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The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
GOOD HEALTH.
by IRENE WESTON.

So many people habituaIIv feel mor~
or less OUT OF sorts for the fcw days
following Christmas that Christmas all
ments have como 10 be recognized as 4
necessary aftermath Of tho festivities.
or course. the children will always
ovcreat themselves. II they were not
allowed 10 cat all sorts of indiGestiblc
things. they would feel they were being
cheated out Of half tho joy OF the gay
Christmas season. As 2 matter Of fact.
II is not the children at all who make
up the bulk OF sufferers from Christmas
complaints. II is tho Grown-ups who
simply through CaTelessly negleCtirE to
subscribe to one simple rule OF health.
frequently find themselves moro or less
unhappy inside and more tired and run
down physically at the end OF the Christ
mas holidays than before them.
OF course. children do overeat them
selves more often than grown people.
They rejoice. however. in the possession
OF powers of recuperation which grown
ups, even in the prime Of life. can only
look back on with envy. Too much
plum pudding. too many sausages with
turkey. too many sweets between meals,
may bring on a sharp digestive upset,
but in a few hours all traces Of II have
disappeared. and the one-time sufferer Is
soon eager for more of the rich foods
which caused him pain.
With grown people after Christmas all
ments are not SO much due to in
discriminate eating OF indigestible foods
as to an utter neglect OF any precau-
tions to adapt their systems to the, new
conditions which reign during the Christ
mas holidays.
Take the case OF the average father Of
the family. who this year will leave all
ONCE work behind him for several days.
How does the change affect him? In
the first place. the duh monotony of hts
DAYS Is broken in upon and his brain
can relax from the high pressure OF the
Office. This much. of course, Is a change
in the right direction. All work and no
play makes Jack n dull boy, physically
as well as mentally. At the same time.
however, staying at home has draw
backs of its own. for II means less exer-
else, which in its turn should suggest
a cutting down OF the food supplied to
the body.
You may say that in your particular
case your days work brings you no ex-
ercise at all. The answer, Of course, Is
that although your muscles may not. be
given any considerable amount Of physi-
cal work 20 keep them hard and supple,
your brain is, nevertheless. actively
working-in other words. eXercisins-and
so using up the body's vitality.
To replace this used-up vitality. wheth-
er spent in muscular or mental work, a
suitable amount OF nOurishing food must
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
ADVICE ABOUT TIRES.

Protection Of tires in the winter
time, when many cars are laid up and
not used, is again a timely subject.
and these simple suggestions for care
OF tires and tubes are repeated. says
William B. Holland, the Ajax tire
agent
When cars are placed in dead STORAGE
for the winter months. II is essential
the tires also receive careful attention.
II the tires remain mounted on the
wheels, the car should be lacked up on
all sides and the tires debated by remov-
ing the valve insides from the valve.
All cuts in rhe tires should then be
thoroughly cleansed with gasoline to free
them for any possible traces OF oil. These
cuts can then be repaired BY tiling-in
with some good preparation for this pur-
rose.
The wheels should then he covered 10
protect the tires from light and heat.
New tires and inner tubes should also
be treat ed in a similar manner. The main
thing to bear in mind is 10 have them
properly covered and stored in dark.
cool place.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
MOTOR DISPLACES
HORSE in BATTLE
The Great Struggle in Europe
Now Is War of
Gasoline.
U. S. ARMY BUYS QUADS
Signs Indicate Wotherspoon's Recon-
mendation for Bigger Army
Will Be Adopted.

Any uncertainty about the great fight
in Europe being a gasoline war was COM
pletely removed by Irwin =. Cobb's re-
cent interview with Lord Kitchener, In
which the English army head inquired
anxIously about the German supplies Of
gasoline.
Germany's supply OF gasoline is neces,
sarily imported. for there are no natural
oil wells In that country Benzol, a sub
stitute for gasoline, cannot be MADE IN
large enough quantities. Ensland's
present mastery of the seas precludes the
possibility OF receiving fresh supplies Of
gasoline from America, except through
Holland and the Scandinavian countries;
and these sources are being risidly su-
pervised. as far as possible, by the fleets
of the allies. Russia's oil fields Will nat
urally be conserved for the use OF the
Cars subjects, unless Turkey can sue
ceed in her campaign against Batoum.
And the very fact that Germany per-
suaded the Turks TO enter the war al
this point Is additional evidence OF the
supreme Importance of a gasoline supply
in a war waged under modern conditions.
How fast the world is moving Is
well indicated BY the trend of recent
wars. The British-Boer war In South
Africa witnessed the introduction or
motor trucks on a small scale. al
though the automobile was very much
OF an experiment in those days. The
recent Balkan wars emphasized the
desirability OF motors along a battle
front extending upwards OF 100 miles
The present war leaves no doubt what
socver about the absolute necessity Tor
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
, Baker Electrics Arrive.

