w a ' h iir -jv-?r "xws&r j- ' e "-' J" SPEED KING OF 1917 WAS LOUIS CHEVROLET Landed Year's Record by Hit ting Up 110.4 Miles an Hour - EVENING PUBLIC IEDGERr-PHIIiADELPHlA', The announcement of the Atiietlian Automobile Association contest board a short ttmo aco that It would not sine tion any moro races until after tho war put a damper on prospects for auto racing In 1918, as tho A. A. A. lias here tofore alfts controlled main speed events. On the whole, tho twnty-slx Import ant races of the jcar just past neto conducted oer shorter distances than In the p8t, these twenty-six eentH rep resenting" total net dlstunco of 390 miles, something lesi than a 100-mtlo average per race, and a total ptimc of about 1140,000, rr un aprnice of ap proximately $5400 per rnce, IndlanapolU iias about tho only city that was out of the ear's progrim, haln(f conccled lis Memorial Day cent on account of the war. Itaces wero held on nearly nil other spceda)S Sheepehead Bay, Chi cago, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Omaha, ' Tscoma, Unlontown and rroWdcnce tlg trlng In tho 1917 card. Two races wero run ocr tho ISO-mllo dlntancc tho hharonvllle sweepstakes at Cincinnati, on Memorial Day, and the Chicago Derby on Juno 16. These crc the really big races of the car, purses and number of s farters considered. Both were won at a cranes of better than 100 miles per hour. Cooper's Stutz covering the Chicago track nt am aerago of 1Q3.15 mllca an hour, while Louis Clc'r rolet's Frontenac clipped off tho 150 at Cincinnati at 103,18. Chevrolet boosted ths speed In the Ilarlcness trophy race at New York, lipwever, to HO.t rnlles an hour for 100 mllen, tho fastest face of the tar. Do Palma's Packard approached him on tho same speedway with 110.1 mllei per hour for the first heat of twenty miles In a match race, with Old flald as tho third In a trio. De 1'alma took all three heats, and Chevrolet had to laUe third money. O.VI.Y ONB TATALITV 'Jho twenty-six races developed an awraire speed of approximately nlnct fle miles per hour, a faster average than In any previous jcar. Whllo there weie, aa usual, numerous accidents on American ipeedwavs In 1917, there waa only one fatality, Conrad Harmon, In experienced as a race driver, was Killed when his car Jumped oft tlio Tacoma track. Sixty-seven drlvern and thirty five makes of cars wero entered. Foreign i competition, because of the war, did not enter Into American contest. The Hud son, the Packard, driven by Do Palmn, ' Oilfield's Golden ngp, the Iloamer, tho ' Miller ind u Pan-American were the ( new American cara on tho speedwajs this seaBon. Cooper made a Aery creditable show ing, lie started In flvo races, and .t...J a tlMJ, lt.nl l. ,1... 1I..I. J.ltftl-CIA VXIj bllllb ...Ol Ilk kllU .MUltll 4 race at I.oi Angeles, first In the hlg Chicago Derby, first at Tacoma Iibor Day, third In tho Unlontown match race July 4, and sixth In the Cincinnati Slmr onville Sweepitakcs. Ills prize winnings for the jear amounted to $14,100, only De Talma and IouIh Chevrolet wlpnlnc mere. Numerous West Coast favorite") wero out of tho pima this jcar tilto gttther, for reasons most attributable to the war. - .. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 191& 'jv 1 Vs 100,000 EXPERIMENTS MADE 'TEERLESS" 8TEEL to sms'ssTaxx; Mrs. J. P. Temple, of Chcyncy, Pa., in her new Stanley. Tho car is a familiar visitor at tho Temple superintends the lailroael construction. Metallurgist Work Tirelessly Produco Perfection of Alloy So much Is heard these dajs about scarcity of alloy steel, Its virtues and so on, that It Is Interesting to note how come of the leading metallurgists In the, automobile-producing business regard the situation. Ilobert Abbott, chief metallurgist for the Peerless Motor Car Company, points out that the virtues of alloy steel are due only In a reMtlvely small extent to the alloy It self. The value of the alloy depends on the ue made of It by modern and correctly handled heat treating: proc esses, he says. Tho metallurgical laboratories of the Peerless Molor Car Company are famous throughout the Industrial world nnd tho data on fllo