The Washington times., 1918-02-02

eaSOlShG EupplitS Will EtCFlNc
no more permits to travel, thus maxi
ing 1t Impossible for them to use>up
any stocks they may have collected.
The maximum gasolene allowed per
month will be eleven gallons. This is
the summary OF a decree issued this
week by the authorities and published
in the Journal Officiel. The new de-
cree puts France on the same footing
as England and Italy, where for few
months private motoring has been for.
hidden. The situation of France is
hkely to be worse that that OF Eng.
land, for car owners in the latter
country have found a certain measure
of relief in the use of coal gas car
ried, in rubber containers. This is
not possible in France, owing to the
shortage OF coal.
More than so per. cent OF the pas
senger automobiles in America are
Indispensable to business, according
to data gathered in a nationwide in
vestigation just completed by the
Haynes Automobile Company. Koko-
mo, Ind. a large part OF the remain
ing per cent, II was disclosed, are
essential to the personal efficiency Of
their owners.
The average business could not be
carried on under wartime conditions,
at wartime speed. and with wartime
economy of operation without the
passenger automobile Even the re-
ports fror1 those who do not use
their own cars regularly for business
recognize the necessity for the pas
senger car.
A letter asking for complete in
formation regarding the individuals
use of his passenger car was mailed
to 1000 owners living in all States.
Thu names were taken at random
from a list of Haynes owners, includ-
ing city and rural districts. All kinds
OF business and oil professions were
represented. The letter was Impair
tial, simply explaining the situation
and asking that q postcard be filled
out and returned.
Many of those who replied TO the
Haynes questionnaire called attention
to the fact that present conditions
demand the utmost conservation OF
man power.
OF the less than 30 per cent who
do not hold their automobiles neces-
sary to the conduct of business, many
say that without their cars their ef-
hcieucy would be greatly reduced.
The T. 3. Stearns Company has re-
ceiYed a contract stated to involve
several million dollars for the manu-
facture OF airplane engines for the
British government. This is a sub
contract under the British Rolls
Royce Company and under il the
Stearns Company will manufacture
Rolls Royce engines complete except
for a few minor parts. The contract
will require several additions to the
Stearns plant and a directors meet
ing will be called this week to COM
plete arrangements for enlargement.
1t is stated that though this contract
will require some slight curtailment, ,
in the production of SteaTns-knight
cars manufacture will be continued.
Jean Navarro, who, until his mad
exploits which brought him in con-
tact with the Paris police, was the
best aviator France possessed or ever
had possessed, has just announced his
OF making a flight across |
the Atlantic. For several months now |
Navarro has been in disgrace. Altar /
his foolish escapades in Paris he was
brought before the military courts,
where it was pleaded that he was
not in full possession OF his mental
faculties, the solution OF the matter
being his discharge from the army.
to rEcho des Sports. in
which journal Navarro has confided,
he famous aviator is completely
cured of his youthful wildness and is
to retrieve his reputation.
In the present stage OF aviation a
light across the Atlantic is just with
n the range OF possibility, but the
-isks are so great that II needs a man
II the daring and aGdacity OF Navarro
o make the attempt. Two methods
ire possible: A fast, light, scout type
" machine capable OF an average
ipeed OF more than 125 miles an hour:
'uch machines exist; and q Dig
low machine, OF the Handley Page,
ioths, or Caproni type. averaging be-
ween eighty and ninety miles an
lour.
Navarro is in favor OF the latter
ype OF machine, which lie considers
hould be fitted with four engines OF
QO-horsepOwer each. and should car
y three men. who will be both pilots
nd mechanics.
The machine will be a bIplane hy-
roplane with two OF the motors car
ried in the fuselage and one each :
o the left and right, on the wings.
he bearing surface will be more
han 5000 square feet. the wing span
bout los feet.-Automobile Indus
ries.
Over in Paris before the war an [
verage Of thirty horses a day were
illed by tho Paris omnibus compa-
les. and the animals carcasses sold :
5 meat to the poorer element. Loud
ere the complaints when the motor {
egan replacing the horse as an ON
ibus power-generatOr. and louder
ill the walls when the coming of the
ar completed the job. 1t was said
lat there was no hope for the poor 4
arisian unless he could learn to eat !.
res. thing which he had not sue
seded in doing at last accounts. All
lis evidently is unkniwn out Kansas
ay. among the wolf family at least,
.cause farmer OF Brookville is the
wner Of =. new wolfskin robe, for
Sc in his fiivver. which camI TO him
its own accord. According to the
ory. the farmer was flivverinE into
l1 nearest movie show, a mere mat
r OF ten miles or 50. when a large
OFF rushed out and attempted to eat
lie tire OFF one of the rear wheels.
r. Lupus lost Ills life through his
the outrushing air from
tire gnffoea.fnU him ]