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The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

The motor truck has been on the
American market for twenty-five
years. Most people are familiar
with the later models. but the old
timers have been forgotten by those
who knew them and unheard of by
the rest. The first motor truck to
be sold on the open market in this
country was built in Brooklyn,
n. Y, in the wagon shop of Mack
Brothers. There were no parts
makers in those days so the entire
truck had to be built up piece by
piece. Many months were consumed
in the process as the different units
were planned as the work pro-
gressed. Then they had to be tested
and many of them 1t was necessary
to remake over and over again until
satisfactory.
When completed Mack No. l was
sold to a man named Harris. who
had conceived the idea of a sight
seeing bus. He secured a permit to
operate his machine in Prospect
Park, Brooklyn. Harris learned that
the people were firm believers in
safety first and were actually afraid
of a bus ride. Harris stuck it out
for seven years. then sold the We
hicle back to Mack Brothers. From
then until the summer of 1910 it re-
mained in their possession. Then ii
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

AN artist can get more ENJOY
ment from motor car thah any
other man, and il any layman car,
use his car as an artist does, ne VIII
have more pleasure from it than ne
ever did before" says Raymond
Perry in Motor.
"In the past few years there mas
been an increased public apprecia-
ton of landscape art. Even foreign
criticism now admits that American
landscape. painters have achleVeo
the front rank of their profession
Some of these artists formerly oe
voted themselves to the figure oniy'
Perry reports.
"The motor car has helped in TINS.
Millions of people have been brought
face to face with nature. and given
the mood to observe and enjoy her
changing aspects; they have been
struck with widely differing scenes
miles apart, in a short space of time,
and they have formed the habit Oh
searching out the beautiful, which
formerly was not part OF their
lives. p.
"AIl this the artist enjoys, too, but
in addition has the creative joy of
the beauty he sees in color, form
and line and make others see and
love it too.
Almost any car is a ready-made
outdoor studio exactly suited to the
artists needs. The top Is larger
and better than the sketcher's UNI
brella, which blows over and has to
be painted underneath to make 1t
lightproof. The seats of the car are
not only more comfortable than the
wobbly camp stool but they afford
ample room for materials just where
they are most handy. The steering
wheel makes a good easel for pencil
or pen sketching, and a turn-down
seat is lust the table needed for the
water color board. Also 1t will ac-
commodate an oil paint box" he
continues.
aThe artist is not likely to be-
come a speed maniac. Rather, he
idles along in back country roads
where he discovers q picturesque
group of truck farm buildings, an
old mill, or a cottage whose history,
beginning before the American
Revolution, may be read on the
tablets In the grave yard that goes
with, the house. Or he may Join
the crowd on the highway long
enough to find his way to the.
beaches and see boats and boat
PARTS and the implements and outfits
for summer farming and winter Ash
ing.
I'm his scouting around for ma
terial the artist may pick out b
couple of bits forty miles apart ana
get them both in a morning. To
art. step on the gas Is worth
thousands on the ground
I'm the city, too. the motor car.
disguised as taxi, Is often used as
a studio. The point. OF view OF many
street scenes in current exhibitions
was in the street where the car was
allowed to remain a a,suf'icient time
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
HIGHWAY SYSTEM
RANKS WITH BEST
In this COUNTRY
Force of Over 1000 En-
ployes Keep Roads
In Condition.
ERECTING GPLACARDS
Police Setting Up Stations to
Reduce Number of Ac-
cidents.

