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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04


CINE Of 90, 80, 40 or so horsepower, as
the case may be. And the more power
you need to get out of motor the
heavier that motor must be.
Then, slso, if you want your car to
endure, 10 withstand the shocks Of
travel and the wear of moving parts,
the entire mechanism must have large
actor o. safety, and your moving parts
must be provided with liberal surfaces
all OF which means weight.
Ride IN q seven-passenger car IN
which the passengers are huddled to-
gether in close space due to short
wheel base. Then ride in a seven
passenger car whose passengers have
the ample room allowed by a long
wheel base. The difference will be
marked The short wheel base car will
be choppy in its action, while the long
wheel base car will ride smoothly. A
long wheel base means more weight
than short wheel base. Hence to
save weight by shortening wheel base
q simply a method of cutting down
passenger comfort.
So instead of aiming at light weight,
let's give credit where credit is due.
Just as light boat is tossed by the
waves while big vessel cuts through
s~SAA, 81 IL VIII De iouhu auiOHS motot
cars that light car jumps and bounds
whereas large car absoros the uneven
surface Of the road in it's springs, the
body riding comfortably.
The less shaking a car suffers the
longer it will endure. The more stable
car is the safer it is to ride in. And
.se more evenly car rides the more
delightful it is to own and to use.
Safety, durability and comfort are
vital in car owners welfare. De-
creased weight that lessons the owners
safety or comfort or reduces his cars
durability is false ideal and needs to
Be carefully avoided.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Liberty Plant Must
Be Enlarged Again
Increased Demand for Cars
Keeps Ahead of Workers
on New Factory

The completion of tbs new plant
OF the Liberty Motor Car Company
concludes an event that is noteworthy
even in an industry replete with ex-
cegt,onal happenings.
When construction Of this plant
began it was the intention to push the
work with all possible speed consistent
vita good workmanship. Strikes and
material. and labor shortage aggra-
waited the ordinary looked for troubles,
but in spite Of everything the plant
was actually finished, and is now turn
ing out Liberty cars, in little over
TOUR months after work began.
The same unmistakable demand for
Liberty cars which prompted the
building of this plant is still in
evidence, as is shown by the fact that,
since its completion Percy Owen, pres
ident of the company, has announced
that an additional twelve acres of adj
joining factory ground have been Sc
cured. making twenty-four acres now
available for the present plant and
necessary extensions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Distinct Body
Types Four Only,
Says Schmunk
Old Styles Modified to Meet
New Conditions Are Iden-
tilted by Veteran of Peer
less Motor Company

ITO one who has attended the great
national automobile shows wear after
year." says R. J. schmunk. general
safes manager OF the Peerless Motor
Car Company, ct is intensely interest
ing to note the development of the va
rious types of motor car bodies.
In the very early days say, twenty
years ago-motor car driving was some
thing OF sporting proposition and he
who sought protection from the wealth
er while motoring was considered more
or less OF mollycoddle. AS the real
value of the motor car became appar-
ent the sporting features began to dis
appear and greater comfort was sought
Nowadays the car that doesn't provide
convenience, protection and, above all.
great comfort falls short of what the
public expects from it.
IF you will analyze closely you will
see that there are practically only four
distinctive body types. There is the
touring car. or large capacity open type,
usually seating seven passengers. Ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Two-Piece Piston Es
Marmon Engine Feature

Among points Of interest in the new
Marmon "a is the two-piece piston. The
central and top portions of this piston
are Of aluminium. The skirt. which ats
around all but the top and head Of the
piston, is Of gray iron. The insert pin
is entirely inclosed by the iron skirt,
so there is no possibility of soaring
metals gives the piston the advantage
o the elimination of carbonizing, with
the close. accurate fit that has been
the unique feature Of the iron pistons.
This part conforms to the light weight
requirements of the new order Of
motor construction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Market Looms
Large in 1920,
Voorhis Reports
No Reason to Expect Change
in Conditions; Demand
Still Ahead of Produc.
ton of Cars


indications point to q continuance a,
over-demand for passenger automob;,es
for the 1920 season, ACCORDING -
Charles B. Voorhis, general sales m.n
ager Of. the Nash Motors Comn.nv
1.-THE demand for passenger cars dur;ne
the season just closed was almost wt+h-
out parallel in the history Of the auto-
motive industry" said Mr.. voorb;s
land, although l believe there will he
some relief this year, 1 do not think
1t will be possible for the manufac-
turer to catch up fully with the de-
mand.
"A glance at figures showing state
registrations Of automobiles for the
first six months period of 1919 discloses
some interesting information. The total
registration, including passenger cars
and trucks, is 6,353,253, a gain Of 4o7.-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Do You Know That Hudson
Builds the Essex?

