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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
LUMINOUS ROADS
FORECAST UPHELD
Highway Officials Declare
PhosphoreScent Materials
Will Be Developed.

Luminous roads, prophesied recently
in a magazine article by an instructor
at Penn State College, are by no
means an impossibllit> in the opinion
of the PENNSYLVANIA State Highway
Department. They concur in the be
lief that the day Will come when road
construction materials will contain a
phoSphorescent substance which will
illuminate highway surfaces.
1t is the idea of the State College in
structor that developments in chem
istry will some day make night driving
a pleasure. He sees the time when
motor vehicles will need only their
DINNER lights on the phoSphores-
cent surfaces of roads. Whatever the
material used, the highway at night
will glow softly over many marvellous
miles"
Night markings and warnings have
given the highway department a great
many anxious moments. Traffic divid-
ing lines are painted on the surface of
the road to indicate the approach TO
curve. They are used on the crest
of a hill, White paint is easily dis.
cernible in daytime, but its visibility
at night is a problem. Some varieties
Of white paint simply fade out under
ZIG rays VI III l6Hl IOpcI
refraction cannot be had.
Highway department chemists have
experimental with many pigments,
hoping to overcome the tendency of
white paint not to be white at night
They have experimental with black
and orange paints. Black is regarded
as impractical at night. Orange is in.
clined to fade out" under the suns
rays. A phosphorescent paint, used
on a road section near Harrisburg
Pa. was excellent 90 long as no auto
mobile head lamps shone upon it. This
dividing line was ali sufficient in the
dark, but that was not what the de.
partment wanted.
The phosphorescent highway CON
jured up by the State College man will
not glow softly" under motor vehicle
head lamps. It will be just like any
other road surface. But if the motor
car throws no bright beams of light
the road of the future, as imagined
by the professor. will be an improve.
ment over those heavily Travelled high
way sections which today are a men
ace because of glaring head lamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Tips for This Season

Keep an eye on the bolts that hold
the new license plates. The nuts are
more likely to work loose on new bolts
than after they have rusted fast. The
ease with which this can happen often
is. lost sight of because it probably
was necessary to shear the nuts off
when changing tags.
When there is snow on the ground,
drop back into second gear sooner
than usual and drive a little faster in
this gear before shifting into high.
Momentum is lost much more quickly
when the streets are snowy and good
driving calls for allowing a higher
margin of speed while shifting gears.
1t will be well to remember that
better traction is to be had in driving
through snow or over ice if the tire
pressure is lower. 1t should not be too
low however.
DO not be afraid to bury the front
wheels in snow when parking. So
long as The rear ones are free, there
is~no danger of getting stuck
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Did You Know

That there is no danger spreading
spring leaves apart by driving a
screwdriver between them, provided
the body of the car has been lacked
up in order to take the weight off the
springs? Ordinary driving strains
springs far more than would be pos
sible for the car owner to do when
spreading the leaves apart.
That an excess of lubricant should
be forced into the bearing of the
engine fan now and then to drive
out any thin lubricant that may be
ready to leak and spray over the
engine?
A weak spring can be replaced in
a hood clamp by unscrewing the han
die from the barrel of the clamp?
Always repack with grease.
IF too much air is drawn from the
era nkcase and fed back into the
carburetor to aid in carrying off
crankcase vapors, there is danger of
case? This allows an excessive
amount of exhaust vapor and raw
Gasoline to work past the rings and
pistons.
80 lowered and knocking eliminated
~ inserting q gasket between the
engine block and base? With tn
o,-augement the piStonS cannot
+raveI upward quite so far. This in.
grasses the piston displacement. The
q arrangement is far more satisfactory
than using two cylinder head gas
gets, since a leak In the gasket be
tarfere with the operation of the
Tbat II is harder to get a car in
o+ion on a dirt road than on a mod
~,-n smooth highway?
THAT Canada is next to the United
.,.atsa in the number of cars i'm pro
s,oytion TO population? New Zealand
~ - nks third, there being 10 persons to
each registered car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

