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The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
ADVICE TO NEW DRIVERS.
Care Should Be Taken During First
Month of Ownership.

H. H. Mundy. local manager In
chevrolet automobiles. in discussing
the trials of new drivers has this
to say:
Take your time during the first
month-keep cool and have a reason
Tor everything you do. and above all
thlnk-do not forget it-think-and
you will get along all right.
know what each pedal Of an
automobile is for-know what each
button will debut be sure about
it-and do not lose your head. Then
you will not get into any trouble.
Early morning Is the best time
10 learn the first stages of driv-
ing. Go slowly and keep to the
right. Get in the habit of watch-
ing for vehicles both on the street
you are driving. and on the cross
streets.
After short period, when you
feel satisfied you have mastered the
elementary things. drive later In
the day when traffic is heavier. But
be careful This will accustom you
to the crowds. During the learning
period drive slowly. Do not speed,
Most of the trouble comes from
driving too fast
Find out all about your car and
treat it with consideration. Watch
lubrication. You do not go with
out food for several days, nor should
you allow your car to be without
suficient oil and water. Both are
necessary for proper performance.
And remember your car is a piece
OF machinery. 1t is not infallible.
Do not expect the impossible of IL,
Treat 1t with consideration. And II
will return uniform service to you"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Driver Both Chauffeur and Nur,e.

The French government has adopted
for the use of the army a sidecar am
bulance. which. In many respects is
superior to the other types heretofore
used. says the Popular Science MONTH
ly. It Is built OF light material and Is
large enough TO accommodate but one
stretcher. Windows with remova5,s
curtains are provided to enabie .he
patient TO look out while lying on the
cot or stretcher.. The cot can also
be so arranged that the patient may
sit up. An electric bell connects him
with the driver of the motorcycle.
who also acts as nurse.
One considerable advantage Of this
type Of ambulance IL that uatieEts
may be transported in 1t whila sitting
or reclining and that thny can obtain
all the sunlight and fresh air they de-
sire, but also an unobstructed view oi
the country through which they pass
on their way to the rear. No extra
attendant is necessary except in cases
where the patient needs close atten-
ton. 1t is hardly practicable to EN-
ploy one ambulance driver for one
wounded man, as a rule. Hence II
may be assumed that the vehicle Is
used only for exceptional cases.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Los Angeles Yosemite Run.

Intense as Is the rivalry between
automobile dealers of the Pacific
Coast, true craftsmanship prevails,
and the numerous road contests held
in the. land of sunshine and perer-
NAL motoring never suffer from lack
of entries.
The recent Los Angeles Yosemite
economy run was contested by fif-
teen different makes Of cars, ranging
In cost up to $3.50. These were
divided into three classes. according
to price. and the winners determined
upon a ton-mile. basis.
Not one Of the entries failed to
hang up q gasoline record of less
than fourteen miles to the gallon over
the 57o-mile stretch.
The average gasoline mileage for
the fifteen contestants in the Yo-
semitic run was 21.39. and the aver
age price Of the cars s1.s5o
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
HOW l BUILT FIRST AUTOMOBILE
ny ELwoop HAYNES.

steel castings and by malleable cast
ings In front.
AT that time no figures were acces-
sible for determining the tractive re-
sistance to rubber tires on ordinary
roads. In order to determine this as
nearly as possible in advance, bicy-
Gle. bearing a rider, was hitchei to
the rear OF a light blackboard by
means of a cord and spring scale.
An observer seated on the blackboard
recorded as rapidly as possible draw
bar pull registered by the scale.
With this data at hand 1t was an
easy matter to arrange the gearing
OF the automobile so that It would
be drawn by the motor. Crude though
this method may appear, 1t shows q
striking agreement with the results
obtained today, by much more aceu-
rate and refined apparatus.
Tho total weight OF the machine
when completed was about SO pounds.
July 4, 1894, when ready for the test,
IL was hauled into the country sbout
three miles behind q horse carriage
and started on q nearly level turn
pike. 1t moved off at once at a
speed of about seven miles per hour
and was driven about one and one
half miles into the country. 1t was
then turned about, and ran all the
way into the city without making q
single stop.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
GREATER USE OF AUTO
URGED in LIEU OF RAIL
Work with Recreation Make. fol
Economy, Dealer EXPLAINS.


