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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
HOD CARRIERS WANT MORE.

Decatur, lll.-lIod Carriers union No.
143 has notified contractors that it will
enforce a new scale, April 1, which calls
for 45 cents an hour for brick tenders
and SO cents for plasterers.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
DOCK WORKERS. RAISE WAGES

Galveston, Tcx-Dock workers en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific Railroad
have raised wages ) cents an hour Tor
straight time, overtime and Sundays,
The new scale is 80, 80 and 65 cents re-
spCctivelv.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1917-01-27
POLITICAL NOTES
FROM COLUMBUS, o.

In an effort to learn how the present
school laws operate in all communities,
Governor Cox has requested that pa
irons write letters to him giving their
views of the situation The governors
desire is to make the executive office a
clearing house for ideas which will be
considered and submitted to the legis-
lature. Already numerous reports have
been forwarded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Cleveland Police Use
Dragnet for Auto Thieves

Extraordinary methods were used by
the Cleveland police Saturday night,
October 6, to round up stolen cars and
thieves. A deadline was throrn around
the city just outside the business dis
trict; 125 patrolmen, divided into
squads under command Of heutenants,
guarded every main artery. These
squads stopped every car.
AS the automobiles approached, they
were drawn up and the driver asked
whats your license number" II the
driver knew, or If the party in the car
were obviously man and his family,
the car was permitted to proceed. In
cases of suspicion the car was run
around the corner into an "inquisition
zone" for further questioning Of the
occupants. and in some cases the cars
were run to the nearest precinct station
before clean bill Of health was issued.
In practically all instances motorists
submitted good-naturedly, realizing
that unusual methods were needed TO
cope with the extraordinary prevalence
of theft.-Ohio Motorist. 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
r. II. Johnston Entertains
Motor Trade Folks

Richard H. Johnston, ex-president Of
the Automobile Dealers Association,
gave a party at his home, 262 West,
Ninety-third Street, for rDre than
forty friends, all identified in g ,me way
with the automobile industry. the
party started Friday evening and when
your correspondent left the scene, yes
terday morning, was we'll on its way,
and some folks were still there.
AS at like parties given by Clare
Briggs and Dave Beecroft, parlor games
were popular. Besides, there was a
drawing for 800 Liberty Bond, (which
fell to j. c. Nichols. Among teiegrams
of congratulations which did not arrive
for him, after the announcement of his
taking down the bond, was one from
L. d. Rockwell. :,
The guests, in their order of arrival,
registered on the 1--WE Have with Us
This Evening board, as follows: David
Beecroft, Charles A. Abbott, q. G. Sinsa-
baugh, c. A. Stewart, c. VI. Russell, +.
J. Wagner, J. C. Nichols, j. w. Haynes,
William Parkinson, Otto Braunwarth,
W. H. Allen, F. A. Phillips, G. H. Lar
son, Harry y. Pyke, W. H. Warnock,
II. VI. SHETLAND, G. F. Ballou, II. II.
Heath, II. w. Perry, W. L. Colt, Paul
Whitcomb, Charles T. Terry, c. d.
Studebaker, C. A. Briggs, Richard Ken
nerdell, H. 7. Clinton, y Lazarnick, NJ.
J. Sullivan, Louis R. Smith, c. Z. T.
Scharps, W. C. Poertner, F: A. Crossel-
mire, C. NJ Brown, A. c. Bergman, E.
S. Partridge, f. Lascaris, II. W.
Nuckols, W. l. Lee, John L. Plummer,
Sidney B. Bowman, Duncan Curry, John
C. Wetmore, A. B: SHETLAND and Robert
Wolfers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Real GasOIene Economy

fifth Of the entire output richest of the Packard divisions
automobiles valuable
" dions of touring duplicated making them Where ocaed
tests are held drivers handle their utterly
the value of the results is at least
doubtful regular drivers when out on trip nurse their
up grades off the spark and all slight down grades
and crawl along Roadway enough proceed at
good speed with very little throttle
that the mileage records have been made
addition going measured that paakes Of
peculiar hardly fair and gasoene test
but they satisfactory the rank and file of of
that The recording of performances whether
economy tire mileage leaves the manufacturer Of the
sharp comeback from who happen not to have
beensu successful in attaining anything like equal results
remarks by reading of the official a a. A
time In covering 46584 miles the
gallon of gasone and 746 miles to quart
ubrang regarding this performance Cars
single gallon gasoen
which included regular
officially the mark of the
mileage of the bort bevable and is
extraordinarily high doubt within the reach of the
and gaene performances have BEEN
three times what the of might 1t
worthy Of crence The cannot be said of
unofficial" tests"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Interesting Point on
Insurance Co.. 8 Liability

