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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

est in the city, with the exception of
the Z. P & s. W. The main account
ing room is % by so feet There are
private offices for the president, the
salesmanager and the buyer, while a
large lobby leads from the salesroom
to the passenger elevator at the rear.
At the east end of the salesroom
is the accessory counter and there is
easy access from this department to
the service desk at the rear Of the
building.
Following a ear through will prob
ably give the best outline Of the
building. The owner turns the car
over to the service inspector at the
Leon street entrance and outlines
what ne believes to be the trouble.
The inspector drives the car and
brings 1t in TO make out work
ticket
IN the big freight elevator the car
is taken to the shop on the third
floor. Here are found all the latest
tools and equipment, individual work
benches. etc. It IS first washed
Special Electric Department.
The battery IS taken out and goes
to the electrical section at the east
end of this floor for charging and
reDairing. There are paint shops and
upholstery departments on other
floors, II such work be needed
me WOTk on LlE car Is tOuD4GLE4
to the satisfaction of the foreman and
the car goes downstairs to the service
Inspector If he passes the car. It is
ready for the owner. If not 1t goes
back to the shop. The inspector is
paid a bonus for every week there
are no complaints from customers.
The second floor is the used car
salesroom, while a room Is also set
aside for the Million Plus club" The
third floor is the shop and parts room.
The fourth floor is q sDecialty floor
for painting. upholstering. etc, and
also for storage. There are wash
racks on every floor and the work
men are cared for by layatories and
showerbaths. There will be individ-
ual steel lockers in each washroom-
The basement is for storage and
here also are the heating and air
cooling plants
Some idea Of the size OF the new
n1ant may be gained from the fact
that SEQ cars can be stored IN the
building "at p pinch"
VIII Hsve Tire Service.
Service" is to be n speciality with
the Lone Star company. not only as
regards cars and trucks they sell. but
for accessories and tires. Day and
night service will be at the call OF
their customers. except on SUNDAYS.
A fleet Of Dodge cars viii care for the
service calls.
A stock OF Goodyear tires has al
ready been taken over and Mr.. Perry
announces that his company VIII
feature service on both Goodyear and
Firestone tires.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
BUICK DEALERS GET
SOME CARS THROUGH

Grover Pickrell. manager Of the
Ramming Motor company, is wearing
a happy smile. After considerable
trouble. he has succeeded in getting
a carload Of Buick roadsters through
the congested freight districts OF the
east AS the army is grabbing off a
large share Of all roadsters now being
built. Mr.. Piclxren believes that he is
exceptionally fortunate in getting this
shipment
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
using BLOWOUT PATCHES.

Most motorists have encountered lH-
difficulty OF keeping inside blowout patcn-
Is from creeping out OF the position IN
which they have been placed When me
patches move naturally they uncover tns
hole they were intended TO protect ana s.
become useless By placing piece OF
inner tube against the casing. al the
place where the blow has occurred the
patch will be held firmly in position II
cidentaliy the piece Of tube will eVentu-
match making a staunch repair
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
FRANKLIN PRICES GO
UP $500 VERY SOON

The Franklin Motor Car company
has been notified that future ship
ments will be made at an increased
price OF $500 per car. The Franklin
agency now has a carload enroute
including both four passenger road
sters and tourings, and these will be
the last to go on the local market at
the present prices
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
SUMMIT TIRES TO BE
SOLD BY BOSS COMPANY

The Boss Rubber company an
nounces the agency for the Summit
tire, a popular priced guaranteed cas-
ing. and manager S 4 Silversparre
expects a big business for the new
line. He is now actively engaged
in lining up dealers throughout the
southwest for the new line.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
NEW SOLID TIRES HERE.

The Boss Rubber company is now
displaying a new solid tire put out
by the ly-Springfield Tire COM
pany to meet the needs for solids on
heavy duty trucks. This tire is
known as the Liberty" and has 4
10 inch tread for the IS inch wheel
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
SuORT CTRCTITS.