But Through Sheer Merit Alone ESSEX
Made It's Thirty Million Dollar Sales Record
Come See the Essex Special Show
In Our Salesrooms
Not to be Exhibited at the Automobile Show
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

cept as to modified body lines, this car
is practically as it was built in the be-
ginning. Then we have the smaller
capacity open car, as exemplified in the
new Peerless four-door, four-seater.
In the early days we called this type
OF car close-coupled or pony tonneau.
"In the inclosed types we have the
small capacity car, or the coupe, and
the seven-seater, or the sedan. A fifth
type is the inclosed drive, inclosed
car, now known as the Limousine.
or the vestibuled sedan, which is moth
ing more or less than the Berline of
the early days, with the single excep-
ton that the body is now built as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Light Weight, for
It's Own Sake, Is
To Be Avoided
decreased Weight That
Lessons Comfort or Cuts
Durability Is 4 False
Ideal, Says c. W. Mears
By C. ". Mssrs
The Wimton Cszspsav


Should motor cars wetgh less? If so,
~hss present quality in Your car would
rcu be willing to sacrffcs in order to
81 the lighter weight! Safety? Dura-
Kitty, The comfort Of, easy riding?
That's precisely the question that
averv discussion OF weights leads to.
Because weight is not sepa rate, un-
-slated element in motor car making.
weight is not so many bags of sand
that Won can put into or take out of a
esr whenever you fancy to make a
change.
Instead, motor car weight is the total
accumulation spresented by a few
ounces in + 1t, q few pounds in
wheels, more 1nds IA axles and still
moro pounds i A motor. Every single
niece Of meta wood. rubber, leather,
hair and gla' AT goes into car
sdds to the tseignt. Necessarily,
then. when .ker is charged with
making . &c a. is too heavy he il
charged wit. x ing more material
mn his car lie should.
Does anybe ,slieve that?
The idea j fair.
It Is unfxr cAuse 1t does not do
Justice to aobile engineering,
which serieus nd scientifically at
tacks every ? EN- of motor design
and cohsszueti and constantly seeks
the best and est answer.
A wa1el y be light. A sewing
machins may : light. An electric fan
IN your s6fet nay be light. But an
automehiIA IL aot a watch, sewing
marhina IL & electric fan. 1t is q
road yohic1f t.lat must carry precious
humsn frskA j and therefore first of
IN & must sbe safe. And how safe
would Il be If its frame were of pine
and u wheels Of bamboo?
Ftharmcre, the motor car is not a
stsfionafy thing: it must travel. In
travclinx It must sometimes go fast,
se,nstimes climb hills. That requires
ansule pewer. which in turn demands
II "a electrician motor but an en-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Gasoline Is Not
Just E'Cas'';; 1t Is
Widely Variable
harmon Tests Show That
Even in Same Sections
Fuel Hasn't the Identical
characteristics

When the Nordyke and Marmon Com
pany began to experiment and test out
the engines for the new series Marmon
"a it was confronted with the problem
of gasoline and the grades, qualities
and varieties of this fuel now obtain
able. A special carburetor and water
jacketed intake manifold were designed
for the engine. To make sure that
these were backed up we'll hot ring
superheated by exhaust was added in
order to overcome the so-called low
grade motor fuel of the day.
Realizing that gasoline might be one
thing in Indiana and totally different
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

But the Essex does bring quality and performance
to a class field that was unknown.
The former of large costly cars that have
adopted the Essex have not been Hudson users They
have from other cars that fall short of the
Super-Six in all particulars save size and cost.
The Essex appeals such because of it's nirble
ness. They like the way its performance compares
with that of the Super-Six You this on every
hand. The two in any community that are most
prominent because of their performance ability are the
Hudson Super-Six and the Essex.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

