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Automobile Sale Gains
Surpassing Production
Pace at Which Factories Will Operate Promises
to Approach, if Not Equal,
1929 Levels.
By G. Adams Howard.
GOOD news continues from the automotive centers as sales
continue to mount. Not only are purchases nearing 1929
levels, but they have exceeded expectations of many
manufacturers.
According to a survey of the North American Newspaper
Alliance, the seasonal rush to buy cars is getting out of control
and due to the generally improved conditions, buying has set in
earlier than during previous years when the industry was battling
against the slump.
In spite of peak operations that are being expedited against
steadily mounting orders, production is running far behind demand
for new cars. Firms producing certain of the more popular makes
are holding meetings in various parts of the country in an effort
to "hold" retail dealers who have become rebellious over delays
in delivery. Nearly every company in the Michigan area is from
two to three weeks behind, and pledges already made covering
allotments for April and May are being revised downward.
Belore there is any iet-up in me
activity, the pace at which factories
will operate promises to approach,
if not equal, seasonal levels of 1929,
when the all-time "top" was recorded.
It will be May before any tapering
off will be possible, according to ad
vance surveys.
Five-Day Week in Force.
To comply with the general agree
ment which member companies of
the Automobile Manufacturers' As
sociation made with the Government
when the N. R. A. code was renewed
recently, the five-day week of factory
operation is being adhered to. It is
part of the plan whereby peak or
seasonal periods of employment are
being avoided to keep workers on
pay rolls as long as possible during
the year.
The export situation is improving
generally.
Export officials of firms that belong
to the Automobile Manufacturers'
Association assembled in one of the
periodical meetings that are being
held to promote foreign trade. George
F. Bauer, who for years has acted
as the industry's trade envoy abroad,
reported progress on reciprocal agree
ments that are being negotiated with
17 foreign countries, looking toward
relaxed tariffs on oars from America.
Enviable Safety Record.
A remarkable safety record comes
from Piedmont, Calif., a town of
10,000. During the past 15 years,
the National Safety Council reports,
there has not been one traffic fa
tality.
Strict enforcement of regulations
and safety education are held to be
responsible for this enviable record.
Speaking of education, the Ameri
can Automobile Association calls tc
attention the operation of schools foi
violators as an adjunct for traffic
law enforcement which are held tc
have proved highly successful. An
nouncement of these schools is based
on a survey conducted by the Safety
and Traffic Engineering Department
of the national motoring body.
"These schools have proven meri
torious in several types of cases, in
cluding juveniles, adult offenders whc
would have been indifferent to a fine,
and instances where a fine would
have constituted a hardship," Thomas
P. Henry, president of the Α. Α. A-,
says.
"Violators' schools, many of them
sponsored by A. A. A. clubs, are now
in operation in Berkeley. Los Angeles,
Oakland, Piedmont, San Francisco
and Tracy, Calif.; Wichita. Kans.;
Detroit, Mich.; Minneapolis, Minn.;
St. Louis. Mo., and Portland. Oreg.,
while there are plans under way for
such institutions in other States and
cities." The statement continues:
"The schools are based on the gen
erally accepted principle that edu
cation is an important factor in any
comprehensive program for the re
duction of highway fatalities and in
juries. Magistrates are constantly
faced with the fact that quite a large
proportion of violators do not have a
proper understanding of traffic regu
lations. of causes of accidents, or of
the principles of safe driving.
Most Violators Juveniles.
"Generally, violators turned over to
the school are juveniles or persons
whose infraction of regulations has
not been serious enough to warrant
a severe penalty, decision in this mat
ter being left to the discretion of the
Judge.
"Violators in many cases are com
pelled to attend night school by the
simple legal expedient of passing sen
tence and then paroling the violator
until he has been 'graduated' from
the traffic school. In some instances,
the driving privileges of youthful of
fenders are taken away until the
school's course has been successfully
completed.
"Most schools hold their sessions in
the evening, once or twice a week,
with courses ranging from one to six
sessions.
