El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-22

! raw gasoline into each cylinder lniVu7i
the printing cocks.
The only reason for getting an eN-
plOsion in the muffler is that an uil
burned charge has found its way INTO
this part of the car. This means tnat
the cylinders are not firing reg uaIIy
and consequently that there Is tl0uOLe
with the functiOning Of either the car
buretiOn or ignition It would De MelI
to examine the spark plug joints 20 -
II they are not too far apart anu -"
to adjust the carburetor so that the me
tor fires regularly on all four GYM
ders-
The first thing 10 do when taking
the battery out Of commission TOT sew
eral months is to disconnect the wires
leading to It, This is a precautlon
which will keep il from discharsIIls;;
as any slight leak in the wiring WouIu
discharge the battery, and II IS very
detrimental TO let il remain Tor any
length Of time in a discharged cohol-
ton
To enable the motorists to distin-
guish between traffic signs OF the
street department and the PSEUDO
traffic signs used by many mer ehahls
as advertising schemes, St LOUIS mas
adopted a traffic sign trade marx All
traffic signs are on strips OF metal
34x4 inches At each end IS the new
trade mark. a white capital set
in a black bOrdered triangle OF req.
which in turn is set in square OF
white.
Several plants for the manufacture
OF gasoline from natural gas VIII De
built in Texas within the next Re"
months. II is stated that there are
now about 30 plants in Oklahoma
that manufacture gasoline from what
is known as casing head gas or that
gas which comes direct from the wei
with crude oil. Their total output IS
about 10000 gallons daily.
Bodies of concrete for motor cars are
the latest invention OF a French build
er- The concrete differs in its com
position from that used for ordinary
purposes by having a large percentage
of cork substituted for gravel The
body is made By placing a metal form
over the wooden trestle. with a small
space between. A mixture composed or
plastic amalgam of concrete and the
ground cork is poured into this space
The finished product is said 10 be even
lighter than wood
Production Of 100000 motor vehicles
in the United States is forecast for the
year 1916. The output for the calendar
year Of 1915 was approximately SO0.-
dustry the manufacturers have pro-
duced an average Of half as many cars
each year IS the total number OF ma
chimes in service the year before
The plan to mark the end of the Lin
coin highway in san Francisco with the
equestrian statue OF an indian called
The End OF the Trail has been fol-
lowed by a suggestion that another
piece Of art work from the exposition
ha rel IN n he
eastern or New York end In this cor
nectiOn. sentiment seems to favor an
other equestrian statue called The
Scout"
Not only are Sundays dry in Chicago.
following mayor William Hale ThOmp-
sons order prohibiting the sale OF
liquor on the first day Of the week,
but for local motorists there viii be
no soused Mondays. picked Tuesdays.
inebFiated Wednesdays. lit-up Thurs
days. red nosed Friday and stewed Sat
urdays without a jail penalty II the
drastic recommendation Of the Citizens
Traffic association which viii be re-
layed to the state legislature for con-
sideratiOn at its special session by gov
ernOr Edward F. Dunno, is favorably
acted upon
A distinctive automobile costume IS
made OF leopard skin. The skirt. in one
els. IS trimmed with a four inch band
OF sealsl-in around the bottom. Three
sealskin buttons. four inches apart are
run up each front side seam \ smart
black satin tailored blouse and girdls
are worn under the full skirted leopard
skin sport coat The coat is edged
with The sealslxin. has a buttoned belt.
narrow cuffs and high choker collar OF
seal ANOTHER suit is made or tan an
CORA cloth in the same general model
and is trimmed in the same way with
sealslsiE.