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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-24
MINERAL

Especial to The Times -Dispatch.l
MINERAL. VA, February IS Will
l:am Runnion. OF the Belle Meade Ma
chin" Works. near Richmond was a
Mineral visitor Il few days since.
Ncy Perkins. Of Louisa was in the
city this week on business
y. - toynCr. of Richmond visited
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
"The Shrinking Dollar"

WOULD
feeble nteectua the
issued the "The Shrinking Dolar
this committee had not found giving
the automobile.
The "If
the purchase military
truck with the the labor
made the pleasure will
That is the
1.-THE method employed if
buy the borrowing
nave simply increased the of the
which lends the writing deposit nv
credit books which
This deposit provides purchasing without
leasing anything labor
and capital the making making
motor trucks they called make BOTH
check to buy the truck but at the
subscriptions sefshy refusing
to make the actual sacrifice"
The committee will
who know nothing about the automobile
automobile peasure But
there deliberate intention
category of automobiles purchased If
is right but the applies very trng
OF the automobiles this
1t belief
committee insists We believe
than usual of the
we believe that all right but how figure
cut that the best and quickest
OF Thrills by reducing
pressing oessentias and by
reduce extra amount of
Last Of ALL why eternay automobile which has done and
to do the greatest anything
and people, and saving of time the always as
object of attack?
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Brown Again Chosen
To Lead Motor
Car Dealers

Charles M. Brown, New York man
agcr for the Winton Company, was re-
elected president of the Automo obile
Dealers Association at the regular
meeting of the directors last week.
William c. Pocrtncr. of the Poertncr
Motor Car Company. was reelected
vice-president and William Parkinson.
of the Stutz Motor Car Company, treas
urer
The new board Of directors appointed
at the annual meeting held a week ago
consists of c. M. Brown, Frank Carrie,
Marmon New York Co.; Harry De Bear.
Maxwell Motor Co.; f. S. Hare, Pack
ard Motor Car Co.: r. II. Johnston,
White Co.; William Parkinson, Will
lam c. Pocrtner, Charles T.. Ricss,
Charles E. Ricss & Co; A. G. South
WORTH Buick Co., and Walter A. Woods.
Van Cortland Vehicle Company.
At this meeting the new board was
advised that the activity in automobile
legislation had already commenced and
that there we're now pending before the
State Legislature some twenty bills. A
general hearing will be held on all
these bills in the capital at Albany on
March II at 2 p. m. The automobile
dealers plan to have n representative
gathering of the trade to appear in re-
lation to these bills and will be repre-
sented by Charles Thaddeus Terry.
their general counsel. The direct
charge of all Legislative matters will
be in the hands of a committee con-
sisting Of r. II. Johnston. Harry De
Bear and Walter Woods.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Brooklyn Opens Truck
Show This
Week

