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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Packard Employees
Receiving Bonuses

Employees OF the PacKafQ M0Iof
Car Company are cashipg checks
totall.ng 100000. given them as q
bonus as q reward for long time
service in the company.
Each employee WHO has worked
for the company five years or more
was given $1,000 for each year Of
service up to 10 years and $4,000
for 10 years or more. Oficers Of
the company said 1t IL q bonus cus-
tnmarily paid when profits warrant
it. It also is in addition td the
group bonus plan by which employees
on each pay day share in savings
from increased efficiency,
Records of long time service by
Packard men are asserted to be
unique in industry. Mere than IL
per cent of Packard men have. been
with the company 10 years or more,
many from 10 to 20 years and some
from the time the first car was made
in 1899. Twenty seven per cent Of
the men and % per cent Of the 'wo-
men employees have been In con-
tinuous service with the company
for FIVE years or more. The COM
pany's labor turnover is only 10 per
cent.
Numbered among the ll-year
Packard men are practically all the
important executives. There are ~
Of these while IL other executives
have been with the company ave
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

There Ii too much restriction In
the average city and town on the
movement Of its motor traffic, AL
most invariably the cities where
traiiic il most congested are those
where trafiic Ii highest, and re-
strictions excessive.
Every time the police department
puts up another Park not!" warn
Ing there are a hundred additional
cars wandering around in search of q
place to anchor.
This makes for the slowest, most
hazardous kind of trafiic. A driver
whose minds Is conferred on looking
for place to park Is not merely an
annoyance but a source of trouble.
He isn't looking out for the things
that count.
Il 10 Interesting to note that New
York City. considering the density
of its motor car registration, is
among the simplest cities to park,
stop, turn or hurry In. due entirely
to the relatively few restrictions i'm
posed upon the movement of cars.
There are q lot of places in New
York which would be guarded by at
least three officers and generously
complicated with restrictive signs
In almost any city one-fiftieth its
size.
With New York the relative scare
ity of restrictions has come about as
q matter Of necessity. There are
too many cars, too many crossings
and too much traffic to seal up every
thing with "Dont's." And fortunately
20, for II suggests the thought that
trafic would be a whole lot better off
II 1T wasn't fused over so much.
The pampered child is usually the
one who usually lives to disgrace the
family.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
FoiIinu Artful Nails

The new things in motordom are
causing motorists to make some
rather radical changes in their
methods of caring for the car. The
case of balloon tires will illustrate:
1t has always been thought that
the way to avoid punctures was to
have the tires pumped up to the
maximum so that there would be as
little tire surface in contact with the
road and therefore as little chance as
possible for nails, glass and tacks to
be picked UP. The high pressure
was supposed to make the tire
uncture- proof by offering strong
resistance to the watchful nall.
Contrast this with the arguments
in favor of the new tires. 1t is con-
tended by the tire makers that the
softness of the giant oversize tire
is insurance against punctures. since
foreign matter merely occupies q
depression in the yielding tire as it
is passed over. In other words. the
tires sort of invite the nails to come
in, but manage to pass by unframed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
| PAIGE CLOSE CARS
| NOW COMING IN

The dearth Of seven passene.,
Paige $40 sedans and IinousIrc~
which held up delivery Of the12
models for over a month in AuensIs
has beer filled and the factory a..
nounces that hack orders win sosn
be taken care OF.
The lack Of these two types a
bodies, according to r. L. Wfiie
local manager for Clair r. Marstoe
has neces STATED holding up Of NAM
orders during the last few week.
They state that the Paige Deirolf
Motor Car Company ha.: INFORMED
them that while the November allot.
ment of these types OF bodies vln
not be as large as The local distributar
needs. immediate deliveries can "a
cared for from 1t.
The coming Of winter, added 10 fbs
ever growing popularity Of In
Paige, $40, increased the demanis
for these two larger closed types 81
automobiles to such IN extent That
the October production schedule feIl
far short OF filling all Of the orders
turned into the factory states Mr.
White.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

