Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 21, 1922, Page 15

T Join the - H "‘AUTO OWNERS ! . and Enjoy Nature Tllis Year - OVER TEN AND ONE-HALF " MILLION CARS IN 1921 10,524,394 Motor Vehicles Registered Last Year in ""Uhited States Statistics compiled by the B. F. Goodrich Rubber company give ta to- tal of 10,524,395 cars and trucks reg- istered in'the country during 1921. This is ‘an-increase of 1,229,023 or 13.2 per cent over 1920 when there were 9,295,372 motor vehicles reg- istered. The gain made during the past year warrants . the consideration of the automotive peéssimist. bile business has gone through its supreme test. -It has emerged vic- torious and there is no longer any room _for pessimism. Authorities concede that over one-third of the cars running are owned by farmers. Despite the fact that six large agri- cultural states show a decrease over the previous year, the industry has so few states show a decrease. Wheat forged ahead. It is remarkable that and corn in.1921 sold at extremely low prices, frequently far below the actual cost of production. This of it- self would- tend to restrict -the use f automobiles by farmers yet in such|. states as Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa where the agricultural depression was most acute, the number 6f cars has increased. Motor vehicles are becom- ing as essential as farm implements. New York again leads the field with 816,010 cars and trucks, an increase of 123,836, the largest made‘in any state over the previous year. Ohio is second with 726,700, a gain of 108,- 700 over 1920. Pennsylvania clings + third place with 689,689, while Illin- ois is cloge.on its heels with 670,434, .The largest percentage gain was made ‘by West Virginia where an in- crease of 28.1 per cent is recorded! over 1920.. California and Florida reflect the popularity of their cli- mate and roads with respective gains of 19.5 per cent and 24.8 per cent. It is interesting to note that sis states account for over one-third of the year’s increase in registrations. Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio and- Pennsylvania accomplish this with a combined gain of 573,347 more cars than the entire European cars, Any one of these states has continent. - Their aggregate total of 3,781,849 is greater than the total registration~of the country in 1916 and_greater than the present world registrations excluding $he Unjted States. A Nevada is on-the bottom rung of the ladder with 10,800 cars. Dele- ware ig only one step above with 21,- 413. By comparison these states are not as-badly mired as it seems, for! - either one of them has more cars than the entire Chinese Empire. Thre was one motor vehicle for| every 10 people-in the country in 1921 as compared with one for 11.8 in 1920, If this average were main- tained throughout he world - there| would be 170,000,000 cars' in use. The world registration today is ap- proximately 12,500,000. California’ and Towa lead in the number of cars | as compared to population with one car for every 5.2 inhabitants. South Dakota has third place with an aver- ~age of 5.3. Nebraska the 1920 leader dropped to fourth place with 5.4 peo-| ple for each car. Alabama mukes the poorest showing in this respect with 28 prsons for each automobile. New York with the gratest number of cars has an average o 12.7 people for each one in use. If the lehders’ per capita average could be main- fained throughout the country we would nowj have 20,327,000 motor | vehicles in usey The saturation point; ha hardly been reached. Car Mortality. Remarkably Low. At the outset of 1921 various au- thorities agreed that at least 600.000- automobiles .would be scrapped dur- ing the year. National Automobile Chamber of Commeree, and other| The automo- Tich company. itotal production figures for the year com- pared with the increase in registra- tions show this' total to ‘be well un- der he four hundred thousand mark. Cars are delivering exceptional serv- ice. Instead of being discarded .at the ‘end of the estimated five-year period, they are delivering at least six years service. The otal produc tion of cars and tracks in 1921 was 1,575,686. . Registrations increased 1,229,023. It is reasonable to be- lieve that’ the difference between these two figures or 346,663, repre- sents th number of car .that were junked last year. The rapid strides made by the in- dustry reflected in he steady increase of registrations each year, prove con- clusively that-the motor vehicle is & utility, and isgessential to the pros- periy of the counry, says the Good- Its recreational value is a minor consideration today. Au- tomatically it commands the building of better.roads. Through its use, dis- tant rural sections have been opened o prosperous development. No other facor has contributed more- to the happiness and convenience of the peo- ple. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ACT - TO HELP ALL INDUSTRY Enactment ‘of the federal high- way act-will be of great economic benefit to_all lines of industry, ac- cording to opinions expressed in government circles. The president’s conference on un- employment made public a state- ment showing that 6,262 miles of new roads will be built,.giving em- ployment to more than 150,000 workers in thirty states. The completion of these roads will naturaily have a. tendency- to jintrease automobile sales in the ter- ritories where sales ‘have been re- stricted -by inadequate highway fa- cilities. -, . - What ‘the new appropriation will mean to the country can be judged by the use to which the $275,000,000 previously ~ appropriated has been put, “according to ‘the department of ‘ggricuiture; . . - Practically “$200,000,000 of that money “has been put to work in proj- ects, which.-are .either entirely com- pleted 7or: now" under, construction, The “exact amount was $199,823,427 on October 31, To match'this amount the states have approprigted $265;- The total milcage .of the roads. un- der construction and completed was reported by the bureat. of ~ public roads to be 27,000 miles on October 81. Of this mileage 9,555 miles is in projects which are entirely co pleted and the contractors dis- charged.. The balance of 17,445 miles is in projects. which are still .under con- struction, but which were 69 per cent complete on- October 31. In these projects there is, there- fore, the equivalent of 12,000 miles of completed road, so that the com- nleted -road to date totals over 21,-' 000- miles. The average-cost per mile of the roads built with federal aid has been between $18,000. Apportionment of the fund to the states is almost the same as in the previous act, the fund being divided into three parts, one pare apportion- ed according to population, one ac- cording to area, and one part accord- ing to mileage of rural and star mail routes,-A new feature- is the stipuia- tion that no state shall receive less than one-half of one per cent-of the fund, which in this case amounts to $365,625. This stipula- tion will increase the amount re- ceived by four of the sniailer states, j. e., Delaware, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont., HE, PIONEER WANT ADS 1 RRING RESULTS 52?,,000, making a total of $465,353,- $17,000 and| MINE RESCUE TRUCKS TRIED OUT RECENTLY For the urgent demands of ming rescue work, the state of Ohio requir- ed five more sturdy trucks, in w?nch the hardy crews of the rescue stations could be rushed to the scene of mine fires or explosions. To prove which of many competing trucks was most|. suitable for this rigorous work, the official committee in charge of this purchase decided to hold a test run starting from Columbus, and open to all comers. When the test began, it was found that seven different trucks of well-known makes were entered in the competition. The run began from Columbus to Jacksontown, thence over a detour to Thornville, and on to New Lexingten. After covering 40 miles over good pavements varied with moderately bad roads, the trucks were strung out for many miles along' the road. The first to reach New Lexington was Graham Brothers truck with Dodge Brothers power: plant. For a conclusive test of hill-climb- ing power, the committee decided to continue the run to Lick Run Hill, considered the worst hill in the state. It is a mile and a quarter long, unim- #nd as bees can work the year round ’;"T‘““ FORD RETAIL SALES | PASS MILLION MARK' Sale of Cars, Trucks, Tractors, Shows Increase of 105,000 , Over Previous Year Ford dealerd in a large measure are optimists. They preach opiimism and practice it to a more or iess ex- tent. C. W. Jewett, who is at the head of the C. W. Jewett Company. Inc,, is considered among the le: :| ers of optimism in the automotive in- dustry in this section of the country. This institution started a Ford agency in Bemidji in 1909 with a it is considered one of the state’s! biggest whoiesale distributing plants | for autos and auto parts as well as | accessories, *“January, 1922, has been the big- gest January of all years with us,”| said Mr. Jewett in speaking of the| future outlook for sale of c: “We are preparing for a record 5cnsnn." They are making better Fords than ever and the fact that the price is lower than ever should bring the sales far beyond all previous rec- ords.”