there, resulting from nearly a hundred thousand separato txperitnents and determina tions, li Fald to havo been ono of the greatest single Influences In the develop ment of formulas for motorcar and motortruck steels. Hog Island shipyards, vherc Mr. Be Careful About Kerosene A surprisingly large number of motor car owners art using kerosene In their radiators this winter. Kerosene, of course, will not freete, and will doubtless provo satisfactory for a time, but let a few mild davs come along. And the kero- rnft arlinrjit. m.v tnA tht, Mntn,. healing up quickly and smelling to heaven. Kerosene, also, will soon rot the rubber-hose connections and set them leaking, but this may be obviated to a certain extent by taking off tho connec tions and shellacking then. Inside. Protects your automobile from damage. (-;. i-J.-v- Jife'Lilsssss V lv II w Wr JMhm&H&HHIh Frederick 11. Mills in his Oldsmobilo looks prepared to get along without railway H. 'CAR DESIGNKD FOR ' Good Gas Times Coming , The United States Senate has Just passed tho bill thtowlne open for lease, thousands of aero of Government oil' and mineral lands that have been tied up for year?. This will Increase the oil and gaHollne supply greatly, so the ' bugbear or shortage of-fuil Is again dis sipated.. It is known that there are mil-1 iiiiin ui B,,.,,n v.. ..i uiii. tuiiu ui II11I1- I West which may bo developed soon, and motorists need havo no worry about tho future. Percy L. Necl hs been in the automobile business in Philadel phia ever since Hen Franklin walked up Market street with two spare tires under his arm (they wero rolls, weren't they?) so you will probably recognize him in this picture in suite of what tho artist has done to'Tiim. As head of the Automobile Sales Corporation, which makes peo ple stand in line to got their Cadillacs to conserve space, Mr. Nccl is the original conservation expert hereabouts. Oakland rianneit to He Useful, Not a Luxury 'The OikHnd Jlotonar Company is offering ItH Senslblo She not as a lilTUrv but ni a nerespltv on the grounds that It meetH the requirements of the busi ness at a tine when tho transportation question l m of very grave Importance Kconotn of operation bus been ono of tho llrt alms of the dehlKturs, and Ihli wo aro NitKfled his been secured, to Kothrr with tho smooth operation of u .lis g-'ijH . S Vertncr, manager of the Philadelphia Vrunch of tho Oal.lnnd Motorcar f'omp.u 'In order tn sli'e un Idea of the line and tho cars that it comprises, .wo are exhibiting at tiip Auto hhon a stripped chassis, cut awuv tf show moving parts u Senslblo Six rotdater and a sedan , Tlie sedan Is what the makers call n I 'unit bods,' and is Koniethlnn new Just ! coming Into production All iars are shown In Kindard finish, all bod models 4to mounted on a Mandaid six- cv Under hassle. Tho ongino Is rated at fortj-four horsepower, the vhccl base Is 112 inches 'Owlns to the limited how space we arc nlo eshlbltlng at )1S North Broad stteet otliei cars nf our line, comprising a town cur touring car, londsler nnd ic idan, or winter top touring rar" WORKER I present, tho organized services of the motortruck Industry to assist In rrllev-l Ing the railroad freight congestion were unanimously offered to tho Oovcrnment' nfllclals at Washington It was gener al! v believed that, particularly In Con ner Hon with short-haul trafiic, the mo torlruck makers can bo of Inestimable service In our war' program ONGrJIARDl Protects It from strain and you from disagreeable bumps. The irtford wmm Is dticrtcdlf kaova as "The National Ouatdfar MotorCar m - At One Stroke! The Direct Air-Cooled Franklin Car eliminates 177 complicated Water Cooling Parts! I T ALSO does away with at least fifty pounds of water, seventy-five pounds of radiator, to say nothing of pipes, pumps, plumbing and water jackets. - Extensive use of aluminum takes an important part in this weight reduction. The Franklin engine had valves in the head thirteen years before automobile designers in general took them up. Another way in which every ounce of "actual going" is obtained from the gasoline. The Franklin is the easiest rolling car in