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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

A veteran Studebaker Big Six
touring car which recently completed
triumphal trip across the continent
from Los Angeles to New York after
having travelled more than 475.ooo
miles, has now been placed in the
Studebakf museum at South Bend.
Indiana, with other famous vehicles
of the last century and a quarter.
1t is believed that this car covered
the greatest distance ever travelled
| by any motor vehicle in a like period
OF time.
Starting today and driving 5000
miles each year, the mileage of this
Big-Six could not be equalled until
the year 1904.
Put to Severe Test
This Big-Six was delivered on
June IS. 1918. to Fenton Norman, of
Santa Paula, California. who. ac-
cording to his affidavit, drove it ga
600 miles up to October. 1920, when
he turned in the car to the John
Opsahl Company, Studebaker dealers
at Fillmore, California They sold it
| as a used car on October q, 1920. to
the firm now known as the Asso-
ciated Transit Company Of Los An
geles.
For more than three years this
| firm used the car as a newspaper
express" In that time. according to
the affidavit Of the Associated Tran
sit Company. it travelled more than
1000 miles. 1t was used to carry
Los Angeles newspapers te Southern
| California cities.
For three years, rain or shine. this
Big-SiX made daily run OF 400 miles
at an average speed of 30 miles an
hour. On each of these trips 1t car
ried three-Quarters of ton OF news
papers in the tonneau This burden
is equal to ten grown persons.
Also Pulled Ton Trailer
| Nor was that all. To make each
trip doubly profitable. the car was
often called upon to pull trailer
containing an additional ton of news
papers.
| According to the records or the
ASSOCIATED Transit Company, fuel
mileage for this Big-Six averaged
fourteen miles per gallon of gaso..
lime. With frequent DRAWINGS OF
the crank case, the oil mileage aver
aged from 200 to 800 miles per quart
And tires covered from $4,000 to 90
600 miles to the set.
The trip from Los Angeles to New
York was begun on November 26tn
and ended on January 9Th. No at
tempt at unusual time was made
Studebaker dealers all along the
route welcomed the car into their
territories with parades and the car
was exhibited at important points
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Make Sure of Facts

Rumors are rife these days. AL
most every gathering Of motorists is
a cue for someone to air an opinion
about something regarding the
automotive industry or the design of
cars. Some, manufacturer is al
ways on the ragged edge. Mergers
are discussed ad lib. New mechan-
ical features are praised and con-
demned on the slightest suspicion.
Just how foolish q lot Of this is
may be judged from q recent colli-
sion. A make Of car that had re-
Gently adopted four-wheel brakes
was involved, and within a days
time there were any number of
local people to condemn this new
feature of deceleration for American
cars. Yet when motorist who was
out for the facts went to the garage
where the wreck had been taken he
found that the machine was a last
years model without fourwheel
brakes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

You never really know a car until
you've fiivved with it.
Poor Number Plates
Reports from all sections OF the
country expressing dissatisfaction
with 1924 license plates indicates
that in then, determination to stint
on the quality Of plates a number
of motor vehicle departments have
succeeded in reducing the efficiency
Of the police in checking up viola
tors.
The color schemes in some States
are in violation of the simplest laws
of psychology, while the plates
themselves are not only fiimsy but
carelessly enameled. In other sec
lions, where by accident the color
schemes happen to be readable. the
combinations are such as to dis
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Arrested AutOists
Must Go to School

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 22-Learn
the law or pay a fine. This is the
ultimatum handed out by Justice
Scott in this city to 1S9 traffic Offend
erS.
When court convened yesterday
each alleged violator of the Motor
Vehicle Laws was given a booklet
containing the revised rules covering
motor traffic and sent into an adj
joining room to a school conducted
by Ivan Kelso, attorney for the Auto
mobile Club of Southern California.
The pupils" were allowed to de-
part under suspended sentence upon
reciting perfectly sections Of the
Motor Vehicle Act they were accused
of violating. The teacher represented
the court. Violators refusing to at
tend school and learn their lesson
were forced to pay fines.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
475,0OO MILES RE CORD GRIND
OF BIG STUD EBAkER MACHINE

for a day or more. In order that the
public could examine IT.
Complete Cross Country Trip
However, an average far above
the gait of the very-day tourist
was maintained. The $500 miles
from Los Angeles to st. Louis were
covered in eleven and one-half days
in spit, of stops made for exhibition
purposes. -. .,a
The veteran bucked the hot, arlu
desert. conquered the bad roads that
sometimes lead into treacherous'
snow-covered mountain trahs;
ploughed through many stretches OF
the qvagmire in the Middle Mes.,
and completed the entire JourneI,
from coast to coast without any reau
delays except for three punctures'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

required to withstand vibrations, al
SO minimizing capitalization OF the
steel, because the rubber takes up
.1ayt of the shock created by trafle.
Second, rubber blocks reduce
traffic noises and are expected to
prove useful in deadening sound In
hospital quiet zones, apartment
courtyards, station platforms and
other places where trucking and
travel are considerable.
Goodyear News Service. :
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
This and That