791 or 6.85 per cent, for the period.
And up to that time automobile manu-
facturers had not been able to pet back
to anything like normal production
THE figures Indicate also that the
Southern states lead IN the increase.
but this is due in large measure to the
fact that the South absorbs a large mart
of winter shipments, owing to their
early season, so that shipments during
the last six months period, no doubt
equalize this situation to a large extent'
1T is of course rather a difficult mat
ter accurately to forecast motor car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04
Using the Emergency

The gear lever and the emergency
brake lever on the new series Marmon
81 at the Grand Central Palace are Just
under the right side of the steering
wheel. The hand drops naturally ia
the brake and operates it on second
thought. 1t is good practice to use
this hand brake occasionally irztaad Of
the service brake ali the time. Then
when the tense moment comes, presto!
both brakes have been spilled and the
car obeys.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

Peter A. Black, Main Street
/. Costner & Browne
Gardner Garage & Motor Co.
Harry y. Hnnce. 10 Court Street,
VIM. C. holden, Inc. Spring Street
Hudson Motor Sales Co., s64 Main Street
Kennedy Motor Car Co., 2t2 Paterson Street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-01-04

"a Auto Co.. 1877 Bay Street
s. Lent, $40 Main Street
Marshall. Flat Iron Bldg.
H. Newman, 7c9 F Street
Nichols, 81 School Street
Inc. 200 Jefferson Street
Co., Inc, 20 Bants Place
C. X. Tucker
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Platinum Fields
of Colombia Rich

platinum, which was worth SO an
= ounce not very many years ago,
fetches $11O an today, or more
than five times as much as gold.
1t is said to have been first dis
covered in Colombia by a Spaniard
named Antonio Ulloa. For a long time
thereafter miners in Colombia, finding
if commonly Associated with gold, throw
the platinum away. Recently seventeen
pounds Of it were recovered from the
foundation of an old building in the
Quibdo district, the site Of which was
IN ancient refuse dump,
The present high price of platinum
is largely due to the falling off Of sup
plies from Russia, which has been the
principal producer. But the mining Of
the metal in Colombia has been greatly
stimulated thereby, and our receipts OF
it from that source in 1920 will fall not
far short Of 5000 ounces.
The metal in Colombia is found
chiefly along the Atrato river and the
Cauca- Valley south to the border o.
Ecuador. The Atrato is 800 miles Ions
(twa.thirds of it ~navigable by steamers)
and empties into the Gulf Of Darien BY
fifteen mouths.
American enterprise is introducing
steam dredges to gather platinum from
the streams in that region, where up tc
now it has been obtained from the
zravels nv handwashing.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Rats Cost $l67,000,000 Yearly

cannot carry an egg, but two can II
do, even climbing stairs with it.
Rats are not uniformly distributed
throughout a community. but, because
of location and accessibility Of food sup
ply and favorable hiding and harboring
places, they concentrate in selected
areas. Thisis a point Importantly con-
sidered when trapping and poisoning
campaigns are undertaken.
Incidental to q. campaign Of this
kind natural enemies arc used. par
ticularly certain breeds of cats and dogs.
To insure success 1t is necessary to
curtail the rats food supply by properly
disposing Of garbage and table refuse
and w preventing rats from access to
such food as is contained in packages.
groceries, markets, stables, etc. No
better bait for traps has been found
than white bread, which is attractive
and least expensive.
"a ratless country seems utopian,'
says the Public Health Service, ..'but
much can be accomplished by q con
certed and well sustained nation wide
crusade against the rat similar to the
'swat-the- fly movement. Nosporadlc
or individual effort will SUFFICE
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
US. Shrubs Yield
High Grade Rubber

TXPLoRERs sent out By the Uni.
~ yersity Of California have located
within United States territory five va
R~rieties Of shrubs TINT produce rubber
Of batter quality than any we get from
Mexico. They range from the sea level,
Of the desert basins to an altitude OF
q mile and . hall.
These shrubs are plehtifully dis.
tributed over 1 belt extending from the
Mexican border far into British Coluasa.
bin, It's eastern limit being reached In
Nebraska and South Dakota. The west.
erAh limit Il the Coast Ranss, along the
eastern dope hf which The plants ron
IN ~ wSg ffsm RtitisA territory tate
Lower Caiiiosnii.
Ovef vast desert areas and death,
vallpys', the rubber producing shrubs
arc 4 dominant woody tyne, Already
(says Motor HoatingN plants estimated
i ! contain 100000, 900 pounds Of finest,
rubber have been territoriaily mApied.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

