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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Maj. Campbell, Noted British Motorist,
! Plans World Record Before He Retires

which he himself set up at Daytona
Beach-206.95 miles an hour-and
which was wrested from England by
Ray Keech, American, only q few weeks
later.
In Maj. Campbell's efforts Of year
and half to md q suitable place for
the record he has:
Visited many stretches Of sands In
Britain.
Explored the coast of Denmark.
Flown to the Sahara and had a
forced landing In the Ri6 trtbesmen's
country.
Sent representatives to the Syrian
Desert, Bolivia, South America, France
and Italy.
Examined hundreds Of letters sug-
costing possible sites.
Banned by the Royal Automobile
Club from using Pendine Sands, Car.
marthenshire, on the grounds that they
were unsafe, he thought Of trying Q
certain stretch of shore in Denmark, but
the Danish minister Of justice forbade
him to make the attempt
Under suitable conditions Campbell
believes that the Blue Bird can attain
a speed of over 220 miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

An interesting feature Of modern
day automobile selling is the extremely
important part relatively unimportant
accessories play in closing the sale.
According to John Tainsh, motor
sales manager. who has recently COM
pleted an exhaustive survey OF auto
mobile salesmanship, fully 40 per cent
Of all sales are finally clinched for no
reason other than some luxurious little
gadget or some added convenience that
intrigues the prospect and which he
has been unable to find in the COM
petitive cars he has looked at.
LAS might be suspected, women are
influenced to a greater extent than
men in letting certain accessories sell
them car" Mr.. Tainsh said. Men,
however, in a great many instances,
sign on the dotted line only after some
efficient automobile salesman has sold
them on the merits of new auto
matte windshield wiper or a trick
cigarette lighter on the dash.
ct Is natural for both men and
women" Mr.. Tainsh continued, Ito be
sold by a., accessory, and autoNoble
manufactures have been quick totTeal-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
FRANCE REPORTS MOTORING llAUl
CONDITIONS MUCH IN1pR OWED
Highways Declared to Be in Perfect State
and Good Hotels Available in Every
Touring Center.

ing for you. In one day you drive
from Marseille to Cannes, or Nice,
or Monte Carlo, or Mention, ut the Itsl.
ian border, passing through Toulon. the
coast of the Moors, the Esterel, and
after Nice, entering one Of the three
famous Corniche routes. You viii ma
your luggage brought by train to the
place selected for you to stay.
How delightful that road trip II
It Is a perfect introduction to one Of
the most beautiful vacation lands Ia
the world. Here the superiority OF
travel by road cannot be exaggerated.
But, in the course OF your so1ourn
in any pleasant spot, you VIII certainly
want to see the famous and charming
places in the region. De luxe sight
seeing cars will take you in any ID.
rection along the coast or into the
mountains. Cars are many, comfort
able, true to schedule and reasonable
in price.
Easy With Own Car.
II you have an opportunity to travel
through France with your own car, OF
course this is much the best way.
Transportation Of private cars from
the United States to some European
port is now perfectly easy and safe,
and the regulations for foreign cars
in France are simple.
Excellent automobile touring maps,
which can be found in all book stores.
cover the 400 900 miles Of French roads.
Special directories-one of which Is the
well known Guide Michelin"-give de-
tailed descriptions of all the towns,
even the smallest with full details about
hotels, restaurants and garages.
It is possible for motorists to get de-
tailed itineraries meeting all their spe-
cial requests, with full information
about the conditions of the routes and
all particulars of the districts one wishes
to visit. Such special itineraries can
be secured without charge through the
Paris ONCE of the Chicago Daily News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

on the ground. The design must be
such that there is SUFFICIENT pressure
downward to keep the front Of the
car from rising. There must also be
suficient downward pressure on the
rear wheels so that they will get trac-
ton. So the problem of design is one
that will most closely merge all the
don ts and dos In construction into car
body that will offer minimum of wind
resistance, but will also be so built that
it will stay where 1t Belongs on the
ground and not rise at times into the
air due to wind pressure on some o!
its sections. = st <4
An expert has figured that at 240
miles an hour, with O frontal area Of
Ia square feet, there viii be q wind
pressure Of 74649 pounds to the square
foot. To overcome this tremendous
pressure there Is motor OF ], 46l ~
cubin inches, capable Of developing
600 horsepower at $500 revolutions per
minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
AUTOMATIC REVERSE
BRAKE ORIGIN FIXED
Equipment Now Tested Was Used
in Cruder Form on Autos
rs Years Ago.
BY the Associated Press.

