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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
WIDE TRAFFIC PLAN
OUTLINED BY GROUP
Elevated Motorway and Re.
form in Issuance of Driv-
ers' Licenses Included.

Reform In the issuance OF drivers
licenses, construction of West Side
elevated motorway and the establish.
ment Of one-way streets are among
the suggestions made by the New
York Automobile Club recently in an
effort to arrive at solution OF the
ever-increasing traffic congestion in
New York City.
Following is the program adopted
and recommended by the organization:
Extension OF Riverside drive.
Elimination Of junior operators
licenses.
Limiting the number Of taxicabs
licensed
Construction Of a West Side ele.
waited motorway.
Extension and improvement OF
traffic light signals.
Retention of car license by original
registrant.
Immediate elimination of all obso.
lete surface car lines.
More thorough examination Of all
applicants for drivers licenses.
New 1O0.foot highways leading into
Greater New York.
Adoption of uniform hand signals
for all vehicular operators.
Additional approaches to and i'm
provements of East River bridges.
Entire reorganization of Traffic
Court procedure and system of fines
Substitution of overhead signals for
traffic towers and base signals.
Substitution of amber-colored globes
for red fire light globes now in use.
Construction of vehicular bridge or
tunnel connecting Staten Island and
Long Island.
More drastic enforcement OF all laws
and traffic regulations governing com
mercial vehicle operation.
More rigid enforcement Of all laws
governing headlights. brakes and
other operating. equipment of motor
vehicles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

Smith did not want to mention 1t to
the dealer.
They'll just think I'm fus.y." \.
But maybe you'll be doing them
a favor" / suggested. Evidently
you've found something that escaped
the engineers. Or perhaps the engi-
neers knew about the noise, but felt
that If the public did not notice it
there would be no point In revamping
the engine. There has to be some OBJ.
lection to anything and If the public
is satisfied there does not seem to be
any. You know there are many in
genious bits Of design that would be
welcomed by engineers and persons
who are expert in driving. But these
things would surely irritate the pub
lie"
Naturally we headed for the Dealers
service station and there explained
the situation to the foreman.
That's power noise" he dag
nosed the trouble. I'm glad you re-
ported it. The factory is gathering
information on the subject and you
can rest assured that there viii be a
remedy forthcoming within a very
short time"
Smith had taken the step that
would enable the manufa cturer to i'm
prove his product. If Smith. and a
few other intelligent critics like him,
had not reported the situation the
manufacturer might have suffered a
very sizeable loss in trade. 1t Is un.
fortunate when a manufacturer hon.
estly thinks his product is right while
l. disgruntled public whispers advice
to keep away from the car.
Factory Orders Change.
Shortly after Smith had complained
the dealer received instructions to
substitute a slightly thicker cylinder
head gasket when the new models
were brought in for service. The
factory engineers had discovered that
this slight alteration would do away
with the power noise without in any
way affecting the operation or the
good features of the engine.
1t frequently happens that the
factory discovers a way to improve
existing models, but the dealer over
looks the matter Of notifying his Gus
toners. An instance is recalled where
it was only by complaining and Sc
verely CriticiZing the engine in the
presence Of the service station man.
ager that the car owner came to
learn of n minor change that corrected
the trouble.
There had been an opening at the
font end of the valve tappet com.
partment through which hot air en-.
tered and dried off the valve stems
causing them to stick. A SHE Id
placed over this opening did away
with a very troublesome situation.
Air the cars troubles. Be intelli
gently critical. Those who do not
care do not help toward perfection.
fCopyrisht 1927
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
CLEVELAND DRIVERS.
TURN INCORRECTLY.
Check-up DiscIoses 80 Per
Cent Break Rules When
Going Left.

