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New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

If all trucks observed in 1918 had
been loaded to capacity 6.Ss2 tons
could have been moved. A tonnage ef-
ficiency of 70 per cent, or the percent
age of ght-carrying capacity OBJ
served to be actually loaded, is there
fore indicated. TIE tonnage efficiency
nine months ago was 57.5 per cent on
the same basis.
The development of the highway
transportation as observed and re-
corded is gratifying TO those inter.
ested in improved highways. But no.
to carry on still further would be
wrong. ~There seems to be no reason
why all comparatively short haul and
less -than-carload shipments cannet be
entirely taken off the railroads.
In fact, plans are now under way
whereby the region of which Cleveland
forms the centre, extending to Toledo
on one hand and Buffalo pn the other.
will be traversed by motor trucks, max
ing it possible to move thousands Of
tons of short-haul freight, which has
heretofore been at the mercy of the
railroads. Return load bureaus are to
be formed. with the idea that every
machine will be loaded to capacity,
both coming and going.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Extending the "NO Service" Idea

NUMBER of motorists have had
policy which motor dealers have putting
On the whole taking cheerfuly enough
cities the East working
OF night and Sunday work all "free
Even before the meeting of the National Automobile
cation New York the local Peerless organization had
time service policy Walter known
as the Van Cortandt Vehicle Corporation the
OF the policy Our demonstrates
doubt that the riding public ay
although there question certain minor details Of the
requirements"
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

o'ii'.o s,9.O Sl4o.O
Higbwsy==3l75 Highway=-3175
Ratic-- -----=-39ro ----==65. s e
CIR. total==Slij Railroad=4970
The transfer of 3,175 tons Of the
Cleveland Akron freight fror, the rail
roads to the highway represents only a
part of the relief afforded in this week
During the same period, freight to tn,
amount of ,639 tons was carried over
the highway to other points, $40 tons
of this being routed from Cleveland to
o. beyond Kent and the remainoer to
Or from Aie~on and points east.
Taking all directions into considera-
ton, freight was transported over the
highway in 1,349 loaded -rucks Of 5.3
and 1l2 tons capacity, amounting to
1914 tons
Based on an average OF 27.1 tons of
goods that are ordinarily shipped in a
loaded frelgnt car (the figure given
by the Railroad War Board), the saw
ing in raj equipment by highway
transport was therefore 17S freight
cars.
New passenger cars on the way to
delivery over the road TO nearly every
Eastern and Southern state numbered
S93. New trucks being delivered by
highway were All. Since but two n otor
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Why Not an "Auf0mOfive" Show?

chance
held IN this city, either separately
@ which customari made
oeen no separate motor truck show me that
would department. if not to 90 fher
ana make OF the exhibit "auonoive"
This would include tractors
motor boats airpanes and seaplan lighting
tons -
Merely to display
good thing right the show Of
mat ls whether 1T dealers show idea
general automotve exhibition overlooked
will help Justify the engine nothing else coud M IN
Just the - 80
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

town Road. At a prominent fork about
a mile and half out at sign marked
"Hawleyville" turn left and run due
north through Brookfield and Lanes
vile to New Milford.
Crossing the Housatonic River and
entering Connecticut and Litchfeld
Hills, the route now passes through
the towns of Worthwhile, Marb!edale
and New Preston, where side trip
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

Valley through Elmsford to the County
Hospital at East View, where a right
turn is made on a new concrete road.
This was the old Briarcliff race course.
Follow it to Briarclif, taking a right
fork at the village stores and pursuinp
fair macadam road crossing Croton
Lake at Pines Bridge and the railroad
at Croton Lake station.
From there on the road skirts the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Litchfeld Hills Fine Objective for Weekend Trip

weekend tour of 22O miles. with
a variety of scenery through rolling
country, is the route outlined by the
bureau of tours Of the Automobile
Club of America. The journey starts
from Columbus Circle. The road runs
north on Broadway to Getty Square in
Yonkers. Bearing left through the
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

square and just beyond turn right up
hill. continuing on Broadway, where a
view of the Hudson River is obtained
as far as the eye can reach. The mo-
torist also gets an excellent view Of
the Palisades all the way up to
Hastings.
From Hastings continue on to the
church in Dobbs Ferry. bearing right
into the Saw Mill River Road, which
Is followed I'D the Saw Mill River
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Use Graphite

