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would make a column only a. miles
long This surely Is saving room on the
road
To get down to cases on land waste,
n garage S0Xl00 feet and five stories
high will not only house about $50 IA
or ton trucks, but provide for small
machine shop as we'll These $50 trucks
VIII do the work of $50 teams. which
with $50 reserves means 1850 horses.
10 house 500 horses and $50 wagons
"ould require a two story stable 300x
lOO feet, or IL we want TO be real waste
ful, smaller stable and approximately
four city lots for wagon yards. And
there wont be room for three months
supply OF pressed hay either.
That a few business firms are alive
70 the realty waste In stables Is appar-
ent and there are at least three striking
examples of money made or saved by
the turn over to motor. One of our big
express companies has built three out Of
I've geographically distributed garages
which are to take the place of twenty
two stables a wholesale grocer has sub
stituted modern twelve story combina.
ton store and garage for old ware
houses and sprawllng stables, and at
least one firm, very progressive brewer,
has redesigned his realty layout and re-
leased twenty city lots just by selling all
horses and motorlzing his delivery ser
vice along modern lines.
Scores of manufacturing firms have
left New York. others are going into loft
buildings, while still others are looking
for better sites, all because Of the horse
There Is limit to street and terminal
congestion. TO real waste and carriage
'nefflciency, and we must either carry
on to improved transportation methods
III tayhnl alarS
and manufacturers who suffer from the
uptown trend can move up. town IL they
will leave their stables behind and build
one piece garage and shipping plat
form in the basement, as Lord & Tavlor
have done. Instead of low warehouse
and sprawllng stables down town let
them come up to Lexington avenue or
Tenth avenue and go up in the air a
few stories. Put the shipping room next
the roof II necessary. as others have
done, and bring the truck up to it.
when business men realize the YER
satility OF the various types-=ef. trucks,
the tremendous economies they effect.
the vast civic improvements they will
eventually bring about, they will see
progress in more than the mule market
| and conservation in more than food"
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verbal two blades Of wheat grow where
but u single one thrived before" says
n. II. Robbins. general manager OF the
Chalmers Sales Company, Inc.
Men who drive cars are face to face
with a condition that becomes more and
more serious each day. That condition
is the constantly declining grade OF gaso-
iere. Nearly every engineer has said
gcodby forever TO high grade gas. For
the moment and possibly for all time,
multi cylinders, counterbalanced crank
shafts and little tricks with valves give
way in engineers discussions to the
gas problem
Just as great situations produce great
men. so out Of this condition have come
great engines like that in the Chalmers.
Getting more power out OF low grade
gas. more rapid acceleration. greater
economy. greater smoothness and quick
getaway on a cold day are some Of the
especially commendable features of this
motor. In many engines OF the moment
the gas passes on it's way from the car
bureter to the cylinder through tun-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-21
GIVE AUTOMOBILE
CARE IT DESERVES
Then You Will BE Practising
Conservation and Economy
to Advantage.

Conservation and economy are the
order OF the day" says Harry g. Houpt.
president Of the Hudson Motor Car Com
pany Of New York This being true. 1t
Is I'D to automobile owners to take bet
ter care Of their cars
IAN official Of the Automobile Cham
Der OF Commerce in n recent statement
before tho Ways and Means Committee
In Congress stated that $4,000 motor
cars wear out each year
IF production is not kept up. said he.
residential suburbs would become to a
considerable extent impTacticable. tend
ing to greater congestion in cities: local
and suburban transportation facilities
would be inadequate, suburban and farm
values would decrease tremendously and
the efficiency of farmers would be I'M
paired very greatly.
with these statements in mind and
the knowledge that the 1918 output OF
motor cars will be considerably lower
than last years. It is every mans plair
duty to get all he can out of his cal
and prolong its life to the very greatest
extent. II will not be hardship, fol-
the man that takes care Of his car gets
the most satisfactory service out Of Il
from day to day.
"One way to relieve car OF much un
necessary wear is to do things slowly
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THIRD SERIES PACKARD.
rhis Popular Car to he Continued
indefinitely.

