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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
ROSWELL ENTHUSES
OVER AUTO RACES

Roswell, N NJ, Aug. 2-Interest in
the amateur automobile race between
Roswell and Carlsbad, a distance of
IS miles and return. is increasing daily.
1t probably viii take place on Labor
day
Cliff Alden, Carl McNallay and the ga
RACES are taking the matter up and
comforting with the Retailers associa-
ton and the commercial club. It will
take some $4,000 to pull off a high
class auto race between here and CarIs-
bad. It is proposed to have the rules
of the A a A. govern entirely. There
will in all probability be three prizes:
first. purse of $500; second, $500 and,
third, 5000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

The Abernathy Kids have completed
their 2200 mile cross country motor
York city They covered the distance
in 10 days, and experienced no diff
Guilty whatever with their machine.
G. ". Taylor, glass blower at the
illinois Glass company. has just pur-
chased a new twin motorcycle which
he expects TO take with him On tour
TO the Isle of Pines. where he is going
to spend the next few years. After
riding his two wheeler to New York,
Mr. Taylor will travel along the coast
TO Florida From there he will go to
Cuba and then to the Isle of Pines.
Mounted on motorcycle Theodore
Werle, lecturer of the Wisconsin Anti
tuberculosis association, and his as
sistant. William White of Milwaukee,
are travelling over the state preaching
the gospel Of health to the inhabitants
of the rural communities.
Eight members of the Ohio National
guard recently started on a trip on
which they viii test the utility of the
motorcycle for military purposes They
viii ride from Columbus TO Camp Perry
by way of Portsmouth, Zen1a, Spring
field, Urbana and Bellefontaine. Each
rider viii carry tentase and complete
equipment on his machine.
Two Swedish young men, Erick
FernstrOm and ThOdOr Dieden. are
making a motorcycle tour of this cOuu-
try studying agricultural methods and
visiting the big Industrial establish
ments They are now in Iowa, having
visited West Virginia. Pennsylvania,
Ohio, New York, Indiana and Illinois
The young men will probably ride
their machines to the coast
Two motorcycles are used in the cir
CulatiOn department of the Chicago
Tribune to supervise the distribution
of papers throughout the city
A motorcycle purchased BY the police
department of haywood Ill. has more
than paid for itself in the two months
that il has been in use. During that
time arrests have been made which
brought to the village 1886 in fines.
f. c. Clark, of lie Claire. Ia. has
just completed a 1900 mile motorcycle
trip through Iowa and wyoming He
experienced no trouble with his ma
chine on the entire trip.
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About rs mOtOrcyclists of Madison
county, Ind. recently enjoyed a chicken
dinner given by II. a. Kimberlin. of
Anderson.
The first Of a series of monthly club
runs was held July 20 by the Omaha
(Neb) Motorcycle club.
In Lincoln, Neb.. the health depart
lAlCAlts AllG sewer utpdA LLltnt- the pt-
lice department the paving depart
ment and the sidewalk department are
all equipped with motorcycles.
The tenth anniversary of the birth
of the Federation of American Motor
cyclists will be celebrated in Brook
Ign n. Y. on Labor day.
Over 1000 mOtorcycliSts recently par
in a parade in Pittsburg, Pa.
An American made motorcycle has
Just been shipped to James Brash,
Home Farm Row by Hamilton. Scot
land. THE simplicity of construction
Of the American mahcine made me de-
eide on this in preference to one of our
own make said Mr.. Brash-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

