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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

ASMEASI|RE OF
Preparedness
Military Highways One oil First
Necessities for Defense
of Nation

WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Insisienily
the need Of roads In connection with
comprehensive preparedness Il helRg
expressed all over the country Down
in birmingham, beginning April II, q
monster good roads gathering was
held In which the senior United States
senator from Alabama played .
prominent part. Chairman John II.
Bankhead OF the senste committee
on postoffiees and postroads thus
comments on the preparedness sitna
ton: IF We are TO have war We
must have roads. II may be that [
can be OF the most service TO my
country, whether in war or in peace.
by promoting In every way possible
the building OF better highwnys.
Out . In California the first public
utterance Of Governor William p.
stephens calls Ter federal state, anu
county cooperation In the construction
Ct military roads for coast protection
and for defense in other ways.r
Governor Walter E. Edge OK New
Jersey was an inlpelllng factor IN the
recent adoption of mill tax for state
read purposes. The amount to Be Rails
ed is $I5,0O0,0 900 and the man sought 10
be the state highway engineer 10 none
other than Gen. George w. GQefhals,
the Panama canal builder. The plans
also call for improved communication
between New Jersey and New YORK
state through the building Of bridge
and vehicle tunnel under the Hudson.
Ii was former Governor Franklin Fort
OF New Jersey who suggested an
ocean boulevard, the name Of which
could now easily be changed TO, that
of the. Atlantic Defense highway one
| Of the last acts perfufmed BY Presf-
dent woodrow Wilson as chief execn.
| tive Of New Jersey was TO approve
OF a law which looked forward to the
state-built road system which VIII be.
come a reality through the legislation
obtained by Governor Edge.
Under the direction Of pHeiynlap
| George C. Diehl OF The A. A. 4. good
roads board special edition 81 the
! A. Al. A. transeoHtinental NAB has
been prepared containing the pfesent
mali, travelabie tnsefskRfe and Ia
1 trastate roads which would 10 me- 4
countrywtde system that would hnl
itself in great degree Tor military por-
poses. one Of these maps goes 10
president Wilsol, one TO MAJ. Gen.
kHugh B. Scott, one sto Brig Cen.
Joseph 4. Kuhn Of the var collage
division and fourth 70 Director ".
s. clifford Of the council of national
defense.
While many A. A. A. state ana local
clubs throughout the country have
offered their services Tar mopillf9tion
purposes, the exact manner u which
| they would fit into the plans q me
war .deparement has not been definite
/ w decided upon. Announee l.spt IS
4 expected in the comparatisstf rear
future 81
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placed before the ear. can be brought
zap to date, and even If 1t is not particu-
larry grotesque In design, il may be
too low to unite tremendously with
thenew bodyswhich is to be built be-
hind it. = Z
OF course the old top will have to be
replaced. It Is probably bulky cum.
bersome affair, much higher than those
made today, and Il will not be worth
yoar while to recover II In an attempt
To- use the. old ribs. The shape OF the
top has undergone Transformation,
and your new top must harmonic with
the new body and fasten snugiy to the
top OF the windshield without the use
OF long straps. 49, -: : i. -s - -
The wheels are another detail tina.
calls for little inspection and study.
Certain cars have been equipped with
wheels which are too large or too
small, compared with the wheel which
We think looks right today. The un-
usually large wheel raises the frame,
and II you understand from the fore
going how difficult It is to lower the
frame an inch, arsi how greatly this
inch changes the cars appearance yoi
will understand that. the large wheel
handicaps success quite little.
If you follow this logic too far you
may come to the belief that the very
small wheel in an advantage and will
assist in making a coed looking job.
Now, II Is very true that the small
wheels bring the frame nearer to the
ground and lower the center of gravity,
but If they ara small In proportion 70
the size of the car they are actually
more objection allie then the large
wheels. You have seen automobiles
equipped with wneels which bore
about the same relation to the car that
casters do to piano, end can easily
understand tina. no amount of design
can counteract the effect OF such a
wheel. : -
You will find 4 worth while to con-
slider the type Of rim with which the
car Is eqaipped. The old clincher tire,
with its bolts AMI Tugs, its stripped
threads and lost nuts, is nuisance OH
the road and q SIRE indication that
your car Is a product Of the good old
days. The clincner rim can be re-
placed by the up 10 cate demountable:
but this also involves new felloes, and
the expense will be nearly the same as
the cost OF new wheels. Hence yol
have nothing 10 gain by building over
the old wheels. and you have these ad.
yantages II you buy new ones: They
may be obtained In natural wood fin
ish, a color which does not show. the
effect of bruises or dust and which is
particularly attractive for the speed.
ster body, and they also will replace
the worn out bearings and take the
xabble out Of the wheels. Desirable
as the change may be, it Is only fair
to call your attention to the fact that
the expense OF the new wheels is not
the only item, for the clincher tire will
be- Of no use on the denountable rim.
Many cars were given their equip
ment without any great regard to
the weight which they would have to
carry. Whether this was due to ig-
norance or a desire TO economic mat.
tiers little, for II you have $500
pound car on three inch tires you can.
not obtain good service or good 'a1'
pearance. They look overloaded, and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
70 BUY ARMORED
AUTO FOR GUARDsMEN

