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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
KISSEL CAR ideal
ALL-YEAR MOTOR
Head of Company Says Public Is
More Discriminating.

THE fact that there are over 1000
Do automobiles in the United States
which means one automobile for
every Twenty-Five persons shows
how the public realizes the benefits
of the automobiles, says G. A. Kis-
sci, president of the Kissel Motor
Car Co.
THE all-year car enables owners to
participate in these benefits through
the winter months, where otherwise
they would either have to motor In
the discomfort Of an open car or
store it until spring. Thus the all
year car has changed and motoring
habits Of a nation by adding six
months to the motorists calendar.
This fall and winter, on account
of the increased patriotic efforts on
the part Of owners. the automobile
will be continuously used in all
weathers. 1t is such anticipations
that cause visitors to examine the
aIl-year car with an eye to its win
ter utility and efficiency.
That is why prospects are par
ticular as to knowing that the all
year car is adaptible to such activi-
ties They want to know how quick
" the all-year top can be attached
or detached. the roominess of tho
salon body. giving plenty Of space
for friends. as well as shopping and
knitting bags. how easy it is for a
woman to handle the car in crowded
business streets, and other points
which bring out the cars utility,
economy and simplicity OF opera
ton"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
MANY SAXON AUTOS
ARE Being EXPORTED
War Does Not Decrease Trade in
Allied Nations.

Wherever the hand of war has not
yet fallen upon them. foreign lands
continue to seek out American made
motors cars and this year has seen
large increase in the export business
of the Saxon Motor Car Corporation.
Even in the lands allied to the war
ring nations, business as usual is
the slogan, and motor cars are being
purchased in numbers for use at
home
Royalty even has taken up Saxon.
Recently an agent Of Alphonso, King
of Spain, came to New Orleans and
purchased a Saxon touring car for
the personal use of the Spanish mon
arch.
In Australia and New Zealand the
motor car market has been brisk this
year. and a number OF Saxons have
gone lover sea- to these points. South
Africa, too, has purchased numerous
Saxons, and these cars are reported
to be giving perfect satisfaction.
Morocco has another importer of
Saxons. and so have British Guiana
and Porto Rico. Even Arabia has
Saxons now. Ever since All Bensic. an
Arabian trader, sold his camel to buy
a Saxon there have been others fol-
lowing in his footsteps.
In the Far East, too, Saxons are
coming into use. Several cars have
been sent to Japan, and at the pres
ent time there is large shipment en-
route to the Saxon dealer at Yoka-
homa.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
THE WASHINGTON HERALD. SUNDAY. 4ocroBER II 1917
AUTO RACES POPULAR
DESPITE WORLD war
Missivinss Dispelled by Record At.
tendances at Three Meets.

At the beginning Of the 1917 auto
mobile racing season there was much
speculation among racing men as TO
the attitude the public would assume
toward speedway events in war times.
The season just past had proved a
success, but there were some mis-
givings about the one just beginning.
The large crowds at the opening
race at Uniontown, Pa, and a little
later at Cincinnati and Chicago, how
ever, dispelled illusions on this point,
for the attendance at all three races
was in excess of that of the previous
season. So II was evident that with
an even break as to weather, racing
would continue to be popular. Sub
sequent racing events have justified
the hopes of both racing men and
promoters for a continuance Of pop
ular favor. for all Of the later races
have been remarkably well attended
and the races themselves have been
Of high order.
1t is doubtful IL in the excitement OF
watching one of these big races
where life and fortunes in prize
money are at stake the layman in
the grand stand has any appreciation
Of the ceaseless efforts in the press
stand, across the track, to furnish
him with absolutely accurate, de-
tailed records OF the event In pro-
gress. At intervals throughout the
race he is informed as to what cars
are leading, the time OF the race &c
that point, the rate Of speed, the
number Of laps made. etc.
While the crowd is busy following
the progress of the various racers
with an occasional thrilling brush on
the back stretch bringing them in
voluntarily to their feet TO cheer
some driver, the scorers and timers
are checking each car as it crosses
the little wire stretched across the
track, which marks the completion Of
lap.
Only the official starter. Judges. ref
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
Route OF TOURISTS
WILL PASS CAMPS
Winter Schedule to South Charted
by A. A. A.