Two of the new 1915 Baker elcctrlcS. one
= brougham and the other a coupe. ar
rived this week at the shoWrooms of the
Cook & Stoddard Company. in Connect-
cut avenue. The new light Baker electric
weighs one-half a ton less than most
clectrics, 1t is claimed. and because of
this fact 1t should be easier to handle in
the 'congested business districts. Again,
It has speed, twenty-three miles an hour
being possible. Riding qualities are guar
anteed by a light body hung low on
long chassis equipped in the rear with
Canitlever springs. The Baker coupe is
instantly convertible into a two or three
passenger car merely by folding back
the front seats. which are of the disap-
pearing type, out of sight and out of the
way. This Is only one Of the features,
and several others are the frameless win
dows, invisible drip mOlding. fixed rain
visor, mechanical window lifts, automatic
circuit breaker. automatic door switch
for interior lighting. combination eight
day clock and odometer. worm drive
axle. and crown metal tenders. Mr..
George Weaver, who has charge OF the
electric end Of the Cook & Stoddard busi-
ness, says that from every standpoint
this new coupe is the finest Baker cleo
tric ever made"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Studebaker
Auto 4 SuppIy 90. n, I4rn .,

he eaten. As the work falls off. so the
amount Of food ought to he cur
tailed. During the Christmas HOLIDAYS
falls OF. PaterfamIlias sits at hong.
reads his paper, has a try at smoking
and some Of the cigars his devoted wife
mas presented him with and in general
kills time until another meal arrives. At
the best he may exert himself TO the eN-
tent OF attending u Christmas service.
ana then taking little stroll aftcrwa-I
beioTc attaching the abundant midda,-
meal This. Of course. corresponds clos,
ly to his average Sunday regime.
That docs him no harm" you NAV
say: in fact, the days rest does him
good"
The difference is tha, the SUNDAY i
one day by itself. whereas to many peu-
pie the Christmas holidays will be fuJr
days IN succession Too much food and
TOO little eXertion may not appreciahlv
Affect the health one day a week bur
when repeated four days running the,
are almost certain to upset the diges-
ton and clog up the various organs whose
duty II Is to separate the waste matters
from the good in the food We eat and
rid the body OF these poisonous products
The remedy is perfectly simple. There
Is no need TO stint yourself OF the good
things OF the table. Eat, drink. and he
merry. within fair moderation. OF course
However. You must help your digestive
organs by taking plenty Of vigorous out
door exercise.
\ two-hours' walk before the midday
meal. round OF golf or some other out
door game with the children in lnid-a
noon. and brisk two-mile walk in tho
half-ho before the evening meal will
De found worth more than any amount
OF Doctors prescriptions directed toward
relieving the first symptoms Of bilious
ness. the mental irritability. disturbed
sleep. sour taste in the mouth. loss of
appetite, etc, which are such a common
aftermath Of the Christmas HOLIDAYS.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
NOTES CONCERNING
THE MOTORCYCLISTS

The New Jersey Motorcycle Club Will
hold its annual sociability run on New
Years Day.
About twenty-five. riders participated in
the second annual hill-cllmbing contest
of the Wheeling CIV. Na) Motorcycle
Club
The recently organized Motorcycle Club
of MADEIRA. Cal, will stage a road race
on New Years Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ]. Wood. Of Denver,
Colo, are making a motorcycle tour to
Florida by way Of Chicago. They cx-
pect to spend about seven months tour
ing tho country awheel
Miss Ella Deal and Estil Anderson. Of
Kansas City, Mo-, recently eloped on a
motorcycle. They were married in Leav-
enworth.
Keen interest was manifested in the
recent hill-clmbing contest of Wheeling
CW. VaD Motorcycle Club. About 400
persons witnessed the events.
Reports show that there has been a
gain of AZ motorcycles registered in Con-
necticut during the last year.
campaign has been launched TO make
the Fargo IN. Dak.) Motorcycle Club 100
per cent +. a. NJ. The club has between
fifty and sixty active members
Riders OF Carlsbad, Tex. are contem-
plating organizing motorcycle club.
The New York Motoring Association
employs service squad of motorcyclists
to give first aid to automobiles in dis
tress.
A motorcycle has been added to the
equipment of the police department of
Aberdeen, S. Oak.
over the worst hills in the Ozark coun-
try, rural mail carrier, II. f. Newton.
Of Mapsfleld, No, delivers mail to the
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
PUBLIC DEMAND IS
FOR CLOSED CARS
E. c. Howard. Sales Manager Of
Cadillac Company. Talks Of
Tendencies of Year.

