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New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Considerable Mileage
Is Record of These Tires

The advent of cord construction in
automobile tires has made possible the
manufacture of tires which give
astounding mileage, yet there are many
automobile owners who have found so
great a degree of satisfaction in some
favorite brand of fabric tire that they
are loath to change to the new type.
The United States Tire Company re-
ports sales of its fabric brands that
show these tires are continually gain
ing favor among motorists who want
good tires at a moderate initial cost
President ]. Newton Gum, of the
United States Tire Company, has re-
ceived this letter from New Haven
merchant, telling why he remains firm
in his allegiance to the "chain" tread: {:
II think 20,346 miles up to date is a
remarkable record for three out of a
set of five of your 35x41s chain tread
tires. They are still on my seven
passenger car in serviceable condition,
and the car is used every day.
"The full set of five tires was put on
my new car the first week in March,
1915. The first of the set went out of
commission April 2, 1918, after running
16,103 miles. The second blew out be-
yond repair the month following, but
the remaining three have been running
ever since. | have had few punctures
or blowouts, owing to the elasticity and
durability Of the tires"
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Truck Business
Benefited bv Shows

The interest shown by visitors at
the Brooklyn Motor Truck Show last
week indicated not only the intense
interest being taken in the motor truck
delivery problem since the signing of
the armistice, but it also proved that
prospective purchasers are studying
the motor truck market very carefully.
This Is the opinion Of James j. Hunt,
general manager of the REQ Motor
Car Company of New York, Inc.
Ray Stehley, our Brooklyn repre-
sentative, and his staff tell me that
many of the visitors who were inter
eested in the REQ at the Brooklyn show
mad seen the line two months ago at
the New York show" says Mr.. Hunt.
Ihe average user of commercial
vehicle does not pass snap Judgment
on truck and does not purchase it
as II he were buying a cigar He finds
1t worth his while to spend a little
time investigating the various makes
before he finally places his order. A
number of truck statesmen have found
TINS out to their sorrow after having
mace extravagant claims for their
products They have found that their
prospects IN making careful inquiry
have learned the real facts.
"Our organization is violently op-
posed to exaggerating the ability of
ITS trucks, either as regards mileage
per gallon OF gasolene or load carrying
capacity. II man requires a three
ton truck for the work he has in hand
we DO not try to sell him one-ton
chassis, just because the REQ appeals
to him and because he has the ready
cash. At both the New York and
Brooklyn commercial car shows we
did excellent business and these prove d
an excellent tonic for the industry gen
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
War Lessons
Should Be Needed
By All Owners
Needless Repair Jobs Ought
Not To Be Permitted to
Hamper Service Station
Men, Says Tisdale
By Glenn A. Tisdale
President Franklin Motor Car Coz
pany Of New York

President Franklin Motor Car Com
pany Of New York
AS war gardening taught many citi-
zens the joy of "getting back to the
SOIL" so war necessity taught automo-
bile owners the delights of being a
"handy man about the car" Just as
spading, hoeing, and wedding no longer
are terrors to thousands, so oiling and
taking up" loose nuts ought to be an
unquestioned part of the car owners
spare-hour work
The car owner can shift at least q
the harassed automobile repairman to
himself. If the owner can bring him
self to realization of the useless
waste of labor on non-essential repairs,
he will have cleared the floor of the
service station for unavoidable jobs.
These are the essential jobs and the
repairman unquestionably owes his
time to these first.
The day has passed when the owner
can rightfully allow himself to use a
mechanic all the way from a half day
to sixteen hours in order to satisfy a
ing work, but car in the repair shop
is throwing the transportation of from
one to five people on an overburdened
transportation system. Unavoidable re-
pairs can be hastened by the elimina-
tion of non-esscntal jobs.
In reality the modern car is usually
simple from the maintenance point of
view. If the owner will but read the
instruction book which he received
with the car, or can secure gratis from
the manufacturer, he can become thor
oughly acquainted with his friend the
motor. Much unsuspected romance will
be uncovered, and romance is always
pleasant and satisfying. Gardening was
patriotic obligation, and with those
who carried the obligation it quickly
became romance. Personal car mainte-
nance need be no less fascinating.
The War Economics Board made ur-
gent request to reduce repair service
wherever possible. This was reasona-
BILE, because tirst-class mechanics re-
sponded freely to the call of govern
ment needs, in airplane and Allied in.
dustries, where their services were of
direct benefit to the country at war.
The owner has nothing to fear, be-
cause the "home auto maintenance"
problem is characterized by simplicity.
AS the great fundamental in gardening
is to keep the ground cultivated, so in
auto maintenance the great essential
is to keep the parts fabricated. Sys-
tematic attention to this will go a
long way-more than a season or two
probably-toward avoiding petty and
non-essential jobs.
The tool kit will, upon closer ac-
quaintance, reveal unexplored recesses.
The purchase Of additional simple and
inexpensive equipment will fire the
same enthusiasm experienced in the
acquisition of garden tools. The re-
pairman will gladly give advice on such
purchases. He, more than the owner,
realizes what "home garage" repairs
mean to him in the elimination of small
jobs that really seriously impair his
broader usefulness these days.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

