The Seattle Star Newspaper, March 5, 1921, Page 7

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1921, THE SEATTLE STAR STRIKE ON HiGH RATES OF FREIGHT = of Country De-| Reduction; Call Conference for March 14 | CHICAGO, March 5.—Shippers of country are on at against ~ rates charged “i by th The strike is aimed to peight rates, just as the buyers’ arike of last year forced down com modity prices » carriers. ‘h conference of shippers of the Hed in Chicago has been « for March 14, to discuss the shipping ‘and transportation. DEMORALIZE COUNTRY’S BUSINESS “The present hich rate of freight fates has helped to demoralize the fesnees of the country,” the call for the meeting said @iiphers, including farmers’ or tions, manufacturers’ and con gamers’ associations, were invited to gad representatives to the meeting The conference will not be especial Jy antagonistic to the carriers, It was ted out by those who issued the ll fur the Iecting. In explaining the seriousness of the situation, ship organizations today declared that shipping dropped off to such an| qatent that where there was a short ‘of 100,000 cars a week at this time last year, the: ess of approximately 340,000 cars weekly. RATES TOO HIG! SHIP NO GOODS Shippers have quit sending goods Decause rates are too high, it was gated by Cliffor@ Thorne, represent ing some shippers’ organizations increase of rates granted last ‘August $ was planned to net (he rail reads $1,700,000,000 annually said Thorne. “This has proven a higher tax than the shippers will pay and) they have quit sending goods, and the carriers are up against it for ferenue. Instead of increasing the focome of the railroads, the increase im rates bas really resulted in de- qreased revenue.” Prices of livestock are on practical Wa prewar level, livestock shippers pointed out, while freight rates are Approximately 70 per cent higher than before the war. Shippers of sheep, they claimed, often get no, gore than $1 a head for their ant mals, after paying fre hed after paying heavy freight charges. FARMERS, GRAIN MEN @OIN IN THE CALL Grain shippers declared that if a farmer shipped corn from the Mis qari river to New York at present prices he-would realize only about 2 conte, Railroad executives here dectared | « their offrating costs had not decreas @, and until there was a decrease could not lower rates. Among those who joined in the call Were farmers’ and grain shippers’ or. nizations and attorneys-general of Midwest states fighting in the su court the last Increase grant a by the interstate com merce isvion as applied to intra Mate shipments . ALARMED OVER FREIGHT RAISE Lecal jobbers are viewing wit frm the more than 2% per cer advance in local freight rates from Seattle to Portland and Grays Har ter points, according to J. D. Mansfield, traffic commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce. “The advance.” he said, “will fore the giving up of valuable Wade territory In Oregon and Wash ington to competitor® in Culifornia and the East.” ‘The new tariff ix to he this month by S. J. He @ the North Pacific Coast freight Berean, in behalf of the Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Oregon Mestington and M Mwaukee lines Couple Change Their | Minds About Divorce dohn 0. Aspenber 4nd Holla M. Aspenberg suddenly the hearing of their contested divorce suit in Jud overett Smith's Court Friday, and announced the electri intended to have a happy home life| Friday evening at Columbus sanitar two daughters « Mogether. The «uit was dismissed on | jy | live at the family home, | his father, Stipulation of counsel Foreign Exchange NEW YORK, March Foreign ex- opened today with deme er