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all justice to all consider this: Owing
to the varying degrees of assimiia-
tion by these principal lines in various
parts cf the country it has not been
practical to depend wholly upon them
:or all our business
Zones of Education.
We are up agains: zones of educa-
ton SO far as the electric truck is
concerned. and 4 city 1000 miles away
may be ready for electric municipal ap-
paratus before another city just across
the H.!dson has reached the point Of
absorbing c1ectrics for department
-to"c delivery. Then again. gasoline
competition has been Il factor IL max
ing US follow the lines OF leaSl -'csist-
'nCH in selling. q speak now of the
Industry as 2 whole and not OF the
experience Of any one fnanUfacturer)
"Aad after all is said and done spec
iaiiZatioi - but a form Of expansion.
We mus. come 10 it some day. and
while it would lie better for the indus
Try as = whole il we could precede it
by quantity production on the stand
ard tyoaS. the rapid increase of special
:ippa rajus and Of sDccia! applications is
m MEASURE OF oar progress in the in
,iustry rs a whole. Lansden, Stude-
,,ak-r. Columbia and G. V. electrics
were adapted to special operating needs
over ton years ago. but real develop
II ant has been in the last six years
perhaps more properly in the last
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ELECTRIC VEHICLE ADVANCE
DUE TO STANDARDIZATION
Commercial Machines Have Followed
Rathzsz Definite Lines Of Development
Principal Fields Set Forth

I five years attempted to perfect the
vehicles built on that design. and that
startinc, with 1911 they began to adapt
by this t:H'r proven a"si" design 10 the
larger needs OF q business public alive
to the advantages of motor transpor
ta-tior.
"Onc might divide the decade and 4
half into three cycles. representing
experimentation. standardization an'
GpCcia lizat tioH. We tuu : rot f9rE,et that
the cycle ot experimentation really
ant od&t"d 1900. o.. that III" present spe-
ciaiization is made possible only by an
assured and incrca ing demand Tor the
toned.
The fourth cycle is obviously q'ianti-
ty production. This really should come
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plant. The handtruck pushed by the
irresponsible alien is another. SO Is the
mule on the lumber tramway. 80 too.
the industrial locomotive about ou'
great plants will come under tho sanrc
heading. 1t should he source OF great
satisfaction to us all to consider that
while for years yet its chief rnissiou
Will be TO deliver merchandise about
the busiest streets of our cities tn.
electric truck can and does rise 10
emergencies. allowing itself to H."
nodded to the ever increasing special
needs of industry and commerce."
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Settle Down to One Design.

The electric truck of 1900 was III
cross between the horse-drawn vehicle
1t represented in capacity and the 1897
type of passenger electric. That is, it
combined certain features of each vehi-
Gle. If ! were to sum up the progress
of the commercial electric during the
last fifteen years. I would say that
from 1900 to 1905. inclusive, the pioneer
manufacturers tried to see how near
they could come to reproducing about
all known types of road vehicles while
building a very small quantity of the
staple types; that in 1906 they settled
down to one design, and for a period of
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ton. and when cities enjoy freedom Of
judgment in the purchasing depart
ment and retire some of their enthu-
siasts we shall see fire departments
really motorized. Electric municipal
apparatus of all types is rapidly in
creasing in use, and very shortly I
hope to see some progressive city
with ambulances. patrol wagons. con-
struc:ion and supply wagons. street
tiushers. sanitary carts. snow plows
and similar equipment electrically pro-
PEELED and so really up-to-date.
Every city draft horse is an isola te d
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Handling of Cotton.

"Down/in Savannah you may see CO.
ton moved by electric stevedores across
the great piers into the holds of the
steamers which bring it north. At the
Bush docks in Brooklyn you can see
the same cotton placed in cars by bat
terry truck cranes. the cars first being
spotted" by the electric. 1t Is taken
out of the cars at the mill by the in
dustrial trucks and moved to storage
and then to the spinning room by them.
Later the bobbins. dye tubs, and beams
are moved from mill to mill by the
small electrlcs. while in the mill yard
the two and three and half ton road
trucks are delivering supplies or load
ing finished goods for the freight
house. No other method is SO effective
so clean, dependable, while free from
fire risk. In other cases electric
wagons are taken up in giant elevators
to be loaded on the eleventh floor sur
rounded by excelsior and other intlam-
mable material. You can't do this with
a horse and wagon or with a gaso-
line vehicle.
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Standard Trucks Evolved.

