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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
LEXINGTON HAS
NEW CLOSED CAR
Lex-Sedan Is the Latest Crea-
ton to Be Offered Motor
ing Public.

Important among the early fall an
nouncements of all-season motor cars
is that introducing the Lex-sedan, an
exclusive enclosed model designed and
built by the Lexington Motor Company
of Connersville, Ind.
This new car is described as a decided
innovation in closed car design. Its
chief claim to distinction is that It has
the appearance of being built IN zone
piece" or as a single unit. For the
first time, II Is said. the body has been
built for the top. reversing the former
method OF building the top to Mt the
body. AS a result the designers have
obtained in, this car harmonious effect
not found in the prevalent types-an
effect which marks 1t as work OF
coachbuilding art.
The Lex-Sedan Is of the new four-door
type. The sides OF the body are un-
usually high and the doors are all OF
full width The six side windows are
of equal size and are square in shape to
conform to the straight line effect of the
doors The glass in these windows can
be lowered or raised or entirely removed
as the weather dictates or the occupants
will
with the four wide doors. access to
The car will seat comfortably, with the
aid OF auxiliary seats. seven passengers
The model Is completely equipped with
those accessory features which add to
the comfort and artistic appearance OF
n car. The coach work. furnishings and
color combinations are as distinctive as
The car itself. Three colors are OPP
tional blue. harmon and Brewster green.
with Spanish leather and velour to
match. -
The Lex-Sedan body, mounted on a
Lexington Minute-Man Six chassis, Is
described as being hundreds of pounds
lighter than many cars of similar size.
a fact due to the scientific elimination
of a number of parts and the utilization
of light yet sturdy metals.
Among the most prominent features OF
the Lexington chassis are Its oilless
spring bushings, its non-metallic uni
versal joints, the one-finger emergency
brake. the non-rattle frame and the
Moore multiple exhaust system, which
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
sTUDEBAKER SERVICE.
Manager of Mig Plant Talks on
Subject.

Some service stations may not stand
high with car owners, but you'd have to
go a long way to find Studebaker
owner who IS not a booster for Stude-
baker service. The slogan The cus--
toner first, last and always that has
guided this organization ever since the
beginning has amply repaid them In tRe
confidence of the public and the esteem
Of Studebaker owners-
S. NJ Beincke, the New York SER
vice manager, yesterday said that even
the selection Of the building site in
West Seventy seventh street. or Broad
way, had been fixed by the considera.
ton of the customer first I'VE could
easily have gotten a location on the out
skirts Of the city at a far lower cost.
but we decided that as the service sta
ton was purely for che customers con-
yenience it would be far better to To-
cate II within easy reach for him.
when a car is reported in, tester is
Immediately put on 1t to discover all
faults. He goes over 1t Thoroughly
checking off on a printed form all the
repairs required. The car is berthed ana
the sheet is sent to the car department.,
where the exact cost for the repairs Is
figured. This Is then submitted. to the
owner for his approval before the work
is completed. All charges are figured to
bedrock No attempt is made to make
a profit. After the repairs are completed
the car is again turned over to the tester
who must o. Khthe car before II is
turned back to the owner. This gives
three separate checks on the car the
two testers and the shop foreman.
-Four days after the owner takes his
car out letter is written him requestmg
that he indicate on an enclosed caro- IL
he is completely satisfied with the ser
vice and treatment he received ana IL
he has any suggestions to make.
The service station is completely
equipped to handle any job that may
come along. II need be it could build
new cars from the assortment OF parts
that are always carried on hand. The
mechanics are all old Studebaker men,
and the building is one of the best
equipped in the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
A Simple Tire Test.

THERE are almost as many rv,
terious elements in rubher 20
Il In electricity. We speslk 10
quite correctly, of Give rlbborn ~
cause the strange substance rooU.
seems to still possess life long Fly
1t Is mixed with chemicals ana ~
eign substances and manufac,rsa,
into tires and other commercial COW,
modities Buyers and users OF auto
mobile tires often ask: How can
tell a live fresh tire from one that 1.
stale ana hfelessT' The answer is.
by touch" 1t may be that yo,,
will have to practice: If so taks
tire which you know to be fulIv
year old. Press your thumb d.
hard upon the surface-as tho,,yh wv
were going to make a thumb nr,Us
Do that several times and tr,, q
make the rubber move. You will ~. wv
there is little or no "response ;, ~. w
cording to the amount of life Iaf, y
the rubber. Try to drive your tbn,,n
nail into live rubber and the moo.,'o
back from the substance will ~.
SO strong that your nail will scarcsI,.
leave a mark. A nail pressed ln,o
the surface Of dead tire win Iea,.
scar according to the amount NJ I,se
left In the rubber. '''e
How do you tell whether or NJ,
used tire is made of good rubberS,
was a question recently nut IN G
McClurg, factory manager of ths na -
Carlisle cord tire. "e"
Mr.. McClurg has been in the a.,
business for twenty-five years ana -
considered one of the leading az
thorities Of the United States. 'ops
very simple and sure method ~
said, "is to wipe the dust from ,Se ne
rubber and run the palm of vo,,s
hand over 1t. II the rubber is slol.
and shiny 1t is of good quality bn,
IL 1t is rough and granular Won NAV
feel assured that it is of poor ouali,,,
A properly made tire of the best ns'
terials, such as we claim the Car-
Isle cord to be. should, when bouncoi
on the floor, be as lively and neryons
as a thoroughbred race horse"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
OWNERS SERVICE DEPART.
MENT.

