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PROPOSED
PRESIDENT DIEHL
URGES CAMPAIGN
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Association Needs More
Funds to Keep up Road
Information.
WILL RAISE FEES
Executive Committee Pledges
Support to Bill for Highway
Commission.
I?eclaring ? ban upon the touring
motorist who M?ka road information
without membership In an A. A. A.
club, Increasing individual membership
fees to $10. voicing emphatic
opposition to any further taxation
of automobiles and folnc on record
for more and better service to motor
car owners generally were the chief
results of the meeting of the executive
committee of the American
Automobile Association recently
held in Washington.
Considerable interest was manifested
In this particular meeting for
the reason that it was expected that
a successor to the late A. O. Batchelder
would be named- However, a
permanent selection for the position
was not made.
Margna Acting Cfcalnsaa.
D. L. Morgan, of New Haven.
Conn- who has been acting chairman
for seversl weeks, will continue
in the position until a decision
Is reached.
The following members of the executive
board were present at the
meeting: George C. Diehl, Buffalo;
j. L. Will, Columbus; George H.
Kile, Akron. Ohio; Fred H. Caley,
Cleveland; F. F. Bentley. Warren,
Ohio; H. G. Shirley, Towson. Md.;
Thomas G. Toung. Baltimore; William
Schlmpf. Brooklyn. N. Y.; F. A.
Croselmlre. New York City; Arthur
Flfoot. Hart jrd; D. L. Morgan. New
Haven; 8. Edward Gable. Lancaster.
Ta.; W. 8. Gllbreath. Detroit; Hon.
Clifford Ireland. Peoria. III.; Kane 8.
Green. Philadelphia; M. L. Heminway.
New York City; L* L. Lewis.
Jr., Buffalo; Richard Kennerdell,
Franklin. Pa.; D. R. Reese, Scran ton.
Pa.; Horton Weeks. Chester. Pa.;
Albert L. Terstegge. Louisville, Kyj
David Jameson. New Castle. Pa.; F.
B. Bosch. Harrisburg. Pa.; Dr. H. M.
Howe. Baltimore; William A. Jensen.
Scranton, Pa., and H. A. Bonnell.
Newark. N. J.
Diehl Gives Statement.
President George C. Diehl. who
presided over the meting, made the
following statement after adjournment:
With the ever-growing number
of automobiles in use has come a
growing need for such an organisation
as the American Automobile
Association. As a result of the increased
demand upon the organisation
for maps, road Information,
legislative activities and other
services such an organisation should
render to motorists, it became lm- j
perativ* for the association to at:
once Increase its membership and i
Its membership dues to meet the!
also multiplying overhead expenses.
Therefore. It was decided to make
the necessary amendments to the
by-laws U. obtain more revenue
with which to carry on Its work.
"Not only will the individual
memberships in the organization be
materially increased, but It was
voted to raise the cost of club affiliation*
This vote was concurred
In by members of the board representing
practically all of the big
motor clubs of the country which
are to be more affected by the increase.
Plsss Membership Drive.
R^jause a widening of the scope
of the organisation's activities has
been urged on every hand, it was
agreed that more members and more
revenue should be forthcoming.
Plans for an intensive membership
campaign are being formulated and
every effort will be made to solicit
every motor car owner In the United
States for either membership direct
or In one of the A. A. A. affiliated
clubs.
"In addition to Its increased legislative
activities. It will be of special
Interest to motorists to know that
the Work of the A. A. .A. touring
bureaus and map making department#
will be materially broadened.
"Having recently and successfully
apposed w'hat appeared to be an unsound
tariff on oil. the association
will ror the time concentrate upon
the passage of much needed national
roads legislation, as embodied
In the Townsend bill, and upon the
defeating of any plan to further
tax motor cars."
trge Highway Comabaln.
Headed by President Diehl. who
acted as spokesman, the entire committee
In the afternoon called on
Senator Townsend to learn the status
ef the Townsend bill and to
tender any support that the A. A. A
might be In position to give. It happened
that the call was made Just
after a compromise was reached on
the Townsend end Dowell bills, so
the JL A. A. officials got the cheering
newi first hand that a compromise
report was being drafted, which,
while making concessions to the
Dowell advocates, retained that feature
.for which Senator Townsend
and the American Automobile Association
has so persistently and
consistently fought?hi Federal highway
commission.
