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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
BUSINESS GOOD
N0RTHAEDE EAST
Naquin Finds Factories
Are Unable to Fill All
Orders for Trucks.

Everybody IN the north and east
VEINS to be talking OF war. but they
are not letting war talk keep them
from grabbing all the business IN
sight-and that's a lot" said NJ L
Naquin. Velie distributor, on his re-
turn from a trip TO New York and the
Velie factory al Moline
q used 70 figure that ] stood pretty
high as a VeIle distributor con-
tinued Mr.. Naquin. but I've changed
nv mind. The factory has Just I'm
isie5 a contract for 1900 two ton velie
trucks for the army-tO say nothing
OF several hundred Liberty trucks
when was al the plant. but they hao
no more than gotten that out OF the
road than Washington wired Tor an
other 1900. Ny little demand for 50
or 100 trucks was small potatoes, put
I have been assured that III bet rev
very soon. ] now have II orders on
file waiting to be filled and if the
railroads will do the part, III have
these orders filled promptly.
Mr. NaQuin stated that business IN
the north and east. In all lines Is eN-
cellent and the whole country seems
prosperous. The Velie truck plant IS
now turning out 20 trucks day aside
from the Liberty truck work FOR the
army. vet the factory has been unable
10 keep pace with the demand.
"The Velle sport cars are the sport
lest ever" said Mr. Naquin- -One was
to have been shipped me a week ago
but there was some trouble with the
grav paint and after I had seen one
OF the gray cars ] wouldn't have any
other. They won't make any promise
as to when the car will now be sent
but ! expect 20 soon"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

ETROIT, Mich, March 1s.-To
meet the governments war
II needs the National Automobile
Chamber Of Sommerce. representing
virtually all the large motor compa-
MES IN the United States except the
Ford company, agreed a; q meeting
held in New York Thursday 70 curtau
uncompleted schedules for the manu-
facture Of passenger cars 50 percent
When the schedules we're formu-
lated months ago radical reductions
were made 70 release labor and ma
serial for the government and 70
lessen the demand Of the manufac-
turers on the country's transporta-
ton facilities. stil large currail-
ments viii be made IN the future. II
was intimated tonight II conditions
remain the ssme
The policy accepted ls entirely sat
isfactory 20 the war industries board,
the fuel admlnisirs ton and the man
ufscturers. according 20 Alfred
Reeves. general manager Of the cham
Der Of commerce
The action. which IN the opinion Of
4he automobile trade. VIII result In
3 shortage Of passenger cars, followed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
USE CARE IN MAKING
SHARP TURN WITH CAR

Be careful that a sharp turn OF the
front wheels does not bring the tire
N contact with a spring. fender or
bumper. As the wheel turns. this
projection will, quickly cut through
the tread Of the tire When the car
Is heavily loaded, there IS danger that
In passing over rough roads the tires
viii be bumped or Eouged by profec-
tions on the tenders Bent or broken
tenders may also be IN q position
where they will gouEe the tires. In
speci beneath the fender and make
sure that there are no projections
which could strike upon the tire You
may find bolts rubbed smooth and
bright by continuous rubbing on the
tires If change Is made to over
size tires, be sure that there viii be
sufficient clearance between tire and
fender when the car 10 loaded 70 ca
pacity- This Is, however, provided
by most car manufacturers.-A
stones
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

opposite side and see-ths clearance
between piston and square looks just
about the same"
Couldn't you test with the surface
gage, setting Il TO touch the top OF
the piston at each side just the way
you tested the connecting rods By
gaging from the top OF the wrist
pins?"
sure you could Now do the same
70 all Of them as you put them on"
BIZ and / finished with the pistons,
turned the crankcase over frightened
the bearings and pinned them. and
then bolted the pan in place. after
Cap had inspected the gasket and
declared that IL was all right with
new coat OF shellac We we're gelting
ready 70 put the cylinders on when
Cap called a halt
How do you think you're going 10
get this motor into the frame when
it's all assembled? You haven't any
block and tackle or any chain fail.
Better put the crankcase in and then
drop the cylinder block on aftsrward.
Catch a hold Of that end and III
take care OF this one"
With Caps able assistance we
placed the crankcase IN the frame.
Now bolt it down tight while I
wait for you. Then we're through
The next thing you do Is 10 put the
ny-wheel on and bolt IL tight IN
derstand q that nOw-bolt IL tight.
Then you can spend a little time rig
ging up a block and tackle OF some
kind from the beam overhead II you
haven't got q block We may be able
TO get along with a rope thrown over
the beam. The idea is 70 get some
way OF lowering the cylinder block
down over the pistons Il viii be
easier II you have some way OF let
ting IL down gently. But you can do
that tomorrow morning. Come on.
Bill, I'm going home. Winsor Reed
Davis In March Motor Life.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
TIRES CAN Be
MADE T0LA5T
Motorists Who Use Care
Get Good Mileage, Says
New Firestone Manager.