Beith: france, 0771; ‘itr 4 Canadian dottars ie cerns A alia low Gerling, $3.49'% ; fraven, 0718; lire, marks, 0161; (eeadian dollars, Boat Schedules| -SAVE MONEY— Trave/ by sfeamer _IACOMA SPEED - ComFoRT PAILy, 9:00, 11:00 A. M., 1:00, 3:00, 6:00, 7:00 B. 4 ie for One Ticket Me for Two Tickets VICTORIA ANGELES - STRAIT POINTS. DAILY AT MIDNIGHT AN JUAN ISLAND POINTS! LINGHAM- ANACORTES WNSEND MAIL CONNECTION: oD res «am if tT SOUND NAVIGATION Co § OOEK 4001 MARION ST WE MAIN SO9% ‘Ship News Met “tie ‘Tae Vint \ ted ont | auadrupled at Wall Street, which haa been interested in reports that the Ford Mot company war in financial straits and would hay rn woule second Wen Tide Second High Tide | ir at way ‘« up to Th. A WELCOME NEW | Mexican ‘Patrol Preparations to celebrate the ar Re S. Srugibie s |Fival Of the sbipping board passen. | 934 Kien Gate and Hawkeye | ed to the Pacific Mail Matson Navigation yim San Fran | . MORE ARGUMENT! obtain lower} Arguments of counsel in the suits commiastoners trom abandoning the | be resumed Judge J.T. Ronali's court Monday | Tetrigerator ships sail | from Seattle every two weeks is the plan of the Royal Mail Steam Pack Tho first of these vessels will ail for Sante, rey! in April. |Weather Bureau Report TATOOSH ISLAND, Str Wogt Togus, at 6:30 bound Im, a five-mast barke Providencia, at 1 Arrivals and Departures Str Rainier from San Fran- via Bellingham, Walter A. Lack ‘Trade was light and d is now an ex-| enbach from Tacoma, at) opening. 71% March S—Str Governor for fan Pedro via Victoria and fan Franc i ate Lyman Stewart to: ‘tte F. A Loop for | Tacoma, at 1 pm | . Idea—-Mareh ¢—Balied, southbound, at 2:45 p.m. ee Vessels in Other Ports Wwadticewinre = down an ocr Admiral S—Paned tn, Arrived, str - shima Maru from Seattle via Yokohama, Shanghal and Hongkong Sailed, atr Manda- | str Suwa, Maru for | February 26 str Bhumko Maru for New York via Puget Sound porta. san Maru for Seattle Satled, wtr Anne | Hanity for Puget Sound ports, at & p. m.| Francisco March Davenport for Seattle, Oreni for Seattle ight charges. | Ty cited some instances where|t sheep shippers realized only J2 cents aj) ow York, at 2 es Reported by Wireless Canadian Government Rodman off Nal- leans Inland, northbound. 6 p.m 331 miles from Ocean Pails im Ketevan Potat, o: bound, at midmight; ef Walmarino, 9.000 mal DP ms str Anyou abeam Alert Bay, northbound, § a m. Commmrenivetions Edmore, Yokohama for 148 miles from Seattle at § p. str Northweatérn, Kete 5 miles from Seattle at 8 p. m Yokohama for Heattle March 4—Str cannere and cutters, $2.76@6 land fede: calves, 19.560 12 38, Tajima Maru, rth of Columbia river at # p.m San Franciseo for fe feat tp me San Francisco Produce . March 5 —Butter— raw. 34 ‘fornia flats, fancy extra pullets, 33 steady. Steers, sized pulleta, Gen. Lejeune Held as Chief of Marines WASHINGTON Gen. John A Lambe, Lejeune will continue as commandant of the marine corps. Secretary of the who formerly commanded the corps, | will be promoted to the permanent | of major general. He Tells Girl She Has “Taxicabitis” PHILADELPHIA y got taxicabitis yefusing to pay Veteran Postoffice Clerk Here Is Dead for many years sardines, 45e; t .; pot roast, fe 20¢ Tb. Stall 102, 2 cans HUNTINGTON, W. V. Hattie Estep told in a dream to write them to a New e check she got e two and sent York publisher. was not a dream. a ean Than a Week” New York to London Accommodations Unsurpassed New York—Cherbourg-—Southampton AQUITANIA Mauretania IMPERATOR 5, N.Y Pp igmento—Chiore't SAXONIA ei CARMANIA ; CARONIA K. A. Victoria ALBANIA Fume O-duly 14 Apr. 16-May 17 Apr. 3-May 21 Mar 24- April 26 dune 7-Suly 12 (Me.) —Glasgow—Liv