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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-25

The practise of driving i'll ruts will
wear out tire faster than any other
individual bad habit. Obviously this
method of driving exposes to wear
the part of the tire least calculated to
bear 1t. The main strength of the
tire lies in the tread The side walls
are made comparatively thin. because
wear en- them is not expected, and yet
by running in ruts that is exactly
where the hardest wear falls.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-25

At racing speeds automobile tire;
become so hot after a distance OF II
miles that they will burn the hand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-25

Motor car registrations in New
York state have crossed 100000
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-25

The rubber business is said to eX-
coed the automobile business in vol
'ume. One rubber company has 1,250
men now engaged in erecting new
buildings.
The sun., 1916-12-17

car seating three to five inside. with the
drivers seat outside covered with a roof.
a limousine and back his statement with
tho official definition. Tho sixteen body
types defined by the nomenclature COM
nittec of the =. A. E. are the roadster.
coupelet, coupe. convertible coupe. clover
leaf. touring car, salon touring car, con-
vertlble touring car, sedan. convertible
sedan, open sedan. limousine. open
limousine, berline. brougham and lam
daulet.
Twelves, eiehts. sixes and fours, as
distinguishing the engine types. oil will
be represented. as will be the latest
adoption of the automobile engineer for
passenger car eervice-the sixteen valve
engine. On the upper floors OF the Palace
there will be spread for the inspection Of
the visitors the hundreds Of devices and
accessories that have been designed for
the comfort and convenience OF the
motor car owner and to reduce the cost
OF automobile operation and main
tenance. More than 225 exhibitors Of
parts ard accessories have been assigned
space at the show and will display the
latest In their neld, including almost
everything from cotter pin to an engine.
The sun., 1916-12-17
MOTORISTS SLOW TO
GET LICENSE PLATES
Secure Plates Now to Avoid
Rush Later, Secretary of
State Advises.

Only l6,50o automobile owners In the
New York city district have already Sc
cured their 1917 license plates from
Secretary OF state IIugo's bureau at
broadway and Seventy-fourth street. A
total OF 1853 chauffeurs have their 1917
licenses. Early application on the part
of owners and chauffeurs will have a
material effect In shortening the line
which usually presents itself the latter
part OF next month.
When q is considered that up to the
prescn, tine l37.4ss owners and 1000
chauffeur have been registered this
year by Secretary Hugo In the metro
politan district alone. the number of
carly applicants becomes compare
lively small per cent.
While every EFFORT will be made TO
expedite matters at the Broadway
bureau during the rush period next
month. a little forcthought fhese DAYS
viii do away with the necessity Of the
autol-, or chauffeur heing forced to take
his place in line with the eleventh hour
applicants.
Except in color the 1917 license plate.
do not differ materially from those of
this year. Instead OF a cream and white
combination next years plates have an
olive background with white numerals
the latter being more indented and con-
sepucutly standing out In sharper
manner.
IN" hypherated number. frst con-
coived by Secretary Hugo. will be con
tinued, having found favor particular,
with the police and others who are
called upon frequently TO remember tho
number OF the license at n glance. The
hyphenated number has also caught or
with other States. where It has beer
adopted for next years plates.
The sun., 1916-12-17
GOOD ROADS GREAT
HELP TO EDUCATION
Poor Highways Seriously AZ
feet Education of Children
in Rural Communities.

