Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 13 July 1919 — Page 20

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tourists' during a season is difficult to determine, but it would be a conservative estimate to say that 25 per placed in the tourist cent may class."

Reports from Lexington dealers On the Pacific coast indicate that many motorists are extending their tours across the continent. During the last two months scores of cars bearing licenses of eastern states have been 7-' Observed throughout California. The dealers report that numerous owners of Lexington minute-man sixes from Xu distant states have called ucoa thtm in the last two months.

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able lull of two years, again has come Into its own. Observations made tn various parts |u of the country by the Lexington Motor v, Company of Connersvllle, Ind., show thrft touring at least has reached the proportions it enjoyed prior to the entrance of the United States into the |Aworld war. i" If these early reports may be taken

Indicative the present season promjMl. to be the greatest touring season ', la the annals.

Frank B. Ansted, president of the Lexington Motor company, declares there are two factors responsible for j,' the revival of extended tours. One of V these is the reaction which followed the signing of the armistice—the release of the individual from national obligations the other is the economy V and reliability e£ the modern motor car.

"During the war motorists did not Indulge in touring to any great extent," says Mr. Ansted. "Aside from the fact that all eagerly entered into the spirit of the movement to conaerve gasoline, they were busily engaged in helping to win the war in *ne capacity or another. "After two years of denial they feel

they have earned the right to enjoy a vacation in their favorite way and JU that means touring. "The reliability of the modern motor car makes it possible for the so-called i amateur driver to pilot his car over long distances. This, together with greater riding and driving comforts j' and the persistent, economy to be found in the present day operation of y a motor, is in no small way responsible for the revival Of cross-country touring. "According to an estimate recently lt* published there are more than 6,000,-

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AUTO PARIS N AEROPLANE

ltors At Willard-Dempsey Fight At Toledo Are Treated to Thrills.

TOLEDO. Ohio. JUly 11—A new epoch in aerial transportation was realized here the afternoon of July 4th when a package of express was transferred by messenger from one moving plane to another, several hundred feet above the earth. The package contained a number of Overland automobile parts weighing several pounds.

Many thousand persons assembled within and without the WillardDempsey arena witnessed the feat which was accomplished by Lieutenant Omer L. Locklear, "ace" of stunt flyers.

The achievement served as a further demonstration of the possibilities of aerial transportation. It was sponsored by Oeorge W. Browne, western representative of the Curtisa aeroplane corporation, who has just inaugurated the first aerial express line.

Locklear a few months ago literally "leaped" into fame by dropping fron one airplane through space to another. Since that time he has repeated this feat numerous times and has successfully attempted other difficult "stunts" while balanced on the wings of a plane or hanging from the landing gear. The 4th of July was the first time, however, he ever ha® attempted to carry anything with him when he "changed" planes in mid-air.

As though catching a passing street car. Lieutenant Locklear walked fearlessly out upon the wing while the two planes, both going at a terrific speed, came close enough together to allow this intrepid aviator to swing out though space from the suspended ladder.

As the two planes maneuvered for position, a hush fell upon the great throng of people.

The one plane with the short rope ladder attached worked in close to the lower plane upon the upper wing of which Lieutenant Locklear was poised. As the ladder came within reaching distance, he suddenly clutched it, swung free and then climbed into the higher plane.

This demonstration was made after the two planes had inaugurated an aerial express service as a commercial reality by delivering a load of Federal tires from the Federal tire factory at Cudahy, Wisconsin, to the WillysOverland company here.

In order to prove that aerial express service was thoroughly practical, George W. Browne made his first trip to the Willys-Overland company, with whom he has .been connected for many years as Milwaukee distributor.

The two planes were piloted bv Lieutenants Milton Elliott and Fhirle.v Short, who along with Lieutenant Locklear have been permanently engaged by Mr. Browne in his new aerial transportation service.

Upon completting this exploit, the aviators deluged the crowd with literature telling about the new record made by aerial express service and the mid-air transfer of Overland parts from one plane to the other.

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817,000 CARS WERE SCRAPPED IN 1917 end most of them were only middle-aged

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TIRES YOU CAN TRUST

Oldfieldtires, The MostTrustworthy Tires Built

In his touring, as in his racing, Barney OTdfietd has always been far more than a successful driver, and the greatest tire user in the world. He has been a student—A Pioneer.

