The Holbrook news., 1921-06-03
TRAVEL AND TRANS
 PORT TOPICS
Conducted by Goodrich

ter the acciuGHJ d5 fpoSSlo40 Name. sex and address of iniur- ed persons. other driver and witnesses; license numbers of olher cars; exact location; date and time of day; weather and street conditions; circumstances and blame; and make Uenci. sketch showing details. Stay or the ground and talk only to yoDr attorney. This is the advice of the National Sefatv Council.
 Senator Jones of New Mexico. has a novel scheme for raising money with which to construct, repair and maintain publI- wagor roads. His bill provides fer the grant and conveyance of 500, 900 acres of public lands of eacF of the states of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho. Mon- tana, Nevada. Utah. Wyoming. North Dakota, California, Ore gon and Washington, to be sold at public auction and the pro- ceeds used solely for good roads work.
 With the recent 20 per cent automobile tire price reduction tires go back to the 1913 price level, but not back to the 1913 mileage service level. The 1913 tire gave an average service of 4.OOO miles while the tire of to- day comes very close to averag- ing 8 900 miles. Thus tire costing $50 then, costs one and onefourth cents per mile of mo- tor travel. With 20 per cent drop in price the tire of today coscs five-eigths of a cents 8 mile.
 Ho. for the traffic constable! In the not far distant future he'll be 9 common fixture at country crossroads. With nar- row roads and constantly in- creasing traffic over them con- gestion is alteady apparent in many sections. At several ru- ral points in Ohio traffic officers are now on duty on Sundays and holidays. Motorists will be glad to see rural guardians of the peace engaged in directing traf- tic instead of planning speed traps.
 Running on under inflated tires is dangerous practice. Soft tires make steering difficult, con sume more power and may more easily be pulled off the car than when not Troperly inflated. When g car is travelling at high speed and throws tire 1t is ex- tremely dangerous. Aside from the danger running on soft tires is naedlessly exDensive. Itquick- lv destroys the cotton fabric of the tire and shortens it's life.
 A removable track for rubber tired road vehicles is one of the newest developments in the in- dustry. Located between the front and rear regular wheels four additional wheels are pro- vided. All wheels run on two tracks consisting of two rubber ized fabric belts. With the tracks an automobile may be psed in deep snow. "bottomless" roads and plowed ground.
 OOUCGnlIdIiOll O1 4CONl al eAiO money upon the most important state roads which have an :nter- state character, is the next logi- cal step in cooperating with the several states in highways i'm provement, according to Senator Charles E. Townsend. chairman of the senate committee on post offices and post roads Money from the national treasury ex. pended in cooperation with the states properly calls for state anc not county dollars. ," he said.
 There is frequently danger O short circuits in the battery be cause of the fact that one of th' terminals is located near thu metal handle used for lifting tn battery. To obviate this dange
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