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18 Week-End Edition, January 22-23, 1921 EL PASO HERALD AUTOMOBILE AUTO SHOW OPENS IN EL PASO APRIL 7 he automobile dealers of Paso will stage their 1921 show in Liberty hall April 7, 8 and 9. The show committee has leased the hall for four days, starting April 6. The extra day is for the purpose of decorating: and placing exhibits. Last year all work for the automobile show was stopped at 6 p. m.

the day before the opening, the hall had been rented for a big danre that night. This worked considerable handicap, as the nad to he run into the hall after midnight and the decorators were pushed to the limit to have the hall ready for the opening of the show on time. When the committee made application for the hall it was rejected by CINE am When You Think ot Tirem "Auk the Man Who Holls MANNING-RACINE TIRE CO. 303 MUIs St. Tei.

144 the commissioners because the weight of the motor cars did sertous damage to the floor. At a meAing in judge court last Tuesday, however, the commissioners relented, upon the guarantee of the automobile dealers to make good any damages caused by the show. According to F. M. Bannell, chairman of the automotive division of the chamber of commerce, this i.s only fair, as the principal revenue derived from the hall is for dances, which cannot be held on rough floors.

O. C. Youngblood is chairman of the show committee and says full details and the time sqt for space drawing will be announced in the near future. The committee has decided that passenger car dealers shall have first with ample space to exhibit Meir different models. It hopes to nave enough space left in the nooks and corners to accommodate the accessory and specialty firms.

has been pointed out that there are several places in the hall where it will be Impossible to show cars, but where accessories can bo exhibited to great advantage. The first meeting of the show committee will be called next week. The show Is to be conducted under the auspices of the automotive division of the chamber of commerce. 'EDITOR TWO CONCERNS The United Motor Supply company has been split into two firms. Formerly the entire establishment, consisting of a garage, Vesta battery station and Samson tire depot, was under the ownership and management of George Lopez.

He has always considered the Samson tire his pet hobby and was anxious to give up the management of the garage. Last week he disposed of the garage and battery service station to W. M. Boswell, of El Pa.so, former owner of the Auditorium parage. Mr.

Boswell will operate under the name of United Motor Supply and Garage company, Mr. Lopez will occupy a portion of the building and retain the name United Motor Supply company, southwestern distributor for the Samson line of tires. NATIONAL BLESSING L. J. OVERLOCK, BROKER PRIVATE LEASED WIRE Corresponden tat Logan Bryan, Chicago, New York: Paine, Webber 11 os- ton, Dnlntb.

317 Oregron St. Phone 2451 St. Hotel. PIONEER EL PASO BATTERY MAN REOPENS BUSINESS s. H.

Parmelee has returned to El Paso after an absence of seven months spent in New Orleans. Mr. Parmelee is El oldest automobile battery man in point of service. Twenty-two years ago, when automobiles were first beginning to attract attention he opened an electrical service station here. Later he formed the Parmelee Battery and Ignition company, which was absorbed by the El Paso Battery and Ignition company in 1919.

He has again entered the A number of the most prominent business at San Antonio and motorcycle racing stars are spending i Santa Fe streets in the Longwell busl- nf T.n<t I ness Under his old firm name of Par- Anglles! balmy breezes Battery and Ignition company. SENSATIONAL MOTORCYCLE RIDERS TAKING VACATION and sunny skies lend their attractions to the pleasant pastime of enjoying i A Qll A III the fruits of a strenuous season of Jt 1 racing. For years this custom has been in vogue among the followers of profession. Among those who are to be found in or near Los Angeles this winter are Albert Burns, AValker, Roy Artley, Jack Fredericks and Bill Church. All of these riders have figured sensationally in the past racing.

