Evening Star Newspaper, October 18, 1931, Page 61

THE SUNDAY Fi “J T may seem a long time off, but the national automobile shows are on their way. Everything is being planned to make these shows the most attractive ever held. It is to be heoed that the automotive in- dustry may be so otimulated that & great increase ia sales may re- sult. At any rate the oncoming shows will prove of unusual interest. Most manufacturers have kept to their agreement about not bringing out new model changes until the show time. This means that the public will be able to view the latest im- rovements for the first time at he shows. According to the official show drawing held recently at the New York headquarters of the Na-: tional Automobile Chamber of Commerce, 43 makes of passen- ger cars, trucks and taxicabs will be exhibited at the 1932 national shows. Auto Show Dates. The New York show will be held in Grand Central January 9-16. As in past years, the main floor and the mezzanine have been reserved exclusively for passenger car exhibits. Com- mercial vehicles, including motor | trucks and taxicabs, will be shown on the third floor, and the accessory and shop equipment displays on the fourth floor. The Chicago show will be held in the Coliseum January 30-Feb- ruary 6, which in all probability will be the same time as the Na- | In Chicago tional Capital show. the passenger car exhibits will be on the main floor and the acces- sory and shop equipment displays in the gallery. S. A. Miles, manager of the chamber’s Show Committee, ex presses the opinion that the ac- cessory and shop equipment dis- plays planned for the 1932 shows will be even more attractive than | in past years due to a change in | the show rules which will permit | the use of decorated backgrounds in the show booths. List of Exhibitors. The following makes of cars will be cxhibited in New York and Chicago: . Passenger cars—Auburn, Austin (New York only), Buick, Cadillac, | Chevrolet, Chrysler, Cord, De Sote, Dodge, Durant, Essex, ¥Franklin, Graham-Paige, Hud- In the Motox; World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. Palace | ber of Commerce during their | quarterly meeting. | The action was taken follow- |ing a report on this subject made by A. R. Erskine, chairman of a committee named by Alvan | Macauley, president of the cham- |ber. L. A. Miller and Robert W. | Woodruff are the other members |of the committee. The chamber also included in | its resolution an indorsement of the recommendations made by the Committee on Employment {Plans and Suggestions of the | President’s Organization on Un- |employment Relief during their | conference in Chicago, September | 28. The report as adopted by the chamber follows: ! “Your committee, named to consider ways by which the au- ! tomotive industry may co-operate with the President’s Organization on Unemployment Relief, has made a survey of conditions | within the industry. “We find that the individual companies generally began to spread employment several months ago. “In the light of the Govern- ment request for continued co- operation and as a means of meeting the present emergency of curtailed production during the Fall and Winter months, we now recommend that: “The board of directors of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce place this report be- fore all of the companies in the motor industry, and that: “Each company be urged to spread its pay rolls over the greatest number of persons pos- | sible. “It is further recommended that this chamber indorse reso- lutons of similar effect adopted by the Committee on Employ- ment Plans and Suggestions of the President’s Organization on Unemployment Relief at Chicago, I1l, September 28.” It cannot be said that the au- tomobile industry officials are not doing everything in their ;t:tnwer to help the existing situa- on. Less important, but of interest, is the following report: | Soundproof Cars. { | Soundproofed automobiles have been placed on the witness stand of science to prove their case of silence. | Using | which permit a measure of sound accurate instruments PI.EA:%VSJ.(')W A Yieaser »— € STAR, W. “ OH GUY! STOP SPEEDING.. SHINGTON. ls D. C., OCTOBER 18 1931—PART TOUR BUS-__ D'YUH 3 —By FRANK BEC HEY, CLEO! TAKE IT EASY. You JUsT MISSED THAT WANNA TOURISTS TURNING Conference Delegates Toldy Need of Good Roads by A. A. A, son, Hupmobile, LaSalle, Lincoln, | conditions, Dr. William R. Barss, | Delegates to the Fourth Pan-American | Marmon, Nash, Oakland, Oldsmo- bile, Packard, Peerless, Pierce- Arrow, Plymouth, Pontiac, Reo, Studebaker, Stutz, Willys-Over- land and Willys-Knight. Motor trucks—Chevrolet, Dia- mond T, Federal, General Motors, Graham Brothers (Dodge), Le- Blond-Schact, Reo, Stewart, S. P. A. and Willys-Overland. Taxicabs—Dodge. As usual the Ford exhibits will be held in the Ford sales rooms. Beiter Times Predicted. Largely as a result of recent acts of the Federal administra- tion, an improvement in general of prosperity, according to state- | ments made by Alfred H. Swayne, ! vice president of the National Au- | tomobile Chamber of Commerce, | and