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4 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1925 GEARLESS CAR MAKES HEADWAY Automatic Transmission Adopted in France Coming years will witness the de- cline of the geared transmission. The automatic transmission will take its place. Already news comes from France that Voisin, famous French automobile manufacturer, is adopting the Lavaud automatic transmission on some of his cars. The small 10 horse-power, sleeve- valve Voisins will be first to introduce the novelty. In America, an electric transmission has been practically perfected for the replacement of the gears and other troublesome transmission parts of auto- mobiles. It has shown remarkable capacity for controlling the car from a standstill to the highest speed of the engine, on grades and levels, in the heaviest traffic and on the highways. It has done away 'with all controls in front of the car, except the emergency brake lever. The Lavaud invention isn't as far- reaching as this, but it is a great stride forward in the direction of gearless automobiles. This automatic transmission is the invention of Sensaud De Lavaud, who is better known for his introduction of the world-wide method of centrifugal casting of iron pipes than as an auto- motive engineer. Although ILavaud's invention is gear- less, it is clutch controlled as far as starting and stopping go.. But once the car is in motion, the clutch isn't touched until the machine is practically at a standstill. Long drives with the Lavaud trans- mission in a Voisin through all sorts of conditions and over steep grades, proved the marked advantage this new feature has over the old. Gasoline consumption decreased 15 to 26 per cent. Oil consumption was even far less, because there was never any demand for high speed on the engine, and there were times when the engine idled while a similar engine on a gear-shift car was turning at a high speed with a small load. 5m panel The transmission enables the driver to maintain a higher average. 7 v7 over mountains and in ¢.., ariving. It gave the car a Ayider range of speed me With throttle control and it shot up the speed of the machine from an idling rate to maxiamm in a shorter interval than a similar gear-shift car. ~ SEEK CHANGE IN TAXING METHODS Realty Body Wants Inheri- tance Tax Killed Abolition of all Federal inheritance, estate and gift taxes is urged by the National Association of Real Estate boards as a step toward a more equit- able distribution of taxation, Federal, state and local. The association further declares its belief that the imposition of an estate tax as such is unsound and unfair, and that such succession taxes if levied should be by way of a tax upon the legacy received, and not a tax based upon the total amount of the estate left by the decedent. The association, in resolutions passed at its recent annual convention in Detroit, outlined its immediate legis- lative objectives in regard to taxation adjustment. The resolutions follow the general national program for tax adjustment adopted by the national real estate body at its annual meet- ing in Dallas, Texas, in January of the present year. It calls for relegation of inheritance taxation to the respective states, for the segregation of taxable property so as to give the states and the local governments each their own sources of revenue, for the taxation of prop- erty belonging to charitable, religious and educational institutions when such property is held for income producing or investment purposes, for a further general reduction of the Federal in- come tax, for abolition of income tax publicity, and for a reduction of the tax on capital gains at least in pro- portion to the reduction heretofore made or to be made in connection with taxes on income proper. Winnetka Man Leader in University Men's Club William C. Boyden, Jr., 1151 Oakley avenue, has been elected secretary of the Harvard-Yale-Princeton club, an organization formed by alumni of those schools who reside in this vicinity. Mr. Boyden is a graduate of Harvard university. Other newly elected of- ficers of the club are Sanford B. White, president, William C. Batchel- der, first vice-president, and Wayne Chatfield-Taylor, second vice-presi- dent. AUTO LIGHT EXPERTS OFFER SUGGESTIONS Discussion of automobile lighting at a meeting of the Metropolitan Sec- gineers, has brought out a difference of opinion among state and private en- gineers, with a variety of suggestions for improvement of present methods Some of the state highway engineers seemed to be satisfied with the pres- ent state regulations, most of which set a maximum limit for the brilliancy of the headlights and required them to be set below a specified level. The objection to this, however, is that lights set for a maximum bril- liancy over a specified area fail to cover longer distances that are needed especially in country driving, and that rolling country and varying loads in the automobiles tilt lights above the horizontal line. Some of the suggested improve- ments included such innovations as using a small lighted marker in place of the left hand headlight in congested trafic, or combining a high power headlight on the right side and a mod- erate power, diffused light on the left. In Australia, it was pointed out, the glare problem was considered solved pv the use of an electro-magnetic de- vice which moved the bulb out of focus when a driver approached, diffusing the light beams and actually serving as a light for the oncomer. Woman Is Injured in Sheridan Road Crash A nurse was injured last Friday afternoon at Sheridan road between Kenilworth and Wilmette when a sedan driven by Grace Hartmann of 1433 Cuyler street, Chicago, crashed into and overturned another sedan owned by R. C. Shaffner of Highland Park and driven by the Shaffner's chauffeur. Miss Hartmann, accompanied by Enoch Arbuckle, who gave his busi- ness address as 6237 Broadway avenue, Chicago, was driving east on Tenth street, Wilmette. She turned on to Sheridan road in such a fashion that the Shaffner car, in which were Mrs. Shaffner and her nurse, was unable to swerve clear, according to the po- lice, and was struck squarely. Both cars were badly smashed and the nurse accompanying Mrs. Shaffner was in- jured. She was rushed to the Highland Park hospital. « Aibuckie, Captain Patrick XK. Mur- ray of the Kenilwortn police and Mo- torcycle Policeman Clement Lay said that the car driven by Miss Hartmann belonged to T. A. McGroogan of 6307 Broadway avenue, Chicago. SUMMER ART LESSONS Beginning or advanced, Painting and Design, ar- range for classes or private lessons with Pauline Graff Davis Art Institute of Chicago, pupil of Leon Kroll, Wel- lington J. Reynolds, John Norton, Leopold Seyffert. PHONE WINNETKA 660-R tion of the Society of Automotive En- | Good Street Lighting Cuts Accidents, Report The life and limbs of more than 17 percent of the people killed and in- jured in street accidents at night would be preserved if adequate light- ing of streets and highways were pro- vided, says a report of the street and highway lighting committee of the Na- tional Electric Light association. Statistics for 1923 show that 22,600 persons were killed, 678,000 injured and $500,000,000 economic loss in- curred in traffic accidents. This rep- resents an 80 percent increase com- pared with seven years ago. About 85 percent of the accidents were due to automobile traffic. "It must be evident to anyone who has driven a car that adequate street and highway lighting would be a larze factor in reducing the number of such accidents," the report read. BEERY NOT A VILLAIN Wallace Beery discards the cloak of villainy in Howard Higgins forth- coming release, "In the Name of Love," and, according to information gives a highly amusing comedy por- trayal of a newly rich Frenchman, who buys an antiquated title, dons a glistening high hat, and sets out to court beautiful Greta Nissen. Ray- mond Hatton and Ricardo Crotez are also featured. SEE US FIRST for women's wearing apparel of all kinds You'll never regret it! UNIQUE STYLE SHOP 1126 Central Avenue Wilmette 2403 MIDSUMMER SANITY EASONABLE precau- tion will prevent sun- stroke, and a sensible diet will protect you from other hot weather ills. To ensure perfect freshness and pur- ity in your dairy products, order them from us. PHONE 137 WINNETKA FE SANITARY 5; DAIRY CO. Nz I EE Lee EXISTE ER EEL EL LLL LL LLL ELL hd Ad Come Again-- Hundreds of our friends visited our fountain during the past week. Hundreds more will be in to see us the coming week. 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