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WASHINGTON, D. C, June 20.
Iramenlate nationwide improvement
of the route-marking system along
state highways was demanded by the
American Automobile association to
ca,y u a prime requisite tor the fu
ture growth of motor touring.
"The need for prompt corrective
measures was a major subject of the
lecent meeting of the A.A.A:' Na
tional Touring Board," Thos. P. Henry
of Detroit, Mich., president of the
A.A A., said. "The board directed
that the entire matter be taken up
with the Federal Bureau of Public
Roads and the various state highway
departments with a view to beginning
the work of betterment during the
present touring season.
"Only a handful of the states
notably Ohio, Nebraska and Illinois
have anything like an adequate set
tp ot route markings. In the remain
der, the guiding signs are woefully
fcarce or else are ao unintelligible
as to add to the motorist's confusion
rather than to give him any help.
"A recent survey by the A.A.A. as
to members' preferences and preju
dices showed clearly how seriously the
factor of route-marking affects the
flow of tourist travel.
"The most numerous and the most
bitter of the complaints received from
our members on this subject deal
with the difficulty of following num
bered routes through cities. It would
seem that some municipalities are
trying to obtain tourist revenue by
getting the stranger motorist so thor
oughly lost that he is unable to find
his way out of town.
"With only few exceptions, larger
cities form a potent mental and
actual hazard to the tourist who re
tards with trepidation the prospect
of winding through a maze of streets
with his only guide a few signs placed
at Infrequent intervals and at night
almost invisible In the kaleidoscope
of lights, neon signs and other dis
tractions of a city street.
"Out In the country, the tourist
finds difficulty awaiting him at al
most every highway Intersection, O11I7
seldom Is he given advance warning
as to whether or not his route
branches off. Generally there la con
fusion between federal and state
numbers and one standard carrying a
long aeries of numbers looks more
like a Chinese puzzle than a gulde
joat. And then, after he has made
the turn, the motorist usually must
drive for many miles before he sees
a sign that assures him he Is on the
right route.
"Thla Is a situation tha Is In need
of prompt correction. The accident
hazard created by vehicles stopping
along the highway white drivers study
out their route is tremendous. The
lowing up of highway truffle la of
major proportions. The Interests of
safety and highway efficiency require
Immediate steps throughout the na
tion toward improving the markers
that guide the traveler on his way."
Other criticisms by members on the
subject of route-marking Included
the following:
In country districts highway num
bers are ofttlmea too far apart and
not properly placed. In some states
one can drive for long distances with
out seeing a highway number and
this raises doubt In the motorist's
mind as to whether he is on the right
route.
There Is too much confusion be
tween state and national numbers.
Jn many states hlghwaya carry both
:cderal and state numbers. It Is not
infrequent to observe a long series of
numbers on a single standard.
In many states the highway num
bers are not well placed for night
driving.
More by-passes around cities are
needed to avoid congestion and de
crease driving hazards.
Small towns and villages should
post their names at the highway
entrance.
Detours In some states are very
poorly marked and the traveler Is
shunted from the main highway and
left to find hts way back as best he
cnn.
SALES INCREASE
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FLINT, Mich., June 20. Domestic
retail deliveries of Butck motor cars
during May totaled 23,403 cars, com
paring with 33,397 in the previous
month and 17,513 in the correspond
ing period a year ago according to
V F. Hufstader, general sales man
gers. This was a decline of approxi
mately 850 cars or three per cent from
the previous month and a gain of
5,030 or 28.7 per cent over May of
lost year.
Mr. Hufstader said that Bulck's
May volume was controllcn by the
ability of the factory to make deliv
ery, the factory entering June with
28,500 unfilled orders, the largest
bank of business for this month In
many years.
He said he expected June would
show an Increase In deliveries over
both April and May, with the proba
bility that this month would estab
lish the year's peak.
Bulck's domestic retail sales during
tne month exceeded shipments to
dealers by approximately 1 ,000 cars,
Mr. Hufstader said, with output for
the month totaling 23,213 unite, in
cluding export shipments. He said
it was expected June production
would exceed that of May.
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'Frisco' Bridge 34 Pints Long, Says Scot
T-i tell hH-trf V-f:'--j
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Ing mjrstcrles aa It entered Ita tenth
day today.
If the O-men In charge o! the caae
of her own will, was murdered In con
nection with an expected Inheritance
of up to 100.000, or whether ihe waa
had uncovered anything Indicating ! kidnaped for the ,25,000 demanded In
what happened to Mra. Alice McDon-; ranaom note were theoretical poa
Ml Persona, It waa their aecret with i albllltlaa.
"no comment."
Whether 38-year-old Mra.
timea have atated they leas to
murder explanation.
tha
The federal agents ostensibly were
Parsons working solely on the kidnaping
Summer Storage
Expert care and edequats Insurant.
ARTISTA FUR SHOP
228 W. 6th. Phone M.
Closing time for Too lAte to Claa.
left hr huaband and their farm here ! 'heonr. State and lo-ra! police several ' sifv Ads Is 1:30 p. m.
33 to 37 MILES PEH
GALLON,
HELD TOO S1EEP
WASHINGTON, June 10. (API
President Roosevelt said today pri
vate bids submitted for construction
of a new 35,000 ton battleship in
dicated the vessel could be built
much cheaper In a navy yard.
Asked at hts press conference
whether the work would be turned
over to a government plant In view
of this the chief executive said he
had not had time to take tip that
matter with navy department offic
ials. Throe private shipbuilding com
panies, the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
corporation, of Qutncy, Mass., the
New York Shipbuilding company of
Camden, N. J., and the Newport
News shipbuilding and Drydock com
pany ot Newport News. Va., submit
ted qualified or flat bids ranging
from a40.000.000 to flO.OOO.OOO.
The Philadelphia and Now York
The famous San Francisco-Oakland
bridge is just 3's pints long,
according to Scotch measure. This
was determined when the span was
used for an automobile testing ground,
and West Coast automobile men con
ducted fuel economy test on the
bridge. A new 1937 Hudson, which
carried off the laurels for eight cyl
inder cars in a recent "free-for-all"
economy run in California, made the
LONDONER TOURS AMERICA
Herbert T. Bcaaley, advertising director of the London Evening
Standard, Lord Beaverbrook'a newspaper, is making a six week's tour
of the United States, studying business and manufacturing conditions,
with emphasis on cotton, iron and automobiles. For three days Mr
Beasley was the guest of A. L. Frank, president of The Studebaker
Export Corporation, at South Bend, Ind. Mr. Beasley is traveling by
automobile, so that he may come into closer contact with dcodIo
enrouto
navy yorda estimated they could do
the Bfimo work for 36. 000.000 and
aa7.00f.000 respectively.
Tine Snip Tnteh
ASTORIA. Juno 10. (AP) Louis
Bevertno, manager of the "Interna
tional Fish compnny of San Frnnctaco
reported excellent hauls of sole by
fishermen operating off the mouth
of th Columbia river.
Lumber Production
PORTLAND. June 10. ( AP) Re
port from 109 mills showed last
n'cok's new business of 52.970,000
ioard feet of lumber was 6 per cent
unilcr tho previous week's mark, the
Western Pine association said today.
SAYS MR. KIDNEY 1 1' j
!lQSi) 37 rj f 1 Hp "lilee w'''' absolutely no J.-
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KUK. W. LU r IS TWICI THI SMARTNISS Ves
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9.3 mile trip from San Francisco to
Oakland on 3's pints of gasoline
an average of 23.2 miles to the gal
Ion. The new Hudson and the judges,
all Scotchmen, are pictured above)
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