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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
MOLINE CAR IN NEW HANDS.
Minerva Motors Company Takes on
knight EnEined Machine Here.

annour cement IL made OF new deal
whereby the Minerva Motors Company
rom october 10 handles the Moline
knight cars. product OF the Moline Auto
mobile Company. Fast MoNne. Illinois.
Tho world record breaking 1877 hour
on-s,op motor test run last winter In
1e laboratory 81 the Automobile Club
%, America called most favorable atten-
ion TO the Mol!ne-Knght and recently
W. II Van Deuoort. president or the
Moline-kniEht organization. settled on
the Minerva Motors Company as new
agents, principally because OF their &C
quaintance with ne sleeve valve type OF
motor ard also because OF a well equipped
service department.
TIE Mir'Da Motors Company was or
tanized s-me years ago by Fred W.
Sewell to represent the Minerva In Amer
Ca NJ SeWel has succf sstully sold
Nner a-kn!-h, cars since they were first
brought 10 this country. Associated with
hr sewel Is Howard S, Hamilton. who
Is IN charge % the sales work. Mr.. Ham
'ton Is thoroughly familiar with motor
car conditions both in America and in
Lumpe and Was assistant manager OF the
american branch OF Panhard Levassor
'o- the las' four years. where he had
'argr ~ the selling Of Panhard-Knlght
cars IN this country.
Knowing ana believing IN the Knight
l'o'or and being DESTROYS OF setting a
Knight uo-1goi car nj lower price than
me Minerva after a thorough Investigation
n all knight designs Messrs Sew ell and
hamilton decided that ire guarnnteed so
Horse-poW'r Nolirc-Kn'ght was best
adapted 10 their clientele. The Minerva
Mo'ors Company are moving from their
90 location o.: broadway ard Sixty-slxth
Nteet 20 The toltsr.om formerly occu-
PED ~ tho Thomas Motor Car Company
a. l''b Broadway. southeast corner OF
'Nty-'hrd street The Minerva Motors
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
KEENEST INTEREST IN
CYLINDER CADILLAC
Local SalcsroOms Crowded All
Week With Folks to Look
at New Car.

Local interest in the new eight cylinder
Cadillac has been keen all the past week
ana it has been IN the salesroom OF the
Detroit Cadillac Motor Car Company, AZ
y ,oadway and Sxty-second street, very
much like n popular car booth at show
time. All the time there have been good
sized crowds looking at the new mechan-
icsl features. and practically every divi-
sion Of persons interested in automobiles,
either a. user or salesman, has had big
and consistent representation.
That American manufacturers OF motor
cars have been paying close attention
TO the performance OF eight cylinder cars
in Europe. and that this interest has been
intensified since the anrou cement OF the
eight cylinder Cadillac is stated in a
recent issue OF one OF the leading auto
mobile publications.
This periodical says that during the
last six months the demand from Detroit
motor car makers for European expert
mental high efficiency cars has indicated
that considerable study IL being applied
to this important subject, while orders
from the same place since the new Cadil-
lac has been revealed threaten 10 deplete
the available stock OF eight cylinder care,
which had already been decreased by the
European war.
This statement occurs IN the course
OF n long article by prominent engineer
on the advantages or the eight cyilnuer
motor for automobiles The author states
that, excepting the small four cylinder
engine for low powered cars. the eight
will be the ultimate type OF automobile
motor. lie bases this belief on the su-
perior hexibility. thermal efficiency. power
per pound OF motor weight and durability
OF the eight He cites az proof that this
tyne is most durable the fact that after
900 miles OF service an eight cylinder
motor showed all wearing surfaces In
good condition. with but slight wear on
the cam and valve mechanism.
II is asserted that the action OF this
engine and Its condition after hard use
are good arguments for the adoption OF
the eight cylinder design. II had seen
three years Of service. and the author.
who is an engineer and who inspected
the torn down motor carefully. saws It's
condition was as good rs that OF stand
ard American four cylinder after only
one season OF similar service.
This engineer sums up the advantages
OF the eight cylinder V type engine by
pointing out that II permits equal angular
distribution OF power impulses; its SUI
perlor turning movement and more equal
ICED torQue permit a smaller engine 10 be
used for the same work: II has short.
rigid, seif-counterhalanced crank shaft and
light reciprocating parts Il has immunity
from critical or vibrating speeds, and II
does not take more space or Increase the
weight or wheel base OF any car over a
four cylinder engine OF the same capacity
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

