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The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Motor Hints and Helps.

If for any reason it is difficult to OBJ
serve the rate OF flow through the
sight feed oil>.s mounted ON the dash,
try slipping a bit Of white paper be-
hind the tubes to give a light back
ground, against which the contents OF
the glasses will show with consider
able distinctness, even in a proper
light.
When the cross pieces Of the anti
skid chain break. so that the chain
strikes against the fender in passing,
ii Is poor pra Ctice TO wire the broken
pieces across the tire, as the wire will
quickly be worn through. By wiring
under the fellOe, a more permanent
repair will be secured.
One of the most satisfactory COM
pounds with which TO spread the
SeaNes of the spring. is made Of par
rafin may be secured in blocks from
the grocery store or candles Of this
material may be used. The parrafin
should be melted on the stove and
then the graphite be thrown into the
mol'en wax aid the whole stirred
thoroughly.
MOST motorists nave encountered
the difficulty of keeping inside blow
out patches from creeping out OF the
position in which they have been
placed. When the patches move nat
UraIly they uncover the hole they
were intended to protect and so be-
come useless. BY placing a piece OF
inner tube against the casing. at the
place where the blow has occurred.
the patch will be held firmly in posi-
tion. Incidentally the piece OF tube
will eventually become VuIcanized to
both casing and patch, making a
staunCh repair.
The motorist who likes 10 carry out
his own repairs will sooner or later
lind himself face 10 face with the diff
ficulty Of making a sharp bend in
piece Of copper tubing or pipe. For
anything over J-lG OF an inch in dia-
meter the pipe must be temporarily
filled with lead or sand. II is pOssi-
BILE. however, TO make very fair bends
in the ordinary copper tube by heat
ing il at the desired place In a Bun
sen flame till il IS red and then cool
ing II in water, after which il is bent
very gradually round har held in
wise. The amount OF construction will
he very slight. especially after touch
ing up with A ball-pein hammer. II
this method is carefully carried out.
About the simplest way of determin
ing which is the negative and which
the positive wire OF the battery is by
dissolying a few grams Of iodie OF
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

II the $500 motor trucks In the
United States We're operated at 50 per
cent of the efficiency possible with
semftrailers, the total tonnage hauled
by these units every twelve months
would be equal to 1.i2S,OS5 train loads
of fifty-five freight cars each, or eight
times as much as these trucks are
now estimated to be hauling annual
ly. is the declaration of an expert
closely in touch with the situation.
Operating a motor truck to advan-
tage is the paying investment of
Henry Silverman, of Woodstown, n.
j., a cattle dealer. When he is not
transporting cattle, he is hauling po-
tatoes. The cattle guard body holds
lG bushels of potatoes in bags.
More and more shippers are being
forced to depend upon the motor
trucks for short hauls within a
radius of go miles of large cities. ac
cordinG to Arthur T. Waterfall, the
well-known Detroit traffic expert who
recently addressed the members of
the Wholesale Merchants Bureau, at
their annual meeting at the board of
commerce, in Detroit
Some idea of the future OF the motor
truck in the carrying of parcel post
packages of every character may be
gained from the successful operation
of one truck in Eastern parcel serv-
ice. This truck has earned $50 per
day for the government in carrying
parcel post packages on route from
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
BY SIDNEY FORsT.

(President Frost Brothers, Distrtb-
uters Of Little Giant TrUck.)
'If 1 was in the market to pur-
chase a motor truck there would be
several facts ! would first investigate
thoroughly before purchasing.
"As a careful buyer l would look.
first of all to the ability of the truck
to adequately meet my requirements.
Must Fit Purpose.
in order to be operated economically
must fit the purpose for which it is
to be used
''Is the truck OF the right size to
accommodate the style Of body 1
need? Is is built heavy and strong
enough to stand up under my loads?
Will it prove adaptable to the emer-
gencies that occasionally pop up. such
as slight overloads. without getting
topheavy? Will it be easy to load and
CnlOad?,
These and other points I would
carefully investigate and make doub-
ly sure of before going any further,
because misfit truck means not only
high upkeep, but represents an in
vestment that will prove a liability
instead of an asset.
DependabiIity Basic Factor.
"Dependa bility is the big basic
factor to be taken into account in
the purchase of a truck and the
product selected must he backed by
manufacturing experience. integ-
rity and facilities.
II know that the purchase of a
truck is but the beginning of the
transaction. for the thing of per-
manent and paramount moment is
to keep that truck running with
out interruption. That is why the
manufacturers should have unIim-
tied manufacturing facilities. Their
reputation and prestige must be sec
ond to none. They should know
conditions under which trucks are
used and build accordingly.
Then again, the prompt supply
OF duplicate parts in. case of need.
thorough factory responsibility and
the ability and disposition to CO.
operate are insured only where the
maker is thoroughly responsible
and permanent.
Make Sure of the Motor.
THE primary object of my invest
customers or deliver and haul more
goods in a shorter space of time, I
would next investigate the source
OF power.
'Is the power plant equal to the
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