That approximately 40 per cent of
the motorists making left hand turns
at an intersection where there are no
traffic light signals do so improper
~, was disclosed by recent survey
conducted by the Cleveland Automobile
Club. This survey showed that of 100
cars checked on each of the main
thoroughfares of the city, less than
10 per cent made the turn as pre-.
scribed by the traffic regulations.
Some Of the mistakes were glaring.
while others amounted to failure to
warn traffic to the rear of the in
tention of turning.
The great majority Of the erring
drivers cut the corner too short, and
by SO doing travelled for a short dis
lance over the wrong side of the
street into lanes that should have
been free for oncoming traffic. About
50 per cent showed this shOrtcoming.
In many cases where these short
left-hand turns were made the vision
of the driver making the turn was
blocked by buildings on the corners
of the streets so that he was unable
to see if another vehicle was APP
preaching.
At least 90 per cent of the erring
drivers were forced to jerk their
wheels to the right after making the
turn to avoid hitting automobiles
which were just reaching the corner
of the street on the correct side.
The remaining 20 per cent of those
drivers making mistakes in left-hand
turns neglected to signal cars in the
rear of their intentions Of making
a turn to the left. the survey showed.
A very few---less than / per cent,
in fact-made their mistakes by pull
ing to the right Of the intersection
and then waiting there until the
traffic lulled before starting their
turns.
Before making the turn. the motor.
list should signal his intention by eX.
tending his left hand horizontally out
the left side of the car. This signal
should be given at least 100 feet away
from the intersection before making
the turn.
Then the motorist should estimate
the center of the intersection where
lines drawn from the centers of the
intersecting streets would meet. The
motorist should drive to the right of
this center spot and after waiting
for traffic to pass, should continue
into the street into which he desires
to turn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
PERMITS CARRIED
IN NUTMEG STATE
Tabulation Made in Accident Cases
Shows High Percentage,
Officials Declare.

That only 263 automobile operators
out of 40,147 who reported accidents
in Connecticut last year were unable
to produce drivers licenses was dis.
closed by a recent tabulation of sta
tistics by the motor vehicle depart.
ment of that State. Nine of this num-
Der had neither operators licenses
nor registration certificates for the
cars they were driving, while the
other 259 were able to produce regis
tration papers.
Officials of the motor vehicle depart
ment of Connecticut assert that the
proportion of persons who were able
to produce their drivers licenses
39,4S5, or 90 per cent of the totals
exceptionally high.
Twenty-six operators had their
operators licenses but no registration
certificates. Insufficient data for a
classification was furnished the de.
partment In the cases of 1868 opera.
tors.
The Importance of carrying both
certificates is emphasized by the
motoring bodies. In some municipali-
ties the police make it a point to find
out, every now and then, whether
every operator mas incense by stop
ping every car that passes a given
point. After an accident. any one
has the right to demand TO see the
license of an operator who has been
involved.
Inability Of an operator to show a
registration certificate frequently
leads to prompt arrest under suspicion
of having stolen the car. The State
law requires that the registration Ger.
tiflcate he carried in the car which
it describes, when operated on the
highways, except in the case of cars
of dealers, manufacturers and repair
ers. 1t Is one of the laws designed to
make it more difficult for people who
are in possession of stolen cars to
operate them and has led to the
apprehension of many automobile
thieves in the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
DISCUSS PARIS GARAGES.

Suggestions for the construction of
garages underneath the public parks
of Paris and London are being con-
sidered by the governments concerned.
These suggestions, calling also for the
provision of cab stands and public
parking spaces, were advanced by
the British Automobile Association,
which has been urging the govern
ment to take up its plan for the con-
struction of underground parking
places.
AS outlined, the plan would pro-
vide for a cellar garage with two en-
frances and two exits under each
park. Government officials, however,
have held back, believing the cost
would prove too high. There are
more than $50 public squares in Lon
don, and if this plan were carried out
there would be room for thousands Of
cara.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

believe me, every owner wants 1t
when / suggest it.
The same car is quite noisy in GER.
tain spots when it hits the vibration
point. One of the noisiest places is
the rod on which the lamps rest. We
tried tightenin' things up, but still
the noise persisted.
Without sayin' anything about It.,
the owner decided he could devise a
remedy. He took the car home and
cut an old inner tube to make a
cushion between the rod and the fend-
ers. Well, he didn't kill the vibra ton,
of course, but he did kill lot of the
noise it used to cause.
I've got several like this chap
bringin' their cars around here. They
give me lot of good ideas for trick
repairs like those just mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Air Your Troubles.

