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The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
Unsinkable Life Raft.

Numerous desirable features have
been combined in a new type of life
raft. shown in the Popular Mechanics
Magazine, that makes it distinctive
among the many inventions of thfs
character. The raft is of dual con-
struction. the underside being a dup
licate of the upper side so that, no
matter which way it is thrown into
the water, a fright side" floats up
permost Above and below a central
framework of heavy timbers, that
makes it practically unsuitable. is a
low wall encircling seats for eight or
more. Water which washes over the
side flows of through drains teruina-
ting in valves that permit an outward
flow only. In the center of the raft
are two large metal cylinders. one in
the upper side and one in the lower
side, placed end to end. the adjacent
ends being open and the opposite ends
closed. The cylinder in the underside
rapidly fills with water when the rart
is afloat, acting as ballast, while the
opposite one remains filed with air
though partly immersed. and helps
keep the craft upright. Oars are pro-
vided and there Is storage space for
povisions.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
SOME LIVE WIRES"
QUIT JOBS TOO OFTEN
Cure of Habit-Attack Your Work
Freshly Every Week.

One OF the things which initiates
most strongly against the permanent
success of most men in nearly every
division Of the automobile industry is
their proneness to quit their jobs at
the slightest opportunity. or with no
opportunity at ali-but there is a sure
cure.
The chap who is always changing
jobs generally isn't one of these
tired" FELLOWSHIP is. in most cases.
a live man with plenty OF ability
sometimes super-ability. He breaks
into new job and his active mind
has soon exhausted all its evident pos
sibilities-the things the other occu-
pant of that position had overlooked.
He works out these possibilities and
then takes 1t for granted there are no
other veins that lead to pay dirt
Perhaps it is because the automo-
tive business is such a young, live,
active business that 1t has a super
abundance OF these live wires who are
always quitting their jobs and getting
other positions 'Just as good"-but
seldom better. If this sort Of man,
who is altogether too numerous,
doesn't learn wisdom before too late,
he will do a deal of permanent harm
to himself and to the automotive in
dustry.
There Is a cure. Here it is:
Look at your job once a week as il
it were an entirely new work.
To do this is, at first, difficult. but
after a few successful attempts, as
suming the fresh viewpoint comes
with constantly greater ease.
Once a week the man afflicted with
workers ennui should start into his
work as IL it were an entirely new op-
portunity which he had long coveted.
He should rearrange his desk-his Of
fee furniture. He should get a new
slant on things. His job will then be
always new to him-he'u be so busy
improving the methods he used the
week before that he won't have a
chance to take his job for granted
he'll be too busy to think of anything
else.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
Speaking of AnimaIs.

When the much-abused Malvolio
was tortured he was asked BY the
disguised clown what he thought OF
the opinion of Pythagoras" that the
souls Of men and wild fowl were
interchangeable. Malvolio answered:
Il think nobly OF the soul and in no
way approve his opinion" A correct
and noble answer, for the doctrine of
transmigration contradicts our knowl-
edge Of mans infinite superiority
When deep thinkers say otherwise, Il
is mere mood. as in Whitman:
/ think / could turn and live with
the animals. they are so placid and
self-contained. l stand and look al
/ them long and long. They do moi
sweat and whine about their condi-
ton: they do not lie awake in the
dark and weep for their sins; they
do not make me sick discussing their
duty to God. Not one Is dissatisfied;
not one is demented with the mania
of owing things; not one kneels to
another, nor to his kind that lived
thousands Of years ago; not one is
respectable or unhappy over the
whole earth.
Humor is that. refreshing In its
vigor; but. IL taken seriously. II is a
gross fallacy. Animals probably live
mental life like that of man before
he is born. or when he is on the verge
OF waking from sleep. And man
however ignorant and cropping, in the
little time since he shot OF from his
arboreal ancestors. has mastered one
miracle after another. from fire to
the aeroplane; and the miracle that
lies ahead will not be inferior to those
Of the glorious past-Norman Hap
good in Leslie's.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
A.A.A.GIVES LABOR DAY
RIGHTS FOR TRACK
Allows Speeding Association Use of
Bennins's for Races.

