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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
MOTOR MOVIES

George T. and Mark r. Civilian, who's
as the Civilian Company. have been
handling the sale Of bearings in this
city for some time. have formed the
New Departure Ball Bearing Company,
Inc. with capital stock Of $4,000 for
the purpose Of handling sales and ser
vice on New Departure ball bearings in
the Metropolitan District. with quarters
at 252 West 5sth Street.
Arson 4. Woodruff, formerly COM
mercial manager of the Lexington
Howard Company. and who more re-
Gently has been in charge of metro
poltan distribution of Lexington cars,
has become mechanical head Of the
newly incorporated Fergus Motors Of
America. Inc. Of this city. which COM
pany was formed to produce the Irish
Fergus car in this country. J. 3. Fer
guson. inventor of the car, is president
Of the company. while William n.
Campbell is cepresident and Sydney
T. Thurn is treasurer. Frank n. Bowen
Is secretary and !. II. Caferty director
Of purchases.
Henry Southcr. former president Of
the Society of Automobile Engineers.
recently resigned as general manager
Of the fcrro Machine and Foundry
Company. and Is now taking short
rest IN the South preparatory TO again
embarking IN active business.
". !. Schlingcr has succeeded 4. v.
Schaefer as sales manager of tho Flint
Nsrnish Works, the latter having re-
Gently Joined ". II. Little in the man
agement of the Sterling Motor Corr
pany. Of Detroit.
l.. s. Hilton. formerly New York
branch manager for Morgan 4 Wright
tires and more recently with the De
troit Dodge Brothers agency. has
Joined the Detroit retail department OF
the Detroit Studcbsker branch
Charles DENLY. vice-rrcsident of tho
Hupr Motor Chr Corporation. sailed on
March ?b from San Francisco for a six
months visit to China
Charles X. Washburnc, who estab-
lished an envisble reputation as the
distributor Of Moline-K knight cars ct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
NEW OFFICES FOR PAGE co.
Three Departments Removed TO New
Mitchell Service Building.

The general Offices Of the Carl r..
Page Motors Company are now in
stalled in tho Mitchell service build
ing At 40 West 55th Street. recently
taken over by the Page organization.
The executive, accounting and pur-
chasing departments were moved last
week from the former location at 1906
Broadway 10 their future fve-story
home lust west Of Ninth Avenue.
The street floor store al 1906 Broad
wav will be retained until the end Of
April and General Manager L. A. Gil
more will keep his Office there for the
next month. The floor space AT "A Place
i'm the Sun" the Page showroom fac
ing south at Columbus Circle, is cut
i'm half al present by temporary
partition behind which workmen are
erecting a mezzanine floor. which will
contain two Offices. One will be used
by Mr.. Page or Mr.. Gilmore occas-
ionally and the other will be for New
York Division Manager J. A. Clark
and Harry y. PIKE. metropolitan
sales manager
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
Two Million People Visit
Season. M0tOrCar Shops
Prosperity of the Industry Reflected in the Large Attend
ance at Displays Throughout the Country-Succes
Scored at All the Local Shows.

considered in the light Of bushes,
on,eters. the interest DISPLAYED 4, ~
.hows being indicative OF the ss,
business possibilities in the su,c, .s,'n
field This holds true with the ...'
now ending. With the sutomoh,'. 's0a
dustry setting a new high wa,s, W
for production in the iei4.lslS s..r,
year and indications pointing "a \.
mark being greatly surpassed su,;.
the present year. Il is only ns,ursIn.
'hc shows should reflect thi. n,,'
rclity.
Success has favored the show.
present season from every stanS,o'.'
A canvass Of the leading local g..
made by THE Horseless Age" dsrlo..'
the fact that in attendance. numb, \,
exhibitors and sales made. new mai.
were established IN every sec,io, :,
the United states. This success h.,
been general. But in the rich FARM,
districts OF the Middle West IL
through Ohio il has been more m,,..i
,han elsewhere. Few Of the citis, !.
these sections reported increase, n
attendance and sales under 25 per e.n,
and in not few cases the figures III,
best previous year were doubled.
A tabulstion OF ,hirty-eight displ,,,
shows that the total attendance reach,
over ZOO, 900 and that the number -
passenger cars exhibited. not consd,,.
ing any duplication that may have be-,
made through the same cars being Die.
played in several cities, was spprc,i.
lnate'y 3.l25. From the standpoln, 4,
attendance Kansas City. Mo. and Nh.
neapolis. MINI. hold first rank amor,
the purely local shows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
10000 TONS OF CRUDE
RUBBER USED IN 1915
Representing u. S. Consumption
Only-Goodyear's Invention.

