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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
MARKETS 1900 OVERLAND
CARS DURING PAST YEAR
C. T. Silver Does Great Volume
of Business.

August l closed the fiscal year for
c. T. Silver, distributor of the Over
land car. approximately 1000 ma
chimes were marketed through estab-
lishments in New York. Brooklyn and
Newark, the greatest volume of busi-
ness lone since his entry into the au-
tomobile business. When ii is known
that his territory takes in only q
small part of that controlled by many
of his competitors his operations have
been truly remarkable.
1t is noteworthy also that the ex-
pansion of Overland popularity has
not been confined to this section. The
product of John N. WHY'S has shown
a uniform growth throughout the
country during the year. The latter's
policy of giving the utmost consist
ent with sound manufacturing meth
DDS has been the lure hat has drawn
SO many thousands to the Overland
standard.
As 1t Is known that the majority of
the builders will not make any radi-
cal changes In what they style as
their 1913, combining themselves to
details in extra equipment, Mr.. Sill
yer, in honor of the great business of
the year. has decided to loosen up
for the benefit of a few belated buy
ers. All hts show cars on hand of
all models are to be equipped with
self-starter, top and other wrinkles
in addition to their regular equip
ment without extra charge.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10

Wisconsin motor trophy event.
When the two big were held
at Savannah, that city was always
commended for the excellent way the
militia controlled the course. The
Milwaukee promoters do not intend to
be outdone by the Southern city in
this respect and arrangements have
been made to have the 8.7-mile circuit
controlled by a dozen companies of
the State Guard, If necessary.
Supplementing the military protec-
ton will be 200 deputy sheriffs sta
toned about the course, while the
chief of police will detail a special
force. drafting men from various
parts of the city.
Detectives from different parts of
the city will do special work 10 pro-
tecting the thongs of visitors. Chief
McQueeny, of Chicago, will send a
squad Of men while the police depart
ments of Detroit, Buffalo, Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul and other cities will be
represented, the object being to form
these detectives into a general re
ception committee for such light-fin-
gered gentry, confidence men and 9TH
ers who will try to do business ir
Milwaukee during the race meets.
The latter will be carefully watched
upon their arrival and urged" to
leave he town at once.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
BAD ROADS DELIGHT
TO AUTOMOBILE TESTER
Up to Him to Find Faults in
Car,

One motorist who delights in rather
than objects to bad roads is the auto
mobile tester.
There Is no more picturesque figure
In the automobile industry than the
auto tester mounted on a stripped
chassis with a frail looking seat. He
speeds along city streets and open
country roads the worst he can find,
s~ubjecting his car to all kinds of
tests and tuning it III so that it
may leave the factory in perfect run
ming order.
To the citizens of the city where
automobiles are built the tester
passes by without much attention,
but to the visitor from districts
where motor a manufacturing is
not established the men who try
out the cars are always a source
of great interest. The automobile to
the tester is as the bronco to the
cowboy. and it seems as though the
testers call upon their machines to
do about as many feats.
1t is the tester that takes the COM
plete chassis sent to him from the
assembly department and works il
into a smoothly running unit. II
there is a fault in construction. ma
terial, adjustment, or workmanship
1t is up to him to find it. To dc
this he relies upon bad road condi.
tons.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
TO NEWBURufi Is
BUGABOO TO AUTOISTS
Torn Up in Many Places Owing
to Construction.

Owing to considerable road con-
struction the road to N~ewburgh is
rapidly nearly the state of the far
famed Boston post road. The tour
ing department of the Automobile
Club Of America reports the following
conditions:
On leaving New York the road from
Fort Lee to Hackensack is very bad
ly worn. Then about two miles of
fine amiesite is encountered between
Hackensack and Arcola. From this
point, worn macadam, with one mile
of sandy road is followed to Hohokus.
Next seven miles very good mac
adam to Mahwah. Here a detour
over a poor dirt road is necessary to
Suffern.
Leaving Suffern rough macadam is
followed to Ramapo. At this place
the route is again closed, owing to
road construction and a five mile de-
tour is necessary via Sterling lake,
mostly through woods and over some
very narrow, but good roads to
Tuxedo. The next few miles to Wood
bury are good macadam, the balance
of the route to Newburgh will be
found torn up in several places as
a contract has been let to repair the
same, and barrels of oil and piles of
sand are now placed on both sides of
the road.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
KNIGHT MOTORED CARS
GIVE FINE EXHIBITION
Wonderful Showing Made in
Belgium Prize Race.