Last night Saturday Part / of the
Brooklyn automobile show closed, after
a successful week. Part 2, which is
devoted to commercial cars exclusively,
will open on Tuesday night and con-
tinuc for five days.
The commercial car show will be the
only one of it's kind held in the Unit
ed States this season, there having
been no eXpositions devoted exclusively
to the display of motor trucks, de-
livery wagons, etc, for more than
year.
The following concerns will exhibit:
Auto Car Sales Company. Auto cars.
Peter Barrett Manufacturing Company. Auto
Bethlehem Truck Company, Of New York. Beth
Bishop. Mccormick & Bishop. Dodge.
Bob Brazenor & Co.. Inc morotcycles
Barber Motors Company. Barber
William Buchanan portable garages
Cole d Dixon. Smith Form truck
Chevrolet Motor Company. Chevrolet
Colonial Motor Truck Company. Globe truck
Dearborn Truck Sales company. Inc. Dearborn.
nei neI,vs Chase Tire rH COMPANY n.y. tires & and tubs Ina
commercial bodies and trailer
Duiguid Brothers. Hupmobilc.
T. J. Durham Company inc. electrical devices
Eastern lramobilc Sales Company. traiinobcs.
Eclipse Motor Cooperation. Whittier truck.
Hayes Dicfenderfcr Company Inc. Hayes Die
fentierfer
IIenninss Motor Sales Corporation. Master.
Herman Motor Truck Company. Inc. Stewart.
King Motors Company. Hall Truck.
kucn & Metz Atterbury
NJ kolner d Co. Rainier Truck
kunkcl Automobile Company. Inc Velic
Gtaham Brothers Sales Company Inc, three unit
cab and body truck attachment.
Larrabcc Dcyo Motor Company Larrabce.
Little Giant Truck Company. Little Giant
Muford Haas Company. Inc. Ford Commercials
Packard Motor Car Company. Packard
CDmDluN ItPD
| Paul NJ. Marko q Co.. Inc batteries
Maxwell Motor Sacs Corporation Maxwell.
Manhattan Motors Corporation Scllen d Vim
| Northeastern Supply Company. Corbitt.
Nickerson 4 Schroeder ~ & S. Truckmakcr
Maxfer Il Dart.
Old Reliable Motor Truck Corporation Old Re
| liable.
Oneida Motor Truck Company of New York
Oneida.
Kadlcy Company. Inc. accessories
The G. A. Schacht Motor Truck Company, Inc,
! Schacllt.
Studcbakcr Cooperation Studebaker
Sterling Motor Truck Company OF New York Inc.
! Sterling.
Service Motor Truck Company. Service
Scwell Cushion Wheel Company. Sewcll ec,shion
wheel
Triangle Motor Car Company Inc, Triangle
truck
Union Truck Manufacturing Company. Inc. Union
! truck attachment.
+. Schoonmakcr & Co. Inc. tires and tubes
A. r. TatOr accessories.
Trautwein Tire AMI Repair Company. batteries
WHY'S Overland. Inc. Overland
United Aato Dealers Manufacturing Company
Inc, Marvel
United Line Service Corporation United Line
W. J. i. Motor Truck Company. Inc, Republic
Acme Truck.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Miss Rankin Sav.
There S No Fuel
Shortage

Instead of curtailng the use of mo-
tor cars of every description, as has
been the need in France and England.
IN order to conserve the meagre sup
ply of gasolene, American car and
truck owners will be doing the country
a large service in the present passen-
ger and freight congestion by using
their machines to the fullest extent for
the relief of the congestion" said Miss
Jeanette Rankin, the first woman ever
to sit as regular member of the
House ct Representatives, in recent
lecture before the Woman's Club of
Worcester. Mass.
"The lady from Montana" who saw
Worcester from the tonneau of a Stu
debaker Six, added: "The automobile
to-day is not luxury. There are no
pleasure cars nowadays. They are all
come necessity cars. We can't get
along without the motor car now any
more than we can get along without
the telephone. The passenger car Of
to-day has lifted mighty burdens from,
the shoulders of the railroads, and
predict that the automobile is destined
to play an even more important role in
the solving of the nations transporta.
ton problems.
"The gasolene shortage in this coun.
try at the present time is not correctly
understood, according to information
which | have gathered in Washington
The situation which threatened last
summer to result in a shortage has
changed radically. Gasolene economy
due to the campaign recently cncour-
aged by the government Bureau of
Mines, the drilling of new oil wells, de-
creased use of gas during these last
winter months and lack of shipping ia
cillties to export to Europe, have all
combined to cause consumption to fall
considerably below production.
Don't let anybody tell you that there
ISN'T any gasolene; there is. There's
lot more where the present supply
comes from, and when that is gone we
are going to manufacture gas out of
ore in Montana. But that's another
story"
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Microscope Law
For New York
Motorists

A microscope law for New Yorl
State similar to that which obtains ir
New Jersey is proposed in bill in
troduced recently into the state Legis
lature by Assemblyman Welsh. 1t pur
POSES to amend the highway law as
follows:
No person shall drive any vehicle
so constructed or closed in as to
prevent the driver from having a
clear view ahead and at the sides of
such vehicle, nor from having a
clear view to the rear of such vehicle
unless such vehicle be equipped with
suitable and adequate device Civ
ing the operator thereof clear and
unobstructed view to the rear of
such vehicle" The parts in quota
ton marks constitute the new feat
ure of the law.
Motorists generally have been pro
viding their cars with microscopes
but the existence of statewide law
to this end would be good thing. We
may even come in this state to law
requiring closed cars to be equipped
with rear end signals to indicate in
tended movements Of the driver within
attempts were made in some earlier
legislatures to introduce such meas
urc, but the bills failed because the,
were framed to cover only one type O.
patented signal already on the market
A measure of proper intent ought tt
receive general support,
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Who Has the Right of Way?

