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The Washington times., 1917-02-10
TRAFFIC WEARING ROADS
Remedy 10 In Use Of Concrete, Top
ped by Asphalt.

Roads are not wearing out by the
increasing quantity of traffic nearly
so fast as they are being broken
down by the increasing weight of
traffic.
The remedy for this condition Is
the adoption of more substantial
bases for new roads in rural districts.
as well as in cities. Used in this way
true function as a road material. Pro
tected by asphalt wearing surfaces IT
does not exhibit the heaving. crack
and disintegration that Is seen when
concrete Is exposed as a road surface
TO varying moisture and temperature
conditions.
On the other hand. the support af-
forded by concrete to asphalt wear
ing surfaces is as beneficial in the
building of enduring highways as is
the protection of the base provided
by such surfaces.
The road of asphalt and concrete is
therefore the best dependence OF those
who desire durability and a means
1t is earnestly recommended, there
fore, that taxpayers and those who
represent them should act in their
own interest and demand, IL concrete
is to be used, that both it and asphalt
shall be employed, not necessarily so
as to consume the maximum amount
OF either, but so as to get maximum
service from each.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
TO TEST "AER0-TRAINSY
Passenger Line, Philadelphia to At
IantIe City, Planned.

ATLANTIC CITY, Fen. . intense
interest is shown here in the forth
coming preliminary trials of three
'aero-trains" under construction at
the plant OF Adolph APPEL, in Ventnor
City, for the Coast Aero Line Com
pany. 1t was announced today that
the trials will be held April Is, next,
when the machines will make test
flights between this city and Philadel-
phia, the terminals for the proposed
air line system.
The largest of the three "aero-
trains is to be a three-decker. 1t
will have three sets of planes, and will
be capable of carrying four passen-
gers at q speed OF from 90 to 100 miles
an hour. The two other Grains" will
be OF smaller design, with q three
passenger capacity, but will be cap
able OF developing the same speed as
the larger model. All three OF the
machines will be OF the hydro-aero-
plane pattern, equipped to descend
upon either land or water.
The company Is headed by Blaine
Elkins, son Of the late West Virginia
Senator.
Word has reached this city that
Glenn c. Curtiss Is building a number
Of large commercial aerial craft at
his Hammondsport, N. Y. plant. which
Long Branch and Atlantic City and
return. to carry "scenic-route" par
ties.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
REVERSE IS GOOD
STEAM CAR BRAKE
Can Be Used to Retard Machine
on All Steep
Grades.

A prospective purchaser from Pitts
burgh caught Abner Doble at one of
the recent automobile shows. and i'm
mediately asked about the use of a
Doble car in such a hilly section as
the Steel City.
II know how a steamer goes UP a
HILL" he said, but in coming down
you have to trust entirely to your
brakes, whereas I always descend a
dangerous hill with my gas car in
low gear"
you seem to forget the nature Of
the reverse on q steam car" replied
Doble. 'Tf you simply push your re-
verse pedal forward. and leave your
throttle a trihe open you create a
steam cushion against which the pis-
tons work without the slightest dan
ger Of damage
"You will find II quieter and more
satisfactory than using low gear on
gas car. and It has the additional
advantage OF being always available.
whether on a hill or not, when the
occasion demands.
THE lifting. slide valves, which we
use. makes 1t impossible to do any
harm to your car by using you re-
verse as a brake. OF course II is
bad for your tires to spin the wheels
backward. as 1t Is perfectly possible
to do, but there is no need of doing
Il. The car will stop more quickly
IL you don't.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
2O,OOO-MILE TRIP
SHOWS EFFICIENCY
Demonstrates Ability of Modern
Motor Car to Meet All
Conditions.

