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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
{g&9RE NIEST NEWS Of THE "a \lIQ2WpBlLE TRADEzaR
SSSzsh AND INDUSTRY c0SS@aX
Willie Richie GIVES Account
OF AID CLUBRUN TO CONVENTION

the size of AN olive. A cyclone and
finally a real Kansas tornado rounded
out a program that should have dis
coura2ed any hardy band Of men.
Determined, however, to reach the
st. Louis Advertising convention on
time, the publicity men day after
day stuck to the grind. driving from
fifteen to twenty-one hours a day.
News OF their difficulties reached
cities ahead of the mud pluggers long
before control points would be check.
ed off and the receptions extended
were proportionately more cordial.
Hardest Days Run
Probably the hardest as we'll as
the shortest days run was from
Evanston, Wyo., to Carter Wlo. The
distance Is about forty-fiVe miles. Il
required seventeen hours Of the hard
est labor for cars and men alike to
negotiate this mileage. The last nine
miles were made in seven hours. Each
car used at least five gallons Of gas
in covering that lap, and 10 per
cent down grade had to be Travelled In
low gear with throttle wide open
One surprising factor well worthy Of
- that uCHpAIC IuC SOakAAAN~A4
use OF chains, and they were neces
sary for more than 1000 OF the 2400
miles travelled, tire trouble was uny
common. Our duck. Goodyear equip-
ped. had but three punctuTes and
no blowouts, these punctures happen
ing within five minutes Of each other
The most remarkable part OF the
trip is the way tbs three cars that
were able to finish stood up under
the terrific hammering they were sub
iected to day after day. Some idea Of
the heavy going may be had from the
fact that from three to seven sets
of heavy skid chains were worn out
by each car.
Il have owned a much higher priced
car for several years. In that time
/ have put Il through some tough
country and have had every chance
to study automobile construction
closely and to learn Of the mechanical
troubles that arise. / have never seen
any car SUBJECTED to the test our
Buick went against. Despite the con-
tinued strain On the motor, the dfiy-
ing gears. the brakes and cooling
system, the car completed the run
running just as perfectly a. It per.
formed on the first day Of the tour.
From this time on I'm Buick
booster without an equal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
Is
BIG AUTO BUYER

THE Government has Just distribu.
ted orders for so 900 motor cars OF
all DESCRIPTIONS said j. K. McAlplne'
OF Schuman Carriage Co, local dis,
tribater for the Hudson Super-Six.
This is just preiiminary-the first o.
the war orders which shortly will de'
mand practically all the cars OF GER
tain grades that can be Manufactured
Fifty thousand motors are necessary
for immediate organization use. we
can only conjecture what tremendous
demands will follow when the govern
ment begins to mobilize the great
Army which will begin to take shape
in a few weeks. &c.,.
Automobile men know they face q
shortage. Many Of them have bougn,
stock far in advance Of their usua!
schedule to be prepared. The genera:
nublic also is beginning to realize Lna'
the car market will be short this year
II is not improbable, indeed, that the
shortage will be 50 acute that dealers
who have cars on hand will be able 70
ask almost any price they wish tor
them. PIT
IF we need an example Of how wal
strips the motor market we can fino
it in France, OF any of the nations al
war France is now making five times
as many, cars as it did before the
outbreak of the war, and only a few
of these are available for private pur
chase.
MANY people in the United states
are Thoroughly aware of the situation
and have prudently bought their car.
while there is time. We have had
great many of these customers our
selves. The demand for Super-S1xes
has been so great this year that there
ia great difficulty in securing sur
ficient numbers of them from the fac
tory when we want them. l don
know how much war orders will u
crease this difficulty. but do kno"
war orders must take precedence.
People intending to buy motor cars
this wear should place their orders
now To he on the safe side"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
AMERICAN WOMEN
DEMAND BEAUTY
IN MOTOR CARS

