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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1921
Page
4
A homemade garage portable crane built from iron pipe bed casters bicycle chain and sprockets offers a lightweight lifting tool. It supports engines gear cases and heavy auto parts by using detachable hooks standard fittings and a band iron clamp with a reversing handle to set article height.
Special tire paints designed to protect the spare tire from injury caused by air and moisture can be purchased. The black coating gives a glossy finish, requires no special skill, and helps prevent deterioration during months of exposure before use.
Derangements of speedometers ease to fix and protect car records. Speedometers keep track of mileage and efficiency, aiding drivers in judging gasoline use, lubrication, tires, and overall performance. Without a functioning meter, owners guess at wear, resale value, and maintenance needs.
An observer notes rubber bags or covers on head lamps in rain ridden cities and suggests personal water proof bags for lamps to keep them looking new, citing chauffeurs’ care as a model for long lasting lamps.
Inlepore stands as the only Maine town banning motor vehicles. The article notes nationwide car routes and transit services in 163 cities, including 3500 miles traveled by Maud Younger from San Francisco to Washington for a political convention, accompanied by a dog.
A fragment notes a warning against reamers for inside pipes due to flux scale turning edges. it also reports a 1920 census trend of fewer horses on farms compared to 1910, and mentions a new automobile disk wheel made of glued wood slices with alternating grain that resists cracking and warping.
In Washington a large gathering of lawmakers and veterans from World War Civil and Spanish American wars formed The Veterans of the Sixty-seventh. Senate member Roy G. Fitzgerald and Representative John E Rankin became leaders as John Thomas Taylor outlined the American Legion legislative program including consolidation vocational training and other wartime aims.
In Kansas Miss McCoy of Topeka, secretary of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, urges mixed posts with auxiliaries. She promotes home cooking at banquets, clubhouse upkeep, and wartime service ethos. McCoy previously worked in a Kansas bank, entering during the war and returning the job to a soldier afterward.
The American Legion flag will occupy a building in the heart of New Orleans old French Quarter for four years after the city handed over the property to Legion posts. Nearby the Spanish Cabildo once displayed the Spanish colors before the French, and the Louisiana Purchase in 1804 brought the Stars and Stripes to the ramparts. In 1812 the British flag flew briefly, followed by Confederate colors during the Civil War. After healing, the Stars and Stripes reappeared as the city rebuilt.
Frank E. Semuel adjutant of the Kansas department reports brisk American Legion activities in China. The information comes from a letter received from Dr. Andrew Woolf who is currently with the…
The U S Railroad Labor Board orders wage reductions averaging 12 percent on 104 railroads effective July 1. The decision targets 31 unions with 104 railroads, estimating annual wage savings around 400 million dollars. Reductions vary by job, with section workers hit hardest and some increases from 1920 awards wiped out.
Majority and minority parties in the lower house urged the chief executive to inform Congress about Major General Crowder's Cuba mission and powers. The resolution, introduced by Deputy Enrique Max, supported aiding Cuba's independence, while Mann's charges drew denouncements from Liberal leader German Lape and Conservative figure Enrique Recto.
London reports debate in offsett circles over Heitwin not receiving informal offer from Washington on an International agreement to cut armaments. The British government would back world peace efforts and would welcome US suggestions to advance disarmament.
One hundred ten midshipmen who were asked to resign after the reexamination would be eligible for renomination under an amendment to the naval appropriation bill adopted by the Senate. The amendment by Senator McKellar of Tennessee was accepted without a record vote after two hours of debate.
Montreal reports Lord Byng of Vimy has been offered the governor generalship of Canada to succeed the Duke of Devonshire. An official announcement may follow within days if he accepts, reflecting his WWI command of the Third Cavalry Corps and Canadian forces on the French front.
A J Rich, local financier, announced that $25 090 000 has been subscribed to construct a Bay Bridge from San Francisco to Oakland. The bridge would span eight and a half miles, be 200 feet wide, and carry traffic as well as oil gas water pipes and electric conduits for public utilities.
A posse led by Sheriff pursued murder suspects to the North Platte River where they swam to a wooded island. Deputy Glenn E. Schultz swam after them and forced surrender. The men were captured and jailed to await hearings on murder charges.
Widespread violence in Oklahoma as race disorders erupt after a Negro accused of attacking a white girl. Officials report many dead and hundreds wounded. property damage reaches about 1.5 million dollars. Martial law begins with troops patrolling streets. officials promise vigilance as thousands of Black residents flee the city.
Washington reports a relief measure allows loans up to 8 000 000 to aid federal farm lenders for distribution among farmers. The Senate approved the plan with assurances of support, awaiting House action. A separate item notes a man was killed by a live wire while trying to rescue his cat from a telegraph pole in Schofield.
A knife wielding Tokia-A man killed eight including a wife and children in a domestic massacre. in El Paso a liquor smuggler was wounded in a gun battle with customs guards as Arriaga and Jose Mar Uno tried to flee. Separate damage suits in Kansas claim 199000 against the city and individuals linked to a 1920 anti league demonstration.
Railroads report 295000 freight cars out of repair or unfit for use, signaling a wide maintenance backlog and reduced capacity for cargo movement across network. Independent repairs and urgent fleet refurbishment projects are emphasized by industry officials to avert potential supply disruptions.
Railways face a growing freight car shortage with about 194000 cars not fit for immediate use and 295000 not fit for service since 1918. 1917 saw 2,479,500 freight cars on Class 1 lines. by May 1920 there were 2,042,900 fit for service. Heavy repairs needed for 74 percent of bad order cars. industry must boost car production to handle rising traffic.
In Prot, Pennsylvania, a railroad engineer named Jostie Life attempted to chlorof orm an elderly cat using a rag soaked with a chemical. The cat resisted and the man collapsed unconscious, later dying from the injuries in an apparent fatal accident.
A warehouse shipment of 2.40 quarts of Canadian whisky bound for Honduras aboard the United Pratt Company steamship Cita vanished en route. Investigators note likely misrouted dray tapping and case swapping, revealing only river water when checked by a clerk.
A proposed bill by Senator Norris of Nebraska would create a federal corporation in the United States with a $1,000,000 capital to buy farm products and sell them abroad. The board would include the secretary of agriculture and four directors appointed by the President with Senate consent. Directors would earn $7,500 annually and the corporation could issue bonds up to ten times its paid in capital.
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