have been noticing the name Aoro as
applied to ignition apparatus and am
wondering II the name Is that of a
certain make or whether 1t refers to
any airplane magnetic apparatus.
Aero is the name applied specifically
to the magnetic made by the Splltdorf
Electrical Company. The proper name
is Splitdorf-Waco Aero The name
Dixie also is used for Instruments made
by Splitdorf
In watching the clutch and other mech
anism of my car by running without the
floor boards, noticed that the U-shapeG
torque member moves sideways when
the car is travelling over rough roa DIS.
Is 1t supposed to move that way? II
doesn't seem to make any noise.
There need be no side play in the
torque member. It should move freely
at the forward end in an up and down
direction, but not sideways. II the play
is very great it would be worth while
installing bronze spacers.
Could arcing at the brushes OF gen.
orator make the ammeter faulty? The
battery charges slowly and the ammeter
instead of showing 10 amperes shows
only about 4 to s. Is the trouble In the
generator or the meter?
II there Is excessive arcing that Is
unquestionably causing the trouble.
Slight arcipg may not cause It. Dress
the brushes, clean the commutator and
tighten all connections.
Q. What is your opinion of the disc
steel wheels? Do you think they are
better than the wire wheel or the wooden
wheel?
A. I cannot pass an opinion on this
matter because I have no records of
actual tests made on disc steel wheels.
Most Of the new wheels are bought be-
cause Of their appearance,
Q. After removing the cylinder head
from my motor ! noticed that the tops
of the pistons were all covered with oil.
Everything was covered with oil--not
merely moistened either. Believing that
this is caused by worn piston rings
what make of rings would you recon-
mend?
A. 1t is quite possible that the rings
alone are not the cause. The trouble
may be due to worn cylinders, worn
pistons or worn rings. or all three may
exist. I would have the cylinders meas
ured. also the pistons, to determine what
is causing the leakage into the combus-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21

Iii handling highly perishable fruit
crops notably peaches, motor trucks are
being used to great advantage. Fruit
growers are constantly adding to their
truck equipment. AS an instance, the
Miami Valley Fruit Company of Fort
Valley, Ga, has purchased thirty-seven
Whites In the last two years.
At the largest nursery and peach or
chard plant" in the United States. Har-
risons' Nurseries at Berlin, Nd. two
White trucks carry the entire crop of
$500 acres of peach trees-a crop that
this year amounted to. $4,000 bushels
from the orchards to the packing house,
where it is loaded into refrigerator cars.
Harrisons' Nurseries, owned by State
Senator Orlando and A. G.. Harrison.
brothers. comprise. 1000 acres, with
orchards and nurseries scattered over a
four mile radius from the packing house,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
Bowman Takes On Anderson Six

Sidney b. Bowman. one of New York's
pioneer automobile dealers. has just
taken on the Anderson Six. He will
act as it's distributor for Greater New
York, eastern New York and northern
New Jersey.
Bowman also sells the Kisselkar. His
reasons for adding the Anderson line
are best set forth in his own words, as
follows:
II wanted to add to my distributing
agency a good car at moderate figure
to meet the requirements of a large and
highly important section of the public
those of exacting taste who prefer car
OF moderate price.
after numerous expeditions of dis
covery in company with my consulting
engineer to a variety of liFely automo-
bile manufacturing plants / finally de-
cided upon the Anderson Six. for in
this exceptionally we'll finished car
firmly believe 1 have found what I was
looking for, an automobile representing
dollar for dollar Value--and more---at
a moderate figure.
st is M eN1 ggcrdtion whatsoever to
say of the Anderson Six that with its
40-horse Continental motor. it's power,
speed, flexibility. absence of vibration,
delicate responsiveness and easy riding
qualities, this car sets up a new stand
ard of dollar for dollar value.
Eyes, am actually bubbling over with
enthusiasm and pride. for here is car
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21