"Subjects covered include cause
and prevention of accidents, traffic
regulations, enforcement, proper car
care from a safety standpoint and
safe driving practices. Examinations
on these subjects are given regu
larly and some schools require a
good mark on test papers before re
leasing the violator.
"In several cities, when the violator
has completed the school course, he
must present his credentials to the
court in which his case was originally
tried before his parole is ended and
unconditional driving privileges re
stored."
Choosing Auto Colors.
If you would choose a popular color
for your new car the following may
be advantageous to you:
A questionnaire, conducted by the
Automobile Color Index and sent tc
approximately 1,000 automobile ex
ecutives. designers, dealers and ad
vertising men, shows that regent ma
roon, a very dark and heavy shade
Is the leading color preferred this yeai
for motor cars. It shows, also, thai
the taste in automobil» colors coven
m wide range of shades.
Each recipient of the questionnairi
was asked to make a first, second anc
third choice from 72 actual sample;
of colors sent. The name of eacl·
color was carried below the sample
Second choice was regimental blue
also a dark, heavy shade. Thirc
choice was nakhoda blue, a dark pur
ple-blue, with black a fourth choic<
and oxblood red, a brighter hue thar
the blues, in fifth place.
The answers showed that blue ii
still a favorite, for 4 out of the II
selections gave blue, in one shade oi
another, as a preference. Cotings
blue, a very dark blue, with a brown
ish tone, ranked sixth in choice, with
shadow (metallic gray) being seventh
Chateau gray, also of a metallic shade
was eighth choice and Army blue waj
ninth. Out of 21 shades οί green anc
verdant—a metallic type color—onlj
one green was selected. That wa!
Dartmouth green, a very dark shade
which was tenth in choice.
Enforcement Sought.
"It is futile to select certain street!
at randon in various parts of Wash
ington for special traffic treatmenl
unless the regulations promulgated
for these streets are accompanied bj
diligent and continuous enforcement
together with ample notification tt
4
an moionsis in uie iiuui ui μιu^jciiy
placed signs."
This Is the conclusion set forth by
the Keystone Automobile Club in a
report, covering a detailed survey
conducted by the club on Thirteenth
street between Logan Circle and
Spring road northwest.
The survey revealed that on Sat- j
urday afternoons there is widespread
violation of the regulation which
makes Thirteenth street a one-way
thoroughfare. The club indicated
j that while 12 per cent of the cars
I checked were proceeding in the wrong
j direction, there was reason to feel
I that many drivers believed the regu
! lation did not hold good on Saturday
I afternoons. That, however, is not
; the case, the regulation calling for
observance of the one-way routing on
all week day».
The club's survey revealed further
that there was a preponderance of
violation on the part of drivers of
commercial vehicles. The best record
of law observance along the route
checked by the Keystone's survey
party was set by taxi drivers.
The Keystone club, in its report,
j emphasizes the fact that if streets
are to be segregated for special treat
ment, they should be conspicuously
marked and also well policed in the
I interest of safety.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Washington Council met last Tues
day evening at the club house, Grand
Knight Harold F. Jones presiding.
The first degree was exemplified to a
large class of candidates.
Ernest Gass. delegate to Washing
! ton Chapter, announced the chapter
! planned to hold the annual retreat for
Washington Knights of Columbus at
Manresa on the Severn. May 10. He
also announced the annual commun
ion mass April 28. at 8:00 a.m. at St.
Matthew's Church. Following the
mass there will be a breakfast at the
Mayflower Hotel. Tickets for the
breakfast can be obtained from Mr.
Cass.
Father Francis P. Conlon of the
Oblate College, Catholic University,
was one of the new class of initiates
receiving the first degree. He made an
address. Father Aloysius J. Burggraf
of the factulty of St. Paul's College.
Catholic University, also spoke.
At the conclusion of the meeting
Msgr. Peter Guilday, chaplain, who
has just been raised to the rank of
domestic prelate by Pope Pius XI,
spoke on the symbolism of the order
and traced this symbolism back to the
Roman catacombs.
