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The Sauk Centre herald., 1915-05-20

THE INVESTORS SECURITY AS
ISOLATION BUYS FARM LANDS.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
The Power Of the Gas Maker.


Francis NJ Hugo, Secretary Of New York State,
says he finds motorists much interested in the re-
cent rise in the price of gasolene, not so much on
account Of the temporary increase, but more on
account Of the possibility that higher price may
be maintained permanently by the gasolene manu-
facturers.
Mr. Hugo thinks that the motorists Of the coun-
try have begun TO realize the power OF the gaso-
lene manufacturers and interested in the de-
velopment of alternative fuels, of which be says
there are several more less suitable for auto
mobile
He thinke the most favored alternative fuel Is
parain but points out that the objections to it are
the necessity for special csrburetor and the ten
dency Of parafin to produce carbon deposit in the
cylinders aid also to create an Objectionable odor
There is comewhat the same objection to ben5ol,
which leaves a sticky substance the cylinders.
Mr.. Hugo does not think from the Investigations
he has made. that alcohol presents as good pros
pect for fuel either parain or benzol. he
thinks there would be considerable difficulty in
manufacturing alcohol in large quantities.
Unless an alternative fuel is placed upon the
market together with good carburetor, Secretary
Hugo thinks the motorist is going to find himself
somewhat in the grip of gasolene producers.
This would not be new sensation for the mo-
torist Many of the older car owners remem-
gasolene, and it was not thing to be charged
as high as 30 and 75 cents per gallon by the little
dealer who knew he had the tourist in his grip.
Motorists have been enjoying rather low prices
for a couple of years. Throughout New Jersey 1t
has been possible during the last few years to OBJ
tain gasolene low 10 cents gallon, and, as a
rule, very good grade of gasolene served.
II seems that when the market price Of gasolene
IS low the traveller is in great danger Of meet
ing with an inferior grade of fuel During the last
few weeks the price has been going up all over the
country and there is considerable complaint re-
rarding low grade of gas.
Owners who do not usually have trouble with
their cars tave been looking for mechanical defects
! which did not exist. A few of them, who have
been wise enough to test the gas, in their
regular garages, have found that much, If not all,
Of their trouble rested in the poor fuel that they
buying
If you are paying the market price for good gas
IL is well TO be particular and find out what grade
you getting.
Several service department managers for New
York automobile agents tell that during the
last two weeks they have been much bothered by
complaints of bad running cars, and in so per cent
of these cases they have found that the owner
has been using a low grade of gas When their
tanks were completely empted out and reflled with
the best grede of fuel their troubles stopped
1t is necessary to completely empty the tank and
allow 1t to thoroughly drain off all of the old gas
After this fill it up with fuel which you are certain
of, and be careful when touring TO where you
buy gas.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
of the automobile or its ac-

descriptive OF the automobile or its ac-
cessories.
Not so many years ago. the inno-
cent word chauffeur" was the bread
winner for every vaudevillian and pro-
fessional jokesmith in the land To-day
not only garage" chauffeur" but
landaulet, cabriolet, limousine, chassis.
and a score of other terms of foreign
extraction, have practically been alb
sorbed by the English language and
we no longer twist our tongues in an
effort to pronounce them.
Perhaps because of the early lead
taken by France in the development OF
the automobile French words predomi-
nate in the motorists technical jargon,
but the men responsible for the christ
ening process refuse to be tied down
to any one language as a source Of in
spiration. As result, each season
brings its new terms, which are gem
orally adopted by the versatile Ameri-
can public within very short time.
Latest addition TO the dictionary OF
motoring is the word palanquin. recent
ly adopted as a designating term for
seven passenger touring car which can
be converted into luxurious closed
car by the addition OF detachable
limousine top. Romances Of an early
date invariably brought tho heroine
into view. either mounted on . white
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Our Tourist Hotels.