It happens on occasion that the engine
will stop suddenly for no apparent reason
and then start up again. just as suddenly
This may occur in passing over paIllc-
ulotorisk will at once diagnose the trouble
as an intermittent short circuit. some
where in the Ignition line N inspection
Of the wires under the cowl hoard may
show that some poorly insulated lighting
wire has been jounced into contact win
metal which Is also in contact with a
couple OF the ignition wires from the
switch
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26
LONE STAR ENTERS FINEST AUTO
HOME IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY

New Building Said to Be Without Equal Anywhere fol
Combination Salesroom and Service Plant; Represents
Outlay of 900 for Site Building Equipment; Day
and Night Service; Tire Department to Be Feature.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

II the British parliament agrees 20
allow women the right Of franchise over
{. 100000 women will be able TO vote
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-26

7ARTIME conditions have not
M tended to make the path Of
w the motor car dealer any
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
TRUCKS BEING
RUSHED TO!EAST
DURING NIGHT
~v@SN ~ -

Rssains during the night hour!
emily, snd under ~ near war zone
conditions ~ this peaceful section ol
Amsries can provide, six trains oi
Psekard army trucks destined fol
ssfvies' with Pershing Ia France are
paShfng forward from Detroit to On
Atlantic port. The convoy consists
cf z9 Paekasds and the trains are
a hours apart.
Except that they uss their lights
and are not bothered by sudden gusts
Of shfapnel or other attentions from
Fritz, the truck companies are pro-
eseding ~ II In the immediate neigh.
borhood Of the front.
The soldier drivers, 70 men to q
train, make camp BY the roadside
whensvsr dawn greets them, cook
their n1ea1s on field ranges carried
h the trucks, and chamber into the
Arse-ton carriers for their days
slssp. Az soon % breakfast" is I'm.
hhsd h The evening they swing the
big khakl-eolored trucks into the road
again and hit out toward the sea.
board.
Besides the equipment Of the sol
Nsss-there 10 = lS-day ration aboard
Tot Sach inan-the trucks carry loads
Of parts, also destined for the Ameri.
can akpeditionary force. J.
This ID the first night run OF se-
yies In which the quartermastefas de-
psrtment of the United States army Ii
giving the drivers Z foretaste of the
work they viii be called on to Dc
overseas.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Maxwell Chalmers Rally
! At Factory on Liberty Loan

Under the leadership OF A. s. Gil
eitrist manager Of the truck depart
msnt Of the [. J. Robinson company,
Detroit, . Liberty loan. rally of 5000
Maxwell and Chalmers employees was
held at the Chalmers plant in. the first
week In the campaign. Mounted on a
Maxwell truck in the factory yard, Mr..
Gilchrist and Sergeant H. T. Russell,
First machine gun company, First
Canadian battalion, made patriotic
appeals which reused the gathering to
cheers. Russell, wounded veteran Of
the first and second battles of Ypres,
speaking from his war experience put
the issue squarely before his audience
in these words:
"One allied soldier is better than 10
Germans-if he has the support. Givs
it to him" I
Maxwell Chalmers subscriptions to
the third loan totalfed more than
$5o7, 900 at last reports. The Maxwell
Motor company, incorporated, eontri-
buted $350,000, the Maxwell employees
SOLO and the Chalmers employees
$4,000.
Mr.. Gilchrist az captain of one Of
the Detroit teams in the drive, was In
stfumental in piling up some Of the
big scores that put Detroit over the
top first among the large cities of the
United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

the week meeting city, county and
state officials. It is part Of his work
to encourage the enforcement of the
law and enlist the cooperation of
such officers as are connected with
the discharge of this duty.
In speaking with Chief Dempsey,
Mr.. Levitan was assured that steps
were being taken to train an addi-
tional corps of motorcycle cops
whose duties would be enforcing the
headlight law.
Warner Lenz is standard equip
ment on Il automobiles now, which
10 evidence of the CO operative feeling
among automobile manufacturers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
BRIDGE THEORY
USED IN MAKING
PEERLESS FRAMES