Servicing automobiles for some per-
sons seems to be a matter of trying
to see how difficult they can make the
job When anything goes wrong they
cast about for the hardest remedy
and the one that will take up the most
time.
This is illustrated in the case of
running out of gas. After the gaso-
line tank is refilled the tendency is to
want to remove the filler plug of the
vacuum tank and refill it. Then along
came news of the short cut-that of
unscrewing the cover Of the car
buretor float chamber and filling that.
This looked like simplicity itself, for
with the engine running a few min
utes the vacuum tank would quickly
and automatically refill itself.
But that is just one of the longer
short cuts. There is an even simpler
way to do the job. Just step on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Girl Auto Driver
Put in Top Class
AS Insurance Risk

Females of the species are not
always more deadly than the male.
Take the case of the coed, for
instance. Insurance companies
have discovered that. as an auto
mobile driver. she is a better
risk than her brother on the
campus.
This disclosure is one of the
most interesting developed by a
QUESTIONABLE addressed by the
American Automobile Association
to 125 of the leading insurance
and underwriting companies of
America
To the goods credit, the in
quiry revealed that she does not
take the chances that the male
student does and, in a pinch, she
is said to handle a car with bet
ter judgment. In short, she is
neither so reckless nor so care
less as the boy and, as a result,
she is not caught in anything like
as many damaging situations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SAFETY COUNCIL WARNS
CURTAINED CAR DRIVERS
Autoists Urged to Leave Space for
Hand Signals, Thus Avoid
ing Accidents.

The Baltimore Safety Council has
called attention to the "seasonable
danger" from driving curtained autos.
Cold and rainy. weather has caused
the almost universal use of curtains
on open cars, with the consequent alb
eence of the proper hand signals, Off
Gals declare. 1t has resulted in sew
eral accidents.
DRIVERS who are using curtains"
said John H. Truett, director of the
Safety Council, should have the prop
err opening to permit hand signaling
as left turns or sudden stops are not
indicated to the traffic in the rear.
The automatic light on the rear gives
warning TO slow up, but it does not in
dictate change of direction and should
not be depended upon for this pur.
pose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
$8O,OOO,OOO Is Lost
Annually by Idling
Automobile Motors

A sum aggregating $S0000,000
annually is wasted by Americans
through idling gasoline motors. and
the same practice is, in addition,
creating dangerous health condi-
tons in the larger cities. These as
sertions recently were made before
the American Congress of In
dustry.
In presenting this information be-
fore the congress Prof. Alexander
Silverman, head of the department
of chemistry at the University of
Pennsylvania, predicted the appli-
cation in the near future of restric-
tions in the large cities against the
carbon monoXide evil, and added
that the time is near when inter
city motor trucks Will carry auNil-
larry electric motors to propel them
through the congeSted centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
WARNING AGAINST
NEGLECT OF TIRES
Removal of Dirt When Car Is
"Laundered" Regarded as
Essential Frecaution.

Expert opinion does not sustain the
motorist who fails to clean the tires
when the car is being washed and
polished Tire specialists see no wis.
dom in the remark that They'll soon
get dirty again, anyhow"
In addition to adding a great deal
to the appearance of the car, tires
that are cleaned will wear much
better.
You wouldn't have your suit
cleaned and pressed. your hat cleaned
and blocked and then go out on the
streets with dirty, unslined shoes.
says an engineer for one of the large
rubber companies. Neither should
YOU have your car washed and pol
iShcd without also having the tires
cleaned. 1t is that extra touch that
marks the we'll groomed car.
'NegleCting to wash the tires. and
Oftentimes the wheels. is habit that
any car user might we'll overcome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
FRENCH ADOPTING
u. S. BODY STYLES
New Paris Models Show
Trend to Designs Popu-
lar in America.