BALTIMORE, Md.--An exact dapli-
cate Of the new light type Of arnored
motor car being manufactured By the
King Motor Car company Of Detroit
and the Armored Motor Car company
is to be presented 10 the Maryland
militia by the people Of MARYLAND
The car 10 to be paid By public sub
scFiption.
The project Is being exploited By
the Maryland Lesgue Of National De-
Tense. Subscriptions arr being receiy-
ed by the Baltimore newspapers A
committee has been appointed and tho
treasurer OF the King Afmored Motor
Car company has been empowered
to receive subscriptions.
Many other states are making Ia.
quiries about furnishing motor cars
TO their military bodies The King
Motor Car company Is furnishing Its
standard eightcylinder eIlabsls 70 the
Armored Motor Car company. which
Is placing the new ttpe var bodies
for the ordinance department. Of the
United States army and the United
States marine corps.
The light armored motor ear Of this
type has been ;eccin1iended BY the
government. II Is used 01 feconnais-
sance work In hostile territory and for
cooperation with foot tf0opgfin many
phases OF activity. II b : h9ht mobile
car with defensive armof 1nd ma
chine gun mounted IN feyolFins
turret.
The car e oarficulafly ADAPTED Tor
scouting work along the border Tor the
army and for landing parties OF
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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
TWO AUTO THEfTs i okY
RECORD FOR eoloRAEo tkpIrAL

DENVER Colo. -Thefs are on An
average. more than two Automobiles
stolen in Denver every a. according
to records Of the police DEP fLineot
During the three months itsni Janu-
airy / to April 1, 1l3 atIto1l1tII4s feTe
stolen. OF which 135 tWefs fecofe cred.
leaving thirteen uncoudted fbr.
But during the same: period only
twentysix persons have been arrested
on the charge Of grand IltceAy Tor
stealing automobiles
Il takes mors than tKtIlf,1Lx per-
sons to steal Ils s5to1.1t I|ys q 11ree
monthss There are, - q |o1|E|lity,
at least 100 automobile thieves IT
large in the community
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
DlSBROW TO RACE
AGAIN THIS YEAR

~ ~ ~ > y
=
+ Every time public reformer \
= announces his or her farewell"
= whether It be on tire stage, in =
<aopera, or In the racing game, the :
y public expects from habit 70 see =
4 that performer back in the game =
4 soon after the official retirement. =
y Therefore, not much surprise was =
= occasioned when It was made =
= known q few days ago that Louis =
4 Disbrow, king of dirt track race =
\ drivers, had decided to return 20 =
= the sport and feel once more the =
= thrill of annihilating distance and =
= defending his title against all \
y corners. This he will do next =
= summer. However. In Disbrow.s =
= case, unlike that of many others 4
= in the game, he did not retire =
= chiefly for the sake of coming =
y back into harness once more. He =
y did il because he could never =
\ have won the present Mrs. Dis \
= brow without promising to give =
= up racing.
4 Having designed and built in =
\ nearly every detail the various =
\ racing cars he drove, Disbrow =
y has developed the Disbrow "Spe- =
= cial,' a semi-racing sport car. =
= which was introduced to the pub =
= lie during the New York and Chi =
= cago automobile shows. Ample =
= financial backing was quickly =
4 secured TO make. possible the pro- :
y duction OF this car on a large =
= scale this year
= Disbrow claims for his creation =
4 that it is the fastest stock car =
= ever built, and with his wfte's =
= permission he will endeaver to =
4 prove the fact conclusively in the :
4 races on the dirt track next sum- =
= ne.. After that he plans to re. :
4 tire, with no ambition to return :
= to the sport.
. . . . . . . y . - 80 y - y
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