the following day. By so doine vou.
engine will be free from overb.y.:ur your
for several months. '''ag
Next clean the gearset and d;esx
tai and change to heavier lubr;c.ealI- el-
The method of cleaning is the n.. sema-
for both. Jack up one wheel ana Sian, oalne
the other so that the gears ,na,, 0sN !
used without moving the car. poHr oe y:
some kerosene and start the ann;n ~
Now shift to the different gears s. NE. n-
to loosen the accumulated nvsi as
Drain thoroughly, replace the pho "a; \;
up to the usual level with keroos,a,n.ilI ,.iI
and repeat the process of b;,sne sb;f,;nee
gears. Use long handled brnsh -
the corners and on the sides os an Ia
gears. The differential is now work. ;ne
the same as when going around corna,s
ana every gear Is revolving. Th;s
cleans the gears and the inside of ths
case very thoroughly. '"'
Change the kerosene FREQUENTLY =.
til you are satisfied that YOU have Son.
good job. Allow it to drain for .vns sa.'
eral minutes and then fill with grass.
light enough to flow. readily. You
should use a heavier lubricant in snm1
mer than IN winter, a 'gear-case cor,
pound" This preserves its body in ths
hottest weather, yet is thin enourb ~
reach every bearing. "
Of course, the tires should be oo,.
over, the rims painted, the sprincs u,
bricated and q thousand other matt
attended to, but the ones indirntas
above are very important.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Spring Cleaning for the
Car Is N01U the Thine.

If there is any accumulation of car
bon, have it removed before it becomes
troublesome. If your engine has re-
movable head you can do the work
yourself. using a set of carbon scrap
ers. But if the head is not removable
the oxygen process will answer. While
the workman is burning out the CYL
lnders you may be cleaning the spark
plugs.
There is no more danger of freezing
weather, so drain all the anti-freezing
solution and fill with clean water. Most
motorists use alcohol, which has a ten
dency to lower the boiling point Of
the water and SO make it steam more
readily. For this reason it should now
be removed. Then clean the cooling
system, as any slight obstruction will
cause overheating in summer. 1t might
not bother you in winter. Put about a
pound of common washing soda IN hot
water and pour the strained solution
into the radiator as fast as it dissolves.
Run the car as usual all day and drain
off at night or the next morning. Fill
with clean water and change it again
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13


the racing driver, who is vice-nre,i-
dent OF the American Motors Corpora
ton. 1t has been made for about two
years and the factory, according to
Mr.. Jackson, is now turning out 10
sars a day. Lawrence Ref formerly
associated with the Hudson Motor Car
Company, of Detroit, is production man
at the Plainfeld plant, and it is ex-
pected that much larger production
will soon be attained
There will be service facilities In
the building at 229 West Fifty-seventh
Street, and other quarters for service
also will be announced later A big
meeting will be held next Saturday of
the officials of the factory and dealers
in the territory controlled by the New
York house. Plans for the season will
be revealed at dinner at the Waldorf
Astoria.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

the owner in case he should care to
change the size of the tires on the
front wheels. Few people, perhaps
take into consideration that an inch
more or less in the size of a tire will
cause variation in the speed and
mileage registered by the speedometer
Few people realize that a 35-inch cord
tire and 35-inch fabric tire have no,
the same actual diameter. If this tag
should read "35-inch cord tire" it
means that when the tire equipment
on the front wheels is renewed it
should again be 35-inch cord tires.
If. however, the owner wishes to use
35inch fabric tire the gears in the
speedometer should be changed, or the
dial on the dash will show figures
which are not true.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Hudson Service Station
To Open Next Tuesday
Work of Transforming City's
Largest Repair Building for
Passenger Cars Soon Done

