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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

More than $50 radio stations in the
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

bitumen. Sixty-eight per cent of all
the asphalt used in the United States
at the present time is obtained from
Mexican asphaltic petroleum. 1t is
in this respect that American ingenuity
and skill have greatly improved for
highway work the most ancient of all
paving materials and have placed at
the service of the American motorist
the finest paved roads ever constructed.
While the United States is rapidly
coming to the front in the matter of
distinctive highways this country still
has far to 60 before it can take from
European nations other records for
unique thoroughfares that feature their
highway systems. The shortest street
in the world. for instance, is to be
found not in the United States but in
France. 1t is the Rue Bile of Paris.
The narrowest street in the world is the
| Via Sol in Havana, Cuba. a thorough
fare only forty-seven inches in width
The most unique paved motor road in
the world is that of the Via Nizza,
an asphalt roadway constructed upon
the roof of the Fiat Motor works at
Lingotto, Italy. ~
To Nankin. China, goes the rather
doubtful credit of having the dirtiest
street in the world-the Tchansti. The
Via CASTLE in Seville. Spain, has long
had the distinction of being the clean
est street in the world, Fifth avenue,
New York City, harbors more wealth
than any other thoroughfare although
Grosvenor Place. London. is the most
aristocratic. Both of these famous
thoroughfares are superbly paved with
asphalt.
To Pearl Street, New York City, is
granted the palm as the nosiest street
in existence, while it is a matter of
dispute as to whether Michigan avenue,
Chicago; Columbus Circle, New York
City, or New York avenue at Fourteenth
street in Washington, D. c., is the
most dangerous street to cross. The
most dangerous road in existence is the
Corniche Road, which winds its way
above the Mediterranean from Laturbia
to Nice in France along one edge of
which for many miles there is a sheer
drop of 1000 feet. Broad street, Phila-
phia, fourteen miles long, is the long
est straight street in the world and
Broadway, New York, fifteen and one
half miles length, is the longest.
The most beautiful throughfare in the
world is the wonderful Champs Elysees
in Paris. Wall Street, New York, oc-
cupies the pinnacle Of fame. To the
Appian Way of Rome. built by julius
Caesar at the height of Roman ascend
ancy and still in good repair, goes the
distinction of being the oldest highway
still in service.
Thus/it is that to American highway
engineers goes the credit of constructing
the longest paved motor road. the high
est motor road in point of altitude. the
shortest and narrowest paved motor
road, three of worlds finest scenic
motor roads, the highest street, the
widest street, the richest street, the long
est street, and the most famous street
in all the world. To American engin-
GERS must go also the credit of develop
ing the oldest road material known to
man TO a point where in its application
to our modern motor roads it affords
luxurious riding and service that is
nearly 100 per cent perfect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

1t often happens to the motor car
owner, that he gets his car back from
the service station, where some repair
has been made, only to have the same
trouble develop again with increased
virulence. Sometimes this is due to
the fact that the repairman has tried
to remedy something that called for a
ma jor operation, sometimes the repair
man is gyp who has not attempted
to cure the trouble, and often it
is caused by some minor forgetful-
ness on the part of the mechanic.
This subject is of interest to the owner
who has his repairs carried out in
the garage and it is also of interest
to you and me, who do our own work,
because we are just as likely to forget
as the garage mechanic.
Remarkable how many times the
operator after making n repair or re-
placement forgets to tighten some nut
on which great deal depends. We
have seen an engine lose compression,
to an amazing extent, because a me-,
chanic had neglected to otighten a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
By PERCY CHAMBERLAIN

