Evening Star Newspaper, February 7, 1932, Page 48

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FEBRUARY 7, In the Motor World BY G. ADAMS HOWARD. ASHINGTON'S Automo- bile Show surely lived up to all expectations Record throngs, full of enthusiasm and purchasing inter- est, augurs well for the industry this year Reports from other cities are equally encouraging, but it ap- pears that the National Capital totaled up figures in proportion to its population to excel ali others The many thousands of com- petitors in the auto show puzzle contest proved that residents of this city are auto-minded as well as being fond of puzzle Better Trade Yeczt Seen. results of the sed ef- out motor nufacturing in Chicago for the thirty-second annual national show have voiced the opinion that 1932 will be a better year for the trade than 1931, according to a survey of the North American Newspaper All The beliets were expressed fol- lowing unprecedented period of mass presentation not only of new models, but of the shows ia which they are exhibited, covering the country from coast to coast The Chicago show has seen the culmination of one month’s effort w York, continuing ctending to tl ions have been Appraising the automobile indv fort to shak ce. in Detroit city. The ram widened to both coasts, taking in Philadelphia and Boston in the sast, with Los Angeles, San Fran- co and other cities representing the Pacific Coast Reporting on the Chicago show prior to the close on Saturda Samuel A. Miles, veteran director of the national displays, pointed out that although the opening days were checked considerably by zero weather—the first in two years—the attendance pushed up rapidly on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. He said this made it certain that the entire week would show patronage in excess of 200,000, and a margin above one year ago Mr. Miles remarked on thé fact that this year's “buying crowd" cautious. Buyir is being done on careful col eration and not on snap judgment Phenomenal Attendance. The annual automobile shows in widely separated parts of the United States have now pro- gressed to a point where it fs demonstrable that the phenom- enal attendance and good buying which marked the New York ex- hibition was by no means an iso- lated example of public interest in the new models, according to Alfred Reeves, vice president and general manager of the National Automobile Chamber of Com- merce. Enough shows now have been held or opened to prove that the automotive industry is in a posi- tion to lead the Nation back to good times, as it has in former periods of depression The almost unprecedented pop- ular curiosity about the car offer- ings and the universal verdict that new peaks of value have been achieved have satisfied leaders of the industry that only enactment | of a discriminatory special Federal excise tax can adversely affect the market which now is clearly dis- cerned On the opening day of the twenty-sixth annual exhibition in the Fifth Regiment Armory, in Baltimore, 4530 persons— 1,632 more than on the inauguration of last year’s show — passed through the turnstile On the same day the Philade a show ended and a Philadelphia news- paper sald Prosperity Philadelphia has come back to riding in a new automobile. That is the result seen in the annual automobile show, which closed last night at the Convention Hall after the most successful week in its his tory. It broke all of last year's records. It topped the big and brilliant show of 1931 in paid at- tendance 17 Per Cent Increase. While it is too earlv for com- plete figures to compare with those of the New York show, which revealed an attendance jump of 17 per cent over last year and the best buying in four years, it has been announced definitely that new attendance and buying rec- ords were hung up at Newark, while results at San Francisco were simlilarly encouraging to the industry and the dealers. The extibits in Detroit, Brooklyn, Buf- falo, Providence, Montreal, Hart- ford, Minneapolis, Omaha Pittsburgh were in an atr us‘pi that augured the sweep of tional interest in the n many would gain mentum through those shows. Concerning the significance of the unusu attendance in that and other cities, a Baltimore pub- lication says editorially ‘It is frequently said energy, initiative and pe: ence which (car) manufacturers show in pushing sales of their wares coupled with the genius they have exercised in constant improvemen¥ of their products, have demon- strated that similar aggressiveness h na- anced ances, mo- that the Some ReaDERs 4\ | MAY THINK I STRESS THIS SUBJECT Too MUCH, BUT IT 1S OF VITAL IMPORTANCE, ANY PIECE OF MACHINERY REQUIRES A LUBRICANT AT FRICTION POINTS. THE LONG LIFE AND EFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF YOUR CAR DEPEND ON TS BEING THOROUGHLY AND PROPERLY OILED AND GREASED. CHECK UP ON ALL LUBRICATION POINTS WITH THE CHART PRINTED IN YOUR [NSTRUCTION BOOK |in other lines of manufacture would produce equally good re- sults. But without detracting from the importance of salesman- ship and