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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
ENViABLE RECORD
IN SWEDISH TEST

The Chandler Light Weight Six FIN
ished with signal honors In tho annual
Swedish reliability trials recently held
at the Royal Swedish Automobile Club
In February. Out OF sixty-two starters
in the two classes. only twenty finish ed.
and 1t was said to be the most strenu-
Gus test for machine and driver ever
held in Europe. The Swedish motor
papers, which are just at hand criticize
the officials severely for allowing the
cars to start. The trip covered a run
'of 795 miles. The heavy winter SHOWS.
followed by heavy rains, had made the
roads almost impossible. One review
says the highways were bog, fit for
travel only In II hydropiane. rather than
sank so deep In the mire that it took
as many as six horses to pull them out
Class 1, for the larger cars. had hfty-
sixteen finished. the Chandler Light
Weight Six being among the number.
Some Of the best-known cars in Eu-
rope participated In this rum and TWEEN
ty-two American cars were among the
contestants. Only a single Chandlep
was entered. and It was the only Amer
lean make of car which started in the
run and had no record of failure to
finish. Three other American made
cars all succeeded in finishing with one
car, yet one more other cars of the
same make failed to complete the run.
b. a. B1enncr considers this Swedish
test a distinctive Chandler victory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
NORTH WESTERN
BUYS CHALMERS

To Judge from the Gales of Chalmers
Skies to officials Of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad in Chicago this
year one might suppose the automobile
is becoming a dangerous rival OF the
private car as means of Transports
ton for the rulers Of the rails.
I'VE are going to ask the board of
directors of the Chicago and North
western to change the name of the road
to the Chalmers and Northwestern"
says James Levy. president of the Chal-
mcrs Motor Company, of Illinois.
Levy bases his claim for change of
name the sale of Chalmers Master
skies" to seven officials of the rail-
road. N,
Cars have been sold to w. \. Gard
ner president OF the road. X. II. Ash
ton. vice presdcnt; l.. ~. Robinson.
comptroller; H. r. Mccullough. traffic
manager; T.. S. Carroll. purchasing
agent: Robert Quail. superintendent of
motive power, and NJ. NJ. Kirllman, n
former vice-president. 1t is said that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
BUICK CARS WIN IN
FRANCES LONG RACE
One bumped Into n Cow Half Way
Round the Course, but Made
N Perfect Scare

In at the lnish of the seasons 1900 mile tour
OF France The run included half dozen
mill-climbs. speed trials and road race
Iwo BUCKS. the only American cars to nm
lsh, came through with clean scores. tho
only team by the way 10 come through
without the loss OF member.
haIwny around the course one of the
BuicHs bumped Into a COW. The left frame
member was bent. and the front axle was
prevent D'Avarary from Keeping his way
anu reporting with perfect score. The
other Buick. which had the Delco starting
anu Ignition set. was the only entry with a
mechanical starter
The 1914 tour called for thirteen stages
varying from 100 To 237 miles, which had TO
be covered at an average speed OF not less
IMAM nineteen miles hour. Alternating
an competitors were Obliged TO start. and
Just before the last two stages was sixty
Mans.
There was nigh. driving, and everybody
drove Hs fast as consistent with road condi
lions. No one wanted to he the last In on
control. and racing the order OF the
DAY. Most OF the manufacturers entered
their speediest types. the restrictions being
q maximum OF lb3 cubic inches as the CO lin
inches maximum in the smaller class.
The weather was unusually bad. The cars
were on the road for twenty three days, II
rained every one OF them. To make the
were followed wherever possible. and "A spe-
cial excursion made up 10 the centre OF
France to take the machines over the Cev-
ennes, range OF wildncss not usually ven
Tho cars that finished were the Buick
(twop. pierron. Gregoine. Phoenix. Barre
ttwo), BuYattie. Jcdel. Iiispanc- Suiza.
Georges Roy. Aquiia-Italiana uwo).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
FRANKLIN DEALERS ENGAGE
IN EFFICIENCY CONTEST
Ninety-Four Dealers Average 32.S
Miles ON One Gallon of Gasolenc
Over Various Routcs.

