davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

II 10 said. has been so great during the
season Just drawing to a close that the
principal difficulty Of the dealer has been
TO obtain a plen iful supply OF Ov,rlands.
As announced some time ago Mr.. WHY'S
will materially increase his production OF
four cylinder models for 1915. and he
new six cylinder Overland. whose prepara-
ton has been so carefully guarded. will
for one thing serve the purpose OF giving
Overland dealers a complete and Inclusive
line OF cars. the product OF a single manu-
facturer.
After having been passed upon by Mr..
WHY'S and his sales stan the production
OF the new six will progress with the
usual celebrity, so that an adequate sup
My OF them will be ready for the mar
ket In the late summer or early fall. The
six cylinder addition 20 the Overland line
will retail at Sl.475. The Overland six
wheel base Is 1875 inches. The long stroke
motor Ia rated at $3.50 horsepower.
Tires are 35x4s on demountable rims.
and seif-star;er. electric lights. &c, have
been incorporated In the specifications.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
CORD TIRES IN RACING.

To any one interested in tire efficiency
tests this years 500 mile race at Indian
apols presented some convincing proofs
OF the ability OF the so-called cord" CON
structon In tires 10 stand UP and take
the terrific grind and strain OF better than
an eighty mile rate OF speed for 500 miles
without disruption or serious wear.
Likewise, judging from the inal results
the tires apparently played no small part
In lending speed to the first four cars At
the top OF the winning list.
Thomas. the winner OF first money.
made a wonderful showing in his Delagc.
with only three stops for tires and one
stop for gasolene
Even before the race was run tho turn
ing to cord tires was illustrated. An
American car equipped with fabric tires
made the lap IN AZ, jus. inside the quail
flying speed When equipped with Good
rich Sllvertown cord tires this car lowered
it's elimination record from ;i3 TO S9,
bringing 1t from disqualification to tenth
in the list OF entries.
Tho Goodrich company adopted the
cord tire. The parent cord tire was mad'.
and perfected in England, and quite natu
rally the foreign cars, 30 conspicuous in
t!e front ut Indianapolis, came over
enuipped with ENGLISH cords. The Akron
rnncrrn has the exclusive American right
TO use the cord prinsipln In tire oonstruG-
ton. and since Introducing the SilNer,oNn
IN American users has succeeded n arois-
ING AN amount OF real tire enthusiasm
rot ,uualltl since the days Of the passing
az tn single tube aad the adoption Of
the ciiucacr o. double tube type.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21

towns and cities in Massao husetts On the
other hand the list Of charging stations
compiled by the Electric Motor Car Club.
after canvass OF all the garages and cleo.
tric light companies, indicates only nfty-
three towns in which the charging stations
are supposed to be located and only twenty
eight towns where more than ffty ampcrcs
can be obtained.
Now in the face OF records of this kind
" IL time for the central station man to do
his part. and II he cannot arrange neat
little Installation OF battery charging equip
meni by using his EXETER FOR this service
AZ cost which Is too small TO consider
he must he indeed lacking IN enterprise
lt ought not to be necessary for an electric
automobilist to telephone ahead from @
point several hours run away in order to
secure the required charge on arrival We
are inclined to think that most central
station men Will go out OF their way to
accommodate the cross country driver
OF an electric automobile in the particu-
larly rare instances when such machine
comes along. but what is really needed is
a readiness to serve policy which will make
the purchase OF n char e. IA simple matter
as tho buying of five or ten gallons OF gaso.
lene from the village grocery--a continuous
availability of the charging apparatus az
all hours and at II fair price.
With the increase of day service even
among the smallest central stations, the
time has passed tor indifference or sluggish
ness in the matter OF being ready to charge
vehicle batteries Mt ? 4. VI as well IA at
. =. NJ. through simple home made flexible
connections and resistances whose cost IL
nominal. or course the electric autoino-
bles will not come until the ANAL central
station Is prepared to charge them: the
latter must get Into line and be ready for
the business. and the ultimate profits are
already clear to the far sighted student of
electric vehicle development.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
DEMAND FOR SMALL CARS.
VIII Re Great In 1918, says Charlie.
n. Larson.

