South Bend News-Times, Volume 37, Number 291, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 17 October 1920 — Page 28

nday, ocTonrn 17, ttv THE SOUTH BEND NEVVS-TIMES

MOTOR ROW SCANDAL BY NEAL WELCH

With the aM o a K-Ii ;jotl;sht and a UNt-rul apr3'tlon f H.irtllll carbon rr:iovr, !sn link a J'Ipco of I Irt out rf ('onrif'.ly'.s cyover at Ihr Hi-tats Mot'T Mj ; iy Co.. a tv: dao ao. Mr. Co:.r.. !ly i.-s ir.iI roving.

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wü.s in town o::- il,iy I-js; wck. We were mighty surry tLo.t we wcr un.'tMn to att:i'.I tho ch.irniinc hocl-il ü'filr that w.:.s Kivta ir h'.a horuT.

I Vir bo it fmm us to make any f.i!.-. ch-irgrs. but it certainly look m tho'jgh number of the world's erratest bowling t .trn. the Flags, might have found some tainted nv-a'-y under th'.r pillowa Thursday morning. Inasmuch as sovrral pron;irunt tir- men :ire involved no names uill I." mention-!, hut an rxp5"? is nn.mi.d if r.pxt Thurnlay night

I hring. a repe tition of last wwcek's I howlng.

. ."Ilrr-vtonei Jlnunj" IJurlK r pive n.s the Man- f tuir joun Ilf wImii, tluring u little -nnTatloii, lie5 pullnl uh.it-lt'Jel-to-l-an t-li-'tri- fan out of hin p k t and Mart-1 to eny the t-ool hre'e. .Wear a writ Match, ); jurt our Iialr In tli 111M 1 1 lut -irry jirouiul a Hxkt fan, absolut. ly M).

I3d Coürr.r v us out of th" city en IVi'liy. Th" off. t: foice cn Joycl the trip im!;: r.s iy. Frank Vhltty got . er.th'.i!a5tlc fl'iiingth iii'ii yiiool parad Friday af t rnf'ori th it h thi.a.rht th war "A'a.-t ."till or. ;ir,d w i n I to f!fin up for a lt ul Llht rty Honds. Fid Cohen, the demon fnlooin nv.r at th '"ilft.--molil, na busliy engaged killing fll. s wh'.n '.vo walked in th r- tlit othr day. It certainly ins a r.aine thit a hi;; husky I el low lik .'id f-hould h wasting his tin:- :ia a. smltr f files.

AtTOMoniu: thieves ATTENTION. (Prom South Bend'a other two pews papers. ) Another automobile law violator vho will go to tho reformatory Men. ilav to servo from one to fourteen

.years in addition to the months j already spent in the army and in

jail i3 Horace Iavls. Lloyd Grronan Kiys tluit tho only differvnro Ixtwrn people of twentyfh jear.s ngo and tluw of texLiy Ls tlmt 'tlie oIl timers lknl tho barn aftrr th lioir uas stolen niul thOM" of us who 11 o In thf rrtlc.v ago

take out liability Insurance after the j nerldent lta.s happened. I Jim Gilrny showed a lo of confl-

' dence in u. Ho told us to go into

his office and pick out an ad ana run It for Sunday.

REO DRIVERS STAGE LARGEST DRIYEODT

One Day's Production Set Aside for Windy City Agency. Ro dealers from Chicago and Northern Illinois gaxe conclusive answer to rumor that the automobile business Is at a standstill by staging the largest drive-away ever made from the Keo plant at Lanslnp on Oct. 2. The production of one day Sept. 30 was set aside for tho dealers In tho Chicago territory. The day's production was 178 automooiles,

which sets another record, being the ! largest single day's output ever at

tained at the Reo factory. Thirc were C3 passenger cars and 115 Speed Wagons In the giant parado which left Lansing for Chicago. Tho great majority of the cars and trucks ero handled direct by tho 42 dealers who came to Lansing In two fprclal cars. The Reo Motor Car Co. of Chicago handled tho drive-away.

Our idea of a real opportunity

i would be to have Doc Uei.tle tell

us to do tnat.

Tom Tomllnson ami Dick Schimmel liav tonight Mich fine livstniliH'iiLs that otio -an liardly tell whether Tom is an ignition eH-rt or a watchmaker wTmii oik mm-.s him I; ii'l'n out Li" tork leneh. Frank Tliorp, motored to Chia-o lis week and brought bad; word t hr t a n w sor.ir ban found at f i -i i a the rjridri'"h branrh at ('hir iqn. Th- words and music ,irv by Ge"-ve J-'auin.

