El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-03-11

York state are for 275.OOO in 1916. In
the metropolitan district 31,4OO cars
have been licensed so far. as against
%, 900 for the same period last year.
Chauffeurs licensed number Hips,
against 1900 III the first two weeks
of 1915.
The average freight car holds five
ordinary sized automobiles.
The horse power rating formerly
known as the $. A. p. now in the N. A.
{. C.. having been adopted by the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce. The formula, however, is the
same.
Several particularly prosperous deal
ers in three or four largest cities have
found it an excellent plant to repaint
the standard blacks from the factory
giving options of gray, maroon. cream,
white and one or two other combina-
tions, together with an extra tire, slip
covers. etc, at a nominal additional
charge of 500 or a little more.
These varied color schemes nave
made many sales where the buyer
turned away from the standard black.
To many buyers spending $500 or there
abouts an extra 500 for a color TO
meet their own demands and to give
them a car of a different color from
any other in town. is not a hardship.
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have a distinctive car. They have ac-
complished exactly what they desired
to do. Many dealers can initiate this
painting policy to good advantage.
MANY members OF both branches Of
onEress unhesitatingly have expressed
themselves in favor Of the
registration bill which provides that a
motorist with his home state number
can travel freely anywhere in the
United States without additional taxa
ton.
A. A. A. state and local clubs through
out the country, in asking the support
Of their spokesman i'm Washington, have
been gratified at the practical Unan-
unity of the replies received.
The Ohio state auditor is holding up
a voucher Of $4,000 i'm. payment for 1916
| license tags. on the grounds that the
] contract was not awarded after compel
tive bidding.
> Eighty-seven persons were killed and
I 1900 severely injured in motor accidents
! on the highways OF Iowa during 1919,
/ according to a report by the Iowa high
way commission. Two-thirds Of the ac-
| cidents were due to speeding, ineXpert-
enced driving and the use of intoxi-
eating liquors by drivers, according to
the report
All owners Of cars in Champaign
county, Illinois. have been invited TO
ioin "A new organization. the object OF
! which is ito meet, discuss n prepare
to carry out, in an approved manner, all
such matters as shall or may appear to
/ be beneficial to the owners with refer
ence to pleasant and profitable travel
/ ing, the prevention of depredations and
OF the violations of the laws. particu-
larly touching the ownership and use
Of motor cars"
The Massachusetts highway commits
! sion has issued statistics that answer
/ the question of whether or not women
: figure in more accidents han men. Be
cause a bill was put in the legislature
to Drevent women driving cars Of more
than 30 the highway com
mission was requested to furnish some
! facts and figures. These show that
women drivers are not dangerous on the
I highways. The commission reported
that out Of 297 fatal accidents last year
i'm which motor vehicles were involved,
women figured in seven, or > 1-3 per
out Of a total of g. 199 private oper-
I ators in Massachusetts. women number
$3.50. SO they constitute s "a percent.
vet were involved in only 2 1-3 percent
accidents.
There were 9O,519 men licensed as
private operators, and 37,736 profession
al chauffeurs, a total Of 125, 255 licensed
men operators. These 125. 255 men op-
orators figured in ESQ fatal accidents.
or one fatal accident to every 432
licensed men.
Steering is faulty on the average car
because il requires too much effort.
There is too much power lost in friction.
and it also is inefficient because Of alb
sence of true castor action. Tho math-
ematics OF castor steering are not