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The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
PLANS TO CONCENTRATE ON SAFETY CAMPAIGN tt
Should Examine
Tires Each Week
H During Winter

Tire troubles are annoying at any
time Of the year. but during the
w!itcr months II is particularly un-
Pleasant to get out into the ""Id TO
replace or patch up a fat casing.
Consequently the careful motorist
pays unusual attention to his tires
while King Winter reigns.
The only way to avoid tire trou-
BILE in the winter, says the 3. +.
Goodrich Rubber Company. IL to
make sure that the CASING is per-
fectly sound. II IT is covered with
cuts, small holes and other injuries
it succumbs in short order to the
strains of frozen ruts. mud and
slush, much like a person whose re-
sistance is low falls a victim TO
pneumonia.
Cuts and cracks in the surface OF
tire are much like the gaps in an
army's defense through whioh the
enemy plunges to victory. Mud
and bits OF ice get into them, and
with each revolution Of the wheel
are ground farther in. Sooner OF
! later the fabric is exposed, and from
then on the destruction is rapid
| The fabric sosks up moisture and
! begins to rot, the infected" spot
constantly enlarging. To be on tho
safe side motorists should examine
their tires every week or so during
! the winter
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Motorcycle Industry
In Healthy Condition

That the motorcycle industry has
no place for calamity howIers" is
reflected in the fact that during the
much -talked-of slump. which has
received so much attention during
the immediate past, there have been
no reports OF motorcycle dealers or
manufacturers closing their doors.
The industry. while not running
quite at normal, is nevertheless in
an entirely healthy condition, and
expressions OF optimism are very
much in evidence throughout the
trade. The exceptionally open win
ter has been. in a large measure,
responsible for the prevalent opti-
mism since motorcyCl;sts generally
have not abandoned their machines.
KOtn dealers and manufacturers are
looking forward to at least a nor
NAL year during 1921. and in numer-
Gus localities the outlook indicates
a season OF exceptional prosperity.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
AUTO TRANSPORT
PART OF COURSE
New York University Places
New Feature in Studies
On Engineering.

Automotive transportation has beer
added to the regular course in in
dustrial engineering at New York
University beginning with the Feb
ruary term, according to an an
nouncement made by Dean Charles
H. Snow of the University School of
Applied Sciences.
The new study is the direct re-
suit of a series OF lectures given
to the engineering students of the
university last year by F. Van T.
Lane. formerly chief transportation
engineer Of the Packard Motor Car
Company, and now general main
tensnce manager of Hare's Motors.
The course will have more to dc
with the application Of the motor
truck than the mechanics of it. ac-
cording to Mr.. Lane The motor
truck is part of the mechanical
equipment of every industry. and
engineers entering any industry
must become more familiar with its
application" ne says. The course
in motor transportation will deal
solely with the application OF the
truck as a transportation unit IN
industry and is not to be confused
with motor truck design"
This course is the first of it's kind
to be given by any university in con-
nection with industrial study, and
will include the following lectures:
The Future of the Motor Truck, Mo
tor Truck Operating Costs, Motor
Trucks versus Horses. Motor Trucks
versus Railroads, Trailers and Semi
Trailers, Special Bodies, Loading and
Unloading Devices. Scheduling. Rout-
ing and Dispatching, Maintenance
and Garaging. Hiring, Training and
Retaining Drivers.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
LARGE INCREASE
OF CARS in use
One Car for Every Eleven
Persons A. A. A. Figures
Show.

OnHcial figures compiled by the
American Automobile Association
indicate that there were 9.1So.31o
passenger and commercial motor We
hicIes registered in the United States
during 1920, Of which approximately
6 2SI.49O were for passenger use and
q bout 945,s26 were commercially en-
pIoved. During the same period
81 ESQ motorcycles were also regis
tered. The total receipts from reg
istrations amounted to s99,141.os7.
In two States. namely California
and New York, the figures given in
the following table cover only the
frst eleven months Of the registra-
lion year ending February %, 1921.
The total registrations for the year
,yiu therefore exceed 100000 ears
and receipts will probably rescn
500, 900, 900.
II thus appears that there is now
one motor vehicle for about every
eleven persons, and that receipts
from registrations and licenses
amount to more than one-fifth Of
rbe total annual expenditure for ali
roads and bridges in the United
states. The gain in registrations
over 1919 amounts to 2,11LS70, which
il the greatest increase ever record
ed in a single year. This expansion
e. considered remarkable in view Of
the adverse business conditions dur
ing the latter part of the year.
Receipts from registrations and
licenses showed q gain OF s34,443,s42.
or 5s per cent over 1919, the greatest
I,rraase ever recorded in a single
wear. The registrations include in a
few cases, notably in Maryland and
Ebe District OF Columbia, duplicate
registrations. but these do not ma
terIsIly affect the grand total.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
HIGHWAY DEGREES
NEXT in COLLEGE
Strides in Transportation by
Truck VIII Force
Them.