. ‘This concern is the wholesale dis- znbutpr for the greater part of seven counties including Beltrami, Koochi- ching, Clearwater, Hubbard, Cass, ltasgn and a portion of St. Louis. Portions also of some of the other counties above mentioned are reserv- ed for other dealers. They handle all Ford products and ha\'c.p\gshed practically every line to the limit. The field howcver, accords ing to Mr. Jewett is hardly scratched and indications are that Fords of all | .makes are growing more popular in | this section, advised the speaker. The production mark of cars and trucks of the Ford make has passed the million mark during 1921, To be exact there were 1,013,958 cars and trucks built and 36,782 tractors, making a grand total of 1,050,740 for the year 1921. All Kirds of Get-Rich-Quick Schemes | Offered to Vieiting Americans in City of Havana. = | “Bvery American in Havana has a| scheme to make your fortune and his, t0o,” said a recently returned Ameri- | can, according to the New York Sun. “It makes no difference whether your cupital Is $2 or a million times that sum, you can find a proposition that will need just the amount you can raise. " “For $2 or $3 yon can buy a hive of bees; the bees will swurm the next and you will have a thousand hives, d- o t small retail office and garage. Today |} day anfl you will have two hives, ! Keep this process up a few weeks | proved, ‘with many bad curves and It Cuby, flowers being continuously a grade of from 18 per'cent to 22 per cent. For this final test, each truck was loaded with approximately 4,000 pounds of pay load and body. Graham Brothers truck, as the first to reach New Lexington, was chosen to break the way. At a point 100 feet up the hill it lost traction, and the driver was forced to back down 20 feet and start againg This time he plowed through to the top without any trouble. No chains were used. One after another the six other trucks made the attempt to plow up through the mud, all of them using chains. One advanced 50° feet in seven min- utes. Another ‘took 14 minutes to make the initial 50 feet of the climb, then stalled for lack of power. None of the six advanced more than 75 feet towards the top of the hill, a mile and a quarter distant. For the committce, the test was | conclusive, but certain of the compet- ing drivers pointed qut that the oniy truck to make the grade haa the ad- vantage of going up before the road was cut up. Biliy Morris, the driver of ‘the. Graham Brothers truck, over- heard them. He proceeded to the ton of the hill, brought down his truck, and this time usimg chans, sailed u].; the hill a second time without” halt or. hesitation, As a rqsult of this official contest, Cliarlés Zimmerman Sons Co., Dodge Brothers dealers in Columbus, are de- lhwem]:sg t:hthe state of Ohio five Gra- am Brothers trucks equipped wi Dodge Brothers power p‘l‘ang.p dhme —_— He Paid the Note. _ H A certain shiftless character haa borrowed some money at the bank after having been secured by a hard- working man. Notice was sent; no response. A second notice was sent, but no response. And a third with similar results. Whereupon the guar- antor was told to come in and take up the note. note on the sireet, he asked: “Didn't- you know that note was due Getting an affirmative reply, he fur- ther asked: . “Why didn't you take it up?” This time the shiftless one made re- ply:.. 7 . “DIdn’t you expect to pay It?” “No!" . “Well, what did you sign it for if you didn't expect to pay it?” There was no recourse from this question, that's the way it usually stacks up, so the guarantor took up the note und credited the sum to ex- verienre —Farm Life. ~ Seeing the maker of the | in bloom, each hive will make you $25 and a thousand hives mean $25,000 a year, A neat income even in an ex- pensive resort like Havana, “If you have a few hundred dollars you will be advised to go into the chicken business and your udviser will tell you how eggs sell at 6 or 8 cents a picce—they don’t sell them by the dozen in Havann—and each hen will therefore earn $12 to $15 yearly, ‘while her board will be $3.80 or some such sum. “If your fortune is up in the thou- sands you are advised to go into the lumber business and you will be told of the tremendous demund for poles on which to hang tobaceo while it s being cured. The Amerlcan who s explaining the huge profits from these enterprises usually does