A ccording to Arthur Brisbane, an eastern editor, the automobile is a national blessing. In an editorial recently published Mr. Brisbane says: automobile is the machine that gives wings to the human race. It makes man independent of place and multiplies Infinitely the time that is his. automobile is a national blessing; no longer a luxury in any sense, it is the necessity of life, the fulfilling of one of highest ends.

man wlio buys his first automobile, or the man who buys his better automobile, gets for himself, his family and his friends that which is an integral part of life Itself. "In the making of automobiles the United States has taken the first place and will never lose it. are as many kinds of automobiles as there are different kinds of useful citizens and different kinds of fortune.s. may buy, for the prire of an average horse, a car that will carry your family a hundred thousand miles, outliving in mileage the life of a long line of horses. automobile eats nothing, costs nothing, except when it works.

servant of man. his newest, highest Invention, It is the friend and benefactor of the entire family. automobile gives to old age the quick motion and happiness of youth. gives to rhildhood the opportunity to associato happily with the people fully gi-own, the opportunity to share their pleasures and their conversations. automobile does that which Is above all desirable.

It keeps the entire family united. pleasures are selfish and Individual. In other sports each goes his own way. In the great national i sport of automoblling all go together. grandfather and the grandchildren.

the man who buys and runs the machine, all have the same I pleasure, all sit side by side. automobile takes the family to the country, to the seaside, to the mountains. automobile has demonstrated man's faith in himself and in his genius. And that faith actually has removed mountains, for it brings to the family the mountains or the sea at command. you have no automobile, get one.

Buy accordihg to your means, and use according to your needs. that there is no extravagance in that which gives hap- I piness to po many, that which en- i ables the family and the friends to see and enjoy the earth, that which takes the old people from their exclusion. exhibitions of automobiles, presenting in marvelous complexity' the achievements of constructive genius, are the industrial manufacturing triumph of the nation. "Attend these ethibtions. your -children.

Interest them in the mechanical problems so marvelously solved. all, if you possibly can, get; an automobile. If you have one already, get a A Service Station For Your Convenience SERVICE On The USL BATTERIES DELCO IGNITION REMY IGNITION KLAXON HORNS Only men who been especially trained for this work at the factories will render service on your electrical equipment. TEL. 71 FOR SERVICE ON THE ROAD.

This station located at the corner of Texas and Ochoa streets is centrally situated and accessable to all parts of the city. We want you to phone us when you are in trouble. ACCESSORIES GASOLINE OILS-TIRES-VULCANIZING Motorists Supply Store DEALER VISITS GOTHAM SHOW E. Gordon Perry, president of the Lone Star Motor company, arrived home from New York last Wednesday. He did not visit the factories nor Chicago automobile shows as expected.

Mr. Perry spoke enthusiastically of his visit to the New York show. lie said: visit was worth while In every way. The exhibitions were wonderful and the talk I heard on all sides points to a positive shortage of all the popular makes by the middle of March. This shortage is already being felt in some models.

am glad to say that business with my company has been good during my absence; in fact, business in El Paso as a whole has been on a much beiter basis than In other parts of the country I have 620 Texas. Phone 71 North and South Road To Be Built In Arizona Motorists touring In Arizona have often wondered at the absence of a north and south highway across the state. The lack of such a i ad has limited much travel to the Santa trail that otherwise would have struck off to the south for a tour of central Arizona to Phoenix. Plans are under way, however, for building a highway from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon. The road from Williams on the Santa Fe trail north to El Tovar on the rim of the canyon is reasonably good, but the stretch south to Phoenix is little more than a road in name.

The route is through a scenic country that has few superiors anywhere in the west, particularly in Black canyon, south of Prescott. Two years ago a pair of Goodyear trucks en route from Prescott to Phoenix encountered a party of cattlemen on a roundup at Bumble Bee. on Black Canyon But the purposes of the Goodyear party, when explained to the cowpunchers, elicited from them only expressions of surprise and pity. The truck would never reach Phoenix. They would never even gain the top of the next mountain, just to the south of them, and when the drivers expressed their intention of continuing their journey, the cattleihen laughed In derision at such foolhardiness.

