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EL PASO HERAIJD :Week-End Edition, September 2--24, 101G. 17 l 1L0EI FLIES' H I1JDT1I Touring Suffragists Reach New York After Tour of United States. T.dM .Tune, the EI Paso suffragists Tere quite -worked up over a visit paid tl,ii city by Mrs. Alice Snltzer Burke and Miss Sell Richardson, in the Saxon "iMiifn Klier." The auto editor well remembers that Mrs. Burke was quite ft orkfd up over a. scare she sot east of El Paso over "bandits" and further - w "rked up when the auto man li ad- 7 wrtentlv made a break by referring " suff'-atffets" rather than "suffra irte" The tourists passed through f' trait la:t week in their Saxon and ''oiild now be home. A Detroit ac-.u-r ,,f their trip has the following interesting: information: "Iv five months Mrs- Burke has trav eled across the continent and back ajTm. stopping in all of the principal ' it.es of tht country to carry on the "Work of the National American TVoman Puff-Mce association. The speedometer t li: little Sajin shows over 9000 li il and the diary of the trip takes ctfj1- .it ;'". different cities. Throughout the entire journey Mrs. r rke and Miss Nell Richardson have 1 -lied the wheel of the Saxon car. X ' " v hae changed tires and tended ?' gmng the motor the necessary oil ana g.-is.iline. Beyond that there has b- 'i nothing to do. Mrs Burke left New York for the w"terr coast with a definite schedule of T-Btming time. She arrived Saturday '.i letroit. her last important stop, f"T the finish of the double trans-Ci.rt-riental trip, exactly according to s- .diiTe. Not once has she been de Uyea liy repairs to the car whlc has c n-seii the southern deserts of Nevada I '!''. ai norma and the northern wastes ot i tan. to say nothing of the eastern a:.d western mountain ranges. The -Golden Flier as the Saxon was recrritened by the suffragists, car i,1 ail of the luggage of the two -n omen, together with a typewriter, small sf mg machine and other tour ing paraphernalia. It is a stock model, not even having electrical equipment. Ail over the sides of the car are painted the names of cities visited together with the dates. "Mrs. Burke and Miss Richardson f will tour through Canada to Buffalo. aoing from there to Rochester and thence to New York- While in Detroit Mrs Burke was entertained by the lo- al suffrage association." New Buia Is Sold Twice In Hour and Without Inspection "1 in Boxley, of Boxlev & Cantrell. Tt. -Mf.u. Tex.." said a caller at the EI '.io Buick company, earlv in the ..1 - TT TI . --w- r.. m --. ir. r,imvre, wno was in ' ng "I want the agency at Barstow -"I r w;nt a Buick right now for I've I'-ouprht Mr. Dodeon along for his car," r: tinueri the caller. "Mr Klmore very much regretted .it Mr Ramming was out of town ,.i l'd T-.ot know whether the Barstow -.--ritory had been contracted. He ul"l not. therefor, give Mr. Boxley a ontrdct but would place the matter ' ef-rt Mr. Ramming on his return. BuT I ve cot to have .i Buick 'six- or v iTonson ngnt now arid Mr I H.- finally declared that he tht car at retail price, if he F "y , i 9i i - it r.o other way. and did so. "he-, i e turned to Mr. Bod son and ial'1 1 .m that he was ready for the liter check, which was at once 'ur-.cl over N'either man had given tue fa- m the floor more than a glance. fter the double exchange of checks, 'it viM'ors climbed .into the car. ressc! the starter and drove off. They ltd in.t even tal-e the trouble to raise be hoon to see if It concealed a motor. NEW DORTS ARRIVE; flAVt LAKUtK DUUi I revenue Irom motor ears must be ex Tne first shinment of the new landed for the. construction, imp rove - ort models reached the Toltelk Motor -oropany on Tuesday. There are few hanges in the car this year, the aim f the factory being to nut out a stand. i afd car at a popular price. larger than in the old model, the seats being wider. There are four doors and all the popular featnres of the 