Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 23, 1924, Page 15

‘OLUME 34 News Of Casper Dealers Theaters--Advance Notes On Amusement Offerings For Coming OPEN SEASON ON THE RECKLESS DRIVER DECLARED IN CAPITAL PROTECTION OF AUTO OWNER IS, T0 GET BOOST Drive is Launched to| Eliminate “Fake” Sarvice Ry ROBERT T. SMALL. (Copyright, 1924, Casper Tribune.) ‘A SHINC ? Nov. 22.—A de- mined drive to rid city streets nd country roads of the reckless automobile Ariver is to be launched by the various motorists’ associa- tions which have their national head S Ordinarily in the case of a hig! WASHINGTON, D. Ci, Nov. #2 | quarters in this city. capital than anywhere else in the} government official this assuran haha sata RAGA in a relent-| It fs announced by leaders in the|@mtire United States. The stre@s| woud have been accepted. But the ork automobile industry as well as in the motorists’ organizations that a crisis rapidly is being reached in the tolerance of the man in the street toward the driver of a car and unless some check can be placed voluntarily upon traffic evils, drastic retaliatory legislation may result in seriously reduced use of the automobile and a decreased output of motor cars. The motorists’ associations are anxious to head off any such re- taliation, but they are’ equally in- terested in protecting the careful driver from the onslaughts of the reckless and incompetent man at the wheel, Washington itself ts undergoing a red orgy of ‘motor recklessness. Almost daily there are cases of per- sons knocked down and seriously in- jured while the driver of the car speeds away from the scene, caring nothing for the fate of his victim. ‘Three deaths have resulted in this way and the police have been unable to trace the drivers who have been denounced by the coroner as “mur- derers.” Chief of Police Sullivan has told his officers that the man who leaves-a victim lying unattended in street or road is guilty of deliberate bloodshed. One type of murderer, he said, has the intent to. kill prior to the cOmmission of the crime. The automobile driver has the intent to let his victim die if he fails to stop and give the first aid that might re- sult in saving his life; therefore his deliberation comes after the act in- stead of before. ‘The ‘Washington people are aroused as never before against the motorist and are urgi the ies less war on fly-by-night concerns en- gaged in selling meaningless “serv- ice” contracts to automobile owners, and with these fake insurance and motor organizations fleeing for safety to other parts of the coun- ery, motorists throughout .the na- tion should be on their guard and Dave dealings only with reputable alubs and insurers, according to a warning just issued here by Presi- dent Thomas P. Henry of the Amer-~ fean Automobile Association. ‘The warning {s being broadcast to all affiliated A. A. A. clubs with recommendations for advising all motor club members to warn #heir friends against being defrauded by this spreading wave of graft ‘y Mr. Henry's message discloses the fact that the A. A. A. in its work of prosecuting fake organizations of *his character found more than fifty operating in various parts of the country, gullible car owners being “sold” every conceivable kind of service, from accident insurance to discount privileges gt hotels. “While we are making headway in our fight against this evil,” M Henry states. “It is obvious tha’ the campaign against the numer- ous fakes will have a pronounced tendency.to spread. the evil. Wheth- er the action on ‘the part 0! ie ju- diciary of New York will break. up the practice of mulcting the unwary motorist, or merely re-locate it, de- pends largely upon the average car owner's famillarity with the evil. “This explains the A. A. A. poli- cy of giving full publicity to the methods used by these various out- ‘Continued on Page Foury elapsed running time STATE OF WYOMING, ee COUNTY OF NATRONA ) *- AFFIDAVIT ming. Paige Stock Touring Car ‘Townsend Hotel, Casper, at Wheatland forty minutes and one hour at Casper, Wyoming,'and Denver, Colorado. Further deponents saith raught. Subscribed and sworn before me this 2ist day of November, | 924 C. A. BADGER, Notary Public (SEAL) : My commission expires November 8th, 1927. He SECOND NEWS SECTION otorists’ Associations in Washington to Wage Vigorous Campaigns as Result of Late Street Tragedies to renewed efforts to check the ever mounting accident list. years the authorities have been somewhat lax in the licensing of drivers, with the result that visiting motorists all complain that they find more driving on the streets of the national are unusually wide here, but instead of making for safety in traffic, they seem to aid and abet it. not compelled to remain in a traffic Une as on runs wild all over the place