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Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
ANDRE BO|LLOT SOUTH MAK|NG ENTERS THE B|G. GREAT PROGREss SPEEDWAY GRIND 'ON HIGHWAYS

INDIANAPOLIS. May 7.-"Any driver starting race with dirty fin- ger nails cannot win it. said Andre Boillot, French race driver, who VIII be seen in a Talbot Barracq in the 1 50O-mile race to be held at the In
 dianapolis Motor Speedway on Mon
 day, May 30. His English is a bit broken. but he has a style of expres- sion that is elucidating as well as
 amusing
 Boillot entered the racing game when but nineteen years old because
 he took fancy to it watching his brother" His brother, Georges
 BoilIot. who died hero in the late
 world war. was one of the greatest
 automobile race drivers of all time
 and Andre is rapidly following in his footsteps.
 In the Fargo Florio in Italy in 1919
 he faced death no less than six times ! over the treacherouS road course and l just as he was about to thunder
 across the finish line a winner he skidded, turned his car completely around. took out section of the grand stand. and backed his car
 under the wire for victory T enter 1 tain much fear before every race, " says Boillot, but once I am into the
 competition all fear is forgotten He used to like the Indianapolis course best of all, he said and when
 asked why he changed his opinion Of the Hoosier oval he reluctantly re-
 marked in an undertone, its too dry
 now" In former days Boillot was wont to have a bottle of Vim Blanc with his meals. but alas he gust drink water now
 Farming is his hobby off the race course and fishing his favorite sport
 but the rich young Frenchman frank ly admits that he prefers to be lazy rather than engage in any permanent l business pursuit. Because his sisters always received large boxes of choc- l plates from their admirers, Boillot $ sole ambition when a boy. was to be a girl. But there is nothing femi- nine about Andre who made q name ! for himself in the French air service
 and was cited nuremous times for his bravery against the Huns in the air. but as he says. "The war is over, and I won't talk about it.
 It isn't necessary for Boillot to | train for any race, according to him | self for he is always in trim. He | lives a plain life in the open with a l lot of exercise and eats as Hess meat as possible
 His family objects to racing and
 when asked if he would start racing | if he were a youth again. he replied,
 mo fear" and then added that he intends to give up racing at the end of next year. Boillot is always a | center of attraction al the Speedway
 and has made many friends in In dianapolis. This will make his third ! trip to the Hoosier capital to com pete in 500-miIe event.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
NATIONAL DEALERS AND
 CHAMBER HEADS HOLDING
 CONFERENCE AT DETROIT

DETROIT, May 2-The stage is
 set and awaiting the actors in the
 conferences to be held between the
 representatives of the National Au-
 tomobile Dealers association and the
 committee of National Automobile
 Chamber of Commerce, in this city,
 Monday.
 The committee of the dealers asso- citation, as announced in St. Louis on
 April 15, as appointed by President
 Jesse A. Smith in Milwaukee, is as follows:
 Jesse A. Smith, Milwaukee, Hud- son Essex; H. B. Harper, Philadel- phia, Overland; F. w. A. Vesper, St. Louis, Buick; A. J. Shorey. Boston, Velie; P H. Greer, Los Angeles, Max we'll Chalmers and Hupmobile; and
 N. H. Cartinhour, Indianapolis, Fed eral truck
 A statement of the principals to be taken up by the committee has | been prepared by the N. A. D. A. board of directors and c. A. Vane, general counsel, and will be present ed to the manufacturers committed
 and discussed fully when the two
 manufacturers meet.
 The dealers believe that there are tl6Il SubJtClS NilAN Attd d1SSOSSAOil now, and that revision of some Qi the principals of operation is neces-
 sary before the selling of automobiles | is satisfactory. In the main, these
 are the subjects discussed at the N | A. D. A. convention in Chicago this | year and which resulted in the ap- | pointment of the committee after g
 resolution was offered calling for g ! conference with the manufacturers. These subjects are: 1. Cancellation l clause: 9 Discounts; 3. Exclusive representation; A. Used car problems;
 5. Parts, discounts and stocks; 6 1 Service policies; '. Advertising;> s | Freight rates.
 The dealers are coming into th' conference with an open mind. The, l believe that these eight subjects pre- sent a number of problems whicl work an injustice on anyone else either the manufacturer or the job | Der. They believe that if both deal
 CT and manufacturer get together or | the fundamentals. definite policie:
 and adhere to them then a great dea
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Mt. Hood Scaled
 By Motorcycle

