The San Francisco call., 1910-03-20
FRANKLIN AUTO
HAS A RICH LOAD
Big Shipment of Gold in Alaska
Is Carried by Pioneer Air
Cooled Car

When the shah OF Persia invaded
Paris several years ago he is said to
have ridden through the streets Of the
French capital in an automobile, his
august person cleaning with hundreds
OF thousands Of dollars worth OF jew
els. King Leopold Of Belgium is also
declared TO have carried fortunes in
gems with him when he took his after
noon motoring tours down the boule-
ward. But no eastern potentate or
European monarch ever took such a
thoroughly gilded automobile ride as
four Americans recently shiVered
The last gold ship had arrived in
Seattle from Alaska and one of the
banks in that husthng city, TO which
more than s.. l.000 600 worth Of bullion
hsd been consigned. found il necessary
10 transport q large portion OF the
treasure 10 the assay once before dark
Owing 10 delay IN landing there was
but little time for the work and the
banks plans for an easy and safe
carrying OF the gold had TO be aban-
doned. In the emergency the manager
Of the bank picked out three of his
employees whom he knew he could trust.
and giving a revolver TO each he hustled
them into a big six cylinder Franklin
he had waiting in front OF the bank.
With the manager at the wheel they
sped I'D the street and around corner
10 the government building. where the
bullion was waiting for them, carefully y
sealed IN sacks and in charge of fed
eral officials
Without 6 wait and with hardly a
word being spoken the sacks were
passed into the big motor car, which
stood al the curb with engine thrOb-
binE. and slowed away by two bank
men who We're occupying the rear seat
They sat on gold. their feet rested on
II. their laps were full OF il and il was
between them When the final sack
manager opened the throttle and the
automobile charged up the street.
around corners swaying and skidding,
but never slackening speed until it
arrived al the assay building. There
the gold was transferred TO the care Of
the government again and duly re-
ceipted for.
Standing on the sidewalk Just as the
sun was sinking behind the Osympics
the manager took on his nat and
mopped his face with q handkerchief
Cad, boys" he declared as he turned
70 his three companions. Tn glad that
Job is over There was more than half
Z million there, the heaviest and rich
est load that Franklin ever carried or
ever viii again, 1 guess But she did
the business all right and so did we.
Let's 60 and eat
And they ali piled into the motor
car and departed
c. z. Mathewson. Pacific coast man
ager OF the Diamond rubber company,
N-c-A4AS AA4cL GNAO-
Auto Tires Help moolle tires are
Make the Auto largely responsi bic
%-- for the present de-
motor car. He said recently in an in
teriew:
one Of the glaring omissions in
nearly every story of the develop
uenL OF the automobile is the en-
ire absence OF mention of the part
which the automobile tire has
played and is still playing in the
growth. Nevertheless II is an in
contrOVeruble fact that the mod
ern automobile would have been
utterly impossible Of achievement
without the simultaneous develop
ment OF the tire 10 the present
state OF near completion The
automobile tire Is the true foun-
datiOn Of the automobile. When IT
was figured out that IN air cushion
should be provided to relieve the
strain IL led 70 the Introduction Of
The single tube pneumatic tire,
since the introduction of which the
automobile has made magical
progress, down 10 the present age
Of the shoe and inner tube, with
such modern luXuries as nonskids
and demOuntsble rims. With the
mobile tire II may well be said
that il is possible to make the mo-,
tor car 5oltless, Jarless and vibra-
tionless-
J. ". Leavitt, head Of the ]. ". Leav-
1T company, which handles the REQ IN
this city, has just
Thomson Isnuex received word of a
ChaIIe1pe challenge " h c h
A---- - has been issued in
South Carolina and
has created a great deal OF Interest in
that section OF the continent Paul
Hardin Of Chester, s c. was called
upon by W c. Thomson OF BuIlocks
Creek, the same state. Thomson agreed
70 buy q two cylinder 1910 REQ on con-
oition that il would be run under its
own power from Chester TO Thomson's
home The long trip was successfully
made by Hardin. although the last 20
miles were over roads of heavy red
clay, which st this time of the year is
in a most provoking state Thomson
now owns the car and Hardin has
issued challenge 10 other dealers that
they can not make the trip. or over
equally as bad roads, with cars that
cost twice as much as this model Of the
REQ. The challenge has not been ac-
cepted