The addition of little pure flake
graphite to the lubricating oil is often
help to motors that have seen some
wear. Only pure motor graphite should
be used. 1t forms on the metal sur
faces, reducing wear and filing up
scores in the cylinders and other worn
places: The usual rule is to add a tea
spoonful of graphite to every gallon Of
on placed in the crank case.-Mile-
stones.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
New YOrk'S Headlight Law

REAT enthusiasm expressed motor trade nress over Tho
manner which the hadghtng law New York
oeng The headlight devices
praised representing the headlight law was
enforced. ~ ~ 0''
In the meantime while the devices are still
way motorists impatient permitted devices
what not will take
glasses etc. is made public Please hurry up, Mr. Hugo
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

Automobiles were not admitted to
Central Park, New York, in the early
days: Winslow f. Buzby was arrested
October 81, 1899. for endeavoring to
drive "horselcss carriage" in that
famous 2layground.-Chevrolet Review.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Just a Line or So

The Poertner Motor Car Company, Inc,
which represents the National and Scripps-
booth cars in the metropolitan territory. has
added the United States truck to its line
Inc United States Motor Truck Company
or C'ncinnati, en- has been producing trucks
Iron Works. is president, and r. J. Fire
stone, Of the Firestone Tire Company. is
one OF the principal owners of the company.
mr.. roertner has secured his first allot-
ment OF trucks and make immediate
delivery. The United States line is com
posed Of 21s. 3M and ton capacities
Ralph S. Lane. president of United Motors
Service. Inc. announces that f. A. Mentges
who has been assistant director of service
Tor the Kenny Company. at Anderson, Ind,
has Joined the United Motors Service to
supervise the branches and to look after
branch management details at tie general
offices.
The Ajax Rubber Company, Inc. has
ha leased for a long term of years the property
22O West Flfty-sevcnth Street, just east of
Broadway: The property is a modern four
story building. with IS feet frontage on
feet, where it meets the Broadway Taber-
nacle. The new building of the Consolidated
Gas Company adjoins it the east.
The upper floors will be used as executive
Ajax company will take possession Of the
new premises about December l.
Everett E. Bell, ex-manaecr of the used
car department of the Studebaker Corpora
ton. has been appointed agent for Kings
County to succeed Albert E. Christie. Bells
offices and salesrooms are at Atlantic and
Bedford Avenues, Brooklyn.
The Cooney Auto Sales Company. 361 East
i49th Street, Bronx, agent for the Stude-
baker line. has Just opened a new sales
room in conjunction with its present loca-
ton. at 21l0 Grand Concourse corner of
lSlst Street, where it will offer in add-
ton to the Studebaker the American light
six.
In addition to opening the new showroom
ana IN anticipation Of increased volume of
business. Mr.. Cooney has enlarged his SER
vice station at S61 East 14sth Street James
Salkind has just been appointed sales man.
ager for the two lines
r. II. Spear. president of the All.Ameri.
can Truck Company. OF Chicago. is looking
made up of internal xear-driven vehicles.
Spear was with Scrpps- Booth. and later with
Gramm- Bernstein, before he entered on his
new job
With materials enough contracted for to
manufacture certain number of cars for
delivery up to January l next. the King
Motor Car Company has told each of its
dealers exactly how many cars he NAV es.
pect to get in the next six months The
plan OF cutting out the uncertainty and
keeping to facts was developed at a recent
meeting in New York of factory officials, to-
gether with W. B. Nesbitt. vice-president
whose Offices are here. and E. A. Scheu.
Eastern sales manager and general manager
OF the local King branch
Harry J. Warner. for twelve years with
the Continental Motor Company and for six
years vice-president in charge of produc
ton. has been elected vice-president of the
Federal Motor Truck Company. member of
the executive committee and board OF direc-
tori. with full charge Of Federal production.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Lighting-Up Time
BY BECK

To make tho time at ,chtch dYirers OF
al rehicies III the metropolitan district
arc required to shoD lights conform to
the neW daylight Sauin0 plo1, on hour
has beer added TO the regulation half
hour after sunset.
To-day, S:56
Monday. July %. s:56l Friday. July 2s s:5c
Tuesday. July 90. s:35 Saturday. July 27 s:5I
Msnday o,,r.ds ,,1 jny = 4s:54sunday July 2s s:5o
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