The American Automobile Associa-
ton grants to the National Motor
Speedway Association a sanction to
hold their Labor Day races at Ben
ming track.
Entries are coming in in rapid order
and should number at least fifteen
when the flag drops for the starting
Of the races. Among the latest en-
tries is Capt. John A. Cervenka, U.
s. n. A; and his ninety-horsepower
Stutz. This car is well known to
all the motordromes in this country
A few years ago 1t was one of the
contenders at the Indianapolis track
! pushing the winner for first place
and finishing in the money.
Another well known entry is the
Biddle car. driven by Guy Morton
a racing driver of fame. This car
is owned by the BIddle Car Company
some months building this special
job. which contains a Duesenberg mo.
tor. and the owners expect to carry
away first honors with it.
Every effort is being made by the
track officials to have the course ir
the best possible condition, hoping
that the track record may be broken,
Special motorcycle events will more
than prove interesting to the spec
tators. as there is a great deal OF
rivalry, due to the defeat Of Willie
Denham on Saturday before last
There are several cycle speed kings
from the different factories in the
city at present and all of them
have signified their intention OF en-
tering. and quite a battle is expected
in the free-for-all cup race.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

and a ffth. equipped with q military
field kitchen. served as q commissary
truck.
The bsssenger-carrying trucks were
fitted with side seats. which at night
could be folded. permitting the entire
floor space OF the truck TO be used
as q sleeping compartment. Mattress
ses were placed on the floor and COM
Portable sleeping quarters arranged.
An upper row of hunks was provided
by stretching a canvas sheet half way
between the floor and the top OF the
truck. The three trucks furnished
sleeping accommodations for the en-
tire party of scouts and officers.
In addition TO furnishing q tour
for the Scouts. the expedition had
for its objects the stimulation OF
interest in Boy Scout work and the
demonstration to the government Of
the possibilities Of transporting
troops from the interior of the
country TO the seacoast. by motor
truck. in times Of emergency. The
trucks were operated continuously.
day and night. stops being made
only for gas And oil. and for meals.
Just before meal time the commits
sary truck. which was capable Of
greater speed than the others.
moved ahead OF the caravan. select
ed an eating place and had the meal
ready for the party by the time
the other trucks arrived.
The party slept on the trucks
while they rolled at night. appar-
entity as comfortably as In a Pullman.
New York. 513 miles distant, ives
reached in forty-seven hours. and
Boston. 7s5 miles from Akron. in
sixty-one hours. the rate OF speed
for the total elapsed time being
thirteen miles an hour-twice the
average speed that our army trucks
arc making in the overland de-
liveries.
On the return trip stops were
made in New York, Philadelphia
and Washington for sightseeing.
The climax OF the trip came at
Washington. where the entire party
was officially received by President
Wilson at the White House.
'I wish could take q day OF and
go with you," were his parting
words. after he had shaken hands
with each one OF the party.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

To overcome them they must be
Destroyed one by one, which can be
accomplished only by a direct hit
from a shell. and as they are con-
trolled by wireless there is no means
of demobilizing them.
Danish military experts who have
examined the invention declare 1t
would be feasible to line UP the au-
tomato soldiers in the sectors most
exposed to attack. human soldiers
being held in reserve in the more
easily defended positions. An army
operated on these lines. they say.
could win all the battles 1t fought.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
MOTOR HIKE
2,1OO MILES
FROM AKRON
Fifty Boy Scouts Taken to
Boston as Goodyear
Guests.

A motor hike" Of 200 miles, the
first of its kind ever attempted in
America. has just been completed by
a party of fifty selected Arkon. Ohio.
boy scouts with their officers. through
the generosity Of p. w. Litchheld.
president of the Arkon Council Of Boy
Scouts OF America, and vice president
OF the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Com
pany OF that city.
For several years II has been his
custom to provide a summer outing
for the scouts, usually in a camp. but
this year the jaunt took the form OF
an extended tour through the East,
following the Lincoln Highway to
New York. then the old Boston Post
Road from New York TO Boston
through New Haven, Hartford
Springfield and worchester. returning
through Providence. New London,
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore
Washington, Gettysburg and Pitts
burg. Two full weeks were covered in
making the trip.
Five Of the big trucks Of the Good
year Tire & Rubber Company
Akron-Boston express line, which
operate constantly between Akron and
Boston, carrying rubber products
were used TO transport the party
Three Of these, with special seating
and bunking arrangements, hauled
the scouts, while the fourth took care
of the baggage and camp equipment
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
TRUCK OWNERS
now KEEPING
COST SYSTEM
They Find Great Economy
as Compared with
Horse Hauling.

