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"As it was speeding to answer a fire alarm in Springfield, Mass,, this fire truck'smashed into a. Ford automobile. The heavy fire truck overturned, seriously injuring three of the firemen, while the lighter automobile continued on its way undamaged.
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ANGLO-AMERICAN TRADE
BRITISH MANUFACTURERS
INVITED TO VISIT U. S...
At a complimentary luncheon given to Mr Alfred Hacking, Secretary of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Tradors of London, by the National Auto- mobile Chamber of Commerce, New York, on July 28th. Inst, an invitation wasofficiallyextended to the English Car and Truck Manu facturers to visit Amorica during the World motor Congress which is to be held in New York during January, 1920,
During the luncheon, Frederick J Haynos, President of Dodgo Brothers, Inc., and H. H. Rice of General Motor Corporation, two of the Chamber, Directors, speak- ing for the industry, said that American makers had much in common with the English monu facturors in the motor trade; would like to have them visit America to look over procesAUS and methods in Americoh factor- ies. American manufacturers wel- come sales of good English cars in their country."
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In this connection they recalled that upon proposal of the automi- bilo industry some years ago Con- gress reduced the American Tariff on motor cars from 45 to 25 per- cent. something never advocated by any other industry.
It was indicated at the gather- ing that one or two of the English manufacturers are not getting in- In view of the fact that some to what might be termed "mass time ago we suggested that it production of medium and low might be a good idea to occasion-priced cars, although most of their aily employ plain clothes traffle products are high priced The police in the Colony, the de-English are well advanced in the cision made by the President of manufacture and use the American Automobile As- and buses. sociation is of interest.
of trucks
The whole atmosphere of the gathering was that the world needs motor cars and that the combined work of the American
After consulting 61 police chiefs in the United States, Mr. Thomas P. Henry the President Jof the A. A. A. is of the opinion and British industrios will help that secret highway police are to improve conditions in other not as effective as uniformed countries so they might buy motor traffic officers in deturring traffic driven products. jvielations.
Improved highways, traffic.con- Of the 61 cities consulted, Mr. ditions and similiar matters that Henry reports that only three have had attention here for yours, still use plain clothes on to must now be given consideration oatch speeders. Five others use in foreign countries. both uniformed and unun formied It was brought out at the meet men, and the rest confine their ing that the British export trade policing to uniformed officers, was increasing rapidly and, as is Of the last class, 23 cities have well known, the American export tried plainclothes officers and trade has taken a tremendous abandoned the system. Reasons step forward this year when it is for dispensing with the secret expected that at least half a mil patrol system were
lion American cars and trucks Uniforms protect the motorist will be sold to more than 100 as well as the police.
foreign countries. The uniform deters would-be Mr. Hacking who was in the violatora.
| United States to study the auto-
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It is more important to discour-motive industry, spoke interest- age violation than to make an ingly of automotive conditions in arrast after something bas, Great Britain; of the increasing happened.
recognition of the value of motor The secret system presupposes cars and incidentally, the broad the motorist a criminal,
use of motor cycles,"
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He expressed the belief that the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders would respond to the invitation of the National Autó- mobile Chamber of Commerco by. sending over a delegation next January to look over the shows;
visit the factories and confor on problems of world trade in con- nection with motor care and trucks.
In attendance at the luncheon were automobile manufacturore, trade paper editors and others prominent in the industry and in related associations, such tyres, accessories and engineer- ing.
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PLANES ON FIRST STAGE Airplanes have entered their first stuge of progress, as com- pared with automobiles. They take reliability flights just ás automobiles used to take reliabil- ity runs.
STANDARD SIGNALS. The American: Automobile As- sociation is urging the standardiz- ation, and adoption of uniform railroad crossing sigals, as a practical means to reduce the Peath toll at these points,
If the cell of the battery goes dead there is a way to overcome this. After finding the dead cell by tosting with hydromotor or voltmeter bold a stiff iron bar a wrench will do firmly in contact with the posts of the doad cell and press the starter button. That closes the circut of tho live cells and furnishes enough curront to start tho motor. Thereafter, the geno rator furnishes the current for ignition.
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