Harleigh H. Hartman announced
the national membership campaign,
which will be inaugurated today
throughout the country and conclude
April 1.
The council will hold a "George
town University Night." March 26,
when Father Vincent McDonough of
Georgetown University will speak and
a musical program will be rendered by
the University Glee Club. Asupper
will be served at the club house at
6:30 p.m.
Dr. Robert W. Prischkorn gave a
stereoptican lecture on medical sub
jects.
! Spalding council win meet next
! Thursday in their club rooms. Re
ports will be received from the Cam
paign Committe, as well as the com
mittee arranging for the thirty-sixth
anniversary celebration of the council
! on April 23. Harry R. Statham,
chairman held a meeting of his com
mittee last Friday and preliminary
details will be announced Thursday
evening.
The District of Columbia Chapter
will meet Friday for election of a new
chairman to succeed the late Albert
H. Sardo. The annual communion,
mass will be held at St. Matthews
Church April 28 to be followed by a
breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel.
Arrangements are also being made
for the annual religious retreat at
Manresa on the Severn, May 10-13.
WOODMEN CIRCLES
Morris Sheppard Grove met at the
W. o. W. Hall, with Guardian Cathe
rine Shugrue presiding. The report
of the State convention at Cumber
land. Md„ was made by the delegates.
Applications of two hew adult mem
bers were accepted and two junior
members.
State President Pannye Kolb spoke
of a district meeting of the combined
groves of the city to be held here in
June.
Miss Hunter made her report of
progress of the girls' club which is
being formed by the younger members
of the circle. This grove is consider
ing sponsoring a child In the Wood
men Home at Sherman, Tex.
Capitol Juniors met in the W. O.
ι W. Hall, with Carolyn Gentner pre
siding. Dorothy and Lois Totten
were welcomed into the circle. Plans
for the birthday party to be held at
their meeting March 23 were com
pleted.
This circle is planning to go to
Forestville, Md., some time in April
to demonstrate the ritualistic work
in the W. O. W. Hall. It will also
take part In the district meeting to
be held here in June.
Automotive Briefs
The Standard Automotive Supply
Co.. headed by Frank G. Stewart,
held a free automobile shop-equip
ment clinic last week in the L. P.
Steuart Building, at 1440 Ρ street.
This exhibit featured illustrated lec
tures, demonstrations and tests of
; all kinds of modern automotive equip
ment. Hundreds of Washington au
tomotive-minded members of the
trade and public attended.
David O. Morris has entered busi
ness for himself at 1529 M street.
The name of the firm is Dave Morris
Auto Service. Mr. Morris has 20
years' experience in the automotive
maintenance field. He served In the
Motor Transport Corps. United States
Army, during the World War, I
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DOWN THE ROAD—The Penalty of Progress.—By FRANK BECK
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Profitable to Know Reasons
for Pioneer Car Design
Features.
BT FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.
Accident statistics continue to re
veal that each year motordom turns
out another bumper crop of drivers.
Women whose motoring experience
does not go back to the early days
would find it profitable to know some
thing of the reason for the existence
of the pioneer features of car design.
For instance, there was the method of
forcing fuel from the main tank to
the carburetor by means of exhaust
pressure. Previously fuel had flowed
by gravity and in some cases by pres
sure created with a hand pump. It
was a great day when the vacuum
tank came into universal use, but this
has been outmoded by the mechani
cal fuel pump. Equally as helpiul in
gaining ;in idea of how things work
on a car is the story of the trans
mission, which, prior to 1910, was the
"progressive" type. That is. to reach
high it was necessary to shift through
low and second, while to get back to
reverse the driver had to shift through
second and low. When the industry
changed over to the "selective" trans
mission the driver could shift into
any gear without first going into the
others.
Because so much emphasis is placed
on the importance of keeping the
shock absorbers well filled with fluid
at all times, many owners tend to un
derestimate the importance of having
the right kind of oil. Since the hy
draulic controls of the springs arc so
important in mauitaining the car's
stability r.nd roadatility, particularly
at higher speeds, any fluid heavier
in viscosity than the manufacturer
recommends is unsafe as well as detri
mental to the functioning of the units
themselves.
