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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
OPERATING COST
MUCH REDUCED.
Factories Work For Econ
omy, Now That Gasoline
Prices Are Up

with the price Of gasoline ststloh-
airy, and a number OF indications point
ing 10 reduction in the retail; market
we can already count a number Of ben
eficial effects that the past winter 5
high fuel prices have had on motor car
design and manufacture" is the state
ment Of s. o. Bottorff. OF the west
Texas Motor company, Haynes agents
Since gasoline SCARED early last WIN
ter. there has been an insistert deHiano
for the economical car. and the makers
Of medium priced automobiles nave
been shaping their motor design, NOT
solely toward the production OF pow
but toward power coupled W i'"
cheney 1900 81
The most marked effect Of high iuel
prices has been the acceptance NJ
general use Of the high speed; SIX - n
inder motor. OF cOmparat' s. I-3I
piston displacement. but win lle - -
itv TO apply effectively every ounce %
energy il develops Smaller e IIlIil5l,,s
with a larger number OF eApIo9-o--1
have proved in every DAY use lar MOI
economical than motors with large cyl
inders with less frequent power iiii
pulses. go .o,,,5
a second practice that has louIu
universal use is the removal OF me ~
is cast integral with the cylinders, so
that the vaporized gasoline can pas "a
Immediately into the cylinders Win ~
tie danger OF condensation
working with the motor car MAJ. So ;
are the carburetor manutaclIr - :,
whose efforts TO obtain easily reg lIl-t5o
power from the lower grades OF o. sS0o
line have met with success Inc svuV
pound cars. which a few years ago
could average but eight or ten miles ..s 90, oli
a gallon OF gasoline. can now "a
from "A TO 90 miles on the same amount
Of inferior fuel
Furthermore. the grOundWoLk ~
been laid for the Improvement OF motol
fuel The precarious condition OF . ~
gasoline supply has induced cneI ilils.s
10 give their attention to the ueNeiop
rnenr Of a synthetic gasoline or suosu
tute for this fuel Already the aIn Gun.
of gasoline that can be extracted IRON
q given amount OF crude o. mas IN
creased several fold. and experts De-
Iieve the end has not been reacheo-
1T is not overestimatns facts 70 say
that a third has been cut OIL autolno.
bile operating expenses during the pas'
winter
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

7OMEN are becoming more ond
M more proficient, automobile
drivers This is the opinion
OF John y. WHY'S. president Of the
Willys-Overland company. and the
biggest individual in the latest auto
mobile merger
This development" said Nr. WHY'S.
in speaking OF the increase IN the
number of women drivers. lis due
largtly TO the many improvements I'm
automobile construction. The enEi-
reers at our big Toledo plant. keeping
in mind the use Of al Of our models
br women as well as by men. have re-
duced the mechanism OF our cars 20
simplicity itself.
To-day a woman steps into the car
and takes her seat with confidence.
Sitting upright in her seat she presses
the magnetic button in the switchbox
Oh the steering column feature or
all Overland and Wilys-Knight mod
els-and presses the toe-button to
start the motor No crauking is need
co
she presses the clutch pedal-Oniy
q gentle pressure and tine clutch is
released. The brakes work easily No
draining or Juggling. but just % light
puN throws the lever from neutral 10
first, second or third speeds. or re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
THIRTEEN RETAIL SALES
FOR FORDS IN FL PAS0

The Tri-State Motor company reports
the following car sales during the past
week: FL Paso Dairy company runa-
mont. Mrs. s. NJ. Kendall, touring, =
VI. Mckinney. runabout, Luis Schaar.
touring: Powers 1IcCOrd. touring; China
Palace. delivery; Western Transfer
company. touring; 2 C. Houghton, run
about: Everett Foster, touring; F. i.
Hunter touring; H. Sutherland, runa-
bout. Il Coates, truck. A. f. Kerr,
touring
The Ford agents at Lordsburg. Scott
* Montague. visited the Tri-State this
week and ordered a large quantity of
automobile parts. accessories, tires and
tubes. and drove two tourings back TO
Lordsburg-
Ray y Pritchett. travelling represen-
tative for the Tri-State Motor c0mpauy-
is in from his trip and reports bust
ness very good
J. 5. Kerr. Ford agent at Deming.
and wife called at Tri-State Motor COM
pany and ordered fresh stock OF gar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

