Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1929, Page 56

MOTORISTS FACIN LARGER S TAX Seventeen States Increase Levy Rate—Three More Adopt Revenue Plan. Motorists of the Nation will shoulder an additional tax burden of approxi- mately $75,000,000 in 1929, as a result of an increase in the gasoline tax in 17 States and the adoption of this form of taxation by three others, namely, Illi- nois, Massachusetts and New York. ‘This statement was issued by national headquarters of the American Automo- bile Association, which views with alarm the tendency to make the gasoline tax an_ever-increasing burden on the car owners. “In addition to the increases of 1 cent 5’ gallon in the 17 States and the new X in three Started 10 Years Ago. “The gas tax was first adopted in three States just 10 years ago, and today it is & means of raising around $10,000,000 to over $300,000,000 , and the total will swell to over $400,000,000 for 1929.” The A. A. A. declares that while mo- torists have long favored the gas tax willingly submitted to increases in that the mileage of improved roads be extended, the present tendency ise the r: At the same time, the national mo- toring body pointed out that the rate of the gasoline tax has remained sta- tionary for the past five years in only fht;:\r States and the District of Colum- ‘The statement continues: “One of the most hopeful develop- ments in recent years is the action of the Missouri Legislature in limiting the pnunt'x&u tax rate for a period of 10 years. is is in marked contrast to the action of many other States, where it is clearly evident that the rights of car |jion owners as a class of citizens are being threatened. “‘Another di us sign is the fact that in nunlln‘a‘:a s of the gas tax is being diverted for the sup- part of uhfin. This tax il introduced solely for the purpose of building high- ‘ways and should be continued as such. Revenue Estimated. amount of additional revenue the in by and the “The ,840; 455, ta, 8558545, Oklahome, $1 871875 ota, $558,845; ,871,873; ‘Washington, $1,135,215; Massachusetts, estimated, 000; N imated, $24, 83; 1,022,698; GASOLINE MEASURING | SAFETY CURB URGED Weights and Measures Conference Is Told of A. A. A. Program to Guard Autoist. i A strong plea urging that adequate {safeguards be placed around the meas- c;ttmflncmth:flmmus% car owners, who annually of dollars at the venders, can tity. they purchase, the recent session of the National Con- HJerence on Weights and Measures in {Washington by Ernest N. Smith, gen. feral manager of the American Automo- ibile Association. program of ore than 1, aMliated A. A. A. clubs fwhich it is hoped to curb the “gyp” gasoline venders. The three jor features of the are: Third, adequ State Legislatures to enable the enforce- sment organizations to rigidly enforce ithe law. ¢ The A. A. A. general called ithe attention of the Naf Confer~ ence to the recent survey by the Amer- :can Automobile Assoeiation, in which it was_found that the motoring public in the United States is losing twenty mil- ‘lions of dollars annually at the hands “Despite this unwholesome condition within the ranks of the oil industry,” ae continued, “and although the more responsible oil companies are waging Sontinuous warfare on ‘gyp’ venders, the . ‘ndustry recently proposed to the Fed- ‘Trade Commission a national code of practices which in no way makes any lective suggestion for eliminating many undesirable conditions.” ‘The statement continues: “The National Conference on Weights ‘and Measures has done a splendid glzos of work in drafting a model State law to meet existing needs. Motor iclubs affiliated with the American Auto- mobile Association have been requested 0 lend their wholehearted support to secure its adoption where needed. “The existing laxity in checking up on ‘he thousands of gasoline pumps that have sprung up along the roads like hrooms has THE SUNDAY AMERICAN HISTORY BY MOTOR Special Dispatch to The Star. DETROIT, June 22.—The expansion of General Motors and its manufactur- ing of motor cars completed another major stride last week when the Oak- land-Pontiac division of the corporation opened for inspection a huge iron foun- dry completed at a cost of several mil- dollars. Such & development in these days of heavy production, in which time and cost factors are vital, is eagerly written about and read, because it means that an organization doing a national busi- ness has strengthened its position and cannot only produce, but earn to bet- ter advantage . ‘The Oaklan they stand are the General Motors has built. The Pontiac represe! C. effort to erect and = |out men to draw their plans ‘The mus! led to the present con- dition. By the same token, it has cre- ited & most profitable fleld of dishonesty for those who make a practioe of profit- ing through a growing public demand “for a product.” —— GERMANY RECOGNIZES U. S. DRIVER LICENSE :Speclal Permit Authorized Under New Order Issued by Min- istry of Traffic. BERLIN, June 22.