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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
AUTO FATALITIES
HIGH IN EVENING
5 to 6 PM. Most Dangerous
Hour, Survey Shows-Sun.
+ day Toll Great.

More automobile fatalities occur be.
tween 5 and o'clock than at any
other hour of the day or night, figures
compiled by the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce show. The
computation is based on newspaper
reports in l JOY traffic accidents which
resulted in death.
OF the total cases tabulated there
were 116 occurring at 5 to 6 pm. and
100 at, Z to pm.
THhe next hours most frequented
with traffic fatalities were to pm.
and to PM, the total being 81 and
Sc, respectively, for these hours.
The ,107 cases do not represent the
volume of fatalities for the year, but
constitute a. total on which complete
enough facts were reported to tabu
late the fatal accidents with respect to
the hour of the day.
Sunday and Saturday are the days
of greatest motor fatalities, yet as far
as the average accident per car is con
cerned it is probable that the risk is
no greater on these days. Sunday, for
instance, has a fatality total onlv %
per cent higher than Monday. the low
day, which is an increase probably not
as great as the extra volume OF traf-
f1c on Sunday.
The hour in the week which regis.
tered the greatest number Of fatalities
in this survey was Thursday from 5
pm. to pm, when there was total
Of 20. 1t is believed. however, by
those making the compilation that the
data available do not give conclusive
evidence as to the particular hazards
of the given hour on a given day.
Fatigue, however, is adjudged to be
strong element in the situation,
since after 3 pm. on through mid
night each hour registers larger
traffic total than any morning hour.
While for some hours afternoon and
evening traffic is heavier than in the
morning, yet the hours of z to s, TO
and to 10 am. all have a better
record than any of the afternoon or
evening hours.
The most dangerous morning hour
is 10 am. to IL am. The reason for
this is stated to be carelessness, with
the thought that the driver may have
the attitude that because the morning
rush is over need for caution is not as
great.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
CAPITAL DEALERS
TO ATTEND SHOW
Trade Delegation Will View
Autos Being Exhibited
in New York.
BY BECK

The local auto trades delegation to
the National Automobile Show. which
opened in New York City last night,
will leave Washington this morning.
Headed by Rudolph Jose, veteran Cad
lilac dealer and chairman of the show
committee of the Washington Auto
motive Trade Association, the dealers
are attending the national exhibition
to obtain a comprehensive view of the
latest developments in motor cars and
accessories, to be better equipped for
bringing the industry's achievements
to the National Capital.
Mr.. Jose especially is keenly inter
ested in the visit TO the show in the
metropolis, because he plans to bring
back with him numerous ideas for the
annual presentation of Washington's
motoring review. AS director of the
local automobile show, he views the
national exhibits as holding great pos
sibilities for improving the demonstra-
ton to be staged here.
The shows this year should be Of
unusual interest. not only to us who
are engaged in supplying the needs of
motordom, but to the millions of motor
car owners who are alert to improve
ments being accomplished continu-
ally" said Mr.. Jose. There always
are talked-of features at every annual
event, but this year there are indica-
tons that a few surprises, which
have been kept well under cover, will
provide Automobiles with something
to enthuse over.
I'm almost every respect, the motor
industry will pass it's 1927 annual mus
ter with virtually every department
contributing something new. There
are to be several new cars on display
for the first time. Mechanical refine
ments will be. numerous. Body lines
will be shown as modified, together
with color blendings that make the
1927 car possession much more de-
sirable than any other example of the
handiwork of the automotive industry
throughout its history.
Washington motorists can look for
ward to their own exhibition with
every reason to expect many features
that will hold their attention, and with
the belief that every effort Is being
made to expand and improve the show
In every detail"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
The Old Mechanic Says:

to hang around. 1t saves me heap
of explainin'.
always lure them into stayin' at
least long enough to see what a job
l have removin' brake band, If
they are flgurin' on lavin' the brakes
refined. When they see what a ter
rible time I have removin' rusty
pin they don't ask any questions
when I present the bill and they are
tipped off to. the Importance of putin
a little oil and kerosene on the pins
before bringin' in the car.
One owner who watched his car,
saw us linin' up a ring gear. We use
Prussian blue for this purpose. Smear
it on the ring gear and then note
whether the pinion makes the right
contact all around. Well, If this
owner hadn't been hangin' around he
never would have known that the
ring gear supplied by the parts de.
partment happened to be a little
warped. We. had to send 1t to be
heat treated and lined up.
The owner saw all this. Result:
Greater satisfaction with his repair
work; a little better understanding
of the difficulties under which we
work. I swear I have spent more
time gettin' a good tappet adjust
ment than have rippin' off cylinder
head.s You just can't figure on the
time element, unless you allow such
a margain that the owner always has
to pay more than job is worth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
AUTO LEADERS LINE UP FORCES
IN STRUGGLE FOR SUPREMACY
Thrilling Industrial Battle Looms for
1927 Between Giants of Motordom
Consumer Joins in Harvest.

