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VOL. V. NO. 155!
Published lUty Kxrrpt Xiinjny. f,ul.-rliill;.ii Print M n Year by Mali,
t npvrUht. lull', hv 1'iilillr Ledger I'omimnv,
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1919
J.'nterc-d aa Hetund Clam Matter at th- I'nstnfllr. nt Philadelphia, n
Under the Aet if Marrh . HTn.
PRICE TWO CENTS
MOTOR INDUSTRY
SCORES TRIUMPH
IN RECORD SHOW
j-
YANKS DEPENDED -ON
AUTOTRUCKS
IN BIG ADVANCES
.fl
d
Midweek of Passenger Car
Exposition Here Finds
Exhibitors Buoyant
NEW MODELS ARE FEW
Effect of Wnr Reflected in Re
, fincment of Designs.
Sales Arc Brisk
Midweek of tlio elshtccnth annual
automobile show, which opened Satur
day night at the Commercial Museums,
Thirty-fourth street below Spruce,
finds the city's greatest passenger car
exposition 100 per cent complete, with
sales brisk and with prospects for a
year of record-breaking business sum.
clently bright to warrant a buoyant
optimism among local dealers.
The show, which will close at 10
o'clock Saturday night. Is being held
under the auspices of the Philadelphia
Automobllo Trado Association. Al
bert E. Maltby, vice president and gen
eral manager of, tho BlgelowWllley
Motor Company, Is president of the
show committee and managing direc
tor of the exposition. Other members
of the committee arc I,ouls C. "Block,
vice president; J. E. Gomen. secre-
tary and treasurer, and John H.
Fassltt and Leo L.. Eastman. '
"With tho close of the passenger oar
show at tho end of tho present week, t
preparations will begin at midnight
Saturday for tho motortruck thow. .
which will open in the same Ijulldlng
next Monday and run to the follow
'iff Saturday, Inclusive.
First Sale In Itaclng Time
Honors for the first sale to bo made
at the automobile show we're definitely
awarded yesterday to the. Eastern
Motor Corporation, for whom their
Philadelphia manager, A. C. Mauchcr,
reported the sale of a standard "Eight"
speedster by one of their salesmen
forfy-flve minutes after the show
opened. Other tales followed quickly,
and havo been numerous.
There are forty-beven exhibitors of
cars, and eighty-four exhibitors of
accessories participating in tho expo
sition. All the allotted spaces are. now
tuli; and the exhibits havo been so
corefully rearranged as to give easy
passage from ono to nnother for the
crowds attending. Visitors so far
havAbeen especially pleased with the
decorations of the great hall In which
the show Is being held, because of
their chaste simplicity and artistic
conception, for which Philip S. Tyre
is responsible. The wizardry of artists
and artisans has transformed the vast
Interior of the building Into a bower
of beauty.
The war. which has shown Us effects
everywhere, has not missed automobile
design, and is reflected In the cars be
ing shown here. It Is too early, the
manufacturers say. to expect cars In
which have been Incorporated any Ideas
gained In wartime, but nevertheless they
predict, that the car of the future will
shojY its stamp. The war has not been
ended long enough for a factory to have
designed a car, put the necessary ex
perfrnenta.l models on the road, thor
oughly tried them out and arranged for
the- vast amount 'of detail required for
production. Consequently, the real post
war car cannot be expected before next
years shows.
' Car Show Refinement
This year the show presents what! wise
automobile buyers have always been
seeking cars that have been on the
road for such a length of time that all
the minor faults have been detected and
removed from the cream of the J918
product Even a superficial examina
tion cf$,Jhe 1819 models, however, car
ries .lth It a conviction of their refine
ment,, For. In fact, the "1919 models,"
with 'one or two exceptions, are really
... viwutu ui jju mat nave gone
imuuBu mo nieuiiig pot or refinement.
Believing that a. tumlnir nni..i i., .i..
Uw'M'Jnduitry has been reached, there has
"voeen a general house-cleaning jmong
'automobile makers. i'U .i.T..i
models which they find do not fully
meet. a)l their requirements. '
Altogether, the automotive industry
as It Is reflected In Philadelphia's show
has' scored another notable achievement
In that within three months after turn
ing back from serving the government
as a 100 per cent war arm, with every
avenue of its development closed for
nearly two years to civilian usage, It
is giving a record exhibition of its
strictly civilian purpose.
Working with the zest and determlna
tlon.,that makes for success, planning
with .an Inspiration born of experience
calm of Judgment and supreme confi
dence,' this year's show committee, can
rightfully claim the honor of giving
Philadelphia t.tn biggest apd best show,
whtlo Indications point to a show that
will redound In Its measure of success
to the everlasting credit of the automo
tive! Industry as a whole.
