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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Long and Short Stroke Engines.

+ Whether those who remain true to the
short stroke engine or those who pin
their faith to the long one are right,
time and experience will eventually set
tie. and it may be in a way which is
scarcely anticipated by many at the mo-
ment: that Is to say, it will very prob
ably be established that in actual per-
Torrance there is nothing to choose be-
tween the two proportions. but that other
things being equal, lighter, engine can
be built one way than the other. Many
designers maintain that the longer stroke
engine must. necessarily, be. a heavy
one. but this can scarcely be regarded as
proven. particularly as most Of those
who make the assertion have not made
such an engine, or have gone to exc
tremes. 1t Is obvious that If engines OF
equal power and equally satisfactory
running can be made lighter with equal
durability one way or the other, that
particular way is the better. It may even
be found that the matter Is settled by
wearing qualities. though this seems
doubtful, since as It appears that, with
correct design and equally good material
and workmanship. there should be nothing
between the. two. This is in the light of
present knowledge, but We are learning
all the time, which. after all. is one of
the great delights Of motoring. When
sufficient knowledge has accumulated, We
may be able to form a definite conclusion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
MOTORISTS WELCOME
LOWER TIRE PRICES
Announcement Of Diamond Tire
Company Cause for
Rejoicing.

Probably the most welcome news that
automobiles have heard for some time
was the announcement last week Of a re-
bile tires. In commenting Oh the new
scale Of prices Sales Manager H. NJ.
Bacon says:
This price reduction is simply the re-
suit Of several conditions that have work.
ed out for the benefit Of all tire buyers.
We are enabled to make a lower price on
Diamond tires because we have been
working with that object in view for a
long time
I'm the first place. said Mr.. Bacon.
I'VE have been building tires for sixteen
years; in fact we built the first pneu-
matte automobile tire in America.
when we first started building auto
mobile tires that department occupied one
corner in small room. That little
workshop factory has grown in sixteen
old. inaccurate process Of building tires
by hand was done away with In our
plant long ago.
Tire building in the, old days was far
from being the scientific process we
make today-not only in the process Of
manufacture, but in testing the raw ma
terials and finished product.
'1t is this combination of huge facto-
ries, vitaiized rubber. specially designed
tire building machinery, constant re-
search Investigations by our chemists to
discover economical methods of COM
pounding rubber and careful inspection
of all our products before going on the
market and the nationwide distribution
of our goods that has enabled US to build
up a volume of business. and it is this
tremendous volume that enabled US to
sell tires at SO reasonable q price to the
consumer"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
SHOULD INSPECT TIRES.
Need Careful Attention if Car Was
Stored All Winter.

lone Of the things q man should do,
II he stored his car during the winter.
Is to look the tires over carefully before
driving ON Them" said local automo-
bile man the other day.
Until you examine the casing care
fully you have no idea Of the large num-
Der of cuts and gashes 1t bears. Some
Of these may be so deep that they reach,
or even cut the fabric; others may be very
shallow. The deep ones are likely to
cause trouble IL they are not taken care
Of and at this season particularly, when
the streets are wet great part Of the
time, q casing can be very nearly ruined.
1.-The water gets into the cuts. loosens
the thread, soaks into the fabric and
rots 1t. Then the casing is done for. Some
Of the smaller cuts can be repaired with
q good quick-drying tire gum, but this Ia
Of little use In the ones which reach to
the fabric.
These should be vulcanized, so that
they are made watertight. Even IL 1t were
not wet this should be done, because
sand and dirt get between the rubber
thread and the fabric and cause sand
bMste-s that break through the thread.
1t has been my experience that the man
who takes care Of his tires gets longer
mileage at less cost"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
BARNEY oLDFIELD's START.
Graduated From Bicycle Racing to
Driving the Ford 1888"