"one thing that has lately impressed
me very deeply is the win-the-war
spirit exhibited by the boys and girls
In our colleges" said a prominent
dealer In. recent interview, The
spirit of useful work instead of
frivolous summer-time play very OBJ
wously extends even 10 the summer
schools.
This more than ever confirms my
opinion that vacation time, in the
generally accepted sense of the term,
10 nonresident for this year at least.
mean particularly as applied to
business and professional men.
"Of course most such men are
planning some sort Of relaxation. for
while they do not feel that they can
Just sever all business connections
for even a few days, they realize
that all work and absolutely no play
Is not conducive 10 the best results.
"A great many men whom know
are planning to make necessary busi-
ness trips In such a manner as to
combine business with pleasure. Most
OF these plans revolve around the use
OF an automobile. This certainly 10
an excellent idea from every angle.
In the FIRST place cross-country mo-
toring is healthful and highly stimulae-
ing. 1t puts a man on his mettle; fits
him for further hard work. Besides,
when carefully planned, II Is as
economical of time as a railroad trio
that includes any considerable num-
ber Of stop-overs.
Even more important. every auto
mobile business trip lessons he rail-
road transportation problem to s,me
extent. And as everyone knows, the
movement Of troops. munitions. grain
and coal will surely tax the railroa Is
during the next few months as they
never before have been taxed"
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

their former work, but after strenuous
service In the army, the common vo-
cations seem tame to many. After
our civil war. thousands of soldiers
settled the public lands Of the West.
and became pioneers IN its life. In
a large measure the rapid growth OF
our western country was due TO the
rugged virility Of these men. secre-
tray Lane IL recommending the
throwing open OF land In the West to
the large number of soldiers who will
prefer life In the open.
But there will be many soldiers re-
turning both during and after the
war. crippled in body and broken In
health. who viii not be able to endure
the rigors of a pioneer hfe. The great
factories Of the country will soon be
called TO furnish employment for
these men. In anticipation OF this
condition. the Goodyear Tire & Rub
ber Company. Arkon. Ohio. has begun
a compilation Of possible positions
that can be held by crippled soldiers.
The employment of these men will be
great aid to the country.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
TIRE REPAIR SCHOOL
FOR u. 5. SOLDIERS

One of the most interesting and i'm
portant phases of military activity
In and around Akron, Ohio. the rub
ber tire center of the world, are the
United States Army Repair Schools
where the young soldiers are given
careful instruction in the building
and repairing of castings and tubes.
Each month class OF enlisted men
puts in four weeks of diligent work
In an effort to master the mysteries
OF tire construction. There are six
hours of work each day. The de-
tachment is under command of Capt.
4. E. Aub and is quartered. when not
In the class room. in barracks on the
campus of Akron University.
When the four weeks OF tire study
have been concluded. each man must
pass an examination of 20 questions
concerning tire building and repairing.
He Is then graded according to his
proficiency. as shown by his answers
to the examination questions. That
the young soldiers are unusually good
students Is indicated by the average
standing OF the class of June. There
were f07 men taking the course at
various plants in Akron and the aver
age grade was 30 per cent.
When the enlisted men first enter
the class they are confronted with q
huge pile of old tires of every variety
cord. nodded. wrapped and so on,
There are also innumerable tires for
their inspection and study. After two
or three lectures. the men begin ia
tear apart the tubes and casings and
learn what they are made of. Then
comes the actual repair work.
An aged casing, that has been skill
fully repaired until IT will again rem
der service. Is subjected to terrible
abuse until the average layman would
pronounce 1t fit for nothing but the
scrap pile. This casing is turned over
to couple Of students and they are
told to repair 1t so II can be used
again. The results are often SO re,
markably well attained that they are
amazing.
OF such men is the U. g. army's
tire repair department composed.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