which is located on a spur track of one
of the Pennsylvania lines.
Pickers in the orchards pick the
peaches into fve-eighths bushel baskets
and the two Whites carry the baskets
to the packing house. Ordinarily the
trucks each carry $50 to IFS baskets,
and they make twelve to fifteen trips a
day each. On one particularly busy
day one of the Whites made thirteen
round trips, carrying 1874 baskets on
each trip, and made two runs to an
orchard four miles away to carry em-
ployees On another occasion one of the
trucks carried force of Harrison en-
ployees to an orchard at Eaeton, in
which the Harrisons are interested, aided
in picking and packing $4,000 worth Of
peaches, and carried its crew the sew
enty-mies back across the Eastern Shore
peninsular to Berlin all in six days.
Dependability--that's the reason for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21


ton chamber. Any type of ring win Al
but the ring. fitting must be done by an
expert. There Is more to the fitting a,
the rings than to the design of the rims
themselves.
.. What does a manufacturer NJ nav.
pay for clutch, say one of the ordIr,r,.
dry plate clutches? I saw around az,
and a friend of mine says around ,IoO
A. know both OF you are wrong bu,
/ cannot give exact figures witbou,
knowing the make of the clutch and N.
size of the car using it. Some manufac.
turers only pay about SIS for such
clutches. 1t all depends on the dedr,
and the number bought.
Q. Who is the largest magnetic maker
in this country? Who IS the largest
maker of storage batteries for automo.
biles?
A. 1. The Splitdorf Electrical Com.
pany, Newark. n. j.. maker OF Dixie
and Aero magnetos 2. The Willard
Storage Battery Company, Cleveland
Ohio.
Q. My car is fitted with an Auto-fl.s
generator, which does not seem to gene.
rate enough current. The ammeter hand
shows five amperes, and 1t used to show
ten amperes. I know there is something
wrong with the generator because III.
battery is low most Of the time and do
little night work. How do you adjust
the generator?
A. The trouble may be caused by dirty
brushes, dirty commutator, a shifting Of
the third brush, poor connections or
worn generator bearings. l would clean
the commutator, dress the brushes and
see that they do not arc and then see
IL the condition changes. If not would
shift the third brush by means Of which
the output is regulated. Read your in
struction book. and If you do not know
much about electrical apparatus l would
advise you to take the car to the ser
vice station.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21

our using White trucks said G. A. Har-
rison. picking and packing peaches
Is all rush work. When the peaches are
ready, we must be ready to pick and
move them smoothly and swiftly. We
simply must have transportation equip
ment that can be depended upon at all
times. In summer temperatures few
hours delay may ruin hundreds Of dol
lars worth Of fruit or entail losses
through idleness of employees. In either
case delay would he costly. Our Whites
have never failed us yet"
The peach season covers only few
weeks of each year, but throughout the
year there is work at the Harrison plant
for the two Whites In winter they carry
shipments of nursery stock to the rail-
road besides hauling fertilizer and other
farm supplies and engaging in the many
and varied jobs of transportation that
continually present themselves.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21

which represents to the class of motorist
/ have mentioned consistent mechanical
performance, durability, luxury of APP
pointment and beauty of line and finish,
the ideal blend of essential factors.
Speaking of body work and beauty of
finish. the Anderson Six might well be
said to have been born under a lucky
star. For over thirty years the Ander
son Motor Car Company has been In the
forefront of Americas coach builders,
Anderson bodies are built in Anderson's
own body shops. All the experience,
skill and appreciation of the finer sub
tleties of body building belong to this car
as birthright.
"As an illustration, no less than TWEEN
ty-one distinct operations, hand applied
and hand rubbed, go to produce the An
derson's body finish. a finish lustrous
and enduring.
81 shall handle all five Anderson
models which include the seven passen-
ger touring, the five passenger touring,
the four passenger sport touring, the
four door sedan, and last. and perhaps
the most striking model the convertible
roadster The latter embodies an exclu-
sive Anderson patented device whereby,
with few seconds adjustment, the rear
portion. can be cleverly converted into
comfortable tonneau to accommodate
three additional passengers"
Mr.. Bowman expects the first ship
ment Of Andersons to reach his show
| rooms, 1879 Broadway at Fifty-second
street, this week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21
Battery Connector.