In previous articles / have shown
how the purchasers of automobiles are
paying out millions yearly, one way
and another. because of the used car
problem"
If it is true that both the dealers
and their customers are losing money,
both will agree that the fused car prob
lem" should be solved
And what is the solution?
In order to answer the question let
us again consider the reason it is a
problem. The used car is problem
because it is an article of merchandise
which has been bought and sold at a
loss.
Logically, then, solution of the
problem is to stop buying and selling
used cars at a loss.
That is the solution, without doubt.
AS long as the merchant loses money
neither merchant. customer or employee
can be happy. The loss must be stop
ped.
The particular method which will
stop it is a matter for trade considera-
.tion. 1t has no place here. The ques-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

couple of the cylinder-head nuts. We
had clutch adjustment made and after
it was all over and supposedly every
thing snug, we found that mechanic
had forgotten to tighten nut, which
destroyed any effect of the repair.
We had fan adjustment made, but
matters were even worse after than
before. Fortunately, we found that
the garage mechanic in making the ad-
justment, had loosened the nut, shifted
the fan shaft, but he had forgotten to
tighten the nut again, so the latter
condition was worse than the first.
Have you ever forgotten to insert
cotter pins, after you have finished a
repair job of some kind? If you
haven't your memory is better than
those of most garage mechanics, for
these professionals do just this thing.
Whenever you tackle repair job,
think yourself, Don't forget the
cotter pin" i
We know an unusually expert mo-
torist, who took his car to a garage
to have n leaking hose replaced. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
How Used Car Solution
Will Affect Purchaser

tions in which the public finds interest
IS this: If the dealers in automobiles
eliminate their used car losses, will it
affect the purchasers of new automo-
b1les! To what extent?
Both questions can be readily an
swered.
Such condition will affect the pur-
chasers of new automobiles. 1t will be
a god-send to their pocket books,
The extent to which they will be
affected is exactly the difference between
what their old car is actually worth
and the altunt they can get for it
over and above its worth under pres
ent-day conditions.
Nothing else would be changed. The
used car is problem because dealers
have been allowing" more for it than
they can get for it. In 1922 dealers
allowed hundred million dollars more
for used cars than they sold them for.
This took no account of costs of put
ting into condition for resale. overheads.
etc.
When the used car problem is solved
1t Is obvious that the solution will mean
that used cars will have TO be sold bv
their owners for what they are worth.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
CHICAGO GETS
N. N. A. MEETING
Delegates Will Convene
April II To Discuss
Merger

With letters of protest against the
lists association with the American
Automobile association storming the
officials who agreed to the merger, in
Washington several weeks ago, dele
gates from the local clubs of the N.
NJ. A.. representing more than 300,-
600 car owners throughout the coun-
try are preparing to attend the con-
yention called to meet in Chicago,
April II, by Judge Walter ID. Meals,
president.
The attention of motorists in every
section of the country will be directed
to the meeting, which will result in
one of three things. First, that the
action taken by the officials who
agreed to the consolidation in Wash
ington will be proved as an unofficial
body without the power to act in such
matters and the union thrown out"
second, that new notorist associa-
ton will be formed by the local clubs
who oppose the merger, and third the
union of the two motorists associa-
ton will remain as announced, by the
officials who made the pact, or with
alterations. =
May Result In Court Procedure
That the first would likely involve
long court procedure necessary to
prove the action of the officials ur-
constitutional and void, involving q
great amount of time and money and
bringing the association to stand
still in many respects.
The second, regarding the forma-
ton of a new motorist organization
is probably the most likely result, ar
cording to w. G.. Jones, secretary and
manager of the South Texas Motor
league, an N. NJ. A. organization. Mr..
Jones stated that the n. NJ. A. was
formed three years ago by clubs who
| refused to remain in the A. A. A.,
and pointed out that these same clubs
organization with which they were
would hardly agree to go back into an
not in sympathy.
The third possible result is highly
improbable, as officials of the n. NJ.
A. including the five> vice presidents,
have expressed themselves as severe
ly opposed to the consolidation.
Southern Clubs Are Solid
The southern clubs of the N. NJ. A.
are solid in their opposition to the
amalgamatiOn and are powerful. but
whether their influence will be strong
enough to weld the axe" in the ac-
ton taken by the Washington Off
Gals remains a question.
In their bitterness against the union
of the two organizations, southern Of
ficials have declared the consolidat ton
was "railroaded" through and have
critized the officials severely. How
ever, the opposition to the merger is
not confined to the south.
C. II. Roth, secretary of the Pitts
burg Motor club, vice president of
the motorists association of PennsyI-
vania and a member of the board Of
governors of the N NJ. A, is strongly
opposed to the union. -
DisapprOves Steam Roller Tactics
The committee exercised ufi-
possessed authority. I disapprove Of
such steam roller tactics ! am opL
posed to the eonsolida ton" e. @.
Bliss, president of the Dallas Auto
mobile club. and vice president of the
n. n. A.. declared. - 55q- 6;ts
Jewelry is being made out of ele-
DhantS' hair in Paris and nrOmisea IN
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