1916 Dort have been retained. yw7Willlfftl ynrsrsm traoc Hunt When Your Battery Goes "Dead" T! & Western Battery Automobile 314 East Boulevard. r'y Free inspection of any AUTOMOBILE ID ACCESSORIES DIRECTORY LEE TIRES THE QUALITY TXRE Republic1 Tires. , WINTON SIX El 7i THK SIX GEM-SAL at ne Service Leak-Proof Rings ,UT0 TP0S Mads Phone S80 4.T COVERS lnUSTS TXlfT Movie of a Motorist Getting Bawled Out By a Cop By Briggs j H&lL -w p- -7 wait -a ocj7"01"! r; i i suppose ) a flpeciAri '" lV .MUTe IM" YOU 1H1MK M AP ACTeT I Ly IT J a. t Thck-? Yoo Ae ? i gjsj Yf l VLEA5E I 5'H V S J50MEt3OV)r; I -I Tuihk TARE, I l V- -" ' y J . . J fT""" - 7 ! A MILE FuRTHBR ou 1etL" rj T WIFT; "" I I OUGHTS RUH f " I'VE. HAD E Ya cJ BUT ."u. ,. S EYONVFOR L Give Vb WAN , , UST6r4 To y I SOMe.-r(Ie . h M0R6 oc-r- S - VZTA , T n AL0M6 SO J (IPtAMK v V R'GHT Down Mfe MAver ' vOFFiceti. Y " V A10 APd-OGlED vvOKT tn Ttt, i .T7v J - " "V -& 1 I Millions Paid By Auto Owners to Funds Used For Upbuilding Roads I N 1905 there were 4S.000 motor cars, including commercial vehicles, in the United States, according to th.- leglstratlon statistics assembled by the division of road economics of the United States office of public roads and rural engineering. In 1915 there . states there Is one motor car registra were lis cs j Thin r-ns an Iner-eaac ' tion for eevry 44 persons, in the state of 5 percent. Ten years ago of the ! expenditures on account of the building ! - i j j i - .- t- In 101 tbe first revenue derived by "nT or lne ajf-" ' auiomooue : revenues was coueciea in .-ew i iu-k. state and amounted to only is4. other 1 . fr15 ioiiowea tne example ot -ew York. requiring the registration of motor cars, chauffeurs and operators until in 1995 the total amount col lected In all the states on this account; aggregated J6J.500. - 1S1-T13 Lnit Year. Last year the reevnues from ... I this j In : source amounted to $18,245,713. nearly all the states practically 9 percent of the motor car revenue was applied in 1915 to road work, and i0 percent of this sum was expended , under the control and supervision of , I the state highway departments. In 1 J ctata all rir a lirfn Ttn-T nf trta iiicui. ur mainieaaiice oi me puoiic I roads or for the maintenance of th ! state highway departments. In six states this requirement is not made. In 1915 the total number of moto' vehicles registered in the United States was 2,445.664. The total road mileage in the United States outside of incor porated towns and cities Is anproxl- ".-,-;'. if5-,.., Thls vr??ld mean that there is slightly more that , ftcosTEiiea ml rurai ruaoB ana onages in uie t -. United States less than three-tenths of There JSSR the fees one percent was derived from the tax , require. 1 of motor vehicles, and there on motor vehicles. Last year nearly i are wide differences in the require seven percent of the money available ( ments for the registration of licensing for this purpose was derived from this i of chauffeurs, owners, dealers and source. j operators. The tendency is crowns Don't try to bring it back to life with acid. Let us recharge it and tell you how to keep it alive. & Magneto Co. Electricians EL PASO. battery at any time PLA2JI AJTD ""TJKC"ftB FBOOsT COMTEK - tTLE aXTJ KAXSAJ Hand-Made 5000 Miles Guarantee. ELK AUTO SUPPLY CO., 500 MESA. Paso Auto Sales Co 110 X. Kansas St. ATJTO REPAIRING. Phone C6M I Dept. In Charge ot HAILET ALL SIZES ALL THE TIME Western Motor Supply Co Phone 528 11R "an Frarciten c;f .none Se. JIB ban rracasco !. to Order, in EI Paso, Prompt j E. T. AM0NETT 400-402 Teiai St T- one motor car for each mile of rural road In the United States, if the dis tribution of the cars were uniform for all the states. But it is not, as in the state of Nevada there Is one motor ; for every six miles of rural road, .v., mUe of rural road. In the Uniter, -,ttS.nf'tTalS!aSr 1 only one registration for every ; ruronnc to base registration