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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
CLAIMS PRANCING BILLY GOAT
AND CABRIOLET ARE RELATED
Cites Amusing Facts About the Origin of
Modern Autoism.

That the familiar white-whisker-
ed, prancing billy goat with its
legendary tin can appetite may bear
actual relationship to such an in
stitution as the automobile industry
is a thought which at first hardly
appears reasonable.
Yet. strange as IL may seem,
there is conclusive historical ev-
idence that the billy goat and the
cabriolet are inter-allied by means
of the common family name of Ca
per-" of Julius Caesars time.
From the Latin word caper, mean
ing goat, the French derived Ca
briole." The word cabriolet was
applied to an old French coach mod
ell notable for it's skipping light
ness" like unto that of a billy goat.
The names Limousine" and Sc
dan," however, are clearly geograph-
ical. The term limousine was taken
from the old French province of
Limousin and was originally used
to designate a large coverall coat.
Sedan" so named from the town
of Sedan. is also French. now des-
ignating a "Coverall" car. The
"Berliet" French. and the
"Brougham." English models, we
are told, were named after their de-
signers.
Early German coachwork. how
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
TIRE EXPERT JOINS
ADVERTISING FIRM
R. s. Jemison Was Formerly
With Barney Oldfield
AS Sales Manager.

Il. s. Jemison, formerly advertis-
Ing and sales promotion manager
of the Oldfeld Tire Company. Akron.
Ohio. has joined the United States
Advertising Corporation, Toledo,
Ohio, in an executive capacity.
Before his association with his
old friend. Barney Oldfeld. Jemi-
son was with the Miller Rubber
Company. of Akron. in charge Of
sales promotion.
Mr.. Jemison brings with him 4
wide. experience. in successful mer-
chandising methods. preceded by
fifteen years Of cosmopolitan news
paper work. in which he earned a
national reputation AS an analyst
Of merchandising problems and ter
ritorial conditions, Mr.. Jemison is
widely known. The United States
Advertising Corporation plans fur
ther additions to their staff in con-
nection with their broader plans OF
activity in 1922.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
new SALES POLICY
ADOPTED BY LARGE
AUTOMOBELEFIRM
Motor Company Reor'
ganizes Distribution
And Sales System.

A complete reorganization % the
sales and distribution system OF the
Willys-Overland Automobile Com
psny is under way.
We have made a survey Of the
entire United States market" said
John y. WHY'S, president Of the
Willys-Overlsnd Company. and
our plans now going into effect
will vastly increase the activity Of
the Willys-Overland dealer organi-
Zation. The steps will be Of far
reaching advantage to the public. as
IL will enable US TO extend factory
supervision to every Willys-Over-
land dealer in every town and ham
let in the United States.
Many Changes Made.
The plan involves the cancella-
ton OF many distributing contracts
and placing OF dealers formerly un-
der these contracts under the direct
supervision Of factory branches.
In the future. with the compile
ton OF our present plans. WHY'S
Overland dealers will be able TO de-
liver even better service than they
ever have been. in every town and
hamlet in the United states. sweep
ing reductions have been made In
parts prices and facilities have been
provided whereby every properly
equipped garage in the United
States will be able in the future "a
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
BULK MOTOR FUEL
STORAGE IS TOLD
Automobile Association Ex-
plains Inauguration of Gas
Distribution.

Far and wide bulk storages and
kcrbside petrol pumps are SPRING
ing up, and this radical change in
our methods Of motor spirit distri-
button is traceable directly to the
first filing station inaugurated by
the Automobile Association at AL
derHaston on March .. 1920.
rhen the Automobile Association
started these stations nothing Of a
similar nature existed in Great
Britain. although this system of
distribution had been in practice
universally in the United States for
very long time.
The A a, realizing that distri-
button. in tins, of necessity con-
siderably increased the cost of dis
tribution and therefore enhanced
the already almost prOhibitIve price
Of petrol. determined to give the
motoring community the lead in
the matter.
One Of the great stumbling
blocks TO distribution on these
lines was the deeply-rooted feeling
Of suspicion which existed in the
minds Of many motorists that they
would not get fair measure and
that, apart from possible dishon-
esty on the part of some retailers,
there was always the very grave
risk Of such pumps not functioning
accurately in their deliveries.
The Automobile Association felt
that II the system inaugurated I'M
der its own aegis Individually
proved the fallacy Of these fears, a
very long step in the right direc-
ton would have been achieved
The many installations now put
down by all the oil companies is a
vindication of the A AS far
sighted and, it may be said, epoch
making experiment
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
ANIBAL SELECTED
MOTOR ENGINEER
Has Long Auto Record; De-
signed Many Popular
Car Models.