oJ GHc ASSCClAteu TIeSS.
DETROIT. February 9-Tle auto
matte reverse brake, now bidding for q
place as standard equipment on auto
mobiles, was used in cruder form upon
expensive cars of Is years ago.
The forerunner of the 1929 auto
matte reverse brake was a sprag, which
was raised and lowered manually by a
cable. 1t contributed to the safety of
the automobile and passengers and was
OF material assistance in starting
grades, because it eliminated the ne
cessity Of simultaneous release Of brakes
and engagement of clutch.
Starting a car on an upgrade for
years has depended upon the skill of
the driver, and motorists In level cities
and country have given little thought
to the problem. 1t Is the driver In hilly
country who has sought; an aid to start
ing on an upgrade, as well as something
to keep him from slipping should his
engine stall.
Engineers have been working upon q
means Of preventing reversed rolling
automatically for more than two years.
The men who have perfected the new
automatic reverse brake say that they
found a marked improvement in driving
comfort, even while. driving in level
cities, with the new device. Drivers al
ways have taken it for granted that 1t
Is necessary to restrain the car from
rolling backward when stopping in
traffic on slight grades at street inter-
sections. The new device, its design
ers say, prevents the car from rolling
backward and saves manipulation Of the
clutch or brake.
Practical tests of the latest improved
automatic reverse brake show, accord
ing to the engineers reports, that 1t is
durable and effective. Engineering an
alysis shows that the parts have ample
strength to hold the car from backward
wheels will not slip, and dynamometer
tests show that the horsepower loss
caused by the drag Of the device in nor
NAL forward running to be about .02
horsepower at 1000 revolutions per
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
PAN-AMERICAN HIGHWAY
PROJECT GIVEN BOOST
President-Elect Hoover's Favora BILE
Attitude Regarded by A. A. A,
as Factor Showing Progress.

President-elect Hoover's favorable at
titude toward the proposed PAN Ameri-
can highway bespeaks progress for this
project In view Of his recent tour of
Latin America, according to the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
The A. "A. "A. said that Mr.. Hoover's
expression Of need for highway and air
commerce between North and South
America should be great factor in Sc
curing favorable sentiment for the pro-
posed international highway
At the same time it was pointed out
that President Coolidge has long adj
vocated the project and that map OF
the proposed route is the only one on
the walls Of the executive Office at the
White House.
Although the proposal has been un-
der discussion for several years, there
is now for the first time a definite move
under way to take preliminary steps
toward building this road" the state
ment continued.
mot only does Mr.. Hoover speak
with authority as one who realizes the
need for this highway but also as an
internationally known engineer.
''In addition to serving traffic on the
highway, 1t would serve as a guide to
airplanes as they pass from border to
border"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
CONN ERCIAL AUTO
SHOW IS SCHEDULED
Truck Event Will Be Held in
Middle West Next !.
Fall.

"A national commercial vehicle show
will be held in the Middle West late
in 1929, preliminary details Of which
were announced today by the motor
truck committee of the National Auto
mobile Chamber of Commerce, which
Is sponsoring the event.
The exhibition will include all types
of trucks, buses, taxicabs, delivery
wagons and special apparatus vehicles.
The committee will adopt the same
sanctioned rule which has applied to
national passenger car shows. providing
that invitations to exhibit will be is
sued only to those makers who do not
participate In unsanc....--:..,=,s shows.
This show will be the only sanctioned
commercial vehicle event this year, but
the ruling will not affect such exhibit
tions as the Good Roads Show, the
American Electric Railway Show, State
fairs, and other events In which COM
mercial vehicles play subordinate
part. $50
A national motor transportation coii4
vention will be held at the same time
for the benefit of users, and including
various groups which are especially In
terested in commercial transportation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
KNOTTY PROBLEMS CONFRONT
SEGRAVE IN SPEED ATTEMPT
Briton Must Keep Golden Arrow on
Course and Also on Ground in
Record Trial.

