The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-07-01
THE MOTOR DIGEST Auto Activities Through
 nIIf The World

There Is one motor supply company for every 156 automobiles in the United States.
 Sleeping compartments on top of the driving cabs have been designed for motor trucks making long hauls, and employing relays of drivers.
 During the seven years of its ac- ttvities. the traffic court of New York city has collected $2,390,636 in fines and has heard 177.933 cases.
 Motor buses and passenger cars take 100 persons every Sunday to services at the Baptist church in Lake county. 40 miles east of Cleve- land, o.
 A person who operates a motor vehicle in Ohio without the consent of the owner is imprisoned from one to twenty years for the first offense, and from five to thirty years for subsequent offenses.
 The Rev. J. Terra, of Watertown, Conn.,, is the first minister to be ar rested for violating the speed law of White Plains, N. Y. He was caught travelling 30 miles an hour,
 The output of automobiles by all factories of America Is double this year, compared with last year or any previous year. For the first four months, the total was nearly mil lion more than in the corresponding last season.
 the world is the Desert Touring club of Alexandria, Egypt. This club has 15 embers-including Albanian, British, French, Greek, and Italians and three cars. They tour thou sands of miles over the Sahara.
 It has been estimated that $1,0oo,- % worth of accessories are stolen from automobiles annually In Los Angeles, Cal. It has been pointed out that an accessory theft will strip machine, and ther dispose of the parts at price far below the market price.
 Dayton, O., utilizes its asphalt streets as sign boards, warning mo- torists in large white letters tto Drive Carefully" and pedestrai In s to Look Both Ways and Live, while another legend declares that "The Jaywalker Is Taking the Short est Route to the Hospital"
 Motorcycles are more popular In Europe than in the United States, because this type of vehicle comes within the range of the average in dividuars purchasing power In such countries as the 3 United Kingdom, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Denmark.
 A law was recently passed in the Iowa legislature, placing motor bus and truck transportation lines under the supervision of the State Railroad commission, while a ton-mile tax was imposed on these lines to draw from them contribution to the state highway maintenance fund.
 The annual 500-mi1e automobile race will be held May 30, 1924, at the Jad;,.ooolio Motor SneadWaV The usual cash prizes of s5o,ooo will be distributed tt winners of the 1924 race. Nine automobiles already have been entered in the event, one ma chine having a piston displacement of only 911s cubic inches.
 The Kiwanis club of Great Falls. Mont, hit upon novel scheme IS sending its delegate to the conven- tion in Atlanta. Ga. It purchased sedan, and sold enough advertising space upon the panels, lenders and hood tC pay for the car and the ex- penses of the delegate and two pas sengers. When tho car gets back to Great Falls. 1t will be raffled off among the advertisers.
 In the hope of developing a new breed of heroes and starting a new era of chivalry. the New York State Hackmens Protective league re- gently announced that a medal will be awarded each month to the chauf- feur whC performs the most spec tacular public service In the interest of the public. Suggested perform ances are: Returning a s10o,000 necklace to its owner; backing his cab up to a burning building and rescuing women and children; talk an injured man, run over by some one else, to the hospital just in time to save his life; chasing down and capturing single-handed a carload of dangerous automobile bandits.