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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12
Are Paying Overhead
In The Large Cities
WHEN YOU SHOP AWAY FROM
HOME YOU ARE coNTRlBuI
ING TO EXPENSE

How much does 2 and 2 make?
Figuring the advantages of buying
from Eagle River merchants is as
simple as that. 1t is question o.
elementary arithmetic When an out
of town merchant begins talking
quantity buying and quality sell
ing" he is trying to confuse you with
bigb-sounding terms so as to make
YOU lose sight of the fundamental
issue.
All YOU have to do in that case is
to get out pencil and paper to bring
him down to brass tacks.
Figures are bound to tell the truth.
What do they show us?
Big Town is 100 miles from Eagle
River on the main line of the rail
road. Other things being equal the
largest store in Big Town can save
its customers more money than the
smallest store, and on the grounds
urged by our Big Town merchant
quantity buying" and quality sell
ing" Just how this comes about is
obvious lower freights, cash dis
counts, bigger assortments, lower
prices. quick turnover, smaller over
head in proportion to each article and
so on.
THE BIG TOWN IDEA.
The Eagle River merchant can ar
que in the same fashion and it is
lust as true as it is Big Town.
Both are right the merchant in
Big Town, o far as his customers III
Big Town are concerned and the mer
chant in Eagle River so far as his
customers in Eagle River are concern
ed.
But the merchant in Big Town can't
extend his territory ii include Eagle
River in his promise of benefits that
come to customers form buying al
his store. What would you say if
Eagle River merchants inserted adver
tisements in the Big Town papers 100
miles away and promised to save
money to the people there if they
passed by their own merchants took
the train for Eagle River and bought
of the merchants here? You would
call them fools if you didn't use
stronger language.
Yet the case isn't so much differ
ant tba other way 'rOund
Let's get down to the figures:
BIG CITY SHOPPING COSTS
Mrs Eagle River goes to Big Town
for days shopping. The fare back
and forth at 8 cents a mile is S..
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12
4RAReAlN COUNTER LURE.

Furthermore, this kind Of buyer is
also the victim of the bargain coun-
ter The very words are a lie. Such
goods are cheap for the very good
reason that the Big Town merchant
wants to get rid of them at any cost.
they may be shelf-worn, or out of
5eason or. what not, in which case
ey would be high at any price.
After you get back home if you
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12
Using CT

If the merchants J
newspapers Of some
Of that place could S:
by mail, in Eagle Riy
sense.
You would conside
would have to spenC
trip; or would buy x
At that, these shop
from our merchants
smaller.
And yet it is no m
Eagle River to belize
going to the expense
which they have nevt
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12

BIG CITY SHOPPING COSTS
Mrs. Eagle River goes to Big Town
for days shopping. The fare back
and forth at cents mile is Sc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12

A coat of paint and new wall paper will
make your home look like new. We can
do the job in short order and give you a
satisfactory price. Talk it over with us
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Remember?
,umping tires by hand?

Pumping tires by hand?
Filling the side lights with kero-
sene?
Buying gasoline for nine cents
a gallon?
Cranking the car about midway
on the side?
Using the steering handle in
stead OF a wheel.
Wearing goggles, gauntlets gloves
and a "duster"?
Storing the machine away for
the winter?
Paying extra for headlights, top
and windshield?
Hiring a team of horses to haul
the car back home?
Entering the car by way OF d
door in the rear?
When all the neighbors came
to the front door and windows
when you started out for a ride?
Stopping several times on the
highways and shutting off the en-
CINE to allow drivers Of horses
to get past without having a run
away?
The Washington times., 1923-06-09