SATURNIA CASSANDRA, York—Lemdonderry—Glangow COLUMBI ALGERIA CAMERONIA FREIGHT SHIPMENTS 8¢ formation, Tickets, erpoo! Apr. 20-May 27 Mar. 30-May 6 Apr. 6-May 11 hootlegging eh | Wall Street Hears Ford Finances O.K. NEW YORK, March the New York’ Stock I went to 694, up %, a new hig automobile Industry is revivir January day heard rumors that th: financing would not be 1 rd eomaary Chandler waa the feature of early trading ¢ hanwe today on recovery. It was repor thin lnmwe od that the or operations bave Opening at 69, up ie that Char ow heavily, t py care that Kalle continued firm in today’s tradifi@, Reading, after opening up % eum, at 1 ‘ruclble al lehem UK, Ope bh Cha x ubber, : nt pu inued up y dealers who did not ¢ eral let w clearing the week-on alt wan off 1 at 66. | the ft # included Up Mi Atlantic Guil Jeneral Motors, 1, unchan ery %, off Reading, T4%. up i: ¢ oft Ay Texas Co, 41's up Ni General Ampbalt, oe" GRAIN PRICES ON WAY DOWN CHICAGO, March 5.—Grain prices dropped on the Chicago Board of Trade today, due to lack of dem and generally heavy selling. ¢ rains in the Southweat were report ed ax helping th Pp condit iL Provisions were higher. March wheat opened down Ye at $1.78, and lost 26 additional at May wh ened up iy we at the close. SLey the elo: May corn was unchanged at the but lost eo before the July n opened off %e at » and dropped \e more at the May oats opened at 46%, unchang ed, Gnd closed, off Mo. “J ened down %e ‘ae, and closed | daitional ‘ie CHICAGO, | March » 2 hard, $1.73 ree No. F bard. $1.71. Chicago Board of Trade |; (Saturday's Quotations: Furnished by 1. yoy aes "s ce, Cash wheat -172 MTT 2 tT + MBAR 1212) 1310 12.18 . Chicago Car Lots (Maturday Quotations) Feruished by 1. B. Manning & C Batler Hotei Dallding | Grata— Recta Cont. Esta. Lt. Yr. Wheat u 7 Corn ms 18 Oats a ESTIMATED TOMORROW Wheat, 40 cars; corn, 389 cars; cata, 50 care. ernere Chicago Live Stock eniIcacc March 5. Hoge-—Recetpta, et 18@ Tbe tow butchers. § Ment, te @ 10.90; ro Cattle—Reeeipta, 1 Beet, $3610.99: butener ” 99.50, cows, HG t6 Kheep = Receipts, 7.000. Market steady Lambs, $6500 10.40; ewes @6se N. Y. Coffee and | Sugar NEW YORK, March 5.—Sugar, quiet aranulated, $7.75. > Cotfes—o. 7 Rio, spot, €%@4%: No. 4 Banton, 9% 610 Dikioes Live Stock Market DENVER, M. —Cattle— Market coma ier 1 feeders, # Market the low 50955 Bheep—-Receipts, 50, Market steady, 7.76; owen, $2.75@5.20 Prime mixed, jon, 86.5011; ples, $10 Sheep—Market nominal. Prime lamba, | $4.50@9; cull nbs, $7.50@48.50; year nee, 16.00@8; wethers, $6.5007; ewes. Ake Th Kaus 27 @ ite dow Cheene—Trip te Hone cane mumar, ¢ rnation milk, 10% an; fresh milk. Jarden marmals be Sta wage T.; plenie hama ibe tb, Sta peas, the cans King Oscar y's apple butter, 19 CORNER 15 Dm. ; eager o milk, 200; peanut butter, 1 % Tes 280: Gem Nut margarine, 206 th; Finke White, 1f¢ ™., 2 Ibe. ‘arge Kreen olives, 200 pt HOONOMY yun apples, $1.75 box ag beef, 10c M.:; pot und and rib steaks 4 pkgs, Washington whet he. 20 pure eo 9c; 4 Ibe, cholce evaporated apples, 2 ths. Sun Maid seedions raising, 490; 5-T, pall pure molasses, 46c 10-™, pail 800, 1KE PLACE Stall st, fancy butter 5 catsup, re peanut by the T tha. 2 Stall 1526, Canyon milk, 1 an; Callfornia peaches in sugar syrup, | arke cans, 2 for 260; speckled beans f lard, Ite w tha. 456 Stalls 49-50, pure sugar gum drops, 266 | marshmatiows ie tb. | pure lard, 2 Tha. Bbc; Swift's 1b.; lex lamb, 260 f.; pot! To, Stall 16, No. 2% can cher, 196; bulk crackers, 160 T.; su fried peaches, 26c >. Stalls 23-24, 2 Tbs 4 Ths. Jap head rice. White, 660; 4 Tha. beat beans, WESTLAKE Atal) 106, 2 pkes, Skinner's macaroni. se; tomatuen, 10¢ can; 200 can minced Jamas, ie. Stall 120, Blue Ribbon te th.; Clirua powder, 276 pke.; Sockaye | salmon, 236 Tb, Stalin 16-17, 49-1, mack flake flour, $2.15; 2 cans corn or an 2 extra rarge rolls tollet paper so. Mtall 192, 3 the eocom, se tb.; gunpowder tos stall entennial Best flour Stall Webb's Best Ever coffee, 300 tb. Stall \104, Tem Garden strawberry jam, 680 Ib | months, only to be ALAN HAM.