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New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Million Back
Campaign for
NOn-Skid Road
Wet. Smooth Highway Is
Called Greatest Single
Menace 90 Automobile
Drivers of Present Day
N. M. A. to Aid Program
Methods Used i'm A.ternp,
10 Attain Goal Have
/ Proved To Be Failures

One million motorists throughout
the nation are backing the crusade for
non-skid roads. They believe it can
besdone. although tha highway engi-
neers have not entirely solved che
problem of making smoots, road fool.
proof ia wet weather.
Through the National Motorists AS
sociation the automobilists are anxious
TO and remedy, if possible. as they
consider the smooth road in wet
weather the greatest single menace to
the automobile driver to-day.
Problem Battles Engineers
Thus far the problem of construct
ing and maintaining smooth non-skid
road has baffled the skill of the engi-
neer. The only aon-skid roadways in
the country to-day are those con-
ssructed Of brick or blocks of granite
or other similar material. Such road
ways are non-skid, but they wear
Tough generally in short time and when
In that condition are not conducive to
smooth riding.
a concrete roadway can be made
non-skid by scarifying or roughening
the surface before the top finishine
has1ens, but experience shows that It
wont rtay non-skid Earth, waste, oil
drippinss from traffic, ali fill up the
crevices n short order, with the result
that the road is soon without the non
skid feature.
What the National Motorists Asso-
citation wants, If possible, is nom
skid smooth roadway that will stay
non-skid.
Road Program Backed
Feeling that the time has come when
the utmost in skill and science should
be brought into play in building Ameri-
can highways, the National Motorists
Association intends to cooperate to
the fullest with the Highway Educa-
tion Board in developing the necessary
talent to make Uncle Sans roads the
best in all the world and to place them
beyond criticism, for this, after all, Is
the real purpose of the Highway Edu-
cation Board.
Believing that it can engage in no
more constructive endeavor than to CO.
operate fully with the Highway Educa-
tion Board, the National Motorists
Association, backed by its army Of
members scattered throughout the
United States, will throw its strength
enthusiastically and constructively
into the program for better roads.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Trade Notes
Cleveland Models Seen


Much interest has been aroused nv 4ha
announcement of the Cleveland Autornohtle
SoIhpahy OF Its new 1929 models This is
uue 70 the attractiveness of the new omen
and closed car and the low scale of prices
Cne or the leaders is the new two-door
seaah IT has a metal paneled Fisher built
ooay. with comfortable seating capacitv
LOT nYe passengers. The body is uphof
steTeo IN rieh taupe plush, with interior
nttnss or the finest of closed cars The
front seats are individual and tip forward
10 permit ease in entering and leaving the
car All OF the plate glass windows are
lowered or raised by automatic regulators.
mere is an extra rain and sun vision wind
shleid, and the model ts O. complete closed
car. N
the other new closed model announced
Is ihe four-door, nve-passenger sedan, The
oody OF this car Is also built by Fisher
ana is nnished with unusual richness Tho
color scheme OF tho interior is gray
As regards prices. Il Ia announced that
SeS5 is the rate on the new 1928 Cleveland
SIX touring car. Never before has Cleye-
land Six sold for less than 81 900 The
new touring is strikingly attractive and
represents some marked Improvement in
design. -
All of the models are mounted on the
standard Cleveland Six chassis which In
corporates number of mechanical i.n-
provements, such as heavier frame q
larger clutch, larger universal Joints,
bigger brakes new type windshield and
new dash controlled cow ventilator.
Big Call for REQ
party OF ninety-ona REQ dealers. repre-
senting the Eastern division of the dis
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

