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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Auto Exports
Grow, Despite
Many Obstacles
Increase of Nearly $l3, OOO,-
900 Over the Figures
for 1916
Passenger Cars
Show Great Gains
Europe Still Best Customer
Antipodes Bought More than
Western Hemisphere

Last year the American automobile
industry maintained its record Of eX-
handing. despite unexpected obstacles.
During the year Great Britain and Italy
prohibited the importation Of automo-
biles and France raised the duty on
them to 20 per cent Freight conges-
ton at Russian ports made IT almost
impossible TO ship cars and trucks to
that country except for government
use. At the same time, ocean freight
rates were abnormally high. and cargo
space to Europe and the Far East was
very difficult to get.
Despite these obstacles. which cut on
most Of the European market for prl-
vate motor cars-the best previous
market of the American industry the
United States exported last year SO,Soo
motor vehicles, aggregating s96,590,S6l.
This was an increase of 1892 vehicles
over 1915 and an increase in value OF
exports for the year of Sl.1ll.4 os.
There was a decrease in exports OF
trucks from 22.094, valued at S59,S39,-
3O3. in 1918. to 1903, valued at S52,..
S7O.774, in 1916. But the shipments OF
passenger cars to foreign countries m
creased from 1854, worth $50 .O45,O9O,
in 1915. to 81 ,947 cars, worth S43,fZo,-
0S7, last year.
In addition to complete vehicles
there we're exported in 1916 automobile
narts 10 the value of S24,00l ,O6O, tires
worth S15.2I1.943 and automobile en-
zines TO the value of S2,4S0,650, making
q grand total of S13S,2S9,5l4, as COM
pared with S125, 306,56S the previous
year.
ONLY ten other grand divisions OF
American exports exceeded IN value the
automobile exports last year. All other
kinds of vehicles steam and electric
cars and locomotives. carriages, wagons,
motorcycles. bicycles and acceptance
amounted to only S43, 66S,245. Ship
ments of horses and mules were valued
at $50. ,S74.
France was the largest buyer of our
motor vehicles last year, TO the value OF
S23 .279. $40, mostly trucks. England ;
purchases. amounting TO Slr0oo,o 10.
and also mostly trucks, were only nan
as large as in 1915. Sales to all other
European countries decreased from
So. 400. 725 in 1915 TO Sli,5l9,4S3 last
year. European Russia was the th,rd
most liberal customer in Europe, taking
SS.5i6.563 representing government
purchases almost exclusively.
Canada was a good neighbor. taking
cars 10 the value OF s8,965. 2OO-very
nearly double her 1915 purchases and
almost equal to the purchases of all the
rest of the Western Hemisphere com
bined (s9.567, 160.
The Antipodes was a fine market
also. Australis bought our cars to the
value of S5.72f233; the British E.st
indies. S3.359,379. and other Asia and
Oceania, S1O,S423O5. Thus, the other
side of the globe is a better market
than the New World. exclusive OF the
United States, and ranks second only
"a Furope. This is due chiefly TO the
fact that it is peopled largely by per-
sons of European nativity or descent,
principally speaking the English Ian
guage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

The increasing use OF cars OF the
sedan type is good reason for cor
responding increase in the use OF rear
end signalling devices for automobiles.
Naturally a man VINO is all cncascd 10
glass cannot give traffic signals as
efectually as the man who is able
to stick his hand out 10 the side Of
the car to indicate his intentions.
Traffic is so heavy in the city that II
is doubly necessary that something m
the way of a signal device should be
attached to a closed car, where the
driver is shut of from giving hand
signals.
Probably because there wasn't so
much real need Of them before now,
the signalling devices on the market
have not hourished 10 any extent
There have been many of them, bu,
they have come and gone. The car
which made use of such a device was
q rarity. Another thing chat acted as
a bar in times past was that at every
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

ca- the semarhorc comes up from
behind the license plate, flashing the
word stop lu large letters TO the car
behind The letters are white or red
meta. AID are SAID TO be visible al zoo
fee. distance. A. night the letters of
white cellu.old are lighted from with n
By electricity.
SILL another front a1d rear sigma.
electrically operated has meta. castings
IN which black arrows rota:e GO ind.-
cate the d.rec..cr. TIE rear .gna has
o white hama bearing the word stop,
when is thrown .nto q ror.zon;a. pos
ton and illuminated. \ steering post
switch controls the signal device.
An electrically worked sigma. con.
sists of q small block 20 be attached
20 a rear fender A REQ flag rises above
this when signals are made. A. night
red lamp shows. This whole device
is smaller chan the average. being only
81: inches tall, with flag raised, .ou-
inches wide and three inches through.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