they can be easily prevented. Worn
parts should be replaced as soon as
discovered for just as surely as one
faulty link weakens the whole chain,
so will one small WORKOUT part work
injury to the entire car.
IF the owner doesn't know his car
Intimately, it viii pay him to have an
experienced and thoroughly reliable
mechanic inspect it at least once a
month No matter if it does work
sweetly. these regular inspections
sometimes lead to the discovery of
hidden misplacements. which, if given
attention at once, prevent a lot of
trouble and expense. Transmission
gears need to be replaced once in
from $4,000 to $4,000 miles.
Drive shafts, universal joints, axle
bearings, brake Innings and steering
gear parts, all operate with no ap-
to four seasons Differential gears, if
given due attention. should operate
with no trouble for 100000 miles. Main
motor bearings on most cars are made
with large surfaces. and provided with
excellent means for fabrication, so
they should run for 5000 miles
Motor Wears Little.
In the motor itself there is little
to wear except the piston rings and
gudgeOn pins, as well as the connect
ing-rOd bearings, all of which can be
replaced every two or three years at
comparative small expense
The parts that wear out the quick
est and which cause most cars to
drop into a state of dilapidation pre-
maturely, are those which can be re-
placed at very small cost These are
usually the small magnetic bearings
contact points, ignition connections or
coil parts. The failure of these small
things to work properly puts the ma
chine as thoroughly out of business as
though the crankshaft were broken
An expenditure of two or three dol
lars, and 4 very little attention here
will remove the car from within the
limits Of undue depreciation 1t is Just
as much a shame to condemn car
and cOnsign it to the junk heap, merely
because its steering gear wObbles and
the connecting rods knock, as II Is
to send a faithful horse to the bone
yard because it has slight touch OF
SPAWN.
ANY decent horse owner would set
himself speedily to curing the af-
fected part and thereby preventing
further injury and depreciation to the
animal; truly. the motor car, which IS
worth much more than the horse when
viewed from a standpoint of dollars
and cents. deserves as good treatment
TT must be stated, in conclusion,
that motor car depreciation is too
often the result of the employment or
inexperienced mechanical the tlnk-
ering would-be experts and careless
drivers The manufacturers and the
larger garages are doing much to OBJ
viate this by their system of training
men-Of putting employees through a
systematic course of mOtorcar con-
struction.
In a few years only men of this
sort viii be allowed to operate on IN
iured cars just as today only regis
tered and regularly licensed veterinary
surgeons can practice their profession.
Until that time comes, every car owner
ought to learn his car-ought to get so
well acquainted with it that he can
quickly detect a disarrangement be-
fore it causes trouble
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
What Every Automobile Owner Should Know

I shifting mechanism, particularly the
linkage joints, to see if there is I'M
due wear at any point Even slight
wear in each separate part will great
" reduce the relative distances
/ through which the parts can be shifted
for releasing.
Fly Wheel Knock.
1t sometimes happens that the bolts
securing the fly wheel to the tlanSe
on the crankshaft work a trifle loose,
and, as aresult. there comes an irreSu-
lar knock, hard to distinguish from a
loose connecting rod big end. This
fly wheel knock will be more notice
able at slow motor speeds, or when
the engine is being accelerated or re-
tarded- This is worth remembering
when an obscure knock puzzles you to
diagnose.
To ReDOvate varnish.
To the man who takes care of his
own car, few hints, as to best meth
DDS of renOvating varnish If accepted
with due caution aad appreciation cf
his own probable shortcomings as a
workman, may prove valuable. Here,
then are three recipes that have
proved useful on various occasions.
% Denatured alcohol, one quart;
gum Shellac, four ounces, Benjamin
gum, half ounce and clear resin, half
ounce. Dissolve the gums and resin in
the alcohol and shake thoroughly. APP
ply to the surface with soft flannel
molSJened with the mixture. and polish
with dry flannel, being careful not to
rub too hard
90 Another preparation is made of
Two parts each of paraffin oil and rain
water and one part each of pure tur-
penune and denatured alcohol The
alcohol and turpentine should be mixed
together, and the water and oil to-
gether, WhereUpOn the alcohol and tur-
pentlne are to be added to the water
and oil, the four ingredients then be-
ing confined in a can or bottle and
shaken until a complete Incorporation
Of oil Z - -FnH
renOvator will require frequent shak-
ing up, as the parts have a pronounced
tendency to separate Apply with fan
mel and wipe dry with pieces Of the
same fabric.
90 As a renovator pure and simple,
suitable for application after the suf-
face of the car has been washed and
made clean, shake together equal parts
OF pure turpentine, raw linseed oil and
vinegar Moisten canton flannel and
apply freely to the surface, drying off
with dry piece Of the same goods
% For a surface, old, badly worn,
and past the first stage of varnish de-
teriOration, use a formula consisting,
by weight Of Wool grease, half ounce;
kerosene oil, one pound; distilled water,
one and a half pounds. raw HnSeed oil.
pound and turpentine half pound.
Mix the wool grease, paraffin
oil. distilled water, and linseed oil to-
gether thoroughly by shaking in a
cOntainer, and then add the alcohol and
turpentine working all the ingredients
together until a perfect mixture is OBJ
tanned
Tar Spots.
In these days of tarred and oiled
roads 1t is no uncommon thing to find
great spots of tar on the painted or
vanished surfaces of the cars body
work Before taking the knife to scrape
this substance off cover the spot well
with lard and olive oil, which will
soften the tar so that you can remove
it without great damage to the wood
work underneath.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
AMERICAN ROAD
PLANS DISCUSSED
Congress at Detroit to Consider the
Various Plans for Building Good
Roads, and Decide on One.