Mai. n. o. D. Segrave Of England
will have a score of knotty problems
confronting him on the sands of Day.
tona Beach when he attempts to set a
new world record in March with his
Golden Arrow. ,1s =
Not the least of these will be his prob
lem of keeping the car on a straight
course, for q slight variation which
would mean nothing In q pleasure car
travelling at 60 miles an hour might
spell ruin to him. The world record
attempt will be made under sanction of
the American Automobile Association,
the governing. body ofspeed tests in this
country, and of the city of Daytona
Beach. While these two agencies viii
make every attempt tphaye the course
/ fluence the driving of the car. >
4 Steering Response Is Slow.
It will be up to Mai. Segrave to keep
1t In a straight course. At 240 miles
an hour the car is travelling $50 feet q
second. Suppose the car should deviate
only three degrees from a straight
course while speeding along at It's maxi
mum speed. In one second itswould be
1912 feet of the course. If 1t were to
veer 10 degrees it would be 61.42 feet
OF the. course in one second. On the one
side as the car hurtles down the beach
is the soft. sand, on the other the ocean.
Further than that q car speeding
along at upward Of 200 miles an hour
cannot be brought back into a straight
course at once. The pilot may turn his
steering wheel to correct the deviation
but so great lis the forward momentum
that response IS not instantaneous. AS
some one recently wrote: .'No sporting
record demands a finer combination Of
courage and skill: land none imposes
heavier penalties for the absence of
such qualities"
Must Keep Car Down.
4 Streanilining is another matter that
lthe major had to consider. At first
thought the average person might say
that perfect streamlining will be the
MEANS OF, reducing the wind pressure
to minimum. This latter might be
true, but with perfect streamlining
there would be tendency for the car
to lift from the ground and to become
unstable from other angles.
1t generally is recognized that per-
feet streamline is body of modified
cigar shape. In the air this design. II
it could be obtained, would be perfect.
But speeding automobile must be kept
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
Minor Accessories Play Big Part
In Sale of Modern-Day Automobile

ize this fact. The average layman
knows very little Of the technical side
of the automobile. He knows when it
handles easily and when the motor
has a smooth and powerful hum. He
also knows when it rides comfortably.
But when 1t comes to understanding
why q piston stroke Is inches or S he
Is in the dark.
1.-THE ordinary person looks perhaps
at three cars at the price he wants to
pay. After three statesmen have talked
to him all of them look equally good In
regard to performance. speed, comfort
and dependability. II the prospect
were an engineer, he would make up
his own mind as to which type of the
three he prefers, but he isn't That is
why each manufacturer adds the ac-
cessories that he believes will give his
car that slight shade Of advantage over
his competitors offerings"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
NJ the Associated Prass.

