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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
L~UBRICATION o
E

Drivers OF pleasure ears and motor
trucks hav among other things, one
very necessary lesson to learn-the i'm
p~ortance Of fabrication. 1t is on this
one point that the average new driver
is lacking. particularly in regard 10
trucks.
Many motor truck drivers are men
who were in charge of the horses which
the commercial vehicles displaced n
their greatest difficulty seems to be
in remembering that frequent n sys-
tematic fabrication means much IN the
life of their vehicle" said a local auto
man. While the men seem to have no
trouble in picking up the
knowledge required for operating a
truck. they find il hard to get over
the habit formed in years OF handling
horse drawn truck Under the old
system their trucks required lubrica-
ton only once or twice in a week. and
then only an application OF thick grease
on the axles was necessary. 1t seems
to be a difficult undertaking to I'M
press on them that a motor truck needs
more requent fabrication
Because Of the higher speed at
which a motor truck is operated and
the additional mileage it covers in a
day, fabrication is one Of the all
important items.
Truck drivers are not much worse,
however. than some owners Of pleasure
cars, for the greatest damage usually
lone to a car is from burned bearings
as a result Of allowing the motor to run
dry"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
FIJI MOTOR CAR
HELPER
The Automobile Is Already n Necessity
on the Farm and Can Be Used
In Many Directions.

II aL-Aa
s1Tbere must be some good reason for
the wide use which the thrifty and
practical farmers are making OF auto
mobiles throughout the country, says
Y. R Stiles. REQ dealer.
seThe motor car evidently must pay
the farmer good dividends on his in
vestment. for he is not given to spend
inr MIS- money foolishly. He must get
) 9oodIv measure Of results by way or
saving time, labor and money with his
One Of our live and enthusiastic
farmer patrons recently wrote US how
his automobile furnished the power Tor
oWf hay over 1UO IeeI INTO a nay
NOW. whereby one nan now easily liz
more than three men and two horses
formerly did. This he does by lacking
nm the rear axle and Harvesting the
motor TO one Of his old discarded blow
iov and satisfaction which come to
this man as a result Of saving much
time. labor n none with the power
nlant of his motor car while utilizing
a discarded farm implement
Another farmer says that he a
kets all of his wheat and corn with
his car by the aid of a trailer. Besides,
he is now able to get to the city mucn
oftener n sell his product direct
without the aid of the middleman-an
Important factor in reducing the cost
Of living to the consumer. what is OF
even greater Importance. he has happl-
" solved the problem OF now TO Keep
his boys and girls cOntented on the
farm. Under such conditions they
would ncver swap the farm for the
shop. while their city cousins trudged
back n forth from their Work, either
afoot or as a straphanger, while work
ing for a scant living salary
Then 1 recall another farmer out IN
California who puts his car to many
practical uses on the farm, besides
running bushes errands with It. When
the ground is dry and hard he httcneS
his automobile to a disc plow and u /
tivates his large orchard in six hours,
which formerly required from II to Is
hours with three horses. He also har-
nesses his motor power to his corn
shelter and thresher and when the soil
is in proper condition he ploWs, Guilt
Yates and sOws grain with his car,
keeping a horse or W in reserve Tor
emergency only. 1t is really surprising
how many uses a car may be put to
on a farm with the exercise Of a little
mechanical ingenuity.
In view Of these facts, 1t Is appar-
ent that the motor ear, more than n
other one thing, viii help solve the
farmers problems. The l~andoWning
man who is running ahead every year
is the man who stays on the farm and
buys a motor car. By so doing he
keeps on the farm the brain and Drawn
which belongs to it n thus finds that
the motor car pays"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
KEEP TIRES FULL
PRESSURE IN HOT
WEATHER, ADVICE
Road Friction Not So DANGEROUS as
Having Tubes Under Inflated, De
cIares a Tire Expert.