a new era is a. hand in the auto
mobile world-an era Of real facts of
;Shat Il car can do based on actual per-
formances of stock cars-an era that
Will get new commercial standard
FOR automobiles in efficiency.
The first great etep in the movement
is shown By the National Economy
Trials held by Franklin dealers Friday
morning. May 1. On that morning.
regardless of weather conditions,
Franklin dealers throughout the Unit
ed states and Canada drove as far as
they could on measured gallon OF
gasolcne. Each test was supervised by
two prominent officials and the results
sworn to before notary public.
The average record of the ninety
four dealers was 32.S miles on one
gallon Of gasolene. The individual re-
cords ranged all the way from l7.2 to
5l.2 miles. Each test was made with
a stock car in perfectly normal condi-
ton. The routes covered led over
paved streets, country roads and up and
down hill. and In each case was a round
trip. the finish being as close TO the
starting point as possible.
These records show what the cars arc
actually doing In their daily work. The
test was thoroughly practical in ev-
cry way. This is shown by the rules.
which were that the test must be held
Friday. Mag !, no matter what condi-
tons of road and weather: that only
one gallon of gasolene was to be used
(the gallon measure used TO be certi-
fled by the local sealer of weights and
measurea): that absolute accuracy
must be followed out in every detail
and that the mileage be certified by
both driver and observers before q no.
tary public.
The success of the test did not de-
pend on any one man, but on the
Franklin dealers as a body. Different
drivers, roads, cars. qualities of gaso-
lene, conditions of weather and degrees
of skill in operating n car, all tend to
produce general average that is a
real indication of practical worth. 1t
shows how efficient the whole car is,
as. OF course. it takes into account the
friction In all parts as we'll as the
ordinary friction in the engine.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10

so many Chalmers cars can be seen IN
front of the Chicago and Northwestern
offices at any time OF the day that it
might be easily mistaken for n branch
Of the Chalmers Company. =
when men Of this type all purchase
cars of one make" says Levy, ut GER
tainly speaks we'll for the car. 1t is n
well-known fact that railroad men are
sticklers when 1t comes to buying any
thing In the mechanical line. Any
dealer in railroad supplies will tell you
that before a bill OF goods Is sold to the
Chicago and Northwestern road it is
put TO the seversst tests and is given
the most rigid kind of inspection Mr..
Carroll. purchasing agent of the road.
is one of the strongest boosters, and Is
never tired of singing the praises Of
Chalmers cars. He has even gone so
far to offer his services to the COM
pany. at various times to give demon
STATIONS. and can give as strong O
selling talk for Chalmers cars as any
Mr.. Gardner. president of tho road,
and Mr.. McCollough. traffic manager,
own Master six" limousines. and the
other officers own touring cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10

Yet, it costs 3o9o less than any other
similar car made.
Check .~up its specifications, the
length OF its wheel base, the size of its
tires, the horsepower OF its motor, the
completeness of its fine equipment, its
roomy tonneau; i'll fact, check every
detail, part and piece with the cores
ponding specifications OF any other
car in its price class. Then compare
the costs and you find
That the Overland costs you 800
less than any other similar car made.
Our selling price is lower because
our production is larger Producing
more cars of this type than any other
manufacturer in the world, permits us
10 use the most economical and labor
saving manufacturing equipment ever
invented. Every part Of the Overland
car is made in Overland factories.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
KLINE KARS MEET WITH
READY SALES IN RICHMOND
Governor Stuart, William Cnmp and
Other Prominent BunincsA Men
Among Latest Purchasers.


The Richmond territory Of the Kline
Motor Car Corporation Is now being
handled direct from the factory, with
the results that recent sales Indicate
that "Richmond- made cars" are giving
satisractlo to home people. Among
recent sales were the following:
Governor IL. C.. Stuart, model $50,
cn-passengcr touring car; William
Camp, of the American National Bank,
model 400. hve-passenger touring car /,
Il. S. Winston OF II. S. Winston & Co,
contractors. model $50. seven passen-
ger touring car: G. A. Smith, South
Hill, Va. president South Hill Manu-
featuring Company, model 40, I'VE
Passenger touring car: II. IL. Bruce.
contractor. Richmond. model 4-30, toy
tonneau, four-passenger; II. II. Ghol-
son, I'aschall. Va, model $50. hve-pns-
senger touring car; Colonel John Land
street, Broad Rock Water Company,
model 40 five-passenger touring car.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
GRANT CARS SHIPPED IN
CARLOADS TO WORLDS END
Cable Requests Arc Not Infrcquent,
and Factory In Rushed to Utmost
to Meet Demand.