That good roads are a potent force In
the educati nal development OF children
In rural communities is a fact long
recognized by the leading educational
organizations o: the country. and along
this same line. $. NJ. Williams. sales
manager Of the Garford Motor Truck
Company Of Lima, Ohio. has uncar,hed
some highly interesting data in n nation
wide campaign for the improvement OF
road conditions
Mr. Williams's investigation shows
that in 1909 the percentage Of improved
roads in the New England States was
22.. per cent. and the percentage of
illiteracy was only IL per cent In the
South Atlantic States the percentage nf
improved roads dropped to 60 per cent
and illitcracy in rural over urban popu-
lation. due to a lower percentage Of
improved roads. showed for H., south
Atlantic States 400 per cent. and for the
New England States 40 per cent. In
both comparisons only native whites OF
native parentagc were considered.
The percentage Of il,iteracy among the
urban white population. according to
Mr.. Williams's figures. Is estimated at
only ninc-tenths OF / per cent. while
the rural illiteracy among the same Glass
Of Inhabitants is G?9 per cent. greater.
This alarming condition. he shows. is
the school and social lines OF the rural
population.
"Poor roads mean illiteracy. or even
worse declares Mr.. Williams They
inflict particular hardship upon the one
room district school because during a
large part OF the school term a consider
able part OF the 100000 miles OF our
country roads is impossible. As a re-
| suit of this situation, OF the 10000, 900
or more children in the United States
| who could attend school only $4,000. 900
are attempting to do so.
THE question of the relationship OF
| good roads and the rural schools IL one
| which should he carefully studied. There
| are, fortunately, many rural communi-
| ties where there Is an awakening in this
respect and there is a general move
! ment in many districts for extensive
road Improvement which will eventually
permit the consolidation OF the one room
| schools into n large graded school, In
some localities the scholars ara being
| carried back and forth from school al
public expense In what Is known as q
| ''school wagon" The consolidated school
is rapidly becoming the social and In
The sun., 1916-12-17
BUICK PRICES TO
ADVANCE JAN. IS
High Cost Of Material the
Cause for Slight Increase
on All Models.

Announcement IL made by the Buick
Motor Company. Flint. Mich, that be-
ginning January Is there will be an
increase in price on all models. both
fours and SKIES. On the two four cylln-
der models there II to be an increase Of
SO. the $50 car selling at $500. On
the quartet Of six cylinder models the
raise fanges from 315 to $35. Tho
latter will sell from 5000 TO SI,s35.
These prices are T. o. b. factory.
The Buick Motor Company ofYicia1s
state that II was their sincere hope to
continue the sale Of cars at the former
prices. and tho announcement OF In
creascs was delayed as long as possible.
trusting there would be some relief in
the materials gituation. This years
Bucks have been built largely from
materials contracted for a year ago and
In some instances previous TO that. This.
Ia connection with largely increased pro-
duction and the further fact that Buick
efficiency engineers made possible vast
saving in the factory through the ex-
tension of efficiency methods and the
installation Of much new and improved
machinery. enabled the company TO de-
The sun., 1916-12-17

New York automobile dealers had
their first glimpse Of the latest addition
10 the motor car world last week when
tho Harroun car. designed and con-
structed under the personal supervision
Of Ray Harroun. the famous engineer
and racing driver. reached Broadway.
This much talked OF car arrived on
Tuesday from Detroit, whore Il was
manufactured I'm n temporary plant OF
the company. and drew highly favora-
bic comments from the technical rep
rescntatives OF the automobile trade
The sun., 1916-12-17

The Van Cort,andt Vehicle Corporation
Of Sixty-third street ana broadway. New
York city, metropolitan distributor for ths
Peerless cars and trucks. has opened .
,ion on the NTH floor OF the building at
Sixty-four,h street and Broadway for the
beneht of Peerless owners in their territory.
T.. H. Fagnan, for twelve years a mcchanl-
cal Inspector in the Cleveland factory OF
the Peerless Motor Car Company. has. bsen
placed In charge as service manager.
william j. Lasher has Joined the STAN as
district manager. travelling In Now York
state, Connecticut and New Jersey. rAe IL
one Of the best known veterans In tn"
Eastern representative for the Mitchell car
From 1905 to 1919 he was one OF the New
York executives of the Olds. Martin &.
Carroll formerly with Mercedes, ami
George r. Hare. one of Broadway's veteran
salesmcn, who was with the Olds company
for eleven years and later with the Chevro-
let, have Joined the Peerless stan.
The sun., 1916-12-17
Firestone Managers Meet.

For three days during th- past week
forty-six branch Office managers and sew
eral travelling auditors OF the firestone
company conferred Jointly with tho home
ofhce executives at Akron, ohio, seeking
new ana better ways OF serving the tir"
using pubnc The conference il part Of the
compRny's plans for preparing Its crgtnl1A-
ton to handle efficiently the big Increase
In business now In sight FOR next year,
when tho plants production Will jump 10
20. O00 pneumatic tires day.
Each year the Flrestone company plaVs
host to every division OF i;s neli force.
Only a few weeks ago more than 500 branch
managers, aalesmeu and represent rves ~
the company from all parts Of the world
met In Akron for the tenth annual sales
convention. within "a few months the Fire
stone service men VIII assemble at tho
home office In the same way.
The sun., 1916-12-17