An interesting development following
the CadIIIacs introduction this fall of
the eight-cylinder. V-type motor is
noted. by Z. c. Howard. sales manager
OF the Cadillac company. in a greatly
stimulated demand for all types OF
Cadillac inclosed cars.
AT present there is every indication
that this will be the heaviest closed car
season we have ever experienced" says
Mr.. Howard. The demand for cars Of
the coupe. sedan and limousine types IL
greater by far than the largest In past
seaSonC.
There is no doubt that this condition
is very largely due to the eight-cyllnder
motor. We note particularly that in a
surprisingly large number OF instances.
orders for Cadillac Eight closed cars
are coming from people who already are
the possessors of luxurious and costly
limousines etc We knew. OF course,
that the public interest in the Cadillac
Eight" - almost unbounded. but we
had no thought that 1t would induce the
people to give UP or dispose OF perfectly
good cars I'm order that they might pos
sess ours
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
HENRY FORD'S COOPERATIVE
SPIRIT INCORPORATED IN
LOCAL AUTO CONCERN
Policy Will Introduce Unique Service, Available at All Hours,
With Minimum Cost to the MOtOriSt.

The influence of the cooperative
spirit of Henry Ford has had a direct
bearing on the Washington motorists,
especially on Ford car users. NJ. \.
Raylcs. formerly General Manager Of the
local Ford agency, has been progressive
enough to appreciate the tremendous
success OF Mr.. Ford and his profit
sharing plan, which has not only bene-
fitted the Ford Motor Company and its
employees, but has enabled the buying
public TO save thousands of dollars each
year in purchasing new cars. He has
practically eliminated competition with
low price cars. due to the fact that he
has the best men in his organizat atioa,
which give the best they have for a rc-
ward that is worth striving for. Mr..
Bayles is thoroughly cOnversant with the
Ford owners, and has taken a long lease
on the Stumph & Lyford Building, 63l-3-s
Massachusetts avenue northwest, with a
garage entrance on X street northwest
to be operated under the name OF the
Record Auto Supply & Service Company,
owned by W. F. Hale and n. A. Bayles.
Mr.. Hale formerly held a mail contract
In this city, but government ownership
absorbed this contract Mr.. Hale figures
that the nearest business he could en-
gage in next to the universal necessity
Of postal service is in caring for the uni
vcrsaI use of Ford cars. This new con-
cern has not spared time or money in
establishing not only one Of the finest
garages and Ford service stations in this
city but have completely equipped this
nve-story building to look after every
need OF the Ford car users. The plant
will render satisfactory service twenty
four hours day, at regular day rates.
When you stop to think of IL, the aver
age use Of your car is not over seventy
hours Of the one hundred and siXty-eight
hours each week. Consider the compara-
nNeiE snort time your car is in use with
the number Of hours 1t stands idle. The
Record Company's policy will be to serve
Hou at your convenience and not require
You 10 pay premium for the. work.
Every department Of the entire plant
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
RACE DRIVER PINS HIS
FAITH TO FIRESTONES