For nearly twenty years, each day has found him dependant for comfort and safety on the tires on his cars. He must have tifes he could trust. So he studied tires of many types and makes. Systematically he tried out and established certain infallible principles of trustworthy tire design and materials. On track and road these tires fulfilled

NEWS AND NOTES OF THE AUTO ROW

BYB. R.

Among the latest additions to the Jong list of prominent owners of Cole Aero-Eight motor cars is Howard (Howdy) Wilcox, of Indianapolis, winner of the ^00-mile race held at the Indianapolis motor speedway May 31. One of the greatest drivers of high powered cars in the world, Wilcox has been a thorough student of motors and motor car mechanisms for almost fifteen years and his determination to possess an Aero-Eight for his personal use is a significant tribute to the car. Howard Wilcox's record on the track is perhaps unequa'lled by that of any

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his highest hopes. They had lost nothing in resiliency and speed they had gained notably }n strength and long life.

These are the tires we have picked to sell. Tires you can trust. They bear Mr. Oldfield's name and carry his frank recommendation that fou can trust them to the absolute limit of tire wear, and. endurance.

GUARANTEED 6000 MILES

WALKER TWO TREAD TIRE COMPANY

"Doc" Ed Walker, Tire Specialist 1238-1240 Wabash Ave.

New 1760 Old 468 Dealers write us. We art factory distributors for Vigo, Vermillion, Parke, Clay, Greene and Sullivan Counties.

other driver and, although Just thirty years old, has been entered in more big events in this country than any, other. "I have been watching the Cole Aero-Eight ever since it was first introduced i

1918," said Wilcox in

speaking of his new car. "From the standpoint of appearance I believe it to be the most finished and symmetrical car now on the market. But of course the mechanism was of vital, concern to me. I believe in confining one's speeding to the race course, but I can say frankly that I make a car give me all that it has to deliver. Of all the stock cars of which I am familiar, I believe that the Cole AeroEight represents one of the most striking advances In the automotive field."

"Just as the physician of twenty-five years ago often used to prescribe horseback riding as a tonic and health giver, so the modern M. D. prescribes motoring in numbers of cases where restful, quiet recreating in the open air is needed," says F. H. Hoenk, local distributor of Dort motor cars. "The healthful properties accruing ^rom motoring are becoming well recognized by the medical profession. While the early days of the industry were marked by the cry of some physicians that every ailment came from motoring, today doctors have come to learn that automobiling is a revivifler that is better than many drugs. I believe that the way many business men stood up under the strain of war times has shown many of them this fact. A lot of men, who could take no vacation, tried an hour or so of daily motoring with excellent results. They are keeping it up today and the way in which it restores their vigor after a hard day's g'rind is a revelation to them and their physicians."

Early this spring local dealers as well as manufacturers predicted a shortage of automobiles betore the present summer was half over. At that time many prospective car buyers were of an entirely different frame of mind they thought that the situation along about J"uly would be just the opposite. They were under the impressfon that cars would be plentiful and that prices would drop and the wipe thing to do would be to wait until mid-summer before buying a car. Those that did think that way now realize their mistake. The best way to assure yourself that there is a car shortage is to take a walk down Terre Haute's Automobile How and try to place an order for a car and get immediate delivery. It simply cannot be done. Dealers are fighting with manufacturers for cars without avail and even the most optimistic can see no change for the better for some time to come. And the price question is just the reverse to what the wise ones thought. Instead of prices coming down they jumped up and before another month has passed we will be reading of increases in the selling cost of most every automobile manufactured. Those that took the tip from the dealers this spring are happy, while many who thought they knew better are now wishing that they had placed their order early.

They are here at last—Barney Oldfield tires. For the last several weeks our old friend, "Doc" Walker, of the Walker Two-Tread Tire company on East Wabash avenue, has been waiting for his first shipment of tires manufactured by the dean of all the race drivers, Barney Oldfield. "Doc" has a hundred reasons to tell why these tires are the best that money can buy and he is so enthusiastic over them that he can almost syll Oldfield tires to a man who has no car to put them on. Oldfield tires are not an experiment, for they were put through some of the severest tests a tire was ever put to before they were placed on the market. If any man in the world can appreciate a good tire and if any man can fully understand what a dependable tire must be able to do, that man Is Barney Oldfield. In his manufacturing plant at Cleveland, Ohio, Barney has gathered together some of the most experienced men of the tire Industry, men who have been making a specialty of tire building for years. They know how to build good tires and Barney knows what it takee to make a tire good and the result of their combined knowledge is what "Doc" calls the world's best tire value.

