Subscribers enjoy higher page view limit, downloads, and exclusive features.
THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, JANUARY 17, 1932—PART FOUR. In the Motor World BY G. ADAM HE New York 'Automobile | Show is over, and from the comments of the many visitors from the National Capital it can be judged to have been a great success. Marked in- terest and enthusiasm kept up until the doors of Grand Central Palace finally closed upon the mammoth exhibition last night Every indication goes to prove a record attendance. It certainly lived up to all predictions made for it and should augur well for the industry’s prospects for the present year. The 1932 car is all that one can ask for—even the most fastidious It is the personification of safety, riding ease and grace. It is well worth buying. The Next Event. Now the next event in prospect is the coming Washington Auto- mobile 8how. Scheduled to begin at the Auditorium here January 30 and run through February 6, it is less than two weeks away The local dealers have returned from their pilgrimage to New York and are busy preparing for the gala event here Everything bids fair for Wash- ingtonians fo be treated to the finest exhibit ever staged in these parts. It must not be missed The Puzzle Contest. In effort to stimulate a spirit of enthusiasm beforehand, f1 Washington Automotive Trad Association is conducting a prize puzzle contest, in which The Star is co-operating. Each day in this paper one or more puzzles will | be printed. The answer to each | uzzle is one of the cars that will ge displayed in the show here Altogether 25 will be printed, the contest ending in the Saturday,} January 30, Efening Star. When these puzzles are correctly solved, mail them all at one time to the | Washington Automotive Trade Association, suite 1002, Chandler Building, 1427 I street. A slogan of 25 or less words must accom- | pany the solutions. giving a good reason “why the Automobile Show should be held here every year.” The puzzles are comparatively easy and the slogan should not be hard to write. All answers and slogans must be received not later than 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, February 2. Announcement of the winners will be made in Thursday’s Star, following the end of the contest. The prizes are worth while, and even those who fail to receive anything for their labors ought to feel recom- pensed by the fun of doing the puzzles. | List of Prizes. The prizes, as stated before, | are: First prize, $50 and 6 tickets to the show; second prize, $256 and 6 tickets; third prize, $10 and 4 tickets; fourth prize, $5 and 4/ tickets, and 10 additional prizes of $1 and 2 tickets each, and 30 additional prizes of 2 tickets each. In all, $100 will be given away, and 100 tickets. Judges of the| contest include Fred L. Haller| and Joe B. Trew, president and vice president, respectively, of the | Washington Automotive Trade | Association, and G. Adams How- ard, conductor of this column. During the past week a few contestants have mailed their S HOWARD. serious responsibility to their owners, according to W. T. Palmer, an official of a brake-lin- ing company. Mr. Palmer warns that public officials and service station personnel must impress owners of the new cars with the increased importance of proper brake adjustment and care. “At no other single period in the history of oru automobile in- dustry have the manufacturers given the motorist so many revo- Iutionary engineering and body features as will be seen on the 1932 cars,” said Mr. Palmer this week at a meeting of service man- agers. “The makers are deliber- ately putting into our motor vehi- cles for next season as many new | ideas as you would expect to see | in three or four normal yea | order to make them irresistible to years, in the millions of American families who want and should have new automobiles. “The 1932 cars, however, will create an entirely new situation for service men, motcring officials and drivers of new and old vehi cles. This problem will center around the subject of brakes, and the time to recognize it and start action on it is right now. “Practically all the new cars will have free wheeling. Many will have automatic clutches and more easily operated transmis- sions Shock absorbers adjust- able while driving will give riding qualities heretofore thought im- possible. Motors generally will be more powerful. More Work for Brakes. “These things mean our cars will be faster. They mean, also, that our brakes will have much more work to do and must be kept in better shape to do it. As our already dangerous traffic becomes speedier and speedier, the sub- ject of brakes will become a par- amount issue, as it should have been long ago. “Great improvement, of course, has taken piace in the new brakes, but, with the greater speeds avail- able in 1032 models and the greater amount of work free wheeling and other features have | imposed on them, infinitely more | care must be given to their wear and adjustment. “With thousands of faster free- wheeling cars on the roads, old cars must be made more instantly brakable. Owners of two, three and five year old vehicles must share the new responsibility with new owners. Our highways dur- ing the coming year will be no place for old machines with ancient two-wheel brakes. “The answer to the ecoming brake problem is a simple one— more frequent inspection by ex- perts. Officials must insist on it, service men everywhere must urge it and motorists must co- operate. The cost of inspection is nothing. The cost of adjustment or relining is only a thousandth gf the possible cost of one accl- ent.” VAST AMOUNT SPENT ON MARYLAND ROADS 1931 Extension and Improvement Programs Called for More Than $14,000,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, January 16.