The Daily Transcript (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 5, No. 123, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 28, 1917 Page: 2 of 4
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THE NORMAN DAILY TRANSCRIPT
FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF MOTORTRUCK
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RAISING THE CENTER SPAN OF THE GREAT QUEBEC BRIDGE
TRACTOR MADE FOR RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT.
When tlx* men of the National Army
are located In the training camps they
begin to look for letters from relatives
and friends. There is a friendly ri-
valry among them in the matter ot
numbers of letters and cards received.
About the easiest and most agreeable
thing we can do for those we know is
to drop an occasional line or so
The men are kept busy and do not
find it always easy to get mall off; also
they are sometimes dilatory. It is a
good idea to address envelopes tind
cards, enclose writing paper in the en-
velopes and stamp them. Mail a pack-
age of this reudy-nddressed stationery
to the boy in camp and all he lias to
do is to write and seal the envelope
ready for mailing, or merely write his
messnge on a ready addressed post
card.
Another convenience for the men In
cantonments is an Inexpensive, small
portfolio, made of linen or khaki. It
is about nine Inches wide and fifteen
Inches long, with pockets on one end
for stationery stamps, cards, and for
three blotters, one above the other,
fastened at the corners, on the other
end. At the center there are two loops,
made of narrow straps of linen, to
hold the pen and pencil. The blotters
make a writing surface, thus serving a
double purpose. Even Ink can be car-
ried now In small sticks to be dis-
solved in water when needed. This
portfolio Is a simple affair, easy to
make and very convenient. A leather
portfolio may be taken as a model.
Made of denim or khaki the soldier's
portfolio weighs next to nothing and
will stand wear.
It is impossible to forecast with any
i degree of accuracy the future develop-
ments of the motor truck. The manu-
facture of horse-drawn wagons pro-
vides some basis for estimating the
motor truck absorption capacity of the
country. In 1891), when the population
of the United States was about 75,-
000,000, the number of business wag-
ons manufactured was 570,(KM); in 1904
It was G43.000, and in 1000, 587,000.
With a population of more than 100,-
000,000 now, and the Increased activi-
ties of the country, we should be build-
ing more than 750,000 wagons a year,
except for the retarding inlluence of
the motor truck. It is generally ac-
cepted that one motor truck does the
work of three horse-drawn vehicles;
therefore, there should be a potential
NEW SELF-STOPPER
Indianapolis Accessory Maker
Develops Idea for Auto-
matic Brake. '
DRIVER RELIEVED OF STRAIN
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Motorist Enabled to Bring Car
Gradual Stop With Ease and
Smoothness, or to Stop It
Instantly With No Effort.
market for 250,000 trucks u year, in-
stead of 750,000 wagons, if they can
take the place of wagons in all fields
of work.
The 80-horse power gasoline tractor
shown in the illustration is but one of
150 ordered by the Russiun govern-
ment.
Its pulling power Is unlimited, de-
pending only on the strength of the
cable uttached to the haul. When
hauling, the tractor may be anchored
by releasing the two "sprngs" that dig
their way into the ground as would an
anchor dropping Into the river or sea.
Its front and rejir axles work at differ-
ent angles and permits it to make ita
way up a 45-degree embankment.
Its wheels are broad and ridged and
even when hub-deep In mud It can pull
30 tons.
valve, controlled by a lever or button
convenient to the hand or foot. In-
side the special cylinder Is a plunger
or piston, which is connected to tin
brakerods already on the car.
At present the device is being of* ,
fered to motorcar makers only, but
later it will be offered to the public,
with suitable braces for attachmen/
to any car, old or new.
One year after the fatal accident at the Big Quebec bridge another attempt to raise into pine
fell was made, and It was successful. The span Is 122 feet above the St. Lawrence river. It is 040 feet 1c
brought down the river to the bridge site on pontoons. It wus suspended from the opposite ends of ti:
chains and raised Into place by powerful Jacks.
FRENCH MACHINE GUNNERS ADVANCING UNDER FIRE
Self-starting devices for automobiles
have practically reached a stage of
perfection, but it remained for an In-
dianapolis accessory maker to develop
and place on the market the first "self-
stopper."
This latest automobile convenience
Is a vacuum brake which enables the
motorist to bring his car to a gradual
stop with euse and smoothness or to
stop it instantly with a minimum of
personal effort. The effort necessary, I ^. n ox/OTr-M-
In fact, is about the same as is re-[CARE FOR IGNITION SYSTEM
quired when operating the ordinary
EXTENSION LAMP IS USEFUL
Should Be Part of Equipment of Ev<
ery Car—Attach It to Convenient
Part of Dash.