The State Maryland, long one
of the most progressive of the
Southern section of the Unitea
States. is spending millions of dol
lars on State roads
The upkeep and equipment of the
road system of Maryland demand
tne attention of a corps of over
1000 men and the State police and
consta bulary include 1900 more.
Wherever possible the state has
erected huge signs warning the
automobile tourist and commercial
truck driver Of unusual road condi-
tions. steep descsnts,- sharp curves
and the like. The State highway
officials expect to see their outlay
in this direction repaid when the
road accident, death rate for Mary
land becomes the lowest in the
United States. --
Police Protect Highway.
Not only issthe state doing every
thing possible to keep the roadbed
IN excellent condition, but also the
State Highway Commission is de-
termined TO police the road system
to reduce the number of stolen cars.
Jail the reckless drivers who menace
the safety and lives OF the travelling
public. and provide every means for
the comfort and security of those
who use the highways.
one of the model roads in the
United States is the 1OO- mile stretch
from Claiborne Md, to Ocean City,
Nd. This road passes through the
little-known. tidewater section of
Maryland. through st. Michaels,
i:aston. Ellwood,- Preston. Hurlock,
shiloh Church, Eldorado. Salisbury.
Berlin, and Ocean City. 1t is an
eighteen-foot concrete road. built in
sUch a manner that the average car
can maintain an average speed of
p miles per hour without undue
strain. because of the few sharp
turns. There is also a good con-
crete road to Elkton from Easton,
and the main Atlantic Coast High
way passes through ElktOn, so that
travellers from Washington may
Nisit Ocean City by way of An
napoIis and the Claiborne Ferry.
returning through Eastop, Elkton=
baltimore and Laurel
Police Establish Road stations.
one commendable feature of the
roads in general in Maryland Is
that the state Is working out
schedule for concrete binding the
edges of all asphaltum and tarvi
ated sections of the highway sys-
tenn. This measure alone, will save
the state $4,000 to $1,000 annual
ly. in repairing washouts and re-
sultant damages.
The State police are setting up
road stations. at Intervals along
the main highways so that for
instance. a car stolen in Baltimore,
and the police there notified. the
road station man at Relay. or
Laurel. the man at Elkton, and the
man at West Friendship will all re-
ceive immediate notice of the theft,
type and general description of the
machine II the car should get by
one or two of the stations, the third
set will haul il in
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
AIRPLANE ARRIVES
SAFELY IN HAVANA
Actual Flying Time Over
Route Is Nineteen
Hours.

The Aeromarine Navy HS-2 six
passenger flying boat "Presidente
zayas' which left the Airport CITY
OF New York on September 22 ar.
rived at Havana on September Ok.
the actual flying time being nine.
teen hours and the distance 1921
miles.
F. The flyinS boat made stops at At
lantic City, Beaufort. s. C.. Mia mi
Fla. and Key West. Those who
made the initial trip were Miss
Dona Moberly. Miss Gladys Car
ruthers. Mr.. F. Lopez de Haro and
Mr.. Alegario Monies. D. G. Richard
son and Richard Greisinger were
the pilots.
A delegation from the Aero Club
Of Havana and representatives Of
the Cuban government welcomed the
craft when it arrived. rhe flight
OF. the Aeromarine "Pres'dente
Zaya?" opens the Southern season
of the aeromarine airways. The
present schedule calls for the de-
parture of two boats a month for
Havana from New Nork City: this
will updoubtedly develop into a
weekly service before the first of
the year. Last season the price Of
flying boat ticket to Havana was
$3.50. Today the fare has been re-
duced to $3.50.
Under the new schedule it is pos
sible for passengers to board an
aeromarine flying boat in New York
in the Snorning: Sy,,to Beaufort, s.
c.. the first day, transfer there the
following morning to another boat
which has been held in waiting and
fly to Miami where Another. trans
fer Is made. and from there on to
Key West and Havana the alter-
noon Of the second day
Accordipg TO cable reports re-
ceived at the aefomarine office il
New York, City. all four passengers
were enthusiastic about the flight
and have avowed their intention to
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
LOCKING WHEELS
RIPS OUT CASTINGS.
Using Emergency Is Like
Applying Rasp to
Auto Tires.

Any man who caught himself
cutting his tire tread with a file
" ould voluntarily. apply for admis-
sion to the nearest retreat for the
feebIe-minded. Yet the same man
will lock his brakes and slide ten
feet and think nothing about,it.
Too many motorists confuse their
tires with skates. Instead Of look
ing ahead for obstacles and check
ing the car slowly by closing the
throttle with the clutch engaged,
they wait until they are right in
the middle of an emergency and
then lam on the brakes. They
never stop to consider these little
slides with the brake locked until
they notice spots where the tire
tread is worn through to the fabric.
Flat Place. I'm Thread.
Even where the tread is not
scraped through to the fabric, Mil
Ter tire men point out that there
are fiat places left in the tread.
Then as the car proceeds these fiat
places, they explain. pound away
on the road like a !, flat-wheeled
trolley. killing the mileage in the
tire
Letting in the clutch too quickly,
spinning the back wheels in mud
hefes, taking corners at high speed
and locking the brakes means a
short fife for tires. but not
merry one.
The man who Is accustomed to
mark his shoes on the piano and to
Ole his collars, in the coal bin
ought to throw his spare tubes in
the tool box.s That is, he ought To
N he wants to be consistent. AS
a matter of fact, neither the piano
nor the collars would suffer as
much as the tube In the opinion
of local Miller tire men. "a
Inner tubes are usually packed
In the factory in wax paper. THIS
paper will preserve the resliency
a nd elasticity of the rubber, but Il
won't protect IT when thrown care
lessly into the tool box of a car.
The jolting of the car causes the
tuEs to chafe against the box and
thSsts II against the sharp edges
OF the tools.
The tube that is always ready
for the roadside emergency is the
one that is. wrapped in cloth or
paper, or. betteS yet. encased. in an
inexpensive tube bag.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Car Club to Hear
Whitehurst Talk
On Auto Starting