That manufacturers Of big six cylin-
der and big four cylinder automobiles
have seen the handwriting on the wall ID
proved by the number of such manufac-
turers who are beginning to turn their
energies to the production OF small. light
four cylinder models says c. II. Larson.
president of tho Oldsmoblle Company OF
New York
although the Olds Motor Works has
for year or more appreciated the trend
o. popular demand II has taken that
, nkich time to put into concrete form Just
slNh a car as we believe the present con-
, dit.ons call for. and now we have In the
hands OF all our dealers the small Odds
, mobile Four-eelling for $3.50.
Makers who have just awakened to
the transformation and are now cogni-
zant OF the trend of the times are put
ting forth all their energies to get Mt
least one model into the low priced field.
Whether these cars will be low priced.
but still high grade remains to be seem
Many makers are turning out low priced
models. but II ls a manufacturing feat
to produce n high grade car for low
price we know. because IL took us over
n year to accomplish that very thing
AN eyes are turned on the manufsc-
turer OF big high grade cars who Ia at
tempting to enter the low priced light
car field because all motor car fans have
waited for a long time to get a really
/ high grade car nj n low price. They have
learned that there ls IA difference In motor
| cars even though both may be low In
! price one of them will be manufactured
, to last for a long time and the other will
be bull; for the immediate profit without
any regard for future reputation.
THE public knows more about the
mechanism to-day OF motor cars than
they ever knew about watches or clocks,
| and II Is a good thing that thay are wise.
| for the manufacturer who has been pro-
| ducing the Schweitzer cheese automo-
! bile and lsuding II because II was cheap
will now be forced TO change his tactics
and either put quality into his product
or retire to the graveyard OF has beens."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
LIKE THE TWO DOOR IDEA.
KisseI Knr selling Them ON Repute.
Says McCIausIand.

"Public confidence in the practicabl'ty
OF the Kissel Kar two door body on the
new 4S-"slx" chassis Is best indicated by
the number OF direct orders from local.
ties where we have no representatives"
says G, H. McCausand OF the K!ssel kar.
Usually in tho case Of something new
ana revolutionary In construction the
buyer wants 20 see the finished product
before he makes an investment. hut IN
this case the verdict OF approval has been
passed along with uncommon rapidly,
ard surprising PERCENTAGE OF sales are
to persons who have seen only photographs
OF the car Still we have yet TO receive
a single word from u buyer hat Is not
highly Mandatory Of the two door idea.
They all say II Is a handsome car as well
as n comfortable, convenient and capable
one"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
TRYING TO STIR
AMERICAN RACERS
Talk Of $4,000 Trophy for
Next U. s. Winner of
500 Mile Race.
26 CARS AT SIOUX CITY
Sweepstakes Draws Good List
Other Notes Of Auto .
Contests.

To stimulate the interest of American
manufacturers In racing and so prevent n
repetition OF the walkover Victory scored
by Europe in the last Indianapolis COO
mile race. tho San Antonio (Tex) Auto
Club has innugurated a movement for
the establishment OF national slo.060
trophy to be offered the next American
car winning the event.
a substantial sum has been offered By
the club Itself with the suggestion thsA
other subscriptions be called for through
the medium OF some prominent trade
magazine. II the $4,000 now offered Tor
fret place cannot stir American buildera.
what good will $4,000 doY
The s2b.ooc Sweepstakes. distance. SO
miles to be run on the Sioux City Speed
way July 4. probably will have q maxi
mum field OF starters. rwenty-sevsu
cars are the limit which may be started
on a two mil. speedway. and twenty-six
entries have been made. Tho purse for
the event Is the largest ever hung up for
a 900 mile contest The advance guard Of
racing stars already have arrived At the
course and some have made practice trf-
ala Harry Grant. Ralph Milford, Bin
Chandler. Ed R,ckenbacker. Mel strineer.
Bob Burman and a number OF others
have located camps
Burman and Ralph Milford win BE-
seen at the wheel OF the Peugeot cars.
which showed speed at Indianapolis. The
third PeuReot will be handled by Mel
Str'nEer. other entries include Billy
Knipper, Deiage; Barney oldheld and On
Anderson, Stutz Harry Grant and George
Bsbcock. Sunbsams Spencer wishart,
Mercer Cyrus Patschke. Marmon Keene,
Beaver Bullet Wilcox. Gray Fox Klein.
King: Wetmore. Chalmers: Chandler.
Braender Bull Dog. Koran. Metropol |;
Bennett. Moon: two Dusenbergs, one Of
which will be driven by Rickenbacker /;
Callahan, stafford: Bower. National ;
Brock, Ray; Mason, Mason; and the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
OVERLAND BRINGS OUT
"SIX" FOR 1915 MARKET
VIII Have Powerful Long
Stroke Motor and Good Specifi-
cations, but Will Sell Cheap.

