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Evening star., 1928-01-15
FINE HIGHWAYS LINK OFFICES
WITH PLACES OF RECREATION
Motorist Can Get to Favorite Haunt for
Tennis or Golf From Down
town Quickly.

In few cities Of comparable size and
location as Washington are facilities
so numerous and so readily available
for the two most popular outdoor
sports of the Summer season---golf and
tennis Within 20 minutes automobile
ride OF the downtown section access
NAV he had to more than a half dozen
private golf or country clubs and the
great recreation park of the CITY
East Potomac Park--lics within 10
minutes time from the congested zone
where the overtime parking cards fall
thiCkeSt.
Washington is extremely fortunate.
not only in the many and admirable
facilities offered for outdoor recrea-
ton in Winter and Summer. but in
the splendidly constructed and well
maintained network Of roadways that
lead to these places Of exercise. More
than any other single agency. the
motor car has contributed its bit to
the growing popularity Of golf and
tennis, until today II Is almost axio-
matte that golf and a motor car go to-
Sether. The fortunate situation that
enables the sportsman of the Capital
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In All America
no Better Built Car at the Price !

More power more speed -.
more smoothness. A brilliant
change of pace. You instinctively
expect them. You somehow know
that's what you get in the ALI
American Six.
But consider these other rea-
sons for its stirring success. The
exacting care and craftsmanship
with which the car is built. How
marvelously it survives the tests
and trials of time.
Here are stamina and endur.
ance that result only from ALI
American engineering. Big, rug
ged, oversize units. Balance and
simplicity ofdesign. Month after
month of pitiless testing on Gem
Evening star., 1928-01-15
KEYNOTE.
SOUNDED At SHOW
Annual Convention of Amer.
foan Highway Constructors
! Closes in Cleveland.

With keynote of international
Eood will, the annual road show and
bConvention OF the American Road
Huilders' Association closed its week s
Nession in Cleveland. the largest from
standpoint OF attendance and exhibits
in the associations history. The year
Gust ended has also been the most
successful one. Among the $4,000 or
sfnore delegates and visitors are rep
.Tesentatives from almost all nations
Of the Western Hemisphere. Alaska
sent her chief highway engineer.
NJ. d. Williams: a delegation from
Mexico was headed by Antonio Ma.
, 6razo. national road commissioner Of
that country. Cuba. Chile, Colombia
and Dominican Republic We're repre-.
eented and AT a pan.American session
yesterday road builders from each
country told OF the problems found
and solved in highway work Spain
and other European countries Joined
;r the deliheration: Russia having
several unofficial representatives here.
Hear From Coolidge.
Greetings were read TO the conven.
tion's opening session from Calvin
Coolidge. President Of the United
States extending his best wishes for
success and expressing extreme re-
cret at his inability 10 attend the
worlds greatest convention and road
show
Charles NJ. Rahcock. association
president and State commissioner Of
highways Of Minnesota, presided over
the opening session when city officials
Of Cleveland extended welcome,
DR.. +. Gil Borces. assistant director
O. the Pan-American Union. WAS
chairman Of the pan-American session.
One thousand of the nations lead
irg highway engineers and con-
etructors. city. State and county high
way officials were seated At the an
rual good roads banquet "Wednesday
right. ri which the honor guests
were the international visitors.
James II. Macdonald Of New Haven,
Conn. who is referred 10 in Con
gressional Record as the father of
good roads in America" rounded out
s5 years of service TO the association
a. this meeting which celebrated a
quarter OF century Of association
progress. Macdonald was one of the
founders. always has been active and
IS al present treasurer. He has spoken
for good roads in - States and many
foreign countries.
Charles Nj Jpham. business director
az the association was commended
on the present prosperity Of the body.
It's progress in the past year and his
success in staging this mammoth road
show He also conducted a national
r highway safety campaign during the
past year for the association and re-
ported on the campaigns success dur
ing the meeting.
The convention elected r. Keith
Compton. director of public works.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
4OAUT0S TO EVERY
MILF Of GOOD ROAD
Figures Compiled in Survey
Last Year Show Marked
Gain in Cars.