The demand Of the American woman
for beauty in the automobile she
drives or rides in Is actually the fore
most cause Of the growth of the Paige
company, which makes necessary the
thirty-one-acre addition on which Wa
are starting our great new building to
care for the business which we are
sure Will come to US during the next
year" writes Harry M. Jewett, presi.
dent Of the Paige-Detroit Motor Cor
poration, to E! e. Dodge, Of Won Hamm-
Young, Paige distributors.
In line with the Paige policy Of
finding out the actual conditions
which govern the public demand for
automobiles, Smith Bros. have car
ried out in Los Angeles a detailed
investigation Of the preferences Of
women prospective buyers. Stanley
Smith sums up the conclusions reach
ed under four main heads;
'"The woman prospective buyer
demands, first, that her automobile
shall be a beautiful car; second. that
it shall be an easy-riding car; third,
an easy car to control; and. fourth,
that the power flows shall be flexible.
These simple phrases, which appear
to be so easy to understand, repre-
sent a complex series of technical re.
quirements to the trained automo-
bile engineer. They have all been
analysed at the Paige factory and
the steps which nave been taken to
secure the different features are a
part of Paige engineering history.
For example, in the matter Of easy
riding, the foundation Of the Paige
reputation is the famous original
Paige cantilever spring suspension,
supplemented by comfortably design
ed seats, and seat springs and up
holstery, which represent a develop
ment of several years experience.
The matter of ease of control is
taken care of by providing smooth
ly working clutch, easy gear shifting,
smooth acting brakes and convenient
ly-arranged controlling devices. Each
of these features has required months
of individual study and experiment
The flexibility of power flow which
gives the Paige its ability to skim
over long, steep hills on high or low
down to a walking pace In trat1fc Is
| the result of the most skillful en-
cheering work on the motor. 1t is
hard for the pubic to realize in
answering four simple questions that
thew are determining the direction OF
the mental activity Of scores OF highly
trained designers and technical ex'
perts at the Paige factory.
Nevertheless the great increase In
Paige sales from year to year has
been founded absolutely on determine
ton Of the exact qualities which make
an automobile desirable and then
working out every detail in harmony
with the object. The Paige has been
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
Former Worlds Champion
Makes Run to st. Louis With
San Francisco Ad Men

Travelling via automobile 2400
miles in fifteen days, battling with
storms Of every description for twelve
what would be called an ideal vaca-
tion,' says Willie Richie, former light
weight champion of the world Richie
has roughed 1t lot, and his story Of
the San Francisco AID Clubs tour to
st. Louis in interesting. He made the
trip in Chairman James Houlihan's
six-cylinder Buick touring car.
In describing the trip, Richie saws:
1T was a gay party about fifty strong
that left the San Francisco City Hall
at s o'clock Sunday morning, May
90, in fourteen Automobiles. The
weather was ideal and everyone ex-
pected an easy trip through to st.
Louis. 1t was a far different sight
when the tour drove up to the Plant
ers' Hotel in ST Louis, Sunday even
ing, June 3. OF The original four
teen cars to start, but three remained
(our Buick was one Of the .three),
and they were covered with the mud
and slush of seven states. The out
ward appearance Of both passengers
sand cars showed the hard grind they
had all been through, but bath and
clean clothes for tn, AID Clubbers.
and a wash and potsh for the auto
mobiles, was all Eat was necessary
to put the portion Of the caravan
that was able to finish back into the
condition they were In at the start
Of the tour.
Sunshine was encountered by the
plucky AID Clubbers on the first and
last days, with an extra day Of fair
weather thrown in by che elements
on June /. This latter date was taken
advantage of by the, weather-beaten
travellers to the extent Of .265 miles
the longest days run they were en-
abled to make.
Al Sorts Of Storm
Storms Of every description greet
ed the motorists in rapid succession
on the journey. Beginning with tn
second afternoon heavy rains, com
menced. These in turn we're followe;
by hail storms, more rain, q snow
storm whicvh developed into q rea
blizzard, then in Eastern Colorado
another hail storm, with hail falling
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
dodge GAR HIGH
ON STATE TEST