huge one, without even considering
the. remainder Of the vast potential
domestic market.
OF the most vital Importance is the
exploitation of foreign fields by
American manufacturers of motor
cars. The rest Of the world is far be.
hind this country in the use Of au'
tomobiles, and now makers here are
putting forth unusual efforts to blaze
new automotive trails in the remotest
sections of the world.
Competition May Extend.
This latter phenomenon is of such
significance that 1t cannot be over
emphasized. because, with the in
creasing development of European
and world taste in favor of American
motor cars, will come, naturally.
broadened activity for domestic pro-
duction plants: longer employment
lists and so on.
The competitive struggle of Ameri'
can manufacturers. then, will take
place not only on this side of The At.
lantic, but its reverberations will be
felt in every corner of the globe; the
New Zealander will benefit from i'm
proved processes, lowered costs and
bettered equipment quite as much rs
the New Englander, the Southerner
the Middle Westerner or the Far
.Westerner.
From the point of view of all indus
try, developments within the automo
tive trade loom larger than ever be-
fore, for in ne other year and in no
other period has the automobile been
such an integral part of industrial,
individual and community life. That
which affects the automotive industry
affects literally scores of other lines
of business endeavor; the automobile
now occupies business and financial
niche of the utmost importance.
OF course. it is impossible to say
with accuracy precisely what the
year will bring forth, but it is evil
dent that the major trend will be in
the direction of strengthening the
fundamental position of the industry
by bringing to the final consumer an
increasingly impressive measure Of
value. Stimulated public favor then
will be the other and the inevitable
link in the chain.
tCopyright. 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
BY HERBERT s. HOLLANDER.

A field which bids fair to be the
scene of stirring action during the
Fear 1927 is that of automobile manu-
facture.
Two giants have girded themselves
for what promises to be one OF the
most thrilling give-and-take contests
the American automotive or any other
industry ever has witnessed, and lead
ers in all lines of endeavor through
out the country are watching develop
ments with the keenest interest.
Naturally, an industry so great,
which draws It's raw materials from
so many varied sources, becomes the
center of intensified attention when
it's most powerful units are engaged
in competition which seeks and gives
no quarter. Such a struggle. obvious
w. will have it's effect-already has
had a, decided effect--in all phases of
the industry itself, sand in other di.
rections as well.
The consumer has reaped enormous
benefits and will continue to do so as
a result of developments in the auto
mobile industry.
Profit margins are smaller, and
prices have been reduced-all to the
gain of the ultimate consumer.
Profits Not Reduced.
And yet, so vigorous Is this ems
deavor, that despite lowered selling
figures, earnings per share of stock
have shown up in a highly gratifying
manner, and at this time there is
every reason to believe that.s notwith'
standing the outlook for still keener
competition during the current year,
profits will continue wholesomely ade-
quate.
Fifteen years ago there was much
talk of "saturation point" in the
automobile industry. Today, with
% 900 900 cars in operation, that theo-
retical place appears further off than
it did when economists first discussed
sales limitations.
A luxury then, the automobile now
Is an indispensable unit of transpor-
tation to these 22,000,000 men and
women In the United States. Because
of certain memorable human factors
which are involved, the task of re-
newing these units Is. in itself,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
DRIVERS DECLARED
MORE COOPERATIVE
Favorable Reaction in Inter-
est of Safety Reported
by A. A. A. Manager.

Willingness to cooperate with any
reasonable form of traffic regulation
is becoming increasingly manifest on
the part of the motorists and is re-
acting favorably in the interest Of
highway safety, according to Ernest
n. Smith, general manager of the
American Automobile Association.
In voicing this opinion. Mr.. Smith
declares that 1926, after having seen
traffic control reach a scale that
amounted to over-regulation in some
parts of the country, now is recording
trend toward simplication of the
rules that govern the motor vehicle
flow over Americas highways.
Automatic control devices have
given most adequate answer to
those who maintain that the only way
TO keep traffic in order is TO place
motorcycle policemen where they can
check the unruly driver. On the
whole, the increasing adoption of the
automatic traffic control system has
reacted very favorably toward the
motorist.
Surveys Show Cooperation.
Surveys conducted in every city
in the country where this system Is
in operation show virtually 100 per
cent cooperation on the part of the
motorist as against relatively small
cooperation by the pedestrian. Fig
ures gathered by the American Auto
mobile Association reveal that, in one
large center, where but one or two
motorists had the temerity to run
counter to the lights, literally thou
sands Of pedestrians paid no attention
to them.
safety sermons are having their ef-
feet. This is noticeable in the def
mite trend toward creating higher
speed limits in great many of the
large centers of the country. Motor
club officials everywhere have paid
particular attention to the effect of
this change.
Their observations reveal drivers
do not regard the establishment OF
higher limits as giving them right
to drive at the more rapid rate re-
CARELESS Of street conditions. This
Is obvious TO any one who notices
the situation. 1t has been found, for
instance, on one heavily Travelled
boulevard in one Of the Eastern cities
where the speed dlimit is 80 miles
an hour that not one driver in 100
will attempt to make legal speed
when the streets are wet and slip
perry. Reasonable regulation-greate
cooperation Is the reason"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Now You Have 1t!