tributors for that car, Will make an an
nuaI pilgrimage TO the factory at Lam
sing Mich. George stowe. vice-president
and general manager Of the REQ Motor
mander In chief of the delegation, which
will travel by special train.
One of the purposes OF tho Lansing
l3..s., i1yas.9n = to impre.s " on the factory or
delivery of cars for the Eastern section
OF the country.
During the last two months. according
to Mr. Stowe. the demand for the new REQ
models has surprised dealers In the East.
yelie Wins Economy Award
In the official annual Economy Run
from Albany to Poughkeepsie and return,
October IL by The Albany Times Union .
Nelie Model 5s with its vibration les
Velie- built Dyna-motor. was awarded the
.Iimes-union oup Just six gallons of gas
70 the gallon. with a ton mileage Of
30.Aa. Fourteen popular cars, represent
Ing eleven different makes lined up at
the starting point. Washington avenue
wero examined, tanks filled. and then
sealed: Each tank was filled to capacity.
Al e;6s .oths the start WA was made the pace
Broadway and thence on the east shore
route to Poughkeepste.
"A strong head wind waa encountered the
entire distapce--a factor that materially
rec I'd mileage records. A pace Of ap-
pr', ately thirty miles an hour was act,
and the tour pulled into Poughkeepsie at
y. ,S:So ,sal o,lloek' Here the oars were parked
lined up In the original order. and started
the return trip at 2:36 The wind had
died down somewhat. At exactly t:2s y,
m. the pace maker arrived at the start
the amount of gas put in being the
amount consumed on tho trip.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Juice Of Prickly Pear Used
As automobile Fuel IN Africu
Gasoline Substitute Is Reported to Have Been Dis
covered Which Cuts Costs of
Operating Cars

about half that of gasoline. 1t is
claimed that all of the ingredients are
"obtainabie in inexhaustible supplies
in South Africa" The prickly pear
grows wild In many parts of the coun-
try, and In fact has become q pest, de-
vastating thousands of acres of farm
land.
There have been so many startling
announcements Of gasoline substitutes
that were bound to kill the market for
gasoline that the merits of Spring
box motor spirits" will have to be fully
demonstrated before too much ere
dence can be given to the competitive
qualities of the new pr0duct.
Motor trade in South Africa is ut
present in q very satisfactory position,
says Trade Commissioner Stevenson.
It has been very difficult at times to
ereconcile the differences between gem
eral conditions and the steady demand
for new cars. The trade Ia brisk in
the main centers in South Africa, and
even the agricultural sections are
showing signs of improvement. The
number of cars In bond has been so
reduced that it no longer constitutes
q menace to the trade, although seri-
Gus matter for the few firms in whose
hands the remaining cars are concen-
trated. The general tendency toward
lower prices that has prevailed In re-
cent months has contributed substan-
TALLY to the increase in sales, while
another important factor has been the
lower cost of motoring.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Florida Routes Tested
By N. vi. A. Pathfinders
Clay Roads Reported as Slip
perry, but i'm No Cases
Found ImpassabIe

Information received from George e.
Young and Don B. Scott, N. M. A. path
finders and road-logging experts, now
in the South, Is to the effect that they
are going over dozens Of routes and
checking both eastern and western
connections of Florida. These routes
are being connected with others
through Tennessee and the Carolinas.
Their reports show that during the
last few weeks, due to considerable
rainfall, they have found number Of
clay roads have been made slippery,
but in no cases have the routes been
found to be impassable.
During their Southern trip the N. M.
A. pathtinders are comforting with
state highway departments relative to
new construction and maintenance Of
roads. In this way they are getting In
formation Of value as we'll as being
able to give material assistance to off,
GERS of these departments.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Delaware

The state Highway Department. Dover.
Dol, In its eonstructio3 report Gays;
The Frederick IF elton road has Oeen
opened for traffic. Grading fs In prog
ress Motorists should drive slowly and
avoid contractors laborers and materials
Corner to ST. Georges road has been COM
pleted and VIII be opened for through
traffic about November 1.
Glasgow Bear Road--ciosed. construo~
ton In progress.
wilmingt on O d dessa---No dstours. New
concrete road from the Causeway to Ty<
bouts Corner Talks river road. macadam.
rybout's Corner to Odessa.
Odessa -SmyTpa>--No d3tourH. New oofi-
crete road Odessa -Armstrong's Corner.
Smyrna na-Dover~-Concrste road. No de-
tours
Dover rsdsrica,--constructfc in prog
500 feet. Use caution. Tako concrete
read half nils south Of Dover. follow TO
Frederick Causeway. No defours. Drive
slowly across causeway.
Frederida, Milford, Georgetown. seiby-
Vile. Ocean City--Concrete boulevard. No
Georgstewn gridgeyille--work In prog
town to Coyerdale's cross roads. Concrete
road Coyerdale's crossroads to BridgevifIe.
Doyer-Camden- -Wyoming---Work In prog
re5s. Detour via Dover Rising Sun road,
foliow detour signs at Moore's Mill road
ana Odd Fellows Cemetery.
;, Dover. Canterbury. Teiton, Harrington,
seaford--FolIow du Tront Boulevard to de-
tour sign below Moore's Mil pond. thence
by earth road one and a half miles to odd
Feilows' Cemetery, Camden. Turn left at
Camden Corner. Concrete road open Cam
DER 10 Canterbury. Five hundred foot de-
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
UnfavorabIe Exchange Rate
Affects Car Sales i'm Brazil

