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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

portion must be split away from the
grain side in order to make Il thin.
enough. The two or three sheets into
which the remainder OF the hide Ia
split are weak and sponEy. a. compared
TO the top layer. and although they can
be coated and embossed to look like
grain leather. they soon peel and rot.
Better Than Best Leather.
I'm view Of the scarcity of top hides
automobile manufacturers feared that
they must either use artificial leather,
which does not stand the hard wear TO
which car upholstery is subjected, or
these weaker 'splits.' But now that the
waterproof cloth has been perfected
We can avoid either Of these alterna-
lives and give our patrons upholstery
which Is In every way the equal to- and
IN some respects better than. the best
leather
"Durig the past season one Of the
most popular OF the high-grade cars
equipped large proportion of Its prod
uct with waterproof cloth upholstery
TO satisfy the demands of numerous
particular patrons, who specified its
use instead of leather.
The advantages of cloth as a seat
covering have been long recognized
Many experienced motorists have used
separate cloth seat covers for their
cars. Cloth is soft. firm in texture and
cloth which is being widely adopted by
car manufacturers Is absolutely water
proof. easily cleaned and keeps its rich
appearance indefinitely We look for
son."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
FOR THE MoToRIST.

A new luncheon hamper for the tour
| list is suitable in size for carrying in
the trunk rack. 1t is fitted with alum
mum cups. plates and dishes, sand
witch boxes and salad carriers. In a
nestled cooking outfit held together
for eight persons, and the case is COW
cred with enameled duck.
Among the odd products of fashion is
the Iceland" fox neck scarf, which is
in reality made of finely combed sheep
price, rather becoming, and. as this
is to be a fur summer, is popular for
town as well as for outing wear.
Soft hats of shepherds plaid silk,
self-trimmed, the brim being slightly
stifened by stitching, are popular for
wear with the shaded silk or plaid
silk sweaters. The brim turns up at
in the smartest model. There are also
Alpine and mushroom shapes for those
who prefer them.
Satin bordered and plaided chiffon
cloth wells seem to be the favorite
among the washable styles. As the
tans and whites wash the best they
are most often chosen. though the red
ones are very popular
The Del Monte suit is new nor
folk model. The coat is skeleton lined
and the skirt has the trouser buckle
adjustable belt. In Grampian home
spun. imported tweed or Innsbruck
knit material it is very suitable for
touring. It is also smart made in
tussah pongee silk in the natural COL
or, white, Belgian blue or Sierra silver.
sNTrekkinr" toncoats are made in
Scotch-proofed plaid tweeds, checks
and mixtures. They fall nearly to the
bottom of the dress, have convertible
collars and hoods and large patch
match the materials are worn with the
coats.
For outing trips men are adopting
the Norfolk jacket and trousers made
of government khaki. They are mex
pensive. light and cool. They are made
in olive ,drab or ordinary tan.
For little ones in the touring party
the carryall bed will be found very
! useful. 1t is a sleeping bag camp bed.
with mattress, hammock and canvas
| carryall. combined.
The wicker covered luncheon bottles
with snap tops. jars with screw COW
ers and tumbler cases are very handy.
|
| tweed coats for touring use is made
| with a full sleeve which is a continue
| ton of the yoke. The coat fronts are
| gathered slightly into the yoke, while
\ the back is semi-fitted with hall
| belt. A high convertible collar and
fancy buttons complete this extra
| wrap.
| Quite the latest thing in the, way
of travelling bag for the dog is in
Parametta cloth. 1t has a drop cur
tain over the grating at the end. a
/ drop side to admit the dog and fresh
| air vents at the bottom.
| Cretonne hats trimmed with big vel
vet bows are very smart looking for
| wear with the coarse linen dust coats
cut in sport models. They are loose
! at the back. but are held in place by
an inner belt and have a wide belt in
front with large brass buttons by way
| of trimming. The dust coats with
/ leather collar and cuffs. while not new.
are worn by those who leave their dust
coats in the machine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
CHANDLER MODEL "16" IN
RECORD-BREAKING TRIP
From Cleveland to New York in 20
Hours Running Time; Trip Made
as Result of Wager.

