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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1922
Page
10
A local financial scare shakes the city after a major real estate firm misses debt payments. Bankers and officials brace for ripple effects on housing projects and municipal programs amid cautious market reactions.
Washington dispatch outlines a looming used car crisis as dealers overproduce new cars. The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce proposes markets shows and public education to restore balance, with guarantees and reconditioning emphasized to boost used car sales.
Nordyke and Marmon Co announces a 25 percent price reduction effective in 1922. The touring car drops to 3706 dollars, with other body styles listed at 3700 to 5300 dollars, reflecting substantial savings across the Marmon lineup.
A proposed system places a dash mounted receiver on cars connected to a wire network along highways. Morse code signals would indicate road links and turns while arrows and bells guide drivers through detours and crossings. The plan requires federal and state highway coordination for transmission and power.
A collage of jokes and observations about cars and driving from 1920s era prose. It mentions underinflation, auto theft talk, and the Citroen Ford comparison, with brief quips about the Dutch auto show and the pneumatic tire’s inventor John B. Dunlop.
A stout block of wood and a jack restore a bent fender. Place the block between the jack and fender end and apply pressure to straighten.
A. B. Roome argues auto insurance rates will fall only if drivers show greater care. He cites coinsurance with a fixed car cost, mandatory theft devices, and strict traffic law enforcement as key steps. Roome notes potential rate cuts of up to 75 percent if theft, fire and collision coverage are removed, and 15 percent for approved theft devices.
Lafayette Motors Co of Indianapolis lowers prices on LaFayette open models to 3985 and 4000 dollars. The firm has slashed prices by up to 30 percent across Lafayette cars over the past year, with total cuts on the touring car reaching 1535 dollars and on the sedan 2225 dollars since January 1, 1921.
The Maryland legislature enacted one of the first keep to the right laws in the United States early in 1800. The penalty for violation was set at three dollars.
In Nebraska the automobile theft department of the enforcement bureau maintains index records and files of all missing cars and is open for inspection to any U S resident who loses a motor vehicle by theft. The bureau is state managed and all recoveries incur no cost to anyone.
The Durant special freight train completed an ocean to ocean run from New York to San Francisco in under eight days covering 3000 miles. The consist included 30 box cars carrying 150 Durant Four cars, setting a new record for a complete train. Engineers performed daring maneuvers across divisions with yard crews. Cheyenne saw notable stunts as the train crossed the continental divide breaking the Dempsey Carpentier record by twenty minutes.
The Neht automobile era grows in England due to low price and economical operation. France and other parts of Europe show same trend as London and Paris host shows. This development signals progress in flexible economical automobiles shaping modern transport and logistics.
Henry Ford discusses a new light durable material cottonoid made from formaldehyde glue cotton and other ingredients for car and railway coach construction. He predicts heavy steel vehicles will fade into museums while vast cottonoid factories rise in rural districts to employ farmers in winter.
Capt. Nicholas J. Gugnot is credited with constructing the first motor propelled road vehicle in 1769 that actually ran, powered by steam, predating the first railroad track by about five decades. The account notes the early achievement as a landmark in vehicle history.
A terse remark notes that the rising trend in Europe and other regions signals progress, reflecting a broader optimistic view of modernization and development across nations.
The Secrantons of Concord Michigan travel in a Reo Speed Wagon on a year long transcontinental journey. Beginning September 5 they followed the Lincoln Highway to Cheyenne Rocky Mountain National Park to Mexico and back to Seattle. They are now on the second lap somewhere in Florida.
A motion picture course of instruction on automobile elements now used in schools colleges and universities consists of 85 sets spread over 12 reels. The film took a year to produce and runs nearly 400 000 feet in length.
New York and 14 states move to raise revenues from motorists. Affected drivers face additional per gallon levies or a flat registration fee to fund road upkeep, with estimates of 5 to 10 dollars extra yearly for many motorists.
A historical report notes that skidding and ditching account for 12.7 percent of automobile accidents in the United States, highlighting the impact of loss of control on road safety.
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