There ought to be some dust fly
ing around Bethlehem now that Mr..
Schwab is reported to have ordered
four Of his favorite cars for his
wife's use. The bird who invented
the saturation point will probably
go to work and try to save enough
to buy one of the Schwab castoff
cars when the steel baron goes to
next years show and orders q doz-
en-.
General Motors Corporation an
nounoe that they have no less than
500 distributors in A foreign coun
tries. On a smaller scale the MAX
ers of other popular cars are rapidly
getting a foothold abroad, despite
adverse conditions. Ford. of course,
leads. The Lizzies are sent over in
powdered form, mixed with water
and rolled out on the assembly
line just as in any large American
city. Thus while the politicians fret
about a World Court and a League
of Nations the automobile goes
merrily on its way to link the ma
tons Of the world so tightly to-
gether that war would spoil a good
weekend for Chu Chin Chow as well
as Josef Skilcanovitch-and thus be
absolutely unthinkable
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
The Old Mechanic Says.

Just had another case where
haste makes waste. Here's q chap
who needs a car every minute Of the
day for his business. yet he's left
it here for the afternoon-and
there's nothin' the matter.
He said the trouble was a serious
water leak; that when he went to
get the car in the mornin' the gar
age floor beneath it was flooded.
He begged me to get busy on the
job right away, so l turned down
two good jobs for the afternoon and
got busys with the water leak only
to find that there wasn't any. This
is what / suspect:
The car that was standin' in the
garage beside his had a water leak.
The water, in seekin' it's lowest level,
ran down under his car. The
other machine pulled out early. thus
placin' all suspicion upon the car
that was in apple pie order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
No Parkee, No Lifee

Engineers of New York City have,
among numerous other suggestions
for traffic improvement, a plan
whereby the sidewalks would be
cleared for motor traffic and park
ing would go by the boards. Won
der how many cars would be used in
the city il parking were prohibited?
People usually have some purpose
in view when they tour" the con-
gested points. One Is also tempted
to wonder what sort of city it would
be IL motor traffic. lacking an in
centive through the prohibition of
parking. were suddenly to cease.
Convenience of parking has much to
do with the proper functioning Of
modern business life. and 1t Is diff
ficult to understand why anyone
should seek to consider its abolition
Worth Remembering
If il is absolutely necessary
that you ave the key in the igni-
ton switc,. when storing the car
overnight in crowded public
garage at least tie the key to the
dash light or any object that is
nearby. The natural tendency for
anyone who drives your car is to
lock the switch and put the key In
his pocket when he has switched off
the engine. It's quite unconscious
and unintentional. but 1t may mean
a lot of trouble. Sometimes in
switching off the ignition the
garageman may drop the key. fish
around for 1t in the dark. decide to
look for it later when he has more
time and finish by forgetting about
it entirely. When you come for
your car he may have gone home,
leaving no word as to what happen
ed to the key.
Copyright 1924 By the Ullman
Eeafure Seryicel
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Don't Buy a Fine Car
until you see the leaders

Studebakers hold the top place in the
fne-car field today.
Last year, 145,o0O people chose them
against all rivals. They paid $200,000,000
for them.
For II years the Studebaker name has
stood for the utmost in quality. 1t will
never stand for less.
Today there are assets of $90,000,000
staked on the Studebaker cars.
Don't pay $1,000 or more for car with
out knowing what Studebaker offers. You
will find here some scores of advantages.
Learn what they mean to you.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

bought them. The nickel-plated
bumpers, the extra disc wheels and
cord tires, the steel trunk, the cour-
tesy light, etc.
Extras to our men
We pay the highest labor scale.
Then we add extras to it.
Men who are with us FIVE years or
over get 109o-of their years wages
in an anniversary check. Those an
niversary checks last year cost us
$1,3o0,OOO.
After two years all employees get a
week of vacation with pay. That
cost us last year $225,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