answers to last weeks questions)
/. If the compression ratio of an
engine in increased, fuel consumption
remains The same. There is marked
increase in efficiency and brake horse.
power. =,
2. In the conventional engine, all
the expansion of ignited gases is not
utilized. Exhaust valves open before
the end of the power stroke and be-
fore the gases are back to at
mospheric pressure.
3. "Straddle mounting" is the term
applied to the arrangement OF sup
porting a working part between bear
ings. A pinion~ gear supported IN
this manner is a good illustration.
4. The chief impurities of steel as
ruled down to rigid limits by the auto
mobile industry are sulphur and phos-
phorus.
s. Either wrist pin" or piston
PIN is correct. Wrist pin" Is the
older term; piston pin" is growing
in popularity. The latter probably Is
the more logical because It Is more
consistent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

There's a great big lesson for all
automobile owners in the business OF
hreakin' in the repair job. but nrst
of ali I'd better explain what l mean
nv this "breakin' in" process.
When a car comes in here for some
ma Tor repair work we upset 1t a lot.
when the Job is finished we say TO
the owner: Now, take 1t easy for a
while until the parts get to Wofkln
in properly. If she's a little NOISY.
don't worry. The noise will work out
in a short while.
Tn other words, we ask the car
owner to be patient and to put up
with a little noise. a slight loss or
mower or a little tightness until the
new lob reaches a good runnln' con-
dition It can't be otherwise. you
know. when vital parts are removed
from the car and revamped:
This makes me wonder why motor
lists are willin' to put up with TINS
sort of annoyance and yet are so un-
willin' to stand for little regular
trouble now and then. Isn't 1t case
of jumpin' out Of the fryln pan INTO
the fire? s
CAUSE the clutch gear of the trans
Y,ission made a clicking noise when
the engine idled with the clutch en-
ca Cad and the gears in neutral. He
worried and worried about 1t. He felt
that he was risking breakdown as
long as he did not get rid OF the
trouble, even though we told him that
It was nothin' but a slightly worn
bearin'. And what did he do?
Well. he went to another repair
shop, where they not only replaced
the bearin', but added a new clutch
gear. OF course, that huns because
It ia meshed with an old gear. NOW
the owner has a hum instead or
click.
It'll wear out in time. yes. But
often your ordinary troubles will wear
away, too, and without costin' you
a cent.
It always strikes me as pity that
modern methods demand that car
owners be forbidden to browse around
service stations to observe their auto
motive property on the operating
table. There Is so much owners
could learn about repairin' and the
reasons for the frequent high cost of
1t if they could just see what the re-
pairer is up against.
Thank goodness, my shop still Is
small enough, and inefficient enough
that my customers can see just what
makes their bills what they are. As
a matter of fact, / encourage them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
CITY TRAFFIC FORMS
ENGINEERS NEXT JOB
Automobile Industry's Leaders Give
Views on Most Pressing Prob
lem of Future.

Solution of city traffic problems is
the next important task ahead of the
highway engineer, according to Pyke
johnson of the National Automobile
Chamber of Commerce, who sets forth
some of the major problems confront
ing the engineer in an address before
the Highway Research Board.
Opinion of the automobile industry
was sought by the highway engineer
ing group with respect to the prob
lens which seem to be most pressing
for the immediate future. Mr.. John
sons answer was based on a compila-
ton of views of leaders in the bust
ness, who stated their ideas of the
chief opportunities for research, as
follows:
l. Further safeguarding the lives
of those who use our highways
Roy 3. Chaplin.
. More scientific management of
traffic"-A. II. Swayne.
8. outstanding problem is parking
of cars in downtown areas"-Alvan
Macauley.
4. Relating size of office buildings
to street capacity"-H. H. Rice.
5. Applying production methods to
highway building to lower the COST
Fred J. Haynes.
6. Research into headlights, fuel
economy and elimination of gear
shift"-John n. WHY'S.
Z. Trunk line roads which bypass
congested centers'-A. j. Brosseau.
s. United efforts Of city executives.
city engineers and property owners"
Edward S. Jordan.
Downtown freight terminals and
yards Of the railroads are a source OF
congestion today, Mr.. Johnson indi.
Gated. Research into the relationship
of street traffic facilities with thoee of
the railroads and the waterways can
bring about a more efficient flow Of
traffic at lower cost to all. he asserted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