In about It. but nobody seemed to
have an answer.
when + spoke to the engineer he ex-
planned that . car will always stop
quicker II you apply the brakes Just
short of lockin' the wheels. Said
this was due to the fact that the
rollin' friction between the road and
the tires Is static friction, which he
explained as friction OF resi- He adj
ded that this kind of friction is all
ways greater than friction of motion
(kinetic friction) and il therefore the
best kind for quick stoppin'.
THAT sounds like heavy stuff, but
it's really quite simple. When tire
is in contact with the road It is
harder to slide, than when II has
started slidin' because the little de-
pressions and irregularities that
make for friction have more chance
to hold. A wheel that is rollin'
makes the same sort of contacts as
when standin' still. and therefore its
friction is the same. So long as you
don't lock the wheels you can take
advantage of this rollin', or static,
friction to help stop the car.
Once you lock the wheels. how
ever. the tires start slidin' over the
road and offer less resistance. Wien
this happens the engineer says you
ought to release the brake and apply
1t less severely. This restores the
rollin' friction, helpin' you to stop
quicker and without skiddin'."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Artificial Leather
Turned Out by
Thousands of Tons

Detroit. Mich, Nov. 30-F'rom q
daily output of $500 yards in Octo-
Der. 1920, to the manufacture of from
$4,000 to $4,000 yards >of artificial
leather a day at present, after two
years effort, is one Of the interesting
! achievements of the Ford Motor
Comnany's plant in Highland Park.
Five grades of leather, each suited
to different purpose. are produced
and with these the company is able
to supply, wholly on in large part, its
own side curtains, side quarters, back
eNrtains, cushions, cushion facings,
tors, sedan roof covering.
The artificial leather manufacture,
which was first begun as an expert
fnent in 1918, has reached high state
of perfection and now proceeds on
the continuous production system.
The principal cloths used are drill,
twill, inOleskin, sateen and Ford cloth,
which is woven at Highland Park.
The average Length c. strip of any, of
these is 400 to 400 yards. with widths
from SO to SO inches and weights
running between 200 and 500 pounds
per roll.
AS soon as a roll of cloth enters
the manufacturing section of the de-
partment it is placed on re-roiling
device and carefully inspected for
any possible defect.
Next it is weighed and started
through the coating ovens where the
coating proceeds on continuous sys-
tenn. AS the cloth passes the first
station or section, the coating mix
ture sows onto one side of 1t and is
evenly distributed by spreading
knife. After the coat is applied the
cloth passes into a drying chamber
which Us heated by steam to 2l0 deg.
Fahreneit. BY the time 1t emerges
from the drying chamber it is ready
for the next coat and so the process
Is repeated until the desired surface
covering Is secured when the cloth
leaves the oven.
Before one roll has been run out.
the starting end Of another - sewed
on. so that the coating operation may
continue uninterrupted.
When the cloth finally energies
from the oven, with enc side hidden
beneath black and glossy, but fex-
IL lie coat, it Is rewou on a roll ana
separated from its successor. Then
it is weighed to ascertain II sufficient
coating mixture has been applied
Next comes the enclosing process
by means Of which the leather pat
lefM Is proNuSea oA tnS cVa.pa clo
Of the cloth. This is accomplished
through fiat and rotary presses,
heated by steam to sij deg. Fahren-
heit and under pressure ranging on
some from 4ao-5no ions to 6oo-7oo
tons on others.
After the leather imprint has foen
made, the cloth goes to the final
oven for its finish or iustre coat.
After a final inspection 1t Is passed
along to go into automobile produe-
ton.
Approximately 2,100 gallons OF
coating mixture are required to sup
ply the seven ovens during an s-hour
working shift, and with the DEPART
ment now operating on a 16-hour day,
1900 gallons are used daily.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

years or more. The president and
three yice-presidents average 14h
years each,
Officers of the company say that
much of the reputation Packard has
built up for quality of its automo-
biles is due to the fact that work.
men remain with the company in
continuous service SO long and take
a real interest and pride in their
work.
Besides the bonus paid Packard
employees for loyalty in service the
company gives even the humblest
workman a vacation with pay. After
a man has served five years he re-
ceives one week with full pay and
every employee who has been with
the company 10 years receives two
weeks with full pay. There also Is a
life insurance system by which the
company pays half the cost of in
surance. The amount of insurance
that each person may carry is deter
mined also by the length of service
with a maximum of $500 which is
for 20 years service. In addition to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
SHOULD BE MODEL ON TRAFFIC
CONTROL
Physical Features Of Nations Capital
IdeaI-Te stify A. A. A. Witnesses
Before Senate COMMITTEES