without a doubt the time has ar
rived when every truck owner is
keeping as accurate a cost system
on the operation OF his motor
as he does on the operation of his
business. Such a cost systeR Is not
only q patriotic duty. but one that
is vitality necessary to determine a
fair rate to the shipper.
up to a short time ago. a pecu-
liar tendency on the part of motor
truck owners which was in direct
contrast to the principles practiced
in other departments OF their busi-
ness was that of laxness in keeping
accurate figures on what their motor
trucks was costing them" says a
prominent manufacturer.
To Determine Efficiency.
1T was natural that when a
business concern was considering
ment with motor trucks, they first
wanted to know how much it was
costing present truck owners to
haul and deliver their goods Time
after time We have not only sent
letters with questionaires to truck
owners, requesting information on
the. upkeep and cost of delivering
their goods with motor trucks. but
have made personal Investigations,
and outside Of a very small per-
cetage, these overs were not keep
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
OF 1,79S,0OO AUTOS IN U. S.
1,365,000 COST ABOUT $500
Hence, Argues Head of A. A. A., Proposed
Federal Tax Would Be Passed Along
to Buyers of Cheap Cars.

in a forty-mile stretch Of Ohio road
connecting Cleveland and Akron. A
census for a week. taken in March
by students Of the Case School Of
Applied Sciences, gave a total Of
1879 vehicles, Of which only 6S5 were
horse-drawn. Fifteen per cent of the
total were motor trucks, which car
ried 5.014 tons of freight. as compared
to $3.50 tons shipped by three rail-
roads. Thirty-three thousand people
were transported in passenger auto
mobiles.
Buyers Would Pay Tax.
Proposed levies upon users Of gas
oline motors and engines would
amount to about s25o.oO0OO0. Purchas-
ers Of new cars. of course, would pay
the tax imposed on the dealer. who
would pass II along to the con-
sumner. The gasoline tax would be
determined by the cars mileage.
which undoubtedly would be reduced
to a minimum. A Federal license tax
in addition to that now imposed in
all States Is manifestly unfair, and
especially so II based on the original
price OF the automobile All these
would be largely a tax on industry.
and it would seem unreasonably ex-
cessive on one branch Of industrial
activity. already taxed heavily by
the States.
"The proposed taxes will hamper
the agencies of production, the fuel
and the power they employ. We
might as well tax coal as gasolene.
which is doing more than any other
agency to relieve the conditions re-
sultant upon the scarcity of coal. 1t
Is estimated that the power generated
by gasoline exceeds that generated by
coal and steam nearly ten to one: the
horsepower produced by steam being
estimated at about 11.0OO,0O and that
by gasoline at over 100000.
Social System ON Trial.
I'm these days when our social sys-
tenn is on trial, one of the chief con-
Germs of the Congress should be the
safeguarding and the promotion Of
the sources of national wealth. this
to the end that we may endure the
greater and prolonged strain to
which the war will subject US. In
dustry Is the greatest source Of ma
tional wealth. Is it good economics
to tax this greatest source Of power
known to American industry? When
We tax fuel, we tax industrial life at
the very source of its vitality.
I'm conclusion. might We again call
notice to the present excessive taxing
Of motor cars in practically all
States, which in some instances in
cludes registration Of car. its listing
In the personal property tax, and the
necessity Of paying for an operating
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

London. (by MaiD.ZA Danish en-
gineer has taken out a patent for
an apparatus he has constructed
which he calls The Automatic
Soldier"
1t consists Of a steel cylinder
within a larger cylinder. the whole
being sunk vertically into the
ground. By means of a simple me-
chanism set in motion by wireless
telegraphy. the inner cylinder rises
eighteen inches above the ground.
At the same time an automatic
rife mounted on the Inner cylinder
fires 400 shots in any direction de-
sired.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18


ing Is now being torn down by the
government. have taken over the
lease of the Wandeyne Co., at 1926
Connecticut avenue. and in addition
to their usual line of used cars. will
be Washington distributors for the
Daniels car.
The automobile editor appreciates
the regular receipt of Automobile
Topics, the trade authority; the Mo-
torist, Maryland's Good Roads Mes
senger, and the Cooperative Tractor
catalog,
I. H. W. Mackie, Gen. Sales Mgr.
Saxon Motor Car Corp-has been Mr..
f. S. Carmody's guest the past week.
Mr.. Mackie Is an interesting talker
and has some decided views on the
automobile situation.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
AUTO NOTES.