Big things are happening in the bus
field. Since the bus and passenger
car long have interchanged successful
features, the present advances being
made by the former may be 'portentous
of greater comfort for the average
motorist at an early date.
Buses were the first motor vehicles
with six wheels. Now they are the
first to use eight. One new model uses
eight balloon.tired wheels. It's wheel
base is POI inches. Comfort.
Many persons have noticed that
high speed is more comfortable In a
modernized motor bus than in a great
many passenger cars. Power brakes
are a feature of several buses and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Auto Bus Lines Continue to Increase
Facilities for Comfort of PASSENGERS

trucks. The air brake is the most
popular type. In the case of the
eightwheel bus, these brakes apply
to all eight.
Many motorists see a valuable tip
for the makers of passenger cars in
the gas-electric type bus. After a ride
In one of these buses which start and
operate so smoothly, the motorist may
question the correctness of the con-
ventional passenger-car transmission.
1t has remained for the bus to make
car ventilation a reality in motordom
One of the newest types has the air
cleaner in the driving compartment.
The passenger car has picked up
many ideas from the bus in the past
It may adopt others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
CALIFORNIA WILL FIX
ROAD WITH ROCK GOLD
Yosemite Highway Wall Be I'm
proved From Famous '40 Dig
gings Of Mormon Bar.

Motorists who have dreamed of driv-
Ing their cars over roads of beaten
gold, shimmering in the sunlight, now
actually may experience that highly
novel situation as a result of recent
action taken by the California High
way Commission.
A contract has been let to improve
the Yosemite all-vear highway into
the Yosemite National Park with
crushed low-grade gold bearing rock
from Mormon Bar, famous gold oig'
gings of 40. upon discovery that such
rock makes excellent road-surfacing
material.
There Is historic interest in this re-
Gently discovered paving material. as
the Mariposa mine, at Mormon Bar,
was one Of the rich properties of the
early days. 1t was so much In It'll
CATION that it gave to California some
of its leading cases of mining law
The mine has not been worked for
some years, but now it's dump Is being
put to practical use.
This interesting situation is pointed
out by the Automobile Club OF south
ern California.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

matter Of opening up the throttle now
and again to get the pressure neces-
sary to flush the cylinders. This can
be done by starting to climb hill
slowly in high. You see. 1t makes
difference with your rules what de-
sign is Incorporated in the car.
Old Rule to MOdernize.
Yes" Smith admitted, hut I'm
thinking Of the bearings more than
of the cylinders. / know a man who
was just running at 80 with his new
car when one Of the bearings burned
out. I'm not going to take that
chance"
well. that's one more rule you'll
have to modernize. Some OF the new
est engines use such high oil pressure
the bearings are actually separated
from the crankpins by a tough film
OF oil. SO long as the oil pressure is
right there will be oil to keep these
bearings from burning"
| showed him, too, that he has to
be careful not to let in the latest
clutch so gently as to slip It. He still
is going by the old rule that it Is
necessary to supply the power very
gently to prevent stalling the engine
and damaging the universala and
pinion. What he is doing is warping
the plates Of his clutch by applying
it too gently.
Look over your rules occasionally
and keep ND to date" ! warned
Some of them may he the worst kind
of troublemakers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Be Careful of Rust.

The bendix starter drive is pro
tected from external dirt and water
on most of the cars, but this IS
not a guarantee that the threaded
shaft will not rust. Conden sation
will produce rust in a part that -
supposed to be protected. II the en-
CINE tends to overhead. the drive may
rust when cooling and condensation
follow. The remedy is a few drops OF
light oil on the threaded shaft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
DRUNKEN DRIVERS ROUSE
MARYLAND AUTHORITIES
Severe Prosecution Of Offenders
Promised in Hit-and-Run
Fatal Accidents.

Aroused by the number of drunken
drivers involved in hit-and-run fatal
accidents recently, Maryland law en-.
forcement officials are planning severe
prosecution of future offenders.
States Attorney Herbert r. O'Conor
announced that he would move to
have all hit-and.run cases transferred
from the Traffic Court to the Criminal
Court.
The most severe penalty a police
magistrate can give hit-and-run case
is one year in the city Jail.
Mr.. O'Conor wants the charge
changed to granddaughter II the vic.
tim dies.