An extension lamp should be pari
of the equipment of every car. Get
a socket and fasten it to some con-
venient part of the dash and tap your
lends at some convenient part of the
circuit—usually the fire box. The long
cord enables you to reach any part of
the car. Get the same kind of lamp
and socket as is used on your car;
either single wire or double wire. Then
if the cord will not reach to the back
of the car you can use the socket in
the tall lamp.
A remarkable picture taken In the Vosges mountains showing how the French machine gunners udvance with
their weapons, under fire, to take up new positions.
COUNTESS OF ESSEX
MEN OF RAINBOW DIVISION GET BIBLES
DISTINCTIVE SEPARATE SKIRTS.
Two things, above nil others, are re-
quired for the success of the separate
skirt. When It Is nuide In plain, famil-
iar materials It must be rescued from
the commonplace by faultless fit and
workmanship. When made of novelty
weaves the selection of unusual nnd
appropriate patterns reflects the best
talent or modistes. It tnkes an Instinct
for dress or an educated taste to make
the most of the separate skirt.
Beautiful color combinations. In
broad and narrow stripes, and original
methods In making are found In the
new separate skirts for afternoon
wear. Some very handsome plaids are
among them but stripes afford better
opportunities for the designer A flue
example of what may b«* dnne with
them appears In the picture above.
Taffeta, In black, old blue and white
stripes, laid In wide plaits makes a
skirt that can afford to dispense with
any cost of trimming. It hangs from
K high waistline where three overlap-
ping bias folds make a wide girdle ex-
tending to the hip. The same i'wld Is
laid in the semblance of a pocket at
each side finished with a row of small
black, silk-covered buttons.
There is a wide range of color com-
binations to choose from In the striped
and plaid silks and satins shown in
the shops and they promise an In-
creased vogue for handsome separate
fklrts. Mouses t be worn with these
skirts, are most effective when made
of ihe same shade as one of the colors
la :l.i material. For Informal dress
kurii a 'ostume merits consideration
with Its opportunity for variation with
different blouses and Its all-around
usefulness for afternoon and evening
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Unusual Cape Coat.
New materials and models In extra
coats ure coming in for their share of
utteutlon and one must be hard to
please who cannot find a cout or capo
to her fancy. An unusual cape coat la
of prim Quaker gray wool Jersey cloth,
the garmeut falling to the bottom of
| ihe dress. The sleeves are In gathered
bishop shape, the collar convertible
I above u Hat pointed hood. Flat, point-
I ed pockets adorn the packet front,
which Is belted In closely. A navy
I blue novelty cloth with a large over-
line plaid of yellow Is made In the
I same model and has a high military
j turban made of the same materiul.
Renew Old Silk Dress.
Cut a piece of cardboard the width
(•f the hem and about five or six Inches
I long. Lay the cardboard on the hem,
lengthwise, and trim It off half an
Inch nurrower than the hem. Open
; a seam on the under side .nd slip in
the cardboard, running It back close
I to the stitching, then turn the broken
edge over the cardboard and overcast.
The cardboard prevents any stitche.l
! from showing or going through and
| makes a more even'edue.
band or foot accelerator or sounding
the horn. The driver is relieved of
physical strain, an advantage which
will appeul to motorists who have ex-
perienced the muscular tension of driv-
ing a heavy car down a long, steep
grude.
Boon to Women.
It Is claimed that the vacuum brake
will be a boon to woman drivers, many
of whom hiiTen't the physical strength
to use the footbrake and bring the car
to a sudden stop. With the vacuum
brake "applying the brake" Is as easy
as turning on a lighting switch, It Is
claimed.
It Is a device of few parts, and can
be used on any make or model of car,
large or small, huvlng the ordinary
footbrake.
There Is some similarity In the ac-
tion of the new vacuum brake and the
airbrake system on present-day rail-
way trains, because both eiriploy the
same sort of cylinder nnd piston, con-
nected to the brakerods. But there Is
this difference—the railway brake op-
erates by the force of compressed air,
while the vacuum brake operates by
the suction of the engine, employing
no air compressor and no air storage
tnnk.
Effort Minimized.
With less effort than the engineer
of a railway locomotive uses to bring
his train to a well-timed stop, the driv-
er of a motor cur may, by gentle pres-
sure of finger or foot, bring his machine
to u standstill In an Instant—by lock-
ing the wheels, If necessary. Or he
may slow It up gradually, depending
| on driving conditions.