War, the most ruthless agent OF
destruction known. has the power
to initiate the value of certain COM
modities far above normal. The
red god of battle works hand in
hand with the inexorable law OF
supply and demand. He creates
nothing. while using and wasting
much.
There is the used automobile, for
example. 1t was only a year or SO
ago that such a car was rated as
liability by the dealer, who re-
garded his secondhand sales as one
of his most vexing problems, since
the demand for used cars fell far
short OF the enormous supply.
At the present time, however, the
used car is not. thing to be de-
spised. 1t has a greater value than
ever before in the history of the in
dustry, due to the fact that the cur
tailed production Of new cars in
wartime does not meet the normal
demand. Thousands of purchasers
unable to buy new automobiles
now are driving the once scoffed at
castoffs.
1t does not require a seer or his
ball of crystal to forecast the auto
mobile market of 1920 and 1921
should the war be prolonged for
two or more years.
There Is possibility that future
conditions in this country will be
comparable with present conditions
in England where the automobiles
built in 1914. are commanding al
most as high a price to-day as when
they were new. England has made
no cars for civilian use for more
than three years, the automobile
factories having been converted
into munition plants or taken over
by the government for the manu-
facture of aeroplanes and aviation
motors.
The Agents Auto Co.. formerly al
2sI Fourteenth street. which build
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

The Agents Auto Co.. formerly at
ssa Fourtssnth street which build
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

These Automatic soldiers" can
be controlled from q position four
or five miles behind the line Of de-
fense. They can be seen by the
enemy only when they rise from
the ground, and their installation is
q simple operation.
Trials already made have proved
that a few hundreds of these me-
chanical soldiers can easily defend
a position against all infantry at
tacks, however numerous the oppos-
ing force may be. Panic or disorder
affect them not. and they blaze away
without fiinching.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
ing amy record Of their costs whatso-

ing any record Of their costs whatso-
ever.
Looking up the reason for this
condition Of affairs. II appears that
in the early stages Of the truck busi-
ness, the cost Of operation was con-
sidered extremely important. and
practically every firm that changed
its horse-drawn equipment to motor
trucks, carried out q complete and
accurate record Of expenses In order
that they might determine whether
trucks were more efficient than their
former equipment
These records .of cost showed con-
clusively that there was no compari-
son between the two. The evidence
was so overwhelmingly in favor OF
motor trucks, that the cost records
were soon neglected and considered
unnecessary.
Keeping Cost Accounts.
This same condition Is true in a
great many instances at the present
time, where the change from horses
to trucks Is made. An owner OF
truck starts out with the best OF in
tentions to keep an accurate record
of the cost Of operating. but as In the
past, he Is so surprised by the enor-
nous work his truck accomplishes,
in comparison with his former equip
ment, that he tries to forget the en-
efficient manner in which his business
had been operated for so many years.
The owner only requires q short time
for his figures to show that he can
not afford to operate in the old way.
but today, owners realize that II Is
n business essential to know to q
penny how much 1t Is costing to de-
liver a load of goods or haul a ton OF
supplies. Consequently every item in
the operation and upkeep of his motor
trucks is being as accurately kept as
the operating costs of any other de-
partment."
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
1920 Baseballs.

For athletic recreation for our SOL
diers in France the Y. NJ. C. A. has
sent over 1s2.OOo baseballs. 1900 bats.
LOO catchers' masks. $500 mitts. 49,
900 felders gloves, 1900 indoor base
balls. Added to these are 5000 Rugby
foo balls, hundreds Of sets OF box
ing gloves and A.0o0 ping-pong balls.
The Washington herald., 1918-08-18

license for each member of the family
who drives the vehicle. Surely 1t is
even now a plenteously taxed neces-
sity.
Furthermore. the motor car owner
is a citizen and as such meets other
civic obligations and pays, whatever
general taxes are imposed. He. how
ever, senses unfairness in being con-
spicuously singled out every time
there comes need for revenue in
creases."
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-03
DRINK HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST
Says you really feel clean, sweet
and fresh inside, and
are seldom i'll.