The third series Packard Twin Six
will be continued FOR an indefinite time
The chief purpose of new model Is
to incorporate the improvements which
an added years experience has shown
to he necessary. In a time like the
present. the Packard company feels. ac-
cording to an announcement OF policy
made public to-day. that the bringing
out OF separate model merely for the
sake Of change and OF slight improve
ment would not be warranted. Packard
prefers to devote its engineering and
manufacturing talent to more urgent
work and more far reaching results.
It is pointed out that production Of
passenger cars OF the highest quality
is being reduced far below normal de-
mand. At time when. In the ordinary
year, makers are announcing new mod
els, there now Is every indication OK a
serious shortage. This shortage is due
to the fact that such materials as chrome
nickel steel. aluminium. bronze. second
growth hickory and imported hides are
exactly the things needed for instru-
rnentS of war
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Don't be in a hurry to start. stop and
change gears When one stops to con-
slider that the shocks Of sudden starting
AMI stopping and careless. hasty gear
changes must be taken up by highly
organized piece OF machinery, the COM
mon sense OF this suggestion is easy to
be seer.
Another thing is flat most drivers
use tho brakes far too often and too
violently. IL a person learns to use the
foot throttle exclusively excepting the
throttle on the wheel at low posltlon)
he will find that his engine makes the
finest kind OF brake. When the foot is
removed from the throttle the engine
will Immediately slow down: naturally,
II the clutch Is left in, the momentum OF
the car will be checked gently and with
out wear on any parts. A good driver
who practises this, acquires the habit
readily. and soon finds that he need use
the brakes very rarely except for actual
stops.
in descending hills this same stunt
can be applied. II the hill is quite steep
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CHALMERS MOTOR EFFICIENT.
VIII Handle All Grades OF "Gas"
Economically

How 10 make one drop OF gasolene
do the work OF two IS just as important
these days as trying to make the pro-
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mel which runs all the way through the
engine block. Before the gas gets to tho
cylinder IL IL forced to turn many sharp
angles and docs not become completely
mixed with the air This results in raw
gas running into'not only one but all
the cylinders. particularly when the car
is cold, and especially when running for
TIE frst five or ten miles.
In the case Of the Chalmers engine
this type OF intake manifold has been
completely eliminated. a new manifold.
known as the rams horn has been con-
structed OF simple piping. 1t Is on tho
exterior osthe engine. II IL manifold
OF easy curves so that there are no
sharp corners for the raw gas 10 lodge
against and be pushed into the cylinders.
What Is termed hot spot Is buift
in at the top Of the carbureter 80 that
the gas coming straight UP from the
carbureter hits the hot spot then passes
around the easy curves OF the smooth
manifold in n perfect state of mixture
rnd at the proper temperature to each
of the cylinders"
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Announcement was made by the
White Company yesterday that Will
lam II. Moore. formerly manager of
the company's Pittsburg branch, has
been appointed manager of the New
York branch, Park avenue and Fifty
seventh street. to succeed r. Fl. John
ston, who was recently assigned to
special executive work with headquar-
ters in Washington.
These changes are Of considera BILE
Importance to the metropolitan motor
car and truck trade. Though both APP
pointments are in the nature OF well
earned promotions the trade Is both
a loser and gamer as a result Of
them.
In the withdrawal Of Mr.. Johnston
from activity In the New York field
the trade loses one of Its tireless work.
ers for improved conditions in the
matter OF motor vehicle legislation,
highway development and civic better
ment
In sending Mr.. Moore to New York
to take charge OF its greatly increasing
business the company will continue to
he represented here by a man who has
heen prominently Identified with tho
development of motor truck transpor-
tation and the motor truck trade.
During the ten years that Mr. Moore
managed the companys Pittsburg
branch he was an active figure in the
important movements conducted by the
Pittsburg trade and In the improve.
ment of motor sportation in Pitts.
burg and western Pennsylvania. Under
his management OF the White branch
single installations OF W7(te trucks
grew to fleets OF Atty and hundred
In the case Of one concern, the Gull
Refining Company. single truck in
stallation grew to 563 White trucks.
When Mr.. Johnston was requested
to undertake a special line Of worl
for the comp any the promotion of Mr.
Moore as head OF the New York Of
fee was the reward OF his efticicn
work In Pennsylvania. Mr.. Moore hal
already assumed his new duties. TIL,
present sales and service organization
will be continued
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the car can be put in second speed and
the brakes applied lightly. On long,
slipping slides 1t Is an excellent practice
to throw out the clutch and shut OF the
motor entirely, allowing the car TO coast
This allows the engine to cool. and be-
sides saves fuel and makes for smooth
running.
There Ia one other thing that every
motorist should make almost a part Of
his religion, and that Is never to slight
fabrication. Without proper oillng and
greasing no car In the world will last
as long as It should. The thing to do
Is to follow to the letter the instruc.
ton book that comes with the car"
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Headquarters York

