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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

4 LBUQUERQUE is highly elated at
n the prospect of the reliability au-
L n tomobiIe run from FL Paso to
Albuquerque during the New Mexico
state fair at the Duke City, Oct.-6 to
II, and the papers and people of that
town are giving substantial backing
to the event. which was proposed by
mayor d. K. B. Sellers, of AlbUquer-
que and Immediately given the back
ing of The FL PaSO Herald. The FL
Paso Automobile club officially sane
have signified their intention of en-
ter1ng their cars. Las Cruces and Ne
sllla Park will enter cars and it is
practically certain that Silver City,
Demtng. AlamogOrdO and, perhaps,
Roswell will enter cars
Next week. when members ofsthe FL
PaSO Automobile club make the trip to
Deming to meet W. o. L Westgard and
escort him to FL PasO, they will take
up the endurance contest with the citi-
zens of Deming and letters will be sent
TO the people Of Silver City The race
is strictly New Mexico race, and the
New Mexicans are taking much inter
est in il, as il viii be over the route
of the Canine Real and will advertise
this road largely, besides being a
prominent feature Of the New Mexico
state fair.
The Albuquerque Herald. comment
ing on the event says:
The proposed reliability run Of au-
tomObiles from Ell PasO and interven-
ing points to Albuquerque during the
state fair has made a ten strike We
believe the idea was first preached by
mayor Sellers; and like most of his
proposals il will be winner. FL PasO
has fallen in line for the run with
great enthusiasm, and evidently it will
be the greatest automobile event that
ever happened in New Mxico-
Nothing could be of greater i'm
~ ~ IA e
than a run of this kind 1t will re-
suit at once, as in the case of the
race to Santa Fe, in temporary re-
pairs to the bad places along the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

Motoring Department. The Herald
Ny car is - and weighs 300
"a by 4 tires and I find that they blow
out too often without being subjected
to any especially hard runs. Are these
tires too small for the weight OF the
The distribution of weight has a
great deal TO do with tire wear Some
cars with q flexible clutch Weighing
300 pounds would give good service
on "a by I tires, even though they are
somewhat small for this weight.
Would suggest that you use the over
size tire on this same rim This will
mean a slight additional cost OF JlreS,
but there will be no expense in chang
ing rims. The oversize type should
be amply sufficient for this weight
Motoring Department, The Herald
I am experiencing the following trou-
bic with my car and, seeing your Va1u-
e. a BILE suggestions each week, 1 thought
possibly you could help me- Inc car
has a vibrating coil and the motor VIII
not start on this coil on the battery SIDE.
However, a good cylinder spark IS OBJ
tanned when the starter button on the
side of the coil box Is pressed II
cranked on the magnet it runs O. X,
but stops when the switch is on the
battery side, unless the button Is
pressed as stated above Batteries are
good--Reader.
There is evidently a loose or broken
connection inside the switch or coll II
the coil is of the unit type and re
movable from the box, the broken con
nectiOn viii undoubtedly be located IN
the coil box or switch The fact that
the starter button completes the cir
cult is evidence of this
Motoring Depart The Herald
While replacing the tires on the back
wheels recently I ran the car on low
gear and noticed that one wheel ran
faster than the other. How might this
be explained James Grimes
NProYiding the differential is in good
order. there should be no reason for
one wheel to turn faster than the other,
except that you are using different
tire and one small tire is used a differ
entail action is set up which causes
needless wear on it The tires on the
rear wheels should be Of the same size.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

really get the most pleasure from my
machine is TO go out with il alone and
ramble leisurely along the country
roads. enjoying the mountains and our
beautiful California scenery. There is
certainly nothing to compare with il to
iii one with the joy of living To my
mind there is no more pleasant sight
than a neatly attired young man or
woman spinning along the country
roads on a motorcycle"
Miss Waddeu says she has no diff
Guilty whatever in handling her motor
cycle: that it is a mistaken idea that
they are too heavy for q woman. She
not only can manage her mount with
ease, but understands the mechanism
of the machine and can make all minor
repairs
Miss WaddeH is a member of the
Federation of American MotOrcyclists
and stands with the Federation in its
war against the open muffler and reck-
less driving.
Mr.. and Mrs Roy willows. of yVfcb
ita. Kansas, say that mOtOrcycIine- is
the only way to travel They have
made a number Of enjoyable weekend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
AMONG LOCAL DEALERS.

