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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
IGNITION SYSTEM IS
CHANGED THIS YEAR

Three years ago when electric light
ing and starting began to be gener-
ally applied to cars of all prices. it
was predicted by many that the addf-
tIon OF the generator for charging a
storage battery would have a material
effect on the ignition apparatus. This
mas been borne out. The Announce
ments for 1915 show marked increa Sc
IN the use of the single battery igni-
Jlon system. While varying i'm details
or construction, there is a general SINH
iarity between the various non-vibrat-
ing battery systems. They are all com
prlsed Of three units; primarily com
blned timer and distributor which
naturally falls into one instrument he
cause the rotating shaft necessary for
the timer can be readily EMPLOYED as
the shaft for the distributor. The sec
ohd unit used is the coil for transform
ms the current from low tension to
nigh tension The third instrument is
the switch. Besides being a mere de-
vice for turning the current on ana off
or OF switching from battery to mag
neto or generator this device has been
made TO incorporate features which
nave eliminated the former objections
TO single spark battery ignition svs-
TENS. %
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Motorists Wrong in
Any Move They Make

After learning of the woes Of other
motorists. El Paso auto owners con-
slider themselves fortunate after all
Massachusetts motorists, particularly
those in Boston. are now trying to fig
ure out just where they are at as a
result Of a new ordinance put into
effect by the street commissioners Of
Boston, which reads:
The crying OF wares by vendors
and peddlers, loud or bofsterous speech
by individuals or groups, playing of
musical Instruments, sounding of mo-
torcar horns, other than reed horns,
or the driving of horse drawn vehicles
faster than a walk are prohibited
within 100 yards OF hospital"
As all violations of regulations pro-
Vlded by the street commissioners
carry fine of not more than $50 the
import is serious, as far as the motor
lists are concerned. At the present time
many cars are not equipped with reed
horns, and such an ordinance would
require such equipment because there
Is state law that says every motor
lst must sound a horn at intersectine
streets Therefore if he does not sound
a norm because he has no reed one he
comes under the state law. and if he
does sound one of the loud horns he
comes under the street commissioners
regulations.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Electric Lights Speed Up
Traffic wenty Percent

After five months trial, a unique
system Of street traffic control, in
stalled at the corner of Euclid avenue
and East 1O5th street, Cleveland, O., in
August. has been stamped as practical
and efficient since il has speeded up
traffic 20 percent
Electric lights are placed on the
right hand side Of each street, facing
OncominS vehicles. A red light denotes
stop and q green light Proceed"
The red light is shown on the near
corner Of the crossing and the green
or the farther corner.
The officer who controls the switch
is stationed in booth to the left in
the accompanying illustration. The
sides of the booth are glass ana this
enables the officer to see traffic in all
directions. The switch is so inter
locked that it is impossible to give con-
flictins signals. When traffic is
opened in one direction, it is auto
maticaNy closed IN the other
When an alarm is turned in at fire
Headquarters, an instrument in the
booth notifies the officer so that he
may clear the crossing for the pass
age of the fire apparatus. After throw
ing an emergency switch, which sounds
an alarm bell and flashes red lights
at all crossings, he is free to leave
the booth and give his attention to
the street
Information can be dispensed with
out danger to pedestrian or officer. No
conflicting signals are possible. Police
of weather. Signals are effective both
night and day. These are a few Of
the advantages claimed for the de-
vice.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
EVEN ARMY TRUCKS
MUST PAY THE TAX

Forty American trucks. eastward
bound, passed through the gates Of
Paris without attracting the least at
tentiOn recently. They were driven by
French army chauffeurs. they carried
a few French soldiers, they were ac-
companied by a couple of French tour
ing cars with sub-Officers aboard. But
the public is not sufficiently initiated
to distinguish between French and
American trucks. a French soldier is
too common a sight to cause the eyes
to be raised. indeed. it is the healthy
looking man in civilian dress who at
tracts unfavOrable attention these
days Thus the convoy passed out Of
Paris, bound for the firing line. with
even less attention being paid to it than
to the string of market carts coming
in at that particular moment. The
drivers Of those carts had to comply
with civilian regulations. and there
was the town tax TO be collected, for
war does not lessen the activities of
the tax collector.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
FRENCH AUTO CLUB
HELPS THE ARMY

