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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
4 Fine Day Not Necessary
for the Pleasures of
Motoring.
Hot Weather and Thunderstorms Only Add to the
Fun-Car Makes 97.6 Miles on Seven
Gallons Gas, Despite HandiCapS.
By nj. L. ELSASSER.

Rye. Still good roads through Port
Chester, and then we were in the
quaint little town of Greenwich,
Conn.
1t was just 1855. The morning
had simply flown. We had enjoyed
the Oldsmobile so much that we
had gone further than we had ex-
pected. We had almost no poor
roads, and those bad stretches that
we had struck had been made so
easy by the riding qualities of our
car that we had no fatigue.
Beautiful Greenwich Lake.
In Greenwich we detoured, follow
ing Park Avenue, a winding street
topped by overhanging chestnuts. We
turned at North Street, following the
road that led to Greenwich Lake.
This was a charming spot. Blue
water surrounded by gently rolling,
wooded hills, feecy clouds and myr-
lads of tiger lilies growing close to
the waters edge completed the pic
ture.
Even while we stopped to drink IN
the beauty of the place the clouds be-
gan to take on a more threatening
appearance, and the occasional
growls of thunder warned that a
storm was brewing.
So we hurried on toward Bedford.
In an astonishingly short time the
sky before US became inky black. We
pressed the Oldsmobile to make good
time. 1t made good speed as easily as
it had made the rest of the trip. But
almost before we knew it the storm
was upon us. The rain came down
in perfect torrents and the thunder
doomed all around us. But we got
the top up and the curtains on with
out hardly a drop touching us. 1t
must be said that the Oldsmobile top
is arranged very conveniently. Had
it not been quickly and easily put
up we would surely have been
drenched, for it rained so that we
could hardly see the road.
Enjoying Storm.
We had no thought of seeking shell
ter even so. We were as comfort
able as we would have been in a
house. Besides, we had the fun of
splashing around in the storm. The
heavens were beautiful, with their
mysterious coloring - inky clouds,
with suggestion of dull green. An
occasional flash of lightning would
light up the sky. We had turned off
the North Street extension and were
now on bumpy little road that led
through the hills. The road itself
was a rivulet, but the colds" did not
falter, and even in the back seat
there was no shock from the ruts.
We were going through the most
beautiful country we had found that
day, green hills and shadowy, shell
tered valleys as far as you could see.
The storm simply added fascination
to it all. 1t cooled the air, too.
SO before we knew it we were in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Apperson Climbs
Toll House Hill

Fresno, Cal, Aug. 7.-Har-
ris Hanshue, manager of the Los
Angeles, Cal, branch of the Apper-
son Brothers Automobile Company,
yesterday added another triumph to
the Apperson by climbing the fam
Gus Toll House Hill at Fresno with
gears officially sealed in second
speed.
The Toll House Hill is known all
over the Pacific Coast as one of the
most treacherous and difficult IN
clines a car can be called upon TO
climb. The hill is seven miles long,
full of dangerous ruts, and at pres
ent is covered with a deep heavy
dust. The steepest part of the hill
is about middle ways of the incline,
and here the car is obliged to cover
a rise of eighteen hundred feet in
two miles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
WHY'S Entertains
10000 at Circus

Host to 10000 people-one-quarter
of the entire population of Toledo
John N. WHY'S, president of the
Willys-Overland Company, of Toledo,
entertained for three days, July 81,
% and %, the families of the 1890
employees of the Willys-Overland
Company, and those of several other
Toledo factories associated with his
big automobile plant, with six per-
formances of the Barnum & Bailey
circus.
For three days everything was
free, from the tickets admitting their
bearers to sideshows, managerie
tent and main attractions, even to
car tickets to and from the circus.
Each employe was presented with
three admission tickets and six car
fares. Sixty thousand admission
tickets and 10000 streetcar tickets
were specially printed for the occa-
sion and distributed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

