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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05
JUST FOLKS
BY EDGAR a. GUEST.
SACRIFICE.

SACRIFICE.
There Is no easy way to serve.
This life is one of sacrifice.
With courage aud With steady nerve.
For Conquest each must pay the price.
Who asks must willing be to give.
For friendship man must play the friend
There is no royal way to live.
On service all mans Joys depend.
Skill is gift which man acquires
By patient practice day by day,
And be who stops because he tires,
Soon tails behind along the way.
Time grants US what We gladly earn
And gives to every man his due,
But he who takes must, in his turn,
Stand up and play the giver, too.
Not in the drowsy lanes of ease
Are fame or fortune to be found,
But on the hills of drudgeries
AND on the rough and stony ground.
How much of self VIII You. bestoy?
How do you meet the sterner tasks?
How far for conquest will you go?
These are the questions greatness asks.
Copyright, 1921. by Edgar a. Guest)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05

bulletin issued last week by the
Corn Exchange bank of Philadelphia
reads like a Thanksgiving proclama-
ton Among conditions and prospects
favorable to the country's future it
enumerates the abrogation of the ma
tjonal agreement, the determination of
the administration to bring about a
retrenchment in government expendi-
lures. a sensible revision of our tax
laws, a definite trend toward the set
Element of German reparations, in
crease in the reserve ratio of the fed
eral reserve banks, prospects of IA
bumper grain crop, improvement in
many lines of trade and a stabilizing
tendency in wholesale prices, and in
foreign exchange. and the fact that
Great Britain is in a position to pay
interest on account of her American
debt. with the railroad and labor
problems in process of solution and
with our relations towards our late
allies clearly defined" it adds, there
will have been accomplished much in
clearing the tracks for a forward
movement all along the line
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05

To those who are anxious to do
something for the farmers, figures
compiled by the Farm Journal re-
search department may prove enlight-
eniRg. They follow: Farmers COM
prise 40 per cent of our population.
Farm failures are less than 5-1o0 of
/ per cent. In New York. New Jer-
sey and Pennsylvania they are less
than 2-1O0 of l per cent. Farmers
loans average $61s. Farmers depos-
its average 1856. Farm investment
has improved 2S& per cent on SO per
cent of the farms. 44.7 per cent %
mortgage debt held in 1915 has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05

If Germany can delay making rep
arations little while longer she may
be able to meet the demands of the
allies in cash. Her trade is reported
to be expanding rapidly in many di-
rections. While national and inter-
national quarrels have been in prog
ress in the rest of the world, Germany
has been at work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05

Since the government has found out
who is responsible for the escape of
Grover Cleveland Bergdell. what does
it plan to do about it? The public,
however. is more interested in know
ing what became of the buried geld.
If there were any. Buried gold stories
never seem to lose their potency for
arousing public interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-05

copyright, 1926. by tbe wheeler Eyndicate
Incl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Templar Is Breaking
MANY Intercitv Records

Cannon Ball" Baker, who recently
set g. new intercity automobile record
between Buffalo and Rochester, and
who the week previous also made a
new mark for the famous highway in
Massachusetts known as Jacobs Lad
der, driving the Templar Recruiter.
has left New York City to try for
new marks around Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Cincinnati and other cities. He
is accompanied, or rather trailed, by
Circus" of three other Tenplar cars.
Baker covered the Buffalo Rochester
distance, 1914 miles, in Lightweight
minutes, and the long climb in New
England in eighty-seven minutes. Both
drives were we'll below any previous
figures. Baker has driven this car
from coast to coast, and from the
Mexican to the Canadian boundary line,
and the records he has set are a testi-
monial to the value of the TempIar
under all kinds of road conditions.
Among the records Baker holds at
the wheel of the .Recruiter are New
York to Philadelphia, in hours fat;
New York to Chicago, in I'd hours 5
minutes; New York to Indianapolis, in
Is hours IS minutes; New York to
Kansas City, in 33 hours so minutes;
New York to Los Angeles, in days 5
hours 43 minutes; Indianapolis to
Kansas City, in Is hours Is minutes;
Tia Juana, Mexico, to White Rock, B.
c., day 20 hours and IA minutes, as
we'll as the ones recently established
in New York and New England. Baker
exrects TO return to New York City
next fall with many new intercity
records to the credit of the Templar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Situation Is Better,
Saws Lee 7. Eastman