Crude rubber IS n commodity sboy,
Which one hears much these days. r..
demand for il is increasing steadily sj
rapidly. New uses are being found 70,
it constantly. Never before has IA.
rumber OF manufactured articles beer
so numerous and varied as to-day. n
the United States alone the consunp.
tor OF crude rubber in 1918 was IA
me neighborhood Of 10000 tons, Viii.
the production Of all grades Of MANI.
.actured rubber merchandise il est.
mated at 100000 tons.
Colonel s. =. Colt, president Of the
United States Rubber Company, in Dis.
cussing the wonderful development o,
both the crude and manufactured rub.
Der industries, recently said:
Probably very few people ou,sd,
of the trade even to-day know to
whom and what we are indebted Tor
the great number and variety OF rubber
articles that we are enjoying.
81 refer 70 Charles Goodyear and 10
lis discovery of the yulcanzation o!
rubbe. about 1914. Prior 70 that tin,
rubber goods could not be msnu,s,,.
ured successfully. For instance, Y
you had bought not water bottle lsrd
doubt if they were made them 80
rubber would have run soon after yos
had filed it. If you had bought rub.
Der coat and worn It in sleet s,o,r
it would have cracked from the cod
Charles Goodyear discovered proc..
for treating rubber with sulphur a. 4
temperature of 230 degrees, vhc,
brought about a chemical change IN The
commodity, so that IL was no Longer
affected by an ordinary degree o.
either cold or heat.
This process was patented By VI
Goodyear in 1874. There are still four
companies in existence. all impor!a,
subsidiaries Of the United States Rub
her Company, which we're the frtt |"
secure licenses from Mr. Goodyear 70
use the process. This occurred sbos'
seventy years ago. long before shy
other companies nov using the Coco
year name came into existence -
you will see that We are By far the DC
est as we'll as the largest manufsetuf'
ers OF rubber in the world under ~
Goodyear patent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
MANHATTAN MOTORS
JOIN AUTO COLONY
Handle Selden Trucks and Vim
Light Delivery Vehicle.

Automobile Row paid acquaintance
calls this week TO newcomer, the
Manhattan Motors Corporation, organ
lied in January with +. +. Mlltenberger
as president. and just installed in per
manent quarters at Fifty-siXth street
and Broadway. Alterations in the build
ing occupied by the new concern were
begun two weeks ago and have Just
been completed. The main floor Will
be used as show room; general OF
fees have been constructed along n
mezzanine, and the officials OF the COM
pany will have quarters beneath me
mezzanine. Service and supply depart
ments will occupy the basement, which
is reached by separate driveway from
Fifty sixth Street and is served also by
two large elevators.
The company is launched as sales
and service organization. and has full
charge of the metropolitan distribution
of Selden motor trucks and Vim deliv-
cry cars. It's territory includes. be-
sides Greater New York, Staten ISL
and, Long Island, Rockland and West
chester counties: and Paterson. Union.
Essex. Monmouth and Hudson counties
in New Jersey.
Policies of the business, IS outlined
by President Miltenberger. will proceed
along established lines, aiming toward
permanently good relation between
the company and its patrons. Service
will have perhaps the most important
function in this direction. Mr.. Milten-
berger's own experience was gained
from an extended connection with the
Packard Motor Car Company, in both
Eastern and Western fields, and his
training has been consistently in line
with this programme.
The lines to be handled by the cor
poration cover virtually the whole
field of motor hauling The Selden
line, a product of the holder OF the
original patent on internal combustion
vehicles. includes four models, a IA
ton worm drive, 2-ton worm drive. a
2-ton internal gear drive and a ga
ton worm drive. Its producers enjoy a
heavy export business, as well as
steady domestic demand
The Vim delivery car. designed far
lighter service. is built in Philadel phia
by the largest exclusive producers OF
motor trucks in the world. The Vim
company concentrates on one mode
chassis especially made for light, fast
delivery. II has standard sturdy truck
construction and is not merely tour
ing car with delivery body. There
are two styles OF regular body, but.
of course. any style may be attached
to the standard chassis on order. The
Vim company's volume of production
is at present 500 cars A month. Win
the additional facilities of new mill
ion-dollar plant, TO be ready for &C.
cupancy May |, an estimated produc-
ton of 1900 vehicles month will DE
maintained
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
New Charging Station Booklet.