what car I was ceiling I told him Max
we'll. This seemed to please him, for
he said his father-in-law owned Max
well and he liked the car.
81 have covered part OF France. seen
some OF Holland and Belgium and Switz-
erland and practically all OF England. but
Scotland Is the most interesting OF any
and at the same time less advertised
The people are the most courteous and
treat the Americans with more consd-
Grafton than any people | have met yet.
They do things there. however. as they
did 400 years ago and some OF my ex-
periences with Scottish agents have been
funny. Scotland II doing herself credit
in this war by sending practically all
her men who are nj for war TO the front.
| have passed through small mountain
towns where Il would appear that the
population would not exceed 5000 people
and after passing out into the country
would see 1000 or 1000 soldiers drilling
on some farm and getting lined up for
service at the front.
II got held up hero because the bridge
Is out and | mus, beat II back over the
mountains tomorrow. The most exciting
thing can find 30 do Is read railroad
maps and buy the head porter an oc-
cas!onai drink for the privilege OF hear
ing him talk (he has Harry Lauder
backed or the map for picturesque dia-
| lect).
"In closing let me tell you one thing
I 7 have seen moro OF Europe than most
/ peopie-from the lakes OF Switzerland 90
| the boulevards OF Paris--the castles of
England and the highlands OF Scotland
but they haven't anything In Europe
| with the exception of old ruins and an
Client. musty history that We can't ex-
/ eel in the States and eclipse 50 far that
SIS a shame 20 take their money. but
| until some organization OF patriotic
Americans starts well organized move
meut TO See America First tho Euro
pcans are going to continue to rake in
American gold by feeding American tour
lists third class food under fancy French
names and give them amusemerts that
were thrown into the discard AZ Coney
Island so long ago that can't recall
/ tho date"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
,DEALERS ENLIST TO
HELP AUTO PAGEANT
And Will Urge Their Owners to
Take Part In It
Too.
INTEREST IN THE EVENT


Although the automobile pageant
.hedu.ed 10 be held during New Yorks
i60th busu 50 b rthday celebration, late
al. month. has met Win the approval OF
motor car dealers and agents IN New
work and Brooklyn as well as manu-
hrturers ard merchants generally con-
siderable additional Impetus has be n
even 20 % 10y the action OF the Automo-
5le Dealers Association which passed a
resolution tnnt me association approve
ne coufn'rc Al t"r'cntenary automobile
7sgeant an the n'Ght or wednesday Octo-
'er 2S and thai the members or the as
sc-iat'on no only themselves help but
LEO advise 'h'f customer owners 10 enter
he paEeTH.
Ever '''.I '' "'- "un"l" or eh'r'eS
% the N" rs h' "utomob'e
.orri'''e" ~ E-'"ur'n slr' 81;
There ,. Unison ~ =,
Sere,dtl a. i' ~ 1II.IT s'd'.
ne kep, wv, we vr,a's oi
pt.ps' ,,. ,,.',. a,.,.., IL. no eol,i-
m,se '. ., .,,. -, ,bo ,,.,,,,' o "", ~,
,4,'r ...-..,. ,,,,.l,. ia it. ..,,.,(,,.,t,S,
nv - ,.,,,.. ~ ,ro., ,.,..,,.. III
p,t.i. e..,. NO ~. i,.i,s,r.,t ~
80 w. .,I ,,.,o.l..l .,,r,,.,t al, tt., ,,I,,t,
=, oc,obsr Al AS we'll In the I,tt.r ,o,rv
!. ~. a,,to VIII b. drawn nv horses
Cow, NJ ~. prizes and tronb,es osferod
=, ,ba c,,... Comm, scion for ,.ir,.r. ~,
"a various divisions Of The o,itnnohua
-sreani are being dlsplav,d In tho ,vin-
dows %, automobile dealers on Rroodwov
srd Others at. on exhibition et the Auto
-~Nne club Of America
TIE competition for the dealers'
decoratcd window prize promises TO be
KEN The trophy IL offered 10 any dealer
" merchant on the line Of march or within
ore block - is also open 20 any auto
noble dealer garage accessory store or
-eoair shop 'u Nv York city regardless
n street location. All councillors In this
went must have their windows decorated
between October !! md 81 and must
egis'"r 'he entry at hendpua- tiers
The Gre or march for the automohl,,
paFeant + 70 he the following Start fro r
'?''h street ana M'i!son avenue, wes'
- l'ith street 20 s.. Nicholas avenue
Hu'h no : Nichols nvo''c ara Man.
haitian avenue 20 Hon street. west tc
Bro3dwiy; 'hcn south 20 Columbus Circle
and east on FIf'y-nlnth street to Fifti
avenue, 10 the Court OF Honor and re-
viewing stand ~ Forty-second street
south 20 r. "'y-fou~'h street tNen ives
70 Broadway and north 10 Columbus Cir
lie. whore the pageant VIII dispense.
IN add ton TO the automobile pagean
On the -S'h. and industrial pageant o.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
BARGAINS

