Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1924, Page 11

An@ WYOMING WEEKLY REVIEW CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 1924 FAIL TERMINAL RELIEF 16 SEEN Motor Trucks Loom as Only Solution for Traffic Crush. Organized motor truck lines, in Big Horn, Fremont, Hot | routed throurh des'gnated streets Springs and Washakie counties | will be one of the so'utions of the from a maximum of $6.85 per | rail terminal problem in large $100 to $300, and in the re-|c’t'es, in the opinion of a trans- mainder of the state, exclusve | portation discussion at the recent of Natrona county and the | annual meeting of the American towns, of Glenrock, Parkerton | Economic Associstion in Wash nk: and Big Muddy, from a maxi- | ton, D. Prof. Emory R. John- mum of $3.00 to a maximum of | son. Un'versity of Pennsylvania, $2.00. ‘The reduction is the sec- | led the conference on this subject. ond made since the law became It was the general opinion that effective last April. freight cars must be taken out of oo congested city term'nals and un- ‘oaded on inexpensive land out- A Million Trucks side the cities in conjunct on with Approximate:y — 1,000,000 motor|common carrier motor collection trucks are operating today and are| ana delivery service. hauling annually 1.430 000,000 tons} speakers predicted the actual endure the inevitable accidents] of freight, including 134,400,000 tons closing of present city freight. ter- which must spring from this sys-]of farm products.—Automobile Di- minal facil'ties because of mount- tem; or shall Casper by the expendl-| gest. ing city real estate values, the Fe eT mEly, low. suin. ut oe: present inefficient collection and eee ee nite. CWNer 8nd)" Teresa. real, record St {wen lidellvery, aystésd,’ long datentlnbnt pedestrian alike in the crowded #3c-| nated up in one day by Clarence equipment in terminals ana the ons of the "city. The electria tat: | waseoe “the etiidetmker (Bklen Gud|icost of thase ta tha public’ “ARTE tic control system was outlined ‘at |gervice Company. He sold two iised| carcliary to this early relocation, considerab‘e length fn last Sunday's! sora and three new ‘cara on Wednes-| the vital need fer organized motor Tribune Automobile section. A ‘short | gay of-tast week. This record for| service | was suggested, preferably synopsis, to refresh’ your minds! joe man during the slack, season of|to be handled by the rafroads in Sis not be ea A y he year deserves a couple of rous-| conjunction with terminal © opera- ing the! front. the -aveeheh” betas four way Dox like light suspen | ing cheers. roald “think ae Jewett (plant sion is hung directly above the cen: f the Paige-Detrolt Motor Car com.| ‘eT Of an intersection at which raor2 any was built from some modern.|than normal traffic is known te st's futuristic drawing. Its ap.|Perate during the greater pare ot pearance indicates what it really is,| tbe day. Each side of the suspended states Mr. H, M. Jewett, president.| !sht box contains three rouni The most modern and largest fac.|ghts arranged in a vertical posi- tory of its kind in the world,” Pro.Ition. One of these lights is green auction’ staeted: last: Weelk in color and indicates to the walting The roof outline follows a modern-|2Utomobiles that they may “io.” ist conception of xew tooth construc- tion. It wasn't designed as a fan- tastie futuristic work of architev-|¢T light is red in colér and indicates ture, claims the architect. Tts pecu-| that all traffic facing the red light Nar points @nd angles were dasigned|™Ust halt until given the green in order that light from every eide a tb; mi bnight be admitted during the day. representative of the ahove A * Anxious that every flaw in ma-|mentioned wholesale house fanned This Article Tells How terial for "Workmanship —aiey be Upon hist! Bart Zpbe) during the All automobile accidents that occur are NOT the fault of the auto- caught, the company has installed] past week, and succeeded in enlist- t * Bet oF hk Wha" have neva deivens 600 Cooper-Hewitt “daylight” Iamps|!ng his whole hearted support to| Mobile driver, although a number of peop! 1 dents could be reduced ..J|ly fifty per cent ‘gy41 1,200 incandescent lamps with|the movement. Council men haye| Car seem to think so. Acci h ddenly dart treet. hite enamel reflectors. On a dull] also been approached on the