over those plying east or west. The
lower court held that if the vehicles
arrived together at street intersec-
tion the trolley had the right of way
He refused to charge that if the jury
fourd the automobile was twenty-five
feet from the trolley track when the
car was three quarters Of blocl.
away, as a matter of law, the trolley
did not have the right of way.
The jury, after retiring, sent in to
inquire which had tho right of way if
tlt trolley car were one hundred and
twenty-five feet from the intersection
and the motor car only thirty feet
away. The court replied in writing
that if the jury found that tho trolley
was likely to reach the crossing at the
same time as the automobile, they
were justified in holding the motorist
negligent To this the lawyer for the
Boston Insurance Company, to whom
Cavanaugh assigned his claim, OBJ
jcctcd
Right of way is apparently defined
in the majority opinion of Justice
Lauehlin. Downing and Page. 1t is
stated that whether the trolley car had
the right OF way depended on whether
or not if the vehicles proceeded with
out changing their speeds the trolley
car would have reached the path OF
the automobile before the latter
cleared the track.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
30 Per Cent Of
State S Cars In
City Alone
New York Has $4,000 Au-
tomobiles Of the 4l2,0OO
Registered in 1917

ALBANY, March 2.-The part which
greater New York bears to the re-
n.ander of the state from. a motor
vehicle standpoint is shown in a report
just issued by Secretary of State
Francis M. Hugo, giving motor vehicle
registration by counties for the last
year, classified by passenger, CONNER
cial and other types of cars, chauifeurs,
receipts, etc. Of the All, ,567 cars reg
istered last year, 125,101, or about 80
per cent, are operated and registered
from the five boroughs of New York
City.
The report shows 1865 passenger
cars in the metropolis, 4,437 omnibuses,
25,O78 commercials, 299 trailers, 712
dealers and 920 cars exempt from reg
istration fees.
The registration of these 125,101
cars brought in revenue of $1,324,-
416.5O. New York City has 74,493
chauffeufs out of total in the state
of 1873, ,6S6. In licensing its chauffeurs,
New York City contributed S214,929.
Fees from operators licensed last year
, 1OOC w p G,otf, anu IllSNCAidHCOuo ASSo
from New York City alone amounted to
$62,055.75.
Under the Brown act, New York City
received the last year the sum of $780,
266.OS, the money going into the city,
general fund. In addition to all this
there were registered 1925 motorcycles
in New York City, and as result &c.
| 9O7.94 reverted back to the city. In
the total receipts of the states motor
vehicle bureau, amounting to $4,284,-
ia, New York City paid 1884, 4,1l325
In figuring out the ratio of cars tc
population certain counties in the state
now show car for every ten residents
There are many counties having g
motor vehicle of some sort for every
thirteen persons. This establishes E
record that compares favorably witt
counties in other states where the ratio
of cars to population is impressive.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Motor VelliciIe
Again Target
of Lawmakers
Large Grist of Legislation
Introduced in Senate
and Assembly

There is the customary large rrist
of motor vehicle legislation pending in
the State Legislature, bills covering =
variety of phases of automobiling, from
the users end as we'll as the dealers.
Senator Cromwell has introduced A
bill to provide that any person who
has a chauffeur's or operators license
and who entered the military or naval
service after April 6, 1917, may have
the license back. within three months
after the termination of the service,
without any examination or any step
other than formal application.
Senator Walton has introduced a
lighting law which provides for lights
after sunset until half hour before
sunrise The change is from the hour
to the half hour in each case. Assem-
blyman Wells is father of another
lighting bill, which amends the head
lighting law so as to provide for cer-
tifcate of approval for headlighting
devices which conform to the law and
also limits the lgntlnS lor motor
trucks. 1t is not required to have such
powerful lights on trucks as on tour
ing cars.
Senator Brown proposes that reck-
less driving be inserted in the code Of
criminal procedure.
Stringent regulation of the sale Of
used cars is the purpose of measure
introduced by Senator Mullan. 1t pro-
vides for full information as to the
seller to be filed with police officials
and also calls upon the buyer to reg
ister his purchase with these officials
and to hold the car five days after such
notice is filed.
Assemblyman Welsh has introduced a
bill making operators licenses gen
eral for the whole state. His measure
also limits speed to twenty-five miles
an hour in the state. He is responsi.
BILE for the microscope law which il
mentioned elsewhere on this page.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
State Inspectors Busy
Nabbing Law Violators