—Under a special mr Just issued by the minister of American motorists who have n for at least one in their homt tory without having make over buildings previously used. $17,000,000 Spent in 2 Years. In 1926 and 1927 a total of $17,000,- 000 was spent to the new Pontiac division and to increase Oakland facilities. Ground was broken for the Pontiac plants in an open fleld, allowing the architects and fe u}x; restriction, new came into being within 90 days after the steam shovels had dug the foundations, which two years ago would have been regarded as_the fastest kind of work. In 1927 the Oakland organization completed a $3,000,000 assembly plant and embarked upon more construction and expansion, which have added the foundry end. This means that Oakland and Pontiac can now produce their own engine blocks, cylinder heads and fly- wheels as well as other’' smaller parts which used to be hauled from outside. Approximately 100 tons a day of the parts are hana uced now. It is planned to build that up to 450 tons a day, at which point this branch of manufacture for the two makes of cars will be independent of any outside source. ‘There are seven buildings in the new line-up, and all are co-ordinated and connected by conveyors, which keep in process of manufacture on the 5 miles of conveyors and overhead monorail trolleys simplify the process from the raw ore state to the finished part. NEW FOUNDRY MARKS ADVANCE |AUTOISTS URGED TO PLAN FOR OAKLAND-PONTIAC UNITS General Motors Takes Big Step Toward Strengthening Position in National Business Field. It is stated that although the foun- dry is designed to handle heavy ton- nage, there are few tasks which could not be handled by women. This is said to be due to efficient development of time and labor-saving machines to that fi';‘;‘é where few parts are handled by According to Gordon Lefebvre, vice president in charge of operations of the Oakland, this equipment and the pro- used with it have been planned J. E. Linabury, who for several of the other General Motors divisions. ‘The foundry itself is supplemented by & laboratory, where a check is kept on the molten metal. Using the improved methods, pig iron, scrap A.ntg {;: metal are lm;vyed1 otm storage cupola room el magnets, whiclr handle the large ingots as if they were made of soap. Another or | new process calls for the weighing of metal in five grades to assure uniform- ity before charging the cupolas, each of which has a capacity of 20 tons metal an hour. Core Ovens Unique. The core ovens in the new Oakland foundry are said to be the first vertical ovens ever used in the world. There are 16. The old method called for horizontal ovens that baked the cores much in the same manner as bread. ‘The modern vertical method is to mold the cores and put them on trays on an endless belt, wi travels through an oven resembling a gigantic airshaft, with the temperature at 450. Cores, after being baked, are assem- bled in forms and move on & con line past ladles of molten metal, which 1is poured into them. The castings pro- duced thereby are allowed to harden and then conveyors pick them up and transport them to the cleaning build- ing, where they are sand sted _and ground ready for the machine sl and then the assembly line and the finished cars. According to Mr. Lefebvre, when the new foundry reaches peak production 90 per cent of all the parts used in Oak- land and tiac sixes will be built in the company's own plants. This will mean reduction of transportation costs through being able to produce close be- side the other factory departments parts formerly manufactured elsewhere and shipped to Pontiac. (Copyright, 1020, by North American News- Wood Waste, Regarded as Source of Fuel For Motors, May Change Lumber Inclu.stry ‘Wood waste les & of motor fuels of man, to & e to the according 12nrt source y by Dr. C. Morrell and Dr. Gustav Egloff Data obtained by three of wood tar, the researchers say, that Douglas fir tar produces & highly anti-knock motor fuel; that hardwood tar may be utilized for the manufacture of low-boiling tar acids and phenols, and that the products obtained from pine tar are most suit- able for solvents and paint thinners. “‘One of the purposes of the present " the nggn explains, “is to point the way to the utilization of some of the treemendous quantity of mate- rial that is wasted by the lumber in- dustry, in addition to a wider utilization of one of the present principal products of wood distillation, the tars. 1Ts Forest Conservation Item. “Conversion of this waste material into uu(iu; lucts is u:r zlren im- portance e conservation of our na- tional . The conversion of such waste wood products through the medium of wood tars into motor fuel, solvents, and turpentine—Ilike material or flotation olls by the cracking pro- cess has been accomplished in the pres- ent work. “The development of a practical and economic means of converting wood waste into motor fuels has a deeper significance than the immediately im- portant factor of conservation—it pro- vides a source of motor fuels for the future which is under direct control of man. “Our great store houses of potential motor fuel from petroleum, coal, olls