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Show 12 THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE; SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 20; 1921. TRAFFIC INCREASES PERIL OF PUBLIC SAFETY WORK Detective movs swiftly, and the latest aid to their swiftness la d automobile. A call for help will serve to cause them to leap posthaste Into their car, as Detectives Clifford Patten and L. L.SL&rsen are doing in the npper left picture. Already tip seated. Detective Chauffeur Lee Chase la ready to pilot the big machine through traffic masee that, they are sure to meet on the way. Before JieUcan back away from the curbing, however, he must wait for you to pass the rear of his car. Noting the expectant and impatient pok he la accompanying the honk of hla horn with. It Is almost certain there will be no dispute as to his right of way, and we expect any minute he will slide out of hla ovaL When the fire gong sounded, William Johns, chauffeur of the speedy red roadster that conveys Fire Chief William IL Bywater hither and yon, leaped to his seat prepared to shift gears, meanwhile keeping a watchful eye out for Chief Bywater, who Is coming hastily around the corner of Station No. 1 office. The red Marla, lower left, plodder of the police motor equipment, is also a quick worker ss taotor can go, and under the able piloting of John 8. Kelly, driver, and Patrolman Bono Heath, wagon sergeant, can haul mauy drunks to the city Jail in one day. John A Kelly, lower right, mechanic in charge of the maintenance of Jthe police can, la largely Instrumental In the perfect operation of the machines. high-powere- -- Hundred Million Dollars Is Received From Licenses, Operators and Dealers. Senates Action in Refusing Bulk of Vast Sum Is Used Organized Motorists Cooperate With State Highway Officials in Action. Rider on Postoffice Bill Looked Upon Favorably. - Construct and Main-Publi- c Highways. A total of 9,211,2 motor car, Including commercial vehicle! were registered state and tne last year In the forty-eigDistrict of Columbia, according to figures compiled by the bureau of public roads ot the United States department of agriculture In a study of revenue available for purposes. There were also registered a total of 238,149 motorcycles. Registration and license fees, Including those for chauffeurs, operators and dealers amounted to $102,034,106 2$. As com- -, pared with 1919, the data for 1920 iVpre-senan Increase of 22 per cent, or 1,645,-64- 9 motor cars. This Increase alone lai Ks but 4 per cent of being equal to the total registration of fhe United States six years ago In 1920 In the state of New York alone the number of motor oars registered. Including commercial vehicles, exceeded th total cars registered In the whole of tne United States In 1910. Furthermore, tne r enue derived from registration In the state of New York In 1920 were about equal to the entire registration revenues of the United States for 1913 The use made of the revenues has in changed with the passing of years 19U6 the total approxregistrations were reva 48,000 cars, gross imately paying enue of about $193 0O0. Arixona in 1920 paid approximately this amount. In 1906 the gross registration revenues were equal of 1 per cent ot to leas than three-tentthe total rural road and bridge expenditures for that year. WASHINGTON, D. C ht crease with the number of cars, there apparently exists a poasiblllty of so adjusting the registration rate as to keep maintenance pace with th changes A number of the states having In general but a small mileage of Improved roads have recently adopted the plan ot revenues capitalising the and devoting these funds to road conare Illithis struction. The states doing nois, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, In them bonds have Utah and Wyoming been voted or Issued for road rbnstruc-tloand th principal, in some Instances also the interest, Is to be paid entirely e revenue from the At the beginning of 1921 there were motor trucks which still seven states in were registered at the same rate as pasthere senger cars, but In rfeentpear has been a very decided, tendency In moat tor states to Increase the fee required remotor trucks over nd above those increase This cars. for passenger quired Is usually based on the weight of the truck and Its earning capacity, Its horsepower, or a combination of these factors Th most general practice seems to be toward definitely limiting the maximum vehicle and totalroady weight of the fee on the capacity Reregistration Borne few states have of the truck adopted a stale of fees which In actual to make the operation ot practice serves very heavy trucks Impracticable. In Colorado. New Mexico and Oregon, In addition to the registration fees, a state tax on gasoline or other products used for the propulsion of motor vehicles In some states motor is also levied car are taxed as personal property in addition to the required registration fees. low In Alabama, Idaho, Delaware, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Tennessee and Carolina. Pennsylvania, Vermont the