It is not often that a dealer cannot
furnish a car when a buyer makes ap-
pearance and wants one, and it is less
often that the buyer offers a premium
to get a car that he wants. but this
occurred in FL Paso this week. G. F.
Rousseau, of AlamOgordO, came to FL
-Paso to buy a Studebaker, but found
only one new car of the kind he
wanted, on the floor of the local
agency and It had been sold to ". D.
Kreebauer, of Hachita, n. NJ Mr. ROus-
seau Immediately wired the Hachita
man:
will give you twenty-five dollars
bonus for the Studebaker '25' at Rich
ardsons and you wait for the next
shipment, due IN two or three weeks
Wire answer"
Kreebauer wanted the car and would
not take the bonus. so the AIamorgor-
do man has TO wait with money in his
pocket. for the arrival Of new cars.
The J. J. LOngwelI company is ex-
pecting shipment Of 1914 cars in a
few days and also a carload of over
lands. the first of this company's con-
signments since taking over the Over
land agency. Mr. Longweu says that
the new 1914 Cole cars will be the
handsomest things on the market
A carload of Studebaker's will be on
the local market next week. There
VIII be two 25's, two 35's and two 6's
in the lot
The new 1914 Hudson cars are on the
local market A carload was received
this week by the International Motor
Car company
~
The Tri state Motor company this
week received eight five passenger
Fords.
H 7 Kinds. service man Of the Win
ton Motor Car company. has been here
tuning up WintOn cars for the owners
The WintOn company maintains a force
Of service men VINO are constantly as
sisting owners. No charge is made for
their services
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
GET A CAR AND
CUT DOWN EXPENSE

Family Travels Across the Country
Cheaper Than il Could stay at Homes
Camps Out at Night.
Here is the very latest to reduce the
high cost Of living: Get car and tour
the country
At least that is the solution found
by J c. Belshe who with his family
made a 2270 mile journey from Kansas
City. No. to Los Angeles. Calf. in q
touring car.
1t has cost me less 10 make the trip
than my living expenses would have
been had 1 stayed at home" he said
We saw everything there was to see
and even took in Shows" said Belshe,
but instead OF paying hotel bills. We
camped out We carried our own tent
and camping utensils and we enjoyed
every minute of the time. Why, III
teel so Cramped when we get back
home and go to living again in
house"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
Tire Prices Down
How We Did 1t Without Skimping
On the CostIiest Tire That's Built

Here are few amazing facts which
every tire user should know.
Goodyear No-Rim-Cut tires used to cost
one-ffth more than other standard tires. And
yet they gained the topmost place in Tiredom.
Three things caused this extra price.
In the base of each tire we vu1canize six
fiat bands of 126 braided wires. 1t is thus
that we make. a hOOkless tire-a tire that
can't be rim-cut.
Then every No-Rim-Cut gets the OMAR
Cure. y Iii fnal-vulCanized on air bags. This
is done. to save blow-outs. 3 It adds to our
tire cost S., 5OO per day.
..ssss- -
Then we use in each tread base a patent
( 'rivet'' fabric. We paid $4,000 for this fea-
ture to prevent tread separation.
Not one of these costly features are used
IN any other make of tire.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16