Responding to the heaviest demand
ever made upon the touring board of
the American Automobile Association
for road information. the requests
springing from motorists interested in
United States army activities. James
A. Hemstreet. field representative Of
the A. A. A. IS completing a new
route log of the roads between New
York and the camps in the South.
This became known when Hemstreet
passed through Washington yester-
day.
A a result of the survey the A. A.
A. will lave available for. thousands
OF interested Automobiles in New
England, New York, New Jersey. Penn
sylvania, Delaware. Maryland. and
other States complete A. A. A. strip
maps which will provide for the
stream OF tourists, the associations
latest form of compact road guide.
Through the cooperation of the
Maxwell Motor Company with the
A. A. A, the routes are being mapped
in one OF its new model touring cars,
which is in charge of one of their road
engineers. P. w. Gibbs.
So widespread is the interest of
Northern Automobiles in the canton
ments and training camps, Hemstreet
asserts, that it has been planned to
log the routes complete from New
York to the following points:
Cantonments: Camp Meade, An
napolis Junction, Nd; Camp Lee,
Petersburg; Camp Dix, Wrightstown.
n. J.; Camp Gordon, Chamblee, Ga;
Camp Jackson, Columbia. s. c.
National Guard concentration camps:
Camp Hancock. Augusta. Ga; Camp
Green. Charlotte, N. c.; Camp Sewer.
Greenville, s. c.: Camp Wheeler,
Macon, Ca; Camp Wadsworth, Spar
tanburg, s. c.
Reserve Officers training camps:
Belvoir Barracks. Belvoir, Va: Fort
Mcpherson, Atlanta.
Aero Training Station: Essington
Pa.
The A. A. A. strip maps are to
send the tourist stream through here,
the maps giving the correct geoSrapni-
cal locations and also showing all
the cross roads. forks, bridges and
school houses. There Is a map for
each Us miles. the profile printed
alongside to show the various alti-
tudes and cite all points Of historical
interest.
Hemstreet left New York Tuesday
morning and the schedule called for
the trip from New York to Spartan
burg, 81 miles. in four days
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
INSTRUCTION CAR HAS,
.TWOSTEERING WHEELS

double steering wheel car by a Brook
Ign. N. Y, concern have supplied the
assurance that a day is coming when
embryo motorists will learn the art
of driving with much greater safety
to themselves, to other motorists. and
to the general public. The double
steering wheel device permits the in
structor to retain control over the
car at all times, even thought the
pupil is doing the actual driving and
gear shifting. This arrangement en-
ables the pupil to try his hand al
most Immediately on traffic-ridden
streets, with the result that he is far
better equipped to drive alone after
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
THE DRAFT AND ITS
EFFECT ON BUSINESS

Over 500. 900 men will soon leave civil
life for military service. At first
glance this seems a staggering loss
of customers to the retail dealer. In
reality this number is less than two
per cent of the total wage and salary
earners Of the United States and their
earnings probably do not amount to
over this percentage of the earn
ings of the entire population.
There are. of course, important off,
sets to be reckoned against even this
loss of customers. Retailers who suf-
fer a loss Of customers through the
draft will, no doubt. be able to re-
place them from among the factory
hands. farmers and others who will
continue to be good buyers. The nine
ty-eight per cent of the wage and
salary earners remaining will be en-
ployed at the highest wages they
have ever before received. Taken as
a whole, the retailer should suffer
very little actual loss OF business as
a result of the draft. Government
expenditures are growing to enor-
nous proportions and will continue
TO increase.
On the other hand. the two per
cent that are going means the loss
country. To offset this loss It means
a new standard of efficiency among
employers. for order to get the in
creased sales per capita he must of
course keep up his usual standard of
service, which in this case is his
deliveries.
Now the question arises: How will
this affect the Smith Form-a-Truck
dealer?
The one way the retailer can main
tain this service is to have the work
that formerly required two men in
the past, done by one man. The mo-
torization OF his delivery fleet will
take care of this. Get to him.
The remaining ninety-eight per cent
of the wage earners. making more
money will spend more-it's the habit
of the American people. The con-
sequent result will be no decrease in
sales. with the resulting usual num-
Der of deliveries.
So there you are. Don't be one
of the men who bemoan the fact that
this war is going to hurt business,
because II won't. Manufacturers
are overwhelmed with orders, the
outlook for a record-breaking corn
crop Is unusually good and the wheat
production will be greater than 1916.
So buck up-conditons are far from
terrible-they are good. We see no
reason why every Smith Form-a-
Truck dealer should not look for
ward to a very heavy volume of
sales this fall.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14