"There is no gainsaying the fact that
the automobile situation to-day is i'm
messurably better than it has been
during recent months, and that the i'm
provement is firm and steady" says
Lee ]. Eastman, president of the Pack
ard Motor Car Company of New York
Figures from the factory in Detroit
indicate clearly the trend and force of
the improvement. In Chicago, for ex-
ample, July twin-six sales equaled
those of the previous three months
com bined. Detroit retail sales for July
totaled quarter million dollars. And,
generally speaking, this showing is
ard distributing points throughout the
country
ION August 10 the Packard factory
was more than months production
behind on twin-six orders, despite all
preparations made to anticipate the in
creased demand that followed the July
price revisions. On August both New
York and Philadelphia were completely
sold out of twin-six and single-six
touring models. During the first half
Of August twin-six orders ran so per
cent ahead of production.
THE same condition prevails through
out most of the single-six market
Most points show decided increases in
single-six business, with the demand
leaning more of late to the closed
types, sedan and coupe. Single-six
sales figures for the first ten days of
August show 70 per cent increase
over those of the first ten days of
July.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04

in a manner that would have done
credit TO a driver in complete health.
Murphy said that the French people
were pretty we'll displessed at losing
the race. 1t appears that at banquet
given after the contest, the French
master Of ceremonies toasted the first
French combination to finish; second
the French car, driven by Ralph De
Palma, which finished second and, last
Of all. the American, actual winner Of
the race There was also a deal of
trouble over getting the parts by the
customs, so that altogether the party
did not retain very pleasant renaen
brances of the race There was TO
prize money and the medals are yet to
come. 1t will probably be months be-
fore they are ready.
1t has been suggested that if the
Automobile Club of America had
worked out with the Automobile Club
of France, the details before the race,
it would have been better handled in
the interest of American contestants.
The American Automobile Association
did not do much of job.
At the dinner, speeches were made by
Fred Duesenberg. who designed the
car, and Fred Wagner, the A. A. A.
starter. August Duesenberg accom-
panied the cars to Europe and put
Murphy's car together after the acct
dent.
Murphy is racing the same car to-
morrow at Uniontown, Pa. in a 225-
mile contest on the speedway. He will
meet among others, Tommy Milton,
whose mechanic he once was.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Engine Runs EsCool" on
Craphited Oil Mixture
Test Made With Oildag Shows
Good Results in Fifteen
Mile Trim

Great interest was shown in the re-
cent dry run test made by the Weaver
Ebling Automobile Company, 223o
Broadway, New York, to demon
stratc discovery in fabrication. The
product is known as "Oildag" The oil
was completely drained from the
lubricating system of a Chevrolet car
owned by L. Laurier. The motor was
started and the car was run fifteen
miles, the engine operating entirely on
the graphoid surface, which had been
produced by the use of Oildag as d
lubricant.
Oildag is an oil which has been
charged with defocculated graphite.
The PARTICLES of defocculated graphite
being so small, and having been scien-
tifcally treated, remain in suspension
in the oil indefinitely The graphite
does not coat the metal surface. The
fact that a motor can be operated for
a considerable distance without gem
Grating excess heat or without injury
to the bearing surfaces, pistons and
cylinder walls after the lubricating
system has been drained, is entirely
owing to the eraphoid surface, as was
proved in this run.
DIR. Edward G. Acheson discovered
and perfected this product 1t is be-
ing widely used, not only in internal
combustion engines, but in the lubri-
cation of all industrial lines, as we'll
as railroad and marine equipment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Motor Car Trade Gets
Ready for Its Outing