Falryllke Indeed Is the effect of the
turroundlngs on the visitor. There might
have been arguments galore anent the
matter "of maintenance of many of the
cars exhibited cars that were built to
meet the great out-of-door requirements
but Jb'e spirit of the modern motorcar
was tn the decorative scheme, suggestive
as' It was of the atmotphere every mo
torist loves and seeks in his tours
through the park or over the mountain
by hlU and by dale. '
Sounds Keynote of Industry
Immaculate white walls fqrni the
background, with Innumerable", broad
curving archways, topped with luxuriant
masses of southern smllax and brilliant
ly colored flowers. The columns are rich
In 'prlsmatlo colors touched .by sunlight
and overspread by expanses of deep-blue
sky capopies. , It Is a scene to arrett
and captivate attention, at first glance
and" grow upon the observer the longer
he dwells under Its spell.
'. Alonr the balcony facade at thn nm-u.
end 'of the building, well remembered as.
SeacocK Aiiey-' oy visitors lotfhe show
f'l17iare a series of plctorla) panels,
tylfylog outdoor life, represented by
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AUT0CHAMBER
WARS ON REDS
Bolshevism Figures Too
Prominently in News
Columns, It Says
AGGRAVATES UNREST
Manufacturers Report Rapid
Return of Industry to - '
Full Production
Chaslng news of the Bolshevistic inqve- '
ment In 'the United States off the front!
pages of American dully newspapers Is
the aim of the National Automobile
Chamber pf Commerce, which at a !
recent meeting In New York adopted
resolutions deprecating the tendency to
give prominence to activities of the
nteds."
"Bolshevism Is getting an undue
amount of publicity," say tho resolu
tions, " which tends to aggravate
national feeling of unrest." Follow
w me text or tne resolution:
"Whereas, Tho general public la form- '
tng a false Impression of the extent of.
Bolshevistic movement In this country,
through the prominence given such newH
In newspapers and magazines generally,
and through the tendency of some edi
tors and writers to fasten the terms
Bolshevism ami Bolshevlstla to ordi
nary labor movements; and
"Whereas, Bolshevism In that way Is
securing an undue amount of free pub.
llclty; and
"Whereas, This fact tends to aggra
vate whatever tendency exists toward
national feeling of unrest and uncer
tainty; therefore, be It
"Ilesolved, That the best Interests of
general business and the entire nation
demand that BUch articles should be re
moved from first page prominence whewd
their real news value precludes excluding"
them entirely from the columns of pub
Uo print."
At this meeting also the chamber dis
cussed the abandonment this winter of
national automobile shows, and decided
unanimously to resume the promotion of
national passenger car shows hereafter,
Action on national (ruck shows in the
future was deferred pending decision
of the leading truck manufacturers.
Trade reports submitted Indicated that
makers of ull classes of motor vehicles
are rapidly coming back to "production.
Carload shipments for February totaled
approximately 19,000, a substantial In
crease over the 12,030 carloads shipped
In, February last year.
Hugh Chalmers, vice president of the
chamber, presided.
SAVE MOTORISTS EXPENSE
Service Club Towed in 2000 Dis.
ablcil Cars Last Year
More than 2000 disabled cars owned
by Its members were towed Into service
stations last year by the American
Motor Club, un ''organization formed
three years ago for tho purpose of
smoothing, out and eliminating many of
the annoyances to which motorists are
subjected. t '
The A. M. C. Is a Eervlce club without
any social features whatever. Jf Its
members get Into legal difficulties while
motoring they hand their troubles over i
to tho club and forget them- The
executive offices of the club are In the
Drcxel Dulldlng, but they have three
service stations In different sections and
more are to be opened shortly. The
club has Its own complete repair shops
and paint shop; makes and repairs tops
and slip covers, repairs, radlatoru and
gives complete storage, battery service
and at a decided saving to members.
The records show that members save
on running expenses, repairr and upkeep
from 30 to $100 each year, accofdlng
to the use they make of their cars.
This dub registers both pleasure cars
and commercial trucks, and If a member
owns more than one the registration of
additional cars is rmall. The service
that the A. M. C. gives Is such that one
difficulty from which they extract a
member may .save considerably more
than tho, membership fee, Their guar
antes of satisfaction Is summed up In a
elapse In the receipt to the. effect' that
i in new member, la not utlsfll with
Uw Mrvloe wltMg jfcirty cIm'j ttg uU
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SOUTH BROAD STREET
Coming Racing Events
In Automobile World
March 13 Speedway, Santa
Jlonlca, Calif. ,r
March-1" Unlontown, I'a., prob
ably 112iJ miles.