Cadillac, 1911. IAndaulstte Body Like
and Touring bodies, isi5. $500. Pierce Ar,
row. 1911. Limousine and Touring bodies.
1890. Overland Touring. 1914, electric
starter. electric liEhts demountable rims.
used two months. cost 1850. $3.50. over
1911 $500 Studebaker. touring. 1918. $3.50.
Stearns. 1911, touring and limousine bodies,
1850 Buick. runRbout. 1911 s75 Buick,
runabout, 1915, used three weeks. cost
sl4l0. $500 Ford Delivery wagon. like new.
s275 Flanders, 1919, Delivery wagon, $685..
stoddard Dayton Taxi cab. past 1914 in
spection, $500. New Fords at big discounts.
Many other bargains.
These have been taken In trade on
cars and are open 20 any reasonable
ofer, LITTLE It W b5th Street Tele-
phone Circle 2l5l.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
Ford September
Sales. 2I.976 Cars

THE Ford Motor Company an
nounces that in the month
Of September there were sold and
delivered 2l,o76 Ford cars This
was gain Of il,479 cars over
September, 1913.
This is significant not only as
showing that Ford production is
rapidly being increased to meet
the influx Of orders, but also be-
cause it demonstrates that the Ford
Motor Company is maintaining the
100000 car schedule necessary to
give Ford purchasers between
August I, 1914, and August 1, 1915, a
share of Ford profits.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
MADE in America"
Is Packard SLOGAN

To lend point TO the campaign
IL is waging in behalf Of
establishing a market In the
United States for high grade
products manufactured here the
Packard Motor Car Company has
added another phrase to its group
of oatchwords.
Made in America follows the
logotype Packard" at the top Of
all present Packard advertising.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

sells at $4,000. My entire organization
Is in rapturss over It. The new car is
"A master effort OF the Peerless company
whose manufacturing methods need no in
PRODUCTION to New YorkerA FieNiblity,
power ana smoothness OF operation have
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
OVERLAND 80 PERFORMS
WELL IN VARIED TEST
Gasoline, Mileage, AcceleratiOn
Low Throttling and Hill Climb
ing All Satisfactory.

A record which is attracting much at
tention In motoring circles was made by
1915 Model SO Overland in series
of independent tests recently conducted
by an accessory manufacturer in Chi
cago Under the official supervision of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18

~ Ur "-ceI OF the Peerless light four,
vailed tie "Ml purpose" car, Is =. T.
saver me local distributor, This lie an
a"r'y rev departure by the great qua-
Wy builders Of Cleveland" says silver.
!" weight IS under 5000 pounds and &
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-18
Publ sher.
New York Sun.
New York City.
DC tobe r-l2th. 1874.