I don't suppose more than one mo
torist out of a thousand ever thinks
of the time of day, the time of year
or the weather as having any bearing
on the work she wants done on the
car. but these play an Important part
in the way this work turns out. It
is difficult, for instance, to check a
car for liming, acceleration or brak
ing when the streets are in slippery
condition. An extiemely cold day is
not a timely one for a carburetor ad
justment, add a rainy day is no time
to bring the car in for work on the
springs, shackles or steering assembly.
Several women readers have asked
what is the point in having two free
wheeling controls as this arrangement
is found on some cars. One control,
to clear up the mystery, operates the
clutch so that whenever the driver
lilts her foot from the accelerator the
clutch automatically disengages. This
also provides free wheeling but is used
primarily to eliminate effort in oper
ating the clutch and in making it
possible to shift back and forth from
second to high without considering
the clutch. The other control oper
ates a free-wheeling device In back of
the transmission and works like the
coasting arrangement on a bicycle.
Whenever the driver desires to reduce
motor speed the car starts to coast.
If you don't happen to like the first
of a series of cars produced by your
favorite motor maker, try a little pa
tience and go on the theory that the
assembly line may turn out something
more appealing later. Perhaps you
remember those ridiculous hats the
milliners unveiled last Fall and were
one of those who had faith in the
idea that better styles were just
around the corner. Usually the first
cars off the assembly lines carry con
ventional colors and are fashioned in
standard form. Later come the road
sters, de luxe models and more ap
pealing color combinations. It is wise
policy about this time of year, if you
haven't already purchased your new
car, to go back to automobile row
lor a re-view of the market. Pre
views are often misleading and dis
appointing.
Just to be posted on what the men
folk talk about at the dinner table,
or to get a little ahead of them, I
suggest your consideration of a few
points concerning the way cars are
driven and the way they are likely
to be driven a few years hence. For
some years it has been the policy of
American car makers to put the motor
in the front and transmit its power
to the rear wheels through a long
drive shaft. Several years ago there
was considerable excitement over the
introduction of cars with the engine
driving the two front wheels. This
was a more efficient arrangement,
but it involved many steering com
plications. placed all the heat and
noise ahead of the driver and gave
him more to smash up in event of a
collision. So now there Is genuine
interest In putting the engine at the
rear axle where the present drive
shaft can be done away with. Here
all the noise and heat is behind, and
some engineers believe the added
rear-end veight is an advantage. If
you like to make predictions you will
doubtless join the group of prophets
who see the commodious baggage
compartment of the new-type car as
merely the beginning of the logical
space for the engine when It Is trans
ferred to the rear.
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DAUGHTERS OF AMERICA
Golden Rule Council celebrated its
20th anniversary with a banquet.
State Councilor Deborah Streitberger
and her staff of officers and commit
tees were special honored guests.
Mrs. Effle Tancill, first councilor, cut
the cake. Entertaining features were
a dramatic sketch, "A Pair of Luna
tics." presented by pupils of the Dra
matic Class of the Hyattsville High
School. Miss Dora Herbert sang, and
instrumental music was rendered by
Miss Dora Herbert and Leslie Bryan
Mrs. E. Viola Thompson, deputy, who
was the State councilor when the
council was instituted, presented the
council with a Bible. The invocation
was pronounced by the State coun
cilor, Deborah Streitberger. A brief
history of the council was related by
Past National Councilor Naomi
Swann, State Secretary Charles H.
Miller and Past State Councilor Ella
Scott.
Unity Council, at its last meeting,
which was presided over by Councilor
Viola Mallonee, planned a bingo party
for March 26 at 4015 Grant place,
Benning, D. C.
Friendship Council convened with
Mrs. Helen Luckett presiding. The
council will hold a rummage sale
April 8 and 9 at Twenty-first and Κ
streets. The annual visitation will be
held March 22. when Friendship
Council will be hostess to the State
councilor and her staff of officers.