car. Black brings out the fine body
lines and shows fhetup to date design
to. advantage, White or light eolors
are the best for the old body, for they
give an Impressive effect of mass, but
conceal the broken lines and irregular
contour. Two colors can often be EN-.
ployed to advantage. For instance, If
sudden break occurs at the junction
OF the hood and cowi, q change n7color
here viii afford a reason for the break
and what wonld otherwise seem like
an abrupt change viii now have an
object TO justify 1t.
You cannot obtain the effect Of
length unless you have length In the
chassis. IL the WI eel base is less than
10 inches II wlll.require more than de-
sign to make il look long. II will re.
quire imagination and an dnalterable
faith In the beauty Of your new ere
alton. "A wheel base which Is too short
for touring car body Is too short for
O roadster body. You may observe that
the old car looks chunky" and you
decide that IL has too many seats on
too short a body. The'obvious remedy
Is 10 tear off one Of the seats and
make classy little roadster" Nine
times out ten the dream turns out
to be "a .htmafe for the simple rea-
son that the roadster, to look right, re-
quires q LONGER wheel base than the
touring car. The roadster which you
turn to look at IL not the one with the
seat and gas tank clinging tenaciously
to the rear OF the frame: II is one In
which the seat Is comfortably located
abofit half way between the front and
rear springs, in which there Is ample
leg room, low center of weight and,
most important of all, length.
lowering the Body
!. The construction of the frame and
the method OF spring suspension must
be such as to permit lowering Of the
body. Il requires only a drop OF an
inch or two to make vast difference
In the cars appearance: II the frame
Is perfectly straight, with no kick up at
the rear, IL is probably set so high that
the allowable amount of change will
not bring ii low enough to make It look
right. Clearance between frame and
axle can only be changed when the
body weight on the springs is changed
or when experience has shown that the
amount OF this clearance Is greater
than 1t need be. It is safe to assume,
however, that most spring designs will
permit some reduction Of the clear
snce without the axle striking the
frame.
Ii you remove a heavy body and
equip with light roadster body you
remove two or three hundred pounds
from the rear. springs and can safely
lower the frame in the rear. Unfortu'
nately, Il is the front axle which deter
mines whether or not the frame can be
lowered. The clearance in front is
usually less, and unless 1t can be re-
duced no change can, Of course, be
made In the rear. The frame is low
cred by alteration Of the spring hang
ers, resetting the spring to make II
flatter or by Stacking the spring under
the axle instead Of above IL
II the gasoline Is carried under the
seat II Is possible to move the tank to
the rear and drop the seat 9 few inches.
This alterstion may require pressure
or vacuum feed system for the gaso-
lene. and when this, becomes necessary
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
By ). s. GAWNE.

To secIre the beat results from a
motor car cooling system. the owner
should take care to keep the Tadiatot
cells free from foreign matter, par
ticularly when he Is driving over
muddy roads or on dusty highways.
II the trip Is ut all long, the accounts
lation Of lust, dirt and mud pellets,
driven TO lodging piece by the mo
ton of !. the car. seriously impairs
radiation; ay retaining the heat the
radiator cole would ordinarily dissi.
pate IN the air. An examination OF
only a limited number OF motor cars
will reveal radiator interstices that are
so tightly packeG with particles OF
earth, that thev can play no part In
reducing the temperature OF the water
system
Tie quickest and best way to cor
rect the evil is to play a hose with
considerable water pressure on the
radiator for lew minutes at eacli
watering place, ard the ability OF tha
car to rid Itself Of It's excess thermal
load will lie accordingly increased
Care should be exercised that the for
eign matter is moi left cifnging to the
radiator core as sticky mud.
At stopping places where 1t Is not
possible to take this rrecaution, mere
sly brushing off tie radiator from time
to time with q stiff brush or sweeping
with a broom win materially simplify
the cooling problem.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

