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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
SPLAWN IS DOOMED
Texans Friends Want to See Him on
Interstate Commerce Commission.

Austin. Tex. Oct. :O.-Texas and
the Southwest are going to make
determined effort to have Il South
western man appointed 4 member of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
this fall. according TO +. a. Letting
well. manager of the transportation
department, Texas chamber of COM
merce. who was in Austin Saturday.
Commissioner Walter Splawn of the
Railroad Commission of Texas has
been recommended for the appoint
ment on the comission by Il. r.
Creager, Republican national commit
tecman from Texas, and the Texas
tariffmen are very much interested
in this appointment.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21

Sherman. Tex, Oct. 2O.-Waxa-
hachie won the spring meeting of the
Texas Textile Association at the con-
clusiOn convention session here Fri
dag evening.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-21
1898 Crepes

Satin crepes and satin
canton in, about 20 of
the most fashionable
shades. 40 &2 Ak
inches wide. >. ~OsHo
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
NOW IT'S PHAETON
Twelve Makers Use Term 10 Desir.
nate Open Touring Models.

With the increasing use Of the word
"phaeton" to define the four, five
and seven-passenger open car models.
the Society of Automotive Engineers
believes that in the near future thar
name will supersede the term tour
ing car" which has been employed so
many years for the open ear. The
term 'phaeton" instead of touring
car" was adopted at the last annual
meeting Of the society as the standard
name for that type of motor car.
At the same time other standard
names were approved with the object
Of gradually eliminating from autOmo-
bile nomenclature the various strange,
uncOuth and at times fancifully ride
ulous names which had been given to
certain models.
The name ''phaeton" is now used for
the four. five or seven-passenger open
car by Brewster, Cadillac, Essex. Hud-
son, Lincoln, National, Marmon, Pack
ard, Peerless. Premier, REQ and Davis.
Inquiries show that other companies
are studying the Availability of chang
ing from the name touring car" to
''phaeton" and will probably make the
change in the 1923 lists.
The reason for the use Of the name
"phaeton" by automobile makers is
not only that all types of body are
used for touring. but that this type OK
bod is the logical successor Of the fam
lily horSe-drawn open carriage known
as the phaeton.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11

hotels and apartment houses, which
thrive in Los Angeles during the win
ter season.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11

for much less than similar cars built
in small numbers.
AS to the effect Of quantity pro-
duction upon the health and morale
of labor, it must be remembered that
all work is virtue as well as a
necessity, and most work is of rou-
tine nature and sometimes monoton-
Gus IL the worker elects so TO regard
it. A worker on the assembly line is
interested in the building of a car, as
well as in his part of the work upon
it: He is concerned with his. part
and feels his responsibility for the
creation of the animated, breathing
thing called an automobile, and his
interest is kindled in his job as he
sees the cars driven out of the plant
under their own power and afterward
thronging the highway.
The healthy, ambitious workman
feels this way and knows that adj
vancement is his as he merits it. No
mushy sympathy need be wasted on
this man by theorists. His work does
not hurt him and is no more mono
tonous than hundreds of other jobs
which might be named. He may easily
become n sub-foreman or q foreman,
and much more if he has brains. re-
sourcefulness, initiative and ambition.
The building of automobiles in guam
tity production plants offers to men
of every type of talent the greatest
opportunities to be found in the in
dustrial and commercial world today.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
u. S. HAS 12,281,445 CARS
AND TRUCKS In OPERATION;
INDUSTRY ENJOYS BEST YEAR
One Motor Vehicle for Every So People in Country
Today-Highest Registration in New York,
Lowest in Nevada-Every State Shows
Increase in Ownership.

