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NINETEEN' Automobile Men Favor Pleasant er Sounding Horns nnnnni2 THE. MORNING STAR, WILMINGTON, N. ,CU SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 19201 r6us, menacing tones of the ! nntomobile horn will vanish streets if agitation against m ur-ns its point. Almost very irom in- . j nc" ' ostrians wno maintain iitfni ...iptit cla. .,eio s..napers print letters irom m lit V. - W.L trident clamor 01 we nm 'nnnsible for acciaenw. is 1 ,c are so staruea iniu -iney ntan y dart in front - of the ap- llroachins:, s an avenue," said one l',.n-1ion I v . n - A-A i nratic specimen, "and I hear p"thoe yawps at my ear. lm In" l.rbed that I don't know which I,-. i& ir,r Lt's have warnings. (tfjans, but why can't we have bra , which don't paralyze the wrI"n the person warned?" I iervt- v .ATnent for a less strident association, an organl- ," mdorsed by M. L. Hemlnway, Mn I of the Motor ana Accessory ong its members P i,facturers" assy..... I ..inn " v v of the leading iii.cih ui uiu' ole i,"no doubt that thei rau- inr. is something of a danger, tfuS , 'i rr Heminway, "especially, In U anf an inexperienced or care- tlf " rntor Nor can the unpleasant Lss opera d entirely to the the person in the "street ..Itc hefV . mtifl while ago, in Boston,' I 0nl) " ml,n so frightened by a sud lwi..t from a horn that sh fainted I. stie crossed the street. I for: one - n -w rT uit t t u I'll ri f 'o r i 1 n to standardize -the motor signal Iftion .. ni.oanr to th n.r I l.j tn niBKf it i- - "it nresent the voice of the auto, horn At p h changing. The old-fash- Km. i.vnnv.honk" instrument oper ahv a rubber bulb has passed out ,teo yy . s T)ieasure cars' are j ... i e?r a 1 1 1 t- ";necl although it remains popular hccern 1 ;.t. TTIneUsh ma nn fan. Iith moiort.v'-"01'' - -1 still exploit this horn but no ";ri(,, n manufacturer wouia imnn o American auin 1 fln1, . i. . : Dnnpr5!Af1ed hv a. similar Lr l u i f uiv offering The hand operated raucous vl- I. ..n. U lralu' i. - j the mntnr or- to tVia lrice attacuicii - - K.ttarieS. ir . ... wn depends somewhat on the ac vity of the motor and when the car , not racing the sounn is not disagree hie although it is far from musical. laid a cnauiLfn " - a Stomobiles for many years, '-because It's fool-nroof. Ma.vha t," -i- ..i there s on thino- i to -have th kidsyoung and old ine nrn when the car's Bianuine still. Th. QT1 tiw a horn that works only when the i !T .7 na mai s why rm1 strong fOr it. . - :.. : '. There have a. musical nornr mosr of which, jiuwover. navA mt nritk lun. Several rears ac-o mi oern-.putjon the market a horn which "2 wuuraw onora in . musical tones.- Th .. nnvolti, - j i brought tt a fleeting popularity, but oica usciinea , ana the ! harmony horn dlsaDtearii vrr :TT.mn,inn.... " W O.JT ttl" I tributes the non-snooAfa trt W. that the chord had no note of warning A. recent additinn tn h. t. eXPlOSion Whistle ? arh 1. A a cylinder head and is operated by the explosion of the motor. At high pres sure a Dlerclnc qhrtoir u cu v at low pressure a soft, beguiling sound is said to be available. ' This horn may .be had with a "three-tone chimes arvl rangement and It may win favor with the musically inclined motoring -cr " .ne cucoli iau 1911 1 the only factor tO bfl considered " une-- gested M. Lincoln Schuater, Mr.' Hem- minway s assis'tant. ; "As a music' lover I'm interested in hearing something less grating. . The auto horn ia one r,f the most unpleasant sounds of the city. I ana it wouia Be a good idea If it could be made to give a standard, aerreeahle tone. By the WIV. if thev . rnnnldao oniy me warning element, why doesn't some one devise a speaking horn? A I phonographic attachment that said "ok ouii- woumn-t be bad at, all. Here's a suggestion for the nubile: "Why not a , horn with three shifts nrst, a gentle admonition, then a com- "And then" adde Mr. TTem mlnvav "a good, round, reverberating oath,' That- would create! Instant attentirm But. seriously, if every one got together to standardize the sound of auto horns so that every one would recognize the warning at first hearlne- It would he a fine thing, not only for the public' dui ior me manufacturers as well." Well the commonest and most ran. cous sounding horn in use at present did" good service in the trenches as a gas alarm; the reformers should re member this and give their evil its due. r 55 Si ii: ' ,1 II all 1 . J r a 1 ifi J? i 1 MK'5J mm 7t 4' Why Does a Twin Six Cto Road Make Gas From Straw; Engineers Discover Method To Use Waste: . Tirr.ioh is obtained by th. I. ...... distillation of " wheat, oats. ui rye straws is now being produced InTion a small scaie ai me crewmen w "arm of the United States department A agriculture at Arlington, Va. Al- hough an automooue nao uocu (d with the new combustible, and it las been used for illuminating pur poses as well as for cooking, the poa- sibilities 01 straw v"o. vk ,. ty determined, the department says, in order to determine the exact com mercial value of the gas, David J. I Price, engineer in charge or me new Ijffice of development wont, a suoui .in nf th bureau of chemistry, de- IUSiuu v --v. signed to hitlp commercial and: in- i,'.tioi nnnfArns to use new Drocessea I, disroveries deveiopea in me i I bureau, has placed H. E: Koethe, Jr., ; n charge of a series of production tests I with the experimental, apparatus ... at I Arlington. I The work can be carried on but slow ly owing to the limited funds avail able at present, but it is planned to do much that will