Now that the motor car has been
thoroughly practical for every busi-
ness use, automotive engineers are
concerned in making many reinforce
ments in design and construction. The
Peerless car Is particularly note
worthy In this respect. Their en-
gineers have worked tirelessly to get
the proper weight distribution and
balance Of materials with greater
strength and lightness. They have
borrowed from all engineering prin-
ciples to accomplish their purpose.
A notable feature In the construc-
ton Of the chassis Is Its bridge de-
sign. Feeling that the same prin-
ciples apply, those Of great strength
and fexibility, they are using the
same bracing. Formerly the frame
depended for Its rigidity upon deep
channel-shaped side members. To
give these the necessary strength
they had to be Of fairly heavy con-
struction. The extra weight was
felt to be unnecessary by the Peerless
engineers and they have been sue
cessful in greatly reducing the weight
of tho frame side members by using
principle familiar to bridge de-
sign, the truss:
This construction permits far
greater strength with greatly re-
duced weight, for the truss rods
furnish exceptionally strong bracing
throughout. The frame Of the mo-
tor car when in action 10 subjected
to about the same strains as
bridge, as It 10 virtually 4 bridge be-
tween the front and back wheels. 1t
must carry all of the weight Of the
body and passengers and at the same
time be both rigid and flexible to un-
even road action. The constant play
on the frame of usual design is very
likely to cause capitalization of the
steel, which is not true in the truss
design.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
RETREAD|NG OF
TIRES ENDORSED
BY TIRE EXPERT
uany Tire Castings Can Be Re.
newed With Fresh Tread If
Properly Cared for Be-
fore Too Late.

If motorists were better acquaint-
ed with the advantages of having
their tires retreaded when not worn
through the carcass, many miles
would be added to tire life" 10 the
declaration of Joe NJ Dine. Omaha
branch manager for the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company.
"A retread can greatly extend the
usefulness of tire carcass that has
had good care, but tire that has
been run soft overloaded or tread
cut, or mistreated in other ways, can
not proftably be so repaired.
IF tire is run underinfated it will
probably be stone-brxissd or weak
ensd In the side walls. II run ovsr-
loaded II will be ia the same condi.
ton, except that the trouble will show
closer 70 the bead of the tire. II
tresd-eat the carcass 10 likely 70 be
perforated with glasp cuts. nall hcles
or the fabric rotted from moisture
sesping In through the tread cuts, and
the piles Of fabric separated from each
other.
Examine the caslngs.
"A good vulcanizer viii always BE-
abis o tell, after sxamination OF .
3irs, II its condition will warrant pref
liable rstreadins. And no tire repair
man will advise fetread when the
carcass ID In bad shape, for the carcass
II the foundation Of the tire. and Il
this 10 bad, no retread, however well
put on, will add sufficient mileage to
the tire to warrant the expense in
VOWED.
"But when tie tire has had GOOD
care and the fabric b uninjured, re-
tread % Z profitable investment. Many
thousands Of miles are added 70 tire
life In this manner. Before discarding
old tires, they should be taken to
competent vuleanizer for examina-
tion. Perhaps I new tread or 4 new
section can be built into tire thit
will greatly increase Ito length Of
service.
"Vulcanizing treads on used tirss,
has reached so great degree OF per-
fection that even racing drivers are
using retreaded tires. In the past
racing drivers have never used tires
that have undergone any kind of re-
pairs-only new tires were consid-
cred safe. But that retreaded tires are
a success on the race track is abun-
dantly proven in the experience Of
Louis Chevrolet, who during the win
ter season won several races on the
western coast on retreaded Goodyear
cord tires.
"In the interests Of conservation
every motorist should first consider
the advantages of retread before
sending to the scrap heap his old
tires"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Valve Stem Expansion.

An obscure engine difficulty some
Dimes occurs that is manifested by =
reduction of compression when the
cylinders are hot, although they may
be known to be tight when the parts
are cold. This is caused by the ex-
pansion of the valve stems during
the warming up process. Unless Z
proper amount of clearance 10 al
lowed between the ends Of the stems
and the tappets, this may Be enough
to prevent the yslvss iron sestins
properly.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Caring for Hub Gaps.

When putting the car in commits
sion for the year and every month
during the running season, the huh
caps should be thoroughly cleaned
out, all the grease and verdigris re.
moved, after which the caps should
be repacked with fresh grease. 1t is
also well to clean out the hubs and
bearings, washing them thoroughly
with gasoline so that dirt and grit
will be dislodged. When this has beer
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

or plain fits and keys, care must be
exercised not osuse the hammer free,
ly, fof fear Of either fracturing ths
gear or springing 1t out OF line. 4
so-called pulley-puller or special jacI
may be improvised without difficult,
under almost any circumstances anc
by its use the part may be removed
straight without imposing any undue
strain upon 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Ball Check.