fees for pleasure cars on straight horsepower; for com merclal lehicles the tendency is to require a part of the fee on the horse- power of the car and the remainder oi tne fee eitner on the carrying capacity of the vehicle or on its weigh: The average fee of tbe motor cars in the United States, taking them by and large, is estimated at $7.46. Reck- onlnjr on Vermont revenue o the same basis the state of received In 1913 a gross revenue or 18 10 for each car. whilt Minnesota received only about 50 cents annually for each car. the registration in that state covering a period of three years. In Texas and South Carolina no annual registration fees are col- lected. the only requirement beintr county fee of SO cents and 1. respec tively, for what is called a perennial TtcijetraTin Uarnr atat.a mails a f tinction so far as the resristrsitlnn rer- ! ords go between pleasure and com- i enterprise of building good roads for mercial cars. A few states register the health of the nation, all motor vehicles, including motorcy- ' The Motor Car Bulletin prepared by cles. under a single class: in some I the United States office of public roads states the registration of motorcycles and rural engineering is a most inter is not required. - esting contribution to the good roads Steadily Increase. I literature on the subject. The registration and revenues In several typical states for the last three I years show the steadily increaseing ! growth of the motor car in the trans- nortation business of the - country. i xnree years ago tnere were xz.roo mo j tor cars in the state of Connecticut: I last year there were 41.121. In 1912 there were 6;,6 cars In Massachu i setts: in 1915 there were 10:.3S. In 1913 were 1S.411 cars in Xebraska: In 1915 there were 5.0. In 1913 there were 134.495 cars in New York state in lltS there irAra "55 17 Tn 1Q1V there were 3000 cars in 'Oklahoma: in I 1915 there were 25.832. In 19IS there l were 32.900 cars in Texas: In 1915 there were 4,00t. In 1913 th6re were 34.346 cars In Wisconsin; in 1915 there were 79.741. tor cars In these states Increased in ine ioibi Krutts revenues irntn mn- Lomieciicui irom uib.M in isiz to SetC.970 in 1915: in Massachusetts from $7t.154 to 1,S3S.724: In Nebraska irom xis.eoo to xisri.noo: in New York from tl.27S.727 to S1.991.1S1: In Okla homa from $3609 o J1S4.H92: In Texas from S1C.000 to $20,00"- in Wisconsin ! irom 19.770 to JI31.S77. Itad rtond TVo liar. One of the puzzling thinfrs about the matter Is that the increased use of the motor car does not seem to be regulated by the conditions of the roads. For example, in the state of Nebraska. In the three year period sovered by the fisures in the official report the number of motor cars In creased more than four times and the cross revenues etgbt times, while only M 275 miles of the 80.33S miles of road . J in that state are Improved. Tn Massa- I P chusetts. where a little more than one- I w..ie e . M...U.1 ..'u.t.. t. v I tail ul uie iuiai i uaue iiave urcn im- f n proved, the number of motor cars anl HJ the revenues from this source hav Irji not quite doubled. In 1913 there we in the United States 1.25K.0S2 motor cars, in 1914. 1.711.339 motors and 11 r,. 2.443.SC4. In 1913 the jrross rev enues from motor car taxes amounted ! tr JS.192.2SS: in 1914 to J12.381.951. anl ' in 1915 to $18,245,711. Of the revenues I from this source available for road . work Jll.555.459 Is under the control i of the state hlBhway departments and . $4.6:.7.929 is under the direction of th- . local authorities. i Increase In Traffic- The enormous Increase in motor car traffic Is bound to affect favorably the condltoin of the public rosds of the country as the number of cars and the revenues increase. In the Rood old patient days when the horse drawn ve hicle was the only means of trans- J porta tion In the raral districts and i time was no object to the people. whi j took things as they were, it did not