Competing for a trophy offered by the proprietor of the government camp hotel on Mt. Hood, to the mo- torcycle which could be ridden under its own power to the camp and be the first to arrive there after April l, Ed Carlson of Portland, Ore, per formed the feat to the entire satis- faction of all interested and as a re- suit scored the third successive victory for his favorite make of machine The trophy is a handsome silver lov- ing cup and is now the permanent property of the local agents for the winning machine. The trip was made through snow several feet deep and offered perils in the form of hidden crevices, dangerous trails and ex- treme cold. Carlson's companion on the trip, B. ". Rice. was forced to re- main at the camp for several days to recuperate from what threatened to prove case of frosted lung.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Ideal Road Section
 Bound To Be Famous

The ideal section" soon to be built on the Lincoln highway. is ex pected to become the most famous piece of highway in the world. The exact location has not yet been chosen, but it has been intimated that the section may be constructed in Indiana not far from Chicago.
 The funds for building this ideal section will be provided by the United States Rubber company" says c. A Fish, of the Central Auto Sup ply company, dealer in United States tires. The company has always been interested in better roads, and has undertaken this work in order that the world may have a concrete illustration of the ideal type of road to build
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

that there was little effort on the part of the company to induce the em- ployes to take advantage of the stock purchasing rights, almost all of the sales being made at the voluntary request of the purchaser.
 Anniversary checks are payable for a year of continuous service, certain definitely specified absence privileges being incorporated in connection. On his first anniversary date, an employe in paid a check equal in amount to five per cent of his earnings with the company during the year. The per centage which det1rmines the amount of the check remains the same for the first four years of service, but on the fifth and succeeding years it in- ereases to 10 per cent. A close rec ord is kept of each employe and any failure on his part to meet the at tendance requirements serves at once to forfeit his right to participate. un- der the plans.
 During 1920, s,063 employees were paid anniversary checks with a total cost to the company of approximately Ss00,0
 Employees who have been with the company for two continuous years or more are entitled to a weeks vaca- l tion with pay. During the past yeai | 1 provision with a cost to the company or approximately s132,000. Those 1 whose annual earnings are less thar S3.000 and who have reached 50 years Of age with a minimum of 20 year: of continuous service with the com 1 pany, are eligible to retire on a pen i sion equal of 25 per cent of theil l average annual earnings for the five l years preceding the date of retire nlent. A minimum pension of s30 pel month is provided for in this agree | rlent. About 90 employees are nov retired under this provision.
 At the death of an employe wh' has been continuously with the com | pany for five years or longer, the Tiff l insurance provision specifics that 1 check for $500 be given to the family | Numerous checks have been paid il
 this manner to date.
 The company has spent in exces
 of g 900 900 in building artistic an l thoroughly practical homes for it
 employees in the past year and hail In building these homes the compan,
 aas made use of it's enormous buyini
 powers and, in turn, furnishes tn
 homes to employees at actual cos
 with monthly payments not nor
 than the rental value of the propert
 involved.
 Prevailing wages have been paid a
 all times in addition to the co-opera
 tive benefits
 President A. R. Erskine hopes t
 see the day when each and every em
 ploye will own stock under the co
 partnership provisions.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
CHOSEN ID HANDLE IDEAL
 HIGHWAY SECTION