An announcement OF intercs. 70 the gen
eral automobile trade and the public
and 20 he many dealers who handle
Overland cars has Just come from J n.
WHY'S. president OF the WHY'S Overland
Company. Overland engineers for the
past season have been quietly developing
and testing a new seven passenger six
cylinder Overland which in many points
bids fair 20 outclass anything offered
heretofore.
In spite OF the production OF $4,000 cars
this year the demand for Overland cars,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
THE "SIMPLIFED CAR"

Henry Drouet ~ Drouet s. Page, Inc.
distributors OF Mitchell cars IN this terri
tory. Is Of the opinion that the lnanufac-
, turers are contemplating seriously tibet
"simpl!hed car"
The man who drives his own car"
says Drouet, realizes that gear shifting
devices, self-starters and THny uthtr
forms OF equipment are all right when
they work u"ouer'y. hut when they
need adjustment the average man IS up
AGAINST II or the yerv s.m0l r son hat
he is not an expert mechanic, aud further,
when he Is on II trip with his family or
friends ne does not relish the loss ~ line
incident 10 making thr required aajus
nents. He h not mechanic nor L. he Il
specialist on many Of these devices. |,
Is for this reason that 7 believe the auto
mobile will be simpl.hed."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
HUDSON $40 REDUCED.
Car VIII Sell for 1918 at 5000 Less
Than the Preceding Season.

1915 models II that OF the hudson OF
which the A. Elliott Ranney Company is
the New York dis:.ibuter. The Hudson
six-4o viii be placed on the market for
next year at n price 5000 less than this
season. due to a largely Increased pro-
duction.
Whether or not the Hudson move points
TO a reduction all along the line remains
70 be seen. II Is improbable. however,
that such will be the case. the reduction
In this instance being due to the fact
that three times the 1914 output has been
arranged for next year.
The new model. II Ia claimed. will have
thirty-one features superior TO those OF
the season Just ending Among them are
an improved streamilne body and wider
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
ELECTRICS MOST IN
NEED OF CHARGING
Lack Of Stations Properly
Equipped Handicap to
Touring.
SOME RUNS ARE NOTABLE
Performances Across Country
Indicate Speed and
Power.
SOME RUNS ARE NOTABLE
ny j. s. GOLDMAN.

Vq, the day OF the electric touring car
arrived Or II not. how far distant IL IL
and what must yet be done to hasten its
coming We cannot yet say that the day
has come but on the other hand Il il now
.lp.e M hand and the obstacles still. In the
way sre neither many nor great Already
Tho electric has ceased TO be merely a town
car.
Last summer tour OF between 500 and
400 miles was made In an electric through
the Green Mountains OF Vermont and the
white Mountains OF New Hampshire, and
no difficulty was experienced either on the
steep hills or on the rough or sandy country
roada The distance from Boston to Bur.
lington. VI. ass miles,. was made a; ali
average running speed of 10 miles an hour
The route taken was through Fitchburg,
,shby. jeffrey, Dublin. Marlboro. Keene.
Walpole. Bellows Fells. Springfield, Rut
and Brandon. Middlebury. New Haven
and Vcrgenues and motorists who have
been over his route will recognize that
some parts al 10 present many DIM
cuItia, IN" slowest run was from kcene,
y Il. 20 Springfield. VI. - miles, 1917
mites an hour, and was made almost en-
.l-elv after dark The fastest sec,' n CIV
ercd was from Boston TO fitchburg, 2i.9
miles an hour. The ~ miles from Rut
land to Burlington Including detoursi was
made al exactly ~ miles an hour.
Al even more notable run was made
AS October from Boston 20 Chicago in the
wort weather Of the season which turned
many Of the reads into sloughs OF almost
impas sable mud. but again no greater
difficulty was experienced than might h.
expected With any car under such circum-
s-lur,s.
The car left Boston October IL. arriving
In New iorh the next day. where II was
hen exhibited for three days at the tlec.
-rical SHOW II started for Chicago octo
Der 10 and ran some part Of every day.
with the exception OF sunday. October "a.
when rest Nas taken at CleN Gland The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
TO INCREASE COMPRESSION.
Graphite Can lie Used often When
Motor shows weakness.