An interesting case has just been de-
cded to the effect that when an insur-
ance company issues policy to a motor
car owner in the amount of $4,000 the
car owner can settle the claim of an
injured party for $1,000 without the
company's consent.
It was further decided that if a car
owner fails 20 make the settlement be-
cause the company refuses TO consent
to it, and a judgment for $4,000 is
entered against him, the company is
not liable to pay more than $1,000, even
though the car owner has to pay q
greater amount because of the COM
pany's refusal to settle than he would
have been called upon to pay if it had
been willing to settle.-McAleenap VS..
Mass, 166 New York Supplement, page
1874.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Tire Test Fleets
Roaming Over
The Country

The best way to test tire Is, Of
course, to drive It. That gives an Idea
of the mileage that one may expect to
attain with it, if the conditions OF
actual service are duplicated. Two, at
least, Of the tire. companies have fleets
of cars going over the country on this
job. Late reports from the Goodrich
company are that its fleets have made
approximately 100000 miles in the last
nine months. They have been driving in
all directions over the country, gathering
road information for motorists as an
incidental. Some of their observations
are:
The Pacific Coast has the finest roads
in the country, and in consequence the
motorists there get more tire mileage
and use less gasolene per mile than in
any other region of the country.
Eastern highways are groanlng under
the weight of motor trucks engaged IN
haulage-an industry sprung into being
since railroad freight congestion made
the use of other conyeyances impera-
tive.
Prosperity in the farming states Of
the West has never been greater.
There are not many farmers in the six
big farming states who do not possess
automobiles. All the field work is done
by tractors-the horses are used in the
making of new roads for the auto
mobilists.
The 2,20O-mile run from Chicago to
Los Angeles is the finest pleasure run
in the country. Gasolene can be had
every fifty miles, and there is only one
tough spot in the entire route-a forty
mile stretch near Askfork, Ariz.
One of the Firestone test fleets,
which is made up OF six cars, got to
New York last week. The feet covers
about $50 miles day and is out sew
eral weeks at time. Not only do the
cars test out the tires, but camera mer
accompany the feet to make pictures
showing road conditions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Automobile Salons for
Both New York and Chicago

The automobile salon will be held In
the Hotel Aston here from January 2
10 8, inclusive, and in the Elizabethsn
room of the Congress Hotel, in Chicago,
January 10 February 2.
The officers of the salon are: Z. Las
carts. De Dion Bouton, president;
Thomas E. Adams. Lancis, and Leon
Rubay, Of the Rubay Company, vice
presidents; Robert w. Sehuette, Rolls
Royce, secretary-treasurer
Space has already been taken for ex-
hibits OF Rolls Royce, White, Lancla,
Locomob.le. Simplex. Brewster, Daniels,
Fergus. Murray, Cunningham and Bid
de. Brewster. Rpbay and Brooks-Os-
truk have space FOR body exhibits.
The Chicago salon has previously
been held under separate msnageRert,
but for the 1918 season both will bSrun
by the same people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Clean Design Is the
Engine Builders Aim

Machinery in an automobile, unlike
little children, should neither be seen
nor heard, in the latest design .prac-
tice. Silence has been most desirable
for years. Nowadays another object is
to make the engine as simple as may
be, to conceal wires and mechanism and
TO present just block with the super
fuities removed.
That is the idea in the new Nash
Six, to judge by what the makers say.
1t is this point that was developed
recently by c. B. Warren. of the War
ren-Nash Motor Corporation, which
holds the wholesale franchise for this
territory, talking Of the caS as dis
played by the local retailers, the Kauf-
mann-Morris Company.
"The Nash power plant" said Mr..
Warren, differs from most six-cylinder
motors. in that the tangle of wires and
pulling maze of mechanism Is missing
Instead, the engine is clean as cut
block of steel, and all moving parts are
encased in a Steel jacket that keeps out
dirt and dust"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Writing to the Paper About 1t