A s A result Of trapping and poison
"A ing campaigns in San Francisco,
New Orleans and. other cities, the
United States Public Health Service es-
Inmates that in our urban communities
there is usually about n rat for every
human resident. On any farm or plan
tation the number of rats will easily
average three or four times the number
of people.
1t costs at least half a cent per day
to maintain one rat. The enormous loss
due to damage done by rats annually In
this country may thus be figured out in
an approximate way. If the reckoning
were only for one rat for each person
the cost Of the keep Of II rat popula-
ton would be $167, 000, 900 a year.
The rat is one Of the most intelligent
Of animals, and its cleverness renders it
more dangerous as an enemy of man.
One Washington merchant itestifcs that
rats gnawcd a hole in a tub containing
100 dozen eggs, and within two. weeks
carried away sevcnty-on dozen without
leaving either she'll or stain. One rat
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

traffic cop standing beneath on the
roadway.
The cop is provided with a light rod
six feet or more i'll length, which has
a hook on the end of it. This hook
engages a ring which hangs from the
overhead apparatus. The latter con-
sists most Importantly Of, q box with
glass sides bearing the words '.Stop"!'
and "Go!" The glass is red for stop
and green for 60.
Inside of the box are incandescenr
lamps, to illuminate it at night. An
ingenious counterwcight arrangement
makes necessary only a slight jerk on
the part of the traffic officer when he
wishes to change the signal.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
New Kind Of Food
Made by Woman

"A WOMAN, Marie Bloch. Of New
q York city, is the inventor of q new
kind Of food, for which She claims the
advantages Of palatability, appct!ziny-
ness and nutritiousness.
Il Is meant to take the place Of. or
ut least to supplement, macaroni,
noodles or other similar foods which
can DO sold in packages or bulk aud
then cooked by the consumer. The in
veptor claims for it the advantage Of
having a maximum food value in a small
Volume Of material.
She mixes six ounces of tomatoes
preferably concentratedl with four
tceA- ounces Of flour and one ounce Of
fresh eggs. This composition she rolls
out into. Thin sheets or strips, which
are allowed to. dry a short time, and
then are cut into small pieces or blocks
Of suitable size. The product is sub
jected to; further drying until the pieces
are crisp and entirely free from mois-
turc. This novelty in foods, which has
a reddish tint attractive to the eye,
provides a dish with appetizing odor and
agreeable flavor. For marketing pur-
poses, it is to be put up in cans or paper
cartons.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Anti-Glare for Motorists

PARTICULARLY designed for the
\ benefit of automobile drivers is a
new contrivanco which the inventor,
William B.. Snaman, Of Pittsburgh, de-
!, scribes asia vision :defector."
It is intended, he Says, ito eliminate
the blinded confusion caused by the use
of ,glaring, or excessively bright head
lights on passing machines, and thereby
to prevent many accidents"
The device is. asfat circular disk, Of
celluloid or other opaque material,
which may be attached by a clamp to
the nose Of the user or else fastened
to the visor Of his cap. In the latter
case it is meant to be fixed on with a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Odd Sand Toy That Will Delight the Riddles

ANiODD1TY in the way Of q sand
A'tcy' is the invention Of Marco
Cortopass, Of Pittsburgh.
Nowadays, Of course, children play
in the sand during most of the year.
provision for the purpose being com-
monty made in public parks, while many
people have carloads of sand dumped III
their %backyards. for the kiddies' enjoy
ment. Hence a new and interesting
plaything in the way of q sand toy is
worth while.
This one offers a little figure which is
put in motion by. falling stream Of
sand. The figure is that of a jugsler.
and the sand, poured into a funnel,
causes it to jugsle.a ball from n hano
to the other.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Grass, by the Yard