\ great many automobile owners have
trouble with lack ~ compression In their
motors and sorrd E~eat deal Of I'M
necessary money ia having cylinders re-
bored new piston rings applet, sc,
Unless the trouble Is excessive, II the
owner will take a small amount of
D,xon's motor graphite mix It with oil
and pour II down the breather into his
crank case so It will thoroughly mix
with the oh therein he will, in tie ma
trritv of Instances. OhNIat" the niece ssity
or having MS cylinders roborad, &c.
The graphite hl.s In the po'es In the
metal and MI other inequalities. In a
short time Il win place II ven"'r ever the
cu,iro surface ana Ia THIS manner In
crease COMPRESSION; also pliminl re fric-
lion and prevent the further wear Of tho
narts and pus'ronc II not entirely ellmi-
nate. the necessity oil reboring, &C.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
GETTING NEARER TO
PETERBOROUGH ROAD
Working on Way to Connect
Forest and Highland
Parks.

At the last meeting OF the Chamber Of
Commerce of the Borough OF queens
the borough planning committee, g which
John G. Breckenridge II chairman. was
authorized to appear at the publi'' hearing
before the Board of Estimate On June 2s
to favor the extension Of the roadway
connecting Forest Park with Highland
Park. so as to give u continuous parkway
on the crest OF the hills connecting Brook.
Ign and Queens. This road will be known
as the marlborough Parkway,
Highland Boulevard is continuation
of Eastern Parkway In Brooklyn. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
"Floor" Driving In Auto school.

The Stewart automobile school has made
a number OF al .erations In their building
at 225 West Fifty-seventh street. Two
large lecture rooms have been Installed
on the second floor as well as a large
testing room where cars are specially
mounted OF the floor This arrangement,
enables students o learn how TO handle
gear levers before the actual driving
practice is given on the streets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-21
seats and more efr,c,en, carsure,,on.

seats and more effcIent carburetion-
S. S. Toback. president OF the Ranney
Company. Is making suitable preparations
to welcome the new mouels. The firm
will move In few days from Fifty.
fourth street to the corner OF Broadway
and SiSty-fourth street The new place
Is being deliberately fitted up. II will
be ready for the new six" which should
reach here In about ten days.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-10

Jumper the Hare says that Mrs.
Grouse was very brave, but Mrs
Grouse says that she wasn't brave at
all. But whether she was brave
or wasn't brave matters very little.
for either way she certainly saved
Jumpers life. Yes, sir, that is Just
what Mrs. Grouse did, aud Jumper is
~ grateful that he has been all
through the Green Forest telling his
friends about It,
You See 1t was this way" he ex.
plalned TO his cousin, Peter Rabbit
There we sat under that thick hem
lock branch holding our breath while
that hunter with his terrible gun
came nearer aud nearer until he was
80 near that could almost. touch him.
Then he stopped and stood with his
back to us and we wondered II he
would ~ ON or look under that branch
and see us"
My, TINT must have been exciting 70
exclaimed Peter.
Jumper paid no attention 10 the in
corruption, hut went right on with his
story ut was all right until he said
something right out loud. | suppose
he was talking to himself. Anyway
the sound ~ his voice was 10 uneN.
pected that It startled me, and I
moved ever so little But that was
enough In fnCt II was too much. You
see | had rnsiled some dry leaves.
and that hunter heard me He turned
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-10

But now the Kansas CitylanS step
up TO defend their city and their male
population A young man Of that
city Is Indignant Why didn't the
young lady look him up' lie is dark,
handsome AMI fills all the other re-.
qulremrnts He read story in
Kansas City paper the other day,
which was taken from the Times In
regard to the girls wish for a mate.
and he wants the chief to send him
her address at once that they may be
come acquainted and reach mutual
agreement
SO today after forwarding the ad
dress the chief tilted back In his chair
and, blowing rings Of smoke toward
the ceiling, contentedly awaits the
next client who Il looking for either
Il husband or wife. Remember salts
faction IL guaranteed, hut ChLof Jones
wishes the nspirnnt would thoroughly
investigate home territory before
causing the oklahoma City men anN-
iety.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-10