Mr. and Mrs. s. Sproat. of New York have just
started on an extended tour through New England
and Canada in specially fitted Studebaker car,
with seats which are convertible into berths On
the running board small refrigerator is carried
and other convenences for what might be termed
eight camping"
1t would be interesting to know why so many
motorists are attempting to avoid the touring
hotels. There Is considerable interest In the sub
feet of camp tours and large number Of people
making inquiry regarding the possibilities.
There must be for this feeling and the
hotelkeeper who wants the patronage OF the motor
traveller might do well TO ask himself II he is
giving the motorist the proper accommodations at
the right price.
The roads in every part Of the country are i'm
proved now to the extent that motor travel is
possible even in the South and Southwest, the
last sections to fall into the good roads move
ment, but the hotels hardly keeping pace
with road improvement. The New England hotels
are the best we have, but there Is considerable
complaint from tourists who attempt to the
beauties of the South and stop at the hotels which
pretend to cater to the motor visitor.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Points Favorable to the Twelve.

Since nearly every interested In motor car
development is watching the twin six closely,
paper which was recently read by J. G. Vincent,
chief engineer of the Packard Motor Car Company,
before the Detroit section of the Society of Auto
mobile Engineers, may contain few suggestions
of interest.
1t was Mr.. Vincent who put up the twelve-cyl-
inder proposition to President Henry B. Joy Of the
Packard company, and he in turn placed the eng-
neer's recommendations before the board of di
rectors. After long deliberation and great deal
of experimental work the directors decided to
take up the twelve.
"The only disadvantage" says Mr.. Vincent "of
the six-cylinder motor is the fact that in order
to get reasonably sized motor the crankshaft
must be rather long and the inertia forces are
large owing to the necessarily large pistons, but
the six cylinder is perfectly balanced and there
Is no reason why We cannot combine 1t with other
six cylinders, making a twin six motor of V-type
and a motor that Is in absolute theoretical and
practical balance.
an designing the twin six motor 1t Is neces-
sary to set tho cylinders at an inclined angle Of
sixty instead Of ninety degrees, in the case Of
the twin four, because in the twin six there are
six impulses per crankshaft revolution instead Of
four and the circle divided into six parts gives
sixty degrees.
'lHCeHb says the torque OF tHe lWln SIX Is
fifty per cent better than that of the twin four
and hundred per cent better than that of the
single six. The six impulses per crankshaft revolu-
ton, he says, makes it impossible to distinguish
any pause between impulses even at very low
engine speeds when pulling through traffic or up
grades
Regarding weight, he says the twin six and
twin four are about a stand-off but lighter than
the single six. Mr.. Vincent crticises the twin four
the point Of accessibility and says the twin six
motor in this respect Is far superior and just as
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Commercializing Racing.

With the coming of the speedways in the
large cities, we entering upon new era Of
motor racing. Certain men interested in speedway
development notably Carl Fisher and James Allison,
Of Indianapolis, taking advantage of the short
age Of racing cars and have already purchased
several machines which they intend to enter dur
ing the forthcoming race meets on the various
speedways. They doubtless have in mind the win
ming OF the large prizes which will be offered, but
it does not to be very healthful situation
or one which should be encouraged by the speed
way owners.
1t would be possible, OF course, for group Of
wealthy to buy up practically all Of the avail
able racing and control their entry in the
various events, but if this were done the method
would unquestionably kill every element of sport
which has existed in motor racing and destroy all
the interest which attaches to the at
the wheel and his efforts to win on his own merits
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19

accessible as the single six. The difference be-
tween the ninety degree angle used in the twin four
and the sixty degree angle used In the twin SIX
he explains, permits the designer OF the twin SIX
to place his generator water pump, starting motor
etc, in the usual place alonsgide the crankshaft
case and between it and the FRAME without widen
ing the frame.
The sixty degree motor also permits OF the easy
assembling AID disassembng Of properly de-
signed steering gear. Mr.. Vincent says it is neces-
sary to place only the carburetor between the
cylinders. and by placing 1t well above the motor
valve alley the latter is left entirely open and
all the valves are accessible for adjustment or
replacement.
He contends that the turning radius In the twin
six is superior to that OF the twin four because 1t
is not necessary to widen the front part OF the
frame.
He says the twin six motor has the ability to
turn up TO 5000 revolutions per minute smoothly
and safely and the magnificent torque at low speed
makes 1t possible to use gear ratio that keeps
the motor down to a point very little above that
of the so-caed slow speed motors.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19