termed nothing short Of humani-
tartan. proceeded to do as requested.
1t seems that because OF this the
motor "froze," resulting in consider
able damage.
The court Is passing on this set Of
facts, said in part:
The question thus presented is
whether or not the defendant is re-
sponsible for the results of his inter-
ference with the plaintiffs machine.
Defendant testified that he observed
his car steaming, and when he called
this fact to the attention of Kass,
in whose charge plaintiff had left his
car, Kass. not knowing how to shut
of the engine. asked the defendant
to do so for him. The substance of
the defense Is that the defendant, in
the action taken by him, was acting
under the authority OF the agent dele
gated by the plaintiff to watch his
car.
1T is a sound principle OF law that
a power delegated to one cannot by
him be subdelegated without the rati-
fication OF the principal. The power
Of personal selection OF an agent
underlies the entire law of agency.
and the plaintiff presumably delegated
the care of his car to one who, by
personal acquaintance. he had con-
fidence in.
Don't Butt In.
'Kass. assuming the obligation thus
imposed upon him by the plaintiff.
had no right to ask some third person
to take charge of the car for him
in any particular. While the volun-
teer act of the defendant was done in
the consequences were disastrous to
the plaintiff.
"A prudent man would not attempt
to interfere in any manner with the
personal property of another at the
request OF one who, to his knowledge,
was not the owner thereof. We cam
not, therefore, regard the act of the
defendant, innocent as it was of evil
intent, otherwise than in the nature
of trespass upon the plaintiffs prop
erty, which renders him liable for
the consequent damages.
Weighing both the evidence on the
question OF liability and extent OF
damage. We feel that justice will be
served in awarding the plaintiff the
sum Of $50, with the admonition that
defendants humanitarian impulses be
hereafter tempered with Judgment
recollecting that one who, as a volun-
teer, interferes with another's prop
ert, frequently experiences the same
dire fate that usually befalls him who.
as peacemaker. attempts to interfere
in family squabbles."
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
WHAT THEY CALL IN

Grandma says we're right In
A-slttin' In our automobile.
Grandpa says we're at 70 KIN
A-ridin' In our sstomo-bilI.
Ma. she says we ought TO feel
Grateful fer our automo-beeL
Pa says there amt no other msr
Kin run an auto like he can
Auntie breaches near and far
Bout our lovely touring car.
Uncle Bill says he amt seen
Nowhere such a good machine.
Brother Jim. he keeps q braggin'
Bout the speed Of our new wagon.
But, oh, II sounds so grand and nobi
When sister Sue says automobile.
Puck.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14

erees. timers. scores. and the drivers
themselves realize the true mission
OF this small wire which often es-
capes the notice OF even those spec
tators In the grandstand sitting near
est It. Few know that In races sane
toned by the American Automobile
Association. this unpretentious little
wire Is connected with 5000 timing
device. owned by starter Fred j.
Wagner. which automatically rec
ords the time Of each car TO the hun
dredth part Of a second.
There are but two such devices In
America, the other being the proper
ty OF the Indianapolis Speedway and
used TO time all the big races held
there.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
Wilcox and Mr. Harold active
n of for which