one car per family. When this rate
is attained throughout the country
we will have over 2j,OO0.0OO motor
vehicles. II the world could support
such an average there would be over
40O.OO0,OO0 cars in use or &c times
Us many as all those produced in this
country since the inception OF the
motor car. Alabama has the lowest
showing in this respect, having enc
car for every 26.1 persons. New
York, the numerical leader, has one
for every 1913 people.
The 1922 car and truck .produc-
ton was 2,576.219. Deducting from
this the increase in registration OF
1857 $50, the result, $40, 169 vehicles.
represents the number of cars dis
carded last year. For the most part
these were produced six or seven years
ago and have outlived their period of
usefulness. For 1923 manufacturers
must build at least 100000 cars for
replacement alone.
Industry In First Place.
In the value of its finished products
the automotive industry ranks first
exceeding even the steel and textile
industries. A universal need for ra-
pid transportation has played the
leading part in this development. To-
day there are close TO 100000 miles
of improved national and state high
ways in the country. Practically
every section of the United States. no
matter how isolated. is now opened
10 business. Farmers have found
motor vehicles to be indispensable.
One of the greatest adjuncts TO rail-
way transportation is the motor truck
and indeed transportation by motor
vehicle has so simplified the delivery
Of farm and factory products TO the
railroads that the latter are continual
ly carrying more and more freight
thus in 1922. despite equipment hand
leaps. the railroads broke all previous
records in the transportation of many
classes of commodities, grain being
an outstanding example. Passenger
cars have freed individual transpor-
tation of all laborious limitations
uniting with the railways in greatly
increasing the tendency of the Ameri-
can public to travel. The recreation
al value Of the motor car has longe
since diminished before its greater
necessity as n utility.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
NINETEEN MILES OF
MOTOR CARSFREQUENT
SIGHT IN LOS ANGELES
Highway to Long Beach
Frequently Congested With
Cars Driven Four Abreast,

A solid mass Of motor cars, four
abreast on highway nineteen miles
long is one of the common weekend
sights between Los Angeles and Long
Beach, according TO a salesman who
recently visited the California resort
city and related his motoring expert
ences TO San Antonio friends.
80 many people visit Long Beach
during the Weekend" this salesman
said. that although Long Beach is APP
proximately nineteen miles from Los
Angeles, the highway is badly con-
gested. But the real congestion comes
usually along about 5 o'clock Sun
day evening when the return trip is
started. There are so many motor
lists going TO Los Angeles from Long
Beach at that hour that the road is
solid mass of slow-moving motor cars,
four abreast and just able to proceed
at pace sufficient TO maintain
Roadway. When the vanguard of this
procession is entering Los Angeles,
there is still line waiting in Long
Beach to get started and unable TO
proceed until the head of the column
moves forward.
ain Los Angeles. as these motor
lists enter the traffic district, frequent
traffic halts occur and these are re-
Elected down the entire line Of nine
teen miles of motor cars and traffic
halts also in Long Beach. This seems
almost unbelievable but il gives fair
index into the number of motor cars
that are owned in Southern Cllifor-
MIA"
A San Antonio friend who made
rough figures on the data thus sup
piled estimates that approximately
25,O0O motor cars would be in line
on the nineteen miles of highway be-
tween Long Beach and Los Angeles
during such traffic congestion.
When il is considered that there arc
probably several times that mum
Der of motor cars that are in Los
Angeles and vicinity and not on the
Long Beach road, it gives a picture
OF what motoring means TO Los An
gelcs and of what the wonderful high
way system OF Southern California has
done to encourage the motor industry
Many of the motor cars thus used are
owned by winter visitors in Los An
geles. which also has decided effect
on business in. all lines, including
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11