Two events of unusual interest
are to be held at the Y. NJ. c. A.
Automotive School. 1876 G street
northwest. Friday night, October Il
Roland B. Whitehurst, member of
the American Institute of Electri-
cal Engineers, and manager of the
Electric Storage Battery Company
of this city, win give an illustrated
lecture to the "Y" Auto Club. fol-
lowing which will be the formal
opening of the 'Y' Automotive
School. NJ. whitehurst's subject is
to be: Automobile Starting and
Lighting Batteries" The slecture
starts at 7:45 o'clock.
The "Y" Automotivei School was
inaugurated last March, and became
n popular part of the "Y" work
from the start. The membership
soon became so large that more
floor space became an imperative
necessity. During the summer va
cation. title was secured to the en-
tire building in which the school
operates, walls were torn out, and
the floor space SO enlarged that
the "Y" school now has more than
5000 square feet of floor space in
which to operate.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
MOTOR CARS FIND PLEASURE
FOR NATURE-LOVERS IN OPEN
Machines Ease Along Roads While Occupants
Discover Scenery.

Sby friendly ccp. who has been i'm
mortalized by being depicted in the
middle distance.
There are two kinds OF artists
the studio fusser and the outdoor
painter. The former paints land
scape as someone else thought Il
ought to be. but the latter paints
Nature as he himself sees her. And
the motorist is among the first to ac-
claim and buy it for it's truth and
beauty" Perry declares.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09

To get the least possible mileage
out of your tires. the following pro-
gram will certainly get results:
Fast driving. especially in hot
weather.
2. Taking curves at high speed.
= 8. Jamming on brakes at high
speed.
4, Jerky operation of the clutch.
5. Skiddipg.
6. Driving with tires soft.
Z. Driving in ruts.
3. Driving in street car tracks.
g. Using warped or dented de-
mountable rims.
10. Failure to repair small breaks
and holes In castings.
II. Allowing grease and oil to COL
lect on tube or casing.
l2. Using cold patches" for per-
mapent tube repair
These "dont's" are true. Of all
types of tires. and the careful
motorist who takes pride In eco
nomical tire mileage win take
BE- -
The Washington herald., 1921-10-09
Seat Made Of Inner Tube..

In the early days of the auto
polo" matches which featured the
prominent circuses. II was the cu,-
tom Of the drivers. to coil an half
IN inner tube into the shape
or seat and fasten II In place"
win ruoper bands. Now farm trac-
eor ana motor plow drivers find the
same ldea invaluable. for as a rule,
.ne means OF shock absorption In
such vehicles are limited.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
MANY INDIANS IN
BIG RABBIT DRIVE

Between fifty and one hundred In
dians have been engaged in a rabbit
drive i'll the vicinity o} Tcrington,
during the past four days and it is es-
timatcd that 250G bunnics have fallen
before the guns OF the redskins,
The Indian hunts arc annual affairs.
They have none OF the spirit OF sport
which charactcrizes the drives Of, the
white man The Indian is after meat
and skins and when the drive is over
each family will have a sufficient sup
ply OF meat, or ''jerky' to last through
the winter, to say nothing OF the rab
bit-skn robes, one OF which. it is
claimed. is equal i'll warmth to three
heavy wool blankets. Over 100 pelts
are used in the manufacture of one
robe.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
10000
PROPERTY OWNERS
TO STRA|GHTEN STREET