Earl Cooper. veteran of many motor
10 and II to purchase F'irestone tires for
his next seasons races His personal
visit was also prompted by the desire
to learn how the Firestone factory
makes the tires which have, by their
past performance. caused him to stake
his faith in them for next seasons
races.
Cooper is one of the topnOtchers
among speed kings. having distinguished
himself many times in the past two
years The Montamara Festo race at Ia
coma on July 8, 1913. was one of Coopers
prize packages. On August ., 1913, he
also won the Santa Monica race, driv-
ing 4i5 miles al the rate OF 7S.5 miles
per hour. Barney Oldfcld Won second
place in this race. The annual Corona
race on September g, 1915. was another
one of Cooper's triumphs, when he drove
30 miles on a hlgh-crOwned track at
the rate OF AS miles per hour.
He entered the International speedway
event at Indianapolis last Decoration
Day, but an accident compelled him to
drop out early in the race. Cooper has
many other victories and near-victorles
to his credit.
cooper Is SCneduled 10 engage barney
Oldfield in a ffty-mile race at Fresno,
on December %. to settle a friendly
rivalry between them. The prize will be
gold horseshoe. This unique trophy
Is the result of many months Of good
natured repartee between the two. When
Cooper beat Barney at Santa Monica,
barney accused him Of stealing his good
luck horseshoe. Since then, this imagin-
airy horseshoe has been a friendly bone
of contention between them until they
finally decided to have 1t out Barney
also uses Firestoncs.
Cooper will race at San Diego on jan
uary q From San Diego he will go to
San Francisco to complete in the Van
derbIlt Cup race on the Panama-Pacific
Exposition grounds, February 2, also
the Grand Prize race on the same track
on February n. lie expects to. again try
his skill on the Indianapolis Speedway
race Decoration Day as well as the Sioux
City race on, July 4.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Speed Credited
TO CARBURETOR
Drivers Agree Ray6eld De-
vice Has Helped Set
Records.
ON MANY RACING CARS
Spencer Wishart's Mercer. Equipped
with This Accessory. Probably Was
Fastest American Machine.

When Eddie PuIlen flashed across the
line winner in the Corona road race,
there was broken into bits the worlds
road race record for 600 miles, which has
stood for more than two years Not
satisfied with breaking the record, Pullen
smashed il by exactly nine miles per
hour, increasing it from 1SI miles per
hour to S7.7 miles per hour No such ad-
vance as this in automobile speed records
has been made for a long time.
Among those who are particularly
Pleased with this record-breaking sue
cess are the manufacturers of the Ray
field carburetor with which all Mercer
racing cars have been equipped this year.
The speed of the MERGERS has been well
known all season, apd it was long agreed
among drivers that If ever one of those
cars got through a race with reasonably
good luck. it would surely win.
At Elgin the speed of Spencer Wishart S
Mercer, which was also Rayfeld
equipped, was sensational. 1t is prob
ably the fastest American-built car. On
the first day of the Elgin races. the
Mercer was leading by close to ten min
utes when the gas tank was torn loose
by a tire which was carried in the rear.
The following day the same car was
again far in the lead when the accident
occurred which killed Wishart and put
the Mercer completely out OF running.
Credit to CarbaretOr.
The Mercer drivers gave large share
Of credit for their successes TO the Ray
field Carburetor. The dazzling speed
which the cars possess is not, of course,
the result of carburetion alone, but the
drivers all believe that the excess speed,
which gave them the ability 10 pass their
competitors at will, was largely due to
Rayfield efficiency.
IL has been 4 great racing year. and
the tremendous record set by Pullen at
It's close is a fitting climax to long,
successful season.
\ Rayticld distributor has been ap-
pointed in Washington and there is
service station where adjustments will
be made by an expert. Irwin l. Donohoe,
NJ Fourteenth and l streets is the agent.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

will be worked on Il cooperative basis,
and the rates on the different classes of
work TO he based on a reasonable per-
centage above the actual cost.
This new concern will incorporate the
following departments:
Accessory department OF Ford supplies
and repairs. repair department. painting,
radiator repair work. tire vulcanizing,
renting of delivery wagons and touring
cars while owners cars are undergoing
repairs. and general garage and storing
business. They will have set price on
all repairs where IT is possible: for in
stance, if you should call and want a tire
changed, they would respond to your caR
in thirty minutes anywhere within the
District limits for 30 cents. If they fa::
to live up to the guaranteed time, there
will be no charge made. II you were
not over ten blocks away, the charge will
be 80 cents. Who would think of taking
the trouble of changing the tire IL this
kind Of service can be rendered? They
Will also have a set price on sending out
TO repair or tow cars at 800 per hour,
which includes the car, driver. and a
competent machinist. The reason they
send two men, they state that's il it is
possible to make the repairs on the street
they VIII have a competent man to pro-
! ceed With the repairs, and IL necessary
parts or equipment is needed, the driver
can return TO the garage for same while
the machinist can continue making the
repairs. BY this arrangement they will
eliminate the liability Of towing the car
through a crowded street and also save
the wasted time and energy of towing
the car from one place to another and
still have the same work to do, which-ls
an added expense to the customer that
he should not be obliged to stand for.
One visit to this well-equipped, we'll
located, well-managcd and weIl-fnanced
cooperative organization. where your
every need can be supplied for your
Ford car, from the smallest accessory to
a large assortment OF delivery bodies,
viii convince the most skepticai that this
concern is in position TO merit your
confidenCe.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
New Models Ready.

