Morning register., February 21, 1926, Image 21

MORNING REGISTER,
30BILE THEFT BCT
$600,000,000 A YEAR LOSS
CAUSED BY AUTO ACCIDENTS
Handod
If aLch
(worth
KiceTaft
-Then 22, too lives H3,ooo,ooo
IKS CASE APPEALED
If non-fatal
irgurios each cost
L mum'n WM to
L lw H'"1"" "
f tour ,"",,,M,',,
-Then 678.000lnjuries 118,050, ooo
alio acctdtnt
w'-lhen 700,00oaccideribt350,ooo,ooo .
TOTAL COST Of ACCIDENTS ' 56I.6M000
V o;w:,.r .l.nt ,
E" .ml hr-ad "' "10 llu"""""
J. &
.11. V Of III
T'"'.'.r. niw.lwd In
km, ,M".,;:.,.i.i, h.n.imi
KhI".I. Thu.. ri..r i..-rly
Tilri iulomuhll thieve. In
S WI.O.I..I. of til. hlKh.
ricic.urt and nil U--
unlH '"" wh" m,,v0
'0KS vJlil.lc. '" "niormuto
"' .. . willed
I' anir, w" wiivlflwl of
... iwn .iwlvn uuloinobllen
valued nl 1 1 00. llronkn
inimMil .lo eighteen month.
Sin II.. con.UUitlon.
,u . . " un Intro
Lci.lluii onil lil li beelilne
PociJwr . 1IU-:HI-'
Tin iieniiiiio,
known of H ,h,l,
iril rtwniie In ininiiiomi
1 ".. - rr....i.l hv Hi.
Crt.oiU'f Hi" uu.oinolill.. Ibe
,Hh which inovr ....
iti which evil-minded lr-
. ..,.1.1 rnollir. llttV. irreul-
XouraaiJ Imreaaed
l Onr uf Hi" crlmM whli'll
,ncourHKt I" th. tliofl
iglomol".!'" tluM"""!"" "
Immnlato Irunipor nllon ti
lemon from lli home, ul
mm. Th .u.'k m"iiK
michlnra ,n' wwther .tut.
to concrul the troll of the
i. ; th. ululen iroi.ny
wthw polic jurlmltfilon nd
M Ihi flml0 of of'r
m which to d po of th.
t load itlc.
t,n my lrurly punlnh
tnltntiti ironiortiitlon by
i with knowlno! of th ilwfl
w a Hi harmful rnulta and
Ml of Iho nrwiorty rlhi of
whoM mmhlnini, .Kitlnat
will,'ar taken Into olh.r
fcUom." V
Junlltio Wllllum
IS TO DEVELOP GAR
six -RfjiriKi.i iAsa
TIME IN MAKING
Ur Mi (flintier Cur In
the World Today
klded "the achievement
die new Utnr lx
v&i Introduced no vera 1
ifo to the public, hiti hau
la It the lowritt nrlre of any
linder cr built I" tlio world
and, becauiie or tlmt prica
lltl delivered hera it ocou-
krhapi the niont unlquo pol-
the ilx-cynler clftM. nc-
k to factory official!.
ftr, headi of the Durnnt
irUe which In bnll.Mna the
i uy, ha Ukon three ynrn
rlurt.
( loiu lo jtioo.ono.fton u your
t lift umiunl aronoMilf: Iohh lu to
miloniolilh' hcrI. lentil, hoi li rntxl
and non-fnlnl. Th Im (iiiimiIIImk miiiii
U only an c'Ntlmul, uH mo romiilete
rlKurrn on thn nuinlmr or imtoino
hllo aorldftiitii In I ho United Htutok
uro MViillablr, hut II him huen rnn
KorvatlvHy tmtlinatixl t hut 22,600
lon( tht'lr IIvm cue 1 1 yiMir by Aiito
htolilU.j and Iftiion a hunuin IHv
In t tit lowviit vmUw put on It by
vronoinlNtN,
Or non-rat l mrldintii S7S.hio
occur HiiiiiiMlly, ruiiNlriK uvrK
rout of $17 ft, TlM'ii, viu'h ucrldriiL
HVcriiK''n ifiHrly datiniKO, In
Miranro rt'CoriU hIhivv, Thbt tun ken
tlui HtaKK,IfliiK total or !KJ,Uil),
000 u year.