Conditions in the Brazilian local mar
ket are improving, but large sales of
American cars are not being made on
account of the unfavorable exchange
situation. Five passenger, low priced
cars are sold in largest quantities, ac-
cording to report from Consul Cen
eral Gaulin, Rio de Janeire.
The seven passenger cars selling
from two to three thousand dollars
are second in demand. Trucks of one
and one-half tons capacity are prov
ing the most popular, while the seven
and one-half ton trucks might be clas-
sifed second.
One German truck which was very
popular before the war Is now being
reintroduced. There is comparatively
small market FOR marine motors, Of
which those from two and one-half to
$50 horsepower are in demand.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Help of Auto
Clubs Asked i'm
E1lforcingL4aws
Copies of Statutes Relating
To Headlights and Other
Phases Of Motor Vehicles
Distributed i'm Crusade
Curb for Recklessness
Need of Separate Depart-
ment for Automobiles Is
Emphasized, Says Official

Albany, Oct. Reinforcement OF
the headlight and the motor vehicle
laws in the various communities Of the
state Is urged by the New York State
Automobile Association. Copies Of the
law, rules and regulations relating TO
headlights and the motor statutes have
been furnished to the local clubs by
the state association. Urgent request
has been made by President Edward
B. Hague and the executive committee
for prompt and serious attention and
energetic cooperation with local au-
thorities, as enforcement of the law In
local communities will automatically
remedy present dangerous conditions
on the highways by creating more care
upon the part Of automobile drivers.
Enforcement of Law
In connection with the request of
the State Tax Commission for the
urgent cooperation Of automobile
clubs, county judges, magistrates, state
police, chiefs of police, sheriffs, traffic
officers and citizens generally, in an
effort to create a more wholesome re-
spect and enforcement of the motor
vehicle and anti-glare headlight laws,
Congressman Peter G. Ten Eyck, vice
president Of the State Automobile AS
sociation, has said:
"The serious attention and personal
activity Of $50 prominent men and
women--officials Of local clubs Of the
New York State Automobile Associa-
tion--to bring about rigid enforce
ment of the anti-glare and motor vehi-
Gle laws in their respective communi-
ties, is certain to make great Inn
provement in present conditions about
the state and remedy the reckless and
incompetent manner in which auto
mobiles are being operated upon our
streets and highways, with consequent
loss Of life, injury to persons and
property damage"
Need of Department
Herbert w. Baker, secretary Of the
State Automobile Association, said: {:
Here is one more emphatic demon
stration Of the crying need Of sep
arate motor vehicle department, and
somebody's particular business to regu-
late operators of automobiles and en-
force the laws governing the operation
of automobiles in this state"
Mr.. Baker said that 1t seemed to
him that "a spirit of lawlessness seems
to have permeated every phase of our
daily life. and under present circum-
stances it would cevolve upon the Of
fcials of the local clubs Of the New
York State Automobile Association,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

A new motor spirit, made from
prickiy pear juice mixed with other
chemicals, has proved so successful In
tests, according 60 a report to the De-
partment of Commerce at Washington
from Trade Commissioner Stevenson,
that company has been organized to
exploit it. This new product Is called
Springbek motor spirit. 1t was In
vented by A. c. de yilliers, an attorney
of Edenhurg, in the Orange Free
State, and the formula is secret.
According to press reports the spirit
has been severely tested on various
makes Of cars and is highly recon
mended, being non-corrosive, odorless
and equal or better to gasoline In
power and ffexibility, mileage of ga
being obtained in six-cylinder car.
Unlike some Of the other substitutes
i can be started easily in the cold.
1t has also been tried out by farmers
both for tractors and cars. and it IL
stated no difference could be. de.
tected between running on gasoline
and on the new fuel. No special car
buretor adjustments are necessary,
which is a handicap to some of the
previous substitutes invented in
South Africa.
A plant has been obtained with ca
pacity of 100000 gallons, which is
estimated as one-sixth Of South Africa.s
consumption. The cost of production 1,
given as ninepence a gallon and IL
is figured that the retail price will be
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Popularity of Oldsmobile
Adds to Expansion Period

