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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1921
Page
5
State statistics from the information bureau of the state conference of mayors show New York recorded 7 005 automobile thefts in 1920 with 4 996 recovered. The figures indicate widespread vehicle crime and high recovery rate nationwide.
A zero milestone will be erected by the American Automobile Association near the Capitol in Washington to mark the starting point of the highways radiating from the city. President Harding has been asked to dedicate the stone.
Camberwell borough council seeks an efficient anti mud splash device for its cars after trials by forty inventors from the British Isles and continent. Only eight devices scored above sixty and none reached seventy five. Tests used thick mud and ruts with white screens to measure splash while judges considered fitting time, wheel alteration, appearance, weight, price, efficiency, endurance, stability and curb shocks.
One of the auto district landmarks changes quarters from 407 E Pine St to the Waterhouse building across the street. Manager C O Kenworthy reports a ready showroom for Cole, Reo, Dort, Dort speed wagon, and Marmon cars with Frank W Elliott handling the new addition. The shop boasts a 21 man crew and top equipment.
English motorists in northeast England buy gasoline in drums leading to absence of gas filling stations, a situation noted by Consul Slater of Newcastle on Tyne. The report explains suppliers ship by drums due to shortages and distribution quirks affecting local fueling options.
An English correspondent paid 5,000,000 rubles for a battered car in Russia and sold it for 6,000,000 rubles before leaving. In real American money that amounted to about 50 dollars.
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