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CAR DESERVES
SERVICE MEDAL
So Bay» Soldier Who” Witnessed Detroit
Motor Overcome Big Obstacles
In France.
Betuty Marred Many Time* by Shrapnel
Hole*. But Still on Job With
Army on the Rhine.
Compelling evidence of the warm admi
ration held for Dodge Brother* motor car
by member* of the American Expedition
ary Force*, I* contained In an endless
*urre«*lon of letters received by the De
troit manufacturer* from uniformed men
of every rank. More than 14.000 Dodge
Brother* motor car* nerved with the Am
erican army and the following letter In
typical of the comment* of those who
paw the car in action
“While rending aome New York paperh
recently I noticed that while other car*
were prained highly fin th*ir ndvertlae
nifntft) for the good work done In Over
man service, nothing wa« said of tho
Dodge oar.
"I have been over here on active ser
v|ec for n iar and have been driving
n Dodge Brother* Redan for the Janf. 'eight
month*. Thl* little ear ha* made 27,000
mile* and ha* never hoc* laid up for
motor, transmission or any other ear
trouble. It* work during this time can
not he pral*(d too highly in all the big
battle* of the third division, namely,
Ghesteau-Thierr, Ht. Mihlel and Argonne.
the little Dodge has n«Ver once failed to
respond In the last American campaign
1 have driven It up hill* and through
road* where other ears of higher price
were forced to detour. 1 have been
through road* wiih mud right to the huh
cap* and place* where only tank* and
artillery tractor* could rrmke their way.
“f am *tife If decorations were given
to motor vehicle* on their pood work
performed In war *ervlce, the Dodge* that
ftte on duty with the A K F would re
ceive the Mon'* share Although h«r
This truck Is now being fondled by the Morris Implement Company and Mr K L. Mon is hna fid -(turned
from Atlanta, Oporgla wltn u fleet of these famous trucks und was uu-rcssful In selling two of them on the wav to An
nuals Ihe truck ts an ideal one for cltv und country use and toduv i, large number of fanners in -lie rt itc if (Senr-
KIH srs owners of Inie-nntu.r .1 trucks as well as other t;,t»rnn:oiuil equipment This truck raprrn-c-s one of li e
finest ever brought t.i August a snd the Morris Implement and Tractor Co,. %r e experienced truck d *n'era and an pisu
equipped to give you tho very best of service, lids firm hrs mi experienced factory mechanic, who knows and un
derstands Internal tonal tru ka and they lire In a position < 0 ex-end neon first class service Mr Morris extet dr i>
Invitation to all to coma around and lo ok this truck over and he will be also glad to arrange so- demonstration t j
rwrmars
PHONE 2837.
Battery s Electric Service Station
i In the City i
SERVICE
STATION
FOR
Philadelphia
Diamond Grid
Batterie*.
Stromberg
Carburetor*.
Connecticut
Automotive
Ignition.
North Ea»t Electric
Equipment
for Dodge Car*.
beauties were marred many time* by
shrapnel hole*, she is still on the job with
the army on the Rhine. Have used only
two net* of tire* In all the 27,000 mile*
und the roads of northern France are very
different from Riverside Drive. As for oil,
I have used from the thinnest grade to
the heaviest transmission oil and have
never been troubled with loose bear
ing* lam *ure that Is a wonderful rec
ord for a car that l* so low in price,
'Hoping thl* letter given the Dodge
Manufacturer* a little satisfaction for th>-
valuable work of their car in the A. K. F.,
i am. respectfully.
DVT. FRKD W. DONLON.
fldqrs. 4th. U. H Inf
.‘sr<3 Division.”
The letter wo* written March 8, 1010,
In Germany.
HEADS VS. FEET
By CHRISTY WALSH.
(Editor, Tho Punch, Maxwell House
Organ.)
BY CHRISTY WALSH.
You don’t have to have a A. A. A.
sanction to go after the nln-stop chain
plonnhip of the world If you are on the
Job January first and haven’t quit by
New year * Eve you are yuallfled for the,
finals “Always After Another” I* the
Only A. A. A. a nuk-smuti need* recog
nize.
Tun* up If you’re not primed for th*
hard 12 month tour over Knocker*’ Moun
tain and Disappointment Desert and up
the Valley of Competition you haven’t
got a chance to make <h.- «tlff grade be
tween here and the Vista of Success.