All doubts with regard to the sue
cess OF n good car to list at about
$500 when placed upon the market iii
quantities. have been set at rest by
the great success attained by the
Grant Motor Co, which has found n
great market and n fast increasing
market, not only In the United States.
but in every country in the world
Placed in the field by men of expert
ence i'm the automobile field. with every
head of n department In the company
man broken into harness in the
earliest days of the motor car bust
ness, the Grant car became sensa
ton at the outset and rs deliveries
have been made of hundreds of cars,
the car has grown to be more and
more Il sensation in every section of
the world. 1t needed but the delivery
Of the demonstrators, according to
George IS. Waite. sales manager OF the
company, 20 show that the field WAS
wide open for a good car at the price.
and of late the requests for rapidity
I'm shipments and tho demand for in
crease of allotments have been coming
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
MANUFACTURER APPROVES
INCREASED FREIGHT RATES

Since IL appears to be tho open sea-
son Cor objections from automobile
manufacturers TO the proposed In
crease in freight rates authorized by
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
and several have already entered siren
uous objections to the ruling, it's in
dorsement by big business man is
moro or less Of Il novelty. However.
there is at least one man prominent in
the motor car industry VINO not only
upholds the increased rate, but makes
public Acknowledgement to that effect.
This man Is John y. WHY'S. president
of the WHY'S Overland Co. of Toledo.
Ohio. head of half dozen other big
companies and the second largest man
ufacturer of automobiles in the world.
Mr.. WHY'S recently wrote to the Fed
eral commission. in effect. as follows:
after considering from every angle
the matter now before your honorable
body, pertaining to the general i'm
crease In rates. / am constrained to
write and express to you my belief in
the advisability CT such action. am
convinced that conditions warrant it.
and that carriers are entitled to a
larger revenue for the service they
perform.
so 1 would respectfully ask to be
placed on record as not only not oh
jecting to the increase, but as strictly
advocating IL. Notwithstanding the fact
that IL will mean large increa4e in
the expenses Of my company.
II might add that the WillysOTer-
land Company and the several com
paniej owned by IL and myself. making
parts for Overland cars, are, as you
arc doubtless aware. heavy shippers.
'rhc Willys-Overland Company alone
ships and receives approximately TO-.
GOO carloads PEI unnum and pays
freight charges on inbound carload
shipments. exclusive of coal. oil and
lumber. considerably over 100000 per
annum"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10
Costs 800 Less

-HE 1914 Overland is large,
B magnificent, five passenger fam
lily touring car-having power
jul motor, a long wheel base and large
tires. 1t is built to stand without stress
or strain the hardest kind OF work.
Mechanically, the chassis is as sound
as that. found in the most expensive
cars in the world This new Overland
is beautifully finished, absolutely dur
able, unusually comfortable, and comes
completely equipped-even with full
set Of the most up-to-date electric
lights.
Yet, it costs ao4e less than any other
similar car made.
The Overland is remarkably eco
nonical car on both gasoline, oil and
tires This is due TO its perfect me-
chanical balance. 1t never wastes a
drop of gasoline or oil.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-10

That's why this car is 800 under
other current prices.
The motoring season was never bet
ter. Roads are opening up in every
direction. Nature, herself, is beckon-
ing you out in the open. All out of
doors is coaxing and teasing you to
get car.
But!
Buy with discrction examine care
fully this, the sturdicst of cars, and
you will find it, without question or
doubt, the most inexpensive car to
buy, and the most economical car to
operate.
Remember it is aoe6 under the
market.
Your order placed now means a
prompt delivery. DO not delay an
other day. Phone our dealer immcd-
lately.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-25

10 inches broad. They come in black and white and a few of the newest colorngS us
uay sold for $1,000. Dur Easter Sale price $500.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-25

PICTORIAL PA

OUR great Easter Sale-starting
" has been specially prepared
appointments are overcome by prepa1
to aUoid such Experimentation
number and it wiD help you to supply
greatest values you ever heard Of in
for s~erUjce, quality and popular pricd
The record., 1914-10-29