You stop to gaze open-mouthed!
Yes. and your neighbor cranes his
neck to take a parting peep as she"
shoots by!
A Rolls-Royce? No! The Murray
Eight has come to town!
Yep. that's Forest Wilcox at the
wheel-the same chap that holds thu
worlds half-mile record made on a
dirt track. That other fellow? Oh,
that's Harold simester, who is act
ing as assistant to Mr.. Wilcox, the
sales manager of the Wandeyne Motor
Company, of 1926 Connecticut avenue.
distributors of the Murray Eight. of
which Mr.. Z. J. Duties Is president.
Cheerful, happy Wilcox. confesses
to the following:
OF his twenty years spent in the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
1T COST This MAN $50 TO 'TAKE Care"
OF FRIENDS AUTOMOBILE ON COLD DAY
Turn Engine Off; When1 Owner Arrived
Motor Was Frozen"

When the average person observes
Another's property in danger Of dam
age or destruction, the first impulse,
in the majority Of cases, is to do
whatever possible to save it. This
Is usually considered a praiseworthy
act. and nothing but good can come
OF IL. save in those instances where
damage results from the act OF the
would-be rescuer; then II is frequently
quite another matter. No matter how
disinterested and laudable ones inter-
tons may be, IT is well to exercise
some caution when interference with
another's property is contemplated.
says the American Motorist. For II
the wouldbe Good Samaritan happens
to be wrong in his judgment and
damage occurs that may in any way
be attributed to his act. he will find
himself in a very unplea SAINT position.
There are many cases OF this kind
in the books, and the fate of the dis
interested though kind-hearted volun-
teer varies with each performance. In
some cases he has reaped the reward
which his good intentions merit, but
IN others, when things did not turn
out as he expected, he has been COM
PEELED TO answer for his acts in var
ious ways.
Case Is Described.
An interesting case of this kind. so
far as car owners are concerned. is
reported in the Legal Intelligencer
for October Is, 1916. 1t is interesting
because it shows the ease with which
almost any motorist might be en-
tangled in the same kind of net as
was the defendant. The facts were
substantially as follows:
The plaintiff had left his car stand
ing in the street, and because of the
cold weather had permitted his motor
to run. this for the purpose Of pre-
venting freezing. He left the car in
charge of a friend by the name of
Kass, who was to keep his eye" on
same
Upon PLAINTIFFS return he found tina 2
the motor had been shut OF. and
when he attempted to start it dis
covered that il had "froZe." 1t seems
that the defendant had been passing,
and. seeing the car steaming, Ecs
called Kass's attention to this, advis-
ing him to shut on the motor. Kass.
IL appears. did not know a great deal
about motors, and while he might
have been thoroughly competent to
keep his eye on the car" 1t seems
chanics in general to shut the motor
on; so he requested the defendant
to do so.
The defendant, then, acting under
the influence Of motives that can be
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
"HUP" MEN ACTIVE.

o. c. Hutchinson. general sales
manager of the Hupmobile Motor Car
Corporation, called on the local Hup-
mobile distributors. the Barry Motor
Co., this week while on tour through
the East. Ben Favorite, general
manager of the Barry Motor Co.,
leaves for a trip through the Hup-
mobile local territory in Virginia next
week.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14

secure one), such as the Rolls
Royce. He was the gentleman Sc
lected to come to this country In
connection with the introduction and
experimenting of the output of the
Rolls-Royce upon its first appearance
in this country.
He is a distinguished expert in the
design of such exclusive body de-
signs as strike across the vision in
this country but rarely.
With such rare technical training
and ability 1t is not to be remarked
at that these two gentlemen have
allied themselves with the Murray car.
which. in appearance and perform
ance, is the Rolls-Royce of America.
They carry into their enterprise the
good wishes of Auto Row and the
many people connected with the motor
industry Go to It boys! Here's sue
cess and plenty of it,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14

automobile industry after his gradu-
alton from Columbia University, nine
were with the Packard people at De-
troit. Then followed three years with
the General Motors Company and
ave spent as the sales and service
man with that company of their East
ern territory. Several years were
laid by in designing and building d
motor which was later sold to the
General Motors Company.
Mr.. Wilcox also enjoys the distinc-
ton of having been one of the first
to attempt successfully a trip from
New York to the Pacific Coast in a
Saxon car.
Sedate. pleasant Harold Simester,
who will act as an associate to Mr..
Wilcox. is an Englishman who spent
FIVE years in the designing of excIu-
sive English bodies land they can be
exclusive, IL you have ever tried to
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14

both instructor and learner feel a con-
fidence that cannot exist when there
is a single control in unskilled hands.
The nervous strain that is eliminated
can best be appreciated by those who
have been through the experience.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
HOW ABOUT 1T?