MANY people, suburban dwellers and
AXA others, have trouble in growing
satisfactory grass. There is new way
to do.it.
Sow grass seed thickly on canvas,
with enough loan for it to sprout in.
II properly watered, the canvas will
soon be covered with a ine crop Of
grass.
II IS then ready for the lawn. The
as1 q the latter having been duly
prepAreA and made smooth, cover II
with the canvas grassmats keeping then
closeiy together. The roots Of the Grass
plants will quickly push through the
intersticos Of the canvas.
BY this means 4 lawn can b. made
in q few hours.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Electrical Fires

THE comfort Of open fires has not
hitherto been available IN board Of
ships. But the problem, difficult though
it seems, has at last been solved; the
great linsrs Olympia and Aouitania
have been equipped with such dres,
Enthusiastically other vssssls will have
ths3p hstots long,
he hrss ars electric; YET they blase.
They can b, fitted into crates of any
pattern for the household. No fiues
or chilnheys are required, because. with
NIL the flame. there is no combustion.
Nothing; that is to say. is burned. y
A just electric Juice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

hinge at the underside of the visor, 20
as to be folded out of the way when not
in use. !,
- The disk projects edsewise directly
outward between the eyes Of the driver.
When the latter finds his left eye
blinded by an approaching automobile,
he can, by slightly turning his head to
the right bring the "def1ector'' to such
a position that his right eye is shaded.
This is what ordinarily occurs when
cars, turning to- tho right, pass each
other. In an opposite instance, where
the right. cyA might be, blinded for the
moment, the driver would turn his head
in the other direction.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

TIME newest idea for agriculture is. an
1 airplane equipped for the planting
Of the farmers field with seed. 1t has
a system Of perforated metal tubes, laid
crosswise on the wings, out of which
the seed is forced by air pressure cre-
ated by the flight of the plane.
This kind Of flying machine, as de-
scribed by Popular Mechanics, is built
for slow speed, with a roomy fuselage
that provides capacity for a large guam
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Torpedo Wireless

TLAUD II. HILL, of Quincy, Ill.,,
~ has recently patented IL flying tor
pedo which is propelled by wireless
This torpcdo4is propelled and stcercd
} from the sending station; and thus may
be directed by vii! through the air SO
as to strike an enemy target or drop
to the ground in any desired place.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

e%ncircle the brim and the head -opening.
1t is thus a durable affair, and a cover
of Il NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. be
Slipped over the skeleton.
Horizontal wires running around the
crown are so arranged as to hold layers
Of cheesccloth, paper or other material,
dividing the crown into partitions for
better protection against the suns heat.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Overhead Traffic Signal

A PATENT has been granted to
Joseph Selligman, of Louisville,
Ky, for a new kind Of traffic signal.
The special advantage it has is that
it is suspended from wires overhead, and
is therefore out Of the way. At the
same time it may be operated by a
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

The torpedo has a pair Of wings to
sustain it in fight, and its motor may
be either electric Or a gasoline engine.
At the rear end are horizontal and YER
teal rudders.
For wireless control the torpedo
carries masts which support ~antennae
by Which it is directed by radio.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Death Dealing Machine Gun Without Powder

But a new gun of this kind, which is
highly satisfactory and efficient, has
been invented by Major Edward T.
Moore. 1t fires 1000 bullets q minute.
1t is q machine gun, which might hs
said to operate OF the fundamental
principle ola sling. Absolutely noise
less, It delivers a steady stream Of bull
let's, and, inasmuch as there is no smoke
and no fash, its location may be hidden
from the enemy. A squad of four men
is required % operate it. TO
From Major Moore's new gun q
steady stream of death proceeds rs
silently as shadows Ticking across a field.
1t is said to have proved successful.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16
Baby Chair That
Becomes GO-cart

rHE newest thing in the way Of q
i baby. chair is convertible ofhand
into q go-cart. The four small wheels
are at the rear Of the chair. One lifts
the seat, the wheels are thereby swung
down to the ground, and 10! a vehicle
for the baby.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-16

This kind of hat has. the further ad-
vantage that it can be made to fit any
head by lengthening or shortening the
wire loop that runs around the head
opening. Thus the small dealer will not
find It necessary to carry q stock Of diff
ferent sizes. Only one size will be
needed. which can readily be fitted to
the head Of any purchaser.