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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
Here are Valuable Hints For
the Man Who Drives a Motor Car

Z loosen up by soaking over night with
kerosene.
Spark plugs are sometimes broken
by the force required TO unscrew them.
Put a little graphite grease on the
threads.
Put the edge of your pocket knife
between the points OF a cOtter pin
and with your pliers pinch the mid
die together The points viii then
stay close together when released.
If you are troubled with pinched
protecting strip that lies between the
rim and the inner tube being too mar
row Use a wider one.
Wheels should be firm on the aXles
little Wabble means trouble in the
near future.
A wooden mallet with the head COW
cred with twenty thicknesses Of flan-
mel makes a good tool with which to
straighten bent tenders.
Bent steering knuczles should be
made moderately hoC before straight
eninE.
Popping in the carburetOr means a
mixture that is too lean Such eXplO-
siOns in the muffler mean misfiring-
A tendency to slide sideWfse means
a fiat rear tire; a tendency to veer
to one side means a flat front tire.
Always stop before crossing a rail-
way track, whether train is in sight
or not; it is good habit to get into.
Never ieOpardiZe human life by turn
ing out to avoid a chicken, dog or cat.
but always slow down and be careful
when a COW or calf is anywhere near
the roadway.
If your engine dies going up a
nil and your, brakes fail to bring the
car to a full stop, throw your shift
lever into slow gear quickly.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

gasoline. with the exception that it is
not as flexible.
The problem, therefore. is to get
some mechanical arrangement which
viii enable the kerOsene-fed motor to
throttle as well, and to pick up as fast
as the gasoline power plant Most in
ventOrs have taken it for granted that
heating the fuel is necessary to secure
satisfactory operation. Brayton, Horns
by-AkrOyd and Diesel all worked on
this theory. As a matter of fact, all
that is needed is to atomize the mix
ture properly at all times and to in
trOduce it into the cylinder in proper
lions cOnsonant with the cOmpressiOns
which are set up within it In the
SecOr engine this is accomplished by
the SecOr-Higgins carbureter and the
SecOr multiple-unit governor. A prop
erly timed spark invariably ignites the
fuel fed and regulated by these devices
under conditions which would render
the old constant mixture type of car
bureter and pre-heating apparatus
helpless By adjusting the mixture to
every working condition they provide
the necessary fleXibility and make the
kerosene burning just as desirable as
the gasoline power plant"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
BELIEVES NEW
FUEL is FOUND
Motor Expert Says Kerosene Is SOIu,
tiOn of Greatest Problem
for Aufos

llOAOE Expert says kerosene IL SOU
ton OF Greatest Problem
for Autos
John A SecOr, noted authority on the
use of heavy fuels, such as kerosene in
explosive engines, and the inventor OF
the first kerosene burning power plant
delivered a very interesting lecture on
the subject of kerosene engines before
members of the Indiana section Of the
Society of Automobile Engineers re-
Gently. He spoke in part as follows:
The power-driven vehicle can no
longer rely upon gasoline for fuel. The
production Of this substance is increas-
ing at its usual slow rate of percent
per annum, while the automobile indus
try is gaining at the rate Of 100 per-
cent A substitute viii therefore have
to be found.
Alcohol is a satisfactory fuel but
expensive. 1t has a chance only if the
price of gasoline advances to % or 80
cents in tank car lots. Even then it
viii be greatly handicapped by the fact
that special engines will have to be
built for it, since gasoline power plants
are not adapted to its needs
Kerosene, therefore, on the whole,
looks like the most feasible solution of
the fuel problem Its price is extreme
" low, where that Of gasoline was be-
fore the two substances changed places,
in their relationship as product and by
product. Moreover, under ordinary con-
ditions. with the same equipment, kero-
sene is practically as satisfactory as
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
Cattleman's Broncho Gives
Place To the Putting Motor
q HADE Of the old time COW man.