The future of highway transport
sociological life of the nation, as
translated into terms of every day
use OF the highway by the farmc T
and the city user OF the motor We
hicle, will be discussed by men, ma
tionally known in governmental, in
dustrisl and educational circles at
a notable conference to be held at
the University of Michigan at Ann
Arbor, February %.
With virtually 5000. 900 motor We
hicles now plying the 2,500,00O
miles Of highways of the country, a
trained personnel will be needed to
administer the vast sums of money
which will be set aside for high
way construction and maintenance
while literally thousands of others
will be required to build and oper-
ate the fleets of motor vehicles
which authorities forecast, will
shortly be supplementing railway
and waterway facilities.
In the opinion of members of the
education committee broadened
courses will be necessary in high
way engineering, while curricula
looking forward to degrees in high
way transport engineering will Of
fer a broad field of opportunity to
the college student. Concurrently
the student in the grade will need
to know something about safety
and about the purposes and uses
of the highways running past his
door.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
AKERS REPUBLIC
SALES ASSISTANT
Will Have Entire Charge Of
Organization in the
Field.

Forest H. Akers has been appoint
cd as assistant general sales man
ager OF the Republic Truck Sales
Corporation, the channel through
which Republic motor trucks are
marketed
AS assistant to General Sales
Manager A. J. Whipple. Mr. Akers
will assume entire charge Of the
Republic field organization. he
having a very valuable knowledge
OF, and experience with, potential
markets for which Republic trucks
are particularly adapted.
For the past seven years Akers
has been associated with the REQ
Motor Car Company. OF Lansing.
Mich. in various sales positions.
having latterly. for three years,
been general sales manager. which
position he recently resigned and
Immediately Joined the Republic or
EaniZation.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Smaller License Tags.

ALBANY. Dec. 25.-A tendency to-
ward smaller automobile license
plates on the part of several states
Is evident in collection Of a score
or more OF the 1921 plates In the
Secretary Of states office.
Connecticut is the only exception.
Ths plates which this State has
adopted for next year are nearly
twenty inches in length and prob
ably the largest which any State
IN the Union will use. Plates which
will serve the motorists of Vermont,
oregon, California Maine Pennsyl-
yanIa and several other States are
smaller than those
which were used this year
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
New York Has 'Healthmobile.

New York State now has a
"healthmobile." It's Il large motor
truck fitted up like a doctors office
and is used in an intensive child
welfare campaign in the rural dis
tricts. 1t carries a moving picture
machine and screen for displaying
health" movies. Use of the health
mobile proved SO successful this
year that New York's health author
titles are now considering using a
fleet Of them next year.-Goodrich
Travel and Transport Notes.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
an ll
STOP LOOK LISTEN
LIE ROI EST MG2T! VTVE LIE roll
BY
JIM RING

There nc 7rIicn rags and Dirt
Slo5v men of giTth GdrgGntHGn-rdnped roads.
A0Oiding labor, resting under trees,
ImpIoring food farmers chance obOdcs
Sometimes, food quests they chased BY dogs
But, not diShedrtcHfd, 1tuTdercd back again
lind lastly their tUdys 1tith 1ridcncd tGunch
Kings of the Rood! .4Ids. too brief their reign!
For clocks go round and calendar cG7rs
Are torn and thrO7rT G1udy.
The Poet sghs and IrcH he gric1rS-
No rodduuy Itdd he dchcsrS:
Ne1v times haze come Sfoy.
60, scan the roads which once the ragged men
OF VGgdbonda kicked TO dnsty fuf.
The UcrdWc is brdinrncd and blurred bv hudkS
of chugging and many foSsy puff
of smoke And fphO. you query. drf1r these
Al rust and rtin. through the droath of damp
H'hat g1H What rorm7rood' Romdurc IS rest!
The Hobo's dead. Here the Motor TrGmr'
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
No Snow to Remove,

City went and appropriated we'll
nigh S5,000,o00 to keep its streets
clear of snow this winter, bought
hundreds of snow plows and trac-
tors and organized snow-fighting
forces and now-doggone it-there
isn't any snow to fight. The win
ter has been so mild that trafic
hasn't been impeded once.-Good-
rich Travel and Transport Notes.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Spare Tire Good Insurance.