A very convenient battery connector
may be made from piece of heavy steel
coil spring. The spring wire at each end
is fashioned into hook and these are
slipped into the battery posts. the tension
of the spring insuring perfect contact
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-21

contributes to greater economy and In
creased power.
The Lex-Sedan Is regarded as most
creditable addition to the Lexington
line, which already is quite extensive.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11
THE COSMETIC OF THE INANlMATE.

III am the saver of surfaces.
Fl am the world-old preserver.
HNoah knew me, for he pitched the ark within and without.
1.-THE Pharaohs sought me as an adornment for their tombs-
their mummiese endure because l c conserve.
II am the woad of the ancient Britons: their blue battle hue.
because of me the treasures of the Sistine Chapel defy ehace-
ment.
I'll am the keeper of the antique.
I'll am the servant of progress.
TColumbus found me bedecking the savages who watched him
plant Ferdinand's banner on the shores of New Spain; and the
very sails of his caraves resisted the elements of the West
through my aid.
NThe pioneers westward vending their way daubed the prairie
schooners with my protection.
I'll am the royal robes of civilizations monarchs, Steel and Lum-
Der.
1.-THE taut wings of the airplane CLEAN under my protective
veneer.
1.-THE sullen dreadnaught and the homing transport pillow the
seas impervious to corrosiOn because of me.
I'll waterproofed your agents of destruction, the bullet AND the
shell.
HThen l drew the mercy of my concealng camoufage over
your hospitals.
III gIsten on the homes, and on the barns, and on the cement
surfaces.
TWhere life is, am alive.
TWhere death and decay set in my absence hastens them.
TAnd my mission is to preserve.
TSavpr of Surface, | am PAINT!
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11

oerlangt. Oanaf MIRO Die Sreue Der
Idnner nno Sraien ocutider Sc.
burt ooer Nbitarlnnuf. Dem 9anbe
'1rer @abl r"Geniiber beneIien
eIben. aein beiiclcr 8Hueis bafiir
Fam erbradt wcr0cn, ols Ole brrcit.
milligite 3eihnuna Don Sie9es' fHSrei.
belts. Rotten. Gas lit uniere Dor.
nebmite YfIiht. Gin ~Driideberser~
eeeeniiber oieiem nnerlGBIiGen er.
foroernis zines cd,tcn Imcrifanis.
mus miro es iid ipdter ielbit Su5ll.
idreiben babcr, mem. He9ierullg
uno Witbiirger ieine 9ppalitGt u,lo
Gracbcnbeit ocm Strrnen mno Strei.
fen ~gclcniiber hcSmciIeln. Obne ir.
gcno utld)en @orbcbalt ioIlten ole
SonNs unb sic Gripnrniiic. aIIcr
amcrifnner Ocntidrr @cbiri oocr
abitamnluna ocr Sicacs- Sreibeits.
anIcibe sllr Gcriilama aeitcIIt mcr.
Den. Gin oerartINcr "opnIitGtsbc-
mcls miro lctt uno in 3nfunit bod,
ein9cidGtt mcrocn &nuit SicAcS-
TrcibeitS -Hotcu!
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11
!. !. !. !. 1. !. !. +
. YOU CAN HELP GET
SCALPERS OF BONDS

+ The Federal Trade Commission Z.
4 at Washington is in the midst of +.
4 an investigation of bond scalpers' !
Z and stock jobbers' activities. g.
4 The Treasury Department and /
Z the Capital Issues Committee e.
& have submitted to the commission =.
+ a list of alleged swindles in which Z:
4 persons were traded doubtful e.
4 stock and securities for Liberty /.
+ Bonds. !
!. From commercial and personal 4.
T. interests other data is expected ..
4 and the commission is sending +.
Z, broadcast an invitation to individ- 1
T. uals to send in any complaints on 4
!. such transactions. {.
4 II any person-man or woman +.
= offers you a stock or security I;
+ in exchange for your Liberty 1
& Bonds get that persons name and :.
I. ull the literature" offered and !
= mail them 10 the commission. Z.
!. Just address it: Federal Trade I
!. Commission. Washington, d. c." +.
49, {. !. :. + + ****** 4
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11

