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The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
SSIP OF MOTORS MOTORISTS AND MOTORING M
A. A. A. Meeting May Is.

The A. A. A. executive board will
hold It's annual meeting of the board
OF directors on May 25, at the Hollen-
den Hotel. Cleveland.
This years gathering will have
decided business atmosphere, because
of existing war conditions and the
further fact that the motor vehicle
and the highways may play vital parts
in near future developments" an
nounces President h M. Rowe, who
thus comments on the present situ-
alton:
Never before In the history of the
country has there been a more urgent
time for the Improvement of the high
ways and the linking together of
these arteries, for never before were
agriculture and military necessities so
closely interrelated. We must raise
more foodstufts and we must get these
products to the nearest market IN the
most economical manner. We must
prepare the most used roads for the
hardest possible kind of usage. This
Is the moment to weld ourselves into
a real nation and to recognize the
evident fact that the good of any one
section is of concern to all other parts
of the country. One cannot measure
national benefits with a yard stick. but
we are starting in to think in the
biggest unit. and It is the motor
driven vehicle and the travelable high
way which Jointly are accelerating this
countrywide understanding and re-
lationship."
Among the score OF motor clubs and
several thousand members admitted at
the April session of the eecutive board
was the Club Automovilista Jalis-
ciense. of Guadalajara, Mexico. In its
application the Mexican organisation
stated that all OF its members would
be pleased to be associated with the
A. A. A., and asserted that "it would
surely be of mutual beneht to the two
great nations on the American conti-
nent who are such close neighbors,
when the day comes that will see q
road from Washington TO Mexico City,
such as now exists from Washington
to San Francisco"
Upon motion of President Rowe,
seconded by former President John A.
Wilson. the A A A passed resolutions
summarizing the expressions Of State
and local motor clubs throughout the
country in offering war time co-opera-
tion to President Wilson.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
NOVEL SEATINGPLANN
new APPERSON BODY
AUXILIARY Seats Disappear Completely
When Not in Use.

The 1917 eight-cylinder, seven-passen-
ser Apperson touring car-shovn IN
Washington by the Jennings Motor Sales
Corporation-haS body Of new design.
The body has two auxiliary seats dis
appearing completely into the backs of
the front seats when not in use. The
front seats are individual with an aisle
way between and are OF double oowi type
so that a sufficient deep opening IL per
mitted In the rear for the auxiliary seats
TO disappear into completely.
These front seats also are built integral
with the sides Of the body 90 that q sub
stsntial safe construction Is assumed.
The exterior lines Of the body are OF
the full stream line type. being very
similar design to the general outline at
present used on Apperson cars.
The most noticeable change in this
new Apperson body is found In the AZ
rsngement OF the tonneau. big deep
seat is provided, wider than any ever
brought out by the Kokomo Company
before. and with a back high enough 70
insure comfortable riding even 70 the
tallest person. Then q new method OF
upholstering has been worked out with
form fitting springs which fits the backs
Of the occupants snugly giving q sup
port. not otherwise possible. The cush-
ion Is deep, soft and made to incline TO
the rear 50 that a person sitting upon Il
touches Il throughout its entire depth II
Is comfortable and reduces the chance
for fatigue.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
BY PIERCE-ARROW co.

At the annual meeting Of the board Of
directors Of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car
Company, Buffalo. N. Y, last week, the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Charles ]. Clinton; vice president
Henry May; second vice president, W. j.
Foss; secretary, L. H. Gardner, and
treasurer, W. C. wrye.
This list OF officials maintains the
present personnel except for the election
of w. ]. Foss as second vice president.
Mr.. Foss was appointed commercial
manager Of the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car
Company in October. 1915. A few months
later he was elected TO the board of di-
rectors- His active participation in all
the progressive movements that have led
to the continued expansion OF the COM
panys business makes his promotion a
logical outcome Mr. Foss VIII continue
to have full charge Of all the company's
selling activities.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
Briscoes Going Up.