No better example can be found of
the efficiency Of the modern motor
car or its ability to serve the needs
Of any American-no matter what or
where his business-than the per
formance of the four-cylinder Hupmo-
bile. which was sent around the Uni
ted States on q 20,0O0-mile journey
recently.
This car had to negotiate every sort
OF road condition through every kind
OF climate. The good roads OF the
far East and the far West, the partly
improved roads of the central West,
the gumbo of the Northwest, the
snow-covered passes of the Rockies,
the mountain roads which called for
travel at all attitudes. the deserts Of
the Southwest and the rain-soaked
roads OF the South. were traversel by
this car.
Travelled Far In -Four Months.
1t Travelled farther In four months
than the average owner drives his
car in four years. 1t demonstrated
more than was ever demonstrated in
any of the automobile contests,
whether they have been held on race
track or road, just what an owner
would have to overcome In driving
car In any part of the country.
The car carried all the baggage
necessary for the party, and each
member had q suitcase for his per-
sonal belongings. A large amount Of
extras were carried. When fully
loaded with the equipment necessary
for its mission this good roads car
had an excess OF more than 1,400
pounds. The handicap of this extra
weight can be better understood
when It Is stated the regular weight
of the car, when ready for the road,
is 2,750 pounds.
Roads Generally Good.
While this trip demonstrated that
American roads need much in the
way OF Improvement and that some
States are far behind in the improve
ment OF their highways. 1t proved
that, as a whole, the nation Is pretty
well equipped with good roads.
With all its long journey ahead,
this four-cylinder car gave practical
demonstrations OF its ability along
the line. Before starting from Wash
ington II was checked by the repre-
sentatives of the American Automo-
bile Association as stock car.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
WARD Is SALES MANAGER
lauded by Bradley GIsh In Handling
Haynes and HupmoblIe.

Hank" Ward, known In private
life as William A Ward. for more
than a dozen years connected with
the self-propelled industry, is Bradley
Gish's latest accomplishment.
Glsh landed Ward for the berth OF
sales manager of the new organiza.
tion he heads in the handling of
Haynes and Hupmobile cars.
Wards experience in the motor
field dates back to his association
with the Long Distance Company, a
pioneer motor car firm in Newark,
N. ]. He has been identified in sales
work since that association with Uni
ted States Motors, II. B. Leary, Buick
Motor Company. Willys-Overland
Company and Pollock Car Corpora
tion.
He has been-dating backward
chauffeur, me -hanic, tester for Bier
lot, driver OF scores OF racing cars in
road and track contests, and service
expert, and 1t is upon the sound
foundation OF this early experience
that he has built up a most success
full record which eliminates now in
his biggest opportunity.
His newest opportunity Is the most
natural OF consequences.
Gish, however, is the one to whom
congratulations are due, since he has
acquired one OF the few men really
capable in this capacity.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
POOR TUBES EXPENSIVE
Castings Could Not Make Records
Without "Inners."

Many motorists in reviewing tire
mileage records often credit the salts
factory performance to the casing,
to the exclusion OF the tube, forget.
ting or overlooking the fact that II
the tube had not acted its part faitn.
fully the casing could not have es.
tabiished so good a record.
II the casing is right, of course, the
work OF the tube is very simple II
does not have to withstand pressure
and wear. 1t has only to hold air and
keep on holding air.
That is why SO many motorists
think "a tube Is a tube" and let It
go at that.
Tubes cost relatively little, but poor
tubes can easily become the most ex-
pensive part OF your equipment. Too
many dealers will sell good castings
and low grade, low-profit tubes,
which cost many times their price
by losing pressure, and so wearing
out the castings.
Good tubes add life to any tires,
and good tubes are just as important
as good castings. Much more tire trou-
BILE than is commonly supposed can
be traced to poor tubes, rather than
to poor castings.
Some motorists could actually af-
ford to throw away the tubes they
are using and replace them with
quality tubes. They would save money
In the end.
Air, being a gas. very slowly per
meates almost any kind of a solid
Rubber used in making tubes must
neither harden nor crack, but must
recover from its stretch in a casing,
even after long use.-The American
Chauffeur.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
TIRE APPARATUS IMPROVED
MotorIzatIon Of Equipment Has
Reached High Standard.