vERNEUK PAN, South Africa, Feb
rlary 9.-Maj. Malcolm Campbell, ia
nous British motorist, will retire If he
establishes new world record for au-
tomobile speed here this month, other
wise he viii try again at Daytona
Beach, Fla, he says.
He chose desolate spot when he Sc
lected this part of the world for his
attempt. The party will camp on the
veldt close to the bed of a dried-up
lake where Maj. Campbell viii make
the speed attempts. The nearest house
Is S miles away. He will use his Moth
airplane, which is now on the way
here with his famous car, the Blue
Bird, for hurried Journeys to Cape
Town, about $50 miles away.
IF am successful / think this will
probably be my last attempt on the
world speed record, but If I do not
succeed shall return and build an
other car--for which I have already
designs-and try again in the United
States" Maj. Campbell has declared.
Should Campbell be successful he will
regain for Great Britain the record
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
CAR MAKERS
!. FOUR-SPEED GEARS
Many 1880 Autos viii Offer
New Transmission, With
Old Style Optional.
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT. February 9.-The four
speed transmission may find place
In many 1880 model automobiles. -
The ACCESSIBILITY Of substituting -four
speeds ahead" for the conventional
three speed shift is problem receiv-
ing considerable attention.
Discussion at the annual meeting OF
the Society to Automotive Engineers
here revealed that most Of the manu-
facturers are considering the employ
ment OF -four speeds ahead In future
models. Problems made the center OF
attention. at the annual meeting of the
engineers society usually indicate the
trends III atItornotive designs wh3EH can
be contemplated in automobiles feaclls
ing the market year from now..
Many Offer Both Types. -
Several manufacturers are consider
ing the use of the four-speed transmits
sion In their 1890 models, but viii offer
the. conventional three-speed type to
those drivers who prefer 1t. ri :
Failure Of many drivers to know how
to use the four-speed gear shift to the
greatest advantage has pointed out the
necessity sof a generals education cam
paign for the benefit ,of the motorist.
The fourth speed, contrary to some
popular notions, does not increase the
top speed of the car, but 1t makes
possible the employment Of an inter-
mediate speed, which Is considered
valuable In traffic.
Driving car with four-speed trans
mission, the motorist Should not use
the top speed for driving In city traffic,
the experts say. The third speed al
lows him q rate of about 40 miles aT,
hour, which is sufficient for acceiera-
ton and quick movement through
traffic without heavy pull on the en-
CINE. When driving in traiflc, the sec
ond and third speeds are refconmen ended
as the only ones necessary.
Because the third and fourth speeds
can be internally geafed In d four
speed transmission box, 1t lis possible
to get easier operation and more per.
feet performance with the fourth speed
for driving on the open road. The mo-
torist who drives. outside the city limits
the experts say, should find it neces-
sary to used only the second and fourth
speeds. =
Driving Speed Is: Topic.
While the opponents and proponents
Of the four-speed transmission are IRON
ing out their difficulties. the group
"iASh AoVOAS hlS AUuI-SptcCS-dIledO
scheme Is concerned with whether the
| gears should be "overdriven' or "un-
derdriven.''
"Overdriving" is concerned with an
arrangement Of the double internal gear
set to permit propeller shaft speeds In
excess of engine speeds, while the ex-
| perts speak of undertaking" to mean
| an arrangement OF the gearing whereby
| propeller shaft speeds are less thar
engine speeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
BILL PERMITS SALE
OF CARS IN so DAYS
Change in Law Regarding I'm
claimed Autos Sought by Mary.
land Police Commissioner.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, February ga bill
giving police authority to sell automo-
biles that remain unclaimed for so days
has been introduced in the State AS
sembly and is being backed by Police
Commissioner Gather.
At present the police may not dispose
Of unclaimed machines until they have
been held year and day. At the end
Of that period they may be sold only
for junk. They cannot be sold as cars
because the Police Department has nc
title TO them.
If the law required that they be held
only go days and then sold, they would
be in far better shape and would bring
increased prices, even as junk, Commits
sioner Gather explained.
The automobiles that come into police
hands are either abandoned on the
streets by their owners or recovered
from thieves and never reclaimed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Joy riding Is one form Of play upon
the highway. So Is ball-playing. Re-
spect the children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Highways aggregating 76,074 miles
have been completed in the United
aid road construction funds since the
inaueuration Of the Federal aid system
In 1915, according to statistics compiled
BY the American Motorists, sociation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

Z You may safely defy contradiction
of this statement: No other labor
saving device equals the aatomehiA
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-07
germany EXPECTS
NO Cabinet CRISIS
Centist Ministers Resignation
Has No Serious Effect

Berlin, Feb. Z R1Me.ting to con-
slider the resignation late yesterday
of the centrist cabinet representa-
tive, Beheimrat Won Guerard. the
other ministers today decided that
the circumstances did not call Tor
the resignation Of the government
The ministers were supported I'D
this view by President Won linden
burg.
The domestic political situation
as well as the foreign problems es'
; necially connected with the coming
negotiations of war Teparations'
we're considered rs factors when
made it the du,y of tie cabinet TO
continue in Office.
The president ACCEPTED the with
drawal Of Herr Won Guerrad. For
the present no effort Nil be maze
to persuade the centrist party to re-
scind its withdrawal from the cap'-
net. nor VIII the vacancy be iliitd
from the ranks of the other poliu-
cal organizations represented IN the
government coalition. Instead Dr.
Scbaetzel Of the Bavarian people
marty will add to his duties as MN
lister of posts the functions wm'o
Herr Won Guerard exercised as MN
lister of commerce. The ret'rlhs
cabineteer was also minister OF &C.
cunied territories. These duties were
assigned to DR.. Wilhalm l>ar1 ee>'
cring minister of the interior.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-07
STEWART Defeated,
ALDRICH DECLARES
CONTINUED from First Page)