There were 40 motor vehicles regis.
tered in the United States in 1927 to
every mile of improved highway of
every type.
The comparative figure for 1926 was
81 motor vehicles to every mile of i'm.
proved highway of every type.
The comparative figure for 1918 was
II motor vehicles to every mile of i'm.
proved highway. showing in the 10
year period an increase of 1870 per
cent in the number of motor units to
every mile of improved highway
With the maximum load on the i'm
proved highways in 1927 each car
would have had a space of only a.
yards in which TO operate. as compared
with So yards in 1925 and 103 yards
in 1918.
In making public these figures to-
day the American Automobile Asso-
citation, acting on behalf of it's 95S
motor clubs throughout the country.
called attention TO the serious extent
10 which the American car builders
and the car owners are crowding the
road builders of the Nation.
The \, A. \. figures disclosing the
gradual contraction of the availa BILE
space for car operation on the inn
proved highways of the country is
based on the 1927 registration of 90
1885, motor vehicles and a total of
$4,000 miles of improved roads.
Problem Demands Action.
THE tremendous increase in the
ratio of automobiles to the mileage of
improved highways" said Thomas p.
Henry, president OF the A. 4. A.. CON
StituteS a situation on which national
attention must be kent constantly
focused If we want to keep car sat.
uration at arms length and if high
way traffic is TO move with a reason.
able degree of dispatch and safety"
The A. \. \. executive declared that
the time has come to bring more of
the Nations secondary highways for
ward for tho application of improve.
mcnt programs 10 them as a means OF
increasing floor space and to relieve
congestion on main highways. He
said. ir part:
In spite Of the expanding road pro.
grams of the States and Of the great
impulse that the Federal aid policy
has given road building. this com.
parison of improved mileage and cars
shows that the available surface is
contrasting in ratio to the units
using il.
~ IF our improved mileage had been
used at any one point of time in the
last y months by all motor vehicles
registered. each mile wodld have been
called on tn carry 40 gasoiine.pro.
PEELED vehicles. Assuming the same
rate of speed. each vehicle would
have a space OF ~ yards in which 10
move or crawl In 1926 each car
would have had an operating space
of 81 yards. and in 1918 each car had
103 yards. Thus. we find that each
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their entrances in most cases, the
Washington neutrality-suspicious. must
he deemed lucky in a situation whic.
finds him with sporting facilities al
most at his door: certainly we'll with
in an hours run from Office TO club
To play golf at almost any Of the
clubs on Long Island a New Yorker
must leave his Office around noon
time. The same situation applies TO
Chicago. where train service is the
usual procedure. rather than use Of
the automobile. Capital sportsmen
are exceedingly fortunate in having
such readily available golf and tennis
facilities within n few minutes run
over excellent roads and through light
traffic areas
Evening star., 1928-01-15
Pedestrian Seeks
Safety by Horn
On Walking.Stick

A man who has appeared recently
In the streets OF Southampton has set
the famous slogan safety first" tn
music. He Is a pedestrian with a
walking.stick on which he has fixed
n very noisy auto horn. When he is
about to cross road he sounds sew
eral blasts. which informs drivers that
he has as much right to the highway
as they have and that he intends 10
exercise It. The London police ap-
prove of tho idea and would like to
see local pedestrians adopt IL.
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Pedestrian Struck,
But Chauffeur Gets
Trip to Hospital

Paris traffic gets more dangerous
day by day. Recently an innocent
pedestrian was duly knocked down by
n large motor car. The pedestrian
rose in not so innocent wrath, climbed
into the car and fell upon the Chauf-
feur. The pedestrian walked home
The chaueur is in the hospital-a new
sort Of traffic casualty.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
CARELESS BACKING
CAUSES ACCIDENTS
Advice Given by Maryland
Commissioner to Motorists
Who Lack Vigilance.