Some New York motorists are en-
Toying the sensation of not having to
worry about their tires. They have
taken advantage Of the free tire SER
vice given on the road by the New
York Tire Service, Inc. This organiza-
ton. which sells United States tires
exclusively. makes It's headquarters at
Broadway and Sixty-sixth street, with
w. A Cawley In charge
Its unique service, which consists OF
despatching a car manned by expert
tire men to the point on the road where
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is to telephone the New York Tire
Service, Inc, and tell them where the
RED Patrop' is to report for a quick
repair job.
By having prompt and satisfactory
dealings with It's customers "at the
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and on one set Of tires.
"As we are able to say some pretty
nice things about the ability OF the
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-22
Building a Trench.

Trenches on the western front APP
pear to the civilian eye which is fixed
upon photographs to be just a ditch
backed by dugouts. In reality, details
trench correspondent, an enormous
amount of work and scientific study ls
required for the establishment of q
complete winter trench.
For every mile trench over 6,0O0.-
600 sand bags are needed. One man
can fill a bag with earth and lift it TO
place % times in night, when all the
work of repairing trenches is done.
1t would take battalion eight months
to do this work.
A mile of trench and its concomi-
tant protection demands 1900 six-foot
stakes, 1900 small pickets, 6,250.000
sandbags, weighing 1000 tons in all ;
$4,000 feet of corrugated iron, 1,12S,000
feet of timber, etc.
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down as though his knees were oiled
hinges. Before he could gather his
slow wits, the barrel of revolver was
showed against his teeth.
"Take it easy, Olson" advised Cor
don. ''Get up-slowly. Now. step back
into the office. Keep your hands up"
Strong closed and locked the door
behind them.
81 want my papers, Selfridge. Dig
up your keys and get them for me-
Elliot commanded.
Wally did not need any keys. He
knew the combination of the safe and
opened il. From an inner drawer he
drew bunch of papers. Gordon looked
them over carefully. Strong sat on a
table and toyed with revolver which
he damned playfully into the stomach
of his fat prisoner,
"All here" announced the field agent.
The safe-robbers locked their Prison
ers in the office and disappeared into
the night. They stopped at tha house
os the collector OF customs, C. genial
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19ry- ~ W<NN1ZE N2W7 NXZzlE WGlZYZZV
e)WILLIAT MACLEOD PAINE
Copyright, 1907. by William Macleod Raine.

but until now there had been no rea-
son why he should. Within quarter
of an hour he lifted the irOn-grilled
sash bodily from the frame and
crawled through the window.
He found Paget and Strong waiting
for him in the shadows of a pine out
side the yard of Selfridge.
''TO begin with, you walk straight
home and go to bed, Peter" the young
man announced. you're not in this.
You're not invited to our party. ]
don't have to tell you why, do I?'
The engineer understood the reason.
He was an employee of Macdonald, a
man thoroughly trusted by him. Even
though Gordon intended only to right
wrong, it was better that Paget
should not be party to it. Reluctant
ly Peter went home.
Gordon turned to Strong. 81 owe
you a lot already. There's no need for
you to run risk of getting into trOu-
BILE for me. If things break right,
can do what I have to do without
help"
"And if they don't?" Strong waved
an impatient hand. "Cut it out, Elliot.
I've taken fancy to go through with
this. l never did like Selfridge any
how, and l amt got wife and don't
work for Mac. Why shouldn't have
some fun?"
Gordon shrugged his shoulders. GAIL
right. Might as well play ball and get
things moving. then"
The little miner knocked at the door.
Wally himself opened. Elliot, from the
shelter of the pine, saw the two men
in talk. Selfridge shut the door and
came to the edge of the porch. He
gave a gasp and his hands went trem-
bling into the air. The six-gun of the
miner had been pressed hard against
his fat paunch. Under curt orders he
moved down the steps and out of the
yard to the tree.
At sight of Gordon the eyes of
Wally stood out in amazement. Little
sweat beads burst out on his forehead,
for he remembered how busy he had
been collecting evidence against this
man.
"W-w-What do you want?' he asked.
"Got your keys with your"
"Y-yes."
"Come with u.s."
Wally breathed more freely. For a
moment he had thought this man had
come to take vengeance on him.
They led him by alleys and back
streets to the office of the Macdonald
Yukon Trading company. Under or
ders he knocked on the door and called
out who he was. Gordon crouched
close to the log wall, Strong behind
him.
"Let me in, Olson" ordered Sell
fridge.
The door opened, and man stood
on the threshold. Elliot was on top of
him like a panther. The man went
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young fellow with whom Elliot had