other motor leaders, at a meeting of the automobile cham- ber in New York. “It is most encouraging that, at least, we have placed our prob- lems out on the table, taken off our coats and gone to work to solve them,” declared Mr. Swayne. Discussing current trends in in- ternational politics and econom- ics, he expressed the opinion that the recent abandonment of the gold basis by England and a number of other countries will not prove permanent. A “Our analysis of the industry's position indicates that there is a shortage of 12,000,000 car miles in the Nation's motor vehicle inven- tory and that this translated in terms of replacement require- ments will form the backlog of 1932's motor buying,” stated R. H. Grant, chairman of the Sales Managers’ Committee of the au- tomobile chamber. “The manufacturer’s problems for next year are dual,” he con- tinued. “In the public interest and his own, he must do every- thing possible to stimulate pur- | chasing activity and, at the same time, he must vigilantly protect his dealers from injury through | unwise trading practices. “There is every reason for op- timism over the prospects over the long pull,” he said. “With our cupboards each day becoming a | little more bare, the time when | the purchasing of replacements will become necessary is ap- proaching.” Other prominent automobile manufacturers, who spoke on in- dustry matters, or participated in ! the session, include: Joseph E.| Fields, Roy D. Chapin, A. R. Erskine, H. W. Peters and E. S. Gorrell. Aiding Employment. Distribution of pay rolls among | as many workers as possible as | the best means of meeting the emergency of unemployment con- | ditions was recommended in a | report adopted by members of the National Automobile Cham- MOTOR DON'TS DON'T RISK BREAKING AN AXLE ! THE DANGER OF LOSING A WHEEL 1S GREATLY MINIMIZED IF YOU ARE CAREFUL IN APPLYING POWER AND IN USING BRAKES.SUDDEN JERKY STARTING MAY BREAK A REAR AXLE SUDDEN STOPPING PUTS THE STRAN| ON THE FRONT AXLES., | consultant in acoustics of the | Massachusetts Institute of Tech- Inology, has been experimenting with two automobiles of popular ! make, both constructed along the latest principles of noise-reduc- | tion and both identical except for | the fact that one was upholstered in mohair velvet and the other in a flat-surfaced fabric. Both cars showed similar rec- ords in the main, but at certain | speeds and at the higher sound frequencies, the shriller noises, the mohair-upholstered car was considerably quieter, according to Dr. Barss’ findings. . During the tests, the cars were jacked up and their engines run at various speeds with the win- dows closed and with them open while sound measurements were made. The cars were then taken over an actual running test at | different speeds while further | records were kept of the noise conditions inside. Both sets of tests were run under conditions | as nearly identical as possible. business conditions will begin in | 1932 and lead to the restoration | Standardizing Signals. To aid in settling the present lack of standardization in road and street traffic signals, a com- | mittee of the American Road | Builders’ Association will report on specific instances of lack of uniformity at the twenty-ninth annual convention and road show of that organization, to be held in Detroit in January. It has been found that recom- mended standards proposed by |various organizations have not ibeen adopted to any great extent, {and there is urgent need for in- | tensive research on the utility of various devices to the end that |some degree of standardization | may be attained. The organiza- |tion of a research group or foundation is also recommended by the committee. Harry E. Neal, traffic engineer, Ohio Department of Highways, is in charge of the committee | studtes. PR S Commerctal Conference were told last | week that the tide of tourist travel has | definitely turned toward Central and South America, and were urged to formulate a program for the sale of | their recreational assets to a travel-! minded world. | The address, which was one of the { highlights of the third day of the con- ference, was delivered by Elmer Jenkins, manager of the National Touring Bu- | reau of the American Automobile Asso- | ciation. i World Travel Expenditures. | { Citing the fact that expenditures for | world travel now amount to $7,500,000,- 000 annually, and outlining all phases lof a comprehensive travel development " TRAFFIC ENGINEERING HELD 'HIGHLY IMPORTANT OCCUPATION 10 PAN-AMERICA iy Ociats Should Take Advantage of A”TU_SAE TAXES Breathing Spell in Upward Rush of Motor Vehicle Use. BY PAUL G. HOFFMAN, Member Street Trafic Committee. National ‘Altomobile Chamber of Commerce. A new and highly important occupa- tion has been created in the last few years—that of traffic engineering. Five years ago but one or two cities in the United States employed a full- time traffic engineer, There Was no organization within the municipality where responsibllity for the solution of traffic_problems could be centered. Po- lice officers assigned to traffic duty did their