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The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
TRAVELLING Machine
SHOPS USED IN Army
Fully Equipped Outfits Cost About
$4,000 Apiece.

An interesting development in the
use of motor trucks in military
operations is a completely equipped
repair shop mounted upon a three
ton motor truck, says the Power
Wagon. During the expedition into
Mexico a number of these portable
machine shops was used by our
army to keep in repair the fleets of
power wagons that transported sup
plies and munitions over the rough
roads south of the border The
value of a repair shop that could
accompany an army without diff
Guilty was demonstrated very thor
oughly by about twenty such Vehi-
cles built for our own forces, and
an equal number that serve the al
lies in Europe. They were designed
and equipped at n cost of about
SIC, 600 each.
Aside from their military value,
they have great possibilities for
road builders, bridge builders, and
contractors for all kinds of extern
sive construction in out-of- the-way
places. Wherever there is heavy
hauling to be done by motor trucks
in sparsely settled parts of the
country, the repair shop. that can
go to the job is a saver of time and
money. Special equipment would be
provided for contractors making use
of implements that require unusual
tools.
The machine tools include a 16-
inch drill press and 13-inch swing
by 5-foot screw-cutting lathe with
compound rest, suitable face plate.
checks, and steady back rests. The
bench cabinet of solid oak is set to
the rear of the lathe and press car
ries an electric grinder and ma
chinists and pipe vices, while its
drawers contain a complete equip
ment of tools. Altogether, the mo-
tor truck carries more than 1000
tools. large and small. The cabi-
net and the lathe and drill press are
solidly bolted to the floor, while the
forge is designed to be used on the
ground beside the vehicle. When
travelling, it is carried on the top of
the cabinet.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
PRETTY MOTOR CAR
WOMAN'S DEMAND
Taste of Buyer Is Builders Infu-
ence, Saws Paige President

THE demand of the American won,-
an for beauty in the automobile She
drives or rides in has been one of the
prime factors in the development of
motor cars" says Harry NJ. Jewell,
president of the Paige-Detroit Motor
Car Company. Our efforts to meet
that demand have been one of the
principal reasons for our own prog
ress and explain to a large degree
such measure of popularity we may
have won.
me woman prospective buyer de-
mands first, that her automobile shall
De beautiful car; second, that 1t
snail be an easy-riding car; third, an
easy car TO control, and fourth, that
the power flow shall be flexible.
Ihese simple phrases, which ap-
pear 10 De so easy to understand, rep
resent TO the trained automobile en-
gineer complex series Of technical
requirements. They have all been an
alyzed at the Paige foctory and steps
taken to meet them.
For example. in the matter Of easy
riding. the foundation of Paige repu-
tation Is the original Paige cantilever
spring suspension, supplemented by
seats and seat springs designed 10 pro-
duce the maximum of comfort and
which represent a development of sew
eral years experience.
"The matter of ease of control is
taken care Of by providing a smoothly
working clutch. easy gear shifting,
smoothly acting brakes and conven-
iently arranged controlling devices
The flexibility of power flow, which
gives the car an ability to skim over
the steep hills on high or to drop to
wslking-pace 4 stiff traffic was per-
haps the hardest of the engineering
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
The Chalmers Gains Fame as a Racer.

)aring Joe Dawson drives Chal-
rs stock car in thrilling race with
Royal Blue Limited. crack train on
,a Baltimore and Ohio between
! JshinSton and Baltimore and on a
ee-mile stretch and beats the train.
iCh was running at a speed Of be-
-en seyenty-tive and eighty miles
!, hour.
.. l. Crumley, general manager Of
Combs Motor Company, Washing
"a distributors of the Chalmers, ar
lged this demonstration to show
IshinstOnians what the Chalmers
u do under the most trying circum-
rnccS.
Toe Dawson is world-famed as a
Te-devil driver, and willing to
kle anything unusual in the way of
automobile speed demonstration,
Ividing that he knows the car and
: corfdeEce in its sturdy capabih-
y. He Eds driven the Chalmers in
ny .raegs and holds the worlds
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