BALTIMORE. January IL (speciaD
Lack of care in backing automo-
biles IL responsible for many OF I'll.
avoIdab!e accidents that result IN
numerous injuries and deaths each
year, according to f.. Austin Bauzh.
man. commissioner of motor vehicles.
This type Of accident occur. gen.
orally" says Commissioner Bauzh.
man, because operators assumed
that the way was free and clear and
reversed the direction of their We.
hicIes without making certain tha,
the way really was clear.
Hit Persons Hidden.
Some operators backing into
parking space nit persons hidden
from view by the rear Of their vs.
hicles, some hacked up without warn.
ing in a parking space and jannnsd
their victim between the rear Of their
owI and the front If the car behind.
Many backed out of parking space
garage Or alley suddenly and caused
4 collision with a vehicle in motion
on the highway. In the vast majority
of cases il was found that the oper.
ator involved in the backing process
mad not used every preca ution TO pre-
vent AN accident. especially the com.
mon sense p-eca utiOn of making sure
that their way was clear.
Apart from the requirement ~
vigilance and caution on the part Of
the operators of hacking vehicles
there is definite responsibility on
the part OF other users Of the high.
way 10 exercise care in approaching
a vehicle being driven backward.
Many accidents occurred because
other vehicles attempted TO force their
way around a backing vehicle without
siackeninS speed. even though ample
notice had been given as to the
course OF the backing vehicle. Pedes-
trians darted suddenly into spaces
back Of parked vehicles without max.
ing sure Of safe passage and. being
ridden from view. were struck and
injured unknown 10 the operator Of
the car involved
Should Look Back.
Operators should never back their
vehicles suddenly or set their vehicles
into reverse motion until they have
locked back and made every effort TO
ascertain that the way is clear and
then only 20 begin their backward
travel at a very slow and cautious
rate Of speed. Hand signals in these
circumstances should not be too much
relied upon as they may be nisurder-
stood or not seen az all.
Complimentary TO the exercise Of
caution in backing vehicles. every
operator should be willing 20 give way
20 q backing vehicle. This Ia easily
possible IL vigilance is constan ntiy
exercised in driving"
Evening star., 1928-01-15

Chryser, Lincoln, LocomobiIe Diana, Hudson.
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Our reputation for responsibility and integrity
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Now is the time to get your used car at rock
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when prices are sure to be higher.
Remember. this sale ends Saturday night. Janu-
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the car YOU want before some alert buyer gets it,
We believe an inspection of the cars we offer
will confirm our statement that these are not
used cars as are generally known. They are all
the better kind of used cars-cars you will be
proud to own and drive.
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Evening star., 1928-01-15
many turns in the roadways Of the

many turns in the roadways Of the
park.
Only a mile beyond Chevy Chase and
on the same thoroughfare, but In a
20.mile speed zone on Connecticut
avenue. lies the Columbia Country
Club. with its ample facilities for the
tennis player and golfer. From Chevy
Chase Circle TO Chevy Chase Lake the
speed limit on Connecticut avenue is
20 miles per hour. and the law is en-
forced by An officer of the town Of
Chevy Chase, Md. Columbia Ia only
25 minutes from downtown, but part
Of the road from Bradley lane to a
point within two blocks of the club
entrance is bumpy and composed Of
broken concrete. poorly laid and badly
maintained
The Washington Golf and Country
Club. In the hills of Virginia, now
has only one good road to it's portals.
The route through Cherrydale turn
ing to the right on the Glebe road to
the club door, is the only good road "a
this favorite sport center of some 500
Washingtonian The, alternate route,
over the Chain Bridge. through mag.
nifcent scenic country, is out Of use
because of the closing Of the Chain
Bridge.
Two Roads TO Congressional.
Two fine stretches of roadway Of.
fer ready access to the Congressionai
Country Club. On both of them n
35-mile and 40.mile limit hold good,
and the driving time to this modern
carava nsary of outdoor sports should
not be more than 40 minutes, either
by the Conduit road route or by TAX.
ing Bradley boulevard. Congress.
sional. in so far as distance is con-
cerned. Is about the same running
time from the city as the home of the
Beaver Dam Club. near I.anham. Md.
over 'ine strip Of roadway out the
BlaG"nsburs pike and over the now
Defense highway to the gates Of the
club.
The Town and Country Club. on
Wisconsin avenue. just beyond the
town OF Bethesda. is but 30 minutes
from downtown. over fine strip of
roadway, much of which is in the 81.
mile speed zone.
The Manor Club. miles south Of
Norbeck. Md. is probably farthest
from the center of Washington Of
any of the nearby country clubs. But
here again, Il fine stretch of roadway.
with two alternate routes, is offered
! the mot0riSt-spOrtsman. The usual
route. out Georgia avenue. should not
take more than 40 minutes Of good
driving, in n zone where the 40.mile
limit prevails much OF the way. The
longer route, through Rockville and
Norbeck. takes about ID minutes and
is not as good nor as attractive from
the scenic standpoint.
Bannockburn Golf Club, located on
the Conduit road near Glen Echo.
Md, has a fine strip of roadway to
the gates of the club. bur the private
road leading from the Conduit road
could he improved
Burning Tree, home of the wealthy
golfers of the city. with a limited
membership. has several routes u
the road leading 10 the club Either
the River road. the Conduit road or
Bradley boulevard may be used 10
get 10 this magnificent home of golf.
Another route cuts across the bark
country over a dirt road from the
Bradley boulevard TO the gateway OF
the club
When il Is considered that nearly
all the private clubs about such cities
as New York. Chicago and Phia.
,iclphia are frequently - miles and
more from the center Of the cities
and require an hour or more 10 reach
Evening star., 1928-01-15
Carried by Improved Roads.