On May l the various Briscoe models
supplied on the model B4-24 chassis, will
be advanced in price. SO Miller Bros.
announce.
The new price will be ST25 for the tour
Ing, roadster and runabout models, as
well as the canopy-top delivery wagon,
while the panel body will sell for $50.
Prices (. o. b., jackson, Mich.
Miller Bros. advise that the Briscoe
Motor Corporation. while they dIsliked
very much to be obliged to increase the
price did SO knowing that a buyer would
prefer slight increase in the selling
price rather than a lessening in the
value or quality Of the product
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

The other model consists of a deep bib
like girdle and founce of serge set on an
old dress of blue meteor. Blue or black
soutache braid and black bone buttons
complete a costume which carries the
latest earmarks of spring fashion. This
cuirass girdle, reaching nearly to the
throat line, and the straight-across finish
Of the neck are characteristic of many of
the spring dresses. Such a line is most
trying excepting to the youthful face. II
worn with a white stock 1t may be adapt
ed to any feature, but should not rec
ommend this bare throat to any but the
perfectly modelled chin. Such a frock is
OF course built ON a lining. The deep bib
and girdle are cut in one. the girdle line
being indicated by braiding. A seam
under each arm permits of slight shap-
ing at the waist line. The bodice should,
however, be loose. The girdle fastens
down the left side and four buttons hold
the bib front and back. A white collar
ends under the bib at the front. The
old skirt was left in its original line ex-
cept for two square pieces Of serge set
on the sides. These pieces are finished
across the top with braid. This device
enables you to obtain a very good effect
with a small outlay OF material II the
inquired braid impresses you as too Diff
cult. bands Of wide soutache may be sub
stituted for the more intricate pattern.
In these gowns I have tried to work out
a maximum Of effect with a minimum of
EFFORT and new goods.
(copynsht. IsI7)
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
THE REMODELED GOWN

1t is rare. indeed, to see a gown COM
posed entirely OF one material. Combi-
nations of two or more fabrics are so
much more in evidence that dress has
to be pretty hopelessly worn out before
the idea OF remodeling It should be aban-
doned. Cloth. such as serge, gabardine or
poplin, is most frequently used with
meteor, taffeta or crepe. while for sum-
mer heavy linens will be combined with
handkerchief linen, batiSte or voile. No
dress OF good quality linen need be aban-
doned even If faded. for this material
dyes beautifully and IL remade into
Jumper frock combined with sheer batiste
II Is bound 70 prove attractive. For
early spring and cool climates In sum-
mer, blue serge combined with black or
blue meteor lends itself to service op
such a variety OF occasions that no
woman should allow herself to be with
out such a gown.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

some Of the latest creations in the motor
speed field from different sections OF the
country as well as the best Of the local
talent There has been one drawback TO
the speed and also TO the better entries
that will be eliminated this year and
that is the condition OF the lower turn
at Benning. The contract has been let
to local construction firm to eliminate
this difficulty and turn the track over 60
US week in advance Of the opening
meet in such shape that IL will be sure
TO make the former records go by the
boards. At a meeting last week Irving
T. Donohoe and Frank @. Stewart were
given the MANAGEMENT Of the meet"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

suspender Model of Serge and Meteor
have illustrated a very simple but
most effective method of smartenins up
serge frock. The old skirt was plain
around the hips and the whole dress
quite out Of date. The waist being cut
kiinona sleeve was allowed to remain So
This style of sleeve is still quite good for
shoulders which carry It well. A wide
loose girdle of black meteor was made to
fasten down the left side. Two susper-
der-like straps extend over the shoulders
from front to back and disappear under
two slashed buttonholes which should be
bound by hand. These straps are double,
stitched on the wrong side and turned In
side outwards and pressed. A vest Of
white Georgette crepe gathered over a
shaped piece of white net, and bound
down the two edges with ivory white sat
in. closes under tiny buttons covered with
ivory satin. These vests clean beauti-
fully II washed in gasoline and pure
white soap. Soap and water turns
Georgette crepe slightly yellow, but the
other process of cleaning keeps it white
and looking like new. The soap should
be thoroughly rinsed out In clear gaso-
line. A gathered yoke of black meteor
Is set on the Skirt and ends with A three
inch hem. Pockets OF meteor are sewed
to this yoke reaching a little below 50 as
to give an irregular line. Small buttons
covered with meteor finish these pockets
A border of this material cut with a
wall Of Troy top is turned up on the
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
new HAVEN CAMPAIGNS
FOR CAREFUL DRIVING
Warns Motorists of Eyer-Present Dan
ger at Crossings.