The thrift movement that Is
sweeping the country at the present
time" said Glenn W. Curtiss. local
.Firestone manager. 'is having a fine
influence on the motor car and tire
business, IN my opinion.
while It is an admitted fact that
az first many car op rators and pros
pectiye car buyers were a little afraid
that car expenditures were not in
harmony with the movement for thrift
and economy. they are now coming
around to the point where they realize
that the car Is a necessity and that
they have, in many instances, been
operating their cars at higher eX-
pense than is necessary.
For example many people have felt
that tire buying was matter Of luck
and. as they bought tires, Il was just
exactly that People did not use their
judgment Most OF them kept trying
new brand every time they bought a
tire. The result was that they got
very little satisfaction either on the
work done by the tire or the service
given by, the people OF whom they
II. S. Firestone. president Of the
FirestOne Tire and Rubber company,
has long believed that everyone can
save money on tires II he observes
utuEE precautions IN QElFluB MS car
He feels that the careless driving
which Injuries tires and leads to their
being punctured or blown out early
il their history, can be stopped In q
large measure II people better under
stood tires.
This propaganda by Mr.. Firestone
has resulted in moving pictures being
shown in thousands OF cities IN the
country in cooperation with the chiefs
OF police Of these cities. These films
show the need for more careful driv-
Ing. which in turn affects the service
given by the tires
quick starts and stops are not only
dangerous to the lives and limbs OF
the occupants OF the car and pedes-
TRANS but are terribly injurious to
tires
People are learning nowadays to
drive carefully, TO keep out Of street
car tracks, to avoid rubbing tires
against curbs. In other words. they
exercise the discretion and judgment
In handling their cars that they would
IL any other part Of their living. And
this idea Is producing dividends. not
only in greater safety but In remark
able saving in tires and car upkeep.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

n HE house door slammed. the
garage door opened and Bill
= Hardy fell IN all out Of breath
say" he painted. "the Old Man Just
phoned that he had your stuff ready.
He's on the way with IT,"
Good. Listen here. Bill Just 90 a
bit easy on that Old Man business
He isn't ready to admit II yet"
You're right III be careful Well.
what 90 you say? Do we work to-
night? I've got TO get my overaIls
Want any tools Or anything? Whenu
you be ready7 Strikes me we ought
to get It nearly finished tonight You
know
Hold on. now. Get your breath be-
fore you choke to death Meanwhile
get your overalls and when Cap ar
rives ven be ready 70 start"
Hair an hour later the session was
In full swing The crankcase with the
pan off was mounted upside down on
two horses and had the floor. Cap. as
presiding officer. occupied the only
chair. which was tilted back comfort
ably against the work bench.
We removed the bearing caps and
lifted out the crankshaft Then Cap
examined the bearings and caps to see
II each showed wear evenly dis
rributed over the entire surface.
Those are good" he announced.
Next well make a little test 10 see
II the main bearings are In line. Wipe
some OF this oil or Of the journal and
also TIE bearing Itself Then set the
shaft back in the bearings but don't
put the caps on"
We followed directions, wiped away
most OF the oil and put the shaft IN
place Cap rotated Il once OF twice
and then drew his finger along the
top OF each journal making a clean
longitudinal streak which showed
plainly In the thin film OF oil This
done, he turned the shaft exactly one
revolution. bringing the same points
again TO the top The Etreaks had
disappeared.
That's a rough test for horizontal
alignment Of the main bearings" he
explained. If it's out enough to be
serious. one OF the streaks you make
viii still show Notice that ! wiped
away most OF the oil before making
the test Now, bring me that surface
gage while ] check the crankshaft Tor
alignment In the other direction Il
should be parallel to this machined
joint In the crankcase Set the gaze
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16