* Opposes Higher Taxes.
In reference to the recent suggestion
that an additional Federal tax
of Slf be Imposed upon motor car
owness. Irrespective of size or power
or prtce. the following resolution
was Adopted :
Whereas. There are today some
10,000iiD00 motor vehicles in the
Unlte*^ States, of which approxl*
matery* 1.000.000 are motor trucks,
and.
Whgreas. these 10,000.000 owners
#>w annually paying several
separate and distinct taxes aggregating
$34?,7CM78. or $34.17 per
<*ar. and
Wh^eag. on a valuation basis this
' * amounts to nearly t per cent on
the average assessed valuation,
whictiels greater than any tax on
iny other form of property, and
Whereas, the motor vehicle banned
last year more than 1.000.000.> #
toils of freight and carried almost
5,000,000.000 passengers, and
Whereas, the field of motor ve-*
lid# taxation having been already
>re-empt<-d by the 8tates, prlnclpaly
for the maintenance of the more
important roads.
Therefore. be It resolved, that this
rganigation is unalterably opposed
o the enactment of any legislation
>y Congress which would place an
. ddittoaaj firUm on car owners. J
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Automobile Club's retreat on W
MOTOR TOURISTS
TRAVERSE PLAINS
Highways of Northwest Alive
With Cars of Modern
Gypsies.
Gone are the slow-moving vans,
the moth-eaten wagons with their
worse moth-eaten steeds, the canvas-covered
prairie schooners. The
tourist of yesteryear has been relegated
to the limbo of oblivion witn
the advent of the flivver and tne
paved highway.
The modern gypsy is here!
Portland. Oreg.. Is the clearing
house for hundreds of tourists eacn
day at this time of the year. And
these tourists are In a class by
themselves.
California or Canada bound, they
are pouring over the highways or
the Northwest?an animated, goodnatured.
Goth-like horde, roving of
eye, cheerful of countenance, and
amiable of disposition.
In vehicles of all sorts they travel, j
trom touring cars with neatly ar-(
ranged case^-contalnlng baggage to|
big lumbersome bodies mounted on
flivver' chassis, In which whole I
families live day In and day out,
and from whose windows the eager
faces of children peer and from I
whose sides float strfngloads of
varicolored "wash."
No weather can deter them. n?|
hardship can cast them down. They^
are out for a good time. Some
parties have been on the road ror
months, others have Just started.
In the auto camp in Portland
license tags from as many as thirty
States have mingled their colors
and their combinations of numerals.
Along the highways drifting smoke
betokens the presence of campers
along meandering creeks and beside
cool rivers.
They are going somewhere.
Where? They don't know.
"We're seeing the country," they
say. "We've worked hard*for years,
and now we're taking our vacation.
Its a great life."
It Is no uncommon sight to sec
the puny radiator of a cheap car
puffing steam through the water
vent as the puny engine beneath the
hood battle^ valiantly to hurry
along a barn-like tonneau with a
family of a dosen.
Tile camaraderie of It all!
*)h. dad. look, there's the people
we saw near Tosemite." a youngster
will cry, Or,
Hello, folks. Haven't seen you
since we pulled through Fourth of
July canyon. How's tricks?" Or
-By George, we'd sure been out of
luck if you folks hadn't loaned us
that gasoline there in the desert."
Tim whole Northwest Is pervaded
with the spirit of the modern gypsy.
And long lines of them stretch back
into the Middle Western plains, up
Into the mountsins of Canada, or
down Into the rice bottoms of California.
"Make way for the migratory
American." mutters the traffic cop.
as he swings his semaphore to
watch them chug past.
TAX ON A
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EXPERTS NEEDED
IN TIRE REPAIRING
To take a chance on haphazard
I tire repair work Is no longer In
| vogue. The motorist is Insisting
that this work be done only by
competent men possessing certificates
of training. This has meant
i an elimination of the unfit and an
I Improvement throughout the country
In the average standard of repair
and vulcanizing work.
Tire repairing Is now an essenI
tlal part of the automotive Indus[
try. It Is continuing f increase In
importance with the greater use ol
the passenger car and truck. On
j an average there is $35 worth ol
tire repair work per car per year
On this basis and figuring 9,000.000
cars In the United States, he repair
and vulcanizing industry amounts
to almist $333,000,000 annually.