Road Friction Not So DANGEROUS a.
Having Tubes Under Inflated De-
cIares a Tire Expert.
Car owners have learned a great deal
about tires during the last few years,
but there are several fallacies that II
seems impossible to get out OF the
average automobile owners mind.
The belief that hot weather and
road friction increase the air pressure
in a tire to a dangerous point cost the
car owners Of this Ountr millions or
dollars every year. says a tire expert
Because of this fallacy thousands or
car owners habitually travel on under
inflated tires, the soft tire becomes
bruised and cut and before long there
is a blowout
THE internal friction in a tire caused
BIZ the bending of the material, espe-
ciaIly the fabric does heat the tire
but the softer the tire the greater the
bending action and the more internal
heat.
The increase in air pressure due to
heat is not nearly so great as car own
ers think. To get maximum mileage
the pressure per square inch is shown
By the pressure gage should be IS times
the tires cross section in inches For
instance a three and a half inch tire
should always be inflated to IS pounds,
a four inch tire to Y pounds, a four
and a half inch tire to 81 pounds and
50 on, regardless Of hot or cold weather.
IF We could get tire users to follow
this rule there would be far less in
juries to lives and a great deal more
mileage in the tire than the average
owner GETS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

is reached atNSS.S and a station house
is sighted at IN Here the road turns
to the right and nuns to the p gate
at AL. thence to Nthe northwest past
COX's ranch and ONd san Augustine
springs Cat 491k mileO up the noun
tain to San Augustine RsS- Wnen ar
irving opposite Coxs keeR on the road
you are travelling and do Not turn 20
the left The road over the pass 70
mistaken
organ is reached at 56.1 mlesA In
curry should here be mad as tC9&n
condition OF the new road to Las CroG
ces and il the new road is cOmpletede
take that one, as 1t has no arrOyas or
heavy grades. However, il new road
is not fit for automobile travel take
Old road, which is plainly marked
al 6A.6 miles take o to right and
keep on bearing to the right on ]
ground until road runs OH snort steep
hill to lower road again This VIII
avoid running through a Dry stony.
sandy and graVelly arroyo
Las Cruces is reached at 4OI-
Auv machine in FL Paso can nego-
tate the road as far as .CoXs rancn N
Lfgb sneed. After leaving that point,
WbfIe the road is good, the grade IS
stem and gears will have to be
chsnged according to the power OF the
From Organ to Las Cruces, gears
ufn necessarily be shifted three or
four times, but IS 3 whole TINS sec
ffon Of the road Is easily traversed on
account OF being down grade most OF
me ReGtSTninr to Fort Bliss by wey Of
the valley road. the total distance traV-
eIsd was 1918 miles.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

center o by way Of Hits ranen.
and the left road, which is not very
distinctly outlined. turns west rake
center road to Hits ranch at S-S niles
This road joins the old road tnrOug
Nations pasture and runs north 10 up
per gate at the 18th mile post jos
miles finds one at Hits rancn- FasS
through gates (Which are always OPEN
keep to the left until arriving at the
old abandoned Goes ranch (aI ~
miIes) where the road again forks TO
pass near the new Fort Bliss LeEgsI
RANGE, take road to the left leadlng
around the north side Of old ranch ito 70
Fort Bliss. At this point is the new
rifle range and maneuver grounds
Continuing on past the new Goes
ranch. the road runs northeast AT
or about, q miles, the road again
forks. Keep to the right road ana
iofn on other road at 800 miles. An
abandoned ranch is passed at 5Sb
one branch to the right going to Ala
mogordo, while the branch to the lett
goes to Las Cruces (Fhis last IS SHOWN
The south gate to COEs lower ranch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

"HE trip from FL Paso to Alpine.
Texas. is one Of the prettiest in
the west according to Geo. S.
Martin. master mechanic of the Vicks-
burg. Miss. electric light and power
plant, who spent the winter in FL
Paso and left a week ago for his home
in his Chalmers go" Writing the au-
tomobile editor Of The Herald, from
Alpine, in accordance with a request
TO rsna-t his end the CON
dition Of the roads. Mr.. Martin says:
In compliance with my promise to
tell you something of my trip, 1 viii
try to outline the journey this far, as
ms Is about q only portion of my
trip that viii be Of interest to FL
PasOans.
we found the road to Hueco Tanks
good for high gear TO the 19-miIe
mark then heavy SAM to q mile,
nearly all first n second gear work.
and, though heavier loaded, we made
it through, though we could see where
somebody had evidently had trouble
We spent about an hour at the tanks,
saw three or four cars there, and con-
III on through the canyon, which
is an interesting and picturesque
drive in itself.
We stopped for the first night at
the Helm ranch, sc miles from FL Paso.
Mrs Helm treated us royalty. The
next morning We continued Jul jour
ney at $40 and stopped for night at
T. r. Yarbro's ranch, 147 miles from
FL PasO. passing through Sierra Blanca
during the morning The third morn
ing we had some ~vulcanizing to do
and did not make our start until Il
O'Clock, and reached Alpine at 6 p. m,
$50 miles from Fl Paso. We were re-
luctant to part from the cleverest hosts
We have ever met in n country, the
YarbrOs.
From Hueco Tanks to Alpine the
roads are almos perfect, or at least
as good as any reasonable man could
ask for, with two short exceptions
HuecO canyon eight miles and IS
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