Adoption of American styles by
French body designers is the trend
reported by J. r. De Cause, custom
body authority, who has just returned
from an extended stay abroad. He
points out that American tendencies
are easily visible in the newest French
models. although branching off into
untrodden fields in the materials used
for composite bodies. 1t is added that
the British remain welded to the
older style bodies. higher and rather
bulky appearing.
THE principal impression l gained
at the Paris show" said Mr.. De
Cause. was the general tendency of
the French manufacturers to simplify
the designs of their cars and to make
the bodies considerably lower. In a
great many instances American prac-
tice has been copied and the number
of freak bodies with many finished
ornaments and attachments has be-
come very small.
THE high built line type of body
with small windows which was popu-
lar in France few years ago has al
most disappeared.
Fabric Coverings Shown.
Flexible type fabric-covered bodies
have taken on a very large extension
and were exhibited at almost every
stand While bodies of this type have
the natural advantages of all COM
posite bodies, both in Quietness and
lightness, even improving on Ameri-
can-made composite bodies in the last
named quality. l don't believe they
will ever become popular in this coun-
try. In the first place they are eX-
tremely fragile, and being entirely
covered with imitation leather, neither
have the rich appearance of the
painted body, nor its lasting qualities,
becoming very shabby looking after a
short time. A second drawback is that
it is almost impossible to keep the in
terror warm in severe weather.
I'm the conventional type of body,
the great ma jority of cars exhibited at
the Paris show were of the three-pas-
senger and four passenger coupe type,
type rendered popular in America
several years ago with the introduce
ton of the coupe, and a large portion
of these bodies are of the collapsible
type.
American Finishes Used.
Nitro cellulose finish appeared on
only about Is per cent of the British
and French cars, but it is perfectly
evident that this finish is becoming
more and popular and will soon be
universally adopted.
Both in Paris and London Ameri-
can cars were well represented and
commanded very considerable and ia
vorable attention, thereby causing
jealousy among European manufac-
turers Even with the high duty on
American cars, in many cases these
cars sold for very little more and
in some cases for less than European
cars in their quality class. English
prices are unusually high, much
higher in proportion than even the
finest American cars"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SOLUTION OF TRUCK
/ PROBLEM SOUGHT
irresponsible Drivers Being
Rapidly Driven From
Highways.

Public interest is making no demand
FOR regulation of the common carrier
trucks of the Nation engaged in inter
state commerce. the highway trans
portation committee of the National
Industrial Traffic League declares in a
report based largely on testimony in
hearings on the question which con
cluded in Washington late in October.
The irresponsible truckman is rap.
idly being driven from the highways
and little difficulty is experienced by
shippers in effecting claim settlements
where trucks are used, the report
says.
Shippers were aroused to this issue
last Summer when the announcement
was made that the Interstate Com
merce Commission would hold hear
ings on the possibility of bus and
truck regulation and the relation of
highway transport with the railroads.
Findings Approved.
The league meeting, which was at
tended by several hundred traffic di-
rectors of manufacturing interests, APP
proved the following seven findings of
the committee report
l. That the motor truck engaged in
interstate commerce furnishes a char
acter Of service unobtainable via other
transportation agencies-namely, abil-
ity to go anywhere at <ny time, direct
from the door of the seller to the door
of the buyer without transfer, CLASH
f1cation restrictions or packing re-
quirements.
2. That the motor truck enables the
conduct of business with smaller re
serve stocks than were formerly neces-
sary, thereby reducing capital invest
mentS.
g. That the so-called f1y-by night or
irresponsible truckman is rapidly be
ing driven from the highways, and
that while loss and other damage
claims are not uncommon, little diff
fecting settlements.
d. That there is no visible demand
upon the part of the shipping public
for the regulation of motor trucks en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
5. That those railroad representa-
tives who testified favor regulation.
Difference of Opinion.
s. That some owners or operators
of busses or trucks favored regulation,
although the number of witnesses so
testifying represented a small percent
age of the whole, and a goodly num-
Der of them seemed to be intrastate
rather than interstate owners or op.
orators.
Z. That there appears to be con-
siderable difference of opinion between
those mentioned as favoring legisla.
ton as to whether same should be ad-
ministered by the Federal Govern
ment, the State government or a COM
bination of the two.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
WATCH OIL CAREFULLY.
It PAYS to Know When Engine
Consumes Greatest Amount.

