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MOTOR CARS HELP
MEN IN THE SERVICE
Owners Help Along "Have a
Lift" Idea in Fine
Shape.

The suggestion that passenger auto
mobiles should be to a considerable sx-
tent sacrificed during these days Of war
on the ground that they are not abso-
lutely essential Is answered In one re-
spect by the fact that many OF them In
New York are now enlisted in the Have
a Life Association formed by the New
York War Camp Community Service. Is
East FortiRth street. for the benefit OF
the soldiers, sailors and marines who
are visitors in this city Owners Of au-
tomobles who have Joined the movement
whose motto Is Save n nickel for SOL
der" canrot by any stretch of the i'm
agination be accused of conducting .
''non-essential." Already hundreds OF
them are displaying sign that indi-
Gates to the men in the service that
seat In the auto Is at their disposal.
The New York War Camp Community
Service, which works under the War and
Navy Department Commissions on
Training Camp Activities, took charge OF
the Have Lift movement by the con-
sent OF the Mayors Committee on Ma
ticnal Defence. It was deemed best
that there should be one official head for
this war service, and the following letter
was sent out to owners of automobiles
In New York:
PATRIOTIC NEW WORKERS.,
New York has already ACQUIRED the
reputation among uniformed mon of being
the most hospitable city In this country.
We are proud Of this and wish to continue
This organization promotes recrea,ionel
activities for .soldlsrs. sailors and marines
hotels, Sunday theatres. dances. free the
Rtre ana baseball tickets ana other actisi-
ties reach many Thousands Of these men
out Of the $40 or slightly moro paid
thee ,eT zach nnth GeanssioTI s,. srs
quarter suGssTe care Ssond s fssy Walk
many weary miles to zee me sights Of
Is Your motor car can be OF great assist.
ance in giving additional pleasures Your
coopers,ion is asked in any one or all Of
!. Become . member of the Have a
a, Lend your car for Sunday 's,sht
3. Lend your car at times convenient to
tnk or 10 convey them between hospi.a!
and entertainment and for occasional
urgent. otficial business OF our staff
We know that you have responded gen
erously to many causes. You can do AN
ether bit" not only to AFFORD recreation
end keep up the spirits Of our men. but
to safeguard them from less innocent
anus, ment.
Your return OF the enclosed card prop
cry rHeu out VIII n" appreciated Nv w.
but the real and satisfactory appreciation
VIII come from the men in uniform enter
talned by you.
MOTOR DIVISION.
a special card when signed pledges
a member to carry on the windshield a
small enamel sign Men In uniform
have lift," and bearing the two color
seal of the War Camp Community Ser
vice. On the reverse aide and to be used
when necessary Is "Sorry--next trip"
For the rear of the car a canvas half
circle indicating the owners membership
sprovided. a charge OF 81 IL made toward
the cost OF these insignia, with the un-
Outstanding that any surplus shall be
used for the convalescent men in the
service.
How our soldiers can make use Of the
Have Lift'' idea was related the other
day by visitor at the New York War
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to a realization Of the useless waste OF
labor (under war conditions) on non
essential repairs. he will have cleared
the floor OF the service station for I'M
avoidable jobs. These are the essential
Jobs>anu the repair man uhQuostion ably
owes hts time to these first.
For the period of the war at least
the day has passed when the owner can
rightfully allow himself to use a me-
chanic all the way from half a day 10
sixteen hours In order to satisfy a re.
pair within. A car on the road Is doing
work. but a car In the repair shop is
throwing the transportation OF from one
to five people on an overburdened trans
portation system. Unavoidable repairs
can be FASTENED by the patriotic elimlna-
ton OF non-essential Jobs.
In reality the modern car Is USUALLY
simple from the maintenance point oy
view. II the owner will but read the In
struct'on book which ne received with
tho car or can secure gratis from the
manufacturer he can become Thoroughly
acquainted with his friend the motor.
Much unsupported romance will be un-
covered, and romance Is always pleasant
and satisfying. Gardening was a patri-
otto obligation. and with those who car
rled the obligation 1t quickly became ro-
nance. Personal car maintenance need
be no less fascinating.
The War Economies Board, which Is
In position to view the problem in a
broad, national way. has made urgent
request 70 reduce repair service wher-
ever possible. This is reasonable be-
cause first class mechanics have re-
sponded freely to the call OF Govern
ment needs In alrplane and allied In
dustries where their services are of d.
rect benefit to the country at war.
The owner has nothing to fear. be-
cause the home auto maintenance
problem Is characterized by simplicity
AS the great fundamental in gardening
is TO keep the ground cultivated. so In
auto maintenance the great essential "a
to keep the parts fabricated. Systematic
attention 60 this will go long way
more than a season or two probably
toward avoiding petty and non-essential
jobs.
THE tool kit will, upon close ac-
Guaintance. reveal unexplored recesses
The purchase OF additional simple and
inexpensive equipment will fire the same
enthusiasm experienced In the acauisi-
ton OF garden tools. The repair man will
gladly give advice on such purcha SEES
He, more than tho owner. realizes what
home garage repairs mean to him In
the elimination of small jobs that really
seriously impair his broader usefulness
these days"
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MORE TIRE MILEAGE.
Cure by owner VIII Greatly
Improve Matters.

