MOTORISTS WILL RESPOND TO CALL National Touring Week Will Be Observed in Every State of the Union Quick confirmation of the sentiment National Touring Week is spreading over the entire nation is found in President AVoodrow Wilson's recent action creating a new national scenic playground on Mt. Desert Island, lie. The President set aside 5.000 acres of the rugged mountain land directed I south of Bar Harbor. It will be known as the Sieur de Monts National Monu ment. The President's proclamation, in spired by a new policy of the Interior ' Department, fathered by Assistant! Secretary Mather, marks the establish ment of a national park near the dens er populated sections of the country It means that more such scenic spots will be set aside in other States, as the department believes America r.ot onl\ has scenic beauty superior to the won der spots of Europe and other contin ents. but that this scenic beauty i> broadcast. No State has a monopoly of it. nor is any State without it. This is exactly the viewpoint taken more than a month ago by the Nation al Touring Week and Buy-Your-Car- Xow movement. "See America First by Seeing Your' Own State First," is the golden text of, National Touring Week. Nature lias been prodigal with her charms. The | motorist who thinks he must travel a ' thousand miles to the far-off country r to find scenic beauty worth his at'en- 1 tion is harboring a mistake. The Na tional Touring Week and Buv-Your- j Car-Now movement is roitsin the motorists of this nation to their mis take. The remarkable automobile out ing. which begins on August 6, has awakened the owners of motor cars to their scenic possession almost with in sight o ftheir garages. The nation has a million woodland waterfalls scat tered over the land, a single cascado of which deties commonplace. The realization of this, brought , about by the National Touring Week movement, is influencing many an au toniobilist to plan a vacation motor ing tour co-incident with the week of August 6. The idea has gripped the man at the wheel. Not only will thou- ! sands of automobilists answer the call i of the road on August 6. but thousands i more, caught by the momentum the j movement has gained, will depart on motoring vacation tours all through I August and September. The makers of automobiles enlisted behind the movement with a general end enthusiastic endorsement, and put thir endorsement into active promot ing of the success of the motoring out ing. All phases of National Touring ' Week are well in hand, and the motor- j lng tourist when he sets forth will find that the National is on the lookout ioi him. At Anchor 2 Years, Ship Earns $875,000 New York, July 23. After lying at anchor off Stapleton, Staten Island, since September, 1914. the German iron sailing ship Indra was towed up to Beard's Stores. Erie Bason, to un load her cargo of nitrate. When she arrived in port tho cargo was worth \ about $125,000, it was said, but on ac count of the great demand for this chemical in the manufacture of ex plosives through the war in Europe, Its value has increased to ? 1,000,000. Walter Johnston Is Leading Pitcher WALTER JOHNSON*. " Of the Senators, is the hardest worked ind most f-ffective twirler in the Ameri can circuit. He has labored in mure ihan 200 innings to date with in un average against him of hut 2.6$ »«r cent. Close upon hi? heel:-, hov. - tver, are Harry Coveleskl, of Detroit, Bid Stanley Coveleski. of Cleveland. v, ' F "M«n Year* of Strnlshtforward Business Methods Have .Made / / I s the Acknowledged Headquarter* for l sed Cars, Have , / T h i 0 "Friendly Customers" Who Have Itccum mended Uto their Friends—Knowing That Our Honestv Bud ' ' Guarnn'ee Stund Back of Every Car We Sell. Honest?, Sa'tislac- / t tion, aud Full > alue Have Jlude Is the Lnrgest Ised Car Healers J In America. r ! \ t 1M« W 'ClfAxt»LEK' excel- VJ'M B01CJ? toad&r. BriCK ' ' A R: OOTH CHEVROLET slizutly u*ed as demon- Hoadster. wire wheels. ptcr "Ko\ Mail " ' ' ment° F ' ££ attr&tiU: .nip!'' , | 1t,16 MUTCHELL Road- ttgwwfi* orlrtJa ™ AJ 'most' S m°oJ«S * . 1916 HUDSON Tonriß* car: perfect' oechaival i , f ol,rl ti-- oar: c»r. nur:l;a»t(i new OM condition: u : a larae »r- !, J™,!..