lE-A4 | JOu OO HOl hoNO w
$a wait for a nice day to
%saAS ! have fun with car.
~ 3S[S% The Old s m o b e
| VIZ proved that Tuesday.
R1LL 1t was so hot in the
morning that you
could hardly bear to sit in the car II
II were standing still, and 1t stormed
so hard in the afternoon that you
could hardly see the road in front OF
YOU. But when you are out, all ot
these things are merely experiences
and rather exciting.
That's the fun of motoring. When
YOU start out in the morning you may
have everything planned TO the most
minute detail. But when you come
home at night you have usually. had
a lot of adventures. You may have
found some spot that you had not
seen before, or you may have lost the
road. But something interesting is
sure to happen when you are out IN
a car.
For instance, we started out with
the Oldsmobile Tuesday morning at
1O:15. We took a spin around town
before starting out in the country
lust TO see the way the car acted.
Quick of action and smooth, it made
traffic have no discomforts.
On the Way.
The city was too hot and the country
TOO alluring for US to stay IN town
long. though. So we cut through
Central Park, followed Seventh Ave
nue., crossed the 145th Street bridge
and were out on Mott Avenue. We
rode through Bronx Park, finding 1t
delightfully."- cool, and came out on
Pelham Road. Following the road,
YOU catch frequent glimpses Of the
sparkling bay. Pass Pelham Manor
and YOU are soon in the outskirts Of
New Rochelle.
The 10y Of the ride was already in
our blood. The cool breeze of the
country was tanning our cheeks, and
the greenness and freshness of every
thing added zest to the relief we all
felt.
Out of New Rochelle we took the
road leading to Mamaroneck. Pretty
seaside places with yacht clubs, coun-
try clubs and handsome residences
were passed on the way. Riding is
delightful, especially with a car
that behaved as the 0ldsmobile did
that day. But the sun and the out
doors create such an appetite that
once you feel the first pangs of hun,
ger there is no more JOY for you TILL
YOU have your lunch before you.
On to Greenwich.
So it was with US. We were simply
famished, so we stopped in Mamar-
oneck for lunch. After lunch the
Oldsmobile swung on to the Boston
Post Road again, with the happy
hum peculiar to its motor, taking
us through the fragrant fields
that are between Mamaroneck and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

The cooperation of the heads
of The various automobile service
departments makes il possible for
The Tribune 10 offer its readers
expert advice on any question per-
tanning to their cars. In this way
every question that Is asked is an
swered by a specialist.
C. NJ. F.: have Studebaker 35,
with Splitdorf magnetic. 1t runs per-
fectly on battery at all speeds, but it
will not run on magnetic unless at
fifteen or twenty miles an hour.
When slow down for any purpose
must switch to the battery or the en-
CINE will die. | have had the arma-
ture out, and the circuit is not open
anywhere. The magnets have been
recharged and everything has been
done which should put it in good
condition. | have concluded that one
or more coils in the armature wind
ing are shorted out and will produce
current enough only at high speed.
If such is the case, what kind of in
strument is used to test an armature
for a short and where may obtain
one?
1t is hard to diagnose a case of
this kind, for there are many condi-
tons that might bring about the
trouble you speak Of.
First, the cam may be placed in
reverse position, and this may be
tested by rotating the armature just
when it is ready to break away from
the fields. This distance is about
one-sixteenth of an inch. At the
same time the breaker must be in the
advanced position and the platinum
points about to open. The proper
distance between these points at full
break is 0.031 inch.
Although you state that magnets
have been fully charged, it might be
well TO check this item over again.
Inasmuch as you cannot throttle
down below fifteen miles an hour, it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Armonk, following the ever-wind-
ing roads-good roads again this
time-to Croton Lake. If you have
never been to Croton Lake, go, for
it is more beautiful each time you
see it than it was the time before.
When we got to the lake the sun
was just beginning to break through
the clouds that had covered the sky.
The trees and flowers were all fresh
ly washed and fragrant, and the soft
light on the water, with the blue
haze that was lowering over the
hills, made the picture fairy-like.
We passed through White Plains,
came out on North Broadway, turned
into Central Avenue, running
through Van Cortlandt Park, and
finally swinging on to Riverside
Drive. The sun was again shining,
lust to give our day bright, happy
ending, it seemed, and the waters of
the Hudson looked bluer than ever.
1t was $3.50 when we got back to
the Oldsmobile salesrooms. The
speedometer showed that we had
gone 97.6 miles, but we were not tired.
The day had been so easy that we
were really surprised when we saw
we had covered that much ground,
especially during such a storm. 1t
had rained almost the entire after
noon and the roads had been running
streams. We filled up the tank with
gasolene to see how much we had
used. The entire trip, including the
run around town, had taken only Z
gallons of gasolene. That made an
average of 1879 miles to the gallon.
We were more than gratified, consid-
ering the weather and the roads we
had gone over.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

