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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Reducing Production

demand been made the motor industry to
down production but nmans have been given that the oca
reduced by about 30 cent for
three months 40 thereafter with the possibility
makers been told of greater reductions to The 1910
schedule figured
AS of fact several elements already have contributed to
ntmans quite for the time IN
public be the government For the public attitude
buying has far reduced schedules Ever
when declared public interest IN
Right manufacturers feel
Liberty the Tightening that fol-
appeals that directly
the automobile industry
these conditions and cannot persist
flowing of the money the spending will have its
automobile other businesses The
automobiles Those who will be
their and incidentally, of lower prices
show be of the biggest because
industry getting together that record of
being licked by any situation still holds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Automobile Clubs AS Aid
To German Espionage

The use to which information sth'
cred seemingly Cor tho Imperial Auto.
mobile Club of Germany has beer poi
by the Germans is indicated IN q re-
cent article about the Duke of uisst
one of the Hohenlohc family. u shows
that the club was able to get detailed
road information, descriptions o.
hotels, garages, mechanics and all sort
of allied rata of enemy countries, q
of which have been invaluable to III
German Was Office.
II this has been dohe for Eurcr'
It probably has beer done also for tn
United States. We hone the German
got their road data from one or tr.
sources we might name but won't J
these unmentcned ones we're N
sources of information, the German
wont be able to lind their way }!
them any more than motorists h'r
can.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Ford to Keep on Max
ing Cars for Present

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 24.-F. L.
Klingensmith, vice-president Of the
Ford Motor Company, has issued a
strong denial of reports that Ford
would at once discontinue the manu-
facture of pleasure cars. The com
pany has been flooded with kilograms
and telephone calls, as result Of Mr..
Ford's offer of the entire plant to the
government.
"The production Of passenger cars"
said Mr. Klingensmith, "has not been
discontinued at the Ford plant,
although a portion of our equipment
Is being devoted 10 war materials.
The new United States regulations
which will govern the manufacture Of
Measure cars will Be respected in
every detail. Just what the ruling Will
be no one knows at the present time,
but no matter what II Is the Ford
company will meet it II the govern
ment decides IT must have the entire
plant, it is at it's disposal-our offer
70 this effect was made when war was
declared
To estimate the total and variety
OF war contracts held by Detroit auto
mobile manufacturers is task we'll
nigh impossible. II is doubtful. owing
20 the secrecy which must Of necessity
attend work Of that nature, II any ono
outside Of few men in Washington
has any accurate idea OF the almost
limitless variety OF articles manufsc-
tored in this city for war work.
Almost every sizable plant has work
which directly or indirectly is for the
government or It's allies. More than
that, scattered about over the city and
suburbs are smaller shops and fac
tories turning out in a more modest
way articles or appliances which M
into the scheme. Here tool, there an
electric iron, an injector, a radiator,
gear. bracket or special wrench which
might prove indispensable 70 the
Liberty engine mechanic arc being
maqUfaetgrcd. The variety and num-
Der oDtstrip the size % the largest pre-
war conceptions.
The Ford Motor Company has been
Al work for months on ambulances.
Jbc immense resources Of the plant
we're devoted 30 the filling Of a S40,-
100000 order, and il IL understood that
TIE war business will occupy the com
psny indefinitely.
The Packard Motor Car Company ha'
Zen constructing 1000 trucks monthly
half Of them for the government. Rus.
ia has bought more than 1900,
England, 900; France. 1900, and the
Lnited States hes already delivered
@'yoo. aseordin. 70 authentic reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25

Never allow a car of fine finish 70
stand in barn or stable where ami
mails are kept. The ammonia Of the
manure will check and ruin the finish.
Don't keen the garage TOO hot. This
caution applies 10 what is probably the
greatest enemy of the fine body finish.
In an overheated garage the body of
the car expands gradually; il, then, fol-
lowing this condition. the car is sud-
denly exposed TO extreme cold, the re-
suit is plain. The sudden contraction
in cooling causes the paint to check.
Bearing in mind this direction along
with those given before, those who own
good cars and have from the first taken
pride in their finish will be able to drive
through the coming months Of severe
weather with little or no danger OF
damaging this finish"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Further Hints Result
From Former Article
Telling How to Pro-
duce a Cosey Car
By Enrol E. Hart