The famous old $685. is an epoch all
by itself in the history Of American au-
tomobile building. To every one who has
followed the history OF the industry at
large or watched the rapid growth Of
the Ford Motor Company this car will
always have a peculiar significance.
It was one Of the first cars built by
Henry Ford, and it was pronounced
ready for running by its builder some
time in the early SOS.
It was named 'Y99'' after the railroad
engine in use on the New York Central
railway which bore the reputation Of be-
ing the fastest In the service ana was
numbered "999.''
A friend of Henry Ford's at the time
was Tom Cooper, champion bicycle rider.
When fine car was finally declared ready
for service neither Mr.. Ford nor Mr..
Cooper cared to see just how much speed
II had. when it was opened up" It ran
so fast that in comparison the speed of
a scared cat appeared a snaiIs pace.
This new invention was q formidable ma
chine. a lightning footed monster of the
In until this time Barney Oldfield had
never touched a motor-driven vehicle
other than q freight engine. He was sug-
gested by Mr.. Cooper to Mr.. Ford as the
mar, who had the requisite nerve to see
iust how fast 1899" actually could run.
Oldfield was then a. bicycle rider.
He was sent for by Mr.. Ford. and UNI
der the tutelage of the latter learned to
drive. Oldfield proved worthy of his
reputation for nerve. ana ct the wheel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Will Enjoy Her Electric.
0UT-0F-ToWN
AUTO LICENSES

Automobile licenses were issued last
week for the first time to Out-of-town
motorists under the new order Of the
District Commissioners. the rate being
the same as that in the state from
which application is made. The licenses
are issued by the automobile board OF
the District in. the same manner as
local licenses are issued. The out-of-
tags having a black background with
the numbers in white, being exact
duplicates of the local Identification
tags, except for the serial number.
The following licenses have been is
sued:
19Ooo-William Van valkenberg.
Lakeland. Md. Warren.
1sO01-James A. Jones. Baltimore.
Md, Packard
lsoos-Robert Garrett, Baltimore,
'1eoosWMiss D. g. Fulton, Baltimore.
Nd, Standardization
1S004-Ds X. a e. Fisher. Baltimore.
Md, Cadillac.
19005--Not assigned.
19006z7-Monumental Brewing Com
19O07-D- g Grillbrotzer, Alexandria,
Va. Cadillac.
.lsoos--Lewis Jenkins. HuEhesville.
lsoosNwalliam K. skelly. Baltimore.
Iso1o-F. N. weimer. Meadows. Nd.
Cadillac.
1sol1--Mrs. Barbara Brooks. Balti-
1iseiaML ", Hoffman. Baltimore,
l9o1s-Edmund s. Dickey, Baltimore.
l9ol4-Motor Car Company. Balti-
more, Md, demonstrating.
1s015-H. w. Seymour. Baltimore.
1anis~nr N r. Futcher. Baltimore,
Isol7-T. Il. Bowles. Eccleston. Nd.
isoisEJohn +. Houchens. Baltimore.
Md, Spoerer.'
1go1sLR. lTunstall Taylor. Baltimore,
Md. Packard.
10O20--Grace NJ. DOW, Baltlmore, Mo-,
Washington.
1so21-Philip U. Harvey. Baltimore.
Nd, Hudson. -
s1so22-George R.. Webb. Baltimore.
lsoes-Fred p. stieff. Baltimore, Nd.
1so24-John M. Dennis, Rider, Md.
1soas@r.. H. o'connor. Baltimore.
isoas~c. W. Miller. Baltimore. Nd.
Packard.
Buick.
1SOZS-Wllllam D. Wue0A0Ap |AsA
more, Nd, Overland.
19O29-Herbert M. Bruno, Baltimore,
Md, Packard. -
19o3O-Charles F. Groves. Baltimore,
Md, Packard. -
1aO31-Alexander c. Nelson, Baltt-
more, Md, Packard.
Is032-F. A. Furst, Baltimore, Nd,
Pierce-Arrow.
19O33-Dr. r. A. Warfield. Alexandria,
Va, Case.
1so35-W. j. Gordam. Popes Creek.
1sosS-Harry O. Harris. Mount Wash
ington, Md, Cadillac.
Is037-William Hensler, Tuxedo, Mo-
Locomobile.
1s039-Jane L. Waring. Baltimore,
Nd, Pierce-Arrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
FIGHT INCREASED FEES.
Pennsylvania Motor Owners to OPP.
pose Pending Bill.