—Held in jail two “wh ri »hn A. Ruddy of § n arraigned, attle sues former |Sheriff Will D. Wallace and his deputy, Chris Patterson, for $5,000 for thelr “mistake” If waa up % al 41, ¢ unchanged, @ nirant t niraat to other steels, losing % at rational, noks showing weakness being thom n 18 years, bide being 11 Steel, 81%, unchanged ath tee! S4%, up handler, 68%..up a: W American Telegraph & Tolephe off S. Amer. Locamotive.... Amer, Tel, & Tel.. Haldwin Hethiehe: Canadian 2, M. & a P Cuba Cane Hugar.. Corn Products Crueibie ° General Motors. .... Great North spiration.. ¥ O88 | Mexican | Missourt | New Haven Northern Pacific ‘o. 3 pring. | | mine! * Houthern Pacific... Furnished by 1. B. Manali Fire 44's Becond #4’. Third 44's Fourth 44's. Fifth 3%'s. Fifth (B's. Bork — wid Asked Rossian Si4's, 19tt Britian Britian Britian Viet. Firitiah Ret # | Belgium Restor & jerman W. L. €s Hamburg Hamburg 4% Leipaig 44 '* Aten | Rethie nnaylva. Seattle Association of th Industry has chosen B. C. Barnes, of Wlour—Per bbl.. pat. 4 EXTEND | railroad t | board of public works Clearings Balances ch | Balances found innocent of | uched 4 smmon ing % at was’ Stool ther xtools, market opened Irregular today thera Pa ing furnished Sunday, The « the traders were uoted for enthaler Linotype wai and the asking pri Raldwin, 89 up Wy) Stude n Pacifl orthe N. Y. Stock Exchange (Saturday® Caetations) tral Leather 8 ‘ atrial Aleobol... na troleun Afi trojeum Asparagus | Beeie- Per muck Hirussele Kproute— Per tb. Cabbage Ver Tb. ... Carrots Per sack Caalifiow: Colery—tan Diego! Cucumbers Cal. hothouse, da 2.7 Gartio--Per ™ Green Poas—Cal.. per ‘ : Green Peppere—Cal,, Onions —ler Onion Keta—Per ™ n° | Spine ‘on = Bouthern Rai! . “ % ” % | Tobacco Products > | Union Ol of Dela om | Union Pacific 1 » United Retail Btor me A Rubber... oN 6% OTS sim BLS oe OM ‘ ir Westinghouse “4% “nN Willys-Overiand 7 . Alaska-Juneau...... 1% 1% 2 oe Liberty Bonds (oaterdas’s Quotations) Foreign Securities Lg a Se a pion ‘Watier Hotel Daulaing se “ ”~ 4 S'm 1936 “ tum Premium |$5,883. 10 Verdict Against Lilly Co. |" MOUNT VERNON, Wash., March —~A verdict of $5,883. i againat the | Core | Charles H. Lilly Co., of Seattle, was) ¢yick Peed |returned here last night by a jury in favor of three seed growers of | Chick De LaConner—Frank Conner, Paul Nis and Anton Swanson. The plain PORTLAND BUTTER DROPS PORTLAND, March 5.—The best | grade of butter dropped 4 cents in | price here today. The retail price 4 now 55 cents a pound. | BAKERS PICK BARNES Barnes Baking company, as president for the coming year. AGIT RATLROAD »ilowin: ificatic tween Newhe eek | struction camp at the Gorge Creek da em ¢ 8 site, the ded Fri a call for bids within few days. The railroad will be | nearly three miles long ox BANK CLEARINGS | Beatthe . $4,087, 674.92 1,049,4. arings .... + Radishes Cal, don (bunches Bhabarb—Loca ihot house, Ratobagne—Per sack saueat ‘ Sweet Potatore—-Per Tomatore Mexican, per tue Cocoanute—Per 1 Dates Per cane Fige—Dried, per 25-%. box - Grape Fruit Fiorida, yer case. T o Kane Fresh ranch ... Mik—Per owt Decks Springs—Over 2 Ma. |Geese-Drensed Turkeys Live Catto t Oats Morled Chick Mash w tiffs, who sued for $8,000, alleged | Alt that the Lilly Co. culled out 17 per cent