regTsTrafton fees are In lieu of all personal property taxes. motor-vehic- coop-frate- le n, -- super-vtBlo- motor-vehic- le mo-f"- rj v motor-vehicl- dnivi pro-visi- motor-vehicl- Fear Expressed. What caused some In and out of congress, to the opposition. $109,000,000 wu the fear that lu unrestricted adoption would fasten the federal aid method upon the country for an indefi-" On member of the house t hesitate to say that the dldn ..ploaccord or the senate would do exactly this thing Debated upon Its merits, something not possible under "suspension of ths rules, those who favor an Jntirstate system and a commission believe that congress will adopt a comprehensive plan; for th undertaking has the approval of farm, automobile and various other Argument In favor of th appropriation centralised on the plea that forty-thre- e legislatures were In session, and that unless th federal government supplied additional money at one the road program In many states would Oe retarded. Information presented to theTenat Indicated that on December 21 1920 onlv $117,000,000 of federal aid mon.y unallotted, but that by July next thla amount would be entirely covered by Those opposing dwelt upon th fact that of the $276,000,000 total nearly $220,000,000 still remained In the Un'tod S11 November $0, treasury, Th facU alio disclosed that onlly $47,000,000 had been paid out, although other contracts had been completed and not paid for. appro-pn&tto- com-mercl- Planners of Summer Auto Trips Furnished With Maps Tomorrow Is ths first day of spring and with Its coming Is heralded the approach of the touring season. Designed to be hung on the wall, either with, or without a frame. The Tribune auto highway maps are meeting a huge demand from persons who already are planning their summer camping Itinerary The maps are printed In complementary colors. Every main road for a radius of 600 miles la shown and th important towns on Its rout are listed. Senators Take Stand. crime. Private drive, unable to distinguish the detective car from that of any other citizen, endanger not only their own the unceasing safety by refusing io hted honking of the noltce car a horn, but jeopardise the lives of the officer bv maintaining the right of way that they perhaps may feel insistent upon. nti' n Record Established. It Is for this reason that u U 1 il Beautify Your Home With Berry Brothers Varnish Products n j Liquid Granite the ideal varnish for tough and elastic turface will not crack, and can not be injured by either hot or cold water. AufomoMsCoor Varnish gives the old car the tame smooth, lustrous surface that an experienced painter obtains. 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"Lee" Chase, detective chauffeur, H Bywater's car for the last three W "five record of his to answer th seeking divulged the reason for hi success years constant driving without one mis- years, His formula was In escaping accidents Firemen Eye hap. there as quickly as possibleonand Driver Chase's motto. "Oet there as InGettingsafest ail way, keeping an eye the soon as possible without accident' on Crossings us to think twice until we noted Cl?5ilefg fire Speed caused the "All that said Bywater the emphasis he had placed on th last to do is to department want the publicwhen two words, "without accidents" the fir W detected a spirit of rellanoe thst turn to the curb and stop Duty. comes trucks signal. from knowledge of the dependa41 and 43 Proper sbservano of section bility of one's machine and oncelf and of the ettv traffic ordinance will greatly we the former of an explanation the danOni ot the greatest dangers to servants seeking S. Kelly, patrol driver aid the police driverthatand lessenoccur sought out John from of accidents might and mechanic tn charge of the repairs of gers ol the public is the public Itself. of th the publlo. on part heedlessness vehicles motor the police The danger lie In th wlft rush of the . The sum and substance of the two laws His replr was given without hesitation motor vehicle of the public safety de- and left no further doubt- "A good au"section 41 Fir and police vehicle and partment workers, speeding through con- tomobile properly eared for Is not equaled ambulances have right of way. and reliable transportation. ' swift for an on or traffic errand of gested mercy Section 43 Stop when fir department, Chief of Follce Joseph E. Burhldge gave protection. hla opinion of the dangers that confront police and emergency vehicles signal. A grlxtled detective of the old school had said. "Yep, w dont know when we leave the atation who'll be th next one to go. His statement Implied ah the dangers that beset th every-da- y lire of the policeman following th course bt have been Ranged governed by city ordinances thst are Salt Lake City traffic his duty. A they today, accident as each new problem presented Itself. review and perfected of th Important one Added to the peril of th distorted mind would be a rare thing were they rtgldly obaerved. A of motorist, to hi every refresh serve th memory to In a condensed form will of the murderer and the d fiend, who, seeking