- Nd Ibereien in 9oIn.
Die in &Oln ppraefommenen Eliill.
Ocrlllgcil babeu eincn Oerarti9 be-
orpDlihen G~baratter angcnOmnlcn,
oab Der Notwithstanding be.
idloB, mmiaiienoc @oriid)ts, Mabrc'
gcln 81 t~reffeu uno ge9en Ole
Yliinocrer riidiidJtalos nit Den
@uiicn cin5uidreiten. Sn Der
Nad)t sum i. S~c5clnber mllroen ali
ucridicDcncu Stcllen Der Stoot @os
~rcnhduier alsgcruubt. Cine BroBc
Micnlc S~liinocrcr perianllnclte lid
Der Dem Nroplantanlt. mllr0e aber
pon rinrm %urritdrtteu YoliScialtiAc.
bet unO @iirGcrmcbr nit @ioidi'
ncligeiuctrrn cmpiangru. Nei gu.
icmmrnli0brn nit Der @'olSei iol
IS Sote mo Scrfpla+ectc gcgeben IA
ben.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11
EUR0PE's MAP IS
VASTLY CHANGED
BY WORLD WAR
KINGS DETHRoNED AND EMPER.
oRS ABDicATE, MAKING WAY
FOR RULE BY PEOPLE.
VICTORY LOANS PART
Previous Loans Had Important Part
In Winning the War, But This
Loan Must Be FIoated.

II you will take a look at the map
of Europe and recall the things that
have been happening in the last four
years you will see at a glance that two
thirds of the European Old World has
been overturned in a governmental
sense
There are many vacancies in the old
lists of kings. The Russian nobility
has been wiped out. It has disap-
peared from the Almanac da Gotha,
the Red Book of Royalty.
A Kaiser is gone in Germany. a
dozen kings in the German states, the
rulers of Rumania, of Bulgaria and Of
Greece. There may be others who
will follow for there is a strange and
new spirit abroad. in the world. q nav
and yet a very old Spirit.
In Europe there are some hundreds
Every man of them Is, Individually,
wanting a personal hand in the max
ing Of new laws. A million sound and
crazy theories of government are be-
ing jumbled together.
There is not the slightest objection
to their forming such governments as
they want. They a reorganize along
their own lines. There are no letters
OF them. They are free to set up such
democratic governments as they want.
Doubtless there would be little objec-
ton to certain states going back to
the monarchial form II the people
thought that best.
Right now the Allied nations have a
slow and wearisome job. The tedious
task of impressing the points of this
new deal on the people who are COM
ing into control in the chaotic en-
pires. In brief, the Germanic idea
must be stamped out and uprooted.
If 1t is not done we may have to
fight this war all over again in fifty
years. Therefore we Americans are
staying till the end and doing our
best to see that there Is a new and a
fair and square deal. All OF which is
costing US money, but 1t is a mighty
good way to pay our peace insurance
premiums.
Therefore there is . call for an
other Liberty Loan subscription. Do
not get the idea that 1t Is not as i'm
portant as the others were. Our SOL
diers are still standing along the
picket line of civilization.
Those ether Liberty loans were
training loans, and transportation
loans and fighting loans, but this n
is the reorganization, the rehabilita-
ton and reconstruction, the reclama-
ton, peace and rescue loan. And
don't let any one tel you that 1t is
the least important of all the loans
that have been offered.
We want the world to start out
again with a fair chance. We hope
to see a good many time honored
abuses wiped out forever. We want
to see the Prussian spirit tanned and
the German spirit in general weak
ened till 1t will never again n
the earth. And because Of these
wishes and hopes we are not turning
our back on Europe. We want to feel
safe when it is all over and the treaty
signed, sealed and delivered.
This last is the Peace Loan as well
as the "Victory' loan. And we want
to make it an enduring peace.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11
Go the Limit.

II the fact that Prussianism has
been wiped from the face of the earth
means anything to you, buy to your
fullest ability of Victory Liberty
Notes (short-term bonds) in the COM
ing Victory Liberty Loan.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11

True translation filed with the post
master at Hermann, No., on April
10, 1919, as required by the Act of
October 6, 1917.
:a,e Service. supplied by Bureau
II publicity. Treasury Dept, Washing
ton -. G.. translation filed with the
Postmaster at Cleveland, O.. March
&c, 1919. as required by the Act OF
Oct. 6. 1910
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11
THE PAINTERS BEST FRIEND

OF all the many liquid sub
stances which can be used for
the binding of paint or dry sub
stances which when dissolved In
water are used as vehicles for
pigments none fulills necessary
conditions so well as linseed oil,
the king of the fixed oil. and,
what Is of enormous Importance,
does 1t as cheaply. II is the
painters best friend because 1t
makes his work satisfactory.
r + 4 4 X ttttttHt
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11

Us 1T fiir nnierc SeeIenrube chen
10 r%otipenoig, pcrgeiien tonnen, pit
nift pergeiien f6nncn.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1919-04-11

THE MOST SUBSTANTIAL HERI-
TAGE YOU CAN GIVE YOUR chill.
DREN is VICTORY LIBERTY LOAN
NOTES.