Fear of being considered 'fussy"
has kept many a car owner in the
dark about matters which could and
should be solved. AS a. matter of fact,
progressive car manufacturers and
dealers recognize that their best Gus
toner is the man who is intelligently
critical.
Only through such criticism can the
manufacturers improve their prod
ucts. Engineers may test cars for
months. even years, but they scarcely
can hope to see things exactly as the
car owner sees them. There always
are the unexpected features In con-
nection with car use that cannot be
provided for in advance. But they
can be tackled successfully II the car
owner will divulge his experiences and
cooperate.
Smiths case was a very good Illus
tration of this. He had bought a
good car and naturally expected fine
results. He had not said that he was
not quite satisfied with every little
phase of the cars performance, but
one could tell by his failure TO praise
the car that there was something on
his mind. / decided to find out what
it was.
Discovering New Sound.
This certainly is a powerful en-
CINE" I began. II have vet to find
better acceleration, and so far as hills
are concerned you don't seem to have
any need of second at al"
That's all very true" he admitted.
But I'm not always accelerating or
climbing hills Most of the time I'm
driving on the level and I can't say
that I'm entirely satisfied with the
engine under these conditions"
He explained that at two very def
mite speeds the engine made a noise
that was Objectionable to him. He
had not mentioned it to me for the rca.
son that he thought possibly he was
too critical. Two other owners of the
same make of car had hold him that
they had no such fault to find.
Testing out the car at the speeds
he mentioned revealed noises that
were unpleasant, indeed. One de-
veloped at a speed of IS miles an
hour. while the other was observed as
the car passed through the speed of
approximately 81 miles an hour.
II try not to let it bother me-"
Smith said. Il get through these par.
llCuIdE SpeeuS whichever pOSSiDie, Dut
sometimes traffic conditions force me
to drive at these noisy points. It's
funny those other drivers don't notice
it,"
IF YOU asked Brown it's because
he doesn't drive the same chassis
model" l explained. Your friend
down the street wouldn't be expected
to notice anything like this anyway"
DESPITE the fact that / agreed wit h
him that the noise was Objectionable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

we tried lubricatin' the channels
through which they run in the instru.
ment board. Usin' the thinnest oil we
could find. we had no success. He
didn't want us to take the time to
take them out to get at them with oil
because, he said, he didn't think it
was necessary.
Well, he came in the next day. glow.
in with success. He'd killed the
whistle in few minutes. He mixed
a very thin oil with some gasoline to
make it even more penetratin' and got
immediate results. I'm usin' that rem.
edy on all cars of that make now and,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
The Old Mechanic Saws:

You'd be surprised at the number of
trick ideas on car repairs that / pick
up from customers who apparently
know very little about their cars and
think even less of them provided
they're runnin' right There's one
chap that comes around here. who
wouldn't even change tire for him
self If he could avoid it. who gave me
two valuable ideas about the particu.
lar make and model of car he drives
The spark and gas controls are To-
Gated on the dash in the car I'm
speakin' of. and at certain speeds they
set up one of the shrillest whistles
You ever heard. We tried tightenin'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
STUDY Of TRAFFIC
: CODE IS ESSENTIAL
Clark Points Out Statutes
Are Changing and Periodic
Review Is Needed.