B. H. Anibal has been appointed
chief engineer of the Peerless Mo-
tor Car Company. according to an
announcement made by r. H. Col
Inns, president and general manager
IF the company. Mr.. Anibal re-
Gently resigned as chief engineer
of the Cadillac Motor Car Company
to assist Mr.. Collins in his future
plans.
The first two years of Mr.. Anibal's
twelve years experience with Gen.
eral Motors Corporation were spent
in the engineering department OF
the Odds Motor Works, where he
was one of the designers of the
OldsmObile Limited.
He Joined the Cadillac engineer
ing department in 1911 and assisted
in designing the 1912 four-cylinder
Cadillac, which first introduced
electric starting and lighting to the
public.
As designer, assistant designing
engineer, engines IN charge of mo-
tor design, assistant chief engineer
and chief engineer, he was init
mately associated with every en-
cheering problem and development
of Cadillac during the last ten
years, including the introduction of
the first eight-cylinder car in this
country.
During the world war Mr.. Ami
bal represented the Cadillac engi-
neering department at Washington
in working out problems of design
and other questions in connection
with the Liberty motor. His war
work also included service as as
sistant chief engineer of the aircraft
division of General Motors Corpora.
ton.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
SAYS USED CARS
ARE BIG BARGAINS
Expert Manufacturer Thinks
Purchaser Should Remember
Three Points.

With the dollar buying more au-
tomobile value in used cars than
ever before in the history of the
industry and the market well sup
piled with rare and tempting bar
gains, the prospective purchaser
will Undoubtedly welcome few
words of advice on how to select
q used car.
There are just few facts for
the motorist 10 remember il he
is to take full advantage OF the
extraordinary buying opportunities
the used car market now affords"
says Harry VI. Jewett, president Of
the Paige-DetrOit Motor Car Com
pany. While it is generally known
that now is the time to buy used
cars because the values offered are
the greatest ever known. thanks
to pre-war conditions and price re-
adjustments. yet disappointment
will result unless the purchaser re-
members three things.
First. the car selected must be
one made by reputable manufac-
turer whose product can be relied
on. II must be a good car in it's
class. Second. the condition OF the
car must be known. The purchaser
must be sure of what he is buy
ing and whether il will operate
Third. and perhaps the most i'm
rortant Of all. he must buy of a
reputable dealer who has a rcputa-
ton to guard and protect. who will
be in business tomorrow as well
as today and whose guarantee of
satisfaction means something.
The same common sense rules
Of economics apply to the purchase
of used car as to new car. In
other words one must consider first
cost. operating cost and mainten-
anCe. cost: and unless the purchaser
knows his dealer he is likely to
fall down on all three"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