young fellow with whom Elliot had
played tennis good deal, and. left the
papers in his hands for safe-keeping.
After which they returned to the hotel
and reached the second floor by way
of the back stairs used by the serv-
ants.
Here they parted, each going to his
own room. Gordon slept like school
boy and woke only when the sun
poured through the window upon his
bed in broad ribbon of warm gold.
He got up, bathed, dressed, and
went down into the hotel dining room.
The walters looked at him in amaze
ment. Gordon ate as if nothing were
the matter, apparently unaware OF the
excitement he was causing. He PAID
not the least attention to the nudglng
and the whispering. After he had fin
ished breakfast, he lit cigar, leaned
back in his chair, and smoked placidly.
Presently an eruption of men poured
into the room. At the head of them
was Gopher Jones. Near the rear Wal
ly Selfridge fingered modestly. He
was not looking for hazardous adven-
ture.
"Whad you doing here?" demanded
Gopher, bristling up to Elliot.
The young man watched a smoke
wreath float ceilingward before he
turned his mild gaze on the chief Of
police.
"I'm smoking"
"Don't you know we just got in from
hunting you-two posses of US been
out all night?" Gopher glared savage
ly at the smoker.
Gordon looked distressed. "That's
too bad. There's a telephone in my
room, too. Why didn't you call up?
I've been there all night"
"The deuce you have" exploded
Jones. Sand us combing the hills for
you. Young man, you're mighty smart.
But I want to tell you that you'll pay
for this"
ibid you want me for anything in
particular-or just to get up poker
gamer? asked Elliot suavely.
The leader of the posse gave him
self to a job of scientific profanity. He
was spurred on to Guido himself be-
cause he had heard litter or two be-
hind him. When he had finished, he
formed procession. He, with Elliot
handcuffed beside him, was at the
head Of it. 1t marched to the Jail.
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grin. "Now, amt that modest of him1
You lads are entertaining that WELL
known deteckative and spy, Gordon
Elliot. that renowned king of hold
ups
The red-headed man interrupted
with howl of rage. eff you're telling
it straight, Bill Macy, I'll learn him to
spy on me-"
Elliot was sitting IN one of the beos.
He had not moved an inch since Macy
had appeared, but the brain behind his
live eyes was taking stock of the situ-
alton. Big Bill blocked the doorway.
The table was in front of the window.
Unless he could fight his way out. there
was no escape for him. He was
trapped.
Quietly Gordon looked from one to
another.
I'm not spying on you. My horse
is lame. You can see that for your
self. All asked was nights lods>
ing"
under another name than your own,
you cussed sneak"
The field agent did not understand
the fury of the man, because he did
not know that these miners were work.
ing the claim under a defective title
and that they had jumped to the con-
clusion that he had come to get evil
dence against them. But he knew that
never in his life had he been in tight
err hoie. In another minute they would
attack him. Whether it would run
to murder he could not tell. At the
best he would be hammered helpless.
But no evidence of this knowledge
appeared in his manner.
81 didn't give my last name because
there is a prejudice against me in this
country" he explained in an even
voice.
He wondered as he spoke If he had
better try to fling himself through the
window sash. There might be a re-
mote chance that he could make it.
The miner at the table killed this
possibility by rising and standing
squarely in the road.
Look out! He's got a gat."
warned Macy.
Gordon fervently wished he had. But
he was unarmed. While his eyes
quested for a weapon he played for
time.
"You can't get away with this, you
know. The United States government
is back of me. It's known l left the
Willow Creek camp. I'll be traced
here"
Through Gordon's mind there flashed
word of advice once given him by
professional prizefighter: "If yot
get in a rough house, don't wait foe
the other fellow to hit first"
They were crouching for the attack
In another moment they would be upon
him. Almost with one motion hd
stopped, snatched up by the leg
heavy stool, and sprang to the beg
upon which he had been sitting.
The four men closed with him in
rush. They came at him low, their
heads protected by uplifted arms. His
memory brought to him picture OF
the whitewashed gridiron of football
field, and in it he saw vision of
safety.
The stool crashed down upon Bin
Bill Macy's head. Gordon hurdled rhi
crumpling figure, plunged between
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CHAPTER XVII.