''The question of buying standard equip
ment is making its advantages felt in
many lines of business. One company
at one time built a different type of
brewery truck for about every brewer.
A little mutual cooperative work has
developed Il standard keg truck. a
standard bottle beer truck and an
elastic platform type for beer barrels.
The body may vary a little in Penn
sylvania and the west, but the essen
tials are the same. Recently the Van
Owners Association of New York de-
cided on van vody of ninety cubic
feet, thus doing away with the length
ened chassis made necessary for those
who thought they needed a box car on
rubber tires even though they hauled
more goods for the same money than
the owner of the standard van re-
ceived. There is hardly a problem of
body design, of dumping mechanism or
of speed which cannot be settled by a
little spirit of give and take and in
most cases the buyer will have a chas-
sis with interchangeable parts and a
known quantity of operating efficiency.
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Advantages of Electrics.

"Other things being equal from n
mileage standpoint, there is no power
operated dumping body so satisfactory
as one electrically controlled The ad-
vantages of electric vehicle fire ap-
paratus are attracting a lot of atten-
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through sand. If this is necessary. All
this information costs money. but it
broadens the scope of the electric truck
and increases the confidence of the
business world in it.
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~ Electric Vehicle Association of
~ America George s. Walker.
delivered an address on cleo
trio fire apparatus. telling
of the experience OF the Philadelphia
fire department. In the course of his
remarks he said:
THE very many obstacles that pre-
sent themselves in the changing of
horse-drawn to the motorized appara-
tus o. large fire department are such
that we were compelled to use our
utmost cndeavors to secure that method
of propulsion for our apparatus that
would give US speed. reliability and ef
ficiency, together with ease of opera
ton.
'One of the first. and no doubt great
est, problems that confrOntS us is the
proper training Of men to successfully
operate the apparatus so that they may
become efficient. We are, OF necessity,
compelled to teach arG prepare driver
who. as a fireman. is animated with the
enthusiasm of his calling. and his all
important idea is to get there.
Enthusiasm Produces Recklessness.
This enthusiasm can. and does. pro-
duce recklessness which invariably re-
suits not only in damage to the ap-
yaratus. but at times loss of life and
limb to the members Of the department
and the public. l also wish to state
the same conditions have frequently
occurred and that they were not caused
by enthusiasts. That problem, in itself
would warrant extra care in the Selec
tion of apparatus that would possess
to the greatest degree the qualities of
manageable. restricted speed. with ease
of operation. Also. tn" latitude of
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three. Electric coal trucks with hand
operated dumping bodies appeared first,
l understand, in 1902, and find records
of relatively practicalwinch equipped
trucks used for handling safes and
similar heavy material in 1903. One
New York company has several thir-
teen-year- winch-equipped Colum-
bia trucks, but / think the winches
were added later. Ambulances and
buses were among the first special
vehicles to follow the electric cab Of
rather sad history. Thanks to the pro-
gressiveness of central stations, large
variety of electrics fitted for special
work were evolved as early as 1907.
Developments Come Fast.
"Beginning with 1911. however, de-
velopments followed each other very
rapidly. The industrial truck, the bat
terry truck crane, the street sprinkler,
the electric tractor, several types Of
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has never been fully appreciated. 1t
marked the cornerstone of future
growth and expansion.
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Description of the Drive.