The party got through, however, after two battle with mountain trails and desert sands. The route which they traversed Is the one which the proposfg improvement concex4is. AUTO 24 YEARS OLD IS DUG UP FOR BIG SHOW The business section of New York City witnessed a unique spectacle last week when the second oldest Haynes automobile, carrying as passengers mayor Hylan of New York, Alton G. Seiberling of the Haynes Automobile company and Col. Elmer Thompson of the Automobile Club of America, chugged its way down the main thoroughfares of the metropolis.

Thousands of busy New Yorkers stared in amazement at the sight of the ancient horseless carriage conveying the highest official of Gothur. from the city hall to the Grand Central Palace, where the automobile show was in progress. Amazement turned to laughter and laughter to cheers as the significance of the event dawned on the spectators. This same Haynes car 24 years ago threaded its more or less uncertain way over the same streets, and undoubtedly caused as much commotion then as it did at this time. It was a great sight.

The old automobile with its surrey top, high, wagon like wheels, queer seats, sputtering two-cylinder motor and antiquated radiator caused a furore in every block of its resurrectional march. Clerks leaned out of office building windows to watch it. Taxi drivers slackened their mad pace as the warning bell on the old juggernaut clanged. Crossing policemen dubiously scratched their chins not knowing whether to arrest the thing and then, seeing their chief In the front seat, saluted stiffly. Word of the old progress spread swiftly In the big city and soon the motion picture men were grinding out yards of of the event, while the camera men from the New York dallies clicked the shutters of their machines.

Arriving at the auto show, mayor Hylan thanked Mr. for the ride in the old Haynes that was the forerunner of the present gigantic automotive industry, and then went inside the Grand Central Palace to look at the new 1921 cars. AUTO BODIES SHOWING BIG IMPROVEMENT According to the generally accepted rule, when there Is keen competition there Is greater engineering advancement than In times when sales resistance Is nil. The last year has seen a vast amount of auto development work. It is plain to see that mechanical excellence Is beginning to be the chief aim of the builder.

Body work Is better, to be sure, but for some time the chassis has been neglected so the car may be made better looking. Changes In body lines are slight compared with 1920, but body detail has been bettered all through. The cars as a whole are larger disappointing feature Is that the average car Is somewhat heavier. There are more four-cylinder cars than there were last year, more sixes as well; the engines show slightly greater power and more attention has been paid to carburetlon. The vacuum fuel feed and battery ignition standard.

Improvements are to be noted fn cooling system and in lubrication. The plate and disc clutches have gained again. Hotchkiss drive has made an increase and three-speed transmissions located apart from the engine have gained slightly. Frames are stlffer, springs about the same with Improved mountings and wire and disc wheels accepted by more makers for standard equipment. The engine characteristics, as a whole, have changed somewhat.

The average power output is greater, around 53 horsepower at 2270 revolutions per minute. Engine oiling systems have been given a lot of study and a great deal of attention has been given to better balance and a reduction of engine Motor for January. LOS ANGELES A. W. Maxwell, Studebaker branch manager of Los Angeles, and George D.

Keller, traveling representative, were visitors at the Garrett Motor company this week. 5 The Herald's Auto Mothers are committing suicide In Austria to save their starving children. Bas car. THE VNIVERSAZ. CAR Ford Touring URELY the most universal of all cars.

Serving, satisfying, and moneymaking, day after day, year after year, everywhere throughout the world of civilization. It stands in a class by one universal A source of pleasure and a bearer of burdens, on the farm and in the city. Anywhere, and everywhere, the Ford Touring Car stands supreme in its service-giving, satisfying, money-making qualities. That reliable, satisfactory, economical, dependable After- Service which is making the Ford dealer and the Ford car twin factors for prosperity, is, as you know, universal in its possibilities because wherever you go the Ford dealer is prepared to take care of your wants and nowhere are they better prepared than right in our shops. We have everything in the way of labor-saving, time-saving machinery.