OS1; We: CT the ;ss, best ss''s ss ; sss
give consumer is mex
pensve and can be given freely. and
that IL. sound advice" says w. A
Cawley, manager OF the New York
Tire Service. Inc. exclusive dealers
OF United States tires and tubes at
1860 broadway. III the counsel Of
!ered to car owners is often repeated
by Manufacturers and dealers OF
tires II is done An the hope that what
one repetition has failed TO accom-
plish subsequent retelling may rem
edy.
For such reasons Il In frequently
urged upon tire users that no small
part OF the satisfaction and service
they may get out of the tires they
buy depends upon themselves and
their actions II they take good care
TO see that their tires are properly
inflated: that cuts in the tread are
healed up; that reasonable care IL
exercised in driving the car at all
times and numerous other things they
will get mileage out OF their tires
that they perhaps didn't believe could
be attained. Teamwork between the
owner and his tires will bring him
more satisfaction and better road
service"
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months by no less than 100 different
pupils without showing any signs of
weakening under the strain. The record
Of $4,000 miles In seventeen months, or
better than 5000 miles a month, would
be an exceptional achievement for car
that had been handled expertly all the
way.
A careful record kept by the SCHOOL in
structors furnishes some interesting
figures in connection with this Chandeliers
performance. In making its big mileage
the car made seven trips to Camp Upton,
three trips to Philadelphia. FIVE trips to
Buffalo and one trip to Boston, The
rest of the mileage was made right IL,
New York In Thirty-fourth street; Forty
second street and Eighth avenue traffic,
where the pupils, seven or eight Of them
on each trip, were given their driving
lessons. 1t is estimated that gears were
shifted 127,b00 times. Most OF the driv-
Ing was done in first and second speeds
with wear on tho car three times
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A Page From Yesterday
n 1899 automobiles were ex.
Guided frnna the niIhlin Afrhet e

