Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-23
MOTOR H0NKs
By Otto Horne


shining, people rare rushing to- buy
Liberty bonds and motor cars there
won't be another big holiday until the
Fourth Of July, and It IL almost here.
Don't forget to put . nag on the car.
III you think you are beaten, you. are:
II You thing you dare not, you don't.
II you like to win but think you can't,
It's almost q cinch You won't.
II you think you'll lose you're lost, 8
4 For out OF the world we find -
Success begins with . SLOWS will
It's all in the state Of mind" e.
Just about 80 per cent of the auto
mobile owners who, are In the mar
ket for 4 new car don't buy they
asell.,, They drive their Old car
around TO all the dealers looking Tor
the highest bidder, and ct each plece
they try to sell the old car to an Az
tomobile dealer This sales energy
led into better channels would un
doubtedly mean q cash sale. There
are certain cars on the market today
that are made to sell to people who
wants lot Of money for their old car.
They can give you the long ,trading
price, but they can't give you the au-
Itomohile. Too many car owners have
foolish Illusions In regard TO this
question. They are more interested
IN the price they can get for their old
car than IN the value Of the car they
are buyIng. Take our, advice. Inves-J
Itigate the used car market carefully,
learn what price the old car Fl act.
ually worth the amount Of money YOU
would have to pay II you were to buy.
such & car second hand, then BUY
your new car and buy wisely You:
Will get value received,
Patriotic economy does not mean
the lowering Of : Americas standard
Of living, which would make sus less
efficient physically and mentally, ma.
tionaliy and individually. The nat.
ural, sane life Of the country must
proceed as though We we're not at
war John Wanamaker.
The .retafi value OF the Franklin mo-
tor Car Co.'S shipment OF Franklin
cars for the month of May. was $2.0s0.-
$50 the largest single mouths busi-
ness Id the company's history.
A series 9sFranklin touring car was
recently driven from the franklin
factory to New York and return, 393
miles, in II hours and As minutes. az
an average Of 30.2 miles per hour,
establishing record for fast. running
with 1856 miles to Q gallon Of gaso.
| line.
The Peie street hill climb evidently
brought home to many Of our people
the realization that. there's reason
/ why this wonderful motor car has be-
come so universally popular. The
Schuman Carriage Co. reports the
| phenomenal record sale of IN Hudson
iSnper-Sixes IN Honolulu during the
month Of June. &
Honolulu motor car owners are. evi-
identity becoming tired of having to
| pay the ridicul0usiy high cost OF main.
tanning heavy automobiles IL the sale
LOT IL Hudson Super.Sixes by the Schu-
man Carriage Co. during the month or
June may be taken as an Indication Of
the fast growing popularity Of lighter
weight cars. S 81 ( s e.
Capt. Mcmillan has launched q
strong fight in the local courts on be
hall. Of the army men in the territory
who own automobiles and were fore
ed to pay. personal property tat b ad-
dition to the regular registration fee.
Il Is commended that the collection OF
personal tax Is illegal. Winning Of
the suit by Capt. Mcmillan VIII mean
thai. the territorial government win
return about $4,000 To. our soldier
boys. Capt. McMillaii. who 70 q for
mer San Francisco attorney OF note,
Il giving his services without com.
pensation Of any kind. He, Is going to
Twin his case without doubt and some
oneA should get busy and see that the
captain Is prevented with aZtoken of
appreciation. He comes to town from
Schofield regularly by train, and does
not like the arrangement q little bit.
l'Nuff said :, - - ;. -. X. M.
Taxation without representation Is
nn.American. & d. -. r = Z Z Z
Wonder what would happen IL some
one should suggest that we pull an
auto race within Honolulu
Pig iron. worth SIS q ton before
the war. recently sold In Pittsburg at
SO q ton--ths highest prizes ever
known. Steel billefs, worth s25ea ton
III 1914, sen above $50. These figures
make the recent rHises in the prices
Of motor cars seem trifling BY COM
pafison. = 2. 3 S.Et 5s.f !.
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