—The ex- answers in singly to The Star.|iension and improvement of the ap- This is not according to the regu- | proximately 3,500 miles of State roads lations, which require all answers | in Maryland called for the expenditure and the slogans to be mailed in |of over $14000,000 during the year 1931, together to the trade association |according to H. D. Willlar, jr., chief 4 | engineer of the State Roads Commis- mentioned above. slon. 5 Some of the $14,000,000 was spent for new construction of roads, some for the improvement of roads already laid, and a part was used for the bridge pro- gram, which includes the work done on the elimination of grade erossings. New roads laid down include 132 miles in concrete, 62 miles in gravel, 54 miles in macadam and 3 miles in sheet asphalt. In addition to this new con- struction work, ahout 192 miles of ma- adam roads and 159 miles of gravel roads were surface treated, while over | 73 miles of highway were widened by | the addition of concrete shoulders in addition to the resurfacing. The principal expense in the bridge program was the construction of a bridge 1016 feet long over the Nan-( ticoke River, at Vienna. The span, of | a reinforced concrete-girder type, sup- ported on concrets piles, was construct- ed at the cost of approximately $500,000. In addition to this main pro- ject, contracts for the elimination of 15 grades, all on main rail lines, were awarded. Four grade elimination struc- tures aiready in use were replaced owing to increasing traffic requirements, | % | Work Ably Done. | It is to be hoped that every | motorist in Washington has by | now secured the certificate of title | and 1932 tags to his car. Cer- tainly, despite the necessary con- | fusion the first year this was done, the Traffic DeFartment.‘ under the leadership of Willlam A. Van Duzer, did everything pos- sible to aid matters. Even those‘ who procrastinated for a long| time were taken care of as well‘ 8s could be expected, if not better. Speaking of titles, the necessity for them is pointed out by the| American Automobile Associa- tion, as follows: “While excellent progress is be- ing made in curbing the stolen car ‘racket’ and approximately 95| per cent of the automobiles which fall into the hands of thieves are recovered, enactment of universal certificate of title laws will do| more than anything else to en-| tirely stamp out this crimina | activity.” | This statement was made by the District of Columbia Division of the American Automobile Asso-| ciation. It was declared that| automobiles now attract thieves) because in many localities they | may be disposed of easily and with little risk A. A A Statement. “In some States,” the statement continued, “they may be trans- ferred and the vehicle registered under the name of the new owner, or supposed owner, Wit practically no check ot - actual ownership. Naturally, | these States have become the | dumping ground for stolen auto- | mobiles. It is within the province | of the States—especially those which do not have certificate of title laws—to stamp out the stolen car industry and in this way safe- guard the car owner and the“ community in general.” | The A. A. A. pointed out thqti & model certificate of title or anti- | theft law has been drafted by the | National Conference on Street | and Highway Safety and offers a attern for effective State }eg)sla- jfon. The statement continued: “This law has already been en- acted in seven States and the Dis- trict of Columbia, namely, Ari- zona, Delaware, Idaho, New Mex- ico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Virginia, while Oregon changed {ts existing law more closely to conform to the uniform [ code drafted by the Nationai Con- ference. In addition, 14 other States have some form of certi- ficate of title laws, but 26 States have failed to take legislative steps toward requiring an ade- quate title, and it is in these States that the stolen car racket | flourishes.” Auto Three Years Ahead. Our automobiles for 1932 are three years ahead of the times, but they will bring a new and 5 ) DRIVER FREED DESPITE PLEA OF MANSLAUGHTER Baltimore County Judge Finds Evidence Against Man Insufficient. Special Dispatch to The Btar. BALTIMORE, January 16.