-AsHINGTON. =. C., June "a
N( American makers Of trucks,
w passenger cars and parts con-
tinue TO expand IN foreign fields, &C
cording to official figures compiled by
IRE statistical bureau OF the Depart
r1ent Of Commerce. In April this year
TIE number Of trucks exported was
1890. valued at s5-294.S01. while the
rleasure car exports totaled s.242 ma
chimes the value Of which was S4,yse;-
35e. The exports Of parts, not ihclu
in- engines and tires. were valued az
81 2aq794 For the nine months period
cr,ded April, 1915, the exports reacieQ
these tremendous totals: Son.inele 60
cars. 1885, valued al S4S, Sso-SSS; Us es
sereer cars 45,04S. valued at SS4--oS--
1ESs psrts. not including engines and
Turning 10 the figures for last year
II IS found that during April year
so 1857 commercial cars, valued az
e go As1- s07s passenger cars, valued
at s2SO474l and parts. not lncluolnS
engines and tires. were shipped abroad,
2 nile during the nine monIhs perloo
Cf 1915 the figures Were- Commerclal
csrS s $50. valued at S23. e77.96S; pas
sanger cars, 14,64l- valued at $1,000
AZ: parts not including engines and
tires. S5,25S,lf5-
while the warning nations Of Europe
with the exception OF Germany. CON
fi1ue as heavy buyers Of American
Euflt motor cars. II Is interesting 70
r-ote thar countries like South Amer
ica and the British possessions IN
Oceania are constantly growing in I'M
pcrtance as markets for our cars
In April last France imported 1,0S6
cars. valued at SSsue0,oul, from l-.is
country, while in April year ago the
rumber was just one less. but the
1-slue was only S1.71O.702. The exports
10 France during the nine months
r.e-fod Increased from 1851 cars. val
ued at si0.o35.S42, in 1915, to s2'3VS
T1-s- valued at SIS 29O.e64. in 1916
Russia n Good Buyer
Russia's purchases Of American cars
fl April last amounted to l4S machines.
valued at S435.S25, while during the
nine months period Of 1915 the number
was AVA and the value Sl4,s6s,S9i-
Russia did not figure in the export re
turns last year. so there are no COM
curative figures available
Germany did not import any Amer
len machines in April Of this and last
year. but during the nine months OF
1915 the returns show that 20 cars,
valued at S20,164, were shipped mere
seven hundred and thirteen cars. val
uPd at sS701S4. was the United King
CONS contribution 10 American motor
.ar makers in April last which IS a
6eCline from last years figures Tor
cars. valued at S1,925.2Se. However,
curing the nine months period the ex-
rofts there rose from 1852 cars. val
ued at S1O.s40.30s. in 1915. 10 1890
cars. valued at S22.959,602 in 1916
There were IS cars. valued at $50, 45e,
shipped 10 Denmark in April last, while
dqring the nine months Of this year
the number was 597 and the value
tsI1.7OS. No comparative figures for
1Fese periods Of last year are avail
able
Ifsl-'s share I'm our automobile ex-
r-rt trade in April last was only -four
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
MOT0R VEHICLE EXPORTS LARGER;
U.S.. CARS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Government Issues Figures for Nine Months 1870 Trucks
and 6242 Pleasure Cars Shipped Abroad in April;
France and Russia Are Big Pur
chasers of Autos

..7 an This early raiuCOat by dis
solving rubber I'm naptha ana pIeaulls
a thin layer OF the solution oeLWeea ".
Dieces of cloth From the double mex
nee he made WaterprOOfs that won
world wide popularity
harvesting Of Rubber
a.Tne harvesting OF rubber consumes
cbaDter in human experience which
for adventure romance suIisrlns anu
5sriro- rivals that Of the pursuit OF al
-9os+ anv other commodity priced by
man. the lure OF gold alone e1cepleu-
Under the direction ana spur OF INC
white explorer and trader. the NAIVE
-rrI,ha- Gathers plunge through the teliu-
-, -. infested fungles OF the Amazon.
H. Orinoco. and the Congo. making IN
Cieious an inch and a half long. three
af0htns of an inch wide and mar men
deer, in the bark OF the tropical trees
,-Li.b sometimes attain a height OF
"a feet and a circumference or eight
faet- Beneath these WOUNDS the naI-Fe
attaches small cups TO eaten me IuDoet
milk which is not the sap or the Iee-
The average Para rubber tree yields
rv-o ounces Of milk a day BY coagula-
ton in the smoke Of q WOOD anc PAIN
nut fire this milk ylelds one-thlfu IL
weight OF the priced rubber, the norma
annual production or a Tree PENS ~
mounds Of rubber. and the 1loN larry
constant for q number OF years
s.VrnfIe the most approved metnod OF
reducing the milk 10 rubber IN Souln
America is by cOagulallOn- natives u
1f-fca frequently resort TO the prac-
roe 81 covering their bodies with the
f1rrid as il is taken from the tree ana
sf-er there has been sufficient eXapora-
ton the rubber residue IS scraPsq OF
nd u1Ol6ed into cubes In the FIJI ISL
ands the rubber workers use thelr
mouths as 'retorts' OF 'separators, the
-ubber pellets as they form being taken
in the fingers and nodded into balls
By-PrOduets Of Rubber
"One of the by-producIs OF ruDDer d-u
o-a uhich PROMISES extensive develop
-7enr. since plantations OF these trees
have been successful in Sumatra- Cey-
ion and the Straits Settlements. IS Inc
-r1bber seed. which yields almost nall
IFS weight Of an oil closely resembling
Iinseed oil. and adapted TO the same
uses -
There are many varieties OF ruooe
rroducine- trees. vines and shrubs, the
most valuable species being that Wnlcn
Yields the standard para and when
. crows over an area Of milllon SQUARE
miles in Brazil alone
The world production OF ruoDer uuI-
ing the year preceding the European
var was $4,000 tons, OF which BraziL
produced 10000 tons. her nearest com
Z Derftor. the Dutch Indies, yielding ooVY
tons The United states IN tnat go
Z imported more than twice as mucn q
the raw product as Great Britain, " nc
/ stood second as a buyer For our olsovV
tons $50, 600 coo vas paid
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

