Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 August 1919 — Page 36

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THE IXDIAXAPOLIS NEWS AUTOMOBILE SECTION, AUGUST, 1919.

DETROfT ELECTRIC SALES TAKE ON TEMPLAR MODEL.

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a hhfh-claaa small car," said Mr. getter. '"Heretofore, the construction of a email car meaat a cheap one, and a ear embodying hlfh-ciaee workmanship and material meant a large on*. The Templar has been built In the moot »t*h maimer possible the highest * w l workmanship. Withall. the plar ^ al^t weight car. whteh Ting road conditions with a k cur, I was able to average to a gallon of gasoline. I possible to make afl inclines conditions of the road with this car is an answer eed, and we are looking good business in all which includes the ftve-passen-gu/’sszsrsu vzsxzs Kedan Our ekhlbft at the state fair auto show will include one four-passen-ger and one ftve-passenger car. 8 * Be Careful of Truck. The carefully kept motor truck needs frequent touching up of Its paint, and in performing this operation ears should be exercised to see that exposed oil holes are stuffed with felt or waste to

FUSCO AWAITS GREAT ARMY TRUCK CONVOy

MUCH VALUABLE DATA GATH ERED ON TRANSCONTINENTAL TOUR.

8AN FRANCISCO, August 3t.-Frisco is all set to give Uncle Sam's first transcontinental army truck convoy a mammoth reception next Wednesday, when the Z.V#-mBe trip Is scheduled to come to a halt. An airplane representing the city will greet the Pacific coast fleetscheduled to arrive at the Golden Gate from San Diego and Honolulu Monday —and then swing toward Sacretnento to meet and greet the army truck calvacade. A fleet of Frisco motor trucks and passenger cars—organized by the B, F. Goodrich Rubber Company—and accompanied by the United States Marine Band of forty pieces win escort the army caravan from Carson City. Nev., into San Francisco. Truckloads of California fruit, including oranges, melons, apples and grapes, win be provided the soldier* by the Goodrich company. The 2S0 doughboys and officers who have manned the trucks, most of whom are overseas veterans, will greet the Pacific coast with enthusiasm nearing that which attended their arrival in

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France. Although the royally entertained to

every city and hamlet along the 3,000mile route from Washington, D. C„ where the tour started on July 7. the tour has been a tiresome grind and a real test of stamina. Excepting Sundays, the program for the last sixty days has been to arise at 5 a. m., clean, oil and Inspect motors and then drive until the night control station is reached. Very often the day’s Journey was not completed until f or » o'clock at night. Each Monday morning the men began

counting the hours until Sunday, when they could take a real bath and get a regular night’s sleep. Collected Valuable Data. The long trip has been a pronounced success from every standpoint, accordtog to reports from army officers In command. Unusual Interest has been aroused to the communities along the route on good roads work. At every stop official speakers accompanying pe convoy have lectured on the need of a better national highway system as a means to combat the high cost of llv51 Mo*or transport, engineer corps and artillery officers of the army have collected a wealth of data ontopographic and other military phase* which will be carefully compiled into permanent army records. The government assigned a force of signal corps photographers to take a complete moving picture chronicle of the entire trip. The convoy will arrive to San Francisco Just two days later than scheduled time. Heavy rains and storms encountered during the last few weeks caused muddy roads and slow going. BOLTS MAY BE TOO TIGHT. Long Wrench Likely to Pull Nut Up More Than Is Good. Only a practiced hand can instinctively feei that a nut has been pulled up as tightly as is good for the bolt. A clumsy wrench, particularly if the handle Is long, is almost sure to lead to rough treatment of the smaller bolts at the hands of the novice. Another thing that often misleads even those who should know better than to pull too strongly with the wrench is that the nut often has to be pulled around to a certain position to allow a eotterpin hole to be exposed above It, or If It be a castellated nut to align the slots to the nut with the hole in the bolt. Another thing that Is bad tar the bolt is when its head is forced awry, because the surface of the mstal about the hole Is not true with It. This causes an elongation of one side of the bolt at one short portion of its length.

