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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

boast Of so much-''the FL PasO spirit
A little of the FL PasO spirit" the
sort that raises budgets, lands cOnven-
tiOns, gets military posts and does
things generally, would soon make the
II PasO Automobile club one of the
best in the west, and accomplish some
thing of value to every automobile
owner and to FL PasO as a whole.
For Self Protection
There are other things that the aU-
tOmObilists can accomplish BY sticking
together Union labor never got q
uThf0rm eiGht-hOur day by remaining
dtSOrs aniEed. fll PasO's county and
city officials nave not been able TO
keep themselves in office by disOrgan'
iE2tiOn- stick together is the motto
that has always had its reward f0-
those who stuck There are measures
coming up daily that are inimical 10
the interests Ct the automobile owners
that could be resisted If the motorists
were properly CrgeniEed and took n
interest in their organization. There
would be Hu such laws on the city
statute books as nov require autOm0-
mcbihsts 10 carry lamps and allow
horse drawn vehicles to so without
ITEM if the automCbilists We're orgau-
lied and willed otherwise. The lagis-
latuFo would be taking more interest
In passing law 10 protect automobile
owners fro C. theft of ears IL the auto
mobile owners were better organized.
There IS q measure pending now at
austin 70 make inc taxing OF an auto
mobile a criminal offence but how
many FL PasO automobile owners have
written legislators and asked them L.
work f1r its PASSAGE
Heavy Tax Threatened.
There IS pending at Austin q meas
ure to put a heavy tax on an autOm0-
bile How many FL PasO motor car
owners have taken any steps to step
its passaSe2 Next year they viii ray
as state license much more than the
membership cost for several years in
the FL Peso Automobile club-and they
viii also pay a property tax on their
car 10 the local assessor as personal
property. Il IS discrimination of the
worst sort, but il is going to pass If
the automobiles do not bring suffi-
cient pressure TO kid 10. c. b. Stevens
president Of the local auto club, SAYS
the Plan IS now to tax every automobile
S25 a year. No such tax IS eXacted for
buggy. carriage, plano, OF any
other luxury; they are assessed as per-
s5nal FruL erty and a tax is paid on
them IN accordance with their value.
The aUtOElCbIIe has been selected as
the easy mark and the auto owner
sits stil and accepts what comes.
Clubs to Study Cars
In other cities there are not only
central automobile clubs to which
practically all motor car owners be-
long, but the owners OF different cars
have their own clubs. There are ChaI-
mers clubs. WintOn clubs, Studebaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

The Herald wants to print all the
automobile information it can get,
hence it asks all FL Paso automO-
bilists who make country runs, to
ring up this office or the home of
the auto editor, phone 1S43, and give
the details of their trips, for the
benefit Of other autOmobilists. If
they VIII note road conditions and
report them. The Herald will be
glad to publish them for the guild
ance of others. A call on the tele-
phone from every person who makes
an out of town run viii be appre-
ciated. Let The Herald tell the
public about il. Get the interest
aroused. Then the good roads will
come.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