subject | if pedestrians would only look before they suddenly dart across a s\ day or at night the lighting wili be|and are said to favor the move. If| They should exercise the same intense as that afforded vy sun-| installed in Casper electric control} amount of care that they expect light. When the frame is staried|of traffic mearr the greatest ad-| from the automobile driver. How- on its journey toward the point} vancement for this city in the mat-| ever, where accidents ARE the where it becomes the nucleus of the| ter of ways and means, since the| fault of the automobile driver, they completed Jewett, it is washed in a|advent of the paved street. And| are usually the result of careless or dioxygen solution. Proper lighting] keep in mind. fo'ks, that the cos~ of negligent driving. enables the inspectors at this point] installing control boxes on three of One of the first rules of the road to discover any flaw in the steel. |Casper's busiest downtown corners | reads—No person shall drive a ve- ——_—. is less than the full cost of a] hicle upon any public highway at a medium priced automobile. speed greater than is reasonable or RAG proper, having regard to the traffic and the use of the way, as to en- danger the life and limb or injure the property of any person.” Proh- ably 30 per cent of all accidents are caused by people stepping out on the road suddenly in front of an DIVIDENDS IN “ANTI-THEFT LAW SHOWN CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 26— Wyom:ng's automobile owner- ship registration law, better known as the “anti-theft” law, is bringing results In lower rates fd® gutomobl.c theft insurance. The theft rate has been reduced Chief of Police Yohe Believes Installation Would Be Great Aid in Casper; Decision Will Rest With the City Council. BY SPARK PLUG Agitation through the medium of a certain powerful Casper wholesale house, for the installation of electrical \raffic control apparatus upon three of this city’s busiest corners has brought that civic progressive step consider- ably nearer to the real thing. In fat so much discussion has ensued in civic circles since the suggestion first appear- 1 JEWETT PLANT now remains up to the city council to decide the temporary fate of Cas Per's traffic problem. President Claims It Is Most Modem in World. : DETROIT, Mich., Jan. 26.—View- Shall this city continue to strug- gle along with the aged commo: place methods of traffic control and Most Accidents Can Be Prevented— SEND IT TO THE PEARL WHITH LAUNDRY PHONE 1702 Tribune Want Ads bring resulte JO THAT YOU CAN STOP QUICKLY. automobile, and before the driver can pull up, the pedestrian is struck. Of these accidents, when the driver is at fault, it safe to say that fully 50 bos cent could have been Prevente if the drivers had kept their brakes in perfect condition. and had been driving at a reason- able speed. Test your brakes at least once each week, be SURE they are in good order, and when are at the wheel in the city, keep your foot on the brake pedal at all times ready for instant action. Another road rule reads, “In ap- mroashinig a street car, which has stopped jor the purpose of receiv- ing or discharging passengers, the operator of any motor vehicle shall not drive such vehicle within 10 ft. of the running board of such car.” en driving in same direction as a street car, and it is near its stop- ing point, slow down, don't we Beat the car to the corner. This may sometimes cause you to lose a Ey Liste He few seconds time, Pus it may also revent someone from being The Buick Third Member PASSENGERS. ARE Fired or Sdiied. for people waiting GLTTING OFF. for street cars WILL step out on Buick cars drive through a third member, not the springs. The springs only sup- port the body and assure easy riding. A Buick rear spring accidently broken can- not misalign the axle and prevent driving the car. The Buick axle remains in fixed Position. Consequently the adjustment of Buick four-wheel brakes is not affected £-26-15-NP When better automobiles are built Buick, will build them the road when the car approaches, and stand right in your path. Another thing, do not attempt to save a little time by cutting around a street car, or you may run into another car coming in the opposite direction or into one of the passengers who are getting off and is cut- ting around in front of