JIarch 23 Los Angeles, Calif.,
Ascot Speedway Association, Ascot
Speedway, 150 miles.
JInrch 31 Indianapolis. Indian
apolis Jlotor Speedway Association,
500 miles.
July C Cincinnati. Ohio, Speed
wuy. duly ID Unlontown, Pa., Speed
way race.
July 2fi Sheepshead Kay, U I.
Speedway race.
August 22-23 Klgln, 111. Speed
way. ,, August 23 Sheepshead Bay, U I.
Speedwuy race,
September 1 Unlontown. Pa
Speedway race.
September 20 Sheepshead Bay,
Iv. I. Speedway race.
October 1 Cincinnati. O. Speed
way race.
isjLAUGH DOCTOR
IS HIGH FLIER
ny l. r" 1 . r T
alter Ijattett, LOIUediail,
Expects to Thrill City
With Air Stunts
AN EXPERT AVIATOR
Walter Oitlett. the famous comedian
. mo i.iiue nimpnciiyi company which i'cfct,r- "a J1 ia nyuit- iom uuuie.--e.
Is coming to the Sam H. Shubert Theatre i Uut 'l'a ear ,s do,,e '" 'ol'ow w 'th black
.March 31, Is the first actor to purchase I doors,
an airplane for'pleusura purposes. Limousines go sliding by abiul every
C'atlett will bilng his air car .with three minutes. Ulg. looiny. daik blue
him when he comes to Philadelphia and lne!'- with nobody but the chauffeur In
tho-slght of him taking the air over the I them; nobody teems to ride In certain
housetops of Philadelphia will be a fa. c"rs except the chauffeur hi the day
miliar one during the stay of the com- time, but at night you are apt to see
pany at the Sam K. Shubert Theatre.' them filled with evening clothes and
The "Little. Simplicity" comedian is Vwnutlful coiffures. Some of the tvnes
an expert In aviation. He has watched You see on th Urlve. lemon-colored ones,
the development of flying during the 'are occupied by one very bored feminine
world war and he believes that more person who has seen the Drive so many
progress was made In the Belence of fly- times that she fltids her own niedita
Ing during that conflict than would have tluns more Interesting than the passing
been made In a generation of peace. ' show. This Is obvious even to I. F
"Flying today," he said, "Is not dan- I who remarks, "If It hurts her to ride
xerous. It Is almost as safe as auto- In that thing f don't see why she doesn't
moblllng. It Is much safer than auto ' dc something about II, I could use It
racing. Of course, It took millions of
dollars, many lives and the bruins of
many countries to make aviation as It Is
today, a possibility, and' the one ''who
has given most toward the successful
development of aeronautics has 'been
the pilot, and the training of this '.pilot
Is a great work In Itself.
Given Thorough Training '
"A civilian, upon entering the Hoyal
Air Force and after being duly sworn In,
was sent to a disciplinary camp for a
)erlod of about three weeks. Here he
received the rudiments of military- dis
cipline. He was thin sent Jo a univer
sity to study the theory of aviation un'd
modern warfare. Upon completing his
studies at this Institution his real work
began, for he was then sent to a flying
camp and taught to fly In the slow
training macnines, wnicn are mostly
Curtlss, J, N.-fs. .- I
"Once having mastered' the elementary
or simpler problems of flying that Is,
straight flying, turning and taking off
and landing" ano nuer me nying in- ,
ln.
tructor was satisfied that his fledgling
was capable ot competeuiiy Handling, a
machine alone, he was sent 'uolo.' lie
Ai-ns allowed to fly a certain numberof
hours alone, the length of the time be- '
lug governed Dy ine intelligence or the
pupil, and he was then taught advanced
flying and higher maneuvers, which in
cluded all the stunts of the air, such
as looping, spinning, rolling, forced
bindings. Immelman turns, stall turns
und various other acrobatics.