ALBANY. March 2..-Excellcnt work
was done by the state automobile in
spectors in 1917, according to report
filed with Secretary of State Hugo by
John J. Curran, of New York, chief
investigator in the department. In
three years the three inspectors and
Chief Curran, working in New York
City and it's immediate vicinity, have
brought in total of Sl31 ,461, of which
amount Mr.. Curran alone was respons-
ible for $64,277.
Last year Curran's report, covering
his own work, showed revenue footing
to s. 495. Much of the money came
from owners discovered using wrong
registration plates, while violations OF
the reciprocity act between this and
other states has also been a contribut-
ing facttr, running into thousands.
The inspectors have worked part OF
the time il remote sections where the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

Az originally laid out, the Lincoln
highway was 1889 miles in length.
According to the figures just compiled
Dy ~. Z. osternann, field secretary OF
the Lincoln Highway Association. this
has now been reduced TO 1895 miles
the decrease being accounted for by
the elimination Of sharp turns and tho
building OF many new bridges.
The air line between New York and
San Francisco is 300 miles. The best
railroad connection is 3,ls1 miles, and
1870 miles Of telephone wire are
needed TO connect the two points on
opposite sides Of the continent.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
1t was Eddie Guest who wrote once
The graveyards are full to-day
OF men who had the right of way.

The graveyards are full to-day
or men who had the right of way.
or something approximately in those
words. The veXed question of who
has the right of way between a trolley
car and an automobile is being fought
out now in the courts, in the case Of
G. w. Cavapaugh, a motorist. whose
car was smashed up by a Brooklyn
Heights trolley car at Forty-ffth
Street and Sixteenth Avenue, Brook
lyn, some time ago
The automobile was coming slowly
from the westward and the trolley
car north at a high rate Of speed at
the intersection. The automobile was
caught on the tracks. The case was
tried in lower court and verdict
given for the street railway company.
On appeal, the Appellate Division held,
three to two, that there was rcversi-
BILE error in the earlier trial, and or
dered a new trial.
Presiding Justice Clarke concurred
in dissenting opinion, written by
Justice Shearn, that the question Of
negligence had been decided by the
jury, but that there was serious
question arising out Of the charge by
the trial justice as to the effect of the
city ordinance giving the right Of
way to north or south bound vehicles
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03


motor vehicle law is either not fully
understood or where owners of cars,
thinking themselves safe, have gone
ahead and used their passenger cars
for carrying people for hire without
bothering to change the registration
and pay the proper fee. Many sets of
bogus plates also have been gathered in.
Last fall Chief Investigator Curran
spent considerable time in the vicinity
of military encampments, where he
found the men being frequently over
charged by automobilists who were
clearly violating the law in carrying
passengers on owners plates. The in
spectors visit the county fairs and gen.
orally apprehend many automobilists
who are violating the law in one way
or another. The work of the inspectors
will now be immeasurably assisted by
the state troopers under the direction
Of Major Chandler.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Significant Sayings


Dealers everywhere have found that
on every day that has had touch of
spring in it the people have been on
hand to buy automobiles.-E. A. Scheu.
1t is penny wise and pound foolish
for the man who can buy and own a
car not to buy one at this timer. C.
Rueschaw.
Thermostatic control Of motor tenn
peraturc means tremendous saving of
heat energy which in other cars goc.
to waste Walter DAILY
There will be 100000 motor trucks in
operation in 19lS.-W. o. Rutherford
1t is fortunate for our industrial life
THAT the motor truck in these perilous
war times has come to such a high
state Of development.-Goo Tir,
and Rubber Co.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Separate License
Bureau for BROOKLYN

The Brooklyn and Long Island branch
of the automobile license bureau es-
tablished at the Long Island Automo-
bile Club distributed last month more
than $500 automobile licenses and re-
newals. Brooklyn and Long Island
motorists were saved the trouble of
going to Manhattan and standing in
line for hours before they could be
accommodated.
Secretary of State Hugo has decided
to install bureau at the club next
year to handle the entire territory of
Brooklyn and Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Lincoln Highway
Is Growing Shorter

An important feature connected with
the improvement Of the Lincoln High
wsy from New York 10 San Francisco
10 the reduction in mileage being made
upon the road between these two ter
minal points. Ar originally outlined,
IL was the purpose Of the Lincoln
Hignway Annexation 70 establish the
route from CONT 10 coast in the most
practical and efficient manner and AZ
near in direct line AZ was consistent
with the topography Of the country.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Mystery Still Uns0Ived