the appeal which better- ment of design and the practice of giving more for the money have upon any business, there is a more substantial basis for the confi- dence felt in the future of the motor vehicle industry. Automobile Leads. “It is the demonstrated fact that the automobile has become so great a necessity in business, on the farm and in millions of homes that is one of the last | things to be :acrificed in times of financial stre Even in the past year there as an increase in consumption of gasoline, indicat- ing motor vehicle mileage. This means that automobiles have been wearing out and building up a back log ot replacement demand for an essential commodity. * * * It is the potential demand thus indicated that seems to justify be- lief that the industry will be among the first to start upon the upgrade with business revival.” It was the knowledge of this that supported the spokesman of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce when he appeared before the House Ways and Means Committee 1n Washington recent- ly to urge tt Congress forego the temptation to single out the auntomotive industry for special taxing to help balance the Fed- eral budget, warning that such a course most certainly would ham- per the economic recovery of the whole country. hat | Advertising Increase Shown. In further substantiation of the contention of the automotive in- dustry that it is poised to lead the Nation's commerce out of the doldrums is found in statistical proof that recently the car manu- facturing companies have estab- lished a newspaper advertising record. The January 23 issue of the Editor and Publisher printed a tabulation of December news- papers lineage which showed that automotive advertising in 30 cities in that month, published in more than 300 newspapers, gained more than a million lines over the rec- ord for the corresponding month of 1930. The increase was 21.7 per the fi important gain vy classification of er advertising since Octo- Editor and Publisher This outstanding increase of automotive advertising is all the more impressive when it is noted | that the large volume was well in advance of the seasonal leap inci- dent to the automobile shows. It demonstrated the determination of the industry to acquaint the public at the earliest possible mo- ment with what it had achieved by digging into capital reserves to produce more value at smaller prices, convinced that only in this way could the buying public be brought into the market. A. A. A. Statement. The dissolution of the Automo- bile Club of America, recently an- nounced, has led many people to believe that the event in some way involved the American Auto- mobile Association This misunderstanding was en- couraged by the fact that papers in some instances used the letters “A. A. A" instead of “A. C. A.” in their headlines The Automobile Club of Amer-| ica, a historic and worthwhile institution, was a single motor club, with headquarters in New| York City. with It was not affiliated the American Automobile ssociation, which is a national federation of motor units, with headquarters in Washington, D. C Therefore, the demise of the Automobile Club of America does not in any way affect the Ameri- can its 986 affiliated clubs throughout the United States and Canada. SECONDARY ROUTE MARKING NECESSARY Would Prevent Delaying of Cross- Country Motorist, Says Auto Industrialist. Development of properly designated secondary routes through American citles so that cross-country motorists need not be delayed by traffic conges- tion in the business districts is one of the biggest steps in solving the Nation's on' problem, according to yalter P. Chrysler, auto industrialist Time cor 1ed in passing through | | the ‘industry cities is so large in porportion to the | al motoring urban and are now seeking routes in an effort to save time they are mertin because such traffic encountered that er How- considerable dif- routes are not time because of the | Iong-distance mo- | secondary | ked and traffic regulations on them | not conducive to uninterrupted progress Cities could aid these motorists a great deal by plotting out by-pass routes, properly designating them, and setting up trafc regulations that would not impede the through city driver. And if necessary the street should be wid- ened and improved to the point where they can easily carry the increased traffic Belief that more trade could be ob- tained from long-distance motorists by forcing them through the business sec- tion for a long time hindered the de- velopment of secondary routes. But now many cities are realizing that the difference in trade is not appreciable and that it is even better advertising for the town to give the through mo- torists an easy means of crossing the | city. ' SIGNAL BY PEDESTRIAN | Stop and Go Signs Are Erected on Foot Walks. PHILADELPHIA, Pa—Special sig- nals for pedestrians are planned for general use in this city if the “pedes- trian signals” to be erected at City Hall Plaza by Trafic Engineer Burton W. Marsh prove successful in synchroniz- | ing the flow