=" , ITH the motor industry grow
AA/ ing so rapidly that it is fast
becoming one of the most i'm
portant parts of the industrial fabric,
the cost of fuel which the car uses
viii at no distant date become mat
ter Of national concern, Tor as trans
pOrtatiOn by motor increases. the coSt
of fuel viii. by the insidious ramiti-
cations Of the spreading OF cosIs' levy
its toll upon every purse
An additional cent on the price OF a
gallon Of gasoline IS as an isolated
rransa elton. a rather trivial matter, but
extended TO all the gallons or autcmo-
bile fuel used In the united states IL
rises to a mans proportions ana Inen,
considered as an antecedenu TO q year )
business, cent a gallon sWells up 70
a greater sum than the average man
hopes to gain before his working days
are over. 1t has been estimated that
q car costing $1,000 would use, Alth
ordinary service, $50 gallons OF saSo-
line in a year. costing at 20 cents S15e-
To keep the estimate low suppose
that there are only 100000 cars in the
country and that none Of them VIII eI-
coed that fuel consumption InaI
gives $50 times 100000 or 400; 0OU,OUU
gasoline and the 'little bit off the top
of one cent makes an additional $4s-
500. 900 annual toll which IS levied ana
collected from the automoDlllsts. OF
the country And several hundred
thousand more cars are to be manu-
featured and putt into operation TINS
year
In FL Paso there are 1000 cars and
the increase Of a cent a gallon means
$500 a year. The price is now p cents
q tWO-cent jump this year. or a total
Of $4,000 added to the expense OF FL
PasO motorists.
Where this tidy sum goes is not
matter Of present concern, but as the
automobile in the last analysis is Moth
perts are making every effort now. in
its infancy to protect II. Anything
giving promise Of a cheaper fuel, or
fuel that VIII enter into competition
with oil is, in view of the amount at
stake, considered worthy Of respectful
hearing.
The West Virginia experiment Of
usniE tanked natural gas mas been
submitted to several manufacturers OF
automobiles for expert opinions The
views of some as given to the Amerl-
can Motorist are appended ana otner
manufactures are still Investigating
the subject.
The WiIlys-Overland company writes:
Probably the best way in which 1
could answer your letter would be to
give you the report on a test which we
conducted on comparative cost of ma
turaI gas and gasoline as fuel for run
ming motor on test
The motor used was standard 40
H p. The first run was made using
gasoline for fuel One-half gallon was
supplied to the motor, which ran at
$50 r 2. n. for 20 minutes
The second run was made using the
same motor using natural gas as fuel
The speed of the motor was set at
$50 r p. n and the duration of the
run was 20 minutes or One-third hour.
The gas was metered and the amount
used during the run was 40 cubic feet
Reducing these figures TO the rate
of fuel consumption per hour. we have
one and One-half gallons of gasoline
per hour as compared to 1Z0 cubic feet .
of natural gas.
Using the prices, s.135 per gallon for !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

Motoring Department, The Herald
When my engine is running very slow
" the No 2 cylinder misses, but when
running fast It fires all right The
compression is good, and since I have
tried different earburetor adjustments
without remedying the trouble I am
at loss to know what to do.
From what you say the fault is evil
IDENTIFY in the spark plug Would sug-
gest that you remove the No 2 plug
and clean il thoroughly, adjusting the
electrodes so that they are separated
not more than 1872 of an inch
Motoring Department, The Herald
Can you tell me yhy it is that when I
apply the brake OF my car it always
swings around to the right I also
notice that the right tire wears out
sooner than the left-IEterested
The trouble is caused by unqualified
brakes The brake operating on the
right wheel holds better than the brake
operating on the left wheel
Both wheels should be raised on jacks
and the brake acting rods etc, adjusted
so that when the brake is applied the
tension on each viii be equal This
VIII avoid skidding. and also relieve
the strain on the right tire
Motoring Department, The Herald
A friend Of mine says he can start the
ellSL-4e u MS elNLO II the SLdtl lu5 cre-ilA
is broken Can that be done and if
50, how should go about doing it2-
H p. Meyer
It is possible TO do as your friend
says The simplest way, assuming you
are alone, would be to jack up one of
the rear wheels, then place the gear
shift lever in gear. preferably third
speed. After retarding the spark, open
the throttle slightly and switch on the
battery. Then revOlve the rear wheel
in the direction il would turn If the
car were running forward Doing this
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

viii turn the motor and have the same
effect as cranking.
Motoring Department. The Herald
The engine Of my car backfires into
the carburetor when running at ex-
IRENE high speed Of course that is
usually symptom of too weak a mix
ture, but my trouble still occurs even
when I make the mixture very rich
can you suggest reason for its act
ing that way? P r y.
If you are sure that the mixture
is rich enough to overcome backfiring
at high speed, in all probability the
springs that close the intake valve are
tension to such an extent that when the
engine is running fast they fail to
close the valves quickly. The result
Is that the valves which remain partly
open during the compression stroke.
when the spark takes place, are still
open In such case the gas in the
combustion chamber Of the cylinder,
being ignited. backfires through the
open intake valve into the manifold
and mixing chamber Of the carburetOr.
Motoring Department, The Herald
Does it hurt tires to use them when
they are not pumped up hard? I ask
this because / find that my car rides
put so much air in them.-P. R K
Riding with the tires partly inflated
is more comfortable, but certainly
more expensive. When the tires are
soft the layers Of fabric, which are
vulcanized together. work loose and.
of course. weaken Eventually the
weakest point blows out. and the tire
IS practically of no further use. A
tire in this condition is seldom worth
repairing
When inflated the tire should support
the weight of the car and the load
without working the fabric. In this
way the tire viii wear well and give
double the mileage
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