In many makes Of cars using bat
terry ignition it is possible 10 keep
the car running without the use Of
the battery. The systems referred
to are those IN which the generator
feeds tho load above certain en-
gine speed, the battery being used
merely for car speeds under about
fifteen miles per hour. II the bat
terry should fail the engine cannot be
started in the regular way, but once
started by means Of a tow or by
running down hill. it can be kept
running.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

4 frequent cause of leaks in adj
ators is that the vents in the rlHr-
caps and overflow become cnok,d
with the result that steam accumu
lates in the radiator and Ju' Tres
sure. seeking an outlet. forces =
opening at the weakest -ulur I
little attention 10 tho vent viii re
move the cause or trouble.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Motor Truck Purchasers
Should Examine Points
Essential to Satisfactory Service-Size
Governed by Needs of Service

power demands | would make on It?
This would mean that the motor
would have to be built for use on
trucks, and one that had been
proved in years of service by COM
panies hauling goods of approximately
the same weight and description as
mine.
81 would make sure of its fIexi-
bility In making the short stops and
starts of traffic zones, as well as Civ
ing steadily uninterrupted flow of
power on the long stretches in su-
burbs and country. would test 1t on
stiff grades and different types of
roads. ] would talk with other own
ers and get their experiences of gaso-
line and oil consumption. AS the
motor is the heart of the truck, 1
would thoroughly satisfy myself in
every way that my truck would live
a long life and not suffer from chronic
heart failure
AxIes, brakes and Springs.
"My investigation would next be con-
centrated on the next three truck es-
sentials-aXles, brakes and springs.
Are the aXles of the proved type as to
principle of construction? Are they
made OF the highest quality material
to stand the brunt OF my loads with
out giving out? Are they easy to
take apart when in need of overhaul
ing?
DO the brakes possess superstrength
with which to hold the load on all
grades? Are they quick to act and
stay set when in action? Have they
the bridge builders factor of safety
to protect my property and the lives
of my drivers?
THE springs must be heavy. but
flexible. sturdy and plant to keep the
load away from the frame.
81 would then investigate the width
and thickness of the frame TO see
whether it was of liberal dimensions
and constructed TO Withstand the Sc
we're stress and strain of continuous
loads. This is the foundation Of the
truck and the real support of the load
Other Important Details.
Then l would look for such de-
tails of refinement as would insure
constant service. Among these
might be mentioned oiling devices.
which should be easily attended to:
motor. transmission and axles that
are accessible. so that my driver
will take pleasure and pride in
keeping it in best Of order.
BY conducting such investiga-
tion before purchasing I would be
taking the chance out of truck buy
ing. the uncertainty out of truck
performance. the risk out OF my
truck investment"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

That the highways leading and of the National Capital
will traffic 1918 than any year the in
cpton of the automobile is the belief of officials of the A. A. A.
District of Columbia Club.
This opinion based figures furnished by the clubs stisca
department which shows that just there nearly 5000 more
automobiles in the District than formerly
While club officials that there will be more touring in
this particular section of the country this year than any previous
year. they state that shortdsance trips will be the vogue
majority Of the machines the District thew state
owned by and the of the government men
and whose time will be almost continuously required in their
positions and who. therefore, will do their touring on Saturday
afternoons and Sundays.
An unprecedented demand for the routes to such historic
points Winchester Mt Vernon Annapolis Gettysburg Bull Rum
aPe Ferry and the Anam battlefield has kept the clubs touring
bureau working overtime during the past few weeks New maps Of
the routes to all these points and others course
preparation Out the roads many direction signs are being
erected e
More than 100 Washington joined the club
within the past four weeks according bulletin issued Yesterday
Arnold Bennett describes of his characters having an ex
cent heart which he kept locked like hame-he way grand
mother did her parIorS
Let not pocket be like that heart Open wde-and buy
Liberty Bonds ~ IVY
Buy until hursneer forgetting that the greater pain the
Kaisers ~ pam " ~
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