/ understand the new sizes will
be made in three and four-ply in
stead of five or seven-ply. These
tires will have an air volume great
err than the present forms and n
contact area much greater. This
is considered in one sense an objec-
ton, because the tires will sort
Of drag along and make the engine
work harder, but the gear ratio can
be changed to take care of that.
Opposed to this is the advantage
Of greater traction, hence less
skidding, also less wear because 'he
area.
have tried large size tires on
a 3,00O-pound car and obtained 20
900 miles per set using pressures OF
fifty pounds front and sixty in
the rear. These tires were two
sizes oversize and made the car
look a bit queer. However, when
you reduce the wheel diameter and
increase the tire diameter you get
somewhat the appearance OF
doughnut. On most cars l think
IL will improve the appearance.
You will not be able to see much
wheel, because there will not Dc
much wheel there, but q lot OF
tire means lot OF service d 1928
cost to you.
The next step is going to be TO
produce these tires at cost equ9l
to the present types. think TINS
can be done in the end, but when
the size first comes out the prices
will naturally be high compared
with present type think though
that the motoring public will buy
the larger sizes when they can
get them, merely to save morley
and get the easy riding. Installed
on some makes of cars, the larger
tires will make shock absorbers
unnecessary.
mentioned above that the new
tires will stick to the ground and
not bounce so much. The firsr
thought that will enter ones mind
is that such action will mean a
big increase in fuel consumption.
but tests have shown that just the
reverse is true. Less fuel will be
used because the tires will not be
OFF TIE ground wasting energy.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09

In the old days of the fabric tire
AZ was necessary to carry hlgh
pressures in order to prevent the
tires, carcass from cracking and
then blowing out. Then came the
cord, which allowed slightly lower
pressures for the same load. NOW
going a step ahead we ought TO
have larger section cords, and
believe we are going to have them
/ refer to such sizes as 3Ox5, 32x5,
34x7. Such sizes are now being
used experimentally at pressures
OF thirty-five pounds against our
present fifty-five and sixty pounds
for smaller section tires. A large
taxicab company used some 29x4M.
inch tires and got nearly $4,000
miles per set. l understand that
nearly every big tire maker is now
engaged in getting ready to pro-
duce these new sizes of tires SO
that the 1924 models of cars will
zee some Of them.
Every motorist is familiar with
the old pressure table and he 10
told to see that his tires are pump
ed up to given pressure so that
the tire will not flex too much ana
thus heat up. Thus for years the
motorist has had to pump the tires
Op HdrO 10 prevent tires from wear
ing out fast, and by doing so he
merely made a nice bouncing rub
Der ball out of each tire. You can
comp0re the high and low pressure
tires with an inflated rubber ball
and one partly Debated, o. one
with a hole in it. The inflated
one will bounce quite high while
the other one acts like so much
putty and rises very little IL any
from the ground. A rubber tire
that is inflated to a great ex-
tent bounces in just the same way.
When you go over cobble stone
street or a bad road the tires are
always bouncing off the ground.
This does two things. It wears the
tires by grinding and It puts a
shock load on the axles and the
rest of the car. Take the present
sizes Of the tires and run them
ut say. thirty pounds pressure. and
you will at once feel the differ
ence in riding qualities But;
present tires cannot be run vt:
such reduced pressures.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
7 IRE PATCH IS
MPORARY
REMEDY
Should Be Replaced at First
Opportunity by More Per-
manent Repair.

Trying to make a blowout patcn
do the job of a. permannt repair
is a good way to ruin tires. Tne
tire patch is a first-aid treatment
to meet emergencies. but as soon
after the blowout as possible II
should be removed and permanent
repair made. Unless this Is Done
the casing will have one weak Spot
that is constantly growing weaker.
A blowout patch does not unite
itself with the rubber stock In
tire. It remains separate ana. our
ing the warping that takes place
while the tire is in motion, cnaIes
against the ragged edges or the
cut in the casing. In time the
hole reaches such proportions tnat
it becomes difficult II not impos-
sible to repair.
When tread cut is responsible
for the blowout, Miller tire men
say the result IL usually clean
cut hole. Severe bruises ordinarily
produce a ragged hole. Where the
fabric is raveled or torn apart.
fabric separation is often the cause.
The standard make tires offered
the motorist today will not blow out
in their prime IL they are treated
with care. Driving over broken
glass into curbs, into road holes
and against rocks is usually respon-
sible for loss Of proper mileage.
The safest way Is to have your
tires inspected regularly by tire
man. He can eradicate the cause
of future trouble before it is too
1ofA
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Questions and Answers

