Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 106, 21 March 1916 — Page 25

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916

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OAKLAND PUTS GREAT POWER IN ITS MOTOR

"Power is the greatest feature of the Oakland," said Joseph Seaney, of the Seaney and Brown agency. "All ' the Oakland cars are so thoroughly .tested before they leave the factory that they stand the test of any use that may be given them."

"A very big problem with motor car

manufacturers, who " strive to have their new models thoroughly tested by hard and diversified usage before placing on the market, has been to find a variety of roads, good and bad, bills and high altitudes near their factory. . "Many companies find it necessary to send their engineers and experimental models many miles from the location of the factory. The Oakland Motor Car company, however, are Ideally located in this respect. Where Cars Are Made. , "Oakland county, the largest county in the lower peninsula of Michigan, has for its county seat, Pontiac, where the Oakland cars are manufactured. This county is noted of having the greatest number of lakes of any county In Michigan and also some of the highest elevations of land in the state of Michigan. "Bald Mountain and Waterford Mountain, two of the highest hills of a range that traverses the state of Michigan from near the Indiana line on the southwest to the Thumb region in the northeast of Michigan, are located in Oakland county but a few miles from Pontiac. I "A variety of roads, some of the J best in Michigan, and other roads that are seldom traveled lead over and through this range of hills, are made use of by Oakland engineers to a good advantage. They are able to try their car for speed and accelerative ability on the good roads, while power and endurance are tried to the extreme On the byways and the hills of Oakland county. This gives the Oakland company a decided advantage in being able to try out their models with little delay and of being able to develop a design with a factor of safety fully sufficient to meet operating demands in any section of the world."

In the Shadow of the Sphinx

This picture shows Australian troops, who are guarding the Suez canal and other British positions in Egypt, resting after a march, in the shadows of the great pyramids of Cheops and the Sphinx, which has looked down in silent scrutiny upon the soldiers of the Pharoahs, the Romans, Napoleon's troops and now the British.

SPEEDS UP GASOLINE PRICE INVESTIGATION

, WASHINGTON, D. C March 21 At the request of several members of Congress the Federal Trade Commission is preparing to -speed 'up the investigation of the increase in the cost of gasoline. Joseph E. Davies, chairman of the commission, has appointed Lewis E.-Haney of Austin, Texas, chief counsel in charge of the Investigation. Haney will be aided by a corps' of experts, and everything possible will be ; done to hurry the Inquiry. ' . . All complaints to the Department of Justice regarding the rise in price of gasoline have been referred to the Federal Trade Commission. It was announced some time ago by Commissioner William J. Harris who has been in active charge of the inquiry, that about three months would be required to complete a report. This has prompted the California Congressional delegation and other Congressmen to threaten a Congressional investigation if the commission did not give assurances that a report would be made within a few weeks.

DAVIS CAR CO. BUYS

The Bour-Davis Motor Car Co., Detroit, Mich., has purchased a tract at Kercheval Avenue and the outer belt railroad, upon which to erect a factory. .... , .

96,915 AUTOMOBILES OWNED IN INDIANA Ninety-six thousand nine hundred and. fifteen automobiles are owned in Indiana, this being the high, mark for 1915 licenses issued at the office of the secretary of state. The record showsan increase of. 30.36&. in the number of Indiana-owned machines in comparison with 1914, ' The licenses issued, for motorcycles for .the present year number 11,225, and the - licensed chauffers in the state number 3,099, and the licensed automobile dealers number 728..

REO EXPECTS PRICE RISE

LANSING, Mich., March 21. The new and higher prices rather than the new models wiir-be the feature of the 1917 .announcements of the automobile ' manufacturers, according to sales manager R..C. Rueschaw of the Re Motor Car Co, Mr. Rueschaw has made an investigation of the general conditions prevailing ; among those concerns which supply raw material, other products and also machinery necessary to the automobile manufacturer. - .', . . , - , : . :

WORKMEN TO BUILD TRACTORS

Union Workingmen at Janesvllle, Wis., seing the possibilities of the gas tractor business,, have organized the Janesville '.Tractor1 & " Engine Co., Janesville. .Wis... to. engage in the manufacture of a general utility tractor for agricultural purposes.