Passenger Cars Soon Done
The work of transforming the huge
Hudson garage at 315 West Sixty
eighth Street into an up-todat service
station for Hudson super-six and Es-
sex car owners moved rapidly forward
last week and Harry S. Houpt, presi-
dent of the Hudson Motor Car Com
pany, says that alterations will be COM
plcted in time to take formal possess
sion of the new building on Tuesday,
The new service station, which is the
largest in the city devoted exclusively
to the care and repair of passenger
cars, will mean much to the army of
10000 Hudson and Essex owners in this
territory
The size of the new service station,
a four storied, fireproof structure, 200
by 276 feet, with its various floors con-
nected by ramps, removing the annoy
ance of slow moving elevators, will also
contribute in a large measure to the
elimination of delays Of handling
caused by the restricted quarters of
the old service station. Not only this,
but the fact that the building is flooded
by unrestricted light on all four sides
will also contribute to rapid and accu-
rate work on the part of the mechanic cal
force.
The additional space in the new
building also permits the storage of a
far larger number Of parts, as there
will be carried 100000 worth of spare
parts for Hudson and Essex cars. This
obviates sending to the factory for
some small parts, which means ord-
narily annoying delays for customers.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Branch House
To Open Here
For ''American''
Plainfield Made Six Cylinder
Car Designed by Louis
Chevrolet to Have Direct
Representative Here

Work is proceeding now to make the
building at 229 West Fifty-seventh
Street ready for the occupancy of the
Manhattan American Motor Car Com
pany, the New York branch house for
the American Six. 1t is expected that
the building will be ready by Saturday
next, when the organization will move
in. M. E. Jackson has come up from
Philadelphia to have charge of the
branch house and the local territory
for the car, which is manufactured in
Plainfield, N. j.
The "balanced six" as the car is
known, was designed by Louis Chevrolet,
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Bartlett Here for
Wire Wheel Cornorat;ou

Fl. W. Bartlett, for five years secre-
tary of the Spltdorf Electrical Com
pany, has been put in charge Of the
Eastern district territory for the Wire
Wheel Corporation of America. He
has quarters at s35 Eleventh Avenue,
from which he directs service and cx-
port in addition to sales. In the war
period Bartlett had considerable ex-
perience with Splitdorf's war activi-
ties and handled large volume of
export trade.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Resta May Drive a Sunbeam

Christiacns and Chassagne, who
acted as factory representatives for
the Sunbeam company on the Cont
nent during the war, were carded to
pilot Sunbeam racers at INDIANAPOLIS
on May 81. Since the death Of Chris
tiaens In traffic accident while testing
his car it has been rumored that Dario
Rcsta, 1916 winner of the 300-mile race
at Indianapolis, may succeed Chris
tiacns. Chasagne will sail shortly for
America.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
New York to Buffalo

The main travelled route between
New York and Buffalo, running via the
Albany Post Road. Utica and Syracuse
's now in excellent condition practic.
ally all the way. as the snow which fell
recently in that region has almost en-
tircly melted. The other route via
Binghamton and Elmira is also hard
surfaced throughout and makes a
very attractive alternate.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
By William II. Stewart, '1r.

President StelUart Automobile School
Now is the time to go over your car
to prepare 1t for spring and summer
use. If you have time for a thorough
overhauling this should be done, but
the following matters must be attended
to, regardless CT the time taken. They
are imperative.
Remove the crankcase and clean it
thoroughly by hand. do not think that
this can be done by pouring in kero.
sene and running the engine. Such a
method only stirs up the grit and other
sediment and carries It into the bear.
ings. Some is then carried off with tbe
kerosene, but not all. The grit makes a
fine grinding compound for the bear-
lngs, so it stands to reason that th;s
process is not advisable Remove the
crankcase and all such danger is
avoided "
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Changes in Nash Sales