to escape after a robWnSectiontS. There is designated a congested district, which shall be all the bery, will stop at nothing to stave or: street within the following boundaries- the sight of prison bars that mean long The north eld of South Temple, th east side of State, th north aid of Fifth east side of West Temple street. confinement without narcotics, there is South and the Section 4 Every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a signaling apparatus. ever present th danger of a collision Section 6. Siren whistles or whistle shall not be used, nor shall any person with other vehicles or pedestrians while Operating or In charge of any motor vehicle create any unnecessary noise. Section 7. No motor vehicle shall be permitted to stand alone upon any street hurrying to th aid of unfortunates. X --The sound of a gong or tha WtSectkm a machine unleas It Is equipped with brakes cry'Flrel" penmn suggeats to th fireman a test for his thdt will stop It In ten feet while traveling twelve mile an hour. Section 9. Evsey motor vehicle must be equipped with two front lights of mettle In tha preservation- - of Ilf and sufficient strength to show up objects 160 feet ahead and ten feet on each side. Tall property. He, too, ha th modem Im- lights must show the rear number platea so th numeral can be read. Lights pediment to contend with aa an obstacle must be burning while machine la In motion, and th rear light while th vehicle to hla quick arrival at a conflagration. Is parked anywhere but within the conseated dlstrlot. Bectoln 10. Lights shall not throws beam above 42 inches from th road when First Auto Used. measured 7$ feet ahead of the vehicle. Spotlights can be used to a distance not The year are few and recent since tn exceeding SO feet ahead of th vehicle. Section 1$. Every machine should have a rear and a front license plat. first motor car was used by th Balt Section 1$. Barking prohibited In front of alleys or streets; within 71 feet of lake City police and fir department. have crosswalk; even with safety sonea, or with left side of car to curb. span condition )a that In snort f.ake 1$. On approaching curb,' machine should be parked at an angla of 41 to Section such an extent Balt changed that th Ilf of th publlo safety worker degrees, fifteen inches from curb and three feet from next car. la reeolved In probably such a manner, Section It. Violation to park car within ten feet of fir hydrant or gasoline "If 1 can get to th burglar without ac- station. Section 21. From behind, pees another auto on th left side. cident I II make that crook wish he had never decided to work In Balt Dak Section $$. lull ovrr to right when signaled from rear by motorist wishing Ur. In w la viewed It to "If this perhapa, light, pass ran get by Bscond South and Main street Section 15. Keep to right gutter when turning Into street on right, and keep without any trouble th fir will be to right center of intersecilun streets when going to left Section 16. Stop car fifteen feet from sidewalk before driving out of an alley. 4xy " Vehicle from right granted right of. way. Detectives are subjected to the greatW hen about to stop, turn or back, signal with band est risk from motor accidents. Early the not attempt to pass another machine at an intersection. running thief learned to slink out of Io Do not pee standing street can. sight with th approach of any machine a or a all car possible In driving. of siren Exercise gong sounding distinctly th department Sleeting cunning with Speed limit, 1$ miles an hour In congested district; 21 mils per emcunning, ths detective discarded all hour outside congested quarter and 20 mile per hour at Intersections blems and sounding devices that might Section 41. Fir and polios vehicles and ambulances have right of way. Section 41. Stop when fire department, police and emergency vehicles signal. betray hla presence, and now travels silent touring Section 11. Comply with order of traffic officers. swiftly la a car Section $7. In case of an accident a motorist shall obey th request of any Hut In order to meet th denlsen of th person present to furnish his name. own underworld at bis Section 44 Except In an emergency case It. shell bs unlawful for any person to game, the detector of mint run the gauntnt or lsavs his machine on any street or sidewalk whils It Is being repaired th hundreds of machines entirely similar Section 79 Any person violating thss ordinances shall, conviction, bs to hit own who cross hi path as he punished by a fin of not mors than $299 or by imprisonment upon In ths city jail for drive In tens haste to th scene of a not mors thau six moath or by both such fin and imprisonment. Many senators took th stand that aa long aa the bulk of the money still remained in the treasury that th Ties program of the would not be seriously Interfered country with by deMotor Expenses layingnextconsideration of good roads until the congress convene Commenting upon this situation. Chaircar! Tet man Shabby tires on a C. Diehl ot the A. A. A Georg stand on any street corner today and count good roads