age supplies and drove . N~
car back TO Deming- ~. co.. Motor
q Levy. OF the Irl-State MclOI
-...----.,,,,- and Ernest Farr. specla- rep
cv-i- 49, Of the FirestOne Tire ana
rs-.f.5.s- conopsuv. Akron Ohio nave
- -,s+,trned from a $50 mile Trip INTO
- aTevfco Nfessrs- Levy and arr are
- orIv tire men that have gone over
~ -0ads that the army trucks carr
inc supplies to the front MAKE nj
Eer- Is well pleased with the serNice
that Firestone tires are giving N''N1-
extremely adverse conditions ---,,-
T. W Mister, Ford agent a t tIl.is
ro~o y NJ was al the Tri-State MoloI
'.,--.--,sr.- purchasing a fresh stock or
ar,ronobile supplies OF all xmas n
80 took a new touring car back Win
samuel Y. Rove has accepted pos
-7oD with the Tri-State Motor com
J. s Kirk, Of the lily garage, Iula-
rosa y NJ. called at Tri-State Motor
ronpauv and ordered a large quantity
Of garage supplies
: a Thompson. Firestone TIRE anu
Rubber company's representative TOT
the southwest, was in Columbus TINS
week
The Tri-State Motor company re
Dorts the following carload shipments
OF Fords. each car containing eight
automobiles. TO the agents over their
territory Mixed car OF tOurings ana
ruuabouts to !. z Casners Alpine, Tex
as. mixed car Of tourings and runa-
bouts 10 H. T. BasseJt. Silver City n
NJ: car Of runabOuts to F. g Bledsoe,
Bisbee: J. T. Hood. car OF tourings and
car Of Chassis, Douglas.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

DISTINCTION. ID. c.. June IL
NA/ The tremendously important
w part which rubber is taking
in the present war in Europe and equal
IL in the United States punitive expe-
6ftions in Mexico makes the following
buIIetfn. issued by the National Geo
graphic society, from its Washington
headquarters. OF significant interest;
The fact that practically all the
commissary supplies and ammunition
required By American troops south OF
the bio Graude are being transported
I'm motor trucks. and the news that an
automobile train OF $4,000 cars was en-
Moved TO rush achievements and mu-
niti7ns to Verdun during the first hours
Of the German drive galust that great
French fortress suggest a modlticatlon
OF one OF the aXiOms OF the great phrase
maker and military genius, Napoleon
me modern army marches on rubber
instead of 'ou its stomach,
..-The rrOduct Of the rubber trees or
the tropics is as vitslly a eOntraband
Of war as gun powder, steel copper.
dynamite or pitric acid. for the iron
shod v-arhorse OF former days has
evolved into the padded wheel motor
car. motor truck and motor cycle or
1915
Discovery OF TIIeanizing.
1T is difficult to realize that rub
hers role in modern civilization anu
warfare has been played only durlnG
the last six decades following tnat
bsurv accident when Charles Goodyear
A Connecticut inventor, dropped mix
ture or sulphur and rubber on a not
stove and discovered the long sought
principle OF INFLAMMATION which pre-
vents the gum from becoming brittle IN
cold weather and sticky when warm
TT was during Colurlbus's second VS.
IL 10 the new world that his sailors Cd
served the natives OF Haiti playing with
ball OF gum which possessed extTaor-
dinary qualities OF resiliency- Many
Z years later when IL was discovered tnat
( this gum could be used TO ruo out pen
Z ell marks IL was given the name or
/ Indian rubber
! Rubber was introduced into the
United states in 1900, which, Dy an ooo
] coincidence. was the year OF Charles
. Goodyear's birth. Half a century later
I a Boston navigator brought from Brazil
/ 2 number of pairs OF boots which had
4 been coated with the coaEulared milk
! OF the rubber trees Their popularity
I was immediate. on account OF their i'm
! nervousness TO water But more thar.
1 two centuries previously Madrlo
writer had chrouicled the fact that
. Spaniards in the ne7v world made a
] practice OF waxing their canvas cioa IS
I with the rubber juice TO keep out the
rain Our common noun macintosh is
/ q tribute 70 the canniness Of Scotch
I man. Charles Macintosh, who I'M
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
arizona likes
THE ALLEN CAR
Many Inquiries Come To
Local Dealers From
That State.