R. P. Bishop has resigned as assist
ant sales manager Of The Nash Motors
Company to go into business for him
self selling Nash products at Saginaw,
Mich w. w. Smith has been named
as Mr.. Bishops successor with the title
Of manager of passenger car sales.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Changed Tire Sizes
Alter Speedometer Record

On the Cadillac is a small brass
plate on the right front wheel spindle
which receives the speedometer shaft.
This plate indicates the size tire for
which the speedometer gears are de-
signed in order to assure accurate
reading.
The tag is there in order to guide
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

tive to the service they have had from
their cars. Nearly all claim to aver
age more than twenty miles to gallon
Of gasolene, nine hundred miles to a
gallon Of oil and seven thousand miles
to a set of tires, and many are from
owners in the farming districts where
bouevards are far apart.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13

L. W. Milford. president of the L..
w. milford Company, Inc, Broadway
at Sixty-frst Street, who has recently
been appointed distributor for the
Grant Six cars. says he has been sur
prised at the many letters of recon-
mendation he has received from Grant
Six owners, with words of praise rela-
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Cancellation Is VexatiOn

WHEN waited delivery
and the dealer he can't for him the
likely cancel his and ask for his deposit back Which he almost
invariably back But do this
along Broadway who waited
April of bygone delivery of sedan which he had ordered
in January at the automobile show
he his
When he that the dealer couldn't
him that the dealer him his
higher
the list which wasn't the truth
length decided
thing thought only said anywayat the dealer
the the that
The dealer mildly remarked that ncompeted
without and offered to match his
The do this withdrew
douby had
because all he
interest.
the
his reasonably certain thing He
tough immediate delivery
New York "Row
which that nearly dealer could
business
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Hitting qIfp Twelve
~ C.E!IeHarps

Sc OF the motion picture film for educational being
made the automobile field with
road building. a
Careess America, high
way whether pedestrian throughout
This film
Fone Now Universal releasing through the
courtesy of Windsor T. White
The people negligence
matter of good roads, Mr. White national
be general public demand them Only people themselves
through consistent demand the interest
The film will undoubtedly will
before and after we'll information about lowered
huage with highway
dtions The film will tell full the
country.
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
How Doth the Busy Legislator

THE proposed Albany
New York would
good many readng
would the motorist
Indemnity bonds,
Liability
plates,
License with examination,
Heavily fees
S dead.
many dollars money
and important business if they would but
to
New-York tribune., 1919-04-13
Looks for Removal of Trade Ban

THAT trade restrictions automobiles in both
of H. M.
Robins
from a abroad He explains the situation thus:
"Th handled American
naturally
working the American
of
always with dsavor
of
instability of labor market
of
public low priced
1t
al embargo materials.
all working But others
is to results"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-30
Pred N, Wrixht.

A shook was occasioned b. the death
Of Fred N. Wright, which occurred early
Monday morning at bis homo on Pleas
ant Street, South Paris. He had been III
only few days with pneumonis, having
been about his business apparently ~
we'll a. usual on Tuesday preceding.
Mr.. Wright was born at Paris Hill Aug.
g, 1874, the son of James 8. and Hannah
(Woodbury) Wright. In 1891 the family
moved to South Paris. He attended the
town schools, and graduated from Shsw's
Business College. For some time he WAS
employed az clerk, and later conducted
farm for while. About dozen years
ago he bought grocery store In Masonic
Block, South Paris, and has since con-
Quoted It, with an increasing trade. Some
years since the business was incorpo-
rated under the name Of the r. N.
Wright Co., but be was the principal
owner.
Mr.. Wright was member Of Paris
Lodge, F. and A. NJ, and Oxford Chap
ter of Norway. He was member OF
Hamlin Lodge, z. of P, had been
through the chairs, and was past rep
ressntative. He was treasurer Of River
side Cemetery Association, was director
of Paris Trust Co., and was interested in
everything which concerned the welfare
Of the place.
He married, April 80, 1893, Miss Flora
E. Mason of South Paris, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Emery W. Mason, who sur
wives him. He is also survived by bis
parents, Hon. and Mrs. James 8. Wright
of South Paris. One sister, Lena, died
many years ago. n.
The funeral will BE- held at the late
home at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon, and
will be attended by Rev. G. W. Rogers.
All business places in town will be
closed during the funeral hour.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-30
Mrs. CIoe e. SaWin.