TN 1899 automobiles we're ex.
cluded from the public streets
of Boston from 1890 in the
morning until 0 o'clock in the eve,
ming.
The United States Army made It's
first experiments with armored mo-
tor cars in tho summer Of 1899.
IN September. 1895. there were on
file in Washington over rve hundred
applications for patents on automo-
blles. Three hundred different types
of motor vehicles had been built or
were In process of construction at
that date.
The first automobile insurance
company in this country was started
In New York city. This was In 1899.
Motor cars were used ms early as
1895 to bring voters to the polls dur
ing elections.
The first automobile club was
started In Chicago In 1898. &c.
the alleged offender was a motor car
was tried In Rochester, N. Y. In
1899. The plaintiff declared that the
motor car owned and driven by the
defendant had spoiled the disposition
of his horse.
A prominent physician Of Flatbush.
N. Y, was the owner OF an early mo-
tnr xt.hi a. hot ~
saved him $500 In n year as COM
pared with the cost OF two horses
which he formerly kept in use in his
practise.
Speaking of the word Automobile"
at the time II was first being seri-
ously considered as the authentic
name for all motor vehicles used to
carry passengers, All early writer
had this TO say: "As for the word
Automobile. II IL French. and repre-
sents the faddish and speculative
phases of the motor vehicle move
ment. Practical men will not weary
their tongues with such word OF
learned length and foreign deriva-
ton"
ut scares horses :" was the crv Of
many anti-autoists In 1895. Sup
pose 1t does wrote we'll known
writer at that time, in defence Of
the motor car: so DO locomotives.
bicycles. street cars. Fourth OF July
celebrations and n dozen other
things. Horses must get used to H."
The first public garage OF record.
where motor cars could he stored, re-
paired or rented, was opened in Bos-
ton, Mass. early In the spring Of
1899.
Jacob German was the first mai,
arrested In New York city for ex-
ceeding the speed limit In motor
vehicle. On a bright spring morning
in May. 1899. German drove down
Lexington avenue at the terrific speed
of twelve miles an hour and wound
up in a nice cool cell in the police
station.
The present King of England. King
George. placed his stamp OF APP
prevail upon the motor car in 1900
when he took up motoring for the
'rst time. .....,
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TO day, week to week or month to month.
One method of showing these cost
items is to draw a graph like the cost
of gasolene and oil chart which accom-
panies this article. These curves portray
actual cost figures for a two ton truck
for period of six months
A very novel method Of graphically
sketching the three great cost divisions
in truck operation is to show them by
means of oblongs and triangular lines.
The triangular lines point to the total
charge for each classification for the
period.
The circle Ia a method sometimes used
to show the total cost Of operating from
month to month. This makes a very
neat presentation. as II shows how much
OF possible expenditure was spent from
month to month. For example, the
graphic chart which accompanies this
article indicates a possible expenditure
Of $500 per month. BY studying the
shaded internal part OF the circle one
Will see the actual amount which was
spent.
Perhaps the thing which interests
truck owners more than anything else
Is the gross revenue as compared with
the actual earnings. This may be
sketched as shown by a graph. or IL one
so chooses the operating. maintenance
and fixed charges may be Jumped to-
ssther and sketched like the gasolene
and oil cost chart. only In this particular
case you will have a cost Of operating
curve and gross revenue curve. The
surplus or dividends will be In this latter
case the space between the gross revenue
and cost OF operating curves
These are only a few OF the scores of
other graphic methods which may be
employed in studying the cost of operat
ing, &c. But these should be quite sufii-
ciert for the average busy man.
The sun., 1918-08-04
MOTOR CARS VICTORIOUS.
stand on Any Corner and Count
Them.

The dreams Of a decade ago are COM
Ing true and bid fare to come true in
every town and city in our fair land"
says George stowe president of the
Mitchell company Of New York.
zone dream Mas that of a spotless
town without horses> or animals of any
kind. The HIGH price of horse feed and
the lack of horses are making this como
true.
'h:otor trucks are doing the heavy
hauling, where hundreds of horses for
merry were used. and passenger automo-
hiles are replacing the horse and buggy.
In fact the change has already come.
Some time when you have an hour TO
spare stand on busy corner In the
downtown section Of this city and count
the number of horses and wagons that
pass. You VIII find so few that il will
surprise you. Even the junhman uses
some kind of an automobile.
81 have never had doubt Of the mai
victory Of the motor car in It's every
branch In the battle to drive horses. with
their unclean habits, off the roads OF
America.
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'-Treat 'em roushl" That famous
slogan OF the United States tank corpe
must have originated In an automobile
school, where the instruction cars surely
are treated roughly by ambitious but
sometimes awkward pupils who set the
gears to clashing at the slightest provo
cation and subject the car generally to
pretty hard usage while they are learn
Ing to drive The burdens placed on
these willing instruction cars at the
present time are heavier than usual be-
cause thousands OF young men are at
tending the several motor schools to fit
themselves for army service In the
motor truck divisions.
g Instruction cars generally are short
lived An exception to the rule. how
ever, has been found In a 1915 Chandler
Six used by the Arena Auto School OF
40 West Fifty-sixth street, which has
been driven $4,000 miles in seventeen
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greater than when driving In high speed.
TIE car was stopped and started without
q hitch 10000 times
The amas ing lack Of attention re-
quired by this Chandler Is shown by the
report that after running $4,000 miles it's
bearings were frightened and In covering
$1,000 miles carbon was removed eleven
times and the valves were ground Ave
times
The rough treatment the car had In
the hands Of its novice drivers Is shown
by the additional report that among
other things required we're fifteen mud
guards. two gas tanks ten hub caps and
two bumpers.
Cesare Boccafogly, head of the school,
was 80 pleased with the stamina shown
by this Chandler that he placed an order
last week with Charles Hopfensack,
sales manager OF the BradyMurray Cor
poration, for three new Chandlers--one
Dispatch and two touring modesto be
used in the service of his school.
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Camp Community. Service headquarters
lie had left Long Branch that morning
and while there had been unable to hire
an auto or an omnibus Along came
car In which two soldiers We're riding
with a vacant seat He was asked to
get in and when the soldiers saw his ser
vice p,n with one star for his only boy
now on the other side they became con-
1dent!al and told him that they were on
their way from the camp at spartan
burg to New York. Each had eighteen
days leave but no money to waste on
car fare and one of them conceived the
Idea OF having a lift' all the way to
the great city. They had come through
with flying colors. being passed from
one town to another all the way up and
expected to land In New York that same
niRht
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GRAPHIC METHODS FOR
SHOWING COST FIGURES
The Fifteenth of Series of Articles on Motor Truck
Cost and Performance, Written for Business
Men by an Expert.
By GEORGE w. cRIIpp