"All this usually took the pupil (cadet)
about thirty hours In the air. ijpon
reaching this, state, th? young, aviator
was sent MP0" cross-country "flights,
which .Included aerial, photography, map
reading, bombing, formalbn 'flying- and
reoopnalssance. His vork at the ele.
matary camp haying txn ompltd,
) 1M Wt ' fWWV-tti
SCENE PORTRAYINC ".MOTORIZED
Personality Mirrored
in Appearance of Car
Our Girl Reporter Says Auto Eventually
Grows Like Owner, Reflecting Individual ',
Habits Nervous Person, Drives Nervously
If n man keeps hU car long'enough It
will grow to look HUe him. just as his
clothes do ami his handwriting. For
Instance, suppose you start out not
knowing a thing about cars iis.car."
that-js no knowing whether it's, the
dlffor.r.tlal that makes the spark or
the cylinders that keep the cut-out open,
or the cut-up out, or whatever you say
to stroll, out the Drle of u Saturday
ufternbon.a You have ashed a friend,
wlm knows even lessi'about cars than
you do,. to go with vuu mi that ion won't
havo to talk to yourself.
As you cross the llrle to get to the
river side, where you can walk without
dodging, a nervous little runabout al
most runs you down, reclaiming with a
worried little contralto horn. And. with.
out a Becoml glance, you know that the
man wno owne that car is tlio same
kind of n nervous little person who al.
ways wears a derby hat. lets his collar
button rise above, his necktie In front
and smokes thin, gulden brown cigars
--outside the house.
Like Car Uke Owner
I And when a smart icadster whirs
down the drive Ignorant Friend doesn't
know wnat kind of a car It Is, but vou
e a sneaking notion on account of the
know what kind of a car It Is, but yov.;slBnl- A"'1 a five-passenger touring car
' wi;
Ire sDckes on the wheels It's mil n
bit of a surprise to find that the driver 'our- you get th s off for the benefit
and owner Is a member of the lied Cross of I, F who agrees amiably, without
motor corps. In snappy little gray cap getting you al all. li is not the newest
and leather coat. The car Is dolie In I model, even I. F. can tee that, ami It's
light gray, of course. But on the other I not .very shiny, but It's one of the
hand, passing her you see Just that j happiest cars on the Drive. It carries
same type of roadster, with that unmls- '"mother and father and innumerable fani
takable suggestion of power and It car- lly. Four of thepi ciowd Into the back
lies a .complacent fat' thing In a large seat, scrapping even once In a while
fur ocat, smoking an eNpenslve
without any trouble at all.'
camp, at which place ho was taught to '
operate and control artillery fire fiom
the air by wireless telegraphy.
"I,Ust, but not least, came "u three
weeks' training nt the aerial gunnery
school, nt which place he was taught to
-,!. mnriiii. .runs while In flight. '
wi"-M"u ' - v
From the time that a man first entered I
to the time that he finished at the aerial
.... ..l,nnl 1.A ...u 11111(01 fllA nlOSA 1
gunnel? r't- ""- -- " - -
supervision of .Instructors. Having been
, ... -.
avlng been
verseas, to
war. which
commissioned, ho was sent over?
carry on his part In the great war,
Is now msiory.
('out S 10,000 Ver Man
Thousands and thousands of these
men have been trained by th various
governments at nn expense or iio.oon
ner man, and It is these men who vv
Jit( war in the Blr for democracy, who
Wni i)0 the leading factor in promot
ing nvlatlon as a commercial proposition
now that the -war has been won Just
what the future of nvlatlon will be Is n
nuestton none of us dare answer at this
time, nlthough we nil believe that uvlu.
Hon wl 1 deveion mm uur ui hi,k.ii
est Industries this country, or, In fact
Ule world, has ever known.
. .i nnnnnneement thnt Itov V, Conger
'v tH roun.f ,e"' '(J .'InninJ , , nr
Jut recenuj' c ? ? A
bad nurcnuseu m -- '""" ' :
the Ttoyal Air Force In Canada and
was to slart a passenger nnd freight
r.evim between the leaiMnK cities of
JZ and It Is to be-honed, and It
Canada, nnu ii i "
Is real y exoected, that Mr. conger en.
.-Li., will prove, to be nn overwhelm-
ing success. It Is mn of this tyne with
ing s
ffit
'?. v.v.ri hv military trained pilots.
wi, -v ; .1.. ..!.
will mane iv"ii hi.ji-
I'HILADEM'IHA" ON A RAINY AITERN00N IN SI'RINt,
A little electric tin rail tit apologetic
way through the tangle, ringing a t-oft-toncd
bell, luoking Just hh refined and
dainty as tho two elderly ladles Inside.