before you are filled
With Mercury and
{ U Z b er Poisonous
Drugs, see DR.. Che
HOk. the botanfst
specialist. who cures
the following dis
eases withOutN the
aid of minerals or
knife; Cancer. Blood
/ o / s o u. kidney
trouble. Rheuma-
uSm. Heart Disease.
and Liver derange-
nents. Consultation
Tree 4O6 San An
o. 10 St Phone 1910
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
Mexican President Fl hts In AUTOMOBILES
Many Ar EPao DrDu
and
d p. VICToRIANO HUERTA. -

- EN-. VICTORIANO HUERTA, pro-
Z visional president of Mexico. is
modern warrior bold. He went
to war in the north in an auto and
eampaigned in chihuahua in a big bIue
ProJos car of the same type and make
lhaT the German emperor uses when
ne attends the war maneuvers
General Huerta had four cars at his
disposal during the campaign against
Orozco In the north. One was a babv
blue, another was coffee colOred brown
a third was batteship gray and the
fourth was black with yellow wheels
and was used for state occas fOns
These cars were shipped from citv 10
city along the line Of the northern al
vance and were used by the present
provisional president to keen in touch
with his front and TANKS. When Oroz-
co retreated from Bachimba and finally
evacuated Juarez, Gen. Huerta brought
MS automobiles TO the border when he
established his headquarters across the
IlFfr- Inc big cars with the German
nameplate on the front were often
seen IN front Of the Fl Paso hotels
with their chauffeurs dressed in the
Iaugue uniforms of the federal army
and with a guard Of soldiers Occupying
the 'front.' seats, When Huerta was in
Juarez the military automobiles car
ried Tags flying from each side of Tho
drivers seat, denOting the rank of the
MAJOR general who rode in them.
can warrior who went to war on
wheels Gen. Joaquin Teller, next in
rank to HUerta, also had his automo-
bile with him when he came to Juarez
and appeared in the military review
riding in the auto
Rainy and windy weather and muddy ]
roads have discouraged automobile (
trips in this section during the past few
days However, motor enthusiasts be I
lieTe that the sun viii be as bright as /
ever Sunday and many will take to the 4
country.
HuecO Tanks and Natural Park. /
which have recently come into favor
locally for a short sightseeing trip.
are the objective point Of most Of the |
automobilists these days. The road to /
that point of interest has been i'm
proved by the rains and the trip is a /
pleasant one.
While the tourists have been staying |
at home, they have not remained away
from the automobile agencies, and /
there has been considerable activity in
the trade during the past week
W. W. Turney and Myrtil CobIentz
each bought a battesnlp gray Cadillac.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
MEN START
A FUEL CRUSADE