DETROIT. May T-tSpeciaD-The Lincoln Highway association has an rounced the names of the experts re- tsined to ollaborate in the final de- tailed design of the Ideal Section which is soon to be built on the Lin coin highway the funds being pro- rsded by the United States Rubber company.
 construction of the Ideal Section has heeu piaced in the nandD of Lock wood. Greene and c61npany, engin- eers of Boston. Mass. among the founders of the Lincola Highway as- sorsarion. This firm Las been en- raged in the building of large indus trial and commercial pl ojects Of note throughout the country One or its noteworthy contracts ,Fas the build : me of Yorkship Village. housing thousands Of employees of the New York Shipbuilding con pany, at Cam den. N- J.
 rr charge of the fir al detailed de- sign of the Ideal Sect on, collaborat- ing with Lockwood. G 'eeLe and com rsuv. will be w. G. thornpson, con sulting highway eng neer, ana Iate srare highway engineer O. New Jer- se,- MT. Thompson is well known ,broughout the country as an ac- t--ruIedged authority iit highway t-.s4sfner He was for ten years ( ..-s,.,ba~ Of the corps of engineers ..-hs-h under General Goethals, bull .1-, Panama canal. From 1912 to l3l- ,T~ ThomDson was supervisor of con --~,.-.;oY, Of .he Balboa termlhal a s,.., pacific end of the canal belns l-s~crt charge of wharf and pier
 @Nad and road construction or th' .~-sss.,l,-l co2ling pls mt at the Allan Tie end of the canal z.t
 n was at the ret ommendatlon ,-- George w Govthals, then con .,s,i,g highway engineer Tor tn
 -.. of New Jersey, that MT. lhomp
 -,-,s anpointed state highway en ..-',,,. of New Jersey, in l9l [. haNln' s.1 ,,,arxe of and responslplhty 10 .,-. .-orrauization tf the depaTtmeh
 s.-Sord with modern standards an .,-' ,,lsuning. designing ana coistr r'I ruc @ @ts.s "a rbs New Jersey state hlshWa 4-- I-no, this work MT l holhp S ,,ss engaged until July, l9-V'
 .rr Thompson has been rom 1iI
 ,,,anlber of the LlncoIn hlsil
 .e-huical committee when .e!. .It ue .1o,, tl-e general speclI l' tio' '
 rSsal section ana Is lhLiI lhLIi'i@ Ia 1el ,,, - s-.ed with all the phases oi LII sIe beai tifiCation or tHe lu' ,
 u- -,a,- be of the same ms
 -s as the constr ti"'' C,.i ~ii,.' irself lens Jensen oi 8 VI. me -eo Is known as one ol 9.'', N
 So M7trr landscape aFtIil'S1 - I.As srcaged- Mir Jensen com
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

With rapid progress being made on the splendid highway system of Maricopa county, it will soon be pos sibe for a motorist to drive on a paved road from Marinette to Chan dler, and from Scottsdale to Buck eye, with intervening and cross roads running the mileage of pavement up into the hundreds.
 While in extent, Southern Califor mia covers much more territory than the Salt River valley and Maricopa county, still the ba1my land by the sea will have nothing on Maricopa county when the new road program is completed
 The development of the paved highway system will accomplish what years of effort spent otherwise would take to do. In drawing the tourist
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