A recent article on winter motoring
in comfort that was printed on TINS
page has produced great grist OF in
auiries as to where this or that article
can be obtained, and also, within the
last few days, several requests for The
Sunday Tribune containing the article.
These requests could not be filled, for
the supply Of the paper was exhausted
a week ago. Therefore, for the. infor-
nation of any one who still seeks
WAYS of taking the discomfort out
OF winter driving. there IL reprinted
here a brief list OF the various acces-
series that were recommended, together
with additional information that has
come in from automobilists in various
sections OF the country who have had
experiences with devices like those that
were suggested.
Several of the folk who have written
in have asked. "Why don't all motor
lists adopt winter comfort devices II
is question the writer has often asked
himself, since, while not all motorists
run right through the worst of winter
billiards, as he does, every car owner
goes out on chilly or wet days, when
some of the available winter comforts
would add UNNECESSARILY to the pleas
ure Of the trip.
A funny thing is that several of those
who have said they couldn't understand
why others didn't adopt such-and-such
a contrivance have themselves had only
one or two real convenicnces. Ono
chap was quite vehement in wondering
why every one didn't put in auto heat
ers or foot warmers. And he himself
had neither an electric hand warmer
nor winter primer and admitted tina,
he had once run his battery completely
down and had had to have il rechsrged
at cost of 1925 in merely trying to
start on a below-zero day in White
Plains. A woman doctor in Flatbush
said she thought all motorists should
be forced by law to have windshield
cleaners for snowy and rainy weather.
but in talking later on the telephone
she told Of slipping over the side of
subway excavation on the right because
she couldn't see it past the heavy ordi-
nary curtains.
The only real answer TO why don't
all motorists adopt winter comfort de-
yices?' seems TO be:
?
The nearest explanation OF this
conundrum that the writer has been
"D't W 'NNioNb lipii AhiO dhu
dealers is that there are so many &C
cessories on the market that owners
don't buy them until some one recon-
mends "A specific article. Several deal
ers cited in proof Of this the slow but
strong growth of well-known radia-
tor cap thermometer. On the other
hand, the lamp lenses that throw the
light down on the road have had a sud-
den and remarkable sale. OF course,
the spur OF a new law was behind them
in this state.
One reason that keeps motorists
from acquiring winter comfort may be
lack of patience. N took the writer
two years TO sort out from the many
accessories those that were suitable
and to accumulate what is now a fairly
complete set.
One mistake in the previous article
that has brought corrective letters
from three sources Was the statement
that the writer thought a car with
single exhaust IA four or a six or some
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Takino the Terror Out Of Winter Driving
The Winter Comfort List

For Starting Cod-Use primer that heats
temperature.
2-For Numb Hands-Use electric handwarmer wheel.
3-For Chilled Feet--Use exhaust auto heaters.
4For Windshd-Use rubber cleaner.
$40 Avert Frozen RELATIONSHIPS asbestos lined
6To See Clearly Touring CsrEnlsge cluloid
curtain panes to the limit.
To Curtains Into DoorsFasen Tshaped irons to
outer side of door curtains be hung them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Hitting dlfn Twelve
% C.E.T.Scharps

Notes from Wrs included indianapolis Kokomo
South Bend
Suppose president of Indiana motor COM
any could of sudden eliminate from
existence Can imagine he
created mechanics and other
by other than tn
think that the street rail-
would be made efficient by forcing on
than they showing themselves MADE
uate handler rolling stock they were
willing something they get hold OF right now
automobile what form of transportation 90
Won 90? 1t isn't Dos such short
tremendous consumer OF corn ana
The horse waster ana
the automobile putting the discard has been and Dig
deserves credit for this
Peope able out of the hudded centres and TO 1--we
eter outlying Of the automobile 10 cut
hardship those to whom its use properly
necessity really after ALL what have Accomplishment!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
To the Wartime Motors!
By 6. II. Larson,
President OF the Motor club olisnosl