The new electric automobile charg
ing station booklet, published by the
New York Electric Vehicle Associa-
ton. has been issued. II contains a
complete list of all charging stations
in New York City and within radius
of a hundred miles OF City Hall, to
gether with the maximum amperage
and voltage available, the hours dur
ing which service is obtainable and the
prices charged for boosting at all Of
the stations listed. There are two
route maps. one Of New York City
and the other Of suburban runs. with
the charging stations shown. There
also is an interesting and instructive
chapter on auxiliary charging or
boosting" with a table Of constant
current boosting rates, as we'll as other
information Of value 20 electric car
owners.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

As an enlargement and nationaliza-
ton Of the plan for financing dealers
and purchasers Of cars, the Guaranty
Securities Corporation has been formed
under the banking laws Of New York
state, and has taken Offices at 100
Broadway This will absorb the Guar
Anty Securities Company, OF Ohio,
which served 20 launch the plan some
time ago. John y. WHY'S and his asso-
ciAtes, who were instrumental In the
formation Of the Ohio company are in
ierested i'm the new corporation. rs are
other leaders in the industry. Tho in
itisl capital - $500 900 and u is 20 be
increased 20 100000 when necessary
and advisable George &. Van Iuyl Jr..
president Of the Metropolitan Trust
Company, and Edwin r. Rorebeck, an
officer Of the trust company, are among
those who Will be active in controlling
It's Affairs. Financing Of purchases
made Of all makes Of cars, for both
dealers and private owners, is 20 be
carried out by the enlarged company.
On Tuesday. March p, another rec
ord was broken az the plant o. the
Willy-Oyerlsnd Company. Toledo, Ohio.
WI lNdA Jay hiN'lr HfiF fftfAFfI TOT
2.233 cars. Manufacturing and dis
tfibuting 100000 cars for 1916. Is no
small task. bot with the current de-
msnd. the Overland officials declare
that ~ now seems certain that there
viii. " anything. be scarcity Of
Overland and Willy-knight ears in
spite Of the largely increased produc-
tion. More than 5000 men are now
employed at the Toledo plant.
The Carter Spark Plug Dctoctor Com
psny, OF Detroit, Is equipping new
plant which when completed will have
capacity Of 100000 Carter dctectors a
year. The detector rs scientific Their
nal instrument which records the tenn
rerafUrc % the spark plug and indl-
estes whether or not Che plugs arc
ring properly
Dodge Br0thers' fact0rlcs nov cover
sisty scres ~ floor space. The com
pAny has built and delivered close 20
1000, 900 worth Of automobiles IN
just lllle over year. and has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
Hudson Ferries Resume.

Service was resumed during the as
week on the ferries plying the hrd'o,
River between Dyckmsn stree, az
Englewood. y. J.. and Tarrytovn. az
Nyack. The Dyckmsr street yen,
service is from s A " until j
p. VI. a. intervals 81 10 INMATES. w
ing to the heavy travel on saigrcils
Sundays and holidays the operspt,.
company this year has augmented ~
service BY a third boat. which on ,he. ..
DAYS will run under a 10 min''
schedule and until midnight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
Y. M. C. A. School IL Years Old.

Thore were only about 300 grad
yates the first wear of West Side Y. VI.
c. A. Automobile School, 31s West
Fifty-seventh Street, but for the twelve
wears Of its existence there has been
an average enrolment of 1000, with a
maximum of 1886, and the present year
is likely 10 exceed that. The twelfth
anniversary Of the school is to be
celebrated on next Thursday evening,
April s, with an address by Alfred
Reeves. general manager of the Ma
tional Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, his subject being What the
Automobile Industry Offers To Young
Men"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

Rochester. y. Y. has been N,s
agency for the entire sts'e - ..,,,rt
York and metropolitan distrie,, Jsr
ing also the northern half OF Ne. r.,
sey. for this knight slee'e-Vsiny is,
chine. lie has engaged the clo "
headquarters. NJ 1895 broao~s. =
the metropolitan agency. Inc az
this store holds until October p' a d
time Mr.. washburne hopes 10 ,.nr
still larger showrooms ana - yN
Associated with him m the az
office is his brother. Arthur y c;rissa
burne, as local manager, y; ~
formerly with the Overland
manngaA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