There are 12,2S1 40 cars and trucks
registered in the United States, &C.
cording to statistics just compiled by
the Il. +. Goodrich Rubber Com
pany. This represents a gain OF
1,757,0JO or 16 per cent over 1921
registration.
The automotive industry enjoyed its
greatest year in 1922. Every state
in the union shows an increase in
the number of cars operated, as OPP
posed to the preceding year. From
the standpoint of production, manu-
facturers enjoy the biggest year since
the inception of the motor car. with
2,576,219 cars and trucks produced.
Today there is one car for every So
people in the country. In the past
two years more cars have been pro-
duced than were registered in 1916.
This enormous growth is unparalleled
in any industry.
New York is again the leader with
LOOP ,293 cars and trucks. This is
an increase of 1S6,2S3 over 1921, the
largest numerical gain made in any
state. Ohio continues in second place
with $4,000 vehicles, 49,, 300 more
than in the preceding year. Califor-
mia advanced to third place with 49,
663, passing Pennsylvania and Hi
nois, respectively fourth and fifth.
Nevada at Bottom.
Nevada clings to the cellar position
with 12,S47. This. however. is a
gain of 2047 or 10 per cent over
1921. Nevada's registration is not
as small as it might seem, since it
is greater than the combined total of
% foreign countries.
The District Of Columbia register
ed the largest percentage gain with
37.6 per cent more vehicles than in
1921. California increased its num-
Der of cars by 2S.1 per cent, testi-
monial to its popular climate and pro-
gressiveness. The smallest gain re-
corded was in Maryland, where there
are only 2.1 per cent more cars than
in 1921.
In the agricultural section. such
states as Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota,
Missouri and North Dakota, show in
creases ranging from per cent to 10
per cent, any one of which is greater
than the gain made in Massachusetts.
namely Ga per cent. The gain
throughout the southern states is gen
orally greater than in the middle
west.
1t is interesting to note that six
states have nearly 40 per cent Of all
the motor vehicles registered in the
country. New York. Ohio. California,
Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan
accomplished this with a combined
total of 4,S9S,S63.
The gain made in these states dur
ing 1922. S59,326, is greater than the
total registration of Great Britain
and France combined. Any one of
these states has more cars than the
entire Dominion of Canada. Their
aggregate total is nearly equal to the
1917 registration for the entire coun-
try.
Today there is one motor vehicle
for every sc people in the United
States against one for every 10 in
1921. California has the greatest
number of cars per capita with one
for every Al inhabitants, virtually
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
SALES OF CARS In
FLEETS HAS BECOME
HABIT WITH ESSEX
Purchase of Sixty Essex
Cabs by Sun Maid
Is Example.

Sales Of cars in fleets has become
a habit with Hudson and Essex, ac-
cording to William Steinhardt of the
Crockett Automobile Company.
First in popularity" says Mr..
Steinhardt, sis the Essex cabriolet.
This popular Essex affords al-season
and all-weather protection. 1t is an
ideal car for individual transporta-
ton.
1T is particularly useful to sales.
men. The Sun Maid Raisin Growers,
of Fresno, Cal, one of the most pro-
gressive business organiza tons in the
country, recently bought a single fleet
of 30 Essex Cabriolets, to be shipped
to its statesmen throughout the coun-
try. A New York State public utility
has fleet of Essex cars-and it de-
clares the Essex the all-around, most
economical car in the world.
THE Essex cabriolet not only full
fills the requirements of schedule with
low cost per mile, but it also delivers
the representative, to his destination
fresh and fit to do business.
I'm addition to the cabs, all types
of Essex cars have the qualities of
economy and durability, with low up
keep, which makes them ideal for
fleet owners. If cars of larger ca
pacity are required, the Hudson sup
plies the same qualities. The feature
of Hudson-Essex is dependable all
around value.
LOS Angeles county. Cal, has
bought within a year, so Essex and
8 Hudson phaetons for. official use.
Its latest order was for Is Essex and
n Super-Six.
"All these cars, which supplanted
three other makes formerly used by
the county for official business. are
now in service. This fleet grew from
a single car, bought for experimental
nurnosesn
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
A BIG FEBRUARY
Franklin Sets New Shipping Record
in Month just Ended.

All prior records for monthly ship
ments of Franklin automobiles were
broken in February, according to news
received here Saturday by L. f. Bird
song of the Birdsong- Potchernick
Company, local Franklin distributor.
February smashed over previous
shipping records for that month, dat
ing back more than 90 years." said
II. II. Franklin. president of the
Franklin Automobile Company of
Syracuse, n. Y, in a letter to Mr..
Birdsong.
January. too, was q record-breaker
for us in the matter of shipments,
Despite the large number of cars
shipped-and present Franklin pro-
duction is setting a new mark-we
now have on our books more untitled
retail orders than have ever before
been placed with us at any one time"
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
A TYPICAL MOTORIST
He Makes $3.50 and Has Car Costing
About S14O0, Says Bank.
Who is the typical motorist?

Who is the typical motorist?
The Cleveland Trust Company
quotes figures based upon many thou
sands of transactions which show that
the typical purchaser of an automobile
may be described as follows.
He is a married man 80 years old.
He has bank account and carries
life insurance.
He buys a S1400 car and pays 800
down.
He pays the balance at the rate Of
500 monthly.
His monthly income is $3.50.
He owns real estate in which his
equity is $1,000.
He has personal property worth
about $1,000.
This is not his first car.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
TRUCK OUTLOOK GOOD
Whitehair Is Enthusiastic After Tour
OF East.