* vi rt ' , month axo: tig redue- * 1916 D 'HUPMOBILE 'Tour- 1 10 c 1 . ,i r Tourin* * . In* car: perfect me- l-.t r«nni: -• order. Me' ba- air i:er ' <1 ' etiaoical condition: snao. 191.1 FORD SEDAN: both mi- „ . f 1910 COLE "S ; t!p- Winter and Summer car* r' t Roadste?, f too abaoe. wire wheels, r-a,. nahii. er ' f '™r hramt new tires; / > Will sell at a M-rifl 1016 CHEVROLET Tour- ....VPerfect. 1916 P.t'tCK Toor'.n* lair car: Torv economical BUCK Roadster, excel- car. ••LMS." run 2000 t.. r: n l..ir_'a!n If 11 ' runaloe order' / , n-.l!e»: hiir discount. HIT C nni.T, Roadster- *-X>. 1916 POPOB Tourln* electric lights and start- WHITE: hilh-price t ear: five ra- er: • >.. ;r. it a low flmire j * IfIIB^PAI i GORSON'S AUTOMOBILE EXCHANGE ' 238-240 NORTH BROAD ST., PHILADELPHIA f ; SEXD FOR FREE BARGAI.V BILLETIJT. AGEXTS WAXTED. ■ / € * * T7-rv ft',' fj-j /js'ss/s rn SATURDAY EVENING, General Funston's Car I Equipped With 'Nobby' Tread Tires j FROM A PHOTOGRAPH TAK£N AT FORT SAM HOUSTON. TEXAS Here is Major-General Frederick Funstor.'s personal car with Sergeant James O. W iley at the wheel. General Funston, like many other army officers, insists on having: United States 'Nobby' Tread Tires as part of the regular equipment of his personal car, because the big, thick, protruding knobs give the best anti-skid protection, and the tires them selves have proven their amazing durability under the most drastic road and heat tests along the Mexican border SAXON MAKES NEW: I RELAY RECORD Travels From Coast to Coast in Six Days, 18 Hours and Ten Minutes Precisely at 4:40 last Saturday i morning, July 22, in San Francisco a , world's record for automobiles run ning from New York to 'Frisco over ' the Lincoln Highway was establish jed. Thirty-eight "Six" standard model regularly equipped automobiles with dealers at the wheels, racing in re- ! I lays, shortened the best previous time i of any make of automobile by nearly ' a day. I The first Saxon "Six" swung out of ! the New York Saxon salesroom at pre cisely 10:30 Saturday morning, July 15, bearing a message from Mayor Mitchel, of New York to Siayor Rolfe, of 'Frisco. Accompanying the dealer ! were a representative of the Saxon : Motor Car Corporation and an official 1 I observer. Tho official observer travel | ed every foot of the distance, chang ing from car to car as tho race pro gressed. The 38th Saxon "Six" pulled , up in front of Mayor Rolfe's office in 'Frisco just 6 days. 18 hours and 10 minutes later." j The official mileage of the Lincoln Highway is 33 31 miles, but the dis tance Saxon traversed on the relay j race was considerably in excess of tills, inasmuch as the Highway Is | torn up in a number of places and so ' long detours were necessary. In ever:-' case these detours were over very bad j 1 roads. In the absence of accurate j Sgures. It Is safe to assume that at | '.east 300 additional miles were trav- , j eled in the tours. Probably no automobile test of re cent years has attracted so much at tention from the motor world as this thrilling Atlantic-Pacific Saxon "Sis" ' relay race. Mr. Ford stated that he felt the out come of this sensational trip was an impressive tribute to the remarkable qualities embodied In Saxon "Six." He ; pointed out that all the cars partici- ! paling in this 'cross the continent chal lenge to time wore stock model Saxon "Sixes" and had not been "tuned" or "doped" Iu any way to make them ap proximate racing cars. Furthermore.' he called attention to the fact that ' the drivers were Saxon Dealers and not professional racing drivere. In tho course of thfe run nearly ev ey kind of road condition that ever j exists in any part of the country was encountered and surmounted by Saxon "Six." Precious time was necessarily lost at each step, and this added to the burden of speed and endurance which the drivers were forced to ask of their cars. Mr. Ford points out the real lesson to be dra- n from this run does not con- ! cern itself with the record-breaking 1 pace, nor with the condition of the; roads, nor with the length of the trip. •ut with the fact that these Saxon : "Sixes" did no more than the Saxon "Six' of any private owner can do. For in every respect they are identi i cal with the cars that are now being :old from the floors of over 2.000 deal ers throughout the country. As n matter of fact, the time of 6 days, 18 hours and 10 minutes is sev eral days faster than the