ever. is credited with the concep-
ton of the "Berline" and "Launda
let" body types-from the cities of
Berlin and Landau.
France has also supplied modern
automotive parlance with various
other terms. notable among which
are Chassis "TonAeau," "Chauf-
feur," and last. but not least. the
great name Automobile" itself.
Chauffeur is the French word for
boiler tender. The first introouc-
ton of automobiles in FRnce was
received among the bicyclists with
abuse and derision. These men who
used their muscles had nothing but
contempt for the owner of a me-
chanically propelled vehicle IN
whom they saw nothing but lazi-
ness and stupidity. So as a term of
derision they adopted the word
chauffeur" which in the French
railway language of the time desiG-
mated the fireman. in contrast to the
engineer. who was referred to as
the mechanician.
Perhaps the only absolutely coin
60 worn OIL TtCOTu IN the industry Is
the word automobile itself, which
was created by the French from the
Greek word Auto" meaning self,
and the Latin "Mobilis," meaning
movable.
Although the wheel is among the
most ancient inventions. it was the
peculiar need of the modern auto
mobile which brought about the So
called disc wheel.
A disc, according to the diction-
airy definition, must be fiat as we'll
as round. Yet the various types of
disc wheels now available are often
far from fat. For instance, the
Gier Tuarc wheel, a popular tyne,
although conveX-concave in design
and describing a veritable double
arc, cannot be placed in the cate.
CORY of the conventional fiat disc
wheel, with far different character
istics.
Whercupon the modern designers
Of the Tuarc steel wheel emula ted
the example of the early French
engineers and coined the name Tu
arc from the two arcs of the wheel.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
SIMPLE DEVICES
WILL CHECK CAR
THIEF AT WORK
One Dealer Says a Con.
cealed Knife on Prim-
airy Socket Helps.

Many "thief-proof" devices being
marketed. which. in most instances,
fail in the emergency. and the in
creasing number of thefts have de-
veloped many simple devices. calcu-
lated to deter the thief or at least
interfere with his efforts to such
an extent as to prevent his get
ting away with car before being
detected. A survey Of dealer row
disclosed the fact that while good
locks are urged and other meas
ures designed to prevent theft, are
recommended. dealers in almost
scheme OF checking the thief by
some simple method.
A concealed knife switch on the
primary socket, according to one
dealer, proves an effective lock"
while another suggests a concealed
socket connected with the primary
ignition circuit in such way that
when the bulb is removed the cur
rent Is shut off. serves the same
purpose. When the owner leaves
his car he drops the bulb in his
pocket. satisfied his car is safe. A
fuse can be used instead of the lamr
bulb, or a hidden switch may be
employed. the switch attached I'M
der the front seat cushion or on
the instrument board.
As the ignition Is cut off by
grounding the primary circuit. an
effective method is to ground tho
primary wire at some point easy
to reach but hard TO see.
Removing some vital part of the
ignition system involves the trouble
of raising the hood. On all battery
ignition systems and some magnetos
the distributor brush may be lifted
out without difficulty and in les.
time than IT would take TO lock the
car.
Short-circuiting the safety gap 4.
effective. provided the gap is not In
plain sight. A small ball Of M
wire or tinfoil can be used to good
advantage between the points Of
the gap, cutting off current to tn,
plugs. Where the cables leading C
the spark plugs are about the sam,
length they can be exchanged OF
each pair OF plugs so that no sparl
occurs at the right time.
Drilling a tiny hole through tn,
valve guide and valve stem II thu
carburetor has spring-controllet
air valve. and inserting a pin pre-
vents the engine from getting tn,
proper mixture. Still another Iseth
cd is n three-way valve in the gas
oline line. operated by an inconspic
uous rod. which extends out to tn
side of the car. with IL the gaso
| line can be shut of and the carbur
| etor drained in one operation
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
GOOD REFLECTORS
HELP CAR DRIVER

You can not drive any better
than you can see" says Henry Sim
mons. OF the simmons Plating
works Mr.. simmons believes that a
number OF automobile accidents
could be avoided il lamp renectors
were properly plated. This COM
pany makes a speciality Of plating
automobile parts, household articles.
golf sticks, etc, and according to
Mr.. simmons, a great number Of car
owners are having the rehectors
resilvered. since the recent rains
added to the hazard Of night driv-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
Four Wheel Brake
Adds to Genius

Americas inventive genuius has
always lead. One Of the most ad-
vanced accomplishments in the au-
tomOtive trade is the development
and perfectinE Of the four-wheeled
hydraulic brake, used on the Du-
senberE Straight Eight automobile
The simplicity of the system is its
outstanding feature. Fluid is car
~ied in the system. which is always
full The brake is operated by the
foot pedal in the conventional
manner.
A cylinder with a piston is at
tached to the pedal. AS the pedal
is depressed liquid is forced out Of
the cylinder by the piston and into
tubing leading to the four wheels
A small cylinder and piston is
located in each of the four brakes.
and as the pressure comes on. the
piston in each brake is forced up
ward by the liquid entering the
& Finder. The piston operates
tOggle arm which in turn expands
the two shoes in each brake drum.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
Tire Plant Here
Considered One
Of the Leaders