Dawson when he beat the Baltimore
and Ohio train with the Chalmers
car. Some feat!
The Coombs Motor Co, have, moved
into their new quarters on Connecti-
cut avenue. and have showrooms
that are a credit to Washington.
Chalmers cars are on the floor and
ready for immediate delivery.
Somewhere in California the Hud-
son claims to be the first over the
Ttoga pass. This pass is located in
the Sierra mountain range. They
say that A. II. Paterson drove the
Hudson over this pass July IS. How
did he do it?
II. r. Leary is yelling at the factory
Tor Maxwell pleasure cars and trucks.
tie Is sold out. This means that
more Maxwell cars are being sold
than any other make in Washington.
For Instance, during the month of
July Mr.. Deary sold twenty-five Max
wen trucks in Washington. Can you
beat II?
Ben Favorite sits at his desk in the
showrooms of the Barry Motors
Company, at Fourteenth and n
streets, and looks wise. He should
look happy. He has sold six Hlrpmo-
biles in the last two weeks. Ben saws
1t is the car. But Ben is naturally
modest.
theodore Heilbronn, president OF
the Northern Auto Service Companv
has returned, and looks fairly we'll for
an old man. He says that the Ander-
son Six and the Roamer are selling
as fast as he can get cars shipped to
Washington.
The Jennings Motor Sales Corpora
ton is still in the receivers hands
They expect to get a hearing about
October 20. This is a long time tc
wait. In the meantime the Hal
Twelve, ElGin and Crow-Elkhart are
not being represented in Washington
The Columbia Motors Company OF
Detroit. Mich, will soon be represent.
ed in Washington. The Columbia is
a beautiful job in performance and
appearance. There is no reason why
this car should not sell in Washing.
ton.
Mr.. Jordan, of the Jordan Motors
company. of Cleveland, is expected
In Washington in a few days. He will
soon close contracts with Washing
ton distributors for the Jordan car,
The Jordan merits consideration.
The automobile editor OF The
Washington Herald has Just re-
turned from a short Middle-western
trip, where he was confronted with
unusual conditions. Most OF the au-
tomobile factories are working
three shifts each day. The plants
never close. K is almost impossible
TO meet the national demand for
pleasure cars and trucks.
A. ]. Woodruff. OF the woodruff
Motor Company. is getting away
with big sales record on the EN-
pre- car. He thinks he knows more
about the train service and mileage
pctween Chicago and San Francisco
than the automobile editor OF The
Herald. but he has lost his bet.
Joe Trew is back from his factory
trip and has several Peerless cars
on his showroom floor. Joe is a fine
telIow and has one of the best au-
tomobtle sales organizations I'm
washington. But his crowning sue
cess was securing the Peerless con-
tract in Washington. 1t is impos-
sloIe Tor any man to appreciate this
magnificent automobile until he has
become Peerless owner.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
Daredevil DRIVERS
To RACE AT BENNING
Labor Day Event Promises Excite
ment to Holiday Crowds.

Powerful cars and daredevil drivers
promise excitement at the Labor Day
event at Bennings track, in view Of
the fact of the large number of En-
tries that are coming in, and they
already list the fastest cars and most
daring drivers that ever faced a
starter since the feature meet has
been heidi
The prizes hung up are sufficient to
make every driver push his car to the
limit. In addition to the National
Motor Speedway Association under
whose auspices the meet is to be held.
are spending considerable money in
making the necessary repairs to the
track.
The Jimmy and Jimmy Ilnior. the
late Bob Burman racing team, owned
by the Kline Car Corporation, of
Richmond, have undergone some ad-
justments making them faster than
ever. The drivers of these cars are
Joe Minker, of Richmond, and Earl
French, pioneer dirt track driver. The
Beaver Bullet was formerly owned by
Irving Barber and recently purchased
by Chas. L. Dagenett, for the purpose
of racing this car on all the promi-
nent motor speedways in the United
States. The driver of the car will be
w. ii. Kessler, who can certainly get
all out of a car that there is in it.
Another entry, the Donohoe Spe-
Cial, a sixteen valve Ford job, is said
to have averaged 100 miles an hour on
Sheepshead Bay track. This car is tC
he driven by Irwin II. Donohoe. An
other car to be watched in the rae
ing line, entered by w. Baum and
driven by w. Rittenhouse, should GER
tainly prove a surprise.
The Biddle Car Corporation has sig.
nitied their intentions of entering ont
of their famous Biddle Jobs. TO bt
driven by Guy Morton. The Marquett,
Buick, owned by Harry Meyers, oI
Washington, and driven by the owner
should certainly give the rest an awfu
rub, as this car has been in cOmpe
tition on the various tracks in tbs
country.
The Ford Special owned and driver
by W. L. Frazier, should make 1
fine showing.
Prior to the Automobile races viii
be four interesting Motorcycle event!
under the Federation of American
Motorcycle Association.
The Washington and Baltimore peo
pie will not be troubled with car ser
vice because the Washington Railway
and Electric Company and the Wash
ington. Baltimore and Annapolis Com
pany will run special cars, The Balti'
more people will be taken directly L
the track, the gates will open at
o'clock p. m.
Admission will be 80 cents.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