New York Sun
New City
Realizing the happening effect the Euro4
pean war naturally put on business in when
war was first declared, it probl in nv
nina at that time whe Their advis sable
TO carry out the intended campaign had
ntemplated The effect business in General an.
parentIy has not been marked first appeared
In the automobile business have been
p1entru1 during August The
mas become nee essity as we'll pleasure
User, aNo as the papers giving les room to
war news ana more space to local of
Iterest. decided when on the MITCHELL oar q
Few weeks ago. to try out advertisiny
campaign FOR two or three three newspapers
wh1cn ed the New York Sun. Will probably
De Leased to hear that the were SO sat1s-
factory that have determined extend nv advert,s-
ing campaign for the next eight weeks. This
proves TO me conclusively that time adver-
Using Ia most liable the med inns ee1
nave given excel lent returns.
. NY only object in writing this is to saw
that !! other business men. goods of merit
TO SCI WOULD stop talking and hard times and
aoVer1 Sc their wares in good mediums the New
YORK sun. they would find that not quite
30 oao as they seem to think it also Sthat It
pays to ADVERTISE. '-~'
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-02
Friends Missionaries Order
ed From Interior Station to
Concentrate at Main Mata-
mors Headquarters.
ABANDONS TWO POSTS
Missionary T. L. Roberts In
specting Mexican Interior,
Writes to Board That Stu
alton Grows Intense.

Until further information Is OBJ
tanned by the Friends Foreign Mis-
sionary board, missionaries of the So
ciety who are working in Mexico will
be stationed at Matamors, one of the
largest of the Friends stations, and
near the border of the United States.
The board in session yesterday re-
ceived reports from Missionary T. l..
Roberts, who left Matamors few
weeks ago for the interior of Mexico.
where the other two stations at Vic
toria and Matchnala are situated. He
reports that conditions are alarming.
At this time he is the only Friends
missionary in the interior The board
was forced temporarily to abandon
the stations at Matchuala and Victoria
and gather the band at Mataniors.
Here supplies can be received from
the United States.
Supplies Exhausted.
At the interior missions the sources
hausted, consequently the missionar-
les were ordered to Matamoras. Just
how long the workers will be kept at
Matamoras is not known even by the
board. If the conditions such as are
prevalent now continue, it is possible
that the missionaries will not be
moved from the border station for
many weeks. AS soon as the war sub
sides the Friends will send their peo-
pie back into the interior towns to
continue the work
The board completed it's business
last evening and the visiting members
departed for their homes this morn
ing.
In case of sudden turn in affairs
the general secretary, Charles E. Teb-
belts, will have Jurisdiction to with
draw or move the missionaries as he
sees fit, The session just adjourned
was one of the most important in the
history of the society, as it occurred
just at the time when the Mexican af-
fairs are at crisis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-02
WILL FLY 800 MILES
Aviator Starts From Lon
don for Monaco.

LONDON, April 2.-One of the most
flying contests in the his
tory OF aviation began here today
when Aviator Verrier left the Aer-
drome at Hendon in an 800-mile flight
to Monaco. Verrier was accompanied
by a mechanician.ya and said that he
hoped to reach Marseilles before dusk.
The airmen ascended at 5:33 o'clock
and after skirting the southern sub
urbs of London, set off in the direction
OF Dover. where they planned to cross
the English channel.
The present contest is known as the
aerial rally of Monaco and is inter-
national in it's scope. 1t was organ
lied by the Monaco Sporting club,
which gave a number of big prizes.
The winners share is $4,000.
Seven courses were laid out. all con-
verging upon Monaco. The other avi-
ators start from Paris, Vienna, Brus-
sells. Madrid, Milan and Gotha, the
routes being arranged in roundabout
way, that each airman must cover
800 milea.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-02
Chicago's Regional Jurisdic-
ton Precludes Minnesota,
North and South Dakota
Minneapolis Their Center.
SOUTH RECEIVES TWO
South Atlantic States Shown
: to Transmit 100000, 900
and Obtains Only S6O,OOO,-
600 Annually From North.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-The pre-
liminary organization committee form
ed under the new currency law, will
announce today or tomorrow it's de-
cision as to the location of regional
reserve banks. The cities selected
follow:
iddlewest-Chicago, Mime
apolis. st. Louis, Kansas City.
New England-Boston.
North Atlantic States-New York,
Philadelphia.
South Atlantic States-Rich-
mond, Atlanta.
Southwestern States-Dallas,
Texas. "
Pacific Slope and Intermountain
States-San Francisco.
Thus eleven regional banks will be
created. The fate of New Orleans is
in doubt. If New Orleans does not
get bank, branch of the ST. Louis
institution will be established there
It has been the effort of the organ
ization committee not to disturb ex-
listing channels Of credit. A strong
argument was made to give the Chi
cago bank control of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota and Montana. The
committee decided, however, that it
would be preferable to give Minneap-
oils and st. Paul an Independent in
stitution. The location of the two
banks In the South Atlantic states is
not surprising in view of the evidence
obtained by the committee showing
that the south instead of being large
borrower, was really large creditor.
It is estimated that the south obtains
only about $60,OOOJ000 annually from
Chicago and New York. and transmits
something like $500, 100000 annually
to these centers. -
The president has not made up his
mind with reference to the member
ship Of the federal reserve board. He
will not do so until the limits of the
reginal banks have been published.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-02
# ormer Vice President
Wants Richmond to OBJ
serve Day by Planting
Trees.
PROGRAM ARRANGED
Principles of Schools In
structed to Prepare Exer-
cises in All Schools for
Their Pupils.