~OLS. C. A P. HATFIELD and
Frank West, Miss Virginia Akard
~ and Capt. A P. Watts, quarter
master, all of Fort Bliss, drove to Las
Cruces last Sunday by way Of San Au-
gustine Pass, returning over the valley
road. The trip was made in an Abbott
Detroit. E. c. BoIles driving A de-
lightful and pleasant time was had
The roads were good and no accidents
occurred to mar any ones pleasure
A log Of the trip was kept BY Capt
Watts and is herewith furnished to en-
able others to better enjoy a like trip:
Leave the fort between grain and
coal sheds, turn north, cross railroad
track near old pump house, thence by
new road to gate C4.T miles) through
Nations pasture near Tobin- On en-
tereing h pasture the driver Is
confronted by three roads The
road leadfng to the right along
the railroad goes to Newman, the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE
ENGINE SUDDENLY ST

When a motor car, after being
cranked. runs for a minute or two and
then stops, the first place to look for
the cause Of the roubl is in the gaso-
line feed line A partial stoppage in the
pine will lessen the flow of fuel so that
the float chamber fills slowly. On being
started the motor at once
his gasoline and then has TO wait for
more. There is another possible cause
for this trouble and that is the float Of
the c~arburetor sticking. Of course if
the float is struck in a high position the
ever stopped: on the other hand, il the
float gets stuck in a low position, the
c~arbureter viii flood.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

miles Of road west OF Lobo, both very
rocky and hard on tires
Alpine is an easy two days run
from FL Paso and if you have never
made the trip, you are sadly shy on
some Of the beauties OF Texas scenery.
We made PalsanO Pass Just before
sunset and al this our OF the day it
is absolutely the most beautiful spot
] have ever seen. You spoke to me
Of a possibility of your making a trip
trip, try and arrange your running
time to make connection with the pass
at shutdown and I promise that our
future boosts viii be of PaisanO Pass,
and the little city Of Alpine deserves
all the credit and benefit that a boost
Of the pass can give it
you have missed the most beautiful
part of Texas by not making the trip
to Alpine, and I cannot recommend
too strongly that you take an early
opportunity to make the trip. The
heavy road is between Ell Paso and
Hueco; the road beyond is not hard
Take the left turn in from he
ranch house at HuecO (rather dim at
start) thence through the HuecO can
yon to the top Of the long rise. Just
after emerging from the canyon take a
left turn, then take all other right
turns to Joe Whites ranch, 81 miles
from FL Paso is a plain road TO
Helms. 66 miles; Lanier's ranch, IS
miles; then to Sierra Blanca, rs miles.
Then follow the Southern Pacific
railroad TO Alpine; if ever in doubt,
turn towards the railroad, never away
from it; run on the south side all the
way from Sierra Blanca to Valen-
tine, then cross to enter town and 70
back again to leave town and the
same thing again at Maria; then keep
to the south side until leaving Pals
ano Pass; then cross to the north
side; through double gates and into Al
pine on the north side.
This trip is worth any mans time
and money and I would like very much
to read your writeup when you make
1t. as I know you viii some day and I
hope soon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
CARTEROAR MAN DOES
NOT FEAR TARIFE CUT.


That the new tariff bill could not
possibly have any disastrous effects
on the motor car industry is the opin-
ion Of Harry r. RadfOrd, vice president
and general manage Of the Carter
car company, Pontiac. Mich. Mr.. Rad
ford says, however. that it might Of
course enable the manufacturers 10
build cars more cheaply because Of
lowering the cost Of living for the
workman.
The American Motor car industry is
built on a permanent foundation"
says Mr.. Radford. land I do not see
with such enormous growing demand
how the business could possibly be
injured in any way. The motor car
has come to be considered a necessity
by every class of citizens.
IF b. new III does succeed In
lowering the cost Of living IL will Of
course cause an increase in h al
ready great demand for cars because
more people viii be able to keep
them"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
MISSES WILSON
WILL DRIVE THEIR
OWN CAR
A Baker. Once Owned by Mrs. Taft,
VIII Be Used by Daughters
OF the President.
The Baker electric used BY \