AMERICANS might appreciate the
terrorism that reigns 10 Europe in
ordinary times and that brought on
this var By Imagining the condition
raa, w"uld exist II, instead of friend.
illness and peace aud good will,
jealousiy and hate and rsncor ex
listed between this country aud Can.
ada. Then each side of the border
would be fortified and patrolled and
a weight of militarism and dread
would lie upon US all. War would
be almost inevitable. But, forum
ately. We have good neighbors and
keep in harmonious relations with
them.
The record., 1914-10-29
ROADISMS

ByZ D. DUNLAP.
Assistant Director General National Highways Association
All good people want good roads.
European don't roads Get busy and do your
part in lifting Kentucky out of the mud.
Good roads and merchant marine will be worth to
this nation than filled with battleships.
We lead the world in everything es why not in good roads,
Don't put gauge enthusiasm for good roads There
are meter rates.
profit
you progressive citizen interested in good
roads because progress long State and
tion remain in the mud
Do you realize that bad roads costing enough each
year to make those roads permanently sood2
Only through moral sauson and appeal mems
the Good Roads Movement succeed.
Ninety Of travel is between towns and between
cities.
Mr. Manufacturer, Merchant and Professional Man. you
should take hand in helping and powerful
sentiment for good roads in Kentucky.
Congress difinate plan for national solution Of
the road problem under Federal auspices and Congress
postpone action much longer.
Organization must have in county and State if
Congress take real interest in the road question
Every other powerfully represented Washington
The advent Of the automobile has done much improve road
conditions and only made road enthusiasts Of Knockers
but has acquainted the city folk with the conditions and the
roundings of rural folk
Don't worry relative Of the S. The Ken
lucky Good Roads Association does spend
any part Of it you There many sections of the
State that need the education which only be by State
organization Put your hoder the wheel and help Don't
behind waiting for the other fellow to the other fellow
might die.
Your work movement in earnest Jealous
and unsefsh.
This age Of progress in the Unen States in
and the progressive should include within its
the improvement every important road in the country
The Improvement of highways always followed by the
Improvement of all things which better road conditions
We have cheaper transportation roads The
of either 1912 1913 the agricultural interests Of
the United States sl37 900 than it ought
Don't impatient because the endeavo Of the Kentucky
Good Roads Association do bring immediate results Re-
member Rome built in day. Don't don't" any
proposition respecting better roads, doner into
we The biggest thing conceived is the easiest thing
do do making Kentucky the home Of good high
ways.
The record., 1914-10-29

There has been written time af-
ter time very lengthy articles in
regard to testing seed corn. Men
have put great stress on this
subject. and have advised farm.
ers very strongly on this very
important point but you scarcely
ever see anything in print
or hear any one say anything
about selecting seed corn and
for that reason / want to talk to
you just q little while. Accord.
ing to my way of thinking it is
q great deal more essential to
select your seed corn judiciously
than it is to test it after it
has been selected. Don't think
that | mean to advise you to not
test your seed corn.~ I think you
should do that too. What l
want to impress on you. is to use
great care and judgement in
getting out your seed corn. The
The record., 1914-10-29
The LEGEND OF HALLOWEEN
By MARY DICKERSON DONAE.--Y.

heard this legend Of the o H owc,n
Why and and roadays night they a. seenp
Many happened while the witches still held
And alowe kept rcvc from the dak till break OF day
On lonely hill they gathered far from farm
Where they hurried their boomk hundreds of hem E ing down
the hill black the woods for miles around
Shook with they echoed wild rhy sound
But onesp sturdy farmer moving far and farther out
that hll snd by the had snugy fenced about
With oughened chestnut and that he need
To take down the bars he also built therein heavy
Such such fastened tight with bars and locks
Withstand all dangers from spell to earthquake shocks
had dreamed of danger and Halowe they
pranks and ready for each wild and wtchy
they dsmounted the bottom Of the h
laughing moved upward Of danger still
the quickly halted shrek Of wild dismay
heavy stood there right their
Open they shouted and tried
Not any angry ladies would swing portals wide
Long shouted but the held firm and
And only spells and served them last
climb broomsick stubborn
they angry council and they placed
Such that in the by each its fate
Not a gate unoubled in It's place on Witches night
Every shake. though its locks be firm and tight
That's the story. And the morap OF to be
Go and ask about it, the night Of Halloween
The record., 1914-10-29