piston rings aid materially in giving
my car more power and more com
preston? Would the timer have
anything to do.With power and com
preston? +. M. Is.
AS regards The size of the piston
rings. your enene calls for 3-lG
wide rings for 33-S inches bore.
Some three-piece rings are cx-
cellent, but new rings Is a matter
Of first getting the cylinder bores
absolutely true, then fitting rings
l,roperly. One=piece rings properly
fitted will give all the power the
engine Is capable of developing.
Dear Barney Oldfield:
Can you tell me what oversize
rings six-cylinder car will require
that has run nearly 5000 miles?
The fourth cylinder of this car has
rattle which sounds as though
rings were. broken, but on ex-
anining were fond to be unbroken.
Can you tell me what causes this
rattle? All the other cylinders
are o. X.
Would oil groove rings be better
than plain rings? w. H. G.
Nine thousand miles IS pretty
soon for oversize rings. How ,lo
you know you need oversize? Have
the cylinders measured by a good
mechanic and If they are found to
be more than .010 out Of round
then have them reground and new
rings and pistons installed. II Just
a few thousandths out Of round,
new rings Of the same size will
have to be used, as you cannot m
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Happenings
of Interest
to the Trade

During the first quarter of 1873
General Motors produced l76.4ll
motor vehicles for a total profit
of SIS, 1923, which is equivalent
to ia times the dividend needs on
the preferred and debenture stocks.
The first quarter Of last year saw
a total productioa Of 71,O39 vehicles.
The court having approved the
stockholders' plan, reorganlza-
ton of the Kelsey Motor Company
of Newark, N. j., is being effected.
A new $4,00O,000 company Is being
formed and a Kelsey gear car will
be produced. The friction drive
car, which this company exploited,
is to be held sup for the time be-
ing.
Net profits for the REQ during
the month of March amounted to
$685. 900, one OF the largest months
in the company's successful hist
DRY.
Preparations are being completed
for launching the four-cylinder
Rollin motor car from the plant OF
the Cleveland Tractor Company. This
car was designed by Rollin White,
president Of the Rollin Motors
Company. The car is to sell at
less than $500.
Governor Groesbeck of Michigan
recently vetoed a bill placing a
tax Of two cents on every gallon Of
gas sold in the State. The
governor based his veto on the
fact that the proposed measure
would further tax the motorists of
Michigan who already are taxed
to the limit.
General Motors during March had
In it's various plants 89,187 en-
ployes, as against 55,961 a year
ago, and 44,439 in March 1921. A
very compelling proof Of the re.
turning tide Of prosperity.
During the first quarter Of 1928
the Studebaker Corporation sold
1921 cars against 22,S01 last year.
The net profits were $6,170,971.29
against $4,000, 84S.69 last year. The
directors declared the regular Ia
per cent dividend on preferred
stock and 214 per cent on common
outstanding. payable June / to
stockholders of record May 10.
Franklin shipments 80 far this
year have exceeded the total for the
first half Of 1922. Production Is
now at sixty cars per day.
Shipments from the General
Motors Truck Company at Pontiac,
Mich. were 184 per cent greater
during the first quarter this year
than in 1922.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Dear Barney oldfield:

Dear Barney Oldfield:
Your write-ups and answers TO
questions are very interesting to
me. Will you kindly answer the fol-
lowing question?
/ have a 1915 model C-37 Buick,
equipped with a Marvel carhuretor.
also equipped with a 'iDelco" sys-
tenn.
After running about two miles Il
had to climb long hill. opened.
the throttle wide until E0f over
the hill and then / closed 1t. and
let the car drift. The engine is.
choked up. If race the engine It,
cleans itself out, but makes lot
Of smoke and then will run along
without any more trouble until ]
come to another hill, when the same
thing happens. Can you explain
this to me? G. E. D. s
You are loading the engine. When
you let the car coast after climbing
the hill you fill up the cylinders
with gasoline and oil and much IF
It remains unbnrned. The smoking
Is caused by the accumulated oil
and gas burning off. An engine
that has worn rings or worn pistons
acts as described.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Are Larger Tires Coming?
Bv BARNEY OLDFIELD.