IL IL not safe 10 assume that -
parts Of the car that has Just bee
delivered to the nov owner hay
been properly fabricated. y >S77ss
times happens that Crease-cups hav
been left untitled when the car Va
shippco and that wheel bearings uni
versals. steering gears. ct. hsv,
been overlooked. II D. always wei
to 20 carefully over the lrhrarfr
system of the new car and >.s IN.
il has its due allotment OF lshi
mt.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

potassium on a bit Of bIottinE pan,
moistened with water. When the paps
so treated is touched with the -
wires, the positive wire VII Torn
black stain. Iodide OF potassium IN
be purchased in any drug shop.
A great many car owners make n
mistake Of adjusting the carburets
when the engine Is cold. Now q is a
ways best TO make adjustments TO IA
motor after IL has been run Ion
enough 70 get thoroughly Warme
through. and this applies equally I
the valve tsppets, etc. il h. quii
probable that the cold motor ma
operate very well on certain adjust
ments that will not agree at all wid
the hot engine.
II frequently happens that "A
valves become short in the stem grof
constant haElmering and. IL The Z 4
pets are not adjustable. proper va
opening is lost To remedy this c
dition, drill a small hole UP the va
stem and file a steel peg that may
driven tightly into this hole. N
and countersink a hole through a pit
Of steel strip and rivet II into
stem by means Of the projecting
OF steel pin. Trim off the Job WITH
file. Another way TO the same end
TO drill and tap a small hole VI N
stem and screw in il a small steel bul
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Auto Heraldings
The truth about the Liberty motor
"FIst-The Liberty motor is a success.
"Second-The Liberty motor was not originated by an
By GEORGE BROWN.

automobile manufacturer.
The above made justice and fairness to the
public and the factories and individuals who have
contributed the development and successful production of the
Liberty
Assertions both confusing and untruthfu. either for
commercial have been made regarding the Liberty and
deem my duty American citizen do what
these Impressions.
TO emphasize my sincerity and the eliminate
much possible irresponsible and misleading contradictions will
donate $4,000 the American Red Cross dsprove
my statements pertaining to the Liberty
(Signed) 'INGIIS NJ UPPERCU"
The above from advertisement printed most the
New York papers time has stirred up merry and
brew remember think of in this and pleasant
weather.
Let be understood by the unnaed that Ing NJ Uppecu is
the president of the Cadillac Motor Car Company Also re-ha
Of wenown fact let again be understood that another
company ago forward claims the effect
Liberty product To which Mr. Uppecu takes exception
in the above style
And the world looks expectanly for the
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

In the old days platinum was
quite so expensive as it is now,
in the screws of old msguetos
contact coils there was often insc
gOod-sized piece ar platinum.
using a file carefully Ii is posJ
to remove the brass and reclaim
platinum. when il can he solde
upon the end of new screw.
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21
Here's Food for Cogitation.

thing is worth precisely what do for yOu what you
choose pay for it.John Ruskn
has been estimated that the depreciation selling
the ngbohood of 81 00O that has received careless treatment
and has been peedd repeatedly during the first thousand miles may
much $500.
In former years dreaways comparatively few but this
owing the general embargo the shipment of automobiles
practically all distributes training and maintainngerews dv
and eancian for the express purpose of driving these
in from the factories.
To these who understand the mechanism and the that
should &c taken with their particular thanks of general order
due By the prospective purchasers.
If fail grasp the for this sudden offering of thanks
esd the opening paragraph of this article and you will readily
derstand
Tnpan Alley horousare of synopaion and lane of the lifting
love c, already has sounded warning these days of
suPsIEsr the chorus Of this song Of subtle running
something ike this:
You better he nice o them now,
You better be them
Russia ; female soldiers made the Germans
Women knitting help lick the Hun.
So you'd better be nice them
Or they'll all the fields that plough;
t)cr the England asscs tend the
BED Gross soOthe healt the reals
Even the sell note cars,
So better be them now"
The Washington herald., 1918-04-21