and it.is up to the pedestrian to take care of his life and limb as best he may. been illustrated In the case of the colored chauffeur of Andrew W. Mellon, Driving one of Mr. with the latter's secretary in it, the chauffeur ran amuck’>n Connecticut you are—if not tonight, at least sometime this w: above for your license number. Here Is The Proof— That the Paige went to Denver in six hours and 57 minutes LEE W. DOUD, HARRIS DODGE, IVAN MARSHALL and W. H. MER- RILL being first duly sworn, do on their oath, each for himself depose ry and say that he is of lawful age and a resident of Natrona County, Wyo- > The deponents further say that they were passengers and occupants of on Friday, November 14th, 1924, leaving the Wyoming, at 1:55 P. M. and arriving in Den- ver, Colorado, at Broadway and Larimer at 10:32 P. M., having stopped Cheyenne for dinner, leay- ing SIX hours and FIFTY-SEVEN minutes elapsed running time between WILLIAM H. MERRILL, IVAN E. MARSHALL, HARRIS DODGE, LEE W. DOUD. The Casper Sunda CASPER, WYO., SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1924 | | | | avenue bridge—one fashionable thoroughfares in the| city. He left a trail of damaged cars and curbs and railings behina | him until he hit at the south end| of the bridge a heavy motor truck Although the Mellon car was only a| roadster, it upset the heavy truck| and injured two of {ts occupants. The roadster also suffered in the! melee. The chauffeur promptly was taken to the police station, where two lawyers saying they represented Mr. Mellon soon appeared and offered her personal recognizance for the incarcerated driver. of the most In past incompetent and alarming police said they dared not let the driver go without a properly exe-| cuted bond calling for indemnity in| the maximum amount for all the charges lafd against him. This finally was forthcoming and the| driver was released. | Ordinarily, the official chauffeurs | about the city, are careful drivers | but some of them appear to think the status of their employers is such that they can violate all the rules The driver, narrow thoroughfare: The temper of the authorities has secretary of the treasury. Mellon's cars,jand regulations and get away with| it. Washingtonians are going to| see that they don’t in the future, | y Crthiune SECOND NEWS SECTION NO. 18 Advance Notes On Industry THE AUTOMOTIVE MELTING POT Conducted by “SPARKPLUG” Snow on windshilds is a fairly Sure way to court disaster. Better invest in a windshield cleaner, be- fore you have cause to wish you had. the table of next Thursday. His ig- Norance is little short of astonish. ing. One would think that after sev eral years of the same routine this breed of bird would be wised up to ~~ the forebodings of Thanksgiving. Give Wyoming time, They'll have a a real football team one of these years. Plenty of power, but no traction spells defeat. Who {s going to the Rialto free? All of the careful drivers in Casper. Down at the Casper Motor Co,, everything is set fora big Max- well overhauling season. Mr. John. All out for the Casper-Thermopo: | 80n through his foreman, Clyde Bell, lis fotball game on Thanksgiving! {s making a thoroughly reasonable day. offer to Maxwell owners through the at display advertising department of “bad business’ which | *#® Tribune. The crys of . en wont to hear along certain times during the onths, are slowly fading | ight as the winter trade hits its accustomed stnide and more and more people profess interest in new and used ca Walter Storrie has returned from Denver where he obtained a new Buick coach and drove it back to the home city, fre Believe {t or not. The Nash rank- ed second only to Ford in sales dur- ing October for the Milwaukee’ ter. Summer motoring days have al- itory. In view of the price differ most passed away. Put the goggles | 3 s ce and duster in mothballs for, another pelt {a little: short “of aston year. Prepare to see the new Marmon Brougham, warns our friend W. R. Yellding. Gobble, gobble, gobble. Our spec- tacular American bird, the Thanks- giving turkey is now engaged in unknowingly fatening himself for Look it up. There is a corking Here are the license numbers entitled to free tickets this week on the basis of greatest:care in handling a motor vehicle. Look closely—Maybe yours is here: By SPARK PLUG Well, well, ladies and gentlemen. Anybody going to ight this week at the Ri A The Tribune-Rialto careful driver contest swings into action today with the initial list. During the past week, keen eyed observers have been far and wide over the city with peep- ers primed for the man who pilots his car with the greatest thought of safety for himself and others. His reward is the ticket mestioned above and a clear conscience. A SPECIALIST GIVES BETTER SERVICE. - Factory Methods on Metal