u o ara accustomed 10 wake az
with a coated tongue. foul breath or
q dull. dizzy headache: or. " your
meals sour and turn into Vas and
acids, YOU have q real surprise await
inE YOU
Tomorrow morning. Immediately
upon arising. drink a glass OF hot
water with q teaspoouful OF limestone
phosphate In 10. THIS Is intended 10
first ucutralizc and then wash out OF
Your stomach. liver, kidMCVs and
thirty feet of intesIincs all the indt
gestihlc waste. poisons. sour bile and
oNins thus cleansing. sweotcuing and
PURIFYING the entire alimcntary canal
Those subject "a sick headaches.
backacho. bilious attacks. constipation
or anN form of stomach trouble. are
urged Ia get n quarter pound OF lime
stone phosphate from the drug store
and begin enjoying this morning IN
side-bath. II ~ said that men and
women who try thin Lee, . cnthn-
siastic and Keep IL M daily II rs a
splendid health measure Tor IL Is moro
important &C. Keep clean and pure ON
the inside than on the outside, be
cause the skin pores do not absorb
impurities into tho blood. causing dis
ease. while the bowel pores do.
Tho principle OF bathing inside is
not new, as millions OF people practice
~. just az hot water and soap cleans,
purify and freshon the skin so hot
water aud a tc"aspoonfuI OF limestone
phosphate net on the stomach, liver
kidneys and bowels Limestone phos-
phatc Is an inexpensive White powder
and almost tasteless.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-03

he financial history of America S part in
tary McAdoO IN his annual rcport drafted
made public today 10y the treasury. II is
rican people paid billions in taxes, raised
nd created u tremendous pool Of credit
1ugh It's many var agencies paid the bills
hipping board and other government de,
the allies and millions 10 war industries.
of soldiers and sailors aud tidcd farmers
ngcucy.
treasury OF vast sums in war taxes and
tary McAdoo, and the transformation OF
omlc life To the supreme task of winning
shed without shock of financial disturb
S structure of the nation remains sound
ne four Liberty loans are a tribute to the
people and To the economic strength of
secretary McAdoOi s financial accounting
'trlng as the nation s finance minister.
lcAdoo refers repeatedly 10 the remark
as civilian population in pro ;iding the
aud acting as the eager second line of
wing of financial arrangements in great
ury librarians recalled that the financial
iricd IN u great stack of musty lcdgcrs.
f%icially complied
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-03

Sweeping mis- hat low 20 the round
General M1rdunoa. hrui oi g. suns OF
bandits that invaded tnr ~" n,'Nl-
can border and kidnapped MiHH l.hNi
NVDtu.r dnuphter of 400 warner. nf
tho cross j. Ronch. surrcDd'rnd hl-
feminine captive without o. N"td %
her sweetheart. George Mcf iN pm
bandit generals decision No 'i,lu up
the girl was aided materially hN wy
b%usiBssslike rinc held ai IA h,l h,l"uh
angle ir th. hands of Miss warner
companion.
"Woivcs Of the HoriTr b. we TIE
anglo picture co%utaiuius tulh ii'lNl'
csgug episode ln a story oi "rai''ll
iio blazing with grncfllnE ."'is
ThFoc-corurrpd. Tho nnsuN Nrla'n
mcuts ia shis stort nrht 3D. httie a.
the denth while iote Nri-tl ioir
man 90 the Warner ranch. uhaurta M
rirl Taken io tho hunlllh me-
%kidnYppcr, she commences y" uA'
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-03
THE MARKETS


Sew York. Dec 3. Excepting ma
rinv preferred. which broke Q y points
tpduN's stock mnTKet snddcul, turned
upward. Rails were active Greatest
strcngth was shown by stccls. equip
mont, motors cOpucrs aad oils. chief
among these were Bethlehem and
crucible steols. BALDWIN Locomotive.
~Studebuker, American can. TcVts
Company, McNiCan Petroleum In
which advances ranged from . Ca q
points. Spccialtics shared moderately
IN the rise which prompted extensive"
short COVERING
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-03
MUSICAL

BARGAINS % pianos, payer pianos
and monographs. Pianos rented.
Henry -. Rothmau. ~ South First,
opposite AlyaradO hotel. open ev-
cnlnEa.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-12-03

Hearts OF the World Ia Nn'p9nc'
ed Tor one week nt tho 'fI t"i inca
ter. commenC.ur Moud.E, I'.''"'n'
..
Tho Glorious musical score sp'otu'
ly written TOT the produrl."h "hn ~
t%crprctod hy "a s|Eloudid Spoon OF
cheHtrt. viii add lar.clt i0 Ih' 'h"ihl
OF EmlnrilImmNni.