Its course Is rather rudely Interrupted
by an Impatient deep-toned, hoarKo call
from a long, narrow touring car of a
bright blue shade". And the drlvei", well,
Is It necessary to add that the driver la
Just as long, Just as narrow as the
car, and that his voice wo'uld have a
striking resrniblntii-o to that hoarse tone
If anybody had thn courage to stop and
ask him a direction,
In direct contrast to him is a car
that passes him even as he blows his
Impatient horn. It's one of those biscuit
colored affairs, with the funny little heat
In the back that folds In or down, and
the windshield Is crooked, you don't
know what to call It, ahd to keep I. F.
from nsklng you you lemiirk itulckly
"What a pretty girl!" And she 1. SIio
wears a neat tjlue suit and brown kid
gloves, and her veil is Just so. and she
looKs a-l ir sued siulle In about two
minutes as she guides her nice. neat,
smiley little car skilfully around all the
big ones and heads the Hue.
llnpiiy lainllj Krre-rir..ll Car
. sound or merry voices turns your
'"'"'' baeli "Bain as you watch her out of
sigm. .nu a nve-passenger touring ca
heaves into sight and sound, chuggln
I cheerily sometimes on three Kinnri hi...
clga-leatng bananas and large pretzels,
atid,i
waving to eveiy pedestrian on the pave-
ment. Mother. In light tan duster, lurt
to match flowing bright green veil, buhl)
the
;whiiiih uii iici ij'. iue miner t
drives ecstntlcallj. clad In duster, light
cap and goggles, nut for Saturday
afternoon, and having a wonderful time,
looms up another touring cur, larger,
tilled with larger people, men, bus -ness
men. with a geniul host sitting on
one. of .the side seals In back, "swing
ing a contract."
Ily (his time you have about leached
me iruuni, ami as jou ion up me Illll i mem 10 ounu uriine jiauis iiuu roan- tonnage lliun forty-two had hauled be
toward It, discarding glotes and hot ways "sultnble for horses" along the fore.
furs, you make an obvious remark to permanent highways It Is now planning' "Thirty bonus plans have been found
I. i ".My. wouldn't It bo nice to have to r nstru;t. Country gentlemen, whose , by the staff In other cities, each one with
a enre like those people!" favorite sport Is following the hounds 'advantages. For Instance, the Chicago
"Well, anyhow." renlies I. F. "HV'll and who maintain stableH of fine riding IMotor Uus Company saved Jli'no in --....
live longer than they will." ,
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BATTLING FOR ITS I IFF
uuiuivauuuuu
Trolley mid Auto Stltce u Finiit In '
UV., ."lo "oc u l,b'tu ,
a rilliell ill Small LoilltminilV
uly
Tlic Danbury and Uetliel Street uuii
Wav. Danhurv. fVmn . now hi tho ItumU
";...'".,f? "es as receiver, is battling
us nie. hh nmnKumei is me auto
rrioblle. Theie Is no effort on the part
rohUegna,pui;.y01olt'u!est8afndar8by 'llpa'i
ti l.., ... ..-u . ..... ' --I'l-.
.ui.i n, buc-ii ijuiions us sou remain io
it 'the company says frankly that the
community will have to choose between
",e ,two forms of transportation, Al-
rendy the company lius been compelled
UMI - - 1 n, buc-ii imuuiiH us gnu remain 10
It 'the company says frankly that the
COmnelled
I to abandon one
r.il o.... ..n..
W"n ount of un.
tit n At nnniiu t It lj-ti ntliu. u -. .. . .
' will
have to go If conditions do not lin-
prove. i:uch of the three nnnea s whleh
Kuch of the three nppeals which
nnv
ueen noaieu asus the nuhiin mLi.t. x., ..aiimni im !.. ,r.ua ,n
choose .between- tin. Jitney and the trol-
lB:-..ul,d reminds the .reader that the
" The..same"hoat.llty"?o lie electric rail. I
way mat nns mauiiisieu itseir In so
many other Instances seems to be pres- '
WVii!freit,MnHieBKBira.lS!lmi.firm: Kay
cond tlon. tba lead m, toTrece ilS" hIBf
So "not i5ai" tot amiable PUblio'reK I
linns ii ml iii this case the temlenoi- .. i
slsts to carry over and inflict punish- '
ment on the receiver for sins fancied
and real of the managements of the
iinn In other nuarters there l nn -i.
of total Indifference. As the matter now
stands things seem... to be half v ,0
half trolley, if tne jitneys nro forced to
, K0 there appears to be doubt about the
trolley, despite its appeal for confidence!
On the other hand If the trolley is
forced to go there appears to be ,0pe
that n lwrmanent, reliable motor bus
, lh , rfgu t ""
r"'"" ! : 1 ,
"I hear thst lightning struck Speed-
er's
, "Well. Speeder claims It was his auto-
A utomohih' Exposition
Statistics at a Glance
Passenger t-'ar Show
-March S to
IT., Inclusive.