and Woodwork on Autos—Welding— Brazing , License Numbers—30520, 3741, 17742, 16658, 17448, 14650, 17699, 84886, 34544 and 16390. eek. Read this carefully and then look If you are one of the ten most careful drivers in Casper during the past week, then your number will appear among them. go to the Rialto box office with one of your license plates and receive a pass good for any KEMMER BODY AND FENDER SHOP 425 W. Ye'lowstone Phone 2008 Don’t Fail Speed, Power, Stamina See this truly wonderful car. It embraces All for $2205, F. 0. B. Casper LEE DOUD MOTOR COMPANY New and Finer Maxwell BUILT BY CHRYSLER— IT’S A GREAT CAR : STORAGE FOR CARS RATES $7.00 TO $20.00 Inquire at LIBERTY GARAGE AND ANNEX 428-414 South Elm St. PHONES 983 AND 2303 radiator special scheduled for this week at the Auto Radiator Service. Dig Down Boys. The Community cheerful support. 5 YOUR AUTO LICENSE NUMBER WN THIS LIST? -—== FREE TICKET TO THE ALTO 15 YOUR AEWAR Say: Talk about proud daddies. he stork paused in his mad career st Tuesday evening, long enough to leave a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mra. Walter Boos, East (Continued on Page Four) Week TRAFFIG AGCIDENTS INCREASING. AT ALARMING RATE IN COUNTRY Statistics Compiled for Presentation Next Month to Conference in Washington Reveal - Serious Problem “There is almost systematic effort t total Inck of highway accidents are so vital comprehensive to understanding treatment of the safety pro thelr collection and analy- ry state and community Is any and mt and met clares the ot ® such do not exist, statutes pas in every state hould make {t the specific 4 an s of some state agency, pre- 4 that clothed i ty tates due to st and highway | fo fone n ‘i ps we byitea Me tas . accidents in 19 22,600 p ons % bead Bites Fg h> 9 ag killed, 678,000 se ie injuttes ana | CTIv? traffic accident reports and tn asi eooHori fe" tous a? $600,000. nd) vestigate all such, accidents, whether 2 ccurring within or without the cor- In stare iia centr | porate Limits of municipalities. agencies have been created » r ? RVG vestigate such accidents, it ha In Its study of fatal accidents the commit nebaitle te found from the records of attempt a systematic] tne oonsus tives abs Femedy of the conditions. But 34| tatitiee eee Goren that highway fa- states have no ate system for | oye thon sere) enone rapid . ‘ rate than accidental deaths from all securing such information; and in] Causes d that automobile fatali- few states is record kept: €x-| tes aro growing more rapldl y the cept where de or sero | Y s aoae " ’ highway fatalities as a whole. For Injury result from traffic example, the total number of ac- Such facts, the committee says,| cidental deaths eased 10.7 per re fundamental to the adoption of cent between 19! and 1923, whereas ffic control, the total num of highway fa- f the t situation is to be im-| talities increased 17.8 per cent and proved. And the committee's re-] automobile s increased % commendations, which will be sub. per cent ng the six years f mitted to the conference on street | 1917 to 1923, the total number of ac- and highway when it meets in| ~ dental deaths from all causes do- Washington on December 15, 16 and | creased, and automobile fatalities ace 17, provide that: y increased 80 per cent, or froma “Statistics regarding street and ‘Conunued on Page Foury the Rialto tonight? Ten of Just clip out the story, The awards have been made on the basis of general care in handling a machine. Naturally {t is not pos- sible for the judges to see every ma- chine in the course of a week, but as the contest is to run for several weeks it is altogether probable that Casper’s careful drivers will all be included in the free list before the conclusion of the festivities,. This week's list has been .compii- ed since last Thursday when the final details of the contest were com. pleted, ‘The judges will be given a whole week in which to'make their decisions for next Sunday, so it will be well to take care and keep the old optic peeled at all times, if you hope to be entering the pearly gates of the Rialto with a nonchalant flourish at the receiver of +: paste- boards. for to See the ‘ance 131 E. A NEW AND COMPLETE STOCK—ALL SIZES IN BALLOONS Very Very Reasonable Prices Warne and ~ \ PRA =a Ask About the New Popular Linc 436 West Yellowstone DopGeE BROTHERS TOURING CAR all-weather driving Widespread comment on the beauty of the car has not overshadowed public appreciation of its really exceptional riding comfort, smoothness of operation and long life. Bad weather also emphasizes the value of other features—the unfailing response, in extreme cold, of Dodge Brothers 2 powerful starter, and the snug protection afforded by suitable curtain enclosures. 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