Arizona republican., 1918-05-19

still eXist-the paved highways Of southern California were accepted as blessing almost beyond price. All the motion picture camera man with the party could think of was to sit on the rear seat and take one thous- and feet of film of the finest roads he had ever seen.
 In Los Angeles the Hupmobile crew was the guest of Greer Robbins and at Universal City where numer- ous actors and actresses own Hup- mobiles there was a day of celebra- tion and stunts that came as wei come diversion to d road-WOrn crew. Turning its radiator again northward the Hupmobile traversed Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mex ico, Arizona, Texas and the states of the south, returning to Washington, January :, and save for minor tire trouble with a perfect score.
 Seem Like Child's Play
 What that Hupmobile did on that nation wide run made all official fac tory tests seem like child's play. It demonstrated that factory claims for Hupmobile power and staunchness were very modest. in fact, to modest In every detail the car was a stock model and the only changes that were made was in color and the placing o1 boxes on the running boards for tho storing of baggage and supplies stated Greer.
 The matter Of the conservation of our gasoline supply keeps bobbing up and despite rumors and counter-ru mors, it is a subject that is receiv- ing the serious attention of the gov ernment Because we evidently have a plentiful supply on the Pacific coast and particularly in southern California, we are, think, prone to treat the matter rather lightly" said P. II. Greer.
 Reduction In Gasoline
 "We learn that the government has commanded that California save l. O00,OO0 gallons of crude petroleum an nually. Of course other oil produc- ing fields must save toward reserve supply in proportion to their outputs As gasoline is manufactured from the crude oil the directions of the gov ernment can only mean that the na- tion wide act of conservation means a reduction of the gasoline supply.
 T cannot see wherein this should perturb motorists. Instead, it should prove advantageous for by driving cars that are economical in the uso of fuel and practicing economy here and there, car owners will be III pocket and they will at the same time be performing a patriotic act. There are approximately about D. 000,000 cars and trucks in the United States. Assuming that the owner of each saved one pint every day in the year, the total would be in the neigh borhood of 40O,OO0,O0O gallons an- nually.
 Burn DistiIate
 For several weeks We have been burning distillate in our Chalmers demonstrators and the results have been better than what we had eX- pected. Owners of Chalmers are also burning distillate and the reports which they make to us show equally as good results if not better. Some are burning a composition of one-haif distillate and one-half gasoline. With the amount saved daily in burning distillate one can buy thrift stamps and liberty bonds.
 "The now noted hot spot which cracks up and heats the raw gas'into a cooked condition and the rams horn manifold. both Chalmers de- vices. are responsible for HooverizinE some of the gas supply. The rams horn manifold is used by the United States government on class A, A and B trucks, which fact indicates it's great value. It takes the gas from the hot spot and carries 1t to each cylinder without sharp turns. At the moment of sparkling the gas is ready for 100 per cent returns. There IS so little that comes out of the ex- haust in the form of unburned gas as 10 be negligable.'