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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1917
Page
6
Registration and license fees funded road work with 1,067,332 more motor cars than 1915, a 3 percent rise. Total registered cars reached 3,512,006 and motorcycles 250,810, yielding $25,865,369.78 in gross revenue. About 92 percent supported road construction and maintenance across 43 states.
The article notes that in 1906 about 48 000 registrations generated roughly $190 000 in fees and licenses, of which little funded road work. By 1916 motor revenues totaled $25 865 360.75, comprising nearly 0 percent of rural road and bridge income. In recent years spending shifted toward state highway departments, with 70 percent of 1916 road funds overseen by them and 13 states not exercising direct control.
Peter E Pinkelman and William Sheets visited Decatur to inspect the Comet Automobile plant and Pinkelman drove the first Comet car made. G W Helmrich of Comet arranged local representation while H H Borchers, sales manager, is due midweek. The firm, though new, has strong backers and aims to be the best value car in its price range.
In Orleans July 8 a soldier named Taillebois was court martialed and sentenced to one year in prison and a 250 franc fine for impersonating a Catholic priest and swindling Catholics. He posed as Father Henry, gained trust of priests and parishioners, officiated in churches, heard confessions, administered communion for money. His scheme unraveled after a failed preaching at St. Jean le Blanc, with the parish priest reporting to Bishop Gibert of Versailles. Separately, Japanese use sea lion hides to make waterproof leather for various products.
Buick branch managers and distributors gathered in Flint Michigan for the annual convention. An official announced the year ending July 1 was the most prosperous in Buick history with 115000 cars sold, over 35000 more than any prior year, and demand expected to grow. A tour of new 1918 models followed, praised as the most perfect and handsome yet, incorporating many 1917 improvements and repurposed ideas from across the country.
Prominent tastes favor the sport model in the small car class. Marion Davies uses a Country Club Model on New York trips. May Robson endorses it, while Bertha M. Sinclair, B. M. Bower, travels with the car between her Sierra foothill ranch and San Francisco.
One of the country’s largest factory athletic groups operates among Fisk Rubber employees at Chicopee Falls Massachusetts. Known as the Fisk Athletic Association it is an A A U registered body. Its structure is among the most complete and comprehensive, supporting an all star baseball team called the Red.
The Fisk Athletic association runs a Fisk Six Team league with top local players, playing at Pik fark recreation ground. The group also hosted a first class track meet drawing Holy Cross, Cushing academy, and Chicag o stars, won by Andy Kelly in multiple sprints, John Stack high jump, Zuttn pole vault. About 2,500 employees participate through 4.8 memberships and self governed by elected officers and committees.
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