Special items of intense inter-
est to every automobilist and real
estate owner.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
AUTO NOTES.

u IZ<hAnmer Motor Sales Co, 1929
n 'TEet cbt avenue is announcing the
~ /. 1aeS Marion-Handley known as
''S'x Pre-Eminent." Lester Hum
~. eays that he is ready for i'm
q diate delivery on this excellent car.
has them in his showroom.
: 'har.es Gould. Of the Maxwell Mo-
lJr Sales Corporation. has resigned
10 go into the United States govern
ment service. In Offering his resigna-
tioh to the Maxwell Company Mr.
= Juld said Il felt it my duty to do
bit ard want everyone to know
| w much I regret my inability to
main with the Maxwell Company
wevsr, the call Of my country is
T."
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

speedway record with that car, hence
they are playmates so to speak. and
Dawson is always on the job when it
comes to showing on the Chalmers.
He is a wonderful driver and abso-
lutely fearless. Dawson says that the
endurance and speed OF the Chalmers
far excels that of any other automobile
made in America.
This is far-Teaching. but Dawson
evidently knows what he is talking
about, as he has run more races and
driven more different makes Of cars
than any other man with the possible
exception OF Barney Oldheld. WASH
irgtonians will recall that in a contest
that took place a few weeks ago, the
Chalmers broke four world records
and took the honors from the Hudson.
Dawson tells his friends that the
Chalmers is mechanically perfect and
the question of appear ice is not to
be discussed as eve. h can see
that its lines and geneI. Narances
are most refined. ~
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
Hard-Psper Substitutes for Wood
and Tin.

Many containers. and other articles.
formerly made exclusively OF wood.
tinplate, vulcanized rubber. and metal
or ibrous materials. can now be
made Of paper. at lower cost and
equally serviceable. by means Of sDe-
cial machinery which winds paper
with an adhesive on one side. into
tubes or barrels in an infinite variety
OF sizes and shapes. The times being
especially Opportune for such subst-
tutes, hard-paper products may soon
replace wood for shipping packages.
large and small: also for machine sc-
cessories such as split pullcys. har-
vester rolls. tool and other handles.
and many purposes in the electrical
industry. Samples OF the new prod
uct are shown i'm the August Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

There will be a new ship, I of
Stanley Steamers in this weeA The
cars will be exhibited in the show
room at 1876 Fourteenth street north
we This car is selling in Wash
ington.
Bob LaPorte has sold nineteen
FrGu.Iin cars in Washington in the
lat two months. Some sales record
And the car is the excuse. LaPorte
is a corSing good salesman and or
ganizer.
The Ungerer Motors Co., have re-
Gently opened new sales and show
rooms in Richmond. They sell the
Premier and Niele cars. there.
AL Crumley. general manager of
The Coombs Motor Co., is delighted
with the results obtained by Joe
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

soapsuds and water. Rub the suds
in well all over the top and wash
with clear water. Use good CASTLE
soap. Gasoline. kerosene and similar
liquids ruin the layer OF rubber in the
top.
Who makes the best wire wheels
for attachment to the Ford car and
bow much does the complete equip
ment cost2-J. van d.
II you will enclose a stamped and
addressed envelope, a list OF manu-
facturers of wire wheel equipment for
Fords will be sent 10 you.
am having persistent trouble with
my storage battery. although ] am
careful to keep the liquid up TO the
Proper level Do you think the gene
rator can be the cause Of the trouble?
New Owner.
The trouble probably lies in the fact
that your generator is not set for the
correct charging rate for the particu-
lar service you demand Of the car.
You may be driving a great deal at
night. consuming current for lighting,
starting often and the generator Is
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

problems and present achievements in
this direction are the result of the
concentrated effort of highly skilled
technical men.
qualities that add so much to motor
ing enjoyment, but they can have
little realization of the labor entailed
in realizing them. The good work
goes on and each year finds additional
refinements."
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

onds. A SOo-horsepower Fiat. driven
by Duray at Ostend, Belgium, in 1911.
Travelled a mile in g seconds, or at
the rate Of 142 miles per hour. The
record is not an official one because
abroad the car must be driven the
distance in both directions, but Duray
drove only in one. The Packard of
which you speak, broke all American
speedway records from one to ten
miles at Sheepshead Bay. New York,
but 1t does not hold the mile straight
away.
Would II be possible for a storage
battery to fail if only one cell was
out of order? 1 have been told that
two cells of my battery are all right,
yet it does not function properly c.
b. X.
If one cell is completely dry it may
cause an open circuit and the whole
battery will fail. This trouble may
be due to a broken Jar.
How can clean the top on my car?
have been told that gasoline is bad
to use.-Chas. D.
The top should be cleaned with
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02
HERALD
AUTO SERVICE
COLUMN

