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Brinpn; the ancient sport of chariot racing up to date was achieved
at the lowa Slate Fair, Des Moines, by substituting Fordson tractors
for the lunging horses. The chariots themselves were made of the
rear half of Ford Touring cars and the tractors were driven by reins,
PERFECTION AUTO
LAUNDRY NOW OPEN
The Perfection Auto I.nundry,
Welcome Georgia Welcome Furman
WE ARE NOW OPEN
Perfection Auto Laundry
A. B. HA TCH, Prop.
816 ELLIS ST. Entrance Also 815 Greene St.
A Modern Patented System of Washing and
Cleaning Cars.
We announce the opening Friday morning, October
10th, of our “Auto Laundry System” plant at 816 Ellis
Street, in the Burton & Cooper Garage.
We will wash and clean cars by the most efficient
and the quickest process yet invented, involving ma
chinery and special equipment installed at consider
able expense. This system has been a great success all
Our system cleans both exterior and interior of the
car, and by a special process we clean motors and dif
ferentials. Upholstery is thoroughly cleaned of dirt
and dust by compressed air.
Our prices are in line with prevailing prices, in
spite of the greater value of service we give.
Displaying—Advanced Six Roadster
Superb Neiv Body Design
4-Wheel Brakes, Nash Design
Full Balloon Tires
Five Disc Wheels
New Force-feed Oiling System
Exceptional Performance
ADVANCED SIX SERIES—SPECIAL SIX SERIES
Models range from $1095 to $2290, f. o. b. factory
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TOMPKINS MOTOR CO.
615 BROAD STREET.
816 Ellla street, with a rear en
trance on Greene street, announces
that they are now open and doing
business with a modern patented
system of washing and cleaning
automobiles. This concern Is being
operated by Mr. A. B. lbetch, who
which assisted in carrying out tha illusion. The best time for the
mile was about 2:15, which compares favorably with ths steeds in
the time of Ben Hur, so they aay.
Is well known to the people of Au
gusta and surrounding territory.
Cars are being washed and cleaned
by the most efficient and the quick
est process yet Invented and so far
this concern has been very busy
and the patrons who have hud their
THE AUGUSTA HERALD, AUGUSTA, GA.
cars washed and cleaned are de
lighted to know that Augusta has
such a modern and up-to-date ser
vice station. This concern guar
antees a better Job than can be
done by the ordinary method and
also In quicker time, this means
that motorists will not be delayed,
many men can drive their cars in
the morning they will he ready
for them when they go to lunch and
the cost is no more than you have
been paying.
Th 0 upholstery of the car Is
cleaned by compressed air and this
assures owners of their cars being
thoroughly cleaned when the work
Is done by this progressive firm.
Hersey Tire Company
Make Startling Offer
The Horsey Tire Company, Inc.,
fi2o Broad street, ure snaking a
startling offer for the entire week,
a coupon Is being used In their ad
vertisement today, which will be
redeemed for $2.45 when accom
panied with $5.00 and a humber
for with the front or rear end will
be sold you. These bumpers are
easily worth SIB.OO or $20.00 and It
Is safe to say that a very large
crowd will be on hand when the
doors open open Monday, at eight
o’clock.
No bumpers will be sold unless
the coupon with your name and
address is upon It, this is done so
that dealers may not buy a large
number of papers and use the cou
pons to buy In large lots. This offer
Is being made for the local motor
ists and the visitors that will ho In
Augusta Friday and Saturday to
attend the Georgla-Furman foot
ball game.
LOOK AFTER YOUR
GAR, SAYS OLD CHIEF
Vacations and vacation tours are
practically, over for 1924 for most
automobile owners, but the use of
their cars will continue throughout
the entire winter. Perhaps the
hurdcst usage of the year Is over,
however, und_ this Is the time the
careful motorfsTVill Inspect" ITT??'
car from *'sem to stern," and make
adjustments to compensate for the
wear of the strenuous summer sea
son and prepnre for winter driving.