of a seed shipment and that! Wheat » culled seed was good (Alt | ser |Ceconmat Meal Kes Mash Meat Seraps AKINE Soya Bean Meal ANOTHER BUTTER DROP ON MONDAY California Shipment Again Forces Price Down There will be a three or four cents drop in butter prices on the local wholesale market Monday morning, jobbers reported Saturday A shipment of the California prod- uct has been received In Seattle, and several more are due in a cow ple of days, This Southern stock coming in in large lots, with quota- aratively lower than the local prices, was given as the rea- tions com} won for the break, Saturday butter quotations were 51 cents on the local creamery cubes and 62 cents on the bricks. Kegs will probably begin to move in quantity to storage in about a week. The prices were steady Bat- urday, as was cheene, A small amount of asparagus was & movelty on the street Saturday It was wholemling at 50 cents per pound, A few meks of California green peas were received, ax was caull flower, and Imperial Valley lettuce. Tangerines were a little easier at $5.75 to $6 a box All other quotations on produce were steady VEGETABLES Friees Paid Wnotwsale Dealers Articheohee—Per doa... Cal, per Mm. | Rroecoth—Or., fate. Cal, po Flats L. A. erat Local, per Th Florida, pert Horseradish-Per ™. .. Leeks Local, per bunek | Lettuce—Cal Imperial Valley, per crate Local hot Bouse, per crate + don’ bunches - ATHe oe Local, white Arkanaas-Per hamper per wack vamp ae ‘Tahath—Per dow Smyrna mb, per orate. 6.6.67 per Th éeas er box Carton of 59 . ptoat wisd te Gadgoee Pullet DAIRY PRODUCTS pa. Feld Wholesale ‘Dealers Rotter Local ereamery ... 51 Virtek ove ry Hane Preah ranch “ ” POULTRY Prices Paid by Whoeiesale Deniers te Shippers jene-—Live. under ¢ toa live. 4 fee and ep Live Railroad Securiti on er roulLa Ry ilroa ecurities (Friday's Quotations) ‘Decks — Dreneed bye : 45 Fernished by L. Bh. Manning & Co.'s Pri- | Springs éanahe 3 vate Wire, Butler Motel Baiiding Hemet 37 Bide Bid Asked | Hone De rn inom Gen. Aas aneveees TT 40 | Permery $ tect Hef, Va Central Pacitic tet 4'a.. B&G Joint 2 Noge— ss Pau) ten 4"e Times | &@N. W. Gen. ¢ Medium heavy M4 ou W. Recgh beavy 38) ¥. Raltway ss Pigs Heat steers . a Medium to eholce Rest cows and heifers Realise Calves—Light Heavy “ Prime lambs ... Yoarlines Wethors Tay, GRAIN AND FEE Bb conan 8 Price Per Tom, City Price ey Whole od Wh Cracked Oyster TO TALK GOLD BONUS The proposed federal gold bonus bill will be one of the chief topics of approval of plans and/discussion at the third International s for a standard gauge! Mining convention in Portland next month, according to W. W. Elmer, agit | consult ngineer, who addressed | the nbers’ council of the Chamber jof Commerce Friday, This measure) would place a bonus of $10 an ounce) on virgin gold, as an incentive to its production IN BE INSURANCE SESS! DS Two-day session of agents of the Travelers’ Insurance co ny of| | Hartford, Conn., ended Friday night Jat the New ‘Washington annex. |About 40 agents were in attendance TERI RAISED Northbound fares to way points on AN AR 516,623.00 | . 54'200.00 | {the Everett interurban were-raised | Spokane | [approximately 5 cents a ticket Satur arings 1,710,201.00 | {4 Full one-way fares and round | ate. ** ""990'4a3.00 | [trip tickets remain unchanged. ‘The bulb, has its filament surrounded by life to the bulb. WESTERN AUT 1110 East Pike close. and Stop Banging the Doors on Your Ford Install a set of “Handy Handles” and quit having to kick and slam the doors to open or Price, each 40¢. way Cops After You? Here is a mighty good horn, and it only sets you back $2.85. We also have other makes. Set of 3, $1.00 _ We handle