Preparations for. the outing of the
automobile Dealers Association at
fred j. Wagner's Farm, Smithtown,
l. l.. l., on September IS, indicate that
nis Will be one Of the best of it's kind
ever held.
The hosts this year are Walter A.
Woods, the president of the dealers
organization; VI. O. Crabtree and
Harry Stratton, vice-pre sidents; Al
nsrt Eirst, secretary treasurer; Lee J.
eastman, Frank Carrie, I C. Jones,
george S. Morrow, Glenn Tisdale and
T. B. Jackson.
Mr. Morrow is chief engineer of the
cutting. Jimmy Nichols has been as
signed to the post of collector of the
port Harry W. CASTOR, William Al
n ssa' George Brock, Joseph Hall and
Percy ". Barton are the committee at
iasge- Supreme Court Judge of the
Gay" is William Parkinson. Dudley
unsquin Is commissioner of police -
carry Pyke is the master of transpor-
. .sa and Otto Braunwarth grand mar
Vshsr members of the committee are
10. .. bestar, provost marshal; Joseph
..si mess sergeant; Charles Dieges,
sa.s Sam Marks, pursuivant; Ed
s .sra horbel, scribe; A. c. Harrington,
;ssant-at-arms; L. r. Hunnewell, ex-
'.ss comm ssioner; Gene Sullivan, mas
o. hounds, and Fred Phillips.
s AMT OF appeals, George s. McCutch-
I sa, Joseph Grondahl, Sam Toback,
~ Az Clark, Frank White, A. E. Ran
Nh .. Mrs. Fred Wagner will be the
sss to the several hundred boost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Flexible Disks for
Universal Joints
Now Much in Use Because
Owners Won't Lubricate
the Metal Kind

Did you know that Isotta- Fraschini
developed in 1911 a fabric coupling to
take the place Of metal to metal uni.
versal joint Since that time manu-
facturers here and abroad have been
at work improving it.
The B. f. Goodrich Rubber Company
was many months experimenting with
flexible disk for universal Joints be-
fore successful disk was developed.
The installation of flexible disk, uni
versal joints in cars and trucks Of
well known makes rather than metal
universals is due primarily to neglect
on the part of the owner properly C
lubrlcate these parts. 1t is an actual
fact that the average motorist rarely
greases a universal joint Some don't
even know it should be fabricated, and
what's the result? Electromagnetic
lized steel, impaired engine efficiency.
Worse still--this neglect of the uni
versal starts. trouble in other quarters
the clutch. for example, or the rear
axle
The tendency to supplant metal uni
versal joints with flexible disks in pas
senger cars and trucks is widening
rapidly. A few governments found
them eminently satisfactory even in
tanks. This was perhaps the most Sc
we're test to which flexible disks have
been subject. The load on the mo-
tor was constant and heavy without
the free, easy running momentum of
the automobile.
These disks can be applied advan-
tageously in nearly every type of mo-
tor vehicle now used except where the
angle of the propeller shaft averages
more than ten degrees. Such an angle
is unsuitable for any type of coupling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Here's a Car to Park
In Hallway or on Roof

Charles j. Glidden, of Glidden Tour
fame, has re-entered commercial life
as president of the Martin Motor Com
pany, of Springfield, Mass, company
recently organized to Manufacturing 4
small car designed by Charles H. Mar
tin. This car is different from any
thing at present on the market. 1t is
made almost entirely OF aluminium and
duralumin and weighs little more
than zoo pounds. 1t will carry two
people comfortably. is geared TO a
speed equal to that of the average tour
ing car and goes seventyhve miles on
q gallon of gasoline 1t may be parked
in hallway or partly on the curb and
partly in the street, thus occupying
only a small part OF the street. 1t
can be garaged in hallway or on the
roof of an apartment building.
The Martin probably viii be the
highest priced car for it's weight in
the country, since the materials of
which it is made cost from 80 cents
TO So pound before they are ma
chlned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
More Than $4,000 Have
Seen New Durant Car
Three Weeks Exhibition Has
Produced Nearly 100000
in Orders for Poertner

In the three weeks since the Durant
car was put on exhibition by the Poert-
ner Motor Car Company in New York.
Brooklyn and Newark more than 3d.
600 persons have looked over the var
ious models of this latest production
Of William G. Durant. The figures of
attendance are vouched for by Will
liam c. Posrtner, president of the
Poertner Motor Car Company
I'VE kept count at the door of each
salesroom by automatic counters he
says. THE first week registered $4,000,
the second, $4,000, and the third nearly
10000. Orders for more than 100 cars
each week have been taken and we have
even had premiums offered for early
delivery.
This is remarkable condition in
the present state of the motor car in
dustry. The orders represent nearly
100000 in money. The public is ap-
parently ready to invest in a motor car
that boast the mechanical points that
are unique with the Durant and, more
than that, has the body appointments
and fine finish that mark the car"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
lI;ol,er~P Priced
,ars Down to
New Low Levels
...ouncements by Frank
-. Roamer, Essex and
Hudson Companies Fol-
law Cuts on Cheaper Cars