During the delay In the work OF
constructing the pipe line for the
Indiana Gas and Oil Company at
Greentown.' Ind. It occurred to me
that some better means of loconIotion
over the highways than the horse and
buggy might be procured, so ac-
cordingly laid plans for Q mechani-
cally constructed vehicle.
In the fall of 1882 moved to Koko-
mo and the following summer dS9O
had my plans sufficiently matured to
begin the actual construction OF a
machine. / ordered a one-horsepower
marire upright. two-cycle, gasoline
engine which weighed $50 pounds.
When the gasoline and battery con-
nections were installed. the motor.
after considerable cranking was start
ed and ran with such speed and vibfa-
ton that II pulled itself from It's
attachments. Luckily, however. one
of the battery wires was wound
about the motor shaft and thus dis
connected the current.
In order to provide against vibra-
tion, was obliged to make the frame
of the machine much heavier than !
first intended. The "horseless car
riage' was built up in the form of
a small truck. The framework in
which the motor was placed consisted
of a double hollow square of steel
tubing. Joined at the rear corners by
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
TRUCK ECONOMY RULES
FROM FULTON M. T. co.
President Melhuish Says Check Up
on All Phases.

A list of rules for truck operators
Issued by William Fulton Melhuish.
president of the Fulton Motor Truck
Company, manufacturers of the Full
ton 1Iz-ton truck:
Zone your deliveries.
Chart your loading platforms.
Don't run motors while the truck
Is standing.
See that you get the best possible
mileage from the trucks you are
using.
Check loading-full load to every
trip.
Cut down your gas at the carburetor
to the least you can get sufficient
power on.
Check your driver on the shortest
possible route.
Check your drivers against costly
iay-ups on account of truck abuse
Don't give your truck both fists at
once by spee6sIS when overloaded.
That's where the road shock hurts.
Mr. Melhuish says the foregoing
rules were meant for the owner who
wants to get the most out of his
truck at any time. but especially now,
when economy counts for so much.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

business, has helped keep a perma-
nent right-of-way open for the un.
interrupted stream of supplies on
which our boys tight on. our allies
depend on and America works on.
While at the Federal Auto Supply
Co.'S shop on Pennsylvania avenue
last Friday, positive proof was shown
that Joe Wells 10 an auto wizard. or.
at least thorough master Of Fords.
A lady drove up TO the curb In Ford
from which water was leaking In q
stream and asked Mr.. Wells II he
could stop It. He said he would try.
AMI brought out q can OF something
which he poured into the radiator.
I expected an explosion. for the water
leaking out was almost boiling, but
It did not explode. After a minute
or 20 he opened the valve and let all
the water run out, then raised out the
tank, closed the valve, filed II up
with fresh water and not n drop
leaked out. The lady drove on with
happy smile on her face. The whole
proceeding occupied about ten min
utes, and helps to prove that u you
have troubles. ask Joe Wells. follow
his advice and your worries viii soon
be over.
H. B. Reid. of the Fulton Motors
Co., was In New York last week and
arranged for the drive-away of six
teen Fulton trucks which arrived In
Washington yesterday.
Permission TO operate automobiles
In the Yellowstone National Park was
somewhat belated, but since the gov-
ernment's ban on automobiles has
been lifted, the advantages of seeing
the beauties and wonders of this
famous national park by automobile.
have been so ably demonstrated that
the Yellowston Park Transportation
Company Ia operating a fleet OF large
passenger cars to take care of the
many motorists attracted to the park.
The regular tour, starting and ending
at Gardiner. Mont, the northern en-
trance. lasts five days. the season run
ming from June Is to Sept. %.
The experience Of every nation that
has engaged in a great war shows
that returning soldiers, after their
vigorous military life, usually prefer
and seek outdoor occupations A
large number, of course, return to
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
HEAR A LITTLE NOISE?
FIND OUT ABOUT IT
Owner Who Cures Little Motor
Troubles Saves Expense.