Periodic review Of the local traffic
regulations under which he drives
should be the duty of every motor
car owner, but indications are that
It Is one that too frequently is not
carried out, says Charles p. Clark.
manager Of the District of Columbia
division of the American Automobile
Association. Motorists cannot afford
20 assume that they know the regula-
tions at all times, particularly in the
present period which is marked by
so many progressive steps in traffic
control, Mr.. Clark points out.
During the 1927 session OF "a
State legisla lures. $500 bills relating
TO the automobile were introduced,
he saws. $50 large A proportion were
passed that the volume of autOmotiNe
legislation is 10 per cent greater than
1925. the last year in which many of
the state bodies met. How many
motorists can say they are acquainted
with all of the ma jor changes made
in their States traffic code: Every
one should be. but it seriously is to
be questioned that even majority
has kept up with every detail of the
revision.
THE traffic code, municipal or
State is the basis of street and high
way safety. 1t exists to provide the
motorist and pedestrian with course
of action in every situation i'll which
he may find himself. If this course
of action is to be followed safely, it
must be followed by every one. One
person who fails to observe it can
confuse all others involved. The one
guilty of this offense more likely than
not is the driver who has not kept
pace with the progress of the traffic
regulations.
I'm traffic surveys, the American
Automobile Association has found this
to be the case in virtually every city.
Ignorance of the regulations obvious
~ is fraught with grave danger TO
oneself and others.
THE way to overcome this ignor-
ence is to review the traffic code at
regular intervals. This involves no
hardship and the results more than
justify the trouble one takes to do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Controls Prevent
Springs of Auto
From Going Wild

The reason many spring control
devices do not deliver 100 per cent
efficiency is because the springs on
which they are used are not In
good condition. Manufacturers of
such spring control equipment are
paying more and more attention
to the springs themselves. The
springs are the real shock absorb.
ers of the car, all other devices
being utilized mainly for the pIr-
pose of controlling the recoil action
of the springs and preventing in
some cases. what is known as
''bottoming" of the springs. In
other words. the spring control
devices are designed to prevent the
springs from going wild and are
not intended as substitutes for
springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Push.ButtOn Lock
Is New Wrinkle
For Auto Drivers

Motor car makers for several
years have devoted deal of time
and ingenuity to making it easier
for the motorist to lock his car.
From the ignition key. they have
progressed to transmission locks,
door locks, wheel locks. coinciden-
tai and other locks. All Of these.
however, involved the use OF one
or several keys, and the motorist,
in some cases at least, did not want
to go to the trouble.
A new wrinkle now Is being Of
fered in the form of a lock that
works on various units and is
brought into use merely by push
ing a button. The key is used only
to unlock the car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
THOROUGH TESTS ASKED.
Buyers Now Want Complete DEM
onstrations of Cars.

Motor-wise individuals are making
their car buying more successful than
ever by asking for thorough demon
strations. Virtually every dealer is
satisfied with this trend and is willing
to facilitate it. So, in buying the new
car, ask for a demonstration of the
cars every feature. One point that
often is missed in considering the pur-
chase of a car is comfort. Instead of
combining the demonstration alto
gether to such features as power,
speed, fieXibility. acceleration and de-
celeration. it pays to see how it per-
forms over a rough street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Obviate Car Troubles.

In order to insure himself of a
Measurable vacation. the motor
camper must first of all be certain
that the car is in as ship-shape con-
dition at the start OF the tour as is
humanity possible. The motorists
mind should be occupied only with
pleasure while en- route, and not with
worries as to the cars mechanical
condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
OIL HARD ON TIRES.
Dissolves Rubber and Should Be
Removed Immediately.

Road-oiling operations now on In
various parts of the country are fine
for the highway, but hard on tires
unless the motorist takes the trouble
to clean them after trip over such
a surface. Oil dissolves rubber and
should be removed Immediately. A
little gasoline on a rag will make an
excellent cleanser. Gasoline. of course,
has a solvent action on rubber, but the
amount used in such a case as this
will evaporate before doing any
damage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
John Smith and His Car
BY FREDERICK c. RUSSELL.