1t would pay every car owner to
know under what driving conditions
his engine consumes the greatest
amount Of oil. knowing this, he Will
do well to avoid these conditions as
much as possible.
When oil burns off rapidly, the en-
CINE is working hardest. This, it is
abvious. is much more expensive than
the mere replacement of oil, Some
cars burn oil when driven fast; others
on hills. Still others consume lubri-
cant when being driven slowly.
1t is not difficult to determine just
which condition prevails in the case
of YOUR car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
MOTOR INSURANCE
REGARDED AS VITAL
Secretary of Auto Club of Mary
land Says Protection Should Be
Owners First Thought.

Insurance for ones motoring is
vital and adequate protection should
be the first thought of every man
who buys an automobile, according to
II. NJ. Lucius, secretary of the Auto
mobile Club of Maryland.
II am not entering into the con
troversy, pro or con. on the question
of compulsory liability insurance,
says Mr. Lucius. Il am trying to
offer one angle of automobile insur-
ance that should appeal to every car
owner.
Here Is a typical case that every
motorist should consider:
Suppose certain man of fair
means were to buy an automobile and
give no thought to insurance. That
man has an accident with another
automobile in which the cars are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
AMMETER TESTS LIGHT.
Stop Signal May Be Gagged With.
out Leaving Car.

When the stop-light goes out many
motorists feel that they must have
help when they tackle the job of rem
edying the situation. They find it
simple enough to replace new bulbs or
to revamp a defective connection, but
the matter of testing bothers them.
They find it physically impossible to
press on the brake pedal and run back
10 feet to see whether the light is
working. So they scout around for a
helper. or very often they put off the
Job until tomorrow.
1t isn't necessary to go to any such
lengths to test a spotlight. When
pressing the brake pedal just glance
at the indicator of the ammeter. II It
f1ickers on the discharge side when the
pedal is pressed down, current is be-
ing drawn from the battery. That is
proof that the light in the rear again
is working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SEES TRAFFIC CONTROL
ON EXTENSIVE SCALE
Chicago to Embark on Program
Which Will Exceed Any
Ever Before Attempted.

Chicago is planning soon to embark
on one of the most extensive pro-
grams of traffic control ever attempt
ed. A unified system of regulation
is being planned for the entire metro
politan area Of the city.
For the past 10 months an inten-
sive scientific survey of the district
has been conducted by the Albert
Russell Erskine Bureau for Street
Traffic Research. The survey was in.
stituted by the Chicago Association Of
Commerce.
The area has a populati of more
than 100000 and includes portions of
two States, six counties, so cities anG
100 towns and villages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

would he wise 10 scrub the garage floor
carefully, especially if it happens to he
greasy en- OILY. Oil and grease damage
tires. and if the garage floor is covered
with them. quite serious damage may
result to the tires
MANY an nutoiSt who shines up his
spare tire to keep II hooking new and
clean ~ the rest of the car when he
washes it utterly neEleCts the tires on
the wheels. Try shining them up and
you'll be pleasantly surprised at the
result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

damaged and the persons in the other
machine are hurt or killed.
Suppose the courts decide that it
was that mans fault and the civil
courts should award the injured par
ties damages. What happens?
thousands of dollars are taken
out of that mans pocket and he no
longer is man of fair means. His
automobile insuranC would have
cost him less than $50 for years liza
bility protection"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Tag With Figures
Cut in Outline Is
Asked in Maryland

Maryland's Assembly will be
asked to approve a new type of
automobile license tag at this ses-
sion.
The tag in question, instead Of
having the conventional raised
numerals, has the figures cut in
outline with a colored light be-
hind to bring them into holder
relief, particularly at night.
Sponsors of the new type of
plate declare it win facilitate the
identification of "hit-and-run"
drivers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
LOOK TO YOUR BATTERIES.
Control Plays Big Part in Satisfac.
tory Car Service.

Battery condition plays a tremen-
dous role in satisfactory car service
at this time. Winter. at the same
time, plays havoc with the battery's
condition unless the car owner is alert
to the vagaries of the season. One
way to aid this hard working car unit
in to give the engine. a few turns by
hand before stepping on the starter.
It will free moving parts from con-
gealed oil and grease. and the battery
will have a great deal less to do in &C
tually starting the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
Servicing of Automobiles Often Done
By Hardest Method Just to Take Up Time

starter for a moment or two with
ignition off, throttle closed and choker
imperative This allows the pistons
to draw gasoline into the vacuum sys-
tenn. Then stop cranking, wait mo-
ment for the gasoline to drop through
to the lower vacuum tank and then
on to the carburetor float. Then, when
the car is cranked in the usual way
the engine will start Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
CURING PISTON SLAP.
Best Stunt Found to Be Lowering
Cylinder Block.