best way to do this is to go into
the field and gather it now while
you can see and know just what
you are doing. Put a sack over
your shoulder with corners tied
together so you can carry it with
ease. Go through your field.
select ears that have good
weight, you can determine these
by g-asping the stalk just above
the ear. give just a little swing
of stalk. you can tell very readily
the heavy ears from the light
ones. When you have found an
ear that suits your liking in
weight, notice the general sur
rounding. Does this ear hang
off from the stalk as it should?
Is it the proper height from the
ground? Is there a barren stalk
standing beside it? If so, re-
ject. Is it well filled on tip?
Does the shuck cover end of
ear well. Note all of these
things; they are all important if
you want your corn to mature
early. Get your seed corn from
that which has matured first.
s-~iaa-lsv~ew-tcsdsaos--4n.,
hasten maturity. After you have
considered the points and find an
ear that suits you, snap it off,
place it in your sack and so on.
Don't think that his is too much
work. You can get your seed
in this way quicker and much
easier than you can by going in
your crib next spring besides
you can by this method know
just what you are planting.
After you have got your corn,
shuck it and place in sacks about
so or 60 ears in each. hang it
up in top or corner of barn. Here
it will be. out of your way. will
dry out well and at the. same
time be out of reach of rats and
mice or any thing that might
destroy it. Then next spring.
when your work is pressing you.
labor high and hard to get, you
have the satisfaction of a good
stand of corn when you have
once planted your crop. There
is no replanting or uneven stand.
Another good way to select seed
corn. but not altogether as salts.
factory as the first. is this:
When yon begin gathering your
corn crop. note carefully the
corn as you snap it from the
stalk. When you find an ear
that comes up to requirements
set out in first method of select
ing seed. just pull one side of
the husk loose from ear. strip it
back to but, pitch it in front end
of wagon and when you get to
the crib you can very readily pick
out your seed by the ears, hav-
ing been partially husked. Put
the seed corn in barrels or box
until you have enough to fill your
requirements. Then the first
opportunity shuck your seed
corn, store it away in sacks as
first suggested. Let us all con-
slider this well and as we have
stated before, begin now for
next years corn crop.
A. Y. Finley. County Agent.
The record., 1914-10-29
er-IrritantS.

\ counter irritant is a remedy ap-
piled to the surface of the body in
order to produce congestion of the
blood in the part directly beneath
the skin. That always tends to re-
lieve congestion that is giving pain
and annoyance within the body by
drawing the blood up to the surface.
Counter-irritants vary all the way
from the mlldest of applications,
which merely redden the skin for a
little while, up to very powerful sub
stances, like croton oil, which set
up strong inhammatory reaction
that causes a pustular eruption.
The electric cautery is often used
for the purpose of counter irritation,
and it is very useful, for the reason
that in the hands of careful phi ysi-
clan it can be made to produce any
desired degree of irritation. 1t can
be passed ovei the surface of the
skin without actually touching it;
that simply turns the skin red, and
does in a minute and with perfect
cleanliness what a mustard plaster
would take time and trouble to &C.
fomnl,iA4r iA4rrrHst1h h e.feepnse. -saesS.-i1
needed, the cautery can be permitted
to touch the skin very quickly and
lightly. But it should be used only
by the physician, for it takes exper-
ience to know just exactly how to
apply 1t in a given case.
The theory and practice of coun.
ter irritation ought to be understood
in every household, because pain
can be relieved and many theatened
illnesses prevented by the simple
application of the kind. The SIM
plest counter-irritant are those call
ed rubefacients (Which means red
deners), of which perhaps mustard
is the one best adapted to domestic
use. The vesican,s produce blisters;
cantharides is a vesicant. The nus.
tulants, which are very powerful,
and used only in special cases, cause
much Inflammation, and are follow
ed by a pustular eruption.
Ii must be remembered, however,
that there is no definite line between
one counter, ,irritant and another.
A rubefacient, for example, will
raise a blister if it is strong enough
and lef, on long enough. That is
Why you should temper counter-ir-
ritants with mercy as we'll as judge
ment. The delicate skin of a little
child does not need prolonged and
powerful irritation, and people who
are In weak condition must not
have mustard left on for long at a
time, or sloughing of the skin may
follow. In such cases, ten minutes
Is long enough for single applica-
ton, and 1t is a good plan to dress
the skin with vaseline when you re-
move the mustard plaster.