Within period of il days the Auto
mobile Club of France has delivered
2S6,66O pounds Of wooden goods to the
French troops in the first line of de-
fence. Among this quantity were $500
packages addressed to individual sol
diers. Most Of the deliveries were
made by motor car. the French club
maintaining a constant service between
Paris and various parts Of the firing
line. The work Of supplying French
troops with warm clothing is being
continued by the a. c. F.; gifts i'm
money and goods are being received
from France and abroad, and the club
has purchased a large quantity of wool
for making into gloves. mufflers. etc.
The Touring Club of France has I'M
dertakeu similar work. with the ap-
prOval Of the army authorities, and is
specializing itself in warm footwear for
men in the trenches.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
WISCONSIN FORESAW
MOTOR CAR IN 1875

The transfer of the files to the new
office Of the secretary of state at Mad
ison. Wis. the other day brought to
light one of the most interesting pieces
of automobile news that has been I'm
covered in the United States in many
years. Indisputable evidence was
brought to light to show that the
state of Wisconsin was one of the
first. if not the very first, state in the
union to anticipate the dawn of the
lf-prOpelled vehicle.
Wisconsin, back in the early l0s, and
especially in the year 1875, developed
an age of invention, and the state
legislature encouraged every sign Of
progress and especially along lines Of
labOr-savine devices That this enthu-
sasm was not spasmOdic and superb
cial is borne out by the many inven-
lions brought to light at that time.
However the greatest interest conferred
in the self-prOpelled road vehicle, and
in 1875, 1876, 1877 and 1879 the Wis
cOnsin legislature passed laws for the
purpose of encOura ging the work that
was then going on along these lines.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
MOTOR CARS DEFEAT
REBELLION OF BOERS

When the few malcontents among the
Beers of South Africa recently decided
that the prOpitiOus moment for regain
ing their liberty had arrived, they neg
lected one thing that might have
brought them success. They forgot to
provide themselves with motor cars.
This may seem like a triflinC and unim-
portant omission. but the rebel leader,
DeWet, would not agree to any such
Characterization of the neglect. It
seems that as soon as word of the out
break was received at johannesburg.
the automobile club of that place
formed motor car contingent and I'm
mediately went to the front. They fol-
lowed Gen. DeWet industriOusly and
finally, thanks to the superiority of
speed Of motors over horseflesh, they
ran him down and forced him to sur
render. The leader who was a terror
to the British - years ago, was able
TO maintain his liberty under arms only
a few days in this later fiascO, and all
because he had failed to keep up with
the march Of motor progress.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
THE SPEEDWAY EVENT

Thomas and his confrere. Bablot, con-
sidered the only rival in Europe of the
great BOillOt, are attempting to close
negotiations for either a couple of De-
lagos or Peugeots. but to date have had
no success. Speedway officials are en-
deavoring to save the situation by plac-
ing Thomas and BablOt in touch with
Z. Grua. builder of Clement-Bayard
cars at st. Etienne, who recently wrote
he had built three machines especially
for the indianapolis race, but could
find no drivers, because Of the war.
one Of these cars. incidentally, suffered
destruction at Liege, but the other two
are still good.
ID. RestH in PeugeOt.
1t was the impression that Darius
Resta, the English driver was to pilot
a Sunbeam at Indianapolis. but now
comes word from New York that he
viii drive a PeUgeOt He is driving
peUEeot at San Francisco. In the race
on the coast Resta will probably drive
car with 100 millimeter bore and $50
millimeter stroke in inches 3.93 by
708, giving a piston displacement Of
341 cubic inches. For the indianapolis
800 mile race he viii use a car of the
type driven by DuTay, who finished
second in this race last year.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
CONTROL Of TRAFFIC IN CITIES;
HOW MODERN ME- H0DS WORK OUT
St Louis Has Rotary System at Park Entrance That
Is Effective; Cleveland Ohio Has System of Lights
for Signaling Boston Prohibits the Use of
Any Horns Except Reed Horns.