fifteen miles an hour, that means it is
travelling twenty-five feet second, or
eleven feet in half a second. A half
second is a pretty short time and eleven
feet is a pretty long distance, and the
stopping of a car in even five feet
shorter distance in the case Of many
accidents would, believe, often save
life OF much damage.
What / am leading up to Is more
laws, and in view Of the great number
already enacted it may seem foolish;
but the law have In mind is one that
could be easily and rigidly enforced,
and that IS a law that requires the
driver to have his foot on the brake
pedal whenever the car is in motion.
In the first place. think this would BE
a good law because it would undoubted-
~ mean the-stopping OF cars consid-
erably quicker in any emergency, and
it could be enforced because there are
many ways in which a car can be con-
nected up so that it is impossible to
keep the throttle of the engine open
without the foot being on the brake
pedal.
An inspector could see at glance
whether the car complied with the law
or not, and II it did comply with the
law, then the operator would be obliged
to comply with it in order to drive his
car at all. Yours very truly,
w. THOMAS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Timetable Change on
'Cross-Sound Auto Ferry

For the remaining weeks of this sea-
sons service the ferry for autos across
Long Island Sound between Greenwich
and Oyster Bay announces change of
timetable weekdays that will cut out
one trip from each side in the after
noon. The last ferry from Greenwich
will leave at 1850 p. m. and the last
boat from Oyster Bay at pm.
On Sundays and holidays the regular
schedule will be maintained as follows:
From Greenwich, s, 10, a. m, 2, 4, and
6 p. M, and from Oyster Bay, 9, II
a. M, 8, and Z p. m. The steamer
Oyster Bay has been closed in with
glass on her lower deck for the better
protection of cars in the cod weather.
The service will be discontinued for
the winter after Sunday, November IL
and will resume early in April next
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Plan to Open Piers to
Gasolene Motor Trucks

Richard C. Harrison, First Deputy
Commissioner of Docks and Ferries,
told motor truck owners at the October
meeting of the Motor Truck Club of
America that efforts we're being made to
remove the restrictions against the use
of gasolene motor trucks on the city
piers, a movement which is bound to
have a most favorable effect upon
trucking conditions and probably will
go far to reduce transportation eX-
penses Of many products.
He spoke also Of the plan of repay
ing marginal streets with an improved
granite block of the sort to stand the
traffic. and indicated that another year
would see a decided improvement in
pavement conditions.
Another plan under way is to open
the side of certain piers for the en-
trance of trucks so as to relieve traffic
congestion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Road Conditions
To Southern
Army Camps

Responding to the heavy demand by
New York motorists for information
regarding the roads from New YORK to
army camps in the South, Harry .. lie
Bear. manager of the Maxwell Ne"
York branch, placed new Maxwell car
and a driver at the disposal Of James
A. Hemstreet, touring director for the
American Automobile Association. The
A A. A. as a result of the investiga-
tions will have ready within the next
two weeks new strip maps for each 10
miles of the trip. These viii give the
tourist complete data on any OF the
routes he wishes to take to the various
training encampments which lie in the
Carolinas, Georgia, Alabama and SO on'
The roads were found to be IN gen
erally excellent condition. Inc orui-
nary tourist should have no dliheu!ty
in drying from New York to Atlanta
in from four TO five days, and ne can
make it in less than that II he MAKES
a long drive each day. ANY one con,
templating the trip may obtain detaiiea
information from the A. A a., oOl ruin
In a general way the conditions are
as follows: "a 80
New York to Newark, good macadam;
Newark to New Brunswick excellent
macadam; New Brunswick to- trenton
good bitulithic; Trenton to fhlladei-
phia, excellent bitulithic; Philadelphia
10 Wilmington, DEL, good macadam ex-
cent short rough spots; Wilmington 10
Elkton. Md, bitulithic to state roaG'
then good tirt road, graded, through,
Glasgow; Elkton to Baltimore ana
Washington, D. c., excellent bitulltnlc'
Washington to Fredericksburg va
mostly good sand and clay, grayeIed'
except seven miles in poor condition
passable but slow. Fredericksburg TO
Richmond, mostly good sand clay and
gravel, fair except few short rough
stretches; Richmond to Durham, n. o.,
good sand clay; Durham to Greensboro,
n. c.. good sand clay, with few sandy
stretches; Greensboro to Charlotte, n,
c.. good concrete, sand clay and old
macadam, few rough spots near Sails
bury; Charlotte to Spartanburg, most
ly good sand clay.
Spartanburg to Atlanta, mostly good
sand clay, with stretches OF macadam
Atlanta to Augusta, Columbia, S. c..
Macon, Birmingham and other training
camp sites, mostly good sand clay and
macadam stretches.
The distance from New York to
Spartanburg is ST miles. The South
is dong much road work, and with
normal weather conditions now obtain
/ ing the roads will be dry until in JAN
uary. In the portion of the South hav-
ing the army camps the weather is al
its balmiest at this period of the year
making the outing by motor car most
delightful. The engineer corps of the
various army camps have built excel
lent roads to and through all the camps
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
How to Crank a Car