In India the automobile was used in
elephant hunting as early as 1896
Chevrolet Review.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21
Maxwell Truck, Fully
Loaded, on Way From
risco to New York

Harry ]. De Bear, manager of the
New York branch of the Maxwell Motor
Sales Corporation, 1908 Broadway, New
York, is in receipt Of the following tel
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

Ralph S. Lane. president Of United Motors
Service. Inc. announces that F. A. Mentges.
who has been assistant director of service
for the Remy Company. at Anderson, Ind.
has joined the United Motors Service to
supervise the branches and to look after
branch management details at tie general
offices.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

-, Harry j. Warner. for twelve years with
the Continental Motor Company and for six
years yea: vice,president in charge of produc-
ton. has been elected vice-president of the
Federal Motor Truck Company. membee Of
the executive committee and board OF direc-
tori. with full charge Of Federal production.
New-York tribune., 1918-07-21

The figures In the herewith are compiled
by the Il. r. Goodrich Rubber Company. OF Akron.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
FIREARMS ARE NOT FRAGILE
Shotgun Properly Cared For Is Said to
Be Good for a Hundred
Thousand Shots.

question frequently asked Is, "How
us VII NY s"1'euh lustF OF How
"a".a; y snv's e"n , ire rom my rlhe or
o',e' De'o'e II We"rs out
- Impossible Tor anyone to say
Just now long hrearm VIII last be-
.uuse !, - llnpoSsioie 10 tell before
'i"nu VIVA, KIM OF care II Is going to
se'' unu 'i'e cure IL receives makes all
',e uiiieIehee between a rev hundred
SINUS "'iu Hletiihe OF raithtul service,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15

"Ladles and gentlemen" began the
manager Of the Dlllydally moving pic.
ture theater, appearing In front Of the
screen, at affords me pleasure to as.
sure you that we are about to present
for your entertainment a unique de-
parture In modern motion plctures--n
1000-foOt film, on which, after about
800 feet have been used In exploiting
the title, the name Of the author, the
oxllke cOuntenance Of the famous star,
Francis X. Mushman, the fact that IT
was produced under the personal su.
pcrvisIon OF great genius OF whom
you never heard before, and the infor.
nation TINT the photography. which IL
no better and no worse than common,
was done by another total stranger,
there will positively be nearly 200 feet
OF pictures given l"-Kansas City Star
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
COAL PYRITE IN EXPLOSIVES
Iowa biologists Investigate Coal Fields
for Needed Mineral, With
Excellent Results.

An investigation Of pyrlte, an essen.
tial material In the manufacture of
high explosives. IL being made in the
coal fields Of Iowa under the direction
Of Dean George +. Kay Of the Uni
versity Of Iowa, who Is director of the
Iowa geological survey. High explo.
slves are made with the aid of sui.
phuric acid, which In turn Ia made
chiefly by roastlng pyrlte, popularity
known as fools gold" Hence the
mineral Is In great demand.
For many years pyrite for acid pro-
duction has been imported from Spain,
states Doctor Kay. But In order to save
the ships for more urgent uses, the
shipping board has sharply reduced the
import Of pyrite. The domestic produc-
ton Of the mineral must then be I'M
usually large. he declares.
New York, Virginia, Georgin, South
Carolina and Alabama have pyrlte
mines, and Illinois and several other
states are producing n small tonnage
from coal mines. Many hundred thou
sand tons are quickly available from
coal mines, says the state geolOglst, If
the governments explosive program re-
qulres 1t.
The method of preparing coal pyrlte
for shipment to acid plants Is simple
and cheap. The sulphur balls" must
be separated from adherlng coal, and
be crushed, washed and screened into
lumn and nna ai1aa Coal Ininara a 70
willing to load pyrite, and the opera.
tors to hoist and ship It, II war indus
tries demand It,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
Just One More Question.