a.auetions in the sale prices of four
automobiles. indicating further
.;.s.ment fox the more expensive
~ hays beer announced by the
s,,;n. Rosmer. Essex and Hudson
/ ,Ss. Sweeping reductions in the
a Chevrolet, Ford, Willys-over-
pr and willys-Knight cars were an
'sAs ..a in The Tribune yesterday
corning -, c ;u+ e
;s,rediately prices for it's product
1e's 8. from $3.50 for the touring
f'a. sessl 70 $3.50 fof the sedan, with
9. ...rtionsl adjustments on FIVE other
sypes
..esus a loss OF thousands of dollars
s. authorizing dealers to make 25
;. cent reduction on their regu-
=, submissions. and the makers of
..nsr uarts have agreed to accept
.s,,tions Of from 10 to so per cent
N materials. All Roamer models
:. now selling, on an average, for $500
,... than year ago
The Franklin Company says regard
no its new reductions:
production at the Franklin plant
:. been at normal capacity for
80 -a.ths. This maintenance of volume
- as,'Trst and reduction in cost of
-s-sr;al and labor make possible the
srssent price scale.
The Roamer people assert that "the
.+sytling cut in prices does not affect
s.. "a quality of workmanship, which re-
aims -. intact. The splendid coopera-
-. I've shirt that exists among the
s.sle~. the makers Of Roamer parts aid /
~ manufacturer themselves has al
MOD l for the tremendous reduction in
,hs priee of this cal.
Another compary which recently put
;rto effect new low prices is the Peer
' 49,, The Peerless IS" has been re-
S il $3.50 for the even-passanger,
seen for the ur-passenger roadster,
uao for the four-passenger coupe, $500
far the fve-passenger sedan, $3.50 for
he seven-passenge sedan and S340 for
he sedan limousine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Storm King Highway
Is To Be Made Wider

Herbert S. Sisson, state Commits
sioaer OF Highways, has decided to
widen the famous Storm King high
way from sixteen TO eighteen feet, and
mas also ordered the depth of the
pavement increased.
committee composed of business
mems associations and automobile
clubs in Peekskill, Newburgh, Pough-
seepsie, Kingston and other places
along the Hudson has been notified by
Mr.. Sisson of his decision on their
petition for wider road.
Widening of the road two feet will
not necessitate any more blasting Of
rock where the mountain pass has
been cut through the cliffs on the face
Of Storm King mountain 400 feet above
the Hudson River, because there was
ample room on the ,so-called bench"
cut through the rock for a wider pave
ment
This decision will be greatly appre-
eiated by autoists, who when the new
road is opened will find the journey
from New York to Albany on the west
shore shortened twenty miles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Battery Tests Show
Strain on Plates
Ray Comes Through With Good
Results i'm Two-Day Try-Out
AT Electrical Laboratory

After two days of testing at the Elec-
trical Test Laboratory under the OBJ
servance of an American Automobile
Association official, newspaper men,
battery men and others, Ray battery
in competition with four other makes
came through with the plates uninjured
and with the active material still hard
The competing batteries in every case
showed partial disintegrstion or soften
ing of the active material The bat
teries we're very heavily charged and
discharged to show the ability of the
plates and the active material to stand
up. TIE Ray was the only battery of
the lot which when taken apart had
plates that seemed hardly used at all.
All batteries were purchased in the
open market by II, A. Tarantous, who
delivered them to the laboratory
The tests covered two days. On the
first day each battery was in turn dis
charged at 800 smperes for one minute
and thereafter at 100 amperes until the
cell voltage equaled zero In this tie st
the Ray held up for thirty-one minutes
before dropping off to zero. The near
est competitor lasted twenty-four min
.utes, the next two twenty-one minutes,
the next six minutes. After this test
the batteries were connected in series
and charged at the highly excessive
rate of 100 amperes for the first hour
and twenty-five amperes for the next
sixteen hours. After taking off charge
the batteries were again put through
discharge tests.
In this the Ray started out at 200
arnperes for one minute and showed
100 amperes for the succeeding four
minutes. One competitor showed 200
amperes for two minutes and then
dropped to 100 amperes. gradually fall
ing off through a period of twenty min
utets total 90 zero voltage. A third
battery started at 200 amperes, and in
six minutes held 100 ampere discharge
before showing zero voltage. Another
at the start, and it lasted but three
minutes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Who Is New York's
Fayorite Woman Driver ?
Whoever She Is. She Can Have
bort Coupe
Gratis