courage any motorist from buying
a decent-loohing car.
Just so long as the objections CEN
ter upon the matter of detracting
from the appearance of cars there Is
little likelihood that any progress
can be made in the direction of q
more sensible method of tagging
cars, for both manufacturers and
motorists, despite their great num-
bers and latent power, have a way
of taking what they get But when
license plates reduce the efficiency
of the police at time when crime
and carelessness must be weeded
out it is time that the motorist took
matters in his own hands.
1t may be well enough to banter
over the fact that illegible plates are
a blessing in disguise. but no
motorist can seriously consider the
facts without seeing that he will
have to pay dearly for every in
stance of recklessness that goes
unpublished. To date there seems to
be no way Of checking violators ex-
cept through the recording of license
plates, and if the police-as well as
the public in general-cannot read
the numerals properly, motordom
will indeed be scheduled for a lot
Of additional trouble.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

which it excels any rival car.
That is why, in the fne-car field,
the Studebaker leads. The demand
has almost trebled in the past three
years. These cars have become the
sensation of Motordom. On some
of these models we have never vet
been able to meet the demand.
We spend money lavishly. We
build without regard to cost. But,
in our quantity production, we still
bring costs to bottom.
You should learn what these things
mean to you before you buy car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Other costly extras

Our bodies are finished with 10
operations, including IS coats of
paint and varnish.
We use real leather upholstery.
The cost is about SIS per Car over
imitation leather.
That Chase Mohair upholstery in
closed cars is made from the soft
fleece of Angora goats. A velour or
worsted upholstery would save us up
to $500 per car.
The many extras on our large
closed cars would cost much If you
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

II T. are LAVISH on StuueOdAeI
M cars. For some features
w we pay three and four
times what they need cost.
! Here are some of those costs which
affect you. Tell us-would you want
any one reduced?
Our prices on high-grade Skies
run from 1915 to $2685. They stand at
bottom in the fne-car field. despite
these extra costs. All because the de-
mand requires 100000 cars per year.
But they could be lower if we cut
these costs. Would you have us do it?
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Our engineerin. apartments cost
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

% OiS SAlit'AoyCS VIII lC-
tire get pensions. Our
cooperative department
costs US $2,oo0,0o0 per
year.
All this to keep men
with us while they grow
more and more efficient.
To make them happy, so
they do their best.
This is all paid by peo-
pie who buy Studebaker
cars. But we figure that
each such dollar saves US
five dollars. Don't you
agree with us?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Middle of The Road

In these days when such large
percentage of drivers fail to sound
their horns when passing. safety
does not always lie in keeping to
the right. If you drive in the mid
die of the road, assuming Of course,
that the thoroughfare Is not crowd
ed, other motorists will have to ask
you to move over in order that they
may pass. A safety feature!
Contrast this with the possibility
Of running along the right hand
side Of the road and turning out
for a pedestrian just as another
silent vehicle is on the point of try
ing to pass you.
But there is just one exception to
this new rule of safety in middle Of
the-road driving. Keep religiously
to the right at the crest of hills
where the view Of the road ahead
is INSTRUCTED. Also on curves.
When on the straightway. how
ever, the practice Of keeping in the
middle Of the road is good protec-
ton against that party who. with
out warming. comes up from the rear
just at time when you least ex-
pect him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
The utmost in
car Vaiue

The object is to give
you the utmost in car
value. You will find we
do that if you make COM
PARSONS. In any Stude-
baker model, you will
find scores of xuovc -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Way To Do Il

Any man who likes to be sought
after has only to give his name to
three automobile statesmen az a
prospect and his wish will be graft
fled,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

I've seen this sort of thing happen
time and time again, and it's en-
couraged by ear owners ana
mechanics alike. The car owner
gets sort OF panicky and the repair
er, weary of trouble shootin'. de-
cides to make a big job Of it rather
than use his head.
Only the other day a chap drove in
here compiainin' about q strange
noise in the rear Of the ear. He
suspected all sorts OF trouble, but
never took the trouble to look the
situation over. II he had done
that he would have found what l
found-a long piece of heavy wire
which the car had picked up.
There is so much real repair
work to be done on the majority of
cars that it makes me sore to see
car owners pay SO much attention to
these imaginary things. Just figure
how much more time there would
be to keep cars In good condition IL
owners would use q little headwork
in solving their sudden mysteries.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
$4,000, OOOinplants

We have invested $780,
100000 in modern plants and equip
ment. $S,oo0,o0o in drop forge plants.
$l0,000.0o0 in body plants-as the
only way to do Studebaker coach
work.
These plants are equipped with
1880 up-to-date machines, many OF
them very expensive.
But consider the alternative.
Profits to other makers. We save
up to 5000 on some bodies by build
ing them ourselves.
1915 extra on steel
On some steels we pay a bonus of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23