Another period Of expansion, due to
the increase in popularity of the new
Oldsmobilc lines, is reported by the
Oldsmobile Company of New York
Cutting Larsen Company, Inc.). An
additional salesroom on Fifty ninth
Street, connecting with the showroom
at 1908 Broadway, has been opened,
according to s. A. Marks, vice-presi-
dent and general manager.
Other features in connection with the
expansion Is the completion of the new
building at West End Avenue and Sixty
sixth Street, and the service given in
Brooklyn and the Bronx for the bene-
fit of Oldsmobile owners.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Contest in Tire Changing
AT Dealers Convention

One of the important features of the
third annual convention of the Nation
al Tire Dealers Association to be held
at Milwaukee, Wis, on November IA,
15 and 16, will be contests to determine
the tire changing championship Of the
United States. This is a new form of
competition, but considering the H.
100000 car owners in the country it
is likely to hold considerable interest.
During the last few. months several
hundred tire service specialists in
various parts of the country have been
going through trials preliminary to
the championship contests at Mil
waukee. with the result. that some re-
narkable records have been established
in handling the removal and replace,
ment Of various types of tires and
rims,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Automobile Road Notes
tonr At perby's MID pond woyk Ia
Yssa Drive slowly ~ pFoss

Yasa Drive slowly. VIE u pcos.
PennsysvAnss
HARRISBURG. Pa. Oct. IN
the new detours announced eodav 11n'ods
state Highway Department are fsya " shs
affect all traffic between Milton sry ,whisl
burg snd bewfsburg and Sunburv tessk
from Milton and points north hc,aa ssslh
bewisparg. viii detour at Milton - E
west side Of the rivsr, and trsssdtos 70 u
Sunbury and points south. botna ~ Isus
burg, Will detour TO tho west side ssesh
river at SunbuTy. These 6ste,,,ra ,s,i, az Tie
affect through traffic on thu rn,,. hof
between sunbury san6 wilIfaraspor, 'ssnss ss
new oetouTs insug gurated are AZ fot,. l1s
County, detour is bot wssn. A"t'eNs
Union Milton and Lewisburx
Union and snyder--Lswisburs a.3
Venangc-Poik and franklin.
DETOURs REMOVED
Coensy, detour was betwesnt
Erie and CambrIdg. s.
Dauphin "-~ Harrisburg and Humnn.s
town. ansss
Venango--Eoopsrstow Boroarb
This oiiing schedule for the xessk 80
November / is az foiiows1 sAalns
County, betweeni
Lancaster --- Ephrata and x6.m
Leola en6 Churchtown- 70.
Berks-~-Eeading and Laneasts, &C.,.
line. osunsg
Chester--CoasssvfIis snd Untonv,,.
Montgomery--Center Square ana NJ.
Bell: Bethayrss and Jarrestowne sios
port. one mile south. oficss.
Bucks--Chaifont Borough.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ana Yr.s
Wayne--Belrnont and Plesssus ssosyihe,
Westmorsiand--Moun PIeassnt ann, sns It..
esai- oa oen-
Fayette-Brownsvilis and un,outo,,
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Another $1,000, 900
Star Plant To Be Built
Structure at Flint, Mich. Ia Ex.
pected To Be Completed
by Nav

Owing to increase in business Il 10
announced that a contract has been
signed for the erection of another
$1,oo0,000 factory at Flint, Mich. to
be devoted exclusively to the manu-
facture Of Star cars. This plant, ac-
cording to the Durant Motors. Inc,
Will provide 516,040 square feet OF
floor space and will have capacity of
$4,000 Star cars year.
!, 1t is expected that the structure will
be completed in Nay of next year and
that production will be under way by
early summer. The two Flint plants,
when operating at capacity, will pro-
vide employment to 5000 men.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
atlantic City to Join
Whife Horse Pike Fefe
Special Dispatch to The Trt5nho

Spocful Uispufoh TO TIC ITt0HHd
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 28s--
This city will take part in the
celebration next Saturday Of the
completion of tho White Horse
Pike by the County of Camden,
with finely decorated vehicles and
a few brass bands.
More than 400 autos will be
included in this county's share
in the parade from Camden to
Hammonton and return.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Rickenbacker yia,ta Italy