The wonderful showing Of the
Knight motored cars in the two-day
Belgium grand prize rae run over
the Ardennes circuit has again set
the automobile world talking about
the silent knight type motor.
The Minerva-Knight team, which
tied for first place, and the Mercedes
knight team throughout the race fur
nished splendid exhibitions. The only
penalization given either Knight mo-
tored team vas against the Mercedes.
one of whose carr was penalized one
point because of a sliding clutch.
Throughout the ace the six knight
motored cars never missed a single
explosion. They ran consistently and
strongly, and at the finish all six cars
were running in beautiful shape.
They were able TO develop exception
ally high power, because of the posi-
tive action of the sleeve valves which
in Knight motored cars take the place
of poppet valves.
Another thing that greatly assisted
the Knight motored ears in making
their splendid showing was the easy
ann in which they were cooled.
there having been no indication of
o~verheating at any time during the
contest.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
TO DRIVE A LOZIER
AT GALVESTON RACES

The latest entry for the Galveston.
Tex, beach races, to be run August s,
9 and 10, is that of Joe Koran, who
yesterday was nominated to drive
Otto A~pplegate's Lozier in the events
for which the car is eligible. This is
the same car Ralph Milford drove in
the Indianapolis 500-pile race last
year, and with which he finished
second. Koran has been heard of
before, having been a contender in a
number of road and track meets since
1910, when he first came into the lime
light by winning a 250-mile race on
the Atlanta Speedway. His early
training was gained with Ralph Null
ford, for whom he has been a me-
%chanician in several big races. Koran
leaves for Galveston today.
Neil Whalen, who is to drive q
National in the Southern races, wires
rom Wilkesbarre, where he won three
rrsts and one second out of four
starts, that he will sail for Galveston
next Wednesday. Another recent
entry for the beach races is that of
lob Evans. who will drive an EMF.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
ENTERTAIN TOURISTS

The thirty cars and trucks which
are taking part in the Four-States
Tour of the Indiana Automobile
Manufacturers Association made
their second night control of their
two weeks trip at Lima. o. While
In that city the 100. or more tourists
were the guests of the Gramm Motor
Truck Company. recently purchased
by President John N. WHY'S. of the
WHY'S Overland Company. A recep-
tion committee of Gramm officials.
men and citizens met the
tourists a few miles beyond the city
limits. In the evening the tourists
were entertained with a Dutch lunch
at the Elks' Home, with the Gramm
Motor Truck Company as host.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10

AS Ii was, this driver lost an hour
and ten minutes trying to get gaso-
line, and made up thirty-f1ve minutes
of this loss, driving a slashing race
inc passing many other contenders.
He crossed the line beaten by a very
small margin and the performance
presages a great drive by this boy.
A number of other famous pilots are
already making plans for the big
Milwaukee meet Ralph De Palma,
who will arrive from Europe, nay be
seen at the wheel of the same car
the Mercedes-with which he made
such a sensational performance at
Indianapolis, leading practically for
1876 miles. Erwin Bergdoll has en-
tered the Pabst trophy and the Van
derbilt cup races and possibly may be
a contender In the Grand Prix.
E. G.. Hewlett, of Los Angeles, has
expressed a desire to enter two Fiat
cars, the one which Teddy Tetzlaff
drove to victory at Santa Monica and
Tacoma a few weeks ago. Tetzlaff
will have one of these mounts and
Barney Oldf1eld may have the second
one.
Starter Fred ]. Wagner has received
advices from a number of small car
makers. as well as manufacturers OF
the big fellows, that they are prepar-
ing to enter the Pabst trophy and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
WHAT TO DEMAND
IN IDEAL AUTO
Local Dealer Outlines What
Purchaser Has Right to
Expect.