SET the tank as low sas possible. taking
care 20 see that It viii not be struck by
the rear axle or the propeller shaft. A
few cars carry the transmission gears
on the rear axle. and with CHS con
struction there is nothing to prevent
YOU from gaining three or four inches
more by attaching the floor boards to
the bottom Of the frame instead OF to
the top. as :
Changing Shift Levers - 81 s+ s {
The gear shift lever and the brake
never are an eyesore on the outside oil
the car, and It Is often possible to
change the control OF the car~Withoul
extensive alterations. These levers In
many OF the old designs, are keyed to 9
shaft which extends across the frame
and has the bearing at each end. Now,
II you desire to have these control lev
ers In the center of the car It is only
necessary TO key them to The shaft al
It's center, but this assumes that the
gear box Is not set so as to interfere
with the operation. Clutch or brake
pedals which are keyed to through
shaft may be moved in the same way
1.-THE piston, ef the seat has been
changed, the control levers and pedals
will probably be out Of reach. 1t viii
be necessary to- move the shafts to
which they are keyed. and this Is like
ly to cause trouble. The center OF TO
tation Of the brake rods with respect
to the axis Of the torque rods has been
changed, and unless this Is taken into
consideration in the new design every
rise OF the rear axle will tighten the
band on the brake. If the transmission
gears are al the rear the same thing
will apply here and the gear win be
forced out Of mesh by the rise and fall
OF the axle.
The position of the axles may be al
tered without serious difficulty. The
redesigned car will never look right II
the radiator oyerhangs the front axle
and YOU viii remedy this by moving
the axle forward. The front axle is
very seldom attached to the center OF
the spring and this affords an opportu
nifty for lengtheniHg the wheelbase
Let us SUPPOSE that your car has SO
inch spring on the front and that the
axle is attached Is inches from the
front Of the spring and 90 inches from
the rear, II may be possible TO move
the axle forward on the spring an inch
or possibly more without seriously al
fecting the steering control or the
proper springing of the car. and il 8
greater increase Of the RheeIbase Is
desired It is only necessary to replace
the spring, using one which Will Per
NIT the axle to be attached twelve OF
thirteen inches from the front Theo
retically this change involves altera
ton az the steering spindles, but in
practice this is not necessary, and the
only change that need be made Is In
the length of the fore and aft connec
ton of the steering gear. The real
axle can be moved back without any
great Inconvenience, and since this
serves to lengthen the brake rod j;
helus to correct the tendency OF the
brake to seize when the axle rises.
Wheels Are Important
What kind OF radiator have you on
the old car: Is 1t one 81 those queerly
shaped affairs with which rnanufac
turefs once labeled and distinguished
their product? IL II is it must be re
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
1900 EMPLOYEES or TIRE
COMPANY ARE STOCKHOLDERS

An important page Of history In
American business has just been made
by the Firestole Tire and Rubber
Company, Akron, Ohio.
With the winding up of the books
on the plan OF stock distribution imam
gurated oy Il. ). Firestone, president
OF The company, tie records show
that over 80 per cent of the employees
responded heartily to the investment
offer made. Ont OF 1880 employees,
Il, 900 are now stoc kholders in the
company. ~.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

they are overloaded, and the rim must
be replaced to give, the size of tire that
the weight of the car demands. The
removal of one seat and the change
from touring car to roadster will NO.
be a sufficient remedy, because the
roadster will be run at higher speed,
will be accelerated more rapidly,
braked more often and in short, will
probably be just as severe on tires.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
10 YEARS AUTO GROWTH;
fso4.tsi6 RECORD GIVEN

passenger cars and commercial
vehicles. s FIGURES Tor the preceding
years include passenger cars only.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21
keep RADIATOR
CELLS FREE IN
YOUR MOTOR CAR
Service Expert Tells of Cooling
System in Automobiles; Dust
impairS Radiation

: This is the third of a series Of :
) articles on the care of the car :
: by j. 8. Gawne, service expert OF :
: the Sullivan Motor Car Company. :
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

lie that hides dark soul. and foul thoughts.
Benighted walks under the midday sun:
Himself is his own dungeon. Milton.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-21

With devotion visage
And pious, action We do sugar Ger
The devil himself. Shakespeare.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
FOOD PLEDGE WORK
 CClAlSES K0Rk
Propaganda to Defeat Aims of Campaign Discovered by
 Food Administrator.