Prominent among the schools
that are leaders in this movement
for technicaly trained repairmen is
the Miller tir? repair school. Here
the men are taught not only to be
able to tell the trouble on Inspection
but to be able to put the tire
in first class condition. They are
advised to be perfectly frank with
the customer and not to repair the
tire that cannot give full service to
justify the cost of the work.
RUNNING IT FLAT
RUINS AUTO TIRE
The terrific abuse In grinding.
I chafing and cutting given an autoi
mobile tire run flat is little understood
by the avetage motorist. PopI
ular Ideas are vague because there
are few standards upon which they
may be based. It Is only by examining
kindred forces that a compar.
I son may be made, according to
HiUer tire men.
The average force delivered by a
blow from an axe on a block of
wood Is from 150 to 175 pounds.
The blow of a sledge is from 175 to
225 pounds. But a passenger automobile.
each Of whose rear wheels
is carrying a load of 1.500 pounds,
run at only twenty mles per hour
and dropping Into a chuckhole only
as deep as a paving brick, delivers
a blow of 250 pounds. This force?
50 per cent greater thanfc that of
the sledge hammer blow?necessarily
cuts and bruises the tire
against the rim and is the cause of
fabric separation which puts the
tire on the scrap heap.
AUTO OWNERS!
Perfect lubrication assured by a puri
neutral non-carbonizinr auto oil. Guar
anteed to tare S0% in gasoline. eliminate
friction and tare 70a hundred! of dollan
in repair bill*- Ten will save 40 oeats
on every fallen of this oil. THIS OIL
IB BOLD TO EZBPOHSIBLE PARTIE8
ON 80 DATS mi TRIAL?BEFORE
YOU PAY. If not perfectly satisfactory
in every way. return balanoe at oar ex
Pe?T introduoe our product, we five a
$10.60 auto signal free with every half
barrel or barrel of oil.
You run no riah?a large, responsible
concern of the West stands squarely in
back of its word!
Act new! We are busy!
Addreaa. Oil Representative, Box 315-D,
The Washington Herald.
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SAYS DORTS PROVE:
ECONOMY IN USE |
Local Manager Tells Why j
Production Has Gained
During Past Year. ]
"Those who contemplate the purchase
of a motor car generally have
a fairly well defined Idea of just ,
, abc ut what they expect of It both 1
.las an adjunct to their business and
an additional means of enjoying the
M fuliness of life," says H. R. Mason, ,
manager, Dort Distributing Com- .
r^ny, local Dort distributors.
1 "Also, consideration is given the 1
amount which can be put into the
cpr, and the monthly costs of opera- '
tion and maintenance. Of course 1
1 these elements do not enter so 1
largely into the buying of a $5,000 I
ra: but in the great middle class 1
whose members can afford about 1
$1,000, these items are vital. 1
, "It is because of the close rela- 1
tion of first cost and the expense '
, of keeping the car up and running <
, it that Dorts have come to the front
!i. sucb noticeable numbers in recent
years. The price of this car '
always has been moderate, in fact
when the peak was reached Dort's
r increase was among the least.
' Those who have owned and driven
. other cars say that none has given <
them the same satisfactory service
at as low a figure.
"Built as they have been from tne <
, first models the Dorts have been
. economical cars. They have ,
stretched fuel to its limits and they
have called for little professional ,
t sorvice, meanwhile doing all that ,
the drivers have asked of them, i
They have crossed the continent ^
; without service requirements, they ,
have, run in cities for full years ,
without other mechanical attention j
than that of the owner.
| New Location?
j? /") UR many frien*
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* our pioneer location
N. W.. to our more
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1THOS. J. WILL
? Automobile Accessories, Win
meat. Electric LiyKHn
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SAYS CAR OWNERS '
TAKE MUCH BETTER
;ARE OF TIRES NOW
Firestone Company Sees ?
Big: Advancement in [
Public's Wisdom.
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With the number of automobile*. *
rucks and motorcycles advanced t
o the point where there Is now t
ne motor vehicle to about every j
Ix adults in the country, attention a
ontlnues to be focused on the na- j
Ion's bill for, tire abuse and the c
venues through which savings can
e effected.