Chas. Fox, Ed. Tanner and Ambro
Rosaschi. as owners OF property on
the cast side Of Main street. were pres
ent at the meeting OF the City Council
Monday night, and discussed with that
body plans for the removal of their re-
spectivc buildings off the sidewalk
Mr. Rosaschi will proceed at once
with the repairs of the burned Hub
saloon building and the Fox building
is to De moved back to the side walk
line. Mrs. Barton was not at the
meeting but it is believed that she will
conform to the requirements OF the
board and have the Eagle building re-
modelled. One corner OF the Com
mercial hotel also extends past the
line, but as the distance is not suffi-
cient to interfere with traffic this will
not be required to be moved at the
present. time.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
PURE BRED STOCK
GAN USE RANGE

As a result OF resolution adopted
at meeting OF the Little Walker
River Cattlemcns' Association at
Minden, on November 5. twenty
nine head Of registered Shorthorn bulls
will be purchased by members of the
association, the forestry service at the
request of the association, making a
ruling that all those securing permits
for pasturing cattle i'll the Mono ma
tional forests must use only registered
bulls, no permits being granted to
those cattlcmen who do not comply
with this regulation.
Ed. Fulstone, OF Wellington, has
been delegated by the association to
make the purchase and left Saturday
for Ell1o county, where he will ar
range with the Warm Creek Land
& Livestock Company and William
Short, OF that county for the purchase
and shipment OF the stock TO Minden,
where they will be distributed to the
purchasers in Douglas aud Lyon
counties.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
PROCLA|MS
EDUCATION WEEK

The following Proclamation has
been issued by Governor Emmett
Boyle:
Whereas, The President Of the United
States has issued his proclamation
declaring December to 10 1921 to be
american Education Week" and
this movement has also received the
support OF the American Legion and
various bodies and associations inter
estcd i'll education and i'll the develop
nent OF. I'd vigorous and intelligent
spirit OF Americallism i'll the present
generation and those to follow: and
Whereas, 1t appears that not only
is there need for particular attention
to the Amcricanization OF our adult
population including those OF foreign
birth. but for a definite program OF
education i'll the schools calculated
to reach those having even the most
elementary OF school opportunities.
Tlreforc, /. Emmett d. Boyle, Gov
crnor OF Nevada, by the authority i'll
me vested, do designate and proclaim
December 4 to 10, 1921. as American
Education Week throughout the State
OF Nevada.
call attention Of the people and
those having to do with thc education
and the inspiration OF tie people, to
the plans for the observance OF this
week, which may be readily learned
because OF the Nationwide character
of the movement. and respectfully
suggest that il is no derogaton OF our
or our intelligence as Il
Commonwealth to admit that here as
elsewhere there is need for thoughtful
attention and accomplishment
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
ENTERTAINMENT IN
SMITH VALLEY

The ladies of Smith Valley will give
a Christmas Bazaar. at Wellington
Hail., Friday night, December End.
A fried chicken supper that will sat
isfy the most epicurean taste will be
served, cafeteria style, beginning at
6 p. IN. The hall will be appropri-
ately decorated and at the various
booths can be had useful articles suit
able for Christmas presents. Home
made candies and ice cream will be
served throughout the evening and a
program, consisting of vocal and in
strumental music as we'll as other in
teresting features will be rendered
Last, but not least, no admission
will be charged The ladies desire to
make this the most delightful and sue
cessful entertainment ever given in
Smith Valley and extend most cor
dial invitation to all their friends in
Mason Valley to be present.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
LIBRARY WEEK IS
A BIG SUCCESS

Library Week in Yerington has
been a success, due to the diligent
work of the committees representing
the Woman's Club and Parent Teach
ers' Association, who canvasscd the
town for books. Over three hundred
books have already been placed in
the farm bureau office, with the pos
sibility of others coming in which will
make the total five hundred.
The books collected include every
thing from history and educational
books to the latest fiction and when
the library is opened for use OF the
public on January lst, Yerington peo-
pie will have varied choice as to
reading matter.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
WILL GIVE PLAY
AT GRANADA THEATRE

The Kings Daughters class of the
Methodist Sunday School will present
Mr. Bob a two-act comedy, at the
Granada Theatcr. Friday December 2
Mr.. Bob is a clever little comedy
with tots Of laughs. Along with 'tMr
Bob" there will be a two-reel Mack
Scnnett comedy and Mary Miles Min
ter in Moonlight and Honeysucllle. :
Miss Avis Lothrop. the High School
dramatic teacher, is coaching the
play
The play has an all girl cast
The proceeds Of the play will go to
buy a stained glass window for the
church The cast is as follows:
Miss Rebecca Luke, maiden lady,
Lucille Dickerson: katherine Rogers,
Miss l.uke's niece Fern Dillon: Philip
Royson, Gertrude Coddington; Patty.
Miss Luke's maid, Ruth Leverich;
jenkins, Miss Lukes butler, Doris
Campbell; Marion Bryant, katherin' c
friend Gertrude Mixers; Robert
Brown clerk oi Benson & Benson,
Mabel Martin.
Music between acts by Miss Helen
Phipps.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
DISTRICT COURT