Detroit Mich, Aug. National
Aid" and National Highways will
engage the attention of the delegates
to the American Road congress during
one session OF the six which viii be
held at Detroit during the week Of
September %. It is expected that ex-
senator Jonathan Bourne. IT., chairman
of the joint committee Of federal aid in
the construction of post roads will
place before the congress his plan Tor
lending the credit of the national gov
eminent to the states through the ulti-
mate issuance of a billion dollars Of
good roads bonds.
Senator Swanson. Of Virginia. also
member Of the joint committee, will
explain his plan for an annual cash
appropriation. conditioned upon an
equal appropriation By the states and
an equal dlVlslon OF responsibility Tor
construction and maintenance
The ShacklefOrd plan, given great
prominence by D. w ShacklefOrd. the
chairman Of the good roads committee
of the United States house of repre-
sentatives. viii also be explained to
The good roads delegates Mr. Shackle-
fOrd's plan provides for system of
rewards on all rural delivery roads
meeting certain requirements
Differing from all of these schemes
IS that which provides for system
Of national highways built and main
tanned entirely a the cost of the ma
tfonaI government champion of
this plan will also be heard
After the presentation of the varf-
Gus schemes now advocated for adop-
ton by the government, discussions
viii be had and an endeavOr made 10
harmonic differences and bring about
the announcement Of a definite policy
for submission TO the congress OF the
United States by the American Road
congress
As a majority in both the senate and
the house of representatives favor
some form of government aid IL is con-
sidered important that this great ma
tiOna1 gathering of good roads work
ers should take definite action.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
AUTO EXPORTS IN
YEAR S40,0O0,O00
Foreign Countries Take More Than
Half Of ShfpEentss Auto Imports
Less Than S2OO0.OOO.

Less Than S@sOOOsDOO.
Washington. D c., Aug. Accord
ing to figures compiled by the Bureau
of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
department of commerce, $4,000. 600
worth, of automobiles and parts there
Of were sent out of the United States
in the fiscal year 1913, against about
one million dollars worth in 1903. a
decade earlier These figures Of 1913
include $4,000, 600 worth of finished
automobiles sent TO foreign countries.
about S2,500 900 worth TO Hawaii and
100000 worth of automobile en-
gines and $3.50 900 worth of parts
other than tires and engines. 1t was
only in 1892 that the exports Of auto
mobiles became sufficient to justify a.
separate record Of this class of mer-
Guiding the separate parts being less
than $1,000, 00o- In 1907, five years
later. they were but $4,000, 900 and in
1910 approximately $4,000 in value
The number OF machines exported to
foreign countries in 1913 was 25, 600,
than 5000 in 1907, the first year inf
which the number was stated in thee
export records of the country. The8
average price at which they were ex-3
ported was about $500 each in 1913
In 1912 exports included about 1000
commercial automobiles at an averaged
valuation. of $500 each and "a, 900 other
machines at an average price of aboQti
$1,000 each
The imports Of automobiles in the
fiscal year 1913 were less than S2.OO0.-i
600 value against over 100000 in
1907. and the average price of those
imported in 1913, about $4,000 each
against $4,000 in 1907
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
. he old prOrerb an ounce of