This simply means that if my used
car is worth $500 I will have to take
$500 for it. l cannot get $500. And
it also means that l will have to pay
for putting it into condition for re-
sale.
In fother words the owner Of auto
mobile transportation, will have to pay
hi& own costs of that transportation.
AS it has been, he has been paying but
part of them-gasoline, oil and a part
of the up-keep.
While this may sound pessimistic, as
a matter of fact it is the contrary. 1t
will bring automobile merchandising
entirely within the bounds of sound
business. Concerns-manufact and
selling-which cannot compete on that
basis will pass from the picture. Those
who remain will be the ones deserving
to remain from all angles-policy, quail
ity of merchandise, ability to serve and
executive understanding
Considering the cycle of ownership,
from the time of purchase to the time
of resale. automotive Transportation
costs will be reduced.
In the public mind. the right tyne
of automobile merchant will be clearly
defined. The wrong tyre-the shyster
will be known as such, Stunned by
all except that type OF buyer upon
whom the shyster in any line derives
his day by day existence.
Values will be established Service
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
Mother Robbed, Son Chases
And Nabs Thief Lonehanded

NEW YORK, March S;-Ernest
Stidolph, 10, went to see the battle
ships tin the North river with his
mother, Mrs. Edith Stidolph, of No. 100
Beach Eighty sixth street, Rockaway
Beach, and acquired fighting spirit
that was to be of great help to his
mother before evening.
Mother and son were at Sixth avenue
will be improved by leaps and bounds.
Conditions Of employment will he I'M
proved. The trade will attract real
statesmen and real workmen--to say
nothing of the right kind of merchant
1t is always hard to visualize con-
ditions as they would exist under a
complete change from present methods
However, those who have made an u1I-
selfish study oc trade conditions recog-
nize that solution ,of the used car
problem-if it really solves-will not
only save millions for the trade itself
but will actually benefit the owners OF
automobile transportation to the extent
of many millions more.
Ito Be Continued)
Copyright 1923 by Percy Chamberlain
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Jewelry is being made out of ele-
plants hair in Paris, and promises to
become quite a fad.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Imagination, also the language of our
motoring friend!
In the adjustment of wheel bearings,
an accurate fit is very necessary. We
know motorist of our fair city who
had his wheel bearings tightentd re-
Gently and found very shortly that the
mechanic had made too tight a fit
How did he find out? By having the
bearings burn out IN about eighty miles
of running. A loud squeak heralded
what was coming.
1t is a good plan when a repair
job has been carried out in a shop and
the trouble it was intended tocorrect
is just as apparent after as before, to
suspect some error on the part of the
mechanic. Remember this and apply
the lesson to yourself if you do your
own work
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23
PIRATES OPEN SERIES

San Francisco Seals evened up their
eight-game series with the Kansas City
Blues Friday afternoon at Recreation
park, winning by score Of to /. The
Pittsburg Pirates come from Sacra-
mento to this city for the opening Of
nine-game series Saturday Afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