To the Automobile Editor Of The Trib-
une.
Sir: Notwithstanding the electric
cranking device, a large percentage OF
cars are still started by hand. ! have
seen a great many drivers in the act
Of performing this work. but ! never
by any chance have seen it properly
done. Invariably the operator uses his
right hand. This he does at the risk
OF a broken wrist. In fact the acct
dent has happened so often that among
physicians the fracture resulting is
known as automobile fracture"
A moments thought will show that
when back-f-e occurs and the handle
Is torn from the grasp, the right hand
remains in the line Of the swing OF
tie crank, whereas the left hand would
be thrown out OF its circle OF opera
ton. Probably the fact that the left
arm is not quite as powerful as the
right accounts for the nearly universal
fault among drivers.
A man Always takes a risk when he
cranks an unfamiliar car, and even
with his own car and with the pru-
dence which all should exercise in
actually verifying before cranking that
the gear is in neutral and the spark
retarded, he is not absolutely secure
against an accident. The seeming re-
tardation of the spark on the steering
wheel sector is no guarantee that at
the lower end Of the steering wheel the
elbow crank has not slipped so that the
spark, while apparently retarded, is in
fact in its advanced position.
1t is also recommended that the
thumb be on the same side Of the
handle with the fingers, but this IS not
absolutely essential. 1t probably would
preserve the shoulder from an uncom-
Portable wrench, but is, perhaps, a re-
finement which scarcely any would care
to practise.
The cranking of car is more a mat
ter of knack than of physical strength,
and seems to consist Of -ather de-
ljberate start, which increases in speed
and utilities the inertia Of the flywheel
against the increasing compression.
CHARLES E. MANIERRE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Helping the Liberty Loan

Liberty Loan group has been more
active than In the where motor car
or tire factories work of the sales and advertising
making the
that but in which motorcar towns the
loan This particularly true OF Detroit where
the closed.
One idea the automobile people was
which set aside for the hna week e
campaign all receipts to be devoted
to the purchase By method those who the market
feeling also helping the oan The
bonds were the the car buyer had bought
them even if the delivery specified not immediate The Packard
New York territory idea originated comprises about one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Bar u.s., Warning
Nations Are UsinaI
100000 Truck
By A. Jackson Marshall

The japanese government is report
ed by "Motor Age" to have just CON
pleted a compilation indicating ta
the belligerents, exclusive of the United
States, are now employing sco0@
motor cars.
"The principal Entente belliesrst
have about 10000 motor cars, and u
Central powers have 10000. Tie can \
in use by the Entente Powers are ~
tributed as follows: "a
England, 10000, including N "a
for the conveyance Of supplies; Fnr{
$4,000, including $4,000 Cor can't
supplies; Russia, 10000, including
900 for carrying supplies; Italy hM
including 5000 for carrying sur7S \
Belgium, 10000; Rumania, l,IN, y
Serbia, 1875. 4
"The Central Powers are using " (
cars in the war as follows: Gerp u
100000, including $4,000 for amy
supplies; Austria-Hungary, 3o,@e, A.
Guiding thirty for carrying ,rppn.
Turkey, $50, including fifty ior 81
veying goods, and Bulgaria. Sgo n
1t is not understood that tnsss%
ures include large number o. EW
industrial trucks employed IN -. H..
and other factories. nor uai.s A.
motor vehicles used by lndu az
Establishments directly supplyni
governments. II has been c-
that, in addition, the United su ~
templates the use o. about Wv
olene trucks, not to mention NV.
of vehicles employed by indusInn
plying munitions and other wal
stiles,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
MANY Words to Tell Little
Motor Truck Company had