/. According to reports Of the State
registrations Of automobiles for the
five months Of 1917, In California
Dodge Brothers Is leading all other
makes of motor cars with the excep-
ton Of one" declares e. E. BODICE Of
the Won Hamm-Young Co., local dis
tributors. - .s..s..5g
For car that has been on the
market but little more than two
years, this Is truly q showing to Be
proud Of, continued Dodge
In giving brief summary Of the
history Of Dodge Brothers, the local
dealer stated: at the time Dodso
Brothers began maling ears Of their
own design, about thirty-two month";
ago, the plant comprised 20 acres 81
fluoor space, but since then constant
additions Of new buildings have pro4f
ded total Of 72-acres. A new struc-
ture just recently completed Il an
S-story building, 210 feet long and 125
feet wide, to be used exclusively for
the storage OF rough and finished
stock. LIS.
The company employs 1900 men.
and is producing $50 cars q day. More
than las, 900 cars have been built and
sold In the first two and one-half
years. This remarkable record Is due
to the manufacturing efficiency
brought about by the use Of the very
latest methods and the best equipment
II Is possible to-obtain.
The factory is SO laid out that the
main assembly building, which is 100
feet long, so feet wide, stories high.
and runs from east to west, Is fed
with parts and units from the other
buildings and wings, which run from
north or south. On account Of fts
recent construction, the plant EN-.
bodies practically every known mod.
ern device for efficient production OF
automobiles in quantities.
"An Industrial railway completely
encircles the plant and enters every
department on the ground floor.
In the heat treat department. from
81, 1000 to 100000 parts are treated
every "a hours, and for this purp0ss
80 furnaces and 20 cyanide pots are
required. A thousand pounds Of
| latter; $4,000 gallons of fuel oil are
consumed each day for heating the
furnaces in the forge and heat treat
departments.
In the foundry 10000 lbs. of alum
mum and 10000 lbs. of brass and
10000 lbs. Of gray IRON are cast each
day.
Such is the perfection Of detail iH
this huge plant that 2 hours and IS
minutes from the time the bare frame
starts in on the upper end Of the final
assembly conyeyor, the car fs driFe1
off under its own power at the end
OF the line, thoroughly built and fuIIy
equipped
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
SO YEARS old and
DRIVES MOTOR CAR
Record of Grandma" BIakeley,
for Whom Mothers Day
Was Inaugurated

Mrs. Juliet Calhoun Blakeley, 80
years old, of Albion, Mich, in whose
honor Mothers Day was inaugurated,
recently recovered from an attack OF
pneumonia and celebrated her return
to good health by taking several long
motor trips in the Dodge Brothers
motor car with which her SON pre-
scented her. ~.
=, More than twenty years ago her
SON first celebrated Mothers Day for
Grandma" as she Is affectionately
known in southern Michigan, and for
many years the Albion Methodist
Episcopal church has observed the
Sunday nearest her birthday, May
18th, in her honor, as she is the only
person who has maintained contfnu
GUS relations with the church since its
founding.
The efforts of the Albion Metho
dists to honor Grandma" Blakeley
have exerted such a wide influence
that Mothers Day is now universally
observed throughout the country on
the second Sunday in May.
Despite her years, Mrs. Blakeley is
an enthusiastic tourist. On one day In
particular, with her son at the steer
ing wheel and accompanied by several
friends, she toured three counties
and twelve townships, the speedom
eter registering almost $50 miles when
the trip was completed. And when she
reached home, she insisted on being
allowed to assist in the preparation
of the evening meal
Her touring activities however have
not been confined to the rear seat
for she herself has driven her Dodge
Brothers car more than fifty miles
an ,enviable record for a woman o:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07

sTaR-BuLLET7h oIvEs you
ToDAY,s NEWS TODAY !.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
PAIGE ROADSTER SETS
NEW INTERcITY MARK

A big Paige roadster, piloted b.
George NJ. Price Of Seattle, established
a new speed record for automobile
travel between Seattle, Wash, and
Vancouver, B. c., on Memorial day
Prices running THE for the trip was
only hours and ~ minutes for the
distance of 1877 miles. The totaI
elapsed time from start to finish, with
out deduction of time for stops, was
4 hours and SO minutes, or an average
of 81 miles an hour.
The principal de.ay Of the trip, en-
failing stop of 80 minutes, was occa
stoned at the United States and Cana
dian custom-houses on the border.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
PRISON ROAD CAMPS
SUCCESS IN OKLAHOMA