The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company in its campaign
10 prevent accidents at grade crossings
has issued posteIs urging drivers to use
extreme caution In crossing railroad
tracks. These posters are being displayed
In conspicuous places along the New
Haven lines
The posters are a direct appeal to au-
tomobiiists and read as follows:
Mr.. and Mrs. Automobilist:
Are you aware Of the grave perils at
railroad crossings? Have you considered
that you are courting death when you
attempt to cross the tracks without max
ing sure that no train Is approaching?
Do you know that on the New Haven
Railroad in 1916 there were forty acci-
dents in which motor vehicles were
struck. there being eight persons killed
and forty-four injured? In every case
the accident was due TO reckless or care
less driving on the part Of the driver. Do
you know that in the FIRST two months OF
1917 there were ten accidents Of this kind,
In which six persons were killed and
thirteen injured?
Do you know that the number Of those
so killed and injured is increasing at %
per cent each year?
Not all the reckless drivers were killed
last year: some Of them sacrificed them
selves this year. and others VIII meet
sudden death next year. Do yC wish
to be among the number: Then, un no
risk
A train travelling sixty miles a hour
moves one-sixth Of mile In ten seconds.
You cannot estimate accurately the mo-
ment an approaching train viii reach a
crossing. You can walt a few seconds
until the train passes, and be safe. Isn't
that better than waiting long time In
the hospital or the cemetery?
When you gamble with death you mere
" break even when you win. When you
lose. you lose all. No gambler wins every
time Carefulnsss signifies good judg-
nlent. self control, a trained mind and
developed faculties.
Reckless persons. according to Mr..
Webster are-mindless, needless. though
less Nature is determined to eliminate
them.
Our motto is SAFETY ALWAYS
THINK"
Do you consider Il a good one?
THE NEW YORK, NEW HAVEN AND
HARTFORD RAILROAD CO.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
ARKANSAS JACKASS LAW
GIVES DRIVER NO HOPE

Down in Arkansas. where a mans
wealth Is measured by the number of
mules he owns. they are partial 10 the
animal and the law sees to It that his
four-legged supremacy on the highway
Is neither abrogated nor infringed up on
BY any doggoned smell wagon by gosh!
Wherefore, in the case OF Butler v. Cabe,
L. r. A. 1915, c. 7O2-the meaning OF
which is not at all plain TO melt was
held as good Arkansas law that driving
upon the highway a mule known to be
averse to automobiles does not preclude
the driver OF the aforesaid anti-auto
son-of-an-ass from holding the driver of
an automobile liable for injury due to the
asininity OF the mule. good law for
and by Jackasses, II seems to me.-The
Commentator in American Motorist.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
Race at Benning on May 80

announcement was made yesterday of
antomobile races at Benning track on
decoration day.
The races VIII be held by the Middle
Atlantic Motor Association and they viii
ne followed by other automobile races
through the summer.
The announcement OF the association
follows:
The association established precedent
this year when It staged the national
automobile show and Is striving to make
the opening meet equally as much OF a
success as the show. The Washington
public win be given an opportunity to see
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
SACRIFICING DIAMONDS

Enough diamonds are sacrificed each
year in the average automobile factory to
At up a dozen kings crowns! Quantity
production Of automobiles requires that
every one Of the thousands Of parts
turned out by machinery must measure
up to q high standard, explains the Pop
ular Science Monthly. Only then will
the parts OF the assembled automobile
work together smoothly The emery
wheels, used for rapid finishing, must be
'trued up with corresponding accuracy.
Nothing less hard than the diamond can
be depended upon for this ''uuing.'
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
H. S. Frestone in Town.

