The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-04-30
21o l |MOTOR| l DIGEST lIA 8. y
Motorists in England are organ zinp country clubs

Automobile license fees nave Deeh reduced 50 per cent in Italy.
 Maryland has 90 motor bus lines, having an average of three cars per line.
 Trenton, N. J., is one of the few cities in the United States that have 'jaywalking" ordinance.
 Approximately 100000 men in this country are engaged in making, sell ing or repairing automobiles.
 The first road building policy ever conceived in the United States was inaugurated in Kentucky in 1921. An automobile distributor in Cairo, Egypt, issues to prospective cus- toners an instruction book printed in Arabic
 Since the signing of the armistice in 1919 Belgium has bought 13,1s1 passenger cars and chassis from other countries.
 No fewer than 10000 motor buses are operated in the congested ani undeveloped areas of the principal cities in this country.
 The highest prices paid for auto mobiles in this country were in 1920 and 1921. The lowest prices of most cars were in 1916.
 To protect the home industry against competition there is a pro- hibition against the importation of foreign automobiles into Germany.
 Automobiles of modern production | have mariners compass, mounted in view of the operator, to keep him posted in the direction of travel. Cleveland, Detroit and Portland are the leading cities in the United States to use an educational cam paign as a means of reducing auto mobile accidents.
 Because the Chinese do not pay adequate attention to the upkeep of their cars, it Is essential to make the mechanism of automobiles for their use as simple as possible.
 A new American motor bus has eight wheels mounted on two trucks The comfort of the riders is greatly
 increased thereby and skiddng ia claimed to have been eliminated There are now IS states in the Union which collect fees on gasoline purchased within their borders The rate is one cent gallon, except in Oregon where the fee Is two cents.
 According to F. ". Fenn of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce. 1000 specially trained men will be needed in the next 70 years for service in highway trans port business
 With the exception of less than 101 miles. now in process of construc- tion. there is now a paved highway from Portland Ore, 10 Los Angeles. Cal. a distance of approximately l. 200 miles.
 At all entrances to the state of Maryland signs are erected on the highways informing automobile op- orators concerning points of the state vehicle law, and carefully displaying speed limits and traffic rules.
 Passenger automobiles and trucks numbering 220,000. were built In the United States during the first two months of this year. This produc- tion is an increase of more than 200 per cent over the output for the same period in 1921.
 A comprehensive outline of high- way transport, from the time when aboriginal men discovered the first wheel to the present moment. has been prepared by Prof. Lewis ". Mcintyre, assistant professor of civil engineering, University of Pittsburg.
 While the English system of drive lO tut itlt HdH diNd3S pTtNdilFu III Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. movements are on foot in all theree provinces to get into line with the rest of Canada and the United States on the rule of the road.
 A free camping site Is opened to motorists near Mammoth Cave In Kentucky. where excellent water. garage service and use of the as- sembly porch are offered to the higl- way tourists. Swimming, boating bathing and all manner of water sports are also available along the Green River.
 Of the 46s.310 motor vehicles reg lstered in Canada. Ontario possesses the largest number with 206.9 900. fol- lowed by Saskatchewan with s2.- 95s; Quebec. 5e,707: Alberta, 3S.750. British Columbia. s1 900: Manitoba. 4O.430: Nova Scotia. 14.250: New Brunswick, 13.5s4. and Prince Ed ward Island. 1.751.
 Average costs per square yard of various types of paving for country roads in all parts of the United States during the period iafs-1s2t. are as follows: Sand clay. IS cents: gravel, 46 cents; plain surface treat ed macadam. 95 cents: bltuminous ma acadam. s210: bituminous concrete. s250; plain cement concrete. $2.57; reinforced cement concrete. $2.74, and brick. $40.
 To enable the automobile pilot to keep in constant touch with his pit | and to know at all times his place and other valuable information. a 1 wireless telephone will be used bv 1 one driver In the 500-mile automobile | nt4 A. T,A A;a n Alf l. | way May 30. To make the use of l the wireless possible. a small device will be placed on the rear of the car 1 to catch the waves as the machine | speeds around the track. | ---------s--