-t, itnum, ,‘3 , cn ,—* b "* rt l LOSS CHEAP PARTS by Local Branch Buick Comtime. Injuries and Many motor car upon experimenting car parts from the original utter, the Inof the Buick extremely hard to ne other than the H*. The size and r, but the qual- _ ktde concerns, that In order sell at prices under those he origins! manufacturer, ' and grades ns maa matter of fan. manufacturer is parts as ___ Jon, small con,rket repair of cars by are ‘just aa of course, it* made that the ty is not or set of e units in and built their own but are and ac-

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No matter what your business may be, if you have real haul* ing, there's a Sterling of the right capacity, speed and body equipment to handle it efficiently and economically.

“Efficiency on Wheels'

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6 and 7Vfe-ton capacities, chain-driven.

The 1% and 2V2~ton Sterlings, when equipped with pneumatic tires, will carry loads anywhere that a passenger car may be driven. The 5-ton chain-driven Sterling— 4 ‘The Road-Builder—and the 7^2-ton chain-driven Super-Sterling—‘The Inter-City Freighter’—meet in an exceptional way the requirements of those who demand dependable

service under extremely trying conditions.

Better Trucks than the Sterlings are not built anywhere.

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Sterling Motor Truck Company, Milwaukee Builders of Motor Trucks exclusively for twelve years.

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The R. P. Reinhart Sales Co.

Distributor

510 North Capitol Avenue INDIANAPOLIS

SAYS DEMAND FOR NEW MITCHELL INCREASES

FACTORY SWAMPED WITH OR OER8—ORIVE-AWAY8 A FEATURE.

The Mitchell Auto Company, 502 North Delaware street, distributer* for the Mitchell automobile, win have a touring car and roadster on display at the state fair auto show, when the big display opens Monday. Fred Mertz, head of the Indianapolis company. In a statement this week, said that the demand for the new Victory Mitchell model was overwhelming. "With the coming of the dull summer season the factory looked forward to a

letup in business, which would permit them to catch up with the orders on hand, as they had been snowed under with the demand for the Mitchell,” said Mr. Mertz. "It appears now that they were wrong, for the arrival of the duu season has brought no abatement in the demand for the new model.” Drive-Aways Feature. Continuing, Mr. Herts said: "This certainly looks like a Mitchell year. The enthusiastic reception with which this car has been greeted has been augmented by its performance in the hands of thousands of owners throughout the country, and by many here in Indiana who are now driving it. "When the factory notified our dealers that railroad shipments would be slow and uncertain, owing to the recent troubles, they were overwhelmed with letters, telegrams and telephone messages, requesting cars for drive-aways. I was in Racine at the time.” said Mertz. “and the requests were not only from nearby points, but from as far away as Boston in the east, and Des Moines and Sioux Falls in the west.*’

Scored Cylinders

No heat or noldfrinjr alloy* the Patented Eagle Proeoo*. Taft AHITM* pistM ring* and ptn». savins.

can be repaired by the most modern and efficient method known, without reheating or enlarging the bore. Guaranteed to give satiafaction under all conditions for the life of the motor. We do not use any soldering and THE EAGLE process has never been known to become loose or fall out. Indorsed by leading auto engineers of U. S. A.

24-HOUR SERVICE AT HALF THE USUAL COST. Garage Men and Motorists. See Oar Exhibit at the State Fair Ante Show. EAGLE MACHINE CO. 24 NORTH NOBLE ST., INDIANAPOLIS.

TRY A WANT AD IN THE NEWS—THEY GET RESULTS

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Republic Trucks, in four models, on display at our salesroom only.

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Model 19—Republic Invincible 2H Tons

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30x8, plain

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IIG JIBE SALE Closing Out Our Factory Seconds

$7.00 .$8.50 $8.00 $10.00 $8.50 $10.50 $11.50

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32x4, rib tread, clincher ... 33x4, nonskid

$11.50 $14.00

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300 FORD FIRSTS included in this lot and at the same price.

HAS. L. RIDDLE CO. 462-464 West Washington Street NO MAIL ORDERS ACCEPTED AT THESE PRICES

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Indiana Made Car Shows 1000% Increase In Sales

fT'HAT Lexington Builders have kept faith with the conJ- fidence of the public is best evidenced by enthusiasm of Lexington owners who have made the above possible.

Lexington Motor Sales 848 North Meridian Indiana Distributors Lexington Motor Co., Connersville, Ind., U. S. A.