According to advioes received BY J. Y.
Hunt. metropolitan distributor for Rtcksn-
backer cars. Captain e. v. Riokenbacker
vice-presdent and director Of sales Of The
company bearing his name. 10 now at
Turin. italy. where he 10 Waiting auto.
mobile manufacturing plAnta He visited
the French Automobile Show while In
1t is interesting to note that al ths vrsnoh
show the tendency 10 toward annsiier
models Of cars. with lighter reoiprooatina
parts. Another tendency is to inoreass
prices, with higher cost OF raw raaterin Ia
and boost In labor prices assigned az
the principal reasons
French racing specifications oaII FOR oars
OF not more than two liters or l22 cubic
inches piston displacement which is tho
size adopted for the 500-mils race Witch
will be held at Indianapolis next Msy'
High speed and amazing efficiency have
been developed with the smaller speed
cars. The sensation of the Paris show
was the new Rolls Royce model, which
was said to be very similar to the auto
for Captain Rickenhackar.
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
Chinese Air Mail Resumed

Weekly air mail and passenger serv-
Ice has been resumed between Peking
and Peitaiho, the northern China for
eign summer resort. Passenger fares
are $40 one way and $40 return, q one
way distance Of about 300 miles, ac-
cording to Commercial Attache Julean
Arnold, in a report to the Department.
oF Con,@naraa
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29
First Aid Plans Completed

The mechanical first-aid department
Of the Keystone Automobile Club, Of
Philadelphia, will begin actual service
within a month. This service will in
augurate another piece Of constructive
work on the part Of one Of the N. M.
A. offiliated clubs
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

which represent practically every sec-
tion of the state, to revive and insist
upon a wholesome respect for laws
affecting the operation of automobiles
at least, and thus help that much
toward the conservation of human life
and curtail Injury to persons and
damage to property"
New-York tribune., 1922-10-29

party of ninety-ona REQ dealers, repre-.
senting the Eastern division of the dis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02
OBITUARY

Mrs. James Grippin died at her
home in Yocemento, Monday morning
at six-o'clock, as a result of a com
plication of diseases. She had been a
great sufferer during the last two
years and has been a patient at the
hospital two or three times during
that period.
She leaves to mourn her loss, a hus-
band, James Grippin; five children,
Jake, Ernest, Scott, Fred, Lena (Mrs.
Myers) a sister, Mrs. A. D. Goet-
chius; two brothers, Chas. and Bert
Rogers.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist church this Thursday after
noon at two o'clock, the Rev. G. A.
Baldwin officiating.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1922-02-02
LOCAL NOTES

Good wheat sold at the elevators in
Hays, last Monday, at $1.10 a bushel
The regular term of court meets in
Hays on Monday, February 9th, with
quite a large docket Of cases to be
heard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Street who recently
came here from Illinois, moved into
the Winchester residence on East
Normal avenue last Saturday.
The B. Y. NJ. P. class of the Bap-
fist church, were entertained at the
Van Doren home Friday night. Those
present report a very enjoyable eve
ming.
REQUIEM mass was held at the
Catholic church, Friday morning at
8 o'clock, for the recently deceased
pope.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Miller enter
tanned number of their friends at
their home on West Juniata street,
"Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
nights of last week.
Ex-County Commissioner Joe
Griese of Walker, was among those in
town Wednesday at the Farmers
Union Elevator meetings.
The city was full Of farmers on
oil ~ &c h
county, attending the Farmers Union
county meeting.
Judge Purcell is here this week,
holding an adjourned term of court,
trying the Dreiling case.
Mrs. Retta Freese Ingram, now liv-
ing near San Francisco, writes that
section had their first snowstorm in
fourteen years. They awakened to
find the ground covered with snow,
like IN Kansas.
W. NJ. McKnab passed through our
city Tuesday, enroute from Wa
Keeney to his home in Winfield
Dorothy Voss, Helen Fowler, Elaine
Faulkner, and Ila Mort went to Ellis,
Thursday, on the plug, TO give a con-
cert in the High School in the after
noon.
l. A. McKeever went through Hays
enroute to Ellis, Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Abercrombie
made a business trip to Ellis Friday
afternoon.