The Pennsylvania Motor Federation is
q bill pending in the present legislature
to double the license fees on all automo-
biles. As there are approximately 10000
owners OF motor vehicles in Pennsylvania,
the efforts OF the federation are awaken
ing widespread response. and hooG OF
protest IL beginning to pour In upon the
senator's and representatives This is ex-
pected to increase in volume as the pur-
pose of the bill becomes more generally
known to motorists.
The measure referred to was intro
duced in the house by Representative
amendment to the automobile license act
Of 1909. Under the present law the IL
cense fees for automobiles are as fol-
lows: Less than twenty Horsepower. IS;
SO: fifty horsepower and over. $15.
The Wettach bill. II enacted into law,
would double those rates, SO that the
man with a little car under twenty horse
power would pay $40 for his yearly IL
cense; for q car between twenty and fifty
$40. and for fifty horsepower machines
and over $50.
Last year the automobiles Of Pennsyl-
vania paid the state $587, 723. 10 for their
natural increase in machines. the license
fees this year will aggregate approx
mately $4,000. The enactment of the
Wettach bill, therefore, would add three
quarters Of q million dollars to the cost
Of owning automobiles in that state dur
ing the year 1913. Automobile dealers
and garage owners are opposing bill
introduced by Representative William J.
McCaig OF Pittsburgh making 1t a. mis-
demeanor. punishable by fine Of from
500 to $500, for any person or corpora
ton to use anything except an 'abso-
lutely fireproof' building for storage or
keeping Of automobiles for hire or profit.
The Wettach bill is in the ways and
means committee Of the house, and the
McCaig bill in the judiciary local COM
mittee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

sight Of a forge shop operating in a build
ing undergoing reconstruction, would
have been further entertained by seeing
the same activity still going on the day
after fire destroyed the old roof, then sur
rounded by the steel work Of the new one.
For several days the great battery OF
power hammers changed away in the open
air, the whole shop spurred on by the
demand Tor production.
X \ X
Purchases Stanley Steamer.
William Engel. one of the pioneer mo-
florists of the National Capital. placed an
order last week for his fourth Stanley
steamer. The new order, is for Ave-
passenger model rs touring car, to be
finished in ivory black. with gray run
ming gear and rated at twenty horse
power.
\ A.
Will Enjoy Her Electric.
Miss Florence Finch, who is here to at
tend the D. A. r. convention, arrived In
Washington few days ago from New
York. During her stay in the National
Capital she will continue to enjoy her
Detroit electric brougham, which arrived
by express and was unloaded Thursday
morning by the local representatives.
Miss Finch is an ardent motorist, and
has already covered several thousand
miles this season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
w. G. Little With Borland,

William c. Little. commonly known as
.'BiI Little" and who has been connect
ed with the Loxier Motor Company of
Detroit as special representative Of their
sales department. has severed his con-
nection with that firm to accept the sales
managership OF the Borland-Grannfs
Company OF Chicago. manufacturers Of
Borland electrtcs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Power Of Music.
From Puck.

From Puck.
The enthusiast-That is the Spring
Song" Can't you feel It?
The Philistine-You bet! You can al
most see the boys knocking flies ana
Nooting grounders on some little southern
lay town diamond, can't youre
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Appointed Auto Supply Manager.

Norman g. Stinchcomb has been ap-
pointed manager Of the automobile supply
department Of the Rudolph & West Com
pany in place Of e. L. Wilson, whose
resignation took place April /. Since auto
mobile supplies have been first. carried
by this company Norman has been con-
nected with the department. and has a
host of friends who wish him success in
his new position. Mr.. Wilson, formerly
at the head OF this department, expects
to start shortly on a years motor boat
cruise.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Carry a Spare Valve.

