COLE GETS BIG
TIRE MILEAGE
One Car Shows Twenty-Eight
Thousand Miles on One
Set of Tires
One of the most interesting reports
received recently concerning the tire
mileage which is being delivered regu
larly by Cole Aero-Eights in actual
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THE FRANKLIN CAR j
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! Sets Fuel Economy Record
j Wilis all three prizes, in Yosemite Run
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I The Los Angeles-Camp Curry event, designed to i
i test fuel economy of all cars from every possible ■
| angle, was conducted by the Automobile Club of
; Southern California under official A. A. A. supervision !
1 The branklin Car won: 3. FIRST PRIZE, omy, and the assurance 1
| 1. FIRST PRIZE, own price class, for of motoring satisfaction >
i Sweepstakes cup, for most ton-miles per gal- open to them with the |
I best all-'round showing i° n - . Franklin Car. I
1 of any car at any price. The Franklin estab- I he s e advantages
It covered the 374.5 lj s hed a new record be- ' lave l° n £ been summed
miles on 13 gallons of t j ie £j rst car Q £ any up in the conservative
■ gasoline, an average of make to win the three statement of Franklin
I 28.8 miles to the gallon. first prizes jn the history performance.
• of the event. ' 20 miles t0 the g al * !
j 2. FIRST PRIZE. , lon of gasoline. J
I All classes, most ton- This triple victory for 12,500 miles to ths £
miles per gallon of gaso- tbe . P rinc ip les of light get Q £ t i res
line. This rating was de- we if?ht and flexible con- sQ^o s j ower yearly
f vised to remove all struction and direct air depreciation . ?
f handicaps of weight. It cooling (no water to Practically without
■ puts all scores on an boil or frccze ) is impor- except i orii Franklin
I equal basis of compari- tant- Car has established the f
■ son. The Franklin, with It indicates to motor- economy records of all ■
I 49.9 ton-miles, beat ists the freedom from the official events held j
I lighter and heavier cars, trouble, the fuel econ- in seventeen years. J
| The Franklin Car—Williams Grove, August 25-29 j
i FRANKLIN SALES AND SERVICE 1
Fourth & Chestnut Sts. Harrisburg, Pa. I
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SATURDAY EVENING,
service is that which was furnished hy
the Cole Motor Company. of Denver, <
Colo.
One Aero-Eight now running In Den
ver, which Is used by a tnxicab com
oany is hauling tourists from Denver
to Lookout Mountain, has negotiated
2d,000 miles on Its original tires. This
record is hardly more extraordinary
than the gasoline mileage it has made,
having averaged bettor than 12.5 miles
per gallon at the type of work con
sidered by engineers to be the most
trying for which a passenger car can
be used regularly.
Of Aero-Eight Toursters in constant
service for the St. James Touring Car
and Taxi cab company In Denver, two
have run more than 21,000 miles on
original tires, and another has a
record of 20,25S miles. Among the
five other Aero-Eight Toursters op
erated by this company, the poorest
record shown Is 17,800 miles, ranging
from that upward to 19,800 miles.
MIKE O'DOWD WINN EH
Newark. N. J.. Aug. 23. Mike
O'Dowd of St. Paul, world's middle
weight champion, outfought Jack
Brltton. world's welterweight cham
pion. in a no-decision eight-round
bout at the First Regiment Armory
here last night, having the better of
five rounds Brltton had the honors
in the other three.
HXRJUWHTR.G TECDSRin
FARMER IS BIGGEST USER
OF MOTOR TRUCKS TODAY
The biggest users of motor trucks
in. the world are the American
farmers, with 79.759- motor trucks
in operation.
Manufacturers come second with
75,928, and retailers third with 74,-
486.
These figures are taken from re
liable statistics for the year 1917.
Estimates for 1918 show a tremend
ous increase in the number of mo
tor trucks in use; but with the
farmer still in the lead.
It is estimated that during 1918
approximately 350,000,000 tons of
farm products were hauled to mar
ket in motor trucks by the farmers
and gardeners of the United States.
The actual operating figures av
eraged for the United States show
that motor truck transportation is
twice as cheap as horse-drawn
transportation.
The motor truck handles life's
necessities.