IdeaI-Te stify A. A. A. Witnesses
Before Senate Committee
washington should have the best
controlled traffic of any city In. the
United States and the traffic reguia-
tons of the National Capital should
be a model for every other city In
the United States, advocated Thomas
p. Henry of Detroit. president Of the
American Automobile Association, in
his testimony before the u. 8. Senate
subcommittee on traffic regulations
for Washington, which has been en-
gagged for some weeks In daily hear
ings at the Capitol. Senator L. II.
Ball of Delaware is chairman Of the
committee. Mr.. Henry's statement
that Washington has all OF the phys
ical features to make the solution Of
the traffic problem easy was sub
stantiated by DIR. James w. Inches,
police commissioner OF Detroit for
four years and Col. Sidney D. Walden
also Of Detroit, who IL now engaged
In a rapid transient survey of the
automotiye city, who were introduced
by Mr.. Henry as witnesses for the
American Automobile Association.
The A. A. A. witnesses appeared by
invitation of the Senate investigating
committee.
The testimony as to the efficacy
of one way streets, the boulevard
stop system, parking, empounding of
automobiles where violations of
traffic regulations were noted, speed
limitations, and headlight regulation
was largely taken from the expert
ence and study of the witnesses In
Detroit. The present traffic regula-
tions and control Of traffic in the
automobile city was largely institu-
ted by Doctor Inches as Police Com
missioner, Colonel Walden was APP
pointed by Senator James Couzens
while the latter was mayor of De-
troit to make O detailed rapid tran
sient survey which has been under
way for several years.
The witnesses were in agreement
that thorough scientific study of
traffic and future tendencies should
be made before q comprehensive plan
was worked out and put into effect.
They stated however. that there are
opportunities for the adoption Of
Temporary regulations az expediences
while the survey is being made.
One way streets, they stated, had
proven advisable In certain instances.
They were recommended TO the
committee where the streets are too
narrow to permit of the easy flow Of
traffic in both directions.
Safety-zones are necessary on wide
streets where 1t In difficult for the
pedestrian to get through traffic to
the street cars. On narrow streets,
safety zones gum up traffic" Where
safety zones are established they
should be protected by substantial
stanchions and adequately marked
and lighted so that there would be
no excuse for motorists to run into
them.
Through traffic thoroughfares. where
the motorists are required to stop be-
fore entering have been used to good
advantage in Detroit. Parking in the
business section must be limited. The
rigid enforcement of these regula-
tions in Detroit had met with general
favor.
, Only automobiles which Aagrantly
violated parking regulations and
which INSTRUCTED traffic or menaced
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

is advisable to admit liability for a
minor collision and pay the plaintiff
before he has an opportunity to COM
suit his lawyer. The following in
stance will explain:
Motorists A and B collided, ex-
changed cards and agreed to take up
the matter of settlement at more
appropriate time and place. A few
days later Motorist A, who. was to
blame, received, a bill for S75 covering
the cost of reviving a fender. Motor
list A was naturally perplexed, ag-
gravation finally causing him to seek
counsel. He was advised to pay the
claim and forget it. The amount
had been figured with such pre-
cision that there would have been no
saving in fighting the claim. n
Where the motorist is insured 'ha il
advised that his policy becomes void
if he admits liability at the time of
the collision, but it would seem in
view of the foregoing that this
should not be a hard and fast rule.
At least the guilty notorist should
make an effort to report the. loss i'm
naediatsly so that the adjuster can
make a fair settlement before the
plaintiff has an opportunity to con-
ter with shyster attorney.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

safety are towed to the pound. n.
cars of all other yi0iaters are taxssS
Doctor Inches told OF the eucceSs-
full operation Of the educational Worr
along safety lines conducted b. a.
police department Of Detroit. 70.
turers. musical and vaudeville talent
for weekly community meetines a
the school houses are furnished fro~
the personnel Of the trafEic force. n
urged active work on the part AZ a.
Washington, police department aIose
this line.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
This Really Happened