A broken valve is always a possibility,
and for this reason complete spare valve
and spring. ready ground SO that 1t may
be slipped into place. should be carried.
Sometimes the fracture will be at the
cotter hole, and sometimes at the head.
where the heat is greatest. while occa-
sionally slice will be taken out Of the
head itself. The latter indicates either
poor material or too strong spring action.
Owners who place stronger springs on
the valves in the endeavor to secure a
snappier action, or who alter the shape
of the cams, usually have trouble with
valve breakages. Another cause OF valve
breaking that may go unsupported for a
long time is overheating. Anything that
will raise the temperature OF the valves
to an excessive degree is very apt to
cause them to break.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
Return From Flood District.

]. Harry Miller. Harry s. Elkins, ]. B.
Flick and George c. Humphrey. all Of
this city, who were marooned in the
floods. OF Indiana for several days, re-
turned to their homes last week, none
the worse for their experience. They
have been kept busy during the past few
days relating their experiences In the
middle west.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

of 1889" burned up the highways ana
race tracks of the country. This was
the actual beginning Of Oldfelds racing
career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
fNl@TQRINGl
CONTINUED From Sixth Page)

been announced as follows: No. 1, Vui-
can four-ton truck; No. 2, Mails, two-ton
truck; No. 3, Little Giant, one-ton truck;
No. 4. Witt-Will, 2240-pound truck; No.
5. Wilcox-Trux. one-ton truck; NO. ..
WYlcox-Trux, two-ton truck. and No. Z,
Wilcox-Trux, three-ton truck.
The position of referee will be filled by
T. B. Shoemaker, secretary or the con-
test board of the American Automooile
Association. Mr.. Shoemaker has filled
held throughout the country in very
capable manner, and is thoroughly con-
versant with the rules. @
The names Of the rest Of the officials,
including a starter and an assistant. a
chief observer and an assistant, chief
checker and four assistants. technical
committee Of three. an official weigher
and a pilot have been selected and their
names forwarded to the referee and the
American Automobile Association for ap-
of those who are to fill these important
positions will be made by the end of the
week.
Meetings which will be held every night
during the run for the purpose OF deter
mining the days scores and all meetings
held prior to and after the run will be at
tended by the members OF the general
supply committee and the government
experts. Just how many members of the
general supply committee will take part
cannot at THIS Time De accurately OtAtcu,
but all wish to 90 IL the business before
the body at that time is slight enough to
permit Of four-day absence.
The members of the subcommittee
which handles the specifications on motor
trucks are sure to go. however, as will
also two other members who are interest
ed in batteries and electrical devices and
in fabrication. In addition to the above
there will be men from the government
printing Office the War Department, the
bureau of standards and the parcel post.
The medical department Of the army
probably will be represented by the three
ambulances from the Walter Reed Hos
pital. 1t Is proposed to enter these three
ambulances as non-contestants and have
them go through the same test as the
trucks which are competing.
These trucks, which are Of three diff
ferent makes. equipped with ambulance
bodies. will not compete for the trophies
or figure in any way in the scores. The
authorities In charge Of this branch Of
the government wish to put these cars to
test such as this run will afford SO
as to arrive at their relative values.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
open-Air Forge Shop.

Visitors a. the Studebaker corporations
plant No. 4, who have marveled at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
1913 Studebaker Deliveries.

=
Announcement was made yesterday OF
the delivery Of 1913 Studebaker cars dur
ing the past week as follows: e. s.
Ryan. Mrs. ]. H. Hensley and. Lieut..
Commander Hepburn, U. s. M. Stude-
baker go, touring Cars Alexander
schafer. 49, touring car: G: II. Fulks.
'.20' roadster, and the De Sales Laun-
dry, Studebaker delivery wagon
= + r.
Goodyear Company in Shape. IS.
The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Com
pany. at Akron. Ohio, resumed operations
last week, according to Local Manager
George T. Howard. and Is rapidly re-
covering from the effects Of the recent
flood. Information received from the
company at Akron was to the effect that
while the plant was tied up for few
days on account Of the high water, the
concern Is now running In every depart
been established and things are once
more. running along smoothly. 4
X II -. -
New Automobile Buses.
The new electric automobile buses
which will be operated over the streets
OF the National Capital in the neat
future. are attractive In design and
promise to afford much comfort to those
who patronixe them. They are direct
drive. without chains, and are said to be
clean and silent In operation. They oc-
cupy about the same space as seven
passenger touring car and are finished in
a dark color inside and out. On the
front Of the bus over the operators seat
is sign indicating the destination OF the
vehicle. The entrance is on the side
near the front. There Is every indica-
ton that. the new line will prove popular
with the residents Of the National Capt.
tai. The company operating the line is
known as the National Motor Transpor-
tation Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
1t Was This