i seem to matter very much how mrv holes and ruts and ewampy places were were on tne roaas to marker, but it is different now and the mo tor cars are making smooth and sub stantial hiirhWH-.!. necessary to their 1 fjlTnmhle nrncrreea and tn tit. ani.nA.fl of business. It is worth nntinsr from t.ie time of the old Cumberland hich way surveyed by Washington and built by the national jrovernment. It was not until the automobile TSSil come and proved its iractic.il value as the creat es! burden bearer of the centuries that there was any serious thought of in - r terstate and transcontinental highways ! that would hold the count rv tot-ether in tne closest neiKniorhool it -a as not until wise men at the capital dis covered the rural free delivery poslal routes that a constitutional w.ty whs found to make the cmemment at Washington an active partner in the FRANKLINS SELL "LIKE HOT CAKES" j Manager Trot nam Only One Kick; . j "With the "New Car ot Hnough of I Them for Ills Territory. j i Manager Leo J Trost. of the Frank- J ' lin Motor Car company, admits frankly ! that he is in love. He's a married man. j too, but he wasn't referring to family ! f affairs but to the new Franklin, which :nade its app-arance here early in the ! week. j i The Improved body lines make the ! new Franklin one of the most attract- . iv- cars to be seen on the streets of El Paso. The hood is higher than In !? ?" L t?.-h?a?iJ?',Bi0 I i" " ' X- t.v r.,S: "" --. - i iT,T , ... The door handles are a novelty and are of the old coach type and on the ojtsiie i.f the doors. There is more power to the motor, according to Mr. Trost. and lower floor, despite a higher , clearance, give a wonderful balance to : the car The aniynlntrnoni. are refined , ..nd the whole ear is finished In a style I fitting the high Franklin standard. . The speedometer is of a special design while a clock is fitted to the lnstru , inent board in a pretty silver mounting. The arrangement of the instrument. ot id 1r new :nj attractive. Mr. Trost. atcompanied by Jim How I ,-rd. of the Borderland Auto Supply companv. ami a loca' luminary, made a trip- to Mirfa last Tuesdav in one of !ie new car The road was In fright ful condition, as it had been torn up by the passage of an army truck train. hnt the Franklin made the trip without the slightest difficulty. "1 have onlv one kick about the new car.' said Mr Trost. "I can't get enonr-h 1 of them I wish that I had 20 more j here risht now. I'd sell them inside of I a week." WF.W AT.T- N? TaTTT T "J-J W -JJ-"tC0 VyXJ-iii EE HERE FOR SHOW Manager E. E "Wiseman, of the Cac tus Motor company, announced on Fri day that he will have tbe flest ..-.. "J .tnrnl out by the Allen factorv J ne. .""".the automobile show which r will ne held In connection wilt, .v. t JriL. s si P0,1'10"- Pn!ng Oe- vut;i t,. iir vm also nave the sfAnrl- 1 toilinn.fr, !ourne"' A"d r??dyter and I Jemonstrator tor the show. . imc mien classic- i Th All- - i . I V V i"--j winy receniiy an nounced the tdarj and Mr. Wiseman at once pointed out the neoessftv of having one here for the show tritti th . ... t ecu ii (.lint in' R-- orv ha rr.rn.c t im the fil"Ft dan to leave the plant . a ta. r e . -- , . -. . . . . M ra I L VLK Y i HUNG tOK EVERY CAR j This is no idle boast, but a stock of accessories for automobiles and commercial cars is the largest Bring us your car. Let us equip it properly so you will get the maximum of efficiency, comfort and economy. i J$ 1 Ki-j i J 1 Ha 4J I I xyNEw-MBqco-Y? -i--b cw i j -''. Phone 6100 West San Antonio and Leon St LPASQ 1 Wins $17,600 Prize Money and Returns TV Fnrfnrtl JAnrh I Toltelk Motor Company Gets Rtprnni i U I ULlUiy VY UTf . tatWe In Leading Town of Indianapolis. Sept. IX. When John Alt ken captured the opening event on the Cin cinnati apeedway. outdistancing all compet itors in the MO mile contest, eae might overlook his "knocking off for a while to rest and calm down from the