"Legislation which his motor
trucks hits at the very source of
the life supply of the people," says
It. E. Fulton. Vice President of the
International Motor Co., manufac
turer of Mack trucks. "To unwisely
APPERSON PRICE
ADVANCED AUG. 15
All New Models have Been
Slightly Increased
During Month
From the general offices of the
Apperson Brothers Automobile Com
pany, In Kokomo, Ind., comes the
announcement that it has advanced
its prices on the standard models.
The Apperson Anniversary which
is built in the seven-passenger tour
ing and the four-passenger tourster
will remain at the same price, which
is $4,000. The new Standard 8-20
seven-passenger and the four-pas
senger Sporster in the same model
will list at $2,950.
In announcing this price the com
pany informs the dealers that the
cars will carry some additional
equipment whih heretofore has
never been furnished.
The enclosed models on the
standard basis will list at $4,000 in
all types —namely—seven-passenger
Sedan, six-passenger Sedan, four
passenger , two-door coupe, three
passenger two-door coupe, and the
four-passenger four-door Sedanette.
The Anniversary enclosed jobs will
list at $5,500.
These prices became effective on
August 15 and will apply on all cars
shipped after that date.
In speaking of the reason for this
advance on the part of the Apperson
Company, T. E. Jarrard, vice presi
dent for the Apperson Brothers, had
the following to say:
"The trend of costs since the
armistice was signed have been up
ward instead of downward. • We
figured naturally that , with the re
turn of peace, prices would inevit
ably be forced downward. But we
were wrong. Instead of going down
they have been constantly on the
upward trend and it does not now
look as though the end had yet
been reached.
"Figuring upon a reduction in all
costs —of labor and material alike —
we announced the new Apperson for
1920 at a very low figure. Then,
even though we say our error some
time back, we decided to go ahead
as long as we could. But now the
end of the trail has been reached.
"We are now forced to advance
the price on all standard models.
"Have you given any serious
thought to the changed conditions
which are causing the upward trend
in the price of all commodities?
"So seemingly the very conditions
which are forcing the present ad
vance in prices on the part of very
nearly all motor car manufacturers
will make the market receptive so
that the goods will move without
any more resistance at the higher
prices than they meet at the pres
ent list."
Oldfield Tire Co. Man
Visits Harrisburg
H. J. Meyers, Eastern Pennsyl
vania representative of the Oldfield
Tire Company, of Cleveland, Ohio,
has been in Harrisburg the past few
days with the object in view of /ap
pointing a distributor hero for Old
field tires. It is understood that
he has closed a contract with a
large local firm and will make an
nouncement of this fact in a few
days.
Mr. Myers is well known in this
territory. During the war and par
ticularly after the armistice was
signed, was connected in the ca
pacity of manager of the largest
show in the A. E. F. in France. He
gave several exhibitions to the 28th
Division. He expects to make
Harrisburg his headquarters for
the Oldfield Tire Co.
The Oldfield Company is headed
by the great racing driver, Barney
Oldfield. This company has only
been on the market for four months
and already are doing a business of
approximately 1,000,000 dollars a
month.
PIGMIES MORE ANCIENT
THAN ANY OTHER RACE
Pigmies, apparently of a single
racial stock, are scattered over many
parts of the world, and nobody can
give a plausible guess as to how
their distribution was accomplished.
Wherever found they seem to l-e
the earliest people—veritable Abod
igines—and all of them are much
alike physically, though different
somewhat in complexion. They are
suspected to be more ancient than
any other race now surviving on
the globe.
To this race belong the so-called
"monkey men" of the mountainous
interior of India. Likewise the pot
bellied natives of the Andaman
Islands, in the Bengal gulf, who aie
said to "look like babies all tholr
lives." These latter wear their halr
in frizzly tufts and adorn them
selves with necklaces made from
the bones and teeth of defunct rela
tives. ,
In Madagascar are the Behosy,
black dwarfs, who when pursued
jump from tree to tree like mon
keys. They are so timid that some
times they die of fright when cap
tured.
The bones of pigmy people are
plentifully found on the island of
Formosa, where doubtless the last
of them were wiped out by the Ma
lays some centuries ago. Formosa is
really a northern member of that
great archipelago which we call llio
Phil'ppines, though separated from
the latter polittealy. Hence it Is net
surprising to find dwarfs of the
same race to-day inhabiting Luzon
and Mindanao, where they are
called. Aetas. —Detroit News.
legislate against the motor truck is
to take food away from those who
need it and to increase its cost.