While 30 many complimentary
things are being said about the won
derful increase in production of auto
mobiles and motor trucks and their
adaptation to numerous fields OF hu-
man need and endeavor, It should not
be overlooked that the motorization
OF fre-nEhting apparatus has reached
q very high development.
More than thirty motor car manu-
facturers are now giving special at
tention to the building Of motor
driven IRE apparatus, that homes.
business places. factories and public
institutions may be protected from
the dangers and ravages OF fire in so
far as the human and mechanical ele-
ments may be employed to preserve
them.
Throughout the entire country mo-
torization OF fire apparatus is rapidly
taking place. Fewer and fewer fire.
men now take pleasure in exhibiting
to you their shapely, wellgroomed
and spirited steeds with immaculately
polished harness and metal fasten-
ings. Rather they now point with
glowing pride to the latest type of
motor-driven fre-hghting machine.
and tell you of its wonderful speed
and efficiency.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
STEEL IMPORTANT
MOTOR CAR FACTOR
Wonderful Development Has
Been Made in Treatment of
Metal, Writer Says.

One OF the most impressive develop
ments in the automobile industry ha.
been the advent OF large scale produc
tion," writes James @. Heaslet, of the
Studebaker Corporation, "and with
the development OF the modern mo
tor car to its present state OF per
fection, there has come about an ex
plosion OF an old idea that q motor
car had to be heavy to stand up un
der severe road strains. Now cars OF
comparatively light weight can be
made OF steels OF greater strength
ties than steels in cars Weighing sew.
eral hundred pounds more.
Steel story II Interesting.
"The story of how steel can be
strengthened by alloys and heat-treat.
ing is fancinating, and the results are
truly marvellous. The making of the
higher grades OF steel has been revo-
lutionixed. and in no other branch is
II SO evident as in the motor car In
dustry. The metallurgist, OF whom
little II said these days, has been
quite as great an influence as the de-
signer, for upon him the inventor has
depended for steels to meet the un-
usual stresses and strains of the
sturdy, lightweight automobile.
The heat treatment OF steels re-
quires scientific accuracy. An inspec-
tor at q pyrometer, or heat-guage,
watches the temperature OF all the
furnaces. signaling to the furnace
tender when q change IL noticeable.
There can be no mistakes working
by this method, for with the pyrometer
heat can now be applied and measured
with the most minute accuracy. Be
fore heat-treating, a certain steel has
an elastic limit OF 5000 pounds. After
the heat-treatment, and 1t has been
quenched in oil, Its elastic limit Is
10000 pounds. So, by this. method
alone, Its strength Is practically half
again greater.
Inspection II Important.
"The inspection OF parts to prevent
deviation from the standard Is mere
ly a part OF the company's vigilance
In living up to its reputation and
making sure. A large number of
the inspectors OF finished parts spend
all of their time testing with mi
crometers that measure with q scale
In thousandths OF inches.
"Along with big scale production
has come a better knowledge OF auto
mobile manufacture with the result
that mechanical features have been
more thoroughly refined with the
end in view of securing greater pow
er. flexibllity, economy, and all-around
efficiency"
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
TO SHOW WAR BALLOON

At the aeronautical exposition now
open at the Grand Central Palace,
New York, the Goodyear Tire and
Rubber Company has on exhibit an
inflated kite balloon of the same type
that the company has been supply
ing the United States Government.
Kite balloons are being used by hun
dreds on both sides in the European
war in making military observation
and directing the FIRE of batteries and
battleships. The balloon Is eighty
feet long and twenty-five feet in d.
ameter.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
JOINS AVIATION CORPS.

Arthur Collins, until recently as
ISOLATED with the Ungerer Motor Com
pany, handling Premier and Velie
cars, has resigned in favor of the
War Department.
He left Monday night for Newport
News 10 go into training for the avia'
tion corps.
Collins is we'll fitted for this work
because of the intimate study he has
made OF combustion engines.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
B.F. GOODRICH co.
READY TO AID U. S.
Rubber Goods Factory Makes
Formal Tender of Its
Resources.