the genuine Edison Mazda nitrogen-filled bulbs. This bulb, instead of operating in a vacuum, as is the case with the ordinary type of gas under’ pressure, insuring longer SUPPLY AGENCY Westlake and Lenora improvements this year, Automotive engineers agree that | ways remain * mean petter truck ing and riding at less trouble and ex- engineers will work to increase the efficiency of the | mileage and life. 23 at the University of Michigan. The Untversity of Michigan has a point.” ‘Automotive Engineers Argue for Better Roads! Highways are on tap for extensive {course of highway engineering and | transport which men already engaged in this kind of work are attending. The students come from all parts of use Or!the United States, from Canada, of their cars while high in the condition they | | South America and even China. award 8. Jordan, of the highways commission of the national automo- bile chamber of commerce, urges the creation of a federal highway com mixsion. If this were done,” Jordan says highways would be given their |proper place as the most important road building to prolong the auto's | single domestic phase of the govern- | ment's work, and we would have a A conference of antomobile and | body of men whose duty it would be highway engineers will be held Feb.|to look at the question from a na- tonal rather than a sectional view-| ‘GTON, Mareh almost $500.000,000 man, woman and child United States of the public highways can tell about nd miles of road that are hard- that the fed- | hort of helping ederal officials say i ald system fails situation because state commissions have exercised jurisdic a small portion of the ton over only 4\that state officials have expenditure . that the money has not been | NE e it will do the ers work in co-operation. that railroads do not build cars . nor out and loc lay track and then put on the track kind of rolling stock regardless of weight. These auto men want railroad applied to road They want autos built to] 'fit roads and roads suitable for auto traffic Then there'll be no holes and bumps and the population will not PREPARED BY THOMAS BR, BEEMAN | have to pay more than $4.60 a year to maintain and build roads. any building methods building Kent-Dew Moines Des Moines-Tacoma ‘exception of last tw Renton-Henton Junction Kenton-Maple Valley | Maple Valley-Black Diamond—Good Kent-Maple Valley—New road open from Redmond-Fall Redmond-Hotlywood New concrete open Renton-Issaquah favel ection good seaquah-Fall City-North Bend Insaqimh--Redmond Newport-Iseaquah dale and Newport Newport. Betlevue- Enumeiaw-Franklin tiles from Knumelaw Auburn-Black Diamond report in excellent cond! McClellan Pass Highway PAVED ROADS IN CONDITION Beach Road me attie-Vashon n Vashon Helghts so good to fair Renton-Kent Limite almoet BRIDGES UNDER CONSTRUC Duvall bridge is now a same is rue of commutation tickets. $600,000,000 Is 1921 Figure for Highways 5.—Road for years have developed mudholes improvements in the United States!and bumps within a few months. | in 1921 will cost clone to $60,000,000, | money will . oil and concrete, and the labor hinery to handle the job approxjmated Road builders say the auto and the} auto truck are the causes of this con- dition. Where is the remedy? Three remedies have been sug- gested. They are First—Roads built durable enough in | to stand any traffic Second—Trucks built to a limited size and a law prohibiting the haul- |ing of more than a specified weight | lover certain roads. Third—Roads built so strong for any load to travel it and the prohi- bition of loads exceeding a certain limit on other roads. The National Automobile Chamber respective of Commerce maintains