The Baker electric used by Mrs. Taft
and her daughter, Helen. during the
Taft administration, is being used by
Miss Eleanor Wilson, youngest daugh-
ter Of president Woodrow Wilson, and
Miss Jessie Wilson, the presidents
eldest daughter, who are taking les
sons in the operation Of the machine.
Practice with the car. which is Of the
Victoria type, and which has the ma
lions coat Of arms on its panels, is
going forward in Executive ven be
tween the white house and the state,
war and navy building.
Abel Long, who has charge of the
white house motor cars. and who drove
president n Mrs. Taft many thousands
OF miles. Is the instructor. He says his
pupils are apt and quick to learn. The
presidents eldest daughter, Margaret,
is expected to take a few lessons when
her sisters become proficient.
Under the guidance OF Helen Taft,
the white house electric was driven
through the streets Of Washington for
three years and was a familiar sight
IN the streets and boulevsrds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

When you order a suit of clothes
you don't select the cheapest. Pnce
is not your sole standard quail
ity, looks, style, variability. For
these you are glad to pay a little
higher price.
When you buy or build a house
the cost Is not the only thing con-
sidered. You want It we'll built, at
tractive, comfortable, permanent.
And you are willing to pay a fair
price for what you want even though
you know cheaper houses can be
bought.
The same thing Is true-or should
be-n buying a motor car.
Don't decide the car question on
price-but consider carefully what
you get for hat price. A Chalmers
car Will cost you $500 to $500 more
than some other cars, but It Is worth
to you at least $1,000 more.
1t is worth hal much more be-
cause of the extra Udlue it gives.
Extra DaZue in dependable serOice.
Chalmers cars built IN Chalmers
shops last longer than most cars.
Eleven Chalmers cars have been
driven 1920, 400 miles. Thousands
Chalmers Motto
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
HAS NEW PLAN OF
SPRING SUSPENSION

Los angeles Man Declares Device VIII
Do Away With iced OF Pneu-
maticH for Cars.
A Los Angeles man, c. W. Crawford,
has in use a spring device which ne be-
lieves will revolutionize automobile and
tire construction. He declares that with
proper spring suspension solid tires will
any speed and give more than $4,000
miles service.
His device is a coil spring above and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26

below the axle. He asserts hat this
plan takes UP all the shock and keeps
the wheel on the ground at all times.
He plans to drive to New York next
month after the transcontinental rec
ord.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
Beautiful Two-Day Trip, Ell
Paso to Alpine; Roads Good

Worst Road Is Between Fl PasO and Hueoo Tanks With Only I've Bad Spots
Beyond HusCO-Sceney IN PaisanO Pass Is Beauttu+-LOg
Of the Road; How to Get There
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-26
Your Chalmers Is Worth $1,000 More
but Costs Only $500 to $500 More

Of others. some IN their 4h or 5h
wear, have been driven $4,000 to
5000 and are still giving salts
faction.
Extra oalue in comfort. Now
adays people ask more of a car than
merely to run. Chalmers cars, with
big, roomy bodies, Turkish cushions,
l1-inch upholstery, long flexible
springs, big wheels and tires give
you perfect riding comfort.
Extra oalue in looks. Chalmers
cars are beautiful cars. Cars you
can be proud of IN any company.
$4,000 and $4,000 cars have no bet
ter lines or more perfect finish.
Extra odlue in satisfaction. It's
poor economy to save a few hun
dred dollars on a motor car which
you won't take permanent ~satisfac-
ton in driving. Many have tried it.
They have saved money and
gained costly automobile expert
ence-and have finally purchased
cars of the Chalmers grade.
Why not purchase now the car
you are sure to want later? Give us
an opportunity to show you the
Chalmers Is worth $1,000 more but
costs only $500 to $500 more.
Co., of FL Paso
ANTONIO SIS, Ell PASO, TEX
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04

: William G. Shepherd, European
correspondent for The Day Book, has
Just concluded a weeks personal con-
ference in France with the great
Louis Lepine, who for over twenty
years has been the famous chief OF
the Paris police. ~.
: Of all the crimes that has hap
pened in that time, Lepine has related
to Shepherd, especially for our read
ers, those he considers the most mo-
mentous -mystifying!
These astonishing stor ies set down
for the first time from the viewpoint
of this flesh and. blood Sherlock
Holmes who ferreted them aout are
far more thrilling than any: fiction,
for they tell of the tragedies of real
human beings caught. il, the mael-
strom of Paris. the, CITY Of weird
Crimes aid nlJ5lefies. -
These are the aHSo tSfeae ,EbaffIilg
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04
THE GREATLEPINE HIMSELF TO RELATE THE
FAMOUS MYSTERIES OF PARIS FOR YOU!

