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Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-11

vous strain drivers pndcsgo from glar-
ing lights approaching them and the
many escapes from serions accidents
experienced every night blythe most
careful drivers from this condition.
Following Mr.. Templcton,s demon.
stration Thursday night, several local
garagcmen made application for certi-
ficatcs as Official testing stations ard
after these are passed upon by the
division the necessary credentials VIII
be issued and FL Centre ear owners
will be enabled to have their lights in
spected and adjusted to conform to The
state laws and to safety at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-11
BIG PROGRAM NOW
PLANNED FOR DAY
AT COUNTRY CLUB
Thanksgiving to See Auto
Races, Athletics, Other
Features at, Club

A program Of outdoor sports, autC
! races and eHtertainmcnt is being ar
, ranged for Thanksgiving Day at Ala
mo Park, soon to be known as tit,
Submarine Golf Club. - This is tAc
enterprise which has becn promoted
by the Imperial Valley Country Club in
an effort to convert the old Aamorie
townstc into II much needed place oi
outdoor amusement and recreation.
The program for Thanksgiving Day
includes Il two mile auto race, Il Il
mile auto race, first prize 900, TO:
Fords, Cheyrolets and Overlands; n
% mile open race with $1,000 i'll prizes
800 first prize, 5000 second prize and
800 third prize; the race being con
fined to Imperial valley cars.
There will be an entrance fee Of SO
for the 10 mile race and $2j for the
% mile race.
In addition to the auto races there
will be trap shooting between teams
representing San Diego, CaleXico
Brawley and Rockwell Field. There
will be music by the MeXicali band
football and dancing.
Arrangements are III charge OF g
special committee and more detailed
information can be secured from c. w
Hindrcks, Calipatria; J. G. Wehn
INLAND, or DR.. r. f. Wool, Brawley.
The Thanksgiving Day entertain
mcnt is an opening event for the win
ter season for a project behind which
the united efforts of Imperial Valley
live wires is being placed in the hope
Of bringing to successful consumma
tion what is regarded as a most i'm
portant need.
The Imperial Valley Country Club is
located on the banks of the Alamo
river on the paved highway four miles
east of Brawlcv. The board Of director
of the Imperial Valley Country. club
has made payment on contracts for tho
| Alamorio townsite, have obtained char
ter from the state and have possession
of about 200 acres, Of levelcl land, part
" fenced, including 20 shares o
water stock, two Artesian minera
wells, two concrete line plungcs, 9th
largest open air plunge in tho state o
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
BRIMFUL OF CAR MIDST,
Driver,
In New York MAY
Find DisapprovaI

ALBANY. n. Y. March iI-rhs
soulful moments of romantic mo
florists. particularly drivers wh<
pilot their cars through city street,
or along country highways whiIs
using one arm 20 cuddie soms
sweet young thing" are 20 be thl
next object OF Legislative reform N
New York State.
Assemblyman Steinberg, OF Nee
York. proposes a measure to max,
this particular form of spooning /
crime. since. he contends. IL en-.
dangers the life and limb OF pedes,
trians and careful autoists. steIi..
Lcrg, who admits prosaIc bachelor.
hood, IA also sponsor Of a bill. re.
Gently introduced. which would pre-
vent elopeme9t marriages in I'M.
State.
In presenting his new propoSes
law. Steinberg said aUtomobiifns
couples have not taken full adva n
tage OF quiet boulevands and coun.
try roads. but have extended theh
''petting tours" to Broadway ana
Fifth avenue. regardless Of briRt
lights. His bill would require mo
torcar drivers TO keep both hand,
on the steering wheel except wh.,
shifting gears or handling brak,
levers.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
OFFERS PRIZE FOR
BEST MOTOR POEM
Writer Must Depict Trend of
United States Truck and
Car Victories.