of foot travel with that of the vehicular type. The signal system will look like the conventional traffic light, with green, amber anc red lights, but the lettering across the lenses will tell the man on the sidewalk when to stop, wait or walk. Particular attention | will be given to the matter of allowing the pedestrians 8 or 10 seconds to get | started, to get across in safety and then to clear off the street before motor cars start up again. A DOWN THE ROAD—A Friend in Need. I®Y32 NyTRIBONE, 18 1932—PART FOUR. 5, FRANK pEck | |[SAFETY RESPONSIBILITY LAW MEETS FAVOR IN CANADA PROSPERITY ERA T0BRING SUPERGAR Purchase of Current Models | Held Shortest Route Next Boom. Capable to a superlative degree, lav- ishly equipped with ingeniou sorfes and luxuries beyon that is a mere sket which the next period of will bring to the motoring pu ognizing the high standard of cars, and appreciating t offered at a time when ] low ebb, the car owner is finding new interest in speculating as to the pos- sibilities in the new future Always anticipating bigger and better cars, the public is justified in consider- ing the possibilities in an era of pros- perity bigger and decidedly better than the one which turned turtle in 1829 Confidence in the thought that the new prosperity will be a vast improve- ment over anything previously ex | perienced by the world, also strengthens belief in the theory t the cars to come will be nothing short of aston- ishing in their conception. Forget Yesterday's Car, To hasten this development. many believe the shortest route to the new prosperity car is to purchase the latest has to offer. and to rule at of the picture forever the car of yesterday, which has served well enough through the period of readjustment. Economists point out that the better the industr: q | sooner it sider incorporating innovations as refri weight, sele power, L ing and 1 1s other features which cannnt come until the public again is tooting the horn of plenty. Refrigeration alone is said to be so marked an improvement as to encour- age greatly increased Summer travel On a scortching hot day the driver Automobile Association and | penldielaplyioipsaaniichfiolee fsonth of the windows and feel as cool as the proverbial cucumber. The current now wasted by the car's generator would be used to help circulate and compress the same eort of gases which are daily used in hundreds of thousands of home refrigerators. Less Waste Expected. In the new prosperity to come. there will be less waste, with the result that more efficient use of generator output may be expected. Many cars will be equipped with fans or blowers, which will be part of the refrigerating system in the Summer and part of the heating system in Winter. Current may also be utilized for cooking purposes as a convenience to the tourist who will go afar over the many thousands of miles of new overland pavements. Dual gen- erators, like the dual carburetors of today's engine, will provide the neces- sary current for heating pads, toasters, coffee percolators and the numerous household appliances with which most people are familiar. | The larger generators probably will be driven from the propellor shaft, so that current will be supplied largely through what is now wasted momentum, instead of relying on enzine power. A feature of interest to those who are mechanically inclined would be the electrically and thermostatically operat- ed engine fan. It would cook in accord- | ance with the actual needs of the engine | Now that it is possible to adjust the riding qualities of a car from the driver's compartment while the machine | is in operation the future is expected to | show many unique developments along | lines of controlling the behavior of the {car as it traverses difierent kinds of | | road with varying passenger weight. Al- ready it has been hinted that the fea- | ture of adjustable weight will be a part | of the new prosperity picture. This will be done by means of waier ballast. The process is somewhat analagous to that employed in providing ballast for Zeppelins. Through special com- partments along the frame channels | enough water would be carried to make | the car fecl heavier and steadier on highways that are not smooth. water would be quickly released if the car had steep hills to climb and \l‘OuId} be replaced by special condensers in the exhaust system which, as in the case of lighter-than-alr craft, are ca- pable of collecting seven pounds of water to each gallon of fuel. Selective Power Hinted. Selective power seems to be already hinted at. Many cars in the era ahead | may reveal dual power plants. For economy and ordinary service only a portion of the available power would be used. Such a develspment was hinted at in the days when one of the popular makes featured “loafing” and “speed” ranges. This was accomplished by | means of double carburetor jets, but the newer arrangement doubtless will involve the use of “spare” cylinders or | perhaps a “spare” engme that will be “clutched in” when superperformance | is demanded. While such unusual