"Do you happen to be going far, STRIP
said the lnquisitlve traveller to the man
In the corner, after having reduced ev-
eryOne else in the compartment to ST.
lent frenzy.
"Oh, no, only to Scotland" replied
the other, sarcastically. 81 am n com
merclal traveller. My age is forty-slx.
l am married. My name is Thomas
Brown. have son OF nineteen. lie
Is In the Blankshlre Bluffs. My fnther
died last July. He was on the stock
exchange. My mother is still living.
| have niece with red hair. Our char
lady's name Is jane Briggs. Is there
anything else"
The lnquisitive man hesitated.
"What oil do you use for your
tOnguef" he inquired slowly.-LOndon
Times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
SAW SOME GOOD IN GERMANS
Mark Twain Would Not Admit That
All Manhood In the Land Of the
Hun Was Dead.

Probably no other foreigner has
ever been so popular In Germany as
the American philosopher, Mark
Twain; yet Mark understood his Ger
many, just as he understood Russia,
although Of the cars domlnions he
had only the tripper's knowledge he
picked up with the shlpload of pre-
Cooks tourists that he lmmortallzed
In "Innocents Abroad"
In his Connecticut Yankee in
King Arthur's Court" Twain wrote:
"There 1t was, you see. A man Is
a man, at bottom. Whole ages of
abuse and oppression cannot crush
the manhood clear out Of him. Who
ever thinks 1t mistake is himself
mistaken. Yes, there is plenty of
good enough material for republic
in the most degraded people that ever
existed-even the Russians; plenty OF
manhood In them-even the Germans
If one could but force 1t out of Its
timld and suspicious privacy; to over
throw and trample in the mud any
throne that ever was set up and any
nobility that ever supported It, We
should see certain things yet, let us
hope and believe. First, modified
monarchy, till Arthur's days were
done, then the destruction of the
throne, nobility abolished. every mem
Der Of It bound out to some useful
trade, universal suffrage instituted,
and the whole government placed in
the hands Of men and women of the
nation. there to remain. Yes, there
was no occasion to give up my dream
yet n WHILE"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
AMOUNT OF FOOD NEEDED
Committee Of Experts Has Decided
Just What Must BE Supplied to
the Average Man.

As basis for calculating the amount
Of food which must be provided for
the human system the interallied sclen-
tlfic food commission has found Tint
an average man Of 1854 pounds working
eight hours day requires food having
an energy value OF $500 calories.
The commission consists of repre-
sentatlves Of the United States, France,
Italy, Belgium and Great Britain, and
Its purpose Is to consider the food prob
lem Of the allies from scientific point
Of view, and in agreement with the in
terallled executives to make proposals
to the allied governments.
The commission agreed that, In event
II should become impossible to supply
5000 cnlories OF food, reduction of
10 per cent could be suffered for some
time without injury to health. The
minimum ration Of fat for the "avcr-
age man" was determined upon as two
and flve-elghths ounces day.
The commission recommended that a
uniform average milling extraction Of
81 per cent for wheat be adopted
throughout the allied countries, but
this extraction may vary from 80 per
cent in summer to 80 per cent In win.
ter.
The commission held sessions In
London, Paris and Rome.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
Champagne for the Trenches.

Champagne Is served out TO the
French army twice n year-on the
national fete day on July II and at
Christmas, one bottle to every four
men. The brands and vlntages are
not remarkable, but 1t unquestlonably
FIXES. And even at SIPS n bottle the
bill is heavy one. so II has oc-
CURED to certsin taxpayers to direct
attention 10 the enormous stocks Of
German-Owned champagne maturing
In the Reims cellars.
II has been suggested to distribute
II among the army, which would
please the pOllus and reduce Hun
competition with French brands after
the war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
The Fog"
@o
BY LOUISE OLIVER