the car to get to the other side of the street. “If the speed of any motor vehicle operated on a public highway in going round a corner or curve where the operator's view of the road traffic is obstructed, excecds| 4 six (6) miles an hour, such rate of speed shall be PRIMA FACIE evidence that the person operating such vehicle is running at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper.” Read the above para- ‘aph again. It is one of the most C B e k C important ot them all. | Tt means ul m an that if you have an accident whic ni asper C 0 Pp y eine leat cent ee SPRL bare om amounts to a brisk walking pace, YOU. ARE RESPONSIV/LE. Be especially careful when you are pulling out of a side road, on to a ile bu Te i at Of Mey. When better automobiles are built, Buick will build them | 7! £4 oF out of an alley Palate a! eet al ot cae! Sat Rae Bikar dom ihr kone PULL ONTO A MAIN ROAD Siomyr— 132 N. Wolcott St. Phones 2260—2261 GIVE. YOURSELF A CHANCE TO STOP UE THERE 1S ANOTHER CAR SPEEDING ON MAIN ROAD. NEXT WEEK—HOW YOUR IGNITION SYSTEM OPERATES | 150 moonais Markets ag «=Critnme SECOND NEWS SECTION. THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT Conducted by “SPARKPLUG” | Purpose—To “Wise-up” the automobile owner. | More Purpose—To put the Tribune Sunday Automobile Section before the public of Casper w th a roar like Court House at midnight. a gant fire-cracker exploding in the Source of Info—The general public—Likewise the automobile dealers. Now and then, the police department. Forewarm'ng—What you read and don't like—pass over. It's great stuff. July weather in January is Hable to spoil Casper for j4ny forthcorzing wintry demonstra- tion. Be not deceived. King Win ter will not be denied. Let's hear from you regarding the Tribune tour bureau. Address letters to Sparky. Mr. Sweeney, of the Van Sant Motor Company, doesn't walk any more; he moves about upon the four wheels of a new Hudson coupe. He purchased the machine only recent- ly, By the way, he has attempted to eminate Andy Gump and has ob- talned license number 348, Don't “Guess” that you have Plenty of oll in your crank casa. Find out. Are we all pulling for electric control of traffic? Yea. That’s the Splrit. The United Auto Service in ite leapacity as State distributor for the Harrison Radiator company, has ordered a large shipment of radiato: cores, and according to Bert Wel lington, they should: arrive in Cas Per any day. Lee Doua, accompanied only by himself, departed for the wintry winds of Lake Michigan, where he will spend a few days at the Chicago automooile show. He will probably not be gone for more than one week. The Ford Motor company produc ed more than 700,000 Fords durine 1923. Now we know why Mr. Ford could stop production of new cars and still be a millionaire through the sale of repair parts for those already produced. A new sign has made Its appear. ance at the offices of the Wyoming Dort Sales and Service at 434 West Yellowstoni Miss Jeanette Sherwood is the latest addition to the Doud office force. She is acting in the capacity of stenographer. Warne and Crosby very nearly forgot to work on Thursday of last week. They were to be found’ at numerous intervals throughout the day, directly before their new build ing, admiring a newly painted sign. Truly, 'tis a work of art. J. J. Thomas, of the Liberty Gar. age, has gone to Denver to attend the funeral of his sister-in-law, who died recently in an Eastern city. As next week will find your mind employed by industrial — topics, Sparky will take his Melting Pot away for a brief vacation. Don't look for it next week. There will not be any. Bert Bell was seen to be working frantically about the Liberty Gar- age, Thursday afternoon. We won- der why. Next week will tell the tale, It is earnestly hoped that you have all heard that Sparky’s Melting Pot were it an animate thing, should be passing out cigars. It has an offspring. Not much of a child as yet. but it may develop. Truly, re- production is a wonderful thing. ‘The Packard Straight Eight 1s easy <n your automotive eye. Joe E, Mansfield is in Denver on business for a few days. Alright, Mr. Butcher, You'll have a@ little note in the column next week. What's »the latest from the Wyoming Oldsmobile Company. For good concise information re. garding the traffic control system fostered in the