Who can write a $1,000 poem on
The Spirit of transportation"
The Clark Equipment Company,
Buchanan. Mich. is willing to pay
that much for the best poem or ode
written on this theme.
Announcement of the $1,000 prize
poem competition was made at the
annual meeting OF the National An
tomobile Dealers Association dur
ing the Chicago Automobile Show.
1t will be remembered that a collec-
ton OF paintings by twelve eminent
artists was gathered last year by this
company and exhibited at the ma
tional automobile shows and in the
principal cities 4 the West and
Pacific Coast uno,r the auspices of
the National Automobile Dealers
Association.
Each artist painted his own con-
ception of THE Spirit of Transporta-
tion." showing how civilization has
kept step through time with the i'm
provement of methods and means of
transportation. The artists, after be-
ing paid for their paintings. entered
them in friendly competition for a
bonus prize of $1,000. which was
awarded by a jury of men prominent
in art and transportation. The artists
represented in this collection are as
Follows: Max BONN. Franklin Booth.
George Elmer Browne. James Cady
Ewen, r. F. Heinrich. Frank Y.
Leyendecker, Jonas Lee. F. Louis
Mora. Alphonse 4ducha, Maxfield
Parrish, Coles Phillips and William
Mark Young.
The jury of award consisted of
Judge E. H. Gary. chairman U. S.
Steel Corporation: Robert W. deFor-
rest president. Metropolitan Museum
OF Art, New York City; Charles L.
Hutchinson. president, Art Institute
Of Chicago; w. c. Durant, president,
Durant, Motors, Inc, New York City;
Homer l.. Ferguson, president New
port News Ship Building and Dry
Dock Company, Newport News. Va;
Frederick d. Underwood, president.
Erie Railroad Company. New York.
N Y.
The Clark Equipment Company de-
sires to publish full color reproduc-
tons of these paintings accompanied
by poem or ode on the same theme
and announces $1,000 prize for this
poem. The following gentlemen have
consented to serve as a board Of
Judges to select the poem: Glen
Frank. editor. Century" Magazine;
William Stanley Braithwaite. editor
Anthology of Magazine Verse :"
Merle Thorpe. editor 1.-The Nations
Business: Frank w. Roche. pub
fisher, Automobile Topics; Samuel
Q. Dunn, editor, Railway Age;
Harold L. Brown. editor, Bus Trans
portation."
Full details of the competition and
registration blank may be obtained
by addressing the Clark Equipmen mt
Company. Buchanan. Mich. This
company is identified with the auto
motive industry in that II manufac-
lures motor truck and bus axles and
takes this means of calling attention
TO the fact that the motor car. motor
truck and motor bus have devel-
oped a new system OF transpprta-
ton as important to the nation as
our railroad and steamship systemS
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
Automobiles Aid
In Reaching Sick
In North Dakota

With almost appalling road con-
dttions preventing medical aid from
reaching them, and long stretches
of country separating them from
their neighbors, the isolated farm
ers and ranchers of North Dakota
have long been a problem to health
clinics engaged in stamping out the
white plague and other diseases.
AS the farmers as a rule cannot
come to the city to the clinic. the
North Dakota Tuberculosis Associa-
ton now brings the clinic to the
districts far removed from the
cities. s-.
Travelling in a Dodge Brothers
business car. the clinic can now
reach every district. no matter how
far distant. Many positive cases of
tuberculosis have been located by
the travelling health bureau and as
sistance rendered. Besides this a
greet deal OF educational work has
been done in teaching families how
10 live under difficult sanitary
conditions.
The conditions OF the roads In the
far removed districts have many
times made the drivers thankful
for the ruggedness built into their
car. Practically impossible roads
have frequently been negotiated in
the health tours>without injury to
the car.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
FIRM To BUILD
NOVEL TAXICABS
Forms Corporation Capital,
lied at s10,000,OOO To
''Mark New Era"

DETROIT. March II.-From an.
thoritative sources it is learned tina,
a corporation, capitalized at So
ooo. 900. is soon TO be formed in New.
York City, and that this organlza-
ton will mark a new era in the
taxicab industry. Many prominent
men. including four foremost auto
mobile engineers, as well as a mum
Der Of executives OF high standing,
WIZ be among the incorporators.
1t is stated that the general plans
Of operation contemplate the man
ufscture OF a standard taxicsb. said
TO be comparable in appearance
with other cars OF this description.
There will be eliminated all Of M
unnecessary attachments said "a
be part OF the present-day equlp-
ment
1t is stated regarding the new,
taxi. that IL will be an engineerind
product rather than an assembled
one. The cab will be CONSTRUCTED
from designs which are a'sympu
SUM Of the offerings OF the leadln !
taxicab manufacturers.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
MANY AMERICAN
CARSN EUROPE
United States Is Leader in
Building of Sound Motor
Vehicles.