In Oklahoma the prison road camps
are no longer in the experimental
stage. They have become an accepted
institution in the State. In the cen
trail and southwest sections prisoners
are building the Ozark trail; in th4
southeast they are grading the JET
ferson highway, and in other districts
they are assisting IN the local good
roads movement.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07

bolt III Of which Is generally equipp
ed with grease cup. -e. -.
II is said that the cantileyer spring
reduces the vibration Of the car body
and guarantees smoother riding over
rough roads because q larger proper
ton Of the axle vibration is absorbed
by the springDoard leverage of ths
cantileger construction.
Radius Rode
The elongation of a body spring
under stress would ordinarily throw
corrected by the free movement OF the
the rear axle out Of alignment; this is
spring shackle and the restricted
movement of the radius rods mot
shown.
They permit free vertical motion OF
each wheel end of the rear axle, 1t the
same time maintaining its position OF
alignment at right angles to the frame
Of the car. -".
Radius rods are connected at ono
end to the outer end Of the axle hous.
ing, and at the other end directly OF
indirectly to the automobile frame.
The automobile wheels In general
use are Of the artillery type tFigure
u, with wood spokes, and are equip.
ed with either ball or roller bearings
(not shown), depending upon the type
and make OF axle used. The bearings
are within the wheel hub (B) or in an
extended housing tsee also Figures 9,
10, II and 12). ~ .. ~. ..
Pneumatic or solid rubber tires (C)
are mounted upon the steel rims cd.
The wooden spokes (E) are held in
position between outside and inside
steel hub flanges Cd, bolted together.
Wire Wheels Figure 81
Steel elincher rim Cd holds the
pneumatic tire lC) firmly in place,
AMI the metal hub OBJ holds ball or
roller bearings mot shown on wire
wheels Figure 81. It Is said that wire
wheels are stronge-, lighter, more re
silent and more durable than those
Of the wooden spoIe artillery type.
Automobile wheels are universally
mounted upon ball or roller bearings,
or combination Of both. p e. :
Ball and roller bearings are the
highest type Of anti-friction bearings,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
AHEAD
MEANS business

Keeping ahead in originating limo
yations and efficiency features for
automobiles and motor trucks de-
mands thorough knowledge of the
possibilities Of the autombile, says
c. A. KisseI, president Of the Kissei
Motor Car Co. w. IS
Constantly keeping one ear to the
ground and one hand on the pulse Of
motor car buyers is necessary for the
automobile manufacturer who wishes
to keep ahead OF the procession with
innovations that not only make his
car stand out from the rest, but vii.
eventually benefit the automobile in
dustry az whole.
HE must know intimately the past
and present history Of the automobile
In order to successfully originate for
the future" ~ -
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
KEEP WHEELS ALIGNED

Keep a sharp eye On the alignment
of the front wheels, They should toe
in slightly. If they toe in too much
or out too much badly worn tire
or tires is the price you will pay for
the neglect. d., -. z~... -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
DISHAa BILLIE

Salesman to lady prospect.-This,
madam, is the hand brake. You throw
it on in an emergency.
= L. P.-oh, ] see-a sort Of kimono,
50. To- sneak - Il. s3 /, : I. -. /
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-07
RECORD coLD BRICK

CHICHAGOFF, Alaska. - After a
search lasting owe. two months the
gold brick stolen from the store build
ing of the Chichagoff mine was re-
recovered hidden in a sand bank about
a mile from the scene Of the robbery.
The brick is valued at $4,000. Gov
eminent agents believe it was dropped
by the two men under arrest for the
crime when they were hard pressed
not far from the scene Of the crime
but the snow was deep and 1t was
not until it melted that it was found.
made The Most Beautiful Car in
America In addition to a car of
wonderful power, endurance and
economy, because American women
prospective buyers place beauty first
in making their choice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
CUT NUMBER TRAINS
St. Louis Railway Heads Would Fa-
cilitate Freight and Troop Traffic.

st. Louis, Mo-, May 19.-Executives
of the five railroads having general
offices in ST. Louis met here Friday
to consider means of reducing the
number of trains and in facilitating
the movement of freight and troops
The meeting was held in the office
of B. F. Bush, receiver of the Mis-
souri, Pacific system. He said that
plans would be considered for the i'm
mediate elimination of all extra pas
Senger train service and for the dis
continuance of some regular thru
trains when the movement begins.
Coach and locomotive equipment,
he said, would be pooled for the move
ment of troops.
The roads represented at the confer
ence were the Missouri Pacific, Iron
Mountain, the Wabash, the st. Louis
& San Francisco, the Missouri, Kan
sas & Texas and the st. Louis &
Southwestern and the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
That Was Foreign Military OBJ
servers Idea of Pershing Men.
They Marched % Miles a Day
without Water-and Sang!
FLOWER OF AMERICAN ARMY
First Expedition to France VIII
Make Country Proud.
And They viii Follow "Black-
jack" Pershing to H