boulevard, an cast and west street
which heretofore has been the traffic
pole. All vehicle traffic must pass to
the right. new set Of traffic rules
as laid down by the park commissioner
follows:
Keep to the right. Drive slowly
Don't get excited and kill your engine.
Pedestrians must cross at safety zone.
Every vehicle must enter into the line
of traffic around the circle ana move
in the prevailing direction. Traffic
around the circle may go in double or
triple lines. NorthbOund vehicles on
kingshighWay must go to the right of
the traffic officers Westbound We
hicles desiring to enter the park must
keep close to the drawn circle Through
eastbOund traffic on Lindell boulevard
must go around the circle, as is the
case with vehicles desiring to go south
or Kingshishway. Vehicles wishing to
go north on KingshighWay must go to
the right OF the traffic officers"
1t is the plan of the park and street
commissioners to paint white lines
across the bOUleyards at the street
intersections, hence pedestrians who
heretofore have cut across the park
entrance in a haphazard way viii be
required to stay within the denoted
lines. Thus the traffic of the pedes-
TRANS Will be centered in a definite
area so that the motorists will know
where to find the pedestrians and vice
versa.
The distances across the park en-
frances are 23O feet and 175 feet. The
new plan requires pedestrians to walk
only So feet from one safety zone to
another. 1t also reduces the collision
points where traffic lines going in Op-
posite directions cross, from 100 to six
The entrance to Forest Park always
has been considered the most difficult
traffic problem in st. Louis. Six traf-
tic policemen formerly stood on duty
here, but with the new rules three
VIII see that the recent regulations are
enforced. Signs will direct the drivers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
MAKES UP FOR LOSS
IN TIRE PRESSURE

Anything that serves to stiffen the
walls of a tire casing will decrease its
resiliency- Lack of resiliency puts extra
resistance against the action of the
engine and also makes the car ride
hard. This fact explains the obiec-
ton made by experts to inner or outer
protectors. In common use. the loss of
resiliency caused by placing interIiners
IN the castings or leather treads ON the
outside, may be largely offset by using
less air pressure The fact that most
persons most of the time run with
less proper air pressure, makes the use
OF these devices very advantag eous.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
MOTORS MAKE SAVING
FOR SAN FRANCISCO

In the report of the board OF health
Of san Francisco, Calf, it was stated
that the use of motor cars has con-
siderably reduced the cost of the in
spection work by the department. Dur
ing the last six months the expenses Of
outside dairy inspection by two vet
erinarians was lowered from S10S6.25
to S616.46, or a saving of S469-79. The
expenses of the two veterinarians were
reduced from $52L1O - S262.46 for the
first one and from Ss59.1j to 1884 for
the second one. or so percent saving
for the first and 50 percent for the
second. Chief plumbing inspector Far
rell reported that he Travelled 1895
miles. the expense being IT cents per
mile: 1874 miles were covered per gal
Ion of gasoline and 33S miles per gall
lon Of oil.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
NEW JERSEY AUTOS
IN RAPID INCREASE

According to the report submitted by
state commissioner Of motor vehicles
LippincOtt at Trenton y. J.. the fees
from motor cars shows an increase Of
40 percent for January over the CORE
spending period of last year. January.
1915, collections tOtaled $3S1297.OS as
against S259,S35.31 last year. a gain of
Sl21,461.7S. The 1915 registration of
motor cars for last month was 26.S39
compared to 1865 in January last year.
an increase of 1884, while the licensed
drivers totaled 3449t against $4,000
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
STATE TEACHING HOW
TO BUILD HIGHWAYS

The winter good roads school, under
the auspices of the Ohio State univer
sity Columbus, O., opened last week
with more than 80 students. It is the
third annual course in highway build
ing and maintenance given by the State
university and is becoming more pOpu-
lar with each year. The course con-
sists of two weeks lectures by experts
in road construction.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
SAYS FORD CAR rs
MENTIONED IN BIBLE