They were motoring through a
strange city in one of the most
dilapidated vehicles on wheels.
Tenders were half off. tires worn
down to the cord, windshield broken,
radiator steaming furiously. They
were puzzled as to their whereabouts,
and drawing up beside a traffic Of
hcer, made inquiry.
"Will this take us to the ferry?"
"Not by the looks of it," came the
prompt reply.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

The lady motor camper who hung
out a pair Of mems trousers to give
the impression that she and her lady
companion were not alone certainly
offered bright thought to the tir,d
tourist, but what Of the lonely man
who cares not to be vamped? 4 II
he haunts some insignia Of fsr,ininity
passing thug 10 likely to investi.
gate and make trouble. So there you
are.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

knights drug store had o new %.
da dispenser. He had been In tke
store but a few days, however, until
knight found out that the new clerk
Possessed a rather strong fonduess
for ice cream connections himself.
In other words, the treats were con.
tinualiy on the house.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
First Franklin Sedan Shipped 10
Years Aao

Syracuse. N. Y, Nov. s0=-Ten
years ago the Franklin Automobile
Company shipped its first sedan
which Incidentally was Americas
first stock sedan adapted to ali-year
use end cross country touring. Dur
Ing this decade Franklin sedan ship-
meats have aggregated 20,1S3. OF this
number 4,gs1 were shipped since
january ! Of this year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
The Old Mechanic Says:

"Just been havin' a chat with one
of these automotive engineers. A
lot of his technical lingo went clean
over my head but ! got enough Of
1t to pass along.
We got started on the subject
because Of q slight accident down
the road. Driver locked his brakes
and didn't stop as quickly as he
usually did when he wasn't SO
anxious to. A lot of folks got talk
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Thoughts IN PASSING

Il e not enough to attach license
tags with belts and leek washers.
They sbeHld be tied to the holders in
addition, or strapped, so that If the
bolts come loose through vibration
and the plates part from the holders
they will not drop TO the ground and
be lost. Some motorists wire the
plates 10 the brackets, which 10 bet.
ter still,
Al for the iadies-weII, ali but the
garage bill.
Copyright 1898 by the Ullman-
Feature Seryice.)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Ryway Parkinu Niches

Everywhere in the big cities motor
lists are discovering ways to park
their cars off the streets and out of
the range of regulations. 1t may be
a private side yard, an open lot or
3 blind alley, but it is made ready
for the car and helps solve the prob
lem. Before long it is believed that
some interesting developments will
be seen in the process of making
each niche count toward reducing
congestion. The lack of progress in
this lire has been chiefly due to re-
luetanee to face the problem square
ly. There is a place for each car IL
Its owner viii take the trouble to find
1t and keep It asIhis own.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

before the nail has q chance to ac-
cept.
Maybe this explains why 50 many
over-inflated tires manage to force
so many nails into their tubes. There
is no other place for the nail to so
when run down.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

Every man 10 his own master 20
long as HE wife isn't sitting on the
trent seat with him while he's driv-
ING HE ear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

with rub between each coat; then fastened
to the hardwood body frame. Wcod, because
wood ahscrhs vibration. eliminates Sdrum-
Ming" reduces noise to nil A wash Is all that i
needed alter hard trip, to bring out anew the
rich, shiny, black gloss ALL OVER THE CAR
Like al enclosed Jewetts this new double
purpose Brougham has 4cpen car perform
ance.. Drive it from 2 to 40 miles an hour In
high; pass mest any car on any hill; accelerate
rom Stc2S miles an hour in 7 seconds in high.
TRY that with ANY other earl
Measure this New Jewett Rrougham AGAINST
ALL your needs business and social Call w
any time for demonstration. Is4aA
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
Two Traffic Trinka