Mayflower Council extends an in
vitation to all members to visit them
in their new home. Room 411. Wash
ington Loan and Trust Building, on
the second and fourth Fridays each
month. At the next meeting, mem
bers and friends will be entertained
by the councilor, Mrs. Ethel Miles,
who will celebrate her admission to
the Daughters of America.
Anacostia Council was presided
over at the last meeting by Associate
Councilor Hattie M. Beall. Mrs. Nora
Lee gave the unwritten work. Adel
bert Lee and Mrs. Gladys Lee were
received as card members.
ROAD CONDITIONS
IN CAPITAL AREA
Several Detours Listed in
100-Mile Radius of Wash
ington by A. A. A.
Bulletins on road conditions issued
by the Washington office of the
American Automobile Association in
clude the following projects within
a radius of 100 miles of Washington.
IT. S. 1—Bridge approach construc
tion west of Richmond, will be slip
pery if wet.
I*. S. 11—Short stretch of construc
tion at Strasburg, Va., slippery after
rain and rough.
U. S. 15—North of Warrenton. Va.,
old road rough, construction on new
location.
tl. S. 60—5'; miles widening pave
ment east of Richmond.
Va. 3—S miles construction between
Culpeper and Griffinsburg, Va.
U. S. 15—Construction north of
Aldie, Va., completed and open to
traffic.
l\ S. 22—Between Amity Hall and
Newport, Pa., construction east of
Newport Bridge, detour via Pa. 5,
(adds six miles). Alternate route, go
via U. S. 11 to Liverpool, Pa. 17 to
Millerstown (adds eight miles). Dan
gerous intersection at Liverpool; this
detour advisable for westbound traffic.
U. S. 30—8.9 miles construction
from Lancaster, Pa., east to Paradise,
slow at times.
U. S. 422—13-mile improved detour
between Palmyra. Pa., and Annville.
Air Τransport Operators
Satisfied With New Bill
Measure, Pending on House Calendar, Regarded
as Fair—Minor Amendments
Sought, However.
By Joseph S. Edgerton.
THE Nation's air transport operators generally are said to
be satisfied with the provisions of the new airmail bill now
pending on the House calendar and soon to be pushed to
a vote in the lower body of Congress.
In its major aspects the measure is regarded as fair and
efficient. It is expected to prove beneficial to the air transport
industry and to the public. It is, the operators say, vastly better
than the original airmail bill which it has replaced.
In some minor respects, however, the operators will seek to
have the bill modified. One of the features which is to be
opposed as objectionable is an amendment which provides that
after June 30 next no airmail contractor shall be allowed to
maintain passenger or express service off the line of his airmail
route which in any way competes with passenger or express
service available upon another airmail route.
This amendment would compel the
closing of routes now flown by sev
eral air transport companies, among
them the Washington-Detroit service
of Pennsylvania Airlines, the United
Airlines and Transcontinental &
Western Air services between Kansas
City and Chicago, and one of the lines
from Philadelphia to Chicago.
The amendment, it is held by the
operators, not only jvould wipe out
important portions of the routes of
the companies affected, but it would
destroy competition and eliminate
fast, efficient service. The amend
ment would, in effect, they say. act
in restraint of trade And would de
stroy the jobs of a number of airline
employes and wipe out investments
made over a period of years, on which
no fair return has been realized.
D. C.-Detroit Line Would Go.
The Pennsylvania Airlines service
between Washington and Detroit,
which would be eliminated if the
amendment is enacted, now provides
Washington with its fastest and most
efficient service to the West and
Northwest, it Is contended by those
who are opposing the amendment.
The company now operates high-speed
Boeing transports on this run. flying
four round-trip schedules daily. This
service is in competition with the
airmail service of Central Airlines,
which operates three round trips daily
over the same route with slower equip
ment. The same situation prevails
on other competitive routes which
would be eliminated.,
The purpose of the amendment, it
is said, is to prevent ruinous com
petition between airlines which are
Ill-equipped financially to engage in
economic warfare. Whether the ulti
mate benefits of such a law would
compensais for the immediate hard
ships it would inflict is a matter which
Congress must decide.