best to cope with overwhelming problems. Street departments often built and repaired streets in response to the demands of the moment and without giving sufficient consideration to the needs of the future. Sewer de- partments and public utility services opened streets when and where neces- sary to their work without regard to the disruption of traffic. Unity of ef- fort in the working out of a definite plan for traffic improvement was non- existent. program for pan-America, Mr. Jenkins' | address dealt at length with the travel | appeal of the countries to the South, We still have a long way to go in getting ourselves organized to provide adequate traffic facilities, which, after | competition for the tourist dollar and | ing accident total. The depression may, the economics of recreational travel, the | all, are the only final answer to a ris- | |the present drawbacks of the pan-| to some extent, be a blessing in disguise American nations in meeting the world- | if city officials take advantage of the wide competition. | breathing spell in the upward rush of Estimating that the travel bill for|urban and city use of motor vehicles. those who now turn to the Central and | Engineering research has been of in- South American countries for recreation valuable aid to the motor industry. amounts to $200,000,000 annually, and | From our experience we believe that pointing specifically to what Mexico and | just as great benefits would result from Cuba are doing to attract travel by a similar treatment of urban traffic building highways and eliminating cus- | and transportation. toms barriers, he said: [ Today almost a score of pro:rmh‘e municipalities and six States and coun- Mexico and Cuba Examples. ties employ full-time traffic engineers. “Those of us concerned with travel in | Many others employ engineering coun- all its phases are not unmindful of the | sel in an advisory or part-time capacity. fact that Mexico and Cuba are but ex-, in the bucket to what you should re- ceive in the way of tourist revenue when | all your resources are taken into con- | sideration.” | American countrics, Mr. Jenkins point- ed out that they equaled one-third of the value of the export trade with the | United States in 1930, which amounted to_$630,000,000." | With reference to the world competi- | tion for tourist patronage, the A. A. A official paid a tribute to one way in which the pan-American countries are meeting this competition. He continued: Leadership of Dr. Rowe. “Under the leadership of Dr. L. S.| Rowe, director-general of the Pan- American Unlon, you_ have placed here | So recent is this trend toward sound amples of what is taking place in the 1 organization to deal with traffic tbat | wise on a part time or on a consulting other pan-American countries. But bear | two of the best ordinances creating | basis. Third, apply this engineering in mind that $200,000,000 is a mere drop | traffic commissions were passed within | knowledge to the problem through the the last four years and one amended two years ago. Following the second National Street and Highway Safety Conferciice the | Comparing these travel expenditures Chicago Association of Commcrce spon- | vide any city with a progressive plan | with the forelgn trade of the pan-|sored a trafic survey, from which re- | of traffic relief. Milady’s Maybe you have already discovered that better late than never is a poor rule to apply to the brakes. Celebrate, if you will, your ability to BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. in Washington a fine collection of photographs and information. I have | demand ultra service from your auto- mobile dealer, but don't go so far as to |GASOLINE WASTE SHOWN make the mistake of a New England | frequently heard magazine editors, in search of pictures or data with regard to some pan-American country, praise this storehouse of material that you have created and the courteous way in which their requirements are satisfied. You are to be congratulated on the splendid work the Pan-American Union is doing in this direction.” In a candid discussion of factors mili- tating against the development of the travel industry in pan-America, Mr. Jenkins said: IN SPARK PLUG TEST Unique Demonstration Made at Re- cent Meeting of Automotive Engineers. In a unique demonstration at a meeting of the Pittsburgh section of the Soclety of Automotive Engineers, Sumner S. Howard .and R. C. Diehl of Flint, demonstrated that 1 out of every 10 gallons of gasoline is wasted “The greatest single drawback to travel in your countries has been the inadequacy of transportation. This is when spark plugs are used longer than 10,000 miles. . An automobile engine in which were a set of spark plugs that had been used 10,150 miles, was placed in the meeting room before the 100 engineers in at-|power. It was the motor age that tendance. The engine, with a “flow- | brought about this era of world travel, meter” attached, was put into opera-|and until your nations have made pos- tion, the “flowmeter” measuring the | sible motorized transport through high- amount of gasoline consumed