Commercial Car Show
-March IT
to 22, Inclusive.
Passenger Car Show open dally,
except Sunday, from 10 h. hi. to
10:30 p. m.
Commercial Car Show opens
Monday, .March IT. nt T p. in., and
daily therealter from 10 a. in. to
10:30 p. in.
Total number of exhibitors for
passenger-cur week, eighty-four, of
which forty-seven hhow passenger
cars and thirty-seven ohow acces
sories. Different makes of passenger
cars, fifty-seven, of which fifty-six
ure gasollim and one steam.
Prices of passenger cars range
up to 1 10,000.
Kstlmnted value of passenger
cuts exhibited, $1,000,000.
Professor Snyder's Orchestra of
forty pieces ufternoou and evening
for the duration of the show.
DOUBLE HIGHWAY
V
TO SAVE HORSES
V
Scott Fosters Scheme
Parallel Roa.ls With
Sod Paths
f0
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IJAuK
DOIIIilN "COMES
, lliirrlsliurB, March 12. In spite of
tlie almost universal usa of motorized
net Distent lelegatlon of
1 eisisieni legation or
lie of past ages. Dobbin
vehicles and the i
the horse as a relli
threatens to come back strong In Penn-
sylvanla through the aid of his friends In V,"" b' '"tunH. of motion picture' films
the Legislature, among whom Is Hepre- ,uX -I-ec-taI- for these
sentatlva John 1! K. Sent, of Philu- -The films show clearly the Pittsburgh
delphla. coal I'ompany'M loading methods that
l-.tnueis, who. because of a tender 'enabled one truck to deliver 371 tons
sentiment, perhaps, still- cling to the (0f coal In less than twelve hours and
horse as a beast of burden, are said to 'the simple dispatching system that
be giving their support to a movement saved Standaid Oil In Detroit 30 000 In
to compel the state Highway Depart- causing thlrtv-slx trucks i im-it .,,..,..,..
horses, also are said to be fostering the
scneine lor a nouoie mgiiwa) system.
Thft tat Highway Department has
defend the whole matter to llovernor
.sproul. Representative Scott has a bill !
" tl,e RUbJect- aml h'ent"- William li I
crow has a measure that he inay Intro-
duce. Representative Scott's proposition ,
Is to add the following amendment to "If a transportation man at $4000 a
the road law: year fulls to use n better loading plan
"Provided, That no highway shall be ' that could save $5000 a year, und better
built or ccutructed of such materials as Inspection methods that should save
to prevent or Interfere with the use I $5000 more, and a dispatching plan that
thereof by horses, unless, where thclwould save one truck or $5000 n year I
hlchwnJ Is of sultlcleut width, a dirt or again, he has really cost the rammnv
other road of some rough materlnla suit-
able for horse travel Is constructed Mt
the side of the Improved portlcn of the
Ii.i.i
'"";,""' - ,.., u. u kim ,. ,
would require what would amount to a
iii-h vri.i(tutii vukD uiii, ruat;irui
double h Igbwav system throuchout the
double highway system throughout the
ii, cost-
,,"?,,."1: -r ,, a,,..i,u- nw... i,
another rcad-for-horses advocate. In iA?Y3
statement, says;
'The most Improved highways are
virtually prohibitive for the use of
horses for all Pleasure purposes. They
vary from unpleasant ,and harmful to
hli-hlv- dangerous. o satisfactorv ilmil
surface has been found, 'br' (s rpt to be
found. Kvery fnrin In the state ts de.
pendept upen the use of horses-, and most
of them will always remain bo.
"It Is only ny attempting to ride or
drive a horse In such a highly developed i
district as Aiiegneny youniy ,tlat one
can appreciate thMremendous difficulties i
provemenl or uie liijinwoja, with no ,
iiiouKuv vi -w ..v.,
I have no hard and fast notions unon
the legislation beyond the general prin-.
clple of acting before It Is too late to
securo noma reasonable p'ovl.lon for
the use oxbows." .,
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TRADE CAR MEN
CALL CONFERENCE
'Gmll Gathering Tomorrow
Night for Exchange of
Better Methods
TO SEE TRADE FILMS
Advantages of Bonus Flans to
I Cut Operating Cost Will
Be Discussed
Practical operators of motortrucks
from many states will gather In New
York tomorrow for the opening tomor
row night nt the Hotel Astor of the
three sessions of the National Truck
Owners' Conference, under the chair
mnnshlp of Harold P. Uould.