1t seems almost impossible that a
mechanic in a reputable garage could
forget to insert a cotter pin in the
brake clevis, but that is just what
heppened to riend of ours not long
ago. The result may be left to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

and Thirtieth street on the way home.
when a negro snatched Mrs. Stidolph's
purse and ran away; wigi several men
in pursuit.
The negro almost got away, but he
had not reckoned on Ernest. The boy
never lost sight of the negro for a sec
ond and slowly gained on him. At
Twenty-first street and Broadway he
caught up with the fugitive. The boy
made perfect tackle and brought the
fugitive to the ground in heap. He
was on top of the negro in a second,
punching him and calling for help.
Two policemen lifted battling Ernest
off his victim. The prisoner said he
was John Clarey, %, just up from
Georgia, and very anxious to go back.
Running ont 100 wards of line in loss
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Penguins have a layer of fat three
quarters of an inch thick under theri
skins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-03-23

Running out 100 yards of line in less
than three seconds, is the record of a
sailfish in southern waters.
Evening star., 1924-01-20

until there is no longer any shiny
look, and until a small bit dropped
from a spoon will hold its shape.
Pour into creased pans. and when
cold cut into squares.
Maple carameis are made as fol-
lows: Mix together a cup of sugar,
a half cup OF corn sirup. a half cup
OF condensed milk, a quarter cup
each of milk and cream, one
half cup of maple sirup and two
tablespoonfuls OF butter. Cook over
a slow heat until the mixture reaches
248 degrees Fahrenheit, stirring all
the while. Remove from the fire and
stir in a teaspoonful of vanilla. pour
ing at once into a lightly oiled pan.
When the mass is cold turn out of
the pan and cut in small squares with
q sharp knife Oarge) and wrap each
caramel in waxed paper.
Here is a good rule for molasses
taffy: Granulated sugar, one half cup;
brown sugar. one-haif cup; moiasses,
one cup; water, one-half cup; butter.
two tablespoonfuls; salt. one-eighth
teaspoonful; soda. one-sixteenth tea
spoonful. Combine sugar, molasses
Evening star., 1924-01-20
Colorfu Scarf Used for Each Sport Frock and Evenn

ture permits. 1t goes south TOR the
season, where it will be worn with
sport clothes.
England sends Victorian shawls.
Paisley and Indian: China sends the
bulk Of those We covet. some in imi-
tation of the Spanish. others pure
Chinese.
There is much patter about genuine
antiques, heirlooms. leEacies. also
stories OF long searching abroad end
ing In success. One of the best
brought to this country was found by
one Of our ambassadors in the open
street market in Rome. where 1t sold
for SEQ. 1t is q dregs-of-wine crepe
de chine, without embroidery and
with deep knotted fringe.
Another shawl found in a corner of
Venice by one of our relief workers
coming up from Armenia Is a brill
liant jade green gloriously cmbroid-
cred with scattered roses. Still an
other was found In Hanschow. that
gay city of China. near Shanghai.
which cost, in mex" about 81. 1t Is
yellowed with age and covered with
fiat Chinese embroidery showing the
dragon and tho lotus.
There is much boasting about
shawls. as there Is about earrings.
The smart woman wants to fnd
these accessories in out-of the way
places at small cost She hates to
enter through shop door and buy
from an assortment. Our new spirit
OF adventure. of challenge to what
ever is we'll known and conventional,
expends itself in buying odd per-
sonal and house decoration. That the
fashionable world wants to go to
Biskra instead OF London Is part and
parcel OF this new spirit. That house
wives have swept silver out of the
house, except In eating utensils. and
replaced it with colored crystal and
of the overturn of the established.
Decorative though'it be, the costly
shawl goes about the business of
protecting woman's shoulders in the
theater, in the coolest corner of a
ballroom also, and. most particularly,
in the chair at dinner, where the
drSught is at it's worst under the
system of serving icy air with hot
food in the name Of hygiene.
II X 4
WoMEN, having cut the number
" and weight Of their garments to
the irreducible minimum. are in dire
need OF some kind Of covering when
they are Quiescent. Thus the reason
for the kaleidoscope mass Of shoul-
der coverings which fashion has be-
gotten.
The moment 1t was fashionable to
be warm, no woman made objection.
Heretofore she has gone to her bed
with "hu" through too few clothes
in hours of night sayety because she
thought it shockingly old-fashion
to put a scarf about the naked shoVl-
ders when the spine began to feel
like ice.
Health. hardihood and resistance
Evening star., 1924-01-20