\ much more elaborate system has
signals front and rear. The thought
underlying having them in front Is that
IT Is important for pedestrians 20 know
which way the car is turning The
device is operated by means Of levers
and uses electricity. When the lever
Is turned TO the right 70 causes iliu-
minated green hands 10 show q, the
front and rear OF the car pointing in
the direction the car is 10 60. A lef.
signal brings up a hand pointing left
at front and rear WheE stop" is
turned on. both hands show. There IS
a rear rcd light in between the hands
az the rear. IL Is said that the hands
can be seen 100 feet OF .n the daytime.
Naturally. they are more readily WISH
bic 80 night.
Another safety .gnal makes use Of "a
semaphore. appropriately enough be-
cause its inventor Is a railroad man.
Whenever the operate. o. The car
presses the footbrake 20 slow down the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Movies Play Big Part
in Motor Car World

weekly which only incidentally adver-
tises the Ford car. The Introductory
announcement Of the film cmbodles the
Ford radiator in the name of the COM
pany.
At the present time Ford is showing
pictures i'm 25.00O theatres scattered
throughout the United States. Now on
exhibition daily is about 1000 miles
of film. shown afternoons and evenings
10 not less than 4. 5000 10 J,000,OOO
people. Ford also supplies reels to
fftv penal institutions and industrial
schools for boys and girls, and to a
large number of high schools, churches
and Young Mems Christian Associa-
tons throughout the country.
There are also translations into
Spanish. and Ford films are being
shown in Panama, Porto Rico. Cuba,
Hawaii, Central and South America and
Japan.
The Mitchell, the Hudson ard the
Firestone tire company are among
others which have films showing sales
men at work. These films are particu-
larry adapted TO conventions and take
the place Of physical talks on adver-
Using and sales methods.
1t is estimated that in the three
years that moving picture films have
been used by the motor car industry
more than 1900 miles have been
produced. 1t is estimated also that
about 10 per cent of all the film for
advertising purposes made in the
United States goes to the automobile
people and that tire and accessory
dealers and garage men take only a
little less.
To show what it costs, for instance,
the Packard Company spent last year
about 100000 on moving pictures alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

which formerly had to be carried out
to the side of the car The straight
side frame. tapering in width to the
front, actually reduces frame space,
but 10 permits direct rods from the
rear to the front, which cost less.
weigh less and look simpler than the
added cross arms and levers Of other
days. Universal joints have been very
decidedly reduced for the same reason
that trausmissions have and the pro-
pellor shaft is now n very clean-look-
ing affair.
The same reduction in size has made
rear axles smaller. The use of sheet
steel pressed into shape has rendered
them far cleaner IN appearance as
well as lighter in weight Starters.
pumps and similar fittings have been
built into the engine or transmission
in such way that ;hey take very little
room and are not obtrusive.
dop seen.
Engines are now almost universally
supported or the main frame by arms
extended from the crank case instead
Of being carried on a sub-frame, as was
formerly quite common.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Making Light for the Moves

One Of the moving picture eonPIIl|e
is making use Of a motor truck 70 - p.
about lighting system Tor m.a -
outdoor pictures az night ~ i '. ,
where there are no electric linei , .
hand to use for current The true, I
made in two compartments, one y.
tanning a fiye-cylinder marine eng.n.
50-horsepower. which drives a o!n.t
in the next compartment Inc ~.
thing is mounted on q hge-ton eH'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Once More They'll
Revise Auto Fees

The New York State Automobile
Association reports that Senator
Elon X. Brown fayors the appoint
ment Of commission 10 look into
the taxation Of all motor vehicles
in this state and 10 revise me
charges as may seem wise. Senator
Brown, the same authority reports,
refuses TO have anything TO DO
with a proposition 10 tax all yehi-
cles that use the road.
If the commission that recently
fixed the rates on motor trucks
hadn't rushed through its job, there
wouldn't be any need 10 revise
charges at once. II IL this sort of
legislation that costs money and
isn't really worth anything.
Why should any legislator think
II fair to tax motor vehicles be-
cause they wear the roads and at
the same time be unwilling TO tax
horse-drawn vehicles, which also
wear the roads some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
South Drops 6O-Inch Tread