What would you demand in a mos
tor car If you were to have one buiu
to satisfy your ideal?' asked L. q.
Zusi. of Paddock-zusi Motor Car Coz,
local Chalmers representative, in 3
recent talk on 1913 cars. Let ms
outline what a purchaser has a right
to ask what nearly everyone
wants.
Well take, for instance. a car SELL
ing at approximately 81. 200. 1t should
have a simple, reliable self-starter.
preferably OF the a~ir-pressure type.
because the air-starter is simplest.
lightest, safest, cheapest and surest.
1t should be electrically lighted by 4
standard system. 1t should have large
wheels and tires-which make roads
level and obviate the possibility OK
tire trouble-and. of course. de-
mountable rims, which rob punctures
of their terrors.
convenience of operation we an
want. This is best secured by piac-
ing all controls and indicators-such
as ignition switch, speedometer, car-
buretor adjustment, oil sight feed.
horn bulb, self-starter button, air.
pressure guage, ammeter, eleetrlc-
light switch and gasoline pressure
pump on the dash. The control levers
should be easy to reach and th6
clutch and brake pedals and accei-
lerator so located that they are cas-
lily operated and do not tire the feet
THE purchaser of a 1913 model
should get an all-metaI body with
dash built in n piece with the body.
The tonneau should have the graceful
bell-back, doors should be wide and
easy to open and close. dash should
rise gracefully from the bonnet. lines
should be straight. running boards
free of encumbrances."
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
EWS IN NEWARK AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE CURRENT WEEK
IMPERIAL AUTO PLANT
LITTLE CITY IN ITSELF

The extent to which an up-to-date
factory can become almost a little
city in itself is abundantly Illus
trated in the new plant of the I'm
perial Automobile Company, of Jack
son. Mich. This factory, which has
a total capacity output of 10000 or
more cars a year, is equipped with a
compressed air system that operates
power drills and other machinery in
all parts Of the factory. 1t has a
gasoline pumping system which pipes
fuel to all the testing devices. It has
its own water system, including
sprinkler system, both for consump-
ton and for fire protection, and ii
has its own electric lighting system.
In this way the buildings are safe
guarded against accidents of all sorts.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
PRACTICAL USE OF AUTO
IN WAR DEMONSTRATED

An automobile was figuratively shot
to pieces last week by infantrymen
and the guns of several batteries of
artillery. Brigadier-G General Marion
P. Maus. chief umpire of the north
western district summer military ma
neuvers about Centralia, Washington,
used a big American Traveller" in
his dashes between the lines of the
Blues and Reds" the latter be-
ing an invading force attacking Seat
tie. The big automobile dashed
through the passes, across country
and over the worst of roads, demon
strating that in country of ordinary
topography gasoline cars might take
the place of equine mounts for
cavalry.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
TOURISTS MUST REPORT
E. WHEN CROSSING BORDER

Motorists going into Canada must
be careful to arrange their customs
bonds and report al the frontier
posts of both countries whenever
they cross the border.
There is a controversy at present
between agents for American and
foreign-made cars doing business in
Canada, and charges Of smuggling
have been made to the Canadian and
the United States customs officials.
AS a result close surveillance is being
kept on cars crossing the border.
Tourists bound for Canada should
make inquiry before leaving at the
Touring Club of America, in New
York, or at the clubs information
bureau in Niagara Falls. Breton
Woods or Boston.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
DELIVERY OF
MAS TRUCKS CONTINUES

The r~eceivership of the Mais Truck
Company, of Indianapolis, was
brought about by a disturbing ele-
ment among their stockholders, who
wanted controlling interest. There
fore, Mr.. Brown, president of the
Mais Truck Company, organized a
new company, called the Brown Com
mercial Sruck Company, to take over
the Mais truck business.
This company is now in operation
and is putting out the light delivery
Mais truck without interruption.
The present and future owners of
the Mais truck will be taken care of
with the same service and guarantee
just as though reorganization had moi
taken place.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
LATEST AUTO GUIDE GIVES
NEW TRUNK LINE ROUTE