President OF the Motor club olisnoel,
Distributor
I. Don't speak of the sutomoes
industry In the past tense. Inr'
far il still has a present and a iu'.
ure. But if enough persons lusls
business is eysporating, It probably
will. No mans health has ever
been improved by telling him nov
sick he is or how sick he Is gons
TO be.
2. Don't let your engine run ldls
Your doing so may keep Cnl'ea
States motor idle later overseas
You don't waste food any more
Don't waste gasolene. It's the 1000
of the auto and the aeroplane.
2. Don't let your automobile o
stolen. This Is eot a jest. You are
unpatriotic il your neglect IS tn'
cause Of it's theft. Wartime ac,,'I.
ties Of the police are 80 great 'ns'
every one should cooperate IN e.
ducing, instead of increasing Ws
amount of their ordinary tasks
{. Don't allude to your sutomg
bile as a pleasure car. ~
primarily a passenger car ~"
automobile of 1917 is no more
pleasure vehicle than gasolene
"ioy water" Help kill the idea ma
the machine is a luxury, ana )"
utilitarian value will go up.
q. Dom. be an empty seat 'h0s
There are hundreds OF ooys -
khaki walking the streets VINO ns ~
never ridden in a motor car III,
YOUR part 70 make them HAPPY "T To-
they are still "oyer here. ~
French and English arc trylhs =
do the same for them over 'nea.,
&. DON'T wash your hands IN g. g.,
lenc after cleaning your CAT
fair with your automobile oIn IIs
neiehbors. who arc wholeheaI..'';n
cndeavoring 70 be OF service "a.
obeyine urgent government ~.
ouests. however voluntary the "
seryances of the rules may re;
Z Don't use a big car II you nav,
a small one also. The latter WV
cat up the "gas" so quickly.
3. Dof't oppose the eXpeaN,I,.ui,ss ,sl
municipal, county. state or -.
funds for the building Of good r0a Js.
They arc vital pat OF Tue .s "a
auate military equipment ana p''P'
ration. . driye
2. Don't fail to learn to o'T 40
your car. if you can't aire"S ss,.sd
so. II the government - lv ,r;se
20 call upon you. too. your DC Am, s~
as valuable and twice as we, s,.r,
il YOU have even rudim'"
knowledge of mechanics. ..,,,nf
10. Don't think YOU are as,p. AZ
the United States il you wsn' so.
auto and can afford TO buy oh ss,.rst
still fail to do so, because ~, lie
= war going on. It's Tar f,e" .ssp
government desire now ~ "
the industry. ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Hupmobile Offers a "Comfort Car"

four-cylinder motor, with especially
light pistons of hourglass, high
speed type, and three piston rings
each one below wristpin. to keep oil
out Of combustion chamber. The mo-
tor head is detachable. Two carburet-
or adjustments are provided. one foY
idling. the other for producing extra
low gasolene consumption. There is a
heated intake manifold jacket above
the carburetor.
An extra long gear shift lever has q
short, easy throw. The clutch is dry
disk combination Of plates. The wheels
arc 90 by inches. and long, semi-ellip-
tic springs, with chrome vanadium
main leaves in rear carry the car. A
new sloping front rain vision wind
shield gives snappy look to IT,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
Overland Deliveries

"Dveaways" will be back style and Embargoes
automobile shipments which
The only in which the automobile be
thoughand the time with
avoid congsto drive the to their destinations
things this detrment If driven sany
fashion by the overland drive The
happen have the finish little impaired But if there
no other way get delivery will
i
Some
in
won come under the head Of joy ride.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25