For years automobiles for the South
ern trade have been built just as
wagons were before them, with 60
inch tread. Better roads in the South
have made il unnecessary 10 continue
70 build a special tread for Dixie. The
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce on January l gave notice that
treads are now standard at not more
than % inches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Nezv Wrinkles for Car O70nes
Reuters Of The ,cbo rant TO kaOw here any Of these @
man be had can find By addressing request The Automobile ES

rests are attached so that when
position the cot lies perfectly Level
When using it while travelling .
the road a strap attached TO the ii0l
brace and fastened 90 the foot rest .
the car will hold il securely IN psA
and by drawing the curtains a sleeplhl
shelter is secured The cot Is mac, .
two pieces of half-inch tubing bent =
shape and hinged In the middle. II
tubing is galvanized and strong eh''s.
to carry any person. The covering ,
of twelve-ounce ducking cut 70 NJ :.
held tightly By means Of strong W
lacings on the under side. The o'ss
are made also "U' shape 50 as . I
beyond the reach of The body WIZ
sleeping. ~,
For carrying in The tonneaa y ~ Y.
car while not in use the device ~,
to a size of 2x3 feet, and o. -.
cover or bag will keep 1t clean arc b"
from dust.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Richmond County has fewer deslel
than a year ago. Kings and New io'
counties are TWO of five in the sH'
which have cars jointly owned BY ~
individuals, one Of whom resides
neighboring county. accountingM h =,
fact that the counties are credlKHh
one-half a car in the registratlot,
A. the present time this state tn
car to every thirty-two persons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Significant Sayings

/ am confident tina. it IS only \ ~ =.
ton of time when ears with Guy. ~,
GEAR shift mechanism VIII be o0'''"
f. $. Pdrtridge.
Perhaps the most abused s0' -,
connection with automobiles %
vice" The best kind o. service ~. 49,
onlv satisfactory kind is the var ., ,
T tba, IL built INTO the car. and n%
thing that il promised to be deIH"'
later.-G. ". Dickson
Atm Avenue traffic pol.es,,II.s's,, q
ne the other day: III all the er. .aV !
a .'., w,re women, u woae !.
easier 20 regulate traffic. Noms.s ?
rn alert Cham men. and resY Sl.,,
our signals quicker. u Joseph -"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

To measure the air in the tires with
out disconnecting the pump while m
Aating is going on is a pump connec-
ton. which costs 30 cents. II hts all
punps and attaches to the hose. Inc
gauge may be applied at any time.
Incidentally. there is no accessory
of greater importance than the tire
gauge. Every motorist ought to know
how much air he is carrying IN ms
castings. A simple form of gauge may
be bought for 81.
Immediate repair for leaky radiators
is promised by the makers of COM
pound that is poured in at the water
cap when needed. A can OF good SIZE,
ample for a number OF occasions, costs
80 cents.
Getting out Of the mud can be &C
complished by the use of a device
which is chiefly a strip of heavy duck.
II Is long enough TO go comfortably
around a tire. and has at regular inter-
walls heavy transverse rope insertions.
When il is needed. the box in which
il comes is put in place IN cleats un-
der either running board. The end IS
tied TO a spoke in the rear wheel. When
the engine is started. the strip winds
around the wheel and gives traction.
Il is contended that this can be used
where it is impossible 20 put on chains.
One person can apply IT, The device
costs Sc.
Greases for use on gears. springs and
~ cups come now packed in tubes IN
sets Of three Kits containing three
tubes each of any Of the various sorts
OF greases also are made. They sell for
81 each
For the motorlst VINO gives the at
tent.on 20 detail that doubles the run
ming lie OF his car and tires is
measuring device for determining ac-
curate.y II MS wheels are IN alignment.
:: they are ro:, excessive wear on the
tires results and ;he tires do not last
org TIE device IS maze OF ore-inch
steel .ubing and al either end has
graduated scales Of igures which give
the exact measure between rims. The
price is $40
Az engine-drlven ire pump. when :
operated through gears by the motor
mas special brackets anc utIngs 20 as
sure ready installation. Any motoHst
can put Il in place. the makers say.
movement o. lever places me
pump IN mesh. Il IS Claimed for me
pump that = will aAate a 3iN4 .nca
tire m r:rety seconds 4 pressure
gauge IS attached 20 the hose. The
pump costs $50. Ford sizes S.
IL occurs often that car has TO be
driven on a tour for hours at night
after the tourists wanted to stop just
10 get place to sleep. To make auto
mobilists independent OF hotels on the
score of sleeping. there is bed attach
ment which is expected to be especially
useful to tourists. statesmen, campers
hunters and fishermen, and ever a. an
emergency ambulance II fits ln any
five or seven passenger car, and IS "a
bed resting on the backs OF the front
and rear seats and Is supported by
curved plates OF rests which are bent
to fit the upholstering. The difference
in height between the two seats IS OF,
set by the brace TO which the forward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11
Motor Cars and
Motorists
%SN%SSZ NNSSNZSESN