No iHTOimt bt taken hern fnr tho
provfiiitlon tit autoinotdlt Hccldenta,
or thn wnnumli! vulue or tlnui Umn
by the Injnn-d dun lo dclaya cuutted
by uccldfiitH or to minor property
vutuett. Milch lift bent retulura, ex
pense Inrurred while motor vo
hh lf'H, particularly tho (-nnniiiircl.il
pnt'N, arc nut or rn-rvhc, due to ar
clilciitn. Were all then taken Into
the rerltonltitf. the total fluro
would Hiircly hu doubted, or Around
1 1, l i:i,7ru,noo.
Slow Drivers Held Menace to Traffic
It la Almost Impossible for Human Nature to Stand tbc
Strain of Following a Lagging Car Indefinitely
It chiracterlntln of modern
ktlon intthodi." wild Norman
Nux. vlct-nrekldeut and aen.
(iancer of the Ihirant (.'nil
company, "lo endeavor for
imoit In efficiency durinir
producing move. Not nec-
y meaning tlmt cornerM numf
. but that evnrv .nlhln rurn
flo Inmire tlmt the final
t it everything tlie public
.uMiiiiiy ituyiiux
te first place, u would bo
.... i..v.,,uii m iiuiiu iow-
I With
Drnrltmllnii ........ i
of materlalN. In that
t uie company Ih for-
(oblici, muy wunar or
P In sddittnn. It was nbiio.
kM"Ty t0 t,lke caro" wlth
. w. err, ftniKio nnrt ot
rr- to itandardlxo produr-
ulmo.t rnr, wntohlliB
i.n anU "felonry at
' ounnnd rulon ry f..
Si"y r",u"e" Jook i
fhf mSf ,l!,',',n,,," nd fin-
fctiiii. . ,ou"y mor
mii.? Y ''""on'l economy
4m.n,'i '""ow "P lh
A alow car on tho hlKhway In I
th K'c'itcHl iitouuco ttiero hi,
and It In decennary, h part of a
reanoualilv ntte-or-Hpecd law, to
make npeed reKUluttomi on a
minimum hanla, no , ttiat only
(buna ram that ran attain a
reaaonabltt traffic Mp.-cd will hu
allowed on the blKhway, unit.
ItubltiH H, Kt oer kid. rommlnahmer
of motor vvhirlrs for Connecticut,
at lb rodent Irannportulun meel
Ihk of the no-let y uf automobile en
Klneera In Philadelphia.
It 1 nlmont Impunrdhle for )iu
mini natur lo Maud the ntralu o'
followliiK a abiw car Imlertultely.
ho hu hi, a ihI aooiter ir later an
attempt will be made to paw. Tito
mure roUKated the truffle In, the
Kreater la the haxard.
SloutHt St Taro
On hlKbtvoyH where trnfrin In
heavy ami cumk(H, thn npeed
rule ounht to he that the aver
airo ped of the linn l the
reafHinuhte apeed for that hlKh
way. 'nio jilowest vehicle aeU
the para, and no puanlnic rrqni be
hind Hhould bi allowed.
Therefor. It will noon he nets
e nancy to route nlow-iSovltiK ve
hlrl over leim rontfeMiel hlKh
wayn and to prohibit the reirlHtni
tton of vehicle that are not fait
enouffh to keep up to a roaaonahlu
rate of npeed.
The unwieldy. hoayy,, alow
ntovtiiK cnmmorolal and other ve
hicle that uro not able to keep up
mut be controlled by routing, by
distribution or by aaalirnment of a
time when they may travel on cer
tain highways when tha traffic U
llghlent.
f.ratrr SjkmmI Seen
The manufacturer will find It
necowittry to place larger and
larger commercial vohtclm on
pneumatic (Ii-ch and then, by an!
adjmdment of the enKlan and con-I
ntructioii of the whole car, to mako
a epecdh'r vehicle. If Ktich an evo.
lutlon comeH to jiuhh. Htoockej pre
dicted, the preaent nlow-niovlnK ve
hicle of larK rapacity will he imed
only for rurrylDK un usual uultu of
frelKht. j
It will certainly be one essen
tial of the truffle of the future
that all vehicle be aa nearly an
poitMlble of the aame average alste,
capable or the tiecertfiury npeed ana
restricted an to npefd. weight, :
width and route.
Thn motor bun. In general. 1
n bad truffle vehicle. In the opin
ion of Htoeckel, on account of Hi
alze and apeed. and It will become
nercHitiiry to routo the Imih over
highway that are not congPHted.
even If the dletuuco between ter
mlnulM laalonger. i
Ktate Ittvtilathm !