alton call the attention of the attOr-
Uey general to the alleged action Of
the VI n and r railway IN refusing
to receive claims Of oyerchArges from
any attorney ur representative OF the
shippers aud to take any action eN-
Cept when the claim was presented
10y the individual shipper lie declar-
I'd that this Is contrary 10 the cOnsd-
tuition Of the state and United States
and that legislation should be enacted
tj correct this practice
One " the questions propounded In
connection with the Question Box
this morning was what Proportion Of
His Net Income Should Man Turn
over to His Wifry' The wife OF one
Of the delegates In discussing the sub
jcct declared that wives should not he
compelled to become beggars and to
nsk their husbands for the money
they desired 10 spend hut should he
given a regular income based on
what the husband could afford The
discussion caused some leyity among
some " the men present, but was evi.
IDENTIFY taken seriously by wives Of the
dealers Miss Marie Vance of this city
entertained the convention with p
uuO solo
Charles + Ladncr, who was 10 nd
dress the convention on Hardware
Mutual Insurance" was absent and w
H. Porch Of Mustang, secretary ry-trcaS-
urer NJ the association handled the
subject In an interesting manner The
convention will close this afternoon
with reports Of committees, adoption
Of resolutions and election of Officers.
AZ eight o'clock tonight the Oklahoma
| city Manufacturers and JohhcrS' asso-
citation win entertain the hardware
men with a smoker at the Skirvin ho-
tel followed later In the evening by a
lNmlcNille prueram At the Lyric the
utcr
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-10
RY RNOKER I. WASHINGTON

Some weeks ago through the south
crn papers, l made suggestion that
each negro family lalse one or more
additional pigs this year In order lo
help bring about more prosperity In
the south, | have been surprised To
note how well the suggestion has been
received and how many are following
IT, One minister In UniOntOwn, Ala,
went 80 far as to organize Il Pig club
IN his church
Now, want 10 make one other
suggestion, that In my opinion is or
still greater and more practical ln,.
portance. For months the great cry
has all through the south 10 stop grow
Ing cotton or reduce the acreage.
Chambers Of Commerce, Business
Mems Leagues, state legislatures AMI
other bodies have passed resolutions
without number urging that we In the
south stop growing 80 much cotton,
To stop growing cotton Is very easy,
IN fact II is always easy to stop work
hut merely 10 stop growing cotton IN
mere negative proposition and will
not, | fear leave the south much bct
ter than Mt present II we destroy
or cripple industry we should he very
sure IN have one or number equally
good to put In its place In this con.
ncction II should i've kept In mind ns
matter Of great Importance, that II
the labor once leaves the farm by ren-
son of changing crops II viii be very
difficult 10 get the labor to reutrn
to the farm In after years.
The great cry Is 10 grow fool
crops That Is well but one must
keel In mind that the great masses
Of negroes who have actually grown
] the most cotton Of the sou.h for years,
and who live upon the nust valuable
land In the south do not hear of the
resolutions that are passed by these
various bodies These PEOPLE hnvo
been trained 10 grow nothing but cot
ton and do not know how to grow
anything else, In fact In many cases
they have not been permitted and are
not now permitted to grow enythlng
else.
We must also bear In mind that IN,
In ryest land owners seldom visit THEN
/ plantations some not more than onCt
NJ twice = year, nnl hence can he
II little service In teaching these NJ
gro tenants how to change all at once
from cotton producing crop TO d
food producing crop
II permanent resnlbs nre 10 be ~
cured, the negro who actually cult
Yates the land must be reached and
trained inta growing a food prcdncinl
crop How eau this ne donsi NJ,
answer would be by putting a negr,
farm DEMONSTRATION agent INTO ever,
county ~ the soith where there u
any considerable nniuber Of negr,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-10

derful how quickly she can do that
Bang" 'BnngH went the gun, but l
guess he couldn't see her very well,
for | knew by the way she went sail.
ing up over trce-tOp that she wasn't
hurt. Hy that time | was safe, for the
terrible gun was empty, and by the
time he could load II again was
where hc couldn't have found me II
he had tried Wasn't II perfectly
splendid thing for Mrs Grouse to do;
/ surely would have been shot II she
hadn't done Just what she did just
the way she did"
1T wasn't splendid at all" said
Mrs Grouse. who had come mp while
Jumper was talking II did what | did
because | had to do something and
was too frightened to do anything
else So there wasn't anything splen-
did about It."
'But you saved Cousin Jumpers
life, didn't you" asked Peter
II suppose did in way" replied
Mrs, Grouse.
Then that Is all there is to H. II
was ~ perfectly splendid thing" re
torted Peter.
And 70 this day he and Jumper IN.
sist that this was ~, and no one can
make them believe differently
Next story: Peter Rabbit Knows
what II IL 10 Re Hunted