"Wilbur Hall a.s taken on a perM.nally eo?whiet-d tr.ir through the office a day or two ngo. .The Wt iiieludl j-hort talk on the lunv heating i-Ulpntent. The Ford that Johnny Rupe fold to Io- Geyer won't be parked in .,,.,, i .f th.. T'nivf rslf v club as much

i as it used to be. according to Carl

Gir.z. who wrote the insurance on the car.

ANTI-THEFT LAW AT COMING MEET OF LEGISLATURE

Claiircs Providing for Individual Markings to Lessen

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nY LOFIS LUDLOW. WASHINGTON. D. C. Oct. It. The Indiana legislature, when It holda Its next sosMon, will have before It a draft of a proposed uniform nnti-theft law-, which It will be aekrd to enact as part of a plan to bring about uniformity throughout tho United States in dealing with motor thieves. Recognizing that tho first Ptep toward curbing the vatt number of motor car thefts should b the obtaining of . uniform legislation throughout the United States, the national automobile chamber of commerce is drafting an anti-theft law which will be presented to all state legislatures when they meet as run. Automobile thefts have become so Jtppalllng numerous and tho present laws are so easily evaded that every on realizes that pome stern steps must bj taken to curb this growing evil. Tho national automobile chamber rf commerce has mado an exhaustive study rf the subject and has brought forth a legislative work w hi- h. if universally adopted, w ill bring disaster to many an ambitious motor car pilferer. The proposed iaw. a-? it stands now. is made up of seven articles and is tailed "An act to regulate th purchase and ale of j-.eeond-hand vchkhs and parts; providing, for the licencing of the business of dealing in second-hand vehicles: to pr vent the removal, mutilation or altering of makers'

numbers on vehicles: to prevent the theft of vehicles or parts thereo." The first article merely defines the terms that are used In the act. Article 2 deals with identification numbers or marks, providing that every vehicle must have such mark and making it unlawful to destroy or alter the same. It also ma'.-es unlawful the possession of a vehicle with mark or number altered or defaced, .and proides that any such vehkle must be reported at ono' to the state motor vehiele commissioner, who ?hall have the power in such cases to issue a special number or mark. Article. Z deals with tho transfer of used Vehicles and provides that both the transferer and transferee shall furnish affidavits describing the car and giving the details of the transaction. These affidavits go to the state motor vehicle commissioner and form a record of the transaction. Article 4 has to do with the theft of cars and provides that tho motor vehicle commissioner of every state be notified of the theft and bo given a description of the ear by the commissioner of the state in vhich the theft occurred and that the commissioners of all states be notified of the recovery of any stolen car. Article states that every garage or repair shop must keep a deschiptlve record of every car left for

storage or repairs and must report to the police any violation of tho article regarding identification mark

or number. Article provides for

the licensing of second-hand motor vehicles and parts dealers, and article 7 takes up several miscellan

eous provisions. Every article carries a c lause fixing a heavy penalty for any violation.

Perhaps a motor car is not a

r.ecessarv accompaniment to the

leading of a fast life, but it certainly does help a whole lot. American Motorist.

Paradoxical though It may poem, nearly all cranks are self-starters. American Motorist.

dug out of the Fand at tho bed of the bay, all except three of the cars were found to be In good condition, apparently unharmed from their year's submergement.

Travel

Great Prltain 1 now busily engaged in discussing tho practlcabilitv of manufacturing fuel alcohol

i from vegetable material grown in tho tropic It doesn't sound like a very feasible project, but then you ' never can tell. Perhaps some day

this vogetnblo "Julco" will have gaaollno backed off the boards.

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Topics

Conducted by Goodrich

Farmers daughters who attend Hl.iokrurn collect at Cirilm ii'.o, 111.. thi.s winter will havo a strenuou program of real work. In addition to their "book-learning." the girls will reclvo a thorough training in power farming. Iy actual experience, they will learn all tho mysteries of differentials- carburetors and clutches, and when graduated will be able to operate motor trucks and tractors with the of men.

Recent Increases In freight rates w ill add $ IS. 000, 000 to the cost of shipping automobiles from the manufacturers to purchasers during the coming year. To get even, every car owner will have to use hi machine in making trips Instead of depending upon tho railroads. Auto traveling is cheaper, and besides it's a lot more fun.

rrlvtng an automobile without n r're extinguisher somewhere, handy Is a foolhardy stunt, to say tho least. In ppito of the best precautions, a blaze may start at any time and the car be ruined, lie on the safe side. Invest In a good extinguisher, and keep it where you can get It on a moment's notice.

