The Washington herald., 1912-09-27
Gasoline Gossip

That the first transcontinental haul Of
motor freight on record. which has just
been effected, points the way to WIDEN
ing OF the delivery radius is the opinion
OF Harry S, Houpt,' general sales mana
ger OF the American Locomotive Com
pany automobile department.
News that the truck OF Charles ".
Young * Co, OF Philadelphia. arrived at
its destination in Petaluma, Cal. by way
OF San Franciscs-a 414s-mile Journey
prompted this prophecy from Mr.. Houpt.
Motor trucks are going to I'LL big
need by extending the radius Of delivery
for distances hitherto considered beyond
the horse limit" says Mr.. Houpt I'm
terurban trips. from 100 to 150 miles are
to-day far from unknown, but with the
improvement In road and bridge condi-
tons throughout the country such de-
liveries will be common.
Every bridge the transcontlnental
truck fell through gave sufficient evil
dence Of the need of a new one: every
sandy road and every road immersed
under two feet Of water showed the need
Of better ones.
Besides being a severe test of motor
truck stamina and practicability. as
the first "trip across the continent in
actual commercial usage. this journey
has moved public officials, motoring
clubs. civic associations. and business
men in hundreds of cities In the interests
Of better facilities for road transporta-
ton"
Chapman & Lore. the local agents for
the Silent King and the kOehler COM
mercial car, report the sale Of two
koehler cars. One goes to Joseph Rich
ards. the Fourteenth Street grocer. and
is Of the canvas side type. The other
goes 20 J. W. Wood. of Fourteenth Stree:
and Park Road. and is known as the
drOp-curtain type.
Mr. Tom Devlin, formerly associated
with the Storm Motor Company, agent
for the Hudson. will leave soon for De-
troit to accept a position at the Hudson
factory.
J. Edward Chapman. the coal man and
local agent for the General Motors Com
pany's G. NJ. c. truck. is building d
garage and service station for the use
Of G. NJ. c. owners. The establishment
will be when finished one Of the most
complete in the city
Some motorists believe it their duty
to oil everything In sight and out OF
sight on an automobile said Emil Gross
man. manufacturer of Red Head spark
plug. AS a result Of this over energy
and zeal they flood the magnetic with
oil and get the wires leading to the plugs
oil soaked, and there is no worse enemy
to rubber than Oil The injury is not al
first discernible. After a while the rub
ber swells and decays thereby giving
cause for short circuits. which is one
Of the most annoying troubles known 10
motorists.
To Western woman has been left the
solving Of the problem OF the proper pro-
lection to clothes for the woman enthu-
siast who does her own driving. This
particular motorist has had made an auto
coat of mems overall material. which
completely envelops her. and she can
crawl under the car and apply a tenn
p"rary bandage 20 a leak in the crank
case with as little discomfort and soiling
of clothes as a properly clad man.
A tablespoonful OF raw oatmeal sewed
in five-inch la ss Of Cheesecloth can easily
he carried while motoring. A good scrub
with one OF these in Jepid water, very
little cream rubbed on the face. lightly
brushed with powder. freshens one up
and keeps the skin in fine condition. The
oatmeal bags are to be thrown away
after each using Natural raw silk not
TO" coarse also makes good wash rags
and they have the merit Of being easily
carried. All tne TNtDlfE OF tNe laCe In
bathing and driving should he upward. II
the skin is well rubbed with cold cream
and powdered .dther thickly it Will gen
orally come through the ordeal of long
motor trip without serious burning.
Neither blue wells nor white ones are
tine least protection against the sun. as
the ravs pass directly through them.
Red rejects thu oIue ard violet rays. the
that huFu fh,arp reddish
brown veil inIerposeS an obstabie. and
led one is whoIely protective Spotted
and meshed wells are very injurious while
motoring. Only thin Chffons should be
used Never lose sight of the fact that
the skin of the face is more delicate than
any other part of the body and requires
The most care.
Wheels may he removed by following
IN" procedure as Illustrated: The hub cap
i first taken OF and 4 stout rope is put
around four of the spOkes a : near 10 the
brake beam as possible. Then lifting
jack is screwed down to its smallest
length and placed with rs head against
the axle or the head IS placed against "A
block of hard wood which touches the
a ~. The rope is then fastened around
the base Of the jack. and when the latter
is screwed up the wheels should come OF
without any difficulty
A tire Pump that Is constantly in use
becomes worn. and in sine slight leaks
will develop in the air coupling. II is
particularly annoying I" discover that the
action of the device is faulty when at
tempting To initiate a tire after a pune
ture and when one is :. me distance from
a garage where good pump may be
: eCured.
A simple remedy. and onr that will
prove of value when the coupling leaks.
is TO utilize A handkerchief in the follow
ing manner: Take one corner of the
ha ndkerchief and make single wrap be
tween the couplings and valve stem.
Their MAKE a number OF turns toward
the rubber tubing. making each wrap as
snug as possible