"The Comfort Car" is the Hupmo-
bile name for its new Series r. shown
here By Charles Z. Riess. The deep
upholstery, real leather over real
curled hair, supported by deep springs
and an air cushion, make combine
ton called the easiest riding seat on
the market. The tonneau is roomy,
and the back of the tonneau seat is
unusually high, affording the maxi
mum of comfortable support. In the
driving compartment there is two
inches more room than in larger
"Hup.' The weight has also been re-
duced TO 1850 pounds, decrease of
nearly 500 pounds.
Some of the new features arc great
er simplicity and accessibility of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
War Spirit in the Factories

orders for designed for army service went
through recently this manufacturer said land never
such deveryacuay they were constantly
overtime work cheerfuy performed
really doing something toward the and that
Motor manufacturers not finding
building for ordinary service Where
they contracts the get of to that part OF the
being done They feel they doing their
employed work. and seemingly they need
mental stimulus to keep them happy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
License Fec for Used Car
More Than for New

Here's a puzzle. II you register with
the Secretary Of States office after
August any brand new car, YOU pay
half the regular fee. But if IL is
used car, you must pay full fee. In
other words n car that never before
has paid any fec costs you half rates.
but err which certainly ha. paid at
least ono fee already in tho license
YEN has 30 pay full rates. How docs
the Automobile Bureau figure that out!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-25
"Pfeasure Car" Has Gone

They surely have amputated the phrase pleasure car from their
of words harshy spoken of
this the pair They blame pleasure car for the governments non
industry it's late but you'll hear
Passenger car just plain Automobile is
all right, but pleasure car! Never again!
The Coconino sun., 1917-12-28
BRAINS PLUS BRAWN.

President Wilson's lack of business experience has led him into remark able error in his recent message to Congress. Speaking of our friendly attitude toward the German nation prior to the war, he said, among other things, that Eve were content to abide the rivalries of manufacture, science, and commerce that were involved for us in her success and stand or fall as we had or did not have the brains and initiative to surpass her"
 Where President Wilson errs is in assuming that supremacy in manufac- turing, science and commerce is pure- ly matter of brains. It is largely a matter of brawn. Other nations are able to surpass us in these lines, not because they possess better brains but because they are willing to work more hours for less pay, and live ac- cording to far lower standards. II was not brains but brawn that drove American shipping off the seas. It is cheap physical labor, not superior intellectuallity that enables the Euro pean manufacturer to undersell the American producer.
 As glittering generality, President Wilson's declaration reads well, but there is not man engaged in business in America in competition with Ger man rivals but knows that the Presi dent is in error. Moreover, it is pa triotism, rather than sedition, to tel him that he is in error, for he mus get his facts straight if he is to reas on soundly.
The Coconino sun., 1917-12-28
REGISTER AT 21.

The spirit of the selective draft law is extended in bill introduced by Senator James w. Wadsworth, Jr., of New York. The President is author ized to require immediately the reg istration of all male citizens of the United States who have reached the age of twenty-one since June 5, 1917 the first registration day. Further more, MT. Wadsworth would give him power to require similar registrations at intervals of not more than six months, of all citizens who have be- come twenty-one since the last regis tration. As approximately 10,00O,OOC men were registered last June a rough estimate would give 500,00O as coming of age every six months assuming that there was an equal number of each age in the first incre- ment. Those men already registered who are now beyond the age of thir- ty-one, are nevertheless liable to ser vice, and it is but fair to them that younger men should be subject to the same requirements as they reach the proper age. The early passage of Senator Wadsworth's measure is an ticipated,
The Coconino sun., 1917-12-28
YELLOW LABOR.

