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The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
ROAD REPAIR
{ GROWS VITAL
Good Condition Of High
ways Before Winter Ur-
gent Necessity.

II cannot be too strongly urged upon
every city, town hamlet and cross
roads corner not to put off getting
their roads in proper shape before
winter.
1t must be remembered that main
tanning schedules when hauling
products, goods supplies and mater
tals as well as the enormous crops
now maturing, depends on the condi-
ton OF the nations highways
In this connection II Is suggested
that local booster organizations, COM
mercial clubs chambers Of commerce
and other Industrial organizations
cannot perform a more patriotic ser
vice than that Of perfecting the high
ways in each community's vicinity
to Withstand the rigors OF the win
ter. We are going to depend on the
motor truck during the next six
monts more than ever before, and
by providing roads that are navlga-
BILE. Il will not only enable trucks to
maintain schedules throughout the
winter months. but will in addition
enable them to give uninterrupted
service at a reasonable upkeep ex-
pense. The poor road means high op-
Grating expense, as well as loss of
dine. Therefore, it behooves every
community to act now and every bus
mess man and property owner should
bend their efforts to anticipate trans
portation delays during the coming
months and act accordingly.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
AUTO HELPS FARMER
In LOSS OF LABOR
Use of Gas to Some Extent Meets
Man Power Deficiency.

"The automobile used as a pleasure
car has disappeared from the farm.
writes the proprietor OF a large stock
farm.
THE automobile has become a ne
cessity, and particularly so under
war conditions. The average car
owner who lives in the country is
using his car but very little for pleas
ure. Instead he Is using 1t quite
extensively In his business.
My own car has been driven some
thing over 5000 miles and consid-
erably less than 1000 miles have been
used in anything that could possibly
be called pleasure purposes. Any
thing that will increase the cost OF
operating cars, tractors, or other gas
machinery on the farm is going to
be that much OF a detriment to the
farmer in producing his crop, par
ticularly so at this time when the
farmer has been called upon to pro-
duce far in excess of any previous
efforts.
Man power is becoming less and
less. and the farmer is using ma
chinery more TO take the place, as
much as possible. Of the loss he is
suffering from lack Of help. The
automobile does much to make up
for the present scarcity of available
labor"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
SIMPLE COOLING
SYSTEM IN FULTON
Motor Trucks Equipped with Effect
i've Thermo-Syphon Device.

Prior to the internal combustion
engine, cooling was a problem
which received little engineering
attention, but with the advent OF
the motor car cooling became one
Of. the first and most important
chapters in the auto engineers
hand took.
The first systems were more or
less clumsy and were often unequal
to the task of keeping the motor
a: a workable temperature. Later
developments proved to be too
good"-the motor was supercooled,
which is Just as bad for the motor
as undercooling.
Engineers thought their difficult
ties were over when they installed
a pump in the system and regulated
the temperature by the flow OF
water Many of these pumps prov
ical trouble.
Naturally. the most successful
sS stem is the simplest. The Full
ton motor truck is equipped with
the thcrmo- syphon cooling system.
which has been proved by long US
age to be the best in all climates
and weathers, and to require the
least care.
The cast tank radiator is COM
posed of four units, which makes
the core readily accessible for re-
pair or replacement. The core Is
OF the cellular type. low brass. IS
very efficient. unaffected by alkali
and has a total capacity OF over
seven gallons. Damaged tubes can
be instantly corked on the road and
permanent repair made by sealing
up the broken tubes. Large two
inch hose connections and a four
spoon blade twenty-inch fan set
close to the core augment free cir
culation ard provide ample cooling.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
ALL ROADS LED TO
BENNING LABOR DAY