his talking in a cafe and does his figuring on top of the marble topped tables, The table tops are covered with figures on o busy day until a waiter comes around with a damp towel and wipes off the tables aud ‘obliterates the fortunes,” First 'Phone in Vermont. At a banquet vecently one of the ofticials of the Americun Telephone and Telegraph company, while recall- iz some of the early history of the development of the telephone, men- tioned the fact that in the musewm of the company at its Boston offices was { the first telephone instrument in Ver- mont, known as the Childs-Chamber- Inin set of Brattleboro, Vt., dated prob- i ably 1878, This cnme to the attention iof C. Childs of C. F. Childs Co., ‘who discovered what he did not know | betore, namely, that the Childs of the | Brattieboro telephone was his fdther. ‘the old telephone. bears every fn- | dicatlon of antiquity. It Is fashionen i by hand, and for n diaphragm tm old | ; daguerreotype had heen used, the pie- ture on which can be clearly seen today. You Said It. “Tt has_been the mistake of the In- tellectual revolutionist or rudical that he has cluttered himself up with too | many minor and unessential revolts and radicallsms; revolts in art, lan- guage, music, thought, religion, morals, habits, manners. He has approached the working classes with Nielzsche in | ‘'one hand and Freud in the other; . whereas the books that in my opin- | fon are the most effective for purposes | of proletarian agitation are still the | Bible and Charles Dickens."—Simeon { Strunsky, in Post-Impressions. BALLY FIONEER \ PAGE" THREE] CAR WITH A LONG LIFE . DEMANDED BY THE PUBLIC “A review of 1921 in the automo- bile industry,” says & dealer, who be- lieves in “long life” cars, “together th 2 sound forecast for 1922 points points out conclusively to nie that the public wants a car of extremely long life, “Personally, my idea in a motor car is one that will run 200,000 miles with proper care and without losing so much of its original newness in appearance that the owner will be ashamed to drive it. “In many instances a. car of. this rpe may pass from one tod two, e, four or even five owners, and where the manufacturer has protect- ed his future by adhering’to con- tinuously conservative lines in body design, cach owner will derive that tisfaction and pride of ownership to which he is rightfully entitled.” REMINDER OF MIDDLE AGES English Clergyman Likely Wiil H‘an to Stand Trial on the Charge of Heresy. 7 sy—with the possi- bility 1 and wil have aun ec- lestast trial known since the been filed Middle uges—have gafnst the Revi M. Do A, 1l of Hipon hall, a the I institute in Oxford, by the Reé . Douglas, Further action rests with the bishop of Oxford, with whom the churges have been placed. % The aection grew out of an article by the Rev. Mr. Major, fn which he| vccur in many districts where vot the |\ snid that the resurrection of Christ was a spiritual but not a physical happening, 'The Rev. Mr. Douglas charges' him with “publishing doctrine contrary to the teachings of creeds and of holy scripture,” and also “of importing into the Christian religion the teachings of the eastern mystle, Buddha.” ‘. The Rev. Mr. Major lolds no ben- efice, so the case can unot, be tried through the bishops’ court. The pro- cedure which must be followed is the old “procedure by inquisition.” Under this the bishop having received the information appoints “an Inquisition of priests” to hear testimony. The Rev. Mr. Major, since the filing | of the charges, has announced he will defend his position. Russian Postage. A letter from the Ukraine was re- ceived by Dr. Salvadow of Baltimore, which contnined 105 stamps vailued at 9,104 jrubles. The envelope would not hold all the stmmps, so a strip of paper wuas pasted on it to carry the leftovers after the face and hack had been completely covered. such as it has not| “Shoes at a Wedding.” The custom of throwing ong or more old shoes after the bride of groom either_ when they go to church to.be fuarried o¢ whedi~ they start on their wedding journe s s0 old the memory of maun stretehes not back 1o s she- ginning. Some think it represent i and is o lingering trac the gustom among savage nations of carrying v the liride, by violence; others think that It is a relle of the anclent law of exchange or purchase, and that it formerly fmplicd the sur- render y the parents of all dowinion or author their danghter. Tt has reference 1o a Jewish custom mentioned In the Bible. Thus in Deu- teronomny we read that when the broth- er of a dead