Some of the other minor features
of the bill with which airline opera
tors do not wholly agree probably
will not be opposed, since it is felt
they will be remedied when the In
terstate Commerce Commission takes
over the actual control of airmail
rate-making.
The prospect of I. C. C. control
is regarded most hopefully by the
airline operators in general. They
feel confident that a scientific rate
making program, based upon an im
partial study by so experienced a body
as the I. C. C. cannot help but al
leviate much of the financial distress
they now suffer, since the bill gives
the commission power to revise rates
upward in their favor.
The aviation industry is co-operat
ing wholeheartedly with congressional
sponsors of the bill, the Post Office
Department and others interested to
urge early action by Congress upon
the measure.
A construction crew of 118 men
with 6,000 tons of construction ma
terials and technical apparatus will
rail from the Pacific Coast early next
month to begin the actual construc
tion of Pacific island bases for the
proposed transpacific airline which is
to be inaugurated during the Sum
mer by Par.-American Airways.
The materials and equipment are
being assembled at Seattle and San
Francisco end the 8.025-ton steamer
North Haven has been chartered as
a supply ship. The construction crew
will include a staff of 44 technicians
who have been given special train
ing during the past two years on the
[ Pan-American route across the Carib
bean.
Construction of the first ocean air
way. stretching 8.500 miles across the
Pacific from California to Hawaii, is
regarded as the greatest aeronautical
project yet undertaken. Pan-Amer
ican, which is undertaking this bold
piece of aviation pioneering, has paved
the way for the venture on its lines
; which now link 32 countries and
j colonies of South and Central Amer
ica and the West Indies with the
j United States.
Preparations for the transpacific
venture have been under way since
1931, when the airline began the
j designing and construction of the
new long-range flying boats now
being delivered, established a trans
ocean training school for flight per
sonnel, undertook the development
of long-range radio apparatus and
began collecting meteorological and
geographical data covering all sec
tions of the Pacific and Atlantic.
The construction program now
about to begin involves establish
ment of operating facilities at five
j widely separated points on the Pa
| cific, one of them never before in
! habited. It will be necessary to es
tablish colonies on two of the five
islands, off the course of regular
: transpacific shipping.
The ocean airway is to extend from
California to Hawaii. 2.410 miles: to
Midway Island, 1.380 miles; to Wake
Island, 1,242 miles; to Guam. 1.450
miles; to Manila, 1.500 miles, and to
the China coast, 700 miles. In China
the line will connect with the 3.000
mile system of Pan-American-Chinese
Airlines in China proper.
The cargo of the North Haven will
include some 300 carloads of con
struction material, equipment and
fuel supplies sufficient for the estab
lishment of a complete airway, down
to homes for airway technicians,
base operators and meteorologists.
The steamer is due back in the
United States about the middle of
July, by which time the entire Pa
cific airway is expected to be ready
for initial operations.
At the same time it is preparing
to bridge the Pacific, Pan-American
is using the airplane to push back
Americas last frontier, in Alaska.
Twin-engined Lockheed transports,
capable of speeds up to 200 miles
per hour, are on the way to the
Territory to begin service Apr:11 .
which will bring Nome within 4 %
days of Washington.
The fast new airlines, spanning
Alaska from Juneau te Nome, win
cover the distance in 7 hours which
formerly required 34 days of surface
travel They will roar over the his
torlc dog-sled trails into interior
Alaska, flying each hour a d^ce
which required a week of hard go g
ior dog teams.
The Alaskan service is the result
of more than a year of preparatory
work by Pacific Alaska Airways sub
sidiary of Pan-American. The new
service will complete the re-establish
ment οΓ Alaskan operating airway.
on a scheduled basis, it was explained
Service up to now ha%been chlefly
nf the sporadic charter type.
In preparing for the new service
the airline has established radio ^and
weather stations over the main our
a ting routes throughout the territory,
constructed or improved terminal air
ports and intermediate fields, and
made other improvements.
Brattain Again Promoted.