W. 0SANA~0hSr
An east wind was blowing when the
Bardsleys awoke on Monday morning
late supper Sunday night, at which
Mrs. Bardsley had concocted one OF
her famous rabbits. 1t was rich and
cheesey. and Mr.. Bardsley had had
two servings In spite of the doctors
orders about light diet.
So, of course, when Mrs. Bardsley
asked him at the breakfast table for
an Increase In her weekly allowance, It
was not strange that her husband
should growl out IN unfeellpG refusal,
adding that there was one other sure
thing besides taxation and death, and
that was a woman's inability to bc
satisfied.
Now, Mrs. Bardsley had felt her re-
quest so justified since Katie had au-
tomatically added a dollar d week to
her own wages, the laundryman, un"
ashamed, charged her twice as much
for her husbands shirts, and every one
from the garbage man to the gas com
pany was politely and delic6tely pick
ing her pocket, that instead OF weakly
and mlserably crying about his re-
fusal she became angry-in fact. she
got mad clear through for the first
time almost since their marriage.
Look here, Thomas" she said
crlsply, biting Off each word with n
snap that made her husband jump
"Will you tell me why you married
me-"
81 give up" he retorted. "Phono-
graphs are cheaper and they OCCASION
ally say something pleasant"
If you can't give me enough to
live In peace and comfort without bav-
Ing to worry my head OFF all the time
about money!" she finished, ignoring
his interruption
well, Lord knows I'm not made of
money. I've had to dig down In my
jeans for so many things lately I'm
nearly strapped all the time. If you
tried you could manage differently"
"Howf
THAT'S up to you. I'd let Katie CO."
"And do my own work"
"Wouldn't kin you, would it7"
"Thomas Bardsley, never did n
days work In my life"
"Then It's time you were benefiting
by my admirable example and begin
ming"
Mrs. Bardsley rose from the table,
her eyes flashing dangerously. Every
well. Thomas, I'll do my own work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15

Disease scourges took great toll
in the orient during 1917 Cholern pre-.
vailed in southern Asia from Aslntlo
Turkey to the Philippines, striking
down $1,000 In the Indian region there
were $50 cases In the Philippines and
many depths In Burmah. BubOnIc
plague belted the tropical world from
Peru TO Hawaii and New Caledonia. In
British India the largest mortality took
place; there were 10000 cases. with
100000 deaths. The disease nrea ex.
tended as far north as Egypt and Sen.
egal. Yellow fever appeared In AZ
RIGA, Mexico and South America. The
deaths were not above several hun.
dred.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15

But that doesn't include anybody else,
remember. Where shall | send your
things-to the club or hotel, or would
you prefer to go back to your
mother'sr
"Oh, send them to the devil" thun-
dered Mr.. Bardsley, jumping for his
hat and rushing for the door.
81 WILL" called Mrs. Bardsley after
him. II Just wanted to know his ad-
dress"
Mr.. Bardsley proceeded to his Of.
fee. the east wind and shades Of
Welsh rabbits following. Things went
wrong all day. His stenographer lr-
ritated him beyond endurance by re.
fusing to be mind reader and under
standing what he meant to say instead
of what he did say when she took die.
tatlon.
The typewriter seemed to tap incesl
sanity on raw nerve ends, and every
time the telephone rang he jumped as
though n shell had hit him. The east
wind had brought more trouble in It's
wake also besides irrltated nerves and
domestic discord. Since ten O'Clock the
air had thiekened and condensed until,
mixed with the smoke from mills and
furnaces, n heavy, impenetrable fog
first cousin to n regular Londoner, had
settled down over the city. It pene-
trated buildings, Railways and Offices
until Mr.. Bnrdsley could scarcely see
his own desk.
The result of eye strain nerve strain
and Indigestion produced slowly but
surely the worst headache Mr.. Bards-
ley had ever had In his life. He
stood Il until -four o'clock, then re.
solved TO pull up stakes for home. II
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
An Awful Disease.

A friend Of mine In one Of the camps
is n corporal. The. occupants OF the
barracks across the rOad had been In
quarantine for measles. Occasionally
one Of the men was moved to the hos
pital. My friend was stricken with II
severe case Of tonsilitIs and one morn
ing the ambulance stopped to take him
to the base hospital.
AS he entered the ambulance one
soldier said, "Has he got the
measles2"
A second one, mo, he's corporal"
The first one answered with groan,
GOOD Lord. that just as bad l''--ChI-
cagO Tribune.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-11-15
FARM WANTED

Large farm on which a man could make
living. Send full description, including
size, quality of soil, number of acres in
cultivation, number of acres of pasture OF
meadow, fencing, roads. exact location
Party wants to rent with privilege of buy
ing on terms.
have a number Of houses in Wash
lngton and Takoma Park that could be
exchanged for small farms. Send me
descriptions Of your farms IL for exchange
One party has half-acre lot in the town
Of TakOma Park. Md, unmortgaged, price
$500, will give as part payment on small
farm.
would be glad to send you my complete
list of properties for sale or exchange.
j. S. FRASER,
Takoma Park. Md.
Phone-Col. 4368w
sep S-3m