" he old proverb IAN ounce of
prevention is worth a pound Of
cure" should be framed and hung
eonspicuously in every garage. Here
is some very interesting motor car
prevention advice given by Dennis
H. Stovau in Motor:
The insurance companies tell US
that motor car depreciates from 25
to 80 per cent every year that it is
used We who have operated cars two
years or more know this is not true
1t may be true, in most cases. so far
as the selling value of a car is con-
cerned; and the insurance companies
must Keep within the limits of what
they term safe average. But it must
be said that the safe averages used
IN computing motor car depreciation
three or -FOUR years ago, are entirely
TOO safe for the present day.
Motor car depreciation is a thing
tnat can easily be prevented. Exper-
fence amply demonstrates that the
modern-built car, when given proper
attention, and if not abused, will run
better the second season than il did the
ursL This is because all the working
parts are in better tune The gears
mesh more smoothly with just enough
freedom to insure their working uni
formly- And then. If the motor has
been kept clean. and all the bearings
the old car work just as well the
third year as it did the second2 And
why not continue this indefinitely?
Going Since 1905.
Out on the country place where the
writer lives there is a four-cyIinder
motor car in constant operation. doing
trucking and general utility work.
that began service early in 1905. So
lar as its operation is concerned. this
ancient machine works just as well
now as when it came from the factory
more than seven years ago. Depre-
citation has been prevented by constant
and little attentions. It has been kept
oiled, and its working parts have been
kept clean.
The gears have been replaced. as they
needed 1t; and yet the total expense
incurred on this car, in preventing de-
probation, has been only S175. More
than this amount would have been ex-
pended on a team and carriage for
the same purpose.
Now, if a car of the vintage of 1905
can run more than seven years with
out undue depreciation, an automobile
of present-day construction should run
10 years easily. OF course. il is not |
fair to measure service by years: If is /
that counts; but the old car
in question has covered at least So, 900 !
miles.
When one gets right down to the |
truth OF the matter, he viii find that /
it is the small things that cause motor
car depreciation. And that is why |
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
COLE CAR STANDS
A SEVERE TEST
Makes Test Run Across the Country
in Bad Weather So Engineers Can
Ascertain its Worth.

Ascertain its Worth.
San Francisco. Cal, Aug. 1.-The
engineer test car from the Cole Motor
Car company. Indianapolis, pOked its
big six cylinder nose into San Francis
co a few hours after the arrival of the
Indiana automobile manufacturer
tour, although the Cole party left In
dianapOlis ten days after the main tour
and did not try for a record run across
the continent. The Cole did not start
out on July second. with the tour be-
cause the Cole factory production was
overs6ld and a 1914 Cole was not avail
able.
Although the Cole party left India
napOlis the afternoon of July y, de-
layed one half day in Chicago, a full
day in the Colorado mountains test
ing and were marOOned on the great
American desert for sixty hours by
cloudburst, they made the transconti-
mental run easily.
The Cole party took the transcOnti-
mental route from Chicago across III
inois, Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming. into
Salt Lake City. where they picked up
the Hoosier tour trail and came west
Their trip proves cOnciusively that
any person. barring weather cOndl-
tiOns can make the transconunental
voyage a real pleasure. While the
party had rain every day since they
left Omaha. except today, the going
was not disagreeable,' said chief engi-
neer Chas. s. Crawford except on
the great American desert and in
crossing from TOnopah to Lake Tahoe
The Cole did not travel after dark, the
running time being from sunrise to
sunset and the speed average at no
time over % miles an hour.
The trip besides proving a pleasant
va cation venture, from the transcOn-
tinental touring standpoint, will be
highly beeficial to the Cole Motor Car
company in the manufacture of its
product. The engineer car was given
a severe gruelling in all the tests
which engineer Crawford and head
tester Lew Petition subjected her to-
The car was made to meet cOndi-
engineer Crawford had ordered them
for his tests. On their return to IN
dianapolis a conference of the engi-
neers on the Coles standardized roll OF
honor will be called in Indianapolis
so that all viii be made thoroughly
conversant with the knowledge gained
by Coles chief engineer on his trans
continental voyage.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
, FASHIONS LATEST TIPS
D FOR THE AUTO :



40 PORT" coats in various ma
terials are the latest in fash
ionable extra wraps for out
ing uses. They are shown in reds ana
greens, with large bullet buttons, and
in many of the taYOrlte mixed CWeeuS,
of white beaver bound with broad
black silk braid and having black
crochet buttons The white IelI nat
worn with them also is bound with the
dark braid.
Nested drinking cups in enamel, alu-
minUm. nickel and glass come IN all
sorts of carriers. leather, basket work
or metal, with two, four or six cups
But the paper cups are growing IN
favor and may be obtained IN PACKETS
containing one dozen or more
Knitted skirts and sweater coats for
outing wear are popular. They are
nOn-shrinkabIe and light and DO not
get out Of shape
Alpine hats having velour crowns
and the straw faclnSS are new and
effective in color combinations The
green, blue, brown, red and gray
veIours have tan hemp facing and the
light shades have the black They are
trimmed simply with the cord ana IaS-
sells or the band and bow Of ribbon.
Pongee hoods have made their ap-
pearance this season in two or more
new models. They make good travel
head and may be readily washed
Champagne wells are used with them
this year rather than the contrasting
cOlOrs-
A green willow hamper having two
trays is a newcomer which is quite
practical 1t is canvas lined to make IL
dust proof so that it may be carried
on the running board if desired. The
bottom is used for bottles and the
trays for food and fittings IC comes
in two sizes
The fiat. fitted overnight suit case
is used by both men and women. All
the toilet brushes and other articles
are flat. Soft slippers are in a FLAG
case and there is plenty of room left
for other necessaries.
Mems dust coats and caps must
match in material and color this sea
SON The material may be mOhair, silk,
pOugee or Panama cloth
x
Little tourists up to 4 or years
old are travelling in "rompers' made
of dark cOlOred linens They are SER
viceable, easily dOnned and very COM
Portable to ride in. The linen busters
are made to match them, so are also
stitched hats.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
Pass City Business College