Automobile and motorcycle manufac'
turers all over the country are putting
the finishing touches on the shining new
models which they arc to exhibit at the
annual automobile and motorcycle show
which will be held in New York the week
of January 3 And not only American
manufacturers, but makers OF foreign
machines as well are vitality interested in
this years display. for. on account OF
the war, there will be no automobile or
motorcycle shows in Europe.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

bcrsburg. Crossing south Mountain on
the return trip. the cars capabi!itle.
were all demonstrated. Up the noun
tain speed better than twenty-five miles
on high gear was maintained until with
In few hundred yards of the summit
where the grade is steopest. Here
speeu was throttled down to hftc
miles All hour, then accelera ted. the c.
going twenty miles an hour when O.
summit was reached.
The days run was 24I miles and the
gasoline consumption-in spite OF the
heavy load and the upgrade work over
a great part of the distance-was one
gallon to slightly more than thirteen
miles
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
COOPER SIGNED UP.
Noted Racer VIII Drive Another
Season for StutE.

Indianapolis. Dec. Ia-Announce-
ment is made by Harry Stutz. whose
cars have just been awarded the
American road racing championship
for a period covering the last ten
years. that he has signed Earl Cooper
to drive another season. With Cooper
and Anderson. his old standby. he thinks
he has a pair that will keep him on
top for some time to come.
The first races in which this out
fit are entered during 1915 are the
Vanderbilt and Grand Prize at San
Francisco. both of which they stand
an excellent chance to annex, it is
said.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Reports Ford Sales.

Miller Brothers report the sale of Ford
cars during the past week to the follow
ing: Touring cars-Z. d. Blackstone, Dr.
w. G. Warren, Edmund S. Wolfe
Matthew-Howard Improvements Company,
A. p. Gray. ]. X webster J. L Price
and ]. II. Henning. Runabouts-V. B.
Jackson and Palmer & Moore. Delivery
wagons-Edward Cooper and Emergency
Hospital
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
New JefeT Agency,

George t. Howard and J. S. Coombs
have formed the Coombs-Howard Com
pany, TO handle the Jeffery line of trucks.
including the famous Quad" truck and
pleasure cars. Their sslesroom will be
located at Vermont avenue and Fl streets
northwest with a service station at 1l16
Nerrnont aYenue
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

patrons of his route. He rides a motor
cycle, and though the load frequently
weighs as much as 20 pounds. he says
he has no difficulty in negotiating the
roads
new publication. The Motorcylist,
is soon TO be issued by the keystone
Motorcycle Club of Harrisburg, Pa. This
sheet will contain news OF activities of
motorcyClists all over the country.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Will Sell Hupp Here.

A Hupmobile agent has been located
in Washington, which will be known as
the Burger Motor Company, and the
showroom will be located at lib Four
teenth street, near Thomas circle. W s.
Burger is the head Of the new concern
and r. L. Flynn is the manager. A ship
ment of "Hupps" viii be received the
latter part of this week.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Plan Indeuendent Show.

Following the example of a number of
other cities. motorcycle and accessory
dealers OF indianapolis, Ind, are arrsre-
ing to this year hold an independent
show 1t Is the plan TO hold the exhibit
for one week In some OF the downtown
storerooms. About forty firms are expect
cd to be represented.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
First Endurance Run.

Eight riders participated in the first
annual endurance run of the Seminole
Motorcycle Club of Lynchburg. Va.
The contest was over a 13S-mile course,
with a schedule of seventeen miles an
hour. Jack Sublett, winner of the
event, received a silver trophy and a
pair of heavy driving gauntlets.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Sells Cadillac.

Cook & Stoddard Company report the
sale Of a seven-passenger. eight-cylinder
Cadillac touring car to George Eustis.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
studebaker "sixn Sold.

The Commercial Automobile and Supply
Company reports the sale of studebaker
e" to John r. Wright.