Washington, May 19.-"The finest
body of troops in the world''-that is
what a foreign military observer ex-
claimed as Pershing's veterans swung
across the Mexican border four
months ago.
make up 'Pershing's twenty-five thou
sand"-the first American troops or
dered to France.
They are the men that pushed across
thee Hell Hike"-twenty-thr miles
without water in a whitening sun-in
one day and pitched camp singing.
America and the allies will be proud
of these men. They are the flower of
the army.
In the $4,000 men that followed
United States has the best trained
body of men-and trained for real
fightfng-that can be found in the
world.
Pershing Trained Them.
After the first rush into Chihuahua.
the little army settled down on the
sun-baked plains to wait. While they
waited Pershing gave them the hard
est continuous round of training any
American forces have ever undergone
For eleven months they drilled, drilled
drilled
The lessons of the world war were
eagerly seized upon. Every phase OF
European warfare was studied and the
results drilled into the men.
Practice Modern Warfare.
Modern trench fighting was practiced
day by day. Under military men who
had watched Kitchener whip his mil
IONS INTO shape and seen real trench
fighting on the allied fr.nts, the army
dug the new style trenches and prac-
ticed going over the top"
For months they plowed across the
desert on hikes CT ten, fifteen and
twenty miles. 1t was severe training
''Over the Top"
But the fruits should send a thrill
thru the nation when they go over"
the front trenches the first time in
France.
As the little army marched across
the international line at Columbus, n.
M, on the morning of February 8, the
foreign military attache watched
them.
In a thirteen-mile column, with
Pershing at the head, they poured sill
emily down the dusty slope, sand
clouds rising from the hot desert.
The little group on the border line
stood fascinated
thousands of men train. fight and die,
broke the silence. They're the finest
body of fighting men in the world
he said. They've had such training
DIS no OIneT army mas ndQ. ana In
them is the spirit of you Americans
I don't know what it is-but can see
it in the swing of their shoulders and
the rhythm of their march,"
These men are now waiting for the
word.
AS an old grizzled first sergeant said
while the troops were marching out:
They'd follow Blackjack PERISH
ing to h
And Blackjack Pershing is the
man to lead them there if need be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-19
FRANCE DRIVING
DEMON ALCOHOL
! FROM COUNTRY!
Wine Loving Nation in Most
Effective Check.
Government Prohibits 1t in
Army and Navy Zones.
METHOD is STRICT CONTROL
Each Commanding General Is
Governor" of Territory.
Women as Well as Men Not
Allowed to Drink.
METHOD IS STRICT CONTROL
Each Commanding General Is
"GOvernOr" of Territory.
Women as Well as Men Not
Allowed to Drink.

Paris. Nav 19-While the United
States is struggling with the war pro-
hibition problem. France is today
quietly administering a most effective
check TO demon rum and its dire effect
on ltional efficiency in war time.
In those districts of France where
the highest efficiency is demanded of
those engaged in vital war work or
where vigilance and stamina are the
order of the day strong drink is barred.
Alcohol has been driven from the
army zones, naval zones. munition
zones. isolated where it is incapable
of material interference with the war
strength of the nation.
Frances method is strict control.
In every army zone of northern
France, the commanding general is not
only the supreme head of the military
forces but governor" of the civilian
population. In these zones alcohol has
been driven out In every naval zone
of the Atlantic and Mediterranean
coasts strong drink is prohibited by the
simple virtue of a decree issued by
the admiral commanding the zone.
Not only are sailors and men in ma
tional service denied the use of strong
alcoholic beverage but all inhabitants
of the zone, women as well Is men,
Albert Thomas, minister of munitions
the alcoholic consumption of the great
munition making areas when these
areas are not in military or naval
zones. No. only have prohibitory
measures been decreed but heavy pen
alties are imposed when workers, by
any chance, set bad examples for fell
low workers.
BY Arbitrary Decree.
The chamber of deputies recently
denied the urgent request of ex-
Premier BRAND to allow the govern
ment to take the liquor problem of
the country in hand and control it by
right of arbitrary DEGREES. Political
complications interviewed. But since
France is at war this arbitrary control
is placed in the hands of the military
authorities who are today regulating
the problem with a firm hand. Pend
ing the forthcoming peace when the
great problem of general prohibition
in France will fame up again in the
French legislature the present system
of control today is simplicity itself.