.sT believe that the Allen is the most
+.11,e5 about car in the state OF
Arfzona". said F. z. Wisensn. Of the
r.ct,s Motor company. local Allen
,f-+-ibutors. Hardly a week passes
mat we do not have. from two TO five
Arizona dealers drop in at orr sales
-oo-Ds and ask 70 see the car about
which they have heard so much
..On1v on Thursday there was a deal
.- here who said that he wanted to see
+ra most talked OF car in Arizona He
-ol5 ms that he came from Clifton and
-te-e are a couple Of cars now IN that
district that are making local records
49, 5s, The weeks callers Included
..55,e- dealer from Clifton. one from
sF,rsnci- another from tucson ana laSl
y-eeL, we had four or tlve from olheI
narts OF Arizona 80
.sThe Allen isn't a snowy Co. anu Z
don't make any particular -ialins ~
- - Of stunts but we do assert tnsit
~ Allen viii give the service any Iils, !
I-s, demand of a car we S-etSL - ~
~ owners Of Allen cars 90 the lalh-
- 90 we know that when a man
once uses IN Allen ne Is al
booster for all time H.
..-T-I,s greatly increased output on '.e
alien factory viii permit US 10
get more cars IN tne new All ~ an
ID rot anticipate that there WI 1 t. an j
s-.-esse Of price nor VIII mere oS d
l llnl.e.iI,esson change of model The Allen
i p 5roduced or quality material
IS .S5.,,-So1t The manufacturers aim at
1,,siify rather than any fre3ky sl S Ies
and believe that the amen I,5sr & al he
ruotOr-car Nalue ol- 'iiN
present time .11o-s are very
..FI Paso owners or AIieIs a. 49,
Iii pleased with the showing tlel.
c,rs have made. have YET 10 near u
n dissatisfied Allen owner - a--s,g
~ ne 70 mac a number of suba1genele'
rb7ovEhout the territory an. ana so SOM e
49, sales are looked for TINS IAN II
southern Arizona
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
WAVED WINE BOTTLES AND
DEFIED AMERICANS; ARRESTED

Waving two bottles OF wine ana de-
clarinz that he was not afraid OF any
American. Bias CastanoVlos, iauol 8,
srf~scfed a large crowd at san Antonio
and oregon streets Saturday morning
before he was arrested By patroiman o.
Thomas Il
Seqrched at the police station a srnaii
pistol was found in the possession o.
Sss+a,o.-ios in addition 10 the two bot
rfes Of wine He was locked up on
charge Of disturbing the peace.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

1trse- The steering wheel also works
easily.
To sound her warning signal she
does not have TO reach over the side
OF the car and squeeze rubber bulp,
f.or does she have TO press down on
hand signal she touches another but
ton in the switchboX just below her
steering wheel and her horn sounds
electrically.
Instead OF fussing around with
matches TO ignite oil or acctyleue
lamps. all that is required is a touch
Of another button in the sWitchboN-
Two buttons control these lights, flash
ms them ON bright or dim as desired"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
DINNER ORDINANCE TO BE
ENFORCED BY NEW POLICE CHEF

A strict enforcement OF the DINNER
IivbfS ~ an automobiles in the city viii
he inaugurated on July I. according 70
a statement issued by police chiet g. d
Zabrfslzie Saturday morning
Warning TO all motorists whose auto
mobiles are not equipped with DINNERS
IN h. issued bv traffic officers ana
the drivers Of the cars will be given
davs grace in which to comply with the
ordinance go, .--,.-
The ordinance states that hoods must
he rsed. 7s the double switch system is
not an effective ore
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
RFvERIy THOMAS GRADUATED
AT CORNELL As CIVIL ENGiNE