—An un- usual case of a judge ordering a mo- torist dismissed after he had pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter was enacted in the Baltimore County Court at_Towson this week The plea of guilty was made by Andrew Gargol to a manslaughter charge and was ordered stricken out by Judge C. Gus Grason. The jurist then found the man not guilty and freed him Gargol had been arrested after an automobile accident on November 1, when he had struck a 12-year-old boy who was riding a bicycle. The boy died later and Gargol pleaded guilty to the manslaughter charge on the ad- vice of his attorney. Gargol made his plea of guilty at the trial court. Despite the plea, Judge Grason heard the evidence in the case and postponed sentence until yesterday. In ordering that the plea be struck out, Judge Grason said that he did not believe evidence against the man was sufficient. He added that he be- lieved Gargol's story that he had been blinded by the lights of an approach- ing automobile at the time of the accident. In ordering that the plea be struck | out, Judge Grason said that the prac- | tice of pleading gullty to such charges, | as illustrated in the Gargol case, was | dangerous. He pointed out that Gar- gol. who is forelgn born, was not familiar with legal procedure and per- haps did not entirely understand the case, Gargol had .been indicted by the grand jury on the charge previous to | making his plea of guilty in court. Bus Taxes Increase. Special taxes imposed upon motor busses as users of the highways have increased 138 per cent within the last five years as compared with a gain of only 10 per cent in the number of | busses, according to the National Asso- | clation of Motor Bus Operators, DOWN THE ROAD—The Pessimist. 27, @1932 Ny TRIBUNE . 1mE BLAMED IF 7 7 7 2 7 I 7 DON'T LOOK LIKE { THE STORMS OVER! MEBBE WED BETTER GO AHEAD AND CLEAR OFF THE DRIVE s0's 1 CAN GET THE CAR OUT. PoP, ITS HONEST IT 19. I KIN JUST FEEL —By FRANK BECK. GEE WHIZ, GONNA SNOW LOTS MORE. OPPOSITON TO TAY IOGEDBY A LA Proposed Government Levy Held an Unfair Burden on Motorists. Opposition to the Federal Govern- ment's proposed imposition of a 5 per cent sales tax on automobiles was voiced last week by the Legislative Committee of the American Motorists’ Association, which includes in its mem- bership some of the largest automobile clubs in the United States. Result of Tax. “Imposition of such a tax as that| proposed by the Treasury Department | providing a sales tax of 5 per cent on passenger cars, 3 per cent on trucks and 217 per cent on repair parts and accessories would add more than $200,- biles purchased by the American public,” declares Thomas J. Keefe, gen- eral manager of the A. M. A., in voicing | that organization’s opposition to the| proposal. “The motorists of the country are not | unmindful of the fact that the Treasury Department is faced with the necessity of increasing the Federal Government's revenue. Largely because of this knowl- | edge, the motorists have complacently acquiesced in the imposition of gasoline | taxes which during 1931 totaled more | than half a billion dollars. “Registration fees, personal property, State, municipal and gasoline taxes paid by the motorists of the United States during 1931 will aggregate ap- | proximately $1,800,000,000. To increase | this sum by the imposition of the pro- | osed sales tax, which would amount | to $200,000,000, means an increase of | approximately 11 per cent in the tax burden of the motorists of the coun- try,” Mr. Keefe points out. Highway Benefits. “The construction and maintenance of the highways of the country have added incalculably to the wealth of th= Nation and has benefited every one, whether motorists or not. The motorist | made possible our highway system. He personally has paid for it. He is main- taining it at his own expense, with a surplus which in many States is being diverted to other governmental pur-| poses. He is unalterably opposed to increasing the tax burden and seeing that increase go toward the mainte- nance of governmental bureaus other than highway projects,” the A. M. A. statement concludes. | The Wrong Filling Station. “Do you want gas?” asked the dentist as he placed the patient in the chair. “Yes,” said the absent-minded pro- fessor. “About 5 gallons—and take & look &t the ofl.” 2278 N N 7. 7 N S are properly arranged in order they will Think it over before you use the letters. Above are the ninth and tenth puz- zles now being conducted by the Wash- ington Automotive Trade Association in co-operation with The Star. Solve them and fill in the correct name of the automobile in the line provided un- der the drawing. Keep them until the other 15 appear. When you have satis- fled yourself that you have the correct answers mail them in all u,eum' with 000,000 annually to the cost of automo- |, M T Name of Car..... AUTGMOBILE TRADE WATCHING Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 16.