Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-02
MOTORING
BY WILLIAM ULLMAN

A. GaWler, washington moItlClan'
who submitted a plan to M. y.
Eldridge, director of traffic, calling
for automobiles in funeral process
sions to keep their lights burning
as identifying the character of the
vehicular line. The proposal won
the ready assent of Mr.. Eldridge as
helping to eliminate a number of
unintentional violations of that pro-
vision of the local traffic code which
gives funerals the right OF way over
other traffic.
Many motorists may not have
known there was a superstitution
in connection with cutting through
funeral procession. There is. 1t
is very pronounced in certain in
dividuals.
Like all other vehicles, the old
fashioned hearse and mourners'
carriage have given way to the
sweep of motorization.
most of their identifying marks. 1t
equires the closest of scrutiny to
identify some of the luxurious
casket-coaches of the day, and the
i'd carriage has become the conven-
onal town car or sedan. Further
ore, to make the problem more
ifficult, the average motorist going
the funeral of friend very fire.
uently will use his own car-with
20 thought that a snappy blue road
ter does not strike the properly
omber note.
Even if the motorist were capable
of Identifying the casket coach, he
would have no certainty that all
vehicles for blocks behind were not
part of the procession. In other
words, he might tell where the line
began. but never where it ended.
Mr.. Gawler's suggestion should
serve well to end the confusion and
the discomfort of those who believe
that even a rabbits foot could not
forestall the ill-luck that was bound
20 come to those who broke through
the cortege accompanying mortal
20 his last resting place.
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Surveys throughout the country
have indicated that efforts to teach
safe walking have been attended by
the greatest success when devoted
20 school children.
Washington motorists who drive
through areas where traffic is con-
trolled by signal lights cannot fail to
ind corroboration of this fact. One
Of them who uses Massachusetts,
avenue in his approach to the bust
ness district passes the Force School
every morning at the hour when
the children are assembling for
their classes. He is particularly i'm
pressed with the way the lessons of
the Lights have been learned by the
children of this school.
1T has been my experience" he
says. that virtually every pedestrian
and motorist could profit by noting
the manner in which these young
sters heed the automatic signals.
They know the formula-go with the
green, stop on the red. They have
reduced It to its utmost simplicity
and are finding il safe.
If our traffic light system did no
more, it has made it easy for these
youngsters to walk safely. II has
done much more, but this alone
would justify its cost"
There is a thought for adults.
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Coming at the New York auto
mobile show:
Five new light straight Fights.
A light straight eight listing for
$l,75o in the stock model to $500
in the de luxe type.
Four-wheel hydraulic brakes on a
car that has featured the outstand-
ing advantage of its own peculiar
method of operating two-wheel
brakes.
Four-wheel mechanical brakes on
a high-grade car which has been
slow in adopting new ideas.
Air cleaner and oil purifier on a
six which has been adver-
Using such frills as unnecessary.
A new European type light six
with all closed bodies of steel.
A line of new models by a COM
pany now in the hands of a receiver.
Another, but smaller eight, by the
sensation of last years show.
New body lines and detailed inn
provements in one of the most
of the iower-priced cars.
A small eight, built in q factory
that never has turned out anything
but fine cars.
Many convertible cars at higher
prices. A blaze of color schemes.
An end to the two-tone color Job
by the very company that introduced
it.
A tendency to lacquer everything
on the car, including windshield,
headlights, radiator, radiator shut
tiers and everything that now car
ries nickel.
Coming after the New York auto
mobile show:
Acute consciousness that the auto
motive industry still is making
enormous progress and that the "old
bus" is not the satisfactory vehicle
it was before one saw the latest
models.
A keen desire for one of the
newest models.