Many engines having 4 pressure
feed oiling system, = regulator is en-
ployed with a bali check valve in a
housing. If this ball gets stuck and
lacks sphericity, it is difficult to re-
move it. About the best way Of get
ting it out is to take an L-shaped
tube or rod of diameter slightly
smaller than the ball, place \ little
grease over one end and thrust this
creased end in the opening. The bali
will generally stick to the grease and
coma ont easily
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

require oiling by hand. The service
of these parts 10 exacting and fire.
quent fabrication Of the ball thrust
bearing and OF the end of the lever
which actuates it, 10 necessary. Fur
thermore the bearing of the clutch
pedal and the pins which secure the
clutch operating linkage should be
frequently fabricated.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Clutch Lubrication.

One of the most commonly neg
lected parts Of the car a. far a. IL,
brication goes, 10 the clutch operating
mechanism. In the case Of disc
clutches running In oil, the lubrica-
tion of the thrust collar and the
lever operating it, is automatic. But
with clutches that do not operate In a
bath of oil, the thrust collar and lever
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Upholstery Dressing i.

A very good leather dressing IL
composed Of equal parts Of .glycerine
and sweet oil. After applying the
mixture with cloth, it should Be left
on the leather for 20 minutes, after
which the leather must be wiped dry,
Ordinary soap and water makes a
good cleaner for leather, the soap be-
ing applied with a spoSgue and wiped
off with a chamois skin.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
ENFORCEMENT OF
AUTO HEADLIGHT
LAWS Is SOUGHT

8. G. Leyitan, factory representa-
tive Of the Warner-Lenz company, is
In Omaha on a trip Of inspection and
has interviewed Chief of Police Demp-
sey regarding the enforcement of
the auto headlight law.
Levitan has spent 4 good part OF
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Hardening CAST Iron.

AZ times IL Is desirable to harden
medium or small cast iron parts
Here's how: Take a half pint of sui
phuric acid, two quarts of common
san, one-half pound OF prussiate OF
potash, quarter pound OF cyanide oi
potash and dissolve in 10 gallons Of
soft water Heat the iron to a cherry
red and dip in the solution.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Stretched Casings.

After casing has been long In use,
sometimes stretching develops, so that
it takes longer to initiate it. A stretch
ed tire should not be pumped up too
tight and incidentally it is best to fit
such castings with inner liners. BY this
means 4 good many more miles can
be gotten out of them.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Packing Gasoline Pumps.

About the best material to use In
the stufing box Of Z gasolins pump
10 hemp string and soap. Gasoline
will dissolve practically any kind Of
soap, so that soap may be used In
place OF grease as lubricant or in
place Of red lead in making screw
Joints FIGHT.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

exclusively for service on Pierce-Ar-
row cars and trucks, Mitchell cars
and Bethlehem trucks.
This new service station is equipped
throughout with modern machinery.
Welding machinery has been installed
and all manner OF generator repair
ing, also starting motor and magnetic
repair work will be done.
The present location, At 2048-s2
Farnam street, will be used exclu-
siyely as adisplay room for automo-
biles and trucks. Z
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

In brazing brass, copper, wrought
iron and steel, clean the metal thor
oughly at and near the joint TO be
brazed, by scraping or filing. Be sure
to fit the edges closely together. II
great strength is required, lap the
edges over each other about quar-
ter of an inch. A good plan to rivet
the edges together to hold them in
place. Place brazing material along
the joint Take finely powdered borax.
wet 1t with water and place . little
along the seam. Put the article over
a charcoal fire, joint down. Heat II
slowly and evenly, holding 1t about
an inch above the charcoal. When
the brazing material Is all melted, rap
the part with hammer, to induce the
material to flow all through the joint
II the article is brass or copper, it
should be plunged into cold water, il
steel or iron it should be allowed to
cool SLOWLY.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

done the moving parts should be again
fabricated, the hub caps put back in
place and the car can be driven with
out fear Of improperly fabricated
axles.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05
Removing Gears.