JX/HAT attention your win require before you fake
w TO the road this spring depends mostly on what
Won did before you laid for the winter and your
rijeage since the OverhauIing. The attention the
owner can give without aid conSiderabe
This article tells what and how.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
NEWS AND NOTES

Jumped in that space Of time into sixth
position as producer. Captain Harry
/. Stratton, vice-president OF the Colt
Stratton Company. states that there is
no story in the automobile world more
interesting than the rise of the Dodge
Brothers from the machinists' bench 10
the ownership OF the big plant which
bears their name.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

be about Saith Of an inch. If the
platinum points are too far apart the
engine will not run or will miss az
slow speed, if too near together il will
miss at high speeds.
j, also will be we'll to clean the brush
surfaces, also that of the slpspring
but be careful when you do this not TO
do any damage. Other than this your
magnetic will require no attention ex-
cepting a few drops Of oil.
n you have battery system there is
nothing that you really can do other
than to clean your distributor and
breaker. Perhaps the points will need
facing up. The coil of course cannot be
tempered with by the average owner,
and as for the current source il will
depend on your storage battery or dry
batteries. II they are weak your igni-
tiou will probably be weak so that you
will have 70 see that your batteries are
up to the required voltage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

the ownership of the big plant which
bears their name.
Arrangements have been completed
By the Brscoe Motor Corporation. Jack
son. Mich, for the sale OF its interests
in the Argo Motor Company. of the
same city. 20 Ncnsall Ilackett. formerly
manager Of the Disco Starter Company,
Detroit Mr.. Hackett will take imme-
date charge Of the Argo company, to
which he will bring an entirely new
organization. The Briscoe company VIII
hereafter devote its time exclusively to
the manufacture Of Briscoe cars.
Three hundred and fifty men from
the parts manufacturing field OF the
automobile industry sat down at the
third annual speed fest Of the King
Motor Car Company at Detroit last
night ARENAS Ward, ir.. president OF
the King company, a New Yorker, de-
liycrcd The only talk Of the evening.
Andrew Kangas. who is well known
10 export circles. has left the commits
sion house Of Thomson & Co. this city,
20 accept the position Of assistant OK
port manager for the Fisk Rubber
Company. OF Chicopee Falls. Mass. lie
wall be assistant 20 John u. Maus.
Tho Niblette Rubber Company has
Just located NJ l777 Broadway and will
distribute through the dealers Strong
hold tires and tubes. manufactured by
the Rubber Products Company, Of Bar
berton. Ohio. handling in addition
thereto n line Of mechanical rubber
goods over large section Of the East
ern territory. u. Is. Niblettc, the pro
prictor ~ tho comvny, until recently
has been associated with the Il. +.
Goodrich Company with whom he had
been connected for seventeen years:
the last ak years in the capacity Of
general manager OF their Buffalo
branch, and previously ralesmsn out OF
tho New York branch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

adjustments at some time when the
engine is warm from running. because
the metal parts will be expanded 20
their full extent. and the best ADJUST
n,onfs can then be made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02
Inspecting the Spark Plugs.

The spark plugs are the next in the
electrical section that should be given
attention. They should be thoroughly
cleaned and freed from SCOT and car
bon. II will not be sufficient to care
fully burnish the points or electrodes
and ignore the surface Of the insulatOr
between the central electrode and the
shell. SCOT or carbon oil the points
themselves is of little consequence. I'M
less of course il forms bridge across
the gap. The insulator is the part most
affected by a layer or deposit OF SCOT.
and il is advisable therefore that at
tention be given TO the surface of the
insulator rather than 10 the surface OF
the electrodes.
Il has often been noticed that a spark
plug which is under suspicion has been
tested by sending a current across the
gap when the plug is resting on the
engine and its points in the open air.
This test proves little. except that cleo
tricity IS present. The fact that the
plug sparks when outside of the cylin-
der is no guarantee that the spark will
pass across the gap when the plug Is in
position. with high compression offer
ing greater electrical resistance. The
pressure may be anything from 90 TO
lNN HOulAr per SQUARE 4lA'i NHtu tut
engine is In operation, and this pres
sure is quite sufficient 10 make the cleo
trical discharge pass through a defect
i've insulator. which offers less resist
ance than the gap between the cleo
trodes. Often such a defect does not
show when the spark is required 10
pass through gap at only atmospheric
pressure. so that IL is best TO remove
or eliminate the suspicious plug en-
tircly and put in new one.
Looking Over the Wiring.
All wiring should be carefully in
spected and any defective insulation
should be carefully tapped or new wire
substituted. There Is nothing so dam
aging al a short circuit in the electrical
lighting system. DO not allow one TO
occur All electrical connections should
be gone over carefully 10 see that they
are free from corrosion. Each should
be made tight.
There is little attention that can be
given the csrburetor. provided that it
is in proper adjustment. If there is
any fear on the part of the owner that
he cannot make proper adjustment il
is best 10 drive the car 70 the carbu-
rotor service station and have Thorn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-02