"The motor truck is the people's
friend and servant, and legislation
aimed to injure and handicap mo
tor truck transportation is a blow
again& the best interests of the
peoplS both producers and con
sumers.
"Much of this 350,000,000 tons of
food products hauled from the farm
to the city by motor trucks was of
a perishable nature, and hundreds
of thousands of tons of it would
have been lost but for the rapid
transportation possible with the
motor truck.
"Legislation aimed to hit motor
truck transportation is the result of
a narrow-minded attitude of some
who hold mistaken notions that the
motor truck hurts certain interests.
The motor truck serves the needs
of the people. It is for the people,
both producers and consumers, to
see that the motor truck is given a
square deal and not discriminated
against.
Discrimination against motor
trucks is discrimination against the
source of livelihood of the people."
SERVICE SHOWS
MERIT OF TIRE
Weight, Color, Plus, etc., Sec
ondary If Tires Perform
Right
Some of the technical suggestions
offered to the tire public to-day for
making scientific tests of tires right
at home bring memories of the days
a score of years ago when the bak
ing powder companies had repre
sentatives going from house to house
boosting their own goods and show
ing the poor quality of competitive
lines.
The representative of one baking
powder company visited a house wife
and, using many bewildering chem
ical terms, told her that her whole
•family was in danger of slow but
sure death if she used a baking
powder which fizzed when combined
with a certaiji chemical. The agent
then showed her how every one of
the competing brands fizzed in a
most terrible manner, while his was
fizzless.
The next day along would come
the representative of another house
w *t. information that a powder
which did not effervescese contained
the germs of death.
Motorists are becoming impress
ed every day with the truth of the
assertion that the one sure test of
tire merit is service. There is no
other rule of thumb by which qual
ity may lie determined. Because a
tire is heavier, or has more plies or
has a particular color tells nothing
about its wearing quality. If it
gives good mileage it has good
value, and if it does not give the
miles all the made-at-home tests
amount to nothing.
tt l , l ? i u f, CUBS ins this matter, the
United States Tire Company says it
finds that while some motorists
show an interest in the technical
features of tire construction, nearly
fbL are . nte C ested most in knowing
lit f as a thoroughly estab
lished reputation for merit and that
the company which makes it has a
reputation for square dealing.
Griffith and Boyd Co.
Manufacturers of
High Grade Bone Fertilizers
To the Farmer who is looking for a Fertilizer that will build up the land and
give satisfactory results, we ask a trial of our goods.
We would suggest the following brands, all of which have been used for a
number of years and proved to be great land improvers and give good results:
♦
Fish and Potash Guano Grain and Grass Grower
Blood, Bone and Potash Standard Guano
Stable Manure Substitute Special Formula
Special Grain Grower
Our goods are made from the very best materials obtainable.
We are now getting in Foreign Potash and can furnish as high a percentage
as you may want Our aim—A satisfied customer.
Agents wanted in unoccupied territory.
Factory open for inspection at any time.
Factory Baltimore, Md.
Eagles Would Extend
Freedom to Ireland
Ken Hnven* Cons., Aug. 31. A
resolution putting the Fraternal Or
der of Eagles on record as In favor
of extending "the principle of self
determination in Its truest sense to
Ireland," was adopted by the Grand
Aerie at the national convention ses
sion. A resolution favoring the cre
ation of an organization bureau of I
the order to organize new aeries and I
Increase membership, and one en
dorsing a plan to form a lyceum de
partment. also were adopted.
The convention will close to-day
with the installation of the newly
elected grand worthy president, El
bert H. Weed, of Oshkosh, Wis., and I
the other officers. '
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fit takes you with roominess and $
comfort —with ample power —with ij|
pride in its fine appearance —with !jg
all modern motor car equipment jig
H and conveniences! :§j
H More than 600,000 Overland
owners vouch for the sterling value jig
H of Overland cars. Get your Model jj§
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AUGUST 23, 1919.
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T The first of the new models will be here in a few days I
I SEE them at our showroom or at >
S our Grangers' Picnic Exhibit 1
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