One thing that makes a man fear a
woman when he sees her headed his
way in the car she is driving is his
inability to guess what she will do
MATHEMATICIAN Motorist.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14

President VAN Of the Bell Tele-
phone System states that nearly ten
billion telephone calls are made q
year over the Bell System.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-10-14
and you wiN do so, too, if you make
examination and comparison that | di

and you DU do so, too if you make the
examination and comparison that / did,
the automobile buying public of Washington had all the and
good points about the Oympan that have before Oympan
Motors Co. would not be position ship sufficient number of
to Washington to supply the demand
The Oympan fourynder 1t has Beauty, Finish Speed
Simplicity. Power. Endurance, Equipment and DepndabIiy
There hvepassenger touring and upenger roadster
The Ompan sells for $685. and appearance and performance
passes any $500 on the market
To understand and appreciate these facts you the
ride in it.
The Oympian mechanically perfect This your highest
ideals with its ll4mch wheebase. canve springs fhoang
axle gasoline and factory equipment that includes
spotlight bumper moomeer ignition lock and and
tire.
The motor develops 81 horsepower smoothly and nosee
and has speed of from SO miles hour high gear run
from Is to 70 miles gallon of gasoline Here economy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28

Three cities, Minneapolis, Kansas
City and Atlanta, fell behind the min.
imum allotment they expected to buy.
Secretary McAdoo announces that
the allotment will be as follows:
Up to and including subscriptions
Of $4,000, 100 per cent, or S1,296, ,6S4,-
$50.
Over $4,000 up to and including
100000, 60 per cent. hut not less than
$4,000 bonds, or 1896, ,O81, $50.
Over 100000 up to and including
$250,OO0 45 per cent, but not less than
100000 bonds, or S99,2O5,OOO.
Over $25OOOO up to and including
$2,OO0,OOO. 30 per cent, but not less
than $112.50O bonds, or S1S4,3 800.
Over $2,0OO0OO up and including $6.-
100000. % per cent, but not less than
$8,OO0,O0O bonds, or $99,2O5,OOO.
Over $8.O00,OOO up to and including
$10,0O0,OOO, II per cent, or $9,S01. 600.
Subscriptions of S25,OOO,OOO, 20.22
per cent, or $10.11O,OO0.
One subscription Of $25, ,250,O 900, 2O.17
per cent, or $5.093,85O.
The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-28
U. S. TO RUN MINES AND LINES
Trade Board Says II 10 Only Way to
Avert Shortage-FueI Famine
Predicted.

Washington, June 22.-Government
pools Of coal production and distribu-
tion and Of rail and water transporta-
ton were recommended to congress
on Wednesday by the federal trade
commission as the only means Of
avoiding disastrous coal shortage
next winter.
"The commission believes" says the
report. submitted after many months
Of investigation ordered by congress-
shat the coal industry Is paralyzing
the industries Of the country and that
the coal industry itself Is paralyzed by
the failure of transportation. There
are enough coal cars In the country,
but not enough are delivered to the
mines, and these cars are not moved
to the point Of consumption with the
greatest expedition, nor are they
promptly discharged"
In view of these conditions the com.
mission recommends:
81. That the production and distri.
button of coal and coke be conducted
through pool In the hands Of a gov.
ernment agency; that the producers Of
various grades of fuel be paid their
full cost of production, plus uniform
proAt per ton with due allowance for
quality Of product and efficiency Of
service); and,
'2. That the transportation agencies
Of the United States, both rail and
water, be similarly pooled and oper.
ated on government account, under the
direction of the president, and that
all such means of transportation be
operated as unit, the owning cor.
poratiOns being paid just and fair
compensation which would cover nor.
NAL net profit, upkeep and better.
ments."