cases selected by Chief Lepinei
l. !. The Steinheil Affair-the deep
est mystery France ever saw. ~
II. The Famous $40, 900, 900 SWIM
die of Nine. Humbert.
Ill. The Mystery of Train 826.
w. The Story of Galaxy, the
Greatest of all Partisan Robbers.
V. The Remarkable Crime His
tory of "SoIeiIIand, the Satyr."
WATCH FOR THE FIRST ONE OF
THESE GREAT STORIES!
MONDAY. OCT. 6!
IN THE DAY BOOK!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-10-04
HOUSEHOLD HINTS

A good way to clean gas mantIes
or gas burners that are blackened by
carbon deposits is to sprinkle sodium
chloride or "salt" upon them while
burning. This causes the carbon to
burn away and prolongs the life of
the mantle and increases the eff
cheney of the light or burner.
This is proper way to mix black
ing: Cut the cake of backing into
small pieces, put it in a saucer and
pour over enough sweet milk to make
it into rather thick cream. Backing
mixed in-this way helps to prevent
the leather from cracking.
Fruit tarts have nasty habit of
bubbling over and making mess in
the oven, even though small hole
be made in the top of the crust. This
is, no doubt, due to the hole closing,
as it frequently does when the pastry
puffs up and the steam cannot es-
cape. To obviate this difficulty insert
short piece of uncooked macaroni
in the top of the crust. The steam
will then be able to escape and the
juice will ndt, boil over. Of course,
the macaroni should be withdrawn
before the tart is served
-s 1000
A guard to be fastened to the head
with straps to enable a man to shave
the back of his neck safely and &C
1CuTdtely Has been patented.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-21

The Cats Fault Again.-That dear
little boy with golden curls was in his
usual inquisitive mood. And the weary
worried uncle was in his usual COM
Portable chair. ..r.
81 want to know something" began
Willie. Uncle made no reply.
Uncle, 1 want to know something" F"
said Willie again.
"Sh!" answered uncle. I'm dozing."
Yes, but, uncle"
BE quiet!
"I want to know"
well, you can't!" snapped the un-
Gle angrily. Have you never heard
that curiosity once killed cat?"
KILLED it, uncle?" exclaimed Will,
much impressed. We'll, never mind
about what / wanted to know, them"
Good boy!" nodded uncle.
But, uncle" said Willie, after a
short pause, what was it the cat
wanted to know?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-11-21
THE MEXICAN PROBLEM
CONTINUED from First Page.)

on loot is considered as more than
probable. In other words, it Is the
plan to make the Mexicans help to
clean their own house.
Under efficient leadership, good pay,
good food and decent treatment
American officers have found in the
Latin-Americans, in Cuba and Porto
Rico, the makings Of excellent con-
stabulary. The success Of this plan
would relieve the United States forces
of a goodly part of the burden, and
just SO rapidly diminish the period
through which it would be necessary
to keep a very large force In Mexico.
AS in Cuba, army officers who ex-
pect to have part in the work If inter-
vention comes believe that eventually
the American forces can content
themselves with garrisoning the larg-
er cities, while the native constabu-
larry, under American officers, COM
plete the task of stamping out ban
ditry and restoring the reign Of law.
There is no doubt the military gov
ernment Of this period would be the
best Mexico ever had.
The task of Intervention in Mexico
would be much mere gigantic and
more to be dreaded were it not for the
experience acquired by the United
States army in Cuba, Porto Rico and
the Philippines in the last fifteen years.
Practically every army officer now has
at least fair knowledge Of Spanish,
and, what is more important an un-
derstanding Of the Latin-American
character. For this reason. they. feel
that they understand the Mexican
problem fully knowing conditions in
other Latin-American countries from
first hand experience.
They feel likewise that they are rea-
sonably certain of what the Mexican
will do under given circumstances,
and by what mode Of treatment they
may most successfully be dealt with
For these reasons, the army officer to-
day is not at all afraid that the army
will not prove equal to the task which
seems likely to be thrust upon it. All
he asks is that the question Of Mexi-
can intervention be understood by the
government and the people before 1t
Is undertaken, so that the army may
take up its work with an equipment of
men and facilities proportionate to the
size Of the task.