"Tn imagine all our motor vehicles
travelling over all our improved high
wnvs at the same minute of the same
hour of the same day is. of course. a
trife fantastic. But this does not
affect the inherent relatively nor yet
the significance of what the figures
disclose.
LAS n matter of fact. the improved
highways. constituting $4,000 out of
total of more than 100000 miles
Of road. are carrying the load today.
and il Is largely in relation to the
improved surface that we must regard
satnration and safety, as well as eN-
peditious and economical highway
transport.
our car producers and car buyers
are crowding our road builders; the
ratio of car increase from year to
year is much higher than the ratio of
improved roads. all of which spell in
creased congestion and the inevitable
diminution of the open driving space
on our roadways.
"The answer, of course, Ia more
highways and more superhichways:
the bringing of more secondary roads
and connecting roads into improve
ment schemes All this Is going to
mean heavier expenditures. i'm view
Of which we must have at the earliest
! possible moment clear-cut detin:-
ton of how much Of the bill the car
owners shall in fairness bear. There
is no doubt whatever that at the pres
ent the motorists are paying dis
nroportionate share Of the burden
They are willing 10 pay more money
for more miles, but they want to cali
halt in the ascending ratio Of tho
cost of every mile that the trend of
recent years has imposed on them"
Evening star., 1928-01-15

Richmond. Va, and formerly in the
same position in Baltimore, as presi'
dent for the coming year. The new
vice president is w. \. Van Duzer
PENNSYLVANIA highway engineer. Har
risburg northeastern district: d. b
Dimmick, president. American Cast
ings Co. birmingham. Ala. southern
district; S. +. Beatty. president Austin
Western Road Machinery CO.. Chicago
central district: Samuel Hill. honorary
life president. Washington State Good
Roads Association, Seattle western
district.
The show proper. which occupies
$4,000 square feet more floor space
than any previous exposition held
here. a total Of about six acres of road
building equipment and educational
material. has attracted thousands each
day and furnished valuable educa-
tional material for the road builders in
attendance.
Results OF Safety Work.
The safety educational work in pub
lie schools carried on by the Amerl.
can Road Builders Association for
the past several months has obtained
amazing results. Charles NJ. Ipham,
business director. told the association
in convention here today. \ safety
educational campaign in the schools,
churches, civic and industrial orSanlZa'
tions was launched several months
ago. he said. with the two-fold idea of
determining the best means for carry.
ing on campaign along educational
lines at minimum expense. and with
the idea also of determining the exact
value of safety education among the
school children. adult pedestrians and
motorists. At the same time the as
SoCiation hoped to stimulate actiVi-
ties in behalf of highway safety in all
parts of the country.
The campaign was very carefully
planned and carried ont he said. III
purposes which il was expected Ia
serve were accomplished in very sat
isfactory degree. II was essentially
educational in nature, progressive
rather than individually intensive.
Fifteen thousand pamphlets OF
highway safety. including highway
accident statistics. causes and meth
DDS for prevention. were mailed 10
school principals; $4,000 10 ministers
10 .00O0 TO civic and 10000 to indi-
vidual and local organizations. This
prospectus was fortified by national
newspaper and magazine publicity
Radio broadcasting was included in
the work definable as direct publicity
The cooperation of the Federal
Council of Churches was secured for
work in the churches. Several hun
dred ministers congratulated the work
and preached sermons on the subject
OF highway safety. The religious
press co-operated in commendahl2
degree. The response of the churches
was more than gratifying and has
proved beyond doubt that the church
is ready 10 cooperate in gigantic
task OF saving human life"
Evening star., 1928-01-15
Rock Creek Park Near.