Ford-taught and skilled workmen, and the genuine Ford-made parts. We want you to remember this because it means that your car need never be idle. We can now give you reasonably prompt deliveries and it is only fair to us that you should leave your orders with as little delay as possible, if you want us to be prompt in making delivery you will be prompt in placing your order. Tri-State Motor Co. 320-330 W.

San Antonio St. Tel. 4200. Universal Car Co. Authorized Sales and Service.

821 Mesa Ave. Tel 172. disengaged. It Is also caused by binding or wear In the gear shift This 1. What Is the unit power plant and why Is It used to such great extent In modern cars? 2.

If you start driving your car while the engine knocks and the knocks increases while you continue driving what is the trouble? 3. How can you tell from the condition of the spark plug if too much oil is being consumed In the engine, too much gasoline or both? 4. What is the first thing to look for In the ignition system when the engine suddenly begins misfiring? 5. Why is a float necesixsry In a carburetor? 6. What could cause loud exhaust noises when the cutout Is closed? 7.

What may cause a headlight to throw Its beam light into the air, to one side of the road or on the ground near the front of the car, instead of directly ahead as Is necessary for safe night driving. 8. What will cause a car to Jump forward even when the clutch is slowly engaged? 9. Why are soft metal bearings generally used for connecting rods of an engine. 10.

Does a storage battery frequently become overcharged In the average automobile? to Last Q.nestlonn. 1. Traction resistance Is the friction which exists betwen the wheels of the car and the road and is caused by weight of the car bearing upon these wheels. It is one of the forms of resistance which must be overcome before the car can be propelled, other forms of resistance are grade resistance and wind resistance. To overcome these forms of resistance the only power in the engine necessary to drive the car is that which will move it horizontally, while to overcome the resistance of the grade enough power must be supplied by the engine to lift the weight of the car against the force of gravity.

To overcome wind resistance, or rather a combination of traction and wind resistance as they impede the progress of the car together, the engine must have enough power to carry the car weight against the wind. 2. Always disengage the clutch fully before applying brakes either on a hill or on level road. If the clutch Is not disengaged the breaks will not only stop the car speed but will also tend to retard engine speed. Brakes are designed only to stop the momentum of the car when the rear wheels are fre of tlie engine.

Braking the car speed with clutch engaged simply adds wear to brake fabric and will not stop the car as quickly. 3. An audible squeak is seldom heard in an engine if It comes from within the cylinder. It is unusual and very noticable and is usually caused by lack of oil In the crank case causing the bearings or cylinder walls to become dry and hot. 4.

If the car will not coast freely with gears or clutch disengeged it Indicates binding In bearings of the front wheels or some part of the rear axle. Usually the cause is due to the brakes which have not been set to that the bands are fro of the brake drum. 5. Hard shifting of transmission gears is usually caused by the clutch which will not cease when lever or some trouble within the gear case which will not allow the gears to slide or mesh properly. 6.

A clutch Is necessary In the gasoline automobile because the gas engine must be cranked and must be running smoothly before It will pull against a load. If no clutch were used the car with the gas engine would have to be stalled and restarted In order to again put the car in motion. With the electric car the real source of power Is In the storage battery and Is not called upon until the car is put underway. Therefore, all that l3 necessary to start Is merely to switch on the power which In turn drives the electric motor propelling the car. This motor does not run when the car Is not In motion, therefore no clutch Is necessary.

7. Because of the fact that almost all roads are oval or rounded the highest part of the road being In the center, the right rear wheel Is more likely to leak grease from the differential than the left. Because in all American cities motor cars are driven at the right of the road which brings the right wheel to a lower level than the left, naturally the oil, thinner because of churning by the differentials, flows to the lowest level of the axle which is the right rear wheeL 8. Noisy low or reverse speeds of the planetary system is caused by wear of the gear teeth of these speeds, of bearings or of the brake drums. Noise may result also if a poor grade of oil Is used In the gear case.

