Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-15
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Women Are engaged rs sarage keep
ers in England.

Women are engaged Is garase keep
ers in England.
There arc az73.131 miles Il public
roads in the United States.
Spain with a population of u, ,ooA,o 90
has only 10000 automobiles.
Tho legal speed limit for motor ve-
hicles in Denmark is 50 kileneters .N
milcs) an hour.
The Italian embargo on tn1pertstton
If American passenger automobiles
has been removed.
Commercial vehicles In England are
paying nearly one-half the motor tax
alton of that country.
spending s1.ooo, 900 900 for 100000
tires every year.
Highway construction is now making
important and extensive strides in
various cities In India.
Bermuda remains the only dvifised
place in the world from which AutSmo-
hiles are barred.
Motor vehicle taxes are collected on
tho basis of horsepower in Belgium,
France. England and Italy.
In Illinois, 5es.7ss persons paid near
ly ,oco for licenses to operate their
automobiles in 1920.
In Philadelphia, to enable motorists
to get clearer signals, spotlights are
played on traffic policemen at night.
For the first eleven months of 1890
1919 motor vehicles. vailed at 31s.97s.970
were imported into South Africa.
The state highway commission in
California has the authority to acquire
roadside trees along its highways
tural districts along the Canadian ma
tional railway is aiding in the con-
struction of good roads.
The Royal Danish Automobile Club.
in Copenhagen. was founded in 1a5l.
Prince Axel is president of tn. club,
which has a membership of 1000.
Fully ss per cent of tn. automobiles
in Iowa. Nebraska and South Dakota
arc owned by farmers who purchased
their cars principally for business pur-
poses.
One Of the principal discussions At
tho National Academy OF Science, dur
ing its recent annual session at WASH
inE'on. was The problem of steering
an automobile around corner"
Wood. of Haddonfield, N. J.. has
passion for automobile touring and in
sists on riding on the top of the sedan
whenever the car is put into service.
Tho latest production In motor
busses. with body construction similar
to that OF n troilv car, has electric
lights and push buttons. leather up
holstcry and safety door. 1t seats
q persons.
Motor transportation Is furnished
every morning to It's crippled children
by the city of New York to public
schools. The annual cost to the city
Of carrying these children Is between
500 coo and t.5o.ooo
Because he was unable to find a
suitable office in Easton. Md James A.
equipped his automobile as IN offio.
and has the car parked on tho main
street. Landscape scenery is painted
on both sides Of the car.
At a sale Of motor eouipp.pt. re-
Gently conducted hy the War depart
ment at camp Jeff, near Jeffersonvtlla.
Ky, prices obtained for touring cars
ranged from 1880 to $40 each. one
hundred and thirty-eight three-ton
li2c0 each.
Elizsbeth Ann Mccoy of P1p.stone.
" MANITOBA, mas the distinction of being
the first woman in tho Province TO he
,warded a oontrsc, in CONSTRUCTION of
roads. She recently secured con-
'ract from the Good Roads Board for
road building in the Pipestone mun,oi-
pality.
As warning to reckless drivers. tn.
soard of trade of Goshen, ". y. hse
arected large signs on each side Of the
,tterkill bridge. where many acci-
ients have occurred. The sfgne hear
he following inscription: private
across the bridge for reck-
ess drivers" The warning. are in
black and white, decorated With skull
and cross bones.
Tho Automobile League Association
II New York City has so cars pat-ollnE
he metropolitan district to offer free
Dad service for its members Expert
,erair men operate the service cars,
which are equipped ~ith inner tubee.
,lowcu, patches. Jacks, two lines.
spark plugs and q surplus supply of
gasoline. The 4. L. 4 cars are operst-
ID over separate routes every day from
80 n m. to 10 y. m, Tho service Ia
given to members of tho association
sratis and no tirpinE /, allowed.
When Mr.. and Mrs g, s EnEle Mr.
md Mrs. Jerc Henzel and Miss Halle
Hen1el all Of Hazeltnn, Pa. arrived
home recently from a transconttnen'al
automobile trip to California they
we're received by the Hazclton Liberty
band aud parade ON the principal
street Of the city. \ distance of mors
thsu 10 ooo miles was covered by tbs
TOURISTS who Travelled IN specially
machine. IN which they
lived en- route. equipped with sleeping
apartments and a kltchsnette.