record or has this been beaten by the
Packard or some other car-W. b. ].
The Benz still holds the American
mile straightaway record of 2j.4 sec
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

not supplying enough current 20 keen
the battery up TO the mark. Consult
the nearest service station FOR tho
manufacturer OF your battery.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-02

DARING DAWSON beating the Royal Blue with Chalmers stock The Royal Blue is
dunnh often makesa
pOntb between Washington nd Baltimore
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03

the average golf and country club at
best is scarcely self-sustaining, SO
what chance have they got now with
everything becoming more costly?
Labor is dearer. food higher, and yet
the member when he gets a meal at
his club expects it at the same old
price OF a great deal less than he
cheerfully pays at some hotel or res
taurant in the city"
The 10 per cent tax on those pay
ing dues OF Sf2 a year or over is
not the only increase that those guild
ing the destinies CD the organizations
are compelled TO face. 1t has been
estimated that the advance in prices
has increased the cost of running a
club all the way from 80 to 40 per
cent. Consequently the average club
man might as well expect to have
his dues increased in the near future
at least 20 per cent In other words,
If he is in the habit of paying 500
year he probably will pay SIPS be
fore long. and those inclined to take
a pessimistic view of the future in
innate that a year hence the amount
may jump up another 25 or possibly
so per cent
How will this affect the golfer? The
average frequenter of the links, espe-
cial1y in the old days. was reputed to
be person Of means, but times have
changed, and now # is safe to say
that a goodly proportion Of those who
get sport and recreation out of golf
are going to be hit hard BY the in
crease
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03
NIKE O'DOWD LOOKS
LIKE A BIG MIDDLE

Some Of the boxing fans in various
parts Of the country are acclaiming
Mike 0'Dowd, the St. Paul tiger, cham
pion middleweight of the world be-
cause he knocked out Al Mccoy in
five rounds in Gotham, this bout be-
ing the grand finale Of legalized box
ing in the Empire state. But there
are other fans. and they are in the
majority, who absolutely decline TO
place the crown on the bean of the
ST Paul Irishman, and they have an
argument which carries considerable
weight.
As far as some critics are concerned
they have been unable to discover
where any one 10 the middleweight
class has had any real right to hold
the title since the unfortunate death
Of Stanley ketchel on 0ctf Is, 1910.
when ketchel was shot on Il ranch at
Springfield Mo They are perfectly
willing to concede that ketchel was a
real champion, for he fought any one
who wanted to fight him. and in most
cases he left no doubt Of his superior
ity by scoring knockouts.
When Ketchel was the king pin of
/ his class his toughest foe was Billy
Papke Of Kewanee. III. But that didn't
seem to bother Stanley, who fought
Papke as many times as matches could
be made, and the results were most
/ sensational
| 1t Is only necessary to recall two
/ Of these bouts TO show this sensa-
tionalism, When ketchel was cham
pion he met Papke and was knocked
! out in y rounds, which gave the Hi
: n0is Thunderbolt the title Then what
did Ketchel do? He came right back
/ got another match with Papke, and
this time he did what few champions
ever have done-won the title bach
| from the man who took it away from
him by scoring a knockout in Il
rounds. That in itself is plenty o.
evidence Of the class that Ketche
! possessed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03
ILLINOIS SCORES
VICTORY BY POINT
Camp Grant Football Team Beats
Camp Custer of Michigan Ii to
Ii at Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 3.-In an eyelash fin
ish the Camp Grant eleven defeated
Camp Custer at Stage field Saturday Il
to Is. Custer came strong at the end,
and had not Costello failed in kicking
goal after the first touchdown the
score would have been tied. Gardiner.
the Indian player from Carlisle, pulled
off the thriller of the day when he
snatched the ball from Felker toward
the close of the last half and ran SIS
yards for a touchdown.
Prior to that Gardiner had blocked
a punt from Shiyerick, which led up
to the first touchdown The blocking
and some interference previous to that
was made in such earnest manner by
the Indian that for a minute it looked
as II some scalp locks would be lifted.
Referee Magidsohn finally pushed Gar
diner back into the lineup and there
was peace in the wigwam.
Camp Grant put all the drive it had
in the first and third periods. SILVER
lex went over the goal line for a
touchdown in the early part of the
game and Wood duplicated the feat in
/ the third period.
Toward the last Of the fourth period
Custer seemed to get new life, and for
time rushed Grant Off its feet. For
ward passes cut across the sky line
most of which failed, but a few made
good. The Custer backfeld showed
more pep close to the finish than at tbs
start, which principally accounted fol
! the two touchdowns which came on tho
heels Of each other.
Grant was compelled to make {
number OF substitutions. which seemed
TO break up the team play, and outside
OF individual prowess the team wa,
badly blown for a few minutes. One,
in the third period Grant made a mag
niieent stand inside its own five-yart
/ line. Custer had only one down LEI
/ to speculate on They gambled OF
this for forward pass, which Bergei
intercepted behind his goal line ant
/ then carried it across TO the extnt O
one yard. Shiverick Immediately fol
lowed with a 35-yard gain through
center, and the ball was out of dan
ger.
/ It was perfect football day. a
least for those in moleskins. The fell
was dry and hard and the wind blew
from the northwest, which gave the de
tenders Of the north goal quite lift.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03
TEAM PICKED FOR
LITTLE NINETEEN
Peoria Critics Overlook Augustana
College OF RoCk Island in Their
Selections.