T.abo"' Kuth, king of home run

hitters, rut in a couple of good I clouts recently during a i.iombcr.'hip t

drlv.- of the New York Auto Dealers' atvioclation. Habe stimulated interest in the campaign by giving 12 autographed baseball to the first 12 members who brought in membership app 11 rations.

Horse drawn vehicles ore being slowly pushed from the country' roads by his modern successor the motor car. A week's survey made InWir.ona county, Minnesota, recently showed that 10, SSO autos parsed the orservation point as compared with 1.092 wagons and buggits. Yep Old Dobbin isn't popular anywhere any more.

"Keep tho highways cleir of j snow make then; TOO per cent ef-I f.cient." "With this slogan, good j

roaus advocates are going to make a c ncejrted effort this winter to boot enow removal programs. Highways which axo blocked with snowdrifts and froren slush are an economic wurte and een though it co$tü ccr.?Merab'.e to keep them open, tho wrk pays for rsoif.

For the first time In the history of good read work, representatives of all forms of transportation gathered together at the recent meeting of the Federal Highway council In Akron. All phases of transportation were taken up and considerable progress was made toward smoothing the way for definite action in the future.

Modern automobile ar built ro ' yocd that even rait water does not dAiriAce them seriously. Twenty-Tf-cn whicJ; wert washed out into Ne-acea Bay from Corpus Christi, Teat, dcrtnj? tho tidal wave a year' e3 irvc tzlYzmd reccuUx.

A close tab is kept on the chauffeurs of China. Before licenses are granted, the applicant has to give his complete life history, and all th information is carefully recorded. Each time he changes Jobs, Is arrested for breaking trafilc laws, or gets in an accident, another entry goes down In his record. How would an American chauffeur like all tLij:

TIPS TO MOTORISTS WHO MEET IIICK COPS The legal department of the Chicago Motor club advises motorists that tho law requires that a defendant be served with a summons or arrest notification before he Is required to appear in court. A letter written by a Justice or police magistrate does not comply with the provisions of the law. The novlco often takes euch letters seriously and goes before tho maglstrato to receive his fine. The fact that a certain license number has been reported by some one as violating the law Is no evidence that the owner was driving at tho time. Recently a motorist was stopped Jn St. Joe, M!?h., by the chief of police who said that ono of the citizens of that city had advised him that the motorist had been speeding two or three daya previously. The chief brought the motorist heforo a Justice who promptly levied a fine.

Is less than half as much as ten years airo. and materially lower than before the war. A few years ago, a car that would do 20 miles an hour was considered to be a speed wagon. Now an average of 40 mlUs an hour Is an ordinary occurrence and tires withstand the pounding of the road at speeds in excess cf 100 miles an hour. The blgr tire companies have spent and are spendlnjr millions of dol

lars in obtaining tougher and more request axul stronger auto casings, j Pneumatic tire today axe far eu- ;

perlor to these built a few years ago.

Getting married Is a whole lot like becoming the owner of & motor car; it isn't so much the first cost

of th Warned thins thst count; It j

is the upkeep that docs ycra good and plenty. American Motorist.

Tire Mileage Doubled

in Past F our Years

A visit to tho research and laboratory departments of ono of the large tire concerns would amaze the visitor. Hero he would see firsthand the reasons why tiro mileage has Increased so surprisingly in the last few years. About four years ago a tire that would travel 3,500 miles was generally conceded to be a good tire. I,atcr. tho average was 5,000 miles. Today, many motorists obtain from 10,000 to 15.000 miles and stories of freak mileage running Into many thousands of miles, are current. Miller tiro mileage for example has doubled In the last three years. Today, actual cost per tire mile

Prices on current models of Oldsmobiles, Passenger Cars and Trucks are guaranteed until July 1st, 1921. Prices on this make of Motor Cars and Trucks have always been held at figures consistent with cost of production. Such prices permit of no reduction. Six Cylinder Touring Car or Roadster $1545.00 Delivered. Eight Cylinder Four or Seven Passenger Car $2200.00 Delivered. Six Cylinder Coupe or Sedan $2265.00 Delivered. Eight Cylinder Sedan-$3450.00 Delivered. All Eight Cylinder Models are equipped with 33x42 Cord Tires. Permit us to help you to make your decision as to the best value for the price you expect to pay, by demonstrating any of these Cars.

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