The Washington herald., 1912-04-07
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horsepower OF the Detroit made auto
mobiles.
The president of the r. c. II. corpora
tion suggests that the Detroit board
Of commerce, the organization having
in charge the celebration. which Is 60
ing to outdo California's fetes and the
famed Mardi Grss, have a motor car
testers parade.
The automobile tester is really the
cavalry man of the industrial world. :"
says the Detroit manufacturer. The
Cossacks Of Russia and the Bedoutns OF
the desert are not q whit more pictur-
esque. Can you picture a division at
the head of the mammoth motor car
parade for Cadillaqua composed OF those
daredevil testers logged In their mud
and dust stained khaki. There are prob
ably / 500 of these men In Detroit. and
they would be a spectacle non-Detroiters
would travel miles to see. The tester
is TO the automobile what the cowboy
was TO the horse whose place the gaso-
line vehicle has taken"
1t In practically certain that the board
OF commerce will arrange for this
unique feature OF grimy, shrieking and
horn honking tester men,
The members OF the National Capital
Motorcycle Club will assemble in front
Of the Capitol at o'clock this after
noon 20 pose for a photograph. prior 70
making q run TO Great Falls. Capt.
George Beall has requested all the MEM
bers 10 turn out for this run with their
machines decorated with the club colors
maroon and blue. Over 100 members
have signifed their intention Of joining
in this Easter day spin.
The club is making great preparations
k.aE- ~ naNs aaf
Entry blanks are now ready and can be
had by applying to Treasurer II. B.
Cohen, at the clubs headquarters, eos
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Invitations TO
participate in the meet have been for
warded to some OF the foremost motor
cycle riders in the country. Many
entries are anticipated.
Some men go to college to prepare for
business. Here is a fellow who went
around the world to get his preparation.
Tom o. Jones is the man, and his sp--
pointment as assistant export manager
has Just been made by the executives
Of the R-C-H corporation, OF Detroit
Jones is the newspaper man who cir
cled the globe In the Hupp car, the trip
terminating at the time Of the New York
show. Jones and his mates In the globe
girdIing gasoline mount learned all the
corners to European trade; how TO
deal with the Australians; secured the
confidence OF the few men In ISOLATED
countries who can sell American cars
with success. and the peculiar turns To
export trade in general.
This R-C-H export man. as the result
of his trip, covering more than a year.
Is acquainted with conditions abroad as
perhaps no other man in the export
trade OF the automobile industry.
TT is an established fact which has
been proven to the satisfaction OF all
that have given II a fair trial that the
double distributor magnetic gives in
creased power to the automobile which
Is equipped with II, and many Of the
leading manufacturers. like the Pope
Hartford and the National companies.
are adopting this type of Ignition. said
Charles F. Splltdorf. of the famous isni-
ton laboratories Of that name. while
a single spark for an approximate ad-
vance Of thirty degrees at the maximum
power developed. the actual advance Is
reduced fifteen degrees. but owing to the
twin sparks obtained and firing stimuli
tsneously, the compressed charge Is ig-
nited quicker and from both sides Of the
cylinder, thus burning the charge quicker
and also tending to expand II more COM
pletely. Fouling and short-circufting are
thus eliminated to a greater extent, re-
sulting In more power. with a smoother
running motor and car, requiring less
work TO keep the motor. rings, and valves
from fouling. which means longer life to
the motor"
The most remarkable town In Amer
ica. according to DR.. c. @. Percival. edi-
tor Of Health Magazine, Of New York.
who has made 5000 miles in the ABB
bott- Detroit Bulldog" Is to be found
among the hills of Southern Ohio. The
town is Ironsport, with 100 Inhabitants.
ten miles east of GAINESVILLE. Their
post once was CLOSED October 81, be-
cause Joseph Barney. the postmaster,
said he had not sold single stamp In
five weeks, nor had he received any In
coming or outgoing malls. The fnhabi-
tants say that they have no friends to
write to-are all too busy. anyhow.
There has not been an Idle man In Irons
port since 1909 The mines are running
fun time. and every miner owns his own
home. Some time ago the police depart
meut disbanded, the chief declaring
there had been no arrests made within
six months. and ~shat It was a waste OF
public money TO keep salarted policemen. |
The village records show ono FIRE In
two years. with the damage 500. A re-
cent census shows the population Is |
composed Of 657 Irishmen. II welshmen. |
and Sc Germans. There are only eleven |
men In 1ronsport who had no church, /"
and a Zanesville priest now claims he
has succeeded In converting these |
eleven.
The school teachers, four In number, |
declare that Ironsport children are un-
usually bright. owing to the moral in-s