Peoria, Ill.,, Dec. 3.-The football
season OF the Little Nineteen" closed
without any decided upsets and as a
consequence the title goes to LON
bard by virtue OF a Z to 6 victory over
Millikin, the latter clans only defeat.
All conference teams as picked by To-
cal critics seemed to indicate the fol
lowing men for the first team.
Right end Martin, Bradley.
Right tackle-Crosby, Normal
Right guard-Barkley, Charleston.
Center--Long, Millihn.
Left guard-Riggs, Lombard.
Left tackle-Truesdale, Bradley.
Left end - Whitesell, Wesleyan
Capt.
Quarterback - John MacWherter
Millikin.
Left halfback-Jackson, Lombard.
Right halfback-Lanum, Millidn.
Observation-Disclosures, Eureka.
Although this selection is not off
cisl, the coaches meet in December
and may pick one at that time. Al
this meeting Of the coaches the place
for the basketball tournament will be
selected. The eligibility of certain
football players will also be ques-
toned.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03
Robertson Scores.
WE'LL KNOWN FIGURE
IN BASEBALL rs DEAD

Chicago, Dec. 3.-Robert B. Mercy,
former secretary OF the American
league, later connected with the Bos-
ton Red Sox and Tor the last two
years secretary Of the Cleveland club,
died yesterday morning at Sacred
Heart sanitarium, Milwaukee, from a
complication Of diseases which forced
him to relinqush his duties at Cleve-
land last summer Mercy was So
years of age and is survived by a wife
and son. Funeral services will be
held Wednesday afternoon at ESQ
o'clock from Boydston's chapel, Forty
second street and Cottage Grove ave
nue..
Shortly after the organization of
the American league McRoy was made
secretary to President B. B. Johnson
and from 1902 until the fall of 1911
remained in that capacity. The spring
Of 1912 found him associated with
James ATcAleer and Jake Stahl in the
managership Of the Boston Red Sox
the club winning the worlds cham
plonship that fall from the New York
Giants. Seyering his connection with
the Boston club McRoy became an at.
tache Of the national baseball commits
sion, but in 1916 cast his lot with
James c. Dunn, when the latter be-
came president and owner of the
Cleveland club, and went to the Forest
City as secretary of the club.
McRoy is one of the best known
and most popular executives in the
national game and boasted a wide ac.
quaintance throughout the minors as
well as the major leagues. On severa'
occasions he acted as personal repre-.
sentative of the national commission
at post-season championship series.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-12-03
MINNEAPOLIS MEN
TO BE GUESTS OF
HONOR AT DINNER

A dinner at the Rock Island club to-
night in honor Of the five Minneapolis
Marine players who yesterday per-
formed with the Rock Island indie
pendents, with be the occasion Of fur
Their celebration Of the victory Of Rock
Island over Davenport.
A bunch of fans got together today
and planned the affair. There is to
be q repast at 6.15 o'clock with Ur-
sella, Chicken, Gunderson and Novak
and Bueland as guests Of honor. All
Of the local players will be present,
as will officials Of the local organiza-
ton, and the coach and trainers.
Following the repast there will be
a vaudeville entertainment The ar
fair will be held in the banquet hall
on the second floor OF the club,