Graphic charts showing cost OF oper-
s,Ins q truck or feet OF trucks are very
convenient in that they give one visual
p,cture OF the cost variations from month
10 month or for whatever period IL de-
sired
In using the phrase cost Of operating"
II is TO be understood to include all items
OF expense For example II one IL sum
GENTLY Interested graphic charts could
be kept showing the cost Of oil. gasolene,
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RICHARD j. BUTLER,

Richard J. Butler Is manager of the
brooklyn branch OF the w. ]. B. Motor
Truck Company, which handles the Re-
public truck in this territory. Butler
formerly managed the truck Depart
Hent OF the Kaufman Morris Company.
and has had wide merchandising ex-
perience in other lines.
There are about 1900 Republic trucks
IA use In this city and the Brooklyn
business 10 almost sure TO show q big
increase under Buffers management
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THEY LEARN MORE
ABOUT THEIR CARS
The Man Who Is Handy About
His Car Saves
Money.

CAS- war gardening has taught many
citizens the Joy OF getting back to the
soil so war necessity may teach auto
mobile owners the delights of being a
handy ~ about the car" says Glenn
A Tisdt,4, ne Franklin dealer.
"Just a. ding, hoeing and wedding
no longer ale terrors to thousands. so
ot!lnx and taking up loose nuts ought
shortly to be an unquestioned part Of
the car owners spare hour work.
The car owner can shift at least a
part Of an ever increasing burden from
the harassed automobile repairman to
himself II the owner can bring himself
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mile. cost to operate per day. cost to
operate per hour OF net running time.
cost to operate per net hour OF loading
time, cost to operate per net hour OF un-
loading, cost to operate per hour rum
ming empty. cost to operate per mile rim
ming empty, cost TO operate per hour
running loaded. cost to operate per mile
running loaded, cost to operate per ton
running loaded, cost to operate per hour
or delay and cost to deliver per ton.
package or cubic yard per mile from day
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THE ASSEMBLED TRUCK.
II Makes Less Demand on Steel
Industry.

That the assembled truck Is less OF
strain upon the steel industry at present
than the truck built wholly In given
plant is the contention of several wei
posted men in the industry. The leading
parts manufacturers, namely those who
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
WHISKY SEIZED
At DRUG STORES

Four Seattle drug stores In the
downtown district were raided Sun.
day night, and n quantity Of whisky
and assorted liquors seized. No mr.
rests were made. The stores raided
are: The Sound Drug Company. Inc;
the Seattle Drug company; the st
Charles Drug company, and
pharmacy located at 1928 Pine 1T.
Federal officials and "A special squad
OF police under the personal super
vision OF Chief Warren conducted
the raids.
Twcnty-seven alleged Chinese gam
blers .cre arrested at the Hong
Sock company's store at 22oh Jack.
son st. Sunday night, by detail OF
police under Inspector Claude q.
Bannick.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
WHEN SLEEP DOES
NOT REFRESH YOU

People who are tired out. who
arise in the morning feeling that
sleep has not refreshed them. are
In state OF nervous exhaustion
that borders on the condition that
doctors call neurasthcnia. The
causes are varied. The symptoms
are ver-sensitiveness. irritability, a
disposition TO worry over trifles.
headache. possibly nausea.
MY nervous system was weak
ened" said Mr.. Charles Crowley OF
"a Richard st. West Lynn. Mass,
my limbs were shalSy and the
muscles sore. At times 1t seemed
my limbs would give out The
muscles OF my shoulders we're pain
full and sore. had severe head
aches. My rest seemed TO do me
no good and l was tired in the
morning. There was a trembling
sensation when ] walked.
IL learned OF DR.. williams Pink
Pills through a newspaper and after
finding the first box of pills helped
me took two more boxes. l am
feeling good, the nervous twitch-
ings are gone and ] sleep and eat
WELL
Tho treatment in cases like this
is one OF nutrition OF the nerve
cells. requiring non alcoholic
tonic. As the nerves get their nour-
ishment from the blood the treat
mont must be directed toward
building up the blood. DR.. Williams
Pink Pills act directly. on the blood
and with proper regulation OF the
diet have proved OF the greatest
benefit in many cases OF neuras-
thenia-
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
by druggists everywhere or will be
sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt
OF price. 30 cents per box. six boxes
$3.50. by the DIR. Williams Medicine
Co.. Schenectady. N. Y. Write today
for free book on the blood and
nerves
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
TO F0RSAKE U. S. FOR
CHINESE CITIZENSHIP