Mr.. H. S. Firestone. president Of the
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company,
and president of the Rubber Club OF
America. spent Wednesday in Washing
ager, ]. ]. Haas.
Mr.. Firestone was an interested spec
tator OF the reception to the French
commission.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
DEMAND ADMIRALTY REFORMS

London, April 2s.-Admiralty reforms to
check the growing submarine menace
are demanded in a leading article in the
Chronicle today.
We have repeatedly pressed Of late
for an overhauling OF the admiralty" I"
says the Chronicle. "On the evidence be-
fore US we are convinced that it is an
urgent national necessity. What Is needed
Is REORGANIZATION of the admiralty on
proper war stan lines, separating the
divisions directing the fighting men
from those in charge Of the supplies"
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

Gas meters in New York are to be
read by photograph. Meter readers en-
ployed by the gas company will be
equipped with small cameras which ft
over the indicator on the meter. BY
pressing a button light IL thrown on the
dial and exposure made, showing the
amount Of gas consumed since the last
photograph.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

skirt in place OF the hem. This gown
will be perfectly good style without this
border. A round collar extends across
the back and reaches Just across the
shoulder seam line at the front. This
collar may be white or black. Turn back
cuffs should match the collar.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
Taxi Wants Games.

The Terminal Taxi Is without rsmes
for the following dates and would IKE 70
play any strong teams May -, %. =. Ad-
dress al communications to Roland Clay
ton. I24s 10th St, n. w. Washington.
D. c.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
Auto Trucks Save One
Town $2,576 IN a Year

\ committee report recently presented
to the New Bern. IN. C.) aldermen show
cd the comparative cost OF motor and
horse-dfawn wagons in garbage collec-
tion. says the Power Wagon. The mo-
ter truck was put in service December 1.
l9l5, and for seven months up to June 30,
1916. the cost has been as follows:
MOTOR TRICK
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

Madagascar fishermen sprinkle a pois-
onous substance on rivers and lakes
which paralyzes the fish and causes their
bodies to rise. when they are caught by
hand and eaten without harming their
captors.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29
AUTO DIRECTORY

the
this
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

months by the motor truck A5L.S. One
year az same rate would be S759.5O.
Comparing the cost of maintaining and
operating the motor truck and the horses
and carts for seven months, now owned
by the city. there is a difference in favor
OF the motor truck of y75L5T. One year
at the same rate would be 81. %. %
Therefore. IL the city sold all the horses
and carts now in service. and put on an
other motor truck the actual saving to
the city should be twice as much as #
now Is. or e,57s.4O each year.
The Washington herald., 1917-04-29

Total cost Of motor truck and horse and carts
for seven months, December l. ISIS. to June %.
1916 SlN.l3
Horses and arts used and owned bg the city for
the same time. one year before the purchase Of the
Eotcr truck, December !. 1914. to June 70, 1s5:
Feed. shoeing, repairs to carts ee....... l.5S -
poSaa
Actual saving TO the city for seven
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-21
Time Saving Hoist.

Most of the labor and time usually
consumed in lifting paper stock to the
top Of fiat press in printing estab.
lishment are saved through the use Of
an elevating mechanism that is now
being adopted. A steel framework,
carrying motor and hoisting OUTFIT,
Is attached at the feeding end of a
press. The paper Is moved beneath II
on small truck. Cables are then Mt.
tached to the latter and power applied.
When the top of the stack reaches
the desired height, the hoist stops. As
the feeder removes the paper the re
mainder is raised automatically SO that
the stack is maintained at the proper
elevation until exhausted.-Popula,
Mechanics Magazine.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-21