When the tide Of traffic is setting
downtown on Fifth Avenue, as It does
i'm the mornings, the policemen put the
traffic posts considerably to the east
ward of the centre line of the avenue.
In the evening the posts 20 over to the
westward. leaving thus most space TO
that side where the traffic Is greater
We saw the other day one Of the
winter top type of cars IN which the
driver had neatly solved the problem
of getting room for his left arm. II
he had kept the glass pane IN 70
wouldn't have left rsom for him 10 use
mis- left arm at all. So he took half
the pane out and substituted for 10
soft leather panel lie could poke his
elbow into this and have plenty OF lee
way.
A gentleman farmer we are told,
after a six months trial of motor
truck. wrote thus to the manufacturer:
Gentlemen: Having used one Of
your tractors on my farm for six
6caths, am thoroughly convinced
that there is "A great future for the
horse. ] have just bought fine
Belgian stallion. and am in the
market for twenty more.
Have you any idea of the number Of
makes of orphan cars? That is a
car which once was, but no longer is,
manufactured Here's a list that one
dealer in orphan parts supplies. What
q memory of past glories:
Acme, Austin, Abbott, Areocar Al
pena, American. Underslung. Alec,
Argo. Atlas. Barnes, Bcnham, Bcrgdoll.
Brush. California. Carnation. Cinco,
Continental. Carhart. Cartercar,
Carthage. Century. Clark, Colby,
Courier. Crescent, Cricket, Crow. CroX-
ton Keeton. Cutting, Dart, Dragon,
Dayton, De Luxe, De Tamble. Demot,
Durocar. Elmore. Ewing. Everitt. +. A.
l.. car, Grabowsky. Gramm, Grout, Car
ford, Havers, Henderson. HcrreshOf.
Halliday, Henry. Hazard, Keeton. krit,
Kline, LOzier old models, Lion. Little,
Lexou Marathon, Marion. Marquette,
Maxwell Old model. Michigan, Mid
land, Miller, Mason, Mcintyre. Monarch,
Nyberg, Northern. Northwestern. Ohio,
Oliver, Omaha, Owen. Packers. Palmer
Singer. Penn-Thrifty. Poss. Parry,
Pungs Finch. Paige % cyLl, Peru,
Pennsylvania, Queen, r. C. H., Rainier.
Randolph. Rapid. Reed. Reliable Day
ton, Reliance, Rlder-Lewis, Royal Tour
list. Scripps- Booth, Cycle. Selden
pleasure, Southern Speedwell. Stand
ard. Stayer. Stoddard- Dayton, Suburban.
Thomas Detroit. Van Dyke, Warren-De-
troit, VAIL, Whiting. Wayne. Welch-
Detroit Welch-Pontiac
1t was down grade on an asphalted
side street. and when DE went 70 jack
up rear wheel 70 make a tire change
the chauffeur couldn't find rock any
where 20 block the other wheel and
keen the car from rolling back. He
couldn't put his brake on, because then
the wheel he was working on wouldn't
revoive So re reached into the took
box and got out the crank handle. That
acted as q block for the wheel and so
he went on about his work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

New York City had 52i eonesri
which engaged in the automobile bus.
ness last year out Of 2,496 in the vkos
state. The last year found SIS NOR
dealers entering the business.
New York City contributed $685. n
the army Of lO5,S47 chaufeurs vts
were licensed in this state during be
year just passed.
There were 2fSi2 motorcycles regis
tered last year, and Of the numbC
1864 came from New York City.
The following gives the number {.
passenger and commercial cars a. SsI
as dealers and chautcurs in Bou
Kings. New York. Queens and Riei
mond counties with the increases ts'
inc the last year In each instance:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

This City Pays
Most of State :,
Auto License,
43 Per Cent Of All Car,
Registered in Metropol.
itan District
Fees Paid Run High
Hereafter the City Fund Win
Profit to an Extent from
Toll on Motorists
Fees Paid Run High