At the session OF the district court
presided over by Judge Hart last
week DR.. Edwards was named adj
mnistrator of the estate OF Frank Nc
Dewitt and w. Il. Cox, l.. Marsh and
]. Clark were appointed appraisers.
The names OF 40 trial jurors. who
are to be summoned to appear at the
court house November l4th, were
drawn The jury is to act i'll civil
matters, the Nevada Mining Com
pany vs., Ray being the case OF most
interest The suit involves rights to
mining property ON the Carson river,
near Dayton. The names drawn are
as ioss,ws:
w. a. Purscl, Lee Wilkrson. h.
\. Trimble, Thos Ross, c b New
comb, T v, Damon, J + Gcyden,
James Mckay, O. J, Lect, ]. c..
Snyder, w. II Churchyard, c. w .
Gallagher, j. L. Hardwick, b. +.
Cordry, Julia Kelly, Andrew Walms-
ley. f. a, Dillon, James G McDon-
aid, Clara Fulstone, c. r Wedertz
Arthur Pursel, George Sylvester
Ernest Mathews, Mary L. Stickney
p, ]. Quillici, Frank II. Myers, 7. G.
MCGOWAN, w. t. Carter, j. p.
Perazzo, ]. T. Wilson, Thos. Rowe
Jas f, Hcrrin, c. NJ. Coddington
c. w. Hyatt, VIM. Donovan, w NJ
Pursel, E. L. Brandon,
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
Il III
A BIRTHDAY PARTY

\ birthday party was given on
November 22nd, in honor OF Arthur
Anderson at the home OF Mrs. V.
Odle, Games were played and
refreshments were served the following
guests; Hazel Davis, Phyllis Lauren
do Billie Campbell, Donald Snyder,
Joseph Leavitt,, Linville Bertrand,
Leah Welsh. Phyllis Newcombe and
Maxine Trankcl. The party was SUI
prise, and, as surprises go, il was big
success Arthur received many gifts
from his little friends. The room i'll
which the refreshments were served
was prettily decorated and set off
by birthday cake. :.
James Boland, Reno's Singer Sewing
Machine man, arrived in Yerington
Sunday to attend business interests.
Fl. S. Deadrich, OF Sweetwater, was
local visitor on Monday.
F. S. Berney was an arrival Monday
from Fallon.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
Football Influences Town Spirit

For several years the people OF Yer
ington have considered the high school
athletics a huge joke.
When the basket ball teams went
out for games the people never ex-
pected them to win. When the foot
ball team was organized the people
held a vague hope that perhaps they
might win. After they lost the first
game the people again harbored that
feeling that the high school was per-
fectly hopeless-thcy had no chance to
win-they were the same III football as
in everything else The school real
lied the feelings OF the public and tried
to change it.
Backed by that very vague hope, the
people aided the boys every way and
at last were rewarded for their gener-
ous efforts. The last game of the sea-
son Nerington defeated the Stewart
Indians. immediately a change in pub
lie sentiment was to be seen. Instead
OF the look which expects failure, JOY
was to be discerned OH their faces
The people were glad. At last the
boys had succeeded Everyone ask
yourself, WAS i IN 2c,d mt? You
saw the game, j.dge f1r Yourself. Ii
they can win one gane they can win
another.
Now, tl-at The football season is over
the boys are going in for basket ball
and the question is: Are the pcorle OF
the town behind the team People
Answer this question with action
The boys can do things II, you help
them
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-11-30
BIG SHIPMENT OF
MASON VALLEY TURKEYS

Over four and one half tons OF tur-
keys were shipped out OF the Icring-
ton Office OF the American Express
Company during the past two weeks,
according to Mrs, T., H. Mayes, the
local agent for the company. The
birds were shipped to Reno. Tonopah.
Virginia City. and Carson. and some
to California points. The largest
shipments were made by the Model
Meat Market, M Delmonica and b ,
Banchi Others making shipments
were DR.. Nichols. Mrs. Williams,
H. c. Guild, Mrs. E., A. Dillon and
Elizabeth Purcell.