A model "16' Chandler Six has just
completed an unusual endurance run.
, covering the 6s7.2 miles between Cleve-
land and New York city in twenty-five
hours and two minutes running time.
The average of 31.2 miles per hour was
obtained in the face of discouraging
road and weather conditions, twenty
two separate detours being made en-
route.
The trip was the result of wager
between President F. c. Chandler of the
Chandler Company and A. T. Murray
and J. NJ. Breitenbach of the Brady
Murray Motors Corporation. metropoli-
tan dealers. Murray and Breitenbach
were visiting the Cleveland factory
June 49, and in a conversation with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

posing lines had burst within a few
feet of the car. and while not near
enough to wreck it, still shattered one
of the rear wheels.
within hailing distance, the German
Red Cross car had been speeding on a
similar mission. No sooner had the
Slav car toppled over than the rival
machine came to a stop. Seeing at the
first glance that both cars were Hup-
mobiles, the Germans detached their
only extra wheel and hurried to the
wrecked car. The rear wheel was re-
moved and replaced by new one. A
few brief words were exchanged and
both parties were on the way with a
better chance of saving their comrades
further agony.
Such human incidents are far more
frequent in occurrence than any paper
states. AT our branch in Paris we are
able to learn lot of these cases from
the mechanics that come in for new
parts and requirements for the car"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

in many parts been torn up. The
latter descends short, steep hill and
| enters a crowded section of upper
Manhattan. With the increase of travel
over the west side route to New York,
both of these ferries have been a source
! of inconvenience and occasional dan
ger to motorists.
Recently a new ferry has been es-
tablished from Englewood, N. j., to
the head of Dyckman street, New York
accessible from Tuxedo. Suffern and
Hackensack, as well as from points
Immediately above on the river, motor
lists are advised by the touring bu-
| reau of the District Auto Club to fol-
low Palisade avenue. the main street,
to the edege of the Palisades. thence
down a Z per cent, broad and winding.
but well-paved stretch of road to the
ferry-house. Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays, the boats run every ten min
uteS; on other days. every thirty min
utes. Rates are the same as by the
Fort Lee ferry.
From the New York end, proceed up
Dyckman street to Broadway: turn
right and continue on Broadway di-
rect to the center of the city. This
route avoids the poor and complicated
roads encountered on either of the
old ways below ~Hackensack. and also
the congested traffic at the New York
landing.
Some of those who call at club
headquarters in the Riggs building to
join the local motoring organization
state that they are joining because
they are in immediate need of tour
ing information; some join, they say.
because they believe in organization
and want to lend their aid to what
they believe to be a worthy enter
prise, while others declare that they
are joining because "everybodys dom
it, Those of the latter class are
prompted to take out membership be-
cause Of the large number of motor
cars seen upon the streets of the Ma
tional Capital wearing the American
Automobile Association emblem upon
their radiators.
Those persons who are measuring the
strength Of the local club by the num-
Der OF cars carrying the club emblem
should bear in mind that at the pres
sent time over 20 per cent of the clubs
membership is en- tour. When the cold
weather sets in and these have re-
turned to Washington cars decorated
with the insignia of the club will be
the rule upon the street rather than
the exception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
GOOD WAREHOUSE FACILITIES.
Reports on Means for Handling
Cotton Crop Coming From South.

Preliminary reports on facilities in
the south for handling the coming cot
ton crop have been received by w. P. C.
Harding Of the federal reserve board,
from ofiicials connected with the four
southern banks in the federal reserve
system. The reports deal only with
warehouse facilities. which are said TO
be adequate.
Officials in Washington who do not
wish to see conditions this year such as
confronted cotton producers last year
are anxiously watching for warehouse
legislation in Georgia and Alabama. 1t
is pointed out that Texas. Louisiana
and South Carolina have laws which
make warehouse receipts paramount
liens against cotton on which loans are
made, and bankers do not fear to lend
money on the security OF such receipts
in those states. Georgia and Alabama,
SO far. have not enatced such laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
BEFORE RETIREMENT BOARD.
Coast Guard Officer, Threatened
With Blindness, to Be Examined.

William L. Maxwell, first lieutenant
OF engineers, coast guard. threatened
with blindness due to atrophy of the
optic nerve, is to be examined for re-
tirement before a board of officers to
convene in the headquarters of the
coast guard in the Treasury Depart
ment buildings at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. The board consists of three
officers of the coast guard and two sur
geons of the public health service:
Senior Capt. Howard Emery, Capt.
Charles A. McAllister, chief of engi-
neers. and Capt Charles e. Johnson OF
the coast guard, and Surgeons II. l..
Stimson and G. L. Collins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
AUTO MAKERS USING
SUBSTITUTE FOR LEATHER
Scarcity Brings About Change in
Upholstering of Cars-Ad-
vantages Noted.