at. dif- | ways you will not reap the fullest bene- particularly true as regards modern highways. The traveler of today may use the steamship or the airplane, but | he is definitely wedded to traveling part of the time, at least, under- his own stopped, new spark plugs installed and gasoline consumption measured. ‘While the same .demonstration has previously been made many times with an automobile under actual operating conditions, the “flowmeter” test has created an unusual degree of interest in engineering circles, and the Flint engineers were specially invited to make the demonstration before members of i the local Soclety of Automotive En- | gineers. - Installment Users. Fifty-three per cent of 21l new cars are sold on the installment plan, a cording to the District of Columbia division of the American Automobile Association. Proper Night Speed. ‘The Supreme Court of Mississippi has ruled that' the proper night speed for automobiles is that which enables the driver to stop within the range of the headlights on his car. "Auto Industry Employment. ‘There are 5,056,000 people employed in the -automobile industry in ti~ | United States, according to the District .Lotcolmumwummm%n | ferent speeds. Then the engine was|fits from the travel currents that are touching your shores.” HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., October 17.— Highway construction contracts amount- ing to $68.149.95 were awarded last week by the State Roads Commission. The largest contract was awarded to M. J. Grove Lime Co. of Lime Kiln, Md., on a bid of $22,025.10 for 1.03 miles of concrete highway along the Poolesville- Martinsburg road to Martinsburg in Montgomery County. Contract for another road in the same county was awarded to M. R. Waesche & Son of Thurmont, Md., on & bid of $15,980, and calls for constructing 1.03 miles of concrete from Diamonds Cor- ners, on the Gaithersburg-Quince Or- chard road, toward old Germantown. The other contracts awarded were: Prince Georges County — Through Maryland Park from Central avenue to the District of Columbia line; 0.51 mile, concrete, to Christhilf & Ensey, Balti- more, $9,360. Dorchester County—One section of | State highway near Hii)s Point luv'ardl Hudson, a dis:tnce of 1.33 miles, con- FPhillips .+ Salisbury, woman who complained about riding qualities until the service men were obliged to resort to a dangerous expedi- ent in order to keep peace in the fam- ily. The owner wanted the ultimate in a “floating” type of ride and insisted upon having this sort of ease in her city driving. Only by disconnecting the rear shock absorbers was it pessible to cbtain this effect. So far, so good. But some day, if she is obliged to take a trip in the car and some one other than her own chauffeur handles the car, she is certain to be thrown off the seat for a head-on into the roof. ‘The business of head meeting roof is no laughing matter. A friend of mine, who wouldn't have the shock absorbers looked over when advised to, struck a roof beam with such force that a result- ing nerve upset brought on shingles. An ornament on her hat ripped a hole through the ceiling lining just by way of topping the event. And try to mend ceiling lining, you fancywork experts! Add to your scrap book of safety pointers the realization that after the tires have been inflated to the recom- mended pressure the car is more apt to skid. Less traction is the reason. You tend to become a little carelsess with soggy tires. ‘When you stop to consider what the Empress Eugenie ‘has already done to milady's fashions in clothes, it doesn't require any stretch of the imagination to foresee the automobile taking on some marked feminine touches. Al- ready we have glove’ compartments' in the dash, all-rug floor covering, front- door arm rests and pillows in place of |. foot rails. To save milady's fine foot- wear more and more, manufacturers are removing the starter button to the strument board. I didn't get all of the conversation but it ran something like this: “Neat? - My dear, you-are comical. You would be mortified all afternoon with a speck of dirt on a glove, yet you step into a car that hasn't been cleaned for a year. Don't think you are making an impression, even with your modish headgear and’ your new ensemble. People look at those mud- splattered vireels and gape at you through those filthy windows. They ey BB * PR T SN el it D e? ( | f | | sulted in 1927 the creation of the offi- J‘ cial Trafic Commission, with a full- | time traffic engineer. In 1929 Boston | established a similar body. t | _The vouth of the profession of traf- fic engineering is indicated by the or- | | ganization just a year ago of the Insti- | | tute of Traffic Engineers. Unquestionably the responsibility for ! traffic conditions rests upon public offi- | cials. Their leadership is essential to| the creation of an adequately staffed | | official traffic commission. | The present time would ~eem to offer | an unusual opportuni cities to utilize funds constructiv.l ‘or the ad- | dition of traffic facilitic. =nd the im- | provement of existing equipment. with | | resultant benefits to labor, traffic and municipal advertising. If, as we have | been told, first impressions are lasting, | then the traffic tangles greeting out-of- town visitors to many a city must leave | an undesirable impression” of lack of | progressiveness. After all, traffic congestion is no more necessary today than a score of diseases which have been controlled through in- | telligent research and organized effort. ‘The program suggested by the Com-, mittec on Measures for Relief of Traf- | fic Congestion to the Third National | Conference on Street and Highway | Safety is a sound one. | First, organize officially in order to centralize responsibility for the traffic | problem. The police “department has | a very definite place to fill in the traf- ! 1flc program. While the duty of en- i | forcement of the provisions of the traf- fic laws and ordinances is rightfully | the responsibility of the police d(pBl’l-. | ment, there are equally important func- tions, highly technical in character, | which require special treatment. | Second, secure proper engineering | advice—full time, if possible; other- | medium of traffic surveys which will ]dewrmlne what should be done, and! when, and where. Then adequate | funds, budgeted to the needs, will pro- Motoring ‘Thank you, Martha. I couldn’t have done better myself. { It was dusk on a rainy day. She had| tried to turn around on a narrow road, | | but had gone ahecad well into a weed- | choked ditch. “Having burned out the | clutch trying to pull back to the road | she began to realize the seriousness of the situation. And there she sat at the wheel while other drivers passed, gaped and said various things about woman drivers. ‘This is a sad story, to be sure, but I | repeat it because it seems to suggest & lesson. Doesn't it emphasize the im- portance of .getting out of the car| when a predicament first arises so as to survey the situation? This driver| could have spared the clutch trouble| and saved much valuable time had she seen the utter futility of trying to make the car pull out under its own power. Here is an easy way to grasp the; oil pressure situation in your engine: Suppose the oil is circulated under 35 pounds pressure because of the force of the pump and the restriction of the oil passages. This is just about the| equivalent to the pressure of the or- dinary city water faucet. The garden hose, for instance, will throw water about 50 feet, if you have the nozzle adjusted for distance. : Not all the readings on the gauge before you as you drive are an accu- rate record of the actual pressure of the oll. Some of the scales are just arbitrary and might as well read A to Z as 0 to 50 pounds. The actual pressure, however, is 35 in a typical engine—less in some, more in others. It is quite a pressure to exist in those small metered passages through the en- gine, and from this it should be evi- dent that clogging is best avoided through_the use of clean oil at all times. When the service man suggests a new oil filter cartridge you will be saving money by following his advice. Leaving the kiddies in the car rking is bad business at its best, but you are obliged to do this, always lock the ignition and take your key with you. One woman who has given this subject some thought believes it is dangerous to leave the car in gear be- cause it might move if one of the children .on the starter. She prefers to set the hand brake. Children sometimes are able to release the hand brake, so the wiser course is to set the break and ‘also place the car in gear. Use low if the car is headed upward on a hill; reverse if headed downward. The car will then move up the hill if the starter is operated. | employment A M. A. OPPOSES New Legislation Proposed by La Guardia Is Held Un- sound Plan. An excellent way to “hamstring” the Nation's greatest manufacturing indus- try with dire consequences to the 4,- 500,000 normally dependent upon it for is the characterization given by the American Motorists' As- sociation to the proposal for a 10 per cent sales tax on automobiles. Regard- ing the cure as worse than the disease, the A. M. A. demands deeper consider- ation of the issue than the mere fact that automobile taxes are easy and in- expensive to collect. Termed Short-Sighted. “We have been told for the past two years by every one qualified to speak on the subject that me must cast our economic thinking in a new mold,” says Thomas J. Keefe, general manager of the A. M. A. “The proposal for a sales tax on automobiles falls flagrantly short of that ideal. Instead of finding a new mold, Congress is asked to go back to the old one, with its bad ef- fects intensified. “Government economics have so long and so definitely centered about motor transportation as to become almost a classic stupidity. If there is such a thing as justice in taxation, it is high time that a permanent halt were called to the fmposition of an additional bur- den upon those who own and operate motor cars. “Only inexcusable shortsightedness would permit any one to overlook the consequences of this tax proposed by Representative