With a vulcanizing and tire plant
which has brought satisfaction to
its many patrons. the Rudnick Tire
Company. located at 1900 d street
northwest. is now considered by the
majority of automobile veterans
here as one OF the leading tire sta
tions in the city.
Other than being the factory dis
tributors of the McGraw and Ster-
ling tires and tubes, the Rudnick
firm has modern station in which
the latest vulcanizing apparatus
has been installed.
1t was on October 10 that Mr.. D.
5. Rudnick, the senior member of
the firm, which was then called the
Rudnick- Williams Tire Company,
purchased from his partner, Mr..
Dryden Williams. the latter's inter-
est in the firm. Since that day the
establishment has been called the
Rudnick Tire. Company.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
Aircraft Experts
Would Enlighten
World on 'Airisrn'

There has been on the topic or
aerial transportation so much false
optimism on one hand and 50 much
needless pess.mism on the other
that the average person is some
what bewildered as to whether
aviation is, coming for going.l
A progress report is needed on
the status of commercial aviation
but this report TO carry weight
must be BY a competent authority.
Engineering might be called the
silent profession from the reu-
cence with which it's members con-
duct themselves in the discussion
of topics OF public interest When
engineers speak therefore IL may
generally be assumed that the
opinions put forth are derived from
a careful study of actual figures
and facts.
The Society Of Automotive En-
gineers. whose membership OF 800
Is composed OF many OF the fore
most engineers and which includes
in its ranks a large number OF air
craft designers, will hold series
of meetings through its sections In
several cities during the next
month at which various speakers
will tell what has actually been
done both here and in Europe In
the way of commercial aviation
Authoritative figures will he given
showing the number OF planes now
in operation. the number Of miles
flown during the past year. the
percentage OF successful flights and
the number OF accidents to planes
attending to business as contrast
ed with the much greater losssoi
life and limb caused by Spectacular
stunning or through the use Of i'm
perfectly designed machines or the
operation of planes by INSULT
GENTLY trained pilots.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
INDUSTRY SHOWS
SOUND BUSINESS
RECORDS IN YEAR
Replacement Alone Will
Amount to 1900, 900 We
hicles During 1922.
REFUTES BABSON
Statistics Indicate That l.
$4,000 Cars Will Pass
Sixth Year.
REFUTES BABSON

In an address in Philadelphia Mr..
Babson ventured the prediction that
fewer cars and trucks would be
built in 1922 than in 1921. Let us
examine what evidence we have 1t
Is dir1cult to estimate the number
OF new car and truck owners who
VIII be added next year. We have
more facts, however. about posi-
ble replacement sales As stated
hetore, records running back for
years show that the average life
OF cars in service is six years. On
this basis over $4,000 motor vehi-
cles which passed their sixth year
or service during 1921 should have
heen replaced. Registration totals,
however. seem to indicate that only
about $4,000 actually were sold for
replacement Business depression
accounts naturally for subnormal
Scrapping OF cars. During 1922
about 1.5SO.0O0 cars and trucks will
nave passed their sixth year of
<serNice. Now add to this about
100000 held over an extra year from
1871 and even IL a partial depres-
sion should prevail in 1922. it is
sale to assume that at least 1900
~ NeAo anu lTHChS Will De re-
quired for REPLACEMENT in addition
10 any sales to new owners. Hence,
from the best evidence available,
the Indications point to a sale OF
cars and trucks for replacement
alone in 1922. calling for an in
crease in production over 1921 to-
tails Does this look as though fewer
cars and trucks would he purchased
next YEAR,
The Record Of the Automobile In
dustry This Year.
As a conclusion to a somewhat
lengthy reply to a report which
the writer considers as failing on
almost every count to do full JUS
tice to one OF Americas greatest
industries. let us look at a summary
OF some of the achievements in 1921
Ce) y production OF more than
one and one-third million motor We
hicles. starting with practically idle
factories at the beginning OF the
year and working gradually to a
peak OF production comparable with
the best years in the history of the
industry.
- An increase in the number Of
new car and truck owners during
the first ten months Of about three
quarters of million as a standing
refutation of the oft-made assertion
Chat the point of saturation is near
~ at hand.
90 A unique record in the small
number Of failures in proportion to
the size OF the industry.
90 a replacement market al
ready developed for the next few
years capable of absorbing a large
part Of the output of practically
every well-founded motor vehicle
manufacturing enterprise in the in
dustry.
The automobile industry needs no
champiOn-its records are a stand
ing refutation of pessimistic pre-
dictions.-Automobile Trade Jour
nal
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
Cunningham GiUen
Contract No. |