Notice has been received here OF the stal
,,-tio7 81 Beverly Thomas Of p Paso: from
cornell university. He was graduated as d
civil engineer ,,s Re-.
The Il Paso graduate lives ~ ~. -
p5o Crz7de street and was one ot the SIX
--srsTs 10 graduate from Cornell The com
r,sucement was held on June T.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
prDRo vIsCARRA GETS THO
VF4RS SENTENCE FOR BIZ RtsLARA

Pedro Viscarra was found guilty OF
burglary by a jury in the S4th distrlcl
court Thursday afternoon ana gwen 4
-. --.-.,-s, ss,4srarided sentence. He was
CHARGED with having stolen some SOCKS
and children's clothing from the saInpie
room at the hotel Zeiger-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
LEADING
FOR RACE PRIZE
Has 1900 Points; Ricken-
bacher Second With 900;
D'Alene is Third.

The 500 mile Chicago derby race
brings the list OF drivers competing
for the coveted title OF champion mo-
tor car driver OF America. I'D to %
contestants. The Bosch trophy recent
~ donated TO be given to the champion
driver has just been completed and is
now in the hands OF the American Au-
tomobile association which has ar
ranged plan by which the champion
motor car driver OF America can be
officially determined The champion
viii also get a big slice OF the Good
rich cash prize
The competition viii run for the en-
tire year and includes all big and off
cially sanctioned automobile events
4 predetermined number of points are
apportioned by the y A. A. for each
race in accordance with the mileage
OF the contest together with other fac
tors The Chics go derby race completes
the third OF the spring series OF cham
pionship award events, while the big
auto contest at Des MOines on June
26th starts the summer series
The list of the drivers and the points
that they now hold is as follows
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

lnz shipped there IN april last, as
against 800 cars. valued at S-te--SV'
exTorted in April a year ago During
TN nine months period the shipments
increased from =471 cars, valued at
seC59.033. iu 1915. TO 6109 cars. valued
al S5,00O.S13. in 1916 ..,
Big increases IN exports 20 bI lllsl
East indies and other Asia and Oceania
ere noted in the latest export returns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

in addition to the big silver trophy
there are cash awards 10 be given u
the winning drivers These nave nov
reached the sum Of $4,000 Of Wnlcn
the Goodrich Tire company has given
$4,000. and the Bosch Magnetic com
pany the balance, the addition 70 inc
big trophy. This sum. III IS believed
by the a. a. A. officials, VIII De aug
rnenrad as the season advances by
other cash donations from automobile
accessory concerns
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24
MEXICAN CHARGED WITH
sMI CEILING SILVER RIIITON

Natividad Chavez was arrested
Thursday afternoon on q charge OF at
tempting to smugSIe 5000 Of silver bull
lion into the United States It IS
charged he came 10 Fl Paso from Doug
las with the bullion.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

w The trsmsnd0 9ps.- i in tati5t
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-24

-AsHINGTON. d C., June "a
H American makers Of trucks
w passenger cars and parts con-
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-31

to secure competent medical advice.
AS a result, not only is the safety of
the patient endangered, but in the
absence of proper sanitary precau-
tions, the likelihood of contagion is
greatly increased.
1t must be understood, however,
that the federal food and drugs act
applies only to products which are
shipped in interstate commerce, that
is, from one state to another, or which
are offered for import or export, or
which are manufactured or sold with
in territory or the District of Column
bia. Products which are made and
consumed wholly within a single state
are subject only to such state laws
as may apply and are under the con-
troll only of state health officials The
federal law does not apply, for in
stance to patent medicines made
within the state of New York and
sold in New York City Persons buy
ing or using a remedy" made in
their own state, therefore, must rely
on the protection accorded them by
their local health authorities.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-07-31

tablished pension fund for its EN-
ployes with a foundation of $4,000
GOO. The fund the accumulation of
six years will benefit employees of the
company throughout the country. 1t
is stated that more than 10000 men
and women are eligible to come un-
der its provisions.
one of its features is that employees
do not contribute to it, the company
furnishing all the money necessary
to pay pensions. In this connection,
the company says it expects to be
called upon to pay 100000 a year in
addition to the income from the fund,
in order to meet the demands Pen
sions are limited to a minimum Of
S24O and a maximum of $4,000 a year.
In Chicago alone 5000 persons will
come under the plan as outlined. \
pension board has been organized
consisting of five members who are
officers or employees Of Swift and
Company,