La Guardia of New York. Add 10 per cent to the cost of automo- biles and sales are automatically re- stricted. Diminish the outlet for its product in this fashion and the industry is seriously crippled. Called Serious Blunder. “To hamstring the Nation's foremost manufacturing industry is a serious blunder, even in the best of times. Di- rectly and indirectly 4,500,000 persons are dependent upon motor transporta- tion for their employment. It requires no abnormally keen vision to foresee the dire consequences faced by these millions if further obstacles are raised to the recovery of this industry. “It is high fime that revenue-raising bodies considered such factors as this instead of being so greatly influenced by the fact that motor vehicle sales taxes are easy and inexpensive to collect.” WIDER ROAD NEED SEEN IN MARYLAND Situation Caused by Increased Use of Motor Truck and Bus. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, October 10.—Increased use of the motor truck and the pas- senger bus has created a situation in Maryland in which the need for wider roads is made more immediate, ac- cording to Harry D. Williar, jr., chief engineer of the State Road Commis- sion. Certain roads must be wider if they are to be useful to the general pxbllc, as well as to the truck and the s. To that extent, says Mr. Williar, the truck and the bus have presented to Maryland problems like those they have presented to other States. “It is true that the increase of busses and trucks has made the need for widening roads in Maryland greater and more immediate,” said Mr. Williar. “The most conspicuous need of that order which has been created is the need for a_wider road north to Phila- delphia. Independent of the route which that widened road between Balti- more and Philadelphia will take, which has not yet been determined, we do need a wider road than we now have. And we need it now. “No, I can't subscribe to the senti- ment that the busses and trucks are nuisances, even when th2 highways are wide. I think.- for example, since we widened the Washington boulevard and the busses and trucks can move there with perfect freedom, that the highway is entirely adequate to both. “As to the amounts which the trucks pay to the State in fees and the bearing of that on the extent to which they use roads, it will be remembered that & to revise the license fees was pre- sented to the last Legislature. “This would have increased generally the fees paid by the trucks. “It was defeated “Of course, I the trucks as compared roads. That is not my affair.” Eighty per cent of all fatal motor accidents occur in clear weather, ac- cording to the District of Columbia Di- M‘h 8 R x | IAUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA OUTLINES THE CAPITOL TOUR Historic and Picturesque Scenes Described in Motor Journey Between New York and Jacksonvi 1. At this season of the year, motorists generally select routes to the South for a long trip, and in the country covered by the Capitol tour, which stretches from York City down to Jackson- ville, Fla., and as far west as Tennessee, a number of interesting tours may be outlined through a most attractive sgenic and historic region. Washing- ton motorists may join this tour any- where along the line. ‘There are the Revolutionary battle- flelds of Brandywine, Valley Forge, Wiimington, Kings Mountain and York- town, the Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg, Antietam, the Wilderness, Manassas, Gaines Mill, Malvern Hill, Cold Harbor, Seven Pines and many | other fields near Richmond, the Crater at Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Chancel- lorsville, New Market, the famous Shen- andoah Valley, Lookout Mountain and Atlanta. Scenic High Spots. ‘Among its scenic high spots are the | Palisades of the Hudson, the Crystal Cave of Pennsylvania, the fertile field; the Lancaster, the Susquehanna River, the Alleghenies at Bedford Springs, Hagerstown, the Potomac at Harpers Ferry, the Shenandoah Valley, the Endless Caverns, Blue Grottoes, Grand Caverns, the Blue Ridge section soon to become a part of the Shenandoah National Park, Natural Bridge of Vir- ginia, Asbeville and Chimney Rock, Hampton Roads, the Chesapeake, Look- out Mountain, Chattanooga, Jackson- ville and countless others. ‘The routes of the Capitol tour are practically al! hard-surfaced roads, ac- cording to the Automobile Club of America, New York City, and while it is not possible to cover in a single trip all the featured spots of the tour with- | out retracing some portions of the Toute, a long trip embracing some 3,000 miles, may be outlined which will include most of them and afford good traveling at the same time. Leaving New York City by way of the Holland Tunnel for New Jersey, Toute 22 should be followed across that State runing via Plainfield, Somerville, White House, Clinton to the Delaware River which is crossed to Easton. Next come Bethlehem, Allentown and Kutz- | town, where the Crystal Cave is lo- cated. At Reading leave route 22 and run on to route 222 to Lancaster. One of the many spots of historical in- terest in