y HADE Of the old time COW man.
What would the pioneers Of the
Texas cattle industry say if they
could see their comrades Of the old
days riding to town in shiny automO-
biles instead Of IN the quarter deck Of
a buckiug DrOncO2 The leather up
hOlstered cushion has taken the Place
o. the Texas saddle; the leather auto
mobile puttees have driven the nigh
heeled Texas boot into the closet cor
ner and the automobile gauutlets have
replaced the wristlets. Only the wide
brimmed StetsOn remains to mark the
cow man of today as he was in the
other times.
The cattIemen Of Texas, the greatest
cattle growing state in the union, have
long ago learned the value OF an au-
tOmobile in the ranch work, where
many miles are to be covered and
many roundup camps are visited Steers
have been rOped by cOWmen in autos,
but this was the spectacular exception
to the rule Of service COwmen, from
necessity. must live away from the
beaten path Their families are with
them at the ranch house and trips to
the city were few and far apart in the
old days. Now it is different and the
difference is the automobile Ranch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

A LWAYS set your ratchet brake
n when you leave your car unat-
TENDED.
Stone bruises that lead to bad
bIOwouts do not occur when the tire is
pumped up TO its proper tension.
a single grain Of sharp sand be
tween the casing and inner tube VIII
sometimes make a puncture-
If you cannot get gasoline so to
the drug store and get one pound Of
ether and mix it with four gallons Of
kerosene.
II your front tires wear faster than
the rear ones you viii undoubtedly
find that a steering knuckle is bent
and the front wheels do not run eN-
actly parallel.
II your engine misses fire on ac-
count Of grease working up into the
spark plugs put four ounces Of ker-
osene into each two quarts Of oil in
the lubricating system.
To renew the clearness Of cellulOId
curtain windows varnish them on both
sides with flexible cOllOdiOn, TO be had
at any drug store.
A large roll Of adhesive tire tape
is one Of the most useful emergency
conveniences that an automobiles can
carry.
Half ether and half gasoline makes
a good printing fluid. but it must be
kept from evapOraung.
One Of the saddest things in a mo-
torist's life is lost nuts. The remedy
is not to forget to replace the cotter
pins
Manufacturers Of screwdrivers sell
most Of their product to people who
use a. hammer on the screwdriver han
Ole
A bolt OF burr that has been rusted
IN place may usually be made TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
AUTO NOW TAUGHT
IN PUBLIC SCHOOL
Manual takes Up Study of the Motor
Vehicle on Gift Machine In Los
Angeles.

venice on NulIL MaGulnG IN Los
Angeles.
The first automobile instructions
ever given in the Los Angeles public
schools started at Manual Arts high
school in Los Angeles last week, when
number Of students in the mechani-
cal department began to study the
parts Of an automobile.
The machine was given to the school
by Lester Kiggens, a student. whose
father recently bought a new car
Under the guidance Of @. Ollsson for
merly with two manufactHr ing con-
Germs, the class will learn ali Oarts
Of the machine then build it IN
The work in this class viii probably
take a school term or large part of it
and 1t is expected that the school de-
partment VIII supply instructions and
apparatus Tor automobile instructions
the following school year.
DR.. A. E. Wilson, principal Of the
high school, highly commends f6e
work done in this department and
thinks that it is a. course to be opened
wish it.
Mark Keppei, county superintendent
of schools, said that the automobile
held oilers vast opportunities and nv
courses Of study in the schools inve1-
tons and Improvements in the autono-
bile industry viii be vastly extended
Inere are great many OpportuDf-
tles open IN the automobile Industry"
ne SAID, and inventions along this
line VIII be forthcoming The auto
lnoplle mas made wonderful strides in
the last ten years, but by classes and
lessons In this subject further ad-
Vancement and Improvement win he
stimulated
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
INSPECTION OF AUTO
ONCE EACH MONTH
VIII Greatly Benefit Car; Dealer Ex-
plains Why Looking Over Parts
Is Of Value.