—With the forces of the automobile industry con- centrated here for the first nn!lor\V show of this year, the attention here to watch the trade reaction to itf. Both the attendance and public inter- est have shown an ascending trend from the opening, which was 37 per cent ahead of 1931 in paid admissions. That leaders of automobile manufac- turing appear to be much encouraged by the outlook has been apparent in their statements. Talking before dealer assemblies of the various General Mo- tors divisions, Alfred P. Sloan, jr., pres- ident, voiced the attitude of the cor- poration. : “On general business conditions, and peaking from definite information that T have,” Mr. Sloan said, “T believe that 1932 will bring about a reversal of busi- | ness sentiment and opinion.” This statement was made before an assembly of Pontiac dealers, to whom I J. Reuter, president of the Oakland Motor Car Co., also imparted the in- formation that his company had boost- ed its January manufacturing schedule from 8,100 to 10,200 new sixes and eights. From indications, he thought it would be necessary to raise the total still further before the end of the month. Significant Comment. Alvan Macauley, head of Packard | and president of the National Automo- bile Chamber of Commerce, made a | significant comment on Thursday. Talk- ing before the Merchants’ Assoclation of New York, he pointed out that a dollar spent for an automobile is not | lost to other manufacturers and mer- chants. In every city and town where automobiles are sold, much of the money paid for each car remains for distribution to home town enterprises. The automobile industry buys materials from every State in the Union. “When we decide to bufld a ear,” he went on, “ripples of business extend to every part of the country, just like waves when you throw a stone into a pool. “Our task is to co-operate and help in every way to bring about a return to normal spending. We must do that as |soon as we can break down the appre- hension and get people buying—not just | buying our merchandise, but to buying anything they can use to advantage. “The public is hungry for new things, our savings banks are carrying n.ore than $28,000,000,000 in 51,000,000 sav- mated $1,000,000,000 of hoarded money and when installment-buying obliga- tions have perhaps been cut in two.” That the response to Nation-wide 7207277 Vi 7 \ F /i 7 PUZZLE No. 9. Here are some cutout letters which mean nothing at present. But if they give the name of a make of automobile. a reason, not to exceed 25 words, “Why the automobile show should be held an- nually in Washington,” to the Washing- ton Automotive Trade Association, suite 1002 Chandler Building, 1427 I street. No reply received after 10 a.m., Tues- day, February 2, will be considered. Members of The Star and the Wash- !n%to:lh iAu'fhm?;l’“ ‘Trade Association ant eir families will not be 1 to enter the contest, SRl Cs | business leaders likewise has centered | | public. | but is slow to act even at & time when | ings accounts, when there is an esti- | REACTION OF PUBLIC TO SHOW 'Attendance and Interest Show Ascending Trend From Opening Which Claimed Record Admissions. introduction of new cars during recent weeks is making itself felt not only in the New York show but elsewhere, was indicated in a wire survey made by the Hudson-Essex organization. The com- | pany received wires from 45 cities re- porting that show-room attendance and sales had been greater than for two years. In the first day’s showing Hudson- Essex dealers in New York reported 61,000 persons in show rooms and the sale of 125 cars. Boston had 50,000 visitors and 56 cars were sold. In Washington 4,000 persons were reported | as viewing the cars and 14 cars were sold. From Detroit the report was 48,000 persons, with 41 orders taken and 28 new cars delivered. Coverage of Report. The report covered 124 stores out of 978 where cars were shown. The or- | ders taken totaled 559, with an attend- {ance of 190,000. The situation throughout the country also has been a subject of an analysis by the Chrysler corporation. John W. Scoville, statistician, released it this week. Pointing out that production for the first time has declined for two suc- cessive years, Mr. Scoville finds that the output in North America in 1931 was 30 per cent below that of 1930, which 1, per cent below the in turn was 37 record production of 1929. He shows that the number of pas- senger cars in this country declined from 21,185,000 at the close of 1929 to 20,327,000 at the close of 1931, a de- crease of only 4 per cent. “This decline,” it is stated, “does not adequately measure the loss of trans- portation equipment in the hands of the We have more cars over 2 years old than we had at the close of 1929, but we have many fewer cars under 2 years of age than at the close of 1929. “Two years ago we had a high pro- portion of young cars filled with unused mileage. Today we have old cars from which the mileage coupons have been pretty well clipped. Increased Output Favored. “While automobile sales move up or |down with general business, there are forces within the industry that should favor increased output in 1932." These Mr. Scoville cited as the grow- ing obsolescence of cars, the smaller number of them and the relative scar- city of good used cars. He concludes that an increase of 20 per cent in auto- mobile output this year will occasion no surprise, and there is no reason for changing an estimate made last year that in the decade ending with 1940 automobile production in_the United States will be more than 45,000,000. (Copyright. 