The 1913 edition of the Metropolitan
Automobile Guide, which will be off
the press of the Automobile Blue
Book Publishing Company August 10.
gives, among its numerous routes
for the motorist touring in the vicin-
ity of New York. a very excellent
trunk line through Pompton to Ding
mans Ferry and Port Jervis. 1t is
now no longer necessary for the
tourist to run through Franklin Fur
mace to Dingman's Ferry via Au-
gusta, is the new Metropolitan
Guide shows an excellent road from
Franklin Furnace to Sussex. thence
over the mountains by easy climb to
Port Jervis.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
TIRE COMPANY HAS NEW
HOME IN BROADWAY


The general offices of the United
States Tire Company have been
moved to the new United States Rub
Der building, Broadway and Fifty
eighth street. New York. This struc-
ture, the tallest north of Forty-sec-,
ond street, was completed recently
and will be utilized as the home of
the United States Rubber Company
and its subsidiary companies.
The building is twenty stories high.
The United States Tire Company will
occupy the basement and sub-base-
ment as a stockroom, the ground floor
for it's New York branch and the if
teeenth, sixteenth and seventeenth
floors as general offices. The COM
pany has more than 400 employees in
its general offices. The New York
branch store will be moved into the
new quarters about August Is.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
STATES TOUR GIVES
BANK LARGEST DRAFT

There has just been presented to
an indianapolis bank the Largest
draft 1t was drawn by d. S.
Menasco. vice-president Of the Amer
lean Motors Company, and chairman
of the Four States tour, and Endorsed
by all the Four Staters.
The claim for being largest" is
not based on TIE of the draft.
but on the size, as the draft iself
measures 10hx22 inches. This draft
created much amusement when re-
oeived by he Indiana National Bank
in Indianapolis, and caused Frank d.
Stalnaker, the president, to make a
special trip to the American Motors
Company to collect the amount.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
SHUT YOUR MOUTH
IN 9O-M|LE CLIP
II You Don't You May Be
Clicked to Death, Says
Studebaker Expert.

When you're in a racing car at
speed, keep your mouth tight shut
This is h advice given by Flight
Ing Bob Evans, of the Studebaker
team, whose successes this year have
stamped him as the brightest star
of the light-car pilots. And it is adj
vice which will be Endorsed by every
experienced race driver.
Opening the mouth makes inhal-
ing easy, 1t is true. But the extreme
speed Of a motor car will keep you
inhaling for a long time after you
want to stop, if you try to do it
through the mouth. The pressure will
cram our lungs, mouth and air
passages so full of air h a you will
choke and strangle.
1--WE had a Studebaker-Flanders
out one morning this spring on the
Santa Monica course for practise.
The wind was blowing fifty miles an
hour, according to the weather re-
ports. On n straightaway we faced
1t squarely. The gale pulled us down
to a speed OF seventy-dve miles an
hour, where on calm days we had
been doing e~ighty-fve. But seventy
five added to fifty-the speed of the
eale-gave us a head wind OF 10
miles an hour.
..Some wind! Why, the roar in my
ears made them ring for days after
ward. The pressure on my shoulders
was greater than two men couio
have exerted. My cheeks pushed
back on both sides SO that my lips
hurt.
.Charley B-amesburger. my me-
chanic. leaned over toward me and
started to say something. The next
moment he doubled up n nearly
fell out. l thought he was sick n
stopped the car as soon as | coulo.
When he got through choking n
coughing he said he'd bee through
all the torture of drowning.
.He had started to make some re-
mark about the weather, / guess,
the pressure of the wind had simply
inflated him almost to the bursting
point. He tried to gasp 1t out and
got more air jammed down his throat.
He was frank to admit thai | saved
his life by stopping when I did.
"Of course, that was worse than
one usually gets. All the same you
will notice that the only time in a big
road race when the driver and me-
chanic of a car do any talking Is on
the turns when the a is slowed
down. At anything more than sew
enty miles an hour a man takes
chances when he opens his mouth.
Above ninety miles an hour the re-
suit is sure to be serious"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
SHORT, GOOD ROAD FROM
NEW YORK TO BRONXVILLE