NEW ORLEANS. May 7-T The South is pulling itself out of the mire. This year there is more good roads construction under way than ever before in the history of Dixie. This is the report of R. B. Parrish, pathfinder for the travel and trans port bureau of the B. F. Goodrich. Rubber CO. who has just completed his seventh annual winter tour of the highways in southern states.
 Due to the vast extent of road building" says Parrish. T found it difficult to get over the roads in the South while doing my work: how ever. the largest percentage of road building is m the nature of new right -of-ways and new road beds.
 ''The new roads are being more eff ficiently surveyed. with better drain age, lesser grades. better bridges and safer curves. Most all of the new bridges are being constructed of steel and concrete. The Southern farmer has learned that where he was once B miles or 24 hours from town or market. he is now. since the new roads have been finished, a short dis tance Of three or four hours from market A few years ago there were many places throughout the South where school children waded from one to five miles through mud to reach school. Now they ride in mo- tor trucks provided for this purpose by the communities. over a hard sur faced road and with protection to their health.
 ''SiX years ago it was difficult to find piece of hard surfaced road in the South as long as 9 miles, where as at present there are any number of hard roads from p to 100 miles in length.
 ''The road drag. highly essential to sand. clay, gravel and dirt roads. has long since come into it's own through out the South and can be seen in use along any main highway"
 That Southern people are alert to their urgent need of better roads is attested by the tremendous sums they have voted in recent state and county bond issues Reports sent in to the Goodrich bureau show that S27S.590.- 635 is now available for good roads expenditure in the South.
 The amounts available in the vari- ous states are:
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

and holding him, in bringing the city markets to the farmer, in making suburban property out of what is now country property, in making of the whole county a vast playground, where the city man can have his outing, and the country man can have his city pleasures-these and many other things will prove to us what a great investment we have made.
 The map shown above indicates the amount of paving in this project, now open for traffic to the public. and also the amount laid, but not ready for traffic. It also shows the roads which will come under the pro- gram of paving
 It will be seen that there is now approximately 40 miles of pavement
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Rubber GroUer Has AdUdntage In Tire
 Manufocturine

In manufacturing automobile tires there is a big advantage in growing the rubber that goes into the tires. The manufacturer can thus be sure of the quality of the rubber for he handles it exclusively until it goes from his factory in the form S fin ished tires He does not have to use rubber picked up in odd lots from a hundred different sources.
 "The United States Rubber com pany owns and opera tes iu SuWatTa the largest single rubber plantation in the world" says $ Arch puimaEe of Dulmare and Dunbar dealers ln United States tires 'The planted area is as big $ the District or Co Iumbia l. is beautiful orchard
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

pleted extensive studies in his profes- sion abroad, coming to the United States from Denmark in 1884. He is a governing member of the Chicago Art institute a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Geopra phical society, president of the Friends of our Native Landscape, and a Fellow of the American Geogra- phical society He is at present ac- lively engaged as a consulting land scape architect and, as a member of the associations technical committee has been keenly interested in the de- velopment of plans for an Ideal Sec ton of modern highway in connec- ton with which the aesthetic aspect would be given adequate considera- ton.
 The detailed designs and plans pre- pared for the section will he made public a soon as completed and the actual construction will be under taken as soon as possible
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
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completed and in use, while 15 miles more is about ready to feel the wheels of the automobile. The paving of Mcdowell street to the Fair Grounds is to be completed before fall, which will greatly facilitate attendance at the state fair, and the Glendale road will shortly be started.
 Truly has it been said that the eyes of the country are on Maricopa coun- ty, and this is proven doubly true by the unanimous vote of the Good Roads delegates at Greensboro. North Carolina to make Phoenix the con
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
FRANKLIN NOW
 RANKS F|F HI IN TOTAL SALES

SYRACUSE, May 7-(Special)- Reports compiled by the offices of the H. Fl. Franklin Company show that for the first quarter of the year 1921, Franklin ranked fifth among all American automobile manufac turers on the basis of sales value and eleventh on the number of cars pro- duced. Included in the calculations were Ford and a number of other plants of large production. no manu- facturer being overlooked.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

This is an increase of two points over the last quarter of 1920, when Franklin ranked seventh among all American manufacturers. including Ford, in the value of sales.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

Only two of the above totals rep resent state wide bond issues-Ala bana and Virginia In most of the states the money was voted by a few of their counties. The total given for the state was voted by three counties in Arkansas, nine counties in Arizona. nine counties in Florida, ten counties in Kentucky and nine in Oklahoma. When the balance of the counties in these states take sim liar action the South's grand total for good roads Is expected to be doubled.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08
Buick and Dodge
 VIII Use Exide