.. The owner of Ford car brings in
the following
The Ford car is the only auto men
toned in the bible. according to a Cal
ifOrnla man who writes the company
that he can prove that this popular car
is surely mentioned in the holy word
which should cause the company to
feel very much elated. To back up his
assertion the Californian cites the pas
sage in Isaiah which says. He went
up into heaven on high" and asks what
other car but n Ford could do it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
MOTORISTS TO PAY
WASHINGTON 100000

After four weeks Of strenuous labor
the house committee on roads has fin
ished the preparation of a motor tax
code that viii supersede all present
motor laws in the statutes of the state
OF Washington. About 100000 will be
raised by the operation of the law and
the money viii go into the public high
way fund. The mode of collection will
be fixed by the secretary of state
through the county auditors
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Model Six-49

Same as Model 37,exeept
Body - Five passenger
touring car, with two
extra folding seats.
Oakland-North-
way, SIX cylinder, unit
power plant
Drive - Tubular shaft
with torque arm
Springs -Underslung
front and rear.
Tires - 35V4t
Wheel Base-IZ34in
Mechanical tire pump IN
addition TO regular
equipment
Model SIN49also buiItin
twO-passenger roadster
and speedster types.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
Eight Cars Already Entered
For Indianapolis Classic
on Decoration Day.

w. ". Brown a Kansas City sports
man, has entered a car of his own de-
sign in the next Indianapolis 500 mile
race, raising the total nominations for
that event to eight Though not famous
nationally. Brown has considerable To-
cal reputation, having won several mid
western contests with each. including
the r. II. Collins Kansas City trophy
race. in which he finished ahead by the
literal mile. Browns machine has been
pronounced as extremely high class by
experts who have examined it, being
fashioned after several Of the latest
foreign racing models, including Mer-
cedes, PeugeOt and Delage.
Thomas Can't Find Car.
Rene Thomas. the Partisan aviator
and war veteran. who recently cabled
his entry for the next Indianapolis 500
mile race, is having some trouble Sc
curing a car for the contest, accord
ing TO advices here from France.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

There are one or two men selling
gasoline who are dishonest It is so
selling Gasoline from a measuring pump
that the temptation is once in a great
while iTTes!s tible. The plunger should
b. turned clear down to set a full
gallon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27

~HE rotary traffic system at the
LindeII entr-lce to Forest park
Il in st. Louis has now been in ef-
feet for two months. The new system,
which is designed to lessen the posi-
bility of automobile accidents is in
force from o'clock each morning UNI
til at night
Under the system the traffic moves
in an oval around s. large lamp pole
on the west side Of Kingshighway,
north and south street, and Lindeu
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-27
NJ de 81

Body Five-passenger
touring car.
Motor Oakland-NoIth-
way. fOur-cylinder.
Unit power plant.
Tenders - Heavy crown
Valves-ExtTs large.
Tungsten steel. (
Carbureior - Marvel
Oakland-Siewart vac
uum system.
Cooling -V-shaped radi-
atOr. centrifugal pump
and fan.
fabrication - Circula.
ting. constant level
splash system
Ignition. Starting and
Lighting - Standard
Delco. automatic spark
advance.
Clutch Gone type.
leather fared
Transmission - Sliding
gear. selective type.
Drive-H otchkiss.
Front Axle - I-beam.
drop forged.
Rear Axle-One bearing,
full floating.
Brakes Emergency. in.
ternal expanding; ser.
vice, external contract
ing.
Springs - Front semi.
elliptic; rear three
quarter elliptic under.
slung.
Control Left hand
drive, center control.
Wheel inches.
Tires 33x4. Nou-skid in
rear, artillery wheels,
demountable rims, one
extra rim.
Equipment - One-man
top, divided wind.
shield, Stewart speed.
Ometer. tools, tail light,
headlights with dim
mer. shroud light, Ii
cense tag brackets,
electric horn.
Model 81 also built in
twO-passenger roadster
type.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
ALL WRONG.
The Mistake Is Made by Many New
berry Citizens.