America, and where there is the least frictional resistance, less power, less fuel is required to propel the car. Take tires. Franklin scientific light weight, with minimum unsprung weight, gives tires the chance to live their natural life, not to be pounded out before their time. See the new Franklin types at the Auto Show (Space 12) and in the Empire Room of the Arcadia Cafe, Widener Building. Sweeten Automobile Company Distributors of the Franklin Car 3430 Chestnut Street (Note An increase of approximately ten per cent on all Franklin cars will go into effect March 1 .) Offer to Help Government U the convention of motortruck manufacturers held In Now York" on January 9, with 1J0 representatives. I;. ' ' ' miii . i. . in i i IIIbSJI B'UPh'1" "" """ FcUPPLES"TIRES 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 H ppiar267s p"k63s nil mill ' HIIIIIIIh Puncture-Proof .Tubes flll - Why the Guarantee Is a Failure WE Goodyear Service Station Dealers wholly fail to understand why the careful motorist should be taxed for the tire abuses of the reckless driver. tHWHitHttHHWHimiiiiiiiiititrnjiiiiiimiiim THE lention it' ) Eniovs) IncrAasinu At f ! Ar'',Wft t 'X III iMlff'T ' . .1 ' Booth 55! Momli I -i-Al HCHMMHHa I y' I I v-i 1 I ' 1 V ' I 1v.Jft.'VX .VKi W'WW The Ro 851 Blue Room Show ton Motor Co. hiladelphia j&3 I J'JV"' :' ".t i ' x f vvin This is precisely the situation which exists under the conditions of the definite mileage guarantee. V The careful motorist, in the price of the tire he buys, pays the cost of the guarantee and derives .no benefit from it, since in his usage tires deliver him their specified mileage. The reckless driver, who by his neglect fails to get such mileage, is recompensed by the guarantee largely at the cost of those motorists who do not profit by it. It is this inequality, this unfairness, this disregard of the real causes of tire mileage or the lack of it, that is working the sure failure of the definite, mileage guarantee. '.I It is this putting a premium on carelessness and a intelligent use of tires, that is strengthening the in the minds of thinking motorists. penalty on the suspicion long vv-Ky .V a, ". The knowledge is becoming universal that the definite mileage guarantee, such as it is, absolutely must be paid for. The bulk of progressive car owners are making it clear that they had rather see its cost be spent in bettering tire quality than in pro tecting the diminishing class of drivers who least deserve protection. J,i. X,?inei!.",burr & Co- Market and H ayne Ave. Garage, 0728-30 Waj ne Are. Vulcan Supplies Co, 1118 Race St. Springfield Ave. Garage, 5015 Spring field Ave. Pcn"a. , Garage & Snlce Company of Philadelphia. 329-335 S. Broad St. O Brlen & IIoover,'248 N, Juniper St. LocuBt AUto Supply Co, 1411 Locust This sign identifies the Good year Service Station Dealers. W. F. Keer (Auto Supply Co, Inc.), 1800 Frankford Ave. Dauphin Garage, 1131-33 W. Dauphin St. Thos. Goldberg, 1316 Vina St. I.. S. Hall Rubber Co, 804 N. Carlisle St. Ennia Tire Service Co, 4328 X. Broad ' St. V. A. Knnis & Son, 1310 Raca St. Ennls Tire Service Co, 2300 X. Broad St. I J'XbW. Goodyear Tires, Tubes and Ac cessories are always krpthtstock. Ebert Motor Co, 2425-29 X. Broad St. United Auto Storeu, Inc, 905 N. Broad and 33d and Chestnut 1 C. Hornbeck, 210 S. 17th St. 20th Century Garage, 4222 tf. Broad St. I) roadway Auto Supply Co, Inc, Broad, Tassjunk Ave. and McKean Sts. Whitehead. 231 N. Juniper St. M.,ber C?? 2008.10 X. Front St. stahl s Garage, 4839-43 Rising Sun Ave. Sloan's Garane Md & Baltimore Ac. Won Goragr. 335 S. 20th St. E. Groves, 4218 Brown St. Hale Motor Co, Inc, Wayne, Pa. Solar & Broek. 12 E. Market St, West Chester. Pa. Colonial Garage, 28-32 E. Mt. Airy Ave, Mt. Airy, Pa. A WStftr-,9 v II,8h,nd A-- Qualltj Tire Shop. 22 E. Lancaster Ate, Ardmore, Pa. lOOlj0ir 19 ssB HftB Sr HUF M lJr LaaaaLk SaaHaaV .aniaaa! ,HaHaaaa mmr- n i n u ra m; Sre Qur Display oh Ledger Central Balcony See Our Display on Ledger XJefilval Dalcony, y . Jft. i & in v)0C t'S J u 'na. ien t 1 tto.-tf 1? 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