The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-02-26

The Detroit Automobile club has 15,000 members.
 California leads all other states ir rural motor bus operation. There are 10.75O licensed taxicabs and motor busses in New York city
 The United States holds the first honors on all automobile speedways Nearly TOO French chauffeurs were i! reported for reckless driving in a single day.
 During 1921. $500, Ooo. 900 was spent on highways in the United States for state, county and other roads out side of cities.
 Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin constitute the biggest center in the world for the sale of l motor vehicles.
 Tires of standard makes can now l be purchased at lower prices than be- : time since 1910.
 The most ecpuliar automobile in Austria is ga light six-cylinder 27- horsepower car the selling price of which is estimated at 14,000, 900 crowns.
 In Paris there is no speed limit on | the highways. and 1t is believed re- strictions are unnecessary if the mo- tor vehicles are always under con troll"
 Scattered throughout g states in the union, there are 105 factories manufacturing passenger automobiles and 40 factories producing motor trucks.
 Equipment for automobiles in 1 900. considered extra" in those days, in- cluded mud guards, best quality of oil lamps, seat cushions and one spare tire.
 F. H. Gillett. the present speaker of House of Representatives at Wash ington, not only uses an automobile, but, though more than TO years of age, drives himself.
 Automobiles approximating a val uation of s10o,O00.oo0 were stolen in the United States last year. In New York state alone more than s30.o00,- 900 worth of motor vehicles and ac- cessories were stolen.
 During 1921 the number of automo- piles in Canada increased by 64,sS2, and the total now stands 467,4ss. In to 34 900 and Quebecs increase was more than 15,o0o.
 To put a stop to fragrant over speeding and other serious infrac- tions of the traffic rules of Los An geles, Cal, motorists who are con victed are sentenced tos from 10 to 1So days at breaking rocks for high ways
 The Rev. and Mrs. John Fulton of Pennsylvania have a specially con- structed church mounted on a motor truck, providing living quarters in front and pulpit in the rear for all year round highway service.
 A new type of motor bus with T. soon in New York city. The new bus is designed primarily to provide a maximum of comfortable seats on the upper deck in cold and stormy weather.
 A bill has been introduced in the New York state legislature with re- gard to the highway law providing that all motor trucks and trai1ers must have attached to the extreme left-hand side a green light, so placed as to be clearly visible from the front.
 The word "carbriolet." applied to certain type of body design for automob piles, comes from the Latin caper, meaning goat the French de- rived cabriole. This title was applied to an old French coach model, notable fer it's skipping lightness, like unto that of the billy goat.
 In Wisconsin highway builders att tend school where construction plans are discussed with view to bring ing about better understanding of the road problem and its solution. Among the attendants ares State, county, town, village and city road officials, contractors, foremen, pa trolmen, roller operators and other road workers.
 The Pennsylvania state highway department proposes to test mirror danger signals to warn, motorists. of bad curves at night The signal con sists of huge red bulls -eyev with strong reflector behind the glass. No light is placed in the warning sig nal but when the rays of light frotn a motor vehicle strikes it. it rsflscts