49, $SSSt~S~ y
Our Department OF Re
search and Experiment
employs IFS skilled men.
It spends vast sums in
analyses and tests.
Our Bureau of Meth
DDS and Standards fixes
every formula, every re-
Quirement. 1t makes
100000 tests per year to
maintain our high stand
ards.
We make 10000 in
spections on every Stude-
baker Car during manu-
facture before it goes out
of the factory. We EN-
ploy 1900 men to do that.
Those are heavy costs.
But remember how they
are divided - by 100000
cars per year. They form
but a trifle per Car.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-23
Did You Know

That 24,6oo teachers own auto
mobiles?
That a windshield wiper should
not be operated when the glass is
dry? Scratching the glass increases
headlight glare. -,
That excess power on hills with
sacrifice of speed on the level may
be due to spark timed bit late!
IL tine cooling system is efficient IL
may be advisable to let matters
stand as they are.
For Safety's Sake
The right way to "listen to the
exhaust" is when climbing hiil'
not in the garage. Motorists IN
variably find that the exhaustlng or
the engine reveals the firing OF the
cylinders very plainly when the car
is standing in the garage, but that
is the dangerous way to go about
testing the motors regularity. II
the motorist will run the car up a
steep hill slowly he will be able to
test the engine more thoroughly
with no danger of poisoning HIM
self OF others with carbon monoxtde.
Try the horn before entering q
congested district. Sometimes the
horn motor will stick in one position
if not used for some time, thus
failing at critical moment. By
testing it before the critical moment
the possibility Of horn failure will
have no serious consequences. wise
drivers apply the same reasoning to
the matter of applying the brakes.
1t is never advisable to stop the
car on street car tracks, but 1t Is
especially inadvisable when the
tracks are wet. A Street car coming
up from the rear may not be sup
piled with and, thus rendering a
slide into anything in its path high.
ly probable. 1t is the old story OF
guarding against what the other fell
low may do.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

Bill Judgins and his wife are back
from touring in their car;
They started west last June; Of course,
they travelled pretty far.
1--WE got the chance to see our land, -
ESQ Judkins made his boast)-
"And we won't miss a thing to see be-
tween here and the coast"
We went to call on them last night and
ask about their trip,
For we may make a tour next year and
welcome every tip.
"Oh, tell lis ALL" said we. did you
go out through Giants Pass?
1--WE did" said Bill. That's where
they stuck me forty cents for gas y
"And did you climb Pixies Peak?" we
asked. What saw you from its sum-
mit?"
II burned a crankshaft bearing out
right there" said Bill, 'dadgum it y
But what about the lovely views along
Columbia river"
1.-THE road vas jammed," qouth he. 81
scraped TIN tenders off a flivver."
But how you must have revealed in
the scenery out west
Said we. what deep emotions must
have risen in your breast y
"Well, yes" said Bill, some Of the
towns appeared to be right thriving.
But scenery-ask my wife. You see, it
kept me busy driving"
In crowded traffic, it's not the horse
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21

power of the approaching car we must
consider, but the horse sense of the
man at the wheel.
Women tourists who carry their
money in their stockings have a big
advantage over men who use a wallet
Even when they spend a dollar it
draws interest.
JUST OUT OF LUCK
At midnight, near some journeys end
If some stern voice cries Stop!
What shall me do? We can't offend
Some irate traffic cop.
Shall we step on the gas and flee
On hearing such a mandate?
For it is just as apt to be
A bold, bloodthirsty bandit.
To stop or run? Well pause to say
The problem has us stuck.
There amt no answer-either way
We may be out of luck!
Generalities are often erroneous, but
it does look to us that a truck drivers
successful driving is in inverse ratio
to the weight of his truck.
UNCLE EB, HE SAYS
Sid Turner, just down the street,
hasn't been able to do any work to
speak of on his old car these last two
months. All the neighbors have been
out Of town for the summer and there
wasn't chance to borrow a wrench or
a screwdriver.
Copyright, 1924, Premier Syndicate,)
Inc,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-12-21
UNION WILL PROBE
TEXTILE PAY CUTS
Plan To Reduce Quality Laid To
Massachusetts, Mills

NEW YORK. Dec. 21.-The execu-
tive council of the United Textile
Workers of America today urged Presi-
dent Thomas f. Mcmahon to make
personal investigation of reports that
worsted and wooden mills owners in
Lawrence, Mass, had decided to cut
wages and increase hours in the indus
try.
The executive council reported it also
discussed today information from re-
liable sources" that the mill operators
were considering increasing the num-
Der of machines assigned each worker,
and were agreed TO "reducc the quality
of the fabric they produced"
Mr. Mcmahon said he would under
take his investigation Immediately after
Christmas day, so he could report to the
executive council in special session be-
fore January /.