It's a long hard pull to the Mummft,
hut. If you're been over the road before,
confidence is riding with you. If you are
hitting the bump* for the first time the
trip seems harder hut the peak 1h more
alluplng
Never mind th* detour* of depression
hut keep to the straight and narrow and
the thing you are looking for will soon
be Just around the corner.
First make nurc you are on the right
The New International Truck
The Most Complete
"THE PHILADELPHIA DIAMOND
GRID DOES AWAY WITH ALL
BATTERY TROUBLES."
AUGUSTA ELECTRIC STORAGE
BATTERY COMPANY
B. T. BETHUNE. Mgr. .
Ue*t Equipped Battery Service Station in Augusta.
450 Broad Street. Phone 2837.
If Your Car Fails to Start, Phone 2837.
road and after that above all things—keep
going ahead. An idling motor makes all
the noise and motion of getting some
where with never an Inch of progress.
Don’t t><* an idler. It's the next worst
thing to being a Mailer.
Watch the windshield of your vision.
Occasionally you may have to take the
other fellow’s dust, but don't get excit
ed and shift. Once in high gear you
can’t go any higher—hut why go any
lower. Keep the old spirit in high and
seal it with 'he will to win. Forget the
brakes and the breaks.
Remember there Is no fuel like an old
fuel. If you are running on antiqu* Ideas
and pre-historic: methods you had better
change your fuel. We know that any au
tomobile ran roll down grade. So can
any salesman. But a rolling salesman
gathers no commission and besides who
wants to be on the down grade.
Never mind the 24 hour event. That’s
all right for brainless mannikins of iron
srid steel but not for live, thinking hum
an*. Ignore the seven day and seven
week record. Go out and smash the 12
month mark and repeat it once a year for
the rest of your life.
History tells u* non-stop performance
was first sanctioned in the days of early
Marathon. As it is a case of our heads
versus their feet we certainly face the
starter with a handicap.
NEWEST HUDSON
IN SEVEN MODELS
“The new Hudson Super Six comes in
seven body types more notable for their
beauty than ever before,’’ asserts Dan R.
Petit of the Augusta Auto Co.
“And just as the chassis represents the
perfected development of a decade of
achievement, so do these models represent
the highest ideal of the coach builder’s
«rt. The development of beauty, artistry
and utility In the Hudson has kept pace
with the perfection of mechanical detail.
'Hudson designers were among the
first to recognize and satisfy the craving
450 BROAD ST.
Everything
Electrical
For Your Car
Our Electrical
Department i*
in charge of
Capable Men
With Years of
Experience, and i*
Equipped to
Render You
Prompt and
Guaranteed
Service.
THE AUGUSTA HEHALD
of the public for refinement and distinc
tion in motor cars. Skilled Hudson ar
tisans were pioneers in investing the au
tomobile with that air of dignified qual
ity which marked the fine old family
coach of a generation ago.
“The century-old art of fine coach
building was revived by Hudson in the
belief that particular men and women of
today arc just as proud of the appear
ance of their cars as the old aristocracy
was proud of the exclusive features of
the family coach.
“As a result new standards of beauty
have been created each year until Hud
son cars have become as famous for their
distinction of appearance as for their
power and endurance. The constant aim,
however, ha* been to combine utility
with beauty. No Hudson today ha* ever
been built merely for the purpose of hav
ing something different. Every mode
has filled a real transportation need.
“This is true in a supreme degree of
tho seven new body types—the four and
seven passenger phaetons, sedan, coupe,
cabriolet, touring, limousine and limou
sine. There is greater economy and
practicability "with the utmost in luxury
and 4-omfort in every one of these new
models.
"From upholstery binding to the door
handles, the beat and only the very best
of materials and workmanship have been
u*ed. 1 And underlying their artistry of
line is the greater performance and en
durance resulting from the experience
gained through more than 60,000 Hudson
Supor Sixes in the hands of their owner*.
“Every model possesses, but in a per
fected degree, the endurance which en
abled the Super Six lo withstand the
punishment of record-breaking trans
continental runs and conquer the world’*
greatest racing machines. ’
LIVING GOST CUT BY
AUTO, SAYS JOHN
LEWIS
GOOD ROADS SITUATION IS LIKE
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM WAS 50
YEARS AGO,
“Along with the great national move
ment for better highways com*** the
quetion of weight of loads, speed and
many other factors,” says John Lewis.