"The drive consists of an electric
motor In each wheel, the armature
lying across the wheel. The motor
frame is an extension of the axle and
carries the inside ana outside DISK
which forms the wheel. The two
motors are t60 volts. fifty ampere,
or eighty volts each, normal rating,
and FIVE horsepower. MoInentary over
load capacity, 200 per cent. The arm
ature shaft carries on each end beyel
pinion, which in turn engages in a
gear ring on the inside face of the
wheei-that is, there is gear ring
for each pinion and the gear ratio
is eighteen and one-half to one. Ihe
motors are two-pole. parallel "ou.io,
and are controlled with hVe-polnt
controller of the street railway type
that is, having five speeds forward and
reverse Lamp equipment: one large
horn twelve-inch electric searcnllsnt'
two combina tion electric and OIL sue
lights, one combination elec,rlc ";,r- aHu ~
tail light This apparatus was denver
ed and tested in June, 1918, ana. D" ing
to various delays, was not put lHlo
service until october "A, 1918.
.The battery of this tractor. elghty
cells. has now been in service more
th.n q year and upon recent eXamina-
tion showed very little deterlora tioii.
The only repairs made TO same nave
been about six terminals and ABOUT Ten
lars six of which were proheh pv ai'
accident and vibration.
..The only mechanical repairs that
have been made on the tractor were
replacing a steering quadrant WhiSl
was broken from striking curp "niie
trying to avoid collision with ano',1s ~ q
truck and on another occasion the
skidding of the engine on a wet paw
ment caused repairs to be made to the
dash. fender and mud guards
During the winter and at times
when the snow was unusually heavy.
and particularly during the time When
traffic between the cities of New YORK
and Philadelphia on all the rallroaos
was held up, this apparatus perlorineo
its duty without fail, and in one IN
stance IL was taken to q fire hydrant
where it was impossible to get with a
lighter steamer with horses DURING
most of the winter service there were
no skid chains used on the Wheeis'
which shows the enormous trdcli'e
effect of the tractor.
Had No Previous Experience.
..The drivers look after the charging
and filing Of the batteries with dis
titled water, and such little attentions
as the apparatus requires. filling grease
cups. oiling the motors, wiping the
brushes and commutators. The drivers
in charge of this apparatus never had
any previous experience with electric
ity or operating automoolles OF any
kind They were instructed by the
dernonstrator who came with the trac-
tor and since that time have practical
~ handled the apparatus on their own
responsibility.
our experience has been that the
cost of the operation of this apparatus
for current has been on an average OF
about s4 80 per month This takes care
of the flushing of the batteries and
maintaining a full charge at all times.
Evening star., 1914-11-22
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

n + the recent convention of the
Al Electric Vehicle Association of
America, George S. Walker.
delivered an address on cleo
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TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
Girls! Try this! Makes hair thick,
glossy, fluffy, beaatiful-No
more itching scalp.

Within ten minutes after an applica
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A little Danderins Immediately
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Get % cent bottle of Knowlton's
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you will just try a little Danderine.-
advertisement. -: ID -
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RIGHT OF WAY
PRESENTED TO
CITY BY TAYLOR

James t. Taylor, who has been
working for some time for the city
and county to improve three little
roads in Nuuanu valley under the di-
rect frontage tax statutes, presented
the beard of supervisors last night
with a right-of-way on one of these
streets, which puts them in shape
row for the improvement work to be
undertaken. The letter accompanying
the conveyance reads:
ITO the Honorable the Mayor and
Board of Supervisors of the City
and County of Honolulu:
Il herewith respectfully make ten
der of a grant right of way over park
read in the Nuuanu valley for road
purposes.
This will undoubtedly overcome the
difficulties in the way of the road inn
provements in the Nuuanu valley park
district under act 131. laws of 1913.
Il would respectfully ask that the
official grade be established on park
road as well as Puiwa and Laimi
roads.
''The survey data necessary to es-
tablish the grade on park road is on
file in the office of the city and county
engineer. and only requires the map
and profile to be completed and the
grades laid.
Your consideration and favorable
action on this matter is earnestly re-
quested Yours truly.
JAMES T. TAYLOR"
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STEVENSON MEMORIAL
ROOM FOR HOSPITAL
IN SAN FRANCISCO