Look tor the cause of backache.
To be cured you must know the
cause.
If it's weak kidneys you must set
the kidneys working right.
A Newberry resident tells you how
H.. F. Addy, blacksmith, 1913 Cald-
we'll street, Newberry, says: "a nara
case of La Grippe left my kidneys in
rightful shape about three years ago
;ai severe pains across my loins
and was laid up for two mont~s.
couldn't do a stroke Of VICE /. My
kidneys were weak and the kidney Sc
cretions were scanty and caused a
burning sensation in passage. The Sc
cretions also contained sediment.
had dizzy spells and headaches.
finally got hold of Deans Kidney Pills
ard began using them. The first box
helped me and after had taken 81;
boxes all signs of kidney trouble has
left and I was cured"
Price soc at all dealers Don't sim
ply ask for q kidney remedy get
Doan's Kidney Piils-t'e same t at
Mr. Addy had. Foster-Mil5urn Co.
-rors.. Ruffa'o n. Y.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
BRACE [ P
Liv-Ver Lax will make you
Feel Better

That tired feeling, dull headache and
lasting crouch are most probably due
to be clogged up liver Now, don't make
yourself feel worse by taking nasty,
disagreeable calomel, but clean out
that bile and make yourself feel bright
er and better generally by taking LIV-
jVER-LAX. It acts safely, surely and
pleasantly, and is made entirely OF
harmless vegetable material.
LIV-VER-Lax is guaranteed to give
satisfaction or your money will be re-
turned without question. Insist On the
original, bearing the likeness and sig
nature of L. K. Grigsby, for sale here
in the soc and 81 sizes at W. G. Mayes,
Glider & Weeks, P. E. Ways.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
"Rane on Tight" "

When smoking car with thirty-hve
passengers jumped the track railroad
engineer in the car, off duty, yelled to
the passengers to hang on tight" and
while the car turned over no one was
hurt.
Hang on tight" is good advice in
most upsets. Tb,, man who hangs on
tight to himself when his temper is
upset will get through without hurt,
ing either himself or others. The man
who hangs on tight TO lis earnings
ends with a competence. TIE man who
hangs on tight" 20 his place when
business upsets come generally holds
down his job. The man Who "nangs
on tight when encouragement or even
disaster upsets others is man to be
hopeful about, because he will Keep
right side up whatever else turns over
Philadelphia Press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
SYRIAN SAND STORMS.
Experience of a Missionary In Wres-
tline With a Whirlwind.

Experience of Missionary In Wres-
tline With Whirlwind.
One of the remarkable features of
the climate and atmosphere Of Syria
is the prevalence Of whirlwinds and
waterspouts, both on land and over
the sea. They are most prevalent in
the deep trough Of the Jordan valley
and also in CoelaESyria. where she
Lebanon and anti-Lebanon form an
other trough for the winds. They
sometimes do an immense amount of
damage and often at most unexpected
seasons.
AS a touring missionary in northern
Syria l often met the whirlwinds.
They appear in the shape of column
Of dust perhaps two to five feet in
diameter, rising straight in the air for
several hundred feet, opening like
large funnel at the top. The lower end
touches the ground and swings over
the surface, picking up dust and peb-
bles in it's path. The chaff and even
grain on the thrashing floors are suck
ed up and disappear. Small fish are
sometimes drawn up when the sway
ing column passes over a stream or
lake.
Many years ago made the expert,
ment of riding through the swaying
column of q rather innocent looking
whirlwind Ny horse was terrified,
and had difficulty in keeping my seat
in the saddle. It is impossible to say
exactly what did happen. 1t took me
some time to find my hat and several
days to get the sand and dust from
my eyes and ears and clothing, and l
have never made it again.-Christian
Herald.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1915-11-30
CAROLINA PEOPLE TELL
OF STOMACH REMEDY
Sufferers Find Swift Relief by Use
of Remarkable Treat
ment.

Stomach sufferers in the Southeast
and, in fact, all over the country, nave
found remarkable and efficient re-
suits from the use of Mayr's Wonder
full Remedy.
Many Lave taken this remedy and
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ceived. It's effects come quickly-the
first dose convinces. Here is Wha1
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Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives per-
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