Rock Creek Park. which includes
the other public course. is reached by
driving straight out Sixteenth street.
with its fast moving traffic. and can
be reached in less than 20 minutes.
Probably the nearest private country
club To downtown Washington is the
palatial home OF the Chevy Chase
Club. one.half mile beyond Chevy
Chase Circle. To get to this club with
its extensive sport facilities. the mem
hers and guests have the magnificent
boulevard stretch of Connecticut
avenue. with its 30-mle limit much of
the way over which TO drive in about
90 minutes. Several alternate routes
are available the route out Wisconsin
avenue. also with a S0.mile omit fnT
part of its length. or the scenic driv"
through Rock Creek Park. which
takes little longer because Of the
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Special Sport
Equipment

Available On an body
types 6 wire wheels
with tires special
front tenders With
tire wells ...twospe-
eial tire locks and
locking rings 49,. col-
lapsible trunk rack
...SlW extra On open
cars tllo ON Clos-
ed cars .. 6 disc
wheels with same
equipment, SIS on
open cars SIS on
closed models.
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to get to his country club within a
relatively short space of time is all the
more noticeable when the great dis
tances that must be covered and
the time required to reach the coun
try club Fairgrounds near other large
cities are considered.
Landing Field Planned.
Actual observation of the time re
quired to reach half dozen country
clubs reveals that four of them may
be reached IN 20 minutes over fine
roadways; two more require % min
utes of travel over equally hne
stretches of highway, and another pair
need about 40 minutes to make the
trip by motor from the downtown
area to the first tee of the golf course.
Virtually all of them have several
alternate routes stretching to their
gates to vary the monotony OF con
stant travel over the same road. one
of them--Congression Country cub
taking full coGnizanCe Of the new or
der of things. is making preparations
already to provide terminal facilities
for the newest and quickest method OF
ransportatiOn--the airpla ne--by fur
nishing a landing field for the planes
of it's members. For the first few
years after its establishment. officials
of the club do not believe the land
ing field will be used to any great ex
tent. but they envision n future when
landing fields for airplanes will b.
virtually indispensable at club DO
Gated more. than 10 miles from the
city limits.
East Potomac Park, naturally. offers
the nearest sport facilities for Wash
inGton motorists. Driving over splen-
didly paved roads. the golfer or tennis
player is able 10 reach the public
tennis courts in better than ten min
utes from the center of the city.
The field house in East Potomac
Park is only three minutes farther on
reached by a one.way road which has
been extended along the east side of
the park exclusively for the use of
the golfers. The West Potomac Park
course is as ca silly accessible by motor,
and ample parking facilities are avail
able at both courses.
Evening star., 1928-01-15
Extra Good Used Cars

We must clean our floors. Therefore. during
this week, we are reducing the prices on all used
cars on hand. Every car is plainly tagged with
a price for quick sale and guaranteed to be as
represented All rebuilt Packards carry 30
day warranty the same as new cars.
Liberal terms will be granted and your present
car accepted in part payment on any used car.
Most of the better class Of cars are repre-
sented, including Packard. Buick, Studebaker,
Evening star., 1928-01-15

eral Motors Proving Ground ).
and super-precision construction
throughout!
That's why its power. speedand
smoothness are measured in tens
of thousands of miles. Why econ
omy and dependability are Oak
land owners by-words. Why ALL
American owners will tell YOU
mo better built car 1t heprice!"
Evening star., 1928-01-15
gUt P A c K A R D U!(l U
Used Car Wee
Starting Monday January 10th
and continuing throughout the entire 7veek

~ HE recently announced reduction in the
price of Packard Fights and our in
creased volume of business in Packard
- Skies brought us in stock of
Evening star., 1928-01-15

year the ratio OF improved mileage
has constantly contracted in proper.
Ton to the number of cars.
Evening star., 1928-01-15

L..A.. s.A.. :. 1905
Ner Series Pontiae Sir. ;.Door Sedan. s.Is. an
prices at factory. Delivered prices include mini.
mum handling charges Easy to psy on the
iberai General Motors Time Psyment Plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-20

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