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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 1925 CALLS LINCOLN CAR A MARVEL Winnetka Man Inspects Plant at Detroit "One thing is certain, no one can realize the fine limits of precision car- ried out in the manufacture of the Lincoln car until he has spent consider- able time in the Lincoln plant just as I have done," said H. S. Currier, sales- man for the Skokie Motor company, Winnetka, who has just returned from a visit in Detroit. "I not only had the opportunity of closely studying the building of the Lincoln engine and the manufacture of the various parts, but also visited the body building plant where Lincoln bodies are assembled," he continued. "In all these places the thing that impressed me most was the system of continual tests to insure the utmost accuracy in every- thing that goes into the fabrication of the Lincoln. "I wish I could have brought home with me a 'body in white, as they call it, just to show our Lincoln car owners here, and those who contemplate buying a Lincoln car, what remarkable work- manship goes into these bodies, combined beauty of design with sturdy construc- tion. : "Take for instance, the aluminum cast- ings used in the upper part of the stand- ard closed cars. To many Lincoln owners this is a feature that probably never receives any thought because it 1s something that is not seen in the com- pleted car. "But these aluminum castings, used on the doors and which are attached to the wood, form, as it were, sturdy angle irons that insure a perfect door, one that cannot sag and that always opens and closes with ease. "Many other details might be referred to, but this one just happens to occur to me and I am using it as illustrating the high quality that marks every de- tail of Lincoln body construction, from the time when the body first takes form until the painter and upholsterer have completed their work and produced the fine results that we see in the completed standard bodies as mounted on the Lincoln chassis." EXPERT SEEKS SAFETY GUARDS More Effective Traffic Warn- ings Suggested "On state highways are erected signs at frequent intervals warning the mo- torist not to stop on the pavement, but most of the road builders take good care to see that you cannot stop any place else" according to Zach C. El- kin of the accident prevention depart- ment of the Chicago Motor club, in a recent address to the students and highway engineers attending the "short course" on highway engineering at the University of Illinois. "The shoulders of the road should be built out so it will be possible to drive off the pave- ment and change a tire without run- ning any risk of a rear-end collision" says Mr. Elkin. It has been found that the marks painted on the concrete roads indicat- ing that the motorist is approaching a railroad crossing are frequently so close to the railroad tracks as to make this warning practically useless. A car going thirty miles an hour travels 44 feet every second covering a dis- tance of 198 feet in 41% seconds. If the brakes are in good working con- dition the car can stop within 83 feet or two seconds traveling time. NORTH SHORE BOOTERY 529 Davis Street at Chicago Avenue In the North Shore Hotel Bldg. The Store of Good Shoes "When marks are placed so that the motorist is compelled to stop within 200 feet or 4% seconds traveling time, he is not given enough leeway," ac- cording to Mr. Elkin, who urged that the signs be put farther from th: tracks and also that in future road building, the markings be built into the pavement. Urges Other Precautions Mr. Elkin urged the adoption of an elongated letter. He contended that a block letter could not be seen until from an automobile 300 feet away. He Iso advocated the establishment of more guard rails and guard walls on shoulders and embankments. In his plea to the highway officials ind road contractors, the speaker ask- ed that more attention to paid to the selection of detours complaining that they were often too long, frequently noorly selected and that the main high- ways were too frequently closed for unnecessarily long periods causing the detour roads which are not designed a car was on top of it but in painting the word, stop, on the pavement, a let- ter ten feet high could be deciphered and cidents. to carry heavy traffic to develop ruts danger which cause ac- Offer Suggestions For Handling Rail Crowds The Chicago Motor club in its rec- ommendations presented to the Na- tional Conference on Street and High- way Safety in Washington has ad- vocated the outskirt plan of fare col- lection on street cars so as to facilitate loading in congested areas. This means getting the passengers on the car in the congested area without them stopping to pay fare, paying as they get off in the outlying districts, and reversing the process for the passen- gers coming into the congested area from outlying districts. It is claimed by the club that this vill speed up traffic and get the con- zestion off the street quickly. Other suggestions made to the na- tional conference are contained in a pamphlet which has just been compiled by the club. Copies will be sent free to interested persons. Read All the Want-Ads hhh Ad AA A A A J SUA 4a 4 a A AAA AAAAA AAA AAAAALAU ALAA AAU AAALAC ALAA ALAA ALAUAL AACA COVUUUUYYOUUYIVTUOUTOUIOI OI OTT ST \ v BY * \ Truth about We receive a great many inquiries regarding Moth proof fabrics for Mo- hair or Woolen Tap- estry upholstered furniture. It is, and has been our inclina- to hold that such fabrics have not as yet been devel- oped to such an ex- tent that we would feel like guarantee- ing them to be ab- solutely moth proof. The accompanying article from the Fur- niture Journal would seem to evidence our stand to be correct. We believe that our upholstery is as moth proof as that sold in any store yet we have frequently been assured by prospective custom- ers that other stores had guaranteed their upholstery to be tion moth proof. We suggest that you read the accom- panying article thor- oughly and keep in mind that so far as moth proof uphol- stery is concerned we can sell you what any other store can sell you. That we do not guarantee our upholstery to be moth proof is just another indication of our constant fairness to our patrons. S. RoseNBaAUM COMPANY Fountain Square Evanston Chicago Stores ia WA, We want you to know Upholstered A Furniture "Ralph H. Windoes, executive secretary of the Chicago National Association of Uphol- stered Furniture Manufacturers' Association, spoke on the matter of the so-called moth- proof fabrics on upholstered furniture. Windoes pointed out that while chemists were working to secure a chemically treated fabric have not vet reached a stage where the govern- ment is willing to say they had secured all they were after. "Mr Windoes urged that the chemically treated fabrics now offered could do no harm whatever, and might help some at least, and, therefore, he recommended the use of them, but at the same time he cautioned the dealer against any guarantee that the fabric was moth-proof. "As a result of Mr. Windoes' talk the asso- ciation adopted a resolution following the line of Mr. Windoes' suggestions: "WHEREAS, There has been developed by chemical concerns certain compounds that are claimed to render mohair and other woolen fabrics to be moth-proof; "WHEREAS, These chemicals have not been given the official sanction of the United States {Government as far as their moth proof- which would be moth-proof, experiments | ing properties are concerned; "WHEREAS, Sufficient elapsed since their introduction to prove them time to be efficient, and "WHEREAS, The acceptance of fabrics treated with them and guaranteed to be moth- proof would, in the event of their failure, place | an enormous financial responsibility on the furniture trade, therefore, be it "RESOLVED, That the National Retail Furniture Association recommend to its mem- bers that no guarantee on upholstered furni- ture being moth-proof passed on to their con- suming trade, but that the manufacturers be urged to continue the use of fabrics chemically treated until their efficiency has been deter- mined." 3120 Lincoln Ave. Phone University 5023 5228 N. has the Mr. not Clark St.