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Evening star., 1933-01-29

Each month since January of 1882
has shown reduction in accidents un-
Ger the corresponding month for 1881.
This reduction cannot be attributed
entirely to decreased mileage. The in
dications are that the accident toll will
Ee cut from II per cent to 13 per cent.
Gasoline consumption for the first six
months decreased less than per cent.
Better law enforcement, increased
safety education. the enactment of
drivers license laws, and the conduct
ing of vehicle inspection campaigns
have all contributed materially to the
most gigantic 'life-saving" job in the
United States.
Those engaged in accident preven-
ton work have repeatedly asked why SO
tragic situation could continue The
answer lies, of course, at the door of
public apathy.
Like the industrial accident situa-
tion of years ago, the growth of motor
fatalities has been SO constant, SO in
sidious, that it has reached spectacular
proportions, without shock to public
consciousness.
Were plague or disease to suddenly
strike the Nation and exact similar
toll. no effort would be spared to stamp
1t out. The shock to the public mind
would arouse the interest of every man,
woman and child.
Much has been done to make the
streets and highways safer. More should
be-
The motor manufacturers have year
by year improved the safety features of
the vehicles. Better steering. the in
creased use of safety glass. stronger bod
les, better vision, the inclusion of ac-
Cessories such as rear view mirrors,
windshield cleaners as standard equip
rnent, improved braking. devices for
1essening driving fatigue, and other fea-
xurss making for better control Of the
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AUBURN

The Auburn company enters 1888
with three lines of straight eights and
three lines Of 12-cylinder cars. In ad-
dition to the 8-101 standard and Gus
tom lines Auburn brings out the new
Salon series Of 100-horsepower cars,
which include among their features
dual ratio" free wheeling, silent and
constant mesh transmission, automatic
chassis fabrication. a new. rigid frame
and automatic hydraulic shock absorb
ers The Salon models come on a
wheelbase Of 127 inches, with slant
ing V-type, one-piece windshield, de-
'flecting glare and making night driv-
ing safer. The car has dual oil fill
tering system with ''purolator" An
improved three-tube muffler is used to
prevent exhaust noise Two-gear ratios
are provided by the dual ratio" unit,
a low one of to l for use in traffic
or where greater power is needed, and
high one of 35 to /. reducing engine
speed by one-third without affecting
car speed, for use on the road Gears
may be shifted from low to high, or
vice versa, while the car Is in motion.
All Salon and custom models have
Startix automatic starting and anti
stalling device.
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car are among the achievements in
making the vehicle the safest possible
instrument when put into use.
The big job is then one Of making the
driver as safe as the vehicle.
To this end the enactment OF uniform
vehicle laws Is an enormous asset.
Drivers license laws, with mandatory
examination of new drivers, now quite
definitely have in their favor the reduc-
ton of accidents through control of the
unfit and unqualified. Uniform rules
of the road make for certainty as to
procedure in every State.
Unfortunately, this job is but well be-
gun. It can be pushed to greater sue
cess by united support Of such legisla-
tion before the 43 State Legislatures
which will be in regular session in 1888.
Education of driver and pedestrian
alike Is vital. Posters, bulletins, motion
pictures, public addresses are being
used with good effect. Organizations
devoting their efforts toward reduc-
ton of highway injuries and fatalities
deserve full public support.
The self-interest Of employers of
drivers makes for less accidents among
commercial vehicle users. 1t is the self
interest of private users that must be
reached through safety councils, cham
bers of commerce, automobile clubs and
similar groups.
While analyses Of accidents indicate
vehicle defects responsible for a minor
part of the total, yet properly con-
Quoted inspection campaigns play an
important part in educating owners to
the necessity for adequate maintenance.
Compulsory inspection is in force in
10 States and probably will be adopted
in many others. Where the objective Is
increased safety, it is sound; where it
is simply a medium for increasing the
cost Of vehicle operation, it should be
opposed. /
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ture an increasingly important de-
velopment
The year 1892 may have marked this
transition from the tremendous extern
sive development program to one Of
close adjustment to vehicle needs.
Despite the pessimism incident to
major depression, there is little
serious thought that we can dispense
with our highway system and our motor
vehicles.
Five million vehicles on the farms Of
the country are essential for rural
transportation.
A shift of population to the suburbs
sometimes estimated at 100000
persons-and made possible by the road
and the vehicle can not get along with
out highway transportation.
Rural free delivery of the mails takes
place over 1,358,000 miles of highways.
The milk supply of nearly every
city Is brought to 1t by truck.
Thirty-three per cent of live stock re-
ceipts at II leading markets reached
them by truck in 1881.
The difference in the cost of trans
portation by road and by rail has
frequently been the chief possibility
of return on farm products.
Fruits and vegetables flow steadily
into consuming centers from contigu-
Gus producing areas.
The migration of industry made pos
sible by electricity finds its compile
ment in the f1exibility of highway trans
portation.
The range Of employment for the
artisan has been broadened, his home
life materially expanded by the time
saving vehicle.
Shorter working hours of the future
bespeak the need Of the vehicle and
the road as q means to the fuller en-
joyment OF that leisure.
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Economy Outstanding Feature of
1888 Autos, Which Contain
Many Refinements.
NEW MACHINES MUCH ADVANCED
FROM OLD DAYS OF THE SHAY
Latest Products Are Crammed to the
Running Boards With Various
Automatic Devices.