The grand prize, highest award
for motor cars and trucks exhibited
at the Panama Pacific International
Exposition, San Francisco, purple
and gold and bristling with official
ity, is in the office of H. H. Hills,
sales manager of the Packard Motor
Car Company. 1t reposes in the
centre of a great banner of purple
silk and gold, framed and always on
the job Of impressing visitors.
Cecil Hamelin Taylor, consulting
engineer on the staff of the Republic
Motor Truck Company, and also of
the Curtiss Aeroplane Company,
leaves this week on the American
Line steamer for England and
France.
Mr.. Taylor will confer with aero
nautical engineers of Great Britain
and France and conduct an investi-
cation into aeronautical develop
ments among the warning nations.
He will also give especial attention
to motor development.
The greatest evidence of the atti-
tude of automobile manufacturers 20
give their customers value received
for their money is the general policy
that is observed to-day in reference
to admitting visitors to the fac
tories, says Stewart Mcdonald, of
the Moon Motor Car Company at St.
Louis.
1.-THE factory of the Moon Auto
mobile Company has always been
open to visitors and members Of our
office force have been detailed %
show them about. This open house
policy of ours has brought us more
visitors the last year than have ever
passed through our factory in a
similar space of time previously"
A new catalogue, as original as
the Scripps-Booth itself. and as at
tractive, has just been put out by
the Scripps- Booth Company. 1t in
cludes new type of printing, a new
type Of cuts, new type of color
work, and one might even say that it
is really interesting reading. That
is saying a great deal for an auto
mobile catalogue. It's very artistic
ness would attract any reader.
c. Arthur Benjamin, general
sales manager of the Ross Automo-
bile Company, of Detroit, has made
announcement of the appointment OF
Ben Rennard as special sales repre-
sentative. Mr.. Rennard is veteran
in the automobile field, having en-
tered in the earliest days when he
was connected with the Locomo-
bile Company in a special engineer
ing capacity. For the last year
and one-half he has been a district
sales manager for the Chalmers
Motor Company, acting in the South.
Previous to going with the Chalmers
company he was district sales rep
resentative and special sales repre-
sentative for the Chandler Motor
Car Company, with the South and
Southwest as his special field.
Announcement has been made by
Production Manager S. H. Hum
phrey, of the Briscoe Motor Cor
poration, of Jackson, Mich, Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
QUERIES AND ANSWERS

34x4-inch tires. Could | get more
mileage out of tires 35x41s inches?
Yes, because the rated load for
34x4-inch tires is $3.50 pounds.
Your car, with passengers, would
weigh about 1000 pounds. | would
then advise you to use tires 35x41a
inches.-C. E. Stantial, manager
Studebaker Service Department.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Ty Cobb, one of the greatest of
ball players, has recently purchased
Dodge Brothers car, and drives it
constantly while the Tigers are at
home in Detroit. This is the fifth
car owned by the famous batting
star, and he declares that it is his
favorite.
Two other members of the Detroit
team, Bobby Veach, the hard hitting
left fielder, and big Spin" Stanage,
first string catcher for the Tigers,
also bought Dodge Brothers cars
this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
Meas and Notes

appointment Of A. c. Leverton, foi'
merly general superintendent Of De
Chalmers company Mr.. Lever.oi
ager. Previous to his joining ne
Chalmers company, Mr.. Leyero'
was works manager of the Carts'
Car Company, and before that was
general superintendent of the Brusi
Runabout Company.
On Tuesday, August 8, the Wes'
ern speed wizard, Roy Artley e.
tablished an unusual record when he
drove his Firestone-equipped motor
cycle from San Francisco TO Los
Angeles, a distance of 463 miles, IN
ten hours and thirty-nine minutes
He had no tire trouble.
LOUIS II. PERLMAN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