man refused to marry his widow she asserted her independence “of him by “loosing his shve” Tt was also the custom of the middle ages te place the hushand’; oe on the heail, of the nuptial ¢ouch in token of his demination. over Mounds.” “Gas monnds” ig the popular name In Texas ‘for the “low, cireular cmi- nences, a nging 20, feet :in dinmeter. and two feet Inheight; which nabound in forest und prairle reglons in Louisi- una, Texus, southern Arkansas and OKlahoma, -~ On the supposition that ! the mounds have - been ‘ratsed by uscending gas from subterranean oil pools, they are regarded ‘ay indleating oil beneath. ‘A government geologist, who lhas “examined the mounds, dis- putes this theory of thelr orlgin, They ICHINA REAL LAND OF ' CASTE ¢ find one Chinuman in a low condition Conditions There Declared by Travel- ers to Outclass Even Those Exlst- ing in East:India. - Clnamen have more caste even than the-kast Indians, They say you never of life but you will find him employ- fng another Chinaman in a still lower condition, The small Chivese farier | employs # servaut, to whom he’ is lord and master. This menial is com- pelled to serve him in any capaclty that may he required. For Instance, when the small Chinese farmer takes a nig market he does not do it as the Trishman does, by driving the pig along the road. No, he first kili® the pig, or makes his “hired man” do It “hen the pig Is carefully packed on one side of a single wheeled vehlcle something like n wheelbarrow. 'The weight of the proprietor may just bal- ance that of the pig, but if it is great- . then a few boulders gre added to even things up. The wnole apparatus Is then wheeled along the road by the hired man, the Chinese proprietor meanwhile placldly smoking bis pipe. Firemen Pull Out a Rat. Many funny requests come over the phone of the newspapers and to the phone “Information,” but a new oue was sprung recently in Marblehead, when the phone rang at the Franklin street fire station wid o hysterical volee: called for the department to come Immediately to Circle street ns & most peculiar crackling nolse had lénst sign of oil or gas-has been dis sovered, He thinks that they owe their existence maiunly to the unequal settling of the ground in poorly-drained arens subfected to abundant perlodie ralntull—Milwankee Sentinel. Artists in Jap Cabinet. Japanesé cabinet members ave artists and their paintings and write fugs brought good prices ut n recent auction by the Tokyo Fine Arts clubs Tue ite Premler Hara painted three | pletures which sold for $700, and ‘an- | other group of four brought approxis ntely $800. Writings of Prince Saloni brought $200. Mr. Noda. minister .of communications, painted a chrysanthe- mu and an orchid, while Mr, Toko- @nml, the home minister wrote ® poem.—Dearborn Independent. Had Figured It Out. The Lawyer—You're asking pretty St altmony werely becnuse your hus- band mneglected you for his business. { Think he can dig it up? The Client—Ot course he can. By attending to business he's mnde money ||nd by neglecting me he's saved It been heard all night in one of the rooms, . The firenien rushed into thelr coats and boots with a.vision, of something doing 1n the smoldexing ‘Sre line. On arrival no sigus of fire. could be dis- covered nud . the woman, much agl- tated, showed the . men . whence the nolses came, Armed with uxes and picks they ussnulted the dresser, from which the nolses issued and after a stubborn struggle managed to subdue a good sized rat in a dtawer of sald dresser. The woman was. grateful to the firemen, who now feel qualified to fight pests, bipeds or any walkiog creature, a¥ WeN as- the fire flend,— Snlem News, Those Subnormal Children, In an address to, the phystel Peorin Pr. Borden Veeder of: Wash- ington university, St. Louls, snid: “Phe fallagy. of setting arbitrary standards for the weight and helght of children without reference to their parentage I8 o practice which should be abolished, (In. Judging whether a child Is abovesor below normal, the stature” and ‘ivelght of ‘the parents should be.considered. ’ Cet a New QOakland on | the New Oakland Plan _ Sport Car 1265 IO D, Pontiac Oakland is the lowest priced Six on the market. And one of the very best. You can get a new Oakland this month, right here, on a plan that will surprisé you. We mean it. Come in and seo us. i And this plan it just one of the special fentures Oakland is offering this month: F. M. MALZAHN Bemidji e 1) 5. DY £3 Qakland Motor Car Company, Pontiac, Mici. 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