Jew standards Of beauty,
handling are set in the 1888 automobiles which
large number OF Improvements bodies plants
speeder aceeration flashing action and boundless
their Of decades the 1918 automobile
from the horse and shay Economy S
The 1888 crammed to the
devices all designed make eoess task of
driving and steering these
clutches innovation regula-
features OF the new One large corporation brought
improved ventilation closed models brakes and
low pressure tires equipment
the outstanding features "
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new AUTOS HELD
INSPIRATION TO ALL
A. A. A. Official Praises Latest
Products of Motor Manu-
facturers.
BY ERNEST N. SMITH,
Executive Vice President, A. A.


Our automobile manufacturers are
to be congratulated on the imposing ar
ray of 1888 models they are now pre-
senting to the country. Their conf
dence should be an inspiration to every
one and is deserving of public recogni-
ton, coming at time when many in
dustries are hesitant to present new
products.
The 1888 cars represent great achieve
ments not only in riding comfort, at
tractive lines and novel innovations, but
also in bringing price levels down to
within reach of the average pocketbook.
The wholesale value Of the average pas
senger car has dropped from 1882 in
1919 to $40 in 1892. This despite the
tremendous strides made by the indus
try in building better cars from year to
year. It is tribute to those who build
our units of highway transportation.
Above all else, the safety features Of
the automobile are being more and
more emphasized. More than 40 years
of engineering experience has gone
into improved brakes, stronger bodies,
better vision, elimination of glare in
lighting, protected steering mechanism
and bumper designed to Withstand Sc
we're shocks. The widespread use Of
safety glass is another important ad-
vance in car-building. These safety
features alone merit the attention Of
those who are hesitating about acquir-
Ing 4 new automobile
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BUICK

Four Buick series, with 20 models in
all, have in them a number of new de-
vices designed to render them more ef-
ficient and comfortable. Longer, lower,
wider and more speedy, the new Bucks
are built on wheelbases of 119, 127, 100
and 1873 inches. A V-shaped radiator
is departure, while tenders are lower
and longer. The windshield tits back
ward, to join curved roof and doors
close flush with the running board.
Buick has abandoned the foot starter
button in favor of button on the
dashboard
The manually operated heat-control
device is replaced by automatic carbu-
rotor heat control and radiator shutters
are eliminated, the water temperature
being controlled by a thermostatic by
Evening star., 1933-01-29
CADILLAC

The V-8 and Viz Cadillacs Of this
year come on two wheelbases of 134
and 140 inches, while the V-16, largest
car Of the Cadillac line, comes on
chassis Of lab and 149 inches. The
line also includes the La Sale V-8
series, described elsewhere. Among the
features Of the new line are Fisher
'no-draft" individually controlled venti.
lation, vacuum brake assister, syncho-
mesh transmission. ride regulator and
new design in radiator lines, hood and
body contours, with a rainproof cowl
ventilator
A range of five positions Is had In the
ride control to cover all road condi-
tions. actuated by a small lever near
the steering column. All models have
the vacuum brake aSsister and door
locks are so designed as to make 1t dif-
f1cult to lock one outside the car. A
remote control handle locks and un-
locks doors The Wis, master of the
line. has an engine which turns up
165- horsepower. Production Of this
luxurious car Is limited to 400, GUS
tom-built to order. The Cadillac car
buretor has automatic thermostatic
mixture control. exhaust cheated intake
header and combination air cleaner and
intake silencer.
Evening star., 1933-01-29