Although well known dealers
from all parts of the United States
have been visiting the new Ricken-
hacker plant in Detroit for MANY
weeks past, the first territory con.
tract was signed yesterday and the
honor was given to Harry L. Cum
ningham. of Detroit.
We. thought it highly proper
that to Detroit. the home OF tho
motor car industry and to the great
state of Michigan should 20 con-
tract number one" commented T.,
V. Rickenbacker. director of sales.
service and advertising,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
When Climbing Hills.

If you stop the car on a hill It
is not sufficient to set the emergen-
cy brake. particularly II the car is
a heavy one. Cramp the front
wheels so that one of them rests
against the curb or a rock. Use
front of front wheel IL car points
down hill and rear Of rear wheel
If the car points up. Then if the
emergency brake slips. or if some
mischievous boys disengage it. the
car will not start.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
Replacing hearings.

Q. find that many Fords with
perfectly good bearings have ex-
cessive end play on crankshaft
bearings. Is there any satisfactory
remedy without replacing bear
ings7
A. No. The only satisfactory way
to overcome this is to replace the
bearings.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11
IN DECLARES MOTOR

give the public the beneht Of over
land service with genuine parts
For two years we have worked
unremittingly to reduce the cost OF
our product We have elimi mated
millions Of overhead. have cut our
inventory 20 a lower point than i
has been in many, many yeats. and.
through the production OF the past
year. we have cleaned up our com
mitments so that every part that
goes into an Overland car today Is
purchased at the lowest price OBJ
tainable.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

In Euenos Aires. S. A. 1t is planned
TO issue luminous number license
plates for automobiles used in that
city.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-12-11

The average motorist spends
from 1925 TO $3.50 annually for gas
oline.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-04-29

ton of steel today Ia So cents ont Of
each dollar OF total cost
Labor costs undcrlic our railroad
difficulty. They are the cause Of the
excessive railroad rates. We formerly
sold pig iron at a prollt al about Sli
a ton. Today the total freight rates
involved in making ton of pig iron
are more than Sli.
"Bul the railroads cannot give
service even at present rates with
their existing costs.
Railroad costs must come down
and it is in the interests of national
prosperity that our government act
ing through the railroad board ana oy
cry other agency, shall reduce rail
road wages and bring costs down to
a living point
"Fhc same situation COnfrOnts our
merchant marine, In operating, build
ing and repairing ships, labor costs
are hopclcssly high That this is true
il shown by the millions Of tons OF
shipping now lying idle the great
number of ship yards with no work
to do and the hundreds of thousands
of idle shipping and shipbuildmg
workmon
In so far AZ our people in America
are prepared to go to work at reason
able wages, in so far as we are pre-
pared quickly to abandon the artificial
cXtrayaganCcs Of the war, will we lay
the foundations for new prosperity
such as we have never enjoyed be
fore ~
This is the route through which
not merely America but the peoples
of our allies can find their way out
and triumph in peace as they did in
war"
The chamber presented to Mr.
SChwab a bronze tablet, at the ton OF
which was inscribed words uttered by
IaChimo, a caractcr in Shakespeare
play "Cymbelinc' The quotation
reads.
Here's a voucher stronger thar
ever law could make