Dodge Brothers' factorlcs nov cover
sisty scres of floor space. The com
pAny has built and delivered close 20
tfl 900 000 worth Of automobiles In
juit Htile over year, and has
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Retail CIothiers to Meet
In Omaha in February

F. H. Barclay of Pawnee City, and
&c. c. Wescott Of Plattsmouth, presi-
dent and secretary respectively of the
Nebraska Retail Clothiers' associa-
ton, were in Omaha making arrangev
ments for the annual convention of
this body, and arranging details of
the program.
The convention is to be held at the
Hotel Fontenelle February 20 and 81.
This organization was formed two
years ago in Omaha, and Omaha was
made the permanent location for the
annual conventions. The first annual
meeting was held last year at the
Hotel Fontenelle, with some seventy
five clotbiers present. The member
ship has steadily increased, and it is
confidently expected that over 100 will
attend the convention this year.
One of the big topics for discussion
this year will be the Stevens price
maintenance bill, for the last two
years pending in congress. The re-
tail clothers are said to be, largely
in favor OF this bill, as are the retailers
in many other lines. Opposition, how
ever, to a movement that seeks to
give the manufacturer absolute con-
troll over the retail price of his
product, " strong in Some quarters,
and the result is that the bill has made
little progress in the last few years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30

Peter Nicholson OF Seneca Is here visiting
ats parents.
Mr. aud Mrs. y. j, Christarsoh are visit
ing In Chicago.
Fred Dixon, Sidney, is s,isitng his mother.
Mrs, George CraSln.
Miss Gortie Smith. Neigh, has been visit
Ing her home folks this week
oliver Hsney, McGregor, L. Is spending
the holidays at his parents home.
Mira Il. A. Bates went to Peru wednos-
day to visit her mother and sister.
Vernon Lowell % the state university spent
Christmas with his uncle, s, o. Lowell.
Mrs. I'D Byers Is al the homo of her
parents, Mr. aud Mrs, james Nicholson.
Emil sturtxennegRor OF South BEND was
calns on friends the fore part Of tho week,
Miss Vera Bcstcdor loft Thursday morn
ing FOR Gordon, Ncb whore she will teach
school.
Mrs Jacob Fachler, aged 81 died at the
"Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ely Morgan, Utah,
arrived Saturday and are the guests Of Mr.,
and Mrs W. s. ELY.
George Carpenter, who has boom visiting
his parents, left the fore part Of the week
for his home In Illinois
Or. and Mrs. W. G.. Bates Rushville. arc
visitins their parents, Mr. and Mrs, w. u,
Bates.
Mrs. W NJ Dcnuis and children, Bucking-
ham. Colo. arc here VISITING the family OF
C, A, Besack.
Mr. and Mrs, Franz, Nehawka, and Miss
Freda Mueller, Cedar Rapids, la, spent the
week with Mr., and Mrs. William Mueller,
on closing the farmers short course, the
election OF officers took place Frank Me-
Camley was elected president and Wtll Scho.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-12-30
Instructions to 7. !.
This Yegg Are in
Safe at City Jail

Somewhere in Omaha there waits
a yegg without his instructions. That
is due to the simple fact that his pal,
James Brown, is in Jail and the in
-structions, neatly written on card,
are in the Jail safe. Brown will re-
main in jail for ninety days, so it
looks as if his understudy, unless he
also, is picked up, will have to work
on his own hook.
Brown was arrested Thursday night
as he tried to open the front door of
the X. R. restaurant, Eleventh and
Farnam streets, with bunch of keys
he had lifted from the manager earlier
in the day. In his pocket was a note
which read: :.
Break rear door, glass. Crawl in.
Go to front. Open safe. Take dough,
cigarets and cigars. Come to Union
station. Grab passenger. Skip to south
and do it again."