Americans who have returned
from Europe are more or less sur
prison at the number of American
built cars that can be seen in the
old country.
Whether on the battlefield of
Flanders. the streets of London, or
the sunny avenues of Italy, the
American automobile lends a home
like atmosphere to the Yankee
nomads. which evidences the fact
that the European Is coming to
America for his high-grade cars.
1t was not so long ago that
American manufacturers went to
Europe for ideas in design of their
automotfve products. but now this
condition Is reversed. The Euro
pean is copying our design and buy
ing our cars.
America has undoubtedly taker
the place of leadership in the build
ing of file cars" says an expert.
The Premier was the first car in
this country to build an efficien:
aluminium motor that would reliver
mileage without vibration or less
power. Likewise. 1t was the first
car to be equipped with the electric
gear shift that makes shifting gears
merely a matter Of pushing a lever
on the steering wheel quadrant into
the speed desired. throwing out the
clutch and going"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
CARELESS OWNERS
SKATER TIRE LIFE
Lack of Attention After Long
Drive Is One Cause,
Claim.

Carelessness damages and skaters
the life of more tires than any other
one thing. Miller tire experts esti-
mate 1t causes three out of every
four repairs. Lack of attention az
ter continuous driving breaks down
the best of tires.
Tread cuts develop separation.
Bruises open a way to blowouts.
Battered walls let rot creep in. Bits
OF glass or metal, easy to remove,
pound 1t to cause punctures. In
spection largely determines the
economy here.
Rubber Tree Yield.
A mature rubber tree will Weld
about six ounces of latex in three
days. and out of these six ounces
about ten of rubber are obtained. A
good tree carefully tapped gives
ten pounds of rubber a year for
many years.
Rubber, popularity believed to be
the sap OF a tree familiarly known
as the rubber plant, of which many
nave miniature specimens growing
in their living rooms, is obtained
from a wide variety of trees and
bushes. Miller tire men sly there
are over sixty varieties known to
commerce. South America, Mexico,
Africa, India, and the Islands of the
Malay Archipelago all produce one
or more kinds
Keeping the belly out of tires has
as much to do with their longevity
than any other single factor in the
opinion of Miller tire men.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
SAYS CHEAP TIRES
HAVE THEIR FLING
Motorist Learns From Costly
Experience Which Type
Is Best.

Cheap and unknown tires and
tubes have had their fiing. This is
the opinion of $1,000 tire dealers
expressed to representatives of the
Miller Rubber Company during the
past fifteen days. Sixty per cent of
those replying believe that the
cheap tire has had its day; IL per
cent consider the demand fair but
dwindlinC fast. and 90 per cent
think that the demand will con-
tinue but not SO strong as in the
past.
To take a chance on bargain tires
Is no longer in vogue.
"Gyp" tire methods have boone
ranged and unknown tires have been
shifted into the discard. The low
prices existing on standard lines
today have left no place for the
shoddy tire. The motorist has
learned from costly first-hand ex-
perience the difference between
true and false economy in tires.
To get something for nothing
isn't done. Dependable tires are
not sold at shoddy prices. The ex-
posture of the shoddy tire has been
inevitable.
A vermilionized rubber ball with
out paint or varnish. a novelty
never BEIGE seen on the American
market was announced today by
the Miller Rubber Company. Akron.
Ohio. The new ball is a deep rich
crimson red, the kind that is espe-
Cially attractive to the kids eyes.
Brilliant and nonfading. il is the
last color in vulcanized rubber to
be perfected by American science.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12

petition will weed out the I'M
worthy and tho unsound and that,
as never before. the business of
making and selling automobiles
will be on a basis OF the soundest
and most sensible economies.
We have just passed through
two distinct and totally different
periods. one of high prices. due to
prosperity and reckless spending,
and one of extreme depression, the
latter the natural result OF the
former. With the return of the
buying habit and the ability to buy,
which we look for this year. there
will be no reckless purchasing OF
motor cars. Automobiles will be
bought in large numbers, but they
will be purchased only because they
are good cars worth every dollar
they cost.
The American public is now
most interested In economy; that
is. they demand better products at
better prices. They will make
more careful selections. based on
judgments formed by study and
comparisons. Reputation and value
are going to count big in 1922. The
man who offers the largest meas
achievements is the one who will
have the biggest year.
Believing that this Is now the
trend Paige has bent every energy
and applied all the resources and
experience II possesses to meet the
conditions as we see them"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
FAMOUS CAR PILOT
HAS VETO VIVA
UP-SPEED AWARD
Jimmy Murphy Wins
Many tFirsts' But Never
A Trophy.