teaches the best and easiest shorthand
and bookkeeping Guarantee to have
you ready for good position in much
less time than any other school. our
graquaIes hold best positions in Rail-
road Offices and mercantile houses in IN
Paso. Positions secured. Dav and
night school Morehouse Blk, Oregon
and Texas SITS. Phone 56O7.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
TWO-SPEED CHANGE FOR
TIE NEW CADILLAC CARS.

What radical changes, if any. will
the 1914 season bring2 The answer
TO this question of months is now being
answered by the many. 1914 announce
mentS of the American manufa cturers.
One of the most interesting changes
so far announced is in the new Cadillac
which viii have a two-speed direct
drive rear axle. BY touching a button
the entire gear radio can be changed
from $50 to I to % to 1.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

Have The Herald FoEFOyT 1ou on Vaca-
fiOn Trips.
No trouble to change your address on
The Herald to your summer outing ad-
dress. BY mail, so cents per month, in
adYance.-Advertise
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
You Can Keep Auto as Good as New By Care

Attention to Small Things Win Lgthen Stop DepreOn
Many Improve With Age-AdotOrs VIII
Same Efficiency When
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

Madison, Wis.-AIexander J Cobban.
in charge Of motor registry in the sec
rotary Of states department of Wiscon-
sin. predicts that the Wisconsin pleas
ure car registration for 1913 will reach
10000. On May u the registry passed
the $4,000 mark. and on May p license
No. 26,442 was issued meaning that on
May q, 1913. the registry was nearly
900 in excess of the total registry for
the entire year Of 1912
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
DON'T FILL TOOLBOX
UP WITH OLD JUNK

Don't set into the habit of throwing
broken and useless articles back into
the tool box. thinking that perhaps
these old parts may come in handy att
some future time. Nine times out Of
10 these old parts are never used again
and only serve TO fiji up the tool box
with useless Junk. But always be sure
to carry a few spare new parts. plenty
Of tools and tire patches and a number
of bolts of different sizes
Four hundred rolls Peerless Guaran-
teed Roofing to close out at bargain
prices. Lander Lumber CO.-Adver-
tisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

Austin, Texas.-There are at present
1926 automobiles in San Antonio. Dali
las, Houston and Fort Worth, which
four cities have an aggregate popula-
ton of 34O.83O. the population per au-
tomObile being Sc, 81, % and IS, re
spectiTely.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

Savannah. Ga--The first four months
of this year show a state registration
Of 20,078 cars as against 1900 for the
same period last year. The other south
ern states have also made considerable
progress. the comparative figures be-
ing as follows Tennessee, 1918, H.
225 and 1912. 1881. Florida, 1913. 1896;
Alabama. 1850. $50; North Carolina,
1000. 1000; Arkansas, $500. 1850: Vir-
ginia. 1000, 1000; Mississippi 379, 200;
Kentucky, 1900; 1000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02
AUTO FIGURES IN
LARGE INCREASE
All States Show Gains in the Number
of Licenses Given Out During
the Present Year.

The general and growing popularity
Of the automobile is shown by registra-
ton figures over the country The fol-
lowing states make glowing reports:
Columbus, OhiO.-During the first
four months of 1913, more than 81, 900
automobile licenses have been issued in
this state, as compared with a total of
63,117 for the entire year 1912. Upto-
date receipts Of s27S,729 exceed those
of last year by $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-08-02

Nested drinking cups in enamel, alu-
minUm. nickel and glass come in al
sorts of carriers. leather, basket work
or metal, with two, four or six cups
But the paper cups are growing IN
favor and may be obtained in packets
containing one dozen or more