J. T. Giles, superintendent of city
schools. Is in receipt of a letter from
c. w. Fairbanks, president of the In
diana Forestry association, in which
he is urged to do everything in his
power to make Arbor day a success
in this city.
The letter suggests that, inasmuch
as this is one of the largest problems
of the day, everything possible should
be done to have a general observance
of the day. 1t Is the idea of the asso-
citation to secure the cooperation in
the work Of commercial organizations,
women's clubs, churches, fraterna1 or
ganizations and civic bodies
The day will be observed at every
school Of the city with the planting OF
trees and programs appropriate to the
date. This was decidedslast night at
a meeting of the principals of the
Richmond schools in the superintend-
ent's office.
Arbor day is compulsory in the
state of Indiana. A recent law en-
acted by the state legislature states
that every school shall devote at least
part of the day to the planting 81
trees and shrubbery and that pro.
grams in accordance with the day be
held at all schools
Superintendent Giles has arranged
no definite program for the city
schools and probably will leave this
matter with the teacher in charge OF
the school. Trees will be planted at
the various school grounds of the city,
after the direction of Prof. J. f.
Thompson, city schools gardening su.
peryisor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-04-02
-Four Large Hotels Razed,
Court House in Ruins and
Buildings of Note in Ash
MYSTERY SURROUNDS
BEGINNING OF FIRE
State Militia and Citizens Pa
troll Streets to Prevent
Looting in Famous Florida
Winter Resort.

ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla, April by
long distance to jacksonville, F1a--A
solid half mile square in the heart Of
st. Augustine, oldest city in the United
States, and perhaps the most beautiful
in Florida, was destroyed by fire today
causing loss estimated at $500. 600.
Four large hotels, the Munson, Mag.
nolia, Florida House and the Clair
mont, we're razed; the court house il
in ruins, and many other buildings Of
note were wiped out.
1t was at first reported that several
lives were lost, but after the confusion
that followed had subsided, this report
proved untrue.
A woman leaped from the third
floor Of the Florida House, and was
leg. Another guest, A. Libby, leaped
from the second floor, but escaped
with a broken leg.
Vedder House Destroyed.
The famous Vedder house was de-
stroyed, and with it the priceless col
lection Of the st. Augustine Histori-
cal society. Some of the antiques
dated back to the founding Of the
city. The oldest in North America
The Western Union and Postal Tele-
graph offices were burned, and the
only outside communication was by a
few long distance telephone wires, that
were swamped with inquiries from all
over the country from persons whose
relatives and friends are spending the
fag end of the season here.
Fire RACES Seven Houra
The fire was declared to be under
| control at 9:45 o'clock, although still
burning in parts of the ruined area.
The flames held almost unabated
| sway for seven hours.
A company of state militiamen and
citizens who volunteered to aid the
local police, threw a Gordon about the
center of the city and kept a rigid
guard to prevent looting.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The blaze started in a building on the
bay front and was famed by a strou
\ wind. When it was seen thars Aany
big frame hotels lay in the path<of,
the advancing conf1agration, the work
of arousing guests and carrying out
effects was commenced. Trunks, bag
gage and boxes were piled in the
street and placed under guard of po-
| licemen or troops.
The widest excitement prevailed
| among hotel guests as the fire, famed
by the wind, licked its way through
building after building. most of which
were frame structures.