the committee he appointed TO oo-
tain proxies from stockholders.
An hour after the Aldrlch STATE
,ent had been issued, there cam"
one from the Stewart faction as
counting claims made by Aldrich'
1t was made public by George N
Bowden, Col. Stewards represent
alive here, and it asserted:
], This fight is not going to be won
by statements appealing for band
wagon support. 1t will be won by
votes on March =
"Mr. Aldrich states" said Mr.,
Bowden, that the Rockefeller
proxy committee has proxies repre-
senting more than 81 per cent OF
the stock Of the Standard Oil COM
pany of Indiana.
ut is obvious that Mr.. Aldricl
cannot be sure of what they have
First, he has no knowledge o;
changes in ownership of stock or
the books of the company. Second
he has no record Of the revocations
of his proxies. Third. Of course. he
has no way Of determining thc mum.
Der Of rcvocations that are being
| made and will be made between
now and March T."
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-07
C0NNECTICUTLATE
ON march 4 Plans
Short Notice on Inauguration
Makes Bingham Hustle
~ GEORGE n. MANNING

~ GEORGE H. MANNING
iWashington Correspondent, n. b. Herald)
Warrington. D. C.. Feb. Z - Sen
ator Hiram Bingham was today re-
.,uested to do his utmost to secure
aotel and other accommodations for
Governor John H. Trumbull, his
amily and staff and the military or
;anizations of Connecticut that plan
o come to Washington for the in
auguration of President Hoover.
Governor and Mrs. Jo, " H. Trum-
bull, their two daughters: the gov
.rnors staff with ladies, a battalion
Of the coast artillery, two compan-
les Of the Governors Foot Guard.
and 2 troop Of Connecticut National
Guard cavalry, making about 400
persons in all, are planning to come
to Washington for the Hoover in
auguration, according to a telephone
conversation today between Colonel
James W. ellison, assistant adjutant
general OF Connecticut, and Senator
Bingham.
Senator Bingham regretted that
the officials at Hartford had delayed
until this late date to register Their
request but assured Colonel Gibson
lie would do his utmost to have the
visitors cared for. He took UP Will
the parade officials at once the mat.
ter Of making a place in the inaugu'
raj parade line for the Connection
military organizations and with ths
local housing committee the matter
OF securing Of hotel reservations fol
those who will be here overnight.
The matter Of securing seats aloni
the line OF parade for those whit
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-02-07
WO0l MEN FAVOR
INCREASED TARIFF
M@b9 Duty Is Nssdd, Stevens
fdk Holse Committee

washington, Feb. N-Declarins
conditions in the wool manufactur-
ing Industry are similar to those IN
the cotton textile business. Nathan
81 Stoves, vice president Of the Ma
tional Association of Wool Manu-
tacturers, today advocated addition.
II tariff protection for high grace
WOODEN yarns and fabrics.
Mr.. Stevens told the house ways
and means committee on resumption
of hearings on wool rates that
based on the present raw wool duty
tow grade wooden manufactured
products have sufficient protection
hut that some of the finer Earns
and fabrics needed slightly h ,her
duties because of the relatively
large labor costs. A large percent
age of the looms of the industry. hi
said, have suffered from importa'
tons OF mixed goods.
Cites Wage Increase
The only rate the witness suggest
cd was an increase to ten per cent
in the differential between wooler
fabrics and finished garments
Stevens said that since the Payne
Aldrich law. the hourly wage in th'
industry had advanced more thar
200 per cent and working hours hat
decreased approximately 20 FL
cent.
The manufacturers, he added
were in harmony with the WOO
growers that there be differentia
between higher and low grade ra"
wool, both Of which now come u
at 81 cents a pound on clean con
tent, but II the rates are raised OF
the higher grades, additional com
pensatory duties would be required
BY manufacturers.
On cross-examination, Steven
said the manufacturers were operat
ing only at from 50 to 81 per cen
capacity due 10 many causes. Anon;
these he enumerated the manufac
ture of. l 90. 100000 pounds OF artifi
cial. silk. which was displacing som
wool and cotton: increased popular
ity of silk for women's wear an
better quality clothing lengthenin
the life Of suits and dresses.