Saxon Motor Car Corpor ;ion had expected would be necessary to complete the run. The main reason for this is found in the reruarkablo strength and stability of Saxon "Six" construction which en abled these 3S cars to compete in the ocean-to-ocean grind without a me . chanical fault. FLANDERS WANTS NATIONAL TOURS President of Maxwell Motor j Company Sees Great Good in Movement Walter E. Flanders, president and general manager of the Maxwell Motor | Company, Inc., of Detroit, has en dorsed the movement for a national automobile touring week. August 6th | to August I2th. Manufacturers of au tomobiles and accessories are co-op erating to make this event such a suc cess that It will be a pleasurable an nual festivity and Mr. Flanders looks j on it as a healthy sign of the public's crowing Interest In motor touring, j Tho automobile editors all over the . country are giving the movement their support and the result is wide- i spread publicity of keen interest to motorists. There is no doubt but that the mo torist who uses his car for touring gets the maximum out of it from the stand point of health and enjoyment. More over. It brings a more intimate knowl edge of the country traveled. The ' automobilist will find beauty spots he j I didn't know existed within a brief ride I ■ of his home. ! "This is a movement that deserves the unqualified support of motorcar i manufacturers and all others inter- | Jested In the trade," said Mr. Flanders, i [ "I believe it makes for a more cordial j , relationship between the manufactur- j 1 ers and the public. Besides, the bene fit to the industry Is obvious. It will instill a larger desiro for motorcars in the minds of those who do not own i them and it will create that demand I at an ideal time for the motorist. "This is the natural time of tho year to buy a car. August, September and I October are by far the most enjoyable | motoring months of tho year. The I : roads arc in tho best possible condition j and tho weather Ideal for touring. "It is certainly appropriate that a brief season be set aside as a fitting testimonial of appreciation for what' the automobile has done to add com- j fort and enjoyment to the daily life' of millions. "It will be primarily the week of i the motorcar owners, during which time their thoughts will be especially I ! directed to the great boom the auto- i mobile has given them. If the plans | : of the promoters carry out every coun- 1 try road will swarm with tourists dur ing 'Touring Week.' Now is the time ! to get the old car ready or buy a new one, if you intend to take part." Light Cars Develop the Suburban Property At a recent gathering of dealers in ( suburban homes property, it was I unanimously agreed that the automo- I bile has been one of the most Im portant factors in the sensational de velopment of that line of business dur ing the last few years. No longer does the real estate salesman have to spend I hours of argument in convincing the prospective purchaser that the trip from his downtown office to his fu ture home in the suburbs will not oc ; cupy much of hi 3 time. The long street car or train ride is an objec tion which is now almost obsolete it was stated. "In my city," said one of the deal prs, most of our suburban property is being taken up by those who have owned homes In the more congested ! the town. A few years ago I buyer represented a most cifficult problem. As the downtown property had increased in value taxes and upkeep had eaten up practically all of his capital and in too manv \ mortgage attached I* ?v. which kept him hustling to meet the interest charges. We would show where ho could buv a su- a l much less tha « the Lost of his city home and then would arise the objection about the long ride I ~a " d ' o " h from the office. At that time automobiles were so expen-1 sive that even the mention of them to a buyer with limited means was out of tha question. • To-day, however, it is not a diffl- I cult task to show the future suburban home owner that by disposing of his downtown home and purchasing on the outskirts of the city he will have at least six or seven hundred dollars baance which, if invested properlv, will obtain for him an automobile fully equipped and capable of get t ng him down to his office in less time than when he lived in the city