a series OF discussions between the
motor car manufacturers and the
war industries board al Washington.
New Increases Expected.
Although higher prices for most
cars have recently been announced.
new Increases are expected as a d.
rect result Of the shortage Of supply
which win result from the decrease.
Automobile men said also that the
demand for used cars would neces-
sarily expand wiki an accompanying
upward movemeB. OF prices Although
the so percent d the program Of the
makers Of automobiles which viii be
eliminated from their actual pro-
ductiun has already been allotted In
given proportions to dealers through
out the states. the manufactures viii
follow the ruling Of the chamber OF
commerce and give each retailer only
20 percent OF his orders.
The elase Of productive power
which viii be in effect at once. { Is
said, viii enable the manufacturers
TO bend their activities In behalf OF
the government To harness the en-
ergy OF the automobile plants directly
10 the needs Of the war machine. the
chamber Of commerce will establish
g general headquarters IN Washing
ton. IN charge OF Hugh Chalmers. who
is vice president Of the organization
Under Mr.. Chalmers's direction a
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
USE LOW SPEED WHEN
PULLING OUT OF MUD

L IS a natural impulse when the
car stalls IN soft going 20 Jam down
the acceIerator 70 get all possible
power from the motor. But n the car
has stalled because the rear wheels
cannot take hold in soft mud and are
slipping around. this is not the best
vvav out. The Whirling wheels simply
dig down deeper II Is better. after
shifting into low, to let the motor
run al comparatively low speed and
edge the clutch IN gently. This viii
give the rear wheels a better chance
10 take hold Often one can get out
better under these conditions II there
is a load In the rear seat
II the wheels continue 70 slip At
slow speed. Il becomes necessary 70
tie ropes about the rear wneels OF
10 throw straw or brush under them
With a light car one can often help
Il forward by placing one end OF a
stout plank or pole under the rear
axle and with the leverage thus
gained lift q forward while another
applies the power slowly.-Milestones-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
ON SPARK PLUGS,

Spark plugs are a source OF much
obscure ignition trouble, that car
owners have great difficulty in locat-
Ing In many cases the Insulating
material used IN the construction OF
the plug is porous. permitting electric
leakage through the porcelain and
also allowing absorption of the car
bon formed with each explosion. until
finally the insulation changes its
properties entirely. In such cases the
car owner having cleaned his plugs
and finding the trouble stu existent,
assigns its source 20 some other part
Of the system In these circumstances
the car owner Is recommended to con-
suit the service station Of a spark
plug manufacturer and get q plug
equipment which n especially adapted
70 his car.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
AUTO COW PUNCHERS
LATEST ON THE MAP

A few uses FOR the motor car de-
velop every day which Indicate tn6
utility Of this modern wonder. cat
tlemen are now using motor cars
where they once used COW ponies ana
finding them a marked Improvement
One stockman uses mis- car 20 drive
his herds TO market during the not
weather The car makes driving IN
the cool night possible He gets the
herd started ahead Of him and then
follows with headlights blazing and
horn honking In this way he gets
the cattle to market In record time
Light cars are widely used on the
range for many kinds Of work where
horses were formerly employed They
enable the cOWmen to get more work
done thus Increasing Americas food
supply This Is but one OF many rea-
sons why the motor Is a necessity IN
this country
Gun repairing cur specially Ausl
Arms & Cycle Co fo4 OrsEon ST.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-16
Herald Advertisement Sells
TwO Studebaker Cars For Cash

Two Studebaker touring sold by the ElottGar
company Friday result Of 2nch advertisement The
Herald last Saturday The studaker dealers fortunate in
railroad able
deliveries all Last Saturday, they advertised
that their stock almost depleted but that they m had few
talked
Friday They bought and drove home
Saturday morning. finished in red SAY about
Herald advertising pays" said Frank J. Garrett.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02

