Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-27

accommodations more comfort
able. Night travel has given many
opportunities for improvements.
A bus company has recently de-
veloped mite coach" 1t was on
exhibit in this city a short time
ago and aroused considerable in
terest. Some of the features of
this bus are set forth as follows:
All-metal body; steel frame,
covered with duralumin. CappN-
ity-Sleeps or seats rs passengers;
extra seats for driver, porter and
steward. All glass in windows,
doors and port holes Shatter-
proof. Forced air ventilating sys-
tenn; air washed and filtered,
heated or cooled. Entire body in
Sulated against heat and cold. In
Sulation acts as sound deadener.
Floors throughout and center aisle
thickly carpeted. Reclining seats,
air cushioned and tapestry COW
cred. Seats convertible into berths
for night travel. Heavy tapestry
curtains insure absolute privacy
to compartment occupants. In
dividual berth lights in each of
Is compartments. Individual wash
bowl, with hot and cold running
water, in each compartment.
Thermos drinking jug and ash
tray in each compartment. Kit
chen and larder with ice chest
Immediately back of drivers COM
partment. Drivers compartment
completely incloSed and with sep
arate door. Large lavatory for
women to left of center aisle and
Immediately back of drivers COM
partment. Baggage space in each
of the Is compartments. Large
baggage compartment in rear Of
coach. Smoking compartment
with seats for four and large lava
tory for men in rear Of coach.
Body and chassis constructed as
single unit; steel beams, steel re-
inforced. Air brakes on rear
trucks; five-inch brake lining
Special-built SiX-cylinder motor.
Motor detachable; mounted on
own wheels for speedy removal
and change. Special silent gear
shift. Special steering gear.
BerthS 6 feet inches long, "a in
cheS wide. Dressing space, with
seat and mirror, in each compart-
ment. Extra length springs, front
and rear, insuring easy riding.
Exterior painted in harmonizing
blue and gray. Interior of each
separate mite coach" finished III
individual color schemes. Color
ing of carpets, seat coverings, cur
tainS and tapestries harmonic
with interior color scheme. Case
line tank capacity 90 gallons.
Auto Production.
Interesting figures are disclosed
in the report of the Department
of Commerce.
September production factory
sales of motor vehicles in the
United States, as reported to the
was AIS, 1892, of which
364, 786 were passenger cars, 49,
681 trucks and 865 taXicabS, as
compared with 498,361 passenger
cars, trucks and taxicabS in Au-
gust, and 415,314 in September,
1928.
The department also announces
that during the four weeks end
ing October 5, 1929, IS large cities
in the United States reported 752
deaths from automobile accidents.
This number compares with 624
deaths during the four weeks end
ing October 6, 1928. Most of these
deaths were the result Of accidents
which occurred within the cor
porate limits of the city, although
some accidents occurred outside
of the city limits.
For comparison, the number OF
deaths due to automobile acct
dents within city limits is desir-
able. Such figures are available
for the four-week period ending
October 5, 1929, and for the cor
responding four-week period OF
1928, for all of the 10 cities, the
four-week figure in 1929 being 58e,
as contraSted with 500 for the cor
responding four weeks in 1928.
Considering by four-week pc
RODS since May, 1925, total deaths
from automobile accidents for 78
cities, regardless Of place of acct
dent, the lowest total (346) ap-
pears for the four-week period
ending March q, 1925, and the
highest (771) for the four-week
period ending December %, 1928.
Fatality Records.
For the 52-week periods ending
October S, 1929, and october g..
1928, the totals for the 10 cities
were, respectively, 8,207 and 1910,
which indicates a recent rate OF
24.9 per 100000 population, as
against an earlier rate of 1913, or
an increase of IL per cent in the
rate in a single year.
Two cities reported no deaths
from automobile accidents for the
last four weeks, while three cities
reported no deaths from automo-
bile accidents for the correspond
ing period of 1928.
For the last four-week period
reports as to whether deaths oc-
CURED from automobile accidents
within city limits or outside were
received from all Of the 78 cities
reporting. In these cities in this
four-week period the total num-
Der of deaths from automobile &C
cidents was 752, but only $50 OF
these were due to accidents within
city limits.