IN
motorists largest tires they
because of of using
tires mile of large tires less than that
smaller
from the easy riding freedom from vibration The
the size of tire that the
ushiong qualities because he wants to keep down the
saving fifty cents tire means
total when the production is considered Il is there
the operating pressure only the of riding
mile
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Tire Wear.

Rear tires, because Of tractive and
brake strain, wear more rapidly than
front ones. The right rear tire is
subjected to more strain than the
left, because of the ring drive, and
because 1t is lower on the crowd of
the road, il not in the rough at the
side, as other cars are passed. Care
full drivers change back tires for
front. and frequently right tires for
left. Thus the mileage of the tire is
increased.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
M,,cb Rralxe.Y lining Needed.

TO supply the demand Of brake
lining for motor vehicles this year
manufacturers in the United States
will produce nearly 5000 miles OF
brake-lining. This amount is Tor
replacement as well as new cars.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Dear Barney oldfield:

Dear Barney oldfield:
What is the best bulb to use on
Ford ton truck for headlights
that are connected directly with
the magnetic. At present / am
using a 800 bulb, but 1t does not
give enough light unless race
the motor. II 1t is a very dark
night might just as well have
no lights at ALL H. M. G.
The standard bulb is a eli and
II you do not get enough light 1t is
not the fault of the bulbs but the
condition of the magnetic. Have
the magnetic tested by any Ford
service station
The Washington times., 1923-06-09

stall oversize rings except in an
oversize cylinder made oversize the
complete length Of the bore).
The rattle may be a piston slap,
a loose wrist pin. or q valve loose
in it's guide.
Install ordinary one-piece rings Of
best quality.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Entries for international Race.

Four French automobiles OF the
same make are to be entered in the
eleventh international 5O0-mile race
to be held at the Indianapolis motor
speedway May 80. Entries OF three
German cars have also been re-
ceived.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Rig MILEAGE on Gallon Of ''Gas."

A record was recently established
in London by q fifteen-year-old boy,
by driving a two-and-
power motorcycle 219 miles on
gallon of gasoline. The course Gov
cred ten miles Of rough and smooth
roads.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
either win Cause Sailing.

An engine will stall when too much
gas Is used, as well as when too IT.
tie gas is being fed.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09
Dear Barney oldfIeld:

Dear Barney Oldfield:
Would you kindly give me some
information? have a model 90
Overland, five-passenger touring car.
year 1919. What size piston rings
would you advise me to get for 1t,
and what kindly Would a few new
The Washington times., 1923-06-09

Franklin shipments so far this
year have exceeded the total for the
first half Of 1922. Production Is
now at sixty cars per day.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09

Net profits for the REQ during
the month of March amounted to
$685. 900, one OF the largest months
in the company's successful hist
DRY.
The Washington times., 1923-06-09

Shipments from the General
Motors Truck Company at Pontiac,
Mich, were 184 per cent greater
during the first quarter this year
than in 1922.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14
Baby Tries New Drink

As a beverage gasoline is not to be recommended. That is what little Mary O'Neill would tell us if we stupid grown-ups could un derstand her language. The little miss to whom life is a series of inyetigations- mostly for new dishes to tempt the palate-last Tuesday found dish with a bit of gasoline in it. She drank it. It, acted as sedative, making her do py. Acting on the advice of Dr.. Gillespie, who was telephoned to Page4 Col umn4 2
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14

The latest addition to litera- ture. on Alaska is "The Story of Sitka", from the pen of C. l., An drews. Sitka has a wealth of ma tarial to offer to the writer; it was for over half century the chief fur trading post of the Rus siaEs; in it's machine shops was built the first,steamship construc ted on the west coast of America here also were made ploughs for the Spanish farmers of CaIifor mia and bells for the missions. MT. Andrews has related all the events in the history of the town iD a mannerr that makes his lit tie book very intererting as we'll
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14