The annual automobile races OF the
National Motor Speedway Association.
under the rules and sanction of the
American Automobile Association was
held at old historical Benning's race
track Monday, September > The
grand stand and the clubhouse were
packed to capacity and the attend
ance aggregated about 1000. The SOL
diers from Camp Meigs patroHed the
grounds and there was perfect order
The Home Defense League also de-
serve credit for the interest taken m
preserving order Two bands added
meTriment and every one seemed to
be in the best OF spirits.
There was several accidents which
at first sight looked very dangerous.
The star Of the day was the Beaver
Bullet with Don Moore at the wheel
William Denham, on the Indian mo-
torcycle which overturned. received
quite a number of cuts and bruises,
and it looked as IL he was finished for
the day. but when the next race was
called he started for the wire amid
the cheers OF the crowd. Another
driver who had a narrow escape was
Mike Burbage who blew a tire and
his car ran wild at the turn. Burbage
deserved great credit for the way he
handled his Mercer. Another driver
who showed well was Pop Frazier
who won the big race in his sixteen
valve Ford.
A disappointment to the manage
entm and spectators was the tardi-
ness of the three New York Stutzs.
who did not arrive in the city until
the races were over. The Chevolet
from Richmond and the Biddle from
Philadelphia also meeting with trou-
BILE on the road did not arrive. Had
these cars been on the Job as con-
tracted no doubt the events would
have been better contested.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
By G. 4. KISSEL.

In considering the purchase OF a
motor truck, don't think that any
kind Of a truck is good enough.
Long, continuous (day-in, day-out)
dependable service is what counts.
A truck ION the job" is worth any
number of trucks in the repair shop.
You want your truck to be Johnny
on-the-spot" 365 days in the year.
Truck economy depends not only on
what you pay for this truck. but
upon what you get for what you pay.
Rightly considered, the purchase of
the best truck for your business is
the truest economy. Such a truck
will last twice as long as many trucks
costing half as much. Aud what is
more to the point, they will be worth
twice as much in satisfactory service
all the time.
The First Cost" FaIIacy.
The best built truck Cbest suited to
the working reQuirements) is the only
truck you can operate at less than
team and wagon rates. 1t Is the cost
to keep that counts. The gruelling
work of continuous use shows up
poorly designed truck. and the expert
ence of most owners. who have tried
to save on first cost has been most
painful and decidedly expensive.
The first cost saving in the ostrich
way of figuring real truck economy.
The only true way is to figure the
ultimate cost of truck service-the
cost per ton-mile. Bargain price first
cost" talk contains a Joker" Vet
eran owners know that. Serious mind
ed owners know it. Owners who have
operated trucks know it.
The first cost is the biggest cost OF
q good truck, and the smallest cost of
any other truck, because of the after
expense. A truck must stand up"
and deliver" mileage enough to just
ify its first cost" or its first cost" at
any price is joke.
Measure 'valuer In Terms Of Use.
1t Is no longer considered a good
practice to burn up money, nor is
there craze for cheapness among
the great majority of owners. They
are beginning to learn that it pays
to measure value in terms of use.
When the owner has found out
what the truck really is, he is be-
ginning to buy real value-that is
why price Is no longer a prime con-
sideration. The owner. who really
does big things in a big way at
big profit to himself knows that
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
FARMER SAYS CAR
MODERN GOD-SEND
Coloradoan Claims Auto Is Savior
s to Agriculturists.

The automobile has proven a God
send to US farmers, especially when
We are up to our necks in planting
and harvesting work" writes a Colo
rado farmer. During the week / use
it when my machinery breaks down
and repairs are needed in a hurry. II
has helped me save many hours OF
time. and in these days when labor is
50 high, such time is well worth saw
ing
"A car is indispensable, as many of
US live from twenty to thirty miles
from any town. I would not be with
out a car. IL there was any way pos
sible to have one. There are many
other articles that would be easier to
get along without. The car Is as nee
essary to a man OF my business as
any other piece Of machinery. My
wife and daughter use the car to at
tend Red Cross gatherings in town
and We all use 1t to go to church.
which is many miles away. doubt if
You will find many farmers in the en-
tire country. who use their cars for
pleasure trips. They are too busy
backing up Uncle Sam
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
NOW IS THE TIME.
BY walt Mason.
AS war goes on the prices rise. and