this city is the Trinity Luth- eran Church, on South Duke street, in which hangs the birth certificate of Barbara Fritchie. Best Marked Battlefields. Leaving Lancaster, run along the Lincoln Highway through York to Gettysburg, the best marked battle- field in the world. After a visit here, run down through Emmitsburg to | Frederick, widely known as the home | of Barbara Fritchie and of Francis Scott Key. Both these famous people are buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery, some monuments erected by the State. Next comes Harpers Ferry, which is located on a narrow strip of land at the confluerce of the Potomac and Shenand-ah Rivers, in a setting of great natural beauty. Continue through Charles Town and Berryville to Winchester, the northern gateway to the famed Shenandoah Val- through Strasburg, Wcodstock to New Market, where the Endless Caverns are located, then to Harrisonburg, where the Blue Grottoes are found, and on to the { Grottoes, where the Grand Caverns are. Next comes Staunton, in the heart of the valley, a city cf beautiful residences and noted private and military schools. their graves being marked by hand- | Running up the valley one passes | | Washington, D. €. | foremost fa the list of objectives. No ot | try offers the vis city ranks ~~tional touring city in the coun- uch a wealth of | sights of educatis end ar- | tistic intercst as d 101 Cap- ital. Leaving Was Foute 1 ! should be followed to B:ltimore, called i the Monumental Ci | many | the foot ! Henry, durin-, | whichin 1813 | posed “The Stz of | Route 40 should | mington and on to Philadelphia. Penn- | sylvania’s leading city, rich in historical associations. Here th: ute azein picks | up the Lincon Hizghv 5 it through Trent P wick and Nes Shorter Trip. For a shorter tri) the follo route, which covers the territory featurcd by the capitol tou: h could not be in % ! cluded in the first trip, is id It passes through som> of thc moct boau- | tiful country here in the East. The route is the same as first outlined to Reading, but thero, inctead of running |down to Lancaster, continue along | Route 22 to Harrisburg, the capital city | of the Keystone State. Run southwest- | ward to Chambersburg. then south to | Hagerstown, which is located on the | National Old Trails. | Turn westward on the national pike, running through the Allegheny M tains to Cumberland Here turn there are rome Then through Bellefonte 2nd Lock Altoona, Tyrone, | Haven to Williamsport, on the Susgue- | hanna River. Follow the river bank as far as Muncy. there turning off the Susquehanna Trail for the run up to Eagles Mere, one of the most beautiful | resorts in the Eastern mountains. Here there is a sparkling lake, set in among | the forests, on the summit of the Alt2- | ghenies. |~ Continuing, follow Route 220 up to Towanda, tocre turning east on Route 6, which is followed through Wyalusing, Tunkhannock, to Scranton. Then over the Lackawanna Trail down through the Poconos to Mount Pocono, from where one may obtain marvelous views of the countryside, including the colos= sal notch of the Water Gap, 25 miles away. Run down to the Gap. then across New Jersey via Hackettstown, Netcong, Denville and Montclair to the Holland Tunnel. LOWEST COST ROADS " BUILT IN FARM AREAS 1,000,000 Square Yards of Single- | Lane Pavements Let in | if 13 States. How local communities are removing the mud hazzard and high car operat- ing and upkeep costs from their mod- erately traveled roads is shown in_their activity in building single lane hard- surfaced pavements. In thirteen States approximately 1,000,000 square yards of single lane concrete pavements, eight | to ten fect wide. were let to contract this year. This is the equivalent of & little less than 200 miles of nine-foot pavement. This vear's awards bring the total ileage of single lane pavement in the United States to about 2.600 miles. Single lane pavements have been so Here Woodrow Wilson was born and | widely adopted because of their low his home is soon to become a national | original cost and the comparatively in- memorial shrine. | significant maintenance costs; several Here the route leaves the valley pike | States report that the upkeep averages for a trip over into one of the most |around fifty or seventy-five dollars & famous sections of Virginia, the region of the mineral springs. First comes Augusta Springs, then Millboro Springs, ‘Warm Springs and finally Hot Springs, picturesquely located in a beautiful val- ley and surrounded by forest-clad mountains, and a most popular ell-year- around resort. Leaving here, run down to Coving- ton, then eastward t> Lexington. Here turn south again, passing through Nat- | ural Bridge to Roanoke. From here the route bears westward. then southward to Bristol on the Virginia-Tennessee line. Run due south here. through Bluff City to Johnson City and through Erwin and the Forks of Ivy into Ashe- ville, one of the most famous resorts of the East. beautifully located in the so- called “Land of the Sky.” Nearby are the highest mountain peaks east of the Mississippl. A side trip out to the ecast