American Legion 1923
 National Essay Contest
 On Immigration Tn view of the fact that the period for the Americn Legion 1923 National Essay Contest runs from May 25 to October 12, school children wishing to take part are Urged to give the matter consi- iteration before the opening of school.
 The subject and conditions go verning the contest have been sent from. the office of the Con- missioner of Education and are as follows:
 Subject and Prizes The subject of the 1928 essay is: "Why America Should Prohi bit Immigration for Five Years . Following are the American Legion National Scholarship Pri- zeS:
 First Prize, $75o
 Second Prize, $500
 Third Prize, $25O
 First Prize in each state and territory will be a silver medal; second prize, a bronze medal: third prize, a Certificate of Merit issued by National Headquarters of the Legion.
 The cash prizes will be used only toward scholarships iu col leges designated by the winners
 Rules
 All girls and boys between the ages of 12 and IS, inclusive, are eligible to enter this contest. Only one essay to a person. Essayswill not to be over 500 words in length.
 Only one side of the paper to be used. A one inch margin must be allowed on either side of the the paper.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14
Around in Alaska

Nine corporations financed by Alaskan capital; and ranging in capitalization value from $25,0 to $3O0,0OO have recently quail. fled for business With Secretary Karl Thiele. It can be safely as- sumed from this that business in Alaska is on the upward trend
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14
as ins tructiv e reading.

The annual migration of seals to the breeding grounds on Pri bilof Islands lasted from May 1 to the end of June. About 500, ,0OO seal made the trip. Capt. M. J, O'Conner, Warden Jack White and assistant agent E. M. Ball pa trolled the migration.
 About 500 seals were taken by Indians in the Sitka district, with no violations of the rules for taking them.
 Delegate Dan Sutherland has said that he will use his infuen ce to have another land office es tablished at Juneau.
 The Hudson Stuck memorial hospital at Fort Yukon is report ed to have been unsafe during the ice jam in the river at that point. The lives of many Indian and white patients in the build ing at the time were endangered.
 Mrs. Thomas A. Edison, wife of the electrical wizard, is among those who will visit Alaska this summer, so the report goes.
 Jack Chovin of Anchorage left two weeks ago fer Atlanta, Geor gia where he will represent the four Elk lodges of Alaska at the graudconvention of the B. P. o. E. now being held in that city.
 Harry Martella Harry Brink. will operate a dog camp about 15 miles down the Kuskokwim this summer. About seventy dogs have been taken there al ready.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14

Ate essayis finished, paper should be neatly folded-not roll ed.
 Spelling, penmanship, and neat ness will be considered in judg- ing the winner.
 Age will be given full consider atlon.
 Date
 All essays must be in the hands of the teacher, if a one room school and of the princi, pal or superintend, if two or more teachers are employed, not later than the evening of October l2, 1898.
 A committee of local judges will decide upon the best essay from each school. This esaay must be forwarded to the office of the Commissioner of Educa- tion, Juneau to arrive not later than November 9th. From the es says so submitted first, second and third choice will be made by a comnittee of judges, and the essays forwarded to National Headquarters, American Legion for entrance in the National Con- test.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1923-07-14

in Alaska is on the upward trend
 The Hyder Miner, which has suspended publication, is soon to appear as first class weekly to be published by the Hyder Miner Publlshing Company. The : company is capitalized for S25, GOO. and is incorporated by Chas. F. Sanford of Nome, Chas. Her ron of Anchorage. and Arthur C.. Coulter of Seattle. MT. Sanford will be the editor and manager
 The Seward Chamber of Com merce is raising some of the fund to be used for entertaining the presidential party by the sale of pictures of President Harding, which may be ussd to decorate the town for the big vent.
, 1923-06-24
WET TREND ISSUE
FOR BIG BATTLE

wEsTERvILLE. Ohio. June "a
The Anti-saloon league of America
tonight massed forces TO curb back
tracking on prohibition enforcement
by state legislatures.
suprred to action by what its lead
ers believe to be a prohibition re-
pealer trend forty state superintend-
ent. "to meet the backward step Of
W~esterville. the nations prohibition
oapyai" to plan a counter attack on
Zet drives" said TO be under way in
"a half dozen states.
The prohibition pariey which opens
officially Tuesday morning was called
by p. A. Baker. general superintend-
emit. ito meet the abckward step Of
New York in accepting repeats OF It's
dry law enforcement code by launch
ing a determined movement TO re-
enact a new code"
We propose 10 meet Governor Al
Smith and all other back crackers on
prohibition at every point Baker
declared.