As war goes on the prices rise, and
soon they'll bump against the skies.
Just blow yourself and build a shed |,
the cost will doubtless knock you
dead. The lumber costs a whole lot
more than lumber cost in days of
yore; the price of nails win make you
stare: the price of glass will make
you swear. You'll need a man to
help you. too, and will not find that
man In view: or II you find him he'll
demand more money than you have
in hand And when you go to paint
the coop. the cost will put you IN the
soup.
You think all prices high today
but watch the prices on the way!
The men who build good motor
cars find prices up against the stars.
All things which go to make q cart
Just cost SO much they'd break your
heart And so the prices have to
soar, and they'll keep soaring more
and more. until this weary war is
done and we have canned the bowling
Hun.
So IL you've planned to buy a car
as you have planned II you see far
you'll buy II now, right off today
don't let the best chance get away.
You've doubtless read. in printers
ink. the auto output is to shrink;
already it's been cut in two. and
more curtailments are in view. The
government needs lots OF steel that
goes to make the frame and wheel;
1t needs the men who build our
boats" to go and get the Prussian
goats. No man can tell how things
may be six months from now. or
maybe three.
The war is taking. day by day.
mechanics from our towns away; ana
IL you drive a car along that all
the time is going wrong, that needs
some fixing every hour. you'll ma
existence pretty sour. Who viii you
find to fix it. pray. when some blamed
rinktydoo gives way?
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
IT'S NOT THE FIRST COST"
IT'S SERVICE" THAT COUNTS
Truck Economy Depends Upon Cost Per Ton
Mile, Not on Bargain Purchases,
Kissel Advises.

/ real value depends on the cost OF
service rendered-not on the first
cost" Final cost is more impor-
tant than first cost"
You can buy a truck at almost
any price you want to pay. Some
trucks may be a little higher in
price than some others-so also are
gold watches higher than silver
ones. Still all who can buy gold
buy II.
He Is Buying "HauIsge.s
The business man, who purchases
motor trucks is buying just so much
haulage-haulage at just so much per
, ton-mile. Forget about the first
cost" 1t is not how much the truck
costs to get, but what 1t costs to keep.
1t is the annual cost per ton-mile
that counts. Buy the truck that
proves (by actual performance what
it will do. not only in good weather on
good roads, but in any weather, on
any roads under all working condi-
tions.
New conditions demand new meth
DDS. The business man Of yesterday
cannot compete with the business man
OF today. An expense reducing and
efhciency increasing motor truck Is
the best evidence owners can furnish.
that he Is in position to do things in
substantial, dependable way.
The motor truck is the pacemaker
for labor. 1t speeds up the entire job.
and II never shirks. 1t doesn't have
to be driven. 1t drives.
The demand for higher grade
trucks is on the increase. The rea-
son Is the obvious reason-the sim
pie reason-the same reason why
they buy the best of other things
Simply because they have learned
that the best in trucks. like the
best In everything. is always the
cheapest in the end.
Nine out of every ten owners
who purchase trucks. are the live
boys. always seeking new ''ins" and
outs" which increase efficiency a,
less cost. They are always on the
lookout for new equipment and
methods that eliminate horse flesh
and human muscle.
The reason why a name on a
truck means so much is not that
the name makes the truck good. but
that the truck has made the name
good. Remove the name and the
truck would be the same, but 4,
would be less desirable. A good
name does not make a good truck
good truck does make q good
name.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Electric Kitchen on Truck.

A portable electric kitchen, illus
trated in the Popular Mechanics Mag
azine, Is equipped for preparing meals
for $50 to 200 men. according to the
menu. 1t has been constructed for
army use. and the like, by providing
a low-priced touring car with a truck
attachment and mounting on 1t gen.
orator, rated at 6h kilowats and l25
volts, and various electrically heated
cooking compartments. The genera
tor is driven from the transmission
shaft by a silent chain. Water for
cooling the engine is contained in ver-
tical tanks mounted at the rear, its
circulation being produced by a CEN
trifugal pump.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Onsin.I-Form Tractor Capable.