market while the other school maintains that there
Is ample rooms for all sizes Of motors. The latter
branch OF the profession believes that the four
and six still have chance 10 hold the limelight,
and while the eight and twelve can, Of course,
never be driven out OF the field yet II is maintained
that the four and six can be produced so econom-
icaly and made so efficient that the selling argu-
ments will be strong enough TO hold great num-
ber OF buyers II not the majority
The twelve cylinder has been accepted with
something OF rush By men who always ready
TO take up a new model which is put out by
standard company Had the twelve been put for
ward bv unknown manufacturers, il would have
gained little attention from the buyer The fact
that It is backed, at least in two cases, by COM
pancs of very high standing places it at once upon
a pedestal where It is In position to give the six
and eight quite a fight
But 1t still remains for the twelve to be tried
out. Nobody can say what the result of years
use will be on one Of the twelve-cylinder
cars Theoretically they should hold up better
and show less wear than car with less cylinders,
but the owner is going to report on the amount
Of trouble he has during the year, and it remains
for the buyer to analyze these reports and find out
IL the twelve is in practice all that is claimed for
It In theory.
II II wins the companies who have dared to
exploit it first will be in position to reap
harvest and hold the whiphand for several years
to come But If the reports at the end Of the year
are not highly favorable to the twelve as against
the six and eight, it is quite likely that the ma
jorty Of the older manufacturers will stick closely
to the models which they now turning out and
which have been tried and proven.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19

palfrey or reclining at ease in her gor-
geous palanquin. Somewhere in the
Scriptures note Is made of the fact
that "King Solomon made himself q
palanouin of the wood Of Lebanon"
but history records that this type OF
conveyance was in use many years be-
fore Solomon's time.
The original palanquin as used In
China for hundreds Of years and in
India before the white man built good
roads was a wooden structure about
eight feet long, four feet high and four
feet wide, with room for one person in
a reclining position. Four poles pro-
iecting from either end were used as
handles by either two or four servants,
who carried the outfit on their shoul-
ders. Many of the royal palanquins
were things Of beauty and luxury, and
hence the selection OF the word by the
ever avid publicity experts.
The automobile maker that has just
announced its palanquin model as
sures US that the word is of Japanese
extraction and Is pronounced "palan-
KEEN" which would seem to render its
common use an easy matter. We have
had sedan" bodies, first from one
maker and now from many, and the
public has quickly assimilated the word
sedan a. typical Of Q certain body style.
The more exclusive "pslauquin" VII
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Roads Come Before Guns.

In the fight of the Russian army from the
pursuing Germans there is lesson which might
become a part of our campaign for military pre-
paredness 1t shows of the important fac
tors in he process of preparing. 1t Is not enough
to have men, arms and ammunition, particularly
in country as large as Russia or the United
State II Russia had all the ammunition and
arms she needed to resist the Germans she
could not utilize these forces, because her roads
have not been able to sustain either infantry, cav
airy or artillery.
Americas roads very much further behind
the times than those of Russia. We have not
single mile Of road in this country that would
hold up under the burden of modern motor
transportation service.
Instead of raising army and then building
roads, it would be far wiser to build the roads
first As yet none of the students of the situa-
ton have laid very much stress upon obsolete
roads, hardly capable of holding up the regular
pleasur bound traffic.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
National Show Dates.

Official announcement Is made of the time for
holding the next annual national automobile shows
The New York exhibition will be held in the Grand
Central Palace during the week of December 81
to January 8. The Chicago show will be held at
the Coliseum during the week of January % TO
90 Both shows will be under the management of
S. A. Miles.
The forthcoming exhibitions will be the 18th
annual shows for both New York and Chicago.
Only pleasure vehicles and accessories will be ex-
hbited. 1t is not likely that there will be any
commercial vehicle exhibits this year unless they
are promoted by the dealers.
The national show management has put the
screws on a little tighter this year and will re-
quire exhibitors file their applications for space
not later than October 2. Spaces will be allotted
October 7. When the application Is made, the
manufacturer must deposit rs per cent OF the
value Of the exhibition space he contracts for.
This new rule Is made to prevent applications from
manufacturers who may later decide not to ex-
hibit
Nearly every manufacturer has already brought
out his 1916 models and the automobile buying
public has had extensive opportunity for observ-
ing them, hut II business continues to increase be-
tween now and December at the same rate 1t has
been going all summer, doubtless the majority Of
the makers will have something entirely new to
exhibit either in mechanical improvement or body
design by the time the doors open for the big
national exhibition.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Bav State Tour Means
Jaunt of ESQ Miles
Route Chosen Teens with Landmarks of Colonial
Hstory-Finest of Roads Make Task
of Wheels Easy.