Motoring Department, The Herald
If you can advise an easy way CT de-
tecting which cylinder on a six-cylin-
der car IS missing 1t will save me, and
no doubt other. owners. much trouble
the next time this happenS.-R- J. S.
The most practical manner to deter
mine a miss in a siX-cylinder motor is
by sound. By opening the cut-OU5 and
accelerating with retarded spark enc
can easily determine by the sound of
the exhaust. irregular firing. To de-
termine which particular cylinder is
misfirlng simple way is to short
in succession. This can be done by
bridging across from the top of the
plug to the cylinder casting For in
stance, if No. 1 cylinder is missing
and the plug in this cylinder is bridged
with a ScreWdriver, no additional ir-
regularity will be noted. If No. 1 is
the faulty cylinder and then No. is
bridgCd, the additional loss Of No. 2
can be quickly noted. OF course ones
ear must more or less be accustomed
to the sound of a motor in order to
locate the faulty cylinder quickly.
By opening the pet cocks and &C
spark, one can determine the faulty
cylinder by the force Of the explosion
through the open pet cock Not only
this but in those cylinders which are
firing a blue flame will be evident.
There are three things which must
be determined when a motor is Civ
ing trouble and refuses to work First,
there must be good compression in each
cylinder Second, there must be proper
carbureuOn, in other words, there
must be a mixture for each cylinder,
and third, there must be ignition for
each cylinder.
If a cylinder has no compression one
can hardly expect anything else but a
miss Before blaming the carburetor
system or the ignition system, it is
advisable to test for compression When
the compression of each cylinder is
determined it is then advisable to note
whether there is a proper flow of gas
to the carbUretOr. This can be done
by flooding the carburetor. If a motor
has good compression and there is gas
oline at the carburetOr, the next thing
to determine is the spark. Often times
a spark plug is blamed for a miss
when. same is directly due to poor
compression or Ieaky manifold gas
kets.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Pleas advise me If you consider motor
oil as good in every way for lubri-
eating motor after the oil has been in
storage several months and been ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
ON THE ROAD.


Travelling approximately $50 miles
on three cylinders was the record made
the five passenger Cadillac owned by
James Goliath, Of Parral. Mexico. The
car was driven by Mike Lawless and
crossed the Rio Grande at Preside
Tex. where one of the cylinders went
wrong Arriving here the car was tax
en- TO Greer's garage where it viii be
overhauled.
H D. Gillies. who drove his Sim
pick car from Chihuahua. returned TO
that place in it. Mrs. Gilli-s who ac-
companied Mr. Gillies. has left for At
lanta. Ga The five passenger Hudson.
which YVES brought from Chihuahua,
was shipped to Atlanta.
J. Brown. of Sweetwater. Tex made
the drive from his home town to FL
He is having it Overhauled at the
Pathfinder service station.
J. P. Church has gone to CarrizOzo.
n NJ, in one of theneW Buick so road
sters recently received by the Interna-
tional Motor Car company. L w Jones
was driving for him. Several of the
New Mexican towns viii be visited
before Mr.. Church returns
T. L Hurst in a five passenger Au-
burn was a visitor in FL Paso this
week. He made the drive from Fort
stockton Tex He has gone to Ele-
plant Butte.
Fred Stokes, en- route to Silver City.
N NJ, stopped over in El PasO. He was
driving a five passenger Ford
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

maximum expansive force of gas will
be exerted on the piston Immediately
after the same leaves top center. By
reason of the lag to the ignition and
to the combustion of the gases a GER
tain lead to the spark is necessary.
There is no especial need for switch
ing over to the battery in climbing
hills, providing the magnetic is in good
spark from the battery system is more
efficient in that the average magnetic
does not generate a very hot spark at
slow speeds.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
. CAR SALES. .
AAAMMAAAAAAAAAS

The Cleveland square garaSe shipped
ing, N NJ, this week
". G. Jolly. a contractor. purchased
a five passenger Overland from the
Longwel Auto and Truck Sales COM
panV. This company also sold a four
passenger Overland TO Mrs Moore
J. ". Pool. of Maria, Tex, purchased
from the LOngweu Auto and Truck
Sales company. a five passenger White
where it was delivered to Mr.. Pool
The Longweu Transfer company has
two WHY'S trucks in service. The sec
ond one was on the streets Friday
R z. Severance purchased one Of
the new mOde1 81, six cylinder, seven
passenger HudsOns, from the Inter
national Motor Car company this week
Louis Bozart, driving a model 50
Buick roadster has gone to DeIIliIls,
y. NJ. to deliver the car to Nordnaus
and Taylar-
7 P. Freeman left Saturday mornlnS
for Van Horn. Tex. driving a Buick
roadster. one of the new models re-
ceived by the International Motor Car
company.
6. P. Weisiger is another lawyer to
become a real aUtoist This week he
purchased q five passenger Studebaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

80 NJ ASoy TOR summer
Monty The FL Paso Herald cIrcula-
ton department to have The Daily
Herald sent to your summer address;
90 cents per month in advance-AdVer-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
, HELPFUL HINTS TO
MOTOR CAR OWNERS