opportunities for erformance and comfort seem today | tke luxuries possible only in a period | of extravagance one has merely to note | what the automobile industry has ac- complished during the past two years of difficulty in order to anticipate what | MOTORDOM SPEEDING TOWARD GASOLINE MILEAGE PROBLEM ‘“How Many Miles to the Gallon™ Revived by Rise in Tax Rate and ag wave of gas 1t steadily Some concept! gas mileage may be ment of a ser he has no compla 1 ficiency until mileage drops miles to the gallon. The car ices is only 100 horsepower makes arTy motors Wwith o horsepower. ce 1 ver Prospect of Rise. With the prospect of pri due not merely of crude production that refiners mu automobile indust dilemma of not the vast power output re day's performance with motorist to pay f buretors are just were five years ago buretion is the only about Downdraft car- recent improve- One company has used carburetors on its | cluding the current 3 has been no in se mileage. has there been any demand for an i crease The self-satisfied attitude of the mo- toring public with regard to gasol ncy has been no rentat ng a the days of 36-cent gas was consi vital and which in the predicted era of future high-p: d fuel will e of primary consideration. Attention been diverted from the subject of fu costs by the low price of tires and thei remarkabie service As every motorist who has ever done any calculating already knows of fuel is one of the least ex] operating a car. This conditio y not maintain indefinitely gas were as expensive in Florida today as it w in New England 10 years ago, it would cost 8 lot of motorists 43 cents per mile for fuel alone. Florida's 7-cent gas tax, plus even a fair average of 25 cents per gallon for gas, would boost the price to 32 cents. On Tax Band Wagon. With every State on the tax band wagon and the tax rate definitely on the upswing, despite the belated and entirely justified lamentations of those who now realize the danger in this form of assessment. the prospects are that fuel in the very near future will be a far bigger item in the motorist's | expense account. There are those who see fuel prices switching from a night- mare for the oil industry to an halluei- nation for the motoring public and a puzzle to the automobile trade Free wheeling may be counted on as one way to meet the possibility of rising gas costs and increased gas consump- fon. The amount of free mileage ob- tained from free wheeling depends largely on the skill and judgment of the operator. At present many are losing more in brakes and tires than they are saving in fuel. The greatest benefit in free wheeling. | from an economy standpoint, according to those observers who have revived the subject of how to get more miles to the | erec it will be able to do when sales and profits mount. Ever ready to revolu- tionize the automobile Detroit should be in a unique position to put into ef- | fect many of those now experimental plans which automotive engineers are | carefully nursing in their bustling lab- oratories. | Today's car, purchased in de luxe form, carries nearly every current ac- | cessory. Even though the price is scaled | to the lowest point in history standard | moaels are equipped so gencrously that | the motorist is able to enjoy what | would have been considered luxuries | oply a few years ago. Tomorrow, with | e aid of a wave of buymg, the indus- } | try will find itself in a position to offer those luxuries which are gradually | emerging from the experimental stage. | If the automobile can be what it is to- | day under handicaps what can it be | be when aided by tomorrow’s pros-| perity? Future Thoughts. ‘With the new prosperity should come the self-jacking car, the 500-mild range gas tank, and collision-proof construc- tion. Cars will be standard equipped with radio receivers and most of the | better cars will also carry automatic phonograph record changes so that the motorists can have his choice of ether programs or canned entertainment or instruction when stopping by the read- side. Television receivers may be ex- pected to make their appearance in au- tomotive form. i Already the modern bumper is being utilized for stabilizing the front end at high speed. This has suggested numer- ous other possibilities in the line of dual | urpose accessories, including the idea | of utilizing bumpers as reserves for oil and water. ‘The new prosperity will bring a new- t; car. Hasten its creation by using the latest the industry offers now. (Copyright, 1833. The Russell Service) Gas Price. gallon, is the fact th: ng pubiic to thi ed gear on evers traffic, it wou i economi or even 3 wheeling 1gh use of ¥ de ing. The same can be sa meshing. d for synchro- Gear Playing Seen. oduction of aut ms f cars is expected to be one of the methods by means of which motordom can prepare tomorrow's higher gas price lev Increased use of gears o the use of smaller eng manufacturers are endea any increase in d permit Already ng to curb v vet follow and, wk small eng to give a wide range of perf economy, with the co-operation of de of