founded by Roger Williams 1885;
old market building, old state house,
Brown University, Roger Williams
Park and the new state Capitol.
From Providence to Boston you pass
through Pawtucket, where cotton man
ufacturing was introduced in 1880;
Dedham, the old Fairbanks house, the
old Avery oak; Pitts Head, once sur
mounted by bust of William Pitt; Bos
ton, with it's multitude of ancient land
marks and historical associations.
Boston TO Greenfield. Following the
route Of Paul Revere's ride through
Arlington and Lexington, where the
statue Of Captain John Parker stands
on the Common; the Buckman Tavern,
Pulpit Rock; Old Quincy House, where
Adams and Hancock were aroused by
Revere. Continuing the route Of Paul
Revere TO Concord, home Of the Con-
Nathaniel Hawthorn; Orchard House,
where Louisa olcott wrote Little
Women; Hillside Chapel. meeting
place Of the Transcendentalists; home
OF Ralph Waldo Emerson and the
Wright Tavern. Near Volton is the
Old Beaman Oak, the largest in Mas
sachusetts. Fitchburg, Roll Stone Hill
Quarries, large manufactures. Gard
ner, chair manufacturing town; Athol,
immense water power and large fac
tories; Turner's Falls, scene OF Indian
battle, where. Captain Turner was
killed; Greenfield, Poets Seat" and
"Arthur's Seat"
Greenfield TO Lenox via the Mohawk
Trail. Crossing Greenfield Mountain
the Deerheld Valley is reached at Shell
burns Falls. and the old trail blszed By
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19

vehicles Also, never "cut" q machine unless In
ending n materially increase the pace being trav-
elled by that machine.
r. Motorists should remember that pedestrians
nave an equal right with those in the car Courtesy
is due botn from the motorist and the pedestrian
s. Courtesy of the road should mean consld-
Grafton Of the rights and feelings Of others. 10
help motorist in trouble means that some day
the helper may become the helpee
These statements are not made ny the olun as
rules. but rather suggestions, based upon the OK
periences Of its scout while travelling about
Southern California.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
NEW YORK SHOW
FOR JANUARY
Chamber of Commerce Sets
October 7 as Date for
Space Drawings.

At the September meeting Of the di-
rectors of the National Automobile
Chamber Of Commerce. held In New
York last Wednesday, 1t was decided to
hold a drawing for space in the next
New York and Chicago national auto
mobile shows, on October 7. Members
of the chambers will draw In the morn
ing and non-members in the afternoon.
Nothing was decided regarding the date
of the shows, but the New York show
will probably be held the first week in
January, followed by the Chicago show
Numerous committees reported to the
directors, including q committee on
"time for announcing new trade mod
els" but apparently nothing definite
was reported, and the committee will
have another meeting later in the
month.
Resolutions Of respect for S. T. Davis.
jr., who died recently, were passed by
the board of directors. Mr.. Davis, who
was president of the Locomoble Com
pany of America, was the first presi-
dent OF the National Association of Au-
tomobile Manufacturers, from which de-
veloped the present Automobile Cham
Der of Commerce.
As result of the success of the
service managers convention, held in
Detroit during the past month, the di-
rectors of the chamber have decided
to organize local service managers as
sociations in Detroit, Chicago and
Cleveland. A local association has al
ready been formed for Indianapolis and
its vicinity.
Dating back to the hrst self-pro-
pelled vehicle built In America, auto
mobile manufacturers have adopted
without question vsrioua foreign terms
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Honoring the Prisoner.