that one of the chief road troubles is that auto- ‘The federal officials further assert mobiles have been built without re shown little gard of where they were to run. of | C0-.01 They recommended that auto build motives and then tra N. A. A. C. Shows Gain in Business Use of automobiles increased the business of real estate and insurance men bh 113 per cent last year. That's what the National Autemo. bile Chamber of Commerce reports after investigation thruout the coun. try Those benefited have gained in time and efficiency. Farmors show a gain of 68 per cent in their individual efficiency. Bankers in rural districts find their cars productive in getting ac. quainted ‘with their out-of-town trade, Clergymen and school supervisors Other gains over previous income or efficiency show: Physicians, 104 per cent; salesmen, 103 per cent; con- tractors, 51 per cent, J Walter Drake, chairman of the foreign trade committee of the Na tional Automobile Chamber of Com- notes a tendency in the United States to have le load lot shipments made by truck in preference to rail, especially for | distances of less than 75 milest s than car- The French government presented | to the marshals and leading generals | of jat country the motor cars they used during the war With one-stkteenth of the world’s population, the United States has 10 | times as many motor vehicles as all! the rest of the world, They point high gain in the amount of work they ean accomplish Automobile News '1,700 Buicks Kk Sold at Retail in January Further indication of the sound- Ress of Flint from the industrial | Viewpoint ix contained tn informa- tion given out by the Buick sales | department today to the effect that 1,700 new Buicks passed into the | hands of actual consumers during the month of January. Reports from different localities point to a decided | increase in actual sales deliveries in | February over the previous month, it is said. A decided strengthening in Buick sales for closed cars in eastern ter- ritory also is given in a telegraphed request from the Noyes-Buick Co, Buick distributors at Boston, for im- mediate shipment of extra jobs total- ling 50 model 47 sedans. A total of 83 cars was sold by the Chicago auto. mobile show, which provides an index as to retail sales in the middle west from which Flint will eventually | profit, AUTO TALK MOIST SPARK PLUGS Moisture on the exposed part of the spark plug porcelain will often cause the engine to misfire. This trouble on a wet day may be obvi- lated by greasing the porcelain with vaseline, There are 104 passenger automo- |biles and 14 trucks in Dairen, Man- churia. Considering that there is only one stretch of good road 3.78 miles long, traffic is considerably congested. * LITTLE USE OF CAR If the automobile is to be used only occasionally during cold weather, say jonce a week, it would be best to |drain the water from the radiator, |The trouble occasioned in doing this is repaid by the saving of the costs of solutions to keep the cooling sys- tem from freezing, STICKING BUSHINGS Binding of the bushings that sur |round the push reds may be caused by the oil becoming gummy or by valve grinding grit that has got into the interior, If the aperture is closed | with a cloth before the valves are ground*the latter cause may be obvi- j ated. All foreign cars belonging to tem- porary residents or tourists in France are taxed 50 francs a month. If a ir is used in crossing and recross- ing the border, there is a circulation tax of 3 francs every time the cross- ing it made, Keep Your Speedometer in Repair (City Ordinance) Drive In for Service Stewart Products Service Station 910 East Pike St. Near Broadway