Is OF Value.
The owner who gets the maximum
value Of his car is the man who comes
sround once a month to have its ad-
5ustments and aIignments looked over
says an Ell Paso dealer. One Of the
hardest things that a service station
has to contend with is to get owners
OF high grade motor cars 70 bring them
to the service stations so that the ex-
perts Fay go over the mechanical con
structiOn- An automobile should be
looked over at least once in every so
days; once in so days is better. The
fact that a motor vehicle is giving sat
isfactOry service ard is doing all that
it is called upon TO do is not proof
that It is in a perfect mechanical con
dition- There may be a loose nut or
a play in a bearing or some mechanic
cal part a little out of alignment
These conditions at first are nOt per
ceptible, but sooner or later the con
ditiOn becomes evident, and. when no
ticed, generally other parts have been
affected to the extent that consider
able overhauling or repair may be
necessary If the condition vas dis
covered when it happened it might be
only necessary for q turn or two Of q
wrench TO correct the condition, while
when eventually found 1t VIII take
time and money"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

can and European models shows that
the United states is more than holding
its own with its friends across -he
pond American designers seem 10
have developed a sort of sixth sense
that has enabled them to combine the
best of European ideas with their own
to excellent advantage. The result is
a car distinctiyely American in design,
with every refinement in construction
and material that appears in the hlgn-
est class foreign car
Before the day OF the automobile.
carriage makers were accustomed to
look to Europe for the most advanced
ideas. 1t was only natural that with
the development of the motor car the
tremendous advance Of the industry in
this country has given American de-
signers the confidence to go ahead
with their original ideas, and this
years shows are the greatest cOmpll-
ment to their success This application
of originality has not tended In the
least to weaken the product This
ability to make vital changes so skill
fully is a great proof Of the extraOrdi-
nary attainments of American car
builders.
It firmly believe that with American
automobile engineers progressing at
their present rate. it Will be a matter
Of only a few months, a year or two at
most, until we Will completely turn
the tables on our European neighoors
and they viii be following our lead IN
stead Of showing the way themselves,
declares a leading American engineer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15
AUTOS
ALL OVER WORLD

The Chicago Automobile Show fur
-nished conclusive proof that European
ideas OF design and construction RIO
longer give the basis for designers Of
American cars to work upon.
Careful comparison between Ameri-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

{ Of the hood on the left side Of the mo
tor the extension lever is at hand and
a simple turn opens the drain cock
In washing a car use plenty of wate-.
Some washers seem to think it is cor
rect TO use a very high pressure Of wa
ter In the hose and let it issue directly
upon the panels The effect Of this is
to cause the minute portions Of grit Of
ten found in the mud to scratch the
Farnish.
The stream Of water should not be
aimed directly upon the panels in this
way but almost parallel to them at a
low pressure, so that the water in fall
Ing merely by gravity should carry
with it the loose particles Of grit The
finest particles are not however, re-
moved without the aid Of a sponge, but
when possible the sponge should be
operated with one hand while a con-
slant stream Of water from the hose at
low pressure is directed so as to run
down the panel from a point above the
sponge, the hose being held in the
other hand.
Always make sure that your valves
pump easily and hold all the air they
are receiving and carrying into the
tire, for IL is disheartening and de-
cidedly unpleasant, after one has Ia
bored long and hard under a brOiling
sun. replacing and initiating a tire, to
only a short time later because either
the valve is not IN good condition or
VIII not hold air long enough TO permit
of the. cap being applied Pumps, too,
should receive their share of attention,
making sure that they work properly
under high air pressure
X
Tt is essential that the car owner
and driver understand how to remove
a tire. how to take out the inner tube
and how to replace the new one so that
it viii not pinch or rub while being
inflated. The best plan is to partially
initiate the tube before inserting it in
the shoe and then work 1t around the
entire circumference, making sure that
it fits snuggly and smoothly. Other
wise a blowout is likely before the
journey is fairly renewed There IS
even a znack which can be learned in
the initiating OF the tire where a hand
pump is used. Short, sharp plunSes Of
the piston provide very little air to
the tube whereas the long. steady
pIunses quickly give the results and 90
not wear out the person operating the
pump.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

Knleker-So Jones has a great inven-
ton?
BOcker-Yes; an umbrella handle that
retains the finger print.-New York
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

II is easy enough TO be pleasant
When everything sounds ike a Joke,
But the fan worth while
Is the fan who can smile
When the weather man puts Us in soak.
Milwaukee Sentinel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

owners buy big seven passenger tour
ing cars. load in their families, and
glide off TO the nearest town to do
their shopping and visit friends
Automobiles have meant the emanci-
patton of the cOw-nan and more
especially the cOWman's family from
the irksome life on a ranch, operated
many miles from the nearest neighbOr.
4 -'puucher' from the range bunch is
usually selected 10 drive the car and
the cars may be seen rolling into any
cattle center on off days at the ranch
filled with bronze faced men in wide
brimmed hats and well dressed women
nom The ranch houses.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-03-15

'Can you paint my wife's picture!"
I can make a speaking Likeness"
For heavens sake don't do ITCH
cago RecOrd-Herald-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
Detectives on Trail.
College Boy in Business.