the Atlantic have refused to sl enrs any more than necessary, ituation r Much will depend on the public's will- ingness to co-operate. Higher compres- sion increases economy. or at least pe mits greater power output without i creasing engine size. If the public in- sists upon using the wrong kind of gas, carbon-forming oils and incorrect spar plugs the engineers will be obliged to | %0 to lower compression and make gas | eaters of oversize engines. With a 6-to-1 compression ratio, and anti-knock gas of the usual proportions of tetraethyle lead. it is necessary to handle the throttle more 1fully. Crowding the engine with gas is certain to cause a super-high-compression knock. Accuracy Essential. Accuracy of spark timing is essential in all the new motors. One popular make of car will do 16 miles to the gallon under normal conditions. If the | spark is not timed accurately mileage drops to 13 or less. Where there are double sets of breaker points, synchro- nized. ignition service and adjustmert should be made at least every two months. Gasoline leakage is a factor in low mileage with today’s car. This is due to less rigid mounting of engines, to fuel filters which become loose and to failure to inspect and clean the carburetor There is much unnecessary idling, and in cold weather the time-honored habit of using the choke in excess. Because of the greater confidence in brakes thousands of drivers continue to operate their cars much faster than conditions warrant. ‘Their frequent visits to the brake service stations reflect this wast- | age of power, which is fuel In an actual check-up most owners obtain fewer miles to the gallon than they claim. Majority do nof ¥now what mileage they obtain and some day will be shocked when they come to a rea zation of how low it really is. Inaccu- rate gasoline gauges wastag> of fuel through spilling at fi ing stations. Too low an operating tem- perature is a factor in poor fuel eficiency with many engines. Higher prices for fuel are on the cards. What are we going to do about | it, handicapped as we are with so little knowledge of fuel ecenomy and so little | inclination to learn? NATURE HAS LABORATORY Sunlight Gives Best Test for Auto- motive Finishes. DETROIT, Mich.—Regardless of the | efficiency of the many new devices now being used to prove the stamina of vari- ous materfals used i niodern cars, one of the leading - -Wlacturers still pins his fait™ ture—p-iticularly sun- light , recently developed a spe- cial i .aig 7™ -atory at Miami, Fla. Under t° strain of the semi-tropical sun many things that are slated for use in one of the country’s finest cars are tested in nature’s own way. Panels cov- ered with various kinds and colors of paints and lacquers are given their re- sistance rating in accordance with their behavior in the broiling sunlight. Re- cently there has been considerable test- ing of different kinds of shatter-proof glass, as well as of material for terior trim. result in much | .M. PROTESTS PROPOSED LEVY ‘Warning Against Federal Gas i Tax Is Voiced hy Club. posed levy by | this week by ittee of the Amer- Association in a warn- o its affillated clubs. | ications are that Con- | of necessity of ral Government's | a l-cent gasoline iation’s warning declares 25 Per Cent Increase. 1 Motorists’ g broadcast t the assoc e tax means | in the mo- | line taxes, the average gaso- impesed by the per gallon,” Thom- manager of the A. | would have no assurance Federal Government would step with a 1-cent tax. Once the Ped- era] gasoline tax s imposed it would be as difficult to remove it as it would be to have the present 4-cent average gasoline tax reduc It is a safe pre- diction that the next move would be o increase the Federal tax to 2 or 3| cente ! “Motorists during 1 of approximatel line taxes. Impc 31 paid a mx.ali 000,000 in gaso- on of a 1-cent Fed- | d 1 tax_burden of to figures sub S United States Treasury Department Out of Proportion. “The ratio of gasoline taxe: pared to retail prices, has alrea out of all fair proportion. Using the 19 ures, th gasoline taxes . on nearly one-th price. Imposition of a l-cent Federal tax will mean an average tax of 5 cents per gallon. The average retail price of gasoline in 50 representative cities on | January 1, 1932, was 13 cents per gal- lon. This would mean & ratio of 37 per cent tax compared with cost “Should there be the same ratio of taxation applied to railroad bonds, cor- porations, real estate or any other media, there would be a unanimity of | protest that would instantly reach Con- | (gress. Notwithstanding the fact the proposal for a l-cent Federal gasoline | tax has already been recommended and is almost certain of passage, the motor- of the country have taken only slight interest in making their protest known to their Federa] Representatives. | “Both State and Federal Govern- | ments have long since lost sight of the fact the gasoline tax was levied to finance good roads. Motorists, in the main, have never protested a fair tax when the revenue derived was used on the roads. Today gasoline tax revenue | is being diverted to schools, text books, | charities, pensions, unemployment re- | lief, oyster farms, fish hatcherles, State | buildings and projects, retirement of railroad bonds and other governmental expenses. | Use of Proceeds. | “Proceeds from a Federal gasoline tax will go into the general funds of the y, being used for strative purposes. The one argu 1t can be advanced for its imposition is that the Federal Gov- ernment annually is appropriating 0,000 for Federal highway aid, which represents only a small contribu- tion on the part of the Federal Gov- ernment, considered in the light of the fact that the Federal-aid system serves as the backbone of the military defense highway system and is used by the Federal Government daily in_transmis- sion of the United States mails and for other Federal purposes. “Imposition of the 1-cent Federal gasoline tax is but an entering wedge, and unless motorists desire to have their gasoline tax burden substantially increased they should at oace voice their opposition to Congres . Maintenance Needs. Thousands of serious acciderts could [ be avoided each year if owners of motor vehicles would use reasonable care in the maintenance of their cars, according to Dr. Miller McClintock, director of the Albert Russell Erskine Bureau of Harvard University. Tires, steering gears, wheels and brakes are the critical accident factors, says the expert. Lester Tate, Oldsmobile dealer, an- nounces the opening yesterday of a | used-car show room at Georgia avenue and Rock Creek Church recad. King Richardson will be in charge. Capt. C. R. P. Rogers announced last week his appointment as dealer in this city for the Stutz automobile under the name of C. R. P. Rogers, Inc. | ators’ licens Ontario Workings of Bill Now Before U.S. Congress Held Satisfactory by Insurance Superintendent. An interesting account of the results | of the safety responsibility law of the American Automobile Ass>cfation in 16 months' operation in the Province of Ontario, Canada, was given recently before the Motor Club of Hamilton by R. Leighton Foster, superintendent of insurance for Ontario, This is the same law which failed of passage at the last session of Con- gress for the District, but which has been reintroduced at this session. Ac- cording to Mr. Foster, the law in this short period has driven from the high- ways 2,500 reckless, insolvent motor who “have only themselves to blame for their loss of driving privileges, and no doubt are better off the road than on it.” These motorists, asserted the eu- perintendent, have been convicted of major traffic offenses, and have failed to show the necessary financial respon sibility to regain their permits. “Surely this is a great achievement, accom- plished without injustice or penalizing the careful in order to get at the care- less motorist,” said Mr. Foster. Complete Picture. Bketching a complete picture of the operation of the law, the superinten- dent said: “The Ontario act came into fcrce September 1, 1930. What is the record of its first 16 months of operation, as re- vealed by the registrar cf motor ve. Four thousand three hundred and fi one Ontario motorists had tr < suspended and t ers’ permits withdrawn by reason ing convicted for major offenses against public safety under the highway traffic act. In addition 10 Ontario motorists also lost thefr privilege of driving in Ontario by reason of conviction for offenses in other states and provinces which, if committed in Ontar! have resulted in the suspens licenses. Under the reciproc of the financial responsibility plan th: authorities in other States and provi notify the Ontario registrar of mo vehicles of the convictio: jurisdiction of an Ontario motoris thereupon the t his driving pri as in the jurise was committed “Sixteen months of operation of the law has not been a sufficientl to show the value of the ‘| judgment’ provision, suspension of licenses where a motorist fails civil judgment arising out of a moto; vehicle accident. Nevertheless. 41 O tario motorists alreadv have bee: ciplined and lost their d leges by reasor civil judgments arising vehicle accidents in Ontario date no Ontario motori fered suspension b; to pay civil judgm motor vehicle aceil and provinces, altho that where an Ontario to pay a civil the court of anot which has_reciprocal fect. namely, w York and to pay a final is withdrawn until that paid. Opinion of Registrar. “The registrar of motor vehicles has expressed the opinion that figures fis- sued his departme: need not b expected to show at any tima the ful value of the ‘payment of judgrent feature of the act. He says that corre- spondence with solicitors and attorneys for parties to civil actions arising out tor vehicle accidents indicates that hreat of a judgment creditor's solicitor to report the failure of the judgment debtor to pay the judgment is sufficient to force a prompt settlement. “So much for the suspension of li- censes and permits and the withdrawal of driving privileges of Ontario motor- ists. How many of these 4,351 Ontario motorists who leges by