No doubt 1t is true that In the
past American automobile owners
have been very largely inclined to
take a rather happy-go-lucky attl-
tude toward their cars. trusting a
lot to luck, and when that failed,
to the garage man around the cor
ner.
That time Is past. The average
owner is paying more serious at
tention to his car. Rising prices
and wartime conditions have brought
about a realization that II is both
poor business and poor patriotism
to allow so highly organized a me-
chanism as an automobile to de-
teriorate unnecessarily. Hence,
sound advice is eagerly listened to.
After a man has driven a car for
some little time he becomes thor
oughly familiar with every sound
of the mechanism under all con-
ditions, and Is keenly sensitive to
any strange sound that may creep
in. Now these unusual sounds are
almost invariably danger signals
and should Immediately be traced
to their causes. Sometimes this is
found to be very small indeed. but
small troubles have a way of ad-
ding complications.
Many a man would be surprised to
know that he could have avoided
the heavy expense of replacing a
burned-out bearing or of repairing
scored cylinders il he had Needed
the first warning signals of trouble.
Another thing that cannot be too
strongly impressed on the car own
er's mind is the absolute need for
proper motor fabrication. This
means more than merely adding
enough oil from time to time to
keep the gauge at three-fourths full.
As the oil is used it gradually loses
its lubricating qualities: also the
low grade of fuel commonly sup
piled today tends to contaminate the
oil in the case to some extent, no
matter what precautions are taken.
For these reasons fairly frequent
drainage is essential Every thousand
miles in summer and every five hum
dred in winter is recommended.
While the gauge should ordinarily
show three-fourths full, when drain
ing is contemplated wait until IL
shows one-fourth full. This saves
undue expense.
One other very simple rule of
maintenance. often unthought of, Is
this. Go over the body bolts oc-
casionally to see that they are
snugged up tight. This takes but a
few moments. prevents rattling, and
as a result adds considerable to the
llfe or the body of the car.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
COUNTRY OWES GREAT
DEBT TO AUTOMOBILE
Gradually Being Recognized as
Great Economic Force.

Since the invention of the har-
vester and reaper, no single tool or
device has promoted American farm
ing as has the automobile, with its
offspring, the motor truck and the
farm tractor. And yet, scarcely a
national industry has received as
much adverse publicity as the auto
mobile business.
OF course, it is needless to say that
without the motor truck and more
especially the farm tractor. produc-
ton of those vast win the war"
crops would have been physically inn
possible. But you must also remem-
Der that a few years ago it would
have been very difficult to have ex-
cited our farmers to the pitch of
enthusiasm necessary to raise these
crops in the short time available.
The farmers mind has changed, as
well as his methods of working.
Life on the farm was not consid-
cred so dismal nor did the flow Of
farmers sons to the city take place
without reason. We are a quick
witted. actiye-minded race, and one
OF the requirements of our nervous
makeup Is certain degree of
change. Before the introduction of
the automobils on the farm this
change was lacking. The farmer was
practically isolated-confined to the
dull, grinding repetition of the same
dreary tasks day in, day out, for
year after year. The nearest town
was generally too far away by horse
TO AFFORD more than a rare visit
Social intercourse was stunted by the
ditficulties, of carrying it on. Is it
any wonder boys left the farm?
Today sees a great change No
longer does the farmer get along
with makeshifts when he needs sup
plies or machine part. A 1OO-mile
trip TO town is no barrier to the
motor-equipped farmer when 1t comes
TO Keeping his tractor and other
farm implements going. In fact, 1t
Is in the West, where great FARMS,
big crops and long distances are the
rule that the Passenger car makes
modern production possible and mod
ern farm life livable.
heretofore Inaccessible neighbors,
Srade schools and libraries are prac-
ticauy at the farmers door. Every
where We find a quickening of spirit,
a great awakening going on on the
iarm- Community interests, oranges,
business, shipping and marketing as
soclation-au sorts Of organizations
for the improvement of farm life
are springing into being. 1t is this
new rural life that Is making pos
sible the American farmers sp!en-
did war contributions of produce and
money.
Who has the imagination to pic-
ture the future of the farmer when
American crops, carried i'm American
ships, feed the world? Who can
foresee the tremendous development
OF which our country is capable when
the farmer comes into his own in
every phase of his life? And who
can say to what extent all these
things would have been made possi-
BILE but for that much-maIigned in
vention, the automobile?
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
MAINTENANCE
OF BATTERIES
VITAL MATTER
Proper Attention Requisite
for Good Service, Says
Exide Man.