1932. by the North American Newspaper Alliance, Inc.) HEHWAY BONDIG PAYS INVESTOR Report of Road Builders Cites Need of Uniform Traffic Devices. | . Bonding for State highway construc- tion has been a paying investment in | every instance, according to a report of | the American Road Builders' Associa- | tion.” Tangible savings from lowered cost of operation are in excess of eon- ‘slruttion and maintenance eosts in all cases. Savings Estimated. | The savings in operating costs to mo- | torists of Illinols are estimated to be | $333,000,000 since the improved high- way program was started, which is con- siderably more than the first cost, in- terest and amortization charges on the $160,000,000 highway bond issue. Bonding is generally recommended, the report states, for both States and | counties, where credit 1s sound, where | there is an urgent need for highways | and where there is a fixed annual in- | come. The issuing of bonds should be preceded by economic studies of credit conditions of the political subdivision, industrial growth, agricultural needs, population trends, transportation de- mands, and the availability of road building materials. Traffic Devices Not Uniform. ‘There is practically no uniformity in the design, construction or use of traf- fic devices, states another report of the |A'R. B A One manufacturer reports as to | standard stop signs that production for | stock is impossible because each order | he receives has variations. He is called upon to furnish 27 different secondary coples, 3 sizes of 1 secondary copy, 3 sizes of signs, 4 different gauges Of metal, 3 different color combinations, 5 | variations in finish and fabrication, 6 requirements as to the number of re- | flector buttons, 3 different colors of | buttons. | Many of these variations tend to confuse the mind of the motorist; all | of them add materially to the cost of production and maintenance. Much study is needed to bring about proper standardization. Disregard of Lights. | Around 5 per cent of pedestrians killed by automobiles were crossing in- | tersections against a_signal, according to the District of Columbia division of | i the American Automobile Association. | T | A Lot of Difference. The difference between Tot's wife d the lady driver is thi | salt. The latter looked back and turned into a telegraph pole. Auto Show Prize Puzzle Contest PUZZLE No. 10, ‘This motorist has decided to cover his car. But the square of material he So he will have to leave som the make of car he is driving. up the city name plates on the back of has chosen is not large enough to do it. e of the letters in view. Those that remain will tell Name of car...... Remember the first prize is $50 and six tickets to the show. Altogether $100 in cash will be awarded and 100 tickets. You may be the lucky one. The judges are Fred L. Haller and Joe B. Trew, president and vice president, respec- tively, of the Washington Automotive Trade Association, and G. Adams How- ard, automobile editor of The Star. Following is the list of cars to be in ]the show. Two of the list are the cor- rect answers to the puzzles above: | Auburn | Ford Buick | Pranklin Cadillac | Graham Chevrolet | Hudson | Chrysler Hupmobile Cord LaSalle DeSota Lincoln Dodge Marmon Essex ‘ Nash Oldsmobile Packard Pierce-Arrow Plymouth Pontiac Studebaker Wwillys A The former | looked back and turned into a pillar of | I NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE SHOW OFFERS WORLD SILVER LINING Motor Industry Completely Revamps Car for New Age in Nation's Progress With Striking’ Innovations. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, January 16.—Your | present car is as smart as a linen duster and as mechanically modern as | a hand crank. | That's what the American manufac- turers said in no uncertain terms today when they unveiled nearly 300 ~startlingly new model. at the motor industry's Thirty-second Annual National ~ Automobile 8how, which opened its doors to a highly expectant public at Grand Central Palace. In | their 1932 form the 32 makes of pas- | senger cars mark the greatest depart- | ure from conventional practice ever scen at an American motor exhibit. | Strangers to Innovations. | Thousands came to the Palace total | strangers to such innovations as auto- matic starting, no-flex frames, ride reg- | ulation, silence engineering, clutch con- | trol, floating power, and discovered that | these have become as common as fly- wheels and spring shackles. Even the wiseacre who thought he had peeped under the tent of the big show got the jolt of his motoring career when he found himself gazing at supercharging, cual ratio, asymmetrical fans and five- beam headlight control While there were two V-sixteens, six V-twelves and stepping up of power all down the line, the most significant me- chanical trend was found in the new opportunity to utilize power through the combination of automatic clutch control, synchromesh transmissions, si- lent second gearing and dual ratio. With these aids the motorist of 1932 would have been able to obtain un- usual performance effects, even had | there been no actual motor power in- | crease through higher compression, | special manifolding, improved pistons and new tricks in lubrication. Free wheeling is almost universal. but many of the manufacturers offer it