$100,000,000 J WORTH OF CARS" SOLD ADR0AD

For the past several years American made cars and trucks have been exported in increasing numbers to the outlying parts of the British .Empire. Australia. New Zealand, South Africa, India and the lesser portions of that vast territory, have looked to England for the major portion of their vehicles, but the eminent suitability of the American car to countries constituted much like America, has earned for it a growing popularity. Canada is outside the argument, for Canada is & market which the American manufacturer enters without thinking about it; so in the following analysis of British Empire markets, Canada is left entirely out of the calculations. : The immediate conclusion, born of a close study of the import statistics of the major British colonies, is that Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, together with India, will want to buy $100,000,000 worth of automobile's during the next two years. "These colonies are not feeling any pinch of war; on the contrary they are supplying many needs of the mother country.

$300,000 PAID BY RUSSIANS FOR

TRACTORS OF U.S.

SPRING GLEANING

Now is the time for all good motorists to prepare for spring. If your car is .not in very good mechanical condition it should be taken to a good repair shop. Do this Immediately so that the repairman will not be obliged to slight his work in order to deliver it to you on time. If the car is in good mechanical condition, but has been run over 5000 miles, it should be thoroughly inspected. See that wheel, gearset and axle bearings are in adjustment; that the motor is not carbonized. Test compression and grind valves, if necessary. Remove dirty grease from the gear box, rear axle and wheel hubs, and wash thoroughly with kerosene. Clean the clutch with kerosene or gasoline, and if the facing is leather apply; neatsfoot oil to soften it; if it slips,' use fullers earth. Remove oil from motor, flush with put in new oil. See that everything is tight. Go over all bolts and nuts and make sure that no cotter pins are missing. Have your car varnished by the local carriage painter. A protecting keeps the paint in good condition for years.

YORK, Pa., March 21. One of the

largest shipments of motor .tractors to Russia, on the large contract being

filled by the Morton Truck and Trac

tor company, of Harrisburg, was sent

this week to Seattle, Wash., for export

shipment. The total value of the shipment is $300,000. A solid train of

sixty cars, each car loaded with a truck, was used for transporting the large war order. The tractors were built at the plant of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, on a sub-contract, and two weeks ago were shipped from the Quaker City to New York. Owing to the freight blockade at the New York

terminal the cars were tied up in the freight yards in the metropolis. Upon receipt of notice to rush the shipment as rapidly as possible, and in view of the fact that railroad officials are unable to say how soon the blockade in the East will be lifted, the Harrisburg company believed that considerable time could be saved in shipping West, notwithstanding that the route to Russia via Seattle Is 5000 miles farther. The Pennsylvania railroad handled the special train as preference freight with instructions to permit no delays at division terminals. Each truck is packed in a large box which takes up all the room on a gondola, 60 feet long. Assurance was given by the railroad company officials that a boat would be ready at Seattle to take the shipment.

BIG SPARK PLUG OUTPUT

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 21. The Champion Spark Plug Co., this city, will increase its output from 45,000 to 100,000 spark plugs per day as soon as a new six-story addition to its present quarters is finished. Work will be started on this new building during this month. And to further add to

the present four-story addition which

was built some two years ago. When

these additions are completed, it will have 60,000 more square feet of space.

"The Broken Wire"

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SCENE FROM" "THE BROKEN WIRE

nelen Gibson promises to surprise us some day by boarding a train in an ordinary manner. In the photograph above she shows the latest extraordinary manner of doing this. As a matter of fact, however, Helen didn't want to board the train at all in "The Broken Wire." She was thrown. Into the boxHcar against her will. The story of "The Broken Wire," an episode in Kalem's "Hazards of Helen," opens with some novel views in

side an actual train, and taken by a new method of photography which does away with the use of artificial studio-built scenery. An obstruction en the track causes the Limited to halt, and the passengers take advantage of the opportunity to alight for a stroll. In the excitement of boarding gain one of the passengers drops her handbag containing jewelry and money. I The conductor promises to leave

word at the next station for a track walker to hunt the bag. Two crook! hear of the loss and they decide t drop off at the next station, whicl turns out to be Lone Point, when Helen is the operator. Tney loiter about the station and see a trackwalker come in with the bag and deliver it to Helen. When he has passed from sight they attempt to bold her up but she flees down the track. An approaching train forces her to stop, momentarily between two fires.

Suddenly she runs to the side of the

track and starts to climb a telegraph

pole. She grasps the messenger wire at the top but her weight causes it to snap and the next second she is swung out over the tracks, barely brushing the onrushlng locomotive. On the rebound she is tossed In a huddled heap within the box-car. The train crew quickly brings the train to a stop and it is only a matter of minutes befors her pursuers are captured.

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916