Albany. March l0.-The tabul,s..
Of the 1916 motor vehicle registrsn,,
OF this state which has just beer en-
pleted under the direction OF Seere,,,,
OF State Hugo. shows that out 81 /,
total of 81 $50 cars, l02.530 wers r,,
istered from New Ioi' City alone. N,
report also shows Il cut Of ,o,.
OF S2.65S.04l.75 VIII. was taken n,
from the registratio motor yshiel,,
IN this state last r, the sun At
S957 1925 came IN the pockets A.
metropolitan owners
Owing TO the fac, aat the 2ro.,
bill. which divides OF recisty,f..
moneys equally bets the s,s,' wi
counties did not be, ie effective ussi
the latter part OF Msv. wh,, a.
greater share Of VI c.os Mad 49,
been licensed, New ork City's 49,.
ury received back NJ the COMB.
lively small amou OF sl25OeI 4
With the hill efec for the anti.
twelve months of Oh wear along MI
the money which come from n.
increase in CONNER az fees and M.
wise from the natr 81 gain in ,v,e.
mobile registration, Now YORK. e.
will receive back in he neiohborhosi
of S750,000 this year. This money ,o,s
into the general city md
The following give ome'tdea q, d.
important part whic New york ci,s
to-day plays in the J ..stratioa II ~
automobile. 43.3 per "a OF all the a.,
being licensed from the New York ClN
automobile zone whirf consists Of tef
counties. Out o. tire entire amour,
which Secretary Iluso's Office receive
in the way of motor vehicle fees las
year, 475 per cent, or Sl,262,O25.S Il
from the metropolis and the eeuntc
,,,r,odiatelv surrounding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Greases for use on gears. springs and
:u cups come now packed in tubes IN
sets Of three Kits containing three
tubes each of any Of the various sorts
of greases also are made. They sell for
81 each.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Immediate repair for leaky radiators
is promised by the makers of a COM
pound that is poured in at the water
cap when needed. A can OF good size,
ample for a number Of occasions, costs
80 cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

Incidentally. there is no accessory
If Greater importance than the tire
gauge. Every motorist ought to know
how much air he is carrying IN his
castings. A simple form of gauge may
he bouVht for ST.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-11

To measure the air in the tires with
ont disconnecting the pump while IN
Aating is going on is a pump connec,
ton. which costs 80 cents. IT fits all
pumps and attaches to the hose. The
Gauge may be applied at any time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-01
ALL P IS

Toxic, Feb. o.--(Correspondence
of the Associated Press --Undis-
mayed by the recent attempt upon
his life, Yukio Ozaki, Japan's fore
most progressive, will lead the
forces of constitutionalism in the
pending struggle for a more repre-
sentative form of government. That
was made clear during an inter
view which he gave to the cores
pondent of the Associated Press
concerning the political situa ion OF
the Japanese empire.
Japanese policies was compli
Gated for us Japanese" he said,
"to make the situation as clear as
possible TO the American people let
me say simply that Our aim is that
the ministers Of state who direct
the affairs of this empire shall be
chosen with some regard to the
makeup of the house of represent
atives which is elected by the
people,"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-01
PEOPLE ARE ENTHUSED

Berlin, Feb. 27.--The prominence
which Chancellor Won Bethmann-
Hollweg gave in his address to the
Reichstag today to discussion of
relations with the United States is
regarded here as indicating his pur-
pose to prepare the German public
for the eventuality which is looked
forward to in many quarters. Thare
was much confusion of opinions
and prophesies or this point today
on account of the continued alb
sence of authenticated news from
Washington as we'll as the reports
which are being received in regard
to the state of public opinion in
America The German press con-
tinues to serve up fragmentary but
sensational bulletins indicating few
erish war preparations in the Unit
ed States.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-01
s. d. GUARDS MUSTER
OUT ON MARCH 3

Omaha, Feb. 81. The date for mus
tering out the fourth South Dakota in
fantry has been set for Mar. 3, by
Captain James Everington,
The South Drkota troops will estab
lish a record in the time required for
them to be mustered out, 1t DOL if-
teen days for all the work necessary to
muster out the fourth Nebraska infan-
try and thirteen days for the fifth in
fantry,
1t viii be but nine days from the
time the South Dakota soldiers arrived
at Fort Crook. The fast work of the
South Dakota regiment is attributed to
the fact that they did a great deal of
preliminary work necessary to being
mustered out whilesstill on the border.