A PACIFIC PORT. Sept. 16.-
Prof. p. b. Trip of the University
of Tientsin, China. expects to ro-
nounce his American citizenship and
become a Chinese citizen. he said to-
day, following his arrival from
China. Trip was accompanied by
his Chinese wife and their child. The
professor said his reason for doing
so is that he expects to spend the
remainder of his life In China. He
will register for the American draft.
lie Is SO years old.
Trip expects to remain in the
United States two years to prepare
text books for Chinese schools.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
THIN PEOPLE
NEED BITRO-
PHOSPHATE
How 1t Increases Weight,
Strength and Nerve Force
in Two Weeks Time in
Many Instances.

Take plain bitro-phosphatc" Is the
advice or physicians to thin. delicate.
nervous people who lack vim. energy
and nerve force. and there seems to
be ample proof OF the efficacy OF this
preparation TO warrant the recon-
mendation. Moreover. IL we Judge
from the countless preparations and
treatments which are continually
being advertised for the purpose OF
making thin people fleshy. develop
ing arms. neck and bust. and re-
placing ugly hollows and angles by
the soft curved lines OF health and
beauty. there are evidently thousands
of men and women who keenly feel
their excessive thlnness.
Thinness and weakness are usually
due to starved nerves. Our bodies
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
Jersey Dresses So Individual We Have Named Them

Each dress suggests a
personality, and we had
an interesting time find
ing the name that seemed
to fit exactly.
PHYLLIS is very girlish. 1t
Is OF jersey in a clever Manda-
rim model with the over-blouse
characteristic OF the Mandarin
effect, embroidered in scroll
effects. Its sash is of silk
cord. with fringe and balls at
the ends. IN navy. purple,
taupe. brown and Copen; 1915.
Bah is simplicity itself. It
Is a robe-like model of blue
: serge hanging from the shout
ders. with the long. loose tabs
extending from shoulder to the
knee, and fringed. The vestee
is of gold brocaded on black;
$500.
REGINA Is so named be-
cause of its stateiiness. A sim
pie blue serge with the tunic
slanting in a dignified manner.
and trimmed with rows OF mil
itary braid. The military braid
is carried out in the trimming
scheme: 22.50.
SALLY is a model tlse rug
gests ease as well as grace. be.
ing made Of wool jersey with
easy. loose lines and the saucy
pockets displaying fringe near
ly as long as they are deep.
The neck and pockets are en-
broidered in self.tone silk.
Comes in plum. taupe and
Copen blue; $500.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16

need more phosphate than is con-
tanned in modern foods. Physicians
claim there is nothing that will sup
ply this deficiency so well as the or
ganic phosphate known among drug
gists as bitro-phosphate. which Ia in
expensive. and is aolc BY most all
druggists under n guarantee OF sat
isfaction or money back. BY feeding
the nerves directly, and by supply
ing the body cells with the necessary
phosphoric food elements. bitro-
phosphate quickly produces n well
come transformation in the appear
ance; the increase IN weight fire.
Quently being astonishing.
This increase in weight also car
ries with II a general Improvement
in the health. Nervousness. sleep
lessness and lack of energy, which
nearly always accompany excessive
thinness, soon disappear, duh eyes
become bright and pale cheeks glow
with the bloom OF perfect health.
CAUTION: Although Bitro- Phosphate
In unsurpassed for relieving nervousness,
IsIeeplessness and general weakness, owing
20 it's remarkable flesh growing proper
ties IL should not be used by anyone who
dses not desire to put on flesh.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-09-16
MISSION
San Francisco Girl
to Wed Uruguayan

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 16,-En-
gagement of Miss Claudia Windsor
OF San Francisco to DR.. Baltaasr
Drum, head of an Uruguayan mis-
sion to the United States, was an
nounced today in kilograms received
from New Orleans. Miss Windsor
was formerly the wife OF Geo. John
Busch of st. Louis.