“In the solution of the matter, plain, or
dinary common sense should prevail.
Unimproved roads. In good weather when
they are dry and sound, can stand a great
deal of traffic with little or no damage
They ran even bear tremendous loads if
the width of the tire is sufficient. When
these roads ate solid big steam traction
engines, with thrashing machines or corn
shellers, run over them with no dam
age, in fact, with benefit as they act like
roller*.
"Moderately improved roads likewise
ran stand much traffic in good weather.
The big trouble with these roads is that
they are not what can be called all-year
round roads. They should be Improved
to meet the normal requirements of traf
fic so that full benefit may be derived
from them at all times.
Large Loads Lower Prices.
“The weight of the load should be de
termined on the basis of width of tires.
Route* between large cities or import
ant commercial and Industrial centers
serve for enormous tonnage and th*
larger the units In which this tonnage Is
hauled th** greater the economy of haul
ing. These routes are main arteries of
traffic and anything which Increase* th*
cost of transportation on them is paid
for by all the people, regardless of how
far they may be from these main arteries.
When it Is taken into consideration that
a 50 per cent increase in the size of the
unit hauled makes a 15 per cent decrease
in the cost of transportation the matter
becomes one of great economic import
ance with tonnage running up into the
millions.
Likens Roads to Railroads.
"On these roads the weight is fully
taken care of by the 800-pound limit per
inch width of tire. For every 800 pounds
on inch Is added to the bearing surface
of the tires. With the addition of a trailer
the weight of th* load can be doubled
without doubling the strain on the road.
You simply add to the wheel base. The
load, while greater, is distributed over
more wheels of proportionate tire width.
A striking Illustration of thl* is given
by our roads. While heavy rolling stock,
such as the big compound engine* which
are now used on our railroads, are very
much heavier than the rolling stock of
years ago. the weight per inch of bearing
surface has not been greatly Increased.
This ha* been met by putting extra bear
ing surface under the weight. For in
stance. the big engines now have six
teen driving wheels, whereas the early
engines had only four.
"it would have been as sensible 50
years ago to have prohibited the use of
locomotives larger than the little four
wheel drivers, as It would be today to
limit the weight of the motor truck on
any other basis than tire width, and the
numb* r of wheels under the weight,
which in the case of our large locomo
tives gives several hundred per cent
greater hauling capacity wlthr probably
only 100 per cent greater weight of rail.
Without the development of the large lo
comotive and the Increased size of rail
road cars, freight rates would probably
he double what they are now. if we
set *n artificial limit on motor trucks,
we are handlcppng what is fast becom
ing an important means of transporta
tion, and adding to the cost of every
article of fond or clothing we use. and
placing h generally greater economic- bur
den on the country. We must build the
road to carry the load."
TIRE PRECAUTION THAT
WILL SAVE OWNERS
TROUBLE '
Motorist* should he cautioned against
using too much talc when Inserting In
ner tubes In osslngs, Beys A. B. Cole of
the Xiimista Vulcanising Company There
Krr several powders for keeping the tube
i from atlrklng to the casing, among these
being soapstone, graphite and talc but
the use of too much of any of these proves
disastrous and a collection of substances
m one place eats Into the rubber. If.
on the other hand, no powder be used. It
will be only a short time before the
heat generated will cook the tub*
I’ndcr Inflation la equally Injurious to
I tul>es When the under-InHated tire
passes over a stone both casing and tube
are jolted ngsinat the rim and sooner or
l later a leak will develop. All tires should
be Inflated to the standard
If a tire deflates suddenly the car
ahould be stopped Immediately, as con
tinuous running means that the casing
must slip circumferentially, ripping the
valve stem out snd tearing the tube,
band In s rasing Is another cause of
! the ruination of * tube tt often hap
. peris that a motorist, while repairing a
; puncture on a road, permits the tub*
and casing to pick up particles which
craata a friction later and eventually tiny
l boles, which will scarcely show when the
tube Is submerged In wst<r assert them
, selves. Then the motorists runs to the
dealer and .barges him with selling s
porous tube
rutting underslsrd tubes In casings It
la common fault This strains the tube,
makea the npansion all one-aldrd on
!the tread side of the tire, and generally
j results In a blowout.