to Chimney Rock is worth while tak- ing before going westward out of the city en route to Knoxville and Chatta- nocga. This city lies at the intersec- tion of five great highways which af- ford many lovely drives around the city, one of the best being to Lookout Moun- tain. From here may be seen ceven States, as well as a magnificent view of the valley and the city. Signal Moun- tain also affords a striking view of the Canyon of the Tennessee River. The Chicamauga Battlefield here is now a Federal park. Run From Chattanooga. here is the famous Confederate Memo- rial, carved on the face of Stone Mountain. Continue toward the coast, running via Macon, Cordele and Val- dosta to Lake City in Florida, and then to Jacksonville, the largest city in the State and one of the most popular. This city is the southernmost point of the tour. For the return trip, two routes are available to Columbia, S. C. One is Federal Highway No. 1, running through | ‘Waycross, Swainsboro, Wrens, Augusta and Aiken. The other follows the coast | passing through Brunswick to Savannah, then through Ridgeland and Yemasse to Orangeburg and Columbia. | here follow route 1 north via Camden, Cheraw and Rockingham to Aberdeen. | Here to the left of the main road is | the well known Carolina resort of Pine- hurst. Going north along the main road is Southern Pines, another pcpular re- sort whose seasori runs from October | to June. Still following route 1, pass through Sanford and Cary over to Raleigh, the capital city of the State. In Capital Square are many fine statues and many old war cannons. From Raleigh follow route 1 to Peters- burg, the site of the famous Civil War Crater, then turn east over to Norfolk, one of the most important naval sta- tions of the country. Here in Hamp- ton Roads was fought the famous battle between the Monitor and the Merrimac. From here either the ferry or the James River Bridge may be used to reach Newport News. On this peninsula be- tween the York and James Rivers ar¢ several of the most historic spots in the State, such as Willlamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. Route 60 leads into Richmond, the capital of the State. Alternate Route. u‘fin alternate route from Columbia which is also part of From some motorists may wish to take, is to run from Columbid via mattox Court House, where Lee sur- rendered to Grant. Next come Farm- ville, Cumberland and Powhatan till Richmond is reached. b | year. ‘When single lane pavements were | first built, nearly twenty years ago, it | was feared that the accident possibili- | ties would be high. However, experi- | ence has shown that accident likelihood (is no more in evidence than on full | width navements. R. F. Fisher, super- intendent of highways for Champaign County, Iil, where 14849 miles of single lane pavement are in service, asserts that accidents are infrequent on | these pavements and that on foot ball | days, when upward of 500 cars an hour | are carried on them, very few mishaps | occur. In many instances single lane pave- ments are used as stage construction so that motorists will have year ’'round i travel until money is available for full ,Width paving. Missouri, particularly, has used them as stage construction | with great success. The Missouri State | highway department this year awarded nearly forty miles to contract. That State, along with New York, also widened noteworthy mileages of single lane pavement buiit in former years. Although serving admirably as stage construction, single lane pavements are more often’ built as permanent im- provements on rural roads that carry little or no through traffic and local traffic flows of 50 to 500 cars a day. This year has offered unusually low cost as an inducement for such con- struction. In Iroquois County, Il where aggregate must be shipped in, From Chattanooga, the extreme west- | the cost was onlv $13,720 per mile. In ermn point of the capitol tour, run | Bay County, Mich., where all mate- southeastward to Atlanta. Ga. Near |rials are at hand. the cost ‘was only $9.000 per mile—bargain construction in either case. JOINS SAFETY CAMPAIGN Boys’ Club Federation Co-operating ‘With National Council. ‘The Boys' Club Federation of Amer- ica, ting in co-operation with the National Safety Council, has enlisted in a Nation-wide campaign to reduce the number of deaths and accidents among children in city streets. | The campaign was after a study of traffic accident figures for 1930 which reveal that 7,345 chil- dren less than 15 years old were killed and 233.259 injured in automobile acci- dents throughout the United States. Spot maps prepared by the council show that the preponderance of acci- dents occurs in the same underpriviliged areas in cities where juvenile delin- quency is highest. DOES YOUR CAR SHl\I{\({I{MY? S SPRINGS NEED ATTENTIOI,V | FREE INSPECTION We Can Make Them RIDE LIKE NEW Springs Manufactured, Repaired, Installed While You Wait For All Makes of AUTOS, TRUCKS, BUSSES duick Service For High-Class BRAKE LINING SEE US WASHINGTON SPRING WORKS 1410 Church St. N.W. DE. 0840 Between P and Q Sts. decided upon