A new farm tractor with striking
characteristics is described and illus
trated in the Popular Mechanics
Magazine. II is a two-wheeleo con-
trlvance with the connecting rod ana
steering column extending far rear
ward so that when q riding plow or
cultivstor is attached the farmer oc-
cupies the seat on the implement as
IL he were using horses. This ar
rangement makes II possible for one
man 70 drive the tractor and control
the implement regardless OF the hnd
OF work that happens 20 be in hand.
Ninety-eight per cent OF the tractor .
weight is balanced on the 1r1F1nE
wheels. This obviously aids tracuon
ana also makes IL easy 20 chanee
from one implement TO another.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Motorcycle Tractor Used.

The motorcycle farm tractor has
now made its appearance, says the
Popular Mechanics Magazine in an
illustrated article. Such a contrivance,
built by fitting the rear wheels and
transmission Of an old motor car to
the rear Of a four-cylinder motor
cycle, from which the driving wheel
was removed. is in successful use.
The gear ratio obtained causes the
wheels to make one revolution to
twenty revolutions Of the motor. A
fan mounted at the right side assists
In cooling the engine and preventing
overheating. The machine handles a
small gang plow with ease.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
WEAR ON TIRE
WILL BE CUT
Wabbling Wheel Grinds the
Thread Through Before
Life Is Exhausted.

suppose that with every step you
took you turned and twisted your
feet like a vaudeville dancer imitat-
ing the noise OF a railroad train. How
long do you think your shoes would
lastY There are no available figures
concerning the average life of a pair
of vaudevillian shoes. but 1t is a
good guess that dancers shoe bill
looms large at the end Of the year.
The tread wear Of an automobile
tire on a wobbly heel is much greater
In proportion than the sole wear Of
a dancers shoe. A tire is built to
roll forward in straight line-not
sidewise in, twisting motion. A tire
running on a wheel that is out of
alignment cannot possibly give good
service. Frequently the mileage is cut
down fully one half because the tread
is ground away long before the cas-
ing has delivered its full quota of
miles. And the extent of the loss In
mileage, OF course, depends directly
on the degree of disalignment.
wabbIes Away Dollars.
Watch the cars that pass your
door or that you meet when you
are driving. The number Of wheels
Wv VI aus Will yOus
Car after car will be seen to be
running on wheels that are hob
bling and staggering along like a
drunken man. wabbling away the
motorists good money that was
spent for long tire service.
And as the driver Is unable to
see the tire as 1t revolves. he is
perfectly unconscious of the condi-
tion. His first suspicion that things
are not just right, comes when he
notices that his tire tread is wear
ing off abnormally fast. But even
then the cause OF the trouble is
hidden. and in the absence of a
tangible reason for the trouble. he
concludes that the tire was defec-
tive.
Curbs often Dangerous.
There are many minor accidents
that force a wheel out OF line. The
car may carelessly be driven diagou-
ally against the curb, or one wheel
drop into a large rut with the oppo-
site wheel unaffected. An axle. steer
ing rod or knuckle hhay be bent, or
the demountable rim may be applied
crooked-any of these conditions pro-
duce abnormal tread wear. for they
cause the tire to undergo a diagonal
grind. And this grind wears of the
tread just as surely as II 1t were ap-
piled to an emery wheel
1t is wise to check these points Just
as soon as premature tread wear be-
gins to show. The cause is usually
found after a few minutes search.
Better still-it is a good plan to have
your wheels tested for alignment peri
odically and avoid the whole trouble.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08
Separator Removes Water from Air

A Simple ar Separator. now being
manufactured for installation on pneu-
matte pipes, frees the air within of
moisture without appreciable loss Ct
pressure. 1t is illustrated in the Pop
ular Mechanics Magazine. It consists
of a cylindrical chamber containing
sets of baffles that abruptly divert the
air from its course. As it enters the
Goyice. the air lie thrust downward in
a spiral path and then upward
through centrally located passage
that leads back TO the pipe.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08

Britain has formed a committee
to get Invitations to British homes
for American sailors and soldiers
stationed in the French Isles.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-08