The memory of Robert Louis Ste
venson is to be kept green in San
Francisco through the establishment
iii the Ghildren's hospital of that city
of Stevenson memorial room, the
dedication of which will take place on
Easter Sunday. The friends of the
great writer have collected an endow-
ment fund of $4,000 for the purpose.
OF this amount $130S.16 was provided
from surplus in San Francisco
Ohio flood fund, collected last year
to, aid the sufferers in the stricken
Ohio districts, but which was not
needed. The balance Of this fund,
some $1,000, with the approval of the
Ohio authorities, will also be used in
endowing bed in the Children's hos
Dital, to be known as the "Ohio bed. 4"
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down IN dixie
PREDICTED TO BE
SUCCESSFUL PLAY
Members of Company D Hard
. at Work Preparing Benefit;
Cast Now Is Complete

With a view to scouting funds with
which to furnish its quarters In the
new armory, Company ID OF the ma:
tional guard next month will present
for the first time in Honolulu the
Down in Dixie" under the direction
of Harry Bosworth, dramatic direc-
tor who recently arrived here from
the mainland 1t is predicted that the
play will be one OF the best amateur
performances ever seen In Honolulu
and tickets soon are to be placed on
sale at popular prices. The dates Of
the performance in Honolulu will be
april Is and Is.
The cast was completed some time
ago and rehearsals now are being
held regularly, with the result that
the drama rapidly is rounding into
into shape. The members of the cast
all have had much previous expert
ence in work of this kind and are well
suited to their parts Down in Dixie
is play of the Civil War in which
the events of 1861-1S65 are portrayed.
The plot is laid in southern homo
during the four years CT war. The
story embodies a Yankees love for a
types of lrue-hearted Americans. A
southern villain and northern seoun-
6rel figure prominently in the story.
while the humor is furnished by a
lIve-wire Northern newspaper CORES.
pondent, an Irish corporal and two
negroes. The action of the play is
rapid and the climaxes strong, espe.
cially that in the third act which Is
set in Libby Prison.
Harvey Wells, a colonel in the
Federal army Harry w. Bosworth
George Washington Bangs, a re-
porter ............ Howard d. Case
Maj. Bradley of the Confederate
army ....4...... Samuel G.. Searle
Corporal Hooligan, a "trua blue
veteran -. H. F. Downing
Hon. c. J. Dusenbery, member of
Congress ..... Merton G. Emmans
Hezekiah Sniffend, degenerate
Yankee $500. Reginald H. Rath
Uncle Mosley. faithful slave
.............. ....J. A. Mcintosh
Billings, Bradley's henchman .....
. N'ldA 5A1StOJ
Helen TREVOR, southern heiress..
.s..s.............. Miss Ethel Martin
Molly Martin, her lively friend
....... Miss B.sryl Hunter-Jones
Mrs. DusenbeTry, "a business wo-
man. -. Mrs. Sallie Hume Douglas
Susannah, 'Jis brack Niger.
...,............. Cyril Tinker
Between the four acts special mu-
steal and vaudeville numbers viii be
given, taken part in by members of
Company D. A rehearsal is to be
held at 7:30 o'clock this evening, at
which time all members of the cast
are requested to be present
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VAUDEVILLE BILL
|. AT THE BLJOU IS
|. UP TO THE minute
Dull Spots Fail to Register in
Offering That Is Well
e.. Above Average

