The Washington herald., 1918-03-17
Auto HeraLdings
By GEORGE BROWN.

By GEORGE BROWN
As has been freely predicted from in these columns.
euamen. Of the automobile industry so cen. production
mobile Chamber of Commerce This will the purpose sought
by the War Industries Board conferences early in the month
While actually the change will work hardship the indus
try being Of the eadumen that has been
for the last twelve months there be gnayns the fact that
than there will be rush to place orders for the new
models.
If you are still listed among thee doubling Thomae visit the
automobile showooms and inquire to how can
Also to how automobiles there will be available
along tS'' e S cW ne % s H sS1'Rs' for the last
least. in these columns.
To those who nothing but crepe hung the door
of all business enterprises unless all but the bare necessities done
away WITH we offer advice R. lie Roy Peeer given an
address a fortnight ago in Boston:
deprive ourselves Of all but the bare necesse. of life For if
you deny uxures for those who afford and should buy them
automatically and surely deprive the less fortunate and the less
skilled Of bread and raiment and shelter.
But this preaching that must don ckoth ourselves
with ashes; bow down in grief deny ourselves the usqe. to which
faeusthss contrary to all laws of economics And they
LAWS-not merely rules"
Says Emerson Hough the weIknown author in speaking Of
what his to him:
81 think my ws unexpressed which led me to
buy Trying let myself into the game easily possible
bought used car although of the best makes. had
limousine and touring body and lot of extra wheels. and got
presume that about $500 make real car of
these several ingredients
this clear the continent and back without hurting
have her tuned painted escoed enamee and Illuminated
the for which would exchange and started
with a srouehl
that the duty of American citizen lay off his What
could be done with the household budget granted that
obliged support chauffeur luxury thus adding the
high cost of mieage2
Madam and bent all combined intellect to solving this
problem in industry As result concluded go without sugar
butter. white bread of me and to wear fewer
suits of clothes This morning noticed the still standing
at the door, The fact is believe that going keep standing
there.
All of which is very fine. But why doe. h, soodlookins car
keep standing before the doesn't the work'
Plans for inclusion of Washington into string of cite, now oper
ans return load bureaus nercy truck transportation
brOached by George Graham of the committee motor truck
transportation of the Council Of National Defense (Cosh
mittees grow-boh waysD
Mr. Graham stated that intercy transportation and the short
many terminals large cities These bureaus pointed
New England States render the trucks 100 per efficient on
the haul instead of making the return trip dead loss
Minus these bureaus made under present con-
ons what peases the aforementioned Mr. Graham
economic folly.
hearty laugh in store for you fortunate enough
hear Mr. Grant relate his experiences while the battle front In the
following he speaks of that suddenly began buck
Never shall forget that car Sometimes would hesitate cough
and make hill There but way which we could
the motor Turning the car so that would gather
going down h would shove along the engine once
began do its duty We would Chamber aboard run the machine to
the base of the h around and then make another try for the
top.
I'VE cued the machine but the more we would cu in American
words the would The climax came at Epemay We
had stopped the center of the road shortly before O'Clock and
giving the cubureter the when Boche apanes
suddenly appeared flying low and dropping couple of bombs aimed
apparently, at the cathedral
My companion Warren Syke New York LAWYER One
glance at the apnes settled immediate plans which concerned
myself and the for leaving beside the road but at that
very moment the perhaps realizing danger gave couple
Strengthened itself out though had been
tender for Shphead Bay honors and without
straight the of Paris when with another wheeze gave up
the ghost and dragged snomous back Rue de la Some
thing where the American housed the French capital