SHCOd OOCS NOI HiNN o.
The fingers of Sheba were busy with
the embroidery upon which she worked,
but her thoughts were full of the man
who lay asleep on the lounge. His
strong body lay at ease, relaxed.
Already health was flowing back into
his veins. Beneath the tan of the
thin, muscular cheeks a warmer color
was beginning to creep. Soon he would
be about again, vigorous and fOrceful,
striding over obstacles to the goal he
had set himself.
Sheba had sent him check for the
amount he had paid her and had re-
fused to see him or anybody else.
Shamed and Inundated, she had kept
to her room. The check had come back
to her by mail.
Across the face of it he had written
in his strong handwriting:
Il don't welsh on my bets. You can't
give to me what is not mine.
"Do not think for an instant that I
shall not marry you"
She moved to adjust a window blind
and when she returned found that his
steady eyes were fixed upon her.
you're getting better FAST" she
said.
eyes"
The girl had a favor to ask of him
and lest her courage fail she plunged
into 1t.
''Mr. Macdonald if you say the word
Mr.. Elliot will be released on bail. 1
am thinking you will be so good as to
say it."
His narrowed eyes held a cold gilt
ter. "Why?"
'You must know he is innocent. You
must"
81 know only what the evidence
shows" he cut in, warily on his guard.
HE may or may not have been one of
my attackers. From the first blow
was dazed. But everything points to
it that he hired"
ooh, not" interrupted the Irish girl
her dark eyes shining softly. 1.-THE way
he fought for you, and that he is in
prison because of it."
eff that is true, why doesn't he
bring some proof of it,"
"Proofr' she cried scornfully. "Be-
tween friends"
Hes no friend of mine. The man is
meddler. I despise him."
The scarlet flooded her cheeks.
'And am liking him very, very much"
she flung back stanchly.
Macdonald looked up at the vivid
flushed face and found it wholly
charming. He liked her none the less
because her fine eyes were hot and
defiant in behalf Of his rival.
"Very Well" he smiled 'T'll get
him out if you1l do me good turn"
THANK you. It's a bargain"
"Then sing TO me-"
"What shall l singT
"Sing Divided
The long lashes yelled her soft eyes
while she considered In a way he had
tricked her into singing for him a
| love-Song she did not want to sing.
But she made no protest. Swiftly she
turned and slid along the bench. Her
fingers touched the keys and she be-
gan.
Sheba paid her pledge in full. After
the first two stanZas were finished she
sang the last ones as we'll:
An what about the wather when I'd
have ould paddy's boat.
Is ii me that would be afeard to grip the
oars an go afioat?
Oh, could find him by the light OF sun
or moon or star.
But there caulder thingz than salt waves
between US, so they are.
Och anee.
Sure well I know he'll never have the
heart TO come to me.
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Smoke!ess Powder.

The advantages of smokeless row.
der, besides its virtue OF high ezplo-
siveness, are two-fold. 1t does not
create a smoke cloud that betrays
tine location of the gun or gunners.
and at the same time the man behind
the gun is not confused for second
by a pail of smoke that obscures the
range of vision In the direction ee
the enemy.
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An love is Wild as any wave that wan
ders on the sea,
IT'S the same if he is near me, its the
same If he is far:
His thoughts are hard an ever hard be-
tween US, so they are.
Och anee!
Her hands dropped from the keys
and she turned slowly on the end of
the seat. The dark iashes fell to her