The British have always been noted for the
consideration with which they treat their prls-
oners Of war-when they have any. A London
illustrated magazine Of recent issue, shows
photograph of General de Wet. leader Of the
South African rebellion being brought in after
CAPTURE to the British commanders headquarters
The old rebel was not chained TO guard or strap
ned TO the back of mule, but seated luxuriously
in the rear compartment Of Ford car smoking
his briar root pipe. The picture was published
"a an example, showing the marked contrast be-
tween the cruelty Of the Germans and the human
kindness which is exhibited by the British victor
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19

the Pocumtucks and afterward used by
the Mohawks, is followed 10 Charlie
mont, site of the great Rice Fort. Here
begins the new state road over Hoosac
Mountain, which takes seven miles TO
accomplish an elevation reached by the
old road in two; North Adams. at the
foot Of the western slope, a manufac-
turing city; Wiliamstown, the centre
of the Northern Bcrkshires, seat Of
Williams College and birthplace Of for
eign missions; Lanesborough. home
and grave of Josh Billings; Pittsfeld,
commercial centre Of the Berkshires;
once the home of Hawthorne; house
where stood the "Old Clock on the
Stairs" LenoI, the social centre OF the
Berkshires; the old Court House or
Sedgwick Hall; monument OF General
John Patterson; Sedgwick House,
where Catherine and Charles Sedgwick
lived.
LsnO1 10 New York. descending
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
New Yoks Three Dollar Speedy Officially Opened Yesterday

as driver and tho superiority Of his machin.
In other words, the control Of the racing -.
chine and it's driver cannot be commercslisss .,
this extent if the speedway managements srv.a
to hold public interest in automobile racing. n.
moment they permit the destruction Of keen .,-.
petition and the element of rivalry be.r.-
drivers, they will find that the public will qui..,
get wise and withdraw its support from racin, =,
matter how fine the tracks may be or how -,,,
records the cars may be able to break
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
The Twelve Must Prove Its Value.

The automobile buyer who is wavering between
a four and six or between an eight and twelve
is not any deeply perplexed about what to
buy than the automobile engineer is regarding
what he is to develop for 1917 The engineer
regards both the eight and the twelve per-
manent models, but he also realizes he has not
done as much with the four the six as is pos
sble.
There are two schools Of automobile engineers
to-day, which holds that the eight and twelve
will eliminate the four and six entirely from the
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
THE BAY STATE TOUR.
Tabloid Points OF Interest.

Tabloid Points OF Interest.
From New York to Hartford follow
Shore Road through Mamsroneck.
Greenwich, Bridgeport and Milford to
New Haven.
From New Haven the choice Of two
roads is offered via Meriden, the Sill
yer City, or Middletown, the seat OF
Wesleyan University, Berkeley Divin-
ity School and the Connecticut Insane
Hospital; Commodore McDonough's $
grave and monument. At Wethersfield
Is the old Webb House, where plans for
the Yorktown siege were made; the old
Silas Deane House, the Connecticut
state prison and Miss Porter's Semi
nary.
We find ut Hartford a magnificent
state capitol, long stone brige across
the Connecticut, the Athengum, Miles
Morgan House, ancestor Of J. Plerpont
and Kency memorial tower
Hartford 10 Providence and Boston;
through a celebrated manu-
featuring district; Manchester, silk
mills, Willimantic thread mills, Con-
necticut State Agricultural College,
Nathan Hale monument at nearby
South Coventry, Pumfret. the famous
"wolf Den; Brooklyn monument 70
General Putnam; Danielson, old
Trinity Church (I77l)i Providence.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Deaf Drivers License Revokss.

The New Jersey Department o. ~,
Vehicles has established a pie'' d
in revoking the driving license ~.
deaf mute, on the ground ina. .,,,i
son who cannot hear IS not eoLs hs sus-
TO operate a motor vehicle on ,ns sErsf rf
lie highways. The fact that 'ns s,, 10
had equipped his car with mn,,,a.eslrs m,,,slrs
enable him to see cars spPie~I,st
him from the rear was NOT 49,, s vs-
protection. according 70 the MS.Ss Ss..Sns,i,sl
hicle Department, and ne Wa ,hs s.s:s
of the privilege Of driving IN '''
of New Jersey.
New-York tribune., 1915-09-19
Making the Streets Safe.

The Civic and Commerce Assoeis.-
Of Minneapolis has established ~
plant bureau to assist the Minnesp.-
authorities in reducing the numOs.
street accidents. The city pos'nss.s,, !,
has co-operated with the sssoeisn,vs sss.,a.
the extent of changing the l9eau., % 49,
mail boxes, so that motor yenieies. a.,i /,
ployed in the collection Of mall ".
the future stop on the near - ~
the cross streets. IL was sao"s
a number of children and oid '..st
were injured while crossing inc -
TO mail letters.