Evening star., 1932-09-04
In the Motor World
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD.

opposite the old Dean property seems tt
cause trouble. Vehicles going NORTH
en- route over the Taft Bridge constantl.
go to the left Of the platform or zone
Doing that, very often a mishap witt
cars coming south on Columbia roac
Is narrowly averted and sometimes no.
at ALL The intersection is peculiar
one. At present 1t Is planned to have
traffic lanes painted and also large
elongated letters printed on the street
showing that a right turn around the
safety zone is necessary.
Speaking Of paint new thought 1.
In the minds Of the traflc authoritie.
here. Instead Of painting traffic line.
or using the buttons at crosswalks, ths
idea has been originated to have the
street and highway contractors put ir
curbing at these places, flush with
the surface Of the street. Such q
scheme probably would only be done
on new streets or streets being re-
paired It would cost more at first
but because of the durability. the cost
over period Of time might be ever
cheaper. However this plan is entirely
in an embryo state.
A Bad Stretch.
Residents of Washington and visitors
are treated constantly to the beauties
of the Arlington Memorial Bridge
Many do not go by way of the Mount
Vernon Boulevard. but switch off to the
military road, leading into Georgetown
or the Columbia pike.
With all the fine road work adjoin-
ing, 1t does seem unreasonable that q
stretch Of half a mile connecting the
q H., i 4
in such terrible state. With all the
money that has been expended in the
project there does not seem any good
reason that this important stretch, Sc
much used, should not be given at least
an even surface. It undoubtedly Is the
worst stretch of road around or in the
National Capital.
In time, 1t will be fixed But for the
sake OF comfort, beauty and car springs
let that time come soon!
Word comes from Baltimore that the
1888 Maryland tags will be white num-
erals on blue background. The Dis
trict tags will be the color reverse OF
this years. A large part of the con-
slgnment needed have already been
made. 1t does seem that the District of
Columbia could have distinctive tag
Maybe q d-white-and-b blue tag would
not be pleasing to the optics. How
about an imprint of George Washing
ton? Certainly it would look as well as
the tag bearing the inscription of the
Iodine State. At any rate why not have
distinctive tag for 1884?
Why not?
One for the Book.
Here's one for the book, but don't try
it yourself.
Driving an automobile 745 miles with
out a drop of lubricating oil in the mo-
tor was feat recently achieved at Hall
fax, Nova Scotia. according to report
Of the test run published by the Halifax
Herald. This Is claimed to be the long
est dry-motor run on record.
Mayor A. A. Thompson of Halifax
Dominion police and Canadian National
Express officials witnessed the draining
of the oil, sealing of the hood at the
start and unsealing when the run was
terminated, due to broken connecting
rod.
AS an added test at the 400-mile
mark, the oil-dry car was called upon
to push for several miles a sedan carry
ing Edward s. Dixon, president of the
Auto Legal Association of Halifax
sponsor of the run.
The motor Of the test car was condi-
toned for 1000 miles prior to the run
by w. v. Kidder, widely known motor
boat racing authority of La Crosse, Wis,
to the regular oil and gas.
The previous dry-motor run record
was 3187 miles, made with a car al
Elgin, Ill.