Our weekly DONT-Don't make
TIE mistake OF thinking that just
because you are getting along with
out spare tire now without having
any trouble that you are always
going to be so fortunate. Sooner
or later one of your tires is going
to give way and then you will be
up against it. A spare Is the best
insurance against annoying delays.
- Goodrich Travel and Transport
Notes.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
French Car Has Best Mileage

France now lays claim to the
honor of having the most miles
per-gallon-of-gas" car in the world.
In a recent fuel economy test, a
four-cylinder, two-sester Peugeot
ouadrilette made ISL miles on one
gallon of gasoline. Inasmuch as
gasoline now costs se.10 a gallon in
France, ii is evident that the car
which uses least fuel will be the
most populsr.-Goodrich Travel and
Transport Notek
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Balky Starter.

when the starting motor stalls
easily and fails to spin the crank
shaft as it should, 1t is a safe bet
that either the storage battery does
not test up to the necessary 1,275,
or that the contact points of the
line switch are not making proper
contact.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
MOTOR MEN ASK
Low TARIFF ON
HIGH PRICED CARS
Would Help American
Manufacturer as Wen
as Foreign.

Standing apart as the fret indus
try In the United States to ask for
a reduction in any part OF the tariff
schedule Immediately affecting fts
product. the automobile industry,
acting through J. Walter Drake.
chairman Of the foreign trade oaul-
mIttee, OF the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce, has request
Cd the Committee on Ways and
Means OF the House TO reduce the
rate on higher priced automobiles
from IS per cent to the basis Of
30 per cent now prevailing on lower
priced machines. A national pol
icy Of reciprocal relations and no
further increases in the aluminium
tariff, were also advocated.
In defining the position Of the
automobile industry with reference
to reciprocal relations, Mr.. Drake
said:
The National Automobile Cham
Der Of Commerce holds 20 the prin-
cIple that the policy proposed
should apply to the protective tar
IN in such a way as 70 prevent dis
elimination by foreign nations in
fact as well as in theory. and to
provide revenue for the nations
needs. II is recognized that higher
rates may be essential 20 some
American industries, but we believe
that through penalty clauses in our
tariff the government will be in a
position TO bring about desired eI-
changes much more rapidly than Il
can at present.
Manufacturers Concur.
Insofar as the automobile indus
try is concerned we advocate q re-
duction in the rate Of IS per cent
as applied to higher priced cars TO
the so per cent basis applicable to
the lower priced machine, with the
full concurrence Of manufacturers
OF the former commodity, who have
takeE the broad attitude that what
is good for a ma iority Of the manu-
factUrers in the trade, is good for
all
From the standpoint Of revenue
we believe that no noticeable de-
crease will occur and that there
may even be an increase due 20
somewhat larger importation or
higher-priced vehicles. But even
should this be so, the government
will still have a leverage in the
reciprocal trsiI which will be OF
benefit to other American industries
and which will therefore rebound to
our own good"
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Great Need Is for Uniform
Laws for Interstate Drivers
Conference Committee Urging Legislatures to
Pass Model Legislation to Further
Increase Safety Precautions.

suggested above constant improve
ment in safety can be achieved.
Figures showing the relation OF
car fatalities to various factors re-
lated to accident indicate a decline
Of 50 per cent in the ratio of fatsli-
ties per car as follows:
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Observation-Disclosures

We are patiently waiting for w
Pcarce Rayner, Command2nt at the
White motor truck agency. to write
in and tell US that there is not
word about him in Conan Doyle's
engrossing yarn, The White Com
pany."
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
-Stop!-Look !-Listen-

Hdrry, the Hacker, says: The hon
rst-to-gosh auto enthusiast IS the tcl-
EOaU 1Vho still brdGs about his car ottcr
he's dri1rr her 10000 miles.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20

ESTIMATED Of entire U. s. By National
Workmen's Compenss tion Service Bureau ap-
plying Census Bureau figures for registra-
tion area TO grand total.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
OUR LITTLE AUTO ALPHABET
No. 12-The Lamp.