are producable under controlled con- | to0 ditions. “Approximately 24 cent of the the wood the stan g tree—f forest—is converted into useful prod- ucts, while 76 per cent is wasted. About 31 per cent of the wood used for mak- lumber based on the log is avail- able for carbonization for the produc- tion of charcoal, tar, and other prod- ucts. “The factory waste in working up the lumber represents another 20 per cent based on the log, making a total of over 50 per cent, not including the bark, of total log available at the mill and factory. “As an example of the possibilities of 1is | the utilization of this waste, from an fcial | average annual yield of 7,800,000,000 (OF theatversity of Techuology, of y of , & cer- *:nuummeam&.um.mmnc trafic lons for automobiles. ‘This certificate, together with the applicant’s own license, entitles the mo- torist to recelve a German license. {The new regulation also materially re- duces the cost, which is about $12, as against the $48 required for the regular German license. The regulation applies to all foreigners, but in will benefit mainly Americans, since nearly all other countries issue an interna- Sonal good board feet of Douglas fir the equivalent of 2,500,000 cords, or 4,185,000 tons, is available for destructive distillation, mlmmn‘ mfmmm:u vmg;’f‘ 500,000 ¥ ntine , 8,500, galions! tar, 70,000,000 gallons; wood a1- cohol, 9,780,000 gallons; acetate of lime, 187,500,000 pounds; charcoal, 2,440,000, 000 pounds. “A large yleld of gas for fuel is also obtained. “The 170,000,000 gallons of tar will produce by cracking, according to ent research, 23,300,000 of fuel equal in anti-kn properties to "The | 6.000,800 gallons of Jow polling tar for antiseptia, d | hicle or not. “By giving will Be made “The above npmenhflvu of only $he Seias of osher products”may be Ju similarly shown.” i 4 ACCIDENTS CHIEFLY AT STREET CROSSINGS Baltimore Safety Council Shows 14 Fatalities in 1,309 Mishaps During Month. 830,000 cuble feet of cracl - tg: the direct control |in the Special Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, June 22.—The major- ity of accidents to pedestrians in Bal- timore last month occurred between street intersections, according to a re- port of the Baltimore Bafety Council, which shows there were 1,309 traffic accidents in May, resulting in the death of 14 and the injury of 503 persons. ‘The record for May, 1928, was 1,187 accidents, in which 11 TSONS Were killed and 475 injured, and the ease this year is due entirely to “jaywalking,” actording to the report, which contin- ues: “With these facts before us for these two periods, which is nothing more than a repetition of what has oc- curred during the gnt two' years, ft simply emphasizes the fact that the pedestrian is the one who suffers the, most as a result of thoughtlessness, re- gardless of whether the responsibility 1ests with the driver of the motor ve- “Qhou‘g: to the huflnm occurrence, it can be readily seen our citizens are being injured between intersections and that it might be well for the pe- destrians to ize the fact that it is safer to cross at street crossings, where the autoist may reasonably ex- pect to find pedestrians and where the responsibility for an accident rests with the driver.” POLICIES NOW AVAILABLE FOR STUDENT AVIATORS Those at BSchools Approved by Board of Underwriters Are “Covered.” In striking contrast to a year or two ), when even regularly licensed pilots ith theusands of hours in the good risks and are eligible for pro- says the American Air Trans- port Assoclation. ‘The great strides made by aeronauti- cal engineers in perfecting equlrmem. the gradual elimination of “wildcat” otor | § Vetéran Dealer Points Out Benefits ed for later in the season.” STAR., WASHINGTON, D. C, JUNE 23, 1929—PART 4. 78 PER CENT OF CARS ARE OWNED IN U. S. Nation Also Holds Similar Posi- tion in Automobile Produc- tion of World. i =By James W. Brooks (Sketches by Calvin A. Fader.) v () R O €Title registered U. 8. Patent Ofics.) CHICAGO.—More than 78 per cent of all the automobiles in operation in the world are owned in the United States, it is set forth in a bulletin issued here by the American Research Foundation. “Of the world combined motor car registration, estimated at 31,725,000, says the bulletin, “the United States accounts for 24,750,000, based on the latest statistics. In the ratio of auto- mobiles to population, America has one car to approximately every 4.9 persons. In China the ratio is one automobile to every 18,000 persons. Japan has an average of one car to every 768; Ger- many one to every 114 inhabitants and Argentina one to every 36. “Phenomenal growth in automobile ownership in this country has been ac- companied by the development of a systematized service of gathering, re- fining and distributing motor fuel by big refiners, such as Sinclair and Standard, that is without parallel in the history of the world. Nowhere else in the world can the motorist obtain gasoline s0 cheaply and accessibly as in the United States. 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