THVERY a while recurring remembrance
IL article that
the Saturday before election
the Mayor The
elected would
of which chauurs
There decided handling things
the Traffic Court.
All that there assignment
of this
election. Mayor Hyan Florida
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Finding Cars Really Needed

AS result of an investigation among
his Mitchell owners. President George
II. Stowe. of the Mitchell Motor Car
Company Of New York, says he has
discovered that more than 80 per cent
Of them consider their cars indispensa-
bis to the expeditions conduct Of their
affairs.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Robbins Returns to
New York Auto Row

Arthur NJ. Robbins, who back in 1907
was the manager of tn Aero Car
branch in New York City, has returned
to the New York trade as Chalmers
branch manager. He moved to Chicago,
where he. became head of the Ceptaur
Motor Company. He was the biggest
distributor of Jeffery cars in the
country.
Recently he disposed of his business
interests in Chicago, and Walter E.
Flanders signed him to tahe charge Of
the Chalmers New York branch.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Not Active Enough for Fuller

ONE the automobile
Congressman Fuler letter Champ resigned
from House committee because d.
Fules speciality keeping
We mad said Boston,
there is hardly n which he has a
He worth while in
n business.
in do-nothing
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Hitting q!lla @ Twelve
' C.EeT.SeHarps

R1CES of automobiles took
\ This long coming havebe
- on
Nearly
That
March adding she
constantly growing of
with the government impression passen
will
other
likely
will schedule
agreed eventually good
industry
ship the dealers
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
of Lack of Engine Power

The diagram that follows be
value automobli
troubles Company
tons naturally relate Cadillac only will
ampy the
Ish a weekly the whole is
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Are You One?

GOOD automobile driver
n One who does yell pedestrians
his of the eroad.
One who respects the especially the speed
One who oeys the traffic signals of
trouble with the traffic policeman by airy
of
One who firmly insists that his rights shall
of showing off,
One who changes rather than achieve doubtful victory aboring
canking
of a all
the greatest is he S
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

T Improperly timed ignition.
Weak condenser or coil; improperly
adjusted or dirty tmer-contact
| points; imperfect spark plugs.
Thin oil.
Valves not properly timed.
Valves not seating properly.
Worn or imperfectly fitting piston
rings.
Loose fitting pistons.
Sticking valve stems.
( Carburetor not properly adjusted.
Low grade gasolene used.
insufficient How of gasolenc to car
buretor
I Open thermostats.
lack of power.
+ Engine not properly fabricated.
! Main or connecting rod bearings ad-
justcd too tightly.
| Brakes drag when released.
Nluttler cloggcd with carbon.
! Improper adjustment of control rods.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Fitting a Fitting Bumper

OCCASIONALLY looking and
~ which
certainly with of the
For which
less than $500 by tubular Not only
is this entirely cheap but it
the protection This
behind
The kind of which collision
the The old
but effective the tubular also has
There excellent the which really
through
This the every
traffic should
put a cheap-ooking bumper a inelooking
The habit growing.
protection of the desirable kind.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

lest SHOWS Of the trip. Snowdrifts COM
pletcly. obscured the roadbcd, making
it impossible for II. Dietz, the driver.
to avoid the ruts. This not only slowed
down the speed Of the last half Of the
journey, but added materially to the
wear and tear on the truck and tires.
The United States tire truck followed
an army convoy of sixty trucks out of
Buffalo. leaving them ut Amsterdam.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

In order to help relieve railroad con-
gestion and at the Same time to insure
prompt deliveries Of tires to their deal
crs, the United States Tire Company
has established a system of motor truck
between Detroit and New
York. The first truck, loaded with 1900
pounds of tires for the metropolitan
district, arrived Wednesday noon from
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

a. Imperfect ignition. n................
b. Excessive carbon deposit.
c. Low compression. .............
d. Imperfect fuel mixture .....
e. High gear ratio causing apparent
f. Excessive frctional resistance. .
6. Back pressure in exhaust line :.
h. Accclerator pedal does not open
throttle wide.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-03

the Detroit factory Of the tire company
after bucking SHOWS on the way east.
The big vehicle, two-ton Pierce
Arrow, was equipped with Nobby Cord
pneumatic truck tires. The run from
Detroit to Buffalo was made in 23la
hours, excellent time under the road
conditions.
Between Buffalo and Albany the truck
encountered the worst roads and heay-