American cotton piece goods have fallen below last years figures about S100,000," writes our consul general at Hongkong, Mir. George E. Ander- son. And considerable below the 1913 figures, which were nearly treble what they are today. American knitting yarns still cannot compete with the low-priced Japanese small count yarns" continues Mir. Ander- son. We'll, if we can't compete with them in Hongkong how can we com pete with them at home? What is to hinder Japan from crowding us out of the home market when the war is over? A revenue-only tariff will not do it. This applies to all Japanese production of articles similar to those manufactured here. Union labor vo- ciferously objects when the proposi- tion comes up to import Chinese or Japanese labor, but it is only recent ly that union labor declared for re- striction of the products of yellow la- bor, when the American Federation for the first time in its history, came out unequivocally in favor of protec- tion to American industries. Who is going to apply the panacea? MT Wilson, the high priest of free trade Is he to change his mind with his vestments? Or is the task to be en- trusted to MT. Taussig, the scholiast of free trade, whose writings in sup port of that doctrine would fill five feet of library shelves in the rooms ot the Senate Committee on the Disposi- tion of Useless Papers? Or are we to have that pitiful failure as leg islator, Claude Kitchin, to draft tar. if bill? If labor is sincere it will sec to it that the Republican party drafts the next bill. There won't be any mistake as to its character then, and the Democratic patch signifying T'm down and out" won't be in evidence after the war as it was the year be- fore the war.
The Coconino sun., 1917-12-28
FLYING TO OTHER EVILS.

Postmaster General Burleson asks Congress to place all telephone and telegraph lines under government op- eration, or, in other words to consign them to his tender mercy. There hasn't been time in decades when the postoffice department was so in- efficiently administered as it is today. The Burleson administration is con demned throughout the length and breadth of the nation. Such saving in money as the Postmaster General has reported on paper has been at the ex- pense of service already demoralized and debauched to the last degree. The Merchants Association of New York recently reported numerous com plaints of important mails that have hitherto been received during the ear ly morning hours now delayed be- yond all reason, the effect of these de- lays in many instances preventing the completion of important business transaction upon the day on which the letters are received, thereby im- posing one days delay in important matters.
 Wholesale merchants make similar complaints, while the banks complain that failure to receive incoming let ters by the first mail prevents ex- changes from reaching the clearing houses on the same day, thereby in- volving the loss of one days interest, which, in the aggregate, is very con siderable amount. Regardless of the merits of government ownership of telephone and telegraph lines, if the gentleman who recommends it cannot handle the postal service efficiently how can it be expected that he will efficiently administer the added bur den of wire communication?
The Coconino sun., 1917-12-28
SOLDIERS wATCHFULLY WAIT.

Military observers in Europe say that they never have seen soldiers to excel the Americans in adaptability. Our men are declared to make re- markable progress in all the essen- tials of training which the trenches afford, and they are looked upon as promising signal contribution to the Allied "punch" when once they are as- sembled in sufficient numbers to be an appreciable factor in the line. This is good news but not unexpected. The American, with his initiative and his enterprise, should be second to none in any endeavor to which he is a par | ty. He has never yet failed to give good account of himself. He will no. fail now. All the American sol dier wants is the necessary equip entm, adequate support at home, and chance to fight. The last of these he is sure to get; the second is certain >.lso; the first will undoubtedly be forthcoming in time-though from ev- cry cantonment where the eager youth of the land are enrolled and awaiting guns and material of war fare the cry goes up continually, "How long, o Lord, how long?"
The Coconino sun., 1917-12-28
BUREAUCRACY RUN MAD.

That Army and Navy Bazaar in New York where, of nearly $S0,O00 taken in, less than $500 were realized for the benevolent object in view, is extreme-but it can be matched in kind if not in amount in many of the war activities of the country. Espe- cially, we think, can it be nearly dup Heated in some of the numerous bu- reaus and commissions which have sprung up so abundantly at Washing ton under government support. There job awaits almost any one who will ask for it. Indeed, it has not been un- known that advertising has been re- sorted to to procure people to accept government employment. Civil ser vice rules have been entirely waived in many cases, in others appointments have been made without examination, the employee to be examined after having qualified at government ex- pense. And the capital is rife with stories of the "soft thing" which most of these employees enjoy. Money is being spent like water, people are be- ing employed by unnecessary hund- reds, buildings are being comman- deered or built to accommodate them. and there never was atime whsn it was more difficult to get business transacted. In New York the promot- CTS of the ill-fated Bazaar have been indicted. At Washington, if anyone raises a voice in criticism of the gov ernment chieftains who are certainly no less guilty of inefficiency and waste, he is pilloried as disloyal and accused of failing to stand by the President.