F.xehange of Ideas and better methods
of operation Is the purpose of the con
ference, which, according to Mr Uould.
who has been In the metropolis two
months arranging for the meeting, will
ue tn largest or Its Kind ever held.
,i;:,u::
scores of owners lame
states, and a larger out-of-
town delegation is expected this ji-ar."
he said. "This is the ninth national
conference given by the same staff along
exactly this line. s'een meetings having
been held in other cities.
"How- many New York truck owners
ver spend weeks in traveling . to see
tile best operating methods used In other
''ll,eH "r ev''" tl,clr district? Verv few.
mid jet If they, (Ud. they would' learn
bow theynie siMng thousands of dol
lars a ear nv snort cuts and hettr
methods.
"-, -enoiiig
these sessions the
"""J1,""1 K,et precisely the same result
lf ,, )0k m ext(,Illj.,, trp for (h(,
staff will show- hundreds of scenes where
these better methods are in suci-ewifiil
ollne per month by paying 300 In bon- I
uses to me men: Tlmkeu.Pt-trolt cut
their ton-mile cost tiG.4 per cent with a
bonus plan,
"The surprising thing about these
Plans is that after they ure Installed
ovvners wonder why they had never
used them before.
.10.000 a year over his sulary, or 6 per
cent Interest on $3.00,000. He Is a third
of " mllllon-dollnr deadweight against
urncrrt-ss. I-verc- ivptitlv, atinnM ..k.i.
iuo his truck methods mln. .S
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'" ",la unU other cities to protect his
concern uguinai possiDie
concern against possime losses like
tnese.
"Tlll confercme charges no admis
slon to owners and business meinr,.,
special Invitation, because It Is a user's
and not n"ifles meeting."
PROVIDE AIR.LANE MAPS
Auto Association Looking
Needs of Aerial Pilots
to
New York, March 12. The American
Automobile Association, which for years
lin ninile nnd itrnvlileil mnra fne ini..
ists, has now added the production of
nir maps tor njins, iiihi at me recent
aeronautical exhibition here, showed gl-
nmi prominent landmarks, tote t her with
comimii! rrttuiiiuB.
Illsnlnv atrin mans ndanted in ih
needs of the aviator in flight, an aero
map of Long Island, and some of the
sneclnl government aerial maps, which
the organisation helped to prepare. wer
IneVuded In th association's exMMt,
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Allied Success in War Due ' .
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til nlrnlpnrifi Mao rf ATi. -- Ti
v tors. Says Baker
TANKS' PART VITAL
Vi ar Department Expended
Huge Sum to Speed Up
t - . e.
KiiiaiMin service ty
Motor rnt!lnm,it t.-l,t1. .a,
o fi.,,,.1" ;."..," ""." """"'
-......., iriniuiiK nnu sue I gen-
orals of tl,e A,Ued armies as Foch. Hag
2,11 e,!""' ,"'l'e,1 "uc" a vital part 5
inaklng successful various strategic en-
cuisel ..f i ' .V:lory Po"le. Is dls
l"8 .", Ie,1B,1J ln the """""l "Port of
nnec o 'with',,"'1"- l0 'I16 rngr"" "'
lv ti of ?i, h J1"" 0,'f"'lzatlon and ae.
reiloi," ift.!n0.r Ji"-I't corps. The
changes fnut ini J KOe mto th
of motor 2,,?' vtrecl "" ,0 Purchase!.
of the.?M t?U""ne'"' '" "bandonment
he it ' ,,,ureau a'st"n " yl"K and ',
"ie other changes which foIlowecL ir. V
.ZoV' ,,;en""a' ''"sl-'ng's renuesVt that
"he ens .e,Trt tTvlee ,ie organized,
rnrsonn ',',ai""K- PP to the same. th
men" etc' ' '' "'"C,,0ns of ,I,e .
Wrtan'nf M"Cle "nP " 'm
n he worm l " nulo"iotlve Industrie
li 1 , " ,c"Ill' ns follows:
men carVufl f ,h5 nuto'"o" QUlp-
Ai n ."' ",ser from '" fiscal year
1!1S amounted to $353.000 000 Th.
tZVc0J t0r m,t0'- 'rPortaSo'n8
nas,:rt,,,v,f,v,e,,?TXet
Further fJipendilurei, Neersaary
For tho repair shop and equipment
J.1 a further expenditure of ,28,.
nno.000 will be necessary, ahd add!,
loiinl and liquidation of the vehicle
"ft on hand are estlmnted at $6,000.
