton Chevrolet Dealers’ | often traffic. and suitable methods of over predetermining unfavorable con g these situations have not been de plished within a few days or a few | {Consideration of Expert Motorists es in Driving Autos |quent failure of some impatient motor- |ists to be considerate when the new driver stalls his engine in traffic. “Not long ago I witnessed just such an incident that brought home to me the need for displaying a helpful atti- tude to the man who is unaccustomed to handling an automobile. This un- fortunate new driver stalled his engine at & busy downtown intersection. Sev- eral drivers behind him began sounding | their horns and making a great racket to let him know they were displeased. “Being new at the game, this driver did what thousands of others have done that is, he found it so much more diffi cult to get started. If there had been vo horn blowing he probably would have been able to get his wits together much sooner. The result was that those who had showed their impatience got off to a later start and at the same time had needlessly caused a great deal of em- barrassment and discomfort. “We must not forget that the new driver is going to be the veteran of to- wnorrow. He may be a better driver than we ourselves. But to achieve this ability we must give him a chance. 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