Hartford, Nov. S.-subtle propa- ganda to defeat the aims of the food conservation pledge campaign again came to the attention of Robert Scoville. state food administrator. to- day and he took steps to initiate pros- cautions the moment the culprits are located.
 It was reported to MT. Scoville that persons in and about Wallingford have been making calls and telling housewives that underlying object of the food pledge is to give the federal government an idea of stocks of home-canned goods that it may levy upon them later. The falsity of this claim has been set forth by the na- tional food administration which has sent warnings to all parts of the country. The food pledges have noth- ing to do with house resources or in- ventories.
 Similar propaganda has been re- ported from Derby, but as yet 1t has not been well defined and may have originated in thoughtless talk.
 Chairmen of the committees in each town should have in hand or ders to report at p. m. the number of food pledge cards already signed. It is hoped that by evening the states total may be determined. It Is evil dent that the state will not reach its quota. of 100000 when the canvass ends next week. The figure may have been put too high. Ellington sent in its completed list today reaching over 300 which was it's quota. There are many stacker towns including some which have cities within their limits Mail returns are delayed and the in- crease in postage has had some effect upon individual mailing of cards.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
GERMAN RAIDER CROCODILE !
 AND FIVE TRAWLERS SUNK
DI VANZ0 AND DUGONE
 MUST DIE ON MOOSE Board of Pardons Rejects Petition for Communication
 of Sentence.

John Di Vanzo and Steve Dugone, convicted of the murder of Raffaele Simonelli in this city late in Septem- Der. must hang.
 At meeting of the board of par dons today in Hartford, it was de- cided to reject a petition presented by the condemned men for commutation of their sentence to life Imprisonment. They will pay the penalty by hang ing at Wethersfleld November 16.
 Di Vanzo and Dugone shot Simon elli down in cold blood on Chestnut street, this city. The former claimed to have shot to avenEe the murder of an uncle in Italy Q number of years ago by simonelli. This story is not believed by the authorities as Dugone. who had no grievance, also participated in the shooting.
New Britain herald., 1917-11-03
LACK OF EQUIPMENT
 HALTs NEXT QUOTA
kisselDrack Believes Final IS Per Cent. Win Be Called When
 Government da PreDarei

Earl Kisslebrack, secretary of the recently created New Britain War Blu reau, has returned from Camp Dev-F ems. at Aver, Mass, and reports that now all of the New Britain soldiers there have been fully equipped with sweaters, through the agency of the local Red Cross. Relative to the time when the final 15 per cent. of the first draft is to be called MT. Kisslebrack stated that no definite orders have been given, but he was led to believe that these man will be summoned just as soon as provisions can be made at the camp for their equip ment. He likewise states that a num- Der of New Britain men were includ- ed in the incremonts that have been sent to ssnathern camps frosn Aver. a
 At the present time. while there is room at Camp Devens for more men, the additional equipment has not ar- rived and until 1t does there will prob ably be no call for more men. Mr. Kisslebrack saw many New Britain soldiers there and states that in every instance the men were in good health and, excellent spirits.j The food, he states. is also good and there is plerl- ty of it. Thus far very few New Brit ain boys have had to go to the hospi- tai for any ailments MT. Kisslebrack learned. In talk with Captain J. H Daily, commanding the S01st Machine Gun Battalion, the local man learned that both the officers and men ap- preciated the royal welcome. given them by the people of New Britain last week and Captain Daly added that anything he can do for New, Britain people he will do gladly.
 Robert H. Crawford, superintendent of the Boys club, accompanied MT. Kisslebrack.