reason of convictions under the highway traffic act have regained them by proving their financial responsibility for future acc ? The answer is 1.642. And in every case finan sponsibility has been proved by filing of a certificate that there has been iesued to the motorist an approved mo- tor vekicle liability policy solitary case has a motorist taken option” of depositing cash or securiti with the provincial treasurer or a surety bond issued by a guarantee company or executed by two personal sureties Off the Road. six hundred and thelr li- their financial re- onsibility. What has happened to the other 2709 motorists? Allowing for a small number whose period of suspen- sion may not have elapsed at December 31, 1931, it is evident that upward of 2,500 Ontarin motorists who have been icted for offenses against public safety on the hi ays are ‘off the road.’ Surel % v proving of the Ontarlo motorists keir driving privileges by rea- of failure to pay civil judgme: paid the judgment and prove financial Tesponsibility for the ure, which indicates that af, least 39 {rresponsible motoFists are g on highways to dice of the motoring public /o automobile fleet-owning have proved their financial for all cars owned son responsibili highway traffi while his employer's car and not g a motor vehicle of his e of these fleets cial responsib utomob foiviny ancial Turn to t 12¢ i features operates to solve the foreign car, the tourist and the of his negli because traffic from C: ¢ as_large as from the United States bureau of statisti basis of motor car e times as many Canad: to! h ed States each year Americans tour in Canada. Milady’s Motoring BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL. has six forward to pull any one One of the new ca speeds. That a car, very frequently himself her inferior when it comes t going through this necessary prel nary. I was reminded of this the other evening when & friend's busband in- vited his wife to do the cranking before he took the wheel and assumed the re- sponsibility of driving the family home in safety. “Here” he offered her a place at the wheel. “You're Dbette versed in this than 1. You're the first every day to use the car, while I come into the picture later when the motor is well warmed up. ‘These grocery clerks who offer to carry your bundles to the car mean well, and probably need a breath of fresh air, but be sure their y and service do not run awa them. This tip is passed along by th woman who bought provisions for an elaborate dinner, only to reach home with an empty car. Some one else got a fine bundle of provisions and never knew where it came from. A month of begging hubby to take the car downtown to have it washed does grow monoton But a woman who suffered this irritation decided not to consider herself daunted. Wken a heavy rain came along she drove the car out of the garage, left it standing for an hour, backed it into the garage again, and spent a half hour drying it off with a chamois. The result was a surprisingly clean car Incidentally, your car will always look cleaner in the morning if you will let it stand in the rain on the drive- way before putting it away for the night. Just as you should look to see if the gears are in neutral before starting to is set for free wheeling or for conven- tional before you get under way. One women who free-wheels did not notice that hubby left the car set for conven- tional. Result, a bill for new gea | tum and crank, be sure to note whether the car | S| & ed to shift without using the Cautious women are remembering t keep the left w up and lo steering your to a less’ cons, I take my hat off, too, to the wo! who applied some pene! union between the car's body ar rear fender. The day following uled to have the fend ditioning. Such e which have to do witl It isn't so difficult, you start w the power consists of the a clutch to connect with the n, the universal joints which te propeller shaft ad itself to the movements of the car, ...e gearing to turn the power “around the corner” to the rear axles and, fina the wheels. When vou break the power line at the clutch the car coasts. That ple enough. With an automatic clutch A special piston, operated by the en- gine’s own suction, disengages the clut take your foot off the s sim- type of free wheeling com- is provided by a special ch devica in back of the transmis- sion. It comes into operation every time you want to use the car's momen- let the engine idle. In each of these types, as well as in a third form where the free-wheeling unit is in the transmission itself. the car remains in gear. You could free-wh el by shifting to neutral, but that doos not meet legal requirements, because You must have cial skill in order to know how to k into g gain. AND EIGHTS s795 AND UP AT FACTORY Show rooms have been selected at 1712 | Connecticut avenue northwest. C. C. Stineman, formerly of Stutz in Phila- delphia, has been selected as general manager for the new company. THE NEW HUPMOBILE the “Hundred Feature” car—see it today! MOTT MOTORS, Inc. 1518-20 14th St. N.W. Decatur 4341