That the United States Government
has the backing of big business in
the event Of actual necessity in pos
sible war. was demonstrated by an
announcement made by ]. L. wachs-
muth, local manager of the B. F.
Goodrich Company. stating that the
executive committee of the company
had made a formal tender OF its re-
sources and energetic cooperation in
any emergency where they can be
made of service to the country.
In an interview on this offer, Mr..
Wachsmuth stated yesterday:
The extent to which rubber and
rubber products are employed in war
fare. both in the field and in trans
portation. has been forcibly demon
strated during the great conflict in
Europe.
Products for Use In War.
TN addition to our tire products.
the Government would, no doubt, find
unlimited uses for other Goodrich
rubber products, such as rubber cloth
ing, blankets, rubber air and water
mattresses, pillows, rubber canteens,
boots, shoes. hospital supplies of all
kinds, including surgical instruments,
water bags, fountain syringes, surgi-
cal bag, for trench purposes, bulb
syringes, air bulbs, crutch tips. rub
ber bandage, Ice bags. ice caps, cathe-
ter syringes. tourniQuets, air cushions
for convalescents. operating cushions,
dental supplies. rubber gloves, etc. in
fact the manufacture OF these articles
constitute a large portion OF our ac-
tiYities at Akron.
'"The importance of rubber products
in war times was emphasized by the
huge cargoes Of rubber which
the German merchant submarine
Deutschland carried back with her
from America to Germany on the two
trips which she made across the At
lantic.
Roads of u. 8. Charted.
"As to our touring bureau facilities
think we can safely say that there
10 no commercial organization in
America which has had at its COM
mand such complete touring and road
information as our company. For
years we have been charting roads
and erecting guide posts throughout
the country, until today there are up
ward of 100, 900 miles of roads in the
United States so marked for the con-
venience of the public"
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
HOW TO FIX TIRE SIZES
Expert Tells OF Car Weights Per
Tire.

Are your tires sized right for your
car?
II NOT better have them changed:
for tires Of the proper size not only
last longer but make the car ride
easier and wear better throughout.
Correct sizes, according to Stewart
Mcdonald, are as follows:
Tires with q section Of 2 2-12
inches will carry q maximum car
weight Of 223 pounds per tire, or 300
pounds. The maximum weights for
other sizes are as follows: Three
inches, $50 pounds per tire. or 1,4O0
pounds total; 3H inches, 900 pounds
per tire ,or 2,400 pounds; 4 inches, 760
pounds per tire, or 5000 pounds; AZ
inches, 1000 pounds per tire, or 1000
pounds, and 3 inches, the same.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
TAKE UP OVERLAND LINE.

Announcement that Joseph Carl
and Bert Robertson, OF the Hender
sOnRowe Auto Company, have left
that organization came as a surprise
in motor circles.
They renew, in the change, old asso
citation with Overland cars, establish
ing connection with Ray Harper, dis
tributer for this line.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
SPARK PLUG SUGGESTION.

Do not neglect to take a few spark
plug cores with you on your trip.
The metal parts of a spark plug will
last almost indefinitely, but the cores
must break in time, and that usually
means buying a new spark plug. AS
the cores can be bought for q fraction
OF the cost OF a new plug, It means
economy to carry a few with you.
Also carry a few extra gaskets.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
AUTOISTS FAIL TO
CARE FOR SPRINGS
Important Part of Car Equip
ment often Neglected by
Drivers.