A novelty, a genuine noyelH,
automobile service is now onere'
motor car owners by The Uf.'s
Spot" at 204 West Seyen'y-'Ss,,
Street. For a nominal nOn-a
charge this company will luOf''
any make of automobile. It Is g.
orally admitted that most ears on =
road to-day are insufiicienuy .uS
Gated at one or more bearing suri''
In fact, it is this very fact thar 'S. -.
pels all manufacturers TO insert "
cial clauses in their catalogue,
instruction books. denying respSs,s
bility for wear or breakage res.., =.
from lack of fabrication. II Is 4,
move all responsibility from q
driver or owner that the owner pa,
THE Grease Spot" have hi "
this plan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

A notable figure in the autonfoO"'
world to-day is Louis II. Perlma,
who recently established the vaHs'
ity of his demountable rim psNn'
after hard ten-year legal os,ue
The outcome of the decision 10
resulted in the organization OF -
Perlman Rim Corporation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

B. L. NJ: Would you recommend
soda or lye to clean a radiator?
would advise you to use soda, as
lye is so strong it is likely TO be hard
on the metal.
If the motor is started and allowed
to run a few minutes before starting
the car, will carbon trouble be
averted?
No. You are likely to have more
carbon trouble than ever, because the
oil is not burned up so fast as when
the motor is pulling. So it is likely
TO splash up on the cylinders and
cause you more trouble thar ever.
In cold weather, however, it is wise
to let your motor run a few minutes
before you start the car, as continued
efforts in trying to run the car when
the motor is cold causes carboniza-
ton to take place from the excess
amount of raw gasolene and poor
combustion.-W. f. Russell, manager
Buick Service Department.
j. J. A.: My car weighs 5000
pounds. and | have equipped it with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

is possible that there is a slight bat
terry current passing through the
armature winding. This would have
a tendency to partly demagnetize the
magnets.
One method frequently used in
testing an armature for open cir
cult is to place a good armature in
series with an ammeter and 6-volt
battery. By closing the circuit a
reading can be obtained in amperes,
and this would be a proper reading
for an armature in satisfactory con-
dition. Then place defective anna
ture in series with an ammeter and
6-volt battery and a higher reading
in amperes would denote defect in
the insulation of the wiring. In
other words, there would be less
ohmic resistance in a defective arma-
ture than in a good Once. 4. Stan
tial, manager Studebaker Service De-
partment.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

]. J. A.: My car weighs 5000
pounds, and ! have equipped it with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13

Announcement has been made by
Production Manager S. H. Hum
phrey, of the Briscoe Motor Cor
poration, of Jackson, Mich, Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-23

that he would be of very real aid to his
country in time of need.
Perhaps the most interesting feature
of the cruise will be the mobilization OF
yachts and motor boats in the last week.
Several hundred are expected to take part
from their various home ports along the
coast. Just how vitality important these
craft can be in time Of war as patrol
service the yachtsmen of England can
testify. Scouting. patrolling, signalling,
plotting and charting will be among the
subjects taught. These auxiliary sailor
men promise to contribute very needed
clement in the country's defence. Like the
volunteers on the battleships, they will
have the knowledge of service well done in
addition to the pleasure of the best Of
vacations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-23

the end of the century, leadership Una.
ended in decadence the reaction against
which had only just gained impetus wheh
this new and greater war broke out.
England, at the front and ut home Is
reading what is enduring, and to the liter
AZURE of power, of emotional appeal OF
high thought and higher aspiration 1t ADDS
a newborn interest in the literature OF
knowledge. What Of tomorrow! WIN
the nation return to its wonted diversions
Improbable and costly, or will 1t continue
in the serious mood Of to-day? And VIII
it, side by side with this revival OF 'he
classics, raise up new generation OF mas
ters. as France did, without landing in a
slough Of naturalism, like her?
Time will tell The fact remains mat
this literary revival, even If it be only mo-
mentary, cannot fail to leave its impress
deep upon the mind and soul of England.
1t is some compensation for her sacrifices
sufferings and losses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-23
The Memory Test.