The scarcity of good leather. COM
pared to the demand. has brought about
an important change in automobile up
holstery. which. according to many
manufacturers. will soon become uni
versal Instead of using makeshifts
in the form of imitation leather. many
motor car builders already have adopt
ed a high-grade Of waterproof cloth.
declaring that it is even better. from
the standpoints Of wear and comfort.
than the best leather they could obtain.
While it was not difficult to obtain
enough leather for upholstering the
$4,000 cars built a few years ago. the
difficulty in securing an ample supply
has steadily increased until this year.
when it is expected that fully half q
million cars will be produced in this
country. Today it is practically inn
possible to obtain enough good leather
| to go around.
Shortage Starts Experimentation.
Realizing that the shortage in the
leather market would become more
acute as the number OF cars increased,
automobile men have encouraged ex-
Fermentation on the part of cloth
manufacturers during the last year or
two. The result is non-cracking.
non heating, weatherproof fabric of
such attractive appearance that many
of the leading manufacturers are plan
ming to use it on their entire output
this coming season.
An added advantage of the cloth up
holstery is that it contains no oil OF
surface finish" which may come off
in warm weather and mar the clothing
of passengers. Nor does the smooth
surface hold dust. A light brushing
will remove any dust that may collect.
Grease and oil spots can be removed
with soap and water.
Cloth Is Best Closed Cars.
The best of the closed cars have al
ways been equipped with cloth uphol-
stery. as it was handsomer. more COM
Portable and cleanlier than the leather.
But until few years ago this was not
extended to open cars, because of the
difficulty Of waterproofing and cleaning
the cloth.
Cloth upholstery is far better in
every respect than the leather which
we can purchase today" explained one
prominent automobile maker. During
the past two or three years two-thirds
of all the leather used in motor car up
holstery has been what is known as
thick for upholstery. the under heshy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Chandler Sales Reported

The Warrington Motor Car Company
reports the following recent deliveries
and sales Of Chandler cars:
Seven passenger touring car. model 18
TO F. T. Hynson. Occoquan. Va.
Seven passenger touring car, model 16
to Percy z. Pope. Fairfax, Va.
Seven passenger touring car. model It,
TO +. William LOetsch.
Seven passenger touring car. model 16
to Mrs. +. A. Watts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
WARNING FOR AUTOISTS
AGAINST BAD ROADS

Advices from Fredericksburg,
Va, have been received warning
motorists from Washington not
to try the Occoquan route roads,
as they are Absolutely vile now,
utterly impossible, through
swamp sand. practically so even
in dry weather" 1t is declared
that there is not one road sign
the entire route. 1t being impos-
sible to pick the proper road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

line and only FIVE pints of oil were
used, remarkable record for seven
passenger touring model.
In comparison with the fastest train
time of between fourteen and nfteen
hours for the Cleveland-New York run,
the twenty-two-hour record OF the
Chandler under adverse conditions was
a most creditable performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

AS this is a fur summer fur trimmed
sweaters are becoming amazingly
popular. Many women are buying the
plain silk ones and using their own fur
on them. Extremists are carrying muffs
to match and have pompons of the fur
on their soft silk caps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Five Per Cent Increase Announced

A ) Pc cent increase in the hourly rate
Of pay OF factory employees has been an
nounced by the Willys-Overland Company
The raise will become effective July IS
More than 1880 employees will be bene-
nted b. this increase in salaries 1t is ex-
planned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Applying for 1916 Dates.

Applications having already been filed
with the contest board of the American
Automobile Association for 1916 dates.
the board decided at its recent New
York meeting to call meeting of rep
resentatives of the speedways and pro-
noting organizations of the country in
New York. September 80 and October /.
at which time applications for 1916
adopted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
On Ten-Day Trip.

E. A. Hardt. assistant manager of the
Dupont garage, and George Travers are
enjoying ten-day motor trip to Wat
kins Glen, N Y, and Delaware Water
Gap. They are making the trip in Mr..
Hardt's Hupmobile roadster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

"HE automobile tour, under the
auspices of the Philadelphia
Motor Speedway Association,
to the new speedway in the
course of construction near
Willow Grave, Pa, last Thursday was
one of the largest of it's kind ever ar
ranged in that vicinity The associa-
ton has over 1900 members in the
east. and the ma jority of these, as well
as many of their motoring friends,
participated in the run.
In the western part of Pennsylvania
interest was very keen. and from Pitts
burgh on to Harrisburg there was a
cooperation of effort that made this
division of the run one of the most i'm
portant ever conducted in Pennsylva-
mia. The tour started from Pittsburgh
Thursday, arriving in Philadelphia yes
terday. Today and tomorrow side runs
will be taken by the majority of the
motorists along the different seashore
resorts of New Jersey.
Seventy-five loving cups have been
offered as prizes by the Philadelphia
Motor Speedway Association. and sew
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

Willow tea baskets are popular when
painted to match the lining of the car.
They are fitted with china tea cups and
saucers and have kettles with solidi-
fed alcohol burners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

Women who are knitting for the SOL
diers do so as they motor For carry
ing the work there is new mocha kid
knitting roll, 1t has solid, circular
ends, about six inches in diameter,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Up. Pannell Buys Argo Car.