Preliminary announcement has been made by Harry Cole, of the Cole Auto company, regarding the new Cleveland light-six, a little brother to the Chandler. Mr. Cole says that the car will be sold from his sales room just as soon as deliveries can be made. Only meagre details are out so far regarding the new car, although the July issue of Motor L.ife carries a photograph of one of the finished models. No mechanical feature# are yet known »or will they be £or another thirty,

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days. Even the price has not yet been divulged, the new Cleveland Automobile company merely getting out a tantalizing circular with some hints as to what is to come. It is understood, however, tjjat the chassis will carry a touring and roadster body as well as two closed types—a five-pas-senger four-door sedan and a fourpassenger coupe.

The direct result of the exclusion of the automobile importation continues to make itself felt in the increasing price of cars in England. The Aus-tin-20, an English built car that was formerly listed at $2,000, was recently increased to $2,500. A few other examples of how cars are going up are the Rover, which before the. war was very popular and listed at $1,750, is now selling without a single alteration at $3,500. The Arrol Johnston which previous to the war sold for $1,375 is now listed at $3,500.

Jersey City, N. J., has a claim to fame, rules the Automobile Blue Book. The great Colgate soap and soforth factory within its bounds is surmounted by an electric clock of such gigantic size that, it may be seen for miles in the surrounding country. It is larger than Big Ben at Westminster in London, larger even than the great clock in the Metropolitan tower in New York City. Its dial measures 38 feet in diameter and the minute hand which weighs almost one-tihrd of a ton, moves twenty-three inches every minute.

Now that the first of July has passed hundreds of new tire repair and sales rooms will spring into existence in locations formerly occupied by J. Barleycorn and company. In seeking new lines of endeavor and with a reluctance in giving up excellent business sites, scores of former saloon keepers are remodeling their bar-rooms to enter into the automobile tire and accessory business, says a report coming from the B. F. Goodrich company. With the present remarkable revival of automobiling and the almost unlimited prospects for the future saloon men entering the tire field are undoubtedly making a wise choice.

An American car on United States tires showed it heels to scores of competitors in the open hill climb test on tortuous National Park hill. New South Wales, Australia, early in May. Cars of every description including some of the most expensive mac.hipes manufactured in Europe competed for

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We can give prompt delivery on certain models. Touring cars, $1,885, sport model, $1,885. Coupe, including cord tires, $2,780. All delivered prices

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the honors, but a Cadillac mounted on United States nobby tread tires swept into the lead and captured the prize. W. A. Sorrell, who owned and drove the car, in an interview after the race, attributed a great deal of his success to the fact that he had nobby "tyres" on his car. Where the flag of Britain floats what Americans call a tire is generally spoken of as a "tyre." Mr. Sorrell in his getaway Immediately threw his engine into full speed. Gen

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The Perfected Six IN

order to fully appreciate the success Lexington has achieved ill perfecting the dependable six cylinder type of car, one must take the lyheel and observe—

The smooth, silent starting thi quick get-away the rhythmic flow and ebb of power, highly responsive to your wish the emergency brake that operates with one finger the complete confidence and restfulness one enjoys whether taking a hill on high or inching through traffic.

Let us demonstrate this remarkably good car—it is a sound investment.

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One Thing More

Most car owners know that this is the place to have their batteries tested with a hydrometer.

—That it is the place to buy a Bone Dry Battery with Willard Threaded Rubber Insulation—which carries with it the evidence of battery newness.

—That it is the place to come for battery charging, repair, and a rental battery.

But, one thing more—-it !s the place to come, just as soon as you buy your new car, to have your battery registered and get the benefit of Willard 90-day battery insurance.

Drive in, whether you have bought a new car or not. Perhaps we can give you some battery information that will mean longer life to your battery Tnd fuller use of your car.

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