The following suggestions on
what should be done are given by It.
K. Jack, chief engineer of the Olds
Motor Works, Mich., man
ufacturers of the Oldsmobile Six.
"No piece ot machinery gets as
little care ns an automobile," says
Mr. Jack. “A locomotive makes a
division run of 200 miles or so, goes
to the roundhouse and Is thorough
ly gone over by skilled mechanics.
Ship and stationery engines have
experts constantly watching them,
supplying oil and giving them at
tention every moment they are In
operation. An automobile Is for
tunate if It Is oiled and greased at
proper Intervals. Manufacturers
realize this condition and strive to
make an automobile as nearly a
"perpetual motion" machine as If
possible Insofar as care is concern
ed.
"But some care must be given
even an automobile And at this
time, after the touring season, a
thorough inspection and several
changes or adjustments should bo
made.
"Kvery nut and bolt should be
tried and tightened, sa some are
sure to work loose through a hard
season's driving. The engine should
be checked and tuned up by attrst
clsss mechnnlc with instructions to
make and repairs he finds necessa
ry. It it not likely any extensive
repairs will be required, but it Is
wise to give such orders, as a mi
nor repair bill will save trouble and
a larger bill later.
"Attention should be given the
lubrication system, and In most
cases It will be found advisable to
changs the lubricant, particularly
in the transmission, to a lighter
grade for winter driving. The oil
In the engine should be changed
every SCO or 400 miles in winter, as
crank case dilution Is much more
liable to occur In cold weather dm
to the choke being left out longer
while the engine ts warming up.
"Th* battery should b« tented and
If the •ells are found below tho
minimum the battery either should
be recharged or an adjustment
mads In the generator. The shorter
days and colder weather cause a
big drain on the battery nnd It
should be put In the best of condi
tion at this time of the year. A
fully charged battery never freeres
The battery terminals should also
bs examined, as they may have be
come corroded, causing a poor con
nection. Before replacing the ter
minals. It will be a good plan to
coat them with vaseline.
"A check of the electrical sys
tem may show loose terminals and
worn places In the wiring. The
generator. In many cases, should
be changed to Increase Its power
so that It can take care of the ex
tra demands of cold weather drlv*
Ing. )
“It Is well to drain and wash out
the radiator, removing rust parti
cles and foreign substances collect
ed during the summer. It then w ill
be ready to receive an antt-frecze
mixture when near-tero weather
arrives, The hose nnd all water
connections should also be exam
ined. for a leaky hose Is liable to
cause an Ice Incrusted engine some
cold night.
"Spark plugs should be cleaned.
and If there Is carbon present In the
Georgia Girl Visits Corsica
By Margaret Messengale
AJACCIO, Corsica. —Since I’ve been »
In Corwica f haven’t written you be- J
cause we have been traveling so fast I
and so hard I haven’t had a moment
except for a few cards. Besides that,
it’s been very difficult to write on ac
count of the hotels. But before I
plunge into my descriptions, I must
go back to the beginning.
We crossed on a nice little boat
called the “Corte,” and truly had a
gay time on board. There were num
bers of interesting passengers; and
being from the South, of course we
Immediately made friends with every- i
body. The captain was a gruff, hearty
Frenchman, and Invited us XT) have
beer with him in the afternoon, but I
we were rather partial to our tea. j
r’crsica, you know, is a province nr
France; and on board we met the Cor
sican Senator, M. Sari. He was very
nice, quite good-looking, and the
youngest man in the French senate,
being only forty-four years old, and
also the mayor of Bastia. Then, the
real sensation of our little trip across
was Cesar Vezzani. Now I’m sure you
have no klea who Cesar Vezzani Is,
but Indeed he realizes he’s quite the
thing, and you mustn’t confess your
ignorance. Leaving all joking aside,
he’s a sipger from the Opera Comique
in Baris (which, by the way, most
everyone considers better than the
Grand Opera). I’d never heard of
him; but he sang for an hour in the
afternoon, and really he has a lovely
voice. But, oh, he’s conceited!