determine the quantity and nature of the gas that may be obtained from wheat, oats, barley, rye and rice straws, and from cornstalks, lecrncobs, and other vegestable matter luBually burned as waste. Extend Experiments If th results of these tests warrant I further investigation the experiments will be extended to the p robletn 01 plant equipment for producing the gas on a scale sufficient to allow the far mer to supply light and heat, for , his bouse, power for stationary engines, ind, possibly, for his tractor from a small Individual outfit. If a suitable unit can be constructed so that the farmer's initial cost will be small it seems likely that the straw gas may lave a certain economic value In the sections of the country where the raw material from which the gas is made Is now considered as waste and burned " left to rot on the fields. In some actions of the country the . straw Is ssed aa fertilizer, but in the west and northwest there is an unlimited sup ply of the material available for con 'rslon into light and, fuel for the .arm hnma I While it haa hen nnQlhlo tn nnrnt lia automobile with straw gas and It iMiown tnat 50 pounds of straw win pauce about 300 cubic feet ' of gas 1-n amount sufficient to drive a light rosier io miles the problem oi re IHCinS tho era c tn I fusing it sufficiently to allow It to "carried conveniently is an essential one that must be solved Defore straw gas can be considered as a possible motor ; fuel- This will be another of the tasks taken up by the engineers in the development division. Trocemm Not Ne w Straw gas Is not a new thing. The present process was" developed by George Harrison, a Canadian engineer at Moosejaw, In 1914, who later co operated on the project with Professor MacLaurln,! of the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. The university, in conjunction with the United. States department of agricul ture, exhibited a straw gas equipment at the exposition of chemical Industries in New York City during the fall of 1918. This equipment was' later pur chased and improved by the depart ment. iThe Canadian investigators suc ceeded in operating an automobile with the product. However, the fuel supply was carried in ' a large flexible bag tm the top of the car & method of doubtful practicability. Several valuable by-products are obtained in the manufacture of the gas. Carbon residue suitable ; , for manu facturing .lamp, black of exceptionally fine quality is one.. This residue also contains certain amounts of potash, phosphates, and nitrogenous com pounds which give it fertilizing value. The tar and ammonlacal liquids re sulting from the process, aside from their value as disinfectants and pre servatives, may prove useful in the dye industry. If . the engineers suc ceed In perfecting the present ap paratus and . in reducing the cost of production there is no doubt that straw gas will have an Important commercial future. . . .. . - IT'S interesting to hear men around town say what they think a car snouia ao. To some, car performance means hill climbing ability; to others speech reserve power or high-gear work. Still others speak of ability to throttle down in traffic, or to accelerate quickly. V Any Twin Six owner will tell you that he gets all these performance qualities in his Packard. He is never at a handicap, no matter what ike conditions. Often ybu hear it said that a Twin Six will out-perform any other make of car. Do you know the reasons why? A Twin Six can develop 95 H, P. You pay for but 43.2 (S. A. E. rating). - A Twin Six can throttle down to 1 H miles or less an hour in high and then pick up to 30 in half a block. A Twin Six is alwavs good for better than a mile a minute-and on a hill it's seldom, if ever, you have to change gears. With a Packard you can turn-around m most any city street. 23.6 feet is the turning radius.- Probably the most remarkable part of Packard performance is that - although you always have the edge on the other fellow the cost is less per mile for this performance than if you used some other cars whose nrst cost is one half to two thirds as much. Let us prove this last statement. W. D. MacMILLAN, JR. S. G. MacMILLAN, Sales Manager 105-107 North Second Street Telephone No. 2103 -A TSBSOfi. The "Fuelize, is exclusively Packard. An ingenious device which makes any gas a perfect fuel ' v. XT A warning paragraph often saves a chapter of - explanation. 1 ; DR. CONNER , Optometrist Suite No. 31, S3, 33, 34, Trnst Bldg. . .- " " '; FRONT AND MARKET STREETS Moved from No. 102 N. Front Street Office Honrs, to 6 v - rogues, and S&oes Bromea are a-eneral favorites bnt theso a particular lr They poiicu style trength and comfort and sivo yon ex N ten valme. ' v Jung men picked the brogue as a winner. ' They vwere right. To it's one of the most popular styles in men's shoes. is style is still new enough to be snappy. If s been out long enugh to make a name for itself. There is a big demand for 4 and we are ready to meet it. PETERSON &-'RjWLFS Home of Good Shoes TB-W Ohe Motorists Treasure Chest qf Seroic& i-l ipje days without a drink," they say. The camel plods his sandy way. But then he needs one mighty bad, To die of thirst would be real sad., BATTERIES are In the camel class. Dont let your Frest-O-Iilte, or whatever battery you -use go too long without a drink of distilled water. We fill batteries free and ad vise you how to keep your battery In perfect condition. Prest-O-Lite Service Station J. W. MEYLAND 4 MARKET STREET ST. 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