7. IS Tor Lamp
Which is colored bright red.
If the wick's not kept damp,
The Lamp will 60 dead.
S.xt ytIt.,.u,
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
-Stop!-Leok :-Listen!-

And now. little Isabella. do you under
stand why captains of tragic squads buy
insomnia remedies? Well. weIl explain it
all over again. For instance, our own
CAPT. AL HEADLEY gets something like
this in his mail:
Dear Sir: hate to criticise the Police
Department, but are you aware that the
safety signs you are putting up near schools
are misspelled?
Every one | have seen so far reads.
$40! SCHOOL instead Of SLOW
This may help you in your work"
And then the poor Capt. has to explain
that the phonetic spelling allows for better
sign space and attracts more attention.
-Stop!-L0ok kt-LIstcnN
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
observation-disclosures

TRAGEDY OF A WINTER RE-
SORT
Arnold McCooteigh, OF name and OF
wealth,
Went South for his health.
He drove toward the South meath
the sun and the stars
In one Of his cars.
He stopped at an inn with a beau
tiful name.
"a part of the game.)
He stayed till he felt he was young
once again,
Most lucky of men!
But when he was handed the hos
telry bills,
He paled at the gills.
The cost of good health was too
heavy, perhaps:
He had a relapse.
-Stop!--Look.-Li
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
ok-Listen-
JOYS OF MOTORING, No. /

JOYS OF MOTORING, No. /.
Under the influence OF soft spring
day. the Average Motorist invited
the Pest to accompany him on a
little rural jaunt. through regions
which the A. VI. knew like a book.
when the houses of urban con-
structiOn had been left behind. the
Pest ventured:
You'd better turn to the right
up here to get on the best road"
Thank you; l know it," said the
A. NJ.
Then keep sraight on for three
miles. and-oh, you know this coun-
try, do you? l see. After that
take the hilly road to the left. It's
macadam, and better than the regu-
lar route in the long run. Besides.
the scenery - oh. pardon me! l
though could be OF some
good .. Think you have enough
gas?.. It's always well to be
sure. Some bad turns up here.
Are the absorbcrs workinG?.
You ought to bear west when you
strike the level.... What's the
natter"
The Average Motorist had stop
ped the car. His face was hard.
The auto stood on a bridge, below
which flowed a deep, still creek. The
men in the car were the only hu-
mans for miles around.
The A. NJ. dragged the Pest from
his seat and. disregarding his pro-
tests, dropped him over the side
Of the bridge. He heard the sub
sequent splash and Eurglings with
delight. Then he rode on again,
with the conviction OF a well done
deed, his soul overlooking with love
for his fellow man.
The Washington herald., 1921-02-20
Figures show Decline.

The figures Of fatalities show that
somr gain is being made in the safe
~ OF motor transport when the IN
Creasing number Of units is taken
into consideration. Moreover, it is
believed that through the measures
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08
REFUSE FROM
CANNING PLANT
ENDANGERS FISH
> Shelbyville Company Joins in
Effort to Save Stream
Pollution.

There is insufficient water in Little
Blue River in Shelby County to carry
OF the volume of organic matter from
corn packing processes and dumped into
the stream by tne Fame Canning Com
many at Shelbyville, according to re-
port of John C. Diggs, sanitary engineer
fled with Richard Lieber, director of the
State conservation department.
Overlooking this stream with this or
ganic matter is unquestionably very
decided burden on 1t and will result dur
ing low water stages in reduction IN
: the oxygen content of the water suf-
Ecient to kill the fish, the report says
Mr.. Diggs and owners of the canning
factory now are engaged in working out
a process whereby the stream will be re-
lieyed of much polluting wastes.
At the instigation of the State conser-
vation commission now engaged in a
campaign to cleanse and purify waters
of the State, Engineer Diggs is making
a survey of much of Indiana's water
courses, cooperating with owners of in
dustrial and manufacturing plants, mu-
inequalities and private citizens RESPONSE
bic TO very considerable extent foT
stream pollution. In several instances he
has found, Mr.. Lieber declares, where
municipalities run sewage into public
waters without making an effort toward
reducing it prior to it entering the
stream. This particular form of waste
is highly dangerous to public health, be-
ing tnducive to typhoid, and it is with
the desire to cleanse public waters OF
this menacing source Of poIIution rs well
as the communicating wastes from fac
tories which causes the death of all
aquatic life, that the conservation de
psrtment continues its fight for purer
waterways.
At Waldron, Shelby County, Mr.. Diggs
found that Cons Greek, while polluted to
some extent by wastes from the z. G
Reece Canning Company, the escaping
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08
NO FATTED CALF
WIEN PRODGAL
RETURNS HOME
But Dad Notifies Police and
Erring Son Rests in
FeLOn'S Cell.