Tribune Sunday auto- mobile section, see Mr. Kaylor, at the Casper Supply Company, or write an interrogatory letter to Sparky. A carload of Stewart trucks has been ordered by the Lee Doud Motor company. Yea Gods! Another Neutrolyne set was sold last week by L. D. Bran- son. As a redio salesman, he is surely the rabbit's ribs. The buyer for hig latest set was M. N. Wheel- er, of this city. The Casp2r Buick company, re- ports excellent progress in early Spring used car sales. Lost, strayed, © or carloads of Studebaker are expected to arrive next week, bowever. hine—less acciden Don Biggs, formerly connected with the Independent Torpedo Com: pany of Casper, is now employed by the Coliseum Motor company. P. Van Osten, of the Coliseum Motor Company, spent several days n Thermopolls last week where he audited the books of the branch company. Fred L. Benskin left Saturday ight for Denver for a brief sojourn n the mile high city on bus:ness. The accounting department has cen moved into new quarters at ae Wyoming Oldsmobile company dore light, more alr, and less srivacy. Ralph Kamaan reports the sale of two new Willys Knights during he past week, Maxwell W.nter sought a new Knight coupe sedan, ind Jimmy Driscoll invested in a ouring car. “Lightning” is striking every day t the B. and D. Auto Supply com- vany. Figure it out. We are all anxiously awaiting the romised instaliation of safety de. a at Northwestern railroad rossings within the limits of the ity. There is little doubt but that he erection of these will be the 1ext important step by the railroad. Balloon tires. The first complete shipment of cars equipped with this ‘atest step forward in the tire world will arrive in Casper this week. The ‘ars equipped are Peerless’s destined or the Nash-Casper Motor company. A. S. Taylor, representative of the Yash-Casper Motor company in salt Creek, reports the business out ook in the oil fields as good for 1924. At least, as far as the cee x notor car is concerned. A Hupmobile in a hurry was sold sa Friday by John M. Whisenhunt who sold a ear and closed the deal n five minutes. The buyer was a ormer Hup owner and it didn't ike long for Mr. Whisenhunt to sell him upon the qualities of this year’s product. Six new Hupmobiles were sold during the month of January by he John M. Whisenhunt company. n addition to this Mr. Whisenhunt ceports used car sales as exception- ally good. Is anybody in Casper minus one good 1924 Wyoming truck license? if so, kindly cali upon Sparky. One was found last week on East Second street near the Tribune. Sparky expects no reward. OF EXPORT METHODS IN MOTOR CAA INDUSTRY Export mercnand'sing methods emp'oyed by automobile manufac- turers were outlined to Columbia University students this week, by George F. Bauer, secretary of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Na- tional Automobile Chamber of Com- merce. Some companies, Mr. Bauer pointed out, use export commission houses as a means of extending overseas business, others maintain special departments at the factory, while a third method is the organiza- tion of subs.dlary companies abroad with the sales program stimulated from assembling factories in the im. portant foreign centers. ANILROAD. IN MEXICO INCREASES ITS MOTOR ANIL CAR EQUIPMENT Ten additional motor rail cars with trailers have been added to the equipment of the Ferrocarrill de Monte Alto, operating between Mex! co City and Antlzapan, carrying passengers and light frieght. Since May, 1922, a milk train with trailer has made two daily round trips between Pedrégal and Mexico City. A train between Tlanepantla and Pedregal makes daily trig. During the first year these tralfis caried 363,000 passengers. It is proposed to operate sfmilar trains from Toluca to Tenango and San Juan, also between Chalchico. mula and Tialchichuca in the state of Puebla, Automobiles NUMBER 27 MOTORISTS NOWPAYING 11 KINDS OF TAXES, A.A. A. CHAIRMAN SAYS Strong Argument for Reduction and Abolition Presented to Congressional Committee by Head of Legislative Board. A smashing frontal attack on the retention in 1924 of the war excise tax of five per cent on motor vehicles, tires, accessories and repair parts imposed in 1918 was made before the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Representatives by Major Roy F. Britton of St. Louis, chairman of the legislative board of the American Auto- mobile association. After are concerned, and a on repair part presenting his ‘hat this tax is discriminatory, nuisance tax as far as accessories |Tepair mis.