While a ntate may not deter
mine what vehicle may or may
not come into thn tnte, It la within
the police power of the ntate to
make reasonable regulation aa to
where auch vehicle may go.
The conimlalnner ald with ref
erence to ntandardlzatlon or uni
formity of Mtato vehicle law, that
the conference of motor vehicle
administrator In the twelvo an st
ern HtateH In actively at work on the
problem, tneethiK four time a year.
ItCRnrdlng the licensing of motor
vehicle, he an Id that It has been ser
lounly considered t lint the method
and rate of taxation of commer
cial vehicle, especially, the rates
(n some cane; belnff ao groat as to
seem a pennlty.
A plan for a new svstem, honed
oo a roan weight, which shall In
clude a complete schedule for all
cars on the highway. Is looked upon
with favor, he said.
ten all-metal plane since tha fac
tory was acquired tho company
on August 1. 15-'G.
Tho remarkabto output of I'ord
cars and truck wan rushed Iu spile
of the fart that for a period of
more than thirty days during Aug
ust and September domestic pro
duction was almost negligible due
to the Introduction of the Improved
lypca. The same- condition pre
vailed later on In the foreign as
sembly planta as thn change to the
Improved cars were made In theso
place, noma of which are Just now
gettlmr Into appreciable production
with tho Improved types..
'Driver Develops FUo
Sense of HU Security
Tho motor car of the present day
has been developed to such a point
of comfort and convenience that
It develops a false senno of secur
ity on the part of tho man at the
wheel.
The majority of motorists do not
renllso when they nro not driving
properly. The man who wilfully
violates traffic regulation In very
rare. Judgment aa to wife speed
or whether your car Is under suffi
cient control to meat any emer
gency taUos Into nccount tho human
factor which can never bo prop
erlv estimated.
It la usually tha experienced
driver -who In familiar with tha
road over which he In. traveling
who forms careless habits of hand - t
Una; the car. Ho may repeat this
a number of times without accident
until the habit prows upon hint ,
nnd he cenaea to have any appro- '
elation of trouble. Ho In naturally '
surprised when It come upon hi in ;
Crossroads of Nation
Streets in Indianapolis
Washington and Meridian streets,
In Indianapolis, Ind., arc to bo des
ignated "tho crossroads of the na
tion." Two Important national high
ways, the National Old Trull road,
running from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and the Dixie highway, be
ginning at ftaulte Hte Marie, Mich.,
tntorsect at this Indianapolis corner.
There In a demand throughout
Oreat Hrltaln for between O.OOO.fiOO
nnd 7.000,u(n motor vehicles of the
"100-pound class," but owing to the
ridiculous methods of government
taxation, designers of this typo are
severely handicapped.
Hotel Is Setting for Studebaker Display
te!1 .1? von
I TfKfcit In 1035
ny, tk,! "'Hintrjr with th.
h. H? V unit over 1024.
heki'Z" lc,ln ot Ford earn
In thn it i yeftr' om-
Ictmnan. "'im plnnta
la i.!1 Prodticod lan.am
H Motoi.an'1 1,10 0UtPt of
Is- lotiMeoinPl,n ot Cn-
""Iucm L"'0? !' the oom
aivl.ir.ln..r. In the
rH fating r""Pny,
wttory, th output wa
. . ;
In the ro.o 'room of tlio rinzn Hotel In Now York, Shidohnkor will
catnlillsh tlio mont rotontlotia pormnnont nutomolillo (llnpluy In tho
world. Proaldonta hnvo boon fotod In thin beautiful chnmbor; debu
tante Of tho noclnl olont hnvo aotiRbt Itn RorKooua I,oula XVI aurround
Iiirs to mnko tliolc bowa; famed colohrltlnn from nbrond have hero re
ceived their flrat grootlnira from Amorlcnn aoplety nnd now tho roso
room will form n nplendld aottlnit for tho prentlona of tlio world's
foremoat cualom body bulldera niotintcd on the Htudebiiker rhnanla,
During Donemher nn exhibit of bodies by l.oHiilon on rltudebaker
chnanla wna inndo In tlio rone room witn aucii auccoaa iimi n lonae nna
been alRllod WlllCll Will
uaren iw
III nermll n iiai'innnont Htudebuker aulon. baslnnlns ll
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