When attempting to remove sprock-
cts or gears from the shafts to which
they are attached by means of taper
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

The most desirable furnished rooms
are advertised in The Bee. Get a nice,
cool room for the summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

come out easily.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

heap our strong, capable men, and grow
SNUG over the diluted, complacent stuff
the censor feeds to the nation, in the
hope that some day, thanks to the Brit
ish navy and the untold sacrifices of
Belgium, England and France, we may
share in the fruits of a glorious Allied
victory? Alas, without our whole
hearted effort that victory is at bess
likely to be shorn Of its wings. What
if it be not victory at all, but an
agreement with contemptuous nation.
drunk with the triumph of organized
evil? Shall we prefer to give to Ger
many as indemnity that which we
failed, through selfishness and sloth. 70
give to our friends, the champions of
right?
The heart of the American nation is
sound; our boys go with laughing non
chalance to the sacrifice; mothers, sis
ters and wives are urging them on; six
months training makes a good soldier
these days-and yet the powers that be
are busy disseminating excuses for our
not being any real help to the Allies
before 1919. Those who face facts
squarely know that it is during the next
six months that our men will be needed
most. After that time it may be too
late. Where lie~ our incapacity and
our shame?
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27
He Knew He Would
Never See Her Again

He leaped up. 1t was the junction
at which he was to change cars, and
the train was already whistling as a
I signal for starting ThunderstrucK, ne
grabbed his baggage from the rack,
dashed for the door and jumped out
of the train just as =. was getting in
motion. He stumbled, picked himself
up, and at that instant realized that
he knew neither the name nor the ad-
dress of the young girl whom he had
just left in panic, and that she, too,
did not know his name or address, He
started after the train, calling out at
the top Of his voice. rut the car,
against the door of one of the com
partments of which he thought he saw
face pressed, was already too far
away, and he remained on the plat,
form, dumfounded and in despair,
comprehending that there was no
chance now that he would ever find
her again, and that she would be for
him only a memory, which the train,
as it rolled away, was already project
ing into the past.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

val and Renaissance periods to the
eighteenth century. The contingent OF
paintings is a fine one, especially i'm
pressive in the examples Of Flemish
and Italian art. But this part Of the
gift, though probably of more popular
interest than any other, is not by any
means the most valuable. The antiqui
ties are Of high Importance, and in
practical significance the objects Of
decorative art, of medieval and later
craftsmanship, make wcighty addition
to- the resources of the Museum. "The
Bulletin" emphasizes the public service
rendered by Mr.. Morgan through his
long association with this institution.
1t is precisely that service which will
bo commemorated in the "Pierpont
Morgan Wing" which is to pcrpetuatc
tho name of the collector and his son.
No donors have ever done more to make
the Museum useful, q profitable place
not only for the amateur of fine things
but for the practising artist and ar
tisan.
New-York tribune., 1918-01-27

judge him, as you judge the etcher, by
the force Of his personality, but only
by the finish of his technique.
This point Of the mezzotinters subor-
dination in the world of ideas is fully
borne out by the present exhibition
ply all the data necessary for general
lzatlon. There are no "pictures" here
III the strict sense, works to show that
the mezzotinter has ever had any i'm
pulse toward independent design. If
there arc few exceptions to be noted
they only prove the rule. The amiable
Canon Won Furstenbcrg's "iead of st.
john might suggest that in the in
fancy of the art portraiturc was not the
sole motive of the mezzotinter, and Jan
Van Somer with his two bits of genre
lends a trace of plausibiity to the idea
But when you come to scrutiniZe the
history of mezzotint in it's length and
breadth you sc1 how negligible those
few plates arc, how largely the art has
been dedicated to portraiturc, and how
completely it has rested in the hands Of
reproductive craftsmen, types of great
artistic quality, but not, after all,
markedly original. Won Siegen, the
father of mezzotint, is represented at
the Grolier by three Of his portraits.
Th1 hrst-that of the Landgravine cited
abovc-was drawn as we'll as engraved
by himself The others are after Hond-
hest. These second and third por-
traits. by the way, the famous heads of
the Prince and Princess of Orange, are
shown in magnificent impressions.
They should be noticed also for an in
tercsting technical point-the execu-
tion of the backgrounds in line engrav-
ing. This reminds us of the tentative
steps Of the inventor, maturing his new