excitement, especially when he also won such a neat tank account as flj.ote. Bat Aitken Is immune to the thrills of racing, bavins teen In it np to his ears for many years. After the rac he Immediately caught a train for Indianapolis and next raornta? was bade at tbe National factories. He .wtikal pa n e ,1. Wab &.. .. ! ..... I mohUe Industry In experimental departments and flits such a position at Indianapolis with the company building National "highway . Jxes" and "twelves." His long racing career i has been an nnsnally good opportunity to study and test motor mechanisms and has .l"ed him as an expert to translate what i the race track teaches into semes for cars M IZfJZZZZ, Again on Saturday of the same week Alt- ken took down $4Str0 for tare straight firsts en the Indianapolis speedway, making a to tal of Tlf.SSv for one week's work. As after the Cincinnati race. AUkea was on th Job tint thing Monday morning. MOTOR AND CYCLE RACES FOR FAIR . . -, T . . . I-hocnlx .Management Arro nges Speed Events In Connection Ytlth Phoenix Irix" 'Vent' A a ii jieei cT,?tVff .? etenli S?H CZ AJi dlf"" Phu..iT .Arei-,;. ,;. pected that the novelty of the inter. national contest will bring a large number of speedy riders. They are to leave the Sonora capital the morning of November 9, check in at TS'ogales Arizona, at the border, and finish in Phoenix at the fair grounds the after noon of November 10. Full American sanction has been received for tbe race, while from Gilberto Velenzuela, general secretary of the government, has Just been received a telegram cor dially announcing the civil government of Sonora "concedes the necessary per mit for the celebration of the Projected races from this capital to that of Ari zona." U-.der the ssme rules that governed the Los Angeles-Phoenix contests there J is to be an automobile road race from ! rwiticrt.... n nr.".".! -- ct..i 13. under a sanction from the Araeri- can Amnmnhil. tBGiuitlnn trt. lfn.l the ?nM& to residents of Arizona, New .wexico ana west Texas, thus elimln.it- i tfPh !. s-s.TATr,ni'E.1 . '" "- 1 wcwiuiiai urnera mat annu ally have come from southern Califor nia and the east. The purse will be J USD, In three moneys. The cars from the road race are expected to partici pate in a inn tie track race at Phoe nix. November IS. . in.. ut emuer is. - inr i HnflBflarssBiTflEBlBnnMHKW-. and most complete in the Southwest. BUILDING SALES FORCE IS A JOB the Southwest. There's a vast difference in buying companies. . supplies for a cement plant and soiling Seven weeks were dovoted to a to"'" automobiles. If you don't belier e that n of the th ""' 'nwVe statement. wander down to the Toltelk " Tnd ! rt Motor company and have a chat with ' flt of nl, Tin,i,ngs Mr. Robertson selected the manager. tB eYelie line of "Bfltwel sixes." -business sense tens me inai it an ; automobile concern is to handle a large j number of cars at a profit, proper rep- ' resentation in every important town in f the trade territory is a big essential. said M. A. Compton- "I'm new at the automobile business and it is taking j me some time to properly get my grip I on the new business. 1 ""We placed a Hupmobile agency with , E. C. Butler, of the Butler Auto Sales ' company, the largest automobile dealers ; in Albuquerque, this week and Mr. But- j ler drove his demonstrator home and i also placed an order for a carload. Geo. ' Keith will look after the Hupp at So- ccrro and we are making an active campaign for both Hupmobile and Paige agents in every Important town I In the southwest "Every garage man is a prospective T dealer. We are after them all. for I j intend that our sales organization in the southwestern territory shall be com- I ! & "The Paige has made good all over the southwest, particularly In the I rough roads district, and I have faith , tn the .car. I believe that It is the best l'slx" on -e arlt anywhere near ! the Prlce and when you have faith in : w?3?81 better results. I found that out from the salesmen who came to me at the smelter. The. men with the quality goods could al ways put up the best argument. Selling automobiles is different from buying cement supplies but there is the same element of business aualitv. I learned a few pointers from the salesmen with I quality goods and now I'm applying , what I learned to my new business." t NEW VELIE MODEL HAS REACHED LOCAL DEALER The Velle seven passencer stx cylinder car known as the model 17 Is bere. This new model completes the 1M7 Velle line and is the eifthth of the new body series. Built only In a seven passenger typs it shows the palnstakloc skill and thought which has entered Into Its m&kenn. 1r I. the finest example of Velle experience and work- ! mansnip. The radiator Is high and narrow, the body sides roll over Into flush, hand hnffei upholstery, and an attractive straight line effect Is carried out from the motometer on the radiator to the rear of the body Itself. The extra seats fold away and are con cealed In the backs of the front seats, which ars divided. McxVtan rents. Lee Newman, pb. 4601. Adv. real statement good era SOIBTBOOl Capital to Capital Tourists Will Visit El Paso on Way-East. The United America tour in the in terest of good roads and planned to in clude in Its Itinerary all state capitals, has covered the entire north Atlantic seaboard and is now heading- went. The tourists report good weather and fair road conditions. Notwithstanding many conferences with governors, re ceptions and the taking of motion pic tures consumed much time, the tenth day of the tour found the party in their tenth capital, Montpelier. Vermont. The car used, a five passenger Ilup-mobile.- has stood up to its task well. Much hilly country has been traversed, bot nothing that has presented the slightest obstacle. In fact, the longest daily run of the tour thus far was made between Portsmouth. X. H. and Mont pelier. Vt., a distance of 107 miles over both the Green and White mountain ranges. Ten and 15 percent grades were common. Bearing credentials from the Nation al Highway association and with Lo gan Waller Page, V. S. good roads com missioner, acting as official starter, the United America tour left "Washing ton. D. C, Monday. August IK. Annap olis was the first capital visited. Har risburg. Pa.. Dover. Del. Trenton. N. J, and New York City came next. A loop through New Rngland took in Boston. Augusta, Portsmouth and Montpelier. Frort Montpelier the tour starts west to Albany, then Buffalo and Cleveland. on the way to Charleston. W. Va. After visiting the capitals of Kentuekv and i inaiana. me urar car win comb uv j wav of Toledo to Detroit. It wi'u then J follow the northern tour of states to ! the coast. El Paso will be visited on the eastern Journey. AUSTRALIANS TO GET AMERICAN MADE CARS Seven weeks afro Andy Robertson, a hard headed Scotchman, representing ClutterbuTk Bros., the largest automobile dealer in Aus tralia, came to this country n nuest ef a. high grade American "six" to supply th Australia a trade. With the openlag of the great war. the Im portation of European car stopped abruptr and the far awary firm was forced to turn to American made cars as a substitute. Art experience of two years witb many well known makes narrowed those acceptable to tha Antrtraltans down to six. and Mr. Rob- i . .. .... ta inTMtot the factorr j .,.- i-remtv and standing those few CXEAMXC. AI-lESTM TISTOSS. Some manufacturers o.ppinc tteir mo tcrs with aluminum pistons advise ap"" the cleaning of carbon by .'"""'"g; gen be-anse the extrem- teat generated may injure the piston. Fs--J-4mWMH. L.V. '- GET UTMOST EFFICIENCY From Your New or Old Extra Quality Timers Extra Quality Fan Belts Duffy-B earner Carburetors Seat Covers Tops Ford Tools Parts EVERYTHING- FOR FORDS Come to Ts for FORD REPAIRS I ; YON -The Ford Specialists" Phone '. 60-622 Tii St. of fact. Our 1HAKIV.E-IV L