An examination for the position
of clerk in the post office will be
held in this city on Feb. 16, 1918.
Applicants must be citizens of the
United States between the ages of
IS and As years on the date of the
examination.
Applicants must be physically
sound and male applicants must be
not less than 5 feet 4 inches in
height in bare feet and weight not
less than 125 pounds without over
coat or hat.
For application blanks and fur
Their information relative to this
examination address.
MINNIE OTNESS,
Local secretary, board of u. S,
Civil Service Examiners, Goldfield,
Nevada.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
CALL IS ISSUED
FOR SHIP WORKERS
NUMBER OF LOCAL MEN HAVE
ALREADY MADE APPLI-
CATION

The campaign by four-minute men
to secure ship builders has already
borne fruit here in the form of a
number of applications that have
been received by j. G. Thompson,
who handles four-minute affairs here
and who, with F. M. Stoller, spoke on
the subject in the course of the gov
eminent campaign now being made
by four-minute men to secure work
men for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS yards.
The war department, by arrange
ment with the emergency fleet cor
poration, has consented to accept
shipyard work as a substitute for
military service, demonstrating the
importance the government places on
the present drive for ship builders.
1t is believed there r few towns
in the country that do not contain
men skilled in trades allied to ship
building and it is these men the gov
eminent now wants in the most i'm
portant drive it has yet made for
men.
In instructions to four-minute
speakers the department of public in
formation states that 1t is now time
for everyone to realize that the fate
of the country hangs in the balance
and turns on the question of ship
building. The fact the speakers have
been asked to place before the people
Is that all war preparations, the
draft, the Red Cross, food saving,
knitting, bond buying and other
work, are all failures If the ship
building program cannot be success
fully carried out.
The department of public infor-
nation says the submarine danger
is not over, that false ideas of Sc
curity have been spread and that
ships are being sunk faster than
they are being replaced. The army
must be transported across 5000
miles of water and 1t requires four
tons OF shipping capacity TO trans
port a soldier and another ton for
his equipment.
Goldfield men seeking informa-
ton regarding work in shipyards
may obtain details by applying to
J.. G. Thompson, who will, until the
permanent appointment of a local
man by the state council of defense,
give this information and register
men.
j. G. Thompson will speak or this
subject again Tuesday night at the
Exchange theater and j. M. Fen
wick will speak Wednesday night at
the Lyric.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
TONOPAH DIVIDE
SINKING SHAFT
DISCOVERY HAS AROUSED NEW
INTEREST IN GOLD
MOUNTAIN

The shaft of the Gold Mountain
Divide Mining company, controlled
by H. c. Brougher, is making excep-
tionally good Roadway. The shaft
has reached a point 20 feet below
the 16O-foot level, leaving 80 feet
further to sink before the next sta
ton level will be reached. The rock
is fairly hard, but in spite of the
limited equipment on the property
the to date has been very
satisfactory.
Three shifts of miners are employ
ed at the mine, and these are all
engaged in the shaft-sinking work.
The present facilities do not per-
NIT of any further development on
the big ledge on the 160-foot level,
but this work will be taken up later
after the new station has been cut
and better equipment installed.
George Kernick, who is heavily in
terested in Goldfield properties, as
we'll as at Gold Mountain, was a re-
cent visitor to Gold Mountain. He.
too, has a force of men at work on
his Gold Mountain group of claims,
and expresses considerable satisfac-
ton over the new developments
that have been made at the Divide.
Other groups of claims in the dis
trict, such as the Goldsmith group,
and the Marvin-Kielhofer and Gold
Seam groups, the two latter groups
being in the Gold Reef district, ad-
joining the Gold Mountain country.
are coming in for a lot of atten-
ton, and many mining men have
within the past weeks been over the
ground.-Tonopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
MAN LOSES WIFE
FROM AUTOMOBILE
BUMPED OUT OF CAR BUT HE
NEVER MISSED
HER