II. S. Whitehair of the national
buyers division Of the General Motors
Truck Company of Pontiac. Mich,
is at present surveying business con-
ditions in the East. He reports that
the national buyers are again in the
market for considerable new trucking
equipment and that the prospects for
spring and summer business are es-
pecially good.
Harry w. Howard Of the sales de
partment of the General Motors
Truck Company of Pontiac, Mich.
left this week on a trip to Rochester.
Y V, Boston and other points in
the eastern territory to assist in the
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11

development OF the tractor-trailer
business.
Pierre Schan. district sales manager
in the southwest for the General
Motors Truck Company of Pontiac,
Mich, left the factory last week and
will spend the next three weeks in
Texas and other southern points, after
which he will return TO the factory
for a short time.
II. A. Neill. branch supervisor for
the General Motors Truck Company
of Pontiac Mich. has just returned
from a trip through all the middle
western states.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
Visit Olds Factory.

Visitors at the Olds Motor Works
in Lansing, Mich. during the last few
days include ]. J.. BOWS, Cincinnati
distributor: Ii. NJ. Nadeau, manager
of the Pittsburg Oldsmobile Company :;
r. c. Simmons. Cleveland distributor.
All of these men report big sales gains
in their territories.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-11
Promotion for TrumbIe.

J. T. Trumble. who Joined the Odds
Motor Works of Lansing, Mich. as
experimental engineer a short tim
ago, has been made assistant chief
engineer, according to an announce
ment by Il. X. Jack, chief engineer.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11

u "a bit less than usual your
family paper H week. rcoI"ct that News-C Champions local
Iulr.I hospital and the editor overwhelmed with
rush Job printing the college necessary
- hurry. doesn't happen very often. for News
Cham auu pulou sustain for quality. quantity and
Pr"np'n, home paper Also. phone is Of
>. ODD ror. pa, O business last nights
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
The Move That Failed

if, b', { it'''uyl
There Americans who deceived the
meaning Of the German rparaton offer that promptly
refused by the French 1t obviously
effort and those who accepted yau"
ov" toward pro-'crmans. The real cause for
the u' this undoubtedly the steadily increasing
pressure that results from the French occupation Of the
lir pressure that will ultimately German surrender.
II the when H." German people a whole
make their minds that they al honestly defeated
"Ith the Of great beginning will be made
toward and lasting peace. That beginning will not
long the Germans continue to believe that they
escape consequences of defeat by Subbonness,
nations their behalf.
The people the United States have soon forgotten
that Germany deliberately made the United States.
with which Germany had legitimate Of quarrel belev
against the Allies could be won before American
military power could be made effective. Americans have
people should suffer than the conse
Of their folly but there be great amount OF
sympathy whose chief with lit
tie rcparation as possible to their Victims
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
The Russian Outlaws

The uHatun the official heads Of Soviet Russia by
the British should carry lesson those Americans
".o lE eu urging the American state department to
td u,. the Russian outlaws. The British
officials made efforts maintain business and dipo
Russians and this they have
carry civilized intercourse with bloody who openly
ho Of their hatred and contempt for everything that cvllzc
LEARNED % regard with love and
band Of outlaws who religion morals indus
and intelligence" and who cHu their disregard of all
p-dprs promises, business diplomatic
relations matter how much that other
nation dr" profit by trade, and matter how much
sympathy another people may feel for the victims Of brutal tyr
and oppression.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
GRAND JUNCTION ATHLETES
WALK AWAY WITH MEET

tCoutlHaad from Pin; Pagel
rison. their neaHst competitor The
Tiger, to.a eight fe-ta. Herea seconds.
AID four thirds, there beng bu; tyFo
s.a~r. N nlrh they did Io- place.
The ATTENDANCE saE uul --ally
large aGI the Weather a-az good, a.
tho % looked threatening toward tie
e.aaa- The results were rather one
sided epnsl4suug last years. results
when GGuHls0n won with s5lz, Grand
Junction, 8; M0Htr0ss. 2I'z: Tellu-
ute. ID; Delta, .; Oiaihs, 3, and Cesi-
aTss.Ee g.
The Guur.s7u High School athlete,
were handicapped b. the poor track
and other clTcumEtancas which might
furnish an alibi Il aIlbis are ever
worth mentioning. Our boys won the
meet last year.
Friedman uf Grand Junction wss
high man with - points; Jones OF
the Junction, second, with Il points,
and Hewitt Of Gunnison, third, with
10 points
The following was the final score
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11