proper. Only the other day I was try ing to sell a client who made the remark that he would buy in a min ute ifhe owned an automobile like the one which I drive, t happens to be a New Series Model 75-B Overland.' I immediately explained to him that., .f he bought the property I was try ing to sell him, he would be clearing, close to a thousand dollars and that if ne chose to do so ho could invest less than S7OO of it in a Model 73-R Overland absolutely fully equipped. "I then pointed out to him the i pleasant advantages of owning a car from the standpoint of his wife and children, as well as its economical and time-saving features. Of course I sold him the lot. "I'm strong for the automobile, es pecially the small light car like the New Series 75-B Overland. It's a real I .-•sset from the dealer's standpoint, as well as from the owner's. If you want to get a buyer sore just get him on a street car and make him ride an hour or two before he reaches your subdi vision. When he finally reaches his destination he is certainly in no frame of mind for buying. On the other hand, take him out In an easy riding car, over well paved streets, and you will find him so enthused over the ex hilarating ride that he reaches your property in the most ideal frame of mind for buying." HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH ,rt '' "^§^ ■MByspfrsfr i j * I ||j|| Half-Million Dollar Motor I /vVvvvyyyijH ' : wl The Briscoe Four Twenty-four—the car with the Half Million Dollar Motor is here. Go today and see it. Inspect the motor that Benjamin Briscoe, with the help of fourteen noted engineers, perfected in Europe. Benjamin Briscoe dreamed a car of finest design with every modern convenience within the reach of families of moderate circumstances. Here it is. I lljll CAR^^mEwlut^ 1 I HALF MILLION DOLLAR MOTOR designed and perfected where gasoline cost more than 50 cents P er gallon—hence of necessity it was built for economy. It is the longest long-stroke motor in America. v?6\%o/ r OM T* l6 beauty of this Briscoe Four Twenty-Four, with its extreme streamline body, tilted eye-saving wind-shield will mean joy to your w^e an d family. It is so roomy that a six-foot man M/fywsk can Tid . e with outstretched legs in either front seat or tonneau. The sides are high and the upholstery is the kind you will find in otller cars °* SIOOO an d SI2OO. Take the whee! yourself or let your wife or daughter drive. Let them see how easy it is to operate clutch or brake which in the Briscoe Four j— Twenty-Four operate much easier f w4oysh SPECIFICATIONS: than ever before. Note the quick HJ! Million Dollar Motor- Drive-Left. Control-Center. pick-Up, the quietUeSS and SHlOOth %V%W»%»S mo-syphon system; simple re- coe fiicd kin< bolls R.»r •»* \ *i vZy&ZvfZtß EES!" Plite 3bOVe VllVe: sESe—Floatiofl type. Mot Of. ffl Mrv,- r »t,„* . iiyr»»ri L ,. 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A great part of the route from Phil adelphia to Pittsburgh is through mountainous country, the Alleghanies being the highest range crossed. The grades are stiff and many, and there are numerous sharp turns, both up and down. In spite of these condi tions. the Cadillac made the entire trip in high gear.'and maintained an aver age speed of 35.69 miles per hour. The car left Philadelphia at 2 o'clock in the morning and checked in at Youngstown at 1:55 p. m. the same day, , * i Heavy Buying of Motorcycles For the Military Service Increasing orders for motorcycles for military work at the Mexican bor i d»r and other military encampments show the marked rise in popularity , for military service which th« ; e ma chines have made for themselvefc in the first year that the country's attention ivas seriously turned to affaifs mili tary. In the past 90 days approxi mately 250 new Indian motorcycles alone have been bought by the gov ernment and State forces. Thtse ma i chines are to carry dispatch riders and also officers and extra met, eith er on the tandem carriers or in side cars. In addition orders have been placed for 35 of the new machine gun out fits frequently designed by the manu facturers of the Indian. These ma chines are very fast in getting ove* the ground and the development of this arm of the service will be waUhed i,with much interest T A JULY 29, 1916. Try Telegraph Want Ads 13