Sm is whom moOrst should welcome
chap willing
interesting his the
OF ther members the motor clan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
STEERING TYPES DIFFER.
Irreversible Contributes Great Deal
to Fatigueless Driving.

Reversible and irreversible are two
terms applied to steering gear that
seem difficult for many motorists to
understand. a good way to straighten
out the tangle is to test the steering
IL the steering wheel responds when
the front wheels are twisted by a
bump or depression in the road. the
steering is reversible. Otherwise, II is
not Most makes of cars. of course.
have the irreversible type. which con.
tributes great deal to fatigueless
driving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

The highest automobile road in the
world, located in the Bolivian Andes
at an altitude of 16.4O0 feet, was re-.
Gently completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

French automobile taxes on cars
operating on producer gas have been
reduced by one.haf.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
CHANGING TIRES URGED.
Experts Find Use on Alternate
Wheels Is Beneficial.

When high pressure cord tires were
in general use. the motor car owner
made it a practice to change them
from wheel to wheel in order to get
the utmost wear out Of them. Since
the balloon tire came into promi'
nence, it is found that this practice
has been more or less discontinued.
Tire experts. however, have found the
old system still to be helpful and advo-
cate its resumption. In this connec.
ton it is well to remember that the
rear tires get the greatest wear and
in making a change it Is best to move
them forward instead Of from one
back wheel to the other.
Canadian automobile production in
1926 was valued at s135 900 900. or
approximately $25,000,000 more than
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-20
German Firms Race to
Build Oceanic Planes

BERLIN, June 19-v-A race is now
on between the Junkers and Dornier
to bring out the first transatlantic
airplane liner.
The JunlSers are keeping their
plans guarded secret, though it is
announced that 'fboth German ma
chimes and motors are available for
such a flight"
The Dornier works, sister organ
ization of the Zeppelins, is known to
be putting the finishing touches to
q mystery plane which the Dornier
supervisors refused to show even to
Chamberlip and Levine, but which
is supposed to be fitted with six mo-
tors Of 1,00c horse power each, and
able to carry 100 passengers for or
binary distances or cross the Allan
tic wit henough freight and mail to
pay for the trip. The plane would
in addition be able to carry enough
fuel to make the flight safe as rail-
road journey from New York to Chi
cago.
The mystery plane is to have
crew Of five men, captain, two
pilots, mechanic and radio operator.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-20
$4,000 MINERS
IN PENNSYLVANIA
MAY STRIKE SOON

CONTINUED from Page One)
the local that they should not work
on outside construction jobs for the
company which maintains its lockout
OF the miners, and underpays for out
side labor.
Daisytown local (No. 2399 of the
C.M.W.A) is known as progressive,
and the president, besides being a
justice of the peace on progressive
ticket, was one of the candidates last
year for teller of the union. 1t has
been realized for some time that the
employers Vesta Coal is a sub
sidiary Of Jones & Laughlin, vici-
Gus union-hating concern--haYe wan
ted to break down organization here.
An Excuse.
They took the first excuse Of how
ever flimsy a nature, and when they
found President Harry Wadsworth
and the mine committee talking ia
some of the ten men working on an
addition to their power house, they
arrested them all, and charged them
with trespassing.
The men were taken to justice OF
the peace ten miles away, tho there
is another justice close to Daisy
town. Tho the justice given charge
Of the case is naturally suspected oil
being more friendly to the company
than the nearer one, he released the
unionists on their own recognizance
Only few members Of the loca
were working on the power job
They were 50 far from being init
Undated by the arrests that they helC
a meeting and agreed unanimousl!
TO quit. Wages were a dollar lowe
than the union scale for outside con
! struction labor.
Two sons of Joe Edwards formerly
general manager Of the Vesta, nov
vice.president, and son Of a min
foreman were working on the con
struction job