distinctly | as a means to an end. That end is | easler and quicker selection of gears. Two Features Hailed. Two detailed features that were hailed with ~ enthusiasm were the constant | speed windshield wiper and the varieus provisions for checking vapor “loek.” Those who know automobiles only by the externals felt that they had been invited to a feast for the eye. Innova- tions were found on every car, from the single “baby” to the dozen or so “giants,” but trends were mixed. The “air-eurve” or “air-foil” body, as one | maker calls it, was everywhere in evi- dence, but not all makers have gone to the slanting, pointed radiator. One of | the largest maker's lines still follow the “boat” type of body, while another has gene in for an unusual combination of “squaring” and “teardrop” design. While the cars have the appearance of being designed to lessen wind resist- ance, the trend is largely ‘“pseudo,” since real efforts in this direction in- volve the rear end more than the fron- tal appearance. Unique was one job which revealed a Milady’s | ribbed semi-circle for the radiator effect. Another showed ribbing around the radiator top with a unique radiator ornament carrying the initial of its maker. Most of the companies man- aged to retain much of their individual- ity while at the same time yielding to the general trends. All of the cars are lower, accounted for in one case by the adoption of worm drive while in an- other by adding & banjo type of frame with the axle ends running through the channels of the latier. Supercharcers Used. Bupercharging made its appeéarance on an air-cooled car, marking the first time this feature has been standard equipment. The charging is of the low- pressure type and is & by-product of the turbine fan which blows air over the motor at the rate of 110 miles & minute. Dual ratio is a revival of two-speed axle idea used in the earlier days. With this a driver can change his car from a high geared one to a low geared type, providing adaptability for motoring in any part of the coun= try. Six forward speeds are thus avail- able. Ride regulation has swept tho motor | world, although not all of it is of the manual type. Several of the leading makes featured shock absorbers which regulate themselves automatically by means of thermostats. It is no longer necessary to sacrifice riding comfort if the car happens to be running over different kinds of road surfaces, at dif- ferent speeds, with different loads and at_different temperatures. Intake vacuum was something no visitor could see, but it will play one of the most important roles in making the 1932 cars do unusual things when they get into service. On one car it regulates the spark. On several others it boosts braking action. Quite a number of cars use it to operate the clutch automat- ically. In dual ratio it is utilized to make the shifts of the dog clutch in the rear axle. Brand-New Car, One brand-new car has thrown its | hat into the ring—a six with a famous name and the backing of one of the strongest of the indeperdents. At the same time one of the best known makes passed from the picture, becoming the V-eight version of its running-mate. | There was a smaller version of a high class car and one of the popular priced jobs s now a six only. One popular make is offered in either six of eight cylinder form on the single chassis. Believe it, or wait until you can see it in Washington for yourself, the thirty- second annual national exhibition opened s by far the greatest of a long line. Great because it proves that auto- mobiles are never satisfled with “perfec- ton.” Great because it left no room for doubting that the silver lining for a troubled world has arrived on the winged radiator cap of a remarkable new era in transportation. (Copyright, 1932, The Russell Bervice.) Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. ‘Some people’s driving may be im-, proving, but the eynic says it is a long | way from being cured. Cars and their drivers are known to be strikingly alike in many respects, | but the complaint of a certain woman | driver seems to be living proof of the idea. “My, but it tires me to hold the clutch pedal down this way when wait- ing in traffic!” she declared. ‘“That's just the way the clutch feels about it,” returned her passenger. “Keep in neu- tral during these waits and save your energy and the clutch spring as well.” Traveling along a New Jersey road| posed to, and after accepting, will not be taken unaware by the automobile salesman who is thinking more of his technique than of the product. When a shrewd gentleman proposes he does not outline his own features but tells her how lovely she is and how he hopes he can make himself worthy of her. That usually captures the lady’s fancy. Likewise, the salesman who wants to unload a car does not enumerats its high points, but instead tells his fair prospect what a society leader she is and why she deserves the finest car any manufacturer can produce. Watch this male siren, ladies! Re- member you are still the psychologist. I was impressed by small signs desig- | Shop for the ca nating emergency first aid stations. It | et ):,hg sausm;ny?:({,g,l, yflfid“';ud,;;f