The St. Joseph observer., 1917-02-24
AUTOMOBILE NEWS

The movement for better highways
received an added impetus by the
gathering in Boston last week of more
than 5000 engineers and road build
ers at the National Good Roads Con-
gress. 1t was reported that money
had been, or would be, appropriated
for the construction of more than
$500, 100000 worth of good roads in
the United States during the coming
year. The country is well covered
| with good roads at present, but they
are mainly in the nature of local
| highways that oftentimes do not eX-
tend beyond the borders of a state.
| The long transcontinental trunk lines
underway will mean an added inter-
est in motoring, for with a better na-
tional system of roads the automobile
will be OF greater value to it's owner.
The Lincoln Highway meant a boom
in car selling all along its route, as
| seen from the increased registration
of automobiles. The road builders at
the Boston meeting all went back to
their homes enthused and firmly re-
solved to do all in their power to bet
ter road conditions. This convention
has done more good for nationwide
road building than any single effort
in the past years." declared Roscoe
A. Pickens, who is a leader in the
good roads movement. 1.-The point
of saturation in automobile sales will
be reached only after every single
, road in the country is at its best. for
then the automobile will render its
greatest service. 1t is an althruistic
idea with me, as I realize that better
roads will benefit the nation, in a
military sense, will make better COM
munication between the larger and
smaller communities. and will prove
of supreme advantage to all indus
tries" ...
| The general rule is, that one who
hires a taxicab, as a passenger, is not
liable for the unlawful acts of the
chauffeur. The chauffeur or his en-
ployers, or both, are alor7 liable for
the formers negligent or unlawful
acts. But, II has been held in / case
that where the chauffeur exceeds the
speed limit, at the request of, or with
the consent OF, the passenger the lat
ter may be criminally liable for vio-
lating the speed limit. Common
wealth vs. Sherman, 191 Mass, 439.)
|
No one has to be a prophet or the
son OF seer to be perfectly safe in
predicting that the attendance and
the sales at this seasons automobile
shows are going to put all past per-
formances along these lines in the
discard. The people have the money
and they have the motor-car habit.
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In but / thing, and that particular
thing is going to mean a very COM
Portable feeling In the bank balance
line of those who live from and by
automobiles, while those who pay for
it all-those who ride-are going to
get more for their money than ever
before. Really. It is l of those de-
lightful and extremely rare games
wherein there are no losers, but all
who play win.-American Motorist.
Sure's you are reading this, there's
some wondrful things happening In
automobiling' all of the time, only
most of us don't know about them.
Take, for example. this from the
Stratford Ua.) Courier anent a re-
cent moter-car accident In that burg:
"The force of the collision throwed
the men who were in the rear seat
against the front seats with such
force that both OF them were broken
off at the base" Can you imagine
Ianything worse than that happening
TO a man7 or course, over in war
ring Europe men are constantly being
cut off from their base OF supplies
etc., but in peaceful America, for a
man in the prime OF life to be broken
4 off at the base is something awful
Ain't IT Mabsa3 .SF VA