Here every one wants to rule. and we
need monarch OF keep US in order"
"As to. our love of freedom and
equal rights continued Count Beth
len, I'VE have always been in nd.
vance Of the nations. We got our
Magma Charta about the same time
that England did hers. and we havs .
long line OF traditions an liberty
lovers which our people greatly re-
speet"
Since my talk with the premier,
have met leading Hungafians OF all
Evening star., 1924-01-20

and water and cook until it reaches
265 degrees Fahrenheit. The taffy
must be cooked very slowly. and
stirred from time to time to prevent
burning. After removing from the
fire add the butter. salt and soda:
turn out in a creased pan and let
stand until cool enough to pull. Pull
until firm and light yellow, stretch
out in long piece and cut in con-
venient-sized pieces.
Fondant is the combination of
sugar and water that is used as a
foundation for cream candies, CEN
ters. etc. 1t must be very carefully
made or it will not be the proper
consiStency
Evening star., 1924-01-20

Is the slogan of the average woman.
She Is indignant at the suggestion
that she is humanity liable to
draushts and wet snow. to changes
in temperature. AT the beginning OF
this year she has a chance to keep
warm through the fashion for shawls.
And she likes 1t, just as she likes
permission to wear a costly sweater
under a coat suit to tea or lunch In
smart public places. a fashion she
would have considered shocking last
year
There are transparent shawls, and
they, too, give comfort. The surface
Is brilliantly embroidered. The only
plain shawl permitted is Of heavy
crepe de chine, deeply fringed and
wonderfully colofed Thin white
shawls showing a fiamboyant design
Of Chinese dragons. OF butterflies. Of
lotus flowers are worn with formal
evening gowns.
ShawIs, still serving the purpose
Of warmth, are used to line fur or
brocade coats since the edict went
forth that it was foolish to leave .
costly and decorative garment in the
dressing room. Therefore. II is worn
into the midst of the crowd Happy
idea, this. How a woman yearned to
let other people see the wrap she had
spent much money on! Why reserve
II for the eye of the maid? She
fumed and fretted, but yielded to
conventions.
Naturally. she does not wear her
wrap into the parlor of a private
he hoS
to do this adventurously, as If 1t were
a mistake, before going to the dress
Ing room with apologies. She car
ries 1t on her shoulders as a snail
does it's shell. into the theater. the
opera. the restaurant supper. dinner
and dance. She keeps it on the chair
or about her shoulders. II it is a
shawl. SO much the better for con-
venience.
Fur coats OF soft peits, like squr-
rel, are lined with the gayest Of
shawls. The fringe falls below the
hem to suggest that the two are not
attached. Many women put a gap
shawl under a. somber fur or brocade
coat, leaving one in the dressing
room, retaining the other. The new
fur coat merely carries out this fash
ion in different manner.
The American woman is not az en-
thusiastic in aecumulating scarfs As
the French woman. Christmas found
her in the throes of purcha sing sport
scarfs, but she is not apt to have
one for the evening. She feels that
the imported shawl is beyond her
purses reach, so she shrugs her
shoulders and goes without. She
does not realize that an evening scarf
to match the frock is a leading FASH
ION OF the hour abroad and is within
her reach.
Such scarfs are often made OF
printed silk or brocade, chosen for
harmonious coloring and extravagant
design.
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