Whereas ten years ago, according j
o data complied by the Firestone I
ire and Rubber Company, few tire
uyers save much attention to the
eed of tire care, today with tire
rices at the lowest level In history
nd with quality never so good, the
ruck owner and motorist are glv- ,
ng their tire equipment as much *
attention and considering their
Ires as of the same relative Imortance
as the vehicle's raechansm
or body. This accounts In no
mall # measure for the splendid
verage mileage now rolled up by
rood tires, for now they are alowed
to demonstrate all the worth
ullt Into them.
The motorist Is realizing, with
he operator of the pneumatic-shoo (
ruck, that to alow 4iis tires to run I
n week after week without che<k- c
ng up to see If the air Inflation is ; ?
t normal. Is to run the chances or (
xcessive stretching and heating, ,
or, when soft, the casing runs
gainst a wave in the tread rubber J
vhich, under these conditions, will
>ull away and separate from the 1
ire's carcass. Another little infla- 1
ion angle Is to replace the air at *
east twice a year. Stale air has a <
leterloratlng effect on the tube. 1
ay Firestone service experts. 1
All statistics gathered by this
ire manufacturer tend to show a 1
ictlceable decrease In tire abuse. 1
Troubles contended with In the past 1
lue te driving In car tracks, curb j
tumps, wheels out of alignment,
teglected cuts, severe apllcation of
>rakes. misapplication, etc.. hsve j
>een abated to no little extent, thus .
idding to tire mileage and the en- .
oyment of motoring, not to menion
the decrease in operating costs *
>f both passenger cars and comnercial
vehicles.
^ Credit for this, says the Firestone .
'ompany. may be given to the esablished
tire dealers, who, vln cooperation
with the manufacturer. t
?ave been at work for years educat- \
ng the nation's tire buyers In the j
noney saving advantages of taking ,
:are of their tires and showing
hem how to do so, offering their ,
iwn services, besides. I
dmOlDUSTRY :
FIRST TO REVIVE
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Vital Need of Transportation '
Gives Impetus to
Upward Move. i
Much astonishment has been expressed
among the business fraternity
In general thst the automobile
Industry proved one of the first,
to shake off the depression and relume
operations on close to normal j
basis. There had been a general
'eeling thst Improvement In the automobile
business would follow, not
ead. Improvement In business in
general.
"The reason for this,- says H. |
VI. Jewett, president of the Psige- j
Detroit Motor Car Company. "Is that J
the automobile Industry in the final j
tnalysls builds transportation, snd |
transportation Is a vital necessity, j
The present situation proves this
oetter than volumes of explanation 1
md argument.
"People are buying automobiles ;
In close to normal volume at a time
s^hen only necessities are being j
purchased because the automobile I
has established itself as a necessity. !
Tt furnlhes the personal transporta- ;
Hon necessary to successful business
and succes ful recreation.
"Those financially strong msnufacturlng
Institutions which hsve.
through the past decade, proved
their ability to serve the public with
*ood transportation and which are
today offering a standard quality !
product at rock bottom price are
enjoying good business. That Is
how we explain the fact that today '
the demand for Paiges is in excess ;
of the supply.*
Prince George? Schools
Will Reopen on Sept. 12
UPPER MARLBORO, Md . Aug.
I?*?A1 the public schools of Prince
Gorges County will reopen for the
fall term ^ptember 21. the hosrd of
education announces. Prof. Nicholas
Orem. county superintendent, says
teachers for practically all the
schools have been apoplnted.
The board of education has
lwarded contracts for additions of
cne room each to the schools at
handover and eSat Pleasant. Contracts
are soon to be let installing
^ewer and sanitary facilities in the
schools at Bladensburg. Riverdale
ind East Hyattsville.
Belter Service ?
Is will be pleased ^
>ur removal from W
i at 713 Sixth St. *
commodious and *
re and plant at *
?rk Avenue 1
*njoy serving A
new patrons. A
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MtinO, CONTRACTOR f
!l**s Apparatus and Equip- ?
't Fixtures and Appliances ?
iTICALLY
Good Way Seen
To Extricate Car
Imbedded in Mud
Whan a car la Imbedded In mud
r aand It can uenaily t>? pulled out
>y meana of a bit of plank and
oma atout rope. ' Wrap tha rope
.round tha and of tha plank In a
llpknot and tha other and around
l apoka of the wheel. Thruat the
nd of tha plank under the tire,
urn<on tha power and hopa for tha
eat. A ropa may alao be uaed by
asainK It around a tree and faatennc
both enda to the ear. A atout
tick, the Jack handle for Inatance,
a Inserted between the two atranda
if the rope and twisted.