The operatlou is so simple that the
slightest pressure gives the driver con-
| trol of the car at all times, whether
In crowded trallle, where stops have to
be made suddenly and with certainty, Iloose
or out on the open road, where It is I easily.
I only necessary to slow up temporarily |
r bumps or crossings.
The new brake operates on the same
general principle*as the vacuum gaso-
I line feed, now used on automobiles, n
device which mokes It possible to
draw gasoline from one tank to an-
I other located at a higher level.
Device Not Clumsy.
The outfit consists of n small spe-
cial cylinder, mounted on the frame
or any convenient cross-member of
the chassis, and a copper tubing con-
nection to the intake manifold of the
engiuo, in which is located a simple
Terminal Soldered at Each End Pre
vents Wires Breaking Off and So
Gradually Shortening.
Every Ignition wire should have a
terminal soldered at each end. This
insures a firm contact and prevents
wires from breaking off and so gradu-
ally shortening. If the terminal
breaks off, be very careful In fastening
the wire, for a single strand touching
another metal port may ground the
circuit, thus preventing the Ignition
system from working, or even running
the storage buttery.
OVERSIZE TIRES FOUND BEST
Give Much Better Service for Severe
Road Conditions and Are Most
Economical to Buy.
"For severe road conditions oversize
tires give much better service,'" says
a writer In Farm and Fireside, "and
are usually the most economical to
buy. They have greater carrying ca-
pacity, greater elasticity ond, being
larger than standard tire equipment,
ride better over soft places and
through gravel and sand."
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REMOVAL OF TIGHT SCREWS
Simply Apply Heated Rod to End of
Screw Until It Is Quite Hot—
Heat Will Expand.
A little wrinkle In removing a wood
screw which resists all attempts, espe-
cially where It Is slightly rusted, Is
simply to apply a heated rod to the
end of the screw until the screw Is
quite hot. The heat expands the
screw in the wood and when cooled
enough to remove very
LOYAL RUSSIAN TRYING TO STOP COWARDS
Immense Sum Spent for Pleasure Cars
Alone This Year—How the Es-
timate Was Reached.
This year it Is estimated (350,000,-
000 will bu spent for tires for pleasure
cars aloue. The estimate Is based on
the number of cars In use, the over-
age mileage, the guarantees ordinarily
made with tires, and on other figures
of tire consumption by enr owners In
the past.
Recent photograph of the beautiful
countess of Essex, who, before her
murrlnge to the earl In 1803, was Miss
Adele Grant of New York, daughter of
Beach Grant.
Market for Old Copper.
France is now in the market as a
purchaser of copper at home, In the
shape of utensils, just as other coun-
tries have been for a long time. Fer The spiritual as well as the physical welfare of the men of the famous
the present the government is seeking "Rainbow" division of Guardsmen, training for service in Europe at Camp
principally old copper "alembics," or Mills, MIneola. L. I„ Is being looked after. The New York Bible society re-
liquor stills, of au almost obsolete pat- | cently distributed a great number of service Kihles to the men of the division,
tern that are found lit some regions, ' The picture shows men of Ihe One Hundred nnd Seventeenth regiment recelv-
although It purchases any copper ob- Ing their Bibles.
Ject offered for sale. Since copper stills j
cannot readily be shifted from point j
to point by their owners, the govern-
ment has organized a series of collec-
tion parties, each under command of
an otllcer, which are touring several
i of the departments and picking up
I such copper as is offered for sale. The
government offers 4 frnnce (80 cents)
j per kilogram.
The half dozen departments where
the collection tours are taking place
| have been notified of the exact dn.v
and hour when the collectors may be
! expected to arrive. In all 177 towns
I In six departments are being visited.
Meanwhile the government maintains
; Tai ls a sort of old copper headquar- J
ters at 2 Avenue de Saxe, where
utensils and objects of all kinds made
of red copper may be turned In at 4 ;
| fraucs the kilo.
A Sure Way.
"What Is a good way to get rid of
angle worms In a garden?"
"The best way 1 know Is to plan a
flshtng trip. There won't be a worm
there when you go to look for them.
X&3U3SS
Cooking.
Girls have their own Ideas about A Kusslan soldier of Ihe old school, one of those still loyal to his country
cooking What's fun on a chafing dish and his military duty, Is seen using hisl rifle upon two others whom he caught
la work on a stove.—Louisville Courier-; In the act of running away when the Germans, by Intrigue, had caused
Journal I demoralization among the troops.
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