them in baking dish and dust with
flour. salt and pepper. Make sauce
of tablespoonful of flour. one cupful
of the water in which the hearts were
parboiled. tomato, onion chopped, cell
cry chopped, and the bay leaf. Cook
ten minutes sesson to taste and strain
over the prepared hearts. Place in a
brisk oven to brown. Serve hot or cold
cut in thin slices.
Tapioca may be nodded and served
sprinkled with minced raisins and n
few nuts, making a pretty dis' and
adding variety. Serve with top milk
and cream.
Currant jelly cut in cubes added to
two tablespoonfuls of chopped mint.
and the grated peel of fourth of an
orange adds zest to lamb or venison, as
We are not eating lamb this year.
Boiled Rice With Fig Sauce.-Cook
rice as usual except It is cooked in II
double boiler and skim milk is used
to cook 1t in instead of water. This
makes more nutritious dish and espe-
cially good for children. A hard sauce
may be used if preferred to the fig
sauce. yet this is unusual and very
nice. Stew the figs, depending upon
the size of the family to be served I;
add lemon juice and little of the
grated rind with a bit of butter added.
Serve hot.
Kidneys en- CasseroIe.-Put three
tablespoonfuls of sweet fat into cas-
serole after frying in it one small diced
onion, one carrot, one slice of turnlp,
n diced stalk of celery and bunch of
sweet herbs. Add nine sleeps kidneys
cut in halves and cook for four min
utes. Add a cupful of water, two ta-
blespoonfuls of lemon juice, three tea
spoonfuls of worcestershire sauce. n
few button onions and mushrooms and
seasoning of salt and pepper, papriSa
and grated nutmeg with Glove of gar
lie. Cover the casserole and cook eli
ther on top of the range or in the
oven for two hours. Serve hot from
the casserole.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-21

ground into flour. People would have
better teeth and better digestion.
But this article is about cheap food
and not about the business of keeping
healthy.
Rice is the chief diet of about third
of the population of the world. The
rice-eating Jap whipped the filling out
of the tallow and flour eating Russian.
A man can go farther on a rice diet
than on any other single article of food
that Is grown.
So. II you do not want to spend all
your money for feed, buy rice.
If you want to have variety in your
diet. and that cheaply, buy sweet po-
tatoes. And If you want dessert buy
some moIasses. Rice. sweet potatoes
and molasses are the only food prod
ucts we know of thnt are not high.
Eat rice. It is healthful; and eat rice.
1t Is cheap.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-21

which has been denied between meals
may safely be given, or any other
sweet which we are teaching them to
eat more sparingly of.
Butter Scotch MoId.-Cook together
one cupful of brown sugar and two ta-
blespoonfuls of shortening, using care
not to allow it to burn. Pour this into
three cupfuls of scalding milk and
cook until the butter scotch is melted,
then pour it over two tablespoonfuls
of gelatine soaked in one-fourth of a
cupful of milk. Stir until dissolved
and begin to stlffen, then add n cup
full of boiling rice. Mix well and pour
into mold.
Other attractive ways of serving rice
for those who object to the old-fash-
ioned rice puddings, may be made by
lining mold with sliced fruit and
packing it with rice, pressing 1t down
until firm. Serve with either cream or
fruit sauces.
Prune Dumplings.-Take cupful
of flour sifted with teaspoonful of
baking powder and quarter of tea
SPOONFUL of salt, mix with good rich
milk to make a drop batter. Grease
small cups, drop in a little batter, then
add spoonful of stewed prunes
with some. of the juice, add an
other spoonful of the batter and put
the cups into pan with boiling wa
ter, enough to steam them without
boiling into the cups. Steam well
covered for 10 minutes. Serve with
prune juice and cream. A baking pow
der biscuit dough may be made, rolled
out and covered with chopped stewed
prunes, little spice If liked. and n
few chopped nuts. Roll up, cut In
small rolls, place in a baking pan to
bake. Serve hot with cream or fruit
Juice.
Banana Fluff.-Use the red bananas
for this dish. Peel four and cut them
into dice. squeezing over little lemon
juice and covering with n small cupful
of ginger sirup that has been drained
from jar of preserved ginger; allow
the fruit to remain covered for at least
two hours. then mash to n paste with
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-12-21
EAT RICE AND YOU GROW FAT
Popular Grain Not only Splendid
Diet, but Is Among Cheaper
Foods on the Market

Rice is one of the few food products
that have not advanced In price, as
iserts the Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
You can get about four pounds of rice
for quarter. A quarters worth Of
lrice will carry you further than 80
cents worth Of beef. A quarters
worth Of rice will carry you as far as
80 cents worth of -four.
Rice is a wholesome food. Fashion
caused a reduction of the greatest food
value in rice requiring 1t to be pol
lIshed There ought to be a law for
bidding the whitening of -four and pol
fishing the rice. The law should be
40 that the whole grain should be