COMMERCE BODY
OF U. S. OPPOSES
AUTO EXCISE TAXES
rakes Stand in Common
With National Auto
Chamber.
Referendum of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States has
-ommltted that body to a tax procram
in absolute accord on all eslential
points with the policy previously
adopted by the National
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce.
By this referendum It reverses Its
>rmer position on the sales tax. It
iow stands committed to the repeal
>f the excess oroflts tax; the repeal
>f war excise taxes, both on particJlar
business and on transportation
md communication, and to the advocacy
of a sale* tax to briny in
luch revenues loat through repeals
is the government's necessities may
'equlre. the particular form of sales
Lax advocated being the turnover
Lax.
It Is very gratifying to note that
it last the various businesses and
Industries represented by the Chamber
of Commerce of the United
States, not only trose suffering from
liscriminatory taxation at the present
time, but those that are not. appreciate
the Injustice of the special
discriminatory "stigma" taxes on
particular businesses.
Ill* Repeal Vote.
The vote on the repeal of the tax
r>n transportation and communication
was overwhelming, beina 1.443
>* favor 't the repeal, with 290
tgainst
The next largest vote was for the
repeal of the war excise taxes on
particular businesses, including au*
Lomobiles and accessories.
The United States Chamber of
Commerce estimates that the repeal
of the excess profits taxes and the
excise taxes will diminish the revenue
of the goversment $1,000,000.500
so that a turnover sales tax is
idvocated to make up such portion
of this deficiency as Is really necessary.
Agalast Income Tax.
The vote was decisive against In*
creasing the Income tax on corporaLions.
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Executive Takes Post
With Automobile t
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IN DI AN A POL 18. Ind .. Au(. 1*-? "
Appointment of Harry W. Anderson 2
as general sales teenager of the
Duesenberg Automobile and Motors
Company haa been announced by L
M. Rankin. Vice preaident aad general
manager.
Aider son bring* to the Duesenberg
corporation wide experience in
the automobile industry, especially
with htgh-grsd* cars. Hia headquarter
a are In Indlanapolla. home
of the new plant which the L>ussenberg
corporation haa Just completed
He has already assumed his duties,
lit MstsrisN B?ctF.
Anderson it known in the Industry
aa the veteran who built the first
motorlsed high-whe-i buggy. That
was in November. 1191
He for years w*a aasoclated with
The Super^n<
Choose an automobile as yoi
quality of materiaJ and workmansh
is cheapest in the long run.
W<se automobile buyers real
car the greater the cost of up-ke<
embodies the performance, comfor
priced cars with the convenience
cost of the smallest car.
Remember it is not the first (
car that is most to be considered.
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Quality cannot be <
As a Templar Owner, we gna
exceed $50 for the I
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good Maxwell is 1
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Dmical and satisfa
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:he average fai
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Distributor
11-1323 14th Street N.
cThc Good J"Maxwell
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h? Awrtcua Motor* Coamr.
u II dor* of tho "American CnAor*
fo?r-cyllM?r car. tad latar
raa lanoral *alc* aanattr or tka
tut* Motor Car Conpanr of ladlaapolla.
Bator* hli connection with
h* DwMlbvi corporation he
rr?4 as **n*ral *aU* maaacar of
ha Tamlar* Motor* Coapuir of I
laraland
Bayers hi New York.
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bu7*ra ar* rcglatcrad a*r* a*
ollowt: Patal* Royal. Mr*. B. I.
o*r. coracta, tM Fifth * venae;
nibardi * Bros.. A. Stephen*,
nerchandla*. til Itrutli & venae.
royaTgarage
1815-1117 L Stre* N.W. ' 1
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STORAGE SERVICE
By Day, Week er Moatii
Make RmrratUaa Jfmwr mmd Mm
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ip alone set the price. The be*t
ize the larger and heavier the
:p. The ideal car i> one which
t and appearance of the highest
of handling and low mileage
:ost, but instead, the life of the
ibtaiaed for less.
irantee your service cannot
&r?t year. Ask as. \
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