while the attention a battery re-
quires 10 small compared to the
work IT does" says p. T. Kalas,
manager Of the local Exide Battery
Depot. that attention Is absolutely
essential to satisfactory operation.
No man would run a business with
out giving close attention to the
balance sheets each month, even
though everything appeared to be
going well. No woman would pack
clothes away without taking pre-
cautions against moths. and expect
to ind them as they had been be-
fore-yet there are many motorists
who give their batteries no atten-
tion whatever.
VIII Work Always with Care.
The battery is there to start the
car. they reason, and start the car
II should. at all times under all con-
ditions. This reasoning Is correct
in q measure. The battery should
start the car at all times and it
will do so IL given half chance.
"It is difficult to realize the
amount of power there Is in a little
storage battery. An EXido battery
weighing sixty pounds will give
enough power to raise its own
weight to a height of nearly six
miles. However, to crank an auto
mobile engine, a battery must pro-
duce more than one horse power
for a few seconds or minutes as
the occasion demands, therefore
the current that is consumed must
be replaced IL satisfactory operation
Is to be consistently maintained.
"A battery gives no warning when
II is being improperly treated-it
works on until the last ounce of
strength has been exhausted-then
comes trouble and a repair bill.
Maintain Service for All.
1T is to eliminate the cost of
battery neglect that We make in
spectiOns of batteries of all motors
at all exide service stations.
These tests show at all times
whether a battery is being properly
charged. and act as a check on the
condition of the balance of the cleo
trical apparatus. Already hum
dreds of dollars have been saved
for those motorists who have been
regular Exide service patrons-and
more are finding their way to the
wisdom of the course every day."
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Does War Cause Fear in Animals, /,

An English writer has made some
interesting studies of the behavior
OF certain animals under war condi-
tipns. From him we learn that par
rots were employed as sentinels at
the Eiffel Tower in Paris. and could
be relied upon to give warning of
an approaching aircraft at least
twenty minutes before IL could be
seen by the naked eye. These birds.
however, grew bored" after a while
and ceased to be dependable. Pleas
ants. too. were wont to give warning
at night when an airplane ap-
preached, screaming and chattering
nofsily. 1t is also stated that hares.
partridges and pheasants were aften
observed near the front line trenches
in search Of food-which they got II
the rats didn't see II first. It would
seem that the war has no effect on
them.-Popular. Science Monthly.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
AUTO NOTES.

America is travelling a fast pace,
geared into the winning stride neces-
sary to make a victorious peace for
her and her allies. Extensive plans
and intensive actions to carry them
out successfully are the rule OF the
day The conservation of time. a vital
necessity in the race or peace. Is
made possible by the automobile and
motor truck.
The motor cars adaptability to de-
pendable and speedy individual trans
portation Is solving the question.
How can increase my personal EN-
cheney and eeonomize on my time? for
the busiest men and women OF every
community.
The motor truck. by successfully
shouldering the railroads short haul
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Jack Rabbits, Formerly
A Pest, Now a Resource

cheyenne. wyo.-The iowly Jack
rabbit heretofore considered wyom-
ing's worst pest may become the
States grtatest natural resource.
Eastern capitalists are building in
Cheyenne and Casper two great cold
storage plants to be occupied ex-
clusiyely by the carcasses OF Jack
rabbits The plants will store each
100000 rabbits. The hackers Of the
plan are arranging for fall rabit
drives throughout the State. The meat
will be stored and shipped back to
Eastern cities where jacks are con-
sidered deiicacy.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Appeal to State
To Settle Chlds Name

Toledo. ohio.-There's trouble In q
Bcusehoid in the village OF syivania.
not far from here.
A child was born 10 this family rs-
Gently. The husband was alone IN the
home when the State enumerstos
called.
The mother wanted the child TO have
one name while the husband desired
IL 70 carry another through life. The
father won.
Now the mother has appealed 70 the
State Department Of Vital Statistics,
asking that the child's name be
changed 30 al to conform 10 her
wishes.
State officials have failed 10 unearth
any law authorizing such action.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21
Water Pan for Furnace.

An extra large water pan, illustrated
In the Popular Mechanics Magazine,
is now being installed in furnaces of
certain make which Is equipped TO
fill automatically when almost empty
The pan holds seven gallons. and one
end makes a contact with the fire
pot so that evaporation Is very rapid
Water is supplied through a pipe, the
flow being governed by a hoat-con-
troIIed valve.
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

The store "ads" give you informa-
tion about the stores offerings-up
to the hour and dollar-saving in
, formation. Do you want to deal
with merchants who prefer to with
hold this information from you?
The Washington herald., 1918-07-21

Many pink flowers may be turned
blue by exposing them to the. funnes
Of ammonia for = few minutes.