A thing is worth precisely what it do for you,
hoose to pay for t-John Ruskin.
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CHAPTER XIV
By RI. f. Krehbiel
Copyright. 1913. By Il. Il. KrehoieIi

ilCpyr1fnr, III OF IL hfSuOttit
In his four tcmpestuous years at the
Manhattan Opera House Mr.. Hammer
stein spun Ariadnc threads which the
historian of the future will probably
lind running through the maze Of opera
in New York for many years, and he
will be credited with clear prescience
as we'll as the qualities which my story
Of his career plainly dscloses. The
metropolitan Opera Company appar-
emily picked up one of these threads
when it resolved to meet Mr.. Hammer
STEMS challenge contained in his prom
Sc to incorporate original English OPP
era in his repertory by establishing it's
great prize contest. 1t followed an
other somewhat OBVIOUSLY when it en-
tered into an agreement to cooperate
with the gentlemen who wished to give
opera a local habitation and name in
Chicago and Philadelphia, and still an
other when it recognized the need of
satisfying the demand for French opera
which Mr.. Hammerstein had created
through the policy which had been pur-
sued by Mr.. Conried, and Mr. Gatti
made it necessary to call in the help
Of the Chicago Philadelphia. Philadel-
phia Chicago company. Under the d.
rection of Mr.. Conried and his sue
ccssor French opera, which had pro-
vided the high lights of Mr.. Grau's
concluding seasons, was permitted to
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THE CHICAG O-PHILADELPHIA ENTERPRISE