From the Cincinnati Times-Star.
Howard Elting. president of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce. has been
an employer Of men for many years on a
large scale. He is close student of
character. There is scarcely trait or
an ansularity of the ma scul;ne mind that
Mr. Citing cannot estimate and gauge at
approximately its true value.
Therefore. when Mr.. Elting sits down
to deliberately weigh the college boy in
the scales of practical success and effec-
uiveness, his computations ought to be
important. His opinions are d valuable
addition to the time-honored discussion
as to whether the college man obtains
any advantages over the nOn-college man.
Mr.. Fitting starts out with a clean sheet
on which he has written two columns
marked debts and credits. As a result
of his observations, he places in the
debit column these Observation-Disclosures
Of persistence. lack Of Industry. lack of
thrift, lack of technical training, lack OF
appreciation of time. a tendency toward
s.lobbishness. too easily discouraged.
On the credit side Mr.. Elting sets
concentration. a
knowledge Of where to find and how to
apply information. power to reason from
one step to another, adaptablity. con-
scientiousneSS, an appreciation OF duties
OF society and it's responsibilities, an abil-
ity to solve more difficult problems. high
er ethical and moral STANDARDS and a
larger view of things.
Summing up these totals, what is the
reader to understand? The majority will
come to this conclusion, that the college
boy possesses IN large part the necessary
equipment, but that through lack Of In
dustry and lack Of persistence-tWo traits
easily corrected--he often falls to use this
equipment to the fullest advantage. But
it seems to us as if the balance in gen.
eral was cons derably Oh the right side
Of the ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
Our Savage Kinsmen Of Yezc.
From tire Christian Herald


Whatever the ignorant, indifferent or
selfish may say or suggest. he who has
read carefully Japan's ancient records,
studied the language. art and antiqui-
ties. not only thinks. but knows-for the
evidence is overwhelming-tha the Jap
anese are a mixed race. That they have
in them Tartar and Malay blood no one
doubts. II is certain, also. that the blood
Of another of the most gifted of races,
the Semitic. flows in their veins. Apart
from the testimony of language, history
records that colonies of Semitic stock
settled in the islands. As for the Aryan
strain in the Japanese. it is very rich.
and possibly even the greatest. Ian
gLage. mythology. tradition, all show
the tyran infusion Of words. ideas and
blood. The names of the mountains and
the rivers tell of the first inhabitants,
who were the Ainu. and who are of Ar
yam blood A remnant OF these white
savages. numbering over fifteen thousand
souls, yet remains They speak lang
uage allied with those of Europe. Their
faces. features, eyes, boards and mental
processes are exactly like our own NC
one versed in even the rudiments of eth
nology but realizes there is no such thing
as a perfectly pure or unmiXed race or
the earth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
Solomon and the Forests.

From the Christian Herald.
One of the NEST remarkable illustra-
tions in all history of the i'll effects OF
the disappearance of forests may be oo-
served in Palestine. In the days Whe'i
Joshua conquered the promised land Pai-
estine was wonderfully fertile country,
a land flowing with milk and honey The
Lebanon mountains We're heavily wooded.
and a large population was supported In
comfort. The general devastation OF the
forests brought about. however. a grad
nal deterioration Of the country. The
hills Of Galilee. which had long served
as pasture lands for large herds Of cattle
and sheep are now sterile. The Jordan
has become an insignificant stream. and
several smaller rivers are now completely
dried m throughout the greater part of
,ba year Some few valleys III which
fertile earth washed down from the hills
las been deposited have retained their
nid fartinty TIE land today supports
only one-sixth the population of the time
of Solomon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
Suffrage in Europe.
ngfield Republican.