Bastia is the seat of military
government and the commercial cen
ter of Corsica, like Ajaccio Is the po
litical and the tourists’ center. In
the afternoon sunlight the old stucco
houses, high and narrow, looked like
ivory dominoes as we approached;
and as we docked, naturally the whole
population was on the wharf, for
there’s never anything to do in Bas
tie, and the arrival of a boat Is quite
a sensation. You would never real
ize it’s a city of 33.000 Inhabitants,
for it’s the quaintest, deadest little
town, until just when you start to
bed, when the male population begins
to serenade the dark-eyed Corsicians.
when the military band plays in the
square, and U'hcn in another direc
tion mechanical pianos wheeze out
their tinpanny notes.
From Bastia we went by train to
Vizzavoina: and in a train that was
quite comfortable, for there was a
salon ear wil<*h corresponded to our
observation car—window's all around;
You know. It hasn’t been quite forty
years since any railways nave been
built in Corsica at all, and even now
only throught the central section.
Vlzzavona is on a mountain and
situated 2,750 feet above sea level, in
a site that reminds me lots of the
Axenstein above Lucerne. Vlzzavona
Is not on a lako, but It Is dominated
by the gorgeous Monte d’Oro, which
Is 7,200 feet high, and which in the
afternoon softness seems a misty blue,
tipped at the summit with gold. We
spent the night in Vizzavonla. and
left next day for Ajaccio, the little
citv famed particularly because Na
poleon I was born here; and as a lit
tle bov played in the sunny streets ’
with bis four brothers and tw’o sis
ters, just as countless other little
boyg have done.
Naples in Miniature.
Lying on a beautiful bay. Ajaccio
seems a miniature Naples, as Its low
white buildings scatter around the
water’s edge, and the row’s of moun
tains rise un in folds of blue and
green, with the great Monte d’Oro al
most n shadow in the distance. Ajac
cio seems to be well knowm for a win
ter resort: but aside from the charm
ing situation. I’m afraid one would
hate to have to stay there any length
of time.
combustion chamber tt should be
removed at a reliable service sta
tion. If a driver has been using a
lean mixture during the summer it
will be advisable to change the car
bureter to give a richer gasoline
mixture. These things should be
done to make easier starting during
cold weather.
“Rear tires wear faster than
.tlmse_.cn the front wheels, and it
will be economical and add to safe
ty to change, putting the front
wheel tirdrs on the rear and the
rear on the front. That, of course,
should only be done where car Is
equipped with non-skid tires, front
and roar, as is the case with Olds
moblle.
"The above list appears lengthy,
but the entire cost and time In
volved are small, particularly w r hen
compared to the grief qnd expense
that Is apt to follow If they are
neglected."
OT.DS MOTOR WORKS.
P£|g||§ Baapglgjga Balloon Tires
ty 18 Standard Equipment
At Exactly Open Car Cost
HUDSON
Super-Six
COACH
*ISOO
Freight and tax extra
Glaring In the southern sunlight. I
don’t blame the peaceable inhabitants
for spending most of their time rest
ing in the shade of large plane and
chestnut trees. Though Ajaccio is
a bit of a commercial town, exporting
chestnut wood for dyeing purposes,
goat and sheepskins, fish, game, fresh
and dried fruit, olive oil, etc., the ex
portation. is done on a tiny scale,
for the people do not like to work
and won’t make the effort.
Aside from our visit to Napoleon’s
birthplace, where we saw the room
The new
STUDEBAKER DUPLEX
#
—two cars in one!
For the first time an open and closed car
combined at strictly open car price
This combination of
features found in
no other car:
The New Duplex-Phaeton
Body —it solves the closed
open car problem.
Genuine Balloon Tires—2o
x 6.20 inches.
New Satin-Lacquer Finish.
Spanish chrome tanned
leather upholstery.
New idea in ease of oper
ation and control.
Vibrationless Engine; force
feed oiling system with new
idea in oil supply.