Using heavier oil and tightening con
Meeting rod bearings are two ways OF
curing a piston slap, but there is a
better method, provided the trouble is
not caused by cylinder wear.
The stunt is to lower the cylinder
block. Sometimes this can be done
by tightening the bolts that hold the
block to the base. This tends to lower
the cylinders, with the possibility that
the pistons will be steadied.
Slaps are less common in engines
with deeper cylinder walls. If you try
this method, remember it necessitates
readjustment of the valves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SAFEGUARD RADIATOR.
Anti-Freeze Solutions Soon Evapo
rate in Winter.

Winter is the season when water
should be added to the radiator regu-
larry. The usual custom is to pic
'ture Summer as the time for greater
attention TO this feature of motoring.
In Winter the same anti-free solutions
evaporate with annoying CELEBRITY, and
even where the proportion of anti
freeze is low, the chances are the
driver will forget to uncover the radia.
tor in time to prevent boiling and loss
of radiator contents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
us AE2Te~~N Not a Promise but a Fad!
Americas first [uropean-lYpe [1ght'in-[ine

Right nosv the nearest Gardner
dealer can show you-not just
another "new model"-but an
entirely neW.type automobile!
Americas first European.type
Eight,in,line! The first car in ali
automobile history which provides
all the thrilling brilliance Of
Gardner Eight>in-line perform.
ance, yet sells for the price of an
average Six! The New Gardner
Eight,in.line 80!
This revolutionary new.type
Eight.in.line introduces many
advanced engineering departures
heretofore found only in some
high-priced American and Euro
pean cars. Features which have
never before been grouped to-
gether in any car selling at this
sensationally low price.
Until you see and drive the New
Gardner Eight>in-line so, you cam
not realize the amazing difference
between its performance and that
ofold-type cars. You'll saythis new
type Eight>in-line is in a class by
itself! That it has new animation
in every line of it. And is inf.
nitely more pleasing than anything
you have ever known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09

We say, make no mistake-the
speed is there! The posUer is there
The trigger-quick acceleration is
there! And. on top of that there
is new delight-a new fascina-
tion-in rounding sharp corners or
even rs" curves at a speed that
would ordinarily turn over an old
type car. You do it in safety with
the New Gardner Eight>in>line 80!
Without the slightest hint of roll
ing, slipping or sidesway!
This safety-this ease Of body and
mind-this incompatible COM
fort and true relaxation-is made
possible by scientifically tilted
seats, new-type double-drop frame,
tubular cross-members, low center
Of gravity and other advanced
engineering developments.
We invite you to see and drive
this revolutionary new-type Eight
milne at your earliest conven.
fence. To prove to your own salts
faction what we tellyounow-t
there is no other car selling for less
than $1,000 that provides such
sensational performance, such
colorful beauty, such riding COM
fort, reliability and safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
1925;
to $1795
60. b. St. Louis

High lights OF this
amazing new-type car
Advanced Eight. in line motor.
Swan manifold! Thermo-
static heat control : Vibra-
ton dampener Air cleaner
Oil filter Gasoline strainer!
New-type safety chassis-double-
dropframe-strOnga and rugged!
Tubular crOss-m e m b ers!
Height of car less than 20
inches. Low-hung European
design. Ample head room.
Normal road clearance!
Automatic chassis lubricatiOnl
Long foreign-type springs
snubbers all around. Especially
designed steering mechanism!
4-wheel brakes-fully enclosed
''' perfectly equalized!
Observation-Disclosures.
style clear-vision bodies!
Luxurious interior. Chase
Velmo upholstery. Form-fitting
seats. Tasteful appointments!
Fedco theft-proof number plate
system with LOss.Of-Use
insurance!
a. Is