Jimmy Murphy. international
speed champion. has never been
AWARDED cup or medal OF any
other trophy as evidence Of his sue
cess of victories on the speed trials
Of Americatand. Europe. The only
trophies that Murphy has are a few
newspaper clippings and a nice lit
tie bank account.
Even the gold medal awarded an
nualfy to the winner Of the French
Grand Prlx has not been received
by Murphy. although he swept the
field In the foreign classic at lie
Mans last July in the most spec
tacular victory in the history of the
motor racing sport. The French
medal has not been awarded on ac-
count OF the very strict laws regu-
latinG the shipment OF gold be-
tween France and the United States.
but the Automobile Club OF France
has offered. however. to send the
dies TO Murphy in this country 81
that he may. at his own expense
have a medal struck of.
The famous little speed mercant.
who is now tuning his DuesenberI
up for the coming 25o-mile race or
the Los Angeles speedway. SEIZED
ufed for February %. has wor
other trophies. but he has none IL
his possession. They have all beer
cups that must be won three times
and all that Murphy has is the sat.
isfaction Of knowing that his nam,
is engraved on them as one of tn,
winners.
Guess I'll never get a cup" SAID
Jimmy. I'll never win one tire,
times. so I guess I'll have to b,
satisfied with having my name OF
them.
Il was disappointed when / did
not get the French Grand Pri,
medal. though. That would hav,
meant a lot to me, and I went vi
to get il a week after the race anS
was told that the directors Of tn,
Auto Club Of France were to hoiC
a meeting the next day. returned
to America and that is the last
have heard of the medal
Murphy jumped into fame as tn,
winner of the inaugural race on Tn.
Los Angeles speedway in February
1920. That was his third attemp
as a driver after graduating from
the ranks OF racing mechanics, ans
from that day he has been in every
race held in America with the ex
ception OF two events staged her,
while he was in Europe winninl
the French Grand PriX.
In all this string of speed battles
he has never failed to finish in tn,
money. This is a record thai
stamps him as one OF the creates
OF all speed kings.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
Says New Model
Meets Approval
With Auto Fans

Throughout the country wherever
the 1922 Chandler models have been
displayed they have met with hearty
approval. The best demonstration
of the enthusiasm shown Is the fact
that the demand for the new model
has doubled the factory force.
The great number Of sales made
by. us In February I believe has
been due to two things. first. the ia
vorabfe news reports and newspa-
per comments, and second. the
prospective purchasers investiga-
tfon and satisfaction that the re-
rortS were not exaggerated" says
an expert of the firm.
In evolving the new Chandler six
many units Of the car were rede-
signed. strengthened and improved.
Parts enhancing efficiency. service
and appearance were discarded. Pro-
nounced changes were made in body
design. one. of the most important
being the new undeTslung construct
tioD. giving the car a low, sturdy,
road hugging appearance.
Another notable Improvement is
the new rear axle. IL has great
excess strength. a trimmer. clean
cut appearance. and a most pleas
ing. smooth quiet action. The
housing strength is increased more
than 20 per cent.
"Other new features are the full
crown raised tenders. the. set flush
ventilator i'm the coYl. the new
curved lines of the top or parspei
OF the body and exceptional interior
refinements.
The model that has been causing
extraordinary atteation is the five
passenger touring"
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
TRAVELS IN TRUE
STYLE ON NOVEL
AUTOCAR HOUSE
Says High Cost of Living
I Groans for This Man
OF Originality.