Vaudeville Of a worthwhile vari-
ETY. is being offered at the Bijou the
ater this week Occasionally a dull
spot mars the program. but taken in
its entirety II is splendid. Partners, :
playlet presented by George Spauld-
ing, Miss Woods, Miss Marguerite De
Won and James Guilfoyle is exception
ally good, each of the participants
handling the assigned part in splen-
did fashion. Miss Woods is most &C
ceptable in this skit, essaying a role
that is entirely different to anything
she has previously undertaken here
She is cast as to:nboy and gets
away" with it in fine shape The
playlet is strong and well worth Sec
ing.
eral specialties and appears to advan-
tage She works as hard on the final
weeks of the appearance of the com.
pany as she did when the show open.
ed. 1t is regrattable that as much
cannot be said for Hattie DE Won,
who is clever and eccentric dancer
but fails to make any especial effort
to please. ~. r.. .s>
Art Lane, the Australian bag-punch-
er, is very clever and has number
of novel and entertaining stunts He
carries considerable excess baggage
in the shape of a near-comedian,
whose dismal efforts to bring laugh
fail to kill the act, which Lane puts
ever" = ,.s..r -. ..s>~
Paisley Noon, 'the lad who hates
himself" continues to sing with his
hands, and, last night, made dismal
effort to get away with "The Rosary"
The Rosebud Quartet IS very clever
the girls working hard and showing
to good advantage in Juvenile song
with Miss Marguerite De Won. The
pictures are above the average and
the bright lights on the bill make the
poorer numbers easily forgotten and
present performance we'll worth
seeing. J.. =~cc
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That's Mabelss runabout. How
can you tell from this distance?" Il
recognize the honk. It's soprano. -
Kansas City Journal.
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Automobile.
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set Of tools; finish Of car as follows:
Color, dark blue; uphclstering, Span
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IN use only five weeks. Cost Of car
$3.50. Owner expecting to make tour
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gain on the instalIment plan. Car open
for inspection at my private garage.
Diamond Head road. sThe prettiest
car In the islands. A buy. in q life.
time for some one.
Phone 3oo9-246o.
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FOR BUT
SMALL COTTAGE
Will AID FAMILY

IF the Associated Charities could
secure g, tenant for small cottage at
Kalihi, funds could be assured an aged
Hawaiian woman for the support of
herself and demented daughter" said
Spencer Bowen. manager of the char
tiles, this morning.
Z In ether words, Mr. Bowen is look
ing for someone to pay the Associated
Charities IS a month, and receive in
return the privilege of living in the
house at Kalihi and the satisfaction of
having helped two needy persons. The
Hawaiian woman. Mr. Bowen said. is
forced to spend the greater part Of the
time caring for her invalid daughter,
and is unable to get out and find en-
ployment As result, her funds have
dwindled until now she practically
is destitute The case was called to
the attention of the association Satur-
day. 1t seems that the woman owns
a house on an adjoining piece of land
which she willingly would rent. but
can not find time to look for tenants.
). If there is anyone in Honolulu who
is looking for cottage, or who knows
anybody who wishes one. they are re-
quested to telephone 2253," said Mr..
bowen.
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in ALL OUR
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There Is Hardly A Woman
Who Does Not Rely Upon
Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
ctable Compound.

Princeton, Ill., had inflammation,
hard headaches in the back of my neck
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Experience of a Nurse.

Poland, N. Y.-'In my experience as a
nurse certainly think Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is great
medicine. wish all women with fe-
male troubles would take it. / took it
when passing through the Change of
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time. / will gladly do all can to help
others to know of this great medicine. I"
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If you want special advice write
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(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.
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ToNIeHT,s BAND PROGRAM.

The following program will be Civ
en- by the Hawaiian band at its con
cert at Thomas Square this evening,
commencing at 1880 o'clock:
March-The Emperor ........ Teike
Overture Isabella ......... Suppe
Ballad-Pilgrims Of the Night. .Liddle
Observation-Disclosures ........... Verdi
Songs ..........
.-.........>...... Arranged by Berger
Selection-Harry LADDERS Songs
Hume
Waltz-Jolly Folly. Waldteufel
Polka-Tric-Trac ....... Waldteufel
The Star Spangled Banner.
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At the Kahului Union Church last
Tuesday evening some fifty of the
people of the town came together to
talk over the matter of refnishing
and preparing the parsonage for the
arrival of Rev. and Mrs. Howard Har
ris. 1t was decided to appoint COM
mittee to solicit funds for the purpose
of putting the pretty house in thor
ough shape 1t is understood that a
generous response has been made by
all the people of the seaport town.
and that no one outside of Kahului
was allowed to assist in the work.
The new minister and his wife are
expected Wednesday and as soon as
possible they will get settled in their
new home. He will preach his first
sermon April 5. A public reception
will be rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
at the church on Wednesday evening,
April 18th at eight o'clock. Invita-
tons are being sent over Central
Maui and to Lahaina.