board, thus summarises the , matter: patched-upthe number of dilapidated "Apparently, Instead of the states wait- tires which are being used to th last mil. Ing to see what congress to going to do. The cost of keeping thee tlrea running oongreas now propose to- and ee for a few thousand miles would nearly what th state are going towait do, especialpay for new ones. Mileage such aa thla ly th aaven teen state which are depending largely upon their counties to come high. mis th money to enabl them to Tire conservation does not mean pickwith th federal government In back It and decreiA It Is high time thst these tire building road putting ing up a which states Into service at a big repair cost Just to states ahould have failed to function as wipe out their paper highsave a little rubber left in th tread. It means taking car of th tire from the way departments and provide tome real with which to build real roads, money will so to deliver be all able that It first, whatever aid advantageously the mileage built Into It by the maker utilising come from the may federal government, When tlrea are so far worn that they are soon to blow. It Is poor economy to re- either In th form of entire coat and subsequent maintenance of Interstate highpair them, according to Miller tire expert Such a coure. means sacrifice of the Inner ways. or an amplifying of ths present arrangement." tub as well. - n n Fireman Explains. to Performance of L3 .7 turned to and n ci u , we the police chauffeur He aaid: "There Is no hurry attached to bringing a drunken man to Jail, but there Is necessity for haste In tne fact that there may be urgent calls waiting on their return. W have ordered six new motorcycle to b used to answer night calls and to patrol the residence district at night. The department Is now fully motorized." Keep Watchful LI $2.00 to 82.00 to 85.00 85 00 85.00 80 60 83.00 $1.00 '..$10.00 treat yon right Complete Bay Laboratory Phono Wasatch 1120 Dr. L. J. Dull In Charge n, - bao-teg- "! u O offi-cla- I i-- hat This action was predicted by the senrefusal to approve as a rider" on the poetofflce appropriations bill tha $190,000,000 voted by the house without any .restrictions other than now embraced In th federal aid road act, which has failed In various directions to satisfy many of Its original adherents. While th federal money In some states aided materially In accelerating state systems of intercounty roads. In other states the rich counties matched the dollar from the nattohal treasury, with the result the poor counties were still left In that the mu a. motorists I.h.ush..lh,.J,rranl,1 the state hignway officials urging the federal road act, the two groups were not Inaidentire accord in th recent legislative effort. Both were agreed that Joint federal and state money should be expended upon roads of tnter-atat- e Importance, but th ls refused to insist upon highway such a or to pupport th Townsend idea of creating a commission to lay out a national scheme of main roads connecting th several states. ( ta The registration rexenues In 1 20 were equal to about 25 per cent of the total ' rural road and bridge expenditures for the calendar year 1919 In 1906, practicalof the motor vehicle revenues was none ly applied to road maintenance or construc- -' tlon, while In 1920, 96 per csnh-o-r aiqtai of $9", 997,160.60., wag ufied for this purThe remaining 4 per cent not appose plied to roadwork was expended very largely for number platea and In carry-piti- g Out the prov!slons,of the motor vehicle registration laws In the several states Of the total amount applied to roadwork, 97 per cent, or $77,631,52 87, n was expended under the control or of th several state highway departments. For a number of years th general ten-- , dency toward devoting an tevenues to portion of the roadwork under th control and direct iuppullon of the has been very noticeable. Prior to nmentonly a very small portion of the ? was devoted to e this purpose.registration In 1920, 78 per cent of the revenue, or $77,631,582 67, was applied to I I roadwork under the direct supervision ot the highway departmenta In addl-J- y f tlon,state $20,465,578 04 was applied to roadie work by counties or other local aupervl-yslon, but with Uttle or no direction from 14 th state highway departments e . In most states the rev-- j. i enues ere devoted to maintenance and of or the state roads other Imrepair D proved highways. These states seem to solved fairly well the difficult of securing funds for the malnte-- p nance of the more important roads under l the traffic requirements, f t As both the traffic and the revenues I- ll.-T- ates road-bulldl- State Departments Control March the next congress will seriously consider th proposed plan of a" national system of interstate highways Is now assured. wrong-diMu- g f shall-operat- Night, Betty. Im going to get some coal Daddy says Knight Coal is good Knight Coal for cold nights. Knight coal will aid you in keeping tlje Buds and Betties in good health by assisting to maintain an even temperature. Joel uk jwr dealer for :ir Knight Coal. na ccTAfnr . ' |