Wayne Hearne. a widely known
.automotive merchandising counsel,
whose business consists Of trans
forming order takers into motorcar
saiesmen. has solved the problem OF
travelling about the United States
in genuine comfort.
For him there is not the gym
nastics connected with an upper
berth In Pullman sleeper nor does
he have to sleep in strange or ami
mated beds. Wayne Hearne carries
his home and family right along
wherever he goes, whether IL be
Portland, Me. or the thoroughly re-
spectacle Paris that Is located lin
Texas.
includes All Comforts.
The Hearne outfit is a real home
mounted on an automobile chassis.
Measuring seventeen feet long and
six feet wide, the house itself con-
tains everything necessary for COM
fort. The furniture is skillfuliy de-
signed SO that tables fold and other
pieces dovetail into each other for
economy IN space.
The beds are made up at night
from the seats in somewhat the
takes snaps under the deft hands
of George the porter. But tho
Hearne berths are. longer, wider
and Infinitely more restful; besides
there Is no chance of getting into
the other fellows by mistake.
Then the windows of the Hearns
home are large and can be raised
without the aid OF a crowbar. The
ventilation Is perfect and certainly
healthful, as the Hearne outfii
usually camps at night in an open
place where pure. fresh air is plen'
tiful.
Dining Facilities Complete.
As one-third OF human life I,
spent in sleep and q considerable
portion in consuming food. the din
ing apparatus OF the Hearne home
is designed with the same care a.
bestowed upon the sleeping quart.
folds neatly into a minimum OF
space.
The Hearne caravan contains fvi
lockers, including one devoted t.
Mr.. Hearne's dress clothes, a tent
to provide extra sleeping space or
the roof of the car. a thirty-gallos
water tank with air pressure fol
the shower bath, a writing desk
electric lights throughout, a two
burner stove, fireless cooker, and g
phonograph.
All of which equipment the
Hearne family found quite indis
pensable when they toured New
England. The trip totaled 1.66'
miles and the entire expense fol
gasoline and oil. tips. cleaning anC
storage was only S6o.44, or les!
than cents a mile,
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
MOTOR EXPANSION,
GREATER SERVICE,
aims OF INDUSTRY
Says Output of Motors
Is Secondary to Other
Feats.
SERVICE IMPORTANT
. Townsend Act a Great Boom
to Auto Enthusiasts.

According to Charles Clifton.
president of the National Automo-
bile. Chamber of Commerce. the
year 1922 will be a year OF growth.
TT will, one can say, be a year
Of expansion BY this I do not
--raean necessarily that there Is go-
Ing to be large production. In
fact, any one who speaks OF growth
simply in terms Of production has
a very limited conception of what
the Industry means. Beyond a cer-
taink point essential to carry the
overhead. output of new cars Is
secondary to other considerations.
The automobile business may
fttingly be compared to a, young
man who has been through a num-
her of years of rapid physical de-
velopment, who will also undoubt-
eddy take on added weight as the
years go on. The important thing
for him. however. is not an addi-
ton to his bulk. hut fuller use OF
the faculties with which he has
been endowed. He must now add
experience, judgment and creative
ability to his physical size.
The production of 1921 probably
will not be exceeded in 1922, but
this is only one particular in the
scope of motor transportation.
More attention will be paid to
the needs of the individual owner.
The repair parts business of the
factories will be better organized.
governmental and other agencies
will carry on studies of transporta-
ton costs which will effect owner
economies. Road development will
give the motorist more value per
vehicle. The export market will
he better. In fact IL the allied
debt is refunded foreign trade will
he measurably improved, as the ex-
change rate will then readjust diff
ferences in currencies on a basis
Of comparative purchasing power.
The Outlook for Service.
In 1922 We are going to see bet
ter service to the individual car
owner. The industry in the past
ten years have been working in the
laboratory. 1t has been making a
product new in the history OF man
and II has taken time to understand
not only the problems of manufac-
ture. but also the difficulties in the
repair ard service shops throughout
the country. Many companies are
giving and have given splendid
service to their owners, but for the
industry as a whole there Is great
opportunity for growth. It is a COM
pick situation to deal with because
good service to the owner Is a mat
ter of personal contact with the
local man in the field. Fortunately.
time is gradually eliminating those
local shops which have not served
the customer well. Time also is CIV
ing the local man a chance to know
what the motorist wants. Nineteen
twenty-five will give many factories
an opportunity to study their, serv.
ice situation.
with the increase in the number
OF good roads within the next few
years there will come about a more
extensive utilization Of motor trucks
by the farmer. as the government
estimates that he loses $500, 900, 900
yearly in marketing his crops on
account Of bad roads.
Anyone who has been shaken up
on bad roads pr has seen a good
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
Why Parts Work Loose.

Because Of the vibration. practi-
cally every part of an automobile
becomes loose. Apply the wrench
and screwdriver occasionally 10
make sure that everything is tight.
Much trouble and expense may be
saved through this attention.
Squeaks and rattles will likewise
be suppressed.
The Washington herald., 1922-03-12
Alleged Auto Bandit
Re-Arrested as Fugitive

Wanted for the alleged theft of an
automobile after he had been arrest
ed and released on his own recogni-
zance. Stephen Alexander Wheeless,
81 wears old. 1445 South Carolina
avenue southeast. was re-arrested
yesterday afternoon by Headquarters
Detectives Cox and Lynn.
He Is being held as a fugitive from
Justice and will, be turned over to
Sheriff j, d Lovitt. Of Nashville. Ga.