~
When working about a car on jobs
that necesSitate good deal of dab
bling in dirty oil the stuff gets under
cult TO dislodge- If a little soap is
scratched off cake and worked under
the nails before beginning work, the oil
Will not get far and its removal will
be an easy matter. a very effective
method Of getting oil under the nails
so that 1t is almost impossible to get
it out is to wash the hands in kerosene
while they are oily. The kerosene car
rles the oil further under the nails.
In motors Of high compression and
without a self-starter there is a great
temptation to rock the shaft back and
forth against the compression in order
TO turn it over past dead center. If the
spark is pretty well advanced so that
ignition occurs close to the beginning
OF the stroke, there is danger that the
fresh charge OF gas will ignite just as
the crank starts to swing in the wrong
direction. This will cause a heavy back
kick, which may cause serious injury
to the operator. Most motors of re-
cent date, however, are equipped with
some means of releasing the compress
sion, so that the shaIt may be turned
over easily and without rocking
A fact owners. of light cars should
bear in mind is that in a light machine
vibration is more effective in loosening
nuts. bolts, screws and so on. than in
a heavy car This means, of course,
that such things should be given no
opportunity to get loose, but should
be we'll taken care of with lock wash
ers. split-pins and other trouble pre-
venters.
X
Wood alcohol applied with a sponge
or cloth is one of the best methods of
cleaning either cloth or leather uphol-
stery. A mixture of Iinseed Gil and
turpentine is sometimes recommended
for cleaning leather or grease spots.
X
Because an electric motor or dynamo
Is completely enclosed, so that it is
impossible for dust and dirt to work
IN from the outside, it does not follow
I that the interior will be free from dust
the brushes and the slower wear of
/ the commutatOr produce a dust that is
more or less abrasive and also is a
good conductor Of electricity.
When making motor adjustments it
usually is necessary to exercise a little
! LOT the reason that the effects of ad-
yusIments are not always instantly ap-
parent In carburetor adjustments, for
Z stance, the motor must be given a
I niue time to feel the changes made.
/ SSlq tne results obtained Immediately
LollO"lng the turn of a needle valve
iran OF an ar valve spring may be misle7d-
LIlS- me same is true of fabrication
adjustments, only to a much greater
tnIenu Ior 1t is clear that 1t takes some
TINE Lor OIL previously supplied to
4 WORK through and for the new rate of
/ supply 10 settle down to steady work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
ARE SOLVED HERE
By WILLIAM H. STEWART, j

Who President Of the Stewart Automobile Academy of New York
City, is regarded the leading authority in Motor
Car Education in this country.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

Let solve your motoring problems discuss your comments
Tel your experiences benefit other fellow
Correspondence invited for publication every Weekend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

s P. Weisiscr Is another lawyer TO
become a real aUtOist. This week he
purchased five passenger Studebaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16
Now No Extra Price

= Now these same tires, with all of these
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

Wood alcohol applied with a sponge
or cloth is one of the best methods of
cleaning either cloth or leather uphol-
stery. A mixture of inseed Gil and
turpentine is sometimes recommended
for cleaning leather or grease spots.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-16

The Longweu Transfer company has
two WHY'S trucks in service. The sec
ond one was on the streets Friday
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
4 SAFE AND SANE NEW YEAR.

Safety and sanity, everybody but the small boy
sdmits, is good thing the Fourth of July Every
body but the spugs admits here the small boy
chimes in with whirlwind of enthusasm-tfat such
program is totally out of place at Christmas. But
why not make New Year Day safe and sane?
An excellent starting point is to avoid sitting
up all night on New Year Eve, so that one will not
60 around the next day with eyes that compare iii
uster with those Gf fish taken out of cold storage.
II is also uncomfortable to keep in state of agita-
ton all day for fear that one will yawn and get
caught at it.
In making New Year resolutions it will be well
to beware of stretching out the list to such point
that the memory will be cvertaxed in trying to keep
up with it. After ALL why not bear in mind that
WEAKNESS in well-dong is pretty likely in the average
case to develop premonitory symptoms on January
2, show clear pathological indications on January 8
and break out like the measles whooping cough. and
scarlet rash combined before the first week of the
year has had chance to get good running start?
Resurrecting from drawer the pistol you have
kept all the previous year for the burglar who never
came and firing it off as salute to Father Time is
an unmistakabIe indication of insanity.
We hope to see the movement for safe and
sane New Year grow fast as the price of beef
steak. 1t not only deserves boost but needs one
badly. . . D.. /
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
SHALL WE ENDOW THE FARMER?