This is the story of a man who
lost his wife out OF her seat beside
him in an automobile and never
knew it until he was reminded of
the fact that his better half had lit
orally bumped off,"
A local butcher bought a jitney,
all painted up, for which he has a
wagon body for the delivery of meat.
The man who drives the wagon for
him on business days instructed him
in the art of plotting a jitney for a
week, and one day the man, his wife,
his daughter and his son-in-law
started for Hornsilver, the owner and
wife in the front seat.
In the strained attitude of novices
the man kept his hands on the wheel
and his eyes on the road and was
occupied to such IN extent that he
saw and heard nothing.
They neared a turn in the road
and his wife, who from the start
had been lending a helping tongue to
the guidance Of the car, told him
that there was a rock in the road al
the turn, but he did not hear her and
when he was but a few yards from
the rock he saw 1t and, becoming
panic stricken, his feet and the ped
ais became all tangled up and he
stepped OF her," ramming the rock
at full speed and the wife precipitous.
ly bouncing over the side.
The man never missed the wife
in fact he had forgotten she was In
the car, and continued on toward
Hornsilver, where undoubtedly he
would have arrived to find his wife
missing had not the occupants of the
rear seat. who had seen his wife's
sudden departure, succeeded in at.
tracing his attention after he had
continued for a distance described
as several blocks"
He then returned and found hel
at the roadside, a little bruised and
scratched and far more than a little
angry. She claimed he had done
the deed purposely and refused t.
speak to him for two days.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02

dependent parents, $40 a month fol-
each, and for brothers, sisters and
grandchildren, SIS a month for each
with the proviso that in any case
the government will not pay to the
dependents of any man more than
$50 a month.
No mawkish prudery entered into
the drafting of these provisions; by
acknowledging his illegitimate child
q soldier may secur for it the full
governmental allowance, the only
provision being that if it is born
after December 81, 1917, it must
bc born in the United States. So in
the case of a wife there need be NO
legal marriage If there is proof that
they have lived together as mar
and wife for two years prior to en-
listment.
Uncle Sam also sees to it that his
soldiers do not throw all the bur-
den of caring for dependents on his
broad shoulders by making it COM
pulsory for each man who has left
a wife of child behind to pay over
tc them through the treasury at
least SIS a month and as. much
more as will equal the allowance
which Uncle Sam makes up to half
a mans pay. Thus for the man in
service abroad who has left a wife
and child behind, the man will have
to assign to them at least $3.50
q month, to which the government
will add $25, making a total of
$44.S0 which they are to receive.
The old pension system is wiped
out by the new and far more equit-
able system of compensation for
death and disability.
This compensation differs from
that provided in any other law. 1t
takes the family as the unit that is
serving the nation, lot the indivi-
dual man.
IL UdSCS LILO OhupCAooSiOh Oh ShN
size of the family from time to time
While a totally disabled bachelor
will get only $50 a month, the man
with a wife and four children will
get SIS. Twenty dollars is added
if a nurse is required; $40 a month
as long as he may live, whether he
is married or not.
If he dies from injuries or dis
ease received in the line of duty.
the widow, children and widowed
mother receive sums ranging from
$40 to SIS a month, according to
size of family. No distinction is
made between a private and the
highest officer.
In addition, every man may take
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
MOTHER OF MRS. MORRISON
DIES IN COLORADO SPRINGS

Mrs. Hannah Grier of Colorado
Springs died at the home of her
daughter there last Tuesday, accord
ing to information received here
today. Mrs. Grier was the mother
of Mrs. ]. w. Morrison, wife of
Chief of Police Morrison of Gold
field. She is survived by six chill
dren. The remains were taken to
Chicago for burial, accompanied by
Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. j. Barnett,
another daughter of the deceased.
Mrs. Morrison left Goldfield three
weeks ago in answer to a telegram
announcing her mothers critical
illness.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-02-02
NINE NEAR CARSON Is
SHIPPING GOOD ORE

George Cress, manager of the Pan
anna Canal Mining company, was in
town yesterday and stated that the
returns on the car of ore shipped
from the mine a short time ago
came up to the highest expectations
of the members of the company.
The returns netted $50 per ton,
which is said to. be within 50 of the
assay value of the ore shipped.
Mr.. Cress is delighted with the
result of the shipment, but is not
surprised, as he has ~contended right
along that the ore was of this good
grade.
On the results Of this first a of
ore depended the action of the COM
pany in making further shipments,
and it is now believed that there
will be no delay in stopping out the
ore that has been blocked out and
sending it to the smelters for treat
ment.
1t was also reported in town yes
terday that another property to the
west of town was being opened up
and had some excellent ore.-Carson
News.