that the Motor Truck company mao
done something the postman delivered to US
letter containing imposing piece of news matter from that
We waded through cuntwhich told US just ms
"Tbs new office building of the Company will be ready
words and TO SEND out long
item abouta unimportan event! -,
perhaps Certainly wasted our valuable
time 70 cou the words and possibly wasting readers
% tell him about it.
The pubcity" proposition down to this Unless there
done to the manufacturer 10 CUT
up with the ree reader 1t isn't 1ar TO
is accomplished by publishing
putting swell vain person group OF persons
II big automobile can fail to nave
happening genuine interest within its walls for months at
time but Judging the reading notices. sent out by some OF
the unts But long they can get
stuff that of them find easy to get INTO p no
wonder they keep with the old line of goods
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Would Require Foot on Brake
To the Automobile Editor of The Trib


une.
Sir: Ninety-nine drivers out Of hum
dred drive their cars with the foot upon
the accelerator pedal or on the floor.
In a sudden emergency where quick
stop is necessary the natural instinct
of the driver is to brace against the
shock, and this often means accelera-
ton in place of retardation. Before
the brain regains its balance the dam
age is done, and application of brake
then is only useful to enable the driver
to stop in order to get out, go back
and give his name to the officer. The
victim goes to the hospital.
We legislate against speeding and
make the automobilist protect his
brother driver by forhidding binding
headlights, but the lowly pedestrian
must take his chance, and, incidentally,
cutting down headlights does not help
him.
If we assume that a car is travelling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
A. c. A. Roadman Gathers
Data on Roads South

o. VI. Wells, chief roadman for the
Automobile Club of America, has just
started South to check the main trav-
elled automobile highways between New
York City and Florida.
Mr.. Wells will report road conditions
each day by wire, and through arrange
ment with The Automobile Club Of
America, The Tribune will publish this
data from time to time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Driying the Winter Through

THIS is the season beginning issue instructions
cold weather Pretty soon 1t WI" De Time 10
advise as freezing solutions for radiators ana also no" " Apply
bonnet covers to the started
There that lend themselves 10
round employment motost who used to lay up MS
rarity Sedan bodies have mace all
the Of motorists who get through n
winter keeping and attaching some sort OF ha
been improved that they
swing and there is no longer edou uhou
tonn wants to get or OUT Inc
which there on the Market nave hep
keep cars going right through the cold SPELL $3.50,
Several motorists acquaintance have found that comfort is
achieved by using windshield keeping top and curtains III
place Certainly combination along with heater ought go lar "
make the touring body disable all the time
the smaller at low COST and they
r GOOD for the man who hasn't with Going dead sor
age months being now as once IL was "heh e
man the driving has chauffeur
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Saugerties Road Open

To the Automobile Editor Of The Trib-
une.
Sir: Will you kindly publish for the
information OF tourists that the road
through the village Of Saugerties,
which has been closed for the last year
due to construction, will be finished
and open for traffic November D.?
H. F. MEINHARDT, Secretary,
Automobile Club of Ulster County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-28
Hitting qlp Twelve
by C.EsfSsHarps

URBNG traffic Of the movies the da oenhd
ampaisn begun Secretary State Hugo The nr releases
~ Of series of Safety First" films be made in number OF
picture houses, starting tomorrow
First If all the films will safety First" folder issued by
automobile Secretary hugo ana frank
Redmond the New York Office will be shown linen VIII oow
~ automobile accidents The right and the way to
taking passengers ana also inc
chow" and "how grade crossing when locomotive " aP
preaching will depicted ,
The lay walker pedestrian, as well as the small 0oy
who darts in and out of will be shown Other scenes Will snow
tbe var congestion and how it handled oy th franc
Suad There are views and Fortsecond Street. taken
from above showing directions at this intersection IL Is known
vehicle the world because as many do N'
automobiles pass there a day.
Snea attention in the films made by the Universal is
given the woman driver . -. -. -,
There are now about 100000 registered this state-neary
rd them City alone The first nine months Oh 1911 ooo
persons lost lives through automobile accidents SO tnee
able pont to the idea safety such planned