An interesting psychological experiment
was conducted in Justice Greenbaums
court in connection with the famous wire
tapping" case. a detective who had els
tened in" upon certain much disputed tele-
phone conversations was asked to demon
strate the accuracy of his evidence by TAX
ing down a report of telephone CONVEX
sation arranged under the direction of the
court. This test showed that his memory
was astonishingly inaccurate.
Such a piece of judicial psycho-analysls
may or may not have a material bearing
on the trial Of this case, but it affords an
illustration of the general fallibility of the
human memory. According to psycholo-
gists there is no such thing as a strictly
accurate memory. The normal mind does
not record anything precisely as it hap
pened People often speak of memory as
if the mind were a sort Of passive phono-
graphic record upon which events were
mechanically traced.
On the contrary, memory is an active
PROCESS VI stlcNIiOH anu lCVi
Details are passed over in oblivion or Of
ten changed or supplied in order to en-
phasize the point Of greatest interest.
Memory is always mere or less creative,
building up whole trains of thought out
Of the merest suggestions. What is re-
called varies with different individuals;
not only as to vividness. but in spite of
the most honest intentions, the content OF
what is remembered varies according to
each persons interests, experience and
training.
Most people are also aware in others,
if not in themselves, of similar variation
of the memory at different times in the
same individual 1t would seem that we
all contribute too much to our perceptions
to permit any of our ideas to be exact
copies of the things which happen. With
everyone exhaustion, excitement, preexlst-
ing ideas and expectancy have their effect
in distorting mental impressions.
The true test Of good memory is not
the ability TO recall mass of irrelevant
details, but a sense of the relative i'm
portance of things and the power to Sc
lect and retain those phases of an event
which are most significant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-23
ADAIR OF CARRIZAL.

(FTOm The Portland OregontcrJ
To-day the body of Lieutenant Henry
Adair, son of an Oregon pioneer. will be re-
ceived with such military and civic honors as
fit the circumstances.
By DEAN COLLINS.
had thought that our hearts would leap,
Adair,
That our hands would clutch at the sword
and gun;
had thought that our spirit of old would
flare
At the tale of the deed that you have done.
But silent we walk and silent you lie,
And Peace" saith the bishop above your
pail
But the blood you shed is red, how red!
Red on the sands of Carrizal.
had thought we would rise on the wings
of fame
That river Of swords would southwark
flow,
And voices of battle would cry your name
As they cried the name of the Alamo.
But we mutter our prayers for the rest of
your soul
And how shall rest on your spirit fall
When we bow the head, while the blood
you shed
Cries from the sands of Carrizal?
I had thought-but my thoughts were lies,
Adair,
For my heart was not with that art i'm
bued
That fashions diplomatic snare
To throttle a Nations gratitude
The statesmen build up the forms of peace,
Where words look large and where lives
look small;
While my hot cheeks fame with the blush
Of shame
For the cry, unanswered, from Carrizal.
The funeral honors are done. Adair,
And under the earth your body lies;
Thrilling and sweet on the vibrant air
The last long wall Of the bugle dies
We'll was your duty done, Adair,
And duty to US alone may call
And the blood you shed, how red, how red
Cries like bugle from CarrizaL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-23
Our Amateur Navy.

Thirty dollars and a reasonably sea-
worthy stomach are all that are required
TO yield an amateur sailor a month of rare
seafaring experience in the Naval Volun-
teers cruise, which starts on August Is. The
Kentucky and the Maine, second line bat
tleships, will carry the volunteers from
this port. Other ships will start from
Portland, Me-; Boston, Newport, Philadel-
phia, Norfolk and Charleston, n. c. The
whole feet will gather in Chesapeake Bay
for week Of target practice, beginning
August 81.
There will be plenty Of variety in the
work offered, and by comparison with the
trench diggers Of Plattsburg constant ex-
element and thrills. Coal passing and
stocking, for instance, are expressly ia
booed Gun drills, signalling, small-boat
work, fire control and torpedo defence are
parts of the daily instruction. The grad
uate of the cruise, with Rear Admiral
Helms certificate in his hand may not be
exactly fitted TO pace a quarterback, but
he will have the satisfaction of knowing