America. 1t sounded delights,
Italian, it would, no donh, a
sounded little more natura, :. asss
man. since it was composed - - oes-
words and clever translator a:,
have reconciled the public to =. Isa'
lish version until Signor Sow. aug
had offended its ears by his pronn sasS0
ton. The secret which Susanna ss''
from her husband was that sh. =. A ~
cigarettes. The count did not sm0 ssea
the servant, as he makes yio,.r.
surance by dumb-show, does ~
smoke; the countess was not kn.n. w.
smoke, yet the count smells sro.s "
her drawingroom and even c,;ss ~
to her hair and clothing. Sharp,v ~.
chised, the countess admits tbst
harbors secret. and that it re,....
something with which she wh;,e.
the lonely hours which tba 80
spends at his club. A lover. of cors"
concludes the count. He flies IVA.
rage, smashes the furniture. and. dash
ing out Of the house leaves ths .,.~.
ess in despair. She finds conso,a,,an
in a cigarette, after locking the soor
But the count returns unexpect.alr
his fury still upon him, and, 6ndirn
the door locked, breaks down the h.r
rlcr. Susanna, caught fagrants 4,
licto, hides her cigarette behind -.
back. He scizcs her roughly and hu,,.
his hand. The secret is out Co,...
sion, mutual forgiveness. and ~.
count, enrolling himself among the ~,
otees of Dame Nicotine, takes l.,.
from his wife's cigarette. From heo,
ming to end the intermezzo is h;S,lr
enjoyable, largely because Of Il,
sprightly comedy, but chiefly becsu,.
Of the exquisite music, full of M.
zartean righteousness, and also M.
zartean Characterization. supplements
by modern ingenuity in deiineat0r
Quite marvellous is the skill with which
the composer turns smoke into 'rnu,e
or music into smoke, as one chooses 10
look at it. With this work WolfFer.
rari won as enduring a place in ,he
American lyric theatre as he did in rs
concert rooms with LA Vita Nuoya.p
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ahetted by Connecticut Yankee named
Elinu Hubbard Smith, produced edwin
and Angelina" in 1895, and Benjamin
Carr and William Dunlap achieved run
with their opera, "The Archers," in
New York in the same year.
"Natona' came to New York on
February %, 1911, three days after its
production in Philadelphia, and was
sung by the same people.
The libretto WAS written by an
Anne q wish it had not BEEN and
its music by man of Irish extraction
and German training. They are a pop
ular pair, and they deserve to be; but
that has nothing to do with the case
brought before the judgment seat by
their opera. Neither has the fact that
the story of "Natoma" is American.
Some carping critics had objected that
it was not American because its scene
is laid in Southern California when
that part Of the country was still un
der Spanish domination. But perhaps
this is made all right by the circum-
stance that the heroine is an Indian,
and the so-called red people (thoueh
they are not red) are better entitled
to be called Americans than any other
race, despite the fact that they may
not be auchtoncs, but have immigreted
from Asia Where Mr. Redding's here
inc came from | am at loss to tell
Speaking in the metre of the epic poem
OF the Firms which Longfellow has
fastened upon our Indians, she would
fsin make US believe that she is queen
of q tribe indigenous to the lower part
Of California. But when she invoked
her peoples God it is Manitou to whom
she prays---a proceeding about as nat
ural as if Mr.. Herbert were to ask rs
to believe that his great-grandfathe
was wont to kneel in supplication and
cry: 80 me taw 3oodh!" However.
Go not want to go deeply into the eth
nology of Mr.. Redd;ngs book. 1t is
enough that I believe the abalone 20
be edible. in spite Of the legend which
Natoma tells about in a sort of runic
rhyme. I accept his Spanish dances,
though not sure that the Spanish aris-
tocracy danced the minuet in public
squares, and pretty positive that they
cid not dance it as Mary Garden and
Mr.. Sammarco danced it. I am also
somewhat disturbed by other incidents
designed to illustrate the social life
Of the Spanish residents Of California
a century ago. do not believe that
fond father who had watched long
and lovingly for his daughter would
permit her TO rush out into the moon
light at the Fl rst tinkling 0 a guitar
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lows Grip Van Wrinkle" had also been
performed at the Academy of Music in
New York fifty-six years before, and
that the then manager of the now ven
cradle institution had anticipated the
Metropolitan Opera Company by offer
ing prize for the best original grand
opera by an American composer. Max
Maretzek had written an opera, "Sleepy
Hollow" which had been performed at
the Academy of Music here and in other
cities. Signor Arditi, too, of amiable
memory, had written LA Spia," based
on Cooper's novel, an American subject,
and Walter Damrosch's Scarlet Let
ter" had scarcely had time to become
a matter Of history. killings all these
operas, however, compared with two
which may be added to the American
list published in preceding chapter.
Pclissier. Franco American, aided and
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and to stay there long enough to
send one wooer about his business and
throw herself into the arms of another
whom she had met for the first time
an hour Or so before. This does not
seem at all Spanish; certainly not aris-
tocratic; in fact, not altogether proper.
Most voluble and voluminous of all
the managers in his advocacy Of opera
in English, both before and after the
production of "Natoma," was Mr.. Dip
pei; yet the first translation of which
but into Italian. There was some JUS
tifcation for taking Boris Godunoff"
out of its original tongue, as was
done at a later date By the Metropoli-
tan company. for even the polyglot
members of Mr.. Gatti's organization
could scarcely be expected to use the
Russian language, but there was no ex-
cuse for a French performance of
"Tannhauser" by Mr. Hammerstein
except the predominant Gallicsm of
his forces, and none at all for the per-
Torrance of "Susannens Geheimniss"
in Italian. There are only three char
acters in the arch little comedy, and
one of them (played by Francesca Dad
did is mute; a second Countess GID,
was sung by Miss Caroline White, all
American, and the third Count GID,
by Signor Sammarco, who had mastered
enough English to carry part in INA
toma." Moreover, the play is one
which would have carried an English
dress right jauntily Originally it was
French farce. Max Kalbeck, an Aus
trian musical writer, turned it into
German and the German book was set
to music by Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari.
Three races are suggested in the name
OF the composer, but | cannot stop to
inquire how much the German, how
much the Italian or how much the Jew
lsl element in the composers physical
and mental constitution have to do with
the music Of al Segreto di Susanna"
as 1t was called on the bills when it
was produced at the Metropolitan on
March II, 1911, for the first time in
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behaving like children who on the
dawn Of every first of January look
out Of their windows with the ex-
pectancy of seeing new world. A
society for the promotion Of national
opera had been talked to death at a
single sitting, yet I cannot recall
speech or newspaper article Of th>
time Except my OWN which betrayed
knowledge Of some Of the most obvious
facts of operate history. Neither
composers nor singers, neither mana
gers nor critics who took part in the
excited discussion Of the day, seemed
aware that more than half a century
before William II. Fry had written
English operas, both words and music,
ono of which at least had been per-
formed in New York and also in
Philadelphia, the scene Of the latest
accouchement; that George Il. Bris-
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MUSICAL INSTRUCTION