Sunlight Is a natural enemy of Inner
: tubes The sunlight, or any bright light
' for thai matter, driea out the tube and
i makes it brittle and unelastic.
1 A habit of motorttta to carry tubea un
l-receded In toe I hexes Is often respon
sible for much subsequent trouble. Toole
| are being bounced against It aa the car
I bounds along, Its sides are chafed and
become worn It Is weakened before It
is even Inserted In the casing All tubes
| ahould be carried In a waterproof bag
lor well wrepped In e newmasra. • ,
THE NEW CHANDLER IS
HERE
The new Chandler Six 7-passenger
touring car, with the new series 4-pas
senger roadster, constitute the leadc*rs in
the spring offering of Weathers and Gar
rard.
The Chandler always has had splendid
bodies, but the new touring car even
surpasses its immediate forerunner in
beauty of line, in bigness, in the comfort
of its cushioning, in the nicety of its cus
tom-like wormankship and its lustrous
finish.
The new Chandler touring car is a big
car. Its high hood and radiator, its broad
cowl and its wide and deep doors give it
a distinctive appearance. The back cur
tain window is beveled plate-glass. The
The Scripps-Booth Touring Car marks a distinct
advance in the development of a motor car suitable for
the average family, as it plainly shows that a car does
not have to be large and expensive in order to be beau
tiful and give perfect riding comfort.
The Touring Car has the new straight Stream-
Line Body, Upholstery of genuine leather, Top genuine
Pantasote, with Curtains that open ’ with the doors,
walnut steering wheel and tools carried in left door
within easy reach of the driver.
Arrange for demonstration now and let us show
you this attractive car. Easy of control, with the very
best of equipment and refinements.
Live Desired for Georgia and South Carolina.
Wire or Write
Lexington Motor Sales Co,
T. B. Corley, Mgr.
The House of Perfected Service.
523 Broad Street. Phone 1364.
Augusta
Automobile
Directory
CHALMERS
Augusta Chalmers
Company
119 Jackson St
CADILLAC
O. B. Gannaway
Phone 3427.
124 Jackton Street.
CHEVROLET
W. L. and W. J. Hatcher
555 Broad St.
Phone 44
FRANKLIN
T. B. CORLEY
Distributor
523 Broad. Phone 1364
clear-vision side curtains fit snugly and
open with the doors. There are detach
able rear quarter-bow curtains. There
are outside door handle*.
The new series Chandler 4-passenger
roadster, with its striking new design of
high hood and radiator, bids fair to sur
pass even its own previous record of
popularity. Public demand for this model
has increased steadily; evidencting so
keen an approval of its commodious and
graceful body design that no alteration
of seating arrangement has been made.
Both models are mounted on the same
sturdy chassis that has made Chandler
performance most satisfying to 50.000
owners. The chassis equiment consists
of Bosch magneto for sure ignition, silent
chain drive for motor shafts—three
chains running in constant spray of oil,
solid cast aluminum motor base extending
from frame to frame, and annular ball
bearings to carry power back to the rear
wheels with the minimum loss through
friction.
THE SCRIPPS-BOOTH
"The Car That Commands Respect."
A Directory That Directs
JORDAN
VIM TRUCKS
W. S. CANNON
521 BROAD
PHONE 1037.
LEXINGTON
. T. B. CORLEY
Distributor
523 Broad. Phone 1364.
NASH
R.H. ARRINGTON
593 BROAD.
PHONE 1763.
f|ASH TRUCKS
R.H. ARRINGTON
593 BROAD.
PHONE 1763.
SUNDAY, JUNE Zi
METAL STRIP WILL
HOLD VIBRATOR
BOX IN PLACE
In case the screws that hold the small
brass jackets to the vibrator box become
worn so that they do not grip any more,
do not try to remedy the trouble by using
longer screws, as this will probably in
jure the windings of the coll and ruin the
vibrator. The better plan is to put a
metal band around the box and attach it
.o the dash with small bolts.
Augusta
Automobile
Directory
NASH QUADS
R.H. ARRINGTON
593 BROAD.
PHONE J 763.
Read the Automobile
Ads in The Herald
and profit thereby
S'HJDEBAKER
Augusta Auto
Exchange
643 Broad. Phone 3333.
gtudebaker Trucks
Augusta Auto
Exchange
643 Broad. Phone 3333.