revived my belief that some day every | without proposing. well equipped car will earry complete | first-ald _equipment, including essential | drugs, We may Usually a quicker start can be yet appreciate that & by beginning in low and ol shifting | one-way street, said he was just prac- pill in time may save the whole motor | straight through to high than to start in party, including the car. In my personal kit I carry bandages, tape and antiseptic. Aromatic spirits of ammonia, asperin, soda mint tablets and nerve sedatives comprise the drug store, It is just the idea in the rough, but already it has been a lifesaver on long trips. Playing chauffeur to .the crowd after a bridge party is an opportune | way to learn the need for adjusting your | driving habits to match the passenger | load. It is harder to stop a fully loaded car and more motor power is required to start it. People who customarily have a full car usially feed too much gas and use the lower gears too much when- ever driving alone. | - | eing the instructor sometimes has rawbacks. *My pupil had com- ed to grasp the fundamentals so I suggested that she take the car alone| and see what she could do with it,” said | one who has had personal experience ith the difficulties involved. “While rhe was gone it started to rain. Night | came on, and there I was stranded without transportation or shelter. My pupil finally limped back with the ex- planation that she had lost her bearings and could not remember where she had started out.” You don’t have to go so far as to be like the diplomat who, when caught headed in the wrong direction on a ticing the art of backing his car, but there is much to be gained from run- ning over the various processes of driv- ing until you become well schooled in them. The woman who lets willing at- tendants put her car away in a public garage is forfeiting valuable opportu- nity for learning how to handle the car | in close quarters. Your own driveway | is another fertile fleld for experience. Drive in every time you are stopping off at the house just so you can have the practice of backing out. Passengers may mean well when they keep silent, but one woman now makes it a rule to inform her friends that she would appreciate being advised if there is anything turning up which she may | not be able to see. She knows from experience that a silent passenger has its hazards. Didn't she recently ram her car into some one pulling out of a parking space while she herself was busy looking to traffic on the left? Watching women take a brake test, I was interested to mnote that a great many of them were unable to stop the car at the designated point without making several trials. The machine used called for their stopping the car when all four wheels were on as many plates, but time and time again the drivers would halt short of the plates or go beyond them. It seems to be good evidence of milady’s pressing need for greater attention to detail. Better check that nervous tesion when you are in & hurry to reach home. Much gas is wasted through useless ac- celerating of the engine when waiting for the traffic lights to say “go” and often this nervous babit makes it more difficult to snift into low for the start. Any woman who is student enough to remain psychologist after being pr SESPSSSR S SRR R SRR AN i | Radiotor Service We Repair All Makes CREEL BROTHERS 1811 14th St. N.W. Decatur 4220 | second. With some cars a little prac- tise is needed to make the low to high direct shift. TO ATTEND SESSIONS Tire Men Leave Today for Goodyear Conference in New York. Byron M. Morris, sales representa- tive in Washington for the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., heads a delega- tion leaving today for one of the larg- est confererces of the year in the auto- mobile tire industry to be held tomor- row and Tuesday at the Park Central Hctel in New York City. Others in the delegation from here include R. J. Wilkes, manager Mid-Washington Tire Co.; C. A. Ammann, Government sales Tepresentative, and E. L. Foot, Virginia sales representative. ‘The conference will be featured by an address by P. W. Litchfleld, Goodyear president, one of the outstanding fig- ures in the rubber industry, and now en in directing the construction of the ZRS-5, sister ship of the U. 8. 8. Akron, recently completed for the Navy. Lasting two days the meeting will cover various phases of merchandising and distribution. R. S. Wilson, vice president in charge of sales; J. E. Mayl, manager of tire sales, and W. A. | Hazlett, assistant to the president, and other company executives will attend the sessions. P —— RAKE 4 RELINED While You Wait Compare These Prices ESSEX . NASH (small) Guaranteed Lining Applied Including Labor an by Experts e Adjustments ) ] a2 SESS AR AN S SN R Wi BRAKE SERVICE, North % ‘ é } : ’ ; Have You Heard of Perfect-O-Lite The latest word in headlight bulbs. They cut through fog and show a curve before you come ¢ to it—give twice as much light without glare. Truly Sensational 24 Hours Free Trial Get Your Set Today From— George E. Joseph 3613 Prospect Avenue N.W. Or Call Wost 0550—and your set will | be delivered prompty, R A RS SO R RN R o