There is nothing more graceful
in swimming stunts than a perfect
jack knife dive. The photographer
caught Miss Florence Mclaughlin.
OF Philadelphia, one of the best
fancy divers in the East, just after
she had left the board.
Miss Mclaughlin was a contest
ant at the Red Cross swimming
meet held recently at Belmar. N. J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
PATRIOTIC LETTER
 FROM A. HLRSCH

From the Talladega Mountain Home
 While in Birmingham a few days ago the editor of the Home called on August Hirch. a former resident of Taliadega, who is we'll and favorahly known Ill inc town and county. In regard to q res quest made of Mr. Hirsch the following letter kas been received:
 Birmingham, April 22 1918
 Dear Mir. Williams: While l never oourted publicity in the newspapers, shall be glad to give you this letter anu YOU can shape the article according to your better knowledge as a writer.
 .As you well know, 1 received my eoi- lege education in southern Gcrmsny' During the year of my graduation q Vas G years o!dl our class was instructed so write an article about tine different forms of govarnnent of the world, from cur own preferential standpoint In my aom- position i devoted my thought and prel- erence to the democratic form or gov crnment, quoting America and Switzer- land as my ideals. In eulogizing these governments, especially America, at- tackled the existing form of government oi the little state of Hessen, south Ger
 
 duke, and the absolute monarcny of Wii- lam l, then the King Of Prussia. In tnis connection l expressed the thought, hop Ing that Germany would some udy auopt ,ne democratic form ot government. lne airectur of the institution Was very muun astonisheu at my composition anu attempted to expetl me from college, ana only through an influential friend ol our family was 1 saved from lnls late. AS it Was, si WAS severely reprimanueu and given three uays stay m With predu and water as food. After leaving college
 came ln contact. in business Way, with great many Americans. l thEh made ID my mlnd not to llVe unueF 4 monarcnial form of government and choose America as my tuture home Az irving in America, l came direct to Iai- ladega in 1871. where l lived eight yea4s, with the exception of six months spent in Selma. In my adopted home, Taila- dega, l spent my boyhood and early manhood, taking an active part in tho usiness social and civil life Of the town. I cherish with great deal or pleasure the hospitality and kindness extended to mo ov the citizens in Talladega. On my first visit to Germany l was tho possessor of an American passport which l prized very much
 nFrom 1alIadega I came to Birming- ham, Joining my brother, and have been here since.' So you will see l have reen a citizen of Alabama for 1T years. During this great crisis America is facing, l consider 1t the duty of every American citizen, whether he was born in this country or maturalized, to back President Wilson in his campaign for the liberty of the world, which he is waging against nilitarism and the autocratic rulers of Germany. l. like yourself, am in the class too old to shoulder sun. but I am doing all in my power finan- cially to assist our great country. With best wishes to you. I am. your friend. AUGUST HlRSCH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-04-29
INTERCOLLEGIATE
 SOCIETY PLANNED Union of Literary Societies of Colleges Object of Spe-
 cial Meeting Tonight

Representatives of the leading colleges in the south will meet at the Civic as. sociation today, and complete the arr engagements for the formation of an in tercollegiate society, with chapters at many of the Al grade schools.
 The plan is for a union of the lite rary societies now existing into an or ganization that will give a national scope to the work. central organization will be made that will supervise the work. Tnterchapter debates and oratorical con- tests will be arranged, and by broaden- ing the scope of the work, 1t is felt that each society will be greatly bene- fitted.
 by the Philomathic Literary society of the University of Alabama. A committee from this society, composed Of Roy Smart, Willis Ryall and Robert Messer, wrote the colleges, inviting them to this meeting and practically every college invited accepted. The meeting today will ba composed of representatives of these societies, and an all-day session will he held, and the work will be completed by tonight
 Among the representatives present for the meeting are: University of Alabama, Roy Smart and Robert G, Messer; Au- burn, Hofford Todd, Milton Howell: Southwestern Presbyterian university, Percy l.. Armstrong;; University of Mis- sissippi, b. K. Johnston; University of Tennessee Sidney Alenberg; Richmond college. W. r. Miller.
 Among the other colleges represented are University of Virginia, Maryyille, Emory, Clemson, Afillsaps. Centre, Stes- son, University of Kentucky and howard college