Four-Wheel Hydraulic
Brakes optional—totally un
like any other system on
American cars. Automatic
braking pressure.
Special Six
DUPLEX-PHAETON
$1495
PALMER, PHINIZY & CONNELL
627-629 BROAD ST. PHONE 3333-
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THIS IS A STU DEB AK E R YEAR
HENRY WEATHERS MOTORS CO., Inc.
817-819 ELLIS ST. PHONE 621.
in which he was born, his mother’s
sedan chair and a few other interest
ing relics, there was nothing more of
particular interest in Ajaccio. I was
disappointed in our ride out to les
isles des Sanguinhalres. probably be
cause it was in the early afternoon —
and, oh, it was so hot!
In Ajaccio we took the automobile
that we have used during our whole
trip and motored to Sartene for
church. Sartene Is an old, old town,
almost slipping off the side of a
mountain, and has preserved the tra
dition of the vendetta for which Cor
sica is so noted. In spite of the fact
that the population is very friendly
towards visitors.
The greyhound ca»_ travel a short
distance at a speed Of 35 miles an
hour.
At last—the DUPLEXI
• An entirely new-type car cre
ated by Studebr ker. By simply
drawing down the roller side enclo
sures, it may be changed from an
open car to an enclosed car in thirty
seconds.
For the first time in history, a car
which completely meets the require
ments of year round motoring.
Use it rain or shine, winter or
summer, twelve months in the year.
It is like owning two cars!
And the price is no higher than
the old-time open car.
Framed and shaped in steel, the
upper section of the Duplex body is
built integral with the lower part.
Thus its beauty is permanent like
that of a closed car.
Its long, low sweeping lines
STANDARD SIX
/ 13-ln. IV. B. 50H.P.
5-Pass. Duplex-Phacton $1145
3-Pass. Du plex-Roadster 1125
3-Pass. Coupe-Roadster. 1395
5-Pass. Coupe .... 1495
5-Pass. Sedan. . . • • 1595
5-Pass. Berllne • • • , 1650
4-wheel brakes, 4 disc wheels.
S6O extra $75 extra $75 extra
CAR prices f, o. h. U. S. factories, and subject to change without notice)
This Hudson Coach is the first closed car ever
to sell at EXACTLY open car cost. And Hudson
alone can build it. As the largest producer
of 6-cylinder closed cars in the world, Hudson
exclusively holds the advantages to create
this car and this price. And now genuine
balloon tires are standard equipment.
It is the easiest steering, most comfortable and
steadiest riding Hudson ever built. No car is
smoother in action. None, regardless of price,
excels it in reliability or brilliancy of performance.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
WHITTON &
PRITCHARD
All Kinds Machine
Work.
General Auto and Truck
Repairing
White Truck Service Station
and Parts
Phone 1637. 575 Broad St.
deeply crowned fenders —beautiful
hood and radiator all completely
harmonize. For the Duplex is
designed and built as a unit by
Studebaker.
And with this double value you
have Studebaker mechanical superi
ority which means abundant power
—effortless operation—new ease of
gear shifting powerful brakes
velvet clutch action and notably easy
steering.
In addition there is a multitude
of improvements and refinements
that bring a new sense of satisfac
tion to motoring.
The Duplex models are an exclu
sive Studebaker creation—they are
available from no other maker 1
Come In and inspect these new
Studebakers. See the latest devel
opment in motor cars.
SPECIAL SIX
i 20-In. IV. a 65 H. P.
5-Pass. Duplex-Phaeton $1495
3- Duplex-Roadster 1450
4- Victoria • . . , 2050
5- Sedan. , . . . 2150
5-Pass. Berllne • • • • 2225
4-wheel brakes, 5 disc wheels.
BIG SIX
127-in. W. B. 75 H. P.
7-Pass. Duplex-Phaeton $1875
5-Pass. Coupe • • . . 2650
7-Pass. Sedan • . . • 2765
7-Past. BetHne • , . ■ 2860
4-wheel brakes, 5 disc wheel*
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