press. who inspected II and were given
demonstrations OF It's comfortable rid
ing qualities. AZ the hands Of Ray
iarroun the car was driven over the
various sections Of the city usually Sc
lec'ed hy the automobile trade for de-
monstraton tcsts, aud II made an cN-
oelicnt showing. giving Indications of an
abundance OF power accompanied by the
greatly desired ncXib,lity OF engine per
formancc. with whcclbasc OF 107
inches there is much more than the
usual amount Of leg room and body
room. The rear seat is one OF the widest
The sun., 1916-12-17
F. L. BRAN0 ADVANCED.
Becomes Manager Of Grant sic
Special BODY Department..

Frederick L. Barano. who has been the
efficient organizer and director Of the
city selling force for the Randall Motors
Corporation. 1898 Broadway. distributors
of the Grant Six. has been made mana
ger OF the special body department.
r. G. 1Ioey. who had such remarkable
success as city sales manager for the
Saxon car. has succeeded Mr. Brano as
sales manager.
The sun., 1916-12-17
Allen Company Makes Own Bodies.

Tho Allrn Motor Company II now rro-
ducing Its own bodies for closed models In
its body plant In Fostoria, -, and also
oout'hplhtos the manufacture of bodies
for It's opcn models IN the near future
Since It's Organization the Allen Motor
Company has operated its own motor and
transmission works In model factory q,
EuCyrus O. II hrs also manufactured all
of It's automobile tops All body finishing
has been douc at Fostoria, the excellence
Of this Work being best att"S'ed hy the
popularity % IN" special color comb,ns
tions offered IN the Classic cars. which
arc finished In the Classic brown. rray
and blue.
The sun., 1916-12-17

on the market, measuring - inches In
side tho upholstery. Tho effect OF itng,h
Is emphasized considerably by tho fact
that the car IL very low hung running
boards being but slightly higher than
the lowest part Of the 'car-the front
axle. The IInrroun hody follows Ihc ad-
vanced strcamlinc design. the tos, body
line sweeping gracefully "utwa ri from
the Cowl. narrowing agsin 1T the rear.
An unusually interostln detail - the top.
which is of khaki, harutmiging & with the
dark green Of tho body. The wheels are
also brown. -' .-
The sun., 1916-12-17

teilectual centre OF communities and the
ga,hc-inE place for public meetings Of
all kinds. In fact II has already be-
come one OF the greatest factors for
rural progress which has ever existed.
without good roads. the consolidated
school Is an impossiblIty. That In itself
!s a sufficient reason for the vast amount
OF tme and energy which many OF us
are eXpcndng for the Improvement OF
road conditions"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24

HALF PENNlES.-In the daily
business life among the IOwIy the
half penny is long-felt want. The
dealers always get the best of this
lack in change. Wherever it can be
applied, things are two for a nickel
or three for a dime" and this, of
course, means one for 8 cents or 4
cents, respectively. The gain always
goes to the dealer.
If a customer comes twenty times
a day and makes a bargain where a
penny has to be split the half penny
always goes to the dealer. As far as
the wealthy are concerned it would
be ''hair-splitting" to apply this half
penny business to them; they buy in
quantities, so they get things cheap
er and money goes even. But the
poor, who mostly buy as little Of a
thing as they can get, are nearly al
ways paying OVer-price. Its expen-
sive to be poor" no truer sentence
was ever made.
When the little red apples in the
fruit store are two for five" it's 8
cents apiece. When oranges are
three for ten" it's 4 cents apiece.
think the government could coin
1a-cent pieces of iron.
This coin in circulation would not
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24