Paul Brattain. local aviation execu
tive for many years, has received his
second important promotion since the
beginning of the year, rising to the
office of traffic manager of Eastern
Airlines. Last January he was
named vice president of North Amer
ican Aviation and assistant genera
manaeer of Eastern Airlines.
Mr. Brattain has been an
executive in Washington since 1924.
when he came here as Washington
representative and manager of the
finance and insurance section of the
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce.
In 1930 he was appointed local repre
sentative for Transcontinental and
Western Air and Western Air Express
A year later he became vice president
°fAs traffic chief, Mr. Brattain has
announced appointment of Goodrich
Murphy as northern divisional traffic
manager at New York and John K.
Oitley as southern divisional traffic
manager at Atlanta. _jelP
Airline Records Good.
American-operated air Pa^enger
lines averaged but one accident to
each 592,800 miles of flying during the
■ tot half of 1934. according to semi
annual reports to the Bureauof
Commerce. There were only four
I fatal accidents during the six months,
1 resulting in the deaths of five pas
Î sengers and four pilots.
i The passenger-miles flown per pas
I senger fatality totaled 26.339,197. the
Commerce Department reported. Dur
!mg 27.268.893 miles of flying »
last half of 1934. the airlines had 46
accidents of all kinds, 42 of them
I without fatality.
i Personnel errors dropped into sec
ond place as a cause of these acci
dents with a total of 22.28 per cent.
! Power plant failures took the lead with
22 61 per cent. Airplane failures re
! suited in 21.52 per cent of the acci
: dents, weather in 17.39 per cent, air
port and terrain. 9.57 per cent, and
other causes. 6.63 per cent.
Of the 178 persons involved In Vie
46 airline accidents. 144 suffered no
injury whatever. There were 13 mi
nor injuries, 12 severe injuries and
nine deaths.
American-operated airlines extend
ing to foreign countries had no acci
dents during the last half of 1934.
flying 4,037,162 miles with absolute
safety.
Speedometer Service
We Repair All Make»
(REEL BROTHERS
1811 I4t>. ST.,N.W.--DE«tu« 4220
A GwraJ Meton Kail»·
1. Solid Steel "TurreMop" Bodies by
Fisher—the safest and most luxurious
bodies built today.
2. Triple-Sealed Hydraulic Brake· — the
finest brakes money can buy ...
sealed against water and dirt.
3. Speedlined Styling—the new Silver
Streak design that makes Pontiac the
most beautiful thing on wheels.
4. Completely Sealed Chassis—protected
from the wearing action of water and
dust at every vital point.
5. Silver·Alloy Engine Bearings—sterling
silver makes them twice as durable
as the ordinary type.
-City Dealer*
6.10*Second Starting at Zero—the Silver
Streak Pontiacs start in any weather
in record-breaking time.
7. Even Greater Economy — no matter
what car you now drive. Pontiac "β
economy will be a revelation.
8. No Draft Ventilation — the genuine
Fisher Body Ventilating System that
gives you fresh air without drafts.
9. Knee-Action—the De Luxe Six and
Eight provide the tried and proved
jolt-proof Knee-Action ride.
10. Lnggag· and Spar· Tire Compartment
—ample room for all your luggage
and protection for your spare tire.
L P. STEUART, Inc.—1440 Ρ
Branch, 141 12th St. N.E.
Pontiac
^■*615
SIXES AND EIGHTS
'Listprices at Pontiac, Michigan, begin
at $615 for the Six and S730 for the
Eight (subject to change without notice).
Standard group of accessories extra.
Easy G. SI. A. C. Time Payments.
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St. N.W.
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3832 GeorrU Ave.
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660 Ρ». At·. 8.E.
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3119 Connecticut Ave.
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3234 Nichols Are. I.I.
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Botilyn· Vs.
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Rotkrille. Md.
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Giltheriborc· Md.
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Btthnii. Md.
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Supply Co.
13? Marrland Ave.
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Annapolis· Md.
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IROO Kinf St.
Alexandria. Va.
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Silver ftsrinr Md.
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