TOO. iqulpment estimated to be car
rled over to the neM fiscal year. 1020,
re!'fms an "Pendlture of $;3:,000.-,
"00. the prerent value of which Is not
finnan ' ", '?rRe "art of tl,e SI0'
000.000 expended out of the 1919 appro
priation should be of continued use t
the army or salable without loss.
The trucks completed to date, travel
ing (it the rate of twenty miles nn hour,
would consume almost six days In pass
ing a given nolnf. nn,i ir ,innA.i .
end would reach a distance of 275n
mller. or from .Vew Vork almost to San
Jrancis-o. The average truck travels
nhout thirty miles a day. This means
that all the trucks completed to date
would cover a distance each day equal
lo 100 times the circumference of th
earth.
Tliuusuiids Kmplo?eil by Army
, To date there have been completed
, for the army 82.500 trucks, standardlted
and commercial types; 10,000 motor
cars, 27.000 motorcycles, 22,000 bicycles
i and a great number of trailers to be
attached to the trucks.
There are on hand overseas more than
Su.000 motor vehicles, and ln the month
;of October alono 17.600 were shipped to
the American expeditionary forces',
while there wero available for shipment
overseas on Xovember 1, 1918. 12,000
additional motor vehicles.
The convoy services of the United
.Stater, although formed primarily for
training purposes, has since Its organi
zation tuken overland more than 14,000
trucks, the greater1 part of which car
ried f i eight In the shape of spare parts
and motor equipment.
MrrliElIt and Activity of Corps
The motor transport corps, under the
present plan, Is merely an operating
corps, the procurement and the supply
of tnoter equipment being attended to
by "a division of the quartermaster
corps. During the period of the war,
however, everything connected with the
motorization of the army was at some
time handled by the motor transport
corps, and Its strength and ncltvltles, are
shown ln tho following table:
Strength and activities of the motor
corps :
Totnl perRullni-l
Olivers . , 2,7171
i.uiimru men ..78 011
l-..fnn --1 i . ..... ,,,u,Bv
..II.II.IIM .lllUi, ( (I l.t ci i
Officers . 30(
Kllllatn men 2S soft
Production
Trucks 8j f0n
Other motor vehltlrl ...G3.4S2
1 hiHllce
Kltlmatetl expenditure. . "3t,0DS,4lli
I.sttmated balance , $301fU98.S3t
llal.er Tnlks of TlinUn
O the artillery tractoi tanks and
tank corps. Secretary Baker says:
"The results of the wur have also
served the Interests of peace In th
development of small caterpltlar trac
tors to replace horses used with hravy
artillery. There hae been designed
and put Into production ten-ton, five
ton und two-and-a-half ton tractors.
Large tractors had for some years been
usfd extensively In furm work, lumber
ing, etc.. where heavy hauling must b
done over rough ground. It Is probabl
that the small tractors which have been
developed under the pressure of war
npeils will ltu vtmmali. ,..., I I 1
.. ..... D ,.,..(E,j uat:,u4 in maun
where a smaller unit would be sult.V'le,"
To carry through the production re
quired new plants and plant exten
sions, to the value of about $400,000.-,
000, have had to be erected under th
direction of the ordnance department.
The number of contracts placed during
the fiscal year was approximately 16,000,
of an aggregate value of $5,000,000,000.
DEMAND BEAUTY IN CAR
Women Look for Features of In
dividual Appeal
One of the interesting phases of d.
yelopment from tho great world war
has been the decided Increase In in
numbr of women motorists, ICven b-
fore the entrance of America Into th'
International conlllct women imn !..-,,.'
to take their place at the wheel, but '"-?
the diversified activity of women In VTar", it
u-nrl. 1im mail, llfa-t.ll.r !.... .. J -s .
women motorists ull over the country.
On uerceivInK their cnumrvi nuj.
women -were uulck to mllat In nrinn.
organizations whose, work required th
use of automobile passenger vehlcler,
and even In some cases motor trucks.
Many women who befor had driven
cars but little found the needs of gov
ernmental service kept them driving dair
and night. Women In motor garb be
came a familiar sight Jn all large cltlr
and women motorist played a most
creditable and active part as drivers of
amuuiauc-ea, secret service cars, etc
i ncse -w-umeii w no placed til
at the disposal of the gOYernmi
become expert drivers and h
quired an enthusiasm for ,tiv
nniuty ana speea or motar.TransporU-
iion which manes mem more than
before a factor In the purchase ot mm
cars. s "
Now that the war over, in the MkUkt'
iion vi new rnoueis tnese woma
noc ioav meir iirsi inierest in In
ol .?".. auioinoDiie. KemirtlR
a distinctively Individual oar
potent m befor.
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