SCARED BACHELORS.-So bach
elOrs are the big criminals! It's lie!
Mrs. Guinness, Leutgert, Hoch and
DR.. Webster were married. Most all
saloonkeepers are married. The
kaiser, King Edward, the car, Fran
els Joseph and most of their minis
tiers, who brought on EurOpe's big
gest crime, are married men. NapO-
leon and all cOnqUerOTs were mar
ried, but Geo. Washington was a
bachelor when he did his most glO-
riOUs work for his country.
Congress is mostly made up Of mar
ried men and they just decided that
married men did not have to fight to
save their country. England expects
to fight until every Frenchman is
killed, but married men in America
are willing to defend this sweet land
of liberty until every bachelor is
killed.
Bachelors being cOwards-which is
proved by the fact that they do not
have nerve enough to get married
shows how fimsy is the protection
from the Hun" when he comes.
DaredeviIs are necessary for war for
charges and especially for spying.
We have not enough Hobsons, and
the daredevil spirits of our youths
should not be discouraged, punished
or smOtheTed.
When we have a big war this cOun-
try will have to fight married men
and daredevil bachelors, but married
men of the U. S. have turned aristo-
Gratis, so what chance have our
scared bachelors in defeating a pow
erful enemy. We have too much Gull
ture, too much regulation, too much
virtue, too many rules to make a
powerful army. 1t is the brutalitar-
ian forces that win. We are not in
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24
ARE MOVIES ART?-A:

HNE WV I'D AN s-EAG uONlGS
art? Yes and no, mostly no. One art
that the movies seem highly repre-
sentative of is the easy money art, as
witness Mr.. Chaplin, the billion-dol-
lar, more or less, picture clown,
whose pictures mot himself) inspire
the haw-haws. His is the dollar-col-
lecting art. There are some grand
and beautiful women in the movies,
possessing lovely hair, angelic eyes,
oval faces and possibly artistic tenn
peraments, but nothing expressive of
art can be detected in their pictures.
So the writer who Intercepted, are
movies art? is a fiattering questioner,
as the movies proper sphere is in the
Photographic science, not in the
realm of art.-Jas. o. Boy.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24

necessarily have to enter half pen
MES into bookkeeping. The odd
iron" could be added to the follow
ing business day. Banks and whole
sale houses would not have to handle
them. 1t would be a matter merely
for the retail business and would be
Of great advantage to justify things
and prices in this field.-Manne r.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-24

said. Big Biz knows what it is about.
Wise up in TINED. F. Sweetland,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
WHAT THE TEAM NEEDS

Tt was only the lack of an organdsa-
ton through which to work that de-
feated the plan OF fans as endorsed
by THE TINES sporting department to
give substantial testimonial TO
Frank Blocker. the All-American foot
ball player who eaptained the Clabby
A. c. through IT'S FIRST and successful
professional season
This same missing factor will handi :
cap the team when it is put on the
field next season unless in the mean
time something is started. TT Wayne
has its Friars Club. Cincinnati the
Celts Club and whiting has gained
tame through the famous Owls Club
which plays a great game OF basket
bah every winter against the best
teams in the country.
Are there ave hundred football fans
and city boosters in Hammond who
would pay I'VE dollars each for MEM
bershfp in a club to support the Block
er football eleven? We think there
are. in view Of the fact that the fol-
lowers of the sport in Hammond sent
out three special trains on long trips
this fall to see the team play. TWEEN
ty-five hundred dollars would be suf-
fcient to provide guarantees for such
men as Blocker. Talbot. Helvie, Bliss
meyer, Erehart, Foster, Green. Kohl,
Ruffner. Hess. Plum, Sellegar. Palmer,
Finn, Ambrose. Young and the other
men needed to put out a state cham
pion club. Most OF this talk of sew
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

enty-five and a hundred dollar a game
guarantees is bunk. Twenty dollars
game and expenses will hire most
any star and twenty-five gets cork
ing good man.
1t would not be the object OF the
club - make money. 1t need have no
club rooms but each member should
take pride in wearing a button show
ing him to be in good standing as a
booster and supporter of his home
town eleven. The writer isn't rolling
in wealth but his 1--WE dollars are
ready any time for such a cause
With a capital OF twenty-five hum
dred dollars the team could open at
h5ne with the Cornell-1Iamburgs and
the following Sunday bring Racine.
Only one trip would be made in all
probability and that TO Davenport
where everyone wants to go. The
Celts. North Ends. Wabash a. A..
Taylorville and Detroit H,ralds would
draw between fifteen and twenty-five
hundred. people at each game and
with bleachers on each side the field
the dollar seats would sell readily. The
Fort Wayne Friars and Pine Village
would bring out record attendances.
With an average of fair weather.
proper advertising, elimination OF
open betting. enforcement Of order IN
the sidelines ard an even break u
luck there should be a nice balan ace
IN the treasury at the end Of che year
70 start the following season on.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
HOPE COLLEGE At
WHITING TONIGHT
Especial 10 THE rlalEs.l