Poor oil does not have sufficient body to soften or cushion the action' of these gears and both noise and wear will result. 9. Stiff movement of the staering gear Is usually due to dry bearings in the steering at the front iixle or at the joints at each end of the tie bar, also if the worm gear located at the end of the stearing column and the gears with which it engages are without grease. 10. About the only trouble of the thermo syphon cooling system which would cause overheating of an engine would be closed connections between radiator before blaming the cooling system for engine overheating, because lack of water invariably is the cause.

Copyright, 1921, Thompson Feature Service. BILLION DOLLARS TURN OVER ANNUALLY IN AUTO TIRES Automobile tire requirements for 1921 are of interest to every motorist. According to a recent estimate, there are 8,000,000 motor cars in this country. As each of these requires four tires in service and at least one spare, there are 40,000,000 tires in actual use. Estimating that each of these 8,000,000 cars w'ill require at a minimum three new tires during 1921, we have a replacement demand for 24,000,000 tires.

New car manufacture In 1921 is estimated at approximately 2,000,000 cars. Here we have an additional demand of 10,000,000 tires. Thus minimum 1021 requirements are not less than 34,000,000 tires. This represents more than a billion dollar tire ness, according to ihe Miller Kiihber 'onipany. THE NEW LiGHT-SIX ORIGINAL COST In making your original investment in this car, you receive the knefit of the manufacturing savings estimated at to made possiUe by plete manufacture in the new modem $20,000,000 Studebaker plants at South Bend.

Indiana, (a) the price includes but one manufacturing profit on ings, forgings, stampings, motor, axles, transmission, frames body, top, etc. (b) the amount of overhead expenses included in the price is very smaD. (c) excess weight is eliminated without sacrifice of durability or quality. The shipping weight of the csur, 2300 poundst distributed equcdly over the four wheels, OPERATING SAVINGS In operating this car, you receive the benefit of the economic advantages arising its superb design, skiUful manufacture, excess safety (acton, and high quality, (a) it will go from 12 to 15 thousand miles on the standard 32 4 cord tires. (b) it will go from 18 to 22 miles on a gallon of gasoline.

(c) it will render from 8 to 10 years of satisfactory BECAUSE irS A STUDEBAKER Models and Prices: Touring Car $1485 Landau 1650 Sedan 2150 i. South Bend, Indiana GARRETT MOTOR Inc. si San Antonio and Durango. W. S.

COOKE, Manager Telephone 953 UiK. .1 Three Year Test Proves Pre-Heating Right Three years ago Chalmers adopted a device For pre-heating fuel. Our engineers predicted great things from it. This is how they were borne out. Chalmers owners are enthusiastic over pre-heating the fuel; have found that pre-heating smoother engine operation; that it saves gas; that it saves overhauling; and that it lowers upkeep costs.

Now High Endorsement Pre-heatment of fuel is now highly endorsed. The U. S. Bureau of Stand- ar4g says it aids acceleration. A committee of the Society of Automotive Engineers says that pre-heating results (1) Decreased fuel consumption due to better combustion.

(2) Decrease in dihition of crankcase (3) Reduced carbon (4) Higher engine power over longer periods between hauling. (5) Marked improvement motor performance. Chalmers Owners Satisfied It is these things, largely, that make Chalmers owners satisfied. They receive consistent, comfortable The upkeep is greatly reduced. Their investment is more valuable.

It gives better service over periods. It lasts longer. To the man who is looking for a sound motor car investment, we suggest that we be requested to demonstrate the superiority of the Chalmers. 5 'Pass. Touring Car $1795 7-Paw.

Touring Car $194S Roadster 1795 Sport Car 1995 Sedan tmi mi 501 Montana Street PricM Ft B. njoar tajt LESTER MOTOR CO. Telephone 2130. DISTRIBUTORS. ALM as.