New York to Raise Age Limit Of Driv-
ers-New Automobile TOps-NOtes
of the Auto World
What may be the beginning Of a
countrywide movement has been
launched by the New York Garage as
ISOLATION. The fuel situation has
aroused the indignation of a number Of
scattered organizations and it is the
purpose OF the garage men to combine
these efforts into a concerted move
ment which viii be productive at least
Of a thorough understanding Of the
subject
An act has been introduced in the
senate of New York to amend the
highway law to read that mo person
shall operate or drive a motor vehicle
who is under p years of age. unless
licensed chauffeur or the owner Of he
motor vehicle being operated"
The Wisconsin railroad commission
aas Just issued a sweeping order com
handing the various railroad com
Danies 10 erect and maintain gatas.
alarm bells or station Watchmen at
several Of the most dangerous Craze
crossings in southern Wisconsin. The
order is in response to general de-
Milwaukee TO Chicago and vice versa.
For several years previous to 1912
there were noticeable improvements IN
automobile tops, but within the last
year or so several makers have adopt
cd a device consisting of a double
hinged arm which facilitates shifting
the front bow from the lower position,
in which it must be when folded, 20
the upper position required when the
top is extended, thus doing away with
he necessity OF pulling out spring pins
on each side before shifting the bow
and replacing them afterWard. This
device is seen on large proportion Of
the cars exhibited at the show this
year.
The state of Iowa received a total
of S4S5s50O from motor car and motor
cycle registrations in the year 1912
according to figures just annOUn ,ed
from the office OF the secretary CT I
state There were 47,1SS cars regis
tered, in addition to 1917 numbers held
Five years ago but $1,000 was paid
into the state treasury in fees by Iowa I
1=tOrists. Retiring secretary OF state Z
Hayward recommended to governor !
amended TO require daelers TO report !
all sales with the address Of buyers I
once month.
Speedometer manufacturers are fast I
the gradOmeter and making z
Il part Of the present speedOmeter IN 4
strUwent The gradOmeter is an at +
tachment TO the speedometer which /
tells the observer the steepness OF the /
grad that the motor car is ascending.
lhe temperature regulator permits
Of accurate reading at 81 Temperatures /
and REGARDLESS OF sudden change IN I
temperature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

at the time and the customs officers
claim that the driver Of the car was
aware that the smUggled goods we're
in the automobile.
The Studebaker company recent1,-
sold several go delivery cars TO the
government for parcels post business
at the Pittsburg, Pa, postoffice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

I me former got a seven passenger and
! me laLter passenger car, while
I H. & Pelham brought a four passen-
/ ger machine of this type down from
/ Denver, Colo, driving 1t all the way.
/
Mrs; Louis c. Hammer bought her
second passenger Hudson 81 and
lanes = White purchased a model 20
w. PASSENGER Hupmobile from the
week.
The Chalmers agency shipped a Chal-
ners torpedo six" to the Crescent ga
rage IN DemiDg, n. II.
me International Auto company sold
several cars The Mexican boundary
commission cor bought a four passenger
BUICK, one fiVe-passenger car and one
model go" tWo-passenger BuicIx were
sHlpped TO NJ W. Tatum, at Kent, Tex.
our Buick touring cars were shipped
70 Nordhaus & Taylor. at Deming. n.
~ n W r. washington, of Lake Arthur
~ NJ bought five-passenger Buick
anu drove 1t to his home He intends
nenly.
h. n. Hatcher drove an Overland ~6e'
down 10 PecOs in Reeves county. a sim
1ieI car was shipped to W. F. Ritter at
--oIGsourg, n. n. and five of these
LiitaShlhes We're shipped to H A. Cart
--- -elr ny TIE I'll EdsO agency
x
w G. Walz has just bought a De-
L0lL Iour-passenger electric coupe
, malf9 Is one of the prettiest electric
machines IN town
1T. IT, =, n Hendricks bought a Stude-
D u;15Ner 90 and J. H. Reames. of Me-
SllIa Park, n. NJ, purchased a Stude--i
c oaHer % from the Richardson Motor
MIKE Lawless, engineer and coudue-
tor Tor one Of H. E. Marteenv's Chal- /
m l1 public cars. drove a party Of cat
lleLlen 10 sierra Blanca and hack, a !
hours, Thursday.
X
NICK Depeder's big Chalmers SO IL 1
mouslne was seized at the bridge Fri /
aay y customs officials and taken to /
the Longweu stable. where it was 4
stored under lock and key by the Gus
toms officers. The seizure of the car
was the result of a warrant charging
a Edgerton. said to be a racehorse
man at the Juarez track, with snug
cling box of Mexican cigars. Edger-
ton was passenger in DeDeder,s car !
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
ADS BY PHONE

The ordinary cost OF a Want Ad in
the FL Paso Herald is IS cents. It
reaches an average Of about 20 Ooe
readers each issue.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
MOTORISTS PROBLEMS
ARE SOLVED HERE

answer queries
nsHered week
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
A SONG on THE AUTOMOBu,F-