Open Today at 3.
The exhibit at the Auditorium will
be open today from 3 pm. to 1890
pm. Daily beginning tomorrow the
doors will be open from 1890 in the
morning to 1890 at night. An added
day will be held this year. the final
curtain not being rung down until next
Sunday night.
The show, a collection of % makes of
cars including approximately $50 mod
els, is an exhibition we'll worth seeing.
1t is not technocracy, but showing
of motordom at its best Last year
it was thought that the industry had
gone the limit in producing the most
car for the value. Unquestionably the
industry has gone still further this year.
indicative Of the trend toward economi-
cal operation is the octane control
This device permits more efficient op-
Grafton on straight run or low grade
fuel: 1t is claimed that detonation
is eliminated and that the driver can
set the control to suit the grade of
gasoline purchased, as it is calibrated
for the varying grades of fuel. An
other fuel economizer. an automatic
control of the temperature of air pass
ing to the carburetor. is to be found
on another car. This economizer is
Enthusiastically operated and differs
from the conventional in that it is
controlled by the outside air instead
of that under the hood. Air is di-
rected from the radiator through a
tunnel attached to the side of the en-
gine and running to a thermostat.
This is calculated to maintain the air
at a temperature making more eff
Gent the mechanical performance Of
the engine under all driving condi-
tionS.
Ease to Be Found.
Ease is to be found in the new cars
Reducing manual effort in operation
of the steering wheel is an important
thing that a survey of the new cars
discloses. The automatic clutch shown
last year for the first time, has been
materially improved and refined Many
OF the models are provided with in
noVations for smoother pickup even
from standing start Starting con-
trols also have become more simpli-
fed
Another comfort to be found on some
of the new models is the ventilation
system. This is particularly at
tractive feature. A new light system
will add also to the joys of motoring.
A new form of a passing beam con-
troll headlight has been evolved. The
lamps are the conventional tilt beam
Using 80 candle power bulbs and, in
addition to the ordinary dim and driv-
ing lights, there is another switch con-
troll to be found for passing. 1t throws
dim light to the left. and bright
rays to the right of the road
Additional safety features are to be
noted. The lowering of car bodies.
not only helps to do away with the
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side-sway, but produces a lower CEN
ter Of gravity, makes driving more
comfortable and lessons turning over
possibilities. Gear refinements have
made the new cars more quiet in op-
GRAFTON. and goes long way in prov
ing that old adage that silence is
golden.
The cars in what might be called
I their new dresses could be described
at length. But instead of that 60 and
see them yourself.
Industry Thoughts.
Words about the new models are in
adequate unless thought is given the
automobile industry itself. 1t is truly
the greatest industry in the United
States Together with its supporting
sidelineS the employment of many mil
lions is given. Sale struggles have not
prevented the manufacturers from
turning out fine products worthy Of
highest tributes.
According to preliminary figures fur
nished by the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce. the total of
cars and trucks of American make pro-
ada during 1882 totaled 1,436, 900. OF
these 1885 were passenger cars and
237,500 were trucks.
Although 1t is to be presumed that
closed cars now include the convertible
types, the percentage of closed cars is
rather amazing. The percentage is 90.
This figure Is certainly a great change
from years gone by. One reason, of
course, is that in the old days closed
cars were so much more expensive.
Statistics NJ Trfsreef
Other statistics of the automobile in
dustry also are interesting. The whole
sale value of cars in 1882 was approxi-
mately s646,500,0O0. The wholesale
value of trucks was S138,000, 900, max
ing total value of cars and trucks
84,500,00O. The average retail price
tail price of trucks s776. Tire ship
ments were 4l,15000O. The wholesale
value of parts and accessories for re-
placement and service equipment was
$250,000000. The wholesale value Of
rubber tires for replacement was S275,-
100000. The total cost of motor We
hicles, accessories, service equipment
and replacement of parts and tires was
81 ,309. 100000 Gasoline consumption
by motor vehicles, retail value includ-
ing taxes was s2,382 100000. The re-
tail value Of mbricating oil used was
1853, 100000.
Motor vehicles registered in the
United States from State reports was
24,276,00O. which included 21,O45. 900
motor cars and 3,231,000 motor trucks
The world registration of motor We
hicles is estimated to have been 3d.
026,000. which would place the per cent
of worlds automobiles in the United
States at 73. This percentage shows
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Evening star., 1933-01-29
ROAD BUILDERS ASK
EMPLOYMENT AID
Sense of Recent Convention
That Construction Work
Must Go On.
Road and street construction must go