| realized that such a tax !s a tax on fortune in the case of the: tax paid | ™/sfortune. . Major ointed out that the owner is the most taxed individual | !ts citizens, both as to the number and variety| the Major Britton stated that he felt argument | *tisfied that congress would never a | have Imposed the war excise tax on parts had congress fully There is no precedent, Britton| he stated, for congress showing a automobile disposition to tax the misfortune of Under the provisions of present law, an automobile of special and general taxes imposed | Wner must pay five per cent tax on upon him by the county and municipal the city often pays Federal, state,| repair part tax'ne units.| Wired to replace one which he had The automobile owner residing in the misfortune to break, as|the tax on the part when he pui- f his automobile re- He paid seven kinds of taxes in addition to| Chased his car. the four levied on him by the Fed-] “Congress,” said Major Britton, eral, Government. whofe pur-| “has shown a disposition to remove chases a car, tire, accessory or re-| Wr taxes on transportation There pair part, according to Major Brit-| OW remain the tax on telephone, jou » fo'lowins. classes of taxes| telegraph and leased wires and the were listed as an example of the ex-|t@X on the motor vehicle in this tent to which the motorist to pay by the various taxing units,; the country, he stated 1. State license fees. 2. City license fees. 3. 4, State personal property tax. 5. City personal property tax. 6. 7. State title registration fees. In some instances the license, Property ta: soline is made State gasoline tax (in 38 states). State or city driver's Hcense. counties add three more taxes by duplicating and personal sification.” The motorsts of are asking that a beginning be made a* this congress toward the ultimate eli- mination of the r excise tax on individual transportation. FRANKLIN MAKES RUN FROM CHATTANOOGA T0 In calling the excise war tax on motor vehicles, and repair parts tires, accessories discriminatory, Major Britton stated that no other class of citizen pays so many taxes NEW YORK IN 31 HOURS on oné article of use as the motor- Ist. “The automobile is an essential commerce, ing transportation for human beings and commodities and instrument of into every phase of services, furnish- in-| 00g, Tennessee pleas- While many “hundreds of per- sons attended the Automotile Show in New York this year, it enters} 8 & Safo assumption that few, if the economic commercial and social life of a ma-| to the fority of our population,” said Ma- for Britton. “Not only does it meet the present day necessity dividual transportation but it brings| 947 miles between tothe owner, his family,and friends, conveniences ures not possible prior to the advent of this form of transportation. “Having willingly met any of those who made their way metropolis by motor car equalled the remarkable perform- ance of J. H. Alday of Chattan- who covered the that city and New York in 31 hours, 5 minutes driving time, or at the rate of 30.5 miles per hour. Mr. A‘day is the Franklin dealer war] at Chattanooga, and made the trip taxes levied for a specific purpose| in a 1920 Series 9-B Franklin car. and having paid over $580,000,000 in five years, the motorist feels that | sons. He was. accompanied by When the party three per- ft Chat- he, is entitled in 1924 to be relieved| tanooga the thermometer register- In part at least in 1918 for a purpose long since been accomplished.” om taxes levied} ed six degrees below zero. The to- which has} tal elapseO time amounted to 47 hours. WATCH — WARNE AND CROSBY In the Tribune Industrial Edition THE BEST MOTORS SOMETIMES FAIL The fault may be trifling, but still your car will not perform satisfactorily if there is anything wrong. It is our business to make it right, whether the trouble is little or large. We have up-do-date facilities for | this purpose. L. D. Branson Service First and Durbin ‘ Phone 383 LIBERTY GARAGE COMMERCIAL AND TRUCK STORAGE VACUUM CUP and GOODRICH TIRES Smallest to the Largest Sizes Made Attractive Prices rom the Distributors LIBERTY GARAGE Telephone 983 428 S. Elm Street