WHITING. IND. Dec. %. - The
Whiting Owls basketball team viii
play the Hope College team tonight a.
the whiting High school auditorium.
Much interest is centered in this game
because of the fact that the Hope
team is to play The Illinois Athletic
club on Saturday evening
Hope College teams have always
been of championship calfbre and are
at present the holders Of the intercol-
lexia4s championship of the state OF
Michigan. Last year they won twice
from the famous Grand Rapids Y NJ. c.
A. team and they also walked away
from the Michigan Aggies- This sea
son they have been going better than
ever.
Manager Griffith of the owls il not
under estimating the Hope game and
has had the boys out every evening
this week New plays have been
planned and worked over and praetis.
ed After the practise last evening
Captain Exton called the boys together
end talked to them relative to the
game tonight. The boys realize that
they are up against q tough PROPOSE
ton and fSSA Manager Griffith and
Captain Ezr6n are leaving no stone
unturned TO get everything in hrst-
class shape.
The Hope College team arrived in
town this morning and was out for
practise at the auditorium. They are
"a husky bunch. Manager wdlliam II.
Ten IIaken Of the Hope team said that
he expects to clean up on both the
owls Club and the I. A. c. and from
the Looks OF things he Is justified in
saying SSy
The f&Gs OF this region viii flock
to this game because 1t is one in which
the fans know there viii be a lot Of
opposition. The Owls Cleb team be-
cause OF its strength has been hav-
ing some difficulty In securing teams
10 give them a contest. The Hope
game tonight. however, is one that
the fans are waiting for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
NORTHERN INDIANA HIGH
SCHOOL A. A. SECTIONAL

The Northern Indiana High School
Athletic Association is dead.
Long live the Northern Indiana
high school Athletic Association
In other words the fans may grieve
and rejoice. Let the obsequies be
Arief. IN the interim 1t might be well
to explain just how the n. /. H S. A. A.
IS about to pass away and then come
back again bearing the name but a
different meaning.
The reorganization Of the state high
school athletics has been completed
and board of control appointed with
full power to legislate and administer.
This board. of which Frank .. NIGEL
roy Of Hammond is one of FIVE mem
hers. has more power than the Duma
and the Gar combined.
The new board goes into Office jan
nary 1 and Mr.. IeElroy who with Mrs.
McElroy is going to spend the holidays
at Indianapolis Will be right on the
Job to take care Of the interests OF
his end OF the state. The program Of
the board includes the plan to divide
the state into sections for all branches
IF athletic competition. II Is Mr.. 9Ic-
Elroy's intention to have the Northern
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22
CORNELL HAMBURG
IN FINAL PRAT|CE

CHICAGO. Dec. 22.-~CorneI-Ham-
burg football players will take their
last workout this afternoon before
their indoor game With the Pullman
Tornadoes at Dexter Park pavilion
Sunday afternoon. Manager Finn an
nounced last night that the Pressler
brothers would appear IN the lineup
for the Cornell-Hamburgs 1t had
been reported that they would not
play, fearing they would be in
capacitated for basketball Society
will lend its presence to the game,
several millionaire packers who are
football enthusiasts having reserved
boxes. The advance ticket sale has
exceeded the expectations of the pro-
moters. practically assuring the estab-
lishment of indoor football as a Win
ter sport.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1916-12-22

Indiana Athletic Association auto
matacally become one of these districts
without adding or detracting city or
county to or from its territory ami
giving it power for legislation in local
affairs.
The sectional basketball tourney
would hereafter be confined to the ter
ritory OF the Northern Indiana Asso-
citation which includes the cities of
Hammond, Whiting. East Chicago.
Gary. Michigan City. Valparaiso. La
Porte. South Bend and others in the
district who compete annually in foot
ball, basketball, trrck and baseball but
have never been thoroughly organized
in all Of these sports.
The new plan will create a state
baseball and track tournament to he
held at Purdue University in May
There viii be sectional basketball ana
track meets IN the spring
East Chicago is bidding for the sec
tional basketball tourney and the se,.-
tional tracks meet will probably be at
Gary. May IS. The state baseball
tourney occurs at Purdue. May Is and
10. and the state track meet at that
school. May II.