Road and street construction must go
on if there is to be any stemming OF the
unemployment tide.
This summarizes the thought in the
minds of the $4,000 people who gathered
in Detroit recently from all sections OF
the country at the Highway and Build
ing Congress led by the American Road
Builders Association.
The twenty-five national highway and
construction groups forming the con-
gress devoted major part of their pro-
grams to the laying of plans to keep
ob-giving motor tax funds for road and
street building only and to consideration
Of the problems resulting from the fall
ure Of the National Congress to provide
Federal aid road funds for the immedi-
ate future.
Oppose Tax Diversion
Numerous speakers directed attention
to the fact that misuse or diversion of
motor tax funds was constantly adding
new numbers to the ranks Of the un-
employed. The failure to provide Fed
eral aid funds was shown as a serious
handicap to the States, which are I'M
able to make definite plans for road
construction for the latter half Of this
year and for 1884.
Thomas H. Macdonald, chief Of the
United States Bureau of Public Roads,
declared, THE most significant fact Is
that highways and highway transport
are a going concern. What other major
activity has held so closely to prosperity
levels?"
Mr.. Macdonald pointed out that d.
rectly and indirectly 100000 persons
were employed in highway work in 1892
He cited figures to show that in the
manufacture and operation of automo-
bileS no less than 5000, 900 persons have
Jobs
Altogether an overwhelming array of
facts was presented against the tendency
which exists in some quarters to curtail
or cease road work and to cripple high
way transportation. The congress took
a firm stand against the dole, and those
in attendance pledged themselves to de-
mand that all communities wherever
possible use relief money for planned
useful work rather than for doles.
Adopt Resolution.
The Highway and Building Congress
adopted this terse resolution: I'VE de-
mand that the revenues raised from
motor vehicle fuel taxes and license
fees be used exclusively for highway
construction and maintenance, and we
oppoSe Ine oiVeISlol ol tHeoe lees anu
taxes to other purposes"
A firm stand was taken on the con-
tinuance Of Federal aid: I'VE deplore
the proposal that Federal aid to State
highway improvement be curtailed or
suspended at this time, and we urge
Congress to continue the Federal aid
policy by appropriating during the pres
ent emergency a sum equal to that ap-
propriated last year, and in any event
not less than the revenues from Federal
taxes on gasoline and tires"
The emergency general sales tax was
recommended to the States as a means
Of evenly spreading the costs of unem-
ployment relief.
Capt. Herbert c. Whitehurst, director
OF highways. District of Columbia. was
elected president of the American Road
Builders, succeeding T. H. Cutler.
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More than three-Quarters OF mil
The primary systems-the State roads
have been increased by 100000 miles
In the past decade, to take In the more
important secondary roads.
Surfaced mileage on these primary
Of 10 years ago.
ly on vehicle registrations during the
past two years.
We are undoubtedly approaching a
point where we may consider that the
general extension of improved highway
mileage Is close to the necessary max
imum on a basis of present use. BY no
means, however, have we reached the
maximum degree of surfacing needed.
Probably a large part of our three
million miles of road will never be i'm
proved, either for vehicle or land serv-
ice.
II only q million miles of our high
way system were surfaced, it might we'll
accommodate our present and antici-
pated traffic requirements.
Some idea of the stupendous char
acter of such an objective may be had
If one considers that million miles of
surface road, built according to current
standards, would, If converted into a
single hlghWay, provide road mile
and q half wide circling the entire
United Statesl
That being true, the question Of ac-
cessibility to this million miles is the
important question.
So long as AZ per cent Of the Ma
tion's farms are on unimproved roads
we shall not discontinue road improve
ment.
There will always be a normal ex-
pansion to keep pace with population
and increased vehicle registration.
Repairs and replacement, widening
In congested areas, by-paSses. and the
building Of lateral roads will consti-
Evening star., 1933-01-29
AUSTIN