CHICAGO, Oct S-Carl Steiter Jr.,
prodigal son, came home after sqander-
ing $4,000 loot obtained from mail
robbery and Carl Steiter Sr., turned him
over to the police. The son is in cell
today and faces an extended prison term.
Steiter was one of the four men who
stole S234,O from the Standard Oh Com
pany at Whiting Indiana, In September.
1913. The other three, John Wedja and
Leo and Walter B1lpkowski, already are
serving prison sentences.
After the robbery SteiteT and Bessie
JaSiak, his sweetheart, fled They went
to Los Angeles where Steiter spent
money lavishly, bought diamonds, air
planes, racing cars and generally cut
wide swath." He studied aviation at
the Sidney Chaplin Aviation School ard
later1 founded the International Aircraft
Corporation Of California The concern
shortly went into bankruptcy.
Leaving Los Angeles, Steiter and his
bride went to Texas where he became a
'stunt" aviator He smashed his air
plane, however. and eventually went
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08

solids were not in sufficient quantity to
inJure aquatic life.
Regarding the pollution Of Blue River
by wastes from the Union Starch Eirup
and Refining Company at Edinburg, the
report says immediate reduction in the
discharge of this waste is demanded IL 1t
is hoped to maintained the stream in a
condition which to any extent approaches
normal. Obviously the ideal situation
would be the installation Of a plant
process which would permit the recovery
of valuable material now lost through
plant drains, the report points out.
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08

Packers and Butcher Workers Union
made every effort to obtain a 100 per
cent vote of their membership.
No question OF wages was considered
in the vote. The only question for de-
cision was whether the men would strike
or accept the announcement made by the
big FIVE" packers when the Alschuler
wage agreement expired Sept. 15 that
they would operate on the American
nlan" In the futnre
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08
INDIANA DAILY PINES, SATURDAY., OCTOBER ), 1927.

broke. The couple drifted to Memphis
where Mrs. Steiter scrubbed floors to
keep food on their table.
With a visit from the stork expected
soon, the Steiters came back to Chicago
and appeared at the home of the
prodtgars father. Steiter Sr. took down
the telephone and called the police.
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08

New Jersey streets. Murray was arrested
on the charge of assault and battery.
The injured, all of whom went to their
homes after the accident, were: Chariotte
Ries, 63S East New York street; Mrs.
Omelia Stewart, living a mile east Of
the city on the National road, and Ed
Bochevy, 5148 East st, Clair street.
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08
PACKERS VOTE
ON OPEN SHOP

CHICAGO, Oct. S.-Votes of sixty five
thousand union packing house employees
throughout the country were cast today
on whether they favored striking to ac-
cepting the employers declaration Of an
open shop.
Officials of the Amalgamated Meat
Indiana daily times., 1921-10-08
Three Injured When
Automobile Skids

Three persons were slightly injured
last night when an automobile driven by
Henry Murray, 627 East Morris street,
skidded into them at Washington and
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-07-24
LASKERPLANS TO K
DIG SHIP BOARD OUT
OF MAIZE OF DEFICITS
Task Is to Make What
Was Liability Into
an Asset

WASHINGTON. July Irwin a
tangled maze OF deficits and losses
behind him, Albert ID. Laskcr, new
chairman OF thu United States Ship
ping board. today Is looking hope
fully ahead.
n liability into an asset" Laskor said,
after pointing out that the operations
OF the shipping hoard during the last
fiscal year resulted In u flat loss Of
more than 5000, oO0. coo to the tax
payers.
Three tasks which Lasker and his
associates must finish with the great
est dispatch are:
ONEDTo dispose OF more than
ta0O. 900. 900 In old claims against the
shipping board. "A hangover from
the last administration.
TWO-To dispose OF the fleet of
ass wooden ships. called absolutely
useless by experts. which are eating
up $4,000 a month for up-keep
alone.
THREE-To put the shipping
board and the emergency fleet cor
poration on a business basis and, n
possible. on a moncy-mnking basis.
In getting the board back on n
business basis, iasker plans 10 or
Ranize Il along the samc lines as any
great corporation.
He will untrust the operations Of
the board to five vice presidents. all
technical experts. Each vice presl-
dent will choose his own stan. Each
will be instructed TO choose the flt-
test side. throwing politics TO the
winds.
THE president has Inherited In the
shipping board the most difficult
business problem ever given to a
president To- work out. Every condi-
ton surrounding IL was sick" laskes
said.
But the shipping board is not dis
hcartened.
with patience something can be
done and out of this wreck a real
American merchant marine VIII
nriHe."