Traffic officers sometimes make
mistakes and often fail to catch the
motorists signals. but it's risky busi-
ness to assume that the officer
doesn't get YOU" In some cities the
regulation are that at certain hours
of the day traffic shall be kept off
certain streets, with the result that
the officer in directing you where
this way" when they know perfectly
Well that you want to so straight
ahead, Frequently the persistency of
the officer in directing you where
YOU don't want to so is a. gentle hint
that what YOU want to do is forbid
den. So If the officer seems to ignore
your signals better go his way. 1t
Is usually the way of law you are
not familiar with.
When entering strange city
watch out for sign warnings that
are likely to be overlooked Just be-
cause they are weather worn, A
brightly painted sign always gets CO.
operation from the careful driver.
but paint doesn't enter into the dis
cusston if the driver fails to note the
sign and therefore fails to comply
with its request. 1t is the law. And.
as a matter of fact when q driver
disregards an old sign he is likely to
be disregarding an old law or ordin-
ance, and thus stands less chance of
having his alibi ring true.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

this q = health and accident insure
ance plan.
The Packard company now eu1-
ployes more than 1000 persons and
the 116 buildings Of the plant which
house them while at work contain
more than 100000 square feet Of
floor space.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01
learn to Smile

She drove six feet beyond the
white line at the crossing when the
sign plainly commanded stop"
She made q left turn though 1t was
forbidden. She parked her car two
officer was sore, for the city is strict
about such things and it happened
at one of the busiest crossings. in
town. BUT he stuck to his post, for
gave and. forgot, She smiled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-01

Admitting Liability
Evidently there are times when Il
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-09-13
BIG TELESCOPE FOR RUSSIA
Factory Weighs Nine Tons and
Is As Feet Long.

In view of the present condition of
Russia, it is rather surprising to find
that the Soviet government has or
dered a telescope which is one of the
largest in the world This telescope
has just been completed in British
factory, and will shortly be transport
ed to an observatory on the shores of
the Black sea. 1t weighs about nine
tons, and the inside length CT the tube
is 45 feet. Heavy as the telescope is,
it is so admirably fitted that it can
be moved by electrical means as easily
ss if it were small portable APP
paratus The push-button system Of
control has been adopted, so that all
the operator has to do to direct
the telescope to any part of the
heavens is to press certain buttons. A
second telescope almost as large as
this, is being made at the same Brit
ish factory for another observatory in
Russia. So delicate is the work on
these giant instruments that about
three years are occupied in designing
xnd constructing them.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-09-13
Speed of Heavy Trucks
Injurious to Highways

Speed-and not weights what
ruins the roads. 1t is the impact, or
hammer blow, of inspiring weights at
widens assures and knocks the holes
in our concrete. This has been proved
by A. T. Goldbeck, engineer of tests
Of the department Of public roads.
Extensive tests, made for the gov
eminent, showed the following:
''Impact-or destructive blown
creases approximately with the square
OF the speed. Two trucks, for exam
pie, one running at ten miles an hour,
the other at twenty. Although the lat
ter Is going only twice as fast as the
former it will deliver about four times
the road-ruining blow.
"This blow, for the great part, can
be directly attributed to the design Of
the truck. A test showed a fve-and-
a-half-ton chain-driven truck delivered
only So per cent of the destructive
road impact that was delivered by
three-ton truck of a different design,
carrying the same load and driven at
the same speed.
at is not weight, but speed. And
not only speed. but the speed of the
unsprung weight. 1t is the hammer
blow which destroys.
''These facts are very significant, for
they show that the gross load of the
truck is not the only factor which in
fuences the pressure of the wheels of
the truck on the road surface. 1t is
possible to have vastly different i'm
pact pressures exerted on the road by
two different trucks both having the
same gross weight, but having differ
ent distribution of their sprung and
inspiring weights, and when the ques-
lions of road designs are to be eonsid-
cred, the actual wheel pressure on the
road is the all-important thing rather
than the gross load of the truck"