After an illness of some weeks with 6
heart trouble, Mrs. Cloe Elizabeth Sawir
of Norway died Thursday afternoon,
Dec. %, at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Bertrand G. McIntire, on Crescent
Street. Mrs. Sawin was born In Water
ford July II, ls41, the daughter of Johr
and Cloe Bisbee Sampson. She married
Thomas q. Sawin of Waterford in 1859
They lived in Waterford for many years,
and later in Norway. Mr.. Sawin died
about ten years ago. About five years
ago she went to live with the family OF
her SOD, Hon. B. G.. McIntire, who then
lived at East Waterford. When Mr.. Nc
Intire and family came to Norway about
year and half ago she came with
them.
Mrs. Sawin was an earnest Universal.
ist, and was member of Evergreen Re-
bekah Lodge of Waterford.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs.
B. G. McIntire of Norway and Mrs. Les
lie E. McIntire OF East Waterford, be.
sides four children and four great.grand.
children.
The funeral at O'Clock Saturday
afternoon was attended by Rev. Chester
Gore Miller. Burial is in the cemetery
at Bisbeetown.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-30
Mrs. Newton Stanley.

After an illness with pneumonia about
two weeks in duration, Mrs. Helen f.,
wife of I. Newton Stanley, died at heI
home on Clemens Street, South Port.
land, Tuesday evening, Dec. %. Most OF
Mrs. SANKEY'S life had been spent In
South Portland, though for the first few
years of her married life she resided IN
Portland. She was the daughter OF the
late Mr.. and Mrs. William Rufus Dyer,
and was born So years ago.
Mrs. Stanley was member OF the
Church of the Messiah, Universalist, oil
Portland, for q number of years taught
class In the Sunday School, and was al
ways closely associated with the church.
She was member Of Longfellow Chap.
ter, o. E. S., of the Conklin Class and
the Savoir Faire Club.
Besides her husband she is survived by
one brother, Henry Dyer of Boston, and
some more distant relatives.
South Paris relatives who attended the
funeral Friday afternoon were Mrs.
Rachel Stanley, Mr.. and Mrs. @. W. Bow.
ker, and Mr.. and Mrs. Writ Stanley.
Burial was in Bay View Cemetery,
SOuth Portland,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-30
George e, Walker.

After long period OF failing health,
George E. Walker died at his home on
Maple Street, Norway, Friday morning,
Dec. 26. Mr.. Walker was born In Paris
Feb. 8, 1S48, the son Of Scion g. and
Vesta Chandler Walker. During the
war be served In Co. F, Twenty-third
Maine Regiment. After his discharge
he engaged in the livery business at
West Paris, and there married Miss
Persis A. Child. Later they lived for a
short time In Boston, then were ten
years at Oxford where he ran stable,
and for the past forty years have lived
in Norway. He worked for q while In
the John NJ. Cummings livery stable,
then for many years in the shoe factory
of the B. P. Spinney Co.
he was a member of Harry Rust Post,
G. A. R., Norway Lodge, 1. o. o. f.,
and Wildey Encampment.
He is survived by his wife, with whom
he had lived for more than fifty years
they having celebrated their golden wed
ding last March. He was the last OF biz
family, an only sister, Mrs. Eliza Walker
Curtis, having died at the home of bel
daughter in Mechanic Falls only last
Monday, at the age Of II years.
Rev. Chester Gore Miller attended tht
funeral, which was held at 2 O'Clock Sun
day afternoon, and was largely attended
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1919-12-30
Andrews-Young.

Mr.. Fullum Stone Andrews and Mrs
Louise Bradbury Young were quietly
married at 5 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
at the residence of the officiating clergy
man, Rev. N. o. Baltzer. The single
ring service was used. The bride wore
her travelling suit with hat to match
Mr.. Andrews was native Of Paris, bu
for years has lived in Norway and hal
been employed in the shoe factory. Re-
Gently he went to Keene, N. a., where
he is now employed In a shoe factory
The bride has always lived In Norway
and for some time has been employed 10
the Carroll Jefferson shoe factory. They
left Friday morning for Kesne, where
they will reside.