That the springs require any care
or attention whatever may surprise
many motor car owners That
springs actually may be abused is
something that has never occurred to
them except in a general way. ,Driv-
ing over rough, holey or "bumpy"
roads at high speed may cause dam
age-of course they will readily agree
to that-but that overlooking, lack of
Fabrication or neglect to keep the vari-
GUS parts tight could cause trouble
will be news to the majority.
Springs UnnotIced.
The average owner does not under
stand his springs as we'll as he does
most of the other parts of his car.
Springs are just springs in his esti-
nation; he knows they are there to
absorb vibrations. Before he bought
his motor car he had springs on his
buggy and they lasted for years. He
never gave them any attention, yet
1t was rare that one broke.
But there 10 a vast difference be-
tween the duty of a carriage spring,
driven slowly, and that OF an automo-
bile tearing over the roads at forty
miles an hour. The strain on the
springs increases as the square of the
speed, so that the strain at sixty miles
an hour is not six times what IL is at
ten, but six times six or thirty-six.
Obviously, then, II is a mistake to
treat automobile springs with the
same inattention as those OF a horse
drawn vehicle.
Lack of fabrication.
The greatest abuse automobile
springs fall heir to is lack OF lubrica-
ton. These members are starved
more than any other because 1t is or
dinarily next to impossible to Iubri.
cate the leaves properly. Spring
leaves, however, must be adequately
fabricated II rust and subsequent
'breakage is to be prevented. In an
ordinary sea of springs there are
about 5000 square inches OF bearing
surface, giving great frictional resist
ance IL the movement of one leaf on
another is not free and even. II this
Is not the case, the tires then have to
assume part of the work OF the
springs, and the motorist will prob
ably sooner or later have a break.
Nothing, by the way. Is more annoy
ing to have happen on the road than
the breakage of a spring. The car Is
practically helpless and the repair Is
difficult and slow.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10
NEWSPAPER MAN MISSING.

In response to an inquiry from the
brother of George Bacon, a Cleveland
newspaperman. the State Department
has started an investigation abroad,
but has been unable to trace him
since. Bacon disappeared in Decem-
ber after going abroad to write
articles in ireland on the Sim Fein
revolt.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10

at is a pleasant surprise" babbleS
Motor Age, "to lift the hood-of the
Mercer-and view the unusually
clean exterior"
To which, by the same token, we
add, sit Is even more surprising 10
view the beautiful exterior of the
Munsey Building from the cigar
stand near the elevators"
The Washington times., 1917-02-10

In the hands OF several drivers we
could mention, 1t must be tough on
the car. Sometimes, we would
gamble, the car doesn't know which
way to turn.
Such cars. of course, have to keep
their bearings.
The Washington times., 1917-02-10

pany of being Louis Hartig, the new
Ajax distributor.
You can take your pick.
We apologize to one or each, as
the C. m. b.
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
National Party Week MOI
Sentimental Ouibursf, Says Mrs. GoodWi

quiries pouring in at the Children's
Bureau today and the local plans al
ready under way indicate that the
cooperation is even more universal
in this years campaign.
or course, the 25O0,000 members
OF the General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs are cooperating. The
General Federation and the Chill
dren's Bureau were jointly RESPONSE
BILE for the first suggestion for a ma
tion-wide Baby Week.
The way chambers Of commerce
and other mems organizations of va
rious kinds, and national associa-
tions devoted TO one or another
special problem, turn in and help is
surprising.
Most impressive is the work Of
State Health officials and Of extern
sion divisions Of State universities
and agricultural colleges. These
/ work with State decorations of wO-
mems clubs, and with each other in
outlining special programs adapted
! to the conditions Of an individual
State and they help local celebrations
in numberless ways. with lectures
Evening journal., 1917-02-06
Great Rejoicing BY
RHEUMATIC CRIPPLES
II So Crippled You Can't Use Arms
on Legs Rheuma VIII Help TOu
OF Nothing to PAY.

If you want relief in two days swift,
certain, gratifying relief. take one
half teaspoonful Of Rheuma once a
day.
II you want to dissolve every par
ticle Of uric acid poison in your body
and drive IL out through the natural
channels so that you will be forever
free from rheumatism, get a 50-cent
bottle OF Rheuma from N. B. Danforth
or any druggist today.
rheumatism is powerful disease
strongly entrenched in joints and
muscles. In order to conquer II a
powerful enemy must be sent against
il. Rheuma is the enemy Of rheu-
matism-an enemy that conquers Il
every time.
Judge John Barhorst OF TT. Lora-
ME, Ohio. knows il. He was walk
ing with crutches; today he is well.
II should do as much for you; Il sell
dom fails.