Secretary Bryan has given various reasons for
continuing to 60 on lec.uring tours Not long ago
he remarked that he had to keep at it in order to
supply the money to run his Kansas farm. This
jest embraces the kernel of situation that is no
small part of the problem of high prices Too many
persons are putting more into farming operations
than they get out of them. Too many farm families,
the bedrock material of the nation, find themselves
closer to absolute want every year. Most of them are
in the Eastern States, where the average farmer finds
ii almost impossible to attain the prosperity that IS
within the reach of many west of the Alleghenies.
The worst part of it is that nobody knows the
reason. One theory after another is advanced only
to be disputed energetically Had despairing farm
er of twenty years ago been permitted vision OF
the great increase in the value of his products that
has taken place since, he would have been ready to
predict era of afluence, for all his kind. There
has been some afluence, it is true, but the COM
plant is still going up from the Eastern farm that
the producer is not in the average case receiving the
actual benefit of the higher prices.
In spite Of the tremendous shift in the propor-
tions of the rural and urban populations since the
early days of the republic resulting in constantly
widening market for the fruits of agriculture and
fall in the percentage of the people engaged in pro-
duction, the condition of city dwellers has grown
more advantas and that of rural residents less So
Fortunately signs are multiplying that the ingenu-
ty of the American people is aroused by the difficulty
of the situation The Agricultural Departments &C
tivity and the zeal of practically every State to de-
vote itself to scientific development Of its natural
resources are throwing more light the situation all
the time President Wilson gave over considerable
portion of his recent message to Congress to the
question of rural credits.
We may hit upon the right remedy; but If we
do not perhaps there will be nothing left except to
,ubsidize the farmer as an institution of public neces
sity For the nation must eat, and Americans have
rather healthy appettes, thank you.
The Washington times., 1913-12-30
THE sTILLINGs REGIME, AND NOW.

How many Democrats got preferred jobs in the
Government Printing Office when Charles A. Stllings
was Public Printer?" is question asked of The
Times by Washington printer whose memory
reaches back to the troubIous DAYS of the Stllings
regime at the big shop
The Times not able to answer the question,
though its recollection is that the StIlings manage
ment was decidedly partisan-Republcan in character
The Democrats are merely coming into their
own,' added our printer friend.
There he was mist" n. There is no Democratic
patent-right to the jo, @nen the Administration is
Democratic; no Republican privilege of pre-emption
when the Administration is Republican, The Jobs
don't belong to people because they are Democratic
or Republican. The law contempates that they shall
belong to the people who entitled to them on the
basis of merit and efficiency.
This is the marrow of the whole business. The
civil service system will not survive an assault all
along the line by the Democrats at this uncture This
fact is perfectly plain to anybody observing ten
denotes in Washington at this time. Let the Demo-
Gratis carry forward the process of turning out Re-
publicans and turning in Democrats, as it has been
going thus far; let them carry it through the term
of an Administration or two, and when their antag-
onists come back into power there will be regular
whooping onslaught on the citadel of jobs. Nobody
will stop to think of the law its spirit, the civil
service system will break down under the attack,
and we will see the worst days of spoils politics
brought back to us.
Every year sees the Government service bigger
and bigger The activities of the Government in
scores of directions are constantly expanding. That
is inevitable; it is part of the tendency of these
times. We may regret and decry it, but it is fact
that We must face. There are men of prominence
and authority now demanding that the Government
take over new instrumentalities of public service
that will add people by the thousands and lens of
to the payroll of the Government.
1t is no time t, permit the merit system to be
sacrificed. Politically the Democratic party would
be vastly increased in strength and in the confidence
of the country if it would demonstrate that it is able
to repay deviousness with straightforwardness that
it has the nerve to enforce the civil service law as it
ii written and meant; that it will not let petty con-
siderations wreck a system that the whole has
the confidence of the country y
To 60 back to the inquiry about the StiIlings
regime. 1t was, it is true, a partisan Republican
period. But it was also sadly unsuccessful admin
istration of the Printing Office. Does anybody recall
time when there was more continuous scandal and
trouble over everything affecting the prntery? Still
lings stood for unjust partisanship in many direc-
tions and he left record of painful failure as an
executive and also as politician