A song OF THE AUTOMOBILE.
The freedom OF reads that go winding
along .
like Like ribbons OF silver and gold.
dens and woods.
ana rlyulets crystalline cold
ana TAR panorama Of villas and
As the milestones away from you
Are 9Riy a few of the pleasures
With the price Of an automobile.
a rose on the cheek. and a song in the
An eye that is steady and clear
An &ppeIlte equal to pickles and Die
HIteout gastFonomie fear;
A spirit at peace and in tune with the
world,
And nerves that are tempered to
Are some Of the pleasures Of health
that you get
When buVihg an automobile.
The honk Of the horn has a magical
note
That charms all your troubles away.
And the hum Of the motor invites you
Where the blossoms and birds are at
There is Somewhere a Facy new model
OF speed
Awaiting my hand on the wheel
50 put on your hat, and together
Wen go
And purchase an automobile
Nina Irving.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
Paso Automobiles are Slow To Get together For Subtraction

Tax
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01
Hotel Paso del MORT.

Hotel Paso del Norte.
The dining room and grill of Hotel
Paso del Norte is open until midnight
vice
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

Gasoline Does Not Rise 19 $50. A E za5 . s the Fuel Rise. Cent
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

clubs, Overland clubs Buick clubs.
and so on. Owners Of these different
cars get together once a week, plan
runs, talk over their troubles, exchange
experiences and listen to lectures 1r
ask questions Of the experts connected
with the different sales agencies
Thre is nothing of this kind in III
PasO-
Why not get together. rejuve1ate tbe
Automobile club and do something2
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

n NIKE l Lawless. engineer and condUe
III vi Ior one OF H. e. Marteeny's Chal
mers public cars, drove a marty Of cat
I 5.sl TO Sierra Blanca and hack, q
distance Of 10 miles, in less than ter
hours, Thursday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

Dr- c, M. Hendricks bought a stude-
D D1her 90 and J. H. Reames. Of Ne
S.Iii Park, \. NJ, purchased a Stude-
c oS-Aer 20 from the Richardson Motor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

In other cities, there are not only
central automobile clubs to which
practically all motor car owners be-
long, but the owners OF different cars
have their own clubs. There are ChaI-
mers clubs. WintOn clubs, Studsbaker
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

New York to Raise Age Limit of Driv-
ers-New Automobile TOps--NOtes
of the Auto World
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

An act has been introduced in the
senate of New York to amend the
highway law to read that mo person
shall operate or drive a motor vehicle
who is under p years of age, unless
such person is accompanied by a duly
licensed chauffeur or the owner Of he
motor vehicle being operated"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-01

r7ITH the motor industry grow
" ing so rapidly that 1T is fast
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-19
CAN
LAST BUT SHORT TIME

uroo as far rs possible everything
mat had been done by the various
Liberal Cabinets during the past four
years: while on the other hand. tie
Republicans. who had abstaincd from
any active measures against the DIV
uast% while tho liberals were In powe1
and had even manifested good will
towards tho young monarch, caused
him TO DO warned that If lie intrusted
the premiership 10 Maura, they would
ioel compelled 10 iaaucuratc revo!u.
tlonar% risings. and labor disturbances
throughout the peninsula. They have
no such pronounced aversion for senior
bato, whose conservatism has always
bccn OF much less reactionary char
acter IN questions relating 10 The
state, as Well as To the church Rut
THIS does not mean that they will sun
port him. and with the entire Liberal
party. and the larger half Of the con
servat.res against him, II IS dinicult
10 see how he can remain in Office he
%ond the impending general election.
For general election Is imminent
~ IL inevitable. after the transfer OF
power from ono party 10 another
Since ut present the Liberals possess
u largo majority IN the lower house.
VINO ar" natural iy arraycd against
Dato he IS obliged to make an appeal
to the country, and to use every sort
"i official pressure and kindred meth
DDS TO obtain 1t the polls Il Conscrya-
tive majority In the Cortes for his
new administration
This would be- easy were tnc CON.
sorvntivcs united But since thev ara
divided: and fun OF animoslty towards
one another, IL is difficult 10 see how
even with tho help OF the authorities
IN the towns cities and rural districts,