1T Il our idea that the most popular
woman driver in New York ought to
avn a beautiful car, and we intend to
see that she does" said F. l.. Sanford,
bort branch manager yesterday.
Mr.. Sanford proposes to leave the
decision as to who the most popular
woman driver may be to the New York
public, which will be privileged to
ballot on the subject for four weeks,
beginning Monday, September IL.
Tie candidate receiving the greatest
number Of votes, each of which must
te signed and delivered personally at
the bort store, will receive one of the
new bort coupes. A committee of citi-
zens will act as judges, and every pos
sibls safeguard Will be placed around
the bsIloting.
Mr. Sanford states that individuals
or organizations desiring to enter and
work for candidate may obtain a
supply of ballots at once.
The beginning of this interesting
contest will be one of the features Of
The bort autumn opening, to be held
during the entire week of Septem
Der u.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Walter Trucks Report
Recnrds in Fuel Sau;nn

Some remarkable records of low
gasoline and oil consumption are be-
ing made by Walter trucks in service
IN and around New York City, accord
ing to r. Duval Dumont, vice-presi-
dent of Fink-Dumont- White, Inc, sell
ing agents for the Walter. Accurate
records covering several months of a
iive-ton Walter truck in the service of
a baking company show that the Ave
ton vehicle has covered 5000 miles.
with an average of better than six
and one-half miles a gallon of easo-
line and 500 miles a gallon of lubri-
eating oil. This truck makes a nightly
trip between New York and Bridge
port, and in covering the 5000 miles
has averaged better than seventeen
miles an hour, unusually fast time for
SO heavy a truck.
In the service of the American Rail-
way Express Company fve-ton Wal
ter gasoline truck is giving more than
so per cent greater mileage a gallon
Of gasoline than any other truck in
that service. In city operation, where
many stops are made, the oil CON
sumption has been approximately 400
miles q gallon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
fifty--We ell, It's Nifty

&. spio along at fifty. say.
nn, quite the fashion OF the day,
w. once Went at forty five.
Nv 1hnaer now that I'm alive.
Nv Nc mao was full OF dreadful fears.
eaa "a, was jamnsed down on my ears,
M not see because of tears
Ana hssnlng wind just made me cry,
a -. nsouses trees and cars flashed by
esssss strange, abnormal way
o. , NC not think of what to say
Nv s .,ss the words did come 10 mind
And nJset was some miles behfndl
Ana Maen the driver Looked around
Ius s.asnpaee sonething--f tho SCUM,
sonss 50 ne called attention to
i al extraordinary view
hses.an net pause to ask or guess,
Ana ~, neatly, ! shouted ''Yes!''
san ~ ,as time. I must confess.
whSssssea AZ the road ahead
Ana ~ thought OF what was said
70 Va Wv ne drove along or dared
70 FAST why. I'd been scared.
wang pack. though. 1t was nifty,
20 lsy II going nfty.
Il. s. OSBORNE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
China to Build Wider Roads

According to reports from the Per-
manent International Association of
Road Congresses to the Asphalt Asso-
citation, New York. Hsa Shih Chang.
president of the Chinese Republic. has
issued an executive order providing
that In carrying out the Chinese good
roads program roads hereafter shall
be wider Roads connecting Picking
with the capitals of the provinces here
after will be fifty-hve feet wide and
those connecting the capitals OF the
provinces with the seats of the dis
trlcts will be at least thirty-three fee.
wide.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04

The new 1922 Haynes IS has more rugged chassis
and in lines and finish, as well as fittings, is com
pletely 1922 idea. The seven-passenger touring
offers the extreme of luxury and utility in such
production, and the price-$24e5, f. o. b. factory
lis in keeping with the Haynes policy Of extend
ing to the purchaser every benefit of the organi-
zation's manufacturing and distributing methods
The Haynes IS is also available in the four-passen-
ger Tourister S2485, the two passenger Special
Speedster at $2685, the 6ve-passenger Brougham
at $3485-each price remarkably low All the new
1922 Haynes IS models have 132-inch wheel base.
Cord tires are standard equipment