young lady is a violinist of bright fu-
ture promise. Another number great
ly applauded by the audience was a
contralto solo, "Sink, Sink, Red Sum-"
rendered by Miss Ethel Partner. Her
encore number was also warmly ap-
plauded.
"The programs finale was Japan
ese scene for women's voices, sort of
operetta in costume, entitled "The
Last Tea of Tsuki." Its presentation
called for the entire personnel of the
chorus, and proved to be a catchy mu-
steal skit, all in Japanese costume"
The young ladies came home Nor
day morning, enthusiastically happy
over the success of their tour and the
many courtesies accorded them by the
people of the various towns in which
they sang.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
Cement for China.

Mix a cupful Of milk with a cupful
Of vinegar, separate the curd from the
whey and mix the whey with the
whites Of five eggs, beating the whole
together thoroughly. When well mixed.
sift In little quicklime and stir until
II is Of the consistency Of thick paste.
With this, broken china. glass and
cracks Of all kinds may be mended. II
dries quickly and resists the action Of
water and heat.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
Stories of hn
Great Scouts Ts..s.
8 Western Newspaper Unson
SOUTH SEA ISLANDER WHO
WAS CROOKS FAyORITE SCOUT

WAS CROOKS FAvoRlTE SCOUT
i would rather lose 4 third Of my
army than to have Frank Gruard
killed" once declared Gea- Frank
Crook. and when this great indian
fighter set such 4 high value on the
services oS scout IL me&at that
Frank Gruaru was without = peer.
Gruari vas born In Tahiti In $50.
the son OF an American trader and q
native woman HIS father returned
to this country when Frank was but
two s-ars old and at the age Of Of.
teen frsuk ran away from home and
wen, TO Montana.
Cruard becume . NAL carrier. q
dangerous job IN . country full OF hos
tile Sioux The5 captured him finally
and were preparing TO XIII him when
. young brave rieaded for his life.
Calling theif oi.spUon to Franks
swarthy coInple1icn he declared that
the mail carrier must be an Indian
who had been captured by the whites.
This Indian Was the renowned Sit
ting Bull. For 10 months Gruard was
hessness Of attempting TO escape. he
learned the Sioux tongue and entered
Into the Indian life ms one of them.
He lived with the Indians six years
tefore he finally escaped.
One day GruArd was scouting for
an officer who attempted to guide his
command by use OF the compass. They
became lost In a binding snow storm.
Frank borrowed the officers compass,
smashed II against a rock. and then.
taking the lead. he guided the soldiers
straight to the place they wished TO
go.
Gruard's greatest exploit was his
part In the "Sibiey Scout" In 1876.
Lieut.. S. W. SIbley was sent out on a
scout TO find the Indians. He found
them, and In q short time his little
command was surrounded by hun
dreds OF Sioux and Cheyennes. After
Q desperate neht In which the Chey-
enne chief. White Antelope, was
killed. the soldiers were forced to
abandon their horses and attempt e.
cape on foot.
Gruard's knowledge OF the country
wns all that saved them. He led
them over unknown mountain trails,
winding through the deep canyons and
around high peaks, until the Indians
were on'distanced. The next day he
guided them to high point on q
mountain side and pointed down. Be
low them lay Crooks camp.
Frank Gruard was given lifetime
position as a government scout and
he performed valuable services In the
last uprising Of the Sioux. the Ghost
Dance war of ls9C-9l. In 1894 Frank
snw his father for the first time since
he had run away from home. Gruard
died In ST. JOSEPH Mo-. In 1918.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
Reason Aided BY Education.

BE sure you are right, then go ahead.
Is good advice only to the man who
can quickly and directly reason what
It right. Good reasoning is aided by
education. which parents should sup
ply their children through support Of
our public schools-Grit.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
FRS, Northwes, Settlers.

In the year 1897 = pioneers under
Nathaniel wycth left Boston TO hnd
an overland trail to Oregon. Eight
Of them reached oregon at th" C"lum-
bla river on October - Of the same
year These were the first white men
from the East to settle In the North
west
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-05-11
Improving and Improving

ID. world" said Uncle Eben. lis
gittIn' better. Whatever doubts you
may have bout de folks in II. tar
ain't no question concernin' de real
estate Improvements" - Washington
Evening Star