Tourists running to and from points
in Westchester. through Bronxville,
will be interested to know of a new
and excellent short route which has
just been surveyed for the 1913 Met
ropolitan Automobile Guide, sched-
uled to come off of the Blue Book
press shortly.
The outline is as follows: From
Manhattan to Bronxville; run along
the Grand Concourse to Bedford
Parkway and follow the same to
Bronx Park. Run through the Bronx
Park to White Plains avenue; thence
over First avenue, Mount Vernon, to
Gramatan avenue, and along this to
Bronxville.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
Saving Trouble.

"A little hag tonic?" asked the
barber. ut will make your hair come
in thicker"
NO, ! guess not" said the man in
the chair. You see. the hairs of my
head are all numbered. and I'd hate
to give anybody the job of doing the
numbering all over again."-Yonkers
Statesman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10

Here's a picture that shows how
the western nations drank as tea
drinkers.
Australia, ranked as western" be-
cause her people are occidental, leads
the list with aconsumption of eight
pounds of tea per person a year.
France takes the BOBBY prize with
one measly ounce of tea for each
person. Uncle Sam falls far behind
all the British provinces with a tri1e
over "a pound of tea per head.
The surprising thing about the
comparison is the showing made by
Russia. We were wont to think of
Russia as a tea~-drinking country. yet
the per capita consumption there is
less than that of the United States.
However, there are a great many
million people in Russia who would.
perhaps. drink tea if they could af-
ford to.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
WOMAN KEEPS L E

PASSAIC, Aug. 1o.-County Physi-
cian Robert L. Armstrong yesterday
prepared papers for admission to
the State Asylum for the Insane
at Morris Plains of Mrs. Mary Ra-
pats, 40 years old, who has been a
patient at the General Hospital for
the past month. Physicians at the
hospital say she has not spoken a
word to any of the attendants in the
institution since the day she was ad-
mitted.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
FALLS DEAD NEAR HOME

HOBOKEN, Aug. 10.-Henry Bah
renburg, brother of Fire Commits
sioner Dietrich Bahrenburg of that
city, dropped dead shortly before mid
night near Bloomfield and Ninth
streets, within fifty feet of his home
Death vas caused by heart failur
and acute indigestion. 8
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
NOT LATELY

What became of that train you
used to take into the city every morn
ing?" asked the city man of the sub
vi banite. .Oh. it's been taken off,
replied the suburbanite. You must
miss it?" mot so often as / used
to."-Yonkers Statesman.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
.'I'Il Swap With YOU"

Nearly everybody in Newark would say
that If they could. And they can by
Exchange" columns on the inside back
page. No charge is made for advertising
articles for exchange in these columns,
so If you have anything you would like
to exchange send your ad- to The Star
today. You simply pay two cents for
each answer you receive.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10

The principal motor car Companies
in the United States were represents
ed at the meeting of b directors q
the automobile board of trade in NeH
York city the other day. Stewart
Mcdonald, vice-president of the Moon
Motor Car Company, of St Louis.
was il attendance He reports trade
conditions more fourishing than m
in the history OF the motor car ~
dustry-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10
CLASSIC LION TO
TRY FOR VANDERBILT CUP

The entry of David Bruce Brown heading the list Of speedstrs for the
Grand Prize race, considerable interest is o being stirred up in MnRau-
KEGS big motor race meet. Bruce Brown nominated the Fiat "a last Tues
day-the first regular entry in the international classic and his mount will
be the ar with which he won the first leg of the French Grand Prx
a few weeks ago, and with which he scored third place IN the famous Eu-
ropean classic, but was disqualified on a technicaIiy. for having taken on
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-10

Rukes are of the twin nende pandngn type This construction has been adopted by many high
class American cars and "a large majority Of forin caT. The brake shoes are faced With an asbestos IN
ing The brake drums are fourteen nh@ in diameter and four and onehah ncs vice. an unusuhn
Iae bnaNngs surface and the entire brake mechanism is entirely enclosed ma antprd housing