1t was the fact that these new.
type tires ended the ruin of rim.
cutting.
These oversize tires, under aver.
age conditions, added IS per cent
to the tire mileage.
And the Goodyear experts. better
than others, solved the problems
of tire endurance. You'll find this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
"a

The Luttrell Co. Dupont Circle
Service Station, 1914 N. H. ave. NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
The Truth

These are days of metered mileage.
Men are watching tire upkeep.
No doubtful advantage, no petty
saving, brought this food of favor
to No-Rim.C tires,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

gone into use,
on perhaps300,-
900 cars.
Sothis match.
less de m and
EN- bodies the
verdict of $780,
600 men.
Not men who
are guessing.
TIE COON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06
The Verdict of
100000

Over two million Goodyears have
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-06

, OUT as Others
have, when you
make the test.
Write for the
Goodyear Tire
Book-14th.
year edition. Il
tells al known
ways to econo-
mize ON tires.
Al Ill.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
DUE FOR BEATING
William Jewell Must Be Good
to Win From Washburn.
Hardy Out With Injuries
Chamberlain Receivers.

"Wallop William Jewell is right.
The football team from William Jewell
will certainly get walloped by Wash
burn in the first football game to be
played on the local gridiron this sea-
son, say the Blue rooters. The game
will be called at 2:30 o'clock.
The Washburn team will be slightly
crippled in this game but Coach Gray
claims that the Missouri team must be
awfully good to win the contest.
Hardy. the all-star colored halfback,
was put out of the game yesterday
while playing basket ball in the gym
nasium and will not be out again for
a week or ten days Hardy's side was
injured and it is believed that he was
kicked accidentally by some other play
err aPinky'' Beales will play in
Hardy's place.
Chamberlain will return to the game
and play in a part of this contest He
has practically recovered from an in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
he POINTS THE WAY.
Senior Lefeyre Says Trade With South
America Can Be Quadrupled.

Kansas City, Oct 17.-If American
exporters will but give the Latin
American trade question half the study
due it's Importance, exports from the
United States will be quadrupled in
volume within ten years after the Pan
anna canal is thrown open to COM
merce. This prediction was made by
Senior J. E. Lefevre, first secretary of
the Panama legation in Washington,
in an address made here today under
the auspices of the Kansas City Com
mercial club. Panama City, Senior Le-
fevre said, is destined to be the ad-
vance station of great American
trade with the Latin republics. Senior
Lefevre stopped here his return
from San Francisco, where he has been
as special commissioner of the Panama
republic to the Panama-Pacif1c expo
sition.
THE weakest point shown by Amer
lean exporters in their efforts to i
up their South American trade" the
speaker said, lis their method of pack
ing goods for shipment In this their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-17
European competitors have the advan-

European competitors have the advan-
tage over them.
"A number of great American ex-
porting concerns have established adj
vance agencies and warehouses in
Panama City. Other concerns are
bound to follow. 1t is our govern
ment's desire to build there a great
system of bonded warehouses for the
accommodation of foreign trade houses
who desire to be near to their custom
ers. DR.. Morales, our minister in
Washington, is making an especial
study of bonded warehouses in this
country.
the link that binds the Americas to-
national relations. One year from this
sition in Panama, which we hope to
products of the Americas. Spain will
be the only European country repre-
scented.
There are several erroneous impress
sions abroad in the United States One
is that the isthmus is an unhealthy
place to live. The most modern of
sanitation methods now have made
our republic a hea1thful dwelling place
Two of your presidents, Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr.. Taft, visited US and returned
to the White House alive and we'll
We want the business men to try an
experimental trip to Panama and re-
turn with their trade eyes opened and
wrong impressions corrected.
Another erroneous impression ex-