PHILADELPHIA. Penn. May '. (Specia) According to announce ment made here today. the Electric Storage Battery company. builders of Exide batteries, has concluded a contract with the Buick Motor com pany to equip its entire 1921 output with Exide batteries. A considera ble proportion of Dodge cars will also carry Exide batteries, a contract having been closed with Dodge Brothers.
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

covered with stately ranks Of trees This supply of fine quality crude rub he~ is one of the things that has built Ep Inc reputation of Inc cOmpary's tires
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

By ordering her milliners to use no wild bird plumage on her hats Queen Mary has bestowed her royal ap- pToVal on the movement in England for the protection of plumage birds
Arizona republican., 1921-05-08

The prison population of the Middle and Southwestern United States de- creased 12.4 per cent in the last six years. This falling off in prison pop ulation of this section is equivalent to more than the combined prisoners of Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin and of North and South Dakota in 1914
Arizona republican., 1921-01-02
MoreIand Announces
 Tenth AnniUerSory
By charls Miller, Sales Manager
 R. b. Roper Motor Go.

While not so spectacular and so much in the glare of the spotlight as the air plane the development of the motor truck and the whole trucking industry in the last decade has been fully as
 marvellous. In the early days trucks were a sort of a side issue, passenger cars chassis and general contraction was followed in a conversion to truck uses. Then came the realization of the actual importance of trucks in the fu- ture of all classes of transportation ef- ficiency and manufacturers bent their energies to making real trucks for truck work.
 It was at this time the Moreland truck was born in a little tin shack in Los Angeles. It was 10 years ago this month. It is the far cry from those first trucks and the crude facilities for manufacture to the high standard oi perfection of the present products is- suing from the modern $2,000, 900 plant Of the company in Burbank-yet those trucks were good and still running or their jobs.
 The first three trucks produced were Of 3-ton capacity and were delivered C the Southern California Hardware company, Fl. Raphael and Has Barucl of Los Angeles. In the light of the present trucks they would present som, contrast. They were chain driven, haC the drivers seat over the motor, the olC cone clutch, wood heels, jack shaft sus pension, old time universals, three speed transmissions and other featurei which then were considered the lates | type of construction but which are nov considered but memories of the strugg | ling past.
 ! These trucks were equipped, as hav' been all since, with the patented More lond gasifier, and in It's way gave evi ldence of the advanced ideas which hav
 carried them to the forefront. As tn
 years have gone by the chain drive ha
 been replaced by the worm-d drive, be lieved to be the highest type of req
 end drive yet conceived, with the fou
Arizona republican., 1921-01-02
.RAY HOWARD WILL
 DRIVE 5OO MILE
 SPEEDWAY GRINl

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 31-(SpeciaD Ray Howard the Beau Brummel Of the auto racing fraternity, and Lloyd Rertaud another race pilot, flew into this mans town this week to secure entry blanks for the Ninth Annual In- ternational 500-A Mile Sweepstakes Race which will be held at the Indianapolis Mptor Speedway Monday May %, 1921
 The race pilots are riding an Italian s. V. A. biplane from New York 10 Tulsa, Okla.
 Howard will drive a Peugeot in the Indianapolis affair and Berthaud will team with him in a duplicate ear. These cars will be entered by an American sportsman and will race independent ol the Peugeot cars which will be sent from France.
 Howard will be- making his third ap- pearance over tke Indianapolis bricks next May. He started in a Peugeot last May but was hampered with engine trouble throughout the race and | dropped out at 460 miles when he found | that by finishing he would be out of | the money. His car was one of the l classiest eye catchers on the track and was ready for the race days before the speed merchants faced the starter But
 old man Bad Luck almost overlook him