rom SIflngHeiH
Theoretically the cause Of suffrage has
been won pretty much everywhere: p-ac-
ticaily it is burning question in many
lands. The extension of the voting priv
ilege to women is but one phase; through
out Europe the fuller expression of the
popular will is a matter Of strenuous con-
trOverSy. and in some cases has over
Swallowed real issues as distinguished
from those of ways and means. In Bel
GUM for example. the contest has been
for the abolition of plural voting, by
which prosperous and educated people
have welded more power than the I'M
prosperous and uneducated majority: the
success of the recent great strike assured
a reform which will probably assimilate
the law to that of Belgium's somewhat
more democratic neighbour. France.
In England the great victory for popu-
lar suffrage was won long ago with the
passing of the reform bill, but vestises
of the old order remain. The house of
abolition of plural voting, by which the
lords has temporarily prevented the
rich with estates in several places en-
hood suffrage bill is still TO pass. In
Denmark few weeks ago popular VIC
tory at the polls assured a reform of
the electoral laws by which a more equ-
table suffrage will be given. In Hungary
the minority still rules and shows no loss
Of bravado. but in Hungary the issue
is complicated by racial questions. In
Germany usage varies considerably, and
reform is still far from complete. Among
the large states the democratic principle
is least esta bished in Prussia. which ad-
heres TO the theory of the ancient reg
me and divides its people into three
estates, each choosing an equal number
of the electors who select the deputies
to the lanitag. While the estates are
thus euuitably dealt with, it is different
with the individuals, who are by far
most numerous in the lowest class. which
outnumbers the other two put together.
This may be sound statecraft, but it
does not jibe with modern democracy,
and will have to go.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
STATE MED|AT0RS
TO MAKE INQUIRY
Missouri Board, Failing to Ad-
just Lead Miners Strike, to
Investigate Troubles.

FLAT RIVER. Mo-. August 16.-The
state beard of mediation and arbitration,
after failing today in an effort to adjust
the differences between the striking
lead miners In st. Francois county and
the mine owners. announced tonight that
ii would make thorough investigation
Of labor conditions in the lead belt The
inquiry will begin Monday at Farming
ton Mo.
The board of mediation first met this
afternoon with the executive committee
Of the Western Federation of Miners.
The labor leaders agreed to an arbitra-
ton Of all points at issue, including
the demand for a wage increase Of 80
cents day and recognition of the union.
The board then met representatives of
the mining companies who consented to
arbitrate the wage demand, but refused
to consider recognition of the union
Sixty strikebreakers were brought into
the lead belt last night by the Federal
Lead Company and are housed in a
stockade. Three strikebreakers attacked
a union man today and beat him severely.
No arrests were made.
Sheriff Williams of st. Francois county
today began the swearing in Of deputies
but there has been little disturbance OF
the peace. Mass meetings of strikers
were held throughout the lead belt to-
night and the men were cautioned against
violence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-17
'SIT DOWN AND STAY" ;
LYNCH TELLS KITCHENS
Anti-Administration Leader Squelch-
ed by President of International
typographical Union.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. August 1.-THE
hfty-ntnth annual convention OF the In
ternational Typographical Union closed
here at noon today. The last session
was devoted largely to hearing commit
tee reports and to final settlement OF
appeals.
The convention concurred in the re-
port of the committee on resolutions
recommending for rejection the report
of Delegate Kitchens OF Cincinnati that
a committee of five be appointed TO study
labor conditions in Europe
The report on the Printers Home, at
Colorado Springs. Col. showed the i'm
stitution to be in good financial condi-
ton. Plans were submitted for the
erection OF a ten-thousand- dollar monu-
meni To the printers.
The report of the committee OF APP
peais, recommending for dismissal tho
appeal of George s. Belts against Boston
Union. No. IL, precipitated the last fight
against the administration. The report
was concurred in by III Ia -.
Delegate Kitchens. floor leader for the
anti admnistrationsts. clashed for the
last time with President Lynch during
this debate. As n valedctory remark to
Delegate Kitchens. President Lynch told
him to sit down and stay there"