J. p Pannell was one of the auto
purchasers last week. He bought an
Argo car.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

drawing for trophies. lunch. bathing
and dinner. after which return will be
made home or to Atlantic City. To-
morrow for the benefit of those wish
ing to continue. stops will be made at
Beach Haven, Lakewood, Asbury Park.
Long Branch. Seabright via Staten Is
land and New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

and New York papers, has been ap-
pointed director of publicity for the
Hupp Motor Car Company in Detroit.
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Race Pilots on Tour.

Some of Americas best-known auto
mobile drivers participated in the
motor run to the new speedway yes
terday. The principal interest was
conferred around the appearance OF
Ralph de Palma. winner of the recent
contest at the Indianapolis speedway.
De Palma joined the run from New
York. The motoring members of the
association, which is building the rae
ing course that will place Philadelphia
in a class with other points in the
United States where motor racing is
an important local issue, turned out
in large numbers on the run. They COM
peted for a score or more of large cups
that were offered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11
Publicity Director.

J. S. Patterson. advertising repre-
sentative for many years for Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

You can't get away from the law
Of averages, any more than you can
escape the first of the month"
mister Squeegee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

Among the recent additions to the
membership of the District Of Columbia
Automobile Club are Henry P. Parker,
7. w. Fowler, jr.; L. v. Byrd, Fred
Dixon. jr.; DIR. A. G. Cromwell, U. s. N;
Mrs. w. S. A. Smith and ]. w. Babson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

facts connected with the early strug- gles for existence of some that may serve a good purpose in the locating Of others.
 The first Perfection mattress made in Birmingham was in a vacant otore on First avenue, just below Sixteenth street, and was put Up by the owner of the patent for Alabama, a MT, Bell, and the same was presented to the writer, who used 1t very satisfactorily for nearly 20 years thereafter. A com. pany was formed and it's manufacture begun on . small scale soon thereafter. The present factory is at Ninth avenue and Twenty fourth street and occupies a commodious building and is one of the substantial industries of the city
 The Huston Biscuit company was To- cated here about 22 years ago. It was in experienced hands but at the outset the local grocers would not buy It's products. The housekeepers of the city were organized and demanded that the products of this plant be sold by their respective grocers, which was done, and this saved from bankruptcy that plant the successor of which Is the American Bakeries Candy company.
 Mir. w. c. Shackleford established a small overall and shirt factory over his wholesale dry goods establishment on Nineteenth street and Morris ave- nue about the same time and he had the same difficulty in getting the large
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

ignorance I returned to my task of ob- serving things in the dark. But through my glasses the little flames of the rifles became merely trifle larger and more intense, and the silhouettes and shadows cast by the searchlghts blacker. From near came the buzzing of an aeroplane mctor-it passed on, which way I don t know.
 And then greenish flames in the far off sky told of rockets or shrapnel, which, ever they were. A detonation back of me caused me to look around Just then two of our guns emitted columns of fire, and the next instant shell sailed through the air above me with an uncanny moan. Another came. Ahead of me. in rapid succession two sheaf-like flashes and two explosions that shook the earth around me.
 Fire Becomes General
 ''Soon the fire became general. The bat tlefield assumed an aspect which would call beautifully terrible There were mo- ments when 1t resembled a large city in which the inhabitants passed the night by pulling up and down the shutters Of their windows. Of sudden whole rows of houses would be lighted up, as the men in the trenches fired volleys. For a moment a part of this city would lie in utter darkness and then would rise from it the columns of fire emitted by tna howitzer batteries. The pillars of fire would rise almost perpendicularly, giv- ing the impression that you were looking upon a vast number of steel ovens. "Of man you heard no, a sounc- NC | human voice could be heard in the din softly tried my own. But the effor' mingled with an explosion nearby. For sometime the fury of the battle | in the dark. about nothing, increased. For the greater part of an hour tho thrashing continued. Then the outbreaks lessened in volume and frequency, anc l finally died out altogether In the trencr
 in front of me men now spoke but soor ] it was so still again that I could heal the ticking of my watch and the signing | of the wind In the nearby willows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
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