These bantam cars now come In four
more body types, the coupe-suburban,
the special business coupe, panel deliv-
cry and pickup" in addition to the
business coupe, roadster and standard
coupe Of last year. List prices range
from S275 to $405. All the cars have
a four cylinder engine. which is said to
be quieter than the 1882 power plant,
due to employment of an oil-resisting
rubber mounting. Silent valve action
is claimed by a new device.
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pass. Automatic ride control is a fea-
ture Of the new line and the auto
matte clutch is controlled by a pendu-
lum valve to provide softer" clutch
action. The car is equipped with a
passing beam" headlight, which throws
powerful light on the right side Of
the road. The Fisher "no-draft" ven
tilation system is used in Buick, as in
all General Motors closed cars. The
new system is said to eliminate drafts.
Radiators, tenders and headlamps are
mounted as unit and safety glass Is
provided in windshields and ventilation
wings.
The eight-cylinder, valve-in- head en-
gine IS mounted in rubber at five
supporting points, providing greater
smoothness and stability.
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DOUBTING THOMAS VEL COINED
BY MANUFACTURERS OF AUTOS
Seeming Extravagant Claims Backed by Elaborate and
Convincing Tests.

headed the car for the wall and then
jumped an instant before the impact.
He literally dove over the brick wall
into an especially constructed net.
Rims, wheels and everything were badly
bent, but the tires retained their air
and seemed none the worse for the ex-
perience
Repeatedly throughout the testing of
doughnut tires engineers have shot
holes into the shoes while test cars
whizzed along at sixty or better. The
business Of rolling cars downhill to
prove the strength Of steel bodies is
now getting to be an old story. Kings
of the diamond have hurled basebalis
at windshields to demonstrate that the
new glass will not scatter when shat
tered, and one company got football
nine to try to push a car with the
brakes locked.
If you are . doubling Thomas the
automotive engineer welcomes you. He
is always looking for new ways to
prove that his product is right
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CHEVROLET

The outstanding feature Of Chervo-
let's new 1888 line is the great change
in body lines. A V-type radiator pre-
cedes the car marked by slanting hood
doors and sloping windshield pillars,
Skirted tenders of new design and low
er running boards, and an extension Of
the real panel which sweeps in a curve
to hide the gasoline tank The line
includes seven body types on longer
wheel base of ITO inches. with all
bodies wider and longer. powered by
an engine Of IS horsepower said to
drive the car at top speed of more
than 10 miles an hour.
Chevrolet has simplifled starting de-
vice, an "octane" Selector and new
lCnr,firt1ad an Cacn,,d Dana
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This tire is absolutely blowout proof.
The upholstery in this car won't fade.
No matter what happens the rubber
mounting for this motor won't come
loose.
Strong statements, these Yet man
ufacturers make them with surprising
frequency. How does the manufac-
turer know he's talking sense? How
can the car buyer be sure these claims
can be substantiated?
In order to prove its claims the
modern company is often forced to
prepare elaborate tests. Because other
tire makers question its claim about
freedom from blowout one company
was obliged to devise special brick
wall into which car could be driven
at high speed. So that the tires would
get the full benefit of the shock of
impact a special car was arranged with
the front axle set ahead Of the usual
position. In this way the tires were
first to strike the wall. Speeding the
car at dfty miles p hour the driver
Evening star., 1933-01-29
Washington Automotive Trade
Association Exhibit at Audi
torium Open All Week.
ADMIRERS VERDICT LIKENED
TO PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Importance of Great Industry Shown
and Necessity for Fair But Not
Abusive Taxation Stressed.
BY G. ADAMS HOWARD,

United STATES automobile the election yesterday in face
M aet @ returns IRON neay every preclnc IN many Waros @
American industrial ticket have bowed to the result of the
ballots
the every 60 rep
reSentative of
duck session. The deal is
At least this hypothetical the acclaim the
bes OF 1888 received Yesterday the thirteenth annual show of
the Washington Auomotve Trade Association at the Audi
torium Crowds filled with enthusiasm paid tribute the greatest
offering OF the industry They they they conquered
the automobile
certainly off Washington.
industry were closely inspected admired praised.