Show famous car has home comforts V ex army officer takes ills hotel ho he ces I 1 anine ame chassis in use five years and good as new even ev en I 1 worn out tires after after fter five years ot of almost incessant travel t a ael over practically every part ot of the he country tile the famous fifty fifty Cruise cruis ex ir designed by J W brashears I 1 jr of washington D C ci a I 1 former officer in the engineer corps with the A E 11 lit in france is again speeding west on a journey that will take it around the united states I 1 the fifty fifty according to brashears indicates 50 per cent mobility and 60 per tent cent comfort and convenience the dodge brothers dr others chasis 4 an n which he has hag set up his strange stran gei looking craft was bought in 1915 brashears recently made some im proven jents in his hotel mobile probably he installed lot hot and cold water bath etc and incidentally ta looked over tile the power plant I 1 close inspection developed three astonishing facts lie he wrote the gnip shaft after running five years I 1 yn water remained rem alneil absolutely bright und and tree free from rust pis tons would not lot go into the cylinders and the driving spur and differential showed no visible wear ile he says lie he has as frequently averaged ove raged 25 miles a gallon under test and adds that the moderate priced chain fabric tires on oil the car have averaged miles accurate liguras tor for this cannot be gefen because I 1 have never worn out alres this tourist writes 1 I still baill ill use se three that are arc four our years old as isparis spares I 1 brashears and his car have been the subject of 0 many nei newspaper v shaper and magazine J articles and now ile he says alie movies are arc making overtures to him his car is built on an economical plan he says andis and is within reach of the average car owner who enjoys a like hike about about tile the country the machine lias has a homelike ap caran coi and a general air ot of s serviceability the cruiser body is six teet feet tour inches wide and ten feet feel long by using tile he front seat as aa a bed across it the width ot of the machine more space is s permitted for cooking purposes to I 1 get this width the body is extended I 1 five inches beyond the fenders and boards board on each side tile the headroom inside is six feet the sides hides ot of the body are covered about three 1 feet high with galvanized iron 27 gauge fastened with bolts wherever I 1 t touches the framing wood which js ot light dry oak in the rear Is a door 30 inches wide bor use while camping when the front doors are blocked by the seat which is reversed and serves as a couch in the rear door is a small glass window which gives ives the driver a view of the road in rear of him the seat in the front which is air also used as a couch eis is 26 inches high and IS inches wide when it is moved forward to the dash and the back laid flat a bed 4 it 1 inches by 6 feet 2 inches in formed under this a galvanized iron box bos IS 18 inches wide 11 14 inches deep and the 1 lull length ot of tile the seat used lor for storage L and protection of 0 clothing loading leading from the hie f trout rout seat to the rear door Is a clear floor space of 0 7 feet I 1 and avs 2 feet wide on th the e left side ide Is a trunk 31 3 feet beet long by 20 inches inches wide and a table covered with oilcloth to carry clothes combes and also berve erve as a hitchen itchen li table directly hade back of 0 this Is a two tv o burner gasoline love connected directly with the main gasoline tank which Is of the air pressure pAes sure type holding 15 kallons gallon chich which provides fuel tor for both tj the to stove 1 and the motor ot of the car i opposite the stove is the washstand 30 by 20 inches with a largo large space under it for bulky but lightweight cooking utensils etc on oa the right side opposite the clothing trunk andl and ot of similar size is another trunk partitioned 1 titio ned to c irry carry two extra tires and ample space to carry provisions tor for two weeks under the main floor forward is a sawdust insulated box capable ot of holding lit 50 pounds ot of lee ice and provided with a draw pipe through thee the bottom the cruiser is equipped with electric lights a tireless fireless cooker books and a clock it is a snug little home eliminates even the necessity of searching for camp grounds to say nothing of hotels adv |